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Spring 2015 — 3 Day Course
Register before Nov. 30, 2014 and Save $1000! Group discounts available.
2015 Spring Course — Genius of Warren Buffett 3-Day Course: April 27 - 29, 2015. Course fee for Lifelong Learners (non UNO enrolled students) is $3,995 ($2,995. if registered before Nov. 30, 2014).
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Omaha Events 2015
2015 Value Investor Conference and Events
- Omaha - April 30 - May 1, 2015
Discount Registration Until Nov. 30, 2014!Attend all 3 events and save $ on your registration! For more
information go to www.valueinvestorcoonference.com
April 30, 2015, 8 a.m. to Noon
Sponsored by University of Nebraska Omaha College of Business
The Corporate Values Summit scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 8 a.m. at Mammel Hall, will highlight three modules of the corporate governance (the values and culture of the enterprise), CEO communication, and succession. Experts will explore these areas and contrast Berkshire Hathaway's governance to the rest of corporate America. The Corporate Values Summit is being sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha School of Business Administration and is included with the Genius of Warren Buffett spring seminar tuition. Includes catered lunch and networking opportunities with presenters. For a limited time, a special reduced registration fee is available for enrolled students from ANY university worldwide and UNO alumni. Register for this Summit.
2016 Value Investor Conference and Events
- Omaha - April 28 - 29, 2016
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Omaha Events 2014
May 2014 - Genius of Warren Buffett Course overview
The Genius of Warren Buffett Course Testimonial Video (3 min. feature) was produced by five graduates (William Maag, Feng Chang, Matt Ord, Mark O'Hare, and Jamie Hunt). This clip was produced, filmed and edited by UNO student PR firm MaverickPR.
April 2014 — The Australian's Business Magazine
The Deal, "Lessons from the Oracle", article by Robert P. Miles - Read Article
March 3, 2014 - Robert P. Miles interview on CNBC, "Berkshire is a Great Investment". Click here to watch entire interview on CNBC.
Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffrey Matthews, founder of Ram Partners, and Robert Miles, author of "The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway Managers," talk about Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and billionaire chairman Warren Buffett's investments and strategy. Berkshire Hathaway today said third-quarter profit climbed 29 percent on investments and gains at railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Matthews and Miles speak with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/matthews-says-buffett-invests-in-growth-over-value-AvnQhBIvT7GpsI~I5_lk8Q.html [5:57 min]
Omaha World Herald
UNO students' thoughts on John Deere stock align with Buffett's
By Steve
Did Warren Buffett listen to four University of Nebraska at Omaha students who recommended that he invest in John Deere & Co.?
Actually, no.
But last week's disclosure of a Deere investment by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shows the students had the right idea when they completed their final exam for adjunct instructor Robert Miles, who teaches an executive MBA class at UNO.
Gretter Ramirez, James Bowen, Chandrakanth Are and Vincent Wong wrote in their 20-page research paper that Deere would fit Berkshire's criteria — good earnings, a strong brand name, a "moat" to protect against competitors and growth prospects given the world demand for food.
They turned in the paper Oct. 13. Last week, Berkshire reported that it had purchased about $330 million worth of Deere shares sometime before Sept. 30.
"Bingo, they got it," said Miles, who has written books about Buffett. "It made me feel good."
The MBA students are a diverse group: Ramirez is a native of Cuba, Are a native of India and Bowen a native of Nebraska. Wong, from Seattle, took the class as a "lifelong learner."
Miles said the students' correct reasoning about Deere shows that one can study Buffett's principles and past investments and come up with ideas that would fit into Berkshire's investment portfolio. The purchase likely was not by Buffett but rather by one of his two like-minded money managers, Ted Weschler or Todd Combs, who handle most "smaller" investments.
During the three semesters Miles has been teaching the Buffett-oriented class, students have made a couple of dozen such recommendations, and this is the first one to nearly coincide with an actual Berkshire investment.
Next Class: April 29 - May 1 http://cba.unomaha.edu/execmgmt/buffettgenius/
Warren Buffett signs poster for the Fall 2011 EMBA Course at UNO.
Some University of Nebraska at Omaha students recently heard an offer from Warren Buffett:
"If I gave you a billion dollars ..."
Of course, Buffett was making a hypothetical statement, illustrating how to know when a business has a "durable competitive advantage" over others in the same industry. If a competitor had a billion dollars, could it steal away your customers?
It was one lesson among many for the 32 students in a class titled "Genius of Warren Buffett," offered for the first time this fall at UNO's College of Business Administration. The final class session was a two-hour lunch and Q&A with Buffett at the Happy Hollow Country Club.
Offered through UNO's executive MBA program, the class covers not just Buffett's investing ideas but also his management methods, communications style, philanthropy, character and other aspects of his life. The instructor is Robert Miles, who has written several books about Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the Omaha-based investment company Buffett heads.
The class is under the auspices of finance department Chairman David Volkman, who will grade the students' final papers later this month.
The billion-dollar "offer" came when Claire Kenkel's team outlined a potential acquisition target for Buffett: the Buckle, a Kearney-based casual clothing retail chain.
The company met many of Buffett's criteria for purchase: strong return on capital, a family run company, $135 million in annual revenue and a business plan that's difficult for competitors to copy, said Kenkel, who is international marketing manager for an Omaha health care diagnostics company.
Buffett responded that the team's analysis had hit all the right points, she said. "That was kind of an affirmation that at least we hadn't missed the mark entirely."
The billion-dollar comment also indicated that competitors would have difficulty taking over the Buckle's market, she said.
Buffett also pointed out the price-control advantage that some companies have. If Coca-Cola raises the price of each drink it sells by a penny, that's $17 million a day and more than $6 billion a year.
In all, the UNO students outlined nine companies for Buffett to consider for acquisition. But students kept their comments brief, Kenkel said. "We wanted to maximize the amount of time Warren was speaking. We were there to learn from him."
In return, the Berkshire CEO bought the lunch — burgers, fries and Cokes.
"I think he really enjoyed it, and the students really enjoyed seeing how his mind works," Miles said from his home in Sarasota, Fla.
Of the 32 students, 20 are working on MBAs and 12 are "lifelong learners" not earning college credit. Most were from the Omaha area, but some came from Texas, Missouri, California, Kansas and Illinois.
Published Omaha World Herald Sunday November 6, 2011 By
Steve Jordon
The Genius of Warren Buffett Executive MBA Course
Fall 2014 Course Dates: 3 Non-Consecutive Weekends, Sept. 13 - Oct. 18, 2014
Spring 2015 Course Dates: 3 Days, April 27 - 29, 2015
Understand how Buffett created a world class board of directors. The course will include an in-depth study of his life, character, reputation and ethics. Analyze his mistakes while comprehending his valuation methods as many of his five decade long acquisitions are dissected. Learn how his vast fortune is thoughtfully distributed to those less fortunate. Final exam will include student presentations of businesses and stocks that they believe best fit into the Berkshire family of businesses....Click here to go to University of Nebraska at Omaha, College of Business Administration for complete course information:
Fall 2014 (3) Non-consecutive Weekends Course: Sept. 12 - Oct. 18, 2014
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Investor Conference
13th ANNUAL VALUE INVESTOR CONFERENCE - OMAHA
Dates:Thursday and Friday, April 30 - May, 1, 2015
Super EARLY REGISTRATION - before Sept. 30, 2014
For complete information including presenters and topics, click here: www.valueinvestorconference.com
Note: This conference is scheduled before the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting weekend and will end so that shareholders may attend official Berkshire related events.
Conference Location: University of Nebraska
at Omaha, College of Business, Mammel Hall
6708 Pine Street Omaha, NE 68106 (on the corner of Pine and S. 67th St)
Map and Directions
Courtyard Omaha Aksarben Village (within walking distance of UNO CBA), 1625 S 67th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68106. Phone: (402) 951-4300
Hawthorn Suites, a short distance from Mammel Hall, with apartment like long term stay accommodations is offering a special night rate with a minimum 5 night stay. Contact 402-397-7500 and ask for the UNO rate.
Limited Seating: Conference registration is limited to 160 delegates to insure exclusivity and greater networking opportunities.
Registration Fee before 9/30/2014: Conference registration fee includes lunch. Click here to go to registration page.
Or send check for $1795 ($995. for Limited Time Savings* Discount Registration) payable to: Robert Miles, and mail to: Robert Miles, Value Investor Conference ℅ UNO EMBA Program 6708 Pine St. MH100 Omaha, NE 68182
Watching WarrenTue 30 Aug 11 | 10:15 AM ET
A long-term Berkshire Hathaway shareholder sheds light on the billionaire investor's latest investments, with Robert Miles, "The Warren Buffett CEO" author.
Strategies That Work Well for Warren Buffett
By MICHELLE TAN
EMOTIONAL discipline, a good understanding of accounting, an insatiable thirst to read and patience are key traits that have made Warren Buffett one of the most successful investors in the world today, said Robert Miles, author and authority on Mr Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, last weekend. ...read entire article!
Location: The University of Nebraska at Omaha, College of Business, Mammel Hall
Date: Friday, April 29, 2011
This presentation has captured the imagination of audiences on five continents. Miles explores the unique combination of native brilliance and well developed character traits and habits that have enabled Warren Buffett to become the single wealthiest investor and one of the most admired chief executives in the world. ...read about entire presentation!
Author Robert Miles interviews several Warren Buffett CEOs before a live studio audience. Barnett Helzberg, retired CEO of Helzberg Diamonds, Stan Lipsey, publisher and CEO of the Buffalo News, Jim Issler, COO of H.H. Brown Shoe, Al Ueltschi, founder and chairman of FlightSafety International, Kevin Clayton, CEO of Clayton Homes and Bill Child, Chairman of R.C. Willey Home Furnishings each have been interviewed. Their shows are available on DVD. ..read more on this event!
Friday, 6 pm - 8 pm - If you are planning to attend the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, you may want to stop by Mammel Hall at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), on Friday evening, the night before Berkshire's AGM. Complimentary ice cream is available from 6 - 8 pm. UNO Mammel Hall is located at 6708 Pine Street Omaha, NE 68106 on the corner of Pine and S. 67th St.
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|GEORGE, b. say 1616 (adult when "bretherin" Thomas and George Gardiner were given ten acres in Salem 8 November 1637 ); made free 27 December 1642 ); m. (1) by 1644 Hannah _____; m. (2) by 1654 Elizabeth (Freestone) Turner, bp. Horncastle, Lincolnshire, 17 October 1619, daughter of Richard and Margery (Freestone) Freestone, and widow of Robert Turner, shoemaker, of Boston; m. (3) after 1663 (inventory of her previous husband ) Elizabeth (Allen) Stone, widow of Rev. SAMUEL STONE . (For the identity of these three wives we follow the work of George E. McCracken .)
GEORGE2 GARDNER, S003 (THOMAS1) was b. abt 1620-1630, England (Src: Gardner Memorial), and d. August 20, 1679. He m. (1) MRS. RUTH TURNER. He m. (2) WID. ELIZABETH STONE. He m. (3) ELIZABETH ORNE abt. 1644. (Complete in VR) (complete to date)
Children of GEORGE GARDNER and ELIZABETH ORNE are:
i. HANNAH GARDNER, bp. December 05, 1644, Salem, Essex, MA (Src: Salem VR); d. June 06, 1681, Wethersfield, CT (Src: Gardner Memorial); m. JOHN BUTTOLPH, August 16, 1663, Salem, Essex, MA, or Oct. 16, 1663, removed to Boston abt 1668 and in 1676 or earlier went to Wethersfield, CT, had ch (Src: Salem VR)
ii. SAMUEL GARDNER, S022, bp. March 14, 1647/48, Salem, Essex, MA
iii. MARY GARDNER, bp. July 10, 1653, Salem, Essex, MA (Src: Salem VR); m. (1) HABAKKUK TURNER, April 30, 1670, had children (Src: Salem VR, Gardner Memorial); bp. February 18, 1646/47; d. 1685 (Src: Gardner Memorial); m. (2) JOHN MARSTON, Aft. 1685; b. August 29, 1641 (Src: Gardner Memorial).
iv. BETHIAH GARDNER, bp. June 03, 1654, Salem, Essex, MA (Src: Salem VR).
v. GEORGE GARDNER, bp. September 24, 1654, Salem, Essex, MA (Src: Salem VR); d. June 21, 1662, Salem, Essex, MA, a. 12 (Src: Salem VR, Gardner Memorial).
vi. EBENEZER GARDNER, S00, bp. August 16, 1657, Salem, Essex, MA
vii. MEHITABLE GARDNER, b. February 23, 1658/59 (Src: Gardner Memorial, Salem VR-under Hittabell); d. May 08, 1659 (Src: Gardner Memorial).
viii. RUTH GARDNER, bp. April 02, 1665, Salem, Essex, MA (Src: Salem VR); m. COL. JOHN HAWTHORNE, January 21, 1674/75, Salem, Essex, MA (Src: Salem VR, Gardner Memorial); s. Maj. Wm and Anna Hathorne, must have changed the spelling (Src: Gardner Memorial); d. May 10, 1717 (Src: Gardner Memorial).
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|May be a Shattuck.
|Misc. Notes
|Widow of Stone.
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A fresh look at Part D
Nov 5, 2013
By News-Register Contributor
I have been enrolled in the same Medicare prescription drug plan for three years now, but my pharmacist told me I should look for a new plan during the open enrollment period that would fit my needs a little better. What's the easiest way to do this?
—Need Help
Because all Medicare prescription drug plans can change their coverage and costs each calendar year, the only way to ensure you're getting the best coverage at the lowest cost is to compare your Part D plan against the competition during Medicare's open enrollment period (which is Oct. 15 to Dec. 7). Here are some tips and resources that can help you compare drug plans, and select one that better fits your needs.
Important: Don't confuse Medicare open enrollment with the new health insurance marketplaces that have just opened under the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). They serve two totally different populations. Health insurance marketplaces are for people under age 65 who don't have health insurance, while Medicare open enrollment is for Medicare beneficiaries who wish to review their current Medicare policies and make changes.
If you're comfortable using a computer, you can easily compare Medicare's drug plans yourself online. Just go to Medicare's Plan Finder Tool at www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan, and type in your zip code or your personal information, enter in how you currently receive your Medicare coverage, select the drugs you take and their dosages, and choose the pharmacies you use. You'll get a cost comparison breakdown for every plan available in your area so you can compare it to your current plan.
This tool also provides a five-star rating system that evaluates each plan based on past customer service records, and suggests generics or older brand name drugs that can reduce your costs.
It's also important to keep in mind that when you're comparing drug plans don't judge a plan strictly by its monthly premium cost. Low-premium plans are often associated with higher prescription co-payments and may end up being more expensive. Look at the "estimated annual drug costs" that shows how much you can expect to pay over a year in total out-of-pocket costs — including premiums, deductibles and co-pays.
Also, be sure the plan you're considering covers all of the drugs you take with no restrictions. Some plans may require you to get permission or try a number of cheaper drugs before they will cover certain prescriptions.
If you need some help with this or if you don't have Internet access to compare the plans yourself, you can call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 and a customer service representative will do it for you over the phone for free.
Another resource that you can call on for help is your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), which provides free one-on-one Medicare counseling in person or over the phone. They also conduct seminars during the open enrollment period at various locations throughout each state. To find the contact information for your local SHIP visit www.shiptalk.org, or call the eldercare locator at 1-800-677-1116.
You also need to know that Medicare's "donut-hole" — the coverage gap in which you must pay out-of-pocket for your drugs — continues to shrink. In 2013 and 2014, you will get a 52.5 percent discount on brand-name drugs, and the federal subsidy for generic medications will rise from 21 to 28 percent in 2014.
The 2013 coverage gap begins when your total drug cost exceeds $2,850 (that includes your share and the insurer's share of the costs) and ends when combined spending is $6,455. After that, your Part D plan usually covers around 95 percent of your remaining drug costs for the year.
Send questions to Jim Miller at Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit www.savvysenior.org.
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After getting 2 opiniions from different dentists, my 5 year old ( VERY spirited/stubborn) son needs 4 crowns and 2 fillings on his baby teeth. We have United Heath and dental insurance. Every dentist Ive spoke with is requesting we do it under general anesthesia in a surgical/hospital setting. We submitted the pre-auth. claim and my health insurance denies the portion for doing it in a hospital setting under anesthesia. We appealed the claim and Ive spent hours on the phone with dentists, and United. Dental covers the procedures, but not the hospital portion or anesthesia. My health insurance say it only covers it for accident issues.
My son will not even hold still for an X Ray. He freaks out. Since my health insurance are being bastards, I now have an appointment tomorrow for it to be don in the dentist. They are going to give him a combination of liquid medicine ( supposed to relax him) then attempt the procedure. They also have nitrous available. I doubt this will even subdue my son since he freaks out so much. Im so upset. This is why I work and pay for health insurance for things like this. Now I have to put my son through drugging him up and he is already terrified of the dentist. Am I missing something? Ive heard other moms do it in a surgical center? Why will my insurance not cover it?
Anyone have advise for me? Im terrified for him. And he will have to have a 2nd apt. after this one, when if I could just have it done under general anesthesia It would all be done in one shot.
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First and foremost, the procedure is not normally considered health care, but dental care. And your health care insurance is not there to provide dental care.
So instead of questioning why your health care policy won't cover a dental procedure, ask why your dental care policy doesn't cover general anesthesia in a hospital setting, since this is actually something that happens more often than nought.
I am not trying to be pissy, really I am not. I think our dental insurance system sucks worse than our health care system. And they get away with situations like this because they can happily point to the HMO as being the bad guys, when really this is a DENTAL CARE issue, not HEALTH CARE issue.
My suggestion is to continue your appeals process (your HMO Plan will tell you how many appeals you have, with each appeal moving further up the hierarchy) and provide additional medical necessity documentation.
If that does not work, you will have to do it piece meal.
I will tell you this. Not ONE of my baby teeth fell out on it's own. I had to see an oral surgeon to remove each one. The nitrious may just work. It did for me.
I agree with PPs. Health insurance doesn't cover dental unless it is an accident. And being scared of the dentist doesn't justify (to the health insurance company) paying a much higher cost for him to have the procedure in a hospital under general anesthesia. I agree the nitrous will probably work better than you think and maybe an anxiety drug like valium (maybe that's the liquid medicine?).
Not knowing much about your situation, why are you having this work done on his baby teeth? My kids starting losing teeth at 5....I would hate to put them through all that work to have the teeth start falling out on their own shortly after. Is pulling them, instead of repairing them, an option?
I'm also curious which teeth need the work done. My son had small pits in his back molars that we had to have fixed only because they keep those molars for so many years. Had the same issue been with other teeth we wouldn't have had them fixed as our dentist doesn't recommend dental work on young children unless absolutely necessary.
i would perhaps consider a dentist who tries nitrous before going to extremes. There is a dentist in our town that sedates all children, and honestly that makes me nervous. I was so relieved when our dentist told us that they avoid that at almost all costs due to potential side effects. Nitrous can be very helpful with young children. And when the procedure is over they can switch to oxygen for a minute to clear out all effects of the nitrous before you even leave the office.
Can you access a dental school for care?
FWIW, DS's dental policy would cover work but not what they deemed "behavior management"- aka the slug of Valium that allowed him to relax enough to have a deep molar filling done with nitrous oxide and Novocaine. DS, who has an ASD with sensory issues and ADHD, did really well with this combo. But I know of a lot of lower functioning kids who were so anxious they broke through the effects of the medication and needed to be hospitalized.
I'm curious about why your son needs so much work done at age 5. I can't imagine crowns on anything but a molar at this age. Are you really struggling to get his teeth cleaned twice daily? Does he have some sort of congenital enamel issue (DS had a fissure on one of his primary molars)? Does he eat a sugary and sticky diet? Sometimes these sorts of dental issues can result from a behavioral health or developmental condition. Kids with SPD, for instance, can be real bears around cleaning.
I moderate a forum for parents of kids on spectrum- many of them have similar stories to yours. One thing that is rampant in the practice of dentistry is holding mom responsible for a child who needs that level of treatment. Could this be coloring the answers you are getting at the office.
smsalat:Personally, I would get a second opinion before putting my kid through that, especially at that age when the teeth will be falling out soon.....
When I was little I had a dentist tell my mom that I had to have 3 fillings and he did something (I don't remember off hand) but ended up killing one of my baby teeth. Before she allowed the dentist to do any more "work" she switched us, and he said that thank goodness he didn't do any other work, because he did enough damage to the one baby tooth, and the "cavities" that needed fillings were just pin pricks at the surface, and there was no need to take care of them at that point in time, they would fall out before giving me issues....My first filling was done when I was in High School.....I do not trust dentists (as you have to watch for doctors, car sales men, etc) just for that bad experience.....
That is why I would cancel and look for a second opinion before moving on with the procedure.
Having had a dentist in high school that did way more work than needed, I definitely agree with the need of getting a second opinion. But the original poster said she already got a second opinion from another dentist.
Thanks for all your replies. This is what happened at his apt today. Went into office they had to force the liquid medicine down him and he freaked out. We waited about 45 minutes. He seemed a little sleepy but that's about it. We took him back and he refused to even sit in the chair or put the mask on. After trying for about 25 more minutes with no success, it was never going to work and we just left. Guess we will be paying $3100 out of pocket for a surgical center.
Both dentist have never been able to get good X rays, so I am not even sure if this amount of work is definite or not. My husband is very on the "anti" side of all this and thinks its all unnecessary. The dentist had to explain to him that his teeth could lead to infection and this is for his protection. I am really not sure why he needs so much supposed work. We do brush twice daily, but he freaks out if we help him. Not a lot of candy or juice. Bad genes I suppose. I have root canals on many of my teeth.
I call my son spirited b/c he fits into that category exactly, but with his emotional outburst still happening at this age, I wonder if it is something more.
Both dentist have never been able to get good X rays, so I am not even sure if this amount of work is definite or not. My husband is very on the "anti" side of all this and thinks its all unnecessary. The dentist had to explain to him that his teeth could lead to infection and this is for his protection. I am really not sure why he needs so much supposed work. We do brush twice daily, but he freaks out if we help him. Not a lot of candy or juice. Bad genes I suppose. I have root canals on many of my teeth.
I wouldn't be getting any kind of work done if there aren't any "good xrays." I think you need a 3rd opinion....while it is true that problems with teeth can lead to infection, no one seems to have a clear picture what issues there are (or not?). Like I said previously, I would be incredibly reluctant to do all this work to baby teeth that could fall out a week later.
If he truly does have all these problems, brushing habits and diet really need to be revised. Cut out candy and juice completely (kids don't need juice ever....water and milk are good enough...and soda never!). Start looking into foods and snacks lower in sugar. Maybe even consider a fluoride rinse at bedtime.


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With the advent of brinner and the dizzying popularity of all things bacon, it's not surprising that all-day breakfast joints like the Parkdale institution Easy Restaurant are doing well. The ultra-laid-back California-inspired spot cut its teeth at the foot of Roncesvalles Village, and last month it set its sights on Little Italy, opening a sister location on College. We dropped by to check it out. Read the rest of this entry »
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Since it opened on Dundas West in December 2010, Porchetta & Co.'s iconic pig logo has been a beacon to meat lovers looking for a quick fix. Each day, a steady stream of customers lines up (sometimes out the door of the tiny sandwich shop) for Nick auf der Mauer's do-one-thing-right menu focused around his pork triple threat: marinated pork shoulder that's wrapped in prosciutto then wrapped in cured pork belly, all of which is slow-roasted until the whole thing is melting (see the informative infographic on their website). The house specialty porchetta sandwich ($6.45, plus extras) piles a four-ounce dose of the stuff on a sourdough roll, right before your eyes. We add sharp Kozlik's mustard, hot sauce, freshly grated Parmesan (95¢), creamy and smoky truffle sauce (75¢) and, to alleviate the meat-guilt, some rapini (75¢), before parking it on one of five vintage stools and savouring each rich, spicy and crackly bite. If you're passing by from 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. on a Saturday, don't miss the breakfast variation with a fried egg. Read the rest of this entry »
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Jan Wong: how the rise of horticultural training at Toronto schools is bad for students
While we're busy teaching our kids to tend school gardens, they're failing provincial tests in reading, writing and math. The folly of the new enviro-propaganda
This fall, hundreds of Toronto students are harvesting beets and zucchini from their school gardens. I say: nice photo op, bad idea. The argument for school gardens assumes that by grubbing in the dirt, kids will learn to love eating vegetables. They won't think chickens hatch into this world as deep-fried nuggets. And they'll develop a respect for nature.
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The hilarious hijinks of the hash brown hoax hack
Canadians can rest easy this morning knowing that the political party currently governing their country has the same awesome level of security as, say, a tech giant like Sony. Early this morning, the Conservative Party of Canada's official website (not, we should add, a Government of Canada site) was hacked, and a fake press release was posted to the front page. The headline blared, "Prime Minister Rushed to Hospital After Breakfast Incident," above a press release stating that Stephen Harper was brought to Toronto General Hospital after he choked on a hash brown. Read the rest of this entry »
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Judith Bender studies gene regulation mechanisms using the plant Arabidopsis thaliana as a model organism. A major research focus is gene silencing, a process where gene expression is blocked by making DNA inaccessible to activating factors. In plants and animals silencing is critical for normal development and for protecting the genome from the spread of invasive parasitic DNA sequences. The Bender laboratory is particularly interested in how silencing is accurately targeted.
Judith Bender is a molecular geneticist who uses the laboratory plant Arabidopsis thaliana to understand basic mechanisms of gene regulation. Professor Bender began as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University in 1995. She moved to the MCB Department of Brown University in 2007. Her research focuses on how gene expression is silenced by DNA methylation. Her work has elucidated a pathway for DNA methylation that depends on methylation of DNA-associated histone proteins. Another of her research interests is understanding how Myb proteins, a ubiquitous and highly conserved group of transcriptional regulators in plants, achieve target gene specificity. Besides providing basic insights into the evolution of Myb proteins, this work is relevant to exploiting Myb transcription factors for metabolic engineering. Professor Bender has taught courses in molecular biology and genetics.
Research Description
Judith Bender uses the laboratory plant Arabidopsis to study two aspects of gene regulation: transcriptional silencing by cytosine methylation, and activation of genes involved in plant defense responses. Both of these research areas stem from studies she conducted as a post-Doctoral researcher to understand regulation of tryptophan pathway genes in Arabidopsis. The work on gene silencing evolved from an original finding that an inverted repeat tryptophan gene duplication serves as a potent trigger for cytosine methylation targeted specifically to the duplicated sequences. The Bender laboratory is using this system to understand the signals that direct cytosine methylation to specific regions of the genome, and to characterize factors required for maintenance of methylation and transcriptional silencing. A key finding is that methylation of histone protein H3 at the lysine 9 residue is required for maintenance of cytosine methylation. The other branch of Bender laboratory research focuses on control of genes that synthesize glucosinolates, defense compounds against pathogens, insects, and herbivores that give plants in the mustard family their unique pungent flavor. A major class of glucosinolates is derived from tryptophan. The laboratory is using a key Myb transcription factor that activates the synthesis of these tryptophan-derived compounds both for basic studies on gene activation, and for applications in manipulating the glucosinolate content of plants.
Phi Beta Kappa, Radcliffe Chapter, 1982
Henderson Prize for best undergraduate thesis in Biochemistry, Harvard-Radcliffe College, 1982
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1982-1985
Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1991-1993
March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award, 1997-1998
Searle Scholars Award, 1997-2000
Elected co-organizer of 2005 Epigenetics Gordon Conference, 2001
Elected member of North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee, 2004-2008
Member, Genetics Society of America, 1996-present
Member, American Society of Plant Biologists, 1996-present
Grant Review Panel "Plant Genetic Mechanisms" for United States Department of Agriculture, 1998-2001 (Regular member)
Grant Review Panel "Biology-1" Post-doctoral Fellowships for National Institutes of Health, 1999 (Ad Hoc member)
Grant Review Panel "Eukaryotic Genetics" for National Science Foundation, 1999-2004 (Regular member)
Elected Member, North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee, 2004-2008
Genetics Society of American Nominating Committee, 2005
Scientific Advisory Panel Member "Maize Chromatin Project" (NSF-funded plant genome initiative) 2005-2009
Scientific Advisory Panel Ad Hoc Member "Plant-Incorporated Protectants based on Virus Coat Protein Genes" for Environmental Protection Agency, 2005
Grant Review Panel "Development-1" for National Institutes of Health, 2005 (Ad Hoc member)
"Epigenetics" Gordon Research Conference co-Chair, 2005
"17th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research" co-Organizer, 2006
Grant Review Panel "Genes, Genetics, and Genomics" Post-doctoral Fellowships for National Institutes of Health, 2006 (Ad Hoc member)
Scientific Advisory Panel "Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center," 2007-2010
Grant Review Panel "Arabidopsis 2010" for National Science Foundation, 2006 and 2007
Grant Review Panel "Molecular Genetics B" for National Institutes of Health, 2006 (Ad Hoc member in October, 2006; Regular member beginning October, 2007)
"Grand Challenges in Plant Biology" Workshop Participant, sponsored by National Science Foundation, January, 2008
Site Visit Team Member "Functional Genomics of Plant Polyploids" for National Science Foundation, November, 2008
Funded Research
a. Current Grants
National Science Foundation MCB-0517358
"Regulation of tryptophan metabolism in Arabidopsis"
Principal Investigator: J. Bender
Period of Support: 09/01/05-08/31/09
National Institutes of Health GM61148
"DNA methylation and gene silencing in Arabidopsis"
Principal Investigator: J. Bender
Period of Support: 09/01/05-08/31/09
b. Completed Grants
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant
"Characterization of the Myb Homologue ATR1"
Principal Investigator: J. Bender
Period of Support: 01/01/97-12/31/97
March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award FY98-0535
"Epigenetic control in Arabidopsis thaliana"
Principal Investigator: J. Bender
Period of Support: 02/01/97-01/31/99
Searle Scholars Award 97-E-103
"Molecular analysis of DNA methylation and gene silencing in Arabidopsis"
Principal Investigator: J. Bender
Period of Support: 07/01/97-6/30/00
National Science Foundation IBN-9723172
"Regulation of tryptophan genes in Arabidopsis"
Principal Investigator: J. Bender
Period of Support: 01/01/98-12/31/02
March of Dimes FY99-288
"Establishment of DNA methylation in Arabidopsis"
Principal Investigator: J. Bender
Period of Support: 06/01/99-05/31/03
National Science Foundation IBN-9975930
"Functional Genomics of Chromatin: Global Control of Plant Gene Expression"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Richard Jorgensen, University of Arizona
Role on Project: co-PI
Period of Support: 09/01/99-08/31/05
National Institutes of Health GM61148
"DNA methylation and gene silencing in Arabidopsis"
Principal Investigator: J. Bender
Period of Support: 07/01/00-06/30/05
Teaching Experience
Molecular Biology
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Selected Publications
- Ebbs, M. L. and Bender, J. (2006). Locus-specific control of DNA methylation by the Arabidopsis SUVH5 histone methyltransferase. Plant Cell 18, 1166-1176.(2006)
- Celenza, J. L., Quiel, J. A., Smolen, G. A., Merrikh, H., Silvestro, A. R., Normanly, J., and Bender, J. (2005). The Arabidopsis ATR1 Myb transcription factor controls indolic glucosinolate homeostasis. Plant Physiol. 137, 253-262.(2005)
- Melquist, S. and Bender, J. (2003). Transcription from an upstream promoter controls methylation signaling from an inverted repeat of endogenous genes in Arabidopsis. Genes Dev. 17, 2036-2047.(2003)
- Malagnac, F., Bartee, L., and Bender, J. (2002). An Arabidopsis SET domain protein required from maintenance but not establishment of DNA methylation. EMBO J. 21, 6842-6852.(2002)
- Smolen, G. and Bender, J. (2002). Arabidopsis cytochrome P450 cyp83B1 mutations activate the tryptophan biosynthetic pathway. Genetics 160, 323-332.(2002)
- Smolen, G. A., Pawlowski, L., Wilensky, S. E., and Bender, J. (2002). Dominant alleles of the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor ATR2 activate stress-responsive genes in Arabidopsis. Genetics 161, 1235-1246.(2002)
- Bartee, L., Malagnac, F., and Bender, J. (2001). Arabidopsis cmt3 chromomethylase mutations block non-CG methylation and silencing of an endogenous gene. Genes Dev. 15, 1753-1758.(2001)
- Luff, B., Pawlowski, L., and Bender, J. (1999). An inverted repeat triggers de novo methylation of identical sequences in Arabidopsis. Mol. Cell 3, 505-511.(1999)
- Bender, J. and Fink, G. R. (1998). A Myb homologue, ATR1, activates tryptophan gene expression in Arabidopsis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95, 5655-5660.(1998)
- Bender, J. and Fink, G. R. (1995). Epigenetic control of an endogenous gene family is revealed by a new blue fluorescent mutant of Arabidopsis. Cell 83, 725-734.(1995)
- Bender, J. and Kleckner, N. (1992). IS10 transposase mutations that specifically alter target site recognition. EMBO J. 11, 741-750.(1992)
- Bender, J. and Kleckner, N. (1986). Genetic Evidence that Tn10 Transposes by a Nonreplicative Mechanism. Cell 45, 801-815.(1986)


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The US, in recent times, has seen an increase in population that suffers from heart diseases, obesity, diabetes, arthritis and other such longstanding health conditions. There is also a rising need for health programs that are cost effective and help in Medicare qualifications of adults. All these factors have given birth to a new branch in fitness learning called specialized populations training.
The certification is usually structured in collaboration with healthcare experts and enables the fitness trainers to work with individuals with diverse fitness and health needs. These specialized trainers become distinguishable in the fitness industry by being able to scientifically design effective and safe preventive exercise programs for your fitness center members with unique needs.
Trainers with Special Populations Certification are professionals who use individualized approach to educate, motivate, assess, and train their clients among the special population. These include people with chronic as well as temporary health conditions. These conditions are categorized by body systems and psychological implications and involve cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, immunologic, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cancer as well as behavioral/psychological impairments.
Special population also includes people who are not necessarily affected by disease conditions and can include women who are menopausal, pregnant or postpartum. They could also be older adults, adolescents, or children.
Visit my blog, Gym Business Insights, to read the full article and more about choosing the right trainer!
The look and feel of Insight V2 is brand new! If you have ever tried the old version free of Insight, it was merely a 30 day demo. Insight V2 management system is unlimited free usage.
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Developing a risk management strategy for your fitness facility, health club, or personal training studio involves three basic steps:
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Taking a cold hard look at your facility from a risk management point of view is the first step in developing a risk management plan. Take some time to tour each area of your facility and imagine what possible hazards could possibly arise in each area.
Find out the areas that I explored at my home blog, Gym Business Insights!
Group training involves a fitness trainer from your gym leading a group of participants in their path of fitness. Participants, apart from group camaraderie, also benefit from access to a knowledgeable fitness professional at shared costs. These basic benefits of group training are making more and more fitness enthusiasts go for it in today's world. It is therefore essential that gyms look at this trend and provide an avenue for such people in order to stay competitive in the fitness market. The effectiveness of group training is mainly because social interaction, answerability, financial viability, and promotion of healthy competition.
What the trainer should keep in mind?
What do gyms and fitness centers need to do?
I give Insight to these questions in the full article located on my blog about gym business insights.
Since Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, I wrote a post on my blog about couple promotional ideas for my gym. The post specifically deals with promotions that will help resolve the issue of keeping couples together on this romantic holiday when only one person in the couple is a fitness enthusiast and the other is, well..., not so enthused about fitness. Here are just a few ideas...
- Salsa dance class. What could be more invigorating than hot Latin dance moves, powerful percussive music and red-hot Valentine's Day lighting?
- Partner yoga. This is a great way to stretch, relax and connect with someone on a very basic, non-verbal level.
- Couples spinning class, for couples who like to get competitive, get hot and get sweaty together.
- Couples strength training. This is a clever way to get her involved with your regular strength training routine, and show off your muscles at the same time.
- Assisted stretching is yet another great way to communicate and interact, while improving flexibility and loosening up muscles at the same time – great for before or after a strength-training workout.
For the full blog post, please go to "Love Among the Cardio Machines."
Happy Valentine's Day (week)!
Most Common Costs Associated with Personal Trainers:
As a continuation of the series, "Which is better…", Part IV touches upon the most basic cost and liability issues that should be considered when a fitness facility hires a personal trainer. As a gym owner or manager, it is your responsibility to provide your members with access to a number of services, including those of a professional personal trainer. However, you do have to decide whether you are going to place your personal trainers on the payroll or if you are simply going to use a series of independent contractors to do the job. There are inherent costs and liability that you need to assess before you make your final choice.
Payday to Payday
Of all the different costs associated with having personal trainers in your gym, those associated with hiring your own trainers are likely to be the highest ones. Since in doing things this way, you are adding them to your payroll, you are going to be paying them an hourly wage or salary. This means that as long as they are on the clock, you will be paying them, whether they are working with one of your members or not. As long as they have a long list of clients you will be getting the most for your money, but when times are slow, you may end up paying out more than you are taking in.
On the other hand, if you use independent contractors, you never have to pay them unless you offer their services for free to your members as part of an introductory package. At which point you may have to pay the cost of the time your members use. Other than this the only other real cost on a day to day basis is in ensure that you have them covered under your workers' compensation insurance.
For the full article, including a recap of the series, please visit my gyminsight blog!
A guest post on our blog shares his Insight on the growing pains of a small fitness business and what he found to help alleviate the pain and rediscover the excitement!
Here is a teaser... from Gym Business Insights: "Small Gym Management: From Pen and Paper to Nightmare to Software
I can't think of one personal trainer, group fitness instructor, or even hardcore recreational gym goer that has not thought about, at one point or another, opening their own training facility. One of the best problems to run into when opening your own gym is the growing pains associated with selling a great product. Obviously, in a situation like this, organization is key to the long term success of the facility.
From personal experience, I was on board with a small new private training facility that started experiencing these exact problems. Early on, everything was handled via pen, paper, and excel. This worked very well with twenty and less members using the facility. Being primarily a personal training and small group fitness gym, the low number of members was easily manageable. All billing was done in person, each month. When members were late on payments, there were only two or three phone calls that needed to be made. Several class times were offered throughout the week that was under the assumption of "since people are paying, someone will show up at each time." With no one signing up for a spot in the class beforehand, class sizes varied from one to fifteen people with absolutely no warning. Even with the larger class size, it was still pretty easy for one trainer to make sure everyone got their money's worth.
Everything was working smoothly… until membership doubled...
Visit the blog to find out what happened next!
I have posted the full length article on my Gym Business blog at - but here is one section of it...
Gym Maintenance and Gym Owners
Gym owners are affected two-fold, legal liability issues and financial costs.
To prepare for the worst, legally speaking, it is always best to document EVERYTHING, including all preventative maintenance done to equipment and the steps taken after equipment is no longer in working order. Have all this recorded in one place (like a log book) and include receipts of equipment parts and pictures. Make the notice signs conspicuous and if necessary remove any potentially dangerous equipment from the gym floor! I know I might be sounding extreme, but a little of extra time now can save you a lot of time and money in court later. Make this log book a priority and enforce it with your employees!
Financially speaking, this can definitely be a source of controversy. I understand and empathize with anyone not liking fees on top of membership dues. So there are only really two ways to budget as a business owner for both the wear and tear of your facility AND also for those times when a total makeover is needed in order to re-energize your existing member base and/or to remain competitve with new and looming competition!
First budget suggestion (and I can thank my IdeaFit community for remaining Insightful suggestions), is to either have an extremely low membership price with a contract that conspicuously lays out a set fee for maintenance and enforce it from the beginning! I know that most major gyms budget yearly and in advance for these high cost business expense by including a maintenance fee within the membership contract and detailing what the fee will be used for to the members. Gym owners can reassure their members that these fees are being used appropriately by posting news to their social media pages or other announcement forums as to how these additional fees are being used.
The second budget option (which also seems to be the most suggested from other professionals in the community) is just to have included both the expected and unexpected maintenance costs in a higher based membership price.
The full blog post detailing these personality types can be found at http://blog.gyminsight.com/.
Here is a teaser of each personality one is likely to encounter at a fitness gym...
1. The Washed-Up Meathead- Be careful when making eye contact with him because if you show even a mild amount of interest, it may start him off on a diatribe of all of the accolades he received during his sporting career!
2. The Faux Trainer- No matter what exercise you are doing, he will loudly exclaim to you that you are doing it wrong.
3. The Over-Enthused Workout Lady- She is very easy to spot because she is everywhere at once!
4. The Contender- Always be on guard when he is in the gym!
5. The Miscellaneous- You can spot him because he wears a shirt with the least amount of sleeves possible...
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Dan Milmo, industrial editor at the Guardian, noted that digital inevitably comes into the equation for SMBs as the economy recovers.
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Nathan McGurl, digital and social media consultant with Lloyds TSB, noted that the majority of businesses are now online.
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Earlier this week, research conducted by Spiceworks suggested that SMBs are gradually increasing their IT budgets.
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Monogamy, polygamy, bigamy – these are all terms that have always been on my radar. The -gamy suffix comes from the Greek for "marriage." I had never heard of hypergamy, though, until a month or so ago when I started to browse sites written by men about the modern dating scene. Basically hypergamy is marrying up – in status, wealth, prestige. Pick-up artists insist that women are innately hypergamous, that in terms of evolutionary psychology, many women will fight over one alpha male, often accepting fleeting or polygamous relationships rather than mate with men they deem less impressive. Marriage as a social institution evolved in order to more fairly assign mates, increase population, and protect and raise progeny to adulthood – or so goes the theory.
My first reaction was to scoff. After all, I know lots of married people and most [actually none of them] are not married to alphas. So where is all the alpha scrambling? The scuffles between women?


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That it was another brutal work week can be testified to by the absence of articles on my part. It's a statement of the times were are living through that just having all of our crews working counts as a huge success. We've slashed our rates to the bone and are taking a much lower profit margin (whoops, there's the left's mantra… evil profit) just to get the work in to keep our people busy.
I know one contractor who told me that he had taken several jobs virtually at cost, just to keep his people employed. We consoled each other, noting that our respective doors remained open and that there are many companies who are no longer around at all.
This obviously has nothing at all to do with Chris Wallace and his unpardonable treatment of GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann. I've never much cared for Chris Wallace for a number of reasons, some of which I'll address in this article.
I have an abiding love for real, factual and substantiated news reporting by historically grounded, unbiased reporters and commentators. I used to think that Mr Wallace was at least somewhat fair and unbiased. That illusion was dispelled when, at the tail end of an exclusive interview with Michele Bachmann, he played one of journalism's cheapest and most tawdry stunts… he posited the totally unwarranted and obnoxious question, "Are you a flake?"
Then, realizing his buffoon-like statement had badly miscarried, he sort of mumbled into his chin, "Well, that's what they're saying out there". His speech and demeanor revealed that he knew he had stepped in it, and was frantically trying to scrape it off by doing the 'beltway shuffle'. By this time he knew that he had teed off Michele, as her reply utterly demolished Wallace and made him look like the first-class chump he's turned out to be.
Hey, Chris… you want to talk about qualifications? Let's stack yours up against Bachmann's. No contest. Chris, this lady has more going for her in her little finger than you will ever have. Your smarmy little first-year journalistic punk-stunt backfired, didn't it Chrissy boy? Chris Wallace is a tool of the establishment GOP, though you won't find anyone at Fox or around the establishment 'Repubics' (thanks, Mark Levin) who will say so.
What you did manage, Chris… and the polls confirm… was to solidify Conservative support for Michele Bachmann. The Conservative base and the Tea Party patriots are swinging more and more to her banner. And by the way, Chris, I like the way she left you to dangle while you scrambled to cheap out on an apology… first with that statement that cheaply reiterated the word 'flake' as part of the text. Nice try, Chris. Then he boobs it on over to Facebook and tries to get out of it by apologizing there.
That Michele Bachmann finally accepted Mr Wallace's direct phone apology only after he had a twelve course crow dinner is a tribute to her class… and a remarkable insight into Chris Wallace's classlessness.
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