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TORONTO - Check in to a posh hotel these days and, along with a comfy bed and soft towels, chances are your room will feature some high-tech amenities.
Like at the Plaza hotel on Central Park in New York City, where iPads in every room and suite let guests control the "entire hotel experience, from ordering room service to printing boarding passes," the hotel says.
Or the brand-new Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Toronto, which offers bedside touch panels to control lighting and window coverings.
At the Ellerman Villa and Spa in Cape Town, South Africa, visitors can use touch screens to request services from the on-site massage therapist, butler or caterer.
According to a report in the online journal Digital Trends, such systems are becoming standard in luxury hotels around the world, seen as the latest "wow" amenities that can set them apart from run-of-the-mill inns.
Examples cited by the journal include the Star Hotel and Casino in Sydney Harbour, Australia, where guests use touch screens to adjust room lighting, temperature and music. The Royal Radisson in Moscow updated its rooms to make them more attractive — and to include the latest in control systems with a multilingual user interface.
Control4 of Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the companies behind the trend, says "a smart hotel is a smart idea."
On its website Control4 says its technology lets hotel staff configure room details remotely from any Internet connection. Hotels can reduce their energy bills by controlling air conditioning, heating and lighting.
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I'd be amazed if you haven't heard the news yet. Whichever direction the Atlanta Hawks go in now, Mike Woodson will not be a part of it. According to NBA.com's Sekou Smith (first to report it, that I know of), Woodson was told by management that he will not be offered a new contract.
You can join the conversation with Jeff Schultz, ajc.com sports blogger and AJC columnist, who's weighed in with more detailed reporting and opinion on the move.
So Long, So Short
No one can deny that the Hawks improved from year to year under Mike Woodson, and that is often the first thing out of the mouth of anybody who is not looking to cast him in a negative light. It can be and has been argued that his part in such improvement (going from 13 wins in his first year to 53 in this, his last) was not all, or even mostly why the team improved. One would also have to account for the moves made by former GM Billy Knight, and those of current GM Rick Sund. But that argument may be somewhat stale in the minds of many, and he does deserve credit for improvement in a number of ways. A team simply cannot improve from year to year without something going right for the guy in the suit on the sidelines.
The problem for Woodson is in the details, and in the postseason. Improvement as an end result (regular season victory total) is always good, but the result does not end with the regular season if your team is good enough. The Hawks struggled in the playoffs each time they went. Arguably, this team's best showing under him was it's first showing (2008), wherein they took eventual champion Boston to 7 games. As many NBA coaches have found out, you can win big in the regular season, but the postseason is where you are judged more closely. Weaknesses are exposed, strengths are exploited, and counter measures have to be taken. Under Woodson, the Hawks struggled with all three. Finally, his full body of work resulted in personal overall losing regular and postseason records.
Was it a matter of talent, experience, and effort on the court? I'd say that it was to an extent, but the other side of the coin asks whether or not use of talent was a problem as well. Either way, the Hawks go forward with a philosophy that will be different than it has been in the last six years. Mike Woodson did a lot for this team, but in the end, his full body of work was not enough for management to think he should be retained.
AJC beat writer Michael Cunningham describes the situation on his Hawks beat blog.
May Woodson L.I.P (Leave in Peace)
Whatever you may think of him, Mike Woodson was honest and had class. He never was one to publicly upbraid his players as some coaches have done. While some have done that (even to a degree of success), that was never his way. Furthermore, he was never that hard on us fans, leaving most (if not all) of his barbs for the media, when he chose to throw any.
Woodson's resume may or may not be glowing, but it won't keep him from getting another job. Nor do I believe that players or management will have much negative to say about him as he ships off. My guess is we'll see him coaching somewhere else before long, maybe sooner than we expect. One place I can't see him is on tv as some sports network's analyst or commentator. But hey, you never know.
So long, Mike. Thanks for helping to bring winning seasons to Atlanta Hawks basketball.
The Continued Saga
Now you know this is far from over. Rick Sund is not known for his lightning quick strikes, the matching of Josh Smith's contract offer from Memphis a couple of years ago notwithstanding. How long will he take to name a new coach? Will the Hawks be more discreet than in times past, and will they hit their mark, rather than strike out the way they used to? The rumors around the league after Billy Knight walked away (or was pushed, depending on what you believe), and that preceeded Sund's hiring had to have been an embarrassment to the organization. Chances are, discretion will be the word of the day. Yet more questions abound. How long has Sund been planning to let Woodson go? I'll go out on a limb and guess that few of us are willing to believe that he only came to a decision in the last 48-72 hours. What sort of coach might he be after, and will it be somebody he has worked with before?
Nobody knows, and there aren't even any juicy false rumors to work with, yet. Sund seems like one who likes to take him time on a lot of things, but a quick strike here might be a good thing. Or will it? You'd almost have to think that the man has been doing his homework just in case Woody and the Hawks didn't come through and show real improvement in the playoffs (which they didn't). What do you think? Is moving relatively fast the way to go? Will the Hawks make a "splash" here, or will it be another subtle move that goes largely under the radar?
Also, what effect might this have on whether or not Joe Johnson decides to remain in Atlanta? Would he welcome a different coach, perhaps one who would modify his role? Or is he wanting to bolt no matter who comes in?
The Summer of Sund has begun. Stay tuned….
May 18th, 2010
10:21 am
Hope we continue to see the number '24′ on the rear of a Hawks player's jersey during the 2010/2011 campaign and playing the 3-spot, but the name above the number will hopefully be "George" (as in Paul) as opposed to "Williams". He's smooth like Gervin, Rudy Gay-electric in space, a shooter with deep range, and has the potential to be special.
May 18th, 2010
10:38 am
I mention that the Hawks should draft Paul George several weeks ago. I think he has alot of potential. I agree with the Rudy Gay comparison. I think he would be a very nice backup SF playing behind Marvin/Chills whichever one Sund decide to keep next season.
May 18th, 2010
10:39 am
newkid, and he'll be available that late in the draft?
May 18th, 2010
10:55 am
I'd like to see both Wall and Evan Turner land in the Western Conference.
May 18th, 2010
10:58 am
AJ, I doubt 'the Beat' is around @ 24. Too much talent and potential for Pritchard to bypass @ 22, but will likely go even sooner. We'll need to make a move if he'll wear Hawks' blue.
May 18th, 2010
10:59 am
Melvin, I remember you mentioning George before. I think you alos mentioned Brackins… I just read that he tested very high in several atheletic categories. That will likely push him up the draft board. I guess folk thought he was strictly a jump shooter but evidently, he has close to a 40-inch vertical jump to boot. Nice combination and he isn't a 19 YO kid. So he should be ready to produce in some capacity from the first day.
May 18th, 2010
11:21 am
There's report that several teams are willing to trade down like the Bucks. I wonder if Sund/Hawks will be agressive on draft day.
May 18th, 2010
11:22 am
Short excerpt from a piece Chad Ford wrote about UCONN's Stanley Robinson. Really good to read an article that expresses how a player was able to benefit from his college experience. Calhoun has a pretty remarkable track record when it comes to producing NBA talent. Maybe, the best track record of current college coaches.
Robinson, if you remember, lost his confidence at the end of his sophomore season at UConn. He left the team for a little bit and worked in a steel yard. Finally, coach Jim Calhoun rescued him, and Robinson went on to turn his career around during his junior season. Robinson said, "Coach Calhoun taught me how to be a man. I'll forever be grateful for that."
May 18th, 2010
11:38 am
I like Brackins too. I'm curious to know whether the Hawks are interested in using the draft to acquire some young talent and coach them up similiar to what the Blazers are doing. I think it would be a smart move to stock pile young talent and bring them along slow or you can throw them into the fire if they proven that can contribute immediately.
Side note: Not like how Woody use Teague…
May 18th, 2010
11:40 am
newkid and Melvin… an excerpt from a Ford evaluation of George…
In the workout we saw, George was terrific. He showed deep range on his jump shot, exploded to the rim and had terrific quickness. Scouts have had questions about his consistency and toughness. They've also worried about his love affair with the 3-pointer. But it was also clear that he was rarely pushed at Fresno State.
In this environment, playing alongside other NBA prospects, he looked much sharper and more focused. He needs to get stronger and improve his motor (something he admitted to me when we chatted) but MacLean told me George has been a sponge since coming into the gym. George believes he may be more of a 2-guard than a 3. Some NBA teams agree. In fact his first workout is in San Antonio on Thursday. His workout partner: Kansas shooting guard Xavier Henry.
May 18th, 2010
11:41 am
That was a nice excerpt on Robinson. However, he's a very atheletic but his skills need a lot of polish…
May 18th, 2010
11:45 am
Melvin, as you know, 1st round picks cost more than minimum-wage veterans. So "stock-piling" likely means at least $500k more per player than going with a 1-year deal for a vet. And as i recall, Portland "bought" a few of their extra 1st round picks in the past few years.
I'm not judging here… I don't have a view of the Hawks balance sheet. Just saying why one option may be chosen vs. another.
May 18th, 2010
11:46 am
The Bucks are in a really sweet spot @ 15 Melvin. That may be too sweet a spot for 'the Beat'. What with players like Whiteside and Motiejunas possibly sitting there at 15, I'd probably allow someone else to scarf up George's talent if I could slide into that hole. But what could Sund have (Chilz' rights?) that would entice the Bucks to give up that pick OR move down to 24 from 15? They wouldn't accept Marvin, would they? I know he pulled an incredible sleight-of-hand in the JCross deal, but Sund couldn't be that clever two years running, could he?
May 18th, 2010
11:53 am
Thanks AJ. Someone's going to get quite a talent in 'the Beat'. A couple summers in the weight room coupled with a year or so of ball handling training with someone like Bobby Lewis or Sonny Hill (both of Philadelphia), he could really be special.
May 18th, 2010
11:59 am
I understand your point.
I read the Bucks have falling in love with Dominique Jones from South Florida and feel they could move down to draft him. So maybe they are looking to save a few dollars on a player that is expect to be available later in the first round (what BK should have done with Shelden). I do remember they were trying to workout a S&T with Chills last year so maybe would could grab their pick at 15 for Chills. I'm sure the 15th pick would be cheaper than Chills caphold/contract.
May 18th, 2010
12:07 pm
Sund wouldn't give up both the rights to Chilz AND #24 for #15 would he Melvin? Would you?
May 18th, 2010
12:17 pm
Melvin, I don't think that you can trade a RFA (or UFA) on draft day. You have to sign him first and then trade him and that can't be done until after 7/1. I'm sure that someone will correct me if I have that wrong. I think that teams can only use players under contract, draft picks and cash on draft day… free agents aren't in play.
May 18th, 2010
12:46 pm
Yup, that's correct. Chills is a free agent, and no free agent can be signed until July.
May 18th, 2010
1:50 pm
I wouldn't trade Chills and 24th for 15th pick? but i mention him b/c I knew the Bucks had some interest in him last summer….
May 18th, 2010
3:48 pm
Looks like this blog has become a little stale. Even Astro threw in the white flag after the 4 Horsemen/Legends took him to school last nite. You may have to whip up some new material to rekindle the canniblogging…
May 18th, 2010
3:57 pm
Okey dokey. It will be today or tomorrow, if all goes according to plan (which, I really didn't have one).
May 18th, 2010
3:59 pm
Melvin, threw in the towel? Who? Me? I pinned the 4 Horsemen to a 5-minute count and limped to the lockerroom for a big bowl of popcorn and some red Kool-Aid.
May 18th, 2010
5:40 pm
I still think we resigned Bibby on the assumption that he will retire with us and maybe come back as a shooting coach or even a PG specialist to maintain a good teacher/trainer around Jeff Teague…
May 18th, 2010
6:41 pm
Draft lottery tonight. If new Jersey gets the #1 pick (john wall), Devin harris might be available.
Minnesota has the second best chance at the #1 pick. If they get it, do they take john wall (their third PG, along with Rubio and Johnny Flynn)? Oh by the way, they also have Ramon sessions
May 18th, 2010
8:24 pm
Philly guaranteed a top 3 pick. If they get the #1 pick (John Wall), they should hire Woody so he could bring him along slowly and not throw him to the wolves…
May 18th, 2010
8:31 pm
May 18th, 2010
8:50 pm
So that means that John Wall is in our division. That's okay, we have Jeff teague.
I'm more concerned with Evan Turner… I think he is oing to be a Mega-Star. I wonder if Derrick Favors lands in NJ?
May 18th, 2010
8:58 pm
I wonder if Iggy will be made available. Lou Williams should be able to play off the ball with the offense running through Turner. And Thad Young is a natural SF. Could they flip Iggy into a PF? Like Iggy for Troy Murphy?
And what happens to Arenas? Agent 0 to the Knicks for David Lee?
May 18th, 2010
9:00 pm
Does Washington really want their #1 pick (probably John Wall) being associated with Arenas? What is Arenas going to do? Show him how to play cards? Take him to the gun range?
To be fair, maybe Arenas has changed his ways and has learned from his mistakes (at least I hope he has).
As for Derrick Favors, I'm concerned about his game going forward (and I am a GT fan). He will be drafted based mostly on potential, and he is a very low key guy. If I'm not mistaken, he does not watch a lot of basketball either. And I'm just not sure if I see that drive to be great in him.
May 18th, 2010
9:11 pm
OB, wouldn't you agree that the VAST majority of top 5 draft selections are chosen strictly on potential (as opposed to production)? I don't like it either, but that's the way it is.
I'd be shocked if the Wizards keep Gilbert. They now have the opportunity to build their team around a different backcourt star, I don't see anyway they choose to keep a high-salaried risk over a low-salaried risk. I suspect that Grunfeld will start making calls to move Gilbert in the morning. Assuming the Knicks don't land LeBron nor Wade (and I don't think that they will), trading for Arwnas makes a ton of sense. His personality and game would be huge in NYC. And they would still have room to add someone like Bosh or Amare.
May 18th, 2010
9:15 pm
Crittenton or Foye, who do yall want to sign??? Agent 0 and John Wall in the backcourt together oh my and Josh Howard…. Can you say, limited touches for the frontcourt….
May 18th, 2010
9:25 pm
If I'm Nets I would consider picking Monroe over Favors. Maybe they should swap picks with someone who wants Cousins b/c I can't see them picking him to play alongside Lopez.
May 18th, 2010
9:26 pm
Yeah, its always about potential with these guys. Thats why we are stuck with Marvin.
Speaking of Marvin, I look around the league, and I see all these young PGs (CP3, Deron, Rose, Evans, Curry, Jennings, and now John Wall), while the Hawks best bet is to see if Teague can be part of the solution. I like Teague, but I hope he is working on his game (especially his shooting) this offseason.
I like the Gilbert trade to the Knicks, because I think they will miss out on the big name FAs, and the Wizards should build around John Wall.
Watching the Celtics-Magic, the Hawks need a shooter in the worst way. Korver, Mike Miller, JJ Redick etc. We need somebdy who can knock down 3s consistently and help spread the floor. The cheapest option is Redick, because with the magic having such a high payroll already, they may not want to keeo him.
I think Josh Howard has a team option, so I dont think they will keep him. Foye is restricted, and so is Redick. Crittenton is available to anybody for cheap I'm sure. I wouldnt mind bringing him in during training camp to see what he can do.
May 18th, 2010
9:37 pm
I think the Wiz already decline Howard's team opt. I think the Magic will resign Reddick and dump Bass salary. Hmmm, I wonder if they would take Bibby for him…LOL…. Just looking at the FA list, I think there's alot of guys that could help this team. Hopefully the Hawks will be aggressive during this FA period…
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May 22nd, 2010
5:49 pm
I've heard that the nets are interested in aquiring a superstar player (lebron or wade) and then possibly getting either johnson or bosh after that. Is there no possibility of the hawks doing a sign and trade for brooke lopez? Or what about marc gasol? those seem like two player that the hawks should be very interested in.
If the hawks were to acquire one of those centers, they would have a center, a pfoward (horford), a sford (marvin). At that point they could use josh smith as trade bait, and i'm sure many teams would be interested. (what about josh smith and jeff teague for chris paul) imagine this starting 5…
chris paul (josh smith/jeff teague)
jamal crawford
marvin williams
al horford
brooke lopez/marc gasol (sign and trade for joe johnson)
then we would have to focus on the bench with the loss of crawford, but we would have a decent nucleus with evans and pachulia.
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|Scott County GOP Corruption Exposed: The Jewel Is Tarnished
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|Written by Todd McGreevy
|Wednesday, 28 March 2012 06:15
Scott County Republicans have every reason to hang their heads in shame after the sham of a county convention that broke its own rules to deliberately exclude at least 30 percent of the duly elected precinct delegates from being nominated as delegates to the district, state, and national conventions. At a minimum, members should be demanding that Scott County GOP Central Committee Chair Judy Davidson resign. Davidson was not elected convention chair at the March 10 meeting, yet she disallowed nominations for district and state delegates, then railroaded through her own predetermined slate of names to be delegates – without a motion from the delegation – and then conducted a secret ballot to conclude the charade. There were dozens of delegates present who were elected in their precincts and, by the party's own rules, should have been included first on any list or slate of delegates moving forward.
As ugly as American politics has become, electing delegates is representative governance at the very grassroots level. At the much ballyhooed January 3 caucuses, the only binding elections that occurred were those of the GOP central-committee members (two per precinct) and the county delegates (various numbers per precinct depending on population). Despite what the media wants you to believe, the January 3 presidential-preference poll was just that – a straw poll, nothing more than a beauty contest – and the results are not binding for delegates. Those who showed up in their precinct and were elected by their neighbors as delegates earned the privilege of moving forward to the next conventions to represent their precincts as they see fit.
In other words, if the "handwriting is on the wall" about any candidate, as the media and the GOP want you to believe, then at a minimum, that candidate's supporters should have been present at the January 3 precinct caucuses to do the handwriting. The bottom line is that Ron Paul supporters showed up in droves, resulting in more than 35 percent of the delegates elected on January 3 who lean toward Dr. Paul's constitutional message of sound money and international peace. These messages are ones that Scott County GOP leaders do not want to see proliferate, so they broke their own rules to quash potential Ron Paul supporters from participating in the April 21 district convention and the June 16 state convention. The fear factor here is that if Ron Paul supporters make it to the conventions, then Ron Paul delegates may make it to the national convention and successfully work to nominate Ron Paul.
What's worse is that party leaders worked hard to find people to be county delegates and eventual district/state delegates who were not present or elected at the January 3 precinct caucuses. Judy Davidson herself did not even participate at her own precinct caucus. As long as you pay your $15 and do what you are told, you are good to go on the super-secret slate. This begs the question: Why even have a precinct-caucus election of delegates if the delegates moving forward are just going to be handpicked by the central committee behind closed doors? For that matter, why even have a county convention if the delegates themselves cannot nominate anyone moving forward as the rules dictate?
Many of the delegates, myself included, determined that what transpired on March 10 was fraudulent and unacceptable. We set out out to reconvene the county convention as the party rules allow and state statute (Iowa Code, Title 2; 43.85) actually dictates to correct the violations that occurred on March 10 and elect a lawful slate of district/state delegates. The names and addresses of the delegates are filed with the county auditor and are a public document. A postcard was mailed out to the delegates announcing a reconvening, which is completely lawful and proper if the delegates can assemble a quorum – which in this case was 93 delegates. Unfortunately, only 71 delegates assembled on Thursday, March 22, and thus a quorum was not met, and no delegation business was conducted.
More evidence causing shame to every Scott County Republican is how the central-committee leadership and Judy Davidson conducted themselves once the call for reconvening the convention went out. Obviously the mandate from Davidson's superiors up the GOP ladder demanded that she stop the delegates from achieving a quorum on March 22. Daily messages barraged the delegates from Davidson, including e-mails, postcards, letters, and robo-calls. Party leaders were able to co-opt two local TV stations into smearing the effort to gain a quorum by labeling the postcard "fake," "false," and "bogus" – without actually investigating the issue: how the process worked, or why reconvening was legitimate and necessary.
The pressure must have been massive on Davidson to maintain what former Iowa GOP Chair Matt Strawn called Scott County: the "jewel" in the Iowa GOP crown of counties. If the Scott County delegation actually assembled with a quorum and reconvened, then the county party leaders' corruption and lack of ethics would be documented and established by a lawful quorum of the delegation, tarnishing the "jewel" of the Iowa GOP.
The irony of all this is that if the party leadership had conducted themselves honorably and within their own rules, they would have likely carried the day. Davidson had a majority of support for the rubber-stamping of her secret slate, but she refused to recognize a motion from the floor because that would open up the delegation to debate. And heaven forbid that a room full of adults would be encouraged to debate any issues.
I can hear the back room pep-talk now: "You cannot allow those people to be self-determinant! They do what we tell them to do, and if they don't, we cheat to ensure they have no voice or influence on others! Now get out there and preach 'Unity, unity, unity!'"
The pressure was so great that it went all the way to the new Republican Party of Iowa chair, A.J. Spiker – who is an avowed former Ron Paul supporter from Story County. He penned a letter stating that the state party selects the date of the county convention for the entire state, and that the state party would not be reconvening the Scott County delegation.
Technically, Spiker is accurate on both counts, and party leaders successfully gambled on the delegation not considering what Spiker did not include in his letter: that, after the state party set the March 10 county-convention date and the delegation met and adjourned, the delegation can agree to meet again if they so choose. What if March 10 had no quorum? What if March 10 went too long into the night and had to reconvene for unfinished business? What Spiker also did not include was that the authority over the results of the county convention rests with the lawful assembly (read: quorum) of the delegates elected at the January 3 caucus, and no one else. If the state GOP had denied these delegates their due process by refusing to recognize a properly elected slate of delegates upon reconvening with a quorum, the delegates were prepared to take it to court.
What is sad is that Spiker participated in the cover-up of Davidson's transgressions and failed to substantively address any of the disenfranchised delegates' documented concerns about the March 10 proceedings. One can only imagine the pressure Spiker was under, in his new role at the helm of a political machine that has proven it will cheat if the ends justify the means. It's revealing to consider why, if reconvening the county convention was so invalid, county and state party leaders worked so hard and expended so many resources convincing the delegates to not attend.
It might be of interest to some that Davidson purportedly has her hat in the ring for a seat on the Republican National Committee, and perhaps her actions were far more "ambitious" than anyone knows. And Davidson, who did not attend her own caucus on January 3, has been appointed to a 17-member statewide committee to evaluate what went wrong on caucus night? You can't make this up. Regardless, corruption at the local county-party level is so beyond redeemable. What possible change can we expect at the state and federal level when those in our own county can't be trusted to conduct a fair and transparent process?
The meme one will hear from Republicans now is "Focus on what's important: defeating Obama in November." Never mind the corruption and the outright theft of your elected voice, in the service of "unity." Republicans are expected to just blindly go with whatever candidate the establishment coughs up and do their duty as good servants. Never mind that Mitt Romney's number-one financial backer is also Obama's number-one financial backer: Goldman Sachs. Never mind that the "struggle" we are in is a charade of the highest order, keeping us distracted from what is happening in our own backyards, with our own county commissions, and in our own state legislatures.
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written by Steve Kl, March 30, 2012
Welcome to Florida style politics, where elections are thrown.
written by Roger Cole, April 11, 2012
The editorial contains much false information and presents a distorted picture of reality. The story is the Ron Paul supports are trying to highjack the Iowa Republican Party so they can control all delegates. This tactic only harms the party and makes a sham of the caucus where citizens voted on candidates. Judy Davidson should be commended for her very honest leadership
Please be more specific with your allegations
written by Todd McGreevy, April 16, 2012
Roger, please enumerate the "much false information" that you claim this piece contains. If there is something that has been mis-reported, we will gladly make a correction.
Regarding the caucus vote on candidates, the article accurately outlines how that vote was not binding, it was simply a straw poll vote, (and I will add, with no chain of custody for the ballots) and the primary votes binding were the names of the county delegates elected at that precinct caucus and filed with the county auditor (and technically the Central Committee precinct co-chairs).
Why should any particular candidate's supporters be denied the same opportunity as every other candidate's supporters to participate in the delegate process? If you want the beauty contest (that the GOP could not even tally accurately) that is the caucus, to dictate the allocation of delegates towards a particular candidate, then work towards getting the caucus process changed, rather than attempting to malign those who are working within the established party rules and state statutory law.
written by Roger Cole, April 19, 2012
All of the squabbling and nit picking over rules in the Republican Party misses the big picture and deflects attention away from a serious crisis of freedom in the United States. The daily news contains loads of information on the Obama administrations brazen attempt to bypass our Constitution and turn the US into a European Socialist country that will severely curtail the freedom that we have enjoyed in the past. The citizens of this country in many caucuses and primaries have voted and Mitt Romney has emerged as the peoples choice. It is vital that all of us Republicans seriously get behind the candidate of the people's choice and work very hard to get a Republican elected to the White House and Congress. If Barak Obama is reelected, this country will never be the same and our children and grandchildren will be doomed to a miserable life of an overbearing government. I have six grandchildren and I am more concerned about their future than I am about fly specking rules that have already been reviewed and deemed legal by the State Republican Party. This election is too important for the Iowa Republican Party to be fighting over trivia.
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Draft Prospect Q&A With Dalton Dulin
I was in touch with Dalton Dulin recently and he was nice enough to answer some questions for Big League Futures. Dalton is a middle infielder for Memphis University High School and is currently ranked number 99 on the BLF Top 100. For more on Dulin, check out his draft profile.
Matt Grabusky: How old were you when you started playing baseball?
Dalton Dulin: I was 4 years old when I started playing!
MG: At what point did you realize that you had a legitimate chance at a future in the sport?
DD: Ever since I was a kid I've dreamed of playing in the big leagues so there's really not much of an option for me! I believe I belong there and no one can convince me otherwise.
MG: What do you consider the strengths of your game?
DD: Hitting is one of my favorite things to do, I have been working on switch hitting since I was 13. Once I get on base Im finding a way to get to 3rd and home as soon as I can. Defensively I work on everything .. There is always room for improvement and I work so much at what I do I have to perfect it!
MG: What aspects of your game would you most like to improve?
DD: Nothing in particular, I have to keep getting better in every aspect of the game. There's never a break in this game because if your not grinding somebody else is and that is not a good feeling. It is easier to work harder.
MG: Is there a player in the Majors who you would compare yourself with or who you model your game after?
DD: I have become a huge fan of Jose Reyes just in the way he goes about his business on the field.. We play with similar energy and passion for the game. We are game changers.
MG: Who has had the most influence on your baseball career?
DD: My Dad, Tim Dulin has had the most influence on me. He played professionally for 7 years and has taught me everything I know and is my mentor while letting me be my own man. He has a summer baseball organization called the Dulin Dodgers that he started in 2000. I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by big leaguers such as Zack Cozart, Drew Pomeranz, Matt Cain, Julio Borbon and Logan Forsythe. Also, I have so much respect for my family because they have supported me since day one.
MG: What have been your best experiences on a baseball field?
DD: My best experience on a baseball field was playing in the Under Armour All American game at Wrigley field. I was fortunate enough to play with the top players in the country and be coached by some of the best coaches and former players in the game. I soaked up every bit of knowledge I could. Also, winning 2 National Championships with my team In 2009.
MG: You attended many of the top events last summer and faced alot of top pitchers. Who is the toughest pitcher that you have faced?
DD: The toughest at bat I had this summer was probably against A.J Puk in L.A at the Area Code event.
MG: If baseball ended tomorrow, you would?
DD: If baseball ended tomorrow I would start my own company and find a way to excel at being an entrepreneur. I would also look into being a sports agent!
MG: What is something that fans would be surprised to learn about Dalton Dulin?
DD: Some things that fans would be surprised about is I have my own apparel company called ATF100 (All Things Fresh 100). I collect Air Jordan's and cleats ! I also love rap music.
I would like to thank Dalton for taking the time to answer questions for BLF and our readers.


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Watch it fall and you go up!(Submission)
In today's society do we actually lose weight for ourselves or do we do it for other reasons? Has pressures from media and the "norms" of today's culture impacted us.
I look at this issue in two ways; the way others look at us and the way we see ourselves. This I found related to the discussion we learned in class about empathy and sympathy. Where Alex defined empathyas the statement: "He or she understands me, but they don't give a shit about me" and sympathy is "I can completely understand you and I truly care about you". But not only looking empathy and sympathy is important in understanding why we lose weight but also self fulfilling prophecy. Self fulfilling prophecy is simply if you can convince yourself that something will happen than it will. So when constantly telling yourself that positive things will happen than it will and the same with negative thoughts. So me being me I felt that finding a real life experiment would be necessary in understanding these terms.
While being with my ex girlfriend of 4 years, she always had a negative friend by the name of Jessica. Now Jessica in society's eye she doesn't fit the ideal "hot bod". You can describe her as being a bit chubby, unattractive and had this attitude of not caring about anything or anyone. In every situation she would be the one to find something that was wrong or negative. Now the thing about Jessica was that she would hangout once or twice every two weeks and then disappears for months.
Now being in my precious four year relationship for the first year and half Jess and I did not get along. And we couldn't, we were too different than each other. I like to find the positive in things, like to always have a smile on my face and have a good time. I found that for that time period I displayed empathy towards her. I accepted who she was but I could never develop a friendship with her because she wouldn't allow me.
One night well hanging out with friends, the topic of "Hot or Not" came up. Now for those who do not know what it is, basically it is if you like something it's "hot" and the opposite is for "Not". This topic first started off with simple things like brands of clothes and songs. But later on in the night became more specific like type of celebrities we enjoyed. After Megan fox was labeled as "Hot", Jess burst into tears and moved towards upstairs very quickly. This was very whelming for the group since we all tried to figure out what had just happen. The girls in the group made their way upstairs to see if they could find out and understand why Jess was so upset. They came back downstairs a few minutes later and told us that she said she was fine and did not want to talk to anyone.
So me being the person I am, I made my way upstairs to see if I could see if I could get anything out of her. When making my way upstairs, I heard the front door close. I made my way to it quickly and opened the door. I saw Jess making her way down the driveway, so I put my shoes on and went after her. I caught up to her and asked her what was wrong? For the first time in our "friendship" she actually expressed to me her feelings. In a nut shell she told me that as we played the game, she started to notice that everything that was labeled as "hot" has nothing in common with who she was. I told her that being "hot" was not just being good looking, but it was similar to the expression that "beauty is inner and not outer". After talking for over an hour, I came to understand why she was always negative. She also told me that she had tried to losing weight but could never accomplish the goals she wanted. After our conversation she noticed that she was being too hard on herself and that if she wanted to be successful in her weight lose she needed to be positive and not negative. I told her that if she ever needs someone to be there for her, I would. I feel that this was the moment when my feeling of empathy turned into sympathy. I actually cared about how she felt and wanted to help her achieve her goals. I told her that she needed to just do it. If she really wanted to change she would have to believe in herself and it would happen. She told me that for the first time in a while someone actually cared about her and that was what was lacking in her change.
Over a six months period Jess and I texted back and forth about how her weight lose was going. She told me that when she felt a change in herself with that she would let me know me know and would come around. She needed to change for herself and no one else. That she knew she could do it if she put her mind to it. Needless to say when seeing Jess, she was a changed person. She told use that with the help of family, friends and tips she learned from things on television host she was able to love the body that she was in. This was a result in her becoming a much happier individual .


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Now that Porsche has officially unveiled the new generation Cayenne , they have also slipped out some of the first images and details on the Sport Package that will be offered for the S version starting April 2011. The package carries a small price tag of $3,000.
The package will include larger wheel arches, body-colored door moldings, new trim on the lower body in body color, an added roof spoiler, and quad tailpipes. We anticipate a few changes in the interior followed by a new set of wheels, but no word has been given on what those changes may be.
The standard version is powered by a 3.6-liter V6 engine with an output of 300hp. The diesel one gets a 240 bhp, 405 lb-ft 3-liter V6 engine while the S version gets a 4.8-liter V8 with 400 hp. The top version of the Cayenne, the Turbo, is powered by a 4.8-liter V8 biturbo with an impressive 500 hp. In the USA, the S version is priced at $63,700. So, if you opt for a Cayenne S with the Sport Package - get those calculators out - the prices will start at $66.7K.


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Special Statistical Meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 1
The Statistics Section will sponsor its Student Research Session and Competition (session 4074.1) at 8:30 a.m.; there are four student presentations at this session. At 12:30, 10 presenters will be at the Statistics Poster Session (session 4173.0). The Lowell Reed Lecture and the Spiegelman and Statistics Section Awards presentations (session 4340.0) will be held at 2:30. Finally, at 6:30 is the General Membership Meeting and Social Hour (session 347.0). Other Statistics sessions on Tuesday include: Statistical Methods for Surveys in Healthy Communities (session 4074) at 8:30 and Analyzing Large Public Health Databases (session 4241.0) at 12:30.
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Statistics Report from APHA's First Midyear Meeting in June by Jim Leeper
Jim Leeper represented the Statistics Section at APHA's first Midyear Meeting from June 23–25 in Chicago. The theme of the meeting was "Implementing Health Reform: A Public Health Approach". It was attended by several hundred people with representatives from each Section and from state affiliates. The purpose of the meeting was "to offer professionals and practitioners who will be involved in the day-to-day tasks of reforming the health system hands-on training and technical assistance" with educational/learning objectives of "1) to define the roles of the public health community in responding to Health Reform and 2) to address the gap between public health practitioners' knowledge and performance as it relates to the implementation of health reform at the local, state and/or federal level."
In the opening general session, the importance of public health in improving health outcomes in the United States compared to other countries was stressed. Survey results show that the U.S. public is strongly supportive of prevention efforts, although they are somewhat confused about the difference between community vs. individual prevention. Jennifer Granholm (the former governor of Michigan) gave a rousing, inspirational talk about the need for prevention and health reform, concluding that public health workers need to "stage an intervention" with politicians (who are our employees) to do what the public wants in terms of prevention and health reform.
In a breakout session titled "How Does the Public Describe Public Health?", speakers made the following points: Prevention is supported by 80 percent of the population, but half of those think it is a personal responsibility rather than a community responsibility and they listen to the vocal and strong opposition who focuses on costs, taxes and immigrants. So public health usually loses. The public wants prevention to be a higher priority and strongly supports specific action such as banning smoking in public places and making school lunches healthier. Effective messaging: Best communicators listen to the public and enter conversation through the public's beliefs and interests. People want to know how something makes their lives better, not somebody else's. Positive messages are more effective, e.g. "Community prevention can make a real difference – like it has in Oklahoma City … They lost half a million pounds and attracted new employers …". Lead with values; people want facts, but only a few. People understand the world through stories and narratives. Messages should be consistent. Messengers should be local leaders. Messages can come from national leaders, but need local validators.
In another breakout session on "Developing the Public Health Workforce", there were several things of interest to the Statistics Section including CDC training opportunities, the need for better data collection and reporting about health disparities, the need to enumerate the public health workforce, and the impact on schools of public health.
Takeaway Messages
1. Public health workers and academics need to be informed about health care reform.
2. Public health workers and academics need to be active in protecting the public health provisions within health care reform.
3. Public health workers and academics need to be active in guiding how health care reform affects their area of interest.
4. Community-based prevention works, but this needs to be better communicated to the public.
Statistics Section Impacts
1. There are a lot of measurement and evaluation issues related to assessing the impacts of health care reform in which statisticians need to be involved. We could organize a session(s) for the next Annual Meeting around these issues.
2. Training the next generation of public health workers will most likely require greater knowledge of statistical methods.
Dr. Karl Peace Honored With Reception at Georgia Southern University
Dr. Karl Peace, who endowed the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University, was honored recently with a reception on the occasion of his 70th birthday at the home of GSU President Brooks Keel and First Lady Tammie Schalue. A portrait of Dr. Peace, created by the renowned artist Susan Oliver, was unveiled during the reception. Dr. Keel praised Dr. Peace's contributions to the university and used the occasion to announce that the JPHCOPH was recently accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Other special guests were; Dr. Lynn Woodhouse (Interim Dean, JPHCOPH), State Senator Jack Hill, State Congresswoman Jan Tankersley, Dr. Peace's son: Christopher Peace (member Virginia House of Delegates), and Dr. Peace's brother, Mitchell Peace, and sister, Joan Godbee.
Boys and Girls Club of Bulloch County, Georgia honors Dr. Karl Peace
The Boys and Girls Club of Bulloch County, Georgia recently dedicated the Karl E. Peace Center for Academic Achievement. The Club created the center in recognition of Dr. Peace's contributions to the Club, particularly to its academic programs. At the dedication, Dr. Peace stated: "Education builds knowledge, understanding, wisdom, strength, character and ultimately makes us who we are. It is the great emancipator and equalizer."
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Accredited by CEPH by Karl Peace
Georgia Southern University's Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) has received accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health. JPHCOPH is now one of only 48 colleges or schools of Public Health worldwide to receive this recognition. The JPHCOPH was founded in 2004. The college was endowed by Karl Peace, PhD, in honor of his late wife, Jiann-Ping Hsu. The college has grown rapidly and recently moved into a renovated building that includes a state-of-the-art Public Health Core Laboratory. http://news.georgiasouthern.edu/campusnews.php?id=338; http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=203&school_Id=59;
Awards Luncheon and Annual Dinner for Statistics Section at the Annual Meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 1 is a day of honors and pleasure for members of the AHPA Statistics Section. Starting at 12:15, the Section will honor invited guests at its Awards Luncheon. The luncheon will be held at the Cure Bar and Bistro Restaurant in the Grand Hyatt Washington at Tenth and H Streets. We end the night with a Sicilian dinner at the legendary family style, Italian restaurant, Carmine's, located at 425 Seventh Street NW. Come join the fun!
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Forward the contact information for new companies or organizations that you would like to see included as exhibitors at the Annual Meeting to Priya Bose, Meetings and Exhibits Coordinator, at firstname.lastname@example.com. Anyone submitting a qualified lead for potential new exhibitors will be entered into a drawing for a free full registration. Get to know our exhibitors before the meeting on our Virtual Expo (http://www.expocadweb.com/11apha/ec/forms/attendee/indexTab.aspx )!
Check out APHA's Advocacy Track at this year's Annual Meeting
APHA will host a one-day advocacy track of sessions during the 2011 Annual Meeting in D.C. on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011, and all APHA members are encouraged to attend to hone their public health advocacy skills. For more detailed information regarding the particular sessions, refer to the 2011 online program ( http://apha.confex.com/apha/139am/webprogram/start.html ) and enter the session number to see the list of planned speakers and topics to be covered. Attendees will be eligible for CE credit.
Ø "Nailing your policy: Creating APHA's policy buddy system," Session 3007.0, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.
Ø "Media Advocacy: Breaking through the crowded news cycle," Session 3119.0, 10:30 a.m.
Ø "The Who, What & How of Advocacy," Session 3216.0, 12:30-2 p.m.
Ø "Mobilizing a public health campaign," Session 3318.0, 2:30-4 p.m.
Ø "The Role of Social Media in Public Health," Session 3417.0, 4:30 p.m.
APHA's Public Health Buyer's Guide links users to industry products
http://publichealthbuyersguide.com is designed specifically for public health professionals, allowing easy search of vendors from a link on the APHA website's home page, www.apha.org. Within the Public Health Buyer's Guide, public health professionals will be able to easily locate products and services unique to our industry without the clutter of general Internet search engine results.
Let APHA host your public health career day at the Annual Meeting
In addition to attending town hall meetings this year, APHA would like you to share a story about why public health funding is important in your community or state. Preferably, the funding would come from one of these three sources:
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2. Health Resources and Services Administration
3. Prevention and Public Health Fund
Examples can provide:
An approximate estimate of the amount of the funding received
Location of the program (City, state)
A summary of the program/intervention (PH issue and intervention being used)
Any examples of positive outcomes to date
Make all submissions to: http://www.apha.org/advocacy/tips/stories.htm or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Public Health and Equity Principles for Transportation
APHA has recently released a list of 10 Public Health and Equity Principles for Transportation. These policies recognize the various impacts that transportation policies can have on public health — they can lead to an increased risk of heart disease, asthma, obesity and mental health disorders — especially on vulnerable populations, including the elderly, the poor and individuals with disabilities. We believe that if transportation policies are reviewed and evaluated with these principles in mind, we will be better able to ensure that health and equity are well-represented. By holding transportation policies to a stated set of standards, we can encourage a transportation system that supports health, and direct funds to programs that improve health, equity and well-being. It is essential that other organizations — at the national, state and local level — demonstrate their support for these principles by joining us as signatories. Please sign on to show your organization's support for these essential principles.
APHA is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Drexel University Online. Under this program, APHA members and their families are eligible for special tuition discounts of up to 25 percent when they enroll in any of Drexel's online courses. Drexel University Online offers a wide range of courses in a flexible online format, including CEPH-accredited programs in biostatistics and epidemiology. Please see the APHA partnership page for more details (http://www.drexel.com/APHA ).
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