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Mavado predicts the future (or does he) alongside Future and Ace Hood.
LL preps his G.O.A.T. 2 LP. Directed by Benny Boom.
Two new remixes of the hottest song of the moment, Bobby Shmurda's "Hot N***a".
Brand new music from LL Cool J and Jamaica's Gully Gad, Mavado. Produced by Jerry Wonda.
Mavado and Nicki's latest gets a video. Looks like Nicki got her hair done mid-way through the clip.
"It's me and Montana, at The Tropicana" – Snoop.
Murder re-wrote once again, for French Montana's all-star posse cut remix of "Freaks".
Papoose enlists Jamaican superstar Mavado for his lead single. Nacirema Dream is dropping March 5th, 2013. Video was directed by Gabriella Loutfi and produced by Fenix Studios Films.
Another track from Snoop Lion's Reincarnated LP, due 2013. Produced by Major Lazer.
The remix to Khaled's lead single to We The Best Forever (June 28th), features Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game & Waka Flocka.
Super crowded remix. This thing should clock in at about a half-an-hour. LISTEN: DJ Khaled – "Welcome To My Hood (Remix)" (Feat. Ludacris, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, Mavado, Twista, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Game & Waka Flocka)
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10 Best SEO Company and Digital Marketing Agency in Patna
When it comes doing Business online in Patna, The first thing which comes to the mind is which Digital Marketing company in Patna is best for getting the desired results.
I know it is a tricky question and there are several questions arose in a mind to choose the Digital Marketing Agency for the business.
To make your decision easy, Proact Digital comes with the Top notch Digital Marketing firms in Patna which are experienced in search engine optimization, social media, Search engine marketing, content writing, website design and development and other areas of Internet marketing.
So without a delay, let's see the Top 10 SEO and digital Marketing agencies in Patna.
1. SMnext: Web Design & Social Media Company-
SMnext is basically a website designing and development company which also offers online marketing solutions to its clients. They made the online marketing process smoother and transparent. A team of dedicated SEO experts, social media marketers and content writers will leave no stone unturned to make your ongoing campaign fruitful.
As you know to make an online campaign profitable, it needs the requirement gathering, solid planning, tracking and execution and the team of SMnext is capable of doing it. This is the reason, we have listed it in Top, and we believe it is the best Digital Marketing company in Patna, Bihar.
Services- Social Media Marketing, SEO, PPC, Search Engine Marketing, Facebook Advertising Web Development, responsive design.
Address- Ground Floor, H.No-22, Gokul Marg, North SK Puri, Patna-800013, Bihar
2. CSDT IT Solutions –
CSDT IT Solutions is not only an Online marketing company, it also offers various IT services which includes ERP software development, app development along with website designing, web development, domain registration, logo design, web hosting and e-commerce marketing.
CSDT It solution helped numerous brands by utilizing their talent and result oriented services. As you know a company becomes Top notch when the customers are satisfied with their services. From its inception, they are doing great so that the client meets the expectation.
Services – Content marketing, Website design & developments, Search Engine marketing, app development etc.
Clientele- Angels public School, Vastu Vihar Biotech, Eureka Classes, and more
Contact Details- Sahdev Mahto Marg, Friends Colony B211, Boring Road, Patna-1, Bihar
3. Aayam Infotech –
Yet another IT company, which offers Internet marketing solutions along with IT services. It was established in 2006. Whether you are looking for leads, brand visibility or want to increase sales, Aayam Infotech is the best for your needs.
The team of dedicated content marketers, social media strategists, search engine marketers helps to craft an actionable plans so that your business gets what it deserves.
Choose Aayam infotech to make your business leader in your Niche. Create an extraordinary website for your business, do marketing and flourish your business online
Online Marketing Services by Aayam Infotech – Web Designing, Search Engine Optimization, SMM, Search Engine Marketing, Email Marketing, Web Analytics etc.
Address- Opp. Patna College Ashok Rajpath, Patna, Bihar 800004.
4. Mostech Software –
Mostech Software is a renowned name in Digital Services, SEO audit, domain hosting, and software development services. In a very short span of time, they made their name by providing the quick result to its customers.
When I was on a verge of writing this blog post, I have gone through with the website. the detail which I fetched from their site is, it was established in 2006. the primary services of this organization are software development at that time. Once the Digital industry is revolutionizing the whole country they started providing online marketing services as well.
They have a team of dedicated SEO professionals, content marketers, software developers along with highly skilled thought leaders. The tagline builds, Earn and expand is enough to understand the trust they build in their successful journey.
Clients- Cpousa, Put your Questions, Femisy, CPOIndia, Janan Shiksha Abhiyan, Just Deliver etc.
Services- SEO, Social Media Marketing, WordPress site development, Content marketing, ORM, domain Hosting, Mobile App Development, software development.
Company Address- Beside Golden Ice-Cream factory, Raj Niketan, Exhibition Road, Patna-800001.
5. Vyapar Mantra: Digital Advertising Agency-
When it comes to creating a business and leading it towards the success, a clear goal, and action are some key things. A digital marketing agency which strategizes their work is always a top priority and Vyapar Mantra is a similar kind of marketing agency in which you can trust.
The rich look of a website generates trust, and without a doubt, I will rate it 4/5. It is also listed in top SEO companies in Patna.
As you know, the employee makes a business and a customer helps to create a world of mouth. Vyapar Mantra has a team of expert web designers, creative social media strategist, professional SEO experts, and thinker. The brainstorming session to craft an actionable plans helps to give any business to their digital voice.
Online Marketing Services – SEO, social media marketing, lead generation, Facebook advertising, email marketing, mobile application development, PPC, website designing and more.
Top Clients – True Dial, Piya milan, jobs Finder etc.
Address – Pranat enclave, Flat no. 13, 1st floor, Patel Nagar, Road Number 1, Near Gandhi Murti
6. Patroninfosystem: SEO company in Patna –
A core software development company which has earned a reputation with their impeccable online marketing services in recent years. Patron info system was founded in 2010 by Mr Radheshyam and Mr Aman to give low-cost Software and web development services to the clients.
If you are actively looking for website development, software development, search engine optimization or any other kind of online promotion, then this is the of the company for you.
To write an honest review, I have fetches some stats from their website. What I found was just brilliant.
1. They have a team of expert developers for Joomla, Drupal, Magento and PHP.
2. Patron info system has designed more than 1200 website from its inception.
Key Services- Website design, open source customization, website maintenance, e-commerce solutions, software development, database design, search engine optimization, social media marketing etc.
Clients – wise path, Shri Ram Centennial school, RCSM, Rukmini Prakashan etc.
Address – 202, Royal Plaza, Behind R.B.I, HDFC Bank Lane, Exhibition Road, Patna – 800001.
7. Creation Media –
Cretion media is serving to its customers since 2006. It is known for customized web solution by delivering the results in affordable price. Whether it is Website design, web development, mobile app development or any online promotion, they have done a great job in recent years.
A privately funded company with a motto of "complete customer satisfaction" it becomes the preferred choice for the customer who wants to promote their business online.
Services – Website redesign, web design and development. responsive website design, content writing, SEO, pay per click, branding etc.
Address: 201, Adharshila Complex, Exhibition Road, Gandhi Maidan Rd, Indira Nagar, Dujra Diara, Bihar 800001
8. Dimension Websoft –
Yet another name in this list which made a huge impact on the digital marketing Industry of Patna. Dimension web soft is located at Jagat Trade centre. They offer an online marketing solution for small and medium level businesses.
If you are the one who is looking for a trusted Digital advertising agency then this can be your one-stop solution. The reason is simple, you will get domain name registration to online promotion services under one roof.
So what are you waiting for? Reach the right audience quickly and build a strong relationship with your customer!
Key Services – Web hosting, web design, domain registration, CMs development, Freelancer SEO, Social media marketing etc.
Address – 405, 4th Floor Jagat Trade Centre, Fraser Road, Patna
Today, your customers are online, and if you have not started investing in Digital Marketing, then I want to tell you that you are missing a huge chunk of website visitors. In case you want to add your business to this list of Top SEO company and Digital advertising agency in Patna, shoot a mail at firstname.lastname@example.com

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Remember a couple years ago when it was all the rage to post something you were thankful for on your social media feed each day in November? Why did people do this? Is there any value to it?
The Value of Gratitude & Thankfulness
It turns out that it is actually really good for your mental health to think of something you are thankful for not only in November but every day of the year. I often talk to my clients about the benefits of being thankful. If you do a google search for "benefits of gratitude" you may be surprised by the large number of results that come up.
The bottom line is this…if you practice thinking of things you are thankful for you'll gradually find more and more positive things in your own life. It will get easier to think of things. At first, you may only think of one thing per day. Soon you'll think of three things per day. Eventually you'll be able to rattle off a whole list of things you are thankful for even on the very worst day of the year.
Here's Your Challenge
I'll issue you my readers the same challenge I give so many of my clients: Go find a blank journal. Every day for at least two months make a list of things you are thankful for. Now you're thinking that you'll write the same list every day, "I'm thankful for my family, friends and health." Nope, I challenge you to think beyond that. Ok, so you're thankful for your best friend. What is something she did/said today or even a particularly pleasing character trait? Write down something that specific. Tomorrow if you are thinking again that you are thankful for the same person, challenge yourself to think of another thing you appreciate about her.
Help Finding Positivity Through Counseling
If you want to talk further about ways to improve your outlook on life and increase the positivity in your world, please reach out either using the form on this page of by calling Aspire Counseling at 573-328-2288 today!


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Experiencing life and growth with Teddy Von Sivers
Teddy Von Sivers, owner of Trash Vintage and EFT Tapping practitioner.
Words and Imagery by Hannah Sims @hannahesims
It was one of those windy Spring Wednesdays when Teddy Von-Sivers came to hang out in our castle in the clouds. A huge smile, eyes clear and bright with striking blue puddles and a thick head of brilliantly red curls holding an overflowing box of her most eccentric styles; is what I found at the front door. A vibrant, fierce and highly intelligent woman with a strong moral fibre and an equally curious temperament.
This one was surely a lioness in another life.
Teddy is the owner of Trash Vintage Byron Bay, an EFT Tapping Practitioner, an interior design graduate, a stylist, an all-round creative enthusiast, an environmentalist and a tapped-in power house.
She's the kind of person you often walk away from a conversation with wondering what your name is, in awe of her impossible stimulation, her mesmerising beauty and her high vibrational energy all at once, while she tells you about her latest curiosity, workshop or adventure. This is a goddess that makes sure she never stops learning, growing or giving.
After a few enlightening hours under her hypnosis I may have become aware of my impending identity crisis, but before I got to that point, myself and this inspiring, open-hearted feline had some fascinating conversations about some stuff that really matters.
Undoubtedly, one of the most striking of Teddy's qualities is her eccentricity and the uniqueness she exudes through her bold sense of style. No surprises here, she is both a stylist and the owner of perhaps the most iconic vintage store in Byron Bay.
It is somewhat humbling for us muggles to realise though, that there once was a time when even this gorgeous super-human experienced moments of doubt and uncertainty about her self- expression. Like most of us, Teddy too experienced a time when she found it difficult to really back herself. At a time when she was struggling to approach the world with her creative desires, self-expression through personal style became a fundamental approach to her finding her confidence. She noticed that when she began to fearlessly express herself through her image, pathways began to open leading her to new and positive experiences and connections.
"If you're not confident enough to express yourself through your style, where else is this lack of confidence coming through in your life? Are you chasing after what you truly want and saying what you truly think? Are you making those informed decisions in every aspect of your life?" – Teddy
Teddy remembers turning to EFT Tapping as a healing modality all those years ago, and it was at this point that she started to explore the blocks within herself caused by past experiences concerning self-devaluation - that old chestnut.
So what is tapping? Similar to acupuncture, tapping works with the meridians in the body, only rather than using needles to stimulate these points, tapping relieves stress and subconscious blocks by tapping on the meridians, using energy psychology.
"It's important to fix not only the tip of the iceberg, but the whole of what is underneath. But the journey is not to be 'healed' or 'perfect'. That's not what being human is about. It is about experiencing life and growth, and that happens through evolving through difficult times" - Teddy.
Tapping opens doorways to our subconscious mind, allowing us to move beyond our conscious selves to make deep shifts concerning our beliefs about ourselves and our existence. Only once these deep self-beliefs begin to shift, can we begin to open up and attract situations and events into our conscious experience, our life, that would have been impossible beforehand. Whether we do it unknowingly or knowingly, each moment of our lives we act as human magnets, emitting emotions and thoughts as energy and attracting back this same energy we have put out. This is the Law of Attraction. You see, like the mind is the centre for thinking, the heart is the centre for feeling, and in order to invite good in, we must first feel good within. By tapping, we can invite the law of attraction to work to our benefit, as it helps us to realise our potential to attract positive experiences and people into our life by first addressing the reasons we may not be feeling so full of love for ourselves.
"Our heart puts out a really powerful frequency, 5000% stronger than our brain. In a state of feeling we are really attracting stuff." – Teddy.
So with all this talk of putting good energy out into the world, what's the importance of putting good energy into ourselves?
Simple. Food is fuel and If we want to put the good stuff out it is essential that we first put the good stuff in. Our emotional state is directly connected to our body and mind, therefore our emotional health is directly related to our mental and physical health. Weaknesses in the body can be caused form weakness in the mind and by negative self-belief and the food we eat has a direct effect on how both our mind and body function. What better way could there possibly be to ensure we give ourselves as much love, strength and power as possible than by being aware of where our food comes from, how it is produced, watching what we consume and maintaining a balanced and sustainable diet.
"We work so hard to put organic food in our body and foods that are good for us so that we are fully functioning, our brains are operating and our emotions are stable so that we can live well and do these things we love. Thank-goodness for companies like The Daily Bar, conscious companies that are making these products, otherwise what else would we have? Toxic crap and sugar filled snack foods that cause cancer." – Teddy.
Hours passed like moments that afternoon. Eventually day turned to night and with it Teddy bounced back out the door, into her van and on down the mountain. Minutes later, when my brain began to process those last few hours, I found myself silent, still and staring with eyes wide at the wall, attempting to digest the display of brilliance that had just unravelled before my eyes. My mind had left my body and had been blown far into the sky in an afternoon spent consumed by Teddy's magnificent mind, her electric energy and her honest and powerful vulnerability. Hypnosis is definitely a thing when it comes to truly powerful and positive women.


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July-August 2006
As we go to press with this issue, a number of us will be on our way to Turkey, accepting the generous offer of the Turkish Ceramic Federation to visit their country and get to know them and their products better. This is my sixth trip to Turkey and I have enjoyed both the country, the business and the relationships I have developed over the years. Being able to partner thru CTDA should be a great advantage for those distributors who are participating in the trade mission along with us. This type of trip and contacts that will be made would have taken years to develop.
It's a wonderful opportunity, personally and professionally, and it reminds all of us that tile is an international product in an increasingly international marketplace. Despite the advent of the Internet, email and wireless communications, the personal touch—meeting face to face—remains the hallmark of successful business ventures. It works locally, nationally and internationally.
For almost 30 years, CTDA has been facilitating these important face-to-face meetings, at industry trade shows, at association events, and elsewhere, whenever members and associates meet and even do business. Certainly one of the greatest benefits of CTDA membership is the opportunity it affords all of us to enjoy easier access to our industry counterparts here and abroad.
Perhaps another of the great benefits of association membership is the way in which it forces us to look ahead, consider the future and envision new opportunities and markets. It's very easy—especially given the frantic pace of most of our professional and personal lives—to put our head down and our shoulder to the wheel and just keep working.
But, it seems, we would miss a great deal that way and—when markets change as they inevitably do—we'd miss that as well.
One of CTDA's functions is to identify future changes in business and bring to its members not only the educational programs about those changes, but also options and opportunities to stay ahead of them. They are happening so fast that a true collective effort is required to keep up.
One way we try to meet these challenges is with TileDealer.
The topic of mold—like the ubiquitous invader it is—seems to be everywhere. This month our One-on-One talks to Paul Schipp, Senior Research Associate at USG and chairman and one of the driving forces behind the Responsible Solutions to Mold Coalition (RSMC). He's not here to sell us product; the purpose of this group is to become the voice of reason and expertise—a clearing house for information—in the midst of the clatter from all quarters about the dangers of mold.
I hope this issue of TileDealer offers you some inspiration and opportunities to meet the challenges ahead. That's why we're here!
Mark Carlson
CTDA President


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• 17th June 2010 • Blog Post by Seb Patrick •
Yeah, don't click below the jump (or on any of the links in this post) if you don't want to see what some are assuming is going to be the monster from Moffat's First Christmas Special, but this has shown up on Pete McK's site, under the heading COMING SOON…
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False alarm, McKinstry says 'sorry to spoil the fun here but its an illustration for the dvd files magazine, nothing to do with the xmas episode.'
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Netwrix explains why change and configuration auditing is essential for organizations that need to meet PCI DSS requirements.
WindowsNetworking.com has reviewed Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory (a solution that comes with a recent release of Netwrix Auditor version 6.0). It was adjudged with a Gold Award.
Backing up data still does not mean data security. Learn from Netwrix blog, how a human error caused a HIPAA breach at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in California and how this could have been prevented.
How to prepare your IT environment for an unexpected incident and how to handle it when it happens? New on Netwrix blog: Four important steps which will bring you to a smooth Disaster Recovery process.
Why is it important to enable and configure administrative audit logging for Exchange 2013? Learn from the new step-by-step guide on Netwrix blog!
Mailbox data is sensitive more often than not. Learn from this Netwrix blog post why you need mailbox audit logging and how you can enable and configure it in Exchange 2013.
What if your server room got flooded? Looks like real disaster. So what to do in this case and in which sequence? Join Spiceworks and get the answer or share your experience in dealing with this problem.
What if you are hired by a company and taking over a network that you know little or nothing about? Read 5 important tips for a new network administrator that can help in this difficult situation.
Do you want to win? Answer several simple questions and get one of the five $30 Gift Cards on Amazon. The survey is open till August 31, and the names of the lucky winners will be chosen at random and announced on September 3.
According to the monthly poll held among IT pros, Netwrix Auditor has been chosen as Readers' Choice Award Winner in the Group Policy Management category on WindowSecurity.com.
According to the review of VirtualizationAdmin.com, Netwrix Auditor for VMWare is a "solid product" which provides "exactly the right amount of auditing detail". Read the review to learn what the Gold Award was given for!
McKonly&Asbury has enjoyed several benefits from deploying Netwrix Password Expiration Notifier, including the ability to customize e-mail messaging, freedom from dealing with locked-out users, less frustration and more productivity, as well as empowering a proactive IT department.
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"Why Do They Stay?"
Ezra Klein points us to this post on the psychology of spousal abuse which is, indeed, "one of the best blog posts I've ever read," and focuses on the seemingly simple question of why abused women don't just leave, and peels off the profound intricacies of these situations.
(I might have some things to say about it later, but I felt that bringing this great post to the attention of TAS readers deserved its own post.)


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Study counts lives saved with push for 1.5°C climate target
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- Clean energy could prevent 150 million deaths from air pollution
- Polluted cities in developing countries would benefit the most
- Large investment gap remains
To keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, the world would need to cut the majority of fossil-fuel related carbon emissions this century – and because this would also reduce air pollution locally, it would prevent 150 million premature deaths, according to a paper published in Nature Climate Change.
The researchers found that reducing this century's expected carbon dioxide emissions by 180 gigatonnes – the amount needed to meet the 1.5 degree target, or keep global warming at 2 degrees without negative emissions– would mean moving to a largely renewables-sourced energy system.
Making this shift sooner rather than later would save an estimated 90 million lives by 2100 due to reduced exposure to fine particles, according to the study. Another 60 million deaths could be prevented because of reduced ozone levels.
"The public health benefits of very low carbon policies are enormous," says Drew Shindell, a climate researcher at Duke University in North Carolina, United States, and co-author of the paper.
"The public health benefits of very low carbon policies are enormous."
Drew Shindell, Duke University
Last year saw the first increase in global CO2 emissions in four years, which puts added pressure on governments to live up to their emission reduction targets. While industrialised countries remain the biggest emitters by far, the researchers point out that developing countries avoid slipping down the fossil fuel pathway.
"Developing countries are largely in control of their own fate when it comes to air pollution," says Shindell. "They'd have to make big changes to get off fossil fuels but they'd reap enormous benefits locally via air quality if they did so."
Because their pollution levels are already high, Indonesia, China and Nigeria are likely to benefit the most from speeding up emissions reductions. Large urban centres, such as Cairo in Egypt, would also see significant improvements in death rates from pollution, the researchers found.
The first goalpost for global emission reduction targets, as set by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is 2030 – by which time many countries are meant to have significant renewable energy capacity in place.
But with financing falling short, the resulting emission reductions – and drop in deaths from pollution – could fail to happen, says Neill Bird, a senior research fellow at the UK-based Overseas Development Institute. "A lack of investment could result in countries sticking closer to a business as usual pathway," he says.
Many developing countries find it difficult to finance renewable energy projects. A separate study warns that countries in the Global Green Growth Institute, a club of nations with voluntary renewable energy targets, need at least US$260 billion in additional investment if they are to meet their goals.
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Dereje Senshaw, a Korea-based researcher for the GGGI and co-author of the study, says the best way to find the money is a combination of national and international funds. "Developing countries should not just expect international financial assistance," he told SciDev.Net. "They should develop their own business models for renewable energy and create favorable market conditions in order to attract private investments."
Bird says that middle-income countries should target foreign direct investment for their projects, but points out that the poorest nations will probably have to rely on international public funds, such as aid, to up their renewables capacity.
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Why would anyone give their intellectual capital to a company for open innovation?
By Hutch Carpenter on August 9, 2010
Jack Dahlgren wrote a good post, Cisco I-Prize and Spigit – Innovation Competition. In it, he examines some of the dynamics surrounding the recent Cisco I-Prize, and open innovation contests in general. He raises a good question in this part of his post: If your organization is filled with people so steeped in the company […]
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Cisco Just Kicked iPad Out of Enterprise Market With Cisco Cius
By Krishnan Subramanian on June 29, 2010
Cisco Live is going on at Las vegas and I just watched the keynote by John Chambers, their CEO. The turn around by Cisco is impressive and they are really onto something with their video strategy. Today Cisco announced their new tablet strategy bringing telepresence to the reach of Joes and Janes like myself and […]
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Crowdsourcing for a Billion Dollar Business – Cisco I-Prize
By Hutch Carpenter on March 16, 2010
Crowdsourcing continues to grow in popularity and importance across a number of industries. Tac Andersen, at the South by Southwest Interactive event in Austin, took in the buzz there, and notes that crowdsourcing is heating up. Digital strategy, marketing and design firm Last Exit called crowdsourcing a top digital marketing trend for 2010. With that […]
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Cisco's I-Prize – the Next Wave of Open Innovation
By Hutch Carpenter on January 28, 2010
Cisco has launched its second I-Prize global innovation contest, which is being powered by Spigit (disclosure: I work for Spigit). The I-Prize is a competition where entrepreneurs put forth their ideas for businesses related to one of the following: The future of work: solutions that will change the way companies and organizations do business The […]
Posted in Enterprise | Tagged cisco, contest, i-prize, innovation, open innovation, spigit | 1 Response
Cisco Offers Solutions For IaaS Providers
By Krishnan Subramanian on January 25, 2010
Image via CrunchBase I have been emphasizing again and again that there won't be a consolidation around few cloud infrastructure players. Then, the idea of private clouds is also not going away anytime in the near future (even though I see public clouds as the future for many workloads). Finally, there are these SaaS vendors […]
Posted in Enterprise, Infrastructure | Tagged cisco, cloud computing, iaas, service providers, ucs
Open Innovators Outperform the Market by 16.9%
By Hutch Carpenter on December 7, 2009
At the Open Innovation Summit last week in Orlando, there were a number of companies there discussing their various initiatives for open innovation. What is open innovation? UC Berkeley professor Henry Chesbrough, perhaps the father of the movement, formulated this definition several years ago: Open innovation is a paradigm that assumes that firms can and […]
Posted in Enterprise | Tagged cisco, clorox, csc, glaxosmithkline, gsk, hp, innovation, johnson, mba, open innovation, proctor gamble, rockwell collins, royal dutch shell, sp 500, weyerhaeuser, whirlpool
Virtualization And Cloud Computing – Cisco's Perspective
By Krishnan Subramanian on October 13, 2009
Here at Cloud Ave, we highlight the perspectives of many different players in the Cloud Computing space. As a part of this tradition, I would like to share Cisco's perspective on the Virtualization and Cloud Computing. Here, Glenn Dasmalchi from Cisco explains the difference between the two and about their vision of cloud computing that […]
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Cisco's New Sweety Strategy (Mobile Collaboration, Too…)
By Zoli Erdos on July 1, 2009
This does not require any further commentary 8 minutes ago from HootSuite RT Berenice_sweety Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features (PC World) Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features by PC World: Yahoo! Tech 8 minutes ago from HootSuite RT Bennie_sweety Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features (PC World) Cisco to Expand […]
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Wendy Mars talks about Cisco's Unified Computing System
By Paul Miller on May 18, 2009
Global networking giant Cisco unveiled Unified Service Delivery (USD) last week, following up on the company's Unified Computing System (UCS) hardware announcement that was covered by Krishnan back in March. Taken together, these announcements shed light on the company's strategy to strengthen its hold over the data centre, and to offer solutions tailored toward the evolving needs of […]
Posted in Enterprise, Strategy | Tagged cisco, data centre, ucs, unified computing system, unified service delivery, usd, wendy mars | 1 Response
If In Doubt, Choose an Emotive Headline
By Ben Kepes on May 8, 2009
I love it when traditional journalists, not satisfied with telling a story the way it really is, choose an emotive headline in order to sell a few more issues or get a few more page views. Latest is Robert McMillan over at CIO magazine who proclaimed from on high: Cloud Computing a 'security Nightmare,' Says […]
Posted in Security | Tagged cio magazine, cisco, rsa, Security, telepresence | 1 Response
Cisco Unified Computing System Changes The Dynamics of Datacenters
By Krishnan Subramanian on March 16, 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Cisco, with their release of Unified Computing System, today took a big step that could change the datacenter playing field forever. In one stroke, they got the top level management in companies like HP, IBM and Dell scratching their heads about what hit them big this morning. Well, the […]
Posted in Analysis, Enterprise | Tagged cisco, cloud computing, unified computing
Anti Virus in the Cloud
By Dan Morrill on September 18, 2008
Symantec is releasing a suite of tools today that will help companies deal with virus outbreaks that might infect documents, spreadsheets, and other ways that malware might make it back into your company. As more workers become virtual, cloud computing offers compelling ways to share information, but as workers connect, you never know what is […]
Posted in Security | Tagged anti virus, antivirus, cisco, cloud computing, cloud security, nac, neustar, saas, services | 4 Responses


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What is going on in your neck of the woods. Are you writing about these events? If you aren't you should certainly consider it. I know they are covered on television and in local color articles in the newspaper, but you would be surprised how many people these days do a quick Google search to find out about local events, cost, times, dates, etc. So why not be the one to provide the information.
Most of the time it turns out to be a service to the community you serve. Other times it becomes an introduction to you and the service you offer.
Timing is important
If you know your posts are getting indexed in a relatively short period of time (minutes and hours not days) then post about 4 days before the event. If it is taking longer then post earlier according to when your posts are being indexed. If I have a weekend event coming up I write the post, take some pictures if there is setup involved ahead of time or a subject that is relative to the event and then post on Wednesday.
Post too late and your information will be available after the event is over (not what you are wanting). Post too early and newer information could push you down the page or worse off the first page entirely.
Your Local Sources
- Read the paper and the smaller area papers and the neighborhood inserts every week to see what is going to be happening in the weeks ahead.
- If you have a local magazine that publishes a calendar of events for the upcoming year. Set those events you want to cover aside and if you are really organized go ahead and start the post with the Title and a holding paragraph.
- Read those free publications laying around the grocery store. I get a "Living Life after 50 and loving it" magazine at a local McDonalds. (Barbara laughs when I take it) Lots of local events for that vertical market are covered in those publications.
- I'm not interested in sports. I don't watch any sports and I don't follow any sports. You will never find a local sports post on any of my blogs. For me it is just boring. (The accenture match play is an event, Tiger Woods is a national figure) LOL But you might be interested in sports and writing about local sporting events is another venue and topic.
There is every possibility there are no national events in your area. I'm sure there are local events to write about, provide information and bring fresh eyes to your blog.
Bonus Gem: Do you have any local non-profit social services or events. Write about them.
If you have the "What would Seth Godin Do" plugin you might get someone to subscribe to your blog. Because they like what they see and will come back when they have time.
Finally, this isn't the most exciting post in this series. It isn't the post I intended to be next after Title Tags. I hope you will see how community events being covered (even though they are not directly real estate related) is a great way to bring local readers to your blog. And please, please, please, DO NOT PUT "FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS" at the end of these posts.


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Aegis Included in Gartner's Market Guide for Key Customer Management BPO Service Providers 2018
07 Mar, 2018, 09:36 GMT
MUMBAI, India, March 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
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Aegis has been included as one of the Customer Management Business Process Outsourcing (CM BPO) service providers with vertical/industry coverage in the report. According to Gartner, the Gartner Market Guide reviews key service providers managing marketing, sales and customer service processes. Sourcing and vendor management leaders should use this guide to identify providers that align to their business needs.
Sandip Sen, Global CEO, Aegis said, "At Aegis we are committed to continue offering innovative services and solutions to our clients that positively enhances their growth, customer experience and bottom line. The Customer Management BPM industry is witnessing a paradigm shift through Automation, AI, SMAC, digitization et al. Thus, there is an opportunity to display both vision and innovation along with a strong ability to execute."
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Aegis has emerged as a thought leader in building Omni-channel capabilities. The company has made significant investments in its business models, center of excellence and SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud) enabled BPM solutions. Aegis is also engaged in key CM projects across Asia/Pacific (APAC), specifically - in the areas of financial inclusion, citizen services, Ecommerce and Telecom services. Most of these complex engagements leverage digital and analytics services as a key deliverable in the customer CX strategy. Aegis continues to invest in digital and social media business engagement and solutions, through its product - Aegis LISAⁿ
The Gartner report cites that - the level of complexity for traditional voice-based services is expected to increase, hence the increasing cost per call. Therefore, buyers are seeking to increase services across alternative channels such as web chat and virtual assistants, along with video services and video chat, leading to continued growth in non-voice multichannel and digital services. Buyers are investing and increasing their focus on customer experience (CX) - customer journeys and customer engagement life cycles, as a key differentiator.
Aegis' Business Analytics solutions help customers gain the right business intelligence quotient and transform values of business insights into decision drivers. The services are positioned as a credible domain centric value driver for BA BPO services. The synergy with existing services positions Aegis uniquely in the market based on turnkey value. The power of this synergy is best captured in Aegis' multi-pronged engagement with brands across telecom, automotive, aviation etc. among others, where diverse engagement model and integrated offering has become an important attribute for seamless and consistent customer experience delivery.
About Gartner's Research:
Source: Market Guide for Key Customer Management BPO Service Providers, 13 February 2018, TJ Singh | Brian Manusama | Misako Sawai
Disclaimer: Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Aegis
Aegis is a global outsourcing and technology services company committed to impacting clients' business outcomes by focusing on enhancing customer experience across all touch points and channels. Aegis has operations in 46 locations across 9 countries with more than 40,000 employees. Aegis services over 150 clients from verticals such as Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Technology, Telecom, Healthcare, Travel & Hospitality, Consumer Goods, Retail, and Energy & Utilities. For more information, write to us at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit http://www.aegisglobal.com.
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Local Government
Town announces bank deal on FRPD headquarters debt service payments
In a Wednesday evening press conference the Front Royal Town Council and the Town's mayor weighed in from varying perspectives in announcing a Town financing agreement with United Bank to assume the debt service on the principal and an undisclosed, but favorable, interest rate on payments for construction of the new Front Royal Police headquarters.
Statements indicated that the lower interest rate acquired, as opposed to the EDA's 3% rate with United Bank on the FRPD debt service, would save the Town at least a million dollars. Town officials declined to discuss details such as the interest rate or amount of the loan at this point in the loan process.
While a summary of the loan agreement announcement read into the record by Interim Town Manager Matt Tederick and elaborated on by the town's elected officials, was a welcome update on what has become an increasingly contentious finger-pointing exercise in municipal government dysfunction, the tone of that update maintained and perhaps upped the ante on the accusatory finger-pointing.
In fact, following the full council comments Mayor Eugene Tewalt observed that he did not agree with a lot of what was said by council in lauding their bank financing deal. Since his November 2019 Special Election elevation to mayor, Tewalt has repeatedly butted heads with his former council colleagues over trying to negotiate, rather than litigate with the EDA.
When this reporter and other media present asked for details of the loan agreement and support for the accusatory nature of the announcement alleging belligerent intransience by both the county government and the re-tooled in the wake of financial scandal Economic Development Authority Board of Directors, there were few direct, substantive answers forthcoming. In fact, the interim town manager cautioned council on answers regarding support of its stated legal stance, noting the Town remained in civil litigation with the EDA.
The media was added to the negative stereotyping in past reporting on the Town's year-and-a-half or so refusal to assume liability for undisputed principal and partial interest payments on the EDA-enabled financing for its new police headquarters. Councilman Holloway disputed what he termed "tabloid media" reports that have "beaten up" the Town in reporting the evolution of the Town-EDA financial impasse and what has evolved into dueling civil litigations. Wednesday's announcement does not appear to impact the Town's $20-million civil suit against the EDA.
Several county official present, including Board of Supervisors Chairman Walt Mabe, Vice-Chair Cheryl Cullers, and North River Supervisor Delores Oates, indicated possible future comments after having time to absorb what they heard Wednesday evening. However, EDA Board Chairman Jeff Browne did give Royal Examiner an on-the-record comment.
"Well, the main thing that I want to leave you with tonight is that we're excited that the Town is finally paying the principal that they've owed on the police station. And that's really what tonight's about. We can get into some other details some other time," Browne told us after the press conference, adding, "It's a positive and I'm hopeful that we can start to work together. I hope that it's a start of something good because we ought to be working together."
United Bank is the same bank the EDA financed construction of the police headquarters through. The EDA, recently with County help, has been making monthly interest-only payments of about $21,000 on its FRPD debt service. However, the EDA announced last week that it and the County would stop covering those payments as of October. The EDA United Bank loan was slated to go to interest and principal payments of about $50,000 monthly on November 1. Thus far the EDA or County has paid about $500,000 on interest on the FRPD construction project, which appeared to cause some confusion on the EDA's claim against the Town in its recently filed civil suit to hold the Town liable for FRPD construction costs.
But as for working together in the wake of Wednesday's press conference, several council comments critical of the past and existing EDA board justified the Town's move toward creation of a second, unilateral EDA, pointing away, rather than toward cooperation with the existing, half-century-old joint Town-County EDA.
In fact, Councilman Gary Gillespie took direct aim at the current EDA staff and board of directors for delays in renovation of the dilapidated Afton Inn across Crescent Street from Town Hall.
Go to the below-linked Royal Examiner video to see exactly what was said, alleged, asked, and answered, or not, at the approximate 45-minute Wednesday evening Front Royal Town Council press conference:
Local Government
Baugh Drive warehouse rental lease approved; EDA looks toward a 'Strategically' consistent future
The EDA Board of Directors met for their regular monthly board meeting, Friday, October 23. Following a one-and-a-half-hour Closed Meeting the Board approved the following motions:
- Approved a 3-month lease agreement with Dollar Tree Distribution Inc. for parking lot space at 426 Baugh Dr. at $2,100/month;
- Approved a $90,000 settlement agreement with the heirs of Daniel McEathron;
- Approved giving board Secretary Greg Harold authority to review and award a contract for mold remediation of the Avtex Building, as Executive Director Doug Parsons is away on personal leave/vacation.
Two additional actions were bookkeeping items introduced in the report of the Finance Chair Jorie Martin. Both motions were unanimously approved: a/ to eliminate the EDA Rent account at Atlantic Union and transfer all monies to the EDA Cash-Operational account. b/ To recode specific payments made by the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission as Note Receivable payments, as they were previously recorded and deposited incorrectly to the EDA Rent account at Atlantic Union. These payments will be deposited in the EDA Cash/Operational account.
The remaining portion of the meeting was devoted to Director Jim Wolfe and his review of the results of the Strategic Planning conference held October 9-10. He appreciated all of the conversations and involvement by all of the attendees which led to the development of draft goals for the EDA. He reported that he'll be assigning specific topics for further research to the other Directors with the goal of having a draft Strategic Plan at the next regular board meeting on December 4.
EDA in Focus
EDA settles civil claim against McEathron estate for $90,000
Following an hour-and-thirty-five-minute closed session on a variety of topics that opened its monthly meeting of October 23, the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority Board of Directors approved a motion agreeing to a settlement with the estate of late Warren County Sheriff Daniel McEathron.
The settlement amount agreed upon between the EDA and McEathron's widow and two adult children is $90,000. McEathron was linked to the EDA financial scandal due to his partnership in former EDA Executive Director Jennifer McDonald's DaBoyz LLC real estate company. In the EDA's civil litigation initially filed in March 2019, McDonald is accused, among other things, of unauthorized moving of EDA assets to her own benefit through her real estate companies DaBoyz and MoveOn8. Still Sheriff at the time, McEathron along with McDonald and the two real estate companies, were on the initial list of civil case defendants.
After taking early retirement effective May 1, 2019, just over a month after being named a co-defendant in the EDA civil litigation, the county's long-time sheriff was found dead on his Bentonville property 28 days later, May 28, from an apparent suicide. Some questions about the death arose after Sheriff's Office personnel, ostensibly alerted by McEathron to his planned suicide by phone, removed the body from the scene where it was discovered in proximity to an expended firearm before the Virginia State Police, the EDA criminal case investigating agency, was notified of the death.
On Friday, EDA Asset Committee Chairman Greg Harold, who made the motion to approve, addressed the McEathron Estate settlement prior to the vote.
"Mr. Chairman, I want the community to know that the EDA has negotiated in good faith for this settlement for a long time. This is something that we've taken very seriously; this is something that we have called back and forth with, with our attorneys and the estate's attorneys. While we feel there are certain risks and rewards with these situations, I think the EDA is comfortable at this time that we have done the best that we can for the community and that it's time to put this matter behind us as the motion is written," Harold said.
Thank you for that," Board Chairman Jeff Browne responded. There was no other comment prior to the vote on Harold's motion, seconded by James Wolfe, which then passed by a 4-0 margin of the members remaining after the closed session, the above three and Tom Pattison. Jorie Martin and Melissa Gordon were present for the 8 a.m. convening of the meeting into closed session but had left to other commitments prior to the closed session's 9:45 a.m. conclusion.
The motion on approval of the settlement read into the record by EDA Administrative Assistant Gretchen Henderson states in part, "Whereas the Front Royal-Warren County EDA has certain claims against Daniel McEathron; Whereas the EDA and McEathron's heirs desire to resolve any claims that may exist between them; Now therefore be it resolved the chairman and the secretary of the Front Royal-Warren County EDA Board are authorized to enter into an agreement … (with those heirs) for the purposes set forth in this resolution which agreement shall provide for the payment of $90,000 dollars to the EDA …"
The motion adds that if any FOIA request are received by the EDA related to the settlement, McEathron's widow or her attorneys will receive notice of those requests having been made.
As initially reported by former Royal Examiner Editor Norma Jean Shaw, McEathron and McDonald's first transaction in DaBoyz dated to October 2016 and the pair purchased a total of $2.8 million of real estate between then and 2019. The LLC was involved in a number of transactions cited in the EDA civil litigation filed to recover allegedly misdirected assets, including a mysterious one in which a property was bought and sold back to the owner a month later at a loss of $600,000.
A number of McDonald and her two LLC's existing properties were frozen by the court early in the civil case process. However, civil claims against McDonald assets have been complicated by her recent filing of bankruptcy, which put her assets under control of the Harrisonburg-based bankruptcy court.
The EDA civil litigation has grown to 24 human and business entity co-defendants, with total claims, actual and punitive, of about $25 million dollars. And as previously reported, the Harrisonburg Special Prosecutor's Office has turned the criminal investigation into the EDA financial scandal over to the U.S. Western District of Virginia federal prosecutor's office.
Local Government
A non-agenda topic dominates the supervisors' attention – is it too late for compromise on Confederate statue?
What appeared to be a fairly routine agenda of the Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, October 20th ended up being anything but. The first sign that something might be up was a nearly full Warren County Government Center parking lot with perhaps 15 people talking and scattered about outside 15 minutes prior to the open meeting's scheduled 7 p.m. start.
While there were six public hearings scheduled, none appeared to be of a contentious or controversial nature that might draw such a crowd. And a six o'clock closed session to discuss committee, board, and EDA personnel matters; personal property assessments; and even the Front Royal Golf Club management contract, wouldn't likely be pulling such numbers in.
"Just waiting for the meeting to start," was the response to a "what's going on" query by this reporter. And about three minutes after that meeting start as the 60-minute opening public comments portion of the meeting began, it quickly became apparent what the crowd was there for – the courthouse grounds Confederate soldier statue debate.
To the caucus room front side of the meeting room, a four-person contingent was seated with Front Royal Unites principal Samuel Porter, who was a day or so off a social media spat with Front Royal Unites co-founding member and original organization president Stevi Hubbard's 13-year-old daughter over her and her mother's separation from the group.
Scattered throughout the public seating were some of those who had been outside, including at least one centrally located, colorful MAGA hat-sporting member, some familiar faces from recent Warren County Militia events including organizer Sam Haun, as well as two past public commenters in favor of leaving the statue in place, Richard Hoover and Gary Kushner.
Sixty-two minutes and 22 public speakers later, 17 of whom addressed the statue issue with a 13-4 split in favor of it remaining where it is, the meeting agenda moved past public comments to those six public hearing matters, before finishing up with board and staff reports, and approval of past meeting minutes, accounts, appropriations and fund transfers.
But it was the increasingly divisive expression of conflicting attitudes on the necessity or lack thereof for the removal of a memorial to the county's citizens who went to war on the side of the Confederacy, some to die, all likely to be changed in some way forever, that put an imprint on the supervisors' evening of October 20, 2020.
For that conversation, sometimes reasoned, sometimes not; occasionally reaching toward communication and compromise, at other times expressing deafness to any opinion other than one's own; and at times even ominously threatening as to unrealized "consequences" of demanding what certainly that evening was the minority opinion for removal, was a reflection of where we are as, not only a county but as a nation divided as Election Day 2020 approaches.
Perhaps the most reasoned thing said on the statue topic was by fifth speaker Richard Hoover's suggestion that the statue remain with other war memorials on the courthouse grounds, but that a statue to the county's black citizens who were enslaved be added to memorialize their sacrifice next to the county's memorials to those who sacrificed by going to war on the right or wrong side of history.
But as Hoover reached his point of reasoned compromise following an exploration of the nuances of local and national history, the strictly enforced three-minute time limit bell went off, cutting his reasoned compromise idea off as it was leaving his mouth.
Another speaker who appeared to be with the leave the Confederate soldier statue where it is contingent, Craig Anderson, failed to mention the statue at the podium, targeting what he called the "COVID mask thing" as a political hoax or "political fear thing" orchestrated, apparently by Democrats. Anderson asserted that the CDC (Center for Disease Control) has "told us" that rather than the 220,000-plus deaths now attributed to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., the actual number was only 10,000 fatalities that the virus has been responsible for nationally.
But the statue wasn't the only topic of controversy addressed during public comments. Perhaps the most aggressively personal comments delivered the supervisors' way came from Shenandoah Farms Sanitary District management critic Nancy Winn. Winn railed at the supervisors by first names for a lack of attention to her submissions and expenditure on a lawyer to assemble evidence of what she feels were misappropriations of Sanitary District funds by the Property Owners of Shenandoah Farms (POSF).
As the bell and Chairman Mabe noted her three minutes at the podium were expired, she continued to complain on what she sees as inaction by the board, again calling the chairman out by his first name as she returned to her front-row seat.
"Don't tell me to shut up," she said loudly, apparently directed her husband Dale Orlowske's way before he approached the podium to support his wife's assertions that Sanitary District money was spent in places it should not have been under POSF management.
POSF official Ralph Rinaldi later rose to tell the board that he and the POSF were prepared to present their side of the story at a date of the supervisors choosing. Board Chairman Mabe informed Rinaldi that he had been sent information that day on a date for the POSF presentation in response to Winn and Orlowske's allegations.
If POSF critic Winn is there, that should be MUST SEE Royal Examiner TV.
This writer could continue to quote from the above-described exchanges but will just suggest you "get the popcorn" or a preferred snack and settle in for the hour-and-three-minute show as it transpired in this Royal Examiner video.
Then there is the rest of the meeting – erosion and sediment control ordinance updates to align with state law changes; Conditional Use Permit applications for flower-arranging classes at an Ag District farm (vote postponed to Nov. 4); a short-term tourist rental application; and two zoning modification requests by Frank Barnett Jr. and the Warren County Fair Association/Frank Brugh; and establishment of a small 14-lot Sanitary District at the Shannon Woods subdivision (public hearing recessed to Nov. 4) – but what an anti-climax, unless one of those applications was yours.
Local Government
Council approves budget transfer on FRPD construction; remaining CARES Act distribution plan
In other business at its October 19 meeting, by a 5-0 vote, Meza absent, the Front Royal Town Council approved a Fiscal Year-2021 Budget Amendment allowing an "Interfund Budget Transfer" of $8,483,001.15 to facilitate payment on the United Bank loan on the construction of the new Town Police Headquarters. During the public hearing on the budget amendment, Paul Gabbert rose to tell council it was a transfer long overdue.
Gabbert also questioned council's congratulatory "back slapping" on alleged savings of "millions of dollars" noting that with an unknown interest rate in 10 years when an estimated $4.78-million-dollar balance will have to be refinanced, exactly how much money will be saved or lost remains a long-term unknown. Gabbert also told town officials they should calculate contracted attorney's fees related to the Town's litigation against the EDA against those publicly bragged about savings.
"There are no back pats from the public," Gabbert asserted of council's choices of litigation with the recovering from financial scandal EDA and the two-year impasse over assuming financing on its police headquarters construction project.
Also, by a 5-0 vote, council approved "Option 1" of two options on the distribution of a remaining $309,058 in Phase 1 CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities) Act relief funds. The Town's share of that first $3.5 million received by the County from the federal-enabled, state-distributed money was $1,276,558.
One apparent difference between the two options was a small percentage change in the "Additional Payout" category from 31.4% in Option 1, to 30% in Option 2 that appeared to reduce the "Estimated Chamber of Commerce Administration Fee" from $18,808 in Option 2 to $5,000 in Option 1. Contacted on those numbers, Town Finance Director B. J. Wilson said Option 1 would result in a lesser payment to the Chamber for its administrative work on the CARES distribution. He noted that the Chamber had offered to do the work at no charge, but that council felt some compensation was in order, choosing the $5,000 compensation on the Phase 1 work.
Consideration of a transfer of Contingency funds was removed from the agenda on a motion by Vice-Mayor Bill Sealock. Sealock indicated some questions about involved resources remained to be clarified. And council agreed to table consideration of the transfer pending more information.
Also, during the Interim Town Manager's Report, FRPD Chief Kahle Magalis came forward for a promotion ceremony of Officer Zachary King to sergeant in the patrol division. His wife Jess, two children River and Tyler, and mother Dot were present for the brief ceremony during which Jess successfully pinned her husband's new rank on his chest.
One local businessperson, Holly Leach, thanked the Town for its efforts on behalf of downtown businesses in the opening public comments period.
During his report, Interim Town Manager Matt Tederick presented social media statistics, views, and "likes" from the past weekend's Fall leaf season during which a promotional effort by the contracted Tourism marketing company Strategic Solutions by Trish brought what Tederick called "influencers" or people with social media posting sites and followers related to travel and tourism, to Town.
However, there were no numbers presented that indicated a direct correlation between revenue generation and the social media "influencers" posts, responses, and "likes" compared to past Fall season Tourism numbers. Though such statistics may only be known over time, when and if "likes" translate into visits, not only to our national and state parks but downtown and other tourism-related businesses as well.
And those results in hard business revenue numbers will have to be judged against past tourist season revenues for a final judgment on the "influencer's" influence on tourism destinations.
Watch these discussions, ceremonies, and public comments in this Royal Examiner video:
Local Government
Town Council urges Valley Health and Anthem to resolve cost impasse
In a final agenda item before adjourning to closed session Monday night, October 19, the Front Royal Town Council passed a Resolution urging regional medical provider Valley Health and insurance giant Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield to continue to negotiate to a mutually acceptable resolution on the existing impasse on costs associated with renewing their contract which expires at the end of the 2020 calendar year, December 31st.
The resolution on a motion by Lori Cockrell, seconded by Letasha Thompson, was approved by a 5-0 vote, with Valley Health employee Jake Meza who likely would have recused himself from voting, absent. There was no council comment prior to the vote, as there is an apparent community-wide consensus the two private sector health care entities need to resolve their new contract cost dispute.
As first reported by Royal Examiner contributing writer Malcolm Barr Sr. on September 28, ("Major health insurance carrier may quit Valley Health; health care costs may rise for many in 2021") were the Anthem/Valley Health contract allowed to lapse it would impact as many as 70% of Valley Health patients, including government retirees and employees. The Front Royal Town Council resolution estimates an impact on "about 40,000 people in the Valley Health regional health care monopoly region" including those utilizing Warren Memorial Hospital in town.
Perhaps unhappily now for local governments, Valley Health is currently building a new Warren Memorial Hospital (WMH) enabled by a Town and County-approved $60-million-dollar loan through the County-Town Economic Development Authority covering a significant portion of the new facility off Leach Run Parkway's estimated cost. The new hospital was already controversial due to the planned elimination of some services, most prominently a maternity/birthing unit.
Perhaps ironically, Meza's reversal of previous recusals on the matter due to his employment status with Valley Health, enabled June 11, 2018, 3-1 vote (John Connolly dissenting) adding the Town's approval of the EDA hospital financing to the County's. With two councilmen, Morrison and Gillespie absent had Meza continued his previous recusals council would not have had a necessary voting quorum to proceed on the matter, at least at that June 11, 2018 meeting ("Birth Local's last stand nets one 'no' vote on finalizing hospital financing").
But back to the present, Monday's resolution notes that many people carry Anthem as their medical insurance provider through their employers, locally including public school and local government employees.
The resolution also points to the ongoing threat from the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic which it observes, "continues to threaten the livelihood and well-being of the Front Royal and indeed, the greater Warren County community … and would only be exasperated by the dissolution of the currently-existing Valley Health and Anthem partnership to provide quality, affordable, and in-network healthcare services to the residents and citizens of the Front Royal and Warren County community of many thousands of people."
The resolution makes several references to Valley Health's "de facto monopoly on many vital life-saving and critical health care provisions" in the region and cites "a moral, if not legal, fiduciary responsibility" to continue to provide its services "to residents within this geographic region" and place those Anthem-covered service costs "above the profits and pecuniary interests of Valley Health".
The County is also considering its options should the impasse not be resolved as reported in our story "County considers options as Valley Health and Anthem insurance split" – and the supervisors have expressed a distinct preference for a resolution of the Anthem-Valley Health dispute to changes to its employee insurance packages estimated to see costs at least double.
So, will public pressure and municipal resolutions have a positive impact on what may be a high-stakes poker game between the Northern Shenandoah Valley regional health care provider and the national health care insurance giant?
Stay tuned – it's only our health and sometimes lives on the line versus corporate and executive compensation bottom lines.
See the motion, vote, and other business and public comments to council that will be summarized in a related story, in this Royal Examiner video of Monday's 29-minute open meeting:
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County Planning Commission mulls change of use permits
The Warren County Planning Commission met October 14th in the Government Center, combining a joint work session with the Agricultural and Forestal District Advisory Committee, and the regular commission meeting. The advisory committee, consisting of 10 members appointed by the County Board of Supervisors, including 8 landowners, a member of the board, and the Commissioner of the Revenue.
The committee presented its report and recommendation for the renewal of the three Forestal Districts in Warren County: Rockland, South River, and Limeton. Each district exists to encourage the development and improvement of Virginia's agricultural and forestal lands for the production of food and other agricultural and forestal products. The districts are formed by voluntary action of participating landowners in any district. The Rockland district was formed in 1977 following enabling legislation. These special districts provide community benefits in the form of protection of the character of the community and continued rural uses of the land, potential tax benefits for participating landowners, and restrictions on government actions within the district, such as special review for any eminent domain or use restrictions that may adversely affect it.
The renewal request, for a period of 10 years, includes 196 parcels in the Rockland district, 35 in South River, and 20 in Limeton. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward the package to the Board of Supervisors recommending their approval of the continuation of the districts.
Once the work session was concluded, the planning commission regular meeting was called to order. Once the agenda and the minutes of the previous meeting were approved, Chairman Myers opened the floor for public presentations, and there were none. Opportunities for public presentations are included at every Planning Commission meeting and intended to allow any member of the public to address relevant planning issues to the commission that are not included on the regular agenda.
The Public Hearing portion of the meeting opened with the review of a request by property owners Kevin and Renee Roig, and Daniel and Samantha Nobles, for a conditional use permit for a short-term tourist rental of their property at 2686 Panhandle Road in the Fork Magisterial District. The property is zoned Agricultural. The applicants purchased the property as a second home for their own use and determined to help offset the maintenance and operating costs by offering Bed & Breakfast accommodations through Airbnb. There is no Property Owners Association for this property and all setback requirements have been met. The home is 948 feet from the nearest dwelling. The Applicants have been working with the planning department to provide all required documents and the conditional use permit will require compliance with all county ordinances, identifying prohibited activities, health department requirements, with occupancy requirements not to exceed 6 persons.
Chairman Myers opened the floor for public comment, and there were eight neighboring residents who offered their input on the request – Their comments ranged from concerns about unknown persons wandering around the neighborhood to noisy activities to potential trespassing, to potential increased traffic on a very rural road with mountainous terrain, to the endangerment of livestock, to general complaints about the use of the property as a "business". All the speakers were opposed to the permit being approved. A former owner of the property indicated that the installed septic system required several treatments and was concerned that guests may not perform the required treatments and thereby endanger the groundwater that the system was designed to protect. A recurring theme of the comments was that allowing this use of the property would not be in character for a close-knit neighborhood of long-standing.
Once all comments had been made, the Chairman closed the public comment period and asked the applicants, represented by Renee Roig and Samantha Nobles, to respond to the comments from the neighbors if they wished. The applicants began by expressing their appreciation for the input and for the attention of the planning department and the commission for allowing them to comment. They stressed their desire to be part of the community – acknowledging that the COVID-19 pandemic had restricted their ability to have more communication with their new neighbors. They assured the commissioners that their original and primary reason for the purchase of the property was as a second home for their families' use, given that it is only an hour and a half drive from their homes. They indicated that their intent was to fulfill any requirements that would allay the fears of their neighbors about the use as a tourist rental, including screening of guests and prohibiting any dangerous activities such as shooting, open fires, or fireworks. Finally, they reminded the commissioners that if the permit was not approved, they still intended to use the property as a getaway home for their own families.
Chairman Myers thanked the applicants for their comments. He reminded the audience that the Virginia legislature has declared that Short-term tourist rental is not considered commercial use and that, on the other hand, a long-term rental is a by-right use. A tourist renter who is a problem is likely to be very temporary, but a long-term tenant can be a far greater problem.
Vice-Chairman Henry also commented that short-term tourist rentals often improve a property and its environment since they have to be maintained to a high standard to attract guests. He also cautioned against viewing profit as a bad thing, and that there is a need for balance in assessing the impact of use on the community.
Commissioner Beall pointed out that a person is entitled to use their own property as they see fit, so long as the use is legal. But she had mixed feelings about the situation.
Commissioner Kersjes asked if the septic system was compliant, and vice-chairman Henry responded that it was, but it did require some additional maintenance to operate properly, and it could be beneficial to make that an additional condition for issuance of the permit, along with any others that would be appropriate.
Chairman Myers reiterated that approval of the permit application is only a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors, who has the final approval authority.
Matt Wendling from the Planning Department told the commissioners that markings for property lines, rules of behavior for guests, and emergency contact information would be included in the Property Management plan, required as a condition of approval.
Vice-Chairman Henry then asked if the motion to approve could be amended to include additional requirements, such as septic system maintenance or other restrictions.
Vice-Chairman Henry offered an amended motion to recommend approval, seconded by Commissioner Kersjes, approved unanimously.
The commission then turned to the second public hearing on the agenda, that of a Zoning Ordinance text amendment, to amend Chapter 180 of the Warren County Code (Zoning Ordinance) to add "rural events facility" as a use allowed by conditional use permit in the Agricultural (A) zoning district. After a reading of the amended text, Vice Chairman Henry offered a motion to recommend approval of the text amendment to the Board of Supervisors, Commissioner Kersjes seconded. The motion was approved unanimously.
The commission then considered a request for a conditional use permit for a rural events facility on Lee Burke road in the Fork District that would host weddings and other events on a 41-acre parcel of agricultural land. The Applicant, Shelly Cook, wishes to incorporate these events in the agricultural setting and has developed a plan for its use that is undergoing engineering at this time. Planning Staff recommends that if the Planning Commission recommends approval, that conditions such as compliance with all Health Department, VDOT, and Warren County Fire and Rescue requirements, as well as those of the Planning Department.
Chairman Myers then opened the floor for public comments. There were 4 speakers who expressed support for the project in general but were concerned that they did not have enough information about the final placement of the event facility on the project. The applicant explained that the engineering work was not yet complete, but that the placement would be in a location approved by the Planning Department. Some concerns regarding music, lights, alcohol consumption, and hours of operation were raised by the commenters. The applicant explained that the facility itself would not be serving alcohol, and individual vendors would have to serve in compliance with all applicable laws.
The Chairman then closed the public hearing and turned to the commissioners for any questions or comments. Commissioner Kersjes raised the issue of proximity to the senior living facility on the adjoining property and asked if the light or music might create an issue for the residents there. The applicant indicated she had spoken with the onsite manager there, but not with the facility owners, who are out of state. The onsite manager indicated no conflict with it. Vice-Chairman Henry asked if the applicant had subdivision rights for the property should this use not work out. The applicant indicated she did.
David and Nita Sudlow are requesting a Conditional use permit for a Chapel on their property at 6435 Strasburg Rd, in the Fork Magisterial District. The chapel is to be located in a structure that was a garage. The chapel will not be a formal church but will be limited to groups of 49 or less. Commissioner Kersjes offered a motion to approve an authorization to advertise for a public hearing, Commissioner Longo seconded. Approval was unanimous.
Finally, the commission considered a second conditional use permit for David and Nita Sudlow for a guest house in an existing structure on the same property. The project will require an upgraded septic system that meets the Virginia Department of Health Requirements. Vice-Chairman Henry offered the motion to approve the authorization to advertise, Commissioner Kersjes seconded.
The Chairman then made comments regarding the need for better traffic control at the corner of John Marshall Highway and High Knob road. Planning Director Logan acknowledged the concern and reminded the commissioners that VDOT approval is a lengthy process and the problem is one of long-standing.
Previous articles in the Royal Examiner have addressed the most critical problem with that intersection:
"Driver inattentiveness is a serious issue on the approaches to High Knob, complicated as they are westbound from Linden by a blind hill approach to the entrance, and from the east and Front Royal by a looping curved approach." – Roger Bianchini, November 19, 2018
Planning Director Logan also announced the retirement of longtime Planning Department Administrative assistant Cindy Kokernak, who will be greatly missed.
Chairman Myers adjourned the meeting at 9:00 PM.
Driver inattentiveness cited at top of safety issues in Route 55 E corridor
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Credit must go to Facebook for turning "friend" into a verb, as in "Friend me on Facebook," or perhaps "Go friend yourself," should one choose to decline the invitation. When it became appended with the antonymic prefix "un-," the new verb took its place in the New Oxford American Dictionary last November as the lexicographer's choice of "word of the year."
"It has both currency and potential longevity," senior lexicographer Christine Lindberg of Oxford's U.S. dictionary program told CNN at the time. "In the online social networking context, its meaning is understood, so its adoption as a modern verb form makes this an interesting choice for word of the year."
Of course, new entries into the lexicon can't be truly integrated into the language until some daft, first-year journalism student attempts to use it in a dreaded "dictionary lead" á la "The New Oxford American Dictionary defines 'unfriend' as 'To remove someone as a friend on a social networking site.'" Likewise, "retweet" is also a pitch-perfect neologism: if to "tweet" is to post something on Twitter, then to retweet, one can easily intuit, is to repost (not to be confused with "riposte," a fencing term used to describe an arch reply dipped in wit—which often accompany retweets) that tweet. Of course, "retweet" sounds like what Elmer Fudd would say at Waterloo, but in cyberspace no one can hear you scream, so what does it matter?
Long a verb in its own right, Google is said to be cooking up its own Facebook-killer, "Google Me," which apparently makes one's self-absorption sharable online with the masses you might eventually unfriend. To "Ungoogle Me" would likely be the result of an online restraining order. The fine folks at the Oxford American Dictionary will likely leave that one, well, undefined.
From the get-go, public relations professionals have hitched their wagons to Facebook lest they be made irrelevant by the bumper crop of social-media marketing professionals (and otherwise) once everyone realized the platform combined the worst aspects of open-mic night and a social disease. Everyone has a shot at infecting their friends with the message; now advertisers, corporate and individual brands and causes are considered so-last-century if they're not represented on what was quaintly called "the" Facebook until its fateful name change in 2005.
Among those trying to refract a little of the site's limelight is Know Me Social Media Marketing, which is simultaneously based in San Diego, Calif., and Nashville, Tenn. The company, whose "head geek" Don Lowe could pass as a stand-in for Dan Aykroyd circa My Stepmother Is an Alien, is promoting its Facebook-inspired-brainchild "Worldwide 1st Annual Delete a Friend Week on Facebook." Represented by a fan page on the site entitled "Delete a Friend Week," the campaign, as of this writing, boasts 2,266 fans.
"This fall, fall out of touch with seven of your most annoying friends. Starting Sept. 1st, join us in deleting seven Facebook friends who drive you nuts," reads the fan page. "Maybe it's that they never comment or maybe it's because they write posts that are 19 paragraphs. Let us know what made you decide to delete them as well."
The fact that joining a Facebook page while unfriending friends is akin to taking seven steps forward and one step back in terms of managing one's online relationships hasn't seemed to bother the "movement's" adherents. The call to post one's reasons for dropping people is the campaign's secret weapon: it provides a forum to justify what others might construe as an antisocial act. One can cut a cretin with a clear conscious by posting that one has tired of "those people who post about their 'awesome' mac & cheese" as one woman wrote. Participants aren't so much cutting friends, however, as redirecting their energies to another corner of Facebook's walled garden while bolstering a marketing company's portfolio.
That the gauge of Know Me Social Media Marketing's success lies within a body count of ended online relationships is not as peculiar as the fact that it has been so embraced prior to its official launch next week. It's a queasy catharsis, for sure, but "digital dharma" has yet to enter the dictionary.
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