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A couple of weeks ago our Leadership Academy spent time on fundraising. In addition to excellent instruction, we also enjoyed a highly engaged discussion with a panel of experienced fundraisers. Among the several topics, tips, and insights shared was this:
The year-end fundraiser is still king.
Virtually every organization does some type of fundraising in November and December. Gratitude and giving are in the air, donors get a last chance at tax deductions, and many have developed a habit of donating at year's end. Whatever the reason, it's an extremely important time for nonprofits that depend on donor contributions.
ONEplace offers programs to help you plan, prepare and deliver a successful fundraising campaign. First, this week's video is Year-End Fundraising Campaign by Big Duck, a New York communications firm that works exclusively with nonprofits.
Next, in mid-October, our video series brings you Giving Tuesday Success by nonprofit social media guru, Beth Kanter. This will encourage you to have your Giving Tuesday in place and ready to go for raising big money on December 1.
Finally, our Fundraising Series returns, beginning October 29. Michelle Karpinski (Pretty Lake Camp) partners with ONEplace to bring you three workshops designed to help you make this year's campaign the best ever. They include:
Planning your Year-End Campaign – Oct 29
Donor Communications – Cut thru the Noise – Nov 5
Donor Recognition – Keep 'em Coming Back – Nov 12
Your time is valuable. Let these video and workshop opportunities ensure that you spend the needed time focusing and refining your campaign. You'll save time – and raise more money – in the long run.
Earlier this month, Paul Knudstrup (Midwest Consulting Group) launched this year's Supervision & Management Series. The series not only provides critical information to new supervisors, it also gives experienced supervisors an opportunity to revisit information, assess needs, and sharpen skills.
In Session Two, Communicating for Results, Paul touched on conflict resolution and presented a five-step process for addressing conflicts of emotion or perception. They include:
1. Acknowledge the Conflict: Naming the conflict and acknowledging that it exists must occur before both parties seek to resolve it. Often, each party is waiting for the other to deal with it (most often, subordinate waiting on the boss). The fact is, one party must make the first overture, so why not you.
2. Clarify the Conflict: All of us want to appear as rational, thoughtful people, so we're good at rationalizing our behaviors. As we ask clarifying questions (e.g., "Good point – say more about that") it's often helpful to list information on a white board. This helps objectify the situation, letting everyone take ownership of the full situation. In this step, it's crucial to listen well and reflect the other person's emotions back to them to get all information out on the table.
3. Identify Alternatives: Having reduced the tension, we now can enter into problem solving with the other person. Listen to other person without making judgments or rushing to closure. Set out your statements briefly and fairly, but don't hold back any information. If each of us saw the situation from the other's perspective, there likely wouldn't have been a conflict. From this base, we can generate ideas, suggestions, and options for moving forward.
4. Agree on Actions: In this step, we work out a mutually agreeable solution. Commonly there's an amount of give and take but not always. If, at this point, both have reached a common understanding of the problem, then it's easier to move to a common commitment to the best solution – regardless of whose idea it is. The key is that all parties agree. To paraphrase Stephen Covey, "If it's not win-win, I don't want to play."
5. Summarize Next Steps: Once you have a solution, the final step is pretty simple. Set forth the steps necessary and an accountability system (who will do what by when). Document these steps and their timeline, and then be sure to check in to ensure that all is on course. Hold each other accountable, while allowing some grace as needed. Resolving the conflict and improving the relationship are the goals, so keep the focus there.
You'll find more great information in Paul's book, The 8 Essential Skills for Supervisors & Managers. Now in its second edition and available at the Kalamazoo Public Library or at Amazon.
Applications are now available for the ONEplace Nonprofit Leader Academy 2016. Offered in nine monthly sessions, the Academy helps prepare emerging nonprofit leaders for executive leadership.
The Academy offers leader development in a reflective environment. Each session is a full day-away at an area retreat center. Morning hours include interactive discussion and instruction on topics critical to nonprofit success, such as governance, ethics, fundraising, finances, and supervision. In the afternoon, we process and apply the information to our current and perceived future work environments.
Threading itself throughout the Academy is a focus on self-understanding and self-development. Leaders not only need the knowledge and skills to do the job, they also need the fortitude, resilience, and chutzpah to get the job done. So, we spend time on self-awareness – examining our strengths and barriers to doing what needs to be done. Each participant develops an action plan for the time of the Academy as well as another action plan for the months immediately following the Academy.
As preparation and follow-up to an Academy experience, ONEplace offers Management Track workshops, Peer Learning Groups, and other events. Leaders are lifelong learners. They continually attend to keeping up-to-date with information as well as developing the skills and wisdom necessary to envision, inspire, and encourage.
For more on the 2016 Academy, visit our website. Applications are due Friday, November 13.
Last Wednesday I attended the Welcoming Michigan Statewide Convening in Warren, MI. The day-long event took place during National Welcoming Week, a celebration to recognize and encourage meaningful connections between US and foreign-born community members. It seemed to be a perfect touchstone to continue the discussions we've had about inclusion this past summer at ONEplace.
Photo credit: Anne Canavati/Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
I was present for the afternoon sessions, which provided an in-depth look at the processes and specific steps an organization can take to implement inclusive programs. Much of the information was completely new to me, and in some instances, surprising. Below I have highlighted some of what I thought I knew about a particular topic, and what I learned.
The Power of Arts & Culture to Unite Communities
What I thought…
Holding multicultural events that reflect the different populations in a multiethnic community is the best strategy to get the largest number of residents to attend.
...And what I learned
In the experience of the Celebrating Southwest Concert Series, the event marketed as "multicultural" garnered the lowest attendance, versus previous concerts that highlighted music from specific ethnic groups. As one audience member pointed out, perhaps the residents did not "see" themselves in the term "multicultural."
All About Local ID Programs
Municipalities will not support the creation of an official local identification card because institutions (i.e. schools, police) may fear fraudulent use, or may not want undocumented immigrants to have an ID card.
Washtenaw County has had great success with their local ID card. The card is considered a government-issued ID, and most institutions have gladly accepted it in place of a State ID or a driver's license, which many populations cannot easily access.
Ensuring Language Access
Using a translation phone service might be the best solution if a translator is not available in person.
…And what I learned
According to Ruth Stenfors of the Elder Refugee Program in Grand Rapids, if you're working with a community that speaks a rare or uncommon language, many translation services may not have an interpreter that can help. Or the interpreter may speak what non-speakers consider to be the same language, but the dialects are so vastly different that the client and interpreter can barely understand each other.
Obviously there are many challenges associated with implementing inclusive programs and services, but the successes are that much more impactful. There is no question in my mind that making inclusion a priority is worthwhile. What better way to welcome new immigrants than to ensure they have equal access to everything a community might offer?
ONEplace Nonprofit Leader Academy 2016
Academy information and applications now available here.
Information sessions (not required) are scheduled for:
Applications are due at 5:00 pm on Friday, November 13
I can hear him now. At this time of year, my friend will, "Here we go again. Doing what we always do in September."
For many of us, our work moves in cycles. We just finished what we do in summer, and now it's fall. After the holidays, we'll do our winter stuff, and then there's April and May…sheesh! As we cycle in and out of seasons, we have the opportunity to improve our systems and individual performance.
This is why ONEplace offers Management Track workshop series. These series address skills and processes fundamental to nonprofit management. They also provide opportunities to develop, hone, and refine our individual skills while offering teams opportunities to learn skills together (which improves application and retention).
Recognizing that scheduling is often the barrier to attending professional development events, we're scheduling more in advance than ever before. Here's our Management Track schedule for this fall.
Supervision & Management Series – five sessions beginning Sep 14 (more)
Fundraising Series – three sessions beginning Oct 29 (more)
Operations Series – three sessions beginning Nov 2 (more)
Good leaders continually learn new things as well as refine and deepen that which is already known. They travel a track that doesn't go in circles; rather, it spirals to ever-deeper understanding.
ONEplace's Management Track offers a variety of series to target those management and leadership skills that we continually need to refine. Plan ahead because many of these fill to capacity.
Supervision & Management Series
Paul Knudstrup's (Midwest Consulting Group) popular series returns with two sections – Monday (A) and Thursday (B).
(A) Sept 14 Job of the Manager – Managing Yourself - 9:15 am-12 pm(B) Sept 17
(A) Sept 21 Communicating for Results - 9:15 am-12 pm(B) Sept 24
(A) Sept 28 Building Relationships – Managing Others - 9:15 am-12 pm(B) Oct 1
(A) Oct 5 Managing Change & Making Effective Decisions - 9:15 am–12 pm (B) Oct 8
(A) Oct 12 Leading & Empowering – Growing Yourself - 9:15 am-12 pm(B) Oct 15
Fundraising Series
Michelle Karpinski (Pretty Lake Camp) teams with ONEplace to provide needed information & guidance for a successful year-end campaign.
Oct 29 Planning Your Year-End Campaign - 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Nov 5 Donor Communications: Cut thru the Noise - 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Nov 12 Donor Recognition: Keep'em Coming Back - 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Operations Series
Thom Andrews (ONEplace Director) provides three processes to transform your organizations practices and internal communications.
Nov 2 Project Management - 9:15 am – 12:00 pm
Nov 9 Decision Making - 9:15 am – 12:00 pm
Nov 16 Problem Solving - 9:15 am – 12:00 pm
This past month's Inclusion Series wrapped up with Trans*, Gender Non-conforming, & Genderqueer: a workshop for allies. During the 3-hour workshop, we learned terms, context, and explored how to be an effective ally.
Sojn Boothroyd and Amanda Niven reminded us that vocabulary is contextual. Different terms carry different meanings across geographical and generational cultures. That being said, they provided definitions and descriptions for terms used in the workshop:
Trans – abbreviation for transgender
Trans* - an asterisk is sometimes added to the word trans to signify that trans communities are diverse and include many different identities
Transgender – someone who does not identify with the gender assigned to them
CIS gender – someone who identifies with the gender assigned to them
Gender non-conforming – someone whose appearance/identity does not conform to societal standards
Genderqueer – sometimes used to describe someone who defines their gender outside the constructs of male and female. This can include having no gender, being androgynous or having elements of multiple genders.
Nonbinary – someone who identifies outside the gender binary (i.e., male – female)
Trans – abbreviation for transgender
Trans* - an asterisk is sometimes added to the word trans to signify that trans communities are diverse and include many different identities
Transgender – someone who does not identify with the gender assigned to them
CIS gender – someone who identifies with the gender assigned to them
Gender non-conforming – someone whose appearance/identity does not conform to societal standards
Genderqueer – sometimes used to describe someone who defines their gender outside the constructs of male and female. This can include having no gender, being androgynous or having elements of multiple genders.
Nonbinary – someone who identifies outside the gender binary (i.e., male – female)
They cautioned the group that these terms are emerging and there are various viewpoints on their definitions and usage. We should not assume that one person's words, identity, and definition apply to others. If you are unsure, then ask and be ready to listen.
Finally, we explored the concept of allyship. An ally is a person who helps to advocate for a particular group of people. Allies are knowledgeable about issues and concerns and may help build more supportive climates. They lead from the back, continually questioning themselves and learning as well as taking action to make their workplaces more welcoming.
ONEplace and the Kalamazoo Public Library (KPL) team up to present Kalamazoo Innovative Community Talks or KICtalks on Wednesday, August 26, at 5:30 pm at Kalamazoo Public Library downtown.
The 90-minute event features four brief (5-10') talks highlighting their innovative efforts to serve and build the greater Kalamazoo community. A reception for enjoying conversation and locally-sourced food follows the talks.
The August 26 event will hear from four innovative efforts:
Children's expression takes many forms and Read and Write Kalamazoo describes how their empathy centers provide a variety of opportunities for children to authentically express themselves. Utilizing small groups and collaborative adult interaction, they develop a culture where voice, perspective, and identity are valued.
Can Kalamazoo become the most physically fit community of its size in the nation? On the Move Kalamazoo believes it can. They will describe common barriers to movement, specific barriers in Kalamazoo, and their vision for getting us fit.
What does it mean to "be from Kalamazoo?" Remi Harrington of the Urban Folk Art Exploratory shares her fascinating story and will inspire all to seek what you need from our amazing community and claim Kalamazoo as your hometown.
When we talk of education, we rarely talk of educating the parents…as teachers of their children. Seeds for Success, a local affiliate of Parents as Teachers, describes how they collaborate with five area agencies to give kids – and parents – a better chance for success.
Quarterly KICtalk events are open and free to the public. To register, visit www.kpl.gov/ONEplace
The other day I asked Siri:
How do I supervise staff?...she gave me several helpful websites
How do I plan a fundraising campaign?...she gave me several helpful websites
What are best practices for nonprofits on social media?...she gave me several helpful websites
How do I supervise staff?...she gave me several helpful websites
How do I plan a fundraising campaign?...she gave me several helpful websites
What are best practices for nonprofits on social media?...she gave me several helpful websites
Then, I asked Siri:
Why do I behave the way that I do?...she said, "I don't know. Frankly, I've wondered that myself"
Why do I behave the way that I do?...she said, "I don't know. Frankly, I've wondered that myself"
According to Mario Morino (Venture Philanthropy),
"...our problem is not a shortage of ideas, models, knowing what works, or best practices. Instead, it is our failure to execute, deliver what we promise, and convert concepts to sustainable reality."
"...our problem is not a shortage of ideas, models, knowing what works, or best practices. Instead, it is our failure to execute, deliver what we promise, and convert concepts to sustainable reality."
As we take the lead in our various areas of control and spheres of influence, we must develop the fortitude, resilience, and chutzpah to plant our stake in the ground, hold the tough conversation, and get up when knocked down.
Peer Learning Groups (PLGs) embrace the understanding "…that leadership development is ultimately self-development." It's not a series of workshops. It's a safe space for building self-awareness and attending to your own concerns and development within a supportive, collegial environment.
PLGs meet monthly for 90 minutes over an eight-month period (Sept – April). At each session, you focus, without distraction, on what matters to you: your values and vision, your challenges and fears. You'll gain greater access to your own wisdom. You'll connect with others who listen to and encourage each other, and honor each other's differences.
During each session we will
We utilize the Courage to Lead approach developed by the Center for Courage and Renewal (find out more).
We have four initial sessions. Sign up for the one that best fits your situation. Subsequent meeting times may be adjusted. So, if you're interested but cannot make the first meeting, please register and then email me (email@example.com) to let me know of your conflict.
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Busy Beavers
Presented by Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary at Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
November 10 - November 17, 2012
Fall is a busy time for beavers as they prepare for winter at Broadmoor. We will visit different beaver sites, discover what life is like as a beaver and how to recognize signs that a beaver has been in the area. As sunset approaches, we will watch for our resident beavers on their evening explorations. Pre-registration required. Online registration available.
Mass Audubon Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
280 Eliot St (Rt 16)
Natick, MA 01760
Admission Info:
Adults $11.00m/ $13.00nm, Children $6.00m/ $8.00nm
Phone: 508-655-2296
Accessibility Information: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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An Open Letter to the Republican Leadership in Congress Regarding Syria.
Dear Sirs,
We don't see eye to eye on much—I'm what could be called a leftist. I believe in a lot of the things that you're against, like gay marriage and protecting the environment and taxing wall street speculators.
But, more importantly, I am an anti-war activist—I'm against killing people.
But I have to ask you something because I am quite confused. Why do you believe Obama about Syria? Obama said that the Assad regime used chemical weapons and you believe him in his assertion that we need to act. Why?
When he said he was born in America, some of you didn't believe him.
When he said he was not a Muslim, some of you didn't believe him.
When he said we needed the healthcare reform now known as Obamacare, you didn't believe him.
When he said we needed to limit greenhouse gas emissions to curb global warming, you didn't believe him.
When he said we needed Wall Street reform, you didn't believe him.
But now, you do? He says the Assad regime used chemical weapons and we can't go through the UnitedNations to deal with it. And you believe him?
Why is it that you waited until he said that what we need to do is kill people to get on board?
Why do you believe him about this, but assume he was being dishonest about global warming?
What if the rebels were the ones that used the chemical weapons? What if the evidence for the chemical weapons was faked somehow?
It's an assumption that Assad's regime used the weapons. We don't know. We don't know. A bombing campaign might not be the best way to find out. The fact that the United Nations doesn't support this action should matter.
Shouldn't it?
We have had two recent wars that we rushed into. Both of them resulted in a lot of casualties and an enormous financial burden that we are still wrestling with today.
Should we rush into this? Why not work through the United Nations?
Be voices of reason.
All we are saying is give peace a chance.
A Concerned Citizen
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SECTION Congress of Nigeria has berated President Goodluck Jonathan for chasing imaginary enemies during his last Saturday's visit to the Police College, Ikeja.
The ACN noted that the President, "instead of telling Nigerians how he would uplift the 70-year-old foremost police college, chose to question how the television station, Channels, filmed the rot in the institution."
The party stated this in a statement on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
The ACN said, "Mr. President, those comments were totally unnecessary, and they put a damper on what would have been a great moment for you. A surprise presidential visit is always a good strategy for leaders to see things in their real state, without the usual window dressing that heralds scheduled visits. But it must be properly managed to achieve the maximum effect. Failure to make the best of that moment is akin to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.''
The party also urged the President to make amends by making a policy statement on how he would achieve turnaround in the fortunes of the college and other police training institutions in the country.
According to the party, the rejuvenation of the force is important, recognising the strategic role its men and women play in the polity.
The ACN added, "Subjecting police men and women to dehumanising and demeaning conditions, the type exposed by Channels, during training means we cannot and should not expect them to be exemplary after their training. Nothing good can come out of what we saw in that college.
"Terrible as the state of the Police College in Ikeja is, it represents a tip of the iceberg when compared with the pervasive rot in police barracks and police stations as well as the generally poor welfare of the police.
"There is no doubt that the pervasive corruption in our country and the lack of maintenance culture contributed to what has now become a global embarrassment to the whole of Nigeria, not just to the Jonathan administration.
"Therefore, there is no better time than now for the administration to embark on a concerted effort to reverse the rot. It may also not be a bad idea for the President, who was reportedly angry and shocked at what he saw during the visit, to order a probe into how the institution deteriorated so badly, with a view to prevent a recurrence.''


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Category : 2011 March (Archive)
Auschwitz Memorial Reports Record Numbers of Visitors in 2011
Haaretz, January 6, 2012, By The Associated Press
While the large number of visitors is seen as important for Holocaust education, mass tourism there is also adding strain to the barracks and other structures.
The memorial site of Auschwitz-Birkenau saw record audiences in 2011, figures released Friday indicated, with over 1.4 million visitors. The impressive soar underlines how the death and labor complex that Nazi Germany built in occupied southern Poland during World War II has become Europe's most visited Holocaust remembrance site. (more…)
Auschwitz Survivor and 'Schindler's List' Producer Going Back there for his Bar Mitzvah
Daily News, April 5, 2011, By Bob Strauss
At a tribute on the Universal Studios lot Monday evening, "Schindler's List" producer Branko Lustig finally received his tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl commonly presented to boys before they're bar mitzvahed.
The 78-year-old Lustig will go through his coming-of-age ceremony early next month at the place where he couldn't have had it when he was an adolescent: the Auschwitz concentration camp. (more…)
Branko Lustig Honored
Variety, March 28, 2011, By Variety Staff
Branko Lustig, producer of "Schindler's List," "Gladiator" and numerous other pics, never had a bar mitzvah. At age 13, Lustig was imprisoned in Auschwitz.
On April 4, the Holocaust survivor will be honored at a fundraiser for Intl. March of the Living, to be held in Screening Room 3 on the Universal lot. Lustig will be presented with a prayer shawl signifying the beginning of his bar mitzvah.
The rest of the ceremony will be held May 2 at the Auschwitz Memorial site in Oswiecim, Poland, as part of the annual March of the Living event, where a scholarship fund in Lustig's name will be unveiled.


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Book your room at The Lodge Hotel and Conference Center
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly resort with free airport shuttle and restaurant
This family-friendly Bettendorf resort is located in the suburbs, within 3 mi (5 km) of Kaplan University Davenport Campus, NorthPark Mall and Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center. Genesis Medical Center East is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) away.
Resort Features
Along with a restaurant, this resort has an indoor pool and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a poolside bar, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 210 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, plus room service and cable TV. Guests will also find coffee makers, free local calls, and video-game consoles.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, The Lodge Hotel and Conference Center provides a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. The resort offers a restaurant. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Event facilities measuring 5252 square feet (473 square meters) include conference space and meeting rooms. This family-friendly resort also offers an arcade/game room, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests (available on request). Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Computer station
- Conference space size (feet) - 5252
- Conference space size (meters) - 473
- Number of meeting rooms - 12
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Indoor pool
- Spa tub
- Sauna
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Total number of rooms - 210
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fireplace in lobby
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Arcade/game room
- Poolside bar
- Number of floors - 9
- Free airport transportation
- Elevator/lift
- Wedding services
- Free self parking
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Arcade/game room
- Playground on site
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Premium TV channels
- Video-game console
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave (on request)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Daily housekeeping
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Lodge Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in German cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Playground on site
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children under 18 years old stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
Pets allowed, Only dogs are allowed, Pet maximum weight in lb is 25
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 8.99 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: USD 10 per pet, per day
- Pet deposit: USD 50 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per stay
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Have you ever heard the latest campaign of Allstate? All of you may already know that Allstate is an insurance company that provide good services to its clients. We had been in Allstate car insurance services for almost 8 years now and so far everything was good. There are some things ups and down happened to us, but with our insurance, we were rest assured that we would always received care that we were always looking forward to.
And now, Allstate Good Life campaign have a brand new mission with its motto, " Good Hands for the Good Life" which eventually lead us to think positive things in life, even though life's cruelties are just lurking around, like a lion, ready to attack, then we should always think that sometimes life is full of surprises which will give us strength and bravery.
Did you ever experience of losing a battle, yet you're in a situation where life is beyond imaginable. You would think life is so heartless, yet all of a sudden, everything got better without even expecting it.
Well, it reminds me of a person that was very closed to my heart. I remembered those times when he was in low life situation where we thought, he would end up like nothing. He would be just a man whose life has no direction at all. But, he chooses to stand up tall and showed us that everything will changed for him. He is now a professional cop, a job that everyone was dreaming of. He chooses to live a good life and somehow push off some of the negative things that happened in his life, with no doubt or fear.
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Look at Microsoft Windows. Sure, it's had its off moments, but for the most part has functioned very well. A lot of Windows hasn't changed since the days of NT 4, it it still looks and performs well, with no end in sight.
Insert another desktop OS (OS X, Linux) and the story remains much the same.
BBOS is an example of how not to do it. The OS was limited from the start, and the design was rather in-hospitable to the idea of apps.
That's why they've moved onto QNX and Neutrino, they needed a fresh start, there was no use in pumping additional work into the Java based OS.
iOS is based on Apple's fork of the Mach kernel which has performed very well in Apple's desktop OS and performs equally well in BSD. There aren't any apparent areas where Mach or OS X are lacking.Thanked by:
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My personal thoughts here but...
Apple hasn't done a thing except lose money since the loss of Steve Jobbs. The last few contributions they have made are well... Uninteresting. And uninteresting + technology don't mix well.
With that said, you can build cross platform apps. On average they don't work "quite as well" but they cover more ground.
Marmalade, AIR (will eventually become HTML5), HTML5 (jquery / sencha / phonegap), C++ and QT (in some cases) are of varying cross platform abilities.
Apples objective C is proprietary iOS thing that much like Mac OS - has little impact on the world when moved off a Mac. Just as Cascades and BBUI are of little value to anyone not using BlackBerry. And ADT (Android) is of no real use to other platforms either other than Android.
You just need to pick smart. Sometimes it makes sense to select a language you are less familiar with if you don't want your code to expire in a year. No matter how much the 1-os proprietary language has been prettied up.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — For any filmmaker, the road to the Academy Awards is long. But 2014 student winner Peter Baumannn had to cross more borders than most.
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One of three winners in the foreign-film category, Baumann got his nod for the dark comedy "Border Patrol," about German police on the Bavarian-Austrian border who skip work to watch soccer.
Although Baumann is from Munich, Germany, the academy credits the United Kingdom as the country of origin for the film because he made it while a student at the Northern Film School in Leeds, England.
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Baumann and the others knew they were in the running, but got the news of their triumphs just two weeks ago, and won't know which placement within their category — bronze, silver or gold — they'll take until Saturday night.
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2014 is one for the Student Academy Award history books, thanks to Hadas Ayalon's win in the foreign category for "Paris on the Water." The drama about a former movie star who re-examines her life after landing a game-changing role is the first win for Israel.
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German foreign-film honoree Lennart Ruff, winner for the action-triller "Nocebo," said his film inadvertently tipped a hat to a fellow countryman, "Run Lola Run" director Tom Tykwer.
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Good morning and thank you Mr. Chairman for inviting me to testify today. I appreciate your leadership on this issue.
I am Rhett Dawson, president of the Information Technology Industry Council.
ITI is the association that represents the leading IT companies. Our members include such companies as IBM, Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, Gateway, Dell, Compaq, HP and 3Com -- just to name a few.
Last year, our members had a combined worldwide revenue of more than $440 billion and we employed more than 1.2 million people in the United States.
The US IT industry is the envy of the world -- it is a perfect example of what can develop when given the freedom to innovate.
Today, I want to talk about how our industry and our government can work together to ensure that the US IT industry can retain its world leadership in information technology, while making sure we continue to protect our national security.
Let's focus on three areas on how we can change export control regulations:
· National Security
· Technology
· What the Congress and the Administration Can Do
National Security
Last month the Cox Report was released and it gave us a clear picture on national security. We agreed with many of the reports findings:
· Higher penalties for those who violate export control laws.
· The need to re-enact the Export Administration Act to establish export control regime that can respond to technological changes and market realities.
· And, the need for multilateral controls to protect sensitive technologies that could threaten our security interests.
But what we need is a level playing field where our foreign competitors are not permitted to take advantage of unilateral U.S. government strategies.
Our industry is committed to upholding and protecting our country's national security interests. We are not asking for, nor do we want, to do away with export control regulations for countries where true supercomputers must be controlled, clearly in terrorist countries but also those countries where technology, if it is not otherwise available, might prove threatening to the U.S.
The most appropriate and most effective export control threshold for these countries from a national security as well as a national economic perspective is one that draws the lines between computers that are commodities and those that are not. Drawing that line is what we hope you will consider doing as you move forward with the Export Administration Act.
The Cox Report has sparked a very important debate about the role technology plays in our national security. But it is important to keep in mind that even in the midst of the espionage case, Congressman Cox made sure to point out that technology should be used as a tool of democracy.
In late March, in the San Jose Mercury News, Congressman Cox wrote: "Encouraging exports to China that promote individual freedom and well-being is in the United States' national security interest......the U.S. should focus on unleashing the Internet as an engine of freedom in China."
This point is made even more clear in the best-selling book The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman. He writes: "An Internet company formed in Chicago in 1998, called China Online, uses stringers inside China to gather market and other news. They file the information to Chicago via the Internet, and China Online then beams it back to China, again via the Internet. Among the things that China Online offers as a daily service is the black-market rate of the Chinese currency against the dollar in China's major cities. Its reporters go out into the market every day, check the rate with the underground dealers, and then file it to Chicago. This is very useful data for anyone doing business in China, particularly for Chinese. IT is something the Chinese government would never provide to its people, let alone to the world, but Beijing is now powerless to stop it."
This is something that is happening today and it is happening because people in China are getting the tools they need to communicate with the outside world.
I spent the last two years of the Reagan Administration in the White House. And something that I learned there is that democracy grows through engagement. It was the fax machine that helped bring down the Berlin Wall and I believe it will be Internet that will help bring democracy to China.
We believe that you can, and must, strike a balance that preserves our national security while maintaining the US technological leadership. To do this we hope you will closely examine the key question of foreign availability.
Next, I want to highlight just a couple short examples of why we need to recognize that technology is racing ahead of current control levels which means that export control threshold levels, so-called MTOPs, must be raised sooner, rather than later.
Real World Examples
ITI represents the leading IT companies. Many of our companies produce personal computers that are shipped around the world for use in the home and in the office.
When the new export control thresholds were set in 1996, because the processing capabilities were much lower, ordinary business computers -- computers with 2, 4, 6, and even 8 microprocessors could be exported to Tier 3 countries. This year, if no change is made to the current 2000 MTOPs level, all of these computers using new microprocessors will be controlled.
Gateway, a company in the home state of Senator Johnson, where you can log onto the Internet to build your own computer, will soon exceed the 2000 MTOPs level.
Apple Computer, another one of our member companies, will roll out its next generation computer later this summer. It too is expected exceed the 2000 MTOP level.
Dell and Compaq -- two companies in your home state of this CommitteeÕs Chairman, will soon bump up against the current threshold as they try to ship their products outside the United States.
But this is not just about computers. The Sony Play Station II -- which many of us have in our homes for our kids or grandkids -- will be required to go through the export control regulation process because it contains a chip that exceeds the current threshold.
Where will people around the world go to get computers if not from the United States? They will go to France, Japan or even China or the many other countries that have the ability to produce these products but not the regulatory hurdles that our country has imposed on itself.
This summer we are on a collision course. Without changing the existing control level, the United States IT industry could face some very formidable and real economic hurdles -- having consequences not only for our industry but also the overall U.S. economy.
Under these circumstances we have proposed to the Clinton Administration that the threshold for Tier 3 countries be increased from the current 2000 MTOPs level to 12,300 MTOPs by the end of this month. This level would allow for the export of widely available computers -- 1 to 8 processor business computers -- that are either on the market now or will be early next year from our foreign competitors.
In addition, we have proposed that the threshold for Tier 2 countries should be raised from 10,000 to 30,000 MTOPs. This change is consistent with the severe threat posed by these computers to U.S. national security interests and reflects the advances in technology that have occurred in the last three years.
Certain Tier 2 countries -- or key trading partners -- should be "graduated" to Tier 1.
The need for these changes is real and immediate. We hope Congress and the Administration will act -- quickly -- to avoid the collision with market realities that we are facing.
Support on the Hill and in the Administration
In meetings with Congress and the Administration we have received a lot of support for increasing the current threshold level. The CEOs of ITI's member companies will keep the pressure on Congress and the Administration to act soon.
Most importantly, we are pleased this Committee is holding this hearing and we are hoping that you work toward a distinction between a commodity, something that is difficult, if not impossible, to control, and a true supercomputer. That would be a positive, and important, development.
Thank you, again, for the opportunity to testify today.
We look forward to working with you to help ensure that the US technology industry continues to be a leader at home and around the world.
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There's Android Asset Studio http://android-ui-utils.googlecode.com/hg/asset-studio/dist/index.html which you can use with your graphics images. Those graphics images of yours you can create using your favorite editor such as Gimp or maybe Photoshop.
You can use any image editing tool such as Photoshop, Gimp, Paint.Net, even MS Paint! I personally use Paint.Net, a free and simple to use image editor.


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Nail Artist Q&A: "Nailed Down!" with Christina Ament!
Welcome to NAILPRO's Nailed Down! where we "nail down" nail artists and technicians from our User Galleries and get to know them and their amazing work!
This week we visit Virginia Beach, VA.
Meet Christina Ament:
Where do you work?
I am the owner of the salon, Nails by Christina.
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I'm funny, kind hearted, creative, and motivated.
How did you get started in the nail industry?
I always had an interest in nails and cosmetology, so I took a nail technician course and got my license. I started out doing just manicures and pedicures, and then slowly I worked my way up to acrylic and nail art.
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I'm inspired by patterns I see and music.
Are there any tools you can't live without?
What is your favorite technique/style?
I love doing long stiletto nails.
What tip can you offer other nail technicians?
Keep practicing and don't ever say you can't do something. Try everything at least once and if it doesn't come out how you want it to, keep trying. Have fun with your work.
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i'm assuming i can sign a crisp white sheet of paper and scan the signature into the computer, from there i can import into photoshop, but i don't really know how i can place it on another document - obviously i know how to do it including the white background but i need the background to be transparent as it is not going onto another white background.
any idea of the tools i should be using to accomplish this?
Another and probably better method of getting rid of a white BG: Open both images. CRTL-A (select all) of the signature image, CTRL-C (copy.) Select the target image, CTRL-V (paste.)
When you paste the sig into an image, it creates a new layer.
On the layers pallet, double-click the signature layer or select the layer, then select Layer Options from the pop-up menu on the layers palette.
Leave "blend if" set to gray. On the upper slider "This Layer," begin sliding the right slider (white) to the left. This will make all pixels in the "upper end" of the tonal range transparent. Slide it until all the white edging is gone.
Flatten the image, save it.
1. Sign the paper and scan the image to get it in a photoshop
2. Once in image of the signature of the image is in Photoshop:
click on Edit > Define Brush Preset(this is in CS3, but I am sure it is worded almost the same in earlier versions).
3. Name your New Brush.
Once defined you could use that new Brush on other images and it is transparent and you could change color of it and size as you would for any other brush.
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Pearl Harbourfront
The view at Pearl Harbourfront is hard to beat. Overlooking the lake with a great view of the islands, there's no better way to enjoy delicate, hand-made dim sum dishes and a pot of select Chinese tea. On offer are tasty small plates of steamed dumplings and a variety of fried snacks central to the Cantonese tea house tradition of yum cha. Yum cha simply means "to drink tea" and eating dim sum is quintessential to the experience.
Tea options include jasmine, chrysanthemum, and of course the standard oolong. Meant to aid in digestion, tea is sipped alongside the meal. Orders are taken by marking up an order form that has both English and Chinese descriptions, versus the cacophony of hawkers rolling food carts. The bill is tracked on a card at the table. Small dishes cost $3.75, medium are $5.35, and large are $5.95.
The Har Kau or Shrimp Dumplings ($5.95) are the benchmark dim sum for any restaurant and these are packed with super sweet shrimp, then pleat folded into a wrapper and steamed till translucent. The Siu Mai ($5.35), a pork based dumpling inside an egg noodle wrapper and the Steamed Scallop Dumpling ($3.75) shown at top, are both good savoury choices.
Tender Steamed Beef Balls ($3.75) arrive next. Sitting on a liner of soft tofu skin, the beef balls are as light as air, a sign of quality, and served with Worcestershire sauce for dipping. I also order the Beef Cheung Foon ($5.35), rice noodles wrapped around minced beef and served with a sweet and salty soy sauce.
While not for timid eaters, the Steamed Chicken Feet ($3.75) are cooked in a soy chilli sauce till the skin, meat and tendon practically fall off the bone. The Steamed Curry Cuttle ($5.35) are hit or miss. One time, they are soft and easy to chew and another time, they're a little rubbery. The Chinese-style curry is mild and just right for dim sum, which is usually eaten at brunch.
The fried dishes are fine but I can only handle one or two at the dim sum hour. My choice is the Fried Shrimp Toast ($5.35) which is a minced shrimp mixture on top of a small slice of white bread and deep-fried till crispy. You can ask for mayonnaise or sweet and sour sauce to go with it, but at Pearl Harbourfront the standard accompaniment is Worcestershire sauce.
Off the special section of the menu is Marinated Jelly Fish with Cucumber ($7.50). This is a cold dish almost like a sliced jellyfish and cucumber salad marinated in soy and topped with sesame seeds. To brighten it up, I add a drizzle of chilli oil available upon request as a side condiment. Pearl Harbourfront also serves dinner and handles banquet style meals but I like it here for dim sum in the daylight. If I'm going to pay higher than average prices for Cantonese food and dim sum, I want the view to go with it.
Restaurant Hours:
Weekdays - 11:00am to 11:00pm
Weekends - 10:30am to 11:00pm
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One thing that was a bit unnerving was that at the end of our meal I noticed that what I had thought was a fastner of some kind on the side of the basket, was actually a dead cockroach.
I know that roaches exist in restaurants, and I didn't mention it the staff in order to avoid embarrassing them (and I'm a wuss). But that is a pretty big deal for it to appear on a delivered meal. Many other people would have made a scene, if not outright reported them to a monitoring agency.
Food safety could use some work.
.... was that ... was that on purpose?
thank Goodness it's not a Japanese restaurant.
I haven't eaten dim sum since then. So gross.
That said you can get dim sum that is pretty much at the same level as Pearl north of Steeles and about half the price. There is a price to paid for the wonderful view and service.
HPPA legislation mandates for a health inspector to respond to concerns and complaints within 24 hours. Look at it this way: the cockroach may have come into contact with insecticide and now it's sitting a matter of inches away from your food. It may not make you ill, but it can't be good for you either.
The inspectors aren't there to terrorize business owners but to help them and to ensure that the restaurant is taking necessary precautions to provide good service and more importantly SAFE service.
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The service on the other hand, was TERRIBLE.
The hostess was very pretentious and flirted with my boyfriend!
We had an inexperienced waiter who didn't understand English very well. He spilled our water glass and overfilled one of our glasses, causing a mess to our table.
Some of the other waitresses kept walking by our table and speaking Mandarin.
How rude of them! We later complained to the manager and were given a mean look.
We won't dine at this place again.


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The Best Of Mike Leach
A sampling of the favorite quotes among Leach followers on the internet: On the Ninja formation missing from the Tech playbook
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Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the State of New Jersey. The university is known for its programs in business, law, education, nursing, and diplomacy.
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Fidelity Investments® Significantly Expands Suite of Short Duration Bond Funds
New Products Can Help Provide Stability Amidst Rising RatesBOSTON -- Fidelity Investments®, a leading global asset management firm with $1.9 trillion in managed assets, including approximately $890 billion in fixed income assets, today announced it has expanded its line-up of short duration bond mutual funds for investors and financial advisors with the launch of three new products: Fidelity Limited Term Bond Fund (a new retail share class of Fidelity Advisor Limited Term Bond Fund), Fidelity Conservative Income Municipal Bond Fund and Fidelity Short Duration High Income Fund (Advisor and retail shares classes).
"A top concern for many bond investors today is their exposure to interest rate risk and the negative impact rising rates could have on their bond portfolios," said Charlie Morrison, president of Fidelity's Fixed Income division. "For investors seeking to lower this risk, short duration funds can be an appropriate addition to a well-diversified bond portfolio."
While the Federal Reserve has indicated it is unlikely to raise the short-term Fed funds rate in the near term, longer-term rates may rise if the Fed tapers its bond purchases. Under these circumstances, short duration bonds are generally less sensitive to rising interest rates. Even against a backdrop of declining interest rates over the past couple of decades, short duration funds have demonstrated the potential to capture compelling fixed income returns with less volatility.
The three new short duration bond funds are managed with varying degrees of credit and interest rate exposure, from primarily investment grade to below investment grade and with weighted average maturities between six months to five years.
Investors can learn more about Fidelity's short duration funds and access educational videos and investment insights by visiting www.fidelity.com/fidelityshort.
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Lead managed by 18-year Fidelity veteran Matt Conti, Fidelity Short Duration High Income Fund normally invests in higher quality below investment grade bonds rated BB or B. It also intends to invest in floating rate loans and investment grade corporate bonds. The fund normally maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity of three years or less. Michael Plage, who co-manages Fidelity Corporate Bond Fund, will manage the fund's U.S. investment grade assets.
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With the launch of these three new funds, Fidelity now offers investors and advisors access to a suite of 13 short duration funds, with total assets under management of more than $34 billion. The table below lists Fidelity's retail and Advisor short duration bond funds.
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Fidelity also launched a new report, "Investor Blind Spots in Short Duration Bond Funds." The report highlights that many investors may not fully understand the different levels of risk associated with different short duration products.
For an investor who decides to allocate assets to a short duration strategy, there is a spectrum of fund offerings to consider. Variations in management style influence a fund's sector allocation, credit quality and level of interest-rate risk, all of which translate into meaningful diversity in risk-and-return characteristics within the short duration fund category.
"Investors need to consider that within the short duration category, fund composition can vary widely resulting in some investors taking on more risk than they intended," said Morrison. "To help avoid these potential blind spots, investors need to understand what they own, in terms of duration and sector exposure, and align their risk tolerance with a fund's underlying investment approach."
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