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Del Mar Replacement Window & Door Specialists
BM Windows is your Del Mar window and door specialist. We provide a free in-home consultation to review your needs, discuss product options and accurately measure everything. We provide top quality, energy efficient windows and doors at affordable prices. You won't find a better company for vinyl replacement windows and doors in the San Diego area.
Del Mar Experience
BM Windows has been serving Del Mar for years. We know the home styles and the trends. We'll help you select the right replacement windows to appropriately match or upgrade the look of your Del Mar home. We also understand how coastal air can affect the life of Southern California windows and doors. Many of our products include a lifetime warranty so you can rest assured that they will last for years to come. Plus we offer just about the best window guarantee in the industry.
Gallery of Completed Projects
We know that when you are researching replacement window and door companies to work on your home, you want to see photos of actual work they have completed, not stock photography that anyone can put on their website. Our gallery contains pictures of completed projects from several of our many satisfied customers in the Del Mar area. As you click on each of the photos, you can get a larger view, so you can see the detail in the window and door products we install, as well as the quality of the installation.
Del Mar Window and Door Products
There are many types of replacement window and door products you can choose for your Del Mar home. From standard double- and single-hung windows to custom four-panel patio doors, and everything in between, BM Windows has an amazing selection of products, so you are sure to find the type of window or door that fits your home's aesthetic. We have installed everything from geometric windows to large picture windows to dramatic bay and bow windows. Let us help you find the replacement windows and doors that will complement and accentuate your Del Mar home.
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Unlike many other retrofit window companies in San Diego, we do not outsource the installation to subcontractors. Many replacement window and door sales representatives have only a basic understanding of the installation process that they obtained from a two or three hour training session in the office. They won't be able to answer your questions and explain the process in detail. Our team handles the whole project from consultation to installation. And we provide a lifetime installation warranty in addition to the product warranties. We are with you from product selection and design, to installation and service in the event of warranty issues.
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About Del Mar, CA
Del Mar is a popular beach town that's home to more than 4,000 residents. Incorporated in 1959, Del Mar includes almost 2 square miles and one zip code, 92014. Widely known for the Del Mar Race Track and Fairgrounds, the city boasts one of the most desirable climates in all of the United States. Temperatures rarely extend outside the range of 60 - 85 degrees F. Del Mar is also home to memorable beaches including Torrey Pines State Beach.


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21 months later, Rohit Sharma ready to pass the test
He was poised to make his Test debut last February when fate struck a cruel blow.
A freak injury on the eve of the opening Test against South Africa in Nagpur meant Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the match, thereby ensuring an unexpected debut for Wriddhimaan Saha.
Now 21 months later, the talented batsman has been given a fresh hope with the selectors naming him in the squad, in place of Yuvraj Singh, for the third and final Test against the West Indies starting Tuesday at the Wankhede stadium.
Considering the home team has already pocketed the series, by winning the opening two Tests at Feroz Shah Kotla and Eden Gardens respectively, Rohit's chances of making a debut on his home ground are brighter than ever. The batsman was expectedly elated at the call up, albeit not surprised.
"It was definitely expected. Whenever I go out to play I expect something good will happen," he said.
"I am very happy that the selectors have recognized my performance and have given me this chance," he added.
Image: Rohit Sharma
Rich vein of form
The 24-year-old had suffered a finger fracture in the opening ODI during India's recent tour of England, something that kept him out of that series, the following Champions League T20 as well as the English team's tour of India.
However, he announced his comeback in style with successive centuries in Mumbai's opening two Ranji games -- 175 against Railways in the opener and 100 against holders Rajasthan in the second match, enough to make the selectors take note and hand him another chance.
"These Ranji matches gave me an opportunity. Also I was coming back from injury and so had to prove that I am back in business," said Rohit.
"I am hitting the ball well. There's no problem with the finger now," he added.
Image: Rohit Sharma
'Try to remain injury free'
With injuries having hampered the progress of his career, the batsman has resolved to be more careful.
"I will try to remain injury free for the next few years," he vowed, adding, "I have suffered a lot of injuries, and at crucial times at that.
"So I don't want injuries to hamper my chances again."
Image: Rohit Sharma
'A lot of pressure for the no.6 slot'
With the no.6 slot still up for grabs, Rohit's aware this might just be his chance. Asked the same his reply was a diplomatic one.
"If I do get an opportunity to play the last Test, I will definitely try and make most of it," he said.
"At the same time I wouldn't like to put any pressure on myself. I know there's a lot of pressure for the no.6 slot but as I have said earlier, if you keep getting runs you are rewarded for that," he added.
He nevertheless affirmed he would tweak his approach a bit to suit the longer format.
"I would like to play my natural game but at the same time I have to be cautious as well, about what is going around me, who are the bowlers I need to target and all that stuff," he said.
Image: Rohit Sharma
Roller coaster ride
At a time when cricketers of his age play more frequently, Rohit's journey thus far has been a roller-coaster ride. Asked if it had been frustrating, he preferred to look at the positive aspect.
"No, it is not frustrating," explained Rohit.
"This is an age where you need to play more matches but at the same this is also an age when all the good cricketers have been dropped and have made a comeback.
"I am not any different and will try not to make the mistakes that I made earlier. Whatever opportunities I'll be getting from now on will be crucial. So I have to make those opportunities count," he added.
Image: Rohit Sharma

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"They force you to plead," said the mom who waited outside the courtroom on Thursday. Her son, she explained, was just "standing there" when a bit of teenage mischief went down. The right to a speedy trial turns out to mean nothing when you're a juvenile, even a juvenile being tried as an adult. After almost three years in lockup, with no trial scheduled, her son agreed to plead guilty to get it over with. "Even the judge couldn't believe it. He said, 'They gave you a strike and a felony for that?'"
Her son has not yet been sentenced so, "please don't use my name or anything that could identify us." And her son was not in LA Criminal Court that day. She was there to support someone else's son: Tedi Snyder who was facing a mandatory sentence of 80 years-to-life for a crime that occurred when he was 15.
Several months ago, Tedi was convicted of attempted murder plus "enhancements" for use of a gun and for gang affiliation. He and his father, and several mothers of incarcerated children, and members of the Youth Justice Coalition were staking their hopes on attorney Arthur Goldberg. Could he get Tedi a new trial on the grounds that he'd been represented by ineffective counsel, an attorney who had not presented a defense?
I've been in enough courtrooms to know that there are almost insurmountable obstacles to getting a new trial on those grounds, but when a kid looks likely to die in prison, surely you've got to try.
As we sat in the courtroom and other cases were called, I was impressed with Judge Sam Ohta. No pushover, but when he looked at defendants, he never failed to consider the human dimension. I thought he's no bleeding heart but he's not extreme or punitive either. He really intends to serve justice, to consider public safety while also trying to avoid ruining lives that have potential.
We as a society used to think 15-year-olds were all about potential.
Once upon a time, we recognized kids are different from adults. All juvenile offenders were kept within a separate justice system that sought to educate and rehabilitate not merely punish. Even when we began to try kids as adults, they usually went first to a fitness hearing where a judge considered their level of criminality and their potential for good. Today the District Attorney's office is permitted to — and routinely does — file charges against kids directly in the adult criminal court without a fitness hearing. The child's potential and the best interest of the community are never considered. But unlike adults, children languish awaiting trial. Tedi waited till he was almost 20. By the time a jury saw him, he didn't look like a little kid anymore. The jury heard he was a gangbanging monster. No one spoke to differentiate between the most hardcore gangbangers — usually adults – -who terrorize communities and the vast majority of young posturing associates and hangers-on who would benefit more from intervention and services than from incarceration for life.
As I expected, Judge Ohta denied the motion for a new trial. He laid out the possible avenues of appeal and set a date for sentencing.
There will be no happy surprise on that date. As Judge Ohta pointed out, with mandatory minimum sentences set by statute, he has no discretion. Once upon a time, judges were allowed to exercise, uh, judgment. Today? People will be allowed to speak on Tedi's behalf. His father can express his love and support and willingness to do anything to help and supervise his son. It makes no difference. If people offer services and job training and therapy, it's irrelevant. The Youth Justice Coalition is free to present data on extreme sentences and studies that show better outcomes through alternatives. It doesn't matter. Judge Ohta's hands are tied. He has no choice but to sentence the young man to die behind bars.
Tedi was led away. His father stood in shock, stiffly accepting hugs and words of comfort and support.
Meanwhile, the mother I met earlier is holding her breath. Her son, at least, isn't facing a mandatory minimum. His guilty plea carries a possible sentence of 11 years.
Diane Lefer's new book, The Blessing Next to the Wound, co-authored with Hector Aristizábal, is a true story of surviving torture and civil war and seeking change through activism and art. It will be published in the spring by Lantern Books.


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Bishop Mark Seitz will celebrate the fourth annual Mass of Atonement and Hope on Saturday, March 17 at 10 am in St. Patrick's Cathedral. The Mass of Atonement and Hope was initially offered for all the victims of sexual abuse by clergy. It was an acknowledgement that in the past the Church's response to reports of sexual abuse by members of the clergy and other religious communities was often lacking, inappropriate, or nonexistent. As a result, there was a failure to respond appropriately to the needs of victims. Recognizing that sexual abuse exists in all areas of society and that there are other victims of sexual harassment, physical, domestic, and emotional abuse, Bishop Seitz has chosen to offer this mass for all victims.
It is hoped that the Mass of Atonement and Hope will be a source of healing for the victims and will demonstrate the Church's concern for their well-being. The members of the Church, especially pastors and other leaders, recommit themselves to assisting in the healing process for victims. .
At times, experiencing sexual abuse may cause the victims to become separated from their faith in God and their Church, which could provide them with comfort and solace. The Mass will provide a reminder to the victims that they have a place where they belong and where they can experience God's love and mercy.
All victims, family members, those who provide assistance and support to victims and all others are invited to attend the Mass of Atonement and Hope. We hope to see you there.
If you have been a victim of sexual abuse by a member of the clergy, please contact Susan Martinez, Victims Assistance Coordinator for the Diocese of El Paso, at 872-8465
If you wish to participate in ministry or as a volunteer in your parish, please contact your parish Safe Environment Coordinator or Diana Bulko, Safe Environment Coordinator for the Diocese of El Paso, at 872-8427.
August 2019
Catholic Diocese of El Paso
499 St. Matthews St
El Paso, TX 79907
Phone: (915) 872-8400
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Press Release: Dam The Indians Anyway – Winnemem WAR DANCE at Shasta Dam
Winnemem Wintu Tribe www.winnememwintu.us.
Media Contact: Charlotte Berta
Cell: 916-207-2378
Email: email@example.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 9, 2014
Redding, Calif. –The Winnemem (McCloud River) Wintu Tribe will hold a "War Dance" at Shasta Dam, north of Redding, Calif., beginning September 11th through September 15th. The War Dance is in response to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's proposal to raise the dam, which threatens to submerge many Winnemem sacred sites and village areas. The Winnemem lost much of their homelands and their salmon when the dam was first constructed. "Any raising of the dam, even a few feet, will flood some of our last remaining sacred sites on the McCloud River – sites we still use today," says Caleen Sisk , Winnemem Chief and Spiritual Leader. "We can't be Winnemem any place else but the McCloud River. The dam raise is a form of cultural genocide."
The Winnemem invoked the War Dance in 1887 against a fish hatchery on the McCloud River that threatened the salmon and the Winnemem way of life. . Again The Winnemem held a War Dance at the dam in 2004 to commit themselves to the protection of their land and their salmon. Now, the Winnemem face even more of their sacred sites and culture being submerged by the dam "We gave up a lot of our homeland for the sake of the California people, and got nothing in return. Now the government wants to take our sacred places, and again we get nothing in return. How is this fair, over and over again?" "This is not right Chief Sisk said. "This is too much to ask of a people."
On September 11, 2014 at a site near Shasta Dam, just before dusk, a sacred ceremonial fire will be lit, and the Winnemem War Dancers will fast for the full four days of the ceremony.. For the next 4 days, the fire, the drum, the songs and the dance will carry the prayers of the Winnemem people. The dance is being held under a permit issued by The Bureau of Reclamation. (BOR) The Tribe has held numerous meetings with the BOR to raise questions about the feasibility of the BOR's plans, the impacts it will have on the tribe and their way of life, and the troubled history between the tribe and the BOR. Yet, BOR is going ahead with plans to raise the dam and will submit it's final EIS/EIR to the Secretary of Interior in December, and anticipates the final project plan will be submitted to Congress for approval no later then March 2015.
When Shasta Dam was first proposed, Congress passed a law (55 Stat 612) authorizing the federal government to take the lands and burial grounds that the Winnemem had for a thousand years. Promises were made to the Tribe in 55 Stat 612 that still have not been kept. The Tribe is asking that the BOR fulfill 55 Stat 612 to resolve these long standing debts as well as fully comply with NEPA, NHPA, and other laws that protect sacred and historic sites. The Tribe has consistently requested that the BOR, study alternatives to raising the dam such as better management practices for existing reservoirs and conservation options, as well as better protection of the fish populations. Raising the dam will damage, destroy and inundate cultural resources along the McCloud River, sites that are vital to future generations and are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places as Traditional Cultural Properties.
For more information, visit www.winnememwintu.us.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PRESS CONFERENCE, INTERVIEWS, or PHOTOGRAPHY:
CALL Charlotte Berta – Cell: 916-207-2378 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com
War Dance Location Information:
Shasta Dam Bureau of Reclamation
16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard
Shasta Lake, California 96019
Lat/Long 40.7140, -122.4176
– See more at: http://www.winnememwintu.us/news-and-media/#sthash.2HG9SLCV.dpuf


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There is ample street parking available in the blocks surrounding the theatre, and in Nelson, all metered parking is free after 5:00pm. For matinees, meters give you up to 4 hours of parking time, and cost $1.25 per hour.
For strollers, please bring them into our lobby and we will find a place for you!
Our venue is exclusively General Admission, which means that when it comes to seating, it is first come first served. We recommend either purchasing online or arriving early to get the best seats. (On the other hand, we think all our seats are good seats, so as long as we have capacity, we hope you will still enjoy your experience 100%, even if you arrive close to screen time!)
Food & drink
The Civic Theatre's concession boasts freshly-popped popcorn with real butter, Blue Sky sodas, an array of fountain drinks (with refills), slushies and coffee/tea (seasonally), Chocofellar chocolate, and a variety of well-known chocolate and candy offerings. Please note that our concession is cash-only and no outside food and drink is permitted.
For people with disabilities
There is one parking spot for disabled persons in front of the Seniors Centre, directly next door to The Civic Theatre, and another one in front of the Nelson's Family Practice Centre across the street from us.
Our building and auditorium are both wheelchair accessible, and we have two spaces for wheelchair seating in our theatre.
Cannot make the movie?
There are no refunds on tickets. If you know at least 24 hours in advance that you will not be able to make the movie, we can convert your ticket to a donation and provide you with a charitable tax receipt.
Latecomers will be seated, but you may miss critical plot details! We make every effort to start our films on time. We recommend that you come with plenty of time to get seated, visit our concession and see some trailers, especially as other people can be on the late side, and hold everything up. So in short, please try to come early!
At the show
Please turn off all electronic devices for the duration of the show. If you are concerned about missing an emergency call, please leave your name, device, and seat location with an usher and we will alert you if a call comes through.
Photography and videography is strictly prohibited.
Please wait until after the film to discuss it, and be respectful of the cinema-viewing experiences of people around you.
If you have a complaint about another guest, please tell an usher rather than approaching the person yourself. We will be happy to address concerns on your behalf.
Contact us
The Civic Theatre
719 Vernon Street
Nelson, BC V1L 4G3


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built a libusb-1.0.8 package installer for os x. it's a universal binary for both i386 and x86_64 archs ("32 and 64 bit").
it was built on a snow leopard (10.6) x86_64 machine; haven't been able to try it on any other version/arch. used the default minimum target setting in packagemaker which was leopard (10.5) and compiled both a i386 and a x86_64 lib and lipo'd them together.
anyone with a i386 machine and/or other versions of os x are very welcome to report success/fail.
update: tested and working on i386 snow leopard.
update2: tested and working in os x 10.7 (Lion), thank you F-red!
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Former 4th Street Bar employee suing for wrongful terminationBy HASKEL BURNS,
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The former 4th Street Bar employee who was allegedly fired for refusing to drop charges after being assaulted by an off-duty Hattiesburg Police Department officer is filing a wrongful termination lawsuit against the bar's owner.
In a compliant filed Aug. 5 in Forrest County Circuit Court by Hattiesburg attorney Daniel Waide, it is contended that plaintiff Timothy Janeway served as a bartender at 4th Street for more than a year, working under owner Kevin Walters. On the night of Feb. 10, Janeway was assaulted by officer Cory Shumock outside the bar, where Janeway was also off-duty playing in a darts tournament.
The suit alleges Janeway then filed charges against Shumock, but shortly after was "encouraged" by Walters to drop the charges and make a deal outside of court. After Janeway refused to drop the charges, Walters allegedly told Janeway he would be fired if he did not comply with Walters' request by "5 o'clock."
When Janeway again refused, he was fired from 4th Street Bar.
The suit goes on to say that since Janeway has been fired, Walters has made slanderous and defamatory comments against Janeway, including social media posts in which Walters called Janeway a "troublemaker" and someone who "instigated" fights at work. Walters also allegedly said that Janeway illegally carried a firearm to work to intimidate customers.
Janeway is seeking actual, compensatory, consequential, punitive and special damages, including costs, pre- and post-judgment interest, and attorney's fees.
Shumock, who joined HPD in November 2017 and previously served with the Purvis Police Deparment, assaulted Janeway after Shumock allegedly spoiled some magic tricks Janeway was performing after the darts tournament. Surveillance video shows Janeway walking outside, followed shortly after by Shumock.
The video shows Shumock backhanding Janeway, at which point the two men began to wrestle before being separated by a spectator.
Shumock, who is still employed with the police department, was arrested and in July found guilty of simple assault. Forrest County Justice Court Judge Robert Davis sentenced Shumock to 30 jails in jail suspended, six months of unsupervised probation, a fine of $283.75 and restitution of almost $600 to Janeway.
If Shumock completes probation without further incidents, the charge will be nonadjudicated and will not become part of his permanent record.
HPD officials conducted an internal affairs investigation after the incident.


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Chris Hedges Quotes About GivingQuotes about: Giving
The corporations that profit from permanent war need us to be afraid. Fear stops us from objecting to government spending on a bloated military. Fear means we will not ask unpleasant questions of those in power. Fear permits the government to operate in secret. Fear means we are willing to give up our rights and liberties for promises of security. The imposition of fear ensures that the corporations that wrecked the country cannot be challenged. Fear keeps us penned in like livestock.
In the beginning war looks and feels like love. But unlike love it gives nothing in return but an ever-deepening dependence, like all narcotics, on the road to self-destruction. It does not affirm but places upon us greater and greater demands. It destroys the outside world until it is hard to live outside war's grip. It takes a higher and higher dose to achieve any thrill. Finally, one ingests war only to remain numb.
Chris Hedges
- Born: September 18, 1956
- Occupation: Author
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Lower Merion Township, PAHome Menu
Fuller Tract
Location: Manayunk Rd & Conshohocken State Rd, Narberth PA 19072
Amenities: Undeveloped open space. (4.6 Acres)
Directions: From Lower Merion Public Safety & Township Bldg.
• East on Lancaster Avenue to Church Road
• Turn Left onto Church Road to Montgomery Avenue
• Turn Right onto Montgomery Avenue to Bryn Mawr Avenue
• Turn Left onto Bryn Mawr Avenue to Manayunk Road.
• Turn Left on Manayunk Road.
• Track on your Right just after Conshohocken State Road.
• (Connects Gully Run Park & Eco Valley Nature Park)
Map to this address with Google Maps.


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How To Write Eye Catching E-Mail Newsletters
Starting an Email newsletter
Lets first define what is a newsletter?
By setting up an email newsletter, you're offering your customers a way to subscribe to get your emails that contain informal news or broadcasts that you send out. This is usually combined with content that you already have on your blog or online business website, and completely separate from an RSS feed subscription.
And now, you might be wondering: "What is the point of offering a newsletter subscription to my crowed, if they can already subscribe to the RSS feed of my website? My answer is: the email list.
By creating a subscription to your newsletter, you're enabling yourself to capture their email addresses, something that you cannot do with RSS feed. Here is some of the following benefits of capturing email addresses.
A) You can communicate with your audience on a more personal level. There's something about receiving an email from somebody that makes it very effective at getting a point across, or stir customers to take action
B) email lists don't just disappear . If you have an email list, you will always have a way to communicate with your customers. Blogs and websites may vanish. RSS readers and feed subscription services could disappear . But, those email addresses will stay and you can always keep your customers informed of what you're up to, even if you vanish in the thin air.
C) This is were your real converting customers at
Just beware of the moment that you start to become "all about the money" is the moment that you'll start to loose credibility and respect) of your audience . I personally always make sure that helping people and showing them things comes first as you can see from all my pages. I'm speaking from experience and if you make helping people your first goal money will come to you without much efforts.
Can it be other than a Newsletter?
May be You can setup an opt-in form to capture email addresses on your website and you can email your subscribers when you need to, but this could be a very bad idea. Can you imagine signing up for my free eBook and never hearing from me until a few months later, when I finally pop my head promoting some kind of product! You'll trash it instantly!
What you write in your emails doesn't have to be news, it can be anything . But, it's important that you regularly contact your subscribers and provide them with some kind of useful information in order to keep them around and happy. Now it takes only one click to unsubscribe.
The Difference Between RSS Email Subscription and Newsletter Subscription?
RSS Email Subscription come through services like Feed Blitz, it is something you can setup within your Feed Burner account… is a way for your readers to get your blog posts only emailed to them. This is convenient for a lot of people especially those with regular jobs and long work hours and don't have enough time to visit websites often.
The newsletter subscription is totally separate from the content of your website. With it, you have the ability to email your subscribers anything and anytime you want. Again, it's a more of a personal way to communicate with your readers and you can utilize that ability for marketing all your products and or drive traffic to your website . And of course – people will have to sign up twice if they want your blog content and newsletter both sent to their email addresses .
Start Your Own Newsletter Subscription
the Process
Step One: Signup For Getresponse or Aweber Account – You can click on the banner above and get a special deal
There is a lot of options when it comes to signing up with an email marketing service, but Aweber is by far the most popular in my opinion. I 'm a member and have been very pleased with the ease of use and quality of customer service. You also have the ability to manage several lists from different websites under the same account, if you choose so.
Step two: Setting up Your First Email List
Once you've registered to your account and signed in, you'll be taken to your control panel. Now, we need to setup your list.
click on "create and manage" lists:
Then, fill in the settings for your list. The "From" Name:, and "Address" are all things that your newsletter subscribers will see when they get your emails. The "List Name" and the "List Description" are mainly for you for organizational purposes.
Last step, the "Contact Address" is the address that is in your account settings. It will be shown at the bottom of each of your emails, as required by law . For instance- If you're on my email list, you can see this address at the bottom of my emails, which is my business address. If you don't have a business address, you can insert your home address, but just know that whenever you send an email to your subscribers, your address will appear.
Step 3: Setting up Your Confirmed Opt-In Email
The confirmed opt-in email is an email that gets sent to customers immediately after they subscribe to a newsletter. The email contains a link used to confirm that the person is a human and is someone who is interested in joining a list. It also helps to make sure that the email address they entered is valid, and not fake. You have the option to turn this feature off if you want, but I do not recommended that . The confirmed email is usually already pre-written , but you can customize it a little if you wish.
Step Four: Setting Up the Success Page
Right Below where you customized your confirmation message, you'll see an area marked "Success Page". This is where you insert a URL back to your website this is where your subscribers will be taken after they click the confirmation link in the email .
On this page, which you'll have to create on your own website/blog first, you can do a number of things:
- You can Thank them for their confirmation.
- You can Welcome them to your newsletter, and let them know they will be shortly receiving an email from you.
- In case you're giving away something like an eBook, for example, you can let them know that links to their gift will be included in your next.
- Ask your new subscriber to "white list" your email address so it doesn't go to spam.
- Try to provide a way to easily contact you in case they have any issues regarding your newsletter.
- You can add in an offer for either a product you may want to sell.
The follow up messages.
The follow up message is a pre-written email that is sent out to your subscribers. The first email is always a welcome one that is sent out immediately after they click the confirmation link in the first email that your subscriber get. Unlimited amount of additional follow-up messages can be pre-written and setup to be sent out in certain time intervals you can set up. This is what the autoresponder is all about, after new subscribers sign up for your list, they are automatically sent the series of followup emails that you create in the time interval which you set-up.
To create a Welcome Email and any additional followup messages, you can hover over the "Messages" bar at the top, and click on "Follow Up", and then click on Add New Followup Message.
Step Five: Writing Your Welcome Message Follow Up 1
The first followup message is always sent out immediately after subscribing, so it's always good to put some kind of welcome message within this email. as such…
- Another welcome and thank you for signing up for the newsletter.
- links to any freebies you might be giving away.
- Inform them what to expect from the newsletter
- Make sure to ask your subscribers to "white list" your email address.
- Offer a way to contact you.
You'll notice, when you write your first followup message, that you have the option of writing an email in Html or plain text format. most opt-in-email services recommends writing your emails in plain text, because plain text emails can be read by who cannot receive html messages.
Step Six: Test the set-up
Once you finish writing an email, you should always send yourself a test message first so you can tell how it turned out to be and if any adjustment may be needed. Once you save your messages, a screen pops that lists all of the messages you have in your autoresponder . At the right of each message, you'll see the following options:
The Spam number , there is a rating that is given to each of your emails that show you how "spammy" regular it looks. This is based on a number of rules, including some of the words you write in your email, as well as the number of links you include and what is it liked to.
As you click on "Test", you have the ability to send a test email to any email address that you want. If after you receive your email you want to update or change a few things, you can always go back and click on your message and edit it accordingly.
Step Seven: Setting Up the Opt-In / Web Form
The opt-in web form is the form you will place on your blog or website to collect email addresses. Use the form generator which will give you the ability to choose from several options, fonts, colors, etc. to create your own form. You can mingle with it until you come up with a design that you like. Notice that where you will be placing this opt-in form on your website will dictate the size of that form. A lot of people choose to place an opt-in form in the sidebar, mainly because it gets shown on all pages. But you can create multiple web forms to several different pages of your site.
Most people collect just the name and email address of the subscribers, it also has a lot to do with what you do and what niche you're in, you have the option to add different fields, including phone number, address, or any customized field that you may wish to add. Some people don't even want the names, and simply ask for an email address but if you do this you'll be loosing the personal touch in your emails and lowering your conversion rate.
Now The Settings
Once you've okayed your web form design, you'll need to customize your settings. Under the settings tab, you'll see the following… The Form Name is a unique name for the specific form you just created. This is basically to help you keep track of each form you create. And the Thank You Page is the "Thank You Page 1 that we talked about earlier. This is the page that people arrive at immediately after clicking on the "submit button" while the confirmation email is being sent to them at the same time.
You have as many as five options of what to do next.
First 3 options are pages on Aweber that they've created for your convenience. They each let the subscriber know an email will be sent to them that contains a confirmation link that they must click in order to subscribe to your newsletter. The Audio and "Smart" Video can tell the user exactly what to expect and what links to click, so there is no confusion. However, understand that many people may not be able to listen to audio due to lack of time and work inconveniences.
I would choose a Custom Page because it keeps the subscriber on my site and here is what I would include..
- A note that a confirmation email has been sent to them that contains a link they must click.
- You may include pictures of what the link looks like to avoid confusions.
- Expectations after they click the confirmation link in the email.
- Include a notice to "white list" your email address so your email won't be spammed.
- Again this is a great opportunity to add in a sale offer.
The opt-in form Code
Once you've designed your web form and finished it's settings, you'll have to grab that code and insert it on your website. Here is how it goes…Under the Publish tab, in "I Will Install My Form", you can copy the Java script Snippet, or the Raw HTML Version. It's much easier to copy the java script snippet because if you go back into your service provider and change your form, it will automatically update on your website. Also, you can keep track of statistics like impressions and signups a lot easier. Copy and paste this code into your website where ever you want the webform to appear.
In case You Have a WordPress site you can use these two options:
A) You can Copy and Paste the Code into the HTML Editor for a Post or Page: If you want your form to show up within a blog post, or within a page that you create, you'll have to copy and paste the code into YOUR html editor, which can be found next to the "Visual Tab" in the upper right hand of where you write the post pages.
B) Copy and Paste the Code Into a "Text Widget" for the Sidebar: In case you want your form to show up in the sidebar go into your WordPress account, and under Appearance > Widgets, create a new "Text Widget" for your sidebar and copy the snippet as it shown below.
What about Broadcasts
A broadcast is a message that is send out to subscribers that are not involved in the autoresponders, which means it's not a pre-written email that gets sent out after a certain amount of time after people subscribe. This is a one time email.
And what should be included in this email is your choice, but note that your list will get this email in addition to whatever emails they may be getting from your followups. Many use broadcasts emails to talk about "one-time" thing, such as recent events and or a launch of a new product. You can write a broadcast email at any time you want, with the ability to schedule it's delivery, just make sure you use this option very smartly.
Boy this was a very long one, but I do hope I managed to put the smiles on many of your faces, as this is another extremely important part to your website success.
Hope this was of a great help, for further assistance please feel free to write me using the comment box below- visit the home page to learn more on how to master the online world.
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I'm sure everybody has heard of Schwan's - right? Schwan's is the home delivery food service - they have everything from ice cream to breakfast sandwiches to salmon fillets and everything in between! My Dad used to get Schwan's when I was in college and he'd stock me up with things I could microwave at school to help save money from eating out. But they've changed quite a bit since then!
Schwan's was quick-serve meals! I came across this Beef Mongolian Skillet Meal ($11.29) and decided to give it a whirl. I've tried many of the freezer meals like this before - but was pleasantly surprised. First - it's super simple!
This comes with everything you need in one bag - even the rice! You just pop open the bag - take out the rice and sauce. Rice goes in the microwave for 3 minutes, sauce goes in a bowl of hot water to thaw it out. While that's going - saute the veges & meat - then you add the sauce & rice. Voila - done! Literally freezer to plate in less than 15 minutes. That's what I need after a long day at work!!
All in all I'm really happy with my Schwan's choices for the month. I also bought frozen seafood fillets - so I'll be making some fish soon as well - so stay tuned for more!
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Women Peace Huts
The Peace Hut is a special location in a community where citizens can gather and speak about their problems and conflicts. With the support of UN Women we built several of these huts in rural Liberian communities with the objective that local women in particular have a place where they can discuss women related problems and disputes.
Mediation in Kinjor
Kinjor is a city in the Western part of Liberia. Since 2013, a mining company has been extracting gold and replacing the local community. During the process of resettlement a conflict evolved between different groups of the community and the company. To resolve this conflict we are currently acting as mediators.
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Apathy is sinking in, everything is slowing down. I used to be excited about doing things, I used to be able to do things. Now all I do is stare into space/at the TV. It's taken an hour to write these four sentences.
I'm meant to be doing some art stuff for a friend but I can't think. I'm meant to be making a sock dinosaur but I don't quite seem to be able to get up the motivation.
A sock elephant. I need to think about it, but I can't, I'm just all in a muddle and my mind just can't, can't… I can't even remember what I was thinking about.
The voices aren't helping of course.
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Now that many of us are content creators, we are directly exposed to the conversation that is the marketplace. Thanks to our use of social media tools, what others say of their experience of us is gaining importance in our personal press kit. Links and authority are both quite subtle and difficult to gage vis-a-vis why we would hire an individual.
The Old Ways in New Media
The resume as a recording of the accomplishments and results we have contributed is not going to disappear any time soon. That is because it's a universal format that helps everyone - including the majority of the population that is not online. Note the key words I used there: accomplishments and results.
It's a good idea to focus the story that is your cv on how all of the things you know and have done contributed to the growth of a business, made it better, had an impact on your customers - internal and external. To do that, you center your exposition on where and how the business makes money.
That has not changed with new media tools. If anything, with microblogging tools such as Twitter, we are now learning to cut to the chase more quickly. Brian Solis wrote a post recently on the escalator pitch. I'd like to add emphasis on the quality and content of your focus vs. brevity, and knowing at which stage of the pitch you are. Writes Solis:
It's about saying and demonstrating the things that will continually escalate your opportunity to the next level to say and demonstrate more - earning believers, evangelists, investors, stakeholders, customers, and partners along the way.Pitches are micro-stories that contain enough information for the listener to decide whether they will give you permission to continue the conversation, or they should. A recommendation is the pitch best friend. It's a vehicle where someone else says: pay attention to this individual, they can benefit you in "x" way(s).
Stories About Others
That is why a recommendation as a short story about another should also be focused. It needs to provide specific information to introduce someone in a way that benefits the group or person to whom they are being introduced - and honor the skills/talent/ability to problem-solve of the individual who is being introduced.
For an example of a targeted verbal recommendation: I recently spoke about blogging on a panel at a Chamber of Commerce event. In my talk, as I do on such occasions, I mentioned that I am from Italy. Among the audience was an entrepreneur who is also an astute business networker. A few days later as he attended another event with the Italy America Chamber of Commerce he remember that detail. He then followed up with me to gage my interest in speaking at one of their events.
When he introduced me to that Chamber, he presented the story about me as: uses social media by sharing practical "how to" lessons, speaks Italian and has many business connections in Italy. This was enough of an entree for generating interest in further conversations around the Chamber's topical needs and how I can help them directly and through my network.
Which brings us to the "how to" part of this post.
You'd Hire Him/Her Because
Say a friend or business colleague asks you to write a recommendation for their services. You are comfortable doing that because you have worked together. There are several options open to you. You can:
- Tell a story of how "Steve" saved the day and helped your company earn new customers - this is a popular format in case studies and testimonials. The narrative begins with a delineation of the problem and continues with what the individual did specifically to solve it.
- Summarize the skills and attitude that most impressed you about "Sara" with an eye to the audience who will be reading about her. Here it helps to ask yourself the imaginary questions: why would you hire Sara as community manager? What does she bring to the table that is unique? For example: she has "x" years of experience doing that; she did a magnificent job at company "z"; our community benefited from her work.
- Define the problem someone is seeking to solve in greater detail and support how the individual has true experience and a reputation for contributing results. As an example, I will use a recommendation I wrote recently on LinkedIn for Gianluca of Frozenfrogs:
For a recommendation to be useful in a practical way to both the individual recommended and the potential buyer/employer, it needs to answer one main question first: why? Why would you hire him/her instead of someone else? Why would you engage his/her services? It's because... tell them exactly why. Part of the answer depends on context, of course."In today's marketplace where the term 'conversation' can and does mean a better match of customers' needs and wants with companies' products and services, emerging technologies are helping humanize the point of contact and harnessing the force of the collective. Yet, they are mere tools that need to be grounded in a solid business strategy to yield results. Gianluca is fluent in both the language of business and that of new media. He is a keen listener and a passionate implementer. Give him a call and see for yourself."
What are some of the best (most useful to you) recommendations you have seen? Why?


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There's plenty to love about Nissan vehicles. This 2009 Nissan Altima is no exception. It's available at this upcoming online auction with about nine days to go as of this post. It's affordable and in great driving shape. Anyone who's looking for a reliable vehicle for any standard driving needs should not pass up on this chance.
This particular Altima is a four-door, 6-cylinder sedan with power settings for everything, with a hardtop roof. The exterior is a clean solid white and its interior is made up with modest gray cloth. While its odometer is at nearly 85K, it still has plenty of life remaining. If you're in the Denver, CO area, do your best to check out this vehicle and make a closer inspection.
This Altima should go for a few grand, so it's definitely a budget vehicle. If you want to get more information on it, you should start by registering for your free trial. In the meantime, you can also check out all of these other auto auctions that are happening all over the country.


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Saddlebred Rescue is very motivated to move some horses. Each week they are having to turn away more horses who are being shipped to slaughter because they are out of room. They have pledges to help with adoption fees and from what I understand, no reasonable offer will be refused.
Here is their page of available rescues: Available Everything from show ring candidates, to proven lesson horses to personal trail horses... Each horse has been evaluated and is receiving training by SBR's resident trainer.
In addition Hogan the horse with the huge heart is available as a pasture ornament for a $0 fee. The Amish called and wanted him to be picked up by SBR because they did not want him to go to slaughter. He was pulling a buggy 60 miles a day. Hogan's wind is broken, and he is not a very enjoyable ride (he's very game, and I guess he would have to be to go 60 miles a day). He needs to be a lawn mower. If a home cannot be found, he will be humanely destroyed in two weeks. This fella deserves a good retirement home. He has done his best and paid his dues.
Please spread the word. If anyone is interested in adopting and lightening their load so they will have room to help new horses in need, please call Pat Johnson at 908-304-3560


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I watched the programme about the Rosminian priests abuse scandal on BBC 1 last night. The accounts were both harrowing and ghastly, although I feel the programme makers dealt with the whole business sensitively. I do not think that this was a BBC hatchet job. It did not need to be. The victims now men just a few years older than myself came across as very plausible witnesses and I was appalled at both the descriptions of the abuse and the plight of what were then young boys away from home without anyone to whom they could turn. I was struck forcibly by a couple of leading thoughts.
The first concerned the abusing priests and the question that occurred to me was: how on earth did they come to perform these appalling acts? I find it difficult to imagine that they came from nowhere. Was it not more likely that they had arisen in some sort of culture in which such acts were both practised and accepted?
The second thought involved the reaslisation that these cases of clergy abuse took place within boarding schools. In contrast it appears as if there is an almost complete lack of such abuse cases within what might be called an ordinary or normal parish situation. I may be wrong but there seems to be a fairly clear "institutional/residential" bias.
And then there are these unfortunate victims. The cases described in the programme occurred at "Prep" Schools to which children as young as seven were sent to board. I do not excuse the abusers one bit, but I have to ask what kind of parents send their children away like that? Such parents appear to exhibit a remarkable detachment from their children's welfare- a striking- even alarming- lack of natural affection. Indeed, might not the emotional detachment of parents with respect to their children be precisely the kind of seed bed that originally nourished a culture in which the abusers matured?
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The Baptist Center for Ethics announced today the release of their latest DVD. It is entitled "Golden Rule Politics: Reclaiming the Rightful Role of Faith in Politics." The DVD and accompanying discussion guides deal with the role of religion in politics. It features interviews with several politicians and pastors. The trailer for the DVD is below and you can watch other clips and order it here. Hopefully, this DVD will help spark discussion and get Christians thinking about how to make sure we do not allow partisan politics to trump our spiritual priorities. Currently, the mixing of religion and politics is creating many problems in our churches, as I argued in my book (For God's Sake, Shut Up!). I am looking forward to seeing this DVD.
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I have spent much of my time since my Wharton graduation working like a maniac, and I suspect many of you have been doing the same. My focus has been helping companies prepare for the global workplace of tomorrow, and one thing I've come to see is just how powerful it can be to count on your alumni network to get big things done in your career.
The realization is part of a larger trend: There is a rising force within the workplace, which is something I have come to call "connectional intelligence"—the human ability to combine knowledge, ambition and human capital, forging connections on a global scale that create unprecedented value and meaning.
This isn't simply about obtaining more networks or connections. This is about cutting through the noise of our social media universe and leveraging our communities—like the Wharton alumni network—to make meaningful connections. Simply building a network doesn't lead to measurable change. Getting your career started and building something new and innovative that actually changes people's lives is about making the smart connection, getting the right people together, collecting the important data and using resources in the smartest way. It's about pushing yourself to be curious and creative and making connections with purpose with people who care about the issues that you do.
One of my favorite stories that highlights the power of connectional intelligence is that of a woman named Jeannie Peeper. When Jeannie was 4 years old, the Mayo Clinic diagnosed her with something called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive (FOP), a disease in which new bones grow from embryonic stem cells, then attach themselves to the original bones and eventually make movement impossible. FOP is what the medical profession considers an "orphan disease" because it is so rare and, therefore, highly understudied and misunderstood. That is, it was misunderstood.
Everything changed when Jeannie met a physician named Michael Zasloff, who had seen a case of FOP years prior when he was a surgical intern. The disease piqued his interest, and he continued on to work with an additional 18 patients before he met Jeannie.
Jeannie leveraged Zasloff's connections. She started by sending a letter and a questionnaire to each of those 18 patients, of which 11 were still alive. When the 11 FOP patients all responded to Jeannie, she made a point to visit each one of them in person, despite her mobility constraints. Jeannie then created a quarterly newsletter that she sent out to her FOP friends. The group came together and started to compile data, recruit doctors and get people to start thinking about FOP— leading to connecting hundreds of people together. Jeannie's efforts, backed by her connections, raised more than half a million dollars in 2012 for FOP. Now, thanks to Jeannie and the other 11 FOP patients, there is a small team of physicians who strictly study and care for those with FOP. And by the way, this all happened at UPenn.
Another example of harnessing the power of connectional intelligence is the story of Ampush, the San Francisco-based mobile advertising company. The three founders, Nick Shah W06, Chris Amos W06 and Jesse Pujji C06 W06—friends throughout their Wharton undergrad experience—joined together to leverage the new world of social media and analytics-based advertising methods. Ampush has not only hired many Wharton alumni but has become a go-to place to build relationships among members of the Wharton community in San Francisco.
Instead of just looking to grow your network and make superficial connections, think about the skills that you are using to build meaningful relationships. Aim for quality in your connections rather than quantity by focusing on the traits I list below and reflecting on the questions.
#1. Curiosity
How well are you framing and asking different questions from all parts of your life to the Wharton community to gain new perspectives?
If you are interested in learning about government regulation or the newest in management thinking, consider calling up a professor or connecting with Wharton Ph.D.s to raise your curiosity on a topic.
#2. Combination
How well are you taking different ideas, resources or products from the alumni network and combining them to create new concepts and new ways of thinking?
Expand your search beyond your field when reaching out to your alumni network. If you're looking for a job or deciding what your next professional move is, gather ideas from professionals in different industries and combine them to form your game plan. Even if you think you want to work in a structured corporate environment, meet with a freelancer to see what you can learn from his or her way of working.
#3. Community
How well are you bringing the Wharton network together to create, spark new ideas, and develop care and understanding?
Create a "topic of interest" group on the Linkedin Wharton alumni group that brings together different ideas on a topic, from youth unemployment to private equity. You'll connect with likeminded people, share resources and build your network across the Wharton alum community.
How well are you sparking and engaging in diverse and difficult conversations with the Wharton network, even in the face of uncertainty and fear, and keeping these ideas and connections alive and amplifying them?
Having the shared bond of an alma mater can be a great way to bring divergent opinions into the same room. Pick a topic you care about or some new controversial research, and contact opinions on both sides. Organize a friendly debate or salon, making sure to emphasize the supportive atmosphere of an alumni gathering. This will ease some tension that might naturally arise when individuals who stand on opposing sides of an argument meet face-to-face.
#5. Combustion
How well are you mobilizing and igniting the Wharton network with other communities to activate and create change?
Create a gathering for Wharton alums at conferences, industry organizations and meetups. Are you going to SXSW? A finance conference? Any sort of meeting like those could draw in people from UPenn, and as alumni you have something in common and therefore a reason to connect. Don't be afraid to bring two different worlds together.
Again, your focus should be on purpose, substance and quality versus sheer quantity. Whether you want to leverage your Wharton alumni community to get a new job, learn about a new industry or network at your next conference, you can use your connectional intelligence to get big things done at the same time.
Erica Dhawan W07 is the co-author of the book Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence with Sajnicole Joni. As CEO of Cotential, she consults with leaders and organizations to harness the power of connectional intelligence. Learn more at ericadhawan.com and on Twitter at @edhawan.


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Domain Hearing Impairment
Network : HIPEN
Selection year : 2010
Promotor : France / Centre Charlotte Blouin
Duration : 24 months
Start project : 1/11/2010
End of project : 31/10/2012
Vision Europe Limited (GB)
Vzw Kids (Belgium)
Bovallius (Finland)
City Lit (GB)
Oslo Adult Education Centre Skullerud (Norway)
Liceul Pentru Deficienti de Auz (Romania)
Development of a toolkit with awareness items on hearing impairment for public areas with an accessibility oriented obligation. Different contents :
Deafness awareness
Communication aids services
Deaf people and employment
Ressources services
A toolkit translated in each language of the partnership and updated with the national context (legislation, networks.). Each country organizes the toolkit under its own format, but in the respect of the general framework.
The result of each country is available on the project website www.prodeaftoolkit.eu.
Information to national partners (eg FISAF in France) at the end of the project and a dissemination activity to public organizations to introduce the toolkit and to disseminate it a national level.
A professional is nominated in each country to update regularly the toolkit at national level.
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The main characters run into some strange creatures that have very strong mental powers. This is what happens to the vampire, he finds himself in his village...
Steopa jumped down to the next step.
He looked up, he was standing in his old village. His fathers home was at the end of the street. Steopa looked around, he knew he had been somewhere else.
It was a warm spring day, the snow was melting and dripping off the roofs. The puddles in the street had lost all of their ice. Mud was just starting to fill the street, but it was still too cold to make walking on it difficult.
He could smell bread baking, his stomach growled. That was not right, he thought. But the hunger made him walk to his father's home. The large wooden house that also functioned as the village council chambers. Steopa opened the side door.
Ana was at the oven. Her brown hair covered by her head scarf. She turned around. Her face was older than Steopa remembered. She smiled and came to him, hugging him.
"Did it go well at the butchers?" She asked.
Steopa shook his head, was that where he had been? He thought. "I need something to eat." He said.
Ana smiled at him, her full face turning slight red in the heat from the oven. "Lunch will be soon," She said. "I will call the children."
That wasn't right, Steopa thought. But he sat down at the table. He laid his hands in front of him. Ana went to the door and rang a bell. She walked inside, wiping her hands on her apron.
"Nastenka has been seeing Matas." Ana said, as she walked to the oven. "I think you should talk to that boy."
"I thought it was Rolan," Steopa said. He knew that was right Nastenka had married Rolan.
"Rolan?" Ana asked. "There is no boy here named Rolan. Are you sure you weren't drinking with
Pavel again."
Pavel, the gravedigger, Steopa could see the man's face. He was silently screaming. Steopa shook his head, "No, no, no," He said.
Ana gave him a knowing look. Two teenagers came into the house. One was Nastenka, she looked so young. Her long black hair was braided and tightly pulled back. The young man, Steopa did not know his name, but he looked like Steopa had when he was younger. Tall and gangly.
"Sit down you two," Ana said, "Bronius did you see Sofija today?"
The young man nodded. "Her mother thanked you for the cake."
Steopa looked at his large hands on the table. This was wrong, he thought, I do not remember this. He studied his hands, they were large. He had lost the long, thin fingers he had been born with after he was married. This hand was not right.
A word came to him. Acromegaly. He looked up at Ana, busy at the stove. Then to Nastenka. She should not be here, he thought. Bronius he did not know at all.
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The 2017 TFIM Finals, a renewed success!
The party atmosphere reigned last Friday, April 28 at Complexe Sportif Longueuil during the long awaited day of the TFIM finals. This year, approximately 450 people attended the 39th edition in order to celebrate and encourage their teams.
In total, sixteen teams from levels I to IV competed for the gold, silver and bronze medals. The first matches began at 8 am and continued all day until 5:30 pm.
The gold medals were won by Longueuil 1, Tennis 13 IIC, Carrefour III and Piedmont IV. The silver medals were won by Nun's Island I, Piedmont II, Brossard IIIC and Nun's Island IVC. All the matches were action-packed and thoroughly enjoyed by the spectators.
The bronze medal for level I was won by Carrefour after a very tight battle with Piedmont. Brossard A won the level II match against Côte-de-Liesse A, whereas Piedmont got the better of Boucherville A in level III. In level IV, the local Longueuil team reigned over Boucherville A.
Once all the matches were over, a short ceremony took place to honor the winners and give away different prizes. Julie Kelertas, TFIM President, announced that the Best Sportsmanship Award would be renamed the 'Ada Colomb Trophy' in honor of a wonderful TFIM member who exhibited exemplary sportsmanship and who unfortunately recently passed away after her battle with disease. This year's trophy was awarded to Samantha Phillips from Côte-de-Liesse IIA. For Captains of the Year, the honors were awarded to Diane Dumas from Brossard IB, Julie Martinez from Piedmont II, Hélène Pigeon from Tennis 13 IIIB and Françoise Vinet from Carrefour IVA. Congratulations to all!
Throughout the day, numerous members won gifts graciously offered by Babolat. Members were also eligible to win two door prizes. The first was a weekend at Tremblant, generously offered by the International Tennis Academy Mont-Tremblant , which was given to Sylvie Morrison from Brossard IIA by Mr. André Lemaire. The second prize was a vacuum robot, offered by Miele, and won by Denise Touchette from Brossard IVA. After supper, the party got started in the hands of DJ César!
The TFIM organizing committee and the Complexe Sportif Longueuil worked together to organize this beautiful celebration of tennis. We would like to thank all the members of TFIM who attended as your participation is directly linked to the success of this great day.
L'atmosphère était à la fête vendredi le 28 avril dernier alors que se déroulait, au Complexe Sportif Longueuil, la journée tant attendue des finales de TFIM. Cette année, près de 450 invités ont assisté à cette 39e édition et ont festoyé et encouragé les équipes en finale.
Au total, seize équipes des niveaux 1 à 4 s'affrontaient pour les médailles d'or, d'argent et de bronze. Les premiers matchs ont débuté à 8h et se sont succédés tout au long de la journée pour se terminer vers 17h30.


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Alpha Bin Care strengthens team with appointment of
Alpha Bin Care, a leading commercial cleaner and maintainer of wheeled bin containers and waste management, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Lesley Carnall as Business Development Manager, responsible for overall sales performance in London and the South East. This announcement comes as the company focuses on further developing its services across the South East of the UK.
Lesley joins Alpha Bin Care at a time of planned growth for the company, with the introduction of innovative new vehicles and systems that will enhance the services that the company currently offers. Lesley's remit will include establishing and maintaining appropriate systems for measuring return on investment (ROI) day-to-day consultation with new prospects and existing clients, as well as tracking and analysing all business development and marketing activities, to ensure that they remain in line with the company's strategic vision.
Commenting on her appointment, Lesley said, "I'm excited to be joining Alpha Bin Care at a time when new systems and technologies are being used to further develop the company's service offering . This will bring exciting new challenges, particularly in the customer-facing aspect, and I'm looking forward to using my skills to raise the company's profile and make a real difference."
Lesley has a strong background in sales and marketing with over 8 years' working as a senior account manager with Bywaters (Leyton) Ltd, followed by nearly 2 years at Paper Round developing the waste side of the business. This puts her in a strong position to place Alpha Bin Care on the road to rapid growth in the waste management field in South East England.
Lawrence Trish, managing director at Alpha Bin Care commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Lesley to the team and feel that she is an excellent candidate for the role. Her previous experience as an account manager and in a customer-facing role will be invaluable in developing our business further."
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Your Child Has Gum Disease? 3 Things You May Want To Know
Posted on: 22 June 2015
If your child's pediatric dentist tells you that your child has gum disease, you may wonder how this happened and what treatment will be needed to fix it. The first thing you should know is that your child is not alone. According to the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, approximately 50% of kids have periodontitis–also known as gum disease. Here are three things you should know about kids and gum disease.
There are three main stages
One of the first questions you should ask the dentist is how bad the gum disease is. If you take your child to the dentist every six months for checkups, there is a good chance that the disease will be in the initial stage of gum disease, which is called gingivitis. Gingivitis can cause swelling of the gums, redness, and bleeding, but it is typically fairly common and easy to treat.
The second stage of gum disease is called aggressive periodontitis. This stage develops when gingivitis is not treated, and it can lead to a loss of bone in the mouth. If the gum disease is still not treated at this point, it could develop into generalized aggressive periodontitis, which is the most severe form of gum disease.
How it happens
Poor oral hygiene is one of the main causes of gum disease, but puberty can also affect a child's chances of developing this disease. During puberty, the changes in hormones can put a child at a higher risk of developing gum disease. Any other hormonal changes can also increase a child's risks.
No matter what stage the gum disease is currently in, your child's dentist will be able to provide treatment options for it.
How it is treated
Gum disease in kids is treated with the same methods as adults, and the treatment type will depend on the severity of the condition. When detected early on, gum disease is often treated through a process called scaling and root planing. This method involves scraping off the gum disease located below or behind the gums.
If this method does not work or is not feasible, dentists can also treat gum disease with antibiotics and surgical options. After the treatment is complete, the dentist will encourage the child to take good care of his or her teeth by brushing and flossing daily.
Gum disease is something you can prevent with good oral care habits. If you would like to learn more about gum disease in kids, talk to your child's pediatric dentist (or Smile Academy the).Share