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Monday, December 24, 2012
Have a wonderous Christmas
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More frost
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Jack Frost makes his rounds
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Every year for every Christmas come what may I always make a Christmas doll. This year thought I would make Sherry Goshan's new sew doll for Christmas and this is my rendition of her class doll.
I may not be able to get on the computer much as my husband is going into hospital for surgery so if you don't hear from me much you know why. Hope everyone's festive preparations are going well. I did some decorating as I know I won't have much time later. This year I decided for the first time to have a real Christmas tree as well so decorated two trees. Amazing that I had so many decorations that it was enough for 2 trees infact I could have decorated another tree with my decorations. I am a Christmas decoration addict lol. Every year I like to browse through shops and if I find anything I like and unusual I buy. So all these decorations are collected over the years. Some you can't get anymore. I also keep little bits that fall off or get broken from the decorations and use them on my dolls. This doll has most of its embellishments from bits that fell off other decoration pieces.
Well I will pop back to wish you all but in the mean time take care and enjoy the festive season.
Here are my 2 trees the first one is the artificial one and the second is the real one
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Shaun Jacobs – 4th show
This is one popular guy right now. His three shows have sold out & the waiting list just keeps on growing. Shaun Jacobs has changed his flights & is going to be adding on a 4th show. Tuesday 23rd of September, R130 a ticket. Almost sold out already!

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Friday, March 31, 2006
The End of the Beginning
Thirty today. Under rain clouded skies, I celebrate with a day off work and, in another hour or so, a phone interview for what I hope will be my next job - a summer school in China. Presents so far: two shiny ten pound notes, a Karrimor backpack, a crumpled fiver, and a pair of football themed boxer shorts. I don't know how I expected to feel today, only that I was sure that it would all be different somehow...that I'd be something more, or maybe something less, than I was before.
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Nordic Local Media Conference 2012
Date and Location
30 May 2012 - 31 May 2012World Trade Center, StockholmSweden
Price: Members: 4900 SEK + VAT, Non-members: 7900 SEK + VAT.
The early bird price is valid until 4th May, after that, prices are 5900 SEK + VAT for members and 8900 SEK + VAT for non-members.
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Åke Hökby
For many years Åke Hökby served as sales manager at Södermanlands Nyheter, the major local news...
Alf Lande
Alf has extensive experience from strategic research and works in the...
Andreas Ohlson
Andreas Ohlson has broad experience from the media sector as well as from sales, marketing and...
Andy Phelan
Bjarne Tormodsgard
Bjarne Tormodsgard is the editor in chief of the local newspaper Hallingdølen, Norway,...
Gunnar Springfeldt
Gunnar Springfeldt is the VP of Development at the Stampen Group, a Swedish media group with...
Johanna Törn-Mangs
Johanna Törn-Mangs began working with developing digital content for Hufvudstadsbladet and...
Lotta Holm
Lotta Holm has worked with media coupled with research since the mid-1990s. Currently, she works...
Mads Vad Kristensen
Mads is a seasoned veteran with more than 10 years of experience working with digital...
Mikko "Kobra" Koskinen
Mikko "Kobra" Koskinen comes from a product design and innovation background. Kobra's...
Peter Vincent
Peter Vincent and his team at Mag+ has developed one of the worlds leading platforms for...
Petteri Putkiranta
Joined Helsingin Sanomat 2008 as VP Digital from Nokia where since 1989 and last position...
Sandra Jakob
Sandra Jakob is a deputy News Editor at Helsingborgs Dagblad. Her main interest and...
Thomas Schnoor
Thomas Schnoor has a long history in digital business development, serving 15 years as...
Urs Gossweiler
Urs Gossweiler is a founder of Gossweiler AG. He developed the philosophy of media integration,...
Nordic Local Media Conference 2012
Join us for two days of case studies from Nordic media companies delivering their best advice on how to capture the regional market! Get equipped for the new media landscape with inspiration from the latest strategies on paid for content. Discover the advertising and business models that works. Find out how to position local media against competition outside the media sphere.
In focus:
• Paid for content strategies
• Regional best practices of emerging business models
• Positioning local media
Executive Summary
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Visit the conference blog at wan-ifra.org/nlmc_blog.
Alf Lande, CEO, The Borneo Family, Norway
Lotta Holm, Research & Development, KSF Media, Finland
09.00 Coffee and registration
10.00 Welcome by confernce chairs
An irresistible offer to charge for digital
Helsingin Sanomat is a forerunner when it comes to charging for digital content. What set their paid-content-strategy apart from other strategies are: their heavily promoted bundles of print and digital; their digital-only subscriptions and their abandonment of marketing print subscriptions only. It has been a success both for advertisers and readers. The focus on developing rich apps, with video and personalisation for iPad and smart phones, proved to be an important basis for this strategy. Find out why this recipe works!
Petteri Putkiranta, VP, Consumer and Digital Business , Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
A best in class paywall solution
Local newspaper Hallingdølen has set up a paywall where one subscription gives the reader access to multiple new print and digital news channels. One single flexible and intuitive editorial solution enables Hallingdølen to easily produce news with varied content to the audience in print, online, on video, mobile and tablets. A best in class local paywall solution worth hearing more about!
Bjarne Tormodsgard, Editor, Hallingdølen, Norway
Exploring the true power of mobile first
Stampen Group, a leading Swedish player within news media which owns 25 other regional and local newspapers, free newspapers, and printing plants, believe in the "mobile first" strategy. We will get to hear some examples of successful mobile initiatives from the Stampen sphere: How to charge for local news on the mobile at www.gp.se and making sense of the mobile revolution on a local market via the hyper local editions of "Mitti".
Gunnar Springfeldt, VP Development, Stampen, Sweden
12.40 –14.00 Lunch
Paid for evolution at Berlingske
Their mobile is moving towards a paid model and overall digital is growing. Danish group Berlingske Media has started charging for a range of new forms of content in new segments, including tabloids, business-to-business and business-to-consumer publications. We will hear how they slowly started moving from the website into BT Plus and how they identify new paid for content online and on mobile.
Mads-Jakob Vad Kristensen, Digital Director, Berlingske Media, Denmark
How to compete with real-time bidding
The audience is a publisher's most valuable asset and to monetize this audience, rather than letting others reap the benefits, is vital for the future of media. Media agencies are building demand side platforms and real time bidding platforms with one objective: to take control of your audience – what do you do to be able to compete?
Thomas Schnoor, Managing Director Nordics, Nugg.ad, Norway
Discussion: Implications of new advertising / business models
Is real-time-bidding good news for publishers? How does it affect the bottom line when the target audience is split up and sold by 3rd parties? How beneficial is it to open up both primary and secondary markets? What are coming opportunities for publishers?
Discussion led by: Anders Willstedt, former Head of INMA
The results: tablet-only news for the Åland archipelago
During last year's Nordic Local Media Conference, Hufvudstadsbladet presented their project on tablets in the archipelago of Åland, aiming at removing the printed paper in expensive distribution areas. We will now get an update a year later in the project which has resulted in a completely new tablet concept about to be launched, with the purpose to get new subscribers and also to test new advertising concepts on tablets.
Johanna Törn-Mangs, Head of Digital Media, KSF Media and Publisher, HBL+, Hufvudstadsbladet, Finland
KEYNOTE: Becoming a local lean news machine
Innovative thinking and integrated solutions at Swiss Jungfrau Zeitung includes all areas and real media integration, it enables information from one source to be distributed to any available channel often. We will hear how Jungfrau Zeitung became a 100 percent local lean news machine with focus on digital first.
Urs Gossweiler, CEO, Gossweiler Media AG, Switzerland
17.00 End if day 1
17.00 - 19.00 Don´t miss the chance to network with colleagues at the get-together with drinks!
Thursday 31 May
09.30 Welcome back
Nordic best practise of data-driven journalism
While news organisations are busy discussing paid for content strategies and new advertising business models, there is a need to be more relevant and present unique content. As everyone from businesses and governments to individuals go digital, the amount of raw data being recorded and stored is growing. In this presentation, we will hear about data-driven journalism and creative new ways to analyse and present the open data.
Nikolai Thyssen, Editor of Dagbladet Information, Denmark
Facebook apps increase newspapers' online traffic
The reach of social media continues to grow, but many still ask the question: how can publishers' best benefit from this development? Last summer, Facebook opened up the opportunity for media companies to build own apps within the network - and now the statistics are available! In this presentation we will find out more. In the Nordic, Helsingborgs Dagblad has found a way to work with their readers on Facebook. We will hear what works and what does not work.
Sandra Jakob, Web Editor & Social Media Officer, Helsingsborgs Dagblad, Sweden
Start-up view: online opportunities in the mind of a news aggregator
There is a lot to be learnt from start-ups. Scoopinion is a news service that aggregates and serve stories through crowdcuration. Stories are made available based on how well they are received by the editor community and only if the article is read to the end will it be included in the web app. All readers get a personalised daily issue based on their interests. This business model is using the magic of the internet – let's hear more about it!
Mikko Koskinen, CEO, Scoopinion, Finland
Beating competition through the cloud
As today's media companies see a growing digital competition also from players outside the traditional media sphere, there is a growing need for efficiency and cost reduction. This presentation will show you how to do this, by using cloud services. We will hear how Bonniers Mag+ works with the cloud in their business development and how they balance capacity, performance and cost, and ultimately – business value.
Peter Vincent, CTO, Mag+, Bonnier Sweden
Re-thinking competition: teaming up with Google
Google needs help reaching out, and local news have the right connections with the small and midsize advertisers. In Sweden, NTM, Eskilstuna-Kuriren and Västerbottens-Kuriren now cooperate with Google to find new business revenues.
Åke Hökby, Business Development, Eskilstuna-Kuriren, Sweden
Re-thinking competition: Metro franchise for local newspapers
Metro now enters partnership with local news publishers. In May, for example, Metro Värmland – will be made by Värmlands Folkblad (VF). Hear about the possible benefits on a local market and what it means for Metro. We will also hear how Metro identifies new opportuntities in classifieds.
Andreas Ohlson, Managing Director, Metro, Sweden
UK regional trends: adapting to changing consumer behaviour
To keep up the profitability and change the downwards spiral in circulation, several UK regional newspapers have now moved from daily publication to weekly. Herald Express and Media was first out to go – and the results were impressive: they estimate to be 400 % more profitable this year. Is this drastic approach the next step to take also in the Nordics?
Andy Phelan, Editor, Express & Echo, Northcliffe Media, UK
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The Nordic Local Media Conference is arranged together with TU in Sweden, Danske Dagblades Forening in Denmark, Mediebedriftenes Landsforening in Norway and Tidningarnas Förbund in Finland.
If you are new to Nordic Local Media Conference, you can find information from last years event here!
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text: DigitalApple working on a cheaper iPhone, says WSJBy scott.reyburn|January 8, 2013 ShareBy scott.reyburn|January 8, 2013 ShareA report from the Wall Street Journal claimed that Apple is working on a cheaper iPhone that will possibly release as soon as late 2013.The WSJ cited its sources as "people briefed on the matter," and added that Apple has apparently been exploring this kind of device for years. For background, WSJ previously reported about a less-expensive iPhone back in 2011, but the device never materialized. But the wheels are turning once again for a "less expensive version of the flagship device" to release later this year.According to the WSJ's sources, the cheaper Apple handset may look like the standard iPhone, but with a different, less-expensive body. One solution to a cheaper phone body Apple considered was a shell made of polycarbonate plastic versus the iPhone 5's aluminum body. The guts of the phone could remain the same as the current iPhone or consist or recycled parts from older iPhone models.Apple considered a cheaper iPhone as far back as 2009 in an effort to "grab market share and hook people on the brand," sources told the WSJ. Designs for the cheaper iPhone were once drafted in mid-2010 before the launch of the iPhone 4, but the plans were put on ice after some executives worried about a second iPhone model complicating manufacturing processes, according to the WSJ's source. Instead, Apple decided to keep older iPhone models on sale for less money. The WSJ added that Apple still may never even move forward with the device.The iPhone remains Apple's flagship product. Apple reported in its Q4 2012 earnings in September 2012 that it sold 26.9 million iPhones.Apple's stock closed today at $525.31 a share. The Cupertino, Calif.-headquartered corporation will have its Q1 2013 earnings call on Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. PST. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2jGpNhY copy Adweek Adweek


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In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren!
This week has been fantastic after last week which I spent (it was my spring break) in bed being sick. A book sale was the thing that I needed since I felt extra bad for not reading the books I planned to read.
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Chandigarh, February 29: Passion for hockey dominated the spectacular, star-studded Opening Ceremony played to a packed audience here at the Sector-42 Stadium in Chandigarh for the inaugural Bridgestone World Series Hockey. The performance from Bollywood stars and starlets was preceded by an emotional appeal from Chief Guest and Honourable Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Ajay Maken, who made a passionate appeal to fellow-Indians to support the national game and help it retain its glorious past.
In his stirring video speech which was beamed to millions of people in over 30 countries, and a moved audience which heard the Sports Minister's speech in rapt silence, Maken said, "Hockey strikes an emotional chord with us Indians – the legacy and tradition of our national sport is and will always be a matter of great pride to us Indians. I congratulate the World Series Hockey and the Indian Hockey Federation for daring to dream and conducting such a grand hockey feast for the people of India and hockey players of the world."
The Union Sports Minister further said, "We may have lost ground for some time but that's part and parcel of sports and life. The good news is that hockey is regaining ground and I'm very happy that the World Series Hockey is being held in India. Sports needs sponsors and entertainment to become popular and it's very heartening that the WSH is taking care of all these issues. It gives me great pride to see as many as 8 world-class floodlight hockey stadiums in 8 cities across India are being used for the WSH. As India's Sports Minister it gives me great pride to announce that we are launching the first of its kind, a global league for the sport of hockey." Continue reading →


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This was one of the early outlines for he role of the Steering Team. I started working on this in April of 2014, and settled on this process as more of the Steering Team leaders agreed to serve. In a lot of ways, I'm amazed just how well we stayed on the timeline. But then again, as you read about the people who formed our Steering Team, you'll see that it was their passion that made it work.
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Posted 4/06/11 (Wed)
Gerald E. "Jerry" Pokrzywinski, 74, Grand Forks, N.D., passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, surrounded by his loving family.
Gerald Earl Pokrzywinski was born Jan. 13, 1937, the son of Michael and Delphine (Dauksavage) Pokrzywinski, in Oslo, Minn. He graduated from Alvarado High School, Alvarado, Minn., in 1955, and entered the United States Army on Oct. 17, 1955. He was honorably discharged from military service on Aug. 16, 1957, and returned to North Dakota, where he graduated from Molar Barber College, Fargo, N.D.
Jerry married Darline Riskey on Oct. 16, 1958, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Oslo, Minn. In 1959, he began operating the "Campus Barber Shop" at the University of North Dakota. Jerry successfully ran the barber shop, for over 50 years, up until the Monday before his passing.
He is survived by his wife, Darline; children, Richard (Diana) Pokrzywinski, Watford City, N.D., Todd (Ronda) Pokrzywinski, Grand Forks, N.D., Rhonda (Brian) Kvidt, Thompson, N.D., Cheryl (Candonn) Granger, Reynolds, N.D.; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Marlan (Bonnie), Crookston, Minn., and sister, Arlene (Norris) Thune, Thief River Falls, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three infant siblings.
Mass of Christian Burial took place at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in Holy Family Catholic Church, Grand Forks, N.D. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery South, Grand Forks, N.D., in the spring, with military honors provided by members of the American Legion Post 157, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3817, and the North Dakota National Guard.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Catholic Development Foundation for Seminary Education, 5201 Bishops Blvd., Suite A, Fargo, ND 58104-7605.
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Lisa Rumsey Harris' "The Unlikely Gift of Treasure Blume' hit the market in 2012, but that doesn't mean its story isn't timely!
"Anyone who has ever felt unwanted, unliked, or socially awkward will find real comfort in reading about this strong woman who triumphs in spite of heartache," wrote this reviewer who gave the book four-out-of-five stars.
"The Unlikely Gift of Treasure Blume" is available onBooksAndThings.com,Amazon.comandBarnesAndNoble.com.
He heard Randy say, "What the?" and then Micaela shrieked. "That's Miss Treasure! Look Daddy!" She grabbed his ears and turned his head. Dennis looked at the dancer standing in the center.
"It can't be," said Randy.
Just then the dancer turned around. The silhouette from behind left no doubt. It was Treasure Blume in a painted on Stepper costume. She lifted her head to the nosebleed section and tossed her hat in the air. Her hair fanned around her face as she twirled and drew her pistols. She took huge skipping steps toward the audience, pistols held high. She shot once and then twirled them into her holsters, stopping just short of Mr. Moyle. She inclined her head and held out her arms. Mr. Moyle shakily stepped forward. He clasped her waist in his hands and started two-stepping. Treasure followed him, smiling toward the sky. When they reached the center, Mr. Moyle jerked Treasure toward him. Dennis thought for a minute that she might fall, but she slid under his arm in a complicated twirl and came out on the other side. They did the move again, faster and faster as the music crescendoed. They were a blur of flying fringe. Treasure's hair looked like a low-lying strawberry cloud. The Steppers in the background were moving forward in an arrow formation. They fanned out behind the dancers and started twirling too.
Finally, on the last note, Mr. Moyle dipped Treasure backward to the turf. The rest of the Steppers dropped to one knee. They grabbed their guns and shot again, just as Treasure sprang up into Mr. Moyle's arms. The entire audience stood up and cheered. They were on their feet.
Dennis whistled until his mouth went dry. Micaela clapped both hands on her dad's head. Randy pumped his fist in the air and yelled, "Way to go, Steppers!"
The PA announcer said, "Let's hear it for Ruby's Red Hot Chili Steppers, with special guest Varden Moyle." Mr. Moyle waved both hands at the crowd. He planted a kiss on Treasure's cheek and jogged back to his seat.
Treasure stood in front of the crowd and closed her eyes. She took two deep breaths and smiled. Birdie and Grammy came forward and grabbed her hands. Together they bowed. When they came back up, Dennis found himself yelling her name. "Let's hear it for Treasure Blume!"
Treasure's eyes searched the crowd until she found Dennis. She grinned at him, her scarlet lipstick smeared. He looked back at her, and this time, he winked.
After the Steppers left the field, Dennis found himself rooted to the ground. He finally lifted Micaela off his shoulders after she knocked on his forehead like a door. "Earth to Daddy!" she yelled. "Let me down. I'm going to see Miss Treasure and Grammy Blume."
Randy stood beside him, still shocked. "I guess LuNae was too hurt to perform. I can't believe they let Treasure go on."
"Did you know she could dance like that?" asked Dennis, visions of Treasure twisting and twirling like a flame still playing through his mind.
Randy shook his head. "She can dance, I've always known that. But I didn't know she could dance like that."
They stood shoulder to shoulder looking out across the empty field. Football fans were starting to filter back to their seats.
"She's . . ." started Dennis, struggling to define exactly what he wanted to say about Treasure.
"What?" asked Randy, defensively.
"Oh. Yeah. She is that," said Randy, relaxing his posture a little.
"And it was something more. There was just such joy in her. It was like she was really alive, you know?"
"Yep. I saw it," said Randy. He looked like he was going to burst if he didn't say something more. "I also saw how my little sister can fill out a pair of wranglers." He shook himself, trying to pry the image out of his head.
Dennis had noticed too, but he wasn't going to say anything about it to her brother.
Randy looked over at Dennis. "Dude, I'm sorry. Please, don't say anything about it. It's weird to say my sister looked hot dancing with a bunch of grandmas."
"But she did," said Dennis appreciatively. He still felt dazzled. Who knew she had that figure? He'd only ever seen her in lumpy sweater sets with pleated skirts and once, a clown suit. He knew she had a kind heart, but really, he never suspected that there was a hottie buried underneath all that polyester. For all Sheila's trashy glitz and exposed skin, she had nothing on Treasure today.


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Full 90 Mailbag: Sporting Kansas City's resolve, home form and why the defense is a work in progress?
Fresh off Sporting Kansas City's 4-2 win over the New England Revolution, some questions still abound about KC's form, defensive shape and new-found attacking panache.
Let's do this.
@TheFull90 did we actually play a good game? The defense looked worrying at times, yet we won going away...— Matt Demlein (@Mattdemlein) May 21, 2015
I think Kansas City played 60 minutes of a really good game, 20 minutes of an even/shaky game with New England and 10 minutes of absolutely terrible soccer (wherein KC could've reasonable been down 3-0 inside the 15th minute).
After the game, Matt Besler said he thought the team was close to figuring it all out: "That looked like us," Besler said. "That's the team we want to be, and that's how we expect to play at home."
We've just not seen it for a full 90 minutes ... yet.
It's not really realistic to expect a team in a parity-driven league like MLS to be totally switched on for 90 minutes game in game out. However, with 11 games under its belt this year, SKC has yet to turn in a single dominant 90-minute performance.*
*A pair of 1-0 wins over New York City and Chicago and a 0-0 draw with Salt Lake are as close as KC comes. In other words, not that close.
It was erratic, but that's to be expected without several key players — Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Marcel De Jong and Seth Sinovic to name just four.
The underlying question (if you'll allow me to take this a step further) is probably: Is Sporting Kansas City good?
To which I can only give a wishy-washy answer: Kinda.
You've probably heard the Jekyll-Hyde stats before. I'll refresh them.
Kansas City is tied for the league lead (New England, Seattle and Dallas) with 17 goals scored — but tied for second worst (New England, Houston, Los Angeles and Salt Lake) with 15 goals allowed.*
*The advanced metrics support KC's place atop the goals for column with American Soccer Analysis pegging KC's expected goals for (xGF) at 1.35 (fifth in the league). That means KC is creating chances to score in dangerous spots. The same site's numbers however point to KC's goals allowed as a bit of an anomaly — Sporting's expected goals allowed (xGA) is the league's lowest mark at 0.87.
With 1.55 points per game, Sporting KC is firmly fourth-best in the West (and seventh-best overall) — just four points behind western leaders FC Dallas, but only 3 points above the red line the separates the table into playoff and non-playoff teams.
With two matches against Seattle (away this weekend, at Sporting Park on June 6) and one against FC Dallas (May 29) it's not going to get easier.
But Sporting, even while our eyes tell us is struggling, is still picking up points.
A few weeks ago, as KC headed into this four-game stretch, I predicted KC needed seven points from matches against Chicago, Houston, D.C. United and Colorado (which became New England when the Rapids match was postponed) stay afloat. Sporting picked up 8.
Peter Vermes might not have the best version of the team he wants thanks to injuries/etc., but he certainly has built a team with resolve. Lots of it.
So far this year, Kansas City has earned 8 points from a losing position — picking up a win or a draw during a game in which it was trailing at some point. Kansas City was down 1-0 and 2-1 to Philadelphia before winning 3-2. Against Houston, Sporting fell behind 3-1 and drew 4-4. Kansas City also trailed D.C. United and New England and picked up a road draw and a home win, respectively.*
*Furthermore, in both of KC's losses — at FC Dallas and at Los Angeles — Kansas City equalized after going down a goal at some point in the game.
@TheFull90 is Dom's goal the best goal you've ever seen in your life?— Aaron Schnautz (@apschnautz23) May 21, 2015
It was real good. Not quite "2013 Eastern Conference Finals" good. But good.
How about we pour one out for Krizstian Nemeth while we are here. He was the best attacking player on the field in that game — a game that featured Lee Nguyen, Juan Agudelo and Dwyer — and currently has five goals on the season to lead the team.
Part of the reason why Dwyer's "slump"* hasn't sunk KC's attack is because Nemeth is starting to come into his own. A secondary scoring option is something Vermes has needed the last few seasons. He finally seems to have it.
*I used "quotes" because the dude does have four goals on the year and has scored 26 goals in his last 44 appearances for KC.
@TheFull90 at first Agudelo started to slaughter our back line. What made the difference after that and helped contain him?— Leann Malaschak (@prairiegirl0028) May 21, 2015
There were four things I noticed.
1. After Agudelo scored a beautiful opener, Besler started to mark him a lot more closely. Not necessarily a one-on-one defensive job, but Besler was definitely the one taking responsibility for him.
2. KC's defense tightened up the gaps. When Agudelo scored, Kevin Ellis was almost playing as a right back (his natural position) but without any cover in between him and Besler. After that mistake, Ellis closed up that space — also, Jalil Anibaba and Soni Mustivar started to stay home a bit more to challenge the supply lines into Agudelo.
3. Sporting KC's midfield was able to get a hold of the ball consistently and push back against New England's defense. (Arguably the most effective way to take an attacker out of the game — deny him and his team the ball.)
4. One of the major knocks against Agudelo throughout his bizarre career (which saw him wandering Europe most of last season) has been that he doesn't always commit to the running required of a solo central forward. It's why the Revs seem better with Charlie Davies up top and Agudelo coming in off the wing.
@TheFull90 so a few games played now, is Soni the answer to the loss of Uri??— Skrizz Skrazz (@skratchz) May 21, 2015
I've written before about Mustivar. I still think he can abandon his position a little too casually (see the Agudelo goal for an example — he pushes up a little too quickly into attack without Ellis in place), but he definitely has helped solidify the midfield. Kansas City got stretched early against New England, but after the 20th minute, the shape was quite good. Mustivar is "quietly essential" to that process.
@TheFull90 Are games like tonight why teams regularly come into Sporting Park and park the bus? Or was it more of an anomaly— Derek Dennis (@RiotIceChest) May 21, 2015
Yes. This is exactly why. Kansas City's pressing philosophy works exceptionally well when teams get stretched out chasing a game. If an opponent bunkers, that stretched-out spacing isn't the same. New England got stretched out, the game opened up and KC took advantage.
The Revs are a team (like KC was in 2012) that likes to play almost entirely on the front foot. When everything clicks for them in attack (as it almost did in the first 15 minutes) they can usually take just about any team in the league. However, when it doesn't click, they can get pretty open.
It doesn't help that Jermaine Jones turned in one of the worst defensive showings I've seen in a long time. (Will this stop Heaps/Klinsmann from using him as a CB? Not likely.)
@TheFull90 How short-sighted does the decision to let @ampC2 go look now? Gaping hole at his position - almost have to address it in July.— Scott Rolf (@srolf) May 21, 2015
I wouldn't call it short-sighted, I'd call the decision to let the French defender go "budget conscious." From what I've heard, Collin wanted designated-player money (like Besler got) and, quite simply, Kansas City just couldn't afford to pay four guys DP-level money (Zusi and Espinoza are the others).
The team put a lot of eggs this offseson into the (admittedly fragile and less expensive) Ike Opara basket. That didn't work out, Opara got hurt and it has left Vermes short. He does have Anibaba (a natural CB) around, but the lack of Chance Myers (which, honestly, is the biggest guy missing right now not named Roger Espinoza and it's not even a conversation) has made Anibaba more useful to KC as a right back.
Until Myers is healthy, neither Ellis or Amadou Dia seems trusted with that job.
@TheFull90 who will play CB for us on June 6 with EPB at the u20 WC and assuming Besler is called up for the USMNT friendlies June 5 and 10— Kellen Griffin (@k_26_griffin) May 21, 2015
This is going to be a very tough match against a good Seattle team (that might be without Clint Dempsey and Brad Evans). The optimist outlook: Myers is healthy and Ellis-Anibaba is the pairing (which, to some, isn't optimistic AT ALL).
Besides that option (or a sudden De Jong-to-CB switch), I can't really see a better alternative.
@TheFull90 If you're a 4th official, what two teams are you least looking forward to in a match?— Rui Xu (@rui_xu) May 21, 2015
Based on last night's proceedings — and the animosity that always seems just under the surface of their games — I want to say Kansas City-New England.
Vermes is a very aggressive dude and he is constantly in the fourth official's ear. Heaps (as he demonstrated a few times on Wednesday night) can be a bit petulant. (A bit.)
But my personal nightmare would probably be New England vs. Los Angeles. It would be a show of passive-aggressive sarcasm (both inward and outward) by two masters of the trade. I can deal with someone like Vermes shouting at me (even if it's partially in English, Hungarian or Spanish or a mash-up of all three). I can't deal with an experience that I imagine would feel like an awkward dinner in public with your wife and your girlfriend at the same time.*
*I don't know this from personal experience, just the"The Other Woman" was on cable the other night. It's.... not a good movie, but it was on while I was playing Football Manager.
@TheFull90 am I being overprotective? Or were the ESPN broadcasters pro Revs and therefore anti SKC— Steven Terwelp (@kcsportsfan83) May 21, 2015
For being a former New England Revolution player, I think Taylor Twellman was actually pretty fair during the game. He even went so far late in the game to call out Heaps for "taking his toys out of the sandbox" during his first-half pout.
@TheFull90 with Benny's run of great play this year should PV be worried more about him being called up to #USMNT than Zusi?— Thom Persley (@thompersley) May 21, 2015
Even though he's the best midfielder in the league right now. Even though the case I laid out for him being an early season MVP candidate is still valid. Even though he had a MONSTER game as a two-way midfielder in a nationally-televised beatdown of the league's hottest team... I'd be flabbergasted if Jurgen Klinsmann changes his mind on Benny.*
*He decided a few years ago Benny didn't push the game enough and he hasn't been called back since. However, Mix Diskerud will certainly be back and I really don't have any idea what a Mix Diskerud is supposed to be now that I've seen him play in league games.
Maybe if he brought back the mustache, adopted a fake German accent and changed his name to Ben.
That probably still won't work.
@TheFull90 Re: Benny's goal celebration video they play on the big board, is only one 3 goggle a 3 monocle? Is Benny the Steph Curry of MLS?— Mark Two Wolf (@mmMOUF) May 21, 2015
The show "Workaholics" ruined me forever on the "3 goggle" celebration. I won't get into details — this is, at best, a PG-13 blog. However, if you don't do both hands with the "3" symbol, then it has be a "3 monocle" in my mind.
As for the comparison to Curry, I dropped this one a few weeks ago on the Talkin' Touches podcast, but Feilhaber's NBA analog for me is Jimmy Butler.*
*Given Benny's love for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he'd probably really dislike that comparison. Sorry.
Neither gets the big-time love that other guys who play his position get (Michael Bradley/Mauro Diaz/Kaka for Feilhaber and Dwyane Wade/James Harden/Kobe Bryant for Butler), but are actually not that far from their level.
Also: Feilhaber/Butler play both sides of the field/floor, tend to play every minute (or almost every minute) and even though both are full-grown adults retain the "y" at the end of their first names.
My other quick NBA comparisons: Pedro Morales = Chris Paul, Aurelien Collin = Tony Allen (but a tad less crazy) and Fabian Castillo = Russell Westbrook (but, not as consistent).
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The excitement is palpable as we get close to the inaugural TWiMFeST. People are asking lots of questions like who should I absolutely go see? Is your festival anti-NXNE? What is the best bet for me for passes? Will David Marskell be letting people touch his hair? Okay, not that last one the last–but I strongly suggest you do it, he loves it. So without further adieu here are 25 things you need to know about TWiMFeST. Continue reading
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TWiMFeST Anounces First Wave of Bands For First Annual Festival
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Introducing Bardos, a new band from the minds behind Cursed Arrows
It's been a while since I had an update but this "new" band I have heard recently gripped me in such an intense way I just had to write about them. The band is called Bardos and I say "new" because Bardos emerged from one of my favourite and the most criminally underrated bands in Canada, Cursed Arrows. Continue reading
Announcing TWM's New Home Base in St. John's
Below is a press release/statement put together by the fine people at High Visibility. This was a tough decision to make but one I am truly excited about.
– Dan Wolovick
Two Way Monologues is on the move! After an amazing 6 months at CBTG's, TWM and owner Dan Wolovick are making the jump across The Deck to Distortion. To start off this new partnership with a bang, Distortion will be launching new music series Tipsy Tuesdays on July 1st with a Canadian Music Tribute featuring a selection of great local artists playing their favourite CanCon songs of all times. Continue reading
A Two Way Monologues NXNE Primer Part 2
We're back with the second half of our NXNE preview–read on for tips on what to catch over the weekend of the festival. Continue reading
A Two Way Monologues NXNE Primer Part 1
I have a serious NXNE fever cranking up right now, so I wanted to share with you some picks for the festival. Full disclosure: TWM has five showcases during NXNE, so there is a bit of a bias there–and aside from that, tons of our friends are playing. So ingest a grain of salt and then read on to find some of the best under-the-radar (or semi-under-the-radar) acts to see at the festival. Nothing beats finding the next big thing or an amazing band that nobody seems to know about. You'll find plenty of those below.
Bella's Bartok
Rancho Relaxo at 10 PM
A folk collective with perfect pop sensibilities combined with a Klezmer influence, this is basically about as much fun as you can have with your pants on.
Decent Lovers
The Rivoli at 9 PM
This addictive electro-pop outfit out of Providence has some of the most hook-laden songs I have heard in the festival entire lineup. Check out "Keep it Together" and try not to play it 10 times in a row.
Dirty Frigs
Smiling Buddah at 9 PM
Credit where it's due: Mark Pesci has booked a huge NXNE at the Buddah. Dirty Frigs play psychedelic pop with raw undertones–they're one of the best bands in town right now.
The Boat at 11 PM
Relive The Boat's glory days with some sultry electro-pop out of Ottawa. Fevers describe themselves as early Metric meets Pet Shop Boys,and they have a second play at the Rivoli on Thursday at 8 PM.
Glory Glory
The Drake at 9 PM & Rancho Relaxo Fri at 9 PM
Glory Glory play the Drake as part of the Halifax Pop Explosion Showcase, which should be rad as all hell. The band has changed and mellowed a lot over the years. At one point they were very Nada Surf to me and then they delved into some heavy post-rock stuff, but now they have mellowed out with some new wave indie-pop jams that might be best listened to by a beach or under a tree while staring up at the clouds.
The Handlebar at 8 PM
If you can get going for 8pm then you should seriously consider seeing Monomyth out of Halifax. They're full of delicious indie-pop goodness courtesy of the excellent Mint Records. Taken from their bio: "The Halifax four-piece carries on the hallowed East Coast tradition of janglophile pop with a smirking sense of humour, stadium-sized hooks, and starry-eyed harmonies from the barbershop of broken dreams."
Olivia & the Creepy Crawlies
Rancho Relaxo at 9 PM
This six-piece ukulele-fronted folk outfit is from London Ontario, a hotbed for under-the-radar folk music for the last decade or so. With a lineup including everything from banjos to telecasters, Olivia & the Creepy Crawlies play quirky upbeat folk that will get you bouncing around where ever you are.
Technical Kidman
Baltic Avenue at 10 PM
"It's a hypnotic electronic-meets-shoegaze wall of sound" kicks off their bio, and that is a great description of what you get. Technical Kidman are a force to see live, one of my favourites in years. When they played Rancho they literally left my jaw on the floor. With the right breaks this band could be absolutely huge. You can catch them Wednesday or Thursday at 1 AM at the Dakota Tavern–an absolutely bizarre venue for them, which could be cool or a disaster.
Federal Lights
Cameron House at 8 PM
Last year we had Federal Lights play at Rancho for the festival, and the night ended with one of our bartenders getting smashed in the head with a stolen bottle of liquor he was trying to retrieve. If I am still recommending Federal Lights, that says that they played an incredible set. Based out of my beloved Winnipeg, Federal Lights play that driving impeccable indie pop that makes you feel like you could float on a cloud.
Odonis Odonis
The Garrison at 1 AM
Odonis Odonis play with as much visceral energy as anyone going right in Canada, and the live show backs it up and then some. The Garrison is the perfect venue to catch them, and honestly I would go see them 100/100 times there over Dundas Square anyhow. I could listen to the guitars alone in this band for hours at a time.
Molly Thomason
The Hideout at 9 PM
Just reading now on the NXNE website that Molly Thomason is 19 years old blows my mind. It was at least three years ago now when the Cheap Speakers played with "this insanely talented singer/songwriter in Antigonish"–that songwriter was Molly Thomason, and in the years since she has established herself as one of Canada's brightest rising musicians.
The Pizza Underground
Lee's Palace at 10 PM
I was inches away from being the first person to bring the Pizza Underground to Toronto–but it fell through for a variety of reasons, and now NXNE has them. That doesn't change the fact that it's fucking awesome that NXNE brought the pizza-loving hipsters to the Big Smoke for several plays. It might be the best slice you've ever had in your life, or it might be that end-of-the-night Pizza Pizza you eat because you're drunk.
Lux Deluxe
Rancho Relaxo at 11 PM
Here's a second great band from Northampton playing Rancho for NXNE. I am seriously going to have to look into that music scene, because everything I have heard is fantastic. They play diverse electro-pop, and its strongest element might be the brilliant composition. This is a great pick for fans of Future Islands.
Another City
Rancho Relaxo at 1 AM
Another City has been off for a few months, which means they are all full of piss and vinegar and ready to rip NXNE and Rancho a new one. I never grow tired of watching the dynamic between Sarah's classically trained vocals and Benj's aggressive style, while Kyle dazzles on guitar and Steve drives them forward with some of the more intense drumming in the city.
Language Arts
Silver Dollar at 10 PM
Once upon a time, TWM was the first promoter/venue to ever bring Language Arts to Toronto. Now the band is finally getting its serious due, signing to Maple Music and releasing a record called Wonderkind last year. Frontperson Kristen Cudmore's quirky vocals are unforgettable, and the album would be one of my picks for the Polaris Prize this year.
Baltic Avenue at 12 AM
A lot of you don't know Baltic Avenue yet–which is a shame because it is a great space and is booked by David Marskell of the Indie Machine, one of my best friends in town. He has outdone himself this year for NXNE, and MIMICO might be his crown jewel. Stole this from the shortest bio on the NXNE website: "Wandering, spaced-out psychedelia. Eerie corridors, sinister instrumentals, and ever-growing, throbbing heights."
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TWM Brings the Rock to Canadian Music Week (Part 2 of 2)
Yesterday I posted part 1 of TWM's 2 part series previewing the acts we are bringing from Newfoundland to Toronto for Canadian Music Week. Follow the above link for the backstory. In this article, we preview the last five acts coming with us. Be sure to check out their set times and plug them into your CMW calendar so you can truly experience what "having a time" is all about. Continue reading


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Suicide bomber kills three at Iraqi vote count
A suicide bomber killed three people at a vote counting centre west of Baghdad after polls closed in provincial elections but did not damage any ballots, officials said on Friday.
At around 9:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Thursday, a militant dressed as a policeman walked into the main vote counting office in Anbar provincial capital Ramadi and blew himself up, security, medical and election officials said.
The attack killed three people and wounded seven, the officials said. Election workers were getting ready to have dinner at the time, police Colonel Jabbar al-Dulaimi said.
No ballots were damaged as the count had not yet begun, the head of the local office of Iraq's electoral commission, Khaled Rijab, said.
Anbar was one of two Sunni-majority provinces, with Nineveh in the north, that held elections on Thursday, two months after most of the rest of the country, because of security concerns.
The evening bombing was the deadliest of several polling day attacks in Anbar and Nineveh.
Two policemen were killed by mortar fire in Ramadi, while four soldiers were wounded by mortar rounds and roadside bombs in and around Nineveh capital Mosul.
Authorities put tight security measures in place in the two provinces, where nine candidates were killed in the run-up to the vote, according to the United Nations.
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A driverless shuttle in Las Vegas made its official debut on public streets. Two hours into the job, it got into its first crash.
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To be fair to the shuttle, the fender bender Wednesday was caused by the other driver — in this case a delivery truck that backed into the front of the shuttle, which stopped after it sensed it was in danger of collision, according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department confirmed to The Washington Post that the delivery truck driver was at fault, and had been cited.
The shuttle, which is being run through a partnership of vehicle company Navya and transportation firm Keolis, had already been through a successful controlled trial in Vegas. It is back up and running Thursday, said Chris Barker, a Keolis spokesman, who added that the shuttle couldn't back up itself to avoid the collision because there was traffic behind it. "The autonomous system operated as it was supposed to," he said.
Las Vegas's shuttle is not the only driverless vehicle to end up in a crash that wasn't its fault. In fact, tests from Google's driverless car project reports that most — but not all — of the accidents it's logged appear to be the fault of a human, in some capacity. In some cases, it's been the fault of the human sitting behind the wheel of the driverless car; other crashes have been due to outside vehicles. The same seems to hold true for driverless vehicles being tested on roads in California, according to the accident reports that testers are compelled to file with the state.
Keolis Transit America's Maurice Bell, its vice president of mobility solutions, told the Review-Journal that the firm would take the information from the crash and learn from it. "That's probably the positive point of all this," he told the newspaper, "is that we have extensive data to be able to tell us what occurred and what we could do in the future to improve upon."
The debate over driverless vehicles and their effect on road safety continues to be a hot-button issue, as more cars take to the road. Nevada has allowed testing of autonomous semi-trucks. Lyft said this summer that it's planning to launch self-driving ride-shares by the end of the year, though there will still be someone in the driver's seat. California recently approved rules that will let autonomous vehicles drive without anyone behind the wheel. And a recent study from the RAND Corporation, published earlier this week, made an impassioned case for the government to allow driverless cars onto the road even if they're not yet "perfect," if they can prove they're safer than what we have now.
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Snooki's Ex-Boyfriend Admits: 'I Hope She Has A Miscarriage'
The guidette's angry ex thinks the world isn't ready for a baby Snooki — so much so that he shockingly hopes she has a miscarriage! How HORRIBLE!
Jersey Shore's Snooki and her ex-boyfriend Emilio Masella had a bad breakup, but that's absolutely NO excuse for his terrible remarks that he hopes she has a miscarriage! Whether the pint-sized star is pregnant or not, he should never wish that on anybody! "I hope for her sake, not to be rude or anything, but I hope she has a miscarriage," he tells TMZ.com.
He added that he thinks the 24-year-old will be a good mom eventually, but he insists there is no way she's ready for kids now.
"When I was with her, she said she wanted twins," he reveals. "She would always say 'Let's have twins.'"
As if wishing a miscarriage weren't horrible enough, the jerk questions who the real father is! "I would def recommend her to get a pregnancy test to see who the father is because I'm sure there are other subjects," he says. "Vinny could easily be the father."
Snooki's bitter ex also thinks Snooki will marry her current boyfriend (and reported baby daddy) Jionni LaValle, but that she'll "pull a Kim Kardashian."
"She is going to have the baby and break up with him right after," he says.
Snooki hasn't confirmed reports that she's pregnant, but sources say she'll reveal the news soon.
HollyMoms — are you as shocked as we are about his statements? What a monster!
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"It was last year when I was diagnosed with an unknown disease," explained former Human Rights Activist Undule Mwakasungula yesterday during a program TODAY'S GUEST on Trans World Radio.
This is the first time in almost a year for the former director of Human Rights and Rehabilitation Centre, Mr Mwakasungula, to speak to the nation.
The once critical opponent of late Bingu wa Mutharika's administration told the nation that he has completely retired from Human Rights activism and now he is a born again Christian after he made a choice of receiving Jesus Christ as his personal savior six months ago.
"Am aborn again Christian and at the sametime a church elder in my congregation," said Mwakasungula.
Speaking to Victor Kaonga, Station Manager at Trans World Radio on a program around 5.30 to 6pm he said he became a born again Christian after he was healed from a strange disease that nearly took his life. Due to his sickness he could not work as he did before.
He recalls that on the death bed, he had plans to go for deliverance at Synagogue of All Nations (SCOAN) whose Oversear is Prophet TB Joshua. According to him his plans had surprised members of his family as it was the first time for them to hear him suggesting about going for prayers.
The decision had encouraged members of his family who had arranged for a pastor to pray for him.
Undule Mwalasungula's turning point came when Pastor Elijah Chisi of True Worshipers International prayed for him.
According to him it was the pastor who came to his house, after God had spoken to him about his deliverance.
"I was healed instantly," said Undule Mwakasungula, and the pastor told him a lot of revelations which among others was Satan wanted to take his life because he was a star; he has alot of enemies.
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He could not sleep as a normal person He was supposed to take pain killers for him to sleep, but after being prayed for he was healed.
According to Undule there is nobody that can heal, its only the name Jesus Christ. Undule explained that the devil wanted his life, he never knew he was under attack by demons, at first he thought it was a normal sickness, which it wasn't.
He said the devil is real he is always living with usband his aim is to destroy people's lives.
"Why have I been so fortunate to have God shine on me? It's been tremendous; I am physically reborn and spiritually reborn and am just grateful for that.
He said at first he was just a church-goer that never took prayers seriously but after being prayed for he has come to a conclusion that God is there and He is always with us.
According to him life in Christ is not by chance and if he couldn't give his life to Jesus probably he could not have survived from his sickness.
Undule's advice for his friends and relatives is that they should get prepared spiritually. He could have loved that all his friends to be saved.
"Time for me to go to hell has passed, it's time for me to go to Paradise, but I don't want to go there alone but want my family and friends to go with me," he said.
Undule, whose name means "GOD HELP ME" has however challenged that life in Christ is so sweet because someone can move mountains.
"When I was in the dark I was able to move mountains and why not move more mountains when am walking with Jesus."
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The Las Vegas Sun multimedia package concerning the 12 construction workers who died in 18 months from late 2006 until early 2008 was a perfect candidate for examining the effectiveness of incorporating various multimedia tools in a package. The multimedia report is troubling on its own, so I'm not going to focus so much on my emotional takeaway from the story itself, but rather on which tools the Sun used to present the report and how effective those tools are. The one point I will make that the Sun was unable to — probably out of fear that they would be charged with a bias of some sort — is that, when it comes to profit versus a potential loss of life, don't be surprised when large corporations choose to focus on their bottom line and not the human cost, especially when the penalties from OSHA are so small compared to the cost of a slower, safer work environment.
"The Internet's first advantage is that it affords the audience greater control over information," James C. Foust wrote is his book, Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web. This notion is particularly true in the case of the Sun story, where visitors to the page are able to choose from a slideshow, a video, an interactive map and a wealth of written material. My criticisms of the report are few, but I must admit that the onslaught of blog entries and companion articles is a bit overwhelming. It may also be overly sensitive and I know the newspaper business needs revenue anywhere it can find it these days, but the pop-ups for how to lower my mortgage payment became a distraction when pulling up various articles regarding this very serious subject.
Seeing the faces involved in this tragic story is certainly the most powerful way to convey the weight of it all, so I applaud the Sun for incorporating still photos of the dead construction workers and their surviving family members in their multimedia. The interactive map that tracked all the deaths on the strip was the most powerful element of the presentation, because it told the story of how the construction workers died and illustrated just how much tragedy such a small part of Las Vegas had experienced in such a short amount of time. Because of that accomplishment, the interactive map was the most jarring element. The video and the slideshow were powerful in a different way, because they simply pulled on my heartstrings and effectively reminded me of the human toll of the story, but looking at the overall package through a journalistic lens, the interactive map was by far the most impressive piece. It was emotional and factual, telling the entire story from the deaths to the pathetic fines OSHA eventually settled on. I'm sure the family of Angel Hernandez, who died February 7, 2007 at the the Vdara Condo Hotel alongside fellow carpenter Bobby Lee Tohannie, can sleep well at night knowing his life was only worth $7,000 in OSHA's eyes.
It's very easy to navigate the Sun's page dedicated to the tragedy. It is curious to me how there are no links to anything outside of the Sun and its contributors to the package. I'm not sure how large this story was back in 2008, but I find it hard to believe that no other media outlets had anything to say on the topic of construction deaths at such a fast clip. In fact, if no one else was paying attention to the tragedy, wouldn't that be a story in and of itself. Maybe I'm reaching, but it baffles me that something so tragic wouldn't have more coverage — even national coverage! Something had to be out there, but the only links I found were of reports by Sun reporters. That being said, a person could spend the better part of a day diving into all of the articles and blog posts connected to the story. That is not an overstatement.
Social media has grown exponentially over the past few years, and I can't help but wonder how much more attention a story like this would have garnered if it were reported on today, with Facebook and Twitter ruling the online world. Back in 2008, when the package was published, neither site was anywhere near the juggernaut they are today. There hasn't been any reporting on the story in nearly 2 years, and I'm sure that a heavy majority of people who are not residents of the greater Las Vegas area, like myself, have never heard of this story before. What scares me most about that is the old adage about history repeating itself, especially in a time where corporate interests increasingly usurp that of human beings. As soon as we start buying into the idea that "corporations are people", which is the position of Mitt Romney, likely Republican nominee for president, then there will never be an excuse to look out for the worker's health over the corporate entity's health, because they are equals. It will simply become a case of survival of the fittest.


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