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Reds kick off 2014 season by adding Taste of Belgium and local craft beers
Sunday, April 06, 2014
In Cincinnati, April doesn't only bring showers, it brings baseball (we've had a lot of both already). But for the 2014 baseball season, the
Cincinnati Reds
have announced new partnerships to bring some of the city's best new local flavors to Great American Ballpark.
As of Opening Day last week,
Taste of Belgium
announced its status as "the Official Waffle of the Cincinnati Reds." Reds fans will now be able to enjoy a few of the sweet and savory items that have made Taste of Belgium a fixture of the local food scene since its beginnings at
Findlay Market
"We've been making waffles all over town at all kinds of events, so this was not only a logical next step for us, but a tremendous opportunity," says Taste of Belgium owner Jean-Francois Fletchet. "We are honored to be counted among the Cincinnati brands supported by Great American Ballpark."
Featured menu items at the stadium include waffles with chocolate or strawberry toppings, Belgium fries and a waffle 'n' chicken.
"We like to be playful with our menu," Fletchet says. "Since Cincinnatians aren't as familiar with traditional Belgian fare, we look for interesting combinations of things they know and things they don't, like our waffle and chicken, which has become a signature dish."
Taste of Belgium's signature waffle joins the ranks of longtime Cincinnati favorites, such as
LaRosa's Pizzeria
Skyline Chili
, signifying yet another step on the part of the Reds to embrace Cincinnati's evolving food and beverage culture.
In addition to Taste of Belgium, Great American Ballpark has also added The Reds Brewery District, an 85-foot-long home to 60 taps featuring a dozen local craft beers including selections from
Christian Moerlein
MadTree Brewing
Blank Slate Brewing Company
50 West Brewing Company
Mt. Carmel
Rivertown Brewing Company
To learn more about where these local offerings can be found in the stadium, check out
the Reds site here
By Mike Sarason
Kandid.ly helps connect photographers and clients
Thursday, March 27, 2014
For some, the Oxford Dictionary's Word of the year for 2013, "selfie," meant little more than an inane desire for people to capture themselves looking cool. For Sam Ulu, founder of Cincinnati-based startup
, it was a revelation and an opportunity.
Kandid.ly is an online resource for photographers to list their work and book gigs. Similarly, it acts as a resource for customers who want to book photographers for any type of event. The streamlined setup allows for quick analysis by customers to find the right photographer based on rates, locations and recommendations, and also adds a social "gamification" element where photographers can receive badges from checking in at events, similar to
. Ulu cemented the concept for the company just as the selfie era was beginning.
"People are craving richer experiences, and they want to be able to remember those moments. That's why the selfie is so popular," Ulu says. "The selfie is our quest to capture ourselves being in the moment."
Rather than attempt to capture ourselves, Ulu bet that he could develop a means to have more experienced photographers capture those moments at a price point affordable to anyone. After reading a 2012 Wall Street Journal called "
Don't Forget to Pack a Photographer
" that descrived what astronomical rates hotels and vacation services were charging for this, Ulu knew there was a better way.
"Nobody had figured how to best monetize this process," he says. "So I spent a lot of time talking to consumers, interviewing photographers; in the end I talked to more than 600 photographers from 2012-2013."
Now, after taking time to build his team up (Kandid.ly is currently run by a team of seven), Ulu has his company poised to get things rolling.
"We're working on closing a $500,000 investment from
Queen City Angels
," Ulu says. "That will enable us to run Kandid.ly in public beta for 12 months, start validating our customer acquisition strategy, revenue model and many other things before we actually scale it."
Ulu is passionate and excited to build his company here in Cincinnati.
"People have that Midwest pride here and want to help, even if they are not investing in your company; everyone wants to see you succeed," Ulu says. "Cincinnati is positioned the be the next hub for entrepreneurs. In the near future, a couple companies are going to bust onto the national scene to literally announce that the Midwest has arrived, and we believe that Kandid.ly is going to be one of those companies."
By Mike Sarason
Metro unveils first ticket vending machine, allowing more flexible public transit
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
On Thursday, March 27,
, Southwest Ohio's Regional Transit Authority, will unveil its first ticket vending machine. The machine is located at the Government Square information booth near the intersection of Fifth and Walnut in
Downtown Cincinnati
and provides 24/7 access to Metro passes and stored-value cards.
"This project has been in the works for several years, but it took some planning," says Jill Dunne, public affairs manager at Metro. "We want to make riding Metro easier, and this is one way we can do just that."
The machine is similar to standard vending machines, and offers all Metro 30-day rolling passes including Metro/TANK passes, and $10, $20 and $30 stored-value cards. The machine accepts cash (exact amounts only) or credit cards. Up to four passes can be purchased per transaction.
More ticket vending machines will soon be available in the
area near the University of Cincinnati in the new Uptown Transit District and at other high-traffic transit hubs.
"The Uptown Transit District is a big project for Metro this year," Dunne says. "The new district consists of four distinct areas or hubs that will serve as the major connection and transfer point for many Metro routes and several
shuttles offered by the
University of Cincinnati
and area employers."
Currently, Metro is in the construction phase for the shelters in the Uptown area. The machines will be installed later this year once that process is complete.
"This project will better serve the thousands of people riding Metro to and from jobs, education, medical services, and entertainment in Uptown every day," Dunne says.
Metro is working on additional fare options for customers that will be available in Metro pass sales outlets and ticket vending machines. Metro passes will continue to be sold at a dozen Cincinnati locations and online at
"The good news for Metro is that Cincinnati is talking about public transportation. We are seeing a positive trend with young professionals embracing alternatives to cars. People are seeking green and money-saving alternatives, and Metro fills those needs."
By Mike Sarason
Cincinnati Center for Adult Music Study opens this week
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
This week marks the opening of a new music education program in Cincinnati, the
Cincinnati Center for Adult Music Study
(CincyCAMS). Founded by Rachel Kramer, pianist, teacher and arts administrator, and her business partner Mary Chaiken, CincyCAMS will offer programs on all aspects of music in multiple venues around the greater Cincinnati area.
Chaiken and Kramer have been friends for some time, having made music together as a part of
, Cincinnati's Women's Choir, until Kramer retired from the choir in 2013. In 2014, they've decided to become business partners.
"I had always wanted to start a program like this," Kramer says. "Mary had just finished her last grant-based job in medical research—she is a molecular biologist—and was looking to do something new. We got to talking and CincyCAMS is the result."
The programs offered include more traditional lessons, performance groups, lectures covering a wide range of musical topics and more. Programs are intended to be short (nothing more than six weeks) so students will not only cover several topics throughout the course of the year, but will also visit several different venues in various areas of the city.
"We want to be the community meeting place for people to come, make music and realize a dream come true," Kramer says. "We want to enrich lives and inspire adults to make their own kind of music."
CincyCAMS is also looking to collaborate with current music teachers and music professionals in the Greater Cincinnati area.
"We will be using our professional colleagues as facilitators," Kramer says. "We also would like students of our community teachers to come to CincyCAMS for enrichment classes and performance opportunity, and we would like to send cincyCAMS participants who want further study to our area teachers."
To that end, CincyCAMS has already partnered with the
University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music
, as well as with
Northern Kentucky University
and the
Music Teacher's National Association
To learn more about the program, visit
By Mike Sarason
The Carnegie takes inspiration from local farming, adopts Community Supported Art program
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
, Northern Kentucky's largest multidisciplinary arts venue located in
, has announced the inaugural season of Carnegie Community Supported Art (Carnegie CSA), which will allow arts enthusiasts to buy "farm boxes" filled with works of art created by local artists.
Inspired by Community Supported Agriculture initiatives (CSAs), which allow consumers to buy food directly from local farmers, The Carnegie's CSA program applies the same "buy local" ethic to art and seeks to enrich the experience for artists and collectors at all levels.
"We hope that this program will bring new collectors in and make it easier for collectors to discover new artists," says Matt Distel, exhibitions director at the Carnegie. "We included a diverse array of local artists so that no matter what your level of experience buying art is, everyone will wind up with something new."
Local artists whose work will be featured include Antonio Adams, Keith Benjamin, Carmel Buckley, Barbara Houghton, Casey Riordan Millard, Marcia Shortt, Michael Stillion/Katie Labmeier, Chris Vorhees and Joseph Winterhalter.
Individuals interested in supporting the Carnegie CSA will purchase a "share" for $350 and in return will receive a "farm box" consisting of nine pieces of locally produced artwork. Featured works could include items such as mixed media prints, a run of photographs or small original ceramics.
The actual works created will vary and will be kept secret until July when participants will pick up their "shares" during the Carnegie CSA harvest party. The program is modeled on a similar program created by
and Springboard for the Arts in Minneapolis.
"It's a very innovative way of thinking about how we create a community spirit that is supportive of local artists," Distel says. "We're looking to make this an ongoing program so that we can continue to include all kind of artists from the area and cultivate new collectors."
Member shares for the Carnegie CSA will go on sale Thursday, May 1, 2014, and will be available for purchase by contacting
(859) 491-2030
. To learn more about the program, visit
By Mike Sarason
Cincinnati-based Brighton Technologies expands product line and workforce
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Cincinnati-based engineering technology company
Brighton Technologies Group
(BTG) is expanding its product line and workforce in 2014. The company will debut its new Android-based Surface Analyst handheld unit later this year and is currently in the process of developing a robotic version for automated assembly lines.
After debuting it's hand-held Surface Analyst technology in 2010 (touched on in Soapbox
), the company has expanded its client base to include customers in a variety of industries. The technology assesses a surface's readiness for bonding, coating, or printing; thus far BTG's clients include Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, GM, Apple, Honda, Johnson & Johnson and more.
"Essentially, our tools are about reducing costs, saving time and building in a higher margin of safety," says Lucas Dillingham, Marketing Sales Director for BTG. "It's about quality control and knowing what's going on with your product during each step of the manufacturing process."
While the older version of the handheld Surface Analyst was equipped with a computer process running Windows XP, the new Android instrument has 5 times greater battery life, new UX/UI design for smoother operation, and custom built integrated circuit boards to ensure greater reliability in manufacturing applications as well as easier manufacture. All instruments are built and serviced through the BTG's St. Bernard based facility.
"Cincinnati has a history as a manufacturing town, which is definitely an advantage for us," says Dillingham. "There's a really strong core network of people who build things here."
BTG is looking to add to this network of people in 2014, as its growth has necessitated the need for it to look for additional sales representatives and product managers.
"We're working on some of our biggest projects this year, including an
grant for the development of our robotic technology," says Dillingham.
In 2013, BTG was awarded a $150,000 grant to develop a prototype of the technology, which would have huge benefits for the automotive industry. Now they are aiming to receive a $750,000 phase 2 grant to turn the prototype into a product. BTG already partnered with GM for some of the prototype work and has several other clients interested in the as of yet unreleased technology.
To learn more, visit
Class is in Session radio program is Cincinnati's newest forum on education
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Cincinnati has a new venue for public dialogue on the topic of education in our city. "Class is in Session" is a weekly radio program on 1230 AM every Saturday from 3-4 p.m., created through a collaboration between the
Strive Partnership
Parents for Public Schools of Greater Cincinnati
The show, which began at the beginning of March, is set up to be an open forum where listeners are encouraged to call in and voice their opinions on issues related to education in the urban core.
"Our goal is to engage the community and create great discussions in the education sphere," says Nia Williams, Community Engagement Coordinator for Strive. "This show creates a consistent space for dialogue and provides constant feedback for us that will inform our work."
Strive, a partnership of Greater Cincinnati businesses, nonprofits, school districts and universities working to improve outcomes for every child in Cincinnati,
, reached out to PPSGC because of their experience engaging the community.
"We thought radio would be a good venue because we get to share what's happening and people can offer feedback at any point during the program," Williams says.
So far, topics for Class is in Session have included the achievement gap, poverty, parent involvement and more.
"Parent engagement in the education sphere is crucial," Williams says. "It can fundamentally change how our education system works; we have to do a better job at reaching out to parents and making that happen. That's why we're working with PPSGC in the first place."
Class is in Session will also act as a method of sharing positive developments that are happening in the urban core.
"We have a lot to talk about as far as early childhood education, the Preschool Promise and more," Williams says. "We want listeners to be excited and learn how they can get involved."
Preschool Promise
is a campaign to ensure that every 3-4-year-old has access to quality preschool. This promises to get more children ready for school, reading successfully by the end of 3rd grade, and graduating from high school ready for college and careers.
To learn more about Class is in Session, visit the
Strive Partnership website
By Mike Sarason
Complete Set offers virtual treasure map for collectors, fans and discoverers
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Gary Darna, founder of
, an online marketplace for collectibles, may be your new best friend, especially if you've always been looking for that
Darth Vader cake pan
to round out your collection.
CompleteSet is an invite-only community that allows collectors and fans to showcase, discover and exchange curated collectibles from the popular to the obscure. The company was founded in 2012 by Darna and Jaime Rump and has since participated in Northern Kentucky University's
program and won the
Cincinnati Innovates
competition in 2012.
What's more is that Darna wasn't following a trajectory to become an entrepreneur in the first place; he was supposed to attend West Point. But when circumstances intervened, Darna found himself starting a company at the age of 19.
"I fell into being an entrepreneur kind of by mistake and by necessity when I was medically disqualified from attending West Point," Darna says. "I lost scholarships and had to find a way to pay for college myself. I figured I'd make websites for people."
That's exactly what he did, enrolling in the
entrepreneurship program at NKU
and paying his way by creating websites for student clubs, small businesses, parents of friends and anyone else that came to him.
"At the time (in the early 2000s), websites weren't as simple of a commodity as they are now," Darna says. "It was like magic if you could make a website for people."
As time went on, Darna learned more about the process of running a business, finding funding and more. He had been kicking around the idea for his collectibles website for several years, having started collecting Star Wars toys of his own in 1995.
"I applied to the INKUBATOR because I knew I needed a team to make my idea for CompleteSet a reality," Darna says. "They helped me find my co-founder, Jaime, and they helped us challenge and refine our idea, build our team and then execute."
"I think the best advice I've received has just been the importance of talking to your customer," Darna says. "We attended a lot of fan conventions like
Cincy Comicon
, Chicago's
, and talked to people about how they collect, how much they spend a month, all types of market research info. It gave us invaluable insight into how to gear our company."
After launching in September of 2012, the beta version of CompleteSet was launched in May of 2013. Currently, they are working on an iPhone application and are in the process of applying to different accelerators across the country.
CompleteSet has been nice enough to offer a way for Soapbox readers to join without requesting an invite; simply visit www.completeset.com/join and enter the code
By Mike Sarason
Xavier University partnership creates Nurse Care Coordinator Program
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Xavier Leadership Center
(XLC), the
Xavier University School of Nursing
Catholic Health Partners
—Ohio's largest health care organization—have partnered to create the Nurse Care Coordinator Program (NCCP), the first of its kind regionally and one of the first in the country.
The program is responding to a national trend in health care that is shifting toward patient-centered care and addresses the issues of poor communication across the silos of health care delivery that have been increasing since the 1980s.
"A care coordinator is at the core of the communication between the specialists and makes sure the patient's care is holistically being administered," says Sue Schmidt, director of Xavier's School of Nursing. "The typical nurse in a hospital is more task-oriented and does not do risk management as well as work across systems."
Lynne McCabe, RN, director of Community Care Coordination Programs for Catholic Health Partners, heard about Xavier University from a staff member/care coordinator who had a positive experience while getting her master's degree in nursing at Xavier. McCabe was already looking to start a training or certificate program for her nursing staff, but found a similar program offered on the East coast to be cost-prohibitive and far away.
Using knowledge and experience acquired through implementing a care coordination program for Catholic Health Partners, McCabe knew that partnering locally would be a better solution. The program began at the beginning of 2014 at the XLC with 15 nurse care coordinators and one dietician.
Mike Leavy, associate director of the XLC, and one of Schmidt's and McCabe's co-developers, says, "This is an innovative program for the region, which will enable participants to be leaders and pioneers in serving the needs of all stakeholders in the rapidly changing health care environment. Our goal is to graduate our first cohort in the spring then continue to expand the program in the community and the region."
By Mike Sarason
Northern Kentucky Tri-ED reports on expanding local economy in 2013, aims for big 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation
(Tri-ED) has released its annual economic impact study of primary growth for 2013, reporting that in 2013, 21 companies announced new locations or expansions in the Boone, Campbell and Kenton County region and that 1,181 new direct jobs are projected as a result of these announcements. The announcement was made at Tri-ED's annual recognition event, the Northern Kentucky Thoroughbreds, which honored those companies that located, expanded or were launched in the region in 2013.
"E-commerce, logistics and advanced manufacturing were all strong sectors in 2013," says Dan Tobergte, President and CEO of Tri-ED. "With DHL's strong presence at
and Northern Kentucky's proximity to over 60 percent of the U.S. population within 600 miles, we expect more new e-commerce companies to locate in Northern Kentucky."
"The influence of the College of Informatics at
Northern Kentucky University
is taking hold in our region," Tobergte says. "With the location of
Clear Measures
Xcelerated Learning Dynamics
in Covington in 2013, Northern Kentucky is building a high-tech, informatics-based corridor. Both companies, in addition to
Jacobs Automation
, got their start in the
Northern Kentucky ezone
. We're proud of these homegrown technology success stories."
The Northern Kentucky ezone is a division of Tri-ED, which provides a support program for businesses ranging from startup entrepreneurs to established companies commercializing a new product, technology or process.
"In addition to the ezone, we are paying more attention to our existing businesses through the NKY Boost program, a regular visitation and survey program to Northern Kentucky's 500+ primary industries," Tobergte says. "And Boost is paying dividends: Four existing company expansion projects were the result of this program in 2013, and we have a better handle on issues affecting the business climate in Northern Kentucky."
Looking forward to 2014, Tri-ED has made sure to set expectations even higher and looks to have a lot on its plate.
"We will strive to have over 20 new projects announced in 2014 with a total of approximately $200 million in capital investment, more than 2,000 new jobs with at least $8 million raised in capital for startup companies through the NKY ezone," Tobergte says.
Additionally Tri-ED looks to continue to expand its cooperation and partnership with several organizations across many industries such as the
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
, Northern Kentucky University,
Gateway Community & Technical College
and more.
"We want to make sure there's an educated and technical workforce available to our business community, and we want to keep talented individuals in Northern Kentucky," Tobergte says. "That only happens when there is a great deal of cooperation and coordination between the business and education communities."
Mike Sarason
Sanger & Eby grows teams, expands services
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
With more than 25 years in business, strategic design and technology firm
Sanger & Eby
continues to grow as it announced the addition of three new members to its team: Adeline Ledford as Director of New Business, Kevin Roesch as Strategic Planning Associate and Michael Klaas as Web Development Co-op.
"We're thrilled to have these new additions to the team," says founding partner Donna Eby. "Two of these are new positions we've created. With the expansion of our talented staff, each in different divisions, we're able to extend more opportunities to new and existing clients, as well as our own team."
All three of the hires come from within the region, Roesch and Klaas both from the
University of Cincinnati
and Ledford from
Miami University
at Oxford.
"Cincinnati has always been somewhat of an unexpected hotbed for creative talent, which is a great thing for the city as well as our business," Eby says. "We've hired creative thinkers and writers who also possess a skill for research, something we can't get enough of in this business.
Although it's one of the largest women-owned businesses in Cincinnati, Sanger & Eby is poised to enter new areas of business through this staff expansion. Clients include
Fifth Third Bank
"For years, we've worked on talent communications, and recently we've developed an expertise for education branding as well," Eby says. "We needed a Director of New Business to help in saturating these markets. Our clients also have growing needs for new methods of strategic thinking, so we carved out a position for an associate strategist."
In addition to these areas, Sanger & Eby has expanded its suite of strategic resources for clients, including the area of content creation.
"We recognize we have a talented staff of thought leaders in their own right that help us expand and propel forward," Eby says. "Our commitment is to our staff, our city and, of course, our clients. Throughout our 25 years, we've made sure to execute the best strategy to give them lasting results."
By Mike Sarason
The Garage Group adds training services, hosts innovation workshop
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
The Garage Group
, the Cincinnati-based consultancy that helps larger, corporate companies engage with and activate their entrepreneurial spirit, has begun offering training services in addition to their focus on market research and insights and ideation workshops. In conjunction with these services, they will
host a two-day workshop in Cincinnati
on April 24-25 entitled "Enabling Corporate Teams to Innovate Like Startups."
The company, located in the historic
Longworth Hall
amidst several other startup, design and production companies, was co-founded nearly three years ago by Jason Hauer and Ann Lauer,
two entrepreneurs who left small firms to start their own business together
"Three years ago, when we started, the concept of making a corporation more like a startup was very hard for people to understand," Lauer says. "It was not common language, and we wrestled a lot with it. We got into the training business because we had to do some education to get people to understand the concept."
According to The Garage Group, things have changed since then.
"Cincinnati has become a more innovative entrepreneurial region in that time," Lauer says. "We've benefitted from that and hopefully made a contribution to it as well. We sit in an interesting position where we get to bridge between the startups and larger companies.
In those three years, The Garage Group has trained more than 1,000 people from large service and Fortune 1,000 companies nationwide on topics such as skills and behaviors for entrepreneurs and how to develop and collaboratively co-create ideas with stakeholders.
"When we think about a traditional company being more entrepreneurial, it's on two levels," Hauer says. "At one level its really about developing and launching new products, services and business models. At another level it's about getting people within the base organization to think more entrepreneurially in terms of how they approach their day-to-day job and continually improve the value that they are bringing to their company, brand or service they are working on."
The Garage Group will hold their two-day workshop in Cincinnati in April and will follow it up with an additional workshop in Chicago in June. To learn more,
visit their website
By Mike Sarason
Cincinnati Preservation Collective creating framework to save historic buildings
Monday, March 17, 2014
Cincinnati Preservation Collective
(CPC) officially has the designation of being the newest group of engaged local citizens passionate about preserving Cincinnati's historic properties.
Founded in late 2013, CPC came together as a way for Cincinnatians who care about historic buildings not only to meet up and learn from one another about preservation in the city, but also to create a framework that provides a proactive approach to saving such structures.
"CPC was started in part because I was having a lot of conversations with people who were interested in preservation, many of them already involved in different neighborhood type organizations, but who didn't actually have a way to proactively save buildings," says co-founder Diana Tisue. "As a community, we've been through a lot of really dramatic battles saving buildings and I realized that part of the problem was that we were coming in too late. Our cause can't be one building; it has to be advocating for preservation throughout the city."
Already, the young group has set its sights on five "impact buildings" that have been selected because they are either in danger of demolition or are in need of considerable rehabilitation. Four of the properties are in Over-the-Rhine (including the Davis Furniture Building on Main Street) and one is in Walnut Hills (The Paramount Building on McMillan).
"For a lot of people, being labeled a preservationist carries a stigma with it; it's anti-development or anti-progress," says co-founder John Blatchford. "But I think what we've seen in Cincinnati, in areas like Over-the-Rhine and downtown, is that we've benefitted a lot from saving old buildings and making use of them. And it can be done in an economic, profitable way."
In addition to its five impact buildings, CPC is also rallying the community around the idea of preservation in other ways. Last week, they held their first Pitch Party event at
Venue 222
, featuring 10 presenters each given five minutes or less to present their preservation related projects.
The winners were decided by an audience vote, which ended up as a tie between Brendan Regan of
and Giacomo Ciminello of
, who each were awarded $500 in seed funding. The organizers note that just as important as the seed funding was the social capital gained by presenting to a full room of preservation enthusiast; CPC hopes to host the pitch party annually.
The next CPC meeting will be on Tuesday, March 25 at Arnold's and is free and open to the public. To learn more, visit
By Mike Sarason
HCDC invites 'Encore Entrepreneurs' to tap local resources
Monday, March 10, 2014
The Hamilton County Development Company
, the not-for-profit economic development company that houses
Ohio's highest ranked business incubator
, will host Cincinnati's first ever Encore Entrepreneurship Workshop on Monday, March 24.
The workshop is a collaborative effort between the
Small Business Administration
American Association of Retired Persons
and HCDC, geared towards "encore entrepreneurs," i.e., entrepreneurs age 50+ who are beginning a new career or venture.
"Instead of slowing down, encore entrepreneurs are reinventing themselves for a variety of reasons—to supplement retirement, to fulfill a dream or to keep themselves young by tackling new challenges," says David Main, President of HCDC. "There is a wealth of knowledge and experience in this generation of entrepreneurs that can't be taught on the internet."
Though the workshop is the first of its kind in the Cincinnati area, the initial response has revealed pent up demand for such types of events. While HCDC is
still accepting RSVPs
, only a few slots remain open for the free event. The workshop will cover the resources and tools available to prepare entrepreneurs to successfully start their own small business.
"We want to show that the path of an entrepreneur is something that is an opportunity for all age groups," Main says. "We have some veteran entrepreneurs that are going to share their experiences … it can be exhilarating, depressing, exciting and lonely, that's why we have an incubator to help these companies make it through the ups and downs together."
In addition to the incubator, HCDC also provides growing businesses access to SBA loans and other financing tools to purchase real estate and equipment while retaining capital.
"HCDC's mission is to be a driving force behind business development. We do this through attraction of business to the Cincinnati area, retention of current business and creation of new businesses. For the last segment, we think it's important to look across the board for opportunities. The Encore Entrepreneur Workshop is just one way we're tackling this issue."
To learn more and/or RSVP, visit
By Mike Sarason
TiER1's Doug Arthur spreads successful Cincinnati community engagement model nationwide
Monday, March 10, 2014
TiER1 Performance Solutions
, the
-based business consulting/design/strategy/training company, has Doug Arthur, its director of Community Engagement Services, on the run. In 2005, Arthur co-founded a nonprofit collaboration between business and educators called the INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati. With help from
Procter & Gamble
, the
University of Cincinnati
and many others, INTERalliance connects students, jobs and education. With the program running successfully in Cincinnati, TiER1 has sent Arthur across the country to replicate the results in different communities.
Arthur initially started the INTERalliance to respond to the lack talent being fostered locally in the IT field.
"I was working for a company called ATOS and wanted to hire a co-op from UC, but was told that they didn't have enough students going into computer science," Arthur says. "In the Cincinnati area, it turns out that there will be as many as 6,000 unfilled IT jobs in the next five years."
By bringing together the largest companies in the city, including P&G, Kroger and Macys, and partnering with local universities and high schools, Arthur helped create a pipeline for the city to address its employment gap and retain top talent. INTERalliance launched IT Career Camps in 2006 and, in addition to reaching 3,500 students since then, spawned the
TechOlympics Expo
, a three-day celebration of technology and innovation.
This month, Arthur has been commuting to Fort Wayne, Ind., to replicate the model, helping the Northeast Indiana Tech Coalition produce its own "TechFest 2014" in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College, Greater Fort Wayne Inc., the City of Fort Wayne, Allen County and Atos. He has also worked in a similar capacity in cities like
and San Diego.
"At the end of the day, every city is dealing with similar problems," Arthur says. "How do they retain the current companies they have and attract new ones? One of the biggest parts of doing that is having an employer-ready workforce with the right skill. What we do is call on the employers, the high schools and the universities, bring them together using a common methodology, listen to their unique needs in each city and help build a framework that addresses those issues."
By Mike Sarason
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I al looking to swap my 23 for a 36 and the guy is not sure of the year the gun was made, and I personally want to know. The serial number is DBYXXX. I was told you can tell from the first 3 letters, but I can not find much more info then that. The Glock folks are closed on the weekends or I would call them.
Any help would be great.
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that gun was made roughly between August to October 1999. Hope this is helpful. I personally wouldn't buy and early G36 a lot of jams from what I've read.
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About three years ago, I was taking various math courses—different levels of calculus and differential equations. I actually enjoyed both, finding them a constant challenge to master. At that time, I was also working on mastering another exciting puzzle—Linux. Back then, there weren't a lot of commercial applications or even books on Linux. I had just spent a whole night downloading and copying to floppies, and migrated from Sunsite to ordering the InfoMagic set and printing out all the FAQs and HOWTOs I possibly could. I also had to maintain a MS Windows/DOS partition to run my math software, which was then Maple V. I wasn't happy to have to reboot to use the software, but when projects requiring Maple were due, I had to do it.
Today, many commercial products are available for Linux. One of them is Mathematica, a full-featured, powerful, math lover's paradise. I would have loved to have had it three years ago.
Recently, I had the privilege of reviewing this product and will look at as many features as possible in such a brief forum.
Wolfram states, "Mathematica is the world's only fully integrated environment for technical computing." Instead of having various packages or tools for a variety of mathematical functions, Wolfram has integrated them all into one package. For this review, I tested the mathematical capabilities and ease of use of this integrated package, using the many math examples given in the huge book by Stephen Wolfram that is included with the package.
There is no limit to the things one can do with Mathematica; each would take an entire book in itself to review. I will stick to simple uses here, and keep the beginner in mind.
Mathematica comes in a big box that includes the following:
The Mathematica Book by Stephen Wolfram, which is 1403 pages of excellent examples, applications and colorful illustrations of Mathematica in action.
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The installation of Mathematica was quite smooth. The installer is a simple shell script that asks various questions, such as directory and program password. The password can be obtained at Wolfram's web site upon product registration and is required in order to have a fully functioning program. Other options for registering are via fax or mail. The registration links the copy of Mathematica to the host name on which you are installing. Once the installation is performed and the password obtained and included in the installation step that asks for it, you can begin using Mathematica. It is possible to install the password at a later time, but you will be able to run in MathReader Mode only.
There are two ways to run Mathematica: via X, using the notebook and palette window (see Figure 1) or via the command line. The benefits of using the notebook and palette are the point-and-click interaction and the ability to save each session as a worksheet.
The benefit of the command line is quick computations. Note that graphics are a separate process. If you are running from the command line in an xterm, any graphics you generate will go to Mathematica's graphics output window. If you are running from a virtual terminal, the graphics will be plain ASCII.
The language to interact with Mathematica is quite simple and intuitive and also well-documented. If you have any rudimentary programming experience, it will be even easier to use. When using the worksheet window, it checks syntax and gives a system bell if you use the wrong type of bracket.
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We just moved into a house in the summer and are thinking about getting our edible gardens together in the next month or so. I'm brainstorming things to grow for next year and came across a package of quinoa sees the other day---lightbulb went off.
I was curious about anyone's experiences with it here in Texas, particularly in the greater Houston area.
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I would try it, just for fun. Reading the above link, it sounds like it could work as an annual winter crop in Houston, since it likes cool temps and can take light frost. It probably would have to be planted now, or a little earlier. Also not sure how it would take heavy clay soil, but it sounds like adaptable plant.


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Contractors should always have a signed contract before they start working on a project or at the client's site. However, in practice, deadlines and delays sometimes mean that the paperwork has not been signed by the time the contract starts. However, by sending or exchanging emails, a contractor can ensure their interests are protected.
Having no signed contract right at the start is inadvisable, but is not usually a problem unless something goes wrong. And that's when records of conversations and correspondence, including emails, between contractors and their agents and clients, are vital. They are likely to help quickly bring an end to disputes, or to provide the contractor with valuable evidence should the dispute escalate or reach the courts.
Even if a contract has not been formally finalised and signed, evidence such as emails can be used in resolving a dispute or in court to determine what was agreed and whether a contract was, in fact, in place.
There are three essential elements to all contracts under UK law, and these elements would normally form part of a written contract:
If one of these key elements of contract law is missing, if the dispute ended in court, a judge would rule that there was no contract between a contractor and the client or agency.
Commercial contracts would also normally include details of the contractor's rates, the details of the project and its timing and how, when and by whom the contractor should be paid.
Although in theory verbal contracts are valid under UK contract law, and technically a verbal contract is made when the agent or client makes an offer which the contractor agrees, verbal contracts are notoriously difficult to enforce.
If a dispute reaches court, verbal contracts can be determined by a judge, who will look at what has already occurred – things like how much has the contractor been paid and what work have they been doing – and identify standard industry practice.
Contractors should follow up any verbal agreements made during an interview or over the phone in writing
Contractors should therefore follow up any verbal agreements made during an interview or over the phone in writing. That usually means sending an email, but could also include more traditional methods like faxes or recorded delivery letters.
Immediately after discussing contractual terms with an agent or client by phone or face to face, contractors should follow up with an email detailing:
The contractor should also ensure that the three key elements of a contract apply: that there has been an agreement; that a consideration (the rate) has been discussed and agreed; and that the agency or client clearly intend to hire a contractor for the contract.
In addition, contractors should carefully check their contracts when they arrive for signature, to be sure they include everything that was discussed and agreed. Once a contract has been signed, it will supersede what was previously agreed.
It is quite common for a contract renewal to be agreed verbally between an agency or client and the contractor. Sometimes this happens just before the contract end date, so the documentation may not arrive until after the contract officially ended.
In this situation, the contractor should also confirm any conversations and verbal agreements with follow up emails that detail the points above. Alternatively, if no changes have been requested or made by any of the parties, the contractor could simply confirm that the existing terms will apply to the renewal, then add the new dates.
Most contractors can work on multiple contracts for years and their contract paperwork will always arrive as agreed and without any hitches. But by taking the simple precaution of diligently following up key conversations with emails, contractors can be sure that any potential disputes will never even arise. And, if they do, the contractor will have the evidence of the emails they sent, making it easy for a judge to determine the true contractual position.
So the simple lesson is: for anything to do with contract negotiations, get it in writing and put it in writing!
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- Mar 2 2:32 PMHugh thanks for your time, but that one did not help me ;)
Christian, that was a great solution. It did do the trick. My c.vim is
from 2006, I am not using the latest one(from nov 2010 by Bram)
because the older one is more extended in a way and I already created
my color file.
It was called CCommentError, so I diverted it to comment as you have
Thanks again. that was great work around. it does not take care of the
root of the problem but it is a great solution
On Mar 2, 11:49 am, Christian Brabandt <cbli...@...> wrote:
> Hi kuru!
> On Mi, 02 M r 2011, kuru wrote:
> > Currently when ever I open .c files, "//" comment lines show up as
> > "errors" based on the color syntax. I have tried the latest c.vim from
> > last November which seems to resolve the issue but that one is
> > relatively shorter and not as extended as the previous c.vim syntax
> > file. So I am trying to find the offending lines in the older c.vim
> > and resolve the mishandling. The only thing is that I am not so
> > profound with the expressions in the syntax files. And I just cannt
> > figure out how to fix it. I am hoping that someone might be able to
> > help me out here
> Where did you get this syntax file from? It doesn't happen here with the
> latest Vim runtime file and also not with Vim 7.2.
> So you might need to investigate the syntax file. On the
> //-comment line, enter the following line:
> :echomsg synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
> It should output something like cComment
> Now open the syntax file and search for that item. There should be a
> line like this:
> hi def link cComment <item>
> Now in your .vimrc put this:
> " Fix annoying // Comments in C files:
> hi link cComment Comment
> regards,
> Christian
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There he goes again. (AFP / Getty Images)
His long Hawaii vacation over and new Republican majorities ensconced in
firm control of Congress, President Obama today set out to make the last
quarter of his administration more productive and radically different
from his first six years racked by partisanship and finger-pointing.
wasted no time setting a New Year's tone of conciliation and
cooperation with the empowered GOP through a series of urgent meetings
with congressional leaders to find common ground on work for the
American people. As he put it in his Dec. 19 news conference:
being absolutely sincere when I say I want to work with this new
Congress to get things done, to make those investments, to make sure the
government is working better and smarter."
Oh, wait. No. Obama's done none of that. That's what a smartpresident like Bill Clinton did after losing both houses of Congress in
1994. And clearly has no intention of
fulfilling his "absolutely sincere" pledge to work with the equal branch
of government on Capitol Hill.
In fact, on the very day the 114th
Congress convened, the new, more cooperative Obama kicked off the
session by vowing to veto a bipartisan congressional endorsement of the
job-rich Keystone XL pipeline that he's been pretending to evaluate for
six years now. That could prove embarrassing, however, if Keystone gets a veto-proof two-thirds vote.
to underline his disinterest in developing a viable working
relationship, the Democrat is fleeing Washington today and tomorrow and
the next day for his umpteenth campaign swing telling voters what they
need to tell Congress to do.
The White House bills the trip to
Detroit, Phoenix and Knoxville as a preview of his State of the Union
address on Jan. 20. He will talk about the auto industry recovery that
cost nearly 10-billion taxpayer dollars and the booming economy, housing
and affording college.
Most presidents travel to repeat their SOTU wish-list themes afterthey're presented to a joint session of Congress on prime-time TV. But
aides say this year Obama intends to spend the next two weeks talking
about what he's going to talk about. On Jan. 20, he'll actually talk the
talk. And then after, he'll talk about what he talked about.
O'Brien pointedly described the president's pointless advance speech
journey earlier this week: "Obama plans a three-day tour to preview his
State of the Union address. It's pretty exciting—Obama rushes out on
the stage and shouts, "ARE YOU READY FOR SOME STUFF THAT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN?"
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and Harry Reid can't face the trans-continental rejection of their
policies and procedures by midterm voters. But with that resounding
voter endorsement producing an historic House majority and a workable
Senate one, the GOP has a golden chance to show its governing prowess in
these 670 days until the presidential election.
So, what does a
clownish, rump posse of disgruntled House conservatives do? It launches a
very public, very hopeless bid to thwart the will of colleagues, who
already voted, and oust John Boehner as speaker.
Ah, that's just
what the media loves to cover -- old conservative white guys squabbling
over political spoils before they do a lick of work, if that's what
members of Congress do for their $172K.
Now, Boehner is a
pragmatic politician. He's nowhere near as openly conservative and
confrontational as some vocal ideological purists. He doesn't grandstand
with long-winded denunciations that get tribe members in war paint all
excited while Americans silently think, "WTH?"
A lot of people are unhappy
with Boehner's un-rabid demeanor. When hyperbolic Boehner critics
say there's no difference between him and the Dems, refresh your mental screen
with the image of Nancy Pelosi. She engineered ObamaCare's passage
without reading it.
Boehner notes Congress' approval rating way up
there at 14%, less than a third of flailing Obama. Boehner's made the
symbolic, futile try at repealing ObamaCare parts -- what? -- three dozen times.
his leadership the House passed nearly 400 common-sense conservative
bills that Harry Reid so feared he wouldn't even bring them up in the
Senate, lest Democrats reveal their true colors. That worked well. Ask Begich, Pryor, Hagan, Udall, Landrieu.
Voters saw through that
obstruction and Harry now sits powerless for two years until Nevada Gov.
Brian Sandoval shoos him into a retirement home.
But Boehner was
out there all fall quietly fundraising and campaigning to enlarge
Republicans' already dominant majority to the largest in almost nine
decades. Give us a chance, he told the country, and we'll show you how
conservatives can govern. Even in a divided government. They looked at
Reid diddling and Obama blaming, fundraising and golfing. And they bought it.
won. A repeat of his midterm leadership victory in 2010. Which pretty
much blows up the argument that more Boehner equals disaster. And his
grateful members -- sorry, pollsters, the only folks who matter in
choosing speakers -- re-elected him in their November caucus.
Michael Ramirez
Rep. Rodney Davis gives the Republican Party's Weekly Address
New Year, everyone. I'm Congressman Rodney Davis from the great state
of Illinois. I'm honored to be speaking with you from Springfield, the
home and resting place of one of our greatest presidents, Abraham
On Tuesday, we begin a new Congress, and that means a new
start on the people's business. (Scroll down for video of these remarks.)
If we work together, we have a great
opportunity to grow our economy and put our nation on solid footing for a
bright future. That's why the House will start off with jobs bills that
have bipartisan support but were never considered by a Democratic-run
One of those initiatives is a bill I've sponsored called
the Hire More Heroes Act. What this bill does: it makes a commonsense
change to the president's health care law that will encourage small
businesses to hire more of our nation's veterans.
You see, one
problem with the health care law — one of many — is that because of its
costs and mandates, small businesses face higher costs and have to hold
off on hiring. When small businesses — the engine of our economy — can't
hire, we can't move forward.
That's where the Hire More Heroes
Act comes in. This bill exempts veterans already enrolled in healthcare
plans through the Department of Defense or the VA from being counted
toward the employee limit under the health care law.
So not only
are we providing small businesses — and our economy — with much-needed
relief, but we're also helping more of our veterans find work. Because
despite receiving the best training in the world, post-9/11 veterans are
consistently faced with higher unemployment rates than that of other
veterans. As more and more of these men and women return home, the Hire
More Heroes Act will give them a better chance in a still-tough job
The Hire More Heroes Act is an example of the kind of
bipartisan jobs bills the House will be bringing up on your behalf. In
the coming days, the House will also act on legislation to approve the
Keystone XL pipeline, and to restore the 40-hour workweek for middle
class families.
From there, more good ideas for jobs and growth
will follow. If the president is willing to work with us, we'll have a
real chance to address our nation's most pressing challenges.
one more thing I want to tell you about the Hire More Heroes Act. This
idea didn't come from Washington; it came from right here in Illinois.
Brad Lavite, the superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission in
Madison County came to me after seeing how unemployed veterans and
service members were having a difficult time navigating the new health
care law. Then we got started on this and other ideas to help
to the people and making your priorities our priorities: that's what
you can expect from this new American Congress. If we all unite and work
together, 2015 will be a great year for our country.
For now,
thank you for listening. God bless all our veterans and service members,
and God bless the United States of America. ####
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Joe Biden gives President Obama's weekly remarks
Hello everyone, this is Joe Biden. I want to wish you all a Happy New Year.
know this is the time of year when we make resolutions to take care of
our health, whether it's joining a gym or eating healthier. But there's
one thing you can do right now that will also make a big difference in
your health: that is getting quality, affordable health insurance
through the Affordable Care Act.
Because of that law, access to
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Meyers: Kris and Bruce Jenner's divorce was official the other day. They only ask that the media allow them to handle this family matter publicly.
Conan: The Dalai Lama says there should be no more Dalai Lama's after his death. This is particularly bad news for his son, Steve Lama.
Fallon: Russia is so broke, Russian men can only afford to put on ONE bottle of cologne every day. Russia's economy is so bad, Edward Snowden had to put government secrets on Craigslist.
Meyers: Vladimir Putin says it's "too early" to decide on re-election in 2018. But he says it's not too early to decide how much he wins by.
Conan: ISIS is reportedly recruiting professionals like doctors, engineers and accountants. But sorry, kids—even ISIS is not hiring liberal arts majors.
Meyers: The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has found methane gas on Mars. Which may finally prove that Mars was once home to a Chipotle.
Conan: Obama says he was once mistaken for a parking valet. But then Michelle added, "On the bright side, that is how we got our first car."
Conan: Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, a spiritual journey into light and darkness that lasts eight days, just like the movie "Interstellar."
Meyers: Yup, the first night of Hanukkah. Hanukkah lasts eight nights unlike Christmas, which lasts two and a half months.
Fallon: A FedEx truck flipped over in New Jersey, spilling packages all over the Interstate. The good news is everyone's OK. Even better news is now you can tell your loved ones, "Oh man, that's probably the truck YOUR Christmas present was on."
Conan: The Web's inventor says Internet access is a "human right." He also said it's a right he exercises every night after his wife goes to bed.
Meyers: The outgoing 113th Congress had an approval rating of just 16%. 16 percent! To give you some perspective, Cosby is at 17.
Conan: Sony hackers leaked the script for the new James Bond movie. Sony executives said the news left them shaken but not stirred.
Thousands of police turn their back to giant screen as New York's mayor speaks. (AP)
Last summer, you may recall, a vacationing Barack Obama twice got in trouble. Once, for not attending the funeral of the first U.S. general killed in combat in many years, while numerous aides descended on Ferguson, Missouri. And once, enroute to a long afternoon of golf, for staging a photo-op to profess his outrage over the beheading of American James Foley.
On this Hawaii vacation, now 10 days old with almost a week to go, Obama's done the usual despite some pressing crises like the slaying of two New York policemen. Obama's done a lot of golfing with old chums, dining out, beaching, etc. With no admission of the contradictory words in his latest weekly remarks, Obama and wife Michelle extolled the joys of Christmas in the White House, which they annually flee.
But there's been nothing on-camera, save the traditional Christmas Day troop greeting and a passing nod to Sony's release of "The Interview" movie as he walked off one green.
Obama telephoned cabinet member Julian Castro with congrats on his new baby. The Democrat issued a 490-word statement touting his end of the Afghan war and 118 words of "warmest wishes" hailing the Kwanzaa holiday.
Obama's press office also put out a strange 91-word statement condemning the murder of two New York City police officers.
The president said police "deserve our respect and gratitude every single day." He urged people to reject "violence and words that harm." But he omitted any of the usual words of sympathy and prayers for the fallen law enforcement officers and their families.
Obama's statement was so pro forma that he did not even mention the murdered officers' names -- Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.
Saturday in Queens, N.Y. was the first service, for Officer Ramos, honored by thousands of other officers in attendance. It fell to Joe Biden to attend the memorial, as vice presidents often do. We've joked here about Joe's gaffes and gab.
But fair is fair. Biden did a bang-up job Saturday, far better than his boss and cronies like Al Sharpton would have done, feigning concern for the police the president has so recently warned over using force.
It's virtually impossible to say anything new at funerals where platitudes reign. The trick for real leaders is to empathize, to voice what mourners are feeling and express that in new ways to demonstrate sincerity without smarm. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio couldn't pull that off.
But Biden did extremely well, likely due to his own personal experience. (Scroll down for his full text.)
26 Christmas trees and no one home for the holidays.
The Barack and Michelle Obama Merry Christmas Message
THE PRESIDENT: Merry Christmas everybody! Now, we're not going to take much of your time because today is about family and being together with the ones you love. And luckily for me, that means I get a little help on the weekly address, too.
THE FIRST LADY: The holidays at the White House are such a wonderful time of year.
We fill the halls with decorations, Christmas trees, and carolers — and this year, we invited more than 65,000 people to join us.
Our theme was "A Children's Winter Wonderland" — and Americans young and old had a chance to come together and celebrate the season.
THE PRESIDENT: And today, our family will join millions across the country in celebrating the birth of Jesus — the birth not just of a baby in a manger, but of a message that has changed the world: to reach out to the sick; the hungry; the troubled; and above all else, to love one another as we would be loved ourselves.
THE FIRST LADY: We hope that this holiday season will be a chance for us to live out that message—to bridge our differences and lift up our families, friends, and neighbors… and to reconnect with the values that bind us together.
And as a country, that also means celebrating and honoring those who have served and sacrificed for all of us—our troops, veterans, and their families.
THE PRESIDENT: In just a few days, our combat mission in Afghanistan will be over. Our longest war will come to a responsible end. And that gives us an opportunity to step back and reflect upon all that these families have given us. We're able to gather with family and friends because our troops are willing to hug theirs goodbye and step forward to serve. After a long day, we can come home because they're willing to leave their families and deploy. We can celebrate the holidays because they're willing to miss their own.
THE FIRST LADY: And so, as our troops continue to transition back home—back to our businesses, our schools, our congregations, and our communities—it's up to all of us to serve them as well as they have served us.
You can visit JoiningForces.gov to find out how you can honor and support the troops, veterans, and military families in your communities.
That's something we can do not only during the holiday season, but all year round.
THE PRESIDENT: So Merry Christmas, everybody. May God bless you all. And we wish you and your family a happy and healthy 2015. ####
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2014 Capitol Hill Christmas tree
Sen.-elect James Lankford gives the Republican Party's Weekly Remarks
Merry Christmas.
I'm James Lankford, and I have the honor of representing the people of central Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives. And beginning on January 6th, I'll represent the great people of the State of Oklahoma in the United States Senate.
Across our nation and around the world, families are waking up today to celebrate Christmas.
To all of our military families scattered across the globe this Christmas, thank you for serving far away so millions of American families can be at home today in freedom and safety. Your sacrifice and commitment allow children in my state and across our nation to wake up with peace. Thank you.
My daughter began listening to Christmas music three months ago. I can assure you our family is ready for Christmas.
For the millions of Americans, like my family, who believe that there is a creator God who can be known personally, Christmas is a celebration of Jesus' offer of love and forgiveness for all people.
Spanish Explorers celebrated Christmas in 1539 in the area we now know as the State of Florida.
The patriots of our young nation celebrated in borrowed boats on a cold Christmas Eve, as they crossed the Delaware River with General George Washington in 1776.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of true peace during his Christmas sermon in 1967, when he shared his dream that 'brotherhood will be more than a few words at the end of a prayer.'
Today, the joy of Christmas causes hundreds of radio stations around the country to play Christmas music all day, and people will exchange millions of gifts to remember the first gift of Christmas, the infant Jesus.
As we see thousands of public and private Christmas trees and nativity displays around the country, they remind us again of the powerful American value built into our Constitution: our freedom of religion.
Americans honor and respect each other's faith, and we honor those that choose to have no faith. Under our freedom, no one is silenced because of their religious belief.
At Christmas we also celebrate our families. Generations reconnect. Children learn the importance of giving, more than receiving. Families look each other in the eye and forgive old hurts and start anew.
The future of our nation is dependent on the future of our families. Broken families not only affect the people involved, but they have an impact on public policy decisions in Washington, DC and state capitols around the nation. America is strongest when families take care of each other and walk with one another through need and loss. Christmas is a great time to recommit to each other and our communities.
In the next few days, the decorations will come down, schools will restart, a new Congress will be sworn in and another year will begin. But for today, enjoy Christmas. Let's set aside our political and ideological differences and take a moment to love our families, hug our children, parents and grandparents and through love and respect, strengthen the bonds that made us the greatest nation on Earth.
Even after today, as the Christmas songs and scripture remind us, He will still be Immanuel, God with us.
So, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Nazareth, Texas, from Noel, Louisiana to Christmas, Arizona, even from Wiseman, Alaska to Shepherd, Tennessee, I pray our nation may know the peace of Christ and the joy of his birth on this Christmas Day. From my family to yours, Merry Christmas. ####
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Or you-know-who.
Or you-know-what-year comes after 2015.
So, click Full Screen.
Then, the little Go arrow.
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Sit back.
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Close your eyes.
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Thanks for hanging here with us this year -- and maybe even some time before that.
See you soon. We're with our family too, ignoring you-know-what and especially you-know-who.
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He's outta here. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)
A new Gallup Poll finds less than a quarter of Americans (23%) are satisfied with the way things are going in their country.
But that didn't stop President Obama from pronouncing 2014 a really good year overall in his year-end news conference. "My presidency is entering the fourth quarter," said president No. 44. "Interesting stuff happens in the fourth quarter." (Scroll down for a C-SPAN Library video of the entire news conference.)
** The country has 759 days left of Obama in the Oval Office. Forget Gallup. "There is no doubt that we can enter into the New Year with renewed confidence that America is making significant strides where it counts," Obama claimed. .And according to the lame duck chief executive, he's pumped about what he can still do:
"In terms of my own job, I'm energized, I'm excited about the prospects for the next couple of years, and I'm certainly not going to be stopping for a minute in the effort to make life better for ordinary Americans."
** "I'm being absolutely sincere when I say I want to work with this new (Republican) Congress to get things done." ROTFL Beware of politicians who say "Frankly," "To be perfectly honest" and "I'm being absolutely sincere." They aren't.
** "Like the rest of America, black America in the aggregate is better off now than it was when I came into office." That's breaking news for all the unemployed African Americans. November unemployment nationally was 5.8%. For blacks, it was more than twice that, 11.9%.
** "We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States. Because if somebody is able to intimidate folks out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing when they see a documentary that they don't like, or news reports that they don't like."
Wait, wasn't it Obama and then-Secy. of State Hillary Clinton who had the maker of that obscure YouTube anti-Islam video arrested and jailed as the phony fall guy for the Benghazi massacre in 2012? And sought to have the video taken down?
** "I'm sympathetic that Sony as a private company was worried about liabilities, and this and that and the other. I wish they had spoken to me first" before cancelling the silly movie 'The Interview.' According to Sony executives, they were in touch with the White House. Maybe the president wasn't.
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The re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama next week would be positive for bonds, while a victory for Republican rival Mitt Romney would be better for equities, according to a survey of professional investors by Barclays.
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Bob McIntosh Presents LKN Chamber "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award
The McIntosh Law Firm was honored to be a part of the 2015 Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet at The Peninsula Club on Friday, January 16th. Our firm founder, Bob McIntosh, presented The McIntosh Law Firm Passion To Succeed Award to Sam …Read More
The McIntosh Law Firm Co-Hosts Business Mixer On December 11
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Have A Grinchy Time At Christmas In Davidson And The North Mecklenburg Christmas Parade
Don't miss Christmas in Davidson on December 4-6, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The McIntosh Law Firm will be there. Stop by our tent and take a photo with the Grinch himself! We also hope to see you at the North Mecklenburg Christmas Parade …Read More
Mock Trial Tournament At Davidson College Honors Local Attorney Jim Fuller
The inaugural James C. Fuller, Jr. Closing Argument Tournament was held on Friday, November 7, on the campus of Davidson College. The competition was hosted by the Davidson College Mock Trial Team and named in honor of attorney and Davidson College alumnus James (Jim) Fuller. …Read More
Attorneys Educate Seniors At The Power Of Aging Conference
Attorneys Amy Isaacs and Erika Erlenbach educated attendees of The Power Of Aging 2014 Conference about the importance of estate planning and establishing wills and trusts. The conference was hosted by the Centralina Area Agency on Aging and, with approximately 400 people in attendance, is the …Read More
Mock Trial Tournament At Davidson College Named For Attorney Jim Fuller
The inaugural James C. Fuller, Jr. Closing Argument Tournament will be held on Friday, November 7, at 6:00 pm at Chambers Hall in the Hance Auditorium of Davidson College. The event will be hosted by the Davidson College Mock Trial Team and is open to …Read More
Learning Composting Tips At The Davidson Farmers' Market
Attorneys Jim Fuller and Maren Werts joined their fellow community members at the Davidson Farmers' Market on Saturday, October 25 for an educational workshop on composting, sponsored by The McIntosh Law Firm. Master Composter Leslie Willis taught on how to live green by using worms to …Read More
Attorney Amy Holthouser Motivates Young Leaders
Attorney Amy Holthouser, recent Leadership Lake Norman graduate, helped organize and chaperone "History and Education Day" for the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership Program. The day was filled with numerous educational visits to the Duke Energy Explorium, the Hugh Torrence House, Hopewell Presbyterian …Read More
The McIntosh Law Firm Stays On Target Supporting The Local Boy Scouts Of America
Bob McIntosh represented The McIntosh Law Firm at The Boy Scouts of America Clay Shoot on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. The firm was excited to help sponsor this fun event at Meadow Wood Farms shooting reserve in Waxhaw, NC. It was beautiful day spent helping …Read More


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