text:
We continue our trip around the Tennessee Titans position by position as we approach the 2013 regular season with a look at the defensive ends.
One thing approximately everybody who follows the Titans in any capacity can agree with is that the two starting defensive ends played entirely too much in 2012. One of those players managed a pretty good season, or at least a very encouraging one, while the other was a bit of a disappointment after getting a big free agent contract. Even beyond the merits of the two players, the Titans had major defensive problems that would inevitably lead to a reshaping of, and the bringing of more balance to, the defensive end grouping.
I when looked at the ends back in February, I noted a clear need for a least a key rotational piece who could play on passing downs but was ambivalent on how great the Titans would see their need at the position beyond that. Anything from a major addition to a more modest one seemed possible. The Titans in the end added that rotational run-stopper and also a player in the draft, as well as repurposing another player on the roster for Jerry Gray's (and Gregg Williams') conception of what a defensive end can be.
Will those additions, and the way the help the returning players, be enough for the Titans to finally be satisfied with their defensive end grouping?
Derrick Morgan had what felt like a breakthrough year in 2013. While he may not play over 900 snaps like he did in 2012, he'll still play plenty. After playing overwhelming at left defensive end his first couple years, the indications from the first preseason game is he might instead be playing weakside defensive end, as he played both left and right when the Titans were in base personnel. He's not dominant, but he'd be an upgrade on what they trotted out there last year.
The bigger question about Morgan comes in terms of rushing the passer. He lined up exclusively at his normal LDE spot in the first preseason game. The question is instead whether he can convert some of his surplus of hurries into sacks. By Football Outsiders numbers, he had 28.5 hurries to go with 6.5 sacks. Having 35 total pressures is more typically associated with a double-digit sack season. One of my questions about Morgan coming out, though, was whether he had the necessary closing ability to convert pressures into sacks. Will he again be a high-pressure, low-sack player, or will he get to double-digit sacks?
While Morgan seems poised to play a lot again, Kamerion Wimbley very likely will not. He's in a bit of an odd spot. 2012 was his first season as a full-time defensive end after spending his first six seasons as an outside linebacker in both the 4-3 and 3-4, and the results were unimpressive. Despite playing over 900 snaps, he was hardly a factor at all against the run, with only 22 tackles on run plays all year. He played right defensive end, and the Titans were below average at stopping runs marked left end and left tackle. He only had 6.0 sacks, his fewest since 2008, and his 14.5 hurries suggest he didn't have many sacks because he didn't get much pressure.
Overwhelmed in the run game and not getting enough pressure, seemingly because he's over-reliant on his (very good) shoulder dip and lacks an effective counter, he might seem to be a possible cap candidate. That would be in another world though, as a reported salary guarantee of 2 of his $4 million and a remaining $7.2 million in signing bonus proration make that very unlikely. The Titans will likely look to make him much more of a rotational pass rusher.
The man who seems poised to steal many of Wimbley's snaps, at least on early downs, is Ropati Pitoitua. A 3-4 end in Kansas City, Jerry Gray can't stop singing praises for his bulk and particularly the ability to set the edge against the run his 6'8" frame provides. On the other hand, Pannel Egboh. Gray clearly sees a role for a player like this in his defense, as Jarius Wynn, who played rotationally last year, was another 3-4 end Gray turned into something like a strongside defensive end. The 5-tech is more or less what J.J. Watt plays in Wade Phillips' 3-4 in Houston (in base personnel), so it's a natural transition. It's a bit odd to hear Gray praise to the skies cheaper free agents like Pitoitua and Antonio Johnson. I'm all for the Titans getting contributions from cheaper players, but after the Pannel Egboh and Shaun Smith experiences I'm a touch skeptical about both Gray's effusive praise and the merits of bigness. Plus, the Titans might be better against the run in base personnel, but their biggest problem was in sub last year and Pitoitua isn't a pass-rusher and won't play sub.
Jerry Gray seems to love the tweener, and the move of Karl Klug to 5-tech is the latest sign of it. Pitoitua at SDE makes sense. Klug doesn't, at least to me. Far from 6'8", he's only 6'3" and has tiny little arms. Joke notwithstanding, the issue is the ability to reach and control offensive tackles. Otherwise they'll do the same to him and it makes it particularly hard to set the edge in the way Gray is looking for. Klug's excellent hand use and ability to win in short spaces counteract that fundamental physical limitation to some extent, but will it be enough? Jason Jones, as much as he didn't like this role, was at least much better suited for it physically. I like Klug much more in the other role he may fill, as an undersized 3-tech pass rusher in a rotational role. The problem there is the aforementioned sub package run defense problem; it led to the Titans keeping Klug almost glued to the bench much of last season. I've gone back and forth on whether the Titans agree with me he's pretty much a 4A player.
Lavar Edwards was LSU's DE3 last year, and I'll be curious to see how the Titans use him. As he did at LSU, he played inside at defensive tackle in sub package in the first preseason game while spending his time on regular downs at RDE (the Titans seemed to stop playing SDE and WDE late in favor of LDE and RDE). I covered him in more detail after the draft, and both Greg Cosell and Doug Farrar really liked him. I'll be curious to see how he does. His roster spot is not in jeopardy, but he could be anything from a spare part who struggles to find the 46 to play close to half the time without it surprising me too much.
In the world where cutting Kamerion Wimbley is a viable option, Keyunta Dawson would be the player who might push him off the team. His pressure off the edge led to the Titans' only sack in the first preseason game. Like Wimbley, he's a weakside rusher who's play overwhelmingly on the right side for the Titans. I don't think he's more than a rotational player and he's probably sixth in the DE pecking order. I put him on my 53 in June, but I'm now leaning toward Klug for that spot.
Nigel Nicholas is a camp body who got some time at LDE in the first preseason game and didn't set the world on fire. I wish him the best of luck in the future.
Akeem Ayers and Scott Solomon played defensive end in sub package situations. I covered both of them in more detail when I looked at the outside linebackers. Ayers played RDE as part of the first-team nickel package, while Solomon played the LDE spot he played last year with a reserve unit.
Conclusion-Type Things
How good can Derrick Morgan be? We're still waiting to see if 2012 was the peak of his ability or a sign of even greater things to come?
Beyond Morgan, the Titans will be bigger on the defensive line, but I'm not sure they're much better. Pitoitua is a cog. Edwards is a rookie picked on day three. Wimbley is still who he is and not likely to change significantly in the eighth season of his career. Then, apart from Morgan mediocrity might have been an improvement, and mediocrity isn't an unreasonable expectation for this grouping. Plus, that means next offseason we can write again about how the Titans aren't yet happy with their defensive end grouping and want to get better.


text:
A man dressed as Spider-Man proved to be a villain rather than a superhero when he allegedly tried to steal a woman's purse in California.
The Merced Sun-Star reported Daniel James Bradley, 22, was arrested after a foot pursuit by police.
When officers asked him why he was wearing a Spider-Man costume, Bradley reportedly explained the costume was part of his disguise.
According to a police report, Bradley approached the female victim, 24, last Friday and demanded, "Give me your purse." the Smoking Gun reported.
The woman, who thought Bradley was armed with a gun, fled and screamed for help.
It was then that police and witnesses gave chase and apprehended the man.
Bradley was charged at the Merced County Jail on suspicion of attempted robbery. He was held on $65,000 bail.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Key results are achieved in Monitoring and Evaluation in Mali via UNICEF's role as a leader in the field and through strong partnerships.
Since 2008, at least seven upstream studies & evaluations were completed, with wide dissemination, which contributed to influence the strategic position of UNICEF as a key leader in this new area of policy & advocacy for pro-poor measures and equity. The provision of statistical evidence about the knowledge and respect of children's and women's rights at national and regional level was a key contribution by UNICEF Mali to push advocacy in favour of the development of a national child protection policy and engaging municipalities in supporting child rights issues.
The ownership and national leadership of the DevInfo database linked to the PSRP evaluation framework is a good practice for the sustainability and building partnership for DevInfo in Mali. The Ministry of Economy and Finance is leading all bilateral and multilateral advocacies in favour of a shared DevInfo database in Mali. Additionally, the PSRP Coordination unit and the NIS invite donors to contribute to one shared DevInfo database.
A strong partnership was established around DevInfo in Mali through the signature in 2008 of a MOU involving the Government, the World Bank, UNDP and UNICEF for scaling up of the utilization of the national socio-economic database using DevInfo technology for the monitoring of PSRP and MDG in Mali.
A national web site of statistics is well functioning and regularly updated to facilitate key knowledge management. A website for the National DevInfo database was established (Malikunnafoni.com) and is linked to the INSTAT website. There is a regular publication of sectoral statistics for education and health. The Ministry of Women, Children and Family publishes a yearly national bulletin of statistics on children and women, officially launched by the Government for upstream advocacy on children issues.
Based on UNICEF's advocacy a national symposium on evaluation for good governance of public policy has been adopted by Government to take effect in February 2011.
Important changes to improve social protection are already being implemented:
• Update of the National Social Protection Action Plan to protect the most venerable, particularly children;
Our primary partners in achieving these impacts:


text:
Cookie Monster won't be encouraging kids to eat his sweet namesake when they return to school beginning in August.
Instead, the furry blue Muppet will be featured on meshed bags promoting easy-to-peel clementine citrus during the roll-out of The Oppenheimer Group's "eat brighter!" offerings.
"We view the 'eat brighter!' program as a great opportunity to drive retail sales while also uniting numerous Oppy items in a popular theme," John Anderson, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said in a news release. "We deeply appreciate the opportunity that PMA has created for us to apply the Sesame Street characters to our products in ways that appeal to the next generation of produce consumers."
He was referring to the two-year agreement between the Newark, Del.-based Produce Marketing Association and Sesame Workshop through the end of 2016. It will allow produce growers, suppliers and retailers to use the Sesame Street characters and brand without a licensing fee.
The program is open to all fresh produce commodities and will offer an optional tier for companies that want to create a custom campaign to differentiate their offerings from competitors.
The effort is designed to drive consumption of fruits and vegetables among children 2-5 years old and millennial families.
Oppy plans to stagger its roll-out that will include apples, avocados, berries, citrus, cucumbers, grapes, kiwifruit, mangoes, pineapples, plums and peppers.
James Milne, marketing director for the Vancouver, British Columbia-based Oppy, said he believes "eat brighter!" has the potential to create an impact in the produce department.
"There's no doubt a well-orchestrated approach to this campaign will drive sales," he said in the release. "We've been handed the opportunity to make fresh produce engaging in a whole new way. 'Eat brighter!' has transformed the mundane 'eat your fruits and vegetablesâthey're good for you' message kids hear to something inviting and fun. Perhaps this will ultimately lead to the increase in consumption our industry has been working toward for many years."
As part of the "eat brighter" campaign, Oppy plans to offer both imported and domestically grown items and support them with point-of-sale signage, retailer and consumer competitions, and blogger outreach, among other items.


text:
Insurgents Kill Iraqi Couple Employed by U.S. Embassy
By STEPHEN FARRELL; Alissa J. Rubin contributed reporting.
Published: July 9, 2007
An elderly Iraqi couple working at the American Embassy in Baghdad have been found dead after the husband was kidnapped by insurgents and his wife was killed, apparently as she tried to deliver the ransom in a vain attempt to secure his release.
The killings, for which the insurgent umbrella group Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility, were officially confirmed by the embassy on Sunday, more than a month after the couple's disappearance. The group said the killings were punishment for working with the Americans.
Ryan C. Crocker, the American ambassador in Baghdad, paid tribute to the two on Sunday, expressing his regret and saying they represented ''the silent majority of Iraqis who are working to build a peaceful and prosperous future for their country.''
On May 30, the Islamic State of Iraq said on a jihadist Web site that the couple, who were Christian, held ''important posts in the American Embassy'' and warned that it would kill ''the crusaders, their followers and those who lick their shoes.''
Although the couple have not been officially identified, two workers at the embassy said the husband was ambushed by armed insurgents after he left a bank in Amiriya, in western Baghdad, having withdrawn $1,600 of his pension. The embassy workers said the kidnappers called the man's wife on his cellphone the same day, demanding ransom and forcing their hostage to plead for his own release.
''She was very scared, and every time the phone rang, her hand was trembling so much she could barely press the button,'' said one of the workers, who would not reveal his identity because he was not authorized to speak about the killings.
''She was a sweet old lady,'' his colleague added. ''It is unbelievable.''
The embassy workers said that the woman had brought guards with her, but that one was killed in a shootout. An intensive search was launched, but the bodies were later found and identified by fingerprints.
On the political front, supporters of the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr accused Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of giving a ''green light'' to American forces to kill their supporters. A day earlier Mr. Maliki voiced unusually harsh criticism of his fellow Shiite, calling on the cleric's Mahdi Army militia to confront rogue elements within its ranks.
In Najaf, Sheik Ahmed al-Shaibani, an aide to Mr. Sadr, said, ''Regrettably, Maliki wanted to give his government some stimulants through these statements and wanted to say to the occupiers that 'I am ready to implement your agenda by ending the Mahdi Army militarily and politically.' ''
Western diplomats have noted recent efforts by Mr. Maliki to put distance between himself and his former Sadrist coalition allies, apparently because he was angered by recent Mahdi Army confrontations with government forces in the south and by the Sadrist movement's recent decisions to withdraw from the government and Parliament.
A senior American military official in Baghdad said Sunday night that Mr. Sadr was believed to have returned to Iran. The claim was immediately denied by Mr. Sadr's spokesman in Najaf.


text:
Holiday gift guide: Headphones under $100
We've rounded up some great headphones that cost less than $100
A pair of headphones can be a great gift to go along with a new MP3 player or digital radio. If you're looking for a pair of headphones this Christmas and are on a budget, then take a look at our roundup of headphones available for under $100.
2 / 24
Sennheiser's HD 418 headphones have comfortable design and are designed for iPod and portable media players. In terms of sound quality, the headphones offered warm sound but lacked refinement when it comes to details and resolution. They would be just fine for casual listeners but audiophiles would be disappointed by the muffled sound.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 23rd Sept., 2010
- Laldinfela Pachuau
- Sennheiser
- Rating:
- Price:
- Pros:
- Ergonomic design, good build quality
- Cons:
- Poor high extensions, Unrefined mids and bass, slight distortion at loud volume


text:
crafting for Christmas: my take on Scherenschnitte
Then I saw this guy (girl?) Koyla's work on Etsy - he cuts city landscapes into that countries currency. It is amazing.
I also saw a company who sells box cards with city landscapes - NYC, Paris, London - but I can't find the link! They were beautiful though (p.s. I may have copied your empire state building). If I find the link again, I'll be sure to post it.
Anyway, my best friend moved to the city this summer. While her home will always be St. Louis, I hope that she feels at home here too. Feeling totally inspired by the projects above, I decided to make her two pictures - one of St. Louis and one of New York City.
I put them in shadowbox frames and separated the layers with foam dots (the kind you use for scrapbooking) to give them a bit of depth.
They were impossible to photograph - too much glare with the flash, but too dark without it. So these aren't great, but they give you an idea.
Anyway, they were really fun to make, and I think I'll do it again. I'd love to have a large piece of cut-out artwork for my apartment. I love you Meg! You are one of the few people in the world I would lose all feeling in the tip of my finger for (note to self: next time, don't press so hard on the xacto knife!).
13 comments:
- M Henrich said...
lucky Megan--those are super cool!
- January 02, 2008 7:07 AM
- Meg said...
I adore these! This afternoon, I will be popping by the hardware store for nails to hang them. Booya to being the recipient of fabulous craft creations. (And the pics really do not give them justice!)
- January 02, 2008 12:56 PM
- Jaime said...
I love these! Will you teach me? Oh Jill, my fearless crafty leader, you are such a talented wit! What would we do without you?
- January 04, 2008 11:00 AM
- Janelle said...
Those are amazing! I want to learn too!
- January 05, 2008 11:53 AM
- Shy Ritz said...
I am so jealous cause your really crafty! you should sell your projects if you dont already!
- January 30, 2008 5:11 PM
- A Link Per Post said...
WOW! your site really made me miss doing art even more! you have quite inspired me to do art again!
- January 30, 2008 7:33 PM
- perilloparodies said...
ooh, such neat artsy stuff... well, just had a momentary chuckle escape as i remember almost "losing a thumb" to the vicious exacto knife while i was painstakingly doing a model of my husband's favorite motorcycle. boy do i love him. anyhow, really enjoy your art projects and your touches of humor throughtout the blog. chuckles and crafts... can't beat that!!!
- January 31, 2008 3:05 PM
- Creative Crafter UK said...
Lovely work - well done - very inspiring blog - you do seem to get a lot of hits! Well done. I found you via Blogger as being a noteable blog today. Congratulations!
- February 07, 2008 6:08 AM
- Fun4All said...
How awesome, those turned out great!
How long did each one take you??
- February 07, 2008 11:44 PM
Found you via Blogger noteables and as I buy the 'Handmade' mag (in Australia) was curious. WOW, your work is great! I live between Sydney and Brisbane and I'd like to try doing one of each for friends who live there now I've seen your work.
- February 08, 2008 6:46 PM
- Evettz said...
wow..this is super creative..want to see more of this...
- February 10, 2008 11:06 PM
- Natchel said...
Hey Jill
I emailed you last week about the cityscape and you started me off. Thanks! I'm done and while they look nothing compared to yours, I did it! I'm originally from San Francisco so I did some buildings I thought would work. Tell me what you think! Any suggestions?
Thanks again! Rachel
- April 28, 2008 8:16 AM
- Viagra Online said...
this is a excellent idea, for made some originals Christmas cards, with all those big city backgrounds, and some words, thanks for this information.
- April 18, 2011 8:36 AM


text:
More than two decades have passed, but the memory of a conversation with a very senior leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir remains etched in the mind as a formative experience. It was a summer of serenity in the Valley .The patriarch, Sheikh Abdullah, was chief minister. Kashmir was at peace with itself. But this Jamaat cleric foresaw a gathering storm that we missed in our complacence.
"You Indians," he told me, "look very happy, but your time is over. Our (Kashmiri) children have stopped going to your (state) schools. They are coming to my madrassas. Do you know why? Not because you offered brilliant education. They went because your schools had toilets, and their homes had none. But after years of neglect those toilets are broken. Toilets in our madrassas are clean and covered. If my children spend ten years in my schools, who will they believe when they leave? Me, or your India?" A decade later, when working in the HRD ministry and still haunted by this question, I convened a meeting of relevant education ministry officials in the winter capital, Jammu. We had a one-point agenda: to repair schools and toilet facilities. Nothing happened. But something had changed outside.
The children of 1981 had become the youth of 1991, and the cry of insurrection was raging through mosque and lane in Srinagar.
Two generations of schoolchildren later, the moment has arrived when a national sanitation campaign can restore the toilets we lost to secessionists. This is not Kashmir-specific. The response to Naxalite violence in Chhattisgarh or Jharkhand or Odisha also begins in schools, for education offers a future that the present has denied to the impoverished. Schools will defeat Naxalites far more easily than guns. Privileged India has never quite understood the insecurity that absence of a toilet represents, or the dignity its presence offers. Our eyes have become smug after centuries of indifference.
We do not think of the poor as equal human beings.
A broom is only a starting point. The real challenge of sanitation is not dry dust but wet dirt. A broom only displaces dust. Modern technology can now deal with a problem as old as existence. One of the agreements signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama was WASH, a water, health and sanitation programme in which USAID and organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will offer the latest expertise to the Clean India campaign.
But by picking up a broom, enthusing other icons to follow the lead, and offering Mahatma Gandhi as the lodestar of his movement, Narendra Modi challenged our mindset and ignited an offensive against prejudices deeply ingrained within the social history of India, across all religions. A familiar image of Gandhi shows him with a broom, kicking up dust. Perhaps it should have been an image of Gandhi cleaning lavatories in his ashram. This was compulsory for every inmate. If you could not bear to do so, you were free to leave. He refused to outsource the management of dirt to a designated caste.
This was deep, viral injustice. He understood that long before India could free itself from the British, it had to free itself from degrading sins like 'untouchability'. If he said it once he said it a hundred times, that he had no particular wish to be reborn, but if "I am really born again, I desire to be born amidst the 'untouchables', so as to share their difficulties and work for their liberation". Gandhi called those who supported this immorality Durjan, or men of evil. We have travelled a long way on the twisting path of reform, but there is still some distance left.
Gandhi's social revolution began with himself.
In 1915, when he returned to India from South Africa, he joined Gopal Krishna Gokhale's Servants of India Society in Pune, and started his morning by cleaning latrines in the Society colony. Other members were aghast. Gokhale, who had an institution to run, persuaded Gandhi to stop. The idea was simply too radical for that age. This experience forced Gandhi to set up his own ashram. A sympathetic Gokhale helped find the funds. Gandhi was, of course, attempting to clean not just the external environment but also the internal debris that had accumulated in our national psyche.
Here, then, is the dilemma that demands an answer. Indians are clean; why is India dirty? What is that selfish gene that impels a housewife to take dirt from home and dump it outside, as if her street belonged to some other society? Why is garbage an indelible part of our image? Why are municipal councillors who permit garbage to fester tolerated and often re-elected? Why did previous prime ministers forget that the Mahatma also demanded freedom from filth? Who will our children believe if we cannot give them toilets?
The writer is national spokesperson of the BJP


text:
TAMPA — A real estate firm concluded that an office building valued at more than $4 million and owned by Tampa International Airport was a "highly marketable asset" that could easily be rented.
The airport's staff said the two-story building was in good shape and needed little immediate maintenance work.
And a real estate broker said she had a tenant who was interested enough to request a tour of the building.
So why, then, is the 30-year-old building slated for demolition — especially when it had raked in nearly $500,000 in rent each year for the airport?
The man who made the decision is Louis Miller, the airport's executive director. He said it's the best move in a bad economy, when there are few tenants who could possibly rent it. He said the airport should move ahead with its plan to replace the building with a hangar, which is part of an overall expansion that Miller believes is necessary for growth.
Before reaching this conclusion, Miller consulted with one of his bosses, Al Austin. He's the chairman of the Hillsborough Aviation Authority, which governs TIA.
Austin also owns 400,000 square feet of office space in the adjacent West Shore area, of which about 80,000 square feet is now vacant. The building that's due to meet the wrecking ball has about 45,000 square feet.
Miller said he informed Austin because he was chairman and didn't think there was a potential for a conflict.
"I was only coordinating with Al as to what I'm doing," Miller said. "He didn't participate in making that decision."
Austin said Miller "ran it by" him first, asking him his opinion.
"I said, 'I have to agree with you,' "Austin said. Consulting with Miller on this matter was appropriate, he said, because he knows the office market. In no way was he serving his own interests by helping eliminate competition for his office buildings, Austin said.
"I have nothing that would compete with that building," said Austin, one of Tampa's most prominent developers and GOP fundraisers. "If I had a conflict, I would have abstained."
Austin and Miller say the building would require costly upgrades and doesn't fit into the airport's long-term plans. But Miller acknowledged the hangar that is expected to replace the building may not be built for another 10 years.
Miller said there are just no tenants out there to rent it until then.
But Mercedes Angell, a senior director at Cushman & Wakefield, said she told the authority's director of properties and contracts, Ted Leslie, that she had a potential tenant who wanted a building tour. She said Leslie told her it was too late.
"I don't question the decision they made, it just surprised me," Angell said.
Miller said he doesn't know why Leslie turned Angell away.
"I was unaware she had a prospect," Miller said. "Why don't you talk to Ted then?"
Leslie said Angell called too late.
"We already evaluated the building and concluded that it was to be torn down," Leslie said. "It didn't seem like there was any point."
At least one of the Aviation Authority's board members, lawyer Steve Burton, said he wonders why Austin was asked about the demolition and not all five members of the board, which includes Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio, County Commissioner Ken Hagan and physician Joseph Diaco. He hopes to discuss the matter at today's board meeting.
"I'm reluctant to say there's a conflict, because I don't have all the facts," Burton said. "But this should have gone to the board so this question wouldn't have been asked."
Miller said only decisions to buy and sell property are reviewed by the board. Airport policy allows him to decide how to maintain, or even destroy, airport property, he said.
The building, at 4101 Jim Walter Blvd., was initially operated by the former Eastern Airlines starting in 1980. Continental Airlines converted it into its reservations center in 1991.
It paid $464,563 a year in a lease that expired in September. In response to media inquiries, Leslie wrote a summary for board members that said Continental was told this year its rent would be adjusted. An appraisal later determined the new rent would be $669,114 — a 44 percent hike.
Continental decided before the appraisal was done not to renew the lease. The airline chose to close its reservation center because of other issues, a spokesman said.
As far as TIA was concerned, however, the building still had value. The airport's maintenance staff said in June it was very well maintained. A report by the real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield said the building was sought after by many tenants.
Miller said after consulting with his staff, he was told it was best to demolish it. But either the notes don't exist or weren't made available as to how the demolition decision was made.
The demolition will cost $79,000, Miller said.
Times researcher John Martin contributed to this story. Michael Van Sickler can be reached at (813) 226-3402 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Update—Jan. 26:
Survey: How are you coping with another wild winter?
Temperatures have registered some 30 degrees below zero; snow has piled up at the end of the driveway, mocking us morning after morning. These conditions might be expected—this is Iowa, after all—but they have left some of us seeking relief. How are you coping with winter this year? We will publish select responses in a future issue of fyi.
News in brief
University employees banding together to Live Healthy in 2009
The winter weather doesn't stop Annabelle Hullana from exercising over her lunch hour. Not now that she has a team of health-minded office mates to rally and motivate her.
Hullana, a counselor in the University of Iowa Office of Admissions, and her coworkers were among the more than 400 University of Iowa employees who signed up for Lighten Up Iowa—now Live Healthy Iowa—in 2008. The statewide program challenges teams of two to 10 adults to help each other form healthy habits in order to achieve fitness and weight loss goals.
Many of the admissions team's participants kept up their healthy habits all year long, and are signing up for the challenge again in 2009. This year, they're setting new fitness goals, including training for RiverRun, a 5K or 10K run/walk held annually on the UI campus in late April.
Does the University ever take a snow day?
Chances are pretty good you'll wake up on an Iowa winter morning to find there's a foot of snow on the ground, the white stuff is still coming down, and the mercury in your thermometer has fallen way below zero. Local elementary and secondary school classes have been canceled.
How do you find out about University cancellations?
Photo feature: Mammal Hall
Where can you see animals from almost every continent and order? In Mammal Hall, located in the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History. Specimens from aardvark to zebra are represented, with many animals collected by University of Iowa faculty and students during expeditions around the world.


text:
Top infoTECH News
Software News
Hardware News
Security News
Networking News
infoTECH Editor's Pick
infoTECH Awards
What's Hot in Information Technology?
infoTECH Services
infoTECH Media Kit
IP Phones
Power Protection
Software Licensing
Software Monetization
infoTECH News
[January 16, 2014]
Turkey's leading Internet access provider TTNET to use Alcatel-Lucent analytics solution to improve broadband and IPTV experience
(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Paris - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:ALU) is to deploy its Motive Data Management Platform for TTNET, the leading broadband service provider in Turkey, to help improve the performance of communication devices in customers' homes.
Using data gathered by the Motive platform, TTNET's operation and customer service teams will be able to proactively manage how their network and devices using the network perform, ensuring a better overall broadband and IPTV experience for TTNET customers.
Key facts : * TTNET has been benefiting from Alcatel-Lucent's portfolio of Motive Customer Experience Solutions for several years, which has helped support significant improvements to the care and support functions dedicated to its more than six million broadband customers.
* Alcatel-Lucent's Motive Data Management Platform (DMP) adds in analytics capabilities while keeping the operator's capital expenditure at optimal levels.
* The addition of DMP to TTNET's toolkit provides a better understanding of the customer experience by linking data from the devices to existing tools designed to help customers with self-service capabilities. These new capabilities are provided in a format readily integrated with TTNET's existing business processes.
* TTNET currently uses Alcatel-Lucent's Motive ServiceView(TM) and Motive Home Device Manager suite to enable help desk representatives to work more directly with customers and resolve issues more efficiently.
* As Alcatel-Lucent executes The Shift Plan, its industrial strategy to reposition the company as a specialist vendor of IP Networking and Ultra-Broadband Access, the Motive family of software-based products is providing operators like TTNET with software solutions that enable them to enhance the end-user experience and value of their products.
Quotes: Sahin Sen, Chief Technology Officer, said: " As TTNET we put a lot of effort in delivering a superior customer experience. Today, maintaining a high level of help desk performance means having a detailed understanding of how the connected devices in our network are performing. Based on our experience with the Motive Service View for Home solutions we knew that Alcatel-Lucent could help us to improve customer service through device data technology which will help us to continue to distinguish our performance in the marketplace." Luis Martinez-Amago, President, Alcatel-Lucent Europe, Middle East &Africa, said: "We are very pleased that TTNET has decided to expand its customer experience management capabilities with the addition of Alcatel-Lucent's Motive Data Management product. To maintain its leadership position as the largest Internet service provider in Turkey, TTNET needs the best solutions available to care for the needs of their customers." Additional resources: Motive Data Management Platform Motive Service View for Home Motive Home Device Manager About TTNET Founded in 2006 to connect Turkey to the Internet and open up the country to the world, TTNET, today, is a communication and entertainment company that plays a leading role in the industry with its corporate and individual service sand offers its customers the communication technologies of today and the future. Offering a combination of all three components of communication technologies -- Internet, television and voice -- TTNET meets with all communication requirements of Turkey with its products in education,entertainment, communication and security as well as other business-specific products. The company's product portfolio includes primarily ADSL, fiber Internet connectivity, Wi-Fi wireless Internet connectivity, TTNET Wi-Fi international connectivity in partnership with iPass, G.SHDSL, Metro Ethernet, ATM and Frame Relay Internet connectivity. TTNET provides a complete array of mobile telephone services under the TTNET Mobil brand in partnership with Avea and landline telephone connectivity for individual customers under TTNET Alobrand. TTNET is also the first company to introduce the technology of TivibuWeb and Tivibu Cep that make cinema and TV experience mobile and Tivibu Ev,which enables TV access at home with IPTV technology.
In addition to the Internet services, TTNET's value added services include TTNET Müzik where all kinds of music can be listened and the digital gaming platform Playstore, where popular online and digital games are sold. TTNET also offers users a host of products and services for a secure Internet through TTNET Güvenlik, while developing products and services tailored to the requirements of businesses through TTNET ISyerim Paketleri.
Combining Internet, TV, fixed voice and mobile voice services in a single bill, TTNET has achieved another breakthrough in Turkey by becoming the first communication and entertainment company to launch "quad play." www.ttnet.com.tr ABOUT ALCATEL-LUCENT (EURONEXT PARIS AND NYSE: ALU) Alcatel-Lucent is at the forefront of global communications, providing products and innovations in IP and cloud networking, as well as ultra-broadband fixed and wireless access to service providers and their customers, enterprises and institutions throughout the world.
Underpinning Alcatel-Lucent in driving the industrial transformation from voice telephony to high-speed digital delivery of data, video and information is Bell Labs, an integral part of Alcatel-Lucent and one of the world's foremost technology research institutes, responsible for countless breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications industry.Alcatel-Lucent innovations have resulted in the company being recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Global Innovator, as well as being named by MIT Technology Review as amongst 2012's Top 50 "World's Most Innovative Companies".Alcatel-Lucent has also been recognized for innovation in sustainability, being named Industry Group Leader for Technology Hardware & Equipment sector in the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review for making global communications more sustainable, affordable and accessible, all in pursuit of the company's mission to realize the potential of a connected world.
With revenues of Euro 14.4 billion in 2012, Alcatel-Lucent is listed on the Paris and New York stock exchanges (Euronext and NYSE: ALU). The company is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.
For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on:
, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog
and follow the Company on Twitter:
(c) 2014 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
InfoTech Spotlight's Homepage
comments powered by Disqus.
blog comments powered by
infoTECH Headlines
Using technology for information - colleges and universities transfer
Quality Over Quantity: The Art of Software Normalization
Surprising Places to Find Discount Software Online
The Business Value of Automation
8 Fastest Growing Cybersecurity Companies Right Now
What to Look for When Hiring an Android Developer
When Androids Attack: Protecting Against WireX Botnet DDoS Attacks
Is It Possible to Decrease Online Fraud with Blockchain Technology?
Top 6 IT Asset Management Tips
Why We Should Let Our Walls Down When it Comes to Cybersecurity
Subscribe to InfoTECH Spotlight eNews
InfoTECH Spotlight eNews delivers the latest news impacting technology in the IT industry each week. Sign up to receive FREE breaking news today!
FREE eNewsletter
Here are the Two Wearable Tech Killer Apps
Rich Tehrani
Shocker! People Who Buy an $800 Phone can Afford $1,000
Rich Tehrani
C by GE Sol: Would You Buy a $200 GE Lamp?
Rich Tehrani
Apple iPhone X Face ID May not be Secure Enough for Many Users
Rich Tehrani
Apple's Face ID may not be Secure
Rich Tehrani
Rich Tehrani speaks with Jim Lochry of ConnectLeader
Rich Tehrani speaks with Jim Lochry of ConnectLeader
XKL at TEX 2016
TMC's Rich Tehrani speaks with Colleen Gallagher of XKL at TEX 2016
Richard McFarland of Voice4Net at Real Time Web Solutions 2016
Richard McFarland of Voice4Net talks WebRTC at Real Time Web Solutions NYC 2016
Bent Rye of Temasys at Real Time Web Solutions 2016
Bent Rye of Temasys talks WebRTC at Real Time Web Solutions NYC 2016
infoTECH Whitepapers
What is Information Tehnology
What is Information Technology?
The History of Information Technology
Today's Most Desired Information Technology Skills
Information Technology Careers
Ten Information Technology Companies of 2011
Powered by
Technology Marketing Corporation,
35 Nutmeg Drive Suite 340, Trumbull, Connecticut 06611 USA
Ph: 800-243-6002, 203-852-6800;
Fx: 203-853-2845
Contact us
Technology Marketing Corp. 1997-<%= curyear %> Copyright.
infoTECH Resources
Editor's Pick
infoTECH News
Software News
Hardware News
Security News
Networking News
What's Hot
Media Kit
infoTECH Communities
Call Recording
SIP Trunking
Unified Communications
infoTECH Channels
IP Phones
Power Protection
Software Licensing
Software Monetization
Virtual PBX
Workforce Management
Power Protection
Other Industries
IP Communications
Cable Spotlight
Satellite Spotlight
Smart Grid
Sports Techy
M2M Evolution


text:
Reader's comments »
By adding a comment on the site, you accept our terms and conditions.
The rebuild is not over.
Sure, the Calgary Flames five-game winning streak and perfect homestand is positive sign for the club, but don't get too carried away.
As much as it's been a fun ride for the Sea of Red to see the Flames go on a run, the facts state the club sits 27th overall in the NHL standings and 14 points out of a playoff spot with 27 games remaining in the season.
Sure, there is the chance the Flames could making a stunning run to the playoffs, but it's likely a better idea for them and the fans to just enjoy the current success.
For now, though, here are five burning questions to see if this week gives the answers:
What's next in the goalie merry-go-round?
If Karri Ramo's lower body injury — probably a pulled groin — suffered in the first period of Saturday's 4-3 overtime win means he'll be out of action for the remainder of the pre-Olympic schedule, watch for Joni Ortio to get the call from the AHL Abbotsford Heat.
Ortio, a sixth-round pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, has been outstanding this season in the minors, with a 2.08 goals-against average and .930 save percentage.
That success may be only over a half season, but Ortio has done what he can to this point to deserve a look if there's a need.
By the way, Reto Berra is a pending unrestricted free agent.
Will Michael Cammalleri play as a Flame at the Dome again?
Cammalleri is not alone as possibly being traded away during the coming road swing. He's just the biggest name and garnering the most attention.
The Olympic roster freeze kicks in Friday afternoon and is over Feb. 24. The NHL's trade deadline is March 5, meaning things will happen fast and furious once it's allowed.
Since players are paid during the break, an interesting dynamic comes into play. Teams looking to trade away players wouldn't mind saving the money by doing it this week (although the Flames really don't have to worry about that forcing a decision).
Teams looking to make additions may either push to get a deal done early, since fewer clubs have the ability to add salary, or wait until after. Scenario No. 2 for buyers means more bidders will be able to get into the mix, so they may have to pay more.
Either way, players will be on pins and needles until Friday.
Will Jiri Hudler get an Olympic call after all?
St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Sobotka won't play for the Czech Republic due to injury, which paves the way for the absurd omission of Flames forward Jiri Hudler to be corrected.
Or does it?
The fact Hudler was left off the team in the first place — along with Radim Vrbata, of the Phoenix Coyotes — can't help but make you wonder whether they'll be in the mix this time, either.
Sobotka's role in Sochi, Russia, wouldn't have been as a scorer on the top two lines, therefore it shouldn't come as too much of a shock if the team opts for a player known for being more of a checker.
Not saying that's the right mentality, but it's possible.
The replacement will reportedly be named on Wednesday.
Can the winning ways translate to the road?
It's been 17 years since the Flames had a perfect homestand of five or more games. That's something to celebrate.
Now, with a road trip that includes clashes with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, let's see if the Flames can take that show elsewhere.
The Flames are 2-5-3 in their last 10 road games and 8-8-4 versus Eastern Conference foes.
None of that matters going forward. Remember, this is a team that had a franchise-record seven-game home losing skid before this run.
More relevant is whether the Flames continue to play with the uptempo, assertive game they had during this homestand.
Their defensive play hasn't been great, but having that push has allowed them to overcome those struggles.
Is Mikael Backlund's play a lesson re: Sven Baertschi?
OK, captain Mark Giordano is riding a nine-game point-scoring streak, but Backlund's run is darn impressive, too.
Backlund has netted five goals and eight points in a four-game spree — he's managed two points in each outing. It's a nice reward for an often-maligned player who has been playing well for almost two months after a rough start, even being a healthy scratch.
Which takes us to Baertschi, who has been in the minors since mid-December and managed just two goals and six points in 17 AHL games.
Backlund, the '07 first-round pick who'll turn 25 next month, was rumoured to be on the trade block, and it's easy to find people who said the Flames should give up on him.
Baertschi, the '11 first-round pick, is struggling in his second pro season, but sometimes it's good to be reminded patience can be a virtue before rushing to make a decision on players.
By adding a comment on the site, you accept our terms and conditions.


text:
Your browser does not support iframes.
Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks. We express gratitude and love for our families and for blessings. Or, do we just take for granted what we have? You know, a warm house to come home to, food to eat, family and good friends. Are we grateful to live in this country and to have a job, a means to support our family?
Our country is experiencing a very poor economy. Unemployment is up, even though data and statistics may show it is dropping.
We would like to thank everyone who showed up in Jasper at the annexation hearing Nov. 20. The turnout was great. It let us know where we stand and how the process works. In my opinion, we are looking good but we can't sit idly by and forget about the work we have put into this.
It is a long process, but we have to keep motivated. I think the turnout let the city and their attorneys know how organized we are.
Now that the elections are over and the community has chosen our leadership, I would like to share thoughts from an article I read some time ago concerning public involvement and community issues.
The article was titled "5 reasons you should speak up" in which best-selling author Kevin Daum listed reasons citizens should be frank and contribute to public issues. He provided permission to use his article in the News.
I believe our community will benefit by embracing the "bring it up" core value Daum mentions.
Indiana's environment is cleaner than it's been in our lifetimes. But such substantial progress here and in other parts of the country is not enough for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Smart, necessary regulations make sense. However, that's the opposite of what we have with the new directive to strictly limit carbon emissions from the nation's existing coal-fired power plants.
If you attend Tell City Junior-Senior High School sporting events this winter, you'll notice some changes. The school was awarded a three-year, $75,000 grant through the Welborn Foundation Heroes Program.
According to the foundation, their purpose is to "... provide financial and guiding support to elementary, middle and high schools so they can commit, implement, and evaluate their own schools' health…"
United Way of Perry Coun-ty provides services, programs, and resources to fund agencies, nonprofit organizations and community programs.
They do this with the help of people and businesses that invest in the mission of helping the people of Perry County to live their best possible lives.
During this holiday season, consider the benefit in giving back to a local organization.
I am once again in need of your help. I am the kettle coordinator for the Salvation Army here in Perry County and I am in need of volunteer bell ringers.
Perhaps you, your family, business, church, club, or civic organization would be willing to ring bells for us this season.
We will have kettles in front of each Wal-Mart entrance from Nov. 28 through Dec. 24. We are allowed to ring bells from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily.
I would like to thank the following sponsors of the Perry County Bicentennial celebration:
Shubael Little Pioneer Village once again had a wonderful open house the third weekend of October. A survey at the gate showed that 50 percent of the cars entering had not been here before. Thanks to so many, including the Perry County News, for helping us reach so many new people. We estimate 1,000 guests visited the two days. The following week we hosted 300 school children, teachers and chaperones.
The Daughters of Isabella would like to thank members and anyone who donated to our St. Elizabeth-Coleman Center in Indianapolis.
The D of I supports this center, which we helped begin. Next year they will celebrate their 100th anniversary. This is also our state's project.
Our circle's collection this year was the largest for St. E's thus far; also the circle donates more baby items than any other circle in Indiana.
Copyright © 2017
The Perry County News is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Perry County, Indiana, and the surrounding area.


text:
Notebook: Principal Charity Classic, Round 3
June 01, 2014
By PGATOUR.COM
- Doug Garwood earned his best finish on the Champions Tour this week. (Dykes/Getty Images)
• Tom Pernice Jr., made an eight-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole to defeat Doug Garwood for his third career victory. Pernice took the lead on a crowded leaderboard with a 30-foot chip-in on 17 to move one ahead of the field. However, Garwood birdied the 17 and then added a second at 18 to set up a playoff. Garwood made a seven-footer on the 54th hole to earn a spot in the playoff. After the pair each made pars on the first playoff hole, Pernice hit his second shot to eight-feet and then drained his winning putt ending Garwood's chances for his first victory on the Champions Tour.
With his Victory….Tom Pernice Jr.
• Claimed his third career victory on the Champions Tour with his win today. He also won the 2009 SAS Championship and the 2013 3M Championship.
• Earns a check for $262,500 as well as 263 points in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup race.
• With his 263 Charles Schwab Cup points, Pernice is now 10th overall with 410 points.
• Will be exempt into the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai through 2016.
• Was a two-time winner on the PGA TOUR.
• A UCLA product, and a Kansas City native, Pernice now calls Nashville home.
Miscellaneous Notes:
• Doug Garwood's second-place finish was his best showing on the Champions Tour and it earned him a check for $154,000. It also earned him a spot in the upcoming Encompass Championship near Chicago in two weeks as a top-10 finisher not previously exempt. He was bidding to become the first Q-School product to win on Tour since Esteban Toledo won last year's Montreal Championship.
• Garwood was also looking to become the first player to earn his first Champions Tour victory at the Principal Charity Classic. This marked the second year in succession he finished in the top 10 here. He was T7 last year.
• Sixty-year-old Jay Haas continues his stellar 2014 season. The former Wake Forest star finished T3. It marked the sixth straight event he has finished in the top five in a Champions Tour event as well as the ninth time in 10 tournaments this year. Haas posted three consecutive rounds in the 60s, giving him 21 for the season, the leader on Tour.
• Bill Glasson tied the competitive course record with an 8-under-par 64 on Sunday. It matched Bart Bryant's record 64 which he shot in the second round a year ago. Glasson's low round on the Champions Tour was a 9-under-par 61 at last year's Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn. Glasson was among four players who tied for third on Sunday.
• Glasson's T3 finish was his best effort since he was second at the 2012 Pacific Links Championship.
• Bernhard Langer continues to lead the Charles Schwab Cup race with 1,511 points followed by Colin Montgomerie with 1,227 points. Jay Haas is third with 1,182.
• Mark Mouland finished T17, but he led all players with 16 birdies.
• The field averaged 71.446 for the event, a drop from last year's average of 72.577.
• The most difficult hole for the event was No. 14 with an average score of 3.298 (+.298). The easiest was No. 13 with an average score of 4.529 (-.471).


text:
The aircraft "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is getting a massive new place to work on resurrecting old military planes.
The U.S. Air Force 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group is building a massive new hangar at D-M in a $25 million project that includes supporting shops, storage and office s.
Expected to open in February, the new hangar will support maintenance, repair and inspection for the regeneration and reclamation of C-130, KC-135, and P-3 aircraft, for sales to allied air forces or use by the Pentagon or other federal and state agencies, AMARG officials said.
At 310 feet long with a 52-foot clear overhead height, the 76,746-square-foot hangar will accommodate two C-130 or KC-135 cargo aircraft.
The hangar will be a "high-visibility flagship" facility, accommodating VIP visitors in a two-story administration section with an overlooking observation deck, AMARG officials said.
Established in 1946 to store vast numbers of surplus World War II aircraft, the AMARG center is home to more than 4,000 planes.


text:
lost password recovery
recover my password
Suggest a Songfact / Artistfact
Please sign in first
sign in
Sign up for our newsletter
We send out the Songfacts Newsletter once a month. It contains a big list of the new songs that were added, information on recent interviews, and updates on what's happening in the fishbowl.
If you'd like to receive the Songfacts Newsletter, please enter the email you'd like it sent to below:
Get the Newsletter
Welcome Guest
sign in
Songwriter Interviews
Song Writing
Fact or Fiction
They're Playing My Song
Music Quiz
songwriter interviews
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Green River
Get the Sheet Music
Play @ Amazon Music
Lodi by Creedence Clearwater Revival Songfacts
Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music
, John Fogerty explained that the inspiration for "Lodi" came from trips with his father around central California, an area of the world where he "felt very warm and special." This seed of an idea grew into a story about a traveling musician whose career "is in the rearview mirror." Fogerty was only 23 when he wrote this song about an aging musician.
This song is a reflection on John Fogerty's days with The Golliwogs, an early version of Creedence Clearwater Revival. They had to struggle for success, playing wherever they could with dilapidated equipment and an often indifferent audience. He did not want a return to the Bad Old Days.
Lodi is a city in California located in the central valley, about 30 miles south of Sacramento and 75 or 100 miles east of San Francisco/Oakland. Fogerty and his earlier band often performed in "nowhere towns" like Lodi.
Fogerty sometimes covered this at concerts after he became a solo artist.
Suggestion credit
Brett - Edmonton, Canada, for above 2
Drummer Doug Clifford claimed the band played a show in Lodi in their early days. Said Clifford: "There were nine people in there, they were all locals, they were all drunk and all they did all night was tell us to turn it down."
Al Wilson recorded a cover of this song. His version was issued on Soul City Records in America and on Liberty Records in the United Kingdom. It was played extensively in the few underground "Northern Soul" clubs of England during the late 1960s and early '70s, getting its first exposure at the famous Twisted Wheel Club Allnighters in Manchester, England.
Suggestion credit
Gra - Stafford, England
In a radio interview, John Fogerty said when he was young his parents took him and his brother to camp at Lodi lake (called Smith lake then) and they hated camping there. So later on they wrote a song about Lodi using their old hatred for the place.
Suggestion credit
George - Stockton, CA
Tesla did an acoustic version of this song that was included on their 1990 live album,
Five Man Acoustical Jam
. Each band member got to pick a song to cover for the set, and Tesla drummer Troy Luccketta chose "Lodi" since he was born there.
More songs from Creedence Clearwater Revival
More songs with names of cities in the title
More songs about people with financial problems
More songs about getting away
Sign in
to post comments
Comments: 31
A Creedence Clearwater Revival song, "Lodi", was named for Lodi, California, although the songwriter John Fogerty admits he had never actually visited the city and simply thought it was "the coolest sounding name." Still, the song, with its chorus "Oh, Lord, stuck in Lodi again," has been the theme of various events in the city including a past Grape Festival. The narrator "came into town [on] a one-night [musical] stand," but his "plans fell through." He also laments how now that he is in Lodi, it "looks like they took my friends."
Nick - Canada
Living in the city this is written about, I can say it really is a small town that is good for nothing. As a person who has never lived outside of Lodi & wants to be something in my life, I can say it is a terrible place for any artistic career to thrive. It is more aimed towards tourists and wine connoisseurs. However, definitely come to Lodi if you're a fan of the song! Haha. I wish I had more good to say of this town, but the song being written about it is really one of the main highlights. (Along with wine & A&W rootbeer)
At least Lodi is close to wherever you may want to go in CA, be it SF, tahoe, or the state capital.
Star - Lodi, Ca
I'm a huge fan of CCR and have listened to the Lodi version on Green River many times. I more recently got the album Europe-Live. As an intro to this song, I assume it is John Fogerty that says "A sad, sad song about a bad, bad photographer". One lyric is "The man from the magazine said I was on my way". Is the song about a man that is singing only because he can't make a living taking pictures?
Dean - Wisconsin
Anyone who grew up in the Central Valley like I did knows what a po-dunk down Lodi was. Yes, John grew up in Berkley but there is no doubt that he knew Lodi, CA and this is exactly where he was talking about. It's also LIKELY that because this wasn't an actual experience but an idea that any other Lodi he may have come across only supported that one horse town feeling of what Lodi is. Really, he said he used to camp in the area with his brother so this is very likely the number one source of inspiration for the song. By the way, I love the feel of Lodi as a town, only visited there a few times - wouldn't want to try to become a star there but it's a lovely place.
Pat - Tobyhanna
Man, I still love this CCR song. I recall buying the Green River album way-back-when & loved Lodi, Green River, & other songs on it. My brother inherited the album when I got drafted into the Army. Oh what fun! Love that "country feel" to the song & the way it sort of bounces along. Even though the original CCR broke up years ago, I still am a fan---even of John Fogerty & the Creedence Clearwater Revisited band. Rock on....
Aiken Nutz - Tahlequah Ok
Lodi, California. "The song describes the plight of a down-and-out musician whose career has landed him playing a gig in the small town of Lodi (pronounced "low-die"), a small agricultural city in the Central Valley about 70 miles from Fogerty's hometown of Berkeley" (California). Fogerty admitted that he had never been there before he wrote the song. He said that he chose the name, "Lodi", because it had "the coolest sounding name." Fogerty stated, "On 'Lodi', I saw a much older person than I was, 'cause it is sort of a tragic telling. A guy is stuck in a place where people really don't appreciate him. Since I was at the beginning of a
good career, I was hoping that that wouldn't happen to me."
Steerforth - California
On August 17th 1969, Al Wilson's covered version of "Lodi" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #83; eventually it peaked at #67 and spent 7 weeks on the Top 100...
Earlier in 1969 on May 18th Creedence Clearwater Revival's original version of the song peaked at #52 on the Top 100...
After "Lodi" Al Wilson released six singles and none of them made the Top 100, then on October 14th, 1973 his "Show and Tell" entered the chart at #96 and January 13th, 1974 it peaked at #1 {for 1 week}...
R.I.P. Allen Lamar 'Al' Wilson {1939 - 2008}...
Note: There are 14 states with a city, town, or village named Lodi; Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, & Wisconsin.
Barry - Sauquoit, Ny
I read somewhere that Fogerty originally wrote the line "Seekin' my fame and fortune driving through Ohio" which later changed to "Seekin' my fame and fortune lookin' for a pot of gold", this would mean that the Lodi town is not the one in California but the Ohio one at Medina County.
Jorge - Mexico, Mexico
Here's a down-on-your-luck song that many people can relate to, sort of a one-step-forward-two-steps-back kind of tale. You're stuck in some out-of-the-way town that no one's ever heard of...again! Okay, so it's not the first time you've been here. Yes, those fabulous lyrics, 'things got bad and things got worse, I guess you know the tune', meaning just about everyone's been there at some point in their own life. Once in awhile, during different travels with my husband, when we happen to drive through any random one-road country town with seemingly nothing going on, this song pops into my head.
Camille - Toronto, Oh
Lodi is also a really small town in Ohio
Matt - Lodi, Oh
The song is basically about the fear that Fogerty's fame could suddenly vanish, leaving him stuck in a small town with no way out.
Nikolai - Los Angeles, Ca
There's also a Lodi in Wisconsin, maybe 25-30 miles north of Madison, the state capital.
Patrick - Lake Mills, Wi
IM from this Lodi(: Lodi Lake is pretty boring and the camping isnt very funn:P oh well hahahahahahahahahahaha. Lodi is a VERY small town, we got to high school; Lodi High(: and Tokay>:P hahahaha GREAT SONG!!!!!
Cierra - Lodi, Ca
Five years ago I think when me and my mother was listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival's Lodi. My mother thought John Fogerty was singing Oh Lord I'm Stepping on an old diaphragm. Me and my mother started laughing!!!!. I really like the song Lodi a lot & it brings back memories!!!!.
Jessica - Abrams, Wi
lodi is where i grew up
Malina - Lodi, Ca
Please people! Don't refer to my beloved Central Valley's Town's and Cities as "Nowhere Town's"! It's a bit insultive, as we have a very rich heritage of peoples, cultures, and history. I live in "Tracy", which isn't all that far from Lodi and they could've very well named it "Trapped In Tracy Again". As they may have very well played in one of our old run down bars of that era just as easily....The point of the song is; just as soon as you think everythings going well for you, something happens and you hit the skids. And find yourself in random small town dives trying to irk out a living. Sometimes to no avail!
Nicholaus - Tracy, Ca
One of my favorite early CCR tunes. This is from the "Green River" album. I like the lines "If I only had a dollar for every song I've sung.Everytime I had to play while people sat there drunk". You can only imagine. Them in their early days. Trying to get somewhere,trying to make it. Playing little clubs and the patrons could care less.
Wayne - Salem, Va
John Fogerty admitted he had never been to Lodi, CA. He just thought it was a cool name for a small town. There is also a Lodi, NJ, Lodi, MO and Lodi, Italy.
Doc - Chapel Hill, Nc
I like this song only because it sounds country.
Briar - Hazard, Ky
I nver understood this song because I thought he was singing "Oh lord, stalking Lodi again" and I thought Lodi was like the name of some girl he was stalking...peculiar I know
Nady - Adelaide, Australia
Everyone has gone through or is in one of the small towns like in the song. I think it would be pretty awesome to live in one of those. One of my favorite songs
Wayne - Las Vegas, Nv
Sounds very country but still good
Martin Sheen - Lima, Nd
great song but alot different than any eagles songs so you cant compare it to that.
Derek - S-town, Me
This song is one of my all-time favorite CCR songs. It tells a story about the city of Lodi, California. I really enjoy listening to the song.
Paul - Warren, Mi
The guitar in this song is incredible, so many moods and that presence just carrying the song along. Fogerty is the best artist to come out of the Bay Area.
David - South Sf, Ca
And there's also an italian song from the '40 that talk about Lodi, it's call "La bella Gigogin" and the line about Lodi is the first one: "Andava a piedi da Lodi a Milano, per trovare la bella Gigogin" that means more or less: "He was going from Lodi to Milan on his feet to meet the gorgeus Gigogin".
Guido - Milano, Italy
Lodi is also a little town in the north of Italy, about 30 km far from Milan. Us town is often named after italians one. And - yes - you can say that also the italian Lodi is a "nowhere town", though its cheese (a sort of parmisan) is quite famous and tasteful.
Guido, Milano
Guido - Milano, Italy
this song sounds depressing and it sounds like any part in someones life when they're having a rough part. This song is really great
John - Kalamazoo, Ky
I do alot of camping in the delta outside of Sockton, Lodi, and Sacramento. So this is a cool song, great to kick back, fish and have a cold one!
Phil - San Jose, Ca
Great Song, much better than any wimpy ballads the Eagles did in the 1970's.
Charles - Augusta,, Ga
The Tesla version is pretty good as well. My favorite part is "things got bad, things got worse, I guess you kmow the tune." Way too cool.
Ben - San Antonio, Tx
see more comments
About Us
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Contact Us
Songfacts API
Suggest a Songfact or Artistfact
Message Boards
Songfacts Writers
Music History Calendar
Song Places
Song Fallacies
follow us
©2017 Songfacts


text:
CHICAGO Morton Salt is taking its new products to the sea.
Morton has expanded its portfolio with five new sea salt products:
- The all-natural sea salt and iodized sea salt (harvested from waters of the Pacific Ocean), measure like table salt, are "recipe-ready" and are perfect for cooking and baking;
- The new extra-coarse sea salt disposable grinder (with salt crystals from the Mediterranean Sea), brings out great flavor and adds a finishing touch to many meals;
- The grinder refill bottle, one of the first to be offered in the grocery channel, allows the consumer to refill his or her reusable grinders with extra-coarse sea salt; and
- The roasted garlic sea salt disposable grinder provides a flavorful spice to a variety of seafood, meat and salad dishes.
Morton's new sea salt products address the growing popularity of sea salt for use by home cooks and chefs, the company said. The entire sea salt portfolio now carries a new Morton look, while also featuring the iconic umbrella girl. The national advertising campaign of print, digital and retailer programs began in May.
"Our new line of sea salts capitalizes on the fastest-growing category in the table and specialty salt category," said company CEO Mark Roberts. "Since consumers are preparing more meals at home, Morton's sea salts provide the 'everyday cook' with more options for cooking, baking and flavoring [his or her] meals."


text:
List strategy should be at the top of every restaurant marketer's concerns. Revenue generation ultimately requires both quality and quantity of a list. Whether you are acquiring new members or deciding what to do about unengaged ones, list maintenance is the key.
This quick serve client has a very substantial list. But recognizing the marketing need to continually grow it, they recently started a paid online acquisition campaign that was driving new members at a fast clip. However, their engagement metrics were stalled. Despite the growth in membership, their list had a substantial number of unengaged guests, those who hadn't opened any mailings in the past twelve months.
Fishbowl's Online Marketing Specialist Angela Roedersheimer suggested that the client pair their highly effective guest acquisition campaign with a list "scrub," clearing out the abandoned or disinterested members to improve metrics and ensure continued deliverability performance.
Angela and her team performed the following :
- They identified the client's unengaged members based on the Fishbowl criteria of twelve months of inactivity.
- They targeted these members with a two tiered campaign, which included a "Yes, I'm here" call to action (CTA). Anyone who didn't click on the CTA was removed from the database.
Thirty days after the campaign ended, the team reviewed the results. Over 100,000 members did not respond and were removed from the database,. The client's engagement metrics immediately improved. The open rates of local store messages increased by 7.6% in comparison to messages sent prior to the campaign. Post card open rates dramatically increased by 24.5%, pushing the client above Fishbowl benchmarks.
The results were impressive enough that the client now has Angela and team run a list scrub every quarter. However, this story comes with a twist. Fishbowl has recommended to the client that future unengaged members be placed into a segment for experimentation, rather than removing them from the database right away. We have new data that suggests that unengaged members may very well be impacted by simply seeing the subject line of a restaurant's email. Some unengaged members may be motivated to visit a store, even if they don't open the email. Going forward, we are recommending that the client experiment with an occasional special offer to the "unengaged segment" to see what the sales outcome might be.


text:
For lease studio furnished 39sqm. on the 18th floor P35,000 included association dues, minimum 6months contract 1month advance, 2months deposit and post dated checks. Located along Gamboa St. Makati City. For viewing appointment Monday to Saturday only except holidays & sunday.
Legaspi Park, Asian Institute Of Management, Don Bosco, Greenbelt, The Landmark
Adult's Swimming Pool, Children's Swimming Pool, sauna, CCTV Cameras, 24-hour Security/Gated, Fitness Gym
Get the freshest property listings, latest news, and top real estate tips delivered straight to your inbox!


text:
UK supermarket chain Asda is selling a 19-inch HD-ready TV for under £100 this Christmas.
The Luxor TV also comes with built-in Freeview giving buyers access to 50 channels and 24 radio stations. It's the latest deal from Asda following its £40 Blu-ray player it promoted last month.
Asda is also offering a Luxor PVR 250-690 digital recorder priced at £89 which features 250GB storage space for up to 180 hours of TV programmes. Then there's a £198 32-inch Luxor TV available with built-in Freeview.
Asda technology expert Michael Arnott, said: "We want to ensure that high quality, high definition entertainment is affordable for all of our customers. Christmas is a time when families get together to relax and home entertainment is a huge part of that."
"For a long time, HDTV has been at a premium price. Our latest range of TVs make HD affordable for all families who wish to enjoy it."
An Asda statement added: "At £98, the TV is the perfect gift for children's bedrooms or that dull corner of the kitchen. The price beats Argos, where an almost identical Bush set costs over £20 more."


text:
London – England won the toss and chose to bowl first against touring Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Durham on Sunday.
England captain Alastair Cook has been ruled out because of a right groin strain and was replaced at the top of the batting order by Michael Carberry in England's only change from Thursday's first ODI, won by the home team to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Eoin Morgan replaced Cook as captain.
The Sri Lankans made two changes, with Dhammika Prasad and Ashan Priyanjan in for Suranga Lakmal and Thisara Perera.
England: Michael Carberry, Ian Bell, Gary Ballance, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (captain), Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler, Chris Jordan, James Tredwell, James Anderson, Harry Gurney.
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (captain), Ashan Priyanjan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Dhammika Prasad, Lasith Malinga. – Sapa-AP


text:
Registered Nurse - Army Officer: Emergency Care (EC) Nurse
- Recruiter
- Army
- Location
- National
- Salary
- Starting salary in excess of £29,000.00 (DOE)
- Posted
- 07 Jan 2013
- Closes
- 04 Feb 2013
- Ref
- Nursing Field
- Accident and Emergency, Armed forces
- Function
- Nurse Practitioner
- Job Type
- Permanent
If you are under 39 and have 2 years post registration experience in an acute care setting, this could be for you. On completion of your phase 1 training, you will be on a starting salary in excess of £29,000.00 (dependant on clinical experience). A further increase in salary can be obtained through completion of specialist qualification and operational trade competencies which will be in addition to annual increments.
Frontline Emergency Care Nursing - Being an Emergency Care (EC) Nurse is rewarding, but delivering consist EC in different environments, inside tents or out of a ruck-sack is for the EC nurse who wants a challenge. Nursing in the Army requires you to want to be part of a forward thinking team who without fail strive to optimise patient care. We are looking for EC nurses who can use their initiative, have drive and determination, utilise their highly developed clinical expertise to deliver the highest standard of care within a high functioning team. Training and clinical development are of a high priority. We strive for our nurses to study EC at BSc & MSc level. With further experience and training, there are opportunities for Advance Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Prescribers. The Army Emergency Department (ED) delivers a high standard of care to all service personnel on deployments. The Army ED needs to be resilient, adaptable and ready for anything and so do our nurses.
To apply, please send us your CV by clicking on the "Apply now" button below.
Please quote reference NT11 in correspondence.


text:
France wants international observers in Mali
France supports the swift deployment of an international observation mission to monitor human rights abuses in Mali, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Tuesday.
Paris is in favour of "the rapid deployment of international observers who would ensure that human rights are respected," Ayrault said after a parliamentary meeting.
He said such a mission would comply with the UN Security Council resolution that authorised the deployment of an African force to help Mali's interim authorities wrest back control of the country's northern half.
France short-circuited a sluggish UN diplomatic process when it launched a surprise military intervention on January 11, quickly forcing Islamists to retreat and conquering the north's main cities.
Rights groups have voiced fears of widespread abuses and reprisals against Tuaregs and Arabs after reports of killings by Malian government forces.


text:
Bowling alleys are the only safe place for people to simultaneously sate their hunger for ball-on-pin violence and knock-down pepperoni cravings. Let your whims run wild with today's Groupon: for $25, you get Unlimited Night Owl & Early Bird Bowling for five through the end of April and one Pitcher of Beer or 16" Pizza of Choice at The Park Tavern Bowling & Entertainment Center in St. Louis Park which was City Pages' pick for 2010's Best Bowling Alley.
Serving the Minneapolis area for more than 50 years with tasty bites, fresh brews, and pin-slamming pastimes, The Park Tavern offers more smashing fun than a sledgehammer in a bubble-wrap factory. Lustrous lanes waxed smoother than a buttered bathtub play host to fun group outings, where friendly rivalries can be settled with the soothing sound of scattered pins. Lace up a pair of specialized sport sneakers and take to the lanes for hours of ball-rolling fun with an entourage of up to five friends. But remember, the more people you invite, the more contagious diseases you'll have to pretend to have to keep their hungry mouths away from your large pizza. Shoe rental is included for five players per lane on each visit.
Besides strengthening arm muscles, thighs, glutes, calves, and Jeff Bridges impressions, 10-pin bowling at The Park Tavern strengthens socio-familial bonds by giving friends and families a casual, nonviolent arena to challenge each other over chitchat and pin smacking. This all-inclusive atmosphere makes the alley a superb venue for introducing friends from different social circles to form a social Venn diagram. Bring your poetry friends to play your fantasy-football buddies, or build camaraderie with coworkers after a long day of coworking with today's Groupon.
It's recommended to call ahead to find out if lanes are available: (952) 929-6810. Offer is valid for bowling Sunday-Wednesday 9 pm-midnight and 10am-4pm daily through the end of April. Free pizza or beer is valid on day of redemption only. $600 estimate is based on 12 games, but players may as many times as they wish.
The Park Tavern was named Best Bowling Alley 2010 by City Pages. Yelpers give it a 3.5 star average and Citysearchers give it an average of 4 stars.
-   - Add two bars for all your drinking needs (because honestly, who can bowl without drinking?) and great happy hour specials, and you've got everything you need for a bowling experience that dreams are made of. City Pages
-   - Good bowling, beer, and food makes it one of the best bowling alleys in the cities. Jason K., Yelp
CoupFlip is a marketplace for people to buy and sell deals from "daily deal" (also known as "group buying") sites such as Groupon. On CoupFlip you can buy deals you missed, look for interesting deals in your area, or sell any deal you bought and won't use. The purchase is immediate - pick the deal, pay, download the voucher instantly and enjoy. Every voucher is guaranteed to be authentic by CoupFlip. For sellers, we provide the opportunity to sell your unwanted deal immediately without the hassle of listing your voucher and praying someone comes along and decides they feel like buying it.
It is completely free to buy and sell vouchers on CoupFlip!
See our FAQ page!
Daily deals make it possible for you to try something new or indulge in something lavish without the high price tag these things usually come with. If you ever have the need to buy and sell deals at any time, we're here to help. At CoupFlip, there's no need to worry about limited time offers on city deals or the long wait for a buyer.
What makes our listing different is that you can feel free to browse through our selection of vouchers at your leisure and pick the ones that you need. Thinking of going out for a meal or planning a vacation? Use our search bar to find the best deals you might have missed on Groupon.
If you're thinking of a Groupon return because you've changed your mind about a purchase, why not consider selling the voucher through us instead? We'll handle the work of offering your last minute deals to interested buyers.
Buy or sell coupons without any difficulty. Here at CoupFlip, we promise you a convenient way to buy and sell deals at any time.


text:
Shatabhisha Nakshatra 2017 predictions – Astrology Predictions in 2017 for Satabhisha or Shatataraka Birth Star or Nakshatra in 2017
For those people born in Shatabhisha Nakshatra 2017 is not a good year. There will be some obstacles, unwanted spending and health troubles in the year. Astrology prediction for Shatabhisha Nakshatram for 2017 based on birth star is given below: February, April, August and October are good. May, June, September and November 2017 will see both good and bad times. January, March, July and December 2017 are bad. Satabhisha or Shatataraka Nakshatra is the 24th birth star among 27 Nakshatras in Hindu astrology or Jyothisha. Shatabhisha is in Kumbha Rashi (Aquarius Zodiac) according to Hindu moon astrology, Panchang and traditional calendar.
Career – Those waiting for job confirmation letter will get it. Some of you will be forced to quit the present job. Some of you will get transfer to a desire place and promotion. Jobs in foreign place will become a reality. You will be offered new job with good position. New job seekers will be unhappy with the jobs offered. Those in government service will get promotion. There will be help from colleagues and management. Some of you will quit present job and take up self employment.
Finance – You will make good profit from an earlier investment. You will be spending money on renovation of home. There will be improvement in financial status. You will clear all debts. You will try to attain financial discipline. A relative will provide you opportunity for an extra income. Theft or loss of money or valuable items during the second quarter of the year. Home loans will be delayed. You will postpone the idea to buy new vehicle. This year you should follow strict financial discipline. Should not take loans for unwanted items.
Personal Life – There will be difference of opinion with family members. A friend or relative might become your enemy. You will attain respectful status in society. You will stay away from home. There will be some trouble with neighbors. Love related matters will face some trouble. Travels will be successful. A fixed marriage date will be changed. Marriage as per desire will held during the middle part of the year for some.
Business – You will be unhappy with your partners. You will be given a high position in your organization. There will gains for those people associated with farming and farm products. You will see increase in unwanted expenditure. You will be renovating your business place. There will be some bank related troubles.
Chances are high of food poisoning or being bitten by poison carrying reptiles. Some ailments will keep troubling you throughout the year.
Students will get good results. You will get good opportunity for higher studies.


text:
" Brand: 3M / Type: Pet Care - Bandage "
* Prices may differ from that shown
What is vet wrap? :
Vet wrap is a colourful, self-adherent bandaging tape used in veterinary care. It comes in several sizes - 2in (5cm) , 3in (7.5cm) and 4inches (10cm) wide, and in many different colours. It also comes in 2 choices of length, 3m and 4.5m.
Vet wrap is generally used on injuries to limbs, for use when poulticing and to cover and hold dressings in place while a would heals. It can also be used on other areas such as the stomach in smaller animals. It can be used on many animals, from cats and dogs to horses and cows. Vet wrap is strong, but does not inhibit circulation (as long as it is applied correctly) flexible, and does not absorb water, and is lightweight. It helps keep wounds clean and dry while healing.
I am a vet student and love this stuff, when my cat injured his tail last year he had a green and red tail for a while! Due to vet wrap's cohesive properties, it sticks to itself and no the animals skin/hair, so my cat's tail didn't have a big bald patch when his long hair would have had to have been shaved if it was sticky.
Using vet wrap is very simple, just hold the dressing in place, and wrap like a normal bandage, before cutting the end and pressing it against another part of the bandage where it will stick. Another advantage of it not needing any pins/knots to tie, is that it is more difficult for your pet to bite the vet wrap off, and cause themselves damage while their wound is healing.
Price and Availability:
Vet wrap can be purchased from vet clinics, farm feed stores and online pet shops, as well as Amazon. It is very good value at around £3 per roll. There are other brands of similar bandage tape, but vet wrap is the original.
I would rate 6/5 if I could! Great stuff that I will definitely be using a lot in the future.
When you have horses one vital item for your equine first aid kit is a product called vet wrap. It is also known under other various names such as equi wrap but despite which brand you buy from it tends to do exactly the same thing! Vet wrap is mostly used when bandaging, I have generally used it when having to bandage a hoof which has an abcess so I always tend to have a couple of packs spare just in case.
But what is it? 3M Vetwrap is a cohesive bandage making it much easier to help bandage an affected area. It is not just used for equines but also on other animals and is readily used in veterinary practices. It is able to provide the softness of its strength combined with conformability making it especially ideal for equine use. The layers of 3M Vetwrap bond together with provide maximum holding support and it means that they stay put once applied.
3M Vetwrap comes in clear packaging and simply looks like any other bandage wrapped in a packet whether for animal use or human use. You can choose from a variety of colours, I currently have black and turquoise in my collection currently but they sky is the limit as to what colours you can purchase! Once out of the packaging the vetwrap does have a slight sticky feeling although it is a completely dry bandage the cohesiveness does make it a little sticky!
Unfortunately my recent use of the 3M Vetwrap was not on one of my horses but actually on one of my cats! My poor little tabby had to have part of her tail amputated and despite her coming home with a bandaged tail, the bandage applied by the vets came off within a day and in order to keep her wound dry and infection free I bought back a packet of the vetwrap from the yard to re-bandage her tail in lovely bright turquoise!
The 3M Vetwrap is incredibly easy to use, once out of the packet you simply need to find the one end of the vetwrap and carefully peel away, it doesn't come away without a little force due to it being cohesive but once you are unravelling you will find it easy to bandage. When you have the area you need to bandage simply apply the first part of the vetwrap make sure you still have hold of it and then bandage it over as if you would with using a normal bandage.
Because it is a cohesive bandage the great thing is you don't have to worry about using any tape or anything like it, the vetwrap simply sticks. On my cats tail I simply use a medical pad on her tail and wound and then used the vetwrap to keep it secure. It is vital that you don't do it too tight on any animal as apart from it being uncomfortable it will affect the blood circulation and when injured this is vital! Once you have finished applying the 3M Vetwrap simply cut the bandage with scissors (it won't tear) and then that's it, no need for tape or anything else!
I have been using 3M Vetwrap for over 15 years on my horses and I have used it several times on my dogs and now my cat and I have never once had any problems with it. It is incredibly easy to use and it is problem free. It makes bandaging a problem area so much easier when it is cohesive and when you don't have to worry about using anything else. It is incredibly strong and I haven't had any problems with it when using to bandage hooves as it is so strong but equally as flexible. I really can't complain.
This is a definite must have product when you own horses or even smaller animals such as dogs. I never run short as I know how useful and how vital the 3M Vetwraps are. They don't cost the earth either at around £1.99 each, even if you buy a couple and don't use them for a year or so you aren't breaking the bank and they are vital if a horse has an abcess or similar problem. Definitely a recommendation, 5 stars from me (and my cat!).
~ Useful Info ~
Brand: 3M
Price: From £1.99 depending where you buy
Availability: Online or any good equestrian store


text:
July's D.C. United Coaches Association Coach of the Month is Gregg Shimp. Shimp is the head coach of the SMU Revolution, a U-12 Boys team, competing in Div. 5 of the National Capital Soccer League. The Revolution has enjoyed great success over the past two years, finishing the Fall 2003 season as Maryland Premier Soccer League champions in the U-11 age group. They moved to NCSL Div. 6 in the Spring 2004 season, finishing third, and captured the Whitewater Cup Challenge title in the U-11 Silver division.
Shimp grew up playing soccer in central Ohio, and has been involved in soccer in some capacity throughout his life. In addition to his work as an experimental test pilot for Bell Helicopter, he has coached in the St. Mary's Youth Soccer organization for eight years at various levels. It is a family affair, with Shimp's wife, Nena, acting as assistant coach for the U-12 Revolution and head coach for the U-15 SMU Revolution.
In addition to soccer success, Shimp has several players who excel in other sports and extracurricular activities. Most of the team is involved either in the Boy Scouts or their church youth groups, and three participate in the school band.
In coaching his team, Shimp stresses a team concept over individual success. His practices strive to teach his players that success on the soccer field can be best achieved when they work together.
"I try to teach the kids the sport of soccer as a full team game," said Shimp. "It is my hope that as these players progress in their soccer development, they will learn to be good teammates as well as good soccer players."
To nominate an individual for recognition as the D.C. United Coaches Association Coach of the Month, or to bring your team to a D.C. United match, log on to www.dcunited.com or call 202-587-5000.


text:
If you thought Anthony Hopkins made a convincing psychopath in Silence of the Lambs, just wait until you see Nixon. Hopkins doesn't so much imitate the vile, vindictive little megalomaniac as reconstruct him from the ground up. From the browbeaten face poking out turtlelike from between hunched shoulders to the twisted, repressed hand gestures to the phony smile that seemed so magnetic to Nixon loyalists and so calculated and carnivorous to his enemies, Hopkins fashions the crowning performance of his already distinguished career. It's all there: Nixon's trademark buttless-white-man gait, the body language that seemed to sag under the weight of guilt, the arms-extended flying-V high sign, the furtive paranoiac sideways glances. Hopkins's achievement is breathtaking. Not only does the thought never cross your mind that you are watching a Welsh actor playing an American president, but after a while you start to forget what the real Tricky Dick looked like. By most accounts Nixon was a man of stunning contradictions, equally capable of profundity and profanity, at once kind and cowardly, vicious and affable, sporadically brilliant and frequently incoherent. Not since George C. Scott tackled Patton has an actor in a motion picture nailed down the essence of a major American historical figure with such pitch-perfect conviction. Hopkins's Nixon is a star-crossed leader of Shakespearean proportions -- Richard XXXVII.
And as for director/co-writer/co-producer Oliver Stone -- what better match of filmmaker and subject? Two of the all-time great manipulators of truth facing off in an epic battle. Even in death Richard Nixon tenaciously guards his tarnished legacy; as the film notes, 21 years after Nixon resigned the presidency in disgrace, less than two percent of the White House tapes recorded during his administration have been made public. The rest remain mired in a gridlock of lawsuits, and they may never see the light of scrutiny. The ability to thwart those who would disseminate his conversations could well be Nixon's final and most enduring caper.
But not having all the facts at his disposal never stopped Oliver Stone before. Surprisingly -- no, make that shockingly -- the notoriously conservative-baiting, JFK-conspiracy-spouting director exercises uncharacteristic restraint in his cinematic profile of the man most Americans of Stone's political persuasion would flat out vilify (this reviewer included). It wouldn't be accurate to call Nixon balanced, exactly, but it's far more sympathetic than one might have expected from Oliver Stone.
If you like this story, consider signing up for our email newsletters.
You have successfully signed up for your selected newsletter(s) - please keep an eye on your mailbox, we're movin' in!
But is it Stone's Citizen Kane? To read most of Nixon's reviews in the mainstream media, you'd think so. Certainly Stone is at the top of his game as a director. In grainy black-and-white footage he traces the roots of Nixon's blind ambition back to his strict upbringing at the hands of a cold Quaker mother (who referred to her son as "thee") and a poor, hard-working father. Granted, that scenario might seem a little too pat even by armchair-psychoanalytic standards. But it's effective. Walk into the theater in the middle of one of these segments -- particularly the scene in which young Richard's brother Harold dies of tuberculosis -- and you'll think you've encountered a screening of The Grapes of Wrath. You almost start to feel sorry for the guy -- almost. But before you get too comfortable, Stone jerks you back into the adult Richard's twisted mindset by intercutting actual newsreel footage of Nixon's hated rival JFK, or by staging the surreal nighttime confrontation between an embattled-and-losing-it Nixon and a group of antiwar protesters at the Lincoln Memorial. The director has never demonstrated better command of his medium; put simply, he pulls out all the stops.
The disappointing thing is that for all Stone's bravura imagery, and despite the wealth of great supporting performances -- from Joan Allen's constricted, frustrated Pat Nixon to James Woods's gung-ho Machiavellian H.R. Haldeman to Madeleine Kahn's wickedly irreverent Martha Mitchell -- the film pretty much regurgitates what we already knew (or suspected) about the creepy chief executive. Granted, there's a lot to regurgitate. And Stone tries to spew it all out, from Alger Hiss and the "Checkers the cocker spaniel" speech to the bunkerlike paranoia of the final days and the boozy, hallucinatory conversations with White House paintings. It was no mean feat merely to touch all the bases of an extraordinarily turbulent three-decade political career in a cohesive three-hour (okay, three hours and ten minutes to be exact) movie. And no one will mistake the film for one of those stuffy, unimaginative docudramas. Nixon should be required viewing for those too young to fathom the magnitude of the man's personal demons and political villainy; and for those of us who lived through most of it but have forgotten a lot, it provides an excellent refresher course. Oliver Stone doesn't forget. But neither does he shed much new light on his enigmatic subject. Stone always takes it in the neck from critics who rail at his damn-the-facts flamboyance. This time out the big shock is the filmmaker's relative temperance.
Still, Nixon is Oliver Stone's finest film -- easily one of the best movies of 1995 -- and a triumph for Anthony Hopkins. It's got a little bit of Macbeth, a little bit of All the President's Men, and as much Caine Mutiny -- Hopkins's Nixon would have gotten along famously with Bogart's Captain Queeg -- as Citizen Kane. Neither those who champion the Nixon years nor those who rue them will likely leave the theater with changed minds, but at least Stone reminds us of why this humble grocer's kid from Whittier, California, proved so adept at dividing a nation he promised to unite, and so inept at evoking the popular approval for which he so desperately longed.