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Speakers Beware: Avoid the Scammers, Jerks, and Those Who Would Rip You Off
I'm sick of it.
And I'm about to get all Mama Bear for the speaking industry. (Thanks to Dr. Mollie Marti for the comparison!)
**Fair warning…. I don't usually use potty words, but the language in this post may end up being rated PG13 or worse. I'm that upset and sometimes "nicer" words simply don't cut it to describe some people and situations. If you are easily offended by PG13 language, it's best you stop reading now.**
Too many times this year and at least three times THIS WEEK I've heard of scams, jerks, con artists, and rip offs trying to benefit from the hard work and good name of professional speakers by taking advantage of them and trying to trick them, the industry, and the marketplace.
Here's what happened:
First, a long-time client forwarded me an email exchange she had with a supposed event planner in Malaysia. This "event planner" had offered her a speaking gig at a leadership conference for $3,000USD payable AFTER the event. (Something already smells fishy to me.) She had an uneasy feeling about it and contacted me for my opinion. After a quick Google search, I found that the same event and meeting planners with a similar name had at least one other speaker present a weekend training and never paid his fee. I'm going to keep digging for her.
Next, the same client was contacted by another party, with a similar-too-good-to-be-true sounding offer. (More later on why she may be a target for scammers).
Then last night I heard about a shockingly extra scuzzbaggy idiot scammer, who literally STOLE the images of many of my friends in the speaker training industry for his crappy "telesummit," created fake fan pages using their names and images, and started commenting on other people's walls, pretending to be them — and blatantly doing it as if they'd never find out. He created a sales page with all their images as if they had agreed to be part of his event he was charging $297 for admission to; when in reality, at least one of them never even spoke to the scammer, let alone agreed to be part of anything. And beyond ALL that– this Scammer McScammy Pants changed his name (and not to Scammer McScammy Pants because that would have been too easy to tell something wasn't quite right).
These true experts, several of whom are people I have shared meals with, spent time with and consider friends, as well as colleagues, have been marketing using the Internet for many years and (1) know very quickly when their names are being used anywhere online and (2) have massive followings of fans and friends who watch their backs. Why this douchebag of a human being thought he could even get away with using their names and creating fake pages and personas pretending to be them I will never know.
I found out about this scam from a Facebook post by Dave Lakhani, a force to be reckoned with when he's in a good mood and happy– but piss
him off and seriously… watch out. Dave Lakhani has been one of my speaking heroes since I met him in 2008 when I was emcee of an event where he started his speech by saying something like: "If you refuse to turn off your technology while I am speaking, I will physically take it from you and crush it. I will crush your technology. This message is that important and you must give me your full attention." Guess what? Everyone gave him their full attention.
A few months later he invited me to be his guest at an exclusive weekend speaker training he did for a handful of national celebrities and other professional speakers, where I got to know him up close and personal. And although at an imposing 6'5″ (or more?), with definite strong opinions and a general inherent and amazing personal power, I found Dave Lakhani to be warm, sincere, and inspiring to learn from and watch. Above all, Dave Lakhani does business with the highest ethics and integrity, treats people with respect – including those he disagrees with- and is more than willing to call out crap when he sees it.
What Dave Lakhani did after finding out someone stole his identity to market their illegitimate online event is nothing less than brilliant.
Dave describes what he did next in one of the (to date) 94 comments on the thread:
"This scambag (name withheld here because I don't want my blog associated with him in any way, but you can see who it is on the Facebook post) created a bunch of fan pages using the names and likeness of a bunch of speakers and then started commenting as those people on other pages as if all of these people were excited about his event for the purpose of getting traffic from people reading the comments and then clicking to the page. Once he heard that I'd threatened his breakfast cereal, he immediately phoned me and left a message saying that he was only trying to honor me and wanted to promote my products on the back end of his seminar (presumably because they are not good enough for the front end). He then left me his phone number and assured me he'd take my call, he of course did not answer the phone when I called back and covered his butt by saying that it was 7:30am in Thailand and he had to get some sleep sometime because he had been up all night with his summit.
"If I were him I'd be more worried about me getting in touch with the CEO of Infusionsoft Clate Mask and letting them know that they are sponsoring the event of an identity thief or at minimum one of the most unethical promoters around. He has mentioned to several people who have reached out to me on his behalf that of course it wasn't his fault, he had a "team" of people who did it and they "forgot" to let the people know whose identities they hijacked that they were doing it to honor them and to sell their products on the back end.
"The problem with this is the problem with much of Internet Marketing and Biz Op generally. The lack of morals and ethics is astounding. It is why I've quit speaking on those stages and why I'm more focused on building brick and mortar businesses and just writing and selling books. The only goal of too many of these promoters is simply to separate people from their money regardless of how well the information works. I've always threatened to write a book about all the conversations I had with drunk speakers and promoters who could only talk about how they systematically sucked money out of people's pockets and how stupid people were and how easy they made it. Then, the next day before they speak they have prayer circles with the attendees asking God to bless their talk so that they can really reach people. Things like this make me really reconsider that book idea. There are good speakers and good promoters out there but they often get overshadowed by the idiots like this guy. And, virtually all of the bad ones say they are the only ones doing it right and ethically.
"So, what am I doing next? Well, first I'm waiting for (the guy) to call me back and see what he has to say for himself when we speak in person, that will be fun and I will likely record it. Second, I'll be reporting him to Facebook, The FTC, and the Attorney General's Office. I've also called all the speakers I know personally who are on the platform to back out. I'm glad to hear that Bill Walsh and Stephanie Frank have already made the decision to pull out, I expect to see more pull out as well."
Then I replied:
"Whew… This is just so terribly upsetting! … I think what happened to you & others we know in this situation sucks big time AND I worry about more eager and less savvy/experienced speakers who can easily be taken advantage of. Mollie Marti is right– I feel very Mama Bear about those people who really do want to speak & share their messages and make an honest living doing it like we have.
For me, my whole life has revolved around teaching and coaching speech. It was my profession as a college prof for more than a decade & I LOVE it. Plus doing the info marketing thing keeps me with my family to raise my girls in person instead of having to be on the road 100+ days a year on stages. Someday I'll do that when they're in college & grown up.
Anyway I think we seriously need to put our heads together and create something for our industry that seeks to protect them. You are right… There are far too many jerks teaching speaking & marketing. I bet Joel Comm might be on board to add a guest post (we could probably ask his permission to grab a post he's already written… I know I've read a couple scathing posts from him about the underbelly of IM).
I am doing this protecting speakers blog series. Anyone who wants to contribute with a guest post is welcome. I'm not selling anything attached to it. It'll be a week-long or month-long PSA for the speaking community.
Who's in?"
I already have at least one commitment from Thom Scott who replied almost immediately. Thom Scott will write a guest post on contract structures and material rights. I know as I reach out personally I'll have more guests willing to share their stories, experiences and best tips on how speakers can avoid scams in the speaking industry. I plan to invite Christian speaker Leesa Barnes, who earlier this year was almost scammed out of thousands of dollars by a group pretending to be with a church in England (and who I hope forgives me for the PG13 language in this post!). I also plan to invite Tom Antion, who called out a very famous speaker trainer who he knew to be telling lies and taking people's money. My friend and accountability partner Shannon Cherry might have a thing or two to share since she regularly posts Cherry Bombs on her blog calling out unethical business marketing practices and advocating for her readers. Friends like New York Times best-selling author Joel Comm might want to weigh in, as he has effectually left the Internet Marketing space because he was so disheartened by the lying, manipulation, and regurgitating of ideas being sold as new innovations.
All of these people and more are advocates for entrepreneurs and business owners. I am standing up today to be counted as the Mama Bear of professional speakers and emerging speakers.
Overall, I won't be naming names of the unethical ones here on this blog because I don't want to have my name or blog associated with them. Plus, really, it's not about the scam artists. It's about YOU, my dear readers and speakers everywhere who need to know what kinds of scams are out there and best practices on how to avoid them. And you should learn how the industry really does work for insiders who work in meetings all the time.
Why are emerging speakers like my client a ripe target for scammers? Because they are so eager and excited to get their messages out to the world they want to believe there are people who will pay them to do that. And there are plenty of legitimate event planners around the world who are willing to do just that. But those meeting planners, many of whom are members of the prestigious Meeting Planners International and others as members of the American Society of Training and Development who all work in an entirely different way than the scammers do. Yet sadly, because of their inexperience with ethical meeting planners for real meetings that do need excellent, well-qualified, trained speakers, new and emerging professional speakers can easily become a target. And as we saw with my friend Dave Lakhani, even those who are well-respected in the industry can become targets of unethical business practices as well.
The aim of this Public Service Announcement Series for Speakers is to help arm you with the tools you need to recognize scams and give you the tools you need to build a successful, income-generating speaking business (Hint: no it won't be overnight. Yes, it takes work. And, sorry, but no, international groups are NOT going to contact you out of the blue, not tell you how they heard of you, never have even one phone conversation with you, and offer to hire you via email or Facebook private message sight unseen).
Stay tuned and come back for more very soon. In the meantime, do you have any scams that should be exposed? Ideas or thoughts on the issue? Please share in the comments below.
How Joel Comm is Like Mary Poppins
Last spring, my Kindergarten daughter, Grace was in the all-school play, Mary Poppins. If you recall the story, when Mary Poppins meets the children she was to be the nanny for, she wanted to see how they "measured up." She took out her special measuring tape, measured the children and then herself. Mary Poppins' measurement: "practically perfect in every way."
Last weekend I was fortunate to attend Ross Goldberg's Master's Seminar in Chicago. (I live here, so that was a no-brainer!) Experts from all over the US — and even one from Ireland — shared their wisdom and inspiration. It was wonderful.
Yet with 18 speakers, just a couple can stand-out above the crowd. One of the stand-outs: Joel Comm, Google AdSense Master and Internet marketing guru.
Joel's presentation began with a few technical difficulties, one of which being there was no music for his introduction. That didn't stop Joel. He made the audience make our own music by slapping hands on the table twice and then clapping (if you remember the tune "we will, we will, rock you…" ). That fired everyone up for a fantastic speech to follow.
As Joel presented, you could feel the room become super-charged with energy. His delivery style was relaxed and casual, yet he found a way to draw every audinece member in and lift us up. His voice inflection: perfect (he's got one of those excellent deep radio-announcer voices people love). Word choice: perfect. Information: perfect. Sales pitch: perfect (not pushy; mentioned products throughout speech as examples). Offer: Wow.
Yet, if he was in my speech class he might have lost a point or two. (Sorry Joel!) Here comes the "practically" part that wasn't quite perfect–
One thing I noticed from every one of the speakers is they all seemed to "stalk" while on the stage, including Joel Comm. They walked from side to side with no method or meaning to their steps. Movement is an important element to public speaking, and while Joel Comm has just about everything else right– including other forms of movement like his gestures, he could use a little work on standing in one place and walking with meaning and purpose.
For anyone, standing in front of a room is a powerful position. Take advantage of that power — don't diminish it by wandering around aimlessly. Like everything else in a presentation if you polish your movement along with your content and other gestures, your audience will reward you with the results you want.
My grade for Joel Comm: 99%. Practically Perfect in every way. Just like Mary Poppins.
So now I get it. You gotta go.
I'm home from Ross Goldberg's Master's Seminar and all I can say is WOW!
And I finally get it.
Here's the tip of the day: get out of your office. Go to events. Network. Meet new people. Help as many people as you can while you're there. And something amazing will happen. Others will help you.
Communication is what it's all about. The best form of communication? It's confirmed, yet again, face-to-face. Here I'm posting some photos of my new friends. There are some amazing people in here. These are the "rock stars" of Internet marketing — later I'll share some future rock stars. Because I'm in all of them, I'll just tell you who I'm standing with.
But seriously. Get out of the house.
Live from the Master's Seminar
Wow- it's only halfway through the first day and I've heard some heavy hitters give some fantastic presentations today!
This morning I heard Joel Comm speak — you'll see another post at a later time on his presentation style (look for it titled "How Joel Comm is Like Mary Poppins.") He is a gifted speaker and covered some important points. Joel talked about 7 keys to success. They are:
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. Act
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So it appears another former Spur will be making his way back to San Antonio.
Marc Stein of ESPN is reporting that Malcolm Thomas has been pulled from the Los Angeles D-Fenders' game tonight against Bakersfield in an early season call-up.
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Thomas played three games for San Antonio during the lockout season of 2011-12, and last year appeared in seven games for the Chicago Bulls and five games for the Golden State Warriors. Through two games with the D-Fenders this season, he's averaging a ridiculous 33.5 points and 15.5 rebounds.
The talent pool in the D-League has gotten deeper over the last several years, but don't get too excited about those kind of numbers.
He's spent time in the Spurs' system, both in San Antonio and Austin, so it's a logical move considering Diaw's recent injury and the lack of depth that already exists behind Kawhi Leonard at small forward. And speaking of Leonard, the two were teammates at San Diego State.
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I like the 3G S, don't get me wrong. But – and I'm not the only one to point this out – there are some flaws. Sorry, iPhone fans. It's true.
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Chemical Engineers use bubble chambers for certain chemical reactions by passing a gas through a liquid. The liquid is contained in a chamber whose floor is perforated by small holes through which the gas is driven by a pressure in excess of the hydrostatic pressure. Most studies of bubble formation concentrate on a single orifice, and seek a local formation in terms of an incompressible liquid with a free surface. The difficulty is that Bernoulli's equation is insensitive to the mean pressure, and a local analysis fails. I present a new local formulation that shows how to include the far-field effects to remove the arbitrariness in the mean pressure. This new formulation is used to study the effects of surface tension on the linearized behavior of the free surface at the orifice.
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We are developing a framework for adaptive and parallel computation that is capable of (i) generating three-dimensional unstructured meshes of tetrahedral elements, (ii) automatically refining and coarsening these meshes, (iii) partitioning the computation into subdomains that may be processed in parallel, and (iv) maintaining a balanced parallel computation through element migration. Parallel tools for handling computation on heterogeneous computers involve descriptions of the problem at partition, process, and computer levels. Partitioning based on an octress decomposition of the space-time domain of the partial differential system is efficient and is linked to our mesh generation procedures. Predictive strategies for anticipating load imbalances reduce migration times and provide partitions that maintain balance for a greater portion of the solution process. Applications invovling the solution of transient compressible flows using a discontinuous Galerkin method will be described and presented.
The present work takes place into the frameworks of non destructive control of structures by the means of thermal (or electrical) boundary measurements. Occurence of defaults such as cracks breaks one major feature, the reciprocity principle (known as the Maxwell-Betti principle in mechanics), which is due to the symmetry of the Laplace operator governing the direct problem. We take advantage of the lack of reciprocity to built up semi-explicit algorithms, in the case of 3D planar cracks (or 2D line segment ones), working in two steps : the first one yields by explicit computations the plane (or line) hosting the cracks. In the second step, the recovery of the cracks, which happen to be the exact support of the inside discontinuity of temperature, is performed by expanding this latter on some basis such as the Fourier one. No finite element computation is needed, the Fourier cpoefficients being computed by simple integrations on the boundary.
Shells are three-dimensional objects. The purpose of the dimension reduction in linear theory of shells is to obtain a two-dimensional problem which is computationally less expensive. The thickness of the shell, t, becomes a parameter. Numerical difficulties arise when t is small, i.e., the shell is (effectively) thin. The relative error in energy norm behaves as K(t)(h/L)^p, where h is the mesh spacing, p is the degree of the finite elements, and K(t) is a locking factor, which may diverge as t -> 0. Since in the worst case K(t) ~ (1/t), the use of high-order finite elements, the p-method, is a natural choice. The asymptotic character of the shells varies, sometimes dramatically, depending on three factors: the geometry of the shell, the kinematical constraints imposed (that is, the boundary conditions), and the type of load applied. This behaviour inspired E. Ramm to call shell "The Primadonna of Structures". For any shell problem the three essential questions are : shell asymptotics, scale resolution and layers, and accuracy of shell models. We shall demonstrate the relevance of these questions in relation to a set of numerical experiments.
Nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws have solutions with propagating `shocks' or discontinuities. Compressive shocks satisfy an `entropy condition' in which characteristics enter the shock on each side. Undercompressive shocks violate this condition. We show that scalar laws with non-convex fluxes and fourth order diffusion have stable undercompressive fronts, yielding such unusual behavior as double shock structures from simple jump (Riemann) initial data. Thermal/gravity driven thin film flow is described by such equations and the signature of undercompressive fronts has been observed in recent experiments. Unlike compressive fronts, undercompressive film fronts are stable to fingering instabilities [1,2]. [1] A. L. Bertozzi, A. Muench, X. Fanton, and A. M. Cazabat, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81(23), December 7, 1998. [2] A. L. Bertozzi, A. Muench, and M. Shearer, preprint.
Textured patterns are ubiquitous in nature and have been studied in well-controlled experimental systems. They are created via spontaneous symmetry breaking and consequently exhibit ``configuration independent" characteristics. A study of patterns should aim to describe and analyze these common aspects. A class of measures referred to as the ``disorder function", $\bar\delta(\beta)$ which provides such a characterization will be introduced. Analysis of patterns shows that $\bar\delta(\beta)$ is identical for multiple patterns generated under fixed external conditions. The behavior of $\bar\delta(\beta)$ for relaxation of patterns from initially random states will be presented. It exhibits distinct characteristics during the creation of domains and coarsening.
We will describe our recent development in designing third and fourth order accurate weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) schemes for solving hyperbolic conservation laws on arbitrary 2D triangulations. Numerical results will be shown to illustrate the capability of the method.
Experimental observation of "anomalous" optical patterns have been reported in the literature. These consist of concentric rings of bright or dark spots made up by modes with co-prime azimuthal indexes. If one assumes, as it usually done, that the symmetry of the optical system is $O_2$, then these patterns cannot arise as the result of a co-dimension one bifurcation, and are thus called "anomalous". However, it can be shown that the presence of a hard diffracting object inside the optical cavity, for example an aperture or a waveguide, coupled with a linear polarizer reduces the invariance of the system from $O_2$ to $D_2$. As a consequence, "anomalous" patterns appear naturally as the result of co-dimension one primary bifurcations. As an example of this type of systems, I will discuss the bifurcations of a ring laser with a metallic duct and a polarizer inside the optical cavity.
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Visual Studio Toolbox: LightSwitch Starter Kits
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LightSwitch is the fastest way to build database applications for the desktop and the cloud. In this episode, Robert shows you how to make developing with LightSwitch even faster with the LightSwitch Starter Kits. These Starter Kits cover common business needs like expense reporting and issue tracking. All you need to do is download and install one of the kits and then create a new LightSwitch project based on it. LightSwitch creates data tables and screens and writes some basic code for you. You can press F5 and run or customize the application to meet your needs. And because you built it with LightSwitch, the application is well architected and scalable.
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Wow! Very impressive product and demo. Thanks for informing me about what LightSwithch is.
Of course, now I wonder whether the starter kits include unit tests, logging, and performance analysis code?
Also, since the starter kits appear to be so well designed to provide a robust code framework, do they also include a documentation starter component?
Look, you can't just build me a tool without me wondering if it can't even be better.
I love what you are doing and want to congratulate you all on a really outstanding start on making software development easier and faster (and probably more maintainable).
Mike Lane
Welcome to the Access applications,
remember this for when they will start to haunt you
@Calin:LightSwitch apps are easy to build and easy to deploy locally. The same is true of a number of other tools, including Access and Excel. One key way LightSwitch differs from other easy to use tools is that the apps are ready to be deployed to IIS and Azure. If I build an expense reporting app in LightSwitch for my team and then the entire company wants to use it, I can deploy it company wide without having to rewrite anything. All I have to do is make sure the IIS server is ready for LightSwitch and then run the Publish Wizard. Bingo. I think that does a good job of addressing that source of "haunting".
What's that in the bottom right corner of VS at 4:35?
@PerfectPhase:That is the PerfWatson extension. We covered that a few episodes ago. It monitors VS for UI unresponsiveness and reports back to the product team.
It is really appreciating to have knowledge from me. Thanks for wonderful experience of learning.
Hoping and expecting more! :)
thanks again
Can these starter kits be used in an application made for profit? I assume you can if you can use them in your company.
Can we have web applicaiton created with LightSwitch?
@Venkat:Thanks for the suggestion. I will pass that on to the product team.
This is a pretty great overview video tutorial of working with LightSwitch starter kits.
Thanks for a great demo!
-Ahad L. Amdani
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New to Five Star Alliance: Gansevoort Dominican Republic
January 8, 2015
By: Five Star Alliance
Gansevoort Dominican Republic features 48 suites comprised of one and two-bedroom lofts; three-bedroom apartments with private plunge pools and spacious terraces; and a collection of four-bedroom penthouses. Each penthouse offers a private rooftop Jacuzzi. Floor-to-ceiling windows seamlessly blend the outdoors with the indoors offering dramatic seascapes from every guest room, while modern interiors provide understated opulence with standard amenities like state-of-the art kitchens, walk-in showers, custom bathtubs and natural stone finishes.
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Honeymooning at Sandals LaSource Grenada
October 20, 2014
By: Five Star Alliance
Recently two of our favorite clients got married and decided to honeymoon at the brand new, all-inclusive, couples only Sandals LaSource Resort in Grenada.
Zach and Alexandra stayed in room 3403, a 4th floor One Bedroom Oceanview Skypool Butler Suite with Veranda. Located within the Italian village, 1 bedroom oceanview skypool suites feature a full living room with butler pantry, wet bar, indoor dining table, plush sofa and chairs, and HD LED Smart TV. There is also a desk with wireless internet and USB ports. The double doors open into a bedroom with a king size bed, and large HD LED Smart TV. The bathroom includes two Carrera marble vanities with backlit mirrors, Kohler claw footed tub, separate frosted glass shower and a frosted glass water closet. The bedroom opens for access to a cantilevered heated private plunge pool with an infinity edge. The flooring is made of Turkish ivory patika travertine natural stone with accents of pebbles and porcelain planks from Italy. Some suites also have an oversized balcony with two comfortable lounge chairs, ottoman, side table and soaking tub. Some have an oversized day bed. Your own personal butler service is included.
Sandals LaSource is in the heart of exclusive Pink Gin Beach and offers 225 rooms and suites, 10 restaurants, 3 freshwater pools and 2 river pools, just minutes from the airport.
They shared some of their photos with us below, click on any photo to learn more:
The view from suite 3403, a 4th floor One Bedroom Oceanview Skypool Butler Suite with Veranda
The view from suite 3403, a 4th floor One Bedroom Oceanview Skypool Butler Suite with Veranda
The view from suite 3403, a 4th floor One Bedroom Oceanview Skypool Butler Suite with Veranda
Outdoor verandah of suite 3403, a 4th floor One Bedroom Oceanview Skypool Butler Suite
The view from suite 3403, a 4th floor One Bedroom Oceanview Skypool Butler Suite with Veranda
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Night view from suite 3403, a 4th floor One Bedroom Oceanview Skypool Butler Suite with Veranda
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The view from suite 3403, a 4th floor One Bedroom Oceanview Skypool Butler Suite with Veranda
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Now Open for Business: W Beijing Chang'an
October 2, 2014
By: Five Star Alliance
W Beijing Chang'an lights up bustling downtown's exclusive Diplomatic District with a potent remix of high style, exhilarating history and pulsating nightlife. Savory spices in the three restaurants—including a world-class Chinese venue—heat things up while cool signature cocktails in the palatial Living Room, perfect pampering in our spa and an indoor heated pool complete the sizzling scene. Luxe enough for ancient royals but updated with modern treasures, the 340 lavish guest rooms offer stunning city views, W signature beds, and fully wired technology. Munchie Boxes, Bliss® Spa amenities, and top entertainment ensure imperial indulgence.
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New to Five Star Alliance: Pikaia Lodge
September 13, 2014
By: Five Star Alliance
Pikaia Lodge, which opens in October, 2014 , is designed for the environmentally conscious, eco-adventure traveler, who seeks intimate contact with the unique natural heritage of the Galapagos along with all the comforts of a highly evolved lifestyle.
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Park Hyatt New York Opens
August 19, 2014
By: Five Star Alliance
Park Hyatt New York, the flagship hotel of the globally recognized Park Hyatt brand, makes its grand debut today. Guests will appreciate the hotel's prime location across from Carnegie Hall and within walking distance to Central Park. The property will allow the best local New York artists, chefs, interior and fashion designers, musicians, and collectors to showcase their specialties providing the ultimate guest experience. New Yorkers and worldwide travelers alike will enjoy an exquisite bar, gourmet culinary offerings, a phenomenal spa, fitness center, and indoor swimming pool.
Park Hyatt New York will feature 210 luxurious guestrooms, including 92 premier suites, all with floor-to-ceiling windows and nestled within the first 25 floors of the iconic, 90-story One57 skyscraper, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Christian de Portzamparc. At 475 square feet, the standard rooms at Park Hyatt New York will be among the largest in New York City and the majority of deluxe rooms will span 530 square feet.
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New to Five Star Alliance: The Azure Qiantang
August 15, 2014
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The Azure Qiantang is ideally positioned alongside the Qiantang River, The Azure Qiantang overlooks the world's largest tidal bore. This dramatic vista combines with a premier location near the West Lake, offering access to the airport and train station, to ensure an extraordinary stay in Hangzhou.
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The Mulia Gets Beachy
June 20, 2014
By: Five Star Alliance
Opened in February 2013, the ultra luxury resort The Mulia is an all-suite property located on the stunning Nusa Dua coastline. This boutique hotel, set on 30 hectares of gorgeous beachfront, epitomizes extravagance and opulence, combined with world-class hospitality. The personalized service includes individual Butlers, a meticulous attention to detail, and an unsurpassed sense of style and space.
The Mulia's luxury accommodations truly exceed expectations for style, comfort, and service. Guest will find The Mulia to be a relaxing retreat with lavish amenities. The views of the Indian Ocean are unparalled, and the resort a respite from the hustle and bustle of daily life.
The natural beauty of the island can be enjoyed in the resort's public spaces as well as the accommodations. The interior and outdoor spaces intertwine effortlessly providing a grand view of the vast pool decorated with beautifully crafted Balinese statues. The tranquil infinity pool seamlessly flows to the beach and continues to the white sand beach providing a very warm and welcoming feeling.
A getaway to The Mulia is uniquely wonderful, private, and relaxing. Once guests relax on the white sand beach here, enjoying the sights and sounds of the gorgeous Indian Ocean and unspoiled Nusa Dua coastline, any other beach vacation spot will pale in comparison.
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New to Five Star Alliance: Hotel B Lima
May 24, 2014
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Originally built in the style of the Belle Epoque, the mansion that is the Hotel B Lima served as a seaside retreat during the presidency of Augusto Leguia in the 1920's. Its architectural features and flair capture the celebratory spirit of Peru's centennial, which permeated life in the capital city throughout the era of its construction. Famed French architect Claude Sahut, lauded for his work remodeling portions of the Government Palace, along with many of Lima's main avenues, parks, theaters, and other public buildings and spaces, was originally commissioned to design the property as a summer retreat for the Garcia Bedoya family.
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Karl Lagerfeld and Tommy Hilfiger Have Designs on Hotels
March 10, 2014
By: Five Star Alliance
Legendary Fashion Designers Karl Lagerfeld and Tommy Hilfiger have joined colleagues Armani, Versace, and Missoni (among others) in the hotel business. Lagerfield has just inked a deal to design a 270-room signature hotel in Macau. Lagerfield will be going for a 19th Century design aesthetic with a modern twist. Karl Lagerfeld isn't brand-new to the hotel-design business. He recently spruced up Hotel Metropole Monte Carlo's new pool. China is currently is quite popular with designers and designers. Bulgar is opening a new hotel in Shanghai in 2015, and Versace plans to open Palazzo Versace Macau, in 2017.
American sportswear designer Tommy Hilfiger isn't just designing The Raleigh, he has purchased it. The art deco hotel is a South Beach icon, and Hilfiger has plans to add a destination spa, fine dining outlets, and possibly a private club to the hotel. The hotel will most likely undergo interior redecoration to reflect the Hilfiger style.
Other fashionable luxury hotel spots include the Oscar de la Renta-decorated villas at Tortuga Bay, a Dior suite at The St Regis New York, a Diane Von Fursternberg suite at Claridge's, and Ralph Lauren's Round Hill Hotel and Villa's accommodations.
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The World's Best New Hotels and Resorts 2014 are Here!
January 10, 2014
By: Five Star Alliance
The latest and greatest in luxury hotels and resorts is here! These luxury hotels and resorts opened during the year 2013 just in time for guests to be able to score a reservation in the new year. Of course, hundreds of luxury hotels open every year all over the world, but our experts have combed the globe to find the top 50 that are must-visits. There are new luxury boutique hotels, beach resorts, ski resorts and hotels perfect for a city-break. These top luxury resorts and hotels are so newly-opened, you might be the first guest to stay there!
Here's a few of our choices:
-Samabe Bali Resort and Villas - Located in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Samabe Bali Suites and Villas is an exclusive oceanfront resort that occupies 8 hectares of landscaped tropical gardens overlooking the Indian Ocean, along with kilometer of famous white sand stretching along the coast. The resort features 39 gorgeous full Ocean View Suites, 13 of which come with their own private pool. The 42 pool villas range from one to three bedrooms, and each of those comes with its own luxurious private pool.
-Westhouse Hotel New York - Located in New York, NY, United States
This aesthetically modern property allows business or leisure guests to experience a boutique hotel experience where personalized service and special privileges are thoughtfully delivered in a private and exclusive atmosphere. The 172 refined and exquisitely appointed guest rooms including 18 spacious suites, many with views of Central Park or Times Square, are replete with in-room comforts. The Den serves international culinary offerings.
-W Guangzhou - Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
At W Guangzhou, guests will find everything needed for a stylish escape from it all. Guests can mix and mingle, eat, drink, flirt or play, knowing that the hotel has got it covered. Want to take care of business? Room are fully wired. When it's time to rest and de-stress, work-out at the fully-equipped FIT gym, or get soothed and pampered in the AWAY Spa. For all other wishes fulfilled, the Whatever/Whenever service is available 24/7/365.
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The numbers add up: One inch of rain falling on a 100-square-foot roof garners 55 gallons of water. Multiply that stream flowing through gutters of thousands of houses in Syracuse into the city's sewer system, and it's easy to understand how the combined wastewater overwhelms the system, sending both rainwater and sewage into Onondaga Lake.
That's the way it used to be every time there was a heavy rainfall. Now the city is embarked on a years-long effort to keep that polluting water out of the lake. Instead of building a series of costly and intrusive holding facilities for the stormwater, city officials are touting "green" remedies that individual city residents can apply on their own — like installing porous pavement in their driveways, building rain gardens, or installing rain barrels to capture the water as it falls.
Today is the deadline to register for a series of "rain barrel workshops" scheduled at points around the city during Water Quality Awareness Weekend Sept. 25 and 26. The event is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County. To register and find the workshop site nearest you, call 424-9485.
Participants will learn how to build and set up barrels to catch water runoff on their properties. Saved water can be used on plants, or to clean the car.
Earlier this summer, extension agents trained 25 rain barrel builders. The goal now is for each trainer to pass on his or her skills to at least 10 others during the workshops.
The cost of the workshop, which includes rain barrels and required accessories, is about $60. Residents of the Near West and South sides, where water runoff is a particularly stubborn problem, may still be able to get rain barrels free of charge from the city.
Water Quality Awareness Weekend deserves to become an annual event, bringing attention to Syracuse's ambitious effort to enlist citizens in the campaign to clean Onondaga Lake.


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Sulfasalazine, a drug used to treat Crohn disease, may help reduce the epileptic seizures that often occur in individuals with gliomas, the most common type of primary brain tumors, report researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (Buckingham SC et al. Nat Med. doi:10.1038/nm.2453 [published online ahead of print September 11, 2011]).
Immunodeficient mice implanted with human-derived glioma cells developed spontaneous and recurring abnormal brain activity; brain slices from these mice showed marked glutamate release from the tumor. When the researchers inhibited glutamate release from tumors with sulfasalazine at concentrations equivalent to those used to treat Crohn disease in humans, the mice had fewer epileptic events.
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You can create an adorable snowman family without having to step one foot outside. This sweet Knit Snowman Family makes a great winter decoration for your home and creating these cool knitting patterns is a great way to spend a snowy afternoon indoors. Create this cute ensemble as a stocking stuffer or use them to decorate your mantel for the winter. This easy knitting pattern is simple enough for any knit wit to master...and you'll love making a whole snowman family to show off and display!
- 6 Styrofoam balls: 3 and 4 inches for large snowman, 2-1/2 and 3 inches for medium, 2 and 2-1/2 inches for small
- 4 ounces white yarn for bodies
- 4 ounces blue or whatever color you choose for hats and scarves
- Small amount of black and red felt for eyes and mouth
- #5 standard knitting needles
- Large eye sewing needle for yarn to sew up edges of snowman body and hat
- Hot glue or craft glue of your choice
- 2-inch piece of cardboard
Take top and bottom styrofoam balls and press firmly together to flatten, pull apart and glue in place to make snowman body form for all three.
Mr. Snowman
With white yarn cast on 30 stitches for body.
Work pattern as follows: Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Purl to last 3 stitches, turn and knit back and count as Row 4. This makes a decrease row.
Row 5: Knit
Rows 6-7-8 Purl
Repeat this pattern until there are 9 decrease sections that fit over the large snowman body form.
- Bind off , sew edges together and pull over large snowman form.
With blue yarn cast on 44 stitches.
Work 5 rows ribbing; knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch.
Then stockinette stitch; knit 1 row, purl 1 row until piece measures 2-1/2 inches.
- Across next row knit 2 together, work 3 rows stockinette and 1 row knit 2 together.
Draw up stitches.
- Sew seam and add pom-pom.
Pom Pom
Wind 20 strands of yarn over 2-inch piece of cardboard.
Cut a piece of yarn and tie around center.
- Cut ends and trim into ball.
With blue yarn cast on 50 stitches, work 4 rows of seed stitch(knit the purl, purl the knit), bind off. Add tassels.
- For tassels, cut four 4-inch lengths of blue yarn, pull ends through halfway end of scarf and tie. Repeat for other end of scarf.
Mrs. Snowman
With white yarn cast on 22 stitches for body.
Work pattern 8 times as for Mr. Snowman except there is 8 decrease sections.
On decrease row, knit to last 2 stitches and turn.
- Finish just like Mr. Snowman.
With blue yarn cast on 34 stitches.
Work 4 rows of ribbing, then stockinette for 2 inches.
- Finish decrease and hat as for Mr. Snowman's hat.
With Blue yarn cast on 40 stitches.
Work 2 rows of seed stitch.
- Bind off. Add tassels half the size of Mr. Snowman's.
Baby Snowman
With white yarn cast on 16 stitches for body.
Work pattern 6 times until there are 6 decrease sections.
On turn row (row 3) work to last 2 stitches, then turn.
- Finish just like Mr. and Mrs. Snowman.
With blue yarn cast on 27 stitches.
Work 3 rows of ribbing, then stockinette stitch to 1-3/4 inches.
- Finish decrease and hat as for Mr. and Mrs. Snowman's hat.
With blue cast on 35 stitches.
Work 2 rows of seed stitch.
Bind off.
- Add tassels same as for Mr. and Mrs. Snowman.
For All
- Add faces cutting eyes nose and mouth from felt. Glue in place.
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A Tough Little Old Lady from Buffalo Fights for Control of the Champion Pacer Niatross
In 1954 Elsie Berger, the feisty owner of a Buffalo, N.Y. dry cleaning plant, moved in with Harold "Pappy" Graham, a wealthy auto dealer. Together they realized Elsie's lifelong dream of owning a racing stable. Then, in 1969, Pappy, 70, died unexpectedly, forcing Elsie to sell the horses. She kept one, a mare named Niagara Dream, to breed. It was a splendid choice, for three years ago the mare foaled a frisky colt, Niatross, who has become the fastest harness racer of all time. Going into last weekend's Messenger Stakes, the third leg of pacing's triple crown (he romped in the first two), the big brown colt had won 29 of 31 races. In his 17-month career, Niatross has accumulated nearly $1.8 million in purses and shattered six world records. Two weeks ago he paced the fastest mile ever, lowering the record by an astounding two and four-fifths seconds, during a time trial in Lexington, Ky.
All of the colt's accomplishments pale, of course, compared to his potential value at stud: Even untried he is worth an estimated $20 million. That expected bonanza is the source of a controversy now raging around Niatross. Shortly after he was born, Elsie, now 71, gave half-interest in Niatross to Clint Galbraith, 43, the longtime trainer-driver of her stable. Last fall they sold 50 percent of him for $2.5 million, plus bonuses, to a New Jersey stockbroker, Lou Guida, 46. Now Elsie and Galbraith have filed a suit to void the contract. They claim Guida deceived them, never explaining he was going to syndicate his share of Niatross. But he quickly found 23 investors and netted $1 million.
Elsie and Guida also are squabbling about where Niatross will stand at stud. Guida wants the colt to retire in blue-grass country, a prospect that has Elsie Berger spitting nails. "I feel I've been blessed with this colt in return for working all my life," explains the Ontario-born Elsie, who dropped out of school to work at 13. "I'd sooner shoot him than see him go to Kentucky." Her preference: Galbraith's wife's farm in upstate New York. (Guida says it isn't fancy enough.)
Injury to the horse is what Guida fears most. He says that if Elsie and Galbraith continue to race Niatross until the end of the year, as they are entitled by their contract to do, the pacer's career as a sire could be jeopardized. "Racing is a trauma for a horse," Guida complains. "It sometimes renders them infertile for a while, and the risk of injury is always there." Last July, for no apparent reason, Niatross suddenly veered off the track at Saratoga and crashed over the rail into the infield. Neither the horse nor driver Galbraith was hurt. Guida immediately suggested that the colt be retired. Elsie and Galbraith refused. Niatross has won 10 races and $910,000 since, and established all of his world records. "What do syndicate guys know about racing," snapped Galbraith. "They are just in it to make a quick buck."
That is one of the few points on which he and Guida agree. "Certainly I bought the horse for the financial aspects," says Guida. "That doesn't mean I love him, it doesn't mean I don't. I just want the best possible home for him." As for Galbraith, Guida says, "Clint got anxious. Maybe he had people come up to him and say about our deal, 'You dummy, you could have made $15 million on the horse.' "
Elsie remains bitter toward Guida. "He's shot off his mouth," she claims. "He's told a lot of lies to hurt us." While the legal maneuvering goes on, Guida is worried that his fellow owners may take Niatross to California. Elsie hasn't ruled out racing him there. ("He couldn't do a damn thing about it.") "Niatross is the people's horse," she declares with a twinkle of malice, "and I'm not going to let those bastards get him."
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You Won't Believe the New Safety Video from Virgin AmericaDresden Shumaker
Now that Virgin America flies out of Philadelphia, I often opt for this airline for travel when I head to the west coast. Price is the biggest factor for me, but you really can't beat the fun that happens on Virgin America. Today the airlines gave us a sneak peek at their all new in-flight safety video. Their current video is a funny animation but starting Friday, be prepared for some dancing.
Steve Forte, Virgin America's COO tells USA Today, "How many times have you been on a plane where nobody is watching the safety demonstration? People are sitting there reading the newspaper. When you look at this video, you'll see how it grabs people's attention."
USA Today also has the details on the video, sharing that it was "directed by filmmaker Jon Chu, features music and lyrics created by former American Idol contestant Todrick Hall, and has among its dancing and singing cast several performers who've appeared on the show So You Think You Can Dance."
Jesse McMillin, Creative Director at Virgin America, explains the joy behind the new video. "We knew how much our guests loved the fun and irreverence of our current video, but after six years we wanted to give them something unexpected a fresh take on what a safety video could be and even a chance to be a part of it, literally. We thought, what better way to shake things up than to re-imagine the safety video through the language of music and dance?"
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.—Watching Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann take batting practice this morning, someone with an untrained eye could not detect that he underwent right shoulder surgery five months ago.
McCann peppered the right-field wall and hit a couple over the fence. "I feel good," McCann said. "I'm excited."
He hopes to be even more excited April 16, the day that has been targeted for his return to the lineup. That would be six months to the day after a procedure that repaired a torn labrum and secured ligaments to the socket to better stabilize his shoulder.
A .279/.351/.475 hitter in his eight seasons, McCann managed only a .230/.300/.399 line last year when he played with an ailing shoulder for most of the second half. His production had dropped so significantly that he did not start in the Braves' wild-card loss to the Cardinals (He walked as a pinch-hitter).
Since reporting to Florida, there have been reports that McCann might not be ready by the target date and there have been reports that he might even be ahead of schedule. Confusing, yes, but not surprising.
"I've never gone through it," McCann said. "People I've talked to have told me there's going to be good days and bad days, and try not to get too high or too low."
McCann, 29, is not yet playing pain-free—and likely won't even after he returns—but believes he is on the right track.
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Our very first truly live episode of Retronauts Live is broadcasting tonight! Watch here from 3:45 until around 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time to see us record episode 10 of the podcast and then play the game that serves as today's topic, Mega Man X, afterwards:
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Ever since we cast Arise on the moldy corpse of the Retronauts podcast, bringing it back to life with full hit points as a call-in program, we've wanted to complement it with a video livestream. Heck, we've been trying to pull off some sort of video production for Retronauts for years; our last attempt was scuttled right at the starting line when we lost the producer after a single week. But now, it's finally happening, thanks in large part to 1UP's new video overlord Dave Toole. Beginning tomorrow, we will be broadcasting Retronauts Live as we record it, allowing the show to live up to its name at long last.
But that's not all! Immediately after the podcast recording session, we'll be shifting venues to the other side of our office to pick up right where we left off via a Game Night-style session with the topic of the week. In this case, that will be Mega Man X (the game and the series) for Super NES. We'll talk about the games for an hour and then actually play the original for another 30 minutes after that. That is 90 minutes of classic, 16-bit entertainment. All for free! Unless you live outside the U.S. and try to call in for the show, in which case it will probably cost you a small amount of money.
Join me, Gamasutra's Christian Nutt, and 1UP alum Scott Sharkey as we talk about Mega Man's darker, edgier counterpart -- and then use him to blow up lots of robots, tomorrow, right here in this very news article. Details below!
The usual details!
- Where to call: 415-547-8778. It's a U.S. number, but VOIP telephony shenanigans and other such trickery can help you keep international call costs down.
- When to watch: Tomorrow (Friday, April 29) starting at 3:45 p.m. Pacific time (which, obviously, is 6:45 p.m. Eastern). We'll start taking calls about 15 minutes later! (If you're watching the show, you'll be able to tell when the phone lines open.)
- Why to watch even after the podcast is over: Because Mega Man X is great, and we want to play it for you.
- Why to watch: Because, like X, you can't help what wonder what you're fighting for. And we have the answers.
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ARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!Posted: Apr 29, 2011 12:00AM PST by king_mob
Back in 2002 my college roommates and I had an SNES set up in our apartment and played it everyday. I got every power up on Mega Man X but never could beat the final form of Sigma. That was a hard game. I beat X2 & X3 without too much difficulty but Mega Man X gets my vote for all time hardest Mega Man game.
Any chancePosted: Apr 29, 2011 12:00AM PST by joshnickerson
This was recorded for us poor schmucks who missed it?
Let's Play Games PodcastPosted: Apr 29, 2011 12:00AM PST by TheGoodSirBilly
Here's the link for Let's Play Games
I don't know if the retronauts crew will check this page again...Posted: Apr 29, 2011 12:00AM PST by Malakhim3
...But since I'll be busy during the 'cast, I figured I'd post some thoughts on the game and question for 'em here.
So I've been a big Mega Man fan since the NES days, and Mega Man 2 is probably my favorite NES incarnation simply because for a long while I could go back to it and keep finding things I didn't know about previously(Metal blades being a weakness for multiple bosses, quickman being shit against your stock blaster, new ways to use weapons, etc.). That being said, I can still go through other NES entries regularly in short bursts and still have fun with them as well.
To prep myself for your new episode, I went back and have been playing Mega Man X on several different runs to try to see if that same level of depth was present. Sure enough I found a few interesting things that I didn't notice before, specifically being able to break off body parts from certain bosses such as Launch Octopus' arms by using a certain weapon(I think it was either the boomerang or electric shock), which prevents him from using that suction tornado, as well as breaking off Flame Mammoth's trunk, which prevents him from changing the direction of the conveyor belt. Maybe you guys have seen this before, but for me, it really felt like I was back in that phase playing Mega Man 2 were I was rewarded for experimentation.
Back to another point I made, while I enjoy most other NES MMs, I find that I really only go back to Mega Man X for the SNES/PSX series. I don't know whether it's the bosses, the weapons, the new "harder edge", or what not, and I was wondering, what do you all think makes MMX so standout in the series(other than us all thinking it was Mega Man 10 and going "huh?" at the time)?
StrangePosted: Apr 28, 2011 12:00AM PST by JamesPicard_007
I thought it was Zero who was wondering what he was fighting for. Though X sure had his share as well.
MMXPosted: Apr 28, 2011 12:00AM PST by Damiannnn4
Loved that game when I was a kid...still do!
DangPosted: Apr 28, 2011 12:00AM PST by SecretMoblin
I'm going to be working tomorrow evening at 6, so I hope the live stream will be recorded.
I love me some Mega Man X, even though Sigma is a terrible, terrible boss.


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Alabama Aircraft Industries said today it has reached a three-year extension on union labor with the United Auto Workers.
The contract extension includes no changes in pay or benefits for the 800 hourly workers, the Birmingham-based company said.
Alabama Aircraft is in a fight that might mean its life. Last year, the company lost a $1.1 billion contract to service KC-135 Air Force tankers to Boeing Co. The KC-135 program represents 90 percent of the company's sales.
A delegation of Alabama Aircraft workers is in Washington today to lobby congressional leaders, hoping Boeing might be compelled to share the work, which has mostly been done by Alabama Aircraft alone since the dawn of aerial refueling decades ago.
"The extension will allow the company to control expenses and actively compete for new business," CEO Ron Aramini said in a statement.


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Many of my Democrats across the country (some of them some of my start former students at Iowa State University) are EXTREMELY worried bout the consequences of Hillary Clinton deciding not to run for President in 2016. Or of her getting ill and not being able to run.
She has practically frozen in place the candidacy for the 2016 Democratic nomination. She has assembled huge amounts on money and continues to build a formidable "Rolodex" as we used to call it, of supporters, donors and potential staff.
In two years SOMEONE has to run. We are ready in Iowa. The nation is ready for candidates. These days two years is very little time to mount a credible campaign. So I have encountered increasingly jittery Democrats wherever I go which recently has been New England, Florida, Iowa, New York, and the West Coast.
The nervous shaking is accompanied by speculation of who could run if Mrs. Clinton does not. Here are the top contenders. I say "top" with tongue in cheek since I'm not sure could actually climb that hil – and pardon the pun!
I've gathered a list of names from various sources and I share that with you here.
The frontrunner is obviously Hillary Rodham Clinton. She has the experience, high national approval ratings, great international recognition and the best politicians and strategist, husband Bill Clinton, on her team.
I agree with pundits such as Chris Cilliza, who recently wrote, "Elizabeth Warren: Of all nine candidates on this list who aren't Clinton, the senator from Massachusetts would have the most viable path to beating the former secretary of state. A hero among liberals, who don't love Clinton and never will, Warren is the sort of anti-corporatist, anti-Wall Street populist that many Democrats thought they were getting with Obama." In Iowa there has been lots of interest in Warren and I am certain that she can be talked into running is Clinton bails.
Although not necessarily everyone's favorite Vice President Joe Biden. His Democratic Party connections run long and deep, he is a pure Democratic Partisan and a Vice President is often in a good position to succeed either by eventually getting elected or because the President dies. Recent examples are Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, George H. W. Bush, and Al Gore.
Maryland governor Martin O'Malley is seen as a potential contender who can't run for another term and might catch White House fever.
Brian Schweitzer is the former Montana governor. We know he wants to run for president given some visits to Iowa and moves with prominent Democratic leaders such as Iowa's Senator Tom Harkin. . The Washington Post says, "While he (sort of) demurs publicly, his statements all have a sort of wink-wink, nudge-nudge, you-know-what-I-am-saying-ness to them. Although most Democrats in Washington roll their eyes at the idea of a Schweitzer bid, he is a gifted and charismatic communicator." That's a pretty good description.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Another New Yorker is Senator Christen Gillibrand.
Massachusetts Governor Duval Patrick has been showing signs of being interested in recent months.
There is a whole other lower tier of potential contenders whose names have popped up over coffee and adult beverages with Democrats over the past six months. It behooves Democratic Party activists to familiarize themselves with the alternatives to Clinton. And they'd better start ranking them and deciding where they want to send their checks should IH, "Inevitable Hillary" not materialize.
I heard from folks close to the Clinton's that they are bound and determined to wait as long as possible before throwing the hat in the ring. It makes sense from a fund raising and campaign finance law perspective. It is also smart not to put on the bulls eye for Republicans to aim for until as late as possible.


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Author Andrew Klavan has just written a new adventure novel for young people on Christianity and radical Islamic terrorism.
The book, titled The Final Hour, is the last book in his "Homelanders Series" in which a Christian teen named Charlie West battles Islamo-fascists.
Klavan said he wanted to write a story riveting enough to get boys and girls to put down their video game controllers and read.
"There is this faction, this cancer within the Islamic faith, that has produced this large number of people who are killing people in the name of God," Klavan told CBN News. "That's a very specific thing to do."
"It's not killing people for bread," he noted. "It's not killing people out of rage; it's not even killing people out of a political philosophy."
"It's killing them because they don't share your faith and because your faith demands their death," he said.
"Those are issues that I wanted a Christian to have to deal with -- a guy whose faith upholds him and whose faith defines his world and shapes the way he looks at the world," Klavan explained.
Klavan has his own interesting spiritual journey and he's not shy about sharing his beliefs.
Watch more of CBN News Correspondent Jennifer Wishon's interview with Klavan below:Klavan describes his religious and political journeys from atheism to becoming a conservative born again Christian. Klavan explains what inspired his new series, which The Daily Beast likened to "a teenage version of 24."
Is the subject of Islam terrorism too weighty for young adults. Klavan doesn't think so.
"I think to hide these things from young people and to tell them that they're not issues is to strip them of the power to make their own decisions and to sort out how they want to maneuver through the world," he told CBN News.
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FRIDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery alters the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, possibly elucidating the mechanisms through which the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Andreas Lindqvist, Ph.D., from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, and colleagues first gave four patients a mixed meal test (MMT) orally, preceded by overnight fast, and then gave it to them via the gastrostomy tube, preceded by two-hour fasting. Hormones and metabolites were assessed from blood samples.
The researchers found that the oral MMT produced a 4.6-fold increase in plasma insulin, a 9.3-fold increase in glucagon-like peptide-1, and a 2.5-fold increase in glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide plasma levels (P < 0.05 for all), compared to the gastrostomy MMT. Elevated branched-chain amino acid levels (1.4 to 2-fold; P < 0.05) and suppressed fatty acid levels (approximately 50 percent; P < 0.05) accompanied the changes in hormone levels.
"These data, comparing identical nutrient delivery, demonstrate markedly higher incretin and insulin responses after oral MMT than after gastric MMT, thereby providing a potential explanation for the rapid remission of type 2 diabetes observed after gastric bypass surgery," the authors write.
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Youngest Player Ever Ready to Play in Masters
Tianlang Guan is an eighth grader in China who, when the tournament starts Thursday, will become the youngest player to ever compete in the Masters.
The 14-year-old qualified for the year's first major golf championship after his win in the Asia Pacific Amateur last November. He's paired in the first two rounds with two-time Masters' champion, 61-year-old Ben Crenshaw, and fellow teenager, 19-year-old Matteo Manassero of Italy.
Manassero had held the youngest-ever player record for the Masters when he was 16 in 2010. The 5'8" 140-pound Tianlang will be 14 years, five months when the tournament starts.
On Monday Tianlang played a morning practice round with Crenshaw and joined four-time Masters' champion Tiger Woods in the afternoon. On Tuesday Tianlang played with two-time green jacket winner, 63-year-old Tom Watson. For Wednesday's Par-3 Contest he'll be paired with another veteran, three-time champion Nick Faldo.
Count Woods and Crenshaw as among those impressed with the youngster. "He's not even in high school. He's in middle school. And he's in the Masters," Woods told reporters. "It's a pretty remarkable story. We had a good time. The kid is 14. And he's good.
"It's frightening to think that he was born after I won my first Masters," added Woods, who met Tianlang three years ago on a trip to China. Woods remembers the youngster, noting "the kid" had a great swing even then. "I mean, that's just frightening.
"To see him hit the ball out there . . . we knew he was going to be good," Woods said. "We didn't think he was going to be in the Masters in two years."
"He is the nicest boy. Trust me, he's a lot more mature than 14," added Crenshaw. "He looks like he has his feet on the ground. When you watch him, watch him approach a shot, watch him concentrate . . . it's fun to watch that. It was just fascinating to see him play. You are going to see lots of him."
Tianlang is spending Masters' week in Augusta National's Crow's Nest, the traditional accommodations situated on the upper floor of the clubhouse reserved for amateur invitees to the Masters.
On Monday, Tianlang met with the media and discussed playing in the biggest tournament of his young life.
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, appreciate you being here, and we are very pleased to have with us here today a very impressive young man, emphasis on young, Tianlang Guan, who won the Fourth Annual Asia Pacific Amateur Championship this past November. He was the youngest player in the field when he won and this ground breaking achievement now makes him the youngest competitor in Masters history at the age of 14. His other achievements include being the youngest player to win on the China Amateur Futures Tour, the China Amateur Tour, and a China Amateur Open. He won the 2011 Junior World Golf Championship with a record 18 under. Before we take some questions for this young man, I would like to ask Tianlang, if you could describe your feelings and impressions of your first competition here at the Masters, how would you describe it.
TIANLANG GUAN: I'm really excited in the morning when I come out on the course and there's many people here and I'm really looking forward to the Tournament.
Q. How long do you drive it on the average and are you going to be long enough to be competitive on this course?
TIANLANG GUAN: I would say I'm not long enough, but I think I'm still all right in this golf course. And I drive a little bit longer in Thailand than here, but I think I'm still all right, not a really serious problem. (Laughter).
Q. Do you feel at all intimidated by where you are and the golfers that you're playing with?
TIANLANG GUAN: I'm not going to say that. But I think it's going to be a little pressure to me, but I'm not going to push myself too hard, and I'm going to enjoy the game so far.
Q. What would you view as a success for you this week?
TIANLANG GUAN: Just enjoy the tournament and play some good shots and just enjoy it, and hopefully I can play well.
Q. Ben Crenshaw told us you texted him to set up a practice round today. Can you talk about why Ben and how was it out there with Ben?
TIANLANG GUAN: This gentleman of my home course is friends with Ben and he told me he want to play with him. And today is great to play with Mr. Crenshaw, and he told me a lot, and we really enjoyed it on the golf course.
Q. Has anything surprised you, and if so, what, since you've gotten here; I know you played yesterday and today.
TIANLANG GUAN: I think it's really beautiful here, but I don't think it really surprise me because I have been here a couple weeks ago. But it will be different during the real tournament. The greens will probably go firmer and probably tougher.
Q. Who else have you arranged to play practice rounds with this week and will you seek out your old friend, Tiger, for a word this week?
TIANLANG GUAN: I'm going to play with Mr. Tom Watson tomorrow. I'll go see Sir Nick Faldo probably today or tomorrow and we are going to play the Par 3 together and probably a couple guys playing with me, I don't know for sure.
Q. I saw you with Ben Crenshaw practice a few times on 13 green. How about the slopes of the green here?
TIANLANG GUAN: The slope is pretty big, and you have to have a pretty good understanding of the green. I think I've been here a long time, so I got - I think I got a feeling for the green.
Q. You've played so much competition already. Do you feel older than 14?
TIANLANG GUAN: No, I don't feel it (laughter). But I want to say, because I have the confidence and I know I can play well. So I'm going to play like myself, so I'm not going to try to do too much things.
Q. When did you arrive, and can you talk about how much time you spent on the golf course on Saturday?
TIANLANG GUAN: Saturday? I've been here almost three weeks, I think. And you're saying Saturday?
Q. Two days ago. I heard you were here a long time on the golf course practicing.
TIANLANG GUAN: No, I'm coming probably 10:00 in the morning, and probably practice through 6:30 or 7:00. But I have lunch and have a rest at lunchtime.
Q. So you were here for the first time three weeks ago, and today was the third time you played the course, you said?
TIANLANG GUAN: No, I played like a couple times a week. I played a couple times a week. I've played here six, seven times.
Q. And was this the most people that you've ever seen on the course for one of your practice rounds?
TIANLANG GUAN: Oh, definitely (nodding)(laughter).
Q. Shanshan Feng said last week that your short game is very good. How much confidence do you have that your short game can carry you through here this week?
TIANLANG GUAN: I think I've still got to practice hard here because this green is pretty tough and it's not the same in China. I think I spent a little more time on it, but I think I can do it well.
Q. Other than spending time here, what do you like doing in America?
TIANLANG GUAN: The people is nice here and the golf course is good. I can practice here really good. I think it's a good place for golfing or for living.
Q. If this is the biggest challenge of your life, and I guess it probably is, what was your biggest challenge in your life before this?
TIANLANG GUAN: I think every tournament is a challenge. Because every time you want to play well, and you have to prepare for it, and hope to do your best.
Q. What's the most important piece of advice Ben Crenshaw gave you today?
TIANLANG GUAN: Just enjoy my game.
Q. You're clearly very committed to your golf, but do you ever get a chance to do things that ordinary 14 year old kids do, and what do you do in your spare time?
TIANLANG GUAN: I will go to school and play other sport a little bit, and like basketball. I don't have too much time, but I enjoy playing golf.
Q. Does it frustrate you sometimes that you don't have time with your friends as much as some?
TIANLANG GUAN: No. (Laughter).
Q. Now you are the center of attention of the whole world, so would you feel embarrassed or pressure if you couldn't play well this week; what are you thinking of that?
TIANLANG GUAN: As I say, I'm not going to push myself too hard, and I'm trying to just enjoy my game, play my best, and hopefully play some good score.
Q. Any school homework that you've been doing recently? Could you tell us about if you have been doing some schoolwork, and what has it been? History, essay or math?
TIANLANG GUAN: I take my homework with me here, and I'll do pretty much all of them but just not too much. (Laughter).
Q. Can you tell us a little bit of detail about something that you've been working on in particular?
TIANLANG GUAN: Pretty much English the most. I'm learning English right now (nodding with a smile) (laughter).
Q. Have you had a chance to talk with Tiger, and if not, are you looking forward to? Will you approach him and speak with him?
TIANLANG GUAN: Not yet, but I think probably we talk, have like a talk. The players here are all great players, so I'm looking forward to speak to any one of them.
Q. What's your favorite hole on the course, and which hole do you think is going to be the hardest?
TIANLANG GUAN: I just say like the whole golf course, and I think that like 12, 13, is I think the most - no, I think it's the most beautiful holes and it's my favorite hole I think. Like No. 1, like 11, play pretty tough but I'm not going to say the toughest. If I play good this hole is all right, but it's going to play tough.
Q. Just wondering where you're staying, if you're staying at the Crow's Nest? TIANLANG GUAN: Yeah, I'm going to stay in the Crow's Nest tonight.
Q. First night?
TIANLANG GUAN: Yeah.
Q. Can you talk about how much Tiger influenced you to take up golf and to play golf as passionately as you are now?
TIANLANG GUAN: I will say when I was probably three or four years old, I was looking at him win the Masters, and it's pretty exciting to watch him. I played with him twice in the past couple years, and he gives me many advice and I will say every time I play with him, I feel a lot better and give myself some confidence and it's very good.
Q. You said 1 and 11 were very tough holes for you. What kind of clubs do you hit into those two greens and what kind of yardage do you tend to have?
TIANLANG GUAN: The first hole, I hit probably would say 190 shot, probably a hybrid. And 11, probably fairway wood or hybrid, like 200 to 220.
Q. China doesn't have a great tradition of producing top golfers. How do you hope to change that and inspire Chinese people to take up golf?
TIANLANG GUAN: I think it's good for Chinese golf, and that more people to know this game, to pick up this game, I think it's really good for it.
MODERATOR: Well, ladies and gentlemen, thank you so very much for being in this historic interview and want to wish you the very best of luck in your first Masters ever.
The transcript for the above interview is courtesy of ASAP Sports.
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On Campus college notebook, May 26
Mercyhurst women's volleyball standout Elyse Texido and basketball star Luis Leao were named the Lakers' Senior Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year, respectively, at the university's annual Senior Sports Banquet May 18 at the Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center.
Texido, a defensive specialist/libero, racked up a school-record 666 digs and was named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Year and All-PSAC first team selection. She helped Mercyhurst go to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009. Texido finished third in program history in digs (1,627) and aces (126).
Leao, a 6-foot 5-inch forward, was the first Lakers' player ever to be named to the NABC All-American Team. He averaged 18.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game this past season. Leao also was named PSAC West Athlete of the Year to go along with numerous other accolades.
- Gannon's Jess Fugate and Lauren Hunt will play for the South in the Division II North-South senior all-star match today at Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa.
Fugate, a midfielder with 61 career goals, and Hunt a defender with 129 career ground balls, helped Gannon to a 10-8 record this past season.
- Edinboro placed fifth overall and Gannon led all women's athletic programs in the PSAC's final Dixon Trophy standings for the 2012-13 season.
West Chester took first place overall in the standings to claim the Dixon Trophy, given each of the past 18 years to the PSAC's top athletic program.
The Dixon Trophy is awarded to the PSAC school that accumulates the top score based on results of conference playoffs and/or regular-season records.
Edinboro placed fifth overall, while Gannon was eighth -- the Knights' highest finish ever --and Mercyhurst finished 11th out of 16 teams. The Gannon women led all PSAC women's sports programs with an average score of 11.75.
Gannon claimed a PSAC crown in women's volleyball. Edinboro won conference titles in wrestling and men's cross country, while Mercyhurst had a PSAC title in men's soccer.
Among its 22 sports, West Chester had an average score of 10.77 while IUP compiled a 10.74 for its 19 sports program. Shippensburg, with a 10.05 average, took third, while Slippery Rock (9.94) and Edinboro (9.85) were also in the top five.
West Chester won four conference championships (men's and women's swimming, field hockey and women's lacrosse), while runner-up IUP won league titles in football, men's golf and men's basketball.
Shippensburg won more PSAC titles than any other school with crowns in men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, and women's cross country.
Shippensburg has the most Dixon titles with seven since the trophy was first awarded in 1996. Bloomsburg and Lock Haven have won three apiece.