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H2C Hotel Napoli is on the bay, near the Marina with a beautiful Gulf and Vesuvio Vulcan view. It is also only 600 mt far from old town center and enjoys an ideal position, close to the city's major attractions and services.
The hotel offers comfortable and elegant guestrooms and suites, giving a perfect solution for business and leisure guests, featuring private bathroom. Some rooms boast a whirlpool bath.
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The hotel offers also 3 meeting rooms, a lounge bar, a restaurant and a fitness center with gym, sauna and Turkish bath (next opening) and a solarium.
DirectionsView directions provided by hotelBy Car: Highway A1 ('Autostrada del Sole) - go on A3/E45 and follow the sign NAPOLI - Enter into Naples and take the Via Ponte dei Granili, following the sign PORTO - Carry on the Via Reggia di Portici, Via Alessandro Volta, Via Amerigo Vespucci, and arrive in Via Nuova Marina. Railway:Napoli Centrale Airport:Capodichino Aeroporto Napoli Capodichino Naples International Airport Aeroporto Capodichino Attractions:Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II Duomo di Napoli Piazza Cavour Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli |


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The Story of One Man's Quest for A Decent Haircut
Part One: Dandy Days
Around age 24 I came to the realization that, regardless of the savings, shaving my own head probably shouldn't be a standard contingency plan when I go get my haircut.
You see, up until that time, I still got my haircut at First Choice, which is fine if you're ten years old, but by the time you get to your 20s, is a bit like taking home a 300lb one night stand. Sure, it gets the job done, but you certainly don't want anyone seeing you do it and you almost always regret it afterward.
I was, maybe not unlike some of you, of the mindset that a haircut shouldn't cost more then $11. On top of that, they had a location a block from my house. Accordingly, I was happy enough to go there, knowing that, if things went horrbily wrong, I had stainless steel, barber-quality electric clippers at home and could simply buzz the whole mess off.
Unfortunately, this back-up plan was actually put into action as the result of a trip to First Choice on more than one occasion, and the last time was not only pretty annoying but was also the event that made me realize I look like a total goon when I shave my head. It also didn't help that people I worked with reacted either by calling me Remy or asking how long I had left to live.
Accordingly, I asked around about a better place to get my hair cut.
However, given that the majority of my friends at the time still thought First Choice was a good place to get a haircut (and some still do), I had to ask people I work with, who were mainly girls.
And so I ended up at Suki (apparently now renamed "Culture Salon").
Now, Suki was a fine and dandy place, but there was a bit of an emphasis on the dandy, if you know what I mean. Most of the time I was the only man in there. And I was almost always the only man in there that had any interest in vaginas.
The first day I walked into Suki I was greeted by possibly the prettiest head of hair I have ever seen. It was long, luxurious, thick, shiny, and even had some subtle highlights. It was downright gorgeous.
It was on the head of a man. His name was Suki.
During this first visit to Suki, I was told that the Black Eyed Peas had recently shut the place down to do a spa day there following their gig at London's John Labbat Centre. This story did not have the effect on me that it was supposed to have.
Reluctantly, I continued to go to Suki. Sure, the Flare and Vogue magazines weren't my cup of tea, sure, I always smelled like a French whore when I left, and sure I got tricked into buying ridiculously expensive hair products, but the guy who cut my hair actually did a decent job. And those scalp massages, the few times they weren't done by a man, were relaxing. Besides, where else in London Ontario can you get a haircut for the bargain basement price of $30 plus tip?
Once I moved to Toronto, and sadly, left Suki and my supply of $40 Aveda hair products behind, I again fell prey to laziness and the idea that, in order to get a decent haircut, I was going to have to go to place that pretty much made me uncomfortable the whole time I was there. This is how I ended up at Fluid.
Fluid was an okay place, but still not quite what I was looking for. This place was almost entirely white inside, featured a floor-to-ceiling display of the kind of weird man-products that had names with umlauts in them, and played dreadful top forty shit music all day. However, there were copies of Maxim and various car magazines there, so I knew they at least made some attempt to cater to men. However, these were next to a "nail station" and I was handed a glass of cucumber water when I sat down, so it was all very confusing.
I actually ended up getting my hair cut but the young guy who owned the place. I guess he knew what he was doing, and I usually got a decent haircut, but he frequently kept me waiting at least 20 minutes passed whenever my actual haircut was supposed to happen. It was a bit like having my hair cut by a pop star, actually. He always seemed to have some drama going on with his girlfriend or some missing shampoo girl and was constantly answering his cell phone while cutting my hair. I'm not the kind of guy who would use the word "diva," especially not to describe another dude, but if I were that type of guy, I'd probably use it to describe my "stylist" at Fluid.
And on top of his lackadaisical attitude, he just wasn't the type of guy I'd ever hang out with, or really, even want to take grooming advice from. One time he was wearing a leather vest. He had a faux hawk. He called me "guy" a lot. Many of his stories started with or included the phrase "I was fucked up on E."
Needless to say, Fluid wasn't really for me.
Thus began my quest to find a "real barber."
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The Trawangan Dive Finathon sparked an explosion of energy, fun and festivity in the name of sharks.
The Gili Islands off the coast of Lombok Indonesia, enjoyed a festival atmosphere as divers, locals and children joined together to protect sharks and raise funds for local projects. Trawangan Dive organised an island-wide triathlon challenge together with the Gili Eco Trust.
Would you shave your head for shark protection? That's just what Divemaster, Heather Murray is planning to do as part of the global Finathon™ - Get Swimming to End Shark Finning - fundraising challenge. We couldn't be more grateful and inspired.
Endangered Species Day is an opportunity to learn about the importance of endangered species and actions we can take to protect them. Scuba divers, with a passion for the ocean like no other, are naturally concerned about decline in marine species.
The good news is, we're a strong voice and we're achieving major milestones together. Just recently, we won campaigns to list oceanic whitetip sharks, porbeagles, three species of hammerheads and both manta rays under CITES.
Master Divers Koh Tao, Thailand have always been FINatical about sharks. They created and produced a super cool Shark Life video for the Big Shark Shout Out in 2012. And PADI Dive Master Gene Giraudeau successfully swam 23 km around the island of Koh Tao with Master Divers as her support crew in December last year. Way to go!
A FINtastic thank you to Langley Divers, Canada for completing their second indoor pool Finathon™.
This April a team of 12 raised $1,200 swimming to end finning. Les Newman, PADI Course Director at Langley Diving was introduced to the Finathon idea in 2011.
A love of eating pies and protecting sharks has inspired one scuba diver to make a pledge he may regret! If his fundraising target is met he'll swim 1,500 metres. But for every $10 over the target PADI Master Instructor, Andrew Barrett will swim an extra 100 metres. This puts Andrew's Finathon™ challenge firmly in the hands of his friends. The more dollars people donate the more he'll have to swim so please give generously to protect sharks.
'Did you know that Grey Nurse shark pups eat each other in the mother's womb and only the strongest survive?' This is one of many facts about sharks discovered by divers on the Dive World, Brisbane Specialty course this weekend.
The Finathon concept was born in 2011 from one scuba diver's passion for sharks and has now swept the globe, raising critical funds for shark protection and inspiring a movement to end finning. The first Finathon™ took place in the town of Stoke on Trent, in the heart of England. An unlikely place to find a tribe of FINatical shark advocates.
The good news is you don't have to be an event organiser extraordinaire to get involved in the Finathon™ 2013. In fact you don't actually have to swim at all.
Simply create your very own personal Finathon™ fundraising page, write a few words from the heart about why you love sharks, why sharks are totally awesome and why you think they deserve protecting. Make it personal and ask your friends to support the cause!
The clock's ticking for vanishing shark species. If you're FINatical about sharks, join the Finathon and fundraise for their protection. July is Official Finathon Month or you can host an event at anytime of year to suit your scuba calendar.
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Forum des Halles
1st Arrondissement
Paris, France
Contributed by Project for Public Spaces
An underground shopping mall in the heart of Paris, topped by a failed park.
Why It Doesn't Work
Forum des Halles derives its name from the historic market structures (Les Halles, affectionately remembered as "the stomach of Paris") that were demolished to make way for the nearby Centre Pompidou. It is hard to imagine a space more dissimilar from its namesake.
Forum des Halles is essentially a subterranean mall; it completely disorients you from the real city on the surface. To experience a city is to be aware of one place flowing into another, to encounter a staggering variety of stimuli continually flowing all around you. But traversing Forum des Halles is a deadening experience; every time through we have been gripped by the urge to leave as quickly as possible.
It is covered aboveground by a park that no one ever seems to visit, consisting of a fussy, unconnected set of elements. We encountered the ultimate sign of a failed space at one of the entranceways, where we found some of the most overt drug-dealing we have ever witnessed in Paris.
Related Links:
- The World's Best and Worst Parks - Forum des Halles is on PPS's list of the worst parks in the world


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WASHINGTON — Economists said China's decision on Thursday to revalue its currency for the first time in 10 years was a step that might signal more significant changes in its economic policy.
After months of political and market pressure, China abandoned its pegging of the yuan to the dollar, strengthening it by 2.1 percent to 8.11 for every dollar. The yuan, also known as the renminbi, had traded at a rate of 8.28-to-1. It will now fluctuate against a so-called basket of currencies.
Critics of the currency policy, including some members of Congress, European officials, and textile and apparel manufacturers, have argued that a lack of currency flexibility had given China an unfair advantage and was a major factor in the loss of U.S. jobs and in a trade deficit with China that reached a record $162 billion last year.
The currency issue has been among several points of friction between the U.S. and China. The Bush administration has pushed China to better enforce intellectual property laws and has imposed quotas on $1.31 billion worth of Chinese imports.
For now, the revaluation isn't enough to influence retail prices, change sourcing decisions or relieve pressure on U.S. manufacturers, experts said.
"It's a small step in a direction that will lead them to greater flexibility, but it isn't going to change the dynamic in the apparel industry," said J.P. Morgan Chase economist James Glassman. "It's not going to change the appeal of China and East Asia as a source of production."
However, the revaluation might slow the general decline in apparel prices that has characterized the industry for years, said Tom Haugen, president of sourcing giant Li & Fung USA.
"I don't think we'll see prices go up because prices are quoted in dollars," he said. "Their currency would have to be revalued an awful lot for it to have some sort of impact."
The incremental change, which could ultimately make goods from China more expensive, won't immediately affect powerhouses like Wal-Mart.
"We don't expect the change to have any material impact on our business," said a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, who stressed that the retailer sources goods in more than 70 countries. "Prices in our stores are not going to change anytime soon."


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Martha Zoller campaign for Congress kicks-offBy Marc Eggers Staff GAINESVILLE "My opponent
Doug Collins, and he's a good man
says hes the only one in this race with experience. Isn't it just like politicians to say that only elected experience counts?" said 9th district congressional candidate Martha Zoller at her 'Congress Kick-off Rally' held Friday evening on Roosevelt Square in downtown Gainesville.
The campaign is underway; let the race begin. Zoller, a longtime conservative radio talk show hostess but a newcomer to running for elected office, argued that her experience running a business, raising a family of four children, and building a successful broadcast career are invaluable experiences. Col. Larry Mrozinski, U.S. Army Retired of Woodstock, argued that Zollers lack of political experience was actually an asset. "Martha Zoller is not bringing with her any baggage from any I.O.U.s from any politicians," said Mrozinski. "Martha Zoller is not going to bring political correctness." But lack of time in office and a voting record does not mean her positions are unknown according to Ryan Mahoney, Zoller campaign manager. "Every morning for the last 15 years folks have turned on the radio and heard Marthas conservative message," Mahoney explained. "People already know what she stands for." "Elections keep elected officials honest," Zoller exclaimed, much to the approval of the audience. Included among those listening intently was Debbie Dooley, National Coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots. In the pre-speech audience two political rivals stood together, chatting amiably. Kris Yardley and Bobby Banks will be facing each other (with four other announced candidates) this November in the race to fill the recently vacated Georgia House District 25 seat, but for Friday night they were curious voters, each wanting to hear what Zoller had to say. Also in the audience was Zollers husband, Dr. Linwood Zoller. When asked if there was anything different in being Marthas husband turning this challenging new phase in her life, Dr. Zoller said as he smiled broadly, "Its still the same." The only other announced candidate in the race, state Rep. Doug Collins, held his kickoff earlier in the week, also in Gainesville. © Copyright 2015 AccessNorthGa.com
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Via the Orlando Magic:
The Orlando Magic received three major awards at the 2010 NBA Sales and Marketing Meetings held in Brooklyn, New York on January 11. The organization was awarded:
- A "10,000 Season Tickets Sold Award" – awarded for selling more than 10,000 full season tickets
- A "2,000 New Season Tickets Sold Award" – awarded for selling more than 2,000 new full season tickets this season
- A sponsorship Performance Award for having more than 40 sponsors in the Top 50 corporate partnership categories that exceed the league average. This is the first time in club history that the team has been recognized with this award.
The Magic currently have more than 14,000 season ticket holders, the most in franchise history. Orlando's corporate partnership roster – anchored by its "Champions of the Community" platform – is also a franchise record. Throughout the meetings the Magic was used in best practice examples in everything from digital media to orlandomagic.com original content to sponsor activation to customer service practices.
In moving in the new Amway Center this season, the Magic continued its efforts in regard to affordable tickets. Entering the 2010-11 season, Orlando had 2,500 seats priced $15 or less, 7,000 seats priced $25 or less, and 10,000 seats priced $50 or under per game. Also, for the first time ever, the Magic introduced a $5 per game ticket with more than 600 available per game.


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It'll be a big night for rock April 10 at SUNY Oswego's Campus Center Arena.
Buffalo's gift to 80's/90's rock and beyond, Goo Goo Dolls, will play hits "Name," "Iris," "Slide" and way more.
Singer-guitarist John Rzeznik, bassist-singer Robby Takac and drummer Mike Malinin are getting to release a new album, too, "Something for the Rest of Us."
Tickets will be priced at $20. They'll go on sale March 1 at the Campus Center box office, SUNY Oswego's site and by calling 315-312-3073.


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We are Colorado Guardsmen.
When we joined this organization, we did so because were drawn to serve something far bigger than ourselves.
We're idealists who love our country. When duty calls, we're there and ready to leave our jobs, and our state – and when necessary, even our nation – in order to help those in need; all the while serving our families and communities here at home.
Our core values – honor, courage, commitment, integrity first, service before self, excellence in all we do, loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, personal courage, devotion to duty – help make us who we are as Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen. They are the foundation upon which we continue to build one of America's greatest renewable resources, and the lack of any of these values will break us.
So this Memorial Day, as we serve up the burgers and brats, let's pause for a moment and remember the millions of other servicemembers who came before us. I challenge you to honor them – not just on Memorial Day but every day – by continuing their proud heritage with a simple symbol of respect.
It's a simple task we all learned from the very start of our military careers: simply wearing our uniforms with pride.
Army Gen. George S. Patton said in 1943, "It is absurd to believe that Soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle. Those who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading."
Brash? Yes. Out in left field? Not really.
How many times have you seen someone out of uniform and actually stopped to correct him or her? How many times have you done the same and corrected yourself? Do you have the courage to do what's right, even if it's unpopular among your peers?
So I challenge you: Wear your uniform proudly and properly. If you don't know what your uniform's supposed to look like, find the regulation. Air Force Instruction 36-2903 and Army Regulation 670-1 exist for a reason, and the invention of the Internet makes finding them relatively painless.
When in public, you're the standard by which the Colorado National Guard – in fact the military in general – is judged. Not wearing your hat when you go out for coffee in the morning, or to the local department store during your lunch break, is not only unprofessional, it's downright lazy. If you can't remember to wear your uniform properly, what else is falling through the cracks?
The bottom line is this: Integrity matters. We're all accountable for our actions, right and wrong. If you wouldn't get away with an action in Basic Training, Officer Candidate School or Warrant Officer Candidate School, why would you think you'd get away with it during your actual military career? The examples we set, for both our troops and our taxpayers, will ultimately determine our future.
Just as importantly, those who gave their lives in defense of this nation deserve to be remembered; not only by family and friends, but by fellow veterans, past and present. Those of us still in uniform can certainly honor their memory every day by simply taking pride in wearing our uniforms properly – and challenge others to do the same.
It's a small, personal sacrifice to honor the larger, selfless sacrifice of those we've lost.


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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: UPGRADING 7D to FF Please help!!!
« on: December 20, 2012, 01:54:25 AM »Woah! Thank you all for the wonderful feedback and personal opinions.
It has always been my priority to upgrade lenses before the body but I truly feel that the 7D images
are very usable and I love the camera for various reasons but the time has come to get the bigger brother.
And as for glass, I would of course enjoy the L glasses, however I still have to justify and have sufficient
income in order to purchase them. Unfortunately, I have moved to Brazil and the lens renting community here just blows compared to the US and Canada, therefore, haven't had the best chance to try out new gears and electronics in general. Tax here is just absurd and makes me want to puke.
All in all, I'm very convinced switching to the 5d mk iii and start up with some basic primes.
I'd not feel bad using a 5DmkII for fashion or weddings, but... the 6D is probably better - can't say, have never seen one. If you have the $$ go for the 5DmkIII, but really.. I'd rather put the money into lighting than camera bodies.
I currently own the 580EX and not very comfortable or well acquainted with flash per say, but does the 600EX make a heck of a difference compared to it's predecessor?
Thank you all once again!
I was in the same boat as you. Went from a 7D to a 5DIII. I've rented the 5DII and 5DIII several times before making my purchase. The 7D is such an amazing camera, with it's only drawback being the sensor, that I knew anything less than the 5DIII would feel like a downgrade. I feel like you may regret your decision if you buy anything less. Then again, I don't know if you are keeping or selling your 7D (I kept mine).
As for the 600RT, it depends on what your goal is. If you know you will be using wireless off camera flash, then it may make sense to get the radio flash. I don't have any experience with it though, as I used my 580 EX IIs and 2 430EX IIs with pocketwizard flex TT5s, and that's a fairly expensive and sometime finicky setup. So it really just depends on how you want to use your flash.
(PS. Wireless off camera flash is the way to go. Just sayin'. Once you start seeing how great your lighting can look with modifiers and the freedom to move your flash wherever you want without tripping over cords, you will soon have a case of lighting equipment upgraditis as well)


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U2 Discuss 'Spider-Man' Musical
Set the stage, and light the lights: The much-anticipated Broadway musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, featuring music and lyrics by U2's Bono and the Edge, is set to open February 18, 2010.
In anticipation, U2's songwriting pair recently sat down to chat about what first attracted them to the project, including the relationship between rock bands and comic books. And they reveal the Spider-Man characters they most identify with (we'll give you a hint: their characters don't get along too well).
Check out video of the interview below. Then head over to Turn Off the Dark's official website, which also features interviews with the show's director, Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across The Universe).


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Friday, October 12, 2012
Eyewitness to the Hindenburg horror
75 years later, a Moneta resident recalls what he saw when the airship went down.
The hangar at the Lakehurst, N.J., Naval Air Station is monumental. Encompassing an area of 211,434 feet and soaring to a height of more than 200, it was a space so cavernous that the building had its own atmosphere, said Moneta resident Bruce Reichelderfer. "It would rain in there."
It was also the site of one of the United States' most iconic disasters, to which Reichelderfer was a witness. Before jetliners traversed the skies in trans-Atlantic flights, there were airships, and Reichelderfer's father, Francis Reichelderfer, was one of their navigators.
A graduate of Northwestern University, Francis served as a World War I bombardier, and later flew for the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics onboard the German-made airship the USS Los Angeles. At one time, he was the only Naval pilot to be specialized in both heavier-than-air and lighter-than-air craft, Bruce Reichelderfer said.
Bruce Reichelderfer and his mother, Beatrice, traveled extensively because of Francis' duties. It was during a helium balloon race in 1931, a multinational sport in which Francis was a participant, that the Reichelderfer family visited Friedrichshafen, Germany, the headquarters of that country's Zeppelin operations, to view its newest creation, the Hindenburg.
Named for the German president who appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor in 1933, the Hindenburg was a massive airship. Within its 803-foot-long aluminum frame, a length just slightly shorter than the Titanic, were 16 canvas bags filled with highly flammable hydrogen gas.
"You're just awestruck by all this metal," said Reichelderfer.
The interior of the ship was as impressive as its girth.
The Hindenburg was sleek, modern. There was a dance floor and a library, "anything an ocean liner has," Reichelderfer said. Cabins were "very well outfitted, bunks for two.
"It had a smoking area which I'll never forget. You did not smoke in the open on the ship. You had a compartment which was aluminum lined ... and to make sure that you did not cause a spark, you wore a wristband that had a tether to it that you plugged into a jack in the aluminum wall."
On May 6, 1937, the ship had successfully completed a three-day trans-Atlantic flight from Frankfurt, Germany, and was set to arrive in Lakehurst. Francis had made an earlier round-trip flight on the ship from Germany to Brazil, and was scheduled to accompany its crew once again on its next flight to Europe.
It was raining, the aftermath of a thunderstorm, and both parents were inside the boarding house - where the family was temporarily housed - packing for Francis' impending departure. Excited, 9-year-old Bruce Reichelderfer went outside to witness the ship's arrival from the vantage point of the front porch, a straight view, he said, to the ship a mile away.
"The skipper, like any captain, prides himself on his ship-handling capabilities," said Reichelderfer. "Well, he missed the first approach because of the storm, and I think it worked on his ego a little."
The Hindenburg gave a "hard rudder" and came in for a second approach. It was in that instance that Reichelderfer said he observed a large "static ball" appear on the upper fin of the tail: St. Elmo's Fire, an electric field sometimes observed attached to ships during thunderstorms.
When the Hindenburg's landing lines were dropped, allowing ground crew to secure the ship to a mooring mast, the phenomenon disappeared. For seconds, "maybe milliseconds" a glow emitted from within the ship, as the ship's hydrogen cells ignited.
"It split the ship in half," said Reichelderfer of the ensuing inferno. "There's classic pictures of the flames leaping up. My gosh, they were a hundred feet high."
Windows rattled, and Reichelderfer began running down the street, crying, and calling out, "The ship! The ship!"
"It's unbelievable to see something that huge jump out of the sky."
He doesn't recall much conversation between his parents when he returned to the boarding house. Instead, the family loaded into the car and drove to the Naval base so Francis could offer his assistance.
Out of the 97 crew members and passengers aboard, 35 perished that day.
One survivor was a young cabin boy. Reichelderfer recalled that the back of the boy's neck had been on fire, but he had been saved by jumping from the ship onto a canvas ballast bag, which cushioned his fall. The boy, possibly Werner Franz, the sole cabin boy on that flight, was brought to an officer's home, where he and Reichelderfer played together one afternoon after the disaster.
The wreckage of the Hindenburg also signaled the end of the airship era. One year after the disaster, Francis retired from the Navy. He would later serve as chief of the United States Weather Bureau until his retirement in 1966.
"[He] had a great mind up until he died in 1984," said his son.
Reichelderfer graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1952. Both he and his wife, Betty, retired from Chesapeake Potomac of Washington, a predecessor of Verizon, before settling in Moneta in 1982.
"People are going to say, how in the heck can a 9-year-old remember that?" said Reichelderfer. "Well, there's certain things you remember."


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The Ohio Department of Health's Newborn Screening (NBS) program identifies newborn babies who may be at risk for some rare but serious health problems. Babies with such rare health problems can look healthy at birth. If problems are found, early treatment may help prevent serious problems such as mental retardation or, in some cases, death.
Ohio's law requires newborn screening to be done on all babies born in the state. Ohio's law also requires the hospital staff or the birth attendant to provide the parents with the educational brochure, Why must my baby be screened.
Before the baby leaves the hospital, a few drops of blood will be taken from the baby's heel. The blood sample is sent to Ohio's newborn screening lab. Newborn screening needs to be done at least 24 hours after birth and before the baby is five days of age. If the baby is not born in a hospital, the midwife, doctor or local health department will help to collect the blood sample before the baby reaches five days of age. The only reason for refusal recognized by the state is a religious objection.
In summer 2013, the NBS program expanded to 36 disorders. The latest expansion includes screening for Severe Comined Immuno Defiencies. Ohio now screens for nearly all health problems recommended by the March of Dimes.
The results of the baby's newborn screening testing will be sent to the birth hospital and to the baby's health professional. Parents are advised to make sure both the birth hospital and health professional have the correct address and phone number to be reached if needed. Parents should ask about these results during the baby's first health checkup.
An abnormal result on the newborn screen does not always mean the baby has a disorder. The baby will require further testing, ordered by the primary care provider, to find out if the baby does have one of the disorders. These tests should be done right away. Should the disease be confirmed, there are treatment options available. Treatment may consist of special diet, antibiotics, other medications, education or combinations of the above.
The baby will need to be retested if the baby leaves the hospital before 24 hours or if there is a problem with the blood sample. Parents should arrange to have the sample collected and sent without delay.
The overall goal of the NBS program is to improve the quality of life of the baby through early diagnosis and treatment. Time is a very important element in this process. Cooperation and timely action by the parents and the medical care providers will help all babies get a healthy start at life.
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Economics - Assistant Professor
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The Department of Economics at St. Francis Xavier University invites applications for one 9-month, limited-term position, beginning September 1, 2013, at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate is expected to teach six courses, which include Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Money & Financial Markets and Labour Economics.
Candidates should have a PhD in Economics. Applicants are requested to submit a curriculum vitae, a sample of research or published work, a teaching dossier, and the names of three references.
Applications close on July 12, 2013. The position is subject to final budgetary approval.
Send your application materials to Greg Tkacz, Chair, Department of Economics, St Francis Xavier University, P.O. Box 5000, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5; E-mail contact: firstname.lastname@example.com. Electronic applications will be accepted. Information on the Department of Economics can be found at http://sites.stfx.ca/economics.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. St. Francis Xavier University is committed to the principle of employment equity.


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Allows setting up a coverage store on top of a main folder containing several datasets (which can also be organized in subfolders) such as simple images, not georeferenced maps, ...
Background info
The GridCoverageReader will allow to provide access to a main folder containing several simple images (even organized in subfolders) without CRS.
The input of the reader will be that main directory. Since that folder can contain thousands of images, there isn't any preliminar "deep check"/"scan" when initializing the reader. Moreover, files could be added/removed on that folder, even once the reader has been created.
Note that the Coverage reader will not provide any information (such as metadata, properties) about the available images and/or image's properties. The user should know in advance which image he needs to access as well as the image's extent.
Reading an image will be achieved by specifying a "path" by means of a CQL Filter (such as, as an instance PATH='subfolder1/draft3/image2.tif')
The CQL_FILTER will be useful when propagating requests from GeoServer to the reader, as already happens for the ImageMosaic plugin.
Checks on the path should be performed in order to prevent requests to move outside to the input folder.
The Coverage reader could cache image properties (width, height, URL, spi, ...) in a soft value hash map in order to know in advance (for repeated requests) the BBOX of the image, the SPI to be used in order to instantiate an ImageReader... and so on. When asked to take access to a specific image, the reader can check if the image is still available or if it has been changed. This could be achieved by taking note of the lastModified time as well as the last check time.
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Miley Cyrus' date to the MTV Video Music Awards stole the show when he accepted the Video of the Year award on her behalf. Here's 5 things you need to know about Miley's homeless date Jesse.
No one will ever forget when Miley Cyrus', 21, date Jesse, 22, hit the stage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and made an emotional speech after Miley won Video of the Year. HollywoodLife.com has rounded up 5 facts about Miley's date, whose speech about homeless youths and runaways broke our hearts.
5 Things To Know About Jesse: Miley Cyrus' VMAs Date
Miley managed to make headlines at the 2014 VMAs, but this time for a noble cause. Instead of accepting her Video of the Year award for "Wrecking Ball," she allowed her date Jesse to do the honors. His speech about his time as a runaway put Miley in tears, and now everyone wants to know more about Miley's brave new friend.
Here's 5 things you need to know about Jesse:
1. He used the speech as an opportunity to raise awareness for the charity My Friend's Place.
During Jesse's speech, he told the audience as well as viewers about his time as a homeless youth. He told everyone to head to Miley's Facebook page to learn more about the charity that helps young runaways called My Friend's Place.
The charity's mission is to help homeless youths build self-sufficient lives, according to the charity's website. The organization is currently helping more than 1,700 youths with education, health and job assistance.
The charity began in 1988 when Steve LePore and Craig Scholz started handing out lunches to homeless youths in Hollywood. In 1990, they opened a homeless center in Los Angeles to help young people from ages 12 to 25. The privately-funded organization offers social services and creative opportunities as well as basic needs.
If you want to learn more about My Friend's Place, click here.
2. Miley met Jesse at My Friend's Place.
Heather Carmichael, executive director of the charity, said Miley met Jesse at My Friend's Place on Aug. 19, according to the New York Times. Heather said that Jesse had received help from the charity.
Miley posted a video to her Facebook page about her involvement with My Friend's Place. She is launching a campaign to help stop youth homelessness as well as raise awareness.
For every $5 donation, contributors will be entered to win a trip for two to Brazil to see Miley's Sept. 28 Bangerz show and hang with the singer! The winner will receive the full VIP experience at Miley's concert. You can donate here: www.prizeo.com/miley.
Miley's campaign is so great. What an amazing way to help raise awareness and funds for such an important issue. Plus, you may get the change to hang with Miley!
3. He's survived in shelters "all over."
Jesse admitted in his speech that he had survived in shelters all over Los Angeles. He wanted the world to know that there are youths in this country who are "starving and lost and scared for their lives."
4. He's originally from Oregon.
Jesse originally hails from the northwestern state of Oregon, New York Times reports.
5. Jesse and Miley had an adorable dinner date after the VMAs.
To celebrate Miley's big win, Jesse and the "Wrecking Ball" singer hit up a In-N-Out burger joint. Miley and Jesse Instagrammed wearing hats from the restaurant for a cute Instagram pic. Miley's caption on her Instagram read, "Me and my hero at in n out celebratin 🌈🌈🌈 #myfriendsplace #mtvvmas2014,"
Watch Miley's entire Facebook message here:
HollywoodLifers, what did you think of Miley's VMAs date? Did you love Jesse's speech for Miley's Video of the Year award? Let us know!
– Avery Thompson
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If you go to crushable.com this guy chooses to be homeless. He came to La to be a model. He's also been arrested 3 times, his mugshot pics are on there. They talked to his mom who sounds like she loves him and wants to help. Miley was so fake with her crocodile tears, please! Just a distraction from all the negative criticism. The one good thing is it brings awareness to this serious problem. My heart goes out to those kids that are truly in need. I think this was a PR stunt though
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Hmm……….. He's choosing to be homeless……… He's not a child. He could get a random job anywhere. This isn't legitimate homelessness. This is Hip homelessness, there's a difference. If he were under 18 or in school I would be sympathetic. There are far more worthy causes than making this kid famous. I'll pledge money to children and not hipsters. Although hipsters are awesome.
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Total PR move. Don't mention that she pushes drugs which creates homelessness. Don't mention that the hours spent taking selfies, doing drugs and pasting kiddie toys to bongs could be spent volunteering in a homeless shelter. Don't mention that just one of her expensive Chanel necklaces could house this guy for a year. Do mentioned that she found the energy to cry for this cause. She must be very concerned for her gutterish image. Its ALWAYS all about her. She really believes that we are all stupid mindless lemmings.
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She tells people to take pills and smoke weed. Tells them. Doesn't she realize that's how some of the homeless people she says she wants to now help became homeless in the first place? What a sad contradiction. Also, she just met him August 19. Shows you how she is impulsive and desperate and a drug addicted and lonely personal
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i smoke weed everyday. I also have a job, and I go to college… wait no, a university. And I'm on the dean's list every semester. So… good one? She has never said, "Listen kids, you have to do drugs!" She mentioned "dancing with molly" in one of her songs. When has she ever pushed pills on to people? Send some proof so you don't look so stupid. Your just a hater. What she did was nice. If this was pompous Queen Beyonce everyone would be worshipping her and her ugly monkey baby, but if Miley does it, it's bad??
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How can you call an innocent hold a monkey baby and think your comment deserves any respect. And for a fact, Miley has gotten onstage at her concerts repeatedly to rant about the virtues of marijuana and peyote and date rape drugs. Her little homeless hero is homeless by choice BECAUSE of his marijuana use and trouble with the law.
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Kaitlin Keegan - Cruel Summer: Forest Fires, Climate, and the Enigmatic Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet
- Location: Searles Science Building, Room 315
- Event Type: Lecture
- Sponsor: Physics
- Contact: Emily Briley
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy presents Kaitlin Keegan from Dartmouth College giving the talk Cruel Summer: Forest Fires, Climate, and the Enigmatic Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
In July 2012, over 97% of the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet melted. This event gained a lot of media attention, as it was the first widespread melting event of this magnitude captured satellite remote sensing. In this talk, I will present evidence of previous widespread melting events on the Greenland Ice Sheet, and discuss the mechanisms driving these events that reach the central region of the ice sheet. Analysis of multiple shallow firn cores demonstrates that there is a link between widespread melting events in Greenland and North American forest fires. Since arctic temperatures and the frequency of forest fires are both expected to rise with climate change, we predict that widespread melt events on the Greenland Ice Sheet may begin to occur almost annually by the end of century. These events are likely to dramatically alter the mass balance of the ice sheet, leaving the surface susceptible to further melting.


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Myron James Magnet (born 1944) is an American journalist and historian. He was the editor of City Journal from 1994 to 2007 and is now the magazine's Editor-at-Large.[1]
His latest book, The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735-1817, has recently been published by W. W. Norton.[2] The richly illustrated book is a history of the American Founding told through a series of pithy biographies, which dramatize not only what these extraordinary men did but also what they believed and intended, as evidenced by their letters and other writings, as well as by the houses they built and often designed themselves, concrete embodiments of the vision of domestic life they wanted to ensure for all Americans.
Myron Magnet served as editor of City Journal from 1994 to 2007, and is now its editor-at-large. Under his editorship, the magazine helped shape Rudy Giuliani's agenda as mayor of New York City.[3][4] Magnet has also served as a member of the Board of Editors at Fortune magazine, a publication for which he wrote numerous articles on social policy, management, and finance after joining its staff in 1980, in addition to publishing essays or op-eds in Commentary, The Washington Monthly, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, among other publications.[5]
The author of several books, he is well known for writing The Dream and the Nightmare: The Sixties' Legacy to the Underclass, which President George W. Bush has cited as a profound influence on his approach to public policy.[6][7] The central premise of the book is that culture powerfully shapes economic and social outcomes, and the dramatic cultural transformation that the United States experienced during the 1960s unintentionally created an entrenched underclass, whose societal maladies are still with us.[6]
In November, 2008, President Bush awarded Magnet the National Humanities Medal "for scholarship and visionary influence in renewing our national culture of compassion. He has combined literary and cultural history with a profound understanding of contemporary urban life to examine new ways of relieving poverty and renewing civic institutions."[8]
Magnet graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1962. He holds bachelor's degrees from both Columbia University (1966) and the University of Cambridge, as well an M.A. from Cambridge and a Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia and at Middlebury College.[5]
Books Written
- The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735-1817 (W. W. Norton, 2013, ISBN 978-0393240214)
- The Dream and the Nightmare: The Sixties' Legacy to the Underclass (William Morrow, 1993, ISBN 978-0688119515 / Encounter Books, 2000, ISBN 978-1893554023)
- Dickens and the Social Order (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985, ISBN 978-0812279849 / ISI Books, 2004, ISBN 978-1932236354)
Books Edited
- The Immigration Solution: A Better Plan than Today's (Ivan R. Dee, 2007, ISBN 978-1566637602)
- Modern Sex: Liberation and its Discontents (Ivan R. Dee, 2001, ISBN 978-1566633833)
- What Makes Charity Work? A Century of Public and Private Philanthropy (Ivan R. Dee, 2000, ISBN 978-1566633345)
- The Millennial City: A New Urban Paradigm for 21st-Century America (Ivan R. Dee, 2000, ISBN 978-1566632850)
External links[edit]
- Official Website: MyronMagnet.com
- Book TV: The Founders at Home" C-SPAN, December 15, 21, 31, 2013; January 1, 2014
- Archive of City Journal columns
- "Magnet's Milestone", The New York Sun, December 29, 2006
- Ken Ringle, "The Hard Heart Of Poverty; Bush's 'Compassionate Conservative' Guru Sees Culture as Culprit", The Washington Post, April 3, 2001
- Book TV: The Dream and the Nightmare", C-SPAN, July 6, 2000
- Myron Magnet, "What Is Compassionate Conservatism?" The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 1999
- ^ Manhattan Institute Scholar | Myron Magnet
- ^ The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735-1817, W. W. Norton & Company
- ^ Fred Kaplan, "Conservatives plant a seed in NYC: Think tank helps Giuliani set his agenda", Boston Sunday Globe, February 22, 1998
- ^ Janny Scott, "Promoting Its Ideas, the Manhattan Institute Has Nudged New York Rightward", The New York Times, May 12, 1997
- ^ a b Biography, MyronMagnet.com
- ^ a b Ken Ringle, "The Hard Heart Of Poverty; Bush's'Compassionate Conservative' Guru Sees Culture as Culprit", The Washington Post, April 3, 2001
- ^ Jackie Calmes, "Bush Looks to Gain SupportOn the Trail in New Hampshire",The Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2000
- ^ "President and Mrs. Bush Attend Presentation of the 2008 National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals", The White House, November 17, 2008


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Home → Certification → Renewal → School Psychologist Renewal → Three-Year Professional Certification
Renewal for Three-Year Professional Certification
Renewal of three-year professional certificates requires that applicants meet all of the requirements for an initial certification, have a positive recommendation of the Advisory Committee on School Psychologists, complete a year of supervised practice and hold a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist Certificate or a valid license issued by the Board of Examiners of Psychologists of Maine.
The?school psychologist renewal forms will be sent to you via U.S. mail. When you return your application to the Certification Office, please enclose:
- The completed application
- Copy of valid license
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1. Check your name and address at the top of the application; make corrections either above or below the existing information.?
2. If you have completed an additional degree (not courses or a degree in progress) since your last renewal, enter the information on the appropriate lines. Enclose an official transcript showing degree, date conferred, and courses (ex. C.A.S., Doctorate).
3. Please submit either (a) or (b) below:
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3. $100 nonrefundable fee, payable to: "Treasurer, State of Maine"
1. Completed application (no support system recommendation needed)
2. Copy of your Nationally Certified School Psychologist certificate issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board, which expires after the date you will submit the application
3. $100 nonrefundable fee, payable to: "Treasurer, State of Maine"
NOTE for CHRC renewal: See the fee sheet. Some applicants will also need to send the additional $24 fee so we can re-check your fingerprints. You do not need to have your fingerprints taken again.
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5. Answer the three questions and sign the back of the application.
- Yes Questions. If you answered "yes" to Question 1: For each conviction, enclose a brief explanation stating when and what the conviction was. In all likelihood, if the conviction is more than three years older than the final discharge from the Criminal Justice system (end of all incarceration, completion of parole, completion of probation, community service, and payment of fines), attested court documents will not be requested. Exceptions to this time limit include convictions relating to harm to children. If further information is requested, you will need to provide attested copies of the Judgment and Commitment papers (including probation conditions). These documents may be obtained from the Clerk of Courts where you were convicted. You must include any conviction for which you were found guilty and paid a fine, served time in jail or on probation, paid restitution, lost a license, or performed public service. This would include OUI.
If you answered "yes" to Questions 2 and/or 3: Enclose an explanation for each situation.
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National Park Service, Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
CESU Task Agreement J8C07110002 - Rebudget [Transfer of Funds]
All transfer of funds into or from any category requires the prior approval of Dr. James Eckman, the Sea Grant Director. The email rebudget request must originate from the principal investigator with copies to all necessary parties. It should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com, addressed to Dr. James Eckman, and should include the following details:
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- The Sea Grant project number;
- Your campus account and fund numbers and/or purchase order number;
- For each category requiring the rebudgeting of funds, include:
- Salaries – Indicate the total funds required for each employee, as well as the overall total. Provide a justification for the need to increase costs or an explanation of the remaining balances in salaries.
- Supplies – Identify the category (e.g., laboratory or marine) and include a dollar amount for each category.
- Equipment – Provide a description of the equipment to be purchased or leased, including unit cost and total purchase or leasing costs. Identify the purpose of each equipment item and how it will benefit the project or be used for the project.
- Travel – All travel must be in compliance with the Fly America Act (contact your campus Contract and Grant or Foundation office if you need further information). Domestic travel includes travel to all U.S. possessions or trusts, such as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territories, Guam, and Samoa.
When requesting a rebudget to domestic travel include the number of travelers, to/from details, type of transportation (airfare cost per traveler, mileage rate/mile x number of miles), and total. Identify the purpose of each trip and how it relates to the project.
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- Dates traveled and destination;
- Hotel, registration and all other expenses itemized;
- Detailed itinerary of the travel including a pdf of the airfare quote or booking. The quote should include the name of the air carrier and flight number for each leg of the trip; and
- Completed Fly America Act Waiver Checklist if using a foreign carrier.
- Other – Identify cost categories such as communications, printing, publication charges, graphics, phones, computer time or usage, and total for each category.
- Indirect Costs – Funds may be transferred between direct and indirect costs if ALL of the following conditions apply:
- Approval is given by the Sea Grant Director;
- If the authorized transfer of funds and the adjustment of the amount of indirect costs do not exceed the approved total project costs; and
- If the indirect cost rate does not change; and
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ST. PAUL - The Minnesota legislative pace picked up in recent days, so much so that it felt more like the frenzied end of session.
Senators face an April 2 deadline for approving all of their spending bills. Representatives must pass their spending bills out of finance committees by then, and finish all work on finance bills in April. Lawmakers must wrap up their work by May 21.
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New place to shop: Revival 23
Pretty. That's the best word to describe the newly opened Revival 23 in Old Town Clovis. The little shop is at 453 Pollasky Ave., inside the Dewitt building and across the breezeway from Lululemon. Everything in here is pretty: flowy, feminine tops hanging on rustic pallets, colorful refinished furniture, vintage wall decor and bottles of bubble bath displayed on shelves that are painted pink.
The shop carries a little bit of everything, including clothing, decor and lots of jewelry. Chunky statement necklaces – usually priced between $18 and $24 — are popular, along with pendants on long thin necklaces. Revival 23 carries a line of candles, hand cream and bubble bath called Lollia. It's a line that's also carried at Anthropologie (though Revival 23 appears to have more of it), and that's fitting because the store has an Anthropologie feel.
But unlike that retailer, Revival 23 carries vintage and repurposed furniture, including an old farmhouse table and repainted dressers dolled up with new knobs that look like little clocks. There's picture frames that have been turned into chalkboards and signs that say "coffee" and "home" spelled out in old hinges, handles and other parts.


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Ellen C. Brotman is a partner in the firm's litigation department. She concentrates her practice on government investigations and white collar criminal defense and representation of attorneys before the Disciplinary Board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Ms. Brotman has defended a wide variety of criminal cases, including political and public corruption, corporate securities fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, currency structuring and other white collar crimes involving complex trial, sentencing and appellate issues. Ms. Brotman is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP), having received certification from the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE) Academy in September 2010.
Prior to joining Montgomery McCracken, Ms. Brotman was a partner at Carroll & Brotman for four years, where she concentrated her practice on criminal defense in federal courts and represented professionals in state disciplinary proceedings.
From 1995 to 1998, as an assistant federal defender with the Defender Association of Philadelphia, she provided criminal defense for indigent clients in federal court at trial and appellate levels. Before coming to Philadelphia, Ms. Brotman served as a law clerk to Hon. Lee P. Gagliardi, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York.
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Ms. Brotman is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions in the category of Criminal Defense. She is included among the firm's 2008, 2009 and 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers for her work in the White Collar Criminal Defense area of practice.
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Ms. Brotman serves on the board of the People's Emergency Center, a non-profit agency that assists homeless women, teen girls and their children in Pennsylvania achieve financial independence through a holistic approach of education, housing, and community support.
Ms. Brotman speaks frequently on the subjects of criminal defense and professional responsibility related matters. Her most recent presentations include:
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"The Nationalization and Globalization of Legal Ethics and Lawyer Regulation," panelist, Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (2010);
"Recent Trends in Mitigation of Discipline," Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee Retreat (2010, 2008, 2007, 2006);
"Second Annual Sentencing Advocacy, Practice and Reform Institute, with Special Focus on Reentry," panelist, ABA Criminal Justice Section (2009);
"Easing the Pain: Theories and Themes in White Collar Sentencing," presenter, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2009);
"Deconstruction: A Frontal Assault of the Guidelines," presenter, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2009);
"Representing Employees in Internal and Grand Jury Investigations," panelist, ABA's Young Lawyers' Division of the White Collar Crime Committee (2009);
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Ms. Brotman received a J.D. degree from Albany Law School at Union University in 1987 where she served as note and comment editor of the Albany Law Review. She received a B.A. degree magna cum laude in Political Science from the University of Albany in 1980.


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I recall my experiences as a teenager working waiting tables in various restaurants. There was a high-paced energy that was difficult to maintain, but the greatest challenge was constantly being hungry while serving others food. Today, many have it much worse than anything I... read on
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News roundup: StumbleUpon, Last.fm, Xbox 360 chat
Buyouts, video playlists, and live chat. Today's news for Wednesday, May 9th, 2007.
- StumbleUpon/eBay talks heat up. The Wall Street Journal is reporting (registration required) that a deal between eBay and StumbleUpon to acquire the social networking and content recommendation service is getting closer. No agreement has been made on price, but the rumored amount brings it somewhere near $75 million dollars. If acquired, StumbleUpon's content preference algorithms could be employed on eBay's auction listings to give eBay users a new way to get recommendations on things they might want to buy. (CNET News.com Blog)
- Last.fm launching video service. As reported by the Register in March, Last.fm will release a music video service this week. Last.fm users will be able to make their own sharable music video playlists, using high-quality video content from a number of legal independent content providers, with mainstream content from Warner and EMI on the way later this year. The new video service will still leverage Last.fm's music recommendation technology to introduce people to new music. (via ReadWriteWeb)
- Windows Live Messenger now on the Xbox 360. Owners of Microsoft's Xbox 360 can chat with others using Windows Live Messenger, now a part of the 360's system software. Live Messenger buddies show up alongside the regular friends list, and can live video chat via the Xbox 360's Live Vision camera. 360 users also get special status messages that show what game they're playing for anyone who sees them using the PC client. (via Crave)


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25 Ways to Prospect for New Business
"Inspire rather than push the sale by being serve centric rather than sales centric"-
Did you know that the prolific author Charles Dickens (1812-1870) created a 5 step sales training manual for the 'sales associates that he hired to go out door to door to sell his books? Remember there was no Barnes and Noble or Books a Million! He knew how important it was to develop the relationship with the customer and for his sales force to believe in the product they were selling. His sales sense was keen.
Visit any sales training site and they will all pretty much tell you there are several steps in the sales process. Mindset, prospecting, qualifying, analysis, presentation, negotiation, closing, service, follow up.
The life blood of any business is in finding and developing new customers-PROSPECTING.
Opportunities for finding those golden nugget customers are more diverse than ever before with traditional and now new media platforms! As attrition percentages skyrocket due to the economic and business environment, prospecting for fewer higher quality customers is better than more of transient ones.
So how has prospecting changed? Stayed the same?
"Inspire rather than push the sale by being serve centric rather than sales centric".
Used to be you went "cold calling" door to door in a neighborhood, business area, office building. We know that just doesn't really work anymore. Companies and people just don't want to be cold called like that anymore. We don't want to be intruded on by someone we don't know, have a relationship with or trust!
The days of canvassing businesses unannounced are fading as fast as daily newspapers still trying to publish daily news that most of us have already seen in real time through Twitter days ago.
Prospecting today is about blending ONLINE AND OFFLINE relationship and trust building. It should be about giving people "reasons to buy" as opposed to selling them something. It should come from a referral that comes from a testimonial.
Here are 25 ways to prospect for new business relationships and referrals.
- Chambers
- Networking Groups
- Professional Organizations
- Websites
- Blogs
- Social Marketing
- Youtube
- Technorati
- Article Marketing
- Internet Radio
- Volunteering
- Pro-Bono
- Referrals
- Sponsorships
- Events
- Email Marketing
- Keynote Speaking
- Webinars
- Teleseminars
- Workshops
- Traditional Media
- Neighborhood Community
- Faith Community
The relationship comes first the selling comes later.
There has been a huge paradigm shift from sales centric to serve centric. Pushing products on people who don't know you, like you or trust you yet is not going to work and is actually quite annoying. It certainly still goes down, but we consider this 'spam'.
We should be involved in relationship building and expanding our networks of human capital through meeting people in person and connecting with them online.
We can do this through:
- Online engagement
- Sharing content
- Posting surveys
- Stimulating discussions
- Encouraging comments
- Promoting and supporting others.
Prospecting today is much more focused on building community: friends, fans and followers who naturally connect because you are the center point (Agent Zero/Brogan), that they have in common. The community naturally leads to connections, which naturally leads to conversations, which will eventually lead to sales or referrals.
If you look at the social persona of companies today, social marketing thought innovators and experts, you can learn a lot about the "newer prospecting" process that combines both in person and online options. This blending of the reinvented old and iconic and the new and hot norm is where we need to be. Here are some key examples.
We can learn a lot about the "new prospecting" process from these successful examples. They all give, share, connect, help and care about what their people think. They are building "like" and "respect" and that is the prerequisite for "moving goods and services" today.
How are you adopting new approaches into your current sales strategy and funnel?
How do you prospect today?
If you need to review and refocus your prospecting, call me. I can help you.
I spent over two decades in broadcast radio and was an award winning new business sales professional. Most of the basics I followed then still apply, but the approach and delivery are in and to a whole new business world.
Deborah Shane is an author, entrepreneur, radio host and expert. She is the leader of her business education and professional development company, Train with Shane, hosts a weekly business radio show and writes for several national business, career and marketing blogs and websites. Her book Career Transition-make the shift-your 5 steps to successful career reinvention comes out in early 2011. Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Blogtalkradio at Deborah Shane, or visit http://www.deborahshane.com.
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Thanksgiving Movie Poll
I come from a big family. Every year, come Thanksgiving, we crowd into my parents' house: Myself and my three siblings, our respective entourages, aunts, uncles, grandparents, even great-grandparents; we're quite the clan. As you can imagine, Thanksgiving dinner is a chaotic melee, in which we're all left to fend for ourselves and eat whatever is passed our way (when I was ten, so many people came to dinner that no one was paying attention to me and I ate nothing but pie. That was a good year).
However, not even that scene can compare to what happens after dinner: when we all vie for places on the couch and argue over what movie to watch. My choice is the same every year: almost nothing is as seasonally hysterical as Robert Downey Jr. terrorizing his older sister in Home for the Holidays. But to hear my brother tell it, it isn't a real holiday unless we watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.
Here at Adobe, we've been having this same discussion from one desk to another. It got heated at times, but before it came to blows, we decided that we'd better crowd-source this one; to that end, we've cooked up a poll so you can let us know what movie you and your family like to watch around Thanksgiving time. We'd all love to hear from you: what do you put on when you're digesting all that turkey? Click here to report your favorite holiday film!
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4moms Breeze Playard Waterproof Playard Sheet
Protect your Breeze Playard from spills, accidents, and more with this removable waterproof sheet. Whether your baby is happily playing or happily napping, this soft fitted sheet gives them a comfy spot to sit or lay, since it's made with plush, multi-layered fabric.
Why it's a giggle pick Smart and easy to add or remove, this convenient waterproof sheet is an absolute must-have for any parent with the 4moms Breeze Playard.
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This is a lot to spend on a sheet, but after looking at other less expensive options and realizing they'd all be to small, I purchased this because I thought it'd be worth the money to have a sheet that fit well. Unfortunately, despite being designed to fit this playard, the sheet doesn't have smooth fit displayed in the photos. The fitted elastic is only in the corners, not along the longer sides, so it ripples and bunches as my son crawls around in here. After a little play it looks quite sloppy. I have the 4moms bassinet sheet and did not have this issue, so it seems to be specific to this product.
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There goes -- one rich cowboy
I'm too short to make a really convincing cowboy. It's a minor point, and not one that I frequently dwell on; but I have always lacked the stature to fill in the wide-open spaces between a pair of boots and a cowboy hat. So, somewhere in my late childhood, I gave up any dreams of ever living the legend of the West.
Robert Kelly, on the other hand, has no such worries. In his leather vest, slightly faded blue jeans, and weathered boots, he must stand a good six-foot-one and weigh a hefty 200 pounds, and he looks as though he wouldn't feel out of place swapping silence with Clint Eastwood and Charles Bronson.
He also happens to be manager of a Western clothing store, called Cutter Bill , on the LBJ Freeway in north Dallas, which carries gear that, if Mr. Kelly is right, can make a plausible cowboy out of just about anybody. According to aficionados, Cutter Bill, which was named after a champion cutting horse (the kind used to "cut" steers out of the herd), ranks among the great Western clothing stores in the world.
Apparently, a lot of people think so.The Dallas store, with its golden horse sitting on a stone pillar, and its companion shop in Houston, corral $7 million to $8 million a year in sales between them. And no wonder. The stores pride themselves on using the most expensive leathers, rarest farm-grown alligator (and even ostrich) skins, and an occasional dash of mink in their cowboy hats.
"Everybody says when you go to Cutter Bill you're going to drop a lot of money," drawls Robert Kelly through a shaggy mustache. "But that's not necessarily true. We have boots that start at $120 for those who want to spend that little. On the other hand, we also carry Lucchese 18-inch gator- topped boots that go for $2,500."
So there's something for every pocketbook. Or almost every pocketbook.
Rummaging around his office (which sports a fine color photo of Cutter Bill, an autographed picture of John wayne, and one of John Connally), he comes up with an exquisitely printed store catalog offering what must be the obligatory gear for a Texas oilman celebrating a new gusher or dressing for a date with one of the Dallas Cowgirls.
Hand-tooled leather boots adorn the feet of models wearing horseshoe-shaped diamond pinky rings, silver-dollar belts with gold-inlay buckles, and hats that look too yieldingly comfortable to even mess up your hair. Saddles that you would hesitate to put on a horse -- they are so pretty and decorative -- sit beside heavy-oiled English leather harnesses and handmade harness leather reins. And a "Western-yoked velour robe, all plush and pamper in navy and cream," invites you to relax in a brown-and-white calf-hide calfhide seat, "hand-constructed, comfortable, and spectacular."


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The interdisciplinary approach of Duke's Th.D. gave it a distinct edge over traditional Ph.D. programs in religion for Melanie Dobson Hughes, who knew she wanted to study healing within the church.
"With this degree I can look at aspects of suffering, reconciliation and redemption through Scripture, the Tradition, and in the church's practices," she says.
"As an ordained United Methodist minister, I also was attracted to the program's commitment to doing scholarly work that is integrated into the life of the church."
While Hughes is open to teaching and a return to pastoral ministry, she and her husband, a fourth-year medical student, dream of establishing a retreat center in the North Carolina mountains.
"Our vision is to offer truly integrated, wholistic healthcare in a setting that honors people's minds, bodies and spirits, as well as creation," she says.
"I am focusing on courses that will help me reflect deeply on the nature and practices
of healing."
A registered yoga instructor, Hughes currently teaches classes in Durham as a way of practically embodying healing in her own life.
April 13, 1975, Charlotte, N.C.
M.Div. & Th.M., Duke Divinity School, 2001, 2002
B.A., Furman University, Greenville, S.C., 1997
"Being Real: The Practices of the Body of Christ," Ministry at Large, Divinity magazine, Winter 2004
2002-2006 – Associate Pastor, Dayspring United Methodist United Church, Tempe, Ariz.
2000-2001 – Student Pastor, Trinitatis Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bonn, Germany
1997-1998 – Teacher/Missionary, United Methodist Volunteers in Mission, Utila, Honduras
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Matt Madden Discusses Evernote Process
- Posted by Johanna on February 13, 2012 at 3:28 pm
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What I'm linking to is a promo post for Evernote, but I thought some readers might appreciate seeing Matt Madden's process in tracking his various comic projects. Madden is an accomplished comic creator (Odds Off) and teacher (Drawing Words & Writing Pictures) who created one of my all-time favorite craft books, 99 Ways to Tell a Story.
I use Evernote myself to keep track of review copies and ideas for posts. I was using Things, but it's Apple-only, and my phone is Android, so I needed a cross-platform system. It's free, if you keep your expectations for storage reasonable and don't need to store Office files in it.
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text: Funeral services for Albert H. Zimmerman will be held at 10 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Lutheran Church of the Covenant 19000 Libby Road, Maple Heights, Pastor Joseph Rinderknecht officiating. Mr. Zimmerman, 85, a Bedford Heights resident since 1962, died Dec. 1 at South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights. Mr. Zimmerman retired in 1983 from Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. where he was District Service Manager. He served 43 years after starting with the firm as a messenger boy. Mr. Zimmerman was a native of Cleveland, where he graduated from East High School in 1940 and attended Ohio State University. Inducted into the US Army in 1942, he served overseas in England and Europe. As a Master Sargent, heading the 12th AAA Anti Aircraft Group Communication Division, he received many decorations and citations, including a bronze star. Since becoming a licensed amateur radio operator in 1938, he was an active member of many radio groups. His favorites were QCWA Cleveland Chapter One as a life member and the Chippewa Amateur Radio Club, operating the emergency radio station W8BAA at the Brecksville VA Hospital. His call letters were W8UYN. An active member of the Lutheran Church of the Covenant in Maple Heights, he enjoyed being a Sunday school teacher and held several offices. Mr. Zimmerman is survived by his wife, Heidi M. (nee Horvath) Zimmerman; a daughter, Bonnie (the Rev. John) Stephenson of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada; and three grandchildren: Mary, Margaret and Theresa Stephenson. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marion B. (nee Powell), in 1991 after 50 years of marriage. Arrangements are being handled by Johnson Romito Funeral Home, 521 Broadway Ave. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the Zimmerman Library at the Lutheran Church of the Covenant. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bedford Heights. From his website at http://www.qsl.net/w8uyn/ we find that Rocky was a member of; Cleveland Chapter No.1 - Quarter Century Wireless Association, American Radio Relay League, Chippewa Amateur Radio Club, Military Affiliate Radio Service (AAT5QM), Lake Erie Amateur Radio Association (LEARA) and 10-X International Net. |