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In reporting on the City Market's record breaking sales this year, which was $1,085,646, up $1,467 from last year's record, several local media outlets reported that the Water Street Saturday market would be closing on November 7. But fear not foodies, you've got three extra Saturdays. According to market manager Stephanie Anderegg-Maloy, the Market's last day will be November 28.
So what's the secret to the Market's success?
"Great vendors, great customers, and a fun place to be," says Anderegg-Maloy. "The City Market is like a huge party on Saturday morning. It is a joy to be involved every weekend. When you walk around the market on Saturdays you are surrounded by laughing happy people (one of them being me!), beautiful sights and wonderful smells, friendly people. The market seems to touch every sense."
And don't forget. The Holiday Market, which will be located in the City Market spot, begins on November 28 and runs until December 19.


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With three DTM constructors' titles to their name and five drivers' champions in the last seven years, Audi is at the top of its game in the DTM. This season, 2013 Champion Mike Rockenfeller takes on all ten rounds of the series, including a much anticipated return to China, to defend his title in his Audi RS 5 DTM powered by Castrol EDGE with TITANIUM FST™.
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Corn and soybeans break on bullish news while wheat rallies ahead of tomorrow's Stats Canada report.
Coming into the day the opening calls were higher for corn, beans, and wheat after the weekly export sales came in bullish. Exports for corn were at 2,888,600 MTs, well above expectations. Soybeans were at 2,231,100 MTs and wheat was at 1,412,500. After opening higher we quickly saw heavy resistance. By the time the market closed we were down 4 in December corn and 18 ½ in November soybeans. December wheat was up 25 ½ on the day.
Wheat's strength came after rumors that Russia may have to now import 5 Million MTs of grain to cover their shortage. This report was then denounced by Russia's ag ministry. The Canadian Wheat Board's Stats Canada will be released tomorrow morning. They have already stated that all the information may not be reflected in the report as to how much acreage was lost last spring.
The weather forecast has improved for corn/soybeans and this helped contribute to the weakness today. The Pro Farmer Crop Tour wraps up today with its last stops. Overall pod counts have been on average higher than last year and corn yield estimates have been lower.
When talking with producers we continue to hear more and more stories of variability in the corn crop. There are fields that have the potential to bring back record yields and also fields that may be below trend-line. SDS has also started to pop up in many of the wetter areas across Iowa/Illinois.
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BMW 340i soon will be replaced by a newer version 340i.
The new version will have a different engine and also some minor tweaks will be given to chassis, steering, and suspension to give a more comfortable ride. But, at the same time buying the current model 335i will get lucrative because the automakers and dealers will slash prices of outgoing model.
They have to get rid of the older inventory to make way for new version and so will roll out lucrative offers. According to Senior Consumer Advice Editor Philip Reed, "A refreshed design of this iconic entry luxury car is coming later this year, pushing down prices on the soon-to-be-outdated model."
The major difference between the two models is the engine. The new engine makes 340i a tad faster, but the twin power N54 engine of 335i is still one of the best in the market. So the question that arises is- Whether one should wait for the newer BMW340i with perfectly smooth power delivery and exhaust note or go for ageing BMW335i. Despite being oldest in its class, it is still the best performer. It is definitely faster than every other car in its class and gives them tough competition in terms of handling. The significant cheap price and the lucrative offers from the dealers definitely make it a perfect buy.


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It was an interest in problem solving that brought John J. Cooney to the Executive Office Research Department in 1971. This same interest and a recognition that the Financial Accounting Standards Board would be grappling with the emerging questions in financial accounting and reporting—and seeking their answers — led John to accept the post of technical advisor to John W. Queenan shortly after the latter was named to the FASB early in 1973. John, who returned to Haskins & Sells and rejoined the EO Research Department earlier this year, was admitted to partnership in June. "It was like coming home," he said. "Because of my technical orientation, the Research Department, with its broad exposure to varied problems and questions, provides the type of work I like best. While my two years with the FASB and with John Queenan were fascinating—and invaluable from a professional point of view—I missed the challenging and dynamic environment of public accounting." Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, John attended the University of Notre Dame, where he received a bachelor's degree in accounting. He later earned an MBA in corporate finance and taxation from New York University. John's first exposure to Haskins & Sells was through Larry Walsh, now partner in charge of the Miami office. Larry, a partner in our Philadelphia office at that time, was recruiting for H&LS at Notre Dame, his alma mater. John completed his graduate work and then spent two years with the U.S. Army as a lieutenant in Europe—during which time he kept in contact with Larry—before joining our Philadelphia office in 1964- Because of his interest in technical problems, John was loaned to the Executive Office SEC Department for several weeks in 1970. During this period he indicated an interest in joining either the SEC or Research staff, and the following year he transferred to the EO Research Department. When John Queenan was named to the FASB in 1973, he asked the Firm to suggest someone to assist him as a technical advisor. For John Cooney the offer to work with John Queenan was too good to resist. "In some respects it was the opportunity of a lifetime," John observed. "And I have to admit that the chance to work with someone like John Queenan played no small part in my decision." John Queenan joined Haskins & Sells in 1927 and retired in 1970 after serving fourteen years as managing partner. In 1968 he received the AICPA Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to the profession. He served as president of the AICPA and was instrumental in establishing the National Conference of Lawyers and CPAs. He also served as a member of the Price Commission, a federal agency established in 1971 to create and administer economic controls designed to minimize the rate of inflation in this country. When he joined the FASB—he was named vice chairman shortly thereafter— John Queenan became the only individual to have also served on both of its predecessors, the Accounting Principles Board and the Committee on Accounting Procedure of the AICPA. "John Queenan is an extremely perceptive man," John Cooney said. "He has that important and uncommon ability to bring people together—even those with opposing points of view and differing personalities. And, of course, you couldn't ask for a stronger technical background. Just watching him deal with a problem was an education in itself." Most of John's time at the FASB was spent with John Queenan considering the question of materiality in financial accounting and reporting, although he also acted as a technical advisor on other matters considered by the Board. The fruits of their work—the FASB Discussion Memorandum on Criteria for Determining Materiality—was published on March 21 of this year and is 246 pages in length. 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As part of his research on the materiality question, John did a considerable amount of traveling in order to interview approximately seventy-five people in various fields. "The interviews," he said, "some lasting as long as four hours, were held with three major groups: preparers, auditors and users of financial statements. The preparers represented companies of varying sizes and included some with 18
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TALLAHASSEE � Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher isn�t concerned who will take snaps at quarterback for Miami on Saturday.
TALLAHASSEE � Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher isn�t concerned who will take snaps at quarterback for Miami on Saturday.
That�s not to say he�s not wary of Stephen Morris� or Ryan Williams� abilities because he is, it more speaks to how the Seminoles will not stray from preparations despite not knowing who will start. Morris injured his ankle in last week�s 18-14 loss to North Carolina and his status is uncertain for Saturday�s 7 p.m. CDT clash with FSU in Miami Gardens.
Williams is the larger of the two at 6-foot-6, 223 pounds. Morris is a little more mobile, but his running skills have been negligible for the Hurricanes (4-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 85 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries.
Fisher said the similarities between the quarterbacks won�t lead to a major shift in offensive philosophy.
�They�re going to do some things different, but there are 10 other guys on the field and they�re going to run their offense,� Fisher said. �There�s only so much they can change. They�ll make adjustments and call plays each of them like differently. We don�t know what the other one likes so much, but they�re still going to run the basis of their offense and the foundation of their offense.�
Fisher said it�s easier for his defense, which is ranked third nationally in total defense behind LSU and Alabama, to prepare for quarterbacks with similar approaches. It�s not like No. 12 FSU (6-1, 3-1) is preparing for the possibility of seeing a Michael Vick-like signal-caller to cause surprise.
�It�s not as drastic as you might think it is. There are differences,� Fisher said. �Now if one of them only ran option and the Wildcat all the time, and the other one threw all of the time, that would be more extreme.�
Fisher is more focused on how FSU�s offense will attack Miami�s beleaguered defense. The Hurricanes yield 506 yards and 32 points per game. FSU is averaging 530 yards and 46 points per contest.
FSU has won two straight meetings, three of the last four and the past three played in Miami. EJ Manuel is attempting to become the fifth FSU quarterback to defeat Miami twice in 24 years. He would join Christian Ponder, Drew Weatherford, Chris Weinke and Thad Busby with a victory.
Celebrating the win � in sick bed: FSU wide receivers Kenny Shaw and Kelvin Benjamin contracted a stomach virus on Monday and missed practice on Tuesday. They are roommates and Fisher said that contributed to the malady. He expected both to return to practice on Wednesday.
Shaw leads the team with 350 yards on 16 receptions. He posted his first 100-yard game of the season against Boston College on Saturday. Benjamin is second with 327 yards and is tied with Shaw and Rodney Smith for the team lead in touchdowns with three.
Line vs. line: A key matchup in this weekend�s game is FSU�s pass rush against a Miami offensive line that has done well in protecting quarterbacks. The teams are trending in opposite directions in the category, which may favor Miami.
FSU is tied for 34th in the nation with 17 sacks. However, the Seminoles have only two sacks in their last two games and 11 came in the first three blowouts of the season.
Miami is tied for 22nd with only eight sacks allowed. The Hurricanes gave up five in a loss at Kansas State Sept. 8, but only two in the last five games. Morris enjoyed four games without being sacked after being placed on the turf six times in his first two starts.


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ROCKFORD — When it comes to keeping in shape, Penny Stopoulos attests that her 75-year-old husband, Lee is a very dedicated man.
"He's determined to get out and train on the track," she said. "He's earned a lot of awards for what he does."
Lee Stopoulos showcased his sprinting talents during the Quad Cities Senior Olympics, a non-sanctioned event held earlier this month. After missing last year's event because of a torn meniscus in his right knee, Stopoulos won five of his six events for one his most successful outings in his more than 20 years of involvement in the Senior Olympics.
"It was good to be able to do it without pain," said Stopoulos, a retired local dentist, who now teaches at Rock Valley College. "It went well. I was very fortunate. I think we need to take advantage of whatever God has given us as our abilities and talents."
He credits his older brother, Peter, for his increased interest in sports in his later years. Peter Stopoulos was very involved with the Senior Olympics before he died four years ago. He organized and promoted Senior Olympics events in Rock Island. He also held several age-group records in track and field.
Lee Stopoulos remembers a time when the pair competed in both the 100 and 200-meter races in a Senior Olympics event in Rockford.
"It was a photo finish, but he nipped me," said Stopoulos, who was three years younger.
Stopoulos said he had a great relationship with his brother, and outside of staying in shape, keeping his brother's memory alive is another reason why he competes.
"I do it in honor of him," he said. "He participated in the Senior Olympics in other communities and even went to Russia. At one time, he held international records for the long jump. He was pretty accomplished. He was a role model."
Growing up, Stopoulos competed in football, basketball, track and wrestling in high school. In 1957, he was the city wrestling champion in Chicago.
"Keep moving, is what I say," said Stopoulos, who attended Augustana College where he played football and ran track. Later, he attended the University of Illinois Dental School and entered the Air Force as an Air Force dentist. "It's really true. Age is just a number. I don't feel that much different from when I was in my 20s. That's how I feel, but ask me right away when I get out of bed or later in the day, it might be different. But the nice thing about what I do is that I try to stay in some kind of condition."
The motivation to return to this year's Quad Cities Senior Olympics stayed on Stopoulos' mind all the time. At first, he took extra care not to overdo the stress on his right knee. He started out doing low-impact work on the treadmill and stationary bike in his basement. During the winter months, he joined the YMCA so he could start running.
"He would go three times a week," said Penny Stopoulos, his wife of 50 years.
As soon as the weather broke, Lee Stopoulos returned to his "home" track at Rockford Lutheran High School, which is conveniently located near his home.
"Staying in such close proximity to the school's track helped me in my training," he said.
Stopoulos said he spent several weeks leading up to the Quad Cities Senior Olympics walking and running laps around the Crusaders' track for a 45-minute workout.
It all added up to a banner day for Stopoulos, who competed in the 75-79 age category and won the long jump (7 feet, 7 inches), the standing long jump (7-3 ¼), the 50 meters (7.7 seconds), 100 meters (15.5) and the 200 meters (34.8). He finished second in the high jump (3-4). He set four new records for his group (50 and 100 meters, standing and running long jumps).
"I was really fortunate," said Stopoulos, who is considering attending this year's state event for first time. "It was a good time."
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OH WHY DS WHY...... psp please or even ps2
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^ because. Get over it xD I hate when people say that
Anywho. SO you people think The judge of wings wants to start a war between The viera? I think that would be cool since I love the viera, and frans sisters.
I would like it better if it wasnt penelos brother since it could become more emotional and stuff xD
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Why isn't the quote working again???
I'll just use bolds then
True, that may very well be true, ill just have to look it up, if he was just the first, or the only commoner knight.
Looks like the Kids aren't just idolizing Sky Pirates, though many Sky Pirates say its not what its cracked up to be lol, theres anothe theme, i think of FFXII.
I'm doubtful that you might find anything else, it was mentioned in his character profile that he was a commoner knight and I think that's all there is to it. They probably didn't mention if he was the first or whether he was the only one. But I'm just speculating that he might not be only commoner knight but one of the very few who actually become commanding officers during the war.
Hmm... I guess this was the children's perception of knights order before the war (if you read my previous post with the translation of trailer 7, you can see that Kytes actually consider Basch to be a Dalmasca hero, otherwise I recall talking to some NPC who actually said that they manage to keep their children in line by saying that they must grow up to be like the knight of the Order, but sadly, they couldn't use that method of teaching after the knight's order disband). It seems to me that the Order of Knights have a good reputation of being powerful and loyal but the perception went down the drain after Basch 'suppose' betrayal. To think that one man's betrayal could cause so much changes to the people's mind.
And most kids wanted to be sky-pirates only after Archadian had conquered them, and it's probably because they wanted freedom, and also because they were oppressed.
Oh and as i recall, Basch did plenty of courageous things, a pity we weren't told more about Penelo's brothers.
And you'd be lucky not to be dead after 10 years! Lol, esspecially with the Archadians storming around.
I could only speculate what Basch had did to gain him such reputation but if he had joined the knight order ever since he was 17, then I'm sure in those years he must have performed some great deeds - most likely in war. But all I can say is that King Raminas must have really trusted Basch, as the king did entrusted the location of the Dawn Shard to Basch alone (well, he could have told Vossler, who was a noble-born knight or other ministers). So IMO, he must have trusted Basch greatly to tell him this information, it was directly related to the enthronement of Ashe (also Dalmasca future) if anything were to happen to the king. Also, during the Opening, Basch said he will go to Nalbina and King Raminas gave his approval immediately, as though he expected Basch to do it and doesn't even has to think twice about it or assign other officers to go with him, so I'd say there was a great deal of trust there. Just like Emperor Gramis trust to Noah to protect Larsa.
I'm more curious about Reks than Penelo's brother cause Reks made an appearance in the game while we only know that Penelo's brothers taught her martial arts and nothing more (I think they should be soldiers and not knights).
I think the Gods must have been smiling upon Basch as he didn't die when Landis was invaded, then he lived through until Archadia invaded (must have gone through many battles for him to be promoted as a commanding officer), later he survived through the ordeal of Nalbina dungeons and finally still live on as Judge Gabranth. Though, I'm worried that something might happen to him in RW but I still think he'll manage (or at least I hope he'll live, don't die on me Basch).
Lol, well they must have sirnames, but their not important and therefore not mentioned, ands its annoying thinking up sirnames lol.
Just a theory, and I was curious about it. Spekaing of surnames, Ashe had one and she's from the Dalmasca royal family, Vossler was a noble born knight, Balthier is from the noble Bunanza family, Larsa and Al-Cid as well, so I just came up with the idea that maybe Basch was from a noble family back in Landis. Penelo and Vaan are of the main party, I don't laziness is a reason that they didn't conjure up a surname, so I think maybe there was a purpose or maybe I'm reading too much into it.
Anywho. SO you people think The judge of wings wants to start a war between The viera? I think that would be cool since I love the viera, and frans sisters.
I would like it better if it wasnt penelos brother since it could become more emotional and stuff xD
No, I think the Judge of Wings want to start a war between the Aegyl and Hume race (or more like the people that live on the land). But that's just a speculation based on what I see so far. But I would really like it if they do involve the Vieras as well (not in the war but I would like to see them again). For one thing, I think FFXII: RW is more event and mission-oriented like FFX-2 where you have to complete mission and you'll have the main plot underlying beneath...
Yes, I hope Velis would not be Penelo's brother but maybe he does remind Penelo of her brothers which is why she grew attach to him. IMO, Penelo wouldn't tell Vaan about her loneliness (she's a sweet girl) as Vaan was also a victim of family loss, thus she would remain silent. But meeting Velis probably gave her an opportunity to relish her past... or maybe Velis is a friend of her brother...
Ah~~~~~ speculations, speculations...
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*Oh yeah, if you don't want spoilers your probably better off not reading this, since i can't be bothered to mark of were spoilers begin or whatever.*
How i love Speculation.
Yeah i didn't find anything lol,
and i think i talked to that NPC, a man in low-town i think or maybe a women but that doesn't matter anyway.
Those Knights sure loved their kingdom, its the only thing you tend to see with Americans to the U.S.A. these days lol
One man cased all of that! Though the disbanding must of been a must since their was no longer any royal family to protect, afterall Ashe had run away. True, pretty ,uch everyone wanted to be Sky Pirates, even some of the moogles said they wanted to fly away, just that they didn't know if they could fly very far with their wings lol.
What?! Vossler is noble-born!? He sure didn't look it. He just seemed like a rugged freelance to me.
Raminas to me didn't seem very strong of mind to me, since he didn't stop Rasler when he insisted on going to Nalbina, i thought it obvious that he was fuelled by revenge for his father, but he probably would of had a hard time proving him otherwise anyway, and AHHHH WELLL lol.
Reks was interesting, its a pity we couldn't see a cut scene of Vaan visiting him in a cut-scene or something.
Basch sure is a lucky man, thats for sure, hes a hero again now lol, a hero of Dalmasca, maybe an idol for the kids again, and a figure the parents may use again to raise their children? But Anyway.
Well the sirname thing could be any of the two, who knows? Lol, well Basch's mom was Archadian so that may very well be true.
I hope that the Viera get involved in this one, the land is at stake, and that includs their little forest! If they again just retreat to their little wood, id just call the Viera cowards! Forget the forest lol. The Viera's would be useless in a war though, well thats what i think.
I hope Velis has the same effect on Vaan as he seems to have on Penelo, possibly this way we'll learn more of Reks.
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Nice Scans! and very nice box art. let us all hope for Vaan and Penelo love
I'm also hoping for Basch/Ashe.
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thanks for the scans!
I'm hoping for Basch and Ashe love!
It seems like Vaan's got a rival? I mean whos that sitting next to Penelo at the fire place^^ looks cozy
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Hey that box art IS fake. It is manipped from that poster that you posted later in the thread. The Final is cut out halfway..and you see the same characters running vertically on the poster and on the box at the top. Fake manip box art.
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QUOTE(Sylverwyng @ May 1 2007, 10:06 AM)
Hey that box art IS fake. It is manipped from that poster that you posted later in the thread. The Final is cut out halfway..and you see the same characters running vertically on the poster and on the box at the top. Fake manip box art.
Oh, I forgot about correcting this post. Yes, you're right, it is fake. I have the JP version and the box art is just the simple FFXII:RW logo with the blue wings on it that you see everywhere. Apologies.
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I was disappointed to hear that in this game you don't get to visit Rozzaria, too bad I wan't to see AL-Cid again and see if there is anything going on between Ashe and him
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Whoah! this game is much more exciting than FFXII itself. I hate the political conflict which FFXII story revolves into.
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Although i haven't played RW i adore ffxii(ps2) cause it insists more on BalxAshe pairing than Rw which points out more BaschxAshe pairing as it seems.
.Everyone here are BaschxAshe fans i suppose
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.........ummmm..... a bit in denial about the end of FFXII are we?
ya see i got the impressiopn that if someone does't talk to you for a year and instead mysteriously Vanishs with a beautiful girl, then returns ur ring thru friends, not even in person, with the info that he's found something more valuable that he's not really that into u....
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QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 23 2007, 09:52 PM)
.........ummmm..... a bit in denial about the end of FFXII are we?
ya see i got the impressiopn that if someone does't talk to you for a year and instead mysteriously Vanishs with a beautiful girl, then returns ur ring thru friends, not even in person, with the info that he's found something more valuable that he's not really that into u....
just an idea....
i agree. i think that Ashe's turn to Basch was justified. i mean he flirted her and she liked him (balthier)but i think she got frustrated in the end when he returned the ring in that way and then when she mets him again she turns away.i think Balthier deserved it
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yeah and he's not to bothered by it so it sorta makes u think they are going in different directions now, sorta like AshexBasch and FranXBalthier, thats the impression i got
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QUOTE(Merkabah @ Apr 4 2007, 07:33 PM)
OH WHY DS WHY...... psp please or even ps2
hey, ds gets revenant wings, while psp gets FF I, II, and Tactics: The Lion War. not exactly even, are we?
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The Orioles' hierarchy is starting to shake out, with one decision-maker officially walking away and another remaining in the same role.
On Saturday afternoon, the Orioles announced that president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail will not seek an extension and is leaving the club after four-plus years in charge.
"On behalf of the Orioles organization, I thank Andy for his service to the club over the last four and a half seasons," Orioles principal owner Peter Angelos said in a statement. "Andy's knowledge and experience have helped lay the groundwork for our future success. I hold Andy in the highest regard and thank him for his commitment and dedication to the Orioles.
"And on a personal level, Andy is a dear friend. He will be greatly missed, and I wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors."
The Orioles will begin the search for his replacement immediately, but it won't be manager Buck Showalter, who is staying in the dugout, according to a club source.
The source told The Baltimore Sun that Showalter seriously contemplated a move to the president post, but Showalter and Angelos agreed that the club would be best served with Showalter managing the Orioles. Showalter declined to comment.
"I think everybody agrees Buck is a great manager and has made our team much better. It's a positive for all of us players because of the interaction we have with him on a daily basis as a manager," Orioles veteran right-hander Jeremy Guthrie said. "I was 50-50 on that one. That wouldn't have surprised me either way. I could see him enjoying the role of the front office and having those decisions to make. And, at the same time, I know how much he loves being on the field and helping the ballclub try to win night in and night out."
Showalter is expected to be significantly involved in the process of hiring the new executive, who technically will be Showalter's boss. Although somewhat unusual, that is not an unprecedented move by an Angelos-owned team. In 1995, Orioles manager Davey Johnson was instrumental in getting Hall of Famer Pat Gillick to join the club as the top baseball official.
The Orioles were 34-23 when Showalter took over in August 2010, but finished 69-93 in Showalter's first full season as the club's manager this year, the Orioles' 14th consecutive losing season.
Under MacPhail's leadership, the Orioles compiled a record of 307-432 (.415 winning percentage) and finished last in each of his four full seasons. His tenure was marked by unsuccessful free agent purchases such as first baseman Garrett Atkins, righty Justin Duchscherer, first baseman Derrek Lee and reliever Michael Gonzalez, and shrewd trades that yielded, among others, center fielder Adam Jones, left fielder Luke Scott, shortstop J.J. Hardy, corner infielder Mark Reynolds and pitcher Tommy Hunter.
"I think we made some important improvements, but I also understand our record, and, at the end of the day, that's an appropriate measurement," MacPhail said. "But we're younger, more talented, and I think we made substantial advancements, thanks to ownership, in amateur expenditures, especially the draft. I think we were third most in expenditures [in the amateur draft] during that time."
Perhaps MacPhail's most important asset during his tenure was his relationship with Angelos, an owner with a hands-on reputation. But MacPhail, who had worked with Angelos during previous labor negotiations, seemingly always had support and an open dialogue with the owner.
That's why last week, when MacPhail attempted to walk away, he was persuaded by Angelos to at least listen to an offer to remain team president. Angelos would have liked him to sign another multiyear deal. MacPhail considered one more season, then decided against it — with the process lasting more than a week.
"I have a great deal of respect for the man, and I felt I owed it to him to give it consideration," MacPhail said of Angelos. "But at the end of the day I concluded [re-upping] wouldn't work for me and wouldn't be the best solution for the franchise."
Dealing with some family issues, MacPhail, 58, said it was time to focus on those. But he didn't rule out returning to baseball at some point, somewhere.
"My wife has made it clear that this isn't forever, my being home. I'm too young to [officially] retire," he said. "But I really do need the time, and it's good to get a break. Sometimes you need time for reflection."
Guthrie said he'll remember MacPhail, the son of Lee MacPhail and grandson of Larry MacPhail, both Hall of Fame executives, for his baseball acumen and professionalism.
"I've enjoyed working with him. He is a great baseball man, having been taught well by his father and in carrying that legacy on," Guthrie said. "I have nothing but positive things to say about him as a person. I wish him well in whatever he does, and when he gets back into the game, it will be a good thing for baseball."
The Orioles have not formally asked for permission to talk to potential candidates to replace MacPhail, but that is expected to happen soon. Among those who might get a call are Toronto Blue Jays assistant general manager Tony LaCava, former Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi, Florida Marlins assistant GM Dan Jennings and Texas Rangers player-development director Scott Servais.


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A contract is expected to be finalized and signed in the coming days, with an announcement from UHart expected later week. Reached Tuesday, Gallagher had no comment. The two parties had been working toward an extension since the end of the 2012-13 season.
Gallagher's initial five-year contract, signed before the 2010-11 season, was set to expire after the 2014-15 season. The final two years of that deal will be replaced by the new deal, which would begin immediately. Salary and other terms of the agreement were unavailable.
Last season was among the best in Hartford history (17-14), and the Hawks are considered to be in a good place to make a significant jump -- and, Gallagher hopes, a push toward the Hawks' first NCAA Tournament appearance in history -- as the six-player core of his initial recruiting class enters its junior season.
Gallagher, a former Hartford assistant under previous coach Dan Leibovitz, is a native of the Philadelphia area who has also been an assistant at La Salle, Lafayette and Pennsylvania. He graduated from St. Joseph's in 1999.
The Hawks were 11-20 in Gallagher's first season with players he inherited. In 2011-12, the Hawks began 0-13 but went 9-9 down the stretch. Mark Nwakamma, now a junior forward, became one of the top players in the America East and was named to the conference's first-team after last season, when Hartford made its first national postseason tournament, losing to Rider in the CIT.
Gallagher and his agent had been working with the university on an extension for much of the offseason.
After an upset loss to Maryland-Baltimore County in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament in Albany March 9, athletic director Pat Meiser said, "I speak for our president and our university: We're very pleased with John Gallagher as our head coach and we look forward to a future. We want to build a winning tradition of basketball at Hartford and we believe John Gallagher is the right guy to do that. We just have a group of young men that, quite frankly, make us very proud as students and athletes. They really are wonderful. And the fact that our head coach is teaching about life, not just the game, I think at the end of the day I believe that's a piece of what makes for a consistently strong athletic program."
The Hawks open Nov. 9 against Quinnipiac at the Connecticut 6 Classic in Bridgeport and will play one of the more difficult non-conference schedules in their history, including road games at Louisville, Washington, La Salle and Florida Gulf Coast. The Hawks also play every mid-major Connecticut team for the first time in 16 years.


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What follows is a Focus report on Betz Family Winery. Read a .pdf version of this report here. See previous Focus reports here.
Betz Family Winery was founded by Bob and Cathy Betz in 1997. The winery is a family-run business with Cathy serving as the winery's president, Bob as its winemaker, and their daughter Carmen as the head of sales.
Bob Betz spent twenty-eight years at Stimson Lane - now Ste. Michelle Wine Estates - before retiring in 2003 to focus on the winery full-time. During his time at Stimson Lane, Betz held a variety of positions, including Vice President of Winemaking Research at the time of his retirement. While Betz never served as winemaker, he was fully integrated into the winemaking and vineyard operations of the business. Of the decision to start making wine Betz says, "It was inevitable… (Wine) has been part of our lives since we spent a year in the vineyards of Europe in the early 70s."
While Ste. Michelle Wine Estates encompasses some of Washington's largest wineries, including Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia Crest, Betz Family Winery is small operation with an annual production of about 3,500 cases. Although being small might seem to be preferable, Betz believes there are very few benefits of being a small winery, saying, "You pay more for your barrels, your grapes, and your glass." Despite this, he says there is one advantage to being a small winery and that is "the ability to focus and to be precise in your decision making." It is in this focus and precision where Betz Family Winery excels.
Attention to Detail
Bob Betz, who holds a Master of Wine degree, gives meticulous attention to detail from grape to glass. Throughout the entire process, everything is done systematically. Everything is recorded, and everything is followed. Betz brings to the winery a strong background in science. He is a firm believer in "database decision making" although he believes in the artistry of winemaking as well saying, "Trust your tongue and nose but use the data too."
Fruit for the Betz wines comes from some of Washington's best vineyards including Boushey, Ciel du Cheval, Kiona, and Red Willow. Betz has long-standing relationships with most of the growers he sources from, using the same blocks for his wines each year. He visits the vineyards frequently during the growing season to talk to the growers and to check on the fruit. At harvest, grapes are hand picked and brought from eastern Washington to the winery in Woodinville, Washington.
Once at the winery, Betz believes gentle handling of the fruit results in better wine. Grapes are hand sorted and moved through a gravity driven system. To convert the juice to alcohol, Betz seeks a "vigorous, vibrant fermentation." He says, "I would rather build character out of the quality of the site we choose for grapes, out of the grapes themselves, and how we handle and mature them" than deal with the potential contamination issues and reductive aromas that can be a consequence of a slower fermentation.
Several pieces of equipment used during the fermentation process were custom designed for the winery. For punch downs – the process of mixing the mass of grape skins or 'cap' that floats to the top of the fermentation container – Betz uses both a manual process as well as a mechanical system with a hydraulic-driven platen. Betz says the hydraulic system does a better job than he can manually as "the old guy of the group." Betz also uses a device called the "magic wand" for pump overs, the process of moving the juice from the bottom of the fermentation tank back to the top. The device has a sieve to prevent skins and seeds from going through a pump where they might be damaged and cause bitterness in the wine. Betz believes aerating and mixing the juice via this device gives increased color saturation compared to punch downs alone.
A Winery Rooted in Experimentation
Betz is constantly experimenting, looking at variables such as cooperage, yeast strain, vineyard sources, and other components that comprise the winemaking process. Last fall he fermented a small amount of fruit in oak barrels, looking to see if there was a difference in integration and aeration compared to plastic fermenters. Such experiments are always going on at the winery. A true scientist, every experiment always has an accompanying control. Among the many results of these experiments, Betz says he racks his wine – the process of removing the wine from the barrel and cleaning out the lees – less frequently now than he did in the past. He believes this results in a more vibrant wine.
Betz' attention to detail was something that immediately impressed new assistant winemaker Tyson Schiffner. Schiffner joined the Betz Family Winery team in December of 2009. He had previously served as cellarmaster at Chateau Ste. Michelle and brewmaster at Red Hook Brewery. Schiffner says he was also struck by the difference in focusing on several hundred barrels instead of thinking about tens of thousands. He describes working at Betz Family Winery as a "dream job."
Quality and Character
The question for wine consumers, of course, is whether all of this attention to detail results in better wine. Betz says, "You hope that it contributes to quality, but it certainly contributes to character." Most who have sampled Betz' wines would unequivocally say that it contributes to both. The Betz wines show both depth and complexity. They delicately straddle the Old World and the New and are among the best wines being produced in Washington State.
The results of Bob Betz' attention to detail are never more apparent than in the 2007 vintage. The 2007 Rhone-style reds, reviewed previously, are among the best the winery has ever produced. The 2007 Merlot-dominant Clos de Betz is an exemplary showing of what Merlot-based wines can achieve in Washington State. The 2007 Pere de Famille is, quite simply, a wine apart.
The impressive quality of the recent releases is not just due to Betz' continuous focus on details. It also reflects the exceptional 2007 growing season in Washington State. Betz says that in his thirty odd years in the industry, the 2007 vintage is among the best he has seen. Of the 2007 wines he says, "They are pure, penetrating examples of type, with a plumpness yet elegance that puts them alongside my top vintages."
While Betz continues to hold some wine back for retailers, the winery moved to selling predominantly through a mailing list in 2008. The list has since closed.
Betz Family Winery Pere de Famille Columbia Valley 2007 $55
Rating: ** (Exceptional) Dark and brilliant in color. An alluring nose with high-toned toasty oak, sweet spices, and dark, penetrating fruit. On the palate, a tight core of black fruit along with silky oak wrapped around elegantly structured tannins. A perfect mixture of power and elegance. A long, evolving finish. 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot. Fruit is 74% Red Mountain, 17% Horse Heaven Hills, and 9% Yakima Valley (Ciel du Cheval, Kiona, Klipsun, Alder Ridge, and Red Willow vineyards). Aged 17 months in French barriques (70% new). 14.7% alcohol. Give 3-4 years.
Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz Columbia Valley 2007 $44
Rating: ** (Exceptional) Brilliantly colored. Aromatic with toast, smoke, and oak spices along with an underlayer of black fruit. Shows a little bit of heat at times on the nose. On the taste, pure, rich black cherry fruit along with silky tannins. 62% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. Fruit is 39% Red Mountain, 33% Horse Heaven Hills, and 28% Yakima Valley (Ciel du Cheval, Kiona vineyards, Alder Ridge, and Red Willow vineyards). Aged 17 months in French barriques (65% new). 14.7% alcohol. Give 2-3 years.
Focus Report - Betz Family Winery
What follows is a Focus report on Betz Family Winery. Read a .pdf version of this report here. See previous Focus reports here.
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Anonymous Says:
I was so excited to see you do this post. This is one winery (and wine) that because of all the Twitter excitement and posts from people like you, that my expectations are so high. I know you don't hand out double star scores easily, so to see these really excites me.
Thanks, Sean for providing the story behind the wine!
Josh, definitely check out the Betz wines at Taste Washington this weekend.
PaulG Says:
Absolutely agree that Bob is at the top of his game in 2007. Though he is a stalwart supporter of Taste Washington, a small winery can only front so much 'free' wine and Betz often runs out early. So get there early if you want a taste.
Paul, very good point. Folks planning to attend Taste Washington this weekend and hoping to try the Betz wines should definitely go to their table early. Always best at this event to have a prioritized list of wineries you want to visit and make sure you hit the ones that are most important to you first.
One of my favorite Taste Washington moments from several years back was going to taste the DeLille wines at the very beginning of the Grand Tasting and finding them all poured out from the VIP tasting. I was pretty disappointed. However, in what I considered to be a good move by them, they left all the bottles they had poured. It was an absolutely staggering amount. Those thirsty VIPs! Couldn't they afford those bottles anyway? :)
I learned two lessons from this: 1) hit your top wineries first 2) wineries pour a lot of wine at this event. Don't be too disappointed if you find a winery you want to visit poured out and gone. There will be plenty more great wineries there.
Thanks for the comment!
Paul Zitarelli Says:
Sean - I love the detail of the Focus Reports! Some very interesting insights from Bob Betz, one of our state's grandmasters without a doubt. Excellent post!
Paul Z, many thanks. I'll keep em coming!
Chris Says:
I too love the magic wand and other details as a gadgeteer. What it tells me is that Mr. Betz has instinct and knows intuitively what will work to improve his wine. Of course, the years of expereince help this, but to me this is like a painter who hones his talent with different palettes and brushes and tools. I could use those same tools, but the underlying talent is what shines through on the canvas.


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LTO-6 and the LTO Consortium's roadmap
At Storage Switzerland we get regular briefings from storage vendors releasing new products and updates to existing technologies. Last week we spoke with the LTO Consortium, which has released its latest generation, 6, of the venerable Linear Tape Open standard.
From its beginnings as an alternative to the proprietary DLT format, I must say LTO has been quite a success story. Its history of delivering continuous innovation has been impressive, increasing capacity and performance with every generation, plus adding features such as WORM, encryption and especially LTFS, the Linear Tape File System with LTO-5. Now LTO-6 has expanded the "history buffer" in the compression engine, giving it a 2.5:1 compression ratio and a 6.25 TB per cartridge capacity.
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The key to DR solution buy-in may be simpler DR testing
Disaster recovery protection is about much more than simply putting a second backup appliance offsite and replicating data to it. Real DR requires a comprehensive DR plan, which always features testing, early and often. DR is insurance, and part of the value is checking to see that it's still working.
As a VAR, DR seemed like an ideal solution since it included multiple products and was relatively complex so it would drag a decent amount of PS. But it was always a tough sell. Customers were usually clueless about what a good disaster recovery solution entailed, but getting them to pay anything to resolve this problem was very difficult. You could say they "didn't know what they didn't know," namely, that they had a problem, and therefore were less apt to spend anything on it.
One way to sell DR is to get users to focus on the negatives, the risks they're running, the cost of downtime, etc. This is the approach everyone takes after a hurricane, like Sandy or Katrina, and was particularly popular after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks. But people have strong denial skills and just aren't compelled by potential pain to themselves when it's exemplified by the misfortune of others. Part of the reason may be that the solution has more than a little pain itself.
This is another example of the pain-of-change equation. If it's more disruptive, expensive, etc., to do nothing than it is to fix a problem, people do nothing. Testing a traditional DR system can be disruptive and expensive as it often requires after-hours work by a number of people at the primary and remote locations and maybe some application downtime as well. It would follow, then, that making DR testing quick and easy is a good way to lower that pain-of-change delta and get people interested in a disaster recovery solution.
Hybrid cloud DR systems allow customers to back up their application servers to the cloud as VM images and then restart those virtual machines on host servers in the cloud. These systems have the added benefit of making DR testing almost trivial. Users can start these virtual servers in the cloud with a couple of mouse clicks. This can significantly lower the pain of running a DR solution and potentially make it an attractive topic to bring up with customers.
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I had the pleasure of going to ExecEvent's first Next-Generation Object Storage Summit last week in Miami. In attendance were a number of the major players in the object storage space — some well-known companies and some that may not be. They were Data Direct Networks, Cleversafe, Quantum, Nexsan and Scality. For a write-up on the companies that attended the Object Storage Summit and their products, see the link here.
As discussed in the last post, object-based storage architectures are clearly a hot topic and one that VARs should be familiar with — and be selling. Object storage provides a scalable file storage solution that meets the performance requirements of "big data" use cases. But it also delivers to customers a compliant lower-tier storage solution and long-term archive that can replace the data protection process for much of their current data assets as well.
VARs: Now is the time to learn about the object storage device market
Object-based storage devices, or object storage for short, have been around for a number of years. But it's become a hot topic with the near-endless capacity needs of cloud storage and the "big data" requirement for increasingly large, shared storage infrastructures that can be accessed and searched like a single system.
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Here we are again after a natural disaster talking about DR. It seems like we do this every few years, starting with 9/11, then Hurricane Katrina and now Hurricane Sandy.
Humans are reactive, not proactive, except in terms of the next event. After each of these disasters, there was certainly a heightened awareness and some action taken by companies, but it's safe to say that fewer companies took the lessons of disaster preparedness to heart and actually implemented credible DR plans.
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Big-company storage functionality for smaller companies
Remember Overland Data? Way back in 2000, it was the tape company that was selling a modular tape library (using AIT and DLT drives back then). It was a great story: Stackable libraries grew with capacity demands, even though very few customers ever bought the additional modules. But the stackable concept was appealing, and the company sold a lot of libraries. More importantly, it drove tape library design for the next decade, with every manufacturer coming out with some kind of scalable story.
In the mid-2000s, Overland Storage (which took a new name in 2002) kind of lost its way a bit with a failed attempt at a storage resource management (SRM) software product. If you remember back then, customers weren't buying SRM tools even from the big companies. But you had to admit that it took guts to try that. I think Overland had a new management team trying to move the company away from a reliance on tape — but it was an innovative move.
Since then, Overland has continued to sell tape libraries with the Neo series and has more recently focused on the small-to-midrange disk business. It bought the SnapServer line popularized by Quantum and built it into a solid business. Earlier this year, it came out with SnapSAN, a clustered block storage device that reminds one of the original LeftHand Networks or EqualLogic systems with a more flexible design, more features and a lower price tag.
Now Overland has come out with SnapScale, a clustered NAS system that grows into the multiple-petabyte range with a global file system and a host of storage features. This "loosely coupled" cluster architecture stores data at the file level instead of chunking files into smaller blocks and spreading them out across the available storage nodes. The result is a much simpler system from a metadata perspective, and one that's probably more appropriate for Overland's target market.
These days the idea of scale-out, commodity storage seems to make sense, but it may be a bit too much of a "roll your own" approach for midmarket companies. Many of these products are software solutions that require a skilled IT group to make them fit — something smaller companies typically don't have. Overland's scalable SAN and NAS systems are leveraging that scale-out architecture and the economics of commodity hardware to keep costs down, but they still bring big-company storage functionality to smaller companies.
Overland has been an innovator and always had a strong VAR following. When I was a VAR it was a first choice for its technology as well as its field people and channel program. I think this may be the right product for the times, from a vendor that understands VARs.
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IT management software for the midmarket: Making a hard sell easier
Readers of this blog know that I've got a special interest in new products, especially those that can open doors for a storage VAR or MSP. Working for an independent reseller myself for a dozen years, I was always on the lookout for products with a high sexiness factor because they got meetings for the sales team. Once inside, they were free to follow any potential opportunity, even if it wasn't for the product that landed the appointment. In this and the next few entries I'm going to present some products that can do that.
Managing a growing virtualization environment is a challenge for more and more companies, but one that's easy to put off doing anything about — or spending any money on. VARs know only too well how hard selling IT management software is to the midmarket companies that make up a large part of their calling bases. Continued »
DataDirect Networks: 10 years old but maybe new to you
I went to an analyst event a couple of weeks ago sponsored by a storage company that many in IT may not be aware of despite that the company has been in business for more than 10 years. It is private and has yearly sales of more than $250 million and more than a thousand active customers. DataDirect Networks (DDN) makes some of the fastest storage systems in the world. Originally focused in the high performance computing (HPC) and media and entertainment spaces, it's now expanding into the more mainstream IT infrastructure market. For VARs who are looking for a way to unseat a "three-letter" incumbent at an account, this should be of interest.
'Big data' can be a big deal for VARs
I know that "big data" has become one of the darlings of the storage industry, as evidenced by the number of times this term is used in online technical media articles. Storage Switzerland, the firm I work for, has added its voice to the chorus but hopefully has provided some clarification. A piece we did called "What is Big Data?" is the first in a series of articles on the topic that attempts to define this overused term and go into why it was created in the first place. What I'd like to do in this blog is synopsize that information and discuss what big data means to VARs.
We've coined the term big data and talk about it because it represents a problem. Continued »
IT devaluation an opportunity for the channel
I read an article by Gartner recently that talked about the "devaluation of IT." It discussed how over the past 10 years budgets have remained flat but the expectations of management on IT and the requirements to understand and implement solutions involving the cloud, virtualization, mobile devices, etc., have kept increasing. To cover these "unfunded mandates," IT has done more than just cut fat; it has killed investment, including things like ongoing training for the staff and upgrades for the existing infrastructure. What does this mean for the channel? Are there things VARs and MSPs should be doing to avoid these problems, or could this situation actually present an opportunity?


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Larry, 18 May 2007 @ 4:21pm
Happy with CoxI've had Cox cable (and internet and phone) for years now. Never had a problem like Mike is discussing. If something DOES go wrong, they send out a tech and it gets fixed. I've even had them reset my cable box while on the phone, saving me time lost without service and them the trip.
Getting the phone service thru them a few years ago allowed me to unload SBC the most evil of empires known to man. I'll never go back to them, ever!
I DO NOT work for Cox or in the telecom industry, just wanted to say I'm happy with Cox's service (if not the prices).
Luci, 18 May 2007 @ 5:53pm
Difference in marketsAs Larry said, there are places where the service hasn't gone to hell and back. Same goes for AT&T (Now ComCast). I did work for AT&T for a while, so this isn't really all that new to me. It's as much the parent company as the markets, themselves. Some markets treat their customers more as neighbors than money in the pocket, which is nice. Now, my cable/internet/phone company is a local affair, and I've never had any issue with them. Even when it's actually been my fault, they work with me. Basically, it comes down to shopping around. Sometimes you've got options, sometimes you don't. It's certainly refreshing to see Cox, which has a terrible name in my area, trying to clean up their act.
Mike, 18 May 2007 @ 6:52pm
Sign me upWith all the lousy companies out there, I am willing to switch simply to give Cox a chance to make me a satisfied customer. Money talks and BS walks.
Anonymous Poster (profile), 18 May 2007 @ 7:02pmI've been a customer of Charter for years, and not only have I had very few problems with my service (I think I could count the amount I've had on one hand), but their customer service has, in my experience, been very helpful and courteous. So props to Charter for having good customer service (YMMV, of course).
Anonymous Coward, 12 Feb 2008 @ 8:02am
Re:I totally disagree. Since Charter has been using foreigners as customer service reps, I have had nothing but trouble. What should take 5-10 minutes on the phone has taken over an hour with no resolution. Their executive officers don't give a flying fig about customer service either.
Javarod, 18 May 2007 @ 7:34pmAnother satisfied Cox customer here. Customer service is more than just a pair of words to them, they really do fix things right fairly quickly. What I like is that they offer logical companions to their services, they'll set up your home network for you for a small fee, and ifn I recall, they'll even serve as your IT support for a small monthly fee. In fact, the only complaints I've ever heard about Cox on Broadband Reports was in areas they'd recently purchased from other companies, areas where they still had to over haul the network and local support systems, which is understandable. I'm so satisfied that the availability of Cox services helps decide whether or not I'll move into a specific apartment complex.
Brian Mason, 18 May 2007 @ 8:02pm
Cable CompaniesI have time warner cable in WI. Their customer service sucks. I have had them for years and one thing I have learned is that if you have a problem the first thing they do is check your account for any account balance due. And if you have a problem with the rep your talking to and want to talk to a supervisor for some mysterious reason they are gone for the day or week or month.
The Swiss Cheese Monster, 19 May 2007 @ 2:34am
I'm really happy with CoxOf all the ISPs that I have to deal with in my area, Cox is tops. Their uptime is amazing, and while you sometimes have to wait to talk to a rep, they are pretty good at helping troubleshoot issues. Embarq, AT&T, Verizon - they all suck nut-sacks.
Cox has only raised my rates once or twice in the almost 7 years that I have been with them - and not a single time have I complained. I'm willing to give my money to a company who takes care of its customers.
John, 19 May 2007 @ 2:49pm
I dunno I Just work hereI work for QWEST, a Local phone provider amongst other things,And you wouldn't believe it, but we do have an average handle time requirement! but its not to be fast, its a minimum, meaning if I spend less than 12 minutes with a customer, I'm not doing my job, not only because I am supposed to build good rapport with every customer, but also because they view low handle time as meaning we aren't generating bundle discussions, Which not talking about every product on every call, is considered unsatisfactory. Beyond that metric, we also have, gross revenue per call, Net revenue per hour, Availability, and many, many, more. I will tell u this much, in the end, its all about sales. We are so pushed to sell sometimes its tough to remember what the issue a customer calls in about.
Dosquatch, 21 May 2007 @ 5:34am
Re: I dunno I Just work here
because they view low handle time as meaning we aren't generating bundle discussions,
See, this is the crap that pisses me off (not at you personally). I understand you're a business, I understand that you have services to sell. If I've talked to you in any capacity more than twice, I'm probably pretty aware of what those services are. I know you still need to give the sales pitch every so often - who knows, perhaps you've added a new service that would be of interest - but I'll damned well tell you that a service call is not that time. If I'm calling in because something you're already providing has broken and I need it fixed, I pretty much guarantee that I'm not the receptive audience you're looking for to buy more product.
That is all.
Trent, 20 Aug 2007 @ 2:39am
Re: I do know I Just work hereI do know, as I work @ Qwest. In my opinion the call metric's have not changed but the way Qwest corporate now routes the calls DID! Previous months calls (before July)consisted mostly of bill questions, customers with changes to current service, new connects, transfers in service, downgrades in service ect. Now, most calls are re-routes from the repair Q, disconnects, escalations (very unhappy customers), with little to NO (as we call them) money calls! This will impact customers in this way! The money calls are routed to other call centers that have new reps (the ones just hired @ $8.50 hr)(yes that's correct)who are unable to service the customer needs because of lack of experience. Will jamb on additional services without the customers knowledge(which is illegal)but must sell something per HOUR! to keep their jobs! Then they transfer the call to us, to fix whatever the customer really wanted. As they must get on to the next call to strip the money off that customer & go on to the next! The word from the top is that call center has as many new people coming in as going out. They are firing as fast as hiring.
The result is this. Qwest looks good to a possible new prospective corporate buyer with revenues going up. (in crammed sales) Is writing up people in the call center where there is no money calls to fire them in an effort to eliminate higher paid employee's, vacate that call center to then move the calls to the Philippines (where the broadband calls & some of the credit management calls now go). Covers its tail with the Feds & trade commission. "We're firing anyone cramming" But keeps any extra revenue. So two groups here suffer. Of course the customer paying the bills, and the experienced honest call center employee loosing their job.
And don't you just LOVE talking to those foreign people you can't understand? And now that credit management is overseas, what about YOUR social security number in the trusted hands of foreigners? Are you OK with that? Of course all this is just my opinion.
Wickedashtray, 19 May 2007 @ 6:36pm
CoxFWIW I've had Cox for over 10 years and with the exception of the problems they had with a new build-out a couple of years ago they've been excellent. Further, Cox techs are always present on broadbandreports.com helping people troubleshoot even though they aren't there in an official capacity.
Sohrab, 20 May 2007 @ 2:14pmOh man, im with Time Warner around here and a funny story with them. My cable modem dies. No big problem, I go to the local TW store and they give me a new Modem right away. Well I take it home, plug it in and no go. I get nothing. So i call TW and go over some tech stuff and still nothing. Well they set an appointment for me, 2 days from that day. Kind of sucks still but no problem.
Well, 2 days later, the tech comes over. (super cool guy) and we start fiddeling with the unit. I had changed my Cable Splitter from the TW one to a Monster unit and he thought that might be the problem, still nothing, we reset and all the jazz. no go.
So we finally call their Tech Center to make sure my account info was right and all that stuff.
To make a longer story story long, we poped in X-men 3 and watched it and finished it and sat around and still talked because he was on hold and he himself kept getting transfered from one number to another. Even those poor guys didnt have a direct connection and they dialled the same number I would have.
Larry, 21 May 2007 @ 8:54am
Re: Same issue, different outcomeI (with Cox) traded my rental modem in and went and bought one. Plugged it in and nothing. Called Cox (after some troubleshooting effort) and they just asked for the MAC address of the new router and I'm off to the races. Took less than 5 minutes on the phone and less than a minute on hold waiting for a rep.
Anonymous Coward, 21 May 2007 @ 4:35amJust wanted to say that WOW (Way Out West) has some of the best customer service I have experienced in any industry. It actually seems like they give their call center people the ability to take care of their customers the first time around without having to talk to several different people in several different departments. They are a fairly small company but if you have them in you area check them out. No I do not work for them, I was just shocked at how easy to work with they are.
TIMBOO, 27 May 2007 @ 10:50am
Holes in COX customer serviceFirst of all I hate the way COX handles our calls if any.
The machine first asks stupid questions adn when we answer, it interprets as something else.
Then every rep asks for our address , name ( you have to spell it out a few times -- deaf morons). Then they ask for PIN number and also last 4 of SSN.
So ifyou call COX
Junestone, 17 Jun 2007 @ 11:28am
Cox Cable InternetCox Cable Internet service is the worst service I've ever had. It is riddled with brown-outs. I play a lot of games online and their service drops-out all the time. Their customer service is limp, their techs ex-burger joint flunkies, and their pipeline clogged like a 90-year old bacon eating champion.
Paul Mbekki, 6 Jul 2007 @ 4:26am
Football Association (NSSA).From the desk.
National Sports
Council of South African
Football Association (NSSA)
Attention: Sir,
The national sports council of South African football association (NSSAA) in conjunction with local organizing committee (LOC) is requesting the attention of the concerned person who is willing to present their company product or interested in the contract in the development and rehabilitation of the Lighting, Hospital Equipments and Cable supply for the world cup stadia and Hotels in south Africa for the 2010 world cup.
The requirement needed for the rehabilitation of the Stadia for the 2010 world cup been hosted by South Africa, include the light rehabilitation, installation of digital cameras and maintenances and installation of cables and all kinds of cables you can think of General product is needed for this rehabilitation of the Stadium for the 2010 world cup been hosted by South Africa.
Interested persons or company should respond back as soon as possible for the effect of coming to South Africa to sign the contract.
World Cup 2010 Stadiums:
N.B: Five of South Africa's football stadiums will undergo renovations for 2010; Soccer City and Ellis Park in Johannesburg, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the Royal Bafokeng stadium and the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.
New stadiums will be built at Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth. Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo will be rebuilt, as will King Senzangakhona Stadium in Durban.
Kings Park and Green Point stadium in Cape Town will become completely new multi-sport facilities, Green Point complete with a retractable dome to protect fans and players from the Cape's unpredictable winter weather.
Paul Mbekki.
National Sports Council of South African
Football Association (NSSA).
Sarah, 17 Feb 2011 @ 12:21pmWow! Seems like a lot of trouble. Working for DISH we try to make sure all our customers are treated right. We try to have all the best promotions for our customers as well. For you to have problems with your service is never good. Cable companies may need a little work on something. We all kind of do but how can you go so wrong with HD free for life and TV everywhere with DISH? I just don't see where you can.


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Lewy body dementias (LBD) affect an estimated 1.4 million individuals and their families in the United States. At the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), we understand that though many families are affected by this disease, few individuals and medical professionals are aware of the symptoms, diagnostic criteria, or even that LBD exists. There are important facts about Lewy body dementias that you should know if you, a loved one, or a patient you are treating may have LBD.
- Lewy body dementias (LBD) are the second most common form of degenerative dementia and is widely under-diagnosed: The only other form of degenerative dementia that is more common than LBD is Alzheimer's disease (AD). Many individuals who have LBD are misdiagnosed, most commonly with Alzheimer's disease if they present with a memory disorder or Parkinson's disease if they present with movement problems.
- LBD can have three common presentations: Some individuals will start out with a movement disorder leading to the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and later develop dementia. Another group of individuals will start out with a memory disorder that may look like AD, but over time two or more distinctive features become apparent leading to the diagnosis of 'dementia with Lewy bodies' (DLB). Lastly, a small group will first present with neuropsychiatric symptoms, which can include hallucinations, behavioral problems, and difficulty with complex mental activities, leading to an initial diagnosis of DLB. Regardless of the initial symptom, over time all three presentations of LBD will develop very similar cognitive, physical, sleep and behavioral features, all caused by the presence of Lewy bodies throughout the brain.
- The most common symptoms of LBD include:
Dementia: problems with memory and thinking
Hallucinations: seeing or hearing things that are not really present
Cognitive fluctuations: unpredictable changes in concentration and attention
Parkinson-like symptoms: rigidity or stiffness, shuffling gait, tremor, slowness of movement (bradykinesia)
Severe sensitivity to neuroleptics (medications used to treat hallucinations)
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder: a sleep disorder where people seemingly act out their dreams
- The symptoms of LBD are treatable: Currently there are no medications approved specifically for the treatment of LBD. All medications prescribed for LBD are approved for a course of treatment for symptoms related to other diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease with dementia and offer symptomatic benefits for cognitive, movement and behavioral problems.
- Early and accurate diagnosis of LBD is essential: Early and accurate diagnosis is important because LBD patients may react to certain medications differently than AD or PD patients. A variety of drugs, including anticholinergics and some antiparkinsonian medications, can worsen LBD symptoms. LBDA has compiled a list of medications that should be avoided.
- Traditional antipsychotic medications may be contraindicated for individuals living with LBD: Many traditional antipsychotic medications (for example, Haldol, Mellaril) are commonly prescribed for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia to control behavioral symptoms. However, LBD affects an individual's brain differently than other dementias. As a result, these medications can cause a severe worsening of movement and a potentially fatal condition known as neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). NMS causes severe fever, muscle rigidity and breakdown that can lead to kidney failure.
- Early recognition, diagnosis and treatment of LBD can improve the patients' quality of life: LBD may affect an individual's cognitive abilities, motor functions, and/or ability to complete activities of daily living. Treatment should always be monitored by your physician(s) and may include: prescriptive and other therapies, exercise, diet, sleep habits, changes in behavior and daily routines.
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Jim & Mary Lou Bevers!!!
[Evansville Courier & Press 02/16/2014, Page D06]
Jim & Mary Lou
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Mary Lou has served in many different offices and committees including the Annual TSGS Seminars Chairperson. She has served on the society's Board of Directors for many years. Mary Lou has presented numerous programs and workshops... always emphasizing the importance of citing sources for your family history. She has contributed significant articles to the Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and she has been very active for many years with the Indiana Historical & Genealogical Society.
Jim has always helped with the TSGS events with May Lou helping everyone become a better family historian. Over my 35 years involvement with TSGS, I believe that Mary Lou has helped me the most of any other TSGS member! For several years Mary Lou helped judge the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fair notebook exhibits.
Anyone making it to their 50th. wedding anniversary has a lot to celebrate, but this couple has reached 65 years of marriage... that is a major achievement! TSGS is very happy for the two of you and we wish you a very special anniversary celebration!


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I see you, I see me,
Us making a family
The memories that we've made
And the ones that lie ahead
The obstacles, the joy and the pain
The first "I love you" that was said
The first time we made love
The late night talks in bed
When I walked down the aisle
And to you, my love was led
When did I fall in love?
Where do I begin-
It wasn't just one time
It's over and over again
Every time you hold me
And whisper "I love you"
And the look on your face
When you said "I do"
Someone's trying to tell us
To make us understand
That this - our life
Is part of Gods Plan
What does the future hold?
That we do not know
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And tell us where to go
Why do I love thee?
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Looking to access Kindle content on you BlackBerry? That functionality is arriving shortly, according to Amazon.
The e-reader's sales page on Amazon.com currently features a BlackBerry icon and the words "Coming soon" written underneath, though no other details are provided. The page says that Mac functionality is also in the works.
The addition was first noticed on Wednesday by the San Francisco Chronicle. "Rumors regarding a BlackBerry app for Kindle hit the Web months ago, but I hadn't heard or seen anything concrete until I just noticed the listing on Amazon's Kindle page," they wrote.
A beta version of Kindle access for the PC was released last month, and PCMag Editor Lance Ulanoff took it for a test drive. The Kindle app for the iPhone has been around since March, and it lets iPhone and iPod touch owners read Kindle books on their handsets, without having to lug around the Kindle.
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IMF Survey Vol.33, September 2004
- Profile Of New Imf Chief Rodrigo De Rato Y Figaredo: Taking the Pulse of a Global Membership
- 10 Events That Shaped the IMF
- Organization And Finances: Running The IMF
- Country representation and votes on IMF Executive Board
- Economic Surveillance And Crisis Prevention: Promoting Healthy Economies
- Crisis Resolution: Helping When Things Go Wrong
- Lending And Conditionality: Getting Back on Track
- How The IMF Lends: Terms and conditions of financial facilities
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Poverty Reduction And Debt Relief: Striving for a Better Life in Poor Countries
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