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When one door closes…
Another opens…But sometimes…
We stare so long and so regretfully at the closed door…
That we fail to see…
The door that already opened for us…
-Hellen Kellerby : Jason Morgan Continue Reading »
Be # 1 on Google
I am reading this small book by the Author Jon Smith. His book is laced with fast and easy Search Optimization Tools that are easy to comprehend and easily written in understandable terms. Being that I am in the internet technology world on a daily basis I actually have come to envy and despise google on many fronts. They simply are brilliant, creative and at times a technological juggernaut to figure out. The internet and its entirety is the largest puzzle that I have ever tried to solve or figure out in any shape or form. Just as you have it figured out a whole new set of rules are established. I could never have envisioned myself fascinated with local search. It makes me realize that everyone is capable of being a geek about something. Back to the story….
Inbound is King
A customer recently asked me about adding numerous links from sites from all over the place to her site and link sharing. I told her that one might be okay…but it still wasn't what I would consider a perfect match. The other was out of the question….do not use that one. The goal is to increase your page rank with good quality link building. Quality not quantity. Don't spam your own site with outside individuals that invite you to link into each others site. Find other companies and organizations that fit your genre of business that are high quality with good page rank and create a relationship with them that allows you to receive inbound links from them. The collaborative collusions of exchanging links back and forth are over. The local search game has elevated and is now refined to just good quality inbound links.
-iLocal Staffby : Jason Morgan Continue Reading »
Facebook Reaches Top Ranking in US
March 15, 2010
Facebook reached an important milestone for the week ending March 13, 2010 and surpassedGoogle in the US to become the most visited website for the week. Facebook.com recently reached the #1 ranking on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day as well as the weekend of March 6th and 7th. The market share of visits to Facebook.com increased 185% last week as compared to the same week in 2009, while visits to Google.com increased 9% during the same time frame. Together Facebook.com and Google.com accounted for 14% of all US Internet visits last week.by : Jason Morgan Continue Reading »
My Father owned a business for nearly 20 years. I would call it a successful business and it allowed him to retire. He had his difficulty and numerous struggles but he fought through them. As a kid and as I grew up, he always has stressed, "its about the people you hire and have work for you". It always made perfect sense to me and I had a first hand view of the many cast of characters he had hired through the years.
Our goal is too truly take this approach to the highest level possible. It's tough for new businesses to be able to afford the highest quality employees and sometimes you have to do your best with the hand you are dealt. It is one thing knowing that a business needs to hire "competent people" and comprehending it. It's in the comprehending it that you truly apply the philosophy. If you have an employee that keeps dragging behind on projects and is always late or has a attitude problem….etc. Move on.
It is not the business owners job in my opinion to get emotional about the wrong employee. An exceptional employee is a different scenario. Be grateful for those in your organization that truly are fantastic. Thin your business of the ones that aren't at your first chance.
The strength of your business is the most important.by : Jason Morgan Continue Reading »
It's important for every business to actively strive each day to maintain their current customer base. Successful retention can be found in the details of interaction and communication. Do you answer your phone in a timely manner? If not do you return their calls in a reasonable amount of time. If your customer sends you an email do you follow up and respond to the email that same day or at least within 24 hours. Each of these are just the basic ingredients to keeping your customers happy.
Customers truly are the lifeline of your business and the reason why you are in business in the first place. Can you remember back to the time when you were stressed because you didn't have enough or any customers? Now overwhelmed with to many customers it is often the tendency of businesses to neglect the consumer. Your competitor is always waiting at the door step to convince them of a better treatment. If you are a service business and are running 35 minutes late. Be sure to call them and let them know. It is my experience that customers never mind a courtesy call. They just don't like to be left out of the loop. Why would anyone want to spend their hard earned money on a unsatisfied end user experience.
Professional businesses are notorious for making customers or patients wait for an appointment. Some even are able to charge a $120 late fee charge. Sure would be nice to be able to charge my customers a payment when they don't show up or even call. I certainly know that these type of businesses never offer each patient a waver when they are 1 hour late! Have respect for your customer and be courteous to their busy schedule. Certain industries are fortunate to be able to charge if there is a no-show. Others have to drive all the way across the city only to learn that they have been stood up. Lost appointments are time killers for all business owners. Common courtesy can go a long ways and continue to grow the relationship with your end consumer. To something extra for them also can ease tension with a long standing customer.by : Jason Morgan Continue Reading »

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The index of tobacco treatment quality: development of a tool to assess evidence-based treatment in a national sample of drug treatment facilities
1 Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
2 School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri Kansas City, 2464 Charlotte St., Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
3 Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
4 University of Kansas School of Nursing, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
5 The Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, Dole Human Development Center, Rm 1052, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
6 Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908-4799, USA
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2013, 8:13 doi:10.1186/1747-597X-8-13Published: 15 March 2013
Quitting smoking improves health and drug use outcomes among people in treatment for substance abuse. The twofold purpose of this study is to describe tobacco treatment provision across a representative sample of U.S. facilities and to use these data to develop the brief Index of Tobacco Treatment Quality (ITTQ).
We constructed survey items based on current tobacco treatment guidelines, existing surveys, expert input, and qualitative research. We administered the survey to a stratified sample of 405 facility administrators selected from all 3,800 U.S. adult outpatient facilities listed in the SAMHSA Inventory of Substance Abuse Treatment Services. We constructed the ITTQ with a subset of 7 items that have the strongest clinical evidence for smoking cessation.
Most facilities (87.7%) reported that a majority of their clients were asked if they smoke cigarettes. Nearly half of facilities (48.6%) reported that a majority of their smoking clients were advised to quit. Fewer (23.3%) reported that a majority of their smoking clients received tobacco treatment counseling and even fewer facilities (18.3%) reported a majority of their smoking clients were advised to use quit smoking medications. The median facility ITTQ score was 2.57 (on a scale of 1–5) and the ITTQ displayed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .844). Moreover, the ITTQ had substantial test-retest reliability (.856), and ordinal confirmatory factor analysis found that our one-factor model for ITTQ fit the data very well with a CFI of 0.997 and an RMSEA of 0.042.
The ITTQ is a brief and reliable tool for measuring tobacco treatment quality in substance abuse treatment facilities. Given the clear-cut room for improvement in tobacco treatment, the ITTQ could be an important tool for quality improvement by identifying service levels, facilitating goal setting, and measuring change.


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Menu posted for the KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS Feast
Alamo Ritz chef extraordinaire Trish Eichelberger just sent over her menu for the upcoming KNOW YOUR MUSHROOMS Feast and I wanted to post it for any fellow fungi lovers out there...
Mushroom and goat ricotta galette with a micro green salad and bell pepper confetti
Hanger steak with mushroom demi glace, asparagus and morels with porcini wild rice pilaf
Vegetarian option will be stuffed Portobello in place of the steak
Black truffle dark chocolate truffles, sea salted shortbread and meringue mushrooms
Plus each course will be paired with the perfect wine! If you were ever curious about achieving nirvana, don't miss this feast.
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CLARK LAKE. Clark Lake is a small, one-half mile long natural lake, half a mile south of the Brazos River, two miles north of the Rock Island, and one mile north of Donohoe Creek in Clark Bottom in northwest Waller County (at 30°12' N, 96°08' W). The surrounding flat to rolling terrain with local depressions is surfaced by clay and sandy loams that support water-tolerant hardwoods and conifers.
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article."CLARK LAKE," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/roc20), accessed October 09, 2015. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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What current high school students are saying
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text: Pvt. Don Taylor | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information Official Broadway League sites: - sites - broadway.org broadwayleague.com broadwayfanclub.com kidsnightonbroadway.com stagespecs.org tonyawards.com Quick Search For: In This Category: All Show People/Org. Theatre Season Pvt. Don Taylor Performer ( b. Dec 13, 1920 - d. Dec 29, 1998 ) Male Also known as: Don Taylor Relations: Husband of Hazel Court (1964 - December 29, 1998) his deathHusband of Phyllis Avery (1944 - 1955) divorced Productions ProductionsDate of ProductionsFragile Fox[Play, Drama, Original] Performer: Don Taylor [First Lieut. Harry Woodruff]Oct 12, 1954 - Nov 27, 1954Winged Victory[Play, Play with music, Drama, Original] Performer: Pvt. Don Taylor [Danny (Pinky) Scariano]Nov 20, 1943 - May 20, 1944 Find out where Pvt. Don Taylor and are credited together © 2001-2015, The Broadway League, All Rights Reserved. (Copyright and Disclaimer)


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Motorcyclist narrowly avoids falling into 2m-wide sinkhole in Clementi
A 2m-wide sinkhole was seen on Clementi Road near the National University of Singapore yesterday afternoon. A motorcyclist almost fell in, swerving away just in time.
A motorist who sent photos of the sinkhole to citizen journalism website Stomp said the motorcyclist was sent to hospital in an ambulance.


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WASHINGTON: US intelligence agencies are dangerously dependent on contractors, with 30 per cent of the spy workforce potentially bound to shareholders more than the nation.
Despite a ban on private hands performing "inherently government functions", 265,000 of the 854,000 people with top-secret clearance in the US are contractors, working in all the most sensitive areas, the Washington Post revealed yesterday. The claims came on the same day that President Barack Obama's nominee to run US intelligence efforts, James Clapper, headed to Capitol Hill for a confirmation hearing.
Contractors can earn up to twice as much as permanent staff, triggering a talent exodus and leaving behind a young, inexperienced intelligence network.
CIA contractors have worked to recruit spies in Iraq, paid bribes for information in Afghanistan, guarded CIA chiefs, detained suspected extremists, interrogated detainees once held at secret prisons and trained young spies, the Post said.
"For too long, we've depended on contractors to do the operational work that ought to be done" by CIA employees, agency director Leon Panetta was quoted as saying. But replacing them "doesn't happen overnight. When you've been dependent on contractors for so long, you have to build that expertise over time".
Mr Panetta expressed fears over contracting with corporations, whose responsibility "is to their shareholders, and that does present an inherent conflict".
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said: "You want somebody who's really in it for a career because they're passionate about it and because they care about the country and not just because of the money."
Dr Gates conceded he was struggling to achieve his aim of cutting the number of defence contractors by about 13 per cent.
"This is a terrible confession — I can't get a number on how many contractors work for the Office of the Secretary of Defence," he said, referring to the department's civilian leadership.
US officials hit back yesterday at earlier Post claims of an inefficient US intelligence network. The paper's two-year probe found the US intelligence network was so unwieldy and secretive, that even top officials were unable to grasp its size or scope.
Homeland security and intelligence programs take place in about 10,000 locations across the country, while the agencies produce 50,000 intelligence reports a year, a volume so large "many are routinely ignored", the Post said.
One Obama administration official criticised the report as "a roadmap to our adversaries".
"The very existence of this database . . . is troubling," the official told ABC News.
Acting Director of National Intelligence David Gompert said "the reporting does not reflect the intelligence community". While agencies "operate in an environment that limits the amount of information we can share", US agents have "thwarted attacks, and are achieving untold successes every day", he added.
The office of the DNI put out two statements, one in a question-and-answer format and the other debunking DNI-supplied "myths" about private contractors.
Marine Colonel David Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, acknowledged "some redundancy and inefficiencies" in the growth of the intelligence agencies.
"At the same time, we are reminded that since 9/11 we have not had a successful major attack on the United States, so there is obviously goodness in having a robust capability," he said.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs praised US intelligence agents. "I don't think anybody in the intelligence community would abet excessive waste. We have to balance the necessity of the resources needed to fight our adversaries," he said.


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I just came from a Patagonia store, and one of the people working there said that the Patagonia H2No fabric they use in their rain jackets is better than eVent since it is more breathable. Is this true?
Edited by Cephalotus on 10/07/2011 18:49:14 MDT.
I doubt it's more breathable than eVent. H2No has been around for a while. Unless Patagucci has recently changed the WPB membrane it is not even as breathable as newer iterations of Gore-Tex.
the rain shadow paints I have, which i think are h2no, breath a tad better than my precip jacket... If that puts things into perspective
Ouch!maybe they should call it 02No
Ummm.... no.Didn't Patagonia move back to Gore-Tex anyway?
The purpose of a sales person is to sell you something preferably inventory on hand. A sales person is acting rationally by dispersing cloudy information if there end goal is to sell you something.I find people at Marmot stores have very high opinions of Marmot products, the same thing happens in Patagonia stores, unfortunately everyone at the North face is always over at Starbucks so I can never get any opinions from them.
Certainly not. It is better than most other urethane-based WPB's, and I am wedded to my Patagonia Specter 8 oz pullover; but eVent it's not.You might want to look at Alan Dixon's article about WPB's on this website. Wild Things used to have a small display with two beakers of slow boiling water. The steam would visibly rise through the eVent, but not through Goretex or urethane WPB's.
Edited by scfhome on 10/08/2011 18:12:44 MDT.
H2No is not a technology.It's simply Patagonia's "standard" for "something" that is 100% waterproof, and breathable.Within the H2No classification, Patagonia uses a variety of technologies, depending on whether the fabric is 2, 2.5, or 3 layer, and what the price point is (i.e., they *may* use different technologies within each layer class).I have not been impressed by the breathability of their 2 layer technologies, but so what - they are mostly your run of the mill, fairly cheap, PU-coatings. No big deal.I love my old Specter (2.5 layer), and found it to be *almost* (but perhaps, not quite) as breathable as Pac-Lite.I also have their M10 jacket (2010), which is 3 layer, and is as breathable as any eVENT jacket I've used. Very impressive stuff.Don't write it off. eVENT has competition.
Well, that explains it. Thank you.Patagonia used to have different designations for the different types of barriers, but more recenlty I noted that only the H2No designation was being used, but hadn't thought about it much.
Eddie Bauer actually PUBLISHES the breathability ratings of their WPB membrane clothing such as the BC-200 WPB parka. And those numbers are very good when compared with Gore's best. But I still prefer my REI Kimtah eVent parka - so far.
what i find most interesting is that patagucci is moving to gore tex ... not sure if they are discontinuing some of their in house WPB fabric ... but i think its telling that they are making the move
But do you think its to make their jackets better, or to lure all the zombies with the GoreTex big ol crooked tag that flops all over the place?prob a little bit of both
The change probably doesn't mean very much; Patagonia frequently switches much of its product line between H2No and Goretex. They did it a few years after XCR came out and they appear to be doing it again several years after the release of Pro-shell. I cannot recall them ever switching to Gore immediately after an improved version of the fabric is released and they always have some H2No pieces.
Edited by mtblack on 10/09/2011 00:24:21 MDT.
Also if you watch their videos for why they switched to Gore, they mention that Gore just got some independent certification for being a green technology. Patagucci has a huge marketing campaign focusing on how they source the greenest textiles and such which makes them more eco-friendly than the rest of the industry, blah blah blah. I haven't looked at the exact specs to confirm if there is any non-marketing validity to this green labeling but the way I see it is that plastics used in outdoor gear is inherently un-Green and it's a hypocrisy we all deal with to satisfy our outdoor endeavors. Are some techs better than others, I'm sure but many are still going to have a ton of toxins somewhere in their life cycles, at the very least in their humble oil beginnings.
I also have an M10 and I have been pretty impressed with it. It certainly breathes better than the gore-tex pro shell and paclite jackets I used to have. I've never used event so I can't compare.
i suspect its for more than marketing reasons that patagucci went gore ...its telling that they discontinue their M10 and other "high end" in house WPBs for gore tex pro shellperhaps they believed that gore tex pro is at the level where the difference in performance is minimal ... if anything else patagucci doesnt seem the type to get rid of something better for a lower performing more marketable product ...
I would tend to agree that it is a marketing strategy with negligible impact on performance much like when Lowe Alpine all but abandoned Triple Point Ceramic for GoreTex.
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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 15, 2013
2000 Broadway Street, a top Pacific Heights Apartment High-Rise, is proud to announce the opening of their indoor pool. Being located in San Francisco, a city known for its chilly summers, the complex sports a wonderful indoor pool, allowing residents to enjoy San Francisco as well as indoor swimming no matter what the weather delivers in the Bay Area's flagship metropolis.
"Mark Twain is credited with his quote about the coldest winter he ever spent being a summer in San Francisco," explained William Harlow, marketing manager at Trinity Management Services. "The Pacific Heights neighborhood can be one of the city's coldest, and so our indoor pool opening is very exciting for apartment residents."
To learn more about the Apartments at 2000 Broadway street, please go to http://www.2000broadwayapts.com. At that website, customers can browse the photo gallery showing the indoor pool as well as find apartments for rent in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.
Improvements to 2000 Broadway Street in Pacific Heights
2000 Broadway Street is enjoys many exciting innovations to its property, both in the "real world" and "online." In the real world, the complex remains a desired location in Pacific Heights with luxury apartments and, of course, an indoor pool. In the online world, the company is focusing more and more on its Web efforts.
Early success on the website has seen a 300% increase in organic web traffic, the launch of both Yelp and Google+ Local listings, and strong interest in potential tenants in these local listings and even the posting of reviews about the rental experience. In addition, the company has seen a s
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August 15, 2014
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28 pounds of ganga smuggled in paint buckets
Police seized approximately 28 pounds of compressed ganja at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) on Tuesday.
Reports are that two men arrived at the facility with six buckets of what appeared to be paint. The items were examined, and the buckets were found to contain compressed ganja. Two men were arrested, and the illegal drug and van transporting them were seized by the police.
The operation was conducted by police from the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND), supported by the Canine Division and the Jamaica Customs' Contraband Enforcement Team (CET).
The drug, which has a street value of approximately J$98,000, was to be shipped to Antigua.
The seizure brings the total ganja and cocaine seized over the last seven days to 1,779 pounds (806.94 kilogram), valued at J$6,028,000 and 20.4 pounds (9.25 kilograms), valued at J$11M. A total of six persons have been arrested by the TCND for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
Meanwhile, head of the Border and Vital Infrastructure Security (BVIS), Deputy Commissioner James Golding, is commending the lawmen for the intensified efforts that have been made, in partnership with the CET, to clamp down on the illegal drug trade.
"The seizures reinforce the insistence of criminals to use our Ports to transfer illicit drugs and other items. However, the police will be unrelenting in this regard and will continue to intensify operations to clamp down on the illegal trade - and bring traffickers to books for their crimes," Golding said.
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The Coaching Wire: Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013
Hawkins will be Montreal Alouettes coach
Dan Hawkins will be named head coach of the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, according the Montreal Gazette. Hawkins was head coach at Boise State between 2001-05 and then Colorado, from 2006-10. He compiled an overall record of 112-61-1.
Hawkins was fired at Colorado in November 2010 and has been out of coaching since.
A source told the Gazette's that Hawkins will name ex-Arizona Cardinals co-offensive coordinator Mike Miller as the Alouettes' offensive co-ordinator. Miller had interviewed for the head coaching job.
Montreal GM Jim Popp and owner Robert Wetenhall have interviewed a number of candidates. Others known to have interviewed over the past month were Danny Maciocia, former GM and head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos; Jim Zorn, former Washington Redskins head coach; Turk Schonert, head coach of the UFL's Sacramento Mountain Lions; Steve Fairchild, recently-hired offensive coordinator at Virginia.
Mark Washington, the British Columbia Lions' secondary coach along and longtime NFL assistants Bob Bratkowski and Terry Robiskie were also interviewed previously.
Hawkins replaces Marc Trestman, who was named Chicago Bears head coach. Trestman coached Montreal since 2008 and led the club to two consecutive Grey Cup championships.
Ron West announced as part of North Carolina staff
Former Arizona State assistant Ron West has been officially announced as Larry Fedora's co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at North Carolina. Read the release here, and our article from last week here.
Dan Clark hired at Illinois State
Illinois State head coach Brock Spack completed his coaching staff Wednesday with the hiring of Dan Clark as assistant offensive line coach. Clark comes to Illinois State after serving as the tight ends coach at Northern Iowa for the past three seasons. Clark fills the spot vacated by Sheldon Cross, who left to take an assistant coach position at Idaho State. Current assistant Greg McLain will take the role of tight ends/H-backs coach and Clark will assist offensive coordinator George Barnett with the Redbird offensive line.
Morehead State names two assistants
Morehead State announced to new assistants. Andrew Doan will coach defensive ends and linebackers, while Matt Forrest will serve as running backs coach.


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Literary Happenings: Handbook helps with online searches
Finding a needle in a haystack can be daunting. But if the haystack only becomes bigger as you search, the process quickly becomes overwhelming. It's similar to searching for answers online. While you might find part of what you're looking for quickly, there's often more to be discovered given a little more time or skill. That's where "The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook" by Randolph Hock comes in (CyberAge Books; $25).
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Oliver Knussen: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Ophelia Dances; Trumpets Coursing; Cantata
1 CD / NMC Classics / 2012-04-24Works: Oliver Knussen: Symphony no 3, Op. 18; Trumpets for soprano & 3 clarinets, Op 12; Ophelia Dances for orchestra, Book 1, Op 13; Coursing for chamber orchestra, Op. 17; Cantata for oboe & string trio (...
Performers: Barry, Elaine; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Hirst, Linda; Mitchell, Ian; Pillinger, Edward
Conductors: Thomas, Michael T.; Knussen, Oliver;
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; Nash Ensemble; Philharmonia Orchestra
"No figure in British contemporary music is more respected than Oliver Knussen" -The Guardian This reissue celebrates composer/ conductor Oliver Knussen's 60th birthday. Works include...continue...
Robert Saxton: The Wandering Jew / BBC Singers
2 CD / NMC Classics / 2011-09-27Works: Robert Saxton: The Wandering Jew, opera
Performers: Bundy, Michael; Cahill, Teresa; Charlesworth, Stephen; Danby, Graeme; Gibbs, Charles; Johnston, Robert; Lodge, Rebecca [Vocals]; Mirfin, Timothy; Murgatroyd, Andrew; Peacock, Adrian; Poole, Elizabeth...
Conductors: Ridder, André de
Ensemble: BBC Singers
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Rushton: The Shops / Bailey, Abrahams, Dennis, Cannan, et al
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Performers: Abrahams, Darren; Burkhard, Richard; Cannan, Phyllis; Dennis, Anna; Mott, Louise; Reeves, Paul
Conductors: Bailey, Patrick
Ensemble: The Opera Group
Edward Rushton's 'The Shops', with a libretto by Dagny Gioulami, has been described as "part satire on rampant consumerism, part psychological thriller": its central character,...continue...
Elias: Laments, etc / Otaka, King, Wyn-Rogers, et al
1 CD / NMC Classics / 2001-03-23Works: Brian Elias: Songs (5) to Poems by Irina Ratushinskaya; Laments, for voice & orchestra
Performers: Bingham, Judith; Flannery, Sue; Higgins, Jennifer; Jarvis, Joyce; King, Mary; Stormer, Caroline; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn; Otaka, Tadaaki
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Cheese Rind Soup
Zuppa di Crosta di Formaggio
Serves 6-8
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 Tsp Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
3 stalks celery, finely chopped
1/4 cup minced flat-leaf parsley
1 large sprig fresh rosemary
3 cups thinly sliced zucchini
8 cups hot water
2 chicken boullion cubes
1 3x5 inch piece parmigiano-reggiano cheese rind - or more if you have it.
1 cup long grain white rice
Fine sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
In soup pot, heat the butter and olive oil until hot. Add the onion, celery, parsley, and rosemary and cook over low heat until the vegetables soften. Add the zucchini and cook for 2-5 minutes. Add the water, boullion cubes and cheese rind and bring to a boil. Lower heat and let simmer 30 minutes.
Add the rice, raise the heat to medium-high, and cook until the rice is al dente, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Remove the cheese rind from the pot and, with a small knife, scrape off any remaining cheese. Add it to the soup and discard the rind.
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Henry, a black Labrador retriever owned by Dennis Butler of Norman and Hubert Bereman of Oklahoma City, is the American Kennel Club's 2013 national champion agility dog.
Labrador retriever from Norman is American Kennel Club's 2013 national agility champion
The 8-year-old Labrador won the title last month at the American Kennel Club's National Agility Championships in Tulsa.
Henry was competing in five rounds against all breeds in the 20-inch preferred class, which requires dogs to navigate obstacle courses and jump 20-inch hurdles with as few errors as possible.
The courses include various forms of jumps, tunnels, weave poles, teeters and other obstacles designed to test a dog's speed, agility and discipline.
Henry is trained by Butler and his wife, Kris, owners of the American Dog Obedience Center in Norman.
"Henry is our first agility dog," said Dennis Butler, who has been working with dogs for 30 years but only started agility training with Henry five years ago. "He is an athletic and high-drive animal, but he maintains that lovable Labrador personality."
Butler has owned Henry since he was a pup. He was born from field trial royalty. His sire, FC AFC Fordland's Bored Out Ford, was a 2011 inductee into the Bird Dog Foundation's Retriever Field Trial Hall of Fame.
Henry originally competed in field trials, but on a whim the Butlers decided to see how Henry would perform on an agility course.
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Robert Grant immersed himself in self-help books and blogs. He wasn't impressed:
[I]t becomes your job, a burden: always be positive. You maintain positivity in the hopes that success will follow. That is, underlying this mind-set is a real feeling of hope; hope that it will "work", that this positivity will pay off. And as this hope builds and the results don't appear, it can become extremely difficult to know how to deal with failure… [T]his anti-negative stance also doubles as a useful tool for disregarding critics and making it difficult to reject the teachings once you've made a commitment to them. In order to move past the superficial philosophy of Personal Development, you first need to examine and criticize it, but to do so would be to break the cardinal rule: be positive.


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Race ace Amy Cure on the high road to Glasgow Commonwealth Games
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- June 11, 2014
IT was always a case of when and not if – rising cycling star Amy Cure has officially booked her ticket for next month's Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Australia's team of 24 men and 17 women to contest track, road and mountain biking was named yesterday.
Cure, 21, was all but a certain inclusion after her breakthrough world championship title in the 25km points race in Colombia in March.
The sole Tasmanian in Australia's squad was a member of the 2012 Olympic track endurance team but did not ride.
But she is one of the brightest prospects in the country and will team with Annette Edmonson and Melissa Hoskins at the Games.
The trio won bronze in the teams pursuit alongside Bella King at the world championships, while Cure also finished third in the individual pursuit.
"Our expectations are very high, but having said that, the standard of women's endurance track cycling in the Commonwealth is the highest in the world with perhaps three of the world's top five in every event," track endurance coach Gary Sutton said.
"But we have a strong and well-balanced team. Amy is the current points race world champion and Nettie is no stranger to the podium at international level.
"Also, Mel has stepped up to another level in 2014 and proved she has the capabilities of mixing track and road, having ridden the Tour of Qatar and straight into the world championships team.
"The trio have been together long enough now to understand each other and support each other when they need it.
"Their work ethic has gone up another level in the past 12 months, they know where they are now and what they need to do to get to the next level."
Cure's fellow Tasmanians, such as Richie Porte, were not available for selection.
Porte, preparing to play a key role beside Chris Froome in the Tour de France, Cameron Wurf and sprinter Matt Goss were all considered chances to race in Glasgow but team commitments held sway.
"Very early in the selection process a few of our elite performers such as [Cadel] Evans, [Simon] Gerrans, [Michael] Matthews and Porte understandably made themselves unavailable due to trade team commitments," said Cycling Australia's national performance director Kevin Tabotta.
"But Australia's road talent runs deep."
Australia's headliner is the triple 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anna Meares, who equals Kathy Watt's record of four appearances. Meares, who boasts six Games medals (four gold), can surpass Watt (seven) as Australia's most successful cyclist.
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Floating Production Deployment Spend to total $81 Billion 2015-2019 but Orders in Decline
Douglas-Westwood's new World Floating Production Market Forecast 2015-2019 forecasts that despite the current low oil price environment, between 2015 and 2019 $81 billion (bn) will be spent on FPS units – an increase of 73% compared to 2010-2014. The value of annual installations is projected to grow from nearly $12bn in 2015 to $21bn in 2017 before declining to $17bn in 2019. Projects already ordered will account for much of this spend.
Despite Capex growth, the outlook this year for orders is poor. The low oil price is expected to impact the market, leading to a number of delayed project sanctions. This can be seen in the declining number of orders for 2015 and subsequent installation decline in 2018. Projects already under construction are unlikely to be affected.
FPSOs represent by far the largest segment of the market both in numbers (87 installations) and forecast Capex (81%) during 2015-2019. TLPs account for the second largest segment of Capex (9%) with FPSSs third (7%).
Latin America will see nearly a third of the 110 installations forecast and 32% of the projected Capex. Asia accounts for nearly a quarter of forecast installations, but only 13% of spend. Africa is important in value terms, with 22% of the projected Capex. Western Europe is expected to form 15% of forecast spend. Deepwater expenditure will make up 68% of the global FPS market.
Financing remains a challenge for leasing contractors and smaller E&P companies as a result of the lower oil prices. Low oil prices have placed additional strain on company budgets and greater efforts are being made to ensure delays and cost over-runs are avoided. Local content requirements are also pushing up prices and extending lead times, particularly in Brazil.
The World Floating Production Market Forecast 2015-2019 report is now in its 13th Edition and is supported by analysis, insight and industry consultation and includes:
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Calling the top to Amazon.com–Particularly based on valuation– has been the quintessential sucker's bet for many, many years. After all, CEO Jeff Bezos is a genius and the firm has been at the epicenter of a secular shift. Nonetheless, stock market history dictates that at some point all great runs come to an end, particularly high growth issues in a seemingly perpetual uptrend.
We still have quite a ways to go before the end of the first quarter in 2013. But I noticed that Amazon gave back all of its recent earning's run-up. Furthermore, on the quarterly chart below we can see a textbook "shooting star" candle forming after a steep prior uptrend. The shooing star looks just like an inverted hammer, except the former is often a bearish omen after an uptrend while the latter a bullish one after a downtrend. Psychologically, the shooting star indicates that after an established, obvious uptrend buyers come in to intially gap price up much higher. However, the move quickly fades and new longs are essentially trapped.
Like all individual candles which presage a bearish reversal, downside confirmation is required sooner than later. Again, this is a very long-term timeframe (though the monthly is also printing a shooting star), and we have a long ways to go to see if Amazon even closes the month and quarter at these levels or lower.
Nonetheless, Amazon has been camping out at the top of the mountain for a very long time. Just when it seems like a stock is truly untouchable as far as trading it short, it often becomes vulnerable.
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You're right, people have been calling a top for Amazon for years for exactly the reason you cite – stretched valuations; while on the other side, the "retail is going away" saying is even louder. The only things I see in Amazon's favor is that Bezos is spending a ton of money building an impregnable moat, and many of their customers don't actually comparison shop. But I just don't believe Walmart or Target will go away in my lifetime.
Walmart & Target won't completely go away– just mostly. I live in a rural area & I buy tons of stuff on AMZN rather than driving to a Walmart or Target. Lots of times the prices are pretty good. And lots of other folks are doing this too. So I would definitely wait for a bearish confirmation before shorting this monster.
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LSD: Problem Child and Wonder Drug captures the fascinating story of LSD as it is eloquently told by Dr. Albert Hofmann, the 100-year-old sage-scientist who brought LSD into the world. With interviews and presentations by Rick Doblin, Alex Grey, Ralph Metzner, Carl Ruck, Goa Gil, and others, this historic message from the father of LSD is a timeless relic and an immediate source of inspiration.
The story is told through an account of the 2006 International LSD Symposium in Basel, Switzerland. At the now-legendary conference, eighty speakers and two thousand participants gathered for three days in honor of Dr. Hofmann's 100th birthday and to hear Dr. Hofmann speak about his life, his discovery, and his thoughts on the psychedelic experience. It was also an occasion for leading doctors, researchers, artists and thinkers in the psychedelic field to present their work.
By documenting this historic symposium, LSD: Problem Child and Wonder Drug reveals the scientific, medical, artistic, and spiritual issues at the core of the psychedelic debate. While experienced psychonauts will certainly be touched by the words and passion of Dr. Hofmann, the film is also an excellent introduction for friends, parents, and colleagues to the reasons why the psychedelic experience cannot be simply ignored.
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Tom Hall, Treasurer of the Vietnam Veterans of America Florida State Council watches a presentation as Vietnam veterans met to discuss the affects of Agent Orange during a Town Hall Meeting at Raa Middle School on Tuesday evening.
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Nearly 40 years after the Vietnam War, the State Council of the Vietnam Veterans of America hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday to address a lingering issue: the effects of Agent Orange.
A panel of experts in veteran services were on hand to help Vietnam veterans and their families get answers to their questions about the herbicide. Most were wondering about how, even years after exposure to the chemical agent, they and their children could be affected.
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A highly organized ceremony, intended for the launch of new independent body with name Somali Independent Media Houses Association that will represent the interest of the Radio Employers, was held at the Jazeera hotel in Mogadishu.
The ceremony was invited to government officials, media bosses, civil society representatives among them the Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunication, members of the parliament, spokesperson of the Somali Prime Minister, A president's Advisor and spokesperson, head of Somalia's civil society coalition, leaders of the National Union of Somali Journalists, veteran journalists, other civil society and human rights defenders, media chiefs, to mention a few.
After opening with the Quranic verses, the chairman of the Somali Independent Media Houses Association (SIMHA), Hassan Ali Gesey who is also the director of the Dalsan Radio based in Mogadishu detailed the goals of the association and what it stands for.
Mr. Hassan said that the SIMHA represents 18 radio stations across the country apart from Somaliland and it is aimed to defend the interests of the media owners. The membership is open and reiterated that they will sit down the remaining radio stations to keep the unity of the media houses.
Mr. Gesey underscored that SIMHA is not a challenge to any existing media institutions and promised that they will work with all media houses in the country, share ideas and develop programs in boosting the industry. We are pleased to announce that a new media consortium named Somali Independent Media Houses Association - SIMHA, is established today (26-December-2013) by a group of media houses in Somalia. The new media consortium now represents a total 18 member media houses with additional media entities expected to join in the near future. Membership is open. We're thrilled to welcome all prominent media companies into our partnership. Under licensed at the new consortium, the media houses are already in operational across the capital and all major cities of Somalia.
The consortium serves to create a more informed public and expanding the perspectives of our media houses by strengthening the civic and cultural life of communities we serve. The role of the SIMHA is to help member media houses drive innovation across their coverage areas. We do that by convening people around new ideas, and by building communities that encourage exploration and experimentation. Partnering with professional journalists and media workers, our media houses bring youth perspectives on pressing issues of the day via syndication to major media outlets.
"I was elected to lead the association for three months as it gives a united voice for the radio owners in the country in defending and promoting their interests." Hassan Ali Gesey, Chairman of SIMHA, who is also the Director of Dalsan radio said in his opening remarks at the launch ceremony, "We welcome the international organizations and donors with an interest with our organization."
Abdullahi Elmoge Hersi, the Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunication, appreciated the initiative from the Radio employers to form such association and pledged the government's readiness in working with them. "This association gives us the opportunity to deal with the radio employers instead of dealing all the radio stations separately and advised that the association comes up with new strategy to unify all the radio employers in the country." Minister Elmoge said in his opening remarks at the launch.
Senior Advisor to the Somali president and spokesperson of the Somali Presidency and Eng. Abdurrahman Omar Osman "Eng. Yarisow" highlighted the importance of the association at a time the Somali media are working under tough conditions such as threats, intimidation and targeted assassinations and stated that radio stations have the largest audience in the country and have responsibilities to work toward peace development, reconciliation and rebuilding of the nation.
Spokesperson of the office of the Somali Prime Minister, Ridwaan Haji Abdiweli praised the media owners in forming this association and welcomed the initiative. He pointed out the unity is key issue in developing the media sector and likewise in the national interest, which you as media owners can drive the country into peaceful environment or vise versa. He urged that they come up with a strategy and pledged their commitment in working with the new association.
Abdullahi Mohamed Shirwac, chairman of Somalia South/Central Non-state Actors - a coalition of more than 50 civil society organizations said that it was a crucial moment for the launch of this association and that he was delighted to see that 18 radio stations are showing sense of unity which he said in a sign that the country is moving from two decades of civil strife, lawlessness into full fledged government in which people are understanding the importance of professional associations and their importance in defending best of their interests. "On behalf of SOSCENSA, I declare that we are ready to work with the association as media organizations are our key partners and we will offer as much as we can depending their request such as offering venues for your conference.." said Abdullahi Mohamed Shirwac, Chairman of SOSCENSA.
National Union of Somali Journalists' Secretary General, Mohamed Ibrahim emphasized the importance radio owners to have such an association representing their interest and on behalf of NUSOJ, he declared that he will work with the association.
SIMHA will develop dialogues among the media owners, present ideas to develop the business advertisement in the industry which is currently looming and will boost the capacity of the media managers in managerial wise to ensure the industry's sustainability and the development of Editorial policy for its members. Freedom of expression and the media freedoms, peace development and human rights are at the heart of this association.
Here is the list of member media houses:
1. Radio Dalsan,
2. Radio Star FM,
3. Radio Banaadir,
4. Radio Danan,
5. Radio Banadir,
6. VOD Radio Xamar,
7. Wadaag Radio,
8. Radio Maanta,
9. Radio Baydhabo,
10. Radio VOS (Kismaayo),
11. Radio Simba,
12. Radio Jowhar,
13. Radio Afgoye,
14. Radio Merka,
15. Radio Xurmo,
16. Al-ixsaan, Cadaado Galguduud
17. Codka bartamaha, Hiiraan
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NEWPORT CITY - Northeast Kingdom Community Action (NEKCA) held a "Coffee With a Cop" event at the youth center Wednesday. About a half-dozen area teenagers attended the event.
See the story in Thursday's Express.
NEWPORT–The Triple Threat Basketball Camp is in full swing at North Country Union High School this week. For more photos, see the Express on 7-9-15.
BARTON — Lake Region Union High School's focus on reducing energy consumption through implementing a variety of upgrades and education has been recognized by the Governor's office.
See The Express Wednesday for the complete story.
The Newport City council granted an access permit to Walmart Developer Jeff Davis Monday during its meeting. The permit is one of the final needed before Walmart can move forward.
See The Express Wednesday for the full report.
ISLAND POND – Janet Osborne, a longtime fixture at the Island Pond Health Center, retired May 31, from the medical facility she worked at for 38 years.
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Here are my top three things that went on over the past week.
1. Summer baseball is in full swing, and with several local players competing at both the Legion and Junior Legion level and having success, like the OEC Lightning's pitcher Cody Chaput, who has been dominant on the mound, you should take a chance to go see them this week in Newport.
The Lightning play at 5:30 on Tuesday, and the OEC Kings, the Legion team, will take the field on Saturday for a doubleheader starting at 12:00.
Fireworks lit up the night sky in Newport Saturday. (Photo by Christopher Roy)
See The Express Monday for many more celebration photos.
IRASBURG – A search for a missing Sheffield teenager Sunday morning had a happy ending when he walked out of the woods on his own after spending much of the night in the woods.
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NEWPORT CITY – After nearly 35 years of delivering Northeast Kingdom babies, Dr. William Peck is retiring. He said Friday he plans to retire Friday, July 31.
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Beware The Entrepreneur's Blind Side
By now, most everyone, including entrepreneurs, has heard of the movie called The Blind Side, released in November 2009. It's about the touching story of Michael Oher, the offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, who when he was younger, was taken in by a family who helped him escape the hard-knock life he was born into. The movie is based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis.
The "blind side" in American football refers to the area behind the quarterback's back, when he is setting up to pass the ball down the field. Since most quarterbacks are right-handed, the blind side is usually the area to their left when they're facing the line of scrimmage. The player on the offensive line who is charged with protecting the quarterback's blind side, therefore, typically is the left tackle. That's the position Michael Oher plays and the reason the movie was given that name.
You may ask, what does the "blind side" have to do with entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship? Having been around the entrepreneurship game several decades now and having had the pleasure (usually) of getting to know a bunch of entrepreneurs quite well, I have come to realize that almost all entrepreneurs, especially very successful ones, also have a "blind side". They may have several, in fact, but there is one that is very common and stands out from all the others. That blind side is their egos. In particular, it's the way their egos often cause them to have an insatiable appetite for recognition and accolades.
This blind side does not exist for all entrepreneurs, of course, but it exists for far more than most people realize. Even those who play down their need for recognition and don't appear to have a "monster ego," when pushed, often reveal that it is just thinly veiled beneath the surface.
I say this not as an indictment of entrepreneurs. I am an entrepreneur. They are my people, and as I said earlier, it's usually a great pleasure and sometimes even an honor to get to know them well. Rather, I say this because far too many times, I've seen this ego-driven blind side be the source of entrepreneurs' downfall. When "too much is never enough," financial ruin is often not far behind.
What can entrepreneurs do to fight this blind side tendency? I think the best approach is to make sure they have a good "offensive line". They need a great "left tackle," so that when they're looking down the field, trying to make big plays, someone is watching their back. They need a right-hand person, a consigliere, or a Michael Oher type character who knows what needs to be done to protect their blind side and who loyally gets the job done in a tireless manner. This person can be a relative, an employee, an outside advisor, a nun, a monk; it can be whoever. As long as the blind side protector is competent, focused, and tireless, it does not matter who is getting the job done. In fact, if the job's big enough, it may require a whole team of people to get it done right.
The key, regardless of whom the left (or right) "tackle" is, or how the blind-side-protecting-team may be comprised, is that the entrepreneur is willing to listen. The entrepreneur does not always need to take the advise of his or her advisors, of course, but the entrepreneur should always be willing to listen and truly consider advisors' recommendations. If he or she does not respect their opinions, why have them around in the first place?
The impetus for this article is that I'm now right in the middle of watching an exceptionally successful client and friend allow his ego-driven blind side to get the best of him and potentially send him to financial ruin. The errors in his approach are now obvious to most everyone but him. I personally have been telling him to "punt" on this particular project for more than six years. He hasn't been able to do it, as his ego and sense of self-worth have become so inextricably linked with the success or failure of this (ill-fated from the start) project. He did not listen to those trying to protect his blind side and now he is paying the price, and it's a big one.
Don't let yourself be the victim of a Lawrence Taylor type hit to your blind side. Set up a strong group of advisors and heed their advice, particularly if you get the sense that your ego may be taking you down a disastrous path.
I look forward to your thoughts. Please leave a comment ("response") below or in the upper right corner of this post.
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34 Responses to "Beware The Entrepreneur's Blind Side"
Would an advisory board also be able to provide that protection? Great comparison.
Hi Paul,
Couldn't have said it better – you offer great insights on a really tough subject.
Sometimes our egos are just chattering way too loudly to be able to sit up and listen to anyone or anything else.
It's a difficult exercise to be able to step away from our own mindset and allow outside elements in.
But not impossible – a conscious effort to listen more is a good starting point.
Thanks for sharing!
Christine Brady recently posted..Scaling Your Business in 3 Easy Steps
This is a great reminder for all of us that business is a team sport, and sometimes the wisest action is the one not taken. Even solopreneurs need a trustworthy support system to bounce ideas off of – a mentor or great business networking group can be a good start. Having just enough humility to realize we don't know everything is a great way to keep our minds open to the brilliance of others.
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Hi Paul,
I would like to second what Christine said. As an entrepreneur it is incredibly hard to be an observer of what is going on with your business. You just have too much invested and see everything that you do as being a personal mission.
Having a third party be able to keep you in check is a great thing. My wife serves this role for me, and it works out really well. Despite her having skin in the game, she is able to come at things with a different perspective, which is incredibly handy. As much as I don't want to hear criticism about what I am doing, I need to be open to hear it!
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As the cliche goes, it takes two to tango. You should have a strong and united team for you to have a better output. Thank you for sharing!
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For me, the best person to do the works on the blindside is a mentor. Someone who is more experienced and knowledgeable in the field. The second one probably is a strict friend who does not mince words with you.
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The entrepreneur's willingness to listen, as you suggest, is the key. I've worked in several entrepreneurial environments and the CEO/Owner lacked self awareness about his own behavior or, worse, was actually very aware but didn't care. In both cases, there wasn't any financial ruin on the horizon but it did have a very negative impact on their employees and company performance (which is the profound irony).
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[…] Beware The Entrepreneur's Blind Side […]
So true. This really shows that two heads are better than one. And all businesses should really have a team support..
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Great article… Having someone protect your blindside in business seems just as important as it is in football. That person has to be strong and confident enought to tell you when your ego is opening up a vulnerability and to keep you in check.
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Hi Paul,
Every ideas that you left can bring a huge awareness to all of us in order to consider different factors in the field of business…
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I agree with you. Entreprenuers needs someone they fully trust to remind them or to give them a different perspective in whatever they are doing. This will ensure that they will be able to see all factors or possibilities related to every decision.
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for this insights. I agree that entrepreneurs has their ego that consumers must not know what truly happens on their businesses. As much as possible they want to maintain their status in the business industry. In this way, they can still come up with better ideas and strategies how to be on top.
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It only means that we all have our limitations. However, that doesn't mean that we can't do anything about it. There's a reason why right hand men, mentors as well as committees are in existence.
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Really found this post interesting! I'll be pinning this on pinterest!
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That is actually one of the biggest enemy of any entrepreneur- himself. If he does not keep his ego in check, chances are he will commit grave errors that will ultimately affect his business.
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This is really something amazing to know. Very artistically demonstrated with the help of image and explained so profoundly. This article is really imperative and impressive opening tactics one by one. "That blind side is their egos." I totally agree with this as we need to keep away that so called ego to thrive forward otherwise sometimes that is the only cause for our disaster before the flight has taken place.
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You make a very good comparision.
It's a hard balance with ego, isn't it? Ultimately you need that self-confidence to succeed but it can lead to real problems if someone isn't willing to accept that they can sometimes have bad ideas.
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The ego is one of the biggest weaknesses of any person, entrepreneur or not. This is the reason why we need a person who can remind us of what we overlook due to our ego.
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This is excellent advise!
This is something wonderfully explained about an entrepreneur. Not only this there are many such sides that sometimes become blind side to people like me. I really appreciate the points that you have explained so explicitly. Good work and thanks for sharing this.
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Hi Paul,
This is a great topic. Every entrepreneur should listen to his mentors, critics, or even just from the feedback of other people. Though he is not entitled to follow every advice or believe to every criticism, he still should think about it and analyze what these people tell him.


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I guess nothing ever came of the third person rumor?
- Armen said...
I'm no crim law expert, but I'd say this was a good move: Chron story.
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M*nd* left Boalt and there still hasn't been an open thread?!?
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I wonder if Cuellar agreed to testify against Teixeira as part of his plea deal. I also wonder if he identified the other two suspects (who are still unnamed at this point).
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Cuellar was charged with a minor misdo, so it's doubtful some elaborate deal would have been made for him to be able to plea like he did. Additionally, there's likely little need for his testimony as they probably have video of everything that happened.
What I do think is shitty is this passive aggressive way of suggesting he might be a "snitch."