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The European commission opened the year that is now drawing to a close with a unilateral proposal – which later became a commitment – to reduce the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent by 2020.
The EU's executive was spurred by the urgency pervading the Stern report, published in October 2006. It starkly argued that leaving climate change unaddressed would cost more than acting to reverse it.
By setting itself that goal, the EU was consistent with its long-held conviction that Europe has all to gain from remaining a leader in environment-related policies. And it was staying loyal to its focus on targets. As it celebrated its 50th anniversary on 9 May the EU could gloat on its green protection success, secured by a comprehensive legislative framework. But the difficulty of relying entirely on the end result of policies (targets) at the expense of widening and sharpening the means to achieve those results has become evident through 2007.
On climate, the ongoing struggle to reduce carbon emissions within the bloc has highlighted the need for answers beyond buying credits from abroad. On sustainability, the goals of lower resource use, greater energy efficiency and better waste management have proved elusive.
A renewed push to boost Europe's green leadership with technology emerged mid-year. In May the commission's second report on the EU's 2004 green technologies action plan said much more must be done to enhance eco-innovation. At the end of its EU presidency in June, Germany stated that eco-innovation was the only way to confront climate change, resource shortage and biodiversity loss.
As the end-of-year international talks in Bali approached, climate change made all the headlines. In October former US vice president Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change received international acclaim after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. In November the French president Nicolas Sarkozy and British prime minister Gordon Brown made landmark speeches about their commitment to the environmental cause.
But the most striking news came from other continents. Australia's new prime minister, Kevin Rudd, won the elections on 26 November on the back of a strong green agenda, including a promise to ratify the Kyoto protocol. A plausible US presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, acknowledged that climate change must be addressed and promised to reduce her country's burgeoning carbon emissions by 80 per cent.
The EU is no longer a solitary fighter against carbon emissions. And its emphasis on targets appears vindicated by countries such as the US – which has traditionally focused on the means to achieve environmental gains (technology) – finally accepting that true progress towards sustainability is hard to make without clear targets providing a sense of direction.
Will 2007 be remembered as the year when most world leaders agreed to act on climate change? Probably yes. But it may also be seen as the time when environmental technologies made it to the top of the global green agenda.
The challenge for the EU and the rest of the world is to put into practice the newly gained understanding that stringent policies with ambitious targets and a bold approach to green technological innovation are both necessary to progress towards environmental sustainability without compromising economic stability. As 2008 approaches, the EU's New Year resolution must be a true commitment to green technologies that will allow it to meet environmental goals and create competitive advantage for its industry at the same time.
Nadia Weekes, editor
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McNair High School's travel club is seeking donations for their used shoes drive.
The McNair High School Travel Club and High Achievers is seeking your gently-worn used and new shoes as a fundraiser for future trips, projects, and competitions. From October 23 to December 23, you are encouraged to bring your items to the school located 1804 Bouldercrest Road, Atlanta, GA 30316. The club will receive funds based on the number of shoes collected, so please pass this information to friends, families, neighbors, and coworkers.
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Pioneer2Pioneer (P2P) is a student organization committed to creating opportunities for friendship between international and domestic students. Students are paired or grouped for one quarter and interact through monthly events and programs they can participate in together! Open to graduate and undergraduate students.
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SANTA CRUZ, CA -- The UCSC Men's Basketball team ended their losing streak today; as they went on to defeat the Whittier Poets, 74-66, at Kaiser Permanente Arena. This is the Slugs first win since, November 22, 2013 when they defeated the Linfield Wildcats.
The Slugs where lead by James Townsend, who scored 25 points, and grabbed 8 rebounds. Behind James, in scoring, was senior guard, Spencer Wells, who had an impressive 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and was 80% at the free throw line.
The Slugs held Whittier to a season low 40% from the field, which includes holding the Poets to a 35% three-point percentage, and 57% in free throws. UCSC lead during half time, 35-23, the lowest points scored by Whittier of the season, and had the Poets turnover the ball 17 times, while out rebounded them 44-35.
The Poets were able to outscore the Slugs 43-39 in the second half, but with Poets center Tyree Landrum being benched for foul trouble, the Slugs lead by eight points in the closing minutes of the game.
Next week, The Slugs play, Cal Maritime Keelhaulers, back in Kaiser Permanente Area. The game is scheduled to play on Saturday, January 11, at 5:00 PM PST.
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Maybe California (Satan wrote this song. He collaborated with Hitler, I heard.)
You Can Bring Your Dog (pls stop)
500 Miles (500 miles from being acceptable)
Dolphin Song (Smuuuf liek ah dulfin!)
Big Wheel (Fremdscham-Faktor: 10/10)
Mr. Bad Man (silly and boring at the same time)
Dragon (never understood why it is so loved)
Posse Bonus (pls keep your extray)
Ribbons Undone (if Xanax addiction and diabetes mellitus had a child)
Not Dying Today (2nd song Satan wrote for Tori)
Smokey Joe (actually the only good song on ADP but her pronunciation ruins it)
Teenage Hustling ( )
Honorable mentions: That Guy, Hoochie Woman, Bouncing Off Clouds, China, Cars and Guitars
Cars and Guitars
Girl Disappearing
500 Miles
Wild Way
Elfen Mare
Ribbons Undone
Oscar's Theme
Not Dying Today
Nothing incredibly surprising.
Job's Coffin
Cactus Practice
Teenage Hustling
Giant's Rolling Pin
A Silent Night With You
Not Dying Today
Barons of Suburbia
That's What I Like Mick
Your Ghost
Not Dying Today
Barons of Suburbia
Secret Spell ( I do not understand the love for this song. Hate it.)
500 Miles
Posse Bonus
Giant's Rolling Pin (If she had made this a very short song, one verse, one chorus, it would have worked, but it doesn't know when to end)
Cactus Practice
Beauty of Speed (don't understand the love for this either, and the "past a shooting star' line makes me think of Reading Rainbow)
Hoochie Woman
Ribbons Undone
All I want to be is the very best machine I can be.
In no particular order,
Humpty dumpty
Harps of gold
Police me
Daisy dead petals
Not dying today
Posse bonus
Secret spell
That guy
Cars and guitars
Goodbye Pisces
Falling down falling down
All over the river
Falling down falling down
Fallllliiinnnggg doooowwwnnn
Wish that what I'm feeling could go on and on forever
Falling down falling down
Falllliinnnggg doooowwnnnn.....
^ is one of my favourite Tori moments ever recorded (Daisy Dead Petals)
Robbing the muse...
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Apple scores hit on HTC in US patent case
Apple scored a hit in an ongoing patent brawl with mobile handset giant HTC with a US trade authority ruling the iPhone maker has rights to features using one-tap screen commands.
The International Trade Commission on Monday gave Apple part of what it wanted in a "limited exclusion order" directing that HTC stop bringing offending smartphones into the United States effective on April 19, 2012.
Taiwan-based HTC expected to be able to adapt the Android-powered handsets to sidestep the trouble with the single patent before the deadline.
The move was likely to come at the cost of removing some features smartphone users enjoy and came as part of an ongoing campaign by Apple to cobble the momentum of smartphones powered by Google's Android software.
The patent affects functions such as touching a smartphone screen to follow a Web link or call a phone number displayed on a page.
The decision was deemed final and sent for review by the staff of US President Barack Obama, who was unlikely to overrule it.
The final order came with the commission reversing a prior decision and ruling in favor of HTC on patented technology that would have been harder to design out of handsets.
Technology giants have taken to routinely pounding one another with patent lawsuits. Apple has accused HTC and other smartphone makers using Google's Android mobile operating system of infringing on Apple-held patents.
HTC in October ramped up its patent war with Apple with ammunition provided by California-based Google, the force behind Android mobile software.
Google transferred to HTC a set of patents that the company used to amend intellectual property infringement complaints against iPhone maker Apple in the United States.
Microsoft has also accused Android phones of using its patented technology, with litigation or licensing deals between companies being the selection of outcomes.
HTC in October was dealt a setback in its patent infringement claim against Apple, after an initial ruling by a US trade authority sided with the California-based tech giant.
A judge at the Washington-based ITC made an "initial determination" that Apple had committed "no violation" of patent law.
HTC, which stands for High Tech Computer Corp., is Taiwan's leading mobile phone manufacturer and a major producer of Android smartphones.
Android has been growing in size as a target, with more than half of the smartphones sold around the world in the third quarter of this year powered by the Google software, according to industry tracker Gartner.
Motorola Mobility's trove of patents was a key reason that Google bought the company this year for $12.5 billion in cash.
"Our acquisition of Motorola will increase competition by strengthening Google's patent portfolio, which will enable us to better protect Android from anti-competitive threats from Microsoft, Apple and other companies," Google chief executive Larry Page said when the Motorola Mobility buy was announced.
Motorola Mobility chief executive Sanjay Jha told financial analysts the US maker of smartphones and touchscreen tablet computers has over 17,000 issued patents and another 7,500 pending.
Taiwan's HTC hails US Apple patent ruling
Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Tuesday hailed a victory following a "better-than-expected" US ruling that it had partially infringed a patent owned by the US technology giant Apple.
The US International Trade Commission on Monday ordered HTC to stop importing by April 19 smartphones in to the United States that used certain patents by Apple.
However, the commission said HTC had violated just one of the several patents claimed by Apple in a complaint filed by US firm in March last year.
The decision reversed a previous ruling that HTC had broken multiple claims of two separate patents.
"This decision is a win for HTC... We are very pleased with the determination and we respect it," the company said in a statement.
The news was welcomed by investors, with HTC shares closing up by their seven percent daily limit at Tw$476.0 in Taipei trading.
HTC described the patent it had broken as a "small user interface experience" and it would "completely remove it from all of our phones soon", meaning it was unlikely to affect the firm's sales in the United States too much.
"The outcome of the final ruling is better than the market had expected, as most of the affected items were old models the company put on the market last year," said Mars Hsu of Grand Cathay Securities.
"Besides, I believe HTC has sufficient time to make adjustments on its design and marketing strategy before April 19."
HTC touts its own brand of smartphones and also makes handsets for a number of leading US companies, including Google's Nexus One.
Patent lawsuits are a regular occurrence among technology giants. Apple is currently being sued by Finland's Nokia for patent infringement, and has fired back a countersuit against the mobile phone giant.
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Kayla and Tim picked Tara Marie Photography because of the many country-style sample pictures Kayla saw at the bridal show at the Victorian. I am truly a country girl, complete with the horses, miscellaneous farm animals, and living in the middle of nowhere, so country pictures really do prick my heart. On the other hand, there is something about the city that fascinates me. I lived for 2 years in an apartment in Baton Rouge while in school. The first year I HATED it. But then, after I began to get out and make some friends, I began to realize the perks of living in the city. The grocery store was only 5 minutes away, versus the current 45 minutes to Wal-Mart! I could walk to Izzo's Illegal Burrito, my all-time favorite place to eat in Baton Rouge. And my friends were only a short drive (or walk) away at all times.
Recently while driving through downtown Baton Rouge at 8 pm on a Friday, I realized that the city at night makes me think about all the people who are working to keep things rolling while the rest of us sleep- the nurses, factory workers, lawyers putting in extra hours, janitors cleaning up our messes, security guards, and the rest. It's neat to think about....
Back to country life, though- I thank Mrs. Trudy, who is Tessie's mom, for letting us use her barn in Pride, LA for these pictures. I got to pet one of her cows before the shoot!


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Lucy loves hot laundry...fresh from the dryer...when she hears the beep beep beep of the dryer...
well...she sort of looks at me in anticipation.
I am putty in her paws...
I race to the dryer.
I pull out the laundry.
I place it just so...
in this spot...
if it is the way she wants it she will make a tidy little nest and take a nice little kitty nap. If it is too bumpy...I will try again...it has to be just so.
Lucy likes things right in her world.
We have her trained...LOL.
Notice the naked Christmas tree in the back ground?
Two weeks and counting...it is truly amazing how we don't notice it...seriously.
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Let me just start by saying – I LOVE Modcloth! I love their vintage inspire style of fashion. I love seeing real body types wearing the clothing, allowing me to get a better idea of how it will look on me. I love that there are honest reviews with photos of people wearing the clothes in 'real life'. I love their home decor section. I love how much Unicorn stuff I can purchase. Honestly what's not to love… Oh did I mention they recently did a ban of photoshopping their models? So everyone is featured in their natural beauty.
The downside to Modcloth for me is that it is in America, which means overseas shipping. Sad face. Unfortunately, postage isn't great to Australia so I normally get a bit of a collection together before I do a shipment (shipping to Australia is roughly $20USD). So in honor of my current 'Modcloth Loved Items' on Modcloth I have compiled a little vintage inspiration for you all. Enjoy!
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Botanical Breakfast Floral Dress in Navy Blossoms
Since I found out I was pregnant, I have started looking at dresses/clothing differently, what will work both for the now and into the future, and this dress ticks those boxes. Currently $23.99 – $59.99USD dependent on colour.
Scoops of Flower Measuring Spoons
Isn't this just the cutest?! Its measuring spoon disguised as a cute little flower pot. I just think this is the best idea ever and my retro kitchen in need of this quirkiness for only $29.99USD.
Chance Greeting Flat
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Get Down to Quirk Bag
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At every skip and wheelie bin, there is a cat, guarding its territory. A large ginger one, a tortoiseshell which is surprisingly fluffy given the climate, copious black and white ones and the odd fat tabby. One with a stubby tail, another with a weird eye. Nobody wants them.
And in the valley, the dogs bark, setting off a chain reaction among hounds and mongrels chained up outside what look more like shacks than houses. The geese start to honk and turkeys scuttle through the olive groves.
In the village square, a cheeky golden Labrador is young, footloose and fancy-free. His Alsatian-cross-collie paramour, with looks only a mother could love, waggles her tail at him in flirtatious abandon as they weave in and out of each other through the narrow streets of Agios Magikades.
I go to the waste ground to collect some mint and a peacock butterfly flutters by. This evening, the smoke of a dozen bonfires will lie low across the plain, like ribbons of mist.
And in the market, people are shopping for the weekend. The wild greens, Xorta, spinach and cucumbers still at four for a euro. Calamari at fourteen euros a kilo, John Dory at fifteen and giant prawns at eighteen. Lamb chops, beef steak, pork and sheftalia for those in the know.
So more leftover fish heads for the cats.
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April 16, 2017
Missouri River Sunset Excursion - June 15, 2017
Registration Closed - 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2017
Part of the Columbia Parks & Rec "Leisure Times" Outdoor Program at Katfish Katy's in Huntsdale.
8825 Sarr St, Columbia, MO 65203 (South Boat Ramp Entrance)
Tickets - $60 (includes fish dinner prepared by Katfish Katy's Station House)
The Missouri River is majestic when experienced at sunset! That is why we have partnered with Columbia Parks and Recreation to offer a Missouri River Sunset Excursion on June 15th. Participants will step aboard our boat for an interactive tour and catfish dinner, where we'll introduce the mysteries behind the river.
Registration is through the Columbia Parks & Rec website, and unfortunately it is not easy or intuitive! But hopefully this link below will take you to a search form. Enter this number into the "Activity number" field and click search - 314300
If you have troubles, you can call CoMo Parks & Rec at - (573) 874-7460
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3 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon dried orange peel (or fresh orange zest)
3/4 cup cane sugar, or light brown sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/3 cup grapeseed oil, or olive oil, or oil of choice
1/2 cup GF oat flour, or pure rice bran, or quinoa flour
1/2 cup tapioca starch, or cornstarch, or potato starch
1/4 cup millet flour, or sorghum flour, or amaranth four
1/4 cup brown rice flour, or white rice flour, or corn meal
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon DariFree powder
1-1/2 teaspoons xanthan gum
1/2 teaspoon agar powder (optional)
1-3/4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons melted soy-free vegan buttery spread (Earth Balance), or butter of choice
2 tablespoons orange juice
- Place baking rack in third position; preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using palm shortening grease a bread loaf pan; lightly dust with brown rice flour; tap out excess; set aside.
- In small bowl combine orange juice and dried orange peel (or fresh orange zest); stir; set aside.
- In mixing bowl combine cane sugar, applesauce, and grapeseed oil; beat to combine; set aside.
- In airtight container combine GF oat flour, tapioca sstarch, millet flour, brown rice flour, baking powder, DariFree powder, xanthan gum, and agar powder; place on lid; shake vigorously to combine and to introduce air.
- Stir orange zest and juice into mixing bowl; beat to combine.
- Add dry ingredients to mixing bowl; beat vigorously to combine.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan; place into preheated 350 degree F oven; bake 45 minutes.
- Remove pan to wire cooling rack; cool cake in pan 5 minutes; gently turn cake out onto wire cooling rack; allow to completely then ice if you desire.
Servings: 12 slices
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Preheat: 350 degrees F
Cook Time: 45 minutes
To use egg: omit applesauce; beat 2 eggs and incorporate during step 3.
To use dairy: replace oil with melted butter; omit DariFree powder.


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DOYLESTOWN, PA (August 2, 2011) - As summer comes to a close, many families realize there is only enough time for one last family get-away before they begin their fall routines. Pools and beaches will soon be replaced by soccer practices and busier workdays, so as families try to squeeze in one last-minute getaway, they have to choose between staying close to home or taking one last out-of-town trip for the summer. However, this raises the question: do travelers really get a full, unplugged vacation experience that leaves them relaxed and recharged if they don't select an out-of-town destination? A survey by CheapCaribbean.com, the number one U.S. provider of beach vacations dedicated to the Caribbean and Mexico, has found the answer is often a resounding "no."
While much has been made about "staycations" in recent years, the survey data showed that 66 percent of U.S. consumers say they'd rather really get away than enjoy a "staycation" close to home during the summer. Many consumers feel that vacations taken further away from home are superior to staycations for overall benefits (68 percent) and happiness (66 percent). Additionally, only 39 percent feel like they can unplug and recharge or avoid distractions while on a staycation.
"Vacationing away from our usual surroundings help us take a break, have fun and bond with our families; not to mention, recharge and, in turn, perform better at every day and work tasks upon return," said Greg Brown, Vice President, Caribbean Product Development with CheapCaribbean.com. "One of the things we want to show travelers is that a getaway is only valuable if you actually manage to get away. We make it affordable to go where relaxation takes precedence over all else, the islands."
While it's clear that travelers prefer vacations away from home to staycations, 66 percent still see price as a barrier to getting away on a traditional vacation. Luckily, CheapCaribbean.com has a number of summer deals that help make a late summer getaway both easy to book and easy on the wallet. Don't wait too long to make plans, though, because these deals are only available for a limited time.
For more information, please visit CheapCaribbean.com or call 1-800-915-2322 to speak to a Beach Expert.
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The survey was conducted by VeraQuest Research and sampled 1,509 online U.S. adults aged 18 years and older within the United States between July 19 and July 21, 2011. Results were weighted to reflect the total U.S. adult population aged 18 years and older. Respondents for this survey were randomly selected from an online panel to be generally proportional of the age, sex, region, race/ethnicity, income and education strata of the U.S., based on U.S. Census proportions. The estimated sampling error for the sample of 1,509 respondents is +/- 2.5% at a 95% confidence level. These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls. For more information on VeraQuest, visit www.veraquestresearch.com.
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"Batman" #20 features the last installment of Scott Snyder's and Greg Capullo's present-day Batman adventures before this title delves into "Year Zero" next month. As such, it addresses Bruce Wayne's current state of mind, his relationship with Jim Gordon and even provides deeper explanation and example of Clayface's newly enhanced abilities.
If Capullo's strongly detailed, animated style is well-suited to anything, it is perfect for huge, exaggerated, grotesque characters. The artist honed this skill while drawing "Spawn," and it certainly has come in handy for the Batman stories he has co-created with Snyder. While I've been itching to see Capullo tackle Kirk Langstrom, Capullo gives readers the next best thing in the form of Basil Karlo -- Clayface. Clearly taking direction from the design originated on "Batman: the Animated Series," Capullo pushes the hulking muck monster imagery further by adding layers of oozy mud and sharklike rows of teeth in the behemoth's maw.
"Batman" #20 open in the hallowed halls of Wayne Enterprises' R&D lab, where you would expect Batman to find a failsafe, but Bruce Wayne simply fails at remaining safe. Snyder sets the perilous confrontation between Clayface and Bruce Wayne on a new level, leaving the reader to guess if Clayface truly got the best of Batman or if Batman let it happen, being a master planner and all. This naturally leads to an admission of guilt from Clayface, but not before connecting Wayne to his main product developer, Lucius Fox, which also leads to a wink and a nod for fans of "Batman Beyond."
Tynion and Maleev's backup story wraps up the two-parter of Superman and Batman fighting a will o' the wisp, but barely does anything more than that. The duo are as amicable as they've been in almost three decades, but Superman is little more than a convenient plot device here to show that even mystical creatures are no match for the mind of Batman. Maleev's art is solid and straightforward, nothing exceptionally ornate, but certainly enjoyable.
As "Batman" heads towards "Year Zero," this issue gives a nice chance to join Snyder and Capullo as they say farewell, not goodbye, to today's Batman. The second of a two-part story, "Batman" #20 reads like a breath of fresh air, albeit one tinged with loss and lament as Bruce Wayne still has a long way to go to recover from the cruel hand fate has dealt him recently. I'm looking forward to the next story, but I will certainly have no problems looking back to this one to remind myself just how fun the comic book matchup between Batman and Clayface can be.


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Written: October 10, 1868;
Source: Marx and Engels Correspondence;
Publisher: International Publishers (1968);
First Published: Gestamtausgabe;
Translated: Donna Torr;
Transcribed: Sally Ryan in 1999;
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When you were here last you saw the Blue Book on the land situation in Ireland 1844-45. By accident I have found in a small second-hand shop the Report and Evidence on Irish Tenant Right, 1867 (House of Lords). This was a real find. While Messrs. the Economists treat the question whether ground rent is payment for natural differences in the land, or merely interest on the capital invested in the land, as a pure conflict of dogmas, we have here an actual life and death struggle between farmer and landlord on the question of how far the rent should also include, in addition to payment for the difference in the land, interest on the capital invested in it--not by the landlord but by the tenant. It is only by substituting for conflicting dogmas the conflicting facts and real contradictions which form their hidden background that we can transform political economy into a positive science.


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Last week I told you about asking colleagues on my mailing list why they are in this business.
I received a wonderful outpouring of responses, and I'm still working on responding personally to every one.
Several people wrote about having difficulty getting anywhere. Here's an example from one colleague:
"Unfortunately, nothing was happening with the business and then I got very discouraged and didn't pursue it further. I decided to put a pause on the business and change my career."
This colleague plans to come back to the business at a later date. The thing is, though, when she does come back to it, she is likely to have the same difficulties. You aren't going to get different results doing the same things that weren't working in the first place.
So I probed a little further and asked her to elaborate and try to give me some more specific details about what she was experiencing. I asked if her difficulty was in finding clients. I asked if she had done a business plan. I asked if she had a target market (and if so, what was it). I asked if she had a website (because the website is a big window into the business as a whole and I can tell a whole lot just by taking a look there).
Here's what she told me:
"I was having difficulty finding clients. I do have a website. My target market was individuals and corporations. Yes, I have done a business plan. I have networked and reached out to prospects about my company but I think the services I offer is not what popular. I'm not sure what I attribute my difficulties to, maybe marketing and the services."
There are a few things that immediately jump out at me as the cause of some of this colleague's difficulties. I share because maybe you are in the same boat and it may help you as well:
- "Individuals and corporations" are not target markets, they are demographics. A target market is a single, specific industry/field/profession that you cater your administrative support and marketing message to. Saying "individuals" is your target market is like saying "people" is your target market. That could literally be anyone and mean anything. It's the complete opposite of the definition of a target market. Because the point of having a target market is to get clarity and direction for who you are talking to (you can't come up with any kind of compelling message unless you decide definitively who your audience is to be), what that group's particular needs, goals, challenges and pains are, how you can help them in those things and structure your offerings in a way that will be of most interest and value to them, and where to find them. If you don't decide who to focus on, you're going to be all over the place talking about things in a way that can only be vague, generic and nebulous. That's not going to have any impact on anyone.
- As a demographic, corporations are rarely, if ever, the best fit for what we do. That's because they don't need the solution Administrative Consultants are in business to offer. (And just to clarify, in the context of my conversation with this colleague, she's using "corporations" in terms of "big business," not literally anyone who happens to have incorporated their business.) Here's the thing: generally speaking, big business has the kind of workloads that inherently require full-time, in-house, dedicated staff (and Administrative Consultants are not going to be able to work with any clients like that, from both a legal and practical standpoint). They also have the resources to pay for and house them. They don't really need us. If they are even remotely interested in us, it's only to offload non-core functions as cheaply as possible. That's what offshoring/outsourcing is all about. They could care less about the relationship, and when there isn't a real need, they don't place much value on the service. And you can't be in business to be cheap. It's always the solopreneurs and boutique businesses that have the greatest need for what we're in business to offer. They, therefore, place greater value in it and are more willing to pay well for it. So it's important to understand who makes the best fit (who has the highest and greatest need) for what we do so that you aren't wasting your time barking up the wrong trees.
- When it comes to the service, you aren't selling hammers, you're selling what a hammer does, what it builds. My colleague states she thought she was offering services that weren't popular. Here's what she's not understanding: It's not "services" that you're selling. As an Administrative Consultant, you are offering one thing: an ongoing relationship of administrative support. What that support is comprised of depends on the target market. This is why you need a target market. Once you decide specifically who to cater your support to, you can determine what body of tasks, functions and roles will be most helpful and compelling to that group. That's when you'll find the "popularity" you were lacking before.
- People don't want to hear about your company, they want to hear about what your company can do for them. Read that two or three times and let it sink in. This makes a critical difference in how you are approaching people. But here's the other thing, when you don't know who you're aiming for (because you're just aiming at anyone and everyone), you don't know anything about them and therefore don't know how to talk to these people or what to talk about, you automatically default to talking about yourself and your company. If you had a target market, you would know specifically who you are aiming for, know what their common needs, goals, challenges and pains are in their industry, and you have something to talk about with them. My philosophy about networking is don't do it. Instead, go to help, be of service, learn more about the people you meet and simply make friends. You're going to have a lot better results that way. (For further insight when it comes to in-person networking, read this post: Are Business Cards Dead?)
For anyone out there who hasn't yet decided on a target market, please do download the free ACA guide on "How to Choose Your Target Market." It will help you TONS!
How about you? Have you had similar difficulty in your business? Do you find this information I've shared helpful?


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CAIR springs into action... defending another Jihad promoter... please try to contain your surprise.. I know I will..
Shocka! CAIR Supports VA Jihad Doctor
And there ya have it.... he's a victim and anyone who points out his sickening rhetoric is a islam-o-phobe, hate mongor and bigot. Oh.. and Jihad is just being misinterpreted. All too familiar responses....Shocka! CAIR Supports VA Jihad Doctor
Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 9:36:40 am PST
Very predictably, unindicted Hamas co-conspirators CAIR and their thuggish leader Ibrahim Hooper spring to the defense of Muslim American Society leader Esam Omeish, whine that his jihad rhetoric was taken out of context (apparently, there has never been a case in history where radical Islamists were quoted in context), seethe over the smear campaign that consisted of quoting Omeishs own words, and let the mask slip even further with a vile remark about Israels apartheid-like policies: CAIR Supports VA Muslim Leader Smeared by Islamophobes.
Its one Muslim Brotherhood front group defending another Muslim Brotherhood front group.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) today offered moral support to a Virginia physician who is under attack from Islamophobes who seek to demonize and marginalize the mainstream Muslim community and its leaders.
Dr. Esam Omeish, national leader of the Muslim American Society (MAS), was forced to resign from a Virginia immigration commission yesterday after being subjected to what he called a smear campaign by anti-Islam bloggers and Muslim-bashers like Steven Emerson who distorted past comments he made about Israels brutal treatment of the Palestinian people and about jihad.
[Note: Jihad is a broad Islamic concept that, despite being abused by some extremists, does not justify terrorism in any form. It includes struggle against evil inclinations within oneself, struggle to improve the quality of life in society, struggle in the battlefield for self-defense (e.g., - having a standing army for national defense), or fighting against tyranny or oppression.]
In a statement of support, CAIR said:
The scurrilous smear campaign against Dr. Omeish is only the latest episode in a sustained effort by a vocal minority of Islamophobes who seek to demonize and marginalize the mainstream Muslim community and its leaders.
These hate-mongers target any Muslim individual or institution seeking to offer an Islamic perspective on issues of importance to our society. It is a dirty political game in which our entire society is the loser.
Unfortunately, the hysteria that has been created about jihad and the fear generated by the domestic lobby in support of Israels Apartheid-like polices [sic] only serve to preclude reasoned public discussion once this type of smear campaign has been initiated.


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There was some discussion a while ago on the Libreplanet mailing list about creating a wiki called the GNU Developer Network, somewhat similar to the MDN (Mozilla Developer Network) and the MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network). I think it's a great idea, free/open source developers need a wiki for more discussions and a general place for free software developers to find more info.
Someone suggested that the GNU Coding Standards point the way and that a wiki would just be duplicating whatever information exists in the GNU Coding Standards.
Using a wiki lets developers suggest proposals in a forum other than a mailing list, which tend to be a little more exclusive. Using a wiki makes the documents living, and people won't be afraid to spark a discussion about how and why sections of the standards need to be kept the same or updated.


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Hello from North Haven!
This is probably old news to anyone with a child older than three, but apparently three is a preview of 13. My own daughter, generally a delightful person, has of late been given to the following behaviors:
• Stomping upstairs
• Yelling "And DON'T FOLLOW ME!"
• Slamming her bedroom door
• Shortly thereafter yelling "MOOOOOM! COME UP HERE RIGHT NOW!"
What precipitates this extreme behavior? Crises such as:
• Her Buddha Board fell on the floor and I asked her to either paint with it lying flat or put it away
• The sound wasn't turned on the instant the television was turned on
• I asked her not to yell at the cat for looking at her
What's a mom to do? I think it's great that Penrose feels comfortable taking the initiative to give herself a break. And I don't want to ignore her when she's yelling for me. But I also don't want to reward the part where she's yelling (and, if I tell her I'm waiting for her to feel more calm before I go upstairs she comes down and starts pulling on my hand, which I also don't want to reward.)
I see the same push/pull when we're getting ready for the day, or getting ready for bed. When I hang out in the bathroom as she's getting dressed or getting into pajamas, she gets distracted and I nag. When I wait in my room instead, she often gets ready much more quickly. And sometimes it's her idea for me to give her some space. But after she asks me to leave, she starts yelling for me to come look at something, help her with an item of clothing she's managed to put on all by herself many times before, or just sit next to her.
I think I get it. She's asserting her independence – great! But at the same time, she's still so little, and needs to know that I'm immediately available. And I've heard that three-year-olds have some sort of hormone surge, similar to adolescence, although that seems up for debate.
Sometimes it's hard not to laugh as Penrose rides her extreme emotions, although I recognize how disrespectful that is. But to see this tiny person, who loves hearing lullabies before bed and wants the whole world painted pink and purple, behaving like an angsty teen, creates a cognitive dissonance that I'm not sure how else to process.
I'm glad Penrose feels confident enough to express herself, and although I want her to be polite when she asks, I'm also glad that she seeks me out for reassurance. And if this behavior is the extent of the teen brain she's sure to get in a decade or so, we'll be lucky indeed.


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Immigration and Naturalization Service
New York City Mayor's Office Of Immigrant Affairs and Language Services
Citizenship NYC
York Immigration Hotline
Immigration Forum
Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area
The Migration Information Force
ACLU Immigrants Rights Project
America Immigration Lawyers Association and the
Immigration Law Foundation
Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
Archdiocese of New York Immigrant and Refugee Services
Asian American Federation of New York
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
New York Alliance for New Americans
The New York Immigration Coalition
Alianza Dominicana
Friendship Association
Asian Americans for Equality
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Progressive Association
Emerald Isle Immigration Center of New York
Community Services of Metropolitan New York
National Association of Korean Americans
Coalition for Haitian Rights
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June 2002
Killed, Three Wounded in Chinatown Factory Accident
From Sing Tao Chinese Daily
June 11, 2002
In the wee hours of June 10th, a fatal accident occurred at a Chinese
owned spring roll factory on Broome Street. According to 5th precinct
officers, the ultracentrifuge of a cabbage-drying device spun off
its shaft, killing one worker and injuring three others in varying
degrees. Officers are waiting for an investigative report from their
Occupational Safety and Health Unit before deciding upon whether
or not laws were broken. For the moment, the incident is being treated
as an accident; no one has been arrested.
Situated at 329 Broome Street, "Wanxing Cunjuanma", or
"Wanxing Spring Roll Ingredients", processes fresh vegetables
for independent distributors. One of its primary functions is the
washing, drying, and slicing of cabbage. At approximately 12:20
a.m. yesterday morning, the cabbage-drying machine malfunctioned,
killing one of four Hispanic laborers, severing the arm of a second,
injuring the right ear of a third, and maiming the leg of a fourth,
said a 5th precinct detective. All were sent to Bellevue Hospital.
According to police, the spinning three-foot wide ultracentrifuge
suddenly flew off its shaft, hitting one wall and rebounding to
the other at such a speed as to kill one worker and injure all others.
The worker who received a relatively light injury to the ear immediately
contacted police after the incident. The officers arrived only to
witness 39 year old Queens resident José Chagulia die of
his chest wound. They immediately contacted the factory owner, Peter
Mak, at his home in Queens, who rushed to the scene and asked police
where the injured were being treated.
After the factory closed at dawn yesterday, the daughter of one
of the workers arrived at the site to remind her father to bring
a certain item home, only to walk in upon the gruesome mess left
behind. Blood was everywhere. Thirteen-year-old Angel and her older
brother Lizeth Martinez, children of one of the injured workers,
told reporters that their father has worked at the factory for fourteen
hard years, six days a week, 12 hours a day, earning a measly $320.00
a week.
Because he is undocumented, he had a hard time finding better employment
elsewhere. They were angry at the factory owner, to whom they say
their father and his coworkers had recently complained about the
waning equipment. The proprietor had only consented to repairing
instead of replacing the machinery. The girl believes that the machine
that malfunctioned has been in use for well over fourteen years.
Family members of the other victims are planning to pursue legal
action together as soon as they locate the relatives of the deceased.
This reporter attempted to contact Mr. Mak, but as of this writing
has not yet received a reply. However, he managed to locate Maks
sister-in-law, proprietor of a culinary distribution firm on East
She learned of the incident by telephone from her brother-in-law
around noon yesterday. His factory has not yet re-opened. Upon calling
the factory today, she learned from an employee that Mr. Mak has
gone off to seek legal representation in the matter.
Owners of neighboring establishments on Broome Street report that
Peter Mak speaks Cantonese, is around 40 years old, and established
his business more than two decades ago. Incidentally, he also owns
"Zhongmei Mianhang" or "Zhongmei Noodle Company,"
located at 75 Allen Street in Chinatown, which produces only spring
roll skins. As of yesterday, this business was operating as usual
from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. The factory where the accident occurred opens
very early in the morning and closes late in the evening in order
to coordinate distribution of its foodstuffs, said neighbors of
Wanxing Spring Roll Ingredients.
Employees at Zhongmei Noodle report that yesterday morning Mr.
Mak decided to close his other factory for a period of time due
to mechanical difficulties.
Police stated that Mr. Mak was unable to furnish the last names
or addresses of the four involved in the accident, since he only
knew their first names. Ultimately, the investigators received this
information from a victims coworkers, and then contacted their
According to the police, the factory has two cabbage drying machines.
A spokesperson for the Occupational Safety and Health Unit, Brad
Mitchell, stated that it was his understanding that a loose component
within the cabbage drier was responsible for the mishap, the Associated
Press reported.
Fifth precinct officials are awaiting the results of an in-depth
Occupational Safety and Health Unit investigation. Afterwards, they
will know whether the factory violated labor safety laws. As of
now, they are processing the case as a workplace accident.
Translated from Chinese by Kelvin K. Wu
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James Franco vs. Yale Daily News
Movie star and cultural phenomenon James Franco is also a grad student at Yale University -- where his relationship with the Yale Daily News doesn't appear to be exactly warm and fuzzy.
Here's a recap of the past week....
Saturday: YDN blogger Cokey Cohen questions Franco's Twitter style and odd habit of posting links to photos (without any tweeted context) in a piece headlined, "Franco, #getittogether." The whole thing is summed up in this line: "James Franco, your Twitter sort of sucks."
Also on Saturday: YDN staffer Esther Zuckerman reports on how "everyone's favorite graduate student" will be hosting the Oscars in a piece titled, "Franco GRD '16 does some more things." (The Daily News often writes about Franco. In January, reporter Jordi Gassó wrote a long article about a campus musical that Franco helped to write and produce.)
Sunday: Franco co-hosts the Academy Awards along with Anne Hathaway (who studied at Vassar College and New York University).
Tuesday: @jamesfranco tweets a link of a photo of himself decorated with red-painted words proclaiming an intense dislike for the Yale Daily News.
Later on Tuesday: YDN blogger Cohen responds in a piece titled, "Franco, #wellplayedsir."
The photo above of Franco and Hathaway hosting the Academy Awards Sunday night was taken by the Associated Press.
Campus Overload is a daily must-read for all college students. Make sure to bookmark http://washingtonpost.com/campus-overload. You can also follow me on Twitter and fan Campus Overload on Facebook.
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| March 2, 2011; 12:25 PM ET
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When I was 19, I eloped so I could have a horse. When I tell some people that I eloped so I could have a horse their eyebrows go up and they say "You eloped…so you could have a…horse?" in a confused tone.
When I tell horse people that I eloped so I could have a horse they nod and murmur, "Well of course," and hardly ever ask any more about it.
I've always been in love with horses. No one in my family was particularly horsey. We lived in a little suburban ranch house with a tiny back yard.
When I was nine my parents took me to a rental stable for my birthday present. I couldn't believe my eyes. The smell was intoxicating. The trail boss put me on a big black horse named Ringo. I was actually riding! A horse! I would never be the same again.
For months afterward, I begged my parents for riding lessons One day in the summer before seventh grade I heard that a neighbor boy was taking riding lessons.
I got all the details and ran home as fast as I could. I burst in the door to announce "Pat Forsythe is taking riding lessons from his great aunt, an old lady named Mrs. Villaume who has a farm in Sunfish lake and that is only 5 miles away and I can take lessons every Saturday for $30 a month and she has lots of horses and I can work real hard to earn the money. Isn't it great that she is so close, and so can I take lessons, please, please, please, please!"
Mrs. Villaume was dressed in jeans and a white t-shirt with a men's plaid shirt over that. She wore her long gray hair in two tight braids that she coiled, Swedish style, around her head. I was frightened of her at first, she seemed stern and gruff but then she smiled and her blue eyes sparkled. "You must be Barbara," she said, and then dismissed my parents.
She led me to a small bay mare who was tied up to the white fence eating grain out of a black rubber bucket. "This is Babe," she said. "She is thirteen years old and she is a Morgan. I have two other girls riding her this year so don't fall in love with her."
She could have not made a more ridiculous demand of me. Not love Babe? How was that possible? The moment I felt her smooth shiny coat and scratched her under her chin I knew that I was completely, hopelessly in love.
So it began. From that summer until well into high school my dad dutifully drove me to the farm every Saturday where I would work in the morning doing chores in exchange for riding time in the afternoon. I learned to build fences and take care of all kinds of livestock.
Like most kids I had my share of crisis, both real and imagined, and the farm was my place to escape. I couldn't wait to get Babe out of the pasture, feed her, brush her, and tack her up, all the while telling her about my week. Horses really do listen and understand. In school I felt big and clumsy and rather foolish. When I was riding Babe it was like I was graceful and, perhaps, even beautiful. We floated over the ground, her mane brushing my face as she carried me away to a better place.
As I grew older and had more school and work responsibilities, I had less and less time to go out to the farm. I was involved in speech and theatre at school and I worked part-time as a waitress. I missed Babe and the other horses. It seemed like a part of me was missing when I wasn't with them. But I had to grow up, right?
Now this is the part of the story where the paths of most horse crazy girls split. The true devotees never give up. They work hard, their parents let them get a horse, and they just manage to hang on all the way through. Some of them even go on to become trainers, breeders or vets. The vast majority of horse crazy girls let go, as school, work and college become more pressing. They just do not have the time, money, or, in some cases, interest, to put into horses anymore.
I clung to what I could. Although my visits to the farm were few and far between my senior year, I still managed to get out and see Babe at least one a month. It was like nothing had changed when I was there. Babe was still herself, a chubby, somewhat cranky, Morgan mare that loved to toss me by stopping too fast when I was riding bareback. Mrs. Villaume was always the same, her long gray hair neatly parted and wrapped in two long braids around her head and her face filling with laughter as we discussed boys and life and the future.
On the first day of college I saw a boy in my Minnesota History class. I couldn't take my eyes off him. He was tall. He had green-blue eyes and a shock of black hair that would not stay in place. He wore a forest green turtleneck sweater and jeans and appeared to be a couple of years older than the other freshmen in the class. Of course I chose a seat next to him. I kept stealing glances at him hoping he would notice me so I could talk to him.
He didn't look at me, but he also didn't look at anyone else that day, so I didn't get to talk to him. I soon discovered that he was shy. He was 20 years old and he worked nights and weekends at a hardware store. His name was Kevin. "Yeah," he said softly. "Yeah, I'd like to go out with you sometime," he said. There was a pause. Then he said shyly, "And what is your name again?"
I suppose some of you are thinking: Hey? Isn't the guy supposed to ask the girl out? Well this was the 80s, you know, and if Mrs. Villaume taught me only one thing it was to ask for what you want. There is no harm in asking, she said, as long as you were willing to give back when asked yourself.
So I started dating that boy with the black hair and the green sweater. He came from a family of dog and cat lovers, so fitting in was really easy.
Kevin had never been around horses, but I quickly remedied that with trips to the farm. He grew to appreciate the horses. Mrs. Villaume liked Kevin and thought we made a good couple. His feet were always firmly planted on the ground while I was up in the clouds. He was stable and steady while I was impulsive. If Kevin and I were dogs, I would be a Border Collie racing from chore to chore and always wondering what is around the corner. Kevin would be more like fiercely loyal and protective German Shepherd, always ready to do what needs to be done, but not wasting energy on foolish things. It's no coincidence that all these years later we own both a Border Collie and a German Shepherd.
In the fall of my junior year in college, after Kevin and I had been dating for about a year, Mrs. Villaume approached me with the idea of moving into the upper apartment in her big farmhouse. Are you kidding me! I could actually live at the farm. I could see Babe everyday if I wanted. I would have to help out with the chores once in awhile but I was used to that. "I'm in!" I said. She laughed and shook her head. "Not so fast. I don't want you and Kevin playing house up there. You are going to have to get married if you want to move in," she said.
Married? Don't get me wrong, I loved the guy, but I hadn't finished school and was only employed as an assistant manager at a boutique cookie store. I wasn't really ready to get married.
It was all Mrs. Villaume's fault. She dangled the thought of independence from my parents, horses, the farm, in front of my face like a bucket of oats in front of a fat pony. How could I turn all that down? Here was my chance to be free. To live my own life, make my own choices. I could even decorate the apartment the way I wanted.
It all, of course, depended on if Kevin wanted to marry me in the first place. I knew he loved me and we had talked about marriage, but that was years away. I didn't know what I wanted to do for a career yet and he was still working as a clerk at the hardware store.
We met after work that day and we went to our favorite place to eat, a little restaurant called Chesters. Our conversation went something like this:
Me: "Hey, I can move out to Mrs. Villaume's if I want. She says I can have the little apartment upstairs. The rent is $250 a month, so that's not so bad."
Kevin: "Cool."
Me: "There is just one thing, though."
Kevin: "What's that?
Me: "She says we have to get married."
Kevin: "Okay." And then a moment later he said, "When?"
Kevin: "Cool."
Me: "There is just one thing, though."
Kevin: "What's that?
Me: "She says we have to get married."
Kevin: "Okay." And then a moment later he said, "When?"
I almost spit out my coffee. He would marry me? Just like that?
Kevin: "How soon?" He asked.
Me: "How soon, what?" I replied, still a little shocked.
Kevin: "How soon do you want to get married?"
Me: "Right away. I can move in right away. It's empty right now."
Me: "How soon, what?" I replied, still a little shocked.
Kevin: "How soon do you want to get married?"
Me: "Right away. I can move in right away. It's empty right now."
Kevin looked at me, "Now?" he said. Reason was beginning to creep across his face and I was waiting for the reality to hit us that this was really a crazy idea.
"Well", he said slowly, "I love you and I would marry you tomorrow if you want, but that wouldn't be fair to you. You should have a real wedding, you know, with a dress and a reception and presents and all that."
I thought about it for a moment and then I realized that all I really wanted was to marry him, ride horses every day, and live at Mrs. Villaume's farm forever. I told Kevin that and once again he said "Okay." So right then and there in Chester's we grabbed a napkin and we made a list of pros and cons on whether or not to get married as soon as possible.
Pros: We love each other and why wait to start our life together. They say two can live cheaper than one, so we had that going for us. I would get to be around horses all the time. We would get to move out of our parent's houses and be on our own.
Cons: People would think we got married because I was pregnant. However, time would prove that to be false soon enough. Our parents would be upset, but we felt they would get over it. We would have to work more hours to make the rent but we could do that. We would have to move out of our parent's houses and be on our own. That part was scary. I had never lived away from home before. But I loved and trusted Kevin so I felt it would be okay.
And so it was decided. I imagine we could have told our parents about our plans, but we feared they would try to talk us out of it. We were, after all, only 19 and 21 years old. Did I mention before that I could be impulsive? We went to the county and applied for marriage license. A few days later we were married by a clerk of court. My older brother and his wife, who were sworn to secrecy, were our witnesses.
We moved into Mrs. Villaume's house that night. We didn't have much in the way of possessions. We had twin mattress to put on the floor and a few boxes of clothes between us. It didn't matter. We were together, we were in love, and I had full-time access to the horses. Now, almost 30 years and four sons later, Kevin and I are still together, still very much in love, and I still have the horses.
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The embodiment of a rallying legend, the Subaru WRX Sti has become an iconic vehicle, most notably for blistering 4-wheel drive performance together with superb handling.
For decades, the WRX STi was an unstoppable force, just as it is today, offering a quick, well-styled machine that will leave you grinning from ear to ear. Presented in new clothes, the Subaru still boasts the identifiable bulging wheel-arches, rear wing and the unmistakeable gaping air intake in the bonnet. Contact us today to find out if Subaru WRX Sti leasing could be for you.
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The most exciting car with a roof that you can buy for just over £30,000? The Subaru WRX STi might have a smarter look in fourth generation form but it's a familiar recipe under the skin, with a 2.5-litre turbocharged flat-four sending 300PS to each corner. More modern rivals claim more sophistication but none of the thrills they deliver are quite the same as those you'll get at the wheel of this Subaru.
So. What's it like? Are we reprising the old Impreza legend here? First impressions certainly make it seem that way. The focused rally-bred sense of purpose is as strong as ever. Firing the distinctive Boxer engine delivers a further throw-back, its characteristic flat-four throb certain to twang the heart strings of WRX devotees across the land. In other words, any fears that this car might have become slick and, well, different in its old age are very firmly groundless.
For a start, it's very, very quick. The 2.5-litre turbo engine's 300PS of power and 407Nm of torque will do that for you. It doesn't initially feel that way when first you put your foot down, but that's because the car delivers turbolag at a level you might have mentally consigned to cars of the Nineties. Subaru reckons this tweaked Euro6-compliant engine has improved in this respect. Get beyond three and a half thousand revs though and the thing starts to really fly, 62mph flashing by in 5.2s as the horizon spools towards you as if on fast-forward. It's just as well that the Brembo brakes are mighty.
On a straight road, it'd keep going all the way to 159mph, but you won't want to drive the STi on a straight road. No, as every rally-derived machine should be, it's at its best on the twisty stuff, preferably in the wet, preferably on a slippery surface. There's certainly a lot to be said for a car that can make 60mph on a country lane feel ridiculously exciting. In the Subaru, you're always absolutely hardwired into the experience of keeping the thing on the island.
You'd know it was a WRX wouldn't you? Certainly almost everything else you expect the car to visually deliver is present and correct. Tick off deep front spoiler, huge gaping bonnet scoop, ground-hugging side skirts and enormous rear wing. It might not be pretty but it definitely has presence, especially when painted in the iconic WR Blue Pearl colour scheme and fitted with the gold wheels so beloved by the STi faithful.
Up front, the trademark hexagonal grille is now gloss black and flanked by smarter 'hawk eye'-style LED headlamps and lower placed front foglights that together aim to emphasise the car's wide, low stance.
It's easier to get in up front too, thanks to wider door openings and lower side sills. Once you do, you'll need to manage your expectations, for no attempt has really been made to match the slush-moulded sophistication you'd find in a rival Golf R or Audi S3. This is a cabin for driving, not one for relaxing in. Drivers of the previous generation model will understand that and people of that sort are likely to be very happy with the improvements Subaru has been minded to make.
You'll love the superbly supportive sculpted 'STi'-embossed front sports seats that, beautifully trimmed in leather and alcantara, position you perfectly in front of the small-diameter flat-bottomed leather-stitched sports steering wheel. Through it, you glimpse a dual-dial display that's bathed in evocative red lighting and headlined by a 3.5-inch LCD screen flanked by white-needled gauges that are finished with smart aluminium rings.
The German brands think they've plagiarised the formula that for so long has made this car so special. True enough, if you're in search of something relatively affordable with 300PS, turbo power and four wheel drive, there'll be easier, more accessible options for you than the one Subaru provides. Don't expect them to give you a unique experience though. Don't expect a car that in standard production form is capable of shattering the Isle of Man TT road course record. Don't expect a Subaru WRX STi.
Get beyond the surface irritations and for the real enthusiast, there's an addiction that's hard to resist. The rush of the turbo when it comes on song. The way the wheel writhes in your hands as you stamp on the brake pedal and throw the car into a bend. The astonishing traction that pins you to the road surface like an unseen hand. For the WRX faithful, it'll all be quite magical. If you're among their number and think the best and fastest modern hot hatches are just that bit too civilised and boring, well, you know what to do.


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Heritage Park Golf Course
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Brian Wright is the publisher of the Kansas City Golf Guide—the Midwest's premier golf guides.
You'll find good variety at good prices. Visit our beautiful older courses like Swope Memorial Golf Course's parkland style course to Prairie Highland's Golf Course prairie length style course.
The amount of water we have provides for some spectacular shots. Try the 3rd hole at Falcon Lakes Golf Course, the 16th hole at Heritage Park Golf Course, the 4th hole at Tiffany Greens Golf Club, and the 10th hole at Paradise Pointe's Outlaw Course.
For spring, be prepared for a variety of weather. Also, utilize the I-435 loop—a highway that makes the 43 public courses around Kansas City extremely accessible. Finally, be prepared for some challenging golf by spending your first day on the practice tee with a local PGA golf professional.
We've got great music, food and friendly people—all of which constitute a great quality of life here. The sincere friendliness of locals makes the good food and music even more enjoyable. It's like being surrounded by friends wherever you go.
Visit one of our great golf courses. Then, go to Hereford House for lunch or dinner. It's hard to beat their t-bone steak or their blackened salmon. End the evening with a show at the Starlight Theatre with its intimate setting.
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Here's a Couple of Things You're Going to Learn Reading Retirement Boom™:
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Retirement Boom ™ – profits from book sales proceeds will be donated to Crossroads a non-profit 501 C-3 Charitable Organization Established in 1960, Crossroads provides transitional living programs for recovering adults who express a willingness and desire to learn a new way of life. Utilizing the basic tools of a twelve-step recovery program, group bonding and support of the many members of Crossroads family (an estimated 4,000 attend meetings each week), residents develop the skills and self-esteem to transition back into society as productive, respectable individuals. Crossroads has evolved a powerful, non-medical recovery discipline that significantly increases a person's chances of recovery.


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Listen to Julie Buntin HERE.
My brilliant and dear friend Julie Buntin joins me to dive beyond the pages of her remarkable novel, Marlena. She tells the story of two girls, Cat & Marlena, and the wild year that will cost one her life, and define the other's for decades. Julie beautifully balances dialogue in the past and present tense while showing the invaluable strength that a long-lasting friendship brings in the darkest of times.
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xoxo Angie
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Julie Buntin is from northern Michigan. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, Cosmopolitan, O, The Oprah Magazine, Slate, Electric Literature, and One Teen Story, among other publications. She teaches fiction writing at Marymount Manhattan College, and is the director of writing programs at Catapult. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.


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This Michigan road signs driving practice test is extremely easy to use, anyone who has taken a multiple choice quiz before will be able to figure out how to operate the system in the matter of seconds. The practice test features 20 multiple choice questions that cover the most common road signs that may appear on the state drivers license test. Questions are supplemented with images of road signs whenever appropriate, but don't feel frustrated if you encounter a question that doesn't have an accompanying image - some of the written test questions you will get at the DMV office are structured the same way, since the DMV wants you to be able to identify traffic signs based on their descriptions.
The drivers practice test is not timed and you can take as long as you need to work out the correct answer to the question. If you don't know the answer, don't rush with choosing a random option, there is not much learning value in that. This free Michigan practice permit test is supplemented with study aids to help you with any hard question you encounter, try those before you do anything else. Requesting a hint will provide you with more information about the question, while clicking on the 50/50 button will immediately remove half of the incorrect answers from the screen, leaving you to pick the winner among the remaining two options - you have a 50/50 chance of answering the question correctly even if you don't know the right answer! This 2019 Michigan drivers license practice test grades the exam as you go along the test, so you will know whether you've picked the right answer immediately after indicating your choice. If you make a mistake, the exam will always display the correct answer and provide a justification for that answer, with a detailed outline of the road sign that is being discussed. These explanations do a great job of increasing retention rates and help you remember the answer longer. Once you believe you can pass the road signs practice test without having to use any of these study aids, try to go over the quiz again and take note of your final grade. A score of 90% or higher indicates that you've done an amazing job at learning and that it's time for you to move on to the next road signs drivers practice test (yes, we have more sample exams waiting for you!).
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Witnessing: How to Give Away Your Faith (Christian Basics Bible Studies Series)
If you want to talk about Jesus, but you're not sure what to say--or how to say it, this Bible study guide is for you! Six studies, based on Paul Little's popular How to Give Away Your Faith, will deepen your understanding of the essentials of faith and strengthen your confidence as you talk with others about the very best news of all.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Aug. 2 released peer-reviewed results from the second phase of its independent toxicity testing on mixtures of eight oil dispersants with Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil.
The results indicate that the eight dispersants tested have similar toxicities to one another when mixed with Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil. These results confirm that the dispersant used in response to the oil spill in the gulf, Corexit 9500A, when mixed with oil, is generally no more or less toxic than mixtures with the other available alternatives. The results also indicate that dispersant-oil mixtures are generally no more toxic to the aquatic test species than oil alone.
"EPA has committed to following the science at every stage of this response ─ that's why we required BP to launch a rigorous dispersant monitoring program, why we directed BP to analyze potential alternatives and why EPA undertook this independent analysis of dispersant products," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "We have said all along that the use of dispersant presents environmental tradeoffs, which is why we took steps to ensure other response efforts were prioritized above dispersant use and to dramatically cut dispersant use. Dispersant use virtually ended when the cap was placed on the well and its use dropped 72 percent from peak volumes following the joint EPA-U.S. Coast Guard directive to BP in late May."
The standard acute toxicity tests were conducted on juvenile shrimp and small fish that are found in the gulf and are commonly used in toxicity testing. The tests were conducted on mixtures of Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil and eight different dispersant products found on the National Contingency Plan Product Schedule – Dispersit SPC 1000, Nokomis 3-F4, Nokomis 3-AA, ZI-400, SAFRON Gold, Sea Brat #4, Corexit 9500 A and JD 2000. The same eight dispersants were used during EPA's first round of independent toxicity testing.
All eight dispersants were found to be less toxic than the dispersant-oil mixture to both test species. Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil was more toxic to mysid shrimp than the eight dispersants when tested alone. Oil alone had similar toxicity to mysid shrimp as the dispersant-oil mixtures, with exception of the mixture of Nokomis 3-AA and oil, which was found to be more toxic than oil.
While there has been virtually no dispersant use since the well was capped on July 15 – only 200 gallons total applied on July 19 – EPA's environmental monitoring continues.


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Summer is in full swing which means swim practice, summer school, family events...and well three professional conferences in three weeks. By July 11th I will have been in Saint Paul, Minnesota; Denver, Colorado; and Washington DC for three amazing conferences. Oh and on the 4th I am running my 2nd half marathon of 2016. While... Continue Reading →
Finding Fulcrum Between Work and Life
Wow-March is back. I tend to forgot how crazy busy this time of year can be until I am in the middle of it shaking my head. Thanks to my awesome PLN I know I am not the only one out there feeling a little frazzled right now.... So how do we find the... Continue Reading →
Occupational Wellbeing-Reclaiming the Margins between School and Home.
During the 2015-16 School Year we have had the chance to really dig into our professional calling to teach. We have done this using Dr. Adam Saenz's book The Power of a Teacher. These series of posts reflect the extension work we did in our school book club. Setting appropriate boundaries between work and personal... Continue Reading →
When Did Facebook Replace Connecting with Our Real Life Friends?
So now that you are practicing the "Sunday Principle" it is time for more practical tips for Sunday and the rest of the week to refresh and engage with those around you-in real life. A few weeks ago I was at a conference about 20 minutes away from a dear friend of mine-one whose birthday... Continue Reading →
Do You Need the Sunday Principle? Step Three: Keep Going!
So you tried your first day off of technology. If you are anything like me, at times you felt like you left your car keys at home-or had that nagging feeling your were forgetting something. Hopefully halfway through the day you didn't think about it as much (until you did that unconscious reach for the... Continue Reading →
Do You Need the Sunday Principle? Step 2-Rip it Off Like a Band Aid
So a week of *gasp* one hour off social media/phone/tablet/iPad/iPod/computer how did you do? Was it painful? Were you in a panic? How about day 5 or 6-did it get better or worse? Regardless-we are moving on to Step Two: 12 hours of limited connectivity. Think of this as a 'vacay in the mountains' where... Continue Reading →


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Sun City, AZ – There was something far more important than mere golf on the minds of the Mesa men's golf team as it opened play in the Scottsdale Invitational Monday.
Just days earlier the squad had learned that teammate Jake Guess' brother Zac had been diagnosed with Leukemia. The 16-year-old junior at Red Mountain H.S. in Mesa faces a three-year battle to defeat the disease.
So, Guess' teammates responded in a big way. On their own, team members began to visit Zac in the hospital. Some of the women's squad members have also joined in.
As a show of support the T-Birds began wearing orange ribbons on their hats on the first day of play Monday and will continue the tribute for the rest of the year.
"The guys have really stepped up to support Zac and Jake," said head coach John Guerrero. "I am really proud of them and we will do all we can to help the Guess family through this ordeal."
In the actual golf, MCC shot a 294 to trail South Mountain which had a 283 at the Hillcrest G.C.
Guess responded with an even-par 72 to tie for fifth place. Brad Pottle and Zane Smith each carded a 73 to tie for eighth place.
The tournament concludes Tuesday, but the team's support for the Guess family will continue forever.


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The Ohio State football spring game will be played on April 13 in Cincinnati. Wondering how to get tickets, where to park or what you'll see? We've got answers.
What: Ohio State football spring game
When: 1 p.m. April 13
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati
TV: No live broadcast; tape delay at 7 p.m. on the Big Ten Network
Radio: WBNS-FM (97.1) and other stations on the Ohio state sports radio network
Ticket information: General reserved seats cost $12; $5 for ages 2-6; children younger than 2 admitted free. Tickets can be purchased online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com; charge by phone at 800-745-3000; in person at the athletics ticket office in the Schottenstein Center; or at any Ticketmaster location.
Game-day ticket info: At Paul Brown Stadium; ticket windows will be the north ticket office between Gates B and C.
Free admission: Ohio State students with a valid BuckID will be admitted into the game for free. The student entrance will be Gate E, located on the southeast side of Paul Brown Stadium. Seating will be in sections 151-158.
The format: The game will be an intrasquad scrimmage consisting of four quarters. Similar to last year, there won't be kickoffs as each possession after a score will start on the 35-yard line. Punts will be fair caught. The quarterbacks will be protected, but otherwise it will be a full-contact scrimmage. Rosters (Scarlet, Gray) will be chosen at the end of next week.
The venue: Paul Brown Stadium has a seating capacity of 66,319. Every seat is a chair-back seat. Concession stands will be open.
Buckeye Bash: The Ohio State University Alumni Association will host a Buckeye Bash on the plaza outside of the stadium from 11 a.m. to noon. Free and open to the public, the bash will include music from the marching band and appearances by Brutus Buckeye and the Ohio State cheerleaders.
How to get there:
* From I-75N/I-71N: North to the 2nd or 5th Street exit; follow traffic police to desired parking lot
* From I-75 South: South to the Freeman Ave. exit; south on Freeman; left on Mehring Way; follow signs
* From I-71 South: South to Gilbert Ave./Riverfront Parking exit or 3rd Street/Downtown Parking exit; follow signs and traffic police
* From I-471: Take 471 north to west US 50/I-75; take 3rd Street exit and go west on 3rd; follow traffic police to desired lot
Parking: There is plenty of public parking around the stadium. Cost to park is $10.
Disability parking: Parking for handicapped patrons will be in Lot 1, located at the corner of Pete Rose Way and Central Avenue.
Party time? Tailgating will be permitted in the parking lots surrounding the stadium.
In you go: Gates into Paul Brown Stadium will open at 11:30 a.m. Once in the stadium there will be no exiting and re-entering. Medical emergencies are the only exception.
TBDBITL: The Ohio State University Marching Band will be at the game. Members of the band will play at the pregame Buckeye Bash and at halftime.


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New Gazetter &
Business Directory
of Livingston, NY, 1868
By G. Emmet Stetson
Town of Livonia 1868 - Page 3
Lakeville 1868
The following residents of the town of Livonia receive their mail at Lake-villa:
Armstrong, S. C., farmer 2 1/2
ACKER, Mrs. Phoebe, farmer 41
Acker, F. W., blacksmith
ARMSTRONG, THOMASS., farmer 180
Ames, G. R., farmer 1 1/4
Ames, C., laborer ½
BAKER, Rev. A.
BATTORF, George W., farmer 2
BOSLEY, W. H., general merchant and farmer 30
Bryant, William., blacksmith and farmer 35
Bryan, G. C., farmer
BIRGE, A. O., leases 174
Bishop. J. R., farmer 6
Bartlett, O. B., farmer 40
Beach Mrs. M. J. , farmer 5
COOK, ISRAEL, resident
CARPENTER, IRA, carpenter and farmer 2
CLARK, L., manuf. of flour, feed and lumber, farmer 243
Carpenter, J., farmer 2
Dubois, H. B., tailor
Eddy, Louisa and Lovina 2 1/2
GRAY, William, farmer 30
GAYLORD, SYLVESTER, joiner
Gilbert. J. M., harness maker and farmer 14
Golden, T., farmer 2
Gray, David, farmer 150
GRAY, MATTHEW, laborer 1/2
HANNA, GEORGE W., farmer 170
Hendershott, William D., farmer 1
HAMMOND, C. C., mason and farmer 4
HOYT, George, farmer 5
Hebbard, Rev. George, Christian clergyman and farmer 35
HIER, JESSE, farmer ½
William, prop, of Upper Lakeville Hotel and farmer 21
Markham, W., carpenter and farmer 4 1/2
Millman, B., farmer 7
Millman, E., farmer 1 1/4
Messenger, Peter, laborer
NORTHROP, G. C., civil engineer and farmer 2
Northrop, Mrs. M. S.
PARSONS, Dwight, Prop. of Lower Lakeville Hotel
Pierce, H. S., shoemaker and farmer 11/2
REMINGTON, M. D., farmer 142
Remington, Orrin, retired farmer
Rathbon, P., farmer 1
Rowland, H. J., carpenter
STOWELL, J. C., blacksmith and carriage maker
SHEPARD, C. G., cooper and farmer 1
SHEPARD, R. E., cooper and farmer 1 1/4
WELLS, JAMES, farmer 19
WEST, E. N., general mechanic and farmer 2
WESTLAKE, William, manuf. of Westlake's Vegetable Ointment and farmer 14
WRIGHT, S. N., carpenter and farmer 9
Lima 1868
The following residents of the town of Livonia receive their mail at Lima
Armitage, Michael, farmer 12
BEMAN, ISAAC N., farmer 142
Beman, Edward, farmer 145
HADDOCK, John, farmer 50
HOGAN, MICHAEL, farmer 20
Jones, Elnathan, farmer 125
Peel, John, farmer 55
Taylor, Daniel H., farmer 80
Hemlock Lake 1868
The following residents of the town of Livonia receive their mail at Hemlock Lake
ARCHER, BENJAMIN, harness maker and carriage trimming
Austin, B. F. (Cook & Austin)
Acklcy, Chauncey, laborer
Armstrong, John, farmer 57
Adams, A., grist and saw mills
Adams, Asel, farmer
Archer, Alijah, farmer 80
BOOTH, GEORGE A., carriage manufacturer
Bliss, William R., drugs and medicines, clerk
Barnes, William A., spinner
BIJGBEE, Miss EMMA
BLACKMER, MIRON H., breeder of Durham cattle, farmer 270
Blakeslee, William, farmer 51
COOK & AUSTIN, manuf. and dealers in boots and shoes
CARROLL, E. M., general merchant
Cook, G. H. (Cook & Austin)
Corrigan, Patrick, farmer 8
COYKENDALE, LEVI, breeder of French merino sheep, leases 133
Crane, Benjamin, farmer 40
DAVIS, D. G., custom and ready-made clothing
Dunn, Mrs. H., tailoress
Egen, John, leases 1
Furgeson, G. L., butcher
FERGUSON, Hiram T, blacksmithing and carriage ironing
FITZGERALD, GEORGE W., breeder of Durham cattle and farmer 278
Gilbert & Fox, drugs, groceries and liquors
GURIN, OSCAR B., blacksmith and carriage manufacturer
GIBBS, A. A., Allopathic physician
Guerin, Jared, carpenter
GREEN, JOSEPH L., farmer 23
Gilbert, J. H, custom miller
HANCHETT, D. H., Prop. Metropolitan Hotel (Hemlock Lake)
Hoppough, M. D. & H. P., millers
Hallock, G. N. (Smith & Hallock)
HUDSON, Miss M. C., dry goods and Yankee notions
Hanchett, Oliver, retired farmer 104
Hurlburt, Mrs. Jennie M., milliner
Harder, William, farmer 140
Hayward, Mrs. Z., grower and farmer 106
Hawley, Mrs. E. B.
JOHNSTON, DAVID, leases 100
Jerome, Nelson H., farmer 80
Jerome, Myron P., farmer 140
JACQUES, R. R., summer boarding house and farmer 275
Knowles, George (Wemett & Knowles)
KINNEY & NORTON, dealers in general merchandise
Kinney, A. H. (Kinney & Norton)
KINNEY, J. H., manuf. and dealer in boots and shoes
Knapp, Mrs. R., farmer 29
Kinney, Jacob W., farmer 44
Lightfoot, William, farmer
LINDSLEY, M. F., stock dealer and farmer 221
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