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The popular Premier Boxing Champions series closed out the month of July with three intriguing bouts across two nights and three different networks in the United States. The first of the three main events took place on July 29th at the Videotron Centre in Québec City, Quebec, Canada where WBC Light-Heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson made the seventh defense of his world title against WBC number eight rated contender Thomas Williams Jr. in a bout televised by Spike TV.
In previewing this fight, this observer stated that it would be interesting to see how the champion would approach the fight against Williams, who came into the fight off of an impressive second round knockout over Edwin Rodriguez in April of this year. Stevenson has earned a reputation as a “Knockout Artist”, who has the ability to both end a fight very quickly, or gradually break down an opponent over the course of a long fight.
It also interested me to see how the challenger would respond to Stevenson’s power once the champion found a way to connect with his offense. Williams would answer that question in the first round as he was knocked down by a straight left hand from the champion. Despite being dropped in a scenario where some of Stevenson’s previous opponents have resigned and have gone into survival mode before being stopped by the champion, Williams would show his mettle by getting up from the knockdown and would go on to provide the champion with what some might say was a sturdy test.
Williams would not only show the ability to keep his composure after being knocked down, but would respond by periodically dishing out offense to Stevenson and even occasionally backing the champion up by being the aggressor. The challenger clearly showed that he had come to fight and was not going to go quietly against a champion who had nearly dominated every opponent in his previous championship fights.
What impressed me about Williams’ offense in this fight was how he was able to not only back the champion up, but also how almost all of his offense was thrown in combination, which seemed to make Stevenson uncomfortable. The challenger seemed to have an edge when he was able to keep the fight in close where Stevenson was not able to control distance where the combat would be more to his advantage. To his credit however, the champion was able to take what the challenger threw at him and return offense. After three rounds, this was clearly shaping up to be one of the more competitive and entertaining fights in Adonis Stevenson’s reign as a Light-Heavyweight world champion.
The spirited battle however, would come to a sudden conclusion in the fourth round. After landing some effective body punches throughout the round, Stevenson would end Williams’ evening when he landed a short, but flush left hook on the jaw of the challenger sending him down and out on the canvas in the closing seconds of round four. It was a knockout certainly worthy of Knockout Of The Year consideration, but it was more importantly an entertaining slugfest between one of the two top Light-Heavyweight’s in the world and a very “Game” challenger that more than showed his mettle in defeat.
A statistical breakdown of this fight as shown and provided by ThrowdownScoring.com/CompuBox shows that this fight was the definition of a “Shootout.” Stevenson out threw Williams by 103 punches, but in total punches landed the two fighters were nearly even as the champion narrowly edged the challenger out landing him by sixteen punches out landing Williams 78 to 62.
In all truth and honesty, this is a fight where although a clear winner emerged after scoring two knockdowns during the course of the bout, there could be an interest at some point down the line in a rematch between Stevenson and Williams. Williams certainly made an excellent account of himself and if he can find a way to bounce back from this loss and stay in title contention, it should not be out of the realm of possibility that a rematch between the two might happen at some point.
As for what’s next for Stevenson, it appears logical that he will fight undefeated WBC number one contender Eleider Alvarez, who scored a ten round unanimous decision over Robert Berridge on the undercard of Stevenson’s KO of Williams, perhaps as soon as later this year. In this observer’s eyes the winner of the potential Stevenson-Alvarez fight should then be put into position to face the winner of a potential clash between undefeated WBO/IBF/WBA Light-Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev and undefeated former Super-Middleweight world champion Andre Ward for a fight sometime in 2017. As for now the Boxing world will focus it’s attention on Andre Ward’s fight coming up this weekend against Alexander Brand. If Ward is successful, he will challenge Kovalev for the unified Light-Heavyweight world championship in November.
The second of three PBC main events that closed out the month of July took place in the same venue as the third main event on July 30th as former two-division world champion Paul Malignaggi thoroughly dominated Welterweight contender Gabriel Bracero over the course of ten rounds at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY in a fight that was televised by Showtime’s sister channel Showtime Extreme in the United States. Malignaggi, who was fighting for the first time since winning the European Welterweight championship with a twelve round unanimous decision over Antonio Moscatiello last December, used his footwork as well as a consistent jab to outbox Bracero in a fight that should put Malignaggi back in the mix in the talent stacked 147lb. Welterweight division.
Although Malignaggi has lost some fights over the course of his career to the likes of Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan, Shawn Porter, and Danny Garcia, he is a fighter with a high Boxing IQ and has always been willing to face the best fighters in whenever division he has competed in. This observer has stated in the past that although some Boxing fans may not appreciate Malignaggi’s skill, he does deserve recognition as a former two-division world champion. For Malignaggi, the victory over Bracero was his third win in a row since returning to the ring in September of last year following being stopped in nine rounds by Garcia in August of last year. Even though following the loss to Garcia Malignaggi stated that he would probably not fight again, it is clear that the thirty-five year old still has more fight left in him and it will be interesting to see if he can work his way back into world championship contention.
The third and some might argue most anticipated main event that took place last weekend as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series was the highly anticipated battle between undefeated world champions Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton for Santa Cruz’ WBA World Featherweight championship that was televised by Showtime. This was a fight that pitted two boxer/punchers against one another. Santa Cruz the unbeaten three-division world champion, who was making his second defense of the WBA Featherweight world championship going against the also unbeaten Carl Frampton, the Jr. Featherweight world champion who was moving up in weight to challenge Santa Cruz for his crown.
This was in this observer’s eyes a “Toss Up.” Both fighters have a good mix of hand speed and punching power and it just seemed like an evenly matched bout between two of the best fighters in the sport. When it comes to bouts that seem evenly matched on paper prior to a fight taking place, it always interests me particularly in a fight between two boxer/punchers to see which fighter will take the initiative early on and try to dictate the combat.
Both fighters appeared intent on establishing the pace the fight from the outset as both champion and challenger were able to have periods of effectiveness and each landed some combinations in the early rounds. Frampton however, would stagger Santa Cruz in the second round with a counter left hook to the head that began to shift the momentum in his favor.
Although both fighters threw their punches in volume throughout this fight, the main difference particularly in the first half of the fight, was Frampton’s lateral movement as well as his accuracy with his offense that gave him a slight edge on my scorecard. As both fighters continued to have their share of moments as the fight progressed, Santa Cruz appeared to gain a slight edge in the second half of the bout.
When it comes to close fights as this observer is often said over the years, it will often boil down to what a judge prefers in their own individual criteria in how they score based on clean punching, effective aggressiveness, ring generalship, and defense. Frankly, there was not much to separate the two fighters in my opinion as at the end of twelve exciting and competitive rounds I had the fight scored even on my unofficial scorecard 6-6 in rounds or 114-114 in points, the scene scorecard as official judge Guido Cavalleri. The two other official judges however, Judge Frank Lombardi and Judge Tom Schreck turned in scores of 116-112 (8-4 in rounds) and 117-111 (9-3 in rounds) in favor of Carl Frampton giving him the victory and his second world title in as many weight classes by majority decision.
Although Judges Lombardi and Schreck saw this fight more convincingly in favor of Frampton than this observer did, it was a fight where there really was no loser as both fighters gave everything they had and left it all in the ring in what is surely a candidate for 2016 Fight Of The Year honors. In my eyes, I believe that the two scorecards that earned Carl Frampton the victory in this fight may have largely been based on his accuracy and lateral movement throughout the entire fight, despite both fighters having their share of moments and seemingly taking turns getting the better of exchanges as the fight progressed.
A statistical illustration as shown and provided by ThrowdownScoring.com/CompuBox indicates just how action-packed this fight was and how difficult it was to score the fight. Leo Santa Cruz out threw Carl Frampton by an incredible 334 punches throwing a total of 1002 punches over the course of the twelve round championship bout to Frampton’s 668 total punches thrown. Although Santa Cruz also out landed Frampton by thirteen punches, Frampton had a significant edge in terms of his connect percentage landing at over 36% to Santa Cruz’ 25%. If one looks for a statistical basis in which to base scoring of a fight it appears evident that Carl Frampton’s accuracy gave him the edge in what was a close fight round by round from start to finish. It is important to remember however, that the three official judges who score fights do not have access to CompuBox statistics as they score a fight and those statistics thus do not factor into who ultimately wins a fight on the scorecards. It more often than not boils down to a judge’s own individual criteria that serves as the basis of their scoring particularly in close fights such as Santa Cruz-Frampton.
As is the case with most close fights there was and likely still is some difference of opinion as to who won this fight. One thing is indisputable however, it was a great fight that will only continue to enhance reputations of not only both fighters, but also of the Premier Boxing Champions series and its commitment to bringing competitive and exciting fights to its audience. Even though it would not surprise me to see Santa Cruz and Frampton face other opposition in their next fights, it would shock me if a rematch is not in the works for at least some time in the near future. It was a great fight that is certainly deserving of an encore.
Stevenson-Williams/Santa Cruz-Frampton stats and graphics provided by: ThrowdownScoring.com/CompuBox. Used with permission. For more information please visit: www.ThrowdownScoring.com.or www.ThrowdownFantasy.com . You can score live fights by downloading the free Throwdown Scoring app on Google Play or on Apple ITunes.
For more information on the Premier Boxing Champions series please visit:www.PremierBoxingChampions.com.


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If I go the dynamo route, I'd probably plop down the money for a Schmidt Edelux II. Is it the brightest thing I could buy for the money? No. Is it comparable to the Light and Motion's I've got? Yes. Is the beam pattern on it better? You betcha.

Thing is, the L&M lights have symmetrical mirrors, so I never use anything brighter than "low" on my lights if I'm in the city. That's 75 or 150 lum depending on which light I'm using (and if L&M isn't lying to me). 75 being the one I judge by because I had it first and its perfectly functional for me.


It doesn’t quite feel like summer in Seattle until the fourth of July. This weekend in the 80′s confirmed it. Thursday night kick off after work celebrating Marky’s birthday with beers and Thai food with his family. Friday morning brunch at our house with Zoë and Eric over. Paper shopping and a facial at U-Village. Surprise sneak peak of fireworks at home. Saturday was errands, running into Val at Elliott Bay, crafting Ernelyn’s gift, followed by amazing evening at Dahlia Lounge celebrating her 40th birthday with family. Sunday was dim sum with Jules, doing chores around the house, naps, mass, and then pizza dinner with Courtney and Sean at Z & E’s rooftop as the sun set. All while Lincoln crawled, screeched, laughed, kept us up late, played, impressed, and generally became a major handful. It was a good long weekend.


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The coaches' poll will no longer be a secret. Balloting in the final regular-season poll will be made public for the first time.

Grant Teaff, executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, said most coaches did not want to release the votes because of the scrutiny it would bring but decided to vote for the change to quell any "uncalled-for controversy." He said there are no circumstances where the group would allow its in-season voting to be made public.

Teaff said the coaches have unanimously supported the concept of a championship game because they do not want to go back to the old system where there was a "so-called mythical championship which did not have the two best teams playing."

Kevin Weiberg, the Big 12 Conference commissioner and Bowl Championship Series coordinator, has said voting by coaches has taken on greater importance since the Associated Press pulled its poll out of the standings formula.


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Judith Carolyn Jones
February 17, 1934 ~ September 1, 2018 (age 84)
Judith “Judy” Jones, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away surrounded by her family on September 1, 2018. In 1934, she was born in North Fork, Idaho on the Salmon River to her parents, John and Hester.
Judy’s family relocated to Boise when she was in junior high. She played the bass drum in junior high and the coronet in high school, and was elected class officer her sophomore and junior year. In her senior year of high school, she became a captain in the ROTC and began dating Dean Jones. She graduated from Boise High and married Dean the same year.
Together, Dean and Judy lived the American dream. They were economical, resourceful, and hard-working. While still in high school, Dean began janitorial work at Chester’s Artificial Limb and Brace; over a long and focused career, he worked his way up to becoming the owner of Brownfield’s Prosthetics and Orthotics. His achievements were made possible by Judy’s incredible dedication to their home and six children. Having helped to raise her four younger siblings, Judy had a clear vision for how her own children would be raised, and she fulfilled this task with unconditional love. A talented seamstress, Judy could fix anything with a needle and thread. She made all of her daughters’ clothing for many years, and once stayed up all night sewing a prom dress. She encouraged her children to form strong bonds with one another, and she and Dean ensured their childhoods were filled with wonderful memories. From riding horses through the fields, to drives to Sun Valley, to rodeos and 4-H projects at the fair, the Jones kids enjoyed an idyllic childhood.
Judy loved to crochet, read, decorate, and play bridge, but her legacy is the result of putting her family and friends above all else. She was notoriously generous and extremely proud of the unique personalities, accomplishments, kindheartedness, and good looks that she considered the hallmarks of the extended Jones family; in reality, each of these qualities can be traced back to her. As her children grew and started their own families, Judy ensured that quality family time remained a priority. She attended countless school plays, recitals, and soccer games, and planned frequent family get-togethers to keep everyone close. In 1993, she and Dean purchased property in Eagle (known as “The Ranch”) where their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and wealth of wonderful friends could swim, ride horses, and enjoy time together. In her later years, Judy defied all expectations (and City of Eagle building authorities) and built a house around a grain silo so that she could live comfortably at The Ranch while making herself available for all of the grandkid hugs possible.
Judy was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Glen; and Dean, her husband of 58 years, to whom she was a patient and loving caregiver in his final years. Judy is survived by four siblings: Ralph (Martha) of Boise, John (Linda) of Lewiston, Joan of Boise, Richard of South Beach, Oregon and numerous nieces and nephews. She will be sorely missed by her six children: Becky (Eric) Waxman of Stony Brook, New York; Candy (Bill) Sinclair of Boise; Vicky (Kerby) Sudduth of Boise; Penne (Blair) Crook of Garden City; Barry (Trish) Jones of Eagle; and Piper (Colyn) Levandoske of Eagle. Her greatest joys were her 19 grandchildren and seven (going on nine) great-grandchildren.
Judy’s family would like to thank Dr. Robert Barresi and Dr. Mark Grajcar; Dr. Grajcar, we will always appreciate the loving care and attention you provided Judy in her final days! A huge thank you to 208 Home Care as well as Julie and Alicia at All Care Health Solutions for all of the wonderful support they provided Judy. Finally, a very special thanks to Piper for the patience, diligence, and incredible love she devoted to Grandma. The quality of life you ensured for her was above and beyond what anyone could have hoped for!
Please join us in a celebration of Judy’s life on September 22, 2018 from 4:30PM to 9:00PM at The Ranch on E. Beacon Light Rd, Eagle, ID. The celebration will be catered, but potluck desserts would be appreciated! Please visit www.legacy.com/obituaries/idahostatesman and click on “Submit an Entry” next to Judy’s name in order to share thoughts and memories of this beloved lady.
Hope House, an organization that provides a home for struggling children, was very close to Judy’s heart. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a Hope House donation in Judy’s name. Hope House may be reached at PO Box 550, Marsing, ID 83639-0550.


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Blogging is not a monologue. Your blog is not the electronic equivalent of Hamlet’s soliloquy. Just the opposite! Blogging is about creating conversations and joining others in progress. Take time to read what others in your industry are saying. Get in on the discussion (and get your name out there) by posting your comments on other blogs. It’s free, and again, the amount of time you invest can bring some very big returns. The beauty of blog posts is that you’ll almost always be encouraged to supply your name and URL when leaving a comment. This is a great way to build visibility and create a springboard to catapult traffic from other blogs to yours.
2. Take and share Digital Photos – Flickr can be a tremendous marketing tool thanks to its incredibly active photo groups. The time and cost investment are minimal, and you can use Flickr to reach thousands of highly targeted prospects with compelling images of your product.
3. Be The Answer Man (or Woman) at Yahoo Answers – There’s one thing you have to provide that no one else does – your expertise. If you’re a service-based business, your knowledge is your #1 marketing tool. Yahoo Answers is a great place for you to hammer away at prospects. Imagine being the go-to person that people seek out. That’s who you’ll be at Yahoo Answers.
There’s no better way to share your expertise and make an instant and direct connection with potential customers. I know dozens of marketing pros like me who spent as little as an hour or two each week answering SEO and promotíon-oriented questions there. They tell me that they’ve been able to track big results from even that small investment of time.
4. Get Into the Movie Business – Pictures may be worth a thousand words, but moving pictures are worth their weight in solid gold marketing. Fortunately, good video cameras are cheap these days, and a short video needs little editing/production work in today’s “everyone’s a filmmaker” environment. And if you’ve got the creative “chops” to add some sizzle to a video, go for it! Be the next Scorsese, if you can. Fortunately, the software you need to add special effects won’t break the bank. The most “viral” videos are usually spontaneous and unproduced… merely “captured” by a videographer. For marketing purposes, however, a produced video is the way to go… and a how-to video featuring your product is a good choice. If the look or location of your business is a selling point, “tour” videos – of a workplace, a restaurant, the homes you sell, the real estate you landscape, etc. – are your best bet.
Marketing videos are finding a home on local search portals like CitySearch. The find-it-in-your-town site announced that local video ads will be added to its listings. YellowPages.com is also exploring the idea of video opportunities.
Upload your videos to a unique page on your website or add them to your blog page. But don’t stop there! YouTube is the most obvious – and the most active – sharing destination. And there are so many others. Just nose around the web and you’ll find ’em.
5. Don’t Wait To Visit StumbleUpon.com – There are many so-called ‘discovery’ type sites in social marketing. The best-known are Digg, Reddit, and Netscape, but they’re also a bit complicated. StumbleUpon requires the lowest time investment. The site’s functionality makes it much quicker and easier to join groups related to your industry and add friends from those groups.
Once you’ve joined and created your lists, you can start to upload “sticky” (appealing to visitors) content and before you know it, other users will “stumble upon” what you’ve added. That’s when the “magic begins”. When visitors give your pages good feedback, your content is shown to even more users.
You can’t sell your product or service on StumbleUpon. The benefit it offers is increased traffic, which can lead to increased profíts. Those profíts are just a click away because your site is just a click away. Think of StumbleUpon as a way to raise awareness, Blog readership, grow subscribers, etc… all of which ultimately feed into your profit stream.
6. Join Up – A HUGE part of social marketing is detective work. You need to find your customers where they like to hang out. Well, if your customers are like most people on the planet, it’s pretty likely that they hang out at Yahoo Groups or Google Groups to share interests and opinions.
Fetch, Marketer! Go get those prospects.
Like Flickr, the groups at Yahoo and Google are organised into interest-based lists. When you join the lists and discussions, you can provide your expertise (there’s that word again) and become a trusted member of the community… the person that other people will want to do business with. There’s no better outcome to marketing than that!
7. Make Friends Not Noise – As you explore social marketing opportunities across the web, be sensitive to the rules and regulations posted on various websites. As a member of a social community, it’s your obligation to play by the rules… so make sure you know them and follow them! But here’s one general rule for using these sites as marketing tools: Don’t spam the system. Flickr doesn’t want your entire product inventory posted, and they have rules against doing so. But a few high-quality photo submissions that add to the community are fine.
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So be a good friend. Deliver on the promise of quality and service. If you do that, social marketing will make you rích beyond your wildest dreams.
So stop dreaming and start marketing… socially.


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San Antonio Leaders Build Case for Amazon HQ2
By Shari Biediger | September 9, 2017
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Amazon is seeking a second headquarters somewhere in North America.
Updated January 2, 2018
This story was originally published on Thursday, Sept. 8.
Amazon announced Thursday plans to build a second headquarters, equal to its home in Seattle, somewhere in North America. The behemoth online retailer is inviting cities across the continent to vie for the $5 billion company and its 50,000 high-paying jobs.
As economic development opportunities go, this one’s big, and San Antonio leaders are on it.
Led by billionaire CEO Jeff Bezos, Amazon estimates it has pumped $38 billion in into Seattle’s economy. The call for proposals states that, in addition to Amazon’s direct hiring and investment, the construction and ongoing operation for Amazon HQ2 is expected to create “tens of thousands of additional jobs and tens of billions of dollars in additional investment in the surrounding community.
“We encourage cities to think big and be creative.”
For a city or region to qualify, it must lie within 30 miles of a major population center and provide space enough for an 8 million-square-foot building requirement. The city must also offer proximity to major highways, provide access to mass transit and sit within a 45-minute drive of an international airport. Cities competing for the Amazon HQ2 prize have until Oct. 19 to submit a proposal.
Rumors of such an announcement had been circulating in the business development world, said San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SAEDF) spokesperson Erica Hurtak said. The surprise came in how Bezos and Amazon are approaching it, casting such a wide net and coordinating the effort internally rather than through a consultant.
To respond to the call, “Team San Antonio” is currently forming with leaders from the City, Bexar County, CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System joining with the SAEDF to develop a proposal, Hurtak said.
“There’s a lot of private-sector interest in this project and there’s also some sensitivity – a lot of the bigger folks are nervous about it,” she said. “We are proceeding with caution, trying to be smart, but this is something that’s in our sweet spot because it aligns with our strategy as a community.
“We’re big on tech and focusing on high-wage jobs, so we’re not just chasing the big brass ring because every major city in North America is chasing it. We’re pursuing it because it meets our strategy. So the team will mobilize and come up with an asset package to pitch.”
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To attract streaming-service Hulu last year, San Antonio offered the company a six-year tax abatement and the state pitched in a $1.3 million grant through the Texas Enterprise Fund. Hulu is expected to bring in about 500 jobs by next year.
It’s too early to know how SAEDF and its team of government and private business leaders will approach the bid, what incentives will be offered, Hurtak added, or even if a multi-municipality strategy will be part of the pitch. “We don’t know yet if we’re relying only on our set of assets,” she said. “Even we were, I feel like we have such a robust eye to the future.”
One of those assets might be how much San Antonio differs from Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, pointed out David Marquez, executive director of Bexar County Economic and Community Development.
“Given what they are describing, a second headquarters, we have a similar situation with Petco. Their primary headquarters is in San Diego, and they were looking for diversity in a variety of ways: time zone, geographic location, population,” Marquez said.
“A company doesn’t just want two of the same exact community cultures, and San Antonio has a different culture from Seattle, and I think that might be what they are looking for. It could be they just want a clone, but if not, we should fare well.”
If the current press in Seattle around Amazon’s bid to build outside that city is any indication, the company may be looking for something entirely different for a very good reason.
In an email published by Geekwire, Heather Redman, co-founder of venture capital firm Flying Fish and the incoming chair of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, wrote: “The negative attitude of many citizens and of our government to business in general and to Amazon in particular has created an environment for Amazon and, even more importantly its employees, that is unpredictable and outright hostile.”
Hurtak said the the San Antonio community is already aligned in its messaging and goals, and ready to respond to opportunities like Amazon.
“Team San Antonio is ready to show that our city is in the most competitive position possible when those opportunities arise and when they align with community priorities,” Mayor Ron Nirenberg said in a statement. “Every day, the city and its regional partners work together to compete for jobs and economic development opportunities for this community. We have the workforce, infrastructure and quality of life that all major corporations look for in a location.”
Of course, every community has its strengths and weaknesses, Marquez said, but San Antonio’s perceived weak spots in meeting the requirements of the Request For Proposal (RFP) might not be negatives for a company like Amazon.
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“I don’t think we are going to struggle any more than any other community,” Marquez said. “Like a lot of companies their size, you’d think an airport is important. But I wouldn’t think that’s the type of company that drives a huge amount of direct travel – it’s a digital world. They just don’t have that business model.”
The fact that San Antonio’s tech sector is still growing and developing could also be considered a positive in the matrix of pros and cons.
“Even a community that has a huge amount of tech talent also has a huge amount of competition for that tech talent,” Marquez said. “Then the costs are higher and that may be why they are looking beyond Seattle. Going to another tight tech market might defeat the purpose. In our greater region here, all the way to north of Austin, we have a great region for that type of operation.”
Some say taking that kind of “regional” approach may be the answer to any shortcomings San Antonio may have – like an airport lacking in direct flights to major cities. Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff has said AT&T moved its headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas in 2008 for that reason.
Choose SA Founder and Group 42 Executive Vice President Eric Bell sees the Amazon proposal as an opportunity to collaborate with our neighbor to the north, forming an “Austin-San Antonio region.”
“Figuring out how to ‘regionalize’ the mindset in order to truly compete internationally, as has been done successfully by Dubai-Abu Dhabi, Seattle-Vancouver-Portland, or even Dallas-Fort Worth, is a goal Austin and San Antonio should pursue,” Bell said.
In evaluating five such regions as the most likely candidates for Amazon’s new home, Xconomy correspondent David Holley wrote that Texas’s big cities match up with all the requirements point for point:
“There’s plenty of land — Texas is big, if you haven’t heard — taxes are low for both businesses and workers, and there is lots of talent to recruit, particularly in tech-heavy cities like Austin and San Antonio. With four of the largest 15 cities in the nation, Texas has the people Amazon would be looking for. The area could grow into the next great American metro area, tying together San Antonio and Austin like the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.”
Holley named Boston, Detroit, Atlanta and Canada as other favorable cities and regions.
As for San Antonio itself, the city already sits within a triangle of Amazon facilities in Texas – there are three locations in and around Dallas, one in Houston, another in Austin and a fulfillment center in the San Antonio bedroom community of Schertz. According to the Amazon website, there are more than 20,000 Amazon employees in the state, not including seasonal workers, and 160,000 Texas-based authors, sellers and developers who use Amazon e-commerce services.
Workers scan in packages at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Schertz.
The RFP for Amazon HQ2 states that a “highly educated labor pool is critical and a strong university system is required.”
“A place like Amazon, they’ve got the base and resources to expand and invest, but what they can’t conjure up out of thin air is tech talent, and if a local market has enough of that to sustain their operations and their growth,” said David Heard, Tech Bloch CEO. “So that is probably a key indicator for them when they look at different metropolitan areas.”
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However, tech economies can’t be all things to all people, he said, and here in San Antonio, the city’s tech base is very focused on cybersecurity and cloud computing.
“Amazon is now the world’s leader in hosting and cloud computing, partnering with Rackspace, so there might some synergies there,” he said. “Perhaps that might make us more interesting. We do have talent base of workers here in San Antonio at Rackspace providing the type of network support needed for Amazon Web Services.”
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Amazon’s second headquarters could include as many as 500,000 high-paying jobs. This has been corrected to 50,000.
About Shari Biediger
Shari Biediger is a journalist and writer in San Antonio, and a business reporter for The Rivard Report.
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7 thoughts on “San Antonio Leaders Build Case for Amazon HQ2”
John Doe on September 8, 2017 at 5:05 PM said:
Austin is way ahead of San Antonio when it comes to tech talent. At best, SA will be in a better position getting Amazon HQ2, if the officials cooperate with Austin and leverage the strengths of both cities to woo Amazon HQ2. May be a location halfway between Austin and SA would be perfect.
Martha on September 8, 2017 at 9:56 PM said:
“We have the workforce, infrastructure and quality of life that all major corporations look for in a location.”
That isn’t true. San Antonio lacks what a big corporation like Amazon wants. I would be surprised if they chose SA, as much as I’d like them to. A corporation like Amazon doesn’t want to be out on the fringe of 1604, they want to be in the urban core that provides amenities to their employees. They want good multi-modal transit, walkability, bikability, and diverse housing choices. Until SA changes their development patterns to support this, we won’t see folks like Amazon. As far as workforce goes, the % of adults over 25 with a bachelors in San Antonio is 24% compared to Austin which is 45%. Austin definitely has a better shot at this given their urban amenities and workforce capabilities.
Martha on September 8, 2017 at 10:00 PM said:
“To respond to the call, “Team San Antonio” is currently forming with leaders from the City, Bexar County, CPS Energy and the San Antonio Water System joining with the SAEDF to develop a proposal”
One of the main requests of Amazon for their new campus is to have access to Mass Transit and VIA is not on your team for the proposal? huh?
Mark Tirpak @tirpakma on September 9, 2017 at 12:54 PM said:
Word to Martha.
emily on September 8, 2017 at 10:31 PM said:
San Antonio has shortcomings, as many have mentioned. However, it seems like something San Antonio has to offer, that many of the other more obvious cities in the running do not, is a sizable volume of re-developable downtown land. Think of all those surface level parking lots! And the warehouse spaces along 281 on the East side. Amazon would probably want to build their campus exactly how they want, and a city like, say…Austin…doesn’t have a large stock of empty or underutilized land just lying around their downtown anymore. That ship has sailed. They’d probably have to go out to the burbs. If Amazon wants to colonize and transform an urban core who could be motivated to invest in transit options that grow with the campus, maybe we could fit the bill.
William Pate on September 9, 2017 at 7:50 AM said:
I don’t think I want 50,000 Amazonians running around increasing the prices for everything.
Giles on September 14, 2017 at 11:10 PM said:
We certainly have the land, the downtown core, the beautiful city, and the desire.
We don’t have any reasonable form of mass transportation that is HUGE with tech types. Nor do we have the airport.
Maybe when San Antonio loses this bid, they’ll get serious about public transportation…


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Guangdong joined the Thermal Systems Group at NREL in 2010 and is working on research and development of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technologies. He serves as the primary operator of the Solar Industrial Mesa Test Area, where optical-efficiency testing for parabolic trough collectors is performed. He is also involved in optical and thermal modeling and economic analysis of solar concentrating systems.
Guangdong has an extensive background in power generation systems, heat-transfer processes, and fluid mechanics. He is also well versed in stress analysis, efficient computing, numerical modeling, and related experimental validation. He has written or cowritten peer-reviewed papers, reports, and presentations in the areas of multiphase flow, power generation systems, and solar thermal power.


Anti-cancer strategies generally involve killing off tumor cells. However, cancer cells may instead be coaxed to turn back into normal tissue simply by reactivating a single gene, according to a study published June 18th in the journal Cell. Researchers found that restoring normal levels of a human colorectal cancer gene in mice stopped tumor growth and re-established normal intestinal function within only 4 days. Remarkably, tumors were eliminated within 2 weeks, and signs of cancer were prevented months later. The findings provide proof of principle that restoring the function of a single tumor suppressor gene can cause tumor regression and suggest future avenues for developing effective cancer treatments.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in developed countries, accounting for nearly 700,000 deaths worldwide each year. "Treatment regimes for advanced colorectal cancer involve combination chemotherapies that are toxic and largely ineffective, yet have remained the backbone of therapy over the last decade," says senior study author Scott Lowe of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Up to 90% of colorectal tumors contain inactivating mutations in a tumor suppressor gene called adenomatous polyposis coli (Apc). Although these mutations are thought to initiate colorectal cancer, it has not been clear whether Apc inactivation also plays a role in tumor growth and survival once cancer has already developed.

"We wanted to know whether correcting the disruption of Apc in established cancers would be enough to stop tumor growth and induce regression," says first author Lukas Dow of Weill Cornell Medical College. This question has been challenging to address experimentally because attempts to restore function to lost or mutated genes in cancer cells often trigger excess gene activity, causing other problems in normal cells.

To overcome this challenge, Lowe and his team used a genetic technique to precisely and reversibly disrupt Apc activity in a novel mouse model of colorectal cancer. While the vast majority of existing animal models of colorectal cancer develop tumors primarily in the small intestine, the new animal model also developed tumors in the colon, similar to patients. Consistent with previous findings, Apc suppression in the animals activated the Wnt signaling pathway, which is known to control cell proliferation, migration, and survival.

When Apc was reactivated, Wnt signaling returned to normal levels, tumor cells stopped proliferating, and intestinal cells recovered normal function. Tumors regressed and disappeared or reintegrated into normal tissue within 2 weeks, and there were no signs of cancer relapse over a 6-month follow-up period. Moreover, this approach was effective in treating mice with malignant colorectal cancer tumors containing Kras and p53 mutations, which are found in about half of colorectal tumors in humans.

Although Apc reactivation is unlikely to be relevant to other types of cancer, the general experimental approach could have broad implications. "The concept of identifying tumor-specific driving mutations is a major focus of many laboratories around the world," Dow says. "If we can define which types of mutations and changes are the critical events driving tumor growth, we will be better equipped to identify the most appropriate treatments for individual cancers."

For their own part, Lowe and his team will next examine the consequences of Apc reactivation in tumors that progress beyond local invasion to produce distant metastases. They will also continue to investigate why Apc is so effective at suppressing colon tumor growth, with the goal of one day mimicking this effect with drug treatments.

"It is currently impractical to directly restore Apc function in patients with colorectal cancer, and past evidence suggests that completely blocking Wnt signaling would likely be severely toxic to normal intestinal cells," Lowe says. "However, our findings suggest that small molecules aimed at modulating, but not blocking, the Wnt pathway might achieve similar effects to Apc reactivation. Further work will be critical to determine whether WNT inhibition or similar approaches would provide long-term therapeutic value in the clinic."


One on One with Diedrich Bader

Christian Bale’s brooding, growling Dark Knight set box office records this summer and Kevin Conroy’s voice work as Batman is beloved by animation fans, but tonight a new man dons the cape and cowl – Diedrich Bader.

Bader, known for his work on The Drew Carey Show, Office Space and Napoleon Dynamite, voices Batman in an all-new Cartoon Network show, Batman: The Brave and The Bold. Based on the popular comic book series, The Brave and The Bold teams Batman up with a variety of other superheroes to battle common foes.

We recently talked to Bader about becoming Batman, learning from Scott Bakula and hearing fans shout “two chicks at the same time.”

You are originally from Alexandria, VA, but moved to France when you were two. That’s obviously quite a unique experience, what was it like growing up in France?

It’s actually probably what made me an actor, the kind of alienation that I felt from moving from an English-speaking country to a French-speaking country. It was confusing because I had basically just learned English, then all of the sudden I was dropped into a totally different language.

That actually really helped me be an actor because I started fixating on movies. I really wanted to go to the movies all of the time and so I started loving silent movies because then there wasn’t this language problem and I really became enamored of the great silence, including Harpo Marx, who was one of my favorites.

How long were you in France?

About four years. A little more than four years.

Where do you call home now?

I live in Los Angeles; Hancock Park.

You mentioned that your experience in France and love of movies helped make you an actor, but when exactly did you decide this is what you wanted to do for a living?

When I was four. When I was four I decided I wanted to be an actor. Before that, I wanted to be a spider monkey.

You know what’s really cool about that? I’m actually a guest star on Ben 10. I just did the ADR session for it yesterday, where I play a spider monkey. So it’s kind of come full circle.

So was being a spider monkey everything you hoped it would be?

It was. Even better.

When did you actually pursue acting as a career? You weren’t going out on auditions at four, were you?

No, I didn’t want to be a pro until, actually I was hoping to go all the way through art school and then start my professional career. I didn’t want to do it in high school at the local stages or anything like that, even though I had some drama teachers that wanted me to do it, but I didn’t want to do it. I wanted to have as normal a childhood as I possibly could.

I started actually when I was 20 because I met a casting director at a dinner party in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I was there on vacation with my parents. The next thing I knew I was cast in a pilot riding a horse and dressed like a cowboy. It was actually really cool.

That sounds like it would be a good first gig.

Oh, it was fantastic. I got to dress like a cowboy and decide how I’m gonna wear my guns.

How did you wear your guns?

I had two guns and I did the cross-draw.

That’s a classic look.

So once you made the decision to pursue acting, did you work fairly steadily early on?

You know, I always think that I’m not working very much, but if I look back on it there are these what I consider enormous spans of like three or four weeks where I’m not actually working. When I first got here, after I got this pilot, I moved back to North Carolina and I tried to go back to the School of the Arts and I just couldn’t hack it. So I moved out to Los Angeles and I had a really dry period of about five weeks where I showed up and the people who did the pilot I had done before had another pilot. They gave me a call and I went in and I got it.

After that, I just started working. I’ve been very, very lucky. One of the nice things is to have a second career, really, although it’s kind of part and parcel, is animation because when I’m not working on camera, I’m working on animation. It’s really fun.

Now that I’ve kind of intentionally scaled down my on-camera work, the animation has been a nice supplement for me to be able to continue to act. As I say to my kids, it’s more than what I do, it’s who I am. I am an actor. It would be difficult for me not to do it. But I have to pick how I’m going to do it in order to also do another thing that I am, a dad.

Early on in your career, you had small roles in shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Quantum Leap, Cheers and Fraiser. More recently, you’ve had guest roles on shows like Reno 911, Monk and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Are these guest roles a way to keep working or do you enjoy being a journeyman actor?

I like going on to somebody else’s set and I love not being the star. First of all, let me say that because being the star is way too much work. But I love going in and seeing people’s sets and what their vibe is and I just love being a guest. I love the craft service table. I love a whole new crew to get to know and to see how everybody else works. Every set is different. I learn so much from being on different sets. Every day that I work, I learn.

Are the other actors usually pretty accommodating to you when you come in for a guest role?

For the most part. There are some sets that are really horribly dysfunctional. But there are others that are just really well-oiled machines and there are others that are just incredibly pleasant to work on.

I think the most pleasant set I was on was Scott Bakula’s show, Quantum Leap. I mean, this was a long time ago but that was just a really, really functional set. Everybody was really happy, Scott was a great lead. He was just a really nice guy and he kept everything really positive. It was fun.

Scott Bakula always seemed like a really nice guy. It’s good to hear that he lives up to it in real life.

Oh my god, what a mensch. And you know, I actually learned a lot from him being on that show. Every morning that he came in, when he was first called in, he would shake the hands of every single crew member and say their name. I learned a lot from that. It was something that I always tried to do on The Drew Carey Show, just to say good morning to everybody and to welcome the guest cast to the show. It’s also what I’m trying to do on Batman, too.

It’s more than just coming in and doing your job. If you are going to be a regular on a show, you have to welcome people and you have to respect everyone in the crew. It’s something that you don’t naturally think of – even if you are a pleasant person, you don’t naturally think of saying hello to literally everyone. But it’s something that should be done. It creates a great environment.

Of course, in 1995 you became part of The Drew Carey Show, playing Oswald. What was it like being a part of that show for such a long time and what was it like to see it come to an end in 2004?

It was sad when it ended. You know, we had a really good time together. I think that was pretty evident on camera. What was interesting too about the executive producer of that show was that he would keep takes where we were obviously laughing out of character at each other. We really made each other laugh and we hung out a lot together. We went on vacations together. It was an amazing close cast. So it was tough for us when it first broke up. It still is actually. I miss the show. I particularly miss working with Ryan Stiles, who is just such a genius and so pleasant to work with.

Do you still keep in touch with the people from the show?

Yeah, from time to time. Mostly I hang out with Kathy Kinney. Ryan moved just outside of Seattle at this beautiful place, actually, but you know it’s a haul. He comes into town to do some work on Two and a Half Men and we see each other then.

Many people know you from your role as Lawrence in Office Space. What was it like being a part of that film and how often do people come up to you quoting your “two chicks at the same time” line?

I get it at least once a week. It’s crazy.

Do you still enjoy hearing it?

I think it’s hilarious. It’s fantastic. Fans are great. I don’t understand why anybody has any problem with it. Besides, if there is a line that you don’t want to say or can’t live with, don’t take the part. Nobody’s forcing you to.

So I’m delighted to be a part of Office Space and the fact that it’s had this incredibly long life afterwards is just amazing.

Are you surprised by that? Did you think it would be a hit at the time or did you have no idea?

I didn’t know if it was going to be a hit at the time. It’s just when I read the script, I really wanted to be a part of it. Just like Napoleon Dynamite, I didn’t know. You never know. You just have to go with what you really want to be a part of and what’s going to be really exciting and fun for you.

The mistakes I have made are when I’ve done larger studio pictures that I thought would make money. So what I’ve learned over the career is do the stuff that you really want to do.

You mentioned Napoleon Dynamite, we would imagine you get quite a few quotes thrown at you from that movie as well.

Especially from kids between eight and 16. For them, they’ve seen it like a million times. The time that I knew Napoleon was going to be a hit, I was actually in a voiceover session and there was a kid that was a regular on this little kid show that I used to do. He recognized me as Rex Kwan Do and knew every single line. And it was in the theaters. So I realized he had seen it that many times and I thought to myself, “Oh my goodness, this is going to be a hit.”

You’ve been a part of Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, The Batman and now you have the lead role in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. What is it like to finally get to take the lead and be Batman?

It was a big buildup to finally be the Batman. It ended up really working perfectly for me because this is a very different take on Batman. It’s not The Batman where it’s very dark or Kevin Conroy’s, which was really fabulous too. This is Batman with a sense of humor. Now, it’s dry and wry and ironic, but it’s got comedy in it that is genuinely funny, not really dark. The guest stars are generally comedic guest stars like Tom Kenny plays Plastic Man and John DiMaggio is on there as Aquaman. Guys that are really genuinely funny.

It’s not a comedy show; it’s an action show, but it’s an action show with genuine laughs in it. That’s kind of what’s exciting about it. And it’s also the colors are so saturated and the animation is so fluid. Any real fan of animation I think will really dig it because it’s totally 2D. We’re not trying for any kind of digital look at all.

It’s certainly a unique look to the show – one that is quite different from the look of shows like Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond.

It’s a throwback to the comic book that it’s based on. I think it’s really cool. I think people are ready for a new style of animation, especially when it concerns Batman. Also, for real fans – we get paired up every week with a different hero and also too different bad guys. It’s going to be fun for real fans because it’s going to go deep into the DC lexicon and find characters that we haven’t seen for a really long time. So if you are a real fan of the true Batman, it’s beyond the rogues’ gallery. It’s really diving into the depths of characters that we can find.

You mentioned Kevin Conroy who is very well known and highly regarded for being the voice of Batman in a number of animated shows. And, of course, in The Dark Knight, Christian Bale has taken some flack for his growling, angry Batman voice. Did you play around with different voices and styles to find the voice of Batman in The Brave and The Bold?

What I did was when Batman talks as Batman, he has the Batman voice, so he has the growl which is kind of the classic Batman established by Keaton and then carried on by Conroy. But when he speaks in voiceover, I figured that’s actually Bruce Wayne, so that’s the difference. Batman is really kind of a character that Bruce Wayne plays in order for him to maintain his identity.

Will we ever see him as Bruce Wayne in the show?

There’s no Bruce Wayne. He’s always Batman. That was established with the comic book The Brave and The Bold.

For people who are unfamiliar with the comic book it’s based on, what else can they expect from the show?

As I said, you’re going to find bad guys that you haven’t seen before unless you are a real comic book fan or you have the DC Encyclopedia. One of the nice things about it, because they pair up each week with a different superhero, these guys because they have to work as partners, it’s like a big brother relationship or two brothers. It’s kind of a fractious relationship where they get to find each other’s strengths and weaknesses and compliment each other and sort of learn about each other and about themselves.

That’s the nice arc about it – without an overriding moral to it, there is an overriding moral to it. It’s not encapsulated at the end, where he says, “Well, the moral this week is …” I think it’s really nice writing in that it has a theme every episode, so that’s kind of fun. I think people will really like it and one of the nice things about it is you can watch it with your kids, so it kind of broadens the demographic away from the darkness of The Dark Knight and back towards the original Batman.

Obviously you can’t give too much away, but what other superheroes can we expect to see Batman teaming up with?

Well, you saw Blue Beetle. There’s going to be Plastic Man and Aquaman and Red Tornado and Green Lantern and those are just the bigger guys. There are also much more obscure guys that you’re going to have to tune in every week. There are guys that you haven’t seen and who haven’t been actually even in comic books since the 60s. So for real true fans of comic books, it’s going to be a thrill. I can tell you that when we were at Comic-Con and we showed some of the more obscure characters that we’re dusting off, people were literally screaming.

That’s good to be pretty cool.

It was really fun. What a thrill it was. And that was actually the first time that I saw the animation too and our animation style is so different. It’s such a quantum leap from the other Batman and from anything else on really. It’s really hard to describe, but it has a little of the anime feel to it too. I think it’s really cool.

That’s one of the things about voiceover is that you don’t really know how it’s going to look at the end. So when you finally see the final product and you like it, it’s fantastic.

You mentioned that one of the superheroes Batman will be teaming up with is Aquaman. It has always seemed like comic book fans don’t really like Aquaman, like he’s almost the black sheep of the DC Comics Universe.

He’s had a rough ride, Aquaman. It’s true. We totally remedy that. First of all, he’s voiced by John DiMaggio, who is a real character and just a great voiceover actor. He brings a theatricality to Aquaman and it’s kind of a different take on Aquaman than I certainly have ever seen before. He’s got a really deep and rich character – a guy who loves to tell the story of himself. He’s a great dramatist and likes to title his own adventures. It’s a really fun take on him. With that kind of character contrasted by Batman’s dry and ironic wit makes some really fun episodes.

What is the process like recording your lines for Batman? Do all of the actors record their lines together at the same time or are you alone in a sound booth?

At Disney they tend to do that, but at Warner Bros., especially with Andrea Romano who is the casting director and also the dialogue director on Batman: The Brave and The Bold, she does a thing which most people don’t do, which is she does it like a radio play and we all sit down and rehearse it together so that you get the tone of the show.

Because this is Batman, it’s primarily an action-adventure show, but has a sense of humor that could be interpreted as being broad, it’s good for everybody to be together and hear overall what the tone is and talk about it before we actually start recording it.

And when we record it, we record it as a radio play, so we’re all kind of together and we go through it. We do it act by act, then they listen to the act and see what pickup we need to do and do whatever line they feel missed the boat and we go all the way through like that. It’s really fun.

It seems like that would make a difference in the work.

It really does, literally because you have to listen to the other actor. It’s funny, real fans of animation are going to be kind of surprised by the people we’ve pulled in from on-camera work. I can’t tell you any of them unfortunately, but it’s going to be fun for them to see who we ended up getting.

But it was always interesting to have a lot of people that did on-camera work come into the studio. Because we’re all together and reading it as a play, a lot of on-camera actors think that we’re really acting together and so they want to look at you and they always end up getting off microphone. So it’s really difficult to record a guy who is used to doing on-camera work because they really want it to happen in the room. And it can happen in the room, but you have to imagine in your head all of the different characters and keep your mouth on microphone. So it was always interesting to work with two different groups. The voiceover world, especially in series animation, there’s not a lot of bleed over between them.

Do you get to improvise at all when recording your lines?

I did right at the beginning because there wasn’t quite a consistent voice. Then the writers really listened – the show takes off and they write towards you, you don’t have to do it anymore. But Tom Kenny came on and had complete free reign. His Plastic Man is hilarious. He improvised all over the place and they took almost all of it. He had a lot of room.

Is there a different set of challenges for you doing the voiceover work and on-screen acting? Do you approach the two differently?

Oh yeah, you have to approach them differently. Definitely. You make choices in animation that you wouldn’t be able to make in on-camera work because you would just be too broad. But if you were to act the same way as an on-camera actor in voiceover, it just wouldn’t be enough stuff. Because it’s animation and because the suspension of disbelief is so enormous that literally a cartoon character you’re supposed to imbue with an actual life, you have to put more kind of vim into it. So you would have line readings that you would do for animation that is as I said much broader than you would do on camera.

Are you someone who watches your own work when it airs or do you tend to avoid it?

I’ll watch the animation. It’s fun.

So you won’t watch your live action work?

Not very much.

I watch playback on the set. Sometimes they’ll have a video machine hooked up to the camera as sort of a directorial tool to watch what just happened and see if you have all of the takes you need. So on the set I’ll watch and make sure that my eyeline is fine and that it’s working. I find that I learn a lot from watching playback. And then I get to go do another take based on what I just learned. So I’m always interested in that.

But when it finally all cuts together, I don’t tend to watch it that much. I’ve kind of already learned and sort of moved on. I don’t look anything like the young Sean Connery and I’m always disappointed.

We would imagine it’s a little surreal to see yourself as a cartoon Batman.

It’s totally cool. It’s really cool. The most surreal voiceover was The Country Bears. I did a voice for one of the bears in The Country Bears movie a while ago, which is a kids’ movie. To see my voice in a bear was actually the most surreal.

Are you focusing mostly on children’s shows these days?

Yeah, I’m doing mostly off-camera voiceover work right now because my kids are very little and this is a very precious time, so I’m kind of focusing on that – stuff that would be fun for them to watch so that they understand why I have to work when I do. And as they grow, I’ll do older and older stuff.

Are they into it? Do they think it’s cool that dad is Batman?

I have a five-year-old boy, so what do you think? He’s in heaven. I brought home the action figure of my Batman, which isn’t going to be released by Mattel for a while. So really, he’s the first little boy in North America to get this toy and I thought the heavens had opened. His face took on this expression of pure angelicism. He was so happy in that one moment; it was just incredible. So yeah, he’s excited about it. And every time the preview comes up for Batman, he jumps up and down. He’s really pumped.

Tell us something most people don’t know about you.

You know, I don’t know. I haven’t really done my research on the net and I’ve always kind of been an open book. I think if there’s one thing I want people to know about me, it’s that I really love what I do and I really love getting a positive response from people. There are a lot of actors who don’t like fans and I absolutely adore them. So that’s something I want people to know about me.

What would you be doing for a living if you never got into acting?

As I said, before I wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be a spider monkey, so I would imagine I’d be some sort of spider monkey or a three-toed sloth. That’s really closer to who I really am, so maybe that.

What does the future hold for you?

Hopefully Batman will get picked up and I get to continue to be Batman. That would be a great thing for me. I would really enjoy that. More animation work and just plodding along, doing my actor thing and in a couple of years trying to get back into the on-camera world.

Has Cartoon Network given you any indication on whether or not the show will be picked up?

As far as I know, Cartoon Network is really excited about the show and I know Mattel is really excited about the line of toys. They’re really cool. I got a good look at all of the new stuff that they’re putting out and they’re really fun action figures. I know my kid, he loves collecting action figures, so for him, having a brand new line of Batman – everybody’s being re-imagined – Plastic Man and Aquaman and all of those guys, Blue Beetle. So it’s going to be a really fun line.

The show is really strong. What’s really cool about it is that in the beginning we were close to where we wanted to be. That’s the great thing about series and the kind of pointless thing about pilots. A pilot is the first episode of a prospective series, I don’t know if your readership knows this or not.

Anyway, in a pilot, you never really know what the show is. In this show too, we really developed. We had such an arc. It’s funny now doing the voiceover pickup work for various lines from Batman and hearing the Batman that I was doing at the very beginning because it’s so different and it’s grown so much and it’s really interesting to hear where it is now. Now we’re in such a good comfort zone that I really hope we get picked up because this year will be really strong and next year will be even stronger. I’m excited about it.

Interviewed by Joel Murphy. Batman: The Brave and The Bold airs tonight at 8 p.m. on The Cartoon Network.


How much will it cost to turn a spare room into a nursery?
The total cost of your nursery transformation will vary depending on the features and finishes you choose. Like any renovation, you can get to the end goal with a very basic budget or you can go all-out and spend big on a luxurious renovation. The important thing to remember is that a nursery typically won’t require too much building or construction work. Your major expenses will likely be things like painting, adding shelving and storage cabinets, and buying furniture for the room. You can complete an impressive renovation for well under $1,000 — including the crib. For high-end renovations, a budget of around $5,000 can have impressive results.
Ready to transform that extra room into a bedroom for your newborn? Get inspiration for your baby’s bedroom.
Having a baby is a wonderful, exciting time for parents, but it also means that you’ll be making some changes in your life and around the house. Your new baby is going to need somewhere to sleep — their very own space where they feel completely comfortable and secure and can happily nap the day away.
Just because there’s a baby on the way, it doesn’t mean you need go out a buy a bigger house. Think about space you’re not using, it’s easy to transform a spare room into a beautiful (and practical) nursery with just a little bit of know-how.
What does a nursery need?
Setting up a nursery for a newborn baby can be daunting, especially when you’re trying to work out exactly what you need. The list of items you want could be a long one, so it’s important to have a clear idea of exactly what you need for your baby’s bedroom to avoid any unnecessary expenses.
Let’s take a look at some of the renovations expecting parents make when creating the perfect space for their new arrival.
The first step is to choose a calming, baby-friendly color for the room. Spare rooms are typically a forgotten and neglected area, so a fresh coat of paint or some new wallpaper can work wonders.
Pink for a girl and blue for a boy, right? Sure, it’s a traditional approach, but there are plenty of more options to choose from for nursery color schemes. The key is to create a bright, calming and comforting space where your new bub will feel right at home.
If you’re feeling especially creative, you can also create a theme in your nursery, such as animals or even your favorite nursery rhyme. You can choose decor, color scheme, furniture and accessories to set the mood in the room. The possibilities for personalization are almost endless, so have fun with it.
Just remember that your rosy-cheeked bundle of joy won’t stay a baby forever. A color scheme or theme that looks super-cute now could look completely out of place in just a few years. So it’s your call, if you don’t mind redecorating once you’ve got a toddler on your hands, go for a theme suitable for a newborn.
You could also add in dimmer switches for the lights in the room to allow for different levels of light depending on what you’re doing in the room. There are plenty of stylish and clever designs available, many of which have been specially made for kids’ rooms.
You also need to consider the effect of natural light in your nursery. If you’ve spent time searching online for inspiration and ideas, you’ve probably come across plenty of light, bright and white spaces that look simply beautiful.
While plenty of natural light and illumination can make a nursery a calm and inviting space, this is also the room where you want your baby to sleep, not only at night, but also during daylight hours. With this in mind, make sure you have curtains or blackout blinds to create the perfect sleeping environment.
Whether you choose a bassinet or a crib, your baby is going to need somewhere to sleep. Bassinets are very convenient when your newborn is young, but cribs have the advantage of being useful for much longer.
There are plenty of safe, good-looking cribs on the market that are surprisingly cheap. You can go all-out on a big, elaborate crib or bassinet if you want, but you might rather spend that money on converting the spare room into a nursery. Cribs start at around $100 and prices can go up into the thousands.
Don’t forget that you’ll need a mattress, a couple of fitted sheets and a mattress protector for those inevitable accidents.
The most essential item of furniture (after a crib) for your new nursery is a comfortable chair. Whether it’s for feeding or simply rocking your little one to sleep late at night, having somewhere plush and comfy to sit is a must. It doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive, but you’ll need to be able to sit upright in it to breastfeed — add cushions and pillows for extra comfort.
A changing table creates a dedicated and well-organized zone for changing and cleaning your baby. While these aren’t essential, you choose to use a change mat on top of another surface. Be careful though, you’ll have to keep an eye on your baby so they don’t fall if there aren’t protective rails on the surface you decide to change your baby on.
Make sure you also have all the essentials — diapers, baby wipes, cream and washcloths — accessible at a moment’s notice in case of a messy emergency.
A baby bath is another non-essential item you may want to include to make bathing your baby easier than a soak in the bathtub or sink.
Apply for a 0% credit card to furnish your newborn’s nursery. This way, you can get all the essentials you need to decorate and you’ll skip out on paying interest as long as your pay your balance in full before the promotional period ends.
You’d be surprised how much stuff one tiny little baby can accumulate. As well as the pile of cute baby clothes, there are towels, blankets, wraps, toys, books and a whole lot more — adequate storage space is essential.
You’ll want a chest or dresser to store you baby’s clothing. Shelves and boxes will prove useful for storing all the little toys and trinkets your baby is gifted. Bookshelves can display some of your favorite baby books and a few stuffed toys, adding to the child-like ambience of the room.
Don’t forget that easy access to storage is always vital, as you’ll rarely have both hands free to get what you want.
The total cost of your nursery transformation will vary depending on the features and finishes you choose. Like any renovation, you can get to the end goal with a very basic budget or you can go all-out and spend big on a luxurious renovation.
The important thing to remember is that a nursery typically won’t require too much building or construction work. Your major expenses will likely be things like painting, adding shelving and storage cabinets, and buying furniture for the room.
You can complete an impressive renovation for well under $1,000 — including the crib. For high-end renovations, a budget of around $5,000 can have impressive results.
Small spaces. Forget about non-essential items like changing tables and choose furniture designed to fit in a smaller space. Take advantage of storage space under the crib and think of other clever space-saving ideas. Choosing a light, bright color scheme can make the room feel larger than it actually is.
Save money. From excited soon-to-be grandparents to generous friends at a baby shower, you’ll be given plenty of useful items for your nursery — think furniture to little trinkets and accessories. Take advantage of hand-me-downs, such as old dressers, as these kind offers and presents can cut costs substantially.
Flooring. You might want to think about whether you need to change the flooring of the room. Kids are messy and whatever surface you choose will need to withstand a lot of punishment, so keep this in mind when planning ahead.
Accessories. The right accessories can add warmth and character to your nursery and help your growing baby feel right at home. Colorful artwork, mobiles, photos and more can contribute to the atmosphere. Don’t forget about about buying a small fan to help keep you and the baby cool — it can also be handy source of white noise to fall asleep to.
Design ideas. You can access a never-ending supply of nursery design ideas online. Do some research, gather inspiration from a range of sources and combine it all together to create the perfect nursery.
When considering a home renovation, be sure to have all of your ducks in a row before you starting swinging any hammers. That means, you should obtain adequate funding to finish the project and have a start to finish plan of how the remodel will pan out.


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When a distraught woman comes to the Richard Benson with a story about the ghost of a vicious mass murderer, he and Nellie Gray find themselves targeted by a ruthless killer. Has the fiend really come from beyond the grave? And will he take the Avenger and Nellie back with him?


Meet Sofia's she is a lovely little black female with white markings. She was born here at My Star Pomeranian's to Aurora & Coco Puff (Coco Puff is now retired).
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Why employing people with disability is good for business
Introduction to Nepean Jobs For All
Equality versus Equity
Resources to help create barrier free workplaces
Nepean Jobs for All finale
By not considering employing candidates with disability, businesses miss out on a valuable talent pool. When organisations make their recruitment processes and workplaces barrier-free to people with disability, they ensure that all potential employees with the relevant skills, qualifications and experience can be hired and do their best work.
Businesses with a diverse workforce are better equipped to understand the diversity of their customer base. Numerous studies have shown employees and customers are more loyal to organisations that demonstrate they value diversity and inclusion and that their workforce reflects the community as a whole.
Research has shown that diverse workplaces are likely to be more engaged, motivated and productive. Employees with disability usually stay with their business for longer, which decreases costs related to recruitment and retraining. Research on workers with disability shows they often have lower absenteeism and employee turnover and low incidence of workplace injury, which all help to create cost effective businesses. Organisations which embrace inclusion will also most likely reduce risk of injury, complaint or breach of discrimination law.
If you are worried about increased costs associated with employing people with disability, you don’t need to be. Evidence shows that employing people with disability does not cost any more than employing people without disability. In addition, the Australian Government provides funding, for eligible persons, through the Employment Assistance Fund (EAF) that is designed to cover the costs of making workplace changes. This can include buying equipment and accessing services for people with disability. See the resources section for more information about these resources.
Watch 'Access and Inclusion is Good For Business'
Overall, building an inclusive, diverse workforce benefits everyone – your employees, your organisation and your community as a whole.
Nepean Jobs For All was a joint project of Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, and Penrith City Councils, funded through a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Information, Linkage, and Capacity building grant.
The aim of the project was to raise awareness about the under-employment of people with disability, and the benefits to business of employing people with disability. Its key messages are:
Disability is not just what you think (it’s not the stereotypes – there’s a diversity of people with disability) Watch 'Labels are so Old Brain'
People with disability accessing work is not just good for the person, it’s also good for the workplace / business.
Employment of people with disability need not be a daunting or difficult process, and there are supports available to help you.
The project started with 3 educational business breakfasts, one in each Local Government Area, that provided some introductory information about the challenge, presented by Australian Network on Disability. Following these breakfasts, interested businesses could receive ongoing support and assistance as needed, in order to assist their business in being more inclusive in their recruitment of staff.
Many people think it’s important to treat people equally, but equal treatment may not achieve equity. Equity is where we do things differently (acknowledge and accommodate difference) to allow the person to be on a level playing field.
In all three pictures below, everyone would like to see the sports game, but only in the third picture is the situation provided whereby everyone can easily view the game (while still being safely behind the fence). An environment has been created where everyone can participate. The cartoon is a metaphor for the adjustments needed in workplaces to ensure that people with disability can participate alongside their peers.
The following information may be of interest to local businesses:
Employ outside the box: the benefits of diversifying your workforce
Job Access
Australian Network on Disability
NSW Government: See the possibilities
This Nepean Jobs For All project ended in August 2018. Throughout the project, 27 presentations to business and community groups were delivered. More than 190 businesses were engaged. Nine business received further ongoing support and information about disability inclusion, and two of these business proceeded to employ a person with disability. Three people were employed by businesses involved with Nepean Jobs For All.
Click to see Anthony's Story
Click to see Fawad's Story
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Business School were engaged to conduct an evaluation of the project which, when complete, will be available to download here.
We strive to make the Blue Mountains an inclusive and accessible city so that all members of the community of different abilities can participate in all aspects of community life. We do this through...


From cute little kittens and adorable puppies, to horses winning a race or wild dragon adventures – we LOVE animal videos! Watch some of our favorite LEGO® animal videos and be inspired by the stories kids can play out with these sets!
The internet was made for cute and funny animal videos! LEGO® toy animals definitely have a life of their own, so who knows what they’re up to after the lights are out in your child’s bedroom. Here, your child can find new videos from all corners of the LEGO universe, with wild dragon adventures from NINJAGO®, pets and farm animals in Heartlake City, meet animals in the wild with the LEGO City explorers and much more.
Feeling inspired to build new toy animals? Look for super easy step-by-step tips and create wild animals, underwater creatures and critters, or maybe cool and crazy fantasy animals you and your children can play with together!


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The UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Radiology is committed to providing excellent training for everyone who comes to our department. We are also excited to take a broader role in sharing knowledge to a wider audience. Our online resources include some materials we will host here, starting with our Musculoskeletal Lectures, and will grow to include links to our participation in online course offerings.
One long-standing resource is the Case of the Week. This tool, originally developed for our residents to test their diagnostic skills, grew to an archive of hundreds of cases which pulls visitors world-wide.


This article “Watersheds” originally appeared in 50th Anniversary Interventions. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 204 (Spring 2010): 115-117.


Category Archives: Father Laurence Soper
Fugitive Catholic priest at centre of five-year manhunt arrested in Britain over historic sex abuse
22 AUGUST 2016 • 1:04AM
From the Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/22/fugitive-catholic-priest-at-centre-of-five-year-manhunt-arrested/
Father Lawrence Soper has been arrested on suspicion of nine counts of historic sexual assaults CREDIT: MET POLICE
A Catholic priest who skipped bail five years ago has been arrested on suspicion of nine counts of historic sexual assaults.
Father Laurence Soper, 72, the former abbot of Ealing Abbey, was wanted on a European Arrest Warrant over allegations of child abuse.
The accusations date back to when he taught at St Benedict’s School, a private independent Catholic school which is part of Ealing Abbey in west London.
In March 2011, Fr Soper was believed to have been living in a monastery in Rome and was due to return to London to answer bail but he failed to show up, sparking an international search.
After spending five years living as a fugitive, he was arrested in Kosovo in May.
However, attempts to bring him back the UK to face charges were thwarted when a Kosovan judge blocked the extradition order on the basis that his alleged crimes have expired in Kosovo, which has a 30-year statute of limitation.
On Sunday night, Scotland Yard announced that Fr Soper was arrested as he arrived back in the UK at Luton Airport from Kosovo.
A spokesman said he was “arrested on suspicion of nine offences of sexual assault committed over a period from 1972 to 1986”.
In 2011, Lord Carlile of Berriew stripped monks of control at St Benedict’s School, which offered a “heartfelt apology for past failures”.
The peer said he hoped his decision to take powers away from Ealing Abbey would “set a template” for other schools.
In his inquiry into the sexual abuse, Lord Carlile outlined a catalogue of failures by the abbey to intervene as allegations of abuses came to light.
“I have come to the firm conclusion … that the form of governance of St Benedict’s School is wholly outdated and demonstrably unacceptable,” he wrote.
“The abbot himself has accepted that it is ‘opaque to outsiders’.”
The report added: “In a school where there has been abuse, mostly – but not exclusively – as a result of the activities of the monastic community, any semblance of a conflict of interest, of lack of independent scrutiny, must be removed.”
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