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Coral Lodge is quite simply fabulous. Whether you are on your honeymoon or looking for a family vacation. Choose from sea front villas with the infinite sea-view or the more sheltered villas in amongst the dunes and the mangroves and watch the tides sweep in and out of the lagoon with historic Ilha de Mocambique in the distance. Coral Lodge has 10 luxury, modern, and sophisticated villas, each 100m² with en-suite bathroom with bath and twin basins; a lounge area and a large veranda. There are two family villas which can accommodate families. The canopy beds in the villas have the innovative Evening Breeze cooling system which allows you to control the temperature in your bed at the touch of a button, and the shutters in the rooms can be adjusted to control the flow of the breeze from outside.
Although meals can be served pretty much anywhere, the bar and restaurant is located near the infinity swimming pool and is called the Reef. From this location on the tip of the peninsula, you can enjoy lovely views of traditional sailing boats sailing past, hopefully with the fresh catches of seafood that will be served up in the restaurant.
Activities at Coral Lodge are plentiful. To keep busy, you can go dive and explore the underwater delights on the nearby reefs or visit the wrecks of the sunken 17th Century Portuguese vessels. There is still a lot of old porcelain lying on the ocean bed. Alternatively there is fabulous snorkelling in the lagoon, with a myriad of colourful fish to play with. An unforgetable way to explore the mangroves is by canoe at high tide. Humpback whales can be seen between July and October and their jumping frivolous play is a sight to behold. Guests are welcome to visit local villages where they can stroll through the local market, visit a family and learn about the traditional lives of the Macuan people. Guests can also admire the traditional craftsmanship or attend a Tufa singing and dancing performance. A visit to Ilha de Mozambique should not be missed during your stay at Coral Lodge 15.41.
$370 per person per night sharing, $265 per night for a third person sharing the Villa
$440 per night for single occupancy
Standard season 4 January to 19 December
$415 per person sharing per night, $285 for a third person sharing
$485 per night for single occupancy
Peak season 20 December to 5 January 2017
Rates include:
• All meals
• Soft drinks, house wines, local beers & spirits, bottled water, tea & coffee
• All non-motorized activities (fishing or sunset dhow cruise, windsurfing, use of snorkeling gear & canoeing)
• Guided tour of Ilha de Mozambique per stay
• Dedicated Mozambican host service
• $2 contribution to Community Fund of Cabaceira Pequena
Rates exclude:
• Spa treatments
• Motorboat excursions, scuba diving, surf equipment hire & day trips in 4x4 including driver
• Champagne, cellar wines & premium spirits
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- Scuba diving
- Snorkelling
- Canoeing
- Dhow sailing
- Fishing
- Whale watching
- Bird watching
- Tour of Ilha de Mozambique
- Visit to local village
- Spa treatments
Coral Lodge is situated near the villages of Cabaceira Grande and Cabaceira Pequena, 180km from Nampula and can be accessed by road from Nampula which takes 2,5 hours or from Pemba approximately 6 hours (4x4 vehicle is required).
Alternatively you can come across from Ilha de Mozambique by boat which takes only 15 minutes.
Road or boat transfers can be arranged through the lodge at an extra charge.
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Stay 5 nights and pay for 4
Valid until 15 December 2016
Honeymoon offer:
Bride pays 50% with a minimum stay of 5 nights
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text: JACK V. HOWE GENE HOWE Apr 20, 2013 Apr 20, 2013 Share this Twitter Facebook Jack was born June 29, 1934, and died July 15, 2012. He served four years in the 1st. Marine Division, one year in Korea, 1953; just one year after I left Korea. He was my brother. I miss him very much. GENE HOWE

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Ok, I waited until the last minute and now I need fondant, (and a few other decorating supplies) fast!
I dont have the patience or skill to make it myself I just need it here now!
Im in South Orange County, Ca. The store I used to go to in Westminster, Crafty Kitchen is shut down and the city of orange is too far away.
You can order from Global Sugar Art & receive it in 3 days. They have very reasonable shipping prices.
Thanks for the tip, but when I say last minute I mean REALLY last minute.
party on Saturday morning : )
marshmallow fondant is sooooo easy to make.
marshmallows, water, and confectioners sugar.
There are even forums on here on how to make it in the mixer.
Oh wow Honey, I didn't realize it was so urgent. Although I haven't yet made any, there are so many folks on CC who make their own & say it is very easy, I think you just might have to do that. LOL
is this store close to you?
I ordered fondant from Into the Oven yesterday and it's out for delivery today. Granted, that company shipped from Illinois and I'm in Indiana.
it is very simple to make it just takes alot of hand strenght, and some people even really like the taste of it
i got the recipe from here
Wilton products from Walmart


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Two unusual circumstances arose in provincial court Thursday, as a dozen people charged in connection with Operation Razorback were scheduled on the docket for a status update.
In January, 13 people were arrested after a joint drug investigation by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, the RCMP and local police forces in British Columbia.
Eight of those arrested were from B.C., four were from the Northeast Avalon region of this province and the last - Christopher Webster, 27 - was listed as having no fixed address, although he's also believed to be from the St. John's area.
At the time, police said the charges were the first to be laid in relation to organized crime in this province.
On Thursday morning, more than a half dozen defence lawyers were in Courtroom Number 7 at provincial court on behalf of 12 of the 13 accused.
Andrew Green, 18, of Victoria B.C., has already entered a not guilty plea on drug charges. Green has a pre-trial conference set for July 27 and his trial is scheduled to begin Aug. 30.
Federal Crown prosecutor John Brooks began proceedings on the matter by introducing Jan Murray from the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, based in Halifax.
Brooks told Judge Greg Brown that Murray would be handling the organized crime charges, while he would be handling the drug and conspiracy charges.
He then said the disclosure - the Crown's information on the case - has been available for defence lawyers since late last month, and is contained on two compact discs.
But Brooks said the Crown has asked the defence lawyers to sign an agreement before they get disclosure, to not share the "sensitive" information contained on the discs without prior written approval.
He said at least three lawyers have refused to sign the undertaking so far.
Defence lawyer Brian Wentzell told the court he had signed the agreement and planned to send the CDs to his client in B.C. after downloading the information to his computer.
But lawyer Randy Piercey said his understanding of the agreement was that the CDs could not be given to their clients.
Brooks said that was indeed the case.
Lawyer Jack Lavers spoke next and told the court he would need all the information in the disclosure to "formulate a defence," and said he was not sure he could sign the agreement, as the evidence would be the property his client, not his.
Lavers said it was up to the Crown to get an order from Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court if it wants to protect the sensitive information.
After Brown said he could not make that determination in his court, Brooks said he would consider getting advice from the higher court on the matter before the case was called again.
Brown then asked if any of the lawyers present were prepared to proceed and enter pleas on behalf of their clients.
There was silence.
Brown then set a new date, Aug. 18, for the matter to come back before him for election and plea, pending disclosure from the Crown.
Two unusual circumstances arose in provincial court Thursday, as a dozen people charged in connection with Operation Razorback were scheduled on the docket for a status update.


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Cyprinella proserpina
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Cyprinella proserpina (Girard, 1856)
Common Name(s):
Moniana proserpina Girard, 1856
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Smith, K. & Darwall, W.R.T.
|Hammerson, G.A. & Ormes, M.
This species is listed as Vulnerable because its extent of occurrence may be less than 20,000 sq km, area of occupancy apparently is less than 500 sq km, viable populations may occur in no more than 10 locations, and the species is probably experiencing declines in area of occupancy, habitat extent and quality, and population size.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Range includes the Atlantic Slope of North America, in the basin of Rio Bravo (=Rio Grande), in rios San Carlos (= arroyos de Zorro, Lobo, and Tule) and San Rodrigo (=San Diego), Coahuila, and Devil's River, San Felipe, Pinto, Independence, and Las Moras creeks, and the lower Pecos river, Texas (Miller 2005, Bonner et al. 2008). Not in mainstream Rio Grande. Record from New Mexico (Koster 1957) apparently is erroneous, but the species may have occurred in the upper Pecos before aridity in the area increased (Mayden 1989).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Mexico; United States
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
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|This species is represented by probably fewer than 20 historical subpopulations; the number of extant, viable subpopulations might be no more than 10. The Texas Natural History Collections (1997) mapped 13 collection locations including 12 sites from Texas and one site from Mexico. Miller (2005) mapped 6 collection sites in Mexico.
Total adult population size is unknown but presumably exceeds 10,000. This is the second most common fish species found in the Devils River, Texas (Lee et al. 1980). It is common in Independence Creek in Texas (see Bonner et al. 2008). Page and Burr (2011) regarded it as fairly common.
The degree of long-term decline is uncertain. This species was eliminated from areas of the Pecos and Devils rivers that were inundated by Amistad Reservoir (Hubbs and Echelle 1972).
The current status of this species is poorly known (Edwards et al. 2002), but it is probably declining.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Habitat includes rocky runs and pools of creeks and small rivers (Page and Burr 2011); in clear streams, this shiner occupies habitats varying from pools to swift channels and riffles (Lee et al. 1980). It prefers clear and cool streams with a sand-gravel substrate (Mayden 1989). Miller (2005) described habitat as pools, swift channels, and riffles of clear, spring-fed streams 5-30 meters wide, at depths to 1.3 meters, with Chara, Potamogeton, algae, and other submergent vegetation.
|Movement patterns:
|Not a Migrant
|Use and Trade:
|This species is of minor value in commercial aquaria.
|Major Threat(s):
|Threats include decreased spring flows, habitat loss and fragmentation, and alteration of flow regimes (Bonner et al. 2008). Increased stream turbidity, such as caused by overgrazing, reduces the abundance of this species (Hubbs and Echelle 1972). This species is resilient to flash floods but detrimentally impacted by dams (intolerant of reservoir conditions) (Bonner et al. 2008).
|Conservation Actions:
|Better information on abundance and trend at inhabited localities is needed.
|NatureServe. 2013. Cyprinella proserpina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T6139A15362924. . Downloaded on 26 September 2017.
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TAMPA — Once part of the power center of Hillsborough County Courthouse politics, Judge Robert Bonanno resigned in 2001 under a cloud.
Now he's visiting former colleagues to drum up business for a fledgling, for-profit venture aimed at helping people complete their court-ordered supervision.
Since July, 166 defendants in Hillsborough have paid $65 each for a four-hour class at Bonanno's Probation & Violation Center. In exchange for their voluntary attendance, their community service hours are waived or significantly reduced.
The three felony judges offering that incentive say they don't see a conflict with the arrangement, though they are awaiting an ethics opinion.
But most of their colleagues — and state corrections officials — haven't lined up in support of Bonanno's program.
"I think that they're doing something that the Department of Corrections is supposed to do themselves," Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta said.
In fact, the department does offer educational sessions for probationers. For free.
The 15 state-sponsored events scheduled this month in Hillsborough will include tips for succeeding on probation, plus information about using public transportation, making life goals and getting job training.
"We try to set up classes to benefit what their needs are," said Gail Reddick, the department's circuit administrator in Hillsborough. "That's the reason why we exist, is to try to help the offenders."
The three judges who give defendants credit for taking the Probation & Violation Center course have not extended the same benefit to participants of the state's classes. They said they would do so gladly but that no one has ever asked or even told them those classes exist.
Bonanno spent 19 years on the bench in Hillsborough County. His downfall began when a bailiff discovered him inside Circuit Judge Gregory Holder's empty, darkened office after hours. A grand jury said Bonanno ruined his credibility with his explanation for being there.
After a state House committee began impeachment proceedings, Bonanno stepped down to avoid facing questions about a courthouse affair, the sealing of cases and the purchase of a $450,000 model home.
He has worked since as a private lawyer and certified mediator, and remains in good standing with the Florida Bar.
With so many people tripping up on their court supervision — there were more than 12,000 probation violations in Hillsborough during the last fiscal year — Bonanno says he saw an opportunity to use his experience to help.
The Probation & Violation Center began offering classes in July. There have been 12 sessions so far.
Bonanno, a psychiatrist and a former probation supervisor provide the instruction, which includes some basic behavioral therapy. The former judge believes people in the course are more comfortable asking questions and airing concerns than they would be in a corrections department class taught by a probation officer.
Probation officers "can't spend four hours with each client they have," Bonanno said. "They just don't have the time to do it. Even if they did, I don't think that DOC will ever be able to get the same level of trust."
Bonanno envisions taking the model statewide.
He has already pitched the idea to Circuit Judge Frank Quesada, who hears violation of probation cases in Pinellas County. Quesada said he would like to pursue the general concept if it proves successful across the bay.
It's too soon to gauge whether the idea is working. So far in Hillsborough, Circuit Judges Manuel Lopez, Daniel Perry and Wayne Timmerman have allowed a small percentage of defendants to attend one of Bonanno's classes in lieu of some or all of their community service hours.
The judges said they do not order the course as a term of probation, nor do they initiate sending defendants there. They see it as merely an alternative to community service that people can request if interested.
Lopez cuts hours in half for those who choose to attend.
"If I can get someone off probation successfully, I think that's a win," he said. "Let's see how it works.''
The three judges said they do not have concerns about the program's structure or Bonanno's involvement, despite some of their colleagues' reservations.
"I don't see any more conflict of (defendants) going to this than going to a DUI school or driving school with a for-profit company," said Perry, who presides over Hillsborough's probation violation division. "I think he has a right to earn a living."
Perry and his colleagues said they will heed whatever the state's Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, which was asked to issue an opinion, decides.
"If they tell me I can't do it, I certainly won't do it anymore," Perry said. "I don't get anything out of it."
Kaitlynn Jackson did.
Busy with beauty school and a job search, the 20-year-old Bloomingdale woman was finding it hard to chip away at the 150 community service hours she received after pleading guilty to criminal mischief.
Then she took the Probation & Violation Center course one night last week. In a sterile room filled with school desks, Jackson fiddled with her cell phone and munched on Ruffles chips as instructors covered material she said her probation officer had already told her.
Less than four hours later, she had credit for one-third of her community service requirement.
"I liked it," she said. "I mean, it was boring. (But) I got rid of 50 hours."
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text: Rachel Smith Gregory, 95, was released from her earthly bonds to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, April 29, 2011, in a local assisted living facility. She was born on June 5, 1915, at the family home on Dailey Hill in the Boynton Community near Ringgold, Ga. She was a member of the National Honor Society at Central high School, from which she graduated in 1933. Rachel was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church since 1943 and a long-time member of the Grace Bible Class.Mrs. Gregory raised six children. She was bookkeeper and Manager of H.H. Gregory Heating and Air Conditioning Company, established by her late husband. As an accomplished seamstress, Mrs. Gregory individually tailored uniforms for students at Girls Preparatory School for 35 years.Because the hardships of the Great Depression prevented her from attending college, Rachel had a strong desire that her children receive advanced education. As her daughter, Linda, wrote, "Both of my Parents honored education, held up higher learning as a worthy and achievable goal and worked hard so that all six children could attend college."Mrs. Gregory was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh Hamilton Gregory Sr.; parents, Charlie and Laura Dailey Smith; brother, Dailey Smith; and sisters, Ruth Keith, Velma Davis and Mary Keith.Survivors include five sons: Don (Judy) Lyons, of Signal Mountain, Tenn., David (Neda) Lyons, of Rising Fawn, Ga., Sid (Betty) Lyons, of Tunkhannock, Pa., Hamilton (Merrell) Gregory Jr., of Asheville, N.C., and Winborn (Marilyn) Gregory, of Paducah, Ky.; daughter, Linda (John) Higgins, of Los Lunas, N.M.; 17 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and cousins, Merrill (Mildred) Dailey and Gladys Dailey (Brown) Nevels with whom she was reared following the untimely death of her parents.Rachel wished to acknowledge the friendship, support and care of two special individuals, neighbor and friend, Betty Smith, of Chattanooga, and longtime friend, Nannie Nell Freeman, of Ringgold, Ga.The family wishes to express special thanks to sitter and friend, Deborah Hundley, of Ringgold, Ga., and the very professional and caring staff of Summit View Assisted Living facility.The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the North Chapel. A service will follow at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Bob Circeo officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Mrs. Gregorys name may be made to Gideons International or WDYN radio. Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, 5401 Hwy 153 in Hixson, Tenn. Please share your thoughts and condolences at www.chattanooganorthchapel.com.


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Keen seller! Brand new yacht ready for immediate delivery. Varnished in an exclusive Lamborghini metallic 'Azzurro Thetys' colour, as used on the Aventador, this is dubbed the 'Lamborghini of the Sea'.
This stunning Riva Aquariva Super sports an innovative, electronically-controlled, two speed automatic gearbox maximising the sporting potential of the 2 x 370hp Yanmar engines, delivering both rapid acceleration and a fast and economical top speed of 41.5 knots.
The Aquariva Super is without dobut the ultimate symbol of glamour and style. As well as a spacious seating area located in the centre of the boat, perfect for couples and small groups of friends, it also has a large bedroom with a discreet toilet and a comfortable sunbed built into the sloping aft deck.
Trimmed in luxurious leather, with decks of beautiful, gleaming mahogany inlaid with maple and the unique Lamborghini colour finish, this is an exclusive boat that will turn heads on the water. Only one available in Europe and ready for immediately delivery to enjoy!
Must be seen to be fully appreciated in this metallic striking colour.
Riva Aquariva Super 33 for sale - must be sold!
LOA: 10.07 m
Beam: 2.80 m
LWL: 8.40 m
Length of Deck: 9.92 m
Maximum Draft: 0.96 m
Displacement: 6600 kgs
Deadrise: 17 ° at Transom
Number of double berths: 1
Number of cabins: 1
Number of bathrooms: 1
Seating Capacity: 8
Total 740 HP
Engine Brand: YANMAR
Year Built: 2015
Engine Model: 8LV
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours: 10
Drive Type: Shaft Drive
Each engine Power: 370 HP
Fresh Water Tanks: 1 (130 Litres)
Fuel Tanks: 1 (480 Litres)
Aquariva has become the symbol of Riva's modern elegance and unique style and has met with great success on all continents, just like the legendary Aquarama.
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- Multiple-wavelength focusing of surface plasmons with a nonperiodic nanoslit couplerTakuo Tanemura
Edward L Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford California 94305 4088, United States
Nano Lett 11:2693-8. 2011..The proposed scheme provides a simple method of building wavelength-division multiplexing and spectral filtering elements, integrated with other plasmonic and optoelectronic devices...
- Monolithic InP strictly non-blocking 8×8 switch for high-speed WDM optical interconnectionMyung Joon Kwack
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4 6 1 Komaba, Tokyo, 153 8904, Japan
Opt Express 20:28734-41. 2012..Also, nanoseconds reconfiguration time was successfully achieved by dynamic switching experiment. Error-free transmission was verified for 40-Gbps (10-Gbps × 4ch) WDM signal...


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c-Commerce Models for Batch ManufacturingsDownload Now
Batch manufacturing, for specialty products, offers a unique challenge to e-commerce systems. The ability to electronically define unambiguous customer requirements, using S88.01 general recipes, supports new Internet business processes. These processes support the collaborative development of the product definitions, leading to automatic generation of process manufacturing instructions. Collaborations occur within a company, between a company and its supply chain partners, between a company and its customers, or even in an open marketplace. Multi-company, roll-based processes define the collaborative workflow required to convert product requirements to process descriptions (general recipes), and process descriptions to manufacturing instructions (master recipes). These collaborative processes are substantially different from the auction and reverse auction workflows that occur in typical MRO procurement e-commerce solutions. This paper illustrates several different ccommerce models that apply to batch manufacturing. These models include intra-company coordination and inter-company collaboration around general recipes for product development and manufacturing deployment using the ISA S88 and ISA95 models.


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Secondary school students decorate railway footbridge with artwork
4:00pm Wednesday 4th June 2014
4:00pm Wednesday 4th June 2014
CREATIVE pupils were presented with prizes by Stroud MP Neil Carmichael for their artwork which will adorn a new railway footbridge.
Youngsters from Archway and Stroud High School created artwork which is now being displayed at the footbridge in Beard's Lane.
An artwork competition was run as a collaboration between Network Rail and Carillion to find budding artists to paint or draw scenes depicting the importance of the railway in the Stroud area.
Mr Carmichael judged the winning entries which were submitted by Stroud High School's Liberty Travis and Archway School's Rosie Huggins.
Speaking at the award ceremony on Monday, Mr Carmichael said: "I am delighted to present these awards to Rosie and Liberty for their brilliant artwork, and am encouraged by the standard of all of the artwork here.
"These pictures show the importance of rail in our past, present and future, which is why the Government continues to invest in the UK rail network as part of the long-term economic plan."
Recognising the need to ensure pupil safety near the railway, Mr Carmichael began campaigning for the bridge when he was head of governors at Marling School, and has continued his campaign since being elected to Parliament in 2010.
He regularly uses the bridge during his walk to and from Stroud station when he makes his way to Westminster.
The new bridge is part of a larger programme of significant investment in rail travel by the Government, which includes the £45 m secured by Mr Carmichael and the other county MPs for the redoubling of the Stroud-Swindon railway line, ensuring an improved service between Cheltenham and Swindon, and on to London.
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A companion application IPNetMonitor provides a suite of integrated Internet tools which allow Mac users to monitor their connection to the
What's New
- Pad DHCP options to an even number of bytes.
- Increase maximum number of characters in routes window to allow subnet routes.
- Changed shortcuts: D for DHCP; R for Routes, H(ardware Addr) for ARP.
- Gateway: pressing Done will accept any text field changes (exposed host address, dialup DNS username and password).


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The Maple Curry Burger
Maple Syrup is one of my husbands favorite things. He grew up in Vermont and loves the flavor. Curry, while it gives this burger a little of an international flair - combines my favorite flavor with his. This is a representation of our relationship and how much we complement eachother, regardless of our differences - we just celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary.
1 lb of ground beef
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup granola (Olde Man Granola)
3 TBSP Curry(good quality hot curry)
1/2 cup sauteed onion (preferrably sweet yellow- however white will do.)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Sautee onions until they are tender and have started ti carmelize. Mix ground beef with maple syrup, granola, curry, salt, pepper, and onions. Let sit for 10-30 minutes. Grill until done.
Olde Man Granola brand must be used to get the same flavors in this burger.


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07 Sep HSA's and Medical Devices
My dentist has been recommending I purchase an electric toothbrush, and I recently relented. I've never used one before because they seemed overly complicated for brushing one's teeth, and this one is particularly "whiz-bang". For an MSRP of $160, it has an LCD battery meter on the brush, a wireless recharging base, and a secondary wireless LCD with real-time communication with the brush. $160 is significantly more than the $3 you spend on a regular, old fashioned toothbrush, which got me thinking about why a company would design such an expensive toothbrush.
Health Savings Accounts
The Health Savings Account (HSA) is a rather new invention that pairs a high-deductible insurance plan with a pre-tax savings plan for medical expenses. The HSA covers more than just deductible-using doctor's visits. One can also use it to buy vitamins, toothbrushes, over-the-counter medication, and more, making them pre-tax expenditures. And, money that isn't used stays in the HSA where it can be rolled into an investment account for retirement. Has this new financial innovation impacted the development of medical devices?
Non-reimbursable medical expenses
So, how does having an HSA change one's purchasing decisions? As an HSA user myself, I find that I'm less likely to consider the long-term implications of spending a few extra dollars on medical expenses, which is precisely the opposite of what the HSA is supposed to accomplish. I know I'm supposed to be asking about the costs of medical products and services, but it almost feels inappropriate. So, I asked Ben Lane whether he found it was any different for his family. Is his family asking how much a test costs or limiting their doctor visits due to the expense?
"I have been living in the traditional culture of insurance for so long that I just continue to operate in that same mode. That means I pretty much do what the doctor says without much discussion of cost. Ultimately, I want my family to be healthy, and I don't want costs to impact my medical decisions, even though maybe they should. In addition, it's very difficult and time consuming to be informed about medical costs. It's not like I can comparison shop very easily. Seems like this needs to change and maybe it already is."
Ben tends to agree with me. In the end, I can't use the money to buy the kids video games (okay, they're for me), and I haven't saved enough to be able to invest the money, yet. So, perhaps my tolerance for purchasing more expensive medical devices, like this toothbrush, is higher than it would be for, say, a $300 24-volt drill. However, I think I lack the psychological background or introspective skill to really understand my sub-conscious mind.
How this affects device design
Whatever price point the market will bear has a major impact on the performance and features of a device. Metal gears, LCD's, and wireless charging stations all cost money, money that has to be added to the retail price. If consumers are willing to spend more on a medical device you're designing because they'll be making that purchase via an HSA, that's going to affect the design specification.
Am I off base? If you're using an HSA and/or designing medical devices, I'd love to hear how this new innovation has affected your spending habits and design constraints.
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C-Span will televise oral arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal challenge to Proposition 8, when it goes before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, according to Clerk of Court Molly Dwyer:
"C-SPAN applied to televise live the case captioned above, scheduled to be heard in San Francisco, on December 6, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. C-SPAN's request to televise live is GRANTED. A maximum of two (2) video cameras will be permitted in the courtroom. C-SPAN will serve as the pool-feed for all media organizations that submit an application."


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Our sister publication, Consumer Reports, put together some video interviews with people who, for one reason or another, are facing foreclosure. They are the human side of this financial meltdown.
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THE curtain will finally be lifted on the 2014 Knutsford Gang Show next week.
Tickets have been selling fast for the series of shows, which begin Monday
February 17 and conclude Saturday February at Mobberley Victory Hall, but tickets for some nights are still up for grabs.
Martin Relton, District Commissioner for Knutsford District Scouts, said: "On Valentine's Day evening a team of around 30 volunteers move into the Victory Hall and over the next 24 hours transform it into a 130 seat theatre with additional staging, curtains, lighting rigs, scaffolding and sound equipment in preparation for the full dress rehearsal on Sunday 16th Feb.
"By the time they have finished it is barely recognisable from the original hall. Behind the stage all the scenery and props are moved into place as well as a 2000sq ft marquee to house the 7 changing rooms plus make up and wigs and additional washroom facilities.
"Then on Monday 17th Feb the curtain opens for the first time on Knutsford Gang Show 2014."
The Saturday matinee has already sold out but tickets are still available for other performances.
Tickets are available the 7.30pm shows from Mr Simms Sweet Shop on King Street or alternatively call 01477 535 202.


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Happy Sunday. In some countries mother's day is coming up. To be precise, it's on the 8th of May. As we all love mum, why not making her a nice gift. I've put together a list of favorite mother's day gift ideas. I'm sure you find something. The list has different price categories. Enjoy!
1. Handmade Clay Coasters for the ultimate mother's day table decoration. | 2. Super cute Notebooks for her to document her favorite moments in life | 3. Fancy double geode ring for her to shine | 4. Colorful pillow to refreshen the interior | 5. Floral Chandelier earrings for the special moments | 6. Pure soaking salt in 4 different scents | 7. Ceramic ring holders to organise her jewelry | 8. Metallic leather pouch perfect for her day out | 9. Floral fringe throw to keep her cozy in cooler spring nights | 10. Cake topper to say how much you love her Happy Mother's Day
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The Mantles shared a new track entitled "Hello," to be found on their long-awaited new LP Long Enough to Live, which was recorded by local genius Kelley Stoltz. [via Soundcloud]
Likewise, the ever-prolific Sonny & The Sunsets dropped a new song, "Palmreader," and announced a slew of tour dates to support their upcoming album Antenna to the Afterworld. [via Stereogum]
Phono del Sol Festival unleashed its 2013 lineup, and we like what we see: YACHT, Thee Oh Sees, K. Flay, Bleached, Surf Club, Social Studies, Painted Palms, Cool Ghouls and more grace the list. [via The Bay Bridged]
Mikal Cronin's everywhere right now, and he is somehow still not annoying in the least. He did a gust list for Pitchfork, wherein he reveals his favorite game show, role model, the best birthday he's ever had, and much more. [via Pitchfork]
Apparently, local rapper Lyrics Born appeared on an episode of Check Please! Bay Area, wherein he rapped (okay, not really) about Chinese spot Hunan Home's Restaurant, the locally sourced food at Radius, and Berkeley pop-up joint Guerilla Cafe. [via SF Weekly]
Any music lover knows that SF has been a hotbed for psychedelic creativity for decades at this point. Well, there's a new wave of amazing psych bands currently scorching the local scene, and The Bay Bridged has made an excellent mixtape for y'all to catch up on it. It includes rad bands like Golden Void, Barn Owl, Carlton Melton, Life Coach, and many more bright stars. [via The Bay Bridged]


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Measured in two levels, blood pressure is the degree of pressure exerted by the heart and arteries to keep the blood circulating in the blood vessels throughout the body. The maximum level, systolic pressure, records the force exerted in the arteries with each heartbeat or contraction, to propel the blood out of the left ventricle of the heart and into the aorta, the large artery. The minimum level, the diastolic pressure, records the relaxed phase of the heart, between beats. This pressure indicates to the doctor the condition of the small blood vessels or arterioles--that is, their ability to contract and keep the flow of blood constant throughout the body.
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Mischa Daniels feat. J-Son - Where You Wanna Go
With his debut-album coming up, Mischa Daniels isn't only in touch with his own sense of direction, but also gives direction through the first single of his forthcoming artist album. He knows where the dance scene heads for when he drops it: straight to the dance floor! 'Where You Wanna Go', featuring hip-hop wordsmith J-Son, is meant to be played out loud, moved to and chanted along to. Mischa Daniels will take you anywhere you want to go, as long as it's got to do with partying!
The single, along with its deep, throbbing bass and hip-hop touch of house madness, is now available on all major downloadportals. The pack also includes Mischa's 'Play Mode Mix', as an extra treat to the tricky, energetic original. Get it on iTunes or ArmadaShop.com now!
To give you a little impression on how to throw a party, Mischa also invites you to check out the official music video of this cheeky tune, 'Where You Wanna Go', now online on our official YouTube Channel!


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Illness is Not Always Physical
A woman came to my clinic once with her sister and a village elder. She was suffering from an unknown illness with signs of high fever and fatigue, and she was unable to eat. Her husband was very worried for her. While our initial treatment was for an infectious disease, we realized more was going on over the course of her therapy. Soon we realized that she was grieving over the death of her adolescent son, who'd been lost to an explosion weeks earlier. Following the initial trauma of the incident, she continued to suffer from depression underneath her more apparent, external illness. Although we could continue treating her for her infectious condition, we realized that her emotional suffering was contributing to her failure to thrive.
There are few losses more egregious than a parent losing a child to violence. But many issues can be debilitating for any of us, as well as our patients. Mental, emotional, and spiritual health can all influence our physical well-being. This is common sense for anyone who has been nursed from sickness or injury by a loved one. We may encounter people in our lives who are dealing with visible problems, and we may make an effort to understand those issues. But understanding the more subtle underlying effects of grief and emotional distress may also be necessary to helping others return to a physiological balance.


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Si5351 Based 1MHZ to 150MHZ VFO
Double Sided PTH PCB & Two Toroids
make this combiner/splitter a very useful item for your receiver or
test bench
RX 1:1, 1:4 or 1:9 Antenna Balun
Small, portable, 20.1MHZ DC receiver for project
Galileoi is a Radio Astronomy Receiver for Nasa's
Radio Jove Project.
Project Only
Expandable base unit converts to a frequency
counter, RF meter, antenna anlyzer and more!
FC3 500MHZ Frequency Counter
and RF Meter
Bluetooth Smart Phone (Android) Interface for
USB Antenna Analyzer to 50MHZ+ with Si5351
USB Antenna analyzer for 1 to 55MHZ using AD9850.
USB Powered 35MHZ Antenna
Analyzer For PC, BT or Graphic LCD Display. Pre-soldered AD9850 and AD8307
USB Powered 35MHZ Antenna
Analyzer Full Kits for PC and BT interface. Pre-soldered AD9850 and AD8307
ANALYZER. AD9851 and Ad8307 not included
A simple resistive dummy load for HF to VHF.
LM3914 & AD8307 based LED RF meter.
AD8307 and PIC16F876a based Dual Channel RF Power
Meter. This project is now updated to PM3/3A
For PM4 Graphic CPU. Uses SO8
AD8307 on DIP carrier PCB
500MHZ Frequency Counter and RF Meter with
Graphic LCD. Has built-in battery support.
500MHZ RF Meter with 30MHZ Frequency Counter
Graphic CPU based, Dual Channel
500MHZ RF Meter
Dual Channel 500MHZ RF power meter with
data-logger. Uses PIC16F876a and AD8307
10W LCD SWR METER has a Built-in Balanced Bridge
and is USB or BATTERY POWERED
Dual Channel HF/VHF LCD SWR Meter
with Datalogger & PC Interface by Tony
HF 100W Balanced Bridge
USB Powered Dual Channel HF/VHF LCD SWR Meter
with Datalogger & PC Interface by Tony
Graphic CPU based Dual Channel SWR Meter
PIC16F88 based meter has 2x16 LCD.
PIC16F877 based HF SWR/POWER meter. Bridge may be
used upto a KW of RF.
Simple HF bridge for LCD HF SWR meter. May be
used up to a KW.
FC4 is a 50/500MHZ Frequency Counter and RF Meter
for your PC or GCPU
PIC18F4550 based 50MHZ LCD Frequency Counter has
Frequency readout and bargraph to see signal level.
Powered from USB or External +5V.
PIC16F84A based simple counter to 35MHZ. Has
provision for MC12080 Prescaler to use up to 400MHZ.
PIC16F628A 35MHZ Frequency Counter with RS232
interface and battery operation
PIC18F4550 Based USB/DC12V Powered 50/500MHZ Frequency Counter
& RF Meter.
PIC16F84A LCD frequency counter measures
frequency to 35MHZ and has audo-ranging.
PIC16F84A and MT8870 DTMF Receiver makes a nice
and simple controller for remote operation.
Simple & most economical Satellite Antenna
Tracking Interface. Uses PIC16F688.
LCD & PIC16F876A based Satellite antenna
Tracking Interface has EEprom memory to remember your setup info.
Easycomm and GS232.
LCD & PIC16F876A based Satellite antenna
Tracking Interface for Yaesu G5400/5500.Supports
Easycomm and GS232.
Economical LCD Satellite Tracking Interface uses
PIC16F84A and LTC1298.
A PIC88 based project to monitor APRS data and
route it to your PC
PIC16F84A APRS Tracker is the most economical
tracker available. Uses 1A 5V regulator to power your GPS. Has smart
beaconing and more.
A simple PIC16F88 based APRS Digi is efficient
& economical way to "Fill-in" your dead pockets in your
PIC16F88 based tracker/digi designed to be used
with FoxView2.
Same electronic as FoxTrak but with 0.1inch
headers. Designed to be used with FV2
Now available with FV2
PIC16F628A and MX614 are used in this project to
monitor aprs activities. This is a stand alone unit for aprs
monitoring and do not require a PC.
USB soundcard interface with 100% Isolation and
with VOX
Basic Sound Card Interface with COM port support.
Advance Sound Card Interface with RJ45 MIC
Connector, built in tone VOX and more..
A simple and bare minimum component
echolink interface.
Advanced PIC16F84 & MT8870 based Echolink
interface has external DTMF and more....
PIC16F877 based weather station generates
1200baud APRS weather data + has standard Data Logger output .
PIC18F2550 based PICKIT2 Compatible USB
No Power, PIC 18F2550 programmer has bare minimum
parts & runs from a parallel port!
Although named ICP, its a simple 74HC14 based
Parallel Port Programmer for PIC Processors.
Has 6 PIN output connector with matching pinout
like PICKIT2. Comes with a PB1 adaptor board
PIC16F628A based PIC Programmer for Serial Port.
Designed for Oshonsoft Professional Programming Software.
Parallel Port Programmer for PIC Processors
Economical PIC Programming Board for FD-ICP and
FD-SPP. Uses standard IC sockets.
Programming adapter board with ZIF Sockets
Remote relay controller has WIFI, LAN, WAN and
USB Interface. Ideal ham shack remote controller
Project Only
Designed specially for AD9850/51 on a 25x20mm
double sided PTH board
A simple null modem with 2xD9F connectors
Designed for FoxEcho interface, this is an active
Audio AGC which may find its place in many applications.
PIC18F4520 Based controller has 6 A/D Channels for
sensors and 6 Relay outputs. Use any sensor producing 0-2.5V and have
A dual channel Thermometer using PIC16F876A. Uses
economical microchip sensors and has datalogger output.
A dual channel Thermometer using PIC16F876A. Uses
economical microchip sensors and has data-logger output.
PIC18F4550 Based 50MHZ LCD Frequency Counter with
Bar Graph


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Captain Richard Phillips Speaks AT MVCC Saturday Night
Maybe you've seen the current hit film, "Captain Phillips" starring Tom Hanks, well the real Captain Richard Philips is appearing this Saturday night at the Utica Campus of MVCC.
Here are the details, according to mvcc.edu:
"LECTURE: "A Captain's Duty," with Captain Richard Phillips
Start Date: 10/26/2013 Start Time: 7:00 PM
Event Description
"A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, NAVY Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea," with Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama, Hero of the High Seas. For five days in April 2009, the world was glued to their TV screens as Captain Richard Phillips became the center of an extraordinary international drama when he was captured by Somali pirates who hijacked his ship, the first hijacking of a U.S. ship in more than 200 years. Hear first-hand accounts about Phillips epic story of heroism and survival which has inspired the film Captain Phillips, starring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks.
Location Information:
Utica Campus – Information Technology Building
1101 Sherman Drive, Utica, NY 13501
Phone: 315.792.5400
Room: Dr. Michael I. Schafer Theater
Phone: 315.731.5721
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com"
Admission Information
$30 General Public
$20 MVCC Faculty/Staff
FREE for MVCC Students"


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By BrianWS
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Please refrain from writing messages at the base of climbs with chalk. It is unsightly, unnecessary, and becoming unfortunately common at Summersville.
If you need to leave a critical condition report (bad bolts or anchors) for popular climbs, please rely on word of mouth, this website, or by reporting bad hardware to NRAC. Everyone wants to be a good steward, but turning the rock into a message board is not the way to do this.
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|Don't be too scared off by the water level notes. As someone who didn't know the area I was worried major parts of Summersville Lake wouldn't be accessible late August with the CURRENT WATER LEVEL link still saying just over 1,600ft. I didn't check out Whippoorwill etc., but everything from The Coliseum to The Circus was well above water and eminently climbable :)
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Sep 12, 2016
|Daniel -- The collesium thru circus wall are always above water, barring floods or other anomolous conditions. Whippoorwill and Pirates Cove are accessible during low water only. Not sure where the confusion came from, as this info is pretty clearly indicated.
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David Hasselhoff hospitalized for alcohol poisoning
David Hasselhoff was rushed to the hospital over the weekend for alcohol poisoning after being found unconscious by his 16-year-old daughter Hayley, according to RadarOnline. Yes, the same Hayley that shot the infamous cheeseburger video.
Hayley called The Hoff's ex-wife, Pamela Bach, who showed up and drove the drunk to Cedars-Sinai on Saturday. A harrowing account says the teen was "slapping her dad's face" to try to wake him, a source says.
"He was barely breathing when they got him at the hospital," the spy spills. "He's recovering. Pam was his bedside till 4a.m. this morning. This is about the 7th time he's been taken to a hospital over the last few years with alcohol poisoning."
What was the America's Got Talent judge's blood-alcohol level? If we believe Radar, it was .39 -- almost five times the legal limit.
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 Once again, you are getting a phone call or email from your child's teacher because your child failed to complete their homework. maybe you have already talked to your child repeatedly about the need and importance of homework and school. Maybe your child promised you they would do their homework. You have tried discipline with consequences.

Still, your child isn't getting their homework turned in.

Don't feel bad. This scenario is actually pretty common among children and teens who regularly miss homework deadlines. The trick with getting your child to complete their homework usually isn't about making sure they know it is important. Most children want to please the adults in their lives. Even teenagers who question everything adults tell them still want to be successful in school.

There are several steps that need to happen in order for a homework assignment to be completed and turned in. When I worked as an in school tutor, I used a checklist called "Taylor's Homework Chain" to pinpoint where in the homework completion process a child was having problems with their homework.

You see, the real trick to solving problems with homework completion is to find out exactly what part of the homework process the student is really struggling with. Once you can identify clearly and simply what the exact problem is, solving homework troubles becomes a very clear process. The questions below are based on Taylor's Homework Chain. You can try looking over the questions below to diagnose the root of your child's homework troubles.

1 Does your child understand when they have been assigned homework?

When I was taking classes to be a professional educator, I was surprised to learn that at any given moment only about 40% of the students in a classroom are paying attention. This is not related to the quality of the teacher, but just the fact that the human mind wanders. Everyone, children included, will be thinking about their worries, their hopes, what they may be looking forward to, or other random bits of information happening in their own world throughout the day. This can be even stronger if your child has an attention deficit or is experiencing any significant life changes, like moving or parents getting divorce.

Most teachers will write all assigned homework and due dates in a noticeable place in the classroom, such as on the main white board. Assignments may also be listed on a class website. Make sure that your child knows when the teacher assigns homework, and where to double check when assignments have been given.

2 Do they know how to do the homework?

If your child does not know how to complete the assignment, they will have a very hard time doing the work. Children do not always have the skills yet to go back and ask for help when they do not understand how to do something. Instead, children may just shut down or avoid the work altogether. This sort of denial gets int he way of doing work. Work with your child to find out if they understand the directions to complete their assignment, and if they have the academic skills to complete the work.

If your child does not understand how to complete an assignment, coach them on questions they can ask in class to clarify the expectations for the work, or read over the instructions with your child so they can understand what they need to do for the assignment.

If your child lacks the academic skills needed to do their homework, contact your child's teacher to find out what to do to help get your child caught up.

3 Do they have the materials needed for the homework?

As adults, we understand that if we do not have something we need to complete our work, we need to go and get it. Children sometimes need help with this part of homework completion. Sometimes children will lose an important item, and choose not to tell anyone in order to avoid punishment. Of course, the longer they go without their necessary school supplies and materials, the longer they cannot complete their work. Your child may also need to learn how to organize their materials so they can find them when they need them.

Check with your child to make sure they have their textbook, paper, pen or pencils and any other supplies needed to complete their work. Ask your child to show them to you so you can check and make sure that they really do have the items and know where they are.

4 Do they have what they need at home?

With this question you do not need to ask about supplies as much as time to do homework and a space to do their homework. You may need to sit down with your child set aside a specific time for your child to complete their work. Remember that it is not until well into the teen years until students are ready to work totally unsupervised. You may need to make sure your tween is working at the dining table on their work to help keep your tween on task.

5 Do they have the organizational skills to receive, take home, and return homework?

Some children need help to put a system in place to make sure to do what they set out to do with their homework. This relates to 'executive function" or planning type skills. If your child understands when homework is given, how to do it, and has the necessary materials and place to work on homework yet still misplaces their work, then try developing a habit to make sure they get homework done and turned in. Work on making the missing step a habit - such as always bringing home their backpack, or placing completed work into a single folder. Creating these habits will help your child learn how to simplify the process of getting work done and turned in, leading to homework success.


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PARIS (Mar. 24)
L'Humanite, the official organ of the French Communist party, took the unprecedented step today of criticizing the Soviet Union in an editorial strongly condemning the publication in Kiev of a booklet, "Judaism Without Embellishment," which has been widely criticized in the West as incitement to anti-Semitism.
The criticism was in the form of reprinting an editorial in the "Neue Presse," the Yiddish-language organ of the Jewish section of the party, which demanded the formal disavowal by Soviet officials of the pamphlet, published last year in Kiev by the Ukrainian Academy of Science. The editorial was the third on the subject in Neue Presse and was the first time that the newspaper had ever criticized the Soviet Union. (Similar criticism was voiced also by the Jewish Communists in New York.)
The "Neue Presse" had submitted a formal request to the Soviet Press agency Novosti for clarification of the status of the pamphlet which Neue Presse said contained anti-Jewish caricatures reminiscent of the Hitler period. Today Neue Presse announced on its front page that it had received a reply from Novosti and that it would publish the reply tomorrow.
Here Presse's editor wrote that while the anti-Soviet press and Jewish organizations had been carrying on a strong anti-Soviet campaign on the basis of the pamphlet, "we say frankly this booklet shocks us. We think its drawings are harmful. This kind of caricature is an inducement to incitement and cannot serve to convince or to defend a just cause."
A meeting arranged by Jewish writers and Journalists was held here tonight to protest the appearance of the pamphlet.


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Cycling at Mount Hotham
Take up the 7 Peaks Challenge across the mountains of the High Country, race downhill on an alpine mountain bike trail, or slow it all down with a delightful and delicious ride between local wineries, craft breweries and farm gates.
Sign up for the annual Audax Alpine Classic or take the 7 Peaks Challenge and climb some of Victoria's classic alpine peaks. To raise the stakes a little, download the 7 Peaks App and compete against other riders.
Take a meandering journey through the beautiful Ovens River Valley between Wangaratta and Bright on the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail.
Arm yourself with a map, two wheels and a few mates to track down Victoria's best fresh produce. Pedal between small village producers and filling your basket with gourmet cheeses, fresh berries, wine and olives along the way. Take the Muscat Trail around Rutherglen to sample renowned fortified wines at age-old vineyards.
Home to the Dirty Dozen cycling trails, Victoria's High Country is a wonderland of downhill runs, cross country tracks, jumps courses, off-camber sections and much more.
Head up to Mount Buller to experience some of the best downhill and cross country mountain biking in Victoria, if not Australia. Test your endurance on their new EPIC trail, a world-class course acknowledged by the International Mountain Biking Association. Follow the Klingsporn Bridle Track along an old stockmen's track or discover the popular Copperhead Trail. Keep going at trails in Falls Creek, Bright and Mount Beauty, and then try out the Flame Trees Trail near Beechworth – designed by the World Trail crew.
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Creation of a single migration agency serving the Jewish community of Philadelphia was approved during the week-end by the board of directors of the Allied Jewish Appeal. The new agency which will come into existence in early Fall will consolidate the service programs of the Philadelphia branch of HIAS and the Service to Foreign Born of the Philadelphia Section of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Announcement of the action taken by the board of directors of the Allied Jewish Appeal was made by Ephraim R. Gomberg, executive director. The consolidation of the two immigrant serving agencies into the one new program was previously approved by the national board of directors of HIAS and the National Council of Jewish Women.
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|The fracture risk of adjacent vertebrae is increased by the changed loading direction after a wedge fracture
|Aquarius, R.J.M. ; Homminga, J.J.; Verdonschot, N.J.J. ; Tanck, E.J.M.
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|Spine, vol. 36, iss. 6, (2011), pp. E408-12
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STUDY DESIGN: In vitro biomechanical study. OBJECTIVE: To measure the effect that off-axis vertebral loading has on the stiffness and failure load of vertebrae. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Adjacent level vertebral fractures not only are common in patients who received a vertebroplasty treatment but also occur in patients with conservatively treated wedge fractures. The wedge-like deformity, which is present in both groups, changes the spinal alignment. The load of vertebrae adjacent to the fractured vertebra will change from perpendicular to the endplate to a more shearing, off-axis, load. This change may induce a higher fracture risk for vertebrae adjacent to wedge-like deformed vertebrae. METHODS: Twenty vertebrae, harvested from one osteopenic cadaver spine and three osteoporotic cadaver spines, were loaded until failure. The vertebrae were loaded either perpendicular to the upper endplate, representing vertebrae in a spine without wedge fractures (0 degrees group, n = 10), or at an angle of 20 degrees , representing vertebrae adjacent to a wedge fracture (20 degrees groups, n = 10). Vertebral failure load and stiffness were the most important outcome measures. RESULTS: The failure load was significantly higher (P 5 0.028) when tested at 0 degrees (2854 N, SD 5 622 N), compared with vertebrae tested at 20 degrees (2162 N, SD 5 670 N). Vertebrae were also significantly stiffer (P, 0.001) when tested at 0 degrees (4017 N/mm, SD 5 970 N/mm) than those tested at 20 degrees (2478 N/mm, SD 5 453 N/mm). CONCLUSION: The failure load of osteopenic/osteoporotic vertebrae was 24% lower under off-axis loads (20 degrees ) than under axial loads (0 degrees ). This study may lead to a better understanding of the etiology of adjacent vertebral fractures after wedge-like deformities and demonstrates the importance of height reconstruction of wedge fractures in order to normalize the loading conditions on adjacent vertebrae.


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Hi, thanks for your question. You should hire a lawyer for specific legal advice. No attorney client relationship is created here.
A Debtor can file a chapter 13 after the chapter 7, however, the debtor cannot get a discharge in a case filed within 4 years of a chapter 7.
SO, they can file it, to pay down mortgage arrears, consolidate other debts that weren't discharged in the 7 etc.
If your debt was discharged in the chapter 7, that's it you are done. You cannot collect, no matter what happens in the chapter 13 case.
The chapter 7 discharge is still valid.
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Breaking Down The Donaire vs. Concepcion Fight
Breaking Down the Donaire vs Concepcion Fight
On August 15th Nonito The Filipino Flash Donaire (win 21 (KO 14) -
lost 1- draw 0) current IBF and IBO flyweight champion will square off against Rafael El Torito Concepcion (win 13 (KO 8) lost 3 draw 1) former WBA interim superflyweight champion, in what was billed as PINOY POWER2. Without further ado, lets look at each fighter closely by examining their previous fights.
When the name Rafael Concepcion's name is brought up, it reminds me of the gutsy guy who won over AJ Bazooka Banal, and the fighter who gave Jorge El Travieso Arce one tough fight. Too bad I wasn't able to find any videos of Concepcion's last two fight werein he won against Emerson Nisperusa via 2nd round TKO and against Kermin Guardia via 8round unanimous decision. Concepcion is a slugger that keeps going forward, swinging and winging those left hooks, and looping right punches. He likes to fight on the inside, banging the body regularly and will keep throwing those clubbing punches to the head. You will rarely see Concepcion throw straight left jabs or right straights. And Ive never seen Concepcion fight from the outside.
When Rafael fought AJ Banal, Banal lost that fight mainly because of Banals doing. Banal just let Concepcion come to him and allowed to get hit to the body ever since the early rounds. It may not have an effect during the early stages of the fight, but any fight fan knows an accumulation of hits to the body will soon wear any fighter down. And thats exactly what happened. By the 10th round, AJ Banals legs looks like made of jelly. As credit to Rafael Concepcion, he kept coming forward, relentless in his attacks. He kept punching and pounding eventhough he gets hit on a regular basis. Concepcions punch to Banals temple was just icing on the cake of Banals own destruction. Banal took a knee and shook his head gesturing that he resigned from the fight.
In the Arce fight against Concepcion, Rafael was actually winning the fight in the early stages of that encounter. He was hitting Arce with those wild left hooks and right hands. And Ive seen Jorge Arce get rocked numerous times when Rafael Concepcion was able to hit him. From a fight fans point of view, Rafael seems to put his full weight in his punches to put more power into his strikes. Those kinds of punches coming from Concepcion are what staggered Arce during the initial stanzas of their fight. Though they look heavy, they dont seem to sting Arce. Some guys can throw flickering punches that doesnt look that heavy, yet can sting their opponents and knock them out (think Muhammad Ali and Manny Pacquiao).
Some guys, like Concepcion, would hit their opponents with heavy punches, yet the effect would be like clubbing and pushing kind of hits. Although Arce got rocked and staggered on numerous occasions in that fight, he was never really in trouble and was able to shake those hits off. Although Arce did got hit, Jorge Arce showed that he has more defensive skills than Concepcion and was able to duck, slip and counter many of Rafaels punches. Rafael Concepcion was eating all those left hooks and right
straights Arce was throwing at him. I didnt see any defense whatsoever displayed by Concepcion in that fight. No head and body movements, no bobbing and weaving, no parrying and blocking, no slipping and no quick footwork, nadda! He just kept coming forward receiving Jorge Arces punches just to deliver punishment coming from his side. He tries to make his offense his best defense. And he just goes backwards when he is taking punishments. Rafael Concepcion threw power shots after power shots in
that fight, thats why he was winning up to the round 6. By the 7th round, Rafael Concepcion seemed to be punched out. He was panting, breathing from his mouth, holding and trying to move away. This prompted Arce to step up his attack that made Concepcions eyes swell and shut. By the end of round 9, the fight had to be stopped because Concepcion cannot see from his swollen eyes.
How well will Rafael Concepcion do against a counter-puncher in the
character of Nonito Donaire? Lets take a look at Donaire closely.
On the other hand, Nonito Donaire gained prominence when he knocked out the previously undefeated slugger in the form of Vic Darchinyan to win the IBF and IBO flyweight titles. And in his next 3 fights after that was nothing short of impressive. His counter-punching style is reminds me of Juan Manuel Marquez with a certain Pinoy flavor.
Nonito dominated Luis Maldonado from the beginning of their fight using his ring smarts, accurate counter-punching and effective footwork. He punished Maldonado, causing cuts above Luis' both eyes. Donaire dropped Maldonado in the 7th round of the fight with a wicked looping left hook. In round 8, Nonito kept pounding Maldonado and the referee called a halt to the fight.
In the Mthalane fight, proved to be a tougher fight for Nonito. Moruti Mthalane was a game fighter who keeps coming forward. Again, Nonito showed superior defensive skills and counter-punching. In round 6, Nonito hit Mthalane with a perfectly timed left hook that connected to the eye which caused a deep cut. Later on, the cut was examined by the ring physician and called a halt to the fight.
Raul Martinez was undefeated when he fought Nonito Donaire. Yet again, Nonito Donaire displayed brilliant counter-punching skills, with accuracy and power. Donaire knocked out Martinez in only 4rounds of their fight.
How will the fight goes down this weekend between Nonito Donaire vs Rafael Concepcion?
This shall be Rafael Concepcion's chance to show the world that he is a contender in the sport. He will be the hungrier fighter in this encounter. But if styles make fights, Rafael Concepcion's style is tailor fit for Nonito Donaire. Seeing Rafael get hit regularly by those left hooks from Banal and Arce, Nonito's single left hook can knock out a "Raging Bull"! Nonito's punches are text book execution.The power comes from firm stable stance and leg movements, momentum travels through the hips and torso, then end up with damaging power into the punching fists, delivered in less than a split second. Each one of Nonito's punches both left and right can sting, unlike Rafael's
heavy punches that club and push. Nonito will box smartly in this fight and punish Rafael with those left hooks, uppercut and shots to the body. I don't see this fight going the full distance. Early to mid rounds KO win by Donaire.
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Breaking the fight down, Concepcion will get clipped with a left hook and knocked out by Nonito Donaire who will be much stronger at 115 since he won't be crashing to make weight anymore.
Concepcion is way too available to big punches for a guy like Donaire to not capitalize on. It's going to be brief.
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lmao at this whole article for reals, damn it was like an encyclopedia.
whats there to break down? i aint never heard of concepcion and i know hes a bum from looking at his record.
concepcion is a bum, donair wins...simple. i like donair, hes coo and gots skills.
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Just watch the repeats of Nonito vs either Vic or Raul. They said the same thing about them, powerful punches. But they are too slow, to counter and to avoid the counters from Donaire.
Nonito by a devastating one-punch KO in the 2nd round.
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You can't tell if a fighter is "a bum" or not from looking at his record. Only by watching a fighter and knowing how to interpret what you're seeing can you come to that conclusion.
Concepcion is definitely not upper-echelon and the primary reason he is getting this fight is because of his improbable TKO of AJ Banal but nonetheless to call him a bum is to over-simplify the situation.
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By Eric Engdahl
Special to the IJ
My mother was not the world's best cook (which may be why I became a cook), but the simple recipes and the food shared with loved ones made me realize the importance of food for family, love and friendship.
It's hardly news that California has an affinity for Mediterranean food; we've known that for at least 20 years. So I when I got Melia Marden's "Modern Mediterranean, Easy Flavorful Home Cooking," I was skeptical, I wanted to see what she had that might be new and different. At first glance it looked like more of the same old with some goofy photos, but as I explored it began to reveal new flavors.
Marden has spent a lot of time in Greece and the Middle East and you can taste that in the contrast and balance of her most successful recipes. The lemony roasted potatoes with grapes and rosemary has a wonderful blend of sweet and tart against the creaminess of the potatoes. (Grapes with potatoes, who knew?) The spicy cauliflower with saffron, honey and capers has a complex floral mix of heat, salty and sweet. The pomegranate, thyme and goat cheese pizza looks gorgeous and has a wonderful flavor from the contrasted sweetness of caramelized shallots and the earthiness of the goat cheese. And at our tasting party the Moroccan chicken with preserved lemon and olives earned high marks for its rich blend of tastes.
But it was in the dessert section that I found the most unique recipes. The lemon and olive oil pound cake is a dense cake that highlights the lemon against a background of the fruitiness of the olive oil. (Be warned; use a metal pan — not Pyrex — and be careful with the measurements. The first time I was a little lackadaisical and the cake ended up in the trash — my fault, not hers.) And the goat cheese cake with blood orange marmalade (skip the marmalade, enjoy it plain) was sublime, more complex than a regular cheesecake; creamy, earthy, and not too sweet. A keeper!
Goat-cheese cake with blood orange marmalade,
Serves 8
For the cake:
Unsalted butter for the pan
1 cup crème fraiche or sour cream
3 large eggs
½ cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pound soft goat cheese at room temperature
For the marmalade:
4 blood oranges
½ cup sugar
2 tablespoons honey
Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter a round cake pan, 9 inches wide by 2 inches deep.
In a bowl (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), combine the crème fraiche, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric beater (or stand mixer) on medium speed until smooth and well combined.
Add the goat cheese a bit at a time and beat on medium speed until all the cheese is incorporated. Mix until completely smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Place the plan inside a large rectangular baking dish. Pour water into the larger dish until it reaches halfway up the outside of the cake pan. Bake until the cake is completely set and slightly browned on top, about 50 minutes.
Remove from the oven and remove the cake pan from the water bath. Let the cake cool in the pan; it will shrink away from sides as it cools.
Place a large plate on top of the cake pan and invert it. Remove the pan; the cake should come out easily. Refrigerate until completely chilled and firm.
Make the marmalade: using a strip zester, zest two of the oranges. If you don't have a strip zester, using a paring knife to remove the orange part of the skin, then cut it into very long, thin strips and set them aside.
Cut both ends off of all the oranges. Using a paring knife, follow the curve of the fruit to remove the peel and white pith.
Working over a bowl to catch the juices, use a paring knife to cut out the fruit segments from the membrane and place them in the bowl, then squeeze the juice out of and discard the membranes.
Place the zest, segments and juice in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Add the sugar and honey and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is reduced and syrupy, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.
Gently spread the marmalade in a thin layer over the entire top of the cake and serve.
Lemon and olive oil pound cake
Makes 1 standard size pound cake
For the cake:
Unsalted butter for the pan
2½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted, plus more for the pan
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ cup whole milk
Grated zest of one lemon
¼ cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 2 large lemons)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the glaze:
½ cup confectioners sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 1 large lemon)
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8½-by-4½-inch loaf pan with butter and dust with flour.
In a medium-size bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate large bowl, which together the sugar, eggs, oil, milk, zest, juice and vanilla extract.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well with a rubber spatula, making sure there are no lumps. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the top and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let it cool slightly, then remove from the pan and let cool completely.
Make the glaze: In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Spoon the glaze over the top of the cake. Let the glaze set, then serve.
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Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More : The Autobiography of Jerry Scheff is acandid and perceptive memoir of his 45-year career, bassist Jerry Scheff takes us onto Elvis' private jet, on tour with Bob Dylan, and into the studio with the Doors. A stalwart presence behind some of the greatest names of popular music, Scheff has also played with Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, the Association, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mathis, the Everly Brothers, John Denver, and Nancy Sinatra, to name just a few. Eschewing hype, Scheff provides a behind-the-scenes perspective, from having worked sleeves rolled up, side by side, with the great artists in their factories. The book opens with the TCB band's learning of the King's death while en route to a tour date, a pivotal moment for him, the rest of the band, and the world at large. He then proceeds on a nonlinear journey that mirrors the process of true life-reflection, from his roots in San Francisco to his touring all over the world. This is a tale of a man who has truly grown a career from a genuine love of music and of his instrument, proving how following that gift can bring a person to places beyond his wildest dreams. It is an exciting inside view of the evolution and craft and work of making rock and roll - a must-have for true music craftsmen and music junkies in general.
Jerry Scheff has been a sought-after bass player for over 45 years, playing on albums and touring with many of the greats, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, John Denver and Elvis Costello.
Way Down: Playing Bass with Elvis, Dylan, the Doors, and More is the story of his life in music, beginning as a teenage white boy playing black clubs in California in the '50s, through his career as a musician in the Navy, then making a name for himself in the clubs and ending up with Elvis Presley in Las Vegas. There are many interesting stories here about playing pranks on each other during Elvis' Vegas shows and what it was like to travel on Elvis' private jet, The Lisa Marie, about being on tour with Dylan, and behind-the-scenes tales from many events where Jerry played.
But if you are looking for 'dirt' or deep insights into the famous musicians he hung around with, you won't find too much here although one good story is the 'fit' Elvis had when he discovered that Jerry and Kathy Westmoreland had something going - that night as he proceeded to introduce the band he started this way: 'Ronnie Tutt on drums, Jerry Scheff on Kathy Westmoreland' ... [A bit of jealousy and Elvis' mischievous [at times] nature.
About Larry Muhoberac :
'After he was gone, I really missed his smooth, inventive adaptive approach to playing the piano. He was creative and didn't just play parts and licks, he played songs. There was no ham-fisted left hand in your bass face, claming all the mid-range ...'
On Glen Hardin :
'After the shows, Glen liked to shoot craps at the casino. He made a big show of not drinking before the show, or at least not obviously drinking. But afterwards he had the waitresses running back and forth with scotch and water. Before he passed out, Glen would take control of the crap table. He usually had chips flying all over the place ... I was in my dressing room one night before the first of two shows and Glen came in with his pants and coat buckets bulging. 'Jerry Scheff', he said – he likes to call people by both names – 'Look at this'. He started pulling handfuls of black $100 chips from his pockets … He said that he woke up in the afternoon on his bed with his clothes still on and he was covered from neck to belt buckle with chips. 'The security guards must have stood me on a skateboard and rolled me to my room, laid me on my bed and poured chips over me ...'
The book continues with similar stories about the band members (and of course the other artists he worked with, like Bruce Springsteen (there was no love lost between them it seems), Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello … But mostly this book is all about the music - as it should be - and what it was like to be a studio musician and band member just on the edge of the spotlight. Even through all the years of traveling with Elvis, Scheff says that he knew and admired him, but did not consider him a friend. It was the same with Dylan, John Denver, and the rest. Scheff got close, but not too close. With each musician, stories about them center on the music, and only that part of the musician's personality or problems that effect the music are worth mentioning to Scheff. For this reason, you hear about sneaking out to go to a club with Dylan, or the lavish hotel rooms and backstage food on a John Denver tour. But even though Scheff - like nearly every other creative person in the '60s and '70s - did his share of drugs, there is very little debauchery and no accounts of trashing of hotel rooms, etc., in Way Down. So, no, this is not a 'tell-all' or gossip book. There are plenty of those out there anyway. This is a book about Jerry Scheff, and about life as a working musician in the studio and on the road.
As such, it is an entertaining, honest, and informative book.
I enjoyed Way Down, and as long as you know what you're getting, I think you will, too.
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Small Business Marketing 101
10 ways small business owners can get their marketing strategies off the ground.
Is Your Small Business Friends with Facebook?
Last week, I wrote a blog about my mom's journey to launching her own small business. She's experienced a lot of highs since opening her boutique two months ago, including making her first $600 sale this past weekend. But she's also faced a lot of challenges—mainly, delving into online marketing and just figuring out where to start.
It turns out that my mom isn't the only one frazzled by the array of marketing options. A new survey by online marketing company Constant Contact shows that 35% of small businesses don't know how to measure success across channels and 32% say getting everything done across platforms is too time consuming. Furthermore, 48% of small businesses find learning how to use different interfaces to be a hassle and 46% struggle with maintaining a consistent look and feel across channels, according to the data.
So in honor of Small Business Week, I interviewed Drew Tonsmeire, area director for Kennesaw State University's Small Business Development Center, on where new small businesses owners should begin when it comes to marketing. Here are 10 of his starter points:
1) Find out who your customers are: Before small business owners can market to potential customers, they have to know who they are. Owners must pinpoint if their customers are local, regional, or strictly online, Tonsmeire says, and then market to them through corresponding channels.
After identifying where customers reside, Tonsmeire advises small businesses to break down their target audience, such as by age, gender, and whether they have children. Talking to stock suppliers and other small business owners can be an effective way to obtain this information, he adds. Of course, asking actual customers about their preferences, such as whether they're more sensitive to price or brand name, is another valuable source.
"The goal is not to market to everybody," Tonsmeire says. "The goal is to market to 20% of the segment where 80% of your customers can be found."
2) Make a budget for money and time: While it's important to keep track of dollars and cents, monitoring how much time small businesses spend on marketing is also crucial, Tonsmeire says. Creating a marketing budget can be an effective way to do both. He suggests starting with a calendar and creating one column for the amount of money small businesses expect to spend and one column for how much time they expect to devote to marketing.
"It's a direct relationship to effort," Tonsmeire says. "That effort is a function of time and money."
3) Identify how you want your customers to engage: Many small businesses have websites; however, it's what businesses want customers to do with their online information that's truly important, Tonsmeire says. For instance, if the goal of the website is to drive customers into a business's shop, the owner should include its address on a prominent page or on every page, he notes. Similarly, if an owner wants customers to place orders by phone, he or she should feature the store's phone number in a place where they don't have to search for it, he says. Google Analytics can be a solid tool for identifying who is visiting a business's site, what pages are customers engaging with, and for how long, Tonsmeire notes.
4) Remember, old-fashioned marketing works best: With so many online avenues, it can be easy for small business owners to lose sight of time-honored marketing practices. And there's no better form of marketing, Tonsmeire says, than the classic referral.
"Word of mouth is still most important," he says. "It's just that, nowadays, word of mouth can go from traditional—people talking to each other—to now sharing online."
5) Ensure that your business card makes a statement: Business cards are one of the most common and most widely distributed forms of marketing, Tonsmeire says. Like a website, a business card should tell customers what they should do next. Again, if a business owner is trying to drive traffic into his store, he should include the store's address—or even a map—on the card, Tonsmeire says. Turning business cards into formal invitations or coupons are also effective ways to induce people into trying products or stores, he adds.
6) Don't forget the local paper: "The smaller the community, the more important the local media is," Tonsmeire says. So he suggests that small businesses reach out to local newspapers and magazines for editorial or advertising opportunities. But if owners go the advertising route, they must make their ads creative and run them in a series to stand out from the crowd and stick in customers' minds.
"It's not an event," Tonsmeire says. "It's a process."
7) Get to know your community: Sponsorships can be an excellent way to become affiliated with local organizations, Tonsmeire says. So whether it's sponsoring the church bulletin or the little league team, small business owners can find numerous ways to impact their community, as well as their bottom line.
8) Visit a trade show: Trade shows can be an effective way for regional businesses to find people within their target market. Tonsmeire advises small business owners to attend a trade show before exhibiting to determine whether it would be worth their time and money.
9) Use social as an avenue for conversation: Social media allows small business owners to engage in dialogues with its customers, such as by having customers post pictures of them using a business's product. However, if businesses can't devote time to holding conversations with its customers through social, then the channel might not be worth their time, Tonsmeire says.
"What you want to try to do is get more people talking with [you rather] than just listening to you. That's what a website is for," Tonsmeire says. "A website is a one-way communication that says, 'We're going to tell you about us.' Social media is about, 'We're going to exchange ideas.'"
10) Keep your four Ps in mind: Crossing your T's and dotting your I's is always important. However, marketers need to look over their four P's—product, place, price, and promotion—as well.
Product: When promoting a product, small businesses should focus less on what the product is and more on why it's applicable to customers, Tonsmeire says.
"People do not buy the features of a product," he notes. "They buy the benefits of a product.... It's the why that people want, not the what."
Place: Small businesses need to know the market their businesses are in—local, regional, or online—and where their customers can be found, Tonsmeire says.
Price: Pricing strategies tell customers a lot about a business, Tonsmeire says. While providing the lowest price may seem like the best way to get customers in the door, it doesn't always radiate a sense of high quality.
"If I were a plastic surgeon, I probably don't want to be known as a plastic surgeon," he notes.
Instead, Tonsmeire advises small businesses to stick to whole pricing if they're a quality producer and odd-end pricing if they're more of a discount store.
Promotion: There are a number of ways to promote a business, including time-of-sale displays, media, and direct marketing. Tonsmeire encourages small businesses to engage in one-to-one marketing as much as possible.
"One-on-one contact gives you a better opportunity to connect to your customers," he says. "Marketing is a whole lot more than just an ad. It's thinking through the process."