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Call it a signature moment.
Wayne Branstetter gained admittance to an elite circle in the fraternity of California high school wrestling coaches Thursday night.
The longtime Poway coach notched his 400th dual-meet win as the Titans routed host Rancho Bernardo 62-7.
For Branstetter, it seemed like business as usual. The result improved his career record in dual-meet competition to 400-6-2 (a .982 winning percentage) — including 348-5-1 (.945) in 33 seasons at the helm of a Poway program that's captured four state championships and finished in the top five at the state meet 21 times.
Pinning down success
Poway High wrestling under coach Wayne Branstetter:
•348-5-1 record in dual meets (33 seasons).
•Four state team championships (1986, 1999, 2005, 2009).
•Four state team runner-up finishes (1992, 2003, 2006, 2007).
•21 state team top-five finishes.
•28 San Diego Section division team championships (every season since 1982 — except for 1986).
•93 state individual top-eight finishers.
•12 state individual champions.
Note: Branstetter's overall record in high school dual meets is 400-6-2, which includes a 52-1-1 record in five seasons at Channel Islands.
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Branstetter's all-time ranking among California prep coaches is somewhat uncertain due to incomplete records, according to state CIF Sports Information Director Quwan Spears. A list compiled by CalHiSports.com through the 2008-09 season lists Branstetter at No. 4 — behind Mike Young (660 wins), Larry Nelson (553) and Kent Olson (510).
"What does 400 mean?" said Branstetter after watching his varsity win 12 of 14 individual matches (six by pins) against the outmanned Broncos. "Haven't given it much thought. I do still look forward every day to training young athletes to be the best they can, knowing it will make a huge difference in their lives. I realize values like sacrifice and sportsmanship can be taught in other areas of high school, but they're magnified in wrestling. I've remained passionate about coaching. It's given me a strong purpose in life — more a mission than a job."
Rancho Buena Vista Athletic Director Marty Nellis, who wrestled for Poway and graduated in 1977, a year before Branstetter's arrival, suggested No. 400 speaks to "both excellence and consistency."
"I'm most impressed with Coach Branstetter's ability to keep underclassmen motivated and improving, so when their chance at cracking the varsity lineup comes, they carry on the tradition," said Nellis, who coached wrestling at RBV before becoming the athletic director. "He has set the standard for coaches in California. Year after year, Wayne fills 14 weights with competitive athletes, some of them having waited until their senior years to wrestle varsity."
A Billings, Mont., native who wrestled for Hueneme High and then later Chico State, the 60-year-old Branstetter termed it a shared milestone. He lauded the contributions of assistant coaches through the years — Al Torretto, John Meyers, Donnie Barrios, Justin Woodruff, Andrew Gharst, Danny Almanza and Joe D'Aquisto.
"Without them, Poway wouldn't have this," said Branstetter, whose teams have lost only one dual meet — ever — to a San Diego Section team (a Nellis-coached RBV squad prevailed 27-25 in 2000). "You can't do this alone. I've been blessed with committed assistants with the same vision. I won't say I've never had down times and considered a change. I earned an administrative credential in 1984, but never used it. We won our first state championship two years later and I've never looked back."
The Titans also won state titles in 1999, 2005 and 2009. Only Clovis (eight) and Santa Ana Calvary Chapel (seven) have more.
"It's a fine line between winning and ending up second," he said. "Even when everything seems in place, you need some luck. We've had four state second-place finishes that still bug me. Most important, you have to be prepared for the moment. I've learned that the harder I work, the luckier I get. Perseverance is the biggest factor for the kids. A state championship in wrestling is difficult because there's just one division. It is truly a Super Bowl."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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Anime Expo
I saw the thread below and decided to ask the above.
Is it worth it? What should I expect?
I'm planning to go.
Anime Expo
So who here is going to Anime Expo 2004 next week from the 2nd to the 5th? Anime Expo is the largest anime convention in the USA and it is my first time at an anime convention, so I am very excited in going.
so here are the general questions....
Are you going to anime expo?
If yes, what days are you going?
Is it your first time?
Well, for one thing I'm certain she won't be attending:
I'll be attending all 4 days. Will be staying at the hilton. This will be my first convention and quite excited. If people want to look me up or so "hi" or whatever i will be wearing empirepoker.com cap...no cosplay for me..hehe....Hopefully there won't be an appearance of Man-Faye. Sucks about Under17 cancelling out on expo. I was looking forward to see them perform live and singing theme songs from series such as Da Capo
I wish I was going! Be sure to fill us in on all the juicy licensing info. Companies always save their big announcements for this and Otakon. ;)
Oh, could someone ask ADV about My Beautiful Girl Mari (Mari Iyagi)? They've said zip about it for months, and I'm curious to know if they are in the process of getting more Korean animation. :) (Though there's little they could say if they were...)
Anime Expo 2004
Whos going? I am :)
yup I am too
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so that makes no sense to me cause this translator is bad....so let me ask what did you say???
I'm no good at this either, but I'm gonna guess he said that he is going to call and get tickets or a reservation over the phone for the expo or a hotel or something along those lines. Ok, now i'm more confused than before.
So, anywho, where and when is this Expo? I wanna go. :D
EDIT: Just tried it in worldlingo too and no luck. I got the same output which makes me wonder if he's messing with us or not. :(
Just goto the anime expo website. Here is a link: Anime Expo
oh and its actually next weekend as in july second to like the 5th or the 6th. you can still go tickets are still available. It will like never sell out. If there happens to be a chance you want to meet uhm send a PM and we'll see what happens ;)
This is the first time I am going to an anime convention, I have been an anime fan forever since Akira first came out but going to a convention never entered my mind until now.
I am wondering though, when will we know all the big licensing announcements? Will they have press conferences later in the covention? Will it be in the Opening Ceremonies at 10:00 am?
I wish I could be there if only to visit the Harmony Gold panel and hear what they plan to reveal about the Macross legal situation. They claim to have the rights to DYRL? now, their explanation could either be very good for Macross fans, or give them cause to revile HG even more than they do now.
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Hi all!
I'm definately going. I live only 10 minutes away from the convention center, and I've been going to AX for about 5 years now. :) I love a good convention, and AX is a blast! :D Everytime I've gone it's been a very good experience.
It would be fun to meet some people from the animesuki forum. Is there any event y'all are planning on attending for sure? Maybe we could meet while waiting in line for tickets to the AMV or Masquerade. It's always fun to chat with other anime fans while in line, might as well be the animesuki folks.
kj1980 is going to be there? Are you flying in from Japan especially for this or have you moved or something?
YAY!! and AnimeSuki Forum Gathering!! =D!
i'm definitely coming!!
about the licensing..im not sure all would be announced at the Opening Ceremony...but for sure the panels... definitely at the panels...for example, Bandai, ADV Films, etc...
I went last year, but I won't be able to attend this year. Not having a job since the beginning of the year kind of killed my chances.
I'll be at Otakon though. =p
i'll be attending AnimeExpo on the 5th and SD Comic Con on the 22-25
i'll be the guy in the green sweater...like that helps
and it's a shame about Momoi Haruko ~_~
I'll be there on saturday and if you really do want to meet I will meet you send a PM and I'll discuss information about the stuff so meeting is done easily. hmm maybe I should just wear and animesuki banner...
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Sidewalks draw concerns
During the March 18 meeting, Washington City Administrator Brent Hinson warned the city council that putting sidewalks in people's yards could be an unpopular decision.
On Tuesday, that was verified as many people from along South 12th Avenue attended the regular city council meeting to express concerns about a paving project along their street that the council had approved. High on the list of concerns was a 5-foot wide sidewalk that will cut through many of their front yards. Some people said they didn't want any sidewalk, arguing that no one would even use the sidewalks. They argued that the sidewalk would run out to East Tyler Street, which has no sidewalk on it.
"I'm glad you are so considerate if this is for the benefit of the handicapped, but I want you to consider the senior citizens also and the ones paying the taxes," resident Rosemary Luers said, during public input. "Shoveling snow from a 5-foot sidewalk is quite a burden for us as we are getting older."
The plan to pave the east side of South 12th and the south side of East Tyler calls for five-foot sidewalks to satisfy the Americans With Disabilities Act. Luers said that she would agree with a sidewalk less than five feet across.
Over 10 people who live in the area objected to the plan during the public comment session of the meeting. Discussion lasted about 45 minutes
Resident Gene Zeck asked if there was a price difference to the homeowner to install a four-foot sidewalk instead of a five-foot sidewalk.
Engineer Leland Belding of Veenstra and Kimm Inc. said there would be a minimal difference in cost between the two.
Despite the objections being made during the public comment session, Belding was asked to further explain the project. This was not on the agenda for the meeting.
As Belding was talking, council member Bob Shellmyer asked Belding to limit his discussion to South 12th Avenue. Shellmyer also questioned the requirement for a five-foot sidewalk. Belding said that one manner the sidewalks could be done was to have four-foot sidewalks that taper out to five feet at regular intervals. He said this would make the design more difficult.
"This is the perfect opportunity to put in a sidewalk and do the driveways and make it all nice and make it all work," he said.
He recommended the council establish a policy on sidewalks.
Shellmyer encouraged the council to listen to what the citizens wanted. Council member Jaron Rosien said he agreed.
"We are going to do everything we can to make this project work for the people of the area," Hinson said. "We have to do that in certain constraints. We are looking at what council directions; we are looking at the ADA and other constraints."
A community meeting on the subject will be held at 6 p.m. April 9 at the Washington High School cafeteria. Belding will be there with the plans for the project. Hinson said the point of the meeting is to explain the project and address concerns with residents.


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LG Electronics First To Debut PayPal On Smart TV
Enabling Frictionless Digital Transactions, PayPal Provides Convenient, Secure Payment Option for LG Smart TV Owners
Apr 10, 2013, 08:00 ET
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics will be the first to offer the incredible convenience of PayPal on its Smart TV platform. Available now on 2013 LG Smart TVs available in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the feature will also be included in LG Smart TVs in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Australia starting this month with other markets to follow.
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This popular digital payment system provides an easy and highly secure way for consumers to purchase products and services directly through their LG Smart TV. The integration of PayPal into the LG Smart TV platform will also open the door to greater opportunities for a number of stakeholders, furthering the growth of a more vibrant Smart TV ecosystem.
"LG and PayPal will create a more user-friendly Smart TV experience, enabling the user to make faster, more secure digital payments," Richard Choi, senior vice president of the Smart Business Center at LG Electronics. "PayPal significantly reduces the number of steps the user has to take in order to complete a transaction; saving them time by eliminating the need to enter credit card and address details for each subsequent purchase. Moving forward, it will also make it possible for LG to better integrate digital commerce with first-class home entertainment."
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"PayPal has been redefining both online and offline commerce, and television represents a dynamic channel for reaching consumers when they're receptive to making a purchase or donating to a cause," said Randall Davies, senior director of global business development at PayPal. "We see Smart TV as a high-potential platform for commerce in the coming years, and we're thrilled to be at the forefront with LG in integrating the ease, security and functionality of PayPal directly into LG Smart TVs."
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Lewisham Hospital in southeast London will have a smaller A&E service with senior emergency medical cover around the clock.
The move will mean at least 25% of patients who could currently be treated by the department have to go to other hospitals.
Its maternity unit will also be replaced by a midwife-led facility.
The changes are part of a wider shake-up of services in the capital after the financial collapse of neighbouring South London Healthcare NHS Trust (SLHT).
But the move to slash services at one hospital because of problems elsewhere sparked anger and warnings lives were being put at risk.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said the decision to downgrade services in Lewisham set a "dangerous precedent" for other hospitals.
And Rehana Azam, national officer of the GMB union, said: "This Government is now presiding over the downfall, break up and privatisation of the NHS.
"The basic principles of NHS provided free at the point of use and delivery has been tarnished as Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt takes on recommendations to shut down services.
"As people will have to travel further to access services, particularly urgent care in built up areas with congested roads, lives will be put at risk."
Following protest by thousands last weekend, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt rejected a plan to replace Lewisham's A&E unit with an "urgent care" centre.
But he accepted the recommendations of a further review by NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh that Lewisham that it should have a smaller A&E service.
Mr Hunt told MPs: "I respect and recognise the sense of unfairness people feel because their hospital has been caught up in the financial problems of its neighbour.
"However solving the financial crisis next door is also in the interest of the people of Lewisham because they too depend on the services which are currently part of South London Healthcare Trust."
The Health Secretary stressed that people would still be within 30 minutes of an A&E department and pregnant women would only face marginally longer journeys.
Patients with serious conditions would be taken to King's, Queen Elizabeth, Bromley or St Thomas' "not for financial reasons but to increase their chances of survival", he said.
Mr Hunt has accepted a string of other recommendations that will see SLHT dissolved and its debts written off by the Government.
The three hospitals in the trust - Queen Elizabeth in Woolwich, Queen Mary's in Sidcup, the Princess Royal in Bromley - will be asked to slash £74.9bn from their budgets in three years.
Mr Burnham said: "Just when you thought this Government's mismanagement of the National Health Service couldn't get any worse, it just has."
"He [Hunt] has accepted the principle that a successful local hospital can have its services downgraded to pay for the failures of another trust, and that takes the NHS into new territory.
"The Secretary of State has just crossed a line and set dangerous precedents, namely that in his new market-driven NHS finance takes precedence and any hospital is vulnerable to changes, no matter how successful, through back-door reconfiguration."


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This award is aimed at psychologists who have made an outstanding contribution to professional practice within the United Kingdom.
It is anticipated that this award will be made to a psychologist in mid-career.
The Award will confer life membership of the Society and a commemorative certificate will be presented to the recipient at the Annual Conference of the Society. The recipient will also deliver an address at the said Annual Conference.
The Award for Distinguished Contributions is open to any current practitioner of psychology in any area of professional applied psychology and is not restricted to members of the Society. It is anticipated that the nominee will be employed or self-employed for the majority of their time as a professional psychologist engaged in the delivery of a service to the public. The award will not be made to psychologists whose main area of work is within an academic department
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Beyond London: Building on Olympic fan, sponsor interest
We know staffs at Olympic committees around the world are revising their plans for Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 for both existing elite athletes and for the development of new Olympians.
In Canada, Christopher Overholt, CEO and secretary general of the Canadian Olympic Committee, has a number of things on his plate. First, he is dealing with the post-Olympic reality that accompanied Vancouver's hosting of the 2010 Winter Games. Second, he has to ensure Canada continues to perform in the medal count like it did in British Columbia. And finally, but not solely, Overholt must play a role in determining whether Canada should bid again to host the Olympics either in Toronto (summer) or Quebec City (winter).
Overholt, whose career in professional sports has included senior positions with the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers and Toronto Raptors, began his work with the COC about a year ago. We asked him about the challenge of leading a national organization at such a crossroads.
Among the COC's first moves was to adopt a professional sports view of the world. Although some in the Canadian press believed this was too slick for
"Our focus needed to be different," he said. "We immediately began to focus on how we are known to Canadians, the emotional connection they have with the COC. We did research and observed, learning that this emotional connection was through the athletes. Our brand is the Canadian Olympic team, and the heart of our brand is the athletes. But following the Vancouver Games, we started to look at this new brand, and we moved to a Canadian team [trade] mark that was a mosaic of our athletes. This was a tactical decision to change how we portrayed ourselves to Canadians, to consumers and to our partners."
We asked what specific tactics were undertaken to implement this shift.
"Second," Overholt said, "we looked at our event schedule. I drew on my experience with the NFL, which used to be about just the schedule and the Super Bowl, but now they've built it
The key, as Overholt's previous experiences have shown, is to fill the calendar and make the COC a platform that holds
The current marketing and branding efforts are built around the athletes and provide knowledge about them by telling their stories. Overholt describes the effort as "showing Canadians what it means to be an Olympian" by communicating the time,
Overholt says the COC's campaign tells athlete stories by "showing Canadians what it means to be an Olympian."
Is it working?
Overholt pointed to an aggressive promotion at a subway station in Toronto that recently generated 8 million impressions, at a rate of 1 million per week. The COC's Hall of Fame Gala in 2011 raised $2.1 million and, in the past year, its YouTube viewership has gone from less than 2,000 to more than 130,000. The current athlete-based marketing campaign has generated a 96 percent increase in Web traffic, nearly 300 million impressions, a Twitter reach of more than 11 million, and nearly 200,000 Facebook likes.
Overholt was quiet on the COC's future plans on Olympic bids but he did note Canada's solid reputation in the Olympic movement to deliver great Games. Our view is that the COC would be mistaken to not bid aggressively on future Summer and Winter Games given this reputation, his strategy, and the obvious benefits that have resulted.
Overholt would say his work is far from finished. Regardless of Canada's performance in London and the outcome of Olympic host bidding, his squad is determined to change the dynamic of the "every four years" mentality.
Rick Burton (firstname.lastname@example.com) is the David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University and was chief marketing officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Norm O'Reilly (email@example.com) is an associate professor of sport business at the University of Ottawa and was a volunteer board member of the Canadian Olympic Committee from 1998-2004.
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Social media at Olympics creates new 'time zone' for marketers
London 2012 promises to be the first true "social media games," where fans will have unprecedented access and unlimited options to experience and share the event on their own terms. Social and digital media platforms have radically transformed the way we "watch" events like the Olympics, giving way to a hyperconnected digital experience that links fans (and marketers) across multiple screens and time zones.
Multiple screens mean multiple viewpoints when watching events like the Olympics. Everyone in the household — moms, dads, kids, family and friends — will have their own platforms to share their unique perspective. This not only creates a more personalized experience for fans, but it also demonstrates that the platforms a marketer chooses will shape the content they pull in and push out.
Given how social media and digital technologies are increasingly affecting the consumer experience, especially with global sports and entertainment properties, our agency, Taylor, designed and commissioned a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers to fully understand how they will be viewing, sharing and interacting with the London 2012 Olympic Games. The study revealed the emergence of a new dynamic we call "Olympic Standard Time," driven by the convergence of blurring time zones, positive consumer temperament and rapidly evolving technology.
Survey responses showed not only distinct usage patterns for social media during major sporting events like the Olympics, but they also revealed a unique dynamic between the types of content created and shared across these platforms with the times they are likely to be shared. This interplay gives rise to the idea and importance of OST and how it will become the new default time zone when watching and engaging with the Olympic Games.
While people are reaching for a variety of devices and using multiple platforms and sites throughout the day to stay informed and connected, some time frames offer interesting opportunities to capitalize on OST. Prime time can be any time when content and conversation are creating trending topics and breaking social and digital media records. In traditional speak, the fringe day parts like early morning and late night can take on more importance.
Unprecedented access to information will create a dynamic where news travels fast, and people will look first to their social media platforms to stay informed. Given that platforms like Twitter often provide details and color commentary well in advance of traditional media channels (where there is often a 10- to 15-minute delay), consumers will know the results of the events before they are aired in prime time.
Many make peace with the spoiler alert, so expect a large contingency to shun knowing too much about the results so they can enjoy watching competition unfold (in "plausible real time") on their screen of choice. Marketers understand this behavioral byproduct of OST and plan to activate in ways to help consumers create spoiler-free zones that provide some context for the events without revealing the full story and
Taylor client Coca-Cola, an Olympic sponsor for more than eight decades, is leveraging OST with its largest digital campaign yet. At the center is the Move to the Beat: My Beat Maker app, with which users can join a global musical movement. The app provides users access to event highlights and Olympic athlete updates, and it also allows them to create their own music beat through the motion of their phone. In more than 50 countries, users can activate the app through QR codes in-store, texts at live events, and specialized Olympic Coke packaging leveraging augmented reality — which includes having images that when scanned by a smartphone or tablet using an application produce a video without the use of QR codes or radio frequency identification tags. The global nature of the My Beat Maker app allows users to interact
Coca-Cola's My Beat Maker app offers access to event highlights and athlete updates, while allowing users to create their own music.
As is the case with most sporting events, the Olympic athletes will become the point people for coveted, behind-the-scenes access on the events and related activities. However, we can also expect other personalities and celebrities, whether they're on the ground in London or following the action elsewhere in the world, to be involved in the Olympic social media conversation.
Social media influencers will become more important around this time, as those with substantial followings will be able to create and direct content and conversation around the Olympic Games. These social media influencers, as well as spokespeople for Olympic marketing partners, have the opportunity to amplify their reach outside of the traditional category conversation by participating in meaningful commentary that speaks to their personal pride and love for the events and athletes. Activating a content strategy for their athlete spokespeople will enable Olympic marketers to remain relevant and topical — and develop a unique voice to targeted demos — during the weeks dominated by the activities in London.
Marketers must recognize that they must dial up their game to compete in this new global marketplace driven by 24-hour access and the expectation of co-created content. Leveraging OST and understanding the dynamics of the multiscreen social experience will help marketers amplify their efforts and budgets as they activate against global events like the Olympic Games.
Katina Scott is senior vice president/brand planning director at public relations agency Taylor, which has supported leading consumer brands at every Olympic Games since 1984.
Premier League appears to be a victim of its own success
In London for Wimbledon in June, Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution, was quoted by CNN as saying that he would never invest in an English Premier League team under current economic conditions. "Manchester City won the championship this year and I hear they're going to lose $156 million. I would rather give that money to charity if I had it. I want every business to stand on its own."
This would appear to be a rather startling observation, given the glittering list of high-profile investors (including other NFL owners) who have taken controlling interests in EPL clubs. Yet Kraft, one of the NFL's most powerful and influential figures, who took a moribund football franchise and turned it into the epitome of excellence both on the field and off, knows what he's talking about.
A little background on the EPL: It is by a wide margin the richest and most popular soccer league in the world, a sport that is by far the world's most popular. Its domestic TV rights dwarf those of the NFL on a per capita basis — and international rights are enviably large. Six English clubs are among the world's top dozen in terms of revenue. The EPL attracts the stars of world football, and its trajectory has been admirably steep.
But beneath the surface, the EPL faces significant financial challenges. Specifically, it trails in the three economic underpinnings necessary to ensure the long-term health of any sports league:
• Sufficient revenue sharing among clubs.
• Some form of salary cap.
• An auditable limitation on club debt.
And the heart of the issue lies in the very fact of the incredible, unmatched popularity enjoyed by international football. Soccer is like water — a universal solvent. It reaches everywhere, and touches everything. As a result professional soccer can be thought of as an open system. Clubs playing under the auspices of dozens of different national associations compete with each other in the worldwide market for players, while any team's popularity and revenue streams are directly correlated with its success on the field of play. Interest is compounded during the regular breaks in the season when players take leave of their clubs to play for their national teams, often against their own club teammates. Consider:
• Kids from anywhere in the world — Brazil, Ghana, Japan, Australia, the U.S. — can, and do, end up playing in England and other European leagues.
• Competition among clubs transcends national and continental boundaries. Even if you win your national league, there are always other champions to take on. Literally hundreds of clubs are in the annual chase to win the European Champions League, the most prestigious club title in the world.
• Top-level soccer is a meritocracy. Poor performance on the field leads to relegation to lower divisions (and much lower revenue), while success leads to promotion and income.
In contrast, American sports like the NFL are closed systems — essentially exhibition leagues where the exact same teams run through the exact same paces year in and year out. Further:
• Their player pool is small, essentially domestic, and self-contained, with no rival employers.
• One of the same 32 teams will always win the Super Bowl.
• There is no "death penalty" for poor performance (i.e. relegation and sharply reduced revenue) — everyone is coming back next year, no matter what.
• The whole operation is tightly controlled by just 32 owners.
The beauty of closed-system sports is that they are much easier to manage as businesses. Critical issues can all be addressed by a fairly small group of people with reasonably well-aligned interests. (Note that the NBA, MLB, and NHL, despite their wider source of players, are so much more economically powerful than their competitors that they can be considered closed as well.)
Top-flight pro soccer, on the other hand, plays out on a worldwide stage that precludes an NFL-style system. National federations vary in terms of wealth, size, and revenue distribution. (In Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid take home more than half the of all La Liga revenue.) European employment law governs player movement and limits collective bargaining. And wealthy owners who want to compete at the highest level, regardless of cost, are not interested in spending limits.
All of this makes for a dangerous cocktail, with predictable results. Teams overspend wildly in their efforts to compete, and bankruptcies have become increasingly common. Storied names such as Leeds United and Glasgow Rangers have spent themselves into oblivion. Only the very wealthiest clubs — increasingly owned by international industrialists willing to buy championships regardless of cost — can thrive in such an environment. The usual suspects rise to the tops of their domestic leagues year after year.
The European governing body, UEFA, is well aware of these problems and is doing what it can to mitigate them. It has instituted Financial Fair Play rules, essentially mandating that a team spend within its means or risk being banned from playing in the Champions League. But these rules are very difficult to implement and limited in their effect. (Over here, MLS has avoided many of the problems by organizing as a single business entity, but this model may be tough to sustain as the sport's popularity continues to rise in the U.S.)
As for the EPL, it has done an admirable job of growing revenue, and has transformed itself into a popular, family-friendly entertainment product. It has made significant advances in revenue sharing, and works hard to keep its clubs' balance sheets stable. But as long as the usual suspects like Manchester United and Arsenal see as their real competition Bayern Munich, AC Milan, and Barcelona, they will have to spend, spend, spend. And no one should blame Robert Kraft for staying out of that game.
Thomas E. Spock (firstname.lastname@example.com), a former NFL and NBC executive, is a founding partner of Scalar Media.


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Heads up, Android users, because Google is in the process of rolling out updates to two of its biggest apps.
First up is YouTube, which is getting bumped up to version 5.7.36. The update brings with it the ability select the quality of the video that you're streaming, ranging from 144p (bleh!) up to 720p. Previously the app would only let users chose either standard or high-quality streaming.
The second big app update is for Hangouts. This update brings the Hangouts app up to 2.1.223 and includes options to set custom alert sounds for messages and Hangouts calls. Additionally, tapping on a contact in a conversation will now bring up his or her contact card rather than their Google+ page.
While neither of these updates make dramatic changes to the app UIs or anything like that, they do include small tweaks that increase usability of the apps. If you've got YouTube or Hangouts installed and haven't yet grabbed the newest versions of those apps, you can snag 'em at the Google Play links below! Be sure to give us a shout once you've updated!
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Complaint Review: Norvergence
- Norvergence
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Norvergence Breach of Contract Newark New Jersey
I was visited by two slick salesmen and presented with the Norvergence "approval process" which I thought was kind of unusual since they were trying to get ME as a customer. The way they positioned it was that I really needed them more than they needed me (mistake #1).
When they presented their numbers and the savings, and that they would be able to achieve this through the use of "new" technology, I was among the privledged few to be able to get approved for this new cutting edge service and savings. I trusted them (mistake #2).
To further my interest they also said they would provide unlimited cellular usage inbound and outbound, a T-1 for internet, and UNLIMITED inbound and outbound for all domestic calls including the four 800#'s I had routed into my fulfillment center at a different location. I believed them (mistake #3).
They also told me I would have to lease the equipment from an independent leasing company since, after all, they were a phone company and not a lending institution (mistake #4).
The day after I signed their paperwork (Sept 2003) the cell phone of my choice, a Nokia 6800, arrives via FedEx. Ok: first promise was fulfilled. Now comes the waiting period...
The magic Nortel "Matrix" boxes arrived a few days later along with the lease bill. Hmm...I'm already getting billed and we're not even set up yet? But ok, they sent a check to cover the difference of my regular phone bill three month avg compared to what I would be paying them.
But still nothing happened. No one showed to install the "magic" Matrix. Not until November 2003. TWO full months later did they finally get it working. So now I have cell phone service, T-1 and outbound in my office, but my greatest expense, my inbound customer service numbers at my fulfillment center were still not switched over...and never were.
Now comes April 2004. The month of infamy. 30,000 plus Norvergence customers lose their cell phone service because Norvergence claims their/our AT&T Wireless 973 exchange numbers were being "cloned" and used by clone thiefs to make 3000 minute calls to Guatemala and other island countries...Ya Mon!
This also means that all of the money I spent to have both of my cars fitted with a hard install for this phone was wasted...and I liked that phone!
This occurs on a Friday without any forewarning. Of course my wife let me have it right between the eyes when she couldn't get a hold of me.
The next week each day I called and waited until I was able to speak with a CS rep who each time assured me that I would receive a replacement phone within 24-72 hours. Well, 2 weeks later I finally get a basic cheapo junk phone with a 202 Wash. DC area code (I live and work in NJ). So everyone who calls me has to pay long distance to DC!
Plus all of the messages that were still in the previous user's voice mail where quite entertaining...at least the first eight.
It's at this point that I come to learn that my 800# inbound service to my fulfillment center (they're in CT) still was not connected and that I had accrued quite a substantial bill ($8,000+) with my previous (but apparently still current) provider.
In fact, when I called Norvergence and asked why, they told me they didn't provide that service. I told them they specifically noted that they would provide inbound, as I pointed this out in their writing to the same sales rep who originally sold me this deal, who came out to pay me a visit (hoping to win my local phone biz which they "claim" to now offer).
Imagine that: they have totally screwed me over and they still come out hoping to get even more. Just unbelievable.
I have sent to both Norvergence and to Interchange Capital letters claiming that Norvergence is in breach of contract and that all agreements represented by them with any and all third party affiliates are now considered void.
So I get a call today from some "tough guy" in the Norvergence collections department who was wondering why I haven't paid my bill since April.
I told him to get used to it.
Now: if anyone has moved forward with an individual or class action lawsuit, please post the law firm to contact. Thank you.
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In eight days, 2013 Rocky Mountain High graduate Mason Smith visited with seven Major League Baseball teams in preparation for the 2013 MLB Draft, which begins Thursday.
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"I thought it was just really cool to get a chance to be in the stands in those big stadiums and be on the field," Smith told the Idaho Statesman on Tuesday. "Just to be able to hit and play catch and do defensive work on the field, it was pretty special."
Baseball America ranks Smith as the No. 101 overall prospect in this year's draft, but other mock drafts have projected he could go as high as No. 31. PerfectGame.org places him 94th overall among eligible draftees.
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Quick recap: DDay early october and stbx walked out 2 weeks later without saying goodbye to kids. DD18 has not spoken or seen stbx for over a year and DS15 has not spoken or seen stbx for a year.
I guess stbx has been trying to get them to communicate with him by texting them once every few months. Whatev's. Stbx communicates with each child's therapist every few months, I think to prove he is doing something.
A few weeks ago, stbx made a homemade rating survey for my DS15 to fill out in therapy. For example, on a scale of 1 - 10, how mad are you at your father. Then at the bottom, he wants DS15 to sign it.
DS15 therapist said that she would leave it up to DS15 to do the survey but she would not let him sign it. DS15 told me later that he agreed to do it otherwise stbx is going to keep bothering him.
Of course, stbx did not like answers on his homemade survey and proceeds to write a three page letter to DS15. The letter is left with the therapist for her to give to DS15 at the next session which was today.
The therapist and I knew that it was going to be a difficult session but we did not know what DS15's reaction would be. Well, at first he was sad and then he was pissed. And he still wants nothing to do with stbx.
Here are some of the parts that were shared with me: "You deserve a happy dad", "I wasn't happy", "If I stayed, I would have gotten worse", "People say I'm a selfish asshole for leaving but I wasn't happy and couldn't stay", "Sometimes I cry myself to sleep because I miss you", "I left mom not you", "I'm not completely happy now but I'm better" and again "You deserve a happy and healthy dad".
DS15 finally FINALLY got an apology from the time stbx pushed him out of his way to get in the house to yell at me. Well, stbx said "I'm sorry I disrespected you by not asking to come in the house." The thing is, I KNOW he didn't apologize without being prompted by DS15's therapist. Stbx still claimed that he didn't push DS15 and the therapist told him it did not matter what he (stbx) thinks what happened, she said your son FEELS like you shoved him aside. It could be literally shoved aside or even figuratively. That's the only reason why he apologized. Whatev's. I'm glad my DS15 got one as he has been waiting for one for over a year.
After reading the letter, the therapist told me that DS15 had a couple of questions for me. DS15 didn't really ask a question but more wanted a confirmation. He asked how could dad be unhappy when we did everything he wanted to make him happy. He wanted a man cave ~ I built him a man cave. He thought the apocalypse was coming so we spent hundreds of dollars on apocalypse supplies. He wanted to move neighborhoods ~ so we moved. He wanted to go a comic convention ~ so he went ... two years in row. He needed a new car ~ I figured out how we could buy it. I acknowledged that I did do those things to make him happy ~ I enjoyed making my family members happy. But I asked him where do you find real happiness? He answered "inside".
DS15 asked why wasn't stbx going to therapy. I said he was going to therapy for over 6 years but he was not honest with his therapist. So he ran away from his problems. (Don't worry ~ I didn't label his actions as "ran away" until either the therapist or the letter stated that was what stbx did).
What are your thoughts about the letter? I have mine but I wanted to hear of others opinions in case mines is biased. I don't even know how I feel about DS15 getting that letter. Pissed? Disappointed? Don't give a shit?
Thank you for listening to my rantings! dmari
The only survey your x should send is a one question one asking to rank him against asshole level 1 to 10. No other answer than 10 (maximum asshole) can be entered as an answer.
All he is doing is trying to guilt DS. That shit needs to stop pronto. Daddy is unhappy, too fucking bad. Grow the fuck up and sort your own shit out douche.
Sorry but his actions make me feel so mad for you and your DS.
I think all you can really do is validate your son's feelings and let him know you are there to support him.
"Ive learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel". Maya Angelou
It bothers me when BS say WS abandoned all of us etc. If someone chooses to divorce because of an abusive situation does that mean they are abandoning their children? No divorce is not abandonment.
Like we BS expect the WS to put the kids first, if the WS leaves its our job to help the kids foster a good relationship with their parents no matter why the marriage ended. If we don't, we aren't putting kids first either and only being selfish from our hurt.
If you want your son to heal, sit him down and tell him thank you for being angry on your behalf, but look you are just fine. And if he wants a relationship with his dad you will encourage that and want him to be happy.
I'm glad your son is in IC.
What I don't get is why IC is basically passing notes between your DS and his dad. It seems like she is allowing him to be PA. I guess at least your DS gets to deal with it with her. Still seems odd to me. Does she have plans to work towards them talking in person?
The letter was totally self serving and typical WS drivel.
"I wasn't happy",
"Sometimes I cry myself to sleep because I miss you",
"I left mom not you"
This is all the same shit that my XWH said to his kids from his first marriage, and these kids have not spoken to him in years, and as far as I know, they still want nothing to do with him.
I doubt my XWH's sincerity. I think he knows when he is supposed to say things, because society would call for it, but I don't feel that they come from the heart. He says it like someone reading a script. And that's also the feeling I get with your XWH, especially if he has to be pretty much railroaded into an apology from the therapist.
[This message edited by sparkysable at 2:24 PM, February 13th (Thursday)]
As a child of a very quiet and peaceful divorce I can tell you that no matter how many times I have heard "your mother didn't leave you, she left your father", it feels like she left me. Know why? Because she LEFT. She moved out. She wasn't there. Phone calls and visitation only go so far.
I would validate your son's feelings. I would also tell the therapist you aren't getting in the middle of the WS/DS relationship anymore.
If anyone should be sitting in that office going over the ridiculous questionnaire and responses with your son, it should be WS. It's not your responsibility to mend his relationship with his dad. It's WH's.
And as for, "he left you, not the kids," he has demonstrated that's bullshit. As it is for many of us.
Edited to actually be in something resembling English. Weird autocorrect. Yep, autocorrect... That's the ticket.
[This message edited by solus sto at 1:30 PM, February 13th (Thursday)]
Divorce does not have to equal abandonment, but it can and it will if both parents don't support their kids and make themselves available. If the WS leaves and only sends texts every couple of months, that is abandonment.
This is why all the therapists I spoke to and books I read were very clear about how to leave/and tell the kids. My ex was on a "long business trip" until we sat the kids down and told them he was moving out. Never was him not loving me any more, loving someone else, etc mentioned because kids will internalize and think if daddy can replace mommy, stop loving mommy, could he do the same to them. He didn't even give the explanation of "I was soooooo unhappy" (which of course he told me he was unhappy for months, no years, no since I met you, etc). If daddy was unhappy, the kids could think they played a role in that. It was just said that daddy was confused and need time and space and being alone to figure things out. Of all the shit my ex did and continues to pull, this was the only proper thing he did (thanks to the IC he saw for a whopping 2 times before he was "fixed"). Side note, ex was not happy to be as he said, taking all the blame by being confused. He wanted to tell them too that he was sooooo unhappy. He said I got off easy in that conversation.
Anyway, he worked to make it clear he left me/the house and not the kids. I never doubted his love for the kids (just knew that he loved himself more). I think the kids saw that, saw his actions, how he was always around, etc. If he had not done that, he would have been abandoning the kids just as surely as he left me. And many WS do leave their family without a backward glance.
I work to help my kids have a relationship with their father, in the same proportion as he works to see/spend time with them. If he didn't work to maintain a relationship, I wouldn't help at all.
Like another poster said, divorce is hard on kids even when the parents work together. It can be awful when one is a complete shit and yes, does abandon the family.
In your situation, I would talk to your son's IC and find out what her goal/thoughts on all of this note passing and see how you feel about her explanation. And I would try to approach it as how to heal your son and not worry about it being your job or not. Yes he is older, but still needs your guidance. Even if it is just to say (like another poster said) that you are ok and he should have no guilt in wanting a relationship with both of you.
[This message edited by million pieces at 9:12 AM, February 13th (Thursday)]
if the WS leaves its our job to help the kids foster a good relationship with their parents no matter why the marriage ended.
I completely and whole heartedly disagree. When a parent (WS or not) leaves then it is up to THAT parent to foster a relationship with their children. It is not the responsibility of the parent left behind to foster the realtionship, but it is there job to nor put obstacles in the way.
And yes, sometimes the WS does abandon both the BS AND the kids. They walk out and do not look back. Months go by until they finally deem the kids important enough to take some of the WS's precious time so they contact the kids and get angry when the kids don't jump up and down like a damn puppy. Then they blame the BS. This happened to me and my DD and it is what has happened to dmari and her kids. And I have seen it happen to countless others on SI and in real life. And the kids are angry because the WS left THEM, not on behalf of the BS. One day the WS is an involved parent, the next day they are gone and don't even call.
Don;t go blaming the BS if kids are angry and don't want a relationship with a WS who walked out on them.
I am not saying all WS's do this. Some move out of the house but stay very involved with the kids lives. But many do not and the blame goes fully on their shoulders, not the kids and not the BS.
End T/J
This letter reads "me me me me, poor pitiful me" WS is completely focused on his own happiness and does not seem to care about DS's happiness, let alone his emotional health. WS is supposed to be the adult, but is acting like a spoiled 5 year old.
(((dmari & DS)))
The IC may have had good intentions with how this has been handled, but I think it's gone off the rails.
It has always been a goal to eventually start family therapy between stbx and each child. He has stopped trying to reach out to DD18 so his focus is on DS15. DS15's therapist volunteered to be the future family therapist that is present if/when they meet face to face. The reason for that is she did not want someone random being assigned to him or for DS15 to see stbx's therapist as a family therapist. She wanted to be able to advocate and protect DS15.
careerlady: Thank you! I feel bad for DS15 too
HurtsButImOk: Thank you for your strong response! I didn't think about the guilt factor. The survey was so weird! It was in 52 sized font and looked like a 8 year old made it. The whole thing was just weird.
stronger08: I am suspecting that what you say about talking into the therapists ear may be true. It does look like some passive manipulation. I hope not intentionally but that shit still needs to stop. Thank you!
hummingbird8: The kids feel that they were abandoned and I can't change that no matter how many times in how many different ways I try to explain that they are not the reason why stbx walked out. A few texts every few months was not enough to heal the pain of his absence. I have talked to my son regularly about keeping the door open to reconnecting with stbx one day. Thank you for responding and your insight!
Holly-Isis: Hugs and I'm sorry you had to go through that pain when you were in high school. Thank you so much for sharing!! It has warned me to be aware of the after effects of receiving the letter. Last night was pretty shitty for him.
sparkysable: Thank you! Just thank you! I think that if WS's owned their shit, kids would be more willing to rebuild.
nekorb: Thank you for responding and for understanding and explaining your view on abandonment.
solus sto: I'm beginning to see that this method of DS15's therapist being in the middle is not healthy. I am going to have to talk to her. Thank you for pointing that out.
million pieces: Thank you for the response and hugs! I had asked stbx to see a MC/therapist to help us tell the kids in the best way possible under the circumstances. He wasn't interested and didn't want to wait. I'm glad that you and your ex were able to do present it in the least harmful way. I will be talking to DS15 therapist and reexamine our goals when it comes to stbx.
Dreamboat: Thank you! Thank you for understanding and for putting my thoughts into words! I also only heard me me me me in the letter. I wish stbx had tried to be in DS15 shoes and go from there.
Nature_Girl: Thank you for sharing your feelings! I was really upset last week when I first knew about this letter. I was so fucking upset that I had to book an appointment with my therapist the next day to process why I was so upset. I couldn't even label my feelings. This letter is under the disguise of being sincere and loving but all I heard was bullshit. YET at the same time, if my son interpreted that as sincere and loving, I was going to go along with it. The fact that it made my DS15 angry has made me think that DS15 read through the bullshit.
Thank you friends! I am so grateful for each of your responses! I have some things to think about.
DS15 told me later that he agreed to do it otherwise stbx is going to keep bothering him.
And he still wants nothing to do with stbx.
Your stbx's response letter was just awful. The truth is that he DID leave his children. Your DS hasn't seen or spoken to dad in a year.
Your stbx is acting like a child. He is treating your DS as if *he* is the parent. It is ass-backwards and it is a pretty sad state of affairs when the child is more mature than the parent.
The parts of the letter that you posted have made me feel a lot of contempt and disgust for your stbx. What a horrible, horrible message to send to your child......{{{DS15}}}
In my effort to be *concise*, I often come off as blunt and harsh. Sorry, don't mean to be offensive.
You deserve a happy(strike that) and healthy dad
And I'm guessing that it was inadvertent. DS does deserve a healthy dad.
I'm not a parent, but that whole thing seems very childish to me. If your XH was so damn concerned, wouldn't he try to talk to DS in person? Over the phone? I dunno, that letter reeked of those notes you passed in 7th grade: do you like me? check yes or no.
I don't get why the therapist thought this was a good idea passing this along? Did she screen this before giving it to DS?
I feel bad for your DS. His dad is acting like his peer, not his father. (((DS)))
I agree that children optimally should have 2 parents, and that optimally their relationship should be healthy. However when one parent is a lying, cheating, narcissistic sob then ..no.
Vulcanized: I also felt like the survey was juvenile and just strange. I wish he would run these surveys and letters through HIS therapists before giving it to DS15's therapist. DS15 will not talk to stbx which is why he is attempting to communicate with DS15 through his therapist.
BAB61: Thank you for your opinion! You are absolutely right. The main reason I wouldn't fire her is she is great (minus this situation) and DS15 is comfortable and honest with her. I think I need to talk to her to get things back to, as you also say, how DS is coping.
You know how it is when the situation looks differently from the outside? I feel that is happening to me. Thank you so much for your perspectives and opinions and support!! Please know that your responses are so helpful in helping me be the best momma I can be. Bless each of you!!


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A family member of mine leaves their children in the car alone while they go into the store to go shopping. Ages of the children are 9, 6, and 2.
Is it okay to leave them in the car for a few minutes while you go into places?
IMO, there are so many wierdos out there. I'd be afraid of something bad happening to them. Also, a good friend of mine had her van start on fire while it was parked at Walmart. Imagine the tragedy in that if there were children in it?
It is illegal here so no I would not do it even if it were legal. Everyone that is in the car goes into the stores with us.
In ND if someone sees a kid alone in a car, the parent or guardian is automatically fined (IFFFF it is reported)...
DH and I have been told not to do it even if it's just to go in and pay for gas or say get mail from the mail box.. if you leave the car at all, you NEED to take your kids.
Nope. Never ever never. For starters 2 different cars have been stolen in this town WITH KIDS INSIDE recently. But even before that I wouldn't. I don't even like leaving him in the car with the keys inside to fill it with gas I'm always afraid he and the keys will accidentally get locked in with me on the outside. For a long time I would leave the door open just in case.
I've left my 11 year old alone in the car for a few minutes but not the babies.
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October 9, 2000, 12:29 AM
I'm thinking about buying a used Uberti Cattleman for $300, but I have no experience with the weapon or Uberti. Do they make good weapons?
David Roberson
October 9, 2000, 11:25 AM
Ubertis are generally good guns, although their quality control is not the most consistent. Check it out carefully before you buy it, and you should be OK.
Ned Roundtree
October 9, 2000, 07:21 PM
I'm with DR on this one. I was very fortunate to get a used Uberti (imported by Taylor Arms) that shoots like a dream. Nickel plated with blue screws, 5 1/2" in .357. Three months later, I picked up it's mate (serial # within twenty of the first revolver) also in the used category. Super guns, never understand why some guns get traded in. My good fortune I guess. :D
Bill Mitchell
October 10, 2000, 01:40 PM
I shoot two Uberti Outlaw 1875 Remingtons at three matches per month,and I've had very few problems with them. I broke a couple of hand springs when I first had them,but my gunsmith replaced those with colt handsprings,and I've had no problems since.
Bellicose Bill
October 13, 2000, 07:17 PM
Uberti's are nice weapons,in general good shooters.
I picked up a used Regulator recently,.45lc in a nickel finish. Noticed that it wouldn't shoot as well as my EMF Hartford so went to investigating. Found that a .454 bullet would drop right through all cylinders...not the best for accuracy.
Still,it's good enough for most SASS shooting,I'll just use the Hartford for accuracy shots.....catsup packs and the like.
October 14, 2000, 08:32 AM
I have always had good luck with Uberti guns.
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