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Michigan Pointspreads: Early Action on Wolverines in Opener, Against Them in Finale
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Hey all. Before we get started, a reminder: Its been 566 days, and counting, since Ohio defeated Michigan in football.
Technically, the offseason is officially OVAH. How so? Because now we have a full(ish) board of games to bet on thanks to the esteemed Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas releasing well over 100 games of the year lines back on Monday. This has become an annual tradition for the casino's sportsbook and, for me, it tells me two things: One, hurry up and get your summer on because pretty soon it will be football season, and, two, it's time to start studying up on these teams and getting them down cold because if it's football season, that also means it's gambling season. For full analysis on the games on the Nugget's betting board, bookmark the JCB. We'll be looking into these throughout the summer. And while we havent produced any posts yet on the subject, we do have a killer Wisconsin preview on the blog this week as well as daily Euro Cup 2012 coverage. For now, lets focus on the five games involving Michigan. Here are the lines as they opened and later adjusted as action came in, with a full breadown following:
|Opening Line
|Current Line
|vs Alabama
|Bama -12
|Bama -10
|at Notre Dame
|vs Michigan St
|at Nebraska
|at Ohio State
|Pick 'Em
What jumped right off the page for me is the fact that the Golden Nugget installed Michigan as road chalk in both the Nebraska and Ohio State games. The Nugget's opening line called for Michigan -2 at Nebraska and -3 at Ohio State. This is in direct contrast to the spread projections put forth by Beyond The Bets, which we discussed in the MGoForum last week.
To review, BTB did spread projections on all the scheduled college football games for the upcoming season. Per their numbers, Nebraska was -3 vs Michigan and OSU was -4 vs the Wolverines. In both cases, the first actual betting line was nearly a full touchdown different from the BTB projections. Of the 111 lines the Nugget released, a handful differed a point or two from those BTB projections, but very few had a different team favored which was the case with these two Michigan games. I caught up with Behind The Bets in an email exchange to get their take on the differing opinions on these games. Home field played a big role in their initial numbers and it was revealed that their numbers pegged OSU to be upwards of a 6-point favorite, but given Michigan's bounceback season in 2011, new found skill at defense and rivalry game intensity, BTB felt it more prudent to project a smaller number. They think the Bucks are the best team in the Big 10:
We power rated Ohio State as the best team in the Big Ten. Obviously, the Golden Nugget disagrees and - to some extent - it's apparent that Las Vegas wiseguys do, too. Otherwise, it's likely that the line in the Michigan-Ohio State matchup would have moved from Michigan -3 to Ohio State being favored. At some point, it very well could, and the guess here is that Ohio State will be at least a three-point favorite by kickoff. But that's the great thing about making opinions in June: They aren't exact, we all have different ones, and it makes for some great discussion.
Dont loook too deep into their power rankings calling OSU the league's best team. For one, its only summer. We're all speculating at this point. But more importantly, very little separates the teams at the top of the league. BTB forecasts a conference race thats too close to call. In their rankings, Michigan is just a point behind OSU, and there's a minuscule 3-point difference between OSU, the highest rated team, and the fifth-rated team, in this case MSU. BTB said that Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska are basically dead even in their ratings, and if the Cornhusker game was in Ann Arbor this year, their spread projections might have listed the Wolverines as 5- or 6-point chalk.
One of the themes in past summers in the wake of early betting lines being released was that Books couldnt throw numbers on the board to stop people from betting against Michigan. Whether it was Michigan being an unknown commodity in the wake of coaching changes in 2008 and 2011, or, frankly being a known stinky commodity after losing years in '08 and '09, nobody seemed interested in backing the Wolverines. That might be shifting and seeing the Nugget install the Wolverines initially as road chalk in the Nebraska and OSU games is an example of that changing mindset. The public loves betting on stars and few shine as brightly or are as popular as Denard Xavier Robinson. BTB expects the Wolverines to be a public darling most of the season.
Expect Michigan to be a heavy public team all season long - no different than USC, another storied program who has a Heisman Trophy hopeful at quarterback. And again, the Mattison factor can't be underestimated. The days of watching Greg Robinson's Swiss Cheese defense are over, and Michigan fans can again expect to see the defense make great second-half adjustments and keep them in games they otherwise have no business winning.
However, early action, at least on the Nebraska and OSU games, shows that the early bird gamblers are still going against Michigan. The OSU line was immediately bet down to a pick 'em and enough Cornhusker action was lured in to shave a full point off the Nugget's original line from UM -2 to UM -1. Living in Ohio, I can tell you that word is going around about a pick 'em line for this year's The Game, and I received a handful of texts and emails from Buckeye friends wondering if I was ready to bet them. The answer to that is No. I suspect the Bucks will have a really good season this year. And that come game week, Michigan will be catching a field goal. The smart investor will wait for those points to materialize, so dont pull the trigger just yet.
As for the Nebraska game, I'm a bit more bullish on Michigan and the current line than I was at first blush. When I broke down the 9.5 regular season win total prop for Michigan at the JCB, I wasnt very confident about any bigtime road game, admitting I couldnt even give a lean to a Michigan win in Lincoln. Since then, however, I've done soemthing radical. I rewatched last years game. I have new found Michigan confidence. I had forgotten just how much Michigan dominated the game and worked over Nebraska's allegedly vaunted Black Shirt defense. I recall the game getting out of hand in the second half thanks to some quirky turnovers by Michigan, but if this game was scored like a boxing match, it would have been a rout, all rounds to the Wolverines. It was the best four quarter game Michigan put together all season. Fitzgerald Toussaint was a beast. Michigan's offense was unstoppable. And the Nebraska offense, led by Tyler Martinez, generated no offense without the help of turnovers or after the game had long been decided. You know the woodsheds that Michigan seemed to end every season with under Rodriguez? It was like that, but with the good guys being the bully. After rewatching last year's game, I could buy the Wolverines being the slight chalk that the Nugget has made them. I think people are as unsure as ever on Nebraska. And nobody is interested in laying many points with them and Martinez. If you want my advice, go ahead and take Michigan against Nebraska. But hold on to your money until game week for OSU and wait until Michigan is catching points.
The online sportsbook 5Dimes got a jump on everybody with this game, releasing a line of Alabama -7 in the dead of winter. Sharps pounded Alabama on that line and eventually the line grew from Bama as one touchdown favorite to two touchdown favorites. To be clear, this wasnt a case of constant, daily action coming in against Michigan, making the line -8 one day, then -9 the next and so on. It was more of a shock and awe type of thing than anything else. That opening line of -7 got so much one side action that the book pulled the line, went back to the drawing board and rereleased it as -14. They seemed to have a found a fair number for the middle of the offseason, but, in the last month, a slow trickle of Michigan money came streaming in, and 5Dimes knocked the line down to 13.5, then to 13 and just before last weekend all the way down to Alabama -12.
When the Nugget released their much ballyhooed lines on Monday, they agreed with the latest 5Dimes shift and hung a Alabama -12 number. And in a sign that BTB's intimations that Michigan could be a public play this year, money did come pouring in on the Wolverines. The line at the Nugget currently sits at Bama -10. However, back at 5Dimes, where the online didnt get the hyped injection of action like the Nugget got on Monday, the line remains -12. So, if you want to bet Michigan and the points, go over and do it at 5Dimes while you can still get an extra two points. You know what I am thinking? I am wondering how sizeable the demographic is who has Alabama -7 on that very early 5Dimes line, but also has Michigan +12 on the Nugget line, or even +13 or +14 on the 5Dimes re-release. I want to watch this game with that crowd. Otherwise, I'm probably going to sit this one out.
I honestly dont have a true feel for exactly how Michigan will fare in this game. I do know that last summer I figured only a miracle could keep the Wolverines in this game. But their performance, especially on defense, a season ago, has at least given me a flicker of real hope in this game. I am not reassured that Alabama has to replace a lot of defensive parts, but it still will be athletic, fast and talented. And still coached by Nick Saban. It's easy imagining them choking Michigan the way similarly frothed defenses from MSU and Va Tech did to the Wolverines a year ago, despite the Renaissaince season. And the Tide's offensive line might be a mismatch going against the inexperienced and unproven Michigan defensive line. This might be the worst matchup for Michigan's defensive line to be playing without stalwarts up front Mike Martin and Ryan Van Bergen for the first time in years. Eddie Lacy and Jalston Fowler will handle the rock for Bama now that Trent Richardson is in the NFL. They have just theee 100-yard games between them, but I wouldnt be surprised if one of them pops over the century mark in this one, taking advantage of Michigan transition up front. I cant shake the feeling that this game may just take the form of the recent Bama/Penn St matches from the last couple of seasons. Bama strangled those games in their favor, slowly, but surely pulling away for 24-3, 27-11 wins, covering the spread in each. Michigan at least has a much more capable offense than Penn State ever did coming into those games. The playmaking ability of Robinson alone might be enough of an offensive counterpunch for the Wolverines to, unlike PSU, stay in the game and make the Tide sweat in the end. That might not sound like the most optimistic assessment, but a year ago at this time, I figured Michigan would be lucky to stay within three touchdowns of the Tide. #Progress
I really dont have any new ways to present this well known factoid of the Michigan-Notre Dame series, so I'll just say it. This is an underdog series, with the dog logging a 21-5 ATS mark and actually winning the series outright on the real scoreboard by a 13-12-1 count. I always say the underdog in this series usually ends up playing its best game of the season. On the current 4-0 SUATS run the dog in this series is riding right now, you could for sure that say the 2008 Irish squad and the 2009 and 2010 Michigan squads didnt play better games or earned bigger wins in those years than what they accomplished in the annual grudge match between these historic programs. You'd be hard pressed to find an annual series that tilts so strongly to the underdog. Clemson-Georgia Tech in the ACC gives it a run for its money. Both games are ones that I will always play the underdog in, no questions asked. Sometimes its that easy to pull the trigger.
I know some partisan Michigan fans will grumble at the audacious lack of respect oddsmakers are giving the Wolverines here by making the Irish the favored team at home. But I want to Wolverines to be the underdog all the time in this matchup. Nothing good really comes from being chalk in this series. The Irish havent covered as chalk in this series since 1982, while the Wolverines have only covered twice as chalk in this series during my adult life. At least Michigan has some history of winning, but not covering in this series like in 1997 and 1999, but those were major escape jobs from our heroes.
The Irish are always a tricky team to handicap. Other than this Michigan game, the Irish are either eye opening dogs--catching double digits against USC and Oklahoma--or do-a-double-take heavy chalk, such as laying 10 points against Miami. Wise guy bettors have long loved Brian Kelly, but so far in two seasons in South Bend, he hasnt rewarded that faith with a great record against the spread. The Irish perpetually seem to be overvalued more than any other team in the early going of college football seasons. The money quote from Kegs 'N Eggs Adam from the above link:
There were also other games later in the season posted, and Vegas is taking plenty of Notre Dame action, again, because they are Notre Dame. The Golden Nugget clearly likes this team and are making lines that stretch beyond protecting themselves against public betting. That's not the first time we've seen that happen, though.
Yes, we have seen it happen. In fact, it's become a little bit of a cottage industry for me (and the JCB, natch) to spend every September betting against the Irish before people realize just how overrated they are and how skewed the lines are as a result. Did you know that Notre Dame is just 32-31 straight up in the month of September and before since Lou Holtz left town? Well, now you do. That nets out to 27-35-1 against the spread, so betting against the Irish on the blind during the opening month of the season has turned a decent profit since 1996. As chalk, they are especially good money burners during the first month of year, logging just a 12-23-1 ATS mark during this stretch. Basically, they have been annual slow starters since Uncle Lou left town and have failed to cover the spread two out of every three times they've been September chalk since then. With the Irish laying 13.5 to Navy, a single point to Michigan and likely to be chalk against Purdue, you'll make money by betting against them in these games if past history is any indication. And even though they've covered the spread the last couple years against MSU, you could probably add in MSU -2.5 to the Fade Notre Dame Early profit mix. It's a Fall Tradition like no other.
The Michigan State Spartans, the current program Waterloo (please, no mail from Iowa. kthnxbai). I brought this up last week, but I am inclined to take the points here and side with MSU. I've been picking MSU to at least cover, if not win, pretty much the entire time during their nifty little historic winning streak over Michigan. I feel Michigan is finally ready to win this game and have just the right circumstances to do that this season--game is at home, senior QB, seemingly extra focus finally being put on this game and so on. But will they? I cant see them doing so in anything other than a close fight that goes right down to the gun.
I have a betting paranoia on taking a team thats favored by a decent amount while trying to snap a noteworthy losing streak against Foe X. A great recent example was last year's OSU game where Michigan won, breaking a 7-game losing streak to the Bucks, but failed to cover the closing -8 line. Yes, I realize there was a shaky replay call that overturned a Michigan touchdown late in the game, keeping them from opening a 10-point lead. But that wasnt the last play of the game. And part of my anxiety in these spots stems from situations like that, even if the TD is granted. There is plenty of time for a worthless late score and back door cover. The dreaded Prevent Defense burns chalk bettors every week with late scores. Given how fast OSU scored some of their TDs that afternoon, you cant say that replay was the difference between covering or not. The back door cover would have been in major play. I'm convinced that had the TD stayed on the board, Michigan would still need to recover an on-side kick to finally clinch a victory.
Getting back to this MSU game, I just dont think more than field goal really should separate these teams this year. And as far as that back door cover scenario, Michigan would need to be up more than 13 points in the fourth quarter to avoid the back door threat. I dont see that happening. We'll see how this line evolves between now and October, but right now I would take those points to the bank.


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14 dates to watch in 2014
Mark your calendars and buckle up: 2014 is an election year with control of the Senate, House and 36 governorships at stake.
A key enrollment deadline for President Barack Obama's health law looms, as does a major Supreme Court ruling on its contraception coverage requirements. The battle for the soul of the GOP will intensify, while the economic recovery faces its own challenges. Oh, and ever hear of a thing called Fancy Farm?
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Here are POLITICO's top 14 dates to watch in 2014.
Jan. 28 – State of the Union
The president said in his most recent news conference that "2014 needs to be a year of action." He will flesh out what that means during his State of the Union speech.
Obama becomes more of a lame duck with each annual update to Congress, and, faced with strong Republican opposition, it's likely many of the priorities he outlines will go nowhere. Still, the State of the Union is an important platform for any president, and this is a chance for Obama to convey how much of his diminishing political capital he will invest in pursuing immigration reform, making the health care law work and other priorities.
( Also on POLITICO: Top governor races in 2014)
Whatever he says will be the Democratic rallying cry for the months ahead.
March 6-8 — CPAC
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference will bring thousands of activists to the Gaylord convention center just outside of D.C. and offer a window into the mood of the Republican base.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the big winner of 2013's much-watched straw poll because the confab came right after his anti-drone filibuster and catapulted him into the ranks of mainstream acceptability.
The movement remains divided between libertarians and conservatives, and the conference will show who is up and who is down in this period that the GOP lacks a standard-bearer.
Gov. Chris Christie did not get invited last year because of his breaks with conservative orthodoxy. Now that he's been reelected in New Jersey, will he come to make nice with the right? Does Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) get rewarded for his (unsuccessful) push to defund Obamacare? Stay tuned.
March 11 — Florida, Florida, Florida
The special election to fill the seat opened up by the death of Republican Rep. Bill Young will generate an immense amount of news coverage. It is a genuinely competitive district around Tampa on the crucial Interstate 4 corridor.
Whichever party wins will present the result as a major national bellwether going into the midterms. The losing party will probably blame their nominee and downplay the significance.
The Democratic candidate, Alex Sink, narrowly lost a 2010 run for governor and passed on a rematch. She will take on the winner of a Jan. 14 Republican primary in what's sure to be one of the costliest House races of the cycle.
March 19 — Yellen's first presser
Janet Yellen is set to be formally confirmed as Federal Reserve chairwoman in January. Her first Fed meeting will be March 18-19, and a news conference afterward will signal how much monetary policy might change on her watch.
( PHOTOS: Senators up for election in 2014)
The stock market, which had an extraordinary 2013, will hang on her every word. Yellen's challenge is to draw down the stimulus without spooking markets or overly slowing economic growth. The news conference could also shed light on how committed the Fed is to pushing down the unemployment rate, which has obvious implications for the midterm elections.
March 31 — Obamacare D-Day
This is the end of the enrollment period for the first year of the new Obamacare exchanges, the last date people can buy insurance to avoid paying a penalty on their 2014 taxes. We'll finally know how many people signed up for health plans under the law in the first year.
It will be a key messaging opportunity for proponents of the Affordable Care Act to talk about the benefits of reform and for detractors to highlight the problems with the rollout.
Late March-June – Raising the debt ceiling
There is no definitive date yet for when Congress will again need to raise the debt ceiling. The Treasury Department has suggested February or March. The Congressional Budget Office says it could be as late as June.
Highlighting the out-of-control debt is a winning issue for Republicans, but flirting with economic catastrophe is not. Obama again insists he will not negotiate. Some conservatives think that Republicans must push for concessions, and other Republicans believe that going to the brink will scare major donors and spook independents.
Mid-June — SCOTUS Watch
The Supreme Court will revisit Obamacare again this term, reviewing the requirement that most employers provide contraceptive coverage in their employee health insurance plans. Justices will likely hear an hour of oral arguments in March and announce a decision at the end of the term in June.
A lower court ruled, on religious freedom grounds, that Hobby Lobby stores do not need to provide contraceptive coverage for their workers. The Obama administration is appealing.
No matter how it is decided, social conservatives and women's rights groups will mobilize. Republicans will be accused again of waging a "war on women," and Democrats will be attacked for allegedly infringing on religious freedoms.
July 22 — Georgia runoff
Democrats hope, and the Republican establishment fears, that Rep. Paul Broun will win the GOP's Senate nomination. The conservative congressman's ardent opposition to abortion and evolution (he's called it a lie "straight from the pit of hell") could make it difficult to hold an open seat in a state that's trending from red to purple.
A wide-open primary on May 20 pits three current House members against businessman David Perdue and former Secretary of State Karen Handel. The top two finishers will face off on July 22. Many expect Broun, who argues that any Republican could win the general, to make the runoff and face someone who might be more acceptable to party leaders.
( PHOTOS: Governors' offices up for grabs in 2014)
Democrat Michelle Nunn, the daughter of moderate former Sen. Sam Nunn, is running as a centrist and she lacks a record of public statements tying her to Obama. In a year when the president's party is playing defense, this is a rare pickup opportunity. And the runoff will show how worried a conservative electorate is about electability versus purity.

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Even if Tropical Storm Isaac doesn't upend the Republican National Convention schedule in Tampa next week, the storm could still force a shakeup of security plans.
About half of the officers expected to be sent to Tampa come from other parts of Florida and some could be forced to stay home for the storm, authorities said Thursday.
"We're in a situation right now where we don't know what's going to happen," Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee said. "My primary concern right now is that we will lose resources."
Gee said some agencies, especially in South Florida, might decide not to send officers to Tampa if the storm threatens their areas. "As things change, they might have to prioritize," he said.
Gee's agency is in charge of the county where the convention will take place. The Hillsborough Sheriff's Office is providing the bulk of the staffing for the event because it is the largest agency in the area and also oversees the county jail. The Tampa police department is the other main agency handling security outside of the convention hall. The Secret Service is in charge of everything inside the convention hall.
More than 3,500 officers from 59 law enforcement agencies from around the state are scheduled to come to Tampa to patrol the streets. About half would come from outside Hillsborough County and the city of Tampa. About 1,700 National Guard troops already were expected to help with patrols. Gee said the number could increase if other law enforcement agencies don't end up sending officers.
"Isaac is a unique storm in this regard, it has the potential to threaten a major convention, designated a special national security event," Florida Gov. Rick Scott said. "That's why I have convened local, state, federal and conventional officials for twice daily briefings."
On Thursday, Isaac was still hundreds of miles from the tip of Florida with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. Forecasters warned there was still a great deal of uncertainty with Isaac, and it could miss the state altogether. Still, the most recent forecast had Isaac strengthening into a hurricane and heading toward South Florida, arriving about Monday, as the convention opens for nearly a week of parties, speeches and other related events culminating with the nomination of Mitt Romney for president.
Scott said he did not expect the convention to be canceled. Convention officials would make the final decision, but would work closely with local and state authorities, Scott said.
Convention and Republican National Convention officials said Thursday they are in regular contact with Scott, the National Weather Service and emergency officials as they track the storm.
"We will continue to work closely with them and federal officials to monitor the storm and discuss any impact it might have on the Tampa area and the state of Florida. We continue to move forward with our planning and look forward to a successful convention," said the convention's CEO, William Harris, in a statement.
Scott also said he had directed state Emergency Operations Director Brian Coons to activate the state's Emergency Operations Center. He said the possibility of a hurricane had been taken into account in the early planning stages for the convention.
"These officials have been working together to plan the convention for the past 18 months, the possibility for a hurricane has been part of that planning process," the governor said. "All that's required for those plans to be activated is for there to be a hurricane and hopefully that won't happen."
When a tropical storm raked the Tampa Bay area in June, thousands of homes and businesses lost power, tornadoes spun off and streets and bridges were closed as the storm was blamed for seven deaths statewide. It's still too early to say where Isaac will end up, but officials are closely watching the storm and say they're ready to make any decisions, if needed, about evacuations or cancellations as 70,000 delegates, journalists and protesters descend on the city.
"Public safety will always trump politics," Tampa Mayor Bob Buck horn said. "And so my job, and our job, if we move into that mode, is to make sure we get people out of harm's way. I don't care whether they're anarchists or they're delegates."
Back in 2008, Hurricane Gustav's approach toward New Orleans forced the cancellation of some events at the Republican convention in Minneapolis, including Sept. 1 speeches by President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. Joe Lieberman, NBC News reported. Sen. John McCain, then the GOP's presidential candidate, chartered a jet for Gulf Coast delegates to return home. The storm ultimately spared New Orleans when it came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane.
Nebraska GOP Executive Director Jordan Migraine said there was no consternation from any of the delegates or guests prepared to head south. After all, he said Nebraskans are used to dealing with severe weather and tornadoes every spring. "We can deal with extremes of every kind. I'm sure most of us would welcome a tropical storm as a new experience," Migraine said. "We're ready to ride it out."
Pat Rogers, a committeeman in New Mexico who is already in Tampa for early meetings, said most delegates from his state would arrive Saturday before the storm.
"Clearly they are a little concerned," he said, before joking "that we have seen more rain in one day than we get in a year."
Tampa's geography has posed logistical challenges from the outset, including how people would get around a downtown that is only about 571 acres — or less than 1 square-mile — and is bordered by interstates and rivers, and punctuated with restaurants, cafes and offices. As many as 400 air-conditioned buses are expected to shuttle delegates and other visitors from their hotels on both sides of the bay to the Tampa Bay Times Forum, the downtown hockey arena hosting the festivities.
Any evacuation orders for the arena, where Romney will give his acceptance speech, would depend on a variety of factors, and would most likely not be made simply because a Category 1 storm, with winds of 74 mph, was approaching, officials said. Some visitors may not even be staying in would-be evacuation zones. Hotels have been booked 20 miles or more from downtown Tampa.
Debra Sue Washes, spokeswoman for Tampa Fire Rescue, said the city will provide buses for people to get to shelters and she hoped protesters, especially those who are camping, would take advantage of any offers of help.
"If we call for an evacuation, are we going to require an evacuation and arrest them? No we're going to offer the opportunity for their safety," she said.
The last hurricane to strike Tampa was Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. The Category 1 storm moved across the state toward Tampa, weakening along the way. It still knocked down trees and power lines, and damaged buildings. Three people were killed, but none in the Tampa Bay area.
Director of meteorology at Weather Underground, Jeff Masters, said based off the latest forecasts and computer models, there was a 3 percent chance of needing to evacuate the arena hosting the convention. There was 9 percent chance of Tampa experiencing tropical storm-force winds of at least 39 mph when the convention begins.
"Those odds are probably going to rise," he said.


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Kalle78 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 37 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Wife is Boss
Wife is Boss is a documentary film in development and we are going to use this website for crowdfunding. Wife is Boss tells the story of a 79 year old lady from Norway who spends 50% of her pension salary on her own microcredit fund for small businesses run by women in Palestine. This film will tell her story and the stories of some of her clients. It will invite individuals to finance part of the production. It will also sell various merchendises such as T-shirts, coffecups with project logos.
The production company has one (which will be redesigned. The filmprojec has no website yet.
All kinds of crowdfunding pages, especially on documentary films about human stories concerning social matters. Spanner films, Kickstarter are the most famous sites. The colours could relate to Palestine since that is were ithe attention is. But not necessarlily.
The site should have the filmtitle (Wife is Boss) on top. A one-liner that give an idea of the topic and the purpose of the site (crowdfunding). A video (that is easy to update), A fundraising collumn with various funding options, A written filmsynopsis with stills. Written news on the status of the filmproject. Short articles on various themes like: Description of this particular microcredit fund, Presentation of the main character, Presentation of the production company (Relation04 Media) and some of he individuals behind the film, Social media sharing, Facebook Like Button, Paypal, Newsletter sign up form, various links.
The target audience are Pro Palestine activists, womens liberation activists, liberal and radical political youth orgs, Student orgs, microfinance orgs, foreign aid orgs, human aid orgs. Age of the target groups 18 to 65. Europe, North America and Middle East.


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Yakko: Level and levity, lewd and longevity
Libel, libation, Lanai
Lithium, litigate, legal, legitimate
Liberty, levy and lie
Dot : Welcome back. Yakko's now at the L's as he tries to sing all
The words in the English language. A slight mistake at the
F's -- here's what it looked like:
Yakko: Facial and faction and fractal and fraction
And fraudulent, fragrant, frappé
Frankincense, frankish and frakisish, frashhh...
Shoot! Yadda yadda flambé!
Dick : Now, that mistake could have proved costly for Yakko, but he
Recovered beautifully
Dot : Now let's watch as Yakko continues with the L's
Yakko: Libation and libertine, limited, limousine
Limpid and limbo and lime
Lima and lipid and literature, liquid
And listing and liter and line
There's lobby and loading and loathsome and loaning
And logo and then locomotion
There's lotus and lottery, lobo, lobotomy
Logic and loosen and lotion
Lozenge and lubber and lucky and lover
And lullaby, lumber and luke
Luster and luscious and lunatic, lustrous
And lurking and lunar and lute
Dot : Yakko's now about halfway through all the words in the English
Language. Dick Button and I will be back with more


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A winner was selected from 56 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
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Please include a picture of the dentist, Dr. Caputo on the piece.
- fun, upbeat design
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Texture and sparkle will be in high demand once spring arrives, according to the Sioux City Journal. As you shop for wood blinds, linens and throw pillows, try to keep these trends in mind. Items that include textures and glossy finishes are a must-have in the coming months.
Another look that you may want to try this spring are bright, bold colors, according to Tulsa World. If you've never thought to try lemon yellow or fire engine red in your home before, now is the time to do so. This year is all about embracing eye-catching interior design tactics.
Whether you intend to begin your redecorating project in the coming weeks or you're waiting until spring arrives on the calendar, these tips can help you achieve your decorating goals efficiently.


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Senator Norm Coleman has sued challenger Al Franken over a new Franken ad that claims Coleman is the "fourth most corrupt" Senator in Washington. Franken's claim is laughable; the alleged corruption consists of the fact that Coleman rents a room in a friend's house in Washington for $600 a month. Some "corruption!"
What is going on here, of course, is that Norm Coleman, unlike Al Franken and so many other Democrats, isn't rich. He has to maintain a home in Minnesota for his family and also have some kind of a residence in D.C. Since he isn't rich, the best he can do is rent a room in a friend's house. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, in the story linked above, got the facts mostly right, but added this observation:
Although the campaign released copies of Coleman's lease and rent checks last summer, it has not yet produced proof that the senator pays for his share of utilities in the house.
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Five of the six seniors, infielders Kellie Sirus and Abby Keese, outfielder Lauren Dortwegt, infielder-pitcher Christen Campbell and pitcher Christy Grisham were included in that class which has formed the foundation for the Lady Bisons softball program. Pitcher Alaina Jacobson, a transfer from the University of Missouri has also been a major contributor in her three seasons with the team as well.
"In my opinion, and I think it is the opinion of a lot of others as well, this is the best class to ever come through here from the NAIA days or the NCAA days," Ryman said. "From what they have accomplished from freshmen until now is unheard of as an entire group.
"The thing that stands out is it has been the entire group. We have had contributions from all six of them and the majority of the contributions have been major ones."
The seniors will be honored Thursday at Draper Diamond as the Lady Bisons close out the regular season with a non-conference doubleheader with Middle Tennessee State at 5 p.m. at Draper Diamond.
Sirus, Keese and Dortwegt all were members of the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team in 2007.
Sirus was a first team All A-Sun selection in 2009 and a second team pick in 2008. Dortwegt was a second team selection in 2009 and 2007. Keese was a second team pick in 2009 and 2008. Campbell earned second team honors in 2009. Jacobson was a second team honoree in 2008.
The group had an immediate impact on the program. The season before they joined the team the Lady Bisons had won only 14 games. This group helped with 25 during the 2007 season. Each season they have increased the victory total. This year they are 42-10.
"They were leaders as freshmen with the numbers they put up and their actions," Ryman said. "They had a competitive nature. They wanted to start a new tradition here and I think they have done that.
"Our program is being noticed nationwide. We are in the top 40 in the RPI. We are receiving votes each week in the top 25."
The Lady Bisons have earned the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament with an 18-2 record. They will open tournament play May 13 at Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. They have won two regular season conference championships, but have not won the conference tournament title or played in the NCAA Tournament.
"This is their program now," Ryman said. "They have made it into what they wanted it to be the last four years.
"One of their goals all along was not only to win the regular season championship, but to win the conference tournament and play in the NCAA Tournament. The seniors know this is their last chance. I don't think they feel pressure. They really want to make a statement."
Ryman and pitching coach Lexi Myers have also grown as coaches as well. Ryman gives this senior class credit for helping them both improve as coaches.
"I set back and think about how far Lexi and I have grown as coaches the last four years," Ryman said. "A lot of our same philosophies are still there, but we have altered some things because of the input they have given us and the results they have given us on the field."
Middle Tennessee State is a strong local rival. They are 19-28 overall this season and 5-17 in the Sunbelt Conference.
"Every team wants to win their final home games," Ryman said. "They want to give the fans one last performance and then pack up and go to Florida and take care of business.
"It is a fun day for them. There is the added excitement of it being "Senior Day". They will have no problems being ready for these games."
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Sky Sports sources revealed earlier on Friday that the Scottish full-back was having a medical with Wigan, and he has joined the Latics on a one-year deal.
Crainey left Blackpool after a six-year spell and is relishing the challenge of battling for promotion back to the Premier League and competing in the Europa League with the FA Cup winners.
"It's a big challenge for me personally, but after six good years at Blackpool I felt it was time for a new challenge at this stage of my career and I'm delighted for that to be at Wigan Athletic," he said.
"The Championship is a gruelling division, with tough games every week, but that and the chance to play European football, is a challenge I'm really looking forward to.
"I've played against Wigan Athletic on a few occasions so I know how much the fans back their team and I'm sure they'll do the same this season which is what we need to produce the performances on the pitch."
Crainey has become Owen Coyle's second signing as Wigan boss after midfielder Chris McCann agreed to link up with the Latics earlier in the week.


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California clears way for Steve Jobs' 'private Apple spaceship'
Council rushes through giant glass doughnut campus
Apple's giant glass doughnut with apricot groves will be fast-tracked through the planning system, Cupertino City Council announced, smoothing the approval process for its 3 million square foot (278,709m2) Campus 2 building.
The move comes six weeks after Apple buried its neighbours in publicity material explaining how great the new site will look and describing it as a "spaceship" in an effort to quell complaints that could affect the planning consultation.
Apple's glowing doughnut office will have its planning process streamlined
Cupertino locals had complained that the 13,000 employees who will work in the glowy doughnut office will bring traffic and noise into the area without adding any amenities for locals. The gyms, restaurants and groves of apricot trees will be off bounds to normals.
These complaints will still be weighed in the process but the fast-tracking will make the process of reviewing any challenges a lot quicker.
Governor of California Jerry Brown stepped in to say that the Apple project had been approved for the streamlined treatment because of the green tech involved.
"Apple's state-of-the art campus brings at least $100m in investment to California and generates no additional greenhouse gas emissions," Jerry Brown told the Silicon Valley Times, listing two of the requirements Apple had met to qualify under the law. "On-site fuel cells and 650,000 square feet of solar panels will provide clean, renewable energy for more than 12,000 Apple employees on the new campus."
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For Buffs fans, powder blue is the color of defeat.
It's the color of losing streaks, of (arguably) poor coaching, of lackluster fans.
It's the color that the University of Colorado Buffaloes football team wore from 1981 to 1984, when they won a total of 10 games out of 44.
Ten games in four years.
On Saturday, when the Buffs face Texas A&M at Folsom Field, CU senior Taylor Rhode wants to bring back that blue as a symbol of fans' frustrations.
The 22-year-old accounting major started a Facebook group called "Wear POWDER BLUE to the CU game!!!" that encourages fans to don the color to "show our university officials where we think our current regime stands. With the worst of the worst."
"This is nothing negative toward the players," said Rhode, a season-ticketholder and third-generation Buffs fan from Denver. "They're all here, they're all students just like us and they're working hard to do what they can on the field.
"It's not their fault that the coaching staff hasn't helped out."
The team has lost six of the eight games it's played this season, a trend Rhode blames on the coaches and higher-ups. But even though fans might feel disappointed, Rhode said the worst thing for them to do would be to not show up on game day.
"CU fans will always be CU fans and it's our responsibility to support that team," he said. "This is kind of showing we're still coming to the games and supporting the team, but the team isn't what we think it should be."
Rhode's Facebook page has generated some heated discussion about whether a silent protest is the way to go -- or whether donning powder blue is a sign of disrespect.
CU senior Adrienne Scheffey agrees with Rhode.
"If the students are going to make a statement, as far as this is concerned, it's relatively mild," said Scheffey, a 21-year-old political science major who said she goes to every home game. "I'm wearing blue because I feel like there needs to be a change somewhere.
What: CU vs. Texas A&M
When: 11:30 a.m. Saturday
Where: Folsom Field, CU campus, Boulder
Cost: $50-$300
"I don't think change is necessarily disrespect."
Stephen Buechner thinks differently. The 22-year-old senior said he won't wear blue to Saturday's game because he doesn't want to take the chance that it could offend the players.
"I wouldn't want to be out there playing and working hard and (have) people who go to school with me not support the fact that I'm trying to represent them," said Buechner, a civil engineering major and die-hard Buffs fan.
Junior Alex Howard is on the fence. The 20-year-old chemical and biological engineering student said he's seriously considering joining the powder-blue crowd.
"For me, personally, it's sort of saying I don't want my time at CU to be remembered as a dark time, like when we wore the blue in the '80s," said Howard, who also holds season tickets. "That's what my message would be."
The color was technically "sky blue," and it was supposed to represent "Colorado's sky at 9,000 feet," according to a history of football uniforms compiled by the CU Athletic Department. The change from black to blue was proposed by then-Regent Jack Anderson and approved by the Board of Regents in May 1981.
Fans hated it. They complained that they couldn't identify the players from the stands and that the uniforms looked washed-out in black-and-white photos. By 1985, the Buffs' black jerseys were back for good.
The students who plan to wear blue on Saturday said they won't completely abandon CU's black-and-gold color scheme.
Rhode plans to wear a powder-blue T-shirt over a black CU shirt. If Howard joins in, he said he'll wear a blue shirt along with his CU baseball hat and black-and-gold shorts.
Scheffey, whose Facebook profile photo shows her and several friends in short yellow dresses made out of CU T-shirts, said she'll likely wear a long-sleeved blue shirt under a black CU shirt.
"I'm going to go cheer and sing the fight song and have fun," she said.
But Scheffey said she'll also be making a statement she hopes the coaches hear loud and clear: "I think it's a way to say, 'You're affecting your fans.' And fans are one of the most important parts of team."


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The operator of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is likely to scale back a robust slate of earthquake studies as it moves forward with retiring the coastal power plant.
Nuclear plants across the country are reassessing their seismic risks to comply with new federal requirements adopted largely in response to the March 2011 Japan earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi facility.
Southern California Edison contracted with at least three universities to help reassess seismic hazards at San Onofre, but those plans have been thrown into limbo by its June 7 announcement that the twin-reactor plant is closing for good. The plant has stopped producing power since January 2012 because of the rapid degradation of some steam generators.
Edison said it has spent about 10 percent of the $64 million authorized by state utility regulators for offshore geological surveys, analysis and other work.
"Our goal is to limit spending as a result of the plant shutdown," Edison spokeswoman Maureen Brown said in an email. "There may be costs going forward that are associated with meeting continuing federal regulatory requirements, and we also may incur some costs as we wind down work associated with state initiatives."
A spokeswoman for the state utilities commission said the scope of seismic studies at and around the area may need to change.
"Spent (nuclear) fuel will be stored onsite for some time," Terrie Prosper said. "We still must assure we know the seismic risks to the site."
The San Onofre seismic project was a potential scientific boon, in particular, to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, which has been awarded at least $4.8 million to date. Officials at Scripps, which brings in more than $100 million in research funding annually, said the status of the research going forward was unclear.
San Onofre is in the process of transferring remaining nuclear fuel from the Unit 2 reactor to cooling pools, where the material remains for roughly five years before being moved to long-term dry storage casks of reinforced steel and concrete.
Scott Burnell, a spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said the plant in the near future should no longer need to comply with seismic standards designed to ensure the safety of core reactor cooling systems.
"There is still the question of continuing to comply with our regulations for spent fuel pool cooling," he said. "It would be a case of the plan operator saying this order doesn't apply with us any more."
Questions about whether it was reasonable for Edison to proceed with funding seismic research in recent months as it grappled salvaging faulty steam generators will be left to the California Public Utilities Commission.
The commission is in the early stages of ruling on who will pay for more than $1 billion in costs associated with the outage. San Diego Gas & Electric is a minority owner in San Onofre, so its customers may have some financial liability.
John Geesman, an attorney for the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, said it is unclear whether the quake research still has relevance. "You've got an evolving seismic risk profile, it's different from having an operating reactor on the site," he said. "It's a $64 million conundrum."
Edison said it already has paid Scripps and the University of Nevada to reanalyze historic data on offshore geology. San Diego State University has been paid to look for signs of ancient earthquakes in the area.
San Onofre's two reactors were built in the late 1970s and early '80s to withstand a peak ground acceleration of 0.67 times the force of gravity, on a scale used for building codes and design risk. Among U.S. nuclear power plants, only Diablo Cayon in San Luis Obispo County is built to a more rigorous standard, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
San Onofre is not known to be located on top of a major fault. There are, however, significant faults near the plant, including hidden "blind" thrust faults that have not been thoroughly explored with new technology.


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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Treasure Chest Thursday - Genevieve Akard's Letters
Throughout the years, I would correspond frequently with Genevieve and always welcomed her insight and family stories. As Genevieve began to age and it came time for her to move in with her children, she once again thought of me. Her son, David Akard, brought me a paper bag full of Genevieve's old genealogy correspondence. Each letter is a treasure and so many riddles solved before I even knew to form the question. Although, Genevieve is no longer with us—she is in spirit. She will always be my genealogy spark. ~
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- lindalee said...
I guess my spark was would be both of my grandmothers. They both told me stories and they both left photos and family items that have come into my possession.
- April 29, 2010 at 7:06 PM
How ironic that I check on my own family lineage via the internet and find my grandmother, Genevieve Akard, mentioned in your blog! How wonderful that she has been the inspiration for your own investigations into your genealogy!
David passed away this past year, but he, too, had that same inquisitive nature about himself. We talked numerous times how Mama Gene would spend countless hours pouring through library records and contacting people around the globe to find out more about our family lineage. Had the internet been around in her days, it would have made her process much easier in her journey.
I'm thrilled that I stumbled across the post. Best wishes to you, and may God bless you.
- October 26, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- Dee said...
Casey ~ I am thrilled beyond measure to receive your post. Genevieve, your grandmother, was a gifted genealogist. Not only did she enjoy her hobby, she had the wisdom to pass the love of knowledge about the Akard family. Her genealogy research is the very foundation of my Akard tree. I was saddened to learn of David's passing. Equally thrilled that a plaque honoring him was erected at his school. If you would like to have complete access to the Akard tree on Ancestry, please let me know. Your grandfather Jack (nephew) & my grandfather John (uncle) were very similar in appearance.
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The 2013 Lump of Coal Awards
Investors overlook a lot of mistakes mutual funds make, so long as those errors don't show up in their account statement.
I'm not so generous.
It's the 18th annual Lump of Coal Awards, my two-part holiday tradition of easing Santa's burden by singling out the bad boys and girls of the fund industry who deserve a lousy lump of lignite in their Christmas stockings this year.
If these booby prizes were based entirely on performance, there would be little to write about in 2013, with the stock market up about 30 percent year-to-date.
There's no hiding behind good or lucky performance here, however. The Lump of Coal Awards recognize managers, executives, firms, watchdogs and other fund-industry fumblers for action, attitude, behavior, execution or results that are misguided, bumbling, offensive, disingenuous, reprehensible or just plain stupid. With the rising market hiding performance flubs, the emphasis this year falls on conduct that is inept, butterfingered and graceless.
And the losers are:
Wells Fargo, for a pricing mistake it hoped no one would notice.
Fund prices are supposed to reflect the value of underlying securities, but there are plenty of times when issues are mispriced, typically by fractions of a penny. When it happens, errors are corrected, affected investors are made whole and it's business as usual.
But Wells Fargo had to reset the net asset value for two international funds in September, and the stakes weren't penny fragments; Wells Fargo Advantage International Value shares fell by more than 5 percent and Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified International shares by more than 2 percent the day the fix was made.
Wells Fargo said nothing; oh, it disclosed the pricing changes in a "product alert," and set things right, but it never said what went wrong. That's insulting to shareholders' intelligence, which is why investors should wonder what else could go wrong that management wouldn't feel the need to tell them about.
Management at the Royce Funds, for a self-serving idea disguised as a good move for shareholders.
Royce Value Trust (RVT), a closed-end fund with a good track record, invited shareholders to a special stockholders' meeting in September where it asked them to "contribute a portion of the Value Trust's assets to a newly-organized, closed-end management company, Royce Global Value Trust."
The requested $100 million "contribution" - 8 percent of RVT's assets - was not a donation, of course; investors were simply being asked to move a chunk of their money from a domestic fund into one that only buys foreign stocks and can put one-third of its assets into emerging markets.
This wasn't about diversification, however. Royce needed $100 mil to kick start Global Value (RGT), keeping expenses low and meeting the listing qualifications for the New York Stock Exchange. In other words, the true beneficiary of this move was the fund adviser.
Investors in Royce Value Trust, for approving the deal.
We know that no one reads the paperwork they get from funds, but shareholders must stop saying yes to nonsensical arrangements that they don't understand. If you can't figure out how something helps you, don't approve it.
The Tealeaf fund, the worst-named new fund of the year.
It's too early to tell whether Tealeaf Long/Short Deep Value (LEFAX) will overcome a high expense ratio and mature into a good fund, but it's too late to take the nascent issue seriously based on its name.
Sure, they could have picked imagery that's worse than tasseography, the art of reading tea leaves to divine the future - Tarot, Scrying (crystal ball gazing) or Chiromancy (palm reading) all are available - but anyone who blows it when they name the firm doesn't inspire confidence in what happens next.
Morningstar, for forgetting that the mettle of a fund is what earns its medals.
Morningstar introduced analysts ratings in 2011, going beyond its traditional star system to have analysts come out and say which funds are truly worth owning, based on the Olympic winners scale of gold, silver and bronze.
There's no denying that the analyst ratings are a significant upgrade and help to investors - a kind of "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" - but anyone who watched Olympic contests before the fall of the Soviet Union knows that there are winners who show their stuff in competition, and then "winners" decided by the outrageousness of the judges.
There are plenty of questionable medalists in Morningstar's ratings, but none more than Royce Low-Priced Stock (RYPLX). There's no denying the fund's problems - Morningstar's own data shows that the fund has consistently delivered below-average returns with above-average risks, excessive costs and a bloated pool of assets - but the comrades judging the fund competition still gave the fund a silver medal.
For investors to truly trust the analyst ratings, they have to see that winners are deserving, instead of coming away feeling like the results are rigged.
The folks behind Equinox Commodity Strategy fund, for apparently misreading both the market and the solar calendar.
In the year leading up to the opening of this fund in 2011, the average commodity fund was up nearly 30 percent.
Thus, the fund came late to the party in its asset class, and while it managed not to do as poorly as the average fund in the group - an annualized loss of roughly 5.4 percent compared to a 6.25 percent decline during its short lifespan - management pulled the plug this summer. Then they scheduled the final liquidation for Sept. 27, five days late for the autumnal equinox, the event the fund was named for.
Deutsche Bank, for where they put Germany on the map.
When db X-trackers MSCI Canada Hedged Equity couldn't gather more than $5 million in assets, Deutsche didn't simply pull the plug, it overhauled the ETF into db X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity (DBGR), either on the assumption that investors in the Canada fund meant to invest in a different country on a different continent, or that they wouldn't notice the difference.
YieldShares High Income ETF, for its oily beginnings.
Another case of a new fund created over the corpse of an existing one, investors in the Sustainable North American Oil Sands ETF learned in June that their fund had become YieldShares High Income (YYY). Maybe the managers got oiled up and came up with this at a drunken game of word association (host: "sustainable North American oil sands;" respondent, slurring: "ummm … high income"), but a change this big should have brought a sober reflection that investors deserved a fresh start, rather than having their money hijacked into a completely different strategy.
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Now that the holidays are nearly over, we're all probably tapped out when it comes to expendable income. But still, there must be something left in our coffers to spend on some cheap used games, courtesy of GameFly!
The sale includes games for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, 3DS, and the regular DS. The choices are plentiful, but some titles outshine the rest of what could be considered console fodder. Some highlights include some past hits like Batman: Arkham City for $17.99, Resident Evil 5 for $14.99, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception for $14.99, Mass Effect 3 for $14.99, and Persona 4 Arena for $17.99.
The 3DS and DS collections have a few gems, at least on the 3DS side. You can pick up Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance for $19.99 (and then try to piece together how it figures into the messed up plot), and Resident Evil: Revelations, one of our 25 Best Games of 2012, for $12.99
For the full list of discounted wares, check out GameFly's sale and sound off below on which games you'll be buying!


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Lillian E. ( Holmander) Baker, 96, of Warwick, died June, 8, 2013 at the West View Nursing Home, in West Warwick. She was the wife of the late John Albert Baker.
Mrs. Baker was born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Eric H. & Maria (Abraham) Holmander. Lillian was a Medical Technician for over 22 years, before retiring in 1960. She was a communicant of St. Mark Episcopal Church, a member of the West Bay Christian Womens Club for over 20 years. Lillian was a member of the Warwick Wanderers (Walking Group) for over 13 years, a member of the Leisure Learning Group of St. Luke Episcopal Church of East Greenwich, the Hamilton House, Providence, Lifetime Learning Group of Central Congregational Church of Providence. She was also a member of St. Augustine Senior Citizens Group.
Mrs. Baker was the devoted mother of Dr. John A. Baker Jr. and his wife, Patricia of Conway, Arkansas, Barry J. Baker of Dedham, Mass., Nancy A. Bishop and her husband, Gene of Ashland, New Hampshire, Beryl L. Maynard and her husband, Joseph of Warwick, and mother-in-law of Jacqueline Baker and mother of the late George H. Baker. She was the sister in law of Elizabeth Holmander, Barbara Holmander, and Beatrice Garies. Lillian was the cherished grandmother of eight; and the great-grandmother of fourteen. Mrs. Baker was the sister of the late James Holmander, Richard L. Holmander, J. Harold Holmander.
Her funeral will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. from The Urquhart - Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, followed by a Requiem Eucharist at 11:00 a.m. in St. Mark Episcopal Church, 111 West Shore Road, Warwick, burial will follow in Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, North Kingstown.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling hours Tuesday from 4 to 8p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts to the George H. Baker Nursing Scholarship, c/o R.I. Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box H, Providence RI 02903. www.murphyfuneralhomes.org.


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Americans will celebrate Independence Day this week, and many won't have a clue what they're celebrating.
Americans will celebrate Independence Day this week, and many won't have a clue what they're celebrating.
I asked about a dozen friends and acquaintances over the past few days: "What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July?"
Several answered freedom. A couple said patriotism. A few shrugged and stared. Two responded correctly that we are celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
But that's just the anecdotal evidence. Over the years, I've written about numerous studies show Americans know little about their country's history or the freedoms that make it special.
A 2008 study by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, for instance, found that Americans from all walks of life are more informed about pop culture than civics. The average score for all Americans who took the basic civics test is 49 percent, or an "F ."
In 2011, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, sometimes referred to as "the nation's report card," found that only 20 percent the country's youngest students scored proficient or better in history. Fewer than 1 in 4 high school seniors score proficient or better.
Last year, a study by the Center for the Study of the American Dream at Xavier University in Cincinnati found that immigrants applying to become U.S. citizens do far better on the citizenship test than most Americans. About 93 percent of immigrants who take the test answer the required six out of 10 questions, or better, necessary to pass. Only 65 percent of the more than 1,000 native-born Americans surveyed by phone passed the test.
So, what — if anything — should we do about this lack of knowledge?
Eric Liu, co-author of "The Gardens of Democracy" and creator of the Citizen University, a conference on creative citizenship, offers an interesting "thought experiment" this month on The Atlantic magazine's website.
"What if citizenship were not, in fact, guaranteed by birth," asks Liu, who was also a speechwriter and deputy domestic policy adviser for President Bill Clinton. "What if everyone had to earn it upon turning 18, and renew it every 10 years, by taking an exam?"
That's thought-provoking, but I have mixed feelings about it. The founding fathers created one of the most brilliant sets of democratic laws ever conceived in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. In America, we are free to be smart, stupid or ignorant of the nation's laws — as long as we are ready, willing and able to accept the consequences.
At best, Americans will rise to the occasion, fulfill their obligations to engage actively as citizens and not only preserve but enhance the freedoms and privileges we enjoy by birthright. At worst, the consequences of a critical mass of Americans failing to know or understand even their most basic freedoms could mean losing some or all of them — perhaps unwittingly.
For me, this stuff is more than just trivia. Knowledge of our history is one of the things that connects us to something larger than ourselves, to the many sacrifices, triumphs and tribulations that collectively form to make us a nation of ... Americans.
Is it possible for someone to be a patriot without knowing these things? Yes. Actions that make the country great, that defend the freedoms we all enjoy, that work to perpetuate them for generations to come — they can trump book knowledge of civics or history. Actions like that — serving in the military is one example — sometimes make history.
But in my book, the thoroughly recorded deficit of common knowledge about what makes our nation unique, what makes us Americans, is discouraging. I do think that each of us has a responsibility to do a lot more than just be born here before proclaiming, as many will sing this holiday, that we're "proud to be an American." I agree with Liu, who says "most of us have never really thought about what it means to be a citizen." A good start on all this might be for each of us to think about it a little more.
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HARBOR CITY – A local manufacturer of all-electric trucks and tractors has signed a $16 million deal to build 300 drive systems for inner-city buses in China.
The deal is the latest expansion of Balqon Corp.'s growing global presence in electric vehicles, boats, motorhomes and power storage systems.
Balqon, which began building electric drayage trucks for use in local ports in early 2009, plans to expand its Harbor City assembly plant and hire 150 new workers to meet demand.
"We're seeing major evolutions and advancements in the electric vehicle industry, with new generations of batteries coming out about every 18 months and each gaining tremendously on the previous generation," said Balwinder Samra, Balqon's President and CEO.
"It's developing like the personal computer did a few years ago, with rapid advancements in (mileage) range, storage capacity, size and application."
The new agreement between Balqon and Winston Global Energy, a Chinese lithium-ion battery maker, gives the partnership exclusive contracts to build electric buses, trucks, motorhomes and even marine vessels throughout much of North and South America, Asia and the Middle East.
The drive systems being built at the Harbor City assembly plant cost about $53,000 each and will be exported to China during the next 18 months.
Samra has doubled his work force to more than 60 since mid-January and plans to hire another 100 or so by summer.
He sees rising oil prices, better batteries and rising demand converging around 2015 to make all-electric vehicles economically competitive with traditional diesel, gasoline and hybrid cars and trucks.
"It's moving forward faster than anyone predicted," Samra said. "Places like China and India in particular are really pushing research and development into battery and electric technology because they see the drain that oil (price) fluctuations can have on an economy, and they don't want to have oil prices being a drag on their economies like they've seen in America and Europe. It's smart planning. You can't run an economy where a single commodity can swing you from growth to recession."
The new drive systems improve on the line of electric container trucks and yard tractors Balqon began building for the Port of Los Angeles in early 2009 with $500,000 in seed money from the port and South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Since then, about 25 such vehicles have been ordered for use in local ports, with dozens more electric drive systems and motors purchased by public and private firms around the globe.
Using Winston Global's lithium batteries and Balqon's drive trains, the two companies tentatively plan to build 1,000 zero-emission buses for use in China within a few years.
Winston Global's CEO Henry Chung is also working with Balqon to develop electric motorhomes.
The first one, a 45-foot prototype, was completed in September.
Another of Chung's companies, MVP RV of Riverside, plans to manufacture 30,000 motor homes using Balqon drive trains in the Inland Empire in coming years and export them to China.
Chung, a rising electric-vehicle tycoon, also recently announced a $10 million donation to the University of California, Riverside Department of Engineering.
"As soon as you get those batteries capable of maintaining a range of around 350 to 400 miles, which I believe will happen in the next 36 months, you'll see interest explode," Samra said. "The electric motor has already proven itself in terms of power and propulsion … meeting or exceeding the capability of diesel or gasoline, so the only remaining issue is battery capacity."
If Samra's forecasts hold, his 26,000-square-foot plant in Harbor City, nestled in an industrial neighborhood between Long Beach and San Pedro, could become one of California's largest and only remaining auto assembly plants.
A Toyota truck assembly plant in North Long Beach shuttered most operations a few years ago, and a joint Toyota-General Motors plant known as the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., or NUMMI, was shuttered in 2010.
Tesla Motors, an electric sports car manufacturer, has since taken over the NUMMI site and plans to build an electric-powered sedan there beginning in 2012.
"We believe that combining our lithium battery and fast-charging technology with Balqon's proprietary electric drive systems will enable us to provide cost-competitive zero-emissions solution to a growing global demand for electric vehicles," Chung said in an e-mail statement.
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The Ace Hotel's Liberty Hall was filled to capacity last night for the National Book Foundation's eleventh annual 5 Under 35 ceremony. The closing of powerHouse Arena over the summer prompted the event's move to Midtown Manhattan. Though the space was smaller than last year's, the crowd was no less lively. The cocktail hour preceding the official ceremony was well lubricated, thanks to the able bar staff, and attendees mingled with plates of hummus and charcuterie until the very seconds before the event officially began. After affectionately instructing the audience […]
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UPDATE: In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama proposed raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. The very next day, House Speaker John Boehner said Republicans in the House wouldn't support that proposal because it would hurt small business and kill jobs.
Recently, Congressional Democrats introduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.80 over the next two years. It's not expected to make much headway this year, but it's got people talking about the pros and cons of the idea.
To get to the heart of this debate, I took two economists to the heart of minimum-wage country to have them hash it out.
To get to there I didn't have to go far. Almost every city in America has a fast-food row, and I headed to the one near my house in L.A. Specifically, to the kind of funny-sounding fast-food-hybrid that's the subject of this definitely funny song:
YUM! Brands Incorporated is the parent company of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and is one of the largest employers of minimum-wage workers in the country.
It's U.S. workforce is more than 800,000 strong -- and includes Liz, according to her nametag. She's the middle-aged cashier in a black and purple uniform who took my order at my neighborhood Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. I asked Liz how much she makes, but she said she didn't want to say and motioned me over to her supervisor, who told me the starting hourly rate for a job like Liz's is minimum wage.
What she didn't tell me is this fact of the modern American service economy: at current mimum-wage levels, if Liz was supporting a family of three, she'd be below the poverty line.
Taco Bell says they pay competitive salaries and provide training so people like Liz can move up. But what would happen to Liz, to her customers, to this Pizza Hut/Taco Bell's bottom line if the minimum wage was raised?
I took that question to two economists who see minimum wage in very different lights, for a minimum wage "throw down."
In one corner: Bob Pollin at the University of Massachussets at Amherst. In the other: David Neumark at the University of California, Irvine. And just for fun, I did the interview at my local Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and Pollin and Neumark were on opposite sides of the country, I asked them to imagine they were there with me.
To start off I asked them each for their basic perspectives on minimum wage. I also asked them to order something off the Pizza Hut/Taco Bell menu.
Pollin ordered a burrito. Then he launched the opening volley. "We should have a minimum wage that enables everybody including all the people at the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell to lead a minimually decent life," he said. "And in order to do that you can't just rely on the market alone."
Neumark said he agreed with Pollin on one count. "I don't like the idea that people who work live below poverty conditions, or even somewhat above poverty conditions," he replied. But, he added, "I think the question is: does a minimum wage actually help?"
Then Neumark ordered a large pepperoni pizza and an extra large Coke. "Since this is an invisible meal," he said. "And I'm not eating it."
But that's when things got interesting. Neumark says one of his main concerns about raising minimum wage was actually illustrated by what my cashier, Liz, told me when I order that extra large Coke: "I'm going to give you the cup," she said pointing me to the self-serve drink dispenser.
Turns out this moment, Nuemark says, is quite possibly an effect of past increases in the minimum wage.
"When I was a kid and you ordered a soda, a person had to stand wiuth their finger on the button til the glass filled up," he said. "And now in many of the fast food restaurants of course they've completely eliminated any labor involved with pouring the soda."
Soda by soda, that can add up to eliminating a job.
"It may not sound like much," Nuemark continued, "but minimum wages can accelerate these kind of changes."
He argues that if a company has to pay people more, they'll find ways to pay fewer people. So what would happen if we raised the minimum wage today and came back to this Pizza Hut/Taco Bell in six months?
"My prediction based on lots and lots of research is that there'd be somewhat less employment at that restaurant," Neumark said.
Of course, he cautioned: "Economists have been wrong once or twice about their theories."
"But not you!" interrupted Pollin, the economist from University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was ready for his turn. First, Pollin pointed out the academic research is split on whether raising the minimum wage actually raises unemployment in any significant way. For one thing, he says, there are alternative ways a fast-food joint might offset the extra costs of higher wages.
"The prices of the products could go up," Pollin noted. "And you will also see some reduction in the profits of the business owners."
And, he says, you can't ignore all the good things a minimum wage bump can do for the workers themselves. Pollin has surveyed nearly a hundred people who've been affected by past minimum wage increases. He asked what changed in their lives.
"You don't have to work three jobs, you only have to work two jobs," Pollin said. "Or they can get a car, a used car, or at least get a car repaired. They can buy groceries for elderly parents. Those are meaningful things."
Pollin also argues that because businesses are investing more money in their workers, turn-over tends to drop, too.
"You get people working at a higher level of productivity. That improves relations between managers and workers," Pollin said. "You essentially change the nature of the work relationship when you pay people decently."
Pollin and Nuemark sparred a bit more over raising the minimum wage. Pollin pointed out that if you adjust for inflation, minimum wage is actually lower now than it was forty years ago. Nuemark, meanwhile, questioned who really benefits from a higher minimum wage. Poor families? Or the many middle-class teenagers who work low-wage part-time jobs?
One of the few things they could both agree on about minimum wage?
"It's not a cure-all to poverty," Pollin said. "In fact, the biggest source of low-income poverty is that people don't have jobs at all."
Finally, some consensus: "I absolutely agree with that," Neumark replied.
Back at the cash register, I asked Liz -- the woman behind the counter -- what she thought about all this. But she couldn't talk. She was on the clock.
As for Pollin and Neumark -- they were of course in different parts of the country, so they couldn't actually eat the pizza and burrito I'd ordered for them. But I could.
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