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Food and beverage director brings world experience and passion for service to Hollywood Casino ToledoWritten by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | email@example.com
Marc Guastella has managed restaurants at some of the world's finest hotels and resorts, including the Mandarin Oriental in London, The Peninsula in Chicago and the Bellagio, MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Most recently he was director of operations for celebrity chef Michael Mina's high-end restaurant empire.
Now the 32-year-old South African is bringing his skill and passion for fine-dining service to Hollywood Casino Toledo, where he will manage dining operations as director of food and beverage.
"I was contacted for the opportunity and when I came out here and met with the executive team and all the people who were on board at the time, it just looked like an incredible opportunity," Guastella said. "The company's vision, where it's going, its expansion, just the quality of product is something really special. I thought it would be great to be a part of."
Guastella and his family — wife Kathryn, son Michael, 3, and daughter Bailey, 1 — moved to Maumee from Las Vegas in December.
"It's really nice. It's a great place to raise kids and it looks like there will be great opportunities to do things in the summertime, which we're kind of experiencing now," Guastella said. "My wife is originally from the Midwest, Grand Rapids, Mich., so she's really happy."
Passion and drive
Casino General Manager Richard St. Jean said he was pleased to recruit a food and beverage director of Guastella's caliber.
"Marc's passion and drive for the restaurant and hospitality industry has led him on an international career working alongside some of the world's most knowledgeable and celebrated chefs," St. Jean wrote in an email to Toledo Free Press. "I expect that his experience in presentation and service will exceed our guests expectations as he introduces his standards of quality and detail to our guests."
Guastella was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in Cape Town. He started his restaurant career shortly after high school, working as a server at The Cape Grace, one of South Africa's leading hotels. He later moved to London and then the United States, quickly rising through the restaurant management ranks to general manager.
In 2010, he joined the corporate team at Mina Group, where he oversaw all the Mina restaurants and reported directly to Mina. At the time, there were six restaurants, including BOURBON STEAK and SALTWATER at the MGM Grand Detroit. By the time he left, there were about 20 eateries. Guastella was also part of the group that came to Detroit in 2007 to help open the two MGM Grand restaurants.
Guastella said he loved working with Mina Group, but decided to pursue the Toledo job because of his wife and children.
"I was on the road a lot and this just gives an opportunity with my two little ones to kind of settle down in that respect," Guastella said. "There's absolutely no animosity there. I have the utmost respect for Michael, his company and his success. It's a great organization.
"Michael's a phenomenal person. He's just unbelievably passionate about what he does. He cares deeply about everybody that works in his organization and fosters their development. He's an incredible person, an incredible culinarian and an unbelievable restaurateur, hence his success."
Guastella said the most important lesson he took from Mina Group is its emphasis on unforgettable service.
"There's a lot of good restaurants, but there's very few great restaurants," Guastella said. "It's an organization that fosters that unbelievable attention to detail and that's what's made him a success."
Four dining options
Hollywood Casino Toledo, slated to open in May, will offer four dining options: Final Cut Steak and Seafood, the Skybox Sports Bar, Epic Buffet and Take 2 Grill.
"This restaurant [Final Cut] is really going to stand head and shoulders above the competition, and the same thing for the sports bar, the buffet and the grill too," Guastella said. "We really want every single niche we have to stand apart and for people to want to come back."
Guastella has ambitious goals for the venue, particularly Final Cut, which he hopes can earn a Forbes four-star rating. The designation is rare; there are no Forbes four-star restaurants in Ohio and only one in Michigan — BOURBON STEAK at MGM Grand Detroit.
"The goal is to be the benchmark of service, not only in Toledo but in Ohio and really just be the finest restaurant out there," Guastella said. "We want to be known as a destination. I want going for a great steak to be synonymous with coming to Final Cut, to get into people's minds that there's no alternative, for them to say, 'This is where we go when it's a special occasion,' because the service is going to be amazing, the food is going to be amazing and the experience overall is going to be unforgettable."
Final Cut, which will feature prime beef and seafood dishes, will be luxurious, but not pretentious, Guastella said.
"It will be an atmosphere where you are completely taken care of from the time you arrive until the time you leave," Guastella said. "Just an overall luxurious experience from start to finish, but at the same time not at all stuffy. A lot of the time, restaurants that are high-end have a very stuffy label to them. We want guests to feel at ease and just enjoy their experience; we don't want to intimidate them at all. Partnering great food and great atmosphere is a winning formula."
One of Guastella's favorite parts of his job is seeing customers satisfied.
"When somebody comes to a restaurant like this for a special occasion, the satisfaction you get for just blowing them away, where they leave and say, 'You know what? That was the best dining experience of my life,' is incredible," Guastella said. "There's not many jobs on a day-to-day basis where you can say you can achieve that and really impact somebody's life positively every day."
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Justin Bieber Fires Back At Paternity Accuser In New Song
Just in case taking a paternity test wasn't enough, Justin Bieber is making dead certain his fans understand he is innocent in last year's sensationalized case of the woman who accused him of fathering her baby. Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez
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In fact, it seems he's actually immortalized the controversy in a song off his new album, Believe, which dropped on Tuesday.
The tune, a bonus track on the album's deluxe package, has the decidedly un-subtle title of "Maria"--his accuser's name is Mariah Yeater--and the lyrics leave no doubt as to Bieber's thoughts on the scandal.
"I'm talking to you, Maria. Why you wanna do me like that? That ain't my baby," Bieber sings on the track. Pretty hard to misinterpret that.
Other choice lines include: "She's all over the news, saying everything but the truth. She's faking, faking it all," and "Why are you trying, trying to lie girl, when ain't I never met you at all?"
Besides dropping the "H" from "Mariah," Bieber took one other artistic liberty with the facts: He refers to the infant as a "she" (Yeater actually has a son).
There's no official statement from Bieber or his camp that the song is actually about Yeater. However, Bieber himself admitted pre-album release that he had written a song specifically about the incident, and even compared it to Michael Jackson's 1982 hit "Billie Jean"--the famous ode to groupies who falsely accuse paternity.
"The whole baby situation, where they said I had her baby--totally not true, by the way--I wrote a song about that. It's kind of my 'Billie Jean,'" he told MTV in May. Mariah Yeater {Getty Images}
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Bieber was accused in late 2011 by the 20-year-old Yeater of impregnating her after the two allegedly had sex in a bathroom after a 2010 concert in Los Angeles. After the pop star vehemently denied the story--indeed, as he noted in the song's lyrics, said he'd never even met her--and agreed to undergo DNA testing to prove it, Yeater dropped her case. Bieber, 18, is currently in a relationship with fellow pop star Selena Gomez.


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Naomi Kinsey
Naomi Kinsey, age 93, of Minerva and formerly Augusta, died Sunday Nov. 15, 2009, in her home.
Born July 26, 1916, in Salineville, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ella (Turner) Wirebaugh.
She is a retired postal clerk for the Augusta Post Office. She attended Augusta High School and was a member of the Stillfork Presbyterian Church and a 60-year member of Carroll Chapter Order of the Eastern Star #315.
She is survived by three daughters, Donna (Glenn) Tucker of Augusta, Joan (Dan) Wickersham of Minerva and Sally (John) Simpson of Harrington, WA; four sons, Paul "Bill" Kinsey of AZ, Robert (Monica) Kinsey of Minerva, Ronald (Jeanann) Kinsey of Carrollton and Donald (Kim) Kinsey of N. Canton; a half-sister, Joann Lucas of Carrollton; 34 grandchildren; 58 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lafayette Kinsey who died in 1988; two sons, Walt and Jim Kinsey; two brothers, George and Paul Wirebaugh and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. in the Gotschall-Hutchison Funeral Home in Minerva with Rev. Virginia Birks officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Memorial Park. Calling hours are Wednesday 6-8 p.m. with Eastern Star services at 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — During the high school basketball season Brett Blizzard & Kevin Schneider co-host the Full Court Press on WWAY with John Rendleman. This weekend they'll be hooking up without John at the Big Shots Tournament in Atlanta. Schneider essentially runs the tournament. Blizzard will be coaching a team made up of high school school juniors from the Wilmington area at the event which features 120 squads from all across the nation. Click the video icon to get Blizzard's take on his team.
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RALEIGH, NC (AP) – Ben Bishop earned a shutout in his debut with Tampa Bay and the Lightning routed the reeling Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 on Thursday night.
Bishop, acquired a day earlier from Ottawa in exchange for promising rookie Cory Conacher, stopped a career-high 45 shots.
Teddy Purcell, Tom Pyatt and Keith Aulie scored during the Lightning's three-goal second period.
Martin St. Louis had a goal and two assists, NHL goals leader Steven Stamkos had two assists, and Benoit Pouliot added a goal and an assist to help Tampa Bay earn points for the fourth straight game.
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E-News : March 24, 2009
News of the Week
ABM's 2009 Neal Finalists Share Valuable Insights,
Secrets to Editorial Success During Free NY Regional Meeting
Editors must accept the fact that they are in the content business, began Rance Crain, president of Crain Communications Inc., as he kicked off the New York Regional Editorial Program with a keynote address last Thursday at Advanstar Communications in New York City. Editors should know what readers want and how they want it.
The digital transformation confronting editors today was the focus of the free, half-day program on the morning of the 2009 Neal Awards, led by NY Regional Governor Randall Friedman, VP/group publisher, Lebhar-Friedman, Inc., and attended by over 40 ABM member editors.
The impressive panel of Neal finalists and judges included Dave Burda, editor, Modern Healthcare; Lori Cioffi, editor in chief, Meetings & Conventions; Daryl Lang, online managing editor, Photo District News; Marya Ostrowski, editor, Journal of Family Practice; Abe Peck, director, b-to-b communication, Medill School of Journalism; and Chris Ytuarte, editor in chief, Bar Business.
During an interactive discussion, the panels addressed the interaction between print and the Web, the changing role of reporters to be able to write for both print and online media channels, new expertise and training for editors, and the importance of blogs to promote interest in your brand.
In addition, the editors, all either a 2009 Neal Award finalist or judge, shared insights on what exactly makes a winning Neal entry, and what not to do. They agreed that a winning entry should be a timely, relevant story with a unique voice that will connect with the screeners and judges.
For those of you already hard at work on your 2010 Neal entries, Abe Peck offered his Top 10 Ways to Lose, including:
- Entering the wrong category
- Poor appearance
- Doesnt help the audience
- Not elegant and coherent
- Product placement
- Doesnt have a voice
- Poor Web navigation
- No leadership or analysis
- Not special enough
- No impact
For more information on upcoming regional meetings, contact Megan Andrews at email@example.com.
The NY Regional Editorial Program was sponsored by InXpo.
'What ABM Means to Me'
American Business Media is working harder than ever to enhance the value proposition of your membership, and were constantly encouraged by positive feedback from our members.
Here in E-news each week will be a member testimonial which reflects how individual members view the ABM value proposition.
Work such as ABMs recent Booz & Co. study, A Roadmap for Profitable Revenue Growth, makes high-level thought leadership accessible and relevant to member organizations of all size and type clearly a very valuable benefit of membership.
- Neal Vitale, CEO, 1105 Media
It's Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Your 2009 CEBA Award Entry ...
So were keeping the CEBAs top-of-mind by showcasing a 2008 winner each week in E-news. The 2009 Call for Entries will be available next month, so learn from these examples of creative excellence in business advertising while preparing your submissions.
For advertising with no media budget breakdown:
CATEGORY 13: Integrated Media Promotion
Agency: BBDO
Advertiser: GE
Name of Ad: 2008 Global Ecomagination Campaign
Publication Where Ad Appeared: BusinessWeek
Approximately 250 industry superstars filled the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City last October to celebrate outstanding business advertising achievements in publications, digital media and face-to-face events. The $25,000 grand prize is going to someone this year Why shouldn't it be you?
Stay tuned at www.CEBA-Awards.com for updates.
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ABM Resources
ABM Revamps Annual Revenue & Cost Report to Reflect Current Economy
Complete the 2009 Media Financial Survey by March 31,
help ensure robust and meaningful results for industry
In order to better reflect todays economic environment and provide a more complete picture of the current integrated b-to-b media company, ABM, with the help of its Strategic Finance Committee, has worked diligently to enhance and broaden its annual survey.
ABMs 2009 Media Financial Survey, an important tool that provides a wealth of valuable qualitative and quantitative financial data, will cover the three-year period 2006 to 2008 as well as the fourth quarters of 2007 and 2008 and replaces the ABM Media Revenue & Cost Report. Its data is used by member companies to gauge the results of their businesses against the industry average and also study the trend lines across key revenue and cost data.
While the resulting report will be available at no cost to ABM members, the results are essential for b-to-b media executives to gauge how their businesses are performing against the industry averages and to understand where growth lies. The more members that participate, the more robust and meaningful the end results will be Please complete the 2009 Media Financial Survey by Tuesday, March 31.
All media member companies have been sent a link to the survey; Contact John Holden at 212-661-6360 ext. 3325 or firstname.lastname@example.com if youd like more information about your companys participation.
Neal Central
Heavy Duty Trucking Takes Home Grand Neal Award
from ABM's 55th Annual Celebration
New host and new "Best Use of Video" category help recognize
increasing importance of digital communications
Newport Communications Groups Heavy Duty Trucking received the coveted Grand Neal Award during American Business Medias 55th Annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards ceremony, held last Thursday in New York Citys historic Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center.
The winning article, Fuel Crisis Survival, earned the Grand Neal from a pool of 842 entries. According to judges, it presented a comprehensive package of crisis-coping mechanisms for readers, while editors strategically utilized every corner of the magazines real estate. Deborah Whistler, editorial director of Heavy Duty Trucking, accepted the Grand Neal Award from hosts Diana Henriques, senior financial writer for The New York Times, and Paul Maidment, editor of Forbes.com.
Crain Communications Financial Week article, Credit Crunch; The McGraw-Hill Companies Engineering News-Record article, Momentum Intensifies for Crane Safety Programs; and Nielsen Business Medias Photo District News article, PDNPulse, were all recognized as Grand Neal finalists.
Maidment, the first-ever Neal host from the digital space, and a new category for Best Use of Video (for which McGraw-Hills Engineering News-Record was honored) helped to recognize the increasing importance of digital communications.
Bob Dowling, president of The Bob Dowling Group and former editor in chief/publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, chaired the Neal Board of Judges this year, which selected one Neal Award winner in each category and ultimately chose the Grand Neal recipient.
Click here for a complete roster of winning publications, including names of editors and parent companies. You can also view them here.
ABM also honored the very best of the business media community through a series of special awards recognizing industry commitment:
Robert Ivy, VP and editorial director of McGraw-Hill Construction Media, was selected as the 41st Annual G.D. Crain Award winner. ABMs Crain Award is given annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the development of editorial excellence in business media. The award was established by a grant from the G.D. Crain, Jr. Foundation, and includes a distinctive crystal trophy with a $1,000 prize. By name, the award honors a legendary business publication editor, Advertising Age founder G.D. Crain, Jr.
James E. Prevor, founder and editor in chief of Produce Business magazine and CEO of Phoenix Media Network, received the 2009 Timothy White Award for Editorial Integrity. The Timothy White Award recognizes exemplary leadership in the face of the challenges and pressures that editors face daily. Named after the longtime editor of Billboard who served as the moral compass of the music industry by tackling controversial issues before succumbing to a heart attack in June 2002, the award is given to an editor whose work displays courage, integrity and passion.
Tudor Van Hampton, Midwest bureau chief for The McGraw-Hill Companies Engineering News-Record, was named 2009 McAllister Editorial Fellow. The McAllister Editorial Fellowship, awarded annually, promotes the study of business media by placing fellows as teachers and advisors for approximately one week on the Medill Magazine Project at Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism. The fellowships are endowed by Mr. and Mrs. Donald McAllister, Jr.; Ms. Liane E. McAllister; and Geyer-McAllister Publications, in honor of the late Donald McAllister, Sr., and are administered through the Business Press Educational Foundation.
About the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards:
Established in 1955, the Jesse H. Neal Awards recognize and reward editorial excellence in business media. They are named after American Business Media's first managing director, who remained active in promoting the business media throughout his life. Past Neal winners and finalists have tackled controversial topics including corruption, kickbacks, and political conflicts of interest.
I believe that the deepest satisfaction that a business editor can enjoy is realizing his success can and does affect an entire trade or industry. Jesse H. Neal, 1955
Membership Update
ABM Welcomes Nine New Members
American Business Medias membership continues to broaden dynamically, as the ABM board of directors approved nine new members during their March 19th meeting in New York City.
Im delighted to welcome these nine new additions, said ABMs EVP of business development, Nick Ferrari. ABMs ability to expand its membership, even in the face of economic adversity, is a true testament to this Associations immense value to the business information community. Additionally, our relationship with several new international media associations will further broaden our global reach.
New members include four U.S. media organizations, two international media associations, two international companies and one associate member.
They are:
U.S. Media
AMD Research & Marketing LLC
Canoe Ventures, LLC
Glastonbury Media, LLC
Vital Business Media
FNPS (French Specialised Periodical Publishers Federation)
Magazines Canada
Inquiry Management Systems
Government Affairs
ABM Participates in Behavioral Advertising Efforts
American Business Media is continuing to participate in efforts to ensure that the recent federal focus on behavioral advertising does not adversely affect ABM member publishers.
While the February 12 FTC staff report, "Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising," excluded first-party targeted advertising like that presented to ABM member customers on ABM member Web sites from the FTC's area of concern, some members of Congress have expressed interest in legislating in this field. Any legislation, regulation, or industry self-regulatory codes could affect ABM members. Accordingly, ABM's lobbying firm, Wexler & Walker, and attorney, Mark Sableman of Thompson Coburn, are working with ABM's Information Policy Committee (IPC), to actively monitor activity in this area and participate in industry coalitions.
ABM is actively participating in a coalition, initially organized by McGraw-Hill, of individual publishers and publishing trade associations. The members of this group share common interests as first-party publishers whose customers expect and appreciate targeted Web site ads and editorial content. ABM and its partners in this coalition seek to ensure that their first-party publisher viewpoint is expressed and understood in any debate regarding new government regulation or self-regulatory requirements. Tom Carpenter of Wexler & Walker has been a key player in formulating the behavioral advertising talking points that ABM and other coalition members will use in discussions on Capitol Hill.
As discussed in the memo by ABM's counsel, the FTC's February 12 report was unexpectedly favorable to ABM members in one important aspect. It defined the online behavioral advertising of concern to the FTC to exclude "first-party" behavioral advertising practices, where no data is shared with third parties, or to "contextual advertising," where an ad is based on a single visit to a Web page or single search query. This is a significant win for ABM members, as it recognizes the unique, direct relationship that online publishers have with their Web site users, in contrast to the more ambiguous connection between consumers and third party ad networks or Internet Service Providers ("ISPs").
Despite this initial victory, many other behavioral advertising issues remain of concern to ABM members. Among other things, Congress may take a more expansive view than the FTC of what kinds of behavioral targeting should be regulated, and self-regulatory proposals from other participants, including ISPs and advertising networks, could impose inappropriate requirements on first-party publishers such as ABM members. For these reasons, ABM is focusing on educating Congress about the value of its members' practices, and in participating with efforts of other industry sectors to prepare self-regulatory rules, advocating for rules that take into account the interests and needs of ABM members.
Much of the current focus is on advertising networks, and what kind of proposals they will make to satisfy the FTC's concerns. For example, Google recently announced that it will modify its ads that are placed on others' sites, in order to give consumers more information about and control over such ads.
As the IPC has discussed, one of the key principles in the FTC's report is "Transparency and Consumer Control." As stated in its policy paper on the issue, ABM supports transparency efforts, particularly the long-standing self-regulatory standard that entities collecting and using personal information should provide notice and choice regarding their own collection and use practices.
In keeping with this proven and widely-accepted business practice, many online publishers provide notice and choice regarding their own collection and use of personal information in both online and offline environments. "Notice and choice" means that content providers are transparent about their practices for collecting and using personal information on Web sites, providing users with notification of what information is being collected and how it will be used, and with mechanisms for clear and meaningful choice.
ABM believes that notice and choice should be provided by the entity that collects and uses personal information. If that collection and use is done by advertisers and ad networks for ads placed on the Web sites of online publishers, then those advertisers or ad networks should generally bear the notice obligations.
ABM will continue to keep its members updated as this very important issue unfolds.
Business Media Matters
Majority of Agri-Marketers to Increase Marketing Budgets, Says Recent Study
In a recent study conducted by AgriMarketing magazine on behalf of American Business Medias (ABM) Agri Council, 47% of agri-marketers reported their marketing budgets will be up in 2009; 30% reported they will be even with last year; and 23% said theyd be lower.
The survey was emailed to one representative at 224 companies that are known to provide products/services to North American agricultural producers, including crop protection, seeds/traits, soil nutrients, farm machinery, animal health/feed/genetics, insurance, credit, material handling/storage, automotive and others. A total of 53 usable replies were received.
At a recent Council planning meeting, we were presented with the results of a study that was conducted by BtoB magazine, said ABM Agri Council chairman Gary Vorpahl, director of sales & marketing for Hoards Dairyman. The study found that 29% of the general b-to-b marketing population was planning to increase their budgets; however, it was conducted last October, so the results may have changed since then.
Because of the relatively strong health of the ag economy, Vorpahl continued, we thought the industry would find it of interest as to how it compares to the general marketplace. So we conducted this study which had very similar questions to that of BtoB so they could be compared.
Of those agri-marketers planning to increase their budgets, 64% reported that they were going to do so in online activities, 56% in print, 52% in direct mail and 48% in events (farm shows, seminars, etc.).
Another indicator of the vitality of the ag industry, 83% of the respondents reported their organizations will be launching a new product/service in 2009.
We also wanted to get an indication about how the companies and their agencies are dealing with the current environment, said ABMs CMO, Mark Rothman. So we asked How would you rate your relationship with your agency in terms of its willingness and capacity to tailor programs to fit your marketing communications goals? 63% reported excellent, 28% OK and 9% unacceptable.
Reviewing the mix of products/services these companies represent and the size of the firms, we feel the survey provides an accurate picture of the current state of the agri-marketing industry, said Steve Custer, ABM Agri Council research chairman and EVP, Farm Journal Media.
For a copy of the survey, contact Mark Rothman at email@example.com.
Event Report
Annual Conference Offers Strategies for Achieving Profitable Revenue Growth
Register now Early Bird rates end THIS FRIDAY
American Business Media commissioned Booz & Company to conduct a landmark industry study, entitled "A Roadmap for Profitable Revenue Growth," exploring the most critical issues facing the ABM membership today. The study was unveiled last November, during ABMs Top Management Meeting in Chicago, where Booz identified two key pathways to success - one more traditional pathway built on serving the marketer, and one evolving approach which focuses on the end-user (readers, viewers, attendees). This May 3-6, during ABMs Annual Conference 2009 Critical Answers at a Critical Time, listen in as industry leaders from ABM member companies including IDG and Dow Jones candidly share success stories, challenges and insights from their own experiences along both pathways.
Monday, May 4, will be devoted to the Marketer-Driven Solutions roadmap, first with member presentations, then during Afternoon Solutions Sessions, led by a Booz & Company partner, for companies who have already started, and not yet started, pursuing the roadmap. While similar in format, Tuesday, May 5, will focus on the End User Driven Solutions roadmap. Dont miss these unique opportunities to learn straight from the experts about efficiently growing your business in todays challenging environment.
Join b-to-b media leaders from around this world this May, and discover innovative and strategic solutions for driving revenue and profits, developing new products and services, and expanding your brand globally. Click here to view the conference agenda, which features powerful keynote addresses, valuable networking opportunities, insightful case studies, important workshops, and much more.
Register now for the most critical b-to-b meeting of the year! Early Bird registration rates end THIS FRIDAY, March 27.
For more information, contact Ai-Linh Nguyen at 212.661.6360 ext. 3320 or email@example.com.
ABM Achievement Awards Entry Deadline Extended To This Friday!
Theres still time to submit a nomination for the 2009 ABM Achievement Awards the deadline has been extended to this Friday, March 27.
The ABM Achievement Awards, including the Circulation Career Award, Custom Media Innovator of the Year Award, HR Executive of the Year Award and the Sales Promotion Awards (formerly known as the Media Kit Awards), recognize the best and brightest in business media.
This year marks a revamped awards program for media kits, now called the Sales Promotion Awards, to reflect a new focus on the entire suite of promotional and collateral materials that support all sales efforts. New categories have been added to include email promotion, flyers and brochures.
The 2009 Call for Entries are available here. Dont miss the chance to honor your colleagues with these special awards!
For more information or questions about the entry process, contact Petrina Hicks at firstname.lastname@example.com.
ABM Blows Into the Windy City for First-Ever
Chicago Regional Program, FREE for ABM Members
American Business Media understands that, in the current economic climate, times are tough, budgets are tight, and travel may not be an option so were hitting the road this year to bring you the latest information on important industry issues.
Next Thursday, April 2, ABMs half-day Chicago Regional Program at Google Headquarters will give you the opportunity to network with business media professionals in your area while learning strategies to succeed in social media, search/content optimization, content development and more!
Click here to view the full agenda and speaker list.
The program is free for ALL ABM members and $35 for non-ABM members. Space is limited, so be sure to pre-register here.
ABMs Chicago Regional Program is sponsored by InXpo.
Booz Buzz
What Do These ABM Member Companies Have in Common?
Bobit Business Media. IDG. Questex Media Group.
These, and more than 130 other ABM member companies, are utilizing insights from the ABM/Booz & Company landmark industry study, "A Roadmap for Profitable Revenue Growth, to help grow their businesses efficiently.
Booz & Company explored the most critical issues facing the ABM membership today, and identified two key pathways to success - one more traditional pathway built on serving the marketer, and one evolving approach which focuses on the end-user (readers, viewers, attendees).
ABM continues to deliver insights from the study to its membership through a variety of outlets. Hundreds of ABM members have already downloaded the various study reports and viewed the free members-only webcasts ... Are you taking full advantage of this material?
If you'd like to set up a meeting with Booz consultants or ask them specific questions pertaining to your business, please contact Mark Rothman at 212.681.1106.
eMedia Update
'Outside the Cube' and Neal Award Ceremony Highlights
Take Over the ABM Video Network This Week
Whats on the mind of the Millennials in your office? Tune in to the ABM Video Network tomorrow morning, beginning at 9:00 AM EST, as Wally Koval returns with his monthly take on b-to-b industry issues from the perspective of a younger business media professional.
And if you couldnt make it to New York Citys legendary Rainbow Room last Thursday to join the 300-plus b-to-b professionals who gathered for ABMs 55th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards, you can watch the event footage from the convenience of your desktop! Visit www.AmericanBusinessMedia.com to view the ceremony (in several short components) and watch your editorial team step up to the podium to receive one of the industrys most prestigious and sought-after editorial honors from hosts Diana Henriques, senior financial writer for The New York Times, and Paul Maidment, editor of Forbes.com.
Dont miss presentations of the special G.D. Crain Award, the Timothy White Award, the McAllister Editorial Fellowship, and the coveted Grand Neal. The footage is available on-demand; Just visit www.AmericanBusinessMedia.com and scroll down through the list of videos beneath the Dragonfly player.
Remember: Watching the ABM Video Network requires you to update to version 9 of Adobes Flash Player. And its easy to download: Just click here to access the update and download it to your computer!
Research Central
Did You Know?
Industry-specific media platforms top other media for delivering objective information and helping business decision-makers (BDMs) perform in their jobs. When asked about the best medium for providing objective information, 25% chose industry-specific magazines while only 11% chose general business magazines.
This is just one of many significant findings from a recently-conducted Forrester consulting study, commissioned by American Business Media. Its one of the most comprehensive in the business media space, and thousands of industry professionals are already finding it an invaluable tool for analyzing the trends and impact of b-to-b media on both end users/decision-makers and marketers. The study simultaneously examined more than 800 marketers who operate in the business media space and 800 end-users to provide an incredibly accurate and insightful assessment of the current state and value of b-to-b media.
Take advantage of our webinar tutorial and learn how to best utilize the studys findings, especially valuable during this time of economic uncertainty. Also be sure to check out the six different versions of the study already available on our Research & Marketing page to best fit your specific needs. Act now and access this important industry research, or contact Richard Bertin at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Did You Know?
Firms that invest aggressively in marketing send a reassuring signal of confidence to concerned customers about their staying power, and provide an incentive for customers to switch from brands/firms they perceive as weak.*
This is just one of many significant findings from American Business Medias recently-produced PowerPoint presentation (now with updated data for 2009), The Importance and Value of B2B Advertising During Times of Economic Uncertainty.
ABM recognizes that some marketers are concerned about investing in advertising during this current period of economic uncertainty. To address these concerns, this presentation summarizes the wealth of data that has been accumulated over time, clearly demonstrating that companies who either steadily continued or aggressively increased their advertising experienced overall growth as well as continual growth past the period of economic uncertainty.
* Pennsylvania State University: ISBM Report, Raji Sriniva, Gary Lilien, and Arvind Rangaswamy, 2002
Top Media Moves
mSnap, the largest SMS mobile advertising network in the U.S., has been sold to SmartReply, North Americas leader in mobile marketing for top retail brands. The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (JEGI) represented mSnap in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor.
Incisive Media announced the formation of new business group that will develop print and online regional practice products for attorneys.
At its recent meeting, the board of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) expanded the definition of a digital magazine edition to include content published via any digital means, not just an exact electronic copy.
Hoover's Business Press has teamed up with First Research to bring sales and marketing professionals, small business owners and business managers, job seekers, and business students world-wide the Handbook of Industry Profiles 2008.
ContentNext Media selected M5 Networks hosted VoIP for integrated business communications to seamlessly connect its remote workforce and maximize staff efficiency.
Event Calendar
Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Invitational
Tuesday, June 9
Ardsley Country Club, New York
Its a new day, new month and new club for this annual golf and tennis tournament fundraiser to benefit the Business Press Educational Foundation (BPEF), which places college students in internships at ABM member companies and awards scholarships to students with an interest in business media.
For more information, contact Ai-Linh Nguyen at 212-661-6360, ext. 3320, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Member Event of the Week
IDC Sales and Marketing Effectiveness Summit
April 1, 2009, Hilton New York, New York City
SPECIAL OFFER for America Business Media members:
ABM members can attend the Summit for $195 (a $700 discount). To register with this rate, please call 508-988-7542 and refer to offer code ABM-195.
In todays economy, marketing and sales professionals are being challenged to do more with less. The IDC Sales and Marketing Effectiveness Summit is the best place to hear from your peers, IDC analysts and subject matter experts offering their firsthand insight to help you optimize your companys sales and marketing results. The program delivers the best of IDC marketing measurement and sales enablement research, along with innovative best practices presented by executives who are driving top-line growth within their organizations.
With business conditions shifting daily, the need for short and long-term revenue generation is becoming critical particularly when your customers are not spending. Designed specifically with the current economic climate in mind, the Summit agenda will help you to:
- Create a sales and marketing partnership that delivers results
- Implement best practices in growing when markets arent
- Measure sales and marketing effectiveness with a meaningful dashboard
- Identify and overcome the challenges and impediments of effective selling
- Take advantage of social networks and connect with your customers in a 2.0 world
- Align field marketing goals with corporate goals globally
By attending, you will also have the opportunity to:
Engage in private one-to-one meetings with IDCs expert analysts who can provide insight into your most pressing marketing and sales initiatives and goals.
Network with colleagues committed to sales and marketing effectiveness through session Q&A, lunch discussions and networking breaks.
To see your event featured here, please contact us at email@example.com.
Job of the Week
Sales Representative, Putman Media
Committee Watch
The following is a list of upcoming ABM Committee and Council meetings. All meetings are at ABM's New York offices, and time listed is EST, unless otherwise noted.
April 1, 2:00 PM
Talent Management Committee Teleconference
April 20, 3:00 PM
Media & Marketing Advisory Councils Joint Meeting
April 23, 2:00 PM
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CRESTVIEW — A fundraiser for a Hub City resident who needs a kidney transplant runs 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Nov. 24 at a local yogurt shop.
Twenty percent of profits from coupon holders will benefit Regina Sheppard's kidney transplant fund.
Chill yogurt shop, 2218 N. Ferdon Blvd., requires patrons to print out the image of this coupon and present it to the cashier for funds to be directed correctly.


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ERWIN — The war of words and advertising dollars between Mountain States Health Alliance over the fate of Unicoi County Memorial Hospital is just the latest skirmish in a long history of wrangling between the region's two health care giants.
Since the two systems were formed from locally owned hospitals in the 1990s, turf battles have played out on numerous occasions, especially as each system has expanded into the other system's perceived territory.
In recent months, Mountain States and Wellmont have set their sights on Unicoi County's hospital, a small publicly-owned facility caught in the monstrous complexities of modern health care finances.
As the UCMH Board of Control entertains acquisition proposals from the two systems, county leaders have opened the matter up for public input by scheduling a forum for Monday night at Unicoi County Intermediate School. The Board of Control, however, has yet to set a date for a decision.
Setting the stage for Monday's public forum, the Johnson City Press has published a breakdown of the two proposals as part of package of articles on the hospital issue appearing in the Sunday edition. Erwin Bureau Chief Brad Hicks points out similarities and differences between what Mountain States and Wellmont have offered. Hicks also spoke with several Unicoi County physicians about their concerns with the hospital acquisition and their experiences with the health systems.
The package of articles also includes a detailed examination from Press Staff Writer Madison Mathews of the history between Mountain States and Wellmont leading up to the acquisition tug of war.
You'll find it all starting on the front page of the Sunday, Oct. 21, edition of Johnson City Press and continuing on pages 5A and 6A.


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Frank Stasio of The State of Things radio show interviews Emlyn Koster, Terri Lomax, and Scott Huler.
WUNC's "The State of Things" was broadcast live from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and WUNC radio studio in the Nature Research Center October 31, 2013. Frank Stasio interviews Museum scientists Lisa Gatens, Roland Kays, Bryan Stuart and Trish Weaver about real-life vampires — including the vampire flying frog, vampire squid, vampire bat and food-based origins of monster legends.
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Food here is outstanding. Place is always busy and service is ok. Food is what makes this place absolutely great!
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This is the best and most authentic pho you can get in the DC area. The broth is slightly more oily than at other pho places, but that's where the flavor is. The add-ins could be a little fresher, but that's nitpicking. It's a really satisfying meal in a bowl. Definitely try the Vietnamese iced coffee with sweetened condensed milk. Regular bowl of pho and iced coffee for 2 is around $15. What a bargain!
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It's got it where it counts...feels like you're eating in an elementary school cafeteria but you won't care. The food is outstanding and you fill up on $5. No parking but worth a walk/wait.
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I look for five things in a pho restuarant 1) quick service. 2) fresh cuts of raw meat on top of the pho. 3) clear broth without any debri or cloudiness. 4) lots of garnishes (bean sprouts, mint, and LIME (not lemon). 5) stern, efficient, unsmiling service. This place has all 5. This is for me the standard where all other pho restuarants are compared to (in US and Viet Nam). This is the most consistent place for a good bowl. A few times the broth may be a little bitter or cloudy, but usually is has the sweet taste with a hint of anise. I've been going to Pho 75 for over 20 years (usually to the one on Rt 50). Over the years, it has made me proud and happy to see so many different people in the place hunched over a big of pho. Make sure you come here.
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In today's fast paced, interconnected, inter disciplinary, global environment we all need to 'chill out with a purpose' with our friends and colleagues. Nothing works better than a Networking meet-up; you have a purpose, you have a fun-filled exchange of thoughts, you have snacks n' wine to lighten the mood and you have interesting people to connect with!
mySkin.com and Beauty 2.0 Meetup are hosting a free networking event on Tuesday Nov 9 at 6pm-8pm in New York. Its gonna be a night of networking, art, and fun!
For this meet-up we're happy to have Deirdre Breakenridge, author of PR 2.0: New Media, New Tools, New Audiences with us. She's talking about:
1. What is PR 2.0?
2. What are some examples of effectively using public relations in the social media era, specifically in the beauty industry?
3. How should bloggers utilize social media tools to build personal brand and public relations?
4. How should brands and bloggers measure ROI of PR and social media? Any good tools?
5. Should one hire a PR agency, consultant, or do it in house?
6. Interesting tools, widgets, platform, or websites to beauty bloggers or brands?
This is " The" place to be, to meet fellow bloggers, journalists, social media experts, technologists, entrepreneurs in the beauty industry, and talk about the newest trends in social media, beauty innovation, and getting to know what exciting things each of us are working on!
What's more, our sponsor mySkin Inc. has agreed to give free skin assessments with their awesome new device to measure the health of your skin! Talk beauty and get your skin assessed; can it get any better!
We will be at CultureFix, a super beautiful gallery and bar newly opened on the cool Lower East Side: http://culturefixny.com There is a contemporary art display going on too, so we can appreciate the beauty of art as well!
This event's gonna rock with people like you! RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/Beauty20/calendar/15250415/ or Comment back to this story with a 'Yay' or a 'Nay'!
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If you're some one who's always on the go, you're probably always looking for a way to keep you mobile devices charged up, while you're away from home. Some people end up with multiple chargers in the home, in the car, at the office; everywhere. Even with the improved battery life of more recent devices, you still may need that extra boost, along the way.
ZAGG has an awesome solution for this. The ZAGGSparq. Now at version 2.0, the ZAGGSparq is a portable charger that is also a back up battery that holds 4 complete iPhone charges, before needing recharging.
- Portable power: More than a simple extended battery, ZAGGsparq 2.0 carries multiple charges for any personal electronic device with you – including four full recharges for a power-hungry Apple iPhone™
- On-the-go convenience: ZAGGsparq 2.0 fits easily in a pocket or bag, the perfect size for travelers and business people
- Very compatible: ZAGGsparq 2.0 works with most USB charged gadgets, including cell phones, handheld gaming systems, digital cameras, and the Apple iPad (adapters for mini-USB to USB not included)
- Charge multiple devices: ZAGGsparq 2.0 provides two USB charging ports: Optimized and General
- Optimized: The top USB charging port is optimized for smartphones and other devices that are capable of taking an optimized charge, including Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod family of products.
- General: The bottom port uses the standard USB specification and will charge devices that do not utilize the optimized USB charging specification.
- Superior Engineering: ZAGGsparq 2.0 has been specifically engineered to charge Apple's iPad. It adds an additional 5 to 6 hours of video playback to the iPad.
I had version 1 of the ZAGGSparq, and I took it everywhere. Even just around the house, it was handy for charging, wherever you are. There was one fatal issue in version 1. After a while, for no reason at all, the ZAGGSparq stopped charging devices. When you pushed the button, it would show that it still had juice, but devices would not be recognized, when plugged in.
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Peter Steele / Type O Negative
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The flamboyant ambassador of Metal's substratum is dead. I am diverted from my next indicated thing to do. I am compelled to pause and digress and re-listen to one of my all-time favorite bands, Type O Negative. I fall into memorable moments, to enhance my first discoveries of Peter Steele.
I don't want to believe he's died. I've felt in shock since the early morning sad news of today arrived. Peter Steele – a brilliant musician, songwriter, singer has died. His death is a tragedy and heartbreaking. His passing is an enormous loss to the Metal community and to music period.
In music, he challenged life itself in a poetic, prophetic, charismatic and extraordinarily insightful way. A world observer, a teller of tales, a renaissance man, a man from the future, a powerful force in today's maladies and life challenges.
This man will not be forgotten. I raise my goblet of water and praise him. I thank him, and I burn candles and desire incense aromas to fill our house, now illuminated in his honour. Candles burning outside flicker, and the sea crashes onto the shore. We are still. We are in memory.
Peter, you will be celebrated forever.
–Bill Ward
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Review Preview: Tavolo V and Pazzo's Pizzeria
Since last fall, restaurateur Michael Del Pietro has added two new ventures to his stable: Pazzo's Pizzeria (140 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood; 314-821-6500) and Tavolo V (6118 Delmar Boulevard; 314-721-4333). This week, I take a look at both spots. Page through for a sneak preview of my review.
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When Michael Del Pietro opened Sugo's Spaghetteria in Frontenac four years ago, he anticipated the exact sort of establishment that eager but cost-conscious restaurant-goers would crave during the long recession. Sugo's clean design and autumnal palette evoked a modern (even urbane) spot, yet prices were reasonable and portions generous: meatballs as big as tennis balls, a single serving of lasagna plentiful enough for two (or three) to share. If the menu was predictable, the kitchen executed it with enough finesse to distinguish it from an old-school red sauce/white sauce joint.
Since then Del Pietro has opened a second Sugo's (in Overland Park, Kansas) and two Sugo's clones called Babbo's Spaghetteria (in Chesterfield and Columbia). He has turned the space adjacent to the original Sugo's into Via Vino Enoteca, a wine bar. And most recently he has debuted two further riffs on the Sugo's concept: Pazzo's Pizzeria in
downtown Kirkwood and Tavolo V east of Skinker Boulevard in the Delmar Loop.
Visit Gut Check tomorrow morning to read my complete review and see Jennifer Silverberg's slideshow of Tavolo V.
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ATHENS, Ga.--The No. 8 University of Georgia softball team (23-5, 4-2) took the rubber match against No. 18 Auburn (23-6, 2-3) on Sunday, as the Bulldogs grabbed a 4-2 win at Jack Turner Stadium.
Senior Erin Arevalo (9-2) notched the win, as she gave up three hits while striking out six in a complete game. Auburn's Angel Bunner (9-2) took the loss after she came in for relief to give up one hit in 0.2 innings of work. Lauren Schmalz started the game for the Tigers to give up one hit while Jenee Loree gave up the four runs in 3.1 innings, but only one would be earned.
Senior Kristyn Sandberg went 2-for-2 on the day while senior Ashley Pauly and freshman Paige Wilson each tallied one double for their hit.
Auburn put up the game's first runs in the top of the sixth courtesy of a two-run bomb by Caitlin Jordan. The first baseman brought in Brandi Melero who reached first on a single to right and moved to second on an Elizabeth Eisterhold sacrifice bunt.
The Bulldogs immediately answered in the bottom half of the inning to make it a 4-2 ballgame. After Pauly's double to left center, Sandberg took a shot to left field to give Georgia its first run of the game. With pinch runner Tiesha Reed on third after a passed ball and Macie Couey coming in at first after an Ashley Razey walk, Brittney Hubbard's at-bat resulted in an Auburn error, allowing Reed to tie the game at 2. Wilson then stepped up for a two-out two-run double to left center to clinch the victory.
Georgia hosts Georgia State in a weekday meeting on Wednesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. before traveling to Ole Miss for a three-game series starting on Friday, March 23 at 7 p.m.


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The Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit at LSTM is a unique resource for snake venom research. The unit hosts the largest collection of venomous snakes in the UK, for use in clinical and scientific studies to improve the efficacy, safety and affordability of anti-venom to treat victims of snakebite, with a focus on the rural poor of Africa. The Vemon Unit is part of the Parasitology Department.
Snake envenoming kills at least 125,000 people each year. Victims that survive envenoming often suffer severe tissue destruction at the site of the bite, which can cause permanent physical disability and deformity. The great majority of snake bite victims are the rural poor in tropical countries with severely under resourced health infrastructures.
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New Orleans native. All in, too. I'm going to look up that book because we really need some help and some answers. It is insane what is going on here.
oh please put on elysian fields at gentilly and a companion one on gentilly at elysian fields so we won't have to wait for six or seven drivers to pass on our green. that would just be the puppy's pajamas. how much money could the city make in three hours!
the one on franklin is massive fun. drivers come flying at 60 mph or so, based on the way they breeze by and then they freak out and slam their brakes when they hit the camera. by then, it's too late. i stay clear.
excuse me? a stupid name for a school? what is wrong with you? It's a great name for a school.
What's stupid is what happened — some adult running down a child and at 18, yes, still a child. Old enough to die in war (if not physically, mentally) but not old enough to drink.
Yikes! too. Like everything and everyone else, not all designers are created equal. Sometimes the only change is a bold change. I am glad TP no longer is the boilerplate design of sooooooo many online newspapers. Not crazy about the yellow. Subtle colors are better on the eyes but change is good because it keeps the brain cells active and this is imperative to a healthy brain. As well, it lowers the chance of early onset Alzheimer's.
It has to be more than one person calling in. If the neighbors that care about the neighborhood came to an agreement that everyone would call EVERY time something happened, it would get the police's attention and no one person would stand out. Next thing you know, those criminals would be leaving because they wouldn't get a break, instead of the other way around—the neighborhood not getting a break. Think about it and talk with your neighbors. Create a system for working together to report crime and crime will drop.
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Once I got stuck in rush hour traffic driving a stick shift. I kept rolling backwards because the traffic stopped so much I could hold the clutch. After that, I would take the snake known as Lapalco or the GNO before it became two bridges.
Years and year and years later when I had gotten an automatic and when my son was learning to drive, I made him drive the Huey P. He hit the curb so many times I thought we were going to jump the rail. That was his last training trip on the Huey P.
I'm sorry your brother was murdered. Ignore the d*a* comments. These clowns obviously have never lost anyone. If they had the facts, as many purport to, we would know exactly what happened and someone would be in jail.
It is not a killer whale but a whale killer. It is not even, in fact, a whale. It is a dolphin.
Your comment is so thoughtful. It is truly sad. I so love this city and feel so incapacitated about the violence. I wish we knew what to do. There are such deep issues with these young men killing each other off. Psychological, sociological. People making the vulgar comments have no clue why these children, most of them, are killing each other. If we understood the psyche we would understand.
Let us hope. I am just so fatigued by the violent deaths of our youths.
All y'all talking about the dads walking away, please do some research. If a family lived in 'public housing' aka the projects, the fathers were not allowed to live there. If they did, the mothers would lose the 'public assistance' aka welfare. The welfare wasn't actually enough but the housing was very low or no rent so it did keep the children from being homeless—not from being poor or hungry but at least indoors. Fathers walking away was a forced behavior that has become embedded. Time to unembed from reality and your minds.
They should do an MRI. He could have a tumor. Tumor can cause very strange effects, partially because they are pressing on gray matter. Hope he gets help and the bipolar flight attendant.
the victim is dead
nope. the first one will open in Marrero.
angry black woman = assertive white male
yes, true. the different is gender and skin color
sadly, angry white woman = assertive white male, too
we must certainly live in different Americas because what Americans have done in the last four years makes me even more ashamed than I was before President Obama took office. This country seems to be filled with horrid little trolls who will do anything to take it down. More Americans should be ashamed of what is going on and take action.
you're kidding, right?
I remember a 20+ car pile-up on Lafitte-Larose Hwy in Marrero some years ago. It is a good, smooth road. Same issue, though, smoke and fog. I don't think anyone was seriously hurt in that one. This one, sad way to start the new year.
"maybe they cant read the signs on the border and come over here, seems everyone else does"
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This conference with the UW Center for Human Rights examines access to information as a tool in securing truth, justice, and reparations for victims of crimes against humanity.
The SeaTac-Seattle Minimum Wage Campaign History Project produces a digital web archive documenting the two successful historic struggles for a $15 minimum wage as well as continuing advocacy for better wages, sick pay, reduction
The name of our graduate interest group (GIG) cribs from the Psychoanalyse et Politique group, one of the principal currents of the post-1968 French feminist movement. In its less dogmatic moments, the original Psychoanalyse et Politique group offered attempts at syntheses of feminist concerns with the insights of Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalyses, Marxism, and (post)structuralism.
This collaboration explores the intellectual and political possibilities opened up by critical study of race across and beyond traditional academic disciplines.
This graduate study group fosters a critical examination of performance as a site for conceptualizing contemporary cultural practices, modernity, citizenship, and democracy via discussions among graduate students, faculty, community performers, an
This collaboration is working towards the creation of an edited volume comprised of theoretically rich and critically engaged chapters outlining, describing, and critiquing the experiences of women of color on the tenure track at the University of Washington.
This research cluster aims to promote the study of different contexts in which normative ideals such as humanity (Salamanca School), rights and citizenship (European Enlightenment), and human rights (Critical Theory) have emerged. This initiative is part of a multi-year project involving colloquia, seminars, international exchanges, and other activities to be developed in partnership with the University of Frankfurt, Germany.
The Race/Knowledge Project is dedicated to interrogating the contemporary status of race within what is increasingly understood as the global university and its intricate connections to our local communities.
At this intersection of the political with the popular, Performing the Gap fosters a critical examination of performance as a site for conceptualizing contemporary cultural practices, modernity, citizenship, and democracy.
WIRED is a cross-disciplinary research cluster which is laying the groundwork for an edited volume that theorizes the interventions made by women of color on tenure-track at a large research university.
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Green Lantern and Batman hit compact cameras
Camera specialist PENTAX has unveiled its latest range of customisable compacts having partnered up with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment to offer comic book fans the DC Super Hero-inspired RS1500 collection.
Released to coincide with the upcoming arrival of the latest Hollywood adaptation of a DC classic, this time in the form of the Green Lantern, the limited edition DC Super Heroes RS1500 collectors pack comes specially boxed with seven different DC inspired skins, a 4GB SD card and a special Green Lantern protective camera case.
The DC characters given the personalised camera treatment are Batman, The Flash, Superman, The Joker, Catwoman, Wonder Woman and, of course, Green Lantern.
Not skipping on the specs front, this special edition PENTAX RS1500 snapper offers the same impressive specs array as its standard form counterpart packing a 14-megapixel CCD sensor and 4x optical zoom wide-angle lens around a 3-inch LCD display and the ability to shoot 720p HD video content and 30fps. Available now the DC Super Heroes RS1500 will set wannabe owners back a pennty shy of £120.
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A new study published within the Journal of the American Medical Association has revealed the amount of newborns who are born with drug addiction has practically tripled in the last 10 years. Infants being born will begin to show signs of narcotic withdrawal in a matter of a couple of hours of being delivered. These withdrawal symptoms are quite recognizable such as sweating, crying inconsolably, and vomiting. The reason why a lot more infants are now being born with addictions to drugs is due mostly to the rise in prescription drug addictions in grown-ups. Prescription drugs such as oxycontin, methadone, vicodin, xanax, and percocets are really addicting and many expecting mothers end up taking some of these narcotics throughout their pregnancy and transmit their own addiction onto their babies. It truly is important that females go through medical detoxification before getting pregnant if at all possible, or within the first trimester to avoid damaging the baby's growth or have them born with an addiction to drugs.
Obstacles At Birth
There are a lot of issues which happen to a baby developing in a drug addict's womb. The study documented that over thirteen thousand babies are born dependent on drugs and the majority of them have medical conditions. Low birth weight is very prevalent with babies born dependent on drugs, additional prevalent troubles are underdeveloped respiratory systems and sensitivity to pain. These babies don't behave normally and often go through the same withdrawal symptoms a grown-up enduring drug withdrawal might go through, such as excessive sweating, trembling, chills, diarrhea, and vomiting. This is certainly not some thing any newborn should ever have to go through, particularly as their first life experience.
The Cost of Babies With Addiction
There's a massive healthcare cost related to newborn babies hooked on drugs. According to the study, the cost of healing these infants is more than 700 million dollars yearly. It had been estimated that over 75% of the expense was paid by medicaid throughout the past decade, meaning practically Six hundred million dollars of bills was paid by American tax payers each year. The huge financial impact of needing to treat all these unhealthy children that are suffering due to their parents neglect is very bad for everyone. Info suggests that nearly 5 % of women that are pregnant use illegal or prescription drugs rercreationally and they are harming their babies and creating more trouble for the child and themselves in the end.
The bottom line is these mothers really should be punished for doing this onto their unborn children inside the womb. If a mom were to give her baby oxycontin, vicodin, or another illegal or prescription drug after it's born, she would be instantly arrested. There is basically no difference. Babies born with drug addictions have to be misersble due to their moms issues. It is extremely important to seek medical detoxification from drugs before conceiving or as soon as possible after learning that you have become pregnant. It is not fair for these babies to be brought into a world filled with pain and suffering unnecessarily.


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The UK is currently committed to cutting its carbon emissions by 12.5% from 1990 levels by 2012 under the Kyoto Protocol, a legally binding international agreement.
The Climate Change Act 2008 set mandatory emission reduction targets to be achieved by 2020, for 34 % of greenhouse gas emissions to be cut; and then a reduction of at least 80% by 2050. It also introduced five-yearly 'carbon budgets' to help ensure those targets are met.
The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) is working with other departments to help the UK make the transition to a low carbon economy. In 2008-09, however, the UK was rated as having the world's sixth largest Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services (LCEGS) sector, worth £112 billion per year, an annual increase of 4.3% on figures for 2007/08; showing the extent to which the Climate Change agenda has already affected our everyday lives.
Such figures demonstrate that MIMA members' businesses are at the core of combating energy wastage and Global Warming, while both the association and its individual companies are closely involved in developing new products as well as strategies for reducing our dependence on inefficient energy sources still further.
Led by the Government-funded Technology Strategy Board (TSB), Retrofit for the Future is enabling 80 consortia to address some of the UK's hardest to heat homes; with improving the performance of the envelope being key to success.
Understanding and implementing Best Practice in refurbishment is crucial in meeting the government's CO2 reduction target of 80% by 2050, with insulation of the external walls, roof and floors featuring in all 100 homes being tackled. The results of the projects will be shared to help show landlords and their contracting partners how older properties could be brought up to match the performance of dwelling being built now to the higher levels of the Code.
The strategy sets out phases to meet both the overall 2020 carbon goal, and an interim commitment to ensure that, by 2015, every household will have installed loft and cavity wall insulation where practical.
Including Pay As You Save green finance, Warm Homes aims by 2020 for up to seven million homes to have undergone eco-upgrades, including improvements such as solid wall insulation or renewable energy generating technologies.
The Government has recently demanded a greater effort from insulation companies to insulate lofts and walls in homes across the UK. Included in the Green Deal is a scheme whereby up to 14 million homes could benefit from the proposed Green Deal Finance.
Payments will be collected through energy bills and the most energy inefficient homes could save, on average, around £550 a year.
The Government will begin legislating for these proposals in the Autumn and they are expected to take effect in 2012.
The Carbon Emissions Reduction Target obliges electricity and gas suppliers to help cut carbon dioxide emissions from homes through financing physical improvements. They are, for example, providing grants for loft and wall insulation; or increasing the amount of energy generated from renewable technologies such as wind turbines, solar panels and ground source heat pumps.
For the householder, a key fact to remember is that they can take up grants and offers from any energy company, regardless of whether the company concerned supplies their gas and electricity.
Most energy suppliers provide loft and cavity wall insulation free of charge to those aged over 70, or those in receipt of certain benefits.


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When Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) launched its "Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving" in the fall of 2006, one state, New Mexico, had an all-offender ignition interlock law. Since then, 23 states have passed all-offender ignition interlock legislation. The campaign continues to be the nation's blueprint to eliminate drunk driving, and much of its success is due to passage of strong DUI laws in all 50 states. Drunk driving deaths are down more than 24 percent since 2006 and, while much has been accomplished, much more must be done.
"As we continue to sound the drumbeat that high-visibility enforcement and ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers are the best ways to stop drunk driving, it is important to recognize that this issue continues to be a problem across the nation," said MADD National President Jan Withers.
So far this year, MADD has successfully passed major legislation aimed at stopping drunk driving. By sharing the devastating stories of drunk driving deaths and injuries, MADD continues to put a face to this violent crime. During the past few months, MADD has worked closely with local DUI victims to educate, inform and speak about the importance of effective drunk driving laws in every state. Today, nearly half of the nation (24 states) has passed an all-offender ignition interlock law.
Already in 2014, four states have passed all-offender interlock legislation, eight states have improved legislation by closing loopholes, and four states are still working to pass bills.
Significant improvements to ignition interlock laws, that will no doubt save lives and protect the public, were passed in South Carolina, Connecticut, Kansas, West Virginia, Indiana, Florida, Rhode Island and Maryland.
In South Carolina, one of the toughest states in which to pass drunk driving legislation and a state with one of the worst drunk driving problems in the United States, passed Emma's Law (S 137) to require ignition interlocks for all repeat drunk drivers and offenders who had a blood alcohol concentration of .15 or greater. This legislation was sponsored by Senator Joel Lourie, along with co-sponsors Larry Martin, Brad Hutto and Ronnie Cromer. Representatives Eddie Tallon, Kit Spires and Rick Quinn helped push the bill through the House. David Longstreet, Emma's father, and the entire Longstreet family, along with South Carolina volunteers led by MADD volunteer public policy liaison Laura Hudson, teamed up and worked tirelessly on this legislation. Emma's Law was signed into law on April 29th.
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CORPUS CHRISTI - KIDS CORNER: Kids' Corner — Pirate Talk! will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, 1900 N. Chaparral St. Let's celebrate "Talk like a Pirate Day" and learn all about pirate life and the science that went into their work. Also: Nature Challenge — Participate in the Eco Tales Program, is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Includes time in the Xeriscape Garden. Both programs are free with paid museum admission. Information: 826-4674.
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Grey's Anatomy Season 10 Premiere Spoiler Roundup: Everything You Need to Know
The Grey's Anatomy Season 10 premiere is still a few weeks away, but production has started, and spoilers are starting to roll in. So, what can we expect from the Season 10 premiere? We've the biggest Season 10 premiere news right here, and will continue to update as more info rolls in.
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Title. The premiere will be called "Seal Our Fate." But what does that mean?
It's two hours long! The premiere is on September 26, 2013, and will run for two hours, lending it a "'two-parter' feel."
Synopsis. Here's the official synopsis of the episode:
In the first hour, "Seal Our Fate" (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET), the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital doctors are faced with the devastation left by the storm. A giant mudslide in Seattle injures a group of first responders and citizens, causing the already short-handed ER to spring into action. Meanwhile, Meredith [Ellen Pompeo] is faced with a tough decision that will affect the life of a loved one, Callie Torres [Sara Ramirez] is rocked by the reality of Arizona's [Jessica Capshaw] infidelity, and Richard's [James Pickens Jr.] life is in extreme danger.
In the second hour, "I Want You With Me" (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET), the fight continues to save those affected by the storm, Callie makes a bold decision regarding her relationship, and the doctors come together upon receiving devastating news.
It picks up right where we left off. Yes, that means more storm drama, more Jolex, more Bailey worries, and the aftermath of Mer's life threatening birth.
What happens to Richard? Richard looks like he's in danger, but certain tweets have implied he lives... We're actually more worried about Mousey right now!
A group of firefighters. The premiere will involve a group of firefighters, with a focus on fireman Brian (Bobby Camp), a "young and dedicated fireman who is introduced after the scene of a major accident" and his fiancée Sasha (Heather Hemmens), a "tough cop with a good heart who is also involved in the disaster."
Another guest star. We will also see actress Veronica Cartwright in an as-yet unannounced guest role.
Prepare yourself. Ellen Pompeo says fans are going to laugh and cry at the premiere, and jokes that fans may need some liquid courage to make it through, to which co-star Camilla Luddington suggested tequila.
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Catch the Grey's Anatomy Season 10 premiere on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.


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