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MIAMI -- The Justice Department has unsealed an indictment charging 10 individuals with defrauding thousands of victims across the country in a bulk vending business-opportunity scam.
The indictment is the result of a probe by the U.S. Postal Inspection Services and was returned by a federal grand jury in Miami. It alleges that during telemarketing calls, managers, sales representatives and operators of locating companies associated with Multivend LLC (dba Vendstar) misrepresented the profits customers would make and the locations they would receive for bulk candy vending machines. It also alleges that Vendstar's sales representatives falsely claimed to operate their own profitable vending machine businesses.
According to the indictment, Vendstar advertised nationwide in newspapers and on the Internet. Vendstar sales representatives promised to provide consumers with everything they needed to operate a successful business, including vending machines, an initial supply of candy, assistance in finding locations for the vending machines, training and ongoing customer assistance.
Prosecutors said the locating companies that worked with Vendstar to close deals had no special skills, tools or expertise in finding locations. They generally placed customers' machines "wherever they could as quickly as they could, often in businesses that had not agreed to house the machines and that soon demanded they be removed," according to the charge.
The indictment also alleges that the vending machines generated little business and that Vendstar's customers lost all, or nearly, of their investments. The typical customer allegedly paid about $10,000 for the business opportunity.
Vendstar was incorporated in Indiana and operated until July 2010 from Deer Park, NY, according to the indictment.
Named as defendants in the indictment are Edward Morris "Ned" Weaver, 39, of Perrysburg, OH, Vendstar president and chief executive; Lawrence A. Kaplan, 54 (Brooklyn, NY), Vendstar technical support manager; and Scott M. Doumas, 40 (East Setauket, NY), Vendstar sales manager. Also named are Vendstar salesmen Mark Benowitz, 65, (Holtsville, NY); Richard R. Goldberg, 40, (Bay Shore, NY); Richard Linick, 70, (Coram, NY); Paul E. Raia, 61, (Brookhaven, NY); and Howard S. Strauss, 63, (Jericho, NY).
Also charged are Wallace W. DiRenzo, 67, (Cleveland), who operated Nationwide Locating Co., based in North Palm Beach, FL, and James P. Ellis, 42, (Northport, AL), who ran Vending Dreams, Priority Placements, Clear Vision Marketing, Map Marketing and Secure Placement.
Each of the defendants is charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and an enhanced penalty for telemarketing , which together provide for a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Weaver, Kaplan, Benowitz, Goldberg, Linick, Raia, Strauss and DiRenzo also are charged with mail fraud, and/or wire fraud, each of which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison.
The charges are part of a continuing crackdown by federal authorities on business opportunity fraud that during the last several years has resulted in more than 100 convictions in the Southern District of Florida alone.
The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice's Consumer Protection Branch.
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United Business Media's TechWeb has retired the 2½-year-old bMighty brand and is now addressing the small and midsize business market through InformationWeek SMB.
The name change coincided with a change in the URL to bMighty.informationweek.com from bMighty.com.
"The online world is search-driven, so domain and URL can make a big difference," said Scott Vaughn, VP-marketing for TechWeb. Major engines such as Google take many factors into account when returning search results, and the InformationWeek.com domain carries greater weight than bMighty.com due to its longer history, higher traffic and greater amount of content and links, among other factors. As a result, a piece of content on InformationWeek SMB will automatically rank more highly in search engines than the same content would previously have ranked with the bMighty.com URL, Vaughn said.
Frederic Paul, publisher and editor in chief of InformationWeek SMB, said the name and URL changes were the first steps in "an ongoing integration." Until recently, there was no sharing of content between bMighty and InformationWeek.com, even though some InformationWeek technology content is of interest to SMBs, and SMB issues concern many InformationWeek.com users.
"You're starting to see InformationWeek content and InformationWeek SMB content going back and forth," Paul said. "You will see that integration become much tighter over time. BMighty was part of the InformationWeek network, but that was never immediately obvious to the SMB audience. Now it is."
From a strategic viewpoint, TechWeb is making a statement about the importance of SMBs. "On the one hand, this is a small step; but on the other hand, it's a big statement," Vaughn said. "We continue to see opportunity with small businesses and we see InformationWeek SMB as a bigger platform for them. By using the strength and content of the entire InformationWeek.com network, we're bolstering our offerings for SMBs. As the economy recovers, SMBs will recover, and so we think the timing is right."
Meanwhile, because small-business owners are more difficult to find than decision-makers at large enterprise companies, InformationWeek SMB provides value to technology marketers looking to reach the SMB audience, Vaughn said.
Marketing programs have been standardized across the nine sites in the InformationWeek network. "We've always shared sales teams, but now we're standardizing offerings," Vaughn said.

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Laura Stanfill talks with us about running Forest Avenue Press. She loves her job, and she loves all the writers she works with. She is funny and enthusiastic and more than a little crazy about books. At some point she mentions metadata. We were charmed. You will be too.
Books we reference
Brave on the Page – Laura Stanfill
A Simplified Map of the Real World – Stevan Allred
The Gods of Second Chances – Dan Berne
Landfall – Ellen Urbani
Froelich's Ladder – Jamie Duclos-Yourdon
The Hour of Daydreams – Renee Macalino Rutledge
City of Weird – Gigi Little, ed.
The Remnants – Robert Hill
Geek Love – Katherine Dunn
Tinkers – Paul Harding
Commonwealth – Ann Patchett
The Gentleman – Forrest Leo
Queen of Spades – Michael Shou-Yung Shum
Big Fish – Daniel Wallace
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The Alaskan Laundry – Brendan Jones
Literary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century – Travis Kurowski, Wayne Miller, and Kevin Prufer
Problems – Jade Sharma
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
She Certainly Can... CanCan! Part I
I remember 'canning' or 'trolling for the nickel deposit on empty bottles and cans' for cigarette and vodka money during a rather 'odd' time in my life. Though I'm sure most people would rather omit this particular adventure from their memory, I choose to reserve a spot in my heart for it in the 'you-can-find-funny-anywhere-you-look-once-you-set-your-mind-to-it', but that's entirely different subject fodder.
Life is something that should be embraced in it's entirety, and if you've never been down and out? You simply haven't lived enough. If you've never been down and out and are now NOT currently down and out? You simply don't know if you can overcome enough, do you? I did, I laughed then, and I'm hoping we can all share a common thread of humor about it now. See what happens when you take criticizing yourself to a whole new creative level? 'Redemption' ensues... "Worst Pun... EVER!"
Three of us had paired together to form the 'Canning Team' that would redefine the entire scope of the task. From the attitude's of the people who did it singularly to the non-suspecting homeowner's who would ultimately rethink where to stash their bags of recyclable's, in a matter of weeks no one would be simply parking their cans under their back porches or balcony's. We were clever. We were thorough. We were tenacious. Frankly speaking? We were thirsty, nicotine addicted, and a bit selfish at the time. The money was there, it was nearly a 'victim-less crime', and there were so many other people doing the legal version of the same task it was nearly impossible to be caught, let alone prosecuted. If you have a modicum of pride you'll understand in our twisted way that 'working' for money is still more respectable than holding a sign at a red light that says 'Will Drink For Food'.
Corny names detract from the story, and I'm not clever enough to conjur psuedonyms that are realistic sounding, so we'll reduce them to abbreviations and then to animals, shall we?
'R.M.' was the 'Scout'. His task during the sunlight hours was to roam the neighborhoods peering over fences and in general being on the lookout for bags under porches, stacked in backyards, or sheds that were either unlocked or had flimsy locks with plastic bags contained. The deduction was simple. If 'trash pickup day' had passed and these bags weren't picked up? There's a 75% chance that someone was
saving their recyclable's until they had an amount that justified a trip to the recycling center. There was a chance they had compost, leaves or debris, but that chance was slim and we had all nite to follow up on locations that were worthy of a thorough search.
'B.Y.' was the 'Raccoon'. His task during the night hours were to lurk into the aforementioned yards, assess the risk in a sad equation format (movement sensitive lighting) + (proximity to the house) + (amount of loot) was combined with our (necessity and talent) + (how daring we were on that
particular night) = SCORE. If the chance of reward was equal or greater than our likeliness to be caught? In a nod it was decided that it was a 'done deal' or just a 'pass by' until the reward grew or the risk lessened to acceptable levels. Even homeless alcoholics don't wontonly relinquish their freedom when three dollars of loud glass bottles could ruin your future plans to marginally exist within the confines of the few creature comforts you were afforded.
'B.L.' was the 'Ox'. It's not only important to have a brawny guy who can push a shopping cart full of recyclable aluminum for miles; You also need someone who can affix plastic bags in a 'tetris like' manner to every available surface of said cart in a timely manner and who will NOT abandon the cart or group when 'capture' becomes a distinct possibility.
Every great equation comes equipped with a 'variable'. Our's was simply the fact that even if we were caught, most times not only were people not prepared for a prowler, but the sheer fact that in the middle of the night finding three physically imposing, stereotypical appearing creepy 'homeless ogres' would in general cause whomever discovered us to a quick retreat back to safety.
Initially we weren't reduced to flaunting our 'physical powers of persuasion', but in a timely manner we learned it was to our advantage. In the time someone hastily returns to their indoors and calls 911, it's possible for three guys to not only stash the loot but change or remove identifying clothing, and break into three separate character's melding into the surroundings. 'Playing dumb' came naturally to most of us and was mastered by the remaining members.
I know it doesn't sound funny yet, but all great stories require some background. All you have to do now is inject the <impossible to ignore> Stooge like qualities of the characters and situations and this poor allegory turns into an humorous anecdote.
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by Alan G. Parker with Mick O'Shea
Alan G. Parker has forgotten more about the Sex Pistols than most writers could research in a lifetime – London Evening Standard
Published: June 2011
Price: £12.99 paperback
336 pages including black and white photo section
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This book features many unique anecdotes about the Sex Pistols from inception to (numerous) comeback gigs. Parker's close relationship to Malcolm McLaren, Glen Matlock and Anne Ritchie gives him a privileged inside view of the band, making it essentially a very personal view.
The book has to cover the obvious ground, such as the infamous Grundy interview or the death of Sid Vicious, but it is the new anecdotes that will appeal to fans – anecdotes supplied by people who were there, such as the roadie Roadent who quit working for the Clash for the Pistols and therefore is well placed to comment on the feud between the two bands. His resignation speech to Mick Jones, who was becoming a bit precious in those days, is worth the book price alone 'You don't want a fxxxxxg' roadie, you want a fxxxxxg valet!"
Alan G. Parker has written 17 books including three on Sid Vicious (the best known being Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent for Orion, 2007), as well as on bands as diverse as Slade and The Who.
He is now a documentary director; his films include Almost the Truth about Monty Python and Who Killed Nancy (which won him Radio 6's Best Director of the Year for 2009).
Mick O'Shea has written The Guns And Roses Encyclopaedia (Chrome Dreams), Only Anarchists Are Pretty; The Early Days Of The Sex Pistols (Helter Skelter) amongst other works.
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Creating Summer
I started planting summer flowers in Tranquil last nite, all of a sudden I realized the poppies and daffodils were past gone! But had an interesting visitor who had met Nazz on another world and stopped by the Cafe to say hi. This virtual existance is amazing actually, thanks Nazz for another new friend and potential performer at the Cafe.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
New performers
Watch the tranquilcafe.com website for updates on new performers, we just had Bailey Beaumont perform last nite, look like we will be adding a new folk jazz performer soon as well.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Free nite in SL
Two artists had conflict in rl tonite so I have the evening free until midnite when we have Beth's rezz day party. It should be bunches of fun and hope it generates plenty of lindens for a new puter for her.
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Biarritz Olympique
Sale Sharks reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals thanks to a 9-7 win over Biarritz Olympique.
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Sale Sharks sign former All Blacks lock Bryn EvansSale Sharks sign former New Zealand international Bryn Evans on a two-year deal.
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Magnus Lund makes Sale Sharks returnFlanker Magnus Lund returns to Sale Sharks following a six-year spell with French club Biarritz.
Jul 21, 12:29
World Cup winner Iain Balshaw announces retirementEngland's World Cup-winning back Iain Balshaw is forced to retire after failing to recover from a knee injury.
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Result: Sale Sharks win to reach quarter-finalsSale Sharks reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals thanks to a 9-7 win over Biarritz Olympique.
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Result: Teddy Thomas edges Biarritz Olympique to victory in European Challenge CupAn impressive display from Teddy Thomas earns Biarritz Olympique a 33-25 victory over Worcester Warriors.
Dec 12, 21:45
Result: Biarritz Olympique overcome Worcester Warriors 19-15A last-minute Tanguy Molcard try turns the tide as Biarritz Olympique beat Worcester Warriors 19-15.
Dec 5, 21:39
Saracens complete Marcelo Bosch signingSaracens sign Argentine international fly-half Marcelo Bosch from Biarritz.
Oct 16, 13:19
Result: Sale Sharks beat Biarrtiz Olympique in Challenge Cup openerSale Sharks comfortably beat Biarritz 33-10 in their opening game of the Challenge Cup.
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Result: Leinster through to Challenge Cup finalLeinster will face Stade Francais in the final of the Challenge Cup after thrashing Biarritz in the semi-finals this afternoon.
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Dimitri Yachvili delighted with Biarritz Olympique winBiarritz scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili expresses his delight following Thursday's 41-31 win at Gloucester Rugby in the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
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Result: Narrow win for HarlequinsA Tom Guest try helps Harlequins to a seven-point win over Biarritz Olympique in the Heineken Cup this evening.
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Jack Isaac, Serge Mihas sacked by BiarritzTop 14 outfit Biarritz Olympique release coaches Jack Isaac and Serge Mihas from their position at the French club.
Dec 11, 14:55
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In an ideal world, there would be no need to conserve any species in captivity. Unfortunately we do not live in an ideal world and with many species facing an uncertain future in the wild, the need for coordinated captive breeding efforts has never been more paramount.
Many zoological institutions are, understandably, focusing on larger species. Therefore the onus falls to private individuals, like myself, to help conserve many of the threatened reptile and amphibian species. To avoid these individuals working in isolation and to provide support and guidance to them, a studbook may be created to help coordinate activity.
The European Studbook Foundation is a non profit organisation which began in 1998 and acts as a central point of contact for zoological establishments and private individuals throughout Europe. Each species is allocated a Studbook Holder and an Assistant Studbook Holder. These individuals coordinate the movement of registered animals and produce an annual report on behalf of the foundation.
The foundation has 4 main aims or objectives:
- Conservation of Reptiles and Amphibians in captivity, with an emphasis on Endangered Species.
- Management of European Studbooks.
- Management of genetically healthy breeding programmes.
- Cooperation with re-introduction programmes. Help with the gathering, compiling and communication of knowledge with a focus on best practice in terms of husbandry and reproduction.
It is worth remembering that registration of animals, as far as the European Studbook Foundation is concerned, is completely voluntary and that ownership of animal's remains with you at all times and NOT the studbook.
For further information on the work being done by the European Studbook Foundation or to see if a species you keep is currently under management, check out – www.studbooks.eu
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whilst the rancid wine-red moon
lies plump upon a sullen sky, beloved?
Or doth thy internecine inclinations
bereft of paradigmatic meaninglessness
assert thy drolly wrothful commands?
As you feed the gentle drops of blood
caress your cheeks like crimson tears, my love
calling forth sweet morphogenetic memories
of all the times we've slain together
the line of carcasses stretching to eternity
death-lily delineating forevermore.
Shall I woo thee with insurance
until the gibbous enormity patronises
the very longitude of marsupial afterbirth, dollface?
Or would'st thou engrave betwixt delinquent carnage
thrice-flailing widdershins encircling
sublunary solemnity's crepuscular astrolabe?
Forsooth! And whence thy infinitesimals
thy gaping quiescence incarnadine
fistula-festooned but buttery, sweet cheeks?
Or durst thee verily impignorate
thy carious kynodontic blandishments
whence fulsome gadzookery ...
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I think everyone who uses WordPress has an experience dealing with a butt-load of comment spam.
Overt spam that is full of links and poorly-spelled words and is easy to identify. Ambiguous spam where an innocuous comment like "I disagree with your points" may or may not be a real person (spoiler alert: it isn't). Then there's the manually-submitted spam that makes a point somewhat related to a post and inserts a spammy link at the bottom.
The moment when you see that your comment count is in the hundreds overnight (and it is 95% spam) is generally the moment where people start looking for something (a plugin perhaps?) to mitigate their spam.
Akismet is the most popular anti-spam program for WordPress (it is the most downloaded WordPress plugin ever). Yet, for business users it costs $60 American dollars per year. I'm going to cop to being a cheapskate and tell you that's the only reason that I don't use it. So instead I use Disqus, the social commenting system which forces people to register, thus deterring a lot of spammy comments.
But I got to thinking, if Akismet is so great for everyone else why not for me? Doing things on the cheap is quirky, but if it hurts my site speed or user experience is "quirky" good business?
So I decided to look at a handful of the most popular anti-spam plugins for WordPress and to evaluate them by load time (I did three iterations for each standalone plugin using the P3 Plugin), cool factor (subjective, with explanation), and cost.
Let the plugin competition begin….
Akismet – owned by Automattic, this is the most popular WordPress plugin.
Load time: about .0080 seconds
Cool factor: low. If everyone is using it, how cool can it be?
Price: free for personal blogs (although they try to make you feel bad if you don't pay something). $60 annually for business blogs. Enterprise plans available.
Disqus – a third-party standalone social plugin that replaces the standard commenting system (the commenting system that I use).
Load time: about .0100 seconds
Cool factor: higher. A very slick, professional interface
Price: free with advertising options.
Antispam Bee – a customizable spam filter quite similar to Aksimet, except free. I have this installed on a client site (they're cheap, too) and have had really great results.
Load time: about .0035 seconds
Cool factor: low. Not especially differentiated from Akismet except with a complement of options that allow the administrator more control over what is being filtered.
Price: free.
Livefyre – a social commenting platform in the same category as Disqus, Livefyre also has a separate plugin called "sidenotes" that offers contextualized commenting and low-friction comment push to social networks. So far as their effectiveness for spam filtering, econsultancy notes that both Livefyre and Disqus have a hard time weeding out manually input spam, but that number is so minuscule compared to automaton-driven spam that it should really not be a consideration.
Load time: about .0225 seconds
Cool factor: highest. The sidenotes plugin is about as cool as commenting plugins get.
Price: free.
Anti-spam – an anti-spam plugin in the class of Akismet. Also has a paid version Anti-Spam Pro with advance features.
Load time: about .0025 seconds
Cool factor: low. Everything cool about this plugin happens on the back end.
Price: free.
Stop Spammer Registrations – Again this is a plugin where the cool features are on the backend. The differentiating feature of this plugin is that comments are compared to a running list if spam-originating sites.
Load time: about .0045 seconds
Cool factor: low. Everything cool about this plugin happens on the back end.
Price: free.
And the winner is….
Depending upon what you hope to accomplish, here are the best anti-spam plugins for self-hosted WordPress sites (with the caveat that the plugins may work differently on your site, and that there are other alternatives out these as well):
If you're concerned about load time, Anti-Spam's .0025 second load time was the fastest of all plugins that I tested.
If you're concerned about coolness, Lifefyre (especially sidenotes) wins (although it also added the most load time)
If you're concerned about cost, everything except Aksimet is free.
Hopefully you can see that despite its popularity, Akismet really doesn't perform better than similar spam-prevention plugins. There are Akismet alternatives that outperform Akismet in any of the measured comparables.
So will I continue to use Disqus? For the forseeable future yes. But the next time that I need to retool the site, I will probably consider the Anti-Spam plugin instead.
I'm curious to know your thoughts and / or experiences with these. What do you think?


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Costumes The first time audiences met Gracie Hart, in Miss Congeniality, "she had a temporary makeover,ŌĆØ states costume designer Deena Appel, nominated for the Costume Designers Guild Award for her work on 1999's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. "It wasn't something that changed her internally, it was just another undercover disguise. She's still an FBI agent at heart,ŌĆØ and as soon as the pageant is over, in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous she's back in her Bureau blue suit, wrinkled white shirt and sensible shoes, with her hair pulled into a ponytail from which errant strands of hair fly out in every direction. "It was important to Sandy,ŌĆØ Appel explains, "that we start with the nature of her character, the place where she is most comfortable. After surviving the beauty pageant she's eager to get back to the old Gracie.ŌĆØ
Unfortunately for Gracie, her comfort is short-lived. Before she can enjoy having both feet firmly back on the ground, she gets pulled into a very public role that requires what her boss sees as "smoothing out some rough edgesŌĆØ and what she contemptuously calls "playing dress-up.ŌĆØ Enter stylist Joel, hired by the department to advise Gracie about hair, makeup, clothes, poise and, dare we say, accessorizing for her new image as the FBI's most famous face.
Behind the fictional Joel's every wardrobe selection was Appel, applying the logic and designing the costumes. "We took the uniform of the FBI, which mandates professional attire, and looked at ways in which to turn their dress code upside down by degrees, so that when she walks into a room you see the metamorphosis and how it progresses from just irritating to way off the deep end,ŌĆØ she says. "So, if it had to be ŌĆśsuits,' initially it was about pushing the envelope toward fabrics that were inappropriate with shine and sparkle, heels that were a little too high, a sherbert color palette dominated by pink, coral and yellow; and then loading her up with pearls, pocket handkerchiefs and details like earrings that are too big or a scarf that's always in the way, all of which further alienates her from the rest of her colleagues.
"In one scene,ŌĆØ the designer continues, "she marches into the Las Vegas FBI office to meet the head of the local Bureau and she's wearing a bright yellow satin trench coat that makes her stand out like a sore thumb, which was very much the intention. She doesn't even realize that she's become this kind of creature.ŌĆØ
Buoyed by the adoration of her fans and eager to give them what they want, which is the glamorous Gracie Hart they fell in love with, Gracie begins to embrace the new look and get more comfortable with it. Says Pasquin, "cut to nine months later, she's completely made over and has become the sort of FBI Barbie character she swore she'd never be. Now she travels with a matching set of Fendi luggage complete with makeup case. Ultimately she realizes that maybe this has been a mistake and she needs to get back to who she really is.ŌĆØ
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Private Client Solicitor
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- G2 Legal Limited
- Location
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £38000 - £50000 per annum, Benefits Excellent Benefits
- Posted
- 22 May 2018
- Closes
- 20 Jun 2018
- Job Function
- Lawyer
- Industry
- Secretarial / Administration, Legal
- Position Type
- Permanent
Private Client Solicitor.
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You will have at least 2 years post qualification experience at a reputable firm, providing HNW clients tax and trust advice, such as lifetime tax planning, advice on existing trusts, creation of new trusts, death and post death tax planning.
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It's not exactly controversial to love Taylor Swift. The woman is so popular people will literally buy static if her name is attached to it. But it's also not always considered "cool" to like her. At least not in the circles I run in. Swift was never my cup of musical tea. Her sweet country roots and early, bubbly pop anthems didn't speak to me. And all I knew about her outside the musical sphere had to do with a few small film roles, that time she got bulldozed by Kanye West, and what Swift herself referred to as her "I go on too many dates, but I can't make them stay" reputation. And though I was far, far cry from one of the haters Swift shook off so easily earlier this summer, I was definitely guilty of thinking the girl was a particular flavor of vanilla I was never going to enjoy.
Was this going to be my definitive "get off my lawn" moment? Was I going to die on this "I don't see what's so special about Taylor Swift" hill?
The answer is no. No I was not.
Because somehow, all at once, I got it. I finally got it. And I'm here to make life easier for the rest of you who are still clinging to the idea that you're not supposed to or allowed to like Taylor Swift. Or, to quote Bill Lawrence, Scrubs creator and personal Twitter hero:
So, yes, I've learned to embrace Taylor Swift and you can too. Here's why.
The Ex-Boyfriend Jokes No Longer Apply
Did Taylor Swift write a lot of songs about her ex-boyfriends? She did. What, pray tell, would you have written about if you got your start at the age of 17? And is she the only person to have ever done this? Not by a long shot.
Is she still writing songs about her ex-boyfriends? She is! But instead of anthems about heartbreak (which, don't kid yourself, will always be popular and needed), this new album brought a more balanced look at a lost love in the track "Out of the Woods." And the alleged subject of that song, One Direction's Harry Styles, reportedly wrote a song about Taylor, too. That song, "I Love You," is very sweet indeed. So your misguided attempt to label Swift as a shrinking, broken-hearted violet? Ahem.
Her Music Sounds Good
Swift's country-infused pop not your thing? Well then may I interest you in this Taylor-approved, slowed-down gospel version of "Shake It Off" sung by Kelly Clarkson?
As Clarkson put it, "Seriously, everyone gives Taylor such a hard time, but she can write a hook – I'm just saying." You haven't tapped your toes to "Shake It Off?" Not once? I don't believe you.
She Makes Cat Ladies Look Good
If you told me Taylor Swift was being paid by some top-secret Cat Lady lobby to make owning a feline cool again, I would believe you. Between cats in her Diet Coke commercials, all over her Instagram, and even as something of a fashion accessory, Swift has single-handedly rehabbed the image of cat owners around the nation. And that, my friends, is a noble pursuit.
Taylor Swift Gets It
There was much talk last month of Swift "winning" the Internet. How did she do that? By breaking out a shirt based on a popular Taylor Swift meme. That's reason enough to respect her Internet savvy, but when you couple it with this story about how she and songwriting partner Jack Antonoff created Gremlins memes to mock themselves while working together, well, be still my 1980s-loving heart.
But what the memes and good-natured jokes at her own expense really mean is that Taylor Swift is self-aware. Not an easy feat when you achieve as much success as she has. (Did we mentioned the nine seconds of white noise thing?) Here's Swift in a recent interview for Esquire on why maintaining that self-awareness is so important to her:
When I was a little kid, my friends were watching Disney Channel, but I was watching Behind the Music. And I was drawing these conclusions, like the reason these people went off the rails is because they lost their level of self-awareness. They turned a blind eye to things they didn't want to see, and all of a sudden all they were seeing were their delusions of grandeur. And I never wanted to make that mistake in my life, regardless of what my career ended up being. I take away these kind of life lessons from that show.
Taylor Swift Knows When She Doesn't Get It
There's virtue enough in getting it, but it's even more impressive to know when you don't get it. That's exactly what happened when Taylor Swift went from saying she wasn't a feminist to later admitting she didn't really know what feminism meant at the time that question was asked. And that willingness to admit that she was wrong may just be the coolest thing Taylor Swift has done yet.
So, in conclusion, I may be late to the party, but I'm certainly not the last to arrive. If you're still dead-set on rejecting Taylor Swift, that's your prerogative. Something tells me she won't mind at all.
As for the rest of you, well, I'll see you in a few hours when Swift's new album, 1989, is released. Do you have a dance party planned with your cat? I won't tell a soul.


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Shoulder to Shoulder
Our Shoulder to Shoulder volunteer mentoring programme in Scotland supports ex-service men and women who are recovering from mental health issues or having difficulty adjusting to civilian life. We also support veterans' families, recognising that there is often little acknowledgement of the unique challenges they face.
Last year 22,530 personnel left the regular Armed Forces. Over 27% will have a mental health disorder. The Ashcroft Review (The Veterans Transition Review, February 2014) found that for Early Service Leavers the struggle after service life can be even more difficult – only 50% were in employment after six months. For some this can lead to offending, dependence on alcohol and drugs, homelessness and mental health problems.
TimeBank recruits and trains volunteer mentors to support veterans and their families.
We know that volunteer mentoring can be a powerful tool. It can help veterans lead independent lives, with the confidence to identify goals, lead on their own recovery plans and take control of their lives. And it can help family members tackle isolation, signpost them to services to help and help them build supportive social networks.
In October 2016 we launched an external evaluation of Shoulder to Shoulder Erskine conducted by research consultancy The Lines Between which found the project is meeting a need and addressing a gap in service provision. The report says the unique nature of the service is clearly providing a valued and useful addition to services that support veterans and points to increases in confidence, self-esteem and social networks resulting from mentoring. It concludes that the voluntary nature of the mentors' contribution is a particular motivator, creating a social bond that encourages engagement in the project and complements professional services. Volunteers on the project felt they had learnt more about mental health issues and veterans' support needs and gained a feeling of self-worth that came from doing something valuable.
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New Rock Music Monday – Halloween Edition
We pored through our InBox and pulled out some tasty treats new rock music offerings for your music starved ears. We found selections from old favorites, from huge stars, from emerging talents, and even one from an acclaimed actress. So without further ado, let's dig through our goodie bag. And, do yourself a favor and check out all of these tracks, discover something new and support rock 'n roll.


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Perhaps it seems a bit ironic that I sit here writing this while living in another country. But it's absolutely relevant and important.
I am a daughter of the American Revolution. I have used genealogy to trace my roots back to Virginia in the mid 1700's – before the American Revolution began. Which means I had ancestors that fought and died hoping they were fighting for something better than what they had. They died not knowing what would come next. They died bloody awful deaths not by machine gun weapons and drones – but by blunt swords and by gaping wounds that medicine didn't yet know how to heal. And these men and women didn't know when they died what would become of the loved ones left behind. But they must have thought it was better to die fighting than to leave the world they knew as is.
I have prayed and thanked them today. I pray they hear me and I pray they see their lineage now and know that our lives ARE better for their sacrifices. That the world they fought to create – while it isn't perfect – it is safer, more just, more loving, and free.
Free enough that I can choose where in the world I want to live. And though I don't choose to live in the United States at this time – the mere fact that I have such a freedom, and by being American am welcome in most parts of the world, speaks volumes to sacrifices made by so many.
I watched this sunset last night and thought of you all. Pondered what it must have been like to die in battle. Wondered if you feared. Wondered if you felt loved. I watched this sun set and wished you peace and harmony wherever your soul lies today. I watched and wondered what your last sunset was like.
So, to my fallen family, to my grandparents before me, to the family of every fallen soldier that ever fought:
Thank you. I hope you hear me. I hope that not only on this day, but all days, as we drive our cars to work and make 1000 choices every day, as we eat food we choose, as we raise our children in safe neighborhoods – that you see us. That you see us and know your painful sacrifices were worth the price you paid. Those children laughing and dancing and playing ball are only because you made way for freedom.
To my grandmothers who were left widows to raise gaggles of children on their own – I salute you too. You sacrificed too – I see you. And as a mother I cannot imagine how you went on. I can only hope the village of widowed women gathered together. But I know you went on with courage because our family would not exist today if you had given up. You give me strength. You give me choice. You give me hope. The 1700's were no joke. I can't begin to fathom the challenges you all faced in a world so tough. Thank you. Thank you for kissing your husbands and brothers goodbye as they walked away to certain death. Thank you.
And to the hundreds of thousands of men and women that fought in following wars – your sacrifice it seems cannot be repaid. I suppose the only way to "repay" is to vote and continue to advocate for peace and make the best choices we can to further our free America. I think as we drive through our safe suburban neighborhoods, and drop our kids off at large expensive schools and then -without hesitation or worry of being hurt- take ourselves to work to earn money to support our lives that we ought to remember more often those who gave their lives so we could live ours in peace today.
Personally, I only knew one soldier that was killed in action. Marine Sgt. Byron Norwood. Seeing up close the devastation his family endured after his death was heartbreaking to say the least. It gave to me a new understanding of sacrifice and began my journey to learn more about my own family's wartime sacrifices. Thank you Byron. The enemy killed you that fateful day – but you have not died. Your family makes sure of that. You live on in your nieces and nephews to come. You live on in conversation and dreams and in your mother's heart. As do all the fallen.
America may be littered with inequalities, lingering racism, corrupt government, and a host of other indecencies. But it is America. It is a place of continuous change and development. It is a place where votes count (no arguing on this one, its not perfect, I know) and voices can be heard without lives being lost. This would not be possible without wars before us and fallen fighters. My prayer is that we can continue to seek justice in our country while less and less lives are lost or tortured or maimed in the process.
Thank you for my freedom to choose where I live. Thank you for fostering a better world for my daughters and their daughters to come. Thank you for being courageous. Thank you for watching over us. I see you in the stars at night and in my dreams. I see you in my children's laughter as they play in the streets without fear. And I see you in the American flag.
Thank you.
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Welcome to Reconnaissance, the 36th New Zealand National Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Convention - a fully fledged fan run event with a wide range of events and activities.
It's Full Steam Ahead for Reconnaissance 2015 - With a heavy emphasis on Steam Punk and Cosplay, the Convention never the less caters for the professional writers of Science Fiction et al in New Zealand as well as the local clubs and individual fans.
Reconnaissance occurred during Easter of 2015 and is was held in Rotorua on the North Island of New Zealand.
Confirmed Guests:
Registered Charity
Our Registered Charity is the New Zealand Cancer Society ~ Marie advises "They were very nice to me, I went there a couple of times and the nurse made house calls" :)
Fan Guest of Honour
Convention Hotel:-
We're pleased to announce our Convention venue and Accommodation are located at the Sudima Lake Rotorua 1000 Eruera Street Rotorua. We have secured a special "Run of House" rate $185 for a single and $205 for a double. The Sudima Lake Rotorua advises this is their peak booking time, so we can only stress most highly to get in now and book ahead. Unfortunately, we can't split the Hotel into Party Zones and non-party zones, but we believe this is the best outcome price wise.
*Updated* March 1st 2015 - We have released back to the Sudima, all remaining rooms that we had in reserve for Reconnaissance attendees. we can't guarantee a room reservation at the Sudima Lake Rotorua from this point on. (Easter is their peak reservation period).
The Sudima Lake Rotorua advises that Easter is their peak booking time and as such they recommend you book early
Membership rates were first advertised in 2011 and the pricing structure has remained unchanged since.
Membership postal form click here - You can either print this out and post it to us along with your payment details, or save as a PDF file with your details and email back to us.Due to LunaCon 2015 being cancelled, Reconnaissance are offering a 10% discount to anyone who is a financial member of that convention.
The ConCom:-
CosPlayThere will be a Cosplay stream on the Saturday (Costuming Workshops, discussions & an all important "Do's and Don'ts of Photography") in preparation for the Cosplay Event (referred in the past as a Masquerade / Costume Parade
CosPlay Panels Include:
4pm Friday - Photographers and CosPlayers: Why they love to hate each other. (Baycrest 3)
Easter Saturday: (all times are in the Delta Room unless notified separately)
Short Story Competition
Art - Illustration Competition
YA - Young Adult streamThe YA - Young Adult stream - here's a sneak peak
It wouldn't be a convention with-out minions who work tirelessly behind the scenes to help make the convention an enjoyable experience
One Day Writer's Workshop
Pip and Tee will hold a One Day Writer's Workshop which will look at the lessons they have learnt going from amateur to semi and finally professional writers; how to write, what to write and who to write for.
Pip advises: We're going to be working on creating great dialogue and characters. We're going to be talking about it, practising it, and then opening up for questions. So if you have a character or some dialogue you want to discuss, feel free to bring it along.
Cost is $ 60 per person for attendees of the convention as a sperate cost to the convention membership. Numbers are strictly limited, so first in, best dressed.
Other Planned Events:
It wouldn't be a convention without events:
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Flyer - the poster is A4, A5 (either size on standard white A4 paper) or A6 (ie post card size) on 210 GSM colour card (but not a dark colour)
Bookmarks - The bookmarks are printed A4 and cut into five segments on 210 GSM card again in colour but not a too dark colour.
Forms and any (postal) mail inquires can be posted to:-
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If you would like to receive email updates about Reconnaissance, please fill out the form and submit. (this is not a sign up for the convention, just the email progress reports) - this sign-up form is also for any members of SFFANZ who wish to continue to receive emails about Reconnaissance.
Security and Harassment Policy
All Reconnaissance membership will be issued with a lanyard and a numbered con badge and it is a requirement that they be worn at all times for purposes of identification.
With regard to CosPlay photography, please ask permission before snapping – NO means NO and to ignore their request, is a breach of our harassment statement above.
All instances will be treated individually and the consequences can range from asking that person to modify their behaviour through to being ejected from the convention. We will not hesitate to include the hotel management or NZ Police in any decision making process, if it is believed that a situation warrants their involvement.us
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Thank-you'sThe ConCom would like to thank the following people and organisations for their help both in front of office and behind the curtains.
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Founded in 1990, Wellesley Partners provides Executive Coaching in Boston and throughout the Northeast. We have worked with thousands of healthcare professionals to drive greater performance through fully integrated and tailored organizational solutions.
We are a management consulting firm that also provides workforce training through Virtual Immersive Learning as well as traditional instructor led seminars and workshops. We are passionate about efficient, effective and people centered solutions that help leaders, and the organizations they lead, in the achievement of their mission.
WP Leadership Team
Tim Sullivan
The founder of Wellesley Partners, Tim has been a successful coach and business advisor to leaders for thirty years, with a focus in healthcare since 1995. Tim's focus on quickly identifying "what is holding you back" as an individual is the hallmark of the firm's approach.
Maryann Sullivan
Maryann's practice focuses on working with the thought leaders of organizations, helping them create the framework of change that will allow their organization to achieve the future state they envision. Maryann is known for taking her client work (but not herself) seriously.
Richard Corder
Richard works with leaders and organizations to make healthcare more human, more patient centered and safer. By focusing on the humans that deliver care, Richard helps create a culture that allows leaders to craft, lead and sustain organizational systems that generate improved results for both the patient and the organization.
Peter Tetrault
Peter helps organizations break down the barriers that can arise between functional silos through the optimization of individual units and processes. A keen listener, he guides organizations to problem resolution and implementation strategies with respectful advice and workable plans.
Steve Levinsky
Steve is an expert at growing businesses from start-up to valuable asset, helping executive teams focus on the critical aspects of a new business, and in particular, leadership and team development. Steve's passion is helping individuals, teams, and businesses succeed by meshing the right folks into a well functioning team, driving toward large goals.
Marshall (Mark) Smith, MD, PhD
Mark is a visionary and innovator who has participated in several disruptions in healthcare. His practice, working with healthcare organizations in the standardization of patient care, first began when he was one of the first gynecological surgeons to perform operative laparoscopy.
WP Consultants & Coaches
Danny van Leeuwen, Opa, RN, MPH, CPHQ
Danny is a nationally recognized nurse leader focused on maximizing the experience of people at the center of care. His long record of activity as a change catalyst includes Boston Children's Hospital, Advocates, Inc., PCORI, AHRQ, AONE, ONL, HIMSS, Beryl Institute, and MassHealth. Danny is a lifetime member of the Society for Participatory Medicine and, in his spare time, is an active blogger at www.health-hats.com.
Heather Holmes-Floyd, MSW, ACC, CPCC
Heather's practice is focused on coaching individuals and teams. Her particular expertise is coaching individuals working within healthcare. While she works with individuals of all levels, her practice sweet spot is dealing with the particular challenges faced by medical professionals working within dysfunctional clinical settings. Heather works with her clients to help them create integrated approaches aimed at developing a healthy and productive practice and work/life balance. She also coaches individuals in Leadership Development.
Kevan Norris, LEP, CSP, LMHP
Kevan is a psychologist, holding multiple licenses and serves on the board of the New England Society for Applied Psychology. His understanding and ability to frame organizations' training needs is rooted in his past role as a Global Training Manager for a major software company. His practice, in coaching, change management, and training program development, is focused on increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of both organizations and their people.


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Week nine was a busy week for me and I was busy again this week so putting together pages had to be quick. I did everything in Photoshop this week but for the gold details.
I hope it inspires you to get the photos and documentation down. Documented is better than pretty and perfect. I still love how the pages came together. It really tells the story of the week.
I just used my three hole punch on Ian's art work to add it in to my album.
I used a screen shot from Instagram to document the passing of Leonard Nimoy and added a gold 9 from the leftovers of my December Daily kit from Ali Edwards. The plaid card underneath is from One Little Bird's At Week's End set, and the Ouch I used to document Ian's black eye is from the Ali Edward's Alrighty Then digital Brush set.
The captured on this photo is a digital Kal Barteski from the Odyssey digital stamp set at Studio Calico.
I printed the sun and moon card from the Studio Calico Odyssey Journal card set
The first time stamp here was from Ali Edwards Firsts Story Stamp set a few months ago.
The One Little Bird Oh Happy Day card, from Hopscotch, was so perfect for documenting my mommy time while Ian had a playdate with his cousin and grandma.
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About Octopus
Lead Designer (UX/UI)ABOUT OCTOPUS
Octopus is a fast-growing company with more than 650 employees. Since we launched in 2000, we've established market leading positions across financial services, healthcare and energy.
The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Healthcare, Octopus Investments, Octopus Property, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.
Octopus Labs is the fintech innovation unit of the Octopus Group. We fuse track record and technology, expertise and UX, to build financial products the way they should be: trustworthy, rewarding and easy-to-use.
Exceptional opportunity to be a key part of a small team at Octopus that is building high volume fintech platforms. Our first product, OctopusChoice.com is the fastest growing p2p lending platform in Europe. Our design team work closely with Product Managers, who run SCRUM development teams to deliver constant changes and improvements across all our platforms. You will be constantly: exposed to innovation, building new products, and engineering for high growth. Fun!
About You:
- You are a digital native, you've always designed for both mobile as well as responsive web.
- You follow trends but are not slave to them.
- You have your own vision but are happy to collaborate with other designers when necessary.
- You dream in pixels.
- You are empathetic to people, have an eye on technical constraints and driven by business goals.
- You are an empathetic problem-solver who sees everything as a prototype that you love testing and constantly iterating to improve.
- You know how to measure customer happiness with analytics and heat maps.
- You are an all-rounder who can take a product from discovery with stakeholders to final designs and specification for developers.
- You are inventive and experimental.
- You enjoy owning design and making independent design decisions.
- You are able to communicate and explain the rationale to stakeholders at various levels
- You love to practice latest design thinking and comfortable shaping and leading product teams through Design Process.
- You are detailed and organized
- You are an excellent communicator
- You are able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- You enjoy working in a collaborative environment
- You have a passion for quality design and innovation
- You have a thirst for learning
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to execute creative solutions
- Design intuitive interfaces and craft authentic experiences with business goals in sight
- Bring ideas to the table, explain your point of view, and take feedback and direction
- Balance multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines without breaking a sweat
- Firm understanding of information architecture and UX design
- Sketch and wireframe digital experiences
- Create user flows, workflow mappings, and other communication artefacts
- Deliver clear information architecture in all deliverables
- Design consistent interfaces and experiences across multiple devices
- Work closely with stakeholders to design new features from the ground up
- Consistent support to partner teams to successfully drive design that meets customer experience and business goals
- Solid foundation in visual design
- Solid technical understanding and experience working with engineering to deliver great user experiences
- Experience developing user experience solutions with agile methodology
• Flexible working hours.
• Exceptionally diverse/multinational team.
• Salary (tell us what you are worth) + benefits.
• Relaxed, creative environment.
• Stunning office.
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WHAT NEXT? Send a brief cover letter and a CV
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Weathercasters question warming orthodoxy.
Recently the National Environmental Education Foundation, a political entity created by Congress to "educate" the public about the environmental point of view. And to do so they wish to work with "a network of professionals, weathercasters, land managers and teachers." The problem with their network appears to be that weathercasters are not very reliable when it comes to the warming scare.
They recently commission a study of the opinion of weathercasters and the results were published in the October issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. And the results are not favorable to the warming orthodoxy.
The survey was sent to about 800 broadcast meteorologists and the hoped-for response was 100. But they actually surpassed that with 121 responses.
Most of the meteorologists surveyed say they don't speak about climate issues on the air very much. But many make public appearances where they do speak about climate issues. And many of these individuals have blogs and newspaper columns "where individual weathercasters freely express their opinions." (p. 1459)
Here is what the survey found.
Most meteorologists say that it is appropriate for them to discuss climate change on-air or online. Only small minorities oppose discussing the topic. An overwhelming majority (80%) say that they have a responsibility to be aware of what the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which would indicate that a good number of them do know what the IPCC says. But when it comes to agreeing with the IPCC's claim that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal" only 43% agree. Another 21% are neutral on the matter and 34% disagree with the premise. (p. 1461)
But whether or not there is warming is only part of the warming thesis. For political purposes the prime question is whether humans are to blame for the warming or not. They were asked if they agreed that, "Most of the warming since 1950 is very likely human-induced." Only 8% of meteorologists strongly agreed with the claim and 16% agreed. But 26% of the meteorologists said they "strongly disagreed" with this claim and another 24 % said they disagreed. Twice as many meteorologists dispute the theory that humans have caused global warming than agree with it. (p. 1461)
Levels of scepticism are even higher when it comes to the models used to predict global warming. Asked how strongly they agreed, or disagreed, with whether, "global climate models are reliable in their projections of a warming for the planet," only 16% agreed, and only 3% strongly agreed. But 37% disagreed and another 25% strongly disagreed. (p. 1463)
Asked if global climate models are reliable in predicting precipitation and drought only 18% agreed, and 1% strongly agreed. But 36% disagreed and another 16% strongly disagreed. Asked out rightly if they thought global warming was "a scam," 29% said they agreed or agreed strongly with the claim. Of course the organization set up the politicians in Washington is now looking at how to create "lesson plans" to convince meteorologists to take the approved position on the issue. (p. 1463)
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Business Travel Tips
Many people with careers in business have to travel in order to meet with clients, make connections and finalize deals. Some people find packing to be the worst part of the trip because they have a hard time deciding what to bring and how to get it all to fit in their luggage. Follow these packing tips for business travel and you won't have to worry anymore:
Concerned your clothing will get scrunched in your suitcase? Buy wrinkle-free items and you won't have to fret about ironing. Skip folding your clothes and opt to roll pack them instead. Roll each item into a tidy log and place like with like items inside of plastic locking baggies. Squeeze the air out and you will easily be able to see what item is where and keep everything in place while traveling. Plus, the baggies will prevent any potential toiletry spillage from ruining your items.
Place rolled up socks inside your shoes to help them keep shape and give you extra space. Use a shower cap to cover the souls so they don't dirty up your suitcase or other items in your luggage. If you are using a wheeling suitcase, put your footwear at the bottom, closest to the floor. Heavy items at the bottom will make your luggage easier to wheel and carry. For bagusers follow the same principle, shoes go at the end nearest the floor.
Follow airport security rules if you are traveling by plane. Have extra clear baggies on hand in case you need to isolate a toiletry item that is leaking, like body wash or toothpaste. Keep all your bathroom items together so you don't have to scramble at airport security or root around in your luggage to find things at your destination.
Keep your wallet, identification, transit ticket, a change of clothes, a toothbrush and any technology that you are bringing in your carry-on or briefcase if you are flying. This allows you to bring it with you on the plane and not worry about ending up without your things once you reach your destination. If you're traveling by car, it is wise to bring a vehicle charger for your cell phone. You may run out of battery and need to call for help. Using your GPS can also quickly deplete your battery.
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What would make our Christmas Quarterly Meeting even more fun?
That's right, tacky Christmas Sweaters! Feel free to dress with as much festivity as your closet will allow.
See you all at 11:30 (Central) Saturday, December 10th at the Montgomery County GOP Headquarters
1817A, Suite 1 Madison Street
Clarksville, TN 37043
AE is providing lunch and don't forget to collect and bring Amazon gift cards to donate to disaster relief. We'll see you there!


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VIDEOCLIP, MELODIE: Europe - Carrie (Official Video)
Europe's official music video for 'Carrie'.
Follow Europe
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Versuri/Lyrics Europe - Carrie:
When light goes down, I see no reason
For you to cry. We've been through this before
In every time, in every season,
God knows I've tried
So please don't ask for more.
Can't you see it in my eyes
This might be our last goodbye
Carrie, Carrie, things they change my friend
Carrie, Carrie, maybe we'll meet again
I read your mind, with no intentions
Ofbeing unkind, I wish I could explain
It all takes time, a whole lot of patience
If it's a crime, how come I feel no pain.
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Lic. Fernando Carlos Vázquez
Address: Dr. P. I. Rivera 3815 P. 4 Apt. 19
(ZIP CODE 1430) – C.A.B.A. - Argentina
Phone Number++ 54 11 4543 0028
Cell-phone Number: ++ 54911 5729 9678 (within Argentina 15 5729 9678)
e-mail: [email protected]
Career Profile
Bachelor in Business Administration - MBA and graduate degrees both in Administration and Strategic Planning and in Logistics Specialization. Wide experience in International Trade, Logistics and Purchasing.
Result-oriented, with a great capacity to identify improvement opportunities and materialize them with an added value.
Very good Matrix Performance Management, both at regional and global levels. Leadership positions in multi-country structures, fostering the career development of my reports.
Work Experience
ØInternational Logistics- Achievements
·I reduced the load preparation lead time by 72%, and costs by 65%, generating savings of u$s85.000. These reductions enabled the company to reach customers faster and cheaper.Year 2006 / 07
·I developed a logistic operation which was the solution to shortcomings in our own DistributionCenter. This resulted in our clients being able to lower costs by our optimizing load preparation both in trucks and containers. It also improved the reception quality of our products. Year 2003 / 04
·I designed and implemented an alternative bimodal logistic, which reduced the problems with the sea transport market to the PacificCoast in Latin America, and solved difficulties with production in the manufacturing plant. This alternative logistic, which was as fast as the original operation, prevented us from incurring airfreight costs for u$s50, 000. Year 2004 / 05
·I implemented a Foreign Trade application in the Sub-Region I was responsible for, whose operation model still serves as benchmarking in all Latin America. Year 2005 / 06
·I promoted high-potential resources in my Sub-Region, to temporary positions in the Region. This situation increased the resources exposition and brought about their career development as well as the creation of replacement frameworks Year 2007 / 08
ØPurchasing – Achievements I developed the whole suppliers portfolio for the "Bienestar" Business, with certified quality and on a sale-or-return basis, providing an excellent service with positive cash flow.Year 1997 / 08
- I developed a new sanitary towel Supply Source in Colombia which enabled our company to lower costs and improve both our product quality and the offer portfolio to the Marketing areas. Year 1996
- I was part of the team who developed and implemented the Purchasing Regional Model for the Cosmetics Business. This model permitted the company to lower costs - more than 2.5 million dollars in two years - by dramatically reducing the suppliers portfolio and by implementing an Information Tool which makes it possible to compare prices from different Supply Sourcesin different countries simultaneously and thus, choosethe best purchasing option in each case.Year 2000 / 2001
Laboral History
- Avon Cosmetics S.A.C.I.
International Logistics Manager - Southern Cone –2005 – April 2009
International Logistics Section Head - Argentina – 2002 – 2005
Purchasing Section Head - 1997 – 2002
Purchasing Agent -1991 – 1997
Accounts Payable Senior Analyst -1990 – 1991
- Asociación Criadores de Holando Argentino.
(Administrator)- 1985 – 1990
Formal Education
- MBA in Business Administration: Universidad del Salvador (Arg.) – Universidad Deusto (España).
- Graduate degree in Logistics Specialization.Universidad Católica Argentina.
- Graduate degree in Planning and Strategic Administration: Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires – Facultad de Ciencias Económicas.
- Degree in Business Administration: Universidad Argentina J. F. Kennedy.
- English : Oral and Written skills
- Inventory Management: Fundación Tecnológica Argentina.
- Negotiated Decisions : Consultora Self - Cosméticos Avon S.A.C.I.
- Introduction to the textile Industry:I.N.T.I.
- Introduction to Norms ISO 9000: I.N.T.I.
- Organization and administration of the Purchasing Area: A.A.C.A.M.
- Import Purchasing, New Markets and Purchasing around the World: A.A.C.A.M.
- Teamwork: Consultora Self - Cosméticos Avon ASCII.
- Integrated Logistics: Along
- Foreign Trade – Comprehensive Course: Fundación Bank Boston.
- Logistics L.A.Z. : ( I.E.E.C.)
Personal Details
Marital status: Married without children
Birth Date:24th December, 1960
Nationality:Argentine / Spanish


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Entrepreneur and founder of the lifestyle website SavvyMiss.com, Emily Florence transferred into SBCC from a four-year university so she could get going on the UC curriculum before transferring to UC Santa Barbara. "After one week I never wanted to leave," recalls Emily. "You know you're at an incredible school when the classrooms are full and the sandy beaches across the street are empty." While at SBCC she studied everything from astronomy to drama to Italian with teachers who had "immense passion for their respective subjects." Emily looked forward to going to school every day and not just because she believes the campus is the most idyllic imaginable with sprawling green lawns overlooking the vast Pacific Ocean. As Emily puts it, "The teachers were eager to teach and students were eager to learn. I became an avid learner at SBCC, and that desire and excitement to learn something new is why I became an entrepreneur."
At SBCC, Emily was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society. After graduating, she transferred to UCSB where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology. After UCSB, she received a Master of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from Emerson College in Boston, where she was also an Associated Press Award Winner. Highlights of Emily's career include being founder and president of SavvyMiss.com, a website community for women awarded one of Forbes Top 100 Websites for Women; partner in MyInnerWorld.com, a spiritual growth website community; founder of Good Day Consulting, a PR/publicity/social media company helping businesses grow; and founder of Good Day Publishing, a digital publishing company specializing in inspiration and self-help publications.
Regarding SBCC's role in her perseverance as an entrepreneur, Emily says, "I was truly inspired by all of my teachers at SBCC, but Rick Mokler and Pope Freeman in the Theatre Arts Department particularly impacted my life beyond the classroom. Both challenged me to overcome fear and taught me that greatness comes from taking risks. They taught me that on the stage and in life no matter how good or bad one act goes there's always going to be another to follow and to go into each with courage and be prepared to adapt as needed. Life as an entrepreneur is a series of acts, some go better than expected, and others don't. But as Rick and Pope taught me, it's not about playing it so safe that you never fail, it's about picking yourself up when you do and going into the next act with as much determination and excitement as if it's the first. As they say, the only way to score is by taking a shot!"


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SIMSBURY --- Former first selectman Mary Glassman has accepted a job as the director of the newly created Office for Regional Efficiencies at the Capitol Region Education Council.
"It's a very exciting time and very exciting to really ensure that we can pay for quality education for children," said Glassman, who began working at CREC on Jan. 22.
Glassman resigned as first selectman on Jan. 2 in protest over the Republican-controlled board of selectmen's decision to cut her pay by 35 percent. The board reversed its decision in December, but Glassman still resigned, leaving her post to former selectman Lisa Heavner.
Glassman will be paid $135,000 in her new position at CREC, said communications specialist Amanda Falcone. When she resigned as first selectman, Glassman's salary was $113,850 — a salary that she had frozen herself since taking office in 2008.
"I've been recruiting Mary Glassman for the past 10 years," CREC Executive Director Bruce Douglas said in a press release. "I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with her. She is the right person to head up our Office for Regional Efficiencies."
The creation of the new department was announced at a January breakfast held at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Glassman said the office's goal is to work with towns and schools to come up with "creative and innovative ways to save money on non-educational expenses."
For example, Glassman said she would work with towns to look into joint purchase contracts with other towns or organizations, saving money on everything from oil to transportation to paper.
"The difficult financial conditions of the state and towns and the loss of education funding is forcing towns and schools to do something differently," she said. "This is a great way to provide support for the schools and for those towns."
Glassman said her work as first selectman has prepared her for her new role. Last year, she said she helped the town of Simsbury work with the board of education to combine health insurance policies, saving the town $500,000.
Glassman said she also has experience as a former president of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and a former chairwoman of the Capitol Region Council of Governments.
Glassman will also work closely with the Municipal Opportunities and Regional Efficiencies Commission, a bipartisan group of state and local officials that has been meeting since 2010 to make local government more efficient and affordable, according to the release.
"It's really about making more towns and schools aware of opportunities to reduce costs and still preserve a quality education," she said. "It's really important to find creative ways to reduce those costs so it can go toward educating children."


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A phase diagram is common way to represent the various phases of a substance and the conditions under which each phase exists.
A phase diagram is a plot of pressure (P) vs temperature (T) in which lines on the diagram divide the plot into different regions. Each regions represents a particular phase and describes the conditions (T,P) under which this exists at equilibrium. Unless a point (T,P) lies on a line, only one phase may exist under these conditions at equilibrium.
The lines separating the regions describe conditions under which two phases may coexist at equilibrium; this situation constitutes a phase change. The line describing the solid-gas interface is given by
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in which ΔHsub and ΔSsub are the standard enthalpy and entropy of sublimation. A similar equation describes the line separating the liquid and gas regions.
A phase diagram is shown below. This particular substance has three phases: solid, liquid, and gas. Although a substance has only one liquid and one gas phase, it is possible to have multiple solid phases corresponding with different arrangements and orientations of molecules in the crystal.
At the bottom of the diagram, a set of conditions (temperature and pressure) are shown. Locate this point on the phase diagram and determine the stable phase under these conditions. (Recall that pressing the left mouse button shows the position of the cursor on the graph.) Do this for at least 5 sets of conditions. Make sure you record the values listed as well as your answer for each.
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July 2008
Great minds…
…think alike. You know what they say.
When I downloaded this picture, I loved it. There was just something about it that worked. I took it right after Maile fell and hurt her knee. Jackson had no idea what was going on and Hansel just looked at me with a knowing expression.
Anyway, for some reason I love it when clients choose to order prints that are my favorites. This print is enlarged on a storyboard in their home, which just makes me smile.
Toddler Bellies
Hair tip :)
These two are absolute sweethearts. I'm so bummed to miss their wedding! Not only did they give me an amazing photo session, but Joanna taught me how to do my hair like she does. It takes practice, but you just wrap a small piece of hair around two fingers (like a pin curl) then take your flat iron and squish the hair in between for a few seconds.
Thanks for the tip, Joanna…I love your hair!
I've always been fascinated with people. I love hearing someone's story and finding the connections that we all share as humans. I have found that I am sentimental in just about everything I do because of it. It's what makes me daydream about the 50's housewife that was so excited to move into her new Long Beach home. The same home that I'll make my own 60 years later. I imagine what her life was like and what she felt on her first night in the new home.
Photography is my way of connecting with the people around me. I love getting to know you and giving you images that you'll look at and remember that moment in time. How you felt. What your life was like.
One of the most memorable times in a person's life is their wedding day. All of the details make it blur together, so I love a picture like this when the bride and groom slow down to take it all in.
I love newborns. There's something about the excitement of a new family member. The way that you think you know how to prepare yourself as a parent and then you're totally overwhelmed…in a good way! I love the glimpse that newborns give of the person they will become. Little looks and mannerisms melt my heart.
I love his raised eyebrows and slight smirk. 🙂
A Post A Day
We are gone this week at Hume Lake, so I figured I'd schedule a post a day while I was away. I'll keep it simple with one picture and a few words.
While I'm waiting to build my client base in southern CA, I'm spending my time updating just about everything. I've got all new products, brochures, business cards, gift cards…you name it– it's getting a makeover! Included in the renovation is my blog. I'm coming up on a year with typepad and I just want something more. I want bigger pictures and a custom background. I'm pretty sure this will be the picture that will grace the top of the new blog (coming out sometime in Aug).
After I return from my week at Hume, I will have tons of fun pictures to share!
Checking out the local parks
Baby Olivia
I got the chance to photograph Olivia in her second week of life. She was quite the little angel…letting me move her around, repositioning and such to get the perfect newborn poses. I love this stage because they curl up exactly as you imagine they looked in the womb. It's simply amazing.
There's nothing like a newborn smile. It's as if Olivia knew that this was her photo-op.
It was an absolute joy to photograph the beautiful miss Olivia…thank you!
Gotta love kids in their goggles…
We spent fourth of July swimming alllll day!
Here's one of Jilly in the jacuzzi (or cajuzzi as she calls it) at the very end of the day.
At one point Brent and his brother were throwing the kids into the pool. It quickly turned into who can be thrown the highest…yikes.
You'll be happy to know that everyone seen here survived the day. 🙂


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Dr. Jack Needleman discusses quality and process improvement in hospital care. Dr. Needleman is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health.


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To celebrate one of the most influential stories ever told in comics, Prime 1 Studio is proud to present PBDC-03: Batman Bust from Batman: Arkham City (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns). Frank Miller completely reinvents the legend of Batman in this Saga. Forced to take action, the Dark Knight Returns in a blaze of fury, taking on a whole new generation of criminals and matching their level of violence.
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- Normal Portrait
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The Department of Energy will raise efficiency standards in 2 areas of the HVAC industry. First, in commercial air conditioners and furnaces; second in commercial and industrial water pumps. These new standards are covered in the February issue of the ASHRAE Journal.
As for commercial air conditioning and furnaces, the standards will be implemented in 2 phases. The first phase will begin in 2018, which requires a 13% efficiency improvement in commercial buildings' AC and furnaces. The second phase will start in 2023, and require an additional 15% efficiency improvement.
The DOE reports the new standards will save more energy than any other standard issued before. Businesses could save an estimated $167 billion on their utility bills, and carbon pollution will be reduced by 885 million metric tons.
The DOE also issued a new final rule for commercial and industrial clean-water pumps. These standards apply to pumps between 1-200 horsepower. The standard will require pumps in the bottom 25%, in terms of efficiency, to be redesigned.
What Started as two engineers in a garage with a design idea, is now one of Bucks County's fastest growing manufacturers. 25 Years later, Jacques Boudin and Charlie Beaver still are just as passionate about their product, and have instilled that energy into their employees.
Since its inception, Tescor has been focused on Calorimetry and Environmental Testing Chambers. This year, Tescor will be celebrating the past 25 years of excellence in climatic simulation, while remaining focused on its promising future.
Email banners, picture slides, Anniversary Lunch/cookout, press releases, and much more will roll out at various times of the year to celebrate Tescor's momentous milestone. Tescor will also be highlighting long time employees/clients, industry awards, and company expansions to mark the event. Look out for these promotions in the coming months.
Providing Creative Precision and Greater Efficiency for 25 Years