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2014 (Junior): Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference ... Went 14-5 in singles play, splitting time at the No. 4, 5 and 6 positions ... Won eight straight matches to finish out the season ... Went 1-0 in A-Sun Championship ... Was 9-9 in doubles play, splitting time between the No. 1 and No. 2 courts ... Received a No. 78 doubles ranking by the ITA along with partner Laurynas Antropikas.
2013 (Sophomore): Broke the Stetson record for consecutive singles victories, winning 21 straight matches dating back to the 2012 season. Went 12-6 in singles play during the season, playing from the number five and six positions. Was 9-2 at number six singles. Was also 4-4 overall in doubles play. Earned Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week honors once. Named to the A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team. Also earned A-Sun Academic honors and was named a Conference Scholar.
2012 (Freshman): Named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team. Went 15-4 (7-1 A-Sun) in singles play. Had a 9-2 record at number six singles, and a 6-2 mark at the number five position. Ended 2012 season with 12 consecutive singles victories. Also went 16-6 (7-2 A-Sun) in doubles play, pairing exclusively with Maksim Levanovich.
Prior to Stetson: Graduated from Westlake Boys High School in his native Auckland, New Zealand...played tennis and volleyball...ranked 70th in his country...has won national doubles championship (2010)...ITF world junior high ranking of 354.
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When I was 15 years old and my brother was 13, our parents sat us down and told us that we might be leaving Germany within a year. Our papers were in order and the entire family - Mom, Dad, my brother Wolfgang, my little sisters Angelika, 5, and Karola, less than 2 years old - would be traveling to Hamburg, Germany, 50 miles from where we lived, to see the American consulate for final approval of our immigration to the United States.
What a shock that was to us. My brother was very excited; my sisters did not understand. I was unhappy and told my parents that I would not be coming with them. I wanted to stay in Germany, probably with my aunt who lived in the big city of Hamburg.
My mother said: "You are definitely not staying in Germany. I could not possibly leave one of our children behind."
I would become teary-eyed when I thought of saying goodbye to my beloved grandmother. Since Grandma lived with us since I was born, I could not imagine life without her.
Mother had managed the war years by herself, with a paralyzed mother and two very young children - my brother and me. She was remarkable - always making the right decisions concerning us fleeing our home in Stargard, Pomerania, escaping the Russian fighting on the front, which closed in on us repeatedly.
My father came back from America and England, where he had spent three years as a prisoner of war. Living in Germany as refugees was depressing. After my dad lost his job with the British in 1954, it became clear that Germany was no longer the place for my parents to raise their four children. Immigration forms were completed, documents were notarized and passports arrived.
My father rented a Volkswagen Beetle with a driver. Early one morning, the car pulled up in front of our home. Three adults, two teenagers and two little girls all piled into this little car for the three-hour drive to Hamburg. All our papers were in order.
We returned home, and though Grandma was glad we had a safe trip, she still hoped that somehow this would not come to fruition.
We spent Christmas 1955 all together, with Grandma and my aunt from Hamburg and didn't talk about the immigration. Where would we be for Christmas 1956? Then our travel papers arrived. We were coming to America.
I had already told my teachers, and classmates and all my friends. They were so excited that I got caught in the anticipation of "Coming to America."
Three large, wooden crates arrived at our house and our belongings were packed. Suitcases with personal belongings were ready. Grandma was picked up by my uncle from Cologne. My aunt from Hamburg came and we said our goodbyes. I controlled myself and did not even cry. (That is, not in front of anyone. How could we leave all our family? We were so close.)
Our home was empty. Everything was either sold or shipped. Mom and Dad and brother and sister slept at our friend's house. My sister Angelika and I slept at my girlfriend's house. In the early morning hours, we boarded a train to Bremerhaven.
Four days later, after the final clearing, we boarded the SS General Langfitt, a military troop transportation ship. My Dad's parents and my beloved aunt stood at the dock waving their handkerchiefs. The ship pulled away, the tears flowed.
So began my largest, life-changing experience. We arrived in New York City on April 30, 1956. We settled in Buffalo and began our lives again.
I will forever be grateful to my parents for giving us the opportunity for a better life in America. When we visit Germany, it is wonderful and so much fun, but home? Home for many, many years now has been Buffalo, N.Y. No regrets - just happy in Buffalo.


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Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth gives the latest scoop on another week of living The Surreal Life on VH1:
Each morning one Surreal Life-r is selected by a producer to retrieve the Surreal Life Times, our daily newsletter. The newsletter contains the details of a day's events and recaps something funny that may have happened the day before.
When Carey retrieved the SLT, it said that we would be going to Vegas for a couple of days. We were SOOOO excited to get out of the Surreal Life house!! We were given about an hour to pack in preparation for our road trip.
During our five hour trip we ALL discussed our individual careers. Caprice talked about moving to the U.K. and breaking into the modeling business, Janice talked about her supermodel days, Bronson talked about how he landed the role of Balki on Perfect Strangers, and Pepa talked about the heyday of Salt-n-Pepa.
Of course, the producers only show clips of me talking about my post-Apprentice drama as if I talked the entire five hours of the trip. Although I can be quite talkative, the producer zeroed in on a moment that makes me seem like a braggadocio. It was kinda funny!
When we got to Vegas, the bus zipped right past the Vegas strip and we ended up at a remote baseball field. We were so excited to learn that Jose would lead our team in a game of softball. Jose was instructed to assess our softball skills and assign us each a position. We sucked as a softball team! Jose did the best he could with what talent we had.
We played the Dead Ringers, a group of Las Vegas impersonators that included Elvis, Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, Janet and Michael Jackson and a look-alike Jose Canseco. The fake Jose Canseco turned out to be Jose's identical twin Ossie. We were all shocked and pleased to have twice the Canseco eye candy!!
We were also shocked to win the game, and to celebrate we headed to the Palms Hotel and Casino, where we got ready in the Real World suite for our night on the town. It was so fabulous we felt like we had died and gone to reality TV heaven! Although you don't see any of this in the episode, we were all treated to massages by our choice of a male or female masseuse. In the casino we won five grand, which we split equally and played at the blackjack table. We blew through our winnings in no time and headed to the Ghostbar to party.
In the bar's VIP area, we were given all of the booze that our hearts desired. Unfortunately for Janice she is not able to handle her liquor. After a few drinks she got very, very, very friendly with each of the men on the show. First, she unleashed on Carey by humping his leg, then she crawled over to Jose on all fours. Later she climbed on Bronson's lap and offered to give him a lap dance – and he rejected her. Everyone was repulsed by her behavior. She was so drunk that she was oblivious to the spectacle she was making of herself.
In spite of Janice's embarrassing drunken display, we all had an exciting night out on the town. We were informed that we had to get up early the next morning so we all turned in at around 3 a.m. All of us except for Janice, who stayed out drinking and partying all night long. At 50 years old she outlasted each of us!
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Today I have a Madame Hydra aka Viper look for you all! I loooove Viper (I prefer to call her by that code name as it's short, sweet, and to the point ;P) because she's such a bad ass. I also love her because it gave me an excuse to use the BEAUTIFUL green lipstick and eyeshadow Cassie Wanda over at Lime Crime was kind enough to send me from their Alchemy collection. The moment I saw it, I just knew a Viper look had to be done because it's Viper's signature lip color.
Viper is the face and leader of the criminal/terrorist organization Hydra, as well as the wife (or ex? I can't keep track lol) of Wolverine. Yup..she's married (or was married) to Wolverine..not because he was in love with her, but it was something that had to be done due to underworld politics and her blackmailing him into doing so. (You can read more about that on the Wikipedia link I posted up above, or go pick up the trade paperbacks!) Anyway, she's not a mutant, doesn't have any super powers, she's just a badass chick! She sometimes has dark green hair, sometimes it's just black, but she's usually just covered head to toe in green, so that was the main color I used for this look. I was also really inspired by the makeup done by Tanja aka Rose Shock and love the way she does her eye liner, so I borrowed the eyeliner shape from her.
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Why is it everytime Campana gets in the paper he says AT NO COST TO THE TAXPAYER. Then months later the tax payer is facing a huge bill. Mr Campana, for once just say at limited liability to the taxpayer, and then explain what the potential liability is so we can decide if we want it instead of you costing us money by your own faulty buisness practices.
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By Jane Kwiatkowski
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Restaurateur Ardwin Carducci, 57, loved almost everything about food.
He liked its taste, texture and smell. He really enjoyed cooking for his customers.
But within the past two years, Carducci has discovered a new way of eating food, and it has changed his life. As a result, Carducci has dropped so much weight that his waist size shrunk from size 58 to 36.
"One of the strangest psychological things is just putting your pants on in the morning, looking at them and saying it shouldn't be right, but this is what fits now," said Carducci, who owns La Galleria Banquets in Orchard Park and lives in Hamburg. "In a way, food usurps your life. Sometimes it's nicest to have a standard food that's good and healthy that you love the taste of."
In Carducci's case, it's Greek yogurt – once each day, every day. Mixed with a handful of almonds, a sliced half-banana and blueberries to give it flavor, the parfait is Carducci's lunch. He said it not only cut his craving for sugar, it helps him feel fuller longer.
Greek yogurt works for many people who want to lose weight because it minimizes the storage of fat, said Mary Jo Parker, a registered dietitian in Williamsville. It also contains whey, which helps build muscle mass. Carducci's yogurt parfait, according to Parker, contains three elements – fiber, protein and fat – that help stabilize blood sugar and allow a person to feel satiated as the day wears on.
Yogurt played a huge role in Carducci's 100-pound weight loss. So did the glycemic index, the effect that carbohydrates have on blood sugar. In making wise food choices, Carducci avoids sugar at all costs. His morning coffee, for instance, now contains Xylitol, a sugar substitute.
"You know a lot of foods become sugar in your bloodstream like flash paper," he said. "Some take a long time to leach into your bloodstream. A lot of foods slow things down."
Carducci, who declined to give his exact weight, said he has lost between 100 and 110 pounds. Cherrie, his wife of 30 years, and two daughters, age 17 and 22, don't even know how much he weighs.
"I really don't eat much now," he said. "For breakfast? Water or green tea and a lovely cup of coffee. The key is getting protein. I try and eat dinner at 6 or 6:30 p.m. – salad and lean protein (chicken, fish) – and some kind of legume."
Diminishing his intake of carbohydrates – like sweets and starches – minimizes craving, Parker said.
"The key is to maintain awareness when trying to make behavior changes or he will regress," she said. "Sometimes though, you'll just come across a person who has lousy eating habits, who may have grown up with that sort of lifestyle or have a genetic predisposition to holding weight. They need education and counseling. Maybe they need a buddy system or maybe some accountability."
Healthy eating has led Carducci to shake up the menu at his restaurant. He uses no trans fats. He grows an herb garden, and he has added a healthy banquet menu called "Farm to Table."
The benefits of his new physique make Carducci smile.
"It's nice getting on planes," he said. "I can sit between people and not feel like I'm causing anyone any problems. It's nice to go to a regular clothes store. The path I was on was not good for my family or for myself. Now I feel like a young man. I don't feel my age at all."
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14 January 2009
The activity chosen for the day by UNV in Uruguay was an innovative event widely covered by the media. A van tour was organized through the departments of Montevideo and Canelones to raise awareness about the work carried out, specifically, by three civil society organizations: Los Alfareros Children's Club, a Scouts Group and the Comuna Mujer CCZ14 Women's Group.
The Children's Club is the only organization of its kind in an urban area of around 150,000 people, many of whom are living in settlements. Thanks to technical experts and volunteers, the children receive education, daily food and learn how to grow vegetables in a small communal garden. The Scouts Group works with volunteer educators in a settlement of the Conciliación area, offering an alternative to social marginalization and poverty through the principles of tolerance, respect and the appreciation of diversity. The Comuna Mujer CCZ14 is one of the groups working for the recognition of women's rights and for the integration of gender perspectives into local policies.
Antonio Graziano, UNV Programme Officer in Uruguay, says that the experience was very positive as it resulted in extensive coverage through the distribution of press releases and the involvement of the media, which helped to raise awareness about the benefits of volunteerism and its contributions to achieving the MDGs.
Another activity to mark IVD and International Human Rights Day, celebrated every year on 10 December, was a roundtable on "Volunteerism: Building Human Rights, Participating in Social Justice". This event was organized on 12 December by UNV, Uruguay's Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) - through the National Youth Institute, and Uruguay's National Association of NGOs (ANONG).
The roundtable, attended by the Social Development Minister and the UN Resident Coordinator, generated several debates about the promotion of volunteerism as a tool to ensure the observance of human rights around the world. At the beginning of 2009, a report of this meeting will be published, and its distribution will also serve as an awareness raising tool.
UNV, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Uruguay's Ministry of Social Development approved a project in August with the objective of supporting and promoting volunteerism for development in Uruguay; from February, two volunteers will support the government in activities aimed at promoting volunteerism.
Uruguay is one of the pilot countries taking part in the 'Delivery as One' project, whose aim is to coordinate the work and activities of all UN agencies in order to increase the efficiency of their actions. UNV can contribute to this project through the integration of volunteerism into projects and programmes developed in collaboration with other agencies.


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Damon L. Collier was found guilty Aug. 14 and sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City.
Collier was charged after police responded on July 23, 2011, to a report of a disturbance at a Kansas City apartment complex and found him highly intoxicated, waving a gun around and yelling threats against two people.
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COLUMBIA — He had just ripped off a 43-yard run in the third quarter against Mississippi State. So impressive, yet so ordinary.
166 carries
1,058 yards
6.37 yards per carry
10 touchdowns
1,384 yards from scrimmage
This is what South Carolina tailback Mike Davis does, after all. Nobody in the SEC has more 40-yard runs this season than Davis' five. So, the long third-quarter run Saturday that pushed Davis over the 1,000-yard mark this season was a highlight — but not the highlight.
It's what came on the next snap — an off-balance, 30-yard catch down the right sideline — that truly amazed.
"I probably twisted my body around, like, twice, came down on my shoulder hard," Davis said after USC's 34-16 win. "I'd say I was (more impressed) with the catch."
In two consecutive plays Saturday, Davis displayed why he'll likely be on the short list of Heisman Trophy candidates before the 2014 season. The SEC's leading rusher is more than just a rusher. He's a complete halfback, adding 29 catches and 326 yards to his 1,058 rushing yards through nine games.
Davis' skillset is not unique. However, USC coach Steve Spurrier had no problem mixing his sophomore with the elite Sunday afternoon.
"Yeah, Marcus could do all that," Spurrier said of former USC tailback Marcus Lattimore, who himself could have been a Heisman finalist had he stayed healthy during his career. "Marcus was an excellent receiver coming out of the backfield. He caught that similar play down the sideline several times also."
During Davis' rise to stardom this season, Spurrier has maintained reverent tones when regarding Lattimore's legacy. He has good reason. Lattimore was an ideal ambassador for the Gamecocks' football program. So, each time one of Davis' feats is mentioned, it's no surprise when Spurrier reminds that Lattimore accomplished similar milestones.
Only, in reality, Davis may do things Lattimore never did.
Davis is only 139 yards from Lattimore's best rushing season, a 1,197-yard mark as a freshman in 2010. He's averaging 1.56 more yards per carry than Lattimore did that season.
"Yeah, I would love to surpass it, but I didn't target that," Davis said. "I didn't even know I was close to it, but I guess, since you just brought it to my attention, of course I'm going to go at it."
It's impossible to overemphasize the value Davis' production has had on USC's offense this season. The sophomore is on pace for 1,999 yards from scrimmage, easily leading the SEC. He has reached 130 yards from scrimmage in eight straight games, the only SEC player to do that this season.
On Saturday, Spurrier said his team had "one good drive." South Carolina marched 86 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Davis accounted for 82 of those yards, including his two highlight reel-worthy plays.
"He's a very good back," Spurrier said. "There's no question about that."
Running backs coach Everette Sands isn't satisfied with his young star. He wants Davis to take the "very good" and turn it into great.
When asked last week what Davis can do better, Sands blurted out two words: ball security. Davis has lost three fumbles this season, two at Missouri. On the surface, it seems like the only blemish in Davis' game.
Sands said there are weaknesses, however subtly. He's stressed for Davis to "trust himself," take advantage of matchups when opportunities arrive.
"A lot of backs, when it's a little cloudy, say, 'I'm not going to go that way. I'm going to go the other way.' They end up putting themselves in a worse situation," Sands said last week, after Davis was held to a season-low 51 rushing yards against Mizzou. "So, sometimes when it's a little cloudy, you have to go on ahead and say, 'Hey, it's you and me one-on-one.'
"I think he left a couple yards on the field. Just seeing the crease and getting the crease — even though there may be somebody there — and saying,'Hey, I'm going to go one-on-one with this linebacker.' He does a great job, but there's some little things that I think he can improve on."
Still room to grow after becoming one of the nation's top running backs. It's a scary thought for any defense, during the final four weeks of this season and beyond.
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Many technical hurdles remain to be overcome, notably cryopreservation and manufacturing, Dr. Langer observes. "Every tissue/organ has its own issues to solve."
From Dr. Niklason's perspective, "The two real stumbling blocks for the industry have been manufacturing (repeatability, reproducibility, and scaling) combined with cost of goods issues. But these are becoming a dragon that can be slain." While the regulatory environment is not getting easier, she observes, "cell products are less of an unknown for the FDA than they were a decade ago, so there is more precedent for the FDA to regulate products and the number of complete surprises is fewer."
"The evolving regulatory environment and affordability of healthcare, both in the U.S. and abroad, will continue to pose significant hurdles," says Dr. Gemmiti.
"That said, speaking from personal experience, the FDA was very willing to work with us at Organogenesis on the recent approval of Gintuit™, our new living cellular sheet for the regeneration of oral soft tissue. The lessons learned through that successful process are already helping to educate the rest of the field. On the healthcare side, companies committing to evidence-based medicine and supporting that with health economics research will find themselves ahead of the pack in the future."
When asked how the regulatory environment for tissue-engineered and stem cell products has evolved over the past four years, Dr. Gemmiti replied, "In certain instances, the amount of clinical evidence required to support the safety and efficacy of biologics and devices has increased." However, he points to products such as Provenge, LaViv™ (Fibrocell Science), and Gintuit as "important examples to follow and set precedents, at least on the cell-based side."
"Unquestionably, the FDA's aggressive stance with respect to cell-based therapeutics is a dramatic hurdle," says Dr. McAllister. For at least some applications—and he mentions the use of stem cell-based therapies to treat congestive heart failure and muscle loss associated with acute myocardial infarction as examples—"the risk/benefit analysis is dramatically skewed and, as an industry and a regulatory body, we should be revisiting our cumulative tolerance of risk."
In 2005, for example, coronary heart disease caused 1 out of every 5 deaths in the U.S. The prevalence of heart failure in the U.S. was about 5.7 million, and mortality attributable to heart failure exceeded 292,000 per year. Mortality due to myocardial infarction (MI) was about 151,000 in 2005, and about 1 in 5 people 40 years of age or older who suffered a first MI would die within a year. "These patients have little hope of improvement with current therapies," says Dr. McAllister.
The 2012 analysis included a detailed breakdown of spending by industry segment and stage and found that stem cell-based therapies dominate both the clinical (73%) and preclinical (62%) stages, followed by the category of cells and biomaterials (with clinical spending representing 18% of the total, and preclinical 19%). "These data suggest that stem cell-based products and combination products (cells and biomaterials) will be entering the market in the next 5–10 years," concluded the authors.
"Of particular note is the entrance of embryonic stem cell (ESC)-based therapies into clinical trials for the first time." The report noted that among companies developing stem cell-based therapies, 59% of those products derived from autologous cells and 39% from allogeneic cells, while 2% utilized xenogeneic cells. The majority (58%) of companies favored adult stem cell technologies, while 10% specialized in ESCs; the other 32% included in the analysis offered stem cell banking services.
Dr. Langer feels that the decision of whether to develop an ESC- versus adult stem cell-based therapeutic, or an autologous versus allogeneic therapy, should be decided on a case-by-case basis depending on the problem you are trying to solve and the properties of each type of cell. The choice between embryonic and adult stem cells will depend largely on which is likely to be most efficacious for a particular application; whereas the decision to work with autologous or allogeneic cells encompasses rejection issues, the need to grow cells without risk of de-differentiation, and how quickly the cells are needed.
"I think allogeneic cell therapies will always have an edge over autologous cell therapies," says Dr. Niklason. "To contemplate an autologous cell therapy, the benefit to the patient has to be enormous."
With regard to ESCs versus adult stem cells, "when the dust settles, embryonic stem cells will have taught us a tremendous amount," says Dr. Niklason. "They have been critically important tools and enabling for the current overall stem cell field." For the purposes of human therapy, however, she expects that adult stem cells and iPS cells will play a predominant role.
Looking forward, the authors, editors, and members of the Industry Council as a whole are cautiously optimistic. They express confidence in the industry's ability to continue its upward trajectory and maintain a positive growth trend, while not minimizing the challenges that lie ahead.
"I see the field continuing to grow and becoming more entrenched as a viable industry," says Dr. Gemmiti. "The setbacks of the past have provided important lessons for everyone: companies, investors, and regulators. The field can continue to translate research into viable products, deliver much-needed therapies to patients, and further establish successful businesses."
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Asia's great size and geographical diversity is accompanied by thousands of years of history with great variation in its inhabitants. As one would suspect, there are more ethnic and national groups than any other continent, and an amazing range of contemporary cultures, with considerable extremes of wealth and poverty. Part of the continent, the so-called Fertile Crescent of the Middle East, is credited with the emergence of agriculture over ten thousand years ago. Central Asia, with its famous Silk Road, has been a melting pot for much of that period, as traders traversed the breadth of the continent, sharing goods and knowledge. Japan and China were other entry points for European connections to the vastness of Asia. War and conquest are integral, but less pleasant, parts of that history as well. The area is thought to have been originators of many consumer goods for trade, including gunpowder, silk, and many medicines.


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The undergraduate management concentration in Marketing provides students with both a theoretical and a practical knowledge of marketing. The curriculum achieves these ends by integrating practical applications with theoretical and conceptual understanding. Examples include hands-on computer usage, team projects and case analysis, and marketing simulation games. In addition, ethics and international issues are woven through the curriculum to further enrich the student's marketing background.
Marketing students may follow many possible career paths. The highest starting salaries go to those positions requiring the strongest quantitative skills.
Sales (Area Sales Manager): Ensuring that brokers/salespeople meet their targets; sales contacts and customer
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In order to fulfill the requirements of the concentration in marketing, students must complete the standard core curriculum for the management degree option, MKTG 320 (Marketing Research), and 3 other electives beyond undergraduate marketing courses beyond the introductory level. The students' course selections should reflect their career choice. Marketing Strategy is recommended for all Marketing majors. Each course is four credit hours.
MKTG 320 - Marketing Research
The role of marketing research; research design, sampling, questionnaire construction, data collection methodology, techniques for data analysis, report writing and presentation.
MKTG 322 - Consumer Behavior
Individual, situational and cultural influences on consumer attitudes (judgment) and decision making, normative versus descriptive theories of decision making. Special topics include online buying behavior, conjoint models of preference formation, and innovation diffusion.
MKTG 324 - Marketing Strategy
Advanced treatment of integrating elements of the marketing mix (i.e., product, place, promotion and place decisions in the context of marketing planning). The role and importance of e-commerce in shaping marketing mix integration will be highlighted.
MKTG 325 — Product Management
Explores strategic aspects of new product management and the issues relating to the process of new product development for sustained future growth.
MKTG 340 - Advertising
This is a course on integrated marketing communications (IMC) with an emphasis on advertising on the Internet and the new media. Topics include: selection of target markets, establishment of communications objectives, selection of and working relationships with advertising agencies, creative strategy and execution, media selection, appropriations and budgets, and program evaluation procedures.
MKTG 350 – Customer Relationship Marketing
Principles of co-operative marketing strategy dealing with selection of relationship partners, structuring partnerships, creating incentives, and evaluating relationship performance with specific focus on the role of the internet in structuring firm-customer relationships.
MKTG 441 - Advanced Tools for Marketing Decisions
This course provides hands-on skills in using advanced computer-based tools that help in making marketing decisions. Topics include sales call planning, segmentation using cluster analysis, positioning using MDS, new product design using conjoint analysis, and pricing using yield management. Emphasis is placed on conceptualizing the problems as well as their practical solutions. The course is particularly relevant for the data rich e-commerce environment (e.g., data mining techniques for marketing decisions). Students gain valuable spreadsheet skills, and learn to integrate analysis with marketing intuition.
MKTG 470 - International Marketing
Seminar on marketing management problems in the international environment. Students will gain an understanding of scope of international marketing activities and impact of culture and environment on marketing programs.
MKTG 480 – Special Topics in Marketing
New offerings on topics within the broad area of marketing. Strategic Brand Management and Sales & Advertising are current Special Topics courses. Many of these topics courses are later added to the curriculum as regular offerings.
The faculty recommend that MKTG majors take MKTG 311 (required for all SOM students), two electives and MKTG 324 – Marketing Strategy as the best preparation for most careers. Other combinations may be chosen and students are encouraged to consult with the faculty in the Marketing area for advice on other career preparation options. Students often to take additional electives instead of a second concentration.


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Unlikely Allies in the Fight for Mental Health Services: Criminal Justice Leaders Speak Out
By Laura Usher, CIT Program Manager
Earlier this year, Florida's legislature proposed over $100 million in cuts to mental health and substance abuse services. A coalition of mental health advocates working throughout the legislative session were able to reverse all the proposed budget cuts—and they got help from some unlikely allies.
"Each week during the legislative session, representatives from sheriffs' departments across the state spend time in Tallahassee visiting with legislators," explained Gail Cordial, executive director of the advocacy group Florida Partners in Crisis. "Legislators pay attention when they hear from local law enforcement. Often, it's the first time that policymakers connect the dots between cuts in treatment to public safety and other costs such as hospitals, crisis units and courts."
The success in Florida is just one example of a growing trend of criminal justice leaders standing up in support of mental health services. For many states and communities, these partnerships are a natural outgrowth of local criminal justice/mental health partnerships designed to divert people away from the justice system and into treatment, such as police crisis intervention teams (CIT) and mental health courts. Advocacy takes these local programs a step further by working to increase funding and access to services to help individuals get treatment to decreases the chances that they will become involved—or further involved—in the justice system.
Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio of the Summit County (Ohio) Juvenile Court explains why her court takes an interest in providing mental health services for children and youth who have not been charged with crimes: "No child should be labeled delinquent solely to access mental health services." Instead of waiting for youth in need of services to get arrested for acting out, the juvenile court works with schools and families to identify youth at risk and connect them with services well before they have trouble with the law. This proactive approach, in addition to case management programs to provide services to youth who are under court supervision, has dramatically reduced juvenile detention rates. It's no surprise that the court can prevent juvenile detention by offering mental health treatment: research shows that 70 percent of youth in the juvenile justice system live with a mental health condition. Many families report that getting arrested is the only way their child can access needed services.
Teodosio says that judges can give advocacy efforts a boost by bringing a wide range of groups to the table. "Judges are in a position to bring the various mental health agencies of the community together along with law enforcement, the prosecutor, the defense bar, children, families and advocacy groups." These criminal justice professionals can be powerful allies when advocating to change laws or stop budget cuts, says Angela Kimball, NAMI's director of state policy. "Legislators are extremely interested in promoting public safety, so they seek out and respect the opinions of criminal justice leaders like judges and sheriffs."
Kate Farinholt, executive director of NAMI Maryland, emphasizes the importance of cultivating relationships with all the people she comes in contact with through local and statewide criminal justice projects. "Get these people in your database. Invite them to participate in Mental Illness Awareness Week, NAMIWalks and other events. Send them your advocacy alerts, invite them to be a board member, ask them to help you fundraise. Most importantly, ask them to spread the word about NAMI with their personal as well as professional networks." Over time these relationship can bear fruit. Farinholt cites an example of the public relations officer at a local police department who worked with her to get media attention for police training. He later joined NAMI Maryland's public policy committee and now works in the Governor's office, where he's a powerful ally on a variety of mental health issues.
Maintaining relationships with criminal justice leaders, says Farinholt, can also raise the profile of the NAMI State Organization or NAMI Affiliate. "Our criminal justice contacts have connected us with networks of government agencies, emergency responders, veterans and many other groups. NAMI Maryland is becoming the go-to organization on mental health issues."
Other advocates agree with Farinholt's approach. NAMI Indiana, for example, recently hosted its ninth annual conference entirely for criminal justice professionals. The conference offers continuing education credits for professionals and creates an opportunity for NAMI Indiana to reach a diverse group of influential community leaders. Pam McConey, executive director of NAMI Indiana, says the open dialogue at the conference provides her with insights into the inner workings of the criminal justice system and helps her identify where NAMI Indiana's advocacy can make a difference.
Cordial, in Florida, says that a key part of their strategy was keeping criminal justice leaders involved in her organization, and finding ways to participate in events hosted by the criminal justice community. After working together, advocates and criminal justice professionals agree that individuals living with mental illness don't belong in prison or jail, they need treatment.
In a telling example of how just how valuable these partnerships can be, Col. Jim Previtera of the Hillsborough County (Fla.) jail recently testified at a rally in the Florida Capitol that cuts to mental health don't save money and only mask a growing problem. "The adverse outcomes of [budget cuts] with regard to mental health and substance may not be visible to them hidden behind jail walls, but there will be a day when persons most impacted by the legislature's actions walk from our gates—back into their communities, and into all our communities—still in need of mental health and substance abuse treatment denied by endless cuts today."
For NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates seeking to broaden their impact, consider reaching out the criminal justice community.
Download these tools and resources to to help address the lack of services in your community. Under "Grassroots Advocacy Tools," you'll find fact sheets on the array of services needed for both youth and adults. Visit NAMI's Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Center for more information on criminal justice/mental health partnerships.


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1998 WORLD PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS LP: Lamento D'Ariane
This was one of her best programs ever. Beautiful sophistication, artistry and technique! A true masterpiece!
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What is your most irrational fear?
Flying. I hate it, but obviously I have to do it. Ive made a lot of really good friends on planes -- grabbing onto their hands.
What place in the world do you most want to visit?
Im taking a trip to Scotland and Dublin soon. Ill be running the Olympic torch there, and itll be for my birthday. So thats very exciting.
So, is Mathman plotting to get the seat next to Michelle when she flies to Dublin?
I loved her Scheherazade program during the Nationals and worlds! Beautiful programs!
I loved her SP, Romanza and her supreme confidence in that piece. I loved the music, the attitude she displayed and the costume. Amazing how MK transformed from a child with incredible solid jumps in 1995 to an exquisite chinese beauty in Romanza. Wasn't fun to watch her go from jumping bean to Lyra to Tosca? I feel her most beautiful, complete program was Song of the Black Swan. Her burgundy practice dress showing her lovely little figure is a favorite. MK sure had the best dresses, and the big budget. I wish I could have seen more of her teenage cute outfits in her COI numbers. Someone around her had exquisite taste. I marvel at how timeless even her costume choices were. Like Princess Di's dresses, there was rarely a miss.
Just a note I think Lamento was 1998, not 2008. Just a typo ( I make many) but someone might be looking for more info. Thanks CS for listing them. I did this in my inspiration thread and my homage to MK after she was nominated to USFS Hall of Fame. I never get tired of her 'hit parade.'
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Me too. She is really the best figure skater ever in my opinion.
Michelle's triumphant return to the ice "Winter Song"
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I have always loved Michelle's East of Eden program. This isn't the best uTube version but the only one I could find tonite.
The choreography was perfect, Michelle's interpretation of the music was right on, and her falling leaf into the spread eagle was one of the most beautifully timed movements with the music of any program I've ever seen. There is no one like Michelle in figure skating right now. With the point system they race from trick to jump to spin to trick to get as many points in as they can and the lyrical side of skating is lost. Every move she made, hands, arms, legs, and her facial expressions were designed to interpret the music.
The closest to MIchelle now in terms of connecting to the music and performing is Akiko Suzuki. She just needs more consistency and perfection She is my have now
Miki Ando has some MK moments as well.
In some skates of Yu-Na, I see a lot of the MK influence as well.
I often go to "Song of the Black Swan" and "Lyra Angelica" when I need inspiration or sustenance, or just because. But I don't think I can choose a favorite, because I love them all. Thank goodness she stayed around for such a long time, so that she left us an artistic output that shows a complete arc of development from child prodigy to mature artist.
And she had the good luck, heslth and most importntly, she skated right with the whack era. We got to see her and irina a long time - I wish Tara, Sarah and a few others, Jenny, AP had been as luck or motivated. I wish Yuna was here tohave a MAo Rivalry-anyone think Mao might still be deflated by that loss and not having Yuna on the ice at the big competitions? This was a rivalry that brought out the best, even though it had a bad side for some uber fans from both countries. Yuna admitted it felt good to win over Mao as she was Japanese. I think Mao certainly deserves a body of work thread from her meteoric rise from incredible junior to struggling and beautiful senior.
Currently, I love Carolina and she can be breath taking, but Mao Asada, mistakes or not, 3 axel or not is a heart felt skater, a great compeitor with a bunch of awesome programs. Any Mao fan wishn to start a thread where we pick our very favorite program? I might pick an exhibition piece.
Mao ubers, are you out there? There isn't another CoP lady that deserves it and has been around. Shizuka was 2004 a satr and out by OGM 2006, tho she has some lovely exhib. and show skating, but I don't think it is all there on youtube.
As for men with body of work still skating or retired there is Yagudin, Plushenko. Then Comes Lambiel who skated a lot and has several good to great programs. Also, shorter career but still beautiful skating is Jeff Buttle. Evan has skated a long time as has Johnny Wier.
Mao fans? Start a best of thread. The 'iron butterfly' deserves it. That is a compliment of course!
TIMELESS, indeed. I really have no words to describe her better than any of you guys already had. She was just so damn gooooooooooooood.
I don't see any of Michelle in Miki Ando. Not a fan! Michelle's costumes were classy, her choreography suited her style and she was very competent without looking overly athletic. I think Yu Na Kim has her own style, Mao Asada as well. Both are beautifully classic skaters with grace and confidence. When they do occasionally falter it's always a surprise to me because they are usually so steady.
Oops - double post!
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
You've heard of the saying coined by a popular movie: "If you ain't first, you're last." Well, literally, that's true with the Charleston 2 Bermuda Yacht Race this year.
The race, held every two years, experienced lighter participation than in previous events, so there were only two boats sailing from the Lowcountry to Bermuda in this past Friday's race. Jamie Walker, of Charleston, captains one of those ships called "Azura."
At press time, the race was not completed with the 777-mile journey expected to take four to five days.
The 777 miles would be if ships took a straight course to Bermuda, so with sailing dealing with shifting winds, tides, currents and a multitude of other variables, the trip could exceed 800 miles.
"Ever since I was a teenager, I have always wanted to sail to Bermuda," Walker said.
"So, I'm getting it done now. I have a great group of guys."
There were a total of eight crew on Azura, including Walker who began as skipper when the boats started Friday afternoon in the Charleston Harbor after docking at City Marina.
The trip is almost the land equivalent of traveling from Charleston to New York City.
Walker said the boat, which looks as if it just came from a showroom, was built in 2001. It was kept in Germany with little use until Walker purchased it last December.
The winning crew gets a trophy for its efforts, according to race spokesperson Randy Draftz.
"I think the real prize is being prepared to make a trip like this," Walker said.
"That's the real prize in any kind of voyage like this."
He prepared two years specifically for this race, completing an exhaustive list to meet safety requirements. "It's daunting if your mind is not in the game," he added.
"When you make the mental commitment to go, it's just a matter of going through the checklist. That's what we did, so that's why we can leave the dock here shortly."
Although, he's participated in shorter races, it's Walker's first race of this length.
He insisted the experience is not all about winning the race.
"But, I can tell ya any time we cross the starting line, we're crossing it to win a race," he said.
"We're not interested in second place."
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Bernie Madoff Whistle Blower, Along With Former CEO of Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu To Speak at Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at USU on Oct. 24
Huntsman Press Release
LOGAN, UT - A man who spent nine years trying to convince the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernie Madoff was operating a Ponzi scheme will speak on the Utah State University campus at the 37th Annual Partners In Business Conference on Oct. 24.
Frank K. Casey, an investment banker with CP Baker & Co., was one of five people dubbed the "Fox Hounds" for their collective efforts to blow the whistle on Madoff. Casey will be a keynote speaker at the Jon M. Huntsman School's Partners In Business Accounting Conference at 8 a.m. in the Eccles Conference Center on the USU campus.
Casey is frequently asked to speak on how the Madoff fraud unveiled financial industry due-diligence failures and regulatory problems. Madoff was sentenced in 2009 to 150 years in prison for operating what the "New York Times" called the "largest, longest and most widespread Ponzi scheme in history."
The conference is also to feature James H. Quigley, who served as the CEO of Deloitte Touche & Tohmatsu Limited from 2007 to 2011 and retired as a senior partner from Deloitte U.S. in June 2012. Quigley graduated from the Huntsman School of Business with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1974. He is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m.
Quigley was named by "Accounting Today" as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting" for three consecutive years. Recognized within the business community, he has testified before the House Committee on Financial Services about reducing the likelihood of fraud and restoring investor confidence in the United States. Utah State University recognized him with an honorary doctor of business degree in 2008 and the Huntsman School honored him with a Professional Achievement Award in 1989.
The conference will also feature Greg Poulsen, senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Intermountain Healthcare; John Keyser, a partner and the national director of assurance services for McGladrey L.L.P.; Edward Karl, vice president - taxation, of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Marc A. Gardiner, chief executive officer, IASeminars; Nona Donahue, director Deloitte Tax L.L.P.; Ryan Dent, partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers's banking and capital markets sector; and Jeffrey Doyle, the George S. Eccles Chair in Capital Markets Research in the School of Accountancy at the Huntsman School of Business.
Partners In Business offers a series of professional development conferences each year. More information about the conference and registration fees is available at the website (http://partners.usu.edu/).
The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University seeks to inspire and equip students to become innovative, ethical leaders with refined analytical skills that will help them understand and succeed in the global marketplace. The Huntsman School of Business is one of eight colleges at USU, which is located in northern Utah. More information on the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business may be found on the web at www.huntsman.usu.edu.


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Being Black has gained an enthusiastic following in African American and Zen communities. Angel Kyodo Williams shows black Americans how to develop a "warrior-spirit" of truth and responsibility that can lead to happiness and personal transformation. The principles and tools she offers provide a framework for addressing the African American community's unique worries, hopes, challenges, and expectations. Williams uses an eloquent, hip, and honest approach to share personal stories, time-tested teachings, and simple guidelines that invite readers of all faiths to discover how to step into the freedom of a life lived with fearlessness, grace, and fluidity.
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OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - Squaw Valley is the best ski resort in North America, Outside Magazine announced Monday.
According to the magazine, its staff spent months scoring and ranking dozens of resorts from California to Maine to British Columbia to Quebec to come up the ultimate cheat sheet for figuring out which mountains are right for you this snow season.
In the end, Squaw was named the very best, besting Vail Ski Resort and Whistler Blackcomb, which finished second and third, respectively.
The magazine touted Squaw's hosting of the 1960 Winter Olympics, the Tahoe region's famed 300 days of annual sunshine and an average snowfall of 450 inches as key factors in the decision. The magazine also gave kudos to the Olympic Valley resort for its smooth rental process and focus on safety, as well as highlighting the area's variety of apres ski options and the benefit of having the neighboring Resort at Squaw Creek.
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Earlier today, Steve Jobs pulled out a
shotgun and fired
away at Adobe at point-blank range. Jobs laid out a six-point
plan of attack detailing why Adobe Flash is detrimental to the Mac
and iPhone/iPod touch/iPad mobile platforms and why the web should
just let the "proprietary standard" die.
Well, we knew that Adobe wasn't just
gonna let Jobs' barbs fly without a response -- and like clockwork,
Adobe's CEO has answered back. The Wall Street Journal's Alan
Murray interviewed Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen about Jobs' comments
and here are a few of the highlights:
Interestingly, Narayen doesn't make any
mention of HTML5 which Jobs suggests that developers use to crush
Adobe Flash. You can view the full interview here at the WSJ's
Digits blog.
quote: And do you know or understand why any one application might cause an increase in battery life? Seriously, so many people who either love Apple or hate Adobe(or Microsoft) try to use clearly bogus or misleading claims to back up their perspective, without there being enough evidence to make for an airtight case.


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Evangelization has been the responsibility and joy of every Christian ever since Jesus himself gave us our direction in Matthew 28: 18-20. Making disciples of all peoples, baptizing them (even if we ourselves are not actually doing the baptizing) and teaching them are our responsibility. Jesus also gave us powerful examples of how to make disciples. He was friendly; he approached people. He listened to them. He didn't demand they come to him, although he could have. He personified hospitality. The only people who feared him were the hypocrites, the despots and the unkind.
Last night, I witnessed a wonderful event, the confirmation of eight young adults who, for one reason or another, had not had the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. This evening came about because several wonderful people evangelized and catechized them with hospitality. The Rev. Bartholomew Daly, MHM (Mill Hill Missionary), administrator of Our Lady of Peace parish in Manhattan, offered the homelike atmosphere of his rectory for their preparation and the beautiful church, with all its Easter flowers, for the Eucharistic Liturgy during which they were confirmed. Oscar Cruz, director of adult faith formation under the leadership of Catechetical Office director, Sr. Joan Curtin, CND, prepared them, meeting with them in the evening for several weeks, when most other people had left work and gone home. Bishop Gerald Walsh, vicar general of the archdiocese, concelebrated with Father Daly and confirmed these young adults with great attention and care. Nothing was careless or rushed. The atmosphere was deeply spiritual.
Afterwards, Fr. Daly invited the eight newly confirmed Catholics and their guests back to the rectory dining room for cookies and coffee. People lingered there, chatting and making plans to stay in touch. I kept thinking to myself, this is how ministry should be all the time, everywhere. And it could be, couldn't it?
By the way, if you are a Catholic adult seeking Confirmation or you know someone who is, there will be another opportunity for preparation and reception of this sacrament. A Confirmation preparation class will begin on April 25 at Holy Family parish in New Rochelle. Details are here. Be sure to read the online brochure for what you need to provide, including permission from your pastor.