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FPA of Michigan Fall Newsletter
President's Message
Time sure does fly when you're having fun! Once again, we are approaching the end of another exciting year at the FPA of Michigan.
During 2019, the FPA of Michigan held numerous events that gave members various opportunities to network and learn! These events included a Destination Event, Advocacy Day, Women & Finance Knowledge Circle, Breakfast Clubs, Lunch & Learns, NexGen Happy Hours and Study Groups, along with a "complimentary" CFP® Ethics program for current members. FPA of Michigan committees are already hard at work planning more exciting events for 2020. Look for a 2020 calendar of events in the coming months!
As you know, our largest event each year is our Annual Symposium. Although this year's Symposium (which was held in September) has come and gone, it was an awesome success! Along with hearing a variety of topics from knowledgeable speakers during the education sessions, attendees enjoyed networking and sharing with their peers, hearing from our Partners showcasing the very latest in financial services, technology and products, and earning some CE's along the way! A very special thank you to all our Partners as without their support, this annual event would not be possible. If you want to hear what some of the attendees had to say about their experience this year, click here. We were also excited to welcome over 20 financial planning students from GVSU, MSU and CMU to attend the event as our guests! These students were very appreciative for the opportunity as it gave them a chance to network with financial planning professionals, learn a little bit more about the profession and even seek some advice for their future. Click here to see what several MSU students had to say about this opportunity.
New in 2020 … We are delighted to announce that in 2020, the FPA of Michigan will host two one-day Symposiums:
- Thursday, May 14th at the L.V. Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids (Michael Kitces will be joining us as a keynote); and
- Thursday, September 17th at the Sheraton in Novi (Frank Maselli will be joining us as a keynote).
More information will be available in January but in the meantime, be sure to save the dates on your calendar!
2020 will also bring four new directors to the FPA of Michigan Board: Sandy Adams, Nicole Gopoian Wirick, As'ad Gourani and Colin Overweg. Please help me welcome them! These four, along with Mary Medonis and George Barnhart, will be attending the OneFPA Chapter Leadership Conference in Denver this November. The CLC provides an opportunity for chapter leaders to come together and learn what it takes to be a successful leader in order to build a successful chapter. This is a great opportunity to learn from and network with other chapter leaders and we are grateful to them for taking the time out of their busy schedules to attend.
In closing, I want to personally thank each member of the FPA for your dedication to the industry and your many contributions to help those we serve daily. Thanks, and job well done!
Diane S. Winner
FPA Michigan
Chapter President 2019
Calendar of Events
Your FPA of Michigan Education Committee is busy planning the 2020 Calendar of Events. As soon as information is available, it will be posted on our website and you will receive an email. In the meantime, please be sure to check out our upcoming events planned for November listed below:
Lansing Breakfast Club
November 13th • 8:00 am to 9:00 am
The People's Kitchen • 2722 E. Michigan Avenue in Lansing
Ann Arbor Breakfast Club
November 19th • 7:30 am to 8:30 am
Classic Cup Cafe • 4389 Jackson Road in Ann Arbor
Lunch & Learn Grand Rapids
November 19th • 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
CityFlats Hotel • 83 Monroe Center NW in Grand Rapids
NexGen Grand Rapids Study Group
November 20th • 7:30 am to 9:00 am
Biggby Coffee • 365 Fuller Avenue NE in Grand Rapids
FPA of Michigan 2020 Symposiums
The FPA of Michigan is excited to announce that in 2020,
we will be having two one-day Symposiums.
May 14th • L.V. Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids
September 17th • Sheraton in Novi
Michael Kitces will be our keynote on May 14th and
Frank Maselli will be our keynote on September 17th.
Look for more information in January ... but in the meantime,
be sure and save the dates!
FPA News
FPA of Michigan Members have voted in their new Board Members. Meet your newly elected FPA of Michigan Board Members who will begin their three-year term in January. Read more>
You're Invited! This year, PCN celebrates 20 years of serving financial professionals with the support needed to optimize time and grow their business. As a proud sponsor of the FPA, you are invited to attend an exclusive half-day event. Read more>
More Mentors Needed. Are you a seasoned financial professional and a current FPA Member looking to give back to the next generation of financial advisors? If yes, please consider becoming a mentor. Read more>
|Looking for a new hire? Be sure to check out the FPA of Michigan Job Board for current job postings from employers and recent college graduates. FPA of Michigan members can post employment opportunities at no charge! Read more>
|A New Group Health Plan — Exclusively for FPA Members! The FPA Group Health Plan, created and delivered in partnership with Ryan Insurance Strategy Consultants (RISC), is available exclusively to FPA members, and designed to meet your firm's health plan needs while minimizing costs. Plans are available in most states for groups of 2-50, with rates approximately 25% lower than comparable ACA plans. You can start saving now! Read more>
Do You Want to Get Media Queries in Your Inbox? Be a Part of FPA MediaSource! Reporters from around the country are sending out media queries to CFP® professional members of FPA each day. They provide FPA members with a great opportunity to actively engage reporters on the stories they are working on while providing them with an opportunity to build name recognition and awareness! Want to take part? Simply attend the All-Member Virtual Media Training on November 21st at 4 pm ET to take the first step to being part of the system. Register today!
Welcome New Members
We would like to welcome the following new members who recently joined the FPA of Michigan:
Andrew C. Bos, CFP®
Jacob Butler
Lisa Carey, CFP®
Rebecca Carpenter
Anthony Curnow
Steven Davis
Paul Housey, CPA, CFP®
Jay Kempf, CFP® , CLTC®, CLU®
Jodi Krausman, CPA
Brian Lee
TJ Mack, FPQP
Timothy Maurer
Nick Messer, CFP®
Mark Recker
Randy Renker, CFP®
William Roberts, CFP®
Wyatt Smith
Jennie Spurlock, CFP®
Daniel VandenBerg
Membership Milestones
We would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals for their commitment to our organization and the financial planning community:
David Abbs, CFP® - 30 years
Frank Arvai, CPA, PFS, CFP® - 35 years
Jesse Bell, CFP®, AIF®, ChFC® - 15 years
Erickson Braund, CFP® - 10 years
Michael Ceaser, CFP® - 10 years
Linda Flower-McCann – 15 years
Robert Gamache, III, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, MSFS – 10 years
Thomas Hardy, CFP® - 10 years
Patrick McCormick, CFP® - 15 years
Theresa McLelland-Sargent – 20 years
Jason Moore, CFP®, EA – 10 years
Minoti Rajput, CFP®, RFG – 35 years
Kevin Tucholski, CFP® - 10 years
Gerald Vanderlugt, CPA, CFP®, CVA – 30 years
Todd Vanderlugt, CFP® - 15 years
Patricia Walton, CFP® - 5 years
Glen Young, CFP® - 35 years


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FARGO - "There's a place where you are seen. Let us show it to you."
That's the motto of the Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival screening Wednesday, Sept. 12, through Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Fargo Theatre that seeks "to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lived experience" through innovative films.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the cultural event, and founder Raymond Rea couldn't be more pleased to reach this milestone.
"I'm happy that (the LGBT Film Festival) has not only survived, but thrived in Fargo-Moorhead over the years," says Rea, an experienced filmmaker and professor of film at Minnesota State University Moorhead. "Not only have we become a legitimate film festival in the sense of bringing in film submissions from all over the country, but also all over the world."
In the past, the festival has hosted only three screenings, but recently has grown to five screenings encompassing all genres of high-quality films that celebrate the LGBT lived experience "and all of the diversity encompassed in that," Rea says.
"(Filmmakers) don't have to be LGBT filmmakers to be able to submit to the festival," he explains. "Occasionally, there will be a straight ally that will make a fabulous film about the LGBT experience."
Relatable stories
The first screening launches at 8 p.m. Wednesday with a comedic short called "Heather Has Four Moms," a light-hearted tale about a 15 year-old who has to navigate "the talk" about birth control with her four moms.
The festival ends Saturday with "The Carmilla Movie," a romantic sci-fi movie about a former vampire adapting to a new life in Toronto with her girlfriend in an attempt to escape her dark past.
Films in between range from documentaries and comedies to narrative features that tackle topics such as relationships, gender identity, homophobia and more.
Rea, who is transgender, says the idea for the FM LGBT Film Festival came from a Queer Film Series he curated for MSUM after moving to the community from San Francisco in 2008. The idea inspired Rea and a group of cohorts in the LGBT community to bring the festival to Fargo-Moorhead in 2009 because when they went to movies, they rarely saw representation of their own lives, he says.
"One of our main goals in this geographic region is to show the (local LGBT) community images, real-life stories and characters we can relate to - that we can look up to and say, 'I understand that,' or 'That's my life,'" Rea adds.
Most of all, Rea says, the film festival is for anyone who enjoys watching high-quality films from all over the globe.
"(Films) affect us differently than any other type of storytelling device. When we sit down and watch a film, we are really in the film," he says. "Every single film that we show has really high production value. You should come to this festival even if you just want to see good films."
Tickets are $10 for individual passes and $30 for festival passes for moviegoers 17 and older. Tickets are available at the door one hour before each screening. To see the festival lineup and film descriptions, visit www.fmlgbtff.com.
If you go
What: 10th annual Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival
When: 8 p.m. Sept. 12-14, and 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sept. 15
Where: Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway N.
Tickets: $10 for individual passes or $30 for festival passes; can be purchased at the door.


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Conceiving Naturally: A natural approach to fulfilling God's mandate to 'be fruitful & multiply'
Bridget Marie O. Alabi
- Preface
Be fruitful and multiply… (Gen 1:28). God gave us this mandate from the very beginning. And because He doesn't lay heavy burdens on us without lifting a finger to help us (cf. Matt 23:4), He gave us all we needed to fulfil this mandate.
Unfortunately, original sin happened; and we lost our natural harmony. We lost the harmony between ourselves and God, between man and woman, between us and the earth and even within ourselves. Among other things, giving birth was going to be painful (Gen 3:16).
But God did not abandon us; He immediately promised us His Son to redeem us (Gen 3:15). This is why we are not without hope. Even when things do not go the way they should, we know that we can always count on His grace. But in order to have the family He wants us to have, we have to try to become the best versions of ourselves. We need to reclaim the natural harmony that God created us with from the beginning. In other words, we need to become new Eves.
This book is based on the New Eve Method; a combination of natural strategies that help women to achieve the health and confidence they need to become new Eves. It is designed to help you regain the natural harmony we lost after original sin so that having a baby can be much easier.
This book is my version of conceiving a baby naturally. It is a product of my personal experience, reflection and my work with thousands of women. Where I think you might benefit from more in-depth reading, I have recommended some excellent books.
This book makes many references to Christian principles but most women, regardless of their faith, can use this book to improve their chances of a successful conception. This is because research from eminent universities, such as Harvard and Oxford, have discovered that 80% of couples can improve their chances of conception by making specific lifestyle changes and this book can help you to achieve that. Even where medical intervention is necessary, you will still benefit from the natural and healthy approach that this book provides.
I hope that you find this book useful. I wish you a fruitful, fulfilling and happy mummy-hood just like God intended!
Bridget Marie O. Alabi
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1. My Approach
1.2. Preparing for Conception
Chapter 2. The New Eve Union: Connecting & Reconnecting with He Who Loved You First
2.1. Why God Created Us
2.2. Why is this important when you are trying to conceive?
2.3. How to foster a deep union with God
2.4. The Example of Jesus' Mother, Mary
Chapter 3. The New Eve Confidence: Resolving Mental and Emotional Blocks
3.1. Trying to Conceive for the First Time
3.2. Trying to conceive, but it is not happening
3.3. Previously terminated pregnancies and now struggling to conceive
3.4. Conceived before but has suffered recurrent miscarriages and/stillbirths
Chapter 4. The New Eve Diet: Nourishing Your Body for Conception
4.1. Why Nutrition is Important
4.2. What is the New Eve Diet?
4.3. How Much of These Foods Should You Eat?
4.4. The Wild Card
4.5. The Use of Herbs and Supplements
4.6. What's weight got to do with it?
Chapter 5. The New Eve Rhythm: Understanding and Supporting your Monthly & Daily Cycles
5.1. Knowing Your Menstrual Cycle
5.2. Your Daily Rhythm
Chapter 6. The New Eve Influence – Creating an Environment that Supports you
6.1. What is stress?
6.2. Identifying Toxic Stress
6.3. Managing Stress
Chapter 7. When There are Problems Conceiving
7.1. Unexplained Infertility
7.2. Recurrent Miscarriages
7.3. Fibroids/endometriosis
7.4. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
7.5. Male Infertility
Chapter 8: Conclusion
8.1. Your Journey to Becoming a New Eve
8.2. Motherhood – A role that transcends giving birth to a child
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Pathways to Learning in Rett Syndrome
Parents and Teachers with of girls with Rett Syndrome will welcome this book which offers accessible advice on the special educational needs of these girls.
Sotos Syndrome
This great book is divided into sections which include details about the description and the medical and developmental evaluations for children with Soto Syndrome
The Rett Syndrome Handbook
The Author's interest in Rett Syndrome began when her 10 year old daughter became the first child diagnosed with RS in the United States. The book contains great information about having a child with Rett Syndrome.
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Good Prayer here…
Dear God,
I didn't write to you last night at all, I am sorry. Thank you for keeping me awake as I drove home at 2am!
You are holy, you are my rock, you are amazing, you made the whole world, the sky and everything!
Father I am glad that you are so patient with me. You let Jesus die for me.
Sorry that I continually forget how truly amazing that is. It should always be in my conversations and chats. Instead I talk about work, old friends and people I don't really know. But why, when you are far more interesting and exciting!?
Thank you for keeping me safe, thank you for friends, siblings, work mates, relatives and church leaders who take time to be interested in me!
Thank you for how deep your love is for me! And your fairness is deeper than the ocean!!! Ps36:6 (ERV).
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Smith Square Review – 22 January 2016
22 January 2016, News
A Laboured report
This week has seen the release of Dame Margaret Beckett's report into Labour's failures at the 2015 election. It won't come as a great surprise to hear that the veteran MP for Derby South has come to the conclusion that the British people did not view Ed Miliband as "strong enough leader."
However, the report is not quite as scathing of Miliband's leadership tenure as many anticipated. Indeed, Beckett makes the point that the public's perception of the former Labour leader was tainted very early on in the election campaign by his portrayal in the British media. Instead, Beckett looks elsewhere to identify the root causes of Labour's significant shortcomings in 2015.
The report suggests that Labour's failure to discredit the "myth that they caused the 2008 financial crash" played a major role in their inability to win votes. Beckett also flagged a lack of voter "connection", particularly over issues relating to immigration and benefits.
It seems, then, that for the next election Labour will need a leader who is credible on the economy. Jeremy Corbyn has got his work cut out…
Goldman's Sach of Gold
On Thursday it was reported that Goldman Sachs, the high-profile US investment bank, donated a six figure sum (supposedly in the region of £500,000) to Britain Stronger in Europe – the lead campaign for the UK to stay a member of the European Union.
Vote Leave, one of a number of campaigns trying to get recognition as the official Brexit group, has reported on the news with glee. "Banks that crashed the economy are bankrolling IN campaign" reads an article on their website. Arron Banks, the founder of the other out campaign Leave.eu, posted on Twitter: "No surprise to those of us who have said all along EU referendum will be a campaign of British people against the establishment of international bankers, multinational corporate tax dodgers and out-of-touch politicians."
This fodder for the Brexiteers hasn't put other banks off, with JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America all rumoured to be planning to donate six figure sums of their own.
YouGov? More like YouMug
This week, a panel of polling experts published some explanations for YouGov's infamous election night miscalculations.
As political anoraks waited on the results in May 2015, nobody expected such a result. Although polls are famed for their inaccuracy, the cavernous disparity between predictions and results was quite remarkable.
Like a game of Chinese whispers in the playground, the polls had spread rumours of an SNP and Labour hung parliament. But how could they get it so wrong?
An interim report by the panel of academics and statisticians suggested that selecting participants based on their voting intentions had resulted in "systematic over-representation of Labour voters and under-representation of Conservative voters".
In humble fashion, YouGov have vowed to improve their methods to avoid more results day shocks. In the meantime, however, it might be prudent to avoid the polls when making predictions for this summer's local elections.
Trump: Hell toupee in the Commons
This week saw the most unlikely of characters at the centre of a three-hour House of Commons debate: Donald Trump. The debate was sparked by a petition that gained 570,000 signatures, following Mr Trump's call to ban all Muslims from entering the United States.
A variety of opinions were displayed. Though Jack Dromey MP warned that Trump would fuel extremism if he came to the UK, most MPs argued that the ban would be disproportionate and counter-productive. Such sentiments were echoed by the Home Office minister James Brokenshire MP, who said that "[w]here there are clear differences of opinion, the most effective way to influence our American partners is through a frank and open exchange of views, in taking on those arguments."
There was no direct action as a result of the debate; authority to ban someone from the country rests with the Home Secretary, not with Parliament. Thus, many have criticised the debate as a waste of MPs' time, with Paul Flynn MP in his opening speech saying that they "may already be in error in giving [Trump] far too much attention."
Trump is yet to respond himself to the debate. We expect that his attention is focussed on over-combing the other Republican candidates (or his hair).
Ones to watch
– On Tuesday 26 January Peter Dowd MP will be leading a debate in Westminster Hall on levels of child poverty.
– On Thursday 28 January Lord Shipley will be leading a debate in the House of Lords on the future of local democracy in the UK


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New Website Launched
We are very excited to have finally launched our new website design which has been in development for many months! You'll see things are looking pretty spiffy around here and it's all been completely recoded from the ground up. We are now based on WordPress which is already being used by many of our customers.
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11th annual PuSh Festival begins in January with superb theatre and dance you won't want to miss
The 11th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival returns in January, with some amazing works, many of them topical, as well as some superb cutting edge dance.
The 11th annual PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, January 20 – February 8, enters its second decade with its first show from the African continent, some shows about science and social issues, as well as some superb cutting edge dance/theatre.
The phenomenal Louise Lecavalier, who was just awarded the Governor General's award for lifetime achievement, kicks off the festival with So Blue. Like the amazing Denise Clarke who was recently at the Firehall, here's a 50-ish dancer who can move like few 20 year olds can. David Bowie was so impressed that he partnered with her on some of his late 80s / early 90s music videos.
Dancing about science and philosophy? Dark Matter by Kate McIntosh is presented by PuSh Festival and SFU Woodward's. McIntosh takes the weightiest issues—time, space and existence—and turns them into wild, anarchic play. A triumph of words, physical performance and imagination.
Lisbeth Gruwez is dancing about the power of language in It's going to get worse and worse and worse, my friend, presented by PuSh Festival and The Dance Centre. In a bravura display of skill, an ecstasy of movement, Gruwez brings gesture to the words of preacher Jimmy Swaggart.
Faustin Linyekula learns something new when he goes home in Le Cargo. A dancer, and genuine storyteller, in this first solo performance of his long career, he uses these skills to bring us closer to a distant reality in his Congo homeland.
George Acheson was a rebel with a cause. He lived the '60s counterculture, embraced the '70s Punk movement, and somehow scraped through the years of reaction that followed. Now he's telling his story in 7 Important Things by STO Union, presented by PuSh Festival, Neworld Theatre and SFU Woodward's, a story about the things worth fighting for.
The Road Forward is a multimedia blues/rock musical inspired by BC's groundbreaking Native Voice newspaper, by red diva projects with Visceral Visions, and presented by PuSh Festival, The Cultch and Touchstone Theatre at the York. Rollicking singing, music and historical images come together in a powerful evening which is a tribute to the Aboriginal women murdered or vanished on the Highway of Tears and Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
eatingthegame is in Club PuSh at Performance Works. By Hong Kong Exile, and presented by PuSh Festival and Theatre Conspiracy, Conor Wylie gives a theatrical keynote exploration about advancements in foreign property investment, cultural exchange, and policy-making changing the face of international trade. Preceded by Lang(Lang)guage, an interactive installation and recital investigating mass-scale Chinese piano ownership and worship.
Some PuSh shows get their inspiration from cinema.
Ground-breaking theatre artist Lotte van den Berg is out to alter our basic notions of spectatorship. Cinema Imaginaire is a movie in which you get to be the maker and the viewer. It happens in small groups, at an outdoor location. You will be given a series of assignments—say, focusing on a given object, or watching a certain person walk down the street. A reintroduction to the pleasures of the senses.
Mariano Pensotti is a PuSh Festival favourite, bringing us a fourth project, Cineastas, presented by PuSh Festival with SFU Woodward's. The lives of four Argentinian filmmakers, and the four movies they create, are the premise of this inventive work about art as a part of life, as the creation of life. A comedic farce celebrating the human spirit.
Families can witness climate change problems with Tim Watts in The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik, while Alanna Mitchell (Globe and Mail) takes the journalist's approach, based on her book Sea Sick.
Earlybird pass prices in effect until December 11, and single ticket earlybird prices until December 18. More info on all 31 PuSh shows at http://pushfestival.ca.


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Articles in Kolumnis - Christopher Lim, MSc. and Hukum & Imigrasi
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Why Code for the Kingdom?
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What comes to mind when you hear the phrase: "Accelerating the Gospel"? Do you think of rockets launching satellites into space to broadcast the Bible to the ends of the earth–and the far reaches of the known universe?... Read full article
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Dr. Kellee Bertsch, Doctor of Optometry
Dr. Bertsch completed her undergraduate studies at Abilene Christian University, where she graduated summa cumme laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. She attended a summer internship at Texas A & M University, then went on to the University of Houston for her doctorate degree.
While at the University of Houston College of Optometry, she served as a teacher's assistant and joined the student volunteers in a medical mission trip to Honduras. She was awarded a Clinical Letter of Excellence and graduated third in her class. She attended internships in the Humble and Conroe areas, where she worked with low vision, pediatric and retinal specialists. Her training also included the co-management of cataract and LASIK surgery patients.
Dr. Bertsch is a therapeutic optometrist and certified glaucoma specialist who enjoys fitting contact lenses, pediatric eyecare as well as LASIK co-management. She has been with the Today's Vision family since she graduated in 2000. Her personal interests include active participation in her church and enjoying time with her husband and new baby boy.
Graduate Education Degree: Doctor of Optometry
Year Graduated: 2000
College: University of Houston College of Optometry
City/State: Houston, TX
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College: Abilene Christian University
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U.S. consulate in Mexico attacked with grenade, no injuries
MEXICO CITY - Mexican authοrities are investigating an apparent grenade attack οn the U.S. cοnsulate in the city of Guadalajara, officials said οn Saturday, underscοring the security challenges facing Mexicο's new president.
The attack took place early οn Saturday mοrning, local media repοrted, ahead of the swearing in of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obradοr later in the day.
No οne was killed οr injured in the attack and Mexican authοrities are investigating the matter, accοrding to a U.S. official in Mexicο.
Jaliscο state prοsecutοrs wrοte οn their Twitter accοunt that federal authοrities had taken over the investigatiοn of the incident.
The state is the home base of the Jaliscο New Generatiοn Cartel, which is cοnsidered οne of the mοst pοwerful gangs in Mexicο by U.S. and Mexican authοrities.
The gang's leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, οr "El Mencho" is οn the U.S. Drug Enfοrcement Administratiοn's mοst wanted list.
Violence has surged in Jaliscο and acrοss Mexicο, which is seeing recοrd levels of killings. Jaliscο's incοming gοvernοr, Enrique Alfarο, is set to take pοwer next weekend.


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For the past few days, social media has been abuzz with the "Endgame phenomena". Feelings of excitement prior to the release gave way to anger at the revelation of spoilers and ultimately the downpour of emotions after watching the movie – it was all up there. For a person with absolutely zero interest (and consequently zero knowledge) in the 'Avengers franchise', it was quite amusing, and after a point of time, annoying, to see a certain Mr. "Thanos" creeping up in almost every second post on the internet. And here I am, battling an altogether different "end-game" – ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS (the certain Thanos in my case)!.
The Easter break was indeed a refreshing one as it provided an opportunity to relax and prepare ourselves for the "testing times" ahead. Family visits, holiday trips across Europe or just relaxing in Manchester – this pretty much constituted the main itinerary for most of us here. Now that the Easter break is done with, we are all fully focused on getting our assignments done with. Its that time of the year when it is common to catch students scanning through books in the libraries, scrolling through academic journals and indulging in late-night assignment writing sessions. I need to submit 2 assignments by the first week of May. The assignment for the "International Labour Law and Regulation" module was particularly challenging as this was an unknown territory for me and I did not have any related background in writing "law" essays. However, eventually, I have managed to complete the assignment and the process has helped me understand the international labour regulations to a greater extent. The knowledge of the different format of writing a "law-report" is another thing I have gained from this assignment apart from the theoretical learning. The experience of visiting the Employment Tribunal for witnessing an actual case was hugely beneficial as it helped us understand the way in which employment related cases are conducted at a tribunal. I am almost on the verge of the completion of my assignments for this semester – doing the "mandatory last-minute review". After having submitted all the assignments, most of us will be gearing up for the 2nd Semester examinations (some "apparently lucky" students have no exams this semester).
My course has 2 exams – one on International Human Resource Management and the other on Management of Organisational Change. As my exams will be in end of May, I am comparatively very much relieved and relaxed than some of my friends who have their exams commencing from May 15th. I intend to use some of this time to prepare an interview schedule for my Masters' Research which will be focused on examining the gender discrimination in the IT workplace in India and the US. I am planning on interviewing 10 IT women professionals in US and India as part of my research to understand their experiences of gender discrimination, if any.
As we are nearing the climax of this 'academic endgame', hope is that I can snap out my personal Thanos without obliterating myself in the process.


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Keyword Search and User Experience
The SpyFu dashboard is laid out using a navigation bar across the top with tabs for SEO Research, PPC Research, Keyword Research, Backlinks, the List Builder, Tracking, and Reports. There is plenty SpyFu can perform throughout the spectrum of SEO tooling, but with this review we are focusing on its own ad hoc lookup capacities. When a company is seeking to identifying the best possible search engine results pages (SERP) to aim having an optimization plan, keyword-driven investigation is the legwork to get pages to rank higher. Direction capacities and keyword recommendations are built in during SpyFu, however I started from the Keyword Research tab.
When I used exactly the Exact Same set of five Key words to observe how outcomes differed between each of my competitors. Were pcmag, electronic marketing, internet shopping, IT consultant, and small business bookkeeping. I chose this combination to simulate real world terms that companies might search for (including publishers such as PCMag) as well as to discover associated search results and vulnerable competitor websites.
I discovered that after running searches in my five test terms SpyFu produces and structures its keyword benefits and metrics somewhat differently than Moz Guru, KWFinder, or Ahrefs$82.00 in Ahrefs. As opposed to populating a table of related keywords with Page Authority (PA) and Domain Authority (DA) metrics along with stats on cost per click (CPC) and key word difficulty, SpyFu draws a far more obvious correlation with how much money a keyword could be worth. After searching"digital marketing," for example, a separate navigation bar appeared across the top of their results page further breaking down the search results. You can then drill down to key word overview, related keywords, advertiser history, ranking history, backlinks, keyword grouping, and SERP analysis. That's just for a single key word query, revealing SpyFu does arguably the most granular investigation into data of the tools I analyzed.
Atop the results, SpyFu gave me not only CPC for the Keyword, but a daily and monthly cost breakdown as well as the number of unique advertisers had emerged on the keyword in the last year. I received the exact same level of cost breakdown once I clicked on the Associated Keywords tab, which also allowed me to narrow results using a left-hand filter menu to a specific price per day, daily investigation volume, difficulty score, and more.
At the bottom of the results was the SERP analysis. This broke down each URL in the search results page, even however KWFinder and Moz Guru both provide a much more comprehensive breakdown in this respect. SpyFu focuses. Results like the Advertiser History graph, a long list and complex diagram of the advertisements appearing on that search page over time, was a bit too in the weeds for me as a novice SEO instrument user. But for advertisers and digital marketers, SpyFu is a gold mine. Paginas Como Spyfu
SpyFu Kombat
With SpyFu Kombat you can look at overlapping and website specific key words For up to 3 websites. For the PPC version you may also see a graph which goes over a period of a few years demonstrating the general number of keywords being bid on by all 3 websites. You can also rollover the chart to find keywords specific to only 2 of the sites if you are feeling the 3rd site may not be doing as good a job (or vice versa) as 2 of the other websites. It will also show you the PPC budgets of the sites in addition to the amount of organic keywords ranking in the top 50 results for keyword.
When you click it will show you that the Keywords in whatever bucket you click, to the right of the chart. It is possible to view and download those keywords for your use. As you can see I'm on the advertisements tab but the options are comparable once you click on the natural tab (on the top box, the organic one at the underside shows you complete organic keywords).
Switching between the organic tab and the ppc tab (also as the Overall # of organic search phrases + PPC advertisement budget should also give you an idea of which of the bigger sites are more into the PPC or SEO aspect of things which can be a good barometer to check in if you happen to be concentrating on one place on the other hand.
SpyFu Classic
SpyFu Classic is the"flagship" segment in order to speak. This is Where you input one domain on the home page and are presented using a TON of data including:
– Daily AdWords PPC Budget
– Links through to SpyFu Kombat
– Typical Ranking of Advertising vs # of Clients
– Estimated Value of Organic Traffic (estimated traffic with a variable of CPC factored in)
– Paid Traffic Compared with Organic Traffic Quotes
– Subdomains (useful for looking at the way the website might split parts of the principal domain, perhaps a good place to search for niche keywords???)
– Top Ten Paid Keywords w/ Keyword Ad Background (links through to complete Keyword Ad History instrument )
– Total Paid Keywords
– Total Organic Keywords
– PPC Competitors (with a URL to overlapping keywords)
– Organic Competitors (with a URL to overlapping key words )
– Category
The information here can be useful, as you can see the:
– Estimated PPC, Clicks, Cost Per Day, Total Advertisers. . .all with trend information
– Top Ten Domains Marketing on the Keyword, together with Domain Ad History
– Added Keywords Purchased By Relevant Domains
– PPC Ad Copy With a URL to Keyword Advertisement History
– Top Ten Organic Outcomes with Title, Meta Description
– Related Terms
– Associated Concepts (according to semantic relationships)
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Keyword Management and Reports
Keyword management is baked into SpyFu through the platform. Within each of its three major research tabs–SEO, PPC, and Keyword–there are choices from the drop-down menus for both SEO and PPC-specific keywords, and Keyword Groups. The Keyword Groups attributes in each tab are rather similar, populating a table using monthly search volume, CPC, difficulty rating, and monthly price. All these are SpyFu's four main metrics where key word research is worried. On the left of this desk are either the key words you have researched and booted yourself, or high keyword group tips from SpyFu. On the top right of the table you can then add selected key words for lists, or export your selected keyword within an Microsoft Excel file, CSV, or PDF. This fundamental keyword category performance is much like SEMrush$99.95 in SEMrush and implemented better in Moz Pro and KWFinder.
Where SpyFu's keyword management capabilities really stand Out are at its List Builder and Tracking tabs. Additionally, this is where SpyFu creates its profound link between SEO and client relationship management (CRM). From the List Builder tab, there is a Best Lists segment with concentrated lists of domains and key words like"Domains That Spend the Most On AdWords," keywords with the highest CPC. There is also a list of the most expensive keywords, which you can then filter by state, business, or a specific web-based technologies: Ad buying platform, affiliate marketing, email advertising, and online shopping cart are a few of the choices.
Alongside Top Lists, there is a dedicated Business Leads tab. This basically acts exactly the same manner as a search: You enter industries and key words, a location, and refine outcomes using filters such as AdWords budget and SEO clicks. The research returns a list of URL leads with this site ad budget and accessible contact information that may subsequently be exported into your CRM or lead management system. I'd like to view SpyFu go a step farther with this and integrate its SEO lead lists straight using a platform like Salesforce$75.00 in salesforce.com, but this instrument is already ahead of the curve. SEMrush has a beta generation tool, but that is the closest any additional optimization merchandise that I tested comes to exactly what SpyFu offers.
However, SpyFu included AdWords Templates as Part of a Google AdWords campaign. The templates include prewritten ads for groups in hundreds of industries. The templates can be downloaded by users from the SpyFu site and upload into an AdWords account.
The platform also includes deeper SEO campaign management Using its SpyFu Project Manager tool. SpyFu designed this as a project management(PM) feature inside the SEO platform for overseeing integrated keyword study and rank tracking within a campaign. My SpyFu is only accessible paid programs (not the free trial), but it allows you to set up multiple projects tracking grouped keywords plotted against SEO position, traffic worth, ROI, and numerous other metrics. All you have to do is open the My SpyFu menu and then add a new job. It is the greatest and only case in this roundup of SEO-focused PM.
There's also the Tracking tab, which lets you choose Keywords you've identified and begin ongoing tracking that reports back together with weekly domain positions and keyword ranking changes. I was able to set up custom SEO reports in a few simple steps: Enter a domain name then choose if to conduct a document on SpyFu's suggested custom keywords or domain keywords. I entered my five custom keywords in a field, picked up to five opponents' URLs, then was given the option to run either a one-off report or a recurring monthly report.
That Type of analysis that is competitive is just another area in which SpyFu stands outside, as it also has a tool called"Kombat" that's available from the SEO and PPC Research tabs. In Kombat, I typed in the domain of PCMag along with the tool immediately built an interactive information visualization that showed where the top keywords of PCMag overlapped with our opponents. There is also what SpyFu calls for a"key word universe," list CPC, CTR, monthly price, and monthly clicks to get core keywords and recommended keywords. This study breakdown is another feature which helps unearth ways for you to gain an SEO edge. Paginas Como Spyfu
Together with the SEO functionality of its primary Solution, SpyFu has introduced a research tool called Nacho Analytics, which offers access to different sites' web analytics. Through this stage, you can view segments, time-of-day traffic, and on-page behavior.
Keyword Ad History
Ad Background will show you, through colour coded bars frequently the Keyword appeared in a domain PPC campaign along with any changes in the advertisement copy (all of which may be exported to excel). It goes back to 2006 through the Bonus History Button and reveals a year's worth of data up front.
So it is fairly straightforward, and that's exactly what I like about SpyFu Tools. No over-reliance on"in-house metrics" it's just"here's the ad history of this keyword", plain and simple. Normally, if you see a key word being promoted on by a PPC advertiser that is good consistent then it's possible to look to apply that ad copy technique to a market of that keyword that is bigger. If I were advertisements for"hotels in Oklahoma" I would pay attention to that which ad copy has been successful, as time passes, for that main/core keyword"resorts".
Domain Advertisement History
Except it shows the domain Ad History Is like Keyword Advertisement History History of a particular domainname.
This instrument is useful in looking Your opponents (or larger players in your market ) and which ones they tried and left (which may be ones for you to prevent from the gate). All this presumes the domain you're currently exploring is competent PPC advertiser.
Keyword Smart Search
The Keyword Smart Search instrument in SpyFu uses word relationships, Publicly available keyword data, and PPC campaign information to return a list of keywords associated with the keyword(s) (up to 10) you enter. You could also filter by CPC, look volume as you can see, and you can exclude key words.
For me personally, I would rather use the PPC keywords and the Organic keywords found In either SpyFu Classic or SpyFu Kombat. I like to use other tools for pure keyword research (Google tools, Microsoft Ad Center Intelligence, and Wordtracker). Primarily, I feel SpyFu is at its best when used as a search tool versus a research tool. Paginas Como Spyfu
Pricing and Plans
Since I just said, SpyFu's Fundamental plan begins at $33 each Month when billed yearly (or $39 month-to-month). Though, unlike other tools in this SEO tool review roundup, such as Moz Pro and KWFinder$12.00 in KWFinder, SpyFu does not cost by search results. All plans have an unlimited number of keyword, keyword group , domain name, backlink, and competitor/domain comparison search results combined with unlimited data export. The functionality you receive with SpyFu for your cost is an important factor in the reason we gave it an Editors' Choice, along with the search volumes make the instrument even more appealing for study that is ad hoc.
That is not to say SpyFu doesn't cap anything. The Fundamental Plan gives you a potential of 250 sales leads and domain contacts, along with 5,000 weekly tracked keyword rankings, along with 10 domain reports and 10 pay-per-click (PPC) reports through SpyFu's AdWords Advisor tool. The $78-per-month expert plan (also $58 a month when billed annually) bumps leads and contacts to 500 and weekly monitored keyword rankings to 15,000, together with custom-branded reports and accessibility to SpyFu's application programming interface (API).
Ultimately, SpyFu has added a $199 per month Team program (billed yearly, or $299 month-to-month) using 2,000 sales leads and domain contacts, 40,000 weekly tracked keyword positions, and five user logins. SpyFu also includes a 30-day money-back warranty. The company has slashed on its pricing since our inspection, making it all the more attractive to SMBs.
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Cleveland Williams, who used to be a fighter, finally got paid this week for the beating he took from Muhammad Ali in the Houston Astrodome on Nov. 14. After taxes and debts have been deducted, Williams' share of the live gate—$7,471—was to be placed in his swollen left hand on Tuesday. That may not sound like such a grand sum for a man to earn in a championship fight, but Williams is happy with it. A week ago all he had was $16.73 and a gasoline credit card that his manager, Hugh Benbow, had warned him not to use.
Boxing is a sport that is noted for abusing and breaking its heroes. For a while the Williams case seemed to be turning into another depressing example. After the fight, Williams was confused and depressed. He had been told shortly before he went into the ring that his benefactor and former co-manager, Houston millionaire Bud Adams, had filed a legal action to hold up Williams' share of the live gate. Williams was under the misapprehension that Adams was trying to take away his money, and that baffled him. Then Williams put on a curiously feeble performance, fighting as if his elbows were pinned to his sides. After he had been knocked down four times and the fight had been stopped in the third round, the first voice he became aware of was that of Benbow.
"I could hear him yelling, 'Why don't you fight, you yellow bastard?' " says Williams. "Oh my, he cursed me and called me terrible names. Later we couldn't find Bimbo anywhere. If I had won, you would have seen Bimbo everyplace. But since I lost, he wouldn't come to the press conference. He said he was embarrassed. I asked him for money, and he gave me $40 and a gasoline credit card. The next day he said if I used that credit card I'd be in trouble."
"What Cleve should have done," says his wife Irene, "is right after they stopped the fight he should have walked over and punched Bimbo on the nose. That way, at least the people who saw it would have got their money's worth. They'd have had something to remember."
Although it has been reported that Adams' garnishment papers were served on Williams at the weigh-in, and that supposedly accounted for the distracted and sluggish behavior of Williams in the ring, the fighter says he did not see any papers. It was Benbow, he says, who told him of the action.
"I couldn't understand what he was talking about," says Williams. "Then we got up to go to the ring and Bimbo tells me to slow down, not to get into no hurry. My style is to dance and jump around all the way into the ring and to jump around until the fight starts, to get myself going. Bimbo made me walk real slow and then just stand there. I asked why and he said he didn't want me to get tired. Just before the fight started, a friend of mine hollered up from ringside and asked me why I wasn't sweating. I hadn't even warmed up."
"'That is the first time I ever saw Cleve go into a ring like he was a zombie," Irene says. "He acted like he was walking behind a coffin. He didn't look like Cleve Williams to me."
If legal and financial problems were on Williams' mind, he was bothered by an injured left hand, too. The fight, in fact, came close to not happening.
"I was working down there at Bimbo's ranch [in Yoakum, Texas]," says Williams. "I had sprained my left thumb, and the first knuckle on my left hand was so swollen and sore that I could barely stand to hit the bag. But Bimbo made me work six or eight hard rounds every day. He was getting 50¢ a head from people who came to see me. Bimbo would stand at the side of the ring and make speeches, telling everybody I was a Cherokee. I had to laugh at that, but I was hurting. One time he turned to Irene and asked what tribe she was from. Irene said she was 100% Negro. Bimbo says, 'Well, I don't know what tribe she's from, folks, but she's some kind of Indian herself.' He gets a lot of that from all those western novels he reads.
"Anyhow, my hand was bothering me real bad and Bimbo wouldn't let me leave the ranch until it began to swell up. Two weeks before the fight we all went to the doctor [James R. Whitehurst, who used to work for Adams' football team, the Houston Oilers], and he drained the fluid off my knuckle and gave me a shot. He said if I'd waited two more days, I couldn't have used my left hand at all. It still hurt me during the fight."
If he had been at his very fittest, Williams would scarcely have had a chance against the younger, faster champion. The idea of Williams being in a championship bout at all—fighting with one kidney and with a policeman's bullet still in his hipbone—is, on reflection, bizarre. But the Williams story has been a strange one since January 1963, when Benbow and Adams formed A&B Boxing Enterprises Inc. and bought Williams' contract from Lou Viscusi.
Benbow, a nonpareil talker, had convinced Adams that boxing should have a revival and that Cleveland Williams should be world champion. Adams paid for Williams' contract and gave Benbow half of it. He spent about $43,000 to remodel the upper half of a building in Houston as a gym and paid Benbow $1,000 per month and Williams' living expenses.
"From January 1963 through January 1966 I spent about $200,000 on this boxing project," says Adams. "I advanced Cleve $50,000 for living and medical expenses, a house, several cars that he wrecked, things like that."
Then in November 1964 Williams was shot in the stomach by a Texas policeman in a now-famous incident. Williams died three times on the operating table. A doctor phoned Adams, who moved Williams from a charity hospital to Methodist Hospital and sent for specialists, although Adams had been told Williams probably could never fight again and the investment was a loss. "Cleve wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for Bud Adams," says Irene. "Every night I thank heaven for that man."
In the hospital Williams had lost some 50 pounds. 'The doctors told me if Williams ever fought again, he could be killed. All it would take was damage to that one kidney," Adams says. "Benbow wanted Cleve to get back in shape, but I didn't want to participate in that because I didn't want Cleve to die. But Cleve wanted to fight, and I turned the deal over to Benbow. All I kept was one-third of the manager's share of any future championship purse. Cleve and Benbow had the rest."
Williams went to Benbow's ranch, where the fighter lived in a tent and worked as a field hand for his meals. Eventually, after Williams complained, he says Benbow began paying him $1 per hour. Other fighters were arriving in answer to a magazine advertisement, but Williams claims they did not stay.
"Soon as they found out they had to bale hay and dig postholes for $40 a week, they walked off," says Williams. "I escaped the ranch three times, but Uncle Lou [Viscusi] talked me into going back and working for my one big shot at the championship. Bimbo tried to break up me and Irene. He said he couldn't see why I preferred her to him. He said she was making trouble, always wanting to know where my money was."
"After we got a house in Yoakum, Bimbo used to come see us at 4 o'clock in the morning, anytime he pleased," Irene says. "You could hear his car coming for a mile, he drives so fast. He'd just walk right in and say, 'Irene, what you up to?' He'd tell us how he'd been shot six times and was really mean. He'd make Cleve go riding with him in the middle of the night. Once he came over while our new friends were giving us a welcoming party, and he yelled, 'Cleve, I want you to keep away from all these lousy no-goods.' I finally cured him of coming to see us. I went to his house at 5:30 one morning and yelled, 'Mr. Bimbo, what you up to?' He never came back again except at a decent hour."
Williams, meanwhile, was winning four fights and moving toward his championship match. The purses for those fights amounted to $24,000. "I didn't get much money," Williams claims, although he admits Benbow did give him "a little something" now and then. "The rest of the money, he said I owed it to him," says Williams. "He said he was going to take care of me, but all he ever did was run off at the mouth."
"I've got two good things to say about Bimbo," Irene says. "He outtalked Cassius Clay and he promoted a good gate. Other than that, he hurt Cleve more than Clay did, and Clay busted his lip."
Adams, who was still manager of record on the contract filed with the Texas Boxing Commission, reentered the scene when the championship fight was announced. An Adams executive, John Collins, went to Benbow's lawyer to check the original contract. "But what interested me," said Collins, "was that besides the original there was a new agreement in there that I'd never seen before. Suddenly I got scared that Williams might not get what was supposed to come to him from this fight."
Collins discussed the situation with Adams, who filed to tie up the Williams-Benbow-Adams share of the live gate until the principals could agree on exactly where the money was going. They did that last week.
"My share of the live gate is only $2,316, and Benbow gets $4,632, plus $37,500 in expenses," says Adams. "It would have been pretty silly for me to cause this much trouble for that small a sum, except that I wanted to be certain in my own mind that Cleve was getting all he had coming."
Adams, however, had a dual purpose. He had $37,000 coming to him—$20,000 he says Williams owes for living expenses and $17,000 in medical bills. Williams, whose half of the live gate came to $44,449, will pay Adams $20,000 now and $6,500 owed to Benbow. Taxes will take $8,818, and the fight promoter $1,660. He will get more than his $7,471—and will pay Adams more—when the ancillary money is counted. With the money he got this week, Williams is making a down payment on a house. "He will never fight again," says Irene. "He may dig ditches, or maybe get a job sweeping out a building, but we are going to have a nice home and Cleve isn't going into that ring anymore."
Williams adds: "Mr. Adams and my wife are the cause we have what we have right now. I swear that on a stack of Bibles. Thank God Mr. Adams didn't turn me loose."
Houston Oiler Owner Adams began legal maneuvers that rerouted the live-gate receipts.
Fast-talking Hugh Benbow got Williams' contract without ever having to invest a penny.
Irene and Cleve Williams were a happy couple last week after learning of payday.


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Email Strategies & Tactics Exposed: An Insider's Look at American Airlines
In this month's column, I want to talk a little about being proactive. So often companies fail to realize that one of the best strategies for growing their email lists is to make sure they keep what they have. In fact, acquiring new customers can cost five times more than satisfying and retaining current customers.
That's why I highly recommend that every brand that is building or maintaining an email communications program think long and hard about creating templates to address common customer issues. By being proactive and planning for "what if" scenarios, a brand not only has an opportunity to head off attrition and maintain list growth, but also turn a bad situation into one that benefits the customer and the brand. These communications may also eliminate or at least substantially reduce the need for win-back communications — because by then you've likely lost most of them. Furthermore, those brands who can do this and in effect operationalize it can strengthen customer loyalty and further differentiate themselves from competitors.
While there are certainly some vertical markets that benefit more from this type of strategic planning, this month's column focuses on one where it is essential: travel — more specifically the airline industry.
If you're a frequent flier like me, you know traveling can be tough: unpredictable weather and flight delays, equipment issues, cancelled flights, missed connections, lost bags, nasty passengers, and overworked crews — the list goes on. Quite frankly, it is one of the toughest businesses to be in, and that's why I've been so impressed with how proactive American Airlines (www.americanairlines.com) has been in with its email communications when problems arise.
Admirable effort
American Airlines' communication effort around travel issues is admirable because of the following:
∗ It's part of the communications strategy. Whether it was the cancellation of thousands of flights due to safety inspections conducted across all MD-80s in 2008 or an apology for a delayed flight to New York from Dallas/Fort Worth, American Airlines has clearly made customer communications around "issues" related to travel part of the plan. In fact, American is the first and only airline from which I've ever received an apology for a delayed flight.
∗ It's operationalized. While we'll get into the issues related to the communications itself, it's clear communications have been tied to operations. The fact that a manager in Dallas/Fort Worth has been empowered and can trigger an apology communication means there has been some thought put into when such a message should be triggered, who can do it, and what the response and communication will be. Taking it a step further, I was shocked last year to receive a call from American's president's department asking me why I haven't flown American in while and if everything was all right. While I am a gold member, it is still impressive.
∗ It's personalized. The text communications from American's customer relations department and executive team are personalized and signed by key representatives putting a face on the issue.
∗ It's customer-focused. Not only do the communications take responsibility for delays, but when appropriate, the airline offers apologies and in some situations even go so far as to compensate the flier with frequent flier miles. Unexpected gifts are always nice.
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American's efforts on this front are admirable, and the fact that it attempts to delight the customer and take on tough issues head on is something that every airline should think about. However, like every communication, American can do better here, especially in terms of execution/functionality.
In some instances, for example, it looks as though the communication was sent from a separate system. As a result, the from line and domain don't match American's standard communications. In addition, on at least one occasion the subject line looks more like an internal job number rather than a customer-friendly subject line crafted to encourage opens and communicate the apology. Length is also an issue, and while the content was important, perhaps a link to a website may have been more appropriate, although legal may have required the final execution. Finally, all communications, particularly those from customer service, should allow users to reply. As a result, American Airlines may want to think about a more robust inbound reply handling system, particularly for customer service communications.
All in all a really admirable job. Thanks, American; I continue to fly.
Michael Della Penna is co-founder and executive chairman of The Participatory Marketing Network, an industry association dedicated to helping marketers transition from push and permission marketing to participatory marketing. He's also the founder and CEO of Conversa Marketing, which helps brands build social and email marketing programs. Reach Michael at email@example.com.


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Bedroom Cabinet Interior Design – Lighting is a crucial consideration in each and every home improvement project. Depending upon the sort of lighting you choose, it is possible to build your bedroom appear to get greater than it is actually. On the other hand, you may also use lighting to help build a certain mood or ambiance with your room design. One in the best methods to make this happen is usually to mix fixed lighting with mood and task lighting with your bedroom. You can also create more interest with your room by positioning your lights at various heights. The contrast can help keep your eye busy whilst helping the apparent height and width of the bedroom.
Of course, the sort of mood you need with your bedroom in a particular time may change according for the time of day. In the morning, as an example, you might prefer bright lighting that helps you awaken and make preparations for the day. At night, on the other hand, you might prefer low lighting which will allow you to relax and make preparations for sleep. Therefore, this is a wise decision to put in dimmer switches with your room design. This way, it is possible to attain the amount of lighting you will need at any time in the day. Color also offers a solid effect on the mood of bedroom designs. Therefore, you will need to think about the sort of mood you desire to create with your bedroom prior to you buying large you will employ. The following is often a general rule of thumb regarding the climate you are going to set with certain varieties of colors: Neutrals – generates a calming feeling, causing them to be beneficial to sleeping. Darks – generates a sensual and intimate feeling, causing them to be beneficial to creating a space of romance. Brights – stimulates the senses, causing them to be a good choice for accents only. With the help in the right textiles, it is possible to introduce more colors and patterns to your space whilst keeping the colors on the walls more neutral. This way, it is possible to create interest and contrast with your room design.
Exploring the Senses with Textiles: By choosing the best textiles for bedroom designs, it is possible to build your bedroom feel warm, inviting, and sexy all at the same time. Keep in mind that the ideal room design will engage all in the senses as much as you possibly can. With textiles, it is possible to easily stimulate the a sense sight and touch.
If you have hard wood floors with your bedroom, you ought to add rugs or sheepskins to your floor. Not only will the texture and color assistance to break up the floor that will create more interest for the eye, the rugs will likely help you retain your feet warm whenever you step out of bed. Window treatments can also be essential when designing the ideal bedroom. Be certain to choose drapes and window treatments using a color and texture which will compliment your space. Your bed linens must also be carefully selected to go with the décor with your room design, but consider altering your linens out every season. This way, you will be convenient while you sleep and it is possible to build a fresh mood and try looking in a room every month or two.
You can cause further textural interest while using help of wallpaper, along with feel obligated to wallpaper the whole room. Rather, consider wallpapering only one wall in a very room to make an attractive contrast. Of course, the little details also go a long way toward creating the ideal bedroom. Simple additions for example padded fabric hangers with your closet, pretty paper lining your drawers, and glass knobs on the outside of the furniture can help turn a bedroom right into a sanctuary.
Providing the Storage You Need. One in the biggest challenges of creating the ideal bedroom designs is finding a way to make the room functional and also pleasing to think about. This is particularly true in relation to creating space for storage. With these simple tricks, however, it is possible to keep the possessions within easy reach whilst keeping a room looking wonderful: Use built-in self storage, which may be customized to accommodate the size and proportions of the bedroom. Create additional space for storage using your bed or create a window seat that opens to additional storage. Utilize stylish, freestanding self storage, which may be moved around to build a fresh try looking in your bedroom and may be taken along with you whenever you move. Make better utilization of your smaller spaces while using help of baskets, shoe racks, and dividers. Place everyday items within easy reaching distance while placing less used items up high with your closet. Of course, bedrooms have a very tendency to get cluttered even as we purchase new items and lose focus on to get rid in the things we have been will no longer using. So, prefer to remove a room one or more times each year and obtain rid in the items you will no longer need or want.
Arranging Your Furniture: The final step to consider when designing bedroom designs will be the layout of the furnishings. Obviously, the design and dimensions of the room will somewhat dictate your layout. At one time, you'll find a few guidelines that you ought to keep in mind when arranging your furniture. These include: Don't block windows with furniture, since it generates a cramped and cluttered look. Arrange furniture in a very way that makes it simplallows you in your case to access your bedroom items. If space allows, consider angling furniture items in order to incorporate more interest. Make certain there is certainly ample space around the bed allowing you to wander close to devoid of bumping into home furniture.


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The matrix method is a structural analysis method used as a fundamental principle in many applications in civil engineering.
The method is carried out, using either a stiffness matrix or a flexibility matrix. "The flexibility method is not conducive to computer programming" - Weaver, Gere.
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David Krasnow M.D., M.S.M.
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Dr. David Krasnow OP MPH MBA has been appointed to the position of Medical Director for EGG Phama (Energime Green Group Pharma). His work will focus on teaching courses such as "Designing Health Care Systems for the Developing World." His expertise includes defining protocols for health care systems in the public and private sectors; non-profit and for-profit entities; and analysis, strategic planning, design and implementation.
Dr. Krasnow has augmented his clinical career by working and consulting in England, North Africa, Central and South America and Asia. He is a founder and former Executive Director of Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH) California. Dr. Krasnow has provided humanitarian relief during times of civil war in Ethiopia, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. He has received many commendations for his humanitarian work including a Presidential Citation from the President of El Salvador. Dr. Krasnow has worked as consultant to the governments of Peru, Cuba and El Salvador. He has designed and implemented eye care programs that have provided vision services to more than 2 million people from under-served populations throughout Latin America and Asia.


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Kalimba is an exceptional toy world. It's an universe full of animals and magical creatures. Only children know if they are reptiles, elephants, wolfs or simply balls.
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When I design toys I try to reconcile children's perspective, modern esthetics, new methods of production and educational values. Our toys won many awards and were part of many exhibitions.


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Aside from the autumn colors, everything is green on Wall Street. Stocks are up almost everywhere you look. There is only one broad market index that could reasonably be interpreted as being bearish.
The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are at new (all-time) highs, and it takes a permabear or nit-picky glass half empty kind of a person to find anything alarming in those charts.
Perhaps the most bearish looking chart is that of the NYSE Composite Index (NYA). The NYA measures the performance of all common stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). There are currently 1867. The iShares NYC Composite ETF (NYSEArca: NYC) replicates the performance of the NYA.
Unlike the Dow Jones and S&P 500, the NYA also includes small cap stocks, which explains why the NYA is lagging.
In fact, the NYA chart gives hope to all those who missed the latest rally. Why?
The NYA is bumping up against a serious resistance cluster made up of:
- 78.6% Fibonacci resistance
- Trend line resistance
- Prior support shelf
In addition, (bearish) Elliott Wave aficionados may be quick to point out that the NYA's decline from the September high to the October low could be counted as five waves. Such a 5-wave move would suggest at least one more leg lower.
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The overall strength of the "October blast" rally suggests that NYA will eventually surpass this resistance cluster. But if NYA is going to pull back and fill some of the open chart gaps, right about now (or at 10,850 – 10,900) seems like an appropriate time to do so.
The Dow Jones is also about to run into the same resistance level that caused the September correction.
Solid resistance levels, like the ones shown above, increase the risk of a pullback, but obviously don't guarantee said pullback. Higher targets are unlocked if the NYA and Dow Jones sustain trade above resistance.
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Insurance and financial services companies are prominent in Hartford. Aetna Inc., Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and The Travelers Indemnity Co. are some of the major employers in these sectors. Several other industries have also built large presences in Hartford, including aerospace and health care. United Technologies Corp., Hartford Hospital, and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center employ a significant number of residents. The state government is also a major employer.
Outside of these established fields and long-standing institutions, the job outlook is a bit grim. The unemployment rate is slightly higher than the national average, and the metro area's minority residents experience a much higher rate. However, the average annual salary is noticeably higher than the national average.
Hartford has a healthier job market than similarly sized metro areas.
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Thank God for Thanksgiving; nothing like a 4-day weekend to recharge the ol' batteries.
I intend to do absoulutely nothing, and like it. But then again, 4 days is too long to a spell to laze around. Maybe I could get an adrenal fix by watching Transporter 3 or the new James Bond, Quantum of Solace. Jason Statham is kick-ass, and I'm liking Daniel Craig as Bond. Gone is the apparent invincibility of the other Bonds; this one here bleeds like the rest of us, but will still kick your ass and instantly forget about it. I likes that.
And check out this great James Bond summary of sorts, courtesy of Newsweek.
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