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by Jeremy Leaming
The Dish headline called it the "single biggest night for gay rights in electoral history." And it's hard to mess with that assessment. Voters in Maryland, Maine, Washington and Minnesota voted in favor of marriage equality.
But beyond those ballot measure victories, Andrew Sullivan reports that gay men and lesbians made up five percent of the electorate, the vast majority of them supporting Obama, "the first president to support marriage equality, and who mentioned gays by name for the first time in the history of victory speeches."
Then of course, there was the election of Tammy Baldwin to the U.S. Senate, the first openly gay person to serve in that chamber.
But Sullivan's post provides plenty of detail of the efforts to defeat the equality measures, including the funding and work of the National Organization for Marriage, a religious right outfit that strives to scuttle marriage equality by employing tired tactics of demonization. NOM says its mission is "to protect marriage and the faith communities that sustain it." Sullivan highlights a piece from Adam Serwer reporting that NOM "believed that putting forth black and Latino spokespeople, they could discredit the idea of same-sex marriage as a civil rights cause and drive a wedge between two typically Democratic constituencies…".
In Maryland Serwer concluded NOM's strategy appeared rather wobbly.
Indeed, Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Coalition, said part of the success in Maryland involved creating partnerships with other civil liberties groups, such as the NAACP, clergy and businesses, The Washington Post reported.

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There are no arrangments , 8th floor=mine. End story. Only I, Neo, and Zev and Rowan ze'evi along with the rest of the vampwolves may live there. Oh and my other animals.
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by Theresa Bridges
Louisville Pilots enjoyed a soup supper recently hosted by Michelle Bellew in her lovely country home.
Littlest Pilot, daughter Jenna, enjoyed the conversation and graciously welcomed us and thanked us for coming to her home. We enjoyed tasting all the different warm soups and desserts on such a cold wintry night.
Pilots will be busy the next few weeks getting the Winter Pageant together. The patriotic theme of the 2013 pageant will be Star Spangled Beauties and will be held on Saturday, March 23, at the Louisville High School Auditorium. Registration for the pageant will be Monday, January 21 from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. We are asking all girls ages 4-18 years and boys ages 4-7 years to join us for this fun event. The pageant is the Pilot Club of Louisville main fundraiser. If you see a Pilot, ask to purchase an ad for the night's program. This is a great way for fellow citizens to know you support the brain-related projects the Pilots strive to accomplish in Winston County.
A business meeting followed the delectable meal by voting on a design for a banner to be hung over the newly lighted bypass highway. This will show those entering the city limits of Louisville that Pilots support their community and we are proud to do it! The large group broke into their respective smaller committees to start the process of planning for the upcoming pageant. Again, girls and boys, sign up to be chosen as the next winners of 2013 Pageant. See the Jan. 30 edition of the Journal for some of the signees.


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|R. Leopoldo Miguez, 22060-020 Rio de Janeiro, 브라질
This one bedroom apartment is only 370 meters from the sand of Copacabana beach. This is great for a couple or a small group of three people looking for have a good time in the marvelous city of Rio de Janeiro. It's perfectly located, Copacabana neighborhood has everything you may need for a perfect stay in Rio de Janeiro: beach, restaurants, stores, supermarkets, banks, cinema, travel agencies (for tours), laundry services, etc..
It's a residential building located on a quiet street with no bus traffic. The apartment is located, near bus stops and a metro station. Taxis are always nearby. Public transportation is great; you can go wherever you want.
The apartment was renovated a few months ago, with all electrical and hydraulic installations changed.
There is an equipped kitchen with refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, electric skillet, hot plate, toaster etc.
The bedroom has one full-size bed, LCD TV with a package of sattelite channels including various European channels, air conditioning, and closet. Bed and bath linen included.
In the living room you are going to find a ceiling fan and a small sofa, which opens up to two single mattresses.
The optional hammock can be used in the bedroom or the living room.
Internet Wifi is available for internet access, but you need to bring your own mobile device(s).
If you are looking for a cozy, clean apartment, where you can relax and recharge your batteries after a long day of sightseeing or at the beach, this is your place.
Check-in and check-out times are flexible, if there isn't another check-in or check-out in the same day.
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Check-in and check-out times are flexible, if there isn't another check-in or check-out in the same day.
If you do not inform us the approximate time of your check-in and check out, we will assume that the check-in will be after to 2PM and the check out before 11AM. In this case we will be accepting reservations at the same day of your check in/out based on this assumption.
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Excelente experiência. O apartamento é muito bem localizado, muito organizado e bem cuidado. Os anfitriões tem um cuidado, cordialidade e atenção incríveis, se preocuparam com cada detalhe pra que a estadia fosse perfeita.
Bob en Angelica were perfect hosts. Their appartment was very comfortable on a good location. Bob even left us a sim-card to call him in case of emergency. He also provided us with a map of Rio and some information about toerist attractions.
We had a nice time in Rio; Thanks Bob and Angelica
Wij hebben absoluut geen spijt van deze keuze en zouden de volgende keer weer hiervoor kiezen. Het appartement was tip top en erg schoon. Het is altijd afwachten of alles wel bevalt maar vanwege de eerdere positieve beoordelingen wilde wij het hier wel proberen (ipv hotel). Vooral de gastvrijheid en de hulp van Bob en Angelica maakte voor ons een groot verschil. Het appt. lag op een prima locatie en voelde ook zeer veilig aan, kan het zeker iedereen aanraden.
We had a brilliant time in Angelica´s and Bob´s Apartment. The apartment is well located. The walk to the Metro station Cantagala takes just about 4 minutes. Copacabana and ipanema beach are in short walking distances. We felt really safe and comfortable. We can recommend this offer without any concerns :-) Absolut empfehlenswert - grosser Dank an Angelica und Bob aus Deutschland!!
This was a great apartment to stay in during our time in Rio. It's just a short stroll to Copa beach and a 15 minute walk to Impanema. We couldn't have asked for nicer or more helpful hosts. Bob assisted us with research for some things we wanted to see and do. He also met us when we left to make sure we got safetly into a cab onto our next destination. I'd definitely recommend this apartment.
We where heartly welcomed by bob and angelica, a very friendly couple living near by the very good equiped apptm.
The apptm. Was very clean, airconditioning in bedroom is Good to have for Summer but wasnt needed for our stay;/)
Metro cantagalo is just a Short Walk( if you want to go to ipamema its an option! Or you Walk to ipamemaTakes you 20 min! Copacabana is 3. Blocks Down the Street!
The apptm Is Good located to Explorer the City!
If you want to Access wifi ! Bob has some UMTS Internet Stick for Laptop.
If you want to use wifi on Youre iPhone there are some Free Networks you can reach! Some of them are unsecured!
We had a Great Time Staying there! Rio is such a cool Place to stay!
I can recommend fully the apptm from bob and angelica. They are very friendly .helpful. And Good hosts!
hier wil ik graag iets over zeggen hoe goed dat het was !!!
zeer proper en bob en angelice zijn super mensen bezord gedienstig gewoon TOP.
ik ga zeker weer alleen als ik bij hun kan .
ik reis veel dat is het beste wat ik al zag !!!!
dank je bob en angelice voor alles .
groeten carlo
The appartment is so clean, so well located..and Bob and Angelica so sweet persons.. Just don't hesitate to go there!
If you ever want to feel like living in Rio's Copacabana, stay in Bob & Angelica's appartment. Their clean, roomy and fully equiped appartment makes you instantly feel at home. Everything feels brand new, a good bed and a nice shower! The quit street is close to everything a visitor needs: bakery, supermarket, beach, subway, internetcafe. Bob & Angelica's tips and trics really made our stay in Rio easier and more enjoyable. We really recommend their B&B!
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CLARKSVILLE - The University of the Ozarks men's soccer team has added 14 players to its recruiting class for the 2007 season, Ozarks head men's coach Dave De Hart recently announced.
Ryan Cooper, a forward from New Braunfels, Texas; Brian Stephens, a midfielder from Coppell, Texas; Jordan Farrell, a midfielder from McKinney, Texas; Cory Anderson, a forward from Richardson, Texas; Will Reddell, a midfielder from Midland, Texas; Clay Johnson, a defender from Arlington, Texas; Tyler Smith, a defender from Tulsa, Okla.; Bradley Fast, a defender from Las Vegas, Nev.; David Shore, a forward from Carrollton, Texas; Thomas Richards, a midfielder from Cleburne, Texas; Austin Elliott, a goalkeeper from Forney, Texas; Brian Sullivan, a midfielder from McKinney, Texas; Chip Robison, a midfielder from Plano, Texas; and Medhanie Mesfin, a midfielder from Dallas, Texas.
"I see a lot of guys coming in and making a positive impact on this program," De Hart said. "We have some freshmen that could definitely win a spot or push some of our returning players for a spot. I have high expectations for so many of them, but it always depends how they adapt to the college game.


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Center fielder has steady job, beginning to mentor prospect Taveras
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Long before he found himself in a holding pattern at the professional level, Jon Jay had learned the necessity of waiting his turn.
It started during his days at Columbus (Fla.) High School, when, despite being a talented teenage player, he didn't even make the junior varsity team as a freshman. He joined the varsity his sophomore year but didn't start until his junior season. Such was the reality for players trying to break into one of the Miami area's elite high school programs.
As a senior, Jay was a member of a state championship team.
He expected to wait at the University of Miami too, signing a letter of intent at a school that, at the time, had four junior outfielders. Jay didn't care. It's where he wanted to play. Circumstances -- two transfers and an injury -- created an immediate opening for him, even though Jay had already braced to wait.
He finished his collegiate career a three-time All-American.
"I didn't have the best tools out there, but I did what I needed to do as a college player to prove myself," Jay recently recalled. "I've always looked at things as a challenge. At a young age, I learned to understand how the business side of this sport goes."
It all prepared Jay for his professional path, which, after a quick climb to Triple-A, stalled because of the absence of an immediate fit with the big league club. Jay, who turned 28 on March 15, spent parts of three seasons with Memphis. When he was finally summoned to St. Louis in 2010, he bounced around the outfield, filling in as needed.
It wasn't until the Cardinals dealt center fielder Colby Rasmus at the 2011 Trade Deadline that Jay finally sensed the Cardinals committing to him. He prepares for the 2013 regular season having proven his value as an everyday center fielder, much in the same way that Allen Craig has finally found his everyday job at first base.
"It might not have been as fast as we would have liked it to have been, but we were patient and worked hard," Jay said of his and Craig's journey to the Majors. "We did what we needed to do, and instead of pouting about it, we worked every day. Now, it's nice to come into the season as a starter, even though it doesn't change how hard I work. But you know the role. You know what to expect. You know in Spring Training, exactly what you need to do to get ready."
Jay, who made a diving catch to save a run against the Mets on Thursday, solidified his credentials as a capable Major League center fielder last season. He became just the third outfielder in Cardinals history (minimum 108 games) to play errorless defense. And, as manager Mike Matheny describes it, Jay took over the task of "quarterbacking" in the outfield.
Despite playing between two outfielders -- Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran -- with a combined 24 years of service time and 15 All-Star appearances, Jay willingly took charge.
"That's not an easy transition, especially when you have guys of that caliber around you," Matheny said. "It's hard to jump in and really take that leadership role, but I think that's part of his natural makeup. He has those leadership characteristics in him. It was something he was excited about this offseason to kick it to another level."
This spring, Jay also found guidance in guest instructors Jim Edmonds and Willie McGee. The three analyzed ballparks, hitters and approaches together in a way Jay said he never had before.
"That's what comes with being a center fielder," Jay said. "You have to take ownership. You really have to step up. I think that's what makes the great center fielders great. They play fearless out there. They take charge. They're not afraid to say, 'I messed up.'"
Jay's leadership has been evident this spring -- even off the outfield grass, as he's taken the initiative of being a buddy to prospect Oscar Taveras. He's an accountability partner of sorts, helping Taveras learn how to read hitters' swings, how to adapt his positioning and how to play with maturity.
He's been a combination of teacher and friend.
"I look up to Jay," Taveras said through a translator. "I feel more confident out there now. I like how he's aggressive out there on balls."
Matheny recently instructed Taveras to watch how Jay approached something as innocuous as shagging balls during batting practice. Matheny wanted Taveras to see the effort, yes, but also the enjoyment.
"He's doing everything short of diving in batting practice," Matheny recalled. "He loves to do this. He's out there going hard for one round of batting practice. That's his plan. He's just out there like a kid enjoying the game of baseball."
Something interesting has happened, too, Matheny noted. Taveras has started to mimic Jay's pregame seriousness.
While solid on defense, Jay will again be asked to spark the offense. With Rafael Furcal out for the season, Jay is set to hit leadoff, a spot where he took half of his at-bats in 2012. He finished the year tied for fourth in the National League among leadoff hitters with a .303 average.
On a team not constructed around speed, Jay brings that element. He led the Cardinals with 19 stolen bases last season and has been testing his limits and leads throughout Grapefruit League play. The Cardinals have encouraged him to be advantageous, but not reckless. They value having him on base more than they do the extra 90 feet.
This concept of taking advantage of opportunities should come natural to Jay -- it's the same path he walked to get here.
"I knew everything would work itself out here in this organization," he said. "There was not another organization that I wanted to be with. It's paid off."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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All applicants seeking to submit a proposal to the Indiana Charter School Board ("ICSB") are first required to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") indicating their interest in applying to the ICSB. Only those applicants that meet the LOI deadline are eligible to submit a Full Application. Please note that submission of the LOI does not obligate the applicant to submit a Full Application. All LOIs and Full Application submissions will be posted on the ICSB website. Before beginning the application, please review the ICSB Application FAQs for helpful information.
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Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by Colebatch, Oct 18, 2012.
Well my Husaberg wasnt back from South America when I left on this trip. I would need time to prep it (a lot of time) and I didnt know then if it would be up to this kind of trip.
The BMW was ready, and its a tried and tested machine for this kind of trip. Its economical, reliable, stable, comfortable and has done the job for me countless times in the past.
Yes me also looking forward to this ride report, been very impressed with walter's previous thread's on here and i'm sure this one will make me feel the same.
WOW it is great to have again a WC report from those far away places, can´t wait to see the pics and videos,,,,,,WOW!!!
Sibirsky Sticky this thread time!
A few other riding buddies showed interest, and one of them, Rod, whom I will introduce later, suggested the idea of bringing an American riding buddy of his along - Rick. Rick was a veteran of the TAT and Continental Divide Trails and so before long Rick was applying for visas, prepping his bike and having it shipped over to England for the start of the ride.
There would be three of us attempting to ride the whole trail ... Myself, Terry and Rick. Others would join us later for stages of the trip, but three of us planned to ride it from start to finish:
Rick was on a DR650, which had had the stock suspension looked over, and a steering damper. For luggage, he had a lot ... Dirt bags at the sides, a Giant Loop tank bag, some additions front tank bags and a large bag on the back. It looked a little top heavy to me, but we'll see how it goes.
Six pages after only the introduction. This is going to be a great winter entertainment.
Thanks, Walter.
I see Terry's bike is using Mitas E09 tires.
How did they worked? Mileage compared to yours?
I use the Mitas myself and they do the job, but I'm not sure those would be the ones I'd choose for a muddy trip like this could be expected to be.
Yes Terry used the E09 Dakars - with the yellow stripe. They seemed to have incredible mileage. There was not too much mud, so I think he made a very good choice.
I was using Michelin Deserts and designed the route around the mileage I get from those. I had scheduled tyre changes at the start of the off-road at the Poland - Ukraine border, then another at Astana in Kazakhstan and a final one in Irkutsk in Siberia. Each of the three tyre legs was approx 6000 km. I think Terry could have done with one less tyre change, using two sets for 9000 km each ... thats how durable they were.
He got a little less grip than me on the Deserts, but not enough less to make a noteable difference in the speeds we were riding. For the little money they cost, they are an impressive tyre for this kind of work.
There was one other guy who planned to ride with us from the start, all the way, a good friend of mine who goes by the nick "ClearandLock". Sadly, ClearandLock had to pull out as he needed to go into training all summer long for the 2013 Dakar.
But he had his bike all prepared - here next to mine:
And been on a shakedown ride to Morocco at the beginning of the year in preparation:
Now his beautifully prepped X-Challenge layed idle all summer, while his Dakar bike, a 450 RR, got all the riding.
Clayton Mate, I hope you dont bomb out early in the Dakar, cause you sure sacrificed a fantastic ride for it. Bon Chance !
I hope so!
With winter coming, less riding, more desiring.
Hi Vanda, yes the e09,s are a great tyre, i would use them again, although they are not the best in mud .
There was probably only one day they really bombed out and with my low front fender, caused a very "eventful"
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I've been considering a low fender for improved cooling as I ride Nevada, Cali, Arizona most of the warm/hot months.
How do you rate it?
Would you do it again?
I have switched to a low fender a couple of years and 60,000 adv km ago ... and wouldnt go back. I am fully converted to low fenders. I have specifically used a very good adventure bike low fender, the KTM 990 unit, which has loads of clearance both above the tyre and more importantly, to the side of the tyre. The main drawback to this fender is you need 190mm (KTM / Husaberg) spacing between the forks to fit it properly, and it should be longer at the back.
Terry used the stock X-Country fender and raised it a bit to fit his larger 21 inch wheel, but the problem is still that the fender is too narrow, so jammed up at the side in the one session of super sticky clay we encountered on the ride. Nothing a few minutes with a stick or tyre lever couldnt fix tho.
My advice is choose a fender to fit the forks, then add some spacers to give it a little more vertical clearance. KTM tends to space their forks 190mm apart. The Japanese often use 200 mm, and BMW typically uses 210mm. In the pictures of ClearandLock's bike higher up this page, he has 200mm fork spacing but still fitted the KTM 990 low fender successfully.
Can see my employer paying me for lots of reading instead of working over the next few weeks
Another Colebatch gem, sure to not disappoint! 5 stars from the start!
Great information...Thanks for being so willing to share!
I've read all your RR and really do appreciate the artistry of your writing and how you've re-engineered the Xch.


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To say that Bruce Kittle has hit the ground running in his first few months as a full-time assistant on Bob Stoops' staff would be a mild understatement and nowhere is his work to date more evident than the pursuit of Lakewood (Wash.) Lakes offensive tackle Zach Banner. The 6-foot-9, 310-pound prospect was among Oklahoma's first offers at the position following Kittle's hire in January.
However it seemed to most at the time that while the offer was sincere it wasn't likely to have much impact as Banner's familial connection - however distant - to Washington along with the reality Oklahoma rarely recruits the state would be too much to overcome.
But thanks to the diligent work of Kittle, along with an assist from Sooner head man Bob Stoops, the Sooners are currently in good stead with the nation's No. 7 offensive tackle and No. 38 overall player.
Click "Oklahoma, they are obviously in my top five, I don't have it out yet but they will be in it, I've got a scheduled visit on Sept. 24, for the Missouri game, I'm going to be down there," Banner said. "Basically we just want to get down there, I think Here to view this Link.Oklahoma is a place I could be with coach Kittle and coach Stoops, I've been talking with them for the past month or so and basically I really do like Oklahoma."
Banner says he was aware of Oklahoma's success at producing NFL offensive linemen but it's not something Kittle has forgotten to mention, and they feel he could be another to
"That's something they talk about, you look at their tackle tradition, and this year they have two senior tackles and two guys who are going to the league," he explained. "They've said look Zach you work hard, you're athletic, you've got solid size and get you down here working with the greatest trainers in the world, they are definitely talking a good game about playing early."
So what is it that has one of the country's elite offensive tackles so serious about a program that he has no personal connection to and miles and miles between his hometown and Oklahoma's campus?
"The program and the school, just basically, I talked to my best friends about it and Oklahoma has always is a place we've always watched me and my friends and stuff, we just love watching college football, we just love watching football," he said. "And if you watch college football you watch (Oklahoma) all the time, basically the program, the rich tradition. It's a place where I can set myself up, they want me to play both sports and I could set up my career, and have a good career there. I feel like we could win national championships there and I can market myself to go to the next level."
For a player so highly regarded it's almost shocking to see that Banner isn't currently ranked as Washington's No. 1 player. But the good news for one college football program is that Banner, and his close friend Joshua Garnett, are planning to become bookend tackles for one lucky school. And the two of them are clearly paying mind to what kind of class they could be joining.
"Oh yeah, I think about that all the time, I want to be in a good class. One of my good friends, Josh Garnett, he is going to schedule his official (to Oklahoma) and basically we feel like we're going to go to the same school," Banner explained.
"Oklahoma is going to recruit national guys and if it's guys from down there that's fine. I know they don't really recruit away from down there and for them to come to me cause coach Kittle came to my school and said they are serious about me if we are serious about them, I liked that."
Though Garnett won't be able to join Banner for his visit to Oklahoma on Sept. 24 he'll be able to tell his friend all about it, as well as his visit to Michigan on Sept. 9 and Notre Dame on Oct. 21 along with his two other official visits.
"I'm going to take all five officials. I'm looking for whatever is going to be the home away from home, people talk about U-Dub (Washington) being 45 minutes away but it's Seattle and that's different than Tacoma. I have to find my home away from home. I have to feel it," he said.
"I'm the hometown guy, everyone in Tacoma and Lakewood and Seattle know me they want me to go to Washington but there are a lot of other school fans around here so it's not just coming off for me locally I've gotten my name out there nationally with fans and scouts, and built a relationship with those folks."


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A North Chicago woman has been charged after 30 dogs were found dehydrated and malnourished in her one-bedroom home.
The 42-year-old woman, Yesdil Del Socorro Garcia-Hurtado, faces nine counts of animal cruelty and one count of animal hoarding, police said. She is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 7.
Police Animal Control said the apartment where the dogs were found was "covered with animal waste and extreme insect infestation." Most of the dogs had suffered varying degrees of dehydration and malnutrition, and two dogs needed emergency medical care, animal warden Dana Duestch said. Two other dogs were noticeably pregnant.
The owner relinquished the dogs to police last Friday.
Since the story aired on Monday, Duestch said 400 people volunteered to help care for the dogs until they find homes. Donations generated two skids of food, cleaning supplies, bedding and shelter resources.
"They are doing so much better and socializing," Duestch said. "By Friday they will all be with the shelters and being fostered."
A makeshift kennel has been created in the meantime at the police department.
Anyone interested in helping with the dogs on a volunteer basis is asked to call 847-596-8774 and leave a contact number.


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Send a German and two Dutch pro cyclists to California for the first time in their lives and what jumps out? "It reminds me a little bit of Australia," says Marcel Kittel.
Kittel, the 23-year-old German winner of stage seven of the 2011 Vuelta a España and four stages of the Tour of Poland, also took the bronze metal in the 2010 under-23 world championship time trial in Australia. "All the palm trees and the coast" along San Diego's Pacific edge remind him of his weeks down under.
We caught up with Kittel and his two Dutch teammates, Tom Veelers and Tom Stamsnijder, during two weeks of San Diego training and wind tunnel testing with their 2012 team, Project 1T4i. Part of the team is in San Diego while the rest of the squad — a continuation of 2011's Skil-Shimano pro continental team — trains in Alicante, Spain.
"The whole country is so totally different than Europe," Kittel notes of the United States. "Every thing is a little bit bigger and wider."
Sitting in the control room of the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel, Kittel says he has been refining his time trial position since he was a junior. Something worked, because he won the junior world championship time trial championship in both 2005 and 2006. Nonetheless, he has been anticipating his first wind tunnel opportunity to test his position "in a very professional way."
"I think my position is OK," the friendly German observes, but then adds, laughing and with disarming directness, "but maybe they will find that it is just shit!"
Kittel says that he is not the type to dwell on the technical aspects of his bikes. "A Tony Martin or Fabian Cancellara, they are really interested in having a perfect position for time trialing because that's their speciality."
But with his focus on sprinting, obsessive attention to his time trial position is not as personally important to Kittel. Dialing in his bike fit "is of course nice, because I can save maybe energy if I have a better position," but he admits that working on his position on the road bike is more critical for his career.
Thinking back to his August 26 Tour of Spain stage win in Talavera de la Reina over Peter Sagan and Oscar Freire, Kittel says, "it was a big goal to win a stage there. You never know in the end what happens. It was a good day for us, but it wasn't easy." Winning the first three stages of the Tour of Poland, and then taking a stage seven victory for good measure, "Was also not easy. But of course if you have good legs, then cycling, it feels a little bit easier." Kittel admits that for him, much of the suffering he experiences takes place in his head. "The pain in your legs, it's only half of the pain," he explains.
To address the space between his ears, Kittel has been working with the Skil-Shimano coach Merjin Zeeman on psychology. "He's really good with the mental part of training," Kittel observes. "I know I have to learn a lot." During stage races the coach and rider talk about Kittel's perspective on himself and his position relative to other riders. "A lot of times I have the feeling that my world, the world of Marcel, is really dark. And then he said to me, 'OK, maybe you should have a look; is it really that dark like you think, or is it maybe more bright?"
Only one pro rider crossed the line first more often than Kittel in 2011, Philippe Gilbert. Yet, the fact that Kittel still gets discouraged illustrates what a powerful role mental outlook plays in a cyclist's training program. "It's always a progress," Kittel says of the psychological tier of his training regime.
"In the beginning when I started to work with Merjin, I thought, 'Ahh, I don't get it what he means.'" But with time, Kittel began to grok the thrust of Zeeman's lesson that by taking a wider-angle view of his position in life, the rider could harness powers locked in a closet in his brain. "He saw things that I hadn't seen before."


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Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by Into Darkness, Sep 2, 2013.
One day we will all be having this conversation in the great gig in the sky.
I believe the elements that i am made up of will disperse themselves back into the planet and that will be the end of me and my consciousness, but who know's what the odds are for those very same elements to come together once again in the very same structure they are in at present, in say another 5 billion years time.
Or not. That's, you know, kinda the point of this thread...
^Cheers to agreeing on uncertainty!
That's generally how I see it as well.
I've always been fascinated with astronomy and cosmology. And to quote one of the scientists from How the Universe Works (or Through the Wormhole): "We are all stardust," born of supernovae that created the spark of life. So ashes to ashes, stardust to stardust ...
The interesting thing about life is that it is the only thing in the universe that actively fights entropy. A cup that fell from a table and shattered into hundred pieces is not going to return to its state at the top of the table. Everything in the universe wants balance, but life doesn't. It keeps regenerating and by that, it keeps an unstable, unbalanced state. Death is when an organism loses that battle. But then other organisms come and use the remains of the dead to support their own fight.
It was Sagan who famously said "The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff."
And this is, I guess, why I don't personally understand religion. And I am speaking in very broad terms here -- I know what follows does not apply to all religions or all believers: I can understand how religion is likely to have evolved, but I don't understand the drive to believe. Isn't the natural world enough? Isn't it beautiful, bizarre, curious, and profound enough on its own? Why must we cling to a supernatural, when there is so much wonder yet to be understood. To me, our habit of "projecting our own nature onto nature," to quote Sagan once more, seems trivializing, and it is the height of arrogance to imagine that it was all created just for us.
Fear of what comes after. The fear of death can be a powerful motivator to believe that there is something beyond this life, that no, you don't have to end. That is the basis for many religions. The trappings were added later.
I guess I sort of get that. I mean, I really wish there were an afterlife. But I wish I had great legs and a billion dollars too.
As for religion, I would wonder if it wasn't based in control before fear. I don't suppose we'll ever know...evolutionary psychology is a somewhat wooly science.
If I had a Euro for every time I heard this, followed by some not-entirely accurate statement about space science, I'll be... well, not really a billionaire, but a comfortably wealthy man.
It's how the brain works. Religion is a form of superstition, and superstition is the result of pattern recognition and the fact that the brain does not get the whole picture. A lightning strikes just when you did something wrong. And suddenly there is the thought that someone watched you and caused that lighting strike. Because the brain badly WANTS to make sense of it. And the simplest explanation is that "someone did it".
I, too, wish for these things.
Indeed it is. All I can base my ideas on is what I experience for myself, and how I felt when I was deeply religious. I don't like the prospect of death; it does frighten me. Sometimes, a religion makes me want to give it more credence than I should, and I have to remind myself that wishful thinking does not equal reality, and that the likelihood of that religion being an accurate representation of what lies post death is extraordinarily small.
J. You do have great legs.
Aw, you're so sweet!
I had a near-death experience when I was 3. It's my earliest memory.
I fell off a high, un railed porch and smashed my head open on a rock. Yay early-80s Tennessee building codes.
Anywho, I was knocked out. Woke up two days later. But I remember my mother running to me from next door (was at grandparents' neighbors) and hovering above my body.
Now, do I believe in something after this Earthly realm? No. I believe in things I can see and all those Ghosthunter shows on SyFy are uttershit. I'd be nice if I get to spend eternity with my Nanny and Papa and even my dear old cat Maggie, but that ain't happening. The most logical answer is that my brain was just going APESHIT after I got koncked. And it interpret what my tiny, terrified 3 year old brain wanted...which was my mom.
What will happen after I die? Well, a few minutes after my body gives out, my brain will be starved for oxygen and start to shut down. In this hallucinatory state all my endorphins are going to get released because...why not? It's going to make me very happy so I will again see all my loved ones and a bright light and I assume a thousand breasts.
Several hours after my last neuron fires off, I hit room temperature and the build up of carbon dioxide in my blood causes the acidity to make my cells burst. This is the beginning of the end for my corpse, as I've now started to rot. My wishes are to be cremated and spread over something majestic, but if I have just died in a field somewhere, my body is going to start digesting itself after the first 24-72 hours.
After a few days of that delightful image all those billions of bacteria that helped me digest food have turned against me. They've been eating me and expelling gas that has bloated what's left of me.
From there out it gets even worse. My hair, nails, and teeth will begin to fall out. After about two week of being living-impared, my skin would be able to just be pulled off...because I am simply meat.
That's of the dog hasn't gotten to me first.
Yes, I know that. It's all pareidolia. I'm sure I've mentioned an annoying amount of times that the quirks of imperfect perception (which include religion, superstition, and fallacious reasoning) are pretty much my favorite area of study.
I've had an out of body experience during an acid trip. I floated away and felt no connection to my body. At one point, my body disappeared completely and I could barely describe myself as a being, I was an empty room.
Also at another point I wasn't sure if I were physically upstairs or downstairs. But my spirit was staring at the TV while Anchorman turned from live-action to a sort of cartoon.
The point is that the brain goes crazy from the slightest thing and we can find ourselves floating around and going to Heaven or looking up as the room dissolved into the Tardis interior.
Stay off drugs kids.
I've had an out of body experience during an acid trip. I floated away and felt no connection to my body. At one point, my body disappeared completely and I could barely describe myself as a being, I was an empty room.
Also at another point I wasn't sure if I were physically upstairs or downstairs. But my spirit was staring at the TV while Anchorman turned from live-action to a sort of cartoon.
The point is that the brain goes crazy from the slightest thing and we can find ourselves floating around and going to Heaven or looking up as the room dissolved into the Tardis interior.
Stay off drugs kids.
Please do enlighten me. I don't quite recall what Professor Kaku said on the science show, so I was paraphrasing.
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World Net Daily trying to exploit criticism of book linking gays to the Nazi party
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Last week, it was discovered that the right-wing site World Net Daily is selling a discredited book which accuses the gay community of being behind the Nazi Party in Germany during World War II.
This week not only is World Net Daily continuing to sell the book, The Pink Swastika, but it is also trying to capitalize on the recent controversy by claiming that the gay community is trying to silence the book's "findings." The site calls The Pink Swastika:
a book that is disturbing, compelling and persuasive on its major point – that homosexuals dominated the German Nazi Party from its birth through its catastrophic demise.
It's a book that is vilified by America's "gay" activist establishment.
The Pink Swastika hasn't just been vilified by the the so-called "homosexual establishment." It's been vilified by everyone with a working brain and seen for what it is – the latest attempt by a homophobe (i.e. Scott Lively) who has carried his vendetta against the lgbt community to the corners of the globe.
The biggest criticism of The Pink Swastika is that Lively and co-writer Ken Abrams committed several distortions in formulating their theories. According to the site Box Turtle Bulletin:
Dr. Warren Throckmorton, an associate professor at the Christian-based Grove City College, has continued to add to his online series debunking The Pink Swastika. His latest installment is probably the most devastating, where Throckmorton catches Lively lying about his source information virtually red-handed. Throckmorton was joined in this endeavor by associate professor of history, Dr. Jon David Wyneken, whose Ph.D. is in modern German history with a focus on the period between 1933 and 1955. Together, they have undertaken a methodical exposé of Lively's shoddy scholarship.
Throckmorton has written extensively regarding the errors behind The Pink Swastika, all in devastating detail.
Of course World Net Daily editor Joseph Farah would probably disagree with Throckmorton. He claims to have read the book and found it to be accurate:
They say this book has been discredited," Farah says. "But I've read the book and I've read all the criticism. The book more than stands up to all the attacks I've seen, most of which are completely baseless."
However, based on Farrah's past and present history of exploiting conspiracy theories, one could easily guess that his vouching for The Pink Swastika has less to do with its supposed veracity and more to do with how much money it could potentially put in his pocket.
According to an article in the Huffington Post, in 1996, Farah helped to promote a video pushing conspiracy theories about the death of Clinton White House counsel Vincent Foster at $35 a pop.
The same article also says that Farrah is behind a cottage industry of exploiting birther conspiracies regarding President Obama (i.e. the notion that Obama is not a United States citizen) including the sale of bumper stickers, yard signs, postcards, and videos.
To put it in cynical terms, Farrah can be described as a sort of degenerate P.T. Barnum, seeking to reap the benefits of fear, xenophobia, and homophobia.
No doubt he will probably make his money and there is really nothing anyone can do about that. But the question should be asked just how many Congressional leaders will show up should Farrah and World Net Daily put on another "Taking Back America" conference.
We should all pay attention to that. It would definitely give new meaning to the term "lying down with dogs."


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Kathryn Shen, director of the city's Human Resources Department, told the council Monday that about half of the city's workforce will be eligible for retirement within five years. And while she said she doesn't expect all these workers to leave at once, the number is significant enough to warrant preparation by the city.
"Even if half of those (employees) retire, we'll still be in a world of hurt if we don't plan for that," Shen said.
The average age of the current workforce is 45, she said. In 10 years, she noted, the city will "have a turnover of almost the entire workforce."
To deal with the looming changes, Human Resources has just established a task force that over the next few months will be meeting with labor leaders and rank-and-file staff and considering the best ways to recruit and retain talent despite the benefit reductions.
Palo Alto has been experiencing a brain drain since 2009, when the city began to renegotiate the benefit packages for city workers. Recent reforms include a second pension tier for new employees, elimination of a bonus program for managers, elimination of the minimum-staffing provision from the firefighters' contract and a requirement that workers in each of the city's major labor unions contribute up to 10 percent for their medical costs (the city had previously footed the entire bill). These reductions prompted a wave of retirements over the past two years and turnover in senior managers and department heads at just about every level of City Hall.
According to a report from Human Resources, between 2007 and today, half of the city's employees have retired and been replaced.
Even with the recent reforms, the city's financial outlook is far from rosy. Its pension obligations have been rising at an astronomical clip, going from $6.9 million in 2004 to $25.9 million in the current fiscal year. They are projected to reach $35.9 million in 2017, an increase of more than 500 percent in 13 years.
Health care costs have also been climbing at a brisk pace. While the city spent $10 million on medical costs in 2002 and $15.4 million in 2006, the number is projected to climb to $27.3 million in the current fiscal year.
With pension and medical costs spiking, the city's benefit expenditures are now taking a greater share of overall employee costs. In 2002, benefits comprised about 23 percent of salaries. Today, they make up 63 percent, and by 2022 they are projected to equal salaries, a prospect that Shen called "pretty frightening."
Faced with these grim projections, the council is trying to balance the need for reducing expenses while stemming the City Hall exodus, which isn't expected to abate any time soon. In addition to demographics and economics, the wave of employees heading toward the exit is also a reflection of changing work habits, Shen told the council. Before, employees often stayed with one company their entire careers. That is no longer the case, she said.
"My generation and my children's generation really look at moving around between private, public and nonprofit (employers) and contributing where they can contribute and growing their skills," Shen said.
To cope with the changes, the city is trying to inject more flexibility to its employee policies and to create more opportunities for employees to advance their careers. Shen pointed to a recent study by the International Public Management Association for Human Resources, which polled more than 2,200 public-sector workers. When employees were asked to name one thing that would improve their job satisfaction, the top responses were: more opportunities to do what they do best; more career-development opportunities and more flexibility and control over how work is done.
According to the new report, staff plans to use these studies to "develop a recruitment and retention strategy that focuses on a high-performing workforce and combines appropriate levels of training, education, job flexibility, and at-will employment to build a 21st century employment program in Palo Alto during a time of changes to traditional benefits.
"Staff intends to continue open dialogue with employees about the factors that promote engagement and retention, including surveys, focus groups and interviews," the Human Resources report states.
At Monday's meeting, the council voiced support for Shen's proposal to engage city workers. Mayor Yiaway Yeh said that "given the potential loss of the institutional knowledge in such a concentrated amount of time," it's essential for everyone at City Hall to start thinking about the changing workplace culture.
Council members also had plenty of questions about the city's power to further cut pension and health care costs. The former, in particular, is a thorny subject given the many restrictions faced by local jurisdictions, whose pension plans are administered by CalPERS (California Public Employees Retirement System). The process was made even more complicated last month, when Gov. Jerry Brown and the state Legislature agreed on a plan that includes new pension tiers and other pension reforms.
Staff plans to conduct more research about the changes in California's pension laws in preparation for the council's next discussion on employee benefits, which is scheduled for next month and which will focus exclusively on pensions. Future meetings will center on medical costs and other benefits.
City Manager James Keene said the city's trend of rising employee costs began long before the Great Recession. But the economic collapse added a sense of urgency to Palo Alto's reform efforts.
"Our City Council really moved swiftly and strategically to begin focusing on the structural issues that surfaced right away when suddenly some of the supports were removed," Keene said. "That being said, even despite the actions that have been taken, when you look at the trend lines in pension costs and the way CalPERS actually allocates the costs to the cities we will still see rising trajectories in the future."
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After giving birth to son Hank Baskett IV last December, reality star Kendra Wilkinson went from a toned and taut size two up a few sizes into uncharted territory. "My curves shocked me big-time," admits the E! star. "It was a whole other woman I was looking at in the mirror." While Kendra is enjoying her new "different" body, she's looking forward to getting that tone back. "About two months ago, I stopped making excuses. It's time to get out there and really bust my ass like I used to," she says of her now hour-long workouts at the gym and new healthier eating habits, which include salads, grilled chicken and chewing gum to curb cravings. "I was so used to being fit and skinny," she says. "I never had to lose weight until now. I want my muscle back–I don't want anything jiggling. Cardio for me is number one. I need the cardio because I can tone my body, but I gotta burn the fat off!" One step in the right direction? "We didn't have my stripper pole in my house ever since I gave birth, now we're going hang it up. I feel sexy again." –Jennifer Garcia


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MONTERREY, Mexico –Bruce Arena addressed the media following the LA Galaxy's 1-0 CONCACAF Champions League Semifinal second leg defeat to C.F. Monterrey. LA fell 3-1 on aggregate.
Arena's thoughts are below…
(On the club's defeat…)
ARENA: "First all, we're disappointed with the result tonight, but we lost to a very good team. We may have lost this series in the last 10 minutes of the game in Los Angeles. We made it very difficult for ourselves and tonight was going to be hard because of the way that we played in the last 10 minutes last week. Having said that, Monterrey is an excellent team and deserving winners."
(On whether desperation threw off the offense?)
ARENA: "There was no desperation until perhaps the last 20 minutes of the game. "
(On LA's inability to create chances…)
ARENA: "I thought Monterrey played well. Their center backs had an excellent game. The two midfielders, Zavala and Ayovi were very good as well."
(On starting Donovan…)
ARENA: "This competition is very difficult for MLS teams right now, we don't have our full fitness at this time of year and certainly that is the case with Donovan. I thought Landon did very well to survive 90 minutes tonight."
(On the experience…)
ARENA: "A great experience for our club and certainly, we will look back to game one where we were in position to win and come here to make it more difficult on our opponent and we failed in that regard."
(On Omar Gonzalez's performance…)
"I thought Omar performed very well. He can use this competition as a means of growing as a player. Hopefully, he learned something from last week. I think tonight he was excellent."
(On whether MLS teams are at a disadvantage because they have just started their season…)
ARENA: "Yes."
(On how MLS compares to Liga MX…)
ARENA: "Football in the United States is growing and getting better each year. Our league is still behind the Mexican league, the Mexican league has greater resources to build better teams at this point."
(On finishing…)
ARENA: "This game was going to be a tight game. We made on ourselves difficult last week so there was no reason to believe that this game was going to be open in the first 60 minutes of the game. They could comfortably organize their back line and their midfield and pick their spots to go forward. Last week, the last ten minutes of the game impacted the series greatly. We didn't play well tonight in the attack, the last pass, the shot selection, but give them credit, they played very well."
(On what the Galaxy can take from the series…)
ARENA: "There were a lot of positives. Our team played pretty well in this competition and this series. We learned that ten minutes might have sealed our fate."


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Global Rally Is Tinged With Caution
Stock-market investors started the new year with a bang, after a last-minute budget accord in Washington.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 308.41 points, to 13412.55, its best-ever start to a year. In percentage terms, the 2.35% gain was the best opening since 2009.
The rise came after Congress struck a deal to avoid a bundle of automatic tax increases and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff." Many...


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Collective Memory in Contemporary Poland and Pre-Independence (1918) Warfare: An Early 21st Century Foreign Traveler's Observations concerning Polish Battlefield Memorials
This essay examines war memorials in contemporary Poland. The article also analyzes Polish historical memory through the prism of three theories of collective memory discussed by Nachman Ben-Yehuda. To the eye of a foreign observer, Polish memorialization of pre-1918 battle sites appears strange. Significant battlefields from the Seven Years War (1756-1763) and World War I are largely ignored in favor of emphasis on medieval battlefields. The author argues that this pattern reflects both Polish ethnocentric nationalism and a desire to forget the many years during which German-speaking peoples controlled portions of present-day Poland. The author maintains that Poland's early Cold War-era policy of de-Germanization of cultural sites is no longer appropriate for contemporary Poland - a member of the European Union.
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DR starter Deduno in Classic form despite rain
Twins right-hander delivers five scoreless innings in championship victory
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- After seeing his pitcher issue two walks and throw a wild pitch, manager Tony Pena figured he had seen enough.
His thinking wasn't unjustified. The Dominicans were up by a slim two-run margin, Angel Pagan was on deck and Pena, sensing he had gotten enough out of Samuel Deduno and not wanting to push his starting pitcher in such wet, rainy conditions, felt comfortable turning to a more veteran member of his pitching staff, 14-year Major League veteran Octavio Dotel.
Pena made the "I'm going to lift my pitcher" stroll to the mound, but then the unexpected happened: Deduno convinced his manager to leave him in the game.
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"He said, 'Please don't take me out of the game,'" Pena recalled. "'I want this guy.'" I said, 'You want it? You got it.' That's the one thing -- I'm never going to take anything away from them, and he did his job."
Deduno's confidence in that moment shouldn't be all that shocking, considering he had pretty much mastered the art of escaping difficult moments throughout the World Baseball Classic. In this instance, he logged his 17th strikeout -- second highest by any single pitcher in the tournament -- by fanning Pagan to end the inning.
Deduno walked off the mound knowing he was one of the Dominican Republic's biggest contributors throughout its run to the championship game, and, as it later accomplished with a 3-0 win over Puerto Rico, the title.
"If [Pagan] would have gotten a hit, I would have kicked [Deduno] in the rear end," Pena joked. "Then I would have kicked myself."
Deduno isn't as recognizable as some of his teammates, and until now, he lacked star power compared to the likes of Robinson Cano and Jose Reyes. But that all changed with one game in the Classic. Deduno surely made his presence known, and he proved each outing was no fluke simply by matching or topping his prior performance every time out.
In the Dominicans' win over Spain, Deduno tossed four scoreless innings with five strikeouts. In his second Classic start, against the United States, he allowed one run on five hits with seven strikeouts but did not factor in the decision.
Deduno pitched five stellar innings in the championship game, yielding two hits and three walks while striking out five.
"He pitched three games for us, and three successful games," Pena said. "The job he has done, he has been unbelievable. Today, he could have gone 95 pitches, easy."
But Pena stuck with his vow to win this thing on the strength of the bullpen.
"We have the horses," Pena said. "Since I said earlier, when we started the WBC, our bullpen was the root. We only played for five innings with the starting pitcher, and after that, I would turn the game over to them. And that's exactly what we did. But Samuel did a great job for us, a great job."
Not much was known about the 29-year-old Deduno outside of Minnesota prior to this tournament, except that he split time between the Twins and their Triple-A club in Rochester last season. For Minnesota, he was 6-5 with a 4.44 ERA over a career-high 15 starts. The 2013 season will mark his third in the big leagues.
Thanks to the World Baseball Classic, we now know a few more things about Deduno. For one, he's is undeterred by less than ideal conditions. He proved so by pitching off a soppy mound and peering through drizzly conditions for most of his outing and appearing to be oblivious to the elements.
"It was a little cold," Pena said. "He was fighting [through] it, because he was starting to feel like he couldn't get a grip on the ball well."
We also know that even when Deduno loses control a little, he can still make the big pitch. He showed this by ending three of his five frames with strikeouts.
The performance earned Deduno Player of the Game honors, a distinction that may have been slightly overlooked by the bigger story of the Dominican running the table for the first time in World Baseball Classic history. The Dominicans posted a perfect 8-0 record.
"This is the third Classic," Reyes said. "Thank God we're finally able to accomplish what everyone wanted and expected of the DR, which was a trophy as champions. We did it all together. Do you understand? We did this all together."
Alyson Footer is a national correspondent for MLB.com. Follow her on Twitter @alysonfooter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Tech-savvy and Growth-focused Marketing Leader in Chicago
Cody helps senior executives accelerate growth by designing, building, and optimizing their marketing operations.
Cody has a diverse marketing background which includes start-ups, agency consulting, and go-to-market product strategy for large enterprises. Cody has repeatedly helped organizations build their demand generation programs from the ground up. Cody was selected as a winner in Business for Chicago's 1st Annual 2016 Power 30 Under 30™ Awards, presented by Porsche Cars of North America and The Apex Society. His sweet spot is SaaS technology companies targeting businesses across industries via integrated marketing campaigns.
Cody continues to build on his successful track-record of leading marketing teams, delivering qualified leads to sales, and showing positive ROI by connecting the right strategy, tactics, and technology with the business objectives. You'll often find him acting as a change-agent with ambitious entrepreneurs that aim to push their products to market.
View Cody's Resume on LinkedIn
Career Highlights
Director of Demand Generation
Sphera // Chicago IL
October 2016 to Present
A software and information services provider that specializes in operational risk, environmental performance, and product stewardship.
Director of Marketing
IVANS, a division of Applied Systems // University Park IL
April 2014 to October 2016
Industry standard for connectivity and data exchange between carriers, MGAs and independent agencies in the property and casualty insurance industry.
Jeremy Lind // Senior Solutions Architect at EvoSure
April 9, 2016
Cody defines what it means to be on the cutting-edge of marketing trends and technologies, while also possessing a unique ability to translate that knowledge into easily digestible data points for decision makers.
Cody's vast experience with varying marketing tools and philosophies gives him the ability to form programs and campaigns that are not only highly effective, but also very efficient.
I can count on a single hand the number of colleagues I've worked with over the past 15 years that I would consider as highly regarded in their field as Cody is in his. It was a true honor and privilege to have worked alongside Cody while at EvoSure.
Brian Fryer // UI/UX Developer at EvoSure
Feb 2, 2016
His ability to ramp up on new projects is remarkable. He is methodical/thorough with analytics to maximize learnings for future campaigns, and is able to succinctly present marketing insights to help his team understand what the data is saying. Too, his zealousness for making data-driven decisions is finely tempered with a healthy marketers instinct. Cody is quick, knowledgable, and agile—all the things you'd hope for in a growth hacker. 10/10; would hack with him again.
Director of Marketing
Educational Resources // Hoffman Estates IL
September 2013 to March 2014
Technology start-up that built a mobile tablet and curriculum management system for K-12 classrooms.
Janice Bautista // Marketing Coordinator at Educational Resources
Jun 9, 2014
Cody is a great manager and coach. He helped me discover my career goals and lifelong aspirations that have allowed me to aim high and be successful in all aspects of my life. He is, by every definition, a goal-driven entrepreneur, who has proven himself in many roles. He would be an asset to any team that he is a part of.
Rich Jasiak // Marketing Specialist, Educational Resources
Aug. 30, 2014
I have had the opportunity to work with Cody on a few different levels, most recently at Educational Resources. Under him, I found his analytic knowledge and creative skills incredibly valuable. Working under Cody's direction, I look back to some of my top work. Cody is an excellent worker and great in dealing with difficult situations. His forward thinking, expertise and positive can-do attitude made working with him a pleasure. He set a clear path to get where he is today and continues to drive towards his future goals, inspiring those around him along the way.
Caitlyn Deist // Product Specialist, Educational Resources
Sep. 9, 2014
Although I didn't report directly to Cody at Educational Resources, the small start-up environment of the company allowed us to collaborate and work together almost daily. Cody was always a pleasure to work with and whenever someone on the team needed help, he was the first one to lend a hand. Cody served as a wonderful mentor and consummate professional and it would be my distinct pleasure to work with him again in the future.
Director of Email Marketing
Vision // Chicago IL
January 2012 to September 2013
Full-service marketing agency with digital and print capabilities.
Kortney Markham // Email Marketing Specialist at Vision
Jan 9, 2014
Cody Ward is one those rare managers that bring out the best in all of their team and co-workers. He has had a major influence on my career and my life. A great motivator, he was always willing to share his knowledge on any subject as well as pick up slack when the team was overwhelmed. Our productivity and environment changed drastically because of his positive attitude and commitment to team goals with trust. It was my pleasure working with him.
Ed Bustos // Email Marketing Coordinator at Vision
Aug 4, 2014
I had the pleasure of working for Cody at Vision Integrated Graphics. His interpersonal, technical and managing skills helped our E-mail Marketing team run flawlessly throughout his tenure. Cody masterminded United Stationers Email Preference Center, which was a huge undertaking since United Stationers distributes a wide range of email programs and has a diverse client base. I would highly recommend Cody if you're looking for a team leader for your Digital Marketing team!
Amy Duvall // Email Marketing Project Manager at Vision
Feb 12, 2014
Cody is wise beyond his years. I reported to Cody for nearly two years while working at United Stationers. In that time, he made it a point to manage his team of four as individuals. He quickly identified what our strengths and areas of improvement were and made it his mission to see us grow as professionals. Cody is an all-around talented marketing professional. In his time at United Stationers, Cody successfully managed the launch of a DIY email solution for resellers and improved the overall strategy of the On Your Behalf email program. I highly recommend Cody for any Senior Marketing position.
Marketing Analyst
Zurich // Schaumburg IL
August 2009 to January 2012
Global commercial insurance carrier.
Matt Foran // Director of Strategy at Zurich
Jun 17, 2013
Cody has the cutting edge digital marketing skills that are necessary to compete in this growing digital age. Cody has designed solutions that scale from the smallest company to a Fortune 500 firm with the same outcomes: Objectives are achieved. Whether the objective has been brand awareness, market communications, new prospect identification, or new customer conversion, Cody has been able to design solutions that drive the right outcome, are measurable, and exceed the ROI targets. Cody's solutions leverage a number of applications, which when combined, create far more value than the individual parts. Cody creates an advantage for any organization who is lucky enough to have him on their team.
Brett Wood // Marketing, Social Media & Media Relations at Zurich
Feb 26, 2013
Cody is a bright, innovative digital and social marketing professional who is also an absolute pleasure to work with. We worked together to transform an organization from simply present in social media to strategically effective, collaborating across business areas. Cody has tremendous social intuition, an expert content filter, and is highly valued by all who call him a colleague.
Anna Ekelman // Marketing Specialist at Zurich
December 14, 2011
Cody is an exceptional, dedicated and forward-thinking marketing professional. I have had many opportunities to work with Cody on various creative projects and initiatives and Cody always asks the right questions, offers innovative ideas and ways to accomplish the tasks, and most importantly, commits 100% to achieving the goals and expected results. I am most impressed with his experience within the digital framework as well as his immense knowledge of all social media vehicles. He is portrayed as a very valuable resource and his willingness to constantly teach others shines through from his determination and work ethic. I am confident that Cody will be successful in any role that he decides to pursue.
Jill Gaynor // AVP Customer Proposition Management, Zurich
May 22, 2012
Cody is a top notch marketer and team player. His career is one to watch!
Stephen Zimmerman // Manager, Modeling & Analytics at Zurich
January 27, 2011
I had a chance to work with Cody between 2009 and 2010 at Zurich Financial Services. Cody was instrumental in setting up the Marketing Customer Contact database at Zurich, which was used to maintain contact information for current and prospective customers, develop and deliver proactive customer communication, and measure customer interest in Zurich products. Specifically, Cody developed data standards and processes for receiving data that we pulled from our internal systems, and loaded it into an environment that could be used for the Marketing Customer Contact Database. He presented results of customer communication to our department on a weekly basis, many times in front of senior management.
Cody was a pleasure to work with. He had very good ideas about how the company could leverage the database to improve results, and he collaborated well within our department, as well as with groups outside of our immediate area. With the experience he gained, the innovative ideas he consistently offered to our team, and his strong ability to work well with others, I recommend him to any firm needing someone to build, maintain and/or utilize a marketing information to improve its performance.
Megan McKenna // Senior Designer at Zurich
January 13, 2012
I collaborated with Cody on a variety of projects and the transition from his technology expertise to my creative ideas were always seamless. Cody always brought solutions on how to achieve results or ideas. He also brought an in-depth knowledge of web and technological advancements to do cutting edge marketing.
Digital Marketing Intern/Contractor
Allstate // Northbrook IL
May to August in 2007, 2008, & 2009
National personal lines and small business insurance carrier.
Lizzie Schreier // Senior Internet Marketing Strategist at Allstate
February 3, 2008
Cody was an asset to the allstate internet marketing organization in which he worked as an intern. His knowledge of search engine optimization as well as internet technologies were astounding and he proved to be an integral part of the SEO team in a very short time. As Cody was still in school during his tenure at Allstate, his professionalism and passion was a surprise and one in which all came to admire Cody. Cody would be an asset to any organization.
Charlie Breit // Associate Marketing Manager at Allstate
November 12, 2008
Cody is a talented individual in the area of search marketing. He has proven time and time again to posses the skills required to get any website to the top of search rankings for both paid and organic search. In addition, Cody has shown that he has a great entrepreneurial spirit that will allow him to tackle any challenge. Cody would be a great addition to any team and help your company improve its web presence.
Diane Busman // Website Manager at Allstate
August 30, 2009
Though this was Cody's third year as an Allstate intern, he leveraged that prior time as a means to immediately contribute to our online strategic needs. Cody offered critical input relative to search engine optimization in helping us tweak our content for effectively. He also helped oversee several key projects to deliver on time and to spec. Cody's collaborative, innovative and an outstanding team member for any organization.
Craig A Oldham // Director Online Marketing at Allstate
October 28, 2008
I had the opportunity to work with Cody at Allstate for two summers when he was our intern on the online marketing team.
Cody did an outstanding job. He did such an outstanding job we brought him back for a second internship. Cody was a tremendous asset working on the search marketing team. Cody also was a valuable asset to the entire online marketing team. He was able to use this overall online knowledge to help improve the allstate.com digital experience.
Chris Pinkerton // Senior Account Director at Mediative
February 4, 2012
Cody is a true modern marketer. He has the rare ability to cut through the noise of digital marketing and use his deep analytical and business sense, to focus where the biggest wins are. He can easily take insight and turn it into actionable recommendations, which makes him an extremely valuable asset to any company. Not to mention he is a hockey fan, so what more could you ask for!
Kathy Flanagan // Marketing Manager at Allstate
December 4, 2007
Cody worked as a summer intern and quickly demonstrated his value to the Direct Channel with his understanding of the internet and search engine optimization. In a short time, he wrote an extensive Intro to SEO document that we now use for training. He is very hardworking, open to learning new things new ways and interested in staying ahead of the learning curve. Cody contributed a substantial amount of information and insight in the short time he was here. Cody is a valuable asset to any company.
Chris Davies // Search Marketing Strategist at Enquiro
September 30, 2009
Cody was serving as an Internet Marketing Intern when I had the opportunity to work with him on several major projects. The depth of his knowledge, coupled with a voracious appetite for learning made him a pleasure to work with. In particular, Cody did an excellent job of sharing his knowledge across teams as well as tackling several technically complicated SEO initiatives. I wouldn't hesitate to work with him again or have him as a member of my team.
Rick Tobin // Director of Research at Enquiro
December 20, 2007
Cody was a detail-oriented professional whose abilities and talents far exceeded his job title.
With very little prompting or direction, he possessed the ability to take a project and run with it – identifying the appropriate solutions and ensuring that everything was implemented within time lines.
I found him to be curious and knowledgeable – he held his own amongst VPs and consultants alike.
Whenever there was an instance that he was caught off guard and did not have an answer, he would not shrink away from adversity, but would take accountability and diligently find a solution.
It was maybe his honesty and courage in business that most impressed me.
Feel free to contact me directly at any time if you would like to discuss Cody and his work experience.
Integrated Performance Systems // East Dundee IL
September 2003 to August 2006
Technology start-up that built one of the first platforms for human capital performance management. Acquired by Beeline in 2006.
Paul Krause // Vice President at Integrated Performance Systems
December 4, 2007
Cody is a thorough, thoughtful programmer. He displays excellence insight into business operations, and establishing a code base that realizes business process improvements. He take the extra effort to get to know the project stakeholders and deliver for them.
John Gambacorta // Professional & Account Services at Integrated Performance Systems
March 4, 2008
Cody is a very creative, hard working, and very smart. Cody is a joy to work with.
Sophia Konstantinidis // Office Coordinator at Integrated Performance Systems
January 22, 2008
Cody was great to work with…he was instrumental in backing me up during my long vacation absence as Webex Host for one of our clients. Cody is very detailed oriented and has great technical skills which made the Webex Hosting a breeze for him. Cody is also very personable and a team player….he would truly be an asset to any organization. It was a pleasure working with him!
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science in Advertising
2005 – 2009


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It began with a round of Beloit Jeopardy.
Answer: Today
Question: What is a great day to be a Beloiter?
Scott Bierman addressed a full crowd of Beloiters in Moore Lounge Tuesday, in his annual Fall Conversation with the President.
The most pressing topics at hand were the decisions the college's board of trustees made this past weekend.
"It was a momentous board meeting in lots of ways," Bierman said.
Namely, the board voted to approve a plan outlining steps towards the transferring ownership of the Blackhawk Generating Station—more commonly known around campus as "the powerhouse"—from Alliant Energy to Beloit College. The second piece of this development is that the board selected award-winning Chicago architectural firm Studio Gang Architects to lead efforts to convert the power plant. A committee composed of students, faculty, and staff recommended Studio Gang to the board after three firms visited campus earlier this month.
"We think it's a firm that will respect the building, respect the place the building has in the city's past, and respect the place the building has in the college's future," the president said.
Details about the deal are as follows (you can read the full press release here.):
- Alliant Energy and Beloit College have agreed upon a three-year window for developing this project. Under this arrangement, Beloit will have three years to raise the $30 million needed for the project, after which the college and utility will formalize a sale of the property to the college. In the meantime, Alliant Energy is moving ahead with remediation work at the Blackhawk Generating Station
- Final sale of the building to the college will be contingent on, among other things, Beloit successfully raising $30 million to fund the construction.
- The hiring of Studio Gang at this point in the process is intended to help inform Alliant Energy's building preparation efforts, including determining what interior components would be removed and recycled when fundraising is completed, and what could remain at the property.
- Beloit College has already completed an initial, campus-wide programming study that informed and enlarged its initial plans for the facility. A semester-long programming study for the building (completed in spring 2012) yielded a list of 10 pressing space needs for the college—from a 150-seat public auditorium to a competition-grade swimming pool.
- More on the college and Alliant Energy's work to date is available here.
Beyond the major power plant updates, Bierman also addressed questions posed online prior to the event, including:
What's being done to better integrate international students more quickly into campus life? Bierman asked Director of International Education Betsy Brewer to speak on this front, and she reported that her office is performing a self-study and organizing exchange student focus groups aimed at this very issue.
Distribution/availability of classes across semesters: "It's always going to be the case that there are going to be constraints," the president said, due to the model of delivery—i.e., unlike a community college, which can hire instructors to meet demand for certain classes, the college has to take a more considered approach. Registrar Mary Boros-Kazai said close attention is paid to the way classes are distributed across semesters, but having FYI seminars in the fall semester skews the balance slightly.
On the budget: "At the end of the day, the budget for this year will be balanced," Bierman said, and he is "enormously optimistic" about next year's budget, though due to a 30-student shortfall in the incoming class, he is asking all budget managers across campus to keep an eye on their budgets.
On the importance of increasing the number of domestic minority professors, especially in the science department: "There are processes in place…to recruit more diverse applicants," Bierman said, and part of that is to recruit even when no positions are open, by inviting scholars to campus, and having current faculty and staff reach out to exceptional scholars and professors at other institutions at conferences.
Favorite tree: Apparently there is an "Ent-tree" in the Biermans' backyard, which is the president's current favorite. "I'm reminded of Middle Earth every time I look out the window," he said, though it's followed closely by the gingko tree outside Campbell Hall.


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SLE226 - Environmental Team Based Research
Unit details
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|Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
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SLE103 and one of SLE101 or SLE132
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1 x 2 hour class per week, 6 x 3 hour practicals per trimester, 4 day field trip to the Grampians.
Note:Students will be required to meet their own expenses while on a 4 day field study trip.
The design of experiments, analysis of environmental data and working effectively in a team based situation are critical skills required by all environmental scientists. This unit is devised to step students through the process of environmental research from initial project conception through to presenting the findings of research in a professional format. This unit comprises a series of classes and practicals aimed at developing skills in experimental design, data analysis (using statistical software) and data presentation. A major component of this unit involves students working in a team to design, conduct and report on their own environmental research project. This unit aims to develop strong analytical skills, research skills, communication skills and team work skills.
Practical work 15%, data analysis assignment 20%, data analysis test 30%, group research poster 25%, teamwork evaluation 10%
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Never before has it been so easy to keep so much power under control. This is as true on public roads as it is on the racetrack. The RR is a full-blooded racing bike, even though it can be ridden with a number plate attached. A race proven sport bike for the road.


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Climate Leadership Continues in the European Union
The European Union might be going through a lot of financial turmoil at the moment, however they are still leading the way when it comes to environmental policy. Their carbon targets have consistently been higher than any other country in the world and they have also actually met and exceeded them.
At the Durban Climate Summit last year, the EU environment ministers were noted for their progressive and constructive role they played in coming up with a new international agreement.
The EU strategy has always been to lead with vision and to generate economic and environmental benefits. Since the EU has set binding emissions and renewable energy targets, many countries have followed suit. The carbon pricing cap-and-trade scheme was introduced in the EU and now New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea and most importantly, China have followed suit.
More recently, the EU set a cap on carbon emissions for all airlines. The decision to include airlines in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) has been met with vehement opposition from China, Russia, and the US. In the grand scheme of things, the fees associated with the scheme are quite modest: only increaseincrease of around €4 to the price of a long haul ticket. If opposing countries were to impose levies or ground European flights, it would not only affect the European economy but it would damage their own economies as well.
Article continues: http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/03/climate-leadership-continues-european-union/
EU from Space image via Shuttestock


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General Foods Corporation
List of Deals
- 1938 sale of $4.50 cumulative preferred stock
- 1951 $35,000,000 3 3/8% debentures due July 1, 1976
- 1974 $100,000,000 7 1/2% notes due March 1, 1984
General Foods Corporation was founded by C.W. Post in January 1895. In February 1922 the company was incorporated in Delaware as the Postum Cereal Company. The name of the business was changed to Postum Company in 1927 and finally, in 1929, the name General Foods Corporation was adopted.
Beginning in 1925 General Foods adopted a corporate strategy of broadening its product line by acquiring additional businesses, most of which had been in existence for over twenty-five years. In order to simplify the corporate structure, some subsidiaries were liquidated and merged into the company.
In 1926 General Foods acquired Minute Tapioca Company. It followed this purchase by adding, in 1928, Check-Neal Coffee Company of Nashville, Tennessee, producer of Maxwell House Coffee. In 1929 it bought General Seafood Corporation, Certo Corporation, and Frosted Foods Company. In 1930 it added Dunlop Milling of Clarksville, Tennessee, and in 1932 it bought Richard Hellman, Incorporated and the Best Foods, Incorporated.
The company continued buying companies throughout the remainder of the 1930s. It bought several brands of coffee from Arbuckle Brothers of Brooklyn, New York in 1937. The same year it added Snow King Baking Powder Company and the Kaffee Hag business of Kellogg Company. In June 1938 General Foods organized Frosted Foods, Ltd., in England to develop the quick-frozen business in the United Kingdom. During World War II, the acquisitions spree continued unabated. It bought Bay State Fishing Company in 1939. In 1940 it purchased the Collins Flour Mill in Oregon, and in 1941 it added Gulf Fish & Shrimp Company of New Orleans and National Seafoods Company of Galveston. In 1942 General Foods bought a Southern Farms poultry dressing plant in Maryland and Charles R. Phillips Company, flavor manufacturers of New York.
General Foods continued to add new subsidiaries that broadened its product line every year. It bought dog food producer Gaines Food Company in 1943. It bought canning companies and feed businesses. It even ventured outside the food business occasionally, adding a shipbuilding and repair yard in 1946. With so many new businesses, sales continued to grow. In 1943 General Foods had revenues of $259.9 million with net income of $36.9 million. Six years later, in 1949, sales for the company were nearly twice that at $474.6 million and earnings of $46.1 million. The company employed 19,000 in 1949 and had assets of $238 million, as compared to 1934 when it employed 7,400 and had $63 million in assets.
General Foods continued to expand during the 1950s through acquisitions while selling some businesses. In 1952 it sold Snider condiment business, and in 1953 Diamond Crystal Salt, Bluepoint Company, Connecticut Oyster Farms, Long Island Oyster Farms, and Rhode Island Oyster Farms were sold.
Growth through acquisitions continued unabated through the 1950s and 1960s. Increasingly, many of these were non-U.S. companies. For example, in 1956 General Foods bought La India, C.A., a leading processor of chocolate products in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1960 it bought a 70 percent interest in Etablissements Pierre Lemonnier S.A., a processor and packer of coffee in France. It also bought several companies in Mexico, including Rosa Blanca S.A., a maker of dehydrated soups, in 1961 and Cafes de Mexico S.A. in 1962.
By the early 1970s General Foods had grown into a highly diversified multi-national business comprising thirty-one plants in fourteen different countries. It had become one of the world's leading manufacturers of packaged food products, with more than thirty major brand names. In 1974 company sales had grown to $2.9 billion with net income of $119.5 million, and the company employed 47,000.


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Gunman Kills Eight in Ohio
Eight people, including an eleven-year-old, were killed today in the Copley, Ohio in what was apparently a domestic dispute that got out of hand.
According to a neighbor, the gunman shot and wounded his girlfriend, and killed her brother, following an argument. (All three lived together.) He then shot a neighbor who had come to investigate; and soon after that the neighbor's wife, son, granddaughter and a family friend. The neighbor, Kim Dietz, says she sheltered another victim:
Dietz knew all this because another of the man's sons arrived at her home after the shooter chased him through another neighbor's home and shot a child there. The son arrived safely at Dietz's home after wading through a swamp, she said.
The shooter was killed by police.
[Plain-Dealer, image, of Copley resident helping police search his property, via AP]