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Top 5 qualities of the successful event manager
This post is a collective effort of the Linkedin event community trying to identify the attributes that make an event professional stand out.
A few comments. Read all the answers as you may be inspired by the very latest and I can tell by the quality that every single participant made an effort in writing. I am very happy to finally see event professionals exchanging opinions and talking about their experience, you will notice that we will all benefit from this.
Statistically here is what the majority agreed on:
The first answer is the one that I thought to be the best. Best means more comprehensive and spot on according to my experience. Nonetheless, you might find that other answers are more inspiring that is why I decided to post them all.
Kevin Jurczyk – National Marketing Director at Branstrator Sunrooms and Basement Systems of America says:
1) Excellent time management-
The ability to coordinate not only yourself, but the scheduling of the entire team helping with the event. It's all about planning, and re-planning and scheduling.
2) Resourcefulness-
In my opinion, this is the most important. With years of experience in events, there is always something that requires a creative fix. Whether it be a piece of tape, or re-working a display because the display across the aisle looks too much like yours. You have to be very resourceful and use what you have. Ability to pool together the individuals you need.
3) Communication-
Share your ideas and your vision openly with your team. Communicate on a level that is respectful to everyone. Do not talk down to anyone, regardless of their role. Everyone has their part and it ultimately leads to your success, make sure you communicate clearly and respectfully. Accept criticism and be open to new ideas.
4) Passion-
Without passion you cannot over come the bumps and triumph when all seems lost. I can train time management, but I cannot teach passion.
5) Strong will, but a level head-
You have to be able to carry out your vision and sometimes crack the whip to get it done. Resolve problems and issues quickly. And you must be able to stand calm at zero hour when something doesn't go your way. Your team should look to you for everything, the last thing they need is a shaky leader that makes rash decisions because they crack under pressure.
Chris Donahue – Regional Technical Trainer at PSAV – Presentation Services says:
1 – Excellent Time Management
2 – Good Communicator
3 – Attention to detail
4 – Ability to creatively solve probelms
5 – Staying calm at all times
Chris Catoggio – Independent Event Services Professional says:
Probably number 1 is great people skills. The Event Manager needs to be communicative, with the ability to listen and understand what the client is looking to achieve, as well as being able to convey that concept when selecting and negotiating with vendors.
Number 2 is organized. The event manager needs to coordinate a number of responsibilites and manage many teams simultaneously.
Third, an event manager needs to be flexible. In any event, things can and will change with a moments notice. The event manager needs to be able to, for lack of a better word, PUNT.
Fourth, an event manager must be responsible. Regardless of what goes right and what goes wrong, the success of an event, and all it's coordinates, is the managers responsibility.
Fifth, a successful event manager needs to be enthusiastic and passionate about what they do. Enthusiasm and passion brings about creativity and generates excitement. Maybe, this should be #1!
David Schenberg – CEO Busy Event – a div. of Panamedia says:
1. Treats everyone as a peer and with respect.. even under pressure
2. A level of experience that allows the client to sleep at night
3. Ability to diffuse an explosive situation
4. Extensive network of trusted professionals they can count on
5. Active exploration and listening skills that translate into critical knowledge
Nicole Price – Event Guru at McCormick & Schmick's says:
I feel very excited to answer this as I just yesterday experienced my *worst* ever customer service experience … with me being the customer.
Therefore, I absolutely stand for the fact that #1 is:
1- Flexibility with respect to understanding your customers' needs
2- Strong organizational skills AND the ability to communicate them
3- Accessibility – to your customers and colleagues
4- Grace under fire!
5- Excellent, well-trained team to help implement and run the event
In a nutshell … able to achieve just about anything in a New York minute while keeping a smile on my face, managing half a million other items at the same time and making it all look easy.
But it IS easy, right? That's why we do what we do. 🙂
Kevin R. Johnston, CMP – CEO, Advantage Event Group says:
I think there are may attributes that would needed to be successful; here are my Top 5:
1) Blackbelt Contract Negotiator – Ultimately, the event measurement is two fold, satisfaction and budget. A great event with superior satisfaction is often viewed as unsuccessful when the finances are all in
2) Must have a huge rolodex – you cant me a master craftsman in all areas. Having the ability to assemble the right players that will deliver consistently is a must.
3) Must be respected – if a producer is not respected by his boss, peers and contractors, the results may be good, but never great.
4) Must double as a janitor or fireman – often, dealing with cleaning up messes and putting out fires is part of the job. Quickly, quietly and efficiently. Get it done, then get bact to the task at hand.
5) Passionate – if it is just a job or a paycheck any event planner will be viewed as average. The passion to make it more productive, more exciting ,more more more is what drives this business. Other wise we'd all be eating on white table cloths with votive candles and parquet dance floors.
Dare to be different, take calculated risks and make sure that you have a great team that has your back (and you theirs).
Cher Lon Malik – Office Manager Informatica says:
1. Passion
2. Multi- tasker
3. Flexibility – do not freak out — there will be last minute changes always
4. Charisma
5. Approachable
Rohit Kumar – Ph.D. Student at Carnegie Mellon University says:
To add a one more:
Cant do everything yourself: Ability to delegate by trusting people, setting benchmarks (past successful events), sharing vision and establishing feedback channels.
Anuroopa Banerjee Gupta – Marketing Communications expert says:
1. Plans for the best -is well prepared for the worst and equipped to turn around the worst to the best advantage. ( I know of someone who was working on a tradeshow. She got the entire booth set up done till 3 am and when next day she arrived at the booth 30 minutes before showtime she realized the Co. president's profile shot poster has been posted in a manner that his nose got chopped off- She actually got a 7ft x 3 ft poster mounted before the show- she had an extra poster)
2. Has excellent interpersonal skills
3. Is a great negotiator
4. Has excellent time management capabilities
5. Is a driven go getter, self motivated and never crumbles under pressure
Tushar Panchal – Public Relations, Communications, Branding, Corporate Affairs says:
a) Get the Brief right
b) Know your Consumer
c)Work within budgets
d) Time is crucial
e) Never ever lose control
Michael Miller – Director of Sales & Marketing at Tiki's Grill & Bar / Holokai Grill says:
1. Understanding and exceeding client goals
2. Plan and execute events so that guest enjoy being at the event
3. Follow through
4. Have a critical eye for details (before, during and after the event)
5. Ability to train and retain great staff.
Laura Rivas – Events and Sales Manager says:
1. Attention to details
2. Good organization skills
3. Flexibility to change
4. Excellent communicator
5. Diplomacy (w/ clients and vendors)
James Minella – Event Operations Director says:
I think, just like any position, each person has to identify their strong points and accentuate those assets while identifying their areas of improvement and addressing those on a daily basis. In general, I would say any successful Event Manager is:
1. Be Extremely organized – overly so
2. Maintain a big picture philosophy at all times, meaning you work on ever detail while keeping in perspective the larger impact and goal
3. Be a good – no great – multi-tasker. To successfully run any program you are going need to ensure that 50 things are getting done at once, whether it's in preparation or execution of the program.
4. Possess strong interpersonal skills. You need to be comfortable realting to and dealing with high level executives, government officials, vendors, co-workers, sponorsor representatives, customers,supervisors, suppliers, full-time staff, part-time staff and more.
5. Be Creative and Flexible. I think these two go together because in the event business things are always changing. Which requires you be flexible to develop a solution and solution comes about as a result of yoru creativity.
Nicole Bennett – Owner, Perry Consulting says:
1. Knows how to listen to understand – your clients are not in this industry and therefore don't speak the lingo or know what is available. You have to be able to discern their needs.
2. Flexibility – people don't like block walls, you have to be able to provide options.
3. Enjoy creative problem solving – no matter how well you plan, something will pop up and you must enjoy being able to solve challenges quickly and with the resources at hand.
4. Time management skills – you should know how to multi-task but you should be able to plan your day in a way that gives you blocks of time where you can focus soley on the project at hand. Your end product will be much more thorough. You should also be organized so you don't waste time looking for things and reinventing forms/files etc.
5. Industry expertise – your clients come to you because they trust you have knowledge in an area they need guidance. You do your customer and the industry a dis-service if you call yourself an event professional if you don't have the skills/experience to back it up.
Suzan Patrick – Seasoned Meeting & Event Planner says:
Patience is my number 1. Without it, we don't belong in this arena.
Flexibility is number 2. There are always going to be "fires to put out", things that change and people who don't do what they say they are going to do.
3 Listening skills – it's one thing to listen – and yet another to hear. Hear what's said and what's NOT said.
4 Intuition – I think this goes without say many times, but a keen intuition – being able to foresee things, predict what may need to happen (or not)….is very important.
5 Finally, I would say organizational skills. The best planners I've worked for/with are the ones with binders with tabs, sticky notes, checklists, to-do lists, etc. We are a rare breed (and we're not all Virgo's)! Planning events requires the ability to think on your feet, but remember it all!
Nicole Jensen – Independent Events Services Professional says:
1 – Fantastic self-discipline. I'm still learning this one.
2 – Expert in listening so that one does not make the event turn out how they want it, but how the client wants. In the long-term this also means market research. Listen to your market and customers.
3 – Flexibility. Management means problem solving. Keep those ideas and options coming!
4 – Time management, naturally.
5 – Personality. You cannot expect to manage people's "super happy fun times" with a blank character!
Petra Johansson – Independent Events Services Professional says:
In no particular order…
1. Strong organisational skills, ability to multi-task
2. People orientated and approachable
3. Strong communicator
4. Ability to quickly find easy solutions to any problems
5. Have a passion for event organising
Betsy Fowler – Events Services Professional says:
It would seem we all agree you need to be organized and come prepared for the worst. But from step one you need to be able to listen. This will put you in sync with your client and your team and let you stay at least half a step ahead. All that and a sense of humor (and perhaps a little Jimmy Buffett "if we weren't all crazy we would be insane") equal a successful event planner
paula entwistle mille – account manager at ketchum says:
besides all qualities related pretty much to working at PR/comm. agencies etc I would add:
-problem solver by nature.
-predict all sorts of problems at the event and look at individual logical solutions to each.
-Know each and every vendor of every little thing to produce even at a personal level.
-creative profile if you are to create the event/the story behind the show and above mentioned characteristics if you are to executive and manage it on the daily basis
Jose Farias – Event resource specialist says:
Learn, Teach, Focus, goal, reward.
To keep relations and create new ones.
to create teamwork with the winning attitude to rice from the competition.
A true leader.
Doyle Slayton – Executive Director & Sales Strategist at SalesBlogcast says:
1. Organized
2. Leadership
3. Steady
4. Creative
5. Connected
Chandrabhan Gupta – Management Consultant & Expert Banks Security says:
1. A great show management skills.
2. On Time Event management skills.
3. Ability to work out and provide best economical infrastructure for the event.
4. A flowless Event coordination skills.
5. A good crowd controller.
Above 5 qualities are required for a successful event manager.
Greg Ruby, CASE CEM CMP – Experienced Event Management Specialist – Baltimore Convention Center says:
1) Be detail-oriented, but don't sweat the small stuff. Focus on the more important items with the bulk of your work, but do a cursory check on the less important items.
2) Never let them see you sweat! Always remain cool, calm & collected when dealing with other people, while you may be a bundle of nerves on the inside.
3)Have a sense of humor. We are not talking rocket science here. Have fun with the work and the peope you work with, and in most cases they will want to work with you again in the future.
4) Be well connected. You can't do it all and are going to need help. Have names in your rolodex of people who can help you.
5) Think outside the box. Just because it has always been done that way doesn't mean that it still has to be done that way. Take risks and be bold.
V I N I T G – ACE / PINNACLE MYSTIQUE says:
-Value for money
-Image Enhancement of client
-Crisp & precise time management
-Event Concept to match Corporate goals
-Customized new event -each time
Sanjeev Kotnala – AVP and National Head. Brand Communications. Bhaskar Group says:
SUCCESFUL EVENT MANAGERS are like the events- or alumni of an institute. Its success of their event that get then the tag of being successful and they are as good as the last assignment.
Hence in my view what is needed are
PASSION: The job of event manager at any stage turns out to be a thankless job. The person must have an internal passion and zeal to overcome simple failures and learn fast to be able to work on the newer assignment.
KNOWLEDGE AND BUSINESS SENSE: He must understand the business as well as the covert and the overt business and professional reasons for the event to be happening. And hence must be in a capacity to provide the right input and direction.
SWISSKNEIF: He must be like a multi dimensional multi tasking perosn with no hitch in rolling his sleeves at times to overcome the shortage of resources otr while trying to last minute crisis management.
MANPOWER MANAGER: It's the main resource that he works with and here his methods to excite motivate or reprimand are essential the tools he plays with. This may in fact be one of the most important factors.
CONSISTENCY-: He moves through a ladder of confidence- trust-faith and respect. And hence he must- do something like he does everything. It holds back any surprises and builds in a level of trust required to have a successful event.
Communication- networking- keeping all on loop- exploitation of the situation are some other factors- but the top 5 in my view have been listed above.
Ramesh Chetwani – SPEX Manager, Informedia India says:
Well, all qualitites mentioned can be rated as Top 5. However, what are the key qualities that will distinguish an Event Manager (EM) with the rest? What are the 5 stars that shine on an EM's shoulder?
1. Being Pro-active (I was surprised no one mentioned this quality)
2. Intelligent
3. Excellent Salesman
4. Multitasking
5. CRM: Customer Retention Management!
I can back up all with good examples, but then who will finish my book!
Silvia Malesardi – Events management Assistant at Trentino Tourist Board says:
1 a good planner
2 good communication skills
3 playmaker (in relathionships)
4 manage the complexity
5 high self-control
Rita-Eileen Glynn Smith – Marketing, Event Management & Communications Professional says:
I could reiterate what everyone else has stated (and quite nicely I might add), however, I thought I'd have a little fun with this.
You must be psychic – to anticipate what no one else can imagine; You must be modest – there's no job "too small" that you wont do; You must be clairvoyant – to intuitively understand what hasn't been communicated or articulated; You must practice magic – because sometimes you'll be expected to create something out of nothing, and you must like to smile – because come 'showtime' – it's the best feeling ever.
Emma May – Sr. Events Marketing Manager at Athlon Sports says:
Event managers are some of the hardest working people in business today and there are many more than five attributes that make one successful but here are good starts:
1. Strong & pleasant negotiator
2. Extraordinary work ethic and ability to roll up sleeves
3. Always remember who he/she is working for (the client)
4. Calm under pressure/good poker face
5. Detail oriented/good eye for design
Richard O'Malley – Owner-President The O'Malley Project says:
1. Great relationships with quality vendors.
2. The will to get their hands dirty.
3. Motivational.
4. Attentive to the needs of their crews.
5. Desire to create something great, not just get through it.
Jill McClure, CSEP, CMP – Senior Vice President says:
I've known many event managers who can organize their way out of a wet paper bag with the lights off. But, these are the qualities that make someone succeed, and not just survive.
1) Understands the business case and financial outcome required for the event
2) Knows how to be a problem solver; events are vehicles for strategic solutions and not just a list of logistics to organize.
3) Provides leadership for the entire team including vendors, stakeholders, clients, staff, etc.
4) Communicates effectively and delegates efficiently
5) Negotiates with an outcome of fair profits, fair deadlines, and fair expectations for all parties involved.
Christopher Noyes, CMP – Events and Progrmas Director at Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce says:
1. Passion
2. Multi- tasker
3. Flexibility
4. Good with People
5. Resourcefulness
Pai Gee-Janssens – Positively Contributing to a Flatter World says:
Cares about overall quality & event success vis-a-vis all event stakeholders -> including the organising team! (o:
Knows how to prioritise
Thinks on their feet
Great at delegating
Not resistant to doing the dirty work when need-be
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB women's basketball team got back on the winning track by defeating the Delaware State Lady Hornets, 50-39, Monday in the first round of the Blazer Invitational. The Blazers will take on fellow first-round winner St. John's in the championship game Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
UAB snaps a four-game losing streak and moves to 3-7 on the year. Delaware State falls to 3-5 overall.
UAB shot 30.8 percent in the first half, which was enough to take a six-point lead into the locker room at the break, 22-16. The Lady Hornets struggled from the field in the first 20 minutes, hitting just 5-of-24 for 20.8 percent. The halftime lead marked just the second time this season that UAB has led at the half.
Delaware State came out in the second half and took at three-point lead over the Blazers, 31-28, at the 12:12 mark. UAB responded with a 14-5 run that gave the Blazers their largest lead of the game, 42-36, with 4:58 remaining in the game.
UAB extended its lead to 10, 49-39, on a pair of free throws by senior guard Crystal McFadden at the 1:11 mark. One last free throw by McFadden with 20 seconds left made the final score, 50-39 in favor of the Blazers.
"This was big for us to get this win," said UAB head coach Audra Smith. "If nothing else, it will help our confidence going into tomorrow's game against a good St. John's squad.
"We played fairly well, but we gave up too many offensive rebounds. We need to be more aggressive on the glass and grab boards."
UAB shot 35.4 percent for the game, including 50 percent from three-point range. The Blazers went to the free throw line 18 times, sinking 11 for a 61.1 percentage.
Freshman guard Amanda Peterson tied her career high with 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.
Senior guard/forward Diamond Rogers tallied six points on the night, while also adding eight rebounds and a team-high six assists.
Delaware State shot 23.8 percent from the field, including 15.4 percent from beyond the arc. The Lady Hornets made just 41.2 percent of its free throws, putting 7-of-17 through the net.
Forward Katreem Palmer led Delaware State with a double-double, tallying 15 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Thea Littlepage paced the Lady Hornets on the boards with 12 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass.
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Defendant Cathrina Blackie appeals from a July 9, 2010 order of the Special Civil Part denying her motion for reconsideration of a prior order dated April 1, 2010. The prior order denied her motion to vacate a default judgment entered by the clerk of the Special Civil Part on February 8, 2010. Defendant did not file a notice of appeal from the April 1, 2010 order, and her motion for reconsideration was not timely filed under
Plaintiff New Century Financial Services, Inc. filed a one-page complaint against defendant on December 10, 2009, in which it claimed to be the owner of a specifically numbered Sears Premier Card account that was in default, and the total sum of $1,395.01 was due from defendant on that account. On December 15, 2009, the clerk of the Special Civil Part served the complaint and a summons by mail upon defendant at the address provided by plaintiff. Under
The Postal Service returned the certified mailing of the summons and complaint to the court stamped "unclaimed." Upon plaintiff's application, the clerk of the Special Civil Part entered a default judgment for a total of $1,481.42, which included court costs of $39.00 and statutory attorney's fees of $42.98. On February 12, 2010, plaintiff's attorney wrote to defendant informing her of the default judgment.
On March 11, 2010, pro bono counsel for defendant filed a motion to vacate the default judgment. Defendant's certification in support of the motion asserted that she had not received the summons and complaint and that the February 12, 2010 letter from plaintiff's attorney was her first notification of the court action against her.
On April 1, 2010, the court denied defendant's motion to vacate the judgment, stating in its order that mailed service was effective under the court rules and that defendant had shown neither excusable neglect for her failure to answer the summons and complaint nor a meritorious defense to plaintiff's claim of money owed.
On June 21, 2010, counsel for defendant filed a motion for reconsideration. The court denied the motion on July 9, 2010, stating in its order that the motion was untimely under
On appeal, defendant argues that plaintiff's debt-collection tactics were unfair because they failed to include sufficient information about the debt and plaintiff's entitlement to a judgment. She argues that we should adopt rules and requirements to balance the equities between debt collectors and unsophisticated debtors engaged in litigation.
We decline to use this appeal for the broad policy-making purposes advocated by pro bono defense counsel. The procedural and factual record before us is inappropriate for a holding that would affect many other litigants and alter the process employed in our courts for debt collection cases. We will limit our decision to the factual and procedural issues of this case.
We lack jurisdiction to determine the merits of defendant's contentions on appeal because she did not pursue her appeal in a timely manner. Had defendant filed a notice of appeal within forty-five days,
Although the procedural deficiencies are sufficient ground for rejection of defendant's appeal, we add the following comments in the interest of completeness. Nowhere in defendant's papers is there a denial that the Sears credit card alleged in the complaint was her account or that it went into default for non-payment. Defendant also has not challenged the amount due on the account. Furthermore, defendant has not denied the accuracy of the mailing address used to effect service of process upon her or suggested a reason that she would not have received the mail.
These omissions contradict any claim that the default judgment should have been vacated under subsection (a) of
Nor has defendant demonstrated a claim under subsection (b) of
As to defendant's claim that the judgment was void and that subsection (d) of
A default judgment is also void if it is "taken in the face of defective personal service,"
Here, defendant has not shown a defect or a substantial deviation from the service rules. The clerk of the Special Civil Part served the summons and complaint upon defendant by certified and regular mail to her home address in accordance with court rules applicable to the Special Civil Part.
The Special Civil Part's docket shows that the certified mailing was returned as "unclaimed," but the ordinary mailing was not returned. The judgment was not void because of improper service of the summons and complaint.
Defendant makes colorable arguments as to the adequacy of plaintiff's proofs in obtaining default judgment.
Plaintiff acknowledges that the Sears credit card account was an "open-end credit plan," but it provided to the clerk only its own electronic record of the debt beginning in October 2009, together with a pro forma certification of an account manager. Plaintiff presented no documentary proof of the underlying Sears credit card account. Nothing in the records provided to the clerk indicated the terms and amounts upon which the original debt of $1,388.77 claimed in plaintiff's electronic record was calculated. There is no indication of when the account went into default as a Sears account, how much in principal was owed at that time, how much of the debt was added as interest or other fees, the interest rate the original creditor charged, or the basis for the addition of any charges beyond the principal in default.
Also, nothing in the proofs submitted by plaintiff established how and when plaintiff came to own the account. There is neither a document nor a sworn statement in the record indicating that plaintiff is in fact an authorized assignee of the original creditor and has the right to collect on its defaulted account.
On the other hand, as we have stated, defendant has not challenged the truth of her debt on the Sears account or the amount claimed but has only alleged procedural deficiencies in plaintiff's presentation of its case.
Since defendant's appeal focuses upon inadequacies in the manner by which plaintiff obtained judgment and does not dispute the merits of the debt, it is appropriate for us to hold defendant as well to the procedural requirements of our court rules. Defendant did not comply with the filing requirements of those rules in her efforts either in the trial court or before us to vacate the judgment. This is not an exceptional case under subsection (f) of


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A warrenty is a very good thing. If I were in a simular situation, having to choose between two very simular cars - the warrenty factor would most likey be the factor that closed the deal. If the car with out the warrent was in better condition though then I might be moved to get it. I guess to be able to help we would need to know if both cars are in the same condition.
Yeah if they are both in good condition then go with the 525i. Regular headlights and no heated seats are not a big deal at all unless he lives where it gets extremely cold and stays that way for long periods of time. It is a nice feature but not nice enough that it over-shadows the fact that the 525i is under warranty. Best of luck to your brother with which ever he chooses to get. If he wants he can get both and give me the one he likes least after having a little time with them.
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Team preview: Southern Utah
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The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are looking to improve on back-to-back 11-win seasons, but they certainly have their work cut out for them.
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Hello to the Beretta forum,
after looking at different 9mm handguns, I choose the Beretta M9 Marine Limited Edition. I got, what I would consider, a pretty good price on it:
$550/plus tax (6% mich.) Total OTD= $588. It comes with security case w/ lock, 2-17 capacity mags, cleaning kit, and the "marine special edition" etched into the slide. It also has "red" grips, which I'm not sure I'll like yet, but I am can purchase black grips for my liking as spares. This edition beretta, will reflect a personal identity that I am proud of, as my dad (who passed away on the 4th of July, of 2007) was honorably discharged from the USMC , WWII. I have much thanks and respect for veterans, even though I have not served myself.
Thanks to my dad, all the Veterans, and all who gave the ultimate sacrifice, we can enjoy the freedoms that they won.
I will post some pics later this week, I just ordered it today, and I will pick it up tomorrow or friday.
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You have to purchase the black grips?? I got the Army model and they came with it.
I wondered about that too. Mine was also black gripped.
Still, whatever it takes to support the military...
Went to the C&E Gun Show today and saw all four of the M9 guns, green for the Army, gray for the Navy, blue for the Air Force, and red for the Marines.
Like the stencil on the side of the gun, don't like the wonky grip colors.
EDIT: Now I got the proper colors....
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Here's a picture of both, black and red gripped M9.
very nice! love the way that looks
Love the gun.....but more importantly.....thanks to your father and the rest of the veterans who have served this country so bravely!!!!
We owe them more than words could ever tell!!!!!
LOVE the idea... HATE the color... LOL
I'll stick with black and stainless...
That's neat. agreed about that grip.. a set of hogues would be the first purchase along with a box of white-box winchesters and targets.
Interesting they have a special Marine edition.. Didn't the marines go back to 1911's?? (ducking now for the flying tomatoes) hehehe Plus I'm probably totally wrong.. There's like 5 different handguns in each branch these days it seems, from kimbers to M9's to Sigs and I read somewhere even M&P's now.
I agree, I really love the idea, but I hate the approach taken - the rainbow-brite grip colors are hideous and I am not too keen on the slide lettering either. I think I would have preferred an understated service logo on the slide and a "coin" inlay on the black grips. But, hey, maybe my wife has me watching too many HGTV shows!!!
I dunno, the lettering is cool. I know it stands out some in white like that, but it's supposed to. The grips? They probably didn't include black ones just to keep the price down.
Now, if they used the Crimson Laser grips on that weapon... heh heh...
Thanks Mike#9, nice comment. Yes, I am proud of my fathers accomplishments, and to all who served to make the USA and the world a better place to live in.
I'm not to crazy about the red grips, but black grips "were" included in the package. I like the lettering. I purchased this hg mainly because I know the quality is there (great feel in my hand), and as a salute to my dad, a marine, who passed away on the 4th of July, 2007. (buried 7/7/7)


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Canadian springboards to gold
John Steven Barnett of Australia dives into the pool.
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Canadian Alexandre Despatie has defended his men's 1m springboard gold in an exciting final at the Melbourne Aquatic Centre tonight.
The 20-year-old Despatie, the leader from the morning preliminaries, finished with 853.50 points 8.55 ahead of Malaysian Ken Nee Yeoh and Australia's Steven Barnett took third.
Entering the sixth and final round, four divers were left fighting it out for the three medals on offer - Despatie and Yeoh duelling for gold and Barnett and Englishman Peter Waterfield battling for bronze.
With a dive to come, Despatie led the Malaysian by 8.11 points, while Waterfield was a slender 4.95 ahead of local favourite Barnett.
Yeoh made no mistake with his last dive of the competition, scoring 69 points, leaving Despatie needing more than 60.25 to defend his title.
While it was his second-lowest score of the final, Despatie proved up to the challenge, scoring 68.80 points to take the gold and repeat his performance at Manchester four years ago.
Despatie also won this event at the FINA world championships in June last year and, as a 13-year-old, won gold in the 10m platform at the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.
It had proved a tight tussle all evening for third, with Barnett starting the final in the bronze medal position but slipping to fourth after three rounds when Waterfield overtook him.
The 25-year-old Waterfield nominated a tough dive that had a degree of difficulty of 3.5, the highest of the competition for round six and it proved too much to ask, with the Englishman landing badly scoring just 35 points, by far his lowest of the event.
Taking advantage of the opening presented, Barnett cooly executed his final dive, scoring 66.00 points and leapfrogging Waterfield to take bronze.
Yeoh's silver represented Malaysia's first ever Commonwealth Games medal in the diving competition. The 22-year-old did not compete in Manchester four years ago, but did compete in front of his home crowd at the 1988 Kuala Lumpur Games and at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
The two other Australians in the field, 18-year-old Matthew Mitcham, who was a trampolining world champion before taking up diving and teammate Scott Robertson, also 18, finished out of the medals.
Special mention goes to sentimental crowd favourite Sri Lankan Esiri Kankanige, who finished more than 200 points behind second-last Cameron McLean of Canada, but got a big cheer every time he took to the board.
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Wow, I didn't realize this until watching radical left MSNBC host Rachel Maddow's September 16 rant bemoaning the "great, unacknowledged, big honking policy issue of this year's elections nationwide."
That is, at least 5 Republican, Tea Party-backed US Senate pro-life candidates oppose aborting innocent babies whose fathers are sexual criminals.
With Christine O'Donnell of Delaware newly added to the list, the roster includes Sharron Angle of Nevada, Ken Buck of Colorado, Joe Miller of Alaska, and Rand Paul of Kentucky.
This is as it should be, which I'm thrilled to know.
This must have pro-aborts quaking. They have managed for decades to get Americans to go along with 100% of abortions by appealing to their compassion for mothers impregnated by rapists and family members, whose abortions account for no more than 1.5% of all, according to Guttmacher.
Many pro-life politicians, including President Bush, have caved on this point, which is contradictory. Either all preborns are human beings, or they're not. If they are, they must all be protected.
In fact, abortion protects rapists, particularly friends and family. A prime example would be the imaginary victim Maddow described, a "14-yr-old girl who is raped by your uncle, or by your father." Even Joycelyn Elders, President Clinton's pro-abort attorney general, stated pregnancy is evidence of sexual abuse. Abortion destroys the evidence. Who doesn't think the 1st thing a victimizing uncle or father would do is take the pregnant 14-yr-old for an abortion? Click to enlarge...
Almost every time I write on the topic of rape and pregnancy I refer to this excellent article pointing to the only study ever done on this topic. It found first that 75-85% of mothers impregnated by rape do not abort. Abortion should not be presumed in these cases.
It concluded that mothers who abort their babies following rape are psychologically worse off than those who did not. One reason is abortion is also a violent act; many rape victims reported they felt like it was "medical rape."
Mothers who did not abort felt they were helping good come from evil and in a sense conquering their rape. Themselves having been victimized, they did not want to victimize their baby.
This is yet another great political development in a year full of great political developments in our fight to protect innocent preborn life.


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De Luca was a late withdrawal due to injury for last week's match against Ireland, which the Scots lost 32-14, but returns while Lee Jones is absent due to the severe concussion he suffered in Dublin.
Max Evans moves to Jones's place on the right wing.
"Nick was unfortunate to miss the game in Ireland through a hamstring problem and the challenge for him on Saturday will be to contribute as purposefully against the Italians as he did in his last game, against France," said coach Andy Robinson.
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Chicago Police Turn Against The People Who Pay Them
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Demonstrations surrounding the NATO meeting in Chicago have begun. This pic was posted about an hour ago:
What's happening here is the Chicago Police Department, whose salaries we pay for with Our Tax Dollars, are standing against We the People. They work for us, not the corporatocracy. Ah, do they know that?
A cause for concern.
More NATO/ Occupy things happening tomorrow and Monday in Chitown. If there's a riot*, the "liberal media" will cover it. Otherwise, crickets.
* Per Martin Luther King, Jr.; "A riot is the language of the unheard."
Just sayin'.
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U.K. Treasury Committee to Probe Bank of England Appointments
The U.K. Parliament's Treasury Committee will investigate the Bank of England's appointment process and the independence of the Bank's Financial Policy Committee.
The committee on June 5 expressed reservations about the appointment of Clara Furse, the former chief executive officer of the London Stock Exchange (LSE), to the FPC. it questioned her "awareness of the importance of asserting the independence" of the body.
The inquiry will look at the different rules governing the appointment and behavior of members of the FPC, the Monetary Policy Committee and the Court of the Bank of England. In a statement, the committee raised "serious inconsistencies and complexities in the structure of accountability of the Bank of England."
"The FPC is still finding its feet," Andrew Tyrie, chairman of the Treasury Committee, said in a statement. "It is crucial that its independence is safeguarded from the start. It is therefore particularly important that the appointment process and early exchanges between the Treasury and the FPC don't give the appearance that it has been compromised."
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Rookie Danish hoping to start new streak
BRISTOL, Va. - Bristol Sox rookie pitcher Tyler Danish isn't used to giving up earned runs.
He didn't give up a single run his senior season at Durant High School in Tampa, Fla.
Danish was perfect as a pro for the Sox until Sunday night. He gave up an RBI single in the sixth inning of a 6-2 win.
It was his first earned run in 101 innings, dating back to his junior season of high school baseball.
"Just to think of 101 innings and not an earned run was scored," Danish told News 5 WCYB.
"It was a great run. I knew it was going to end sometime. Now I'll just try to start another one."
Danish was selected in the second round of the MLB draft last month by the Chicago White Sox.
The 18-year-old has appeared in three games this season for the Sox. He has a 1.80 ERA through five innings.


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The Celtics opened their second round series against the Miami Heat Sunday afternoon and the heater must have been on high, because the Heat dominated the Celtics as they lost Game 1 99-90. Tally one up for the new Big Three, who outscored the old big three 67-50.
"I thought they were prepared, they were ready, they played with unbelievable intensity," said Coach Doc Rivers.
It took a herculean effort from Dwyane Wade, a new record for Heat reserve James Jones and a Paul Pierce ejection to hand the Celtics their first loss of the 2011 playoffs.
Wade, who had struggled against the Celtics all season, dropped 38 points in this one while dishing out 5 assits. At halftime he had outscored all of Boston's starters combined 23-21. He got help off the bench from James Jones, who added 25 points of his own, good for a new playoff scoring record for a player coming off the bench for the Heat.
Pierce was tossed in the 4th quarter after he took exception to a foul on James Jones. He turned and got in Jones' face, literally. He threw a head butt at the Heat guard to earn his first technical. Then, after Wade tried to run through a Pierce screen, the two exchanged words. Pierce got his second technical of the game and an early trip to the showers.
After Pierce's exit the Celtics cut the lead down to eight, but couldn't keep the comeback alive.
Things started out slowly as both teams struggled from the floor. Wade scored the first bucket on a midrange jumper, which turned out to be a sign of what was to come.
Rajon Rondo picked up two early fouls and once he got his third he found himself on the bench for the greater part of the first half. Rondo only played 8:23 in that first half.
Wade dropped 13 points in the first 12 minutes of the game for Miami even though the Heat as a team were only shooting 37% after the first. The Celtics would have loved to have that percentage. They shot only 25% in the first.
James Jones was on fire in the first half from distance. He had 14 at intermission and was 4-5 from the three point line. The Heat overall were shooting 60% from three at the half.
Jones said, "I got some good looks. All of our playmakers got me good looks and I was able to knock them down with confidence because these guys trust me in the big moments."
Wade had 23 on 9-for-11 shooting. His counterpart, Ray Allen, was the leading scorer for the Celtics at the half with 13.
The Celtics tried to get back into the game in the third quarter. They had a 12-0 run that was capped by a nice transition bucket from Pierce off a feed from Rondo. The basket made it a seven point game at 55-48, but back to back baskets by LeBron James thwarted the rally.
The score after three was 76-62.
In the fourth, Boston saw the wheels come off and the game started sliding away. The Celtics captain lost his composure and then the C's lost their captain.
Pierce was fouled on a shot attempt by James Jones who came down hard on Pierce. Pierce let his emotions take over and head-butted Jones. Both Jones and Pierce received techs. Shortly after that, Wade was trying to run through a Pierce screen and Pierce wasn't a fan of that either. He and Wade began barking and they both were T'd up again, causing Pierce to be ejected. It was Pierce's language that was the basis for his second tech.
"In the rulebook, that is a verbal taunt," said Crew Chief Dan Crawford.
With Pierce in the locker room, the Celtics gave their best effort to fight back into the game and an 8-0 run got them within 8, but the comeback ended. The Celtics now trail the series 1-0.
Other than the fact that the Celtics are down 1-0 in the series, there isn't much to make of this game. The Celtics played one of their worst games. They lost their captain and they spent most of the first half without their point guard. They got little production from key bench guys and still only lost by 9.
One thing we do know from this game is that it's going to be a tough physical series. These two teams are ready to battle tooth and nail to get to the next round.
"We're going to have to fight for every inch, every game we get," Wade said. "Right now, we won Game 1."
They did win Game 1 and now it's all about putting this game behind us and hoping the Celtics can regroup and fix their mistakes. In Game 2 on Tuesday, expect to see a different and more motivated Celtics team.
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These gluten free rice crispy treats were so yummy and SOOO easy! You can decorate them with any holiday sprinkles you want or just leave them undecorated. Either way, they are delicious!
Brown Rice Crispy Treats
1 box Erewhon (U.S. Mills) crispy brown rice cereal
1 bag of marshmallows (I know this is totally not like me but on holidays we can splurge! 🙂
1/4 c. raw or organic butter
*Heat butter and marshmallows over medium heat. Add cereal and stir together. Press into a greased 9×13 inch baking dish and enjoy hot or cooled.


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Eve Beglarian's Huck Finn Adventure
In 2009 the composer Eve Beglarian spent four months traveling down the Mississippi River — from the Headwaters in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. She made the trip mostly in a kayak, trading off for a bicycle on some stretches. But "it wasn't stressful exercise," she tells Kurt Andersen. "It was that kind of wonderful exercise where your mind can travel as you're travelling. And I think it put me in a different kind of place in relation to the sources of my creativity."
The sounds and stories she gathered from the trip inspired her new collection of compositions, BRIM: Songs from the RiverProject. She performs songs from the album live in the studio.
Beglarian didn't have an itinerary. "By getting on the river you're following a line," she explains. "You may not know the outcome of anything that's going to happen along the way, but you are going in a particular direction. And that's what is in Huck Finn: it's that sense of both open endedness and that there's an outcome we're headed towards." One of the characters she encountered was a riverboat captain "straight out of Twain. He grew up in Mississippi and gave me all these Eudora Welty stories, and mapped them to the towns where they were set — it was basically a literary map of Mississippi."
Some of her songs were inspired by confidences told to her by people she met along the way. "I think the role of a traveler is to be a stranger," she says, "to be someone that people can confess to. … I felt really lucky to find myself in that position."
Set list
- "I Am Really a Very Simple Person" – Eve Beglarian and Jeffrey Gavett, vocals (with additional vocal tracking by Eve); Mary Rowell, violin
- "In and Out of the Game" – The Guidonian Hand (Jenn Baker, Mark Breshinsky, William Lang, and James Rogers, trombones) with prerecorded electronics
Video: "It Happens Like This"
Eve Beglarian, vocals; Mary Rowell, mandolin and vocals
Video: "In and Out of the Game"
The Guidonian Hand: Jenn Baker, Mark Breshinsky, William Lang, and James Rogers, trombones
Music Playlist
I Am Really a Very Simple PersonArtist: Eve Beglarian, Jeffrey Gavett, Mary RowellAlbum: BRIM: Songs from the RiverProject
In and Out of the GameArtist: The Guidonian HandAlbum: BRIM: Songs from the RiverProject


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I've found that the typical office culture and work environment really eats away at your soul. Many are uncomfortable in their work attire, rotting away behind a confined cubicle, and having to adhere to all of the structure and red tape that's inherent in most corporate office atmospheres - it's very demeaning! You are not treated with the respect you deserve and it makes you feel like less of a person than you really are....Quoting: ANHEDONIC
I long for the day where I am calling the shots and everyone will be mandated to wear sweatpants and sweatsuits. Everyone will be comfortable and relaxed, and have the ability to move swiftly should they need to. Employees will be happier and more comfortable, thus productivity will be increased as well as overall employee health.
Business clients who visit the office for the first time will initially be taken back by our office culture, but then they will quickly come to appreciate the novelty and outside the box thinking that is employed. When a businessman in a suit finally acknowledges the satisfaction in having the freedom to wear the clearly more comfortable attire - he will inevitably come to view our operation with a new found appreciation and respect. The company's unique and innovative standards will be the talk of the industry, and others will contemplate emulating it.
Everyone will have Wednesdays off to break up the work week. On 2, off 1, on 2, off 2. Who wouldn't sleep better on Sundays nights knowing you only had to work for the next 2 days, and then got a personal day for your own needs? Who wouldn't mind reporting back to work on Thursday knowing you only had to work 2 more days and then got another 2 days off for the weekend for more relaxation and enjoyment? Who couldn't use an extra day during the week to take care of your business or to spend valuable time with your family?
There will be no drug testing and you will be judged solely on the basis of your integrity, the quality of your character, and your work performance.
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It says the basic charge for calls is .8 cents a minute. Then it says you can buy a 5000 minute bundle for $30. That makes no sense. .8 cents a minute is .80 EIGHTY CENTS a minute. That would mean 5000 minutes at 80 cents would be $400.
Then it gives an example of 30,000 minutes costing $171. or .57 cents per minute if you used all 30,000 minutes. Again this makes no sense what so ever. 30,000 minutes at .57 cents is $17,100.
Could it be that what you meant to say is that calls are billed at .08 cents? or .057 cents?
This would make more sense. I am certainly not signing up for something that costs 80 cents a minute. I would think that a company as large as SKYPE would know enough not to make such stupid representations as .57 cents vs. .057 cents. So which is it?
Also if I only want to use SKYPE connect on 1 line for outbound calls only, do I need an inbound phone number?
I want to use an automated dialer with a taped message. I am a dentist, and I have over 7500 patients. I need to advise all of them that I have moved my office location, and I just can't make 7500 calls by hand.
Thank you!
Huh? I think you need to revisit your maths
0.8 cents a minute is exactly that, eight tenths of a cent per minute. OR you can write that as 0.08 dollars. So 5,000 minutes = 40 dollars, a saving of 10. You don't need an inbound number in order to make calls.
You need to revisit your English. :bigsmile:
If it said .8 of a cent, that would make sense. Because .8 of a CENT that would be 8/10ths of a single penny or 80% of a penny or .8. However .8 CENTS, plural is 80 CENTS!
You even said, "eight tenths of a cent per minute." You did't say, "eight tenths of a CENTS per minute" did you?
You can't call 1 PENNY, "CENTS" that is the plural of CENT indicating you are talking about more than 1 penny. You don't say, "I only have 1 cents." You don't say, "I only have 1 pennys." You say I only have 1 cent, I only have 1 penny, but tomorrow I will have 2 cents.
I have a PhD, but you don't need one for simple English.
The information is written poorly.
But hey, I do thank you for the clarification and translation service for letting me know what SKYPE was really trying to say.


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clients, utilities and development tools. LDAP is an Internet standard
directory service protocol that can be used stand-alone, or as a front end
to an X.500 directory. LDAP is defined by RFCs 1777 through 1779.
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Hi. I'm trying to create postscript plots of mathematica graphics, using
the following commands:
First type in
PSFile[gr_,fn_String]:=Display["!" <> $TopDirectory <> "/SystemFiles/
Graphics/SystemResources/psfix > " <> fn,gr]
Then create your graphics object, call it g:
g=Show[heap of stuff] (NOTE: might want the option
Then type the command
This generates a postscript file, but my PROBLEM is this:
There are greek letters in the plot, generated using the Text command,
but these show up as normal letters in the postscript picture, even
though they appear as Greek symbols on the mathematica screen.
Help ?!?!


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For a few minutes, Shannon O'Hare did his best Willy Wonka.
Or, there was no chocolate factory. Or Oompah Loompahs. But there was a boxer named Angie. And plenty of enthusiastic kids. Toss in O'Hare's wild and wacky creations at Obtainium Works and one could see the impishly bearded welding wizard stepping into his portable wooden playhouse and blasting toward the stars with kids waving from the balcony.
As Gene Wilder would sing, "Come with me ... and you'll be ... in a world of pure imagination ... take a look ... and you'll see into your imaginationnnnn ..."
"This is exactly the type of thing I wish I saw when I was their age," surveyed O'Hare as a handful of adolescents from the Vallejo Community Arts Foundation's Summer Arts Camp got the Obtainium Works tour in downtown Vallejo early Thursday.
The students, already armed with gourd horns and hula skirts via camp instructor Kemper Stone, strolled through the inner-workings of O'Hare's mind. Not an easy task but they were up for the challenge.
"It's sort of what I do at home. I take things and make them different things," said 13-year-old Jacob Carroll. "I took my bike and made it into a unicycle."
The lad wouldn't mind having the tree house (actually, no trees were killed during the making of this house ... it's all recycled) in his Vallejo backyard.
"I'd put my XBox up in it," Carroll said.
Meanwhile, 9-year-old Chaela Shear called the Obtainium objects "very interesting."
From the metal horse to huge tea pot to large dodo bird, it's all "great for kids to see stuff that they can make," said O'Hare's marital cohort, Kathy O'Hare.
Shannon O'Hare talks about getting away from making things with our own hands, his wife said, "so, for them, they can see stuff they can make, that you don't have to be that old to get involved in making crazy art."
O'Hare said her father built her a playhouse she used for many years until relocating. And then her dad built a three-story Barbie house.
"I've been around this stuff my entire life," she said.
Obtainium is, Shannon O'Hare explained, anything obtained. Basically, a new word for "recycled,
reused, repurposed."
"You see that you can make all sorts of great, cool stuff with whatever you can get your hands on," he said, observing that the arts campers "are doing it on their own or with this class. They're obviously showing
amazing creativity."
One doesn't, grinned O'Hare, need a "brainium" to create with Obtainium.
"I've operated without a 'brainium' for as long as I can remember," he said. "Creativity and tenacium are more important than brainium."


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Asian markets rise to a 4-year high as Dow hits another record
Japan's Nikkei share average rose above 12,000 on Thursday for the first time in 4.5 years.
Tokyo: Japan's Nikkei share average rose above 12,000 on Thursday for the first time in 4.5 years, with risk appetite supported by a record high on Wall Street and the prospect of Japan soon adopting an aggressive reflationary monetary policy. The Nikkei rose 1.1 per cent to 12,060.96 by mid-morning, its highest level since September 2008.
Exporters led the gains as the dollar hit a one-week high against the yen after a report showed US private-sector employers added a larger-than-expected 198,000 jobs in February. "Foreign investors are main buyers of exporters," said Tetsuro Ii, the chief executive of Commons Asset Management.
"Exporters have gained sharply recently and they have become expensive," he said but added that these valuations will likely be justified when their earnings recover on the back of a weaker yen.
The Nikkei has gained about 16 per cent this year, outperforming its global peers as the yen had declined sharply weakened on calls by new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for aggressive easing.
By comparison, the Dow has added 9.1 per cent, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index has gained 8.1 per cent while the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index has advanced 4.6 per cent over the same period.
On Thursday, the Bank of Japan is likely to keep monetary policy unchanged, holding fire for new leaders who are expected adopt bolder measures to end nearly 20 years of mild deflation.
The two-day meeting that started on Wednesday is the last for Governor Masaaki Shirakawa and his two deputies before they leave on March 19. Among exporters, Honda Motor Co (7267.T) gained 1.4 per cent, Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) rose 3.9 per cent and Nikon Corp (7731.T) added 1.6 per cent.
But Sharp Corp (6753.T) gave up some of the sharp gains it made a day earlier after sources said South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is set to invest about $110 million in the struggling firm. The news was later confirmed by the company. The stock fell 4.1 per cent after gaining 14 per cent on Wednesday.
Wall Street mostly edged higher on Wednesday, with the Dow hitting another record, helped by the private payroll survey that bodes well for the monthly jobs report due on Friday.
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Ask the Doc: Hepatitis C and Heart Health
In this edition of Ask the Doc, Dr. Peter Meacher takes a look at some of the increased risks of contracting Hepatitis C, especially among people living with HIV.
Ask the Doc: Secondhand 'Smoke' From e-Cigarettes
In this installment of Ask the Doc, Dr. Howard Scheiner takes a look at e-cigarettes, and the possible dangerous of secondhand 'smoke' from those who vape.
Ask the Doc: Being Truly Thankful at Thanksgiving
In this installment of Ask the Doc, Dr. Howard Scheiner tackles some important issues around dealing with HIV around the holidays.
Ask the Doc: Syphilis and PrEP
Resident HIV expert Dr. Howard Scheiner answers your HIV health questions in this handy bimonthly column.
Ask the Doc: Is 'On Demand' PrEP Effective?
In this week's Ask the Doc column, Dr. Howard Scheiner takes a realistic look at the latest studies around Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) with Truvada, and lets you know what you'll have to do to keep safe this summer.
Ask the Doc: Bareback Sex, PrEP & A Casualty of the Party
In this installment of Ask the Doc, Dr. Howard Scheiner looks at the real risks of PrEP with Truvada, including the risk that it won't work, and you'll become HIV-positive.
Ask the Doc: The Hidden Risks of HIV Testing
In this installment of Ask the Doc, Dr. Howard Scheiner looks at what you really need to do to keep yourself healthy and disease-free.
Ask the Doc: PrEP Redux
In this week's "Ask the Doc" column, Dr. Howard Scheiner, MD/AAHIVS, once again addresses questions about PrEP, including whether it can work in small doses, and why some people are against it.
Ask the Doc: Serodiscordant Couples and HIV Transmission
In this installation of Ask the Doc, Dr. Howard Scheiner discusses the ramifications of a new study that found that HIV-positive guys with an undetectable viral load were not giving their partners HIV.
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The Age of Innocence HTML version
Chapter 34
Newland Archer sat at the writing-table in his library in East Thirty-ninth Street.
He had just got back from a big official reception for the inauguration of the new
galleries at the Metropolitan Museum, and the spectacle of those great spaces
crowded with the spoils of the ages, where the throng of fashion circulated
through a series of scientifically catalogued treasures, had suddenly pressed on
a rusted spring of memory.
"Why, this used to be one of the old Cesnola rooms," he heard some one say;
and instantly everything about him vanished, and he was sitting alone on a hard
leather divan against a radiator, while a slight figure in a long sealskin cloak
moved away down the meagrely- fitted vista of the old Museum.
The vision had roused a host of other associations, and he sat looking with new
eyes at the library which, for over thirty years, had been the scene of his solitary
musings and of all the family confabulations.
It was the room in which most of the real things of his life had happened. There
his wife, nearly twenty-six years ago, had broken to him, with a blushing
circumlocution that would have caused the young women of the new generation
to smile, the news that she was to have a child; and there their eldest boy,
Dallas, too delicate to be taken to church in midwinter, had been christened by
their old friend the Bishop of New York, the ample magnificent irreplaceable
Bishop, so long the pride and ornament of his diocese. There Dallas had first
staggered across the floor shouting "Dad," while May and the nurse laughed
behind the door; there their second child, Mary (who was so like her mother), had
announced her engagement to the dullest and most reliable of Reggie Chivers's
many sons; and there Archer had kissed her through her wedding veil before
they went down to the motor which was to carry them to Grace Church--for in a
world where all else had reeled on its foundations the "Grace Church wedding"
remained an unchanged institution.
It was in the library that he and May had always discussed the future of the
children: the studies of Dallas and his young brother Bill, Mary's incurable
indifference to "accomplishments," and passion for sport and philanthropy, and
the vague leanings toward "art" which had finally landed the restless and curious
Dallas in the office of a rising New York architect.
The young men nowadays were emancipating themselves from the law and
business and taking up all sorts of new things. If they were not absorbed in state
politics or municipal reform, the chances were that they were going in for Central
American archaeology, for architecture or landscape-engineering; taking a keen
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The Fashion Of Fall 2003
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| 3. Zip-up cardigan & flat-front pants
There are always those days when it's too warm for a turtleneck or heavy jacket, but you still need the added warmth of a layer. That's where the cardigan becomes a stylish savior. While the concept of a cardigan isn't all that hip, this zip-up sweater's high collar and corduroy detailing on the front pocket give it an updated appeal. Wear it over a T-shirt, sweater or collared shirt, for work, a night out, or even a day of lounging around.
Flat-front pants
While textured wool and thicker fabrics like tweed and herringbone usually make their entrance during autumn, you might be better off pulling those out during the chillier winter months. For now, you can stick to these gray polyester, tab front, two-pocket pants, which will serve as the perfect transition from your drawstring linen pants to your favorite wool flat-fronts. And no, it's not your imagination — gray is huge this season.
| 4. The textured blazer & vintage jeans
Here's the perfect opportunity to blend your need for comfort and casual, while upping the "dressiness" quotient. A textured — almost corduroy-looking — sports jacket is just the ticket for a night out with your favorite girl, a day at the office (if your dress code isn't strict), and even a day of walking around town. Wear anything underneath this puppy — it's as versatile and neutral as they get.
Vintage-looking jeans
Unless you've been out of the loop for a while or have been ignoring the trends while I've been spreading the word, you'd know that vintage-style jeans are a huge — and seemingly ever-present — trend. These jeans are far from seasonal, so go crazy and pair 'em with whatever you've got.
| Bonus Item: The funky collared shirt
Warning: This shirt is not for everyone. But if you can pull it off, then more power to you. As you've probably guessed, this shirt features the retro patterns I was referring to earlier. This top will probably become your "going out shirt," and that's cool, but keep in mind that it's the kind of article people will remember — which is not necessarily a bad thing. Pair it with your favorite pair of jeans, or any pair of black, khaki, beige, or gray flat-front pants. Attitude not included.
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So there you have it, the styles of fall 2003. Here's a recap, as well as some other looks that weren't highlighted above:
Now head out there armed with all this new information, and make the most of the fall season: it might be a long winter ahead after all, and you want to spend it with as many ladies as possible. And if you're the guy with the most stylish threads, the ladies will be falling head over heels...
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But Snee's open-mouthed wonder at the dysfunction around him is the comedic focal point of the production and it should be more spread out. Newhouse is also in good form as Annie, but she's not as central to the action as she was in Table Manners. That's part of the problem, since she represented the Chekhovian resignation of that play. Now she's along for the ride in a piece that doesn't seem to have a good sense of where it wants to go.
I'm glad director Eric Engel and the actors have given it another go and if they take their act outside in Round and Round the Garden I'll be back. Perhaps the magic will be back as well.
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Give us our darn city back!
To the editor,
I have been quiet for some time now but after reading about the Budget Commission sending East Providence their fabulous bill of $245,000 smack-a-roos for services rendered, my quietness has turned into a roar and rather than statements, I have a million questions.
For those of you whom are quick with the texting letters here goes, OMG, WTH, SMH, UGBKM! For those whom aren't, Oh my God, what the hell, shake my head, you gotta kidding me!
In the beginning, when the Budget Commission made their entrance, I made it a point to go to their meetings and listen. At first I thought, gee, we really need them here to straighten out our finances and help us get back on track. Boy oh boy, have I changed my tune. This is the classic case of not getting the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I heard with my own ears Mr. O'Keefe state several times that they are not getting paid for their services. I heard him say the state came looking for him, to take him out of his retirement to help. With all due respect Mr. O'Keefe, you could have told us the rest of the story. You may not have been getting paid but the staff workers were. The second part about the staff workers was never, never mentioned. Shame on all of you.
We have lost libraries, lost video streaming of our Council and School Committee meetings, lost middle school sports, losing our homestead exemptions and now, as if we aren't in the dark already, we are facing the turning off of selected street lights. Since the inception of this Commission, I want to know exactly how much money have you saved us? Where can I get a printout of this information? How many more services are you going to take? There are other places to find some money but you aren't going there. Why? How many more checks are we going to be writing to this Budget Commission? There is more to this story than being told to the people who support this city with our taxes. And to top all of this off, our city manager plans on writing the check immediately. Why couldn't you write the check for middle school sports, keep a library or two open or keep our video streaming?
So, a little over a year ago, this city was at the brink of financial ruin. The Commission has saved us, God knows how much money only to spend a nice hefty chunk on themselves. Was all this cost cutting and saving of money meant to be spent on you first and foremost? We already know how to spend money, didn't we prove that already? We don't need you to do that for us.
This Budget Commission has preached to us, almost on a regular basis that, if you want things bad enough, you'll find the money somewhere else. Well, my suggestion to the Budget Commission, you want the bill paid, than find the money somewhere else!
Give us answers, give us the entire story, tell us the truth and nothing but the truth and most importantly, give us our darn city back.
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Warriors hope to remove albatross at state
Ellen Fussy and the Brainerd Warriors girls tennis team want to remove an albatross and they believe this is the year.
The albatross is not having won a dual meet in the last two Class 2A state team tournaments. In 2009, the first trip to state in program history, Brainerd lost 6-1 to Elk River and 4-3 to Rosemount. Last year the Warriors were defeated 7-0 by Rochester Mayo and 5-2 by Cretin-Derham Hall.
On Tuesday the Warriors get another shot at gaining respect when they play Rosemount at noon at the Baseline Tennis Center at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
"That is our goal, to win a match, try to win two, and play our best," Fussy said. "We can compete with people. I don't believe it's a fluke we're going down there. These girls know how to play tennis. If they keep their mental game and keep their confidence up it's just another tennis match. If we play like we know how to play we'll be in any match we play.
"It's not enough for us to just make the trip. We need to go there and compete. And, the girls have competed all year."
Brainerd's singles lineup includes Mikinzee Salo (31-3) at No. 1, Brianna Rademacher (22-10) at No. 2, Natalie Comeau (21-8) at No. 3 and Mackayla Headlee (24-5) at No. 4.
In doubles, Kayla Kraemer-Sara Wennerstrand (21-3) will play No. 1, Nichole Gervenak-Megan Hintz (30-4) play No. 2 and Morgan Steffen-Caitlin Steffen (24-5) play No. 3.
Alternates are Rosemary Hunter, Alex Williamson and Zoe Wolhart.
Salo and Kraemer also want that elusive first win for the program, as well as to better their sixth-place doubles tournament finish from last year.
"My goal for the team is I want to win a match at state," Salo said. "We've struggled there. We've come up against some really good teams. This year I feel like we're putting our best team forward. We're going to play Rosemount. We've been told it should be a good match for us.
"Kayla and I were in the consolation finals last year. We were so close. We want to break into the top four in the state this year."
Kraemer said, "For the team it would be to win our first match and hopefully more after that. Individually, our goal is to go as far as we can and hopefully do better than last year."
Salo and Kraemer, 7-0 as a postseason tandem, will open in the doubles tournament Thursday against Wayzata's Alissa Heiring-Caitlin Eichten.
Class 2A
Six teams return from last year, including defending champions Edina. The Hornets, ranked No. 1 in the final coaches' association poll, return seven players with 2010 tournament experience and are seeking their 15th consecutive state title.
Returning teams, other than Brainerd and Edina, are Mounds View, Rochester Mayo, Minnetonka and Elk River. Mounds View was runner-up last year, Mayo finished third and Minnetonka fourth.
Three other qualifying teams were ranked in the final poll: Mounds View No. 2, Mayo No. 3 and Minnetonka No. 5.
Staples-Motley Cardinals
The Cardinals will open the 1A state tournament against second-ranked St. James at noon Tuesday at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis.
It will be the Cardinals' seventh straight trip to state. They were runners-up last year.
S-M's Maggie O'Keefe-Kelsey Zetah will play in the 1A doubles tournament Thursday, opening against Janna Juntunen-Sabrina Zimmel of Osakis.
Staples-Motley's tournament team includes Mikayla Wing, Sarah Koopman, Clarissa Ponti, Karlee Haglin , Maggie O'Keefe, Kelsey Zetah, Brooke Wolhowe, Emily Israelson, Nikki Edin and Grace Wolhowe. Atlernates are Taylor Bissonette, Katie Givans, Linsey Johnson and Annie Kautto.
Class 1A
Rochester Lourdes returns to defend its team title with seven members back from 2010.
Returning teams, other than Lourdes and S-M, are Waseca, Virginia and St. James. Waseca finished fourth in 2010, Virginia earned consolation honors, and St. James lost in the consolation semifinals.
Seven qualifying teams were ranked in the final coaches' poll: Blake, No. 1; St. James, No. 2; Waseca, No. 3; Osakis, No. 4; Virginia, No. 5; Rochester Lourdes, No. 6; and Providence Academy, No. 7.