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If you have ever considered self publishing a book, or wondered how much money a self published author actually ends up pocketing from your average self published book I found an interesting read. Most of the articles surrounding self publishing either discuss an amazing success story, or the thousands of titles which never sell a single copy. This may be why I found this article written by Keir Thomas very interesting. Keir Thomas is a technical writer who has written a number of books, which were published by various major publishers, about the Linux operating system; and this is his experience with self publishing.
In 2008 he had the idea to write the Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference (Ubuntu is a Linux operating system) but he was unable to print though his usual publishers because, as a pocket guide, the book would naturally have a fairly low price point. He understood where the publishers were coming from but still thought the book could be useful. So he decided to try a self-publishing experiment. I encourage you all to read the article in full as it's quite interesting, but here are the nuts and bolts of how he did:
Aside from writing the actual text and editing (Do you love how I am glossing over this huge task?) the first thing he had to do differently was find a way to promote the book with essentially no budget. To do this he gave the ebook version which did in fact net a bunch of publicity including reviews and recommendations from tech journalists and bloggers:
The eBook is hugely popular. I average around 400 visitors a day at http://ubuntupocketguide.com, peaking at 40-50,000 every now and again. The website advertises the print edition of the book, as does an advert within the PDF itself.
I've lost count how many people have downloaded the eBook but the last time I audited the figures, which was around six months after the book's release, it'd seen around 500,000 downloads. I suspect that number has doubled since then. I encourage people to redistribute the PDF, including via BitTorrent, so auditing is practically impossible. (Redistribution is fine, but not modifying; the book uses a standard copyright.)
So his community knows about it, and it turns out people do find it quite useful, but how was the print edition selling?
Since going on sale at the start of 2009, the book has made me $9,000. Bearing in mind the book took three months to produce, that's a salary of $3,000 per month, although costs such as hosting have to be deducted, and I also spent quite a few days marketing the book once published.
I've had worse salaries in my life, and I'm very grateful, but I know total royalties would probably have been higher had I gone through the traditional route of working with a mainstream publisher.
Thomas finishes by suggesting that self-publishing might not be the best option for you if you really want to make money, but it can be a great way to get your ideas out there if you only need to cover your costs.
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- This diagram shows the components of BMW's Dynamic Traction Control – a first for a production sportbike.
- The HP4 kit includes new 320mm brake discs and Brembo monobloc brake calipers. The new braking components offer more consistent feel.
- The BMW S1000RR HP4
- The right knob atop the fork modifies spring preload.
- Slick mode now offers 14-levels of on-fly-adjustment for fine tuning traction control adjustment for tire wear, track temperature and rider fatigue.
- Baseline compression and rebound suspension changes can be made in the menu.
- Only a few BMW HP4 S1000RRs are coming stateside. MSRP hasn't yet been announced but expect the cost to be around $25,000.
- The HP4's instrument display has a tachometer font and functionality for the added electronic features.
- The HP4 spec S1000RR is equipped with an full titanium Akrapovic exhaust that is said to weigh 10 pounds less than stock. It is street legal in the U.S.
- The HP4 can be fitted with a number of factory accessories including these rider foot controls.
- The HP4 S1000RR steers much easier than a standard model due to the wheel upgrade.
- The DTC settings are much improved on the HP4. The electronics react more accurately to excessive wheel spin offering the rider greater control.
- The S1000RR HP4 cockpit works well for riders that are taller than average.
- The S1000RR HP4 is a true game changing motorcycle that allows rider to ride at a pace they might not be as comfortable riding at on another brand of machine.
- Stability continues to be a strong attribute of the BMW S1000RR.
- The DDC allowed the suspension settings to be plush where it needed to be and more well damped under heavy throttle or brake load.
- It's astounding how much of a difference the lighter wheels make in steering maneuvers.
- The HP4 S1000RR comes fitted with Pirelli's fantastic Diablo Supercorsa SP tire.
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Hearing today on Gogebic Taconite's plans to gather samples
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- For it or against it, people get their chance to say what they think about a proposed mine in Ashland and Iron counties.A hearing on a plan to develop an iron ore mine in the Penokee Range is expected to draw a big crowd. Gogebic Taconite is asking the state Department of Natural Resources for permission to remove 4-thousand tons of rock from the site for testing. The company plans to use excavation equipment or explosives. The hearing at the Hurley High School gym is scheduled to last all day long today. Pro- and anti-mining groups, conservationists and business organizations are expected to speak. The proposed mining site is in the watershed of Bad River and Lake Superior. Bad River Tribal Chairman Mike Wiggins expects a many of Wisconsin's 11 tribes to be represented at the hearing. (Copyright 2013 Associated Press - All Rights Reserved)
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LITTLE ROCK 1 LIONELS It's the time of year when the William F. Laman Public Library opens its doors to railway enthusiasts of all ages with "All Aboard! Lionels at Laman." The annual model train exhibit continues on display through Dec. 31. Hours at the library, 2801 Orange St. in North Little Rock, are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Call (501) 758-1720.
2 LEGOS Legos and photography combine for some interesting tableaux in "In Pieces." This exhibit, combining Lego sculptures by Nathan Sawaya and photographic images by Dean West, remains on display at the Clinton Presidential Center until Feb. 1. Center hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7; $5 for retired military, college students and ages 62 and older; $3 for children 6-17. Admission is free for active U.S. military. Call (501) 374-4242.
3 LAYUP Head out for an evening of dunking, dribbling and passing as the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team faces off with the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, 7 p.m. Saturday at Verizon Arena. Tickets are $25 plus service charges. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
4 LIGHTS Get lost in a garden of colored lights at Garvan Woodland Gardens' Holiday Lights display, open 5-9 p.m. through Dec. 31.
Seventeen acres of the property are decorated with animated light displays, and visitors are welcome to stroll through, enjoying complimentary hot chocolate as they go. Admission is $10, $5 for children ages 6-12. Golf carts are available for an additional $10. The gardens are at 550 Arkridge Road in Hot Springs. Call (501) 262-9300 or visit garvangardens.org.
5 LAUGHS And speaking of the end of the world as we know it, ImprovLittleRock, poised upon the "night of the Mayan reckoning," but determined to go out laughing, is putting on two improvisational shows this weekend at Public Theatre, 616 Center St., Little Rock:
At 10 p.m. Friday, Improv-ocalypse!, in which "we dream up all kinds of ways the Mayans could shut this whole Earth party down," will depend heavily on audience suggestions.
And, should the world continue, at 10 p.m.
Saturday, the troupe will put on its annual Family Christmas show.
Tickets for each are $8. Call (501) 374-7529 (PLAY).
6 LOUNGE Bundle up for a jaunt over the fields at the Pinnacle Mountain State Park Holiday Hayride, 3-5 p.m. Saturday. Stories and hot chocolate around the campfire will follow. Admission is $10, $5 for children ages 6-12 and advance payment is required. Call (501) 868-5806.
7 'LOVESICK (BLUES)' Kayce Glasse, who played Patsy Cline in the original production of Always ... Patsy Cline, will perform her one-woman show, Patsy Cline at Christmastime, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ouachita Little Theatre, 610 Mena St., Mena.
Tickets are $10, $8 for students and senior citizens 60 and older. Call (479) 243-0186 or visit ouachitalittletheatre.org.
8 LISTEN Performers from the Ovation Music Academy, including violinist Oksana Pavilionis, drummer Slavek Bolubah, pianist-organist Brian Hamby, jazz singers Michelle Smith-Flint and Michelle Young-Hobbs, a group of academy students and Valarie Vigil on saxophone and piano, will give a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Royal Theater, 111 S. Market St., Benton. Pavilionis will conduct; the program will range from "Jingle Bell Rock" to the Toccata and Fugue in d minor by J.S. Bach. Tickets are $12, $10 for senior citizens, $5 for children. Call (870) 405-6856.
9 LIBATIONS Friday, as most followers of popular culture or at least popular speculation already know, is, according to some Mayan calendar and/or Nostradamus and maybe the Book of Revelation, supposed to be the day the world ends. (Cue the R.E.M. song, guys.) If you want to go out with a bang, we've found a few Friday open-to-the-public end-of-the-world parties, including: A dueling piano End of the World bash, midnight-3 a.m. at Ernie Biggs, 307 President Clinton Ave., in Little Rock's River Market District. (501) 372-4782.
Regular hours at Dugan's Irish Pub, Third and Rock streets; no cover. (501) 244-0542.
9 p.m. at Cajun's Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, a danceparty with the band Crisis. $5. (501) 375-5351.
Cregeen's Irish Pub, 301 Main St. in North Little Rock's Argenta District. Music and drink and meal specials, including "The Final Round," an $8 draftand-shot, and "The Last Meal," $12.99. $5. (501) 376-7468.
And a soberer option: The Little Rock Film Festival's End of the World Party, 8 p.m. at Lulav, Sixth and Center streets. $30 cover benefits the March 22-24 sister festival Little Rock Horror Picture Show.
10 LOOK And in case the world doesn't end Friday, you'll still be on the hook for presents for friends and family. The weekend before Christmas is second only to the day after Thanksgiving for shopping busy-ness.
So remember the season's slightly adapted golden rule: "Peace in the mall, good will to your fellow shoppers." "And I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight, 'Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.'"
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I have been surfing the forum and looking for new games to try and I'm seeing random Kickstarter game links but no designated thread for discussion (Sorry if there is one and I missed it). I figured if not, I'd start one and see what ones people have seen and what's good. I'll contribute one to the discussion. It's a Fallout/Book of Eli kind of game with a mix of science and magic called, Afterearth: The Fall. Link is Afterearth: The Fall.
$1 gets you the game and your name in the credits of the book. At higher backing levels you get to vote on what goes into the game (and name in the credits of the book).
I play games when I can, I think about games when I can't
Now THAT looks cool!!
"Hey wich one of you punks stole Dr.Rockso's banana?"
We are preparing to start up a Kickstarter Support Forum in the RPG Design Alliance. The forum will be a place for people to post their Kickstarter projects, talk about Kickstarter, and also to encourage people to support Kickstarters. We'll start sections on how Kickstarters work, try and do our best to track them (well, pen and paper RPG Kickstarters), how one can start them, tips, etc.
We have an Alliance member setting up the section now, but it might be another week or so before it's in place.
QT Games will soon release our first fiction anthology set in our Cosmoverse Campaign Setting. We have several projects in the works. We're also hard at work revamping and expanding our Cosmothea Roleplaying Game, which features fantasy, science fiction and superheroes. Not trying to take anyone away from Pen and Paper Games, but if you're curious to take a peek ... visitors are always welcome!


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Pulling an Everett Ruess
After six months without a job, I wonder how I will support myself. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night, mummified inside a contorted blanket, my dog hunched over my right hip in the posture of a turkey vulture. In the dark it's hard to tell if he's watching over me or waiting for me to expire.
The truth is, I have more alternatives than most Americans my age. I've got enough camping gear to equip a Himalayan expedition, some savings, and a Honda that gets 35 miles to the gallon. And I have a descendant of wolves for company; as long as he's around, I don't mind sleeping out under the stars alone even during this time of year.
I could pull an Everett Ruess if I wanted, and disappear in southern Utah, sending out cryptic messages once in awhile to reassure my friends without providing too many clues. If both polar ice caps melt in my lifetime, I do not want to be rescued.
"I prefer the saddle to the street car, and the star-sprinkled sky to the roof, the obscure and difficult trail leading into the unknown to the paved highway," wrote Ruess to his brother in Los Angeles, shortly before his disappearance in the fall of 1934.
Young, restless and idealistic, Ruess traveled alone and on foot. In one of his last letters to his brother, he marveled, "In my wanderings this year, I have taken more chances and had more and wilder adventures than ever before. And what magnificent country I have seen -- wild, tremendous wasteland stretches, lost mesas, blue mountains rearing upward from the vermillion sands of the desert ... cloudbursts roaring down unnamed canyons."
He was last seen alive in Davis Canyon, near the confluence of the Escalante and Colorado rivers.
Vertigo always pulls me back from the edge of a tempting precipice, and I know better than to camp in a wash during thunderstorm season. The deer flies in June will drive me crazy, but I can zip them out of my tent. Winter is more worrisome. South-facing alcoves capture solar energy in the daytime, but the nights are long and cold. If I adjust to the climate and absence of human company, I will shed my white skin in the spring and camouflage myself in a coat of wind-swept sand and let the sun engrave me in whorls of ancient wisdom.
In time, I imagine that my circadian rhythm will align with the avian sonar system, and I will rise in concert with the descending notes of a canyon wren. I will heat my oatmeal beneath the fan of flapping raven wings and learn to tolerate deranged hair and self-inflicted skunk odor. I will acquire a taste for chokeberry tea, rodent jerky and abandoned coyote kill, defend my freeze-dried vegetables from thieves by storing my cache in a pit dug with a Vibram-soled heel.
When the greening of the cottonwoods signals the onset of summer and the urgency of returning to the canyon rim, I will obey the command and emerge. The civilization I left behind may have recovered its senses by then, and people my age will be able to make a living wage without compromising all of their principles.
The good thing about turning 60 is that I have enough life experience to resist despair. And if the recovery fails to materialize, I know I can bide my time in canyon country. I can restore my faith at the Sistine Chapel of rock art overlooking Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands National Park. There, the shrouded "Great Ghost" hovers over an assemblage of deities dwarfing the human figures.
According to a Ute elder, pictographs like this are sacred, and in the olden days, before his religion was outlawed and his people forcibly marched onto reservations, a boy would be taken to a particularly potent site and left there for three days and nights, until an animal came to him in a dream. An eagle signified courage and wisdom. A buffalo transmitted great strength; a hummingbird, humility. A visit from a coyote was a gift for the whole tribe to celebrate -- Coyote could predict life and death.
With no tutors to guide me, I may have to sit at the feet of Great Ghost for a fortnight or more, drinking in the silence as I listen for the flutter of wings.
Jane Koerner is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). After living on a succession of friends' couches, she has landed in Fairplay, Colorado.
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you'd like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at [email protected].


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Has anyone tried the varial race 2013 in the 17m size? Or maybe the last years 17m?
I`m looking for a LW kite and a hangtime/boost kite. I`m a heavy guy(97kg).
I will demo the 15m this week but there`s no way I can find a 17m to demo.
The only other kite close to this that I have tried was the 18m and 17m dyno`s,
I really like the dyno but the price here in Brazil is crazy and also it`s very hard to find one.
If anyone can compare the speed and bar pressure of the varial race vs dyno,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.; Reps. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — Rubio; Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Mike Lee, R-Utah; Rachel Robinson.
CBS' "Face the Nation" — Rubio; Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa.; gun control activist Mark Kelly.
CNN's "State of the Union" — Rubio, Manchin, Toomey; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
"Fox News Sunday" — Rubio; Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and John Cornyn, R-Texas.


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BAGHDAD (AP) — Three separate attacks in Shiite-dominated areas on Sunday in central Iraq have killed at least four people and wounded 14, officials said.
The deadliest was in the Husseiniya area northeast of Baghdad, where three roadside bombs went off simultaneously, killing three civilians, a police officer said. He said 11 others, including three policemen, were wounded.
Another police officer said a soldier was killed when a bomb attached to his car exploded in the northern Utaifiya neighborhood of Baghdad.
Two health officials confirmed the causality figures. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information to reporters.
In Karbala, 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Baghdad, a suicide bomber set off his explosives-laden belt near the two revered Shiite shrines and wounded three people, Gov. Amal-Din al-Hir said.
Violence has ebbed across Iraq in recent years, but insurgents frequently attack security forces and civilians in an attempt to undermine the country's Shiite-led government.


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(AEP) American Electric Power Company Show Strong Fourth Quarter
Before the bell, American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEP) reported its fourth quarter and full year 2012 results. In the reported quarter, the company clocked operating earnings of 50 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 45 cents. The company's results also came above the year-ago quarterly earnings of 40 cents per share.
On a reported basis the company registered earnings of 5 cents per share in the reported quarter versus 64 cents per share in the year-ago period. The variance of 45 cents between the reported and operating numbers was due to Ohio Plant impairments charge of 38 cents; restructuring program charge of 4 cents; and UK Windfall Taxes of 3 cents.
Full year 2012 operating earnings came in at $3.09 per share, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.04. However this came below full year 2011 earnings of $3.12 per share. On a reported basis earnings came in at $2.60 versus $4.02 in full year 2011.
Operational Performance
Quarterly revenue at American Electric Power was $3.6 billion higher versus both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.5 billion and the year-ago period number of $3.4 billion.
Full year 2012 revenue was $14.9 billion versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $15.4 billion. Revenue for the reported full year was also lower than the full year 2011 number of $15.1 billion.
Segmental Performance
In the reported quarter, operating earnings from Utility Operations increased $108 million year over year to $283 million. This was due to the favorable impact of successful rate proceedings and lower spending as a result of cost-containment efforts. This was partially offset by customer switching in Ohio, higher storm restoration costs and milder temperatures in relation to last year.
Operating earnings from Transmission Operations for the fourth-quarter of 2012 rose $2 million year over year to $13 million.
Operating earnings from AEP River Operations for fourth-quarter 2012 fell $18 million year over year to $4 million. This was primarily due to the 2012 drought, which had significant impacts on river conditions and crop yields, resulting in reduced grain exports.
Operating earnings from Generation and Marketing, which includes American Electric's non-regulated generating, marketing and risk management activities primarily in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) area, increased $9 million to $3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.
All Other, which includes the Parent Company and other investments, decreased $53 million to a loss of $61 million. The decrease was primarily attributed to costs associated with the early retirement of parent debt in fourth-quarter 2012.
Financial Condition
American Electric Power ended full year 2012 with cash and cash equivalents of $279 million and other cash deposits of $324 million. At year-end 2011, the company had $221 million in cash and cash equivalents and $294 million of other cash deposits. The company generated approximately $3.8 billion of cash from operating activities in full year 2012 flat versus full year 2011. Long-term debt increased to $15.6 billion at the end of the reported full year from $15.1 billion at the end of full year 2011.
American Electric Power expects 2013 operating earnings in the range of $3.05 to $3.25 per share.
Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power is a public utility holding company which, through directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity, natural gas, and other commodities. The company derives revenues mainly from power-generating activities.
American Electric Power Company posted strong numbers in the reported quarter beating both the earnings and revenue estimates. The beat is commendable as this comes in the face of sluggish demand growth and the negative impact of customer switching in Ohio.
Going forward, key growth drivers of the company are stable regulated operations, growth through transmission network expansion and an above-average dividend yield. However, tepid economies in a number of its service states, uncertainty surrounding pending regulatory cases, its predominantly fossil-fuel based generation assets, lower wholesale sales and no catalysts in the near term compel us to remain on the sidelines.
American Electric Power presently retains a short-term Zacks Rank #3, which translates into a short-term Hold rating.
Other Stocks to Consider
Other stocks to consider are Ameren Corporation (AEE) with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and The AES Corporation (AES) and DTE Energy Company (DTE) that carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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As I ease back into the old blog after too long away, permit me a bit of a rant about the state of the city I call home. Seems appropriate, in this municipal election season, to think about what is to become of Toronto in the years ahead.
See: I'm worried. More than worried – I'm bitterly upset and depressed to watch this once bright and hopeful city slowly consumed by untrammeled construction and the want of any coherent plan.
It's a conversation I've had with countless friends, cab drivers and complete strangers time and again in the past couple of years; the consensus always being that we've squandered the splendour of our city and we don't know how to fix it.
When we first lived here, I used to love picking up visiting family and friends from the airport and driving them back to our home in the Beach along the long arc of the Gardiner Expressway. As we swept past Exhibition Place – rising up onto the elevated section of the Gardiner, over Bathurst, curving in towards the heart of the city – that iconic Toronto skyline would start to open up before us.
It was like a curtain going up; Toronto announcing itself to our visitors: "just look at the magnificent city your friend calls home."
There's the Skydome, backed up by the CN Tower, opening the door to the grand rise of the Royal York away back behind the rail tracks, leading the eye on up across the serried towers of the downtown core – the still-impressive gold-plate windows on Royal Bank Plaza, Mies van der Rohe's TD Centre towers; and to the right, the sparkling expanse of Lake Ontario, stretching so wondrously far I think my Mum's still secretly convinced it's the ocean.
It was stunning. But now…?
Now the relentless wall of bland, pre-fab condos has robbed our city of any grandeur it ever aspired to. We've already walled in the lake with an ugly march of concrete boxes. Now we're busy shutting off every other once-inspiring vista the city ever offered.
Poor old Ted Rogers must be gnashing teeth in his grave – $25 million he paid to get his name up on the side of the Skydome. You can't hardly even see it for condos now.
Even newer, but still quirkily-lovable buildings like the Air Canada Centre "Hanger" have fallen victim, with yet another faceless glass-box and two overhigh towers completely unbalancing a space that held such potential. John McEwen's magnificent sculpture, that proudly dominated the Hanger's main entrance, cowers now under the shiny, looming new palace of Mammon they call "Maple Leaf Square". (I hear they're going to move the sculpture off to the side into it's own little green space as part of the new development plan. Just like Toronto to relegate something impressive and dramatic to the status of a parkette.)
And this is just the experience of driving through one stretch of the city. Don't even get me started on the slow-motion disaster of our transit system, the lip service paid to cyclists, or the weary, nerve-wracking misery of being a pedestrian in our downtown area.
So here's my wish for Toronto's new mayor: be a designer.
Be an architect, an urban planner. Be a builder and a breaker. Be someone with the courage and the sheer force of will to slam the brakes on, pause, re-think, and build a plan to renew this city before the mess spreads too far.
It can be done.
Look to Birmingham. The city I lived just outside of for 20-odd years had become, by the mid-70s, a misplanned muddle of 50s and 60s concrete monoliths; hostile to pedestrians, toxic to business, and just no bloody good to anyone.
Now, though, it's a city transformed and well on the way to becoming one of the most liveable megacities on the planet, thanks, in large part, to the bold vision put in place by the city council of the 1980s and the new "Big City Plan."
That's what I want for my Toronto. A Big City Plan for this great big city.
I know dear Jane Jacobs isn't with us any more, and I doubt she'd run for mayor even if she was. But is it too much to ask for at least one of the current mayoral candidates to have read The Death and Life of Great American Cities? Maybe they have. Maybe one of them will surprise us yet.
[UPDATE: it has been suggested by three friends whose opinions I respect, that I may be inadvertently misrepresenting Jane Jacobs' views here. This is certainly not my intent and is, if anything, a casual accident of poor word choice on my part. It's challenging to discuss Jane's complex thinking and her remarkable legacy without using such obvious phrases as "urban renewal" and words like "planning" and yet I should acknowledge that much of what passed for "urban planning" from the middle of the 20th century onwards was precisely what Jane took issue with in her first book. I do think she made a distinction between good urban design and bad urban planning driven by misguided zoning laws. So in calling for a mayor who will be the kind of urban planner Jane might have liked, I guess I'm really looking for someone who represents my own inevitably skewed and very personal view of what a plan should be and how my city should look. Better?]


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Many would consider me a well-exposed pre-medical student — the son of a primary care physician who's spent summers working in hospitals from urban Detroit to rural Missouri. I thought those experiences and challenges gave my desire to become a physician purpose — but all of that changed in the two hours I spent in a small clinic at Livingstone General Hospital in Zambia where I visited as part of a Bush Institute delegation of global health volunteers. Nothing I have seen or experienced in health care has inspired me like this.
Sitting on two worn benches, on a faded patio, were 15 Zambian women, a few with their heads in their hands, and most of whom looked nervous — as if they were about to receive a possible death sentence. That image became seared into my mind as the kind Zambian physician ushered the other SMU students and me into his office.
Livingstone General Hospital is a large hospital that serves a community of nearly a million people, in a country where nearly 70 percent of the population lives in poverty. We entered the cervical cancer screening clinic, which was newly renovated and opened last month with support from the Zambian government through funds provided by PEPFAR, a program started by President George W. Bush in 2003. The physician excitedly described how patients were assessed and treated. With just a staff of two nurses, the physician said that they had seen about 70 patients per week in the five weeks since they reopened.
When asked what impact he thought the clinic had on the community, he said, "We have given them a free mind. We are providing them with as much information as possible, so they feel empowered. Most of them are so, so scared when they come in. After hearing that they were free [of cancer] or could be treated easily, you can see the expression of relief on their face."
Nearly 92 percent of the women screened had such expressions of relief. And all but one of the others had lesions caught early enough to be treated immediately and cured.
When asked how they found out about the clinic, many mentioned seeing a television advertisement about the dangers of cervical cancer and where they could be screened. Some came due to pain, and others out of concern for their own health.
One lady said, "Last week, at my church, there was a seminar about this, and I decided to come. My sister [points at her] came too with me." Her sister bashfully looked up at us and smiled. I realized how highly the women valued their faith, and the trust placed in their clergy.
Another woman added, "My husband — he listen to no one. But, he listen to the preacher."
For these women, acquiring the consent of their husband to come to the clinic was the most difficult part. Others were afraid of accusations of disloyalty or abandonment by their husband. However, many have found support at home, at church, and in the community – support that is growing due to community outreach and increasing access to treatment.
I came to Africa to gain a new experience in health, but what I discovered was a new purpose. In understanding their struggle, I better understand a role that I may play to help ease the struggle of people suffering around the world, from urban Detroit to rural Zambia.
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Like many children, I was captivated with the story of Robin Hood when I was younger. The whole idea of carrying out social justice — especially in unorthodox ways — was recklessly appealing.
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Yet my excitement over the newest rendition, "Robin Hood: The Untold Story of How the Man Became a Legend," stems from the social media outreach leading up to the film debut this Friday.
The Robin Hood Lionhearts cause-marketing campaign seeks to identify and recognize everyday Robin Hoods who make outstanding contributions to worthy causes — big or small.
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First-of-Its-Kind App -- Dubbed "Winston" -- Intelligently Summarizes Social Updates and Personalized News Into a Narrated, Audiovisual News Production
First-of-Its-Kind App -- Dubbed "Winston" -- Intelligently Summarizes Social Updates and Personalized News Into a Narrated, Audiovisual News Production
BOULDER, CO--(Marketwire - Feb 12, 2013) - Reactor Labs, a Boulder-based startup, announced today the launch of Winston, a first-of-its-kind, speech-enabled mobile app assistant that transforms users' social feeds and favorite news sites into a cinematic news presentation that they can listen to or watch on their iPhone and Apple TV.
Part conversational interface and part web content aggregation, Winston works by using deep semantic analysis to intelligently summarize web content, and presents it in an elegant audiovisual newscast tailored specifically to users' interests. Rather than simply reading Facebook posts and Tweets out loud, Winston is able to accurately describe short-length, informal social content by identifying the relevant topics, ideas, people and sentiments.
"With Winston, we wanted to create a new way for people to interact with their personal web," said Aaron Ting, CEO and co-founder of Reactor Labs. "So much of our day is spent leaning forward to read a tiny screen. We wanted people to lean back and listen. We wanted to start a new conversation between people and technology, one that empowers and inspires them to stay informed about the world around them."
"The ability to keep up with the day's headlines and one's favorite social connections while engaging in other activities -- such as driving -- is a very attractive concept," said Jason Stein, founding partner of Windforce Ventures, which led Winston's latest funding round. "In this sense, Winston is exceptionally forward-thinking, and points to the need for lean-back technology to drive increasingly more content consumption."
To that end, Reactor Labs has received interest for licensing and advertising opportunities from multiple companies, including high-profile consumer electronics and automotive brands. The company is a recent graduate of DreamIt Ventures, and its current investors include Windforce Ventures, ENIAC Ventures and Woodgen, among others.
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I don't know his name, I don't know where he's from, and I don't know if he's really out there, but I can picture him in my mind.
He stands about 6-foot-2 and weighs 240, give or take a couple pounds. He can bench press a Lexus, dunk a bowling ball, run a 5-minute mile and has the hand speed of a young Jesse James.
It doesn't matter what color he is or what church he goes to or how you pronounce his last name, because it's his first name that's important. He should be called Mike or Joe or Jack or Steve, something simple and easy, a name we can all spell and pronounce.
He'll probably come from the inner-city, maybe Philadelphia, Chicago or Detroit, some place cold and hard where men work long hours in foundries and on loading docks, a part of town where soot from smokestacks settles on the snow in winter and sometimes doesn't disappear until spring. A place you want to fight your way out of.
He was probably headed toward a life of crime when some friendly cop caught him stealing a candy bar from the local grocery store when he was only 10. Seeing something special in the kid, the cop took him to a PAL gym and strapped a pair of boxing gloves on him. A natural fighter, the kid has never been in trouble since, if you don't count knocking guys out of the ring.
I see him as a good athlete in high school, both an all-city running back and power forward his senior year, a hard-nosed kid with gifts he didn't even know he had. He could have played Division I football, but his first love has always been boxing, and he learned fast, developing a simple, devastating style that featured a crushing left hook that could drop an elephant to its knees.
He doesn't have to worry about his chin because you couldn't crack it with a sledge hammer, though like all smart fighters, he likes to avoid getting hit. He's got good footwork and uses it when he needs to slip out of harm's way.
He doesn't wear tassels on his boxing shoes and he doesn't hang any chains around his neck with his name carved out in big gold letters.
His robe is simple, only two colors, maybe three, and he doesn't have any fancy advertising on the back of it, nothing promoting Bill's Bail Bonds, or Sam's Casino and Pool Hall. At least that's how I see him.
Soft-spoken, he doesn't play blaring music on his way to the ring, and his trunks are as plain as a slice of white bread.
He's got a little Joe Louis in him, but he's also part Mike Tyson and Rocky Marciano. Mean and tough, but in a nice sort of way.
Once he's champ, he'll be even more humble.
When he's not training for a fight he'll be at the local hospital shaking hands with patients, or serving as grand marshal of the Easter parade. He'll give thousands of dollars to charities and after every one of his fights, he'll donate his gloves to help raise money for some needy cause.
He'll also spend his time volunteering at a half-way house when he gets the chance. He'll appear on both Letterman and Leno several times and they'll keep asking him back.
Every chance he gets he'll encourage people to come out and watch the fights, no matter who is fighting.
He won't duck top contenders, won't demand eight figures, and he won't surround himself with people who get paid just to tell him how good he is. He'll have an entourage of three, and that will include his wife and his trainer.
His favorite place to fight will be Madison Square Garden, but he won't mind fighting anywhere as long as he doesn't have to cross any international borders to get there. He'll always insist on fighting at home, which includes all 50 states.
He'll be willing to fight four or five times a year if there's enough legitimate contenders out there that deserve a shot at the title.
When he finally retires, he'll have single-handedly brought the fight game back to America's living rooms and its water coolers, reviving a sport on the edge of falling off a cliff.
If you happen to see anyone out there like that, let me know. Or better yet, tell him to give me a call. Though he's probably too good to be true, I keep looking. And hoping.
If it will help, tell him I know a short, bald, 90-year-old Italian guy who'd love to have one more shot at taking a guy to the heavyweight championship of the world.
What a ride it would be.
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Charr-Oquendo Scuttled When Charr Tests Positive; the Odious WBA Saves Face
Manuel Charr and Fres Oquendo were scheduled to fight in Cologne, Germany, later this month (Sept. 29). Charr would be defending his WBA world heavyweight title, the "regular" version of it, not the "super" version which rests in the hands of Anthony Joshua.
The bout was quickly cancelled when it was revealed that Charr had tested positive for two banned anabolic steroids. The test was performed by VADA, the anti-doping agency identified with Las Vegas neurologist Dr. Margaret Goodman.
The 33-year-old Charr, born in Lebanon but a resident of Germany since the age of three, won the belt in his last start with a unanimous decision over 281-pound Russian behemoth Alexander Ustinov in Oberhausen, Germany. The title was vacant. Charr won the right to fight for it with a 10-round decision over Albanian slug Sefer Seferi. The victory over Ustinov elevated his record to 31-4. He has been stopped three times, by Vitali Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin, and Mairis Briedis.
If it wasn't for bad luck, as the old saying goes, Fres Oquendo wouldn't have any luck at all. For various reasons, his fights keep falling out. Before long he'll be drawing social security. Well, not exactly, but he turned 45 in April and hasn't fought in more than four years.
Oquendo has competed for this belt before. In his last ring appearance in July of 2014, he lost a majority decision to Russia's Ruslan Chagaev in Grozny, Russia. As a concession for taking the fight on short notice, Team Oquendo negotiated a rematch clause in the contract, but a shoulder injury prevented Fres from activating it. When the injury healed, he had to go to court to compel Chagaev to fulfill his obligation. But then the Russian retired, muddling the water.
The WBA was legally bound to find Oquendo a title fight and in desperation turned to ancient Shannon Briggs. But the Oquendo-Briggs fight, scheduled for June 3 of last year in Hollywood, Florida, fell out when Briggs' urine specimen showed an abnormally high level of testosterone.
Fres Oquendo was dogged by bad luck even before these recent developments. His professional record, 37-8, is somewhat misleading as six of his eight defeats were razor-thin including his 2003 setback to Chris Byrd and his 2006 setback to Evander Holyfield. However, Oquendo, something of a cutie, was never a crowd-pleaser and in none of his narrow defeats was there a public clamor for a rematch.
The cancellation of Charr-Oquendo cuts the World Boxing Association out of a sanctioning fee, but one would think that the WBA honchos are actually rather pleased by this turn of events. The fight, more precisely the WBA's world title imprimatur, would have brought more unwanted publicity to the Panama-based organization.
ESPN's Dan Rafael, who has the largest platform of any boxing writer, has been a persistent critic of the organization which once recognized 41 "champions" in 17 weight classes. In 2009, Rafael wrote, "(The WBA) has become such an absolute farce that even somebody like me, who follows boxing closely, sometimes has a hard time keeping track of all the nonsensical so-called world title belts the WBA has been doling out at an alarming rate. It almost reminds me of the ladies at Costco who hand out various samples on a busy Saturday afternoon."
Rafael took note when WBA president Gilberto Mendoza promised to cull the herd by eliminating "regular" titles, and then became more caustic when Mendoza didn't follow through. Recently, in one short, punchy diatribe, Rafael blistered the WBA as wretched, vile, and rancid.
Regardless of your opinion, it's hard not to feel sorry for Fres Oquendo who keeps getting stranded at the altar. No, he's not fun to watch and a man of his age shouldn't be taking any more punches, but he has always been an honest workman and by all accounts he's a very decent man. Born in Puerto Rico but raised in Chicago, Oquendo pitched right in when the island nation of his birth was ravaged by Hurricane Maria. He was personally responsible for relocating Puerto Rican boxing legend Wilfred Benitez and Benitez's sister, his caregiver, to Chicago where their lives wouldn't be as hard.
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Bob Arum Hails Terence Crawford (not Lomachenko) as Boxing's Next Superstar
Top Rank's Bob Arum says Terence Crawford will become this generation's Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao–elite boxers who became worldwide celebrity sensations. Arum, who promoted both Mayweather and Pacquiao on the way to their historic crossover statuses expects big things from the undefeated Crawford over the next few years.
"He's the best fighter in the United States, and he's so charismatic," said Arum. "He comes from middle America, and In the next year or so, he will be huge."
Arum's assertion is noteworthy for two reasons. First, Arum is also the promoter for Vasyl Lomachenko. Lomachenko is ranked No. 1 pound-for-pound by The Ring, the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. More importantly, Lomachenko seems to have a groundswell of support behind him both in the media and among fight fans.
Lomachenko has also been heavily featured through Top Rank's television partnership with ESPN. While Crawford has achieved more in his career than Lomachenko (at least in my eyes) and, as noted by Arum, is a homegrown American talent, Lomachenko seems to be considered the more marketable commodity to that network judging by the amount of promotional materials ESPN has pumped out about the fighter over the last year.
The other reason Arum's claim about Crawford is interesting is the performance of Canelo Alvarez over the weekend in his majority decision rematch win over Gennady Golovkin. Besides Mayweather and Pacquiao, Alvarez is the clear PPV leader among all of boxing's current commodities, and his status as boxing's new money fighter should only grow stronger after the best win of his career.
Still, Crawford is one of the few very elite fighters in all of boxing. He's ranked No. 2 pound-for-pound by The Ring, the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
While Lomachenko and Alvarez are also candidates to become boxing's next big thing, there's no doubt Crawford is also one of the few boxers in the sport right now with the right things in place to become the next Mayweather or Pacquiao.
Omaha's Crawford is in the midst of an historic run. When he stopped Jeff Horn in round 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in June, Crawford captured a world title in his third different weight class, welterweight. This after Crawford had already captured two lineal boxing championships, as well as multiple alphabet titles, in both the lightweight and junior welterweight divisions.
By any measure, Crawford is truly one of the best boxers in the sport. Not only does he look the part in the ring on fight night (something more and more writers seem to value most when voting for pound-for-pound lists), but the fighter has already accomplished so much in his career that it seems Arum is doing more than the fiduciary duty of promoting his fighter when he ascribes to Crawford such lofty praise.
Crawford, still just 30 years old, is already halfway to matching Mayweather and Pacquiao's shared record of most lineal championships. Over the course of his career, Mayweather captured lineal championships at junior lightweight, lightweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight. Pacquiao won his as a flyweight, featherweight, junior lightweight, and junior welterweight.
In order for Crawford to grab lineal championship No. 3, most believe he'll have to go through welterweight phenom Errol Spence. While promotional entanglements might keep this superfight on the shelf for a while, Arum said he had no problem pitting Crawford against Spence in what would be one of the best matchups in recent memory.
"Absolutely," said Arum when asked about working with Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions, who represents Spence, to make the fight. Could any response from him be more exciting? Crawford vs. Spence might be the next superfight in boxing. Both fighters are among the very elite, and unlike what ultimately happened with Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, who fought each other well past their peak years, both would be in the prime of their careers.
Winning that fight would certainly go a long way to making Arum's vision of Crawford's future come true. And who knows? Maybe Crawford really is the next Mayweather or Pacquiao. Heck, for all we know, he could even be on his way to doing something more.
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A Kaleidoscope of Boxers Guaranteed to Provide Action: Past and Present
To set the tone for this article, one needs only to watch the way in which Thomas Hearns came out in the first round against Marvelous Marvin Hagler. He was ready to rock and roll as was his fearsome looking opponent. The ensuing unmitigated savagery was the quintessential illustration of full-tilt boogie.
For most boxing fans, the anticipation of an all-out action bout gets the chills running down spines faster than anything else. But not all, as some prefer a tactical or clinical fight that someone like Mikey Garcia can orchestrate and others –but not many—enjoy a defensive gem via a Willie Pep, Nicolino Locche, or Pernell Whitaker. A few love a genuine blood fest that a Gabe Rosado-type can provide, and who doesn't like seeing something special as in Sugar Ray Leonard, Kostya Tszyu, Terence Crawford or Vasiliy Lomachenko?
Chill-or-be-chilled types like Bob Satterfield and Tommy Morrison were super exciting. In this connection—a certain cadre of warriors, past and present, would come out charging and stalking as soon as the bell rang. Many demonstrated a marked disdain for defense and used a non-stop, no let-up pressure that discouraged their opponents, especially in the late rounds. The anticipation from the crowd was palpable because it sensed some form of destruction was on its way. The cheering would start during the instructions and sometimes did not let up until the concussive end.
This cadre included Rocky Marciano, Tony Ayala, Vicious Victor Galindez, Jeff Fenech, Roberto Duran, and Julio Cesar Chavez (who sapped the spirit of his opponents by ripping away at their mid-section). Also, Carl "The Cat" Thompson , chill-or-be-chilled Ricardo "Pajarito" Moreno (60-12-1 with 59 KOs), Ron Lyle, the ultra-violent Edwin Valero, the appropriately nicknamed Julian "Mr KO" Letterlough, James "The Outlaw" Hughes and his mindboggling ability to snatch victory from certain defeat, Thai stalking monster Khaosai Galaxy (47-1), the first version of George Foreman (pictured with the aforementioned Lyle), Ji-Hoon "Volcano" Kim, Ruslan Provodnikov, Orlando "Siri" Salido, Marcos Maidana, Lenny Z, Alfredo "Perro" Angulo, Mike Alvarado, Brandon Rios, and Mickey Roman (the later four are still fighting but past their primes).
Others who presently incite the anticipation of something special include (but are not limited to) Naoya "Monster" Inoue (16-0), Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr (24-0), Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (46-4-1), Alex Saucedo (27-0), and, of course, Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (38-1-1) who now has become slightly more tactical like his nemesis, Canelo Alvarez (50-1-1).
These stand out as representative.
A prime Mike Tyson—and the emphasis is on prime– was the epitome of a boxer who guaranteed action. One simply would not leave his or her seat when "Iron Mike" was doing his highlight reel thing, and his blowout of Michael Spinks punctuated his standing at the top of all-action type fighters, even if the action was usually non-mutual.
Joe Frazier came out smokin' and would not let up until either he or his opponent were done. For the most part, decisions were not in Joe's DNA and his left hook was as malicious as a hook can be. With Joe, you just sat back and enjoyed the action. Frazier, wrote boxing historian Tracy Callis, "was a strong, 'swarmer' style boxer who applied great pressure on his opponent and dealt out tremendous punishment with a relentless attack of lefts and rights; His left hook was especially stiff and quick when delivered during his bob-and-weave perpetual attack; he fought three minutes per round and never seemed to tire."
Carlos "Escopeta" (Shotgun) Monzon (87-3-9) was a powerful and rangy Argentinean killing machine, built like an iron rod. Some said he pushed his punches. Well if he did, he pushed 87 opponents to defeat. He also became only the second man to stop former three-time world champion Emile Griffith, turning the trick in the 14th round. Blessed with great and deceptive stamina and a solid chin, he seemingly was an irresistible force. He was unbeaten over the last 81 bouts of his career, a span of 13 years, and defended his title 14 times. "One would need to write a book in order to do justice to comparing a fighter of Carlos Monzon's calibre to his fellow all-time greats," wrote Mike Casey.
Arturo Gatti and Irish Micky Ward were the quintessential action fighters. One is gone amidst controversy, and hopefully the other will not pay a price for his many ring wars. With these two, just count up the Fights-of-the-Year and the rest is history. Suffice it to say that Gatti and Ward will be forever linked in boxing lore.
Until his fateful fight with Nigel Benn (another all-action fighter), Gerald McClellan was absolutely, positively, a stalking monster with dynamite in his gloves. It was ferocity and fury at its highest level and it was something to behold. Sadly, his fight with Benn left him permanently disabled; his story remains a dark stain on boxing. As Ian McNeilly notes, "one man's finest hour was the end of another man's life as he knew it."
Michael "The Great" Katsidis's all-action style made thrilling fights a lock. The Kat" was willing to take three to deliver one. It was blood and guts to the last drop. Whether he too exacted a heavy price for this style remains to be seen.
Lucia Rijker, AKA "The Dutch Destroyer," lived up to her moniker and destroyed everyone in her path. Again, it wasn't "if," it was "when."
Christy Martin (49-7-3) put female boxing on the map in the '90s and she did it by going undefeated in 36 straight encounters, running roughshod over her opponents as evidenced by her 25 wins by stoppage during this run. She also managed to steal the show from a Mike Tyson main event in 1996 during her memorable and bloody battle with Deirdre Gogarty.
Deontay Wilder, aka "The Bronze Bomber," has a record of 40-0. With 39 wins coming by KO—many in spectacular fashion, The "Bomber" brings with him that same sense of anticipation that Tyson did. It's not if; it's when and "when" can occur at any time. But unlike Tyson, there is a vulnerability that Luis Ortiz exposed that makes the excitement index go even higher.
Dillian Whyte (24-1) has seldom been in a dull affair. His vulnerability combined with his mode of attack ensures thrilling action and the possibility of a stoppage at any time. Unlike Dereck "Del-Boy" Chisora, Whyte is consistently aggressive and dangerous.
Manny Pacquiao (60-7-2) has slowed down considerably but his recent stoppage win over Lucas Matthysse offers hope that he can still conjure up his exciting whirlwind style of fast in-an-out movements that allowed him to win multiple titles over several future Hall of Fame opponents between 2005 and 2011. A rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr., if rumors are true, would allow Pac Man an opportunity to accomplish a number of extraordinary things including avenging a prior defeat and ruining Mayweather's undefeated record. Time will tell.
Though he appears to have shot his wad, a prime Antonio Margarito was the classic stalk, stun, and kill fighter. Heck, he belonged on the Discovery Channel. His two blowouts of Kermit Cintron showed the "Tijuana Tornado" at his most brutal. His come-from-behind demolition of Miguel Cotto stands out for its drama and bloodletting—and subsequent speculative controversy.
David Lemieux (39-4) always brings the heat. His fights seldom end as scheduled. With KO power in both hands and a propensity to rehydrate by 20 pounds, he is the essence of danger and attendant excitement. "With the sheer power he carries, Lemieux will always have a shot at beating any middleweight, and he is almost always involved in good action fights," says James Slater.
Amanda Serrano (35-1-1) is the only women's boxer to win world titles in six divisions. The "Real Deal" is unique in that she has a high KO percentage (74 percent) which is rare for female boxers. Amanda is 120 seconds of guaranteed action for each round.
While Iron Mike Tyson is THE MAN, Matthew Saad Muhammad also warrants special billing as he embodied what this article is all about. Steve Farhood summed up the essence of Saad Muhammad with an observation that would be appropriate for his tombstone: "Eddie Gregory (Mustafa Muhammad) has a better jab, Marvin Johnson wields more power, James Scott does more sit ups. But, Muhammad's heart is the size of a turnbuckle, and it anchors his title reign."
Who did I leave out? Whose name or names would you add to this list?
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With the weather changing almost constantly during the weekend's race and close to freezing at night, the 76th annual Bol d'Or proved to be both an exciting and grueling race that saw teams changing to wets, slicks, and cut-slicks almost constantly in the pit stops. Racing for 24 hours, the SRC Kawasaki Team did the unthinkable, and beat the heavily favored Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (SERT) in this year's Bol d'Or endurance race. Losing most of its time in the pits, SERT had to contend with a crash in the fourth hour of the Bol d'Or, which sent lead-rider Vincent Philippe home early with a broken collarbone.
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The Mo' Money Taxes building at 5090 Millbranch Road is facing foreclosure, according to a first-run foreclosure notice in the Friday, March 8, edition of the Daily News.
Mo' Money Tax Service LLC defaulted on a $456,259 loan on the property through Regions Bank dated Nov. 21, 2007.
Mo' Money reportedly moved out of the building last year but still owns it, according to the Shelby County Assessor of Property, and it's still listed as the contact address on the company's website.
Regions appointed T. Jay Campbell Jr. and Emily C. Taube of the law firm Adams and Reese LLP as substitute trustees. They will hold a substitute trustees' sale April 11 at noon on the steps of the Shelby County Courthouse.
Per newspaper policy, calls to the parties involved, such as the property owner, deed holder or trustee, are prohibited until the notice is published.
The Memphis-based tax preparer has been mired in legal and financial trouble, and last year complaints from customers led to the IRS raiding its Millbranch office.
That office is a 4,967-square-foot Class B facility that was built in 1991 and sits on 1.5 acres on the east side of Millbranch between Hester and East Holmes roads in Whitehaven. The assessor's 2012 appraisal was $245,400.
The full text of the notice begins on Page 28 of Thursday's Daily News and is also available at www.memphisdailynews.com.
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Discount retailer Fred's Inc. reported Thursday that a key revenue figure fell 1.5 percent in February.
Fred's also lowered its fourth quarter guidance due to markdowns and higher-than-expected costs.
Company CEO Bruce Efird said delayed tax returns and an increased payroll tax weighed on customer's spending patterns, but there were some bright spots.
Revenue in stores open at least one year increased for general merchandise, and the company's spring layaway program was popular.
Overall, revenue in stores open at least one year for the month ended March 2 fell 1.5 percent. Analysts expected a slightly smaller 1.3 percent decline, according to Thomson Reuters.
Total revenue for the period was nearly flat at $159.2 million.
The company now expects net income of 16 cents to 21 cents per share, from prior guidance of 31 cents to 36 cents per share. Analysts expect 28 cents per share. The cut is due to markdowns on basic products and food, as well as higher-than-expected insurance and other operating costs.
Fred's, based in Memphis, operates 713 discount general merchandise stores.
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Southern College of Optometry has raised more than $3.3 million in the year since it launched its "Envision Our Progress" campaign, setting a college fundraising record, it announced this week.
The goal of the "Envision Our Progress" campaign was $4 million over five years, with the money going toward construction of the academic classroom facility now under way at its Midtown campus, as well as support of the school's student scholarship program and patient care initiatives within the Memphis community.
Along with alumni, support from the ophthalmic community has included the Marco Family Foundation, Alcon and Essilor of America, as well as donations from the Assisi Foundation and the Plough Foundation.
The college hopes to raise the remaining $700,000 by 2014.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen says the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded a federal grant of more than $333,000 for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research.
Cohen said in a statement Tuesday that the center, located in Memphis, was awarded the grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The $333,102 will be distributed by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Cohen, a Memphis Democrat, says the grant will give researchers the tools they need to help people in Memphis and across the country reduce risk factors, improve diabetes management and increase their quality of life.
A proposal to allow student identification issued by state higher education institutions to be used for voting has been delayed in the Senate.
The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Bill Ketron of Murfreesboro was put off for a week on Thursday to address concerns brought by another Republican lawmaker about the validity of using a college ID.
The proposal does not allow library cards issued by local governments, an issue that's been debated in court for about a year now.
The city of Memphis and two residents sued the state last year after election officials refused to accept a city-issued library card with a photo as voter identification.
The Tennessee Court of Appeals allowed Memphis residents to use the library card as identification to vote. The Supreme Court said last year that the library card could be used while the court was considering the case.
Seven air traffic control towers in Mississippi are among 173 scheduled to be closed nationwide in early April, as the Federal Aviation Administration shuts off funding for those services.
The shutdowns are the result of the FAA's move to reduce spending by $600 million under automatic federal budget cuts known as sequestration. The FAA cuts affect mostly small- and medium-sized airports.
The FAA said it will consider keeping some towers open on a case-by-case basis if local authorities can prove its tower closure would "adversely affect the national interest."
Mississippi airports on the list are Tupelo Regional, Stennis International in Bay St. Louis, Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mid-Delta in Greenville, Hawkins Field at Jackson, Key Field in Meridian and Olive Branch Regional.
Jackson-Evers International Airport and Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport were not on the list.
Josh Abramson, executive director of Tupelo Regional, said the airport would remain open, but pilots will have to communicate with each other instead of relying on the airport tower to direct traffic.
Abramson said flights will continue at Tupelo Regional. Silver Airways, which provides commercial air service to Atlanta, will be unaffected.
It took 5 1/2 years.
Surging stock prices and steady home-price increases have finally allowed Americans to regain the $16 trillion in wealth they lost to the Great Recession. The gains are helping support the economy and could lead to further spending and growth.
Household wealth amounted to $66.1 trillion at the end of 2012, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. That was $1.2 trillion more than three months earlier and 98 percent of the pre-recession peak.
Further increases in stock and home prices this year mean that Americans' net worth has since topped the pre-recession peak of $67.4 trillion, private economists say. Wealth had bottomed at $51.2 trillion in early 2009.
"It's all but certain that we surpassed that peak in the first quarter," said Aaron Smith, senior economist at Moody's Analytics.
Household wealth, or net worth, reflects the value of assets like homes, stocks and bank accounts minus debts like mortgages and credit cards. National home prices have extended their gains this year. And the Standard & Poor's 500 index, a broad gauge of the stock market, has surged 8 percent since Jan. 1.
Some economists caution that the regained wealth might spur less consumer spending than it did before the recession. Americans are cashing out less home equity, for example, than they did five years ago, notes Dana Saporta, an economist at Credit Suisse.
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CULVER, Ind. —
Police say a man fatally shot a teenage family friend before killing himself at his home in a small northern Indiana town.
Culver police say an autopsy performed Tuesday found that 16-year-old Stephen Suthard was shot multiple times by 44-year-old Michael Price. WSBT-TV and WNDU-TV report police say Price then killed himself with a single shot.
Police say the two were found shot by Price's wife when she arrived home late Nov. 28.
Investigators haven't given a possible motive for the shooting in the 1,300-person town about 30 miles south of South Bend.
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