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Everyone knows that one of the most challenging parts about celebrating Valentine's Day is finding the perfect gift for your significant other.
And while some men broadcast what they want loud and clear, others are a mystery. INSIDER reached out to colleagues and friends to find out what gifts they would actually want for Valentine's Day.
Here are 21 gifts — both experiences and objects — that men actually want.
Go to a concert together.
Sometimes an experience is better than just giving an object. Get tickets to a show that you and your man can enjoy together to create memories.
Bonus points if it has romantic significance to you both.
Let him feel like a kid again with an adult onesie.
No matter what character you choose — from a dinosaur to a superhero — an adult onesie is just embarrassing enough so that he'll only want to wear it in private with you.
Plus, you can get a matching one for yourself.
If you're already bought him a tie, get a tie bar, too.
For those who may not know, a tie bar clips a tie to a shirt while also adding a bit of flair to an outfit.
Not only is it one of the few accessories most men actually want to wear, but by keeping the tie close to the body instead of hanging loose, it makes every suit look even more sharp.
The right watch can be timeless.
For many people, having a smartphone has made watches superfluous. But there's something to be said for a simple accessory that tells you the time when you just glance at it, and rounds out any outfit at the same time.
Citizen Men's Quartz Stainless Steel and Leather Casual Watch, $75
Get a massage together (instead of giving them to each other).
The good thing about being in a relationship is that you can give each other massages. The bad part is that while one person is getting a massage, the other person isn't.
Solve that by getting a massage together! Ask your local massage parlors for couples massage treatments.
If he's a wine fan, buy him a wine fridge.
They're specially designed refridgerators meant to keep wine bottles cool. Buy one for him to keep his bottles chilled for the two of you.
Avanti 12 Bottle Thermoelectric Counter Top Wine Cooler, $127
For whatever reason, whiskey is considered to be the manliest drink.
Expensive liqueur always makes a great gift. And whiskey is much classier than a pack of beer.
If you're looking for guidance, one of our editors recommends 18-year-old Highland Park Scotch Whisky.
Highland Park 18 year old scotch single-malt whisky, $102.45
That said, a beer tour would be fun for the both of you.
Hit up as many local breweries as you can with a beer tour.
Just remember to take lots of pictures, because after a few cold brews, it may be an experience you both accidentally forget.
Let him geek out over a jersey for his favorite sports team.
If your significant other is a sports fan, you — hopefully — know who his favorite teams and athletes are.
He'll appreciate a jersey so he can represent the next time he watches them play.
Indulge him with a bunch of chocolate.
You can't go wrong with a pile of chocolate. Get something classy, like Ferrero Rocher, Godiva, or something from a smaller-batch, local chocolate producer.
Forget roses. Get him a cactus.
Roses are, of course, always great for Valentine's Day. But if you want something different, buy him a cactus.
They last longer, have a rugged vibe, and could be used as a charming houseplant. Some species even produce their own flowers.
Pamper his facial hair with beard conditioner.
If your man is sprouting a great big beard, beard conditioner will make it softer for you to touch, and it'll also make it less scratchy against his skin.
Sounds like a win-win.
Everyone would find "99 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle Without a Bottle Opener" handy.
Every beer drinker has faced the horror of not having a bottle opener around. Brett Stern's book teaches you how to handle the situation with everyday objects — including the spine of the book.
99 Ways to Open a Beer Bottle Without a Bottle Opener by Brett Stern, $9
Everyone could use a pair of really good headphones.
You don't know what you've been missing with your default Apple earphones until you try something better.
Whether it's for music or podcasts, everyone could use headphones that offer a full, immersive audio experience.
Sunglasses will keep him looking cool.
Okay, so maybe February is a little early for sunglasses. But everyone needs a pair of stylish and effective sunglasses sometime, so this will be appreciated by the time summer rolls around.
Help him stay organized with a nice backpack or messenger bag.
Whether you bring your lunch to work or need to carry important papers around all day, a work bag is essential — and an opportunity for a dash of style.
A high-quality, colorful backpack like the ones made by Fjallraven and Sandqvist can complete an outfit and last a long time.
A stylish wallet is the perfect gift he wouldn't buy himself.
Either go for a classic bifold wallet, or try out something more interesting, like a fancy money clip, a card holder, or a wallet phone case.
We like this leather cardholder from Etsy — it's slim, sleek, and stylish.
Taste the best coffee of your life with a French press.
At first glance, a French press looks like a difficult contraption that makes the basic task of making coffee way too difficult. I'm here to tell you that it isn't, and that it makes coffee taste much better than if you're using a traditional coffeemaker.
Plus, it's interactive, which kind of makes it like a couple's morning activity.
An instant film camera makes every moment a memory.
Smartphone cameras are fine, but there's something charming about being able to take photos on film that appear right then and there.
Companies like Fujifilm and Polaroid are developing high-quality, updated film cameras for the digital age. Give it to him as a gift at the start of your Valentine's Day date and let him snap away for the rest of the night.
If he's an auto buff, get him the car parts he wants.
Every tinkerer needs his tools. Has your significant other been wistfully wondering about getting brighter headlights or upgrading to ceramic brake pads? Well, now's the time to buy them for him.
Trust us, he'll thank you for appreciating his hobby.
Wagner ThermoQuiet QC1083 Ceramic Disc Pad Set With Installation Hardware, $38
Attend a cooking class together.
Going to a cooking class together on Valentine's Day is a great idea. It could potentially cover dinner for the date night, and you'll both be able to take the skills you learn there and use them in the long term.
If a cooking class sounds too stressful, go for a wine and cheese class. You'll learn pairings together and drink some wine — sounds like a perfect date to us.


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Cayce and Kevin
Meet Cayce and Kevin, parents to twins David and Decker, born at Rose Medical Center. Cayce and Kevin moved to Denver from Chicago and did their research on the right hospital to welcome their boys. They discuss their experience preparing for delivering at Rose and their time in Rose's neonatal intensive care unit as the boys grew strong enough to go home.
Rosemari and AJ
Meet Rosemari and AJ, parents to Elena, born at Rose Medical Center. Rosemari and AJ moved from Washington, DC and were looking for the right birthplace for their first child. Interested in the Rose Babies Birth Center, Rose's low-intervention birthplace, they chose Rose, and were glad they did when a complication warranted delivery down the hall from the birth center in labor & delivery.
Shera Gantenbein
Meet Shera Gantenbein, Rose Babies Parent. Shera graciously shares her story of her experiences having children at Rose Medical Center.
Jennifer's Experience with Rose Babies
Jennifer shares her experience with Rose Babies, where she received care before, during and after the birth of her daughter. Jennifer received care for preeclampsia during the last part of her pregnancy and then had a great experience with the delivery of her baby and receiving breastfeeding support.
Erin Massaro
Erin Massaro shares her experience as a patient of Metropolitan OB/GYN and delivering her Rose Baby.
Beth Ann Faisst
Beth Ann Faisst of Aurora shares about her experience giving birth to her son at the Rose Babies Birth Center: A Low Intervention Birth Place.
Amy Rasmusson
Amy Rasmusson shares her experience of having two Rose Babies with the help of Metropolitan OB/GYN and Rose Medical Center.
Bree Wolfe
For Bree, who proclaimed at age 3 that she was going to be a "baby doctor," it wasn't the birthing scenario she had envisioned. For years, the Denver doula planned a midwife attended, wholly natural, water birth. But that dream was crushed by an auto-accident injury, which made the risk of stroke during labor too high.

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Album Stream: Gold Panda - Half of Where You Live
Over-caffeinated electronic producer Gold Panda releases his new album, Half of Where You Live next week on June 11. After a few EPs, Half properly follows up Panda's widely-acclaimed 2011 album, Lucky Shiner, which was propelled into the public consciousness by a very strong first single.
Half of Where You Live wasn't afforded that luxury, but instead relies on good-will and an expanded sonic offering. As NPR (who are hosting the stream) points out, Half moves beyond the underground electronic scene of his native UK and makes references to Hong Kong, Japan and Brazil, to name a few.
The track called "My Father in Hong Kong 1961" in particular is an album highlight. So is late-album gem "The Most Liveable City" (apparently about Melbourne, Australia). But the whole thing is worth a spin. Check it out below:


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Eddy, (with a "Y") – This was truly an outstanding article in which you laid out step-by-step what a person has to do to make money online and by issuing reviews of opportunities that are legit versus those that are scams.
As you said it does take time, commitment, ambition, patience, effort and a willingness to understand that you won't get rich within a week or two after you start this venture. There remain so many bogus, fraudulent scams disguised as online business opportunities that still can sucker naive people into forking over money, (sometimes a lot of it) when in reality they would have no chance of earning a dime, much less get their initial investment back. I'm so glad that honest people like you remain committed to exposing those criminal miscreants for what they really are.
Thanks Jeff. It feels good that I've made a living blogging in a way that helps people avoid nonsense. I think that's the true way to be successful in this industry long term.Reply
Hello Eddy,
I have a niche site that I'm in the process of revising. Dissatisfaction with product specific affiliations led me to become an Amazon Associate, and I'm still making that transition. Plan to put this project on hold for awhile to start a WA Affiliate site. I'm researching several domain name choices. This time around my focus will be on getting traffic to my WA Affiliate site. Posting quality content on a regular schedule is my goal.
I love your site and plan to intensely review what you have done to learn from an expert so to speak.Reply


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Mastodon Announce New Album Once More 'Round the Sun
Following 2011's The Hunter, Mastodon will release their next full-length, Once More 'Round the Sun, on June 24 via Reprise. It's available for pre-order now on iTunes, and the above single "High Road" is available to purchase now. Check out the tracklist below.
Produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Deftones, Alice in Chains), Once More Around the Sun is "60-or-so minutes of pure, authentic Mastodon," as singer/bassist Troy Sanders told Paste. According to Paste, "Diamond in the Witch House" features guest vocals from Neurosis' Scott Kelly.
Sanders told Paste:
A lot of people ask us if it kicks off where The Hunter left off. And to a large degree, I suppose yes. We recorded it and took it on the road with us, and then we headed back to our rehearsal space and started working out ideas. I've had a lot of time to ingest this record, and it's solid. It's a large slab of granite. I'm once again completely proud of these guys."
Once More 'Round the Sun:
01 Tread Lightly
02 The Motherload
03 High Road
04 Once More 'Round the Sun
05 Chimes at Midnight
06 Asleep in the Deep
07 Feast Your Eyes
08 Aunt Lisa
09 Ember City
10 Halloween
11 Diamond in the Witch House
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05-01 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
05-02 Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
05-03 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
05-04 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
05-07 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
05-08 Chicago, IL - The Riviera Theater
05-09 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
05-10 Toronto, Ontario - Sound Academy
05-12 Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
05-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
05-15 New York, NY - Terminal 5
05-16 Boston, MA - The Palladium
05-17 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
05-18 Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range
05-28 Helsinki, Finland - Sonisphere Festival
05-30 Stockholm, Sweden - STHLM Fields Festival
06-01 Oslo, Norway - Sonisphere Festival
06-03 Horsens, Dernmark - Jailhouse Rock Festival
06-04 Hamburg, Germany - Imtech Arena
06-06 Nurburgring, Germany - Rock Am Ring
06-07 Bavaria, Germany - Rock Im Park
06-09 Landgraff, Holland - Pinkpop
06-11 Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7 KONZERTFABRIK
06-13 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-20 Montebello, Quebec - Amnesia Rockfest
06-26 Zwolle, Netherlands - Hedon
06-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
06-28 Dessel, Belgium - Graspop
06-29 Moscow, Russia - Moscow Park Live
07-03 Arras, France - Main Square Festival
07-04 Paris, France - Le Zénith
07-06 Knebworth, England - Sonisphere
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07-19 Tromsø, Norway - Bukta Open Air Festival
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The Montreal Canadiens can rest easy. They won't be disrespected by their next playoff opponent,
The Montreal Canadiens can rest easy. They won't be disrespected by their next playoff opponent,
If anything, the New York Rangers are giving them too much respect heading into Saturday's opener of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Canadiens come in following a bitter matchup with the Boston Bruins that concluded with harsh words in the series-ending handshake line. Bruins forward Milan Lucic reportedly threatened defenseman Alexei Emelin and forward Dale Weise.
Weise never revealed exactly what was said, but Lucic called him a "baby" when told that Weise brought it up. Whatever it was, it won't be repeated by the Rangers, who are already playing the underdog card as they enter the series.
"I know they went into the Boston series saying that they felt Boston didn't respect them. We respect Montreal quite a bit," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said after practice Friday before traveling north. "They're not only a very strong team, but they're a team that has beaten the No. 1 team in the NHL right now, a team that went to the Stanley Cup finals last year, a team that beat the New York Rangers in five games last year. We know that we've got our hands full.
"They're the favorites. Against Tampa Bay and against Boston, they were the underdogs, they didn't have home ice. Now, they're going into this series very likely expected to win. Pressure does funny things to different people. I'm anxious to see how we're going to react. I'm sure they're anxious to see how they're going to act."
There is no question Vigneault believes it, but this also could have a tinge of gamesmanship tied into it. Since the Canadiens eliminated the Bruins Wednesday with a road victory in Game 7, there has been talk that the Rangers caught a break by avoiding Boston, which had the NHL's best record in the regular season and knocked them out in five games in the second round last year.
While there will be hitting and tight defense, neither the Rangers nor the Canadiens feature the big bruising bodies the Bruins employ. These clubs rely on the fine goaltending they get from Henrik Lundqvist and Carey Price, respectively.
Lundqvist was the difference in New York's final three wins over Pittsburgh, outshining Penguins counterpart Marc-Andre Fleury and frustrating offensive stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin while stopping 102 of the final 105 shots he faced.
However, he has struggled in Montreal and didn't play there this season. He is 4-5-2 with a 3.87 goals-against average and .876 save percentage at the Bell Centre. His last appearance in Montreal was Jan. 15, 2012, when he was pulled after allowing four goals.
Price had a 1.50 GAA, .950 save percentage and one shutout in the final four games against Boston. In two games this season versus the Rangers, Price stopped 74 of 75 shots.
He also got the best of Lundqvist in the gold medal game at the Sochi Olympics when he lifted Canada to a 3-0 win versus Sweden.


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New westcoast style vacation home on Gabriola Island. The house has two bedrooms and a sleeping loft. View from all rooms. Kitchen is fully equiped with an oven, fridge, dishwasher, microwave etc. The Bathroom has a lavatory, hair dryer, bath tub with shower, toilet and stackable washer and dryer. One queen size bed in master bedroom, 2 twin beds in 2nd bedroom and a pullout double size sofa bed in the sleeping loft. A very large veranda faces the water where you can sit down, relax and watch as sailboats or ferries go by. The house is spacious but cozy, and the yard connects to a calming creek, a spacious park, and the beach.
The house located on Gabriola Island (20 min. car ferry from downtown Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, BC). The house is backed on to a waterfront park. A sandy beach suited for swimming or lounging is seconds away. There are many beaches and parks on the Island, including the beautiful and famous natural rock formations such as the galleria and petroglyphs. Activities on the island are varied: fishing, golf, kayaking, swimming, sailing, and of course hiking and biking. Art exhibitions and music performances are commonplace. In the summer there is a farmer's market that provides a glimpse of what the island has to offer. Please visit
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Recipe from the Ocean Wise Cookbook 2
Substitutions: Prawns can be substituted for any type of seafood, however, this may require the seafood to be cooked differently.
Place all ingredients in pot and bring to boil. Bring to a simmer for at least 30 minutes. Strain and dry in 180°F (80°C) oven for 6 hours or until completely dry. Place in 350°F (175°C) frying oil until they puff nicely. Remove and season with salt. At this point we lightly smoke with applewood chips for 10–15 minutes, but this is optional.
Heat sauce pan over medium heat and add bacon and butter. Once melted and bacon has begun to render, add celeriac, onion, leeks and carrots. Sauté until vegetables become translucent, add flour, and mix until incorporated. Cook for about 5 minutes on low heat and then deglaze with white wine. Once alcohol is cooked off (about 1 minute) add Ocean Wise Spot Prawn Base and Fish Stock and turn heat back up to medium. Add cream and tomatoes and potatoes. Cook for an additional 30 minutes on a gentle simmer and then add vinegar, parsley and thyme. Stir in the prawns and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper.
To Serve: 6 quail eggs, (or 6 small eggs), lightly poached and peeled
Place chowder in a bowl of your choice and garnish with soft poached egg and chicharon.


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Educational opportunities for security professionals
John Convy
With security awareness, threat assessment, and risk analysis extending into new areas like international traveler health screening, vigilance at the doors of elementary schools, and intensified subway passenger safety, it's important for government security professionals everywhere to keep their knowledge and credentials continuously up-to-date.
The Internet is rich with ways to stay current on new developments, no matter where you live and work. And yet, there are still people in our industry who value the benefits of interactivity and one-to-one collaboration that can happen only when people gather together in a live seminar or classroom setting.
The publisher of GSN recently suggested that I keep my finger on the pulse of live educational seminars about Net Centric Security and other disciplines of interest to GSN readers. This is an area where I have a lot of familiarity, as the founder of the IP Video Surveillance Academy (IPVSA), and its predecessor, the Video Security and Integration Summits. Over the past decade, these two consortiums of security-related organizations have registered more than 8,000 security professionals for these free seminars focused on open architecture, standards-based security systems.
Our original concept was to bring these resources to professionals where they live and work. Those who don't live near a major city, technology capital, or trade show hub always seem grateful when we make an effort to come to them. Our group of domain experts has traveled throughout the continent sharing knowledge on a wide variety of topics, including the differences between proprietary and open standards, de facto standards, plus the latest developments on standards from the Security Industry Association.
We've been to cities like Washington, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, but we've also made a point to visit smaller, regional markets as well. We've tried to empower our participants with the freedom to choose best-of-breed components and help them assure that the selections they make are scalable and interoperable using a standards-based, open API approach.
At a recent IPVSA session in Calgary, Alberta, we met Anthony Chaloner, a security integrator who thanked us for an opportunity to learn about the security business and to network with other local professionals.
"I've been able to keep myself up to speed through online Webinars from ASIS and similar organizations. Occasionally, I've been able to travel to national events like ISC West, but those are not always convenient or affordable for me, in terms of the cost and time required to be away from my customers," he explained.
The wide variety of topics covered during the session held his interest, Chaloner said -- in particular a discussion of the Internet of Things (IoT).
"I think IoT is a massive topic. If somebody doesn't agree that it has relevance in the security industry, they're living in the past, because every device is now connected in some way," he shared. "IP cameras may be more of a privatized network device, but people want access to their information from any point, and mobility is a huge part of that. Many people are talking about using mobile and remote devices on the information security side, and solutions to access these technologies are quickly coming to the forefront of our business."
What other types of technology does he find interesting?
"The IPVS Academy I attended covered the topic of video very well. In talking with other security professionals, a discussion about video usually includes access control. From my perspective, those two definitely go hand in hand, and it's something I'd like to learn more about. I have been working lately with wireless locking device technology, which integrates well with IP video management software. It's becoming a large part of my business, and I need to stay on top of this emerging technology."
Another subject area Chaloner suggested we address is audio triangulation, used to identify the location of gunshots, and other forms of audio for verification.
"Audio is something that can be overlooked when video surveillance is discussed. I think it's a very useful tool and, in specific applications, I see where it could be extremely beneficial. People are looking more for video evidence and maybe haven't considered that audio could be even more solid evidence when you're dealing with law enforcement and those types of situations."
Anthony also made a point about security being everywhere today.
"I'm in the process of developing some security-specific target markets, and I want to bring real value to the table when I talk about system implementation and explain the required costs. A significant amount of capital is being invested in these systems, and customers may not be reaping the full benefit from the technology. I need to keep my applications knowledge sharp and current, and I really appreciate the training session that I attended so close to my home," he said.
Hopefully, this is just the first of several updates on security seminars and professional education that we'll write about here in GSN. If you have a suggestion about an educational resource that you think we should cover, or if you have a relevant question, please feel free to send a message to [email protected].
John Convy and Convy Associates provide strategic alliance, A&E consultant, technology ecosystem, and lead generation programs to monetize relationships and accelerate demand for leading security industry manufacturers. John is the Founder and Managing Director of the Open Standards Security Alliance and the IP Video Surveillance Academy, and is a speaker at many global industry events.


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Dancing with the stars of BHS AP Spanish!
This month, Señora Dacey's AP Spanish Language and Culture class has been studying the curricular theme, contemporary life (la vida contemporánea en español). One particular area of study is music and dance pertaining to various Spanish speaking countries. At the start of the unit, students read an article that highlighted the origins of Latin American … More Dancing with the stars of BHS AP Spanish!


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No Suspect Found – Police Shoot Dog Instead
Mendocino Major Crimes Task Force agents, aided by a uniformed Willits police officer, serving a search warrant at 64 Franklin Avenue on July 27, shot and killed a family pet, an 8-year-old half-pit bull mix named Tonka.
When agents searched the home, they found nothing directly linking the residents to the arrest of Craig Anthony Gelber, the target of the search, according to MMCTF Commander Bob Nishiyama.
"I know the officer felt terrible," says [police chief] Nishiyama about the shooting. "You may have the nicest dog in the world, but we don't know it. Officers are authorized to defend themselves. We offered to take the dog and take care of it, but the family preferred to handle the arrangements themselves."
According to resident Anna White, Tonka's owner, the police shot her pet while it was in a fenced area on her front porch. "We found the shell casing outside by the fence area. Tonka then ran into our house, got onto my bed and died."
White described her bedroom following the search, claiming Tonka's body had been dumped from the bed onto the floor and items from her room dropped onto the body and into the dog's blood. "They destroyed our house and found nothing," says White. "Tonka lived long enough to die on my bed, which we shared each night."
Tonka was one of three dogs at the home. White's father was the only family member at home during the first part of the search. Her father got to the door after the shot had been fired, says White. The three dogs then ran into the home. Her father did not know at first Tonka had been shot since he was handcuffed and lying on the floor during the search.
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Here we are in December of 2010, where is Green2V which hasn't broke ground this summer as promised? I was skeptical of Green2V from the very beginning. A company no one had heard of with no website (and still doesn't have a website) decided to build a new factory in my hometown of Rio Rancho, New Mexico with a very aggressive schedule.
An article from Rio Rancho Observer says that the city is giving up.
On Dec. 15, the Rio Rancho City Council will consider two measures repealing the city's incentives in trying to lure the green energy start-up company. "We think that based on where we are right now, it's been eight months since we first received those assurances (of funding), the documents are a bit stale," said City Manager James Jimenez. City Councilors are being asked to repeal the Green2V industrial revenue bond inducement resolution the city passed in April, and the city's economic development act it had with Green2V.
The article goes on to say that the city was promised 3 times that the money was coming and that the city of Rio Rancho trusted former Intel executive Bill Sheppard. There's a quote from City Manager James Jimenez that I think is true as well.
"We pride ourselves as being competitive when it comes to economic development and aggressively pursuing (projects). Frankly, I'm well aware that we would have been criticized heavily if Green2V had been able to get its financing together and locate in Arizona if we knew we had a chance to bring them here and didn't – for whatever reason – aggressively pursue them."
The Albuquerque Journal had an article in May titled "Betting on Solar … Again" about the poor track record of OCS capital who was supposed to originally finance Green2V.
OCS lists numerous clients and industrial revenue bond financed projects on its website that have never materialized, among them the $16.5 million Big Event Amusement facility and Beach Waterpark in Albuquerque; the $210 million Nuchick poultry processing plant in Artesia; and a $22 million project to build an aircraft manufacturing plant in Odgen, Utah. The website does not mention that none of these projects came to fruition. Although the OCS name appears on a letter included in the bond application Green2V submitted to the city, Housley said Green2V never paid OCS money and terminated its relationship because it found another company to work with.
Then Green2V switched from OCS capitol to GP3, Ltd. The New Mexico Watchdog couldn't find that either OCS Capital or GP3, Ltd seem to exist.
New Mexico Watchdog has learned that no limited partnership called GP3 exists in California according to the records of the California Secretary of State. The only limited partnerships with the term "GP3″ in their titles have had their partnership status canceled. One was GP3 Asset Acquisition, LLC, which was formed in 2007. It traces back to an Ann Arbor, Michigan, address, but is no longer a recognized limited partnership in California. The other was entitled Walton 425 GP3 IV, and traces back to a Chicago address. But its status as a limited partnership in California has also been canceled.
I can't blame the City of Rio Rancho going forward with this based on the recommendation of the governor but clearly all of those involved should have done more research on the company. It doesn't appear that the city is out of a significant amount of money. Hopefully the City will do a better job in the future of bringing in high tech companies.


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Your life partner will be the one that you are planning to share a lifetime with. If this very important decision fails, there could be many obstacles for you to face. Choosing the right and the best life partner that suits you is a challenge. Not every man and woman on earth are honest and…Continue Reading "How To Find The Perfect Life Partner"
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RAGOM "Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota" Adoption Event
- Where
- L&L Pet Supplies Store
- When
- March 19th 2016, 10am to 1pm
Adoption Event at Leashes & Leads
Please come and meet some amazing animals that would love a new place to call home.
About RAGOM
Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota, Inc. has been rescuing Golden Retrievers since 1985. It all started with one homeless Golden Retriever whose time was up at a shelter. Hank and Jane Nygaard took her in and after getting her spayed and all of her vaccinations they found this lucky Golden a new home. After the first Golden there always seemed to be another that needed to find a home. That is how RAGOM was started. In the past, the group has existed largely due to the selflessness, generosity, energy and boundless love for Golden Retrievers of Jane Nygaard, Chick Myers, Agnes Rambeck, Ardis Brown and others.
Three Senior Goldens
An unending stream of phone calls, middle of the night "come get this dog now, or else" messages, terribly abused or neglected dogs … none of these have deterred them. Of course there are also the wonderful "happy ending" placement stories, and that is what keeps any rescue group going.
With an ever-growing group of volunteers, RAGOM has re-homed more than 6,000 Golden Retrievers since 1985. We are now in a new era of RAGOM, with a dedicated effort to organize the group, expand our area and utilize all the resources of the Internet, and we hope to be able to help more dogs now than ever before!
RAGOM completed a robust review with the Charities Review Council, meets all twenty-seven of the Council's Accountability Standards and was awarded the "Meets All Standards" seal. The Charity Review Council reviews nonprofit organization's performance in four critical areas: Public Disclosure, Governance, Financial Activity and Fundraising. The review works to ensure an organization's operations, structure and policies meet widely accepted standards for accountability and transparency. The awarded "Meets All Standards" seal demonstrates our commitment to accountable and ethical practices


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Sports Injury
We'll get you back in the game……..
Whether you're a weekend warrior or a dedicated athlete, an injury can bring your training to a halt. In addition to using RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) for injuries, acupuncture and sports massage can help you to recover faster.
When you train, your muscles release lactic acid (a cellular waste product); this leaves you feeling sore and achy. A sports massage can flush out these waste products, giving you a faster recovery time. Most professional sports teams are staffed with trainers who provide some form of sports massage, which has been shown to give athletes a winning edge and reduce injury from repetitive training.
If the affected area has been strained or is inflamed, then acupuncture would be the most effective treatment. Acupuncture reduces inflammation as a response to the needles being inserted into the body. The body then releases a cascade of anti-inflammatory chemicals at the site, causing a reduction of pain and inflammation. Athletes are often advised to receive acupuncture to get their inflammation under control first, then to follow up with a session of sports massage. Both therapies complement each other in helping reduce inflammation.
Commonly Treated Sports Injuries:
Tendonitis: Golfer's elbow, tennis elbow, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, IT Band (ileo-tibial band)
Treatment: Acupuncture
Injury Recovery: Get back in the game faster by reducing recovery time
Treatment: Acupuncture or Sports Massage
Scar Tissue: Soften scar tissue and adhesions, which often increases R.O.M. (range of motion)
Treatment: Acupuncture
Acupuncturist Tina Schumacher has a background in Sports Massage and has had specialized training in treating sports injuries with Acupuncture. She has been a sports massage volunteer at the Olympic Games twice. (1988 Winter Olympics, Calgary, Canada / 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta, Georgia). She would be happy to help you get back in the game, by treating your sports pains and injuries with Acupuncture, and her experienced staff can assist with Sports Massage.
The Muscle Therapy & Acupuncture Center offers Acupuncture and Massage Therapy as well as many other services. Call 269 483-7251 for more information.


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Bell Harbor Conference Center
Our host venue for ConveyUX is the Bell Harbor Conference Center. All of the activities take place in this complex. The conference center does not have hotel rooms.
- 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66, Seattle, WA 98121
- 888.772.4422
- Conference Center Site
There are two hotels adjacent to the to the Bell Harbor Conference Center. Find your best rate online or with the hotels. There is no special group rate.
Seattle Marriott Waterfront
- 206-443-5000
- 2100 Alaskan Way, Seattle, Washington 98121
- Marriott Site
The Edgewater Hotel
- 2411 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98121
- 206-728-7000
- Edgewater site
Our Conference Schedule Policy
The activities for ConveyUX begin at 9:00am Monday morning and end at 4:30pm Wednesday. We pride ourselves on providing hot topics and top speakers through to the final adjournment. We don't shortchange the latter portion of the event. If you are able to arrange to stay for the full conference, you will not be disappointed!
Travel Tips
Here are some notes to help with your trip to Seattle:
Air Travel & Local Transportation
The Seattle International Airport (SEA) is called SeaTac. A convenient and inexpensive connection from airport to Seattle is via the Link light rail. These trains run every fifteen minutes throughout the day. You avoid rush hour traffic and the last stop (Westlake) is your closest connection to the Bell Harbor Conference Center. A taxi will cost about $30-40 depending on the time of day. Rush hour traffic can be tough. But in the middle of the day, a cab is the quickest way to go. The airport is also serviced by Shuttle Express.
Home-bound tip: All security gates at SeaTac get you into the same common area. The line can be long at one and short at another.
There is a free shuttle for access to the waterfront and local attractions.
Ample public parking is available in the area surrounding the hotels. Typically, you can get a significantly reduced rate by arriving before 8am at many lots. Parkopedia is a free website that lists all the publicly available parking lots and garages and also provides information about street parking.


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Posted by Preemadonna on December 01, 2016 at 1:50 PM
We are so proud to partner with MakerGirl, a college led nonprofit that teaches girls aged 7-11 STEM tools. MakerGirl will have a collection in our Nailbot mobile app showcasing awesome designs the represent the work of MakerGirls throughout history. Check out some of the designs!
Atom - Marie Curie won her second Nobel Prize -- this time in Chemistry -- for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium.
Beaker - Rosalind Franklin was a chemist and X-ray crystallographer who made contributions to understanding the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, and coal.
DNA - Barbara McClintock, one of the world's greatest cytogeneticists, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology for her discover of the "jumping gene" in 1983.
Engineering Girl - STEM education has the power to transform the way young girls think about themselves and their futures.
Idea Bulb - MakerGirl is about curiosity and imagination and innovation.
MakerGirl Gears - The design process is just that -- a process -- and MakerGirl likes to keep the gears turning.
Math Graph - Katherine Johnson was a space scientist and mathematician, and played a big role in calculating key trajectories in the Space Race.
MG - Today's Makers. Tomorrow's life changers.
Radium - Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, eventually receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics for her research.
Space Shuttle - Sally Ride, the first American women to fly into space, founded an organization dedicated to support student interested in STEM.


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This Summer Berry Puff Pastry is a delicious and easy recipe that can be used for breakfast, brunch, or dessert! With layers of sweetened cream cheese, strawberries, and blueberries, you will love the patriotic colors of this red, white, and blue recipe!
Summertime is in full swing and that means its time for bbqs, family picnics, and of course, the 4th of July. You may be scouring the Internet for easy patriotic dessert recipes (try any of these amazing ones!) to make for your holiday bbqs and This Summer Berry Puff Pastry is perfect because it can be served for so many different occasions!
This easy puff pastry recipe is the perfect sweet treat for breakfast or brunch and serves well as a dessert, too! I usually have cream cheese in my fridge and puff pastry in my freezer so I just had to grab some blueberries and strawberries at the store! This dessert recipe has so few ingredients which makes me like it even more! I love a cup of coffee with my desserts, and the tang of cream cheese and sweetness of the berries pairs perfectly with coffee!
How to braid puff pastry?
If you have never braided puff pastry before, it really is so easy, so don't be intimidated. If you are wondering how to braid pastry, then the trick is to use a pizza cutter! It cuts the dough into quick and easy strips. Then you just overlap them until you get to the end. Tuck the edge over the top and you are done! A brushing of egg gets the puff pastry golden brown and a sprinkle of sugar adds some shine! I first braided pastry in this chicken and broccoli crescent braid and I can't believe I was intimidated by this technique!
I love versatile recipes and none are more versatile than this one! You can substitute any fruit you like, although I love strawberries and blueberries for some patriotic stripes! Slices of peaches would be amazing once they are in season, too! You could also add raspberries for even more of a punch of color!
If you are looking for a patriotic but easy dessert for summertime, then you have to try this Summer Berry Puff Pastry. You will love how well the sweet fruit pairs with the cream cheese and how delicious it tastes all baked up in a flaky pastry shell!
Looking for more easy strawberry recipes?
Easy Strawberry Breakfast Pastries
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Nutella Brownies
Strawberry and Nutella Cobbler
Summer Berry Puff Pastry
This Summer Berry Puff Pastry is full of summer berries and while it looks like it was from an expensive bakery, you can make this easy recipe in only minutes!
- 1 9 inch sheet puff pastry, defrosted but cold
- 4 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1/4 plus 1 tbsp. white sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
- 1 egg beaten
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a non stick baking mat.
In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Lay your puff pastry on the non stick mat. Roll out slightly with a rolling pin. Smooth together seams if necessary.
Use a pizza cutter to score a rectangle in the middle. Do not cut all the way through. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly across the rectangle.
Layer cream cheese with rows of strawberries and blueberries.
Using a pizza cutter, cut strips on a diagonal on both sides of the fruit. Fold pieces over one another. Once you get to the end, tuck ends up on top. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Put back in fridge for 10-15 minutes to rechill.
Remove from fridge and bake in the oven for 16-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool on a wire rack. Serve room temperature.


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Crackle renews Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" for a third season.
Gail O'Grady will play Conrad's ex-wife on "Revenge." The "NYPD Blue" alum is described as "West Coast posh" woman who unexpectedly appears in the Hamptons. [E! Online]
"Nashville" casts Kelly Clarkson to guest star in the episode 11 installment. [TVLine]
FX greenlights "The Bastard Executioner's" pilot from "Sons of Anarchy" creator, Kurt Sutter. [EW]
Brett Cullen is heading to "Revenge" to portray Jimmy, Patrick's biological father. The 'Devious Maids" actor will appear in a recurring role. [TVLine]
"Saturday Night Live" will add an African-American female cast in January. [EW]
ABC has ordered four additional episodes of "Shark Tank." [THR]


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What an interesting little memoir, that I can only describe as completely raw . We meet author Matt Haig, who fifteen years ago found himself dealing with a intense, all encompassing depression, that took over his life for a couple of years. He is able to describe it in a way that many doctors can't, the pain, and crippling loss of feeling that made everything hard, the times when he found no joy in doing anything, when it became hard to walk, to leave the house, to be left alone, or to be with anyone, when books and music lost their magic, and when the world didn't make any sense.
What is also magical is that Matt Haig is able to articulate so well is his journey out of deep depression, how being able to run stretched his body and helped refocus his mind, how regaining a joy of reading helped to escape to new worlds, and the love of his family and partner helped him feel love. 5/5


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Universal Direction PC Horror Giveaway Contest
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About Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught, tortured and killed.
Survivors play in third-person and have the advantage of better situational awareness. The Killer plays in first-person and is more focused on their prey.
The Survivors' goal in each encounter is to escape the Killing Ground without getting caught by the Killer – something that sounds easier than it is, especially when the environment changes every time you play.
More information about the game is available at http://www.deadbydaylight.com
About DreadOut
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone and an SLR camera, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate. Help her overcome the challenges that will stand before her. Survive the Dread!
About Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! With cutting-edge animatronic entertainers that will knock your kids' socks off, as well as customized pizza catering, no party is complete without Circus Baby and the gang!
Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
About Universal Direction
Universal Direction (UD) is a new multi-brand created by Phil Williams, who also is the creator of GameTraders USA, and YouTube Gamers & Geeks. UD loves our audiences, and works hard to keep quality content coming.
UD isn't just about gaming. We also cover a wide range of Entertainment topics, Music, Tech, Marketing Strategies, Comic based materials, and much more.
The goal of running this contest is to grow our YouTube channel, Facebook Fan Page, and Twitter account. Its against FB rules to make Liking a Fan Page mandatory, so we encourage you to follow us on FB to keep up to date with our content. We also plan to run many more giveaways in the future.


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Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) are better for interfacing than computers. The reason is that a FPGA can do many things at the same time. Where a computer does one thing at a time really fast and switches between many tasks. This gives the appearance that many things are done at the same time. The do it yourself community is using embedded micro controllers, which do not run very fast and can mostly do only one thing at a time. So if you send it pixel data for a string, I would expect it to wait until all of the data is received, and then output the data to the pixel string, again one task at a time.
The top line in the picture is the Ethernet data valid line for the 32 universes of pixel data, 9 channels each universe. The lines D0 to D11 are the clock outputs for universes 1 through 12, and D12 to D15 is the clock outputs for universes 29 to 32. As you can see the FPGA can receive the data, and output it on all 32 universes at the same time. There is one controller to receive the data and 32 output controllers to the actual pixels, all of the controllers are always active. In addition, you can see that once the first byte of data is received the output state machine starts sending the data to your pixel string.
This delay from the sending of data till the data actually gets to the pixel string is called latency. FPGA's provide the minimum possible latency, which allow faster updates and the lights change closer to all at the same time.


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Event takes place on January 04, 2016 at 8:30 AM
536 Dwight Street, Holyoke MA
On January 4th, the City of Holyoke will hold the 2016 Inauguration Day. The day begins with an 8:30 am Mass at the United Congregational Church on Walnut and Appleton. Following Mass the Inauguration ceremony will begin at 10:00 am in the auditorium upstairs at City Hall, 536 Dwight St.
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We strive to help you make confident insurance decisions. Comparison shopping should be easy. We partner with top insurance providers. This doesn't influence our content. Our opinions are our own.
LowerMyBills.com (an Experian company) recently released the following results of an online study conducted in September of this year:
- 79 percent of consumers believe they are paying too much for auto insurance.
- 54 percent of consumers have tried to reduce their auto insurance premiums.
- 17 percent of consumers never re-evaluate their auto insurance coverage.
Another interesting finding was that nearly 40 percent of respondents indicated they do not consider auto insurance premiums a major factor when purchasing a new vehicle.
My question is if 79 percent of consumers believe they are paying too much for auto insurance, does that mean 21 percent of consumers are happy with their auto insurance premiums? Please say it isn't so.
Source: LowerMyBills.com


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Have you any idea how good watercress is for you? In sheer nutritional density, it beats even spinach. Besides its delicious, especially in soup. The recipe below emerged from my weekly attempt to empty my refrigerator before going to buy the upcoming week's grocery. As a result it contains half an onion, a bunch of watercress and spinach, cilantro stems, two leaks and half a boiled potato. As you can imagine, the ingredients are highly flexible: any leftover greens and some type of oniony entity will do, although watercress is nice. The soup is very light and fresh tasting, but you can make it richer by substituting half a cup of water with milk or cream. Also, I usually use Better than Bouillon which is a paste version of a bouillon cube, but much nicer tasting. If you prefer, substitute vegetable or chicken broth.
2 tbs. vegetable oil
1 tbs. butter
1 tsp fennel
1/2 onion minced
3 cloves garlic minced
2 leeks, washed and sliced into thin rounds (these were very slender and yielded about 3/4 cup)
1 bunch watercress, washed, roots trimmed (keep slender stems)
About 1/2 lb baby spinach leaves, rinsed
1 tbs. Better than Bouillon vegetable base
3 cups water (you can substitute the water and the bouillon with chicken stock)
1/2 a boiled potato (cubed, optional)
Salt and pepper to taste.
1. In a medium (5 qt or so) sized pot, heat the oil and butter. When hot, add the fennel seeds and saute briefly till the seeds release their aroma.
2. Add the leaks and onions and saute for 5-7 min until softened.
3. Add the cilantro stems and saute for a few minutes.
4. Then add the watercress and spinach, mix throughly and place a tight fitting lid on your soup pot. This will cause the leaves to lose their volume.
5. Now add the bouillon and mix throughly. Then add the water. Taste the salt, adding more if necessary.
6. Cover and simmer at low heat for 10 min. till all the leaves are soft. Add the potato, if using.
7. Puree using a stick blender until completely smooth. This is preferable to using a food processor since the stick blender aerates the soup better and makes it lighter.


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Lindt & sustainability
Dont buy Click here for score rapport: 3 out of 28
Sustainability summaryLindt has achieved the E-label, because only a little information is published about a policy on sustainability. It is hard to see the effort Lindt is making on sustainability. Therefore, more policy and transparency is needed.
Brand owner: Lindt & Sprüngli GmbH
Head office: Kilchberg, Switzerland
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The annual National Science Challenge (NSC) is back with a series of exciting challenges that will test students on their knowledge and application of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
National Science Challenge 2018 invites all 16-year old science stream students across the
nation to participate in the premier annual science competition. ExxonMobil renews partnership with Academy of Sciences Malaysia to promote appreciation of the role of science and technology in human progress and to increase uptake of STEM education among the younger generation
Now in its 19th year and managed by Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), the NSC 2018 is open for registration to all 16-year-old science stream students nationwide. The ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Malaysia has been supporting the NSC since 2012 as part of its long-term investment in the development of Malaysia's human capital, especially in the area of STEM education.
The preliminary round kicks off on 21 May 2018. Schools are allowed to register as many teams as they like. Each team must consist of three students and a mentor teacher. The preliminary round will be in the form of an online quiz, where the best five teams including a wildcard team comprising top three individual scorers in each state will progress to compete at the state level competition.
The best team from each state will move forward to the Semi-Finals which is conducted as an eight-day residential science camp hosted by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia at its Skudai campus in Johor. The top four teams at the end of the camp will advance to the Grand Final in Kuala Lumpur, where they will be tested in the form of an interactive science quiz comprising the Individual Category, the Video Category, the Open Category and the Project Presentation Category.
The champions will take home the Prime Minister's Challenge Trophy and participate in an exclusive one-week study trip to Stockholm, Sweden for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend and observe the prestigious international Nobel Prize Awards ceremony and Nobel Lectures.
Second, third, and fourth-placed teams as well as the top individual scorer during the preliminary round of the Challenge will receive an invitation to the exclusive Sakura Science High School Programme (SSHP) in Tokyo, Japan. The SSHP invites young scientists in Asia to expand their knowledge of science and technology while encouraging the active exchange of ideas and opinions in a multilateral environment.
Find out more about the National Science Challenge and sign up at nsc.my/participant before
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Go for a Sail
We went for a sail on Lake Minnetonka. It was a beautiful evening.
We went for a sail on Lake Minnetonka. It was a beautiful evening.
We toured the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. It was absolutely beautiful. It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the 8th largest in the world. Up to 40,000 people can worship in the mosque at the same time!
We went shopping at Dubai's Gold Souk. We didn't buy gold.
We visited Atlantis on the Palm Jumeirah. The aquarium was amazing and huge. The building was beautiful. The tea was delightful.
After enjoying a yacht ride through the Persian Gulf and all the spectacular views of Dubai, we jumped in for a swim a float (the water is really salty!) in the Gulf.
Priya cooked up fish curry for us at 6 AM. It was perfect.


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Today's Wall Street Journal features an op-ed piece by Rep. Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin ("Blame Congress for Inflation"). Ryan is referring to the Full Employment & Balanced Growth Act that Congress passed and President Carter signed on October 27, 1978. The Act, also known as Humphrey Hawkins, mandates the Federal Reserve take on the dual role of balancing price stability and maximum employment.
Rep. Ryan intends to introduce the Price Stability Act of 2008 that would rewrite the Act to return the Fed's focus to its original purpose – price stability. I wrote about the horoscope of the Act in a post about the Fed last year, stating the only thing that would grow from the 1978 Act is consumer debt and benefits to the "ruling class." Paul Volcker became Fed Chairman the following year, ignoring the dual mandate in order to tame inflation. Volcker was smart enough to realize you cannot have a sound economy (and therefore maximum employment), unless you have price stability. Unfortunately, Greenspan and Bernanke chose to ignore the price stability side in favor of building bubbles, concerned with deflation's effect on growth. (There's nothing in the Act that talks about deflation being a problem!)
The reasons Rep. Ryan cites in favor of rewriting the Act are ones very familiar to Wall Street Weather readers: stable prices to keep inflation in check, a real strong dollar policy, and encouraging people to save. Price stability prevents interest rates from being jerked all over the spectrum, and the ensuing anxiety it creates for households and Main Street businesses to make long-term plans.
As Rep. Ryan writes: "There is no sign that Congress will change its tune on fiscal affairs – but passing the Price Stability Act is a chance at a bipartisan commitment to sound money. By refocusing the Federal Reserve's legal mandate, Congress can strengthen the economy and do so without incurring any cost to the budget or increasing the deficit."
I have already written that the transit of Pluto in Capricorn will bring major transformation to the purpose of the Federal Reserve. The Full Employment & Balanced Growth Act will experience its first Saturn return on August 27, 2008. A Saturn return occurs about every 28.5 years of an individual or entity's life. This can be a time of testing and learning lessons. Saturn in Virgo is conjoined with the Moon in the Act's horoscope. It is time for government legislation (Saturn) to restructure the Act to benefit the American people (Moon).


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Division to Unification in Imperial China (vol. 2): The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220–907)
No. Pages: 168
Dimensions: 6 x 8 x 3/8"
Format: Paperback & Digital
Price: US: $14.95 CAN: $20.50
ISBN: 9781611720303(p), 9781611729207(e)
Release Date:
Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The Understanding China Through Comics series
answers these questions and more.
Division to Unification in Imperial China is series volume two. It explores one of China's more chaotic periods when Chinese culture flourished while civil wars and foreign invasions repeatedly thwarted attempts at unification.
Book 2 in the Understanding China Through Comics series
About the author
Jing Liu is an artist and entrepreneur from Beijing, China. He is currently the Managing Director of Moli Design, a China-based design firm that counts the BBC, The Ford Foundation, and UNICEF among its many clients. Liu graduated from Beijing University of Technology with undergraduate degrees in industrial design and engineering, and a masters in international economics and trade. Jing currently uses his artistry to tell the story of China.


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Find out about Television Production I and Television Production II courses at the Telecommunications Center.
Television Production I and Television Production II courses comprise the Telecom program. TV I is a full-year double-period course. It provides students with basic knowledge and skills in TV production. Students develop techniques in broadcast news operation, and studio and electronic filled productions. TV II is also a full-year, double-period course. The second year of study emphasizes specific occupational knowledge and skills. Students learn techniques in producing music videos, commercials and talk shows. Skills and knowledge gained will be used to produce programming for NNPS-TV (Cox Channel 47/Verizon FiOS Channel 17).
The Telecommunications Center is located at 4 Minton Dr., right near Todd Stadium on Warwick Blvd.
Students from any Newport News public high school may enroll.
No, students must be in 11th or 12th grade.
No, the student meets with his or her Guidance Counselor and chooses "Television Production I" or "Television Production II" for his or her schedule.
Yes, the students may take the school bus from their schools to the Telecommunications Center and back to their schools after TV class. Students may drive their own cars if they choose. Parking is in the first lot closest to the fire station, near the TV truck.
No, there are no extra fees.
Students may work as paid interns on productions like football games and other sporting events, graduations, performances, and concerts. The student applies for a position on the crew if he or she so desires. It is not required. Most required assignments can be completed during class, but it is possible that outside time may be needed.
Students earn college credit in Mass Communications from Norfolk State University. They receive six credits when they complete TV I and three more credits when they complete TV II.
Based on the rigor of the course work, TV Production II has been designated an honors-level class. TV-II is open only to seniors who have taken TV-I.


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Serves: 6
- Combine the paprika and oregano in a large bowl.
- Rub the mix all over the chicken and marinate chicken for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- In a small saucepan, add chorizo and cook until browned; remove from pan and set aside.
- In another saucepan, add chicken and shrimp; cook until chicken is lightly browned on all sides.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove from pan and reserve.
- Heat the oil in a large paella pan.
- Add onion and cook until soft.
- Stir in the garlic and parsley.
- Fold in the rice and pour in chicken stock.
- Season and simmer for about 15 minutes or until rice is almost tender.
- Add chicken, chorizo, shrimp and saffron.
- Cook for about 15 minutes or until rice is al dente.
- Remove from heat and garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.
- 350g short-grain rice
- 1 (3 pounds) chicken, cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 900 ml chicken stock
- Parsley leaves, chopped (for cooking and serving)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 pound shrimp
- 110g chorizo sausage, skin removed and sliced
- 2 pinches saffron
- Salt
- Pepper
- Lemon wedges (for serving)


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Auction Ends: Mar 11, 2018 10:00 PM PDT
Gift Certificate to Front Porch
- Item Number
- 161
- Estimated Value
- Sold
- $80 USD to bf751c2ee
- Number of Bids
- 10 - Bid History
Item Description
$50 Gift Certificate to Front Porch Restaurant--Southern food served with Mission hospitality!
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A small but very beautiful and wild gorge with significant altitude differences from the entrance to the exit, due to which the walk in the gorge is sideling enough and takes place among small or bigger rocks and under very impressive precipitous escarpments.
You reach the beginning of the gorge via the asphalt road leading from the crossroads of Petra Seli to the plateau of Omalos (Chania – Sougia route) and about 1 km from the entrance to the detour of Omalos. On the nearby dirt road, there is a 1-km long pathway leading to Platanos after about 15 minutes, a densely wooded area with plane trees and ferns and full of water sources.
You thus enter the main portion of the gorge and exit the gorge after walking for two hours on the rural road leading from the village of Prases in Kydonia (31 km distant from Chania, at an altitude of 480 m) to the village of Skidia rightwards. You need another 40 minutes' walk before reaching Prasse if you do not have any vehicle at your disposal.


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Update as of Tuesday, September 12, 2017 11:00
Irma has weakened into a Post-Tropical Cyclone and is moving across southern Georgia and eastern Alabama today. Assessment of damages and recovery efforts have started in Florida but supply chain operations continue to be hindered. Logistics operations across Southern states are expected to continue to be impacted with delays possible as the storm moves inland.
Click the links below to access port, airport, rail and trucking company specific updates.
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has announced various port openings in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Port of Miami – Port is open, however, marine traffic will be restricted until this afternoon. Truck and gate operations have been cleared at Seaboard Marine container terminal. Truck and gate operations will be closed today at POMTOC and SFCT container terminals.
Port Everglades – USCG is completing surveys so ships can begin re-entering the port later this morning.
JAXPORT – All JAXPORT Offices and terminals remain closed today as USCG assesses the condition of the harbor and port facilities.
Ports of Savannah & Brunswick – Georgia Port Authority's critical workforce will be returning this morning to prepare the terminal for cargo operations. Reopening of port and river channel are not yet confirmed. Truck gates are expected to resume operations Wednesday morning.
Port of Charleston – Open. Gates and container marshalling yards opened this morning and are fully operational for the receipt and delivery of loads, empties and refrigerated cargo.
Miami International Airport – Open with limited operations
Tampa International Airport – Limited flights resume today with build-up to full schedule in the coming days.
Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson) International Airport – Open with limited flight operations resuming.
Charleston International Airport – Limited flights resuming.
CSX – Assessment and recovery efforts are underway.
Norfolk Southern – No further update. Freight embargoed in impacted area.
Some carriers do not have updates available on the web. Therefore, our team has compiled the latest operational information below.
|Operational Status
|A. Duie Pyle
|In anticipation of Hurricane Irma?s impact on Florida, our Partner, Southeastern Freight Lines (SEFL) is currently unable to pick up or deliver shipments serviced by their Jacksonville, Ocala, Tampa, Orlando, Ft. Myers, Miami, Ft Lauderdale and West Palm Beach service centers. Other operations may be impacted as cities respond to local and federal evacuations and as SEFL manages the safety of their employees. If you have freight moving to or from this region and have questions, please contact our Customer Service department at 1-800-523-5020.-523-5020.
|AAA Cooper
|Based on the current weather information and evacuation orders, the facilities listed below will remain closed today. Jacksonville, 32209; Ocala, 34474; Orlando, 32824; Tampa, 33637; Ft Myers, 33905; Ft Pierce, 34951; Pompano, 33069; Miami, 33178; Albany (GA) 31705; Dothan (AL) 36303; Tallahassee 32303; Savannah (GA) 31408. All of the Florida terminals have stopped accepting pickups. No freight will be moving into or out of Florida at this time.
|No Freight going into Florida.
|Averitt Express
|OPEN, with limited service: Columbia (SC); Atlanta East (GA); Atlanta West (GA) CLOSED: Dothan (AL); Montgomery (AL); Opelika (AL); Fort Myers (FL); Jacksonville (FL); Miami (FL); Orlando (FL); Tallahassee (FL); Tampa (FL); West Palm Beach (FL); Augusta (GA); Macon (GA); Savannah (GA); Tifton (GA); Charleston (SC); Puerto Rico There will be no pickup or delivery service to the following areas until further notice: Walterboro, Reevesville, Saint George, Santee, Harleyville, Elloree and Johnsonville.
|Bailey's Express
|Not a service area.
|Bryan Truck Lines
|Not a service area.
|Central Freight Lines
|Florida Terminals and Macon (GA) – CLOSED
Freight to be held until storm clears.
|Central Transport
|CLOSED: Savannah (GA), Tifton (GA), Jacksonville (FL), Tallahassee (FL), Orlando (FL), Miami (FL), Fort Lauderdale (FL), Tampa (FL), Fort Myers (FL) LIMITED OPERTAIONS: Columbia (SC), Charleston (SC), Augusta (GA), Mascum (GA), Columbus (GA)
|Dayton Freight Lines
|Our Partner, Southeastern Freight Lines has reported that the Puerto Rico Service Center is closed due to Hurricane Irma. Effective Thursday September, 7, an embargo is in effect for Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Fort Meyers, Orlando, Tampa, Ocala, Jacksonville, Valdosta (GA), Savannah (GA) and Albany (GA) service centers are closed. Due to the severity of the storm, no pickups will be accepted for shipments that are destined for one of these service centers. Other SEFL operations may be impacted as cities respond to local and federal evacuations and as they manage the safety of their employees. If you have freight moving to or from this region and have questions, please contact Dayton Freight Lines Corporate Customer Service at 1.800.860.5102.
|Dorhn Transfer Company
|Not a service area.
|Estes Express
|Suspended all pickups for freight destined for Florida and any line-haul in or out of Florida or Georgia. All Florida terminals are closed in addition to a few others in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. (Please see the list below.) Further delays and closings will be posted as necessary throughout the days to come.
While our San Juan, PR, terminal is operational, much of the island is still without power. Our container freight station in Jacksonville, FL, is currently closed, so service between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland will be suspended until further notice. For additional information regarding specific Puerto Rico shipments, please contact your local Estes terminal. Opelika, AL
Ft. Myers, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Miami, FL
Orlando, FL
Tampa, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
Athens, GA
Fulton, GA
Savannah, GA
Charleston, SC
Florence, SC
|FedEx Freight
|FedEx is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Irma. Our contingency plans are in place and, as always, our priorities are the safety and well-being of our team members and minimizing the effects of potential storms on service. FedEx will be prepared to provide service to the best of our ability in areas affected by the storm and as local conditions allow. Please see Fedex.com for list of zip codes affected.
|Hercules Freight
|Not a service area.
|New England Motor Freight
|Not a service area. No embargo on interline freight.
|New Penn Motor Express
|New Penn will continue to pick up and consolidate Puerto Rico shipments as normal. Shipping lanes out of New Jersey are open and we will be sailing as usual this weekend to Puerto Rico. Assessment of the situation in Puerto Rico will dictate delivery to the island. No further update provided.
|Old Dominion
|Please note that some areas are temporarily unable to be serviced due to severe weather conditions. If you have questions or concerns please contact Customer Service at 1-800-235-5569. Visit the Old Dominion website for zip codes currently impacted. Limited Operations: Jacksonville, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Miami, Sylvester (GA) and Atlanta West (GA) Closed: Fort Myers
|Not a service area.
|Pitt Ohio
|Interlining to Averitt.
|R&L Carriers
|Embargo on all freight in and out of Florida and surrounding major markets. Areas of impacted service due to Hurricane Irma (Includes all surrounding major markets):
Ft. Myers (FL); West Palm Beach (FL); Lakeland (FL); Miami (FL); Jacksonville (FL); Tallahassee (FL); Atlanta (GA); Cordele (GA); Savannah (GA); Kennesaw (GA); Yamassee (SC)
|Rist Transport
|Not a service area.
|Not picking up freight or making deliveries for shipments serviced by Miami, Orlando and Jacksonville. Terminals are closed until further notice. Please be advised that linehaul, pickups and deliveries in these areas are all impacted causing delays.
|Not a service area
|Due to Irma, the following terminals are closed:
Dothan (AL); Fort Myers (FL); Jacksonville (FL); Miami (FL); Ocala (FL); Orlando (FL); Pensacola (FL); Tallahassee (FL); Tampa (FL); West Palm Beach (FL); Columbus (GA); Savannah (GA); Tifton (GA)
The following terminals are open with limited operations:
Mobile (AL); Augusta (GA)
|Not a service area.
|South Eastern Freight Lines
|All Florida service centers with the exception of PEN, are closed today. This includes: FMY; FTL; JAX; MIA; OCA; ORL; TPA; WPB
The following Georgia service centers are closed: SAV; VAL
The following is running a limited operation: CHS 70%
The EMBARGO implemented last week to the following destinations will remain in effect at least through today: FMY; FTL; JAX; SAV; MIA; OCA; ORL; VAL; RCO; TPA; WPB
|No Service:
Augusta (SC); Charleston (SC); Columbia (SC); Atlanta (GA); North Atlanta (GA); Marietta (GA); Gainesville (GA); Macon (GA); Albany (GA); Savannah (GA); Columbus (AL); Dothan (AL); Montgomery (AL); Jacksonville (FL); Miami (FL); West Palm Beach (FL); Fort Lauderdale (FL); Fort Myers (FL); Ocala (FL); Orlando (FL); Tampa (FL);
Key West, FL Pickups are suspended for shipments into: Miami (FL); Fort Lauderdale (FL); West Palm Beach (FL); Fort Myers (FL); Key West (FL)
|US Freightways
|No freight going into Florida.
|Not a service area.
|Not a service area.
|The current embargoed locations in Florida are Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Ocala, Orlando, Tampa and West Palm Beach. Closed service centers in Georgia are Albany, Savannah and Valdosta. In addition, Puerto Rico is still on the embargo list. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide further information as the storm makes landfall.
|CHARLESTON (NORTH CHARLESTON, SC) 688 Terminal Closed
COLUMBIA, SC 683 Limited Operations
FLORENCE, SC 695 Limited Operations
FORT MYERS, FL 728 Terminal Closed
FORT PIERCE, FL 726 Terminal Closed
JACKSONVILLE, FL 730 Terminal Closed
MIAMI, FL 740 Terminal Closed
OCALA, FL 714 Limited Operations
ORLANDO, FL 423 Terminal Closed
SAVANNAH, GA 685 Terminal Closed
TAMPA,FL 754 Terminal Closed
Please note the majority of carriers have resumed operations in Texas, however, longer than normal transit times are to be expected and guaranteed services are currently unavailable.
Our team's thoughts are with all that have been impacted by Harvey and Irma.


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At this rate, Gov. Rick Scott might start commissioning weekly surveys by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Consider: In June, the last time that the Connecticut-based school did a poll in Florida, Scott had sliced his deficit against former Gov. Charlie Crist from 16 points to 10. The following Friday, the state's unemployment rate fell from 7.2 percent to 7.1 percent.
This week's Quinnipiac release had more good news for the Republican governor: The gap between Scott and Crist is now down to 7 points. And figures released Friday showed the unemployment rate slipping yet again, from 6.8 percent in September to 6.7 percent in October.
It might not quite be time for Scott to start singing "Happy Days Are Here Again." But if the governor's bid for re-election is compared to the movie that song first appeared in -- "Chasing Rainbows" -- it looks like Scott might be gaining on them.
The bottom line for the Quinnipiac poll was still not a great number for Scott. Crist, a former Republican who became a Democrat last year, leads his successor, 47-40, and Scott's job approval rating is still underwater (47-42). Things might be looking slightly brighter for the incumbent, but his numbers would almost have to improve -- or Crist's worsen -- for Scott to claim a second term.
"In other words, for Scott to win, he's going to have to convince voters that Charlie was not a good governor and that he (Crist) is a political opportunist," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac institute. "And we all expect that he will spend tens of millions of dollars to make that argument. We'll see whether it works or not."
Democratic consultant Steve Schale brushed off the results as an inevitable tightening of the governor's race.
"The idea that this was ever a 15-point race is foolish," said Schale, who is advising Crist but made clear he wasn't speaking for the campaign.
Meanwhile, Crist was making the rounds at the Florida Press Center -- an opportunity to schmooze with the journalists who will be covering his race -- and perhaps watching nervously the actions of a certain former spaceman.
Confirming reports that have circulated for months, Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson told Politico -- a D.C.-based news organization -- that he might jump into the race for governor if Crist "gets into trouble."
When asked to elaborate on what trouble might mean, Nelson said, "That's in the eye of the beholder," according to Politico.
Nelson spokesman Dan McLaughlin said in an email he "had nothing to add" to the report, and Schale tried to downplay it.
"It doesn't change anything. Charlie Crist is still running for governor. He's still building a campaign. He's still out there every day doing the kinds of things you do when you want to get elected governor. There's nothing about this that's changing any of that except that Bill Nelson's not doing that," he said.
Nelson, for the record, was not included in any of the scenarios that Quinnipiac ran in its November poll; Brown said they would put the senator back in the mix if he showed any interest in actually running.
The new unemployment figures, meanwhile, marked Florida's lowest unemployment rate in more than five years, according to the state. The new seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.7 percent still represents an estimated 625,000 people who are out of work.
The October number also represents 31,000 fewer people being out of work than in August, the last monthly jobless figures available before Friday's release. The September numbers were delayed because the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics suspended all data collection during the federal-government shutdown.
The drop in the overall number of unemployed outpaced the number of people who simply left Florida's workforce between September and October -- 9,000.
Scott used the numbers to tout his progress and also to test some themes for when he faces voters next year.
"We don't just want a state where job creation reaches a certain number, or unemployment falls to a certain number," Scott said in a prepared statement. "We want to create an opportunity economy. We want a state with dynamic, growing industries that will create jobs and careers for generations to come."
Another central plank of Scott's re-election effort will almost certainly be his pledge to lower taxes and fees by $500 million during the legislative session that opens in March. State economists met Wednesday to try to attach a price-tag to some of the items on the menu.
For example, slashing the communications-services tax, which affects things like cell phone services, by 2 percent would drain $255 million out of state revenue. Slicing a percentage point off a commercial rental tax would reduce state revenue by about $235.6 million, and local revenue by $20.2 million -- with the price tag going up in future years.
Repeating the three-day back-to-school sales tax holiday would cost the state $35.9 million, while a similar measure for hurricane gear would likely reduce income by just $3.3 million.
One idea that is relatively unlikely to go far is Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam's proposal to trim the sales tax on energy used by businesses.
Putnam said Monday he remains behind the proposal to cut in half the 7 percent tax and to redirect the remaining revenue for school construction and maintenance -- but it probably won't go anywhere as lawmakers offer their own proposals for how to reach Scott's half-billion-dollar goal.
"I've been in their shoes, I know they've got a lot of ideas," Putnam, a former lawmaker, told reporters during a pen and pad session in his Capitol conference room. "They've got a budget they need to balance, and concerns about a surplus that hopefully will continue to be as robust as they've projected. But given the uncertainty of the national economy, we may not know until March just what type of budget outlook we have and how much there is to make the type of investments this might cost."
In one of the least surprising developments of the week, the Florida Board of Governors reached out and touched their next choice for chancellor: Marshall Criser, currently the president of AT&T in Florida.
The board voted unanimously to name Criser to the position Wednesday afternoon, putting a fixture of Florida's business and political establishment atop the network of 12 universities.
Criser, the son of a former president of the University of Florida and member of the UF board of trustees, has long been the front-runner for the position. Criser has headed up the telecom's presence in Florida since 2005 and has had a role in government relations in Florida for AT&T or its state predecessor, BellSouth, off and on since 1989.
He is also a former chairman of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as chairman of the Florida Council of 100.
"I believe that our state has laid the foundation to be the leader in academic quality, access for Florida's students, and accountability to ensure the value of investing in Florida's future," Criser said in a statement following the vote.
STORY OF THE WEEK: Florida's unemployment rate hit 6.7 percent, its lowest level in more than five years.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "I've hit a bottom and I realize I need help." -- Southwest Florida Congressman Trey Radel to Judge Robert S. Tignor after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine, as quoted by The Washington Post.


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Who was St David?
A survey by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, has found less than half of us know the story behind St David. It comes as First Minister Carwyn Jones announces plans for St David Awards to honour 'ordinary people who do extraordinary things'.
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'More than half' don't know St. David's Day story
St David Awards to honour 'remarkable achievements'
First Minister Carwyn Jones has announced plans for an awards scheme to recognise 'ordinary people who do extraordinary things' in Wales.
The St David Awards are due to be launched next year and will work via a nominations system.
The First Minister said: "I have often felt humbled by the extraordinary stories of individuals who work tirelessly, without publicity or self-interest, for the benefit of others and who genuinely make Wales a better place.
"Work is currently being carried out by my officials to identify the appropriate sectors for recognition and the deliberation process for making the awards."
Mr Jones said he would like to see 'a strong business component' in the awards, with the private sector properly recognised.
He added that he was also keen to see an accolade for those who help raise Wales' profile internationally.
Do you know the story behind St. David's Day?
A survey by Cadw, the heritage organisation, has found that less than half of Welsh people know the story behind St. David's Day.
Legend has it that Saint David, or Dewi Sant in Welsh, travelled though south Wales and the west of England, founding religious centres along they way.
He had a strong and loyal following who believed he could work miracles. Tradition has it that he died on the first day of March in 589AD, and this date later became Wales's National Day.
Cadw is encouraging people to reconnect with their heritage on St. David's Day by opening its sites for free on 1st March.
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'More than half' don't know St. David's Day story
Tomorrow Welsh heritage organisation Cadw will open up 128 historic sites to the public for free to encourage us to explore our heritage.


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They say every rose has its thorn and SaaS is no different. From constantly changing technological standards to increasingly frequent product upgrades to fluctuating fads, SaaS adoption presents a host of challenges. The most challenging of them all is churn -- existing customers who cancel their subscriptions. According to a survey by Pacific Crest, some 70% of SaaS companies have a churn rate of 10% or less. If your churn rate is above that, you have a problem.
Here are 5 proven tactics you can easily apply today and begin to reduce churn:
Customers love the feeling that they're loved. A customer that feels that they're respected by a business will want to continue working with that business, even if they could save money with a competitor. Begin building lasting relationships immediately after sealing a new deal -- 48% of customers say that the critical time to gain their loyalty is upon their first purchase or when they first begin a service. Keep in mind that Millennials are more loyal than they get credit for -- 55% of Millennials claim to be brand loyal, as opposed to only 39% of customers 35 and older. Building this loyalty is an investment in your future.
Don't make customers pay to cancel their subscription and don't charge renewal charges. When you look at the nature of SaaS, these charges are not necessary, and they needlessly alienate customers. Without these charges, a loyal customer will feel less skeptical about coming back to you. They'll appreciate that you're an honest business.
Showing how confident you are in your product will say a great deal to the customers. Show them that you don't fear competitors, and that you are proud of your product for the service it can bring the customers, not for the money it reaps for the owners. Provide a 100% money back guarantee if your customers aren't satisfied. This conveys that you have no reservations about your product.
Combating churn rates is very heavily influenced by having a flair for marketing and understanding your customers. Most companies allocate less than 20% of their budget to marketing, but report more than 20% of their total revenue to their marketing program. With a good marketing plan and happy customers, the sales will come to you, whether through word of mouth or viral marketing. From a stealth viral video to a twitter account that apes the lingo of the youth, viral marketing is a great way to reach a wide audience. "SaaS and chill?" Yes!
When your service adoption picks up, so will the media attention that it attracts. Interested developers will get on the bandwagon. When competition does come, it generally takes the form of less expensive and usually inferior knockoffs of your products/services. Unfortunately, you can't halt spinoff companies from promoting cheap, inferior SAAS solutions. However, you can try to convince users who moved to cheaper services that they've made a mistake. Keep an eye out for competitors who want to profit off the popularity of your service. Figure them out. Find their weak points. Tell their users how the service they provide doesn't match up.
While churn is a fact of the SaaS industry, and will never entirely go away, it's far from insurmountable. John F. Kennedy said that "In the Chinese language, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters, one representing danger and the other, opportunity." Which one is it going to be for you?
Amy Clark is the lead author and editor of two customer service blogs – I Want It Now, which examines the era of instant gratification, and Self Service Central, which provides her thoughts on how best to help customers assist themselves online . She also serves as Customer Success Director at WalkMe.
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Monday, June 24 - Thursday, June 27, 2019
12:45 PM - 3:15 PM Camp Full - Wait List Available
Attention current and former nature preschoolers! Join us for a special summer session of preschool, where will build on your amazing knowledge of nature! We will have fun revisiting your favorite spots while creating fun, new traditions. This camp is intended for nature preschool alumni entering K4, K5 or 1st grade. You may sign up for just one session, or as many as six, throughout the summer.
Children must be age 4 by September 1, 2019 and fully potty-trained before camp begins.
Members $145 | Non-Members $180
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