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International aid agency Oxfam warned Friday that three months into Pakistan's unprecedented flood crisis funds were drying up, putting millions at risk with swathes of farmland still under water.
The United Nations issued a record two-billion-dollar appeal for funds to cope with Pakistan's worst humanitarian disaster, which ravaged an area roughly the size of England and affected 21 million people.
The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have estimated the damages at 9.7 billion dollars -- almost twice those of Pakistan's 2005 earthquake which killed more than 73,000 people.
"Funds for the UN flood appeal are drying up and threatening the aid and reconstruction effort," Oxfam said in a statement marking the third month since heavy monsoon rains began falling in northwestern Pakistan.
"The crisis is far from over," said Oxfam's director in Pakistan, Neva Khan.
The United Nations issued the funding appeal on September 17 in New York. Officials say around 35 percent of the appeal has been funded.
"Cases of disease are increasing and large areas remain under water in southern Sindh province," said Oxfam. "As winter approaches, seven million people are still without adequate shelter."
UN officials say 10 million people are in need of immediate food assistance and health authorities have reported 99 confirmed cases of cholera.
"The funding shortfall is so serious that existing regular food rations to 3.5 million people could be in jeopardy," Oxfam said.
Tens of thousands of families, who had sheltered in schools and other buildings, are being newly displaced as schools reopen. Officials warn that some of the worst-affected areas could take up to six months to dry out.
The United Nations joined forces in urging donors to come forward, particularly for victims in the south, part of the country's breadbasket.
Spokeswoman Stacey Winston said the United Nations and its partner agencies were doing everything possible to help the victims but warned: "It is simply not enough. We need to have more money."
"The emergency still continues in Sindh and people are surrounded by water," Winston said, adding that malnutrition, food security, health conditions and shelter are major concerns.
She said many areas in Sindh were surrounded by water, which she warned may not go down for another three months. "It is a very major concern to us."
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said this week it had begun distribution of wheat seed to half a million farming families affected by the floods in order to allow the current planting season to take place.
Pakistan's agriculture sector, which contributes 21 percent to gross domestic product and employs about 45 percent of the labour force, has suffered massive losses that are expected to last several years.
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The College of Central Florida will feature the photography of Timothy Hall at the Citrus Campus through Oct. 18.
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Hall enjoys nature and occurrences in motion. He has a love for the art of black and white, with his work mainly consisting of nature, interesting artifacts and music themes.
"Since the beginning of my photographic journey, I have had an affinity for capturing moments, whether it is nature or the instinctive actions of individuals in ordinary surroundings," Hall said. He studied at Palm Beach Photographic Center and his work focuses on Florida, New York and other locations.
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"This is going to be grounded and unconventional. We're trying to make it relatable to people as much as we can [with these] larger than life, larger than this world themes. It is an important film for all of us... We're taking it seriously, taking a lot of risks. I think it's going to pay off."
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Hi All,
Again, I'm looking at things that distort the sound of a subwoofer from it's 'calculated' values.
One of the things I figure will be the effect of heat on the voice coil, magnet structure and the rest of the driver as a sub is driven moderately hard for a long period of time.
I saw a thread a while back, sorry no link, can't seem to find it, talking about a high performance subwoofer and someone commented that in a small sealed enclosure you should almost build the cabinet out of heatsink material.
I'm wondering does 'heatsinking' the subwoofer driver improve long term sound??
Then I was looking at S.L. Linkwitz's review of mounting a driver,
Linkwitz review of mountnig scheme, and other decoupling techniques.
Would there be benefit to having a metal mounting bracket to decouple a subwoofer, as well as providing a path to transfer heat? I was thinking a large, heavier plate of aluminum with a tight tolerance hole drilled to fit the subwoofer magnet assembly. Maybe also have an aluminum plate for the top face of the sub cabinet, and weld the mounting bracket to that plate, large external surface area.
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take my opinion with a grain of salt on this matter, but personally i don't think there would be much point, by the time heat sinking hte magnet has had any effect, the voice coil would probably be damaged due to over-heating.
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have a look at what Wayne did...
Wayne over at the Audio Round Table did a study o this and aslo presents some practicle ways to deal with thermal overload on drivers. In most situations at home a good driver ought to get the job done without much concern under normal hoe listening. Tiny bass boxes that are sealed might get kind of hot if you pound them but that should only really eat up some of your amps output. However for those that want it loud for a long time might be a good idea to try some heat sinking. Regards.
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Thanks Moray,
Interesting reading. and different implementation than what I was thinking.
The only thing is, everyone seemed to agree that thermal management would be a good idea, but not why it would be a good idea. Longevity of driver was commonly mentioned.
I'm wondering if a 'hot' subwoofer is less efficient and has more distortion than a 'cold' subwoofer. Dealing with the lengths/gauge of wire that a voice coil is, it seems like the effect of temperature can cause a minimal change if you go from 25°C to 100°C; but it's still there.
What I really should do is take a subwoofer and experiment with it, determine its t/s specs at 25°C and at 100°C.
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Vas is one of the trickiest parameters to measure because air pressure changes relative to humidity and temperature a precisely controlled lab environment is essential.
If one were to change Vas vs. Vb, then you'd be changing Q, which would change the sound...
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thermal compression...
it's my understanding that a driver will start to experience thermal compression when it is run beyond about 1/3 of its rated power. This means you are increasing the DCR of the vioce coil as a result of built up heat in the coil and will then need more power to get more output and the problem has begun where you run out of power or usually thermal capacity and the voice coil fries. You can probably find much information on this topic at any of the pro driver home sites.
Transfer of heat is probably the biggest issue in pro drivers. There are a number of makers that have voice coils wound both on the inside and outside of the coil former. This means that your coil can effectively sink heat to the pole piece which is your biggest chunk of metal in a speaker as well as to the top plate. 18 Sound and Beyma come to mind but there are others. Thermally conductive non electrically conductive voice coil formers would be a nice trick. Aluminum has been used for this purpose as have other metals including metal cones to sink heat into. Large high efficiency drivers will go the longest way to avoiding such problems. Regards Moray James.
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Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne, Australia.
The park's located on Boathouse Drive in Alexandra Gardens. It's a short skate from the Flinders Street station just to the left of the Queen's bridge. Once you cross the bridge, follow the stairs to the left and skate along the side of the Yarra River. If you can't get directions from a local, head to the Rod Laver Arena for the Globe World Cup contest and ask directions from there.
What's in the park?
This 19,000-square-foot concrete park features plenty of streetstyle obstacles. There's a huge funbox (too big to ollie over the table) with two rails and a Hubba that runs up, across, down. There's a big hip in one corner opposite a smaller hip to keep the flow going around the park. At the other side of the park, there're some quarterpipes to start from that flow toward varying ledges to grind or manual.
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Like most other parks, when it gets crowded, the flow lines are limited.
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Any admission fees?
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Do you have to wear pads?
The choice is yours.
What about cops?
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When does it get crowded?
Weekends and after school.
What are the chances of getting beat up?
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One to ten rating.
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This is the End is only the most recent in a trend of "the world is ending" sorts of comedies. This one's a little different from outings like The World's End and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World in that it is chock full of famous people playing famous people, making for a movie that's often funnier than it is good.
Jay Baruchel makes it known from the very beginning of the film that he isn't a fan of Los Angeles. When he shows up to stay with his pal Seth Rogen, he's invited to a party at James Franco's house, a party that he is reluctant to attend. However, when blue beams of light, fires, earthquakes and more interrupt the big event, six friends must figure out how to survive the ordeal, eventually heading out into the open and confronting their biggest fears and their biggest issues as individuals.
Joining Baruchel, Rogen and Franco are Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, and Danny McBride. Since the crew is made up completely of dudes, it leaves space for plenty of penis jokes, but the conversation is more often witty, and watching celebrities parody themselves is particularly amusing, especially in the moments when a slew of famous people get engaged with the plot, including but not limited to Rihanna, Emma Watson, David Krumholtz, and Martin Starr. Still, the plot is flimsy and occasionally drags, and the gross out element of some of the humor may not be appealing to some audiences. This is the End is not without the occasional problems, but it should keep viewers laughing throughout its wild run.
The bigger question is not whether This is the End is worth a watch, but whether or not it is worth owning. I've known some people who have watched the film over and over, but I was quite tired of it by the time I caught the film for the second time, and the set isn't anything to write home about. I'm sure some of the Armageddon-oriented special effects look nice in HD picture, but the DVD set doesn't offer anything special, especially in the bonus feature department.
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Great post – I am a first year medical student in Canada..
Most things are the same at my medical school in Ontario, but I certainly pay more than $13,000 in tuition a year. It is around $20,000… with the average debt-load around $80,000-$90,000 before residency.
Also, there are a few medical schools in Canada that are only 3 years long.


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Operation Backpack: Creating a great impactMay 03, 2013 · Connor Morgan
Operation Backpack started in the schools at the beginning of March. Thirty students from Lisbon and 35 from Mount Vernon have signed up for the program, with many more eligible.
"Serving those 65 children is creating a great impact," said Barb Bardsley, assistant to the director at the Southeast Linn Community Center (SELCC) in Lisbon, which helps coordinate the project. "These are kids who might not have enough to eat over the weekend. We provide food for them in a small bag to take home over the weekend."
The benefits of the program are evident according to the nurses from both Mount Vernon and Lisbon. Melissa Hauser, the nurse for Mount Vernon schools, has noticed a big impact.
"I think the program has shown immediate benefits," said Hauser. "Even if we send only one backpack to one child, it is a benefit because that is one less child who goes hungry."
Julie Light, the nurse for Lisbon schools, first heard about the benefits Operation Backpack provided for other schools. She felt it would be a great program to have in Lisbon, so she along with Hauser contacted Jeff Kapparos, director of SELCC.
Teaming with the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP), the food from Operation Backpack is delivered to the schools on Thursdays and given to the kids Fridays after school, just in time for the weekend.
"The kids are excited to come in and get their bag," said Light. "There are non-perishable, healthy snacks that tide them over for the weekend. The kids are really conscientious about it - they don't forget."
Any student who is part of a school's free and reduced lunch program is eligible to get a pack from Operation Backpack for the weekend. According to Hauser, the number of students on the free and reduced lunch program is growing, so implementing Operation Backpack is proving extremely helpful.
"I have worked in the schools for seven years and each year our free and reduced population has increased," said Hauser. "If we can help a family by taking away the stress of where their next meal comes from, we need to do it. Implementing the program was a no-brainer."
Signing up for the program is quite simple. All a student has to do is sign an approval form given by either Hauser or Light.
"There is no limit to the number of students we can have," said Light. "So far we have 30 kids. That's 30 benefits. There are far more students eligible - all they have to do is sign up."
SELCC has had aspirations of implementing Operation Backpack in the local schools for a while, so they are thankful to the HACAP food reservoir in Hiawatha for being able to provide the weekly stipends.
"According to school nurses, a lot of kids don't get much to eat over the weekend," said Bardsley. "This is just another one of our missions to accomplish - wiping out hunger, one child at a time."
The benefits aren't just for the students, however. Light gets excited knowing that she can positively impact the lives of so many young students.
"I'm tickled pink to be part of the process," said Light. "It gives me an opportunity to tell them to have a great weekend. I get hugs from many of the students. It's a great thing knowing I get to send kids home with snacks and meals."
Despite budget cuts occurring in social services areas, Light hopes that the program can continue over the summer and keep going over the next school year into the foreseeable future.
Community involvement is crucial to maintaining the program and Hauser encourages anyone who has the means to help to get involved.
"Get involved," said Hauser. "Go to Southeast Linn and ask them what you can do. Donate food for the program, donate money, or give your time. It is not difficult to make a difference in someone's life."
For anyone interested in learning more about the program, contact Melissa Hauser, Julie Light, or HACAP. The school nurses have forms for children to sign up if eligible.


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Julie Cartmill has worked in the legal field since 1979 and joined Luvaas Cobb in 1992 as a legal assistant to Varner Jay Johns, III. She works with Mr. Johns on matters involving real estate, corporate law, probate and estate planning and he is quick to acknowledge that Julie's skills help him more effectively meet the needs of his clients.
Julie is married with four children in varying ages from 9 to 45 years old. She is a firm believer "that age sets no limits in life," and adopted her youngest child at the age of 55. When not at the firm, Julie loves spending time with her children and maintaining her extensive rose garden – from which she displays fresh vases of flowers on her desk all season long.


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Wolfson Microelectronics plc is planning to introduce a new family of digital silicon micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones.
Already in demand by many of the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers, Wolfson's digital MEMS microphones combine low power consumption, excellent audio capture, superior signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio, enhanced sensitivity tolerance and a miniature low profile package, making them ideal for portable applications including mobile phones, portable computers, portable media players, digital still cameras, and portable navigation devices.
The WM7210 and WM7220 digital MEMS microphones will complement Wolfson's high volume family of analogue MEMS microphones which were introduced in 2009. Based on Wolfson's proprietary CMOS/MEMS membrane technology, the new digital devices will deliver high reliability and performance, and can withstand the high temperatures needed for automated flow solder assembly, which can damage conventional microphones.
Wolfson says it plans to launch the digital MEMS microphones in the next few months.
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text: Johannesburg - Demand for residential property slowed in 2011 and is not expected to improve in 2012, First National Bank said on Monday. "2011... saw slowing growth in residential demand, with economic growth slowing noticeably in the middle two quarters of the year," FNB home loans strategist John Loos said in a statement. The 2011 average house price was R802 988 - 3.1% higher than the average 2010 price of R779 041. However, when adjusting for consumer price inflation (CPI), the average house price declined by about 1.9%. The December CPI was not yet available, but Loos said average CPI for 2011 would appear to be about 5%. "This is a return to real price decline after a mild real average price increase of +1.7% in 2010," he said. The FNB Valuers' Market Strength Index showed a weakness in demand for residential property relative to supply in 2011. "We enter 2012 with a residential market showing strong supply relative to demand, and a mediocre economic performance at best. "Nothing obvious pops up to suggest that this will change radically in 2012." The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) could cut interest rates in 2012, Loos said. "We have seen the Sarb cutting very slowly since late-2009, despite a weak economy, suggesting that it is now a reluctant cutter of interest rates. "We wouldn't expect any different in 2012, and any reduction would be a minor one, probably not making a major difference to residential demand," he said. Loos predicted that house prices would decline in real terms - taking out the effect of inflation - by about 3% in 2012, assuming an average CPI inflation rate of 5%. The more affordable segments of the housing market were predicted to outperform the higher priced segments this year. "High transport costs due to high fuel prices and looming tolls can support demand in close proximity to key business nodes," Loos said. He also expected smaller homes to be more popular due to their lower running costs.


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This week I'm giving away THREE copies of Pete Wilson's new book, Let Hope In. Pete is the founding and senior pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville, TN. Pete desires to see churches become radically devoted to Christ, irrevocably committed to one another, and relentlessly dedicated to reaching those outside of God's family. Pete and his wife, Brandi, have three boys.
I recently had the chance to ask Pete a few questions about his new book: Margaret: For readers who aren't familiar with the book, what is the main idea of Let Hope In?
Pete: The main idea behind the book is that "Hope changes everything." As a pastor I've walked with people through almost every imaginable circumstance over the past two decades and I'm convinced more than ever before that hope is not something that happens to you but rather something that each of us has the opportunity to choose. Hope can disarm guilt, shatter shame and put your past in it's place. Letting it in won't always be easy or quick but it's possible because we serve a God who promises over and over again that anything is possible.
What has been the greatest encouragement in your writing experience?
I think my greatest encouragement was also my greatest surprise, which was the notion that I could actually do this. I could write. I'm not saying that I'm a great writer because I'm far from it. However, learning how to weave stories and principles together in a way that helps to raise the 'get it' factor for people has been a blast. I remember when my publisher asked me to write my first book Plan B. He told me the expectation for the book length was 60,000 words. I had already completed a sermon series on that topic and since I write out my messages word for word I dumped all six of those message into 1 Microsoft Word document thinking it would exceed the book length. I remember looking at the world count and all six messages only equaled 12,983 words. I panicked. That was absolutely everything that I knew about that topic. I had no idea where the other 47,000 words were going to come from. It turns out God was gracious and had more truth for me to write so as I sat down to write, the words just started to come.
What were the biggest challenges or struggles during the writing process?
I think the greatest surprise for me in the writing process has been the self-awareness that I've gained through it. I'm an extrovert. I've spent most of my life in crowds of people. And while this is where I tend to get my energy, I think I've also used it to shield myself from, at times, some of the painful internal realities. The practice of getting alone to write has helped me shed some of the scaffolding I've used to hide. When I write there's no friends, no cell-phones, no TV, no meetings, no music, just nothing.
Nothing but me and my brokenness.
Nothing but me, my brokenness and my God who wants to meet me right there. It's scary, challenging, and encouraging and hope-filled all at the same time.
What do you hope will happen in the reader's heart and mind after they finish with the book?
I'm praying that they will embrace God's grace which will release them from where they've been so they can receive what God has for them now. Inside all of us is a pull toward regret. Inside all of us is a tug toward fear. But also inside of all of us is a desire for hope. I'm praying they'll realize that deep within, nothing is hopeless. We are children of God and he's planted hope in us. If we can, with His help, let go of the regret and fear we can choose to let hope in.
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Congratulations to the winners: Karla Meachem, Rob Robinson, Angela
Hope changes everything. How have you seen this to be true in your life?


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Alumnae/i Gathering with the Goucher Vagabonds in East Boothbay, ME
Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 3:00pm
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The Vagabonds, Goucher College's team of traveling student ambassadors, are headed up the East Coast. They will be coming to East Boothbay, Maine and would like to see YOU!
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Stopping the Ox at Its Threshing
After two years of partying, expansion and augmentation, this week the time came to pay the bill.
After two years of partying, expansion and augmentation, this week the time came to pay the bill. Finance Minister Roni Bar-On announced to the cabinet Tuesday that a real budget cut will have to be made. Although he did not announce the size of the cut, it is a matter of many billions, so the outcry will reach the high heavens. Because who likes cuts? Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, for example, hates them.
But there is no choice. Over the past two years Olmert has created an atmosphere whose message is, "I've got it to spend," and ministers understood which way the wind was blowing. They vied with each other to see who would go wilder, who would propose more projects and initiatives to increase the government outlay. The ploy is simple: Decide each week on a new project, but say that it will not begin immediately, due to funding limitations, but rather next year, which meanwhile has no such limitations.
The problem is that "next year" is already here. It is 2008 and also 2009, ahead of which the premier has chalked up unprecedented billions of shekels in pledges, all without any source of funding.
During these two years, MKs also attempted to outdo each other to see who would propose more generous bills to benefit all kinds of population groups. Passing laws is easy, but finding funding is much harder.
In addition, the Finance Ministry has acquired an adversary in recent years. It is Ra'anan Dinur, the director general of the Prime Minister's Office, who does not stop making various and sundry proposals to promote grandiose projects that increase spending even though they lack any source of funding.
But the main individual responsible for this destructive process is the prime minister. Since he was elected two years ago, the government has changed direction. Olmert has raised the spending limit (to 1.7 percent of the budget) and now he wants to raise it to 2.5 percent; but that will not prevent the cut either.
Prime Minister Olmert began his term in office with plans to fight poverty. However he went on to a multi-annual plan to hugely augment funding to the Israel Defense Forces following the Second Lebanon War, although the Winograd Committee determined that the failure in the war did not stem from funding problems.
Then came the education reform, and after that, salary hikes for university faculty, followed by large-scale investments in roads, trains, old-age pensions, assistance to youth at risk, updating the health-care basket, augmenting the police force by 1,000 personnel, reinforcing Sderot, the law granting benefits to reserve soldiers, additional money for the Gush Katif evacuees, the economic recovery plan for the Israel Broadcasting Authority, and on and on.
All of these goals are important and just, but the budget has its limits. If all these projects were to be carried out as planned, the 2009 budget would swell by approximately NIS 10 billion, whereas the law allows it to increase by only NIS 4 billion. The result will be a serious budgetary crisis, a decline in Israel's credit rating, a rise in the interest rate, a decline in growth and more unemployment.
That is Olmert's problem: He is incapable of setting priorities, he does not stand up under pressure, he does not like to say no. Olmert prefers to be good to everyone and give to everyone, until reality slaps him in the face.
But Bar-On and budget supervisor Rami Belnikov have not proven their determination. They have also not done their jobs. Two weeks before Passover, at a meeting with Olmert, it was agreed that by seder night, the amount of the 2008 cuts would be resolved.
So far no decision has been made. Olmert postponed the meeting on this matter for all kinds of reasons, and Bar-On and Belnikov gave in, to their shame. The more time that passes, the harder it will be to cut, because the end of the year is coming ever closer.
It will also be difficult to slash ministries' budgets if it is decided not to cut those of defense and education. These, after all, are the largest budgets and have recently been augmented further (the defense budget following the conclusions of Brodet Committee, and education budget following the reform). Therefore, without cutting (and there is where to cut) and streamlining in defense and education, there will be harsher cuts in health, welfare, infrastructure, the police, industry, tourism and environmental protection.
All this could have been avoided if the cabinet had acted responsibly over the past two years. If Olmert had been a thriftier prime minister he would not now be forced to swallow the promises he made in so many areas. It is also clear that backtracking on or postponing the pledges will place him under harsh political attack, which already began yesterday in the Knesset.
It is indeed difficult to muzzle an ox as it threshes, but it is even more difficult to get the ox to bring back up what it has already eaten.
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Since he opened his first hotel in Toronto in 1961, everyone has told Isadore Sharp that he was crazy.
His locations were wrong.
His refusal to cut rates during downturns was suicidal.
He was giving front line workers too much authority.
"I knew that what our customers valued most was superior service," Sharp, the 81-year-old founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, told IBD. "To get that, we needed to be treating our employees the way we expected them to treat our customers."
Today, Four Seasons manages the operations of 90 hotels in 36 countries, including 25 of the 181 superstars properties in the Conde Nast Traveler Platinum Circle . Last year's revenue for the privately held company was $3.8 billion.
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Sharp was born in Canada's largest city in 1931 to Polish immigrants. His father was a plasterer, and the family moved 15 times in Isadore's first 16 years.
One day his father broke his shoulder while using a horse and plough to excavate a basement.
"He shrugged it off and uncomplainingly kept on working, something I never forgot," wrote Sharp in "Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy."
Starting out, his father misread the plans of his first job and agreed to a price that covered only half the building. He finished it anyway without complaint. "It became for me an invaluable lesson in business ethics," Sharp wrote.
After graduating from college with a degree in architecture at 21, Isadore was put in charge of his father's construction company.
At 24, his interest in hotels was sparked by building a small one for a friend. When he married Rosalie Wise that year, he booked their wedding night at a hotel near the Toronto airport because he had heard it was tops and wanted to see why. The hotel didn't cut it after all, making him think: "If a hotel like this was making lots of money, it shouldn't be hard to build one that would make a lot more."
Sharp kept building houses and apartments, but was obsessed with hotels. So he pitched financial backers on the need for a 100-room version downtown. All he heard was gloom, that it wouldn't make it because of the location.
Sharp persisted. After convincing subcontractors and vendors to extend credit, he collected enough funding to start construction.
The Four Seasons was born.
His naming of the resort 52 years ago came from the translation of a hotel in Germany that one of his investors had stayed in.
All the while, Sharp was carefully observing hotels he stayed in.
Coming from a family of women, he knew they would never wash their hair with soap. The answer was putting shampoo in his rooms — one of many innovations, such as bigger and thicker towels, that became industry standards.
Without enough money to advertise, Sharp relied on publicity.
He made the Four Seasons dining room a highlight with premium beef dishes that drew food critics.
He enticed the host of a radio celebrity interview show to broadcast live from the restaurant.
He borrowed a high-end retailer's customer mailing list and sent invitations to the 1961 grand opening, which was covered by the local newspaper's society columnist.
With the Four Seasons making a solid profit, he sought another spot, this time for a 200-room resort.
His reputation as a straight shooter attracted a bank loan, but he knew that if the resort failed, he would be in debt the rest of his life.
He advanced with his vision for a hotel that would become the model for future Four Seasons, emphasizing an unprecedented level of awareness of the needs for the most demanding customers.
In the resort, he introduced ultra-comfortable mattresses and built it in a way that plumbing and electrical sounds would not disturb customers. "I knew that what they wanted more than anything was a good night's sleep," Sharp said.
As he expanded the chain, his other fresh ideas became the industry norm: makeup mirrors, minibars, 24/7 room service, nonsmoking floors, gyms, concierges.
Sharp's lesson is to get into customers' minds and ask what your industry should provide.
The recession of the early 1970s brought Sharp close to bankruptcy.
Rather than throw in the towel, he made two vital changes to the business model.
1. He turned Four Seasons into a brand manager with only a small ownership stake in each location.
2. He concentrated on operating only midsize luxury hotels that would be known for having consistently top quality.
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"Quality control is a misnomer because it can't truly be installed through elaborate appraisal systems, inspection or quality training, as you can see looking at all the motivation and management programs," said Sharp. "They don't consider how the customer sees things, which is they want the most value for their money.
"Most companies have traditionally treated frontline employees as expendable. We wanted them treated as an elite group, and that required turning the style of management that had been prevalent for a century upside down."
This required retraining for every position — changing managers from bosses into behind-the-scenes coaches for those interfacing with customers.
The frontline workers were empowered to make crucial decisions without risk of punishment.
"We found that people will rise to the expectations you have for them," said Sharp. "We hired those who had the right personality, rather than the best resumes."
This opened the way for another Four Seasons innovation: creating histories of guest preferences, with employees providing feedback.
Now each hotel could provide highly customized service. Not surprisingly, Four Seasons has been on Fortune's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For since the magazine instituted the ranking in 1998.
Sharp's management lesson is to push responsibility downward in the organization.
Each Four Seasons facility has distinctive touches, from local cuisine to the decor, rather than following a cookie-cutter approach.
In this area, Sharp involves his wife, Rosalie, an award-winning interior designer.
Their children inherited the entrepreneurial gene, but not one to become hoteliers.
Jordy formed a bluegrass music group and record company and owns restaurants.
Gregory worked for Four Seasons' information management before starting his own software firm.
Anthony spent time in the vacation ownership department before becoming an independent broker of time-share resorts.
"For half a century, Four Seasons has had its ups and downs, but through it all, Issy has always remained positive and, as a result, so do the people around him," Lionel Schipper, a Four Seasons board member since 1988, told IBD. "No matter what happens, he's enthusiastic, totally committed and approachable. He's a very good listener, very patient and lives the Golden Rule. People like him, like working for him and trust him."
Four Seasons has 60 projects under development. Headquarters in Toronto employs 400, while the hotels have about 40,000 workers.
The maintenance of high standards let Four Seasons survive the recession in good shape. "We have always been able to charge a premium because we offer a value for that," Sharp said. "Size doesn't affect our ability to control the quality of service because we know how to hire, train and manage the people who deliver the Four Seasons experience. We could grow to 250 properties or more and still be known as the brand that is more consistent than any other."
In April, Sharp was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, an organization of leaders (including Canadians) who have overcome adversity and want to help young people who show promise of success.
Doing What's Right
At the Alger ceremony in Washington, D.C., he spoke about the importance of business integrity.
"Ethics," he told IBD, "plays a big role in how individuals and companies form their principles. If everyone had been more concerned about the ethical outcome of what they were doing, the world wouldn't have suffered through the financial problems of recent years. At Four Seasons, treating others well, trust and integrity are at the center of everything we do."


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Jimmy Kimmel brilliantly mocks GOP debate with bizarre recap featuring pistol-packing Donald Trump
Jimmy Kimmel turned in a somewhat abstract recap of the Republican debate on CNBC.
The talk show host, dressed as Princess Leah for Halloween, said Wednesday's debate got out of hand because 10 candidates onstage kept trying to jam their own points into the discussion.
"At a certain point, I didn't know if I was watching the debate or 'The View,'" Kimmel said.
He played video of the GOP candidates attempting to answer questions despite interruptions from both their rivals and the moderators — and soon their statements were mashed into a cacophonous blur or conservative catchphrases.
Then Donald Trump, who canceled an appearance last week on "Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel," turned up holding a pistol.
The GOP frontrunner fired several shots from the gun, signaling the end of the debate.
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BROWNWOOD, Texas --- The widow of the firefighter who fell to his death at a Texas Rangers game says the team, Major League Baseball and Josh Hamilton remain precious to her and her 6-year-old son.
In a statement released Tuesday, Jenny Stone also thanked everyone who has reached out to help her family since her husband, Shannon Stone, died Thursday night.
Among those mentioned were team president Nolan Ryan, former President George W. Bush and a man who helped care for young Cooper the night his father died, and then visited the grieving family on Sunday.
"We are also thankful for Nolan Ryan, Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers, the Rangers fans, and all baseball fans, which have showed such concern and compassion," Jenny Stone wrote in her first public comments. "While I was certainly surprised to hear Nolan Ryan on my phone on Friday morning, I was not surprised that he would act just like we all see him, as a true Texas gentleman. Josh Hamilton remains Cooper's favorite baseball player, the Texas Rangers will always be our team, and baseball will always be our favorite game. ... Shannon loved going to watch the Rangers and he loved Cooper. And, at the very end, he lived life to its fullest, doing something he loved."
The 39-year-old Stone lost his balance reaching for a ball thrown by Hamilton -- Cooper's favorite player -- and fell headfirst 20 feet onto concrete. He died an hour later.
Hamilton, in Phoenix for the All-Star Game, said he plans to reach out to the Stone family at some point.
"Obviously, I want it to be personal, face to face," he said Monday. "I'd love to know what kind of man Mr. Stone was and just meet his wife and his little boy and see where it goes from there. ... Nothing we can do is going to bring him back. But the organization can take care of the family and see that everything is going in the right direction."
Two nights after Stone's death, Hamilton hit a game-winning, ninth-inning home run for the Rangers, a release of sorts for a man who was once addicted to drugs and lives with an abundance of Christian faith. He was simply tossing the ball toward a fan who had a young boy with him.
"Just a random act of kindness turned tragic," Hamilton said. "It just lets you know how quickly life can change, just in a blink of an eye, that quick."
Stone was remembered during ceremonies in Brownwood on Sunday and Monday. The memorial drew about 1,000 people.


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It's a ritual we go through every year, it seems.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers bring in a new offensive co-ordinator, and the first thing we do is send the men in the white coats after him to see if he's certifiable.
I mean, who in their right mind would take a job that has all the security of a gig on The Apprentice?
Everybody knows the Bombers change offensive co-ordinators the way J.Lo changes mates.
Ronnie Lancaster found that out, less than a year after seeing his office for the first time.
Of Lancaster's predecessors -- Paul LaPolice, Rick Worman, Joe Perella, Bill Stewart, Joe Paopao -- only LaPolice got to know the place, lasting two seasons.
With six OCs in the last seven years, the Bombers may as well just put velcro on the nameplate outside the guy's office. You know, the one with the revolving door.
"You run 'em out of town pretty fast, don't you?" Mike Gibson was saying yesterday.
Yes, we do, Mr. Gibson. Now here's your playbook. Feel free to make any changes you see fit.
Just use a pencil, OK?
We presume you'll be renting. We know this lovely, furnished one-bedroom. Low maintenance and, best of all, month-to-month.
"I'm going to look to buy," Gibson interjected. "I plan on moving here, and I plan on you and I having a conversation at the start of each season for a few years. As long as you have a job, hopefully I'll have a job."
What gives -- is the man head coach Jim Daley introduced yesterday delusional?
Maybe not.
It turns out Gibson has something that virtually guarantees him a longer-than-typical stay calling the shots for the Bomber offence: a multi-year contract.
In the CFL that means just two years, still twice as long as most assistants' gigs.
And it was obviously enough to lure Gibson from his job as offensive line coach at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, where he'd been the last three years.
Gibson, 48, has actually spent virtually all of his 27 years coaching in the American college ranks, the lone exception being a year as O-line coach for the Bombers in 2001.
"I left a good job, but in this profession, opportunities come along and you make decisions," he said. "I've got a lot of confidence in myself and in the staff Jim put together. This is a big career decision for me. It's not something I'm taking lightly.
"When this came along, I jumped in with both feet."
Yeah, but where will they land?
The Bombers are coming off a 7-11 campaign, their third straight season of decline, and feature an unproven quarterback (Kevin Glenn) with an aging receiving corps and patchwork offensive line.
"You've got Charles Roberts and you've got Milt (Stegall)," Gibson countered. "I don't know all their names, I've looked at some film on them, but I know there are playmakers here."
Daley, in his interview with Gibson, came away convinced he'd found the man to put those playmakers in the right place.
"When I interviewed him in Phoenix, he stunned me with his detail, his understanding of the CFL, his communication skill," Daley said. "And philosophically, Mike and I hit it off about as instantly as you could."
So when the job offer came, Gibson ignored the club's recent history, swallowed hard and said yes.
"A chance to be a co-ordinator," Gibson said. "This is something I've prepared myself for in 27 years of coaching. It was kind of a no-brainer to come back, to be honest with you."
A no-brainer, huh?
Some might say that's exactly what it was.
We won't. We'll just wish Mike Gibson the best of luck.
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Prof Andrew Hamilton said it was already missing out on bright graduate students following a reduction in the amount of investment in research.
He said this was often cited as the main reason why top international postgraduates "turn us down".
In his annual speech to the university, Prof Hamilton claimed that universities across Britain were being left behind by well-funded institutions in the United States, China and India.
He said it was "dispiriting to say the least" that the proportion of gross domestic income invested by Britain in higher education had dropped in recent years and was falling "further behind the international average".
Prof Hamilton added that the "academic health" of Oxford was also under threat from the introduction of tough new visa controls.
The comments come just months after academics at the ancient institution – regularly ranked among the top five in the world – passed a vote of no confidence in the Government's higher education reforms.
Prof Hamilton said: "It is hard to escape the logic of the argument: if this competitive disadvantage in funding is not addressed, the UK higher education sector will increasingly lose out to its international competitors on the recruitment of the best students and academics.
"There are sadly too many examples of Oxford losing bright graduate students to overseas universities because of the funding gap."
The Government has already cut most direct state funding for undergraduate university teaching. To plug the gap, universities are being given the power to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000.
Most postgraduate courses also receive no state subsidies.
Cash for research has also been frozen, with some funding streams being cut back.
Prof Hamilton said that universities would struggle to recruit top postgraduate students or academics without more state funding for research.
Addressing dons on Tuesday, he said: "Competition for the most able graduate students is intensifying in what is increasingly a global market for talent. Our competitors are not only in the Ivy League but in places like China and India…
"Competition can be very well-heeled. A growing number of US universities provide five-year funding packages for almost all of their doctoral students.
"By contrast at Oxford only just over one in two of our doctoral students are on full scholarships; for the social sciences and humanities the figure is less than one in three."
Prof Hamilton said the recruitment of top academics and students was being further hampered by tough new visa controls that make it increasingly difficult for foreign researchers to gain access to the UK.
"I have described the challenging financial context in which we are competing to attract that talent, but the obstacles sadly are not just financial," he said.
"There are also constraints on the free movement of students and staff.
"Here in the UK new lower limits on the numbers of international academics we can recruit or retain poses serious risks—both scholarly and economic.
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Good day everyone,
I guess you could say this build started in 1977, when my dad bought his first new truck. It lived a hard life, commuting back and forth. Then the new job for Nevada Department of Wildlife came in northern Nevada, only problem was my mom still worked in Las Vegas. So for 7 years it made its way back and forth from Ruby Valley, NV to Las Vegas. Then a Southern Nevada job was acquired, so the mileage got shorter. In the long 37 years, it had accumulated quite a few miles, close to 1, wait for it, million. Ok, so i may have miss spoken in a previous thread, it is actually around 800,000. It was worked hard as well. loaded with cord after cord of fire wood. One year it was loaded with so much wood that the passenger rear frame snapped. Back then that didn't mean a totaled vehicle though. My dad simply welded it back together with some plating, but there is a noticeable sag in the rear end now. In that time it has seen only 4 engines, never a transmission change. It is equipped with the 300 I6 and a 4 speed manual. It still looks like the day my dad first drove it off the lot, with a few minor things added.
But this past April the truck officially became mine. My mom had been driving it on an off, but her and my dad have recently both gotten new vehicles, my dad a 2013 F150 and my mom a 2013 Camry. Now it is my turn to make this truck mine.
Already done but no updated pictures: removed front push bar. Also the truck was originally in Nevada with the old style blue plates, but my parent retired to Southern Utah so they lost the plates. But lucky for me, noone had taken the plate number when I returned it to Nevada so I got the original plate number and blue style.
I plan on replacing the front clip in the near future as it is the original and as such has quite a few dings. also going to add the billet grilles, HID projector headlights, front bumper with round fog lights, and rear bumper. not may scrap yards where I live but want to watch out for a donor F150 truck for the new frame and 4wd. the engine was recently replaced so i will run it until it is toast then at that point decide where i want to go with the power. I have attached some pictures of how it looks now.
Keep in mind that this will be a slow build. I am currently 26, married and getting ready for kids, just bought a house, and have a very small student loan, so money will be given to the truck according to priority.:thumbsup:
Question, Where are some good places to look at complete engine/transmission combos? Want to start looking into costs.
I am looking forward to this thread!!!
Nice truck should be a cool one to watch.
EDIT: Guess I should clarify as I updated my FTE build but not this one. I am looking at doing a crown vic swap instead of the 4x4. I will end up with a hunting truck so I'm going to make this one a better traveling vehicle and put it in shows. so with that i am looking to swap the crown vic front and rear ends as well as the engine/transmission/wiring.
well i have a little update. been looking at crown vics and found a few that would suit me. just waiting for the funds now. I did do a little work on the rear end. started hearing some squeaking and figured it was an axle bearing on the rear passenger side. dropped the fluid and pulled the tires. when i rotated by hand the catch that was causing the squeak was still there. pulled the brake drum and it was gone. so i readjusted my brakes and refilled the diff. while it was off i also cleaned up the diff cover and repainted it. tried to insert images but this was the only one that would load.https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.f15...6321d54830.jpg
Well my passenger side headlight is starting to give up on me. It was flickering on the way to work today. Ordered some replacement 7" round housings and bulbs off amazon today to replace the old sealed beams. They aren't what I want for it in the end, but I'm trying to save some $$$ for the crown vic. These will work great for the time being though. They are described as being glass and bakelite so they should hold up well.
heres what they look like
Ok, got a few pictures, but sorry not everything. I wanted to save the final pics for when I can get the new heads put in. I ended up helping the wife paint some rooms in the house over then weekend, so I didn't get a chance to get pictures of the frame. Also, the heads should finally make it to my house today and I will hopefully get them installed after work, but we shall see. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...70e3241216.jpg
Before with the inserts taken out
Sanded and ready for paint
Painted. Leading edge is silver, then taped off and painted the rest black.
Still not sold on the look, but these things are the originals so about 40 years old. I will be replacing them when I pull the truck apart for the swap.
Pasted from another forum.
I got my headlights yesterday. When I got home I unpacked them. They were packaged really well, but after opening the box it was apparent they had been used before. They looked really good on the truck, but one of the lights would not light up. pulled the light back off and found that one of the screws on the retaining clip that holds the bulb in the housing was stripped so the bulb wasn't making proper contact. Even with that the light output from one of these headlights was as bright as both of my sealed beams. Debated trying to see if there was a way to fix it, but I'm not paying for a used set that needs to be fixed so I contacted the seller to figure out returning them. We will see what they come back with.
I just got it all straightened out. They are sending me a new set. we will see how those ones look hopefully by the weekend.
Wow how the years fly by. I've really wanted to start this project but the motor that is in it is still ticking along. It will happen, at least eventually. I ended up taking a new job in Utah, have a kid with another on the way and am getting ready to buy a house, so it may be a good thing that the truck is still ticking. Good thing is, where I moved there are a lot of junk yards and I have a lineup of crown vic's to choose from when the time comes.
Told you it'd be a slow build... but even I didn't expect it to be this slow. Green still looking good. I get asked at least once a week about selling it. And I explain that it will never happen...
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Seaman Kori Cioca, who was featured in "The Invisible War," an Academy Award-nominated movie about sexual assault in the U.S. military, long dreamed of enlisting in the armed forces and dedicating her life to the service of her country. Her dreams were shattered — as was her jaw — when her supervising officer attacked and brutally raped her. Although she reported the rape up the chain of command, the military failed to take meaningful action against her attacker and retaliated against her instead.
There's a history here. According to a 2012 Government Accountability Office report, 62 percent of service members who reported their attackers ultimately suffered some form of retaliation — just as Cioca did. In her case, her commanding officers warned her that if she pursued charges of rape, she would be court-martialed for lying. They subsequently made public her confidential reports of rape, ordered her to sign a false statement that the rape was consensual, transferred her to a base where she could not receive medical treatment for the severe injuries she suffered, and ultimately discharged her, appallingly explaining their decision as due to her "history of inappropriate relationships with individuals in the Coast Guard." In the years since, she has struggled to secure benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay for the care necessitated by the violence of her attack.
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Service members understand full well that they will most likely be disciplined, physically menaced, harassed or discharged for taking action against their assaulters. Indeed, some victims of sexual assault have even been court-martialed for "adultery" for reporting forced sex with a married serviceman. At the same time, their married assailants are given a slap on the wrist, if that. Fear of retaliation deters service members from coming forward: Although there were more than 26,000 victims of sexual assaults in 2012 (up from 19,000 in 2010), only 3,374 members actually made reports. The Pentagon has driven this problem underground by permitting victims to be persecuted and punished for telling the truth.
If Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is serious about adopting a zero tolerance policy for sexual assaults in the military, a robust set of whistleblower protections will be required to enforce it. Although the Military Whistleblower Protection Act has been in the books for 24 years and was enacted to serve just this purpose, the law fails to provide the protections necessary to ensure that victims are not revictimized for having reported their assailants. As it currently stands, the act is riddled with loopholes that restrict a victim's recourse for retaliation, limiting, for example, where, when and to whom victims may report their charges in order to fall under the law's protection. It sets standards of proof that permit wrongdoers to avoid suffering a cost for retaliating against victims, requires that victims come forward within 60 days and provides legal representation to those who retaliate but not to those who are retaliated against. Furthermore, the law allows the Department of Defense Inspector General to exercise unfettered discretion to determine whether to take action to address retaliation.
The House Armed Services Committee had an opportunity on Wednesday to do so when it marked up the defense authorization bill. As this article was going to press, a vote was anticipated on a bipartisan amendment offered by Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) that would go a long way to address the shortcomings of the current law to ensure that service members are protected from retaliation when they show the courage to report sexual assaults and other unlawful behavior. Mirroring the Military Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2013, which was recently introduced in the Senate by Virginia Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, it is similar to the reforms passed last year to provide stronger legal protection for federal employees. This legislation protects witnesses and victims who report violations of law, including sexual assaults and other sexual misconduct. It explicitly protects service members who report such abuse up the chain of command or to an Inspector General.


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Gary puts on a dram good show as Bushmills festival headliners party like it's 1975
The age-old buildings of the Bushmills Distillery were very much alive with the sound of music as it hosted the third Bushmills Live music and whiskey festival.
It was an exclusive and intimate gig where tickets could not be bought.
Around 700 music fans descended on the seaside village to enjoy a festival of music and of course, the famous whiskey.
While headline act British band The 1975 may have got the biggest cheer of the night as they appeared in a flurry of flashing lights and hair flicking, it was Tired Pony's frontman Gary Lightbody who won the crowd over with his charm and passion.
The 1975 were a definite crowd pleaser as they played their infectiously catchy songs.
The crowd bopped along to the tunes – a stark contrast to the mostly acoustic sets heard during the day – which provided a lively end to the festival.
But it was the supergroup developed by Snow Patrol's frontman Lightbody – featuring REM's Peter Buck, Belle & Sebastian's Richard Colburn, as well as artists Iain Archer, Jacknife Lee, Scott McCaughey and Troy Stewart – which was a highlight.
The Bangor boy was given a real home welcome as he took to the stage to perform with his band for the first time in Ireland.
As he came on stage he told the crowd it was "awesome to be home". With his eyes closed he was clearly lost in the music as his soothing tones echoed through the ancient building.
Fellow Snow Patrol band member Nathan Connolly joined them. Belfast band Levity Breaks were chosen to receive the Bushmills Live Legacy Fund by Lightbody's artist development company, Third Bar.
They filled their set with strong, melodic songs in the Still Room where crowds gathered to watch the rising group.
A mesmerised crowd watched on as Irish singer James Vincent McMorrow's voice soared effortlessly to seemingly endless heights during his set.
David C Clements was the recipient of the 2013 Bushmills Live Legacy fund and has quickly developed a reputation as one of the finest songwriters in Belfast.
He proved he was just that as he returned with a beautiful set which showcased his poetic lyrics and impressive range.
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Why not join other couples who are including celebratory cigars at their wedding celebrations? You can make it simple or elaborate depending on your budget and type of wedding you have planned. Read on to see how it's done so you too can add that little extra touch of elegance to your celebration.
1Jointly decide as a couple you want to add celebratory cigars to your wedding festivities. Address together any concerns either of you may have regarding offering cigars at your wedding before moving forward with it.
2Decide how you want to incorporate cigars in your event. The most elaborate way is to host a cigar rolling activity during the reception. You can hire a specialty company that will travel to your event, provide their own cigar rolling supplies and do the actual cigar rolling demonstration. The cigar roller, typically dressed in authentic Dominican attire and straw hat, will interact with your guests and offer a hand rolled cigar to each participating guest to enjoy at wedding or at a later time. Another option is to host a cigar bar in an area near the reception area where you offer cigars for guests so they can enjoy them there and mingle with other cigar smokers. The simplest option is to provide a celebratory cigar as part of a thank you gift as guests are leaving the wedding.
3Assign who will be responsible. If you are hiring a specialty company to do the cigar rolling demonstration or host a cigar bar, reserve them as soon as you can. If you are hosting a cigar bar yourself or giving out cigars, decide who will be responsible for fulfilling that task.
4Decide on number of cigars needed and brand you wish to buy online. Some good cigar brands to buy for the masses for weddings in particular are Roly and Baccarat. Another good choice is the Saint Luis Rey Rothchilde, which cost about $50 a box for 25 cigars. While ordering your cigars, don't forget to include cigar cutters to have available as well.
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