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Your resume may be in good shape, but are you confident that your cover letter will be well-received? You'll notice from this professional customer service associate cover letter sample that it's important to tailor your content to the specific needs listed for the job you're applying for. Your piece should be a reflection of you, so remember to be yourself and use our tips as a guide.
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The best way to show interest and enthusiasm for an open job is to compose a thoughtful cover letter. Really, it's a simple formula that wins attention. The first paragraph should acknowledge the position available and state briefly why you believe you're the ideal candidate, while the second should list evidence of your qualifications in line with the posted requirements. The final paragraph should end cordially and state your availability to talk further. If your piece, like this professional customer service associate cover letter sample, is an interesting read and free of spelling and grammar mistakes, you'll have a good chance at getting a call back.
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As you may have noticed in the professional customer service associate cover letter sample, words like resolved, documented, handled, closed, coached, trained, advised, and guided show that you're a person who's ready to get to work and do your best.
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Dear Ms. Burke,
The only way to please a customer is to show empathy and do everything in your power to be helpful. In such a competitive marketplace, the only way to stand out is to put clients first. That is my philosophy, and from what I understand about the culture at Brickbox Corporation, it's yours too.From reading the posted job description, I understand that you're looking for a courteous person who is conscious of changing policy to increase satisfaction. In my last position, I suggested that changes be made to our welcome script, and these eventually were put in place by the team manager and adopted by my peers. It was important to me to respect the caller's time and only ask for the necessary information until we were sure the request was really for us rather than for another department. While in that role, I closed 1,026 cases and finished with an average quality score of 9.2 (on a one-to-10 scale). One of the ways I achieved that rating was due to my focus on the call and strict avoidance of multitasking.As a caring client success professional, I would welcome the opportunity to work with Brickbox Corporation to handle customer inquiries. As someone who's always looking to improve processes with client satisfaction in mind, I'll add additional value to your team. Seeing how our values align so well, I'd welcome the chance to talk with you further, either on the phone or in person. Thank you so much for your time.
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'The School for Scandal' is a very skillfully constructed play. It has two separate plots which are linked together through the Teazles.
A close examination of the play will show that there are in fact three plots--- one, the marital relations of Peter and his Lady; second, the love of Charles and Maria and third, the arrival of Sir Oliver and his discovery of the true character of Joseph. One might almost add a forth- Lady Sneerwell' attempt to secure Charles for himself. All these are cleverly woven together by the agency of the arch hypocrite Joseph who is equally at home in Sir Peter's house and in the company of Lady Sneerwell.
Joseph is courting Maria; Joseph is making love to Lady Teazle; Joseph is plotting with Lady Sneerwell; Joseph is playing the false friend to Sir Peter; Joseph's finger is in every pie.
In the opening scene Snake and Lady Sneerwell acquaint us with the existing situation of affairs. Lady Sneerwell and Joseph are in league because Joseph desires Maria and her fortune, but Maria is in love with Charles whom Lady Sneerwell herself desires. Sir Peter is Maria's guardian and has in the past held the same responsibility to the two Surfaces. Their uncle has now returned from
after an absence of fifteen years and wants to judge the characters of both his
nephews. Charles is revealed as grateful and generous, Joseph as mean and
hypocritical with the result that Uncle Oliver's sympathies are towards Charles
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The Screen-Scene in this play has justly become famous as one of the most outstanding in English Comedy. In Joseph's library, Lady Teazle arrives for an illicit foul meeting. When Sir Peter visits his library, Joseph puts the Lady behind a screen. She hears her husband refer to Joseph's offer for Maria's hand and is disillusioned. Charles arrives at this point and after a little more hides and seek with Sir Peter, Charles hearing that a little milliner is behind the screen, throws it down and reveals Lady Teazle. Joseph is now deeply in trouble. Lady Teazle now thinks much better of her husband and is reconciled to him.
Joseph makes one more attempt to divide Maria and Charles by coming with a concocted story that Charles is entangled with Lady Sneerwell, but Snake comes in the way. Then Joseph stands completely exposed and Sir Oliver declares that Charles is his chosen nephew. The play ends with Joseph and Lady Sneerwell going together.

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Many people frequent your establishment each day and it's important to disinfect high touch areas or "hot spots" to keep healthy staff and prevent the spread of germs to your patron's hot spots are places that get touched by human hands with relative frequency. a few examples would be door knobs, light switches, hand rails, phones, desks, computer keyboards, elevator buttons, urinal or toilet flush handles and sinks or faucets, just to name a few
Disinfecting is not meant to replace cleaning. Infact using too much disinfectant may actually harm your immune system. Our bodies need to be exposed to some germs and bacteria in order to develop the antibodies that make up a strong immune system. Plus, all those chemicals can harm your indoor air quality.


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"Test Driving Linux" by David Brickner
In David Brickner's "Test Driving Linux," Chapter 2 gives insight into Konqueror's power as a web browser.
In David Brickner'sTest Driving Linux: From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds, readers are invited to take a look at "Chapter 2: Surf the Web." Though Konqueror is a powerful tool that also offers file management, this section looks at the role it occupies as a Web browser and just what it can offer the casual user.
David Brickner is an editor of Linux and open source books at O'Reilly Media Inc. He has used Linux servers since 1998 and has run Linux full-time on his desktop for the past four years. Brickner is also the author of the Linux Desktop Pocket Guide.
Click here to download your sample. Test Driving Linux by David Brickner is published by O'Reilly Media Inc., April 2005, ISBN: 0-596-00754-X, 360 pages.


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Can I use the word eclectic? Yes, that is what I experienced at the Soul Food Poetry Café's Poetic Soul Sessions v. III - Powerful, sensual, soft, sweet, delicate, rough and kick me in the derrière thought-provoking.
The SFPC nourished every part of what makes us Be. The lexical stimulation gifted to the audience by M-Dot da Poet left us sad that he had to share the stage.
Addy B. delivered not only what was on her heart, but also what was the pulse of a nation – only she articulated it better than most would dare to even attempt. Her flowing words empowered the audience to be better and to speak love-words in the midst of hate.
Aubrey the Poet took the stage and made it his classroom. We were his very attentive and eager students as he reminded us to speak, to be heard, and to live out loud reminding us that only our voices remain when we are no longer. But that wasn't all! Yes, there was more.
In between our sips of smooth poetic bliss, we were blessed with Alexxis, a virgin to the Café, who braved the mic while the audience cheered her on. (Can I just say that SFPC has the most supportive audience I've ever encountered?)
Jermaine J. swooned the ladies with stirring riffs that titillated and energized the atmosphere. We were a mesmerized clan who sang along with him (though when your voice resembles a mocha latte, extra hot, extra cream, you just don't really need any help).
Mera Cox, statuesque with a heavenly voice, bolted out beautiful tones and got us all to sing along – and we were more than happy to be her chorus.
The feature for the evening, multi-award winning lyricist Rashad thaPoet, whisked us between the blurred lines of intellectual hip-hop and pun-laden spoken word, ending his set with a smooth and neo-soulful freestyled joint that made us think, feel, and relax.
The night rounded out with the incomparable J-Mat Band! Can I tell you that I love this band?!?! Playful, engaging, soulful, and down-right fun! They keep the party lit until the last note is played.
Imani Rhema, keep this movement going. I'm still on a soul-high and frankly I don't want to come down. Since I know that I will have to recover, I beg you, make sure you have another hit waiting for us soon.
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Increasing metabolism rate is one of the articles I have always written as it is often being asked by blog readers. Many have much interest in this topic because metabolism rate is the rate at which body burns calories. If you have higher metabolism, you will burn more calorie faster and therefore can slim down […]
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3 Smashing Ways To Increase Your Metabolism Rate
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See How Easily You Can Become Fatter with Food Portion Which Has Been Getting Bigger
November 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Throughout the past twenty years, those who have been eating in restaurants may have noticed that the food portions are getting bigger and bigger. It is common to see "jumbo" or "supersize" meals and drinks being often. It is fine to eat more provided you exercise more. However, with the advanced of technology with the […]
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4 Simple Diet Tips For Weight Loss
September 20th, 2011 · No Comments
1) How To Make a Diet Plan Successful? Too often we heard people fail to stick to their diet plans. So, how can we ensure ours will give us the result we want. In fact, why do most diet plans fail? Most diet plans fail because people are asked to change too much and too […]
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How To Gain Weight Fast With 7 Surefire Ways
July 16th, 2011 · 3 Comments
For the past 4 years ever since I set up MunFitnessBlog.com, I have been sharing with my blog readers about ways to losing fat. Now, since people have been saying it is so tough to lose fat, let's change the frequency and talk about ways to gain weight! Yes, let's take a break and look […]
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The Easy Ways to Burn 100 Calories For Busy People
April 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
Working life in big city is hectic. Many wake up early and sleep late. Asking them to exercise is not easy. If you are one of the busy people, now, here are 11 activities you can do to burn 100 calories: 12 minutes of jogging 12 minutes of volleyball game 15 minutes of weight training
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Do You Cry In Dressing Room When You Cannot Fit Into Nice Clothes You Want?
February 3rd, 2011 · 5 Comments
I just came across an interesting survey regarding women's clothes shopping experience. I am quite amazed by the feelings behind the dressing room doors. From about 1,000 women who has participated in the poll, here are some of the stunning responses:
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When you dodge an attack of opportunity, you can confuse your would-be assailant.
Prerequisite(s): Dex and Cha 13, Dodge, 1st-level Arcane Trickster
Benefit: When an opponent makes an attack of opportunity against you and misses, you may cause the attacker to become confused for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum 1). Your caster level for this effect is equal to your caster level. You may use this effect a number of times per day equal to your arcane trickster level.
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The emergence of new international criminal courts in the 1990s intensified an existing professional contest to define international crime. This ongoing competition concerned which crimes should be termed international and consequently become the subject of international institution-building and prosecution. The article draws upon Pierre Bourdieu's analytical tool of the 'field' in order to investigate successive phases how legal professionals located in different fields of practice crafted and promoted specific crimes as international. The focus of the analysis is on two stages of this development: The first is the protracted emergence of a field of 'core crimes' centred on a specific set of crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The second focal point is an emergent contestation of this focus on 'core crimes' embedded in the careers of legal professionals engaged in the field of anti-corruption. By adapting the impactful narratives developed around core crimes, this second phase of contestation becomes a new frontline in the wider endeavour to define the role of criminal law in a larger international space of governance and politics.
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Christensen: Crafting and Promoting International Crimes
Mikkel Jarle Christensen (Univ. of Copenhagen - Law) has posted Crafting and Promoting International Crimes: A Controversy among Professionals of Core-Crimes and Anti-Corruption (Leiden Journal of International Law, forthcoming). Here's the abstract:
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Gaggi Media is an award-winning, "right-sized" strategic media planning and buying advertising company with extensive experience in both digital and traditional media. This means that Gaggi can develop strategic media solutions that consider the full scope of media options available based on the latest consumer market trends and insights. We believe in media transparency and will provide every detail of your media plans and media buys. Unlike large global agencies we are not held to corporate media deals and volumes that are not the best choices for your business.
Consumers are smarter than they have ever been and they have more power than they have ever had in the history of consumerism. Gaggi is smart, strategic and aware of what is required to build a brand and make consumers act. Our website is a testament to how we have achieved this over the past 25 years for so many of our clients. We really want to do it for you!


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The Best PopCap Games List
List of the best PopCap Games games with images, including any well-known PopCap Games made games for any platform and console. This list may not contain every game made by PopCap Games but definitely features the best ones. This greatest PopCap Games games list features box covers and additional information such as the game's publisher and release date. The most popular PopCap Games video games are listed by how many votes they received, so the best ones are at the top. If you're looking to find a list of best games developed by PopCap Games then you're in the right place. Think the top game developed by PopCap Games isn't as high as it should be? If yes then be sure to vote it up so that your opinion counts, since this is a community-based opinion list.
This list answers the questions "What are the best games made by PopCap Games?" and "Which games were developed by PopCap Games?"
The list you're viewing is made up of a variety of different games, including Peggle and Bejeweled. You can use the games in this list to create a new list, re-rank it to fit your views, then share it with your Twitter followers, Facebook friends or with any other social networks you use on a regular basis.This list is the perfect resource for those looking to find out the names of acclaimed games made by PopCap Games. Ranker has a similar list for every other significant video game developer so don't forget to check those out as well. (33 items)


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As it's possible you'll know, I'm working with Scott Brinker of Chief Martech blog fame and Third Door Media on the MarTech marketing know-how convention set for August 19-20 in Boston. Once the CPA offers have been chosen, it can be examined by driving site visitors to it to test how profitable and effective the marketing method and the supply is going to be. This can be carried out without spending too much of the advertising price range. If your online business is completely online, you could need to use a special method of marketing than in the event you had a bodily location.
When Scott requested for content ideas throughout the early stages of the conference planning, my response was that one factor everyone needs is a framework for relating marketing know-how investments to bigger enterprise strategy. Marketing managers estimate the demand for services and products that a corporation and its competitors supply. If someday quickly we find some beer at our doorstep because of this guerrilla marketing effort we would be fairly blissful, but hopefully that won't transform just unsolicited mail.
Bodily capabilities and ailments aren't glamourous, but that does not imply the marketing has to fall into the entice of withdrawing into the uninteresting or antiseptic. Here are the highest 7 predictions for 2016 in web optimization and Web Marketing by industry consultants Keep an eye fixed out for these because they are seemingly going to grow through 2016 and beyond. There's one other relatively new e book on the topic by George Silverman: The Secrets of Word-of-Mouth Marketing.
When building your marketing plan, it's essential to first take a look at who your targeted inhabitants might be. This is a very important determination you must make. Chances are when you go over and above for a customer, they switch jobs and appreciate your service so much that they influence decision-making within the new company. For these of you which have doubts find a firm that fits and and actually look at the true worth of community marketing for anyone who desires so as to add further revenue to their household or who would like to make a career career out of it. These type of marketing techniques can help you be inventive, have fun and be unique sufficient for folks to recollect.
In truth, once the ball is rolling, there are other spots the place marketing could be far more environment friendly. The recommendation and techniques presented herein is probably not suitable for you, your state of affairs or enterprise. Internet marketing is another department of on-line marketing, where web optimization (Search Engine Optimisation) is regarded as an effective method of increasing your web site's presence in organic searches for creating potential clients. Not in the Marketing Department however nonetheless completely fascinating the Manifesto, glad to have read it!


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Porous rock, water words in pores of rock, liquid swords and words and worlds spill and pour from rock; pores like lockless doors in precious ore, portals to the fluid folklore of my and our ongoings and befores, and all the pools of hot, cold, cool, thoughtful, and thoughtless thoughts. Earth and water, earthen water, … Continue reading
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by John Murillo III Aspiración Blue-purple corn dough clings like film to sticky fingers. Stolen petrichor on these surgical digits, the earthen wetness smells like so much midnight rain on soil. Such rich loam, so fertile, the mash of nighttime sky, earth and water. A ceramic vessel sits atop scarred and weathered mahogany, pregnant with … Continue reading
Masa, Massa, Matter: When "Healing" is both Imperative and Impossible
By John Murillo III "I start to think And then I sink into the paper Like I was ink" I know the corniness of masa before it's in my mouth. My mother makes sopes on a regular basis, sometimes to entice my auntie to make the drive from Palos Verdes to visit us and her … Continue reading
Smile Undun III: Nonblack Claps; Clap B(l)acks
"Let's talk about time travelin, rhyme javelin / Something mind unravelin, get down" —André 3000, "Return of the 'G'" "Go figure muhfucka every verse is a brick" —Kendrick Lamar, "Nosetalgia" I got some coffee from a Victrola in Seattle. Ground some beans this morning; dark and sweet, bean refuse clings to my fingertips, dark awakening … Continue reading
"What to Say? What Can Be Said?"; or, "Lost Black Words: Vol. ∞"
"Bring wings to the weak Bring grace to the strong Make all evil stumble as it flies in the world All the tribes come and the mighty will crumble We must brave this night And have faith in love…" 4 voices in the room. "We need two cars, right? Two cars?" "Yeah, because your dad's … Continue reading
Hotel Oblivion: A Love Letter to Love, Blackness, and Androids
This piece is one I wrote as part of a trilogy. I wanted to write about Janelle Monáe's music with enough time and space to capture everything I saw, everything I thought, and everything I thought she was/is doing. This is the first, about Metropolis Suite, and it'll just work with this album. Each piece … Continue reading
Smile Undun^2: Fruitvale Station Premier
By John Murillo III Everything is out of order, nothing is constitutive to the order of chaos; the mind, the electric order of chaos, and the manifestations of the imagination—for example, memory—participate in illusory ordering for the sake of the grander illusion of wholeness, pureness, sanity, selfhood. Accuracy might not ever be a farce, if … Continue reading


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Songwriting Magazine goes fourth
21 August, 2015 in Features, News, Songwriting Magazine
Issue four of our app is out there, featuring Everything Everything, Richard Thompson, Katzenjammer, Miles Hunt, Chas Hodges and more…
aving brought you such cover star delights as David Gray, Rumer and Wolf Alice, Songwriting is back with issue four of our app and this time we have an act for whom songwriting is everything. Hitting your Android, iOS, Kindle and Windows Phone – as well as the PocketMags virtual magazine reader for desktop computers – our autumn edition is headed-up by the peerless eclectics Everything Everything. That's not all, though, folks, not even nearly.
Issue four comes with another 64 pages and includes such songwriting greats as Richard Thompson, Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff and Chas Hodges – that's right, of Chas & Dave! Elsewhere we speak to speak to fjord folksters Katzenjammer and our Reverbnation winner Saniyé. We also introduce you to another three up and coming (and soon to be) stars, in anthemic alt-rockers Midnight Pilot, haunting folk songwriter Chanele McGuinness and Chinese electro-pop act Nova Heart.
We've also got some of your favourites from before, with our columnist Lisa Redford offering advice to help with stage fright, songwriting tips – as we run through how to flesh out lyrics and to record and mix acoustic guitars – and Grant Nicholas talking about how he wrote one of Feeder's finest tracks. Which one? Now that would be telling… Of course it wouldn't be Songwriting if we didn't include reviews of both gear and new music, and you'll find a raft of reviews here, too.
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It is possible for freelancers to scale up. It isn't going to be easy but isn't an impossible task either. You have to think differently and think out of the box. So here are 9 ways individual freelancers can take freelancing as a business and scale it up for 10x or even 100x growth trajectory.
Is Freelancing Scalable to 10x Growth?
Yes, it is scalable and I have shared an example of how a web design company building 5-page websites for clients can scale it up.
It is possible for freelancers to scale up. It isn't going to be easy but isn't an impossible task either.
You have to find ways to improve the productivity of your team. How they can manage clients efficiently. How to free up your time to manage things that can help and grow the business. How an individual freelancer can work on the business instead of in the business.
There is a book with a title that I like as quote:
What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
You have to think differently and think out of the box. So here are 9 ways individual freelancers can take freelancing as a business and scale it up for 10x or even 100x growth trajectory.
1. Partnership
You can't do it all alone. You have to find partners who can complement your services as a freelancer. It can be an additional service or totally new domain of expertise.
As an example a web designer can partner with a web developer or an iOS developer can partner with Android developer etc.
Partners who compliment with other can provide a much bigger pool of one-stop solution for clients.
2. Team Up
In a partnership, everything is split according to the partnership terms and conditions but for a team up, it can be per task or per type of task basis.
As an example, you provide web design and development services but if you don't deal with PHP frameworks, team up with someone to fill the gap. Only projects that need framework expertise is where both share revenue.
3. Outsource
Finding someone to team up right from the start can have issues later on. One may have the technical expertise but his style of working and his way of interactions with you or your team should also be considered before teaming up.
So before one can look to team up, it is better to test things out with outsourcing.
Always outsource to people who are more interested in managing the quality of their services and aren't looking to cut the corners to meet the deadline.
Read: Hire In-House or Outsource – 10 Points to Consider
4. Branch Out
If you are working towards building a team, let the team be branched out and survive on its own.
You can't be controlling everything in every team that may be working for you. Let the team leader handle the clients at first and over time let them find clients for their own team.
Let the team be their own boss. You focus on building the infrastructure for the team and let them branch out to an independent entity.
5. Niche Down
As an individual freelancer, one can't provide a variety of services with the same level of expertise.
So instead of trying to provide more services, one can go deep and not wide to become an expert in a specific freelancing niche.
As a niche, being an expert is easy and one can increase rates easily. Remember it is better to be a big fish in a small pond than be a small fish in a very big pond.
6. Products
Develop something to solve your own problems and slowly over time it can help you bundle it as a solution.
The example I shared for the web design business is actually solving your own problem of making the team more efficient by building the product.
A repetitive task for clients can be a good starting point a product idea.
7. Experimentation
As a freelance developer one should always be ready to experiment with new technologies or even with new payment methods or new ways to build an alternate income stream.
As a PHP developer one can experiment with CMSes like WordPress or PHP Frameworks like Laravel.
Freelancer should experiment with new technologies even when one has a stable source of income because no one knows when a new technology can disrupt the existing one.
8. Diversification
Going deep into one niche is important but that doesn't mean one shouldn't diversify at all. Diversification helps mitigate the risks.
I was only working in vBulletin but as things started to crumble with Jelsoft and vBulletin, there was a huge chunk of clients who were stuck in vBulletin and wanted to hire freelancers but over time number of clients in vBulletin has become very limited.
Diversification to WordPress and XenForo helped me survive as a freelancer and reduce the risk of single point failure.
9. Delegation of Work
Taking yourself out of freelancing equation is the first step towards being able to scale up the services business.
You can't be the single source of clients doing the same stuff day in and day out and still scale it up. Often it is easier to do things than to delegate to others but if you choose the easier route, it can be tough for you to scale up your freelancing business.
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Working with communities is a key policy that will enable all sectors within society to join hands and work together in order to develop the common community agenda and increase community awareness with regard to active community involvement in problem solving. These sectors are now becoming more aware of how important communities are and how to be involved in integrated community development. The main mechanism should include a community-based planning process and a participatory learning process through existing community learning centers. These centers can play a significant role in enhancing the strengths of communities in order to become learning communities as far as self-reliance is concerned.
Young Ambassadors for water conservation Project Thailand is a joint venture of Local government (administration) with collaboration of Best Care international (BCI) and communities. Young Ambassador is a program designed to impress upon children and youths the importance of conserving and protecting water through direct, personal involvement. By providing the education and experience required in a leadership role, the program encourages these Young Ambassadors to make a difference in their respective communities by raising the public's awareness of water conservation and other important information about environment. By offering educational environmental programs, rural community can enable these Young Ambassadors to carry the message of water conservation to future generations. Government hopes to compensate Young Ambassadors with creative water and sanitation project that can bring a change to their communities.
Some suggestions and possibilities that comes in my mind that could put the youth power into action
- Environmental education needs to be the part of school syllabus and government and private sector should use more innovative idea for the environmental health education dissemination through stories, movies art and music etc among children.
- The youth ambassador should be assigned specific duties to promote environmental awareness among youths domestically and to be the contact point among other ambassadors internationally.
- In terms of society, the traditional mindset of disregarding opinions from younger and newer generations should be eliminated and banned from the community. There are still barriers which certain groups of adults are discouraging youths from becoming active in social responsibility. The state should campaign not only for the youths to become active, but also for the adults to be more open at the same time.
- Youth meeting should be included in the program of official conference between governments. While the delegation of government officials are having a meeting, the youth delegates at the same time should meet and reflect upon the progress being made in Youths' view, as well as to voice their opinion during the program.
- The government and the private sector should recognize and sponsor the activities. States should promote "Recycle Bank" in schools, villages and communities to sort, recycle, and reuse the products environmentally and economically. Promote the sorting of trash into different bins for proper process or incineration, for example, the toxic, the recyclable, the biodegradable etc. Youth network of forest plantation should be setup to sustain the ecological balance lost from deforestation.
- To propose and demand more actions from the state, for instance, youths should be given a channel to discuss and voice their opinions to the government and authorities in the easiest possible way. There should be regular Youth conference with systematic hearing by the government in major parts of the country.
In development arena community participation exercises are intuitively the right thing to do, fun to attend and pleasant to organize but when you analyze these activities in hindsight, one often concludes that they do not deliver adequately in terms of costs and benefits. This is very important when you are dealing with limited public resources and finite private development capital on the one hand, and an overwhelmingly poor population on the other. The issue is very important if one considers the time and resources applied to community participation and the high expectations it attracts. To make this worse, participation as a requirement has been incorporated into many laws without it being properly understood.


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Back from Iowa! I had a non-stop little trip visiting all sorts of family and friends. Unfortunately it rained most of the time, but I did get to see some pretty fall color on my drive home. Oh how I love fall!
I've posted this Key West kitchen featured in Coastal Living before, but I found some more photos of the rest of the home so I had to share! The many beautiful shades of blue look so great next to all the white. Aren't those painted floors totally drool worthy? And the painted ceiling in the sitting area too! I love the open floor-plan of the home…so perfect for entertaining.


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Peter Reid is preparing to hand Kevin Phillips the captain's armband for Sunderland's Premiership trip to Elland Road after skipper Michael Gray was forced to pull out of the squad with a back injury, writes PAUL GILDER.
And the Black Cats boss last night tipped the England striker to rediscover his goal touch in the final five games of the season, with Phillips having scored just two league goals since December 1.
Gray, who will lose his ever-present record in this season's Premiership, has played with the injury for several games, but has finally been forced to admit defeat in his battle for fitness, with the club still not assured of their top-flight place next season.
And Reid last night admitted that he doesn't yet know whether the 27-year-old will be ready to return for next Saturday's visit of title contenders Liverpool to the Stadium of Light.
"Michael has picked up a back problem and he isn't comfortable with it," the Sunderland boss revealed.
"I don't know whether this will be the only game he misses - we will have to see how he goes next week with his treatment and take it from there.
"George McCartney will be in the team at Leeds. He played at left-back at Chelsea against a lad who was on fire (Jesper Gronkjaer), and I thought he handled it very well in that game.
"I've got no problems about playing him, he's got a few international caps (for Northern Ireland) now and he has had experience in the first team - this is an opportunity for him. I'm disappointed to have Michael out but it has given somebody else the chance to go out and do a job."
McCartney has impressed in his handful of first-team appearances in the left-back berth.
But the 21-year-old endured a nightmare in his last outing against Southampton, with the left-footer unable to settle down when asked to play at right-back.
Darren Williams is set to play there at Elland Road - with Reid revealing that Swiss international Bernt Haas is suffering with a thigh problem, although he did turn out for his country in an international with Sweden last week. But Sunderland's main concern will be causing the Leeds defenders problems, with Phillips in the middle of a rare goal drought.
The striker, who has carried the club's expectations on his shoulders this season, was told to stay away from the training ground this week and concentrate on recharging his batteries.
"I told Kev to go away and have a break for a few days," said Reid. "The lad has been fantastic for us but has had niggly injuries recently and has looked a bit tired, so the rest will have done him good.
"He looked fresh when he came back into training and I would not be surprised if he was to get back onto the scoresheet on Sunday."
Reid admits Phillips is the player most likely to lead the Black Cats out at Elland Road in Gray's absence. And the Stadium of Light boss believes his side are capable of completing the double over David O'Leary's side to finally ensure their place in next season's Premiership.
"I will decide who will be the captain on Sunday but I would not be surprised if Kevin was to lead the team out," added Reid.
He continued: "We have got ourselves in the position and it's up to us to get out of it.
"I thought the players showed a lot of character against Leicester (in a 2-1 Easter Monday win) and we played well, even when we were under pressure. The pleasing thing was to get two goals from a midfield player (Claudio Reyna).
"Recently, Jason McAteer and Reyna have got goals which we have been missing from the middle of the park.
"But Kevin Phillips is still getting chances and I know he will get goals.
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
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Fabric pic #1 : : Anna Maria Horner's Garden Party and a few Good Folks -- via Quilt Home.
Fabric pic #2 : : Anna Maria Horner's Chocolate Lollipop -- via Quilt Home.
Fabric pic #3 : : A variety of designer fat quarter cuts -- via the Fabric Shoppe and Sew Fresh Fabrics
Fabric pic #4 : : A variety of prints that I picked up at the closest JoAnne fabric store
Fabric pic #5 : : A variety of designer fat quarter cuts -- via the Fabric Shoppe and Sew Fresh Fabrics
Fabric pic #6 : : Two Alexander Henry prints that I found at a beautiful quilt shop in Watkins Glen, Ny
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OH. MY. GOODNESS. I could live in your craftroom - those are beautiful.ReplyDelete
I am DROOLING over your new fabrics! So many gorgeous colors and patterns!ReplyDelete
Beautiful fabric. You have quite a selection. I need to go through my stash too. When the weather gets cooler is when I love to sew and bake.ReplyDelete
Oh, wow. Your fabric collection is awesome!!ReplyDelete
I need to destash but I keep buying instead!! I found that first photo inspiring!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful fabric! I love "shopping" in different online shops too. I could spend hours doing that! LOLReplyDelete
Jennifer :)
I totally with you on the whole fabric obsession! I seriously think it's like a drug for me! I stash mine in a wall of dresser drawers which keeps them neatly stashed away but the drawers are now becoming hard to close so I may have to slow down on the shopping and get sewing! :)ReplyDelete
I wish I could reach out and touch that fabric! That's what I love about wondering through the quilt store, taking it all in! I completely understand your passion for fabric! You have some fabulous choices!ReplyDelete
Wow, I don't even sew well but I'm getting anxious to go fabric shopping now. :)ReplyDelete
Yes, I too need to destash a little. I'm thinking I may do a giveaway? I have lots of prints that were gifted to me that have too much of a country feel -- stay tuned for that!ReplyDelete
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Socrates: What do you want to accomplish this year, dear friend Ursus?
Ursus: I want to get better at judo.
Socrates: What do you mean, "better?"
Ursus: Well, I want to get better at newaza.
Socrates: Why?
Ursus: Because Rhadi told me that more and more judo guys are studying BJJ to get better ground game.
Socrates: So what?
Ursus: So I want to be able to use Rhadi's strategies that he taught me to take matches to the ground and win.
Socrates: Why?
Ursus: Because I want to win.
Socrates: Why?
Ursus: Because that makes me the best.
Socrates: So what?
Ursus: So I want to be a winner.
Socrates: Why?
Ursus: Well… because... I just like to win. I think it's fun.
Socrates: Well, it sounds like you know yourself, Ursus. You know, some Chinese guy I met at a philosophy convention told me "know thyself and know thy enemy and you won't be defeated in a thousand battles," or something like that…
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Making specific goals helps you 'know thyself'
I wrote about SMART goals a while back. Good goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bound. What does it mean for a goal to be specific? It does not simply mean precisely stated and detailed, but it also means that the goal must be specific to you and your motivations – not someone else's goal.
Ask yourself, "Why do I want to achieve this?"
Then ask yourself, "Why does that matter to me?"
Then ask yourself, "So what?"
Keep asking "why" or "so what," drilling down into your motivations for your goals. When you get to the point that you can't answer "why" or "so what" anymore because you just stammer around and can only come up with something like, "well… just because…" you have dug as deep as possible into your motivations. You are working at the level of worldview or presuppositions about how the world works. To know thy presuppositions is to know thyself. Take the following dialog as an example...
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Patient's severed fingertip missing from Kolkata hospital
Kolkata, July 12: A half-inch severed fingertip of a 35-year-old chemical engineer lost in an accident on Wednesday allegedly went missing from CMRI hospital, where he was admitted to undergo plastic surgery to get it refixed. The hospital has ordered an inquiry.
Nikhil Chakraborty, 38, met with an accident near his workplace in Howrah on Thursday. He fell off his bike and a part of his ring finger got cut. He was rushed to a local hospital and then shifted to CMRI hospital in Kolkata. But his severed fingertip went missing and the victim's wife lodged a police complaint alleging that the hospital's employees were busy watching the World Cup semifinal and did not preserve the finger which was to be stitched back on Thursday, as reported by TOI.
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Police said Nilotpal Chakrabarty, a resident of Andul in Howrah, met with an accident while driving his bike down Foreshore Road in the district on Wednesday afternoon.
Family members said the middle finger of Chakrabarty's left hand got stuck between the handle and the clutch lever when he fell and a part of it got severed.
According to The Telegraph, the engineer's wife Chayanika Chakrabarty said, "He managed to visit a private hospital in Howrah with the severed finger wrapped in a piece of paper. A surgeon at the hospital referred him to a plastic surgeon at CMRI. We reached CMRI within two hours and met the surgeon".
On advice of the plastic surgeon, family members handed over the severed finger to an employee of the emergency department for preservation.
Before leaving the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, the surgeon told the family that he would perform a reconstructive surgery to refix the finger to the hand the next day.
"The hospital authorities have apologised but that won't fetch us the missing finger. My husband has become handicapped for life," the patient's wife said.
CMRI officials said a probe had been ordered. "A male patient was admitted to CMRI with a hand injury. The tip of the ring finger of his left hand was injured. The patient has been provided appropriate clinical care and his condition is stable," an official said.


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Consilium Staffing surpassed its goals last month in a recent blood drive with Carter BloodCare, and the two organizations are planning for repeat performances. On October 1st, Carter BloodCare challenged Consilium employees to give 18 pints of lifesaving blood donations and the Consilium staff responded with 25 pints instead.
"Our blood drive was such a success that Carter BloodCare wants to come by regularly," said Jamie Jones, Consilium's blood-drive coordinator who served as Carter BloodCare's liaison on the project. "I'm glad I had the opportunity to represent Consilium during this event and look forward to doing it again soon."
According to Carter BloodCare, the non-profit community blood center requires 1,100 blood donations daily to keep up with the needs of hospitals for their patients. Whole blood has a shelf life of 42 days, but is usually distributed before then. Daily, 600 to 800 patients in the Carter BloodCare service area need blood transfusions. This is why giving blood often (every 56 days for whole blood) is important. Each donation can help three people, which means Consilium's blood collections helped 75 individuals. On any given day, about 38 percent of the population is eligible to give blood; less than four percent is doing it. Forty percent of Consilium's employees participated in the company blood drive – a remarkable accomplishment.
"The team from Carter BloodCare was great to work with, and I am proud of the people of Consilium for stepping up to exceed our donation goal," said Consilium Executive Vice President Matt Baade. "This event was another in our Consilium Cares program, a program which exemplifies our commitment to serving our community. We are proud of what we do within the locum tenens industry as a business, but continuously strive to do and be more than just a locum tenens staffing company. Consilium Cares, and this partnership with Carter BloodCare, furthers that ambition."
About Carter BloodCare
Carter BloodCare is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that operates on behalf of patients in 50-plus Texas counties. With volunteer blood donors, Carter BloodCare is the primary provider of blood transfusion services for more than 200 Texas health care facilities and provides more than 440,000 units of lifesaving blood components for patients annually. The blood center is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks, and is a member of America's Blood Centers.
About Consilium Staffing
The term, "locum tenens" is a Latin phrase that means to "hold the place of." Consilium Staffing assists hospitals, primary care offices, urgent care centers, correctional institutions, and other healthcare facilities, when those facilities are under-staffed by partnering with physicians, nurse practitioners, and/or physician assistants who are able to provide coverage on a temporary or contract basis.


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Since the Hawick Knitwear closure announcement, the road past my house in Slitrig Crescent to the factory has suddenly gone quiet.
Slitrig Crescent is now another part of the town's industrial map consigned to history.
Many mills lie empty – a constant reminder of Hawick's glory days. Others have long since been demolished, helping cover up the true extent of the decline of a once-proud town.
A walk along High Street fills Teries with even more dejection. Many shops lie empty, with others queuing up to join them. For months, no years, the chance to breathe new life into the town has been suffocated at every opportunity, Commercial Road being a prime example of lack of progress.
While Sainsbury's is a glimmer of hope, it has fought against the eyesore of Wilton Mills for too long.
Some of our councillors are fighting hard to reverse the decline, but since the move from Roxburgh District Council to Scottish Borders Council, they have struggled more and more to make their voices heard. It would help if all six put aside petty squabbles for the good of the town.
Some may claim other towns in the area have suffered a similar decline, but when you look at Galashiels there is much more cause for optimism. It has a railway – we don't. It has a thriving college-come-university – we don't. It has various retail parks – we don't. It has a world renowned fast-food giant – we don't.
Why does it take so long for things to happen in Hawick? We have a fabulous community spirit here, as was evidenced during the recent floods.
We need to rally that spirit once more or Hawick will continue to decline.
We need to find a collective voice and shout for progress in Hawick. Now!
Graham Ford


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Darien forecast: Fairly nice prelude to rainy days
More fairly bright, warm weather will shine on southwestern Connecticut during the day.
Although the National Weather Service says that skies will not be as cloud-free as yesterday, temperatures are expected to rise to about 70 degrees, with a northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight, however, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the NWS says, as clouds increase and the temperature drops to the low-40s.
Tomorrow, there is a chance of daytime showers, as skies turn overcast and temperatures reach only about 50 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Rain is likely late tomorrow and into early-morning Friday, as the temperature dips to about 40 degrees with an east wind 14 to 21 mph. Chance of nighttime precipitation is 70 percent, the NWS says.
On Friday, more rain is expected -- could be heavy at times -- with a daytime high temperature of 50 degrees and breezy conditions with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Friday night there remains a chance of showers before 10 p.m. and temperatures will register a low about 40 degrees. Odds of precipitation are about 50 percent.
Saturday should see clearing with mostly sunny skies and a high temperature in the upper-50s. Nighttime will be partly cloudy, with a low temperature in the upper-30s.
The outlook for Sunday, according to the weather service, is sunny and temperatures in the 50s.


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29 November 2011
I'm running in Vegas... are you? Yes! I'm running in Vegas! How about you? Are you running in Vegas? I am! You? Yes, indeedy...I will be running in Vegas...you, too?
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there is going to be so much awesome in Vegas and I really wish I could be there too.ReplyDelete
Have fun and SPARKLE!!
So jealous I'm not heading to Vegas too--you guys are gonna have so much fun!ReplyDelete
Finally getting around to your blogger award today--hooray! :)
I am so jealous! I was supposed to run this race but a conflicting schedule nixed that plan.ReplyDelete
And where the heck is the Nuun Cup. We are freaking epic and we need something to symbolize that.
I can't comment too much b/c I sold my soul and don't have a lot left :)ReplyDelete
Best wishes for a great race! Rock it!ReplyDelete
Have FUN!! Wish I were running it too :)ReplyDelete
i ran this race a couple of years ago and it is a fun one! good luck, can't wait to hear all about it!ReplyDelete
I'll be there. Can't wait to meet you and so many other bloggers, although I'm getting a little intimidated and looking for all the funny and entertaining personality I can muster. I'll be without costume too - I did paint my nails sparkly - does that get me fun credit? gotta do something with my free taper time.ReplyDelete
YES! I'm running in Vegas. I will not be in costume/wearing anything fancy for this one - I'm saving my tutu for the Tinkerbell Half at Disney in January.ReplyDelete
I notoriously overdress - because I am wimpy at being cold. It is close to 80 in So Cal right now, so this whole running in 30s-40s is going to be a big shock to me.
Good luck this weekend! Sounds like it will be a great time! You are getting faster and I bet you are under 2 hours in this one!!ReplyDelete
So that explains 1) why almost every running blogger I follow is running that race and 2) why everyone wanted me to vote for them to win a "grant" from refuel with chocolate milk. I see.ReplyDelete
I am curious to see if RNRLV is lots of fun or not because it sounds like it would be lots of fun and I'd like an excuse to go to Vegas at least once for reasons other than "to make an asshole of myself."
haha! i love love love this post and am super excited for the strip at night this weekend :) good luck! maybe i will see you!!!ReplyDelete
Best of luck to you!! Hope you have a great race and whoop up that kid free time! My sister is running to! Say hi to her for me. Looks like me except taller, skinnier, blonder, prettier, faster....I'm sure you'll recognize her:)ReplyDelete
You all are going to have so much fun! Have a great race :)ReplyDelete
You should totally wear your "winter workout wear" in Vegas! Ha-ha! Have a great time and kick some a#$!ReplyDelete
That picture is hilarious. And the reservoir tip caption....even more so. :)ReplyDelete
Yea!! You're going to have soooo much fun! So many cool people to meet (or re-meet) in person.
so completely jealous that I am not going to be there with all of you!!!ReplyDelete
Well first of all you're going to great! I just ran the Nike Women's Half Marathon in SF in October at a 12:00 min/mile pace. And by run I'm talking about power walking/semi jogging here. Plus I'm thinking your course will be all flat and that's major! Just remember have fun, hydrate, push through the pain, and when you hit that wall (because everyone hits the wall) you just gotta keep pushing on through. This is the Rock N Roll, isn't there free beer at the end? Go get em!ReplyDelete
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This post totally cracked me up!ReplyDelete
Which is good, because otherwise I'd be crying... I can't go this year because of my teaching schedule. Boo!
Have fun for me out there!!!
I'm not but my aunt is - you sould look for her! Maybe next year, because you just made it sound like something I shouldn't miss!ReplyDelete
Congrats on winning the new gear! And good for you for taking on YET another challenge. I like you. I like you A LOT!ReplyDelete
I hope you have an awesome time!! Remember-don't eat at the Pink Taco!!ReplyDelete
Have fun in Vegas! I wish I were going. Love the winter running outfit, i laughed so hard when i saw that!ReplyDelete
Good luck!! My first half was in Vegas, but it wasn't at night...it was in the morning...I'm completely jealous of you right now ;)ReplyDelete
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The University Community
The role of a public university is not only to produce skilled workers in a variety of fields. It is also responsible in disseminating knowledge and expertise for the development of local community.
Its role grows in line with the expertise it has in many areas and it is pertinent for these specialised talents be holistically utilised with the purpose of developing human capital.
Various programmes have been implemented to narrow the gap between the society and university community, which is part of the process to acculturate the university. This is in line with the university's aspiration to culturally modify its being as a public university so its existence is felt and seen, and its voice heard by the people.
As such, UMP has implemented the University Community concept that is aimed at expanding its role in disseminating knowledge and information to help industries to grow as well as improve the peoples' lifestyle.
The Objective of University Community Programme
• to provide opportunity to UMP denizens to interact and work as a team as well as to instil communal values and ethics
• to encourage campus denizens to get involve in social organisation especially in non-governmental organisations and
• to inculcate patriotism and promote the spirit of unity among campus denizens
The List of University Community Programme
1 Cluster School
2 School for Adoption
3 International Network
4 Innovation and Invention
5 Human Capital Development
6 Promoting University and its Expertise
7 Technology Transfer Programme
8 Community Service Programme


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In Win7, Win Defender is a "malware scanner", In Win8/8.1 it takes on other aspects.
For all the bad press Vista got my wifes big (18.4" I-7) Toshiba laptop has Vista and it runs great.
We have ALL been there once .. at least once ...the Internet is a constantly changing and evolving "thing"
There really is no "safe" place in terms of malware, virus, worms, trojens and keyloggers.. at best we can only "manage" the risk.
This entails a properly layered software defense and safe browsing habits but also a proper backup and recovery plan.
That in itself will turn disaster into mere inconvenience.
That is a good question ...
One point is ... if you have a solid system backup IMAGE, you can afford to "poke your nose out" a little ... if you get popped, with a good backup image... no harm-no foul ... just put it back like it was.
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One place I haunt is DSLReports:
There are a confusing array of "sub-forums" but there is a Hughes forum:
A Microsoft forum:
A security forum that is rather good at posting "risk trends":
There is one that has current "Phishing and Scams":
The MS & Security forums should be on every ones daily "visit" list just to see if the latest Microsoft updates are trashing peoples computers (for the last 4 months "Patch Tuesday" has had some system killers in it.
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Graeme McDowell opts to skip Wentworth
McDowell chooses to stay in Florida instead of travelling to PGA Championship
Graeme McDowell wants to spend time with his wife Kristen who is expecting their first child.
Graeme McDowell has withdrawn from next week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth because he wants to spend time with his wife Kristen who is expecting their first child.
The 2010 US Open champion will miss the European Tour's flagship event for the first time in 12 years.
"I very much appreciated Graeme taking the time to phone me personally to tell me he wouldn't be at Wentworth," European Tour chief executive George O'Grady said today.
"But the fact that he wants to spend time with Kristen, who will not be able to travel for the next three months, is entirely understandable."
Wentworth has never been a happy hunting ground for the Florida-based McDowell who has missed the cut at the PGA Championship for the last three years and has never finished higher than 13th.
The Portrush man is the only member of the triumphant Ryder Cup team who will be absent next week.
The other 11 players all feature, as will 2012 captain Jose Maria Olazabal, defending champion Matteo Manassero of Italy, four-times major winner Ernie Els and 2011 US Masters champion Charl Schwartzel.


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Just over a week ago, as Congress came to the rescue of down-trodden, over-leveraged, and over-charged credit card holders they left out one important group; small business.
And, as Cynthia Zwahlen reported in the Los Angeles Times on May 26th, ("Credit Card reform leaves out small entrepreneurs") an amendment to help small businesses was killed in the Senate before the final vote.
A big blow to small business.
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), the amendment author and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is still pursuing options to help small business card holders.
Small businesses are possibly the most important element in the economy and its recovery. They are the largest employer in the country, therefore, the health of small business is essential to an economic turn-around.
Senators have gone from television show to television show emphasizing the need to get credit restarted. But they couldn't see far enough into the future to realize that without relief for small business the recent credit card reform was only partial reform.
Of course, small businesses were surprised that their elected Senators would ignore them when passing credit card reform. A vote on the proposed amendment would have gone a long way toward helping small business stoke the economic engine.
Devastating to the health of small business, but what happened a few days later could have even more impact on small businesses.
More than one million small businesses received a damaging blow on Memorial Day; a day that many small businesses will remember for quite some time.
Troubled small business credit card issuer Advanta Bank Corp suspended credit to more than one million of their small business cardholders. Without warning, President John Francis Moore sent out e-mails and letters informing small business clients that they would no longer be able to use their Advanta Small Business cards for purchases, advances, automatic charges, travel, or entertainment.
All accounts had been frozen.
Where were the regulators in all this? What is their role in identifying and preventing egregious actions such as that taken by Advanta Bank on Memorial Day? Advanta is regulated by the FDIC who we know have their hands full with nationwide bank foreclosures. But that doesn't dismiss them from their charge; regulating the banking industry and preventing these kinds of failure. Did the FDIC know that one of a member bank's divisions was in trouble and being forced to freeze over one million open accounts?
Regardless of the FDIC's knowledge, as the government and big banks are urging consumers and small businesses to spend, one million small businesses are scrambling to find new credit. Many will be unable to get another card issued considering they still owe Advanta the remaining balance on their account.
No longer can they charge essentials or get credit for that one new item that would give them the boost they needed to stimulate their business and the economy.
Advanta, like many other banks, had adopted a policy of charging usurious interest rates even on its good customers. The practice seems to have backfired on Advanta and probably will on the other banks that have adopted the same practice. As a result of high interest rates more businesses, and ultimately more consumers, are being forced into default.
Freezing the accounts of over one million small businesses will have a big impact on the overall economy. It is difficult to ascertain the effect seven to ten billion dollars of frozen credit will have on the economy, but it will surely impede the growth of over a million small businesses.
And, to add to the problem Advanta is taking a hard-line in negotiations with its customers, even those that have met all of their obligations.
A call to their customer service center yields a representative in India. They've been instructed to resist any negotiations. Only anger and a demand to speak to a supervisor, in the United States, will get the customer transferred to the next level.
The supervisor has become the last level of negotiation, and is insistent that they have no option to lower the interest rate; even from an untenable, usurious, 34.99% despite the offer to continue paying at a reasonable interest rate.
Asking them to check the account history is to no avail. Asking them to be a good corporate citizen and negotiate a fair and reasonable interest rate is also useless.
Their hard-line attitude will leave many of Advanta's small business cardholders no other choice but to default on the frozen account. There are far fewer winners in that option.
If only the Senate had the vision to foresee the error of their vote. Given the history of that venerable body it is not hard to understand their lack of vision.
Who's protecting the struggling small businesses, the consumer, the middle class Americans that make up over ninety-five percent of this country's population?
Not the Senate. Not the FDIC. It appears no one is helping. Small businesses, the heart of America's innovation, growth, and economic well-being, are again being ignored while billions of taxpayer dollars are being wheelbarrowed over to those that caused this financial meltdown; the Big Banks.


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With Angelina Jolie's Maleficent taking the #1 spot at the domestic box office this past weekend - having already raked in close to $200 million dollars worldwide - it's no surprise that Disney is planning to move full steam ahead with its next live-action reinvention of a classic animated property. This time out, Disney is hopeful that moviegoers around the world will want to "be their guest" once again.
Disney is reportedly prepping a live-action adaptation of the seminal Beauty and the Beast fairytale. The story was of course previously adapted into a Disney animated feature back in 1991. That film remains one of the most well-regarded in the history of American animation, holding the distinction of being one of the only animated works to ever be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Beauty and the Beast has gone on to become one of Disney's most beloved franchises, with Belle and the Beast appearing in direct-to-video follow-ups, theme park rides, video games, books, and mountains of other Disney merchandise.
According to Variety, Bill Condon - perhaps best known to younger audiences for his work helming both installments of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - is being brought on to direct Beauty and the Beast. Whatever one thinks of the Twilight series, it's entirely reasonable that Disney would think Condon is the right man to direct Beauty and the Beast. This new film will very likely target the teen and tween audience, and the Twilight films made their vast fortune off of that very demographic. Condon also has experience handling love affairs between humans and non-humans as well. All kidding aside, from a marketing standpoint, the decision makes sense.
It's not like Condon hasn't directed quality films before. His first claim to fame was the critically-acclaimed James Whale biopic Gods & Monsters in 1998; he then went on to direct the Oscar-winning musical Dreamgirls, which would make him the perfect choice should Disney decide to include musical numbers in the live-action Beauty and the Beast. In other words: to judge Condon as a director solely on his contributions to the Twilight franchise would be short-sighted.
Beauty and the Beast is only the latest Disney animated property set to be re-adapted for the big-screen. Iron Man's Jon Favreau will soon direct a live-action adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, and a Kenneth Branagh-helmed live-action version of Cinderella hits theaters in early 2015. Will this mark a creative renaissance for Disney's classic franchises? Only time (and possibly Jiminy Cricket) will tell.
Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast is in development, and has no current release date.
Source: Variety