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Shally Steckerl Says "Competitive Intelligence Now on LinkedIn for 160,000+ companies!"
Posted on March 24, 2008
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By Shally Steckerl, Founder, JobMachine, Inc.
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I'm very excited about LinkedIn's new release from last night.
When you do a search and see someone's employer in their profile, you can now click on some of those companies and see a summary page of competitive intelligence!
Over 160,000 profiles of companies will show this feature and any user can see them. The company profile contains a succinct overview of a company's industry data in combination with LinkedIn data, and it pulls information from Capital IQ.
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Shally is one of the most inventive thought leaders and Sourcing Gurus today. He has gained an edge on the competition by embracing the internet prior to the world wide web and has spent years crafting his techniques for you the end user: shortening the time it takes to find accurate candidates and ultimately making you more money. His workshop seminars are constantly being sold out throughout the country.
He is a talent acquisition consultant, strategist, speaker, and the Founder and Chief CyberSleuth of JobMachine, Inc. the premier provider of Sourcing Consulting Services and Workforce Development. Shally has diverse international experience building centralized recruitment models for Fortune 500 companies. During his time with Microsoft he managed the research arm of their global centralized sourcing and research team. Prior to that he has consulted in the development of teams at leading organizations such as Google, Deloitte, Dell, Disney, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Cisco Systems, and Motorola and many others. With his passion for the Internet as a recruitment tool and his continually innovative methods, Shally has developed a reputation as an authority in Internet search, and a pioneer in recruitment research.
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March 26th, 2008 1:52 pm
Havent chatted with you in a while! Let me know when you will be in the Northeast again. I would like to come meet you and attend a seminar!
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Hi there all!
Have any of you tried to add cinnamon to the NFSC? I am doing a bridal shower and the bride wants a cinnamon sugar cookie. Just wondering if you have added stuff to it and how it works. Thanks guys!!
So I tried the cinnamon in the NFSC and it is WONDERFUL, just a hint to anyone who who might want to try it!!!!
So how much cinnamon did you add? I'm going to try this one day!
Sorry for the late response, but I have used cinnamon in mine since I began making them a few months ago. I just use the bottle that you can "shake" the cinnamon out of and use a couple dashes. Everyone loves it when I make these cookies. I had read this idea on CC somewhere after I made my first regular batch of NFSC and liked it better than the plain ones.
I've been meaning to try this...thanks for posting! Has anyone ever added cinnamon extract to NFSC instead of the "powdered" cinnamon? Just wondering if there's a difference in flavor or how much you used.
I never make NFSC without cinnamon and one other secret ingredient, I find it to be to blah without it.
Everyone has always loved the taste! I use 1tbsp to 6 cups of flour
I used 1tbsp to a half batch of them, I was experimenting for a bride who wants a cinnamon sugar type cookie. Yummy!
Thanks to the replies here..the next batch of NFSC will have cinnamon.
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* 1 1/2 cups margarine or butter, softened
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* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
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* (Optional additions I like: Sometimes I add ½ of the zest from a lemon. It is just divine.
In a nice large bowl, cream together the sugar and the butter until really smooth. Next, beat in the eggs and the vanilla. Mix the chai spices with the flour baking powder and salt, then add that to the large bowl of wet ingredients. I like to chill this overnight or at least a couple hours.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼ to ½ an inch thick. Cut into pretty shapes with cookie cutters or into circles with a cup. Place them on ungreased cookie sheets and bake 6-8 minutes. Cool before frosting or decorating!
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Much fuss is being made over Boston's Catholic Charities' refusal to place children with same-sex couples in its adoption services. The political agenda behind the garment-rending and name-calling should have more than Catholics up in arms.
Let me start by saying that I wouldn't expect everyone to agree with the criteria employed by Catholic Charities in its selection process. After all, the Church attempts to find a home that provides not only material comfort, but also a morally and spiritually sound environment according to its own standards and perspective. A living arrangement that the Church considers to be objectively sinful doesn't qualify as being in children's best interests. But no one is required to make use of the Catholic agency, and plenty of other options exist for those who disagree.
What I would strenuously resist is an attempt to make Catholic Relief Services, and any number of other religiously inspired or private agencies, conform to a one-size-fits-all, state-imposed model of parental selection. The Christian Church has been looking after widows, orphans, and the destitute since long before the U.S. federal government came into existence. Why should a secular model trump other legitimate standards for adoption? Isn't that, after all, why a variety of adoption agencies came into existence — to provide parents with options that correspond to their values and concerns? In what way does a de facto secular monopoly serve the common good better than a range of adoption alternatives?
Let's cut through the rhetoric of "discrimination" that only clouds the issue. The simple fact is that all adoption agencies discriminate — that is the purpose of the evaluation of prospective parents. Candidates must run a grueling gauntlet of tests, interviews, and questionnaires covering everything from their financial situation to their personal histories, education and criminal record. The commonwealth of Massachusetts applies any number of litmus tests to weed out unsuitable candidates. Let's just take the example of financial discrimination. The poor may not adopt. In order to adopt, couples must not only demonstrate economic solvency, but wealth. I personally know of several loving, married, middle-class couples that have been denied adoption simply because their bank account wasn't big enough. The question then becomes not whether agencies should discriminate, but rather, on what grounds they should discriminate.
Catholic Charities believes that same-sex caregivers do not provide an atmosphere that is conducive to the well-rounded rearing of children. Despite all the talk of generic "parenting," mothers and fathers are not androgynous, interchangeable "parental units." A mother is not expendable and cannot be replaced by a second father. When she is missing, something essential is lost. To deliberately deprive a child of a mother or a father is to do violence to that child. Moreover, not only are both parents necessary for the unique contribution each provides, they also furnish an example of interaction between the sexes themselves.
There is not enough sound statistical evidence about children raised by single-sex caregivers to determine definitively what long-term effects this arrangement will have. Still, what evidence does exist gives serious cause for concern. Most studies suggest that mothers' and fathers' complementary input aids in a child's psycho-sexual development, and studies show that children raised by single-sex caregivers have a much higher rate of gender dissatisfaction.
Again, none of it (and there's more) is conclusive, but it does illustrate the reasonableness of the position taken by Catholic Charities. Adoption agencies exist in order to help children, not to subject them to experiments in progressive social engineering whose long-term effects are not certain. Where serious doubt exists, prudence would dictate following the less risky path.
Some have countered that entrusting children to gay couples, while perhaps not the best option, beats the alternatives. There simply are not enough available married couples willing to adopt, and gays fill the gap. Yet this logic is based on two false premises. First, there are long lines of married couples waiting to adopt a child, many of whom spend years navigating the labyrinthine adoption process. Most often, what are lacking are not adoptive parents, but children to adopt. The process can become so frustrating and drawn out that many opt for other alternatives, like adopting a child from a foreign country. Second, where gay adoption is permitted, no special rules apply granting preference to married couples, and children are placed indiscriminately with homosexual couples and heterosexuals. Once again, the determining factor often becomes income, as if a plasma television, MP3 player, and Game Boy were more important for a child than a mother and father.
Finally, the adoption issue has often been mistakenly identified as a question of gay rights. Yet children are not a commodity that all should "have," and no one has the right to adopt. Children do, however, have the right to a mother and a father. Adoption is not about filling an emotional void in adults' lives, but offering a stable home to unfortunate children. When political agendas prevail over the best interests of children, sloppy moral reasoning is sure to follow.
Adoption reform is long overdue, and much bureaucratic deadwood needs to be hewn out of the adoption process. Yet this reform must be carried out in a way that favors the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children. If Catholic Charities chooses to raise the bar a little higher, they should be congratulated rather than vilified.
Father Thomas D. Williams, LC, is dean of the theology school at Rome's Regina Apostolorum University where he teaches Catholic Social Doctrine.
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Reprinted with permission from National Review Online


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Michelle Obama Calls Hillary 'President Clinton'; Hillary Laughs it Off, Spends Rest of Night Making Michelle Obama Voodoo Doll
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When you're taking off a Band-Aid, it's best just to yank it off really fast like this instead of slowly over time:
In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.
As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration of International Women's Day, she briefly stumbled over Clinton's job title. "Let me thank my dear friend, Senator – Secretary Clinton. I almost said, 'President Clinton,' " said the first lady to laughter and applause. "But let me thank you for that kind introduction, and most of all thank you for your friendship, thank you for your support, and thank you for your indispensable advice in getting me through this first year and helping me figure out how to get my family settled in our new life in D.C."
The exchange stood as another rebuke to a favored theme of the Beltway pundit set: that tensions between the Obamas and the Secretary of State still run high.
Proof that tensions have eased… at least until the "President Clinton" crack. But of course Hillary laughed. Why wouldn't she have? Mockery is the sincerest form of flattery.
I'll bet that little joke even earned a MOAC (Mother Of All Cackles) from Hillary, which is Clinton's signature "laughter through wanting to rip your eyes out" move:
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Cat fight in the White Hizzouse!!!!
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This is the one stupid article! And, jojo's comment is just as dumb.
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Meanwhile on a different battlefield, we go back to Natsu, Gajeel, and Juvia who are still fighting Keith, Torafusa, and Tempesta. Nothing to interesting is happening in these fights as little progress has happened since the last time we all saw it. During all of the fights, Juvia gets a bad feeling regarding Gray and wonders how he is doing. Also Lucy seeing her friends struggle against the demons attempts to get up to help in the fight, with Natsu telling her to sit back and enjoy the show.
We then go back to the battle of Sting and Rogue vs Mard Geer who effortlessly beat him.......just kidding they barely have done anything to him. Mard Geer is still not taking them seriously but at the same time begins to understand why Kyouka is intrigued with human, since they fight with their feelings and fight regardless of how hopeless the situation is.
We then go to Erza and Minerva who are looking for the control room when suddenly Kyouka comes out and challenges them both.......OH I WISH.... No instead we get the cats. While Frosh and Lector are commenting on Happy's new accessory Minerva approaches Happy and rips it off. Shocked, Happy wonders why, but Minerva reveals that it is Franmalth and figures that he knows where their destination is. Did anyone else feel that it looked like Minerva was holding a dick in that one panel?
Destined Rivals, The Return of Pasts DespairWe now go back to Gray vs Silver where Gray asks what Silver meant by destined to fight. Silver then says that he will tell his story starting with how he got this body. He reveals that the body he sees now is only a vessel for the true demon that is inside of Grays father. Apparently it was a body found by this demon and since having a demon body can be inconvenient at times, they sometimes need a human body as a means of camouflage. When having to choose what body he wanted to use, he found Gray's father and has been using it since. Originally feeling that it was convenient, he sees it was fate since it was something that drew them even closer to one another. Silver then proclaims that he has been waiting for this moment for many years, while Gray wonders why he despises him. He then tells Gray something that make Gray realize who the demon is, "I've been wanting to kill all of Ur's pupils, after all its been more then 10 years". Gray then is awestruck in shock as "Silver" reveals that he is none other than Deliora, the demon that is the source of Gray's despair. Seeing Deliora die years ago, Gray proclaims that its impossible, but due to Hell's Core, Deliora was revived inside of Gray's fathers body. Deliora then tells him to not make him prove himself by showing him his true form, "the form I had when I slaughtered both your parents"-Deliora. We go back to Juvia and Keith where Keith says that Gray's fate is sealed and that his life will end, angering Juvia. Keith even goes as far as to say that Gray's fate will be the same as his Master's.
The End, Rankings, and Polls (everyone's favorite)
This chapter was amazing. I was going insane when Silver reveals himself to be Deliora. I did not see that coming. Looks like Hiro is pulling a Kishimoto of Plot twists. Great chapter, I wonder who will win. Part of me wants this to be a round 1 fight where Gray is near death and Deliora leaves him to suffer while he proclaims that he will kill him another day and by another day, I mean the final arc where Zeref is the final boss and Natsu is fighting Zeref, while Gray can have his final battle with the source of his suffering and despair, Deliora. That would be cool. Anyways I'll put up the rankings and polls now. I'm BWZ and as always keep reading Fairy Tail.
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Where the Tides of Madness Swell
Yusuke Kishi
Shin Sekai Yori, book 1
I had no idea what to review this week … so I left it to chance. Manga Fox's surprise me option handed me the manga adaptation of Yusuke Kishi 's 2008 Nihon SF Taisho Award-winning novel Shin Sekai Yori (From the New World ). If there exists a translation of the novel, I am unaware of it. That's too bad, because the sense I get from the manga is that the novel is an interesting work poorly served by its adaptation into a new medium.
All it is is just my life
The Interior Life — Dorothy Heydt
Dorothy Heydt originally published 1990's The Interior Life under the pen name Katherine Blake.
Post-Reagan-era housewife Sue's life isn't the stuff of melancholy country music, but it's not exactly rewarding. Her boisterous kids make housecleaning a Sisyphean struggle. Her husband Fred loves her and she still loves him, but there are days when she can barely stand to look at him.
Small wonder she escapes to a fantasy world, even one where the stakes are high and defeat apparently certain.
And it don't matter if you don't believe
Venus of Shadows —
Pamela Sargent
Venus, book 2
1988's Venus of Shadows is the middle volume of Pamela Sargent's Venus trilogy. It was preceded by 1986's Venus of Dreams and followed by 2001's Child of Venus.
I know it is odd to start reviewing a series in the middle … but for various reasons this seemed an apt choice for a review that will go live the same day that Americans strain to make the difficult choice between a flawed candidate and a weasel-headed fucknugget once described by helpful Scots as a "tiny-fingered, Cheeto-faced, ferret-wearing shitgibbon." Although Shadows is a close follow-up to the first volume, Venus of Dreams, it was published in a bygone era when even series books were expected to stand on their own; thus, it can be read without having read the first book.
An old classic new to me
Children of the Atom — Wilmar H. Shiras
Tell me if you've heard this story before: a well-meaning man founds a school for gifted youngsters. The gifted youngsters are mutants, children of the atom, each with their own gifts. They are mutants to whom the world will react with fear and anger when their existence is revealed.
most well-read SFF fans, I'd
heard of Wilmar H. Shiras' 1953 classic Children
of the Atom
I had a vague idea what later works
plagiarized … were inspired by Shiras' collection. I had never actually read
Children until I discovered that an ebook edition had been published. Knowing
when the original text was written, where it was published, and the
works it inspired, I thought I had a pretty good idea how the plot
had to play out.
I was wrong.
There will be spoilers.
By 1973, the 1959 accident that left the staff of an atomic reactor dying of radiation poisoning is long forgotten. When child psychologist Peter Welles is asked to examine fourteen-year-old Tim, the accident seems to have no relevance to his patient. At a first glance, Tim seems like a perfectly normal young boy. At second glance, it becomes clear that Tim is concealing a great secret. He believes that if anyone were to learn his secret, he would become a pariah.
He's not wrong.
No People, No Problem
Faded Sun: Kesrith —
C. J. Cherryh
Faded Sun, book 1
C. J. Cherryh's 1978 The Faded Sun: Kesrith was her fourth novel and the first in her Faded Sun trilogy. It would have been a fine choice for my Because My Tears Are Delicious to You series … save for the trifling fact that I managed to overlook it until the 1980s, after I had stopped being a teenager.
The alien Regul are fighting a losing war with the human Federation. That is, mri mercenaries are doing so, on behalf of their Regul clients. The mri are in many ways difficult: aloof, easily affronted, and inflexible—but they are extremely effective warriors. The Regul have nobody but themselves to blame for their losses. The Regul are bad bosses, the sort who insist on taking a hand in matters they do not understand, then blaming and punishing subordinates for the ensuing setbacks.
I do not care for Teray
Patternmaster —
Octavia E. Butler
Patternist, book 5
Octavia E. Butler's 1976 novel Patternmaster was the first in her Patternist series to be published; this is not surprising, as this book was her debut novel. In terms of internal chronology, it is the final book in the series, the endpoint to which all the other books—Wild Seed, Mind of My Mind, Clay's Ark, and Survivor—led.
(I will probably review all of Butler's books eventually. Perhaps even including Survivor.)
Patternmaster is a gloomy destination for a future history.
The timing of this review is entirely coincidental
Doomsday Morning — C. L. Moore
I had never even heard of C. L. Moore's 1957 novel Doomsday Morning until an ebook version showed up in my inbox. It would have made a fine election day review, if only I had read it a bit earlier. Oh, well.
President Raleigh rebuilt America after the Five Days War and a grateful electorate has re-elected him five times. Of course, the electorate might have been nudged in that direction by one of the tools Raleigh created to rebuild America: Communications US aka Comus. Constant monitoring and finely targeted media control allow the government to nudge Americans in the direction of the most sensible decisions.
Now Raleigh is dying. Someone will have to replace him. Comus boss Tom Nye is determined to be that someone … but there's a hitch. Which I will explain later. Tom schemes to remove the hitch with the aid of an old friend, the once great actor1 Howard Rohan …
Unexpected Rediscovery Review!
The Best of C.L. Moore — C. L. Moore
As previously mentioned, I am very fond of Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction. That said, editor Lester del Rey did have one blind spot in common with many of his contemporaries. You won't find many women in Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction.
I note just two: Leigh Brackett, reviewed here fairly frequently, and Catherine Lucille Moore, the author of this week's Rediscovery. Diversion has republished Moore's 1975 collection, The Best of C. L. Moore, as an ebook. More relevantly to this review, they sent me a copy.
Moore was prolific and well-regarded. She would have been the second woman to be named Grandmaster of the Science Fiction Writers of America, had her second husband not intervened. He claimed that the honour would only confuse her (Moore had Alzheimer's). But her work has nonetheless been acknowledged in other ways … by collections like this one, for example.
Note: this edition is not quite identical with the 1975 edition; the new ebook omits Lester del Rey's introductory essay, 40 Years of C. L. Moore.
Good luck with that coming apocalypse!
The Traitor's Daughter —
Paula Volsky
Veiled Isles, book 1
2011's The Traitor's Daughter is the first book of the Veiled Islands Trilogy. Readers may know author Paula Brandon better as Paula Volsky. It's a nice example of a specific subgenre of secondary world fantasy, a variation on castle opera—or, depending how the coming apocalypse works out, The End of the World. Since I was reviewing for the Science Fiction Book Club at the time this was published, I am surprised that this sponsored review is the first time I have encountered this book.
Of course, this book may also be an example of yet another kind of book: poorly marketed books consigned to undeserving obscurity This may explain why I never saw it when it first came out and why, so far as I can tell, it didn't sell particularly well.
Peace isn't just the absence of war
Water Logic —
Laurie J. Marks
Elemental Logic, book 3
2007's Water Logic is the third volume in Marks' Elemental Logic quartet. It is also, somewhat to the distress of Marks fans, the most recently published volume in Marks Elemental Logic quartet. To quote the series' publisher, Small Beer Press:
March 2014: We don't have any update yet on Air Logic. But, we have seen a very early draft of the manuscript. Once it is finished and actually delivered to us, there will be at least one round of editing and then we'll get the book out as fast as we can. We love these books and are so glad that there are so many readers out there, just like us, waiting
I have heard that there are others who have seen early drafts; I myself am not among those people. Until then, fans of the series will just have to be satisfied with the three books that do exist.
The problem with negotiating an end to a bitter war is
Are peace and pacifistic attitudes now passé?
The City, Not Long After — Pat Murphy
Pat Murphy's 1989 novel The City, Not Long After exists in the intersection between two subgenres, the post-apocalyptic story and the nonviolent resistance story. There are far more post-apocalyptic stories than stories about nonviolent resistance. That's because Everything Blew Up and Then Fell Down is a hell of a lot easier to write than stories where the protagonists are not allowed to solve social problems with cathartic violence [1]. Also, if you do write about nonviolent resistance, you will only enrage Gregory Benford and Charles Platt.
This is the sort of subgenre that almost compels spoilers and so, SPOILER WARNING.
A Tales of the Commons, Part Two
Black Brillion —
Matthew Hughes
Commons, book 2
Black Brillion is one of those books I would never have thought to read if Science Fiction Book Club Senior Editor Andrew Wheeler hadn't assigned it to me for review. I greatly enjoyed it, as did Andrew (if I am remembering correctly). Various other figures in the publishing industry loved it too, Alas, the readers, those bastards, ignored it.
It is a dismal fact that the set of the books I enjoy and the set of books that the great masses of SF readers favor do not have much overlap. [Imagine a Venn diagram where the circles do not overlap.] At times it seems like me as if me enthusing about a book is the kiss of death [1]. Surely hundreds of thousands of strangers across the world don't buy the books they do (or rather, don't buy the books I like) purely to piss me off?
A Tale of the Commons, Part One
The Compleat Guth Bandar —
Matthew Hughes
Commons, book 1
This week I planned a Rediscovery review of Black Brillion, a novel by self-confessed Canadian Matthew Hughes.You may notice that this is not a review of Black Brillion after all, but a review of The Compleat Guth Bandar.
This is because when I contacted Hughes, he said (in part)
A lesser-known classic from the 1970s
The Gameplayers of Zan —
M. A. Foster
Ler, book 2
M. A. Foster published seven novels and a collection of short stories between 1975 and 1985. Despite having been intermittently out of print since first publication, his work still has its fans1. The Gameplayers of Zan was only the second of his seven novels, but, if you find someone who still remembers Foster's work, it's very likely that the book they will mention first is Gameplayers. It's one of those curious gems the mid-1970s2 produced, a science-fictional anthropological exploration slash Kafkaesque political thriller that probably wouldn't see print in today's market.
The first Deverry novel, in more senses than one
Daggerspell —
Katharine Kerr
Deverry, book 1
This is the first time I've read Kerr's 1986 debut novel, Daggerspell. One major reason for that is that book distribution in Ontario in the 1980s was unreliable, even for books from major publishers like Del Rey and I never saw a copy to read. Pity, because this is a solid little debut.
The Editor Strikes Back
Five-Twelfths of Heaven —
Melissa Scott
The Roads of Heaven, book 1
1985's Five-Twelfths of Heaven was Scott's second published novel after 1984's The Game Beyond. It is the first volume of the Silence Leigh trilogy. The other volumes are 1986's Silence in Solitude and 1987's The Empress of Earth. I enjoyed this back in the 1980s (which is why I picked this particular Scott to review) and I enjoyed rereading it.
(Note: 1985 is almost thirty years ago. Baen Books was a very different brand then, so people who stumble over an old copy of this will not find the book they may expect given Baen Books' current output.)
Dream of a Better Life
Becoming Alien —
Rebecca Ore
Becoming Alien, book 1
Tell me if you've heard this one:
A teenager in a rustic, backward community happens to be in the right place at the right time to encounter a distressed space craft. His attempt to help entangles him with a vast interstellar government, one that sits in judgment of humans. His actions could affect the course of human history.
Except this isn't squeaky-clean Kip Russell, but Tom Gentry — who, when we first meet him, is the unwilling witness to his brother Warren's ambitious drug dealings. Warren is trapped by mental illness and a criminal record; manufacturing drugs is the only way he can imagine to pay the mortgage on the family farm and keep the family fed. Tom doesn't have Warren's mental issues but he might as well have the criminal record, because the local authorities, all too familiar with the Gentrys, have marked him as a future criminal. Tom might dream of a better life but his odds of escaping to one are slim.
Someone whose books I need to obsessively collect.
Fire Logic —
Laurie J. Marks
Elemental Logic, book 1
I think Fire Logic is my first Marks novel. It is certainly not my last. Normally my Rediscoveries are books familiar to me but not to others. In this case, I am the beneficiary of someone else's experience.
Fire Logic begins rather like Harris' Seven Citadels quartet (or The Lantern Bearers, or indeed a lot of secondary world series). For the last generation, Shaftal has suffered a continuing invasion from the Sainnites, an aggressive warrior people of unclear origins. Despite the wise guidance of Harald G'Deon, Shaftal has done nothing effective to drive the invaders back into the sea. Two grim bits of news mark the end of Harald's era: Harald has died without naming an heir and the Sainnites have taken the holy city of Lilterwess, leaving none alive.
Once, women had lived with men; the thought was appalling.
The Shore of Women — Pamela Sargent
1986's The Shore of Women takes us to a time in the distant future after nuclear war has nearly destroyed civilization. Just as it happened in Suzy McKee Charnas' novel Walk to the End of the World, those in charge after the war decided to lay all of the blame on one sex. This time round, the people in charge are women and the ones assigned scapegoat status are the men.
"they rejoiced to find an enemy they could conquer at last."
Walk to the End of the World — Suzy McKee Charnas
Sorry about the cover image. For some reason none of the nice images of the original Gene Szafran would let me save a copy.
Rather like yesterday's Canticle, Walk to the End of the World examines the Earth transformed by nuclear war – the Wasting – but where the mob in Canticle turned on the intelligentsia deemed responsible for nuclear weapons, the handful of high officials who survived the final war in their hidden Refuge decide that the true villains were not the men who finally pushed The Button, because that would mean accepting responsibility. Instead they decide to blame all who opposed them and so made that war inevitable:
Same river, different shore
Tea with the Black Dragon — R.A. MacAvoy
I was just having a conversation about how context affects my reading of a book. I loved Tea With a Black Dragon back in 1983. The copy I read is the same copy I read in 1983 but my experience reading it was very different.
At least I still know how to spell "Drapetomania"
The Sardonyx Net — Elizabeth A. Lynn
I have only myself to blame for this. I could have gone with the Chronicles of Tornor or A Different Light but no, I snagged this one even though there was a quiet voice at the back of my head saying I didn't enjoy The Sardonyx Net the first time round. Well, now at least I remember why I didn't like it.
You call it murder, I call it an unparalleled opportunity for the victim's understudy
Murder on Cue —
Jane Dentinger
A Jocelyn O'Roarke Mystery, book 1
In 2011, I got back into FASS and asked Jane Dentinger, then Editor-in-Chief at the Mystery Guild and someone who accounted for about half the books I was reading, if she knew of any theater-themed mysteries. She then very kindly sent me a package of Jocelyn O'Roarke mysteries. The Jocelyn O'Roarke theatrical cozies were exactly what I was looking for. Their author was none other than Jane Dentinger herself, thus underling the fact that I am the sort of lack-wit who wouldn't think to drop an editor's name into Google for the entire time I was freelancing for them. Because I suck.
Magic meets politics in this overlooked classic
Metropolian — Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams wastes no time establishing his world in this mid-1990s science fantasy novel:
A burning woman stalks along the streets. Ten stories tall, naked body a whirling holocaust of fire. Terrified people on Bursary Street crumple into carbon at her passing, leaving behind only black char curled into fetal shapes. The heat she radiates is so powerful that structures burst into flame as she passes. A storm of paper, sucked out of buildings by uncontrolled drafts, spiral toward her and are consumed. Uncontrolled rivers of flame pour from her fingertips. Windows blast inward at her keening, at the eerie, nerve-scraping wail that pours from her insubstantial, fiery throat. In a city that girdles the world, all-devouring fire is the worst thing imaginable.
There and Back Again by Max Merriwell
Pat Murphy
This is a bit unusual for the Rediscovery series in that while I opened my copy knowing I would ultimately recommend the book, I also went into this knowing that aside from used copies there's pretty much no way for any of you folks to acquire a copy. I had fun rereading it, though, and isn't that the important thing?
Centuries in the future, the Solar System has been settled by humans and their derivative varieties and thanks to a combination of hibernation and implausibly (but carefully never explained) Nearly as Fast as Light Hoshi drives, so have the nearer stars. Even better, an alien network of wormholes provides access to the greater galaxy.
There is a catch with the wormhole network, or rather a number of catches:
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LG Care, the healthcare division of LG group, which has launched its range products, aims at a share of 8-9 per cent of the premium FMCG market. The company has just completed the all-India launch of its toothpaste, shampoo, soaps, detergents and diapers.
LG Care sells its products through the sole licencee, India Household and Healthcare Ltd.
"LG Care's products are basically in the premium segment in the categories that we have launched products. L G Care intends to grab a share of between 8 and 9 per cent of the premium market. We are aiming at a 3 per cent share in the overall market in the categories that we have launched products," said Vijay Singh, managing director, Indian Household and Healthcare Ltd.
He added that the company has set up 23 offices and an equal number of warehouses. "The overall market size, in the categories that we have launched products, is about Rs 12,000 crore, while the premium segment is about 6 per cent of the total market," Singh said.
Singh, however, added that the company has no plans to set up manufacturing facilities in India. At present, all LG Care products available in the country are imported from Korea. Singh said that at least 1.50 lakh outlets would sell LG Care products by the year-end.
LG Care is eyeing a turnover of over Rs 100 crore in the first year of operation. LG Care, part of the Korean conglomerate LG Group, plans to spend Rs 100 crore on advertising over a period of three years. It already has put in place 400 distributors across the country.
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Avon Products Inc. said Thursday that Chief Executive Sheri McCoy will resign in March, as the company grapples with weak results and pressure from activist investors to accelerate its turnaround plan.
Shares of American International Group Inc. rallied 2.4% in after-hours trade Wednesday, after the insurance company reported a second-quarter profit that beat expectations. Net income rose fell to $1.13 billion, or $1.19 a share, from $1.91 billion, or $1.68 a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share rose to $1.53 from $1.15, above the FactSet consensus of $1.20. Consolidated adjusted return on equity improved to 10.5% from 7.9%. Book value per share fell to $81.62 from $83.08, but was above expectations of $81.06. In commercial insurance, net premiums written fell 15%, while the combined ratio increased to 102.7 from 98.3. In consumer insurance, operating revenue declined 2% to $5.98 billion. "While market conditions remain challenging, we are committed to disciplined underwriting and are focused on investing in profitable growth," said Chief Executive Brian Duperreault. AIG's stock has edged up 0.9% year to date through Wednesday's close, while the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF has gained 8.9% and the S&P 500 has climbed 10.7%.
AIG's stock rallied 1.6% in after-hours trade after Q2 results
AIG Q2 combined ratio in commercial insurance 102.7 vs. 98.3
AIG Q2 net premiums written for commercial insurance down 15%
AIG Q2 return on equity 6.1%; adjusted ROE 10.5%
AIG Q2 adj. EPS $1.53; FactSet consensus $1.20
AIG Q2 EPS $1.19 vs. $1.68 a year ago
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Forget begging your friend's older brother — or heck, your own brother — to escort you to prom this year. Instead, you can just look to the nearest online auction blocks to find a stellar (or at least cheap) date for the most overrated night of your life.
Just ask 17-year-old Rachel Kay, who purchased her date on eBay for the bargain price of $29.95. (Shipping was free, up to a 30-mile radius from the seller's location.)
Stu Hemesath, a high school senior from La Porte City, Iowa, came up with the idea to auction himself off while he was studying in class. "I've sold things on eBay before," he said. "I just thought it would be cool to go to other people's proms and even get a little money for it." Hemesath had seen auctions like this up on the site before, but none have gotten as much exposure — media outlets from NPR to The Associated Press have reported on his listing. "Others would get like 2,000 hits on their site. I got over 50,000, I think."
As an informal disclaimer in the listing, which went up March 10, the student wrote, "Don't think that just because I'm putting myself on eBay that I'm a douche bag. I'm not a chump." In fact, the 18-year-old prizes himself on being a great, ahem, buy. "Don't look any farther!" he exclaims in the ad. "I'm the best-looking prom date for sale on eBay, so quit wasting your time looking for a date. Actually, forget the date you already have — he doesn't even like you. Place a bid to take me to your prom."
Kay, who has already paid for her goods, told reporters she placed the bid just to make an ex-boyfriend jealous. She isn't even planning to go to the prom this year, according to Hemesath, who has spoken with the high school junior "probably four or five times" since the auction ended on March 17. However, the two are planning on meeting up at a later date.
Hemesath also made sure to include a description of himself in the listing, because as he put it, "I don't think I would place a bid on someone you know nothing about." The 5'10'', 150-pound blond (with stunning green eyes, incidentally) says he plays various sports, namely wrestling, which "is the only [sport] that matters." He was also voted the nicest guy in his class, "but that was, like, three years ago." The student athlete also included photos of himself in his wrestling uniform, as well as two prior formal photos from homecoming and prom.
Hemesath received more than 30 Instant Messages and 70 e-mails from people who had seen his eBay ad. "When it was up, I only had national publicity so no one in Iowa really knew of it," he said.
Hemesath, who is planning to attend the University of Iowa, where he'll major in computer science, also stated in the listing that the winning gal will have to foot the bill for everything. "But if you're nice-looking, I'll probably get you a nice flower," he added.


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LASKER, District Judge.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America ("Girl Scouts") moves for a preliminary injunction enjoining the defendant, Personality Posters Mfg. Co., Inc. ("Personality") from various acts
"Girl Scouts" is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, nonsectarian character-building organization open to girls from seven through seventeen years of age. Its purpose is to promote the virtues of truth, loyalty, purity and patriotism, and its present membership exceeds 3,750,000 people, including 600,000 adult leaders. Defendant, "Personality", is engaged in the printing and distribution of posters of various kinds. For a period of about three months prior to the filing of this action, Personality distributed the poster which is the subject of the Girl Scouts' complaint. It consists of a smiling girl dressed in the well-known green uniform of the Junior Girl Scouts, with her hands clasped above her protruding, clearly pregnant abdomen. The caveat "BE PREPARED" appears next to her hands.
The general principles governing the issuance of preliminary injunctions requires that the moving party must establish the probability of its prevailing on the merits and its irreparable injury in the absence of injunctive relief. Symington Wayne Corp. v. Dresser Industries, Inc., 383 F.2d 840 (2d Cir., 1967). On the record before the court, the plaintiff has failed to sustain its burden either that it will probably prevail on the merits at trial or that it will be irreparably injured unless an injunction is granted. Accordingly, the motion is denied.
The plaintiff pleads six causes of action, five of which form the basis for this motion. These are analyzed separately below.
The first cause of action asserts a violation of Section 43(a) of the Trademark Act of 1946, the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), which states:
Plaintiff contends that defendant has violated the statute by designating falsely the origin of his poster in misappropriating distinguishing characteristics of the plaintiff, viz., its trademark consisting of the words GIRL SCOUTS with letters G S and trefoil design, its slogan ("BE PREPARED"), and its official uniform (including affixation of the organization's name, a regional emblem, and a local branch number). Plaintiff is anxiously concerned that viewers of the poster will believe it was disseminated by the Girl Scouts themselves. To invoke the statute, and to warrant injunctive relief, the plaintiff must establish that "the defendant's goods are likely to be thought to have originated with, or to have been sponsored by, the true owner of the mark." Societe Comptoir De L'Industrie, etc. v. Alexander's Department Stores, Inc., 299 F.2d 33, 36, 1 A.L.R. 3d 752 (2d Cir., 1962, opinion of Judge Smith). Plaintiff must demonstrate that the false representations, if any, have a tendency to deceive. Geisel v. Poynter Products, Inc., 283 F.Supp. 261, 268 (S.D.N.Y., 1968). "A showing of the likelihood of customer confusion as to the source of the goods is sufficient." Geisel, supra, at 267.
Plaintiff has failed utterly to establish the requisite element of customer confusion. The only evidence which it has put before the court consists of the affidavit of J. Bruce D'Adamo, director of the National Equipment Service Department of the Girl Scouts, which, although replete with information as to the activities and worthy objectives of the organization, contains no facts whatsoever indicating that anyone, whether a member of the public or of the large body of supporters of the Girl Scouts, has been confused in any way as to the origin of the offending poster or that a likelihood of confusion exists. Even if we hypothesize that some viewers might at first blush believe that the subject of the poster is actually a pregnant Girl Scout, it is highly doubtful that any such impression would be more than momentary or that any viewer would conclude that the Girl Scouts had printed or distributed the poster. But it is the role of the court to rule on evidence, not on hypothesis; and of evidence not a scintilla has been presented supporting the allegation of confusion or its likelihood. It is true that plaintiff has established that the Girl Scouts distributes its own posters, but it does so through its own local councils and various civic organizations, not through any of the commercial outlets used by defendant, such as book stores, stationery stores, campus bookshops, or through mail orders. Plaintiff's affidavit goes no further than to state that "Plaintiff has received telephone calls from members of the public expressing their indignation concerning defendant's said poster"; but indignation is not confusion. To the contrary, the indignation of those who have called would appear to make it clear that they feel that the Girl Scouts are being unfairly put upon, not that the Girl Scouts are the manufacturers or distributors of the object of indignation.
Furthermore, although perhaps of marginal importance, it should be noted that the name of the defendant does, albeit in regrettably small type, appear on the poster. Thus, unlike the situation which might exist if a pernicious defendant attempted to sell the delicious and well-known Girl Scout cookies door to door in cartons covered by a picture of the Girl Scouts, here no evidence has been presented, and rational analysis of the situation does not indicate a likelihood that the public will believe that the Girl Scouts are the authors of the poster to which they understandably take such violent exception.
Plaintiff's second cause of action alleges that the defendant has violated
It should be stressed that the statute itself, 36 U.S.C. § 36, grants the Girl Scouts "the sole and exclusive right" to have and use its emblems, badges, marks, etc. "in carrying out its purposes," and it is reasonable to conclude that by the use of that qualifying phrase Congress intended only to protect the public and the Girl Scouts from the confusing or illegitimate use of plaintiff's symbols by those who might compete with it in its normal purposes and endeavors.
This conclusion as to the Congressional purpose in enacting 36 U.S.C. § 36 is fortified by the Report of the House of Representatives (House Report No. 130, 64 Cong. 1st Session), relating to the legislation which incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. There the Congressional emphasis clearly centers only on public recognition and honor of the organization and the protection of its normal scouting activities. For example, the Report states:
Plaintiff's third cause of action alleges that the defendant has infringed plaintiff's common law trademark rights and its registered trademarks. 15 U.S. C. § 1114(1) protects the holder of a registered mark. (In this case plaintiff has a registered mark consisting of the words GIRL SCOUTS with letters G S and trefoil design.) By the terms of Section 1114(1), recovery thereunder by the holder of a registered mark is predicated upon a showing of confusion, mistake or deception in the use of any colorable imitation of the mark. 15 U.S.C. § 1127 codifies the common law of trademark rights by stating that the intention of Chapter 22 (Trademarks) of Title 15 of the United States Code is to regulate commerce by
As the language indicates,
See also Smith v. Chanel, Inc., 402 F.2d 562, 570 (9th Cir., 1968).
Since, as indicated above, no evidence has been presented that the requisite confusion or deception exists, no injunction can be granted on the grounds alleged in the third cause of action.
Plaintiff's fourth cause of action alleges a violation of New York General Business Law, McKinney's Consol. Laws, c. 20, § 368-d, which states:
Despite the seeming intention of this statute to confer protection where the federal Lanham Act might not, viz., even where there is no confusion as to the origin of the goods, the courts have denied relief where confusion is absent. Haviland & Co. v. Johann Haviland China Corporation, 269 F.Supp. 928, 957 (S. D.N.Y., 1967, opinion of Judge Palmieri); Field Enterprises Educational Corp. v. Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 256 F.Supp. 382, 390-391 (S.D.N.Y., 1966, opinion of Judge Bonsal); Jean Patou, Inc. v. Jacqueline Cochran, Inc., 201 F.Supp. 861, 866 (S.D.N.Y., 1962, opinion of Judge Bonsal),
In the light of these decisions construing § 368-d and of the lack of any evidence before the court establishing confusion, no injunction can be granted on the basis of the fourth cause of action.
Plaintiff's fifth cause of action alleges a violation of New York General Business Law § 279-n, which classifies certain trademark offenses as misdemeanors. Although under some circumstances injunctive relief may be available under this statute, (see, e. g., Lanvin Parfums, Inc. v. Le Dans, Ltd., 9 N.Y.2d 516, 215 N.Y.S.2d 257, 174 N.E.2d 920 (Ct. of Appeals, N.Y., 1961), cert. den. 368 U.S. 834, 82 S.Ct. 58, 7 L.Ed.2d 35), those circumstances are not present here, where no evidence of fraudulent intent to deceive on the part of defendant has even been offered, much less shown likely to be proven. Hence, no injunction should ensue on the fifth cause of action.
Plaintiff's sixth cause of action alleges defamation. It contends that defendant's poster is intended to impute unchastity and moral turpitude to members of plaintiff, to hold plaintiff up to ridicule and contempt, and to suggest that plaintiff's motto "BE PREPARED" encourages the practice of contraception. Again, however, these strong allegations are bald allegations, and the record is bare of any evidence that plaintiff's reputation has been or is likely to be affected in any way by the wry, perhaps unmannerly, behavior of the defendant. No showing has been made here which would constitute the special circumstances in the absence of which a court of equity will not enjoin or restrain literary or spoken material. See Konigsberg v. Time, Inc., 288 F.Supp. 989 (S.D.N.Y., 1968), in which Judge Pollack observed:
Finally, the Girl Scouts contend that defendant's poster violates Section 397 of the New York General Business Law, which makes unlawful the unauthorized use for purposes of trade of the
Although the plaintiff did not invoke this statute in its complaint, the court deals with the claim at this time in the interest of resolving all of plaintiff's contentions.
The leading case construing this statute is University of Notre Dame du Lac v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., 22 A.D.2d 452, 256 N.Y.S.2d 301 (Supreme Ct. of N. Y. Appellate Division, First Dept. 1965), aff'd 15 N.Y.2d 940, 259 N.Y.S.2d 832, 207 N.E.2d 508 (1965). There a unanimous court, for which Presiding Justice Botein wrote, denied injunctive relief to the plaintiff University, which sought to restrain the distribution of a motion picture satirizing it by name. The observation of Justice Botein (256 N.Y.S.2d 305) is pertinent:
As in the Notre Dame case (at 307), so here:
However, even if it were assumed that Section 397 is meant to protect nonprofit corporations from unfair use of its slogans and insignia without requiring proof of deception or palming off, the defendant's brand of visual humor does not fall within Section 397's ambit. To rule that Section 397 prohibited defendant from publishing or distributing its poster would constitute an infringement of that right of satirical expression "deserving of substantial freedom — both as entertainment and as a form of social * * * criticism" referred to in Berlin v. E. C. Publications, Inc., 329 F.2d 541, 545, 9 A.L.R.3d 612 (2d Cir., 1964), cert. den. 379 U.S. 822, 85 S.Ct. 46, 13 L.Ed.2d 33. Although for the reasons stated above it is not necessary to invoke the constitutional dimensions of the First Amendment in order to deny the injunction requested here, it is relevant to note in this regard that at least one New York court has found posters to be a form of expression which may be constitutionally protected. Paulsen v. Personality Posters, Inc., 59 Misc.2d 444, 299 N.Y.S.2d 501, 508 (Supreme Ct. of N.Y., 1968).
Even if none of these considerations were valid, it would be necessary to deny preliminary injunctive relief since the plaintiff has offered no evidence of irreparable harm to it in the present situation, whereas the granting of an injunction would obviously injure the defendant. On this point plaintiff's supporting affidavit states merely:
This conclusory statement is notably inadequate to support the granting of such drastic relief as a preliminary injunction against the publication or distribution of an item of communication. No evidence is found anywhere in the record before the court that the poster has to date damaged the plaintiff in any way. No facts are presented to show that contributions to the organization have fallen off, that members have resigned, that recruits have failed to join, that sales either of plaintiff's posters or other items have decreased, or that voluntary workers have dissociated themselves or declined to support the honorable work of the organization.
Those who may be amused at the poster presumably never viewed the reputation of the plaintiff as being inviolable. Those who are indignant obviously continue to respect it. Perhaps it is because the reputation
For the reasons stated above the motion for a preliminary injunction is denied.
It is so ordered.
Here there is no evidence to indicate any "link" with defendant's product, but, to the contrary, every reason to believe that plaintiff is in no way "linked" with it.


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Flamingo Room is one of the 3 rooms in Makena's Place. To book the single rooms (Makena's Place - Gecko & Kichana) or all 3 rooms (Makena's Place - Entire House) please search for them under those titles.
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Situated in the beautiful suburb of Karen, Makena's Place is a charming cottage with gorgeous sprawling gardens. The mature trees and flowering bushes are home to several species of birds that can be enjoyed from the comfort of the veranda.
Makena's Place is a boutique home with African themes running throughout the house. You will enjoy the art work and unique touches in the living areas and bedrooms.
Makena's Place consists 3 guest rooms:
The Flamingo Room which sleeps 2 persons (double bed en suite) - $65/night single occupancy or + $15 double occupancy
The Gecko Room sleeps 1 person - $55/night
The Kichana Room sleep 1 person - $55/night
Gecko and Kichana room share 1 bathroom.
Please note that this page gives you the booking price for only the Flamingo Room. If you require all 3 rooms (whole house) or only the single rooms (Gecko & Kichana) You will need to book from those respective pages on this site.
All linen is 100% cotton and pillows and covers are hypoallergenic . All mattresses are high density spring for a comfortable night.
Internet (dongle that is plugged into usb port on a computer) is available and in keeping with the peace and tranquillity ideal of Makena's place, there is no television in the house.
Makena's Place has one little playful dog, she is an outside dog and doesn't come into the house.
Breakfast is included and delicious home cooked meals are available on request at an additional cost (also depends on if your host is available to cook that evening). If you love coffee, you are in luck as there is an Italian coffee making machine. If you prefer tea, your host will brew you the meanest cuppa – Chai!
Makena's Place is named after the vivacious 7 year old who will never fail to keep you entertained. Your host and her daughter have their bedrooms in a separate wing of the house to ensure maximum privacy for both guests and permanent residents.
Makena's Place is a 7 minute walk to the modern Karen shopping centre – historically known as the Karen Dukas - where one can find banks, restaurants, supermarkets and African Curio shops. Only 5 minutes away is the famous Talisman restaurant, situated on the main Ngong Road, which leads to the city of Nairobi.
Karen is home to some of some of Nairobi's best known tourist attractions including the Giraffe Centre, the Karen Blixen Museum, the animal orphanage and the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Sanctuary, to name a few.
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It depends on my work schedule. Sometimes I hardly get to see my guests if I am on a shoot, other times I am home the whole day. On Most evening though, I will be home.
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Cancel up to 5 days before your trip and get a full refund. Cancel within 5 days of your trip and the first night is non-refundable, but 50% of the cost for the remaining nights will be refunded.
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I am a performing artiste and a TV set designer. I am a mother of a 5 year old girl. I am a Christian and I love life.
My favourite travel destination Diani Beach (Kenyan coast)... I have lived in Sydney and I loved it, I love Paris too!
I am a gracious host and I enjoy meeting new people. I am however not overly chatty, so I will give you your space; as I enjoy mine. Unfortunately, if I am on a tv shoot I tend to work very long hours and so you will hardly see me. I do however have my house maid who lives with me and she will be the one to welcome you, make sure you are comfortable and make your breakfasts.
I like to read, I am not big on tv, we do not even have one in the house. I love music, long walks, gardens and nature and a good glass of wine :-)
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MANHEIM, Penn. - University of Wyoming junior Tanner Harms was named to the All-Academic team by the National Wrestling Coaches Association on Friday afternoon. He became the 17th Cowboy in school history to garner the award.
Harms, a native of Greenwood Village, Colo., was one of 118 student-athletes in NCAA Division I wrestling to be named All-Academic. The mechanical engineering major qualified for his first NCAA Championship this season. Harms was the first 285 pound wrestler to compete at the NCAA Championship for the Pokes since Dusty Hoffschneider in 2006. He finished his junior campaign with an 18-12 record.
Awarded annually, the NWCA All-Academic Team contains 118 student-athletes and of those, 28 were All-Americans. This year's list also includes half of the Division I champions and eight of the 20 wrestlers who competed in the finals in St. Louis back in March.
To qualify for the NWCA All-Academic team, wrestlers must have at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA, been an NCAA qualifier or won 60 percent of his total schedule and must have competed in at least 60 percent of said schedule. Wrestlers can also earn a spot on the team if they have a 3.0 cumulative GPA and been an NCAA All-American.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with a primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments.