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For over eighteen years I have used the Internet. I used the Internet before even websites were common place. I have been socializing online well before that horrible buzz word "social media" was invented.
No matter what site I used, message boards, video sharing sites, aol, Facebook, I always would see the same things happen.
Initial discovery.
Out of the blue you will discover the site with curiosity. You will start to play around with it's features. You will end up finding friends who share your interests or ideology. If you didn't find the site interesting at all, at this stage you will stop going after only a few times.
Forming the site as a habit.
At this stage you will start going to this place more and more. You will either bookmark the site or have a prominent link to your profile (if applicable) on your blog. You will start to talk to your IRL friends about the site. They will not understand why you waste your time there. In some cases, you will even try to make friends IRL with your site's buddies.
Addiction and dependency.
At this point, the addiction to the site is at a fully blown epidemic. You will start to skip work or school because of this site. Often you will even use the mobile app of the site. You will see your Internet friends as kindred souls.
Questioning the motives of members.
Here is when things start to get messy. You will start to question, either openly or privately the motives of your Internet friends. Are they your real friends, or are they just people who only exist on the Internet? Can they be trusted with even a small secret?
Disagreement with policy, other members or both.
Now, you will either start to tire of many of the sites members' antics. You will also question how the place is run or recoil at any new changes. You want the place to stay the same, but the sites owners either don't care or care about a select few people.
Boredom or Outright revolt.
The site now is no longer fun anymore. You are bored or fed up with newer users who don't understand how good the place used to be. The current or new management doesn't want to listen you bitch about things. At this time you are either outspoken against this place or are motivated to cause a rebellion. You also may be outgrowing the place after being on it for a few years.
Rage quit or banning.
You have been pushed to the edge. One day you will get banned for doing something stupid or suspended for revolting. In larger communities you won't even wait for that to happen, you will leave first. Sometimes it's accompanied by a sob story as a way to garner sympathy one last time. More than often you will use the delete function and leave it at that.
Half-assed comeback.
One day, often very quickly you come crawling back! You realize how boring your life with that social site is and try again. You may not have the same clout you once had. Hell, you might be ostracized enough to leave again. The main reason you came back is because you missed your old friends!
Secondary habit or "re-purposing" the site.
Sometimes a older site that you used to go to might be used differently. You aren't as addicted but you will use it for another reason or at certain situations. Instead of being an active contributor, you will mainly lurk or view the service at certain times.
Complete Abandonment.
If you reached this point you will just stop going to that place PERIOD. At this stage, you have replaced it with one or more places. Then the cycle continues…..


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Chester's Dunkin' Donuts went sour in September, but is once again dishing out its plethora of goodies. The Chester store open last Tuesday though not too many people knew about it.
"Did you see the Dunkin' Donuts was open again? What happened?" Chester resident Nick Pride asked the Village News staff.
A lawsuit involving Dunkin' corporate and the former franchise owners took eight months to work out before new management could take over the four locations in the Richmond area.
Charlottesville resident Andy Rod bought the franchise on West Hundred Road and Rod said he would have to find a way to let customers know that the stores are open again.
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- Sex: Male
Nicholas Paul's Info...
I am already neutered, housetrained, purebred, a special needs pet, in need of an experienced adopter, up to date with shots, not good with kids, not good with dogs, and good with cats.
SPECIAL NEEDS: Nicky has one blind eye from an injury, and the lens on his good eye has diminished eyesight from a slight thickening over the lens, which will most likely worsen with age. Eventually, Nicky may be completely blind. Nicky is currently being treated with Heartguard for a mild infestation of heartworms.
Nick has had a very difficult start in life. This Pekingnese was rescued from a situation of severe neglect and abuse. He is being socialized now at the Catnip Cottage and is fabulous with other dogs and cats after he has been slowly and properly introduced to them and has had time to become accustomed to his place in the pack. He loves animals, but is distrustful of humans, particularly strangers. Nicky bonds especially well with one special person. We are working with his socialization and he has come amazingly far in a short time in the stable pack of his foster home. Among his firsts, at 7 years of age Nicky has gotten his first Christmas Present from Santa, a squeeky ball that he loves. After living his life at the end of a rope tied up outside, neglected and abused, now he loves being an indoor dog. Nick loves toys now, and soft beds. Nick has even gotten his first kiss from a human. Nick has good manners inside the home. His house training is coming along quite well also. We are continuing to work on his trust issues. Nick does show the typical fearlessness and courage of Pekingnese. Also typical of his breed, he has a strong desire to be Alpha and requires a home where the owners can clearly and unmistakably maintain Alpha position in a stable home pack. Nick is also heartworm positive. He is undergoing treatment for his heartworms now. When Nick's heartworm treatment is complete and we have brought him just a bit farther with his social skills, Nick will need an adult-only home experienced with the Pekingnese breed. Sorry, but we are not comfortable placing Nicky P. with children. Nick is better with women than with men. Nick is not completely house trained, but is trained to Puppy Pads.
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Roadtec will be offering a new cold recycler for use in cold-in-place recycling projects that use the recycling train concept. A recycling train consists of tanker trucks, cold planers, crushing and screening untis, mixers, pavers and rollers. The new RT-500 can handle up to 600 tph (tons per hour) of material. The RT-500 cold recycler is designed to crush and screen the RAP producd by the RX-900 cold planer, and the on-board pugmill mixes emulsion into the recycled material.
The RT-500™s JCI brand double deck screen receives the milled up material from the RX-900 conveyor. Any oversized material goes through the RT-500™s Telsmith 3048 impact crusher and back to the screen via a two-conveyor return circuit. The conveyors are outfitted with cleated belts for maximum production. A water spray system prevents dust build up on rollers and the conveyors are covered for safety and to prevent roll-off.
Material that passes the screen drops onto a 48 weigh belt. The belt™s electronic scale, accurate to +/- 1%, communicates with the blending computer, which in turn adjusts the flow of additives that go into the RT-500™s JCI/KPI Model 52 pugmill mixer. This twin shaft mixer has a capacity of 600 tons per hours. After a thorough mixing in the pugmill the material is discharged in a windrow onto the roadway. The whole RT-500 system is run by electric motors powered by a Caterpillar C-9 generator set.
The Roadtec 950 horsepower RX-900 cold planer is the recycling train™s sole source of propulsion. It tows the RT-500 cold recycler and a nurse tank for the emulsions. It also pushes a water truck and a slurry tanker that are always with the train. The RX-900 also pushes another emulsion tanker and slurry tank when they are present to replenish the tankers hooked to the train. Those two replenishing tankers are attached to the train just long enough to pump off their products and then go to a staging area where they are refilled to return to the train. A windrow loader followes the train to pick up the material and feed it to a conventional paver to be spread on the roadway.
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Compliantia takes the security of your data and the reliability of the service very seriously. Here are some of the security and reliability measures we take:
Firewalls and IP blockers
Every Compliantia server is protected by a firewall and IP blocker that monitor traffic on multiple protocols and ports.Encryption in transit
All information travelling between your computer, tablet or smartphone and Compliantia servers is protected from eavesdroppers with 256-bit SSL encryption. The lock icon in your browser indicates that you aren't on a phishing site impersonating Compliantia and that your data is secure in transit. All data travelling to and from your device is encrypted, always.Encryption in storage
Passwords are encrypted in our database using one-way encryption. This means no one at Compliantia knows your password. If you can't remember it, you need to change it.Physical security
The Compliantia servers are located at Rackspace state-of-the-art datacentres in San Antonio, Texas. The servers holding and managing your data are protected with biometric access controls, constant surveillance, redundant power feeds and generators, robust fire suppression, and carefully monitored climate control.Backups
Compliantia data is backed-up daily to multiple secured locations on at least two different networks, in two different states, to ensure that, even in the event of a natural disaster, your data can be quickly restored.Redundancy
Compliantia is redundantly load-balanced to ensure availability under load and quick response times.Monitoring
Compliantia servers are constantly monitored for uptime using a third-party global monitoring service.Our story
In 2004, our founder began working with a Quick Service Restaurant chain, with over 3,000 locations, to automate the company's paper-based retail audit process. This experience proved to be the inspiration for Compliantia: a real-time, configurable and secure web and mobile platform for retail operations, specifically designed for multi-unit retailers. Compliantia was founded in 2009. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Betterdot Systems Inc., established in 1999. Today Compliantia is used by national and regional multi-unit retailers across the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.We believe
- Paper and Excel checklists are time-consuming, error-prone, and deprive the organization of the real-time analytics it needs to make informed decisions.
- Running a retail business is hard enough. Operational, merchandising and loss-prevention compliance should be easy, fast, but powerful enough to satisfy your reporting needs.
- You should be able to create and manage your own forms, users and stores using intuitive web-based tools.
- The application should be completely configurable and adapt to your exact needs and workflow.
- Your data deserves to be safe, secure, and always accessible.
- You should have access to your service anytime, anywhere, on any device.
Our mission
Our mission is to deliver a simple and powerful service that helps you manage your retail business. We pledge that our service will:- Save you time
- Save you money
- Be easy to use
- Be accessible anytime from anywhere
- Let you manage your operations without buying servers and installing software
- Secure and backup your data
Configurability is at the heart of the Compliantia platform. Configurability means you have the ability to manage every aspect of your service and workflow. It means you are in charge.
Of course, we are always available to answer your questions. We provide support by phone (toll-free) and email and have a feedback mechanism built into the application. But managing critical parts of your business shouldn't require an intermediary and delays. With Compliantia, you are in charge.
Here are some of the ways we make the Compliantia platform configurable:
Build and manage your own forms
You can build forms using an intuitive web-based form builder. The form builder lets you create and update forms, attach best-practice pictures and supporting documentation, define restrictions, export and more. You can also build larger forms in Excel and import them into Compliantia. You can have as many forms as you want at any given time, each with its own effective date (which can be immediate), expiry date and any applicable restrictions.Import and manage your own stores and users
You can add, update and inactivate locations and users using the web interface. You can also create the store and user list in Excel and upload it to Compliantia. Changes are applied immediately.Create your own workflows
You can control and tune most aspects of the service and create your own workflows. Control who gets notifications, who sees audits, whether action plans are needed and whether sign-offs are required.One-day setup
Compliantia is a real-time platform that works as fast as you do. Our technology allows us to create your branded account in just minutes. It allows us, or your own administrator, to upload a store and user list, create forms and brand-specific workflows just as fast. The interface is intuitive, web-based and works in real-time. We understand that launching a retail audit program is more involved than just setting up a software service. Determining what goes on the form, putting organizational processes in place and training staff are all critical to the success of the program. We call this stage "calibration" and it can take weeks to complete in a large organization. When you are ready, our technology and consultants will help you get up and running quickly. How quickly? You will be up and running with Compliantia in one day.United States
- Wireless, 350 stores
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Europe and Middle East
- Florists, 370 franchisees
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- Fitness, France, 80 clubs
- Chocolate, France, 60 stores
- Travel, France, 50 agencies
- Japanese dine-in and sushi delivery, France
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Multi-unit retailers
Food and beverage services, hospitality, consumer electronics, petroleum and convenience, apparel and specialty items, furniture, entertainment, fitness, mobile communication, supermarkets, warehouses, drugstores and pharmacies.- Merchandising, seasonal programs and promotions
- Products and preparation
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Consumer packaged goods and wholesalers
Manufacturers and wholesalers of consumer packaged goods.- In-store merchandising, seasonal programs and promotions
- Planogram compliance (out of stock, wrong number of facings)
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Please visit Compliantia's sister product, InspectLoop. InspectLoop is commercial site inspection software. It helps commerce and industry inspect sites for security, health and safety, operational or regulatory standards with an app running on a smartphone, tablet or laptop. InspectLoop is engineered for construction, energy, manufacturing, mining, industrial services, utilities, transportation, education and healthcare.7,000,000
Number of store standards audited with Compliantia350,000
Number of substandard or non-compliant issues and problem areas assigned to an action plan using Compliantia24,000
Number of retail professionals in our moderated LinkedIn group District Managers and Retail Operations10,000
Number of stores (per customer) supported by Compliantia, out of the box. Create and maintain every store and every user account with a single file upload.5,000
Number of stores worldwide where Compliantia is used40%
Percentage of users using Compliantia on a smartphone or tablet. Compliantia works in real-time as well as offline and supports iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Microsoft Windows and Apple OS.30
Length of the free trial, in days. Try it with your forms, users and stores, in the field.25
Number of reports available in Compliantia, out of the box. All reports are real-time and automatically filtered according to each users permissions and store-affiliations. Reports include best and worst items, sections, stores and users. Reports also include trends, repeat unacceptables and store vs district/national average. All exports can be filtered, sorted and exported to Excel and PDF.21
Number of countries where Compliantia is used (United States, Canada, Europe and Australia)$0
Amount Compliantia customers need to spend on hardware, software and maintenance. Compliantia is cloud-based, hosted and secure.Welcome to our office.
Our office is:- Located (Address Map) in the heart of downtown Toronto. You can take transit, cycle, walk or drive to it.
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I posted a question looking for organic products on a local nursery forum. The owner responded with this comment.
I understand that not everything that says organic is healthy, or necessarily safe. But that some organic things are more TOXIC than synthetic pesticides??? What do you think about this?? Sandy Here is his answer: ---Keep in mind that fertilizer products like the ones you are looking for are the easiest ones to find. Keeping the bugs off with organic products will be a greater issue since many organic products are more toxic and residual than their synthetic counterparts. Always remember that organic=safe is NOT an accurate statement!---- |
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Welllll...since there are no specifics it's hard to say anything specific. There's no there there. Throwing out general statements, out of context, is disingenuous and paternalistic. Sure, you could find an "organic" product (strychnine) that is more toxic than a "synthetic" product (petroleum jelly). Even water and salt are not "safe" -- excess amounts of either one can kill a person. But if you were talking about solving a specific problem and considering the whole system, then the differences would be clear-cut. The only thing you can learn from this nursery owner is whom not to ask about organic practices. The nursery owner does not seem to understand organic gardening, where the goal is to work with the natural cycles and minimize (not eliminate at any cost) pests and diseases -- and to know the difference between beneficials and pests, not to simply "keep the bugs off"! In my organic garden, often the answer is not a "product" but a process -- a matter of timing and techniques and knowledge. I see organic gardening as a way to work smarter and more efficiently. (How's that for a general statement?) |
Ask him/her to give names of some of the many organic products that are more toxic and residual than their synthetic counterparts. I agree with habitat_gardener. I've heard that sort of statement before. IMO and IME it is intended to bring an end to any further discussion. When asked for specifics, the one who made the statement will be at a loss to come up with a good answer. Organic gardeners don't use even a riskier pesticide like rotenone in the same manner a chemicalist uses a 'cide. |
I agree with that statement completely. Tobacco is organic, used in the right way it can be beneficial. But used in other ways (such as smoking) it is a killer. Even synthetics have to be made out of something; we have yet to create anything out of air. |
I think the claim of "more persistent" is wrong. I can't think of any insecticide considered organic that is persistently toxic. It is true that nicotine sulfate concentrate is one of the most toxic substances sold for insect control. Rotenone has been associated with chronic neurological problems and is no longer used by knowledgeable organic gardeners. Among fungicides considered organic, copper is persistent but is harmless or beneficial in small concentrations (except to aquatic life). Copper should be handled carefully, since if excessive amounts are ingested or inhaled, it can accumulate in the body and cause liver damage. Materials that are most commonly used, such as sulfur, baking soda, soap, oil, antitranspirants, and pyrethrins, are clearly safer for the gardener and the environment than most of the synthetic alternatives. |
Always remember that organic=safe is NOT an accurate statement In general, I agree with the statement above. The fact that any concentrated compound or solution – organic or inorganic – tends to be very toxic, and need to handle with care. But, organic matters in general, decay/decompose more readily than synthetic products. So saying "Keeping the bugs off with organic products will be a greater issue since many organic products are more toxic and residual than their synthetic counterparts" is not true. And pest management using organic approach is more effective long term via biocontrol method than reaching for a spray bottle of lesser toxic materials. The law of economic "Supply and Demand" applies well in nature. As pest population rises, the beneficial (insects et al.) population will rise, and vice versa. And this keeps the equilibrium of all critters in the gardens. For foreign pests such as JB which doesn't have many natural predators, intervention like milky spores is necessary. |
If you're talking about organic products, its pretty much true. copper is copper, and its not going to break down into anything else. Bordeux mixture ( which I've seen mentioned in many threads) is pretty darn toxic- same with nicotine. while synthetic fungicides are pretty bad news, I'm sure the argument could be made that some are better for your soil ecology than adding more and more copper every year. on the toxicity front ld50 of bordeaux mixture is 300 (mg/kg) ld50 of triforene (ortho rose pride)16000 mg/kg ld50 is the dose necessary to kill 50% of the test population (in this case rats) this isn't to say that synthetic pesticides are necessarily benign--just usually not rapidly lethal |
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I have posted on the exchange forum my preliminary list of what I am going to have for the plant swap. I would particularly like to know if anyone is going to want some waterlily, as I will wait until the morning of the swap to bring them out of the deep.
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Blizzard at PAX 2009 wrapup
Tisoi also has a report over on WoW LJ, including a few pictures of the setup on the convention floor, as well as a few (sneaky) screenshots of the Worgen and Goblin areas. He also got to meet Jeff "Vork" Lewis and Sandeep "Zaboo" Parikh of The Guild. Felicia Day wasn't there (she spent the weekend at Dragon*Con, where there was other WoW-related shenanigans going on), but as Sandeep reported on his Twitter, she wasn't needed, thanks to cosplayers. Sounds like a great time was had by all. Next year, PAX is headed out east -- we'll have to keep an eye out and see if Blizzard is going there as well.
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When the lights flicker on and off at The Gourmet Detective, there's no cause for alarm?it's all just part of the show. The interactive murder mystery dinner theatre injects a three-course meal with whimsical performers who blend comedy and drama into a vintage whodunnit. Each show transports its captive audience to the era of film noir, wrapping them into a dark, twisting narrative scored with live music from a lounge singer. The scene is set as guests mingle with the characters at a pre-show cocktail hour, then step into the seedy restaurant those characters run. When the first players are bumped off at the start of the meal, everyone in the crowd becomes equally gumshoe, witness, and suspect. Throughout the dinner, guests can either sit back and enjoy the show or gather clues by talking with the characters who serve each course between the scenes. The evening culminates in a reveal of the real culprit, as well as the audience's most inaccurate guesses.
UltraStar Cinemas cossets moviegoers in cushy seating as they enjoy Hollywood hits alongside buttery servings of popcorn. Film buffs can peruse the current showtimes to handpick an action-packed flick, romantic comedy, or chilling thriller featuring inexplicably aggressive hamsters. The concession stand outfits moviegoers with snacks, drinks, and buckets filled with warm kernels, keeping stomach grumblings to a minimum during showings and providing crunchy projectiles in case of sudden younger-sibling attacks.
Arthur Murray Dance Studio has been a leading name in franchise dance since 1912, when the entrepreneur began selling mail-order dance lessons. Expanding his reach, he enlisted teachers to spread his signature dance lessons on first-class steamships and skyrocketed to fame in the '30s after introducing the public to such dances as the Lambeth Walk and the Big Apple. By the 1950s, Arthur and his wife, Kathryn, were hosting their own highly popular TV show on ABC, the Arthur Murray Dance Party, which ran for 12 years. Today, Arthur Murray's team prepares students for rug cutting at special events and weekend nightclub jaunts. Clients who arrive to lessons partnerless will be paired up with an instructor as the teachers assess their current skill level and make recommendations on the most appropriate program. Throughout lessons, instructors teach the foundations of two to four dances from a long list of styles that range from Latin to country-western, helping students to learn basic step patterns, timing, and the ability to lead or follow.
Most Popular Attraction/Offering: Spring floors, tumble track, foam pit
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All veterans of the entertainment industry, the instructors at Ovation School for the Performing Arts don't believe in just instilling acting, singing, or dancing skills into their students. Instead, they impart all three, turning students of all skill levels into triple threats of stage and screen. Designed for kids and teens aged 5–18, the nonprofit's twice-weekly sessions are divided into 45-minute blocks whose subjects include acting, singing, and dance styles such as hip-hop and tap. Ovation also hosts private lessons focused on voice, piano, and guitar.
The Tony Award–winning musical Evita, by esteemed writers Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, charts the rise of the world's first political celebrity, Argentine first lady Eva Perón. Peppered with familiar personages such as Che Guevara, nail- and toe-biting political maneuvers, and immaculate six-part harmonies, Evita reaches even the iciest heart with the fire of its emotional exuberance. Allow eager eardrums to savor the dulcet tones of the score, headlined by the famous "Don't Cry for Me Argentina." In the intimate environs of the Lewis Family Playhouse, peepers can pick out every detail of the stage's goings-on, from artfully rendered emotion to the tragic parting of lovelorn curtains for the entirety of the play.


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Through prioritized spending and without increasing the tax burden on hardworking Minnesotans, Republicans turned a $6.2 billion projected budget deficit into a $2.5 billion budget surplus for 2012-13.
A total of $900 million of those surplus funds immediately went toward replenishing the states empty budget reserves and cash flow account.
The remaining $1.6 billion in surplus funds paid off the school shift that was part of the 2011 budget compromise and is beginning to pay back the debt to schools borrowed by the DFL in 2010. School districts received scheduled payments on December 15th and 28th. The $1.6 billion shift payback represents 60% of the total amount borrowed from Minnesota schools by two different legislatures, over the past four years.
This is tremendous news for our schools. By making government work smarter and designing efficiencies, we passed a balanced budget without asking Minnesotans to pay more taxes. Reform measures focused on growing jobs in our state and getting people back to work. Those efforts have paid off and our schools are benefiting from the improved budget situation, said Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa).
School districts in Rep. Drazkowskis area will receive the following amounts from the most recent $1.3 billion in school shift payback. (The remaining $300 million is scheduled to be repaid early in 2013.)
Winona Area Public School District $5,196,046
Plainview-Elgin-Millville $1,991,812
Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District $1,421,471
Triton School District
St. Charles Public School District $1,327,099
Lewiston-Altura Public School Dist. $1,135,487
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School Dist. $854,162
Pine Island Public School Dist. $1,574,885
Goodhue Public School District $879,742
Kasson-Mantorville School District $2,913,177
Lake City Public School District $1,600,123
Kenyon-Wanamingo School District $1,186,225
Our state has been placed upon the right path, but we still have a lot of work to do. Republicans know what it takes to balance the budget and deliver these positive results for the people of Minnesota.
I am hopeful that Governor Dayton and Democrat lawmakers will work with us to continue on that successful path, concluded Rep. Drazkowski. Paying back the $1.1 billion remainder of the school shift, without forcing Minnesotans to pay more taxes, can and must be a priority this session.


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The secretary of yesteryear needed to know how to take shorthand, type and answer the phone. Today's secretary deals with dictation using a tape recorder and transcription equipment; instead of simply typing, she inputs data into a computer; and the office telephone she uses is actually a complex communications center.
What we now call the business support services industry has experienced a similar and perhaps even more remarkable evolution. It began as secretarial services or typing services, and typing was pretty much all they did. But those operations have gone the way of the horse and buggy, replaced by modern, techno-savvy entrepreneurs who want to take advantage of a virtually limitless market.
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- Introduction
- Target Market
- Startup Costs
- Operations
- Income and Billing
- Marketing
- Resources
Though the term "secretarial service" has a strong degree of consumer recognition, it's no longer an appropriate description of the industry. While typing and transcription (historically typical secretarial services) are still a mainstay, consumers often don't think of a secretarial service as providing desktop publishing, spreadsheet design, Internet-related services, and other sophisticated product and service packages. The phrase "business support services" does a much better job of conveying what the industry is all about today and still leaves flexibility for the changes that are likely to occur in the future. You'll also hear terms such as "administrative support services" and "office support services" applied to this industry.
In 1998, the National Association of Secretarial Services changed its name to the Association of Business Support Services International. Executive Director Lynette M. Smith says, "We felt that 'business support services' did a better job than 'secretarial services' of covering the scope of our members' services and bringing more respectability to the profession."
Of course, the size of the market for business support services is difficult to estimate for a number of reasons--primarily because the U.S. Bureau of the Census mixes other types of businesses with business support services. Also, the providers, services and customers are constantly evolving with technological advances. The secretarial service of the 1960s and 1970s, when a good electric typewriter was pretty much all you needed, wouldn't get off the ground today. And who knows what technology will be able to do 20 or 30 years from now?
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To understand the future potential, take a look at how the industry has evolved. Over the span of the 20th century, the administrative demands of doing business have grown tremendously, creating a need for secretarial and clerical support. With the advent of desktop computers and increasingly sophisticated office equipment, the skill and knowledge requirements of secretaries have also increased.
At the same time, the general business landscape has changed dramatically. Big businesses are looking for ways to streamline their operations, and one popular option is outsourcing, where they retain another company to provide a service that may have traditionally been done by employees. Small companies want to stay lean and profitable, so they, too, are turning to outsourcing, rather than fattening up their payroll.
Combine the obvious need with the new way of operating in the business world, and you have a dynamic young industry wide open with opportunity: business support services. In fact, there is so much opportunity that if you don't have a clear plan, specific services and a target market, your chances of success are slim. But with a lot of thought and preparation, and a minimal amount of cash, you can quickly be on the road to profitability.
Types of Services
You can offer a wide range of services. The following list encompasses what we found on the market, but it is by no means exhaustive. Some of these services could be businesses in and of themselves; others are ancillary to a primary service. Listen to your clients; they'll let you know what they need, and then you can decide if you can provide it.
- Word processing
- Tape transcription
- Phone-in dictation
- Desktop publishing
- Spreadsheet design
- College papers and reports
- Telephone answering
- Mail receiving and forwarding
- Packing and shipping
- Database/mailing list management
- Bookkeeping, check preparation and billing
- Resume preparation
- Proofreading
- Print brokering
- Fax sending and receiving
- Photocopying
- Notary
- Internet research
- Web page design and maintenance
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This is going to be a year which you have been always looking forward to. Improvement in all aspects of life starts now! No doubt, you have been working hard to make your dreams come true but that doesn't mean you don't pamper yourself to the leisure & pleasure side of the life. Remember? All work and no play make Jack a dull boy! Stars advise you to pave some way to your creative side and enjoy your hobbies too. Work, Money, Fame - all will come with time but this is the year to set yourself a bit loose and live life! This year, you will be in the pink of health. A healthy diet and moderate life style will also help you to stay fit and trim. Your near ones will provide you comfort and support. Better invest into a commercial property than a residential one and watch out the long term benefits come with it. Your investment is likely to multiply in no time.Career: The cash inflows for you will keep you in high spirits. Co-workers may try to entangle you in office politics but you will manage to come out clean. Don't get into what other say or do - you have a strong instinct that will help you move up the career ladder. Businessmen may plan to expand their horizons but may have to outsource quite a bit of the work to realize their propositions. Those working in the government sector are likely to be entrusted with an important responsibility. Success is also on the cards for those aspiring for civil services examinations.Good Luck Tip: There is no fun in going to work if you don't get along with your workmates. To ensure harmony between you and your colleagues, superiors, subordinates and business associates, place an amethyst gem tree on your desk. The amethyst is sometimes known as the stone of contentment and harmony, and will prevent anger and discord. Romance: If romance is all about spending time with each other - gazing into each other's eyes and cuddling and fondling together - you should better get your ideas right Aquarian! You might encounter an all together different situation this time where your partner might want some serious thoughts in taking this relationship further. If you are not too serious about getting married; better don't commit. The first half of the year is especially going to be giving you definite highs and lows. Step ahead with caution!Relationship Tip: Downsize from a King to a Queen - Sleeping on a huge mattress won't cultivate intimacy. Invest in a comfortable queen-sized bed if you'd like to find the love of your life. If you simply can't make the switch, make sure to sleep on patterned sheets to add some zest to your sex life.Lucky Number: 5Lucky Color: All shades of GreenLucky Months: September & DecemberJanuaryYou may need to contend with bad health, so take care. Problems arising on the work front will have to be dealt with promptly. Funds saved for something specific may have to be spent on something else. You will need to be flexible in your approach regarding a family matter. Take the first step for the sake of improving relationship on the romantic front. Those travelling for fun with friends and colleagues are likely to enjoy their hearts out. Lucky No.: 4Lucky Colour: Electric BlueFebruarySome of you are likely to start something new started on the professional front. Why not take a break and get refreshed, before taking up another task? It will do you good. Unwavering focus will be needed for performing well on the academic front, as distractions may tempt you. Good investments promise to get you more for your money. A family elder may feel neglected and may make an issue of it. Avoid travel fatigue by limiting travel. Lucky No.: 9Lucky Colour: MaroonMarchRediscovering your hidden talents and skills is likely to keep you happily busy. Your efforts on the professional front will not go in vain. A coveted post or an assignment is yours at work. You are likely to ace a competition with flying colours. Financially, you will remain on a safe wicket, as money comes to you from various sources. Praise will pour in from all quarters for an event well managed on the social front.Lucky No.: 17Lucky Colour: WhiteAprilHealth problems troubling you are likely to disappear, as you find yourself fitter and more energetic. Someone in the family is likely to make you proud. Giving a personal touch to whatever you deliver at work will be much appreciated by others. Problem solving on the academic front is likely to make you a star performer. Someone may bowl you over by returning your affections on the romantic front. You will derive much pleasure from an impromptu journey. Lucky No.: 9Lucky Colour: Golden BrownMayDon't discuss others in their absence, as you may come in their firing line. Talk less and listen more, as you are bound make mistakes at work. Financial negotiations may get stranded over some issue. Something you say or do may hurt spouse or a family member, so watch out. Finding time for a social commitment appears difficult, but you will manage somehow. An associate you are trying to attract may take the cue, so keep your fingers crossed! Lucky No.: 5Lucky Colour: Sea GreenJuneThis is an excellent month that is likely to fulfill all your desires. An overseas journey may be undertaken and exotic places explored. Financially, you are likely to seal a lucrative deal. You are likely to remain head and shoulder above the competition on the academic front. Your social life appears most happening and planning something with friends cannot be ruled out. You will have no dearth of money, but judicious spending is the need of the hour. Lucky No.: 6Lucky Colour: CreamJulyYou may be reluctant to take an initiative in the absence of any support, but don't get discouraged and go right ahead. Skill and talent will be needed to make your mark at work. Existing environment on the home front will keep you happy and contended. Someone on the romantic front is likely to win you over. Those searching for a life partner may soon tie the knot. Owning a vehicle of your dreams may come true for some. Lucky No.: 17Lucky Colour: Electric GreyAugustWhatever you do, you must be fair and just to all. There is a need keep a tag on the work being undertaken by subordinates. Professionally, you may be dealing with many things at once and will manage to do justice to all. Rising expenditure will be easily countered by increased earnings. Spouse may seem all lovey-dovey this month, so plan a romantic evening with a candlelight dinner thrown in! Steps taken on the health front will prove beneficial.Lucky No.: 22Lucky Colour: TurquoiseSeptemberHobbies and various other exciting pastimes may attract you. You can get rather too protective of someone and get accused of favouritism on the family front. In calling a spade a spade at work, don't lose your cool. Good networking is likely to help you out of a tight spot. As of now, you face no financial worries. Health-wise you will remain fit as a fiddle. Someone may try to interfere in your love life.Lucky No.: 17Lucky Colour: Bottle GreenOctoberYou may find the going a bit tough on the romantic front, but don't lose hope. A business venture will be successful, only if you are able to tap the right contacts. Someone close may come and stay with you for a few days. Sharing the workload on the academic front with your group may not quite work out. Reins may need to be tightened a bit on mounting expenditure. Adjusting to the daily workout schedule may prove difficult.Lucky No.: 11Lucky Colour: CreamNovemberThis is the time for you to enjoy, but don't overdo it for the sake of health. Accompanying someone on an interesting will prove most entertaining. Something concrete gets done in a property matter. Achieving targets will put you in the lead on the professional front. Your patience and tolerance will help defuse an ugly situation on the home front. Many more avenues fro earning may open up for you on the financial front. Get used to new situations.Lucky No.: 6Lucky Colour: CrimsonDecemberA little push is what is needed to see an important assignment to completion. You will find much success in independent pursuits. Maintaining contacts with the right people will prove favourable on the academic front. You may become part of an exciting trip and enjoy your heart out. Resolving a contentious property issue amicably will be in your interest. Persistence will pay on the fitness front. Good earning is indicated. Your professional reputation is set to rise.Lucky No.: 8Lucky Colour: Metallic Blue
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Roch Carrier's Classic Children's Book "The Hockey Sweater" to be Performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
April 4, 2012 1 Comment
The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier is a classic and beloved piece of Canadian children's literature. The book tells the tale of a young boy who idolizes Maurice "The Rocket" Richard and his Montreal Canadiens, and who faces extreme embarrassment and social discomfort when his mother accidentally orders him a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater instead of the ubiquitous bleu, blanc et rouge worn by all of his friends.
The Hockey Sweater was published in French 1979, and translated into English shortly thereafter. In 1980, the National Film Board of Canada produced an animated short film, Le Chandaille/The Sweater, based upon the book. Both the book and the film are considered by many to be important Canadian cultural artifacts. The Canadian Museum of Civilization even offers an examination of the book's cultural context on its website.
In an interesting merging of literature, music and sport, in May the Toronto Symphony Orchestra will be presenting a performance of The Hockey Sweater, narrated by Carrier and introduced by Ken Dryden. Read more of this post


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We have served thousands of satisfied customers, many of whom had moved away from the area and often found difficult to find another Turkish Restaurant that can compare. We only use quality meats, vegetables and ingredients. We want you to be able to taste the food. What you taste is what you get at Turkish Kebab House. Our food is definitely lighter, leaner and healthier.


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This mild lathering moisturizing cleanser gently restores shiny, healthy curls. Suggested use: Wet curls thoroughly. Massage a liberal amount between palms and work vigorously throughout hair and scalp. Rinse well. For maximum hydration, follow with DevaCurl One Condition. Available in 32 fl. oz. and 12 fl. oz.
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14 During the 12 years that I was governor of Judah, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' reign to the thirty-second year of his reign, my brothers and I never ate any food that was paid for by the governor's food allowance. | 14 Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year--twelve years--neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. |
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For the Emmy Awards, she got creative with a Campbell McAuley 'do. "He had to go and do someone else for the show, so he did my hair first and it was all down and curled and very beautiful," she said. "After he left, I put on my dress and decided that my hair would look better up, so I just pinned it up myself, and it turned out to be one of my favorite hairstyles."Read MoreLess


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Height: 6'4" Weight: 302 Arm length: 34" 40 yard Dash: 4.97
Broad Jump: 114 in Bench: 22 reps Vertical jump: 32 in 20 yard Shuttle: 4.44
· Good athlete with fluid movement inside the box and out
· Good lower body strength
· Keeps feet moving constantly, plays with urgency
· Plays position with violence and a nasty streak, finishes every block
· Delivers a strike with hands,
· Mauler of a run blocker, will burry defenders give the chance
· Plays with good leverage, fires out low to get under defender
· Wins with leverage and technique
· Quick enough to reach block and strong enough to seal
· Never takes a play off
· Good enough athlete to anchor, good blind side protector
· Does not have prototype size or arm length for postion
· Foot quickness is good but not elite
· Hips are slightly stiff
· Can be too aggressive at times
· Will lean on defenders and not lock them out sometimes
· Hand placement needs work, will shoot hands wide
Bitonio is a throwback lineman who plays with nastiness and heart. Some scouts consider him an inside player at the next level due to his height and arm length. The bottom line is that he can play. He only gave up one pressure to Antony Barr when the two played this fall and he routinely opened up holes for Nevada when they played Alabama. Against elite talent, he shined. He does play too aggressive at times and will have to control hand placement and keep them inside. He will also have to adjust to playing with his hand in the dirt (mostly in a two point stance in college). Wherever you line him up, Bitonio will excel and be an asset on the line.


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Bill Gunn, President of the Gunn Brothers Oil Co., a home heating firm in Mamaroneck, N.Y., didn't start playing the game until the early-to-mid-1930's, when he was 33 years old. In 1935, when the Larchmont Westchester, N.Y. Club changed its affiliation (it had been one of the last holdouts) from the Parker Brothers' American Ping-Pong Association to the USTTA, Bill became its President. He soon took to participating seriously in tournaments, and by the 1938 Philadelphia National's was good enough to make the semi's of the Veteran (then Over 35) event where he lost to the eventual winner, N.J.'s Morris Bernstein. For the next 20 years he'd be a threat to win, or would win, many National titles in both the Veteran's (later, Senior's) and Esquire's (Over 50).
But Bill was even more well known as the Captain of U.S. Teams, as an E.C. member, as Chair of USTTA committees, as head of the Westchester, N.Y. TTC and organizer of various Open and Closed tournaments in the area, and as a sought after Announcer and Umpire for Finals Night at U.S. National Championships. He was a very dedicated worker for the Association, though I think also a controversial one.
Bill was never afraid to be critical, and one can see that early on from his comment at the 1939 National's. He complains of one "sour note" in an otherwise beautifully-run tournament—the service:
"I saw many top-notch players waving their paddles and arms in superfluous motions, designed not to impart spin to the ball, but to confuse the opponent and take his eye off the ball. At least two players served from behind their backs and under their legs. I even suspected two of deliberately serving before the opponent was ready. I think our rules on service need a little strengthening" (TTT, Mar., 1939).
Here Bill's already controversial—with regard to whether deception should be part of the play, whether the antics emphasized here demean the Sport, whether, if they're repeated, they quite possibly do the perpetrator more harm than good, and whether spectators enjoy such stuff.
The Eastern Open held its first Veteran's event in Feb., 1940, and in the final against George Bacon, Gunn, after winning the first two games at deuce, lost the next three. However, he would go on to win in '45 (from Bill Ousley) and in '49 (from Ernest DeVos). In the Veteran's at the 1940 Indianapolis U.S. Open, Defending Champ Bacon was beaten in the quarter's, after being up 2-0, by Nebraska State Champion Johnny Tatom, manager of the Omaha TTC and a local tennis pro. Tatom would then defeat Ed Dugan, the Chicago Stay & Play Club owner who wished he could have won to stay and play here. In the other semi's, Gunn outlasted that same Bernstein who'd beaten him in 1938, then stopped Tatom in the final to win his first National Championship.
That summer, out of the blue, the Japan TTA surprised the Americans. General Secretary Numa issued a letter of invitation—a friendly challenge—to the USTTA to send a U.S. Team of five players for "a stay of 21 days in Japan" with "all hotel charges and travel expenses defrayed by the Japan TTA" (TTT, March, 1940, 3). Gunn was named Captain of this Team, for he could take time off from his business, and, as a USTTA Vice-President, he could get the ear of his colleagues that he was worthy and available. So, accompanied by his wife Mae, and the players—Men: U.S. #5 Bob Anderson and U.S. #7 Bill Holzrichter; and Women: U.S. #2 Ruthe Brewer and, in place of U.S. #4 Mildred Shipman, suddenly pregnant and unable to set sail with the others from San Francisco, the U.S. #12 player Mayo Rae Rolph. In the last U.S. Open, Mayo, from Portland, Oregon, had been a finalist in Mixed Doubles with Anderson, and was now last-minute available to sail independently from Seattle. This she did and, after suffering some ill effects from a shipboard vaccination, joined her teammates in Osaka.
Our Team, and a weaker Australian one, was welcomed, Gunn said, with "extra courteous consideration" as we played matches in various cities, including Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Hiroshima. Accommodations were often luxurious—Mayo particularly remembers the famous Imperial Hotel that Frank Lloyd Wright built to withstand earthquakes.
Gunn, in his Captain's Report (TTT, Oct., 1940, 3; 14-15) speaks of the "astounding" interest in table tennis shown by the Japanese:
"…Everywhere we played there was never less than 1500 spectators present, and in many cases it jumped to four or five thousand. The only two T.T. parlors we saw in Japan were superior to any we have seen in the U.S. At one industrial plant in Nagoya there were at least 500 tables used during the day as working tables, but filled to capacity with table tennis players at lunch time or after working hours.
…[We] could not help but feel that many of…[the Japanese Association's] important t.t. activities were handled so much better than ours back home."
Sometimes our players were victorious in the match of the moment, often they were not. But of course on a trip like this it was more important to be diplomatic than to play well. Obviously, faced with changes in custom, one needed to have sophisticated responses. Hungarian table tennis aficionado Ervin Brody wrote of receiving postcard after postcard from his friend Miklos "Mike" Szabados when he and his fellow International Istvan "Stefan" Kelen were making their celebrated Tour, their late-'30's Odyssey to Oceania and the Far East. Brody says:
"In Japan they played in the court of the Tenno, where they were given a beautiful silver plate, and reported that Nippon players touched their noses to each other before the match started. They were told that this gesture corresponded to the handshake of prizefighters at the beginning of a boxing bout (TTT, Dec., 1941, 21).
Gunn doesn't mention seeing any such "handshake," but he does say:
"We had the privilege and rare honor of playing before royalty. The first night at Tokyo [June 12] we performed before two of the Emperor's brothers. Princes Chichibu and Mahasa. We all bowed our respect before and after each match and as they entered and left the hall. Our willingness to abide by this traditional etiquette brought us rounds of applause from many spectators."
Gunn made it clear that the Japanese already—12 years before their entry into World competition—had "very fine players," and Ruthe Brewer agreed: "They take the attack all the time. No defense just steady killing. A chop means nothing to them." Holzrichter said that the tables the U.S. practiced on were slick (the ball would slide), but that the tables the International Matches were played on were vastly different: they had a chalky, rough surface, and though you put heavy chop on the ball it would pop straight up and be hit away.
If the Japanese had a motive other than "Friendship Matches" in hosting this U.S. Team, it certainly wasn't clear to our players. Gunn said that the team received so many gifts that shipping them home became quite a problem." Rolfe agreed with Bill that "Our Japanese hosts were exceedingly kind to us." She particularly liked "a box of oriental make up cream and a pair of exquisitely carved wooden shoes" she was given. Mayo told Topics(Nov., 1940, 10) that in general the Japanese women "have a charming poise. They are always sweet, charming and natural. They smile a great deal and laugh softly. As in many foreign countries, the woman's place is strictly in the home. The men are considered socially superior to the women." Given this unequal-partner connection, Gunn reported that "In many Japanese cities it is against the law to play mixed doubles."
On July 2, JTTA President Usagawa sent a letter to our USTTA President Jim Clouther in which he stressed:
"…[We] have to mention that good-will between U.S.A. and Japan, promoted by means of the table tennis matches, is a most valuable result of the scheme. With this aim in view, let us hope for the continuation of the Pan Pacific table tennis matches and also the exchange of players for the sheer purpose of developing amity between the two nations" (TTT, Oct., 1940, 16).
Amity aside, there would be no continuation of this kind of U.S.A.-Japan exchange.
On returning from the Far East, Bill en route home to N.Y., stopped off in Minneapolis to play in the July 20-21 Aquatennial Open and won the Men's Consolation. But then, enough vacation, Bill had to get back to the flow of his Oil business. Perhaps, too, after this 1940-41 season he wasn't interested in retaining his USTTA E.C. Vice Presidency. At any event, the Association's Nominating Committee proposed an unchallenged slate, so Larry Minneker replaced Bill as 3rd V.P.
At the 1941 N.Y. National's, Gunn had a Veteran's title to defend. But Massachusetts TTA President Lloyd Shepherdson defeated Bill 20, 18, 19 in the semi's, then went on to down Philly's Al Nachsin in the final. In other years, too, Bill would come runner-up in the Veteran's—in 1942 (loss to Marlin Tucker), in '45 (loss to Bacon, 27-25 in the 5th), and in '46 (loss to Tucker again). However, he was the 1944 N.Y. State Open Vet's Champ—over Simeon Sabre. And in both 1945 (with Bacon) and 1949 (with Laszlo Bellak) he won the U.S. Open Over 35 Doubles.
Gunn, with his "melodious bass voice," enjoyed announcing matches at various tournaments, and since he also did quite a bit of umpiring, it may be that one of the matches he worked was the 1946 New York City U.S. Open Women's final—won by Bernice Charney (later Chotras) in 5 over Leah Neuberger. James A. Burchard, the covering reporter for N.Y.'s World-Telegram, quoted the umpire (most likely Gunn, but possibly Mel Rose) as saying, "Miss Charney had the guts to gamble everything on an all-out offensive. It was make or break and she won."
The 1949 National's were also held at St. Nick's, and on Finals Night Gunn was again on the mike announcing matches "until long after midnight, too late for the morning papers to report the results." The 1950 National's were in St. Louis—and Gunn's presence there was felt in two ways. In the Senior Doubles, Jack Carrington, esteemed English coach and mentor to World Champion Johnny Leach, paired with Bernie Hock for the win, but they were tested by Gunn and his partner, Raul Riveros, a police lieutenant from Santiago, Chile. Later, Topics Editor Bill Price praised Gunn for making "the slightly long presentation of trophies interesting with his wit and aplomb at the mike."
With the increasing attention Gunn was getting, it was no surprise that he was named Captain of the U.S. Team that would play the Canadians not, as usual, at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) tournament in Toronto in early September (that tournament wouldn't be held this year), but, with the cooperation of CTTA President Lou Beedle, at the Canadian Open, held Apr. 28-29 in Montreal's Palestre Nationale Gym. Bill's team of Johnny Somael, George Hendry, and Ralph Bast blitzed the Canadians 6-0, and Bill himself won the Senior's, as he would also do at the Quebec tournament over Easter weekend in 1952.
That Nov. the National Team Championship was held in Columbus, Ohio when the city was hit by its worst blizzard in 37 years. A team coming by car from California was stopped just short of the Ohio border, and the N.Y. team was reduced to just Doug Cartland and Johnny Somael because Marty Reisman and N.Y. Team Captain Gunn were stranded in snow outside Pittsburgh and couldn't attend. One wonders if that forced time Bill spent with Marty caused some lingering resentment of the U.S. super-star that would later out in his attacks on Marty.
Among the U.S. contingent to the 1951 World Championships in Vienna were not only Reisman but Gunn, who was to assist Captain Jimmy McClure with the Women's Team, act as U.S. Delegate to the ITTF Congress, and have the fun of playing a match or two.
At both the 1951 and '52 National's, Gunn paired with Tibor Hazi to win the Senior Doubles. The 1950-51 season also saw Gunn's friend Marianne Bessinger make the USTTA Women's Ranking list. Out of the darkness that was World War II Germany, she'd tripped the light fantastic to England where she'd received a dance scholarship. Her exuberance for table tennis could first be seen from afar when in the spectator stands at the 1948 Wembley World's she'd caught sight of Bo Vana and other greats. Then—how else for a 26-year-old or anyone else to learn?—she began playing the Sport…at London's Regent Polytechnic Institute. On coming to the States, she settled in White Plains, in Westchester County, not far from New York City, and opened—it would be her lifetime occupation—a dance school for children. By 1950 she had won the first of her local County Closed Championships, and later would be the President of the Westchester Association.
At the '53 National's in Kansas City, Gunn in winning his first Esquire Championshipwas bloodied in 5, but wasn't atomized into psychic bits by Defending Champion Louie Scharlack's "Atomic" sponge bat. In 1954, however, Louie played the avenger, won the 50's from Bill, 3-zip.
Gunn would not attend the 1952 Bombay World's, and could not attend the Iron Curtain 1953 World's in Bucharest. But he did go to the 1954 Wembley World's and, as Team Captain Tibor Hazi reported unfavorably on the U.S. Women's Team of Leah Neuberger, Mildred Shahian, and Pauline Robinson, Bill may have formed the same opinion, for later he'd be opposed to Leah and Mildred representing us on other World Teams. Bill, as expected, didn't do anything in Singles, or in Mixed Doubles with his friend Bessinger. But in the Men's Doubles his and New Yorker Irwin Miller's play was nothing short of exemplary: they won three Qualifying matches, then two more matches before they were beaten in the round of 32 by an English pair.
At the 1955 National's Bill, continuing his annual 50's battle with Scharlack, regained the title from him in a 5-game final—19 in the 4th, 19 in the 5th. The Utrecht World's that followed saw our "extras," Bill and Marianne, win a Mixed Doubles match that must have pleased them.
Pleasing them even more was Gunn's appointment as Captain of the 1956 U.S. World Team (after USTTA Treasurer Bill Feldt, and former USTTA Presidents Elmer Cinnater and Jimmy Shrout had all declined the time-consuming Mar. 25th-May 8th honor). A week before the Men's Team was named (Bukiet, Gusikoff, Hirschkowitz, and Klein), Sanford Gross of the Selection Committee urged that Miles be put on the Team, for to keep him off on a participation-point technicality would be "silly…ridiculous…very petty." But only Hazi agreed. Team Captain Gunn didn't object to Miles because he didn't have enough participation points, or because, as Ek said, "We must treat all players alike." Gunn said he had "more compelling reasons" for being opposed to Miles. Here's Bill's argument—a specious one, I think, given his own repeated involvement as Team Captain and official:
"First of all, he [Miles] has been signally honored—deservedly so—by the USTTA, often enough in the past, in recognition of his very great achievements here. Second, he doesn't seem to produce his best game in international competition [though still of course being recognized, from—what else?—his record, as one of the world's great players]. I suspect he leaves it behind on the practice tables, in money matches with English and other players. Third, if he has ever done anything for the game, unselfishly and free of charge, without benefit to Miles, I, for one, know nothing about it. He demands, and gets, fees for playing in small tournaments—or stays out. At least once, and maybe twice, he held up our good friends in Montreal for $100.00 and expenses, to play in their Provincial [Open] Championship. They could ill afford this money. Has he ever played in the Canadian Open at Toronto? [Once, in 1948; thereafter he thought the venue next to the animal stalls beneath him.] Offhand, I don't know, but many a year his presence in the draw would have helped them. Miles watches out for Miles, period. I don't think he deserves the honor of representing us again…[Other] players have the same faults, but they are more conspicuous in Miles….Last, but not least, every match he played would be one less for one of our youngsters…."
Gunn says that if Miles were named to the Team he would treat him "exactly as I would if I were in his favor." Huh? What is Bill consciously or unconsciously saying? Bill has reason to believe that Miles doesn't favor him? Perhaps he means to say he would treat Dick "exactly as I would if I had favored him for the Team." But given how he obviously resents Miles's professionalism, his attempt as Champion to distance himself from the masses in order to make money in this amateur-minded sport, I personally don't believe he could be impartial.
Representing our Women's Team were Neuberger, Robinson, and Flam—with Prouty as Alternate. Sally couldn't go as the 4th woman because the Army would only transport 8, including the Team Captain/Delegate to the ITTF Meeting, Gunn. Bill's choices for the Women's Team, unlike those of the Selection Committee members, did not include either Neuberger or Shahian. He wanted a young team of Lona Flam, Paulline Robinson, and Elaine Mitchell. Here's what he says about Leah and Millie (who'd advised that she would not be available for the Team):
"…They have had their share of honors, deservedly, in many past years. Altho' they dominate the game here, they are completely outclassed over there [wherever World Championships are played]. They are getting older—it is logical to assume that they will not improve any more. They cannot even come close to winning…."
Poor Leah. Her whole being is into the Sport—and in Tokyo, if we listen to Bill, she'll be an embarrassment to us. But, like it or not, she's gonna go, gotta go. In Part II, we'll see much more of Bill as controversial U.S. Team Captain.


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