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Is Customer Service Dead
At the ripe old age of 12 I took my first job; a paper boy. I delivered the Daily Gazette in a small town in upstate New York. In hind sight, prior to taking the job, I should have done some research. You see, the Times Union (my rival paper) was quickly gobbling up the best reporters and photographers in the area and slowly pushing the Gazette out of circulation. My paper load drastically reduced during the first few months of delivery and by the time the bleeding stopped, I was down to a measly 16 customers. Instead of focusing on the quality of the paper I delivered, I decided to shift my attention on what I could do to ensure I kept the remaining customers on my route.
My decision; focus on customer service. I noticed that my competitor was delivering their papers to a mailbox located at the end of each customer's driveway. This obviously made for quick and easy delivery, but for the customer, it meant they would need to trudge down the asphalt each morning in their robe and slippers to retrieve it. This was not only embarrassing for the customer but a serious hassle. So based on this observation, I decided to deliver my paper to the customer's front door.
This simple act of customer service quickly changed my foothold on the neighborhood paper war. Embarrassed neighbors who were forced into a walk of shame each morning took notice of my door-to-door service and before I knew it, where switching over to my seemingly inferior news provider for the convenience of having their paper delivered to their door step. That early lesson in customer service has always driven me to ensure that R&D Events always puts the customer first. To us, there is nothing more important than our customer's needs. I saw firsthand how ensuring that your customers stay content can help drive your bottom line; so it is always mind boggling when I run into a company that places so little emphasis on customer service.
A few days ago I sent an email to a company about my desire to purchase several Microsoft Surface Tablets that they had posted for sale on eBay. This company specialized in the bulk sales of electronics and were bundling together 16 Tablets as a price that was too good to be true. They had several photos of the product displayed on their website, but surprisingly, none of the photos showed the screen of the tablet or an image providing proof that the Tablets actually work. Skeptical that upon receiving the tablets that none of them would actually turn on, I sent an email to the company inquiring about the possibility of receiving a few photos that showed proof that they worked. Below was the reply I received.
Now, I don't know about you, but this email rubbed me the wrong way, so much so that it inspired me to write this post. Somewhere along the way this company obviously lost sight of what their actual purpose should be. You see, their sole job should not be to sell electronics at rock bottom rates; it should be to sell electronics at rock bottom rates while building relationships with customers so that they feel they are going to receive a quality product at a fair price. After reading their email they are basically telling me that they are so good at what they do, and that they could care so little about my business, that it would be too much of a hassle to go the extra mile and close this +$4,000 deal.
So how do you offer good customer service? Here are a few ways we at R&D Events provide our clients with exceptional customer service.
- Be Prepared – customers will have questions about your product and how it can best be used. You need to equip yourself and your team for these answers. There is nothing more frustrating than hearing the words "that is not my department, allow me to transfer you" or "let me ask my manager". So many employees these days are ill equipped to answer questions or afraid to say the wrong thing that they are quick to push answering relatively simple questions on to someone else. Be prepared for questions customers might have and equip your team with tools and resources to get their job done quickly and effectively. It will save your customers a lot of run-a-round.
- Prompt Response – we have set strict guidelines that state that all emails need a response within 2 hours and all proposals must be sent to clients within 12 – 24 hours. This ensures that our clients get the information that they need quick. A quick response shows that you value their time and will work hard to meet and exceed their deadlines.
- Smile – it sounds simple, but the act of smiling can go a long way! Think about the last time you went to the store. Did the checkout clerk smile as you entered the line? Probably not. They were most likely staring off into oblivion with an upside down smile. Their non-verbal cues evoke the sense that they most likely hate their job and your entrance into their line is now keeping them from taking their 12th break of the day. On the flip side, when you smile and make eye contact, you are telling people you are happy and glad to see them. Try and greet your customers with a big grin and make eye contact, you will immediately see them light up.
- Under Promise and Over Deliver – this has been a mantra that has been beaten to death; but for us it is a guiding principle. What makes our clients happier than anything else is providing them with an experience that is far greater than they could have ever imagined, yet it did not cost them anything extra.
- Use their Name – the most beautiful name in the entire world is your own and you will never get tired of hearing it. Think about it, when someone greets you by name you immediately feel like you have a relationship with that person. If people are wearing a name tag, or hand you a business card or even a credit card, take notice of their name and use it! You will be surprised how far addressing someone by name will get you.
Providing good customer service translates into repeat business; guaranteed!
If you have had any good or bad customer service experiences, let me know; I would love to hear from you!
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Proper Stops Counting for Accurate Churn Measurement
Each paper reports stops on their monthly circulation report, and we calculate a quarterly report projecting annual churn percentages for each newspaper. Turnover of circulation personnel inevitably results in loss of "institutional memory," and processes often get "handed down" incorrectly. We also queried two circulation consultants serving LCNI for advice.
Churn is defined as the percent of subscriber base that must be replaced on an annual basis to maintain the same level of circulation. Churn is measured by dividing the total annual permanent stops by the average annual subscriber circulation. (The quarterly reports we provide are a projection of the annual number based on the stops that quarter. Each January we compile actual prior year churn from total stops reported for the year.)
Churn is not inherently bad. I equate it to blood pressure. If churn is too low, circulation is likely stagnant or declining. If too high, it may indicate poor-quality sales, poor service, or a variety of other problems. But inaccurate stop counting may mislead management that problems are more or less serious than they really are. There is no "ideal number," depending on market penetration and need to grow. The important thing is to know what your churn is historically, and what the trend is in relation to growth.
Count all "permanent" stops that are stopped for nonpayment, with these exceptions:
1. Vacation stops or holds with a restart date (if not one, at risk of staying stopped).
2. Stop with a restart at another address (change of address).
3. A bad order (telemarketing or other start that someone calls in and denies wanting).
4. Voluntary restart within 30 days without any pressure to resubscribe (these may be hard to isolate, but if you can track, don't count as stops expires who pay up voluntarily).
5. Requested samples, other samples (they shouldn't be counted as starts to begin with).
1. Phone starts counted as paid with a promise to pay (if starts, must be stops if no pay).
2. Stops restarted due to callbacks or mailings to entice subscribers to pay up.
The key is to track churn consistently and to use the results as a trend to measure the impact of different programs over time. Start source and term length are two key variables. Most important is to look at the churn of customers who have subscribed for less than a year, and work to improve that measurement. Consultants say that core customers who have subscribed for more than one year seldom churn more than 20% a year. Non-core customers of less than one continuous year (dailies and multiweeklies, mostly) will churn in excess of 100-150%. Controlling this group is most important to circulation growth.
100% accuracy is impossible. We ask only that you do the best that you can.
If projecting churn, take the stops for the month, multiply by 12, and then divide by the average total subscriber count. For instance 60 stops a month X 12 = 720. If your paper has 5,000 subscribers, 720 divided by 5,000 = 14.4 percent, a relatively low number.
(Note to Interlink papers: Run the Starts/Stops report for each issue, and deduct any exceptions you can account for from the above list from the Stops total.)


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CHICAGO -- After nine seasons in Japan and three years in the minor leagues, Cubs starter Tsuyoshi Wada finally picked up that elusive first major league victory.
Wada (1-1) left little doubt about Monday night's outcome in pitching seven strong innings as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-1.
"I'm so happy for him," catcher John Baker said. "It's great, when you're having a tough season like we're having, to have little victories like that."
In only his third start in the majors, Wada cut through the Colorado lineup and allowed just one run and five hits. It was a far cry from his latest outing, when he lasted just four innings and gave up five runs in a loss to San Diego. The sole blemish on Wada's performance came in the sixth, when the Rockies got three hits capped by Nolan Arenado's RBI single.
"He executed pitches, got some big outs when he needed to and got out of traffic that developed late," manager Rick Renteria said. "He did a nice job and gave us some innings."
The 33-year-old Wada won 107 games over nine seasons in Japan. He signed a two-year deal with the Baltimore Orioles two seasons ago but injured his elbow soon after joining the club and underwent undergo Tommy John surgery in May 2012. He signed with the Cubs in December 2013.
"It's the second time I pitched in Chicago, so it was a little more relaxed," Wada said through an interpreter. "I'm happy about this first win."
Pedro Strop worked out of a jam in the eighth inning and Hector Rondon worked a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 16 chances. Yohan Flande (0-3) struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings. Those were his career bests in his fifth start.
"Flande put us in position to win that game," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "We just couldn't put together a big inning."
Flande faced the minimum through three innings, but the Cubs got to the Rockies starter for two runs in the fourth. Emilio Bonifacio led off with a single, and Arismendy Alcantara doubled, which set up Rizzo's RBI grounder and Justin Ruggiano's sacrifice fly. Chicago added two more runs in the eighth against Nick Masset. Baker scored on an errant pickoff throw, and Rizzo singled for his 58th RBI this season.
The Rockies did, however, produce two phenomenal defensive plays. In the sixth, on a hard hit ball by Alcantara, Arenado dived to his right, gloved the two-hopper and made a quick throw from his knees to get the speedy Alcantara at first. In the eighth inning, with runners at the corners, shortstop Charlie Culberson made a diving stop up the middle and flipped the ball from his glove to second baseman D.J. LeMahieu, who then threw to first to complete the inning ending double play.


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Ryder (mission)
Ryder (Lance Wilson) comments on Carl Johnson's haircut outside Reece's Hair & Facial Studio.
|GTA San Andreas
|Ryder (Lance Wilson)
|Grove Street in Ganton, Los Santos
|3 Respect
"Tagging Up Turf"
Barbers and Restaurants
Ryder is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to protagonist Carl Johnson by Ryder (Lance Wilson) from his home in Grove Street, Ganton, Los Santos.
Carl Johnson drops by Ryder's home, with Ryder telling Carl that The Well Stacked Pizza Co. store in Idlewood keeps painting over a Grove Street Families tag on the building, and he wants to teach the owner a lesson. Whilst driving to the store, Carl asks about Old Reece, a barber, and despite warnings that he "popped his membrane years ago", goes to Reece's Hair & Facial Studio to get a haircut.
Afterwards, Carl goes to the pizza parlor to order some food, whilst Ryder prepares to rob the store. Ryder then attempts to rob the store, however, the store manager scares them off with a shotgun. Carl and Ryder quickly leave the store and drive back to Ryder's home.
Mission walkthrough
The reward for completing the mission is an increase of three Respect points. "Tagging Up Turf", a mission from Sweet, will be available, as well as a phone call from him describing changes in the city's gangs.
- Just after you come out of the barbers and talk to Ryder, if you come out with an expensive haircut, he takes back what he said about Reece, but if you come out with a cheaper hairstyle he will continue to insult Reece.
- The song heard inside Ryder's Place is Alwayz Into Somethin' by NWA, a song playing in Radio Los Santos.
- The clerk at the pizza shop says to Ryder "I feel sorry for your dad", similar to what a clerk says to a character in the beginning of the movie "Menace II Society".
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Ryder attempting to rob the pizza parlor as Carl looks on.
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CJ drivers Ryder away from the shotgun-wielding pizza parlor staff.
External links
- Ryder mission on YouTube by GTAmissions - PlayStation 2 version
- Ryder mission on YouTube by GTAmissions - PC Version


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*Disclaimer:* some of these will overlap with others, and it's by no means an exhaustive list— just some ideas to get you started!


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The A-League pre-season friendlies are really getting moving and on Saturday moved in to a new destination as Adelaide United managed a 1-0 win over Melbourne City in front of a healthy crowd at ANZAC Oval in Alice Springs.
The match forms part of a relationship Adelaide is building with the people and government of the Northern Territory (the only member federation not competing in the FFA Cup) to add to football in the region, through playing friendlies and staging training camps.
It was a perfect start for Adelaide United, who delighted the fans, scoring in the third minute as Awer Mabil sent in a cross for Sergio Cirio, left wide open, allowing him to head home the opener.
With an opening goal just three minutes in Adelaide United were afforded the ability to have some defensive practice and saw NIgel Boogaard and Dylan McGowan organizing and standing firm at the back.
Melbourne City could have found an equalizer in the 12th minute as Mate Dugandzic cut the ball back, but it was for no one, as the Victorians showed their rustiness.
The fluid match kept going and Adelaide were next up to have a chance as Cirio sent a ball for Djite who got a chance away but Tando Velaphi dealt with his effort.
The match was running from end-to-end and moments later it was City who had a chance to equalize as Damien Duff's cross was met by Mate Dunandzic only to be denied by a Eugene Galekovic save.
Later in the half a neat through ball from Robert Koren allowed David Williams a chance but he sent his shot across the face of Galekovic's goal to keep it 1-0.
At the end of the first half Adelaide United lost two to injury as Osama Malik left with a leg injury while Jordan Elsey's was more serious with scans revealing a broken arm.
Melbourne City looked better in the second half as they pressured Adelaide but failed to do much with all the possession that they had.
Despite having less of the possession it was Adelaide who had the better chances in the second half as Marcelo Carrusca had two dangerous chances, the first going over the bar and the second from a free-kick which just missed Cirio who could have sealed the match.
In the end it didn't matter as Melbourne City rarely threatened, allowing Adelaide to seal the 1-0 win thanks to the early goal.


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Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL) was sinking around 6% on Tuesday thanks to lowered guidance, the latest chapter in a rather disappointing track record lately. Carnival stock is down 10% year-to-date and off almost 18% from its February highs thanks to some trouble with its ships and poor earnings.
However, with a 3% dividend yield and a lot of negativity priced in, there might be smooth sailing ahead. The cruise industry generally is doing quite well and Carnival stands to benefit, even if its current brand tarnish is admittedly a short-term drag on shares.
The trouble at Carnival hopefully doesn't need much rehashing, since it had more than its share of bad press in the last several months. In February, the Carnival Triumph suffered an engine fire and stranded 4,200 passengers in squalid conditions. Then another ship lost power briefly at sea in April, prompting the company to pledge as much as $700 million in repairs and upgrades for its fleet.
All this after the Costa Concordia capsized off the Italian coast in 2012, resulting in the deaths of 32 people. The ship was owned by — you guessed it — Carnival Corp.
Oh yeah, and there also was an outbreak of norovirus on a voyage of operator Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL).
But CCL stock remained resilient, pushing up almost 33% from February 2012 to February 2013 despite some of the ugly news.
That was largely because of an industry-wide boom for cruise companies in the past year or so. Take a look at some of these numbers:
- In February, Disney (NYSE:DIS) reported that its parks and resorts segment, which includes Disney Cruise Line, saw revenues grow by 10%. That's a great sign for broader travel trends as well as the cruise business. Then in April, Q1 numbers showed big profit growth thanks to a 73% surge in operating income to Parks and Resorts on a 14% sales increase.
- Royal Caribbean set a record for trips to Australia last year, up 34% from 2010. It's pacing another record in 2013.
- The U.K. Passenger Shipping Association reported a record 2012, with embarkations up 10% year-over-year for the fourth double-digit increase in the past seven years.
- Bar Harbor, Maine, boasted a new record in 2012, too — and has bookings on track for yet another record in 2013.
- Just this February, Carnival set a new record for the number of bookings in a singly week — 187,283 gross reservations across its 24-ship fleet.
- The 2013 annual report from the Cruise Lines International Association pegs global passenger growth at 3% and North American passenger growth at more than 2% despite the spate of bad news. Also in the report, 68% of travel agents told CLIA that bookings should be comparable or better than 2012 numbers.
There are serious concerns, of course. Carnival just updated guidance for the second half of the year that showed reduced earnings forecasts despite strong bookings. Instead of flat profits, it now expects a 2% to 3% decline across late 2013, with full-year EPS between $1.45 to $1.65 instead of $1.80 to $2.10. Clearly there is an impact from recent repair costs and lower margins as CCL looks to build goodwill with passengers again.
But on the flip side, consider that Royal Caribbean just posted a 62% jump in Q1 profits and trounced expectations.
In other words, this is not a sinking industry. Yes, consumers aren't feeling especially eager to spend, but one of the most affordable family vacations is a one-week cruise — particularly if you can drive to the port and not worry about airfare.
With a 3% dividend yield and the hopes of continued updrafts in the cruise market, dominant player Carnival seems like it's getting close to bargain valuations. While the P/E is now more than 15 based on new fiscal 2013 forecasts, another 5% to 10% dip could make this a pretty attractive play. Carnival is soundly profitable and has taken most of its lumps already — another disaster at sea notwithstanding, of course.
Royal Caribbean also seems pretty fairly valued, with a P/E just under 15 based on FY2013 numbers, though a much more meager yield of just 1.2%. Disney is an option too, though clearly the media business and other operations make this less of a pure play on the cruise business.
I think Carnival will come back strong in the second half of 2013, and would consider CCL stock a "buy" under $31 a share. The current downtrend might last for a bit longer, but the cruise industry is here to stay — and so is Carnival.
Related Reading
- Of course maritime lawyer James Walker says safety concerns are serious after Carnival troubles, and the cruise industry must address them. (CNN Opinion)
- Alyssa Oursler made the case for Carnival in April, and while she was early, I don't think she was wrong. (InvestorPlace.com)
- On the flip side, Masam Abbas warns about taking cruise stocks for a spin. (The Motley Fool)
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of "The Frugal Investor's Guide to Finding Great Stocks." Write him at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.


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A Big Thanks to ALL who baked, bought, donated,or helped in any way towards our Easter Bake,Book,Bric-A-Brac Sale on Easter Sunday. Hope you enjoyed your goodies and had a great week ! K.Wilusz, Sect`y
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TC TO MARGARET A. CARLYLE ; 8 March 1838; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18380308-TC-MAC-01; CL 10: 36-40
Chelsea, 8th March, 1838—
My dear Mother,
Your Letter1 in answer to my last was as welcome as good news could be. I am much obliged to you for taking such pains; your stiff determined-looking lines have always a right honest meaning in them; they come from the heart, and go to the heart. You must thank Jenny too; if it were not that you are with her, she would deserve a Letter to herself in reply, and should have it.
Here is Spring come at last; something like ordinary March weather, which one is heartily thankful to see after the storming we have had. You will be thinking about Annandale now; but I advise you to be in no violent haste for a week or two: there are surly days yet before the fine days can be expected to come; and paved streets in the coal country are as good as Middlebie in the East winds. I suppose James Aitken has been with you, and is gone again? He would report progress out of the Scotch circle. I have heard no direct news since you wrote: I sent a Letter to Alick; he returned a Newspaper with strokes, from which I can infer that nothing is far amiss, and that is all.
Jack's Roman Letter,2 which I was partly looking for that very morning, arrived on Monday last. I despatch it to you with a word or two of my own today; having just time enough for such a thing. I must postpone writing to Jack himself till tomorrow. The money he speaks of I think I will bid James Aitken take charge of:3 you are not on the spot, but James will act in your name. I have not yet been at the Banker's to get it; he holds out some five miles from this: but I mean to go today or tomorrow; and have no doubt I shall find it all right there.
You will see farther, with gladness, that Jack purposes being home soon; in the month of May, he says. That is the best news. The rest goes all as it used to do: his Lady's Lady-friend has got thro' a confinement,4 it seems: all is still and dull at Rome, where there is nothing now to keep them, except fit weather for crossing of the Alps. We shall hope to see poor Jack again in not many weeks; and ascertain better then how it is with him.— Great part of his Letter is occupied criticising our immortal French Revolution;5 and, alas, only the first volume of it, for the second Parcel containing the last two volumes is not arrived yet, but must be hovering about, somewhere or other, as it has done near a twelvemonth now! Jack had read that first volume already in Manuscript, and with endless contradiction; he will have to execute an amazing deal of talk yet before he get himself reconciled to the thing. It is his way in these cases. I wish he were but here, to begin it!
Jane continues very tolerably well; has had no cough; and begins to venture out a little now. My own health is not to complain of at all: I still study above everything to keep myself quiet; not to get into a fret and a fuff, and "dad tysel' a' abreed [shake yourself to pieces]"6 on any account whatsoever. There is no use in it, there is nothing in the wor[l]d worth it. I have made decided progress in that since last year. That perhaps is the chief of all the advantages I have got from that Book of mine. It is a great blessing.——— Now, however, the Lecturing is coming on; I fancy it is as good as settled that I am to start and try myself again! We got a Room, or the offer of one which is like to be accepted, last night; and my first work today, on going out, is to see about. It is a far better room than last year's, an unexceptionable room, all seated for the purpose, quiet, and lighted from the roof: the only drawback is its distance, 3 miles from me, and rather out of the beat too of our fashionable patrons; but on the whole there is no other at all suitable that can be got.7 I am to give 12 Lectures this year, and charge 2 guineas; if I have a good audience, it will mount up fast: one cannot say as to that; we must just try. The subject is to be "On the History of Literature": I shall have to speak about Greeks and Romans first, then about other Nations; in short about the most remarkable Books and Persons and Opinions of all the Peoples that I know. There are to be three Lectures weekly (we think), the first on the first day of May.8 So you know when. I am likely to be very busy getting all in readiness; Jane has gone down stairs (as I think I told you last time), and left me here with the Books and Library to myself.— I have a notion, were the time come near, to get myself a horse, and ride about, tho' it is a terrible dearth in this place; nothing can be more important for me than to be as well as I can in May. Wherefore again wish me good-speed, dear Mother; and do not fear but I shall, on the whole, get thro' it not unhandsomely. I have many a good friend here, I do believe; the proportion of scoundrels in London is great; but likewise there is a proportion of better people here than you can easily find elsewhere in the whole world. Let us only keep our hearts quiet, as I say; let us give no ear to vain-glory, to self-conceit, the wretchedest of things; the Devil's chief work I think here below!—
I yesterday dined with a Mr Erskine, a very notable man among the religious people of Scotland, who seems to have taken a considerable fancy for me.9 He is one of the best persons I have met with for many a long year. We were very cheerful; a small quiet party, and had blithe serious talk. I afterwards (on the way home) went to a "Soiree" of Miss Martineau's:10 there were fat people, and fair people, lords and others, fidgetting, elbowing; all very braw, and hot: "What's ta use on't?"11 I said to myself and came off early, while they were still arriving—at eleven at night! I go as rarely as I can to such things; for they always do me ill. A book at home is suitabler, with a quiet pipe twice in the evening; innocent "spoonful of porridge" at ten, and bed at eleven in such composure as one can. "Steady!" as the Drill-serjeants say.
I must now end, dear Mother. I am still forcing myself to think that you hold out tolerably well. Yet remember, according to Jack's precept to Jane, that Spring weather is often the unwholesomest of all;12 keep warm, keep out of wind's way and weather's, till April come and the flowers. Jenny will be a great benefit to you across the Frith, and till you heft again. Robert must stand by the shop himself; which I hope is rewarding his care of it. A great blessing it is that you all keep your health. Jane sends her kindest wishes and regards. I calculate on writing again before Lecture-time; to Manchester or to Scotsbrig according as I make out your movements. Good be ever with you, my dear Mother! Always your
T. Carlyle
Friday, 9th.— Dear Mother, I did not send off the Letter yesterday; and will add a word today before it goes, to say that all is still well. We have again got frost; sharp biting northerly air; delicate people must keep within doors.
I have just finished a long Letter to Jack, which will set off tonight, as this will; his southward, yours northward: the next we get from him, I hope, will say that he is getting upon the road. I went to the Bank yesterday; and got the £150 he speaks about; I sent it on to Dumfries, and bade James Aitken insert it in the Bank accounts there, in your name, as the other money was. I have to write to James about it this day still, before going out; in a frank for Mrs Welsh: the getting of the two franks at once, that was the reason why yours did not go yesterday by itself.13 It will be welcome I know, arrive when it may.
Your last Letter to me was inclosed to Alick when I wrote: no answ[er] yet but a Newspaper. You must let me know some way when you set out for Annandale, Jenny and you. Be in no great hurry yet. Or you may write to me after you get thither? If it be not too long till then.
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Business in brief
Local entrepreneur and Henrico resident Barbara Bennett is currently competing to "Get on the Shelf" at Wal-Mart. Bennett launched her company, The Mineral Case, in 2009. A passionate fan of the mineral makeup trend – but not of the mess and hassle of various jars and loose powders – Bennett launched The Mineral Case because it clears bathroom counters and makes cosmetics easily accessible at home or while traveling. If her company receives enough votes, her product will be available at every Wal-Mart location across the country. Fans can vote once a day through April 24 at http://www.getontheshelf.com/product/5505/The-Mineral-Case To v.iew Bennett's contest entry, visit http://youtube/Miq5hdFxMG8 .
LOGO Dynamics, a distributor of promotional products in Henrico, recently received the All Star award from Constant Contact®, Inc. Each year, a select group of Constant Contact customers are honored with the All Star award for their exemplary marketing results. LOGO Dynamics' results ranked among the top 10 percent of Constant Contact's customer base. Owner Matt Davidson has been a partner with Constant Contact since 2010 and offers email marketing and social media seminars on a regular basis in Central Virginia. Constant Contact customers using any combination of the company's email marketing, event marketing and online survey tools are eligible for the award.
U-Turn Sports Performance Academy and Cap City Ballerz recently announced a new partnership between two of Richmond's most successful youth developmental AAU basketball programs. The partnership between U-Turn and Cap City Ballerz will focus on combining the best from both organizations to better position athletes and teams to compete at the highest level of basketball and to help provide youth with the support they need to be champions in the classroom, community and life.
The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) recently hired Richard Gordon as conference planner and Christopher Murphy as marketing specialist. Gordon comes to the VSCPA from Benchmark Hospitality International at Capital One in Richmond, where he worked as an operations and learning events manager. He has 20 years of experience in telecommunications, accounting and finance, operations management and event planning. Prior to joining the VSCPA, Murphy worked at SunTrust Bank as a mortgage relationship specialist and did freelance graphic design and copywriting. He has more than 10 years of experience in marketing, communications and graphic design. In his role on the VSCPA Education Team, Gordon will plan, manage and implement VSCPA conferences and work on other educational programs and events. As part of the VSCPA Marketing Team, Murphy will develop and execute marketing plans for VSCPA membership recruitment and retention, VSCPA Educational Foundation fundraising and CPA PAC of Virginia fundraising.
Raymond Rudolph, Southern States Cooperative, Inc. – Williamsburg Road Service, recently attended a comprehensive three-day training program designed to qualify employees as "Certified FeedMaster Specialists" for Southern States Cooperative, Inc. The rigorous training program is tied to the Southern States' FeedMaster program and is designed to augment the existing knowledge base of employees involved in advising the co-op's customers on issues related to feeding various types of animals. The program provides new and updated information and qualifies for continuing education units (CEUs) by the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), a national organization that certifies animal scientists through examination.
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store recently opened a new location at Merchant's Walk, 7504 W. Broad St. Hours of operation are Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 501-2356.
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November 16, 2007
BusinessWeek gives three Fisher programs top ratings
Honors Cohorts organize Honda promotional event for marketing class project
Fisher teams take first and second place in Get Green Case Competition
Fisher's accounting programs recognized by Public Accounting Report
Fisher People: Gretchen Gombos
Go Bucks! Beat Michigan
BusinessWeek gives three Fisher
programs top ratings
The Executive MBA, Executive Education's custom program and the part-time MBA program at the Fisher College of Business were recognized for their excellence by
magazine. The Executive MBA (EMBA) program ranked 14th, the part-time MBA placed 21st and the custom program offered by Executive Education ranked 19th in the magazine's international rankings announced on Nov. 3.
Respondents to the survey said Fisher's Executive MBA's "solid faculty and experienced students are pluses,"
reported. Part-time MBA students told
: (the) "academically rigorous program puts students through their paces." Fisher's part-time program ranked 8th for academic quality among the 30 business schools listed. This was the first year BusinessWeek ranked part-time MBA programs.
"Managers and working professionals have incredible challenges and demands. Subsequently, they require programs that are flexible, innovative and will help them achieve their career goals and business objectives," said
Stephen L. Mangum
, Fisher interim dean. "A fundamental principle in our program designs is creating learning experiences that ensure students acquire the most applicable skills necessary to be successful in today's dynamic global business environment."
's biennial rankings were developed by polling students, recent graduates and program directors worldwide. Boston-based Cambria Consulting Inc. helped
conduct the survey. Students and graduates were surveyed on various measures, including teaching quality, career services and curriculum. Program directors were asked to list their top 10 programs overall. Tuition and enrollment data were provided by the schools. The survey asked graduates and students a range of questions on their experiences from the quality of teaching to the caliber of their classmates. Their answers to specific questions were awarded letter grades for teaching, curriculum and support.
The Fisher College of Business Part-time MBA program gives students the best of all worlds. Part-time students have access to the same core courses, world-class faculty and extra-curricular activities offered to full-time MBA students. With a flexible schedule that allow candidates to take up to five years, part-time students pursue their degree in a small-class setting with the ability to leverage the vast resources of Ohio State.
The Executive MBA program is taught by internationally recognized faculty with strong ties to the business world, who expertly create a learning experience that is applicable to students' immediate on-the-job challenges. In each of the five learning modules, faculty coordinate materials to integrate subjects, so that multiple perspectives inform a practical discussion. Each class selects a topic for their integrative course during the last module.
Executive Education's Custom Program works directly with companies to customize content and format of programs to target different levels of employees. Customized programs create a think-tank environment within the company that increases knowledge and sparks creativity.
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Honors Cohorts organize Honda promotional event for marketing class project
Honors Cohort class member Bijai Patel points out new features on the redesigned 2008 Honda Accord Coupe.
The Honors Cohort marketing class is working in collaboration with Honda and its Chicago advertising agency, RPA, in a class project to promote the carmaker's redesigned 2008 Honda Accord Coupe.
The cohorts' quarter-long project culminated with the "Ultimate Tailgate" party on the Wexner Center Plaza on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Students organized the event to display and demonstrate the features of the new Honda Accord Coupe.
"The estimate is that about 1,000 people came to the event," said
Denise Vendeland
, one of the students in the Honors Cohort class who organized the event. "Our objective was to increase the awareness and I think we did that."
The class secured three Accords for the event on the plaza to demonstrate the features of the 2008 model. Event participants who came to check out the car were eligible to participate in a raffle of more than $1,000 worth of prizes, including tickets to the OSU-Michigan football game on Saturday, Nov. 19. The interactive raffle required entrants to sit in the new car. Other tailgate activities included cornhole games, football toss and speed-eating contests.
"The students have learned the art of putting together a promotional strategy while working with a real life project,"
Rao Unnava
, associate dean of Fisher's undergraduate program and the W. Arthur Cullman Professor of Marketing. "The strategy was based on research conducted on campus, and after the event the Honors Cohort class will measure the results of the promotion."
"This project took over my life and it gave me great experience in pulling together a major event and teamwork, "said
Natalia Vargas
, another student and event organizer. "We had to work through some major problems and we worked up until midnight pulling the event together."
The students will give a final presentation of their marketing research and the success of their promotional event to Bill Panko, RPA vice president, who is the regional account director for Honda.
In addition to the football tickets, other grand prizes given away were three "Ultimate Tailgate" packages, which included a portable grill, utensils, cooler, football, tent, lawn chairs and a fire pit complete with firewood. Gift cards and other prizes were raffled. Prizes were donated by Buffalo Wild Wings, Buckeye Donuts and Sloopy Menus. The event was funded through a $2,500 grant from EdVenture Partners.
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Fisher teams take first and second place
in Get Green Case Competition
Jamie Levine presents during the second annual Get Green Business Case Competition while her teammates Adrienne String, Daniel Wagner and Dimitar Peykov look on.
Three teams representing Fisher MBA programs — full-time students from the class of 2008 and class of 2009 and part-time students — competed in the second annual Get Green Business Case Competition. Fisher teams took first and second place.
The competition pitted teams of master level business students from area schools against one another to come up with the best solution to sustainability challenges at Limited Brands, the event's corporate sponsor. The contest spanned four days, starting at noon Friday, Nov. 9 when the teams received the case study outlining the sustainability challenges and opportunities at Limited Brands. The challenge was to address energy use and waste generated at retail stores and offer strategies for enhancing efficiency throughout the company's logistical network that delivers apparel from overseas manufacturers to local outlets.
The teams presented their findings and recommendations to area business leaders who judged the presentations on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus. The first-place team, winner of the $3,000 prize, were:
Jamie Levine
Dimitar Peykov
Adrienne String
Daniel Wagner
. The second place prize of $1,500 went to the team of
Carolyn Kent
Kristina Kennedy
Mahavir Sanghavi
John Kostelac
. Members of the third team were
Michael Beecher
Ben Hummel
Gunesh Raack
Vandana Rajakumar
"Fisher had great representation from all three of the programs," said
Marc Ankerman
, who teaches on the Management and Human Resources faculty and coached the teams. The winning teams were presented with recycled glass plaques from
Susan Ashbrook
, Environmental Steward for the City of Columbus.
The Green Business Subcommittee of Mayor
Michael Coleman's
Get Green Team organized the case competition to promote green business practices in and around Columbus. Comprised of 35 leaders from the business and environmental communities, local municipalities and neighborhood organizations, the Green Team advises and assists the mayor on advancing policies to protect the environment while supporting economic growth.
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Fisher's accounting programs recognized
by Public Accounting Report
All three of Fisher's accounting degree programs were ranked among the nation's best in an annual survey of accounting faculty conducted by the
Public Accounting Report
The undergraduate program maintained its standing in the top 10 by coming in at No. 9, according to the annual survey released on Oct. 31. The Master of Accounting Program was ranked 11th and doctoral program was rated 17th.
The undergraduate and graduate-level surveys asked accounting professors, department heads and department chairs to identify the degree programs that consistently turn out students capable of some day attaining partner status. For the doctoral ranking, respondents were asked to identify programs they held the most regard for producing quality accounting professors.
The Public Accounting Report is an independent newsletter that covers the accounting profession.
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Fisher People: Gretchen Gombos
: Assistant Compliance Officer/Buyer
: "I enjoy listening to live music of any kind, shopping, attending OSU sporting events and spending time with my German Shepherd pupp,y Sadie. "
: "I like working at Fisher because I enjoy the people I work with. I think we have some of the nicest facilities on campus and it is fun to be able to work for a college I graduated from to see how things work from the other side. "
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Nov. 19
Jason Pohl
, a founding partner of Centric Consulting, will speak at the Fisher Consulting Association meeting from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in 315 Gerlach Hall. More information is available online at the
Leadership & Professional Development HUB
Nov. 20
Manuel Alvarado Ledesma
, an Argentine Economist from the University of Buenos Aires, will speak as a part of the Distinguished International Speaker Series from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in 315 Gerlach Hall.
Ledesma will discuss the current biofuel situation as well as Argentina's impact of as one of the most relevant producers of biodiesel and the new ports and industries around the Parána River; the general situation of grain production; the growth of the soy market; and the strategic importance of the city of Rosario to Mercosur and its exportation of oil and grain.
More information is available online at the
Leadership & Professional Development HUB
Dec. 6
The Center for International Business Education and Research is co-hosting a delegation of Chinese business leaders, lawyers and government officials to meet with Ohioans interested in learning about business practices in China. The delegation will participate in a day-long seminar, "International Commercial Arbitration in China" at the Renaissance Hotel in Columbus. Fisher's
Oded Shenkar
, the Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management and professor of management and human resources, will be a featured speaker at the seminar.
For more information about the event, contact Elizabeth White at
Inks, Pittman honored
by student-athletes
Larry Inks
, clinical assistant professor of management and human resources, and
Beth Pittman
, undergraduate advisor, were recently honored by the university's Student Athlete Advisory Board.
Inks received one of two Professor of the Year awards and Pittman received the Advisor of the Year award from the group of student athletes. The advisory board, which consists of two student-athletes from all 36 Ohio State varsity teams, presents the annual awards to faculty members and advisors that help student-athletes excel in the classroom.
Approximately 130 of the 925 Ohio State intercollegiate student athletes are Fisher students.
Bucks for Charity campaign runs
through Dec. 7
With three weeks remaining in the annual Bucks for Charity campaign, the Fisher community is aiming to collect $70,000 in contributions for 11 local charities. The Fisher community has already pledged more than $25,000 toward the campaign.
To participate faculty and staff must complete the pledge card and turning it in to department coordinators or to
Jay Yutzey
in the Undergraduate Programs Office.
2007 Annual Report
available online
Fisher's 2007 Annual Report "Fisher global impact" is now available online. The 40-page publication which details the international reach of the college through the efforts of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends is available for download through the
Online Publications Web page
Fisher News is published bi-weekly throughout the academic year. To submit story ideas, e-mail content and your contact information to
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We all want to be someone's Valentine, so why not be the most popular one this year. In the spirit of love and romance, I have found you a list of the most romantic couple's treatments around.
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Share a glass of Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa's signature liquid dark chocolate before she settles into a Warm Vanilla Latte Scrub & Massage that nourishes that body while leaving it satiny and smooth and most of all, irresistible to the touch. In the meantime, he can decompress with a penetrating De-Stress Muscle Melt that uses warming rosemary, ginger and black pepper to unwind those fatigued muscles from his daily grind.
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Forget the box of chocolates. Make this Valentine's Day extra sweet with a Chocolate Decadence treatment for two at The Resort at Longboat Key Club's newly renovated Island House Spa Start with a rich bourbon and brown sugar exfoliating blend that gives smooth a new name, then delve further into relaxation with a Chocolate Infused Signature Facial. Finish up the experience with a Heavenly Meltdown Pedicure, dark truffle serum massage and a glass of champagne.
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Among palm trees, crashing waves and a Balinese influenced backdrop, detox & reboot with your loved one at The Spa at Marco Island Marriott. The Bamboo Therapy Massage, a full body treatment, uses warm bamboo with long strokes to reach deeper muscle layers and percussion movements to improve lymphatic flow. The couple that relaxes together, stays together.
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For the couple who wants to share an incredible spa experience, St. Kitts Marriott's Emerald Mist Spa offers a specially tailored couple's massage complete with private bath. Nestled side-by-side, couples feel the tension melt away in the luxury of a private suite. Between the relaxing massage and sweet island breeze, love is in the air.
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Give the gift of relaxation this Valentine's Day with The Spa at Harbor Beach Marriott's Couple's Relaxation Massage. This treatment offers two therapists performing a light pressure massage, specially designed for relaxation. Worries will melt away for a stress-free, romantic rendezvous.


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As you'll know by now, the 'chart' format is not based on scientific fact. It's used mainly as an excuse to ramble on about synths and samplers and show you loads of footage of lovely gear porn and the techy folk who like to talk about it.
As for the feature called The Art Of Sampling, we'll be repeating that as a mini series in the new year with new added features and reams and reams of facts and figures about looping and sampling for the hardcore fact fiends.
Also keep a look out for the Top 5 Greatest Samplers 'Extra Bits' episode which includes all the interview footage that hit the cutting room floor plus some LOL Prof Norris out takes!
All coming soon to SonicTV.
But right now, here's the lowdown on the number one greatest samplers of all time…Ever!
Meantime, big love to everyone who gave up their time to take part in this series and to all the people that have contributed with their knowledge and passion for hardware samplers.
That's it for now. Happy Christmas, thanks for watching and see you all again real soon!
Simon Power
(Producer, Top 5 Greatest Samplers)
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26-Nov-07 06:34 PM
Fantastic series!
I am a bit disappointed that the Synclavier didn't make even a cameo appearance. If Fairlight CMI was the star, the Synclavier was it's equally capable substitute.
Maybe you can include a short doc of it in the extras on the DVD. :)
I am a bit disappointed that the Synclavier didn't make even a cameo appearance. If Fairlight CMI was the star, the Synclavier was it's equally capable substitute.
Maybe you can include a short doc of it in the extras on the DVD. :)
27-Nov-07 03:55 PM
29-Nov-07 12:56 PM
I agree with Z that the Synclav should be included, at least by mentioning. I'm also a little disapointed that here CMI is brought down just to first, 8-bit series, while "series III", with, then massive, 9 GB sample library (of course, including Sound Genesis lib), making its prominent footprint on many major soundtracks from the late 80's and mid-90's, is basically just said to exist. I still can't find better strings on any synth.
01-Dec-07 12:20 PM
Just as I was surprised that the Kurzweil 2000 series was left out of the top greatest synths, I'm surprised it was left out here as well. I suppose it's because it doesn't have the user base. If you know the unit well though you know it belongs on both lists. It's really the most powerful piece of kit ever made. I'm glad they focused on older gear in this series. It would be hard to include all the modern samplers. I realize that this is more about innovative in the evolution of sampling greatest instead of most powerful, otherwise modern gear would kick it. I also like that they did reference the sad death of the hardware sampler in the series.
As for the comedy, it works best when it's fast and short. I think they've really done a fantastic job with these two series. I'd like to be able to download the files to wmv or something that I could play back on my Zune. I suppose advertisers prefer to have viewers connected to the internet at all times. Unfortunately, the world we live in frequently keeps us offline.
As for the comedy, it works best when it's fast and short. I think they've really done a fantastic job with these two series. I'd like to be able to download the files to wmv or something that I could play back on my Zune. I suppose advertisers prefer to have viewers connected to the internet at all times. Unfortunately, the world we live in frequently keeps us offline.
12-Dec-07 10:32 PM
Thanks for your considered comments, Das. The K2000 is undoubtable one of the best, that goes without saying. But as you rightly pointed out, the series focused on the early innovation of digital sampling and the revolution that caused. Which I think you'll agree, was a fascinating period and worth documenting. BTW, the advertisers have NO say what-so-ever on the content or format of the shows...You can depend on that! :)
13-Dec-07 03:45 AM
loved it!! thanks!!
14-Dec-07 06:58 PM
Great series, well done. The comedy made me laugh. That's what it's for, isn't it? :
13-Feb-08 11:35 AM
Loved my K2000S when I had it. Still does some pretty wild, weird and flexible routing that commercial software only recently started touching on. If only they used modern memory modules and hard drives.
28-Jul-09 12:28 AM
wow the guy at the end who keeps bangin on about knotakt is very misinformed! he can not stop stuttering and giving broad statements, i dont care if hes respected, hes full of bullshit, no ableton live is not a sampler its a sequencer, it does what every other decent software sequencer does (cubase, logic, acid, sonar, wateva) live 8 'includes' several samplers if u buy the suite version. AND MOST 'SERIOUS PRODUCERS create there own sounds! i have never met a serious producer who uses kontakts libary, for this simple reason - KONTAKT IS A VERY POPULAR VST THEREFOR 'it attracts lessor musicians looking for a quik musical fix' THESE 'wanna be producer type' PEOPLE USE THE STOCK SOUNDS BUILT INTO IT, INCREASING THE CHANCE OF YOUR SOUNDS IN YOUR TRACKS BEING USED BY OTHERS! i can not stand moorons like him who own big comanys but have no real world knolige but feel the need to talk shit about things they dont know! thinkin beause there respected everything that kums out there smarmy gobs is true! ouuuuuuuu he really gets on my tits the smarmy 'i read this on the ni website so it must be true' twat! OH AND BY THE WAY TWAT FACE (i'll refer to him as that kuz i cant be arsed to even lern his name!) the earlyer versions of the akai mpcs are MUCH easyer to lern to use then lerning to use a pc or mac then the daw then the many vst or dx effects and plug ins THEN THE MIDI DEVISE OR DEVICES YOUR USING, oh n the lack of manual statement, really wats he on about? most of these kids are illegaly downloading these vsts like kontakt, battery, halion, so ussaly they have no manuel, they then look up youtube video tutorials, this is how they lern, without youtube they'd have no clue how to use kontakt as its much more complex then an mpc, most people kudnt even configure there midi device to kontakt with no tutorial! ovcourse if u BUY a peice of hardware like say ouuuu an MPC THEN OVCOURSE if u get stuk you will refer to your manuel in the box it came in! wat can i say really but TWAT FACE YOU TALK SHIT MATE.
29-Mar-10 09:46 AM
Actually you are wrong about so many things in your statement, there's no point in answering all of them, but remember this was made over two years ago, lots of changes since then. I would agree with Ronan (thats his name) that Live has actually lead to less use of samplers in the way they were traditionally used - possibly before you were out of diapers.
Try and curb your insults, you will get on better in life.
Try and curb your insults, you will get on better in life.
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TOUCHING THE EDGES is the culmination of a long winding photographic odyssey that began nearly sixteen years ago. Crisscrossing from top to bottom and side to side, I am profoundly changed for witnessing such natural beauty within the boundaries of one singular American West state.
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For the week of
August 21, 2009
- carolinajournal.com
Reaction of the Week
RALEIGH — A new, easy-to-use checklist
will help voters and candidates focus on the most important issues
facing North Carolina's city and town governments. The John Locke
Foundation is unveiling the checklist as candidates start cranking up
their campaigns for the 2009 municipal elections.
"City council members throughout North Carolina hold the reins of the
first level of government that affects most North Carolinians," said
Dr. Michael Sanera, JLF Research Director and Local Government Analyst. "With a proper perspective on the uses and limits of government, these
leaders can foster prosperity in their communities through free
individuals pursuing their own dreams without fear of the city
arbitrarily curtailing their activities or usurping their property or
More than 3,000 candidates will see the checklists soon in their mail.
In just a dozen pages, the checklist compiles a list of 37 questions
for candidates and voters to consult. Those questions address issues
such as city budgets and tax policies, economic development plans,
land-use and zoning rules, public transit services, and city use of
eminent domain and forced annexation.
"Some of the questions are very simple," Sanera explained. "Are
supporters of new taxes or tax increases required to prove they are
needed? Does the city leave convention centers, sports stadiums, and
restaurants to the private sector?"
Other questions will require candidates and voters to dig beneath the
surface of standard campaign rhetoric, Sanera said. "The first question
in the checklist asks: Does the annual budget proposal show or graph
local revenue adjusted for growth in population over the past 10 years?"
CJ: Charter schools cap endangers stimulus fundingRALEIGH — When Gov. Beverly Perdue was elected last November, champions
of school choice steeled themselves for a long four years. "I don't
support removing the cap on charter schools," Perdue told Carolina Journal in December, reiterating her support for phasing out underperforming charter schools before new ones are brought online.
CJ: Study explains cost spiral in higher educationRALEIGH — If a doctor is going to cure a disease, he first has to have
a sound diagnosis. In that spirit, Robert E. Martin has written a paper
for the Pope Center, "The Revenue-to-Cost Spiral in Higher Education,"
that analyzes the cost disease of the higher education system.
CJ: Supreme Court ruling protects whistleblowersRALEIGH — State employees could have lost protections provided by the
Whistleblower Act, which protects state workers from retaliation by
their employers when reporting misuse of public funds or other
CJ: Belmont Abbey to fight contraception orderRALEIGH — The president of a North Carolina-based Catholic college says
he would rather close his school than comply with an order from the
Obama administration requiring the private institution to offer
contraception and abortion coverage as part of its employee health
insurance plan.
Court order may boost gay adoptionRALEIGH — A state senator's custody fight with her former domestic
partner may lead to an expansion of a little-used legal procedure under
which gays and lesbians in North Carolina have been adopting children.
A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals this week unanimously
upheld Sen. Julia Boseman's 2005 adoption of her partner's child,
entitling Boseman to joint custody.
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 12:00 PM, NoonA meeting of the Shaftesbury Societywith our special guest Peter A. CoclanisThe Great Reversal: Russia's Demographic Crisis & Its Security Implications
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.Health Care Policy Luncheon Briefingwith our special guests Consumer-Driven Health Care ExpertsWhat Small Business Owners Need to Know About Health Care Reform: Why Consumer-Driven Health Care Is the Only Way To Reform the U.S. Health Care System
Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.Health Care Policy Luncheon Briefingwith our special guests Consumer-Driven Health Care ExpertsWhat Small Business Owners Need to know about Health Care Reform: Why Consumer-Driven Health Care is the Only
Way to Reform the U.S. Health Care System
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 7 p.m.A CJ Expansion Project Briefingwith John HoodCarolina Journal Expansion
Capital Quotes
"If he was doing his job and doing it well, he would try to punch holes in the audit I was putting out. If people start to punch holes in my audits, then I have no credibility in my audits."— State Auditor Beth Wood, as quoted by the Associated Press, explaining that the reason she never released an audit into Mary Easley's hiring at N.C. State University was fear that Easley's attorney, Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, would dispute the findings.
"That was a tax increase masquerading as tax reform."— Senate Minority Leader Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, commenting to the Winston-Salem Journal on the tax changes passed by the Senate this year.
"We can't sell cigarettes out of vending machines anymore. Maybe we can convert those to lottery tickets."— Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, talking to the Raleigh News & Observer about the state lottery's plan to start selling lottery tickets out of vending machines.
"The tragedy is that the legislature appropriates money for teaching, and that's where the public thinks it's going. But in truth, huge amounts are obviously going for things that are completely unrelated."— Jerry L. Whitten, N.C. State University chemistry professor and a former dean, talking to the Raleigh News & Observer about the growth in administrative positions at the state's public universities. The number of administrative jobs within the UNC system has grown by 28 percent over the past five years.
On The Air This Week…
This week on C J Radio…
JLF's Joe Coletti reviews the highs and lows of the newstate budget; Dr. Brent Ellmers shares his concerns about President Obama's health care ideas; Sen. Minority Leader Phil Berger explains why Republicans would have chosen a different budget strategy; Wake Forest political scientist John Dinan, former N.C. Court of Appeals Judge John Tyson, N.C. Property Rights Coalition founder Kieran Shanahan, and attorney Emmett Boney Haywood discuss the need to protect private property rights; Michael Sanera previews JLF's new local government resource guide.
This week on NC Spin…
Join moderator Tom Campbell
for another week of political discussion and debate on the most
intelligent television talk show in the state. Topics this week: The spending cuts made in the state budget; credibility and accountability problems at our state universities; championing the mentally ill; and political patronage at the Department of Motor Vehicles. This week's panelists: John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation; Chris Fitzsimon of NC Policy Watch; Jack Betts, columnist for the Charlotte Observer; and former Attorney General and Secretary of State Rufus Edmisten.
This week on At Issue…
Watch At Issue, hosted by Kim Genardo, Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Also available on the web at www.nbc17.com.
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The first "Hellboy" movie had a modest complement of featured creatures — an undead madman, a mechanical Nazi, a pack of stygian beasties. Now, in "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," the mutants have taken over the menagerie, and everybody's favorite big red guy finds himself surrounded by Hulk-like crushers, two-headed geeks and even the odd antler-man, along with more traditional (if not traditional-looking) goblins, trolls and mummies, and, inevitably, a humongous tentacled monstrosity in a very bad mood. Some of these characters seem a bit arbitrarily fantastical (a guy with an urban skyline sprouting out of his head?), but others, like a looming Angel of Death, have a hideous majesty. Herded together, however, they have the effect of nudging Hellboy himself out of the sleek sci-fi world of the first movie and into the more free-form imaginative environs of director Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-winning 2006 film, "Pan's Labyrinth." How "Hellboy" fans will feel about this shift may depend on how they feel about that picture. (I wasn't an unstinting enthusiast myself.)
Still, "Golden Army" is the work of a master filmmaker operating with unbridled invention, and even in an age of digital overkill, it doesn't look much like any other movie (although the director has included fond nods to such fantasy touchstones as "The Bride of Frankenstein," "Alien," the first "Star Wars" film and the vintage stop-motion effects of Ray Harryhausen). Del Toro wrote the script from a story he cooked up with Mike Mignola, creator of the "Hellboy" comics, and the narrative has some beguiling touches. For one thing, it is in large part a love story. (There's even a Barry Manilow moment!)
The setup provides a quick bridge from the first film. Hellboy (Ron Perlman, a lovable grump once again) is still employed at the secretive Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, alongside fiery Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) and fishy Abe Sapien (Doug Jones). He and Liz are having romantic difficulties, but those are put on hold when an alarm summons the team to a Manhattan auction house that has unwisely offered up for bids a remnant of an ancient crown of unknown provenance. This artifact (magical, it turns out) has drawn the attention of amber-eyed, platinum-haired Prince Nuada (Luke Goss), an unfriendly emissary from a hidden fantasy kingdom that has been at peace with the world of humans for, well, a really long time. The young Nuada is in a war-mongering mood, and against the argument of his less-hotheaded twin sister, Princess Nuala (Anna Walton), he's intent on reassembling the scattered pieces of the crown in order to resurrect the now-dormant Golden Army, an "unstoppable tide" of infernal behemoths, and lay waste the aboveground world.
The encounter at the auction house between Hellboy's team and Prince Nuada and a swarm of his fearsome minions is one of several long and intricately choreographed battle sequences in the movie, each one a marvel of design and execution, and laced with lively jibes. ("You will pay!" a bad guy barks. "Yeah?" says Hellboy, unimpressed. "Do you take checks?") It's too bad that Prince Nuada, with his familiar, hyperkinetic martial-arts moves, isn't a more commanding villain, and that the clumping Golden Army, when we finally see it, doesn't have a little more digital zing. Still, there's an interesting new team member named Krauss — an ectoplasmic entity given presence by a sort of mechanized diving suit — and a multitude of wildly colorful anomalies milling around in a vast "troll market" under the Brooklyn Bridge. And the scene in which a colossal stone god rises up out of the ground has the mesmerizing beauty of myth made nearly real.
"Golden Army" runs less than two hours, but the extended battle sequences, especially toward the end, make it seem a little too long. The picture has a unique, warm glow, though. Liz and Hellboy's relationship is presented in a newly detailed way that makes us anxious for it to work. Abe Sapien has a touching crush on a very special lady, and even the vaporous Krauss turns out to be a love man of sorts. The movie's heart is in all the right places.
Don't miss Kurt Loder's reviews of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "August," also new in theaters this week.
Check out everything we've got on "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."
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Craftivity Corner
Creative crafts, book suggestions, and tips to make time for learning in your busy day.
June 1, 2010
Easy Clam Shell Craft
This is a craft even the most uncrafty can do! Also since it uses something many of us have way too many of come summer time ( paper plates) you might even have everything you need already!
1. Gather your materials. You will need a paper plate, some googly eyes , markers and glue.
2. Start by coloring your paper plate ( we just did the underside but you can do both).
3. Next add glue for the eyes.
4. Add the eyes.
5. When dry fold in half - voila easy and cute clam!
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PEF3010T: Personal Fitness (2014-2015)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Virtual School Program
COURSE TITLE: Personal Fitness (Fall)
COURSE LENGTH: 18 weeks
Major Concepts/Content:
Personal Fitness is designed to enable students in grades nine through twelve to develop the conceptual knowledge to make personal physical fitness decisions and the movement skill competency to achieve and maintain health-related physical fitness capabilities for a lifetime. Developmentally appropriate concepts of movement, physical fitness, and personal and social development are included in this course.
Students apply appropriate information and problem solving that will help them achieve and maintain an optimal level of physical fitness, consistent with personal goals. The course focuses on why fitness is important; the need to balance nutrition and physical activity; assessment of personal exercise and activity needs and interests; proper posture and training techniques for flexibility, aerobic fitness, strength and endurance; and exercise safety.
DoDEA Personal Fitness Standards
Course Objectives:
As a result of successfully completing this course, students will:
- Gain knowledge about how physical activity provides opportunities for self-expression, social development & interaction
- Build competency in movement forms that may facilitate desire to participate in & benefit from a lifetime of physical activity
- Understand that balancing daily physical activity & proper nutrition contributes to lifelong fitness and wellness
Course Outline
- Module 0 : First Things First
- Module 1 : Introduction to Personal Fitness
- Module 2 : Setting Goals
- Module 3 : Guidelines for Exercise
- Module 4 : Flexibility and Principles of Training
- Module 5 : Cardiovascular and Muscle Fitness
- Module 6 : Nutrition and Your Body
- Module 7 : Stress and the Consumer
- Module 8 : Program Design
Essential Software:
Required Materials/ Textbook:
There is no textbook required for this course. All of the instructional content is available online within the course.
The following materials are required for successful completion of this course:
- Access to a computer with various productivity software
- Internet acess
- Sneakers
- Appropriate fitness training attire
Course Notes: Course can be adapted as required for students with disabilities


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"If you're not striving for originality, then why bother?" - Jason Adams Devium welcomes Corey Duffel and his freakish ways to their enlistment of Deviants. Congrats Duffman!
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Follow Corey on Twitter and Instagram.
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LANDSKATE. Art Collective Exhibition
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Toy Machine & Foundation Demo w/Stix Ride Shop
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The concept of replacing traditional mechanical buttons with touch sensitive buttons is finding it's way onto more and more computer products. Every monitor I've owned for the last few years now has had touch sensitive buttons. Same goes for the latest LED TV we just bought, many laptop function buttons, and now even your mouse? The mechanical clicking of a mouse button is something we've grown accustomed to ever since the computer mouse was born. However, in an attempt to modernize the mouse a little further, we're starting to see some manufacturers experimenting with various touch mouse designs.
Here today I have the Microsoft Touch Mouse - although it isn't the first touch mouse on the market, it's certainly one of the sleekest looking ones. Designed to integrate with Windows 7, the Touch Mouse even supports multi-touch features, allowing you to use one, two or even three fingers to control a variety of functions in the Windows operating system. I'm all about finding a way to do more with less and am excited to see if the features of the Touch Mouse will being as practical in use as they are written on the box.
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Carrie Underwood recently became the new global ambassador for Almay beauty care products, and to celebrate, she gave an exclusive backstage tour of the Grand Ole Opry.
Having commemorated her five year anniversary, since becoming an Opry member last year, it isn't a total surprise that she got a bit emotional when she stepped into the wooden circle during her recent visit. "There's no other venue like this, anywhere," she told reporters, as they surrounded the glam superstar.
"It's basically where people can just hang out, you know what I mean?" she added. "Hang out around the artists. The artists feel comfortable… it's really, really famous people surrounded by fans. It's really relaxed."
Of course, Underwood owes a huge chunk of her success to her crowning moment on "American Idol" in 2005. Since then, aspiring hopefuls have dared to take the risk on the popular FOX singing competition, including such rising country stars as Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina -- the latter who has often cited Underwood as one of her direct influences.
On the recent cover of Country Weekly, Underwood appeared, along with Reba McEntire and Miranda Lambert, with the running title "2014: The Year Of The Woman." As one of today's leading females, Underwood has her work cut out for her, but she reiterates that the industry needs more female perspectives. "For country music, I would really love to see more females doing really well," she lamented. "The ones who are out there—myself, Miranda, Reba, Taylor—are doing really well. I would just love to see more!"
"It makes me a little sad when I do look at the charts and I see one female in the top 20. I really hope that this is the year of the woman, and I really hope that there are some really breakthrough, amazing female artists that people can hear. I hear them all the time! You can walk up and down Broadway [in downtown Nashville] and hear people singing, and think "They're better than I am!" You know what I mean? You think "Wow, why aren't you super famous right now?"
As previously reported, Underwood also recently spoke with Billboard about the disparity between males and females at country radio, even going as far to point out the beer-truck-party trend among the guys. "I don't think women can get away with the partying, beer-drinking, hung-over, truck-driving kind of music that a lot of the guys have gotten away with lately," she said.
"It seems women are expected to be so much more than men, which means we have to work that much harder," Underwood explained further, even noting that males aren't expected to dress up, either. "We're the ones under the microscope. We're expected to sound perfect. We're expected to look perfect all the time. We're expected to be style-setters."
"The boys roll onto the stage in their jeans, T-shirts and baseball caps. I don't know what we all can do to change this."
When asked by press at the Opry on which upcoming female acts she has her eye on, Underwood is quick to answer, "I do love Lauren Alaina. I know a lot of people are into Kacey Musgraves and her writing style. Sarah Darling has such a sweet voice. There are a lot of females that are kind of waiting for their opportunity."
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Environmental Program Contacts
- SAISD Assistant Director Plant Services Structural
- Texas Department State Health Services Asbestos Supervisor & Inspector
- SAISD asbestos "designated person"
Asbestos Management Plans (AMPs)
- Required by law to be on-site and available to staff, parents/guardians, and contract workers.
- Are specific for each campus and are maintained in a red binder either within the campus library, main office or other designated (accessible) location.
- Contains notification requirements (including the "Campus Asbestos Management Availability" poster, initial and 3-year re-inspection reports, 6-month surveillance reports, bulk sample reports, documentation of asbestos activity, etc.
- Should be consulted prior to any maintenance, remodeling, and/or renovation work at the campus that may disturb known or suspect asbestos-containing material (ACM).
- Updates to the AMPs are provided on an on-going basis to the campus by Environmental Programs. A complete AMP revision is provided every three years.
Asbestos 3-yr Re-Inspections / 6 Mo. Surveillance
- Campuses with known or suspect asbestos-containing material (ACM) will be re-inspected every three years by a Texas licensed asbestos inspector.
- The head custodian, his/her designee or a member of Environmental Programs will perform (and document) a surveillance of all accessible asbestos-containing material (ACM). This surveillance with be performed and documented every April and October.
Asbestos Training
- New custodial and maintenance staff receive an initial two-hour asbestos awareness training class (as required by 40 CFR 763.92)
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