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CRH leads 'Irish Times Top 1,000' survey
Guide to Ireland's leading businesses published with today's newspaper
(Left to right) Irish Times editor Kevin O'Sullivan, Irish Times business editor John McManus and KPMG managing partner Shaun Murphy at the publication of the Irish Times Top 1,000 companies magazine in Dublin today. Photograph: Cyril Byrne.
International building materials group CRH once again occupies the number one position in the The Irish Times Top 1000 survey, the guide to Ireland's leading businesses.
CRH leads the field thanks to the €18.6 billion turnover it earned last year. Multi-national, Microsoft, retains the number two slot it held in the 2012 list with a turnover of €13.7 billion and Google comes third with sales of €12.5 billion.
While there is a strong multi-national presence amongst the lists's leaders, Irish businesses, including Kerry Group, Musgrave, Paddy Power and Ryanair all feature in the top 20.
Companies are ranked according to turnover, but the 56-magazine and website, top1000.ie, produced in association with KPMG, also highlight a number of trends in business.
This includes a focus on the top performers, those businesse that have grown revenues and profits over the last year, this year's leader is technolog group, Zynga.
With an eye on the future, the publication, edited by Irish Times journalist Fiona Reddan, also highlights those that are likely to break into the list in coming years. Healthcare group Kelpac Medical, pricing data specialist Profitero and social media giant Twitter, which opened its international HQ in the Republic two years ago, all feature amongst this group.
Another addition to the survey is a focus on advisers, which analyses the popularity of both banks and law firms amongst the leading Irish corporates.
Following on from its Auditwatch survey last November, The Irish Times Top 1000 once again examines patterns in audit fees.
The magazine is available free with today's edition of the paper. The website, top1000.ie which is regularly updated, is subscription-based.
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I am writing this letter to the person who hit our dog on the morning of May 30. Our pet, Jake, a chocolate lab, got out of his pen and crossed the road in the Midway Community located on S.C. 903. My husband was parked at the end of our road, calling Jake back. Jake stopped at the yellow line. A car was coming at a high rate of speed and hit Jake. The car didn't even stop to offer a helping hand or to even apologize. My husband watched in horror as our dog yelled in pain.
I want to know how all the service stations can raise the price of gas every time the price goes up. How is it that they can buy the gas at one price and keep raising the price before they fill up again. Some of them say they don't raise the price until they get more gas. I know that is not true because I saw four stores change prices before getting refills. And they say they don't make any money off of gas. Who do they think they are fooling? There should be a law against stores raising gas prices before they get refills.
Bub Faile
Cheryl (Neely) Rutledge's letter, "A home of the brave," in the May 25 edition of The Lancaster News was written from the heart.
Cheryl is my niece and her home truly is a home of the brave. In addition to her grandfather, father and brothers who have served or are serving in the military, her mother is fighting a battle of her own from cancer.
I have been doing some family research and found that the Neely family has a long history of military involvement – back to the 1700s.
Wayne Kersey's track record during his years on the Lancaster County Council and his years of business experience more than qualifies him to continue in the seat he currently occupies. As a proven leader, he has supported numerous fundings, such as the recreation center in Buford, Heath Springs Senior Center, the addition of 18 new deputies, a new magistrate's office, the county vehicle policy, truckers' rights and the list goes on.
I am writing to show my support for Kathy Sistare, who is running for the County Council District 7 seat.
Kathy is my sister-in-law, but she is much more than that. She is a dedicated, caring, strong and intelligent person.
Kathy is very capable to handle any issue that may face our county.
Kathy is a hard worker. Along with her husband, Mike, they have worked endlessly to build two successful businesses.
She also works at Palmetto Tri-County Internal Medicine, is active in her church, serves on the Red Cross board and enjoys time with her family.
I would like to respond to Howard Pinkey Plyler's letter, "Don't forget reassessment vote in 2005," in the June 4 edition of The Lancaster News.
In 2005, the S.C. Legislature voted in Act 388, which would cap property values at 15 percent for four years.
Until 2005, we had not had a reassessment since 1999 in Lancaster County.
The property values in some parts of the county were on the books at less than half their actual value.
The property owners would have loved to had their property values capped at this amount.
Whether you're a Democrat, Republican, Independent or of some other political persuasion, we think Barack Obama's nomination as president is something that all Americans should be proud of.
It's a monumental milestone – a black man has locked up the presidential nomination of one of America's top two political parties for the first time in history of our country.
Humane Society grateful for Belk support
The Humane Society of Lancaster County Inc. would like to thank Belk Department stores for inviting us to be a part of its recent Charity Day event.
Tom Lester was really great in helping to promote this event, making sure we had a covered place to put the dogs and cats up for adoption that was out of the weather. He stopped by our booth numerous times during the day to make sure we had everything we needed and he genuinely cares about the abused and neglected animals in our county.
In his May 30 column "Candidates should go extra mile for their constituents," Bruce Miller made reference to he and Donald Huffman being the only House District 45 candidates who showed up at a special meeting sponsored by Lancaster County Economic Development Corp. (LCEDC).
The last time I checked there were five candidates in the race for House District 45. LCEDC sponsored a special meeting for the sole purpose of educating all candidates for the upcoming primary.
Lancaster County District 7 residents have a tremendous opportunity to elect a County Council member who is a proven leader, honest, open and qualified. That person is Kathy Sistare. I have known Kathy for more than 35 years both personally and professionally.
In Bruce Miller's May 30th column "Candidates should go extra mile for their constituents," it seems as though he should have been a staff writer for The Lancaster News – not a guest columnist. He's had several columns in the paper, as well as the Carolina Gateway, lately. However, I felt the most recent article is one that warrants a response from a lifelong Lancaster County resident.
In his article, Mr. Miller makes a very bold statement by saying he and Donald Huffman are the only candidates running for House District 45.
A school shooting is a situation you hope will never occur, but if it does, county emergency response officials recently proved they're capable of handling the daunting task.
Lancaster County paramedics Kelly Snipes and Greg Robinson with the county's Emergency Medical Services recently captured first place in the 2008 statewide competition in Myrtle Beach.
Ever since I earned the right to vote at age 18, 35 years ago, I have faithfully exercised that right. That is a right that a lot of people in this world can only dream about. Like a lot of other people, I get flustered by people who gripe and complain about politics, only to learn they don't even vote.
I live in Lancaster County Council District 7 in the Buford area. I hope the people in District 7 and Lancaster County have not forgotten the reassessment in 2005 that Lancaster County Council had said it was not going to do. Then five council members changed their mind to do it before we could vote not to allow a larger increase than 15 percent for three years. The appraised value of one of our pieces of property went up 45 percent just because we live in the Buford area.
During these difficult economic times, it is good to see concerned and qualified people running for Lancaster County Council. I have known Kathy Sistare for many years and know her to be honest, trustworthy and to have strong community spirit.
As a registered nurse, she has demonstrated her compassion for her fellow citizens.
I would like to thank the Lancaster Sheriff's Office for helping me get my son's dirt bike back. For some unknown reason, someone entered my yard and stole a dirt bike that belonged to my 7-year-old son.
We recently celebrated Pastor's Appreciation Day at Lynwood Drive Church of God. I love our pastor, Johnny Hefner, very much. He is a very good man and is always there when you need him no matter day or night. He is a very caring man and lets Jesus be No. 1 in his life. I know he knows how much we appreciate him and the life he lives for Jesus.
I am a native South Carolinian who normally sits back and observes what is going on around him. But this past Memorial Day morning as I sat at my computer watching the sun slowly creep up, I was inspired to speak my mind about the goings on of this great county we live in.
I don't want to cause trouble but as a son of a Vietnam veteran, the grandson of a World War II veteran, the great nephew of several uncles who were stationed at Pearl Harbor that December morning, I would like for people to stop and think long and hard before heading into the voting booth this November.
My name is Bruce Miller and I am, in my opinion, the only Republican candidate for the S.C. House of Representatives District 45 seat. Also, in my opinion, I only have one Democratic opponent, Donald Huffman.
You may ask why I am making such a bold statement, when everyone knows there is one other Republican and two additional Democrats who have filed for this position.
I pose one important question – where are they?
I am upset and disturbed by the seeming lack of concern shown by the other, unnamed candidates.
I am supporting the reelection of Wayne Kersey for Lancaster County Council District 7. I personally have known Wayne and his wife, Faye, for most of my adult years. We attended and were members together for many years at Antioch Baptist Church.
His son and wife are members and a vital part of our Sunday school and church family at Covenant Baptist Church. I also patronize their businesses.
I feel as though I can speak concerning the quality of his character.
Wayne and his wife are small business owners. They make a modest living and live in a modest home.
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For centuries, Oxford University has educated many of the world's greatest leaders, humanitarians and social changers. Among them are some of the most influential women of the developing world, including Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, founder of Pakistan's People's Party and the first woman prime minister of a Muslim country, Nobel Prize laureate Aung Sang Suu Kyi, leader of the Burmese National League for Democracy, and Indira Gandhi, the first female prime minister of India and the second female head of government in the world.
It is with this history in mind that One Woman a Year International (OWAY) was founded.
OWAY is a nonprofit advocacy group that aims to increase the number of young women to pursue undergraduate studies at the University of Oxford.
You may ask why we have decided to support the pursuit of undergraduate studies. There are many programs that support post-graduate studies for students from developing countries, including the Rhodes, Fulbright and Weidenfeld scholarships, but successful individuals who are accepted in these initiatives almost always live in the West and have Western undergraduate educations.
There are few resources available for women from developing countries for their undergraduate studies and no such scholarship program at Oxford. Providing such women the opportunities to access undergraduate degrees gives them the opportunity to excel and gain access to prestigious postgraduate programs.
Leading economists, such as Jeffrey Sachs, journalists, including The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof, non profits groups, like the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and organizations from the World Bank to the United Nations have identified the advancement of women and girls in all societies as one of the only ways to eradicate the world's most pressing social, political and economic problems including poverty, infant, child and maternal mortality and diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Simply stated, when girls are educated they are empowered:
- With a ten percent rise in the number of girls who go to school, a country's GDP increases by three per cent on average. (US Agency for International Development)
- Girls who are educated are better able to delay marriage, have fewer and healthier children, and influence household negotiations such that family income will be spent on the education and survival of her children rather than on alcohol, drugs, and prostitutes. (UN Population Fund)
- A girl who completes basic education is much less likely to contract HIV/AIDS, because she will have the knowledge and skills to protect herself, and because the men around her will become more receptive to prevention messages. (UNAIDS, UN Population Fund, UN Development Fund for Women)
- "Closing the gender gap in agricultural inputs alone could lift 100-150 million people out of hunger." (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- And through education, women are better able to understand and enforce their legal rights, avoid being trafficked into slavery or forced into starvation so their male relatives can be well-nourished, and to become leading social entrepreneurs within their communities and invest their wages back into their families and societies. (Half the Sky)
Yet, even with basic education, there are barriers that still prevent women from making change. Malcolm Ehrenpreis, gender specialist at the World Bank, stated last year that, "in the last twenty years or so, women and girls have reached much higher education levels than they had before. Yet there has been very little progress in terms of access to the economy."
However, if young women can access higher education at prestigious universities like Oxford, they will hold:
- greater economical and political value, and thus power to make changes on the national level;
- have the backing of the university name, which allows them to be taken seriously when they enter politics, law or business, and successfully enforce policies rather than merely standing in as token puppets;
- and contribute to greater female participation in their countries' economies and societies, which has the potential to disempower extremist thinking, groups and terrorists, as shown by the U.S. Pentagon.
Michael Moritz, an Oxford alumnus who has recently established a scholarship program for low income UK students, says: "Real talent is housed everywhere. Our new scholarship program means that a gifted student, irrespective of financial circumstances, will always be 100 per cent confident they can study at Oxford.
The pleasure of giving to individuals is that they are vibrant and alive and will do the impossible." We hope to do the same for women in the developing world.


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Annabelle Sizemore has cashed in some treasury bonds and a life insurance policy that her parents had accumulated over the years for her. She has also saved some money in certificates of deposit and savings bonds during the 10 years since she graduated from college. As a result, she has $120,000 available to invest. Given the recent rise in the stock market, she feels that she should invest all of this amount there. She has researched the market and has decided that she wants to invest in an index fund tied to S&P stocks and in an Internet stock fund. However, she is very concerned about the volatility of Internet stocks. Therefore, she wants to balance her risk to some degree.
She has decided to select an index fund from Shield Securities and an Internet stock fund from Madison Funds, Inc. She has also decided that the proportion of the dollar amount she invests in the index fund relative to the Internet fund should be at least one-third but that she should not invest more than twice the amount in the Internet fund that she invests in the index fund. The price per share of the index fund is $175, whereas the price per share of the Internet fund is $208. The average annual return during the last 3 years for the index fund has been 17%, and for the Internet stock fund it has been 28%. She anticipates that both mutual funds will realize the same average returns for the coming year that they have in the recent past; however, at the end of the year she is likely to reevaluate her investment strategy anyway. Thus, she wants to develop an investment strategy that will maximize her return for the coming year.
Formulate a linear programming model for Annabelle that will indicate how much money she should invest in each fund and solve this model by using the graphical method.
Suppose Annabelle decides to change her risk-balancing formula by eliminating the restriction that the proportion of the amount she invests in the index fund to the amount that she invests in the Internet fund must be at least one-third. What will the effect be on her solution? Suppose instead that she eliminates the restriction that the proportion of money she invests in the Internet fund relative to the stock fund not exceed a ratio of 2 to 1. How will this affect her solution?
If Annabelle can get $1 more to invest, how will that affect her solution? $2 more? $3 more? What can you say about her return on her investment strategy, given these successive changes?


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The following story contains spoilers from Tuesday's Hart of Dixie. Read on at your own risk.
Channeling her inner Kelly Taylor, Zoe ends up choosing herself over Wade and George — aka the two men she believes to be the loves of her life — in Hart of Dixie's second season finale Tuesday night. But before her independent lady a-ha moment occurs, a bunch of other Bluebell goodness goes down…
Upon waking up in bed with Wade, Zoe freaks out — and, making matters much worse, a newly-single George walks in on them. The pint-sized doc tries to smooth things over with the golden boy she thinks she loves, but he's at the end of his rope. "My life has completely fallen apart because of you," a frustrated George exclaims. "This — us — is a fantasy that we've clung, too. In reality, the person you really have feelings for is Wade. I saw it when the two of your were together and I saw it again this morning."
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Zoe, however, ignores those words of wisdom and opts to ditch Bluebell for the weekend to attend a wedding in New York. And wouldn't you know, Jonah Breeland just so happens to be on the same plane. The two team up to save a man who falls ill during the flight, and — after the jet makes an emergency landing — they hit the road to drive the rest of the way.
Lemon and Wade, meanwhile, are doing some traveling themselves. Their mission: to find the country group Gloriana and beg them to perform at a concert Lemon has already told all of Bluebell about! Tired of his moody, broody 'tude over Zoe, Lemon tells her friend and business partner, "Being with Zoe Hart made you better — just like you made her better." (Awww!) And with that, Wade decides to find — and fight for — his ex-gal before it's too late.
In an unbelievable twist of fate, Wade and Lemon happen upon Zoe and Jonah at a diner along their route. "l know how much I hurt you, Zoe," the vulnerable Wade confesses. "But everything I've done since is to be that man you saw. If you would ever consider giving me another chance, I'm ready." And, as if that wasn't he enough, he concludes his declaration with this: "I love you, Zoe Hart." Zoe admits that she does still have feelings for him, but unfortunately, she just needs some "distance, perspective and time" before jumping back in. And with that, she sets off to New York — now for the entire summer! ("It's just three months," Wade notes, hopefully.)
Back in Bluebell, Wade and Lemon arrive at a jam-packed Rammer Jammer (complete with advertised headliner Gloriana). And poor, heartbroken George, heads out on a little musical tour with Wade's ex Lily Anne, who had earlier helped him write a song to channel his anger toward Zoe and his sadness over Tansy. (Side note: Lavon and Annabeth remain happy and adorable.)
And, while Zoe most certainly does choose herself (and the East Coast) over the fellas in her life, a dapper-looking Jonah has no qualms popping up at the wedding Zoe's attending, so that, in his words, she "doesn't have to spend her first night in New York alone." (Dun-dun-dun!)
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Martin Leclerc was born near Grenoble, and spent most of his childhood copying 'Lucky Luke' stories. He studied at the Sciences Po Grenoble and created the fanzine Youkaïda. He lives in Paris since 2000. Now he leads a double life. He is leadsinger of the folkrock group HitchcockGoHome!, and also works as a comics artist under the pseudonym Maël.
Notre Mère la Guerre
He cooperated with the writers Nathal and Gibert on the 'Tamino' series at Glénat from 2004. In 2005, he produced 'Les Rêves de Milton', written by Frédéric Féjard and Sylvain Ricard and published in the Aire Libre collection of the publishing house Dupuis. This was followed by the one shots 'Dans la Colonie Pénitentiaire' with Sylvain Ricard (Delcourt, 2007) and 'L'Encre du Passé' with Antoine Bauza (Dupuis, 2009). In 2009 he started the series 'Notre Mère la Guerre' with Kris at Futuropolis.
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April 25, 2011
LOS ANGELES -- The UCLA Anderson School of Management today announced a $25 million gift - the largest in the school's history - from longtime supporters John E. and Marion Anderson.
This gift extends the Andersons' legacy of philanthropy to the school. In recognition of their first gift, the school was named the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA in 1987. The current gift brings to nearly $42 million the amount the Andersons have donated to the school.
"We are immensely grateful for this tremendously generous gift from John and Marion Anderson," said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block. "John received the highest honor bestowed by UCLA, the UCLA Medal, in 1995 for his extraordinary contributions to his profession and our society. It is clear that for John and Marion, this was only the beginning. Their lifelong philanthropy will have an indelible impact on our campus - and the opportunities we provide for our outstanding faculty and students - for generations to come."
The Anderson family history bears many connections to UCLA. John received his bachelor's degree in business administration from UCLA in 1940. John and Marion's sons, William and John Jr., completed their J.D. and M.B.A. degrees, respectively, at UCLA, and their daughter, Judy Munzig, serves on the board of the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA Anderson.
"Our legacy, built over 75 years, owes a lot to John and Marion Anderson's leadership and longtime support," said UCLA Anderson dean Judy Olian. "They share with us a bold vision for the future of UCLA Anderson as one of the most innovative and recognized schools of management in the world. This remarkable gift will enable us to chart that future by investing in a broad range of strategic initiatives, including research that advances management thinking and practice, curriculum initiatives that prepare our students to become global leaders, and student support that attracts the most talented candidates from around the world. I cannot express the depth of my gratitude to John and Marion - the gift demonstrates their confidence in our bright future, which both inspires and challenges us."
"I was very lucky to come to UCLA on a scholarship, and I've never forgotten that," John Anderson said. "The lessons and values I learned while attending UCLA shaped my thinking throughout my business and community life and helped build my business reputation. Giving back to the school is my way of enabling future generations to have the kind of opportunities that UCLA offered me. It is simply doing the right thing."
Added Marion Anderson: "This gift gives us tremendous pleasure. John and I have derived great satisfaction from following the achievements of the school and its alumni over the years and the breadth of impact they have had on businesses and communities, not just in California and the U.S. but also around the world. The school has meant so much to both of us, and it is particularly gratifying to be able to provide this support during these times of special need for public higher education."
In addition to the current gift and the naming gift to the business school, the Andersons' philanthropy has supported the dean's John E. Anderson Chair in Management, as well as the Marion Anderson Chair in Management and the Marion Anderson Courtyard.
John Anderson is a current member and past chairman of the UCLA Anderson board of visitors. After he graduated from UCLA, he received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a law degree from the Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles. He is currently president of Topa Equities Ltd., which owns more than 42 businesses involved in agriculture, insurance, real estate, wholesale beverage distribution and automotive dealerships. He is past chairman of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, a trustee and former president of St. John's Hospital and Health Center Foundation, and a trustee of Claremont McKenna College. In 1995, he was presented with the UCLA Medal, and in 2002, he was the first recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award at UCLA Anderson. He was named Southern California Entrepreneur of the Year in 1987, Outstanding Individual Philanthropist on National Philanthropy Day in 1988, Master Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002 and Business Person of the Year by the Business Hall of Fame in 2003.
Marion Anderson is vice chairman of Topa Equities Ltd. and is an active member of the UCLA Anderson board of visitors. She is co-chair of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles board of trustees and of Living Proof: the Campaign for Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She has served on the hospital's board of trustees since 1989 and has guided the hospital through its most successful fundraising effort ever, helping raise nearly $1 billion to support the world-class pediatric medical facility. The Marion and John E. Anderson Building was named in honor of their generous and ongoing support of the hospital. She is a member of the steering committee of the New Hospital Campaign Committee and a member of the Development Advisory Campaign Cabinet and the Saban Research Institute Committee.
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Celebrating 75 years of "business beyond usual," the UCLA Anderson School of Management is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides a distinctive approach to management education to more than 3,600 students enrolled in its M.B.A., fully-employed M.B.A., executive M.B.A., UCLA-NUS Global Executive M.B.A., master of financial engineering, doctoral and executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a worldwide network of 37,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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In terms of one's place on the social status spectrum, being a sportswriter is a pretty demoralizing experience. Fans always think you're trying to screw their favorite team and resent you for getting to go to games for free. The teams you cover would rather you and your industry just go away already. The players you write about think your job is vaguely pathetic and spend most of their time nodding their way through your annoying questions while trying to get dressed. (Or sometimes, in the purest distillation of where they think you stand on this planet, they fart in your face.) The only real perk is rewards points at hotel chains. It's not the most glamorous job in the world.
Unless you're a superstar. Superstar sportswriters, to paraphrase Fitzgerald, are not like you or me. They have long since done away with the endless road trips and the editorial pressures from up high and the khakis covered in mustard stains and black ink. They are at the Top Of Their Field, standing above it all, having ascended to the highest level the profession can attain: Nationally Recognizable On Television. There aren't many of these guys: The first might have been Frank Deford -- who was famous enough to do Miller Lite ads -- or, in the TV sports age, Rick Reilly, who was also famous enough to do Miller Lite ads. But I'm not sure he's there anymore; same goes with Mitch Albom, who's only ostensibly a sportswriter anymore, choosing instead to peddle New Age claptrap. I'd think the list now is probably: Tony Kornheiser. Jay Glazer. Bill Simmons. Peter King. And, perhaps the most pertinent to this discussion: Michael Wilbon.
Last week, Wilbon got in an online tussle with Washington Post blogger/columnist/all-around gadfly Dan Steinberg. The details of it, the substance of the argument, are mostly boring, a, "You hate Washington, D.C.! No I don't! Yes you do!" sort of thing. What I took away from the incident was something I'd suspected about Wilbon for a while: He's not really a sportswriter at all anymore. He's now on the side of people sportswriters write about. He has crossed over.
If you didn't know this already, the culmination of the "feud" -- an angry Facebook screed by Wilbon directed at Steinberg -- confirmed it. In the post, Wilbon does the two things that the subjects of sportswriters always do to denigrate media: He talks about how popular he is, and how unpopular Steinberg is. The two money quotes:
"I've seen increasingly how impressed Dan Steinberg is with himself and his non-column." (I was a real columnist at the paper. Not you.)
"Anytime, anyplace you want to post and compare résumés or career highlights I'm more than happy to engage."
That last one is the big one: It's basically the equivalent of yelling "Scoreboard!" This is like when anyone in any field uses how much money they make as a signifier of their self-worth. It is not for nothing that when Rick Reilly signed with ESPN a few years ago, he said he was making "ballplayer money;" that resentment, that vast gulf between writer and subject, changed sportswriting forever, and most of the old-timers (who dream of the days when they'd just go have beers with players and coaches) still fuels a lot of guys.
Wilbon, thanks to "Pardon the Interruption" -- a show that felt revolutionary when it began, back before we realized it would essentially ruin sports television -- and his work on ESPN's NBA shows, is now superfamous in a way that no sportswriter could ever be. Because of that, he's now talking like a celebrity. He boasts of fancy parties he goes to, dismisses his critics as haters who just aren't smart enough to become as successful as he has and, most noteworthy, strikes up lasting, close friendships with the people he ostensibly is supposed to be covering because, now that you're famous, you think you are one of them. The most obvious example is Wilbon's closeness with Magic Johnson, his ESPN cohort, but this has been an issue for a while, from Tiger Woods to Michael Jordan to Charles Barkley. Now, Wilbon has a right to be friends with whomever he wants; for crying out loud, those three guys are a lot more respectable than any of my friends. But when you are exclusively in that circle, you can start losing touch with why you went into this. It starts to look like this fame is all you ever wanted all along.
This is hardly something specific to sports. It's perhaps most pervasive in politics, where eventually people just start crossing over from their newspapers to working for the candidates they cover. (Jay Carney, the former Time reporter who's now President Obama's press secretary, is the most obvious example.) Television has warped the profession just as much there, though if you don't watch "Morning Joe," you might not know it. (I say that as a big fan of "Morning Joe" and a colleague of New York's John Heilemann, whom I believe to not have this problem.) And at least in politics, those journalists still actually write columns; I'm not sure Wilbon has seen a Microsoft Word document in years. Why would he have to? He's on TV now!
I mean this not to be specifically critical of Wilbon as a professional or as a person -- I have only met Wilbon once and was frankly taken aback by how warm, friendly and welcoming he was -- but instead to point out the phenomenon. What was noteworthy about Wilbon's rant was not that he was so angry with Steinberg; what was noteworthy was that he spoke it from the mountaintop, going after Steinberg the way a celebrity would go after the paparazzi. Wilbon seemed to see it simply as this nobody nipping at the heels of his greatness.
I generally enjoy Wilbon on television and will take him over some former athlete with nothing interesting to say and few camera skills any day. (Like, say, some of the other people on the NBA on ESPN panel with him.) I have no resentment of his success; I'm honestly happy for him. And good lord, I wouldn't want his level of fame anyway; thank heavens I'm so bad on television I won't have to worry about it. But there's still something sad about seeing Wilbon like this, like this aloof ultracelebrity tossing down thunderbolts at the plebeians down below. I find it sad not because of Wilbon specifically. The fear is that this is a universal condition: When you become that famous, you grow to believe that you are different, that the decisions you made are now justified, that you are indeed special. And you forget who you once were, and those who were there with you. I think I find it sad because, deep down, I fear he might be right: Most sportswriters might indeed envy him and, if they were in his position, would turn the exact same way. I hope not. But I have my doubts.
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By Ed Harris
A Derynoski School student has helped raise over $900 dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, bringing her two year total to close to $1,700.
Olivia Genovese, 10, was honored at the school last week by Kim Smith, development director for Make-A- Wish. Olivia was given a t-shirt and a special certificate.
This is the second year that Olivia has raised money for Make-A-Wish. Last year she raised over $800.
"I had fun doing it last year and decided to do it again," Olivia said.
Like last year, Olivia had the help of her classmates at Derynoski. Olivia helped coordinate a hat day at the school to raise the donation. Students were allowed to wear their hat during school hours, something not normally allowed, if they brought in change for the cause.
"This is unique," said Derynoski Principal Jan Verderame. "It's kids raising the money."
With the help of her classmates, Olivia was able to raise $901.98. The money will be added to other Make-A-Wish donations to help grant a wish for a sick child.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation aids kids between the ages of 2 and 18 and will try to grant the wish of a child with a life threatening medical condition.
Smith said the average cost of a wish is $8,500.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation will let the school know whose wish they helped come true. Last year's donation helped send a young girl McKenzie to Disneyland with her family.
"The doctors provide the medicine and we provide the magic, with special friends like Olivia," Smith said.


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WILSON � Maybe Lincoln County would�ve been more ready for its meeting with defending North Carolina American Legion baseball champion Wilmington had a Saturday evening rainstorm not moved their winner�s bracket semifinal tournament meeting.
Whatever it was, Post 455 certainly wasn�t ready on Sunday morning in the makeup contest.
Wilmington scored in four of the six innings in which it batted and rolled to mercy-rule-shortened 13-1, seven-inning victory over the Cardinals at Fleming Stadium.
It left Lincoln County (21-15) in jeopardy of losing twice on the same day in the eight-team, double-elimination North Carolina state tournament. The Cardinals were to meet Kernersville at approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon in an elimination contest.
Lincoln County would have to win that game, another game on Monday and two games on Tuesday if it wants to win the state title.
�It was just one of those things,� Cardinals coach Bruce Bolick. �When you get off to a bad start, it�s tough � especially against a team like that.�
Wilmington (27-1) extended its winning streak to 26 by taking advantage of wildness by Lincoln County starter and loser Hayden Deal.
Deal walked the game�s first three batters and finiehed with five walks and a hit batter in his shortest start of the season (1 2-3 innings).
How damaging were the free passes?
Of the six runs Deal allowed, four reached on walks and one on the hit batter.
In all, Wilmington touched up Cardinals pitching for three runs in the first, four in the second, five in the fourth and one in the sixth. All four Post 455 pitchers yielded at least three hits and at least one run.
Making matters worse, Wilmington right-hander Joe O�Donnell had a perfect game and no-hitter for 4 2-3 innings as Lincoln County was shut out until Randal Ortiz�s two-out RBI single in the sixth inning.
�We just didn�t play well: It�s that simple,� Bolick said.
O�Donnell, an incoming N.C. State freshman, picked up the win after retiring 15 of the 16 batters he faced in five innings. He struck out six and yielded only Bradley Hallman�s two-out bunt single in the fifth.
Three players had three hits for Post 10, including N.C. State commitment Shane Shepard and Florence-Darlington Tech commitment Jack Faircloth, who each drove in three runs. Gardner-Webb recruit Collin Thacker added two hits, as did UNC-Wilmington rising sophomore Christian Wolfe.
You can reach Richard Walker at 704-869-1841 or by twitter.com/JRWalk22
2013 N.C. state tournament: July 26-30 at Wilson
Shelby 4, Kernersville 1
Lincoln County 5, Randolph County 3
Garner 4, Jacksonville 2
Wilmington 9, Wilson 1
Kernersville 4, Jacksonville 3 (Jacksonville eliminated)
Randolph County 11, Wilson 5 (Wilson eliminated)
Garner 6, Shelby 3, 10 innings
Lincoln County vs. Wilmington, ppd., rain
Wilmington 13, Lincoln County 1, 7 innings
Randolph County vs. Shelby, 12:30 p.m.
Kernersville vs. Lincoln County, 4:30 p.m.
Garner vs. Wilmington, 7:30 p.m.
Games at 1 and 5 p.m.
Game(s) at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. (if necessary)


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March 12, 2014
Apparently this recent Academy Award winner has been using a pick up line on women that includes what he would like to do to them with his award. It has worked more than once.
Jared Leto
March 12, 2014
Apparently this recent Academy Award winner has been using a pick up line on women that includes what he would like to do to them with his award. It has worked more than once.
Jared Leto
Posted by ent lawyer at 9:40 AM
Labels: blind items revealed
And Enty finally ruined Catalano for me with that
And good job sandy. Almost a tie with VIP
I'm sure it's just posing in evening wear with it. Tasteful B&W pics.
"Yeah, baby, I'd totally hand you my award, and... let you pose with it like you won it. It feels so good to win such a thing, and I want everyone to feel that wonderful!"
I never get these right, LOL!
ps: why are we shouting?
He is so gross.
Hahaha but seriously, mine is as well Jared.
I know TTM. Let's hope this poor groupie is up to date on her tetanus shots...the only way this is amusing is if the Oscar got lodged in someone's ass.
I'm not sure which would be worse, a cold oscar or produce in the vag.
Is it true that his band name is a reference to his issues with premature ejaculation?
Thx TTM but I'm sure Oscars head doesn't wanna be shoved up some chickies inside parts
I'd hit that like the fist of an angry god and if this is the freakiest idea he's got I'm not worried.
He's Jordan Catalano FFS.
That would be hot if he wasn't doing a different chick every night! Who shares dildos???
Places into question why he needs a gold malformed dildo
Hottest leaner ever. 16 year old me still lusts after his Jordan character on MSCL. Sigh. So so hot.
not surprising considering the story about the girl who said he's so big that "it hurt like satan"
@Riven LMAO. Give him mines when your done.
Jordan meets Jesus
We all knew those rumours about Lupita were true.
What does AnnE Hathaway think?
Cold Oscar is worse.
So I heard.
I'm in. It's muggy here today.
Maybe he wanted to let the ladies pose with his Oscar for some glamour shots. Y'all are freaks.
You do you, Pony-Bun!
We yell because we care lol.
That's why they made bleach and sanitizer. Put my name in the hat too. Choo Choo!!!
I don't know what it says about me but I only find him attractive when he looks like Jesus.
It's Revival season, Ray. You're good.
At least Leto isn't married. I'm not saying I'd want a ship that's been in every port but at least he doesn't pretend to be the Queen Mary.
And Jim Kaweasel wasn't bad either.
I heart Jesus..es! (....iiiiii dunno how to luuu uuuv Him............He scares me so...)
In line...
So.....Jared says, "Hey Hottie, how'd u like to ride my Oscar?"
I'm thinking it's just his pet name.
X a million for the "Jesus Christ Superstar" reference :)
Riven what was your rant about last night? ??
And here I was so impressed by his classy acceptance speeches & behavior during Awards season!! How could you, Jared??!!!!
Also, I think he better watch his step because I think the Academy has strict rules about how the statues are to be treated. I'm pretty sure that Threesomes are frowned upon.
Haha haha you folks are too much
He's still adorable...
I just got nothin on this
what is wrong with these women????
Another guy I used to find so attractive that now grosses me out. He was so hot as Jordan Catialano.
I've had worse implements used. Throw in Jared Leto and I'd be well up for that.
Don't worry y'all, I got your back. I'll make sure he gets the list once I pass him to @Ray Nicolet.
These women have something in common with Amy Adams. Screwed by the Oscars.
riven.. it was last night on the mimi nail polish reveal.. i just found it and commented on the bi so it should pop up.. i just didn't understand why you were ranting @me??
What the Sam Puckin hell?!?!? Ga-ros
Just because he uses it as a pickup line doesn't mean he actually goes through with it, you know...and what's with the whole "hurts like Satan" story? Do we need to start telling jokes about him the way we already do Liam Neeson? ;-)
I totally would. Without any hesitation!!
Creepy eyes!
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Last month I was a honoured to join my BAPPD (Baby After PPD) mamas on Katherine Stone's Postpartum Progress website. The seven of us met in the Twitterverse when Amber Koter-Puline (@atlantamom) sent out a tweet saying she was going to start up a support group for PPD survivors thinking about having another baby or pregnant. We kept in touch & supported each other throughout our journey & then put our stories together for all to see. It was an extremely cathartic experience for me as I had never told or written my story or gave the details of the hell I endured after having Orli.
If you missed it, here it is again. I've separated the days so you can read one at a time.
Day 1 http://postpartumprogress.com/7-postpartum-depression-survivors-share-their-stories-of-having-more-children
Day 2 http://postpartumprogress.com/postpartum-depression-survivor-series-day-two
Day 3 http://postpartumprogress.com/postpartum-depression-survivor-series-day-three-the-husbands
Day 4 http://postpartumprogress.com/postpartum-survivor-series-day-4-what-happened-after-the-next-baby
Day 5 http://postpartumprogress.com/postpartum-depression-survivor-series-day-5-coming-together-around-a-new-baby
Many thanks to Amber for putting this all together & for asking Katherine to feature it on her website. And thanks also to Katherine for allowing us to share our stories.


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Two free throws from junior Leanne Crockett gave the Blue Devils a three point lead at 60-57, before NJIT scored six straight points to take a three point lead of their own that would prove enough to give them the victory as they took the consolation game by a score of 69-66 when senior Taiwo Oyelola connected on a free throw for her 14th point of the contest. Oyelola also led all players with 13 rebounds in the game.
Central Connecticut gave up the first eight points of the game and allowed NJIT to get out to a 12-2 lead less than five minutes into the opening half. The Blue Devils scored the next six points to cut it to 12-8. Dugan assisted on back to back plays, feeding Udenze with a tip pass and then finding Oglesby on the right baseline for a jumper.
Down 19-10 with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first half senior Emily Rose came in off the bench and started a CCSU 13-0 run that led to a 23-19 lead. The Elkton, VA native hit her first of three from beyond the arc to start the run. After a layup by Udenze, Rose hit back to back triples to give Central its first lead of the game at 21-19. Udenze then capped the run with another layup to make it 23-19 with just 8:04 to play in the half.
Udenze and Oglesby each tallied 10 points in the first half to lead the Blue Devils to a 34-29 first half edge. Rose was right behind them with her nine points on three for three shooting from behind the arc.
Dugan finished with seven points, five assists and three steals in the game and was selected to the All-Tournament Team for her performance in the two-day tournament at Virginia Tech. Sophomore Alexzandria Dowdy contributed with a solid all-around game, scoring eight points, while grabbing a career best eight rebounds and dishing out five assits. Junior Leanne Crockett led the Blue Devils with 11 rebounds, including five on the offensive side of the court.
The Highlanders finished with four players in double figures. Taiwo Oyelola led with 14 and 13, while her sister Kehinde Oyelola was next with 13 on three of five shooting from beyond the arc. Junior Jessica Gerald and senior Katie Piekielski chipped in with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Central Connecticut is now 3-8 on the season and will next host St. Francis (NY) on January 4 at 7:00 p.m. It will be CCSU's second Northeast Conference game of the season.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal judge Monday considered whether to allow a bankruptcy trustee to accept a last-minute cash offer for a defunct peanut butter plant in eastern New Mexico.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge David Thuma presided over a hearing in Albuquerque on whether to invalidate last week's auction for Sunland, Inc., which filed for bankruptcy following a salmonella outbreak that shuttered its operations and prompted a nationwide recall.
North Carolina-based Hampton Farms had the winning bid of $20 million. However, just before the auction results were to be finalized during a court hearing Friday, trustee Clarke Coll received a call from Paul Henderson of Canada's Golden Boy Foods with a $25 million cash offer for the plant.
Golden Boy Foods has since transferred that money to a title company and stands ready to purchase the plant.
The judge is considering whether to let the trustee take the higher offer, but it was not immediately clear whether a decision would be made Monday.
Coll said the extra $5 million has the potential to result in a payout for unsecured creditors.
Hampton Farms officials, who already operate a peanut shelling and packing company in Portales, told the Albuquerque Journal they intend to reopen the plant.
"We currently produce peanut butter products at two facilities in North Carolina, which are distributed across the entire U.S.," said Tom Nolan, a company vice president. "The Portales facility would enable Hampton Farms to produce peanut butter in New Mexico, closer to both the source (growers) and our customers in the U.S."
Golden Boy Foods operates four nut butter plants in Canada and the U.S. and sources its supplies from around the world, according to its website.
Sunland processed Valencia peanuts, a sweet variety of peanut that is unique to the region and preferred for natural butters because it is flavorful without additives. It was the nation's largest organic peanut butter plant, and its shutdown following the salmonella outbreak in late 2012 left many stores scrambling for months to find alternative natural peanut butters.
The plant reopened in May. But it filed for bankruptcy and closed in October, apparently unable to recover from the financial hit of an eight-month shutdown and lawsuits from the salmonella outbreak.
This year, the trustee had requested the court approve selling the eastern New Mexico company to Ready Roast Nut Co. of Hughson, Calif., for $18.5 million. But Hampton Farms apparently came in with a larger bid during the auction.
Sunland attorneys had valued the company's total assets at $50 million when it sought bankruptcy protection last fall.
The company owes its three major secured creditors about $14 million.


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Each month, City Parks Alliance recognizes a "Frontline Park" to promote and highlight inspiring examples of urban park excellence, innovation, and stewardship across the country. The program also seeks to highlight examples of the challenges facing our cities' parks as a result of shrinking municipal budgets, land use pressures, and urban neighborhood decay.
Emerald View Park, Pittsburgh's newest regional park, is a model of steep hillside conservation. When completed, the Park will result in 280 acres of playgrounds, playing fields, and landscaped lawns connected by 19 miles of wooded trails in a healthy forest wrapping around Pittsburgh's most visited neighborhood. It will also provide bicycle and pedestrian connections to downtown Pittsburgh and regional trail systems. Over the last 150 years, the land has been denuded, mined, settled (and vacated), and dumped upon. The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation (MWCDC) and the City of Pittsburgh have met this challenge head on, and in the last five years have restored nearly 6 acres of view corridor and native hillside habitat, planted over 4,200 native trees and shrubs, removed 160,000 pounds of dumpsite debris, engaged nearly 6,000 hours of volunteer service and 4,000 hours of youth workforce development, purchased an additional 28 acres of land for permanent greenspace, completed a 19-mile trail plan, constructed the first new mile of trail, and enabled $3.6 million in investments to further the Emerald View Park initiative.
1.4 million visitors a year come to the unfinished park to enjoy sweeping views of Pittsburgh and her rivers and bridges, so it's clear that the economic development potential of Emerald View is significant. However, through a partnership with the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, Student Conservation Association, and GTECH Strategies, the MWCDC is ensuring that these benefits are leveraged and experienced equitably. They are training and hiring young at-risk adults to construct the park's trail system and to restore healthy forests. By providing green jobs training resulting in actual employment, this program is helping to build confidence, skills, and abilities for at-risk young adults, increasing the likelihood that they will ultimately compete successfully in today's job market.
Emerald View Park is being featured on CPA's website, www.cityparksalliance.org, during the month of August.
The "Frontline Parks" program is made possible with generous support from DuMor, Inc. and PlayCore.
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The San Francisco Giants just beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 to win the World Series in a sweep.
The key moment of Game 4 came in the 10th inning, when NLCS MVP Marco Scutaro got a two-out single to drive home Ryan Theriot.
The Tigers came back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 in this game, but ultimately couldn't find a big hit in the late innings.
This series was an all-around dominating performance for the Giants, who once again raised their game in the playoffs after playing just above-average ball during the regular season.
This is their 2nd World Series title in the last three years.
For Detroit, it was just a case of the bats going silent. Their high-powered offense relies on big extra-base hits from the middle of the order, and they simply didn't get those over the last four games.
Triple Crown-winner Miguel Cabrera struck out looking for the final out.
Pablo Sandoval was named World Series MVP. He went 8-16 for 3 homers in the series.
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Massachusetts: Comparing schools and districts based on student proficiency
The information below reflects the most recent data available to us; please contact us with questions or to request additional analyses.
Analysis: Comparing schools and districts on third grade proficiency in reading and math
The charts linked below allow you to compare schools and districts in Massachusetts with their peers. The Y (vertical) axis shows the percentage of proficient 3rd graders in a subject; the X (horizontal) axis shows the percentage of students who qualify for the free or reduced rate lunch program, a common indicator of poverty in schools.
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Comparing Massachusetts's Proficiency Standards to the National "Gold Standard" (NAEP)
Each state defines for itself what "proficient" means; some states have a rigorous definition, while others are less strict in their standards. To see how states compare, ECF has published charts showing the percentage of students deemed proficient in various subjects and grade levels and compared them to percentages reported for each state by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP, or "The Nation's Report Card"), considered to be the gold standard.


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SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) — Students at a California public university where meningococcal disease
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Officials in the most populous U.S. state had sought permission
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As we look to the New Year, it's a good time to look back and reflect on the improvements that happened in 2012 and then look forward to the events that are likely to occur in 2013.
This past year, the housing market has clearly turned around and will continue to recover into the New Year. As seen in our past blogs, Improved Housing Market Report and Housing Starts and Affordability are on the Rise, it is evident that the housing market is on a great road to recovery and is likely to continue to show improvements.
According to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA), it seems that the improving housing market and record low interest rates could be creating a perfect storm that leads to an increase in home improvement activity for the rest of the year 2012 and well into 2013. An increase in home improvement means that there could also be a rise in annual homeowner spending on home improvements, which translates to a great remodeling season.
So far, it's looking good for remodelers, but it doesn't stop there. With the upturn in sales and home improvement activity, there will be more work for remodelers.
Also, record housing starts analytics that were released showed a 15% rise in housing starts, which is the highest it's been in 4 years. Combined with the low interest rates and increase in new home prices, which builds consumer confidence, the outlook for the residential market overall is proving to be positive.
It is expected that new-home sales will increase to 368,000 this year from a record low 301,000 in 2011, and grow strongly to 575,000 in 2013. While housing starts are predicted to rise to 776,000 in 2012 from 612,000 in 2011, and reach 1.13 million in 2013.
That's not the only area showing progress. The unemployment rate is slowly declining and is expected to decline to about 7.6 percent around the end of 2013. And, with job growth comes a rise in home sales and construction activity. It's a win-win situation.
2012 has proven to be a year full of great improvement and growth and will continue on into the New Year. With this past year showing a substantial amount of recovery, 2013 is predicted to bring even more recovery and improvement. Hopefully that trend will continue in the years ahead.
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The Architect's Newspaper writes that plans for freeway cap park are moving forward in Los Angeles County. The cap idea involves covering parts of a freeway with a "planted concrete lid." The freeway cap parks are designed to reconnect neighborhoods cut off by freeways and create green community spaces through the city. Additionally, the cap parks will help reuse existing infrastructure and avoid the enormous costs involved in pulling down freeways. The parks would function as a sort of High Line, but instead of residing on top of abandoned rail road tracks, would be placed on working transportation systems.
According to The Architect's Newspaper, there are four separate projects being considered across L.A.: one in Hollywood, one in downtown LA, and two in Santa Monica. "Hollywood Central Park would be built atop the 101 Freeway on a proposed 44-acre site between Santa Monica Boulevard and Bronson Avenue. Park 101 would be built atop the 'Big Trench' over the 101 Freeway downtown. Santa Monica is hoping to cap portions of the 10 Freeway between Ocean Avenue and 4th Street, and between 14th and 17th streets, creating five- and seven-acre parks."
The four cap park plans differ depending on existing infrastructure. Francie Stefan, community and strategic planning manager for the City of Santa Monica, said: "Some are glorified bridges, some need center supports, and some just span the whole distance."
Among the four cap park proposals, the Hollywood Freeway Central Park project is furthest along and has just completed initial feasibility studies, developed by AECOM. The Friends of Hollywood Central Park are now raising funds for detailed environmental impact assessment studies. Early estimates put the cost of the proposed Hollywood Central cap park in the range of one billion.
Vaughan Davies, director of urban design at AECOM's LA offfice, sees the new park as central to smart growth plans for Los Angeles: "The proposed site separates some of our most prized and appealing landmarks—Olvera Street, Chinatown, and Union Station on one side; Disney Hall, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and City Hall on the other—creating isolated pockets of activity rather than what we need: a livable, walkable, and unified downtown district."
L.A. Curbed writes that Santa Monica is also moving forward with one of the cap parks. The city council is voting on $3.5 million study and preliminary engineering on a proposed five-acre park.
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Tonight's Lineup
Rollins, ss
Werth, rf
Utley, 2b
Howard, 1b
Burrell, lf
Victorino, cf
Feliz, 3b
Coste, dh
Ruiz, c
Here We Go!
Well, all the hype over the Rays-Phillies World Series is about to take a back seat to an actual game. Unless you just got back from a space mission to Mars, these two teams will open the Series tonight in Tropicana Field, which is a domed stadium in St. Petersburg.
Apparently we are headed for cowbell country. Word has it that the place will test your ear drums tonight and tomorrow night. Matt Garza, who started the clinching game against the Red Sox on Sunday night, had cotton in his ears to start the game. Lefty, as in Steve Carlton, did that for years at Veterans Stadium.
We can handle the cowbells. Question is, can the Rays handle the rally towel waving, noise-shattering fans at Citizens Bank Park starting on Saturday night.? One can only imagine how pumped Phillies fans are. Yes, there will be rally towels again. We've ordered 350,000 for the Series. Used 300,000 before getting to the Fall Classic.
While sitting on the front porch of our St. Pete hotel this morning making cell phone calls, Charlie parked himself in a chair behind me. "Let's go Baron. Bear down dam it. Get with it," he barked. He's said that thousands of times to his players and others with the club. At least Charlie didn't give me a rubber duck.
Tonight will be the first time we've played on fake grass since we were in Toronto two seasons ago. We are 2-4 in games at the Trop and 5-10 against the Rays in interleague play. Tampa had the best home record in the AL (57-24); we had the best road record in the NL (44-37).
Take all records and throw them out because we are in a new season, a maximum of seven games. According to , the Rays will win in four. Guess what, we'll still show up.
Kerfeld's Korner
Charley Kerfeld, Assistant to GM Pat Gillick, offers the following scouting report on Kazmir:
"Has a very live arm. Fastball is 90-94 with some life up in the zone; a side-to-side slider (83-81) and the change is 81-80; change has fading action. If he is on you will know early in the game. Has been wild up in the zone as of late."
Alumni On Hand
Mike Schmidt, Marty Bystrom and Von Hayes will be in attendance tonight.
World Series facts
This is what has happed in the Phillies first games in their World Series history:
1915: Phillies 3, Red Sox 1, at Baker Bowl. WP: Grover Alexander.
1950: Yankees 1, Phillies 0, at Connie Mack Stadium. LP: Jim Konstanty.
1980: Phillies 7, Royals 6, at Veterans Stadium. WP: Bob Walk.
1983: Phillies 2, Orioles 1, at Memorial Stadium. WP: John Denny.
1993: Blue Jays 8, Phillies 5, at SkyDome. LP: Curt Schilling.
Comment Corner
A reader picked on me yesterday when I wrote six buses of employees flew to Tampa for the Series. "When we make it to the World Series they even give you flying buses."
The reader was correct. Guess I got carried away. Last time I checked, buses didn't fly. Perhaps I have a tight butt and need a rubber duck!
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Wow…some amazing pitching last night! Brad Lidge is like a gift from heaven…just stick some wings on him :O) Great start to the series…let's get #2 tonight!
Yes, Lidge was spectacular as was Hamil. What I dont get is how Lidge has 2 outs and 2 strickes on the last batter for the Rays and the commentator is talking about Mircales for the Rays and how this hitter has the ability to Steal, hit home runs and bring up the next batter. Where is this guy from anyway OUTERSPACE??
Why wasn't this commentator talking about how Great Lidge came in and took the Rays out 123.
I can see the Phillies still get NO RESPECT!
GO GUYs Sweep this series.


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The city recently released its Environmental Assessment Study (EAS) for the proposal, paving the way for Samaritan Village to begin renovating the old factory and converting it into a homeless shelter.
Community Board 5, which normally is out of session in the month of July, held the meeting in wake of protests, town halls and more than a year of opposition from nearly every resident and politician in Glendale.
Following the testimony of nearly 20 residents, community leaders and elected officials, Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi stood before the crowd and delivered some dire news.
"I'm going to tell you something that is going to make you very angry, but the only way I can put my head on the pillow, knowing that I'm doing a decent job, is because this is what I would want to hear from my elected official," Hevesi said. "If this process was about the ideas we'd still be in the game, but it's not about you guys.
"And for that reason, I believe we're not in the game," he added. "This game is over."
In response to the recently adopted EAS for the site at 78-16 Cooper Avenue, Hevesi acknowledged that it was likely botched to steamroll the project.
"That EAS is a disgrace, and that company who put it out – AECOM Inc. – is a nationally renowned company and they do this all over the place," he said. "Their work product is horrific. There are so many holes in that and it's ridiculous."
AECOM referred all press inquiries for comment on the study to the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).
"Unfortunately, we are not able to offer any additional AECOM comments on this EAS," said a representative from the company. "Even general commentary on the approach to our work would not provide any meaningful insights for readers into this or any specific project."
The School Construction Authority once found the site to be unsuitable for a school, previously proposed by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley several years ago. She recently sent a letter to DHS calling for the consideration of an alternative location.
"I question whether making the large capital investment to convert the building to a shelter, which will take more than one year, is a prudent investment," Crowley wrote in the letter to DHS Commissioner Gilbert Taylor. "Mayor de Blasio's plans to vastly increase the number of affordable housing units, to set aside units in NYCHA buildings for the homeless, and to provide more vouchers through the HRA are less costly and provide more immediate housing availability than can be achieved by developing the proposed site."
In response to a recent audit by the Comptroller's office on school overcrowding, Crowley suggested the city revisit the plans for a school to meet the needs of the overpopulated community.
"District 24 is by far the most overcrowded school district in this city, hands down," she said, adding that the EAS estimated the shelter would add 300 additional students to the district. "It's simply not acceptable."
DHS spokesperson Christopher Miller assured that the EAS was in fact accurate and the plans to move ahead will continue.
"The company we hired is independent," Miller said. "They did a thorough job reviewing the site, and we stand behind the document."
Meanwhile, the fight to refute the EAS is still underway, as Crowley called on the residents to thoroughly review the study to seek out additional flaws to add to the several-page list developed by CB5.
CB5 district manager Gary Giordano said his residents and board members will not give up the fight.
"As far as I'm concerned and CB5 is concerned, we believe that this very poor choice of a site to house anyone, so we don't intend to stop arguing against this," Giordano said. "I would hope the DHS and city administration would yield to common sense and stop trying to push homeless residents in a warehouse in this type of condition."
Samaritan Village nor its board members have returned weeks of requests for comment.


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Is that a Robin in there? No but really: there's a bird in his trophy. Swedish fella Robin Soderling played hometown hero yesterday when he fought his was past a tough David Ferrer 6-2 6-2 at the Swedish Open in Bastad. It was Soderling's second title in three years in front of a home crowd, winning his fourth tour tournament of 2011. Soderling improved to an impressive 10-4 against Ferrer.
Furry fury. We guess Feliciano Lopez wanted to just head to the Colombian mountains, grow a little beard and unzip his JOma jacket — ahhh, the life! But FiLo played some tennis, winning in Bogota over Colombian Carlos Salamanca 6-4 6-3 at the Seguros Bolivar Open.
That's really her trophy. Remember that Andy Roddick commercial where he buys two tickets for the return flight? (Note: He doesn't have to do that much these days.) This picture reminds us of said commercial. Here the folks in Bad Gastein, Austria, must have been upset that Maria Jose Sanchez Martinez took out their home girl Patricia Mayr in the final (6-0 7-5) so they gave her this giant, ridiculous trophy to PUNISH her. We think it may have worked.


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This is my first attempt to combine two Friday features, Family Newsletter Friday and Follow Friday. Previously I have included a few notes on some items of interest from other blogs, but really wanted to have a regular feature for reviews and occasional "Best of" posts.
And this week the subject of "Follow Friday" has a connection to one of my two pieces of "good genealogy news":
Dyer (Floyd-Matlock-Clark)
I was reading one of my favorite blogs, The Blind Pig and the Acorn, when a name jumped out at me: Bluford Dyer. Tipper, the author of the blog, had included a story (which I highly recommend reading) entitled "A Mother's Love Defied the Bonds of Death (A Mountain Story)," by a lady named Ethelene Dyer Jones. In it Ethelene mentions her brother Bluford Dyer. Well, I have a 5xgreat-grandfather by that name. It is a rather unusual name. If it were Buford Dyer, perhaps it might just be a coincidence, but Bluford? I didn't think so. I wrote an e-mail to Tipper, who put me in touch with Ethelene. We compared notes, and it turns out we are cousins. Moreover, we just may be cousins twice over, because the two Dyer siblings that we descend from married two Clarks (Bolin and Elizabeth) who appear to be siblings. This was not the only interesting information I learned. It turns out that Ethelene writes a wonderful column called Through Mountain Mists: Early Settlers of Union County, Georgia, for The Union Sentinel, a newspaper published in Blairsville, Georgia. The column deals with the stories of these people and their way of life, and the archives of this column can be found on GenWeb. And she is the first cousin of Watson Dyer, who wrote the Dyer Family History. It's sort of like being related to genealogy royalty!
Readers of my blog will be aware that I am something of a cheerleader for the genea-blogging community, and I think this instance is strong evidence supporting my enthusiasm. Not only does writing the blogs help to put us in touch with other researchers, but reading them does, too! So if you are writing posts for your own blog or reading the blogs of others, don't feel guilty for not doing "real research." You never know where you may find a vital clue or the person who has a lot of information on your family.
I love having a "History Husband." I finished transcribing and entering the information from the obituaries from The Greenville News dealing with descendants of Samuel Moore of Greenville (d. 1828). The very last obituary to be transcribed was that of Claude Bryant "Skip" Adair, the husband of Jeanette "Steve" Stephens, a second cousin once removed. His obituary noted that he had been a member of the Flying Tigers, aka the American Volunteer Group, a group of American pilots recruited to defend China against the Japanese during the early days of World War II. My husband found this exciting news and asked me what the fellow's name was. When I told him, he said, "Oh, yeah," as though the name was familiar and left the room for a few minutes. When he returned, he was carrying three books: Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and his American Volunteers, 1941-1942, by Daniel Ford; Ding Hao: America's Air War in China, 1937-1945, by Wanda Cornelius and Thayne Short; and Sharks Over China: The 23rd Fighter Group in World War II, by Carl Molesworth. Trust my husband to be able to come up with a set of reference works on just about any military history subject.
I hope to post soon on the information provided in these books on "Skip" Adair; there is also a little bit in one of them on his wife (my relative), Mary Jeanette "Steve" Stephens Adair.
[Last-minute update as I was writing this post: My husband found a couple of wonderful websites with information on and pictures of Skip and Steve: http://www.flyingtigersavg.com/Bio's/bio-adair.htm and http://www.cnac.org/emilscott/adair01.htm. Fascinating!]
Follow Friday: The Blind Pig and the Acorn
I am sure quite a few of the people who read this blog are familiar with Tipper's The Blind Pig and the Acorn: Bloggin' About My Appalachian Heritage, but for those who are not, I'll just say that it is one of the best blogs around. Tipper writes with wit and style about Appalachian history, heritage, and folk ways. It's difficult to select my favorite subject, but I'd say Appalachian vocabulary and music are way up there. Of course, there are all the stories and descriptions of growing and preparing food, and Appalachian sayings, and… Let's just say that every post is a gem. And, as a fantastic added bonus, there is a Pickin and Grinnin in the Kitchen (by Paul and Pap) playlist at the top to help create the proper atmosphere. Go give The Blind Pig and the Acorn a try - you'll only need to read one post, and you'll become an addict, uh, devotee, just as I am. And who knows, you might just meet your fourth cousin twice removed, just as I did.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Family Newsletter/Follow Friday 6 November 2009 – A Great Genealogy Week!
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You did have a good genie-week. I have a few Dyers (WAYYYYYYYYY BACK) in my ancestry. Roger Dyer, died April 1758 at Fort Seybert, Augusta County, Virginia. I had been following Tipper's blog, somehow, I lost my favorites. Your post jogged my ole memory, thanks!ReplyDelete
I think there was a Dyer lady who was hanged as a witch; do you know if your Dyers have any connection to her?ReplyDelete
Greta, I don't recollect any witches but, hey, I have a distant cousin (5 lines we connect on), that I hear has claimed to be a witch, the good kind, but of course. LOLReplyDelete
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