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2017 SNHU Softball News
Now Available: 2016-17 SNHU Athletics Year in ReviewJuly 31, 2017MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Southern New Hampshire University Department of Athletics and Recreation has released its annual Year in Review, highlighting the successes enjoyed by its 20 varsity teams in the 2016-17 academic year. The 36-page report highlights the Penmen's success in competition, the classroom and the community.
Fernandes Highlights Four Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference SelectionsJuly 18, 2017MANSFIELD, Mass. – Southern New Hampshire University junior Tiago Fernandes (Porto, Portugal) earned the Northeast-10 Sport Excellence Award for men's tennis and was joined by teammate and classmate Xavier Aubron (Herouville, France), men's lacrosse senior Keifer Heckman (Peabody, Mass.) and softball senior Nicole Gubellini (Salem, N.H.) as NE10 Academic All-Conference selections, the league announced last week.
Penmen Earn Third Straight Queen City CupJuly 17, 2017MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Southern New Hampshire University athletic department was handed its third consecutive "Queen City Cup" by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas at City Hall on Monday afternoon after the Penmen defeated Saint Anselm College in the year-long competition encompassing 16 sports contested between the two schools. SNHU posted a 20-14 victory this season after chalking up a 26-10 win last year and winning 22-12 in the Cup's inaugural year back in 2014-15.
SNHU Athletics || Penmen Stadium High Speed Tour || July 7, 2017July 07, 2017Take a look at the progress being made on the new Penmen Stadium, which is set to open this fall.
SNHU Places 239 Student-Athletes on Spring NE10 Commissioner's Honor RollJune 26, 2017MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Southern New Hampshire University athletic department featured 240 of its student-athletes, representing all 19 programs, on the Northeast-10 Spring 2017 Commissioner's Honor Roll, the league office announced Monday morning.
Week at a Glance: May 8-14May 08, 2017Take a look back at the last week of Penmen action, as well as a look ahead to the next week.
Gubellini Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District DistinctionMay 05, 2017Senior Nicole Gubellini of the Southern New Hampshire University softball team was named to the CoSIDA Division II Softball Academic All-District Team.
Softball Ousts Pace, Advances to NE10 SemifinalsMay 04, 2017Nicole Gubellini struckout seven and allowed just one unearned run to lead the Penmen softball team to the NE10 Championship semifinals.
Softball Drops Heartbreaker in Extras to Top-Seeded Merrimack in NE10 SemisMay 04, 2017Sarah Lavallee connected on a solo shot in the top of the second, but it would be all the offense the Penmen softball team could muster in a 2-1, extra-inning, setback to Merrimack College in the Northeast-10 Championship semifinals.
PREVIEW: Softball Set for Thursday's NE10 Quarterfinal Showdown with PaceMay 03, 2017The Penmen softball team takes on Pace Thursday in a rematch of the 2016 Northeast-10 Conference Championship final
Garczynski Named First Team All-NE10, Three from Softball HonoredMay 03, 2017Sophomore Erin Garczynski earned First Team All-Northeast-10 Conference recognition Wednesday, as the league announced its All-Conference teams and major award winners.
Survive and Advance: Softball Outlasts Assumption to Move On to NE10 Championship WeekendMay 02, 2017Senior Devan Rabidou rapped out a career-high three hits Tuesday, as the Penmen softball team advanced in the Northeast-10 Conference championship with a 10-4 victory.
PREVIEW: Softball Locks Up with Assumption in NE10 Championship Opening RoundMay 01, 2017The Penmen softball team takes on Assumption for the fourth time in five days Tuesday.
Week at a Glance: May 1-7May 01, 2017Take a look back at the last week of Penmen action, as well as a look ahead to the next week.
Softball Splits with Bentley, Secures Postseason BerthApril 30, 2017Erin Garczynski drove in four runs in game two on Sunday to lift the Penmen to an 8-4 win, and clinch a postseason berth for the seventh consecutive year.
Late Rally Falls Short, Softball Drops Home Finale to AssumptionApril 29, 2017The Penmen softball team fell to Assumption College on senior day, 9-8.
PREVIEW: Softball Poised to Clinch Playoff Berth on Senior Day Against AssumptionApril 28, 2017The Penmen softball team looks to wrap up a postseason berth Saturday when it hosts Assumption at noon.
Softball Outscores Assumption, 19-0, in Doubleheader SweepApril 28, 2017Nicole Gubellini fired a complete-game shutout in game one Friday, as the Penmen softball team swept Assumption College.
Softball Earns Crucial Playoff-Picture Win; Stalls Stonehill, 6-5, in 8 InningsApril 27, 2017The Southern New Hampshire University softball team rallied to tie the game in the sixth and then took advantage of a pair of errors in the eighth inning to overcome a three-run deficit and walk off with a 6-5 victory over Stonehill College in an important win for its postseason hopes on Thursday evening at the SNHU Softball Field.
PREVIEW: Softball Set for Thursday's Pivotal NE10 Matchup with StonehillApril 26, 2017The Penmen and Skyhawks wrap up their regular season series with a rubber match Thursday.
Softball's Wed. Doubleheader at Bentley Moved to Sunday; Mercy DH CancelledApril 26, 2017MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Southern New Hampshire University softball team's doubleheader at Bentley University, scheduled for Wednesday, April 26, has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up Sunday, April 30 at Bentley (12/2 p.m.).
Offense, Vachon Make Quick Work of Franklin Pierce in Softball's 9-0 WinApril 24, 2017Freshman Gabriella Vachon (Newton, Mass.) hurled a three-hit, complete-game shutout and helped her own cause at the plate by going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI, as the Southern New Hampshire University softball team breezed to a 9-0 win in five innings against Franklin Pierce University on Monday afternoon.
Student-Athletes Honored at 52nd Annual SNHU Athletic Awards CeremonyApril 24, 2017BEDFORD, N.H. – Senior Devin Gilligan (Amherst, N.H.) and graduate student Abla Chadli (Rabat, Morocco) took home male and female Athlete of the Year honors, respectively, to highlight nine major awards that were given out Monday night as the Southern New Hampshire University Department of Athletics & Recreation celebrated the 2016-17 season and recognized its seniors at the 52nd Annual Athletic Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Manchester Country Club.
PREVIEW: Softball Aims for Series Sweep Against Franklin Pierce MondayApril 23, 2017The Penmen and Ravens lock up for the final time on Monday.
Softball Falls in Series Finale to Merrimack, 6-2April 23, 2017Erin Garczynski belted her sixth home run of the season Sunday, but it was all the offense the Penmen would generate in a 6-2 setback at Merrimack College.
Neverett Homer Leads Softball to Doubleheader Split with MerrimackApril 22, 2017Hannah Neverett launched a solo shot in the seventh inning of game one Saturday to lift the Penmen to a 3-2 win.
Offense Erupts for 31 Runs in Softball's Sweep of Franklin PierceApril 19, 2017Jordan Wade collected five hits in six trips to the plate Wednesday, as the Penmen softball team swept Franklin Pierce.
Week at a Glance: April 17-23April 17, 2017Take a look back at the last week of Penmen action, as well as a look ahead to the next week.
Torsiello Walk-Off Leads Softball to Doubleheader Split with StonehillApril 15, 2017Jessica Torsiello delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth Saturday to lead the Penmen to a doubleheader split with Stonehill College.
PREVIEW: Softball Welcomes Divisional Foe Stonehill for Saturday SetApril 14, 2017The Penmen and Skyhawks renew their rivalry Saturday at noon.


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I am managing to squeeeeeze in this page, just a few days before the deadline! ;-)
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Here is my take on it.
I chose to use this really cute picture of Joe, because it fits so perfectly with the theme. There is a journalling card behind the photo, which says this, and is written in letter form to my son.
Dear Joe
"You only live Once, But if you do it right, Once is Enough"
"To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can" - Og Mandino
So jump my boy, jump!
Enjoy every moment of the journey and don't let opportunities pass you by!
This life is everything you make it!
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Posted by Thomas Pettinicchi of D'Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC on Aug 15, 2013 in Car Accidents
There are many hazards on the road that drivers face every day. For example, loose debris left on the road can cause motorists to swerve suddenly, which could contribute to a motor vehicle accident. At the same time, however, there are threats on the road that may not be visible. A person has no idea if fellow motorists are overly tired or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Although it's illegal in Connecticut to drive under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs, driving while taking prescription or over-the-counter medications is a slightly different issue. As of late, Food and Drug Administration officials have taken a special interest in the effect of sleep aids on driving habits.
According to a medical research firm's report, 60 million prescriptions for sleep aids were written last year alone. This, of course, means that a large share of drivers could be taking these medications, some of which have been known to cause drowsiness the morning after administration. Last month, the FDA rejected a new sleep aid, suvorexant, because it caused drowsiness among drivers the next day. This caused safety officials to take another look at warnings placed on sleep drugs that have already hit the market.
Many prescription drugs caution people against operating a vehicle, but that doesn't mean drivers will heed that warning. If a person decides to drive when they are feeling overly tired or groggy, they might cause a car accident. As such, could this decision be considered negligence?
When a person is involved in a car crash, it's important to thoroughly investigate the incident. The results of the inquiry can help individuals determine their rights in the weeks and months after being injured in an accident. An experienced car accident lawyer can help to reconstruct the details of the accident while building your case in an effort to present a robust argument for your damages claim. At D'Amico & Pettinicchi, a personal injury lawyer from our firm is available to review the details of your incident and determine if you have sufficient grounds to proceed with a lawsuit.
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And then I got flu
Look after yourself… Something I say a lot to people I care about, and something I hear a lot from people who care about me. It's a beautiful set of words that roughly translate into 'I want to see you soon, and I want to see you well, happy and strong' – so take care until then.' Being healthy, fit and strong, and not having so much as a cold for 2 years, I always thought 'looking after myself' was really easy, and that I didn't actually have to do much, except maybe wear a seatbelt, bra, sunscreen and a good attitude when I went out…
Then I got flu…
And not just any flu. Man-flu…
I felt like I was dying. I thought the bright light would come and fetch me. Yes, definitely man-flu.
For 5 days I felt like I'd run up Kilimanjaro, had the joints of an 80-year old, was about to die – and would have made even a frozen chicken jealous of my constant goosebumps. By day 3, my body said 'no more' and had me confined to bed for 3 full days.
Now, this is where the looking after yourself thing comes in. I'm not talking about the fact that I made sure that I stumbled/crawled/moved like someone doing Tai Chi towards the kitchen 3 times a day to eat and medicate (which I somehow did manage to do. A small miracle considering my bedroom and kitchen are on 2 separate floors). I'm talking about the fact that I slept and slept and slept. I didn't shower for a day because I didn't feel like it (TMI, sorry), I improved my Candy Crush score, I just lay doing nothing and listened to outside noises, and thought about not much. I let my laundry pile up, and crossed off days of to-do-lists and moved the stuff into another week. When I felt a little better I even had a series watching marathon and started reading a new book.
This was the biggest treat ever. Not the man-flu-dying, but the lying around doing nothing, and feeling bugger all guilt about it, and not having to explain it. For 3 days I just vanished from the radar and it was wonderful.
I am normally juggling so much, racing to get from one thing to another, generally with someone always phoning to see where I am (not that I am a tardy person, but I am blessed with attracting traffic jams on any road I am on…).
All of these things create stress and wear even the strongest person down, so next time I hear, or say, "Look after yourself'," I am going to remember this bitch of a flu and just make a mindful adjustment to live just a little slower where I can.
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Five-axis machining is becoming a way of life for some operations. In fact, for an increasing number of plastics manufacturers and machine shops that do moldmaking and subassembly fabrication, five-axis machining can make existing work run faster and more accurately. Also, the complexity of some molds, prototypes and parts now demands five-axis work. Investment in the technology and software can become a sound business decision resulting in an increase in orders or an expansion of product offerings. Companies also can enter market niches which require greater precision and become even more competitive based on faster turnaround with some five-axis-based processes.
The Extra Axes
Five-axis toolpathing and machining combines the movement of the machine head in the usual x-y-z directions with the ability of specialized machines to alter the angle and movement of the machining head and/or the table. For example:
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- When the head is rotated in an arc on the X axis, it is rotating in the A axis - and is still programmable for concurrent motion in the x-y-z directions. This is often associated with gantry mills, mills with rotary tables and hexapod tables. The hexapod is capable of moving the table relative to the x-y-z axes.
- When the part or head rotates about the Y axis, it is moving in the B axis, again while still following programming in the x-y-z directions. Machines with a wrist configuration in the shaft will angle the spindle to achieve B-axis orientation.
- Rotation of the C axis - turning (or circling) the workpiece along the axis parallel to the spindle - is most easily achieved with a rotary table. Some machines - the gantry in particular - are capable of indexing the entire milling mechanism about the Z axis.
- For certain complex work - undercutting, for example - the tool is fixed at angles in the A and B axes and cutting proceeds in the three-axis format. This variation is often called 2+3 machining.
Learning Five-Axis Programming
Assuming that they already know three-axis programming, most technicians should be able to be production-ready in a couple of weeks. It should only take a couple of days to establish machine coordinate positions for fixed A and B rotations and setup of various tooling for some machining centers, such as a rotary-A, rotary-B machine, which allows the operator to flip the A-axis rotary head orientation 90' to create a working C-axis configuration.
Some suppliers will offer workshops to review multi-axis options, as well as the setup and programing of five-axis machines. After another week or so of using the software and referring to the classroom materials in-house, operators should have the experience and confidence to begin programming multi-axis parts.
The most important step in five-axis machining is to position the part in the software relative to where it actually sits on the machine. The part is secured to the machine; the spindle moved over a locating hole, a corner or some other accurate marker; and the location (X2, Y3, for example) is set from the machine's 0-0. The programmer moves the part in the software so that the setup point used is now referenced to the same position (X2 Y3) by the program. Now the machine's 0-0 and the software 0-0 are the same - the part 0-0 is actually X2, Y3.
Five-Axis Programming in Practice
An example of two five-axis variations used to produce parts occurred when secondary school classes in Illinois were unable to find stock ring gear-and-pinion parts to conform to the design for their entry in a nationwide BattleBots competition - a cable TV show where participants build robots to fight for prizes. The description of these operations is far more complex than performing the programming itself, as a good five-axis software program should simplify programming.
The steel pinion was first up on the machine. Cutting the angle of the pinion lands was a modified three-axis job in that the tool was indexed in the B axis to keep the tool normal to the angle of the pinion gear's finish surface in order to swarf-cut the basic gear shape (see Figures 1 and 2). It is best to cut as much material as possible with three-axis movement because it allows for larger tools and deeper cuts. At the roots of the pinion gears, modified three-axis was still used, this time also indexing in the A axis, for a 2+3 combination (see Figure 3).
Indexing the head was mandated by having to use a .032" ball nose endmill to cut the .016" radii at each root. Given the flute length and tool shank size, it was necessary to specify a line vector to create a construction plane normal to the direction in which the tool should run in order to avoid contact with part surfaces.
Cutting the ring gear outside the diameter relief began as a three-axis constant Z roughing routine with a flat endmill, which left a series of stair-steps. It was then necessary to define the upper and lower contours (see Figure 4) for the tool to follow and cut using a 1/4" flat mill, which transitioned between the two contours. Finish cutting of the outside diameter relief of the ring gear required true five-axis machining (see Figure 5). Because of the tool limitations when cutting the hardened steel, it was best to cut the .100" down to the finish depth of the gear walls in two depths, making three passes each at .002" - picking at it three times to half-depth, then picking three more times to the end.
Programming the passes consisted of using the user interface to select three wall cuts and two depths of cut from available parameters. This was programmed by entering the values "3 at .002"" and "floor passes" at two. Since the program already knows the size and placement of the walls and floor, it automatically calculates the desired toolpath vectors.
Five-Axis Advantages
Initial five-axis fixturing takes somewhat longer than for simple three-axis machining. But those who have machined complex molds or forms in the three-axis mode by refixturing the workpiece for clear access and tool clearance know that considerable time is consumed not only by the physical operation but in offsetting the CAM software to a new Y0, X0 - for each move. This is especially true when working with mold designs requiring undercutting from a variety of angles. Multiple refixturing is wide open to locating errors, compounded with each setup. Accuracy can suffer, with attendant time and material losses increasing. From that viewpoint alone, one-time five-axis fixturing saves time and cuts the production cost for the entire project.
Accuracy and production time are enhanced with five-axis use in some vacuum forming operations as well. Production speeds up with five-axis-based parts trimming, especially when designs call for the trim cut to be perpendicular to flow lines, curves, splines and other surfaces. Short of hand-trimming and finishing, three-axis would be hard put to accomplish the job without either making multiple passes or leaving a stepped finish - which would still require handwork.
What Is the right machine for you?
Optimum machine configurations vary by companies' general job lines. Impeller/ propeller prototypes (see Figure 6) and production work are virtually impossible without five-axis capability - best configured with a rotary table/tilting (wrist) head. Many complex molds (see Figures 7, 8 and 9) are prime candidates for five-axis machining, as are many jobs for the aerospace and automotive industries.
Prototypes and final molds for large vacuum formed products (see Figure 10) call for a gantry-mounted mill - the same five-axis capabilities on a larger scale: large table, extended tool travel and greater overall clearances. The same machine can do production duty to give a fine final trimming finish. The gantry's scale also is well suited to cutting molds for the fiberglass industry - boat-building, plumbing fixtures and similar product lines.
Cost Versus Production Gains
As size, complexity of configuration and options increase, purchase costs rise. How much to invest must be balanced by each company's projection of the costs saved or business potential increased. Generally, a shop could expect to pay upwards of $50,000 more for larger five-axis units than for similar three-axis machines. For makers of small-to-moderate sized molds, this lower price could be an entry into the five-axis world. A basic five-axis wood router can run from $100,000 to $200,000. The step up to larger, more complex machines is pricey, with costs reaching $400,000 - larger machining centers and gantry mills can run into the millions.
The variety of available machine configurations and the requirements of each shop's clients demands time well-spent with representatives from several vendors seeking the best configuration/production combination. One key indicator for a five-axis upgrade is the number of jobs you are currently refixturing. If your closest competitors are using five-axis machining, you can compete better; if not, you can beat them on turnaround and precision.
If your business examination justifies a five-axis purchase, and you have the capital or credit line to invest, be not afraid. Just as the machine company's tech reps will help with training and support, software also is readily available from suppliers, as is training and ongoing software support. With all that going for you, capitalizing on five-axis will be limited only by your imagination and entrepreneurial spirit.
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Casetek Holdings Ltd (鎧勝), one of Apple Inc's MacBook and iPad casing suppliers, yesterday said it would achieve year-on-year growth in sales this quarter, with a utilization rate of more than 90 percent after the resolution of labor and raw material shortage issues in China.
The two problems had caused the company to report an annual decline of 3.2 percent in sales to NT$8.27 billion (US$280 million) last quarter from NT$8.54 billion a year ago, Casetek chief financial officer Jonathan Chang (張昭平) told investors in a conference call. That fell short of analysts' consensus of a sales increase of more than 20 percent, Chang said.
On a quarterly basis, third-quarter sales rose 14.7 percent from NT$7.2 billion in the previous quarter, he said.
"Overall, the labor and raw material shortages dragged down the company's third-quarter sales by about 2 percent to 3 percent," Chang said.
"While there is no direct correlation between sales and utilization rate, Catcher's fourth-quarter sales are likely to achieve year-on-year growth, thanks to economy of scale," he said.
During the July-to-September quarter, Casetek posted net profit of NT$1.32 billion, up 26.2 percent year-on-year and 2.5 percent quarter-on-quarter, the company said.
Earnings per share during the July-to-September period totaled NT$3.89, up from NT$3.79 a quarter a year ago, Casetek's financial report showed.
"Casetek never stops looking for new clients, as well as their orders for smartphones," Casetek chief executive officer Gary Chuang (莊育志) said in the same conference call.
Apple is Casetek's largest client, placing up to 70 percent of the company's total orders a year for its MacBook laptops and iPad tablets, Casetek said.
The Taipei-based company also counts PC brands such as Acer Inc (宏碁), Asustek Computer Inc (華碩), Lenovo Group Ltd (聯想), Samsung Electronics Co and Hewlett-Packard Co among its major clients.
"Casetek's sales performance looks promising over the next six to 12 months, as the company constantly optimizes its assembly lines to enhance competitiveness," Chuang said.
"We aim to boost clients' demand for the company's products by providing them very competitive prices for different products, and that is why Casetek can always reach win-win solutions with its clients,' he said.
As clients plan to initiate new product programs next year, Casetek believes the outlook for its annual sales next year would "stay optimstic" Chuang said.
The company is also in the process of diversifying its product portfolio and does not rule out the possibility of manufacturing casings for Apple's new iPhone next year, he added.
However, Chang declined to disclose when its clients will roll out new products next year, nor did he say if orders from Apple will remain the company's largest sales source next year.
Casetek's shares closed up 3.17 percent at NT$146.5 yesterday.


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Sisters: A Bible Study for Women
May 22 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
An event every week that begins at 9:30 am on Wednesday, repeating until May 22, 2019
September 5 – May 22 | Wednesday
9:30 – 11:00 am | B250-252
We begin the New Year on January 9 with a new book, Take the Flag, by Rob Fuquay.
This promises to be an interesting and intriguing study of the 7 flags used to alert drivers of conditions on NASCAR and IndyCar race tracks – and how God might use those same signals to us in our hustle and bustle lives. Come along for the ride! Books are available in the Book Nook ($9). Plan to have read the Introduction and Chapter 1.
Questions? Contact Melanie Rowlison
Women grow in faith through studying the Bible together. Short-term studies allow members to participate according to interest and availability.


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What's Your Definition of Crazy?/
When you think of the word crazy, what comes to mind?
Yesterday, my friend Natalie and I were walking down the streets of DC, on our way to see Mary Leaphart's show about her life with bipolar disorder. As we made our way to the ticket venue, we passed two men on the street, one shouting violently at the other, yelling something about needing to move. It was obvious they called the city sidewalk home, as we could see their belongings piled up next to the man who was sitting on a wool blanket, and there was a good chance one, or both, suffered from a mental illness. I know because I've read the statistics.
It broke my heart.
Later, while walking into a restaurant, we were approached by another homeless man, this time asking for money. He was wearing an old, stained jacket, despite the intense, muggy July heat. A woman, dirty and weary, sat on the street corner begging with her eyes, tattered luggage in a heap beside her.
The despair was written on her face, her slumped shoulders spoke her story. Her melancholy eyes will haunt me forever, my soul crying tears of compassion.
This is the harsh reality of mental illness and homelessness in our country.
It's unfortunate that a well-known US brand chose to market themselves by exploiting these serious issues, turning them into a parody, the leading character who they claim as their Chief Generosity Officer, "a brilliant activist" {their words, not mine} who just happened to be plucked off the streets where he was shouting at people walking by. He's dressed in ill-fitting clothes and looks as if his hair and beard, both overgrown, haven't been washed in weeks.
Please, enlighten yourself if you haven't seen the spot yet: http://youtu.be/AUf53_2hGkM
These brushes with homelessness yesterday were ironic, given the conversation I had just hours earlier with Barbara Goodstein, Vonage's Chief Marketing Officer, regarding their new "Crazy Generous"-themed ad campaign.
You see, the 30-second spot left such a bad taste in my mouth that I sent an email to Vonage on Monday to voice my disappointment and frustration with the commercial.
I wrote them to express how hurt I was by the campaign, given the fact that I live with a mental illness and I know how scary that can be. I cannot imagine having to sort through the voices in your head without any psychiatric care, while sleeping in a cardboard box, no support from family or friends.
I've been blessed with an incredible support network, without which, I could easily have ended up on the streets. When I became sick for the first time, I had to resign from my job. It's painful to think about what could have happened had I not had my husband, family and friends there to help me navigate my way back to healthy. Not to mention the health insurance I had which helped to cover the cost of getting well.
Homeless people with mental illnesses don't have such luxuries.
Whenever I walk down the streets of a city, I inevitably pass a homeless person and each and every time have the same gut reaction: uneasy pangs of guilt.
Why am I the lucky one with a roof over her head and food in the refrigerator?
The advocate in me always wants to do something, anything, to help. To help that person get out of the situation they're in, and into a better one.
The letter was something I thought I could do to help. Or at least I could voice my opinion and make sure I was heard. Besides, I wasn't the only person who was offended:
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To my surprise, Vonage did respond. I had the opportunity to speak with Barbara Goodstein, yesterday afternoon and I took her up on the chance to discuss the campaign in more detail.
What she told me did not change my opinion and reaction to the campaign. She simply and politely reiterated everything she had explained in her response to my original email. To me, Vonage appears to be backpedaling to justify their creative concept which was intended to show how generous their company is with their communications services.
Their message was lost on me because I couldn't get past the fact they were using a homeless person who may or may not be battling a mental illness as a lighthearted attempt to deliver their company tag line.
I told Barbara my story of how stigma affected how I shared my story. How I blogged anonymously for the first year and a half because I was afraid of people calling me "crazy" for having suffered a manic break. Four, actually. And how I finally decided to do my part to end the stigma by coming out as myself. Showing my face and using my real name because I'm not ashamed any more.
cra·zy {as defined by Dictionary.com}
[krey-zee] Show IPA adjective, cra·zi·er, cra·zi·est, noun, plural cra·zies.
1. mentally deranged; demented; insane.
By using the word crazy in their campaign, Vonage has pointedly decided to ignore the fact that the first definition of crazy is exactly what came across via their Chief Generosity Officer character, whether they choose to admit it or not.
Vonage can try as they may to make it look all funny and cute and they can wrap it up with a happy ending, but that isn't the reality of living on the streets. This ridiculous ad pokes fun at the serious, chronic issue of homelessness and the struggles homeless people have with mental health in this country. By producing this "Chief Generosity Officer" character, they are only adding to the stigma that surrounds mental illness in the U.S.
You want to know what the truth is?
The truth is that there are over 675,000 homeless people in the United States and approximately 45% of those people report mental health problems. About 25% of the homeless population suffers from a serious mental illness.*
And even if you take the mental health component completely out of the picture, Vonage still created a character out of one of the darkest corners of the society we live in. There is nothing generous about downplaying the issue of homelessness.
The sad truth is that most Americans ignore homeless people on the streets, turning their heads to the sight of someone sleeping on a park bench or in a dark corner. The homeless population is invisible to us, not because we don't care, but because it's painful to acknowledge it could be us had our life situations played out differently.
What can Vonage and J. Walter Thompson do to apologize for the insensitivity of the campaign?
For a start, they could stop running the ads immediately, cancel the campaign and apologize.
But I'm realistic. I understand they have millions invested here and I'm only one person voicing her opinion. I'm only asking them to have a little compassion.
So here's a thought. If they really want to be crazy generous, I'd love to see Vonage make a donation to a charitable organization dedicated to changing the way people think about homelessness, such as the National Alliance to End Homelessness (www.naeh.org) so they can further their efforts at ending this social problem across our country.
Vonage should admit their lack of foresight by publicly apologizing for trivializing issues as serious as homelessness and mental illness. Individuals who live on the streets are real people with real feelings, emotions, and stories. They didn't ask to sleep in a flimsy cardboard box or on a rock hard park bench. They ended up homeless for a variety of reasons, but whatever their reason for ending up on the streets, it doesn't make them any less human than anyone else.
Vonage has an opportunity to turn a wrong into a right. It would be crazy if they were to turn their heads instead.
*Facts on homelessness were taken from the National Alliance to End Homelessness (www.endhomelessness.org).


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This proposal accelerates the permanent protection of 235 acres of wetlands and 765 acres of grasslands for a total of 1,000 acres as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting in Minnesota.
This proposal accelerates the strategic permanent protection of 915 acres (220 wetlands and 695 grasslands) of Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) open to public hunting in Minnesota. Pheasants Forever (PF) will strategically acquire parcels that are adjacent to existing public land or create corridors between complexes. All acquisitions will occur in the prairie, prairie/forest transition, or metro regions.
This proposal accelerates the protection of 1,030 acres of strategic prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitats as State Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) open to public hunting. Pheasants Forever (PF) will be acquiring tracts that build onto or create a corridor between existing protected lands which will be transferred to the MN Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) to be included as a WMA. All acquisitions will occur within the prairie, prairie/forest transition, and metro planning regions. These areas have seen the greatest decline in upland and wetland habitat.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Accelerated Prairie Grassland Restoration and Management Program had a successful first round of funding from the Legacy Funds. The program worked through the growing pains and obstacles in getting a new program up and operational and was successful in enhancing nearly 5,800 acres of prairie and grasslands in eight of the ecological subsections of Minnesota. A contractor base has been established for this type of work statewide that needs to be evaluated and expanded on for future appropriations.
Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded. The original proposal planned for 15,000 acres of wetland/shallow lake enhancement to provide critical habitat for each life stage of waterfowl and wetland wildlife. The six projects subsequently completed with this appropriation enhanced 13,800 acres of wetlands and shallow lakes in the Prarie and Forest/Prairie Ecosections of Minnestoa.
Many of Minnesota's wetlands have been lost and the remainder degraded. Recent tiling and ditching have accelerated this situation. Through this proposal, shallow lakes and wetlands will be designed, constructed, and intensively managed to benefit wetland wildlife and Minnesota residents.
This appropriation funded 283 projects totaling 21,953 acres. The two largest types of enhancement were 112 woody removal projects totaling 10,160 acres and 134 prescribed burns totaling 10,082 acres. Additionally, we seeded 30 sites totaling 1386 acres, put in infrastructure for conservation grazing of 236 acres on 3 sites, conducted 3 oak savanna enhancements totaling 42 acres, and treated 47 acres of invasive species on 2 sites.
This program of on-the-ground conservation projects increased the wildlife and ecological values of forest communities on Minnesota's public forestlands. Restoration and enhancement projects in this program enhanced more than 10,000 acres of forest.
We propose restoration and enhancement of prairie and savanna on WMA's, SNA's, and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota and restoration and enhancement of bluff prairies on State Forest Land in southeast Minnesota.
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Ducks Unlimited and Minnesota DNR Section of Wildlife completed 26 project affecting 7,603 acres, including three wetland restoration projects restoring 97 acres, 18 shallow lake enhancement projects enhancing 7,154 wetland acres, and five fee-title land acquisition projects protecting 352 acres.
The table below provides a short summary of the acres and sites accomplished. We enhanced or restored 59,495 acres in 458 separate habitat projects.Project Type # Sites # AcresFencing for conserv grazing 6 721grassland conversion 33 1,124Invasive Species Control 43 1,599mowing 3 104Prescribed burn 214 48,368Restoration 13 123Woody Removal 146 7,457
This proposal impacts shallow lakes and wetlands in Minnesota through the design and construction of projects, enhancement work done by DNR roving habitat crews, and shallow lakes work identified and initiated through the DNR Shallow Lakes program. Ten thousand acres of wetlands were enhanced by these activities.
The proposal was to accelerate the protection of 1,220 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting. Over the course of the appropriation, we acquired 11 parcels for a total of 1,484.05 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 1,220 acres by 264.05 acres. Breaking down acres by ecological section we acquired 876 acres in the metro, 152 acres in the forest/prairie, and 456 acres in the prairie. We have a balance of $52,798 that will be returned to the Fund despite exceeding our acre goals.
This proposal accelerates the protection of 1,362 acres of prairie grassland, wetland, and other wildlife habitat as State Wildlife Management Areas open to public hunting.
This proposal accelerates the permanent protection of 900 acres of wetlands (225 acres) and grasslands (675 acres) as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting in Minnesota.
This proposal accelerates the permanent protection of 760 acres of wetlands (175 acres) and grasslands (585 acres) as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting in Minnesota.
This program accelerated the permanent protection of 1,001 acres of wetlands (185 acres) and grasslands (816 acres) as Waterfowl Production Areas open to public hunting in Minnesota. Over the course of the appropriation, PF acquired 5 parcels for a total of 1,001 acres which exceeded our total acre goal of 935 acres by 66 acres. Breaking down acres by ecological section we exceeded our acre goal in the prairie area by 346 acres. We are also happy to bring in $3,794,200 of non-state match dollars to this effort, exceeding our match goal of $3,320,000 by $474,200. We have a balance of $61
With funding from the Outdoor Heritage Fund and other leveraged sources, the Anoka Sand Plain Partnership restored/enhanced 1,866 acres of priority wildlife habitat within the Anoka Sand Plain and in the Rum River watershed in east-central Minnesota.
The Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program, managed by the Department of Natural Resources, provided 56 competitive matching grants to non-profit organizations and governments, appropriating all the available ML12 funds.
Through this grant, the Minnesota Land Trust protected 641 acres and 39,415 feet (7.46 miles) of critical shoreland and high-quality wildlife habitats in Minnesota's Northeast region through permanent conservation easements. Landowners donated $2,100,500 in easement value through this grant, greatly leveraging by 131% the $1,609,000 in grant funding provided by the Outdoor Heritage Fund. The amount of shoreland protected exceeded that proposed for the grant by 299%.
Good habitat is critical to sustaining quality fish populations in both lakes and rivers. DNR proposes to restore or enhance aquatic habitat under two programs: stream restoration, and Aquatic Management Area (AMA) enhancement. Stream restoration includes major channel restorations and fish passage projects such as dam removals intended to improve or provide access to critical aquatic habitats.
This programmatic request will build on the DNR's previous efforts to enhance and restore grasslands, prairies, and savannas. We will use the Prairie Conservation Plan and Pheasant Summit Action Plan to guide these efforts in a strategic and targeted manner. This proposal will work on a number of types of permanently protected habitats, most of which are open to public hunting, including; DNR WMAs, SNAs, AMAs, Prairie Bank Easements, State Forests, as well as USFWS WPAs and Refuges.
Our program will coordinate with partners, with emphasis on Prairie Conservation Plan implementation, and acquire priority lands for Wildlife Management Areas, Scientific and Natural Areas, and Native Prairie Bank easesments for public hunting, trapping and compatible outdoor uses consistent with the Outdoor Recreation Act.
The following table provides a short summary of the accomplishments under this appropriation. In total, the DNR enhanced and restored 283 sites for a total of 17,087 acres.
Activity Sites Acres
Diversity Seeding 42 1,031
Prescribed Burn 148 10,365
Restorations 4 144
Woody Removal 92 5,666
Restoration and Enhancement of Prairie on WMA's, SNA's, AMA's and Native Prairie Banks in Minnesota.Restoration and Enhancement of Bluff Prairies on State Forest Land in Southeast Minnesota.
We will use a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement of lakes, trout streams, and rivers across all of the LSOHC planning regions of Minnesota.
We will use a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement of lakes and streams across all the LSOHC planning regions of Minnesota.
We propose continued efforts to restore and enhance prairies, grasslands, and savannas on state protected lands (WMA, SNA, Native Prairie Bank) as well as on bluff prairies on State Forest lands in southeastern Minnesota.
We used a programmatic approach to achieve prioritized aquatic habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement for lakes, trout streams, and rivers across all LSOHC planning regions of Minnesota.
This project used a combination of invasive tree removal, seeding, and prescribed fire to improve habitat quality, diversity, and productivity on public lands in Minnesota. As we lose habitat to conversion and encroachment, it is increasingly important to maximize wildlife production on existing permanently protected lands. Today's public lands are expected to function at the highest level for not only wildlife usability but now also for other non game rare and threatened species, pollinators, and for water quality efforts in the state.
This program funded grants to local units of government and other entities to supplement, not supplant existing budgets. Two categories of grants made available: 1) focus on response to invasive forest pest incidents, 2) focus on planning and preparedness for the arrival of invasive forest pests. The program will also update the state's invasive and exotic tree pest plans.
This project will protect high priority grassland, prairie and wetland wildlife habitat with 400 acres in conservation easements throughout western Minnesota's core prairie areas. Grasslands represent one of Minnesota's most threatened habitat types.
Phase 4 of our ongoing Living Lakes program will enhance 4,000 acres of shallow lakes and wetlands for waterfowl in the Prairie, Transition, and Metro Sections in partnership with Minnesota DNR, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and other agencies.
Minnesota's Legacy Website is a site that follows the progress of all projects and programs receiving constitutionally dedicated funding from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment as well as the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. This website enables citizens to view how Legacy and Trust Fund dollars are being utilized in their community.
This website enables citizens to view how Legacy and Trust Fund dollars are being utilized in their community. Additionally, the website contains links to all the project proposals received by the Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources and the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; frameworks and plans that have been developed for each fund; and information on how members of the public can apply for funding.
RIM Buffers Phase 1 combined the resource benefits of the Outdoor Heritage Fund (LSOHC), Clean Water Fund (CWF), and bond funds. This program exceeded our acreage goal by 439 acres (37%), enrolling a total of 1,595.4 acres of enhanced wildlife and water quality buffers in partnership with private landowners on 46 easements.
Goals for Phase 2 of the MN Prairie Recovery Program were to: protect 1200 acres native prairie/savanna; restore 250 acres grassland; enhance 6000 acres grassland/savanna with fire, invasive species removal, and grazing; and continue a new prairie conservation model.


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Exclusive: Designerlebrity Robin Wilson ready to judge on centric's new show 'Queen Boss'
by Barbara Viteri |Updated 1/12|
Okay ladies, time to get in formation. We got us an entrepreneurial competition show that speaks to the #girlboss inside us all or should I say the 'Queen Boss' we all inspire to be. Centric TV, a division of BET Networks, has produced the first business competition reality series for African-American female entrepreneurs. Personally I see it as a show for all inspiring business women to watch. The eight episode series debuts this Saturday, January 14th @10P|9C on Centric TV. Spotlighted are eighteen business women that will put their product, potential and passion to the test, but only one will walk away with the $25,000 cash prize and the title of 'Queen Boss.'
The show is hosted by Tracey Edmonds whom we are familiar with by watching her host another television show, Extra. Of course you can't have a judging show without some celebrity judges, so in comes celebrity judges Lauren Lake and Vanessa Simmons. Now here is where the judging panel gets interesting. There is a seat dedicated to guest judges that come in on each episode which consists of Angela Benton, Carla Hall, Lisa Price, Rakia Reynolds, Mikki Taylor and Bravo's Real Housewives of Atlanta very own, Kandi Burruss whom I wonder will give a little shade to entertain us or enough to kill a tree? All kidding aside (some-what) here is why I want you to tune in. We have a DESIGNERLEBRITY seated at the table and will make her debut on Feb 4th!
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Santa Maria is an 8km (5mi) sandy beach on the southern tip of Sal that catches the all too rare SW swells and summer NE swells, along with big winter NW on the wrap. Mainly mellow, small beachbreaks, breaking around the wooden pier (Ponton) plus there are some lefts breaking on a reef close to the big hotel and old harbour. Nice, easy, beginner-friendly stretch at high tide over the sand and the left is used as an indicator to the west coast swell size.
This is really wind and kitesurf territory and is popular with the locals for a sunset session. Further out on the eastern tip of the bay is Lembje Point which occasionally hosts some seriously nice lefts for all types of surfer.


text: Share: Comments Print November 17, 2013 at 9:09 AM "Gulf 3" airlines push Boeing on 777X capabilities Posted by Rami Grunbaum The Dubai Air Show opens Sunday as Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, lower center right, arrives, followed by Emirati officials and international delegations. AP Photo. Boeing formally launched its 777X in Dubai Sunday with a whopping order led by the "Gulf 3" — Emirates, Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways — as well as Germany's Lufthansa. There's been much commentary about the tug-of-war among potential customers over features and capabilities as Boeing designs the replacement for its best-selling widebody, the 777. It would be hard to ignore the wishes of Emirates, now the world's biggest airline, which in Dubai just placed what CNN calls "eye-popping, jaw-dropping deals" for 150 Boeing 777X airliners and 50 Airbus A380s. The dilemma is that "Emirates wants it all — hot-weather performance, ultimate range going halfway around the world and the highest payloads… For anyone else who buys a plane who isn't going to need all those performance characteristics, it's like buying a Ferrari to drive it to the supermarket," said Robert Mann, an aviation consultant at R.W. Mann & Co. Industry guru Steve Udvar-Hazy, the master aircraft lessor and currently chairman of Air Lease Corp., cautions in Aviation Week that Boeing has to be "careful" not to give in to too many of the performance and range requirements put forward by the three Persian Gulf carriers. Boeing Sunday described the 777-9X as seating more than 400 passengers, depending on an airline's configuration, and having a range of more than 8,200 nautical miles. The 777-8X will seat 350, says Boeing, which promises "an incredible range capability of more than 9,300 nautical miles." Hazy tells Aviation Week that "80-85%" of the 777X's future customers in Europe and Asia are likely to opt for the larger variant and not need the kind of range the -8X will offer. Comments


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The site for the Star Valley Wyoming Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has been selected. The new temple will be constructed east of U.S. Highway 89 on the Haderlie Farm property south of Afton.
"Our [Latter-day Saint] community members are elated at the prospects of a temple in our valley," said Afton Mayor Loni Hillyard. "I view the temple as an asset and am certain it will have a positive effect on our entire community. We look forward to working with the architect and Church representatives as they move forward on this project."
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The Star Valley Temple was announced at the Church's October 2011 general conference. The Church now has 166 temples in operation, announced or under construction across the globe. The Star Valley Wyoming Temple is the first in Wyoming and will serve members living in the western part of the state, who now travel approximately 1.5 hours to Idaho Falls and Rexburg, Idaho, for temple services.
"We truly believe this new temple will be a great asset not only to members of the Church but also to the people of the surrounding community, who will benefit from the peace and beauty a temple brings," said Jerry Hansen, local spokesman for the Church. "Temples are where members participate in the highest sacraments of our faith — where we make and renew promises to God and to our families."
Once construction of the new temple begins, it is expected to take approximately two years to complete.
For more information about temples visit www.mormontemples.org. The site includes general information on temples, the history of the Church and the purpose of temples. This site will also provide specific information about the Star Valley Wyoming Temple as it becomes available.
Background on temples
While tens of thousands of Church meetinghouses are open to all people who wish to attend religious services there, temples are open only to faithful Latter-day Saints after they are formally dedicated. (See a Mormon Newsroom article explaining the difference between the Church's chapels and temples.)
Latter-day Saint temples differ from the meetinghouses or chapels where members meet for Sunday worship services. Temples are considered "houses of the Lord" where Christ's teachings are reaffirmed through baptism and other ordinances that unite families for eternity. In the temple, Church members learn more about the purpose of life and make covenants to follow Jesus Christ and serve their fellow man.


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February 17, 2016
Effective January 1, 2016, the California ABC Act contains a new section that loosens the restrictions suppliers face when mentioning a retailer in a social media post. Newly added Business and Professions Code § 23355.3 is aimed at clarifying how suppliers and retailers can co-sponsor nonprofit events. It was drafted, in part, as a response to the backlash that occurred after the ABC filed accusations against several wineries for advertising sponsorship of the "Save Mart Grape Escape" charity fundraising event in 2014. In that instance, several wineries posted or tweeted their support and sponsorship of the event on social media. The ABC reasoned that the suppliers were impermissibly advertising for Save Mart, a retailer, even though the event was held under a nonprofit permit issued to a bona fide nonprofit organization. The ABC alleged that by posting or tweeting about the event, the suppliers were giving a thing of value to the retailer, a practice that has long been considered a violation of California's tied house restrictions.
California law has long permitted supplier licensees to sponsor nonprofit events if the nonprofit gets an event license, and the new law does not fundamentally change that. However, the new section clarifies that a supplier may advertise sponsorship or participation in such events even if a retailer is also a named sponsor of the event. Payments or other consideration to the retailer are still considered a thing of value, and are not allowed, but social media postings no longer fall under that broad category. There are restrictions on what the supplier is permitted to post about the retailer; posts cannot contain the retail price of alcoholic beverages and cannot promote or advertise for the retail licensee beyond mentioning sponsorship or participation in the event. The supplier can share a retailer's advertisement for the event on social media, but the supplier is not permitted to pay or reimburse the retailer for any advertisement and cannot demand exclusivity of its products at the event. In short, the new section will allow exactly the type of supplier social media support that occurred in the Save Mart Grape Escape situation.
July 09, 2013
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ("TTB") recently released Industry Circular 2013-1, "Use of Social Media in the Advertising of Alcohol Beverages." Most importantly, TTB dispels any notions that the advertising regulations in 27 CFR parts 4 (wine), 5 (distilled spirits), and 7 (malt beverages) don't apply to social media, and confirms that those rules "apply to all advertisements… in any media, including social media." The Circular goes on to address unique issues for advertising within specific social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
TTB regulations define an advertisement as "any written or verbal statement, illustration, or depiction which is in, or calculated to induce sales in, interstate or foreign commerce, or is disseminated by mail, whether it appears in a newspaper, magazine, trade booklet, menu, wine card, leaflet, circular, mailer, book insert, catalog, promotional material, sales pamphlet, or any written, printed, graphic, or other matter accompanying the container, representations made on cases, billboard, sign, or other outdoor display, public transit card, other periodical literature, publication, or in a radio or television broadcast, or in any other media." Content that qualifies as an advertisement must contain certain information, including a responsible advertiser statement that includes the name and address of the industry member responsible for the ad, as well as the product's class, type, or distinctive designation. Certain content is also prohibited from appearing in ads, such as statements that are false, that disparage a competitor's product, or that are obscene or indecent.
TTB's Circular addresses how the advertising regulations apply to specific social media platforms. Particularly relevant points include the following:
- Facebook: A "fan page" constitutes one advertisement, so mandatory statements need to appear only once on a page, and should appear on the industry member's "profile page;" rules on prohibited content apply to all material posted by the industry member, including material the industry member re-posts.
- Twitter: Mandatory statements are not required in each tweet, and instead must appear on the industry member's profile page or equivalent.
- YouTube and other video-sharing websites: Videos that fit the definition of an advertisement must include mandatory statements within the actual video, not only on the page where the video is located.
- Blogs: Industry member blogs qualify as ads to which the rules on mandatory and prohibited content apply.
- Mobile Applications: Apps must include the company name or brand name of the product advertised.
The main take-away from TTB's Circular is that industry members should monitor all social media channels to ensure that content complies with TTB regulations. Consult TTB's guidance or call one of the attorneys at Strike & Techel for guidelines on advertising through a particular social media platform.
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April 29, 2013
Effective January 1, 2013, California AB 2349 amended Business and Professions Code Section 25500.1 and repealed Section 25500.2. The two sections (25500.1 and 25500.2) were duplicative in that both permitted suppliers to list the names of two or more restaurants that carry their products. Section 25500.2 included beer, wine and distilled spirits suppliers, while 25500.1 pertained to suppliers of wine and brandy. The newly amended 25500.1 covers suppliers of beer, wine and distilled spirits. In addition to consolidating the two laws, the newly amended Section 25500.1 removes the requirement that the listed on-sale retailers be restaurants - suppliers can now list bars and clubs that do not serve food. The new Section 25500.1 also clarifies that suppliers can list "other electronic media" with the retailers' names, addresses and websites, which would include the retailers' twitter accounts, Facebook pages, and other social media forums.
The revised Section 25500.1 parallels the existing and unchanged Section 25502.1, which pertains to supplier listings of off-sale retailers. Section 25502.1 has not been revised to include "other electronic media" as a means to list the retailers' information, but we believe it is intended to parallel the on-sale provisions of Section 25500.1. Note that the on-sale and off-sale statutes both include restrictions, e.g., the listings may not include retail prices; the supplier must list at least two unaffiliated retailers; and the retailer may not pay for the listing.
For information about these statutes or any other California trade practices questions, please contact any of the attorneys at Strike and Techel.
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July 16, 2012
Wine and other alcoholic beverage industry members, along with everyone else trying to advertise and sell just about anything online, are constantly being reminded to use social media to market their businesses. While the possible benefits of social media are well known, today's post is a reminder to use discretion and sound business judgment when launching a social media campaign, just as you would for other aspects of your business. Three recent cases highlight the importance of developing social media policies before problems arise.
In Phonedog v. Kravitz, Northern District of California, Case No. C 11-03474, Phonedog, a website that reviews mobile devices, sued its former employee over issues surrounding the ownership of a Twitter account. Kravitz was a product reviewer for Phonedog, and was tasked with maintaining a company Twitter account. While Kravitz worked for Phonedog, the Twitter account had approximately 17,000 followers. At some time after Kravitz resigned from Phonedog, the company requested that the Twitter account be returned, but Kravitz instead changed the name of the Twitter account to his own name and declined to give Phonedog access to the account (the details of when Phonedog did or did not request access to the Twitter account and related issues are up for debate and are key issues in the ongoing case). Phonedog first brought suit against Kravitz on July 15, 2011, alleging four causes of action related to Kravitz' unauthorized use of the Twitter account, including: 1) misappropriation of trade secrets, 2) intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, 3) negligent interference of prospective economic advantage, and 4) conversion. Phonedog claimed that it suffered $340,000 in damages as a result of Kravitz' actions. That damages calculation is based on 17,000 followers, valued at the "industry standard" of $2.50/month per follower, for an 8-month period. The case is still in its early stages, but so far the court has largely rejected Kravitz' efforts to dismiss the lawsuit, and has allowed the case to go forward over Kravitz' claim that the case could not meet the required jurisdictional minimum ($75,000) because Phonedog could not prove that it has ownership or the right of possession of the account or its followers. The court determined that those are factual issues not appropriate for early dismissal, paving the way for more fighting over the Twitter account.
Another ongoing federal case, Christou v. Beatport, District of Colorado Case No. 10-cv-02912-RBJ-KMT, is instructive on the issue of the ownership of social media accounts. In Christou, one of several issues is whether a nightclub owner's Myspace page and the associated friend list can be protectable trade secrets. In this case a former business partner left the business and kept the login information and friends list of the nightclub's Myspace account, and began using the account for his competing business. Similar to Phonedog, the court has allowed the case to survive a motion to dismiss, meaning that the court has allowed the argument to go forward that social media account information may be considered a protectable trade secret.
Lastly, in Ardis Health, LLC v. Nankivell, Southern District of New York Case No. 11 Civ. 5013, the plaintiff employer sought a preliminary injunction against its former employee, Nankivell, seeking the return of the employer's login information for its online accounts, including its social media accounts. The court granted the preliminary injunction with respect to the account information, and required Nankivell to return the information, finding that "it is uncontested that [the employer] own[s] the rights to the Access Information." In its decision, the court referred to the employment agreement Nankivell signed when she was hired, which included language that work created during her employment "shall be the sole and exclusive property of [the employer]."
There are several important legal tenets which will continue to evolve with the resolution of the Phonedog, Christou, and other similar cases, including whether social media customer lists can qualify as trade secrets. But regardless of how those cases get resolved, they are instructive for anyone marketing with social media. Most importantly, companies should consider several issues before launching social media campaigns, including: a) making clear who owns all social media accounts, including customer lists, friends, and followers, etc., b) developing written social media policies, addressing issues such as username and password access, customer information access, and issues related to the authority to post messages online, and c) return and/or use of company information by agents or contractors. We'll keep you posted as the legal issues surrounding social media continue to evolve.
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September 22, 2011
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), the self-regulatory group for the U.S. distilled spirits industry, just released new guidelines for advertising distilled spirits online. The guidelines were drafted in cooperation with the European Forum for Responsible Drinking, which is the European counterpart to DISCUS.
The full guidelines are available here, and include lots of common sense strategies for responsible online marketing, e.g. identify marketing as such, provide and honor a privacy policy for user data, age gate, market only to adults, and include social responsibility statements. The guidelines also get specific, instructing advertisers to only place ads in media where 71.6% of the audience is the legal drinking age. Recent Nielsen data shows Facebook at 82% 21+, Twitter at 87% 21+ and YouTube at 81% 21+.
Digital marketing communications that are intended to be forwarded by users, such as with a share, download or email "button click", should include instructions to individuals downloading the content that they should not forward these materials to individuals below the legal purchase age. On a related note, if users provide content on the advertiser's site or a site controlled by the advertiser, the advertiser should be monitoring and moderating the content every day, or at a minimum once every five business days, to remove inappropriate content.
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March 31, 2011
In just a few weeks, Kristen Techel, Partner at Strike & Techel, will be speaking at the Wine Law conference in Denver, Colorado. The two-day conference, presented by Law Seminars International, runs April 11th-12th and covers rules, regulations, challenges, and practical advice for the wine industry. Kristen Techel will be part of a panel discussion on social networking platforms entitled "The Brave New World of Internet Marketing: Establishing a Web Presence Utilizing Social Media" at 3 p.m. on April 12th. Co-panelists include Benjamin Weinberg, Esq., Editor-in-Chief at Unfiltered, Unfined and Michael Lazlo, Esq., with Laszlo & Associates. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Denver Hotel. If you will be attending the conference, please feel free to stop by and say hello to Kristen!
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December 08, 2010
We've posted about alcohol and social media before, but are revisiting the issue to discuss geo location and location-based advertising.
Websites and mobile apps like Foursquare, Shop Kick, and Facebook Places allow advertisers to identify the location of their audience members and then send an offer based on the consumer's location. The marketing potential for alcoholic beverage suppliers and retailers is epic. Presume a social media savvy consumer, Joe, who checks in everywhere he goes and provides personal information across a variety of web platforms. Joe likes craft beer, and he likes to drink it in San Francisco's Haight district. These geography-based applications will allow the brewers, bars and restaurants that Joe interacts with online and via the geo apps to know when Joe is in the Haight and send him a coupon for a discounted pint of craft beer, expiring in only a few hours. The opportunities for a personalized call to action are profound.
Though the technology is very cool, there are plentiful legal pitfalls. Leaving aside regulatory acronyms all mobile advertisers should heed (e.g. MMA, FCC, FTC, TCPA, CTIA), there are alcoholic beverage law issues with geo targeting. The rules on alcohol discounts vary by state and by the party selling the alcohol. How will these programs ensure that the underlying offers are legally compliant? How will the geo location sites identify users who are underage or have a chronic drinking problem? What about states where solicitation requires a license, or is prohibited? We expect to see alcohol advertising tiptoe into geo location in 2011, and expect to see regulators follow quickly.
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August 26, 2010
One of our areas of focus at Strike & Techel is the regulatory framework for the advertising and promotion of alcoholic beverages. Under that lens, we've been curiously watching the proliferation of alcohol marketing via social networks. The trend is mushrooming, and alcoholic beverage regulations haven't developed to account for the specifics of the new technologies. Though there is not an intrinsic problem with utilizing social networks to reach your target market, uninformed use of the channel can end up violating a host of alcoholic beverage laws. We expect to see significant regulations imposed at the state-level in the coming years based on companies that "push the envelope" in ways that make state regulators uncomfortable.
That doesn't mean you should sit idly by while other companies capitalize. We advise our clients and friends to proceed with caution and use common sense. Make sure your advertisements are not aimed at kids. Don't give away alcohol, valuable prizes or promotional discounts unless you've confirmed legality. Be mindful of state lines, and the fact that you may be able to market to a consumer in your home state in a way that you MAY NOT be able to market to a consumer in your neighboring state. And the big one that seems to keep coming up: a promotion offered over Twitter or Facebook or FourSquare requires no less compliance because it is offered on a social media platform. Give yourself lead time to get the proper legal clearance for any promotion.
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Leadership is a global hot topic right now. Just think of recent headlines surrounding the gender disparity in leadership, the need for leaders to create a sustainable future, the millennial generation's demands for inclusive leadership, and the importance of being able to lead in today's VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world.
It seems that leadership is being pulled in several different directions, leaving L&D dealing with a bit of a balancing act when it comes to creating a learning solution that responds to all of the challenges a leader might face.
It's never been clearer to L&D that a 'one-size fits all' solution is not going to cut it. Leadership development needs to be specific to the challenges an individual, group or organisation is facing, and needs to factor in all the disruption and uncertainty that comes with being a modern-day leader.
L&D has a responsibility to ensure the following key challenges are represented and responded to in our leadership development programmes.
Soon to be the world's largest working generation, millennials have created waves in what denotes a 'good' or 'successful' leader. Freshmind's research demonstrates that authoritarian, rigid leadership does not sit well with the millennial generation. They are motivated by a more inclusive type of leadership, driven by the desire to make a positive difference within their organisation.
But it's not just what motivates junior workers that has led to disruptions in leadership. Unlike previous generations, millennials are readier to leave a job role if the leadership on offer doesn't meet their standards, leaving many organisations struggling to retain talent.
Women's leadership
"60% of firms had no women on their boards and 50% had no female executives on the C-Suite." – Gender imbalance: In business at business school
It's not new news that there is a disparity in the number of women in mid-management positions compared with the number of women in leadership roles. There is a clear drop-off point where women are no longer progressing, and research shows this is more down to company culture than raising a family.
In response to this disparity, businesses are looking to L&D to create leadership development programmes, tailored to meet the challenges and needs specific to women leaders, as it's clear that traditional leadership programmes aren't working.
Ample research has shown that leadership programmes are most successful when they create a community of women learners who grow, develop and help each other succeed.
Sustainable leadership
The recent report "Rewiring leadership: The future we want, the leadership we need" from CISL has brought sustainability to the forefront of leadership development. CISL highlights a shift in society relying more and more on business leaders to face challenges such as climate change in place of slow governance and regulations.
The key take-away of this report, is that L&D have a big part to play in ensuring our future leaders are equipped with the tools and skills they need to be successful and support the creation of a sustainable future.
Leading through change and uncertainty
With the fourth industrial revolution upon us, the ability to lead through change or during times of uncertainty has never been more valuable. Businesses need to work with L&D to make sure their leaders are equipped with the skills and tools they need to lead in this VUCA world.
And it's not just the obvious skills such as resilience, and the ability to cope in high pressured environments that leaders need. It's more important than ever for leaders to be equipped with emotive skills such as empathy and self-awareness if they want to be successful in the modern business landscape.
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The demands of leadership development are growing at a record pace, and it falls to us learning professionals to make sure our solutions are responding to all of the needs and challenges of a modern-day leader. A lot is resting on our shoulders, from retaining top talent, helping gender leadership equality and supporting a sustainable future. Fantastic leadership development has never been so important!
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In my lifetime I've carried many a hobo bag and slouchy shoulder bag. However, this fall I am trying to steer clear of the slouchiness for something a little more stable: the structured handbag.
The structured handbag owns some sharp lines and strong fabrication. This fall I have been seeing many a structured bag. The silhouettes of these bags are making outfits look more streamlined, put together and chic. It's like sexy-business meets runway, in my mind. It is on of the easiest ways to polish off a look!
The biggest benefit for me currently in carrying a structured bag is that it will hold its shape against the bumping and smooshing it is bound to endure during city commutes. The perfect structured bag is great for the workday, but continues to look good for a night out. Here are some of my catalogue favorites from the fall:
Now since those are a bit outside of my budget and really anyone's, I will just have to stick with what I already own for now. So here are three structured bags from my personal collection that I just cannot live without. The great thing about all three of these bags is that I purchased them for under $50, yet didn't sacrifice a bit of style.
Any structured bags you couldn't live without! Share them!