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"Paid for by Fiat Chrysler:" Prosecutors outline UAW corruption for Norwood Jewell sentencing hearing
On Tuesday, federal prosecutors submitted a sentencing memorandum in the case of former United Auto Workers executive Norwood Jewell, who pled guilty to receiving and distributing tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from Fiat Chrysler (FCA). Jewell's sentencing hearing before the federal judge is scheduled for August 5.
Jewell will be the highest ranking UAW official sentenced in the ongoing federal corruption probe of the UAW and FCA, and one of eight union and company officials to have been convicted. General Holiefield, Jewell's successor as vice president of the UAW's Chrysler division, escaped serving prison time only by his death in March 2015; his widow, Monica Morgan, was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Prosecutors are seeking a 15-month sentence for Jewell, which amounts to a slap on the wrist for Jewell's role in pushing through historic concessions on autoworkers, including a sharp increase in temp labor as a de-facto third-tier workforce, as part of his role as a bribed agent of the auto companies.
The phrase "paid for by Fiat Chrysler," or a close variation of it, appears a total of 11 times throughout the sentencing memorandum in regards to the luxury items, first-class travel and other bribes he received in exchange for selling out autoworkers. This phrase doubles as an apt summary not only for Jewell, but the UAW as a whole.
Regular readers of the World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter will already be aware of specific details of Jewell's case. However, some of the line items mentioned in the memorandum paid for by Fiat Chrysler or with UAW members' dues money bear repeating:
In August 2014, only two months after Jewell took over as the UAW vice president for Chrysler, he spent $25,065.25, paid for by Fiat Chrysler, on a lavish party at the UAW-FCA National Training Center. Members of the UAW's International Executive Board, including other UAW vice presidents and then-President Dennis Williams, participated, and were gifted custom-labeled bottles of wine by Jewell. This fact explodes the claim by Jewell and the UAW that corruption was endemic only in the union's Chrysler division.
Williams himself, who upon retirement was built a luxury "cottage" at the UAW's Black Lake retreat, has been named as a person of interest in the investigation. He explicitly approved of the use of training center funds to finance the leisure activities of the bureaucracy. His predecessor, Bob King, was aware of the illegal bribery scheme as early as 2011, according to federal investigators.
Two months later, Jewell received $1,259.17 in luggage, and in August of 2015, he received a $2,182 Beretta shotgun as a gift from UAW officials Nancy Johnson and Virdell King, both of whom have also pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges.
In January 2015 alone, Jewell spent tens of thousands of dollars for extravagant meals at exclusive restaurants. On January 9, 2015, he spent $7,569.55 at LG's Prime Steakhouse in Palm Springs, California. On January 18, Jewell and his fellow union executives returned to the restaurant for a $4,587.04 meal. On January 21, Jewell hired a party bus to take himself and other UAW officials to another restaurant. On January 23, they spent $3,372.74; on January 24, $6,200.05; on January 28, two separate meals costing $4,147.74 and $2,935.77.
With the exception of the January 21 dinner, which was paid for with UAW dues money, all of these bills were paid by Fiat Chrysler.
During the 2015 contract negotiations, Jewell and other union executives regularly gorged themselves on even more meals paid for by Fiat Chrysler. In July, Jewell and the national UAW-Chrysler negotiating committee blew through $7,694.07 at the London Chop House in Detroit, on top of $800.30 spent on cigars and liquor. In September, Jewell, Williams and the negotiating team returned to the restaurant to celebrate the finalizing of the sellout contract.
No doubt their appetites were later spoiled when autoworkers, who were in no mood to accept concessions in the midst of record profits, voted down their first national contract in over three decades. At the time, thousands of workers signed up for the World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter to bypass the company-union lies and organize opposition.
One of the more infamous parties Jewell and UAW threw for themselves, paid for by Fiat Chrysler, was an August 2015 affair held once again at the National Training Center. The party, themed after the 1980s TV police show Miami Vice, cost $31,165.99, including the costs of a cigar roller, "ultra-premium liquor," and scantily-clad women known as the "Kandy Girls" who strolled through the crowd lighting UAW bosses' cigars.
One other event not listed in the court filing bears repeating. In December 2015, after the UAW forced through the contract at Ford amid union intimidation and allegations of ballot fraud, the UAW rewarded its Ford negotiating team with a paid five-day vacation to an upscale resort in Miami. This time the bill was paid for by Ford.
In the winter months of 2014, 2015 and 2016, as autoworkers in the Midwest battled dangerously cold weather and ice-covered roads to get to work, Jewell pulled up stakes and relocated to luxury villas in Palm Springs, California. The villa he stayed at in 2016, according to the court filing, came with three bedrooms, a private pool and hot tub. The costs of the villas themselves, as well as dozens of rounds of golf and luxury purchases and his first-class flights to and from California, were paid for by Fiat Chrysler, with some UAW dues thrown into the mix.
In their court filing, Jewell's lawyers ludicrously attempted to present him as pure-hearted naif, a "Miller Lite kind of guy," who was overtaken by rampant corruption begun under his predecessor Holiefield, which allegedly existed in the UAW's Chrysler division but not in the GM division, where Jewell worked before 2014, or anywhere else in the union. They likened Jewell to the captain of the Titanic, who courageously went down with his ship after striking an iceberg.
His attorneys included 29 pages of character witness letters from Jewell's friends and family, including his sons Derik and Justin, both UAW Solidarity House bureaucrats who make $120,000 and $127,000 respectively. "I often wonder how much different the world would be if everyone had a Dad like mine," Derik wrote.
Corruption of this sort expresses the social essence of the UAW and the trade unions as a whole, which long ago ceased to function as workers' organizations and have become integrated as an industrial police force into the structures of world capitalism. Not only through illegal kickbacks, but even more innumerable "legal" payoffs, mediated through joint union-management schemes such as the National Training Center, bind the companies and the unions into a single entity.
The unions also function as a critical element within American capitalist politics and the Democratic Party specifically. This was demonstrated by the fact that Flint mayor Karen Weaver, Frances Gilcreast of the Flint chapter of the NAACP and Michigan Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich all wrote character witness letters on Jewell's behalf.
The federal government's intervention into the UAW does not proceed from its desire to reform the union or even to punish illegal activity. Prosecutors spelled out what, in the government's eyes, is the real crime of Jewell and the company when they wrote, "Jewell's actions also eroded public confidence in our country's collective bargaining system and sullied the reputations of all honest trade unionists in the UAW."
They add, "It is difficult to determine how the UAW's members and their families can maintain trust in the collective bargaining negotiations that Jewell led in 2015 given his acceptance of tens of thousands of dollars in prohibited payments from Fiat Chrysler at the very time of those negotiations."
In other words, the brazenness with which the UAW accepted company bribes has exposed not only the UAW, but the whole system of "collective bargaining," in which the unions posture as "representatives" of workers while signing deals that benefit the corporations and rob workers of their livelihoods. As the UAW case shows, a portion of the wages and benefits stolen from workers is then funneled back to the trade union apparatus itself.
The nationalist and pro-capitalist unions in the US and internationally have played the critical role in suppressing strikes and other forms of resistance by workers in the face of decades of company and government austerity. The fear within ruling circles of the implications of the collapse in the authority of the trade unions was summed up by an AFSCME union lawyer arguing before the Supreme Court last year, who argued, "Union security is the tradeoff for no strikes." He added that without this tradeoff, "you can raise an untold specter of labor unrest throughout the country."
The concessions contract which Jewell helped negotiate in 2015 provoked a rebellion among autoworkers. Anger among autoworkers has only built up since then. To prepare for the battle facing autoworkers in the 2019 contract, autoworkers must break free from the grip of the UAW, build rank-and-file factory committees and adopt an international strategy to unify workers around the world against the onslaught of the global auto giants and the capitalist system itself.
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Over the last few years I have been contributing to the anarchist newspaper Freedom. This has developed into a regular monthly column, mainly about the state of British politics. The most ltesarticle is presented at the top. I will add more over the coming months so that this becomes an archive of these articles.
My November 2018 article focused on the US mid-term elections and what they might mean for the presidency of Donald Trump.
In October 2018 I wrote about that stunt by Banksy and how Art is a thing removed from our lives by such spectacles.
Class War organised a trip to Ress-Mogg's house. Then all hell broke loose. It started a frantic week of newspaper articles about the group which mainly consisted of abuse. how scared the ruling class must be.
My growing frustration at the idea that Brexit is somehow good for the working class emerges here. We are finally starting to realise that Brexit is almost exclusively a right wing concern, that working class Brexit supporters are either right wing or rudderless politically.
I reflected on the lack of action within British anarchism and looked towards a presidential visit that could potentially change the state of play.
In my June 2018 column I look at the state of British politics one year on from the 2017 general election.
This article reflects on the local election results of May 2018 and assesses the prospects for another hung parliament at the next election.


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Trump Downplays Russia in First Comments on Cyberattack
Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behind the cyberattack against the United States and tried to minimized its impact.
In his first comments on the breach, Trump scoffed at the focus on the Kremlin and downplayed the intrusions, which the nation's cybersecurity agency has warned posed a "grave" risk to government and private networks.
"The Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality. I have been fully briefed and everything is well under control," Trump tweeted.
He also claimed the media are "petrified" of "discussing the possibility that it may be China (it may!)."
There is no evidence to suggest that is the case. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Friday that Russia was "pretty clearly" behind the cyberattack against the United States.
"This was a very significant effort and I think it's the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity," he said in the interview with radio talk show host Mark Levin.
Officials at the White House had been prepared to put out a statement Friday afternoon that accused Russia of being "the main actor" in the hack, but were told at the last minute to stand down, according to one U.S. official familiar with the conversations who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.
It is not clear whether Pompeo got that message before his interview, but officials are now scrambling to figure out how to square the disparate accounts. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about the statement or the basis of Trump's claims.
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Throughout his presidency, Trump has refused to blame Russia for well-documented hostilities, including its interference in the 2016 election to help him get elected. He blamed his predecessor, Barack Obama, for Russia's annexation of Crimea, has endorsed allowing Russia to return to the G-7 group of nations and has never taken the country to task for allegedly putting bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
Pompeo in the interview said the government was still "unpacking" the cyberattack and some of it would likely remain classified.
"But suffice it to say there was a significant effort to use a piece of third-party software to essentially embed code inside of U.S. government systems and it now appears systems of private companies and companies and governments across the world as well," he said.
Though Pompeo was the first Trump administration official to publicly blame Russia for the attacks, cybersecurity experts and other U.S. officials have been clear over the past week that the operation appears to be the work of Russia. There has been no credible suggestion that any other country — including China — is responsible.
Democrats in Congress who have received classified briefings have also affirmed publicly that Russia, which in 2014 hacked the State Department and interfered through hacking in the 2016 presidential election, was behind it.
It's not clear exactly what the hackers were seeking, but experts say it could include nuclear secrets, blueprints for advanced weaponry, COVID-19 vaccine-related research and information for dossiers on government and industry leaders.
Russia has said it had "nothing to do" with the hacking.
While Trump downplayed the impact of the hacks, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has said it compromised federal agencies as well as "critical infrastructure." Homeland Security, the agency's parent department, defines such infrastructure as any "vital" assets to the U.S. or its economy, a broad category that could include power plants and financial institutions.
One U.S. official, speaking Thursday on condition of anonymity to discuss a matter that is under investigation, described the hack as severe and extremely damaging.
"This is looking like it's the worst hacking case in the history of America," the official said. "They got into everything."
Trump had been silent on the attacks before Saturday.
Deputy White House press secretary Brian Morgenstern on Friday declined to discuss the matter, but told reporters that national security adviser Robert O'Brien had sometimes been leading multiple daily meetings with the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the intelligence agencies, looking for ways to mitigate the hack.
"Rest assured we have the best and brightest working hard on it each and every single day," he said.
The Democratic leaders of four House committees given classified briefings by the administration on the hack have complained that they "were left with more questions than answers."
"Administration officials were unwilling to share the full scope of the breach and identities of the victims," they said.
Pompeo, in the interview with Levin, said Russia was on the list of "folks that want to undermine our way of life, our republic, our basic democratic principles. … You see the news of the day with respect to their efforts in the cyberspace. We've seen this for an awfully long time, using asymmetric capabilities to try and put themselves in a place where they can impose costs on the United States."
What makes this hacking campaign so extraordinary is its scale: 18,000 organizations were infected from March to June by malicious code that piggybacked on popular network-management software from an Austin, Texas, company called SolarWinds.
It's going to take months to kick elite hackers out of the U.S. government networks they have been quietly rifling through since as far back as March.
Experts say there simply are not enough skilled threat-hunting teams to duly identify all the government and private-sector systems that may have been hacked. FireEye, the cybersecurity company that discovered the intrusion into U.S. agencies and was among the victims, has already tallied dozens of casualties. It's racing to identify more.
Many federal workers — and others in the private sector — must presume that unclassified networks are teeming with spies. Agencies will be more inclined to conduct sensitive government business on Signal, WhatsApp and other encrypted smartphone apps.
If the hackers are indeed from Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency, as experts believe, their resistance may be tenacious.
The only way to be sure a network is clean is "to burn it down to the ground and rebuild it," said Bruce Schneier, a prominent security expert and Harvard fellow.
Florida became the first state to acknowledge falling victim to a SolarWinds hack. Officials told The Associated Press that hackers apparently infiltrated the state's health care administration agency and others.
SolarWinds' customers include most Fortune 500 companies, and its U.S. government clients are rich with generals and spymasters.
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Pam / Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Hill & Smith auction raises $28K for The ATSS Foundation
Hill & Smith of Columbus, Ohio, raised $28,000 for The ATSS Foundation through an auction held online Jan. 19 through Feb. 2. Company officials presented The ATSS Foundation a check on Feb. 13 during ATSSA's 52nd Annual Convention & Traffic Expo in Tampa, Fla.
The company's mission is to develop and produce safety-focused products and solutions to protect roadway workers and people traveling the nation's roadways. That mission aligns with The Foundation's core purpose to promote roadway safety through charitable giving and public awareness programs, which is why the company chose to hold the fundraiser.
"This auction is our way to continue to raise awareness to this important cause and raise funds for roadway worker families affected by tragic loss, all while working toward zero deaths," Hill & Smith said in a statement explaining its decision to donate a complete Smart Cushion System for the auction.
All proceeds from the auction go to The Foundation.
ATSSA member D&M Traffic Services Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif., placed the winning bid for the Smart Cushion, which is a crash attenuator.
"We are grateful for Hill & Smith's decision to hold the auction and donate this roadway safety item," said Foundation Chair Kevin Shelton, pictured above, second from left. "We are also grateful for D&M Traffic Services for participating and for making the winning bid. These funds will go a long way toward assisting The Foundation's work in supporting the families of roadway workers killed or permanently disabled in work zone incidents.
"We are thankful Hill & Smith chose to partner with The Foundation and for its commitment to our shared mission."
Hill & Smith Inc. designs, manufactures and markets products, services and software. It makes intelligent highway safety systems and develops autonomous solutions, primarily serving the infrastructure, galvanizing, building and construction industries.
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Washington State Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, addressed students, faculty, staff and community members Tuesday at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
He used the opportunity to explain why his office has filed 24 lawsuits against the Federal Government, including a successful challenge to the Trump Administration's first travel ban on seven Muslim majority nations..
Among those cases is Washington State's successful challenge to the Trump Administration's proposed rollback of protections offered under DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival.
Ferguson also took part in a question and answer session during his presentation. While in town, Ferguson also addressed the eventing meeting of the Ellensburg Rotary Club.
The Attorney General has said it is his goal to meet with all 200 Washington Rotary Clubs.


MINES ParisTech - Numerical modeling of ductile fracture at the microscale combined with x-ray laminography and digital volume correlation.
Abstract : Predicting ductile fracture for complex loading paths is essential within the framework of metal forming processes. Most models are developed and used at the macroscopic scale and do not account explicitly for material microstructures. This paper describes a methodology aiming at understanding and modeling ductile damage mechanisms at the microscale. This methodology relies on the acquisition of X-Ray laminography pictures during in-situ tensile tests, digital volume correlation (DVC) to measure 3D displacement and strain fields in the bulk and 3D finite element (FE) modeling of the heterogeneous microstructure including ductile damage mechanisms. The methodology is illustrated on nodular graphite cast iron. FE simulations of the heterogeneous microstructure are conducted and compared with DVC results and the influence of boundary conditions is discussed.


This makes me feel much better. I see so many people who have received mislabeled Betta and am torn between educating and letting well enough alone. But I finally decided if a forum's purpose is to educate not only the OP but anyone else reading I might as well put on the flame suit.
For instance, I see so many who call metallic Betta "dragons;" this is especially true if the Betta is has black fins. The difference is a Dragon *must not* have a metallic sheen; it must be opaque and is usually pure white like your girl's scales. In future, if you are identifying and the scales are not opaque you know the seller has mislabeled a Betta. Now you can differentiate between the two. So there's another little tidbit for you.
I think you are in for a fun time as you see what you produce from this pairing as they are very nice specimens. You might get some really interesting colors. Can't wait to see them.
I started letting male and female see each other over the weekend.
Female does not seem to be impressed by the male but she will flare at her reflection.
Male, when he sees female, goes nuts, not only does he flare at her, he swims all around the tank like he does not know what to do with himself.
Not a good start of a relationship is it?
Anyways, male is gaining weight steadily and both seem happy in their new homes.
There is reflection for the female betta tank. That is what's causing her to flare at the other side. Try covering the other side with a light color paper as darker background can cause a reflection.
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That was a good advice, divider between them was a black plastic =) swapped it for a white printing paper and she is not spending so much time on this side anymore.
Female is getting round from the eggs but now I'm worried, since I have to wait at least three more weeks for the right conditions, is this not to long? Will she keep the eggs for a this long or just drop them?
It would be really awesome if someone could confirm my girl will not drop her eggs before time is right.
Male and female are both in the breeding tub, female in her glass protection. They both seem very interested in each other. Male has already build a nice bubble nest.
I'm going to release he tomorrow and we'll see if we get a successful spawn or a complete fiasco.
Tried to take photos but turned out dark and blurry. I did not want to disturb them too much.
Made this video of my fish. It is a really bad video (no light and through plastic) but you can see male flaring at female in the first half, second half is just him building the nest.
I made this video just to show the ones who are curious what the males form is like. Unfortunately you wont be able to see just how vibrant his colours are.
I released female at 8:15 am this morning and they went at it straight away. I was surprised by how gentle they were with each other. There vere many successful and failed wraps but by 1pm they were done so, I removed the female before male got any ideas.
There is not one scale missing, not a fin thorn. They really are a good fit.
Not too many but it's what I expected for their first try especially since the first few wraps I saw male diving for eggs but not spitting them into the nest.
Fingers crossed for the babies. They are in a room temp of 80f. All the live food ready and I can stop worrying about the parents for a moment.
I could use at least one baby though, so that I know if there's a reason to start again next month or maybe get another pair now.
Just noticed first fry trying to wiggle its way out of the egg!!
Approximately 30hours after spawning is a LOT earlier than I expected. Since I have no heater and night temperature is a bit lower (day 25-28, night 20-22) I thought hatching will take longer than usual.
Even if this spawn die, at least I know none of my bettas are infertile but I may need to use a heater with the next spawn.
All depends on how this first batch does.
Temp is to drop for a week on the 6th than go back up again.
Male looks tired and bored, thank heaven's he will not have to be in there much longer.
I'm testing my BBS to see if it's a good batch, if not, there's still time to buy more.


According to a study published by chartsbin.com last year, Greece, unlike its small size, rated 15 among most of the countries around the globe, with 5, 5 kg of annual coffee consumption per capita. But consuming coffee in Greece isn't only a habit. It is an everyday ritual to enjoy alone while reading a newspaper or with pals in a busy cafe, during summer outdoors beside the water, during winter season in a cozy saloon or on a roadtrip. Coffee breaks in Greece tend to be severe affairs and last long. So long the most useful a few ideas were produced over a table with some glasses of coffee, some pals or peers and brainstorming. Whenever one individual wants to ask a differnt one out they state "do you want to go out for a coffee with me?". Sharing a cup of coffee may be a pastime for friends and a pretext for flirting, getting through to the afternoon's development and on occasion even playing chess and backgammon.
Coffee is an essential the main Greek culture and it's also remarkable, yet unsurprising, that Greek cafés tend to be mushrooming in place of loosing ground from huge intercontinental coffee stores which have established in Greece. The country is full of local cafés, that Greece takes two kinds. The initial type is a kafeteria. A kafeteria can be a quite stylish and popular hangout for Greeks, gathering specially people under 35 yrs old. During springtime and summer time most of the kafeterias supply outdoor tables also act as bars through the night. A kafeteria often provides various kinds of coffees, various other drinks and snacks. others form of Greek cafe may be the "kafeneio", the old old-fashioned café that existed years before and was previously whilst still being may be the meeting point for the elderly guys in every town or city, though everybody is welcome and managed courteously.
But anywhere you choose to sit, once you start the catalog and look within coffee part there are several standard coffees that you will most likely fulfill.
To start with, the traditional Greek coffee, also known as "ellinikós kafés", is a brew similar in persistence to American instant coffee and is clearly a type of the Turkish coffee, as it made its method to Greece throughout the Ottoman occupation. It is a thick, strong, black colored coffee ready in an unique small pot called a "briki" and served with a unique foam above and reasons within the bottom of a tiny glass. The little size of the glass doesn't imply the coffee is meant to be intoxicated as a shot. Alternatively it is meant to be sipped gradually, installing completely utilizing the Greek coffee tradition. The causes settled at the end are not for usage.
These reasons form a sediment that given birth to your Greek customized of fortune-telling. In accordance with the customized, after completing your sit down elsewhere, you need to revolve the glass so that the sediment covers all of the interior location, put the saucer in addition to the glass, switch it upside down and patiently wait for grounds to empty out from the glass. After that someone else needs to peer into your cup and translate obtainable the shapes and forms that the chalky residue takes. Various other superstitions around Greek coffee want to do with spilling slightly out from the cup, which will be worried to bring luck and money. Also, if for example the sit down elsewhere has a big bubble some say it betokens frustration while others think this means that a good friend will arrive soon. A cup of coffee is supposed predict the elements. If bubbles gather in the center of the glass's area, then your weather are sunny and great. If bubbles form all over outside the cup, the weather would be altering to rain or snow. But it seems that some superstitions have actually a little bit of physics taking part in all of them. In this case the large atmospheric stress, which usually is sold with a sunny fair-weather, forces the bubbles at first glance to visit the middle of the glass. At low pressure, which in accordance with physics can cause rain or snowfall and predicts a change in the current weather, the bubbles burst on not in the glass.
In Greece, brewing the ideal cup of Greek coffee is a creative art form therefore the very first correctly made cup of Greek coffee is a sign of maturity for a woman. In Greece, whenever you purchase your cup of coffee additionally you establish the amount of sweetness you would like. A particular vocabulary is out there simply for this. So regarding the original Greek coffee, the most common variations tend to be "sketos" (without sugar), "metrios" (with a tsp. of sugar), "glykos" (sweet, with 2 tsp. of sugar) or "variglykos" (very nice). If you don't specify it, the coffee is generally supported moderate to sweet and that is preferable because with no sugar and because of its strong taste it offers a quite sour taste. Greek coffee is still supported in many coffee places but typically prepared are available in less popular cafes as a lot of the contemporary venues often make use of espresso devices, reducing on high quality.
Apart from every one of these special and cultural qualities, Greek coffee has anything even more available. Rich in polyphenols and antioxidants since it is with its moderate content of caffeine, it really is expected to improve cardio health insurance and boost durability in accordance with a report published within the Vascular Medicine diary performed in the residents of the island of Ikaria in Greece which can be referred to as people who have among the longest lifespans in the field. "Researchers learning heart health say that a cup of Greek coffee each day will be the key into the longevity of individuals in the Greek area of Ikaria, whom stay to age 90 and older." said Dr. Gerasimos Siasos associated with University of Athens health class in a written statement. It is a fact that folks who are suffering from complications of coffee over-consumption are also encouraged to drink Greek coffee.


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XTIVIA received the North American Social Responsibility Partner of the Year award at the Liferay Partner Summit.
Colorado Springs, CO, November 28, 2019 --(PR.com)-- XTIVIA, Inc., a leader in Digital Experience Solutions, has been honored with the Liferay Social Responsibility Partner of the Year during Liferay's Americas Partner Conference November 13-14, 2019 in Miami.
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"A core element of the Liferay culture is supporting communities and causes around the world. We are proud that so many members of our ecosystem also place a priority on giving back," said Brian Kim, COO, Liferay. "XTIVIA is a highly respected and important Liferay partner, and it is an honor to recognize their altruism and generosity in 2018."
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Capital City Press, which owns The Advocate, is in talks with a potential buyer for Louisiana's largest daily newspaper.
Richard Manship, president and CEO of Capital City Press, said the interested party is a private individual, not a chain. No specific offer has been made for the newspaper, Manship said, and he isn't sure if an actual bid will be submitted. If an offer is made, Manship said he expects it would come in the next couple of weeks.


Today the European Parliament adopted in plenary the political pillar of the 4th Railway Package. ETF considers this as an invitation towards introducing more social dumping in European railway services .
"ETF disapproves the final vote of the European Parliament. It's not only condemning the future of rail transport public services, but also a step further towards the dissolution of the European social model," Sabine Trier, ETF Deputy General Secretary reacted after the vote.
ETF will continue to ensure better protection of railway workers and high quality public services for railway passengers. "We are determined to maintain the pressure on decision makers high and we will keep mobilising our affiliates to fight social dumping practices and promote social Europe," Guy Grievelding, President of the ETF Railway Section commented. The small majority in plenary with only a difference of 24 votes, with 23 additional abstentions clearly shows how divisive this Regulation is and how controversial the liberalisation of domestic passenger rail services is in view of the need to promote the development of the most sustainable transport mode in Europe.
This amended Regulation does not improve the quality of public services in railway transport and the protection of staff in competitive tendering is a crucial condition for that. ETF calls for basing fair competition on quality criteria instead of lowering working conditions, job insecurity and job losses.


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SEGA officially reveals Danica Patrick with screens, a trailer and a toy car!
October 10, 2012 by Barry
SEGA has officially revealed Danica Patrick's in-game model and car via three new screens and a new trailer. Also revealed, a retailer exclusive diecast Hot Wheels car which will be available with the purchase of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed at select retailers thanks to a partnership between SEGA and Mattel. Marcella Churchill, Senior Director of Marketing at SEGA of America, had this to say about the partnership:
"Using Danica Patrick's existing relationship with Mattel and Hot Wheels, we were able to extend our brand beyond the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed game universe and into consumer products with the creation of this custom toy. The Hot Wheels brand has a reputation for developing beloved childhood toys and our partnership will undoubtedly ignite this nostalgia amongst fans when they get to race this transforming vehicle within the game."
The trailer also reveals a release date for the Vita and 3DS versions: December 11th, 2012. After the break, screens of Danica and her car the Danicar as well as an image of the diecast toy.
Danica Patrick's All-Stars Racing Transformed vehicle revealed Danica Patrick finishes 14th in O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Buy any version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed at Gamestop, get a free Hot Wheels Danicar SEGA teases new All-Stars Racing track – Stick Canyon from NiGHTS into Dreams? Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Soundtrack Available on iTunes and AmazonMP3
Danica Patrick Hot Wheels Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
5 responses to "SEGA officially reveals Danica Patrick with screens, a trailer and a toy car!"
High and Broken says:
Inb4.
Kazama says:
The Hornet would off been PERFECT FOR HER! Nascar Racer in a SEGA's equivalent of a NASCAR vehicle ? It works so well but nope Hot WHEELS! which I admit looks pretty awesome in game but Daytona USA's Hornet needs some love lol
Barry the Nomad says:
Not all the racers have been revealed yet, and Sumo has hinted that the final big unlock is a racer that covers multiple IPs. So we may get a Hornet that transforms into a different SEGA arcade vehicle for air and water (After Burner jet and Hang-On jet ski?)
radrappy says:
well that was embarrassing to watch. I like how they decided to have her saving Amy rose to demonstrate some kind of grrl power. yuck.
Kevin-N says:
Where the hell is Ryo Hazuki ???


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Series Review: Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts
posted at Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 at 8:00 AM | Adult, Mini Reviews, Reviews
Vision in White by Nora Roberts
Series: Bride Quartet #1
Published by Berkley on April 28, 2009
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Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac—the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.
After years of throwing make-believe weddings in the backyard, flowers, photography, desserts, and details are what these women do best: a guaranteed perfect, beautiful day full of memories to last the rest of your life.
With bridal magazine covers to her credit, Mackensie "Mac" Elliot is most at home behind the camera—ready to capture the happy moments she never experienced while growing up. Her father replaced his first family with a second, and now her mother, moving on to yet another man, begs Mac for attention and money. Mac's foundation is jostled again moments before an important wedding planning meeting when she bumps into the bride-to-be's brother...an encounter that has them both seeing stars.
Carter Maguire is definitely not her type: he's stable, and he's safe. He's even an English teacher at their high school alma mater. There's something about him that makes Mac think a casual fling is just what she needs to take her mind off dealing with bridezillas and screening her mother's phone calls. But a casual fling can turn into something more when you least expect it. And with the help of her three best friends—and business partners—Mac must learn how to maker her own happy memories.
Nora Roberts had always been down on my to-be-ignored list, because like the judgy hipster snob I sometimes am, I assumed that her books wouldn't be good because there are so many of them. But then Angie and Meg started talking about how much they love Nora Roberts' books, and I realized maybe I should rethink my stance. Then obviously the place to start was the Bride Quartet because I fucking love these covers and the premise of four friends running a wedding planning business together. You guys, why did I waste so much time not reading Nora Roberts?
Vision in White was a bit slow for the first fifty pages or so, but as soon as the ship kicked off, I was obsessed. Like, gigantic grin that I cannot wipe off my damn face obsessed. And I was messaging Gillian to tell her how much she has to read this, because SHIP, which is a VERY VERY good sign. The meet cute starts with Carter accidentally walking in on Mac when she's just wearing a bra (through misadventure), freaks out and almost knocks himself out on the door jamb trying to escape. It was love at first head injury.
Carter's the most precious little muffin, my god. He's a complete nerd, and he's actually legitimately socially awkward. He leaves the most adorable, rambling messages for Mac, and honestly it just kills me. There aren't enough bashful nerd love interests imo. Plus, because he's an English teacher and a writer, on a date, they spend almost two full pages discussing Jane Austen and book-to-film adaptations, and I just DIE of the perfection tbh. Plus, they're both really direct and they're constantly DTRing, which never happens in romance and it's AMAZING.
Obvs I loved the ship, but I was also surprised by how much I loved everything else. The friendship between the four girls is solid, though I'm looking forward to getting more of this as the series goes on. There are so many details about Mac's photography and the business; sure, the focus is romance, but Roberts isn't going to let the reader forget that these women are smart, skilled, and strong businesswomen as well. Mac also has a really great character arc as she finally works on her relationship with her toxic mother and her resulting fear of commitment.
Because of the great recs, I expected to like this, but I really didn't expect to love it so much. There's a bit that's dated in terms of technology and language (some slut-shaming, but it's not the overall tone at all, and girl hate isn't the default at all). I WANT MORE.
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Published by Berkley on October 27, 2009
As little girls Mackensie, Emma, Laurel and Parker spent hours acting out their perfect make believe "I do" moments. Years later, their fantasies become reality when they start their own wedding planning company to make every woman's dream day come true. With perfect flowers, delicious desserts, and joyful moments captured on film, Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet shares each woman's emotionally magical journey to romance.
In Bed of Roses, florist Emma Grant is finding career success with her friends at Vows wedding planning company, and her love life appears to be thriving. Though men swarm around her, she still hasn't found Mr. Right. And the last place she's looking is right under her nose.
But that's just where Jack Cooke is. He's so close to the women of Vows that he's practically family, but the architect has begun to admit to himself that his feelings for Emma have developed into much more than friendship. When Emma returns his passion — kiss for blistering kiss — they must trust in their history…and in their hearts.
Bed of Roses is another massive hit with me, though not quite as much hitting the tropes that I adore. This one's friends to lovers. Florist Emma and Jack (Parker's brother's best friend), after years of secret admiration, finally give in to their feelings and try out a semi-casual relationship. Friends to lovers isn't my favorite trope out there, especially when they already had feelings for each other. Still, I do like Emma and Jack together. Altogether, this just hit more typical romance notes, since Emma's a starry-eyed romantic and Jack's afraid of commitment. However, though there's a more typical narrative arc, it's not played for the massive melodrama it normally is; Jack and Emma do communicate, if not as well as Mac and Carter. Oh, and it's awesome that Emma is biracial (her mother is Mexican, her father white).
The wedding business continues to be a surprising joy. It would be so easy to dismiss their business as fluffy or cute if it were mere set dressing, but Roberts really shows the work they put into it and the passion they all have for their jobs. Though I'm not into floral arrangements particularly, it was fascinating through Emma's eyes because she loves it. Though there's almost constant talk about love and romance, much of that talk is work, and I love how consistently capable these girls are, and how supportive of one another.
Though this could end up being my least favorite of the ships (based on the interactions of the next two couples-to-be in the background, but that's a guess obvs), it's still a really good romance novel, and I'm so attached to this whole cast by now. I'm really looking forward to Parker and Laurel's books, since they're the meanest. :-p
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
With the support of her friends, Laurel McBane's dream of attending culinary school came true. Now, she's repaying their kindness by creating extravagantly luscious tiers of cakes and other confectionary delights that add the perfect touch to their clients' weddings.
As for romance, the low-key Laurel has had a mega crush on Parker's older brother, Delaney Brown, since childhood. But she's convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. When Laurel's quicksilver moods get the better of her—leading to an angry, hot, altogether mind-blowing kiss with Del—she'll have to quiet the doubts in her mind to turn a moment of passion into forever…
I have been waiting for the Laurel book, because she's been grumpy and bitchy in the background, which hello kindred spirit. Forever and always I will love the bitchy heroines who embrace their bitchiness. Savor the Moment is another fantastic installment in the Bride Quartet.
It's really kind of hard to review this because what works is the same stuff that works in the prior novels. There's a strong focus on Laurel's love of baking and wedding cake design. The wedding business is a lot of pages of content, and I'd expect to be bored but I really love it. Also, I love that Roberts has included both a gay and lesbian wedding with absolutely not explication, just like hey it's a wedding nbd. With each book, there's more and more of the friendship between these girls, and I really want to have a commune like this with my friends and their loves.
Ship-wise, Laurel and Del hit a lot of the same tropes as Emma and Jack. They're also friends to lovers with a pretty similar evolution of feelings. However, they're the low-drama version, so I did like that better, even if their chemistry wasn't quite as strong. Laurel has a strong character arc related to her own insecurities, though it would have been nice if that hadn't been resolved by engagement. Still, I do ship them, but they're not a SHIP SHIP SHIP like Mac and Carter.
This series is so consistent and strong. Now on to Parker's book.
Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
Published by Berkley on November 2, 2010
Dreams are realized in the eagerly-awaited fourth novel in Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet.
As the public face of Vows wedding planning company, Parker Brown has an uncanny knack for fulfilling every bride's vision. She just can't see where her own life is headed. Mechanic Malcomb Kavanaugh loves figuring out how things work, and Parker is no exception. Both know that moving from minor flirtation to major hook-up is a serious step. Parker's business risks have always paid off, but now she'll have to take the chance of a lifetime with her heart...
While I've really enjoyed my first foray into Nora Roberts, this series has gone slightly downhill with each book. The first three I all really liked, though, but Happy Ever After I largely didn't. It took me weeks to drag my way through it, and I don't know that I would ever reread it. This series ending and I are not Happy Ever After.
Man, this is a disappointment, because I'd really been looking forward to Parker and Mal's book. They had such great chemistry in the background of the other books, but it all falls apart in their actual POVs. Starting in book two, these two started having delicious hate to love antagonism, but it's all gone by the time Happy Ever After starts. They're both attracted to each other and the only conflict in getting together is that Parker envisioned a different kind of guy, but she quickly gives in to his persistence.
Though the whole series has been very men are men and women are women, this book takes it to a place I can no longer handle. With the other ships, the women were in a very powerful role, but, despite Parker being very controlling by nature, Mal's consistently leading the relationship. He pushes for the physical relationship to change, often kissing her when she didn't want to be kissed. She wants him to communicate but he won't because alpha male feelings. It's very standard romance stuff, but it's not the kind of romance I like.
A lot of this stems, I think, from the fact that Mal is a different sort of love interest. Carter's a teacher, Jack's an architect, and Del's a lawyer, but Mal's a mechanic. He's a vastly successful mechanic, but he comes from a blue collar background and works with his hands. Roberts attempts an edgier voice for him which mostly consists of him sounding like all the other guys but occasionally coming out with strange phrasing that was probably supposed to sound "street" but is mostly just stilted or some poor grammar. Honestly, I found the portrayal a bit offensive, and it wasn't something I could get past. There's also a lot of violent, dominating imagery and diction to the sex scenes that was not there with the three prior novels.
Another problem with this one is that Parker has no actual conflict. She's perfect at everything. The whole series has leaned into the fantasy side of realism, but I didn't mind the girls being completely perfect at their jobs because that made a nice counterpoint to the fact that the series focuses on romance. Parker, however, has nothing else going on emotionally. She IS her job. She has no character arc and Mal barely has one. The attempt at a character arc for her is that she has to accept that Mal isn't the pretentious guy she imagined settling down with, whereas he has to learn to communicate. There's just almost nothing happening here emotionally, especially since they were mostly already into each other. It's boring.
This would be a two star were it not for Mac's wedding at the end, which I did enjoy reading. That ship is my favorite, and their wedding was very them, so it saw me out on a high note. Unfortunately, the ship of this book didn't. It's a damn shame tbh.
By Nora Roberts
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Review + Guest Post + Giveaway: Salvation Blog Tour
Review: Play On by Michelle Smith
Size Doesn't Matter (52): Mini Reviews
Tribute by Nora Roberts
Review: Crewel
Review: Meant to Be
Review Blog Tour: Falling Together
Review: Bumped
Book Talk: Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan
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1. Heat oven to 400°. Place crab shells on a baking sheet, and bake until lightly browned, about 20 minutes; let cool. Heat 4 tbsp. butter in an 8-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion, celery, and fennel; cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add crab shells, parsley stems, peppercorns, bay leaves, and sliced lemon; cook for 2 minutes. Add brandy; cook 1 minute. Add 10 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly reduced, about 1 hour. Pour through a fine strainer into a bowl; set crab broth aside. 2. Wipe saucepan clean, return to medium-high heat, and add remaining butter. Add chopped onion; cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add rice, tomato paste, and lemon zest; cook until lightly caramelized, about 2 minutes. Add reserved crab broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook until rice is tender, about 18 minutes. Purée soup in a blender and return to saucepan over medium heat; add reserved crab meat, milk, cream, sherry, lemon juice, and paprika, and cook until meat is warmed through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Divide soup among 8 bowls; garnish each bowl with a dollop of crème fraîche and some of the parsley leaves.


Linda Lee is a bilingual information management professional with a Masters degree in Library and Information. She has been providing consulting expertise to federal government IM managers and is adept at planning and providing project management of IM resources and IM projects. She has thorough knowledge of the GC IM Strategy, the TBS Policy on IM and other IM policy instruments. As a trained librarian, Linda has more than ten years of practical experience with Government of Canada clients in the areas of information management, information technology, records management, and library services consulting. She has been involved in projects specific to IM awareness and training, IM policies and guidelines, performance measurement, and information architecture. Linda is a consummate professional who diligently works to keep on the leading edge of her field so that her clients are always provided with an optimal practical solution. Her ability to liaise between technical staff and non-technical users of information systems has made her highly sought after in a wide range of consulting and client support requirements.
During my career as an IM professional I have been asked to fulfill a variety of roles including coming in at the crack of dawn to publish web pages just in time for a Minister's press conference, explaining why it might not be a good idea to email a colleague the reasons you dislike a staff member and divining structure from the trackless expanses of departmental email.
As consultants working for government clients, we have recently noticed that "business process mapping" has become a loud whisper among the IM community. It has been said with interest, as well as with some trepidation. Regardless, IM specialists are starting to feel the need to understand this tool better and understand how it can be used within the IM context.
One of the reasons business process mapping is sparking a lot of interest is due to the new Directive on Recordkeeping that was released in July 2009. Government organizations are being asked to identify and focus on managing information resources of business value. One of the suggested methods for identifying information resources of business value is through business process mapping.
I'm continually surprised at the new challenges that can be overcome using process mapping tools and techniques. When we first sat down and looked at the new Directive on Recordkeeping, it became apparent that the core challenge was not just identifying which records are of "business value", but doing so with accuracy and efficiency – going through records one-by-one is not practical and applying batch values can often miss the mark.
As we talked through the challenges, process mapping started to show promise as the tool that could find the balance between "getting it right" and "cost effective". Process mapping lets us focus on how documents are used, rather than what the document is. First, we identify the processes that are of value to your business, and associate with those, the records that are of value to the process.
The solution: Records, meet process.
Let's take a transactional process as an example. The specifics of a transactional process will vary from one business line to the next. The specific steps may be different and the records used and produced throughout these steps will be different. However, at a higher level of detail, there are similarities that hold true across nearly all transactional processes. They all typically involve four basic steps: Receive request, process request, produce response, and follow-up. Further, the documents produced and used along these steps will have significant similarities in value.
By defining these generic processes for your organization, and defining generic records of business value within them, you can begin rolling-out the model across the whole organization. Doing this will provide you with a sound first cut at defining the records of business value across the whole organization, and do so far more efficiently than other methods.
Although the Directive on Recordkeeping may have ignited the interest in business process mapping, I have found that this tool can be very useful for both the IM specialist and the IM group in an organization. This is true more than ever as the role of IM specialists is changing in this evolving GC IM environment. More and more, we are being asked to be business analysts.
Business process mapping can be a powerful communication tool. Communication is a large part of IM in an organization – communication of IM responsibilities and properly managing information. Process maps can very simply and effectively show the links between the business processes and IM requirements. For instance, process maps can clearly show business managers when and where to store the information resources created and collected in their business processes.
The exercise of identifying information resources of business value, although potentially a large investment, can be worthwhile in the long run.
Kellen Greenberg is a consultant with Systemscope's Strategic Business Consulting practice. He can be reached at greenberg@systemscope.com.
Linda Lee is a consultant with Systemscope's Information Management practice. She can be reached at lee@systemscope.com.


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haus of gloi spring tonic #1 | More Tea, Wesley?
California lemon, Mexican lime, parsley and dandelion greens.
Spring Tonic #1 is part of Haus of Gloi's recurring Valentine's Day release. It may overlap with the Spring release as well, but I can't say for sure. I picked up a perfume oil sample in this scent.
In the imp Spring Tonic #1 is WHOA lemon lime, very zingy. On skin the lime comes to the top more than the lemon, and after a minute or two I smell the parsley and greens. Fresh is really the best way to describe this. It's what I imagine running your hand through the leaves of a lime tree after the rain would feel/smell like.
When I first sniffed this I thought it was nice but not something I'd need more of. Now I'm not so sure. It would be a great scent for a hot day. Unfortunately the lasting power is not good (less than two hours), so I'll probably get this in the whipped soap or pumpkin butter rather than the perfume if I decide to pick up more.
Misc. Notes: I put this under Mike's nose and his response was "Oooh. Now that, I like." I knew he would; he likes anything that smells like a salad.
Would I buy it again? Definitely. And I'll be picking up samples of the rest of the Spring Tonics now as well.


Presents letters commenting on articles about equal rights and the Judicial Selection Committee in the U.S. published in previous issues of the "Tennessee Bar Journal."
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Broadening the Legal Landscape" in the November 29, 2007 issue of "Diverse: Issues in Higher Education."
The article lists the best lawyers in the U.S. including lawyer Rebecca Creed, lawyer A. Graham Allen and lawyer Stephen D. Busey.
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti: A Global History," by Lisa McGirr in the March 2007 issue.
A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on a murder trial by Peter Matthiessen in the November 1, 1959 issue.
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Lawyers and Accountants Once Put Integrity First," by Mark W. Everson in the June 19, 2011 issue.
Presents the text of a speech given by Frederick H. Stinchfield, president of the American Bar Association, given on September 24, 1937, which deals with the problems of lawyers and the legal profession in the U.S.


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The AAF reportedly isn't going to make it through its first season
By Matt Bonesteel
| Washington Post |
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - MARCH 31: Running back Denard Robinson #25 of the Atlanta Legends carries the ball against Ryan White #22 of the Birmingham Iron during the first half of an Alliance of American Football game at Legion Field on March 31, 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) (Butch Dill/Getty)
Last week, Alliance of American Football principal investor Tom Dundon told USA Today he would have to consider folding the first-year league if the NFL - specifically its players' union - didn't allow its practice squad players to play in the fledgling pro-football outfit next season.
With no sign that the NFL or the NFLPA will agree to any sort of player-sharing agreement, that time apparently has come. Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio and the Action Network's Darren Rovell both reported the AAF will suspend operations Tuesday afternoon with two weeks remaining in its inaugural regular season schedule.
ESPN's Michael Rothstein reported the league was scheduled to hold a call with all players and staff at 1 p.m. Eastern time.
"The league won't be folding, yet. But it seems to be moving in that direction," Florio wrote.
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Dundon, owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, stepped in to pledge a needed $250 million to the AAF in February after its first weekend of games in exchange for being named chairman of the AAF board of directors. Reports had surfaced that AAF teams struggled to pay their players after the initial contests, though Dundon denied that the league was in danger of becoming insolvent.
According to Rovell, Dundon will lose $70 million of that investment, adding that he made the decision to suspend operations "against the wishes of league co-founders Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian." According to Florio, the league needed $20 million to get through the end of the season.
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Week 9 of the 10-week AAF season was shaping up to be a key moment for the league, and not simply because of jockeying for playoff position. Saturday's game between Memphis and San Antonio was scheduled to be broadcast by CBS as a lead-in to its NCAA Final Four coverage, and a solid TV rating on the national network could have been a sign that interest remained in the league.
Most AAF games have been televised by TNT, NFL Network or the CBS Sports Network cable channel or streamed on B/R Live. And while early ratings were impressive - the first two AAF games, broadcast by CBS on Feb. 9, drew 3.25 million viewers, more than an NBA game airing on ABC at the same time - those numbers have declined as the season has progressed. Only 340,000 people watched a March 23 game between Orlando and Atlanta on TNT, and the games broadcast by NFL Network that same weekend (one of them featuring former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel) drew fewer than 300,000 viewers.
The NFLPA reportedly was worried that sharing players with the AAF would violate the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, specifically restrictions on mandatory offseason workouts. The union also was concerned about the financial ramifications for a player who suffers a serious injury while playing for an AAF team.
Initially envisioned as a development league that eventually could position itself as something of a minor league to the NFL, the AAF generated a sizable amount of interest early thanks in part to novel rule tweaks that did away with kickoffs and onside kicks. But according to Rovell, Dundon tried to speed up the league's growth and work out an official agreement with the NFL after his $250 million pledge, which gave him sizable say over league operations, including the decision about whether to continue playing.
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