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Orion Health Joins Major Industry Leaders
Orion Health Joins Major Industry Leaders in Alliance for Clinical Excellence (ACE)
AUCKLAND - February 27, 2009 - Orion Health today announced its participation in a new global industry alliance to determine the cost-benefit equation of IT in healthcare.
The Alliance for Clinical Excellence (ACE), launched at the regional HIMSS Healthcare IT Conference in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, is a significant global initiative with several other major industry leaders aimed at helping healthcare organisations improve disease outcomes while reducing cost burdens.
ACE participants at the launch included Orion Health, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics, iSoft, MOH Holdings (Singapore), National University of Singapore (School of Computing), Oracle Corporation and CHIK Services.
ACE will address the healthcare industry's growing global demand for predictive, evidenced-based metrics to determine the cost-benefit equation that helps evaluate the deployment of IT systems.
Orion Health says the alliance will be of great strategic benefit to healthcare organisations globally. Believed to be the first industry-focused alliance of global significance Orion Health's CEO, Ian McCrae, says the company's participation will provide practical and long term benefits to its customers.
"Every day, Orion Health sees examples where our products have helped to deliver better patient care, improved operational efficiencies and increased patient satisfaction. This is anecdotal evidence to support that fact higher quality care can be delivered at less cost to the organisation. This new global initiative will go a long way towards quantifying this cost-benefit equation" said McCrae.
The immediate priorities for the ACE participants will be to work on defining best practice approach and methodologies to address these challenges in a global setting.
About the Alliance for Clinical Excellence (ACE)
The Alliance for Clinical Excellence is an open, global collaboration initiative focused on creating evaluation metrics of the cost and benefit (net value) of IT in healthcare with the aim to improve disease outcomes while reducing cost burdens. It aims to deliver evidence-based metrics, analysis and tools on a wide range of healthcare IT domains, in order to provide transparent and actionable recommendations to healthcare industry stakeholders.
About Orion Health
Orion Health's easy-to-use solutions and applications improve patient care and clinical decision-making by providing integrated health data in a single, unified view. By enhancing existing healthcare information systems, Orion Health's Rhapsody integration engine, Concerto physician portal, and workflow solutions provide healthcare workers with easy access to patient data and trends, and reduce errors and omissions by streamlining information transfer.
Worldwide, Orion Health is implementing health information communities involving over 35 million patients with tens of thousands of active users. Orion Health's partners include leading health system integrators and IT vendors such as Accenture, IBM, Oracle Corporation and others. Orion Health has more than 1,000 clients around the world, including the New Zealand Ministry of Health, Auckland District Health Board, HealthAlliance, New South Wales Health, UCLA(USA), Capital Health(Canada) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
I love reading the author bios, to see where they came from, how they lived and what drove them to write against all odds. This is from Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797):
"Mary Wollstonecraft's father inherited a substantial fortune and set himself up as a gentleman farmer. He was, however, both extravagant and incompetent, and as one farm after another failed, he became moody and violent and sought solace in heavy bouts of drinking and in tyrannizing over his submissive wife. Mary was the second of five children and the oldest daughter."
Any wonder that she wrote essays on women's rights?
I love reading about the life of Wordsworth. The man walked practically all through Europe, even as a boy. And in college, he and a friend "journeyed on foot through France and the Alps".
He found inspiration for his poetry in nature, and walked daily for long periods of time. I find that so motivational, makes me want to get out there and take a walk.
This is on Robert Browning (1812-1889):
"During the years of his marriage Robert Browning was sometimes referred to as 'Mrs. Browning's husband.' Elizabeth Barrett was at that time a famous poet, whereas her husband was a relatively unknown experimenter whose poems were greeted with misunderstanding or indifference. Not until the 1860's did he at last gain a public and become recognized as the rival or equal of Tennyson."
I find that kind of information incredibly fascinating. I could browse through this volume all day, discovering interesting little tidbits about the lives of writers past. Or I could browse the internet and find interesting tidbits about my fellow writers now. I guess it's pretty much the same thing, learning these things about one another, following their books, seeing the covers, finding out who their publishers are, reading about the editing process, sharing in the joys and frustrations.
It may be 200 years later, but writers still do pretty much the same thing, only with more advanced equipment. We write, we gather to talk about what we are writing, we learn from one another, we sit isolated for long periods of time, we have histories that led us to this point, we care about what others think about our work, we go for long walks to clear our minds.
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To go on a slight tangent, I was fascinated with how many writers and artists appeared before Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple along with the founding fathers to ask that their work be done since they had done their part for helping to establish I suppose the right time for the restored gospel to take root.ReplyDelete
Vicki Jo Anderson's book, The Other Eminent Men of Wilford Woodruff gives a brief detail of the event in St. George and then brief biographies on the non-founding fathers notably among them
Lord George Gordon Noel Byron-poet, Robert Burns-poet, Johan Wolfgang von Goeth-German Lit, Baron Edward George Bulwer-Lytton-novelist, Edmund Burke-politcal author, Frederick the Great-king of Prussia (that was surprising),Edward Gibbon-historian, Oliver Goldsmith-playwright,novelist, Washington Irving-father of American lit, Stonewall Jackson-confedrate general (another surprise)Samuel Johnson-english writer and moralist, Hiram Powers-sculptor, Sir joshua Reynolds-painter, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller-poet, Sir Walter Scott-novelist (I love Ivanhoe), William Makepeace Thackeray-novelist, William Wordworth-poet, Jean Armour-wife of Robert Burns, Jane Austen-novelist, Charlotte Bronte-novelist, Felicia Dorothea Browne-poet, Elizabeth Browning-poet-wife of Robert Browning, Charlotte Margaret Carpenter-wife of Sir Walter Scott, Maria Edgeworth-novelist, Matilda Hoffman-betrothed of Washington Irving, Lydia Huntley-author, Emily Chubboch Judson (pen name-Fanny Forester)-author, Letitia Elizabeth Landon-novelist, Frances Locke-poet, Marie Antoinette-Queen of France (another surprise that tells me we don't know the full story), Anna Isabella Milbanke-wife of Lord Byron, Mary Russell Mitford-novelist, Hannah More-author, Lady Sydney Morgan-novelist, Euphrosyne Parepa-opera singer, Catherine Maria Sedgwick-novelist and this list is just getting too long and I am sorry for threadjacking.
I just started thinking about the writers you mentioned and this is what came to mind. I thought you might be more familiar with some of them than me.
I loved these books. The summer after my mission, I was extremely broke. I hated to sell back my Norton Anthology (I can't remember which one it was), but I desperately, desperately needed the $70 I'd get back. It was the only one I didn't keep. I hated that.ReplyDelete
I love that Stonewall Jackson was there, David. I guess I'm turning too Virginian after touring the Battle of Bull run, standing at the monument where he got his nickname, then stood where he was shot in Fredericksburg and followed his trip by ambulance to the home where he finally died. And I loved his depiction in The Killer Angels. I know it's not nonfiction but still... I've become a fan. Go Stonewall! (And no, I don't hang a Confederate flag.) But what a stellar leader! Someone who left an impression!ReplyDelete
What an amazing list, I have never seen that before, but I am surely not surprised that so many authors/poets are included, since they have traditionally been so close to the spirit especially during those times before the Gospel was restored.ReplyDelete
Even now, I feel that writers have a special mission to share the truth as they see it and interpret it, through the amazing power of the story. Which may explain why there are so many LDS writers out there.
Mary Wollstonecraft wrote in one of her essays that she is looking for a great man to lead in the emancipation of woman. To me, that was Joseph Smith. Once he turned the key in behalf of women, that event did not just establish the Relief Society organization, but it literally turned the key for womens basic rights. From that point on, the advancement of women happened at lightening speed. I give that credit to Joseph the Prophet, who significantly opened the heavens for blessings to be poured down upon us as women.
This is one of the most interesting posts I have ever read. Thank you all for your comments.ReplyDelete
David, I don't mind your thread-jacking, I read every word.
One can only wonder what modern authors' bios will look like a century from now. Given people don't themselves write about how their fathers squandered their fortunes or how they lived in their spouse's shadow (not usually at least). Amazing the tidbits that come out once all people concerned have passed on.ReplyDelete
The textbooks you purchase in college almost gain personality. In college I first began to care about learning. High school was a big joke, just a place where I did choir and gymnastics. My college chemistry books became my friends. I would study them all the time, soaking up their information. The sidebars were of scientists, their lives, and how they made their discoveries. Aspartame (Sweet N Low)was discovered because the scientist accidentally licked his finger in the lab to change a page and discovered it was sweet. He had to backtrack everything he had done to figure out where the sweetness came from before he could replicate it. I still go back to those old books and read from them. I no longer understand what they are talking about, but I am still amazed by the process of discovery.ReplyDelete

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- Basking Ridge, NJ
- Accordion Player
- Travels up to 120 miles
- $150 and up
Dave provides strolling accordion and dance music. He performs oldies from the forties through the eighties and sings in several languages. He has performed in seven states from Florida to New Jersey and Illinois. Dave welcomes your requests from his large repertoire of thousands of songs. His songs include Americana, Polka, Country, Latin, German, Irish, Italian, Polish and French.
With the current COVID-19 pandemic DBand is planning to provide virtual gigs. All that you need is an iPhone with Zoom capability. DBand will schedule a meeting on the day of your event and you will join. You will provide the sound system for your guests. Contact Dave for updates on DBand virtual gigs.
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1950s Era Entertainment, Oldies Music, One Man Band
Dave was a great additive to our Oktoberfest party! He was very professional, arrived very early to set up, and dressed for the occasion in his lederhosen. He took all requests and even learned the song Run Around Sue as per a special request before the event. Would definitely recommend for your next event!
Accordion Player
Response from DBand:
Thanks, Jessica, for your kind review!
Dave showed up early, had several accordion options to match our venue's acoustics and was the perfect addition to our Oktoberfest/Masskrugstemmen party. Dave interacted with our guests, played on request and kept the party going strong! I am looking forward to hiring Dave again for all of our future Masskrugstemmen parties.
German Entertainment, One Man Band, Polka Band, Accordion Player
Response from DBand:
Thanks, Barry, for a GREAT review and for the sincere kindness and hospitality you and your guests showed me!
Dave was prompt and professional throughout. His music really made the event! I would highly recommend him for any Oktoberfest or generally festive party.
One Man Band, Polka Band, Accordion Player
Response from DBand:
Thanks for the great and timely review, Ariane! Please send me a link to the birthday boy's dance song so I can learn it for the next party. I'm glad you liked the music!
Dave Burr
Accordion and Vocals
Phone: 908-953-0191
David was very professional. He was prompt,courteous, and very talented. He also looked handsome in his tux.
To say the least, he was the hit of the party. His music which played for age group of 1-90 years had everyone singing and dancing. He could play any song and played many request. He never tried and his enthusiasm and talent was felt by everyone. I can't imagine a party without him. We had him stay longer that his original time and he was willing and played until the last dancer stopped dancing. Our family thanked him from the bottom of our hearts and loved having him share our dads 90th birthday. If you are looking for a fun, lively and foot stomping party, don't hesitate to call David Burr. We loved him and his music. Dziekuje Ci
The Humenik Family
Polka Band, Accordion Player
Response from DBand:
Thanks for the great review, Margie. I think you meant "He never tired" instead of "He never tried", OK?
David Burr
Accordion and Vocals
Dave was on time and came provided all the equipment necessary. Since it was an Oktoberfest, he even dressed the occasion and had a wide variety of songs to offer that everybody enjoyed. We would definitely book Dave again for future events.
One Man Band
Dave was a great addition to our party. Would recommend his gig to others.
One Man Band
Dear David, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for providing such amazing entertainment at my Mother's Birthday. Everyone loved you! It was perfect for the Italian feel we wanted to create. I am so glad that Google led me to your website, and that you were available at quite short notice. Everyone enjoyed having live music, and you played it at just the right volume so that we could appreciate it but chat with our guests at the same time! Dave is a top notch professional!
Once again thank you so much. Lisa
Accordion Player
Guests enjoyed the music!
Thanks Dave
Accordion Player
Response from DBand:
I also enjoyed playing and singing to your guests. Let's do it again soon!
We hired Dave and another musician to play polka music at our Oktoberfest party. They were wonderful. Not only did they play polka music, they also played special song requests from the crowd. Both musicians came dressed in Lederhosen which added to their charm and enhancement of their performance. Bravo for a job well done.
Polka Band, Accordion Player
Mr. Burr is an amazingly talented musician who truly added a special touch to our family's celebration. He was able to play a great mixture of 50s music as well as a few Polkas on the accordion which were very enjoyable. Dressed in a tuxedo, Mr. Burr added an ambiance that was fun and unique for our event and we cannot wait to have him at our future parties.
Accordion Player, 1950s Era Entertainment, Accordion Player, Polka Band
David did a fantastic job for a Street Fair and Festival I hired him for. He drove 3 hours and was still an hour early for the event. His outfit was very nice and perfect for our event. His music was great and I would recommend him for any event.
Accordion Player
Booking Info
Price Range: $150 and up
Gig Length: 60 - 300 minutes
Languages: English, French, German, Italian
Phone Number: Call
What to Expect
The listener will enjoy both Americana and European songs and dances. These include Polka, Country, Latin, German, Irish, Italian and French music. Listeners often turn into smiling dancers when they hear Dave's stimulating upbeat music. Many audience members make special requests and are delighted when they hear their favorite songs being played.
Dave has extensive experience as a solo accordionist and side man with different musical groups. He started performing in high school with a 50s/60s dance band in Pennsylvania. Later he formed the Dave Burr Trio, a country music band in Illinois. Typical venues included country clubs, fraternal clubs, restaurants, and weddings. Dave once performed with Sing Out America for a crowd of 20,000. Now retired from a career in computer engineering, he is available to provide affordable/flexible solutions for your musical needs . Call Dave at 908-953-0191 and ask about DBand's virtual gigging capability.
Services Offered
Past Booked Events
|August 22, 2020 • 7:30pm - 9:00pm
|Dinner Party
|October 19, 2019 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
|House Party
|October 12, 2019 • 4:30pm - 5:30pm
|Birthday Party
|October 05, 2019 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm
|Dinner Party
|March 16, 2019 • 5:30pm - 7:00pm
|Cocktail Party
|December 08, 2018 • 5:30pm - 7:30pm
|Dinner Party
|October 20, 2018 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
|House Party
|October 19, 2018 • 11:00am - 4:00pm
|Corporate Event
|October 06, 2018 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
|September 22, 2018 • 12:30pm - 3:00pm
|Birthday Party
|August 04, 2018 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
|Birthday Party
|October 27, 2017 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm
|Corporate Event
|October 14, 2017 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm
|House Party
|October 01, 2016 • 5:00pm - 8:00pm
|House Party
|September 30, 2016 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm
|Dinner Party
|September 20, 2014
|Ethnic Celebration
|August 16, 2014
|Wedding Cocktail Hour
|April 26, 2014
|Birthday Party
|November 02, 2013
|Anniversary Party
|October 30, 2013
|Corporate Event
Set List
Partial Song List:
I Saw the Light
Red Wing Polka
I'll Fly Away
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Jed Clampett Song
House of the Rising Sun
Battle of New Orleans
Okie from Muskogee
Turkey in the Straw
Georgia on my Mind
Sweet Georgia Brown
Down Yonder
Tom Dooley
Yellow Rose of Texas
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
The Entertainer
Cotton Fields Back Home
Dueling Banjos
Wabash Cannon Ball
American Patrol March
Washington Post March
Under the Double Eagle
Johnny B. Goode
Rocky Top
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Country Roads
Rocky Mountain High
Your Cheating Heart
Welcome To My World
The Crystal Chandelier
You Were Always On My Mind
I Can't Stop Loving You
King of the Road
I Walk the Line
Folsom Prison Blues
Ring of Fire
Wabash Cannon Ball
Proud Mary
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Rhinestone Cowboy
Green Grass of Home
Four Walls
I Can't Stop Loving You
Singing the Blues
El Paso
The Battle of New Orleans
I'm Sending You a Big Bouquet of Roses
Oh Lonesome Me
For the Good Times
Kiss an Angel Good Morning
He'll Have to Go
Please Help Me I'm Falling
San Antonio Rose
Walking the Floor Over You
King of the Road
Walk On By
The Cattle Call
Make the World Go Away
Thank God I'm a Country Boy
Rose Garden
Delta Dawn
For the Good Times
Could I Have This Dance
Help Me Make It Through the Night
King of the Road
Always on my Mind
Good Hearted Woman
Hey Good Lookin'
The Gambler
Little Brown Jug
Carolina in the Morning
Sail Along Silvery Moon
Me and Bobby McGee
Son of a Preacher Man
Streets of London
The Night They Tore Old Dixie Down
Polka/Waltz and German:
Leichstensteiner Polka
Beer Barrel Polka
Ach Du Lieber Augustin
Ein Prosit
Du Du Leigst Mir Im Herzen
In Heaven There is No Beer
Helena Polka
Clarinet Polka
Pennsylvania Polka
There is a Tavern in the Town
Too Fat Polka
I've Got A Wife At Home
Who Stole the Keeshka
Charlie Was A Boxer
No Beer Today
Small World Polka
Julida Polka
Blue Skirt Waltz
Just Because Polka
Tick Tock Polka
Jenny Lind Polka
Chicken Dance
Tennessee Waltz
Waltz of the Flowers
Skater's Waltz
Over the Waves
Tzena, Tzena
Hava Nagila
Wooden Heart Polka
Emilia Polka
You Can't Be True Dear
Hoop Dee Doo
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Red River Valley
Mocking Bird Hill
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Scolding Mother Polka
Bicycle Built for Two
Helena Polka
Who Stole the Kiska
You Can't Be True Dear
Happy Wanderer
Julida Polka
Heaven There Is No Beer
Barbara Polka
Peanuts Polka
Ach du Lieber
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
Cleveland The Polka Town
Strip Polka (Queenie Polka)
Tick Tock Polka
Precious Lord
How Great Thou Art
Whispering Hope
It Is No Secret
I Believe
Amazing Grace
My God (Sister Act)
Precious Memories
I'll Fly Away
God Be With You Til We Meet Again
You'll Never Walk Alone
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
The Lord's Prayer
Ave Maria
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Amazing Grace
Glory Glory Hallelujah
I Saw the Light
Tango and Latin:
Girl From Ipanema
Green Eyes
Blue Tango
Tango of the Roses
La Cumparsita
El Choclo
Hernando's Hideaway
Argentine Tango
La Paloma
Spanish Eyes
Spanish Harlem
Never On Sunday
Watermelon Man
Besame Mucho
Cherry Pink
Quando Quando
Killing Me Softly
Mary Anne
La Bamba
Banana Boat Song
Norwegian Wood
Mr. Tambourine Man
Sound of Silence
Mrs. Robinson
Scarborough Fair
Blowin' in the Wind
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Monday, Monday
Summer in the City
Both Sides Now
Everbody's Talkin'
Gentle On My Mind
500 Miles
After You've Gone
Pennies From Heaven
Deep Purple
September Song
Memories are Made of This
In The Mood
Moments to Remember
Cherry Pink
Begin the Beguine
Glow Worm
Alabamy Bound
I'm In the Mood for Love
For Me and My Gal
Fifties and Sixties
Alley Cat
Hey Jude
All Shook Up
Hard Day's Night
Eleanor Rigby
Love Me Tender
Don't Be Cruel
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Return To Sender
The Twist
Hound Dog
Jail House Rock
Are You Lonesome Tonight
Garden Party
Love Me Tender
Blue Velvet
Love Letters in the Sand
Al Di La
My Own True Love
Shadow of Your Smile
Tonight Tonight
Maria Maria
One Hand, One Heart
On a Clear Day
Fiddler on the Roof
Blue Moon
Put Your Head On My Shoulder
Peppermint Twist
Let's Do the Twist
Star Spangled Banner
New York, New York
Chicago, Chicago
Calfornia Here I Come
Colonel Bogey March
Mexican Hat Dance
When the Saints Go Marching In
Bill Bailey
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Scarlet Ribbons
Spirit in the Sky
Bye Bye Miss American Pie
Its Now or Never
Here Comes the Sun
Blue Bayou
Mony Mony
Lady Godiva
My Way
You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You
Unchained Melody
I'm A Believer
Big Girls Don't Cry
Danny Boy
Toora Loora Loora
Black Velvet Band
All Through the Night
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
Irish Washerwoman
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye)
My Wild Irish Rose
Goodnight Irene
The Wild Rover
The Rising of the Moon
Kerry Dance
McNamara's Band
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
The Wearing of the Green
Loch Lomond
The Campbells are Coming
Amazing Grace
It's a Great Day for the Irish
When You were Sweet Sixteen
Christmas in Killarney
Galway Bay
Molly Malone (Cockles and Mussels)
Auld Lang Syne
Oh Marie
O Sole Mio
Lazy Mary
Funiculi Funicula
Faleree Falerah
Come Softly Love
Come Back to Sorrento
Santa Lucia
That's Amore
Quando Quando
Besame Mucho
Arrivederci Roma
La Marseillaise
Sous le Ciel de Paris
Frere Jacques
La Mer
My Way
Can Can
I Love Paris
Tea For Two
C'est Si Bon
Chanson d'Amour
Les Trois Cloques
Le Feuille Mortes
La Vie en Rose
Tea for Two
A Man and a Woman
Mademoiselle from Armentiers Parlez Vous
Chantez Chantez Sing a Little Paris Song
Aloha Oe
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Blue Hawaii
Sweet Lelani
Over the Rainbow
Tiny Bubbles
To You Sweetheart, Aloha
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Two Guitars (Russian)
|David Grego
|Larry Czajkowski
|Brian Nalepka
|Steve Kleiman
|Banjo, Vocal
|Hank Guzevich
|Frank Kolodzieski
|Glenn Dydak
Influences & Inspiration
All those musicians and bands Dave grew up with that loved playing music.
As an accordionist, it would be fitting to mention several of the (many) greats who influenced Dave. He had the good fortune to meet six of them: Frank Yankovic, Myron Floren, Charles Nunzio, Carmen Carrozza, Pietro Deiro Jr., and Dick Contino. Sadly, Dave never met two who significantly inspired his early studies: Charles Magnante and Art Van Damme.
Dave would like to share two bits of trivia: Peter Deiro, the son of Pietro Deiro Jr., attended school with him at Franklin and Marshall College. Charles Nunzio became his neighbor when he moved to Basking Ridge NJ in the eighties. How awesome is that!
Dave would also like to give credit to the loving Roy King family that he grew up with. Roy King was an inspiration both technically and musically. Roy King's work in TV repair inspired Dave's career in engineering. His family was highly gifted musically and provided many opportunities to jam together. Roy would even join in with his fiddling. Dave stays in touch with the Kings to this dayl
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The Bleeding Heart
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Do you think you can heal this bleeding heart
only by silly words?
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Don't you ever call my name,
for I no longer belong
To those who do me wrong!
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Cryptosteel Mnemonic is one of Cryptosteel's best-selling items, combining versatility with ease of use and supplying all you need to back up your BIP39 cryptocurrency seed with no third-party involvement.
The set contains one double-sided stainless steel Cryptosteel Cassette capable of holding 24 four-digit mnemonics in total, as well as over 245 uppercase letter tiles, optimised and part-randomised for maximum ease of use and security. Blank tiles are included to facilitate three-letter mnemonic words.
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Head of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said the words of the West against terrorism contradict its actions, complicating the fight against terrorism.
"What the West says in its fight against terrorism contradicts what it actually does," he said in a meeting with visiting former French prime minister Francois Fillon on Sunday.
"This has undermined the efforts to engage in a real battle against terrorism," IRNA quoted him as saying.
Rafsajani said Iran seeks a free and calm Middle East, and is ready to cooperate will all countries, including France, to turn this vision into reality.
"The roots of terrorism should be dealt with, which needs a long and relatively costly plan," he said.
Fillon said the future of Europe lies in peace and welfare in the Middle East, while "the crisis situation in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya are threatening global stability."
The former official described Iran as an important country that has a major role in settling the region's problems.
"Although major countries in the world have some disagreements, they should work together to manage the situation in unstable countries," Fillon said.


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Ben Folds is such a good songwriter that he can't deliver a bad tune even when he wants to.
'One Down' is about a time Folds' record company required him to write 4.6 songs in order to fulfill his contract. Apparently he received .4 worth of credit for an earlier co-written song.
He shit this one out (as he colorfully puts it) to chip away at the obligation.
And, wouldn't you know it, it's a lovely song. The piano work is typically wonderful and the lyrics are cleverly self-reflective. He goes for the most trite, cliched romantic pablum in the bridge and still makes it sound good.
I woke up and I drove to work
On the wrong side of the road
And what the hell would I do
I must admit, I didn't know
And Andrew came along y'all
To add a couple lines or so
I've got one I finished yesterday
And I got three-point-six to go
One down
And three-point-six
And I'm outta here
One down
And three-point-six
And I'm out of here
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People tell me Ben, just make up junk and turn it in
But I never was alright with turning in
A bunch of shit
I don't like wasting time
On music that won't make me proud
But now I've found a reason
To sit right down and shit some out
I love you more than
Any man has loved before
I love you more than
All the stars up in the sky
I think that we should
Settle down and live happily forever…
What do you think of that?
[Verse 3]
I'm really not complaining
I realise it's just a job
And I hate hearing belly-aching rock stars
Whine and sob
Cause I could be busing tables
I could well be pumping gas
Yeah, but I get paid much finer
For playing piano and kissing ass
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Good evening, folks. Another light snow maker blows into the region tonight, likely putting down some light accumulations just in time for the morning commute. Beyond that, things continue to remain active with another snow maker possibly showing up later in the week.
The one coming late tonight and early Tuesday won't be very impressive on radar, then you will see light stuff developing right on top of central and eastern parts of the state. Northwesterly wind will then touch off some snow showers and snow squalls across the east. The future radar from the HI RES NAM continues to illustrate this very well…
This is another light event, with coatings to 1″ possible for some. Here's the First Call For Snowfall…
Slick travel is a possibility early Tuesday, especially across the east and southeast. I do not expect this to be a repeat of what happened Saturday. Your best chance for a snow day or some delays will be across the east.
Gusty northwesterly winds will kick in, causing our temps to drop all day through the 20s.
Another system then shows up Wednesday night, but the track on that is all over the place. It may try to bring a band of light snow across the northern half of the state.
The more interesting system comes Thursday night into Friday. Another northern branch system digs in across the lower Ohio Valley, spawning another low to our southeast. That system then tries to ride the east coast. That scenario would bring more light snow across our entire region.
Here's the new GFS…
Can we get that east coast system to actually trend farther west in the coming days? We shall see, but it's an interesting look.
After that blows through, temps come up by Saturday, but another system quickly moves in by Sunday. This one may be a mixed bag of wintry weather for us.
I will update again later tonight. Have a good one and take care.


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Powerful moment at Bernie Sanders rally as voter speaks about his $139,000 debt
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was in the middle of a routine campaign event when he heard the tragic story of a man on the brink.
US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was in the middle of a routine campaign appearance on Friday, speaking to voters about his health policies, when he heard the heartbreaking story of a man on the brink.
John, a military veteran, told Mr Sanders he was suffering from Huntington's disease, already $US139,000 ($A202,000) in debt and drowning in health care costs that kept piling up.
"I'm a navy veteran. I served 20 years. I saved lives," he said.
"I have Huntington's disease. I'm in stage four. I can barely take care of myself, and I do not have the strength to fight these people. And every time I get on the phone with them, they p*ss me off, and I can't deal with them.
"I was supposed to be given free health care for life, for being a veteran for 20 years."
John said he had been kicked off the Tricare health system, a Defence Department program which is supposed to look after veterans.
"Somehow after the fact, they claimed that my Tricare — that I had chosen to end it. Which I didn't," he said.
"Now they're saying that I didn't re-sign or do something."
"So how are you going to pay off —" Mr Sanders started to say.
"I can't. I can't. I'm going to kill myself," John said.
"Hold it. John, stop it. You're not going to kill yourself. Stop it," Mr Sanders told him.
"I can't deal with it. I have Huntington's disease. You know how hard it is? You know, you probably don't, do you? I can't drive. I can barely take of myself," John replied.
"All right, let's chat later at the end of the meeting, OK?" said Mr Sanders, before turning to the rest of the crowd.
"I wish that I could say that what John just described is unique, and that he is the only person in America who undergoes that. But it's not. All right, so John, we'll talk about it after the meeting and see what we can do about it."
Mr Sanders did follow through on his word, taking John aside after the event and speaking to him privately.
"What I wanted to make sure is that I got the correct information, because what I did not want to happen is just him talking about his story but not being able to follow up with him," he told CNN afterwards.
"He told me he doesn't answer his phone very much because there are bill collectors calling him up every day.
"Here is somebody who put his life on the line to defend his country, a veteran, dealing with a terrible, terrible illness, and what was obviously very unsettling is when he used the word suicide. That was the most dramatic and painful moment.
"This should not be going on in America, not for a veteran, not for any person in this country, and it is beyond comprehension that under the current health care system, somewhere like half a million people go bankrupt every year because of medical bills.
"Clearly we are not doing what we should be doing to make sure that every veteran in this country gets all of the quality health care they need when they need it."
Mr Sanders' handling of the situation earned him plaudits on the network. Host Don Lemon and political analyst Mark McKinnon discussed it at some length.
"Super-emotional human moment out there that magnifies the issue," McKinnon said.
"Also gave Sanders an opportunity to show humanity, which he doesn't do very often. I mean, he's just this policy-driven guy, but he handled that the right way. 'I got you, let's do it quietly and alone.' He didn't try to take advantage of the moment for himself publicly on TV, and took it away quietly. Which is the right way. It was a great moment."
"This is real life, and death. Possibly death. It's a real life or death issue," Lemon added.
So far, health care has dominated the political debate between the Democratic presidential candidates, who are all vying to be chosen to take on Donald Trump next year.
Two of the leading candidates, Mr Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, are advocating "Medicare for all". Both want to abolish private health insurance.
The current leader in the polls, former vice president Joe Biden, doesn't want to go that far.
Mr Biden was at the centre of a controversial moment during Thursday's debate when one rival, Julian Castro, accused him of forgetting his own health policy.
"The difference between what I support and what you support, vice president Biden, is that you require them to opt in. And I would not require them to opt in. They would automatically be enrolled, they would not need to buy in," Mr Castro said.
"That's a big difference, because Barack Obama's vision was not to leave 10 million people uncovered. He wanted every single person in this country covered. My plan would do that, your plan would not."
Mr Castro appeared to be wrong. A couple of minutes earlier, Mr Biden had said that under his own healthcare plan, anyone who could not afford insurance would be "automatically enrolled in the Medicare-type option".
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Naturally then, Mr Biden took exception to Mr Castro's argument.
"They do not have to buy in. They do not have to buy in," he interjected.
But Mr Castro did not back down.
"You just said that. You just said that two minutes ago. You just said two minutes ago that they would have to buy in. Are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago? Are you forgetting already what you said just two minutes ago?" he said.
"I can't believe that you said just two minutes ago that they had to buy in, now you're saying they don't have to — you're forgetting that!
"I'm fulfilling the legacy of Barack Obama, and you're not."
"That'll be a surprise to him," Mr Biden quipped in response.
Mr Castro's attack seemed to backfire, but it was telling that he chose to go after Mr Biden on health care. There is no bigger issue in the campaign.
For people like John, there is no bigger issue full stop.
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DVDs are here and they are GREAT!!! If you preordered one they are available to be picked up at the studio tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday Morning between 10 and 12. I will be at the studio on Monday evening, but remember there are NO CLASSES THE WEEK OF JULY 2-7.
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Hundreds turn out to see Queen at Sandringham church
PUBLISHED: 11:51 03 February 2019 | UPDATED: 15:10 03 February 2019
Hundreds of well-wishers braved freezing temperatures to greet the Queen during her last Sunday service before leaving Norfolk.
On a bitterly cold but sunny morning, crowds of people gathered outside St Peter and St Paul church at West Newton on the Sandringham Estate.
Dressed in a peach coat, dress and matching hat, the Queen arrived just before 11am in her Royal Bentley with her Lady in Waiting, Mary Morrison.
The Duke of Edinburgh was absent from the service.
Avid Royal fan, Janice Bushall from East Winch, said: "The Queen looked lovely didn't she? A very classy lady."
John Clarke, 67, and his wife Gail from Ingoldisthorpe, have been coming to greet the Queen and members of the Royal Family for seven years.
Mr Clarke said: "We think they're brilliant. Haven't seen the Duke this year, he probably wants to stay in the warm."
Kathy Garner, 43, from Watlington, said: "I have a lot of respect for the Queen, she works hard for her country and it was lovely to get the chance to see her, even with the cold."
During the service, 21 children from the Sandringham Group Sunday School performed a short play 'Searching for Jesus', the story of the journey to Jerusalem, to celebrate the feast of Passover when Jesus was 12-years-old.
They were presented with prizes from the Queen, which included a copy of the Bible, prayer books and C.S. Lewis novels.
The Sunday School teachers said: "After the prize giving parents and children gathered in West Newton Village Hall where the children took part in another short pice of entertainment before ending the morning with some refreshments. For all, it was a day to remember."
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What is onView?
onView combines a web app with a small computer embedded within an item of furniture to provide the ability to remotely control and monitor its use. Great for things like automatically scheduling your charging trolleys to maximise the use of green energy, identifying a free desk space for study, powering down the monitors on a room full of zioxi P1 desks or analysing the usage of your furniture and spaces.
How did you get the idea for zioxi Onview?
As a team we are always keen to understand the challenges our customers face and see if we can come up with solutions that help. There were several such challenges which led us to the idea for onView. Managing a number of charging trolleys across a school is challenging – are they all plugged into mains and set to charge overnight ready for learning activities the next day? Are they locked and in the right location at the end of the day? Our mains powerHubs have also proved very popular, but given they are rechargeable, ensuring they get charged when needed is really important for both their effective use and to keep batteries healthy. It was thinking about problems such as these that led us to the idea of developing the ability to remotely control and view our products over the web.
Who will benefit from zioxi onView?
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We spend a lot of time thinking about the intelligent design of our products – so they function very well, often have multiple uses as well as looking great. And with the launch of zioxi onView we're quite literally adding intelligence into each product in the form of an embedded computer linked to our web app. So Intelligent Furniture really sums up very well what we do at zioxi.
Which products is onView available on?
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Able to receive satellite signals, possessing solar-powered and multi-band technology... this is not your father's Earth station, but the new MT-G GPS Hybrid G-SHOCK watch from Casio.
Similar to all MT-G GPS Hybrid models, the solar-powered MTGG1000RB-1A comes equipped with GPS satellite radio wave reception and Multiband 6 technology. This hybrid technology allows the watch to receive signals from satellites as well as from six different transmitters around the globe for the most accurate timekeeping and also allows for intuitive access to all key functions with Smart Access technology.
The watch was crafted at Casio's Yamagata factory in Japan and this limited edition features an ion plated stainless steel and fine resin case and layered composite band with unique dark grey rough blast finish, and an anti-glare sapphire-glass crystal. In addition, the MTGG1000RB-1A is equipped with G-SHOCK technology, including 200 meter water resistance and Triple G Resist, to guard against shock, centrifugal force and vibrations. For visibility, a LED Super Illuminator Light is employed. Features such as World Time with 40 time zones that include 27 cities + UTC, Daily Alarm, 1/20th second Stopwatch, Countdown Timer, and 12/24 Hour Formats, make it a global timepiece, all enveloped in a 54.7 mm case.


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When the main event begins, around 11:30PM ET, check out our Pacquaio vs. Mosley live blog for live round-by-round updates. Prior to the main event, we'll have live updates and results on all the undercard fights below.
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The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tempe, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (57.7%), White (Hispanic) (11%), Some Other Race (Hispanic) (9.66%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.86%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.21%). N/A% of the people in Tempe, AZ speak a non-English language, and 90.1% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Tempe, AZ are University of Phoenix-Arizona (36,420 degrees awarded in 2017), Arizona State University-Tempe (13,751 degrees), and Rio Salado College (4,864 degrees).
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Jamakhandi: Today, i.e., November 6, was a day of major upset for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance won four out of the five constituencies that went to the polls on November 3.
In Jamakhandi, Congress candidate Anand Nyamegouda, son of Late Siddu Nyamegouda, registered a clear victory by garnering 96968 votes, giving him a margin of 39480 votes over BJP's candidate Shrikanth Kulkarni, who gained 57492 votes.
After his victory was announced, Nyamegouda told reporters that he intended to fulfil his late father's dreams and ensure all-round development of his constituency.
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I'm working with Senior Technical Writer Julie Landman to introduce the Data Integration Service* to a future version of the SDL Tridion/Web overview diagram.
*The Data Integration Service (DIS) is the tentative name to a new microservice we're developing as part of the next SDL Web/Tridion release. Scope, details, and feature names subject to change.
So far we've come up with this draft.
See the current diagram for reference. We're trying to keep the same breadth and depth of information, balancing completeness with detail. Though we needed a small change for DIS, we have an opportunity to apply more P.A.R.C. design principles to a familiar diagram.
As I describe changes to the current documentation, I want to be clear that I have the utmost respect and admiration for our technical writers' ability to translate developer notes across the years and teams into consistent and clear documentation. Personally, I used to keep the printed Tridion R5.3 manuals in a binder and later on in a digital format on a Kindle. By the time I was a functional consultant, I was applying the same styles and writing conventions to my own deliverables and blog posts.
You may notice the use of proximity, alignment, repetition, and contrast (P.A.R.C. or C.R.A.P. design principles, if you prefer) in the following adjustments.
The original diagram showed how a capability like templating was related to Content Management and the TOM.NET API through lines. But I asked if similar or related items could be grouped and listed together. Could proximity help replace the numerous lines in the original diagram?
Julie came up with this arrangement to show, for example, that capabilities like Templating and Event Handlers use the Tridion Object Model (TOM.NET) API.
Though you can see the same elements in the original diagram, it might be hard to list elements that are related to each other. Julie grouped Building Blocks according to purpose and persona and aligned related APIs.
Elements in a given group are ordered by size, importance, or frequency of use.
APIs are listed under CM and CD sides within the same dashed border. Capabilities (e.g. "GUI extension") are shown in grey, shaded boxes.
In terms of contrast you might notice:
You might notice the resulting fewer lines as well as some recycled ideas from some of my old blog posts :-)
In a previous blog post, I described the Functional Design process and how CM features relate to CD functionality using this diagram.
We didn't create an exact mapping between CM and CD in the proposed overview diagram. But note how TOM.NET and the Content Service are listed first as essential APIs you might work with in CM and CD respectively. There's also a parallel between the external-related APIs of ECL in the CM and DIS in delivery.
Because Tridion separates content from classification and pages for modular re-use, translation, and localization, it has different types of "folders" for various types of items. I shared this relationship between building blocks with Julie using my Tridion icons post and this cheat sheet of sorts.
I've also described the hierarchy and dependencies between Tridion items in a post about Top-Down vs. Bottom-up CMS Design.
Though I was quite proud by my geeked-out two-dimensional relationship matrix and animated gifs, they're probably overkill (and wouldn't really fit) in the overview diagram. Julie worked out something flatter and easier to read, which seemed like a better fit.
Note how the Tridion items are grouped into Organization & Classification, Editorial Items, Design & Development, and Administration.
In terms of ordering items related to Organization & Classification, you might know that:
This order is reflected in the diagram. Similarly, we tried to group the other items by relationships or size.
Editorial items are ordered by size and relationship where:
The organizational and editorial items are the most important for editors and likely the most visible when first working with a Tridion system. Next Julie noted the items related to design, development, and administration.
For Design and Development items, you might understand that:
For the last grouping Julie we use the term "administration" to describe items related to the administering a CMS, rather than the administration part of the UI. Note that as of SDL Web Cloud and SDL Web 8.5, you don't have to be an actual Admin to manage system lists such as Multimedia Types or the Workflow Approval list (see my posts on Privileges).
I hope the new diagram better reflects:
Like any sophisticated system, Tridion has a lot of parts. But this kind of complexity doesn't necessarily mean it has to be difficult to explain or understand (see Complex is not difficult by Bart Koopman
It's been great acting as a subject matter expert as Julie re-imagined the overview diagram, working with several stakeholders to create better and clearer ways to describe these familiar concepts.
What do you think of the proposed overview diagram? How have you used the current diagram and its past iterations? Do you have your own favorite diagram to introduce SDL Tridion/Web? Leave a comment below! Join the discussion!
Good catch and nice suggestions. I'm wondering why we had BluePrinting in the original diagram. Perhaps it was to let new users learn about this very important concept even if it didn't have an actual "item" in the system? We might want to keep it somewhere in the diagram.
Schemas definitely relate to Editorial Items, especially since editors select them and they define fields for Components and Pages. But editors also select templates so I'm thinking Schemas are still a development "thing."


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The road to the Democratic Party's renewal runs through Allen County, Ohio. And Sherrod Brown is on it, looking for the towns his party forgot and the voters who got away. "We have a government in Washington that has betrayed the middle class and the working poor in this country," the Democratic Senate candidate tells a crowd gathered in the back of a Carpenters Union hall in Lima, the manufacturing town that is the turbine in the county's sputtering economic engine. "You know what I mean when I say 'betrayed.' There's no other word for it. And I'm not one of those Democrats who is going to hesitate to talk about that betrayal. The stakes are too high for places like this." "Amen!" comes a call from the crowd. "Sherrod's talking the language people here talk," says Derry Glenn, a Lima city councilman, who stands in an open doorway at the back of the hall. "You start by establishing that you understand what's wrong. Kerry never did that."
Theoretically, Lima should be Democratic turf. A blue-collar town with a solid union base and a substantial African-American population, this city of 40,000 has lost 8,000 manufacturing jobs and a quarter of its population over the past two decades. A few years back, a PBS documentary crew titled a report from Lima Lost in Middle America. Though Lima still has a Ford plant and an Army tank facility, the deindustrialization that has hammered Ohio during George W. Bush's tenure has taken a particular toll here. The local unemployment rate sits at 6.9 percent, a full point above the Ohio rate, which is a full point above the national rate. Yet in 2004, Democrat John Kerry only managed a tie with Bush in the city, while the Republican swept Allen County by a 2-to-1 margin. The inability of the Democrats to capitalize on economic issues to put towns like Lima in their column has contributed mightily to Republican domination of Ohio, where all major statewide offices are in GOP hands and where the last two presidential elections handed Bush the electoral votes he needed to secure the presidency. No matter what one thinks about the electoral shenanigans Republicans pulled before and during the 2004 presidential vote, a Democrat has to hold his own in places like Lima and Allen County if he wants to win by a big enough margin to put talk of recounts behind him. "We are going to do a lot better than Kerry in these towns," Brown says, as he whirls through another sixteen-hour day at senior centers, union halls and Farm Bureau meetings in communities that don't see many big-name Democrats.
Brown, a seven-term Congressman who gave up the chance to be a key player in what may be a Democrat-controlled House after November to challenge Republican Senator Mike DeWine, knows he must change his party's fortunes in Lima and a dozen other mid-size factory towns if his gamble is to succeed. And he recognizes that he will not crack the political codes of blue-collar counties that voted for Bush by repeating talking points produced by Democratic strategists in Washington. He's got to go deeper to make a connection that renews old loyalties and protects him against Republican attack strategies that have allowed the party to dominate Senate contests in Ohio and nationally.
What Brown offers Lima is an economic message that owes more to William Jennings Bryan than Bill Clinton, who always ran weaker in Ohio than he did nationally. Brown is not just another critic of the free-trade policies of the past several administrations. He wrote the book on the subject, The Myths of Free Trade: Why American Trade Policy Has Failed, which earned him praise from author Tom Frank for being the rare Democrat who actually understands what's the matter with Kansas–and, perhaps, Ohio. He preaches a fair-trade gospel that begins with a promise to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement and other trade deals to protect workers, the environment and communities–as opposed to encouraging multinational corporations to entertain relocation outside the country. But Brown's no "back to the future" populist; he recognizes that altering trade policies won't bring all the lost jobs back. He wants Democrats to adopt industrial policies that champion the development of new industries in old manufacturing towns. Brown's "we need to make Ohio the Silicon Valley of alternative energy" pitch has resonated with CEOs who don't typically talk up Democrats. "Sherrod understands that Ohio can remain a manufacturing state if we've got a federal government that supports the development of new industries," says Thomas Willis, president of Precision Energy & Technology, a fuel-cell firm, who appears with the candidate to vouch for Brown as the real friend of small manufacturers in a race with DeWine. Brown builds his message out with a promise to restructure tax policy to favor working families rather than billionaires and runaway corporations–he's for childcare, homebuying, college-tuition and elder-care tax credits; he's against tax cuts for the rich–and with talk about redirecting money spent on the Iraq War to meet domestic needs.
The plan plays well on the stump. In what is certain to remain a tight race–and such a critical race for Democrats that the party had Brown deliver its first national radio address of the fall campaign–the challenger now leads DeWine in most polls. With an aggressive message, and a determination to take that message not just to places Kerry won in 2004 but to the places where he lost, Brown is running a different race from the one Democrats usually wage in battleground states. That's what makes this contest such a big deal for progressives far beyond Ohio. They have long argued that the Democratic Party will only overcome Republican national-security and God-guns-and-gays sloganeering by talking tough about economics and linking their domestic agenda to blunt opposition to a costly occupation of Iraq. If Brown, an antiwar economic populist who supports abortion rights and gay rights, can defeat a Republican incumbent with a special-interest-laden bankroll and Karl Rove-inspired attack ads, then the lesson for Democrats is a dramatic one. Instead of pulling punches, they can throw them. "What Sherrod's doing is what every Democrat should be doing," says Roger Tauss, legislative director of the Transport Workers Union. "The Democrats have had trouble figuring out how to talk about economics. They don't know how to reach people who are hurting but still vote Republican. Sherrod refuses to believe those voters can't be won over."
In particular, Brown does not give up on blue-collar voters in forgotten cities like his hometown of Mansfield. With his Kennedyesque looks and Clintonesque memory for facts and figures–not just on hot-button issues but on projects like his successful fight to dramatically increase US support for international programs to combat tuberculosis–he moves easily through the political and social scenes of New York and Los Angeles, where he must raise money for a campaign that could cost $20 million. But he is, first and foremost, an Ohio boy. The son of a small-town doctor who grew up working summers on a family farm, he has spent his adult life representing automaking towns like Mansfield. Elected to the state legislature at 22 and as Secretary of State at 29, Brown in the early 1980s seemed destined to replace one of Ohio's Democratic senators, Howard Metzenbaum or John Glenn. Instead, his political career was derailed in 1990, when he lost the state post to Republican Bob Taft–now Ohio's scandal-plagued lame-duck governor–in a brutal election that saw state and national GOP operatives pour millions into an attack campaign intended to stop Brown in his tracks.
But Brown proved resilient. When a northern Ohio Congressional seat opened in 1992, he beat a well-funded Republican foe by running far ahead of the national Democratic ticket and arrived in Congress in time to vote against NAFTA. Representing a blue-collar district that was home to thousands of auto- and steelworkers, the Yale-educated Brown became their champion–not just in the House but in the streets of Seattle, where he marched in 1999 with Ohio unionists protesting the World Trade Organization. With Brown, workers come first, says John Ryan, longtime head of Cleveland's North Shore Federation of Labor, who recalls the Democrat's willingness "to take on the President of his own party by denying President Clinton fast-track authority" to negotiate trade agreements. Brown's tactical skills and his knowledge of the issues, which were recognized by House minority leaders Dick Gephardt and Nancy Pelosi when they made him point man in trade-policy fights with Democratic and Republican administrations, guaranteed that he would emerge in the Senate as one of his party's most effective spokesmen on economic issues.
But before anyone makes committee assignments, Brown must dislodge DeWine, a social conservative who backs the Bush Administration on most issues but has worked hard to fashion a moderate image. In a state where indictments of party operatives for influence-peddling have hurt Republicans this year, Brown's standard rap identifies the incumbent as the embodiment of a "Republican revolution" that has turned policy-making over to special-interest groups. Asked at an AARP candidate forum about prescription-drug prices, Brown recalls that he took a busload of seniors to Canada to buy drugs while DeWine took close to half a million dollars in contributions from the pharmaceutical industry.
Above all, Brown tags DeWine, and a lot of other politicians, as free-trade enthusiasts of the "new economy" that has left Ohio factory towns in the dust. When Derry Glenn, the Lima councilman, says "unemployment is just too high in this part of Ohio" and asks Brown what he'll do about it, the candidate responds: "I hear people on the East Coast and the West Coast say, 'We're moving beyond manufacturing. We're in a postindustrial era.' Well, that doesn't work for Lima." When Antelle Haithcock asks, "How much can an individual member of Congress do to keep a company here?" Brown shoots back: "Stop passing these trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA, which are as bad for workers in Guatemala as they are for workers in Ohio. Take some of the $2 billion a week we're spending on this war in Iraq and put it into developing alternative-fuel industries, so we can stop buying oil from countries that fund terrorists."
Brown does not fear addressing the war and, though he's taken hits for his outspoken opposition to the invasion and occupation, his stand does not seem to be hurting him. But Brown's prochoice position and his consistent support for gay rights could take their toll in a state where Republicans have successfully exploited social issues. In 2004 an anti-same-sex-marriage referendum was used not just to draw religious conservatives to the polls but also to define Kerry as too liberal for the heartland. Outside the Carpenters hall in Lima, Glenn says, "When they brought in that same-sex-marriage stuff, a lot of Democrats moved over. Kerry lost 'em." This year, Republicans have peddled unsubstantiated suggestions that the popular Democratic nominee for governor, ordained minister and US Representative Ted Strickland might be a closeted gay man and came within a hair of insinuating that Brown should be identified as "D-Sodom & Gomorrah." National right-wing talk-radio personality Sean Hannity has attacked Brown as "a super liberal," while Rush Limbaugh looked at the Democrat's name and voting record and mistakenly identified him as a black member of Congress–in a clumsy attempt to stir racial divisions among Democrats. DeWine television ads–prepared by a firm that produced anti-Kerry "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" commercials–attack Brown for opposing the Patriot Act.
For his part, Brown is sticking to economic issues, something he has done with remarkable success in a socially conservative Congressional district where even blue-collar voters who do not always agree with him recognize, as a gun-owning union member at the Ford plant in Lorain once explained, that "Sherrod Brown fights for us on the issues that matter." For Brown, the challenge this year is to get blue-collar workers, farmers and small-business owners in a sprawling state to share that sentiment. DeWine's negative ads will make the task harder, even as Brown fights back with a campaign that he promises will never just take the hits in the way that Kerry's did.
As Brown sees it, the real way to counter the attacks is by spending inordinate amounts of time traveling to the far corners of the state to engage in the sort of retail politics that can draw straying voters back to the Democratic line. In Dayton the candidate keeps aides waiting as he listens to Gina Keucher, a 41-year-old mother of four, describe how rising gas prices have forced her husband–the owner of a small bakery–to make his own deliveries. "He bakes all night and then heads off to do the deliveries. It's killing us, but we can't afford to hire a driver and pay for the gas," she says. Brown launches into something close to a tirade about the $7,000-an-hour the CEO of ExxonMobil makes, the influence of Big Oil's campaign money and the failure of Congress to challenge profiteering at the pump. Keucher is impressed, not just by the message but by the time the candidate has taken with her. As Brown leaves, she says, "I've voted for some Republicans, but this guy is great. Just think if we had a few like him in the Senate."
This year is supposed to be one of renewal for Senate Democrats. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's fundraising is strong. Candidate recruitment has gone well. While polls suggest Democrats are on track to hold their seats, Democratic challengers lead Republican incumbents in Montana and Pennsylvania as well as Ohio. In Missouri, Tennessee and Rhode Island, Democrats are running about even in races for GOP seats. And if the political winds blow right this fall, Democrats could find themselves within striking distance of Republican incumbents in Virginia, Nevada and Arizona. A Democratic takeover of the Senate is still a long shot, but the fact that there is even discussion of the prospect that the party could find the six seats it needs to achieve that goal has a lot to do with the unexpectedly strong campaign Brown is waging in a state that has for more than a decade been a killing ground for Democratic hopes.
For all the talk of red and blue, the battleground states where control of the Senate will be determined this year, and where the 2008 presidential contest is likely to be decided, are really purplish amalgams of cities of varying sizes and characters, suburbs and rural regions that Karl Rove understands in all of their complexity. In stark contrast, Democratic candidates and strategists have tried too frequently to win "easy"–by concentrating on generating increased turnout in "metro" strongholds, by going after suburban soccer moms and, too often, by fuzzing the message on economic issues. That approach hasn't worked. Senate contests are by their nature distinct from one another, but the overall pattern in 2002 and 2004 saw the Democratic Party fail to challenge vulnerable Republican incumbents and lose historically Democratic seats at a rate that handed the GOP a 55-to-45 majority in the chamber that has the most power to slow the President's agenda.
There is nothing easy about the approach Brown has taken. He accepts that Democrats must energize their base, but he refuses to accept that the base is geographically constrained. If Democrats want to win statewide races, Brown says, they must reconnect with voters who live in places that have been off the party's map for the past few election cycles. And they must recognize that after years of neglect of fundamental economic issues by Democrats who should have known better, a new generation of Democrats has to invest the most precious of all election-year commodities–time–in conversations that are really about rebuilding trust.
So it is that, on a rainy afternoon, as the candidate is being rushed out of the last meeting in Lima, Brown spies an elderly woman in the passenger seat of a parked car. "He always stops," whispers an aide, half admiring, half exasperated. And so Brown does, to listen as she speaks for five minutes about how heartbroken she is that her grandchildren can't find jobs in the city. Brown assures her that he won't let Lima down.
Standing a few feet away is Frank Lamar, an elected trustee from a Republican-leaning township neighboring Lima. "My constituents tell me the reason they stopped voting for Democrats was because no Democrats that matter come around our part of the state anymore," says Lamar. "But just look at Sherrod Brown, talking to that old woman. People see that, even some of the Republicans. And they start to think: Here's a Democrat who actually thinks we matter. Now, isn't that something? Might just have to vote for him."


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