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Your posts and pictures on this blog have inspired all of us.
Said to be the first to introduce pictures in a daily paper.
He also occupied himself with such tasks as the production of catalogues of pictures.
In addition to the wide-ranging images attached to each post, we've written a few words about pictures, too.
Tear them out of that texture-read about their brats, look at pictures of their vacation-and they mean nothing.
His quotations and pictures and clips and drawings and paintings give density and meaning to the blind onrush that life can be.
The pictures of gas and steam erupting out of the surface of the water captivated the world.
Pictures of green beans and carrots on cafeteria trays resulted in more kids eating more veggies.
It even worked when the students looked at pictures of plants, or imagined being outdoors.
They sent their fastest planes not to drop bombs, but to take pictures.
My query about the pictures, and this article itself, relates to the role scarcity plays in persuasion.
Both distraction and the pictures of new loves reduced pain.
Each eye sends a different signal to the brain, and the brain compares the two pictures.
All scientists have imagined and pictures in different scenarios how to avoid such a collision.
When they presented the fish with pictures of people expressing emotions, regions of the salmon's brain lit up.
Apparently they don't care who is driving the car and don't bother to take pictures of the driver.
This, he found, approximated the way silent films alternate between text and moving pictures-without ever using both at once.
But although those pictures are revered, they're contested.
Check out their tweets, pictures, a map and more on their intern blog.
But taking these pictures feels somehow wrong, reminiscent of trophy photos.
It was a beautiful day, good for pictures and video, but windy enough to interfere with audio recording.
It would provide extra information and pictures for a great complementary article to this one.
The art historian set out to discover how the pictures were made.
Researchers debate the extent to which this area is specialised for word recognition, since it also responds to pictures.
Yet it follows you, putting up more racy pictures, perhaps even the offer of a discount.
The pictures served as a graphic corroboration of the popular view that officers consider themselves to be above the law.
Those fitted with digital cameras and camcorders are hardly new, but they now take even better pictures.
Some are digitising their entire office, including pictures, bills and correspondence.
These priorities then form the basis for sketching out rough pictures of the future.
The effect is forceful, whether seeing these pictures for the first time or the fiftieth.
The vast bulk of his quite bulky book consists of pen pictures of all these countries and regions and of what he found there.
Lecherous readers who photographed it were rewarded with additional pictures.
There is an eclectic mixture of old wooden tables to sit at, and pictures by local artists adorn the walls.
This, to me, is what makes these pictures so remarkable.
Steve chose journalistic responsibility over personal feelings, and took one of his best pictures for the magazine.
They hid behind the columns to take pictures of the money and each other after being told they weren't allowed.
Tom, a plastic surgeon, busies himself by taking pictures of his friends.
Maybe that's why his pictures still feel so urgent and raw.
The flat was small, and a little shabby, but everywhere you looked there were pictures or small clusters of toys or ceramic vases.
Still more striking, however, is what the satellite pictures tell us about the looters.
Such phraseology is needed if one wants to name things without calling up mental pictures of them.
Peasants on vacation snap pictures, and there are occasional protests.
The pictures they have there are incredible, and available for download as wallpaper, too.
They then have a little more than a second to pick the set that is the sum of the previous two pictures.
Photo-editing software gets more sophisticated all the time, allowing users to alter pictures in ways both fun and fraudulent.
The gray-scale pictures would look familiar to anyone who has seen a brain scan, but these images are different.
The answer to good pictures in cellphones is more pixels and digital zoom.
Cell phone cameras are famous for taking grainy, low-resolution pictures.
They can then insert the micro-endoscope into the tube, taking pictures of the cells using a standard two-photon microscope.
Still pictures were sent back over the few operating data links.
All the gadgets let the untrained make much better picture but understanding light is still required to make great pictures.
It was so exciting to go to the record shop and buy a piece of vinyl and hold it, read the liner notes, look at the pictures.
She began taking pictures of out-of-state license plates.
They act as though the words they write and pictures they post and texts they send vanish into the ether.
Seriously wild and zany pictures of guys and their golf pants.
Pictures of the cutest fuzzy bunny rabbits you'll ever see.
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The Boston University men's hockey team impressed at the tournament, but Terriers defenseman Travis Escobedo was only really enamored with himself. Escobedo declared himself team MVP.
"Escobedo is a real team guy as you can see," head coach Jack Parker deadpanned. "There's two great players in the world. He thinks that he's both of them."
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Apologies for adding this comment late. I owned an 84 Hunter 31 for several years in the early 90's and got to love it. It's a very dynamic boat and easy to overpower. Inefficient pointing is often a symptom of just this. In addition to Davidpm's excellent comments, I would add a couple of things: one, your headsail trim, a couple of points here, both involving playing around with snatch blocks. If you have a furling genoa, unless it's a new system you'll have luff shape problems when you reef, and that of course will make you hesitant to reduce sail, but there is a way to address that without buying a new furler. A sail maker can place grommets in the genoa foot which you can use to haul down the foot. Also, a light line can be clipped on to the clew, run center-aft as a Barber hauler (not to be over-used - keep an eye on the main to make sure you're not creating turbulance in the slot). Second, you've got to make sure the standing rig is tuned well. A lot of riggers don't understand the B&R rig and are hesitant to stiffen it properly - the shrouds and stays need to be tuned as if they were a musical instrument. Tuned and trimmed right your Hunter will be a rocket ship. What a great boat.
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James Ferragut, Published July 14 2012
Ferragut: We have trees to prove it
Of the 74 kids (we're talking baby boomers here) in our three sections of sixth grade, slightly less than half arrived from all corners of the country. We all believed that our class was special. It was. But another compelling motivation was to dig up the time capsule that we buried next to the tree we planted in front the school in the spring of 1962.
I don't think the world, in the little head of this once 11-year old-boy, could have been any safer than it was in 1962. We were all living the American dream. Our postwar parents were prolific makers of baby boomers. Our dads were successful businessmen, tradesmen and professionals.
Our hometown heroes were Roger Maris, Bobby Vee and Peggy Lee. Our school was named after a historic Civil War nurse. "Leave It To Beaver" and "Ozzie & Harriet" weren't TV shows, it was just us looking into our living room mirrors.
Fast forward to Friday night's cocktail party. Nametags were required. There were classmates we hadn't seen since sixth grade.
Recognizing a long-forgotten soul was emotional. Greetings were explosive. Conversations were engaging, open and enthusiastic. And just like the cells that we studied multiplied, there was a continuous re-configuring of people that found themselves in small groups.
I was in classmate conversation with a doctor from Boston, a software engineer from California, a nationally known musician and a retired architect. Someone abruptly said: "Stop. Look at us. What are the chances that the five of us, who haven't seen each other in decades, in all of the universe, are right now talking like we're best friends." But we were. And we are.
We had it on good authority (a North Dakota State University metal detector) of 1962's time capsule location. So we dug. And dug. And dug a bit more. No capsule. Not a chance. The former sapling now stood 42 inches in diameter; roots, without question, crushed our fragile little jar with 74 hand-written notes stuffed inside, years ago.
Earlier in the week, we planted a 4-foot evergreen in memory of seven classmates who have passed on. This day we buried our 2012 time capsule and read the poem "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer, just like we had done 50 years earlier.
OK, so we didn't find the capsule. But what we found was far more important. We came to understand that the bonds we established with random kids in grade school were as strong as the tree we planted 50 years earlier.
The memories of this incredible gathering are already memory vapor. But the reconnections we made are real. We have the trees to prove it.
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Sean Bergenheim and Chris Campoli each scored for the victors.
Dany Heatley had a goal and an assist and Jason Spezza also lit the lamp for Ottawa, which has lost four consecutive contests. Alex Auld allowed three goals on 31 shots in defeat.
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The Senators got within a goal when the puck deflected off several Islanders in front of the net and caromed directly to Spezza for the stuff with 1:33 remaining in the game.
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I don't have a lot to say about this tea except that it's nicely balanced and extracts a lot of flavor in short steeps (15/25/35). The flavor was peachy sweet, but not too, balanced with just a bit of smoke. It was entertaining to watch the liquor go from reddish gold to dark, then darker orange.
Flavors: Peach, Smoke
I had high hopes for this tea that were not realized. The wet leaves were nice and earthy, redolent of warm spinach, and that first steep was pleasant, but clearly not developed. It woke up a bit more in the second steep, but still nothing to write home about. The mouth feel softened somewhat in the third steep, but there was still not much there. Either I underleafed or this is a very subtle oolong. Worth another try, but it didn't do much for me. Hey, they can't all be fabulous.
I didn't know what to expect from this because I could have sworn that the dry leaves smelled a bit of rubber along with the floral. Each steep was pretty distinct. First had a mild astringency, soft mouth feel, and tasted a bit of almond husks. Second was soft and warming, but no nut or much of any other strong flavor. The nuttiness came back a very little bit in the third steep and there was an aroma of clean laundry. I was not blown away by the overall taste – it was not as nutty as I might have expected – but I have to say that the chachi was lovely after the second cup. I felt calm, full, and relaxed, and it made me sit up straight and smile.
Flavors: Almond, Lemon
In additon to tasty homework for my tea sommelier class, I've been tasting lots of other new teas, but have not had time to write them up. I'll try to catch up over the next couple of days, starting with this absolutely delightful Taiwanese oolong that came as a sample from Tea Ave. Wow, what a brew! I only regret that it took me this long to try it. The first steep smelled nutty and spinachy, but the flavor was dry, a bit floral, and kind of citrusy. By the third (1 min) steep, it had really come into its own: rich, dry, still citrus, but also with honeysuckle. That citrus kept going and going and going until I lost track of how many steeps I'd done (I started at 30s and added 15s each steep). There were at least eight and it was not tapped out. Sample not enough – need more of this deliciousness.
Flavors: Honeysuckle, Nutty, Spinach
This seems like pretty quintessential Golden Monkey. It's got the dry scent of clean forest floor with malt overtones. The wet leaves are even maltier, but the steep is more sweet than malt. Go figure. The monkey has always been a house fave and this one fits right in. Yum.
Flavors: Malt, Sweet
How lovely! This one made me sit up and smile. The dry nose caught my attention right away with its deep keeemun richness. The flavor has a firm base, with definite malt, but balanced with a lighter, slightly sweet topnote. Definitely a keeper.
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I'm not sure whose "choisest" this is, but it doesn't seem like mainline oolong to me. The first steep had a bit of that oolong nuttiness, but not the creamy texture I look for and it was sweeter than I expected. It got even sweeter on the second steep, and by the end of the third, it was fading. I'm glad I got a sample size so I could try another variant on oolong, but I won't be ordering more.
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Every time I offer someone yellow tea, I get the same reaction, "I don't taste much" or "This tastes like water." Yeah, ok, so yellows are pretty subtle, but that's what I find appealing about them. Sometimes. The wet leaves on this one are a bit nutty, almost like warm cookies. Subtle, yes, but cozy. By the second steep, the leaves were bright and pretty. They looked like what they are: pretty much unadulterated tea. The taste was already drying out, but still tasty in that low-key yellow way. This doesn't stand out, but it's nice if you want a quiet, smooth tea.
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Fedora 13 Suffers Last Minute Delay Of One Week
While Fedora 13 was scheduled to be released in one week, that is no longer the case. Red Hat's Paul Frields has announced that due to the blocker bug list not being cleared, the release of Fedora 13 has to be pushed back by one week.
12 May 2010 - Pushed Back - 3 Comments
Thank God, Fedora 14 Is Not Fytnargin
Following a period of Fedora contributors proposing codenames for the release of Red Hat's next community operating system, Fedora 14, voting commenced. Fortunately, the name that's been decided upon is not Fytnargin.
10 May 2010 - It's Called... - 23 Comments
Fedora 14 Might Be Called Fytnargin
As was reported last month, with development on Fedora 13 winding down for a release in two weeks, planning for Fedora 14 has got underway. One of the first steps taken by the Fedora and Red Hat communities is coming up with a new codename for the next release, for which they have been reaching out to the community for in recent times.
3 May 2010 - Do They Make Any Sense? - 8 Comments
Fedora 14 Codenames Come About
Fedora 13 will be released in less than a month and as such work for Fedora 14 is already gearing up. One of the first signs within the Fedora community that a new release is soon coming is the usual codename proposal period. Last night Red Hat announced it is looking for suggestions for the Fedora 14 codename.
21 April 2010 - Mmm Bacon? - 9 Comments
It's Time To Test The Graphics In Fedora 13
Fedora 13 will be officially released next month and while we have already used it in testing out the Nouveau Gallium3D drivers and trying out the new Intel graphics, this week Red Hat is hosting community test days for the graphics stack in Fedora 13.
12 April 2010 - Fedora 13 Test Days - 11 Comments
Fedora 13 Alpha Released With Plenty Of Features
Following a one week delay, the first alpha release for Fedora 13 is now available. The final release of Fedora 13 is not due out until May, but this is the only development release of Goddard before this Red Hat Linux operating system reaches its beta stage.
9 March 2010 - Red Hat Pushes - 8 Comments
Fedora 13 Alpha Pushed Back By A Week
Red Hat's Fedora lives on the bleeding edge of Linux development with many new features going into each release. While this is exciting for Linux enthusiasts and those looking to see the course Linux is on before most of this work ends up in other distributions, postponed releases have become a common occurrence for this free software project. It's tough thinking of a Fedora release in recent times that was delayed at least twice. The first alpha release of Fedora 13 (codenamed Goddard) was going to be due out next week, but that release is now pushed back by a week.
25 February 2010 - Not Surprising - 4 Comments
NVIDIA Has Gallium3D Support In Fedora 13
While it's exciting to have kernel mode-setting, RandR, and EXA / X-Video acceleration for NVIDIA hardware in an open-source driver that is reliable since the mainlining of its DRM code and its adoption in Ubuntu 10.04 and other distributions, Fedora has already employed Nouveau support to various extents in their recent releases.
14 February 2010 - Gallium3D? Yes - 24 Comments
Fedora Rawhide Quickly Switching To Fedora 14
To eliminate having to freeze the bleeding-edge Fedora Rawhide repository once the next release of this free software Linux distribution enters its own alpha/feature freeze, a new development branch has been created so that Rawhide can immediately begin hosting packaged for the next Fedora release. In other words, beginning next week once the Fedora Alpha freeze goes into effect, Rawhide will begin receiving packages that will not appear until Fedora 14. The in-development Fedora 13 packages will move to a new development directory.
11 February 2010 - This Week - 3 Comments
Fedora 13 Btrfs Rollback Support Moves Along
Back in November one of the features that was talked about as a possibility for Fedora 13 was Btrfs system rollback support. One of the advantages of the Btrfs file-system compared to most other Linux file-systems is support for snapshots. With this Fedora feature it would automatically create a file-system snapshot before each yum transaction. In the event the RPM packages being touched cause havoc on the system or any problems arise, the user could simply reboot and choose an earlier Btrfs snapshot to boot. The Btrfs file-system is not yet stable and is not used by default on Fedora Linux, but it's been an install-time option since last year.
18 January 2010 - 80% Complete - 9 Comments
Fedora 13 Gains Features, Progresses
Before Fedora 12 was even released there were already feature plans for Fedora 13 and since that point new features have continued to be added to their feature plans, including Btrfs system rollback support. While the Fedora 13 feature freeze is less than a month away, a few new features continue to be added while the existing features continue to progress.
16 January 2010 - Fedora 13 Feature Wiki - 1 Comment
Fedora Switching From CVS To Git
Package source control for Fedora has relied upon CVS since the inception of this Red Hat Linux distribution, but it's soon going to switch over to using Git instead. At the FUDCon event this week in Toronto, Red Hat's Jesse Keating has laid out these plans to stop using CVS and switch over to Git for its benefits: distributed management, it's faster than CVS, better patch management, and many upstream projects using this revision control system.
9 December 2009 - Moving Its Source Over - 12 Comments
Fedora 13 Is Codenamed Goddard
The next release of the Red Hat sponsored Fedora Linux distribution is going to be Fedora 13, which is due out in 2010 and already promises many new features like Btrfs file-system rollbacks and NFSv4. While there are already these features being worked on, it wasn't until tonight that we know what Fedora 13 is actually being codenamed. There was a codename proposal period followed by voting, and now the votes have been tallied up and the most popular name approved.
6 December 2009 - Voting Is Over - 10 Comments
Fedora 13 May Support Btrfs System Rollbacks
Fedora 12 was just released this week, but features for Fedora 13 have been in planning long before this release made it out the door. In fact, it was last month that we began talking about features for Fedora 13. One of the features though that has just been proposed for Fedora 13 is rather interesting and that is system rollback support via Btrfs file-system snapshots.
20 November 2009 - Btrfs In Fedora - 7 Comments
Fedora 12 Released To The Wild
It's one of the last major distribution updates coming out this year, but Fedora 12 (codenamed "Constantine") is now available. Fedora 12 features performance improvements, Ogg Theora 1.1 support, graphics improvements (including ATI kernel mode-setting by default), many virtualization improvements, PulseAudio improvements, Multi-Pointer X with X.Org 7.5 / X Server 1.7, and many other new features.
17 November 2009 - It's Out There - 12 Comments
Fedora 13 Could Be Segovia Or Commodus
With the release of Fedora 12 being just days away, it's that time of the year again where Red Hat and the Fedora Project are seeking out possible codenames for their next release, Fedora 13. Among the names that have been proposed so far are Segovia, Commodus, Buland Darwaza, Methodius, Plato, and Watergate. Proposals for possible Fedora 13 codenames are being accepted until later this month when voting will get underway by Fedora contributors. The finalized codename for Fedora 13 will be announced on the 5th of December.
10 November 2009 - Or Others - 1 Comment
First Fedora 13 Features Listed: NFSv4, DisplayPort
Fedora 12 will not see the light of day for a few more weeks still, but the first features for Fedora 13 are now known. On the Fedora Project Wiki is now the Fedora 13 feature list.
21 October 2009 - Not Out Till Next Year
Fedora 12 Beta Released
This morning Red Hat has announced the release of Fedora 12 Beta. This is the last development release before the release candidate and then the final release due out towards the middle of next month. Fedora 12 brings improved performance, NetworkManager enhancements, graphics driver improvements, many virtualization improvements, Multi-Pointer X support in X.Org 7.5, and plenty of other changes. We cover most of the Fedora 12 changes in detail in our Fedora 12 Alpha To Bring Many Improvements and Fedora 12 Beta To Come Next Week articles. We also have many Fedora 12 news postings with other information.
20 October 2009 - Fedora 12 Nears - 6 Comments
Test Out The New Intel, NVIDIA, ATI Linux Drivers
As part of their usual roundabout with pushing the latest X.Org, kernel, and Mesa code into Fedora before each new release, for the next three days Red Hat is holding testing sessions focused on the open-source ATI/AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel graphics drivers, respectively. To make for an easy process even for those that may not be active Fedora users, there are Rawhide LiveCD images (in x86 and x86_64 flavors) that were spun last night by Red Hat's Adam Williamson. This code has all of the latest Fedora 12 packages, but sadly just shy of having the R600/700 3D support working.
9 September 2009 - An Easy Spun ISO - 3 Comments
Intel Poulsbo Driver For Fedora 11
The Intel Poulsbo Linux driver is a bloody mess, it's that simple. Unlike the main Intel Linux graphics stack, the one that supports the Poulsbo chip found on many Intel Atom-powered devices, is closed-source. While some could careless whether a driver is open or closed source, the Poulsbo driver is difficult to find and to get working on distributions outside of Ubuntu Netbook Remix. However, Intel has already decided to not support Ubuntu 9.10. There was an open-source Poulsbo DRM that was created, but it was rejected from the mainline kernel, on the basis of it being undocumented and just being used by a binary-only client.
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It simply comes down to some posters having the opinion that if it happens in Trek they like, they try desperately to explain it. If it happens in Trek they dislike, they act like it's a deal breaker.
Yeah, there's a bit of a double standard there. Wrath of Khan is full of plot holes and pseudo-science, but it's still the best Trek movie ever. And Spock's very existence is an absurdity that puts underwater starships to shame, but who among us would want to do without him?
(I mean, seriously, a green-blooded, copper-based alien lifeform can breed with humans--despite a completely different blood chemistry? And people balk at building starships on the ground?)
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The post Dealing with a Bad Customer; Litigate or Cut Your Losses? appeared first on Hunter Business Law.]]>
Bad customers are a reality in any business.
Attorney Sheryl Hunter explains "these are the customers who do not pay you, who make unreasonable demands or unwarranted complaints, or who threaten to defame you and your company if you do not do as they ask." Bad customers can cause minor financial loss and stress, or even bring a business to its knees depending on the magnitude of the problem.
If you are dealing with a bad customer, there are typically two distinct ways to handle the situation: litigate or cut your losses. Here is a real life situation taken from a post on the legal advice website Avvo.com to which Hunter Business Law attorney Adam Hersh responded.
The Bad Customer Scenario
A professional wedding planner was hired by a bride to secured a specific venue and sent out invitations. The bride, after not returning the planner's calls for weeks, demanded a new venue and new invitations and expected to not have to pay for any of the services or expenses for the original work already performed.
Option A: Litigate
The wedding planner can hire a lawyer and fight for compensation for her services and she would likely prevail in court.
Unless there was a clause in a written contract stating that the prevailing party be awarded its attorney's fees and costs in addition to money damages in the event of a breach, the planner could spend more money on legal fees and costs than the payment for her services.
A judgment in court does not mean the money will be collected from the bride, at least not without incurring more fees and costs to collect.
The time spent in court is taken away from procuring new business and earning from good customers that spread positive words about the wedding planner to friends and family.
In today's Internet world, business owners also have to consider that disputes with bad customers can leave a permanent mark on a business' reputation. If the disgruntled customer voices her disdain on websites like Yelp and RipOffReport where there is little to no recourse for a defamed business owner.
Option B: Cut Your Losses
As bad as the customer's behavior may be, the business-minded approach in the scenario would be to terminate the contract with the bride and move on. This would constitute a loss of a few thousand dollars for a few weeks of uncompensated work, but this would be the end of the draining relationship with a bad customer that will likely go from bad to worse.[If you're thinking that bridezilla may not accept an end of the contract even if no payment is demanded, you are correct that bad customers can get worse and we would be back to Option A.]
If the wedding planner is going to settle for no payment and walk away, she should require that the bride sign an agreement stating she will not bring any claims or disparage against the wedding planner or post any reviews that could harm the reputation of the business.
Why Should a Business Let Bad Customers Get Away with Being Bad?
It is a personal decision whether to litigate or let it go. Many business owners who have been wronged pursue litigation out of principal, refusing to be taken advantage of or unwilling to take a financial loss. This is understandable, but is often not the best decision for the business.
At the end of the litigation the business owner may find herself deeply regretting the decision to seek justice. The decision should factor in the extent of the financial loss, the strength of the company's case, the influence of the customer in the company's market, whether fees and costs are recoverable, and the cost to litigate.
Which Option is Best?
A business attorney that thinks like a business person, has litigation experience, and understands your legal rights as well as the realities of litigation can help you reach the best decision for your business. If you are dealing with a bad customer, call Hunter Business Law today to figure out what to do in your circumstances.
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The Entrepreneur seeking self-awareness has a few options.
The Myers-Briggs Test: This is a test that finds one's psychological preference or pre-disposition to a particular behavior. The test finds one's preference in four pairs of traits. The questionnaire can help an entrepreneur find out if they are: extroverted or introverted, sensitive or intuitive, a thinker or a feeler and or if they are more judgmental or perceptive. The Myers-Briggs Test has been administered to thousands of corporate employees so the management can predict their behavior.
The DISC Assessment: This is a personality test that finds out how an individual works in a team setting. The test was developed in the 1970s to help streamline a workplace that included more and more collaborative projects. The test measures people in four areas: Dominance, Inducement, Submission and Compliance. Based on where one falls in each of these four categories, an individual is given one of fifteen personality types that include: Creative, Developer and Results-Orientated.
The Four Types of Entrepreneurs
In this ideas-based and new venture economy there is still no dominant test to determine what kind of entrepreneur you might be. There are only educated guesses by start-up veterans and experts.
One such expert is Linda Rottenberg, CEO of Endeavor, an international network of high-impact entrepreneurs. Linda wrote in the Wall Street Journal defining her four entrepreneurial phenotypes:
The ancient Greeks carved "Know Thyself" onto the walls of the temple of Apollo centuries before iphone app developers and Internet start-ups. They may have been on to something…
If you have found any other resources for self-awareness as an entrepreneur, please use the comment feature below and let us know!
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Bill Clinton could be giving away $1 million to a student at the University of Tampa.
What: The Hult prize is a business plan competition in the field of social entrepreneurship that started at the London based Hult School of Business in 2009 as a way to crowd source solutions to the world's problems. The not-for-profit grew in 2011 with a million-dollar prize donated by Swedish Entrepreneur, Bertil Hult and a partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative. The prize draws close to 60,000 applicant teams from the world's top universities such as Harvard, Oxford and the London School of Economics.
Why: The 2015 Hult Prize challenges students to find a sustainable way to provide education to children ages 0-6 in third world urban areas. According to the Hult Prize website, early childhood education has a higher return on investment than the stock market with every $1 spent on each child having a potential $16 return.
How: Teams of 3-5 students will have until mid-November to build their plans and will pitch them to local professionals to be judged. The winner from the UT competition will move on to regional competition in December, hosted in cities worldwide: Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai. The six Regional winners will be sent to a month long business accelerator over the summer of 2015 and pitch to Bill Clinton for the $1 million prize.
Who: University of Tampa MBA candidate Phil Michaels studied pre-med as an undergraduate before pursuing a Masters in Business to follow a new passion in social entrepreneurship. He and a team entered the 2014 Hult prize to end urban hunger and finished in the top 12 in the region along with schools like Yale, Harvard and M.I.T. Michaels applied on behalf of the University of Tampa to host a semi-final round for the 2015 competition. The school was one of 63 selected schools to host a qualifier out of 1,000 top universities.
When: Teams will make their final pitch the panel of judges on Friday, November 21st at the University of Tampa in the Martinez Sports Complex.
Printed on the Hult prize website and at the bottom of every email from Michaels is a quote from Harriet Tubman that exemplifies the mission of Michaels and the Hult Prize:
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have strength, the patience and passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
How would you solve third-world early childhood education? Post in the comments below.
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In the upcoming weeks, it is largely anticipated that Florida will legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. With the legalization of marijuana comes a variety of challenges and legal issues. Employers should begin now to re-evaluate their drug policies in conjunction with medical marijuana.
What is the effect of legalizing marijuana in Florida? – If Florida legalizes marijuana, possession of marijuana for medicinal purposes will be decriminalized under state law. As such, individuals will not face criminal penalties from the state of Florida if they are in possession of marijuana and have valid medical documentation. Although marijuana will be decriminalized under Florida law, marijuana is still illegal under Federal Law. Thus, users can still face penalties under Federal Law for possessing and using marijuana.
What is the impact on employer rights? – Regardless of whether marijuana is legalized, it is anticipated that employers will retain the right to prohibit employees from using marijuana at work and from being under the influence of marijuana while at work. What may change is whether employees or job candidates can be disciplined by their employers or not hired for legally using medical marijuana outside of the workplace.
Can my company terminate employees who use marijuana? – The answer to this question depends on the purpose for which the individual uses marijuana. If an individual uses marijuana for recreational purposes (instead of for medicinal purposes), employers can terminate or not hire them, as recreational use of marijuana will still be illegal even if the use of medical marijuana is legalized in Florida. The bigger question is what happens to individuals who use medical marijuana and have a valid medicinal purpose for it? The answer to this question is unsettled and has the greatest significance to employers because:
This very situation occurred in Oregon where an employee was terminated after his employer discovered that he was using medical marijuana. The employee sued his former employer alleging that his termination was wrongful and in violation of a number of state disability statues. The employee alleged that he needed the marijuana for a disability and was terminated as a result of using it for his disability. Oregon allows for use of medicinal marijuana, but the Oregon court determined that because marijuana was illegal under federal law employers can terminate employees who use marijuana even if it is for medicinal purposes. (Emerald Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. Bureau of Labor & Indus.) California, Montana, and Washington have had similar rulings.
Other states, such as Arizona, have specific laws that directly prohibit employers from refusing to hire or terminate employees who use marijuana for medicinal purposes. However, the Arizona law specifically creates an exception where Arizona employers can refuse to hire or terminate employees who use medical marijuana if the employer would lose a benefit under Federal law. Delaware, Maine, and Rhode Island have similar laws to Arizona.
A Florida court could agree with the court in Oregon, or they could determine that the approach used in Arizona is correct, or they could do something completely different. Even more confounding is the fact that the lower courts in Florida can rule differently even within Florida until there is an appellate decision that must followed by the lower courts.
With varying laws amongst the states and total uncertainty in Florida, what should your Florida business do as related to its drug testing policy if the use of medical marijuana is legalized in Florida?
Must my Florida company change its drug testing policies if medical marijuana is legalized? The answer to this question depends on whether your business must comply with federal government drug testing standards. If your company does business with the federal government or must comply with federal government drug testing standards (via a contractual arrangement), it should not adjust drug testing policies. Regardless of the Florida law, the federal government still considers marijuana to be illegal. The federal government considers marijuana to be a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substance Act ("CSA") (21 USC 812(c)), and possession of which is illegal. The CSA defines Schedule I drugs as those that have a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and there is a lack of accepted safety for use (21 USC 812(b)(1)). The United States Supreme Court has held that "[b]y classifying marijuana as a Schedule I drug, as opposed to listing it on a lesser schedule, the manufacture, distribution, or possession of marijuana became a criminal offense, with the sole exception being use of the drug as part of a Food and Drug Administration pre-approved research study. §§ 823(f), 841(a)(1), 844(a)[.]" Gonzales v. Raich. Therefore, for an employer to be in compliance with federal drug testing standards, employees cannot be permitted to use marijuana regardless of whether they have a medical necessity for it. As a consequence, these employers should not adjust their drug testing policies as they would risk being out of compliance. Without a clear ruling from the Florida courts, employers in this category should take additional precautions (discussed below) to protect themselves from lawsuits against those terminated or denied employment for failing a drug test.
If your business does not need to comply with federal drug testing standards, your business may want to alter its drug testing policy. Although it is uncertain whether Florida courts will or will not permit employers to terminate employees who legally use marijuana under state law, the issue will most certainly be litigated. Further, this is an issue that will be appealed and reach the Florida Supreme Court. As such, the cost of defending such a case may exceed $1 million in legal defense costs. Your business may determine that to minimize the risk of litigation it is best to permit employees who utilize medical marijuana to be exempt from drug testing.
What Should My Business Do Now? –If you are an employer, the very complex and uncertain landscape of legalization of medical marijuana needs to be top of mind and evaluated. Before your business alters its drug testing standards or exempts medical marijuana from drug testing standards, you should consult with legal counsel to: (1) specifically evaluate your options and craft a policy, and (2) ensure that altering the policy will not put your business in violation of your contracts or standards which may require your business to comply with federal drug testing standards. It is also very important that you talk with your insurance broker regarding employment liability insurance. If your business is going to prohibit marijuana for any purpose (including medicinal) you should ensure that your business has an Employment Practices Liability Insurance policy that specifically protects against this type of issue.
Disclaimer – This article is a general interpretation of the law and is not fact specific to you or your company. Likewise it does not create an attorney-client relationship. You should seek an attorney for a review of your specific facts and documents and should not make decisions based on the content of this article.
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With summer fast approaching many businesses are embarking on summer internships. While some internships are paid, many are not. This post focuses on the risks to the employer associated with unpaid internships.
Contrary to popular belief, stating that an internship is unpaid does not mean that the intern is not entitled to compensation. Even if an intern knows that they are participating in an unpaid internship program, the unpaid intern can take legal action against the employer for unpaid wages – and in some cases the intern will win.
Interns, like employees, are protected by labor laws. If a business is going to utilize unpaid interns, it must meet all of the requirements of a six factor test developed by the United States Department of Labor. These six factors are:
If the business cannot meet these requirements, then the intern is required to be paid at least the minimum wage for their work in addition to any overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). If your business does not pay an intern who should be paid based on this test, your business could be subject to legal action and claims from that intern.
If you would like assistance evaluating whether your company's internship program is going to pass the six factor test to permit unpaid interns, Hunter Business Law is available to guide you.
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One of the most common things we are asked to review is a Company's employee handbook. The employee handbook is a very important document because it contains the policies of the employer, from paid time off to safety practices. What many employers don't realize is that it is just as important to decide what should not be included in the handbook as it is to decide what should be included. Consider this: if a business terminates an employee and the employee is looking for grounds to bring a claim against the employer, every word in the employee handbook will be heavily scrutinized since the employee has it in his possession already and does not have to obtain it in discovery.
Let's give you some further insights into the state of employment law and wrongful termination lawsuits. Typically plaintiff's employment attorneys represent employees on a contingency basis (which means that the lawyer will take no or very little money up front and only get paid if the terminated employee gets money). By comparison, employment defense lawyers work on an hourly fee; the defense counsel will be paid hourly regardless of the outcome. Therefore, it can cost the plaintiff very little to bring a lawsuit and it can cost the employer a lot to defend it. While nobody can guarantee that an employer will not get sued by a former employee, when creating an employee handbook it is important to draft the employee handbook to minimize the potential grounds for a wrongful termination suit against the company. Therefore, we typically advise our clients that for employee handbooks less is often better. The following examples show why.
Frequently we see employee handbooks that have a provision like the following: "any employee who has 3 or more unexcused absences from work within a 12 month period will be terminated." On its face this provision seems reasonable. If an employee isn't showing up to work they can be terminated. However, here is what could happen with this provision. Imagine Employee Alex is a poor performer and is slacking at work. Employee Alex has 1 unexcused absence and yesterday Alex picked up a 2nd unexcused absence. After this absence the Company decides to terminate Alex. While the Company's intentions are good, Alex could make a claim against the Company on grounds that the employee handbook said Alex could have 3 unexcused absences and was terminated after he only had 2. Another example is Employee Sam who has 3 unexcused absences over a 13 month span and is then terminated. The handbook says that it is a 12 month period, so again while the Company's intentions are good the Company could find itself in a lawsuit over this. While the Company still may prevail in litigation stating that either Alex or Sam were poor performers and they were terminated for their performance and not because of the absences, the fact that the absence provision is in the handbook creates sufficient ground for both Alex and Sam to file against the Company, and may result in the Company incurring significant defense costs.
One more potential problem with a provision like "3 unexcused absences in 12 months will result in termination" is that the Company then must always enforce the policy or risk that the following scenario could occur. Imagine Bill is the Company's best sales person. Bill routinely has unexcused absences from work. Management has discussed this with Bill, and Bill's patterns haven't changed. Although Bill has the unexcused absences they do not impact his sales ability, and even with the absences the Company has no intention of terminating Bill's employment. The problem is that if this Company ever does rely on the 3 unexcused absence policy to terminate another employee, the terminated employee may raise a claim that the policies were being selectively applied to him and not towards other employees (like salesman Bill.) The terminated employee might claim this is discrimination, or improper treatment, or a number of other things. These lawsuits can be quite expensive for the Company to defend but very cheap for the terminated employee to file, often forcing the employer to make a settlement pay off just to stop the defense costs.
So, how do we recommend addressing this same unexcused absence issue? We would recommend simply stating "unexcused absences and tardiness may result in termination." This gives the employer full discretion while not stating any absolutes. The devil is in the details and each statement needs to be carefully considered. Most employers simply have not thought through how the contents of their handbook could play out with a disgruntled former employee.
It is especially unfortunate to see employers compromise their rights in an at-will employment state like Florida by including unnecessary provisions in their employee handbooks.
If you have an employee handbook we would be happy to review it and discuss with you whether it includes some potential traps and loopholes. You can contact me anytime at 813-867-2640 or via email at email@example.com.
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Every small business owner will eventually hear these words: minimum wage, overtime, and exempt vs. non-exempt employees. They may have some idea what these terms mean but are likely uncertain how they apply to their business and employees. The purpose of this post is to provide an overview of these terms so that you are better able to evaluate whether your company is in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Minimum Wage and Overtime
The FLSA is the act that governs minimum wage and overtime laws. It requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime pay at time and one-half (at the employee's regular rate of pay) for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
There are two minimum wages that employers must be concerned about. There is a federal minimum wage and then most states have a state minimum wage. If the state minimum wage is higher than the federal minimum wage (as it is in about 20 states, Florida being one of them) the employer must pay their employees the state minimum wage to be in compliance. If the state minimum wage is lower than the federal minimum wage (as it is in 4 states – Arkansas, Georgia, Minnesota, and Wyoming) the employer must pay their employees the federal minimum wage. The remaining states either have minimum wages equal to the federal minimum wage, or do not have a state minimum wage.
Exempt v. Non-Exempt
As stated above, the FLSA requires that employees be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week. However, the overtime laws do not apply to all employees. This is where the terms "Exempt" and "Non-Exempt" come into play. An "Exempt Employee" is an employee exempt from the overtime laws of the FLSA while a "Non-Exempt" employee is not exempt from the overtime laws and must be paid time and a half for each hour worked after 40 hours.
So what makes someone Exempt vs. Non-Exempt? There are certain industries that are exempted outright but for most small businesses the key factors that determine whether an employee is exempt are: (1) if the employee is salaried; (2) the employee's weekly pay; and (3) whether the employee is considered a blue or white collar worker. In most situations if an employee is paid hourly then the he or she is non-exempt.
For an employee to be exempt their weekly salary must be greater than $455 a week or $23,660 annually (as of January 01, 2014). This means if your business has an employee on salary and his or her weekly salary is less than $455, even though that employee is salaried that employee must be paid time and a half for each hour over 40 that the employee works. If the employee's salary is greater than $455 a week then he or she is not automatically exempt; it then depends on the employee's job function. Typically if the employee is engaged as a "white-collar worker" (i.e. professional, executive, or administrative functions) the employee will be exempt. By comparison, if the employee is a "blue-collar worker" (performing manual labor) the employee will not be exempt regardless of the employee's salary. Further, there are also exemptions for full time sales staff.
The entire FLSA cannot possibly be explained in just a few short paragraphs. The purpose of this post was to give small business owners an understanding of what these laws touch upon. You have to do an internal analysis and apply the laws to your specific circumstances to know how to comply.
Hunter Business Law is here to help you and your small business with any of your business needs including an audit of your human resources compliance.
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The first step in complying with regulations is determining what the regulations actually require your business to do or require your staff to monitor. This requires an evaluation of the regulations and whether and to what extent they apply to your business. For example, the regulation may mandate that you verify that all employees are US Citizens. Once you know what you have to do, the next step is to develop a system to ensure that your business can monitor or track what it is required to do. For the citizen verification, the system would include making a photocopy of each employees ID on their first day of employment. It is imperative that you get sound advice during this first step of determining what regulations apply to you and what they require your company to do. Ignorance of the law is not a defense and you certainly don't want to spend resources trying to comply with the wring regulations!
Once you and your team know what you have to do and develop a system, you can then create a process to ensure that the system is applied and used every time. The key to regulatory compliance is making sure that the process you create is followed consistently. To be consistent, you will need a set of checklists, forms and other documents that state what your business is going to do, when and how. These are the documents your business will want to have organized and accessible so that you can show an auditor, if you ever get audited for compliance.
Developing a regulatory system that works is no doubt tedious and can be complex depending on the nature of your business, but it is manageable if you take the right approach. You are also building value and managing risk when you make an investment in your regulatory compliance systems.
As always, at Hunter Business Law we are here to help you, your business, and your team. We would be happy to work with you to develop the right regulatory system based on applicable regulations. We can also be engaged to keep you apprised of changes in regulations that impact your business over time.
Adam Hersh is a multi-state licensed attorney for Hunter Business Law. Adam has developed regulatory systems for businesses of all different sizes, from start-ups to publicly traded companies. Adam can be reached at 813.867.2640 or at email@example.com.
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I love to highlight smart businesses within our community, especially when the business is offering something as user friendly and desirable as Savvycard. I am using it and loving it and invite you to check it out. Free and premium versions are available.
An e-business card and so much more, Savvycard, founded by local entrepreneur David Etheredge, is the newest and most innovative way to circulate your business information quickly and effectively. Providing you with the interface of your choice, Savvycard allows you to easily build virtual, mobile websites for your business. Don't have a business card on you, or prefer to provide someone with more information than a business card allows? Simply text or email them a link to your Savvycard so they can add it to their database, housed on the Savvycard website. If the person with whom you're communicating wants even quicker access to your information, he or she can also make your Savvycard an individual link on his or her smartphone homepage.
The reason Savvycard has been successful to date is because people understand the importance of referrals. Savvycard puts social media, websites, and all other information an interested party would need to know about a company in one place. It enhances all of a business' information by making it interactive and easy to share. Users will eventually be able to see all social media right on the cards with the click of a button.
With a substantial and still-increasing team of financial supporters, it looks like Savvycard will be revitalizing the way we connect to businesses. A hub for innovation within our community, ThinkTank St. Petersburg, has shown support for this revolutionary concept by committing its team and resources to making Savvycard's vision a reality.
Some of the benefits of having a Savvycard include:
* Allowing for marketability of not just businesses but also people, places, events, products, services, etc.
* Allowing your information to be stored on a database that acts as a hub for all other online social media and existing websites.
* Inexpensively obtaining a mobile website, digital business card, outbound marketing tool, referral system, social media hub, and network builder.
* Having other people share your business information for you by way of allowing your Savvycard to be included in group databases in which you are involved.
Obtaining the benefits of a mobile website without the added expense of retaining someone who codes websites, as you are able to create your own.
Some examples of businesses that would benefit from having a Savvycard include:
* Real Estate Agents: Realtors can create property cards for as many properties as they like so they can immediately send interactive property information to interested parties. The benefits of Savvycard for realtors has been recognized by the Miami Association of Realtors which is offering Savvycard to its 30,000+ membership. press release http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1461072
* Attorneys and Service Providers: Individuals can easily provide a variety of information about the provider, track where and from whom their cards are passed, and see how leads are generated. Here is my Savvycard (for a reasonable fee I could get fancier with my logo and more features):
* Referral Groups: Business networking groups or leads groups are able to track referrals and provide statistics of their progress.
* Musicians: Artists will be able to share music and provide tour information, MP3 links, etc.
If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about Savvycard, feel free to contact: David Etheredge (CEO and Co-Founder) at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Over the years representing small business owners I've witnessed a lot of confusion about the names used by businesses. This is understandable given the terms flying around – fictitious name, domain name, trademark… So let's take a moment to explain how these names differ from one another.
Business Entity Name
When we file an entity name with the department of state (for Florida: sunbiz.org), we are registering that entity to do business in that respective state. Limited liability companies can use LLC, L.L.C. and other variations to express that the company is a limited liability company. A corporation is commonly identified by having Inc. attached. There is also P.A. = professional association and LLP = limited liability partnership. This registered name is expected to be used, exactly as registered, in advertisements and business correspondence. For example, if someone registers "Joe's Bar, LLC" as a business entity, the state of registration expects that business to list "Joe's Bar, LLC" on business documents, marketing tools, etc. If Joe wishes to conduct business as "Joe's Bar" without the LLC — or "Heidi's Bar" or "Joe's Jammin' Java Bar" – he will need to file a fictitious name (or trade name) registration.
Fictitious Name
Filing a fictitious name registration in the state in which your business entity is registered permits you to use the fictitious name rather than the formally registered name of your business entity. The idea is that by registering a fictitious name someone can identify the true owner by looking up the fictitious name registration. You may have seen the phrase "doing business as" – such as "Joe's Bar, LLC doing business as Joe's Jammin Java Bar" – and now you know what that means. You will also see "dba" as shorthand for "doing business as". What fictitious name registration does not do is grant you exclusive use or ownership of that name.
TIP: when you pick an entity name or a fictitious name you need to investigate whether using that name infringes on the trademark rights of another person or business. You don't want to invest thousands of marketing dollars in a name only to receive a "cease and desist" letter from a law firm telling you that you must stop using the name or face a lawsuit.
Domain Name
A domain name is the .com or .net or .org or other web address for people to find your website online. When you're selecting a name for your business one of the first things you should do is see if the domain name is available. You don't want people to be looking for you and come upon a competitor instead because that competitor has the domain name that is closest to your company's name! Owning a domain name does not give you trademark rights, in case you were wondering if it was that simple.
As described by the United States Patent & Trademark office, a trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others. A classic example is McDonalds and its design mark – the golden arches. A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product.
Just by using a name in commerce (i.e. selling goods or services) you can obtain what are referred to as common law rights to that name in the geographical area in which you're operating your business. You can use the symbol ™ next to your business' name to help express that you're laying claim to that name. For example, "Joe's Jammin' Java Bar™". You cannot, however, use the symbol ® unless you have obtained a federally registered trademark which is more of an investment of time and money.
Although it's not required that you register a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it has its advantages. The benefits of registering a federal trademark include:
There are also opportunities to register trademarks in the state in which you're offering goods or services but the rights and protections fall short of what is gained by obtaining a federal registered trademark.
If a trade name is similar enough to another business' trademark so that it creates a "likelihood of confusion" in the mind of a purchaser, it may be infringing on that trademark. In this case, the trademark owner can file suit against the allegedly infringing user of the name and a court will decide whether in fact there has been an infringement and award an injunction and even money damages.
The name of your business is one of the most important decisions and investments you will make as a business owner. It is the foundation of your brand after all. These concepts, especially trademarks, are not easy to grasp fully; let an experienced attorney help you make the right choice and protect your investment over time.
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Thursday - July 18
3 mile run later today. It is hot and gross out. I believe I will be doing this one in my basement when I'm done with work.3:45pm - well, the run didn't happen :(. I will call it taper. I haven't run since Sunday. Maybe a short 2-3 miler tomorrow. Feeling overwhelmed with all the crap called life right now. I don't want IM to be over, but I know when that is done, life will slow down a bit.
Monday - July 15
Schwimmy today then hanging out at the sandbar again today. Weather has been absolutely beautiful.
Saturday - July 13
Rest day up at the cabin :)
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Swim: 30m 36s - 1600 Yd
Run: 7h 05m - 39.6 Mi
Strength: 3h 30m
Swim: 2h 42m 20s - 7600 Yd
Bike: 3h 10m - 37 Mi
Run: 8h 39m 44s - 48.74 Mi
Strength: 6h 05m
Meditation: 30m
TRX: 50m
Walking: 20m
Yoga: 1h 00m
Swim: 11h 32m 59s - 31300 Yd
Bike: 6h 55m - 101.56 Mi
Run: 25h 57m 09s - 146.21 Mi
Strength: 16h 50m
Athlete X: 13h 25m
Boot Camp Conditioning: 45m
Cardio: 15m
Meditation: 30m
Pound Fitness: 50m
Snowshoeing: 1h 45m
TRX: 2h 30m
Walking: 5h 05m
Yoga: 8h 25m
Swim: 10h 11m 30s - 28064 Yd
Bike: 18h 20m 41s - 262.68 Mi
Run: 52h 03m 41s - 283.64 Mi
Strength: 43h 35m
Athlete X: 7h 15m
Boot Camp Conditioning: 4h 35m
Elliptical Training: 30m
Funtional Mashup: 7h 30m
Hiking: 1h 30m
Kayaking: 30m
P90X: 30m
P90X3: 2h 10m
Plyometrics: 1h 00m
Snowshoeing: 1h 30m
TRX: 5h 25m
Walking: 3h 05m
Water Skiing: 20m
Yard Work: 2h 00m
Yoga: 20h 55m