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As a society, we're obsessed with brands. Nike, Apple, Coca Cola, Google – we're drawn to them like football players to HS cheerleaders. And in the social media world, we're even more obsessed. We're constantly hearing conversation focused on brand, telling us how to build one, how to leverage one, and whose brand is bigger and more influential. But even with all the talk, most of us still have a hard time understanding how not to shoot our brand (and ourselves) in the foot on a daily basis. We forget that people are watching and publicly strangle our brand while we're supposed to be building it. Whether you think you're a personal branding pro or you're just learning the ropes, here are seven ways people kill their personal brand every day.
See which offenses you're committing. And then stop.
1. Procrastinating
Your brand isn't going to create itself. You need to identify what you want your personal brand to represent and then put the steps in motion to attain it. Ask yourself: What's unique about you and what do you want to convey to people? Who do you want to be and how will you build it? It doesn't matter if you plan to brand yourself via speaking engagements, being helpful on Twitter, by creating lots of authoritative content, or by being the girl dancing on the bar. What matters is that you get off your butt and make it happen. If you plan to brand yourself through speaking, then be pro-active about pitching. Stop putting it off. If you're going to do it through blogging, then get off Twitter and get started writing and promoting those posts. The world isn't going to wait for you so shutupandgettowork. [Fun Fact: That site was created over the weekend by Julien Smith and received 200,000 visits yesterday. That should tell you something.]
2. Being Crotchety In Public
If you haven't gotten the meme, being negative to earn attention is so three years ago. People want to do business with Likeable Laura, not Sketchy Sam. We want to engage with people who have positive things to say about the brands they love and constructive things to say about the brands they don't love today. If you're using your Facebook account to yell at people, your Twitter account to throw things and your blog to be an unfounded-bully, you're killing your credibility with nastiness. Criticism is good, but use your words wisely and don't make the bad stuff all you're putting out there. Too much negativity and people start to wonder what's wrong with you not the person/brand you're criticizing.
3. Being Inconsistent/Unfocused
Brands are built on consistency. Whether you love it or hate it, you trust that Burger King will taste the same at the drive-thru, the airport and at 3am while on vacation in Ireland [Not that I've done that.]. Of course, brand consistency goes way further than hamburgers and chicken nuggets. As consumers, we rely on those consistency cues to make attention decisions. We're watching the brands you say you love and hate to see if you feel that way tomorrow. We're watching to see if your brand is the same on your blog as it is on Twitter, as it is in real life. Because if it's not, we then have to figure out which version is real. And then we start second guessing you. Search Engine Land has built a reputation as being the "go to" place for search news by consistently providing great content. Mashable has become that for social media news. If that quality began to drop tomorrow, it would fracture the brand image people held for both. If you're not being consistent, you're not creating a unified brand.
4. Embellishing
While it may sound like a good idea to embellish your skills and qualifications when talking with people, your brand won't recover when you're found out. If someone in your network hires you after hearing about your social media savvy or your standout search engine optimization skills only to discover you don't have those skills? Well, that's going to be something your brand won't recover from. Don't lie about your qualifications or what you're capable of doing. The truth always comes out. We'll still love you if you admit you can't do it all. We won't love if you promise you can and then drop the ball.
5. Bad Time Management
If you're on Twitter lamenting about how you can't finish client work, how you having to pull an all-nighter to get on track or how conferences have put you totally behind, you're not giving off the best impression to people who want to hire you. After all, if you can't keep track of your own work and time, why would they trust you with one of their projects? While we all love to use social media to complain and procrastinate, do it too much and people still start to wonder if you're someone they can trust.
6. Mimicking Someone Else's Brand
It's tempting. It's tempting to mimic a personal branding tactic you see working for someone else in the hopes that it will also work for you. However, by doing so you essentially blow a hole through your own personal brand by adopting tactics that are not authentic. You can't build your personal brand while pretending to be someone else. It just doesn't work. People can tell when you're being you or when you're being your best impression of someone else. To create a successful personal brand, you want to find yourself.
7. Reading This Blog Post
I already told you that your brand isn't going to make itself while you sit around and ponder your thoughts. So why are you still here? Get building.
Those are some ways I'm constantly seeing people kill their personal brands. What kills it for you?
31 thoughts on "The 7 Habits Killing Your Personal Brand"
Lisa.. Procrastination is the biggest problem people have. They say they going to do something but never make time for it. We have to take how business seriously, because if we don't..then no one else will.
"Black Seo Guy "Signing Off"
#7 is my biggest issue. I spend sometimes 2 hours a day filtering through relevant, marginally relevant, and peripherally relevant news articles and posts that lead to more posts etc. Even after bookmarking half of it I'm still burning the midnight oil to read half of what is interesting and possibly useful for the days ahead. Helping clients stay in the game is a 24/7 job. #7 is a killer.
Oh, such a good post. And procrastination doesn't make anything better. I have no idea what the draw is.
#5: True, but focusing too much on how people perceive you leads to being something you're not. If you're speaking as a brand, focusing too much on saying what people want to hear makes you a sell out. Real people, and brands, miss deadlines. Real people and brands drop the ball. Pretending not to be human leads to that corporate mentality of "Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black." (Henry Ford)
One I noticed missing from the list was Impatience. I think that can be a huge brand saboteur if only because it's what makes most of us jump the gun, whether it's issuing incomplete blog posts or sending ill-conceived tweets out into the world. Even though social media fosters this breakneck pace of conversation, it's worthless to try to keep up with this pace if it comes at the expense of quality contributions.
Impatience in social media is also what prevents a lot of brands from connecting in a meaningful way with others in the social media sphere.
Great advice. I decided to pick a niche in my real estate market and brand myself as "the coastal guy" for waterfront property at the beginning of this year and it has paid off. I see realtors advertise that they specialized in about 6 different areas of real estate and wonder how can that work? Picking a niche and branding yourself in that area does take a lot of work but it is worth it. I appreciate the advice because it is easy to slack off and loose focus. Good tips.
Russ Fielden
Southern Coast Realty
Beaufort SC
As I think most important point is inconsistency, generally people start with great enthusiasm but slowly their participation declined, which becomes main cause to be fail…
Part of my online identity is saying provocative things, which is not so much meant to gain attention as it is to expose hidden truths that are unnerving when exposed. It's difficult to do this and not seem crotchety (even when I'm not trying to be!), but it's a good balancing act to work on. It helps that I'm giddy like a child with things I like.
Lisa, excellent blog entry & I loved #7! Important content, well said and I like your writing style!
What kills it for me is that I am overweight, self-conscious about it, and I fear that if I am too successful I will have to interact more with people outside my inner circle.
Great post Lisa.
I think that procrastination and trying to keep up with all of the great information out there is definitely a one-two punch of a time suck. It doesn't help that I always seem to put my personal projects at the bottom of my list. Now, let me take your advice and get back to working on my brand! :-)
Wow, you have such great stuff here. Makes me give some serious thought if I am doing enough to attract readers to my blog. Of course, mine is a small niche blog, but you keep giving me food for thought. I checked out the link about "Likeable Laura" and am real glad to see that I fall into that category, (at least I think so), and not Sketchy Sam. You really are a great writer!
Building your personal brand is a lot like managing your business, any size it might be.
Entrepreneurship is all about optimizing your time and getting things done, even when you would really like to watch that last episode of your favorite TV series or to read that post from your favorite blog.
These 7 habits, and sadly many others, will kill your business as much as your personal brand, or any "creative effort" you might have, for that matter.
@ CJ Roberts – I find that I do A LOT of skimming. Because there is so much material, I try to skim paragraph headers to see if it's worth my time. Sometimes I will only read the paragraph headers and consider that enough. I definitely understand the time it takes to read the abundance of material out there.
Also, this goes along with procrastination, but "fear of failure/criticism" is a huge killer of personal branding and could be added to the list. It feels, well, humbling, to put yourself out there and hope for a good response. I've only just started my own and I was even nervous to show my website to some of my coworkers. My first comment was "you have a grammatical error in your subtitle." OUCH!. Criticism is the best way to improve though so we must embrace it.
This is such a great list. So simple, so powerful, so true. The most important point you hit spot on- don't try to be something you're not, stop talking about doing something great and GO f-ing DO IT!
There are actually a lot of great lessons not only in this post, but also in the comments- so thank you for your teachings, Lisa! What I love most is that you told people to leave and go do what they should be doing and yet there are clearly a few of us who still felt inspired to comment. Well done! ;)
Great post. Interesting, but a lot of the comments here seem to be zeroing-in on procrastination as negative or detrimental to the development of a personal brand. I disagree.
In a broad sense, procrastination is often overlooked as a viable technique for enhancing creativity and idea development. I tend to agree with Scott Belsky, "When you're rushing to a solution, your mind will jump to the easiest and most familiar path. But when you allow yourself to just look out the window for 10 minutes – and ponder – your brain will start working in a more creative way".
As an ideation strategy, one person's procrastination is another person's research and critical exploration of adjacencies and alternatives to the seemingly obvious or expected result.
Certainly [in brand development] one could argue ideas need time to grow, room to be manipulated, mashed-up, delayed or slept on before proceeding or passing judgement upon.
However many people—especially left-brain oriented thinkers—equate procrastination with laziness or delaying the formation of deliverables as an excuse to getting things done in a timely fashion.
Right-brain oriented creative people generally seem more open to embracing distractions and tangent idea thinking techniques (procrastination perhaps dubiously included) as a way to enhance brand development and to a larger extent creativity and ideation.
Procrastination is never a good thing. Many people are confused about what it actually is, thought. Concepting, brainstorming or just mulling something over isn't procrastinating. These are necessary steps in the creative process. Sometimes letting things just "marinate" is the best way to get to the right answer. On the other hand, procrastination is when you let fear, laziness or just inertia prevent you from acting in a timely manner. If you are acting setting out to think something over, it's not the same thing.
Hi Lisa,
I just wanted to say this post is brilliant.
And I think there are points in here for every professional.
Keep up the great work.
Kenny Norton
Account Manager
Sysomos Inc.


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Archive for the 'Events' Category
SQLDay 2013 Conference in Poland
This is just a quick note to say that I'll be speaking, and running a preconference seminar, at the SQLDay 2013 conference in Poland on the 22nd-24th May. I'm looking forward to it because I've never been to Poland before!
You can find all the details of my precon, "Real World Cube Design and Performance Tuning with Analysis Services", here:
If you can't make it to Poland, I'd love to see you at the PASS BA Conference (btw the discount code BAC521BL now gives you a $200 discount if you haven't booked already), DatabaseDays Switzerland, SQLBits or one of my courses in London. Blimey, that's a lot of teaching… and there's more to be announced soon too.
DatabaseDays SQL Server Conference in Switzerland
Apart from all the public training courses I'm running in London this year, I'm also going to be running pre-conference seminars (as well as speaking) at SQL Server conferences outside the UK. The first of these will be at the DatabaseDays conference in Switzerland, which will be taking place at the Trafo Conference Centre in Baden, not far from Zurich, on the 17th-19th April. My pre-conference seminar will be a one-day Introduction to MDX, and other speakers at the conference include Jen Stirrup, Stacia Misner and various members of the SQLCat team; you can see the the full list of conference sessions here. I love visiting Switzerland (I lived there for a few years a while back) so I'm really looking forward to it!
SQLBits and PASS Business Analytics Conference News
I'm going to be speaking at quite a few conferences this year (I'll blog about them all soon once they're confirmed) but I thought I'd post something quickly about the two big events in the first half of this year that I'll be going to.
First of all, registration for SQLBits XI, which will be taking place on May 2nd-4th in Nottingham, UK, is now open. You can find all the details here:
SQLBits is the largest SQL Server conference in Europe and a must-attend if you're serious about SQL Server (but then I would say that – I'm one of the organisers). We've attracted some big names to come and speak this time: just take a look at the precons and the sessions that have been submitted. There will also be some Robin Hood-themed fun, so don't forget your bow and arrows!
I'll also be speaking at the PASS Business Analytics Conference in Chicago in April. Again, there's a great line-up of sessions plus a keynote from Steven Levitt of Freakonomics fame; you can get an idea of what's going to be presented by attending the Business Analytics 24 Hours of PASS on January 30th. Also, if you use the following code during registration:
You'll get a $150 discount on the conference rate! Unfortunately if you've already registered the discount can't be applied retrospectively…
SQLBits XI Dates Announced
Yesterday, the SQLBits Committee (which I'm a member of) announced the dates for SQLBits XI: it will be taking place on May 2nd-4th 2013 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham, UK. SQLBits is, of course, Europe's biggest SQL Server conference and the second-biggest dedicated SQL Server conference in the world, and we attract attendees from all over the world. Apart from top-notch sessions from the world's leading SQL Server experts you can also expect to have a lot of fun: at previous events attendees have had the chance to groove with the Beatles (well, ok, maybe they were just pretending to be the Beatles), play darts with professionals and hang out with Steve Wozniak (the real one). You should come! To find out more, keep an eye on http://sqlbits.com/
Thoughts on the PASS Summit 2012 Day 1 Keynote
Normally I'd rush to blog about the announcements made in the keynotes each day at the PASS Summit, but this year I had a session to deliver immediately afterwards and once I'd done that I saw Marco had beaten me to it! So, if you want the details on what was announced in today's keynote I'd advise you to read his post here:
I can't not comment on some of these announcements though, so here (in no particular order) are some things that occurred to me:
- The first public sighting of Power View on Multidimensional raised the biggest cheer of the morning, which surprised even me – I didn't realise there were so many SSAS fans in the audience. I'm certainly very pleased to see it, even if it isn't shipping right now (it's not in SP1 either). Part of why I'm pleased is that all too often Microsoft BI has been good at building amazing new products but then forgetting about the migration path for its existing customers: think of the Proclarity debacle, and more recently I've heard a lot of complaints about the abandonment of Report Models. I suspect this is because Microsoft is not like most other software companies in that it doesn't do much direct selling itself, but lets partners do the selling for it, and when partners get stick from customers over issues like Proclarity migration then the partners have no leverage over Microsoft to make it deal with the problem. Power View on Multidimensional is a welcome exception to this pattern, and I'd like to see more consideration given to this issue in the future even if it comes at the expense of developing cool new features.
- The PDW V2 news is interesting too. It was clearly stated that Polybase will, initially allow TSQL to query data in Hadoop but that other data sources might be supported in the future. I wonder what they will be? DAX/Tabular perhaps? Or something more exotic – wouldn't it be cool if you could query the Facebook graph or Twitter or even Bing directly from TSQL? I'm probably letting my imagination run away with me now…
- The other thing that popped into my mind when hearing about Polybase was that it might be possible, one day, to use SSAS Tabular in DirectQuery mode on top of PDW/Polybase to query data in Hadoop interactively. I know Hadoop isn't really designed for the kind of response times that SSAS users expect but I'd still like to try it.
- It hardly seems worth repeating the fact that Mobile BI is very, very late but again it was good to get some details on what is coming. As partners we can deal with the criticism we get from customers and plan better if we have some idea of what will be delivered and the timescales involved, something that has been conspicuously lacking with Mobile BI up to today. To use a current phrase, Microsoft and its partners are "all in this together", so please, Microsoft, let us help you!
PASS Summit 2012 Schedule (and the first bit of juicy gossip!)
I've now arrived in Seattle for the PASS Summit 2012, and as always I'm looking forward to a busy week. There are a few things I wanted to highlight:
- There are always a few big announcements at PASS, and while I'll be blogging every day you'll hear the news first if you follow me on Twitter – I'm @Technitrain. For example I've just noticed a session on "Using Power View with Multidimensional Models" on the schedule which means, I suspect, that the long-promised support for Power View over SSAS Multidimensional, via DAX queries, will be announced this week!
- I'm doing a session on "What's New in SSAS 2012?" (BIA-303) on Wednesday morning at 10:15am. Unfortunately, the printed schedule and summit guide booklet have the wrong session title and/or abstract at the moment; the session details online are correct. This means that contrary to what you might see in some places I will not be doing a pure SSAS Multidimensional session; there will be about 15-20 minutes of 2012 Multidimensional content (I'd struggle to fill more than that) and the rest will cover terminology, Tabular, and choosing between Tabular and Multidimensional.
- I'm doing a book signing with Marco and Alberto for our new book "SQL Server Analysis Services 2012: The BISM Tabular Model" on Thursday lunchtime from 12:00pm to 12:30pm at the Summit bookstore.
- I'm doing a second session on "The Best Microsoft BI Tools You've Never Heard Of!" (BI-202) on Thursday at 1:30pm. This will be a fun session showing how you can use tools like NodeXL and Layerscape alongside PowerPivot for BI purposes; and yes, I know, if you're a regular reader of my blog you will have heard of these tools… but hopefully you'll find it enjoyable nonetheless.
If you see me wandering around at any point, feel free to say hello! I'm quite friendly and I won't bite. I might be a bit jet-lagged though – I'm wide awake at 4:45am right now…
Autumn Speaking and Teaching Schedule
I've got a busy speaking and teaching schedule this autumn, and in time-honoured fashion here's a list of where and when each of my sessions will be:
- This Saturday, September 8th, I'll be at SQL Saturday 162 in Cambridge. This is the first SQL Saturday in the UK and I'm really looking forward to it!
- Next Tuesday, September 11th, I'll be speaking at the London SQL Server User Group along with Andy Leonard…
- …and teaming up with Andy again in Birmingham the SQLMidlands group on Thursday September 13th
- On September 19th-20th I'll be teaching an SSAS 2012 Tabular course in Dublin (Jen Stirrup will be teaching a Power View/Excel data visualisation course in Dublin on the 21st)
- On September 26th I'll be speaking at SQL Server in the Evening at TVP near Reading.
- October 1st-3rd I'll be at SQLRally Nordic in Copenhagen
- I'll be back in Dublin on October 5th for a half-day seminar on Excel 2013 BI which is part of the SQL Masterclass series at Microsoft's offices, run in association with my friends at Prodata
- I'll be teaching a PowerPivot course with Bob Phillips in London on October 18th-19th
- On November 6th-9th I'll be speaking at the PASS Summit in Seattle
- I'm going back to Belgium for the SQL Server Days conference on November 19th-20th
- On Saturday November 24th I'll be doing a session for the Himalayan SQL Server User Group in Nepal. Sadly it's a remote session – I'd love the chance to go to Nepal…
- On December 5th-7th I'm teaching a public MDX course in London
- And finally, I'll be speaking at the Maidenhead User Group on Tuesday, December 11th
If you're going to be at one of these events, come and say hello! Next year we'll hopefully have another SQLBits, although we don't have a date fixed yet, and hopefully I'll be speaking at Database Days in Switzerland too.


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I feel like I am on a roll with creating some very different bead loom patterns. Yes, they are not as easy as one would think, no matter what bead pattern program you own. Free or not free, including the very expensive programs, do not offer a 'transfer photo, click, print, bead on a loom'. I have offered many other posts, here on my blog, suggesting some changes that can be made to help. If interested, go to the 'search' bar, on my first page, on the right, and write 'journal'. That should direct you to a post I made years ago, sharing some of the terrible traits of the bead programs, on the market.
In the meantime, I am perfecting my methods and want to share some of what I have been recreating. Others too, have jumped in to weave my patterns.
My last selection of beading patterns were a Spring Theme.
My latest pattern selection are of a Summer Theme.
Many are underway, on the warps, and some have been completed. This is one I am working on right now, the true taste of Summer, the Watermelon Delight Cuff Pattern
I also completed the July 4th Celebration, a waving flag with fireworks behind.
Susan Etkind, a student in my last class is embracing this form of bead weaving. She was able to complete her second cuff, on the loom, which is her version of the July 4th Celebration. She decided on a matt black background.
Carol Ashworth, a member of my FB Group, THE BEAD LOOM ROOM, has taken this form of bead weaving to a level higher than most, just starting out. Each of her cuffs are finished with the most dramatic and artistic edging. This is still on her loom, but I am also looking forward to her edging!
Since I posted the America Flag Cuff, on my FB Page, Beads Beading Beaded, many have posted asking for flag designs of other countries. Here are the other Flag Cuff Patterns I created. None are completed to share, yet, but I am excited to see them in beads!
There are so many possibilities. This could be a very fun adventure, continuing to create Flag patterns.
I hope everyone is enjoying their Summer, so far. I am presently gearing up for my next class,
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Valentino Rossi might be heading back to Yamaha in less than two months, but the Italian is still playing a pivotal role in trying to make Ducati a more competitive force in 2013.
The Italian raced a new chassis and swingarm to second place in his home race in Misano on Sunday, which was his best dry race result on board...
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Aug 11
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Bootlegger says:
The heart of the beast was not ripped out at least although everything else was. My how times change by the week. Some things stay cast in stone. Ducatista revere Desmo L no matter what.
Spare a thought for Preziosi's brainchild. It remains the most powerfull lump on the grid. I never did encounter a racer who complained about a lack of power. In fact we always moaned for more.
Similar chassi design,in this case all encompassing alloy beam,is more influenced by rider/crew set up for race day.
Fly away rounds loom. Aragon is a horsepower circuit. Preziosi's bike has it in spades. Rossi's chassis appraisal remains to be proven with himself at the helm outside of his backyard. Furasawa's bike is a dainty lady,everyones easy lay. HRC's bike,as ever, somewhere in between.
Nov 03
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saturn392 says:
No doubt about the Ducati's power Rossi was able to easily pull on Bradl on every corner and pull away down the straight. Bike seemed to lack entry and mid-corner speed (laymans observation Nostro). Personally I would have liked Rossi to have remained at Ducati and seen it through win or lose! What would have been a more fitting exit at the end of his career to bring the Desmo up the winning machine that it should be - Audi wanted him bad enough. However it is what it is - good luck Dovi.
Mar 09
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Nostrodamus says:
I agree with your observations, although I would state Rossi looked a wee bit down on Bradl with entry and mid corner speed, as opposed the the merits or otherwise of their respective machines. So fook knows what Burgess is whining about with 'lack of acceleration'.
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Sep 12
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The thing that makes me laugh is the amount of people who blame Stoner for Rossi's failue on the duke, im a massive Rossi fan but its not Stoner's fault he hasnt made it work. riders dont make the bikes, does anyone seriously think that if Stoner saw a fault with the bike he wouldnt feed it back and ask for it to be fixed? Stoner should be applauded for the results he got on a bike no one else could ride, apparently he's taken the Honda backwards as well but I dont see the evidance in that. both Pedrosa and Stoner were right in the fight until Casey got injured (could happen to anyone, happened to Lorenzo last year) and the faites conspired against Dani. Rossi has had a poor season but i dont believe has ever thrown in the towel, looks like he may have turned a bit of a corner so lets see what happens for the rest of the season.
Jul 12
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wosihound says:
..does anyone seriously think that if Stoner saw a fault with the bike he wouldnt feed it back and ask for it to be fixed?
Stoners ego is such that there aren't any faults he can't ride around. He positively prides himself on it.
NO..the new RCV frame is crap, I'll stick with the old one. Chatter, Chatter, Crash, Bang, Wallop! Cheeky little high-side you managed there Casey?
While I respect your opinion MrKrabs, saying..it could happen to anyone and so lets see what happens for the rest of the season, is all a bit too pleasant for my liking and leaves us virtually nothing to wind other fans up about.
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is all a bit too pleasant for my liking and leaves us virtually nothing to wind other fans up about.
You're a funny fcker at times - that started my day with a smile
You know you love Casey really, the more you wear those yellow panties, the more the yellow dye fades to reveal the original orange underneath
Glad to be of service..
Keep smiling pal..good idea to get practising early 'cos it may be difficult next year for you.
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did you?, fair point about casey tho, but he still does ride around problems,rossi however fixes them if possible,arragon will really show if the duke has improved if its a dry race. looking forward to see cal coming back strong.
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Today, that push got a little wind when the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian held a day-long academic symposium on "racist" stereotypes in American sports.
In a column timed to coincide with the start of the symposium, Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney wrote that "it's time to take a stand" and change the team mascot.
"It's the worst racial slur used as a team name in American sports," McCartney wrote. "Dictionaries have labeled the word as 'often offensive' at least since the 1970s."
Suzan Shown Harjo, president of the Morning Star Institute, an advocacy group, said at the symposium that two-thirds of team names with Native references have been changed since 1970, with less than 1,000 remaining.
Harjo filed the first lawsuit against the Redskins in 1992, but the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case. Another case, filed before the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in 2006, will be heard in March.
Team owner Dan Snyder has made clear his opposition to any name change. The team's attorneys said in the past that the name "Redskins" was given in 1933 to honor Native Americans.
An attorney for the team was quoted in a Washington Post article last year saying that the team is "one of most well-known pro football teams in the U.S. and a well-respected franchise, that's what the Washington Redskins means to the public."
The AP reports that just last week, students at Cooperstown high school in New York voted to change their nickname. Instead of the "Redskins," they will be known as the "Deerslayers," "Hawkeyes" or "Pathfinders"
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Maybe the worst long-term outcome of the Obama administration's malinvestment in Solyndra and other dubious clean energy firms is the confusion of industrial policy — the favoring of certain sectors or government involvement in commercialization — with a policy of spending on basic research.
As my AEI colleague Ken Green has noted, we don't need government as a venture capitalist, picking winning and losers: "Studies show that government 'investment' in applied research and development does not add new money to the pot, it displaces private capital, and does so disproportionally. When government steps in, it displaces more money than it throws in the pot."
In the WSJ today, Nobel laureate economists Gary Becker and James Heckman outline a proper role for government:
The guiding principle is basic and obvious: We should cut federal government activities that can be performed at least as well by the private sector, and maintain, or even increase, productive federal activities that the private sector alone cannot handle effectively. There is legitimate disagreement about which activities belong in which category, but the great majority of economists have long agreed that the federal government should have an important role in the sponsorship of basic research. For-profit companies have weak incentives to invest in basic research partly because the results are not patentable, and partly because the culture of basic researchers, and the journals they publish in, makes the results of basic research available to all.
For these reasons the U.S. government has long played a leading role in supporting research in physics, chemistry, biology and medicine, and to a smaller extent in economics and other social sciences. It has also played a leading role in creating objective databases on which to make wise policy. This research and data have paid great dividends in helping to provide a better understanding of DNA, genetics and the human genome, and many other phenomena crucial to the modern world.
Indeed, the remarkable growth in life expectancy in the developed world in the past 60 years has been the result of the combined efforts of federally supported basic researchers at universities and elsewhere, and applied researchers in for-profit drug and biotech companies, and nonprofit institutes.
But more and more America is becoming just a Welfare State rather than a Innovation State. As a recent report from Third Way concluded, " … as the Baby Boomers enter retirement, entitlements will encroach upon an even greater portion of the federal dollars once reserved for building roads, educating kids, and paving the way for technological breakthroughs. Entitlements are a critical part of economic security, but without change, investments will all but dry up, threatening our economy's ability to grow and create opportunity in the 21st century.
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And the best way to go about basic research funding? Well, the best projects shouldn't be decided by the White House political team. In a speech last year, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke offered his thoughts:
1. Direct government support or conduct of the research may make the most sense if the project is highly focused and large-scale, possibly involving the need for coordination of the work of many researchers and subject to relatively tight time frames. Examples of large-scale, government-funded research include the space program and the construction and operation of "atom-smashing" facilities for experiments in high-energy physics.
2. Outside of such cases, which often are linked to national defense, a more decentralized model that relies on the ideas and initiative of individual researchers or small research groups may be most effective. Grants to, or contracts with, researchers are the typical vehicle for such an approach.
3. Some critics believe that funding agencies have been too cautious, focusing on a limited number of low-risk projects and targeting funding to more-established scientists at the expense of researchers who are less established or less conventional in their approaches. Supporting multiple approaches to a given problem at the same time increases the chance of finding a solution; it also increases opportunities for cooperation or constructive competition.
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2013 power forward Julius Randle will announce his college decision on March 20th.
Randle has offers from eleven teams. Although, he has cut his list down to six teams.
The six teams on his list include: the Kansas Jayhawks, the Kentucky Wildcats, the Texas Longhorns, the North Carolina State Wolfpack, the Florida Gators, and the Oklahoma Sooners.
However, it is projected that Kansas and Kentucky are among the favorites to land the No. 2 recruit in the nation. Although, Texas is a short third.
Randle is a 6'9″, 250 pound power forward from Plano, Texas. He is currently a senior at Prestonwood Christian High School.
The Prestonwood Christian Lions finished with an overall record of 15-19.
However, they able to defeat Nolan Catholic High School (Fort Worth) in the TAPPS Class 5A state championship game.
Nolan Catholic's Michael Hoffman guarded Randle in that state championship game.
After the game, Hoffman said, "Great players make great plays and Randle definitely made great plays."
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In his weekly press briefing with the media, Nolan said he didn't realize Smith could cover more than wide receivers, which he spent virtually his entire rookie year doing as a starting corner in every game last year.
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Cincinnati is ranked fourth in the AFC in passing yardage, trailing three teams the Dolphins haven't faced – San Diego, Indianapolis and Denver. Averaging an impressive 270.8 yards per game — roughly 90 yards more than Miami — the Bengals have three potent aerial weapons in wideouts Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens and tight end Jermaine Gresham. [More]
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Other ways to get involved
In addition to monetary donations, you can also give your time and energy to Institut Curie. Learn how you can get involved in our work, either through specific projects or a long-term commitment.
Une Jonquille pour Curie
Every spring, daffodils are among the very first flowers to appear, and they must fight the end of winter to survive. These flowers are the universal symbol of the fight against cancer, and they also become the emblem of Institut Curie during its one-week awareness raising campaign in March, "Une Jonquille pour Curie."
» Learn more about Une Jonquille pour Curie (in French)
Les Défis d'Amélie pour Curie
Amélie Mauresmo has been a sponsor of Institut Curie since 2005. In 2012, she launched Les Défis d'Amélie, a series of challenges designed to raise money for the institute. Join us in meeting her challenges and helping us advance the state of research.
» Find out more about Les Défis d'Amélie pour Curie (in French)
Take up a collection for Curie: fundraising initiatives
There are many associations and individuals across France who generously support Institut Curie by organizing runs, concerts, exhibits, sales, dinners, plays, and more.
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Marco Estrada tossed seven scoreless innings and Jonathan Lucroy hit a two-run homer as Milwaukee downed Atlanta, 5-0, in the opener of a three-game series.
Estrada (7-4) let up just two hits and three walks while fanning six, with Rob Wooten and Michael Blazek capping the three-hit shutout with a combined two sterling relief frames.
Aramis Ramirez finished with three hits, including a solo homer, and Carlos Gomez also went deep for the Brewers, who have won two in a row since losing three straight.
Mike Minor (13-8) surrendered eight hits and three runs while fanning six over seven full frames for the Braves, who have dropped two of three but still hold a half-game lead over St. Louis for the best record in the National League.
Gomez launched his 22nd homer of the year to put the Brewers on the board in the first.
Andrelton Simmons tripled in the home second but was stranded there, and Atlanta failed to score in the fourth despite back-to-back walks to open the frame.
It came back to haunt the hosts when Norichika Aoki doubled with one out in the fifth and Lucroy barely reached the seats in right for a 3-0 game.
Ramirez made it 4-0 with one down in the eighth, then Sean Halton kept the inning alive with a double and scored when Yuniesky Betancourt singled and Simmons' throw home bounced off the mound and to the backstop.
Game Notes
Milwaukee has taken three of four from Atlanta this season ... Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez was ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning for arguing that Paul Janish should have been awarded first after being hit on the left thigh. Home plate umpire Angel Hernandez ruled Janish didn't do enough to avoid the pitch.


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A newly formed group to support the Wapakoneta Public Library is looking for community input.
The Friends of the Wapakoneta Public Library is sponsoring a contest as it searches for a logo that would be easily recognizable and reflect the mission of the group.
"There has never been a group like this to support Wapakoneta Public Library," said Barb Harrod, who serves as the group's president.
But with almost all the other libraries in the county having such "friends" groups, Harrod said the organization of such a group here is long overdue.
For nearly two hours, 18 area teams locked horns in the spirit of battle in an attempt to show true athleticism and teamwork.
If they had been trying to exhibit their sport as the next possible addition to Olympic events, the results might not have turned out so well. However, fun for all in the name of charity was the goal, and the annual charity bed races at the 2012 Summer Moon Festival in downtown Wapakoneta were a complete success.
A quarantine fee has been established for animals that need to be housed by the local dog warden after biting someone.
Auglaize County Dog Warden Russ Bailey said it doesn't happen often, but sometimes after a dog bites someone and it is required to be kept quarantined for 10 days, the owner doesn't want to or can't keep the dog during that time.
Volunteers from a local church recently traveled to Birmingham, Ala. to contribute to what Becky Sunday defined as "the community of Christ."
Sunday, the minister of Church Development and Parish Life at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, was one of 15 parishioners along with other volunteers that made the trip to Birmingham to help clean up storm damage. The opportunity came up through the United Church of Christ Volunteer Ministries, in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity's Birmingham office.
The Wapakoneta Performing Arts Center was filled with smiling faces and positive attitudes when 14 young women competed for the title of Miss Summer Moon Scholarship Pageant queen.
But only one took home the title.
Eighteen-year-old Mindy Kiefer was crowned as the Miss Summer Moon Scholarship Pageant queen on Wednesday evening, as family and friends cheered her on.
"It's an awesome feeling," Kiefer told the Wapakoneta Daily News after the competition. "I was very, very surprised."
Reports of record sales and profits from the Ohio Lottery does not automatically mean additional funds for school districts across the state.
Angered by Team America donning opening ceremony uniforms made in China, a U.S. legislator is introducing a measure aimed at perfection — requiring the federal government to purchase apparel that is 100 percent American made instead of 51 percent.
More unwanted guests have made their way into Auglaize County homes.
"We're getting three to five calls a week asking about more information on bed bugs," Auglaize County Health Department Environmental Health Director Curt Anderson said.
Anderson said he didn't have a tally for the total number or calls or reports they had received about the pests, but the number of calls received from throughout the county have been high for the past three or four months.
Negotiations between Auglaize Acres administrators and its unionized employees remain ongoing.
The 64 employees belonging to the bargaining unit are continuing to work under terms of the previous contract, which expired June 30, Auglaize Acres Administrator Connie Pierce said.
The previous three-year contract was signed in 2009. The contract under negotiation would be for another three years.
"We are still in negotiations," Pierce said, noting since negotiations are taking place she can not say more until a contract is finalized.
Locals can gear up for a national event that will now take place locally.
Breast cancer survivors and communities members are invited to participate in a kick-off event for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer this Saturday.
Making Strides is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation and unite more than 270 communities to fund the fight against breast cancer awareness, and now Lima will be hosting the annual event for the first time ever this September.


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Comic star in 3 2......Wait a minute ....the viewers see the comic before the comment.....
Welcome to my webcomic :D, I'm not the best comic creator. But I'd try my best in bringing you the best qualities. I'm a amateur at this.
I got inspired by others webcomics, not naming them(Bittersweet Candy Bowl,KittyKomic,VG Cats,Furthia High,Twokinds and others).
So I'd hope you enjoy my webcomic :3.
Updated are fridays.
I wonder how far this comic will go....
Also this page serve as the "Prologue".
WARNING: The following pages are crappy art with grammmar error, but after 24 pages it get good.
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26 Feb 2011 05:40 am
I will follow your comic :D
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27 Feb 2011 02:50 am
Hello my friend^^
I see you have your own webcomic now, and I want to watch it and keep track of it. I Hope to witness your art improve and your fangroup grow^^
23 May 2011 01:15 am
You're pretty good at drewing. o:
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*From here on, no comment from me means that the page is clear of any spelling/grammar errors*
This one's okay!
cheer you on
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great job!
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Furthia High sent me here.
The page seems kind of blurry, like I'm looking at it through tear-filled eyes?
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@Dragon: AHHH!!! OLD ART!, I WAS A NEWBIE BACK THEN DX *Cries*
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@Raxki Yamato: I've seen some of your later art since my comment and good lord have you improved.
...How long does it take you to produce a page? Some artists whose comics I read go back to their earlier stuff and give it an update. Though considering the scale of what little I've seen, that might not be an option...
Posted by Raxki Yamato
11 Jun 2014 07:56 pm
@Dragon: Thanks for the compliment.
Well it all depends in how motivated im to draw a page... but if im totally focus on it take me like 3-4 days. I get lazy and unmotivated and that with other projects take a good fucking while but this comic isnt cancel unless i say so.
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Recommendation 4. Establish curriculum development demonstration project awards. The National Institutes of Health or private foundations, or both, should establish a program that funds demonstration projects in behavioral and social science curriculum development at U.S. medical schools.
Assessment of individual students is an essential element of the instructional process, making it possible to determine the extent to which learning objectives have been met through a particular curriculum or instructional methodology (Blue et al., 2000). Assessment also focuses learners and program participants on the most important aspects of a program and often drives learning. Thus, it is important to consider all aspects of student assessment, from internal examinations within courses to external licensing examinations, to fully assess both students and the adequacy of the curriculum.
Most medical schools test their students throughout the curriculum using multiple-choice examinations with questions written by faculty members (Downing, 2002a; Jozefowicz et al., 2002). Although few studies evaluate the quality of these in-house examinations, a recent study from the NBME revealed that violations of the most basic item-writing principles are common in the achievement tests used in medical schools (Downing, 2002a; Jozefowicz et al., 2002). Poorly crafted test questions add an artificial layer of difficulty to examinations that can result in inflation or deflation of test scores (Downing, 2002a,b). Many faculty members simply do not have the psychometric expertise to write high-quality tests, a point that applies especially to faculty in the behavioral and social sciences, in which the content is often heavily contextual.
Multiple-choice questions are the most widely used format for knowledge assessment because, unlike open-ended questions, they allow for consistency in grading, a sampling of student knowledge in an area with vast amounts of information, and a cost-effective means of assessment. In addition, large numbers of examinations can be scored more easily, and the test is less time-consuming to administer (Anbar, 1991; Edelstein et al., 2000; Veloski et al., 1999). Nontraditional testing methods, however, such as short essay questions, structured oral examinations, and objective structured clinical examinations, may be better suited for use in the behavioral and social sciences because they reveal, more so than other modes of testing, how the student frames problems, appraises and replies to alternative views, evaluates evidence, and defends conclusions. As discussed above, regardless of the testing method used, it is critical that faculty development and assistance resources be provided to ensure that faculty produce high-quality evaluations of behavioral and social science content.
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Carole has been practicing and studying yoga since 1972. During her four years at Cabrillo College studying dental hygiene 1974-1978, she had the opportunity to take yoga classes with Roberta Bristol. In 2006, Carole completed a Teacher Training course with Kofi Busia, Sr. Iyengar teacher. Carole currently studies yoga with Jaki Nett and regularly attends continuing education workshops.
Other teachers she has studied with include: Lois Steinberg, Judith Hanson Lasater, Patricia Walden, Julie Gudmestad, Sue Stiles, Aadil Palkhivala, Richard Miller, Elise Browning Miller, Marlysa Sullivan, Shari Friedrickson, Marla Apt and Jason Crandell.
Carole attended a four day Symposium on Yoga Therapy in September 2011.
at Asilomar with the International Association of Yoga Therapists.
She attended a workshop with Lois Steinburg~February 8, 2014.
The Yoga Journal Conference~January 18th, 2014.
Jaki Nett's Anatomy and Asana Yoga Retreat~August 11th -17th, 2014.
She is a member of IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists)
and IYNAUS (Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States).
She has been practicing dental hygiene since 1978 and moved to Lakeport with her husband, Sandy, in 1981. They share a dental practice in Lakeport and have two sons.
Nancy has completed her yoga teacher certification training at Body Works Integrated Yoga
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Darcy Devika began her journey into Yoga in 2009 in Los Angeles. Being introduced to Yoga changed her life. Not only did she find a routine that helped her begin to love and work with her body in an active way, but she also discovered a Vegetarian lifestyle along the way.
Yoga transformed her physically (helping her lose over 50 pounds), mentally, and spiritually. In 2012 she put everything on hold to dive into Yoga completely.
She joined the spiritual community of the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm in Grass Valley, Ca. During her stay of 7 months, she had the opportunity to learn about all aspects of Yoga and take courses under experienced certified teachers such as Positive Thinking and Meditation, twice-offered daily asana classes,
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Ellen took her first Hatha Yoga Class in 1977 in Plumas County. Over the years, in a remote area, Ellen was able to participate in a variety of yoga practices and also develop a personal practice that focused on asana and meditation. Since moving to Lake County, Ellen has been committed to developing a life-long yoga practice.
Trainings have included Kripalu, Sivanadna, and Phoenix Rising intensives. Being a student of Sue Stiles helped Ellen focus her asana practice in the Iyengar tradition. Workshops with Kofi Busia and Jaki Nett have contributed to the alignment focused asana practice. Practicing with Carole McGeoch has expanded Ellen's interest in restorative and therapeutic yoga practices and sequences. In the winter of 2013, Ellen completed the VajraPani Yoga Teacher Training with Amy Cooper at the Shasta Yoga Center. The 200 hour training included restorative and classic asana, pranayama, and meditation techniques as well as advanced yoga philosophy to promote the development of one's personal practice as the most informed, authentic source of yoga. It is from the belief that each student is his/her own best teacher, that Ellen continues her own self-study and
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VALPARAISO | United Way of Porter County will host its fourth annual Valparaiso half marathon in November, with all race proceeds going to UWPC's Power of Youth Council.
More than 1,000 race participants and 100 volunteers from Valparaiso, Northwest Indiana and neighboring states are expected to attend this year's race.
The race begins at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at the UWPC office. Runners will receive a long-sleeve technical running shirt and a finisher's medal.
All participants are invited to attend the tented post-race festival with music and food. The race also features a flat, fast course, computerized chip timing, split times at every mile and water stations.
Runners can register for the half marathon online through 4 p.m. Nov. 9. Registration costs $45 through Oct. 1, $50 from Oct. 2 to Nov. 9, and $55 on the day of the race.
The Power of Youth Council, a United Way initiative, is composed of Porter County high school students who encourage youths to become leaders, make an impact and recognize the importance of youth involvement in the community.
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If ever there ever was a paisa vasool western, one candidate for it would be Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which starred Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The film, other than having great visuals, a fast-paced story line, brilliant background music and excellent performances by its lead cast, also had what is my favourite one liner from an English movie.
In a rather non-descript scene as Butch and Sundance head into the sunset, Butch says "Boy, I got vision, and therest of the world wears bifocals."
Nowhere is the statement truer currently than in the case of Robert Vadra, who has earned hundreds of crores without putting much of his own money at risk. As a line from a song in the movie Gol Maal (the original one made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and not the recent Rohit Shetty series) goes, "Ke paisa kamane ke liye bhi paisa chahiye".
Vadra broke the age-old wisdom inherent in the phrase. He had the vision of figuring out how to make profits of hundreds of crores by putting very little of his own money into the business.
Of course this clarity of vision wouldn't have been possible to execute if he was not married to Priyanka Gandhi (now Vadra), India's perennial politician in waiting, a spare tyre if Rahul Gandhi develops a puncture.
The story started with Sky Light Hospitality, a company in which Vadra owns a 99.8 percent stake, zeroing on 3.5 acres of land in Shikohpur, 10 km from Gurgaon, in February 2008. This land was bought from Onkareshwar Properties, then majorly owned by Satyanand Yajee, a man known to be close to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda.
Yajee sold the land to Vadra for Rs 7.5 crore. The balance-sheet of Vadra's Sky Light Hospitality as on 31 March 2008, clearly reveals that the company had a capital base of only Rs 1 lakh. Also the company did not have any loans on its books. So how did a company with a capital of Rs 1 lakh buy a piece of land worth Rs 7.5 crore? Over and above this stamp duty also needed to be paid, where did that money come from?
Vadra's Sky Light Hospitality issued a cheque without having the requisite money in its bank account. Yajee did not deposit the cheque and supposedly also paid up the stamp duty. Soon Vadra sold the piece of land to DLF which valued it at Rs 58 crore. DLF gave an advance of Rs 50 crore on this. The first Rs 5 crore of this advance was paid out in early June 2008.
This money was used by Vadra to pay off Yajee. He also used the money to go on a major property buying spree across Rajasthan and Haryana, two states ruled by the Congress party and made a killing on it.
But some recent revelations made by Outlook magazine show that Vadra could not have sold the land to DLF in the first place. "Documents seen byOutlookreveal that, till recently, the land did not have the required permission to be sold, leased or used for any other purpose (than for which it was sold to the buyer). In short, Vadra's company (Sky Light Hospitality) could not by law sell the land (as it claims to have done in 2008) to DLF," the article points out.
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PORTAGE | The Redevelopment Commission on Wednesday approved contracts for the construction of a new Portage street department facility.
Gariup Construction received the general trades contract for $3.1 million; Mechanical Concepts received the plumbing contract for $126,500; Gatlin Plumbing and Heating received the mechanical contract for $139,000 and Circle R Electric received the electrical contract for $158,870.
The total cost of the project is $3.6 million.
Scott Cherry, of The Skillman Corp., said each of the contracts was awarded to the lowest bidder and the project is under the estimate of $3.7 million.
The project will construct new buildings at the street department's site on Hamstrom Road. It is being funded through a tax increment financing district bond. Construction is expected to begin sometime this fall.
The commission also awarded contracts for crack sealing and stripping of roadways within the TIF district. Those roads include Central Avenue and Willowcreek Road.
Scodeller Construction, of Wixom, Mich., received the contract for crack sealing at a cost of $80,580. Air Marking, of Rochester, Ind., received the contract for stripping the roads at a cost of $84,780.
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Hound of the Baskervilles [1932]
Of all the Sherlock Holmes tales written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles (one of the four novels) remains the best-known. Adding a dash of the supernatural to the Great Detective's adventures, it is certainly one of the most dramatic--and an obvious target for screen interpretation. Prior to Jeremy Brett's indelibly making the role his own to modern TV audiences, Ian Richardson made for a suitably incisive and enthusiastic Holmes in this enjoyable 1983 adaptation. The much-filmed tale finds Holmes and Watson drawn in to the mysterious curse afflicting the well-heeled Baskerville dynasty. Is a monster stalking the heir to the Baskerville fortune, or is the culprit a far from demonic force? As Holmes, Richardson is blessed with the avian features that, like Basil Rathbone's or Peter Cushing's, effectively capture Sidney Paget's original likeness. Though Holmes's more antisocial facets are dispensed with, Richardson is engaging in such a well-explored role, recalling the razor-sharp wit and intelligence of Rathbone. Attracting a distinguished British cast (Brian Blessed, Denholm Elliot, Martin Shaw) and decent production values (though with a few Hammer Horror moments), this will not disappoint fans of Victorian literature's finest detective, nor those in search of a classic, chilling thriller. --Danny Graydon
Sherlock Holmes:
Surely you didn't travel from Dartmoor to read that to me?
Dr Mortimer:
I hoped you'd advise me; you're regarded as the second highest problem expert in Europe.
Sherlock Holmes:
The second highest--but who's the first?
Dr Mortimer:
Well I've read of a Frenchman who--who--
Sherlock Holmes:
Then why not consult him.
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