text: Associated Press Citizens' group loses Wyo. wind farm challenge By Associated Press • Dec 18, 2012 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld permits issued by the state and Converse County allowing construction of two wind farms in the Laramie Range. Wasatch Wind of Salt Lake City plans to construct 62 towers at two locations. The Northern Laramie Range Alliance had challenged permits issued to the company by the Converse County Board of County Commissioners and Wyoming Industrial Siting Council. A statement from the Northern Laramie Range Alliance says it still intends try to block construction of the wind farms. Study says ecosystems help climate change By Associated Press • Dec 6, 2012 Bob Beck A new study estimates that ecosystems in the western U.S. absorb and contain nearly 100 million tons of atmospheric carbon each year. The Interior Department said Thursday that's nearly 5 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. In other words, ecosystems in the West help to offset the air pollution that contributes to climate change. The study authored by U.S. Geological Survey scientists is part of a congressionally mandated national assessment of how ecosystems capture and contain carbon from the atmosphere. Sen. Enzi won't sign Americans for Tax Reform pledge By Associated Press • Nov 30, 2012 Conservative activist Grover Norquist says U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi will have to be accountable to the people of Wyoming if he backs off a pledge to not raise taxes. Enzi said Thursday he will abide by his oath of office but won't sign or be bound by any lawmaker pledges, including the Americans for Tax Reform pledge championed by Norquist. The pledge calls for opposing increases to marginal income tax rates and to oppose any net cuts to tax deductions or credits unless the moves are offset by reduced tax rates. Wyoming judge to hear arguments in Y Cross suit By Associated Press • Nov 26, 2012 Two university foundations have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that is holding up their plans to sell a ranch. Laramie County District Judge Thomas Campbell is scheduled to hear arguments in the dismissal request Tuesday. Amy Davis donated the Y Cross Ranch to the University of Wyoming Foundation and Colorado State University Research Foundation in 1997. She filed suit in September, saying the two foundations haven't honored her intent that they use the ranch as a site for hands-on teaching. Fundraising For Bridger-Teton Drilling Is Going Slow By Associated Press • Nov 26, 2012 An effort to buy oil and gas leases in western Wyoming to protect the land from development is raising funds at about half the speed needed to complete the $8.75 million deal. Report Is Critical Of Wyoming Department Of Education By Associated Press • Nov 15, 2012 A report by consultants hired by the Legislature gives the Wyoming Department of Education poor marks in implementing state education reforms. The report says the agency has failed in some of its responsibilities and hindered other entities involved in the state's initiative to better prepare its public school students for college and careers. The report blames much of the agency's failings on loss of too many key personnel in the last two years. Sinclair offers reward after apparent sabotage By Associated Press • Nov 1, 2012 Sinclair Oil is offering a $25,000 reward for information about an apparent sabotage attempt at its refinery near Rawlins. Workers discovered damage to a number of valves on Oct. 18 after noticing strange feedback from instruments on a hydro-cracking unit. A company spokesman says the company concluded the damage was intentional but wouldn't comment on whether there were signs of a break-in. Sinclair Police Chief Jeff Sanders confirmed Wednesday that his department is investigating. Video Leads To The Arrest Of Kidnapping Suspect By Associated Press • Oct 15, 2012 Wyoming authorities say a 39-year-old Montana man has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl in Wyoming. Court records filed in Cody identify the suspect as Jesse Paul Speer. He was arrested Saturday in Belgrade, Mont., on a hold for Wyoming. He faces extradition to Wyoming on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault and felony use of a weapon. Speer's bond is set at $2 million and he faces a court appearance in Bozeman on Monday afternoon. Drilling picking up in Converse Co. By Associated Press • Oct 8, 2012 Many coal-bed methane companies have downsized their production in the Powder River Basin over the last couple of years because of low natural gas prices. Workers in the industry were forced to move to other states to find jobs. But a growing oil play in Converse County is bringing some of those workers back. Chesapeake Energy Corp. is one of the companies actively drilling in Converse County. Deal Reached To Prevent Drilling In The Wyoming Range By Associated Press • Oct 5, 2012 Citizens for the Wyoming Range A land conservation group has reached a long-sought agreement to prevent a gas drilling project in northwest Wyoming by buying out a vast area of mineral leases inside Bridger-Teton National Forest. The Trust for Public Land tells The Associated Press it plans to buy out 58,000 acres of oil and gas leases owned by Houston-based Plains Exploration and Production Co. for $8.75 million. PXP confirms the agreement, to be formally announced Friday. The deal would end PXP's plans to drill 136 gas wells near the Hoback River headwaters inside the national forest. General Speaks At UW By Associated Press • Oct 5, 2012 University of Wyoming The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East says attacks on international forces by Afghan soldiers and police are disheartening. But Gen. James Mattis says such treachery is a part of war and will not diminish the U.S. commitment to Afghanistan. He says measures have been taken to help reduce the so-called insider attacks that have claimed more than 50 American lives this year. Mattis spoke and answered questions for little over an hour Thursday at the University of Wyoming. Wyoming loses Roadless Rule Appeal By Associated Press • Oct 1, 2012 The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal challenging a federal rule that bars development on 50 million acres of roadless areas in national forests. The justices said Monday they will leave in place a federal appeals court decision that upheld the so-called roadless rule that took effect late in the presidency of Bill Clinton. The state of Wyoming and the Colorado Mining Association said closing so much forest land to development has had serious consequences for residents of Western states and the logging, mining and drilling industries. Cuts could be coming to Wyoming Coal Mines By Associated Press • Sep 19, 2012 The number of jobs Alpha Natural Resources plans to cut in Wyoming's Powder River Basin remains unclear after the coal giant said it plans to cut production by 16 million tons. About 40 percent of Alpha's production cuts will come from high-cost eastern mines while about half will occur in the Powder River Basin. The company is eliminating 1,200 jobs companywide, laying off 400 workers immediately by closing mines in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. But, the company says most of the displaced workers may eventually be rehired. Progress being made on Casper Fire By Associated Press • Sep 13, 2012 Officials say the Sheep Herder Hill fire on Casper Mountain is about 50 percent contained. Officials also say there was a lot more damage then previously thought. They have counted 36 homes and cabins destroyed by the wildfire burning on Casper Mountain. The number is a big jump from the seven confirmed earlier this week. Most of Wyoming has severe drought By Associated Press • Sep 5, 2012 The U.S. Drought Monitor says extreme drought conditions now cover much of southern and eastern Wyoming after a dry August. The program's map shows all of Sweetwater, Laramie, Goshen, Platte and Niobrara counties are in an extreme drought, the fourth-worst out of five categories. Conditions in most of Converse and Weston counties and in parts of six other counties are also classified as extreme drought. Most of the rest of the state is in a severe drought, the third-worst category. Governor Mead picks new Justice By Associated Press • Aug 30, 2012 Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has appointed Michael K. Davis to the state Supreme Court. Davis is current a state district judge for Laramie County. He will succeed Justice Michael Golden, who is retiring effective Sept. 30. Within the next month, Golden will reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 set in the state Constitution. Davis will be the first Justice chosen by Governor Mead. The Wyoming Supreme Court consists of five justices who serve eight-year terms. It decides cases and exercises administrative supervision over the Wyoming State Bar. Wild Horse sanctuary to be opened near Laramie By Associated Press • Aug 29, 2012 The Bureau of Land Management is backing a proposal to open a wild horse sanctuary in the Centennial Valley.The BLM announced its decision Wednesday following a month-long public comment period. The owners of the 4,000-acre Deerwood Ranch about 30 miles west of Laramie want to provide long-term care for up to 300 wild horses gathered from Wyoming rangelands. The horses would not be kept on public lands and would all be geldings. Wyoming argues that the Secretary of State cannot challenge the term limit law By Associated Press • Aug 14, 2012 The state of Wyoming says Secretary of State Max Maxfield has no legal basis to file a lawsuit over term limits for state elected officials. In a recent filing with the state Supreme Court, Wyoming Attorney General Greg Phillips argued that because Maxfield has not said whether he will seek a third term he hasn't been harmed by the term limit law. Report says pilot warned before flight to Jackson By Associated Press • Aug 7, 2012 A new federal report says a flight instructor had warned a Minnesota man of the dangers of flying his single-engined airplane over the mountains of northwestern Wyoming just weeks before the 2010 crash that killed the pilot and his three sons. The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday published its report on the crash in Wyoming's Wind River Range that killed 41-year old Luke Bucklin of Minneapolis and his three young sons. A Forest Fire Near Wheatland Has Caused The Most Damage In Wyoming By Associated Press • Jul 10, 2012 Firefighters quickly pounced on new wildfires started by lightning in northern Wyoming as theycontained or gained near containment on the state's largest fires.The fire situation has improved a great deal in Wyoming becauseof rain and cooler weather over the weekend. Firefighters are being reassigned elsewhere or are being rested. New Wildfires Erupt By Associated Press • Jun 25, 2012 A new wildfire has erupted in Wyoming. The Fontenelle Fire is burning in the Bridger-Teton NationalForest about 30 miles northwest of LaBarge in western Wyoming. Ithas burned about 100 acres and firefighters are being deployed tocombat it. The cause of the fire, which was reported on Sunday, is underinvestigation. Meantime, the Russell's Camp fire burning south of Glenrock grewto more than 8 square miles over the weekend, but firefighters havemanaged to gain 25 percent containment. Firefighters try to get ahead of Medicine Bow fire By Associated Press • Jun 21, 2012 Anticipating a return of hot, dry, windy weather by this weekend, firefighters worked Thursday to buildlines around a wildfire in the Medicine Bow National Forest in east-central Wyoming. The Russell's Camp fire is located about 30 miles south ofGlenrock and has burned just over 4 square miles since Sunday. Cooler temperatures and higher humidity on Wednesday lessenedfire intensity, allowing firefighters to gain 5 percent containment. But the fire was more active Thursday with warmer temperatures. Laramie man dies after falling into a fan By Associated Press • Jun 14, 2012 Authorities say a man has died from injuries he suffered when he fell into a fan while conducting testsof a ventilation system at a state warehouse in Cheyenne. The Laramie County Coroner's Office says 57-year-old Steven JohnMullen of Laramie died of multiple injuries when he fell into thefan at the State of Wyoming Liquor Warehouse on Wednesday. Investigators say fire near Guersey State Park is human caused By Associated Press • Jun 13, 2012 Associated Press Investigators have determined that a fireburning in Guernsey State Park in southeast Wyoming is humancaused. State Forester Bill Crapser says the fire started in a grassyand brushy area along the lake. While the land there is owned by the state Military Department,Crapser says no military personnel or actions were involved instarting the fire. Crapser says his office sent its report to local authorities. Platte County Undersheriff Grady Winders declined comment,saying the investigation continues. Hartville residents warned about Guernsey fire By Associated Press • Jun 11, 2012 Courtesy U-S Forest Service Authorities are telling people in a community in southeast Wyoming to be ready to evacuate as alarge wildfire spreads. They're telling the 70 people who live in Hartville on the eastside of Guernsey State Park to be ready to leave in an hour'snotice. A wildfire has burned over six square miles of the park sinceSaturday. Hundreds of campers had to evacuate and the park remainsclosed. Y Cross Ranch is up for sale By Associated Press • Jun 6, 2012 The presidents of the University of Wyoming and Colorado State University have reaffirmed plans to sell a 50,000-acre ranch in southeast Wyoming. The University of Wyoming Foundation and Colorado StateUniversity Research Foundation have jointly owned the Y Cross Ranchsince 1997. UW President Tom Buchanan and CSU President Tony Frank met anddecided this week to move ahead with selling the ranch by sealedbid, possibly later this year. Albany County Commissioner to run for U.S. Senate By Associated Press • May 31, 2012 Democratic Albany County Commissioner TimChesnut says he will run for the U.S. Senate. The 47-year-old Laramie resident admitted his chances of victorywere small. But Chesnut hopes his campaign will help shift thepolitical climate away from the hyperpartisanship seen today andencourage politicians to find middle ground. Chesnut will face perennial office-seeker Al Hamburg, a retiredpainter from Torrington, in the August Democratic U.S. Senateprimary. Community Colleges prepare for budget cuts By Associated Press • May 30, 2012 An 8-percent budget cut would cost Wyoming's seven community colleges about $9.1 million. Falling energy revenues has prompted Gov. Matt Mead to orderstate agencies to prepare for 8-percent budget cuts for the fiscalyear that starts in July 2013. James Rose, of the Wyoming Community College Commission, sayseach community college board of trustees has the freedom to handleany funding cuts as it see fit so he can't speak to whether anyfaculty and staff positions would be threatened with layoffs. Butler chosen as new boss of the Wyoming Highway Patrol By Associated Press • May 30, 2012 A veteran officer is taking over as the new colonel of the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Lt. Col. John Butler of Cheyenne has been selected as the newadministrator of the patrol and will be promoted to the rank ofcolonel. He's the twelfth person to head the patrol since itsformation in 1933. Butler is a 27-year Highway Patrol veteran. He replaces Col.Jess Oyler, who retired at the end of last year. Butler has servedas interim patrol administrator since Oyler's retirement. Sen. Barrasso announces re-election bid By Associated Press • May 29, 2012 An orthopedic surgeon who has risenquickly to become one of the highest-ranking Republicans in theU.S. Senate is officially seeking his first full term in office. Sen. John Barrasso kicked off his campaign Tuesday at theWyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne by saying Wyomingites want thefederal government to leave them alone. Democratic Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal appointed Barrasso in2007 after the death of Sen. Craig Thomas. Barrasso since has risen to chairman of the Senate Republican Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 next › last »


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Energy drinks can be poisonous for young children, a study of poison control center calls found.
Genetic mutations impacting the same target as ezetimibe (Zetia) appear to protect against heart disease, a study found, suggesting that the drug's effect on cholesterol as a surrogate endpoint should be backed up by a hard endpoint benefit.
Drugmaker Merck created consternation about a possible embargo break on its major IMPROVE-IT trial at the American Heart Association meeting by releasing a statement hours before the presentation Monday that the primary endpoint for the addition of ezetimibe to a statin was met for hard endpoints. Then the New York Times actually did break the embargo. See MedPage Today coverage here.
Phase III results with the novel reversal agent andexanet for factor Xa inhibitors, in this case apixaban (Eliquis), showed rapid 94% reversal of anticoagulation in healthy volunteers. See MedPage Today's update on the reversal pipeline here.
A novel treatment for hyperkalemia, zirconium cyclosilicate or ZS-9, outperformed placebo in restoring potassium levels to normal within 48 hours in an open-label trial.
Cardiac resynchronization devices for heart failure were associated with fewer 30-day readmissions, a meta-analysis affirmed.
Mechanical chest compression devices weren't better than standard CPR by paramedics in a real-world British trial.
Atrial fibrillation hospitalizations and emergency visits climbed steeply from 2006 to 2011.
A disease management program for atrial fibrillation kept people alive and out of the hospital longer than did usual care in another study.
Exhausted? There could be a link to heart disease, a meta-analysis suggested.
There's a new journal coming to the heart block this spring, JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.
Low-molecular weight heparin could help protect hearts and other organs during transplantation, experiments suggested.
Automated phone and mail reminders slightly boosted adherence to hypertension and cholesterol medication by increasing prescription refills, Kaiser Permanente databases suggested.
Looking for a guideline or calculators and tools to help apply it? The American College of Cardiology has a new app for you.
PCI-capable hospitals are only a little more expensive than other centers in treating heart attacks, a Medicare analysis showed.
CardioBreak is a guide to what's new and interesting on the Web for cardiologists and other healthcare professionals with an interest in cardiovascular disease, powered by the MedPage Today community. Got a tip? Send it to us: firstname.lastname@example.com.

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President John D. Welty issued the following statement today:
Two recent news reports remind us of California State University, Fresno's commitment to a university climate of diversity and our obligation to ensure access and opportunity for all to participate in education and university life.
The news reports center on the state Supreme Court decision upholding a law to allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state fees at public colleges and the immigration status of Pedro Ramirez, president of Associated Students, Inc.
The state Supreme Court upheld Assembly Bill 540, a statute that allows students who have attended a California high school for three years to pay in-state tuition. The court ruled that the high school attendance requirement does not involve residency, and therefore does not violate the federal immigration laws. Under AB 540, enacted eight years ago, the CSU charges in-state tuition to undocumented students who meet the requirement.
Pedro Ramirez, who was born in Mexico and brought to the Valley as a child by his parents, is one such student. He filed the appropriate AB 540 paperwork when he applied for admission to Fresno State. ASI requirements do not address immigration status, so Mr. Ramirez was not prohibited from running for ASI office.
After his election, he personally notified me and ASI advisers about his immigration status, and volunteered to serve without pay as president, since his status does not allow him to receive a paycheck.
I commend Mr. Ramirez and other AB 540 students who are following state statute as they seek higher education.
I hope our campus and community will remember that diverse colleges and universities better prepare students for the diverse workplace of the future.


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Center for Computational Oncology
The last half-decade has seen an explosion in literature on mathematical and computational models of the invasion and growth of tumors in living tissue.
What is especially intriguing is the progress toward patient-specific treatments made possible by new predictive computer simulations. The reasons for this awakening on the great potential of tumor growth models are multifaceted. Firstly, there is increasing consensus in the medical science community on the principal mechanisms leading to various cancer types.
Secondly, progress in understanding the role of genetics in encoding proteins that form phenotypes and molecular alterations at the gene, cell, and tissue level over the last decade have lead to new families of models that could greatly increase our understanding of the origins and growth of cancer and on new therapies to combat it. These advances have lead to a flurry of new multiscale computational models that depict events at many spatial and temporal scales, from sub-cellular to cellular to tissue to organ levels.
Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, is the gradual emergence of predictive medical science, the body of knowledge rooted in mathematical statistics, probability theory, experimental science, and computing that addresses in depth the actual validity and, equivalently, the predictability of various models in the presence of uncertainties. This vital discipline has come to the forefront because the indispensable data needed to calibrate and validate tumor growth models have only recently become available.
Fourthly, the enormous technological and mathematical advances in high-performance computing, in big data analytics and data-intensive computing, in imaging technologies, and in new modeling paradigms, ranging from agent-based algorithms, phase-field models, models of stochastic systems, to molecular models, all have brought into play an arsenal of new tools that have great potential for developing realistic high-fidelity simulations of cancer cell behavior.
The Oden Institute has assembled a group of faculty, students, and postdocs working on tumor modeling that have produced results at the forefront of some of this work. The Center for Computational Oncology is involved in active research in many of the foundations of modeling tumor growth and in accessing and employing relevant in vitro and in vivo data to calibrate and validate predictive models.
Non-Oden Institute Affliated Faculty and Staff include:
- Yu Sheng Feng, UT San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
- David Fuentes, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Amy Brock, Brock Lab, at the University of Texas at Austin


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At the time of writing, there is the most splendid scent of summer in the air here at Souter PR. So to celebrate what we hope will be a most fabulous few months of sunshine and fun times ahead of us, we've taken a look at our top five favourite campaigns that simply scream summer – not to mention sales success for the brands behind them.
John Lewis National Treasures
Last month John Lewis launched National Treasures – its first summer campaign designed to celebrate the eccentricities of British life and build on the success the retailer typically enjoys around Christmas.
Running from the end of April until the end of August, the campaign's media launch took place at the retailer's flagship Oxford Street store.
It brings to life what summertime means in Britain and includes the design and creation of 220 life-size cartoon illustrations and shop-front displays created by award-winning British artist Paul Thurlby. The scenes – which include people queuing up for ice cream and a tea party overseen by The Queen – epitomise the nation's "most treasured quintessential moments".
The campaign also includes video, a programme of live interactive events and workshops designed to promote John Lewis stores as "destinations of discovery" having tried and tasted "our nation's absolute favourite things."
Magners Seize the Summer
Cider brand Magners recently unleashed a squad of scantily-clad men across our capital city to encourage commuters to "seize the summer".
By tempting Londoners into a garish pair of yellow shorts – regardless of the weather – the experiential stunt marked the launch of the four-month 'Seize the Summer' campaign. And to coax Brits into the summer spirit – by sporting a pair of yellow shorts – they were incentivised by the chance to win one of 400 EasyJet prizes, each worth £1,000.
Fear not non-London dwellers. The Seize the Summer squad will be making their way across the country – spreading their sunshine and encouraging as many people to have some fun in the sun with their friends. Watch the video here.
Coca-Cola Share a Coke holiday makeover
Coca-Cola is re-launching its massively successful Share a Coke campaign this summer – this time swapping out the logos on Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar and Diet Coke bottles with those of our most favourite and fabulous summer holiday destinations.
Hoping to reaffirm the connection between an ice cold bottle of the fizzy drink with sunny, summer months, labels will display names of cities and destinations such as Hawaii, Bali, Ibiza and Miami. It's a move that builds on the product personalisation success of the initial name campaign, by reminding people in the UK why Coke makes summer more special.
The pan-European campaign will be supported by the brand's biggest UK sampling activation ever – giving away 11 million 150ml samples of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar in cities and festivals throughout the UK – and a summer TV ad.
Pizza Hut / Ibiza Rocks 'Taste Freedom'
In a tie up to target trendy, music-obsessed millennials, Pizza Hut has teamed with live music and hotel brand Ibiza Rocks as part of its "Taste freedom" campaign.
Promoting freedom from everyday routine, the campaign aims to take the new look, new menu and new vibe of Pizza Hut to the next level.
It will be executed through an array of UK-based and in-resort activity – spanning a campaign content hub, experiential events, digital promotions, social media competitions, video, influencer engagement and content shared by DJs – to authentically engage with customers,
Pizza Hut has also produced a 30-second video which aims to persuade consumers to re-evaluate the brand and raise awareness of its ongoing refurbishment programme.
Malibu – Because Summer
Last summer, drinks brand Malibu created 45,000 connected bottles that allowed iPhone and Android users to access exclusive content – including prize draws, drinks recipes, playlists and a bar locator.
Truly tapping into "contactless payment behaviour," it was a first for the innovative beverage brand and for the sector. Users did not have to download or open an app to connect with the brand, they just had to tap the 'sunset' logo on the Malibu bottle.
The campaign was developed after research by Malibu found consumers are increasingly looking to buy "experience and not products.


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At iRespectOnline we are committed to helping small business and individuals establish and nuture their online reputations. We work with you to help you to build a strong and purposeful online presence. We ask the hard questions and work with you to provide an authentic "voice" when communicating with your audience. Aligning your purpose and values is imperative to building a strong community.
Damage to reputations comes from a mismatch or misinterpretation of what is said about your business and the reality of their experience of your business.
Perception + Experience = Reputation.
Your social media presence is part of your customer service philosophy. Loud "hype" and advertising puffery doesn't cut it for progressive organisations in today's world.
iRespectOnline assists Small Business and Individuals to understand the online space, and guide you with relevant, researched and strategic advice to help you to build and maintain your online reputation.
We understand the love, sweat and tears that goes into building your business.
iRespectOnline provides information, advice, strategic social media and content plans, training programs, one on one coaching and bespoke workshops and presentations to help you to manage your personal profile and that of your business
in the online space.
Have you considered that your reputation is actually your biggest asset? Whether your personal reputation or that of your business , it is vital to understand and manage what is known and being said about you. In the online world news travels fast!
Fiona Lucas is the founder of iRespectOnline® and the parent forum Futureproof Your Kids®. She is a Social Media Strategist & Educator focused on helping Businesses and individuals to create and protect their online reputation. She is passionate about making the online world a more supportive and respectful environment for all through authentic and truthful representation.
Through her work in the online environment and in education Fiona recognised the importance of bringing the concept of reputation management and relationship marketing to the forefront of online education and business strategy.
Whether you are a celebrity, self employed , student or a business or organisation, reputation and brand walk hand in hand.
Fiona has researched and observed the damage which can be caused to a reputation through the poor use of social media and knows just how hard it can be to rebuild. Social media is a brilliant tool for magnifying messages, but unfortunately it magnifies mistakes too.
Fiona is the author of Futureproof Your Kids© and creator of the Four Rs Reputation Framework©.
She is a passionate advocate for protection of children's reputations online. She has created a simple four-step framework to help parents guide their children as they enter the world of social media and to act as a life long guide to manage reputation.
The driving motivation is Fiona's deep interest in ethics, good governance and trust-based relationship-building in the online space and her own experience of bullying both as a child and later in life. She believes that everyone should be aware of the need to manage their online presence in an authentic way and has recently adapted the four-step reputation framework for the business environment.
Recognised as a thought leader and well respected in the reputation field, she contributes blogs to various sites including Business Chicks and Happy Parenting and is a member of the Advisory Panel for KidTrack in the USA as well as a program partner for the Australian government's Stay Smart online National Cyber Safety initiative. She has completed the NSPCC and CEOP (UK) Training in Keeping Children Safe online and Australia eSmart training.
In addition to her business experience, Fiona is a life long learner and has mentored with some of the leading names in Social Media in the world including Mari Smith, Amy Porterfield and Donna Moritz. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (including majors in eCommerce, Human Resource Management & Accounting), IT Certification and was previously an associate CPA. She is a social media branding strategist, blogger, mentor and previously worked in education as a Strategic Finance/HR Business Manager. She was deeply involved in many school-based committees and mentored many young business managers. She started her first business in 1996 providing admin and secretarial services.
Fiona was a finalist in the 2013 Mamamia's l Most Clickable Women Awards* .Fiona says, 'I have always been someone passionate about helping others to grow and equally passionate about ethics and transparency, and the online environment continually was showing me that there are some real gaps in the way we are engaging online, which often has damaging results".
Fiona launched her first book "Future Proof your Kids" a guide for parents in June 2013. This complements her current ebook series for business and individuals. She is currently writing her new book "Fantastic Futures"


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Strategies to encourage health, reduce secondary complications and consequently support positive emotional adjustment following SCI have emerged as a source of increasing research interest. As examples, the following studies review the impact of regular exercise upon various measures of physical health and emotional well-being.
Table 3: Exercise for Depression following SCI
In a series of Canadian studies, Ginis et al. (2003), Hicks et al. (2003) and Latimer et al. (2004) reported RCT investigations of sedentary community dwelling SCI adult volunteers who participated in 3, and later 9 month trials of twice weekly, 60-90 minute sessions of stretching, aerobic arm ergometry and resistance exercises or a "wait" control condition who were asked to continue usual activities and refrain from beginning an exercise program. Among other findings, Exercisers reported less stress, fewer depressive symptoms and greater satisfaction with physical functioning than did controls. While the average frequency of depressive symptoms in the intervention group did not vary substantively over the 9 months (and remained below clinically significant levels), depressive symptoms in the control group increased and the average exceeded levels considered "at risk" for clinical depression. The authors suggested the benefits of exercise as offering a prophylactic or stabilizing effect on pain – perhaps reducing the propensity for flare-ups, and the potential benefits of targeting sources of recurrent pain (i.e. shoulder pain). Consistent with the Chronic Pain Process Model, a series of regression analyses the nine-month data revealed that changes in perceived pain mediated changes in stress, and the change in stress mediated a change in reported depression. It was recommended that clinicians prescribe exercise as a therapeutic modality for improving and maintaining well-being among people with SCI.
A Canadian pre-post study (Hicks et al. 2005) examined the effect of body weight supported treadmill training provided three times a week. This study reported an increase in life satisfaction and physical function satisfaction after one year of exercise; however, there was no change in reports of depressive symptoms.
Two studies (Bradley et al. 1994; Guest et al. 1997), examined the effects of an electrically stimulated walking program on SCI individuals. In a cohort study, Bradley et al. (1994) reported a significant increase in depression in participants with "unrealistic" expectations of their program. In contrast, Guest et al. (1997) used a pre-post design and found a decrease in reported depression after completion of their study intervention. Warms et al. (2004) reported no change in participant depression levels after six weeks of increased physical activity through a "Be Active in Life" intervention program. A pre-post study (Kennedy et al. 2006), found an intensive 1-week residential program ("Back Up") involving participation in recreational activities resulted in fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Regular physical exercise may contribute to a reduction of pain, stress, and depression as well as potentially offering a prophylactic effect on sources of recurrent pain and in preventing a decline in quality of life following SCI.
- There is level 1a evidence (from three randomized controlled trials; Hicks et al. 2003; Ginis et al. 2003; Latimer et al. 2004) that exercise based programs reduced subjective pain, stress and resulting depressive symptoms.
- There is level 1b evidence (from one randomized controlled trial and one pre-post study; Ginis et al. 2003; Guest et al. 1997) that exercise reduces depressive symptoms.
- There is level 2 evidence (from one cohort study; Bradley et al. 1994) that individuals with unrealistic expectations report more depressive symptoms following a functional electrical stimulation exercise program.
- Programs to encourage regular exercise, reduce stress, and improve or maintain health appear to have benefits in reducing reports of depressive symptoms in persons with SCI.


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Green Day Announce Track-Listing for '¡Dos!' -
Green Day will release their new album,
'¡Dos!,' on November 13th in the UK (14th
in the US) and the record will mark the second album in the band's
forthcoming trilogy, reports
The 13-track record is the follow up to '¡Uno!,' which was the first album in the set and precedes '¡Tre!' which will complete the trio.
Recently a preview of '¡Dos!' track, 'Lazy Bones' was featured on the Green Day edition of the popular Angry Birds games. Billie Joe and company teamed up with the game makers this past August to introduce their own version.
"We're all fans of Angry Birds," said Billie Joe Armstrong. "It's such an addictive game, that when we first started playing it, we couldn't stop."
'¡Tré!', the third disc in Green Day's trilogy, will released January 15th, 2013.
Green Day '¡Dos!' track listing.
01. See You Tonight
02. Fuck Time
03. Stop When The Red Lights Flash
04. Lazy Bones
05. Wild One
06. Makeout Party
07. Stray Heart
08. Ashley
09. Baby Eyes
10. Lady Cobra
11. Nightlife
12. Wow! That's Loud
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Shrinking Medicare, Expanding Poverty
Posted on April 27, 2011 in Health Delivery System
Source: CFNU — Authors: Linda Silas, Steven Lewis
nursesunions.ca – news – Public message sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Thu, 2011-04-21. Steven Lewis and Linda Silas
Medicare as defined by the Canada Health Act is constantly shrinking. In 1975, spending on hospitals and doctors – the core medicare services – accounted for 60% of total health spending. In 2010 the figure was 41%. Governments fund only half of all other types of care and have deinsured medically necessary services such as optometric visits. But the biggest and growing gap in the system is in the care of seniors: prescription drugs, home care, and long-term residential care, known as LTC.
During the past two decades, federal government leadership in defining national medicare has vanished. Ottawa has become little more than a cheque-writing machine except for the areas where it is constitutionally responsible for service delivery. The provinces are delighted to bank the mainly unconditional cash transfers that grow at 6% a year. But what's good for provincial governments may not be so good for the Canadian public, and especially the elderly.
LTC used to be a universal program under which residents paid a flat-rate room and board charge that even the poorest seniors could afford. That has changed significantly in several provinces which charge residents escalating rates based on assets and income. In British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, the maximum monthly charge in public facilities now exceeds $2,500. As ever-greater shares of seniors' incomes go to paying for LTC, the result is a growing population with little or no discretionary income – the functionally poor.
No one wants to move to a nursing home, and first class home care can make it possible for many frail elderly people to stay in the community. Yet home care remains the poor cousin of the health care system. Budgets are strained and eligibility criteria are stringent, driving seniors and their families to buy care from the private sector. Seniors' biggest needs are the management of chronic diseases, help with the activities of daily living, and support for family members who take on the bulk of the care responsibilities. These forms of care are chips in a poker game where governments bet that families will fold and deliver, accept to do without, or pay for the services themselves. Often seniors persevere without assistance until their health breaks down, they turn up at hospital emergency wards, and end up in LTC. For all the talk of prevention and helping people stay in the community, the system is stingy with inexpensive home care and more generous in providing expensive institutional care. It's a classic lose-lose: worse for the person, and more costly for the public.
Compounding the problem is Canada's uneven and inefficient prescription drug program. Some provinces offer good coverage to seniors while others do not. After years of discussion there is still no Canada-wide drug insurance coverage. Too many people choose not to fill prescriptions because they cannot afford them. Canadian governments finance only about half the costs of prescription drugs, compared to 75% and more in most OECD countries. The result is compromised health, a patchwork system of private insurance and out-of-pocket spending, high drug prices, and often poor quality prescribing. The health and financial risks fall disproportionately on those with no coverage.
The toll exacted by this fragmentation mounts daily, making a mockery of the core medicare principle of comprehensiveness enshrined in the Canada Health Act. Countries such as Denmark have truly comprehensive home and community care systems and excellent drug coverage. Seniors care is there a collective, tax-funded responsibility. Election campaigns are a good time to ask political parties to declare whether Canadian seniors and their families are similarly deserving.
The 2003 and 2004 Health Accords were touted as a fix for a generation, but they left out the generation that needs home care, LTC, and good drug coverage. The motivating ideal that created medicare was to protect Canadians from financial hardship due to health care costs. It did so at the beginning, but for many, it no longer does. As health care shifts away from doctors and hospitals, the Canada Health Act becomes less relevant to everyday health care needs. The harsh reality is that if you don't need to be in an acute care hospital, you are largely on the hook for most of your expenses either directly or, if you are lucky, through insurance at your work.
The poverty of health care policy has resulted in a poverty of choices for seniors and their families and financial poverty for those whose nominally adequate incomes are increasingly spent on various forms of care. Rather than contain costs, these policy failures have made the entire system less just and less efficient. The absence of federal leadership didn't create this debacle by itself, but principled and strategic federal leadership is essential to righting the ship. Health care continues to be a top priority for Canadians. It is timely to call upon leaders to articulate their plans for addressing these long-standing gaps.
Steven Lewis is President of Access Consulting Ltd. in Saskatoon and Adjunct Professor of Health Policy at the University of Calgary and Simon Fraser University. Linda Silas is President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions that represents 176,000 nurses. Visit www.cfnu.ca
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I apologize for missing last week's edition of the Tattler. The dog ate my power. Seriously, I am staying north of San Francisco, and the big storms at the end of the week knocked out the power in this area for a couple of days. No power, no Tattler. Where have you felt powerless in your SaaS business recently?
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If you don't Wow! them, you don't keep them. Nello Franco, Senior Vice President of Customer Success at Talend writes about the critical importance of Time to Value in a SaaS business. He lays our a powerful framework for minimizing your Time to Value.
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Until recently the only way most companies had to measure and manage customer experince was the Net Promoter Score. Brian Curry, of NPS pioneer Satmetrix, takes managing customer experience to an entirely new level. He points out the Customer Lifetime Value is the most powerful metric for managing most business, and it connects directly to the customer experience.
How do you actually manage to LTV?
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We are now in our third year of attending the National Poetry Day at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. The format is a simple one involving a series of readings and it always seems to have a revelatory effect on English students: clearly, hearing living poets reading their poems is a more dramatic and energising experience than silently reading in books the words of poets who are (often) long dead. We recover at events like this at once a truer but also more primitive conception of the poet as the bard figure of the tribe and when Patience Agbabi brought the session to a close with "A Refugee's Tale" we were reminded of poetry's status as the most immediate medium to explore contemporary events.
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John Franke, in his new and exciting book Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth (Living Theology) discusses a major Christian claim: God speaks (chp. 7) and Scripture is God's Word (chp 8).
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Scripture too:
But Franke won't give in here to the temptation to pretend Scripture does not partake of the created, finite condition.
So, here's his point: God chooses to break through to humans by entering into the human condition and accommodating God's Truth to the human condition of finitude. He appeals here to Calvin who speaks of God "descending" to human levels in order to communicate. All revelation is therefore indirect (because humans can't contain the absoluteness of direct communication). Yet, God is truly revealed. And grace is needed to comprehend the unveiling in a veiled manner.
Thus he affirms nonfoundationalism: apart from the grace of God, humans cannot know the Truth.
"Truth is identical with God, and revelation is the entrance of God into the created order" (71).
Scripture is bound up with the Word of God in Jesus Christ and the Spirit who witnesses to Jesus Christ through the Word of Scripture. Thus, Word and Spirit have always been entwined in Christian theology. Some are tempted to a Word without Spirit and others to Spirit without Word — but the best is to see the Spirit speaking in the Word. The Spirit's speaking in and through the Word is normative.
Scripture therefore norms the Christian's perception of the world. And the Spirit guides the Church to live that Word in our world. But the world that the Word creates is yet to come — it is eschatological. The Word creates a world today that may be called eschatological realism.


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AK Mags…and Assorted Tomfoolery.
A recent conversation on a certain brand of US manufactured AK pattern magazines on one of the P&S facebook groups prompted me to pen this article. So…here she be. Due to length considerations I can't get into serious detail on a few items I would like to touch on.
Urban legends abound. Like in all things consider the source. If you make purchasing decisions based on whether or not you can do pushups on your rifle then you can stop reading right now. Magazines serve to present ammunition to the bolt in order to complete the feeding step in the cycle of operations. MAGAZINES ARE EXPENDABLE ITEMS, so are the guns they feed. Full stop.
There are millions of out of spec magazines in the world that can be used as a shakeweight and won't feed worth a fuck in your gun.
I am aware of three countries that had Armorers manuals and depot level overhaul information published and only two of them have been translated to English (Russia and East Germany). East Germany manufactured an excellent armorer's kit with several tools for gauging and repairing various doohickeys on their versions of the AKM/RPK/and AK74 TO INCLUDE THE REPAIR OF STAMPED STEEL MAGAZINES. I want one BADLY.
There are several parts of the Kalashnikov that need to be manufactured and assembled correctly and then gauged periodically in order for the weapon to function for any length of time. Several of them concern magazine fitment and function.
If interested in that type of thing google it for the next couple of years on Afghani internet while trying to unfuck connex boxes of AKM's and magazines in your off time and you can probably piece together some valuable and lots of not so valuable information. The guns and magazines need to be built correctly in order to function for very long. Lots of them are not.
In my experience AK magazines which cause the most problems are the ones that most people think are good to go. The stamped steel surplus "Milspec" AK magazine.
Pros: Widely available, cheap
Cons: Built to what spec? Huge variations in front and rear magazine latch geometry in combination with shitty or worn out guns causes obvious issues. Probably issued or bought with 45 year old magazine springs that need to be replaced. Easily dented magazine bodies and followers which allow the follower and round stacks to stick and make gun no workie. Heavier than other options. Can run fine one day and then take a hit that will render the magazine inoperable without any outwardly obvious signs the magazine needs to be replaced (getting dented from a team mate throwing a 5 ton floor jack on top of your go-bag….etc).
I have seen the most consistent locking lug and feed lip geometry (which translates to working correctly in the widest range of guns) in stamped magazines from Poland/East Germany/and Hungary.
Polymer/bakelight/plastic? Magazines
Pros: Harder to damage enough to get the magazine to stop functioning. Lighter weight (spend several years wearing armor and kit jammed with AK mags both OCONUS and stateside and this becomes important). When damaged will frequently continue to function good enough for government work. When damaged to the point they will not function correctly they are easily identified (Cracks in the bodies/feed lips/latches etc).
One thing you can fairly easily gauge yourself with a minimum of tooling is the distance between feed lips. I have found most 7.62 guns will function (at least for a while) with magazines slightly above and below this spec if the host gun is good to go. The MAX spec is the more critical of the two. FYI lots of steel magazines will exhibit a slight taper as they are not manufactured with much care.
East German GO/NO GO spec for feed lips (measured between feed lips)
MIN: 12.5mm or 0.492in for countries that have landed on the moon.
MAX: 12.8mm or 0.503in
I grabbed 7 mags out of my training pile today and a set of calipers and grabbed some measurements. The results were interesting to say the least. They all run in my gun. They might not in yours.
From left to right
Early PMAG® 30 AK/AKM MOE®x2
Milspec stamped steel magazine x3
Bulgarian Circle 10 Polymer milspec magazine x1
Early US PALM AK30 magazine x1
I took measurements both loaded and unloaded to determine degree of feed lip swell while loaded. The results follow.
Both magazines measured 0.47in unloaded and 0.48in loaded
Feed lip swell of 0.01in total
Milspec mags
Mag 1 unloaded: 0.48in /Mag 1 LOADED: 0.52in/
Mag 2 unloaded: 0.49in /Mag 2 LOADED: 0.54in/
Mag 3 unloaded: 0.49in /Mag 3 LOADED: 0.53in/
Feed lip swell
Mag 1: 0.04in
Mag 2: 0.05in
Mag 3: 0.04in
Bulgarian Circle 10 polymer milspec magazine
Unloaded: 0.51in
Loaded: 0.54
Feed lip swell of 0.03in
US PALM AK 30 magazine
Unloaded: 0.48in
Loaded: 0.51in
Feed lip swell of 0.03in
So…in short the only magazines that DID NOT gauge oversize were the MAGPUL PMAG® 30 AK/AKM MOE® magazines. Well done MAGPUL.
These dimensions along with others involving magazine catch geometry, selector stop plate and receiver thickness/trunnion to magazine well length/and more will play a part in whether or not your gun will run correctly and for how long it will do so. Just some things to consider.


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Schools have a statutory duty to provide Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance to Years 7-13. (Careers Guidance and Inspiration in Schools, 2015) At St Edmund's Catholic School, this is an objective that we take very seriously and believe that by doing so, it will assist the school in meeting the objectives of the Rapid Improvement Plan and more importantly ensure that our students are given the tools to make a successful transition to their chosen pathway. The detail of this report has been written with reference to the Government guidance on careers education in school, alongside Ofsted requirements for CEIAG. The report has been written in consultation with the Career Advisor provided by the Kent EBP.
Aims and Objectives
St Edmund's Catholic School Catholic School is fully committed to promoting CEIAG from the top down across the school. We believe that strong CEIAG is crucial to a young person developing their employability skills and resilience needed to cope in modern society that will ultimately have a positive impact on educational attainment. We have a part-time member of staff who is qualified to Level 6 in Careers Guidance to provide outstanding and impartial guidance to our students. We also seek out additional time from external organisations to provide independent guidance to targeted students.
The programme will encapsulate all students from the gifted & talented to students with special educational needs alongside ensuring that students in alternative provision are supported. There will be particular emphasis placed on the impartiality of the guidance and focus on each student's individual needs. We aim to give students the opportunity to engage with industries and educational establishments alongside local labour market information, which will subsequently allow them to make informed choices about their future career paths. We aim to meet requirements on destinations figures and use this data in an analytical manner to improve delivery of the programme.
Delivery of CEIAG
There is a structured arrangement within the school to deliver CEIAG:
Student Entitlement
We believe that students should be entitled to a comprehensive programme of CEIAG across each year group. This entitlement will be reviewed on an annual basis. Staff will be privy to the student entitlement through the school's internal communication. It will be available to all students and parents through the school website.
An annual budget will be agreed by senior leadership team and will be the responsibility of the DOSD in charge of CEIAG and Career Advisor. It will make allowances for students to receive a programme of aspirational trips and activities that will meet the student entitlement.
We work with a number of different organisations to support our students to ensure they receive outstanding independent and impartial IAG alongside maintaining staff are well resourced on current issues and developments. These include:
In addition, we aim to strengthen our links with local employers and educational providers. This includes ensuring that our students are able to access outstanding educational opportunities.
Evaluation of Provision
The CEIAG policy will be reviewed on an annual basis by the SLT with input from key staff and students. We value the input of our staff and more importantly, students, parents and they will be asked for the input of how to improve the CEIAG provision.


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This lovely estate platinum bracelet features links containing 3 round brilliant cut diamonds and opposing 3 square calibre cut blue sapphires. Diamonds weigh 1.35ctw approx. The sapphire weigh 2.00ctw. The platinum bracelet has it's original signature removed due to a minor repair on the clasp in the past and is attributed to Oscar Heyman in NY.
Classic water nymph original Art Nouveau C. 1905 14K yellow gold Cufflinks
USA made.
Not often does one get the opportunity to acquire one of the early 38mm 18K RG Piccadillys from Peter's early work. This watch I sold originally in 2007. This execution is actually a "Mistake" guilloche pattern dial Peter had made. It was the first one and he decided to keep it as a Piece Unique and named the "Rose du Desert". Note that this has Peter's original design buckle, with the screws, that unfortunately got replaced in later models with a smoother edged buckle, due to people whining that it kept snagging their trouser pockets!
Sporting the FW2012 hand assembled and finished caliber from Peter, based on the tractor motor ETA 2824 with it's large balance wheel for highly accurate timekeeping when correctly regulated by a skilled watchmaker.
It comes with all the original papers and boxes and has a one year warranty on timekeeping.
It is fitted with a black alligator Speake-Marin strap.
This stunning ring features a center old european cut diamond weighing 1.67ct and is surrounded by smaller full cut diamonds. The ring's millgrain and hand engraved shoulders are in great condition for approx. 100yr old ring.
The center diamond was carefully removed and graded by GIA prior to resetting in the ring. G color & SI2 clarity. Laser inscribed with GIA Serial number on girdle.
The 42mm steel cased Foudroyante from Maria & Richard, features a 1/8th second hand at 9 o'clock and a central Jumping seconds hand, with a gorgeous galvanic blue dial and silver 1/8th second sub-dial. Automatic winding A07F caliber. Fitted with a blue calfskin leather strap with white stitching.
Traded back in from original owner, who purchased it in 2012 from us.
Mint condition, with all original Box & papers.


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6 Rules for Giving a Wedding Toast
A few industry experts share their quick tips for how to give a great wedding toast.
Wedding toasts can be one of the most memorable parts of the evening—for better or for worse. Figuring out what to say and how to say it can be challenging for anyone regardless of how close you are with the couple. To make sure your toast is memorable for all of the right reasons, Jess Levin, founder of Carats & Cake, asked a few experts, who have collectively attended hundreds of weddings each year, for their tips on what makes a wedding toast pop!
Know Your Audience
"While the most obvious tip for a wedding toast would be to keep it brief, it's always also a good idea to remember that you're speaking to the entire gathering of guests, not just the bride and groom. Anecdotal stories and sweet memories are great, but try to avoid inside jokes that no on else will understand."—Rachel Sackheim, Director of Sales and Events, Brooklyn Winery
Start off Strong
"Never begin a toast with your struggle to write it. Things like 'I didn't know what I was going to say today … ' tells everyone they have nothing to look forward to for the next several minutes."—Liz Banfield, Owner, Liz Banfield
Keep It Short and Sweet
"If you give a toast that is more than a few minutes long, you'll start to notice people looking at their phones."—Chellise Michael, Owner, Chellise Michael Photography
Practice Makes Perfect
"Practice, practice, practice. I wouldn't advise winging a toast."—Lindsay Longacre, Founder, LVL Weddings & Events
Make It Personal
"Bring an item like a picture or a keepsake resembling your relationship with the bride or groom to grab the audience's attention."—Desi Mendoza, Owner, Dez & Tam Photography
End on a High Note
"I always recommend keeping it under three minutes, speaking from the heart, and ending on a high note!"—Jennifer Zabinski, Founder and President, Jennifer Zabinski Events