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How much disturbance is required to constitute an enjoinable nuisance?
Last week I asked if the Division could compel the 31 year old daughter of a unit owner, living alone in her father's unit that was within a community for Older Persons (at least one person in each unit was required to be 55 years of age or older), to leave the unit. It may surprise you to learn that the answer is "No". The reason is that the Division lacks jurisdiction to remove the daughter because the term "dispute", which is the sole source of the Division's jurisdiction, does not include any disagreement that primarily involves the eviction or the removal of a tenant from a unit. In this case, the association should never have filed a petition of arbitration. The association should have proceeded directly to court and filed a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relieve.
Next week I will discuss a case in which a unit owner repeatedly belittled, challenged and confronted other unit owners and association employees. Sound familiar? In this case, the unit owner felt compelled to act as the enforcement authority for the association, authority that she did not have. She went so far as to call code enforcement officers when she saw any unit owner making modifications to the unit.
Do unit owners have such authority? More importantly, when they act as if they do, does their conduct rise to a level of being a nuisance?
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Gibson, Margaret A. Accommodation without assimilation : Sikh immigrants in an American high school / Margaret A. Gibson. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1988. Series title: Anthropology of contemporary issues. UCB Ed/Psych E184.S55 G531 1988 UCB S-S/EAsia E184.S55 G531 1988 Saifullah Khan, Verity. Patterns of language use among South Asian migrant women and their British-born children. [New York : Unesco, 1983]. SRLF D 0007457260 Taylor, Monica Jean. The best of both worlds--? : a review of research into the education of pupils of South Asian origin / Monica J. Taylor with Seamus Hegarty. Windsor, Berks. : NFER-Nelson, 1985. UCB Ed/Psych DA125.S57 T31 1985 Wade, Barrie. Continuing to think : the British Asian girl : an exploratory study of the influence of culture upon a group of British Asian girls with specific reference to the teaching of English / Barrie Wade and Pamela Souter. Clevedon, Avon, England ; Philadelphia : Multilingual Matters, c1992. Series title: Multilingual matters 81. UCLA URL LC 3736 G6 W33 1992 UCSC McHenry LC3736.G6W33 1992
ARTICLESAho, William R.; Brathwaite, Farley Race, Intergenerational Occupational Mobility, and Career Aspirations of African and East Indian Secondary School Teachers in Trinidad and Tobago International Review of Modern Sociology; 1977, 7, 2, July-Dec, 147-159. Carroll, Bob; Hollinshead, Graeme; Siraj Blatchford, Iram Ethnicity and Conflict in Physical Education British Educational Research Journal; 1993, 19, 1, Feb, 59-76. NT: Comment, 77-82. Dewan, Roopa Deethnicization: A Study of Language and Culture Change in the Sindhi Immigrant Community of Metro Manila Philippine Journal of Linguistics; 1989, 20, 1, June, 19-27. Durbin, Mridula Adenwala Formal Changes in Trinidad Hindi as a Result of Language Adaptation American Anthropologist; 1973, 75, 5, Oct, 1290-1304. Gibson, Margaret A.; Bhachu, Parminder K. Ethnicity and School Performance: A Comparative Study of South Asian Pupils in Britain and America Ethnic and Racial Studies; 1988, 11, 3, July, 239-262. Logan, Penny Mother Tongue Teaching: A Case Study New Community; 1989, 15, 2, Jan, 241-252. Mahabeer, M. The Influence of Age and Parents' Marital Status on Indian Children's Perceptions of Self, Family, Teachers and School Suid Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Sosiologie / South African Journal of Sociology; 1992, 23, 2, May, 60-65. Mason, J. B.; Candotti, S. Family Functioning and Preschool Performance in Indian South African Families Maatskaplike Werk / Social Work; 1992, 28, 1, Mar, 28-32. Punetha, Deepa; Giles, Howard; Young, Louis Ethnicity and Immigrant Values: Religion and Language Choice Journal of Language and Social Psychology; 1987, 6, 3-4, 229-241. Shepherd, David The Accomplishment of Divergence British Journal of Sociology of Education; 1987, 8, 3, Sept, 263-276. Smolicz, J. J.; Lee, L.; Murugaian, M.; Secombe, M. J. Language as a Core Value of Culture among Tertiary Students of Chinese and Indian Origin in Australia Journal of Asian Pacific Communication; 1990, 1, 229-246. Taylor, Monica Jean. The best of both worlds--? : a review of research into the education of pupils of South Asian origin / Monica J. Taylor with Seamus Hegarty. Windsor, Berks. : NFER-Nelson, 1985. UCB Ed/Psych DA125.S57 T31 1985 Taylor, William H. The Multi-Ethnic Inner City: Its Teaching Practice Potential for Undergraduate (Secondary) Students of Education in Non-City Training Institutions Cambridge Journal of Education; 1993, 23, 3, Nov, 305-318. Tomlinson, Sally Disadvantaging the Disadvantaged: Bangladeshis and Education in Tower Hamlets British Journal of Sociology of Education; 1992, 13, 4, Dec, 437-446. Yao, Esther L. Understanding Indian immigrant learners. Special Issue: Cross-cultural counseling. Elementary School Guidance & Counseling, 1989 Apr, v23 (n4):298-305.
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Gabe Newell Got A Crate For His Birthday, Courtesy Of 4Chan
Written by: Dan Seitz | November 06, 2012 at 9:05AM
Valve head Gabe Newell had a birthday this weekend, and to celebrate, fans from 4Chan's /V/ board turned out to give him the enormous card you see above and a birthday present.
Well, kinda.
According to a Reddit thread, a group showed up at the Valve lobby and brought Newell a crate. Despite it being his birthday, he had to pay $2.50 for the key to unlock it.
Inside, we're sure you'll be shocked to discover that they'd gotten him a hat. And no, he didn't get a rare drop:
Newell, by all accounts, graciously thanked the fans who came out, and spoke with them for a few minutes before getting back to work. They also got gifts themselves as Valve gave them some swag for their time.
Our Take: You make him pay for his hat, and it isn't even an unusual? That's just cold, /v/.


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Boxing's two promotional titans had events on the same day as Golden Boy Promotions opened with mini destroyers Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz. A few hours later, Top Rank propped China's Zou Shiming the former Olympic boxing star.
Even promotions are like prizefights.
On Thursday morning at El Paseo Inn Restaurant in historic Olvera Street, WBC featherweight titlist Mares and his manager Frank Espinoza attended the Golden Boy Promotions event to promote the defense against former featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez.
The lanky Mexico City-based fighter was unable to make his flight and spoke briefly on Skype before digital turbulence cut Gonzalez's remarks completely.
"Thanks for taking this fight," said Gonzalez to Mares (pictured, after most recent win, over Ponce De Leon, from Hogan Photos) via the computer image as more than 100 media watched and listened inside the Mexican eatery. "Abner Mares is a great fighter, that's why he is the world champion."
Mares said he was a former sparring partner for Gonzalez when that fighter clashed with Israel Vazquez for the junior featherweight world title back in 2006. Seems Mares keeps getting matched with former sparring mates and close friends.
"He's a good friend of mine," said Mares, who was also very close friends with his last foe Daniel Ponce De Leon. "I only want to fight the best."
Mares knocked out friend Ponce De Leon who had earlier defeated Gonzalez by technical decision. The circle is complete.
As Mares ended, he looked toward Santa Cruz who was seated on the other side of the podium, and said if the public clamor is big enough both could finally meet in the ring.
Santa Cruz will be fighting WBC junior featherweight titlist Victor Terrazas who defeated Fernando Montiel and Cristian Mijares to grab the title. The East L.A. raised fighter and youngest of the fighting Santa Cruz brothers has been streaking up weight divisions in Mares's wake.
"It's my dream," said Santa Cruz about the chance to win a WBC world title. "It's my time to show what I've got."
Due to visa problems Mexico's Terrazas was unable to attend.
About 10 miles west, Top Rank was staging a media workout for Zou Shiming who has a fight date on July 27 in Macau. The flyweight will be meeting Jesus Ortega of Mexico in a six-round bout.
Here is a video interview with Shiming for your viewing pleasure.
It's just the tip of the iceberg for Top Rank.
Bob Arum said that the Las Vegas-based Top Rank will be making a concerted push into Asia. This is not a temporary showcase but a stake to claim the billions of potential fans on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
"Every country poses a different challenge," said Arum who intends to stage fights in Singapore, Japan, Philippines and other parts of Asia. "Our goal is to fight Zou Shiming in Macau and build a following."
Shiming is a sports hero in China and Top Rank seeks to translate that to Chinese-Americans in the U.S.
Arum said when Shiming made his professional debut in Macau last April, more than 70 journalists from China covered the fight.
"All of them work for newspapers," said Arum about the Chinese journalists covering Shiming's first pro fight.
In November it will be Manny Pacquiao's turn to fight in Macau when he faces Oxnard's Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios. Both will meet on Nov. 23, at the Venetian resort.
Top Rank will be promoting many fights in Asia from now on says Arum.
On Merit Mr. Arum. No free rides! The plan is to infiltrate Asia huh! Explain why friggun Chris John has been WBA featherweight champion and hasn't fought a friggun contender in over 5 years! What kind of farce is that! Is it all about money? Is it about political influence? Is it about racial sh..! Just once get Jason Litzau in Jakarta to fight that bum and may the chips fall where they may!
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JavaScript continues to be a language of choice for programmers who want to create applications that work regardless of the platform. Yet elements of the language still remain a mystery even to longtime JavaScript coders.
"The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript" (No Starch Press, Feb 2014, 120 pp., $24.95, ISBN 9781593275402) is designed to help readers unlock one feature of JavaScript that is consistently underutilized by even the savviest coders: its unique approach to object-oriented programming. Inside this book, author Nicholas C. Zakas explores JavaScript's object-oriented structure. Readers will learn:
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Jonathan Levy, an international law expert, is calling for Congressional hearings over Monitor Group lobbying for Libyan dictator Muammar Khadafy. Levy says the failure of the Justice Department to watch the activities of foreign agents for rogue nations like Libya warrants Congressional oversight.
Levy, who previously pronounced Monitor Group's failure to register under the Foreign Agent Registration Act problematic, today said further inquiry is needed. "The Congressional Committees on Foreign Affairs should be holding hearings in this matter."
Levy, who is on the adjunct faculty at Norwich University, instructs graduate seminars on counter terrorism also had a few words about two Harvard University professors recruited by Monitor Group for paid junkets to Tripoli. The Harvard pair were part of a "visitor" scheme to shape public opinion about Khadafy.
"As an attorney, I am not surprised that Monitor Group had FARA issues, but as an Adjunct Professor of Diplomacy and Public Administration I am outraged that Monitor Group facilitated Libya's attempt to subvert with pay-to-play some of the biggest names in political science including Joseph Nye and Robert Putnam," said Levy.
Levy continued, "This shameful venture calls into question the ethics of American academics who accept big money from organizations like the Monitor Group. To suggest that political scientists can be on the take from dictators and not be influenced is nonsense."
Nye and Putnam both deny wrongdoing insisting they were not compromised and that they were only trying to bring reform to an isolated government. Putnam has gone so far as to say he would not have gone to Libya and met with Khadafy if he knew the ultimate purpose was not to reform Khadafy but instead reform his image. Neither man has disclosed how much they were paid by Libya through Monitor Group nor offered to return their honorariums.
Another Harvard University professor, Michael Porter, has also come under fire for his connection to Monitor Group. Porter, one of Monitor Group's co-founders with other Harvard Business School professors, landed the Libyan multi-million dollar contracts for the firm. Fellow Harvard professor Harry Lewis has called for Porter's censure and says Porter brought shame to the ivy-league school.
Besides the unregistered visitor program, Monitor Group handled some of Khadafy's most sticky media problems. Monitor Group helped Libya manage damage control with the international media after Khadafy's forces tortured Bulgarian nurses who were in Libya doing humanitarian work.
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Hardcore Coddling: How Eleven Madison Park Modernized Elite, Old-School Service
Even as chefs have become the undisputed stars of restaurants, Eleven Madison Park's every-last-detail style of service is a reminder that the FOH staff can play an even larger role in creating a memorable night.
At 3:30 p.m., in the back office of Eleven Madison Park, maître d' Justin Roller is Googling the names of every guest who will come in that night. It's a well-known tactic of the restaurant, an effort to be as familiar as possible with the diners. Anyone can Google some names and faces, but Roller is going deeper. "I'm looking for chef's whites and wine glasses," he says. A shot of a guest wearing whites means a chef is probably coming to dinner. Wine glasses signify a potential sommelier (or at least a wine geek). This is just the beginning. If, for example, Roller discovers it's a couple's anniversary, he'll then try to figure out which anniversary. If it's a birthday, he'll welcome a guest, as they walk in the door, with a "Happy Birthday." (Or, if it seems to Roller that a guest prefers to keep a low profile, "I'll let them introduce themselves to me," he says.) Even small details are useful: "If I find out a guest is from Montana, and I know we have a server from there, we'll put them together." Same goes for guests who own jazz clubs, who can be paired with a sommelier that happens to be into jazz. In other words, before customers even step through the door, the restaurant's staff has a good idea of the things it can do to specifically blow their minds.
Even as chefs have become the undisputed stars of restaurants, the minor uproar over Charles Masson's recent departure from La Grenouille is a reminder that this wasn't always the case. For a long time, dinner at a nice restaurant meant crisp linens and unabashed pampering. Maîtres d'hotel and managers — stars in their own right — patrolled the room, their mere presence an assurance to diners that the evening would unfold in a most civilized fashion.
There aren't many restaurants where this level of care and attention still exists, and even fewer if you eliminate fussy French places where the service can feel like a parody of itself. But Eleven Madison Park does it as well as anyone — old-school, no-holds-barred customer devotion without overt stuffiness — so I emailed the co-owner, Will Guidara. What I wanted was to actually see how he put together a staff where every person working the dining room can seem as charming as Sirio Maccioni in his prime. Guidara invited me to come in for a few hours before service one day last week.
As you'd probably guess, management of the front of the house is as detail-oriented as anything that happens in the kitchen. It's not surprising, but it is thorough: The training manual is 97 pages long. It covers both the correct way to serve coffee and where wine glasses get set depending on whether a customer orders a bottle or pairings. FOH staffers' socks have to be a certain length. Nail polish must be in approved shades ("Bridal colors" are generally allowed). The dining-room pillows must be fluffed and creased in a very, very specific manner. And as with kitchen hiring, everyone who works in EMP's dining room starts at the very bottom, as a kitchen server, tasked with running plates and polishing silverware for hours at a time (seriously — seven people per night alternate three-hour polishing shifts). One kitchen server I met has been on the job for three weeks. She used to be a captain at Grant Achatz's restaurant Next — not exactly entry-level. Her job the afternoon I'm there is scooping granola into Mason jars to be handed out as gifts after dinner. (That night, she's assigned the dreaded prime-time 7:30 to 10:30 polishing shift.) It will likely take at least a year before she can work her way up to captain at EMP.
But that's the whole point: This weeds out anyone who won't cut it. The restaurant needs someone who has the necessary aptitude, who can be both humble and confident. Then, as general manager Kirk Kelewae tells me, the training is "about giving precision to their instincts." (Kelewae started as a kitchen server six years ago. It was his first full-time job out of college.) That means every person on the floor at any given time has devoted countless hours to learning the exact way EMP's staff does everything. Kelewae gives the example of a great sushi restaurant, where it might take an apprentice ten months to learn how to properly make the rice. "Here," he says, "it takes ten months to learn how to pour water."
The result of all this training, though, is that the restaurant has a 60-strong army of people prepared to disarm customers with their graciousness and care. As the service staff sees it, the dining room consists of four stations, broken into groups of seven or eight tables. (The entire dining room is 29 tables.) Each station gets its own dedicated four-person staff: A captain, a sommelier, a server, and an assistant server. Four people are assigned to the bar, and five get stationed at the front door. The door staff, as anyone who's been to the restaurant can tell you, is particularly effective. All that Googling pays off when the maître d' greets total strangers by name and wishes them a happy tenth anniversary before they've even taken off their coats. ("We want to evoke a sense of being welcomed home," Kelewae says.) An additional staffer is referred to as the "Dreamweaver" — like the song — and is tasked with handling special projects and requests from guests.
Of course, Eleven Madison Park holds itself to the same standard as the very best restaurants in the world (and, it's worth noting, charges accordingly). Even a restaurant like La Grenouille probably doesn't have the resources, or the inclination, to hire five separate people to basically open the door and say hello or good-bye to customers.
All told, Eleven Madison Park has about 40 people working in the dining room on any given night (including an upstairs private dining room). Yet even with all these moving parts, what's truly impressive is that, as a diner, it doesn't just feel like three dozen people offering good, or even professional, service. It feels like they're working to make a connection, to really let you know there is a person looking out for you all night long. Even that connection is systemized, though, through what the restaurant calls "captain non-negotiables," a set number of dishes — at least four, but often more — spaced throughout the meal for captains to return to their designated tables and check in. The effect: Even as a small swarm of servers replace silverware, ferry nearly 20 courses, replenish water or wine, and wheel over cocktail carts, diners have a single face to associate with the meal — not unlike the customers at other restaurants who devote their loyalty to someone like Masson. (And, as Kelewae tells me, even if a captain doesn't very quickly jell with a table, the somm can take over as the lead.)
At 5 p.m., a half-hour before service, Guidara gathers the FOH staff for their daily meeting, line-up. They quickly touch on notes for the night, such as menu tweaks and what beers are on tap (the printed notes handed out to servers even detail the types of flowers that are in the dining room that night). But the meeting is less about service changes and more about rallying the troops. On the night I'm there, Guidara mentions my presence and uses it as a jumping off point to discuss Masson. Today, when all the talk of new restaurants is about the food, why, Guidara asks his staff, would customers return to a restaurant specifically for the service, the same way they might return to eat an amazing steak? What's so special about someone like Charles Masson? The answer is obvious: He makes his customers feel good. Really good. So good that they wanted to experience the exact same kind of care again and again. After making the point, Guidara looks around at his own staff: "There's nothing wrong with us being the stars of the show."
Related: Meet the La Grenouille Regular Who Wants to Crowd-Fund Philippe Masson Back to France


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Sept. 12, 2008
By Benton Strong
It was the 2006 Apple Cup in Pullman and the Cougars just wanted to get into the fourth quarter down only four points. After getting the ball on their own 17 yard line with over a minute left in the third, they immediately went three-and-out.
In a game where Washington scored three times on plays of 60 yards or more, Chris Stevens was about to make the biggest one of the night.
Darryl Blunt dropped the ball toward his strong foot to punt back to the Huskies, but Stevens came flying off the edge and smothered the punt, pushing it back toward the end zone. The sophomore got up, sprinted after it and smothered it, scoring the touchdown that put the game out of reach.
And at that point he joined the company of those who have made highlight-reel plays in the Apple Cup, cementing their places in Husky immortality.
"We hate Wazzu, so I'd call that the biggest play of my career," he said.
It has been a career full of ups and downs, as well as big plays. From the blocked punt in that WSU game to fumble recovery for a touchdown against Arizona last year, Stevens has been the special teams leader all four of his years at UW.
In 2007 he was recognized as the KJR Special Teams Player of the Year.
"It's cool to be recognized for my play," he said. "It would be better if it translated into more wins, but for it to be special teams tells me that I have been working hard."
That work ethic is what got Stevens on the field in the first place and he understands both the importance of special teams and the opportunity it affords younger players to get on the field.
"I'm an older guy that's here to help younger guys out," he said. "I know the system and I know what they need to do to get on the field. If they want to get on that travelling bus then special teams is the way to do it."
Stevens figured that out the hard way. He was an undersized, but a lightning quick tailback coming out of a small high school in Mojave, Calif. When he was moved from tailback to linebacker/defensive end he didn't get any bigger and at 218 pounds is still small for both positions.
However, his five sacks and nine tackles-for-loss are solid for a player who hasn't played full-time. And he has come a long way both from that small high school and one of his lower points earlier in that same fateful 2006 season.
"We all come from high school as all-stars," he said. "We're used to scoring touchdowns and making big plays and now I'm a role player. It's hard to adjust, but you do what you can to help the team win."
While he did that in that Apple Cup, just two games earlier that season he made a play at Autzen Stadium in Eugene that likely made some UW fans smile, but almost had then-special teams coach Bob Simmons jump down his throat.
Also on a punt, Stevens came flying down the sideline like he always does, intent on crushing the returner. The only problem was that he got there a couple seconds early and just before the ball landed in the returner's hands, Stevens flattened him. The guy had no idea it was coming and Stevens was flagged for a 15-yard penalty. Simmons was none-too-happy with his sophomore, but in an otherwise tough game for the Huskies it was a moment of all-out play by one of the young guys.
"I am undersized so all I have is my speed and a desire to go," he said. "Sometimes it will get me in trouble, but more times than not, it's a big benefit."
Stevens' parents show that same desire to support their son, having never missed a game since he came to college four years ago. "I really don't understand it," he said. "They come up for a weekend and we spend maybe two hours together. But it's what they like to do and they've always been really supportive of me, so it's nice."
They'll be in Pullman in November, too, where Stevens and his teammates hope to be cementing a birth in a bowl game for the first time in his career.
"That would be amazing, the biggest thing in my career." So, surely, would be another big play. Talk about making him legendary.


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PEMBROKE, Mass. — A customer walks into your store and says a few words to the counter person. Your employee enacts some business: looks up an order, takes in money, pulls the order off the rack and hands it to the customer, or checks the status of an item. Then the customer leaves.
This exchange is typically brief—three to five minutes at most—but it is the most important few minutes for you and your customer.
This time of customer/employee interaction is an opportunity for your business to shine or to disappoint. It is how the customer forms his/her opinion of his/her dry cleaner. The customer walks out with answers to these questions:
- Are these staffers sharp?
- Do they have their systems down?
- Is the company cooperative?
- Does the firm care about the customer?
- Does the concern take pride in its work?
Notice I say the business. But it's not the business that conveys these feelings, it's a lone employee. Probably, it's a part-time staffer who won't be around next year. Thus, it's imperative for management to pay attention to these vital three or four minutes.
Here, then, are five annoying clerk traits or behavior patterns. Any one of the five could get the customer to think of your business as a marginal operation. These are characteristics to focus on. Educate the staffers and eliminate the behaviors.
You've seen it hundreds of times. The staffer slowly processes an order…stopping to talk to someone else…looking around, nice and slow…taking her sweet time, so that your customer wants to scream, "Will you please concentrate on this transaction? I don't have all day!"
In fact, the staffer has no idea that the woman might want to get in and out. Maybe she has three kids in the car. Maybe she's late for an appointment. Maybe she has to get home to make supper. No matter. Your staffer simply will not be rushed.
To prevent this dilatory behavior, talk to your staffers about urgency. Make it clear that he or she needs to finish each transaction in as little time as possible, without seeming to rush or be too intensely focused. Do some role-playing. Watch the staffer to see that he/she is speedy enough.
Nothing is more frustrating to a customer than to have a counter person, right in the middle of the transaction, stop what he or she is doing and converse with a co-worker, even if it's nothing more than "Don't you wish" or "I bet you'd like that." Even looking up and nodding to a co-worker is a no-no. It shows that they're not focused on the task at hand.
Even worse is the staffer who stops waiting on a customer to walk away and help a co-worker. The customer is there, and the clerk has been completing the order. What right does he have to stop in the middle and do something else? Focus, focus, focus.
Inform your staffers that they should never interrupt a transaction, and if they do, there better be a good reason for doing so. Perhaps this dictum is in order: if anyone is caught diverting attention from an order so that the customer becomes visibly annoyed, the individual will be docked $10 in pay. You simply are not going to tolerate that sort of behavior.
So many customer encounters go bad because the counter staffer doesn't speak clearly, doesn't enunciate his words, and utters his words at the speed of light.
"Doyouwantthosepantspleatedorunpleated?" Huh?
I bet if I stood around a dry cleaner's counter for eight hours, I would hear "What did you say?" about 250 times. It's frustrating, annoying and aggravating. Both parties are perturbed—the customer who can't understand what the counter person is saying and the counter person who must repeat each thing he says. Basic communication shouldn't be that difficult.
To eliminate this poor practice, make staffers practice their lines. Role-play, with one person being the counter person and the other person being the customer. Observe their interaction and provide direction: speak more slowly; be loud and clear; enunciate every syllable; don't slur your words; pause after making a statement; stand up straight; address the customer so that he or she can see your face. Keep at it until the staffers improve.
You're processing an order for a customer when another butts in with a question. What should you do? Stop assisting the original customer and help the impatient customer? Wrong. Say something like, "Please let me finish," and continue the in-process transaction.
Same thing applies to a phone call. If you're the only one who can answer the phone, pick it up and say, "Please hold," and continue with the transaction. Don't wait for a response, for the customer will either hold or will call back. If you stop, the new customer's issue might take up more time than you want and the customer left waiting becomes so angry that she resolves never to do business with you again. If the impatient customer is insistent, call up someone, even a presser, from the plant to help you out. This will give you the time needed to finish your transaction before attending to the next matter.
To solve this problem, make a rule: never let a customer interrupt the customer who is being waited on. Second, come up with some strategies to provide tools for the counter staffer facing this problem.
"Can I help you?" asks the counter staffer, an eye on the clock. She receives the order and inputs it in the computer. Without looking up, she asks, "Any special instructions?" The customer answers no, and the counter staffer hands over a slip and says, "Next." In those three minutes, the counter staffer didn't look the customer in the eye once. She couldn't identify them in a lineup of one. Bad, bad, bad.
It is important to look directly at the customer and make regular eye contact to show that the transaction isn't completely mechanical and that you realize that there's a human being on the other side of the counter. Nobody likes to be thought of as just a number.
To improve this behavior, train your staff to look at customers when speaking to them. Suggest they improve their computer skills so that they can process orders while conversing with customers. When you role-play, observe that counter staffers do their share of making eye contact.
Solve these five problems, and you will go a long way to improving customer relations.


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Spanking teaches children that violence is the solution when we have a problem. It teaches that we can acceptably use physical coercion to get what we want. Not only does spanking teach things that are contrary to what we actually want it can erode the trust between parent and child as well.
In actuality when we talk about discipline we are talking about behavior that we would like to amend in our children. What better way to instruct our children than to model good behavior and behave in a way that is respectful, rational and appropriate. Hitting or spanking a child is not respectful or even civil.


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DIXON ON MacKAY: "Lauren is the captain of the team along with Laura Danai. Lauren will see limited action, but can be used in both singles and doubles. She's probably the best athlete on the team - very big energy, a wonderful competitor. She's always ready to go in. Lauren simply loves to play tennis, out and out loves to play tennis. Lauren hits a very heavy ball on both the forehand and backhand side. Her biggest improvement over the years has been her ability to move the ball more and to come in if necessary."
AS A SENIOR (FALL 2008): Finished the fall season with a 3-4 singles record and 2-1 doubles mark ... Was 3-3 (2-1 in doubles, 1-2 in singles) at the Big Green Invitational (11/7-11/9) ... Singles win came 6-3, 6-4 over Boston University's Inayat Khosla. Teamed with fellow senior Stephanie Gimenez for a pair of doubles wins (8-6 and 8-3) ... Won two matches in fourth singles at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational (9/28) before succumbing in the quarterfinals ... Started with convincing 6-0, 6-0 win over Lara Maric (Farleigh Dickinson), then topped Fran Liebenguth (Pittsburgh), 6-0, 6-4.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2007-08: Finished the year with 5-6 singles mark and 2-5 doubles record ... Shut out Holy Cross (3/28) at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-0 ... Teamed with Carly Ludmer for third doubles win over Siena (3/8), 8-1 ... Finished the fall season with a 0-4 singles record and a 0-2 doubles record ... participated in singles competition at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational (9/14-16).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006-07: Finished season with a 2-4 singles record ... Did not participate during the spring season ... In the fall, advanced to quarterfinals of singles competition at Eastern Collegiate Invitational (9/15-17) ... Defeated Kerri Swan of Loyola to reach quarterfinals, 6-3, 4-6 (10-8) ... Won first round match, 6-0, 6-0.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005-06: Named the Most Improved Player on the Team ... Finished season with a 1-6 singles record and 2-6 doubles mark ... Teamed with Stephanie Gimenez to defeat Providence (3/24) in No. 3 doubles, 8-4 ... Teamed with Jana Bartoloni to defeat Long Island (3/10) in No. 3 doubles, 8-4 ... During the fall, went 1-1, winning in the Quinnipiac Invitational Quarterfinals and losing in the semifinals.
BEFORE UMASS: Compiled overall record of 86-11 in No. 1 singles at Immaculate High School ... Most overall wins in girls' or boys' tennis ... Also, most wins held at No. 1 spot ... Made All-State her junior and senior years ... Received All-Conference and All-Area awards freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years.
PERSONAL: Lauren Lindsey MacKay ... Born April 22, 1987 in Danbury, Conn. ... Daughter of Paul and Patricia MacKay ... Has an older brother Sean, who graduated from Providence College in 2007 and younger twin siblings, brother and sister (Cameron and Darby), age 14 ... A Kinesiology major.
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Two fantastic days. One week. Barrels of fun, inspiration, and pure LOVE! I was able to reconnect with one of the first faces I met when I first moved to New York recently. I never know how I lose touch with people, but it happens, but I'm learning to realize that we always reconnect no matter how slim the chances.
I spent an amazing Wednesday night with Sarah at her job in the Lower East Side right at the end of Fashion Week. I went to see her thinking I would sit at a bar, and we would chat about life as she served me a good cold beer. That didn't happen. It turned out that she worked in a lounge/club. So, what ended up happening you say? Naturally, I had a dance party all by myself and had a few people join in on the fun. Then Sarah and I left for more Lower East Side adventures that ended up in planning a business project and an impromptu 3AM photoshoot. Don't ask!
On Sunday in that same week, we cleaned up real nice to celebrate Sarah's birthday. Dinner was held at La Villette, a cute brasserie in Greenwich Village, but we ended the night back where we started on Wednesday night, Lower East Side. The night took us back to Lil' Charlie's where we danced, danced, and danced until it was time to go home. Good thing it was a holiday weekend.
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A particle is an animation of moving textures to simulate fuzzy effects. The new particle system in San Andreas is slightly different from GTA 3 and Vice City. Almost all particle effects are stored in the
effects.fxp file in the
models folder. You can also attach particle systems to your models using the 3d Studio Max script by User:DexX, that works also for 2dfx Template:GTAF. For developing your own particle systems, check User:Jost_Vice's Template:GTAF
Mission Script
You can use the following opcodes to do stuff to your particles.
064B - Creates a particle at a location
064C - Makes the particle visible
064E - Stops the particle
064F - Releases the particle from memory
0650 - Deletes the particle with fade
0669 - Attaches a particle to an actor
066A - Attaches a particle with rotation to an actor
066B - Attaches a particle to a vehicle
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A Winter Weather Advisory continues for all of Central Indiana until Sunday 1am.
Widespread snow is moving over Central Indiana at this time. Some areas could receive one inch of snow per hour.
Keep in mind that with this fast moving system, clearing of the roads may be difficult. With the blowing and falling snow, visibilities could be reduced to less than a quarter of a mile.
Most of Central Indiana will receive 3″ to 5″ of snow by late evening.
Snow will taper off late tonight with a slow clearing by morning.
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Filner Flops In An Ugly Campaign Week
Politics & Media Mashup: A look at this week's local political coverage
They say a good writer knows when to get out of the way of a good story. So rather then comment on this entertaining Investigative Newsource story — Bob Filner Misses the Boat on the Port — I will just encourage you to read it, and then watch Filner's attempt at damage control:
Now read this response from Investigative Newsource. And just in case you still think Bob was just having a bad day, here is what he says in today's U-T San Diego about his phantom pension plan:
In an April 6 interview, Filner said a fiscal analysis of the plan has been completed which is how he knows how much it will save. When asked why he doesn't release the analysis, he replied: "Because I've chosen not to."
Filner also reiterated that the plan would be made public soon. "You'll get it before the election," he said. Filner then added, "I hope so."
A new poll pushed by the Nathan Fletcher campaign suggests Filner might want to step up his game. I have heard all about what a great campaigner Filner is and how he would be so tough to beat, but so far I've mostly seen someone who is uninterested, uninformed and unapologetic.
This past week was easily the ugliest in the race for San Diego Mayor. Fletcher kicked things off with a video attacking Carl DeMaio. By the end of the week, Bonnie Dumanis called Fletcher a hypocrite. I'm pretty sure that's the first shot Dumanis has taken so far. Fletcher's campaign then called the Dumanis campaign a failure.
Not to be left out, the local GOP chair blasted Fletcher on Friday for missing a vote in Sacramento and promised there would be more attacks. Team Fletcher responded: "Local Republican Party chair Tony Krvaric continues to play the political games that helped drive Nathan Fletcher from the party last month. In an email to San Diego Republicans, Tony Krvaric distorted the facts and misled voters. It's shameful."
San Diego Rostra clearly is benefiting from all the vitriol. Rostra has become the battleground for mayoral hopefuls. That's good for business, but since it's the weekend I want to leave you with this:
Be sure to follow San Diego Rostra on Twitter and like Rostra on Facebook.
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"All three of his opponents PRAY they are paired up with him in a runoff."
You are correct and the same would be true of DeMaio. Either Fletcher or Dumanis will win the General Election if one of them can make the run-off.
I'm pretty sure we're bigger than the Port of Atlanta (2:15).
The Port of Atlanta has had some trouble in recent years, being 250 miles away from the coast and all.
"I'm pretty sure we're bigger than the Port of Atlanta "
I hope Filner doesn't try to build a floating port in El Centro. That would costs a lot of money.
I think Tony gets post of the year for figuring out how to include Elvis C in a post. He gets post of the decade if he can next work in Warren Zevon and Joe Jackson for the all time 1990s alt-singer/songwriter trifecta.
Best line of the interview, at 1:45: "This is a central part of your campaign. Isn't it important to make sure you've got all those numbers right?"
Kudos to the KPBS interviewer for making the case for accuracy so well.
Debit to Filner for brushing it aside.
"He's old, he's complacent, he's arrogant and — most of all — he's clueless."


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Oivan Ilo ("Oiva's Joy") was named for Oiva Anderson, who was from the small New Hampshire town of New Ipswich, where he grew up speaking Finnish at home. At first, his daughters had a small family group that played the traditional Finnish folk music, and they called themselves Oivan Tytöt (Oiva's Daughters). But as other friends got involved, including a few males, the name because less and less appropriate. Oiva suggested Oivan Ilo shortly before he died, so that's the group's name now.
In the summer of 2002, we recorded a number of Oiva's (and our) favorite tunes and we are organizing them into a cd. Meanwhile, you can listen to them if you have software that plays MP3..


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announcing the Blackdrop Portraits (two sheds, geographer, botticellis, birdmonster; or, the whale; ian fays, BOAT, special goodbye)July 31st, 2008
I'm pleased to announce a project that I've been keeping under wraps for a little while now: the Blackdrop Portraits. It's a series of photo portraits of musicians in front of a black backdrop. With a simple background and a single off-camera flash, the faces of these musicians come out.
Caitlin and Johnny of Two Sheds by Adrian Bischoff
Mike of Geographer by Adrian Bischoff
Alexi of the Botticellis by Adrian Bischoff
Pete of Birdmonster by Adrian Bischoff
Alex of Or, the Whale by Adrian Bischoff
the Ian Fays by Adrian Bischoff
P. David Stockhausen of the Special Goodbye by Adrian Bischoff
This is just a start. It's an on-going series.
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Ari Erev: A Handful of Changes [Digipak]
1 CD / / 2012-01-30Tracks: Open Possibilities; Irit's Wave; Step By Step; Kshe'or Dolek Ba'halonekh [Light In Your Window]; Prelude In E Minor Opus. 28 No. 4/So In Love; Simple Melody; Precious Present; (Interlude) For All We ...
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Art Market San Francisco 2014, San Francisco's edition of the international art fair opens tonight with a gala and runs through May 18, 2014. With over 70 galleries, even the most dedicated art viewer can be overwhelmed by booths, projects and performances so here are a few standouts from the San Francisco gallery scene.
Electric Works. Working in the vernacular of political propaganda posters, Dave Eggers deftly executes grease pencil drawings that feature an ongoing cast of fur-, feather-, and scale-bearing creatures. What seems like an extraordinary balancing act of good humor and earnest pledges of allegiance, Eggers creates a menagerie that speaks to our very human condition. Fifty percent of the proceeds of the sales go to Scholar Match. Visit Electric Works at Booth 109, ArtMRKT, Fort Mason http://artmarketsf.com/galleries/electric-works-artmrkt-san-francisco-2014
Jemina Kirke, now showing at Fouladi Gallery, is another hot pick for the collector who wants to buy the new kid on the block. A TV star of HBO's Girls, Kirke's work has been compared to Alice Neel's and is big on nudity and quasi-bold figurative works. Catherine Clark (Booth 401) is showing works by local favorites Chester Arnold, Deborah Oropallo, Al Farrow and Masami Teraoka. Adler &Co Gallery at Booth 101 has some colorful and fun pieces by Wayne Thiebaud. Gallery Wendi Norris currently showing a small but insightful show of "Leonora Carrington: The Celtic Surrealist," (Booth 305) has a lovely selection of abstract pieces. Fair Information: http://artmarketsf.com/for-visitors/dates/
Market Street Gallery. A weekend performance by performance artist Qinmin Liu. Each time will be unique (see schedule below) "4A Concept : my body is exploding at anytime, anywhere, for anything and with anyone." "These dot-connecting movement of mine doesn't simply draw lines; instead, it floods out a dimension, a map that's overspilled by my rawest human desire."
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Admissions Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grounds close at 6 p.m.
Ages 12-64: $17
Ages 65+: $14
Ages 3-11: $12
2 and Under: Free
2016 Free Days: 11/4, 11/7, 11/17
Buy your tickets now to join Denver Zoo's suds safari, Brew At The Zoo before it sells out. This popular brew celebration, taking place from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, September 12, will feature more than 40 of Colorado's finest breweries, food samples from more than 20 of Denver's best restaurants as well as music and dancing. Proceeds from Brew at the Zoo, now in its 17th year, support the nonprofit's Denver Zoo Scholarship Fund.
Denver Zoo's new baby tapir Baku (BAH-koo) has begun venturing into his outdoor space at Toyota Elephant Passage. The endangered month-old calf can be seen with his mother usually in the mornings, weather permitting. Although the youngster kept close to mom on his first day out June 5, he did venture into the water for a quick swim on this beautiful summer day.
Denver Zoo is celebrating the birth of three maned wolf pups, which were born on May 1. The unnamed triplets, made up of two males and one female, were born to mother, Adrianna, and father, Inigo, and are the first of their species to be born at the Zoo since 2009. All three pups were just given a clean bill of health by Denver Zoo doctors. Though the pups are not yet old enough to explore the outside world on their own yet, Zoo visitors might catch glimpses of them as their protective mother totes them from den to den inside the Wolf Pack Woods exhibit.
Memorial Day Weekend kicks off an exciting summer season at Denver Zoo including special activities, shows and demonstrations from May 24 through September 1.
Denver Zoo is celebrating the birth of an endangered Malayan tapir calf. The male calf, named Baku (Bah-koo), was born to mother, Rinny, and father, Benny, late in the evening on April 29, and is only the second birth of his species at the zoo. Baku will remain behind the scenes in Toyota Elephant Passage while being cared for by his mother until they are comfortable enough to venture outdoors. Until then, visitors can see live, closed-circuit video of Baku on monitors inside Toyota Elephant Passage.
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Denver, CO (May 5, 2014) – Denver Zoo has been awarded a challenge grant by The Salah Foundation for up to $75,000 in connection with its 25th annual Do At The Zoo event on June 19, presented by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. Now through June 1, for every Do At The Zoo ticket purchased, The Salah Foundation will make a donation in the same amount, up to $75,000 total, in support of the Zoo's conservation education initiatives.
Denver, CO - Denver Zoo is thrilled to welcome the first Steller's sea eagle chick to be successfully reared at the Zoo. The unnamed chick, whose gender is still not known, hatched on March 4. The chick is currently nesting with and being brooded by its mother in Bird World, presented by Frontier Airlines. Look for the chick high in its nest, where guests can catch glimpses of the bird as he grows or check out closed circuit video clips on the Zoo's website.


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Recent Drop in Gold Is Testing Critical Support
Rod David
The next sizable leg for this precious metal should be obvious very soon.
The following are the latest daily summaries of my ongoing intraday coverage, providing context to interpret price action. Any prices listed are for a contract's current "front month." Their direction tends to correlate with any ETFs listed for each.
Today's Highlight:
Tuesday's extended drop in gold doubled down on Monday's attack on Friday's lows. Tuesday's selling actually probed a fresh low. The next sizable leg should be obvious very soon.
Dollar Basket
Sep Contract DX; (NYSEARCA:UUP), (NYSEARCA:UDN)
Tuesday ranged around 81.65 support, suggesting that sellers aren't gaining traction, but also that a bottom has not yet formed.
Sep Contract EC; (NYSEARCA:FXE)
Tuesday's bounce that only attacked 1.3333 confirms that recent highs will need a little more testing as resistance before a downleg can trigger.
Oct Contract GC; (NYSEARCA:GLD)
Monday's drop extended down into and out of Tuesday's open, probing under Monday morning's 1282.30 low. Serving as a retest of the prior low could still form a durable bottom that launches a recovery, and that recovery would now be signaled as early as 1297.50. But there is also no further room to absorb selling pressure without it extending into a much deeper downleg.
Sep Contract SI; (NYSEARCA:SLV)
Tuesday afternoon's narrow ranging under 19.65 doesn't so much undermine Monday having held it, since its probe did not trend down. But there should be no room for absorbing further selling pressure, so a recovery should be obvious soon after Wednesday's open if a new downleg is to be avoided.
30-year Treasury
Sep Contract US; (NYSEARCA:TLT)
Monday's pullback was neither recovered nor extended Tuesday, as a retest of last week's lows down to 131-06 remains the likely next objective.
Crude Oil
Sep Contract CL; (NYSEARCA:USO)
Recovering Friday and Monday's probes under 106.50 and 106.00 did not trigger upside momentum that could avoid extending the pullback. Tuesday's fresh lows tested 104.85, natural support that fills the gap back to last Wednesday's close. But the decline is targeting 93.55-93.60 so long as 106.00-106.50 is not recovered.
Natural Gas
Sep Contract CL; (NYSEARCA:UNG, UNL)
Ranging narrowly sideways at the lows does not necessarily mean the decline is losing momentum.
Editor's note: Rod's analytical techniques are designed to efficiently identify targets and turning points for any liquid stock or market in any time frame. He applies his techniques live intraday, primarily to S&P futures, at
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TC TO LORD ASHBURTON ; 18 August 1857; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18570818-TC-LOA-01; CL 33: 34-36
Chelsea, 18 Augt, 1857–
Dear Lord Ashburton,
Your Letter came to me yesterday morning; and glad I was to get authentic notice of your whereabout again; for nothing definite could be picked up on that head,—except that somebody had got a glimpse of you once in Manchester,1—since the night I last saw you in Bath House.
You have found Loch Luichart again; but alas it is not the Loch Luichart of last year, nor ever will be again. I remember every bit of it, as if it were shown me in a mirror, from those sad hints you give: and to me also it is a place sternly tho' beautifully tragic henceforth, beyond all other places. What you say of Sambo2 is sadder than tears. Poor dumb creature! I too have been learning more and more almost every day since that 4th of May3 what the immense amount of the then event was to me,—even to me; how much more to those that were nearer! In the very Proofsheets whh the Printer sends me I find every here and there something that was written for one that will now never read it: "Work delayed," as old Samuel said, "till most of those whom I wished to please are sunk into the grave; and success and failure are empty sounds."4—But we must not dwell on these things. Nor do you, I am well aware, beyond what you cannot help.
I have been here constant to my sad function, ever since you went; mostly writing (as just now) in the open air, under an Awning in the little Garden; whh I find a much wholesomer method, tho' not otherwise recommendable,—much time wasted, lugging Books about, &c. My task continues laborious, disgusting, miserable beyond what I ever had to do before: there is as it were one interest left for me in the world: to get it done; and then retire into some still corner, the less noise the better, till all be done.— Whether the Book will ever be of the least worth I cannot affirm; but to do the like of it there is not gold enough in California to hire me; and the getting honestly rid of it will be a joy indeed!—
Lady Sandwich was mostly hindered of her Addiscombe by the so-called Emperor's visit to Osborne;5 who accordingly cut me out too, so that I only rode thither one sunday, and returned next morning. The place was beautiful as the Elysian Fields, and had a grand sadness in it to me as of Eternity: I shall never forget the look of skies there that night.
My Wife is come now to Edinburgh again, slowly on her way southward; I expect her home about the end of this month: it is La Trappe6 solitude or more till then. I fear she has not gained very much in health; but yet I think, a little. On these terms we must try the winter again.
This morning a Pamphlet on Indian matters arrived; done by Brigadr Mackenzie,—too much in the Newspaper way.7 If I find it good for anything at all, I will send it on: you can make wadding of it after reading it. The affairs of this Empire, India one of them, do not look comfortable to me "at all, at all!" We are learning what it is to be governed by a "Talking-Apparatus": God grant we may learn it, and not mislearn, whh I some some times8 doubt!— — Riding grows very disagreeable and monotonous; I often wish you were of the party: but you are better employed. Come out of that wild country, so soon as the weather begins to break. Yours ever truly, T. Carlyle


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More: If you had to pick one word to describe your life, what would it be?
Ivana Trump: Fulfilled and fulfilling. I have led such a fascinating life, even bigger and more wonderful than I ever imagined it could be.
More: Some might say you were an original member of "The First Wives Club." Do you agree with that statement?
IT: Absolutely. Sadly, Princess Diana and I were just about the first divorced women to come under the global press's microscope. But I have a feeling it's a full and active club now.
More: People still think of you as Donald Trump's ex-wife. What was it like to go through such a high-profile and messy divorce when you and Donald split up?
IT: Divorce for anyone is never easy. Especially when there are young children involved. It seemed that every detail and day was magnified, and I was both vilified and placed on a pedestal. Every day was a challenge, but I had amazing friends to help and support me, and my children were just wonderful and protected me at every turn. They were real heroes through it all, and the spotlight was bright on them, too. Even at their young age.
More: While this was all going on, you also had to deal with another loss, the death of your father.
IT: Yes. It was during this period that my father died. He was too young, just 63, and it devastated my mother and me. He smoked too much, worried too much and didn't take care of himself the way he should have. I miss him very much, even now. I know for my mother his loss is a daily burden.
More: What's so remarkable about you is you took your divorce experience with The Donald and penned a book called The Best Is Yet to Come. What did writing that book do for you and your self-esteem?
IT: It was a major turning point for me. First of all, it was a three-book deal, meaning I could make a very healthy living on my own. It meant that people wanted me and what I had to say to the world. It was also cathartic because I could be in touch with feelings that we sometimes try to keep hidden. It opened me up and allowed me to grow.
More: Being a well-known figure and mom to three children, how did you put on a brave face in the public eye when you discovered Donald was cheating on you with his now ex-wife Marla Maples?
IT: I had to think of my children, their safety, their futures and their well being. I grew a tougher hide, just like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. I conducted myself with dignity, went out of my way to look fabulous and kept my normal routine of making life a very special place for me and my children.
More: How would you describe your relationship with Donald now?
IT: We've been divorced for almost 20 years, so it's basically well and healthy. We have three children and soon to be four grandchildren. We've mellowed together, share the good times in our lives and push the past behind us, where it belongs.
More: Are you disappointed he is not making a bid for the White House?
IT: Who said he isn't? For right now, this very minute he isn't, but that doesn't mean forever. You never know with Donald!
More: You have had four husbands. What has being married taught you?
IT: Just that life is one day at a time. Some of those times will be happy and fulfilling, some of them not. But life is life, so try to enjoy it. You only have one life.
More: Are you disappointed none of your marriages worked out?
IT: They did work out, for as long as they lasted.
More: Do you feel your age difference with Rossano Rubicondi [ex-husband number four] became a problem?
IT: Not at all. We were both young at heart. But my life is in the United States—New York City and Florida. He loves being in Europe and working there. So the distance and the time just became greater.
More: What's your take on love?
IT: I like it—a lot!
More: Do you believe in soul mates?
IT: Not really. I believe that two people can meet and enrich each other's lives. I'd say that about my parents. But I think it is harder and harder to commit to only one person in a lifetime.
More: In addition to having a personal life, you are an entrepreneur and have two thriving companies, Ivana Inc. and Ivana Haute Couture, which markets your line of cosmetics, accessories and fragrances.
IT: I've always worked and thoroughly enjoy it. It's great being creative and great seeing a company grow.
More: Where did you develop your incredible business sense, given the fact that you were once a champion skier and successful model?
IT: Those two careers shaped my whole being with discipline, being daring and maintaining the importance of having a fabulous façade. All of this is important for a company.
More: You currently have two grandchildren and another two on the way. What do you like them to call you?
IT: I prefer Glam-ma! Goldie Hawn taught me that many years ago, and it is fun!
More: Has becoming a grandmother changed you, and if so, how?
IT: Children are easier the second time around. You can love them, spoil them, guide them and then give them back the next day.
More: Six-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton just announced she is posing for Playboy. Is that something you would ever consider doing?
IT: I think Toni Braxton is a whole lot younger than I am! And no, I never felt the need to show the world what fabulous shape I am in. Being a lifelong athlete really shapes and sharpens the body.
More: If you could get one do-over in your life, what would you want a second chance at, and why?
IT: Nothing! One should never live with regrets or with "what if." I've loved the good times, and I have learned from the bad. All in all, it's been a pretty fabulous life for me.
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Attention filmmakers of narrative, documentary, experimental, animated and short films, the American Film Institute is accepting submissions for its AFI Fest 2014 presented by Audi. Early entry for features and shorts is June 27, with August 8 being the final deadline. The festival is key for filmmakers of shorts (30 minutes or less) since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes AFI Fest as a qualifying festival for Oscar's Short Films category.
Following the path of Saving Mr. Banks and Inside Llewyn Davis which screened at AFI Fest in 2013, the accepted films will be shown during a red carpet event (November 6-13) in Hollywood, California. Submissions can be accepted via www.AFI.com/AFIFEST or www.Withoutabox.com.
The The Missing Picture, an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, opens this Friday as does the documentary Particle Fever, at Chicago's Music Box Theatre on 3733 North Southport Avenue. Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps is the weekend's matinee movie and Quentin Tarrantino's Reservoir Dogs is the midnight movie.
Music Box also presents a special advance screening of Breathe In followed by a pre-taped interview with director Drake Doremus and cast members Felicity Jones and Amy Ryan as part of The New York Film Critics Series®. The one-night showing takes place on March 25 at 7:30 p.m. and costs $14 in advance, and $18 at the door. For tickets, visit https://ticketing.musicboxtheatre.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/h-HO00000171. For more information on the series, visit www.nyfilmcriticsseries.com.
This week, the Chicago Public Library Foundation and the Chicago Public Library announced that Brokeback Mountain screenwriter Larry McMurtry will receive the 15th annual Carl Sandburg Literary Awards, along with presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, both of whom have work that's been adapted into Academy Award-winning films. They will be honored at the Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner on October 22 at The Forum on 725 W. Roosevelt Road in Chicago.


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My husband was unemployed for a year and a half and we fell behind with our bills. If we could deal with the credit card bills, we could get back on our feet. Right now, we're behind because my husband is woring in anouther state and we have to pay for housing there as well as our personal home.
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Whether or not a debt management plan is a good idea for you to enter into is not something I can answer with the limited information you have given me on your situation. I assume that you have received a quote from them with a monthly payment and an idea about what they would bring your interest rates down to. If you feel very confident that you can afford that new payment every month without fail, then it probably isn't a bad thing if it does dramatically lower your interest rates.
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Alexander Mattinson, head butler at St. Regis Deer Valley and head trainer for the St. Regis Butler Service in North America, has been at the beck and call of the hotel's guests for five years.
Before St. Regis, he spent a decade working for the British Royal Family at Buckingham Palace, where he was store manager in the Royal Mews and valet to the crown equerry. "It was similar to the hotel in the sense that there's a lot of running around behind the scenes," he says.
Serving guests, he once had shoes someone left behind personally flown and hand-delivered to the guest, who lived in Geneva, Switzerland.