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Rap Genius Reviews Dreams and Nightmares
Meek Mill has finally dropped his much anticipated debut album, Dreams and Nightmares. Meek's last two mixtapes, Dreamchasers and Dreamchasers II generated a lot of excitement for this major label debut. Loud, energetic beats and all-star features made the tapes sound more like albums. Dreamchasers I & II left a lot of people wondering, would the album be as good or could it be better?!
To properly review this big debut, we're breaking it down by his bars:
Dreams and Nightmares(intro) – A strikingly well-produced and more inspiring intros we've heard in a long time. Dropping descriptive lines like:
In the back of the paddy wagon, cuffs locked on wrists
See my dreams unfold, nightmares come true
Tell me this guy can't flex.
In God We Trust – This track has Maybach Music written all over it. Meek basically expresses his love for money, and drops a few quotables, including this one, and even tells his fans to stay in school (what a cool dude!)
Oh that's Kony-like, everybody bleed
Cuz he come out in 2060, Christmas Eve
Young & Gettin' It
Kirko Bangz joins Meek for this one and fits perfectly in the hook. We're not in love with the auto-tune but, Meek's unique voice somehow makes it interesting. This song isn't meant to be crazy lyrical, but Meek's lighter bars don't detract from the track either.
Traumatized http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmbnMzL7h8o It seems like Boi-1da's production on this brought the best out in Meek. We get to see passed the stacks of money and into what makes up the real Meek. In the first verse, he shares his memory of a very dark time in his life:
It really hurt me when they killed Shotty
I was locked down in my cell and I had to read about it
Say what you want about Meek's MMG money anthems, but this track is one of the best on the album. Period.
Believe It feat. Rick Ross MMG has its hands on this one (no chokehold). The boss himself, Rozay, comes in on the hook, and again on the second verse, rapping about how much of a straight OG he is (okay, okay, we believe you!). Meek drops his characteristic punchline-heavy verses, but on this track, we enjoyed it.
Maybach Curtains feat. John Legend, Nas, Rick Ross – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9iFRFsJEc0&feature=related
It's on a Meek Mill album, but the OG of the Rap Genius verified account, Nas kills this jazzy beat. John Legend's voice is heavenly, as you'd expect, and his soulful vocals help bring together Queensbridge's king with MMG.
My liquid money's a hypnotist to your Mrs
Lay back like I'm in the chair of a dentist
We peer outside their Maybach curtains to see just how far they've all come and how different their lives are now.
Even Rick Ross brings his A-game here (I mean, it's NAS!) and helps make this a standalone gem on this album.
Amen feat. Drake – This was on Dreamchasers 2 and even if you didn't know that, everyone has heard this song, many times (PREACH). Love it or hate it, some of 2012's most memorable lines are from this anthem, so it's no wonder why this track made the cut for the album. We ain't mad about it either…CHUUCH!
Young Kings – When he's on his own, Meek, technically speaking, does his best work. This track is proof with Meek's aggressive assault of lyricism.
And I still roll round through my old hood in my new whip
All white ghost I call it my cool whip
The versatility of Meeks' flow from punchlines to more descriptive bars has become a staple of his style from mixtapes to this debut album.
Lay-Up A song for the ladies (cue Trey!). We can't hate though! Meek doesn't slow down, and he still does a good job of rapping within the beat. It's been a minute since I heard Trey Songz on a hook this good. And this truly had Wale's name written all over it.
Tony Story 2 – When he raps about things he needs to get off his chest, he is at his best. Continuation from Tony Story 1 on the first Dreamchasers.
Fucking with that lean, he dipping one in the morning
Shots fired, niggas scatter without a warning
He strapped too, reach and fixing to get up on 'em
It's a story of gang violence from the point of view of someone who is in a position, given his fan base, to actually do something about it. When people listen to this inspirational story, they might be motivated by Meek to change their lives. Props to Meek for telling this story.
Who You're Around – Meek reflects on his dark past here. He describes how people in his old life want to fiend all of his money and make him feel like he deserted them. What makes this song enjoyable is that he tells us all of this without complaining about it. Mary J. Blige is her soulful self on the hook, and is a perfect complement to Meek's vision of struggle.
Polo & Shell Tops – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7_sVBAdZwY This is where Meek delves deep into his time selling drugs. You can feel Meek's guilt from serving people who need something that is killing them in order to survive himself.
Most my niggas done got busted tryna take a hit
The feds were lurking, we was serving, they was taking flicks
Rich & Famous – A common dilemma of rappers today – how do you know if the girl you're with is with you for the money? But Meek's not concerned. Here he's pretty certain it's just because he's such a badass. And that's totally fine by him.
She used to say I was crazy, I was up to no good
Till I slid all in it, started fucking her good
Real Niggas Come First – Meek doesn't fuck with fake people. Plain and simple. There are people in this world that go and get what they deserve and there are people who are someones bitch their whole lives.
Burn feat. Big Sean – It's no small feat to match a Big Sean verse, bar for bar, when he's on top of his game (see the third verse). There's a clever play between Meek and Sean as they pass the verses back and forth to each other and one seamlessly picks up where the other left off.
Oh that's your girl? Damn nigga you ain't learn shit
She naked in my studio I'm on that Howard Stern shit
This song is too damn hot (no pun intended).
In the end, we were pleasantly surprised to hear so many sincerely personally stories interwoven with Meek's more well-known witty verses on this big debut. It's a fairly complete profile of the troubled hustler turned MMG star.


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Favourite Role:
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- Interior Designer (Level 24 Lounge)
- Des Sources
- Interior Designer (apartment interiors)
- Johnson Naylor LLP, Goddard Littlefair and Waldo Works
The 22,000m2 Canaletto residential tower in London employs the concept of clustering several floors together to establish a group of 'vertical communities'.
Offering waterside living, the 31-storey tower comprises studios, one and two-bedroom apartments, a variety of three bedrooms and one distinct penthouse with a full rooftop. Canaletto also includes shared amenities such as a swimming pool, health club, media room and resident's club lounge with a terrace on the 24th floor.
UNStudio's design for the tower, which is located in the London borough of Islington, incorporates the remodeling of the facade, a streamlining of the building's mass and a contrasting of scale and detail untypical of a residential tower. The facade for the Canaletto tower was designed to emphasise its residential character and to define a distinct 'Islington' response.
In the design near and distant townscape views are enhanced through scale, detail, and material variation. The proposed building facade creates a modeled elevation in which clusters of adjacent floors are grouped together.
Contrasting materials are employed within each grouping, where the 'outer' smooth metallic element is complemented by an 'inner' use of textured materials. Throughout the building the cluster concept of the facade is designed to maximise levels of transparency and frame the views towards the sky, thereby lending the tower a softer and more nuanced silhouette.
The elevation additionally offers sustainability benefits. The surface modelling creates opportunities for shading, balancing good internal daylight and views with reduced heat gains. The articulation of the facade will additionally reduce wind down drafts and, in combination with canopy proposals at the base of the building, provide an improved pedestrian microclimate.
The modelling of the balconies within each grouped cluster lends variability to the facade and the living experience for the residents in the building. As outdoor spaces play a large role in the enjoyment of living environments, the creation of unique, sheltered spaces of high quality was a driver in early design development. The aspect of using both textured and smooth materials contrasts with the expected contemporariness of a typical high-rise metal construction and lends this facade a residential 'twist.'
Shared spaces and amenities
Outside of the privacy afforded by the 190 individual living units, the Canaletto tower caters for a variety of collective leisure activities by way of shared amenities where the residents can enjoy healthy leisure pursuits or relax in areas designed for gathering and socialising.
A landscaped garden on Wharf Road provides access to the residential lobby, whilst the ground floor garden frames the entrance lobby and provides a green oasis off the busy City Road. A public restaurant will also be located at the base of the building on City Road.


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Logo Design
I have created a wide variety of logos over the years for a variety of clients. I don't focus on one industry as I design for my clients business to meet their needs
Promotion Material
Branding contains a wide variety of promotional material including stationery, postcards, brochures and prospectuses.
Exhibition Graphics
From roller banners to full exhibition stand design
Recent Work
My latest work is now in print with my client
I designed a new logo for a new networking group for start-up businesses. The brief came from WPCC
'The chamber is looking for something with a light, informal feel, possibly with a cartoon style. Something that can be the basis of a style for other graphics eg banner, promotional material etc.'
Over the past five years I have worked with Sillsons Communications and this year I have started working with Marketing West Ltd providing their clients with a variety of artwork from lealfets, brochures, roller banners and exhibition stands. All content, images and communications to the client are done by Sillsons or Marketing West whilst I create the artwork – an ideal working arrangement!
Templeborough Renewable Energy Plant
Creation of community newsletters and exhibition stands for community information events
Brigg Renewable Energy Plant
Creation of community newsletter and exhibition stands for community information events
Adhoc Artwork
Creation of adverts, leaflets, hotel planning timetables or any other artwork that is required
Core Skills
Extensive knowlegde of photoshop which is ideal for photo manipulation and website graphics
Essential tool in creating logo and identites to high quality vector graphics
Indepth experience of creating print ready document from business cards, lealfets to brochures
Supporting My Local Charity
Over the past few years I've been donating my design skills to Yeovil's Womans Hospital – The Flying Colours Appeal which has now developed into working with the Yeovil Hospital Charity
Yeovil Hospital Charity
I've designed a variety of promotional material, lealfets, poster and signage including designing the logo for Inflate-a-Race, which developed into posters, bus shelter display graphics and running medals for the now annual fun race in Yeovil.
Find out more about the charity
Why not get involved with the charity and take part in one of their fundraising events – I've done the Yeovil abseil challenge…all I can say is never again (but don't let that put you off!)


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VSI5X Crusher
VSI5X crusher is widely used in various metallic and non-metallic minerals, cement, refractories, abrasives, glass raw materials, construction aggregate, sand, metallurgy and other industries. Applying the crushing of different hardness ores and rocks, such as iron ore, nonferrous metal ore, the crushing operations emery, bauxite, quartz sand, corundum, perlite, basalt, high hardness materials.
Details of VSI5X crusher
VSI5X crusher main components: a base member riveting spindle assembly assembly, rotor assembly, the motor drive unit, the frame assembly (comprising the upper and lower frame section), hydraulic jacking and two rotary device side of the pedal bracket. Assisted in part by the electrical system, lubrication system.
VSI5X crusher is the introduction of German technology, also has a number of independent patent property rights of a new generation of products, set three kinds of crushing modes in one, becoming the sand core equipment industry. A new and efficient crusher. It has the following characteristics:
- 1. deep cavity-type rotor design is optimized, so that the material throughput increased by about 30%.
- 2. weeks after the shield partial wear can turn around and use the up and down, improve material utilization, improve the life of more than 48%.
- 3. weeks after the shield partial wear can turn around and use the up and down, improve material utilization, improve the life of more than 48%.
- 4. The most important core of wear-resistant materials used by the US industries with highly wear-resistant high-temperature materials.
- 5. the use of diamond-shaped impact block, avoid the impact of material abrasion damage vertical plate.
- 6. bearings used in Japan, Sweden, the United States and other international brands.
- 7. the optimal transmit port and internal smoother curved design, reducing the flow resistance of the material, greatly improve the throughput capacity.
- 8. dual-use bulk material plate, simple, convenient way to implement two feed conversion.
- 9. the lower end of the spindle special sealing structure to ensure that no seal is not leaking.
- 10. accessories imported from Japan hydraulic openings device can be convenient and efficient mobile cover, so that the body's internal repair replacement parts saving labor.
VSI5X crusher working principle
Center Feed: material into the hopper, through the central feed hole into the high-speed rotation of the rotor after being fully accelerated and thrown by the emission mouth, first with part of the material free fall after the rebound was hit, and then with the impact to the surrounding the vortex chamber vortex-like material lining (or counter-block), the first to be bounced back to the top of the crushing chamber, after deflected downward movement, with the impeller emitted from the material impact to form a continuous material curtain, and finally through the lower discharge discharge port.
Central feed along the annular waterfall down into the material: material into the hopper, then through the annular hole down, interspersed tray divided into two shares. An after dosing disk into the high-speed rotation of the impeller, other stocks from the surrounding sub-trays fall into the impeller material, in a high speed impeller throws after rapid acceleration, the other part of the first disc with the surrounding bulk freefall material impact crusher, and then with the impact on the surrounding swirling vortex cavity lining material (or counter-block), the first to be bounced back to the top of the crushing chamber, after deflected downward movement, with the impeller emitted from the material the impact form a continuous material curtain, and finally discharged through the lower discharge port.
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Shaun Turner
A native of southeast Michigan, Shaun received his Associate of Science degree in Business Administration from Monroe County Community College. He continued his education at Michigan State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising.
Shaun began his advertising career at The Home Depot. During a 12-year stay, he worked in many cities and held a variety of positions, including Copywriter, National Advertising Coordinator, and Production Supervisor for Regional Advertising.
Later, he moved to Owens Corning as the Sr. Marketing Specialist supporting the company's line of commercial and industrial pipe, HVAC, and metal building insulation.
As a Mad Ave Group Creative Consultant, Shaun works through a few of our agencies to create client content.
Ya' know how lots of people get excited about a great movie or TV show? That's how Shaun gets when talking about great advertising. In fact, one of his favorite books is Hey Whipple, Squeeze This by Luke Sullivan.
In his spare time, Shaun enjoys fishing, as well as playing poker and golf.


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Taiwan Stock Exchange will start cross trading links with Singapore, Japan: president
[TAIPEI] The Taiwan Stock Exchange will kick off cross-trading with the Singapore and the Tokyo stock exchanges next year, the Taipei bourse's president said on Wednesday, in a bid to bolster its position after launch of the Shanghai-Hong Kong trading link.
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) will be ready to allow their investors to trade stocks on both bourses in July 2015, TWSE president Michael Lin told Reuters.
The TWSE is also in active talks with the Tokyo Stock Exchange and expects to reach agreement next year to have their investors buy and sell exchange traded funds (ETFs) on both markets, Mr Lin said.
"The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect has been a huge success, prompting us and most Asian bourses to seriously think about the importance of cross trading," the president said.
"Taiwan's regulators are very supportive of our tie-ups."
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While each era of the last few centuries has enshrined its great names into the eternal pantheon of composers, it is well to remember that there were others, perhaps no less meritorious, who came to be omitted. Jan Dussek, born in Bohemia in 1760, lived a colourful life and travelled widely, coming to prominence in the burgeoning London music scene at the end of the Century. Although a feted concert pianist—the first, indeed, to turn his instrument sideways to the audience!—it was as a composer that he drew effusive praise from the visiting Joseph Haydn, and was later to influence Beethoven's sonata writing. The two Concertos presented here were written in 1793 and 1802, and are joined by an unusual character piece, a programmatic duo for piano and spoken word, lamenting the recently-demised Queen Marie Antoinette, for whom Dussek had regularly performed in the period immediately prior to the French Revolution.
Familiar with Dussek's reputation but not his music, I'm pleased to confirm that these concertos are thoroughly admirable works, entirely of their time—the earlier reminiscent of Haydn, the latter's physicality bringing Beethoven to mind, while the disproportionate length of the opening movements even presages the great Romantics. Virtuoso pianistic displays take centre stage, as you'd expect, but the orchestral support is tautly written. Recorded using an 1806 English Broadwood piano, identical to the one that Dussek owned and esteemed as the most powerful of its day (Beethoven too was later to become an enthusiastic Broadwood owner), its sound clearly lacks the body, projection and harmonic brilliance of a modern concert grand; yet it is the sound that the composer had in his head, and I like that. Both Andreas Staier and Concerto Köln are esteemed veterans of the period instrument movement, the orchestra turning in a performance of both sensitivity and high octane dynamics. Recorded in 1992, these performances have been released before, though no mention of that fact (nor any reason for their re-release) appears in the disc's liner notes; regardless, the excellent sound quality is just another compelling reason to give this a listen.


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No surprise, but I liked Fred Wilson's take on sustainability for businesses.? He captures perfectly the ethos we've been running BP3 under:
If you want to stay in business forever, you have to focus on the long term. You must construct a business model that builds confidence and trust with your customers and keeps them coming back day after day, year after year.
Many business schools teach executives and entrepreneurs that business is about profit maximization. I don't believe that. I believe business is about making a profit that sustains the business and enriches the owners but is not maximized in any period (month, quarter, year). I believe the goal of a business is sustainability so that all the stakeholders (customers, employees, owners, suppliers, etc) can rely on the business for the long term.
Yes.? This is what we're after.? I'm not sure why it is so hard for people to understand why this is the right way to run a business.? Perhaps something about the customer service aspect of consulting makes it easier for consultants to relate to.
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Pancake Parlour
Web Applications
Pancake Parlour has a strong social media army and high levels of engagement with their audience. In an effort to continue to interact with their audience as well as grow their new lovely rewards program Pancake Parlour turned to Sharp Instincts for support on an upcoming promotion. The promotion centres on offering weekly "winter treat" to the Pancake Parlour signed up members. Depending on how cold the temperature was outside would dictate the offer available to their rewards members. The problem however is that with so many weather apps and differing points for the exact temperature Pancake Parlour needed to provide a transparent point of truth that everybody would be happy with.
To ensure accuracy and transparency in the results, Sharp Instincts integrated the live temperature feed directly from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and at a specific measuring tower point at Melbourne Airport. The idea behind the strategy was to provide one clear point of truth for both Pancake Parlour and it's customers. This specific measuring point also ensured fairness for Pancake Parlour's members in terms of pricing as the Melbourne Airport BOM reader was regularly a few degrees colder than Melbourne CBD.
The outcome for Pancake Parlour was a live temperate that kept their Pancake Parlour rewards members clicking refresh hundreds of a times a day but also delivering results & redemptions to the bottom line for Pancake Parlour. A well integrated and strategically created campaign helped Pancake Parlour increase their sales and the average customer spend per a visit.
"Sharp Instincts solution in a timely and efficient manner helped us achieve our goals in terms of redemptions and sales figures. Thanks Sharp Instincts."Stephen, Marketing Team
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Increased Customer Spend Per Visit
Increase in Sign Up To Dollar Rewards
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HTC One Coming To Canada on Rogers, Bell, Telus and Virgin Mobile
Earlier we did a post outlining all the carriers that will be offering the HTC One. Now we've got word on some Canadian Carriers that'll be offering the One. The HTC One is the 4.7-inch 1080p flagship device from HTC for 2013. It's powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 600 processor which was announced at CES last month. Here are the complete specs for the HTC One:
- 4.7-inch 1080p display 468PPI
- 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor
- 2GB of RAM
- 32GB/64GB of internal storage
- 2300mAh battery
- Android 4.1.2 – Jelly Bean
- Sense 5
In Canada, the HTC One is coming to Bell, Rogers, Telus and Virgin Mobile. So our friends up North should be able to get the HTC One on their favorite carrier. It'll also probably end up some other carriers in a few months. Which is similar to what happened to the Galaxy S3 in the US. It ended up on MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile USA a few months after the rest of the carriers got theirs.
The HTC One also brings a brand new version of HTC Sense, that's version 5. It brings plenty of new features, with odd names. Like BoomSound, Zoe, Sense TV and plenty of others. We talked about all these new features in our breakdown of Sense 5 earlier today. HTC also stated during their press event that you could trade in your old HTC device for a $100 credit towards a new one. But according to HTC Canada, that's only for the US. So unfortunately our Canadian friends will miss out on that.
So the HTC One is coming to Bell, Rogers, Telus and Virgin Mobile in Canada. We still have no idea what the pricing will be, but it'll probably be around $549 for the 32GB full price and $649 for the 64GB full price, since Canada still does 3-year contracts. Once we hear more information we'll be sure to pass it along.
Any of our Canadian friends looking forward to grabbing the HTC One? Let us know in the comments below.


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SMS Marketing for the Christmas Season
With consumers shelling out more than $435 billion on Christmas gifts, food and decorations every single year, businesses small and large should not hesitate to get into the spirit of the season and get those customers through the door. The best way to do that? SMS marketing. By engaging your subscribers and sending them Christmas offers so special they can't pass them up, you can bring traffic into your establishment and further build your rapport with your client base.
4 Tips for Christmas SMS marketing
If you're launching a Christmas text marketing campaign for the first time or if you've tried text marketing in the past but want to make sure your strategy is in alignment with best practices, these tips can help get you pointed in the right direction.
1. Create flash sales
Limited time offers are exciting to customers and motivate them to make a purchase decision during a time period where they're being bombarded by marketing messages. Send your SMS subscribers notifications about these special sales and make sure they know when the limited time offer will end. If you have an online store, attach a link to your store in the text message within your call-to-action. If you're a brick-and-mortar establishment consider sending and MMS with a mobile coupon that can be redeemed at checkout. Basically your goal should be to create an exciting, motivating offer that's easy for your customers to act on.
2. Personalize all offers
Research shows that customers want a personalized shopping experience. What's more, they practically expect it. The amount of data you have on your customers will determine how you personalize their text messages. At the most basic level, you can address them by name. Getting more advanced, if you know what they last ordered from your establishment you might want to ask if they want to re-order for the holidays. Do you sell cheese? Perhaps their favorite cheese would make a good gift or a great table item for their holiday dinner? This handy post can give you ideas on how to personalize your text messages.
3. Grow your list
If you've had difficulty growing your list in the past, Christmas could be a great time to try to build some momentum that you can carry throughout the rest of the year. At a time of year where people are looking for deals, a Christmas-themed text-to-win contest could help add subscribers to your list. You might also consider putting up signage in your establishment or adding an opt-in form to your website. Prepare for the increased Christmas traffic and get the right strategies in place to convert these visitors into members of your text list.
4. Enable text-to-landline
You're obviously already using your business landline to make phone calls but did you know you can enable two-way texting on the same number? For many people, especially millennials, texting is the go-to communication method. You might be missing out on engaging with people who are texting your number instead of calling it. At Christmas especially, when consumers are more actively looking to engage with businesses, it's critical to have as many of your lines of communication open as possible. Enabling text-to-landline can help open up a way to communicate that you might not have even been aware of.
Christmas text marketing ideas
Need some additional inspiration for your Christmas text marketing campaign? If you're still struggling to come up with creative ways to combine the spirit of the holidays with your text marketing strategy, here are specific ideas to jumpstart your creativity.
- Create an incentive for the first shoppers who come in store for Black Friday or Boxing Day.
- Text shoppers to let them know you'll be offering free coffee, hot chocolate or refreshments. When you send your message advertising special deals and sales offers, let the customers know that free cocoa and hot chocolate are also going to be provided.
- Create amazing exclusive deals for members of your text list. There is no better way to attract a customer than to give them a freebie, especially during the Christmas season.
- Use an MMS to send out digital greeting cards to everyone that is on your marketing list. You can create videos, GIFs, custom graphics or send photos.
- Capitalize on Christmas themes. Use the momentum of the season to propel your marketing, even if you choose not to change your offers too extensively over the holidays.
- Send notifications about special events you're hosting — or that are happening near your store. Will Santa be making a special appearance? Are you having a holiday dinner or a party? You can use text marketing to send text alerts about these events.
- Tap into the spirit of giving by offering your customers give one, get one deals or bring a friend specials.
- Use your text marketing list to be helpful and make consumers aware of your special store hours for the Christmas holiday. Even consider offering a special set of hours just for those who are on your marketing list to make things even more interesting, possibly an after hours shopping party or access to early opening hours for people on your list.
Keep the momentum going after Christmas
The holiday season can be a great way to build a relationship with your customers, but don't let it be the height of your interactions with them. Use Christmas as a way to grow your list and establish rapport with people who sign up for your text marketing messages. Then, make sure you head into the new year with a solid plan to engage these people year-round. Hopefully your text marketing will continue to build on itself and be more successful each year, so Christmas should be just another tool in your kit to help grow your goals and not a standalone project.


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Adopt-A-Book Program
As we continue to add new publications to the collection, we cannot abandon our commitment to preserving the extensive and unique assortment of items with historical interest to our industry. We are beginning to focus more closely on preservation of our historical publications and documents. The old books, artifacts and insurance ephemera we hold in our collection require that attention be paid to their physical condition so that they can be maintained for years to come. Your donation could help insure their very survival.
We have started the Adopt-A-Book program so that you can see where exactly your donation is going. We will make sure a personalized book plate is put in the front, so users know whose generosity ensured future use of the material.
Below you will see a sample picture and the title of the book(s) you can click on the picture to see more pictures and find out more about the book.
Please note, that because the books are repaired by hand, the work is not always completed very quickly. If you do adopt a book we will let you know when the repair is finished.


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Writing books has been the most humbling experience of my life for so many reasons. SO. MANY. But today, I'll just talk about one: The things I don't know!
Oh, the things are vast, and many.
Silly things.
Important things.
Interesting things.
Things I SHOULD know.
Things I know I learned once upon a time.
Some of these things can be easily researched online. Some require experts (Hellooo Dr. Husband, you have been a life saver!). Sometimes I find a book on the subject. Some things require good hard study and mathematical equations (and then I'm back to seeking expert help . . . hellooo Father and Sister Mathematicians!! You're the best!).
So before I bore you to death, here are some of the things I have had to research in the name of writing, though I won't tell you why (bwahaha!):
Anyway, I could go on for a good long while. So many things I don't know! And fascinating to discover that writing isn't only about English and Grammar. Wasn't I wishing I'd taken a few more math classes?
So how about you? Are you an expert in any of the above (And if so, please inform me so I can pick your brain!)? Do you want to learn about any of these things? What is the weirdest research you've ever done?


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We don't normally run stories like this, but the pictures are too brilliant for words – yesterday Darth Vader actor David Prowse opened a new Sense charity shop at 61 High Street, West Wickham, BR4 ONY, cutting the ribbon with his lightsaber.
Prowse said of his appearance, "When I was on the Star Wars sets I could barely see or hear in the Vader mask, so I am pleased to able to highlight Sense's work for people with dual sensory loss and delighted to open the West Wickham charity shop." Adding cringingly, "I sense a new force for charity retailing."
Adrian Barker, Director of Sense Shops said, "On behalf of the team at Sense, we're absolutely delighted that Dave has officially opened the latest in our empire of Sense shops. From the Green Cross Code Man to Darth Vader, he has been an enduring icon for so many people and we're honoured by his presence to highlight our work."
Check out the full gallery of pictures below, and imagine how giddy that little kid must have been:


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HAILEY, Idaho ( KMVT / KSVT ) - In Washington DC, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson's Boulder White Clouds Wilderness Bill passed the US House Resources Committee.
At the same time in Blaine County, the International Mountain Bicycling Association kicked off a weekend of events.
They are hosting bike industry executives and partners to raise awareness about popular mountain biking trails in the area.
Under the proposed bill, these trails could be closed to biking.
"In the monument, national monument scenario, we consider it a bike friendly designation. It can protect that land while also keeping those trails open to all the different uses that currently enjoy it so that the public, because these are public lands, can continue to enjoy them the way they are today. In the wilderness scenario, where it would be designated wilderness. Those trails would be closed to mountain bikes," said Aaron Clark, Conservation Manager for the International Mountain Bicycling Association.
Now that Representative Mike Simpson's Wilderness Bill has made it out of Committee, it will head to the House floor. Senator Jim Risch has sponsored the bill in the US Senate.
"Sierra Club supports the current wilderness bill as well as the national monument. I did hear today that the wilderness bill did move forward, so that's obviously a positive step for wilderness and we stills support a national monument and we hope one of these things comes to fruition to give the Boulder White Clouds the much needed protection that we've been fighting for, for decades, to get to the area," said Zach Waterman, Idaho Sierra Club, Director.
"We just want to protect the land and continue to have bike access. So we would support either, the legislation or the monument, just as long as mountain bikes can continue to ride these iconic, critical trails," said Jenn Dice, People for Bikes.
Part of the weekend mountain bike itinerary includes a flight over the Boulder White Clouds with Eco–Flight and plenty of biking on the trails they hope to continue to use.
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Garmin India has announced their latest GPS Running Watch, the Garmin Forerunner 645 Music, in India, today. The new smartwatch has all the features of the original Garmin Forerunner 645 but also includes music playback functionality.
The Forerunner 645 Music features a 1.2-inch full-color circular Chroma display with a resolution of 240×240 pixels. It uses Transflective Memory in pixel for better sunlight visibility while consuming less power. It is protected under a strengthened glass for added durability.
The Forerunner 645 Music lets users track various activities such as heart rate, calories burnt, floors climbed, distance traveled, intensity minutes, TrueUp and Move IQ. It also comes with sleep monitoring and fitness level monitoring with VO2 max. It lets you track your stress levels and provide fitness age estimates.
The Forerunner 645 Music comes preloaded with gym activity profiles such as Strength Training, Cardio Training, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, and Yoga.
As the name suggests, the Forerunner 645 Music comes with an option to stream music from your watch to Bluetooth headset. It can store up 500 songs in its memory.
Users need to purchase the Bluetooth headset separately to listen to music on the go, without any need to carry your mobile phones. Also, the Forerunner 645 Music comes with Garmin Pay service which lets users pay for purchases using their watch.
Commenting on the launch of this product, Mr Ali Rizvi, National Sales Manager, Garmin India said
"Garmin focuses on innovating products for a healthy lifestyle for the common man. The product makes an entertaining companion with a huge variety of music to choose from. Music can motivate the athlete to go that extra run. It serves as a personal fitness coach that makes sports and fitness an exciting activity with its fascinating features."
The Forerunner 645 Music has got you covered with all the required sensors such as the Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, GPS/GLONASS, Compass, Barometric altimeter, Accelerometer and even a Thermometer. The watch is water resistant up to 5 ATM of pressure.
For connectivity, it comes with Bluetooth and is compatible with any device running on Android or iOS. Users can track or sync their training/activity data from the watch to their smartphones using the Garmin Connect IQ App. It also has ANT+ functionality that lets it connect with other monitoring devices.
Garmin claims that the band will last up to 7 days of use in smartwatch mode, while in the power-hungry GPS mode with Music, the GPS Running Watch band is said to last you only for a measly 5 hours.
Pricing and Availability of Garmin Forerunner 645 Music
The Garmin Forerunner 645 Music comes in Black and Cerise silicone straps with Stainless Steel accents on the watch. The pricing of the band starts at INR 39,990 and will be available to purchase from Amazon India, Garmin Estore, and Paytm Mall.
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Nonprofit Leadership Master's Degree
Program Description:
The program in Nonprofit Leadership at Juniata College is an interdisciplinary Master of Arts (MA) program that provides students with the fundamental theories and skills leaders need to work successfully in the nonprofit sector. The program engages students in a combination of disciplinary perspectives, blending theory and practice so that students are well equipped to address the challenging social issues of our time.
The program addresses all areas of the sector including working with boards and volunteers, marketing and fundraising, fiscal managements, assessment and evaluation, advocacy and social change. The program provides a special emphasis on social innovation and problem solving skills, particularly for working with communities who have been marginalized by geography, culture, or custom.
Program goals include:
- engaging and strengthening the ability of local leaders to utilize interdisciplinary knowledge systems to work collaboratively
- teaching skill sets that enable leaders to be analytic and adaptive as they innovate to meet emergent challenges
- supporting leaders in developing a strategic impact vision and strategy with a trajectory to compel social change.
The Juniata Nonprofit Leadership MA is a fully online program.
Academic Program Requirements
The Nonprofit Leadership MA consists of a set of four required courses, a series of electives, and a capstone project or thesis. Students have the option of a master's thesis or a capstone project to complete the degree. A master's thesis involves completing and defending original research. Students may do a capstone project, individually or as part of an interdisciplinary team, to address a specific issue for a particular organization. A thesis committee must approve and review all capstone projects.
The program offers two MA options.
NPL MA 30 credits
Students entering the program with work or significant volunteer experience (1 or more years volunteering with a specific agency, or 2 or more supervised internship experiences) in a nonprofit environment can complete the master's program in one year (12 months, 4 semesters) with 30 credit hours of coursework.
NPL MA 42 credits
Success in the program, as well in the nonprofit sector, requires students to have some level of relevant professional work experience. Students with no work or significant volunteer experience must complete a for-credit internship in addition to the other MA requirements, to finish the MA with 42 credit hours.
Students may transfer in up to 6 credits (subject to the approval of the graduate committee) to fulfill program requirements. In addition to taking credits at Juniata, students enrolled in the program may take up to 6 credits at our partner institutions and up to 12 credits while studying abroad at our international partner sites.
Certificate Programs
Students may also choose to enroll in non-degree, certificate programs. To earn a certificate, students must complete three courses within a certificate area. The certificate program is designed for professionals interested in enhancing their sills in particular areas of professional development. Courses may be applied to a MA degree if a student chooses to enroll in the full program at a later date. Certificate options include:
- Leadership
- Social Innovation and Social Change
- Conflict Transformation
- Finances and Marketing
NP-501 Foundations Nonprofit (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) In this course students will develop an informed understanding of the nature of the nonprofit sector, and the criteria that shape and define nonprofit organizations. Students will explore the factors that have shaped the expansion of nonprofit work and current trends influencing the structure of nonprofit organizations and the roles they play in governance and social change efforts as part of civil society.
NP-502 21st Century Leadership (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) This course examines the challenges of providing leadership in the information age of global and cultural contexts. Leadership as manifested in today's workplace provides both opportunity, and a great responsibility. The role and function of leaders looks very different today than years ago. Change is the norm. Leaders must understand today's challenges and be able to function effectively given a borderless, multicultural, virtual, and diverse group of partners, stakeholders and constituents.
NP-503 Leading and Managing NP (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) The past decade has seen an explosion of nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, and an accompanying expansion of academic research and training about, and for, the field. This course utilizes this information to explore what it means to lead and manage nonprofit organizations. In particular this course will explore leadership roles within a nonprofit organization, the management tasks necessary to develop and run a healthy and successful organization, and examine what leadership looks like outside the organization when working with constituents, stakeholders, partners and the " opposition. " Students will learn theories to enhance their capacities to provide effective leadership for nonprofit organizations and explore the leadership skills needed to build partnerships across sectors, respond to emerging trends and challenges, to partner with diverse groups, and to leverage power in order to bring about desired changes.
NP-504 NP Fiscal Management (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) This is a core course in the Non-Profit Leadership Master's program. The course introduces students to the basics of financial management as applied to non-profit organizations. Students will be invited to learn about the fundamentals of budgeting and accounting for public, health, and not-for-profit organizations. Through readings, webcasts, online chat, assigned problems, case studies, and problem sets, students will gain an understanding of how to use financial information in organizational planning, implementation, control, reporting, and analysis.
NP-508 Research Methods (Fall & Spring; Even Years; 3.00 Credits) Social Science Research Methods is an intensive, graduate-level research methods course with the overarching purpose of preparing students from a variety of POEs to be able to design, implement, and report original social science research in their respective fields of interests.
NP-510 Organizational Communication and Culture (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) This course blends the exploration of a critical, theoretical understanding of organizational culture with the theories and skills of leadership and change, equipping students with the knowledge and ability to develop a healthy, successful nonprofit organization. As part of this course, students will explore how values shape and define organizational culture, along with management structure, geographic scope, size, client groups and governance structures. Students will develop the theories and skills needed to lead organizational change processes.
NP-520 Fundraising for the NP (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) This course builds the student's understanding of the sources of income for nonprofit organizations, with a specific focus on the fundamentals of effective resource development and fundraising. Students will explore principles and theories of " best practices " of fundraising, the fundraising process (research, planning, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and evolution), and emerging trends in the field (crowd sourcing, public/private partnerships, social investment, and social entrepreneurship). The course also provides students with a clear understanding of the historical, organizational, legal and ethical contexts that define how leaders and managers raise funds to support the organizations mission and vision.
NP-522 Marketing in Info Age (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) This course examines traditional marketing and how it has adjusted as a result of the challenges and opportunities of marketing in the Information Age. Information technology as manifested in the Internet and other enabling technologies creates a valuable marketing opportunity, and a great peril. As customers and competitors learn the power of real-time information, companies must learn to compete in a world where location and other long-held advantages may be less important.
NP-530 Conflict and Change (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) This course provides the student with an introduction to the study and conflict and its resolution. We will explore the basic theoretical concepts of the field and apply this knowledge as we learn and practice skills for analyzing and resolving conflicts. The first section of the course examines the causes of conflict and explores methodologies for understanding, analyzing, and responding to them. The second section of the course focuses on skills for waging conflicts productively, and for resolving and transforming them. Throughout the course we will examine conflicts occurring within different contexts that stem from a variety of needs and interests.
NP-540 Social Entrepreneurship (Variable; Yearly; 3.00 Credits) The goal of the class is to expose students to the field of social entrepreneurship, with a particular emphasis on understanding how social entrepreneurs effect positive social change. The course aims to provide you with a comprehensive overview of the emerging field of social entrepreneurship, understand what makes it distinctive from traditional entrepreneurship, and identify and understand the framework needed to start and grow a sustainable social venture. The course will explore the assessment of the variations of social entrepreneurship, from the creation of an organization aimed at creating positive social change, to social responsibility initiatives within the concept of corporate social entrepreneurship.
NP-590 Internship (Variable; Variable; 2.00-9.00 Credits) See catalog
NP-594 Internship Seminar (Variable; Variable; 2.00-6.00 Credits) See catalog
NP-595 Capstone (Variable; Yearly; 3.00-6.00 Credits) The Nonprofit MA capstone is designed to provide students with the opportunity to synthesize the materials they have worked with over the course of the program. The capstone provides students with a critical learning opportunity either in the form of public service project where students work with a client organization on a specific challenge or task, or conduct original research. The capstone project provides students with the opportunity to pursue a specific body of knowledge within a particular context, thus honing their expertise in a specific knowledge area, while also developing research skills, gathering and analyzing data, and in the case of a project, the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to a real-time need. Students are encouraged to work in teams to complete the capstone project.
NP-599 Special Topics (Variable; Variable; 1.00-6.00 Credits) Allows departments to offer subjects not normally taught.


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Real Estate Appraisals: A Primer
Acquiring a home is one of the most important investments most of us could ever consider. Purchasing real property is a complex financial transaction that requires multiple people working together to make it happen.
Most of the parties participating are quite familiar. The most known face in the transaction is the real estate agent, who is most often a Realtor. Next, the bank provides the money necessary to finance the deal. And the title company ensures that all areas of the sale are completed and that the title is clear to transfer to the buyer from the seller.
So, what party makes sure the real estate is worth the amount being paid? This is where you meet the appraiser. I provide an unbiased opinion of what a buyer might expect to pay — or a seller receive — for a parcel of real estate, where both buyer and seller are informed parties. A certified general appraiser from Saxton Appraisals, Inc. will ensure, you as an interested party, are informed.
The inspection is where an appraisal starts
My first task at Saxton Appraisals, Inc. is to inspect the property to determine its true status. I must see features first hand, such as the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the location, living areas, etc, to ensure they really are present and are in the condition a typical person would expect them to be. To make sure the stated size of the property has not been misrepresented and convey the layout of the property, the inspection often entails creating a sketch of the floorplan. Most importantly, the appraiser identifies any obvious features - or defects - that would have an impact on the value of the property.
Back at the office, I then consider the use of the three approaches to determining the value of the property: a sales comparison, a replacement cost calculation, and an income approach when rental properties are prevalent.
Cost Approach
This is where I gather information on local construction costs, (hard and soft costs) and other factors to derive how much it would cost to construct a property comparable to the one being appraised. This value usually sets the upper limit on what a property would sell for. The cost approach is often used on new or newer properties.
Sales Comparison Approach
I research the market to find recent sales in the neighborhood and find properties which are 'comparable', or similar to the subject. Rarely do I find recent sales that are exactly similar to each other. By studying the market sales, patterns gradually develop that help to explain why houses sell for more or less than each other. There may be many differences. The most similar sales are selected for adjustment, that is, assigning a dollar value to certain items of difference, such as location, gross living area, upgraded appliances, extra bathrooms, additional living area, quality of construction, lot size, and others, depending on the property. I add or subtract from each comparable's sales price an amount that is a reflection of the market reaction to that specific aspect of the property. In this process, the adjustments are made so that the sales become more similar to the subject. It is as if I am asking: "Assuming all other aspects were the same, based on the market, how much more or less would the comparable have sold for if it was identical to the subject in this respect.
The adjustments (subtractions or additions) to the comparable sales are reflective of the markets reaction to those items. Once all necessary adjustments have been made, the information is reconciled. At Saxton Appraisals, Inc., I am an experts when it comes to knowing the contributing value of particular items in Omaha and Douglas County neighborhoods. The sales comparison approach to value is usually emphasize the most when an appraisal is for a home sale or for mortgage financing.
Valuation Using the Income Approach
In the case of income producing properties - rental houses for example - I may use an additional way of valuing real estate. In this situation, the amount of revenue and expense the real estate generates is taken into consideration along with income and expense information in the market experienced by similar properties to determine the current value.
The Bottom Line
After combining information from all applicable approaches, I am then ready to develop an estimate of the market value for the property in question. The report format can vary greatly depending on the specific needs of the client and the intended use of the appraisal. It all comes down to this, an appraiser from Saxton Appraisals, Inc. will help you get the most accurate property value, so you can make wise real estate decisions.


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Ah, protein AND carbs… Mmm-mmm yummy.
So we've got Matt Forsythe teaching Citizen Kane – I mean, Journalism. Does that leave you with "Alternative Media"?
I haven't heard about part-time courses yet, but I think I'll find out this coming week. I applied for 202, 319, and 428.
I see. You need any TA's, you give Wendy a call. I's is profishunt in kitty pidgin.
I got all three courses. I can has TA?
We'll have computer TAs for the fall, for sure, but I don't know how much input I have into who gets chosen. I've had none in the past. I'll ask for a redhead and see where that gets me.
U has a job!
Let me know who does have the input into the TA hiring and I'll go bat my eyelashes at the proper person. I hope they don't have a no-redhead policy.


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This morning we had some people come to do some work on our house. This is their second day working and in the past when we have done any remodeling I keep cookies or brownies made for the guys.
I'm thinking White House Cookies, since they are working on my "house", seems fitting. I'm not really sure where this name came from. The recipe isn't from THE White House and I'm thinking they are called White House because they are coated in powdered sugar and if kids eat them they will turn your house all white.
These are the crunchiest cookies. They have oatmeal, rice krispies, coconut and pecans. I used my veggie chopper again and it worked great on the pecans. I have worked at WS for 5 years and you would think by now I have everything they make. Normally I think a knife can replace most gadgets, but this one I couldn't resist. Now, if we have another hurricane this year and I lose power, I can make pico or any other chopped veggies by hand!
White House Cookies
- 1 c. butter
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 1 c. white sugar
- 1 c. oil
- 2 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 1/2 c. all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4-1 c. pecans chopped
- 1 c. coconut
- 1 c. Rice Krispies Quick Oats, AND coconut
Cream the butter, brown sugar and white sugar. Add the oil, eggs and vanilla; beat until creamy. Mix together the flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda. Add this to the creamed mixture. Add in the Rice Krispies, coconut, quick oats and pecans. Drop by small teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheet. (I use silpats). Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes watching closely. Remove from sheets and cool on cooling racks. Dust heavily with powdered sugar. Enjoy.


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Gothia Cup and SKF offers free livestream
Gothia Cup has signed a new three-year contract with SKF as the main partner for the world's largest youth football tournament. The enhanced cooperation allows Gothia Cup to remove the pay wall for live streaming of matches during this summer's tournament.
– Thanks to SKF, we can offer people around the world to see around 1100 matches from the Gothia Cup for free via live streaming, says Dennis Andersson, General Secretary of the Gothia Cup.
After ten years of working together the Gothia Cup and SKF develops their partnership further, with a new three-year agreement that extends over the tournaments from 2017 to 2019.
Gothia Cup has previously broadcasted about 1,100 matches during the tournament week, and thanks to the cooperation with SKF, Gothia Cup can now remove the pay wall and offer live streaming of the matches for free worldwide.
– The purpose of the Gothia Cup is to create a meeting place for youths of world, regardless of religion, color, culture, nationality and social background. The partnership with SKF gives us a solid financial base, to ensure that we can continue to offer young people from around the world a meeting place and a positive experience. Through the extended partnership with SKF, we can now offer people around the world to take part in all the joy that is spread at the Gothia Cup, by offering free live streaming of about 1,100 matches, says Dennis Andersson, General Secretary of the Gothia Cup.
When SKF became the main partner of the world's largest youth football tournament, in 2007, they started the "Meet the World" – pre tournaments to the Gothia Cup, to give more children and young people with different backgrounds the opportunity to play football and to come to Gothenburg to meet teams from 80 different countries. "Meet the World" arranged by SKF locally in about twenty countries every year, where SKF employees give back to their communities by organizing a football tournament for local youngsters. The "Meet the World" tournaments are played between January and June, the winner of each tournament will go to Gothenburg to play Gothia Cup, July 16 to 22.
– Gothia Cup is our biggest sponsorship activity and we are incredibly proud to continue our relationship over the next three years. Gothia Cup represents teamwork, responsibility, equal opportunity and a commitment to the world's youth. Through this partnership, and our "Meet the World" tournaments, SKF and our staff around the world continue to help and support the development of young people's interest in football. It is fantastic to be a part of gathering these young people in our beautiful hometown of Gothenburg, says Mr. Danielson, SKF President and CEO.
Since the start of the "Meet the World" 195 tournaments has been arranged in 41 countries, with a total of over 24 000 participants. 3000 players have participated in the Gothia Cup as winners of the "Meet the World".
As the main partner SKF has also created the Gothia Cup's main stadium, SKF Arena, at Heden, which seats 7630 spectators and which since 2013 has become a center court for the tournament.
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Final Pitch: Candidates Make Their Cases
Candidates make their final pitch to voters about why they should be elected.
Nov. 3, 2008 -- On the eve of the presidential election, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama today embarked on a final campaign push through a combined 13 states to get their supporters to the polls.
According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post daily poll, Obama leads McCain 54-43 among likely voters, but the McCain camp says that its internal numbers show the polls tightening in critical battleground states and McCain is poised for a comeback.
As the candidates make their closing statements to the nation, Obama and McCain told ABC News' Charles Gibson, for one last time, why they should be elected.
McCain's Closing Argument: 'No on-the-Job' Training'
"Six words: Duty, honor and country; reform, prosperity and peace," McCain told Gibson in an interview Friday. "I've spent my whole life serving my country as an advocate of reform, and honesty and integrity in government. And I will continue that battle. That means reforming the way we do business in Washington, restoring trust and confidence."
The GOP candidate differentiated himself from his opponent in terms of his "economic outlook" and said he would work to ensure prosperity for all Americans.
"We will bring this country out of the ditch by creating millions and millions of jobs through alternative energy, through keeping spending down, and keeping taxes low," he said.
McCain also stressed his experience on the international stage, working with foreign leaders and serving the United States in the military and in war.
"I know our enemies, and I know our friends," he said. "I know how to deal with them. We're in two wars. And I've served my country all my life. And I know who our friends are, and I know who our enemies are. And I know how to secure the peace and bring our troops home with victory and with honor.
"I need no on-the-job training," McCain said. "I'm ready to continue what I've done all my life: Put my country first and serve a cause greater than my self-interest and inspire a generation of Americans to do the same."
Obama's Closing Arguments: 'What Kind of Future Are We Creating'?
Obama emphasized his ability to lead the country in a new direction, as he has throughout the campaign.
"The real question in this election is, are we going to be better off four years from now or 12 years from now or 40 years from now? What kind of future are we creating for our children and our grandchildren?" Obama said.
Obama argued that the Bush administration has failed to provide for the bulk of its citizens.
"I would argue that over the last eight years, we've pursued a particular approach to the economy that says we give more and more to those with the most," Obama told Gibson last week. "We basically say to middle-class families, you're on your own. And that somehow, everything was going to work itself out. It hasn't. And the central premise of my campaign has been that we need a champion for middle-class families who are working hard so they can make it -- so they can achieve the American dream."
To help middle-class families stay afloat during this economic recession and stay in their homes, Obama cited his plans for tax cuts and health care reform. He also cited the need for education reform, an energy policy and a renewed foreign policy to restore "our moral standing in the world."
When asked why the American people should put their faith in a 47-year-old senator, Obama urged Americans to draw upon his diverse experiences as a law professor, senator, legislator and campaign manager.
"I think they should look at my conduct during the course of this campaign," Obama said. "And I think what they'll see is somebody who was a sound manager, somebody who presented a bold vision for moving the country in a new direction, somebody who, during the economic crisis, was able to, I think, present a clear, steady, calm and incisive approach to how we need to solve problems and the principles that should guide us moving forward, somebody who on critical foreign policy issues like the war in Iraq and Afghanistan has more often than not gotten it right."


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A NEW chapter into the early days of The Beatles was opened yesterday as a collection of art work and correspondence by Stuart Sutcliffe went on show to the public.
Sutcliffe, one of the founding members of the band, became known as the fifth Beatle after his death in 1962.
But his influence on the remaining band members and particularly John Lennon - his best friend - remains a source of great interest to fans around the world.
According to Sutcliffe's sister Pauline, who has put the collection together, it provides a valuable insight into the band's early days and their ultimate direction.
Ms Sutcliffe said: "To understand Stuart's influence on The Beatles you have to look at what it was about The Beatles that was so different.
"It was something to do with Stuart and John's interest in mould-breaking within the arts.
"Stuart in particular wanted somehow to elevate rock 'n' roll into some sort of art form which appealed massively to John."
She claimed her brother was the one who influenced the band's rock 'n' roll look and whose love of the abstract set them apart from other bands at the time.
The collection also contains a series of detailed correspondence between Sutcliffe and the other band members highlighting the closeness of their relationship right up until his death from a brain haemorrhage.
The collection, currently on display at the Proud Gallery in central London, will be sold as a single lot at a sealed bid auction organised by the entertainment auction house Fleetwood Owen, closing on December 5.
It is expected to fetch something in excess of #5m, with #100,000 from the sale's proceeds going to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
Auctioneer Mick Fleetwood, founder of rock band Fleetwood Mac, said: "The Stuart Sutcliffe Collection is, undeniably, one of the most exciting collections we've had the good fortune to represent."


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Professional Ethics
Policy Number: Professional Ethics Code No. 403.1
School personnel shall not act as agents or accept commissions, royalties or other gratuities for school textbooks, school supplies (including sports apparel or equipment), or other school materials or services to be selected or purchased by the District, the selection or purchase of which they may influence. Licensed personnel shall adhere to the standards of professional practices set forth by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners and by District policies, rules and regulations.
Employees shall not use their positions with the District for personal financial gain from a private activity. Employees shall not use confidential information regarding students to further a private activity. Employees may not solicit students for contributions to or purchase from a private business. Employees shall not solicit contributions to nonprofit organizations without consent of the superintendent or designee.
Date of Adoption: October 13, 2008
Date of Revision: May 13, 2013
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Date of Adoption
October 13, 2008
Date of Revision
May 13, 2013
August 8, 2016