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The Parish Council
Preston on Stour Parish Council:
All residents have the right, and are welcome to attend all PC meeings, with time being set-aside for them to raise any matter of concern for a period of up to 3 minutes per person. Only matters already on the agenda of extraordinary meetings may be raised by members of the public during those meetings. Please be informed that meetings may be reported, filmed or recorded and if you wish to attend the meeting, but do not wish to be filmed or photographed, please contact the clerk before the start of the meeting.
Financial Responsibilities:
The parish council receives a portion of council tax. The precept pays for the mowing of the village greens, the running of this website, the hire of rooms for council meetings, the salary of a part-time clerk and various administrative costs. Financial information and the parish council accounts are available for inspection by the public. Please contact the clerk for information.
Parish Plan:
The Parish Plan was formally adopted by the Parish Council in June 2014 and unanimously adopted by Stratford District Council in July 2014. Please visit the parish plan pages for more information. The parish council is extremely grateful to all those who contributed to the plan, particularly Prof. Roger Reed and the members of the Parish Plan Steering Group.
Parish Councillors
- Will Spencer (Chair) Tel: 01789 450204
- Anna Corser Tel: 01789 450778
- Roger Reed Tel: 01789 450202
- Mick Jennings Tel: 01789 450797
- Lester Smith Tel: 07867 988364
The term of office for all current members of the parish council will end in May 2019 when local elections are next scheduled to take place. The parish council has adopted Stratford District Council's Code of Conduct for Members. Details of Members' declared interests can be found at Stratford District Council's website.
The Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer to the Parish Council is Mrs Elizabeth Jonsson. All correspondance for the parish council should be addressed to her at email@example.com.
Parish Council Meetings
The Parish Council meets bimonthly, usually in the Three Parishes Millennium Hall, Preston on Stour (although please check this page for venue changes). The next scheduled meetings are:
Thursday 5th July 2018 at 7.30pm
Thursday 27th September 2018 at 7.30pm
Minutes of some previous Parish Council meetings can be downloaded here. For minutes of other meetings, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Latest News
Annual report from Parish Council Chairman (2017):
"At the time of last year's Parish meeting we only had four councillors following the resignation of Les Coulson. The vacancy was advertised and a number of electors requested an election. As only one candidate came forward the election was uncontested and Lester Smith duly filled the vacant post.
Much time was spent during the year on planning matters and appeals which placed an extra burden on the parish clerk, who, as always, dealt with everything expertly but at an additional financial cost to the Parish Council.
The cost of mowing the greens has been a major expense for the council. This year we have allocated a lump sum to the church for mowing the cemetery and we are looking at ways of reducing the spend on the greens. The "top green" from the church to Top Ledge and some roadsides have been left uncut so far and will be cut by Alscot estates later in the year.
In previous years we have kept the precept as low as possible by drawing on reserves but this year (2017/18) we had to increase it considerably to get things back on track.
I would like to thank all the councillors and the clerk for all the work they have done during the year. " William Spencer, May 2017
Financial Matters:
The Parish Council accounts for the financial year ending March 2017 are now closed and the internal audit is complete. The accounts are now available for inspection. See further information below.
At the parish council meeting in January 2017, Members agreed the ccouncil budget for the next financial year (from April 2017 - end March 2018) and set the annual precept at £6,500. Details of the budget are available if you click here.
In May 2017, Cllr Izzi Seccombe was elected as our representative at Warwickshire County Council and Penny-Anne O-Donnell as our represetative at Stratford District Council.
FINANCE and GOVERNANCE INFORMATION YEAR ENDING March 2017
The parish council's accounts for the financial year ending 31 March 2017 have now closed. There is now a formal notice period providing information on when members of the public may inspect the council's accounts. Please click on the links below for more information or contact the parish clerk, Dionne Sambrook for more information:
Formal notice of inspection period
Report from the internal auditor (May 2017)
Status of Accounts (June 2017)
Summary of payments and receipts (April 2016 to end March 2017)
The parish council has received the report from WRCC presenting the findings of the Housing Needs Survey (dated June 2015). To see the report in full, please click here.
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Let's clean out the notebook ... • We are just now getting to discussing the runoff, thanks to the police situation last week. Frankly, in typing up the beat results, it seemed to go about as …
Let's clean out the notebook ...
• We are just now getting to discussing the runoff, thanks to the police situation last week. Frankly, in typing up the beat results, it seemed to go about as I would have expected considering the turnout, which was much higher than many of us began to expect.
In the sheriff's race, Nick Smith was simply able to keep his supporters excited enough to come out, actually improving in some areas. Underwood kept his stronghold in the Jasper area, but, again, he was not able to make it the blowout that it needed to be.
I think there was a sense that Underwood might be on the upswing in the last weeks, but his support was not as strong, the money was not there to buy more ads and and he seemed to get mixed response to the advertising he did put together. (Both sides got a little brutal toward the end, to tell the truth.) It was wise to get into Facebook and the like, but that needed to be done much earlier. Candidates now have to do more online these in addition to traditional advertising. (The Daily Mountain Eagle sold a number of ads to go on our Facebook page and website.)
I also think, to my surprise, the drug issue that took off this year from the report this county leads in drug deaths statewide had a major effect, and the rural areas may feel they are not getting enough attention. The budget and county finances have been a concern the whole time. And, let's face it, whether it is fair or not — and it's not — Smith looks like he's young enough to ride out and catch criminals compared to Underwood. And the Shaver vote was likely an anti-Underwood vote, once Shaver endorsed Smith.
I think all that played factors in the outcome. I will say Underwood got a respectable vote with 47 percent and I don't think he can be ashamed of that at all; it was a competitive race. Smith now faces two independents in the fall, who are already campaigning. But we are in uncharted territory for this county; I think it is uphill for independents and write-ins, but we will see.
As for the probate judge's race, it was quiet and dignified and respectful. Tucker was able to make inroads in Jasper, possibly with the endorsement of Dayron Bridges, to where he even won the Jasper Mall. He had a huge win in Sumiton, as expected, the margin of which was half of his overall margin. He had good wins in Parrish, Sipsey, Empire, Carbon Hill and so. But Tucker and Dutton genuinely were kind and considerate with each other, and I think they were a model of how these things should be done, with Dutton still capturing 47 percent of the vote. (Funny how the two big races had the same percentages.)
A number of people noted that this was not the year for negative campaigning. Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, Troy King and Gerald Dial went negative in the end, and it backfired enormously. This goes against political convention, but that is what happened. King got a particular drubbing, at 38 percent, as he went negative against a man whose wife just died in tragic circumstances. He also claimed Steve Marshall was not a Republican, but I am sensing that voters are more forgiving for switching parties than some party officials may acknowledge. I still feel it could be an uphill battle for Democrats but they could make it more of a race. Democrats seem more excited about Walt Maddox than they have been about a gubernatorial candidate in quite a while, and he might make it closer. But I am not seeing an upset just yet.
In a race of interest to Winston County, Tracy Estes of Winfield, a long-time news editor of the Journal Record in Marion County, defeated former Guin Mayor Phil Segraves for the District 17 House of Representatives that Mike Millican is retiring from. Estes won with 3,871 (50.91 percent) to 3,732 (49.09 percent). That's 139 votes out of 7,603 votes. And, as it turned out, Estes lost his home county, 2,910 to 2,718. He had a small victory in Winston, 283 to 200, but really owed Lamar County, where he won 870 to 622.
• Our understanding from different sources is that, no, Walker County Superintendent of Education Jason Adkins has not been in talks to be superintendent of the Winfield schools. They do have a permanent school superintendent to name, as Dr. Keith Davis suddenly resigned, which has caused much concern and questions from educators over there.
• I am still in shock that Matt Lotspeich, the pastor of education and evangelism for Jasper's First Baptist Church, announced Sunday he is leaving to become a church planter in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where the church has done other mission work recently. Matt is a great, passionate church leader with a great heart for Christ and evangelism. It will certainly be a loss for the Christian community, and he will be missed after he leaves, which I think is after late August.
• Leaving the recent night meeting of the Walker County Commission, I thought I was on the Titanic instead of in a Honda. It was the night of the big floods, and I went home by way of Airport Road in Jasper. Water gushed on both sides and I actually began to be concerned I wouldn't make it at times, even going uphill at times. It was as bad as I've seen it, and was not surprised at the creek rising at Alabama Power. (I'm told it could take a couple of months to get the place back in shape.) I was shocked about the city board of education office; I never dreamed about problems there.
• The Carbon Hill Swimming Pool will be open for free admission this Saturday, with regular hours of 1-7 p.m. at the pool. It is something of a back-to-school celebration, although the last day of the pool season will actually be on Aug. 4.
• I was able to make it to Tuesday's reception for Bevill State Community College President Kim Ennis and Matt Woods, a new member of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees. We had some good conversations, but I wished later I had brought up one idea I've mentioned before: We need a Bevill State alumni organization on each campus that would bring in community involvement on all the campuses, much like other high school alumni groups do, raising funds for scholarships and improvements. We have more of a head start I suppose in Jasper with the Walker College Foundation, but I don't think there is anything like a full-fledged alumni group or community support group at the campuses. I think that would create more community involvement and dialogue with officials, bringing them physically on the campus to see situations.
• I am uninformed somewhat, but I am coming to understand that cities are still dispatching in Walker County. We have a county E-911 system, so why are not they handling central dispatching for the entire county? That system works elsewhere, and that would look like that would solve some of the problems. I am still getting over the fact we have city jails in this county, when everyone could just be taken to the county jail and save municipalities the funds. (Then again, it sounds more and more we are going to have to rethink the county jail we have, which some of us thought would last for many years.)
• Sometimes you have to admit there are a lot of things we don't know about. TCM marked the 100th birthday of conductor Leonard Bernstein last weekend by airing his Young People Concerts and the "Omnibus" lectures and performances on TV from the 1950s and 1960s. I had heard about them over the years and was curious to watch. I learned so much about music in one night, especially as Bernstein was made for TV as a young conductor.
He did an entire show about why you even need a conductor for an orchestra. He started by conducting an orchestra, and then walking away to the camera while the musicians still played. "See, they don't need me," he playfully said.
Then he talked about how they actually did, how one researches scores and have to know the score for every single section of the orchestra for the whole piece, and then know the history, and then how to convey different tempos and the like. I would be so overwhelmed I wouldn't know what to do.
When lecturing young people, he was just as charming without being condescending. He had maybe three or four musicians play an passage once to prove a point and turned to the front rows in Carnegie Hall, asking the kids what was so unusual about that passage. You couldn't hear the responses, but he repeated one child's remark that only a few instruments were playing when most of the orchestra wasn't doing anything. He easily laughed at that, not bothered at all.
Fortunately, I do understand these are on DVD, and I think they would an excellent musical education for the family, especially the "Omnibus" programs.
Ed Howell is the Daily Mountain Eagle's news editor.


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The state of Illinois is filled with many citywide, community, and highway yard sales. While there are a number of opportunities to find great deals and antique treasures at sales in your local area, there are a few well-known annual sales that stretch across the state. If you love to hunt for bargains, be sure to add these events to your list.
Historic National Road Yard Sale
Hunt for treasure over more than 800 miles of yard sales along historic U.S. Route 40 at the Historic National Road Yard Sale. Typically held Wednesday through Sunday in late May to early June, the yard sale route spans from Baltimore to St. Louis.
In Indiana, the road is known as "Antique Alley" and many great venues can be found along the Illinois stretch as well. In Illinois, U.S. Highway 40 follows Interstate 70 for the most part. It begins at the Indiana border, just west of Terre Haute and stretches southwest to St. Louis and the Missouri border.
Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale
The Lincoln Highway was once called the Main Street of America. Today it is home to the huge Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale. Held annually since 2005, the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale stretches across Ohio into the surrounding states of Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia.
The event typically occurs the second weekend of August, starting on Thursday and finishing up on Saturday. Not only do private individuals participate in the sale, many antique shops do as well. Just a small section of the highway can provide you with a full day's worth of bargain shopping.
The historic Lincoln Highway zigzags across the northern part of Illinois, so there's no single modern highway to help direct you. Instead, follow the maps found on the Illinois Lincoln Highway Association's website.
Route 66 Garage Sale
The historic city of Lincoln is the home of the Route 66 Garage Sale. The citywide garage sale takes place each June, typically over the second weekend.
While you can stop by the many garage sales in the community, there are also a few flea markets staged around the area. Lincoln's central location in Illinois also makes this a great day trip from Bloomington, Decatur, Peoria, and Springfield.
Route 75 Garage Sales
Bargain hunt along 40 miles of Illinois highway at the Route 75 Garage Sales each June. The sale ranges from Freeport to South Beloit near the northern border with Wisconsin and is typically scheduled for the first weekend of the month.
There is no shortage of places to stop along this shorter stretch of highway. Individuals along the route host garage and rummage sales at their homes and a number of venues are set up for flea market-style shopping. A few of the towns along the trail also offer community events, so there's something to do when you need a break from all those great deals.


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When you apply for a property through us there will be fees payable upon application. Please see the below fee scales which will help you to understand these fees and when you will need to pay them. All Fees are inclusive of VAT at the current rate.
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Holding Fee We will require a Holding Fee of £230 when you make an application for a property plus £75 per person Referencing Fee. This will be non-refundable.
There may be further fees that will apply dependent on your circumstances these include:
Additional Applicant - £75 Any additional applicants above the amount included in the holding fee. This will be for referencing and processing the application.
Guarantor - £75 You may be required after your referencing has taken place to provide a guarantor for the rent. This is not uncommon and they would also need to be referenced to ensure they have enough earnings to fulfil the rent in the event that you are not able to. This fee is per Guarantor required and covers the cost of referencing and providing a deed of guarantee to be included in the tenancy agreement.
Amendment Fee - If a change is required during the term of the tenancy agreement they may be a charge, these could include alterations to the tenancy agreement due to a change in personal circumstances or with the Landlord's consent a request to leave the tenancy early.
Renewal Fee - £48 A fee will be chargeable upon request to extend the tenancy by another fixed term, the fee will include negotiating with the Landlord and preparing a new tenancy agreement to reflect the new term.
Check-out Fee - We do not charge a fee for check-out at the end of the tenancy as it is included in the tenancy setup fee.
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Sunday, August 16, 2015
Susan Lang
Susan Lang of My Dad's Truck writes, "We are thrilled to return to the Newtown Arts Festival on Saturday, September 19. We play at noon straight up and will have plenty of family fun to get everybody singing and smiling...and maybe even dancing a step or two! Cost of admission is $5 at the entrance to the festival; all proceeds benefit arts programs in Newtown. Other details in the link below, including the schedule of performers. We hope you will join us for what is sure to be a wonderful afternoon of art, music, and beautiful weather!"
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On the way up Dempsey Hill, you'll pass a white stone chapel that once belonged to the British Army based in this area. Restored and turned into the Alice in Wonderland inspired White Rabbit restaurant serving European classics, this romantic spot is perfect for dinner for two or for a casual brunch at weekends. Finding the restaurant is easy, it's only a few minutes' walk up Harding Road from the Botanic Gardens, or 15 minutes by taxi from central Singapore. It gets busy at its Sunday brunches, so book ahead if you can (although the folks here are so friendly they will try to squeeze you in).
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If you didn't know it was a restaurant, you'll be forgiven for believing that this building is still a place of worship. The exterior has been refurbished in keeping with the chapel's history, with plain white walls and simple wooden doors. At each end of what is now the dining room, beautiful modern stained-glass decorates the two large windows and when the sun streams through the colourful light adds a warm glow. There are cosy booths and tables for two, or if you come in a large group you can sit at the long table at one end, a little like teachers in a dining hall. Outdoors you will find The garden bar is called 'The Rabbit Hole' and tables to dine al fresco. The fantasy land of Alice in Wonderland is only hinted at in the decor and menus, but it adds a quirky feel to this charming restaurant.
For a great deal come at lunchtime and enjoy three courses starting at 32++ SGD (for two courses), with dishes including a classic salade Nicoise or a hearty soup for starters, a selection including forest mushroom ravioli and pork collar as mains with light and fluffy white chocolate soufflé, or perhaps rich chocolate moelleux to finish off. Lunchtimes tend to be slightly quieter and you won't need to book, making White Rabbit a great spot for a meal after a morning spent admiring orchids at the Botanic Gardens. There is a wider selection on the a la carte menu, including the French-inspired pan-roasted pigeon, with butternut squash mash balancing the deep flavour of the meat. If you've still got room, there are plenty of dessert options as well, but I recommend the baked Alaska, a yummy combination of ice cream and cake in baked meringue, the science behind the cooking of this dish still confounds me.
The White Rabbit has a decent selection when it comes to drinks too, with a good range of wine and champagne by the glass. The reinvented cocktails are also worth trying and include a black forest mojito, the tart fresh berries taking the edge off the crème de framboise; or the tall elderflower fizz, a twist on the classic gin cocktail, but slightly sweeter. It is easy to spend a couple of hours in this charming restaurant, and with great service and some delicious offerings, a visit to The White Rabbit is worth the trip outside Singapore. This will be one rabbit hole you'll be glad you have fallen into.
The White Rabbit Restaurant
- Opening Hours: Tue – Fri 12:00 - 14:30, Sat - Sun 10:30 - 14:30, Tue - Sun 18:30 – 22:30
Brunch hours on weekends 10:30 to 15:00
- MRT: Nearest MRT is either Orchard or Queenstown
- Address: 39C Harding Road, Dempsey, Singapore 249541
- Tel: +65 6473 9965


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Review: The Lego Movie
Written by Steven Panzarella (@ProCreateSteve)
The Short- The LEGO Movie is one of the most enjoyable films I have seen in the last 10 years. For children or adults alike Lego is a top notch effort that takes its beautiful CGI and sprinkles it on top of a delicious and nostalgic sundae of winks and nods to the Lego products that we grew up with. Not only that but if you listen closely, Lego packs one of the most ingenious voice casts in movie history along with an end twist that might be the most meta thing to ever happen on film.
The LEGO Movie was made for children of all ages, and for the adults who remember the first time they built anything with a Lego product at any age. The LEGO Movie follows Emmett (wonderfully voiced by Chris Pratt) who is a normal everyday guy who stumbles upon a missing artifact that has him mistaken for a "MasterBuilder". He is set on a quest to stop President Business (Will Ferrell) from using his mysterious "Krakle" device on the general public. Pratt is one of the many reasons why Lego stands out, between his charms as Emmett, Will Arnett's hilarious Batman, and epic voice work from Morgan Freeman, The Lego Movie tops expectations.
The LEGO Movie has a little bit of everything; it's a kid's movie that acts as a social commentary, taking plenty of jabs at our commercialist tendencies. It packs enough kid friendly material to keep any child entertained but its comedy is just as much aimed at the adults who accompany them to the theater. By the time we make it to the film's final act, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller reveal the bigger purpose of The LEGO Movie (which winds up being some of its most deliriously enjoyable moments).
The film carries one of the great voice casts in animated film history, a group that includes Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Jonah Hill, Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Offerman, Channing Tatum, Liam Neeson, Will Forte, among others. It is a beautifully animated masterpiece of CGI special effects and hilarious Lego humor which helps carry an incredibly witty and sassy script.
I never thought any movie could give me the same sensations that were so passionately delivered by Pixar's Toy Story 3. Much like Toy Story 3, The LEGO Movie is the kind of experience that gives audiences a strong feeling of both nostalgia and pure unadulterated joy. The LEGO Movie will have you asking once the credits roll, "Was that really one of the greatest animated films ever made?" and my conclusion is it may not be the greatest but it's damn near close.
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text: Remember the fiasco with Halfords ove her "new" bike that was crap but Halfords did sort / replace it, so that's by the by. However we are meeting her on the M6 tomorrow, she'll have a large hold-all and medium suitcase and there will then be 3 of us in the car (Corsa) so no option of dropping the back seat. PLUS (obviously) she'll be being dropped off with her new bike. Now to the real questions. How do I get the wheels off the bike when it has disc brakes ? I believe they are cable discs, what happens if they are hydraulic discs (don't suppose they are, it is Halfords after all) ? I suppose I'm basically asking how you fix a puncture on a discs bike.


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This workshop provides training in the planning required to support proposal activities. It incorporates strategic partnership management, pricing strategies, government requirements, and other integral aspects of subcontract proposal activities.
This workshop provides training in government compliance requirements and related topics. Small businesses to major corporations need to maintain effective compliance programs in order to protect their business interests.
This workshop provides training in efficient and effective daily administration and management of subcontracts. Once on contract, the prime is responsible for management of its subcontractors. This workshop focuses on managing the risks associated with the subcontract relationship in order to meet the terms and conditions of the prime contract.
This workshop provides training in supplier strategies, relationships between prime and subcontractors, and supporting internal and external customers.
Morning workshops (A & C) include breakfast and lunch.
Afternoon workshops (B & D) include lunch.
All SubCon participants are invited to attend the NCMA Fair on March 30 from 5:00pm–7:00pm.
A01 • Basic
Deborah Eble, Subcontracting Program Manager, General Services Administration
Small business subcontracting plans are are a material part of the contract. Learn what makes a small business subcontracting plan one that fosters maximum practicable opportunity for small businesses, as required by statute. Understand how collaborative efforts between government and industry, both before award and after award, benefits us as American taxpayers.
ACTIVITY: Participants will be presented with a proposed subcontracting plan and will be asked to think like a contracting officer to identify the steps to take to review the plan, negotiation objectives, and the next steps to take before making the award.
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A02 • Basic
Paul Seidman, Principal, Seidman & Associates PC
This presentation offers subcontractor strategies for negotiating an advantageous teaming agreement, which are agreements, generally between a company competing for a prime contract and a prospective subcontractor, that can require either the award of a subcontract or the parties to attempt to negotiate a subcontract after the prime contract is awarded. If your firm expended substantial time and money assisting a potential prime contractor with its proposal for a government contract with the understanding that your firm would receive a subcontract after award, is your firm assured it will receive a subcontract?
ACTIVITY: During this session, attendees will review and discuss a sample teaming agreement.
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A03 • Intermediate
Jeffery White, CPM, President/CEO, J.A. White & Associates Inc.
This workshop provides a comprehensive overview of the hands-on strategies and techniques for conducting effective price analyses—regardless of the procurement type. This session will address each of the FAR techniques for price analysis and will include techniques for including subcontractors in the "Price to Win" process.
ACTIVITY: During this session, attendees will participate in a town hall discussion to share their own price analysis techniques, best practices, and real-world price analysis tools.
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A04 • Intermediate
Jack Hott, Lifetime CPCM, CFCM, Fellow, Principal, Sourcing Outcomes & Solutions LLC
Debra Sampson, CSDP, Small Business Liaison Officer, Fluor Government Group
In government requests for proposals, the small business program is frequently evaluated. Small businesses are key players in market research for capabilities (by NAICS codes), local businesses, team/commitment agreements, mentor/protégé programs, and small business plans. This session will discuss what the prime needs from small businesses to prepare a winning small business strategy. It will also look at what the prime expects from small businesses after award based on the agreement/participation during proposal preparation, post-award changes, and other requirements.
ACTIVITY: During this session, participants wll be presented with a scenario of a prime contractor's small business needs. They'll be asked to consider the key needs small businesses can meet, how they will do it, and what the small businesses will need from the prime in order to succeed.
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A05 • Intermediate
Melanie Burgess, CPA, CPCM, Fellow, President, Burgess Consulting LLC
Robert E. Jones, CPA, CPCM, Fellow, Government Contracts & Accounting Expert, Left Brain Professionals Inc.
The number one complaint from contracting officers is that contractors do not always provide responsive proposals. Contractors either fail to submit required information or submit it in the wrong format. This session will walk you through each section of the RFP, explain significant items, and highlight common pitfalls—as well as resources and where to find answers.
ACTIVITY: Attendees will be organized into groups and provided a sample RFP. Group leaders will assign parts based on functional expertise and present their proposals.
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A06 • Intermediate
Jim Kirlin, CPCM, CFCM, President, Kirlin Consulting LLC
Allie Stanzione, CPCM, CFCM Fellow, Senior Contracts Manager, General Dynamics
Globalization is here! International subcontracting has grown significantly as primes turn to foreign customers for business and to foreign suppliers to get the best from their supply chain. International subcontracting management is now required for world-class performance; however, it is much harder than domestic subcontracting, and involves substantial third-party risks. This session will discuss international subcontracting issues, identify the risks, and show how to mitigate those risks.
ACTIVITY: During this session, participants will work on a case study in small groups. Each group will identify risks in an international sourcing scenario and share their observations with all participants.
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B01 • Basic
Glenn Sweatt, CPCM, Fellow, CCEP, Counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
This session will cover basic to intermediate ethics and compliance requirements for government contractors. These include fundamental ethics rules such as gratuities and government hiring, the more broad ethics and code of conduct requirements and mandatory disclosure requirements, to the newer human trafficking and employment-related rules and regulations.
ACTIVITY: Following each topic presented, attendees will answer 1 to 2 written questions to a hypothetical situation. This "quiz" will facilitate further discussion and clarification of each topic.
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B02 • Intermediate
John C. Foley Jr., Supervisory Procurement Analyst, Business Operations Center, Defense Contract Management Agency
Andrew C. Obermeyer, CPCM, Fellow, Director, Business Operations Center, Defense Contract Management Agency
This presentation will help alleviate the anxiety that accompanies upcoming CPSRs performed by the Defense Contract Management Agency. It will discuss the elements of the CPSR, the actions taken by the CPSR team, the actions required from the contractor, new and hot topics, and will also address audience concerns and feedback.
ACTIVITY: This will be an interactive session. Attendees will walk through a faux CPSR to simulate, to the extent possible, the process of preparing for and participating in a CPSR.
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B03 • Intermediate
Lynne Hood, Sr. Director, Procurement & Subcontracts, Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Mindy Schreyer-Hughes, Government Liaison Lead, Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Don't panic...it's time for your CPSR! Preparing for and passing a Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR) can be intimidating and stressful. Concurrent Technologies Corporation successfully passed its sixth CPSR in the fall of 2015. The purpose of this session is to share our preparation strategy, audit experience, and corrective action lessons learned.
ACTIVITY: As participants enter the session, they will be asked to complete an "entry" ticket stating why they selected the session and what they expect to learn. During the presentation, presenters will ensure all "exit" tickets are satisfied.
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B04 • Intermediate
Robert Smith, CPA, CEO, ICAT Systems
As a government subcontractor, do you know what you must know about accounting system compliance? We will explain the audit checklist requirements, but we will also show examples of how accounting information impacts pricing and billing. The subcontractor needs to understand how its accounting data supports pricing and billing, and how the degree of clarity of that information will impact its reputation with its prime contractors.
ACTIVITY: During this session, participants will play a competitive game to see which group earns the highest number of points in answering acounting system compliance questions.
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B05 • Intermediate
Michelle Currier, CPCM, CFCM, Professor of Contract Management, Defense Acquisition University
Heather Dallara, CFCM, Fellow, Senior Director of Contracts, General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
Small businesses need to understand that large businesses are required whether it be by the terms of the Prime Contract and/or their purchasing system to include mandatory flow downs in their subcontracts. Small businesses need to understand which ones they may be exempt from and why and why accepting the "kitchen sink" approach to flow downs may be a compliance risk if they do not understand the requirements of the clauses. In this session, participants will discuss the important of small business compliance programs with large business leaders, as well as, experienced Government Contracting professionals, share lessons learned, and discuss strategies for approaching the sea of flow downs.
ACTIVITY: Participants should come prepared with the FAR and/or DFAR and sample clauses that are often included in flow down provisions and work through tips, alternatives and considerations for compliance.
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B06 • Basic
Frank Scheer, DBA CPM, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland University College
What's in that subcontracting plan? This session will describe a sample subcontracting plan format that can be used for a solicitation response. It will then discuss quarterly subcontracting plan reports as well as elements of supplier-buyer process improvement plans. Participants can use this information as a guide for responding to federal-sector solicitations.
ACTIVITY: During this session, participants will work in small groups to complete a subcontracting plan template based on a selected business profile.
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C01 • Advanced
Barbara Kinosky, JD, Managing Partner, Centre Law and Consulting LLC
If you draft any type of agreement, this session is for you. The speaker has served as an expert witness in prime subcontractor disputes and as an arbitrator on the Complex Disputes Panel of the American Arbitration Association. She has seen dozens of cases of "it was clear to me when I drafted it, so why are we in litigation?" Learn from the mistakes of others and avoid common ambiguities in teaming agreements, subcontracts, and other legal documents. Draft better agreements now.
ACTIVITY: Participants will draft teaming and subcontracting agreements, discussing clauses and finding ways to improve them (depending on whether you are a prime or a subcontractor).
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C02 • Intermediate
Vicki Wrona, PMP, President, Forward Momentum LLC
Some experts estimate that with proper project risk management, you can decrease the problems on your project by 90 percent. This dynamic, interactive workshop, led by a PMP-certified instructor with more than 20 years of experience, introduces the concept of risk, how the Project Management Institute defines risk, and how to effectively manage it. Attend this session to find out how to use best practices in project risk management to achieve successful results on your contract processes, initiatives, and projects.
ACTIVITY: Participants will work in small groups to identify common risks, their triggers, preventive actions, and contingencies. This information will be entered into a risk register template, accumulating the collective wisdom of participants, and the completed template will be sent to session attendees for immediate use on their projects.
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C03 • Intermediate
Kenneth Allen, JD, Attorney, Consultant
Get a general counsel's perspective on subcontract concerns . This session will address what should be covered in a subcontract, organizational conflicts of interest, prime-sub disputes with each other and the federal agency, how the government inserts itself into subcontracting, the myth of "self-deleting" clauses flowed down from federal contracts, principles of subcontract interpretation (including which laws and principles apply), and how primes seek to avoid liability under the doctrine of contra proferentem.
ACTIVITY: At the start of this session, participants (as "primes" or "subs") will be asked to brainstorm what they would want covered in a subcontract. Participant groups will outbrief their ideas and the presenter will cover their topics during the presentation.
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C04 • Intermediate
Michelle Currier, CPCM, CFCM, Professor of Contract Management, Defense Acquisition University
Heather Dallara, CFCM, Fellow, Senior Director of Contracts, General Dynamics Information Technology Inc.
Michael Shingledecker, Director of Procurement, Alion Science and Technology Corporation
The government expects prime contractors to manage their subcontractors. Recent FAR regulations require prime contractors to go beyond the traditional flowdown clauses and move to a more "active" approach to managing subcontractors. This change impacts the government, contractors, and subcontractors. In this session, participants will discuss and debate the roles government contracting officers, contracting officer representatives, industry contracts, subcontracts, and project/program managers play in subcontract management.
ACTIVITY: The majority of the session will be an interactive discussion designed to elicit from participants their own experiences (the good, the bad, and the ugly) with subcontract management, with the goal being for participants to leave with a better perspective of the other viewpoints on challenges and best practices in subcontract management.
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C05 • Basic
Henry Pielaet, Supervisor, Property Group, DCMA—Business Operations Center Property Division
Luke Wayne, Plant Clearance Officer, DCMA—Business Operations Center Plant Clearance Division
Where did that 20-foot high piece of machinery go? Prime contractors are responsible for government property accountable to their contracts, including government property at subcontractor facilities. Flowdown requirements and subcontractor surveillance are critical. Failure to administer these requirements puts the prime at risk for lost, theft, or damaged or destroyed government property—regardless of possession. This session will discuss flowdown clauses, subcontractor property management systems, title to government property, risk of loss, and disposition of excess.
ACTIVITY: Participants will be challenged to create a "property management system analysis" (PMSA) based on real-world scenarios for subcontracts containing government property.
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C06 • Intermediate
Jack Hott, Lifetime CPCM, CFCM, Fellow, Principal, Sourcing Outcomes & Solutions LLC
Debra Sampson, CSDP, Small Business Liaison Officer, Fluor Government Group
FAR 52.219-9, "Small Business Subcontracting Plan," and other government-mandated reporting has steadily grown. New task order data and reporting requirements will go into effect on November 1, 2017. This session addresses small business reporting by primes, flowdown issues, developing data (i.e., dollar values based on committed vs. paid), indirect costs, small business participation based upon total contract dollars vs. subcontract dollars, and NAICS codes. Bring your questions and be willing to share your experiences.
ACTIVITY: Using a problem-solving approach, participants will describe possible solutions to setting up contracts in eSRS, managing subcontractor plans, measuring small business utilization, and the challenges of automated business systems for gathering report information.
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D01 • Basic
Russ Blaine, CPCM, Fellow, Chief Operating Officer, Beyond Mission Capable Solutions
Shene' Commodore, CPCM, Fellow, President, Commodore Consulting
It can be very difficult for new and emerging businesses to break into the defense market—and to grow once they've managed to do so. This session will discuss the challenges often encountered by subcontractors, and will offer guidance on how to prioritize and address activities that will optimize profitability and sustainability en route to priming.
ACTIVITY: During this session, participants will have the opportunity to make and justify a series of critical decisions based upon common issues subcontractors often face.
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D02 • Intermediate
Jeff Verling, Executive Director, Corporate Procurement, CACI, Inc. Federal
Dawn Fisher, Senior Subcontract Manager, CACI, Inc. Federal
This session covers key elements in developing procurement professionals into a best-in-class workforce by establishing a comprehensive training program. Fundamentals of the session will include defining roles, mapping those roles to core competencies, and discussing how to develop a training program designed for all levels of the organization. This is achieved by starting with an Individual Development Plan, which will be included as an activity in this session. In today's environment, it is more critical than ever for businesses to invest in their workforce by creating a path of advancement through training, and maximizing natural talent and open dialogue between management and the workforce, creating an environment of synergy, collaboration, and information exchange.
ACTIVITY: Participants will be given an opportunity to complete an "individual development plan," which will grant a better understanding of individual skill sets for use in discussions with management.
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D03 • Intermediate
Jim Kirlin, CPCM, CFCM, Fellow, President, Kirlin Consulting LLC
Allie Stanzione, CPCM, CFCM, Fellow, Senior Contracts Manager, General Dynamics
Developing supply chain strategies is critical to the success of the prime, given that 70 percent of an effort can be subcontracted and that large supply chains are needed to fulfill the government's requirements today. The subcontract manager faces a variety of issues in developing supply chain strategies to meet this need. In this session, we will present the case for supply chain strategies, identify the key issues of all strategies, and discuss current issues.
ACTIVITY: Participants will work in small groups to identify supply chain issues in a provided scenario. Groups will share their observations with the full session.
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D04 • Intermediate
Tom Reid, Chief Problem Solver, Certified Contracting Solutions, LLC
Bonnie Ross, Managing Partner, Capture Strategies, The Federal Market Group; VP/Secretary/Chief Marketing Officer, Subcontract Management Institute; Registered Lobbyist for 22 years
Developing a strong supplier base is critical for any prime contractor. With 60 to 80 percent of the prime dollars flowing to subcontractors, the subcontracting team carries a large responsibility for success of the overall contract. Improper selection or management of even one subcontractor can disrupt the entire program, thus both the prime contractor and the government customer should be intensely focused on the success of the subcontract team. This requires that each subcontract be approached with a specific strategy as regards the entire subcontract team. What elements should that strategy include? What are the roles and responsibilities of the prime, the sub, and the government? When things go off course, how do you identify and remedy the situation? A proper strategy and management plan will provide an early warning system and allow proactive management disciplines to ensure program success.
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D05 • Basic
Sander Wilson, CF APMP, CFCM, Director, Business Operations, LVW Electronics
In today's marketplace, it is more critical than ever for small, medium, and large businesses to form teams to pursue, capture, and perform work for government clients who expect these relationships to be conducted professionally and to everyone's mutual benefit. Too often, though, the pressure to team with any firm that checks a particular box can lead to teaming arrangements that are at best mutually apathetic, or worse—damaging to one or more of the team members or (at worst) their customer.
ACTIVITY: Participants will "face-off" in small teams to develop Teaming Agreement exhibits which they will negotiate with another team to get an exhibit that represents their firm's best interests.
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D06 • Basic
Jack Hott, Lifetime CPCM, CFCM, Fellow, Principal, Sourcing Outcomes & Solutions LLC
Mike Thacker, Business Manager, Restoration Services Inc.
This session will look at subcontracting commitments, local community commitments, and other commitments, activities, and reporting requirements that directly impact the subcontracting process. The presenters will share their experience implementing subcontracting activities designed to address stakeholder expectations.
ACTIVITY: Attendees will participate in a Family Feud–style game on managing stakeholder interests and expectations within the acquisition/project life cycle.
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I told you a couple of weeks ago that yellow jackets are the satan spawn of the fall season.
That's only partially true.
The whole truth is this: When it comes to devilish misers of autumn, yellow jackets are jockeying for position with seed ticks.
The two couldn't be more different, except for the fact that they attack in bunches, bringing all their friends and family to the party when they've spotted an unsuspecting victim. A seed tick's bite doesn't inflict the same immediate pain as a yellow jacket's sting. But long after a yellow jacket's hurt has subsided, seed ticks will have you awake at night, scratching at your sock line, the backs of your knees, your waist-line and your . . . well, you know . . . until you draw blood and your fingernails fall off.
Some people have a misperception about seed ticks. They mistakenly call smallish ticks found in spring or early summer "seed ticks."
But as any battle-weary outdoorsman can tell you, seed ticks don't truly show up until the end of summer, and they never travel about solo.
True seed ticks are roughly the size of a poppy seed — so small they resemble tiny flecks of dirt — and where there is one there are hundreds.
The irony of seed ticks is that they're tick larvae . . . they're babies. Typically, babies aren't to be feared. Lion cubs are cuddly, cape buffalo calves scare no one. Presumably, people even crowded around the nursery window to ooh and aah over the baby Mike Tyson.
But tick babies are pure evil on six legs. In the larvae stage, their saliva causes an allergic reaction, which means we itch. Oh, boy, do we itch. There's nothing that will make you want to douse yourself in gasoline and set yourself afire like stumbling through a mess of seed ticks.
Seed ticks are the offspring of lone star ticks, those little brown jerks with a spot on their back. (Actually, it is only the female lone star ticks that have the spot . . . it's a pretty good branding mechanism, though, since all female lone star ticks should be identified and killed to prevent egg-laying.) The good news is that lone star ticks cannot easily transmit Lyme disease to humans. The bad news is they give us seed ticks. (And transmit the heartland virus, which is rare but severe.)
Lone star ticks lay eggs by the hundreds. They don't hatch until late July, which explains why they don't begin showing up on our bodies when we stroll through the forest until August and September. Their three-stage life cycle is pretty gross. Basically, those little baby ticks are looking for a blood meal that allows them to mutate. Once they've sucked on your leg, if you don't douse them in alcohol and flush their little poppy-seed butts down the toilet, they'll fall off to the ground and become nymphs. Then they'll crawl onto another host, have themselves another blood meal, and fall off to mutate into adult lone star ticks.
All of that adds up to one thing: they itch.
And because they're active up until the first frost comes along and forces them to retreat into the ground to stay warm, walking through the woods this time of year is like walking through a mine field. The slightest brush against a tree limb can transmit hundreds of the little brown buggers from the tree's foliage onto your body.
Because of that, I can testify that I'm much more afraid of seed ticks than I am of bears and snakes. Despite the size of their teeth, I've never encountered a bear that wanted to gnaw on my leg. And rattlesnakes at least have the common decency to rattle and alert you to their presence.
Of the three, seed ticks are the only one who wants to eat me. And that's reason enough for me to slather down in insect repellant before I head into the woods this time of year. Failure to do so is to invite pain and misery into your life from the tiniest of perpetrators.


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BMW launches Secure Assistance programme
BMW India has announced the launch of its 'BMW Secure Assistance' premium roadside assistance programme across India.autos Updated: Aug 22, 2013 12:24 IST
Autocar India
BMW India has announced the launch of its 'BMW Secure Assistance' premium roadside assistance programme across India. With a specially-equipped fleet of 17 BMW X3 Customer Service Vehicles (CSVs), the BMW Secure Assistance programme will enable BMW dealerships to provide professional roadside assistance to customers.
According to Philipp von Sahr, president, BMW Group India, "Premium brands require premium service. By supporting our product portfolio with a best-in-class aftersales initiative like BMW Secure Assistance, we are setting new benchmarks in customer orientation and aftersales support. A fleet of specially-equipped X3s across our dealer network is a best-in-class practice among premium brands, and is focused to exceed customer expectations and create customer delight."
The fleet includes professional equipment to enable the Secure Assistance technician to provide assistance. The completely kitted car will include special tools, tyres, and batteries for jump starting.
To avoid dangerous situations while working next to moving traffic, the CSV will be equipped with visibility enhancing features. Reflective warning decals around the car make it instantly recognisable as a BMW Secure Assistance vehicle. The CSV has also been designed to assist in providing transport for up to three people should they be required to leave the breakdown site.
The German carmaker has provided a special training programme for its dealer staff on the technical, functional and operational usage of these CSVs. BMW India is currently working with Allianz Global Assistance (AGA) to ensure customers are provided the best possible assistance in the event of a breakdown. Under Secure Assistance, AGA will continue to coordinate and monitor the breakdown situation between the customer, dealer and other relevant parties and decide the best mode of assistance ranging from a CSV to a flatbed vehicle.
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3 Ebooks That Will Help You to Make Money Online
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Julius.
There are lots of people that claim they can teach you how to make money online. I have bought a lot of products that I thought would help me to make money. Even though I can't say that a single product didn't help me at all, there were some products that were far more useful than others.
And these are the products I want to highlight in this post. Just to be upfront, this is by no means a complete review or a review at all, I just feel like sharing my thoughts on the different ebooks I have purchased recently.
Cloud Living
I first heard about Cloud Living through Patrick who said that it was a great product to buy. Because of his recommendation I decided to buy it because I believed it would help me to make money.
And I believe it did. The ebook basically covers two ways to make money: one through blogs and the other through mini sites. To be honest I was way more interested in making money through mini sites because I have tried monetizing my blog and it didn't work at all.
The book provided me with an interesting way of creating these mini sites. I already knew some of the things such as part of the keyword research, but still it was very interesting. The concept with mini sites is to aim at keywords in Google that are not as competitive and thus easy to rank for.
I tried the strategy and created a mini site and it didn't work too well. I don't really blame it on the content of the ebook but more on my lack of skills or knowledge.
Google Sniper
This is the ebook that has helped me the most. Google Sniper is extremely interesting and George covers a lot of things in great detail which is quite useful. Especially part of the SEO strategy was new to me. But also other chapters such as pre-selling were interesting.
I bought the product after failing with the mini site I built using the Cloud Living strategy. One of the main reasons why I think it's so good is because the things are covered in such detail. That way it becomes easy to replicate them and try them on your own.
So after buying and reading the Google Sniper ebook I created two new websites using the strategy specified in the ebook. This time it did work a little bit better. While one of the websites still doesn't get any traffic, the other one is receiving some traffic, but it's still low. The reason why I think this is still good is because none of sites have any backlinks.
Info Product Killer
The last ebook I bought was Info Product Killer. I don't know how I came across it but after reading the sales page I was convinced that it could help me to make money online. While I have to say that the layout and the organization of the ebook are not so good, the content is still interesting.
The things that were useful to me were the keyword strategy which actually talks about how you should target certain keywords. The other useful chapter was the SEO strategy to rank extremely well.
The good thing when you buy Info Product Killer is also that you get a lifetime membership to the IPK membership site.
After having consumed all the information from the book I started buying yet another site. This time of course combining all the knowledge I had gathered through the other three web sites (I think there were actually more than that). This was only around a week ago.
The mini site started ranking today and so far it looks good. It seems to rank as number 10 on Google for part of the keyword I am aiming to rank for. I don't even know whether it's getting traffic or not because I am using Google Analytics to track visitors and only on the next day do you get to see the traffic from today. That's why I am not sure whether it's working but so far it seems promising.
Well actually I want to say that I don't think that any of these products are not worth buying. I think they are, and I think the more you read about making money online the closer you will come to actually achieving it. With every site that failed I got a little bit smarter and learned about how to not do it.
I will be sure to update you on any progress and whether my last site turns out to be a success but so far it does look quite good.
I hope this was useful to you. Be sure to ask me if you have any questions. Have you bought any of these products?
26 Responses to "3 Ebooks That Will Help You to Make Money Online"
30. Jul, 2010
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31. Jul, 2010
Thanks Sumon. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Be sure to ask me if you have any questions concerning the different ebooks.
01. Aug, 2010
I'm gonna cause trouble and say it again: It's about content. Without strong, passionate content, sustained for a good long time, everything else is just arranging deck chairs.
I already answered your mail ChickenFreak hopefully that will help to explain the direction AndBreak is taking. Thanks for your comment though.
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01. Aug, 2010
I'm not sure about cloud living and google sniper but info product killer had really awesome content although there is some work to be done, but still the price is fair enough for it's content.
Thanks man. I actually very much enjoyed reading Google Sniper and Cloud Living. They are both really good ebooks and I am sure that you would especially get something out of Google Sniper. And IPK is a good product even though the formatting should be a little bit better I think.
02. Aug, 2010
Although I'm sure they are well worth the money you paid for them, I'm a cheapskate and like to get things for free.
Yeah well I plan on creating an ebook with all my experience concerning mini sites and other concepts I am trying out so that might be interesting for you Thanks man.
03. Aug, 2010
Nice write up i found this very interesting but i must agree with you sometimes we fail at some things not because of the product but the lack of our own knowledge Thanks for sharing
Thanks man. Yeah and that's the reason why I think that you have to apply these systems and try them out. That's also the reason why I bought several different ones. Have you bought any of these ebooks?
03. Aug, 2010
I have not read these ebooks yet, hope to buy it soon. Thanks for listing them out here
Glad to. I hope they are useful to you. Be sure to tell me whether you liked them or not.
03. Aug, 2010
I like to read about make money online. Really enjoy about it. Try do some try and error, you'll find what the best for you =)
Yeah I do too. I have decided that I will not make more posts related to it and also reveal the sites that I am working on. I hope that this will prove even more useful to you.
04. Aug, 2010
Nice collection. Cloud seems to be really interesting, I was really looking for stuff which can give information about how to make money with minisite but it's bad that it didn't worked for you. Let me get a bit knowledge from same.
Well I am not saying that it didn't work for me. I just think that I don't have enough knowledge to really apply it in the right way. That's why I think people aren't making money through these products directly. They need to try several things out.
04. Aug, 2010
This is just great. I have read one of your reviews on FamousBloggers and I admire your honesty when it comes to sharing your thoughts, ideas and impressions about products that you yourself have first used prior to making any recommendation. Making money online is not easy and there are no quick routes. I myself have tried mini-sites and they have been there for so long I almost neglect them. So to say that they are not performing well either. Recently, I started another venture which is domaining. While it seems to be dying, I think there is still some potential in there. we'll see. Good luck to your endeavors, hope your latest project turns out to be good.
Thanks DiTesco. I am glad you enjoy my reviews. I will be sure to keep posting more of them. I am also soon going to disclose a lot more information about my mini sites and so forth. I just didn't have the time to work on all of this. I will tell my latest site worked out or not
06. Aug, 2010
I just checked all 3 books preview and review over internet and cloud living seems to fascinate me.. Thanks
07. Aug, 2010
Thanks man. Glad you like the ebooks. I am also thinking of writing some in-depth reviews about them. What do you think?!
12. Aug, 2010
This is great.
I haven't head of some of these and will check them out. Making money online is starting to make me think about everyone's financial knowledge as well. It's not what we know that will keep us broke but what we don't know.
If we keep learning and experimenting and helping each other, we'll ALL get there in time.
Do you have any niche sites currently that you're making any money from yet?
13. Aug, 2010
You have hit it right on the spot. If you want to start to make money online you have to be willing to learn and more importantly to experiment. You will fail often but every time you fail you come one step closer to succeeding.
Nope I don't have any niche sites that I am currently making money through but I am experimenting a lot, as you can probably see, and it is looking good so far. I am already getting traffic but not enough and I also need to monetize that traffic. I will keep you updated.
23. Aug, 2010
Hi Julius,
Woo!!! have only read cloud living! and i will give the other two a shot lol, thanks for sharing man! keep the good work up!
24. Aug, 2010
Thank you Samuel. Cloud Living is a nice ebook but the other two are also worth reading. I found Google Sniper to be especially useful. Of course it all depends on whether you want to solely make money through your blog or through other websites. Thanks for the comment.
29. Aug, 2010
Thanks for introducing those three books for me … I'll try to check them out and read as soon as possible
30. Aug, 2010
Glad you do Mike. I hope they will help you in making money online. I will definitely keep you up to date as to new interesting products that might help you. But always remember, don't spend too much money on these products, rather stick to one and apply the strategy mentioned in the book. I am making the same mistake all the time, buying more and more products.


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Kentucky will win the SEC again going away thanks to another historic recruiting class but after that it is anyone's guess. Evidence of that is the fact that one magazine picked Arkansas to finish behind the Wildcats but the same Arkansas team was picked 11th in the pre-season SEC poll.
That same Arkansas squad faces an interesting opening game on Friday when they host Summit League favorite Fort Wayne. Coach Jon Coffman enters his third year and after leading the Mastodons to post-season berths in his first two years and 24 wins last season, this may be the year for Fort Wayne to make a third straight post-season but also win a game.
Fort Wayne returns three starters but must figure out how to replace the 19 points per game that was lost when Max Landis graduated. They will look to senior guard Mo Evans who averaged 16.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game last season. John Konchar is also a key returner who averaged nearly a double-double as a freshman (13 points and 9.2 rebounds).
Arkansas returns arguably the SEC's best non-Kentucky player in senior guard Moses Kingsley. Kingsley averaged nearly 16 points and nine rebounds last season. Along with Kingsley the Razorbacks also return leading scorer Dusty Hannahs and his 16.5 points per game. After a trip to the NCAA Tournament two years ago Mike Anderson's squad finished 16-16 last season.
This may not be a game that jumps out to people but it can be a statement game for both teams. A win for Arkansas gets them off on the right foot in a year when the SEC is a coin toss behind Kentucky. A win for Fort Wayne gives them confidence as they head into a non-conference slate that includes games with Indiana and Notre Dame as they look to take another step in the evolution of their program.


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Ed is a BAFTA nominated children's television presenter and has over 10 years' experience in live, pre-recorded, studio and location filming.
He currently presents CBBC's Marrying Mum and Dad as well as his 3 times BAFTA nominated comedy travelogue show All Over the Place, which are now on their fourth and sixth series respectively.
Ed was the main continuity presenter on CBBC for 3 years with his cactus sidekick Oucho, and was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Children's Presenter in 2008. His other CBBC shows include Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions and Transmission Impossible with Ed and Oucho. He also appears regularly in comedy sketches alongside Hacker the dog in Hacker Time, as well as frequent appearances in other CBBC shows.
He was a member of the National Youth Theatre throughout the 1990s and went on to study Drama at Goldsmiths College in London. He began performing stand-up in 2002 and a year later gave up his job as a TV researcher on the panel show They Think It's All Over to become a full-time stand-up comedian, actor and television presenter. After appearances on comedy shows such as Smack the Pony and Green Wing Ed found himself regularly presenting children's television on Nickelodeon from 2005, before moving to CBBC in 2007.
As well as his television work, Ed has continued performing stand-up comedy and recently supported the comedian Greg Davies on his Back Of My Mum's Head tour. He has also enjoyed taking part in a number of pantomimes around the country including Cinderella at the Lighthouse, Poole in 2011, Jack and the Beanstalk at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton in 2013, and Robin Hood at the Lighthouse, Poole in 2014.
Last year Ed returned to the British Museum following his part in the previous year's successful, live, worldwide cinema broadcast of the Pompeii exhibition, presenting 2014's follow up – The Vikings.
Ed is currently filming season 4 of Marrying Mum And Dad.
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