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These meals come in five different hamburger options, one of which is new and called the Signature burger. This new burger is topped with white cheddar, tomato, lettuce, and Dijon mustard all found on a potato bun. Along with the burger you get a small fry and drink.
These mini meals might sound like the better option to those of you trying to watch your intake. But, these meals are anything but mini when it comes to calories. Just one of these meals equal half your daily calorie intake. They range anywhere between 660 calories to 880. Of course, as with everything there are substitution to help lower that count, such as apples instead of fries. That is up to you to play with.
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Many retailers are currently slashing prices to try and shift their remaining summer stock before they get the winter threads in, and as a result my inbox is overflowing with tempting deals.
Reiss has been one of the most persistent brands and its email offers of 50% off are by no means unwelcome.
I haven't yet been lured into buying anything, but I have spent several hours looking longingly at Reiss suits online and in-store hoping that they eventually up the discount to 95% off.
But in the meantime, here's a quick look at the tactics Reiss' email marketing team has used to successfully get me interested in making a purchase...
The power of exclusivity
The subject line of the first email I received from Reiss successfully piqued my interest by promising that I was "the first to know" about the 50% sale.
This offer of exclusivity not only makes the customer feel valued (ignoring the fact that thousands of others also got the same email) but helps to create a sense of urgency as it makes you want to get in there and buy all the good sale items before the riff raff find out.
Reiss is also trying to get people to visit its stores with the offer of an exclusive preview, which is an interesting example of how email can be used as part of a cross-channel sales promotion.
Consistency of CTAs
Though the sales pitch and content has altered with each email, the headline offer and call-to-action have remained constant.
Each email opens with the same graphic and text; "Sale, up to 50% off" followed by a red "Shop now" CTA.
This means that it stands out from the rest of the content, which largely follows a black and white colour scheme, but more importantly means that the navigation remains consistent.
As the content of each email varies it's a good idea to retain the same basic CTA so that when a recipient is eventually swayed by one of the sales messages they know where to click to begin shopping.
Frequency of emails
The first sales email came through on June 18 and I have since received eight more at the rate of one every three or four days.
At any other point in time this would be overkill and I'd unsubscribe, but as consumers we tend to give emails promoting a time limited sale more leeway and have probably been conditioned to expect several in a short space of time.
It's also worth noting that having recently bought a suit from Reiss I have a decent perception of the brand so I'm less likely to lose patience with a constant stream of sales emails.
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When you're sending out emails every three or four days it's vital to mix up the subject lines so your customers don't lose interest and unsubscribe.
Six out of the nine emails included the word 'SALE' in capital letters in the subject line, while the others included more subtle references as the copywriters correctly assume that the recipient is already aware that there's a sale on.
The first couple of emails are clearly aimed at raising awareness of the 'SALE', but from then on the tactics change to try and attract customers who weren't swayed simply by the offer of a 50% discount.
Instead the emails contain "top sales picks" and a look at the "bloggers' suiting edit," suggesting that the content is tailored specifically for the recipient.
To maintain interest the attention turns to "New lines" and the "latest SALE reductions," before moving onto "Free Delivery" and finally an even bigger discount.
It's a fairly standard progression of sale discounts and offers, but it was certainly effective at maintaining my interest.
The lure of free delivery
Free delivery is an incredibly powerful sales driver online, so it's a clever tactic to offer the service for a limited time as it creates a sense of urgency.
Data from comScore shows that when asked what aspect of online shopping customers wanted to improve, 58% chose free or discounted shipping. This was followed by ease of returns/exchanges (42%).
Reiss already offers free returns so free delivery is the only weapon in its arsenal in that respect.
Notifying customers that it's their "Last chance for free delivery" is therefore a convincing subject line, even though the company normally only charges £3.95 for delivery anyway and also offers free in-store collections.
Range of items
The content of Reiss' emails follow a pattern that repeats itself every three or four messages.
It begins with an email that simply advertises the sale in general, before subsequent emails then promote specific products.
This is a good way of maintaining variety in the barrage of marketing messages, plus the very first email was focused on enticing customers with the offer of an 'exclusive preview' so didn't necessarily need any product recommendations.
Even so, I do feel that there's an opportunity to delver more targeted product offers as at the moment they appear to be quite random.
For example, I've clicked through from several of the emails and I've always browsed the suit and tailoring section. I even added a suit to my shopping basket at one point but didn't buy it, which resulted in Reiss sending me an abandoned basket email.
Therefore Reiss knows the kind of items I'm interested in but then sends me emails recommending cut-price leather jackets and short-sleeved shirts.
If the email offers were tailored to my previous browsing history then it would make it far more likely that I'd click through to the site and might even persuade me to make a purchase.
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It's a shame their in store experience doesn't match the efficiency of their email marketing! Having complained about my experience of the Covent Garden store, I received a very vanilla response ALL IN SHOUTY CAPITALS. Just another example of a brand not living their values across all channels. Come on Reiss - sort it out!
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I would have unsubscribed from lot this after the first two or three! An email every three or four days, on essentially the same subject, counts as spam as far as many consumers are concerned. And the heavy graphics payload means that (e.g. on mobile and Outlook, by default) you have to choose to download the images... or hit delete.
Asos, another 'savvy' brand do much the same thing and they too eventually annoyed me into unsubscribing. Aarggh!
Loved reading this because I completely relate to what you are saying here. When a mail's subject line says 'Be the first to get an exclusive peek' stuff, I admit I am compelled to open it and check it out at least. I agree with what you say about frequency of such e-mails. And free delivery is always a plus. I am slowly turning into an online buyer, I must admit.


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The Rugby Football League has received confirmation from Sport England that it will be awarded £10.75m to help grow and sustain participation in Rugby League.
The investment being made into Rugby League is for the four-year period 2017-2020 and is part of the new Sport England strategy 'Towards an Active Nation', which will see funding awarded to the Rugby Football League to support regular players by creating more opportunities to play in clubs and improving coaching. The funding will also help get more people playing at school and university level, as well as grow Rugby League variants like Touch Rugby League, Try Tag Rugby League and Wheelchair Rugby League.
Chief Executive Officer, Nigel Wood, said: "The Rugby Football League appreciates all of the public funding that has come into the sport. The investment from Sport England will assist us in supporting and growing areas that have a strong Rugby League player base and will enable the Rugby Football League to focus on enabling more people to keep playing the sport they love.
"We understand the need to create new funding streams into all levels of the game if we are to truly maximise the opportunity of hosting the Rugby League World Cup in 2021 and like all sports organisations, the Rugby Football League is working hard to reduce reliance on public investment. We have already embarked on a sport-wide transformation with new digital systems and processes which build on strong league and competition management and improvements in player retention.
"We are in a good position to continue to move the sport forward, particularly having also secured significant external investment through our Sky Try campaign, which has committed £2m per year until 2021 and which will enable more than 100,000 children to play the sport in the first 18 months of the programme."
Sport England set out a new strategy in 2016 'Towards an Active Nation' in which National Governing Bodies were made aware that there would be a move away from previous 'Whole Sport Plan' settlements and instead would be required to bid for funding for the four-year period 2017-2020. The Rugby Football League was advised by Sport England that it would initially be able to bid for an award of between £9m and £11m and was informed today it would receive 97 per cent of the maximum available to it, £10.75m. In addition to this, the Rugby Football League is able to bid into other Sport England funding streams including volunteering, and work is underway to do this.
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Viewers Get It Wrong on American IdolMatt Richenthal at . Comments
What did we learn from the first American Idol results show of season nine? Well...
- America pities a cute singer that gets (properly) lambasted by judges for his lack of singing talent.
- Visible hand-shaking during a performance is grounds for elimination.
- Lack of early round attention is harmful for a contestant's chances, no matter how well their sing a live performance.
- Being hot isn't enough.
In order, these facts relate to the following semifinalists:
Tim Urban: You seem nice, but the shock you expressed after Ryan told you to sit down because you were safe should have been echoed around the country. This guy simply can't sing well enough. He should have been eliminated.
Janell Wheeler: She definitely chose the wrong song, as a Heart rock ballad isn't in her wheelhouse. But the overt nerves shown throughout the performance had to have been to blame for this decision. It was the first night. We wish America had kicked out Haeley Vaughn instead.
Joe Munoz: He suffered because viewers felt bad for Urban. Not seen at all before we got to the semifinals, Munoz's solid rendition of "You and I Both" wasn't enough to save him.
Ashley Rodriguez: The most beautiful female contestant went home right away. We don't mean to be shallow, but let's face it, America typically is. Based on her actual performance, hard to argue with this one.
In closing, did you catch what Simon said after Tyler Grady was eliminated? The singer, who relied too much on his 1970s-inspired gimmick, calmly said he wished the judges had given him better advice in early rounds. Simon's reaction? Good point.
We said the same thing after Grady and the top 12 men performed. If the panel was so critical of his schtick, why did it select him for the semifinals? Based on the inconstency of the judges so far, viewers aren't the only ones that need to shape up as season nine moves along.
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ASI declined to reveal the purchase price, but the deal had been in the works since ASI learned last November that Performance was on the block.
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I have been a freelance photographer for 20 years and I specialized in sport events. As a photographer for the ZUMA Press agency, my work is published in newspapers and magazines such as The Wall Street Journal, Paris Match, Le Figaro Golf, Le Parisien, L'Équipe…
I discovered photography during a summer camp when I was 12. My teacher's genius brought my passion for this art to the surface.
As years went by, I improved my skills in the family circle and a few years later, I was choosing sport photography – what an interesting playground!!!
The beauty of the gesture, the concentration, the precise positioning, the attitude, then a face, a body that is contorted by the effort, either by the joy of victory or the disappointment of defeat…
My philosophy of imagery: the art of movement in sport.
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Today, Siemens has decided to sell its shareholding of 18.155 million ordinary shares in Osram Licht AG representing 17.34 % of Osram Licht AG's issued share capital. The net proceeds from the sale will be used for general corporate purposes. Siemens will retain a small number of Osram Licht AG shares which are required to service the remaining Siemens bond plus warrant issue due 2019.
Sabrina Soussan (48) and Michael Peter (51) have been appointed to succeed Jochen Eickholt (55) as head of Siemens' Mobility Division, effective October 1, 2017. Eickholt has been appointed integration manager for the announced merger of Siemens' and Alstom's mobility businesses, effective the same date.
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Today, Siemens and Alstom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to combine Siemens' mobility business including its rail traction drives business, with Alstom. The transaction brings together two innovative players of the railway market with unique customer value and operational potential. The two businesses are largely complementary in terms of activities and geographies. Siemens will receive newly issued shares in the combined company representing 50 percent of Alstom's share capital on a fully diluted basis.
Munich, Sep 21, 2017
The Supervisory Board of Siemens AG has extended the appointment of Ralf Thomas as Chief Financial Officer ahead of schedule. His term of office will now continue until September 2023. Following the early extension of CEO Joe Kaeser's contract in August, this move is a clear signal of the company's commitment to continuity.
Munich, Sep 19, 2017
Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) and CH. Karnchang Public Company Limited are working with a consortium of Siemens and ST Electronics (Thailand) Limited to deliver rail technology for the extension of Bangkok's Blue Line Metro.
Suzhou, Sep 14, 2017
Siemens China will lead the company's global research in autonomous robotics. As part of Siemens' innovation strategy to master technology fields that are critical for future success, a global research community comprising experienced experts from around the world will focus on the research and development of new mechatronics systems, human-robot collaboration and the application of artificial intelligence in robotic controllers.
Munich, Sep 05, 2017
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USA vs. Cuba: How Team USA Pulled off Gold Cup VictoryJuly 14, 2013
In order to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2013 Gold Cup, the United States needed to beat Cuba.
It wasn't easy, but the U.S. raced back after surrendering the game's first goal, and rallied to secure a 4-1 victory. The U.S. enjoyed strong contributions off the bench in the second half.
And once again, it was Chris Wondolowski who stole the show.
Just three days after Wondolowski's hat trick helped the U.S. roll over Belize with a 6-1 win, the 30-year-old striker exploded during the second half against Cuba. He finished with two goals to ice the game for his country.
But this wasn't a cake walk for Jurgen Klinsmann's squad, especially after a pair of recent matches against opponents who didn't offer the U.S. much of a test earlier in the week.
No, Cuba had control of the game for a time, after Jose Alfonso Pita opened the scoring in the 36th minute on a well-placed shot from in close.
It seemed that Cuba would head into the locker room at the half with a one-goal lead, but the momentum shifted entirely when Landon Donovan buried a penalty kick during the second minute of injury time, just seconds before the half was set to end.
From there, the United States poured it on, and Wondolowski took over.
Though he didn't enter the game until just after Joe Corona Crespin gave the U.S. the lead in the 57th minute, the San Jose Earthquakes star made his presence felt almost immediately as he gave the U.S. some breathing room by increasing the lead to two.
Wondolowski made it two on the day when he found the bottom left corner in the 85th minute, and at this point, one has to think that he's come within striking distance of a place on the U.S. World Cup squad.
Through the team's first two games at the Gold Cup, Wondolowski has five goals, which is even more remarkable when considering that the California native played roughly a third of the game against Cuba—the U.S.' most difficult opponent thus far.
Overall, the Cuban side was lucky to hang around for as long as they did, as the U.S. held possession for 76 percent of the match and outshot the opposition by a 10-2 margin.
Up next, the U.S. will have a much more difficult test in Costa Rica, who have reeled off a pair of convincing wins of their own.
That won't be an easy match either, but at least judging by the team's play thus far, the U.S. has to be considered the favorite of the group going forward.


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'Zanjeer' remake launch in AprilFebruary 12th, 2012 - 2:46 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Apoorva Lakhia who made films like "Shootout at Lokhandwala" is set to remake Amitabh Bachchan starrer "Zanjeer", and the film will go on floors in April.
"My film starts from April 20 so I am going to start working on it, it is the remake of 'Zanjeer' and next week I am going to shoot for an ad in Thailand," Lakhia told IANS on the sidelines of the semi-finals of Celebrity Cricket League. The filmmaker was here to play for Sohail Khan's Mumbai Heroes.
The filmmaker has roped in Southern superstar Chiranjeevi's son Ram Charan Teja, who will step into the shoes of Amitabh for the remake. Ram Charan is already an icon for Southern fans. His film "Magadheera" has become one of the biggest hits of all times in the Telugu industry
The 1973 classic, also starred Jaya Bhaduri and Pran, played a pivotal role in Amitabh's career. This film not only catapulted him to fame, it also gave Amitabh the title of "angry young man" at that time.
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- Two item songs in 'Zanjeer' remake, Mahie gets one - Apr 16, 2012
- Priyanka doing 'Zanjeer', will start shooting in September - Jun 12, 2012
- Ram Charan Teja will let silence speak louder in 'Zanjeer' - Apr 14, 2012
- 'Mahi didn't want to play Mona Darling' - Apr 10, 2012
- Mahie Gill is Mona Darling in 'Zanjeer' remake - Apr 09, 2012
- Will take Salim-Javed's blessing before starting 'Zanjeer' remake: Amit Mehra - Mar 25, 2012
- Abhay learns Tamil for 'Shanghai' (Movie Snippets) - Apr 16, 2012
- Javed Akhtar hopes to resolve 'Zanjeer' issue amicably - Apr 23, 2012
- Remakes should be better than the original: Javed Akhtar - Apr 03, 2012
- Ram Charan-Upasana honeymoon at Salvatore Ferragamo's ranch - Jun 20, 2012
- Sanajay Gupta moves on without Sanjay Dutt! - Mar 01, 2012
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By Bill Roecker
Long Beach Convention Center is hosting the annual Fred Hall Show, which runs until Sunday, March 8. Paul Sweeney and I hit the main hall walking right after opening, on Wednesday afternoon, during a period of little rain squalls. I was mildly surprised to see the place bustling with people, possibly the best opening day crowd for some time.
The tackle sellers were busy, and there were more of them this year. The second year of a now world-wide recession didnt appear to be holding back fishermen, although its probably too early to make definitive statements. Most of the vendors we talked to were doing well.
Boats and landings were well-represented, as always. Anglers are signing up for this coming summers trips, and even for next fall and winter. The show makes a great opportunity for planning fishermen to meet the folks theyre going to fish with, and to learn more about the boats theyre going aboard. San Diego, LA and Oxnard-Ventura were prominent in chartered and open-party fishing trips of one to 18 days.
Frank LoPreste, Gary Teraoka, David Choate and Brandon Hayward were among the many lecturers scheduled to make their presentations in the main hall. Hayward, a former deckhand with a 100-ton operators license, has a new book out, The Southern California Angler. Its a 250-page paperback from Western Outdoors Publications (Brandon is salt water editor at Western Outdoor News, if you didnt know.)
The new book features knowledge and tips from some of the southlands best experts, including Pete Haynes, Danny Wade, David Choate, Ben Secrest and others. If youre a newbie to salt water fishing in southern California, TSCA would be an excellent investment to acquire wisdom otherwise obtained in the school of hard knocks.
Speaking of boats, there are always many truckloads of private skiffs, cruisers, kayaks and even fishing boards, or paddle boards on display, with representatives from the builders there to answer questions and to show off the fine points of their products.
The same goes for tackle makers. Would you like to meet the designer, the factory manager, the executives or even the owner of a company you buy your products from? This is the place to do it. No other show gets the attention or the attendance of the Long Beach show, and company owners like Steve Ichinokuchi of Izorline know it. Steve was there with his top reps, including The Long Ranger, Ralph Mikkelsen, to answer questions and provide the Knotty Ladies with raw material for the knot-tying contests. He also had some nice photos of the peacock bass hed been fishing in South America.
Joe Pfister and the Seeker boys were on hand to show off the Super Seeker line and the other Seeker rods (they must make more types than anyone else) in the center of the building. Calstar had a nice display, and experts there to answer questions and hear comments from the users of the gear. Nearby, at the Fishermans Landing tackle store, buyers were thick and products moving across the counter, as they were at Turners.
Seaguar, the original maker of fluorocarbon was there, repped by Richard Hightower (along with Yo-Zuri, Hayabusa and Catchy Tackle, among others), and assisted by company exec John DeVries. Seaguar has a new, tougher fluoro called AbrazX thats getting a lot of buzz. Their original Red Label leader and line fluorocarbon is so limp its hard to believe that it is what it is. So you can get almost any quality you want from the several Seaguar lines.
Right in the center of the action the Accurate booth was on fire, with FISH HARD T-shirts (designed by Paul Sweeney) sales burning the register, and with reps talking to anglers pressing to get close to the new rod and reel combos. The BX2 Boss Extreme reels in the 400, 500 and 600 series (for 40 to 60-pound line) match up to the Accurate Xnergy rods. You can combine those with their new AccuBraid Super Line for a state-of-the-art weapons system to take out to the water wars when the bite starts up again.
The affable Cal Sheets had a good corner position, assisted by wife Nancy and son Eric. Cal knows more about more brands of reels that anyone Ive ever met, and he has permission from the factories to work on Penn, Shimano, Accurate, Avet and other reels. He can make em stronger, faster, smoother and maybe even lighter than the reels coming out of the box, and he knows why failures happen and how to prevent them.
Blackwater, the newest line entrant in this region, had a booth well-stocked with pro anglers. The company has had good success in the past year or two with fluorocarbon thats tough and abrasion-resistant. They also offer Spectra braid for reel backing or mainline. The company has found some good support from the San Diego fleet.
Theres too much to see at the Hall Show to cover it all here. George Swarburg showed off his Knobie rod butt pads. He said hes sold about 5,000 over the past couple of years, so you know there are a lot of Knobies on the water. Corey Samden has a crowd parked around his MC Swimbaits booth, and interested anglers were also clustered at Fish Trap and Tony Painos AAs booths. Those three may account for the majority of plastic baits seen here in SoCal.
On a side note, Barry Brightenburg of Fish Trap has started a new charter service, Always An Adventure. He is a top angler and will make a super guide who focuses on targeting big fish in comfort and with maximum safety.
The AFTCO and Guy Harvey displays were adjacent, and while I missed Guy this year, I was able to chat with AFTCO manager Greg Stotesbury and owner Bill Shedd. I love the shirts made by AFTCO-Bluewater and Guy, and think their new fighting belts are both good-looking and efficient. Greg, a south coast legendary angler, showed a new shoulder-type harness that can also function as a kidney harness.
Nick Maurer, deckhand aboard the Red Rooster III, is taking a lot of gas from his friends and compatriots in the biz because he was featured in this years Sportfishing Calendar. Nick joked with Bill Roecker, saying he was wearing out his pen-holding hand from signing all those autographs, and that he was getting rich by charging for the sigs.
Internet fishing communities like BloodyDecks.com, SportfishingReport.com and WestCoastFishing.com were well-represented at the show. Numerous resorts in Baja, Canada and Alaska vied for customers looking for king and silver salmon.
Kirk Agnitsch used to drive the Blackjack out of Redondo Beach many years ago. Now hes running his own lodge and fishing operation in Craig, AK. Check it out at the Sure Strike Fishing Charters booth.
Its a big show, as always, the Long Beach Fred Hall Show. Everybodys there, including Shimano, Mustad, Daiwa, Global Fish Mounts and World-Wide Fish Mounts, Owner Hooks, Baja Fish Gear, Fishworks, Pelagic, Braid Products and dozens of other fishing-related enterprises are offering the public an opportunity to meet and greet the biggest wheels in the business, all under one roof. Some of the deals being offered as show specials absolutely cannot be beat. Take a few hours to walk through The Greatest Show in Long Beach, and youll see what I mean. The show is open until Sunday, March 8, and the next one is in San Diego, beginning March 25.


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Many of us have been wondering what happened to all those bold, principled, sincere anti-war celebrities from the Bush years. They seem to have crawled under various rocks now that a Democrat President is eager to launch a war of choice against a country that hasn't attacked American interests. Wherefore art thou, Sheryl Crow and Bruce Springsteen? Whassup, Janeane Garofalo? Not even a peep out of two-fisted anti-war activist Sean Penn? To mix a little Prince and Shakespeare, his is what it sounds like when doves cry havok and let slip the dogs of war.
Luckily, the Hollywood Reporter dug up left-wing fossils Ed Asner and Mike Farrell to explain why Tinseltown peaceniks have gone AWOL while Barack Obama rushes headlong into war. The short version is, "because they're hypocritical partisan jackasses." But Asner and Farrell lay down a few specifics. They want you to know they're just awfully sore at our Nobel Peace Prize-winning President for beating the war drums yet again:
Asner, 83, and Farrell, 74, both expressed extreme disappointment in Obama for advocating military action.
"What he is talking about in Syria is a potential war crime," Farrell said. "It will be illegal, and if citizens are killed it certainly could be considered a war crime."
Even if Obama presents irrefutable evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used poison gas against civilians, military action is still unwarranted, the two activists say.
"This administration ought to insist that the international community charge [Assad] with a war crime and prosecute him, and in so doing Obama would be following the law instead of flaunting the law," Farrell said.
"It's incredibly improper for the president to call for a strike. I have said it everywhere I can and I suspect a lot of others will do the same, but whether there will be an organized effort, I don't know," Farrell continued. "We're talking about the difference between an invasion in Iraq and a limited action in response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria."
Oh, you and the rest of your empty-suit featherweight lefty buddies have been saying it "everywhere," have you, Mr. Farrell? But this is totally different anyway, because it's going to be a "limited action" – which Team Obama has already revised over fifty times, expanding the target list and escalating the conflict before a single bomb has been dropped.
Ed Asner – that strong, outspoken man of principle – adds that we probably aren't seeing an organized opposition from his Hollywood buddies because Barack Obama is just moving too gosh-darn fast:
Asner said the lack of an organized effort against war in Syria is a matter of timing. Bush took months to make the case for war in Iraq, giving the antiwar left plenty of time to prepare a response.
"It will be a done deal before Hollywood is mobilized," Asner said. "This country will either bomb the hell out of Syria or not before Hollywood gets off its ass."
Say, didn't you nitwits spend the Bush years howling that he "rushed to war?" But now you're saying he moved really slow, which gave you time to protest, unlike your stunned non-reaction to the Obama Blitzkrieg?
The doddering Asner also comically complains that since the Left couldn't get Bush arrested for war crimes, they've just plumb given up on protesting. Then he says everyone should read some tough questions on Syria penned by space cadet Dennis Kucinich, and "get off our ass and ask these questions"…. but they probably won't, because "a lot of people don't want to feel anti-black by being opposed to Obama."
How embarrassing. The funny parts of the Hollywood Reporter piece are the fitful efforts by Asner and Farrell to pretend they're still free-thinking, tough-minded liberals who are just terribly, terribly upset with Obama and his war-mongering "corporatist" ways. It's fun to watch lickspittle partisans squeak that they deserve Profiles in Courage awards for seething in silence.


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The Mars Science Laboratory Mission was designed to explore the habitability of Mars. This includes both modern environments, as well as ancient environments represented by the Gale crater landing site. The Curiosity rover has a designed lifetime of approximately two Earth years and drive capability of at least 20 km. Gale Crater's regional context and strong evidence for a progression through multiple potentially habitable environments, represented by a stratigraphic record of extraordinary extent, insure preservation of a rich record of the environmental history of early Mars. Initial results will be discussed.
John P. Grotzinger is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology at Caltech.
Learn More: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
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There have been 11 burglaries reported in Litchfield the last two weeks, police said.
Two potential suspects have been identified in the recent string of burglaries thanks to cameras set up in an area considered a hot spot, Litchfield police said.
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So this week, I read Bel Canto. In an effort to be fully disclosing, a dear friend works as Ann Patchett's Gal Friday. Probably the only reason this is relevant is that I bought Bel Canto solely because I wanted to read something of length by Niki's boss.
I've really liked Ann Patchett's work since I read an essay she wrote for Vogue about her friend and fellow writer Lucy Grealy. I tried in vain to find that essay and link it here, but suffice to say, it left its mark on me ten or so years ago and I remember it clearly, if not fondly (it's not a happy essay). My mom read Bel Canto about the same time, I dismiss doing the same because I was 15 and things my mom liked were extremely uncool. I have since revisited this position and am happy to report I have read this book in its entirety!
The basic premise of the novel is that it is that a poor Latin American country has a birthday party for a wealthy Japanese businessman in hopes his company will build a plant of some stripe in their capital city. They invite a lot of dignitaries, and pay a very famous soprano to sing for guests. Things are going pretty well until a terrorist group breaks in through the air vents and holds everyone hostage. Despite the best efforts of the Red Cross, et al, the standoff lasts…a really long time. How long? Hard to say. Months, I think. Patchett never really says for sure, but it's a really. long. time. A long time. Forever.
Without giving away a ton of plot points (because it's well-paced and the character development is great), things get kind of weird! Several people fall in love with the aforementioned soporano, Roxane Coss. She falls in love in return, either once or twice, depending on how you count it. Mr. Hosokawa, the gentleman for whom this party is held, comes out of his shell. The Frenchman teaches the terrorists to cook! The vice president of the unnamed nation decides to adopt one of the hostage takers! You get the idea. Finally, everyone gets to go home, which is, I suppose, a foregone conclusion in nearly any given hostage situation.
I love how well Patchett captures the feeling of waiting for the main event to start, and how relationships build and crumble in unpleasant situations. The whole book is a study in waiting, in passing time. It's months that the hostages are inside the vice presidential mansion, awaiting…something. By the time they're finally rescued, the reader has worked out a way they could continue on like this indefinitely– the soprano singing, the Russians playing cards, the hostage takers watching soccer on the television, the commanding general playing chess in his stolen study.
The hostages become attached to their captors, who are, as it is revealed, really just kids taken from a remote village and given guns. Since Roxane is the only woman, she becomes incredibly beautiful to the others (I have long called this proximity hotness and I was a beneficiary of this principle on the national quiz bowl circuit long ago [more on this another time]). Everyone, it seems, confesses their undying love to her at some point or another, and she's really dignified about that, like it happens all the time. By the last pages of the book, everyone is so intertwined with each other, you can't imagine how they're going to function outside in their normal lives.
I have just two criticisms of this book, and one is pretty minor. Since it's a big ole cast of characters (some 60 or so named folks), sometimes they get grouped by national stereotypes that make me a little uncomfortable (the French guy has a scarf and cries often, the Russians are loud talkers, the Japanese are very uncomfortable often). The other is about the epilogue, but that's for you to make your own mind up about. To me, it felt really confusing– I couldn't make the logical jump to how the characters wrapped up there and so soon after.
Overall, Patchett has such command over narrative pacing and the English language more broadly, so I can't recommend this book enough for people who like literary fiction but wish something would happen, damn it. There are guns and SWAT teams and stuff, but also operas. How can you lose? You can't lose.
Next week, I'm reading this, and I hope you'll join me! I read it on two short plane rides, so you have no excuse to not be part of my special club.
Okay, so tell me: what did you think of Bel Canto? Am I off-base about the epilogue? What did you love best? Got a favorite character? You have about a million to pick from.


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Top Ten North American Relieves
- Aztec Sun Stone
The Aztec calendar stone, Mexica sun stone, Stone of the Sun, or Stone of the Five Eras, is a large monolithic sculpture that was excavated in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City, on December 17, 1790. It was discovered while Mexico City Cathedral was being repaired. The stone is approximately 12 feet (3.7 m) across and weighs approximately 24 tons.
Links: Top Ten Aztec Artifacts, Top Ten Rocks/Stones, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_calendar_stone,
- Yaxchilán Relieves
Yaxchilan (also sometimes historically referred to by the names Menché and City Lorillard) is an ancient Maya city located on the bank of the Usumacinta River in what is now the state of Chiapas, Mexico. In the Late Classic Period Yaxchilan was one of the most powerful Maya states along the course of the Usumacinta, with Piedras Negras as its major rival. Architectural styles in subordinate sites in the Usumacinta region demonstrate clear differences that mark a clear boundary between the two kingdoms. Yaxchilan was a large center, important throughout the Classic era and the dominant power of the Usumacinta River area. It dominated such smaller sites as Bonampak, and had a long rivalry with Piedras Negras and at least for a time with Tikal; it was a rival of Palenque, with which Yaxchilan warred in 654. The site is particularly known for its well-preserved sculptured stone lintels set above the doorways of the main structures. These lintels, together with the stele erected before the major buildings, contain hieroglyphic texts describing the dynastic history of the city. The ancient name for the city was probably Pa' Chan. Yaxchilan means "green stones" in Maya.
Links: Top Ten Mexican Attractions, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaxchil%C3%A1n,
- Mayan Volcanic Explosion Relief
This Mayan relief depicts the explosion of a volcano and a man and women fleeing from the situation. Some speculate that this scene could be reminiscent of the Atlantean disaster.
Links: Top 100 Mayan Artifacts,
- Mayan Tablet of the Sun
Links: Top 100 Mayan Artifacts,
- Palenque Relieves, Mexico
Palenque (Bàak' in Modern Maya) was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date back to 100 BC to its fall around 800 AD. After its decline it was absorbed into the jungle, which is made up of cedar, mahogany, and sapodilla trees, but has been excavated and restored and is now a famous archaeological site attracting thousands of visitors. It is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located about 130 km (81 mi) south of Ciudad del Carmen about 150 m above sea-level. Palenque is a medium-sized site, much smaller than such huge sites as Tikal or Copán, but it contains some of the finest architecture, sculpture, roof comb and bas-relief carvings that the Mayas produced. Much of the history of Palenque has been reconstructed from reading the hieroglyphic inscriptions on the many monuments; historians now have a long sequence of the ruling dynasty of Palenque in the 7th century and extensive knowledge of the city-state's rivalry with other states such as Calakmul and Toniná. The most famous ruler of Palenque was Pacal the Great whose tomb has been found and excavated in the Temple of the Inscriptions. By 2005, the discovered area covered up to 2.5 km² (1 square mi), but it is estimated that less than 10% of the total area of the city is explored, leaving more than a thousand structures still covered by jungle.
Links: Top Ten Mexican Attractions,
- El Tajín
Links: Top Ten Mexican Attractions,
- Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, Boston, USA (1897)
- Wood Lintel Celebrating Military Victry of Yik'in Chan K'awiil
The elaborately carved wooden Lintel 3 from Temple IV. It celebrates a military victory by Yik'in Chan K'awiil in 743.
Links: National Parks, Top Ten North American Parks, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikal_National_Park,
- Olmec Relief at La Venta Park, Villahermosa, Mexico
- Mayan Relieves
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Links: Relieves and Petroglyphs,
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Something of interest for our illustrator friends.
Via Asian Festival of Children's Content
The closing date for submission of digital copies is 13 March 2014.
Via Asian Festival of Children's Content
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In less than a week, I'll turn 30.
Before I depart my 20's, I felt that I really ought to do something important – something with a lasting impact.
So I have decided to do my level best to provide you with A General Sense of Well Being.
And I believe one of the best ways to do that is to take a trek to Scranton, Pennsylvania.
For it is there that we find the home of America's most beloved paper supplier.
Over two years have now passed since the final episode of The Office aired on NBC. Yet, the laughter engendered by this classic comedy lives on via Netflix, Youtube & in our hearts forever. In our relentless quest for mirth, behold now the fifteen greatest moments in the history of The Office. Consider it my birthday present to you.
#15 – The KGB
"Golden Ticket", Season 5
The cold open of each episode, before the titles rolled, was often home to a delightfully inane bit of mirth mostly disconnected from the rest of the episode. Few openings were more delightful or more inane than this one.
#14 – Pam Accepts Her Dundie
"The Dundies", Season 2
Throughout the show, Pam Beesley is a beacon of normalcy in a world gone mad. When she receives the Dundie Award for whitest sneakers in the office however, she makes one of her most impassioned – and delightfully out of character – speeches.
#13 – Jim Consoles Dwight
"Money", Season 4
One of the craziest triumphs of the show lies in its ability to introduce you to these utterly ridiculous – even sociopathic – individuals. And then you find yourself caring about their well being.
After the ever inventive Dwight Schrute decides to euthanize Angela Martin's beloved cat, Sprinkes, their relationship ends. He's then made to suffer through Andy Bernard's bizarre attempts to woo Angela, culminating in her very public acceptance of his offer of a date. Dwight – at his emotional low ebb – escapes to the stairwell.
Jim Halpert, most often presented as Dwights' eternal nemesis, sits down silently next to Dwight and asks simply:
"Did I ever tell you why I went to Stamford? It was because of Pam."
#12 – Yesh
"The Negotiation", Season 3
Michael Scott is fond of developing efficiencies in his use of the English language. Jan is not impressed.
#11 – Whomever
"Money", Season 4
This is one of the most underrated moments in the entire history of the program. Ryan Howard has given Michael a presentation to conduct on Power Point. Michael has forgotten his assignment. Emotions are running high.
And suddenly a debate erupts over proper word usage.
I couldn't even find the whole scene in one clip, but here's the gist in two parts.
#10 – The Deposition
"The Deposition", Season 4
There's a lot going on here.
Jan is suing Dunder Mifflin. Michael is still employed by Dunder Mifflin.
Jan has given Michael lines to recite.
It's the perfect storm.
#9 – Michael's Goodbyes
"Goodbye Michael", Season 7
The departure of Michael Gary Scott from Dunder Mifflin, Scranton was a tragic loss for the show and for our hearts. Yet, it did result in some of the best moments in the show's storied history. Michael's farewell to Jim made us experience feelings.
And his goodbye to Oscar made us laugh heartily.
#8 – An Evil Snail
"Frame Toby", Season 5
After saying what he believed was his final farewell to his nemesis, Michael Scott is once more confronted with the presence of Toby Flenderson. He doesn't take it well.
But then Michael rallies and decides to embark on an effort to interact with the HR rep in a peaceful way. It is not something that lasts a long time.
#7 – Michael Goes to Pam's Art Show
"Business School", Season 3
In a rather tumultuous season in the Pam/Jim/Roy/Whatever-character-Amy-Adams-is-playing saga, Pam invites everyone in the office to her first art show. The only one who shows up? Michael Scott.
Poignancy. Awkwardness. Mirth.
It's a moment that spans the full spectrum of human emotions, and defines the series.
#6 – This Is the Worst
"Branch Closing", Season 3
The hammer of potential branch closing has been circling Scranton since season one. And then it finally swings.
Jan Levenson arrives to deliver the bad news to Michael Scott. She makes it clear that he's not to share the news with his staff.
Thus, he almost immediately delivers the bad news in a way that only he can.
#5 – The Good Old Days
"Finale", Season 9
I don't intend to cause any emotional distress to fictional people, but I just have to say that Andy Bernard is easily my least favorite major character in The Office. I think it no coincidence that the grandeur of the program began to ebb when the show runners tried making Andy the boss and the main focus of the show.
And yet, it was Andy Bernard who uttered perhaps the most profound single line in the entire run of The Office.
#4 – Fear And Love
"The Fight", Season 2
Michael has had a weird day. He and Dwight engaged in combat at a local martial arts studio, and Michael emerged victorious.
In the closing moments of the episode, Michael explains how he patched things up with Dwight and reflects on the philosophy that governs his interactions with his subordinates.
One more time.
#3 – I Declare Bankruptcy
"Money", Season 4
"Mo money, mo problems."
#2 – The Michael Scott Manifesto
"The Duel", Season 5
Dunder Mifflin's perpetual financial difficulties finally reach a level of severity that brings CFO David Wallace to ask Michael Scott about the secret to Scranton's success.
And Michael does not disappoint.
Here's how that plays out on paper:
David, here it is.
My philosophy is basically this. And this is something that I live by. And I always have. And I always will.
Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what.
No matter… where. Or who, or who you are with, or, or where you are going, or… or where you've been… ever.
For any reason, whatsoever."
#1 – Why Are You the Way That You Are?
"Casino Night", Season 2
Michael is in the midst of detailing his predictably inappropriate plans for the office complex's casino night when Toby interrupts – setting the stage for the greatest moment in the history of The Office.
Honorable Mentions
- Specifically Asked You Not to
- The Dementors


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TALLAHASSEE | It's turkey season in Florida's Capitol.
Even in a bleak budget year when lawmakers must cut spending by $1.4 billion and eliminate thousands of state jobs, they want to spend millions of tax dollars on hometown projects of their choosing.
Known as earmarks, pork, or, in the jargon of Tallahassee, "turkeys," the projects are controversial and as old as the Legislature itself. They often are championed by a single legislator with access to the public purse and parochially benefit a local area, not the state as a whole.
But good times or not, many legislators feel obligated to bring home the bacon to constituents as proof of their clout, which is why turkeys tend to proliferate in election years.
So even though state workers won't get a pay raise next year and their medical premiums will go up, senators want to spend $3.9 million for neighborhood improvement projects in Orlando, $1 million to promote a world-class regatta in Sarasota, $500,000 for a Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami and $100,000 for the Hialeah Chamber of Commerce.
In a year in which several state prisons will close because of a shortage of inmates, the Senate wants to spend $250,000 so that Flagler County can begin building a new, 400-bed county jail.
Asked why the Senate budget is larded with a lot of pork for so-called member projects, Senate Budget Chairman JD Alexander, R-Lake Wales, said: "We have a lot of members."
Pork-barrel spending is out of control, said Sen. Steve Oelrich, an Alachua Republican, who cited it as a reason for voting against the entire $71 billion Senate budget Thursday.
"A million dollars for a world-class international regatta sports center in Sarasota?" Oelrich told the Senate. "There are projects in here that I just don't think we can afford."
Oelrich, who plans to run for Congress next fall, likened the projects to the notorious Alaska "Bridge to Nowhere." He said local projects should be paid for with local taxes, but most senators voted for the budget, projects and all. Next week, senators and House members must agree on a spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
Some projects, like the regatta center in Sarasota, are in the state budget because Gov. Rick Scott vetoed them last year, when he slashed a record $615 million in legislative spending — to the delight of tea party activists.
Scott, who can veto line items in the budget, hinted that vetoes of projects may be coming again. "I want to make sure we fund the things that our citizens want us to fund," Scott said. "One thing I ask on a lot of projects is, are we getting a return? The citizens expect us to get a return on the money they spend."
If this year is like the past, some projects will vanish in the House-Senate budget talks, and others will magically appear for the first time.
Projects often have powerful benefactors. The $69 billion House budget includes $1 million for a boys and girls club in Lacoochee, a low-income community in the Pasco County district of Rep. Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, the next House speaker.
Weatherford said the club can be called a member project, and it's not in the Senate budget, but private donations are being raised and the club will have literacy programs. "It will be a safe place to grow and learn," he said.
The House budget also has projects championed by its budget chief, Rep. Denise Grimsley, R-Sebring, including $5 million for an emergency operations center in Glades County, $350,000 to improve the city wharf in LaBelle and $46,000 for the Captain Hendry House in LaBelle.
Grimsley and Alexander will be lead budget conferees.
"There have always been, and there probably always will be, projects of a regional or an issue-specific nature in the budget," said House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park. "It's the job of the conferees and the House and Senate to make sure they are projects we stand behind on a case-by-case basis."
Budget Turkeys Survive Amid State Cuts
TALLAHASSEE | It's turkey season in Florida's Capitol.


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Well Polished proves a 'Golden' opportunity for Moira
Well Polished franchise owner Moira Whittaker has been so successful she has been presented with the brand's Gold Award and become a partner in a third territory to celebrate.
Two years since becoming part of the ever-growing Well Polished network, Moira Whittaker has seen the turnover at her first two franchise areas in Southport and St Helens dramatically increase and was delighted to receive Well Polished's Gold Award.
"I have been so impressed with how my franchise areas have been doing that I decided to use this recipe for success to launch a third one with a partner in Liverpool," says Moira. "The Gold Award is not only a great accolade but it also benefits my business directly as it means my Management Service Fees have been reduced too.
Moira adds: "Before I joined Well Polished, I was a Planning Manager. I was very stressed and worn out so decided to hand in my notice and take a well-earned break. My husband suggested I investigate franchising and after spotting an advert for Well Polished by chance, I decided to contact them for more information."
Established in 2004, Well Polished is a management domestic cleaning introductions agency franchise. The role of the franchise owner is to act as the professional face of the business and find householders suitable cleaners within their territory. Once cleaners have been found, the franchise owner's job is to manage the contracts in order to ensure the customers receive regular quality cleans.
Well Polished's domestic cleaning services cover everything from standard house cleans, laundry services and bed making to waiting in for deliveries and house sitting. All of which can be booked for two or more hours a week or as a one-off service.
After meeting Well Polished Director Sandra Venables, Moira knew Well Polished was the right franchise opportunity for her.
"I loved the idea of working for myself from the comfort of my own home to start with," explains Moira. "I also liked the fact that I would not have to endure the stress of handling money and chasing payments as clients pay monthly in advance by standing order. This would mean I would have more time to focus on developing the business within my designated territory.
"I started my business with the Southport territory in March 2008 and by December I had expanded my territory by buying the St Helens area. To date I have more than 40 cleaners on my books and take on three to four new clients a week. My achievements within my first year of trading have been recognised by the franchisor on a number of occasions including being named Well Polished Franchisee of the Year at the franchise convention last year, while receiving the Gold Award has been the icing on the cake. "When I first started with Well Polished, I was put on a four-day training course, where I was taught the computer system and other skills required to run the business.
"As for on-going support, I know if I should ever need any help I know it is only a phone call away. As well as the biannual conferences orgainsed by head office, I also enjoy regularly networking with other Well Polish franchise owners."
Moira enjoys running her own business and loves the fact she can work hours to suit her lifestyle and her clients, adding: "Being my own boss means if I want to meet a friend for lunch or get my hair done during the week I can, as I know I can catch up with my work later on.
"Business is going well despite the current economic climate and I think this is because more people are feeling the credit pinch and so are either going back out to work or working extra hours to maintain their lifestyles. So when they come home they do not want to do the household chores."
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Red Mountain Park is owned and administered by the Red Mountain Greenway and Recreational Area Commission. In 2007, the Alabama legislature declared the Commission a state agency, giving it exclusive control over the Park site. The Commission has oversight of every aspect of the planning and development of Red Mountain Park. Each of the 15 commissioners is selected by one of eight appointing bodies (the Governor of Alabama, the Mayor of Birmingham, the Jefferson County Commission, the Jefferson County Mayors Association, USS Real Estate, the Freshwater Land Trust and the Jefferson County legislative delegation, which appoints one member from the county's Alabama House delegation and one from the state Senate).
The Park's daily operations are managed by the Park Staff. In addition, the Park is supported by an active and growing volunteer organization. Park volunteers assist with Park tours, provide labor for the ongoing cleanups and preparation of trails and natural areas, and take opportunities to promote the Park in their neighborhoods and various community venues.
T.C. McLemore is a sixth-generation Alabamian, originally from Fort Payne. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from UAB and was the university's first graduate with honors in Global and Community Leadership. After serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA at Alabama Possible, he earned a master's degree in history from UAB receiving the David Hart White Prize in History.
After graduate school, he returned to Alabama Possible in a development and communications capacity. In his most immediate role, he has directed statewide educational programing for the Alabama Humanities Foundation. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling, backpacking, and trail running.
Katie's focus at Red Mountain Park includes the areas of public relations and community outreach. She also manages park projects; one of her major projects is the Oral History Project, which also happens to be one of her favorite. Katie also directs the park's service projects with scouting and youth organizations.
Katie received her bachelor and master's degrees in Communication from the University of South Alabama. Prior to joining Red Mountain Park, she worked for two nonprofit organizations in the areas of public relations and marketing. She volunteers often with youth programs and recently served as a Junior Board Member for Camp Smile-A-Mile.
Before she became our Marketing guru, Kasey was an awesome Adventure Guide at the Park.
Monica joined the team as Philanthropy Associate in the winter of 2013. After 16 years of work in the non-profit sector throughout the country, Monica was excited to bring her passion for community connectivity and philanthropy back to Birmingham, her hometown. As a member of Red Mountain Park's Office of Philanthropy, Monica works to inspire community engagement with the city's only non-profit Signature Urban Park.
When not at Red Mountain Park, Monica enjoys traveling with her family and serving as a volunteer with Camp McDowell, Trinity Commons Episcopal Student Center and leading a weekly poetry class for the Desert Island Supply Co. According to unverified reports, her ukulele skills are slowly improving.
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Rachel Ahrnsen graduated from the University of Alabama cum laude. She received her experience teaching children about the wonders of the natural world through three summers working for the Hamilton County Park District's Educational Farm. Rachel also works with the Pepper Place Farmer's Market, managing volunteers and answering market-goers' questions. In addition, she loves her role as the caretaker of the Sim's Ecoscape, a certified wildlife habitat and community garden located in Homewood. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys watching films for the Sidewalk Film Festival Screening Committee, hiking, and enjoying all the beautiful city of Birmingham has to offer!
Shelby discovered the Park first as an Adventure Guide.
Mark was born in Pennsylvania and spent four years in the Marines as a network technician. He first became involved with the Park as a volunteer with the Friends of Red Mountain Park. In addition to keeping the trails in tip-top shape, Mark also handles the office IT work. He enjoys outdoor activities, trail running and is the caretaker for Abby the Park mascot.
Jeff's involvement with Red Mountain Park has existed since his childhood—he grew up on the side of Red Mountain and explored it every Saturday. In addition, the old Birmingham Mineral Railroad, the Valley View mine and the Greensprings mine were all just feet from his back door. His love for industrial history developed through the years and though he selected a career with BellSouth, he spent his extra time hiking the mountain and reading about its history.
Jeff stayed with BellSouth for 30 years before retiring in 2006. After he retired, he began to spend more time on Red Mountain, revisiting his favorite locations. One day, he was hiking the ridge between Songo and the No. 13 mine when he ran into a bulldozer operator. He was clearing a road, and Jeff jokingly told him how great it would be if he could clear some other routes for hiking. The operator told him that his wish would come true in the form of Red Mountain Park, and Jeff immediately knew he had to be involved with the project. He began to research the park project and was soon one of the Friends of Red Mountain Park. He continued with his interests in clearing trails, and soon became Director of Land Stewardship on the Friends of Red Mountain Park Board. When it came time for the park to begin looking for candidates to handle trail and park maintenance, Jeff was a natural fit. He is thrilled at the amount of time he now gets tospend at the Park each and every day.
Noel got his start in the outdoor industry in the early 90's at Oak Mountain State Park working at the Fishing Center and Park Entrance. From there he moved to the Assistant Manager of the Campground. With a passion for whitewater, Noel became a river guide on the Ocoee for High Country Outfitters and spent ten years on the river as a kayak instructor, swift water rescue instructor, river manager and guide. After finishing his BS in Criminal Justice Noel moved on to Glenwood Inc. where he ran a wilderness program for teenage boys. Noel has also worked in the retail world as the GM of Mountain High Out fitters and the District Manager of Alabama Outdoors.
A local to the Birmingham area, Michael Davis describes himself as laid-back, with a "love life attitude." He resides in Pleasant Grove with his wife of 14 years and their two children. Michael is a former military man, having spent 12 years in the Navy. Aside from being a Park Ranger, Michael enjoys his career as a Field Trainer for the University of Alabama-Birmingham Police Department. His interests include cars, the Auburn Tigers and the Green Bay Packers. Michael has a passion for writing and is an aspiring author. He writes fictional horror stories and currently has four poems published.
Tony is a Birmingham native who enjoys the history of Birmingham and Red Mountain. His favorite book is the Bible and his favorite teacher is Jesus.
Tony received an Associate Degree in Fire Science at Jefferson State and a Paramedic License through UAB. He has been involved with EMS since 1997 and has worked as a firefighter since 1999. Tony enjoys outdoor activities, which include hiking, sea kayaking/canoeing, mountain biking and camping. He also enjoys wildlife, traveling, making memories with his family and meeting people.


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Lots going on in the world of compensation for exonerees. This issue regained some traction in the last few weeks with an article in the Orlando Sentinel, which we discussed here. This has led many to openly question why so many guys who were so clearly wrongfully convicted and incarcerated won't be compensated. The editorial staff of the Orlando Sentinel, notes in an editorial entitled Florida's Dirty Hands:
Sure, it's a tough budget year for Florida. But what a lame excuse for failing to right a terrible wrong.
Three years ago, the Legislature passed a bill authorizing payments for people who are wrongly convicted and sent to prison. The measure designated payments of up to $50,000 for each year they were erroneously locked up. That's a pretty fair price for wrongfully denying someone their liberty.
The problem is the so-called "clean hands" provision — a provision which, as the Orlando Sentinel reported Sunday, has meant that none of the 12 men cleared by DNA has received a nickel. Some now live in poverty. The "clean hands" provision bars the state from paying anyone who has a previous felony conviction prior to the wrongful incarceration. Even if the person served his time for that earlier conviction, then was later wrongly imprisoned for decades for a crime he did not commit, he still can't collect.
What a glaringly obvious injustice.
Fred Grimm, of the Miami Herald, has a much more bombastic take on this law:
All this talk about compensation for wrongful convictions. Not in Florida. Not for the likes of Anthony Caravella.
Why, it's Caravella who owes Florida — $71.93 a day. Comes to $682,615.70 for the 26 years Anthony mooched room and board off the Florida penal system, taking up valuable prison space for a crime someone committed.
The lousy freeloader. He's damn lucky the Florida Legislature doesn't send him a bill.
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Florida did pass a Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act three years ago, after an embarrassing slew of convictions were reversed, most after DNA testing. The law authorized paying innocents $50,000 for every year spent behind bars. It was an "illusory impact," said Seth Miller, director of the Florida Innocence Project. Miller said the law included a "clean hands" provision that disqualifies a wrongfully convicted prisoner with a prior felony conviction.
"Clean hands" proved to be brilliant money saver for Florida (the only state with such a proviso). Cops don't find their patsies on the membership rolls of the chamber of commerce. Miramar police knew Caravella from a string of juvenile offenses – the same crimes that now preclude him from compensation.
None of the dozen convicted men cleared by DNA testing in Florida have received compensation. A Sun Sentinel reporter found several afflicted with poverty, living off food stamps. Caravella had spent time in a homeless shelter. Only one, James Bain, who did 35 years of hard time, qualifies under "clean hands" and will likely get his money.
After all, William Dillon, who did 27 years on a trumped up murder conviction, had been busted in 1979 for possession of a single Quaalude. Of course, he's out of the money. In a Kafka-like twist, Orlando Boquete, who did 13 years for a murder and robbery he didn't commit, doesn't qualify because he managed to escape prison while serving his wrongful sentence. Luis Diaz, the so-called Bird Road Rapist of Miami-Dade County who, as it turned out, wasn't, did 25 years. Sorry, Luis. No money.
The list goes on; ruined lives for whom wrongful incarceration compensation remains an illusionary concept. Sorry guys but fairness . . . that's a budget buster.
Fred makes the good point that these victims of wrongful incarceration don't have any political clout. They don't have money to hire a lobbyist and they don't have powerful backers with influence. Without that, there is little chance for the law to be changed to give them some redress.
Two additonal points on compensation:
- James Bain did a sit-down interview with Channel 10 news in Tampa (w/ video), which led to questions of the new Attorney General about why her office had been sitting on his application for compensation for the last five months. Not surprisingly, a little scrutiny moved things along and it looks like Mr. Bain's compensation will be paid imminently.
- However, it is not all good news for exonerees seeking compensation. Texas exoneree Anthony Graves, who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, will not receive his compensation for wrongful incarceration because of a simple error in the order exonerating him. Even though the prosecutor, defense attorney, and judge all agreed that Graves was "actually innocent," these magic words required by the Texas compensation statute, were omitted from the judge's order. His lawyers are trying to remedy this but they are getting little help from the prosecutor or the Governor.


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