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Sales Success Continues to Return to These Words
As much as things, change they remain the same. These words continue to appear in my mind as I read report after report about what makes sales success. Another report released by AMA Enterprise (Division of American Management Association) revealed that only 17% of the managers believed less than 10% of their employees seek to avoid responsibility. In other words, 83% of the workforce in varying percentages seek to avoid responsibility. This translates into an unproductive and unaccountable workforce.
To build personal accountability, if you are in a sales management role, returns once again to having clearly defined WAY SMART goals. Yet if individuals do not consistently achieve their own personal goals how in the world can they achieve organizational goals? Sales Training Coaching Tip: People including your sales team place more importance of a written grocery list (think goal) than they do planning for the rest of their personal lives less alone their professional lives.
Communication is also critical. This exchange must be clear, must be consistent and must be concise. Sales Training Coaching Tip: Ask your sales team to write down the 3 top goals for your organization as they perceive them to be. Everyone should answer in EXACTLY the same manner with EXACTLY the same words.
Sales managers are role models whose actions must reflect the desired behaviors. Sales Training Coaching Tip: Do as I say, not as I do did not work for school children and works even less well with adults.
Finally sales success is all about consistency. From the setting and achieving of WAY SMART goals to the communication of those goals and to the modeling of the desired behaviors by sales management.
Yes, what worked years ago to achieve sales success still works today. Sure there is more, especially with complex sales. However without a strong foundation, the ability to increase sales is greatly diminished.
If you want to learn more about how to identify the personal accountability of your sales team or other employees, the Attribute Index is a great and proven tool to accomplish that goal.

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The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices - eBook
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The church is reeling because of the relativistic mindset of our world. Up until a generation ago, most adults had similar moral intuitions whether they were believers or not, and the core of protestant orthodoxy was still intact. Yet, in the wake of postmodernity and secularism, all that has changed.
Convinced that gospel-centered ministry is utterly imperative for such a time as this, contributors D. A. Carson, Tim Keller, Kevin DeYoung, Philip Ryken, Bryan Chapell, Thabiti Anyabwile, Richard Phillips, Sam Storms, and others defend the gospel and traditional doctrines.
To strengthen the center of confessional evangelicalism, this volume collects the 14 booklets in the Gospel Coalition Booklet series. In addition, this volume includes a preface, the Gospel Coalitions foundational documents, and indexes. The editors and contributors represent a wide range of denominations and are united not only by belief in the biblical gospel, but also by the conviction that ministry today must be increasingly Gospel centered.
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Joey CochranTulsa, OKAge: 25-34Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5An excellent resource for sound doctrine...September 29, 2012Joey CochranTulsa, OKAge: 25-34Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for The Gospel As Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices.Released in February 2012, The Gospel as Center edited by Keller and Carson is the compilation of all the Gospel Coalition Pamphlets. This book is an excellent resource for sound doctrine and theology. The content is especially valuable to Church's who are now updating and reviewing their own doctrinal statements. You see, as culture develops/devolves it becomes necessary for the Christian community to respond to the changes in culture and articulate that response through the Church's dogma.
For instance, many churches do not have an articulated view on marriage, manhood, womanhood, sexuality because until very recent times their has been an understood and accepted perspective and practice pertaining to these issues. However, the culture we live in has redefined the social and moral norms for many of these prior mentioned lifestyles. Thus, church's need a resource like the Gospel As Center as a litmus test for their own doctrinal statement. Church's will be able to look at their own doctrinal statement and measure to see if it covers all the essentials that the Gospel As Center covers. Likewise, it could be that a Church has held some non-essentials as essentials. It is helpful to compare ones doctrinal statement to such a carefully articulated statement like the one assembled in this book, the Gospel As center, so that a Church body might determine if they have too narrowed the doctrinal expectations that define their biblical community.
Clearly, I highly recommend this resource as a valued doctrinal source for biblical community.
The Gospel As Center contains papers on the following individual topics:
1. Gospel Centered Ministry; D. A. Carson and Timothy Keller
2. Can We Know the Truth; Richard D. Phillips
3. The Gospel as Scripture: How to Read the Bible; Mike Bullmore
4. Creation; Andrew M. Davis
5. Sin and Fall; Reddit Andrews III
6. The Plan; Colin S. Smith
7. What is the Gospel; Bryan Chapell
8. Christ's Redemption; Sandy Wilson
9. Justification; Philip Graham Ryken
10. The Holy Spirit; Kevin DeYoung
11. The Kingdom of God; Stephen Um
12. The Church: God's New People; Tim Savage
13. Baptism and the Lord's Supper; Thabiti Anyabwile and J. Ligon Duncan
14. The Restoration of All Things; Sam Storms
One of the beauties of the Gospel As Center is that the individual writers add their individual flavor of writing style and emphasis as they cover their doctrinal topic. Anecdotes are blended in with the heavy doctrinal points giving the mind some break from the deep concepts expounded.
It would prove tedious for me to discuss in detail each of the chapters of this wonderful work. However, I will give a brief sampling of quotes that I gleaned from this resource. These quotes point not only to the distinct style of writting but the unique continuity in purpose of making the gospel central to Christian dogma.
In Richard Phillips chapter on Can We Know the Truth, he comments, "God created the world to display his glory, and he created humans to know him and reflect his glory."
Colin Smith writes on his chapter, The Plan, "Redeeming sinners from all nations through Jesus Christ was God's plan from the beginning."
Bryan Chapell says, "God the Father anointed Jesus to be his special envoy to provide his holiness for humanity."
Sandy Willson states, "The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the crowning event of all God's mighty works of redemption" and later says, "He ascended to the right hand of God, forever safe, forever secure, forever happy, forever King."
These four quotes selected from four separate chapters emphasize the unique theological continuity within this work. This work directly points to God's glory in Christ's suffering and resurrection for the rescuing of humanity.
I cannot recommend this book more to you. Finally, I would like to thank Band of Bloggers for providing the e-book version of this resource to attendees for free during this year's Band of Bloggers panel and luncheon at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
RyanSanta Rosa, CA4 Stars Out Of 5Great resourceMarch 17, 2012RyanSanta Rosa, CAQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4This review was written for The Gospel As Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices.Crossway and The Gospel Coalition have published a fantastic resource in The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices edited by D.A. Carson and Timothy Keller. Via TGC's website, "The Gospel Coalition is an evangelical movement dedicated to the gospel of Christ and a Scripture-based reformation of ministry practices." This book is a one volume compilation of their booklets that unpack their confessional statement. What I appreciate about this book is how much detail they put into the aspects of their confessional statement. I've seen a lot of statements and while they're necessary and I realize that all of them can't be the length of a book, it's nice to have a resource where these aspects are explained. The greatest aspect is that each part is gospel-centered. As Christians and local church bodies I think it's important that we seek to make everything we do gospel-centered. I'm thankful for an organization that seeks to make the gospel the center of their ministry and for providing material that focuses on Jesus in areas of ministry.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-687493650841793339.post775523353774923367..comments2017-10-26T04:46:10.216-04:00Comments on JazzWrap | A Jazz Music Blog: E.S.T.: The European StandardStephan Moorehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-687493650841793339.post-77119352285148086122009-10-08T00:34:13.552-04:002009-10-08T00:34:13.552-04:00Hey, came across your blog at the blogger coffee s...Hey, came across your blog at the blogger coffee shop. Gotta say, you have great taste in music. E.S.T. is one of my more favorite jazz bands (Specifically their CD Tuesday wonderland because it's probably about as close to Jazz-funk as they ever get which in my mind is probably the best form of Jazz). Have you ever heard of Medeski Martin and Wood? Best jazz band around these days (check out the song "Where's Sly?")

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The French based automaker Renault has announced its plans to introduce a new version of the current Clio RS, during the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, which might be the Gordini.
Renault has big plans for its future lineup and part of these plans is the revival of the Gordini moniker, which is believed to truly take place next month, in Geneva, when a new version of the Clio RS will be officially unveiled. The model in question is believed to be named the Clio RS Gordini, or even the Clio Gordini, and it should receive some carbon fiber inserts, the Blue Gordini exterior paint with white stripes, Recaro seats, alloy pedals, R-Link with RS Monitor and much more.
As far as the engine goes, the model in question is said to be powered by a 1.6 liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine, which will produce 30 HP (22 kW) and 51 Nm (33 lb-ft) more than the standard Clio RS, to a total of 230 HP (169 kW) and 285 Nm (210 lb-ft) of torque. The Clio Gordini will also loose 25 kg (55 lbs) and will be lowered by 10 mm for the Cup chassis version. The 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) sprint will take 5.9 seconds and top speed will be limited to 250 km/h (155 mph).


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How to make a Loki Costume Part 1- References
So, big project time. I was approached by a commissioner to do this costume and I just couldn't resist. They wanted to see progress images and we agreed that it would be a nice idea to blog the progress so other people could see how the costume is made if they're making their own.
The most important part of making a costume replica is having as many pictures as possible. The commissioner was really good at this one, though I did have to do a bit of research myself. Below is my reference folder for this costume, sourced from all over the internet.
I also found this image of a costume study By Meramor on deviant art. I've included the original and a slightly lightened version so you can see the lines in the back of the coat. It's very accurate, the only thing I would say is different is that the left handed lapel needs to be smaller.
Now you know what the thing looks like- next step is patterning!


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One of the most anticipated amendments to the Senate Finance Committee's health care bill was introduced by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME). If adopted, it would create triggered public options at the state level if private insurance companies didn't make insurance affordable and available everywhere. But yesterday, when the Committee considered a separate pair of public option amendments, Snowe's proposal wasn't on the agenda.
Senate sources suggest Snowe may withhold the amendment until health care legislation hits the floor next month. And a Snowe spokesperson confirms that, though the situation is very fluid right now, that is a possibility.The exact reason for that is unclear, but Time's Karen Tumulty notes that, in the wake of yesterday's losing public option votes, things may be a bit too hot in Finance right now for triggers to survive. And that makes sense intuitively: Republicans not named Olympia Snowe almost certainly won't support the amendment, and public option enthusiasts like Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Chuck Schumer may not want to back a trigger at this point, for fear of foreclosing on a straightforward public option down the line.
Calls to aides to Schumer and Rockefeller were not returned before publication time.
Democrats hope to finish up work on the bill by the end of the week or shortly thereafter, and Snowe's vote at the committee level will be one to watch. A "no" isn't out of the question, and could enhance her leverage with respect to Democrats in negotiations over the final bill.


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Springbok winger Bjorn Basson's third try on the final hooter brought the visitors to within one point of their hosts but flyhalf Naas Oliver's conversion, which would have given them victory, sailed wide.
It was a dramatic end to a pulsating match in which Griquas raced to a healthy half-time lead, only to watch as the Bulls produced a rearguard effort after the break that gave them the result.
In a match played out in front of 10 000 spectators on a cold night in the capital, Griquas opened up an early 10-0 lead thanks to Basson's first try and a conversion and penalty from Olivier.
Bulls hooker and captain Derick Kuun struck back with a try after six minutes but Griquas, through wingers Richard Lawson and Basson scored 17 unanswered points to lead 27-7.
Bulls veteran John Mametsa made it a night for the wingers when he ran in the first of his two scores just before the break to cut the deficit to 13 points and give his team some hope.
A try by prop Dean Greyling after the break, converted by flyhalf Jacques-Louis Potgieter, brought the Bulls to within three points before another penalty by Olivier kept them at arm's length.
Potgieter kicked a 58th-minute penalty and Mametsa then scooted over for his second to suddenly give the Bulls the lead with 15 minutes remaining.
Olivier briefly restored the advantage before hooker Bandise Maku looked to have settled matters for the champions with his side's fifth try eight minutes from time.
But the Bulls didn't bank on the flying Basson, who sneaked in at the death to leave Olivier with the task of consigning the Bulls to their fourth defeat in seven matches and leave them in fifth place on the table going into the weekend.
But for once the flyhalf's kicking boots deserted him, leaving the Loftus faithful to celebrate and Griquas to ponder just how they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
Blue Bulls 39 – Tries: Derick Kuun, John Mametsa (2), Dean Greyling, Bandise Maku. Conversions: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (4). Penalties: Potgieter (2).
Griquas 38 – Tries: Bjorn Basson (3), Richard Lawson, Conversions: Naas Olivier (3). Penalties: Olivier (4).


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Links to other organisations
(Please note: these links will take you away from the infant trust website, and we are not responsible for their content.)
the infant trust is a UK based charity aiming to break the cycle of violence and abuse against small children in South Africa.
|The Bigshoes Foundation
|Door of Hope
|Johannesburg Child Welfare Society
|The Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children
|Childline South Africa
|The Topsy Foundation
|Child in Crisis
|Africa South of the Sahara - Health
|The United Nations Secretary General's Study on Violence Against Children
|Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
|Child Abuse Treatment and Training Services [part of the Johannesburg Children's Welfare Society]
|Resources Aimed at the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
|Roundabout PlayPumps
|Easy Fundraising - raise money for us while you shop
|EveryClick - Search for Charities
(Please note: these links will take you away from the infant trust website, and we are not responsible for their content.)
We are not sending any more toys to South Africa. If you would like to donate then please contact the lovely people at: http://theteddytrust.wixsite.com/home
|We are proud and honoured that our work has been recognised by the UK Prime Minister, and that he has given Lesley his Point of Light award, stating
"With the Infant Trust Lesley has empowered thousands of women across South Africa to protect and safeguard children in their communities. The education and training she has provided has helped to improve the lives of over 800,000 children, tackling the violence and abuse that affects too many of them in their early years. As we mark International Women's Day this week I am delighted to recognise all that Lesley has done."
You can find the full story at https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/2268-2/
|Why are so many small children abused by male perpetrators in South Africa? Our researcher interviewed 27 perpetrators in prison in South Africa; all are in jail after being found guilty of some of the most terrible crimes against some of the most vulnerable children – some as young as a few days old. Those interviewed are all men aged between 16 years and 84 years old, and all have brutalised and raped at least one child. But the findings aren't maybe what we might expect – it makes interesting reading. We have been funding research into this for 5 years and it is finally finished and published
Our flagship Caring for Crèches programme has reached into some of the poorest communities in five of the nine provinces in South Africa and we have crèche leaders everywhere clamouring for the training. We have now trained over 2,200 people and they in turn have already positively impacted on the lives of over 160,000 children … and will continue to help many hundreds more children for years to come


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The Vikings knew rookie running back Adrian Peterson was capable of stretching a routine run into a marathon touchdown.
But on Sunday in Chicago, the Vikings were encouraged when receiver Troy Williamson hauled in a 60-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.
"Any time he makes a play like that, it's huge for his confidence," Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said of Williamson, the seventh overall pick in 2005. "He needs it. I think it helped all the guys around him to have confidence in him, which buoys everybody. And then the coaching staff (thinks), 'Hey, we're starting to hit those. We need to continue to go there.' "
With opposing teams determined to stop the run, the Vikings' passing offense has had countless opportunities to take shots down the field. Overall, they have attempted 25 "deep" passes.
The Vikings have connected on nine plays of 20 yards or more, but four of them were to running backs who turned short gains into long ones. Peterson has three of them, including a 60-yard touchdown in the opener. Of the other five, only two netted 30 yards or more.
Williamson said his score reinforced his offseason work with eye specialists from Nike and that he continues to do those exercises.
"It came open. So it wasn't nothing to it but just to catch it," Williamson said. "That's how I looked at it. It comes pretty much from concentration, and make sure you look it in and you're not over or underdoing it."
Jackson has tried long passes 17 times, but only four were to Williamson and only two to rookie receiver Sidney Rice. Both long passes to Rice were incomplete.
Bevell said Rice can be another viable option down the field.
"He's got great ball skills; he's got leaping ability," Bevell said. "He's got a big radius of catches that he can make, so he's definitely one of those guys that we can use."
Rice said he welcomes those chances.
"I'm always up for it," he said. "I try to be as flexible as I can."
Buyer beware: In addressing Peterson's workload, Bevell said, the Vikings learned a lesson from last year.
"Would you love to have Adrian Peterson run every ball? Yeah. I mean, we had Chester Taylor run every ball last year, but we see where it got us," Bevell said. "I think they're both outstanding backs, and they both bring different things to the table for us. So, it only makes sense for us to continue to keep both of them fresh."
Last season, Taylor gained 1,216 yards, but his production dipped in December, when he recorded only 217 yards on 55 carries in five games, one of which he was inactive.
Asked if he would utilize the hot running back more, Bevell said, "It's something you're always evaluating.
"It's hard to say, too. If A.P. has a long run, he's probably going to come out, and you give him a break for a second. But Chester had a couple of long runs in there, too. I want to make sure that, just because Adrian is doing so well, you can go to that well too much and wear him out."
Injury update: Safety Dwight Smith did not participate in practice Thursday as he treated a hamstring injury that has bothered him for several weeks but hasn't sidelined him for a game. Veterans Mike Doss and Tank Williams filled in for Smith.
Linebacker Vinny Ciurciu (ankle) and fullback Naufahu Tahi (knee) did not participate in practice, and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson (groin) and defensive end Erasmus James were limited. Left tackle Bryant McKinnie said he will need another two weeks before his broken left hand heals.
Briefly: Nelson Peterson isn't a fan of his son returning kickoffs. "But Adrian would do whatever it takes to help the team and be on the field," Nelson said Tuesday. "If he has to play defense, he would play defense. And he would be a (good) linebacker, too."
— Adrian Peterson, when asked if he thinks back to the draft, when six teams passed him over: "I really don't think about that, but they probably do." Peterson was picked as the FedEx Ground player of the week, beating Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew and San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson.
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la Fundación Soldados
¿Qué es la Fundación Soldados?
"Fundación Soldados (FUNDASOL)" is a nonprofit civil entity, created on December 27th of 1995, with an objective, "To establish the development and the propagation of mass media between the Argentine army, as an institution, and civilians in general."
This year is celebrating 15 years of its foundation. During this time it has made a continuous effort to fulfill its registered name. Other activities are, the promotion of cultural activities, historical research, collection and preservation of works relating to art gallery and military pictures, and it also grants scholarships for studies and sports.
To do that, it had been incorporating litle by litle differents tools. The first one and more distinctive –since it was conceived with its own birth-, had been the montly newspaper "Soldados". This media, since 1995, had been closely related to the life of the "Fundación", since it borned with it.
Later, in 1999 was created "FM Soldados". The "Fundación" has the responsibility of its administration (the license belongs to the "Instituto de Enseñanza Superior del Ejército – IESE"). The TV program "Nuestro Ejército", "Revista del Suboficial", and "El Soldado Argentino" are also administrated by the "Fundación". In 2007, was added "Soldados Digital", and in 2009 the "División Editorial" was created, recovering the release of books.
This 2010, the year of the "Bicentenario de la Revolución de Mayo", the "Fundación" is doing a great editorial effort, with the foreseen publication of three works. The first one, "Hombres de Coraje", is finished and is on sale in different places. Also the layout and the release of a CD ROM with military and popular music, and the organization of cultural events (lectures, seminaries, expert panels, symposiums) with themes related to the bicentenary. Other objectives in progress are the conformation of the "Consejo Consultivo" and the "Comisión de Deportes".
Other activities that we could realize this year were donations carried out for the recreation and spreading of holiday camps in military districts, and a wide campaign of donations of books to Military Institutes and civil libraries.
In this manner, the "Fundación" continues with its effort to carry out with the objectives that establish its statute and to offer a real link between the society and the Army.
Honorary President: Lieutenant General POZZI Luis Alberto
President: Colonel TAMAÑO Gustavo Adolfo
Vice President: Coronel TORRES José Alejandro
Secretary: Coronel SALAVERRI FERNANDEZ José Diego Alejandro
Treasurer: Capitán Oscar Fritz
Members: Coronel SCHIAVO Gustavo Ángel
Members: Coronel TAURISANO Héctor José
Members: Suboficial Mayor LORENZO Juan Esteban
Members: Agente Civil Sup. 1 LUPO Santiago Osvaldo
Members: Sr. LESLER Víctor Raúl
"Fundación Soldados (Fundasol)" is a nonprofit civil entity, created on December 27th of 1995, with an objective, "To establish the development and the propagation of mass media between the Argentine army, as an institution, and civilians in general."
By 2016, we hope as a foundation to consolidate our presence in the society, by means of a relationship with organizations of similar and official characteristics, looking for the projection of the history and tradition of the army. With this we hope to count with a major reciprocal understanding and with the citizenship.
STATUTE ESTABLISHING APPROVED IN THE CONTROL AUTHORITY BY RESOLUTION I.G.J. Nro 231:
In Support of Institutional Communication of the Argentine Army - Established on December 27, 1995.
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"Which One Am I?"
I really enjoy helping wellness mom entrepreneurs whose businesses are at various growth stages. However, many of you may be unclear as to what your business needs most right now so that it can continue to evolve and emerge successfully while allowing you to live the life you desire.
So to help you get clearer, let's first determine what stage your business is at. To begin with I'd like to share with you one of the most fascinating metaphors in nature for representing a business's evolution, and that is the metamorphosis of a butterfly.
Below you will find the 3 stages of a business's evolution with a corresponding butterfly metamorphosis stage. Click on a link for more information, and as you read through these business stage profiles ask yourself this question "Which one am I?", and see what you discover!
Stage 1: Caterpillar Carrie –"Where are the Clients and the Money?"
- Your business is in a start-up, building stage, and generating up to $75,000/year in revenue!
- You are working long hours, and trying to do it all yourself in order for your business to thrive!
Stage 2: Chrysalis Christie – "Things are going great, but something has got to change!"
- You have lots of clients, and your business is generating revenue between $75,000-$150,000/year!
- You have too much on your plate, thus you're feeling stressed, overwhelmed, drained, and you don't see any light at the end of the tunnel!
Stage 3: Butterfly Brenda – "Wow……I made it, what now?"
- You have a growing, established business that's generating $150,000+ revenue/year!
- Your business is running successfully, however unnecessary problems are occurring since you're still doing daily activities that you aren't passionate about, and that aren't the best use of your special talents!
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a worldwide organization founded in 1948, maintains and publishes the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, an inventory of the conservation status of thousands of biological species on this planet, including wild cats. Categories of classification include extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, lower risk, data deficient and not evaluated.
Wild Cats – What Does Endangered Mean
A wild cat is considered "critically endangered" when it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future, and there has been a reduction of at least 80% of the population over the past 10 years. This is determined by several factors, including direct observation, the total number of wild cats considered appropriate for the species, a decline in the number of wild cats living in a particular area. When a wild cat has been labeled "critically endangered," it has been determined that the species or subspecies has less than 50 mature cats in existence.
A wild cat species is considered "endangered" when it is at a high risk of extinction in the near future, and there has been a 50% reduction in the population of the species over the past 10 years. A wild cat is listed as endangered by the IUCN based on several criteria, including direction observation, how many wild cats are considered appropriate for the species and a reduction in the number of wild cats living in an area. When a wild cat is labeled "endangered," that species or subspecies has less than 2500 mature individuals in existence.
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E-Learning Solutions Provider HighTechCampus Gets $4 Million In Second Round Funding From Texas-Based Tobat Capital
DALLAS — HighTechCampus, a premier e-learning solutions provider, today announced it has secured a second round of funding with a $4 million infusion from Tobat Capital.
"This second round of funding — at a time when venture capitalists are requiring a proven path to profitability before investing — is an extreme vote of confidence for our business model," said Fulton Collins, HighTechCampus president and chief operating officer. "Industry analysts project that our space will be enormous, and now HighTechCampus has hit its 'second wind,' in preparation for the long run."
Dallas based Tobat Capital is an early stage venture capital firm focused on the insurance and financial services sector.
Tobat Capital General Partner, Scott Brock said, "After a thorough analysis, we found a natural synergy between the HighTechCampus mission, and our area of expertise. HighTechCampus offers corporations the ability to access high quality risk management content via scalable and reliable technology. We feel this offering is of great value to both insurance companies and end-users."
HighTechCampus' curriculum is designed to train large corporations in risk management and litigation avoidance. The HighTechCampus Web site serves as a distribution system for more than 60 professional development and risk management courses. The Internet delivery system provides expeditious, affordable delivery and helps clients curtail travel budgets associated with more traditional training.
Courses at the site cover topics most requested by businesses — to ensure better job performance and to reduce risk in an increasingly litigious business climate. The company will continually augment its course offering, and expects to double the number of titles in this quarter.
Training courses at the site include business-critical topics such as "Managing Anger At Work" and "Sexual Harassment In The Workplace." The site also offers business skills courses including "Personal Leadership Power" and various desktop applications. In addition, the combination of Internet accessibility and global business expansion led to HighTechCampus' recent introduction of one of the first Spanish translations of an e-learning course, now available for bilingual workforces. (A complete list of courses is available at www.hightechcampus.com.)
Each e-learning course is designed using an accelerated learning approach to provide concepts, knowledge, skills and techniques that can improve the performance, motivation and competency of individuals participating in the training program.
HighTechCampus.com is a premier e-Learning solutions provider that delivers engaging and interactive business skills content designed by experts promoting lifelong learning, performance support and risk management. For more information, visit the Web site at www.hightechcampus.com.
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Stamford nursing home residents dread staff outsourcing
Published 12:13 am, Monday, September 28, 2015
STAMFORD — The city is flirting with outsourcing jobs at its only nursing home, and silent on whether it plans to sell it outright. The men and women who live there say they want it to stay the way it is.
By the city's projections, Smith House Nursing and Rehabilitation is operating at a $5.7 million deficit, which is covered by the taxpayers. And staff members have been working without a contract for at least three years, depending on which unions represent them.
While the residents have not always approved of the staff — and some still do not — many say that the nurses and aides who work at the home are top-notch, and do not want a change.
"I've been here 20 years and six months. It must be doing something right, or I wouldn't stay," said resident Cecily Christian. "If they change the staff, I probably might even leave."
For Denise Festa, whose father, John D'Agostino, lives at Smith House in a wing devoted to patients with forms of dementia, consistency has been crucial.
"Because of much prodding, much advocacy for these patients, they have finally stabilized some of the nursing staff," Festa told The Advocate. "A dementia patient, that's really how they go on day-to-day."
And as things stand now, said Festa, the staff has distinguished itself.
"They are above and beyond excellent. They treat every patient with reverence, respect, care — it's just unbelievable, the level of care," said Festa. "They should all be commended because they are amazing."
June Stefanek, who has lived at Smith House for six years, said that the home, which sits on a wooded lot near the former Scofieldtown Landfill, has become a community unto itself.
"This is a good place — we live here, and we need this place," said Stefanek. "It's like a town here."
Robert Mislow, the center's executive director, could not say for certain what was going to happen with staffing, but tried to assure the residents that they would continue to receive the care to which they had grown accustomed.
"As far as what will be decided in the future, I really can't say," said Mislow. "I will continue to take care of the patients, the residents and my staff … as best as we possibly can under those parameters."
Citing "ongoing negotiations," Mayor David Martin's office opted not predict if or how privatization would affect the staff or the patient mix at Smith House, or whether the city was considering selling the nursing home altogether.
The uncertainty has begun to gnaw at some of the residents.
"They're just looking for some sort of comfort," said Festa. "Whatever degree can be given."
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Legal Alert May 2008
Legality of Bank Interest Rates In Nigeria
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The accolades that the Lagos State Government has received in the introduction of the 30 day rule in the transfer of legal interest in landed property would ultimately wane and evaporate if the promise of the rule is not adhered to strictly. It for example takes days to pay for fees and obtain the relevant receipts from the treasury. The practice of privately facilitating the consent without which the process would be stalled is most unfortunate. It is hoped that the Lagos State Government would develop checks and balances in order for it to encourage private investments in real estate businesses in Lagos State.
Legal Alert for May 2008 – Legality of Bank Interest Rates & Charges in Nigeria.
Differences between banks and their customers over interest rates and other bank charges have reintroduced the distrust that customers have for banks. Some Nigerian banks are now charging a fee of N105 as maintenance fees on the savings account of their customers without any explanation or notice to the customers. Others have imposed some of their consolidation costs on their customers. The number of litigations on this subject has in turn increased.
This Alert is intended to very briefly provide some general information on what the Nigerian Law and Nigerian Courts have decided as the rules governing the imposition of bank charges and interest rates on customers in Nigeria. Suggestions are also made on a more transparent method of charging these fees.
Legality of Bank Charges & Interest Rates
The primary rule in all banking transactions is that the relationship between a bank and its customer is regulated by the written contract between the bank and the customer at the time of the opening of the bank account or accounts and such subsequently arrangements that may be agreed upon in the cause of their normal day-to-day banking business.
Nigerian Law and Courts jealously adhere to the terms and conditions of a written contract except where fraud, misrepresentation or other intervening circumstances is shown to exist.
Nigerian case law acknowledges that where there is no express provision in the contract between a bank and its customer - which is very rarely the case these days - Nigerian Law follows the universal practice which acknowledges that a bank is only entitled to charge simple interest.
Nigerian Law also recognises that subject to contract, interest rates and bank charges are not static and immutable.
The above stated universal practice and custom can however be varied by a written agreement between the bank and the customer with the customer authorising the bank to charge interest or other charges at rates above the ones recognised to be simple interest. Unfortunately, many customers do not pay close attention to the documents that they execute in favour of their banks and this leads to conflicts when an alleged debit is shown in the account of the customer.
Protection for Bank Customers
The principal protection for a bank's customer is to always ensure that he or she pays very close attention to the terms and conditions of any document that he or she receives from his or her bank with a demand for the customer to execute it. Whilst most of the terms and conditions of these documents are claimed to be standard and non-negotiable, their implications are permanent.
The Nigerian Consumer Protection Council is by law required to protect the interest of all consumers in all areas of products and services by providing speedy redress to consumer complaints, etc. See the web site – www.cpcnigeria.org - of this Council for more details. Unfortunately, institutional regulation in Nigeria remains weak and would only be enthroned when pressure groups and more consumers file petitions to the Consumer Protection Council.
In the United Kingdom, the Office of Fair Trading – www.oft.gov.uk – has successfully won a high court decision which authorises the Office of Fair Trading to assess for fairness the standard form contracts between banks and their customers in relation to the charges that are imposed on customers of banks. Other private customers have equally succeeded in this regard and obtained compensation in the form of refunds for unauthorised charges.
Continuing distrust between banks and their customers over bank charges and interest rates are inimical to the development of the banking culture in Nigeria. Full disclosure and good faith would in the long run be more profitable to the banks, their customers and the country. Banks disclosing the full components of special or extraneous charges could be a beginning.
Consumer protection laws in Nigeria require further improvements in the areas of empowering the Nigerian Consumer Protection Council in the discharge of its statutory functions as its contemporary in the United Kingdom, the Office for Fair Trading, is doing.
Consumer protection pressure groups need to develop in Nigeria with the sole responsibility of protecting all consumers of goods and services.
The Nigerian consumer needs to pay closer attention to his or her business activities. Many Nigerians do not receive bank statements and when they do, they do not read it closely and raise objections to charges that do not form part of their contract with their bank. Failure to raise any objections to any disputed entry to your bank statement is an implied consent to abide by the entry.
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China is going to build a real-life Mega City One. As I am sure you are aware, Mega City One, according to 2000AD, is due to exist around a 15-20 years from now stretching from Washington to New York and, after a few decades, from Florida to Canada. But that is just awesome fiction, whereas China's Mega City is about to become a reality. (I will stop capitalising it now it is a real concept, rather than a name.)
China's idea is to build a mega-city called Jing-jin-ji that encompasses the nine major conurbations that surround the Pearl River delta. There is no hyperbole when I state that this plan is going to be absolutely fucking uber huge. 132 million people in a place twice the size of Wales huge. (According to the Guardian).
China has been talking about Jing-jin-ji for a while but the plans seem to be more in place in the last week or so, and it finally has a name. I have spent around 20 years in Hong Kong, 20 years in London and am now living in Bangkok where I have spent over 3 years, so I clearly love a megalopolis. I suspect the problem with Jing-jin-ji will be that it will be impossible to breathe. Pollution in China is legendary and even when I lived and grew up in Hong Kong, the air that drifted over the border was a problem. Combining colossal cities in China makes my lungs quiver in fear.
While I love a major city, even mega-city, I am not 100% sold on this. Cities are supposed to grow and have character and develop a personality. When they are merged or artificially created, they can be weird. I have been to New York and Mumbai and whatever their faults, they are more charming than, say, Canberra (sorry but apart from the weed laws I hated it as a 21 year old in the early 90s). A combination might be better than a new city, but China's air is godawful. As mega-cities go, I will have to wait for mega-city two.


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Short-Sellers: Unfairly Targeted in the Market Crisis?
As the panicked selling in equities markets around the world has accelerated over the past two weeks, there have been several attempts to slow the process, including the temporary suspension of trading on stock exchanges from Moscow to Milan. In the U.S., the Securities & Exchange Commission banned short-selling—bets that shares of certain companies would fall—on a list of more than 800 financial stocks whose balance sheets have exposure to risky mortgage-backed securities and other distressed products.
When the ban, which lasted 13 trading days, was lifted on Oct. 9, it signaled a return to business as usual for the financial sector. Shares of Morgan Stanley (MS), one of the last-standing investment banks, which recently became a bank holding company subject to tighter government regulation, sold off with a vengeance, finishing almost 26% lower on Oct. 9 and dropping an additional 24% on Oct. 10. Insurance stocks such as Prudential Financial (PRU) and Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) were also among the biggest losers on Oct. 9.
Whether the ban had the intended effect remains open to debate, given the 21.5% drop in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index from the market close on Sept. 19, before the ban took effect, through its last day, Oct. 8. And the nearly 33% plunge during the same period in the KBW Bank Index (BKX), which has a much closer correlation with the 800 names traders were prohibited from shorting, is enough to make one think regulators were trying to pin blame for the extended sell-off in financial stocks on the wrong people.
Cover for the SEC?
Some market strategists think the ban was nothing but political cover for the SEC to show it was paying attention. In reality, the regulator has been behind the curve in reining in dubious financial reporting practices by the major financial institutions, which helped create the current crisis. By preventing short-selling for two and a half weeks, the SEC disrupted "a legitimate way for investors to convey information to the market" about the pricing of stocks, says Gerald Buetow, managing director of Portfolio Management Consultants, the investment arm of Envestnet . If anything, the ban on selling short seems to have exacerbated market volatility by depressing trades in the options market and forcing investors who couldn't hedge their long stock positions to take offsetting options to sell their stocks.
The market-makers who provide much of the liquidity in the options market curtailed their selling of options on financial stocks during the ban because they couldn't cover themselves by selling short, says Peter Bottini, executive vice-president for trading at optionsXpress (OXPS) in Chicago. He thought they would jump right back in after the ban ended, but that hasn't occurred. That's probably because the key liquidity providers tend to be the options desks at the larger banks, whose shortage of cash isn't allowing them to play that role right now. That's one driver, he believes, of the unprecedented volatility in the equities market at the end of this week. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) soared 20%, to a record-high 76.94 on Oct. 10 before sliding back to close just under 70.
For those who are determined to drive down the price of a stock, there are far more effective and less costly ways to do so than by selling short, says Buetow at Portfolio Management Consultants.
"If you're a big player, you'd go into the derivatives market because you can do it with far more anonymity," as well as by being able to use more credit than cash to put on a much larger number of positions, he says.
Averting Government Regulation
Perhaps most toxic among those derivatives are credit default swaps, the contracts that investors buy as insurance against a bank or other financial institution defaulting on the debt the investor has bought. What's quickly become apparent with the cascade of corporate bailouts and bankruptcy filings over the past month is that none of the financial firms selling credit default swaps has adequate capital reserves to cover these insurance policies if the companies whose debt they guaranteed fail. By calling them swaps instead of insurance, the investment banks that created them were able to avert government regulation.
The widening of bid-ask spreads on credit default swaps shows that the market is pricing in a bigger chance of companies' defaulting on their debt, and that's prompting portfolio managers to dump those stocks. "That's what drove the sell-off, not short-sales," says Buetow. "Those spreads [on the CDSs] in hindsight are turning out to be pretty accurate. For the financial institutions, spreads widened as much as they did because people started understanding how weak their balance sheets were and saw a bigger chance of default."
George Feiger, chairman of Contango Capital Advisors, a subsidiary of Zions Bancorp (ZION) in San Francisco, describes the relentless selling over the past two weeks as a spiral of doom, where each effort to get cash forces down asset prices, triggers margin calls for other players, and precipitates further selling. "If this spiral of doom wasn't happening, you wouldn't make any money being a short-seller," says Feiger. Those who blame the short-sellers for the sell-off are "mistaking the symptom for the disease."
OTC Derivatives on the Way Out
To ensure this doesn't recur in the future, more transparency needs to be introduced to credit default swaps and other over-the-counter derivatives products that have been free to operate without regulatory oversight, market strategists say. The Federal Reserve is working with CME Group (CME), the owner of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and others to create an electronic trading platform for credit default swaps, which would provide pricing information and eliminate counterparty risk by taking on that role. "Over-the-counter derivatives markets are essentially finished," says Feiger. "Who can trust anybody else?...Exchange-traded derivatives have the exchange as the counterparty, and the exchange has every incentive to mark to market immediately and to collect margin [collateral] immediately."
The real lesson of the financial crisis is that there has never been an effective mechanism for settling derivatives trades in bulk, he adds.
He believes the Federal Reserve and its partners will be able to get exchange-traded credit default swaps up and running within the next few weeks, since the International Swaps & Derivatives Association (ISDA) standardized CDS contracts last year. The creation of an exchange won't make the unwinding of all the existing swaps contracts any less painful, however, he adds.
The auction on Oct. 10 of more than $400 billion worth of Lehman Brothers' credit default swaps has revealed a little of how the market will value these products. The Lehman swaps ended up being pricing at 8.625 cents on the dollar, below the initial estimate of 9.75 cents on the dollar earlier that morning and well below the 12 to 13 cents originally expected. "Conversely, payout of the insurance on those contracts will be 91.375% by AIG, JPMorgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), Wachovia (WB), and RBS (RBS), among others," Action Economics said. If some of those institutions aren't able to come up with the cash required to settle those contracts this weekend, it could trigger a fresh wave of liquidation sales, much like Lehman's bankruptcy did.
Michael Wallace, global market strategist at Action Economics, sees the auction as the ultimate mark-to-market mechanism, revealing what buyers are truly willing to pay for these products. "It's discomfiting to see what these assets are returning, but the silver lining is we're seeing what these assets are returning," he says. "It's part of the cleanup, the transparency, you need to start to establish some normalcy again."
Jim Dunigan, chief investment officer at PNC Wealth Management (PNC) in Philadelphia, says he's not sure greater transparency around the pricing of derivatives contracts will reduce short-selling, but it would bring some structure and boundaries to the derivatives market.
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Update Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with R25 AOKP Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware
If you are using Samsung Galaxy S2 and just itching to get your hands on the Jellybean firmware for your gadget then here is a piece of good news for you. The custom ROM firmware has been released a few weeks ago and working spectacularly with Samsung Galaxy S2, if raving reviews from customers is anything to go by. More and more users are opting to update Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 with Jellybean 4.1.1 firmwire. Here is a simple guide to get the R25 AOKP Jellybean 4.1.1 Firmware up and running on your handset.
- Backup all important files, contacts and messages because you never know which will be deleted during the installation process, so it is wise to be precocious.
- The phone should have at least 80% charge so that it doesn't shut down during the installation.
- For updating Samsung Galaxy S2 with Jellybean 4.1.1, USB Debugging should be enabled (Settings>Applications>Development>USB Debugging).
- KIES Mode should be enabled (Settings>Applications>Development>KIES Mode).
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- Transfer the downloaded firmware package (a zip file) from your Samsung Galaxy S2 to your computer's SD card with an USB cable. It is advised to use original USB cable for smooth transfer.
- After the file is successfully moved, remove the USB cable and turn off the Galaxy S2.
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- After you have completed wiping your Samsung Galaxy S2 clean, you have to select the 'Install zip from SDcard' option, then locate the firmware zip file that you have downloaded in the SDcard and select the file.
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"I have been reading your columns and find that I really enjoy an almost daily basis wrestling conversation to read. I am a big fan of wrestling, and you share your opinion plus those of others, which I really enjoy because not many others around me enjoy wrestling that much. You give me things to think about as I wait for Monday, Friday, and those big Sundays. There has to be wrestling every day, and your column fixes this for me, and I am sure a lot of other people."
- Jason, wrestling fan
No stalling today. Let's go!
1. Raw Numbers
The Red Brand managed to fight off the NFL game over on ESPN in decent fashion. Raw averaged just over 4 million viewers on average for the three hours. After a "new WWE Champion" was crowned at Night of Champions, I expected more. At the same time, we know football is on the other channel (ended up with over 14 million viewers). Therefore, a trade off was made. For all the viewers interested, there was that same decrease due to the NFL season in full swing.
2. Smackdown Numbers
...and the confusing television ratings for the Blue Brand continues! Last Friday night saw a big jump from the previous week. Smackdown grabbed over 2.8 million viewers for a 1.96 rating. That was the biggest numbers in over a month. My only guess is that Edge brought in those extra viewers. He has done fairly well when treated as a top star. Maybe his one-time appearance worked? We will see in the coming weeks...
3. Total Divas/Main Event Numbers
Remember when Total Divas was getting 1.3 million viewers? Or 1.5 million viewers? Yeah, I bet WWE remembers those good days as well. Too bad new episodes of the Kardashians are no longer on before Total Divas! On their own, over 500,000 viewers have gone away, bringing them to just about one million viewers. Not too shabby, just not much to celebrate either. As for Main Event, I checked in with TVBTN.com and gathered last week's viewership. Main Event scored 1.27 million viewers. Still hanging in there...
4. Wrestling Twice
Craig via email:
"Just a question on why you have an issue with a wrestler wrestling twice on one show? A few weeks ago when Bryan had a gauntlet match, which is essentially 3 matches, you had no issue. Surely matches like Iron Man matches, HIAC, etc. are far more dangerous than wrestling 2 separate 10 minute matches. Unless the argument is that there's enough superstars for this not to happen and it takes away from another wrestler getting a chance, I really don't see the issue."
Just a personal choice really.
It has more to do with the 'start and stop' nature of getting ready. Doing a lengthy gauntlet match is still one match. Wrestling a brutal Iron Man match or Heck on a Deck war is still one match. Having a ten minute match at 8 o'clock and resting for a few hours...only to do it all over again at the end of the night shouldn't happen. Money in the Bank cashins? Fine. Quick two minute 'matches' to waste time? Okay. Putting in full effort after a long rest break is just asking for an injury. Not just for WWE. Outside of rare day/night double headers in MLB, I don't see NBA/NFL/NHL teams having two games in one day.
I played sports my entire life. From a young age all the way through my schooling, it was always one sport or another. Baseball. Basketball. Soccer. Whatever. Only ONCE, just once, did I have more than one sporting event per day. It was for a basketball tournament (which we ended up getting first place for by the way). We had a game in the afternoon and had to play again in the finals a few hours later. Ridiculous, just ridiculous. Outside of that, it was always one thing a day. Perhaps that is just why I feel this way? Probably just me.
5. Corporate Evolution
Jamie via email:
"After watching Michael Cole's interview with HHH on WWE.com, I'm sold on this angle. First off, I thought this was a great idea at Summerslam, but now it's unfolding fantastically. Daniel Bryan is the new baby face of the WWE and was before Summerslam. Now will he replace Cena? Maybe and maybe not, but WWE has created the first wrestler in a very LONG time where the kids, men, women and IWC will cheer for him. Not even my boy CM Punk had that when he was officially a face or a heel (he got some boos and people cheered for Bryan during their matches in 2012, and he got trashed on the internet). So well done to the WWE on developing the Daniel Bryan character.
The screw job at the end of Summerslam was needed, as I was thinking before the match what are they going to do with Bryan and the momentum he has if he walks away as champion and I thought him chasing would be still be better for him and so did the WWE. Now we have HHH as the evil boss, which is GREAT! Bryan getting beat up each week makes everyone get behind him more and angry at HHH and Orton. But better than that, this angle has tangents to it, Big Show, Ziggler, Miz, Rhodes and The Shield are getting a rub from the angle. So while Bryan gets lifted to another level, he is bringing everyone up with him! The best bit is as a character HHH believes in what he is saying (watch the interview); he is blinded by 'whats best for business.' So it makes it believable. HHH still can pull it off. Oh and I got news for the IWC, he isn't stealing the spot light. Orton couldn't pull off the heel turn by himself and needed the extra edge and push for us to really hate him (actually I think the IWC would boo Orton).
I don't want to keep sending you emails about the IWC but guys COME ON! Look at the opportunities that this has! The reason Bryan is getting beat down each week is to build up the heel machine and once it gets to this almost unstoppable level and Bryan beats it, he will get him over more as WWE champion, and he will have an angle to run with (HHH and Orton trying to get the belt off him). This angle is building and building (and its only been three weeks, THREE WEEKS!), and I see all this complaining that WWE don't build angles anymore, but they are now and you are all complaining like little children that this angle is going too long and Bryan getting beaten down is bad blah blah blah. Hey, if you're going to compare this to the Austin-Vince angle, then remember Austin got beaten down HEAPS.
I guarantee if Bryan had the title right now he and the WWE would NOT know what to do and his run would be worthless, but now he is at the top of the WWE (even without the title). So anyone who is complaining and threatening to stop watching then DO IT and get off these sites cause me and a bunch of other fans are tired of you and we want to enjoy the product without your crying."
Okay then...
Good old style IWC rant there. Instead of ME replying, I will open this up to the readers. If anybody wants to counter these points, please feel free to email me. The link/address is listed at the end of this column.
Brad via email:
"I`ve just finished watching the John Cena: My Life DVD, and I honestly can`t understand how people can say he can`t wrestle. Admittedly, he`s not the greatest wrestler, but neither was Steve Austin (and that's not disrespecting Steve, he`s one of my all time favorites). John`s certainly not one of my all time favorites but every single time he`s out there in the ring, I know I`m going to be entertained. People really need to start appreciating what he does for the business. One more thing: I think the WWE are doing an excellent job with this whole Corporate story line. My friends use to love Triple H; he use to be one of their favorites, but ever since he "sold out" to the corporate world, they`ve literally hated him. Every week, they tune into Monday Night Raw with the anticipation that this might be the night Hunter gets his comeuppance."
Now, let's hope all of that eventually leads to viewers forking over $50 to see it on pay-per-view. So far, the story line is going well. I know WrestleMania XXX is a long way from now, but I am curious to see if WWE can drag this out until then. As for John Cena, I have never seen that DVD, but maybe I should? It seems like something worth watching.
James via email:
"I feel like the "Corporate Evolution" storyline should last at least until WrestleMania. Rumors are that Vince would turn face and have somebody represent him at WrestleMania against HHH or someone representing him kind of like the "Battle of the Billionaires." I, for one, would love to see Undertaker represent Vince and a young upstart heel in Dean Ambrose or "The Beast" Brock Lesnar represent HHH."
Interesting. Just two replies here...
A) Undertaker is not facing Dean Ambrose at WrestleMania XXX. Even having the Dead Man come back for revenge on The Shield is a stretch. Facing off n Smackdown was one thing in April to write him off television. At the 30th Mania and an expected huge PPV buy rate on the line? Not happening. I am fairly confident with that.
B) While Taker is "above" getting dragged into this corporate story line, your scenario does intrigue me with Triple H choosing Brock Lesnar. How ironic. HHH does what kind of damage The Beat can do. Plus, HHH also knows how difficult it is to defeat Taker at WrestleMania. Thus, he calls up Brock to fight for him...interesting.
Not to beat a dead horse, but Undertaker vs. John Cena OR Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar is really the only choices for WWE come WMXXX. All the while, Triple H can face Daniel Bryan or CM Punk in the pay off to the huge corporate story line.
8. Blood
Sartaj via email:
"Do you think the blood/blading stuff is sometimes essential for better storytelling and how about continuing with the chair shots to the skull, but by using specially designed very thin metal chairs that don't hurt?"
Don't hurt?
They will hurt no matter what kind of metal is used. It is just not worth the risk. I feel the same way about blood. Yeah, the scene at the end of Raw would look viscous if Daniel Bryan was bleeding all over the place and Shield were beating on him. The crowd would be going wild! However, as we saw on Monday night, you don't need to cut your forehead for that kind of reaction anymore. This is not the late 1990's or the ECW Arena. Bryan was getting pummeled for weeks and weeks. When the locker room finally came out to help him, the arena exploded! No blood. No chair shots to the head. Just a well told story...
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9. TNA Impact Wrestling Discussion
My, oh my. Where do I begin? First off, I will NOT be watching Impact this Thursday night. Secondly, there are so many things going on with TNA right now it would be impossible to discuss them all. If any of you really care to send me an email about TNA, please do so. If not, let's start off with Prowrestling.net breaking some news this week:
TNA officials have discussed the idea of pulling the Impact tapings from the road and returning to a single location for the television tapings. Multiple sources report that Las Vegas and Orlando are under the strongest consideration.
Sources feel it's a foregone conclusion that the tapings will eventually move back to a single location, and one source predicted it will occur early next year at the latest. Obviously, this would be a cost cutting measure.
Once again, that was from ProWrestling.net right there. To add to the mess,
added that Las Vegas would likely not be an option, and all of this may go into effect in February 2014 after their UK Tour.
Wow. This whole "going on the road" experiment sure is going well, huh? It has been six months. Maybe they should go to Monday nights. Or change time slots once again. Or go live every week. Or leave the Impact Zone. Or...or...or whatever other excuse is left to use. I wrote about this at the beginning in 2013. I wrote about it again in March. I touched on it even MORE times during the past few months. If TNA wants to act like the big leagues, this kind of stuff can't happen!
Going on the road and filling up half an arena can only go on for so long. Paying high dollar talent like Hulk Hogan, Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Mickie James, Eric Bischoff and others with no return on investment can only go on for so long. Selling just 1,500 tickets for TV tapings (like they did in St. Louis) can only go on for so long. In other words, spending, spending, spending, spending, spending, spending, and more spending can only go on for so long unless you see profits being made. Clearly, that is not happening with TNA Impact Wrestling.
Now, to the obvious question: What is next?
Well, PWinsider tells us that TNA drew poorly the last time they were in Vegas, so that option is out. WWE has all but taken over Orlando. I can't imagine TNA trying to get near that city anymore. Plus, isn't the actual Impact Zone building now rented out to a different attraction? Hey, it may even become the WWE Hall of Fame structure someday. Think of THAT wild turn of events!
Okay, so what is left?
Nashville? Run an arena there. Maybe some place like OVW twice a month? However, would the venue charge admission? TNA needs to get money SOMEHOW, right? They already cut 8 of their 12 pay-per-view events. Their live event draw terrible numbers. As noted, their TV tapings are not doing much despite all the spending. While this entire scene is going on, contracts are coming due and talent are being asked to take pay cuts. Unbelievable.
The worst part?
Last week, I received some information on my own. As of Tuesday night, NO 'dirt sheet' has reported anything on the matter. Everyone is talking about their television shows going to one location. Everyone is talking about Mickie James. Everyone is talking about Hogan/Bischoff. Everyone is talking about the usual nonsense. Me? The rumor I was told involves none of this. It is even MORE bad news for TNA heading into 2014. I will give the 'dirt sheets' a few days. If there is nothing reported by Friday, I will spill the beans. Until then, keep your eyes open...
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Ethan Wilson, one of the Mets' public relations officials, just came back with the stat of the night.
He just informed the Chronicle that the Mets entered tonight 7-2 all-time on Merengue Night. Only my good friend Ethan would dig up a stat like this, and we appreciate him for his dedication.
Mr. Drayton McLane, the owner of the Astros, called me on Tuesday in Chicago. We talked about the team and he genuinely asked me what I thought the club needed.
I told him he had a great and qualified general manager on the case.
I will make one suggestion, though. Can the Astros please have Mariachi Night? I promise it will be a huge success with the folks in Houston.
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Hi Denny: Without spooling your All Fools' Day joke: I think it is a dangerous one, because there is obviously a true core in the expected criticism. I think that without any need, you give outsiders additional ammunition to confirm other outsiders' prejudices against the value of linked data. I bet you will find lots of triples in the current LOD cloud that have information value close to the triples in your "experiment". And many people communicating over the potential of the Web of Linked Data, and maybe deciding about business investments, will not see the joke in your page. Best Martin PS: I miss a semantic sitemap ;-) On 01.04.10 12:01, Denny Vrandecic wrote: > We are happy to announce that the Institute AIFB at the KIT is releasing the biggest dataset until now to the Linked Open Data cloud. The Linked Open Numbers project offers billions of facts about natural numbers, all readily available as Linked Data. > > Our accompanying peer-reviewed paper [1] gives further details on the background and implementation. We have integrated with external data sources (linking DBpedia to all their 335 number entities) and also directly link to the best-known linked open data browsers from the page. > > You can visit the Linked Open Numbers project at: > <http://km.aifb.kit.edu/projects/numbers/> > > Or point your linked open data browser directly at: > <http://km.aifb.kit.edu/projects/numbers/n1> > > We are happy to have increased the amount of triples on the Web by more than 14 billion triples, roughly 87.5% of the size of linked data web before this release (see paper for details). We hope that the data set will find its serendipitous use. > > The data set and the publication mechanism was checked pedantically, and we expect no errors in the triples. If you do find some, please let us know. We intend to be compatible with all major linked open data publication standards. > > About the AIFB > > The Institute AIFB (Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods) at KIT is one of the world-leading institutions in Semantic Web technology. Approximately 20 researchers of the knowledge management research group are establishing theoretical results and scalable implementations for the field, closely collaborating with the sister institute KSRI (Karlsruhe Service Research Institute), the start-up company ontoprise GmbH, and the Knowledge Management group at the FZI Research Center for Information Technologies. Particular emphasis is given to areas such as logical foundations, Semantic Web mining, ontology creation engineering and management, RDF data management, semantic web search, and the implementation of interfaces and tools. The institute is involved in many industry-university co-operations, both on a European and a national level, including a number of intelligent Web systems case studies. > > Website:<http://www.aifb.kit.edu> > > About KIT > > The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the merger of the former Universität Karlsruhe (TH) and the former Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. With about 8000 employees and an annual budget of 700 million Euros, KIT is the largest technical research institution within Germany. KIT is both, a state university with research and teaching and, at the same time, a large-scale research institution of the Helmholtz Association. KIT has a strong reputation as one of Germany's university of excellence, aiming to set the highest standards for education, research and innovation. > > Website:<http://www.kit.edu> > > [1] Denny Vrandecic, Markus Krötzsch, Sebastian Rudolph, Uta Lösch: Leveraging Non-Lexical Knowledge for the Linked Open Data Web, published in Rodolphe Héliot and Antoine Zimmermann (eds.), The Fifth RAFT'2010), the yearly bilingual publication on nonchalant research, available at > <http://km.aifb.kit.edu/projects/numbers/linked_open_numbers.pdf> > > -- -------------------------------------------------------------- martin hepp e-business& web science research group universitaet der bundeswehr muenchen e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com phone: +49-(0)89-6004-4217 fax: +49-(0)89-6004-4620 www: http://www.unibw.de/ebusiness/ (group) http://www.heppnetz.de/ (personal) skype: mfhepp twitter: mfhepp Check out GoodRelations for E-Commerce on the Web of Linked Data! ================================================================= Project page: http://purl.org/goodrelations/ Resources for developers: http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/wiki/GoodRelations Webcasts: Overview - http://www.heppnetz.de/projects/goodrelations/webcast/ How-to - http://vimeo.com/7583816 Recipe for Yahoo SearchMonkey: http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/wiki/GoodRelations_and_Yahoo_SearchMonkey Talk at the Semantic Technology Conference 2009: "Semantic Web-based E-Commerce: The GoodRelations Ontology" http://www.slideshare.net/mhepp/semantic-webbased-ecommerce-the-goodrelations-ontology-1535287 Overview article on Semantic Universe: http://www.semanticuniverse.com/articles-semantic-web-based-e-commerce-webmasters-get-ready.html Tutorial materials: ISWC 2009 Tutorial: The Web of Data for E-Commerce in Brief: A Hands-on Introduction to the GoodRelations Ontology, RDFa, and Yahoo! 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Leaders: The leadership is handled by the people below, they may seek consult from other members.
Alliance: Aldean of the Grey (See Bio)
Horde: Causis the Tainted (See Bio)
Populace: 200 core members
Control Centers:
Alliance: Stormwind (Grey Estate that is now in Old Town)
Horde: Strahnbrad (Original Grey Estate)
Alignments: Both are neutral depending on situations
All characters are invited, regardless of backgrounds or titles (except for demons and Scourge)
The Grey family has served as one of the finest caste of warriors in all of Azeroth. A proud tradition of honor and duty has been displayed countless times by these brave men and women. For centuries they served as Lordaeron's fist against many foes; Trolls, rival kingdoms and more recently the Orcish Horde. However, not even they could withstand the undead Scourge for long. Ever since, the Grey family has been split, those who have survived now serve the Alliance under the strong and ruthless warrior Aldean of the Grey. Those that died against the undead have been raised into walking corpses that show the same commitment to the Forsaken as they did to Lordaeron in life. Causis the Tainted, a seasoned paladin leads these souls in hopes of restoring the family in the name of the Forsaken. The Greys now hunt one another, on battlefields and beyond, aiming to restore their family glory in name of their factions. Because of this both sides have begun to invite those of the Alliance and the Horde to join their ranks. Spellcasters, once greatly distrusted by the Grey family have begun to become more and more accepted. The same can be said about non-humans, Worgen, Night Elves, Orcs and all other races are now invited to join the battle. Who will you become? Who will you join? The Grey Family awaits your talents, your experiences and are eager to witness your mettle and cunning. Come, prove yourselves!
The War of the Greys Saga:
1) War of the Greys: Forge of Souls
2) War of the Greys: Alterac
3) War of the Greys: Lordaeron
4) War of the Greys: Aegwynn's Vengeance