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The winter season is coming to an end which will mean a change of pace for all those dedicated spectators out there. The image right is a classic shot from the archives of the intensity of the expert spectator.
Saturday's rugby finals saw great wins to the U15 A and U16 U63kg teams while the 2nd XV went down narrowly (15-13) to Stratford HS in the A grade final.
This week is Tournament Week with our 1st XI Hockey and Soccer teams playing in Napier and the U15 team playing in Wellington (St Pats Silverstream). Support and expert advice would be welcomed.


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Superdelegate Comments
In order to speed up the superdelegate list and relieve our commenters from the annoying error message that blogger can't seem to fix we've decided to make a change with superdelegate comments.
Please post all superdelegate comments here. As always... only comment on new or rumored superdelegate endorsements. All other comments should be in a relevant comment or in our Open Thread.
New comments here
Posted by Oreo at 12:02 AM
Maine add-on added fro Obama
One of the contributor's on CNN announced that Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer will endorse the winner of the Montana primary. It's a conditional endorsement, and there's no direct quote, but it might be something to watch out for in the coming days.
From PolitickerMD.com
"ANNAPOLIS-- Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Towson) told PolitickerMD.com today that "it's possible" he could endorse a presidential candidate by Wednesday, one-day after the final nominating contests in South Dakota and Montana.
Appearing at the District 30 Democratic Club Cookout and Fundraiser in Annapolis, Sarbanes would not say which candidate he would endorse. The representative from Maryland's 3rd Congressional District has long pledged to remain uncommitted until the process is finalized on Tuesday.
"I'm certainly not going to make a decision before Tuesday," Sarbanes said. "We're coming to the end of the process and I'll think you'll see a fair amount of closure taking hold."
As for his view on the role of a superdelegate, Sarbanes said, "Superdelegates were created to exercise some measure of independence, but they take their cue from various surrounding factions."
I think that most likely we won't see much until Tuesday and then we will see the flood at the time that the polls close, allowing Obama to make the pledged delegates as they come in what puts him over the top and puts a quick end to things, while making it seem the the voters and not the SDs decided it.
At the top of the Superdelegate Endorsements page the text reads "(Note: Florida, Michigan and Democrats Abroad superdelegates get 1/2 vote each, so there are actually 800 superdelegates casting 823.5 votes)", but I think you actually mean to say there are 855 superdelegates castin 823.5 votes since otherwise someone's getting more than 1.0 votes!
Remember Kevin Rodriguez, the super from Virgin Island?
We were worried about him. Angry islanders (Obama: 90% of vote) couldn't find him after he re-switched his endorsment back to Hillary. Some thought he might be jet-skiing somewhere, others feared for his well-being. No need to worry! Kevin is just fine. He is following Hillary around on her jet as a living proof that every superdelegate can change their mind.
Take good care of him, Hillary. Barack has got a bigger jet.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/01/clintons_parting_shot_from_pue.html
i agree Miranda. Jim Clyburn has said he'll endorse Tuesday at 11:00am. This could get the ball rolling, but if the 30 or so can endorse by the time the polls close, and before Barack speaks in St. Paul, it can be the voters of Montana and South Dakota that put him over the top.
I think Obama would like to get the 32 unpledged delegates that he needs before 9 pm EDT on Tuesday (when the polls close in the west part of South Dakota), so that he is clearly in range to be put over by the pledged delegates from Montana.
I also think a lot of the unpledged would prefer to wait until Wednesday morning.
This could be the struggle over the next 48 hours as Obama's staff tries to convince the unpledged of the importance of beating the Wednesday morning stampede.
Regardless of speeches, I think the unpledged can do the math -- 17 from Montana and South Dakota + 17 add-ons + 2 from Iowa + 5 from Edwards in Florida+ 4 from Pelosi Club only leaves him one short (with way too many places to pick up the 1 without needing other unpledged delegates).
They can wait back and let others get on board first (maybe extending the contest until the 15th) or they can endorse Monday or Tuesday.
lompe,
I wonder if Kevin Rodriguez has given any thought to how he is going to get home :-)
tmess2,
i liked your post, tho 2 questions: 1) Matt and Oreo have 6 in the Pelosi club, but you say only 4? 2) i'm curious about the 17 add-ons that you refer to, in the context of helping Barack reach the magic number by Tuesday night. All the remaining add-ons aren't scheduled to be identfied until well after Tuesday. am I missing something?
tmess2
The rumour is that Obama has got more promises from supers than he needs, and that he has told Hillary this. The supers will be coming out in large numbers this week and everyone hopes that Hillary will concede graciously.
I'm not sure if Mr. Rodgiquez wants to go home in the near future ;)
I am so confused. Many SuperDelegates are clearly planning to support Obama AFTER the primaries. But there is so much more value to the party and the campaign if 30 of the SuperDelegates do it before so the VOTERS put Obama over the top, not party elders. Why don't they come out now? Their chairman has asked them to. Maybe Carter can't come out, but the lower profile ones would benefit themselves and the party and put them in the position of having done a favor for the future president.
I don't get it. Can some one help me?
Graham -
You're spot-on.. but for everyone that underestimates Sen. Obama's political skills, there's someone that ends us being surprised.
I'm sure Axelrod and others are making the case behind the scenes that people who declare before Tuesday night will be remembered.. the ones who speak up *after he hits 2117, not so much. It's just common-sense politics.
I'm not counting him out just yet ;)
My reason for 4 is that I am not sure that all 6 will endorse. I can easily see Cantwell not switching and Pelosi and Van Hollen not endorsing while it is still contested. So I used four to be safe.
The 17 add-ons is again being on the cautious side, there are 20 add-ons left from "Obama" states but I can see the possibility of split delegations or local politics trumping national. In my own state, Clinton probably had the majority at our State Committee meeting (going by my memory of the size of the caucuses for PLEOs) but we still went with out two state elected officials even though one was uncommitted and the other an Obama supporter.
Halperin is reporting DNC Jerome Wiley Segovia (VA) for Obama...
Segovia endorses Obama
Link for Segovia:
http://thepage.time.com/
obama-release-on-virginia-superdelegate/
oopps. Here's the link
CT's Nancy DiNardo announces for Obama:
Eyewitness NewsCONNECTICUT (WABC) -- Connecticut's last uncommitted superdelegate in the battle for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination says she's backing Barack Obama.
Nancy DiNardo, chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, has held back her endorsement for months, saying she wanted to wait until the primaries were over.
"It's pretty close to the end now," she told The Associated Press.
Segovia and DeNardo added for Obama. Only front page and sidebar have been updated at this time.
- Added DNC Jerome Wiley Segovia (VA) for Obama
- Added DNC Nancy DiNardo (CT) for Obama
- Added DNC Chris Whittington (LA) for Clinton
Blogger was erroring out a while ago but it looks like it may be resolved.
Thanks for your patience.... and bear with us today. We'll get things up ASAP
hey, just a heads up, im sure this doesn't invalidate her endorsement but the article you have for Gov. Granhold doesn't meet your standards for endorsement. It's an article about Baldacci endorsing clinton and granholm is listed as another thats endorsed her but there is no direct qoute or paraphrase.
Obama/Clinton Clinton/Obama 08
Micah. Do you refer to Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm? Check your spelling (not Granhold).
So far, nearly half the day is done and it's shaping up to be a relatively quiet day amongst the remaining uncommitted SDs.
Cat got their tongues ?
Dilbuck said...
SD's have been endorsing much later in the day for the last week or two. I would guess that you may see a few more this evening and some more tomorrow throughout the voting in South Dakota and Montana, hopefully putting Obama over the top.
rkw said...
Lawrence endorses Obama
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080602/NEWS15/80602060
Animaltalker said...
I just noticed on the front page, 200 left uncommitted Clinton needs 201.5 of course there are still the pledged to come from SD and MT but she's not going to get the majority of those now is she
Another for Clinton:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--clinton-superdele0602jun02,0,3024029.story
Going to be an odd but busy day??
Yep Animaltalker, Clinton is 30 delegates away from being mathematically eliminated assuming all of the remaining Edwards delegates go for Obama and Obama has no more superdelegate defections.
Of course, it's not truly over until the convention or she drops out of the race.
Siroco said...
Sen. Barack Obama picked up another superdelegate during his visit today to Troy High School.
Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence, who is a superdelegate because of her role with the National Conference of Mayors, said it's time for the Democratic Party to unite behind Obama.
"I was undecided, but he's worked hard to show that he's the best candidate," Lawrence said before Obama arrived at the high school, where 2,000 supporters waited in excited anticipation for the probable Democratic presidential nominee.
the link for that
Lawrence added for Obama
What a bad day for Blogger to be messing up. Grrrrr.
Anyway, another MI for Obama
http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=8411834&nav=0RbQ
And I called Stein's office and they said that they are drawing up the press release for Clinton and it will be effective at 1:30 PM
Apparently they are early for Stein:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/
article?AID=/20080602/NEWS01/80602005/1002
Stein added for Clinton
Blogger was having issues again but it seems better now. Hope we're not the ones causing it ;)
Sorry yes... I added Battaglieri earlier.
If you haven't seen it check the front page where we keep a running summary of endorsements for the day.
I just saw it, sorry. Still having a little trouble getting from page to page, but since I can get this one I am trying to just hang here, lol.
Don't know if Dillon from Michigan has been added
http://www.wwj.com/pages/2219210.php?
Who is Dillon? Link is to Coleman. He's been added.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/superdelegates/
"Most of the 17 Democratic senators who are uncommitted superdelegates will endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president this week"
"the senators don't want to pound Hillary Clinton, and there is a sense she should be given a grace period."
Dillon is a Republican.House speaker in MI.Not a superdelegate.
http://www.mirsnews.com/login.php?referrer=alert.php?alert_id=187
You need to subscribe in order to read the article.
Another for Obama from FL:
Janee Murphy
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/
floridapolitics/entries/2008/06/02/fl_superdelegate_backs_obama.html
Added DNC Janee Murphy (FL)* for Obama
grantcart said...
coleman from Michigan doesn't appear to be added even though poster mentioned it upthread
Grantcart,
Coleman is there. Do a Ctrl-F and type in his name
Funny that -- if today is any evidence, MI and FL, since Saturday's DNC (ie. RBC) ruling, has not back-lashed against the Obama campaign but has rather started to get to know him better.
Their remaining uncommitted SDs are starting to reflect that with their movement today.
CNN is reporting that most of the remaining undeclared Senators will announce for Obama this week.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/superdelegates/
Benjamin Spector said...
I believe, in a post, you said you will go along with DNC magic number 2118 as a new delegate will be chosen before the convention.
Currently 2117 is the magic numner you are using to wrap up the majority. Have you changed your mind?
Most of the web uses 2117, but I believe you are the most influential sorce and people are going with your numbers.
The number is 2117 and that's what we'll use until Donna Edwards is elected in Maryland.
You can read more about this here
Tom Harkin is 'now' on the Hill meeting with other superdelegate Senators. (MSNBC just said on TV).
They also said about 35 U.S. Representatives are getting ready to come out for Obama.
Chris Matthews just announced the Rep James Clyburn has announced for Obama
James Clyborn for Obama according to MSNBC
Jaya said...
The meeting needs to be short and supposedly so far only three are in attendance - Harkins, Salazar and Carper. They indicated that they would not come out in support of anyone until after tomorrow's primaries.
John Testor due to be interviewed on CNN. Any more news about Baucus except the Obama sign on his lawn?
Here's the link for Clyburn
http://ap.google.com/article/
ALeqM5gi1V8BAi8JGiWbVFyBgclF-CcXuQD91264QO0
There was another article here:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hLPqTxd4Fe7e5EymHU-kTUgweRDQD91264807
That says that Rep. John Spratt of South Carolina would join Clyburn in making an endorsement. This should be tomorrow.
CNN says:
Several sources tell CNN that House Minority Whip and superdelegate James Clyburn of South Carolina will endorse Senator Barack Obama Tuesday.
Leah, I think you ment Jim Clayburn is majority whip.
Robert in MN-
I just copied and pasted what CNN said. Those were their words ;)
Mantis Katz & Zeus Hussein Canary said...
Huffington announced a James Clyburn endorsement for Obama:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/02/majority-whip-jim-clyburn_n_104768.html
Just posting what Laura's link says on Huffington.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn is endorsing Barack Obama for president.
The South Carolina congressman told The Associated Press on Monday that he has started to phone the state's superdelegates to ask them to get behind one candidate. When asked whether that candidate was Obama, Clyburn said yes.
Clyburn says he'll make a formal endorsement announcement Tuesday.
The backing of the highest-ranking black member of Congress comes more than four months after Obama won the Democratic primary in South Carolina.
Those two are for tomorrow...but this one is for today. Another for Obama!
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/northwest/story/428734.html
McDonald from Washington endorses Obama....
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004445675_apwawashsuperdelegates.html
McDonald added for Obama
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin is expected to make a statement Wednesday about his undeclared superdelegate status.
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/19470519.html
Added Rep. James Clyburn (SC) for Obama
18 invited - 4 showed up
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/02/democratic-senators-meet-discuss-possible-obama-en/
Salazar says senators didn't agree on endorsement
M.E. Sprengelmeyer and Isaac Wolf Rocky Mountain News
Originally published 03:08 p.m., June 2, 2008
Updated 06:18 p.m., June 2, 2008
Sen. McCaskill:
"I think tomorrow will be a very big day. I've spoken to 10 uncommitteds, and they've said yes, they'll be committing [to Obama], and they'll be committing sometime tomorrow. "
Tomorrow will be a very busy day!! Looks like the Pelosi club may finally be ready!!
"There has been no pressure on me from Obamaland," writes Christine Pelosi, an uncommitted from California who has vowed to back the pledged delegate winner, almost assuredly Obama, once the primaries are over. "I'm not sure who's doing what before the polls close. My sense is that once the votes are in, the supers like me will speak out."
Bob Mulholland, a senior adviser to the California Democratic Party and an uncommitted superdelegate, says he too has been confronted with silence from the Obama folks. "They haven't called in a week," he told The Huffington Post.
Another superdelegate, who asked not to be identified, said he had talked with four other superdelegates none of whom had been contacted by the Illinois Democrat. "I haven't gotten anything from him," he said. "I had another superdelegate call me and say he heard I was going to come out for Obama on Tuesday but that wasn't the case. I think he was playing us off each other."
Is this cause for concern? Mulholland doesn't think so. "They already have got two or three dozen or so lined up," he said. "Of course they do. I'm sure they do, including a lot of members of Congress. So, I think that is already over... Assume he wins one or two states you let that happen and then Wednesday morning you let the others come out."
I would love a victory dance tom orrow night in St Paul... A masterstroke of the Obama campaign to wrap up the nom on the same stage as the RNC... I make BO's chances over JMc in November 80/20... What do you think?
If Obama people aren't calling around, I would assume they have all the supers they need.
The others can live in irrelevance in Gutless Land.
I believe that just in picking the place he picked he has been very telling on having them lined up. Why pick there if you aren't going there, not being in Montana or South Dakota for a reason? We have learned from our current fearless leader, you fight them on their turf before letting them bring it to yours...no matter how unlikely it is that they will win...or even attack you for that matter?? Tomorrow is the final (or finally) Super Tuesday.
Plus, he doesn't need to call them, he knows he has them, we all have for months and he doesn't want too many to endorse anyway. It will just raise the anger level of Clinton fans and those he can get would be lost if the supers and that decision clinches it. I figure we will see enough for him to have a good buffer between 9am EST and when the first numbers start rolling in. Most right after the polls close. Will be a busy night tomorrow.
I do hope that Byrd is okay.
Keep in mind that Obama if he wins MT- has at least 2 supers who will endorse based on the winner- Margaret Campbell and Governor Schweitzer, with the 6 in the Pelosi club, and 16 that Obama should get in pledged delegates tomorrow + 2 pledged that have switched, Obama only needs 14 additional supers tomorrow...
Well - here's some Twin Cities speculation:
1- It is the host of the GOP convention
2- It is the home of Tim Kaine (Harvard law; wife a judge who went to Princeton; 3 teenagers, brings along a new state -VA) He certainly wouldn't outshine or out-elder BO.
3- Will be campaigning for Al Franken(well I had to throw that in)
4- A swing state - which BO took
5- Minnesota has been a model of good government for years - so he has his pick of issues to showcase
It's a good question - Why Minnesota?
Why Minnesota? How would you feel if McCain clinched the Rep nom in Denver at the Pepsi Center on a night that there was no primary in CO? Great move by BO... Transition (they have been calling it a "pivot") into the general election campaign makes sense...
& btw, MN is not a swing state... Firmly BO (Dem) territory IMHO... That's the motivation!
It's the last time he will get full national media attention until he picks his VP. Doing it at the site of the Republican Conveniton allows him to include lines like "In 3 months John McCain is going to be speaking on this stage and he is going to tell the American people x (something like we need to stay the course). But we know that this country can't afford 4 more years of that bankrupt policy. We don't need a third term of George Bush. We need a new direction."
IMHO : Obama does NOT have the delegates lined up! Does Obama's campaign have a history of lying?
David Plouffe, the manager of the Obama campaign, said. "We'd like them to come out publicly as soon as we can get them."
It remained unclear, Mr. Plouffe said, if Mr. Obama could secure enough of the endorsements before Tuesday evening.
Let's not be part of setting false expectations!
Why would Obama hold them back?
Obama wants this over yesterday and if he had had 50+ yesterday he would have had them come out.
Also look at the pattern it doesn't indicate a back log that he is bringing out every two hours or so.
It's chaotic drips and spurts.
Supers can come out without talking to Obama, they just have to to a press release or stick up a lawn sign.
I personally wish the Dems were being smarter and braver.
I think he will get it by tomorrow, maybe, but if you want Obama to win do what you can! Take nothing for granted. Call a Super, Call South Dakota (He is down in the polls), Call Montana... it is close!
Democracy is not a spectator sport!
Obama 08!
Maria Chappelle-Nadal (MO) for Obama:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/E486465EAF8BF9F38625745D0010F444?OpenDocument
http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/news/article/floodgates-opened-for-florida-superdelegates-to-endorse/1187/
Several [FL} superdelegates said they'll announce decisions tomorrow or Wednesday.
"I was certainly going to wait until Florida's Jan. 29 vote was validated to some extent," said former state party Chairman Mitch Ceasar of Fort Lauderdale, who will announce "in the next day or two."
Here's a list of Florida superdelegates and where they stand, excluding three – DNC members Terrie Brady of Jacksonville and Andrew Tobias of Miami, and Rep. Allen Boyd of Monticello -- who couldn't be reached Monday:
Announced Monday:
DNC member Janee Murphy of Tampa, for Obama
Expected to announce soon:
DNC member Jon Ausman, Tallahassee
DNC member Mitch Ceasar, Fort Lauderdale
DNC member Diane Glasser, Fort Lauderdale
Rep. Ken Klein, Boca Raton
John Spratt (SC) seems to be coming out of the super closet for Obama today.
http://www.thestate.com/nation/story/422889.html
And Debra Kozikowski (MA) will come out right after the polls close today.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121245006132239641.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
lompe - the link you provided does not reference anything about Debra Kozikowski. Are you sure this is the right URL?
Seems like you have to login to WSJ or go through google news.
Debra Kozikowski "said she plans to announce her choice of candidate as soon as the South Dakota and Montana polls close, without waiting for their vote totals to be announced."
–Michigan superdelegate Joyce Lalonde, a member of the NEA and MEA Boards of Directors and political activist.*
The Page Halprine
http://thepage.time.com/2008/06/03/tuesdays-super-battle/
That last MI endorsement gave Obama his 8 superdelegate in MI vs Clintons 7. This means Obama have more superdelegates in MI than Clinton, which has a symbolic value given the MI-delegate debate.
In the sidebar, total delegates for Obama ha an extra 7.
Clyburn just made his "official" endorsement on NBC's Today show (though I know you guys already added him last night).
Matt & Oreo: I hope you guys are using some vacation time to take off work today & tomorrow...I think that handling the flood of endorsements is going to be a full-time job!!!
Wow -- you would have thought that Hillary would have given up now now that Obama is approaching 21,000 delegates!
Minor typo in your side table ;)
BTW -- I've been a lurker but have followed the site religously for 4 months. Outstanding job!
Nadal and Lalonde added for Obama.
We will be updating the sidebar first today as the numbers are arguably more important than the names today.
We will do everything we can to keep everything updated as quickly as possible.
ChagoFuentes said...
Does anyone think the Davids (Plouffe and Axelrod) are good enough to get within two super delegate endorsements from clinching the nomination by the time he goes on stage in Minneapolis-St. Paul? That could set the stage for a "Live from New York" video feed of Bill and Hillary (both supers) announcing they are switching to Obama. She could go a long way toward vindicating herself in one brief dramatic and climactic moment. Maybe she could even lead it off by introducing the Virgin Island super to switch one more time so she could be the second switch to put him over the top. Oh, well, what's a little fantasy to start off the morning? Sorry, I know this thread is supposed to be for endorsements and endorsement rumors only but a rumor has to start somewhere.
Post the comment on the Open Thread and you may get an answer.
Incidentally, you guys are absolutely the best and most dedicated around (especially Matt and Oreo). I haven't missed a day since late January without visiting DCW for the latest. You are going to earn your keep today.
Oreo and Matt, A link to this comment page from the SuperDelegate tracker might be helpful. I applaud your dedication and orginization.
Superdelegate Tracker is linked at the top of the post.
Also... we are keeping a summary with quotes and pictures (when available) for today's endorsements.
You can find that on the front page
Montana's five undeclared supers to endorse the winner of the MT primary tonight:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/
thefix/2008/06/
montana_governors_senators_to.html
On your Latest Endorsements list on the Superdelegate tracker home page, it doesn't denote what kind of superdel Lalonde and Chapelle-Nadal are (DNC, DPL, add on, etc.). I'm probably the only person who cares, but I like seeing this information.
Preparing to add Sen. Herb Kohl (WI) into the Obama fold....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080603/cm_thenation/1325913
"It's time," said U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, the senior Democratic workhorse from Wisconsin who had resisted making an endorsement in the race for the party's presidential nomination out of a desire to maintain productive relations with colleagues Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Kohl, after more than a few consultations with Obama, will announce his position this week -- perhaps even today.
Jeremy...
Fixed thanks
michael from Minesota said...
Dr. in Ann Arbor says:
"it doesn't denote what kind of superdel Lalonde and Chapelle-Nadal are (DNC, DPL, add on, etc.)"
Both are DNC folks. Lalonde is a DNC memberfrom Mich and Chapelle-Nadal is a DNC At-large member from MO.
Rep. John Olver (MA) endorses Obama:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/congressman_olver_endorses_oba.html
John Olver (MA) for Obama
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/
congressman_olver_endorses_oba.html
Jun 3, 10:58 AM EDT
By BETH FOUHY
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president.
The former first lady will stop short of formally suspending or ending her race in her speech in New York City. She will pledge to continue to speak out on issues like health care. But for all intents and purposes, the two senior officials said, the campaign is over.
Most campaign staff will be let go and will be paid through June 15, said the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge her plans.
Olver added for Obama
Terry McAuliffe/Clinton campaign deny AP report. As so it goes..
Thanks for all the wonderful head counting!!
- Added Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI)* for Obama
- Added DNC Debbie Dingell (MI)* for Obama
- Added DNC Richard Wiener (MI)* for Obama
As per Ben Smith at Politico, two more supers to come out later today:
Spratt (SC)
Dawson (NY)
...as well as the last SC Edwards pledged hold-out:
Moore (SC)
According to Mark Halperin
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman — a staunch Clinton backer — says he's preparing to endorse Obama when he takes the stage.
Fred K. McDowell, -- another half a vote -- has committed to Obama.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/
Coleman isn't a super.
And I gotta give Dawson some real credit for showing guts: he now has the distinction of being the only NY super to endorse Obama. He's gonna catch hell at home for that one!
That just leaves Rahm Emmanuel (the only undelcared IL super)...
Oops!!!!
I couldn't find Coleman of St. Paul on the superdelegates list. I guess he isn't a superdelegate.
Chris Coleman is not a super.
One interesting thing about endorsements today and yesterday is that several MI-supers have endorsed Obama. He now how a clear lead there against Clinton. Taking MI to cred-comitte would be even more difficult when Obama clearly have more support from important people in MI.
Nice to see Dawson. I think he was the one who "attacked" Ickes for his "theatrical" appearance in the RBC.
- Added DNC Jennifer DeChant (ME) for Obama
DNC John Perez of CA for Obama according to MSNBC:
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/
Please add Spratt (D-SC) for Obama, he still in the uncommitted list, and the Obama camp is already counting him...
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGByc5
also please add Edwards pledged delegate Tim Moore of South Carolina!
I want to see the numbers up :)
MSNBC just said 3 more announced
and their number is 30.
Is there a problem with
Please check the front page. We are doing all summary updates there.
McDowell is a pledged delegate so he isn't mentioned here
JamesG said...
McDowel is a pledged Edwards and is reflected on the main page, not here.
Oreo, I guess you have a day job that's interfering with the updating.. but..but... we're so close! :P ... whats the hold out with Spratt and Edwards delegate Tim Moore?
and John Perez (CA)
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/03/1100876.aspx
Ohio House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty, a superdelegate from Columbus, has announced that she will support Sen. Barack Obama for president.
http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2008/06/superdelegate_beatty_back_obam_1.shtml
- Added DNC Joyce Beatty (OH) for Obama
DNC Kwame Kilpatrick (MI) for Obama
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20080603/NEWS06/80603063/1008/NEWS
There is a quote from the mayor within the text.
From CNN...
CNN has also confirmed that six of the 13 Florida delegates pledged to John Edwards are now backing Obama, giving him three additional pledged delegate votes.
I don't have any names but maybe someone could check into this for more info.
Kwame Kilpatrick added for Obama
Don't expect to see this one from the Obama campaign
From Obamaland
Two South Carolina Delegates for Obama; Delegate Countdown - 33.5 To Go
Trey White said...
Yep. I always figured they would slip Kilpatrick and William Jefferson in on a busy day. But their votes count too.
Yea he did not go to the Bill Clinton school of bending the truth
Uncle John said...
MSNBC saying 29 to go!
Better John Spratt (SC) for Obama link:
http://www.heraldonline.com/152/story/600843.html
John Spratt (SC) with quote:
"I've been leaning that way for a long while, but keeping my powder dry," he said. "Look, I could support several of any contenders in this primary. If Hillary had a majority of the votes at this point, or the prospect of it, I would consider supporting her. She's run an impressive race. But according to Democratic Party rules, I think Obama has earned the Democratic nomination. It's time to rally behind him, unite the party… and go for the real prize."
Spratt is going into Obama's column today! :)
Debra Kozikowski (MA)
"I'm a practical person," Kozikowski said, "I took my time weighing the pros and cons of both candidates and what it meant to the Democratic Party in November and ultimately my decision came down on the side of Obama."
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/congressman_olver_chicopees_ko.html
Lotus_J said...
They are calling the race in an AP article saying they have confirmation from SDs and saying Obama will get at least 30% of today's primaries.
FleetAdmiralJ said...
Link for Debra Kozikowski (I think you already have John Olver)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1422073~Obama_picks_up_2_Massachusetts_superdelegates.html
Spratt and Kozikowski added for Obama
gpcote said...
http://www.politickerca.com/alexisenstadt/1088/source-superdelegate-mcnerney-endorse-tuesday
MSNBC just now said --
Jimmy CARTER has come out for OBAMA!
MSNBC reports that Jimmy Carter has endorsed Barack Obama
MSNBC announced moments ago that former President Carter has endorsed Obama.
California DNC Perez endorses Obama!
http://www.politickerca.com/alexisenstadt/1089/california-dnc-member-perez-throws-endorsement-obama
John Ausman (FL) for Clinton
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/floridapolitics/entries/2008/06/03/
surprise_fl_superdelegate_to_c.html
Another California congressman for Obama.
link for the Carter endorsement? I can't find it.
Now the remaining numbers of pledged delegates and uncommitted supers is largely under 200..So HRC is no longer viable..
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D912P78O1&show_article=1
link from breitbart.com of Jimmy Carter Endorsement that is expected tonight
From MSNBC on TV:
CARTER will Officially endorse Obama 'after' the polls close tonight.
Carter 'anticipated' endorsement is here:
http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=8418707
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter said he'll endorse Democrat Barack Obama after the polls close on the final primary contests.
"The fact is the Obama people already know they have my vote when the polls close tonight," Carter told The Associated Press after speaking at the Georgia World Congress Center Tuesday afternoon.
Carter, a superdelegate, has remained officially neutral in the race but has offered high praise to Obama. Carter has noted that his children, grandchildren and their spouses back the Illinois senator.
Primaries are underway Tuesday in Montana and South Dakota, the final contests in the long primary race between Obama and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York.
From MSNBC-
Senator Tester (MT) will endorse as soon as the polls close.
ms_snark said...
Jimmy Carter http://www.cbs46.com/news/16478207/detail.html
Clyburn also says Edwards' South Carolina elected delegate Tim Moore will switch to Obama Tuesday.
New York DNC Ralph Dawson endorsement for Barack Obama. Politico has already updated it. It is in the last line of the article. Link below
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community
/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGBytD
Another link: -
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/
election2008/2008-06-03-clinton-delegates_N.htm?csp=34
Vicki in Seattle said...
CNN just announced that Jimmy Carter will endorse Obama either today or tomorrow.
btw, that is a red/black banner at the top of the page at cnn.com
California DNC John A. Perez endorses Obama. Already updated on other sites.
Obama's picked up six in the superdelegate count so far today. He got 3.5 of those between 11:15 a.m. and noon -- CA John A. Perez, MA John Olver, and three from Michigan -- Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Debbie Dingell, and Rick Wiener.
archive/2008/06/03/1100876.aspx
Jimmy Carter - Obama
Former President Jimmy Carter for Obama. Link below: -
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/03
/carter-to-officially-endorse-obama/
Other two endorsements NY DNC Ralph Dawson and Cal. DNC John A. Perez are very important as Ralph is from Hillary state NY and John Perez endorsed Clinton earlier and then became uncommitted.
James Clyburn
Perez added fro Obama
Oreo, how about Ralph Dawson? How about Carter? You added Jim Clyburn a day before his official endorsement.
Carnelia Pettis Fondren (MS)
for Obama
http://www.sunherald.com/306/story/602665.html
greywolf said...
oreo,
The green papers have Edwards down to 5.5 delegates from florida.
I know you have not picked them up yet..because you need names. If you tell me where to look.. Ill go searching to save you time.
Carter and Abbott added for Obama.
We are updating pledged delegates as Green Papers does.
barackobama.com now lists
Two more Michigan superdelegates, Mike Tardiff and Tina Abbott (Secretary-Treasurer of the Michigan AFL-CIO and Vice Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party) have also endorsed Obama.
dont think you have Tardiff yet
Chuck Todd says 19.5 to go
Chuck Todd is adding in some that haven't endorsed yet... like those in Montana, etc.
That's why their number is so low.
maxine Waters for Obama according to CNN
Keryl said...
Maxine Waters switches to Obama. Just now on CNN.
Obama Announces Support from Edwards Pledged Delegates
By Sam Graham-Felsen - Jun 3rd, 2008 at 5:12 pm EDT
CHICAGO, IL—The Obama Campaign today announced that the following delegates pledged to former Senator John Edwards have committed to vote for Senator Obama at the Democratic National Convention. With today's announcement, every delegate pledged to Senator Edwards in Iowa (four delegates), New Hampshire (four delegates) and South Carolina (eight delegates) will be voting for Senator Obama at the National Convention. In addition, 10 of the 13 Edwards delegates from Florida will be voting for Senator Obama at the National Convention.
The updated roster adds ten delegates today to Obama's delegate total, raising it to 2,099.5 and leaving the campaign only 18.5 delegates away from clinching the nomination at 2,118.
Full list here:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGByg3
1.5 more, from NH and MI
State Rep. Sharon Nordgren of New Hampshire and Michigan AFL and Democratic Party official Tina Abbott join the superdelegate surge to Obama.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0608/15_more_from_NH_and_MI.html
Dennis Moore Rep from Kansas and superdelegate for Obama.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/647792.html
California and DC Superdelegate for Obama; Delegate Countdown - 16.5 To Go
by Sam Graham-FelsenTuesday, June 03, 2008 at 05:17 PM
California DNC member Kamil Hasan released the following statement today endorsing Barack Obama for President:
I am endorsing Senator Obama as Democratic Party's nominee not only because he has clearly won more pledged delegates, but I sincerely believe that he can provide the necessary leadership in taking this country in a new direction at this critical juncture in our history. Fortunately, we have had two excellent candidates. I have great admiration for Senator Clinton and the way she has run a spirited, high energy, issues based campaign. I am looking forward to continue to energize the Indo-American and the South-Asian communities in ensuring that Senator Obama becomes the next President of the United States. His election as the President of the United States will not only help unite a very divided nation, but elevate the image of the United States in the world to a level not seen since John Kennedy was the President.
District of Columbia superdelegate and DNC member Ben Johnson also endorsed Barack Obama.
It's time to close ranks behind Barack Obama, who has run an outstanding campaign and made many of us proud. This is no way diminishes my respect and admiration for Senator Clinton, who is a fine public servant who I have known for many years. But it is clear that Senator Obama has the momentum needed to help us win in November and I am proud to endorse him today.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hqblog
Good Afternoon Everyone. Been a good ay while I was at work, I see!
Two more for Obama from what I can tell, Including Hasan...a defector
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGByCK
Just wondering how anyone has national convention delegates in Iowa, since they haven't had their state convention yet (and it's a caucus state). Besides, I thought Edwards was scheduled to get 5 Iowa delegates
Chicago, IL -- Today, Florida superdelegate and Democratic National Committee Member Diane Glasser endorsed Barack Obama.
Obama is 16 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGByx7
Here's one for Waters
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGBygz
I guess the 4 IA Edwards delegates were from the Congressional District meetings. Edwards is still projected to get 1 delegate at the state convention at this point, I believe.
- Added DNC Tina Abbott (MI)* for Obama
- Switched DNC Ben Johnson (DC) from Clinton to Obama
- Switched DNC Kamil Hasan (CA) from Clinton to Obama
- Added DNC Diane Glasser (FL)* for Obama
- Switched Rep. Maxine Waters (CA) from Clinton to Obama
3 DE supers for Obama
Delaware Secretary of State Harriet Windsor, Delaware Democratic Chair John Daniello, and DNC Member Rhett Ruggerio also announced today that they will vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this summer. The three superdelegates released the following statements today............ (See article for QUOTES)
Obama's website now says he needs 12.
Naiomi said...
elaware Secretary of State Harriet Windsor, Delaware Democratic Chair John Daniello, and DNC Member Rhett Ruggerio also announced today that they will vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this summer. The three superdelegates released the following statements today.
"As a superdelegate from Delaware, I am representing the people of my state, where Barack Obama won in our primary. Senator Obama is an outstanding candidate who will unify the Democratic Party and be a strong candidate to beat Senator McCain in the November election," Secretary of State Harriet Windsor said.
"Senator Obama has inspired Democrats across the country over the course of this primary, and we saw here in Delaware that his appeal will help our candidates up and down the ballot. As a state party chairman, I know how valuable this contest has been in energizing the grassroots, and I wanted every state to be able to participate and reap the benefits of this historic race. Now that all of the primaries and caucuses are behind us, I believe it's time for Democrats to unite in taking on John McCain, and I'm pleased to be joined by Rhett Ruggerio and Secretary Windsor in endorsing Barack Obama for president," Delaware Democratic Party Chairman John Daniello said.
"The Democratic Party has been blessed with two incredibly strong and extremely capable candidates. Its time though, that we as a Party, unite behind our nominee and begin to focus all of our energy on the general election. Senator Obama has proven that he has the vision, the fortitude and the character to effect real change and lead us to victory in November," DNC Member Rhett Ruggerio said.
Oreo and Matt-
We sure are having fun today!
God Bless America!!!
p.s. Don't forget we have two more primaries coming up! I forgot all about them during all of this excitement ;)
Oreo, these are the names from Edwards that switched.. they were on Obamas web page... I know you dont up date until the green papers do but thought I would give you the names any way.
CHICAGO, IL—The Obama Campaign today announced that the following delegates pledged to former Senator John Edwards have committed to vote for Senator Obama at the Democratic National Convention. The updated roster adds ten delegates today to
Below is the full, current list of Edwards delegates committed to Senator Obama. In accordance with the decision of the Democratic National Committee's Rules Committee, the Florida delegates each will cast one-half vote for their presidential choice at the Democratic National Convention.
Joseph Beuttenmuller, Lake Mary
Barry Birdwell, Melbourne Beach
E. Alan Brock, Crawfordville
Deborah Courtney, Jacksonville
Rita Ferrandino, Sarasota
Fred McDowell, Leesburg
Mary Mooney, Crawfordville
Linda Spisak, Hobe Sound
Gregory Shimkaveg, Oviedo
Bill Vincent, Gulf Breeze
Machelle Crum, Newton
Arlene Prather-Kane, Cedar Falls
David Relawsk, Iowa City
Merci Wolff, Sioux City
Lauren Bilton, Columbia
Daniel Boan, Kershaw
Christine Brennan-Bond, Moore
Michael Evatt, Seneca (birthplace of Senator Edwards)
Robert Groce, Summerville
Marilyn Hemingway, Georgetown
Tim Moore, Barnwell
Susan Smith, Pawley's Island
Deborah Bacon-Nelson, Hanover
Senator Peter Burling, Cornish
Rep. Sharon Nordgren, Hanover
Joshua Denton, Portsmouth
DCW - You guys do an amazing job. I had meetings and appointments all day long. So I could not begin to keep up with everything today. It was so easy to take a quick glance at DCW on my iPhone as I ran from place to place. It kept me in the loop with just a 30 second look at various times throughout the day.
Well done and your efforts are very much appreciated.
Ivan Holmes (Oklahoma) for OBAMA
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/03/oklahoma-superdelegate-endorses-obama/
Is there a way to contact the Obama superdelegates,all superdelegates. Please, we don't want an inexperienced, person as president. Another Carter who will sit down with terrorists. You have an obligation to think of country. I am so sick of the media manipulating the delegates and the people of this country. Something does not ring true with Obama and you people will be the ones truly responsible for this countries continuous problems if he is President, PLEASE Obama cannot beat McCain. We need someone tough and straight on.
Ivan Holmes Oklahoma (will endorse tonight)
Someone needs to move Maxine Waters from Clinton's column to Obama's
Matt and Oreo for VP!
Trepanator said...
I've done a thorough search of the delegate lists based on the Green Papers, and have come up with the following pledged delegate count:
DemConWatch (Current):
Obama - 1742
Edwards - 12 (1 in NH, 1 in SC, 5 in IA, 5 in FL)
With All Edwards switches listed above:
Obama - 1751.5
Edwards - 2.5 (0 in NH, 0 in SC, 1 in IA*, 1.5 in FL)
*GP estimated add-on from future state convention, this not-yet pledged delegate will be reallocated to either Clinton or Obama at the state convention.
News from Maine - sort of. WMTW-8(ABC)6 PM news interviewed Sam Spencer who says he will announce at 11 PM tonight on the evening news - but will not indicate who he will support until then.
As for Rep. Mike Michaud - a Edwards delegate - he said he was in no rush to endorse.
Trudi...take it to the open thread. The link is on the left rail.
Matt/Oreo - hats off to you guys. You're amazing.

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text:
PASSION FOR SHOES
HOW A BALLERINA IS MADE
HANDCRAFTED SHOES
THE ART OF SHOEMAKING
With shoes we stand in life, with both feet on the ground
Sensitive as they are, they would freeze in winter and burn on hot sand in the summer. With shoes, humans first got moving and there was no stopping progress – or shoe fashion. In days gone by, they revealed the standing one could afford in society. In today's age of mass production, they are effectively a visiting card for good taste. Because the trendsetters are revealing style and material providing clues to the opinion their wearers have of themselves. This is no different in today's society from the situation 500 years ago, when noble patriarchs decreed that the protruding toes of the nobility's crakows could be 60 centimetres long. The common people had to be satisfied with 15 centimetres.
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Even as a young man, Fritz Unützer was captivated by the dream...
…of designing his own ballerina flats – the flat shoes for ladies who do not need them for dancing, but want to take quick steps to get ahead. Not just any old shoe of course, but the very special kind in the finest calf, ultra-soft goatskin, or even snakeskin or crocodile skin. More than 20 years ago then, he established himself as a shoe manufacturer in Veneto in northern Italy. The region around Venice has always enjoyed a special status in the world of shoemaking. Here, where, in the 17th and 18th centuries, the nobility erected their wonderful palaces and villas, thousands of Italians are engaged in the production of shoes, either in the Manufacture or at home. In the past year alone, they have produced more than 50 billion pairs of shoes for leading luxury brands.
Only experienced shoemakers are allowed to lay their hands on Unützer shoes
Every handhold is professional, every fit true to size, without stressing the foot. The shoe should not only appear elegant to the eye, but should fit the foot with sinuous perfection.
It is our objective to be even lighter and more comfortable. The outsider cannot imagine how much effort goes into ensuring that the shoe does not just look like a work of art, but actually is a work of art. A beautiful shoe is like a three-dimensional, intrinsically flexible sculpture and it requires harmony, elegance and balanced proportions, a lot of style and, above all, craftsmanship.
Shoes make one happy; lots of shoes make one even happier. It is no wonder that so many are almost addicted to more and more new models. Because shoes, which are the only item of clothing we can see ourselves in without using a mirror, have a significant effect on our mood: depending on model and brand, they allow us to appear elegant or avant-garde and often quite sexy – and all without regard to dress size or age.
At Least 100 Operational Steps
At least 100 operational steps are required from the selection of the material, control of the quality and shades of colour, to the final inspection and acceptance of the shoe. Every pair is cut out using a cardboard template and pulled over the last by hand before the uppers are hand-stitched. Dexterous fingers give the model a high-gloss finish. Even the soles and heels are made in-house. Production functions like a human assembly line, on which each craftsman completes a detail and then passes the shoe on to the next.
Fascination is always guaranteed when watching, say, Italo over his shoulder, a true master of his trade: sitting on a wooden chair with his apron bound. In front of him is the workbench with its typical utensils, such as awl (needle-like tool) shoemaker's knife and waxed thread. He pricks out hole after hole in the leather, working freehand with the awl – without so much as a tape measure, but with an expert's eye – then threads the waxed thread through the holes and stitches the uppers of the fine moccasins together.
A Master of Their Trade
Basics such as ballerinas and loafers remain unchanged in the range, but it goes without saying that avant-garde signals are set – true to the motto: classical and elegant,
but never boring. Variety as opposed to monotony: riding and hunting boots in elastic nappa with brogue perforation, classic high-heels in diva style, peep-toes for the evening and warming lambskin boots, complement the line. By the way: as well as caring for shoes, correctly storing them is a recipe for long life. The best thing to do is to insert a shoe-tree into the shoe when it is still warm from the foot. Danger lurks for shoes when travelling. The true connoisseur therefore travels with a special leather case. But even less aspiring shoe enthusiasts do not begrudge their favourites a little comfort: with shoe-trees inserted and packed in flannel sacks – the pair then travels as though it were in business class.
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Stephen Egerton (1555-1621)
Beloved Puritan Divine and Preacher of the First Presbyterian Church in England
His Works:
Taking Heed in Hearing the Word of God Preached (1623)
Egerton published several sermons, few of which remain. Chief among those of his works still extant are "A Brief Method of Catechising," first issued in 1594, which in 1644 reached a forty-fourth edition; and a translation from the French of Matthew Virel entitled "A Learned and Excellent Treatise containing all principal Grounds of the Christian Religion," the earliest edition of which now remaining is the fourth, published in 1597, and the latest the fourteenth in 1635. Egerton's preface to this book contains some well-chosen and sensible remarks on the choice of reading.
In addition to his own books he wrote introductions for several publications by his fellow-puritans, including Rogers, Pricke, Baine, and Nicholas Byfield.
Biography of Stephen Egerton:
Stephen Egerton (1555–1621) was a puritan divine, born in London about 1555. He became a member of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, and earned such great a reputation for learning that the only reason a fellowship was denied him was on account of the poverty of his college.
Egerton began his work to earn an M.A. degree in 1579, and on July 9, 1583 was incorporated at Oxford. He had already been ordained to the ministry and attached himself to the puritan party, being one of the leaders in the formation of the presbytery at Wandsworth, Surrey. This church has been described as the first Presbyterian church in England.
In 1584 he was suspended for refusing to subscribe to Whitgift's articles, but he does not appear to have remained long under criticism for this, for shortly afterwards, he was active in promoting the "Book of Discipline," and was one of those nominated by the puritan synod to superintend the proper performance of its articles.
During the imprisonment of Barrow and Greenwood in 1590 Egerton was sent by the Bishop of London to confer with them, and several letters passed between him and them; but later in the same year he himself was summoned, together with several other ministers, before the high commission, and was committed to the Fleet prison, where he remained about three years.
In 1598 he became minister of St. Anne's, Blackfriars, London. He was one of those chosen to present the millenary petition for the further reform of the church in 1603, and in May of the following year he introduced a petition to the lower house of convocation for the reformation of the prayer-book. He remained in his post at Blackfriars until his death, which took place about 1621, being assisted in his latter years by William Gouge (1575-1653), who succeeded him. He was described by Dr. Nowell, in a letter, as a "man of great learning and godliness."
[For further reading: Brook's Lives of the Puritans, ii. 289; Wood's Athenæ Oxon. ed. Bliss, i. 224; Strype's Annals of the Reformation, ii. pt. ii. 198, iii. pt. i. 691, iv. 553; Newcourt's Report. Eccl. Lond. i. 915; Wilson's Hist. of Dissenting Churches, i. 11.]
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Alexander Henderson (1583–1646)
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Henry Ainsworth (1571–1622 or 1623)
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Henry Scougal (1650-1678)
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Henry Wilkinson (1610-1675) (Sr.)
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John Clotworthy (d. 1665)
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Paul Bayne (1573-1617)
Peter Du Moulin (1601-1684)
Peter Ramus (Petrus Ramus) (1515-1572)
Peter Sterry (1613-1672)
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Richard Capel (1586–1656)
Richard Gilpin (1625-1700)
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Entrepreneur Hall of Fame
Bill Hewlett
"The biggest competitive advantage is to do the right thing at the worst time."
William "Bill" Redington Hewlett (May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was an American engineer and the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP).
Early life and education
Hewlett was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan where his father taught at the University of Michigan Medical School. In 1916 the family moved to San Francisco after his father, Albion Walter Hewlett, took a similar position at Stanford Medical School, located at the time in San Francisco. He attended Lowell High School and was accepted at Stanford Universityas a favor to his late father who had died of a brain tumor in 1925.[1]
Hewlett received his Bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1934, a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from MIT in 1936, and the degree of Electrical Engineer from Stanford in 1939. He joined the Kappa Sigmafraternity during his time at Stanford. In 1999, the William R. Hewlett Teaching Center at Stanford was named in his honor. The building is located in the Science and Engineering Quad, adjacent to the David Packard Electrical Engineering Building.[2]
Hewlett attended undergraduate classes taught by Fred Terman at Stanford and became acquainted with David Packard. Packard and he began discussing forming a company in August 1937, and founded Hewlett-Packard Company as a partnership on January 1, 1939. A flip of a coin decided the ordering of their names.[3] The company incorporated in 1947 and tendered an initial public offering in 1957.[1] Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard were very proud of their company culture which came to be known as the HP Way. The HP Way is a corporate culture that claimed to be not only centered on making money but also respecting and nurturing its employees. Hewlett was president of the Institute of Radio Engineers in 1954.[4] Also in 1939 he married Flora Lamson Hewlett, and the couple eventually had 5 children: Eleanor, Walter, James, William and Mary. There are 12 grandchildren.
He was president of HP from 1964 to 1977, and served as CEO from 1968 to 1978, when he was succeeded by John A. Young. He remained chairman of the executive committee until 1983, and then served as vice chairman of the board until 1987.
A young Steve Jobs, then age 12,[5] called Hewlett (whose number was in the phone book) and requested any available parts for a frequency counter he was building. Hewlett, impressed with Jobs' gumption, offered him a summer job assembling frequency counters. [6] Jobs then considered HP one of the companies that he admired, regarding it among the handful of companies (Disney and Intel were the others) that were built "to last, not just to make money". [7]
In 1966, Hewlett and his wife founded the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Flora Lamson Hewlett died in 1977. In 1978, Hewlett married Rosemary Bradford Hewlett.
He died of heart failure in Palo Alto, California, on January 12, 2001, and was interred at Los Gatos Memorial Park, San Jose, California.
IEEE Founders Medal (1973)
Vermilye Medal (1975)
National Medal of Science (1983)
Lemelson-MIT Prize Lifetime Achievement Award (1995)
The 3rd Annual Heinz Award Chairman's Medal (with David Packard) (1997)[8]
Entrepreneur Walk of Fame (2011)
Recommend a Badge Most Inspiring International Influence Rags to riches Wealthiest Most Philanthropic Made It – lost it – Made It Multiple Companies Industry Pioneer
This profile is partly adapted from a Wikipedia entry on Bill Hewlett, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
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Art Making Workshops with Sally O'Dowd
Thursday 21st February - Thursday 28th March
the Vault Artist Studio
When: Thursdays
Ticket: £60 (for six weekly workshops)
The Spring series is a new six-week programme of art workshops, introducing you to abstract art, artists and techniques.
Experienced tutor and professional artist Sally O'Dowd will offer support and guidance to explore new skills, materials, and methods for creative expression. Each session will involve engaging with a piece of art as a starting point for making new work and to build confidence in viewing and appreciating art.
The workshops will take place in intimate but spacious environment of the artist's studio at Vault Artist Studios, Tower Street, Belfast. All materials will be supplied.
Sally O'Dowd is an award winning artist who has taught art at third level colleges in Ireland and Cyprus, and has been a registered teacher for over 10 years.
*There is no option to book individual workshops, this programme runs for six weeks beginning on Thursday 21st February


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from django.shortcuts import render_to_response,redirect
from django.template.context import RequestContext
from django.core.paginator import Paginator
from django.contrib.admin.views.main import ALL_VAR,ORDER_VAR, PAGE_VAR
from django.contrib.admin.views.decorators import staff_member_required
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
import reportengine
from urllib import urlencode
import datetime,calendar

def next_month(d):
    """helper to get next month"""
    return datetime.datetime(year=d.month<12 and d.year or d.year +1,month=d.month<12 and d.month+1 or 1,day=1)

# TODO Maybe use a class based view? how do i make it easy to build SQLReports?
@staff_member_required
def report_list(request):
    # TODO make sure to constrain based upon permissions
    reports = [{'namespace': r.namespace, 'slug': r.slug, 'verbose_name': r.verbose_name} \
            for s, r in reportengine.all_reports()]
    return render_to_response('reportengine/list.html', {'reports': reports},
                              context_instance=RequestContext(request))

# TODO build date_field redirects.. so view is at /current/<day|week|month|year>/<slug>/<format>/ and redirects
# to the appropriate date filter
# TODO assign appropriate permissions. Some reports might need to be accessible via OAuth or some other mechanism
# TODO generate report in separate method. views should be thin!
@staff_member_required
def view_report(request, namespace, slug, output=None):
    report = reportengine.get_report(namespace,slug)()
    params=dict(request.REQUEST)

    order_by=params.pop(ORDER_VAR,None)

    page,per_page=0,report.per_page
    try:
        page=int(params.pop(PAGE_VAR,0))
    except ValueError:
        pass # ignore bogus page/per_page

    # Filters are served as forms from the report
    filter_form=report.get_filter_form(request)
    if filter_form.fields:
        if filter_form.is_valid():
            filters=filter_form.cleaned_data
        else:
            # If invalid filters, blank out filters so form error can propagate up
            filters={}
    else:
        # If no filter form fields are present, we just allow params to go through
        # CONSIDER making this allowance explicit? e.g. report.allow_unspecified_filters
        if report.allow_unspecified_filters:
            filters=dict(request.REQUEST)
        else:
            filters={}

    # Remove blank filters
    for k in filters.keys():
        if filters[k] == '':
            del filters[k]

    # Merge filters with default mask
    mask = report.get_default_mask()
    mask.update(filters)

    # pull the rows and aggregates
    rows,aggregates = report.get_rows(mask,order_by=order_by)

    # Determine output format, as it can squash paging if it wants
    outputformat=None
    if output:
        for of in report.output_formats:
            if of.slug == output:
                outputformat=of
    if not outputformat:
        outputformat = report.output_formats[0]

    # Fill out the paginator if we have specified a page length
    paginator=None
    cl=None
    if per_page and not outputformat.no_paging:
        paginator=Paginator(rows,per_page)
        p=paginator.page(page+1)
        rows=p.object_list

        # HACK: fill up a fake ChangeList object to use the admin paginator
        class MiniChangeList:
            def __init__(self,paginator,page,per_page,params):
                self.paginator=paginator
                self.page_num=page
                self.show_all=report.can_show_all
                self.can_show_all=False
                self.multi_page=True
                self.params=params

            def get_query_string(self,new_params=None,remove=None):
                # Do I need to deal with new_params/remove?
                if remove != None:
                    for k in remove:
                        del self.params[k]
                if new_params != None:
                    self.params.update(new_params)
                return "?%s"%urlencode(self.params)

        cl_params=order_by and dict(params,order_by=order_by) or params
        cl=MiniChangeList(paginator,page,per_page,cl_params)

    data = {'report': report,
            'title':report.verbose_name,
            'rows':rows,
            'filter_form':filter_form,
            "aggregates":aggregates,
            "paginator":paginator,
            "cl":cl,
            "page":page,
            "urlparams":urlencode(request.REQUEST)}

    return outputformat.get_response(data,request)

@staff_member_required
def current_redirect(request, daterange, namespace, slug, output=None):
    # TODO make month and year more intelligent per calendar
    days={"day":1,"week":7,"month":30,"year":365}
    d2=datetime.datetime.now()
    d1=d2 - datetime.timedelta(days=days[daterange])
    return redirect_report_on_date(request,d1,d2,namespace,slug,output)

@staff_member_required
def day_redirect(request, year, month, day, namespace, slug, output=None):
    year,month,day=int(year),int(month),int(day)
    d1=datetime.datetime(year=year,month=month,day=day)
    d2=d1 + datetime.timedelta(hours=24)
    return redirect_report_on_date(request,d1,d2,namespace,slug,output)

def redirect_report_on_date(request,start_day,end_day,namespace,slug,output=None):
    """Utility that allows for a redirect of a report based upon the date range to the appropriate filter"""
    report=reportengine.get_report(namespace,slug)
    params = dict(request.REQUEST)
    if report.date_field:
        # TODO this only works with model fields, needs to be more generic
        dates = {"%s__gte"%report.date_field:start_day,"%s__lt"%report.date_field:end_day}
        params.update(dates)
    if output:
        return HttpResponseRedirect("%s?%s"%(reverse("reports-view-format",args=[namespace,slug,output]),urlencode(params)))
    return HttpResponseRedirect("%s?%s"%(reverse("reports-view",args=[namespace,slug]),urlencode(params)))

@staff_member_required
def calendar_current_redirect(request):
    d=datetime.datetime.today()
    return redirect("reports-calendar-month",year=d.year,month=d.month)

@staff_member_required
def calendar_month_view(request, year, month):
    # TODO make sure to constrain based upon permissions
    # TODO find all date_field accessible reports
    year,month=int(year),int(month)
    reports=[r[1] for r in reportengine.all_reports() if r[1].date_field]
    date=datetime.datetime(year=year,month=month,day=1)
    prev_month=date-datetime.timedelta(days=1)
    nxt_month=next_month(date)
    cal=calendar.monthcalendar(year,month)
    # TODO possibly pull in date based aggregates?
    cx={"reports":reports,"date":date,"calendar":cal,"prev":prev_month,"next":nxt_month}
    return render_to_response("reportengine/calendar_month.html",cx,
                              context_instance=RequestContext(request))

@staff_member_required
def calendar_day_view(request, year, month,day):
    # TODO make sure to constrain based upon permissions
    # TODO find all date_field accessible reports
    year,month,day=int(year),int(month),int(day)
    reports=[r[1] for r in reportengine.all_reports() if r[1].date_field]
    date=datetime.datetime(year=year,month=month,day=day)
    cal=calendar.monthcalendar(year,month)
    # TODO possibly pull in date based aggregates?
    cx={"reports":reports,"date":date,"calendar":cal}
    return render_to_response("reportengine/calendar_day.html",cx,
                              context_instance=RequestContext(request))

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Second Measure
https://secondmeasure.com/ https://twitter.com/second_measure https://www.facebook.com/secondmeasure/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/second-measure/
Second Measure is a technology company that analyzes billions of anonymized purchases to answer real-time questions on consumer behavior.
Through our self-service platform, we help our clients—some of the world's largest brands and investment firms—identify fast-growing companies, benchmark competitors, and better understand their customers.
We're based in the Bay Area with an office in New York, and we're proudly backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs, Citi Ventures, Jefferies Investment Group, Y Combinator, and other top investors.
January 18, 2023 / Business
Holiday spending trends paint a rosy picture at Ulta and Sephora
From Second Measure
Beauty companies like Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) have been in the spotlight over the past several months, in response to rising cosmetic sales in the wake of high inflation and economic uncertainty (a phenomenon sometimes referred to as the "lipstick effect"). In fact, Ulta recently surpassed investors' expectations in its third quarter earnings report and even boosted its holiday sales outlook. So how did the beauty retailer's holiday sales fare? Using consumer transaction data, Bloomberg Second Measure analyzed holiday spending trends at Ulta and its LVMH-owned competitor Sephora.
January 5, 2023 / Business
Shein holds largest U.S. fast fashion market share
Chinese ecommerce giant Shein has experienced a meteoric rise in the U.S. fast fashion market, with its sales and market share overtaking competitors such as H&M, Fashion Nova, Forever 21, ASOS, and Zara during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using U.S. consumer spending data, we analyzed how Shein's U.S. sales have boomed over the past few years, as well as how other fast fashion companies have fared.
Claire's sales sparkle ahead of potential IPO
Over the past several years, teen-focused jewelry retailer Claire's Stores Inc went from filing for bankruptcy to filing for an IPO, as the company gradually expanded its offerings to attract new customers and experimented with different omnichannel strategies. Our analysis of U.S. consumer spending data since 2019 found that a higher proportion of the company's direct-to-consumer sales come from new customers versus returning customers. At the same time, most of Claire's DTC sales still come from brick-and-mortar stores rather than its ecommerce site—although online sales typically spike each November, likely fueled by the company's major Cyber Monday sale.
With the 2022 holiday season underway, how did Walmart, Target, and Best Buy perform during Black Friday week?
As the battle for consumer spending intensifies in the 2022 holiday season, Bloomberg Second Measure analyzed three major big-box retailers known for their Black Friday events—Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT), Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), and Best Buy Co, Inc (NYSE: BBY)—to see how they fared during Black Friday week. Using consumer transaction data, we found that Walmart outperformed its peers in terms of overall year-over-year sales growth in the U.S. Additionally, all three companies saw greater year-over-year growth in their online sales than their retail sales.
The TJX Companies has the highest market share and per-customer spend among off-price retailers
With holiday shopping in full swing, several retailers—including department stores like Kohl's and big-box stores like Target—are reportedly bracing for deep discounts in response to excess inventory and value-conscious consumers. At the same time, off-price retailers are reportedly benefitting from the inventory challenges faced by their suppliers, and have been able to negotiate lower buying prices and further diversify the brands in their merchandise.
How did department stores' retail sales fare during Black Friday week in 2021?
Pandemic-driven shifts away from retail shopping during the 2020 holiday season raised the question of whether sales events such as Black Friday would draw shoppers back to stores in 2021. Looking at in-store consumer trends for major department store companies—Macy's Inc (NYSE: M), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), J.C. Penney, and Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN)—during Black Friday week over the past three years, only Dillard's retail sales during Black Friday week in 2021 reached pre-COVID levels. Among the public department store companies in this peer group, Kohl's also saw the highest share of its fiscal quarter sales occur during Black Friday week.
Transaction data projected Dillard's earnings surprise ahead of Q3 report
Following a reported sales slowdown in its second fiscal quarter, department store chain Dillard's Inc (NYSE: DDS) exceeded investors' expectations with the release of its third quarter earnings report. Prior to the Q3 earnings surprise announcement, transaction data from Bloomberg Second Measure projected Dillard's third quarter revenue within 1 percent of the company's reported revenue.
Black Friday customer growth at Sportsman's Warehouse outpaced sporting goods competitors in 2021
As the holiday season approaches, retailers are gearing up for major sales events like Black Friday. Among these are sporting goods retailers, which reportedly saw an increase in demand for camping and outdoor gear during pandemic lockdowns. So how did these companies fare during Black Friday week over the last few years? Our peer analysis of major sporting goods retailers—Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ: ASO), Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV), Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), REI, and Sportsman's Warehouse (NASDAQ: SPWH)—found that Sportsman's Warehouse saw the most customer growth during Black Friday week in 2021.
November 2, 2022 / Business
How did the surprise Amazon Prime Day results in October 2022 compare to similar sales events?
For the first time ever, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) hosted two Prime Day sales events in the same year—one in July and one in October of 2022. So how did the Amazon Prime Day 2022 results in October fare against previous Prime Days, as well as competing sales events held by retail competitors Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corp (NYSE: TGT)? Consumer transaction data reveals that Amazon.com Inc's U.S. consumer sales during the week of the Prime sales event in October 2022 were lower than Amazon Prime Day week in July 2022, but higher than Prime Day weeks in prior years.
October 18, 2022 / Business
Full-service restaurants are serving up strong sales performance
Despite high inflation and rising menu prices, full-service restaurants (FSRs) have been staging a comeback. Consumer transaction data reveals that for major FSR competitors—Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN), The Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ: CAKE), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), Denny's Corp (NASDAQ: DENN), and Dine Brands Global (NYSE: DIN)—sales in the third quarter of 2022 were higher than they were in the same quarter of 2019.
After robust growth early in the pandemic, are Chewy's sales still a howling success?
Pet supply companies saw their sales rise early in the pandemic, as many U.S. consumers adopted pets during the pandemic lockdowns. In the case of Chewy (NYSE: CHWY), a digitally-native pet supply company, sales remain elevated more than two years into the pandemic, Bloomberg Second Measure's consumer transaction data shows. A closer look reveals, however, that the company's year-over-year growth in sales slowed down between January and August of 2022, compared with the corresponding periods in 2020 and 2021, while customer counts during most months of 2022 remained relatively consistent year-over-year, but higher than in 2020 and 2019.
October 4, 2022 / Business
Sales growth at fashion retailers is a mixed bag compared to pre-COVID levels
A combination of inflation, changing consumer tastes, and inventory challenges have reportedly hit clothing companies hard in 2022. In fact, several fashion retailers—including Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), and Urban Outfitters, Inc (NASDAQ: URBN)—missed revenue estimates in their second quarter earnings reports. We analyzed consumer spending trends at these fashion retailers, as well as competitor Aeropostale Inc, to see how sales performance, average monthly spending per customer, and ecommerce trends fared in recent months and compared to before the pandemic.
Will Party City's Halloween sales balloon in 2022?
Following Party City Holdco Inc's (NYSE: PRTY) FY22 Q2 earnings beat, the company announced its hiring of 20,000 additional workers, anticipating a busy Halloween in 2022. Bloomberg Second Measure's consumer transaction data shows that Party City Holdco Inc.'s U.S. sales increased year-over-year in October 2021, but are yet to reach pre-pandemic levels. Additionally, we found that the average October sales per customer at Party City Holdco Inc increased during the pandemic.
September 21, 2022 / Business
Starbucks sales shine during 2022 pumpkin spice latte launch
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September 2, 2022 / Business
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August 26, 2022 / Business
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August 1, 2022 / Business
Gap Inc saw double-digit sales growth for some of its brands
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July 27, 2022 / Business
AMC sales in June surpassed pre-pandemic levels
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January 27, 2023 / Travel
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Hain Celestial Expands Farm to Table Product Offering
The Hain Celestial Group, a leading organic and natural products company with operations in North America, Europe and India, has acquired the remaining approximately 80% that it did not already own of Empire Kosher Poultry, the leading kosher, antibiotic-free poultry brand in the United States. The purchase price was $57.6 million, which includes net debt. In May 2010 Empire purchased Kosher Valley, the first brand of certified kosher antibiotic-free, vegetarian fed and humanely raised all natural branded chicken and turkey products, from Hain Pure Protein Corporation at which time HPPC received a 19% interest in Empire.
Empire offers a full range of kosher antibiotic- and hormone-free chicken and turkey products including fresh tray pack, frozen, deli, fully cooked, gluten-free and organic products in the United States as well as the Kosher Valley brand sold exclusively in Whole Foods Market. Empire generated over $100 million in net sales in calendar year 2014 and is expected to be accretive to Hain Celestial's earnings in fiscal year 2016.
"Empire expands our Farm to Table product offerings, a growing category that appeals to those seeking 'the pure foods trend,' including our core natural and organic consumers," says said Irwin D Simon, founder, president and chief executive of Hain Celestial. "We plan to expand the product offerings into deli, fresh prepared foods and other grocery categories. Additionally, we expect to leverage our infrastructure to create revenue and procurement synergies, and we paid an attractive price considering the multiples being paid for antibiotic-free protein companies today."
Hain Celestial has over 2,000 products that are kosher certified in its branded portfolio of natural and organic products. With the acquisition of Tilda basmati rice in January 2014, the company has expanded its ethnic footprint and product offerings including geographically into India and the Middle East, where the Hain Celestial believes it may have opportunities to expand its organic and natural kosher product offerings.
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The first thing to note here is that he's talking about a very very tiny fraction of restaurants... the ones that are in contention for "Best Restaurant in the World." In fact, I'm not aware of any restaurant in Boston where you are given no options besides being at the mercy of the chef for hours on end. Certainly many offer multi-course tasting menus, some of which are "chef's whim" where you are given no choices other than perhaps a dietary restriction... but you are not required to choose these types tasting menus to dine at a high end restaurant in Boston. I understand this is different in New York and Chicago, and perhaps other cities... but I think it's important to note that this is not a trend sweeping the nation. Tasting menus are certainly very popular these days, and I think there certainly some pressure... societal and from the restaurants themselves... to order them instead of a la carte... but does it rise to the level of tyranny? Hard to see how it does since it's completely voluntary. If I ask Tony Maws to feed me a vegetarian meal of his design (as we have done) it seems odd to then lament the lack of control.
So then it comes down to the complaint that if I want to eat at one of the ten best restaurants in the world then I am not going to have many(some, but not all, will do vegetarian) choices. You also have to be ready to commit your entire evening and be ready to pay $500 a person. That's an extremely large sum of money for a meal... something I could never even consider except a very special occasion... but then isn't that exactly why it should last for hours and consist of a bewildering array of courses? If I've been saving for years to fly to Copenhagen for a dinner at Noma... shouldn't it be an event? Not a zippy hour long meal so we can make a 7:15 movie? I mean, if I ever eat at Noma it's not like I'll be coming back... and I'm going to be expecting to have the best meal of my life... which sounds exactly like what they are trying to provide... and bizarrely, exactly what Kummer is complaining about.
It's certainly reasonable to say that spending several thousand dollars for a single meal is absurd, but he doesn't explicitly make that argument... and it comes across more as the lamentations of a jaded food writer to me. Someone who has the opportunity to eat at all these amazing places and who doesn't really appreciate it. At this point the best thing that can be said about the article is that it has at least engendered interesting discussions elsewhere.