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Ms. Bess. B. compiled a perfect Wilfair style page on Pinterest awhile back, and I've been meaning to highlight it here for the longest time:
Wilfair Book Style
I'm wild about the items she chose to highlight: a four-color pen, a smart necktie, and a few perfect Fair Finley dresses.
Also, I like the vintage photo below and what Bess said about it:
"I see Fair as a gardenia-corsage-type-of girl."
Oh, me too.
Thank you, Bess! I enjoyed your Wilfair style page v. v. v. mucho. And I'm wild about the scent of gardenias, and how that heady perfume can trail you all night, if they're pinned to your shoulder in just the right place.
Actually, this young lady is quite Fair. Is she your Fair, too?
Wilfair Style by Reader Bess
Ms. Bess. B. compiled a perfect Wilfair style page on Pinterest awhile back, and I've been meaning to highlight it here for the longest time:
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- Unknown said...
Hey now! Ha! I almost forgot that I made this board. I had to update it with an important bathing suit that is Wilfair-ian in nature just now.
Gardenias! i love so much. We had a bush of them in the yard of our old house and the lovely scent would just hang in the air on hot days.
thank you for posting
- Monday, February 10, 2014
- do dah said...
Well done, Miss Bess. I love the Rita Hayworth pic. And the bathing suits. Please tell me you own/will soon own at least half of them!
- Tuesday, February 11, 2014
- Unknown said...
Do dah, I do have the cherry print one and it's the best bathing suit I've ever owned.
- Wednesday, February 12, 2014
- Kelly said...
So much lovely eye candy on that board! Following you on Pinterest now. I especially want that polka dot dress
- Thursday, February 13, 2014
- do dah said...
Excellent, Bess!
- Sunday, February 16, 2014


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October 17th, 5.00pm-6.00pm, followed by
AGM & refreshments
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We are truly blessed that up to five monks from Wat Thai Buddharam will be joining us for this special event, as well as visiting guest monks.
The chanting will be conducted in Pali in the Thai style. Three famous discourses will be recited: the Discourse on Lovingkindness, the Jewel Discourse, and the Discourse on Blessings. These discourses in particular are believed to have a protective effect on the listener, and are revered as the original words of the Buddha. A guide will be provided in Pali and English.
We hope that this year's executive can take advantage of the auspicious occasion of our AGM to formally ask forgiveness from the Triple Gem and from each other for any faults we may have committed, so that we can continue to grow together in happiness & in peace.
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I have to tell you about my friend, Barb.
About 12 years ago, while driving in bad weather, she and her husband were in a car accident. Her husband was slightly injured and while in the hospital healing, he contracted a staph infection.
He was diabetic (he got diabetes as a youth) and the staph infection took his life.
Barb was left with two small children...the youngest was just about two. I can't even imagine...
Somehow, at a random wedding a few years later, this California girl met an Iowa farm boy and they married. They settled in Iowa and her husband became an amazing second dad to her boys. She flourished and made friends everywhere she went...became active in town both socially and philanthropically. Barb was and is a good friend to countless people---she knows everyone. She has great style and creativity. She can entertain like no other. Thoughtfulness and passion. Barb, after only living in town for a couple of years, knew more folks than many of us who've grown up here.
Last fall, Barb, only 42 years old,was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
And so we run. Barb's Army. Her prayer warriors. Friends who have been touched by her passion, her energy---it doesn't stop. Even in the face of stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Last year, 2 teams ran in the Des Moines marathon to honor and celebrate our friend Barb and the battle she courageously fought.
This year, 5 teams--over 20 women-- ran to honor and celebrate Barb. She still fights and she is WINNING. Lots of chemo. Lots of wheatgrass. Healing touch therapy. Acupuncture. Family support. Cutting edge surgery. And mostly, prayers. Prayer warriors...thus the name, "Barb's Army".
Due to all the sickness going around, my sweet husband was pulled into the mix. He ran the first leg for our team (5 miles) of the race. I ran two legs (10 miles. For anyone who cares about pace, I raced about 7:18 miles. I think I get a bit faster after each baby. Go figure.) due to another friend coming down with the flu.
And afterwards we toasted Barb with champagne...We talked, laughed, cheered and shed a few tears. Even though Barb couldn't be there (she was off at the Pancreatic Cancer Forum in L.A.)...she was touching lives. Inspiring us and raising awareness to something that shouldn't be.
Keep it up, Barb. We are all with you.GAME ON!
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Michelle Obama thanks military wives for sacrifices
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – First Lady Michelle Obama thanked a group of military wives here today for their sacrifices, something she said she first came to understand on the campaign trail with her husband in 2008.
Before the campaign, "I was probably more like the average American," Obama said.
Jobs advice: Michelle Obama tells veterans, 'Don't be afraid to brag'
Related: Major general: Army owes veterans a chance at good jobs after service
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Once she started traveling around the country, "everywhere we went, I heard the voice of a woman I hadn't heard before, and it was your voice," she said. "I was just awed and blown away by what I heard through those voices of the challenges you all face."
"I learned about the challenges that happen when you move from base to base to base, the way your kids have to adjust, and doing it knowing that the person you love is in harm's way," she said. "And those stories touched me in a way that I didn't expect."
Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joseph Biden, said she has been a "military mom," watching her son Beau go off to war the same year her husband was elected as President Barack Obama's running mate.
"Thank you all for what you do," she said. "I know how tough it is."
Michelle Obama and Jill Biden both spoke earlier in the day at a Fort Campbell jobs summit for veterans transitioning out of military service. They started the Joining Forces initiative three years ago to give military families more support.
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First Lady Michelle Obama announced today a new online tool to help military veterans connect with employers and said some of the nation's biggest companies are expanding the number of veterans they hire.


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This exhibition of new work explores the intimate relationship between humankind and nature. At the heart of the exhibition is an installation offering the viewer a solitary, sublime experience of being enveloped in nature. Accompanying mixed media artworks examine the womb as a natural cocoon.
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Today we received, via snail mail, our Certificate of Registration for our logo for Doggie Cakes - Dog Bakery and Boutique in New Port Richey, FL. The process took a little over six months, but we are now the principal register of the mark - Registration Number: 3549735. This means that the logo will now get upgraded from ™ to ® on the web and in print. It was just nice to get a reminder that things are falling into place.
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Woo Hoo!!! I was excited when mine came through, too!
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Pocherong Tinomas
From Kanin Clubs menu it was described as "Beef ribs stewed until tender, flavoured with Hamon ni Tomas", so what does Hamon ni Tomas means? I really don't have any idea. I then searched online and read blogs who reviewed this place and I saw one blog called Blips Network who have first-hand account on some of Kanin Clubs offering and this was one of it. In the site Pocherong Tinomas was described as:
"Kanin Club's take on pochero is interesting: it's more like stew rather than soup, the saba was fried, and they added fried camote. They used beef, and added some ham"
That gave me a bit of clarity but still no Tinomas clue? the only Tinomas or Tomas that I know was the lechon sauce from Mang Tomas, will this be it? Well I am not sure but I will use it since most of Kanin Clubs menu items are a fusion of two Filipino dishes so my assumption is that this one is a marriage between Puchero and Lechon Paksiw, hopefully I am right.
As I prepare the dish I was quite hesitant on adding the Mang Tomas sauce but sometimes you have to take the leap of faith to find out. Minutes later when the dish is ready it was tasting time and guess what? It tasted great, I am not sure though if this is the real recipe but I loved it! Now it's up to you to let me know by trying the recipe if it has the same taste as the Pochero they offer in Kanin Club.
- 1 kg stewing beef or 1½ kg beef short ribs
- ½ cup bacon scraps or ½ cup cubed jamon
- 2 medium sized sweet potatoes, cubed and pan fried
- 4 pcs saba bananas, sliced and pan fried
- 2 bunches Bok choy
- 150 g French beans
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup Mang Tomas Sauce
- 1 litre beef stock
- 1 onion, diced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- fish sauce
- freshly ground black pepper
- oil
- Season beef with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- In a pot add oil then brown beef in batches, remove from pot then set aside.
- In the same pot add then sauté garlic and onions.
- Add the bacon scraps or jamon and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the beef back then pour the beef stock. Simmer in low heat for 1 hour.
- Add the tomato paste and Mang Tomas sauce and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add the French beans, sweet potatoes and saba bananas then continue to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Season with fish sauce and freshly ground black pepper then add the bok choy, turn off heat then cover for 5 minutes to cook vegetables with residual heat. Serve with rice.


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#Travel #agency #business
Travel agency business
Startup costs for a home travel agency
What's It Gonna Cost Me?
Many beginners want to know what it will cost them to "get started" as a home-based travel agent. It's a somewhat tricky question to answer, because everyone is different, with different goals and different needs. I like to say that the initial investment to getting started can range from pocket change to several thousand dollars. But no matter what business you're in, keeping business start up costs to a minimum is vitally important. Let's take a closer look.
It is actually possible to start for "free." The quotation marks are there to indicate that even what's free can cost you something in time, energy, postage, phone calls, shoe leather, business fees, transportation, and any number of other miscellaneous expenditures. But the fact remains that it is possible to become an outside agent with no "upfront fee."
The classic way to do that is to find an agency, usually a local agency, to take you on as an outside sales representative. No money changes hands. You agree to find clients and book their travel. The agency agrees to allow you to use their IATA number with suppliers and to collect and disburse commissions to you according to an agreed-upon formula, which is negotiated when you and the agency draw up your contract.
The problem with this scenario is that it can be difficult to find an agency willing to take you on. It's a little different, of course, if you are an experienced agent with an inside track record and (preferably) a following. But even experienced agents can find it hard to locate an amenable local agency. Another issue (it's not quite a "problem") is that the commission splits offered in this situation are typically lower than the splits you can find elsewhere.
My very first association with a host agency was under an arrangement like this and it didn't cost me a penny. If you're interested in pursing this strategy, my home study course surveys the pros and cons and offers advice on how to "sell" yourself to an agency.
Most fledgling home-based travel agents, however, start out by paying a fee to a host agency that specializes, to a greater or lesser extent, in dealing with outside agents (or "running an outside agent network" as it's sometimes referred to in the trade). The fee can range anywhere from a few hundred dollars to nearly $10,000.
Why Agents Pay To Join A Host Agency
I suppose one reason newbies pay a fair bit of money to join a host agency is that many new agents don't know there's any alternative.They don't know there are host agencies that require no fee. They don't know that they don't need to ally themselves with a host agency at all!
But there are a number of very good reasons to take this route. In fact, many experienced agents and even former agency owners have chosen to start their home-based ventures in this fashion. I examine the reasons in some detail in the home study course but among the most important are:
* It's fast. You can be up and running in a matter of days in many cases.
* You get a better commission split. I have found that commission splits of 60/40 and 70/30, with no hidden costs, are pretty common with a moderate upfront fee. Commission splits of up to 80/20 are possible (although these deals usually come with some strings attached).
Beginners should be leery of 100% commission offers. Usually those deals will only make financial sense to experienced agents who can produce volume quickly.
* It's convenient. All host agencies — the cheap ones and the expensive ones — perform one very important function for the independent contractor, home-based agent. They handle all the "back office" functions of running a travel agent, freeing the outside agent to concentrate on what (theoretically) they do best — finding and booking customers.
* It gives them access to preferred suppliers. Most host agencies have a list of so-called preferred suppliers. Because the host agency (through the hard work of its outside agents) brings a supplier considerable sales volume, the supplier rewards that host with a better commission rate. It's a good example of the old saying "there's strength in numbers."
But why should a beginning agent pay $495 or $1,200 to form a relationship with a host agency when they could get pretty much the same deal and the same preferred supplier relationships for a fraction of the cost — or even without paying any upfront fee at all?
The sad truth of the matter is that many don't know any better. They browse through the website come-ons of a bunch of slick hosts and pick one more or less at random.
Variations In Host Agency Costs
One host agency wants $495 of your hard-earned money for the privilege of becoming one of their independent contractors. Another wants $9,995. A surprising number want nothing at all.
So why do the upfront fees vary so widely? In theory, the more you pay the more you get — in terms of training, support, and miscellaneous hand holding. That's the theory. In some cases, there's a certain validity to that. Some agencies that charge nothing my have lower commission splits. In fact, there are some host agencies that charge a sliding scale for sign-up fees: you pay more to get a better commission split. On the other hand, it seems that some host agencies are charging a given fee because they think they can get it.
The host agencies, to give them their due, have a valid interest in discouraging those who will not become productive agents and a high sign up fee is a good way to do that. A productive agent will quickly amortize his or her upfront investment. Of course, that's truer of an experienced agent than it is of a raw beginner.
In addition to any costs of signing up with a host there are an array of miscellaneous expenses that are common to starting up any business, although a home-based agent can keep those to a minimum.
Probably the must-have accessory is a business card and these are very cheap. You should also register with your local and/or state government if that is required. Surprisingly, many people don't bother. However, once you want a business checking account (and you will sooner or later) you will have to register with the county courthouse in your business name. I did that recently, after a move, and it cost me all of $7.
Many of these "additional" business expenses can be spread out over time so as to keep your upfront cost to a minimum. Hopefully, many of these initial outlays will be quickly recovered in commission income.
I suppose I could say that one essential start up cost is my home study course and that, given its low cost, it is a true bargain. But would I be that presumptuous?
Seriously though, it is a small price to pay for knowledge that will put you on an equal footing with the host agencies and suppliers with whom you'll be dealing. The two modules on host agencies have the potential to save you thousands of dollars in sign up fees and earn you thousands more in the form of more generous commissions.
On top of that, I offer the most generous guarantee in the industry.
If you are ready to make this investment in your future as a successful home-based travel agent, CLICK HERE.
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Maryville College used a late rally to close the gap on Piedmont College, but it wouldn't be enough as the Scots fell 4-3.
MC's Morgan Brewer scored two of the three runs, as she batted the other in with a two-run home run. Brewer went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs and a pair of RBI in the league contest.
The game ends the Scots' 90 unanswered run streak and an eight-game USA South win streak.
The Scots will take on Piedmont in game two in hopes of keeping their one-game lead within the USA South Western Division.
Piedmont College would strike first in the bottom of the first. Allyson Gentry singled through the left side, before a pair of wild pitches pushed her to third base. Mariann Kennison would ground out while earning the RBI, before Josie Coker doubled to center. Hannah Hoban switched places with her with an RBI double of her own. After one inning, the Lions led 2-0.
Piedmont would add a third in the third, after Kennison singled to third. Coker laced her second double of the day for the RBI to score Kennison from first, as the Scots trailed 3-0 after three.
Kennison would add her second run of the day, after she doubled to right-center to lead the game off. She advanced to second on a wild pitch, as a walk put runners on the corners. The Lions attempted the double steal, before a Scots' error would allow Kennison to score from third. Piedmont took a 4-0 lead after five innings.
In the top of the sixth, the Scots would rally. Morgan Brewer and Christina White would single to lead off the inning, as Essence Strambler's single to right would score Brewer from second. Taylor Campbell drew a walk to load the bases with only one out, before a line out and a fly out left a trio stranded with a 4-1 score.
Maryville would put a runner on in the top of the seventh on a Piedmont error, as Ashton Hayden advanced to second on the play. Brewer tallied her second run of the ball game, blasting a two-run shot that cleared the highest portion of the fence in center field. It would cut the Lions' lead to just one, 4-3, but the Scots would not be able to complete the comeback.
Maryville (19-9, 8-1 USA South) was led by Brewer's effort, as White went 2-for-4. Christen Torres, Rachel Taylor and Hayden each went 1-for-3, as Hayden scored a run. Strambler was 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Piedmont (18-13, 9-2) saw four Lions record two-hit efforts. Kennison was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, as Coker was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Hoban was 2-for-2 with an RBI, as Gentry went 2-for-3 with a run. Haley Hixon added a hit in Piedmonts' nine-hit attack.


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IT'S winter in Melbourne, and that means the blockbuster exhibitions are back for another year.
There are four shows worth mentioning in 2012 - Napoleon: Revolution to Empire, Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention, Game Masters and The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia - with each exhibition providing the perfect excuse to explore the Victorian capital now the weather has turned cold.
But a winter getaway means more than just a couple of hours in a museum or gallery, with each of these shows a stepping stone to go on and discover more of magical Melbourne.
For the francophile
Melbourne is feeling very French this winter with Napoleon: Revolution to Empire showing at the National Gallery of Victoria until October 7 (ngv.vic.gov.au).
The exhibition examines French art, culture and life from the 1770s to 1820s, showcasing paintings and drawings, engravings and sculpture, furniture, jewellery, clothing and even armour, with many pieces on display in Australia for the first time.
The NGV is also hosting French food experiences at the St Kilda Rd complex, including degustation dinners at Persimmon restaurant featuring five culinary identities - among them Gabriel Gate and Jacques Reymond preparing six-course meals, Art After Dark on Wednesdays, and a themed high tea in The Tea Room.
For more French cuisine there's PM24 in Russell St and Bar Ampere just around the corner in Russell Place, Bistro Gitan in South Yarra, La Petite Creperie in a renovated newsstand at the corner of Swanston and Little Collins streets, and Cafe Dre at the back of a Coventry St building near South Melbourne Market.
The Sofitel Melbourne is also doing a French high tea while Napoleon is in town, chef Sebastien Piel will share the secret of France's finest food during interactive cooking classes at Dish du Jour in Prahran, and Alliance Francaise de Melbourne and CAE Melbourne are places to learn the language.
Those keen to get out of town for a day can head to the Mornington Peninsula and visit The Briars in Mount Martha, with the French connection being that this historical homestead and park was owned by the Balcombe family, who hosted Napoleon for two months when he was exiled to St Helena in 1815.
Family fun
The characters of childhood are in Melbourne this winter, with everyone from Wallace and Gromit to Annie and Nemo in town.
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention is at Scienceworks until November 11, with the duo starring in an exhibition that demonstrates how "innovation and inventiveness are part of everyday life" using interactive displays modelled on the devices built by the characters (museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks).
Annie the Musical is at the Regent Theatre until August 12, Jack and the Beanstalk will take the stage at the Tivoli Theatre in Malvern East until Friday, Disney on Ice will glide around Hisense Arena until tomorrow, and the Nutcracker on Ice will delight Art Centre audiences from July 25-29.
A school of clownfish - just like marine movie star Nemo - lives at Melbourne Aquarium's Weird & Wonderful World, and youngsters can take a journey of the seven seas inspired by sailing ships at the NGV Kid's Space.
When it comes to eating and drinking, The Sharing House at South Wharf has a Lego-covered bar and an innovative menu of family sized dishes, Cheeky Chinos in South Melbourne features a play area and seven different baby beverages, and Crafternoon Cafe in Carlton lets kids get creative while the adults linger over a coffee.
Thomas the Tank engine and his pal the Fat Controller will return to Puffing Billy's Emerald station this spring with a pantomime, train rides, an animal nursery, jumping castle, face painting and photo opportunities.
Playing Melbourne
Travellers from near and far are invited to play in Melbourne this winter, and any hands-on encounter should start by seeing Game Masters at ACMI in Federation Square to get a closer look at the evolution of the computer game (acmi.net.au).
The playing theme continues at three new bars and restaurants around the city. Touche Hombre in Lonsdale St is furnished with vintage arcade games, The Mana Bar in Fitzroy has areas dedicated to playing the latest computer consoles and those dining at Common Man on South Wharf can play board games between courses.
Another engaging option at mealtime is to track down one of Melbourne's food vans, mobile eateries serving everything from burgers and hotdogs to curry and gumbo. They are easy to find thanks to their website (wherethetruck.at).
If that's not enough, Pop M'Art is a program of mobile art studios that appear in public and private spaces around the city, Street Art Tours are guided by some of the capital's talented street artists, and the Gertrude Street Projection Festival is set for July 20-29.
Another event that lets folks get beneath the surface of the city is Open House Melbourne, with the doors of more than 100 of the CBD's more significant buildings thrown open on the last weekend of July, with visitors allowed to snoop around for free.
Culture vultures
A collection of 170 artefacts, gathered from one of history's greatest civilisations, is on display at the Melbourne Museum until October 7 in the blockbuster exhibition The Ancient Wonders of Mesopotamia (museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum).
The pieces from The British Museum's Middle East collection focus on three great centres of civilisation - Sumer, Assyria and Babylon - during an era when each was "shaping our lives for thousands of years to come".
Writing was invented during the great days of Mesopotamia and those keen to honour this achievement could continue with a visit to The Wheeler Centre in the State Library. This hub for writing, books and ideas was established when Melbourne became a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010.The State Library has an exhibition program as well as a long list of children's events, the Melbourne Writers Festival will take place between August 23 and September 2, and Hidden Secret Tours will launch a Melbourne by the Book Walk in late August, taking devotees to some of the city's favourite literary landmarks.
Those preferring to follow The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia with some Middle Eastern cuisine can eat at Gigibaba or Bayte in Collingwood, St Katherine's in Kew, Maha and Spice Market in the CBD, or take a Turkish foodie tour with Food Trails.
For more information on exploring Melbourne this winter, see the Visit Victoria website (visitvictoria.com) or the Play Melbourne page (playmelbourne.com.au).
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Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre
Be wowed by the Royal Shakespeare Company's multi-award winning production of Matilda The Musical at London's Cambridge Theatre.
Adapted from Roald Dahl's beloved book by Dennis Kelly with music from award-winning musician and comedian Tim Minchin, the London show thrills both children and adults alike with the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
Matilda's parents think she is a nuisance and life is not much better at school, where the monstrous headmistress Miss Trunchbull terrifies both students and teachers alike. Then one day Matilda discovers she has a very special power and decides it's time the grown-ups were taught a lesson.
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Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc., based here in Houston, agreed this week to come clean on a rather big problem that was three and a half years in the making.
From a Houston point of view, it could have been worse, as the problem was over at Total's Port Arthur facility, sparing us from a long list of violations in the way of excessive air pollution, improper maintenance, improper notification and inadequate record-keeping.
Moreover, since the corporate overseers at Total USA are located way over in Brussels, the Belgian suits may not even know about this yet. But they're bound to notice when the $749,910 penalty assessed by the Texas Commission on Environment Quality passes through the accounting department.
What do you have to do to get hit with a $749,910 fine?
Well, a lot can go wrong in three and a half years.
The state lists 73 individual violations -- an unusually long list as these things go -- that went on from 2003 to 2007, when seemingly anything that could go wrong did.
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But besides releasing excessive amounts of volatile organic compounds, sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and other substances, which is par for the course around here, the violation that caught our eye was Total Petrochemical's failure to submit records for 24 emission events.
How does that happen? After all, Total SA is the world's fourth-largest integrated petroleum company and would seemingly know the ropes.
Evidently, the answer lies in a poorly trained work force, as Total USA has told Texas regulators it will give "supplemental training" to its personnel.
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(Local News ~ 06/16/08)
For three generations, the Hansen family from Ruthven has been taking part in the KICD/CD 107.7 Tractor Ride, one of the kick off events for Spencer's Flagfest celebration. After riding nearly 80 miles Friday, Brandon Hansen from Minneapolis, who came home just to take part in the ride, proposed to his girlfriend Lyndsey Szach at the end of the day with set-up help from CD 107.7 air personality Rhonda Wedeking. ...
NBC's Tim Russert dead at 58
(State News ~ 06/16/08)
WASHING-TON -- Tim Russert, a political lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he'd covered with trademark intensity. Praise poured in from the biggest names in politics, some recalling their own meltdown moments on his hot seat...
The city of Spencer supports Flagfest
(Local News ~ 06/16/08)
Mayor Reynold Peterson, representing the city of Spencer, commits the city's support to Flagfest Committee chairpersons: Bill Campbell, Jodi TenKley and Tracy Coleman. The donation will be used to offset the costs associated with the annual community celebration, recognizing Spencer as the "Flag City," the second weekend in June each year...
The Farmers Bank and Trust supports Flagfest
(Local News ~ 06/16/08)
Dave Woodcock and Deb Sundal, representing The Farmers Bank, present a check for $1,000 to Flagfest Committee chairpersons: Bill Campbell, Jodi TenKley and Tracy Coleman. The donation will be used to offset the costs associated with the annual community celebration, recognizing Spencer as the "Flag City," the second weekend in June each year...
Spencer Rotary supports Flagfest
(Local News ~ 06/16/08)
Bob Rose, representing the Spencer Rotary, presents a check for $1,500 to Flagfest Committee chairpersons: Bill Campbell, Jodi TenKley and Tracy Coleman. The donation will be used to offset the costs associated with the annual community celebration, recognizing Spencer as the "Flag City," the second weekend in June each year...
Voluntary evacuations ordered for downtown Des Moines
(State News ~ 06/16/08)
DES MOINES -- A voluntary evacuation request remained Friday evening for low-lying areas of downtown Des Moines and neighborhoods bordering the Des Moines River. But flooding fears eased a bit after officials realized that earlier projections showing the river rising were inaccurate because of a damaged gauge...
Floods could reduce corn supplies, raise prices
(State News ~ 06/16/08)
NEW YORK -- Floods that have inundated the Midwest could reduce world corn supplies and drive food prices higher at a time when Americans are already stretching their grocery budgets and people in poor countries have rioted over rising food costs. The U.S. ...
(Column ~ 06/16/08)
It's a word we tend to throw around with little regard for it's true meaning. Heroes. We refer to athletes as heroes, because they are successful in their particular field of endeavors. Heroes has become an immensely popular TV show, highlighting a bunch of young people who learn about special powers they control...
Rebels pick up first Northwest victory
(High School Sports ~ 06/16/08)
After exploding for 16 hits on Tuesday against East Sac County, the Sioux Central Rebels kept the bats going Friday night against Storm Lake St Mary's with another eight hits in a 6-4 win over the Panthers. Brooke Scharn notched her 11th win of the season, pitching a complete game and only allowing three hits...
Sioux Central hustles to third straight conference W
(High School Sports ~ 06/16/08)
The young Sioux Central baseball team was backed into a corner after Storm Lake St. Mary's put together a four-run sixth inning to take control of Friday night's Northwest Conference contest in Peterson. However, the Rebels responded like a veteran team, posting consecutive infield singles in their half of the sixth to set up Mike Ripke's two-run, go-ahead base hit. ...
Mavericks put scare into No. 1 team
(High School Sports ~ 06/16/08)
Friday night, the difference between a 4-16 team and the No. 1 team in the state was a runner on third base. Clay Central-Everly stretched Class 1A No. 1 Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka to 10 innings and almost shocked the Tigers at Royal. W-CL-T came way with a 3-2 victory...
Spartans sweep Ruthven-Ayrshire
(High School Sports ~ 06/16/08)
West Monona starter Tyler Sandmann handcuffed Ruthven-Ayrshire with a one-hitter and the Spartans rolled to an 11-1, five-inning win Friday in Ruthven. The Raiders bats showed a little more life in the second game, but the Raider still fell, 7-1, in the nightcap...
Lakers take a break after their colossal collapse
(Professional Sports ~ 06/16/08)
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- A day after the Lakers' colossal collapse in Game 4 of the NBA finals, coach Phil Jackson canceled practice. For psychological reasons. "You know, just in the checking out of how the guys were and how they felt, I just felt it was a good idea," Jackson explained Friday at the team's practice facility. "We have two days to work on the things we need to work on...
Mavericks win 10th straight
(High School Sports ~ 06/16/08)
Clay Central-Everly used a five-run seventh inning to extend their winning streak to 10 games Friday night with a 6-3 victory over Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka. Facing a 2-1 deficit heading into their final at-bat, the Mavericks gained some much-needed momentum in the form of Charlie Woodall's three-run home run. Clay Central-Everly would tack on two more runs to all but ensure the Cornbelt Conference victory...
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"A man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be accomplished." -Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
"According to the U.S. Census, the most common reason people give for not voting is that they were too busy or had conflicting work or school schedules." -Jeff Miller
"Always gotta keep busy or the voices start telling me to do wild things." -Steve Brown
"As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the world." -Peter Criss
"A charming woman is a busy woman." -Loretta Young
Dear Daddy, 3.2.'12.
I'ma write you a nice long letter to make up for the days I haven't written even though I happen to know you hate reading. But before I really dive into what's been happening these last few days, I figured I'd touch on the quotes I picked and why I picked them because that's always a little bit of fun on a Friday night instead of going out and doing something….. not that I don't like staying home because now that you're gone we're always out of the house anymore and I just wanna stay home…I'm not used to not being home……anyways…. I chose the first quote because my mind has been pretty busy lately and I'm actually finally getting something accomplished, I'm writing this letter. The second quote I chose, I chose simply because it had something to do with voting and the presidential election is coming up, sometime in the fall I think. The third quote I chose is because I believe it to be true. The fourth quote was picked by myself because… I do have the greatest job in the world….I'm a kid. A teenager. I have the job of being young. Of learning. And that to me, is the greatest job no matter how busy it keeps me, or I claim it keeps me. That brings me to my last quote choice, and if this past week is any indication, I chose it because, I must be one hella charming lady. You should be mighty proud right about now. I tried to build up to that, I was hoping for a chuckle or a smirk. I think I might have earned a little one if you were still around to read this. Of course if you were here I wouldn't write you a letter, I wouldn't speak, I'd simply curl up near you with my head on your chest.
To get through all this and still make sense, I should pick up where I left off last time right? Well last time I left off was a week ago almost. I left off on the 25th. Dylan's birthday party. So let's continue onto the 26th. I might be on this day awhile. The morning started early, waking up at 5am. We loaded everything into the car, and then waited around for Mendy. Mendy stopped by Del Taco and picked up food. When she showed we didn't waste time. They ate and we left. Mom driving, Mendy shotgun, Mendy's daughter and Sister on my sides in the backseat. We drove Mom's car. We found Kris' cross after 2 hours of driving, a stop at a gas station to relieve ourselves and stock up on snacks and drinks, and 2 false starts down 2 wrong dirt roads. It was warm that day. They paved the road that the cross sits off of ya know? The last time we went there was 4 years ago in 2008. The cross was rusted on the west side. We got right to work after stepping out of the car. Sister set about clearing the tumbleweeds with the skinny shovel we brought, Mendy's daughter helped with her. Mendy and I put on the 2 pairs of gloves we had and pulled out the scraggly, hard weeds that had grown up through the rocks piled at the base of the cross. Mom broke out the camera(shocker there huh?). After that we removed the rocks and Mendy and I set about spraypainting it white. Plaque and all. Admittedly, Mendy did pretty much all of it but only because I got stuck with an old half-full can of spray paint that you had in the shop or wherever Mom had found it. Then we spray painted a little angel stake thing that someone had left there among the rocks to rust away just like the cross itself. As we waited for the cross to dry, we sang happy birthday to Kris which is endearing and weird at the same time. Who sings happy birthday to a dead person? Apparently, I do. Then we ate cupcakes that we made and brought. After that Sister and Mendy used the little black car-paint-scratch-fixer-paint brush to paint in the words on the plaque. It was really hard. I did a few like the I and 2 and A. Did I already write about this? This sounds so familiar. If so, I'm sorry. My mind is rather scattered lately. I blame it on being busy. Then after we let those dry, Mom had some pics of Kris laminated and ready. We taped those on right under the plaque, the spray paint was still a little wet which helped it stick. Then we used packing tape and sealed it off. For good measure, we ziptied them too. Then Mom had brought one of the memorial paper things from your service. She had laminated that one the night before too. We had a debate between the 4 of us of where to put yours, what place would it stay best, what side to flip up. We ended up putting it under Kris' pictures. Taped and ziptied, with the picture laden covers showing out. Then we arranged the flake flower vines we had bought and ziptied them to the cross beam of the cross. They don't cover his name. It was a vine of cardboard or chipboard, with fake white flowers intertwined. Then we had some fake yellow roses, ya know whose favorite flowers those are? Yours. That's right. We did the house up with them for your service too. We spaced them out and they stand out mighty fine against the green and white. Ziptied those on as well. Then we took no fewer then 50….thousand(it seemed like anyways) pictures, even stopping a lady and a man going by to take one of all of us. We drove away then. Just as the bees were finding what they thought were nectar filled roses. How deceiving fake flowers can be. Then we were driving and someone came up with the idea to go visit Uncle C while we were already up there, plus Aunt C had some of Mom's bowls. They have 6 little Yorkies now. All females but the 1 male, the daddy of them all. And they still got those two big red Aussies outside as well. I'm sorry to say it but Uncle C don't look to good and he's getting sorta batty. He's still really funny and somewhat smart but I worry about him. He walks with a walker. The walker doesn't make it through most of the doorways. And he can't walk without it. He almost fell just standing without it. He was only awake for about an hour when we were there and then he had to go to sleep before we even left. We went home after that.
The 27th went by without much exciting happening. My friends were bugging me about my birthday. I did you proud and told them I wanted nothing, expecting nothing, needed nothing.
The 28th well that's when a lot happened. I couldn't tell you what I wore that day but I remember getting ready in the morning. Mom put a present, a bag, on the kitchen counter. I pretended to not notice it as I went on with my routine. I snagged the card though, when Mom wasn't looking and tucked it into my school folder along with the 3 other cards/letters I recieved in the mail. Then an ad came on the tv for IHOP advertising their giving away a free shortstack of pancakes in honor of National Pancake Day. I personally felt a little sick to my stomach already and didn't want pancakes but Sister had a test first period and had a sudden craving. So we went we ordered our stuff, we ate. Sister and I went to school and Mom went home. Then I get to school all late and there are balloons and signs taped to my locker. I may not have a ton of friends, but the few I have are worth it. I get my books and go to the last 20minutes of second period. Then in passing period. I am surprised my a handmade card from Friend B, a fancy looking store bought cupcake complete with a bow from Friend I, a bag of random candy from Friend M. And a giant hug from friend J and an apology and excuse(she didn't wanna make me mad but she made the sign for my locker). It was nice. Not too much but enough where I felt special. During school Andrew and his friends sang to me as I came out of 5th period. It was really nice. They are good kids. Andrew also picked me up and swung me around in the middle of the hallway. I love him. As a friend. Calm down. After school Sister drove me to the other campus where I had soccer tryouts and then she went back to the highschool and went to math help while I did my passion, my soccer. She waited on me the last hour of tryouts and I think I did pretty good. It was tiring though. When we got home, Mom wanted to leave and take me to Vince's. However, I smelled. I was sweaty. I was extremely tired. And in all honesty- I just wanted to sleep and stay home. These pictures are what I saw in the kitchen as soon as I came through the door.
So this is what I saw. Mom made me a checkered cake but she didn't put it together. The cupcakes were just from the extra batter. I took a shower, got yelled at for taking to long, and then as we got in the car I invited Mendy and her family. It was last minute so they couldn't, understandably. Mom and Sister argued the whole way there, I cried silently, and then I pretended to fall asleep with my ipod on low. We stopped at the AT&T store to get kim's phone fixed. Mom went in and yelled because we were going to late and Kim came back into the car, in a more bitter mood then she left it. I pretended to sleep again. We showed up fifteen minutes late, as usual. Aunt 1 was there with her boyfriend. We got a table. We ordered. I coughed a lot. I was sick but now I'm better. Aunt 1 was on Sister for being on her phone and Sister and I were sour. I was quiet and I couldn't listen to my music. I swear Aunt 1 had drank before she came because she was really mean to Sister, and riding her the whole time. Aunt 1, Boyfriend 1, and Mom chatted. I only spoke when someone talked to me directly. Sister talked even less. At one point, Aunt 1 took me down towards the shop part of Vince's and we looked at shirts. It was for my birthday because she hadn't got me anything, not that I needed anything. Aunt 1 was a real pain to the poor lady, I felt bad. I always do. You know that. We ended buying a yellow shirt with their emblem on it. Back to the table. Dinner passed. I was sung Happy Birthday to. And Aunt messed that up to. Then Mom made me open my present. A bag that I pretended I didn't see sitting on the kitchen counter this morning. I got a dress, a sweater, a Snoopy t-shirt, and some more pajama pants. After that we went back to AT&T where Sister got her phone fixed. Then Sister convinced Mom to go to the mall because she had to get a skirt for a presentation for school. We then spent two or three hours in two stores. I got three pairs of socks for .99 cents each and Mom wouldn't let me buy them. Kim got spoiled as usual. After that we went home with more bickering on the way. We got home and slept.
On the 29th, we went to school and Sister ended up getting sick and leaving early, without telling me. I skipped soccer tryouts that day. We went to the lawyer who wrote up your trust. No surprise, I was irritated with him, with his kind. I restrained myself from saying anything I shouldn't have though(Be proud). Mom's cousin went with us. Uncles A & B didn't though. They should have. We got home after and then Mom invited her cousin over later for the checkered cake she made, and then she invited Mendy over and her family. Only my Twin came with her later that night. It was good. And then we played a couple rounds of The Mexican Train Game and they left as it was a Wednesday. During the game, I took care of Sister. This is when she really started getting sick and vomiting. Oh, don't worry. I took care of our baby. Even if she is older than me, she'll always be my baby sister. I'm used to people throwing up, I took care of you and you were so so much worse. It was never your fault though, so feel no guilt. That was all she wrote for that night. Oh, P.S. I do think I cried on the 28th. For you. I do miss you ya know. And I love you more than you could ever understand. I was and I am a mini version of you.
Nothing really happened on March 1st except for soccer practice and I waited at the Donut Shop for Mom to pick me up since Sister hadn't went to school and didn't feel well enough to drive me. March 2nd was pretty interesting. It's a Friday so I got out early as usual. I had soccer practice, I didn't go. Because back in January I made a commitment first. So I went to school, did that whole boring thing. I wore the dress and sweater Mom had got me and Sister's boots. I looked good, I ain't gonna lie. And you'd be amazed at how much your little girl has grown up. After school, I went to the multipurpose room and took my seat at the Poetic Expressions thing. I'd be saying the poem that I said at your memorial. It was a whole month since I last said it and I was a little rusty but those words are burned forever in mind like they have been the last 10 years since Kris died. I was second to last. I said my piece. I said it well. I didn't trip, didn't use a prompt, didn't tear up till the last stanza. My voice broke but not completely. People from my class were there. I didn't want to look a fool. I didn't want them to see me weak. I sat down. I cried silently as the next person went up and ended the show. I got a slice of muffin as soon as it was after and left. After all, nobody was there to hug me and tell me I did amazing. Nobody was there to hug me tight as the tears rolled down. I got my bag and left. I got dressed in the bathroom. Into my soccer garb and walked down to the other campus. There was twenty minutes left when I got there and I played all of them. After, I left, walked up the street to the cross walk, which wasn't smart considering there was a closer light and I had went the long way. By now it was three pm. I walked to Taco Bell and bought cinnamon twists. I sat down and pulled out my folder and began coloring. Just filling in squares of my graph paper with my Sharpies. I called Mom and let her know where I was at. I would have to wait there for the next 2 hours till she got off work and could pick me up. I know you disapprove of me staying by myself somewhere in this world with all the nuts around but what was I to do? Then about an hour later, Mom called to tell me that her friend from work would be picking me up and taking me to Mom's work. She did. I gave her my last two cinnamon twists in thanks. When I got to Mom's work, I changed back into my dress in the bathroom, considering soccer shorts, a PE shirt, high socks, and little casual boots didn't really go well together. I then waited another hour for Mom to get off. We went home.
March 3rd, ((I'm almost caught up)) was yesterday technically but who gives a damn? Excuse me. Anyways, I got up at a quarter to 6. I began putting clothes away in my room. I got most of them done when Uncle B showed up with his bobcat and Tony. We would be splitting wood today. I miss it. I think I miss it simply because you taught me how to, and it was one of our things. Something the women folk (AKA Mom and Sister) didn't do. Even though I'm a female as well, I could work, I liked it, I liked being out there in the dust, heaving logs about, working the handle. Luke and Greg showed up about 10. The conditions were absolutely horrible. The wind was going and blowing the dirt around. My eyes felt like sandpaper by the time we were done. Tony just watched in the beginning because he was out of his element. He's a fast learner, I'll give him that. It took forever to get the splitter going because Uncle B had no idea how to, neither did I in all honesty, you always started it up. Greg got it going however and I the conveyor. The conveyor crapped out not too long into it and Greg and Luke got it fixed. It broke again later on and nobody could fix it. You could but you're not here. You don't know how much I wished I would've learned how to before you left. Wished I had paid a little more attention to you fixing it before. But before I had nothing to worry about. I'd have you forever. How young and foolish was I? How ignorant? Very. We split a good bit but I didn't do any of it. Uncle B and Luke made me run the handle, which I was going to do already because I was going to be a b***h and pull the 'I'm in charge' card. But I still thought I'd be helping with the actual splitting. Nope. Instead I stood there for 5 hours and raised and lowered my left hand just barely, watching everybody's fingers and making sure none of them got cut off. We had a few close calls. I think they made me run the handle because if I was to get hurt, they couldn't live with theirselves. Like they owe it to you to keep me out of harm's way the best they can. We got through most of the wood by 3:30. Only a little remained. Everything we split we had to hand throw and then Uncle B on his little toy of a bobcat pushed it into the pile. He really is like a little kid on that thing. He almost crushed Luke and knocked Tony out. I didn't talk. Didn't raise my voice hardly. God I wanted to but it was so dry and who would listen if I did? That was pretty much all I did yesterday. Well Mom and I watched a cooking movie. It inspired me. Then she told me to put in another movie that we had bought her for Christmas. P.S. I Love You. That's what it was called. I feel sick because I chose it. I didn't know what it was about though. I cried towards the end. Mom got up for most of it and didn't really watch it. I don't blame her. I wouldn't force myself through that pain. But I watched it. And did it ever remind me of you. Well of you leaving and us dealing with it. It reminded me of the memories, the fights, the flashbacks, the love that we had. The love that we have. I feel bad that I turned it on though. Because in the movie the husband dies from a brain tumor and poor Mom. It would just suck to be in her place and watch that movie. It sucked enough being in my place and watching it. Anywho, it's nearly 1am of March 4th so I best be getting to bed before I'm not gonna wanna get up tomorrow. -I'll write soon, eshy,
P.S. I will always love you.
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I just thought you should get to see it in it's glory. I love you. I love both of you. Be good now and don't get kicked out before I get there.


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iMeet is a simple new way to host meetings online. As the medium is focused on visual connections between conversation partners, iMeet has reconstructed some of the most important meetings in history, as they might have happened in an iMeet room. The first video features Roman senators discussing a 'management issue'. Others include a heated brainstorm between our forefathers, and a Van Gogh family meeting where Vincent is reluctant to turn on his webcam.
A few Roman senators get together in an iMeet room to discuss a problem. Click on the image below to play the Caesar video.
The Van Gogh family gets together in an iMeet room and coax Vincent to turn on his webcam. Click on the image below to play the Van Gogh video.
America's founding fathers get together in Ben Franklin's iMeet room to brainstorm on an important document. Click on the image below to play the Forefathers video.
The iMeet advertising launch was developed and produced at Muh-Tay-Zik Hof-fer, including everything from positioning and media planning to creative and production, working with iMeet founder Boland Jones, chief creative officer Erik Petrik and CTO David Guthrie. Production partners include Unit9, Medium, Ssuru, HSI, Teak and Ntropic.
Click on the image below to play the This is iMeet video.
Click on the image below to play the Are You On video.


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Aquent And AMA Announce 2010 Marketing Salary Survey Results & New Interactive Website
Boston, MA – Aquent, the world's largest talent agency for the marketing and design industry, has partnered with the American Marketing Association (AMA), the largest marketing organization in North America, to conduct their annual salary survey of marketing professionals.
This year's survey polled 5,298 marketing professionals, from senior level executives to entry-level marketers, across a variety of industries. The average study participant holds more than 10 years' experience, although precisely 50% were less than 40 years old. More than half of the respondents (53%) saw their salary increase in 2010 compared to the previous year, and 76% of those said their organizations did not initiate a salary freeze in 2010, compared to 47% in 2009.
While there is guarded optimism among marketers, since they are seeing a slight increase rise in compensation and budgets in 2010, and only 16% of respondents strongly agreed they have the necessary staff to meet the organization's marketing goals.
"Many marketers have started to expand their organization's capacity by bringing on contract resources ranging from Senior Brand Managers to Data Analytics experts," said Tracy Sinclair, Aquent's Marketing Practice Leader. "Our hope is that, as budgets increase, more marketing leaders will be able to take advantage of contract staffing strategies to compensate for the reduced permanent headcount they've been working under for some time now."
The marketing industry is shifting. The survey found that 80% of respondents will increase the use of social media in their marketing initiatives in 2010 with a move away from traditional media vehicles like newspapers, radio, and magazines, facilitating a need for marketers to continually update their skills.
"We hope marketers from across the country will use the website and survey results as a tool for professional development or in their job search," said Nancy Costopulos, AMA's Chief Marketing Officer. "And for marketing managers, building and maintaining a strong marketing team is critical for companies to rebuild and grow their business."
The survey results can be accessed at marketingsalaries.com. This year's site is completely interactive and has more data available than in previous years. Users can choose a job position and a geographical location to find out what people are earning across the nation, by seniority level and company size. Aquent and the AMA will also host a webcast on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010, with a panel of experts from the industry to discuss trends seen in the survey results. To register for the webcast, visit https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=a5cp3s53d8rh.
The survey was conducted by Inavero, a research firm based in Portland, Oregon.
About Aquent
At Aquent, we pair marketing and design specialists with challenging jobs to create inspired, productive partnerships that produce meaningful work for our client companies and the talent we represent.
That said, we're more than a talent placement company. We're a world-leading innovator in improving the way companies, and talent, work. From pioneering benefits for project-focused designers and marketers, to creating solutions to help companies test-drive talent before hiring them, we are building a worldwide network of subject matter specialists who understand the special needs of marketing niches globally and the world's increased need for specialized talent: both permanently placed talent and project-based talent.
About the AMA
The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the largest marketing association in North America. It is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching, and study of marketing worldwide. It is also the source that marketers turn to every day for informational resources, educational training, and professional networking. AMA members are connected to a network of over 30,000 experienced marketers, including leading marketing academics, researchers, and practitioners from every industry.
The AMA offers highly acclaimed seminars, workshops, and Hot Topic events focused on the immediate needs of marketers, as well as trends shaping the future. AMA's website, MarketingPower.com, is the everyday connection to marketing data, articles, case studies, best practices, and a robust job bank. The AMA also is the source for the field's top magazines and journals, including Marketing News. AMA professional and collegiate chapters and special interest groups keep members in touch with the best people and the best practices.


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Simple black and white outfit. I am wearing leather pants (fake leather) and a white simple top by Orsay, these shoes are by Dorothy Perkins and a classic coat by New Look.
I try to show on my fashion blog not only luxury outfits, but also that in order to look classy we do not need to spend a lot of money, just stick to classic styles and pay attention to the quality of the materials from which the clothes are sewn.
The photo shoot took place in Italy, Sardinia in Arbatax port. This simple and lovely background is what I miss a lot here in Poland.
Photography Sergiofoto.pl
Outfit | OOTD
Shoes – Dorothy Perkins
Top – Orsay
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Personal injury may disrupt your usual, joyful life, potentially triggering substantial pain, damages, and losses. You'll have to confront medical expenses and the subsequent tough recovery. You deserve compensation for all that, and legal representation by a Rome personal injury attorney can help with that.
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As a Japanese long resident in the US, I stopped watching the television news the day after 9/11, because I could no longer stomach the onslaught of propaganda put out by mouthpieces of the Bush administration masquerading as journalists. But for five days after Hurricane Katrina broke the levees and flooded New Orleans, I was fixated on the television reports. I watched the horror of tens of thousands of people, mostly poor and black, abandoned by their government without food, water, sanitation and medical care at the Superdome and the convention center. Each day the conditions became more incredibly desperate, more inhumane, and more shocking. I was enraged at the US government for leaving those people in such a desperate situation. I realized the catastrophe I was witnessing was not only the result of the Bush administration's pro-military, pro-business policies, but also due to prolonged neglect by the government and indifference by the rest of Americans to the plight of poor minorities. What was unfolding was America's disgrace -- the exposure of structural racism. While I was enraged by the enormous suffering of the people on the TV screen, something was poking me in the back. I turned around, and there I saw Okinawa. Like New Orleans, Okinawa is popular with visitors and known for its distinctive culture and easy-going, tolerant ambience. Most visitors to New Orleans, who flocked to the French Quarter where they enjoyed its cuisine and jazz in its warm semi-tropical air, did not even notice the poverty of the majority of its residents. Likewise, tourists in Okinawa flock to resort hotels on the pristine beaches, savor the regional cuisine, are entertained by local music, marvel at traditional folk arts, enjoy the generous hospitality of the locals, and go home without a hint of the burden of the US military bases the Okinawans have been forced to shoulder throughout the postwar period. Like those New Orleansians who were abandoned in the Superdome and the convention center, Okinawans have been betrayed and abandoned by the government over and over again. Just to look at the postwar period, Okinawans were betrayed in 1945 by the Japanese military which turned their land into one of the fiercest battlegrounds in history. Again in 1952, they were abandoned by the Japanese government to be exploited by the US military, which expropriated their land for new military bases and continued to occupy Okinawa until 1972. Having lost their land and livelihood, Okinawans sought jobs on the military bases, thus developing economic dependency on the US military. Some sought a refuge overseas. Those who were shipped to Bolivia in 1954 were sent to a jungle with no drinking water, and with a vain promise of fifty hectares of land to each family. The American investigator and the Okinawan elites who had surveyed the prospective settlement site beforehand had no qualms about sending a large number of immigrants into the deep jungle. Their offhand attitude shows that they regarded the prospective Okinawan immigrants in the same way that Barbara Bush dismissed the suffering of the victims of Katrina caused by the government's negligence as they "were underprivileged anyway." [1]The United States kept some military bases in postwar Japan as well. However, in the 1950s and the 60s, the Japanese public vehemently opposed their presence, threatening the continued rule of the LDP, which would have jeopardized the Japan-US Security Pact. Hence, the United States transferred most of the military bases from Japan proper to Okinawa with the ultimate goal of maintaining its military hegemony in East Asia through the Japan-US Security Pact.[2] Today, 75 percent of the US military bases in Japan are concentrated in Okinawa on what amounts to only 1 percent of Japan's total area. Okinawans were betrayed again by the Japanese government at the time of the 1972 reversion with no change in the status of the US military bases in their land. To this day, Okinawans are still forced to shoulder this burden on behalf of all Japanese. Because of the concentration of these military bases, Okinawa has been unable to develop viable industries, except for tourism. Like New Orleans, Okinawa's unemployment rate is twice as high as the national average. While Okinawans have struggled under this military occupation, the Japanese have achieved economic prosperity and enjoy their peaceful way of life, ignoring the dangers and burden they have placed on Okinawans. Okinawa's hurricane is the US military bases, and Okinawa has had numerous Katrinas, the latest one of which was the crash of a US military helicopter on the campus of Okinawa International University in August 2004. It was only luck that there was a fraction of the usual number of people on the campus on that day due to the summer vacation. Nonetheless, the crash once again laid bare Okinawans' fear of living under constant threat to their lives by having US military bases on their island. It also revealed the imbalance of burden-sharing between Okinawans and Japanese, and yet the Japanese media remained indifferent. The two main Okinawan newspapers issued an extra edition without delay to report the crash. On the same day the major Japanese newspapers also issued an extra edition, but not about the crash; it was about the retirement of an owner of one of Japan's professional baseball teams. The Japanese media treated the crash in Okinawa as minor news.[3] Unlike the uproar about New Orleans and Katrina, and the ensuing public debate about race and poverty in American society, Okinawa's Katrina failed to bring about any public discussion of the perpetual unequal treatment of Okinawans by the Japanese government and people. The Japanese media's indifference to the Okinawans' plight was revealed once again over an incident of sexual molestation of a 10-year old girl by a US serviceman in July of this year. Not only the Okinawan newspapers but also the online edition of British newspaper The Independent reported it immediately, and yet none of the major Japanese newspapers did so.[4] If Japanese were watching on TV the deepening disaster in New Orleans comparing it to the orderliness in post-earthquake Kobe, I would urge them to think again. Kobe is not comparable to New Orleans. Japan's "New Orleans" is Okinawa. Kozy Amemiya is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Japan Policy Research Institute and is continuing her research on Okinawan immigration to Bolivia. ENDNOTES1. Barbara Bush's interview in American Public Media's "Marketplace" program was quoted in " Barbara Bush: Things Working Out 'Very Well' for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans," Editor & Publisher website. [Return to Text]
2. Arasaki Moriteru, Okinawa Gendaishi [ Contemporary history of Okinawa ] (Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1996), pp. 9-13. [Return to Text]
3. Nomura Hiroya, Muishiki no Shokuminchishugi: Nihonjin no Beigunkichi to Okinawajin [ Unconscious colonialism: The US military bases of the Japanese and the Okinawans ] (Tokyo: Ochanomizu Shobo, 2005), p.232. [Return to Text]
4. David McNeill, "Anger in Okinawa as US airman faces child sex charges," The Independent (05 July 2005). [Return to Text]


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Bed rails used in hospitals and nursing homes might at first blush seem the most innocuous of things and, when mentioned in the context of safety, deemed to be tools of the trade that enhance safety outcomes. The devices enable patients to more easily pull themselves out of bed and prevent incidents of patients falling out of beds. Through the use of safety straps, they also allow for temporary restraint of some patients -- for example, those still groggy following surgery -- who might otherwise attempt to get mobile too quickly.
NFL embraces technology to help deal with players' head injuries
Although it might not be the industry in which head injuries -- traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including concussions -- are most prevalent, dissuading any regular viewer of professional football games of that fact might make for a difficult proposition.
Glaxo's product liability woes: latest Avandia settlement announced
It's good that London-based GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK), one of the world's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, is awash in money, because the company is certainly spending it to settle criminal and civil investigations into illegal marketing and product liability matters.
New safety tech promises great changes for motorists in future
A professor and traffic safety expert at one university calls the concept of accident-free cars "very hot" and says that the technology enabling them will be sufficiently advanced to allow such vehicles to begin operating on some roads and highways in the near foreseeable future.
Delayed diagnosis may cause major harm for New Jersey patients
Most New Jersey readers have probably never heard of valley fever, an illness caused by fungal spores most common in the southern United States. Valley fever is difficult to diagnose and rare in many parts of the United States, but health experts say that even in areas where it is more common, doctors often consider it as an option only when the disease has become more severe.
Material updates in the national meningitis tragedy
We informed readers in a prior blog post (please see our October 23 entry) that we would keep them fully apprised of material developments unfolding regarding the nation's tragic meningitis outbreak that first surfaced last month.
Major medical journal announces new publishing rule on drug trials
Citing her publication's expectation "that eventually this will become the norm," the editor of the internationally prominent British Medical Journal recently discussed a material change in the journal's publishing guidelines relating to drug companies' clinical trials.
Novice drivers' decal update: Study cites strong safety benefits
The results are in on the first-ever public health study regarding the effectiveness of license decals that identify novice drivers.
U.K. study on mammograms mirrors much American research
"It's good for you, so you do it."


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Careers Options in Anthropology
Our graduates go on to employment in a wide variety of careers. Anthropology has become increasingly important as a job skill in an information-based global economy, where an understanding of cultural difference is increasingly crucial - from local to international contexts. Anthropology provides good preparation for a career in community work, education, the health professions, product design, international aid and development projects, NGO work, and business and administration. The holder of a PhD is a professional anthropologist qualified to teach at university level, to carry out advanced research, or to apply anthropology in the public or private sector, at the national and international level.
Take a look at this short video where Professor David Prendergast discusses an example of the sort of work an anthropologist may do in a large multinational corporation as well as smart cities, the internet of things, and autonomous vehicles.
What Our Graduates Are Doing
After doing his Master's thesis on the Irish diaspora in San Francisco, William Peat (MA 2010) went on to co-found NGen Ireland, a non-governmental/non-profit organization that is "a new social initiative looking to discover, accelerate and celebrate Ireland's next generation of change-makers. A generational movement, our initiative empowers Irish aged 23-33 to create a greater impact in Ireland's future".
Ciarán Walsh interviewed some current and former Maynooth University Anthropology students for his article in the Irish Independent Weekend, 4th January 2014: "An anthropologist walks into a bar and asks, 'Why is this joke funny?'" .
Where are anthropologists employed?
Why anthropologists join an Ebola outbreak team. "Understanding local customs — and fears — can go a long way in getting communities to cooperate with international health care workers, says Barry Hewlett, a medical anthropologist at Washington State University."
Here's Why Companies Are Desperate To Hire Anthropologists. "While most execs are masters of analyzing spreadsheets, creating processes, and pitching products, anthropologists ... can arrive at customer insights that big data tends to gloss over, especially around the role that products play in people's lives. That information is more valuable than you might think. What customers want from a product and what companies think they want can be totally different, but it can take an anthropological lens to learn why."
The hour of anthropology may have struck! Toronto Star columnist Rick Salutin writes: "I keep encountering anthropologists who help more in understanding how the world works today than other experts do, even in their own fields." Read the full commentary - follow the link above.
Anthropology in Business Less than half of all students who graduate with a PhD in anthropology will go on to jobs in academia. Follow the link for some examples of anthropologists working in the world of business.
Development NGOs often advertise specifically for anthropologists. Follow this link to see an example of a position announcement posted by Oxfam.
Forbes article: Why an Anthropologist, not a Technologist was the best choice for HHS CTO Role


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Fed's Bullard on the Economy
Dr. James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, tells Dow Jones Newswires' Michael Derby that he doesn't expect the economy to need more central bank aid.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
go ... Michael due to report the Dow Jones Newswires sitting here today with Dr James ... C Lewis ... and ... he's a voting member of the interest rate setting Federal Open market Committee is in the bank is leader since ... the spring of two thousand and eight ... it's like to start off with this new file your thoughts about where we are in the economy right now we did have a jobs report weak egos that I'm still not telling us a lot of good things about where we are on what what what your impression of where we stand at the jobs report was ... not stellar but but it wasn't ... as bad as people you can embrace force I think ... in a perverse way was continues ... Palm we had had a long string of of a worse than expected data coming from July August and so ... more recent reports of the Vendl a bit more mixed and I think that that's the giving some people hold that ... this is stays soft patch in the recovery ... and that the other will get through this and will will of the ... grow to more rapid pace seen in twenty eleven ... what parts of the economy have looked good to you and what hurts ... remain areas of concern for you ... when I talk to people in the district into this ... many times that if if if if they're big business Freeman and moderately sized business but they have some kind of presence in Asia ... some kind of ability to do business in Asia ... they seem to be doing okay ... they've got opportunities for investment and caught in a reasonable sales coming from ... if they're just a domestic firm on this a little more mixed it depends on the particular business ... I do think technology firms ... and of him doing reasonably well ... a lot of transportation have a lot of transportation light district ... their business has picked up both relative to what was even before the recession started so I think it so I think it's ... those are two areas that seen on BaFin improvement ... what worries you would with what parts of the economy still seems vulnerable what ... hurts don't seem to be rebounding as quickly as you'd like to ... yes ... I mean this ... this is a deep ... recession ... some people approached him last on other specialists really fast growth rates ... I think the empirical evidence on that is that ... when the recession is associate with the financial crisis as this one was that takes a while longer to recover and I think that's exactly what we're seeing ... and so I'd takes a long time to unwind these financial imbalances you think the soft patch ... is is ... close to being over to think things will start to turn up from here seems the claims data ... entry data yesterday seem to give some folks some hope that ... maybe we might be starting to return to little but high rate of growth ... yet those were hopeful signs ... one thing about this business is you never know and so on and so it's quite a ways behind you know what actually happened ... so ... I will just have to be patient with the data come and and and make an assessment ... I do think it's important that the Fed be ready to take action if necessary if things look like they're they're not to ... going that direction that we like ... and ... speaking of taking action a big part of the VanDerhei key speech in Jackson Hole at the end of last month was talking about that the options the Fed could pursue if it decided more stimulus was necessary ... it's also some new spoken lot about ... what views and how what your thoughts about it if the Fed were to ... the ... five worst in this economy what would be ... the best ways to do it ... well I've been advocating of quantitative easing program if necessary ... an APOL is set to keep in mind that were we're talking about of ultra easy monetary policy already still were already zero interest rates with already promised to stay ... at zero for an extended period ... and we've Arianna quantitative easing ... program the question now is up ... where can one go from here given they are already super easy um ... I think the best course of action would be ... if necessary would be to buy ... longer dated Treasuries ... um ... I think in the MBS market with Pellicano we can and those who may have disturbed the market functioning or so but being such an active players there so I think ... if we do more it would be ... in Treasurys ... I do not advocate of of really large purchases so-called shock and awe method ... I think that that's rarely optimal policy ... home to take such a big action ... the more normal course the oval of the Benson The with the way we normally run monetary policy is that as the data comes in we made adjustments to one direction or another when we're doing interest rate policy in normal times ... that's what we do in the twenty five basis points in one direction or the other direction I think we should do the same thing with their quantitative easing program ... a disciplined approach ... if ... you get lot of bad news then when you make the last sequence of ... action all in one direction it could add up to a big ... a big move in a lot of purchases ... of that that would only be the case that ... that that the data lot of bad news on will be rejected by buying long dated Treasurys to ... do to ... demonstrably bring down yields ... yet I think so ... the lead to the traditional way of monetary policy ... works is that ... you know we remove the short end of the ochre and then the rest the ochre response that's the story that league now ... this is a more direct way to affect the longer term yields ... this but it ... was lower borrowing rates for ... the rest interest sensitive sectors the economy and has market you know that's the marginal decision on ... in those sectors ... of course rates are already low but ... the move will open lowering a little bit of an impact so um ... so that's the simplest way I think to think about ... how they still have the ... impact of this a lot of stories going around about why don't you know this won't have ... any effect or something like that but it just in terms of ... it does move longer term yields and that is our traditional story about how monetary policy affects economy final question before you would you do you think the Fed will have to do that you think you will have turned ... to ... pursue this policy ... will think that we are looking at a forecast we have to keep in mind there's tremendous about a forecast uncertainty ... if we follow the median have the most most likely pass then I don't think go up to take any action ... when I've been advocating is that we're ready to it we need to quickly get you get worse day than it earns opener forecast isn't quite as good as we'd hoped ... other were able to ... of make a move ... and do it and in a disciplined way ... and thank you very much your time today ... 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