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'Tis the season for parking lot accidents. With the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reporting that 20 percent of all claims for car damage involve parking lot collisions, parking lot safety during the holidays is especially important.
"Driving through the parking lot is sort of like driving through a whole series of intersections back to back -- always a potential for conflict," says William Van Tassel, manager of driver training programs at AAA National. "Things are very tightly positioned there. Plus, your vision is limited so you can't see the other cars. And of course there are always huge numbers of pedestrians which you would not normally find in another driving situation out on the roadway so you've got a lot of issues here."
Van Tassel offers the following tips for avoiding parking lot collisions during the busy shopping season.
- Reduce your speed. "That will give you more time to respond in case you need to."
- Scan for anything that's moving and might be potential trouble. "The problem is that if you can't see it or don't see it, you can't do anything about it."
- Park away from other vehicles. "This decreases the number of cars and pedestrians nearby."
- Park with your front end facing out so that you're not backing into an uncertain situation. "Backing out can cause all kinds of problems."
- Put your packages in the trunk or behind the seats. "You don't want anything rolling around to distract you."
- Don't rely on your mirrors. "Use your eyes to check your surroundings since mirrors can be deceiving."
- Don't use your cellphone to talk or text while your vehicle is moving. "Parking lots and cellphones do not mix."
"Overall, there's really no other place where there are so many mini-intersections concentrated together so we advise drivers to really treat parking lots with just as much care as they would at a regular intersection when the signal lights are out. They really need to use an abundance of caution," says Van Tassel.
"Go slow, look for anything moving, park smart, and perhaps the best advice of all is just expect all the other drivers not to see you at all. If you're ready for that, you're going to save yourself a lot of trouble this season," he says.
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Goodman also cautions shoppers to beware of icy conditions that can lead to slipping and falling.
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Season Preview: Wren QB McClain takes over for graduated McCaskill
PIEDMONT - Wren's backfield will look a lot different this season without the program's most prolific passer under center. But even in his absence, Austin McCaskill is still giving back to the program.
Senior signal caller Caleb McClain spent significant time working alongside McCaskill and may ensure that there is no drop-off during the transition.
"It was kind of good having someone so talented play before me," McClain said. "I learned a lot from him. This is my only year to start and I'm looking to make the most of it."
In order to fill his predecessor's void, McClain will have to account for 2,574 yards through the air and 24 touchdowns, a feat McCaskill pulled off playing just 10 games during Wren's 6-6 season that ended with a loss to South Florence in the first round of the Class AAAA, Division II playoffs.
McClain picked up a few things from the sidelines, including how to attack a man zone and not to be hesitant to find a check down receiver.
The two quarterbacks also vary a great deal as McClain will add a different dimension to the Golden Hurricanes' spread offense with his mobility. And at 6-foot-2, he will be able to see the field a little better than a shorter McCaskill.
Despite having thrown just 30 passes McClain, who impressed in several 7-on-7 passing camps this summer, has the full support of a team that is ranked in the top 20 in Class AAAA in two different preseason polls.
"It's one of those things you push through," wideout Jonathan Anderson said of the transition. "Caleb had a great summer and we believe in him."
Anderson will one of McClain's main targets this season following the graduation of Raymond Rogers and Elliot Caldwell, who combined for 131 receptions and over 1,800 yards last year. Others receivers with experience are Brandon Coleman, Dexter Jackson, Ty Jefferson, Jordan Caldwell, Derek Bayne, Greer transfer Josh Rowland and Alex Etherton.
Providing a bit more luxury will be junior running back Levi Bufford, who is coming off a 700-yard rushing season and looking to live up to his potential. Wren coach Jeff Tate said Bufford will take advantage of athletic, pulling offensive guards like senior John Michael Pritchett.
A season ago, the Hurricanes were ranked 16th in the classification in points scored with 29 a game, but had some problems winning games on the road.
"Say what you want, the people we needed to perform on those nights didn't perform," said Tate, whose team posted a 2-5 road slate. "To be a good team you have to play well on the road. You have to be consistent. You can't worry about the atmosphere you're playing in regardless if you're playing in front of a bunch of people or only two people."
The Canes also allowed 30 points or more four times last season, putting the responsibility on an experienced defense with significant depth. Adam House and Rashaad Floyd are back in the secondary while junior outside linebacker Mario Tackett will look to solidify the front seven.
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(Update: Lance Cargill announced Monday he was resigning as House Speaker. The post below was published on Saturday.)
Does Lance Cargill still have enough credibility to serve as House Speaker? Is he just another player who apparently games the tax system in Oklahoma by not filing state tax returns or paying property taxes on time? Should he be trusted as a major state leader in determining how tax dollars are spent?
These are questions that are sure to come up after The Daily Oklahoman published yet another story about the state representative's tax problems. Cargill, a Republican from Harrah, apparently was late on property taxes for six straight years, according to tax officials. The property taxes were due on his law office in Harrah.
Earlier, it was revealed Cargill did not file state tax returns for the last two years until warned by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Four other legislators, including three Democrats, were also warned about not filing returns. To his credit, Cargill has admitted to the press that he made a mistake in each case.
Cargill also faces lingering questions about how he handled some 2004 campaign contributions that were supposed to go to the Oklahoma Republican Party but, instead, ended up at the Oklahoma County Republican Party. Some political insiders also say Cargill was involved in a "pay to play" scheme in recent years that allegedly strong armed lobbyists into contributing money so they could have access to the state political leadership.
No one is suggesting Cargill give up his legislative seat at this point. Perhaps, the vast majority of voters in the Harrah area believe their particular elected officials do not have to file and pay taxes on time, though this seems highly unlikely, and they can always vote him out of office. The problem here is the House Speaker position is a significant one when it comes to budget matters, and the person who occupies it should be above reproach when it comes to paying and filing taxes on time because he/she has a major say in how tax dollars get spent.
Even The Daily Oklahoman, a conservative, Republican-supporting newspaper recently editorialized: "Speaker Cargill keeps making mistakes or showing lapses in judgments that give his political enemies more fodder to shoot down his ideas and attack his leadership." ("File folders: Lawmakers fail to comply with law," January 22, 2008.)
As Okie Funk has recently argued, state Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan, a Democrat who faces indictments in a political corruption case, should at least take an administrative leave from his position. New information in the case suggests he should resign entirely. His particular position demands unquestioned public trust. Okie Funk also believes Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart, a Republican, should resign given the charges against him and the particular duties and influence of his position.
Speaker Cargill, of course, does not face criminal charges, but his position also demands unquestioned public trust. If Cargill does not step down as Speaker, it shows Oklahomans that everyone here can game the tax system. It shows, just like the McMahan and Rinehart cases, that it is politics as usual in Oklahoma in 2008. This transcends political affiliation and, unfortunately, remains a part of the state's legacy.


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Cobble Wobble hill climb returns to Frome this September
Somerset town hosts event for second year
Next month sees the Somerset town of Frome host the second annual Cobble Wobble, with the winner set to be crowned the Charge Bikes King of the Cobbles.
Last year's inaugural event, won by Neil Cousins, formed part of the Velo Jam celebrations held the evening before the town hosted the start of Stage 6 of the Tour of Britain.
This year, the hill climb sprint on Catherine Hill in the centre of the town is back as a standalone event, and is once again organised by local MTB club Black Canon Collective supported by Red Bull, Frome Town Council and local company Charge Bikes, which 12 months ago provided a Charge Plug Freestyler as first prize in a separate longest trackstand competition.
You can sign up for email updates on the Cobble Wobble website, and on the day itself a beer of the same name, launched last year by the Milk Street Brewery, based in the town's Griffin pub, will be available locally.


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by William Gourlay
The Kurds have no friends but the mountains, runs the adage. Marginalised, dispossessed and oppressed in their historic homelands, Kurds have long lamented a lack of powerful allies willing and able to take their side in the cut and thrust of geopolitics.
After last week's stunning capture of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, by the forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Kurds may find their friendless days are over. As ISIL fighters menace Baghdad, Kurdish peshmerga brigades remain the only viable military counterweight to the jihadist group in Iraq. The prospect that ISIL could take all of Iraq fills Middle Eastern and western capitals with horror.
ISIL, an offshoot of al-Qaeda, has swallowed up swathes of territory across northeastern Syria and western Iraq. Mosul, on the banks of the Tigris some 400 kilometres north of Baghdad, will be of significant strategic value as the group seeks to establish a so-called caliphate straddling the Syria-Iraq border.
Some of Mosul's Sunni residents, who have looked on the mostly Shiite Iraqi security forces as occupiers, may see ISIL as liberators. What locals make of ISIL's severe interpretation of Sunni Islam remains to be seen.
For many, ISIL's intention to impose an unbending form of Islamic law was too much to countenance. Up to 500,000 refugees have surged into the territory of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
KRG prime minister Nechirvan Barzani called on Kurds to assist those fleeing Mosul, which is home to Kurds as well as Arabs, Turkmen, Assyrians and Chaldeans. Barzani's government also called on the UNHCR to provide relief for internally displaced peoples and made assurances that units of Kurdish peshmerga ("those who face death") were standing by to prevent the advance of ISIL units into Kurdish territory.
Kurds can be much-needed reliable ally
In the face of the extremist threat posed by ISIL, it stands to reason that the west will view the Kurdish administration more favourably. They emerge as the most stable and reliable ally in Iraq, and potentially in the wider region. Long cast as underdogs, their claims overlooked by the Great Powers during the post-World War Two carve-up of the Middle East and ever since, the Kurds can expect many a suitor as events unfurl.
Not least among those suitors will be a shell-shocked Baghdad regime and Washington. Calls are already being made for Washington to throw its weight behind the Erbil-based Kurdish regime and to drop its opposition to the Kurdish goals of autonomy in both Syria and Iraq.
While the Kurds are likely to see their diplomatic stocks rise, they also stand to gain strategically. When Iraqi security forces abandoned Kirkuk, as they had done in Mosul, Kurdish peshmerga brigades stepped in to take control of the historic city.
Kirkuk, home to a diverse Arab, Turkmen and Kurdish population, has long been a bone of contention between Baghdad and the Kurdish administration in Erbil. A referendum planned for 2007 to determine whether Kirkuk and its oil-rich surrounds should be incorporated into the Kurdish entity never came to pass. All three groups – Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen – still lay claim to it.
In the chaos of the ISIL advance and the Iraqi army's capitulation it may be that the matter is finally settled to the advantage of the Kurds. For once, the cards may have fallen the Kurds' way.
Immediately after the fall of Mosul, Iraqi government figures proposed an alliance with Kurdish peshmerga brigades to retake the city. Kurdish forces are widely recognised as being better trained and more effective fighting units than the Iraqi army. Peshmerga last week reportedly fought off an ISIL assault on Sinjar, 120 kilometres west of Mosul, home to the Yezidi religious minority.
ISIL has since advanced so far on other fronts as to take towns on the Iranian border. These territorial gains mean any counterattack on Mosul from Iraq proper is unlikely.
Measured, co-operative approach pays off
ISIL's rapid advance has been made possible by Iraq's fractious and polarised political system. Many predict the country will fragment along sectarian – Sunni and Shiite – lines. The ISIL threat, however, has galvanised Kurds not only in Iraq but across the region. Beset by infighting and fratricidal squabbling throughout their history, Kurds and their diverse political organisations are now seeking to work in concert.
In Turkey, the political wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced that PKK operatives will join the fray alongside KRG peshmerga should it be necessary. In northern Syria, the Kurdish Democratic Unity Party (PYD), which has carved out a statelet from the rubble of the civil war with Bashar al-Assad, has also proposed its forces be made available for action alongside KRG peshmerga against ISIL.
Co-operation, rather than confrontation, has been the Iraqi Kurds' ticket to success in recent years. With de facto self-government since the end of the first Gulf War in 1991, and since attaining special status under Iraq's new constitution in 2005, the KRG has capitalised on changing economic and political circumstances to create stability and foster progress in their corner of Iraq. Rather than rashly seceding under the umbrella of US protection, the Kurdish regime has continued to operate within the framework of a sovereign Iraq.
Exploiting local oil reserves, Iraqi Kurds have steadily built economic links across the region. In particular, they have won the confidence of neighbouring Turkey, which is home to a significant, at times restive, Kurdish population. The KRG has also fostered a functioning, if not flawless, model of participatory democracy, in which minorities are represented and free from repression.
This steady-as-she-goes approach has charted a course through many obstacles and brought sizable gains. The Kurdish approach has been measured and moderate in a region that seems prone to the opposite.
With the peshmerga firmly ensconced in Kirkuk, a city that Kurds have long envisaged as a capital, it is hard to see them being dislodged. At present it appears the Kurds are the sole beneficiaries of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The situation must be a long way from how then-US president George Bush imagined things, but the Kurds are now best placed to provide the "dramatic and inspiring example" of stability and progress for the region that Bush invoked before the war.
William Gourlay is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University.
This article has appeared in The Conversation.
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Onkyo has made every effort to ensure that audio signals are protected from noise and interference. Short pathways from power supply to amplifying circuit reduce the chance of electrical interference, while a top-quality 192 kHz/ 24-bit DAC, three-stage amplification process and gold-plated speaker posts further maintain audio integrity. A symmetrical and uniform channel layout minimizes interference and stereo errors, and to suppress vibration, a super-rigid aluminum exterior panel is fitted. In fact, our lab testing shows the CR-N755 to reproduce audio thats four times clearer than conventional models, with a very low harmonic distortion and noise rating, while channel interference has been reduced for superbly defined stereo separation.
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david.tw.t Great folks, really nice family and extremely helpful. Location was hard to beat, 3 min from the Miyabashi monorail station, 10 min from the main shopping street. The only downside was at US$40 a room seemed a bit pricey (and compared to some of the guesthouses we saw being advertised on the street), but in terms of reliability that is not a bad premium to pay. Btw, there is a "maid cafe" on the bottom floor of the same building, and it turns out it really wasn't what we thought it was, funny stuff !
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helen_amar I really enjoyed staying at Base. The staff were all very kind and helpful and when I left I felt that I wanted to stay longer because of all the nice people I met there =) The location is really close to the beach and not far from the monorail and busses. The room I stayed in were dormitory style four beds and had it's own toilet and shower. There was also an aircondition in the room though it was only on between 20.00-08.00 so I woke up at 8 when the room got warm. But that wasn't a problem really since I planned on getting up about that time anyway. Next time I go to Okinawa I will definitely stay at Base again :D
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Falanghina & Auchentoshan for a Shacklewell Night
Walking up Kingsland Road and then merging onto Stoke Newington Street, I was wondering if I would ever find the venue for Shacklewell Nights' latest dinner. Past rows of closed shops with the metal shutters locked tightly, Turkish grocers and off-licences, I spied a hipster with a clipboard in the battered open doorway of what seemed to be a long closed establishment. This had to be it. And it was. After making my way past the entry room, it opened up into a (covered) still surviving Victorian street, (awesome!) complete with dwellings on both sides of the street, one serving as an open kitchen. Aperitifs and dinner was served in Ruby House, which was across the street from the kitchen, and is set over 5 floors of a Victorian townhouse, with plenty of retro furnishings and faded grandeur. The entire venue is known as MC Motors and is very shabby chic. Auchentoshan was one of the sponsors and we got plenty of single malt whiskey cocktails before setting down to dinner. Shacklewell were serving roast chicken and I was asked by the organizers to recommend a red and white wine with dinner. I chose the 2010 Terradora Falanghina to go with the chicken. Falanghina is one of the easier to pronounce Italian varietals, coming from the slopes of Vesuvius, it is one of favourite white wines. Falanghina is a wine made for food, full of minerality but having good structure and plenty of apple, quince and citrus notes. It is rather round on the palate but not oily more like a substantial, elegantly textured white wine and miles better then any pinot grigio. A good match with the roast chicken, I enjoyed it with the starter of langoustine as well, the wine's citrusy character coming to the forefront. In the middle of dinner, we were escorted, table by table, to a circa 1930's decorated basement bar to sample Auchentoshan whiskey and learn a bit about the history of the whiskey. Luckily, we weren't left...read more


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Bugle brought pure vibes to the Red Stripe Oval last Friday night as the feature artiste at the regularly held Big Vibes series.
Taking the stage, and clearly embracing his conversion to the Rastafarian faith, Bugle started his set with his 2007 breakout hit Exercise, which was followed by his impressive catalogue of uplifting tunes such as Don't Blame Life, What Have I DonetoYou and Journey. The easily relatable themes and messages in his songs, which have defined Bugle as a self-aware artiste, were well received by the patrons.
'The Billboard Selecta' DJ Boom Boom and Harry Hype spun the latest tunes on the turntables all night, while Sigar had MC duties.
Big Vibes is an ongoing event held at the Red Stripe Oval on Spanish Town Rd which brings together music and Red Stripe's collection of beers and spirits, and the people who love them both.
Big Vibes has been known to live up to its name, featuring some of the island's hottest DJs and dancehall artistes, entertaining thousands on the Oval. The week before Bugle's performance, Agent Sasco had the crowd glued to his every lyric, and more top performers are scheduled to appear in the coming months.
"It really is a big celebration with our consumers - especially the ones in close proximity to our offices on Spanish Town Road. Red Stripe, Heineken and Guinness can be enjoyed for as little as $150 and while it's bigger savings, we remind everyone to drink in moderation and Drink Right," said Kamal Powell, Brand PR Manager at Red Stripe.
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NOTE: There are 70 bowl slots to fill and the computer projects only 68 eligible teams with records of 6-6 or better. That leaves the NCAA to determine what to do with the eligibility of teams with records of 5-7. We would expect those invitations to go to higher-profile schools and/or institutions within the geographical area of the game. Those projections are labeled contingency in parenthesis.
Notre Dame is eligible for all bowls in which the Big East has a commitment, as well as the BCS. It also serves as the backup for the Big 12 in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Navy will be invited to the Military Bowl if it qualifies for selection. Navy has secured similar deals with the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in 2012 and the Armed Forces Bowl in 2013.
Army will be invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl if it qualifies for selection. Army has secured similar arrangements with the Military Bowl in 2012 and the Poinsettia Bowl in 2013. For the 2011 season, a 9th bowl-eligible ACC team is next in line to fill either the PAC-12 or Army's slot, if necessary.
BYU will be invited to the Armed Forces Bowl if it qualifies for selection. The Cougars have secured similar arrangements with the Poinsettia Bowl in 2012 and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in 2013.
Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl gets the first pick of MAC teams in 2012, and the second pick in 2011 and 2013. The GoDaddy.com Bowl gets the second pick in 2012, and the first selection in 2011 and 2013.
Sun Belt teams with records of 7-5 or better are next in line to fill the Big 10's slot in the Little Caesar's Bowl if the Big 10 does not have an eligible team. The Sun Belt is also the first backup for any opening in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and has a secondary provisional agreement for the BBVA Compass Bowl.
Hawaii is automatically invited to the Hawaii Bowl if it has at least 7 wins. Otherwise, the WAC sends its 3rd-place team.


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By LYNNDA JOHNSONSun Advocate editor
Carbon County posted an expanding employment level in February, but the local jobless rate still climbed by one percentage point.
Carbon reported a 7.3 percent job growth rate between February and January, indicated the latest calculations released by the Utah Department of Workforce Services. Nevertheless, the county's unemployment rate increased from 4.3 percent to 5.3 percent during the one-month period. By comparison, Carbon County's jobless rate registered at 3.9 percent in February 2008
At the state level, Utah's non-farm wage and salaried job count for February 2009 contracted by 2.1 percent in February, based on data generated by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Utah's second primary indicator of labor market conditions, the unemployment rate, rose to 5.1 percent in February compared to last year's 3.3 percent jobless level.
At the national level, the United States unemployment rate climbed to 8.1 percent.
"We are still seeing high levels of initial unemployment claims here in Utah as March unfolds. That variable is our most leading of all economic indicators," noted Mark Knold, department of workforce services representative. "High levels continue to signify an economy that remains under duress and one that is not finished squeezing out the jobs that may have become unnecessary. This suggests there are more declining numbers ahead, yet there is also hope that these losses will begin to stabilize by the summer months."
The majority of Utah's industrial sectors continued to face job losses. Only government, education, health care and natural resources created employment opportunities during the last 12 months. Construction, manufacturing, leisure-hospitality and the trade-transportation sectors are the hardest hit industries. The latest phase of the economic downturn has transformed into significant job losses in manufacturing. Construction still led the job loss ledger with 14,000 fewer labor force positions than recorded 12 months ago. But the manufacturing industrstarted to show losses approaching an equal footing.
As generally fits the pattern within recessions, government emerged as the Utah sector posting the largest job gains, creating 6,800 positions statewide in the last year, pointed out the DWS economist.
The employment opportunities were primarily traced to local governments, particularly the state's kindergarten to 12th grade public education system.
State government rolls were also up, with education as the main arena.
The federal labor statistics bureau tracks Utah's jobless rates back to 1976.
However, the state's employment records go back to 1939, explained the department of workforce services economist.
The state's most significant employment expansions and contractions have entered around war years.
For example, Knold indicated that Utah's labor force expanded 40 percent in mid-1943, but contracted nearly 10 percent by late 1944 due to economic factors associated with World War II.
Utah's employment level also ramped up about 15 percent at the Korean conflict's peak, then contracted by 5 percent during the war's decline.
Utah's latest employment contraction registered at -2.1 percent in February, but the figure is destined to drop as the next several months are tabulated, concluded the DWS economist.


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With superb audio quality drawn from its highly developed preamplifier and power amplifier stages, the Neo offers a high-performance, stylish, and easy-to-use package that brings beautiful sound to any room. Plus, it's compact enough to effortlessly integrate with existing décor in your office, bedroom, den, studio apartment, or anywhere at all.
"It makes a play for the digital streaming market, but at its heart Arcam's Solo Neo is a heavyweight hi-fi that's more traditional than modern in that its mission is superlative sonics," raves Jamie Carter in a September 8, 2010 review for Pocket-Lint.com. "This is one serious - and seriously powerful - next-gen hi-fi."
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NAPLES, Fla.- Southwest Florida Congressman Trey Radel weighed in on the fallout Florida is getting after George Zimmerman was acquitted of 2nd degree murder. Thousands of people have been boycotting the state and encouraging others to do the same.
Congressman Radel said he's taken notice of the backlash.
"I hope that they can get educated and see this is a great state, that we stand by our laws and by a court verdict." Radel said.
Tourists have cancelled trips, celebrities and civil rights activists have boycotted the state and are holding sit-ins at the Governor's office. Many have called for the state's Stand Your Ground law to be repealed. The law allows people to use deadly force in self defense. Although Zimmerman's attorney never used the Stand Your Ground law in the trial, the judge in the case did instruct the jury to consider it when making a decision. Congressman Radel thinks the law should stay as is.
" I believe that you have the right to protect your god-given gift of life, period." Radel said.
The controversy has become so tense, Reverend Jesse Jackson has compared Florida to the Selma of our time.
" Jesse Jackson makes a living off of saying statements like that, that #1, aren't based in logic and #2 he says them to drum up the kind of controversy he's lived and thrived on all of his life." Radel said.
Despite recent fallout, Radel said Florida will prevail.
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UW men's cross country coach Mick Byrne was paying Ryan Collins a compliment when he put the Virginia transfer in context with one of his former distance runners, Landon Peacock.
A year ago, Peacock won his first individual Big Ten championship while sparking the Badgers to their 12th-consecutive league crown -- which they will be defending Sunday at the University of Illinois Arboretum in Champaign.
"He's not an artist like Landon,'' Byrne said of Collins. "He's not as far out there as Landon was.''
Byrne later clarified his use of the word "artist.''
"I wasn't referring to him being an artist in the sport,'' he said, "as much as I was referring to him in general terms. Landon was a little eccentric. He was a dreamer. He'd get into his own little world.
"He wouldn't mean to. He was trying to focus on the race and he'd be off drawing some landscape in his mind. Maybe that's why he was such a good athlete. It didn't faze him.''
Meanwhile, Byrne said Collins brings a "certain amount of calmness to the team'' in addition to bringing "this amazing passion for what he does'' which has led to a seamless transition as a teammate.
"Ryan is very much in tune with what's going on,'' Byrne said, "and in a very positive way he also has a great perspective on what we do. He kind of has that sense about him.
"Like, 'This is cross country, this is what we do' but we're playing a football game Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio, and what they're doing is a huge deal.
"So let's go watch the game and let's not talk about cross country.''
Byrne endorses that attitude in his athletes.
"From a coach's perspective, they have a great team and school spirit,'' he said. "They're not going to spend Saturday night in a hotel room worrying about what they have to do on Sunday.
"They know what they have to do. They know what Indiana is going to throw at them. They're excited about it. At the same time, for two or three hours Saturday night they're going to be Badgers.''
So they'll be watching Wisconsin-Ohio State from their team hotel, he said.
You can tell Bryne likes this team a lot -- his No. 2-ranked cross country team. Mostly, he likes how his runners compete and take care of their business and "get after it'' every day.
"They do the work, and they're real serious about it,'' he said. "They're real motivated, real determined and real focused on not just this Sunday but what's coming down the pipeline.''
That would be the NCAA championship on Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Ind. Byrne said Collins has "kind of meshed'' with that vision and his new teammates and "they're all on the same page.''
The Badgers are returning four scorers from last season's Big Ten meet: Mohammed Ahmed (fourth), Elliot Krause (fifth), Maverick Darling (sixth) and Reed Connor (12th). Collins replaces Peacock.
"I believe we've got five guys who have a really good shot at winning the individual title,'' Byrne said. "They're all leaders. Every one of those guys knows what's at stake here and down the road.
"Over the last two meets the most important thing was that we came out of them not banged up. We came out of these meets able to continue with our training plan.
"It's a process as you head from that early part of the season into the championship part.''
Wisconsin has won each of its last three meetings: the Orange and Blue Preview (Champaign, Ill.), the Bill Dellinger Invitational (Springfield, Ore.) and its own Wisconsin adidas Invitational (Zimmer Championship Course).
While the Badgers were competing in Oregon on Oct. 1, there was mini-reunion with a handful of former UW distance greats like Chris Solinsky, Matt Tegenkamp, Simon Bairu and Evan Jager, who joined Byrne's current athletes to take in the football Badgers' win over Nebraska.
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If there is one thing that Belgium is famous for – it's Belgian chocolate. Walking along the streets of Brussels you see hundreds of chocolate shops, all luring you in with shopping windows of chocolate fountains and amazing chocolate-art. I'm a sucker for chocolate, so you can imagine how excited I was to be taking a chocolate tasting workshop to one of the most famous chocolatiers in the country: Laurent Gerbaud.
While talking to Laurent, I quickly realize that although I love chocolate more than anyone I know (until I met Laurent, that is), I know absolutely nothing about it.
Apparently, I'm not alone: "Most people have no idea about chocolate – they think the only difference is cocoa percentage, whether it's dark, white or milk chocolate – but that's far from the truth", says Laurent, while explaining that chocolate is even more elusive than wine.
"Once you've tasted really good chocolate, you'll never go back", he says with a wink in the eye, but I know he means it. Laurent took us "behind the scenes" of the chocolate boutique, to the kitchen where they make it all happen. What fascinates me the most is the passion Laurent shows when he talks about chocolate and his business, and his excitement when describing different flavors he has experimented with.
It was fun to see how it all worked, but the best part was of course the chocolate tasting. We sit down at a table with a glass of water (the best drink to really taste the different flavors), and Laurent brings us a plate each with chocolate pralines. We begin with a small piece of chocolate, and slowly move clockwise, taking our time to taste every praline on the plate. The first chocolate piece was nice, but nothing special – I was actually slightly disappointed, but then Laurent explained that the chocolate I just had was the "bad" one, put there to give us an idea of what the average chocolate you normally eat tastes like compared to good chocolate. As we tasted the pralines one by one, we tried some of the most amazing combinations, and got a whole new perspective on chocolate.
I never knew just how many variables are in play to create chocolate, and to have it all there in front of you and be able to compare each type of chocolate, from South American to African cacao, special combinations and so on – was eye-opening.
I had secretly been wishing that Laurent would be wrong with his promise that I would no longer enjoy normal chocolate after the tasting, because before the tasting I was happy with the chocolate I used to eat – and it was cheaper.
But in a way, sadly, he was right. It doesn't have to be the best chocolate in the world, but there is a clear difference between "better" chocolate and stuff like Toblerone, which just doesn't taste the same anymore. Luckily, I had this epiphany in a country which was full of the best chocolate in the world, and could indulge (almost) guiltlessly in chocolate for the next 8 days, so I didn't feel too bad about it 😉 For chocolate addicts like me, I would definitely recommend a chocolate tasting workshop next time you're in Belgium, you'll eat so much chocolate that you will skip dinner!
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Your Market Prospects Are Well Within Reach on Facebook
The latest in a series on social networking and marketing new homes.
It seems like you cant even turn on the news these days without hearing about Facebook, and there is a very good reason for that.
Next to Google, Facebook is without a doubt the fastest growing Internet phenomenon we have seen.
Facebook says it has more than 250 million active users, 120 million or more who log on at least once a day. But before you think that Facebook only appeals to young people, lets dispel one myth about social networking right now. Its is not just for kids anymore.
According to two leading aggregates of social media statistics, IStrategy and Mashable.com, the 55-plus and 35-54 age groups the two groups many, if not most, of us target are the fastest growing segments of Facebook users, at almost 515% and 190%, respectively. And Facebook is not only growing in popularity, its bringing in results.
A few weeks ago, a Realtor® client of mine contacted me in search of a very specific type of home. She had already searched most of the home builders Web sites that I had recommended to her, but she couldnt find exactly what her client wanted.
So, after her call, I posted a status update on my personal Facebook profile and, within 10 minutes, I had responses from four on-site agents who are part of my Facebook network letting me know what suitable homes they had in their inventories. The Realtor® made appointments with two of the agents and wrote a sale from one of them that very afternoon. Since then, the Realtor® and on-site agent collaborated on two more deals.
Theres one more wrinkle to this story. The on-site agent who made the sale was actually off the day I posted my inquiry for the Realtor®. His wife saw my Facebook post first.
So, Facebook works, and its rapidly changing the face of business today. Its helping Realtors® and sales agents find prospects and close sales and Facebook is helping builders and remodelers improve customer service and business. Its truly an opportunity for you to network on a while new level, but before you jump in with both feet there is a lot you need to know.
Getting Started ― Your Profile Is for Personal Use Only
Getting started on Facebook is as easy as going to Facebook.com and setting up a user profile. However, like any other networking site there are certain terms and conditions you must follow.
First, understand that Facebook was created to be a social network for personal use. But dont let this dissuade you from including it in your viral marketing strategy. A ton of business is being conducted on Facebook. All you have to do is follow the rules.
User profiles must be legitimate, and they have to be for individuals, not companies. You cannot set up a dummy profile. If you get caught, and the odds are that you will because someone will report you, your profile will be revoked.
One of the biggest mistakes I see builders making is that they try to set up a profile under their builder name and then try to attract friends. You cannot do business on your profile page. If you are strictly posting your listings and information about your company on a profile page your profile will get revoked. Not only that, you wont gather many friends.
Facebook Is About Conversation
I like to think of Facebook as being like going to a cocktail party. If all you do there is talk about your business, how many people do you think actually will want to talk to you?
Facebook is truly about conversation, about providing valuable and entertaining information. Its about making and keeping in touch with friends.
But dont worry, Facebook does have a provision designed for business called a Fan Page. Once you have your personal profile set up, you can add a Fan Page. To create a Fan Page, go to facebook.com/pages/create.php. Many of my clients have created Fan Pages and have literally seen their fans or followers grow overnight.
After creating a base of at least 100 fans, Facebook allows you to set up a vanity URL or Web address that will be easier for you to advertise outside of Facebook.
When creating and building your Fan Page, remember that, even if your page is all about self promotion, if you dont provide interesting content, you wont get many fans, and many of those who are your fans will unsubscribe. So be sure that you are providing valuable information ― and having fun ― in addition to any company promotions that you want to share.
For instance, contests on Fan Pages provide home builders with a real opportunity to make fun and meaningful connections with prospects, current and former customers and Realtors®. Contests provide a golden opportunity to craft your brand, showcase your unique selling proposition and stay in the minds of your fans for when they are in the market for a new home or, more importantly, when they know someone who is in the market for a new home.
Fan Pages can also purchase advertising within Facebook. There are multiple options, but ads are highly targeted and are generally provided on a pay-per-click basis, so they are reasonably priced.
Facebook recently created a Face Page analytic tool called Insights that provides your fans demographics and the number of fans you are attracting as well as the number of interactions your posts are attracting. Insights is a free Facebook service. More comprehensive analytics services, including many that can analyze your entire viral networking campaign, can be purchased from outside vendors.
Facebooks Challenges and Pitfalls
Facebook is free, which can certainly keep the hard dollar cost to get involved in this type of marketing low, but it is extremely expensive in other ways.
Facebook ― as well as other social networking sites ― requires time and man-hours to research, implement and sustain.
A major pitfall that can potentially do damage to you, your company, your brand and your image is to venture into social networking and create Facebook and other accounts without a viral marketing strategy that clearly defines your goals and the road map to achieve them as well as what paths to avoid.
It also is extremely important to communicate your plan to all your associates and staff members, that you solicit their buy-in and that you encourage and reward their participation and support.
While social media and viral marketing often create more questions than answers, especially for the uninitiated, they really can no longer be ignored and are too important not to pursue correctly, given current economic conditions and viral networkings vast potential.
Kimberly Mackey, MCSP, CMP, Realtor®, is the founder of Creative Sales Solutions, which provides sales and leadership training in all aspects of business development including social media strategy and training and sales and marketing management and training. For more information, visit the Creative Sales Solutions Web site at www.creativesalesnow.com, or visit Mackey at LinkedIn, www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlymackey; Twitter, www.twitter.com/CreativeSales; and Facebook, www.facebook.com/CreativeSalesSolutions.