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Well fellow Tech fans…we're Orange Bowl bound!
The Jackets prevailed in a tough, hard fought game against the Tigers tonight.
It was a game typical of many of our past experiences playing Clemson. These things always come down to the end…its rarely an easy win for either team. Both teams went down swinging. No lack of effort on either sideline.
Scott Blair and Josh Nesbitt were the heroes for the Jackets tonight, but the real star was CJ Spiller in a losing effort.
Spiller cranked out 301 all purpose yards against a defense that quite honestly stunk it up for most of the game. (But that's a topic for another blog.)
Right now…lets just bask in the glow of the ACC Title, which was the team's #1 goal all season long.
This was a program boosting victory tonight…and a signal that with a few improvements (on defense) the Jackets are more than capable of playing for all the marbles under Paul Johnson's leadership.
Go Jackets!
2009 ACC Champions!
December 6th, 2009
12:33 am
December 6th, 2009
12:42 am
December 6th, 2009
12:45 am
#1 priority – replace Dave Wommack.
Good win though, happy to be in the Orange Bowl despite a bad defence. (players ok, DC bad)
December 6th, 2009
12:54 am
There is nothing more satisfying than to watch Tim Tebow cry on the sidelines.
Even if we didn't have anything to do with it.
He will NEVER be drafted in the NFL as a damn Quarterback.
Florida will NOT play Alabama in the B.S. MNCG as a re-match.
While The SEC CHAMPionship Game dominated the day, how about those other conferences ?
Big XII totally sucks.
Texas has beat NO TEAM who is a Ranked Team.
The Big 10 obviously sucks.
The PAC-10 sucks.
The ACC continues to suck.
The Big East only sucks.
Quite clearly The SEC is THE ONLY CONFERENCE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
Congratulations Alabama. Your 22nd SEC Championship.
I rooted for Alabama from the start to finish.
I picked Alabama.
I Guaranteed Alabama was the better football team than Florida, who played no one and ran up its stats playing no one.
Florida played 1 ranked team all season long, Number 13 LSU and beat them 13-3. Other than that, Florida beat no Ranked Team.
SoS shows Alabama Number 5 in the nation.
SoS for Texas is Number 31 and Texas didn't even PLAY a Game against a Top 25 team all season long.
SEC Wins The National Championship, and it will be Alabama's 18th National Championship.
I think many voters will have a hard damn time pitting Texas with that weak schedule of having NOT EVEN PLAYED A TOP 25 TEAM, as Number 2.
30-24, the ACC CHUMPionship Game was played in yet another empty stadium. Tampa, and the game GAVE AWAY TICKETS and still could not fill the stadium. Next year, the nomad ACC CHUMPionship Game will be played in Charlotte. Again, there will not be an ACC Top 10 team in the AP Poll nor in the USA Today Coaches' Poll.
Way to go Alabama. Roll Tide, Roll.
December 6th, 2009
12:57 am
I am VERY excited, pumped up & concerned!
Crazy question after securing a BCS spot (Orange Bowl Baby); but is there any possible way we could replace Wommack this week. I am thinking Tenuta or possibly even Tubberville if these solid coaches would consider the job. With PJ running the offense and a solid defensive coordinator, GT could potentially be a serious contender each & every year!
If we could sign a solid guy really soon, he would have almost an entire month to work with the players……….the defense could not possibly be any worse than we currently place on the field & the team would have all of the extra practice time with the defensive coordinator of the future!
Sounds a little radical, but the GT defense has been steadily getting worse and worse almost every game since Tenuta left. Wommack & company rode the Tenuta wave for the first year, but there was a definite drop in production later in the season. This year the D has not improved week to week; if anything the D has been less and less potent as the season has progressed.
I sincerely hope D-Rad and Coach PJ both realize they need to make a change for the sake of the program (the sooner the better in my personal opinion!).
Go GT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 6th, 2009
1:00 am
Great win. The drive with ~6 min to go was a championship drive. Great season. Would it have been nice to beat the dogs? Sure but just like PJ said it is not the most important thing. I am proud of the boys and happy to be a tech fan.
December 6th, 2009
1:08 am
Congrats Tech!!!!
I knew you could do it!!!
2009 Tallest Dwarf in the Forest!!! Way to go!!! Enjoy your win.
December 6th, 2009
1:13 am
Wommack seems like a fine person, maybe GT can find a place for him as an assistant coach (or maybe he would be better suited coaching at a different team)…………I just think a solid defensive coordinator could do a better job with the talent GT has on the defensive side of the ball.
Coach PJ would probably love to have a really solid or great defensive coordinator; this would free him up to focus solely on the offense, special teams & the obvious duties which are required of the Head Coach.
It should be an appealling position. GT usually wins the time of possession (less time on the field for the defense) and I am fairly sure Coach PJ would let the new DC run the defense as he wants as long as the team plays well. The future of the GT football program is very bright. D-Rad is a superb atheletic director! Tommy Tuberville stated GT is a great place to coach………I say we inquire whether or not he would be interested in taking over the reigns as the DC! If not Tenuta would be an excellent choice! If not, I trust D-Rad & Coach PJ can find a solid defensive coordinator…………………my question is: Are they looking & planning to make a change??????
December 6th, 2009
1:17 am
Of course, all true GT fans wanted to beat UGA; however, If someone told me GT could only win one or the other (UGA or Clemson in the ACC Championship game)…………………..the answer is obvious: we would rather win the ACC Championship and go to a BCS game every time!
Yeah Baby…………………….Orange Bowl!!
December 6th, 2009
1:18 am
ould not find any where tonight, Did UGAG noy play today?????????? Soryy !!!!!!!!!!!!
WE do need defense and now sooner than later. With a defense it would be a slam dunk.
Great potential here at the Flats. Toe meets leather again. GO JACKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 6th, 2009
1:18 am
I do wonder about the defensive play calling, but I do understand that the injuries have been a killer. If we were UGA, the sportswriters would have spent hours letting the whole world know of every injury, as if we were the only team with injured players, and then tell us how great the conference we play in is.
We do have a winning record under Paul Johnson against SEC Teams right.
December 6th, 2009
1:21 am
I do appreciate the attitude Paul Johnson Brings, No matter the adversity, injuries, or whatever, we just go get the job done, and done talk about it.
December 6th, 2009
1:22 am
Can anybody please recommend a nice motel and a good meal in Shreveport? I heard the Stop N Go has a good patty melt but I was looking for something more classy like a varisty. Thanks for your help.
December 6th, 2009
1:26 am
Dude where's Willie?
December 6th, 2009
1:28 am
If it weren't for the difference of a BCS bowl game vs a non-BCS bowl, I hate to admit it, I would rather beat UGA than win the ACC championship. At least this year. Maybe not in a couple of years, but ….
December 6th, 2009
1:30 am
They just said on ESPN that this was tech's first trip to a major bowl since 1961 — is that really true? Wow!
December 6th, 2009
1:32 am
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December 6th, 2009
1:33 am
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December 6th, 2009
1:34 am
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!! The Zima is flowing over on North Avenue tonight baby!!!!! Shoot, I gotta get back to World of Warcraft, LOL!!!!!!
December 6th, 2009
1:37 am
Championships is what it's all about! Coach Johnson and the Yellow Jackets are the ACC Champions and headed to the BCS Orange Bowl.
Go to www://isportsweb.com for more Georgia Tech Football this week.
December 6th, 2009
1:40 am
BullDog, you upset because Georgia Tech is 11-2, ACC Champs and going to a BCS Bowl while your Bulldogs will only go to the Toilet Bowl? We are in the Top 10 in the BCS which is all that matters therefore UGA's win was irrelevant, as is UGA's team and most of the SEC in general this year. Also GT 2-1 vs. a subpar SEC this year. It will be fun watching Alabama lose again this year.. as they did to Utah a WEAK conference team last year… Poor UGA but seriously good luck on the Toilet Bowl!
December 6th, 2009
1:42 am
I'm really gonna enjoy my tall glass of orange juice at the Cracker Barrel tomorrow. I think I might get some for the 6 hour drive home from Tampa. Go Jackets!
December 6th, 2009
1:48 am
Congratulations to the 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets!!! The same determination, and unwillingness to quit that got us through Florida State, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest proved invaluable tonight! Again, I just hope to the heavens that we keep CP"Goferit"J on The Flats until he retires from coaching for good. Up with the White & Gold!
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December 6th, 2009
1:56 am
15,000 people saw clemson players intentionally try to hurt joshua nesbitt with every tackle. Congrats on your conference championship. It's been awhile. Who runs this state?
December 6th, 2009
1:58 am
Just got back from the ACCCG, cooked up a couple chili dawgs, had a couple beers.
Gonna get those Orange Bowl tix asap.
Shreveport huh? New Orleans lite?
Time to turn in and fart under the covers.
Great win GT! Makes 2009 look a little brighter !
December 6th, 2009
2:06 am
I wanted to say the Clemson fans were nice and enjoyed meeting and tailgating with some of them before the game. I was one of a huge crowd that waited for the GT team to come out of the stadium after the game to congratulate them. Job well done guys! I never saw so many beat up players either taped up, limping and/or on crutches.
It was so great being in Tampa! I also made a comment to Heather over on ESPN who picked Clemson asking her to please go cover some other bowl game besides ours. The atmosphere was electric and damn good game everybody!
December 6th, 2009
2:40 am
To all those questioning our defense.. it's not a question of coaching, but size and talent. We have some great players, but we get dominated up front by physical teams. Those boys played (and have played all year) with all they've got, but we need to get bigger and stronger up front. That is all.
December 6th, 2009
2:56 am
Congratulations Jackets. You showed how to win with my recruits and Johnson's coaching. Let us see how you do with another #30 recriting class next year. By the way, thanks for the $4 million. And no, I am not bitter.
December 6th, 2009
3:23 am
1. Georgia
2. South Carolina
December 6th, 2009
3:39 am
Final ACC Standings, your 1 + 2 = rivalry wins that end up playing in toilet bowls…. your 3 = Orange Bowl! It's cool……how'd you're butt sniffers do today? OH! That's right…the only two significant team in the sec played today…..my bad!
December 6th, 2009
3:53 am
29 percent of the Georgia Tech Student Body are women.
Women were not allowed to take all classes at the Georgia Institute of Technology until 1968.
The 1st Georgia Tech Women's dormitory was not until 1969.
Georgia Tech, according to the AJ-C only, is a Top National University.
However, in fact, Georgia Tech is the Number 35 Top National University, about what the top ACC school is ranked in the AP Poll in the USA Today Coaches' Poll and that is NOT GEORGIA TECH.
Number 35.
"We're Number 35."
No one claims to be Number 35 at nothing.
Crime continues to be the Number 1 problem on Campus.
This last weekend again, another DOZEN Georgia Tech students were victims of robbery inside their own living quarters.
When Tech students venture outside their home, they are attacked and have their laptop computers stolen from them on the streets of their own campus.
29% women at Georgia Tech is the MOST UNBALANCED STUDENT BODIES of ALL NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES.
Women do not feel SAFE at Georgia Tech, and never have been safe at Georgia Tech.
This is the fact.
71 percent of the Tech students are men.
College of Liberal Arts is the fastest growing Georgia Tech college, yet Tech football fans act as if this does not even exist at Georgia Tech. Sure it does. It is the only college at Georgia Tech that actually leads the way in growth, but even here, the women make up only 29 percent of the student body at Georgia Tech.
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts ?
That what you want ?
Georgia Tech offers such a degree.
Georgia Tech students are heavily stressed and avail themselves of no social functions.
Stress is mostly from the crime on campus.
Stress also from the fact that Georgia Tech is now no longer as SELECTIVE in its ENROLLMENT as at UGA, for example. It is more likely that a student who applies to Georgia Tech will be accepted, than if he applies to The University of This Great State. And, the women are not about to go to Georgia Tech.
Never have.
Never will. It's not safe and daddy would not let them go after he visits the slums of a city of 6 million, where the Tech campus is in fact located.
Tech should sell the land downtown and move to Gwinnett, as the AJ-C has recently done, with it now quicker for AJ-C reporters to get to UGA than to get to Georgia Tech.
PRINCETON REVIEW now reports that Georgia Tech students are the LEAST HAPPY STUDENTS ON ANY CAMPUS AT ANY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN THE ENTIRE NATION.
"GETTING OUT" is what Georgia Tech students use as the phrase when they no longer are on the crime-ridden non-female campus.
21 percent of the Georgia Tech student body are in the Greeks. Buy your friends.
Minor crimes around Georgia Tech are commonplace, a reflection of the Institute's densely populated urban surroundings. The most common crime reported over the last few years, by a large margin, is larceny. Between 2004 and 2006, there were only 32 violent crimes reported, most of them robberies. That the crime rate in Atlanta during the late 1980s and 1990s was the highest in the nation, is what has contributed so highly to the perception that Georgia Tech sits in the middle of the slums of one of the world's worst crime-ridden areas. Yet, we are to send our children there, especially our girls. Yeah, right.
Georgia Tech is largely ignored even in the city of Atlanta where it is located. Students on campus are surrounded by the city, but the city does little to assist the students, or even to protect them.
With 10 times as many graduates of The University of Georgia living in Atlanta than there are Georgia Institute of Technology graduates living in Atlanta, it seems as if everyone is against Georgia Tech, adding to the biggest stress of all college students being in fact on Georgia Tech students. The lone local paper, AJ-C, tries to assist with this when asked to by Georgia Tech administration chiefly during enrollment periods, by seeking to have folks say "Well, I live here in Atlanta, I might as well root for Georgia Tech and go to the Georgia Tech sports venues to support Tech's teams."
The only problem with that is that the student-athletes at Georgia Tech are nothing like the rest of the Tech students.
Tech student-athletes currently are ON PROBATION WITH THE NCAA in men's basketball, with the NCAA LIMITING Georgia Tech to ONLY 11 scholarships currently because the Georgia Tech student-athletes in men's basketball have the LOWEST ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE of all colleges in America.
Tech is supposed to be his great National University. Number 35.
Instead, the APR of Georgia Tech's FOOTBALL team, men's basketball team and women's basketball team, are ALL LOWER than the APR for the student-athletes at UGA. And, UGA is FAR MORE SELECTIVE in applications to UGA both as a student-athlete and as a REGULAR STUDENT than is Georgia Tech ANY LONGER.
Common Sense is lacking in the curriculum of Georgia Tech according to its own students. Anyone reading the spins in retort to this article here by me, will see that common sense is something that does not register with Tech students.
Does it make common sense to go to the WebPages of UGA 10 times the size of your local alumni and brag how you are going to utterly destroy a team you have LOST to 60 times, and then return a week afterward and state that you do not feel that a 6-point LOSS is UGA destroying Tech ? That is so obvious that you Georgia Tech fans, said that you would destroy UGA, wait a week before you have the pair to even come back, and then offer up after a week to think about, that oh well, a 6-point loss is not destroying Tech, you tell UGA fans. It is not that you are that stupid to say that, you just lack the common sense that UGA students have to see right through it, that it was you who said you would destroy us, while our common sense fails to see how a 6-point LOSS is destroying us as not we said, but you.
Part of the reason why college life is supposed to be the happiest time of your life, is that you are challenged to think by others not like yourself. You are off away from home. You are confronted with opportunities to both better yourself and challenge yourself and opportunities in social growth by being surrounded as I, by 1000 women at Brumby Hall and 1,000 women at Creswell while I studied day and night at Russell Hall with a 1,000 men. At Tech, you are afraid to even go outside for all the crime. And, you are so stressed by the crime and the Georgia Institute of Technology with NO WOMEN at this critical juncture in your life that is supposed to be your happiest time in your life, as with UGA students on our beautiful campus, you end up without social graces as demonstrated on these WebPages by your every post.
Tech students even at Fraternities, lock their doors and do not even venture into the common areas.
UGA students are not like this, at all. Yet, we study as much if not more than Tech students.
So, what in the hell are the Tech students doing ?
There sure ain't no women in there with them behind the locked doors.
The dating scene is dismal at best. And, it is not a good place for women, the number 1 stressed students in the nation of all National Universities, vastly Asian men, Nerds locked in their rooms doing God Knows What in what should be the happiest days of their life, and worrying stressing about the CRIME.
Even the brothers at the Fraternities are largely to themselves and no one really interacts with anyone else, even in the Frats.
GEEKS and NERDS.
Greek Geeks are Nerds too, and although they drink, that largely even do that by themselves.
The social life.
December 6th, 2009
3:56 am
CONGRATS TECH!!!!!!!!!!!!! 09 ACC Champions!!!!!!!!!
December 6th, 2009
4:13 am
LOL…Orange bowl…I am sure all 22000 fans enjoyed the game…techs defense is worse than ours.
Betta not get a quality opponent. Clemson was horrible and this will be classic on Jan1.
BTW…UGA…ACC Champs!!!!
December 6th, 2009
4:25 am
A BCS game, been there done that. See the thing is you have to win…been there done that! We "RUN THIS STATE". Both of you guys would be sub par basement dwelling teams. You already lost to UGA 8-1. So what you beat vanderbuilt…LOL. Your happy about Duke or WF. VT gets smacked by the SEC every year. FSU cant by a win. Miami is really the best in the conference and that is not saying much. Tech Got whipped by them. By us. Next up, Orange bowl opponent.
The game looked pretty sparse…empty. I was wondering why they limited the full stadium shots. Another question…why does everyone try to hurt Nesbitt? He is an option QB. Your supposed to kill his a$$. Faily but kill him when ever possible. 1 thing I can say is, Tech fans are just happy to be there. Dont get blowed out in a bowl again!!!!
December 6th, 2009
5:25 am
Tech fans are quick to try to put a spin on this that it is Atlanta that has the CRIME, not Georgia Tech.
548 Burglaries at Georgia Tech and only 17 at Georgia State University.
This is what is really the facts are on the SLUMS Tech built its campus in.
Do you know what a BURGLARY is ?
BREAKING INTO a home and stealing possessions.
Oh boy. That's not a lot of fun to have that happen to you while you are sleeping.
The half a dozen last weekend on Tech's campus were all Tech students. The burglars broke into the LOCKED HOME. How much STRESS is that ? You are NOT EVEN SAFE at night in your LOCKED Georgia Tech residence. This is a horrible crime.
Heroin is so prevalent on Tech's campus that there have been MULTIPLE DEATHS to Georgia Tech students from overdose.
1 even was a student-athlete at Georgia Tech. When his roommate at Tech came out and said it was a KNOWN ISSUE that the Tech student-athlete used Heroin, Georgia Tech coaches took him off the Tech team and refused to let him play sports for Georgia Tech.
Yes, this is STRESS.
So, thank you yellowjackets fans for running in here telling us that it is Athens where the crime is.
I will be certain to address this for you Tech fans.
December 6th, 2009
5:35 am
A couple of QUOTES from above here on this blog, in case you missed them by
"I hate to admit it, I would rather beat UGA than win the ACC championship. At least this year."
"Of course, all true GT fans wanted to beat UGA"
December 6th, 2009
7:01 am
Friday, November 14, 2008
Four caught vandalizing Buzz statues
ShareThisFour Tech students were caught on Oct. 23 for vandalizing one of the Buzz statues next to Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Georgia Tech Police Department responded to the scene and apprehended the students, who were seen walking toward the North Avenue Apartments, away from the broken Buzz statue.
The statue that was vandalized sits on Techwood Drive next to the stadium, directly across the street from Brittain dining hall. One of the students was seen by the police with a broken piece of the statue in his hand.
The students were all found to be intoxicated. According to the police report, they also admitted to having no reason or purpose for breaking the statue.
The students were not arrested at the scene, but they are currently being investigated by the Office of Student Integrity.
According to the police, it is up to the officer's own discretion whether or not they want to arrest students and press charges. "If no charges are filed by the [responding officer, the case] is over on our end," said Patrick Wypasek, deputy chief of police.
The police did, however, want to stress that while the students in this case were not arrested, this does not mean that people can get away with vandalism of the statues or of any Tech property without criminal repercussions.
"They got kind of lucky. I almost picked [up] the case myself. Charges could have been made," said Police Captain Ronald Weaver.
According to the police, charges that could have been filed included criminal trespass or even second-degree property damage if the statue was valued at over $500.
The police gave some insight as to why criminal charges were not filed for the incident. They explained that at the time of the incident, it was unclear who actually owned the Buzz statues, whether it was the Alumni Association or the Institute itself. So, it was unclear who was the victim of the crime.
Additionally, the value of the statues was not immediately clear. Sponsors paid between $800 and $1,600 for the statues, and they are expected to be auctioned off in the near future.
This incident was the only report of anyone, not just students, vandalizing the Buzz statues that were placed across campus earlier this semester to celebrate the Alumni Association's 100th anniversary. Many of the statues were initially vandalized just days after being set up, with the antennae and accessories being broken off the sculptures.
Information about this incident, such as the identities of the four students, was limited since the case has now been transferred over to the Office of Student Integrity, and they are currently in the process of investigating the incident.
"These students, like any other students, have to go through the Code of Conduct process," said Ericka McGarity, assistant dean of Students and Director of Student Integrity.
The investigation process for a violation of Tech's Code of Conduct begins with an initial investigation, including interviews with the accused students.
The Student Conduct Administrator will then determine if the incident is to be considered a Low Level or High Level case.
In Low Level cases, the Student Conduct Administrator will determine whether or not to make sanctions against the guilty party.
In the case of a High Level incident, the accused has the option to have their case heard by the Student Conduct Panel, which is composed of his or her peers. If this is the case, the Student Government Association handles this process through their judicial branch.
Disciplinary sanctions include a warning.
WHAT A LOAD OF HOGWASH Georgia Tech. At UGA, the students are ARRESTED for being DRUNK as a minor. At Tech, you send these same students to the Internet to complain about an UGA student being arrested for under-age drinking.
December 6th, 2009
7:27 am
is the tech football team back at tech
December 6th, 2009
7:29 am
does eneyone know when the tech football team is comeing back to tech
December 6th, 2009
7:32 am
Though I also have some problems with Wommack and Company, I do think it's imperative to get more numbers and get bigger on the defense. Look at all the defensive starters who were not out there last night: Anderson, Taylor, and Jackson, just to name a few.
And to all the Muttlanders, you won a battle, Tech won a war!!!
Go Jackets!!!
December 6th, 2009
7:44 am
TDone…you have a good point. We have many starters out on D. CPJ has not made any excuses for injuries on D. I believe the main problems on defense have resulted from lack of talent at linebacker…hence teans running all over us.
Congrats Jackets on a great win!!
December 6th, 2009
7:57 am
December 6th, 2009
8:08 am
BuLLdawg, Sitting on my Delta flight after watching GT play for a title. GT Fans and team had a great time in Tampa. I guess you're bored and bitter over your 5-loss underachieving team full of highly ranked recruits. Have fun in Shreveport and keep researching GT. Must be sad to live your pathetic little life. Butt-sniffing loser.
December 6th, 2009
8:10 am
BuLLDawg – never have so many keystrokes been wasted in such a vacuum. Do you really think anyone reads your infantile rantings? Bill Gates invented the scroll-down bar with such as yourself in mind. Look up 'hubris'. And try to remember that brevity is the soul of wit.
December 6th, 2009
8:15 am
Orange Bowl Bound? How many of you will really go?
Did you see the upper decks at Tampa?….typical…
Way to go Cupcakes!
December 6th, 2009
8:27 am
Congratulations to our GT team!!! Words cannot describe how happy we are that they won the ACC championship & they do not have to share it!! Coach Johnson should get coach of the year. We have a great team, great school & great fan support. I do not like how our Atlanta based paper, the ajc covers the story though. You would think that they would be a little more supportive of an Atlanta team, but they just cannot bring themselves to do it; I guess that is one reason people do not buy the paper anymore. As for this dog fan…honey, you have a problem & you need to go to the Dr. Name one tech player who has been arrested for anything…how many of your players were arrested just this year alone? How many of your players actually graduate & become someone? Please, go find something to so constructive once in your life. Where is your team going this year……Independence bowl….what a joke; you don't deserve to go anywhere but back to the dog pound. GO JACKETS!! Orange Bowl bound!!!
December 6th, 2009
8:32 am
The inscription on your new ring should read we are national champions,because we will claim it anyway.macro good win for you I know you are happy.Can not wait for next year tweex't the hedges.
December 6th, 2009
8:33 am
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December 6th, 2009
8:39 am
In terms of importance around the country in college football, Georgia Tech has grown into Capt. John Miller—resourceful, courageous and central to the plot.
Georgia, meanwhile, is Cpl. Upham—cowardly, self serving, and in the end, useless.
December 6th, 2009
8:44 am
Congratulations, Tech. It was a wild game.
I don't understand the thing about this being the first major bowl in over 40 years. What bowl did Tech play in for the 1990 NC?
What was the attendance at the ACC championship game? Did they pack the house?


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Between the years 2003 and 2010, there was an increased number of workers falling off the roofs of buildings under construction. Consequently, the Workplace Safety and Health Administration, otherwise known as WHS came up with useful safety practices that would reduce the number of deaths or even injuries resulting from falls.
The new guidelines are a rescind for the 1999 Interim Protection Compliance Policies, which advised that employers who engage in residential construction activities should have alternative methods for fall protection. All employers must now comply with all the regulations as outlined by WHS.
It is recommended by the National Regulation that every employee who engages in construction work above 6 feet should be protected by safety nets, guard rails, as well as personal fall-arrest systems. In a work station, every employer must ensure that they have an appropriate fall protection plan for all employees working in these sites.
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It is also important for customers hiring roofing contractors to know that the people they are hiring are complying with the guidelines and safety standards outlined by the Government. Roofing contractors that take safety seriously will carry out an audit before a project can commence. The purpose of this audit is to ensure that all workers have safety equipment and clothing to handle the job. It's a very risky job, so even the slightest slip can turn into a disaster. The risk isn't worth it at all.
When installation is taking place, the number one concern of employers should be the safety of those working under their direction. If they skip planning out on good safety practices, accidents are bound to happen. Furthermore, during installation or repairs, there are a number of safety issues that should be considered and learned about.
Other safety tips that have been highlighted:
These ladders should not be overloaded with tools either. They should be kept away from electrical boxes or even power lines.
The Australian code of practice, in relation to what's highlighted in 2001 NSW's OHS Regulation is in the state legislation. This means that all the regulations should be followed as they are. However, if a contractor has a very good reason not to comply with these laws, then there's a provision to document their reason for not following them, plus back up the reason with a valid risk assessment plan.
Just in case something happens, complying with these laws can be used for defense purposes in a court of law. Otherwise, if there's a breach of these regulations, then the act of not complying with these rules can work against a contractor.
A workstation has to comply with the current OHS requirements irrespective of how old the building is. Furthermore, even a heritage structure or building must comply with the regulations as listed in clause 6.2.1 (f). It says that all architects considerations shall not compromise safety. So if you are a roofing contractor, use the guidelines and you will be safe.
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Every week I mentor Alex, a sixteen year old with Aspergers. Despite people with Aspergers often seen as lacking social empathy and highly resistant to change, Alex has made huge progress in the last nine months. Once extremely rigid, he's now learnt to adapt to last minute changes. He doesn't always like the change, but he adapts.
He used to give me a barrage of complex life questions every time we'd meet. He now answers many of his own. He used to ask how much he could spend, if I could buy McDonalds or if we could have lunch at the Hilton?
Alex now knows the word budget, and together we work out how much he'll spend each week. It's a highly satisfying and rewarding experience.
This week Alex asked me what the word commitment means. I wanted to keep it simple without patronising him so I said, 'It's a contract you make, it's being your word.' He looked at me, blankly. Going well so far, I thought. So I said, 'Commitment means that no matter how hard something gets, you'll see it through and do your best.' Alex smiled. He got it.
Recenlty I've realised how crucial commitment is to the success of your business, making that next sales call or anything you care deeply about for that matter. It's an act, it's something you do Not just something you say to yourself such as 'Okay I'm committed now. What's next?' You have to keep committing.
We all have setbacks and last minute changes to overcome and adapt to. They're inevitable. But where you make real ground is in the recovery, because there lays the greatest opportunity for growth. Not just personal, but also financial. I'm sure you've set goals this year. I hope they're big, hairy audacious goals (or BHAGS as Jim Collins calls them in the business classic, Good to Great.) But more than that, I hope you're committed to them, know why they matter to you and back them with specific actions and deadlines.
Remember, you make the commitment. It doesn't make you.
To your business success
Michael Neaylon
Author of the forthcoming book, 'Marketing Makeovers: How to Bring in Big Money for Your Small Business.'


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Post #3 in a series on social media marketing by KW Advertising (November 27, 2012)
Whatever happened to the Yellow Pages? What about that giant, and expensive, Sweets catalog that every manufacturer who was anyone was a part of? How many trade magazines are still alive today? These time-honored marketing tools for the B2B set had to evolve. Whether by desktop, laptop, tablet or other mobile device, customers are getting their information online.
However, in the KW Advertising B2B social media survey conducted a few weeks ago, we found that only 6.8% of our 117 respondents feel that social media is extremely important to their business and 32.5% don't feel that it is important at all.
While changing attitudes about marketing can be like turning a semi-truck on an ice rink, we think it's important to share with small- and medium-sized businesses why social media is an important component to an integrated marketing plan
Some interesting statistics:
• 91% of online adults use social media regularly. (Source: Experian)
The number of people on social networks is significant. It's a space that all types of businesses need to consider important now and for the future.
• 28% of smartphone owners watch video on their phone in a typical month. (Source: Experian)
Are you on YouTube yet? Get there now! It's a great way to get your company's story, products and services right into your customers' hands.
• On average, companies respond to only 30% of social media fans' feedback. (Source: Factbrowser)
Stand out by actually following and interacting with your followers. It helps build loyalty and encourage positive word-of-mouth.
• Email opens on smartphones and tablets have increased 80% between January and June 2012. (Source: Litmus)
Are your email blasts and your website optimized for mobile devices to give customers the best experience from your communications?
• The average tablet user spends 13.9 hours per week with the device. (Source: OPA)
Is it time to survey your customers about their tablet use and develop appropriate ways to engage tablet users? Have you considered advertising on publications targeted to your market that are exclusively iPad-driven?
• 73% of smartphone owners access social networks through apps at least once per day. (Source: Lightspeed Research)
Exhibiting at a trade show? Make sure you are posting photos and updates while you're there. Your followers at home will appreciate it and those attending the show will be prompted to stop by your booth.
As we've already covered in our last post on social media for business-to-business (B2B) marketing, there are multiple social media channels out there and countless ways to implement them for your business. Some channels are better suited for certain types of business than others. But, buy all means, become socially active to help build your brand and keep communication consistent.
The Internet and social media are not fads. They are here to stay and can be strategically and creatively used to help your business succeed.
KW Advertising has a toolbox full of social media skills that we can put to work for you. Contact Gary Ebert at (262) 439-2777 for details.
Post #2 in a series on social media marketing by KW Advertising
A couple of weeks ago, KW Advertising sent out a short email survey regarding the viability of social media as a tool for small and medium sized companies involved in business to business marketing. We heard from 117 men and women ages 25-50 across the Midwest with business interests in manufacturing, construction, real estate and nonprofit.
In this post, we want to talk about the different social networks and where companies can avoid missed opportunities.
The majority of our survey respondents (66.7%) note that Facebook is the most significant social media network for their business. This isn't really surprising, with one billion monthly active users on Facebook as of October 2012. But it is interesting that it is more popular than the more business-focused LinkedIn. Facebook is certainly growing in terms of its B2B use.
But there is so much more out there! The following are suggestions on how to make the most of social media channels beyond Facebook.
• LinkedIn ranked second in terms of importance to businesses responding to our survey. Functionality on all social networks is constantly evolving, and LinkedIn has added enhancements. So, don't forget about these marketing opportunities:
– You can now add an image to your LinkedIn company profile. This gives you a chance to add more personality to this traditionally dry medium.
– Use the Insights tab on your company page to monitor companies that people viewing your page are also visiting. Most often, these are competitors you should keep on your radar.
– Seek out and become a member of groups related to your industry. Follow group discussions on LinkedIn to keep abreast of industry issues and contribute as an educational leader.
– LinkedIn's threaded conversations enable you to conduct virtual focus groups with your followers by throwing out a question related to a product or service and starting a dialog.
• Twitter for business is primarily about customer service. For smaller businesses who aren't directly selling to end users, this micro-blogging site is not as useful on the front end. However, it can still be part of an overall social media strategy to help get your name out there on the Internet. Remember to:
– Customize your page design. You can upload a background image to maintain consistency with your graphic identity and communicate something new or special about your company or brand. If you've invested in your logo and look, make sure every social vehicle represents it.
– Tweet about what has your attention right now, not what you're doing.
– Enable more than one person in your organization to tweet. Variety adds spice to your posts.
– Make sure you include the right keywords for your business and industry in your Twitter bio. This will help your search engine rankings.
• The image posting site, Pinterest is currently underutilized for business, but that is changing fast. It's way more than a crafter's paradise. Pinterest can be a great vehicle for sharing categorized content related to a product, service or industry.
– Integrate Pinterest with your other social media networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. This will help build your followers.
– Think about your audience and what your ideal customer will be looking for. Then, set up your Pinterest Boards with topics that communicate your brand position, industry focus, products and services.
– Watermark original content that you post on Pinterest so that it remains proprietary to your company.
– If you have pricing on products that you want to share, make sure you include it in your pin description. Pinterest will automatically add a price banner to the pin.
– Pins can be images, ads, info graphics or even videos. Be as visual as possible!
Social media marketing guru Amy Porterfield has some great tips for implementing Pinterest for business here: http://tinyurl.com/d2kw94u.
• YouTube, though not part of our survey, is also considered a social media network and should never be overlooked. Our clients have found great success with:
– Product launch videos.
– How-to instructional videos.
– Corporate messaging as both private content for internal use and public for the
world to see.
– Trade show updates and recaps.
– Customizing the background on their YouTube channel to tie in with their
graphic identity.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a direct benefit of employing social media.
– Sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube that are indexed by the popular search
engines can be very helpful in boosting your search results. Ongoing posts, shares and comments all help build organic searches for your company or brand. So, social media is important if you want to improve your rankings on engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing.
What we've experienced at KW Advertising is:
• Social media is not a low cost, quick fix cure-all for your B2B marketing challenges.
It is just one of many components in a well-integrated marketing and PR plan.
• Carve out a portion of your marketing budget to develop and disseminate social
• Whether you employ one or several social media vehicles, plan to be in it for the
long haul. Stick with it and your brand will benefit.
KW Advertising has a toolbox full of social media skills that we can put to work for you. Contact Gary Ebert at (262) 439-2777 for details.
Post #1 in a series on social media marketing by KW Advertising
Is social media a good fit for companies engaged in business-to-business sales and marketing? And, if it's a relevant tool, how do you measure its impact?
As an agency with a large percentage of clients marketing to other businesses, these are questions that we at KW Advertising are asked constantly. So, we decided to conduct a short email survey regarding social media networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest with men and women, ages 25-50 across the Midwest.
As the majority of our clients are involved in manufacturing, construction, real estate and nonprofit, we targeted people involved in small and medium sized companies with this focus.
In the 117 surveys returned, the results confirm what we have been experiencing with our clients locally:
• By a 20 point margin, Facebook tops the social media networks in terms of use and perceived value as a marketing tool.
• A very limited number of our respondents (6.8%) feel that social media is extremely important to their marketing efforts and a significant number (32.5%) feel that it is not important at all.
• Generating traffic is the biggest concern (47.9% of respondents) for those involved in social media marketing, even over converting followers into purchasers (39.9%).
• Creating awareness for their business was the most mentioned reason for social media use in an unaided open-ended question in our survey.
• A significant number of companies participating in our study (28.2%) still do not track social media use.
In the Internet Age, social media is the natural evolution of public relations. More than a sales networking tool, social media plays a huge role in relationship management. Businesses have the opportunity to position their company, create awareness for their products and services, educate their industry, demonstrate their commitment to corporate and community responsibility, enhance customer service and broaden their reach to a global audience.
In the next five posts, we will elaborate on the findings of our survey and offer some tips for making the most of social media as an integrated component to an overall marketing plan. Stay tuned!
Put in a very simple, but very accurate way. Social media should be used for the benefit of your business as well as your customers benefit. A few tips from us on how to effectively attract, communicate, and engage your customers on social media.Tweet/
Post often, and engagingly. Don't just spew out anything for the sake of saying something. Generate meaningful, relevant, conversation starting content. Aim to have a conversation with your current and prospective customers. Social media is all about interaction, not just brand awareness.
Find your audience. Narrowing the amount of people you are communicating your message to saves time and gets better results. Cater your message to who you most want to engage. If you are a homebuilder, you don't need to be trying to engage 20-year-old college students, they probably wonthave much to talk about with you.
Build rapport with businesses, associations, and causes linked to your company. It gives an impression to your current and prospective customers that you are not all about you, and are interested in your competitors, your community, and bettering yourself for the good of your customers.
Social media does wonders for promoting your business, attracting new customers, and increasing your ROI, but only when done right. The days of businesses shouting at their audience with one – way communication initiatives are long gone. Customers want to have a conversation with you. They want to see you engage with competitors/peers, to see more than just self-promotion, and get to know you more than was ever possible in the past. Be mindful of this while using social media, and give your small business all the tools it needs to see results.
If you want to learn more about how to succseed with social media or would like our assistance with your efforts, continue the conversation with us - firstname.lastname@example.com
B To B Magaizne July 16th issue feautures an interesting article on how to look at metrics for a more effective and collabrative net marketing experience.
How to improve your use of analytics:
1. Start out by combining email analytics with web analytics using the free Google Analytics offering. Viewing the metrics from both channels will give you more insight on how the consumer you are trying to target is searching for your product or service, what they do once they find it, and their general buying behavior. Combining these analytics can reveal key factors for consideration in future campaigns.
2. Use web analytics to inform triggered email campaigns,
Kelly Davis, senior VP-client services at BrightTag, a company that provides marketing tracking tags says, "Email teams can send information in real time to capture a customer's attention immediately after they have engaged with a site," she said. "It's a way to follow up immediately rather than having to wait for batch processing." This type of remarketing is very common in the b-to-c world where retailers, for instance, send emails about products that were put into a shopping cart but abandoned. It doesn't happen as much in the b2b world, however, and those marketers are definitely missing out, Davis said.
3. Use search data to better implement an email marketing campaign.
"The same keywords that get people to click through from a search page may be equally effective in an email campaign."
Read on for more ways to optimize your use of analytics
Interesting article we saw on LinkedIn Today featuring 9 beliefs shared by extremely successful people. We especially like # 9, how the, "Extra mile is a vast, unpopulated wasteland." Share your thoughts with us!
After reading David Berkowitz' article (http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/173154/10-lessons-from-the-hunger-games.html) on the 10 lessons he learned about social media from "The Hunger Games", a couple of us here at KW Advertising had a few ideas of our own that we'd like to throw into the mix.
Our first marketing take away from "The Hunger Games" relates to the importance of creating and maintaining a brand. This is something we do every day. Through a brand position, logo, slogan, and/or design scheme associated with a specific company, product or service, branding involves incorporating a unified look throughout each message. Here at KW, we speak a lot about "message packaging" and how it is key to establishing a unique brand.
In "The Hunger Games," Cinna acted as Katniss' personal branding coach. He had an idea of how to represent Katniss to the Capitol and the rest of Panem. He emphasized her strengths and downplayed her weaknesses through clever styling as "the girl on fire." Cinna adorned her in flames and this message was portrayed throughout the entire book. If it weren't for the unique way Katniss was represented, branded, and packaged, she may not have garnered the sponsors or the attention of the viewers. This also is true while creating and implementing a brand in business. All areas of communication must be well packaged and delivered to produce a successful marketing campaign.
Taking a page on branding from "The Hunger Games," here are some other valuable lessons those of us in marketing can relate to:
1. Survival in the face of change. That sink or swim mentality. Katniss not only had to accept the situation handed to her, but she also needed to react in survival mode. Social media is the same way. You must not only accept that it is changing the face of business communication, you must truly embrace it and put forth the effort in order to survive and surpass your competition.
2. Training is necessary. All of us have strengths, but we also have our weaknesses. Katniss and the other tributes had training prior to the start of the Games. This is true of strategic business communication. We may be very good in one area, while struggle in others (perhaps social media usage). Training is important in order to be a well-rounded communicator before entering the "arena" against your competitors. The chance of being over-trained, or over-qualified, is slim. In marketing, there is always room for self-improvement.
3. Sometimes you must do the unthinkable (or unimaginable), to become noticed. Think outside the box. In "The Hunger Games," Katniss shot an arrow towards the sponsors, merely missing them by inches. With social media, sometimes it takes that "outside the box" idea to gain the attention you seek. Be creative, be different, and stand out from the crowd.
4. Sacrifices are crucial to achieve greatness. Katniss volunteered to be a District 12 tribute so that her much younger, weaker and inexperienced sister did not have to go into the arena and fight for her life. This was the ultimate sacrifice - risking her life. While using social media is not as dramatic as in "The Hunger Game," sacrifices may be necessary to achieve greatness. Sacrificing time to maintain your social media presence will keep you in the game.
5. Technology is the name of the game and also controls the "game." In "The Hunger Games," the gamekeepers have total control of the arena and challenges faced via technology. Technology has advanced human communication, allowing the idea of social media to become a reality. The possibilities of human communication seem infinite due to the technological advancements of today's society. Technology empowers us and controls our actions. As long as we continue to manage it, the odds will be ever in our favor.
If your company would like help implementing these ideas to get ahead in the "marketing game," contact Gary Ebert at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs have recently released a research report titled B2B Content Marketing: 2012 Benchmarks, Budgets & Trends. The report details various aspects of the rapidly growing adoption of content marketing strategies by B2B businesses. This post will outline some important insights from the report and offer some beneficial takeaways.
The first key area of the report focuses on the usage of content marketing in B2B business. The report indicates that nine out of ten B2B businesses are including content marketing in their overall marketing strategies. And, when doing so, they are usually employing eight different forms of content tactics routinely. So, what does this mean for your business? This high variation in tactics illustrates a need for a differentiation in your company's online marketing. Simply posting actively on social networks is no longer enough to keep up.
If you're scratching your head for content ideas, take a look at what tactics have been the most popular for other B2B businesses.
As you can tell by the graph; articles, social media, blogs, e-newsletters and case studies are the five most utilized forms of content. These stats are actually quite similar to the 2010 data. The fact that there is little change in usage of these tactics means they are likely working well for B2B marketers and will continue to be implemented routinely. If you feel you aren't utilizing enough content channels, try taking at least one or two from the five mentioned above and begin working them into your marketing mix. Adding one tactic at a time will make your new content marketing calendar far more manageable.
If you are already using these five tactics or are looking for something a little different, there are some new content trends to consider. From 2010 to 2011, there was a relatively high increase in these three specifically: blogs, video and white papers.
Now if you already have a blog, dipping your hand into video content or writing white papers could be your next big move. While traditional in nature, video and white papers have found new life online and can garner great pass-along viewership. YouTube, undoubtably the best video resource on the web, is the second largest search engine in the world and a great way to market your business. Video content is easy to produce, easily digested and more engaging for your audience than written information. If you don't know what kind of content you should put on video, don't over think it. A good amount of written content can be easily transformed to video format such as interviews, how-to information, case studies and answering customer questions.
While still gaining a foothold of popularity, white papers have great potential in B2B marketing due to their ability to engage the consumer with useful and relevant content all while mixing in a little self-promotion. White papers are reports, typically five to ten pages in length, that have an extensive amount of information geared towards a consumer interest. This information is typically data or research that solves a consumer's problem. For example, if you're a marketing agency, you could publish white papers with data on the positive effects that implementing content marketing can have on your business. In the B2B world, where much of the business is leads based, white papers will definitely become a useful weapon in the marketing arsenal. They can even be profit generators, if you gain a subscriber base.
Content marketing tactics we discussed are easily some of the most beneficial B2B marketing strategies. Content marketing will, without a doubt, help you position yourself as an industry resource, create leads and improve your search engine rankings. However, if you're thinking about moving your business into content marketing, consider this: successfully implementing content strategies often requires a full time staff and the necessary resources to keep your content at a professional, industry standard. That's why 62% percent of B2B marketers use a mix of internal and outsourced content.
If you want your company to be blogging, making videos, writing white papers, developing case studies and much, much more, KW Advertising can help you develop and manage a content strategy that's suited exactly to your business needs.
NBC's newest smash hit (and American Idle killer), The Voice has been taking over Monday nights ever since bringing it's unorthodox style of singing competition to the United States. According to TV By the Numbers' recent rankings, The Voice placed #1 in February for adults 18-49 and ranked #1 or tied for #1 in all other key demographics.
Why all the hype?
Well, The Voice features four prominent musical artists as judges; Cee-lo Green, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton. But that's far from the only reason people tune in. What distinguishes The Voice from the ridiculous amounts of other talent shows plaguing cable is it's unique, team oriented, "voice over appearance" approach.
Applying similar strategies to your blog can produce positive results.
Top tips for Success from The Voice.
1. Find your voice.
Each of The Voice's contestants has their own special style that makes them appealing. Whether it's the melodic, acoustic style of Javier Colon or the poppy up-tones of Kelsey Ray, each competitor brings something different to the stage.
This is what the voice of your company (your blog) needs to do.
Your conversational voice is critical because it allows you to express yourself beyond heaps of technical or product information. Defining an engaging voice will help connect with readers and further develop your brand personality. Readers will be able to pin point when you authored a piece of content and they'll start to build up trust. They'll learn more about what you stand for, respect your openness and look forward to the next time they get to hear from you.
2. Find your audience
In one episode of the Voice, Christina refused to draft a contestant who simply had the voice of an angel. Why? Because the contestant was a country singer. Christina recognized her lack of experience in country music and understood she wouldn't be capable of helping the contestant as her coach. She passed on the chance for a budding star because the star didn't fit her niche.
To apply this to yourself, think of the judges as your readers and speak to them directly. More and more, online readers are searching for content that appeals to them specifically. Blogs are filling tighter and tighter niches and readers will pledge allegiance to the blogs who speak to their niche directly. Knowing and communication your businesses unique selling proposition (USP) is a great way to start capturing your audiences attention. What distinguishes your business from the millions of others out there? Be specific and blog about this topic. Although you won't be speaking to a larger group, narrowing your content's focus will make the blog far more useful to your applicable audience. This creates a solid fan base and consistent readership with fans that truly care.
3. Find your story
From the moment a contestant steps under the lights to the last time they appear on stage, regardless of victory, their story is being told. Each character's story is what keeps eyes on the screen and the crowd tuned in every Monday night. Human beings are naturally drawn to story telling. And when The Voice tells amazing stories with relatable contestants, you can bet their ratings will be as high as the singers' pitches.
Your business, to, has a story. And that story should be shouted from the rooftops when given the opportunity. Not told as ruthless self-promotion, But weaving your brand's story into your content harmoniously will put your businesses personality on display for all your readers. There are many excellent resources on storytelling in copywriting. To read one of the best, click here.
4. Find your courage
It's not easy for The Voice contestants to go on stage in front of millions of people to sing their hearts out in front of four critically acclaimed musicians. Having the courage to do something can often be the only determining factor in a person's success or failure. If you don't try, you'll never succeed.
To many, there's nothing more daunting than a blank page. While you can plow through blogs, E-books and webinars about blogging, that won't get you noticed. Getting your first post online is the best way to get the ball rolling. Remember to find your voice and your audience.
While you won't necessarily be a viral wonder right away, you'll gain confidence the more you blog. Eventually, people will share your content and others will make comments to start a dialogue with you. The more you blog, the better of a blogger you will become. Simple as that.
Now I'd like to hear what you think. What lessons can you extrapolate from The Voice? How has this influenced you as a blogger?


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Parallels: Doctor Who Series 6: 'The God Complex' and Doctor Who Series 7: 'The Angels Take Manhattan'.
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Are any of you Whovians? I just watched the finale and I have lots of feelings and no one to discuss with.
@RattyBurvil: Great card from Hugh skinner. http://instagr.am/p/QM2ciPjgP2/
slocking-in-the-greenhouse said: would just like to say that I have wound from watching doctor who over the weekend... and I dont mean an emotional wound. a proper physical wound. haha when amy left i was spasming ( maybe over reacting just a bit) and i slammed my knee on a metal floor grate for heat and not i have a gash! WAS SO WORTH IT THO! took my mind off the pain from the ponds leaving :'( cry cry cry
Ouch! You have three months to buy yourself some protective gear before the Christmas Special.
List of Doctor Who phrases that will make me cry
- You were fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. And you know what? So was I.
- Take me back!
- And I suppose, if it's my last chance to say it: Rose Tyler…
- Oh, Donna Noble. I am so sorry. But we had the best of times.
- Hello, Doctor. It is so very, very nice to meet you.
- I don't want to go.
- Come along, Pond. Please.
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But awesome.
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Chapter titles of Melody Malone.
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The Angels Take Manhattan
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Rory has obviously never been on tumblr…
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Matt, Arthur, Karen, and River talk about The Angels Take Manhattan.
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School may be out as of last week, but local high school coaches still plan to keep young athletes busy with summer skills camps.
The first week of June is traditionally the time for West High basketball coach Derek Sprecksel to host a weeklong Wolf Pack Summer Basketball Camp in West High's main gym.
Sprecksel said that this year's camp drew 80 or more kids, including a midday crowd of about 40 players in the freshman and junior varsity sessions, plus a session for older varsity players in the morning and elementary- and middle-school players in the afternoon.
He, Steve McMasters and Emilio Guzman, coaches of the Wolf Pack's sophomore and freshman teams, organize the camps to teach players the fundamental skills of basketball.
"We'll drill them for about two hours on offensive and defensive stuff on the team level and at the individual level, and let them play for the last half-hour," Sprecksel said.
The $60-per-player signup fee goes to support West boys basketball.
Other high school sports programs in town also use summertime camps to raise money for their teams.
Tracy High hosted volleyball camps this week, and next week, beginning Monday, Kimball High will begin its series of youth basketball camps. The Jaguar football team will host its youth football camp for boys and girls in Don Nicholson Stadium from June 10 to 12. Tracy High's football team will host its summer camp for youths the week after that, June 17 to 19.
Information about the camps, including dates, times, locations and contact information to sign up, is in the Datebook section, which begins on Page 2 of the Friday Tracy Press.
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Fred Lynn's story
Fred's story is told here through a number of photographs and post cards that he sent to his mother. She kept them in an album, together with those from his brothers and sisters.
Frederick Lynn was the sixth of 7 surviving children of Sarah Ann and Christmas Lynn. Fred was born in 1896 and brought up in Gedney Hill in south Lincolnshire.
Fred and his brothers Robert and John went to Lincoln to enlist in April 1916.
Robert was not accepted. I don't know if this was because he was not fit or because he was now the head of the household (his father had died in 1915) or because he was a farmer.
Fred enlisted in the Notts and Derby Regiment of the Sherwood Foresters. He became a Lance Corporal in the 15th Battalion and was wounded in 1918.
He was in hospital in Southampton in May 1918 but was discharged and returned to his Battalion. Tragically he was killed on 29th September 1918 and is commemorated on the Memorial at the Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium and on the war memorials in his home village of Gedney Hill.
Fred's brother John Lynn also enlisted but I have no photographs of him and very few postcards to his mother. John survived the war but died in 1918, perhaps in the flu pandemic.
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In the wake of his illegal effort to purge thousands of names from Florida's voter rolls, including many lawful voters, Florida Gov. Rick Scott's (R) approval rating fell to 31 percent. Fully 50 percent of Florida voters disapprove of his purge, including 30 Republican elections officials who have refused to move forward with it.
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UFC 121 Aftermath, Part Two: A Few Things That Seem Far Less Important By Comparison
(Your Brazilian SWAT training is no match for the power of positive thinking, Paulo. PicProps: UFC.com)
Mostly by virtue of the hype surrounding the main event, UFC 121 succeeded in preserving the aura of a big time fight show despite the fact that many of the bouts were … what's the nice way to say this … terribly boring. Even still, a bunch of stuff happened that we need to mention: Jake Shields pretty much proved that it's physically fucking impossible for top fighters from other organizations to look good in their UFC debuts. Diego Sanchez defeated Paulo Thiago using the sheer supremacy of his personality. Gabriel Gonzaga showed that he'd be better off climbing to the top of a half-finished construction site and tossing barrels down at his opponents than try to strike with them. Tito Ortiz looked done like dinner, thus taking the next ironic step in his journey toward becoming – as we suggested on last week's Bum Rush – the new Ken Shamrock.
Was it thrilling? Nah, but the ultimate crumbling of Casa de Lesnar made up for all of it. Shoot, it even reduced Dave Camarillo to tears. What more do you want?Read More DIGG THIS


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7 secrets of credit card companies
With the right approach, you can significantly improve your credit card situation. But to get the best deals, you'll have to ask.
It's not that your credit card company deliberately wants to keep you in the dark. OK, maybe some do. But most major banks are pretty good about disclosing their terms and conditions on credit cards. The tips I'm talking about here fall into the "I didn't know that!" category -- things you can, indeed, negotiate with your credit card company.
If you've had problems making payments on time or have had other difficulties being a responsible cardholder, though, you might not want to initiate contact with your card issuer. It can backfire (see No. 7). That's my "don't try this at home" warning to anyone whose records can't pass scrutiny.
Here are seven secrets for turning your relationship with a card issuer more in your favor:
No. 1: You're the boss
Card issuers work for you, not the other way around. You have more power than you know. Really, you do. And the higher your credit score, the more power you have.
How high does it have to be? At least 700 to wield a moderate amount of power. Over 750, and you're in a sweet bargaining position. It's easy to fall into a trap of complaining about how you're being treated. But if you don't like something, take action. That could mean "firing" your credit card issuer or just having a serious talk with someone at the bank about your concerns.
But even if your credit score suffered in the wake of the Great Recession, you're still in command. You don't have as much negotiating power as those with excellent credit do, for sure. But you're still in charge of your credit life, and you're the one who will choose how to get your credit back on track.
No. 2: You can lower your current interest rate
The best tactic here is flirting with the competition. Let's say you get an offer in the mail for a good-looking credit card that has a lower interest rate than your current card. Call your issuer and be your nicest, most cordial self. Tell the customer service rep that you're considering getting this new credit card so you can have a lower interest rate.
If there are any other features the new card offers, such as waived baggage fees, then mention those, too. Say that you'd really prefer to stay put, emphasizing that you've been such a loyal customer for so long. If you've indeed been a stand-up customer, you have a chance of making this work.
If you don't get anywhere with the service rep, ask to speak with a supervisor. And through all of it, be polite and don't get frustrated. Even if you don't succeed on the first try, make a note of the supervisor's name. Be the best-ever cardholder for six months, then try again.
No. 3: You can play hard to get before you apply for a new card
You'll need a little bit of confidence to pull this off. It also helps if you've had acting lessons, because no matter how much you want the card, you must act indifferent. Your attitude is: What will you offer me to get my business?
The card issuer needs you more than you need it, and that's why this tactic can work. Again, having competitive offers in hand helps give you the necessary clout. Explain that you'd like to become a cardholder, but that you're looking at an offer from a competitor and the other card doesn't have an annual fee. Or the other card has a lower interest rate. Ask your would-be issuer to waive the annual fee or beat the competitor's interest rate.
In the 30 plus years that I've had a credit card, I can count on one hand the number of times I've carried a balance over to a second month...and still have fingers left over.
That means for 99.99 percent of the time, I've essentially gotten a 25 or 30 day interest free loan on my purchases, since the cards I have carry no fee. Some will give you a rebate on top of that, if that's the kind of program you like.
Used wisely, credit cards are fine. It's when people start looking at them as free money that they get themselves in trouble.
When we had to replace a car a few months ago, the dealership said the two credit agencies they used, reported we had scores of 791 and 820. I don't know that much about how scores are calculated, but I would hope that a consistent record of paying on time, over the course of 30 years, was part of it.
It ain't rocket science. The key is to spend less than you net. Do that consistently and you will sleep well at night. There's no reason you can't use credit cards, just pay the balance off IN FULL every month making sure you live on less than you net.
I know quite a few people who make good money (some in the neighborhood of $150,000/year) but who are always complaining that they don't have enough money. 'Course they live in McMansions mortgaged to the hilt, drive Beemers and the like (leased more often than not) and just have to have the latest football field sized plasma TV.
If you feel that life ain't treating you right because you don't have a 3,000 sq. ft. house, a pair of $45,000 cars in the driveway and the largest plasma TV available, your problem ain't money, it's your sense of entitlement. If you're up to your neck in debt because you actually do have those things, money ain't your problem, it's your sense of entitlement. You don't need that stuff. You may want it, but you certainly don't need it.
Go ahead, give me a thumbs down for speaking the truth the way you have with others. I don't care. The wife and I are debt free. We've never paid interest on a credit card. NEVER. The less you owe, the less income you need to make ends meet.
Don't need a cc, never had the desire to get one, never will have one either... I prefer my debit/check card...safer, a lot more easier, don't have to pay no high fees, interest or late fees, I couldn't care less about my credit score anyway....someone stoled my identity and ruined it....oh well....
"No. 4 You don't actually get 45 days' notice when your bank decides to raise your interest rate"
This is hard for a consumer to protect themselves for a couple of reasons. 1) You can NOT depend on the USPS to deliver within 5 days which should be reasonable. But with the recent announced cutbacks look for this to get worse. 2) I don't know what bank or credit card company you use but a lot of them use Bulk 1st Class statement billing envelopes and those will NOT have a postmark or postage meter mark on them. They also will not have a USPS cancellation mark on them either for the same reason. HSBC uses these envelopes. When the USPS delivered a credit card bill 10 days AFTER the payment due date (I had already paid it because I didn't receive it) I tried to follow up with both HSBC and the USPS. HSBC denied it was mailed late and would not investigate and the USPS says that they can't investigate because of the lack of cancellation or postage meter marks. Looks like another law that will have to be changed due to the changes in the USPS.
I use to get 2-4 calls per week asking me if I'm the home owner and if I would like to get some money. Every week it seemed. I use to tell them I'm doing ok with what I have and thanks for calling and being so concerned about my financial position. Then one day I asked them how it worked knowing it was just a re-fy. I told them to send someone over to talk to me which they did. Once we got through all the polite conversation I told him I would like to re-fy but not take out any equity. I explained I wish to turn my 30 yr. loan into a 15. Was he surprised. 15 yr loan no equity barrowing just straight get out of financial servitude as quickly as possible. I still pay an extra $100 per month on this loan. America and it's banking institutions depend upon financial servitude. Call me un-American for not falling for this corrupt BS. I read everyday what this country is doing to self destruct and when it goes, I'll be prepared. Beans, Blankets and Bullets. Completely out of debt.
I was offered a Chase cc. I don't need CCs but they offered me 30,000 bonus points ($300.00)back on my first purchase. I was going to buy a PS3 to my son for Christmas, but when I received the invitation from Chase, I decided to wait until they send me the card. I got the card, my son got his video game, I sent the payment in full, and I have the $300.00 from chase.
I do this ALL the time, never pay interest, never spent more than what I can pay.
Who said that credit companies just laugh on me ?. CC companies are looking for stupids. Will you volunteer to be one of them?.
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