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Trane xl-90 2 stage furnace problems
Hi everyone.
I bought Trane xl-90 2 stage furnace 4 years a go.
but since then i have to pay for repair every year.
the problem was the control board was bad. i they already replaced the control board 4 times. every time they came i had to pay for diagnostic and labor. now it is down again. but this time is difference. the fan was running at slow stage. the red light had 3 flashes. i look in " intergated furnace control flash codes chart. it say that draft pressur error. i try to turn it off and on few times but it didn't help. please help me.
thank you very much
I Would Check For A Few Things...
A: Make Sure The Pressure Switch Tubes Are Clear (Spiders Love To Make Their Homes There)
B: Check For Any Obstruction In Your Flue Pipe (Tis The Season)
C: If You Have A Man-o-meter Check The Pressure Out of The Inducer Motor - To Make Sure It Is Not A Faulty Inducer
D: With The 90% Furnace - Make Sure The Inducer Motor Is Not Swimming In Water - It Requires Proper Drainage To Drain The Condensation.
C: If It's Been An Issue Since The Furnace Was Installed - What Size PVC Did They Use To Exhaust? Most Common Mistake In High Efficiency Furnace Installations Is Improper Exhaust Size. How Many BTU's Is Your Furnace Rated At?
Hi HVACguy.
thank you very much for your time.
i called service already. the technician came. he cleaned the enducer motor and all small black pip.turn the furnace on it still didn't work. He think that enducer motor problem and he is going to order new part for it. while i was writting this my technician called back and let me know that my furnace was installed in 2004 but the furnace was made in 2001 so it is not under 5 year warranty. the motor cost over $500 plus labor. i really don't know what to do now.
That Doesn't Sound Right...
With The Units I Carry - They Parts Warranty Starts The Date Of The Installation, Not The Production Date.
I Would Contact Trane/American Standard - And Talk To The Customer Care Department and Explain The Situation. The Part Should Be Under The 5 Year Warranty...
And If I Am Not Mistaken - The OEM Motor In The 90% 2 Stage Units Where Deemed To be A Bad Design. I Have Replaced Multiple Trane Variable Speed Inducer Motors.. And Yes, They Are Quite Expensive. I Would Contact Customer Care and Ask.
It's Worth A Shot!
Trane xl-90
Hi HVACguy.
Thanks again for your time.
Here is the update. My new service technician called Trane supplier again and this time he found out that my furnace was build in 03 insteed 01 so the warranty still ok. Yesterday technician came back to fix my furnace. He replaced control board, inducer motor, 2 switches. all part are difference than what i have (KIT15019). it is working now and hopefully my nightmare is over. i followed the link you gave me to contact customer care. He took my info and say someone will call me back within 2 days if not call them back. this time i had to pay $83 for diagnostic and $279 for the labor.:(
Well, Glad It All Worked Out!
Labor Is Cheep When You Have A Good Company Servicing Your Equipment!
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D'Ambrosio told shareholders at Sears Holding Corp.'s annual meeting that improving the company's clothing business will be a priority. He said he has high hopes for two new apparel lines in particular: The Kardashian Collection, which debuts in August in 400 Sears stores, and Sofia Vergara, from the star of ABC's "Modern Family."
The chief executive spoke after the company warned on Monday that its first-quarter loss will be bigger than expected. Same-store sales at Kmart stores fell 1.6% during the quarter, and was down 5.2% at U.S. Sears stores.
D'Ambrosio, who was brought in by chairman Edward Lampert two months back, is Sears' first permanent CEO since 2008. He previously was CEO of the technology company Avaya.
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Is the battery being drained when the car has been parked for long periods without starting (you mentioned 5 days) or is the car being driven some? If the car is being driven, you need to make sure that the alternator is properly charging the battery.
^ What this guy said. In sleep mode you're under 50 mA of draw so you have no real parasitic current draw present. I'd look at charging voltage with that Fluke meter you have. Run the car with the meter at the battery (or underhood terminals) and view the charging voltage, should be low 14s or high 13s V. If it is, load up the alternator, turn on headlights, rear defrost... make sure it's doing it's job. If it's not charging then check fuse(s) in the charging circuit, wiggle wiring to it, check connections. Check to make sure you have battery voltage at B+ terminal of alternator.
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make a long storey short i have two Mortgage loans with HSBC Mortgage bank for ten years now they accidently missapplied one paymnet and the other patment two one account then it look like the other account was never paid then they put moy house in forcluusere & added all these late charges ,there attorney fees when they made the mistake to begaian with after writnig to my state seniter & fedeal tread commison & hud to invatagate them they put my house on fourclusser with no type of help ,or negoacation .or and dienied any type of modifactaion /repayment plan nothing & no fedearl .or state agenceys are able to deal with them ,or come up with a soloation to the issue at all please help thank you
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'No Second Wife, please' is an intriguing headline that caught my eye. Jyoti Punwani's illuminating article, carried by The Hindu's Sunday magazine last month, described some unexpected reactions from Indian Muslim women's groups to banning polygamy. Apparently, a ground-breaking Indian Muslim women's movement, The Bharatiya Mahila Muslim Andolan, which has been working on codifying Personal Indian Muslim law, found that in 10 states, most poor, illiterate Muslim women voted to ban polygamy. (India has Hindu, Muslim and Christian Personal law, in addition to national civil law, which complicates legal matters considerably.) Just as unexpectedly, educated middle-class Muslim women preferred not to rock the boat. They opted not to 'tamper too much' with sharia law, even when it came to getting 13-year-old girls married off before they finish school. On the other hand, the illiterate women wanted to see their daughters educated, and opted for 21 as a good age to marry.
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The UVU Entrepreneurship Institute presents the first annual 'So You Think You Want To Be An Entrepreneur' Challenge. Come participate in a series of fun and innovative challenges that will require teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, communications, and other entrepreneurial skills.
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Human nature has a tendency to pile on the weakest. In this, we failed in our duty to defend and protect Israel. I am sorry
The ex-leader's widow, Suha Arafat, filed a complaint in 2012 after traces of polonium, a highly toxic radioactive substance, were found on her husband's belongings.
The IRB declared Anteer inadmissible because of 'reasonable grounds to believe' that Fatah is 'a terrorist organization' despite its move from revolution to politics
Eight months later, about a third of the Palestinians have dropped out, complaining the program lacks academic rigor, according to interviews
The cases have been viewed as the most notable attempts by American victims of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to use U.S. courts to seek damages
For the first time since the creation of the modern Palestinian movement under Yasser Arafat, Gaza gave the world a glimpse at what an entirely Judenrein Palestinian statelet — the dream of militant Arabists — would actually look like.
A Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found no trace of radioactive poisoning, the chief of the government agency that conducted the study said Thursday.
Scientists from several countries have tried to determine whether polonium played a role in his death in a French military hospital in 2004
The Swiss lab found amounts that could not be natural and said the timeframe of his illness and death were consistent with polonium poisoning
The scientists wrote that 'the results moderately support the proposition that the death was the consequence of poisoning with polonium-210'


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Posted by Dave Frankland on October 20, 2011
Forrester believes that we have entered the age of the customer — an age in which customer obsession matters more than any other strategic imperative, requiring firms to focus their strategy, energy, and budget on processes that enhance knowledge of, and engagement with, customers.
It sounds straightforward, right? Which of us doesn't wish to become more customer-centric? Yet we see few executive teams that treat customer understanding and intelligence as a strategic imperative. Don't believe me? Look at the agenda or the minutes from your last several executive team meetings or board meetings. How much time was devoted to understanding customers better or to leveraging that customer knowledge in new ways to drive business success?
Our research shows that fewer than fifteen percent of firms operate at a strategic level of Customer Intelligence. These are the firms that have turned customer knowledge into a corporate asset. The vast majority of them drive improvements in customer acquisition, retention, satisfaction, revenue, profitability, and customer value. And they apply CI broadly within the business. Ninety-five percent of strategic intelligence firms use CI to drive corporate strategy, versus 30% of those we categorize as functionally intelligent. And 87% of strategic intelligence firms use CI to drive business operations, versus 19% of those at the functional intelligence level.
But before you switch off and tell me this is someone else's job, be aware of the role of executive management. Strategically intelligent firms are far more likely to have a senior-level sponsor or champion: 46% of them strongly agree that their company has a C-level evangelist or champion for Customer Intelligence, versus 20% of marketing intelligence firms and 7% of functional intelligence firms.
Posted by Doug Washburn on October 17, 2011
About five months ago, I "broke up" with T-Mobile in favor of AT&T. I was a T-Mobile customer for six years on a very competitive service plan. But none of that mattered; I wanted an iPhone, and T-Mobile couldn't give it to me. It was a clean but cruel breakup: AT&T cancelled my T-Mobile contract on my behalf, the equivalent of getting dumped by your girlfriend's new boyfriend.
I bring this up because it reminds me of the saying: "If we don't take care of our customers, someone else will." This is particularly important to remember in "The Age Of The Customer" where technology-led disruption is eroding traditional competitive barriers across all industries. Empowered buyers have information at their fingertips to check a price, read a product review, or ask for advice from a friend right from the screen of their smartphone.
This is affecting your IT just as much as your business: As an indicator, Forrester finds that 48% of information workers already buy whatever smartphone they want and use it for work purposes. In the new era, it is easier than ever for empowered employees and App Developers to circumvent traditional IT procurement and provisioning to take advantage of new desktop, mobile, and tablet devices as well as cloud-based software and infrastructure you don't support. They're "cheating" on you to get their jobs done better, faster, and cheaper.
To become more desirable to your customer – be it your Application Developers, workforce, or end buyers – IT Infrastructure and Operations leaders must become more customer-obsessed, which I talk about in this video:
Posted by Stephen Mann on October 12, 2011
I need to make this brief; the failure of the lump of plastic that used to be my BlackBerry has made me very time-poor today …
It has been an interesting year for RIM and for the BlackBerry. RIM has seen the erosion of its corporate mobile-email dominance (as employees prefer the usability of iPhones and Android devices), its brand was adversely affected by the BlackBerry Messaging Service being "the weapon of choice" for the thugs involved in the London riots, its tablet play has limped into the iPad's market, and now we have the prolonged service outage ... Sorry service OUTAGES.
The extent of the outage has been and continues to be shocking (there is no way it should have been this severe). But to me, in my capacity as an analyst, and observer and advisor on IT service management best practice, the real issue here is how RIM has handled the situation.
In managing the outage, RIM has acted like an old-fashioned technology vendor rather than a modern-day service provider; while we talk about BlackBerry devices we are really buying into the BlackBerry service. And we expect that service to be consistently delivered relative to service promises and our expectations thereof.
While we would prefer there not to be an interruption to service, most of us appreciate that "stuff" happens. When there is a service-affecting issue, we have a set of minimum requirements as customers that need to be catered for:
Posted by Kyle McNabb on October 11, 2011
Two weeks have passed since our successful AD&D and BP Forums in Boston. I'm still struck by conversations we held there and continue to hold now with many of you on how your teams can help deliver to your firm's ever-important customer experience outcomes. Following one tip can help you either get ahead of this issue or catch up to the expectations of your stakeholders…act more like an interactive agency!
Note I didn't say "transform" into an interactive agency. No, at the end of the day you have responsibilities to your organization the agencies your business peers use often don't – you have to manage, operate, and maintain what's been delivered. What I did say was "act" like one, and in doing so you'll need to:
Posted by Stephen Mann on October 7, 2011
The IT Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) community has long been awash with management buzzwords and phrases such as "think outside the box," "bare metal," "IT-to-business alignment," "ivory tower," "NextGen," "people, process, and technology," "innovation," "what does good look like?" and "resonate." More recently we have had to endure such gems as "cloudwashing," "hash tag abuse," "virtual sprawl," and "cloudenomics" (please take a deep breath, don't let them wind you up).
Another longstanding "buzzphrase" (no, I didn't make this word up) is that I&O organizations need to "run IT as a business." I imagine that most of us have used it (I plead "guilty" milord), at least in conversation, but do we really know what it means or what we need to do for I&O to achieve a business-like state?
Firstly, the "run IT as a business" mantra is wrong – well, partially. I&O organizations must indeed adopt practices to run as a business function, but not necessarily as a full business in itself.
One of the most prevalent areas in need of attention is that of the ITIL-espoused discipline of IT financial management. In that business-success not only stems from having a great product (or service) coupled with great customer service, there also needs to be an understanding of the cost of provision, the cost drivers, and the margins involved. Not having this understanding can only expose I&O's lack of business acumen and capabilities, and make it difficult to compete in the new IT delivery landscape.


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Wilson Staff FG59 Limited Edition Iron'sThursday, April 30th, 2009
SpiderMan Junior Golf Set ReviewWednesday, April 29th, 2009
We have a new set of clubs for the little kids that will make golfing even more fun with the parents. Acculength Golf has come out with the Spiderman junior golf club set. This set of clubs is fantastic. (more…)
Wilson Staff Fifty Elite Golf Ball ReviewTuesday, April 28th, 2009
Just played a round with a brand new ball from Wilson. The fifty Elite Golf Ball. This is in continuation of the 50/50 ball released by them last year. The ball plays great. Very soft landing around the green and nice to work with on approaches. (more…)
Mizuno C Series Putter ReviewMonday, April 27th, 2009
Better golfers around the world have come to know the quality of the Mizuno's Golf product line. The Mizuno C Series putter is another great product to confirm that thought. (more…)
TaylorMade San Marino Cart Bag ReviewFriday, April 24th, 2009
The new TaylorMade San Marino Cart bag is a nice value and bag with a lot of features. It has a 4 way fused top with full length dividers so your clubs can be more organized. (more…)
TaylorMade Corza Stand Bag ReviewThursday, April 23rd, 2009
If you are a walking golfer that is looking for a light weight stand bag at a great price, than look no further than the TaylorMade Corza Stand Bag. It is made from light weight 420 denier nylon and is also stong enough to handle normal wear and tear. (more…)
Martini Golf TeesWednesday, April 22nd, 2009
If you are looking for a new cool golf tee, than check out the new Martini golf tees. The Martini Golf tee is shaped like a Martini glass without the alcohol. (more…)
A dramatic finish at Augusta NationalWednesday, April 22nd, 2009
The cheers came from all across the playing field at Augusta National, probably the kind of mayhem missing at the Masters. And the last one was reserved for a most unlikely champion, Angel Cabrera. (more…)
Mizuno MX 700 Driver ReviewTuesday, April 21st, 2009
The new Mizuno MX 700 Driver is a Golf Digest Hot List Winner for 2009. There is a good reason why, this club is AWESOME. The Ball screams off the face like it was shot out of a cannon with it's exclusive Hot Metal technology I can see why. (more…)
Sun Mountain Micro Golf Cart ReviewMonday, April 20th, 2009
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September 29, 2012
1- Bacterial disease in chitalpa looks like drought injury of salt burn.
Yard and Garden September 29, 2012
I live in Tucson, Arizona and have a chitalpa tree that is growing fine but keeps getting brown spots on the leaves. It does seem to matter if it gets a lot of water or less water. When I brought it, it had them on it also but I thought they would go away with more watering. I love the tree. Is there anything I can do to help it? I would like to buy another one but not sure if they will all have this problem.
Betty P.
A. Although this question came from Arizona, the question and answer are relevant for New Mexico as well.
Your local County Extension agent can help you confirm this (New Mexico State University Extension or University of Arizona Extension), but I suspect your tree is infected with a bacterial disease. The bacterial agent that causes this problem is Xylella fastidiosa. This is a difficult organism to detect, but university diagnostic laboratories have developed procedures to determine if it is indeed infecting the tree.
We had been observing these symptoms in New Mexico for many years, but were unable to detect the bacteria until about 10 years ago. Until we could detect the disease, we assumed it was an irrigation issue.
If the tree does have Xylella, the tree will often survive from several years to many years. The disease often does not express its presence in young trees, but as the tree matures and its growth slows the disease symptoms become apparent. The younger trees are able to "outgrow" the bacteria. If you do not mind maintaining your trees as shrubs, you can prune them severely to rejuvenate the plants. They will often return from severe pruning with very vigorous growth that does not exhibit symptoms of the disease (the disease organism is still present). If the trees were too debilitated when you trimmed them, they may die. Severe pruning will probably reduce flowering in addition to causing the plant to grow as a shrub. So, this may not be an acceptable option for you.
For more gardening information, visit the NMSU Extension publications Web site at http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h, or to read past articles of Yard and Garden go to http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/periodicals.html
Send your gardening questions to:
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Curtis W. Smith, Ph.D., is an Extension Horticulture Specialist emeritus with New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating


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text: The xx's Jamie xx recently dropped his delicately squeaking single, Sleep Sound, the B-side off his upcoming 12-inch on Young Turks. Today, that track's visual comes from artist Sofia Mattioli, who was inspired by a chance encounter on the London subway. Mattioli filmed the video at the Manchester Deaf Centre, capturing 13 young members dancing to Sleep Sound based only on the vibrations they could feel in the room. It's a captivating, intimate take on sound, silence and movement. Watch the video (via Nowness) below.


text: My aunt is thinking of buying a mobile home that has a gas fireplace, but it has a valve that you have to turn to light it and my aunt can't get down on her hands and knees and would like for it to be converted to a light switch. I have friends who have gas fireplaces that came with the switch but I'm wondering if you can convert a valve one. I am also wondering how much you think on average the project would cost for a professional to come in. Thank You


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Last week, the Guardian essentially condemned itself for publishing WikiLeaks material. The incident prompted a closer examination of how WikiLeaks decides what to publish, and it turns out the organization is taking its cues from the five establishment news publications it has partnered with.
Bloomberg Businessweek:
"They are releasing the documents we selected," Le Monde's managing editor, Sylvie Kauffmann, said in an interview at the newspaper's Paris headquarters.
WikiLeaks turned over all of the classified State Department cables it obtained to Le Monde, El Pais in Spain, The Guardian in Britain and Der Spiegel in Germany. The Guardian shared the material with the New York Times, and the five news organizations have been working together to plan the timing of their reports.
They also have been advising WikiLeaks on which documents to release publicly and what redactions to make to those documents, Kauffmann and others involved in the arrangement said.
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Commentary: Michael, The Nba, And The Slam Dunking Of ParisWilliam Echikson
Cedric Didier was cheering. The 24-year-old basketball nut from Grenoble had traveled four hours to see the McDonald's Championship in Paris--but hardly to root for the home team. "Michael, Michael," yelled Didier, decked out in a Chicago Bulls jersey, as Michael Jordan swished another two-pointer. Said Didier: "Jordan is the best player in the world, and the Bulls are the best team in the world."
On Oct. 16-18 at Paris' 13,000-seat Bercy arena, the Bulls--sans Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman--proved that again. As they eased by two European teams to win the tournament, the sold-out games underlined how the soaring worldwide appeal of the National Basketball Assn. has seduced even the supposedly anti-American French. The Bulls also made another point: namely, that when it comes to marketing U.S. products abroad, Jordan and the NBA are a pretty unbeatable team. In fact, a lot of marketers would do well to follow the bouncing ball.
MARKETING LAYUP. Since the Dream Team captured the 1992 Olympic gold medal, sales outside the U.S. of NBA-licensed basketballs, backboards, T-shirts, and caps have soared from $10 million to $500 million. "We saw this huge opportunity abroad, and we jumped," says NBA Commissioner David Stern. A decade ago, the NBA had no international staff or foreign offices. Today, it has 80 workers in 11 offices abroad and plans to double both numbers this year. "We're spending a lot, but we're already profitable," says Paul Zilk, the NBA's international director. Compare that with the National Football League's World League: It has lost an estimated $100 million since its 1990 launch. Even nonsports ventures such as Disneyland Paris are still struggling.
Admittedly, the NBA enjoys several built-in advantages over baseball or American football. Hardly any baseball fields exist in Europe. And imagine trying to explain a squeeze play to a Frenchman. By contrast, Yvan Mainini, the French Basketball Federation's president, says basketball was first played in Paris in 1873, only two years after the game was invented in Massachusetts. "We have 450,000 players in France," Mainini says. Pro leagues exist throughout the Continent but are particularly strong in Southern Europe.
The NBA has shrewdly transformed these European hoop dreams into a marketing layup. When Europe's state broadcasting monopolies were broken up in the 1980s, the league rushed in with attractive offers to newly formed commercial and cable channels. "Michael Jordan came along at the same time that global television was experiencing outstanding growth," Stern says. Some 191 countries now televise NBA games--in 40 languages. Many get broadcasts free of charge or for a minimal fee. "The point isn't to get revenues as much as exposure," Stern explains.
But perhaps the NBA's biggest feat--and its most important lesson for other U.S. companies going global--is restraint. It refuses to start its own European league. "We don't have a Manifest Destiny," says Stern. Even though Disney's theme park outside Paris is recovering, the Mouse blundered by barging into France with an attitude. It has been forced to write off much of its huge investment in oversize hotels and parking lots. Unlike Americans, Europeans prefer to visit the park just for the day and often come by train.
TENSIONS SURFACE. A European NBA could provoke a similar culture clash. Many big European cities don't have American-style indoor arenas, and a new league would be a declaration of war against local basketball groups.
Transatlantic basketball tensions were already surfacing at the championships. After the Bulls beat his team 89-82, Bozidar Maljkovic, coach of PSG Racing, derided the constant TV time-outs and the NBA's showbiz approach--the mascots, vast video screens, and cheerleaders. The French Federation's Mainini says the NBA thinks "about selling shirts. We think about basketball." And the NBA's global glow could fade after Jordan hangs up his sneakers. "When he retires, there is going to be a void no one can fill," concedes Stern.
But the McDonald's Championship was nothing but net for Jordan and the NBA. When European teams played each other, the arena was almost empty. When the Bulls took center stage, the fans--and more than 1,000 journalists--piled in. The crowd, especially teens who, polls show, prefer basketball to soccer, went wild over Jordan's acrobatics. "No French player comes close," said 16-year-old Solien Mekki.
Even for superstar Jordan, the adulation this far from home seemed surprising. "When I first came into the league, I could sit outside [at the cafes] and not be bothered," he recalled. This trip, he couldn't leave his hotel without being mobbed. Michael may long for those peaceful days, but David Stern isn't complaining.


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'Good Times' movie in the works at Sony
The Hollywood Reporter -- Dy-no-mite!
Columbia Pictures is looking to bring a version of 1970s TV hit "Good Times" to the big screen, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Bing: '24' movie not happening?
The CBS series ran from 1974-79 and starred Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle and a young Janet Jackson. Walker was known for a number of catchphrases including his trademark "Dy-no-mite!"
Scott Rudin and Eli Bush are producing the "Good Times" film, while Phil Johnston is on board to write.
The studio, which scored with a film remake of 1970s hit TV series "Charlie's Angels," has been trying to mount big-screen versions of other titles it owns from the era, including "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Fantasy Island."
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I love to see my newsletter subscribers getting the attention they deserve! This week's Art Marketing Action feature artist, Nicole Strasburg, just landed the entire cover of Coastal Woman magazine. She described in an email how she got there:
I took a 14 week self employment training class a few years ago put on by a women's non-profit. I met some gals whose business was to start a publication. Once they were up and running they had an online survey you could fill out if you were a female entrepreneur with a good story. I did this two years ago and then waited. I just kept putting myself out into the world, showing up at events, going to openings (all kinds, music, dance, store openings). At some point I bumped into the ad executive at a party and mentioned I had filled out the questionnaire and she put in a good word.
They wrote the story almost a year ago and then sat on it until they found just the right issue to include it – a women in the arts issue. They ended up accommodating me a little and pushed it the release another issue so that it would help advertise my show in January. This is the winter issue that runs Nov-Dec-Jan and my show opens at the end of Jan 06.
So – some prodding and reminding and oodles of patience. I always liken the art business to fishing, you have to keep casting your line out and then in order to get the fish to come there is a time where you have to sit patiently, quietly in the boat. It also helps to have more than one line in the water.
Patience and persistence. That's what the art marketing game is all about. Heck, that's what life is all about!


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Astrazeneca Pharma India falls; Sebi says exchanges to monitor delisting
Jun 25 2014 , Mumbai
"The promoters of M/s Astrazeneca Pharma India Ltd. shall finally purchase shares from public shareholders in the delisting offer only after seeking approval of the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange Limited," added the Securities and Exchange Board of India in an order.
The regulator also said it came across certain reports that the offer for sale (OFS) of the shares of Astrazeneca Pharma India Ltd carried out by its promoter AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals AB Sweden on May 26, 2013 was a deliberate attempt to subsequently get the shares of the Indian unit delisted at ease.
It was also reported that more than 94 percent of total shares offered through OFS had been subscribed by six foreign institutional investors including DB International Asia Ltd, Suffolk (Mauritius), Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) PTE, BNP Paribas Arbitrage, Manfield (Mauritius) Ltd and Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Espana S.A. SVB.


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8 DIY Projects With Sample Paint
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Little Painting Tricks
Almost all paint companies offer sample containers, which can range from 2 to 31 ounces and usually cost between $4 and $10. Despite their size, these little pots of paint can definitely pack a big punch.
Color Your Chair Spindles
Hold an angled 1/2-or 3/4-inch craft brush parallel to the spindles, then dab the paint at the top and bottom of each one to avoid splattering the chair's frame. Slowly paint the middle of the spindles with long, smooth strokes. Wipe off any drips right away with a damp paper towel.
PAINT COLORS: Sunshine, Pear Green, and Utah Sky by Benjamin Moore
Dress Up Dresser Drawers
No need to buy multiple paints—you need just one color and white. First pull out the drawers and unscrew the knobs. Use undiluted color to paint the front of one drawer. For the other drawers, mix the color into white until you get the shades you want. Try 3 ounces of color with 8 ounces of white for a medium shade; use 1 ounce of color with 8 ounces of white for the lightest shade. Let dry, then reattach hardware and replace drawers.
PAINT COLORS: Thermal Spring and Extra White by Sherwin-Williams
Add Splash to a Set of Frames
First paint all the frames white and let them dry completely. Then add pops of color by painting photo corners or highlighting edges with stripes. Use the smallest straight-edge craft brush you can find. Work slowly, and if your painting hand strays a little, wipe off mistakes right away with a damp paper towel.
PAINT COLORS: China White, Two to Tango, Magical Merlin, and Asparagus by Olympic
Make a Chair's Legs Pop
Unscrew the legs from your chair before you paint. If you can't detach them, or if your chair has a wooden base like ours does, apply plenty of painter's tape around the seat to protect it. Then paint. Once dry, reattach the legs or remove the tape.
PAINT COLORS: Dragon Fire by Behr
Brighten a Stool (Two Ways!)
Make your own mix-and-match set by painting just the base of one stool and just the seat of another. We didn't bother painting the underside of the seat since it's out of sight.
PAINT COLORS: Rose Dust by Valspar
Turn a Metal Pan Into a Cool Tray
Wipe down the tray with rubbing alcohol and a cloth. Use a triangular ruler (a.k.a. a set square) and painter's tape to block out a zigzag design. To ensure the paint will stick, scuff up the exposed metal lightly with sandpaper, then wipe clean. Apply primer made for metal and let dry. Paint, let dry, then slowly peel off the tape.
PAINT COLORS: Yellow Raincoat, Razzle Dazzle, and Tropical Turquoise by Benjamin Moore
Give Salad Stuff a Color-Dipped Look
Mark where you want the color to go with painter's tape, leaving a few inches between the paint and the part of the server that will touch food, for safety. Since the wood will likely be oiled, prime it with a formula made for glossy surfaces like plastic. Paint, let dry, then remove the tape.
PAINT COLORS: Lime Green and Fuzzy Navel by Olympic
Highlight a White Lamp
Use an artist's brush with rounded bristles for this project. First paint the base, directing the color in the grooves of the carved details. While it dries, work on the shade. Follow its frame with short strokes to create the neatest lines.
PAINT COLORS: Tropical Splash by Behr


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text: Marketing Google Analytics Adds Site Speed Reports To Measure Page Performance Written by Simply Zesty on 24 March 2012 After only introducing social media reports to its service a few days ago, Google Analytics has now rolled out a new speed test that allows you to see just how fast your site is performing. The update also allows web designers to see exactly where a website can improve its loading speed.The new Site Speed overview, which can be found under the option 'Content', allows you to see the important metrics for measuring your site's page loading speeds. The average page load time by browser, Country/Territory and page can be found here, and you can compare your site's average performance over time to forecast trends and view past performances.The closest thing to a site speed report on older Analytics versions, 'Page Timings', can now be found underneath the 'Overview' report. Here, you can view your site's load times in three different ways: the performance tab shows you how the load times break down by speed ranges, the explorer tab shows average load times across dimensions like page titles etc., and map overlay shows you the breakdown across different countries.According to Google Analytics team member Mustafa M. Tikir, smaller sites (defined as those with less than 10,000 visits per day) can now increase the site speed sample rate up to 100 per cent for full samples for page loading times. So if you've just designed a site and you want to further optimise it before it's unveiled, you get a full insight into what works and what doesn't.


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You lack the courage to ask the ones you're sexually attracted to, out.
Because it's a half way house. You hide behind the notion of 'friendship' so that you can have a place in their lives hoping that one day, one of them will say 'hey, I love you, you're amazing'. I find it a bit dishonest. I know a couple of men like this and they're always moaning that they're a "nice guy but women only like bastards" and what they fail to realise is, that the reason the (apparent) 'bastard' gets the girl is that the 'bastard' is being very honest and upfront about his intentions and has maturely accepted the possibility of rejection and still asks anyway.
If it works for you then don't sweat it! Maybe you feel bad because guys might be questioning what attracts the girls to you and might even be somewhat jealous ,their loss ,your gain ;D
Not weird atall, alot of guys get on better with girls :)
Maybe girls are easier to talk to, you don't have to hold back your emotions with them.
Lady's man!
Girls are more social, open, and friendly. But, if you want true friends for life you must join a brotherhood.
Unless he likes hangin out with dikes.
You're just like me. There's nothing weird about it.
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Do you want to build a partnership with your horse that is empowering and liberating for your both? Stef P. Durham brings together her experience with natural horsemanship, equine-facilitated learning, spirituality, and coaching to reveal the beauty of working with your horse from your heart. Stef has a unique understanding of the horse-rider connection developed through years of education and experience. She brings it all together to help you find more meaning and fulfillment in the barn.
Horses have an unbelievable power to help us heal our hearts, find our passion, and live on purpose. Through partnership with horses, we can become empowered in our lives while helping the horses to live with authenticity and fulfillment. Your horse is a reflection of your soul. Soulful Horsemanship invites you to apply spiritual concepts while interacting with your horse to:
"My thoughts are designed to provide you with a compass you can align with your heart to find your own way to your highest potential in and out of the arena. I believe that the horse amplifies the clarity of your destination by acting like the mirror on a sighting compass, so you can see exactly where you are headed in life. Through a vision that is aligned with your heart, your higher self, and your divinity, you can build an amazing partnership with your horse and change your life."
©2013 Stef P. Durham (P)2015 Stef P. Durham
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"Horsemanship or penmanship?"
Stef combines elements from The Miracle of Mindfulness, The Power of Now, The Secret and other sources of spiritual guidance with multiple training approaches from the field of natural horsemanship. In combining these experiences I believe she has tapped and articulated a lot of truths. However, the empower yourself dialogue becomes tiresome. I want to trust her as a resource so did some google searching and cannot find any video clips of her with horses. I am one to trust only by witnessing the teacher and appreciating what they have to offer. So I am left with the thought, is this book coming from a true natural horsemanship trainer or is it the work of someone very talented at combining ideas and experiences of others? Both are valuable but one has more credit. What made me cautious was her website. Is this a formula? I am not a fan of motivational speakers but am looking for more approaches to natural horsemanship with an open mind.
Everything about this book is excellent!!! I wish I had it 42 years ago when I was 6 and just starting with horses!! I knew in my heart that Soulful Horsemanship was the way to live. But all through my life people tried to change me. I now know the Truth and will live there!! I will forever listen to the horses! Thank You Stef for sharing your passion!!!
"every horse owner should have this book"
shows you how to be a PARTNER with your horse. do your horse a favor - get this book!
"Life Changing"
I have had horses since 1979, spent a year at a Dressage barn as a paying student learning how to ride, clean tack and clean stalls...........but learned nothing about the horse.
Stef P. Durham has solidified the horse philosophy (I at 76) which has eluded me all my life: reverence for the Devine spirit within the horse and staying present in each moment you are with this beautiful creature.
I listen over and over again finding thoughts I had previously missed. As a result, my attitude has changed not only towards my horse, but towards the relationships with people in my life.
Stef's life experiences and wisdom will bring to anyone who is serious about having a close, some might say spiritual, relationship with their horse nearer to that goal. However, this audio book requires listening with intent and without distraction to achieve it.
Thank you Stef P. Durham
"a must read for all horsemen"
this amazing book touches on the real heart of our horse human relationships. i truly feel that this should be rewired reading for anyfuture horse owner.
"Refreshing intuitive take on horse partnership"
Very fluid spiritual and wholistic narrative which took me home to my Ol hippy days and now at 60 years young I grow with my first horse. Only down was repetition of concepts I got.
"Not my favorite book on the subject."
There was some good information so it wasn't a total waste of a credit. For me, there wasn't much that I hadn't heard in other books. It's not a book I would listen to more than once, I had to force myself to finish. I'm sure others will really like it and the narration was pleasant.
"Little to do with horses"
I think the message of this book could have been articulated in about 5 sentences. And none of those would contain much of tangible value with respect to horses. Be present; be mindful, have a good relationship with your horse; enrich your soul; be yourself. A lot of new-age, existential musings, and not many (any?) useful take-aways.
"Everyone should read this book, even if you are not a horse person!"
This book was so much more than I expected and all of what I needed! Finish the book to the end. It starts off slow and challenges what you have always learned! It will come full circle so stay with it.
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The thing is, my ophtamologist thinks I have good levator function in my left eye, but when the eyes are relaxed/droopy, the left eye droops more than the right eye. When the eyen open in a "surprised" look, they look nearly the same. The thing is for some reason I IMMEDIATELY feel eye tigthness as soon as I open my eyes to the "normal" gaze. So, could a ptosis NOT related to levator be causing eye strain? Because I know that normal eye strain is typically related to eyelid ptosis.
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Written By : SITERI SAUVAKACOLO. Reigning Miss Vodafone Hibiscus Alisi Rabukawaqa will advocate for the stop to the exploitation of sharks across commercial fisheries at the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Samoa next week.
Hibiscus Event Group Executive secretary Aqela Cakobau in a statement said Miss Rabukawaqa would use the pageant as a platform to advocate for shark protection.
?This issue has prompted me to use the Miss South Pacific Pageant platform to champion the protection of the shark species, a species that is held in high regard (as a totem) in the Pacific, and particularly in Cakaudrove where my mother hails from.
?Sharks have a critical role to play in keeping the marine ecosystem in balance,? the Bua lass said.
?As Pacific island people who rely heavily on our marine resources we must be in the forefront of protecting these resources and support initiatives that drive governmental policy changes to save sharks from extinction and at the same time protect the future health of our seas.?
Preparations began in October for Miss Rabukawaqa. Brothers Craig and Warwick Marlow design her sulu/sarong category wear, award winning designer Epeli Tuibeqa who?s designing her traditionally-inspired category costume, music composer Igelesi Ete is assisting with her talent. Head of Communication at the Fiji National University Shailesh Lal is also working with her on her communication and public speaking skills.
The Hibiscus Event Group is funding all aspects of Miss Fiji?s preparations and trip to Samoa and Pure Fiji is donating gift packs for Miss Fiji?s fellow contestants.
The Miss Fiji entourage will leave for Samoa on Sunday December 4.
The Miss South Pacific Pageant proper will take place on Saturday December 10 at the Samoa Cultural Centre.


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Here's another easy pasta dish for a weekday dinner. Use some of your already cooked pasta (see yesterday's Tuesday's Tip) and layer it with ricotta cheese and sauce to make a quick lasagna.
And surprise--there is a fun kid-friendly ingredient in this dish--chicken tenders. You can easily omit to make this dish vegetarian, but I think the chicken can add a fun factor to this dish!
Baked Spaghetti Lasagna
1 pound whole wheat spaghetti, cooked
1 head of broccoli, cut into small florets
1 - 28 ounce jar of marinara
1 - 16 ounce container, part-skim ricotta cheese
1 cup (packed) spinach leaves, chopped into small pieces
1 teaspoon garlic powder, divided use
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
6 chicken tenders, cut into fourths or small bite size pieces
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cook the spaghetti according to the package directions. Once cooked, drain fully and set aside.
Place the broccoli florets on a cookie sheet and spray with cooking spray or olive oil and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the broccoli is tender and slightly browned. Keep the oven on for baking the lasagna.
In a medium bowl, mix the ricotta cheese, spinach, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
In a 9x13 baking dish, spread 1/3 of the marinara sauce in the bottom of the pan. Top with half the noodles, then half the ricotta mixture, half the broccoli, half the nugget pieces and half the mozzarella cheese. Repeat, making sure the noodles are fully covered on top (if there are "exposed" noodles, they will get crunchy and tough to eat).
Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until it is bubbly and the cheese is fully melted on top.
Serves 8.
This is a fun family-friendly recipe that can be altered to suit your family's tastes!
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text: Tom Hagerty Improving Bulls Host Georgetown on Saturday January 18, 2013 By USF Related Links Purchase Tickets USF Notes Sign Up For Free Email Updates WHO: Georgetown (12-3, 2-2) at USF (9-7, 0-4)WHEN: 6 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: Sun DomeTV: BEN,BHSN (Jason Benetti and Mark Wise)RADIO: 98.7-FM The Fan, Sirius 85/XM 85 (Jim Lighthall and Jim Louk)PURCHASE TICKETS By TOM ZEBOLD USF Senior Writer TAMPA - Head coach Stan Heath liked what he saw from his Bulls on Thursday night and he wants to see more of it 6 p.m. Saturday when Georgetown visits the Sun Dome. USF (9-7, 0-4) is coming off a 70-67 loss at Rutgers, but Heath was encouraged about what he saw from a Bulls team that showed growth. Freshmen JaVontae Hawkins and Zach LeDay combined to score 17 points, and senior Jawanza Poland put up a game-high 17 points to help power a USF team that averaged 45 points in losses to Syracuse, Villanova and Louisville. Four USF players finished in doubles figures for the first time since a 65-56 win at UCF on Jan. 2. "I wanted to improve offensively and saw significant improvement in that area," Heath said. The Bulls were outrebounded by a 134-82 margin in the first three games of their Big East run before bouncing back against the Scarlet Knights. USF limited Rutgers to a 32-28 edge on the glass with Martino Brock, Anthony Collins and Poland combining to post at least five boards apiece. "Unfortunately we lost, but we continued to make improvements in a lot of areas and we have to continue to build on that," Heath said. USF now turns its attention to the Hoyas, who are 12-3 (2-2) and have won their past two games. Forward Otto Porter Jr. led three Hoyas in doubles figures with 20 points in Georgetown's 74-65 victory over Providence on Wednesday night. Porter also leads three Hoyas in double figures with 13.8 points per game this season. Productive Rudd Junior forward Victor Rudd continues to have a productive season for the Bulls after finishing in double figures for the fifth straight time Thursday night. The Los Angeles native posted 11 points against Rutgers and has been in double figures in nine of his past 10 games. Rudd leads USF with 11.4 points per game this season heading into team's quick stop home on Saturday. The Bulls play at Seton Hall 7 p.m. Wednesday in a contest that will be televised on ESPNU. A Trio of Career Highs for Hawkins Freshman guard JaVontae Hawkins set career highs in points (10), rebounds (5) and minutes (28) in his second straight start on Thursday. Bulls Becoming a Hot Ticket USF has seen its crowd continue to grow at home with an average of 5,163 fans visiting the renovated Sun Dome this season. The Bulls played in front of their largest home crowd since 2001 when 10,024 fans watched them take on Syracuse on Jan. 6. MORE FROM Men's Basketball Coach Gregory Completes First Signing Class USF Men's Basketball Adds Rideau, Yetna 100 USF Student-Athletes to Graduate in 2016-17 @USFMBB USF Men's Basketball @USFMBB WHAT'S HOT news: USF Receiver Group Becoming a 'Monster' news: No. 23/24 Bulls Extend Win Streak to 22 Games news: Williams Becomes Program's First All-American


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Mark Willimann sat with his sad-faced client in a room full of inmates at the Central Arizona Detention Center. On the table in front of them was an indictment for his client's third illegal entry into the U.S., a felony with a possible penalty of 40 years in prison.
With a blue pen, Willimann began to draw.
Mountains, the border, a gate, arrows and soon stick people appeared.
As he pointed to one of the stick figures, he said in an authoritative tone, "This is you."
"And this," he said, raising his voice to an airy octave, "is Border Patrol."
Using the Spanish he learned only a decade ago, Willimann alternated between an authoritative bass and a squeaky falsetto to portray the two sides of the case. The stick man, he said in a deep tone, ignored the gate and then crossed the line guarded by - and here he switched back to a high-pitched voice - the Border Patrol.
Willimann, 50, is a criminal defense lawyer in Tucson specializing in immigration law. He is also a former professional clown who graduated from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice, Fla., in 1982.
After Willimann's explanation, his client nodded and smiled. They hugged and laughed, and Willimann joked to the man that he was too "bonito" - too handsome - to be in jail.
Willimann said that currently he has 65 to 70 clients, most of them undocumented immigrants.
"My clients can't read or write. They are illiterate," he said. "Most lawyers put things in a way that they can't understand. That's why instead of writing it down, I draw the pictures. It's good enough for cavemen, so it's good enough for my clients. It tells a story and puts it in a way that is very simple to understand. Also, I think they think it's funny. They see it as fun. We have fun with it."
Maria Lilia Felix, a state judge for the Pima County Consolidated Court system, said Willimann brings something different to every case.
"He's a clown," Felix said. "He juggled once. Sometimes I tell him to keep it down, but you got to love him. He is very professional and represents his clients as he should."
She paused. "But he's still a clown."
Willimann said he credited Clown College for his approach to his profession.
"If there is anything I learned in Clown College, it's to know your audience," Willimann said. "How many people call lawyers clowns, anyways? At least when my clients call me a clown, I know they are right."
Lawrence Gee, a criminal defense lawyer, said Willimann always brings good energy into the courtroom.
"I heard he juggled once," Gee said as he laughed. "Everyone knows him. He's a little crazy."
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Tucson said it could not comment about Willimann because its lawyers would be appearing in cases where he was representing clients. During a recent federal court session, however, two prosecutors opposite him playfully rolled their eyes and smirked as Willimann bantered with the judge.
"Prosecutors know all my antics," said Willimann, who was himself a prosecutor for the Yavapai County Attorney's Office from 1996 to 2001.
He described the way he moves around the courtroom: "Sometimes you have to go left to go right, backward to go forward. It's great."
Some prosecutors, he said, "get bent" by his tactics. They stare across the aisle. But the looks don't bother him, he said. He aims to entertain the jury to keep them awake but also believes there's a balance between being serious and being silly.
"I know they don't want to be there - they have kids, medical problems and jobs," Willimann said. "Although I joke, there are boundaries of being credible. I want to be entertaining so that they can pay attention. You know, add some pepper, spice things up."
Willimann graduated with honors from the City University of New York with a bachelor's degree in communications. He earned his law degree from CUNY School of Law at Queens College in the early 1990s. He said he practiced in the U.S. District Court of Arizona and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
His clowning experience helps him communicate with judges, he said.
"The law is up for interpretation. Judges interpret it one way, I just have to convince them to interpret it another way," he said. "It's like magic. It's like I'm performing again."
When other lawyers get "boring," Willimann jokes about bringing a rope to the courthouse to "hang himself," he said.
"The reason I say 'rope' is because it's the only weapon allowed in the courtroom," Willimann said. "No knives or guns in the courthouse."
Before enrolling in clown college, Willimann had been at the University of Houston, where he'd intended to study hotel management. But an improv club diverted him away, he said.
"They told me I was funny," he said. "They told me I should go to Clown College in Florida, so I got my stuff and went."
He said he became "Mr. Who-Ha" - his clown persona - on July 4, 1983, after being inspired by a fireworks display.
"All of us from the circus were in St. Louis watching the fireworks after the show," Willimann said. "It was filled with people. As one rocket went in the air, they said, 'Who-ooo.' As the next one launched, they said, 'Ha-aaa.' That's how I got my name."
Willimann worked for the promotions department of the clown college while performing for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's Circus Fantasy at Disneyland in California. He said that performing in children's hospital wards while traveling was one of the hardest yet most rewarding duties of being a clown.
"You had these 7- or 8-year-olds walking around with IV bottles. Their faces were round from the chemotherapy," Willimann said.
"Those were the toughest audiences. They were too sick to laugh, but they smiled a lot."
Diane Willimann, his wife of 22 years, said having a former clown as a husband was quite handy.
"Whenever we need to change a lightbulb from the high ceiling, Mark puts on his stilts," said Diane, 61, who has a 19-year-old daughter with Willimann. "Not to mention I found my wedding ring in a tub of Land O'Lakes butter. That was my proposal."
Born in Lebanon to an American citizen, Willimann led a global life - living in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Hong Kong and New Hampshire. His family settled in New York when he was 7 years old.
In 2001, Willimann moved to Costa Rica for four months to learn Spanish. He is now certified as a Spanish speaker in the federal court system.
"I wanted to better represent my clients," Willimann said. "They are my family, so I learned español."
Willimann said being an entertainer and being an attorney had a similar dynamic. "In the courtroom you use your mouth, as an entertainer you use your magic," he said. "It's the same job, different costume."
"He's a clown. He juggled once. Sometimes I tell him to keep it down, but you got to love him. He is very professional and represents his clients as he should."
Maria Lilia Felix, state judge, commenting on lawyer Mark Willimann
This story was produced as part of The New York Times Student Journalism Institute, held Jan. 2-15 at the University of Arizona School of Journalism in collaboration with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. More of the students' work is at http://tucson12.nytimes-institute.com/


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