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Walt Mossberg joins the News Hub from Cupertino, Calif., with his take on Apple's new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c.
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THE VILLAGER Volume 76, Number 10 | July 26 - August 1, 2006
Cipriani may be sinking fast, but Witkoff says Pier 57 plan still afloat
By Albert Amateau
Steve Witkoff assured a July 20 public forum in Chelsea that his organization was ready to transform Pier 57 into a major feature of Hudson River Park with public and commercial components despite the Cipriani Organizations withdrawal from the project at the end of April.
Were completely committed to making the project happen, Witkoff said.
Connie Fishman, president of the Hudson River Park Trust, the city-state agency building the 5-mile-long riverfront park on the Lower West Side, told the forum that Witkoffs current plan is 98 percent what it was when Witkoff and Cipriani were tentatively designated last year as joint developers of the pier between 15th and 17th Sts.
The approval process for the $200 million project is to begin in September and will eventually include an environmental impact statement, a city uniform land use review procedure and approvals by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the State Historic Preservation Office and the federal Army Corps of Engineers.
Leonardo at Pier 57 (the name has not changed despite Ciprianis withdrawal) could hold its grand opening in late 2009 or the spring of 2010.
For Chelsea residents, the main concern at the June 20 forum was the traffic impact of the project, which is to include a public event space to be known as the Grand Hall with a capacity for 1,800 to 2,000 people, an auditorium with capacity for more than 500 and a smaller theater.
But in private conversation, the common topic was the indictment last week of Dennis Pappas, a Cipriani vice president, for defrauding insurance companies of more than $1 million, and for falsifying a city Department of Consumer Affairs application in 2005 as manager of the Rainbow Room, a Cipriani franchise. Pappas pleaded not guilty and the case is still being investigated.
Witkoffs Pier 57 project differs from the original plan in that the Great Hall event space will be smaller, a change welcomed by neighbor anxious about traffic.
We want the event space to impact as little as possible on the community, Witkoff told the forum last week. The plan also guarantees 46,000 square feet of landscaped public space on the roof of the pier.
A bridge to the High Line is another feature of the project. Witkoff said he has held several conversations with Friends of the High Line about the bridge, which would eventually lead from the pier to the High Line Park at 10th Ave. and 15th St.
If we can get it approved, well spend the money to build it, said Witkoff, but he acknowledged that the High Line bridge was not yet a done deal.
Pier 57 will also include a marina and a Hudson River Museum. The pier will provide berths for the tall ships when they visit New York Harbor, said Jon Ostrow, a Witkoff associate. The tall ships berths and the provision of a Hudson River Museum on the pier were ideas taken from Discover Pier 57, a community-based development group led by John Doswell, a longtime Community Board 4 member and currently a consultant on the Witkoff project.
The project will also include an open market with both indoor and outdoor areas totaling 9,000 square feet to be known as the Grace Line Market.
The market will have stalls like a Moroccan souk or a Parisian flea market, Ostrow said.
The pier was built between 1950 and 1954 by Grace Line to replace a pier that burned in 1947. In recent years, it served as a city bus depot and during the 2004 Republican National Convention the pier became a detention center for people arrested during demonstrations.
Regarding the Great Hall event space, Witkoff said his organization has been besieged by event operators since Ciprianis withdrawal was announced. An operator of the space will be chosen in two or three months, Witkoff added.
The Pier 57 traffic management plan by Philip Habib Associates calls for a vehicle entrance to the pier on 15th St. and an exit on 16th St. Cabs and cars will be able to drop off and pick up passengers at a covered porte-cochere at the main-floor entrance. Parking for the private events will be in the three caissons, the hollow concrete chambers on which the pier rests on a gravel foundation on the riverbed.
The Pier 57 Great Hall is expected to have about 20 events annually when 2,000 people are likely to attend. Chelsea Piers, which has an event space on Pier 60, submitted a traffic report by Sam Schwartz in 2005 that concluded that traffic from events at Pier 57 would have an overwhelming impact on Chelsea Piers operations and on the neighborhood.
Pappas indictment
Dennis Pappas, 59, of 55 W. 26th St., is a vice president of Cipriani U.S.A., which operates seven restaurants in Manhattan, including the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center.
The day of his indictment, Pappas was taken to the hospital with a heart condition but was released July 21 and pleaded not guilty to defrauding three insurance companies of a total of nearly $1.5 million and the federal Social Security Administration of $90,000.
The indictment charges that Pappas applied for and received disability insurance from June 2000 through July of this year claiming he was disabled because of a heart condition and could not work. While receiving the insurance, Pappas also received a total of $891,855 from Cipriani for his work. The payment included the use of an apartment that rents for $5,086 per month and a Humvee that he drove to work.
He was also charged with concealing his employment and fraudulently receiving $90,000 from Social Security.
Regarding the false statement to Consumer Affairs in 2005, the indictment says that in his application as Rainbow Room manager, Pappas said that he had never been convicted of a felony, when in reality he had pleaded guilty in 1998 to federal charges of extortion, pension fund fraud and income tax evasion involving the Colombo crime organization.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said last week that the investigation was continuing. An attorney for Cipriani, Stanley Arkin, was quoted in the New York Post on July 22 as saying that a dozen and a half Cipriani employees were issued subpoenas recently and the company is cooperating.
The investigation began shortly after Giuseppe Cipriani was mentioned in two recent organized crime trials by a turncoat witness who said he took $120,000 from Cipriani for underworld help in quelling union protests at the Rainbow Room.


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Washington, D.C. - Orchestras will implement 38 projects that will provide educational and community activities, music lessons and workshops, residency programs, professional development for teachers and school administrators, tours, concerts, festivals, recording projects, and premieres of new works with the support of $1,265,500 in grants recently awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The second round of FY11 NEA grant awards was announced on May 17 in the major funding categories of Access to Artistic Excellence Part Two and Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth.
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Given the fact that Ace Hood has released three albums and a dozen mixtapes within the last five years, the Florida-native hasn't quite piqued the interest that many of his contemporaries have garnered in that same time span. His work ethic alone has kept him a relevant fixture, but with many other younger talents emerging, one has to wonder if there even is a breakthrough in sight. At a hefty 19 tracks, Starvation II is another missed opportunity for the 24-year-old rapper to separate himself from the pack.
Ace Hood's presence on the microphone has been an issue in the past, and tracks such as "Take Yo Bitch" and "On Right Now" do little to shed this stigma. With Antoine in full creep mode, the former record sounds like an amalgam of cliché themes used to describe a wild night. "Lil Nigga (Interlude)" starts off promising as Ace goes into storytelling mode about the pressures that come with being a teenager in the ghetto. However, it similarly takes a turn for the generic. Sure, you could call the tragic ending realistic, but other rappers have tackled the same subject with substantially superior results.
Holding court alongside Rap's human rolodex in DJ Khaled, you would think the guest list for Starvation II would be loaded with big names. By stark contrast, what's presented instead is a questionable lineup that rarely benefits his cause. Coke Boys' own French Montana makes two hook appearances, both as forgettable as the next. Meek Mill follows suit on "It's Going Down," with Ace Hood creatively hitting a wall with his metaphors ("Millionaire nigga, I got diamonds on my dick," "Might just buy your chick and give her that dick filet for dinner"). And then there's the case of Plies, who somehow manages to set today's society back with 12 bars of unfiltered chaos on "Got Damn." Granted, the guests on a project shouldn't make or break the prosperity of the headlining artist; however, Ace Hood could have rationally made some progress with the right assistance.
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If you didn't already know him, meet Daren McCormick.
He lives in Nova Scotia Canada and is one of "Canada's new oilmen".
He heals the sick, illegally.
He is prosecuted, illegally.
He has and is being detained in an Amherst facility, most likely illegally, as no signed search warrant was produced before his arrest.
The following is the information which I have been able to collect about the ongoing situation. There will be updates as they are available and I urge you to visit the included links for more in-depth information.
His garden was destroyed.
But he is NOT!
"…they were antique guns…"
There are many people on both sides of the border that are watching the developments here. The East Canada Friends Group was created on Facebook to let people follow the information forthcoming and show their support.
I have spoken with Donna Thibodeau and Kevin James by messaging. They are both following this case closely and will forward updates as needed.
Kevin James, founding member of Canadian Medical Marijuana Association, has been a promoter of Rick Simpson and RSO from the beginning. He was also involved with the Marijuana Party of Canada in Ontario during 2003. He also works with Americans for Cannabis.
Donna Thibodeau is a avid follower and patient of Daren as well. She is doing all she can to help the situation. This morning she sent this message to me concerning his last appearance in Court:
"I almost put charges on the first prosecutor, if they didn't remove him. They changed prosecutors for the afternoon. I told them that he made me feel creepy and uncomfortable. Daren has a pending case on both of them. The head drug unit was also in the room and is also on Daren's list…"
Additionally, this was posted yesterday:
Just got of the phone with Daren Mccormick …The cops will not let him have his law books or for him to see the Warrant to see witch house it was for…The cops raided his home and his Mothers House
"I think I had an undercover Cop in my driveway yesterday"…
These were the last words that I heard from Daren McCormick before I found out that he had been arrested and his Cannabis garden destroyed on August 23rd.
Daren McCormick was growing medicine to try to help save people from Cancer in Nova Scotia, Canada. He had been successful quite a few times and has patients that will testify to the fact to prove it.
He was a member of Phoenix Tears, a Rick Simpson group out of Nova Scotia Canada.
He was/is a grower. A grower who believes in the healing power of Cannabis and has spent his adult life fighting for this cause and being persecuted for it. Yet he does not give up.
Right now, as he sits in a Amherst, Nova Scotia jail awaiting Court with no bond set as of yet, his followers are watching fervently to see what is going to happen next.
Federally, Cannabis is a legal commodity in Canada IF you are a patient – which the plants that Daren was growing was definitely for patients!
"He was going to people with hemp oil, not charging anybody for nothing, and saving people's lives," Albert Dwyer said.
Dwyer said he suffered from colon cancer and used marijuana oil in place of radiation and chemotherapy with positive results. According to Dwyer, McCormick's arrest was keeping medicine from those who need it.
"Why should they put someone in jail who's saving people's lives," Dwyer said. LINK
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The following is a summary of the case that Daren McCormick has filed against Justice Moir for his previous 3 1/2 imprisonment :
EAST-Canada friends The following is a summary of the negligence of Justice Moir of the Supreme Court in Nova Scotia, Canada. Full copies of the direct examination can be found on the website at the bottom. Specific pages that support the allegations are listed by allegation number, volume and page at the end.
Mr. Moir had an unusual case before him involving a person in Canada who had a different belief system. Mr. Moir, while he sat on the bench and made decisions involving this self-represented individual (SRI), was willfully or negligently blind to his responsibilities.
During the trial, Mr. Moir observed several problems, and his response to each calls into question his capacity to fulfill his office.
1. Disclosure was given up to the final moments before trial. Furthermore, the SRI had limited ability to read the disclosure. Finally, the SRI had not finished reviewing the disclosure. Mr. Moir responded to these issues by ignoring them, and continuing with the trial.
2. The SRI attempted to introduce a defence of Officially Induced Error, but did not have the background in law to distinguish Officially Induced Error from Entrapment. Mr. Moir responded to this by helping support this mistake, and by explaining that entrapment was a process taken upon appeal. Further, he made several claims that if he saw an error, he would stop the proceedings himself.
3. Mr. Moir reviewed case law on the SRI and his group prior to hearing from the SRI at trial, and Mr. Moir claimed to have decided on several issues he suspected he would hear. (Due to issues, the PDF containing the main support for this may not be uploaded.)
4. The SRI brings to Mr. Moir's attention on several occasions that the arrest was made without a warrant, and the police arrested the SRI with drawn firearms. Mr. Moir ignored these repeated remarks, and neither addressed them in open court properly or in a voir dire (a different sort of court hearing).
The evidence on arrest, if excluded, would have negated the evidence in several charges. Based on the case law and facts of the warrantless arrest, there appeared to be a good chance of success in challenging the arrest and evidence taken at the arrest if Mr. Moir had acknowledged the existence of the issue.
From the time the police claim to have made the decision to arrest the SRI, they applied for and were given a search warrant for the SRI's father's home. The claim that the decision was made to arrest the SRI is contradicted by police documents. This begs the question of why they did not also apply for an arrest warrant. Furthermore, based on the behavior of the SRI immediately prior to arrest, there did not appear to be any reason to arrest the SRI.
5. The SRI, when asked if he was prepared to stand trial, stated that he was not ready. This was due to an inability to review disclosure sufficiently and due to new disclosure being received ten minutes before the trial. Mr. Moir proceeded with the trial regardless.
6. During jury selection, Mr. Moir challenged a juror on behalf of the SRI, and without consent from the SRI.
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References (volume and page)
DE(*) stands for Direct Examination(volume letter). For example, DE(A) 12 is Direct Examination A PDF page 12.
1. Disclosure issues:
i) DE(A) 7,84
ii) DE(C) 264, 266
iii) DE(F) 824, 871-872, 891,
iv) DE(G) 1066
v) DE(J) 1568
vi) DE(K) 1873
2. Officially Induced Error:
i) DE(D) 533
ii) DE(K) 1782
3. Predetermines Matters Before the Court:
I) DE(F) 950 (This is a small example. Due to issues, the main support cannot be uploaded)
4. Warrantless arrest:
i) DE(A) 50-60, 1,
ii) DE(B) 121-125, 127
iii) DE(C) 264, 266, 361
iv) DE(D) 444, 477
v) DE(F) 803, 823, 835
vi) DE(G) 1144-1145
vii) DE(J) 1609, 1681-1682, 1700
viii) DE(K) 1879, 1913
5. Not Prepared to Stand Trial:
i) DE(A) 14
6. Jury Selection Issue:
i) DE(A) 28
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This is the story of a man who gave away Cannabis Oil (later to be known as RSO or Phoenix Tears). Daren was charged and was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison the day after this video was made. Daren is out of prison now, and despite having done hard time, is back in full production and continuing to grow cannabis and help those in need. CLICK ON PICTURE BELOW!
The charges are as follows, according to cumberlandnewsnow.com :
• Production of marijuana
• Possession of marihuana for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition
• Eight counts of unsafe storage of a firearm
• Eight counts of unauthorized possession
of a firearm
• Eight counts of possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized
• Two counts of possession of a firearm while prohibited.
Daren has never been charged with a violent crime with a firearm to my knowledge.
In other words, there was no need to charge him with firearms violation except for the fact that they weren't legal for him to have in possession. HOWEVER, as a person who lives in the country around a bunch of farmers, I KNOW that it is NECESSARY that anyone who is growing any kind of crops whether it be corn, potato's, hemp or cannabis – needs to have access to a firearm! So in my opinion those charges are bogus – he is not a violent person and should not be treated as such!
No one should lose their right to possess a firearm because of a violation of the law unless it is a violent offense.
Please take the time to read about what is going on in Canada. The "legalities" of legalization are overwhelming. At any time you can become a target for arrest. For growing a plant! The same thing is happening here. The only chance we have to be a free people is to insist upon REPEAL of the regulations and Statutes that have been enacted – just to enslave us.
With that, I will leave you with this famous quote:
Kissinger: "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people." US strategy deliberately destroyed family farming in the US and abroad and led to 95% of all grain reserves in the world being under the control of six multinational agribusiness corporations LINK
There are a number of informative links that I have included for your convenience. It's a long story…
Phoenix Rising Series: Webisode, 1 (The Story of Rick Simpson and RSO) A film by Chris Harrigan LINK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ghPyUFlS9A LISTEN TO THIS VIDEO – IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhpeMZ0Utvw INFORMATION ABOUT RICK SIMPSON AND PHOENIX TEARS STORY.
That's right you can buy the oil at the dispensaries made famous by Daren and the other Phoenix Tears members for about $70 a gram, but try giving it away for free…watch the video. Also for more on Daren you can follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4br_6…
Published on Aug 29, 2017
Canadian man, and my friend, arrested for saving lives with cannabis oil.


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One day she's requesting Yves vegan hot dogs in a concert rider, and the next she's wearing a raggedy dress of butcher trimmings for a magazine cover.
On the September cover of Vogue Hommes Japan, the provocative singer dons an ensemble of thinly sliced cuts of presumably prime beef (kobe?) that barely covers her body.
PETA, which once asked Gaga to pose nude for an anti-fur campaign, seems to be taking the incident in stride.
"Oh, Lady Gaga's job is to do outlandish things, and this certainly qualifies as outlandish because meat is something you want to avoid putting on or in your body," PETA's president, Ingrid Newkirk, told the New York Daily News.
If, however, you are not vegetarian and do happen to eat meat once worn by Lady Gaga, be sure to cook it thoroughly and use a meat thermometer to make sure it reaches an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees.
And don't even think about steak tartare.
In the flesh: Lady Gaga dons raw meat on cover of Vogue Hommes Japan (NY Daily News)


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Americans will vote for the pocketbooks come November, a survey by Bankrate.com found. Nearly 60% of respondents said their personal financial situation is one of the biggest factors in their decision on who to vote for.
As for who that candidate will be, respondents were evenly divided between Romney and Obama, with 21% saying they would support each candidate. Fully half said it doesn't matter who wins the election.
"How Americans feel about the U.S. economy and their own finances will be central to the election on Nov. 6," Claes Bell of Bankrate said in a statement.
Bankrate noted that Franklin Roosevelt was the last president to be re-elected with unemployment above 7.2%. As of June 1, unemployment is at 8.2%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"While unemployment will probably be above that 7.2% historical benchmark when the election takes place, the key question will be whether Americans are comfortable with the progress that has been made since the economy took a turn for the worse," Bell added. "Close to 3 million jobs have been recovered since October 2009, and Bankrate.com's Financial Security Index hit an 18-month high last month, but some recent indicators have been less positive. At this point, the election seems too close to call."
Greg McBride, a senior financial analyst for Bankrate, noted that the correlation between Americans' personal financial situation and how they feel about their president is nothing new.
"Presidential approval ratings zig and zag in close concert with Americans' feelings of financial security," he said in a statement. "Since late 2010 through May of 2012, the correlation is 0.84. A reading of 1.0 would be a perfect correlation."


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Digest This: Ken Riley Illos from RDCB
Riley began his professional career as a comic book artist, working for the Simon & Kirby shop shortly after WWII.
Through talent and ambition he quickly made the jump to "the slicks." His work began appearing regularly in the Saturday Evening Post and many other mass-circulation magazines in the late 1940s.
By the time Riley drew these illustrations for RDCB in the late '50s, he was one of America's premier illustrators.
Later in his career, Riley would become one of the most respected western painters in the country - his paintings are in the permanent collections of both the White House and the Smithsonian.
If you're unfamiliar with Ken Riley's work, have a look at the scans in my Ken Riley Flickr set.
Aside from his obvious skill as a draftsman, I'm sure you'll be struck by the unique and beautiful use of colour Riley used when painting.
That's also why I find these pieces so interesting; because Riley most often created full colour painted work for the best publications, these illustrations give us a chance to see how effectively he was able to find an alternate strategy for dealing with RDCB's inferior printing and very poor paper quality.
I've written extensively about Ken Riley's career previously on Today's Inspiration...
... for those interested, you'll find more about the artist at the following links:
Ken Riley, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
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- Remo12:58 PM
It doesnt hurt to come back to these great illustrators every now nad then Leif.ReplyDelete
These examples clearly place KR in the linear draughtsman school of Briggs and Sickles.Didnt know about the comics background.That was quite a primeval swamp climb out of.Kudos for Ken.
I'm still digesting...and to "climb out of some primeval swamp of comics" to attain these heights of draughtsmanship; I found that funny.ReplyDelete
Remo; agreed - and you'll see many more of these great illustrators doing their "Condensed' thing this week, so stay tuned! :^)ReplyDelete
Rich; I think in this case Remo's description is appropriate. Today we celebrate the great comic art geniuses of that era, but so much of the work being done in comics at that time was really low grade, uninspired and unskilled. As I'm sure you know, the comics industry was so poorly regarded at the time it was considered only a step above the porn industry.ReplyDelete
A couple of years ago when I was researching my posts on the different commercial art fields of the mid-20th century, I spoke with Jim Amash who has interviewed over a hundred comic book professionals from the early days of the business for Alter Ego magazine. Jim told me, "almost all of them (the comic artists of the '40s and '50s) said they had wanted to get out of the business - if they could have."
Not surprising then, that Ken Riley climbed out of that 'primeval swamp' as quickly as possible. ;^)
- Robert Newman11:12 PM
Hi: Love this Condensed Books post. We just put a couple links to this at the new-ish Reader's Digest art Tumblr page: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/digestart. We've been posting some classics from the back covers days on the page, although our info on the artists is fairly skimpy at times. I had no idea the Condensed Books had art until a few months ago when the current CB AD invited me into their library and let me loose on stacks of old books. There's a lot of great, unseen stuff in there. Thanks for bringing it to life. --Robert NewmanReplyDelete
Very Nice And Interesting Post, thank you for sharingReplyDelete
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Isis Reports Phase 2 Data on ISIS-APOCIII Rx Showing Significant Reductions of ApoC-III and Triglycerides in Patients With High Triglycerides Taking Fibrates
Reductions of up to 64 percent in Triglycerides Achieved
Majority of Patients Reached Triglyceride Levels Below 150 mg/dL
Conference call webcast and slide presentation Monday, July 22, 8:30 a.m. ET at www.isispharm.com
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announced data from a Phase 2 study of ISIS-APOCIIIRx in patients with high to severely high triglycerides on stable doses of fibrates. In this study, patients treated with ISIS-APOCIIIRx experienced reductions of up to 70 percent in apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) and up to 64 percent in triglycerides. In addition, patients treated with ISIS-APOCIIIRx experienced an up to 52 percent increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), the 'good' cholesterol, and an up to 77 percent reduction in apoC-III-associated very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) particles. Isis is also evaluating ISIS-APOCIIIRx in this Phase 2 study as a monotherapy in patients with severely high triglycerides and plans to report these data at the European Society of Cardiology on August 31 in Amsterdam.
The Phase 2 study of ISIS-APOCIIIRx was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled 13-week study designed to assess the safety and activity of ISIS-APOCIIIRx. The portion of the study reported today was conducted in patients with high to severely elevated triglyceride levels (between 225 and 2,000 mg/dL) on stable doses of fibrates.
Table 1: ISIS-APOCIIIRx Produced Statistically Significant Reductions of Triglycerides, ApoC-III and ApoC-III Associated VLDL in a Phase 2 Study in Patients With High Triglyceride Levels Treated With Stable Doses of Fibrates. Mean % Changes From Baseline at Primary Endpoint.
Placebo + Fibrate
ISIS-APOCIIIRx 200 mg + Fibrate
ISIS-APOCIIIRx 300 mg + Fibrate
-59.4% (p<0.0001)
-70% (p<0.0001)
[# patients achieving
triglyceride level <150
-49.7% (p=0.03)
-63.9% (p=0.003)
ApoC-III VLDL
-65.9% (p=0.0006)
-77.4% (p=0.0003)
+47.4% (p=0.02)
+51.8% (p=0.008)
P value = vs. placebo + fibrate.
After 13 weeks of dosing, robust and prolonged, statistically significant mean percent reductions from baseline in apoC-III, triglycerides and VLDL-associated apoC-III particles were observed in both dose cohorts. Furthermore, patients treated with ISIS-APOCIIIRx demonstrated a rapid, prolonged and statistically significant mean percent increase from baseline in HDL-C in both dose cohorts with no statistically significant increase in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) or non-HDL-C. The effects of ISIS-APOCIIIRx observed on these lipid parameters were in addition to those achieved with each patient's existing therapeutic regimen of fibrates.
"Patients with very high levels of triglycerides are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, pancreatitis and other complications. For these patients, there are very limited treatment options. Fibrates have been shown to reduce triglycerides; however fibrate therapy is not always effective nor widely used by these patients," said Daniel Gaudet, M.D., Ph.D., from the department of medicine, University of Montreal and scientific director, Genome Quebec Biobank Technology Center. "The data presented today on ISIS-APOCIIIRx are very encouraging because they show that ISIS-APOCIIIRx is additive to fibrates and are consistent with Isis' previous Phase 2 data in patients with moderately elevated triglycerides and type 2 diabetes. In both studies, rapid, robust reductions in apoC-III and triglycerides were observed. The positive effect of ISIS-APOCIIIRx on other key lipid parameters demonstrates the potential for ISIS-APOCIIIRx to provide therapeutic benefit to patients with very high triglycerides."
In this study, 26 patients received either 200 mg or 300 mg dose of ISIS-APOCIIIRx, or placebo via weekly subcutaneous injections. All patients were on stable doses of fibrates with average baseline levels of fasting triglycerides between 282 mg/dL and 457 mg/dL. The three groups of patients were reasonably well balanced in baseline characteristic.
In this study ISIS-APOCIIIRx was found to be generally safe and well tolerated. The most common adverse event (AE) was injection site reactions, which were infrequent and consisted of mild erythema that typically resolved within one to two days. There were no flu-like symptoms, no elevations of liver enzymes greater than three times upper limit of normal, no abnormalities in renal function and no clinically meaningful changes in other laboratory values. There was one patient who, four days after treatment, experienced a transient episode of a rash, low-grade fever, chills and headache, which resolved completely. This event was reported by the investigator as related to treatment, and classified as a serum sickness-like reaction (a serious AE). Subsequent detailed investigations demonstrated that it was not serum sickness.
"We are very encouraged by the two sets of positive data we have reported this summer demonstrating that treatment with ISIS-APOCIIIRx produced highly statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in apoC-III and triglycerides, and increases in HDL-C in patients with high triglycerides. In addition, the positive effect of ISIS-APOCIIIRx treatment on lipid parameters, improvements in glucose control and trends toward improvements in insulin sensitivity, suggest that ISIS-APOCIIIRx could have a broad therapeutic profile in addition to triglyceride lowering for patients with severely high triglycerides. We are also pleased with the data reported today. They demonstrate that ISIS-APOCIIIRx is additive to fibrates with robust reductions of apoC-III and triglycerides," said Richard Geary, Ph.D., senior vice president of development at Isis. "We look forward to sharing the results from our ongoing Phase 2 study evaluating ISIS-APOCIIIRx as a monotherapy in patients with severely high triglycerides. In this study, we hope to show that treatment with ISIS-APOCIIIRx in patients with severely high triglycerides also produces significant effects on apoC-III, triglycerides and HDL-C. Following completion of the Phase 2 program, we plan to discuss our Phase 3 plans with regulators and move rapidly into a Phase 3 program next year in patients with severely high triglycerides (greater than 880 mg/dL)."
ISIS-APOCIIIRx is an antisense drug intended to treat patients with severely high triglycerides either as a single agent or in combination with other triglyceride-lowering agents. ISIS-APOCIIIRx targets apoC-III, a gene produced in the liver that plays a central role in the regulation of serum triglycerides. Humans who do not produce apoC-III have lower levels of triglycerides and lower instances of cardiovascular disease. In clinical studies, patients with lower levels of apoC-III and triglycerides exhibit lower cardiovascular event rates. Humans with elevated levels of apoC-III have increased dyslipidemia associated with multiple metabolic abnormalities, such as insulin resistance and/or metabolic syndrome. In addition, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increased in patients with elevated triglycerides.
Conference Call
At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, July 22, 2013, Isis will conduct a live webcast and slide presentation conference call to discuss the positive Phase 2 data. Interested parties may listen to the call by dialing 866-652-5200, or access the webcast with or without audio at www.isispharm.com. A webcast replay will be available for a limited time at the same address.
Isis is exploiting its leadership position in antisense technology to discover and develop novel drugs for its product pipeline and for its partners. Isis' broad pipeline consists of 28 drugs to treat a wide variety of diseases with an emphasis on cardiovascular, metabolic, severe and rare diseases, and cancer. Isis' partner, Genzyme, is commercializing Isis' lead product, KYNAMRO™, in the United States for the treatment of patients with HoFH. Genzyme is also pursuing marketing approval of KYNAMRO in other markets. Isis' patents provide strong and extensive protection for its drugs and technology. Additional information about Isis is available at www.isispharm.com.
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the discovery, development, and potential of drugs for cardiovascular diseases, and the development, activity, therapeutic potential and safety of ISIS-APOCIIIRx. Any statement describing Isis' goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs, including the commercial potential of KYNAMRO, is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercializing drugs that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such drugs. Isis' forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Isis' forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Isis. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Isis' programs are described in additional detail in Isis' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the SEC. Copies of these and other documents are available from the Company.
Isis Pharmaceuticals® is a registered trademark of Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. KYNAMRO™ is a trademark of Genzyme Corporation.
SOURCE Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CONTACT: D. Wade Walke, Ph.D., Executive Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, 760-603-2741, or Amy Blackley, Ph.D. , Associate Director, Corporate Communications, 760-603-2772
Web Site: http://www.isispharm.com


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I once considered myself in possession of a pretty good natural compass. It was nice. But now I have Google Maps in my pocket, and have a hard time imagining how I'd function without it. Are you lost without GPS?
Outside's Tom Vanderbilt is grappling with the same directional crisis. An era in which we can instantly find ourselves in the world has, he argues (and I agree) has made us more clueless than ever as to where the hell we actually are. "I'm here" ceases to have any relation to the rest of the world—with your smartphone's GPS, you're a dropped pin, not a person on the planet. There's no need for any reference to a wider world. When I step out of the subway, whether here in New York or my hometown, my first instinct is to insta-locate myself, rather than gathering my bearings naturally. It's disjointed. The places are I go are check-ins, or mapped spots, or a glowing blue dot. The map, it turns out, is secondary. "I am seeing very precisely mapped trees but wonder what is happening to the forest," Vanderbilt laments.
Are you like the two of us? Has the ease of instant positioning made you helpless without it?
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Clerk shot in armed robbery at OBT gas station
Deputies arrest 2 suspects after shooting
Deputies arrested two men in Orange County early Tuesday morning after a Sunoco gas station clerk was shot.
Officials said Christian Alfaro, 22, and Wesley Quesada, 20, were trying to rob the gas station along the 8000 block of South Orange Blossom Trail, near the Florida Mall, but the clerk resisted.
Alfaro showed a handgun to the cashier and demanded money, but Alfaro shot the clerk when he immediately laid on the floor telling the men to take the money, according to a release.
The pair did not make off with any money, according to deputies.
Deputies said they later caught up with the pair and arrested them, after a witness gave deputies a description of the vehicle the men fled in. A gun was also recovered in the vehicle.
The clerk was rushed to a hospital in critical but stable condition.
The men face attempted robbery charges. Officials said attempted murder charges are possible.


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For Baltimoreans of a certain age, the name "Admiral's Cup" conjures up images of boozy Fells Point nights and dirty bathrooms.
The legendary dive bar closed in 2007, reopening last fall under the ownership of Kali's Restaurant Group, the company that oversees Fells Point neighbors Mezze and Kali's Court.
Old fans looking to relive their youths at the bar might be disappointed; thanks to a face lift, Admiral's Cup has lost its gritty edge. With a focus on local beer and capable takes on bar-friendly food made with local ingredients, the restaurant feels fresh and current.
Before visiting, we heard a few grumblings about Admiral's Cup's new incarnation — namely, that it lacked personality. We don't agree. And we liked the place in the old days.
Inside, Admiral's Cup still feels like a Fells Point bar, with large windows, lovely warm blue walls and subtle nautical decor. The main room is dominated by a large rectangular bar. On a recent Friday night around 7:00 the bar was moderately full, but not packed, and we were only the second table to sit in the small dining room at the back of the building.
Since Admiral's Cup's heyday, Fells Point has undergone something of a renaissance in the dining world; the restaurants you'll find there today are a lot better than most places were a decade or so ago. In an effort to fit in with the neighbors, Chef Steve Hardison made some smart choices. The menu is fairly brief, focusing on beer-friendly fare, and made with locally sourced ingredients when possible.
We started with shrimp ceviche ($10): chopped shrimp mixed with a chunky gazpacho and served in a martini glass with crispy charred flatbread for scooping.
The gazpacho was billed as "spicy," but we thought it needed a touch more heat, as well as a heftier sprinkle of cilantro. Still, it had a pleasant, fresh flavor and we enjoyed the crossover between ceviche (raw seafood "cooked" in acid) and the traditional spicy tomato flavors of shrimp cocktail.
A couple of sauces appear in multiple dishes on the menu, including the southern "simmer" sauce. We skipped the ribs (though we spied someone at the bar eating them and they looked great) but tried the sauce on the braised pork sandwich ($12). Chunks of pork, cooked until tender, had nice flavor on their own. But the simmer sauce — a tomato-based barbecue sauce with well-balanced sweet and spicy elements — made the sandwich.
Though it was served on the side, we used the accompanying cole slaw as a condiment, adding crunch and tang to each bite.
Admiral's Cup has a handful of local beers on tap and the restaurant makes beer pairing recommendations for most entrees. With the pulled pork, they recommend Evolution's Primal Pale Ale. However, by the time we ordered, we were already sipping a Flying Dog Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout ($6.50). We discovered that was also a good match for the sandwich, as the stout's roasted coffee and chocolate undertones complemented the sauce and meat.
The crab stack ($19.95) was a summery salad of crab mixed with light honey mustard dressing served over tomatoes, corn, avocado and greens. The combination is a familiar one, but the incorporation of honey mustard, instead of the more traditional mayonnaise, added zip.
Admittedly, the salad would be better in high summer; the corn was sweet and avocado ripe, but the tomatoes were on the anemic side. We'll look forward to trying it later in the season.
With the salad, we drank a refreshing Charles and Charles rose ($7). Admiral's Cup is about beer not wine, but their wine list, though brief, is serviceable and approachable.
The small dining room steadily filled during our dinner. We watched, impressed, as our waiter capably juggled a half dozen tables of different sizes. An enthusiastic man with deep knowledge of the menu, he made recommendations and refilled drinks with aplomb.
During our visit, Admiral's Cup offered two desserts, both made in-house. Our choice, the lemon bar ($6), was a sweet-tart square of lemon topped with syrupy blueberries — a fine way to end a meal on a pretty spring night.
Was this the Admiral's Cup from the days of yore? No, but that's not a bad thing. Fells Point's food scene has changed, too, as the expectations of the average Baltimore diner have risen. The restaurant is a good fit for its neighborhood.
With its pretty blue walls, knowledgeable service and capable hands in the kitchen, there are plenty of reasons to head to Fells to make new Admiral's Cup memories.
Back story: A popular staple on the Fells Point scene during the '80s and '90s, The Admiral's Cup closed in 2007 and reopened last October under the management of Kali's Restaurant Group. The new incarnation held onto its name and nautical theme, but shed its dive bar past in favor of local beers and a brief, but appealing menu.
Parking: Street parking
Signature dish: The braised pork sandwich is hearty and flavorful, with tender pork bathed in a sweet red "simmer" sauce. Fresh cole slaw, made with crispy vegetables and a light hand with mayonnaise, adds fresh crunch to the savory sandwich.
Where: 1647 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231
Contact: 410-534-5555; http://www.theadmiralscup.com
Open: 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday-Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday (Kitchen is open for lunch or brunch until 3 p.m. and open for dinner from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily)
Credit Cards: All major
Rating: 2.5 stars
Reservations: Accepted
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If you have any kind of weapon and you categorically rule out ever using it, would it still be a weapon at all? What would be the point of having it?She responded with a firm "Yes"
The Pakistanis have nuclear weapons. Of course they are prepared to use them. But of course that is different because they are Muslims.
Yes, the world would be a better place without these wretched things. But for now, the only way we can stop others using them is telling them that we will retaliate in kind. "We have them but would never use them" is plainly an idiotic position to hold.


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The video game industry is in something of a downturn compared to the beginning of the year, but the big three have begun to share their results from Black Friday and the rest of the Thanksgiving week. If you thought Nintendo had reached some level of saturation with consumers, get ready for some impressive numbers. If you didn't think the PS3 could continue to be a strong competitor, get ready for some nice year-over-year gains. If you wanted some 360 information, get ready to wait.
Nintendo estimates that it sold more than 550,000 Wii consoles during Thanksgiving week. That's impressive, but Nintendo also puts Nintendo DS and DSi sales at over 1 million units in the same timeframe. "That works out to more than 150 Nintendo systems sold every minute continuously for the week—or more than 2.5 every second," Nintendo's announcement states, somewhat breathlessly. The company also notes that this week breaks its previous sales record for portable hardware set back during the Thanksgiving week of 2002 with the Game Boy Advance.
The consumer appetite for DS hardware seems to be nearly limitless, and with New Super Mario Bros. Wii also on the shelves we can expect some amazing results when the NPD Group releases its monthly sales report in the coming weeks. This is the game that analysts predicted could beat Modern Warfare 2 on a per-platform basis; it has some big expectations ahead of it.
Sony also crowed about its sales, although it offered less detailed data than its competitor. "The 2009 holiday season got off to an amazing start for PlayStation, with all key retailers showing a significant increase for PS3, PSP and key holiday titles over Black Friday and the holiday weekend," said Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications and Social Media. "PlayStation 3 demand was at an all time high with the system selling more than 440,000 units for the week ending 11/29/09." Last year, in the whole of November, Sony sold 378,000 units. That's quite a year-over-year increase.
Nintendo's numbers were for November 22 through November 28, so this isn't apples to apples, but Sony's PS3 sales were certainly impressive. We're going to have to wait for information on games sales or PSP performance, however. Predictions? It may not show up on the top ten, but Sony has some serious consumer interest at the new price point, and games like Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time, and Demon's Souls are all exclusive and exciting. It would be surprising if the company didn't have a good November.
Microsoft has yet to share any information on sales during the Holiday week. "Great #BlackFriday results just in, biggest sales week of the year for #Xbox360, more than 2xs previous week sales," Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg tweeted, which was about as official as it got on the company's performance. With both Sony and Nintendo boasting about their sales, if Microsoft doesn't comment publicly it doesn't send the best message. If it does comment and sales are below what's being reported for its competitors it also won't be reported positively. If sales were huge, why not share them?
The industry still has a lot of catching up to do if it hopes to match last year, but with strong performance by Sony and Nintendo, with the possibility of a surprise from Microsoft, November looks to be a (relatively) strong month for hardware sales.


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California college bars student from handing out copies of Constitution
The Constitution guarantees the right to free speech, but don't try to pass out copies of it at Modesto Junior College in California.
A student at the school who tried to pass out pocket-size pamphlets of the very document that memorializes our rights got shut down on Sept. 17 – a date also known as Constitution Day. Campus authorities told Robert Van Tuinen, who caught the whole thing on videotape, he could only pass out the free documents at a tiny designated spot on campus, and only then if he scheduled it several days in advance.
"Watching the video is a combination of depressing and nauseating, to see what rigamarole students have to go through just to express themselves on campus," said Robert Shibley, senior vice president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which has taken on campus speech codes around the nation.
Van Tuinen, who said he'd read up on the school's regulations and expected to get chased away from outside the student center, went to FIRE with the video. The foundation penned an email letter to the school's administration on Van Tuinen's behalf early Thursday, but Shibley said there had been no response later in the day.
"Watching the video is a combination of depressing and nauseating, to see what rigamarole students have to go through to express."
– Robert Shibley, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Several messages left at the school, including one to President Jill Stearns, were not returned.
In the video, Van Tuinen is confronted by an unidentified campus police officer within minutes of passing out the pamphlets. When he protests, he is told "there are rules."
"But do you know what this is?" he asks. "What are the rules? Why are the rules tied to my free speech?"
Van Tuinen explains that he wants to start an organization called Young Americans for Liberty.
"That's fine, but if you're going to start an organization like that you have to go through the rigamarole," the police officer tells him.
Eventually, the police officer escorts Van Tuinen into an administrative office, where an unidentified woman shows him a binder with rules she says govern free speech on campus. She explains that there is a designated place "in front of the student center, in that little cement area," where free expression is allowed, but then notes that two people are already using it.
"You'd have to wait," she says. "You could go on (Sept.) 20th, the 27th or you can go into October."
Eventually he is advised to make an appointment with Brenda Thames, vice president of student services, who can explain the policy. Thames did not return calls for comment.
Shibley said he was angered by the video, but not surprised.
"One of the revealing things about this particular case is what students have to go through just to express themselves on campus," Shibley said.
He said the very idea of speech codes on campus ought to be troubling to Americans.
"They are imposed in an attempt to sanitize the public space of anything that might offend somebody," he said. "The fact is, no school specifically needs a speech code. They have the ability keep order on campus . Of people are too loud, harassing people, or blocking traffic they have the means to address that."
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Tough Customers
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You've heard the old adage "The customer is always right." Well, you also know there's an exception to every rule. Like when a customer refuses to pay his bill, demands a full refund for merchandise he damaged, makes a scene because of the long line at the checkout counter, or changes his mind midway through a project and expects you to absorb the additional expense.
At some point in your life as an entrepreneur, you're bound to butt heads with customers who aren't right, but flex their muscles, raise their voices and demand their needs be honored--unconditionally. You don't need to tolerate such outrageous behavior in fear you'll offend a customer and lose business. Instead, you need a strategy for handling temperamental clients and resolving conflicts.
The right approach will not only help you salvage your client relationships, but also make them stronger and more enjoyable for you. That approach, says author and seminar speaker Dru Scott, owner of management consulting firm Dru Scott Associates in San Francisco, begins by rewriting the adage "The customer is always right" to read "The customer isn't always right, but is always the customer."
"This isn't a right-or-wrong issue, but a relationship issue. The person is your customer and deserves to be served with dignity. You can say no to an angry, demanding customer and still treat the person with respect," explains Scott, who details this strategy in her book Customer Satisfaction and Repeat Business.
Here are ways you can deal with unreasonable clients, treat them with due respect and retain their goodwill:
1. Set your limits. Establish some firm policies upfront, and let your customers know what those policies are. Then there's less of a chance for a misunderstanding or a conflict.
Sometimes a conflict with a customer can alert you to an operational problem you need to address, says Scott. "What formerly was a right-or-wrong issue can become a way for you to fix a problem," she says. "If people complain because they've been waiting in the wrong line, maybe your customer service signs aren't clear. If customers are always late with payments, maybe the problem is your billing process."
2. Learn to negotiate. Know ahead of time what you are and are not willing to give up. Then when you begin to negotiate with a hot-tempered client, you're not making last-minute decisions under duress. Know what part of a project you'd be willing to redo for free; what discount, if any, you're willing to give a customer who's a day late for your annual sale; or how much additional time you'll give a customer to make good on a past-due account.
3. Listen and empathize. Some customers insist they're right and make demands because it's the only way they know to deal with the situation, says Rebecca Morgan, owner of Morgan Seminar Group in San Jose, California, and author of Calming Upset Customers.
Your best defense, says Morgan, is to not take the customer's words or actions personally. "Show some compassion," she says. "Muster up your best professional voice, face and words, and do what you can to resolve the situation."
Henry Luke, owner of Grand Oriental Chinese Restaurant in Cincinnati, avoids letting a problem with a customer mushroom into an ugly confrontation by remaining calm. "We don't argue with our customers," he says. "They're really our bosses."
When a customer insists he's right--like not wanting to wait an extra 15 minutes for the chef to prepare a specialty dish he's ordered--Luke concentrates on a simple solution, not educating the customer on the challenges of running a busy restaurant. "We're not a fast-food restaurant. Some customers don't have patience. They'll order and then say `I'm leaving.' We apologize and tell them `It's a specialty dish we're cooking. If you're in a hurry, we'll make it a priority,' " explains Luke, who also gives the customer a gift certificate.
4. Keep your emotions in check. Al Martin, owner of Rule1Software, a Redmond, Washington, reseller of computer software products, cautions his employees to never raise their voices, regardless of how unruly a customer is. "Your tone has to be very even," says Martin. "You shouldn't allow the customer's emotions to have any impact on how you handle the situation."
Conflicts can develop when a customer calls to order software and insists the price quote he was given earlier is lower than the price he's now being asked to pay. Rather than tell the customer he's wrong, Martin and his salespeople use another tactic--one that works every time. "I tell the customer what he or she heard on the phone was probably correct, but, in any case, the price was stated in error," says Martin. "Then I ask `What would you have us do?' " In doing so, Martin indicates his willingness to resolve the situation, without debating who's right or wrong.
5. Use humor. You can sometimes avoid an ugly confrontation with customers who think they're free to do whatever they want while shopping in your store, especially when small children are in tow. Humor can help get your message across. Try posting a sign like "Unattended children will be towed away at owner's expense."
6. Let 'em go. Gene West, owner of Eagle Mountain, a resort near Blue Canyon, California, that offers cross-country skiing, mountain biking and hiking, doesn't believe an angry customer is a customer worth keeping. He once asked a skier to leave the premises and never return. The skier had thrown down his ski and used bad language when he learned a trail had been closed for skier safety. Explains West, "I don't want my good customers thinking I allow that kind of behavior."
Armed with these strategies, you'll be better able to defuse difficult situations and know that, if you want to keep customers, you have the tools to do so.
Mad About You
Your customer has every right to be angry with you and your business when any of these problems arise:
- Poor service
- Bad attitudes by your salespeople
- Waiting a long time (on the phone or in person) to get help
- Broken promises
- Late shipments
- Delivering the wrong merchandise
- Not giving complete answers to questions
- Not taking customer complaints seriously
Make sure your business has strategies to eliminate or prevent any of these situations.
These books can help you figure out what to do when your customer isn't right:
- Knock Your Socks Off Answers, by Kristin Anderson and Ron Zemke (Amacom, $15.95, 800-250-5308), offers calm, intelligent ways to respond to customers who make your blood boil.
- Calming Upset Customers, by Rebecca Morgan (Crisp Publications, $10.95, 800-442-7477), shows you how to work through conflicts with customers and maintain a calm work environment.
- Customer Satisfaction and Repeat Business, by Dru Scott (Crisp Publications, $10.95, 800-442-7477), describes the people skills needed to defuse anger, avoid complaints and handle difficult situations with customers.
Contact Sources
Dru Scott Associates, (415) 750-1313, fax: (415) 752-7362
Eagle Mountain, (800) 391-2254, http://www.eaglemtnresort.com
Grand Oriental Chinese Restaurant, fax: (513) 677-3221
Morgan Seminar Group, (800) 247-9662, http://www.rebeccamorgan.com


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I mentioned about the shoes I bought recently here. Although infinitely more comfortable than my last cheap pair, with quite a bit of rain and freezing weather I'm either feeling the chill through thin leather, or that rain water is finding it's way into my shoes.
Maybe I should've just paid a bit more money and got some better quality ones. You might remember back here I bought a pair of red Dr Martens. They were a size or two too big for my feet and consequently started doing nasty things to my feet. They kept my feet dry though. I brought them back home, so they'll probably end up on the 'bay.
My best friend, Yahoo Auctions came to the rescue once more. I saw a pair of 10 hole Docs for 9,800 yen. The pictures looked great and the descriptive heading stated proudly, "Super Beauty Item!", so I waited until the last five minutes and surprised myself to be the winning bidder.
The "owner" was a recycle (secondhand) store in Kyoto. They only charged 500 yen for shipping with Sagawa courier service. Amazing considering it cost almost double for my mic from only Kanagawa prefecture with Japan Post. Good thing too was they deliver on weekends. I won the auction on Thursday (25th), paid the next day and it arrived on Saturday. Fantastic!
I had to do the bank transfer with help from a staff member. She was surprised to find the lack of a "transfer" button in English. (Yes, me too..) UFJ took their 262 yen transfer fee for the "help" it gave me.
I tried the same shoes at ABC Mart in Shinjuku to make sure they'd fit me, and after a day walking around even in ankle socks, I can safely say I have a much better fit than the other pair.
It takes a bit of time to "laces up", so I'll still be wearing my other shoes, but it's nice to finally have another of black docs again too. Happy face :D
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Black Docs
I mentioned about the shoes I bought recently here. Although infinitely more comfortable than my last cheap pair, with quite a bit of rain and freezing weather I'm either feeling the chill through thin leather, or that rain water is finding it's way into my shoes.
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Thursday, 25 February 2010
Mic Check One Two
On Monday I broke my self-imposed UFO catcher ban, and tried for a kuma relative of "Huggy". Here I'm trying to give it some Macdonalds coffee. Not even a bear can stomach that..
It took 400 yen to get it. I've called it "Fluffy", full name "Fafa Fluffy"! I like this one better. It has nicer fur than the other one. I think I'm safe though. No urge to keep playing again for a while we can hope.
On Tuesday I made the winning bid on a practically new Rode NT1-A condenser microphone. For 12,300 yen the mic was mine. I noticed he lived near Yokohama and by chance I was going to be there the next day, so I asked if I could pick it up. Like the other guy, he insisted on posting it. This time 900 yen. A little steep for 3kg but I'm still pleased with the price I got it for.
It's strange that this Australian mic is cheaper here than back home. It arrived in a Shiseido box at about noon. I wasted no time opening the box. It looks great and I'm really happy with the sound. A big difference from a dynamic, especially compared to that cheap mic I bought for 1,000 yen way back. Ha ha.
I can't believe how sensitive and quiet it is. I have to be careful to make sure I don't record the outside sounds that could easy leak onto a recording. The package came with a long microphone cable, shockmount and a pop shield. Taking that into account, I virtually got the mic for free!
I might have found a new addiction with Yahoo Auctions. Today I also swung a pair of new looking Docs for a nice price. They're a few other things I'm keeping my eye on too. I'm pretty happy right now.
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Sunday, 21 February 2010
Somewhere Over The Whiskey Rainbow
I got an invite from InterFM to attend Whiskey Live! , at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. Although during the course of the day I realised that this is not really my choice of alcohol, I had a really good time soaking in the vibe of a surprisingly packed joint.
I don't know about you but I never pictured the average Japanese person to drink whiskey and if they did, I imagined they might be old, crusty guys. There was quite a mixed range of people. Even quite a few not too unattractive ladies.
A few guys had pen and paper scribbling down the details of what they'd just drunk. To me most of them tasted pretty much the same. One felt like it was evaporating in my mouth, it was so strong of alcohol. Unfortunately most of the samples were given out straight, while I prefer a mixer. Thankfully Suntory and Chivas gave out their offerings as "highballs" (mixes with soda), which made it go down much easier.
It didn't hurt that they had a few booth girls to make Chivas even more memorable to me.
It was nice that along with the entry ticket I also had a meal ticket for a nearby restaurant. No good drinking on an almost empty stomach. With the ticket we got a Whiskey magazine and a nice glass too.
They had an interesting idea of allowing artists to paint something while drinking whiskey for "inspiration". The Japanese painter did something pretty cool. The token gaijin did.. well, I'll leave that up to you!
There was also a surprise celebrity, Konishiki Yasokichi who was a special guest. They got him to taste/judge a whiskey cocktail. You can see him here along with InterFM DJ, Guy Perryman and Mari Stone.
The event was on from between 11am until 6:15pm, so as you can imagine there were a LOT of drunk Japanese sleeping in the foyer. The security was going up to them periodically to see if they were still alive.
I arrived there about 1pm. I decided to go to Odaiba by walking along the Rainbow Bridge again. This time I brought my SLR to do much better pictures and video.
An easy way to get there is to catch a Yamanote line train to the Tamachi station. From there, go out the east Shibaura exit and continue in the same southeast direction in a bee-line to the base of the bridge (Shibaura Anchorage).
Once off the bridge, I walked towards the ferris wheel and then along the Bridge of Dreams. Hotel Trusty (yes, that's seriously what it's called. I don't know who makes these names up) is an interesting looking building. In the gap you can see Tokyo Big Sight.
Seems like this place is quite popular with cosplayers. It wasn't too hard to find young people dressed up.
By the time Whiskey Live! finished up, I was nicely intoxicated. Until March the Rainbow Bridge is only open until 530pm. I COULD have caught the monorail back, but being me, I walked to Shin Kiba station to catch the subway directly back home.
Actually I could have got on at Tatsumi, slightly closer but I didn't know, nor see the station entrance there. I strongly discourage going this way though. I walked about an hour through a highway wasteland of nothing. Not much to see around these parts. Lucky I was too drunk to care.
Nevertheless I had a great day out. I want to extend my thanks to Guy and InterFM for the tickets. If they read this I don't mind if they throw tickets to any other upcoming functions my way. *hint hint*
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Saturday, 6 February 2010
Ao Oni
Ever since I tried this beer, I'd been looking for it everywhere.
It's called Aooni ("Blue Demon") or India Pale Ale. I tried it at one of the parties, and I thought it wasn't bad. It's a 7% strong beer that's quite easy to drink.
I managed to find it in the Tokyu supermarket in Aobadai. I went in at opening time. If you've ever been there then, it's the strangest experience. Walking past EVERY aisle I got bowed to by ALL the staff.
It was so awkward. It happened so much it felt like they were taking the piss. I've noticed the same thing happen at department stores at closing time as well. To give you an impression what it felt like, watch this video.
On this second tasting, this beer didn't appeal to me all that much. It cost close to 300 yen, but I think the much cheaper Suntory draft 8% Strong tastes not a whole lot different, and an extra 1% makes all the difference ;)
Likely this will be the last time I get this, AND the last time I go to a supermarket at opening time.
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Thursday, 4 February 2010
Oni wa soto. Fuku wa uchi!
It's been a while since I've been to Akihabara and Ochanomizu. It's my day off, so guess where I'm going?
The weather has been absolutely freezing. On Monday it snowed, and on Wednesday day night it was 1 degree! I'm not used that chill at all. Back home it used to rarely get below ten. Anyway, today I made sure I was rugged up enough to endure any cold that might set in and made my way there.
In Ochanomizu I found a nice used Sony microphone stand for only 980 yen. It was quite heavy so I asked them to hold it for me and I'd pick it up later.
In Akihabara I looked around for a USB hub for my Air, and since they gave me those rechargeable batteries, I figured I should get a charger so I can use them with my stereo recorder. I tried out an old secondhand 50mm 1.8s lens that was pretty cheap, but I didn't buy it. I took a few maid pictures while I was there too.
When I got home I tested out the hub. Unpowered, it JUST managed to sync and charge my iPhone. My external hard drive didn't show signs of life until I powered up the hub externally.
The big mistake I made was pulling the power plug off while my SD card was connected and it corrupted my card bad. Damn.
I looked for a few (free) utilities to recover a whole lot of my photos and videos.
If you're on a Mac you should use Photorec. It's an easy to use Terminal based program that not only rescues photos, it grabs other files as well including AVCHD videos I made from the Panasonic, and even mp3s.
On a PC, PCinspector worked great and showed a familiar file tree structure of my memory card to get my files back.
Yesterday was Setsubun. Instead of throwing the beans, we just ate them for good luck. Seems these days I'm getting the bad with the good, so any reason to rid myself of my demons is worth doing. Quite tasty 'dem beans..
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Monday, 1 February 2010
Lighter Than Air
I think I made it clear how much the iPad was a big letdown for me.
I really like my Mac laptop, but carting it around is actually quite straining on my shoulders. Last week I saw a small netbook selling for a quite reasonable 25,700 yen. I wanted more time to think about it, and knowing that the iPad was coming, I held off.
Last Saturday I went to the Shibuya Apple store and had a play with the Macbook Air. When it came out, I didn't see the point of it. Actually it was just really hard to see the value behind the extraordinary price tag. BUT.. just picking it up got me thinking about it again.
Today the stars must have been aligned because I saw a Macbook Air, albeit an old 2008 model, in good condition for a GREAT price. In fact it was a comparable price to the competition. I checked out the going rate and confirmed this was a good deal. I put it on hold and later I went to get it.
I'm really happy with it. Sure, it has it's limitations, but much less I think than the iPads and netbooks. I got a good 5 hours testing out the battery today too. Better than my one and half on my other laptop.
A relative recently bought a nice Sigma 50mm 1.4 lens which got me curious about a possible addition to my camera. I'm primarily interested in the low light benefits and sharp pics, but some narrow depth of field definitely wouldn't go astray.
So, armed with my SD card I went to Yodobashi to take a few samples. I tried a Nikon 50mm 1.4G and 1.4D, and a Sigma 50mm 1.4.
I only took a few shots at 1.4. The G and D were nice lenses. Auto focus on this lens makes a huge difference. With such a narrow depth of field, manual focus was quite difficult.
I preferred the Sigma out of the three. The Nikons were quite similar to me, and much darker than the Sigma which came out noticeably brighter on the same settings. I'm no photography expert though. That's just my opinion from my brief play.
If I find one of these at the right price, it might be a good impulse buy. Oh no.
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Iron Maiden: Summerfestival. (The Godfatherecords :: G.R.208)
Recorded Live at Summerfest Festival, Rock Stage , Milwaukee, WI, USA – June 26th (22th?), 1981.
Excellent Soundboard Recording :: Silver CD :: MP3 CBR 320 kbps & FLAC.
Disc 1 01. The Ides Of March 02. Sanctuary 03. Purgatory 04. Wrathchild 05. Remember Tomorrow 06. Another Life 07. Genghis Khan 08. Killers 09. Innocent Exile 10. Twilight Zone 11. Murders In The Rue Morgue 12. Phantom Of The Opera 13. Iron Maiden 14. Running Free 15. Transylvania 16. Drifter.
Files: 16.:: Size: 175,70 MB (mp3)| 468 MB (flac).
Total Time: 01:16:45 hour/s.
Notes: In February of 1981 Iron Maiden launched the "Killer's World Tour" in support of the "Killers" album. During this period Adrian Smith was added to the band on lead and rhythm guitar replacing Dennis Stratton. This release is sourced from the 97 WLPX radio broadcast of their first United States tour. Some sites have this show listed as being played on June 22 instead of the 26th however regardless of the correct date, Godfather have released a excellent title with Paul Di'Anno upfront in the mix. Sadly because of substance abuse he would be fired during this tour and replaced by Bruce Dickinson who performed his first Maiden show on October 26th 1981 at the Palasport in Bolonga, Italy. What we have here is one of his last concerts and from the sounds of the band and audience a very impressive one. Highlights are "Remember Tomorrow", "Killer's", "Iron Maiden", and "Drifter". (info taken from collectorsmusicreview.com)
Other releases of this bootleg: Maiden America Bondage Music (2) BON065 Japan. Maiden America (LP) The fake Swingin' Pig 2 TSP 500-55/1 :: Summerfest-Milwaukee-26th June 1981 ?(2xLP) Not On Label :: Eddie's Summerfest ?(CD) Not On Label EMCD260681 :: Maiden America (LP) The fake Swingin' Pig 2 TSP 500-55/1 ..
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