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Over time, as I have meet more Karate students and instructors, I have been struck by the number who have told me that they never learned the meanings of the movements of their kata. I don't mean that they only learned some meanings, I mean that they did not learn any movements. For them, the kata was simply a sequence of movements.
I know. This may sound hard to believe. When we learn English we learn words and their meanings. We do not simply learn to make sounds.
But if at least some people do learn kata without the accompanying meanings, or more appropriately, the accompanying range of meanings, then this explains some of the seamingly ridiculous ways that kata are performed by some people.
For example, you sometimes see kata rushed so badly that none of the movements could be applied based on the underlying meanings. Or you might see kata done with an emphasis on theatrical and exaggerated kiai, something that would have no use in actual self defense. You might also see strikes, designed to be executed quickly, done in a slow, almost vibrating manner, designed to convey deliberate power perhaps.
Pretend that you are hitting a nail with a hammer. You do this all the time when you work around the house. Now if you made a kata of the the movements involved in hitting a nail with a hammer, how would it look? As long as you knew that the movement was supposed to represent the simple act of hitting a nail, there would no problem. You could always refer back to the actual act.
But what if you taught your nail hitting kata to someone, who taught it to someone else, and so on, and eventually a student learned the kata without the underlying meaning? Maybe he would do the kata with a loud and protracted kiai. Is that how you hit a nail? Maybe he would perform the kata very slowly with his body really tense. Again, not a good way to hit a nail.
Hitting a nail is a pretty simple thing. Kata embody so many more and sometimes complex scenarios. How sad if the kata are practiced without reference to their meanings.
Perhaps the search for meaning in kata is the same as the search for meaning in life. Let's not just go through the motions, of anything.
Charles C. Goodin
No Meaning?
Over time, as I have meet more Karate students and instructors, I have been struck by the number who have told me that they never learned the meanings of the movements of their kata. I don't mean that they only learned some meanings, I mean that they did not learn any movements. For them, the kata was simply a sequence of movements.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Saturday, January 31, 2009
Who Would You Want?
I know many Karate experts, as well as experts in other martial arts. There are many ways to think about their varying levels of expertise. Ranks and titles are often used as measures by some people, although I do not put too much weight in them. Dojo size can be misleading too. Skill in the abstract is hard to measure.
I had a thought today during lunch. If I were attacked by 10 people, who would I want to be there with me? Which expert could I count on? For purposes of this exercise, I assume that each expert is in his prime (so that age is not a factor).
It is really funny (or perhaps not so) but I pretty quickly narrowed my choices to just three or four people. If you were attacked by 10 people, who would you want to be with you?
Of course, if this scenario ever happened, I would hope that my chosen expert could take on 9 of the attackers so that I could try to reason with the 10th! I'm afraid that I would not be on anyone's list to be their expert! But I would be a good witness (and I could later write a good article about it).
This made me remember something my father-in-law told me. When he was in the Navy his friend would sometimes come get him when there was going to be a big fight, something that seemed to happen pretty often. My father-in-law and his friend would stand back to back so that no one could hit them from behind. They could count on each other.
My father-in-law later practiced Kenpo at the CHA-3 organization under Professor Marino Tiwanak.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Thursday, January 29, 2009
Go B.J.!
There is a good article about the upcoming match between Hawaii's B.J. Penn and Georges St. Pierre at:
The article also discusses Hawaii's Henry Seishiro Okazaki, who also had a famous bout with a boxer in Hilo, Hawaii, in the 1920's. Hilo was well-known for its Ju Jitsu experts from the 1880's.
I hope that both fighters are safe and do their best.
Go B.J.!
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Thursday, January 29, 2009
Skill and Conditioning
Being in good shape does not mean that you will be skilled in Karate, but it is very hard to become skilled in Karate if you do not get into good shape. You probably cannot imagine a fire fighter who is in such bad shape that he cannot climb a ladder or carry a fire hose. Firefighters are usually in excellent shape. But you have probably seen Karate instructors who are in very poor shape.
I am not talking about illnesses or chronic conditions. I am talking about people who have simply let themselves decline or who never got into shape to begin with.
It is important to hone your skills. It is also important to condition your body to provide the best vehicle possible for the expression of such skills. The two go hand in hand.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
When to Disclose Dan Ranking
At what point in a meeting is it appropriate to disclose your dan level or ranking? Assume that you are visiting a Karate instructor for the first time. You will have to introduce yourself and give a brief background. There might be the customary exchange of business cards.
So when do you mention, "and I am a 7th dan" (or whatever rank)?
In my view, you don't. You don't offer that information. You do not include it on your business card. You do not wear it on your shirt or gi. You don't tatoo it on your arm. You don't mention it unless you are asked.
Then, in my view, how you handle the situation depends on who you are meeting. If you are meeting a junior, you might deflect the question. Dan ranking is such a subjective thing. Such things are not very important. You are just a student. That sort of thing.
If you are meeting a senior, I would probably answer frankly. "I am just a student, but was given a Xth dan by Sato Sensei in 1998."
If you are meeting an equal (or about so), it would depend again.
But it is important to remember this: the more quickly and enthusiastically you disclose your rank, the less credible you will seem. This is just my view, but I know many seniors who also feel this way.
Whatever level you might be, the most important thing is to be respectful and to train hard to improve yourself. That's it.
Honestly, I have met people who almost treat their rank as part of their name. "Hi, I am Bob, 7th dan!" I think it is better to simply say, "Hi, I am Bob and I am pleased to meet you."
Just my two cents.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Blocking/Striking Position
Following up on my last post, if my intention is to block/strike, not merely block, then I must get to a position that allows me to do both without further movement. What I mean by this is that I do not want to get into a position to block, and then have to move again in order to strike. This would take too much time.
Ideally, when I block I should be in a position that will also allow me to strike. This means that I need to be close to the attacker since I am not very tall. The essence of Okinawan Karate, in my opinion, at least of the Shorin-Ryu line, is that it is based on close "fighting" -- "very close" is probably more accurate.
My objective is almost to crash my body into (and through) the attacker's body -- with the appropriate blocks and strikes (and conditioning to some extent) to protect me.
In line with the principle emphasized by Choki Motobu, I would generally not want to step back. My movement will almost always be toward the attacker.
If this does not sound defensive, it is because it is not, at least not really. Once Karate needs to be used -- the point of last resort is reached -- it becomes a counterattack in a very offensive way. With my size and strength, I cannot afford to be defensive.
Up until the point of last resort, Karate is not offensive. The idea is to avoid conflict and run away if possible. If a simple block will work, that is what you should do. But once there is no other way, then Karate becomes the worst thing imaginable. My first Shorin-Ryu Sensei always said that a Karate man fears his own hand. He fears his own hand, not the attacker's. He fears what he can do with his hand, and tries to do everything possible to avoid its destructive use.
Block/strike, strike/block.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Blocking Incidental to Striking
A little bit about blocking...
When I block, my intention is to strike.
Let me repeat this. When I block, my intention is to strike. Blocking, stopping or diverting a punch is incidental to my own counterattack. I am blocking so that I can strike, not simply to block.
There is a simple example of why this is so. Imagine that someone punches you. If you only block, he can punch again, and again, and again. Blocking by itself is not enough.
I know that some readers might suggest that a block can be enough if it breaks the attacking limb and this is true. However, it is pretty hard to break someone's arm (or a bone in the arm) with a block. It is possible, but not all that reliable. I do not know too many people who can say with confidence that they can break an attacker's arm with a block 100% of the time. It is a good intention, but not one that can be relied upon generally. If a boxer was punching at you fast, could you break his arm with a block? Could you?
That is why the counterattack is so important. If a punch is blocked, the best way to prevent the attacker from punching again is to strike him hard, very hard. A good punch to the face, for example, should give the attacker something to think about, especially if it is followed by another punch, a kick to the groin, a knee to the face, pulling hair, poking the eyes, and a take down (with stomping, etc.).
And a strike to the face will almost certainly do more damage than an equally strong block or strike to the arm. If you had a choice, would you prefer to be hit on the arm or in the face?
So when I block, I am thinking about striking (counterattacking). The block and counterattack are part of one thing. They are not separate. For example, the block might continue forward and become a strike to the face. The block and strike are really one movement, not two.
Karate techniques should only be used as a last resort. Once that point is reached, Karate is one of the most terrible things imaginable. It is self defense in a life and death situation, and the techniques reflect this.
So blocking is really blocking/striking. The intention is to strike.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Blocking Distance -- Too Far
I was looking at photos in a Karate book at lunch with my friend and senior Sensei Pat Nakata. I showed him a photo from the book of a person blocking a punch. The defender blocked the attacker's punch at about the side of the wrist.
I said, "Sensei, this block is too high (on the arm). At that distance, the defender could not reach the attacker with a punch." In essence, I was saying that the defender was too far away.
Nakata Sensei replied (I am paraphrasing), "Actually, there was no need to block that punch because it would not have reached the defender. If a punch won't hit you, there is no need to block it."
Of course, Nakata Sensei was right.
All too often, I find that the people shown in Karate books demonstrate their techniques when they are too far away from each other. The punch would have fallen short or just touched the skin. The block is on the wrist, leaving the defender too far away for an instant/simultaneous counterattack.
The demonstrators are standing too far away from each other. They should be crowding each other -- getting in each other's face. When they punch the face, they should be able to hit through to the back of the head. No one hits just the surface.
If you train to block unrealistic punches, how will you block real ones?
I have very interesting lunches!
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
More About Visiting Students
Everyone is different, but here are some of my thoughts and concerns about visiting students. I have written about this to some extent, but will extend the discussion here.
I am somewhat often contact by people requesting the opportunity to visit my dojo to train. Almost always, I decline.
First, I do not run a commercial dojo. I would not charge a fee for someone to visit -- so money is not the issue... not at all.
If I am contacted by a parent asking permission for his or her child to visit, I will decline because that is the wrong person to make the request.
If I am contacted by a student asking permission to visit, I will decline because again, that is the wrong person to make the request.
If a am contact by a Sensei asking permission for his or her student to visit, then I will think about it. If I know the Sensei or he or she is good friends with my Sensei or my friend, then I will consider it. But even then, I may still have concerns.
Let's say that a Sensei in Texas requests permission for his student to visit and train with me. That Sensei may have a Sensei in Florida, who has a Sensei in New York, who has a Sensei in Okinawa. I may know some or all of these Sensei, or I may not.
But if I give permission to the Sensei in Texas and his student visits me, then I might get complaints from the Sensei in Florida, or New York or Okinawa. They might ask why I allowed their student or member of their organization to train with me without their permission? Was I trying to steal their student? And why did I fill their minds with all sorts of "Kishaba Juku" body mechanics ideas that conflict with their system? Who do I think that I am?
And even worse, the Sensei in Okinawa may visit my Sensei in Okinawa to complain about me. This would put my Sensei in a very awkward position and would make me feel extemely bad.
I have even received requests from Sensei to visit and train with me. They usually ask on their own behalf. But even they may have living Sensei. Without their Sensei's permission, I would have the same issues as described above.
And when I decline, a Sensei requesting on his own behalf will often say, "I am a Sensei, I do not need to get my Sensei's permission."
But think about it. If a Sensei from Brazil visits me, his Sensei in Okinawa could get upset.
And heaven forbid that a visiting student likes what I teach and decides that he wants to switch to Kishaba Juku. Then I will be accused of being a thief! How dare I steal another dojo's student!
Of course, I have no intention or desire to steal anyone's student. I will usually take great pains to avoid it. In most cases, when I insist on the proper permission, the requester simply says to forget about it. Could it be because he did not want to ask his senior for permission?
I actually do not like getting students who already have Karate experience. It is much easier for me to start with a student who has no experience at all. That way, I do not have to "undo" anything, physically or mentally.
Physically, I would have to undo the student's way of moving. We all move differently. One way is not necessarily better than another. I am simply trying to teach my students to move the way I learned from my Sensei. That is now my way. It is different than the Shotokan way of moving. It is simply different -- not better or worse. But a student cannot learn from me and continue to move in a Shotokan way, for example. The more he had learned, the harder it will be for him to "unlearn" and reprogram his body to move my way.
When I have a student with no experience, I can see that he is moving my way only. When I have a student with prior experience, I can always see remnants of his prior training causing conflicts. It is almost impossible to completely rid a student of prior habits -- almost.
Also, a prior student will have ideas. If he came from a strict Japanese dojo, he might have the idea that we are also a strict Japanese dojo, which we are not. His training outlook will be motivated by honor and the avoidance of shame, rather than sincere enjoyment of the art. The longer he has trained, the more "ideas" there will be to identify or undo.
The point I am making is that I am never seeking students from other dojo or styles. I would prefer a brand new student with a blank slate for me to work with.
So I do not have a motivation to seek visiting students so that I can get them to join me or switch to my system -- just the opposite.
Would I ever have a visiting student? Sure. If a Sensei in Okinawa contacted my Sensei in Okinawa and asked permission for a student to visit, and my Sensei in turn asked me, there would be no problem. There are other exceptions, but generally they are few.
Another consideration is what I would do with a visiting student. Would I simply allow him to follow along, or would I try to teach him? And teach him "what" if he will visit for only a short time? Would I try to teach him Naihanchi Shodan, which could properly take a couple of years to begin to learn? Would I try to teach him "koshi", which could take quite a bit longer? Or would I simply allow him to copy our movements with no understanding of them, and then return home to say that he now "understands" our style?
It gets very complicated and difficult. This does not even address the issue of potential injuries, requests to "spar", requests to take photographs with me or other Sensei, what belt to wear, omiyage, etc.
I might also add that I used to practice Matsubayashi-Ryu. Out of respect for the head of that art, I would never permit a Matsubayashi-Ryu student or instructor to train with me unless the head of that art had made the request to my own Sensei first. Otherwise, I would be showing disrespect to the head of Matsubayashi-Ryu, which I would not want to do.
Some people will certainly think that I am arrogant to think this way (as described above). But that is just the way that I think. The main thing to me is that our dojo is pretty private, not commercial, and that I do not want to show disrespect to another Sensei or head of an art. I am not seeking money or students or notoriety. When it comes to training, I simply enjoy training and helping my small group of students to learn. That's it.
P.S.: For Kishaba Juku students, you are always welcome (as long as your Sensei contacts me to give permission first).
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Fighting Sugar
For the last three months, or so, I have been engaged in a very serious fight -- against sugar. Please don't think I am joking. I am completely serious.
You have to understand that I believe that Karate should be part of a healthy lifestyle. You would think that senior Karate sensei would naturally lead a healthy lifestyle. In many cases, you would be wrong. It seems that at least some sensei smoke, drink, and eat unhealthy food with zeal! Sensei who travel to teach are often wined and dined, aggravating the problem.
I never smoked, drank, or took illegal drugs. But I did have a sweet tooth. In particular, I really liked to drink Pepsi. I would drink at least one each day, sometimes more. At California Pizza, they refill softdrinks. If I had a Pepsi, I would keep drinking it as long as they refilled it. At a movie, I could drink an extra large Pepsi by myself.
As a result, when I would go in for my cholesterol tests, I would always have problems with my triglycerides and sugar levels. My last test was better, but I wanted to improve my sugar level. So I stopped drinking Pepsi altogether. None!
Instead, I decided to drink Lipton tea. We make it at home and add only one tablespoon of honey to an entire pitcher of tea. Now I can actually go to a restaurant and order unsweetened tea without putting in any sugar!
So how much sugar is there in Pepsi? The label says that there is 41 grams in a can. That is about 9 1/2 teaspoons of sugar. Today I calculated how much sugar that would be if you drank one can of Pepsi for a year. It would be just about 33 pounds (32.992)! For Hawaii people, a bag of rice weighs about 20 pounds, so that is like a bag and a half of sugar!
Can you imagine consuming that much sugar? And that is just one Pepsi a day. Imagine how much more is in cookies, cake, ice cream, etc. Fruit juice is also filled with sugar.
We all practice Karate hard. But training is not enough. Just like serious weight lifters, we must also watch what we eat and drink.
I have given up Pepsi and decided to try my best to eat and drink in a more healthy way. This is part of my Karate training. I'm actually drinking tea (with just a little honey) right now.
Charles C. Goodin
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Friday, January 16, 2009


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Food can be delicious medicine, and what can be more comforting when you're down and out than a bowl of hot soup?
I hate popping pills of any kind, so when I get mildly sick, I usually turn to my kitchen to see what I can find to heal myself. If it's a cold, I'm lucky: I love nothing better than a cup of ginger tea: I just boil some water with a few slivers of ginger, add some black tea, strain it all, and then top it off with some soymilk. That, with an I Love Lucy rerun, is pure bliss.
When we were kids, my parents would make us some haldi ka doodh, or milk heated with cold-fighting spices and turmeric which is prized by cooks in India for its antiseptic properties. I make a version of it with soymilk and it is ultra-delicious.
When I have a cold, I also try to make quick soups so I can get all the comfort I need without standing around in the kitchen too long. My carrot-potato-celery soup is thick and velvety and just the perfect meal for those times when your head feels like it's made of lead, like mine did these past few days. Best of all, it takes just a few minutes to put together, thanks to some help from the microwave.
I added to this soup some old housewives' remedies proven to be great cold-busters: ginger, garlic and Vitamin C-rich foods like potato, celery and carrots as well as some sage which is one of my favorite herbs and also a proven cold-fighter. Ground black pepper and some cayenne to break through that congestion. And turmeric, of course.
Finally, for that extra dash of comfort, I topped off my soup with some homemade croutons.
So next time the cold bug bugs you, try this soup. Trust me, you'll feel way better.
I did.
Velvety Carrot-Celery-Potato Soup
(Makes about 4 servings)
2 medium potatoes, scrubbed clean and cut into a dice. Put the potatoes in a microwave-safe bowl, cover with either a microwave-safe dish or plastic wrap, and throw them into the microwave for five minutes.
2 medium carrots, cut into a small dice
2 stalks celery, also cut into a small dice
1 medium onion, minced
5 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tbsp grated ginger
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp canola or olive oil
3-4 large sage leaves, minced very fine.
Water or vegetable stock, as needed
1/2 cup soymilk
Salt to taste
Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the onions and saute over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they become translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add the ginger and garlic and stir for another minute.
Add the carrots, celery, cayenne, turmeric and ground black pepper. Stir and saute another 2-3 minutes until the carrots begin to soften. Now add enough water or stock to cover the vegetables, bring to a boil, turn down the heat, and simmer, covered, until the carrots are very tender, about 8-10 minutes.
Add the cooked potatoes (make sure they are tender) and stir in.
Now put all the vegetables and liquid into a blender and blend into a puree. You can make this very smooth, although I like mine just a little chunky. Be careful because the soup is very hot and you don't want to burn yourself. (If you have a hand-blender, you can blend the veggies in the skillet itself. Lucky you.)
Pour the vegetable puree back into the skillet over medium heat, add the soymilk, and let everything warm through. Add salt to taste, then sage.
Remove from heat, top with croutons, and enjoy!
For the croutons, I just cube up any bread I have on hand, toss it with some salt and oil and sometimes a little garlic powder, and bung it into the toaster oven for about 5 minutes or until it gets that crunchy golden crust.
Finally, a picture of another lovely comfort-giver: my cat Pubm!


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As we journey through life, we all encounter key threshold crossings mirrored by the planetary transits. Some of these are unique to our chart whilst others are shared with everyone in our age group. The core features of these key times are archetypal in meaning as we are invited to release our false self and fully inhabit who we truly are. However, our experience and reaction to these transits is unique to each of us.
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January 18 is the Feast of the Confession of Peter ("Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God" Matthew 16:16). January 25 is the Feast of the Conversion of Paul (Acts 9). Many Christians observe the eight days from January 18 to January 25 inclusive as a time of special prayer that all Christians may be one with their Lord and with one another, joined in faith and love.
I invite all of you to join in offering such prayers, always but especially during these eight days.
O GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Saviour, the Prince of Peace; Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Take away all hatred and prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us from godly union and concord: that as there is but one Body and one Spirit, and one hope of our calling, one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of us all, so we may be all of one heart and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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In most enterprise applications, ownership of an individual record just isn't that important. Yes, you want to make sure that you keep confidential information away from prying eyes, but the information is usually dealt with as an entire class of data such as "all salaries" or "this group's charge numbers." Meanwhile, the handling of access privileges is often just a matter of following user-group-world hierarchies.
Some data in a CRM system follows this pattern. For example, the access privileges for data about your users (such as "name" or "phone") can be handled in a simplistic way. When it comes to the meat of CRM data, though-contacts, relationships, accounts, deals, cases and so on-access privileges for those records have to be handled on a highly individualized basis. And when you get the privileges wrong, you'll know about it in seconds via a high-volume phone conversation. This is definitely not mañana territory.
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The main reason for this is the sales staff. They have families to feed, and if your company uses a highly leveraged compensation plan, the only way they have a nice vacation is by winning deals. Depending on your industry and your company's sales culture, the salespeople can be almost maniacally territorial. Taking away any increment of visibility or control over their client and prospect relationships is akin to stealing. There's no blaming them, as they're simply playing by the rules management has given them.
CRM Data Ownership Gets Complicated
In most CRM systems, the first control point for visibility is the record owner. This can be set only to a single user, so the "owner" may be supplemented by "sales team" and "support team" abstractions that provide shared access. In addition, your system may have conditional ownership privileges for global accounts; you see this in follow-the-sun customer support models and sometimes for local account managers. Just to keep things interesting, there can be multiple levels of overlay.
These mechanisms can get complicated. Unfortunately, with the really fancy ownership models, there's only two ways to see what's going on: Top-down, by inspecting all the rules and code in the abstract, and bottom-up, by working with specially-crafted test cases. You won't find any pretty graphics here-at best, it's a series of spreadsheets-and troubleshooting often involves white-boards and conference calls. That's right, Star Trek fans, stone knives and bear skins.
There's yet another layer of complexity, too. In most cases, ownership of each object is almost totally independent, unless you have set up a strict master-detail relationship. (Really.) This means that ownership of an Account is more or less independent of the ownership of Contacts or Cases at that Account. The specific rules used to determine the privileges are typically independent, and the record updates are independent unless you've written some of your own code to update child records to "follow the parent." (Really.)
Commentary: Why CRM Implementation Is So Political
This means there are tons of opportunities for erroneous ownership. For example, the GM account may have moved to a new sales team. That doesn't mean the leads, contacts, cases, opportunities and ancillary records have been moved-or that they should have been moved. That's all a matter of internal policies, and the CRM system won't enforce any of those policies unless, of course, you have written an application or magical query to do so. Since the owner field is used in all kinds of internal CRM computations-determining when and why a lead should be transferred from inside sales to an outside representative, for example-erroneous record ownership can have some surprising ramifications.
Solve the CRM Data Conundrum With Governance
Since you can't depend on the CRM system to automatically keep all this up to date, you need to set up governance system to manage it over time, even in the smallest CRM instances. In most cases, it doesn't need to be a big committee. Typically, this can be handled by one or two people.
The issue, then, is who. It should be someone with system administrator privileges and skills. This is almost purely a data issue, so a bunch of spreadsheets or a smallish database will be the tools of choice. But there are different flavors of SysAdmin, so keep that in mind.
In my experience, this is not something that should be handled by marketing or finance. Even if they have the skills and information, they just aren't part of the team that has skin in the game.
Analysis: Don't Gamble Your Company's Reputation on Data Governance
Typically, sales operations is the right department to handle this. It's constantly interacting with the Folks Who Really Care, and it has access to the Folks Who Make the Rules. If your organization puts support and professional services at the top of the power structure, then this task should be owned by the SysAdmin closest to the support team.
When outside systems inject new CRM data, they may need to set or manipulate ownership values. Generally speaking, we recommend that all that assignment, ownership and routing logic be in one place: either entirely in the CRM system, or entirely outside of it. Having that logic straddle system boundaries is almost always a recipe for trouble. Even if you happen to get it right now, it's almost impossible to maintain over time.
Instead, use Web services or other remote procedure call mechanisms to make sure the decision of who owns what record and why is always made in the same place.
David Taber is the author of the new Prentice Hall book, " Salesforce.com Secrets of Success" and is the CEO of SalesLogistix, a certified Salesforce.com consultancy focused on business process improvement through use of CRM systems. SalesLogistix clients are in North America, Europe, Israel and India. Taber has more than 25 years of experience in high tech, including 10 years at the VP level or above.
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This hair that is often said to be a feather from a part of your body, hair that is very useful for our body members has many benefits. One of them is protecting us from the presence of fleas and other evil parasites. The hair that grows on our head can be more than 100,000 strands of hair for adults. Every 3 years, our hair grows naturally. Usually these parasites are very unhappy with the hair that appears from around our hair. Usually those who can often feel it are men, compared to women. This was originally because, men who have the hormone testosterone that accelerates growth in male hair.
However, this article will now discuss the issue of women's long hairstyles. Generally a lot of women have long hair, compared to women with short hair. Because, many women are very interested in long hair, compared to short-sized hairstyles. This time this article will give you what hairstyle is perfect for you. Well, for women who have long hair, it can be read under this berilut women's long hairstyle.
The following are other hair functions in our body:
-Hair for the head, serves to avoid the rays of sunlight and from the cold air, this hair as your head protector in the weather.
- Eye Hair, serves to add eyebrows to our eyes and eyelashes, this can make your eyes look beautiful and nice.
-Hair in the nose, serves to prevent the entry of dust, bacteria or fungi on the inside of our nose.
- Armpit hair, serves to reduce excessive sweating absorbed by our armpit hair, but it does actually smell a little on our armpits
-Hair for chest and stomach, serves for the presence of external stimulation or stimulation in cold and hot weather.
-Hair for hands and feet, serves for the threat of animals coming in to our feet and hands, we will feel the path of the animal on our feet and hands
Long hair must be owned by every woman, long hair that makes our style look more okay and cool. Various ways women do to get long hair. Because, not nearly all women have long hair. There are some women who are difficult to stretch their hair. The bias is made by every woman, she buys hair fertilizers so that the hair grows quickly and long. Having long and good hair is a target for women.
However, if a woman's cup has long hair but is not often straight, it will cause hair that is easily shed and tangled. Because having long hair must be cared for neatly and in accordance with the care of her hair. Having long hair is more difficult to treat than women who have short or medium hair. Women are very, very identical to hair, because of the hairstyle that he often has. Various ways are done by women to have a good hairstyle model for their hair size. Women's hair size is very large, ranging from hair that is short, medium size, or long-sized too. Well, this time we will discuss the issue of women's long hairstyles. Let's look at the model, for example, which can be used as a woman.
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C.S. LEWIS ONCE OBSERVED that God is not so much offended that we want too much as by the fact that we are satisfied with so little. Though He offers us the highest of adventures in our Christian life, we settle for the stale mediocrity of our lukewarm religious routines.
The parental counterpart to this idea is that most mothers and fathers actually want too little for their children - they settle for success in this world's terms. But God would have us aim higher, not like an ambitious stage mother pushing her mildly talented children into the spotlight, but like a fine jeweler making the best possible use of each bit of gold, silver, and precious stone he has. My children are priceless treasures, and I want God\'s highest and best for them.
What does it mean to aim high in this way? What am I really trying to accomplish in the education of my children?
Is it enough that they read well? No, not for me. I want them to commune with great authors from throughout the ages and be able to comprehend the profound ideas and truths that God has used to change the course of history. Let them be voracious readers of truly great literature.
Do I want my sons and daughters only to write and spell correctly? No, I want them to correspond with fellow enthusiasts in their chosen areas of endeavor. If they have the gifting, let them eventually author intelligent, superbly written works concerning the important issues of their day. Let them be prolific writers, whether privately or publicly
Do I want them merely to know enough history to pass a written test? No, I want them to understand the times in which they live and to be able to pass the real tests of life they will face in voting booths and on battlefields. Let them be like the sons of Issachar (\"who had understanding of the times,\" 1 Chron. 12:32) in the unfolding dramas of future events.
But education is so much more than mere academics. It is primarily matter of character development. Self-discipline may be out of style, but it is never out of work. Do I want my children simply to be nice, well-behaved, and safe from peer pressure? Not at all! Aslan, in Lewis\'s Chronicles of Narnia, is not a tame lion, but he is good. I prefer my children to be like that - good but not tame, men and women of integrity, not conformity. Let them be so influential and contagious in their faith that they turn the hearts of their companions toward God. Let the world grieve that its best and brightest have become Christians.
What about marriage and children? Are these things only a matter of personal comfort and enjoyment? Is a lifelong marriage aiming too high? Is the average number of 1.5 children per family enough? No, I want each of my sons and daughters to have a marriage and a family like that of Jonathan Edwards - enduring, large in number, and deeply devoted to God. Let each future household be devoted as a team for ministry as an effective embassy of the kingdom of God.
On an economic note, will it be enough if my children manage someday to find good jobs, regardless of how restrictive and disruptive their work schedules may be? No, I would like to see my adult sons provide for their wives and children through family business ownership and entrepreneurial stewardship. Contrary to the best efforts of the ACLU, there are still millions of public school students praying secretly to find decent jobs someday. Why not prepare our homeschool students to hire them?
Ultimately, neither academics, nor character, nor a strong marriage, nor a large family, nor financial freedom will matter if my children are still dead in sin and alienated from the promises of God. God help me never to raise up \"civil men, lost in sin,\" as the Puritans would call them. Salvation in Christ is more than merely foundational. It is everything.
Deep within the secret counsels of God\'s sovereign decretive will lies the very real responsibility I bear as a father to train up my children in the way that they should go (Prov. 22:6). Only God can save my children. Will He do so? The very fact I care at all for the salvation of my children is good evidence that God is already at work on their behalf. Our God is a covenant-keeping God and His sovereign election is the norm, not the exception, when parents respond in faithful obedience to His Word.
As I read the biographies of great men and women, I notice that godly parents often do make a difference. \"As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.\" Our sovereign God, working by concurrence through His created order of parents training their children and children obeying their parents, has ordained that special instruments of His grace will be forged on the anvil of a mother or father\'s heart. If I am both wise and diligent in my child training, it may be evidence that something extraordinary is brewing in the heavenlies - perhaps my children will be special gifts to Christ\'s church in their generation.
But if, like Eli of old, I am passive and negligent in this matter, it bodes eternal ill for me and my children. Insight is not action. Knowing is not the same as doing. Faith without works is dead. Think about it. Taking the easier path of conventional schooling is by any measure taking unnecessary chances with the souls of my children. Willfully sending them off to an institution that denies my authority, where the dominant social life is ungodly, where God is not feared and His Word not taught, where I cannot protect my children from falling into dangerous activities that could ruin a young life in one casual act of foolishness, where I cannot even vouch for the moral character of the teachers and administrators, seems to me an odd way of being diligent. The spirit of Eli is upon our nation and our churches as we rationalize with all our rational lies. That is why I ask God for grace to understand and obey Him in all of my obligations. Then, strong in the grace of God, I exert myself to do what He has commanded, even when it is not easy.
But salvation must lead to sanctification, and as a father I have a part to play in that as well. It is not enough that my children confess faith in Christ and go to church. Luke-warmness will not do. I want to see the fire of passion for the presence of God safely burning in the doctrinal fire place of each child\'s Reformed faith. A perpetual state of spiritual childhood, or even of spiritual adolescence, is not acceptable to God. Why should it be acceptable to me? I want my children to grow up to full maturity in Christ. I want them to bear the fruit of the Spirit and one day be qualified to serve as elders and deacons in a strong local church, with the courage and faith to roll up their sleeves and plant that church themselves if they have to.
To those who ask, \"But what about socialization?\" I can only weep. Socialization has always been a double-edged sword; it cuts both ways. \"He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm\" (Prov. 13:20, NASB). What my wife and I are doing in our home school is positive, biblical socialization that makes our children become wise. My children walk with me, and though I definitely have a long way yet to go, I try to be an acceptable companion to my children.
Most of our modem school-based socialization is of the foolish, harmful sort. Pooled ignorance leads to poor taste in clothing, music, films, and TV - the kind of people who read the grocery store tabloids and believe them. But the harm is far more than cultural. Disinterest in school, disrespect for teachers, rapacious dating, promiscuity, substance abuse, and gang violence also come in waves-- pounding waves of youth culture that erode moral standards. Even a small population of these poor creatures requires that high schools be run like youth prisons.
Good socialization is primarily age-integrated. It occurs when the young are included in the lives of older and wiser people, especially parents and other family members at home and the spiritual family of one\'s local church. Walking with the wise is a lifestyle, not a program. It is a club of fellow enthusiasts, not a class of uninterested age-mates. It includes working together, eating together, playing together, worshiping together, and studying together, This is where God placed the responsibility for child training and education, and it works very well in aiming children at God\'s highest and best targets in every area of life.
That is what I want for my children - God\'s highest and best - and that is my purpose in homeschooling them. Forgive what may seem my audacity, but I don\'t want my children to be merely counted among the Reformed. I want them to stand with the Reformers.
Gregg Harris is the author of
The Christian Home School and the director of the Noble Institute in Gresham, OR.
Reprinted from TABLETALK, August, 1999.


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Activists in Syria say at least three people were killed Saturday when security forces fired on mourners holding funeral services for at least 44 people killed in Friday's protest demonstrations. Opposition websites are also claiming that medics were not allowed to treat the victims. Meanwhile, in Yemen, embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh is saying once again that he will sign a Gulf Cooperation Council plan that paves the way for him to resign.
Funeral goers chanted slogans against the government in Syria's third largest city of Homs Saturday, before security forces blocked their march with bloody volleys of live ammunition. An opposition group says on the social networking site Facebook that doctors and medics were not allowed to treat the victims.
Funeral processions were held in a number of towns and cities, including one in Kfar Roumie, to bury victims of Friday's bloody crackdown on protesters who were demonstrating against President Bashar al-Assad's government. Ammar Qurabi of the National Organization of Human Rights in Syria confirms the high death toll from Friday's protests.
Videos were posted on Facebook of pro-government militiamen carrying clubs and beating protesters in Latakia, Banyas and Hama on Friday. One video showed government militiamen firing on residents of Homs as they tried to rescue a wounded man lying in the street.
Another video showed protesters tearing down a large billboard bearing the picture of President Assad in the city of Idlib. Elsewhere, al-Jazeera TV showed video of protesters setting fire to a ruling Ba'ath Party office near Latakia. It was not possible to verify the events, however, since foreign correspondents are not being allowed into Syria.
Syria's official government daily Teshrine accused "armed groups of shooting and killing 17 civilians and members of the security forces." It also claimed that members of a "terrorist cell confessed to carrying arms and a large quantity of explosives."
Hilal Khashan, who teaches political science at the American University of Beirut, says that the Syrian government appears undeterred by U.S. and European Union condemnations or economic sanctions in continuing its bloody and brutal crackdown. "The number of demonstrators has declined, yet the number of casualties has increased, and that's very alarming, since it appears as if the regime in Damascus realizes that the outside world will not do anything, except to protest. The regime in Damascus feels that they have a free hand to crush the demonstrators, so I don't know where this is going," he said.
Khashan also pointed out that the anti-government protest movement appeared to be strongest in outlying regions of the country, while the two largest cities of Damascus and Aleppo remained mostly quiet. "So far it seems that protests in Syria are mainly inviting poor people. As long as it remains confined to the poor it will continue to be within the ability of the regime to contain it," he said.
Meanwhile, in Yemen, embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh addressed an army gathering Saturday to mark the 21st anniversary of the unification of the country. He called the ongoing protest movement against him a "coup", but claimed that he would sign a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plan paving the way for him to step down.
The GCC indicated Saturday that its secretary general, Abdullatif al Zayani, was on his way back to Yemen. He left several days ago after the president balked at signing the plan to step down. Despite the news, security forces shot and wounded a number of protesters in Hodeida Saturday.


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Merle Haggard 'Working in Tennessee' Out October 4th on Vanguard Records
Iconic country music legend, Country Hall of Famer, and most recently a Kennedy Center Honoree, Merle Haggard is releasing a new album, Working in Tennessee, on October 4th. This marks his second disc for Vanguard Records and is a collection of self-penned Haggard riches, plus a couple of classics made famous by Johnny Cash, as well as a new version of Merle's stalwart "Working Man Blues" featuring his son, Ben Haggard, and Willie Nelson.
Working in Tennessee is another in a long line of stellar discs filled with Haggard's honest and candid observations of the world in which we all live, as well as life on the road and at home with backing by his longtime band The Strangers, plus a number of veteran studio cohorts. Produced by Haggard and Lou Bradley at the Hag's northern California Tally studio, the album is another worthy addition to his tremendous body of decades of radiant work. It's a loaded mixture that reflects the consistently self-possessed artistry which long ago earned him the moniker "poet of the common man" and displays his masterly phrasing with alternately smooth tones and rough-hued vocals that deliver all the resonant interpretive impact he's known for.
Working in Tennessee opens with the title track, an ideal Western swing workout, that underscores Haggard's oft-confrontational relationship with Music City, to the stark vulnerability of "Sometimes I Dream," co-written with his daughter Jenessa, to the autobiographical tale of "Down on the Houseboat," co-written with his wife Theresa. Willie Nelson and his son Ben are featured on the kicking re-make of his anthemic "Working Man Blues" and Theresa joins Hag on a duet of the Johnny Cash-June Carter standard "Jackson."
The album is a strikingly artistic example of the artist's unflagging creativity which shows no signs of slowing down. According to Haggard, "I'm swinging back in full throttle right now. Music keeps me alive. It makes me breathe better. It's funny, but I feel better when I come off a tour than when I start out." What an amazing accomplishment for a man who was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2008 and had part of his lung removed. With no signs of the disease returning, Haggard continues to produce songs and perform live at the age of 74 with more energy and enthusiasm than many a younger man or woman.
Click here for free download of "Working in Tennessee."
Track listing:
1. Working in Tennessee (Merle Haggard)
2. Down on the Houseboat (Merle Haggard, Theresa Haggard, Doug Colosio)
3. Cocaine Blues (TJ Arnall)
4. What I Hate (Merle Haggard)
5. Sometimes I Dream (Merle Haggard, Jenessa Haggard)
6. Under the Bridge (Merle Haggard, Theresa Haggard)
7. Too Much Boogie Woogie (Merle Haggard)
8. Truck Driver's Blues (Merle Haggard, Tim Howard)
9. Laugh It Off (Merle Haggard, Theresa Haggard, Doug Colosio)
10. Working Man Blues (Merle Haggard)
11. Jackson (Billy Edd Wheeler, Gaby Rodgers)


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Tricycle Music Fest 2012 poster
Thanks Sunday Streets, all the bands, and YOU for making the 4th annual Tricycle Music Fest the best concert series yet! Keep the dance party alive by checking out music from our collection and calendar for more live music at the library.
- Recess Monkey, August 19 at 3 p.m. at Main Library
- Charity Kahn, September 15 at 3 p.m. at Ortega Branch Library
- Alison Faith Levy's Big Time Tot Rock, September 29 at 1:30 p.m. at Mission Bay Branch Library
- Frances England, October 6 at 3 p.m. at Parkside Branch Library
- The Monkeybutts, October 13 at 3 p.m. at Visitacion Valley Branch Library
- The Hipwaders, October 20 at 3 p.m. at Bernal Heights Branch Library
- Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, October 28 at 2 p.m. at Main Library, Finale Costume Event


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Here at the Rogue Crusade, we employ a variety of shipping methods to carry your packages to you from all the places that manufacture and hold your loot, including right here at the Rogue Crusade studio! Disguised as simple postmen, we still have to pay these super heroes to transport the items to you.
To simplify matters, we have employed five groups of creatures to represent the different levels of shipping.
Pixie Delivery. This is reserved for downloadable items, and is free and instantaneous. The pixies travel through the email wires to bring a download link to your inbox, and also make sure it's on your order information page. They do this for free because they enjoy the challenge, but occasionally they do get ahead of themselves, so if something is wrong with your download send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com asap!
The Barn Swallow. This common, yet still magical creature can carry up to, but no more than, the equivalent of a one pound coconut within the borders of the United States. Most all of our lightweight and enveloped packages can be delivered by this economical option, including stencils and most lightweight apparel. It costs roughly $1 per package to employ this Fantastic Bird.
The Delivery Owl. A bit stronger and a bit swifter, the Delivery Owl is able to carry heavier, more awkward parcels all over the country. If you find yourself ordering our drinkwear, or several smaller items in one go, the Delivery Owl may be the carrier of choice. It costs roughly $5 to keep them strong and healthy. They don't do well going through customs, but every once in a while one is able to sneak through.
The Wild Griffin. A rarer beast for sure, the Griffin is strong enough to carry particularly large packages across the country, and lighter packages across borders. These creatures, while majestic, are quite difficult to tame, and it costs roughly $7 to keep them fed and happy.s
Dragon Post. Able to carry large packages anywhere in the world, and smaller packages with great swiftness across the country, these are the most expensive to keep happy. Dragon post starts at $10, and may or may not go up depending on the size of the delivery, speed required, and the distance it has to travel.
Note that if your order contains items we've designed that come from different manufacturers, our beasties will probably be bringing you more than one package.
The Quest For Free Shipping
We have two. . . No, three ways to make the ever coveted Free Shipping option available to adventurers willing to take on the challenges.
The first is to make an order over $100. If you choose to spend that much in one go with us, we are eternally grateful for your helping keep our ship afloat. We will pay any of the four creatures, including the dragons, out of our pocket. The discount will be applied automatically at checkout. This is a USA offer only.
The second is with Shiny Points. All our employed creatures adore anything shiny, and will gladly trade any you have collected for a Free Shipping coupon code. These start at 300 SP to feed the European Swallow.
There is actually a third thing to note, occasionally the pixies are able to bargain with the other creatures to provide shipping coupons via email. I'm not sure what charms they use, but whatever the case, it's effective. They only do this for customers who have an account with us, as far as I'm aware.
On Returns & Refunds:
If something is very wrong with your item when you receive it, including damage and incorrect sizing, here are the steps to take:
Please let us know AS SOON as you get your package! Send an email to the Sailing Master at firstname.lastname@example.com, or open a conversation with the pixies via Facebook Messenger @theroguecrusade. Send us a photo of the problem so we know what steps to take to avoid the problem in the future.
We want to make returns as easy as possible. We make return labels available for download with every shippable order, and any item delivered from The Rogue Crusade Studio will include a return shipping label in the package. Just apply said label and send back to us.
When the faulty item is in our hands we will either ship out a non-faulty item, or process a refund, depending on which you prefer.
We do not offer refunds on digital items, only exchanges, and we send those to you ASAHP (As Soon As Humanly Possible).
What constitutes a faulty item:
If you were sent the wrong item entirely. Humans and pixies sometimes make mistakes.
If the item is damaged. This includes breaks, rips, wrinkles, misprints and smooshes that appear to have happened in transit or manufacturing. This is where a photo and the return are especially necessary. The gnomes aboard the ship are very serious about their problem solving.
The item is the wrong size entirely. For all our research and testing here in the Rogue Crusade studio, occasionally a manufacturer sends out a 2X that fits like a medium, and this upsets us as much as it does you.
What does not constitute a faulty item:
Slight color differences. Every computer and tablet and phone screen is different, and there is no way to properly show the exact color on all of them.
Expected grunge. Most of our work tends to lean toward an aged, vintage feel, and this includes cracks in the letters and distress-effects on the print. Sometimes our mockup images do not include as much of the effect as is actually present in the finished item.
"This doesn't print exactly like I expected." Screen differences are one thing, when you include all the different home printers for our downloadable items that's a whole other level of possible outcomes. We have a DIY blog for our downloads that includes articles about how to fiddle with your print settings.
Everybody Wins Scenarios are our absolute favorite. We want nothing more than to feed the postmen, feed the manufacturers, support our community, and feed our own families, all while providing you with exactly the loot you need to make your Life Adventure more exciting, more organized, and more fun. Besides our trained-by-us Automation Pixies, we're all real people with stories, and we want to see everyone win. Thank you for choosing us to make your everyday life a little more fantastic. - Jess Thompson, Sailing Master & Acting Captain of The Rogue


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Serves 6 | Prep Time 20 minutes | Cook Time 30 minutes
1/2 cup organic partially pearled barley, rinsed
or whole barley
15 ounces Eden Garbanzo Beans, drained
.88 ounces Eden Whole Shiitake Mushrooms, 1 package
5 cups water, including reserved shiitake soaking water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp crushed bay leaves
or 2 whole bay leaves
1/2 cup onion, diced
1/4 cup celery, diced
1/4 cup carrots, diced
1/2 cup green peas, fresh or frozen
2 Tbsp Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce, or to taste
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
2 Tbsp scallions, finely sliced
Soak shiitake in 2 cups hot water for 20 minutes, remove stems, discard stems and slice the caps. Reserve soaking water. Place the barley, chickpeas, water, shiitake soaking water, onions, shiitake, bay leaf, and garlic in a soup pot. Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except the scallions. Cover and simmer another 10 minutes. Remove whole bay leaves, if not using crushed and discard. Serve and garnish with scallions.
Note: If using whole barley, soak overnight or 6 to 8 hours and simmer in the soaking water for about 1 hour or until slightly tender before adding remaining ingredients in the recipe.


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New UltraNectar Summer '05 product is in!
Just in case you did not know, the first of three containers of new 2005 UltraNectar and Nectarine clothing has arrived at the Oakland warehouse. Come on by the office or stop by www.ultranectar.com and get geared up for the season. The product is looking awesome so come and get it. Maybe surfers wear Quick or Billabong but kiters wear UN! "Wear the feeling" and always SEND IT!
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We sure do fellas! Grande sizes are in the hizzy. Big guys hold down big kites for big air!
Hey all, just so you know, Ultra Nectar has set up promo code "BAK2005" to give you all an exclusive Bay Area kiteboarding discount on all Ultra Nectar clothing.
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For the first time since 2011, plans for a new apartment complex have landed on the desk of Burlington�s Technical Review Committee.
Earlier this week, Summerfield-based Stewart Wimberley Enterprises, LLC, submitted site plans for a two-building multi-family apartment complex for the TRC�s consideration. The proposed Kirkwood Place Apartments is planned for 3.16 acres along Kirkwood Drive, next to Bible Baptist Church at 2733 Kirkwood Drive, adjacent to Home Depot.
City Planner Daniel Shoffner said the property would have to be rezoned since, �Most of it�s industrial right now.� Jerry Parker, president of Stewart Wimberley Enterprises, LLC, said the plan is to apply for conditional zoning multi-family housing.
The proposed plans put the two apartment buildings at three stories tall and 14,400 square feet each, with a total of 53 apartments in the complex.
Shoffner said the last time the TRC received proposals for any multi-family apartment complexes was in 2011, and they were for Aak Pointe Apartment Homes on Malone Road, and additions to Windsor Upon Stonecrest apartments, near Rural Retreat Road. He said there was a proposal for senior living apartments in 2012 but, �That one never materialized anyway.�
Parker said Stewart Wimberley Enterprises, LLC, has other apartment complexes in North Carolina. He added architectural plans for Kirkwood Place Apartments are ready for the most part, but require �tweaking,� pending the TRC�s approval of the site plan.
Shoffner said the TRC�s initial look at the apartment plans will be Feb. 28, when it will also review the Sheetz distribution center site plans for the first time.
�It�s the first time we�ve had two substantial projects in a long time,� Shoffner said. �Maybe that�s a good sign.�


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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Matt Kenseth is still reluctant to talk about what drove his move from Roush Fenway Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Matt Kenseth is still reluctant to talk about what drove his move from Roush Fenway Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season.
He's perfectly willing to talk about how much he enjoys winning.
After making the biggest driver move of the year, Kenseth has proven with his results that he's perfectly happy with his new ride. He won earlier this season at Las Vegas, and on Sunday kept his No. 20 Toyota in front of Kasey Kahne over the final few laps to win at Kansas Speedway.
"It can always go better," Kenseth said, "but things have been party darn good from a performance standpoint. I think from an organizational standpoint, if all the stars aligned, we could have won every race this year. We've had cars running in the top three every week."
Kenseth had spent his entire career at Roush Fenway, winning three times each of the past two years, including a victory in last fall's race at Kansas. But the success he's having with Gibbs, and the strong rapport that he's already built with crew chief Jason Ratcliff, has turned some heads.
He ran in the top 10 at Phoenix and California, and landed on the pole at Kansas. He wound up leading a race-high 163 laps, and the win pushed him into eighth in the points standing.
"It was the right place for me, with the right group at the right time, and all that stuff," Kenseth said. "There wasn't — honestly, there wasn't any doubt. I just knew that was where I needed to be, and where I felt like I had the best chance to be successful."
It's not just the results that have made him such a welcome addition to Gibbs. Kenseth also has taken on a leadership role for a team that includes Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin.
"They listen to him," said J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing. "So it's invaluable when we have those meetings and those guys, whatever he says, they kind of pick up on."
Kenseth certainly showed the kids how to do it Sunday.
He won the race off pit road after taking two tires under caution, and then built a big enough lead on Kahne that he could hang on in the closing laps. And even when Kahne briefly pulled up next to him entering Turn 4, Kenseth pulled away over the final lap.
He was chased across the finish line to become the third straight pole winner in the Sprint Cup series, something that hadn't happened since the 1985 season, when Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt combined to do it at Michigan, Bristol and Darlington.
Jimmie Johnson won two weeks ago at Martinsville. Busch did it last week at Texas.
"The fastest car is supposed to win, right? That's what racing is about," Kenseth said. "I think it's a little bit of a coincidence, the way things worked out."
Johnson, the points leader, finished third with a car that kept getting better during long, green flag runs. Martin Truex Jr. came home in fourth and Clint Bowyer was fifth.
"Matt's good. He always has been," Johnson said. "He impresses me in his ability to lead the team, make adjustments on the car, and his knowledge of the car, but most importantly, inside the car, and finding a little bit more. The guy can do it."
So can Brad Keselowski, who put a positive spin on an ugly week for Penske Racing.
Keselowski picked up some minor damage to the rear of his car early in the race, and fell a lap down when he was slow getting off pit road under caution. The damage kept getting worse as the laps ticked along, and eventually a huge piece of his rear end ripped off.
The No. 2 team managed to get the car fixed enough that Keselowski slowly picked off positions in the waning laps, finishing a heartening sixth after a frustrating week.
Penske Racing is appealing heavy sanctions handed down by NASCAR after an unapproved rear-end housing was found on its two cars last week at Texas. The penalties include six-race suspensions for seven-crew members, including both crew chiefs, $200,000 in fines and 25-point deductions for Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano.
The date of the appeal hasn't been set, allowing both teams to arrive in full at Kansas.
"Usually you're not happy unless you win," Keselowski said, "but you know, a day where you can fight through adversity like we did today and get a solid finish, that's kind of is a win."
Logano didn't have the same chipper feeling.
He was struggling to find speed when Busch got in trouble along the wall, shot down to the apron of the track and smacked into his No. 22 Ford in a devastating head-to-head collision. The wreck knocked both cars out of the race and left debris scattered all over the asphalt.
"What was going through my mind? 'This is going to hurt,'" Logano said. "I was committed to going by him on the bottom at that point and as soon as I committed to it he started heading down the race track. At that point I was just kind of screwed."
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spent most of the afternoon running at the front, with Kenseth chasing the No. 17 Ford that he drove to victory last year at the newly resurfaced Kansas Speedway.
But Stenhouse was among several leading drivers, including Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, who were forced to pit under green with about 50 laps to go. They were just getting back onto the track when the rear-bumper on Keselowski's car that had been hanging on by a thread finally came loose.
The metal clattered across the track and brought out a caution.
Kenseth beat Truex in the race off pit road — critical at Kansas, where a second groove didn't start to round into shape until late in the race. Kahne had them both in his sights, but by the time he moved into second place, Kenseth had more than a full second on the field.
"I felt like restarting fourth, I needed to get to third, to second and to first as quickly as I possibly could," Kahne said. "I got by Jimmie and when I got to Truex, I just went around him before he could block the move, but by then, Kenseth was already gone."


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Increases in public-sector construction spending, driven by stimulus funds, helped boost total construction activity by almost $2 billion between February and March, according to an analysis of federal spending figures by Arlington, Va.-based Associated General Contractors of America. The figures show that the stimulus has gone from slowing declines in construction spending to contributing to increases, the association notes.
"If it weren't for public investments in infrastructure and construction, this industry would be in free fall," says Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. "Fortunately, the stimulus is now helping rebuild a construction industry devastated by relentless declines in private-sector activity."
Simonson notes that the new Census Bureau figures show construction spending at an annualized rate of $847.3 billion, an increase of 0.2% from $845.5 in February. While private-sector construction spending still dominates the market, it declined 0.9% between February and March, from $555.7 to $550.8 billion. The largest declines came in communications (12.1%), lodging (4.6%) and power (3.8%) construction.
Public-sector construction, meanwhile, increased 2.3% from $289.9 to $296.5 billion during the same timeframe. The largest increases came in publicly-funded power (23.7%), transportation (12.4%) and water supply (5.9%) construction. Simonson notes that these areas and others showing increases received significant funding from last year's stimulus law.
Association officials caution that the increases in construction spending were unlikely to last once the stimulus runs its course. They note that high office and retail vacancy rates, as well as underutilized manufacturing capacity, indicate private-sector construction will continue to decline through at least the end of the year. They add that cash-strapped state and local governments won't be able to broadly increase capital programs until at least 2012.
"With no transportation bill, no aviation legislation, and no water trust fund, the only thing waiting for this industry after the stimulus is a funding cliff," says Stephen Sandherr, the association's chief executive officer. "If things don't change soon, all the stimulus will have been was a really expensive way to delay hardships and layoffs for thousands of construction workers."


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Assemblymember Holden's Bill to Boost California Agriculture Approved in Key Senate Committee
Sacramento – Assemblymember Chris Holden's (D-Pasadena) legislation to promote California's agricultural economy was overwhelmingly approved today in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee.
AB 199 requires California state agencies to purchase agricultural products from California companies if the price is equal to or less than the lowest out-of-state company. AB 199 also encourages all public schools, school districts, and public colleges to purchase agricultural products within the state.
"It just makes sense to put California-grown crops first. This bill will add to California's economy by creating more jobs and boosting the state's bottom line," said Assemblymember Holden. "In addition, the measure will introduce more Californians to the wide variety of agricultural products grown here."
"By encouraging government institutions to buy California-grown food, AB 199 benefits the institutions, their clients and the state's family farmers and ranchers," California Farm Bureau Federation President Paul Wenger said. "The bill sends a strong signal that Californians and their government agencies should seek out nutritious, affordable foods grown here in the Golden State."
According to the Department of Food & Agriculture, California is the number one state in agricultural output with farms and ranches earning a record $43 billion last year. The moderate climate makes it ideal for growing many crops year-round including avocadoes, artichokes, broccoli, carrots, lemons, squash, cauliflower, potatoes, spinach, celery, cabbage and lettuce.
AB 199 passed on a vote 7 to 0. It now moves to Senate Appropriations Committee.


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Welcome to Jaco's Paddock Motorsport – the home of safe, superbly set-up, thrilling to drive BMW sports, Nurburgring car rental both track and race for motorsport events and track day experiences on the best circuits on the planet.
Cars Available for Rent
Our range of sports car and race cars available for hire on Nürburgring Public Days and European track day events and race series. See below for more information about Nurburgring car rental prices and vehicle specifications:
Public Day, Track Day & Race Car Rent
These cars are suitable for all types of events including public days.
With 195PS, just 1,346Kg weight and perfect weight distribution and set-up, our entry level BMW is a nicely balanced car to hire, or race in for racing in. Regularly entered into the RCN, VLN & event 24H at the Nürburgring, this car is also perfect for track days and public days.
Capacity: 2,497 ccm
Power: 195 PS
Weight: 1,346 kg
Chassis: KW competition
Set of Tyres: 235-620-17
Built: July 2014 to FIA specification
Class: V4
Left hand drive
Price: Full day €695** / Half day €395***
One step up from our base E46 325i is the newer, stiffer, faster and more powerful E90 325i. Safe, swift and perfectly set-up, this is a regular class winner and males a great car for track days and public laps of the Nürburgring. It was built in 2014 according to the latest FIA regulations.
Capacity: 2.497 ccm
Power: 225 PS
Weight: 1,340kg
Chassis: Bilstein competition
Set of Tyres: 235 620 17
Built: April 2014 to FIA specification 2013
Class: V4 in V35LN Endurance Championship Nürburgring.
availeble for : track-days, touristdays and all FIA races
Price: Full day €795** / Half day €495***
Build especially for the RHD customers, as all others E90`s, stiffer, faster and more powerful ,. Safe, swift and perfectly set-up, this makes a great car for track days and public laps of the Nürburgring. It was built in 2018 according to the latest FIA regulations.
Capacity: 2.497 ccm
Power: 225 PS
Weight: 1,340kg
Chassis: Bilstein competition
Set of Tyres: 235 620 17
Built: April 2017 according to FIA specification 2017
Class: V4 in VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring.
Available for : track-days, tourist days and all FIA races
Price: Full day €895** / Half day €595***
BMW E90 330i
One step up from our E90 325i , faster and more powerful E90 330i. Safe, swift and perfectly set-up, lots of torque and therefore a very big difference from the E90 325I this car makes a great car for track days and public laps of the Nürburgring.
Capacity: 2.994 ccm
Power: 265 PS
Weight: 1,350kg
Chassis: Bilstein competition
Set of Tyres: 240 610 17
Class: V5 in VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring.
Price: Full day €895** / Half day €595***
BMW F21 125i
Our first Paddle shift car, the amazing F1 padle shift gear box from BMW gives you an fantastic driving sensation. rear changes are smouth and quick. Thrilling to drive and still very safe. rebuild in 2017.
Because of its bi-turbo engine there is lots of torque every time you floor the paddle.
This car is perfect for the rookie and experienced driver.
Capacity: 2.000 ccm BI-Turbo
Power: 235 Bhp
Weight: 1,345kg
Chassis: KW competition
Set of Tyres: 225 45 17
Built: November 2017 to JP specification 2017
Trackday and tourist laps only!!!
Price: Full day €995** / Half day €695***
Track Day & Race Car Hire
These cars are suitable for track days and races only.
The first of the legendary M-Power-equipped BMW race cars is our E46 M3 – a regular V6 class winner at Nürburgring in the RCN and VLN. This is a 343bhp serious bit off kit and for the more experienced driver. The last of the proper, normally-aspirated BMWs, this car sounds incredible and is incredibly quick and exciting on track. Built in 2015 according to FIA regulations.
Capacity: 3,246 ccm
Power: 343 HP
Weight: 1,425 kg
Chassis: KW competition
Set of Tires: 235 620 17 or 240 640 18
Built: January 2015 (FIA specification 2015)
Class: V6 in the VLN championship
Available only for: track-days and FIA races
Price: Full day €1,475**
Porsche Cayman
Our first Porsche, light weight and powerfull. The mid-engine porsche drives feels completley different than all other cars. nimble and forgiving, on the edge it lets you work for your laptimes.
That is why people appriciate this car so much.
Capacity: 3.423 ccm
Power: 318 PS
Weight: 1,234kg
Chassis: KW competition
Set of Tyres: FA 235 40 18 RA 265 40 18
Built: April 2018 to JP specification 2018
Only availeble for trackdays
Right hand drive available
Price: Full day €1995** / Half day €1095***
Our flagship car is a real "weapon" – and definitely only for the brave and race car experienced. Putting out 365bhp and set-up to be razor sharp, this full-on, SP6 class, GTR-spec BMW is not for the feint hearted and has a whole load of silverware to its name. Hire this, race this and you will have lived the dream.
Capacity: 3,245 ccm
Power: 365 HP
Weight: 1,405 kg
Chassis: KW competition
Set of Tires: 240 630 18
Built: July 2014
Class: SP 6
Left hand drive
Only available for: track-days and FIA championships
Price: Full day €1,995*
* including 200km per day and technical support
** 220km per day
*** 125km per half day
The available race and track day cars can vary due to maintenance phases. Please do contact us and and we discuss your individual requirements and tailor a bespoke package to suit you and your experience.
We will gladly prepare an individual offer.
About Jaco's Paddock Motorsport Nurburgring Car Rental
The well-established, hugely popular and experienced Jaco's Paddock Motorsport outfit is run from within earshot of the famous Nurburgring by "the flying Dutchman" Jaco Velders. His knowledge of BMW race cars, the "Green Hell" and car set-up is right up their with the very best. And his know-how and expertise will get you flying around Europe's premier tracks.
Jaco and his team offer a range of professional, fun, relaxed and affordable complete "arrive and drive" packages in their fleet of race-prepped BMWs at Europe's premier circuits; Nürburgring Nordschleife in Germany, Spa Francorchamps in Belgium and Zandvoort in The Netherlands. And the Jaco's Paddock team also offer 1-2-1 driver training, race experiences and more great memory-making experiences!
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Why not make your dreams a heart-pumping reality? You only get one life… live it!
Our famous Dutch orange BMW race cars – from 325i to M3 GTR – have a string of silverware in their slipstream, proving their pace regularly in the thrilling and highly competitive Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring (VLN) race Series, its 'feeder' Rundstrecken Challenge Nürburgring (RCN) series and further afield in the superb Hankook Tourenwagen Cup.
All of our race cars are race scrutineered for maximum safety, are expertly built by us and come loaded with the latest safety equipment and top specifications.
But, most importantly of all, all Jaco's Paddock Nurburgring care rental BMW's come with Jaco's secret suspension and wheel alignments set-ups – making them thrilling and easy to drive incredible quickly.
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About the Nurburgring
For motorsport enthusiasts, the Nurburgring is probably the most notorious race circuit in the world. There are many great motorsport venues in the world including the likes of Monza, Suzuka, Indianapolis and Spa Francorchamps which can be experienced by people on track days and race days, however none of them are as unforgiving and legendary as the Nurburgring.
To the unskilled driver, the Ring, as petrolheads like to call it, hides many surprises and even the slightest error while attempting to navigate the circuit can result in an accident. There is a general consensus among race drivers that the Ring is the world's most challenging race track. No wonder why Jackie Stewart, a legendary British Formula 1 driver during the 1960's and 1970's, called it the "Green Hell." Even today, many modern super cars despite their technological breakthroughs struggle to set competitive lap times.
This racing paradise is located about 75 miles north-west of Frankfurt and 43 miles south of Cologne near the village of Nurburg in Germany. The iconic route passes through the majestic Eiffel Mountains featuring more than 70 corners with most of them either blind or off-camber.
This infamous racetrack was built originally as a test track for German car manufacturers to improve car safety with the side benefit of bringing investment into a deprived region of the country. Some years later, as the track continued to expand while the construction costs were going through the roof, German car manufacturers committed to renting the track in order to test new vehicles.
The original circuit opened in 1927 and featured an incredible 17.6 miles of tarmac, with unpredictable elevation changes. The racetrack was so extraordinary long that it was not unheard of for a driver to experience rain, snow, sunshine and fog in the course of a single lap.
Initially the design of the Nurburgring was as such that it could be separated into two distinct sections, the Nordschleife and the Sudschleife, literally translated the north circuit and the south circuit. The Sudschleife was designed for racing events and testing, where as the more famous Nordschleife was a showcase for German engineering excellence.
The only person who to ever lap the whole Nordschleife section in under 7 minutes, Niki Lauda, was subject to a near fatal accident where he was severely burned during a Formula 1 race due to suspected rear suspension failure. After this accident, it became evident that the Ring was not safe enough to host Formula 1 races and as a result, the German Grand Prix began taking place at the Hockenheimring.
Lauda's crash prompted calls for greatly improve safety provisions which resulted to modifications in the circuit and the creation of a new, safer Grand Prix Circuit which was completed in 1984.
The Modern Day Ring
This new Grand Prix Circuit still stands today together with the Nordschleife which passes around the medieval castle and village of Nurburg. The Grand Prix section was built in order to meet the world's most advanced safety standards. The configuration of this track features a 3.23 mile or 5.2 km long section and hosts the Superbike World Championship and German Grand Prix on alternate years with the Hockenheimring.
Since 1927, anyone who owns a road legal car, motorcycle, tour bus or motor home can make use of the Nordschelife as it is officially designated as a public road and many enthusiasts take their own vehicle or use Nurburgring car rental services to fully enjoy the circuit. During the winter, the track may be closed for several weeks if weather conditions are harsh. Generally, the Ring has no speed limit, although some speed restrictions exist in particular areas that demand reduced noise. The Ring is a famous attraction for bike enthusiasts as well as car enthusiasts due to its challenging shape and racing pedigree.
In the past decade, the Ring has transformed into a competitive car development field, where car manufacturers from around the world bring their cars in order to push them to the limit. Nurburgring times are widely considered as key performance indicators for every new car. There are so many crucial performance statistics and durability tests that manufacturers can perform in this vast and unpredictable racetrack. Due to its structure, the Ring offers an amazing chance for engineers to fine tune their vehicles and test new approaches and technologies. It is claimed that in order to get the same results outside the Ring, manufacturers would have to rent at least three different race circuits. Testing at the Ring is time effective and intense which is why the vast majority of engineers love it. In this day and age, testing cars at race tracks is a popular practice, in the past testing on the ordinary roads provided enough information for engineers to fine tune their cars.
We live in an increasingly sanitized world, where speed limits and designed safety structures define our way of living. The Ring's main asset is that it provides a chance for everyone to face their fears and reach their driving potential while sharing authentic driving experiences and creating memories. If this motoring paradise ever disappears, another important element of adventure will die with it. So, let's hope this majestic racetrack remains open for many decades to come. After all, it is one of a few motoring places on earth where enthusiasts can master their driving skills using Jaco's Paddock's superb BMW Nurburgring car rental packages while having the time of their lives.
Get the true Nurburgring experience and check out Jaco's Paddock Motorsport's Nurburgring car hire >>


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Pollution Fight
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A city wants to get money from some companies in the city. These companies are putting bad things into the water under the ground. It might cost $100 million to clean up the water.
Companies use many chemicals in their work. Some of these chemicals can leak into the ground. The chemicals pollute the water under the ground.
The city does not want to put the companies out of business. It is talking to their insurance companies. One insurance company has already given the city $1 million.
Some companies are not happy about the city's plan. They do not want their insurance companies to pay the city. It would be like saying the water pollution is their fault.
A man in charge of the local newspaper does not like the plan. He does not want his business blamed for pollution. He is afraid lawsuits will put him out of business.


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During the summer of 1897, news of a gold strike in the isolated and desolate Klondike region of Canada's Yukon Territory reached the United States. The ensuing Klondike Gold Rush marked the last of the great gold rushes that had played a part in the development of the West since 1848 when John Marshall discovered gold in California. In the second half of the 19th century, gold and silver were discovered in many places throughout the West, including Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, and the panhandle of Alaska. Each discovery triggered waves of migration to the respective gold fields, including the Klondike in 1897-98. During the Klondike Gold Rush, thousands of prospective miners, known collectively as "stampeders," flocked to Seattle to secure transportation to the gold fields and to purchase supplies (commonly called an "outfit") for their excursions. Seattle's merchants and ticket agents were suddenly beset with frenzied people preparing for the long and treacherous journey north.