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Before you get that next surgery, "it's not your spouse or best friend who may ask you to get a second opinion — but your employer."
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Provide city hall leadership and support for the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, creating an inclusive culture that embraces entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds.
Provide tax incentives to create locally managed angel funds and seed and early-stage capital focused on minority high-growth entrepreneurs.
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I like to write and report on subjects where life meets money.
Pershing Square's Bill Ackman might well have given a few desperate Americans an early Christmas gift last week when he took on nutritional supplement company Herbalife in a three-hour presentation at a special session of the Sohn Conference in New York City.
No, I am not discussing Ackman's now famous short of the company, based on his contention that Herbalife is no more than a pyramid scheme, doomed to eventually run out of financial options. I'm not a stock analyst and can't comment on such things.
Instead, I would like to acknowledge Ackman's service in pointing out exactly how hard it is for a Herbalife distributor to earn anything resembling a living wage. This is something, I should say, very few of the journalists and stock analysts arguing about the various merits (or lack thereof, depending on their view) of Ackman's case against Herbalife have bothered to acknowledge.
Multilevel marketing firms like Herbalife recruit new sales associates by holding out the lure that selling their products offers a way to "financial freedom." Signing on as a sales team member for such a company is not, however, like taking a job at Wal-Mart. There is no set schedule, no fixed hours and, thus, no hourly pay. Instead, sales associates work for themselves. They purchase and market Herbalife products, attempting to sell the stuff to friends, relatives, and acquaintances. The more they offload, the bigger the paycheck.
Unfortunately, most Herbalife recruits are not particularly good at retail, or have less than prosperous pals. According to Ackman and Pershing Square analyst Shane Dinneen, more than ninety percent of Herbalife's salesmen and saleswomen will earn not even one penny in the way of gross compensation. As for those promised riches, less than one percent Herbalife distributors will ever earn $300,000 or more.
So how are a few so successful when the vast majority Herbalife salesmen and saleswomen will fall flat on their financial faces? According to Ackman, the real money in peddling Herbalife products is not in attempting to market such things as the Express Meal Bar to retail customers. Instead, it is in selling the idea of selling Herbalife products to others — all of whom will pay a commission to their recruiter on any sales they make, whether to themselves in the way of start-up costs or others.
Herbalife's most successful ambassadors are, in other words, as much in the business of selling financial hope as much as they are in the business of selling nutritional and weight loss supplements. Herbalife does this, Ackman says, by targeting the financially vulnerable and unsophisticated, including stay-at-home moms, minorities and college students.
Ackman's critique of Herbalife's sales practices is not a new one to anyone following the mulitlevel marketing industry. There are websites such as Pink Truth, Income at Home Exposed and Pyramid Scheme Alert devoted to highlighing such claims. Moreover, fellow multilevel marketing companies Mary Kay Cosmetics or ViSalus, another purveyor of weight loss and nutritional supplements, have both been the subject of scathing take-downs by journalists within the past few months.
Ackman's high profile, however, is all but certain to bring renewed attention to the business practices of such multilevel marketing companies. He's now debuted a website designed to discourage anyone from seeking their future fortune via Herbalife sales. He claims his ultimate goal is not to profit from his short position – he's announced he's giving all money he earns from it to charity – but that he would like the federal government to shut Herbalife's 32-year-old nutritional supplement business down. "A lot of people have been harmed here," he said in an interview with Bloomberg last week.
Needless to say, Herbalife is crying foul, and Herbalife Chief Executive Officer Michael Johnson says he will respond to what he describes as "blatant market manipulation" by Ackman in early January, 2013.
So what would I like for Christmas? From Johnson, I'd like to see a well-thought out plan to help out all those struggling would-be Herbalife sales distributors. From Ackman, perhaps his website could begin to highlight not just Herbalife, but other multilevel marketing companies that appear to prosper by appealing to financially vulnerable people. And from the financial media reporting on this imbroglio? I'd like to see more attention paid, not just to Herbalife's future stock market prospects, but to all the people who have attempted to make a living marketing Herbalife products.
I have been waiting for Herbalife to be brought down since the mid 1980s. In the summer of 1984, I had several interviews with the company at their Los Angeles area headquarters (I went three times and had at least two interviews on each trip). Despite superior interviews, I was passed over for the position (as an inventory control planner). I was understandably upset at being passed over but I went on with my life and eventually got a similar position with another company. A few months later I saw Herbalife's C.E.O. being roasted by a Senate committee and by then-Senator Warren Rudman in particular. Senator Rudman referred to Herbalife's products as "snake oil." I just had to sit and get a good laugh at that thinking I could have been working there and having to deal with public opinion about Herbalife and being an employee. I have seen so many friends and acquaintances get burned by different multi-level and/or network marketing schemes, and I'm glad I never got involved in them.
Dead on. So few other articles on this mention this at all. I had a very close friend who lost thousands of dollars in two different MLM companies because they had him convinced that if he never gave up and worked hard, he'd get rich like the people at the top they have prancing on stage at MLM revival, I mean, "business" meetings. Watch videos of these–pick any MLM–on YouTube, they will shock you. Very cult-like and creepy as hell.
The way MLMs are structured guarantees that 99% will make no money or lose money as distributors, no matter how hard they work. Their income is dependent on recruiting and keeping people in the MLM, and since many don't recruit anyone, or the people they do quit and can't be replaced, they are doomed to failure.
The people at the top of MLMs don't earn their millions the way a person who is just joining a MLM has to, although they don't tell you that. They say, this rich dude did it, so can you! But you can't. People at the top of MLM pay plans earn money in several ways that are not available to the person just joining. First, they are at the top of the pyramid pay plan so they make money off the constant joining and quitting in the ranks below them. It doesn't matter to them that MLMs have a 60-90% turnover per year in distributors because they are placed high enough. But that sure does matter to someone just joining.
Second, Amway lawsuits have revealed that the top people participate in a profit sharing plan that distributes the profits from the sales of the "business and marketing" tools and conference ticket sales MLMs are endlessly pushing their distributors to buy if they are "really serious" and "truly want to be successful". My friend wasted thousands of dollars traveling to MLM events all over the country (at his expense of course, plus the cost of the conference ticket) because the leaders in the company told him that's what he had to do to make money.
Third, top people are paid speaking fees to speak at the endless number of MLM events.
Next, more lawsuits between MLM companies show MLMs often "poach" top distributors from each other, paying these people a large, lump sum to move them, and their downlines, over to a new MLM.
All of this income, income that is NOT available to the average distributor, is represented as being earned through the MLM's compensation plan. None of this is disclosed.
Anyone with a working frontal cortex can tell Herbalife is a pyramid scheme. Fortunately for Herbalife, you do not need one in order to purchase their stock.
Ackman must have tried and failed. Networking Marketing companies make you perform in order to succeed. No freebies. No bail-outs.
The website, Cockeyed, started to follow these work at home jobs around 2002 and posted the findings. (search for them) One thing that strikes me is that when that many people are vocal against you and you have to use subterfuge to pull in new distributors then something's wrong.
Crappy written article laureating people who make money speculating on the financial market, destroying companies in order to make some bucks. MLM is for people who are willing to work hard, for the recognition and the rewards are nothing but outstanding. Herbalife's CEO was the highest paid CEO in the US last year, making over 90 million dollars in income and stock options. Herbalife will go out of business? Easier to Mr Ackman (Ackman who??) to lose his partnership due to dumbfounded info. BUT I SURELY DID NOT EXPECT A SUPERFICIALLY WRITTEN ARTICLE WITH NO BASIS WHATSOEVER FROM SUCH SERIOUS PUBLICATION AS FORBES MAGAZINE. Forbes magazine voted HLF one of the five best companies in the US in 2009, with the least possibility of financial break down. So I guess someone is simply not doing his or her homework.
Its' not just with MLM, like in any business the failure rate is very high. Most small businesses fail within their first 5 years and half of those successful businesses fail within the next 5 years. And basically to start a small business you have to invest 50 – 100.000. Herbalife is really the only company in the world where you can be poor and become rich in a short time period by working very hard. It ha proven that in over 80 different countries. If you are good at sales or become good at sales, you can make a lot of money with Herbalife.
Helaine, this would be a much better article if you had actually spoken to someone who was a current or former Herbalife distributor/customer. They aren't trying to sell any retail at all. The distributor is the customer. If someone wants to purchase products, they just sign up as a 'distributor'. You could do an interview, or quote some actual people who have actually been 'burned' by herbalife. This is just a bunch of 'research' that you got from doing a google search.
Google on multi level marketing in US.
This type of companies are every where in developing countries. It destroyed many in India. (google that too).
In 2000, I was approached by an engineer in a parking lot. He are very friendly and talked me in to attending a MLM company's local members event. I was so surprised to see so many engineers in that room. I know from beginning, its a scam. But what I surprised was, how irrational the educated were. If they could have put hard work in their day jobs, they probably will make more money in long run. But the MLM brain wash them, saying, why burn yourself in your regular jobs, instead let others work for you in the long run.
Hope one day, we have a vaccine that would make us avoid being mentally infected by these scam viruses.


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But for all the lovable, and believable, quirky characters on Sundance screens — and there are many — there are plenty that seem forced, self-consciously idiosyncratic types we wouldn't see in real life (or, for that matter, on other movie screens). With the 2013 festival now behind us and many of the movies set to roll out in the coming months, here's a crop of characters that deserve a spot on the only-in-Sundance wall.


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9:30am Sunday 27th January 2013 in News By Marion Sauvebois
SOUTHMEAD Hospital is to receive £475,000 from the Department of Health to improve and upgrade its maternity services.
The sum, a share of a £25m investment nationwide, will be spent on providing more en-suite bathrooms for new mothers at the hospital's central delivery suite, a new birthing pool. The sum will also be used to convert two areas in antenatal wards into family rooms to allow partners to stay overnight.
Gillian White, assistant general manager for maternity services at North Bristol NHS Trust, said: "North Bristol NHS Trust is absolutely delighted to receive this funding from the Department of Health.
"Providing en-suite bathroom facilities will greatly improve privacy and dignity for the thousands of women who give birth at Southmead each year.
"When putting together the bid for funding we asked women and their partners what improvements they would like to see to the unit and en-suite bathroom facilities and the option for partners to stay overnight came top of their list."
The Department of Health funding complements a separate appeal by the Trust's Shine Together charity which aims to raise £1.5m to redevelop and improve the maternity unit.
The maternity services will remain in their existing buildings when the new Southmead hospital opens in spring 2014.
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Pakistan is considered a "frontier market," in that it serves as gateway to land-locked economies, including Central Asia, parts of Russia and northwestern China. In this respect it's similar to Nigeria and Bulgaria. In these economies businesses face many local challenges and risk but can achieve high return on their investments. For example, Pakistani logistics companies can reach into these markets that are not easy to enter for international firms. And the growth of the Internet means e-commerce firms operating in Pakistan have the opportunity to sell into markets adjacent to Pakistan.
In Pakistan itself, there are 31 million Internet users, of whom 15 million browse through mobile devices, according to the Pakistan Telecom Authority. There are 9 million Facebook users, including 1.1 million who have joined in the last six months, Facebook says. Pakistan's 125 million active mobile device users, out of population of 190 million, give it the fifth-largest base of mobile phone users in Asia, says the Pakistan Telecom Authority. Pakistan's market size and large online population lay a strong foundation for Internet retailing.
Internet retailing is not new in Pakistan. It started in late 1997 with brands like Liberty Books and Gift Express, with the first payment gateway provided by Citibank and e-store engineered by my company, The Cyber Bridge. Since then, several stores have been set up in various categories, including gifts, books, music, movies, consumer electronics, computers, clothing and footwear. Classified site Craigslist and daily-deals site Groupon of the United States are replicated by OLX and DealsToday to fuel online shopping in Pakistan. Earlier this year, Kaymu launched as an online marketplace where small retailers can sell online. It is funded by Rocket Internet, a German company that specializes in investing in e-commerce companies. Rocket Internet has also invested in other Pakistani web sites, including daraz.pk, foodpanda.pk, carmudi.pk, lamudi.pk and easytaxi.pk. Another sign of the growth of online retailing in the country is the launch in 2007 of BlueEx courier, which delivers items to consumers and accepts cash on delivery, which has become a prime form of Internet payments.
There is no formal estimate on online retail sales in Pakistan. That is because most payments are settled through cash on delivery or third-party payment gateways in the case of international sales by ethnic clothing retailers and gift shops. Internet retailers, such as women's traditional clothing manufacturer GulAhmed, Sentiments by TCS and Tohfay, primarily cater to the international market, selling to Pakistanis living abroad who buy ethnic apparel for themselves or send gifts to loved ones back at home.
Pakistan has no barriers for international retailers selling their products and services online. U.S.-based Amazon.com Inc. ships items to Pakistan. And U.S. retailers like Macy's Inc. and J.C. Penny Co. Inc. let visitors to their web sites choose Pakistan as the country of delivery and price items in Pakistani rupees; international fulfillment provider Borderfree, formerly known as FiftyOne Global ECommerce, delivers items to Pakistan for those two retail chains.
Unlike in North America where most online consumers pay with credit and debit cards, Pakistani consumers prefer to pay through online banking or through cash on delivery. There is only one domestic payment gateway facilitated by UBL (United Bank Ltd), which processes Visa and MasterCard transactions.
Online stores focusing on selling products to overseas buyers generally opt for third-party gateways, such as 2CheckOut, Payza and Skrill for international sales. For local sales, options include online bank transfer, branchless banking (mobile network accept payments on behalf of banks, mostly from consumers without bank accounts) and mobile transfer. No major cases of fraudulent activity have emerged in Internet Retailing since it commenced in 1997.
Pakistan is primarily a consumer economy as compare to other economies which are based on manufacturing, tourism and form of economics. A large percentage of the country's gross domestic product is spent on consumption, and thus consumer retail is a growing sector in Pakistan. Pakistan imports $40 billion worth of goods each year, exports only $24.6 billion and makes up the differences from remittances from Pakistanis living abroad of $13.2 billion annually. The average Pakistani consumer is likely to purchase goods and services, construct housing and so on. Wholesale and retail sectors account for 17.1% of Pakistan's economy, according to the State Bank of Pakistan.
Although Pakistan has lots of opportunities in the Internet retail market, it will take time, effort and practice to create a successful and long-lasting Internet retailing model similar to those in other digital economies.
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Off-Campus Housing:
i think the fact that all upperclassmen live off campus (as only 2 years housing are guaranteed) at such a small school really destroys the 'community' feel of the school. campus is pretty barren much of the winter and you may only see a couple people outside at any given time. the off campus housing spreads out students and ruins student unity
honestly there is not much going on. if you want to have fun this is not the place to be. parties are monotonous and rarely happen. one to two events a weekend and it tends to get shut down VERY VERY early (latest it will go is until 12)
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Classes were not as interesting as i had hoped and that is in large part due to the profs. there are not a ton of course offerings and it is not easy to sign up for classes as many seem to be filled quickly
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Not really sure about the job prospects/alumni but internships are not easily accessible through tufts. i think that kids have to use familial connection rather than tufts
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greek life is fairly invisible and not really given much attention. there may be 1 or 2 parties every weekend but that is it. many thursday and friday nights when nothing is happening
pretty diverse campus. you are bound to meet people from many countries, yet a large portion of campus are kids who live 10 minutes away from campus. The locals tend to go home on weekends and make campus seem a little bit like a commuter
lots of variety for majors and workload is rigorous but doable. internships don't seem to be easy to get through the schools career center
registration is random so you get what you get. professors are relatively accessible but many are brilliant minds that are not able to teach to a class of undergrads- this in turn makes for a miserable academic setting for students as we have to teach ourselves everything
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People here are very academic, quirky, and socially reserved. Do not expect a very social campus (many weekends there is nothing happening) and do not expect very attractive people
Football team has not won a game in 3 years but there are definitely some good teams if you want to watch games. Athletes tend to be the majority of attendees at athletic events. School spirit is pretty minimal.
Part of the reason I chose to go to Tufts was its interdisciplinary approach to International Relations. I'm concentrating in global health, nutrition, and the environment and love the variety of classes I can take. Some people complain about the language requirement (the equivalent of 8 college semesters) but as a person trying to study 3 different languages, I can't say I'm upset. The intro core classes that are required are a drag and were uninteresting for someone angling away from the political side of IR, but the overall program is incredible.
Sciences (chemistry, biology) and International Relations are the the biggest programs at Tufts. Computer Science is the fastest growing but is struggling to provide the resources that come with the now hundreds of interested double majors. Professors have, in my experience, been extremely approachable and willing to help, particularly in the language department. The workload varies with your major, but overall, even the people with the most tough schedules find a little free time. Almost everybody I know other than engineers are looking to study abroad for a summer, semester, or full year and I have friends who rave about their experiences. Other than the Tufts personality, it's the academics that really draws people here.
Campus Housing:
Personally, I have had a phenomenal experience with campus housing but I know that can't be said of everyone. As a freshman, I lived in South hall, which was incredible. The RAs on our floor were unbelievably amazing, the dorm was always clean, the single bathrooms were fantastic, and my hall mates were so great that I'm living in a 10 person Latin way suite with them next year. I would never trade the experience I had with the closer walk some uphill people bragged about. Every year, Tufts is renovating another dorm, so more are beginning to have the same cleanliness and nice ambiance, but until all of the freshman only dorms are renovated, I cannot give campus housing a perfect rating. I had a friend in Houston who dealt with far too many cockroaches this year.
Health & Safety:
Health services is horrific. I know many people who have been misdiagnosed or denied medication that wound up later being absolutely necessary which is strange for a campus with such a strong pre-med focus. There were a lot of concerns this year with the sexual assault policy at Tufts, but even as a freshman girl I never felt unsafe. Crime is low.
Local Atmosphere:
There is so much to do around Tufts, from Davis square for restaurants and shopping to Boston for museums, the Red Sox, and adventures galore. A 15 minute bike from campus the other direction will take you to the Fells, a gorgeous reserve with trails for running and biking. Everything not accessible by walking or biking can be, thanks to the incredible Mass transit.
Greek Life:
You only hear about the greek life if you are in it, have a close friend who's in it, or want to get free drinks on the weekend. Fraternities are more popular than sororities, though bid day for sororities this year was one of the most startling moments of campus, as neon clothing and chants showed up for a day. After 24 hours, it was back to low key.
The fitness center, dining halls, and many student dorms are great. Aesthetically, the academic quad and President's lawn cannot be beat, especially with the colors of fall or fresh snow of winter. Some of the freshman dorms are pretty run down, however, and some of the buildings, while nice on the outside, are unremarkable on the inside.
At Tufts, you'd be pressed to find somebody that doesn't defy a stereotype. I am constantly amazed by the diversity of what my class has accomplished, and the willingness to try anything that interests them. Academically, we have some of the best science programs and our International Relations program is one of the best in the country. Athletically, the focus is atypical... it often seems that our quidditch and ultimate frisbee teams have more of a campus presence than varsity football.
The acceptance and encouragement of diversity at Tufts is astounding. There is a huge community for LGBT members, a large number of international students, and people from different economic backgrounds. Politically, however, I have yet to meet a very conservative person. Most Tufts students are so socially liberal and accepting that political conversations revolve more around social issues and how to combat them than liberal/conservative battles. The biggest practicing religious group on campus is Hillel, with almost half of the Tufts student body identifying as Jewish. However, religious life rarely seems to have a presence on campus outside of holidays.
Off-Campus Housing:
Due to the lack of on campus housing availability after sophomore year, most students move off campus junior year (if they aren't abroad) and senior year (if they don't have a high number and get a Sophia Gordon suite.) The quality varies based on the previous renters, and many houses tend to stay within a certain group (i.e. a frisbee house, wilderness house, etc). The convenience of having a house cannot be beat, but start early- underclassmen start asking seniors to recommend them to the landlord the first couple weeks of sophomore year. All off campus housing is closer to campus than some other universities' dorms are to classes.
The International Relations program is one of the best in the country, with classes in the Fletcher school building and professors with a strong interest in the field. I actually strongly dislike politics and the drama that comes with it, but love languages and the health side of international relations, and Tufts has a great program for concentrating in what interests you most. After graduating, I would love to spend time with the peace corps or work in health clinics as an interpreter throughout the world. Eventually, I hope to either obtain a masters in Public Health to work for the World Health Organization or go into epidemiology. Tufts has great name recognition in the field and many resources, so my concerns about finding a job aren't too high.
One only needs to declare the major to get in, but a lot of people are turned off by the huge Intro to IR and Econ lectures. I was annoyed by the focus of the Intro to IR class (much more theories to build up a silly political vocabulary) but thankfully, there are only 5 core requirements. I would recommend taking Econ before IR, and then determining after you've taken the two whether or night you want to declare.
Guys & Girls:
Personality wise, this group of guys and girls is the most interesting, passionate, accepting, fun to be around group that I've ever encountered. Looks wise, it varies but I will say that body size is relatively homogenous- very few people are overweight. Don't be tempted to categorize the school's students by the occasional preppy outfits you see on campus- the most important thing about this school is that there are people with every habit of dress, interest, and preference of social life.
Off-Campus Dining:
Nearby Davis square has a huge variety of delicious places to eat, with great options for people with any dietary restriction and a taste for any cuisine. Students' most frequent complaint is the early closing times of restaurants. However, there are plenty of delivery options for late night snacking.
I didn't apply for financial aid so I wouldn't be able to speak much of it. But I know that people who received a financial package are happy with it.
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Most students who make the decision to attend Tufts are happy with their experience. Overall, Tufts has so many programs and activities, it's impossible for one student to take advantage of everything the school has to offer in four short years, but since there are so many different types of students at Tufts all with different interests, there is definitely something for everyone. The biggest complaint coming from the students seems to be adjusting to the new lifestyle and environment, whether at the school itself or the Boston area in general.
The Tufts experience goes far beyond the classroom, and provides students easy access to the ideal academic and social surroundings. The combination of school opportunities and local culture give Tufts its own distinctive flavor that allows students to grow in ways they never could have imagined. Most of the negative experiences that Tufts students gripe about are also good growth experiences, such as dealing with the weather or actually having to get around without a car. Ultimately, graduates are proud of their education and their school. Students who graduate from Tufts enter the real world focused, confident, and prepared to face even the toughest challenges that the workplace can throw at them. The many successful Tufts alumni can attest to this.
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Salem resident Sean Bonneau, 43, was first taken to Lawrence General Hospital, then flown by medical helicopter to Boston Medical Center, police said. There was no update on his condition available at press time.
His 2006 Honda motorcycle was struck by a 2000 GMC passenger van driven by 38-year-old Peter Muiruri of Haverhill.
The collision occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Friday, police said.
Initial investigations show Muiruri was traveling east on Main Street when he turned left onto Hampstead Road, into the path of Bonneau's motorcycle.
Bonneau collided with the right front corner of the van, police said. He suffered serious facial and body injuries.
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Eugene Williams, 19, of North Hampton Road, Buffalo, was arrested at 7 p.m. for first-degree criminal sexual act, first-degree sexual abuse and attempted rape.
Williams and a 20-year-old City of Tonawanda female had been talking on the social networking site Meet Me for about two months when the pair decided to meet in person.
Williams went to the female's apartment, where police said he attempted to force himself on the young woman.
"He meet the girl on the computer, and they were chit chatting," Lt. Fredric Foels said. "He took it a little too far."
The incident occurred Nov. 7 and the arrest was made after an investigation was completed by detectives.
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St. Pete City Council, mindful of a referendum looming on the Pier issue, decided not to spend $1.5 million dollars toward the next phase of the controversial "Lens" design process.
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It was the end of a nearly four hour debate on the issue that has divided the city.
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Riverstone Energy Center in partnership with the National Center of Coatings Application, Research, and Education, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center's R&D Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County is hosting a symposium on the U.S. Renaissance in Advanced Manufacturing Oct. 22-26.
This one-week symposium will begin with the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the National Center for Coatings Application, Research and Education (C-CARE).
The symposium will feature talks and panel discussion on this renaissance in advanced manufacturing and guided tours of the Modeling and Simulation Center, the R&D Center for Advanced Manufacturing and C-CARE.
Also, on Monday, current NASA Associate Administrator for Education, former NFL player, and two-time Space Shuttle astronaut, Leland Melvin, will give the keynote talk on the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in closing the skills gap and supporting America's role in capturing new 21st century career opportunities in advanced manufacturing.
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Dr. Doug Corrigan, executive director of the Riverstone Energy Center, said, "We designed this event to stimulate new networks and opportunities in advanced manufacturing for our region, to offer real world training to prepare our workforce and to showcase the tremendous assets that we collectively possess to catalyze this economic growth opportunity".
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Religion Etiquette: The Case of the Christian Coworker
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How do I deal with a co-worker's constant "witnessing"? I work closely with an evangelical Christian who knows I do not share her beliefs. She keeps quoting the Bible to me and making comments like, "I got a great discount on my new kitchen tile. The Lord always takes care of his own!" Once, we were discussing how to approach a new project when she paused, said, "Oh, thank you, Lord!" in a very excited voice, then turned to me and said "Why don't we use the Lord's idea!" (It was actually a very prosaic, uninspired suggestion.)
What does etiquette require of me in these situations? I am tired of politely repeating, "Debbie, you know I don't share your beliefs." Once she even said, "I don't care. I'm going to tell you anyway!" Also, if I have lunch with her, do I have to wait till she's finished saying grace before I can start eating? (She closes her eyes, bows her head and prays silently for several minutes before announcing "Amen!")
She is very nice and I don't want to hurt her feelings, but she seems to think that she can convert me by relentlessly demonstrating that she believes.
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you accept the Lord's kitchen tile suggestions? Why do you refuse to let the Spirit's project management wisdom into your heart?
But seriously. It sounds like you've done everything you can to be polite and forebearing. Perhaps it's time to be...not so polite. You could sit down with Debbie and explain to her that while you understand her commitment to Christianity, her words and actions often make you uncomfortable. You could ask that as a sign of respect to you, she refrain from in-your-face witnessing clearly aimed at persuading you to convert.
Since Debbie's made it clear that she puts her call to evangelize above interpersonal considerations, your request may fall on deaf ears, but it's worth a try. If her insistent witnessing continues, you could plan to spend less time with her socially--though interacting with her on work projects may be, ahem, your cross to bear.
In Debbie's defense, many evangelicals feel God's presence strongly in their lives and want to proclaim that. To some, it's as natural to say "the Lord took care of me" as it would be for others to say "I lucked out." So don't assume that every reference Debbie makes to the Lord is a covert attempt to proselytize.
You have several options at lunch. You could, of course, just throw Emily Post out the window and dig in. On the politer end of the spectrum, it might be easiest to wait out the grace, as you've been doing. A solution inspired by the decorous ladies of the South might be to excuse yourself to wash your hands or "get another napkin" while Debbie prays. And if that little devil on your shoulder gets the best of you, you could implement a 60-second rule whereby you sneak a few fries once her praying has lasted more than a minute.
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By Bob Hertzel
For the Times West Virginian
West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen has a full-scale quarterback controversy on his hands, admitting that at present "it's open competition, and it's going to remain that way."
Paul Millard, in two outings, has not proven he can carry the football team the way a Holgorsen quarterback must, making the natives restless to get a taste of what Florida State transfer Clint Trickett can do.
And, being honest, there was a time during Saturday night's 16-7 loss at Oklahoma during which the Mountaineers once again displayed an impotent offense save for one 75-yard touchdown run in the first quarter by Dreamius Smith, a back who would carry but one more time the rest of the evening, that Holgorsen got a bit restless himself.
Millard played the entire game, completing 21 of 41 passes for 218 yards with an interception and no touchdown.
Holgorsen and his offensive coordinator, Shannon Dawson, admitted in the postgame fog of defeat that late in the third quarter and into the fourth quarter they spoke on the headphones about replacing Millard with Trickett, who was 0-for-2 passing in a cameo role in the opening game against William & Mary.
It reached such a point that Trickett was even warming up on the sideline.
"I almost did it," Holgorsen admitted.
But there was something holding him back, something unique to the Oklahoma game, and that was a long history of having faced Bob Stoops and his defensive coordinator brother Mike many times over the past decade and a half.
"We did some different stuff offensively that we haven't done before," Holgorsen explained.
It was stuff Stoops forced him into doing, things like huddling, if you can imagine a Holgorsen team gathered in a semi-circle behind the line of scrimmage to call a play.
"I alluded to it earlier in the week," Holgorsen said. "Nobody knows our offense better than Bob and Mike Stoops. They know all our signals, all our route combinations. We had to be smart with that. We had to put our guys in position where they weren't just going against a defense that knew exactly what you were going to do."
That complicated communication between the bench and the quarterback.
"We felt we had to do some specific things to guard against that. That meant the communication on the field had to be spot-on. Paul is the best we have at that. Because Clint is inexperienced in our offense, I didn't feel comfortable doing that, but I thought about it a bunch."
Funny, though, isn't it, that Holgorsen would go old-fashioned enough to huddle but stopped short of going all the way back to the old days when Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns had messenger guards alternating a guard on each play so the guard could bring the call in with him.
Dawson, who as coordinator had a say in the matter, agreed with Holgorsen.
"It was so late in the game, we felt our best chance to win was to stick with Paul," he said. "When things aren't going good, that's always the conversation because the quarterback is the guy."
Again, though, it came down to feeling comfortable with Millard's knowledge of the system and his ability to communicate best.
"I thought the best chance to win was with the guy who took the majority of the reps during the week and who was communicating the best," Dawson said. "I don't think that honestly won or lost the game."
That was certainly true, for as badly as Millard missed opportunities, not hitting open receivers or not going to the right player, his receivers never really made a play for him. In fact, the two best catches of the night were by safeties Darwin Cook and Karl Joseph, each with a leaping interception.
Very much to his credit, Millard stood up and took the blame coming to him.
"We had plays to make; the call was made and, shoot, it was there. We just gotta make the play. A lot of times it was routine plays that we didn't make, I didn't make. We just have to rally around this game. It's a long season. We can't let this affect us in the long run," he said.
This is a perfect week with weak Georgia State coming to Morgantown to make a firm decision at quarterback.
"We will evaluate Paul and see where we're at with it. I'm not happy with seven points, but I thought we did some good things periodically," Holgorsen said. "We will evaluate it. Maybe Ford (redshirt freshman Childress) gets reps next week. Maybe Clint gets reps next week. That's why we practice."
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AJAX Implementation in APEX
This article by Arie Geller and Matthew Lyon, authors of the book Oracle Application Express 3.2 – The Essentials and More, looks at how we can utilize the APEX AJAX framework, both on the client and server side, to integrate and support this important technology in our APEX applications.Read AJAX Implementation in APEX in full
Metaprogramming and the Groovy MOP
In this article by Fergal Dearle, author of the book Groovy for Domain-Specific Languages, we will cover the inner workings of Groovy's Meta Object Protocol (MOP).Read Metaprogramming and the Groovy MOP in full
Developing Secure Java EE Applications in GlassFish
In this article series by Masoud Kalali, author of GlassFish Security, we are going to develop a secure Java EE application with all standard modules including Web, EJB, and application client modules.Read Developing Secure Java EE Applications in GlassFish in full
Designing Secure Java EE Applications in GlassFish
In this article series by Masoud Kalali, author of GlassFish Security, we are going to develop a secure Java EE application with all standard modules including Web, EJB, and application client modules.Read Designing Secure Java EE Applications in GlassFish in full
3rd International SOA Symposium
As you may have seen last month, Packt is continuing to dedicate a great deal of time to SOA. We are now happy to offer you an early bird discount on this October's third International SOA Symposium, and the co-located second International Cloud Symposium in Berlin.Read 3rd International SOA Symposium in full
Blogs and Forums using Plone 3
In a university, large class sizes limit class discussions and individual attention, while travel budgets limit the number of professional conferences where faculty can present. In this article by Erik Rose, author of the book Plone 3 for Education, we will set up blogs and forums to counter both problems—giving students more class interaction and helping faculty build professional prominence. We'll find the best Plone blog products and explore practical suggestions of how to use blogs in the classroom. We'll also take the undisputedly top forum product for a spin and see how to use it to let students support each other, saving office hours and after-school help for those who need them most.Read Blogs and Forums using Plone 3 in full
Individual Learning Plan (ILP) with Moodle 1.9
This article by Paul Taylor, author of the book Moodle 1.9 for Design and Technology, will deal with a system that will allow students to reflect on their own work through the setting of targets by staff and themselves. As with all things in Moodle, there are a number of ways to achieve this, but perhaps the most accessible is the third party module called the Individual Learning Plan (ILP) activity module, developed and maintained by ULCC and available at http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1025&filter=1.Read Individual Learning Plan (ILP) with Moodle 1.9 in full
Hands-on Tutorial for Getting Started with Amazon SimpleDB
With Amazon SimpleDB you can scale your application's database on the cloud. In this article by Prabhakar Chaganti and Rich Helms, authors of Amazon SimpleDB Developer Guide, we going to sign up for an AWS account, download and install the necessary libraries, and create little code snippets for exploring SimpleDB. We will introduce the libraries as well as the SimpleDB Firefox plugin for manipulating SimpleDB. We will also examine the two methods for accessing SimpleDB: SOAP and ReST. For PHP users we will introduce the PHP sample library. You can install the samples on your PHP5 server so that you can try the samples as you read about them.
In this article we will:
- Set up an AWS account
- Enable SimpleDB service for the account
- Install and set up libraries for Java, PHP, and Python
- Illustrate several SimpleDB operations using these libraries
Opening up to OpenID with Spring Security
OpenID is a very popular form of trusted identity management that allows users to manage their identity through a single trusted provider. This convenient feature provides users with the security of storing their password and personal information with the trusted OpenID provider, optionally disclosing this personal information upon request. Additionally, the OpenID-enabled website can have confidence that the users providing OpenID credentials is who they say they are.
In this article by Peter Mularien, author of the book Spring Security 3, we will:
- Learn to set up our own OpenID in less than five minutes
- Configure the JBCP Pets website with a very rapid implementation of OpenID
- Learn the conceptual architecture of OpenID and how it provides your site with trustworthy user access
- Implement OpenID-based user registration
- Experiment with OpenID attribute exchange for user profile functionality
Installing and Configuring Joomla! on Local and Remote Servers
This article by Timi Ogunjobi, author of Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints, covers basic details about installing and configuring Joomla! for use on both local and remote servers. This article also contains information about where to obtain essential resources for learning, using, and optimizing Joomla!Read Installing and Configuring Joomla! on Local and Remote Servers in full
Moodle 1.9: Exploring Design Portfolios
There are a number of electronic portfolios (e-portfolios) available to work with Moodle and they range in complexity and functionality. As they are a very personal thing, this article will try to give an overview of the most popular portfolios and a review of their main features in terms of supplementing Design Technology courses, as well as some examples of how they might be used to best effect.
In this article by Paul Taylor, author of the book Moodle 1.9 for Design and Technology, we will look at three popular portfolio applications:
Creating, Installing and Tweaking your theme using Plone 3
Themes are among the most powerful features that can be used to customize a web site, especially in Plone. Using custom themes can help you brand your site for a particular corporate image; it ensures standards compliance and creates easily navigable layouts. But most Plone users still continue to use default themes as developing and deploying themes that are flexible and easily maintainable is not always straightforward.
In the article by Veda Williams, author of Plone 3 Theming, we will learn :
- About the theme
- Creating a theme product
- Altering the theme product's structure
- Installing the theme product
- Adjusting web site content to support the design
Plone 3 Themes
This article by Erik Rose, author of the book Plone 3 for Education, is a crash course in Plone 3 theme creation. After untangling Plone's confusing theming situation, we walk you through the development of a skeletal theme.Read Plone 3 Themes in full
Building a News Aggregating Site in Joomla!
Bad news is always good news for the press. This is why Vaughan Pyre has decided to take advantage of this fact and creates a website that will aggregate bad news and weird happenings from all over the world. In this article by Timi Ogunjobi, author of Joomla! 1.5 Site Blueprints, the content of the site will be entirely derived from Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds from several sources (each feed being automatically fetched and its items displayed on the website).
Weird Hap'nins requirements will be the need to:
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By Evamarie Socha
The Daily Item
— SHAMOKIN DAM -- At least five fire companies are on the scene of an apparent attic fire at an apartment complex at 28 Helen St. in Shamokin Dam.
The fire began at the rear left building of the three garden-style apartment complexes at about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, when lightning struck the roof.
"I saw this big orange ball, then heard this loud boom," said Ron Laniewski, who lives across the street from the complex and called 911, he told the Daily Item.
Laniewski and neighbor Mike Gaugher ran into the apartment building and knocked on doors for people to get out. Most residents were not at home, he said.
Heavy rains this morning appear to have helped the effort, though firefighters accessed the roof from a ladder truck, using axes and saws to cut into it.
"There is a fire in there," said one fireman from Selinsgrove. "It's in the attack."
No fire was visible from the outside except from low rising smoke coming from under the roof.
More details to come as they become available.


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Posted our first 2012 NFL mock draft last week but it only went through pick No. 18. Got some good feedback on that draft and came back strong today with picks all the way through No. 30.
Only two teams left to figure out in the first round, and those are your Super Bowl teams — New York Giants and New England Patriots. Speaking of that game, I just wanted to thank the football gods for not giving us the Harbaugh Bowl. And it should be a good game, so don't forget to place your prop bets for the Super Bowl (my favorite last year: Christina Aguilera's over/under on the National Anthem. Of course she blew it by screwing up the lyrics!).
Made a few changes with a little more research for this version of the mock draft. Check it out below and leave your comments so that our next version can be even better.
1. Indianapolis Colts select … Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford.
2. St. Louis Rams select … Matt Kalil, OT, USC.
3. Minnesota Vikings select … Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU.
4. Cleveland Browns select … Robert Griffin, QB, Baylor.
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers select … Courtney Upshaw, LB, Alabama.
6. Washington Redskins select … Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State.
7. Jacksonville Jaguars select … Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame.
8. Carolina Panthers* select … Devon Still, DT, Penn State.
9. Miami Dolphins* select … Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa.
10. Buffalo Bills select … Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina.
11. Seattle Seahawks* select … Melvin Ingram, DE, South Carolina.
12. Kansas City Chiefs* select … Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford.
13. Arizona Cardinals select … Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College.
14. Dallas Cowboys select … David DeCastro, G, Stanford.
15. Philadelphia Eagles select … Dont'a Hightower, LB, Alabama.
16. New York Jets select … Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor.
17. Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland) select … Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama.
18. San Diego Chargers select … Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama.
19. Chicago Bears select … Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina.
20. Tennessee Titans select … Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin.
21. Cincinnati Bengals select … Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska.
22. Cleveland Browns (from Atlanta) select … Mike Adams, T, Ohio State.
23. Detroit Lions select … Zebrie Sanders, T, Florida State.
24. Pittsburgh Steelers select … James Brown, T, Troy.
25. Denver Broncos select … Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan State.
26. Houston Texans select … Cordy Glenn, G, Georgia.
27. New England Patriots (from New Orleans) select … Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama.
28. Green Bay Packers select … Whitney Mercilus, DE/OLB, Illinois.
29. Baltimore Ravens select … Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona State.
30. San Francisco 49ers select … Nick Perry, DE/OLB, USC.
*To be determined by coin flip


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One in eight American women -- and 1 in 1,000 American men -- will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives with an estimated 2 million people diagnosed each year.
While breast cancer is difficult to navigate alone — for both patients and their loved ones -- support networks can help.
"Support groups are really beneficial," said Debra Somers Copit, an Albert Einstein Medical Center physician and advisor to the not-for-profit Living Beyond Breast Cancer.
"It can be helpful to have someone to turn to and learn from who has gone through the same thing."
Groups offer emotional support, and can help patients feel less depressed and reduce physical pain, according to a 2001 study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
To help in the battle, local resources and support groups abound, including the following:
- Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Support Group: ValleyCare Medical Plaza health library, 5725 W. Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton. Thursdays, Oct. 11 and 25. 10 a.m. to noon. Free. Further details here or call (925) 734-3315.
- John Muir Health Breast Cancer Support Group: Guest oncology experts present information, support, tools to assist in coping. Meets second and fourth Thursdays of each month 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Walnut Creek. Call (925) 933-0107 to register.
- Breast Cancer Survivorship Group: Fremont Center Community Health Resource Center, 3200 Kearney St., Fremont. Meets monthly; next meeting Oct. 24. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free. For more information or to register, call Palo Alto Medical Foundation (510) 623-2231.
- Recurrence Diagnosis Group: For women experiencing a second diagnosis with support in a relaxed, confidential environment. Call San Jose-based Bay Area Breast Cancer Network to register (408) 261-1425. Meetings are the first and third Tuesdays 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. every month.
- Couples Workshops led by licensed professional for couples living with breast cancer. For registration and location, call BABCN at (408) 261-1425.
- Davis Street Family Resource Center: 3081 Teagarden St., San Leandro. Support for African-American women. All ages welcome. Free. Call for times at (510) 347-4620.
- Primary Diagnosis - Inspirational support group meets 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. through San Jose-based BABCN on the first and third Mondays each month. Call (408) 261-1425.
- Recycle For Breast Cancer: E-waste drop-off center, 31 Beta Court,
Suite C, San Ramon. (800) 315.9580. Details: www.recycleforbreastcancer.org
- Survivor Transition Group: through San Jose-based BABCN.Meets the second Tuesday each month 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Register by calling (408) 261-1425.
- Breast Cancer Writing Workshop: begins Oct. 23 6:30 p.m. at Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, 515 Cortland Ave., San Francisco. Cost: $40. Five-week class aimed at developing a voice/crafting stories of healing. Led by survivor. For details: www.monadevestel.com/#!workshops.
- Kaiser Permanente cancer support groups offered in Fremont, Union City and Hayward. Free. Some for members only; others open to public. Details here.
- Eden Medical Center Outpatient Rehabilitation Oncology Team, Castro Valley: Therapists with certification developed by Oncology Rehab Partners for physical and emotional healing. Call (510) 618-1800.
- Chinese-speaking Breast Cancer Support Group: meets every other month. Next meeting Oct. 13, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 701 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View. Free. To confirm location/schedule, call (510) 797-0600.
- Latino Cancer Support Community: meets third Monday of every month 10 a.m. to noon at Cancer Support Community, 3276 McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. (Support groups also in Pittsburg and San Pablo.) Contact Cyndi Lezcano, Latino Program Coordinator at 800-556-0477 or visit web site at www.cancersupportcommunity.net
- Washington Hospital Healthcare System: For women who have survived or are living with breast cancer. Family welcome. Nov. 1 and Dec. 6 (first Thursdays of each month) 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Women's Center Conference Room, 2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont. (510) 608-1356.
- American Cancer Society volunteers offer rides to and from treatment. Call "Road to Recovery" at 1-800-227-2345.
- Marzel's, Walnut Creek and Pleasanton, sells breast protheses, compression garments, wigs, headwear. Takes insurance. Make house calls, if needed. Call (925) 939-2450 for Walnut Creek; (925) 277-1402 for Pleasanton.
- Valley Rags & Wigs: San Ramon Road, Dublin, (925) 829-3333. Wigs and headwear.
- Patient Advocate Foundation: national non-profit serves as liaison between patients and insurers, employers and/or creditors. Call (888) 879-4210.
- Project Open Hand in Alameda County: Provides meals to breast cancer victims in need. Call coordinator (415) 447-2321.
- Breast Self-Exam Instruction: Palo Alto Medical Foundation educators in Dublin, Fremont and Palo Alto provide individual self-exam instruction in English and Spanish. For information in Dublin, call (925) 875-6150; in Fremont (510) 623-2231; Palo Alto (650) 614-3200.
Patients who aren't fans of group settings can turn to technology. It's hard to duplicate in-person support, but the recently launched breast cancer-specific, social-networking MyBreastCancerTeam comes close.
And while the Internet is useful, Copit worries online forums spread misinformation and suggests patients tap such groups as Living Beyond Breast Cancer, which offers a confidential helpline.
The highly regarded LBCC addresses "the what happens next" phase for survivors, said Debra Mitchell, Pleasanton designer and founder of Twisted Silver Jewelry.
LBCC's mission and success is why Mitchell selected that particular not-for-profit as the designated recipient of proceeds from her "Living Beyond Bracelet."
Individuals can contact LBCC at (888) 753-5222.
Have we missed any area breast-cancer support groups or services? Let us know in the comments section.
Writer Dana Leigh Smith contributed to this article.


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Prior to joining American Progress, Jessica was the fundraising and development assistant at the American Immigration Council.


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Once you have your shiny new camera and some lenses, you're going to want a good camera bag to haul all your stuff around in. Depending on what kind of photography you are going to be doing, different types of bags will work better for you and we have them all from big rollers to discrete shoulder bags. Looking to be the next Ansel Adams? Well you'll need a tripod, so be sure to check out our large selection of tripod legs, heads, and accessories!
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