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The phrase "Waxman-Berman machine" first appeared in The Washington Post almost four years before Howard Berman was even sworn into Congress. The year was 1979, and the occasion was when Rep. Henry Waxman, then a relatively junior Democrat from California, pulled off an upset win for the chairmanship of the Health Subcommittee of the powerful House Energy and Commerce panel.
Waxman did it, in part, by tapping the network of wealthy Los Angeles donors whom he and Berman, then a state Assembly member, had cultivated to cut $40,000 worth of checks to his congressional colleagues, including eight on the Energy and Commerce Committee. Sure enough, the recipients of his largesse helped Waxman leapfrog a more veteran lawmaker to secure the gavel.
"Some people were shocked that I would try to help Democrats on my committee," Waxman recalled in a recent interview. "It was one of the first examples of a leadership PAC, of a member helping other members. Now, almost everybody does it."
The coup was just one of the many exploits that Waxman and Berman pulled off over the years, forever linking the names of the two liberal Jewish Democrats from the west side of Los Angeles. From the late 1970s until the early 1990s, they operated the most potent political machine in California. A Waxman-Berman blessing could make a political career. The two dished out campaign cash, forged alliances, drew districts for friends (and themselves), and developed microtargeting techniques before a word for it even existed. "When I was a kid, I remember reading and hearing about the Waxman-Berman machine and what a powerhouse they were in Democratic politics," says recently retired GOP Rep. David Dreier, who had represented Southern California for 30 years in the House.
The Waxman-Berman political machinery rusted and fell into disrepair by the early 1990s, but the pair have remained a force in the biggest congressional policy battles, both foreign (led by Berman) and domestic (led by Waxman) for three decades. Berman has been influential in reshaping immigration and intellectual-property laws; fighting apartheid; pushing for stiff sanctions on Iran; advocating unflinching support for Israel; and, most controversially, contributing a leading Democratic voice in support of the second Iraq war. Waxman, meanwhile, was a driving force behind expanding Medicaid for poor children; strengthening the Clean Air Act; taking on big-tobacco interests; investigating President George W. Bush from his perch atop the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; and, most recently, shepherding Obama's health care law through the House. The two worked in different fields and on different committees, but almost invariably they stuck together in the belief that two votes were better than one.
That era ended on Jan. 3. For the first time since Ronald Reagan was California governor and The Brady Bunch was churning out new episodes, Waxman and Berman don't both hold elective office. Although Waxman survived his closest contest in decades, voters unceremoniously dumped Berman for fellow Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., after the two members were drawn into the same district. For foes, it was a dose of delicious irony: Berman, a politician whose career was abetted by political mapmaking, was ultimately undone by the same arcane process.
"I hate to see Howard Berman go," Waxman said. "It's a real loss for the Congress and the country."
Berman, now 71, and Waxman, 73, met as college students at the University of California (Los Angeles) more than 50 years ago. They were fast friends and partners as leaders of the college's Young Democrats. When Waxman made a 1968 bid to unseat an incumbent for state Assembly, he hired Howard's brother, Michael, as his campaign manager. Together, they scored a stunning upset over a 25-year veteran lawmaker.
Once elected, Waxman turned his attention to bringing Howard Berman to the Statehouse along with him. Waxman landed as chairman of the committee charged with redrawing the state's political maps after the 1970 census, and Michael Berman joined the panel's staff.
"I did everything I could to get him elected. We drew a district for him" in 1972, Waxman said. Although Gov. Reagan vetoed Waxman's map, it gave the duo their first taste of the power of reapportionment. Michael, meanwhile, honed his skills as a political cartographer. It was a task he would take to, playing a part in drawing (and, critics said, manipulating) California's political boundaries over the next three decades.
"I think the word 'gerrymandering' has been around a long time. We didn't invent that," Howard Berman said. He paused. "Not that anything we did was gerrymandering."
His hopes for a tailored district nixed, Berman ran for the Assembly in 1972 anyway, unseating a longtime Republican member with the help of Waxman, who then moved on to Congress in 1975. On opposite coasts, they expanded their network of alliances, particularly in the Jewish community, electing friends and divvying up campaign money. By decade's end, Waxman had risen to the Health Subcommittee chairmanship in D.C. and Berman was a legislative leader in Sacramento, spearheading the historic fight for farmworkers' rights in California.
This article appears in the January 26, 2013 edition of National Journal Magazine as Machine Men.


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As a new forecaster to the area, Mike Gismondi is excited to be a part of the TV20 news team as weekend meteorologist and reporter. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Mike graduated from Eastern Illinois University in May 2011. During his time at EIU, he anchored the weather for the EMMY award-winning WEIU Newswatch team.
Mike is looking forward to forecasting in a new climate and more than willing to trade in forecasting snow and single digit temperatures, for tracking hurricanes and tropical storms. His interest in weather led Mike to a major in Geography, with minors in Broadcast Meteorology and Earth Sciences.
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I just wanted to reach out to our wonderful fans and offer a little bit of my opinions on this team and our past, present and future. We have suffered through mediocre to bad football for the last decade, our patience has wore thin (or out) and we are nearing a breaking point as fans of this football team. We have remained loyal but our team has not rewarded us for our loyalty and perseverance. Times are hard and have been hard for awhile. This season has been a rollercoaster so far. We have had downs, ups and then downs again. I see the threads from posters saying that we need more and that we have waited long enough.
I agree. We need more out of this team, the coaches, the players and the organization as a whole. Losing sucks and we have endured ridicule and taunts from fans of other teams. Our team has become a joke and I am sick of that. I am tired of being made fun of and picked on for the team I have supported the Dolphins since I started watching football. I have become numb to losing. Winning is a suprise to me because I always expect the worst. The Dolphins have conditioned me to expect to be let down.
I was suprised as anyone at are early to mid season competiveness. I had low expectations for this team this year because of the rookie QB and lack of playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. I also expected the pass defense to regress due to us trading Vontae and not addressing it last offseason. The team suprised me completely and we were competitive and exciting to watch. The games had me on the edge of my seat and I was talking about the playoffs prematurely. Then the game against the Titans brought me back to the reality that we are in. Teams now know what we have on both sides of the ball and can gameplan us very effectively. While I give props to the coaching staff for hiding our weaknesses earlier in the year, teams have now figured us out so to say. They know how to take away everything we want to do on offense and they know we are very thin in the secondary so pass, pass, pass and pass again. This is the team we expected to field from game one.
Having said this, we won't make the playoffs this year and I believe that we will have trouble winning any games the rest of the year. Our two games with Buffalo our probably our best chances to win. I am a little bummed but I think we are on the right track. I will support the Coach and the QB and give them time. I know time is what we have been giving this team year in and year out and of lot of people are sick of it but this is a new coach. This is his first year and that means we have to start over as well. If by next year this time we are still getting blown out by 3-6 teams then we will have problems but we NEED constistancy in this organization. If we keep jettisoning coaches and staff then we will continue to be the mediocre to bad team we expect year in and year out. I believe we have the key ingredients for a successful franchise so I will be here supporting them every Sunday and into next year. I know we are out of patience but I am still asking for it from everyone. There is finally light at the end of the tunnel and I don't think it's a mirage this time.


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Cittasanto wrote:As others manage it, it is not impossible! There is a big difference between conventional language and personal assumptions based solely on nothing other than a projected theory of mind.
Conventional language isn't perfect and can appear to be making something personal, although, if it is actually related and dealing with the topic and points without obviously falling into an "ad hom" fallacy then I would argue the benefit of the doubt should be given. However, when it is not related to the topic or points directly and only assuming things about the person or linking the person, it is nothing but making personal remarks.
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Sierra Bonita Apartments, Hollywood
Los Angeles-based Tighe Architecture, run by Sci-Arc trained architect Patrick Tighe, celebrates low-income housing for residents in West Hollywood with the creation of the Sierra Bonita Apartments. The 42-unit low-income affordable housing project was developed by the West Hollywood Community Housing Corporation for those with special needs. The development was a pilot project for WeHo's Green Building Ordinance (WeHo standing for West Hollywood). The project included a solar electric panel system integrated into the façade and roof. The five-story mixed-use project is a great example of stylish and sustainable design being used to help those populations that rarely receive such architectural treatment.
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Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation developed the first LEED Platinum, 100% solar-powered low-income housing complex in San Diego. This state-of-the-art development located in Chula Vista achieved LEED certification with natural ventilation, tankless water heaters, Energy Star appliances, and low-flow water fixtures. The complex was designed on the site of what used to be a vacant motel, which contributed to the neighborhood's decline. Now this "recycled" property is helping to "green-up" the neighborhood and all the residents of Chula Vista. It is a great case-study development.
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The TM-T88 IV Thermal Receipt Printer is the perfect solution for high-volume retail and hospitality environments that require fast and quiet receipt printing. The TM-T88 IV provides reliability and ease of use with drop in paper loading, tear bar or auto-cutter and Auto Status Back messages. It can print text or graphics in two colors at nearly 8" per second and is available with multiple interfaces, including wireless options.
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Thank you for registering for the NCRW exam! Please download the documentation here for the next steps, and return the documentation to email@example.com. If you have any questions do not hesitate to let us know, we're here to serve.
We look forward to hearing when you would like to schedule Part I of your exam. Note that you must pass Part I before proceeding to Part II, and that Part II needs to be scheduled within three days of passing Part I.
Again, congratulations on taking this first very important first step in achieving one of the top credentials in your field!
Part One: Proofreading Review
The first part is a 1-hour timed proofreading review. You are provided with a good-looking resume that is full of errors and asked to identify 25 specific mistakes within the hour. This portion of the review is graded within 1-2 days.
Part Two: Resume and Cover Letter Writing Review
For the second part, you will be given a candidate profile and asked to write a resume and cover letter based on the profile. The documents (both resume and cover letter) must be submitted to the Certification Chair in three formats: Word, PDF, and ASCII. You will have three days to complete the project, which is handled via e-mail.
Your work will be reviewed by two graders who are not aware of the NCRW candidate's identity. It is a pass/fail exam, but you will receive the graders' comments either way. Timeline for grading Part Two of the exam is 2-3 weeks.
If you fail Part One of the review you must wait 30 days to retake it ($50.00 fee). If you do not pass it we strongly recommend that you take a grammar course.
If you fail Part Two of the review you must wait 30 days to retake it ($150.00 fee). If you fail this part a second time you must wait one year to retake ($150.00 fee).
The two graders will give you recommendations that you will need to complete before retaking the exam.
If you wait a year to retake the exam, you will have to comply with the CEU requirements.
Remember, the sample submission is to help gauge where you are at with your current skills and if you need to prepare more to successfully pass the test. You will receive feedback from the graders that will help you prepare for the test or to help you with a retake of your sample submission if needed. Retakes cost the same amount as first tries. Take your time! When you think you are ready – check again!
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The NRWA Training - Segment 1
In this segment the focus is on marketing concepts that are used in resume writing. In this section, you will learn how to:
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Originally Recorded Wednesday, August 27, 2014
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A good advertising copywriter knows her audience. She knows what consumers want, and she knows what product features and benefits to write about to persuade consumers to buy.
As resume writers, we must do the same. We must know what our client's prospective employers want, and we must know how to write copy that will persuade hiring managers to "buy"... or, in the job-search scenario, "hire" our client.
The reader must come first when it comes to resume strategy. Our aim as resume writers is to focus on how the candidate can deliver what an employer needs.
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This segment includes common grammatical errors found, by the Certification Commission, in resume writing. It includes capitalization, number usage, and plurals and possessives.
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One of the distinguishing features of an excellent resume is its job descriptions: They start out strong and they sustain interest by emphasizing key skills.
Like a good headline, the first sentence in a job description should pique the reader's attention and draw him into the copy that follows.
Our goal as resume writers is to GET the potential employer's attention. We do this by energizing our job descriptions. And we KEEP the reader's attention by focusing on relevant accomplishments.
This segment focuses on job descriptions and related issues such as:
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A common question for the public, "Does the period go inside or outside the quotes?" should not be a common question for a writer.
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In this segment the focus is on cover letters. In this section, you will learn how to:
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Norine Dagliano, ekm Inspirations
In this first-of-its-kind training, Norine Dagliano, NCRW, will coach you through exercises that will whip you into shape to pass the NCRW exam. If getting certified is a goal you have set, than this intensive, hands-on workshop is for you! During this workshop, you'll get an inside look at NCRW grading standards and scoring; learn to identify and avoid common errors; practice evaluating a candidate's experience to assess what to put in a résumé and what to leave out; learn how to take a cover letter from bland to attention-getting; see how to format Word documents for visual appeal, and so much more.
Bring your laptop or notepad, sample resumes and cover letters, and willingness to learn (running shoes are optional!). Recommended for résumé writers with one year or more of paid writing experience.
5 Tools to Help Your Clients Achieve Critical Differentiation
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Greg Wood, CCMP
Originally Recorded February 21, 2013 – 1 p.m. EST
As a career professional, you're keenly aware of the many challenges your clients face in their search for employment. Their biggest challenge is differentiation. In other words, how do they separate themselves from all others in a highly competitive job market? Since there are more job seekers than jobs in today's new economy, companies often have the luxury of a large pool of talent to choose from when filling positions. Now, you can help your clients achieve the differentiation which critical to their success.
Job seekers need NEW tools and a NEW approach to this NEW economy. This seminar will introduce five tools that will boost your client's confidence during the entire job-search process while helping them clearly stand out from the competition.
One hour live teleseminar is $19.99 for members and $29.99 for nonmembers.
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Ginger Korljan, NCRW, CCMC
Originally Recorded: March 6, 2013 – 1 p.m. EST
This Teleseminar Qualifies for 1 CEU
Competition for those pursuing religious professions has become extremely stiff today. Churches and faith-based organizations are receiving record numbers of applications for few available positions. Sadly, economic downturns, low church attendance, and scandals are displacing clerics at an alarming rate, and often these displaced workers are discouraged and unsure how to translate their experience to the religious or secular world. Although religious professionals are often charismatic public speakers, they may feel uncomfortable sharing "accomplishments" that could be interpreted as bragging. These professionals need resume writers who can help them stand out personally, professionally, and theologically among the myriad of candidates. By understanding what is important, asking probing questions, and listening carefully to religious language and "buzzwords," you can write resumes in your client's voice and according to his or her individual beliefs.
Often resume writers shy away from writing religious resumes because they aren't familiar with this industry or population. If you would like to improve your approach or expand your business to include this clientele, please join Ginger Korljan as she demystifies the process.
By attending this teleseminar, you will learn:
Planned, Purposeful, and Productive Networking
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Heather Rothbauer-Wanish
Feather Communications
Originally Recorded Friday, April 19, 2013 – 1 p.m. EST
Heather Rothbauer-Wanish is a Certified Professional Resume Writer and owner of Feather Communications. She enjoys working with clients to provide relevant, compelling, and industry-specific resumes and cover letters. Since 2008, she has worked with hundreds of clients before, during, and after their job searches. Heather speaks at local and national events on the topics of job searching, networking, resumes, leadership, and business communication. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, a Master of Business Administration, and a PhD (ABD) in Organization and Management.
Each one-hour live teleseminar is $19.99 for members and $29.99 for nonmembers.
Michelle L. Aikman
Previously Recorded Friday, May 17, 2013 – 1 p.m. EDT
This teleseminar qualifies for 1 CEU!
Transform your client's response from "I don't have that information," to "I can't believe you pulled that information out of me," to "WOW! Is that my compelling document?"
Quantified accomplishments are standard practice in the résumé writing profession but are you…
Sharpen your ability to quantify accomplishments for your clients and give them the motivation and knowledge to start collecting valuable quantifiable information! Learn best practices, practice with challenging examples, learn from your peers, and walk away with an improved ability to sell your clients through the power of numbers.
This teleseminar is for new writers, expert writers, and all career professionals who want to increase their knowledge and improve their ability to…
Michelle L. Aikman is an Employment Strategist and owner of Skilled Assets, LLC. She helps active job seekers but Michelle focuses her efforts on educating and empowering employed professionals to raise their game and take charge of managing and promoting their career. Michelle is a fervent promoter of transferable skills and specializes in helping professionals, such as career changers, military spouses, and stay-at-home parents, overcome significant career challenges through education and preparation. Michelle speaks nationwide, presents workshops, offers virtual tools and resources, and works one-on-one with clients across the world. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Public Affairs for Engineers and a Master's Degree in Engineering and Technology Management.
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Resumes for Tomorrow: QR Codes (Webinar)
Donna Allen, CPRW
March 23, 2012
Staying ahead of industry trends will ensure your resume business is sustainable. Participants will learn why, when and how to use a "Quick Response Code," commonly referred to as a "QR Code." Every resume business has a unique product portfolio, such as resume, cover letter, reference page, LinkedIn profiles, etc. Positioning your business to stay ahead of industry trends is not only important for your business, but it is critical in helping your clients get noticed! In this webinar, participants will learn:
*You do not need a smart phone to generate and insert a QR Code to a resume. It is helpful to have a smart phone, but having a smart phone is not essential to add QR Codes to your resume product portfolio.
Beyond Qualifications: Practical Strategies for Building Value-Focused Technical DocumentsMarie Zimenoff, NCRW
Originally Recorded March 9, 2012
Are your engineering and technical resumes all starting to look and sound the same? Do those, "techy types" challenge you with their often silent and analytical style or acronyms? In this teleseminar participants will learn:
B-3 Cover Letters: Brief. Bold. Brilliant!Susan Whitcomb
Originally Recorded February 17, 2012
Are your clients' cover letters getting read? Recruiters and hiring managers are overwhelmed and out of time. In a world of Web 2.0, the immediacy of social media, and the understaffing of a recession, cover letters need to be brief, relevant, and packed with ROI. Today, many cover letters don't get read if they're too long, too copycat, or too self-absorbed. The seismic shift toward micro-messaged, Twitter-esque communications makes value-infused cover letters an essential practice. Your clients will get noticed in a sea of top talent with a tantalizing "power note" that takes them from "yawn" to "Yes!"
In addition to examining the theory and technique of storytelling in career documents, you'll leave with valuable takeaways: story-oriented intake questions for your clients as well as storytelling resume examples.
We have 7 seconds to make a good first impression. The resume summary is a place where our candidates can either hook the reader, or appear generic - - a personal ad gone bad. In this teleseminar you will learn practical strategies to build summary sections that demonstrate qualification and hit keywords while communicating each candidate's unique brand.
At the conclusion of this teleseminar, you will come away with tools and examples to create summaries that grab the reader's attention. Topics will include:
You know how to write a resume summary and accomplishment statements. You lace your resumes with keywords and you have a toolkit of resume styles you use to showcase your clients' backgrounds. But are you writing resumes that suit today's fast-paced environment? Can your reader quickly find key information about your clients when they view resumes on their desktop, laptop, iPad or smart phone? During this one-hour webinar, participants will learn how to create resumes that suit today's world of speed, impatience, and disruption. Specifically, participants will learn:
Gone are the days when a resume was nothing more than an obituary of ones career. Today's resumes are clearly branded marketing brochures that tell the prospective employer "This is who I am; this is what I do; and here are the highlights of what I can do for you."
But when a client brings you 20+ years of experience or is interested in making a career change, how do you decide what to highlight - and where and in what format? In this presentation we will explore the following:
Curious about the most common errors graders find in sample submissions? Edie Rische, NCRW, certification committee member, and CEU administrator, will uncover the mistakes most noted on resume sample submissions during her eight years as a grader and two years as CEU Administration Manager. Sign up for this presentation on grammatical and mechanical aspects of good resume writing and learn to:
In this class, you will learn how to dig deeper than the traditional SAR/CAR accomplishment format to create long-form case studies that stand alone, and mini-case studies that can be incorporated into a resume. Best-of-breed career case studies:
Note: This is an advanced writing technique. While the class will be approachable for even a beginning writer (Kim wishes she'd had this information when she was starting out!) it is not recommended that you use this technique in the NCRW certification process unless you have fully mastered when and how to apply it.
Attract Employers with Magnetic Communications Tools for Technical and Engineering Professionals
Marie Zimenoff
Originally Recorded January 21, 2011
Do you get requests for engineering and technical resumes but pass them on to others because you lack confidence in this area? Or, if you are proficient in this area, are your technical resumes all starting to look and sound the same? In this teleseminar you will learn practical strategies to build documents that illustrate technical qualifications while communicating each client's unique brand.
The teleseminar presenter, Marie Zimenoff, held leadership development, selection, and advising roles in mechanical and biomedical engineering divisions of various higher education institutions before launching her career management and professional resume writing firm. She will share her expertise on how to capitalize on the straightforward, no-frills style of many of these clients while teaching them to communicate their value in language understood by hiring managers.
Insider Tips for Writing Attorney ResumesShauna C. Bryce, JD, CPRW
November 19, 2010
Thousands of lawyers have been laid off-and that's just in the top law firms. Many consider the current hiring climate to be the most difficult the legal industry has faced. Even in the best of times, drafting attorney resumes can be a challenge. Now, clients need assistance more than ever. In this one-hour seminar, we will explore strategies to help new and experienced lawyers in a challenging hiring environment. Specifically, we will discuss:
In 1996, Pat developed a 12-step resume writing process that was published in the first edition of her Barron's book Resumes in Cyberspace. The editors of The Wall Street Journal published the 12-step process in their National Employment Business Weekly, and it was selected as one of the ten best articles of 1997. With minimal updates over the years, the article has been permanently archived at www.careerjournal.com. In 2002, Barron's expanded the 12-step process into a full-size book (How to Write Better Resumes and Cover Letters).
This teleseminar, which Pat developed around her 12-step process, is a MUST for new resumes writers and is valuable for veteran resume writers, as well. Even if you just validate your own writing process, you will gain something from this presentation. Now, you have a chance to use this award-winning resume writing process to:
You will have access to all of Pat's worksheets, too, which you can use in the data collection phase or just as a guide during your phone interviews. Don't miss this chance to increase your writing speed (and bottom line) in 2010!
Confused about how to find the right keywords to get your client noticed in resume databases? Don't feel alone. The technology is always changing, but the "key" to using the right keywords hasn't changed in the 15 years I've been writing books about the subject. This webinar should be required attendance for every resume writer, from the newbie to the veteran. In an hour, you will learn:
You will have access to Pat's latest research from the software developers of leading applicant-tracking systems. Don't miss this chance to be on the cutting edge of today's keyword-driven job search.
Want to implement the perfect complement to your existing resume-writing or career-coaching business? Not sure how to get started? Do you want to learn what topics to cover when you speak with a client? Learn how to implement interview coaching into your portfolio services -- a natural add-on service. In this teleseminar, participants will learn:
Personality Polka Understanding Personality Type to Choreograph an Effective ResumeWendy Gelberg
Originally Recorded June 29, 2012
Does it sometimes seem as if you and your clients are out of step? Perhaps the timing is off - you send them a worksheet to complete and then don't hear back for months (if at all). Or they just can't seem to come with good examples during your intake interview. Or you urge them to provide powerful accomplishment statements and they tell you that makes them feel like they're bragging. Understanding Personality Type, particularly Introversion and Extroversion, can help you recognize what might be contributing to being out of sync so that you can fine-tune the steps to produce better resumes and greater harmony. We'll cover:
PITA Self-Defense Class
Shauna Bryce
Originally Recorded January 13, 2012
You've heard of self-defense courses that give people easy to understand ways to protect themselves against muggers? Well, here's a teleseminar to help you protect yourself against difficult clients. Learn about best practices that can deter PITA clients from ever contacting you, increase your ability to identify a potential PITA client before you take them on, reduce the probably of disputes, and help you prevail in a chargeback.
Specifically, we will discuss:
Aligning YOU for Success: Reduce Stress by Getting Out of Your Own Way
Karen Gridley, The Excuse Removal Expert™
Originally Recorded June 1, 2012
Are you your own worst enemy or best ally? What results would you like to be different? IMAGINE your life and your business when you get out of your own way. Aligning YOU for Success: Reduce Stress by Getting Out of Your Own Way is a content-rich eye-opening session packed with practical tools for immediate implementation. As resume writers and career coaches, you will gain valuable insights about how you operate and the impact on both you and your business. Whether you need a major overhaul or a slight coat of polish, this program will provide tremendous benefit for you and your business. WARNING: Not suited for anyone looking for instant gratification or unwilling to make adjustments.
Participants will learn:
Gina Kaelin-Westcott, CPC
May 4, 2012
Industry Expert Gina Kaelin-Westcott, CPC, founder of Con*nect Selling™, sales strategist, and best-selling author of "Creating a Bond Beyond the Handshake, 100 Reasons why Relationships and Value Sell Every Time!" shares with business owners, sales managers and entrepreneurs just how to attract more clients every day.
Gina will discuss client attraction techniques, best practices, and how to easily incorporate social media and SEO tools into your business that ABSOLUTELY affect every interaction that you have with your customers. She will share insights on how to up the ante with key sales strategies and marketing strategies used online and how to adjust your own style of communication to strengthen your business relationships and sales conversions.
You and your business will walk away with these benefits:
With 135+ Million professionals on LinkedIn and looking at most public profiles, your resume services are underutilized and greatly needed. What's missing from your social media profile(s)? I'll be sharing the secrets to attract clients to your resume service. This teleseminar will incorporate social media best practices to provide you with actionable items to:
How to Add $300-$1000 to Client Packages (Three-Part Teleseminar Package)
Barbara Safani
Originally Recorded November, 2011
Are you searching for ways to extend the lifespan of your client relationships and create add-on services to put more dollars in your pocket? Online identity offerings are a logical next step in promoting client visibility and marketing their value proposition in today's world. Job seekers can no longer afford to be left out of the Web 2.0 phenomenon and as resume writers and coaches we are in a perfect position to help them. Sure, having a LinkedIn profile is important, but it's just one piece of the puzzle. Our clients need so much more and in order to evolve as writers and coaches we need to develop our expertise in online identity management to fuel their success. During this three-part teleseminar, participants will:
Marketing a Resume Writing Business
Bob Thilmont
Originally Recorded November 4, 2011
Are you struggling with your growing business? Operating with a limited marketing budget? Dealing with intense competition both locally and globally? Perhaps you're looking to create alternative revenue streams.
Join us as Bob Thilmont, president of Mountain Global, shares expertise gained from 25 years of successful business experience. In this seminar you will learn:
You have worked hard to grow your businesses and have beat the odds of involuntary shut-down that face most entrepreneurs within their first two years of business. Let's face it, times are tough, but you've survived! How do you go from just surviving, to thriving? How do you thrive without sacrificing why you went into business in the first place? Is it possible to even find an extra hour a day, and maybe even to start sleeping at night? During this one hour webinar, participants will learn how to break through the barriers to take their business to the next level. Specifically, participants will learn:
Facebook Fan Pages - Advanced Class (Webinar) Laura Orsini
Originally Recorded August 19, 2011
This advanced class will pick up where Facebook Fan Page Basics left off. Advanced class participants have grasped the value of a Facebook Fan Page and the fundamentals of creating one. Now they will learn, in detail, how to create a personalized Fan Page with images, colored text, and text links.
In this two-hour teleseminar, you will:
Facebook Fan Page Basics
Laura Orsini
Originally Recorded June 24, 2011
With 500,000,000 undefined users, Facebook is no longer an option for promoting your business. It's a must. One of the best ways to use the most popular social network in the world is by building a Fan Page. In this teleseminar, you will learn:
How to Attract, Qualify, and Book the Perfect Client
Aricia E. LaFrance, MSE
Originally Recorded July 16, 2010
Are most of your clients ideal customers - fun to work with, happy to pay your fees, appreciative of your expertise? Or is it a hit and miss affair? In this class, Aricia LaFrance will help participants...
Are you getting the full value out of LinkedIn? We tell our clients how important it is for the job search, but it is just as important that we use LinkedIn to boost our business profile. Jason Alba is the recognized guru of LinkedIn, whether for job search or business development. Join us to learn more about this powerful social media tool will help you market your business and your brand.
Participants will learn multiple strategies to market their business, with options for different platforms (e.g., online, in-person, etc.). Each strategy costs less than $100 a month, and many are free.
Charge What You Are Worth and Feel Great About Selling Your Services
Jason E. Rosado
Originally Recorded July 23, 2010
Do you feel you spend too much time and energy working with prospects, only to find out that you are giving away your services for free?
Are you conducting free strategic-planning sessions, doing free resume critiques or offering free advice in an effort to close the sale? Then after giving, giving and giving, you find that your sales process hits a dead end?
These are big problems that plague many service-providing entrepreneurs, or "servicepreneurs."
And, like many of these servicepreneurs, you are probably so eager to help others and demonstrate the value of your services that you might be giving away too much of your work for free. Suddenly, you find yourself in this midst of this very uncomfortable and unprofitable dilemma:
How do you show expertise, ability, and value in an ethical and service-oriented way without "giving away the farm?"
During this teleseminar, Jason will introduce you to the five steps of the AWARE Sales System™ and tell you how to use it as a template for creating your own customized sales process. After participating in this teleseminar,you will know how to ...
Together with business coach Jason Rosado, you will co-create your customized and highly effective sales formula that targets your ideal client using the AWARE Sales System™.
The "AWARE" system, which Jason created and has refined over the years, enables you to provide tremendous service and value without giving away all your expertise, so prospective clients will want to hire and work with you. At the same time, it also helps you uncover all the areas in which your clients need assistance, so they get even better results and value, stay with you longer, and rave about your work to others.
Melanie L. Denny, MBA is a certified professional resume writer who works closely with each job seeker to gain insight on personal strengths, passions, and unique value while pinpointing the client's distinct personal brand, building the confidence needed to shorten the job search.
She has written hundreds of resumes for various industries at all levels. Her clients have seen remarkable job-search success as a result of her ability to not only concisely articulate their value on paper but her talent to present that value through eye-catching designsundefinedultimately, helping job seekers differentiate themselves in today's competitive job market.
Melanie graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration, minor in English, and obtained an MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. She enjoys the tropical climate of sunny South Florida with her son as her inspiration.
You've got your professional brand together and now you ask, "What's next"? Let's borrow the power action terms used by the fictitious characters, The Wonder Twins and say, "Wondertwin Power, Activate"!
Shape of ..."12 Ways to Increase Visibility"!
Form of.... "12 Ways to Market Your Business Services"!
Let's refresh your marketing mind and get moving and shaking sharing low cost and no cost marketing messages to attract our ideal clients to recognize the value in our services and say, "SIGN ME UP!". We will spend an exciting hour looking at 12 Ways to Increase Visibility and Market Your Business Services.
Participants will be able to:
All participants will receive a special A to Z marketing handout.
Wonder Twins
Debra Ann Matthews, M.A., JCTC, JCDC is a passionate career coach and resume writer who has worked extensively with community service projects, including President Clinton's AmeriCorps, Up With People, and Job Corps. If you've met her, you are sure to have a business card! She loves to help motivated job seekers and small business owners alike!
She keeps her hands on the latest trends via training with Richard Knowdell's Career Development Network; participating as an affiliate with Career Thought Leaders; serving as a member of Career Directors International; and working as the New Business Owner Representative with the National Resume Writers' Association.
Her marketing tactics work as she has been published in over 13 international media sources within the last 12 months. Her career advice can be found in such journals and publications as USAA Military, NBC Chicago, Black Career Women, 3 Ladies on the Radio, MSN Latino, Monster.com, Monster Working, The Calgary Sun (Canada), Money Mix, Career Builder, and Careerbuilder.co.uk. Check her out at www.letmewriteitforyou.org.
Do you believe in giving your clients a new career perspective? Are you focused on connecting with them on a level that will leave them in an action-oriented state? If you've answered "yes" to any of these questions, it's time to incorporate coaching competencies into your resume writing practice.
In this teleseminar you will learn:
A handout will be provided.
Sophia L. Marshall MHR, BCC, ACRW is a Cross-Cultural Career Coach and Researcher. She is also the owner of slm collaborations llc, helping globally minded professionals become more comfortable and savvy with career and cultural change.
She is the 2013 recipient of the Vivian Belen award and has served on the marketing and conference committees for the NRWA. She has also spoken at military installations, conferences, universities, and job fairs across the country and her research has been published in the Summer 2014 Career Planning and Adult Development Journal.
Sophia's diverse experience includes training, curriculum development, academia, social services, and teaching English as a Second Language. Visit her website: www.slmcollaborations.com
Many individuals have paid their debts to society and are now ready to get to work. However, many may not have the right verbiage to express their skills and experience in order to compete in the workforce.
In this teleseminar, you will be thrilled to learn:
Each participant will receive tips to help leverage this new knowledge towards securing contracts with nonprofit and state agencies who serve these special populations.
This one hour teleseminar is $19.99 for members and $29.99 for nonmembers.
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A Recruiter's Perspective on Winning Résumés
Kendra Prospero, Turning the Corner, LLC
Originally recorded May 28, 2015
Kendra Prospero presents a recruiter's perspective of what a winning résumé that generates interest and interviews looks like. As a leader in the career counseling and recruiting industry, Turning the Corner, LLC, writes hundreds of résumés annually that generate interviews!
Kendra and her team know what excites and intrigues hiring managers and HR departments as they sift through hundreds, even thousands, of applicant résumés. Kendra Prospero will leverage her success in both recruiting and résumé writing and share the fundamental things you must include to get the résumé to the top of the heap!
In this webinar, participants will learn…
This one-hour webinar is $19.99 for members and $29.99 for nonmembers.
How often do you encounter a client with a challenging history or profile? Are you worried that if you disclose too much or too little information that the client's résumé will not help him be successful? Are you hesitant to use creative techniques that could help your clients because you are concerned that they may demand refunds or spread bad publicity about you?
Job seekers are becoming more diverse, because of ever-evolving employment trends, which complicates the résumé writing process. If you struggle to write résumés for these challenging clients, then a risk-management plan can improve your résumé-writing process and provide vital protection for you and your client.
Risk management is the systematic process of understanding, evaluating, and addressing risks to maximize the chances of achieving objectives. In this webinar, Michelle will explore the various ways to implement good risk-management practices so you can help your challenging clients without putting your credibility and profession on the chopping block.
In this webinar, you will learn how to …
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Kevin Langan became the seventh coach in the 36-year history of the 49ers men's soccer program, January 3, 2012. Langan, who was Charlotte's associate head coach prior to becoming head coach, has been a member of the 49ers coaching staff for the last five seasons.
In his first season as head coach of the 49ers, he guided Charlotte to the most successful season by a first-year head coach in the program's history. In 2012, Langan guided the 49ers to 15 wins, an Atlantic 10 regular-season title, an appearance in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to the eventual runners-up Georgetown, and a national ranking the entire season. In 2012, the team posted the second-best defensive record in the program's history and celebrated two NSCAA Scholar All-Americans (Tyler Gibson and Donnie Smith). He also became the first coach in the program's history to start their career undefeated after seven games. In addition, two 49ers (Donnie Smith and Jennings Rex) were drafted by the MLS in his first year.
In his second season as head coach of the 49ers, he guided Charlotte to a Conference USA Tournament title, a national seed in the NCAA Tournament and a national ranking for the majority of the season. In 2013, two 49ers earned national academic honors as Tyler Gibson was named a CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American and Aidan Kirkbride earned NSCAA Scholar All-American honors.
As a member of the coaching staff since 2009, Langan played an integral role in helping the 49ers reach the College Cup Finals in 2011. During his five years as a member of the 49ers coaching staff, Charlotte has won 67 games, reached a College Cup Championship game, captured two Atlantic 10 regular-season titles and a Conference USA Tournament title and made four NCAA Tournament appearances.
In 2009, as an assistant coach at Charlotte, the 49ers made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1997. Charlotte ended third-ranked Wake Forest's nation's-best 46-game unbeaten streak against non-conference opponents. In 2010, Charlotte captured the program's first-ever Atlantic 10 regular-season title. In 2011, Charlotte reached the College Cup for the second time in school history and advanced to the College Cup finals for the first time. The 49ers won 16 games which tied for the second most wins in the program's history.
"It is a great time to be the head coach of the Charlotte 49ers men's soccer program," Langan said. "The university boasts some of the best soccer facilities in the country. We are a part of an athletic department that is growing and hungry for success. We have worked hard to develop a great culture around the program and we are confident that we will continue to bring success to Charlotte."
In 2012, Langan coached the Charlotte Soccer Academy U-16 team to the United States Soccer Federation Academy Finals Week in Houston (top 8 teams in the country) for the first time in the club's history. Charlotte was one of only three non-MLS Academies to make finals week.
Before moving to Charlotte, Langan spent four years as the head boys' coach of the Classics Elite Soccer Academy in San Antonio, Texas (now called the San Antonio Scorpions USSF Academy). He also coached the Classics Elite Soccer Academy's U-18 USSF Academy team in 2008-2009.
As a collegiate player, Langan was a standout player for the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas for the 2004-05 seasons. He captained them to a number one national ranking and the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2004. In his two seasons at Incarnate Word, he was named Regional Defensive Player of the Year, Student-Athlete of the Year and the International Graduate Student of the Year.
The Jersey, United Kingdom native also represented Great Britain at two World University Games; in 2001 in Beijing, China and then captaining the team in Daegu, South Korea in 2003. He was also selected to play for the England National Futsal Team on a Tour of Portugal in 2003.
In England, Langan played professionally with Bristol City FC for six seasons and Forest Green Rovers FC for four years. For Bristol City he made his Cup debut against Swansea City FC and his League debut versus Wigan Athletic as an 18-year old. During his time at Bristol City FC he played in the team that won promotion to the Championship in 1998. He also played against Premier League sides, Liverpool FC, Southampton FC and West Ham United.
Langan graduated with a "First Class Honors" Bachelor's Degree in Coaching Education and Sports Performance from the University of Bath (England) in 2004 and with a Master's Degree in Sports Management from the University of the Incarnate Word in 2006. He also holds his USSF Coaching "A" License.
Langan, his wife Sally and son Ben (Born in November, 2013) reside in Charlotte.
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This costume will make heads turn and you're sure to get strange looks from all your party
If you want to really help the gulf spill effort, please donate to some of the organizations helping clean up efforts
Thanks to the Yes Men, for inspiration.
Special thanks to culturespy and carleyy
Step 1: Supplies
1 White jumpsuit
1 White hard hat
1 pair of black gloves
1 pair of goggles
1 dust mask
1 fake bird
1 can of black paint
Inkjet sticker paper with BP logos
We used spray glue and cotton balls to simulate tar balls stuck to the helmet. You can paint over the cotton easily. Spread it around a little and tack it in place with the glue and you have less spherical attachments!
Disposable coverall with hood - €6, went without hard hat.
Latex gloves - 80c
Goggles - €2, would have been cheaper if I'd borrowed my brothers :P
Dust mask - 75c
Printed logo - Free at college
Made a oil mixture too from stuff in my kitchen :P
This is an awesome costume! I love it and I'm going to make one and wear it and love it and be happy and have a great time and take all the credit for it like it was my own original idea...just kidding :)
P.s. -- sorry for all the inappropriate, immature interjections into my comment... >:-)
BTW, Can someone please delete the useless political comments. This area is for commenting on a project and asking questions or giving advice.
Go to youtube to argue politics!!!!
The impromptu diatribe by the European nationalists is interesting. Let's all focus on being more divisive and keep labeling each other while the puppet masters keep taking our money and having their way with the world. Yeah, that's productive.
As for the references to history, well how about this. B.P. was originally founded by the guy who found oil in Iran. The Iranians wanted more money for their natural resources once the staggering wealth that it represented was made evident by the evil entrepreneur that had developed it. Eventually they just took it all. What later became known as B.P. didn't like this so they went to the world court and got bounced.
Like a good Allie Eisenhower did what America has been doing since Monroe's time, kinda modeled after our European forebears, and decided to install a more cooperative government. So the CIA assassinates a sovereign nation's leader and gets a share of the Iranian/BP oil for the corporations that run America. When Europe did it we called it colonialism and empire building. Now we like to call it Imperialist hegemony. Catchy huh?
So the Iranians decided that they were tired of the whole western rule by Shah proxy and kicked every body out. Let us not leave out that B.P. was also controlled by the English government for a while until Maggie started her privatization moves to pay some bills (apparently the socialists ran out of other peoples money to spend). B.P. was/is also a big player in the American oil company consolidation moves that have been taking place since the trust busters created all of the little Standard Oils. We are after all talking about the third or fourth largest company in the world, and they didn't get that big sellin' fish and chips in Lecester Square.
B.P. is a giant corporation that has by extension millions of shareholders. These people (union pension plans, banks and governments) all want something of a ROI, and most don't really care how that is derived as long as it doesn't reveal itself in living color all over the nightly news. People still want there gas as cheap as possible, investors still want their profits and CEO's still want their bonus'.
All of the finger pointing and chop busting aside, the spill was horrific and the true impact won't be known for decades to come. A cursory review of the Prince William Sound spill and aftermath should help to clarify that point. Ranking the size (which BTW is still beyond any real quantification) is quite ridiculous...it was big and it was bad for everyone.
As far as clean-up efforts and the American government's reticence to foreign aid, well don't forget that we do have a huge yet fragile ego, and more importantly, we have labor unions that will not be ignored. Even in this economy, catastrophe cleanup work is still work, and our unions want the representation that they have bought and paid for, so you can hardly fault Mr. Obama for not acting like Chile's President, he's got a shrinking support base that he has to pander to.
Whether momma earth can continue to absorb and compensate for our mistakes and greed remains to be seen, but common sense seems to illustrate that we don't want to make any more of a habit of this sort of thing. Taking a poke with a topical costume such as this should help to remind everyone in our ADD / 15 second video clip world that it happened, and that we all have a little petroleum goo on our hands where blame is concerned.
When we start hearing people admit how badly Obama failed on this and how beholden he is to the oil industry, THEN we can keep bringing this up.
I read the "be nice" policy, but seriously, errrrrr!
Were you around during the months it took him to do...anything?
Do you know BP was one of his biggest contributors?
Did you know he prevented the states from releasing and using booms that could have prevented total disaster?
Anyone who doesn't like your guy is automatically GOP, huh?
Not very mature.
Why don't you read some of the non-GOP news sources who have written on all these themes? Or maybe comments from the panel Obama himself set up?
"A panel assembled by the White House to assess the government's oil spill response issued a report declaring the Obama administration created the impression that it was "either not fully competent" or "not fully candid with the American people about the scope of the problem." While the spill itself drew daily coverage for months, this story was quickly reported and vanished within 24 hours. NBC offered a full story in the evening, ABC and CBS in the morning. None of these stories allowed any comment from Republicans, and there were no interview segments."
Im not sure what "months" you speak of, but let me break it down a bit, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig disaster occurred on April 20, 2010. Response from the White House took 9 days. But lets use your scale, it took 0.29 Months for him to publicly respond. Keep in mind that this was BP's disaster, and it was BP who needed to respond. It was up to the White House to push them to do it.
Ok, so on to your second statement; BP was one of the biggest contributors to what? Joe Barton?
On the third one, well, I've never heard of that, and I was quite informed during the process, but where did you read that? dickcheneynews.com?
Ok, down to your 4th, Im going to apply the old " If you talk like, act like, and walk like" philosophy. It is common trait of conservatives to have a positive view of giant corporations (especially oil companies), and dislike liberal presidents. You just fit the stereotype. Was I wrong? I've gotten good at this in the last few months.
Im not sure of the source of the quoted content, so I wont comment on it.
I live in Florida, and during the 2004 Hurricane season, in which 3 hurricanes and one tropical storm devastated parts of the state, President Bush sent federal aid rather quickly to this brother's state (Jeb Bush, 43rd Gov. of FL, is the younger brother of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the US, also, the one of the worst after Ronald Regan). In contrast Brian Williams (NBC Nightly News) showed us the suffering of the people of "The Big Easy" had endure, while the U.S. Federal government played a game of "Hot Potato". Our response to the disaster in Haiti, in which our government had no reason to respond (technically), was extremely well coordinated, considering the infrastructure and the fact that it was not in US soil. But in New Orleans, people suffered.
One of the things that is just impossible for me to understand, is why a city in the mainland US, one of the most technologically advanced nations on earth (not for long if we keep going the way we are), could not do an "air drop" of food, water, and first aid. OUR MILITARY DOES THIS ALL THE TIME IN AFRICA! Why didn't we land helicopters with national guard troops, then have them distribute the essentials in the super dome and the convention center.
We are getting out of topic though.
Too Republican, I guess.
People froze to death.
All I ask for is consistency.
A POTUS who said he was going to cause the oceans to stop rising and heal the planet sets a pretty high standard.
Either blame presidents for natural disasters or don't.
Just don't change the standards when your messiah gets into office.
Personally, I don't have a problem with those examples, but I know people who obsess over it do.
Frankly, I'd like to see real solutions and alternatives that work, and less useless noise about it.
For starters, somebody who gives us a battery that can be produced without adding to China's out-of-control cancer problem, or an affordable(!) solar panel that doesn't fail after five years, or even better, cold fusion, would have every right to lecture us.
But the answers never come, just more "no" and lecturing and more killing of technologies that would help short term, but not necessarily solve the problem. Onshore drilling (cue the catterwalling) , clean coal (cue the banning) or safer reactors (another no), for example.
The third party was a set up that was created by the ruling administration and the appointed head of said same was placed by the one and only messiah that apparently can do no wrong. No doubt there will be countless scandals of misspent and misappropriated funds, as there already have been accusations of, but it's not really too much different from the reaming that we've taken over Absurdistan or any of the countless other abuses that we suffer at the whim of the money masters. We're merely the host to which the ticks attach themselves.
Get over the labels, bury the true believer stance and look at it for what it is. We all pay and they all play. That's part of why the whole poking of fun at B.P. seemed so great in the first place.
Now if someone could just come with a comparably witty costume for the crooked know-it-alls at the Federal Reserve...
- White Jumpsuit - $10
- Black Gloves - $3.50
- 1 Pint Gloss Black - $10
- Hard Hat - $6
- Goggles/resperator - $5
- Stickers - $3
I went over to the FedEx store and they printed off my logos for cheap and the label paper they printed on sticks without any extra glue.
We went to a Halloween party this past weekend and everyone loved the costumes, though it didn't seem that costumes were as original as the year prior.
I hope multitudes show up at the same parties in this one, it'll only make the point better.
A nice companion costume might be "volunteer wildlife washer" (finely re-pelleted styrofoam and glue with a fake animal in a cheap washbasin).
Nice work!


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2013 sees Belfast International Airport celebrate its 50th anniversary
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Roederer Estate Brut
Non-Vintage Sparkling Wine from North Coast, California
Winemaker's Notes
Roederer Estate Brut, the first California sparkling wine produced by Champagne Louis Roederer, builds upon a 200-year tradition of fine winemaking that has made Roederer champagne among the most sought-after in the world.
Roederer's winemaking style is based on two elements: ownership of its own vineyards and the addition of oak-aged reserve wines to each year's blend or cuvee. All the grapes for the Anderson Valley wines are grown on the Estate.
Each year, the winemaker selects a portion of the best wines for aging in Center of France oak casks. Aged from one to three years, wines from this reserve cellar are added to the blend, creating a multi-vintage cuvee in the traditional Roederer style, known for its body, finesse and depth of flavor.
The Roederer Estate Brut debuted in October 1988, and has since established its reputation as one of California's premier sparklers, remaining true to the heritage of excellence and style of its French forebears.
Critical Acclaim
Wine Enthusiast - "Thickly moussed, Roederer's Brut, 60% Chardonnay blended with 40% Pinot Noir, aged two years on yeast is affordable and luxurious. A gorgeous, very dry sparkling wine with aromatics of honey, raisin, apple and pear, it is rich and soft and offers both depth and length. It's an ideal marriage of bright acidity and ripe fruit character."
Wilfred Wong of Wine.com - "Baked apple and toast aromas with a hint of vanilla. Very lively mouth-feel with croissant, honey and orange zest flavors. Crisp acidity reflects a tart, youthful finish."
Wine & Spirits - "This estate-grown blend of chardonnay and pinot noir gains added richness from oak-aged reserve wines. The reserves broaden the texture, contributing almond tones to the clean, fresh apple and pear flavors. A festive aperitif, this delivers far beyond its price."
Wine Spectator - "Floral, raspberry, apple pie, lemon, anise, spice; focused."
Connoisseurs' Guide - "Dollar for dollar, Roederer Estate ranks among California's best sparkling wines, and, if not an extravagant wine or one that competes with those that have had years and years en tirage, this one is a composed, keenly balanced and entirely classy effort. Its subtle yeasty complexities and its fine, wonderfully persistent mousse are uncommon at the price, and, while a complete and thoroughly enjoyable wine at the moment, it is one that should last and last in the cellar."
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Roederer Estate Winery
The crisp, fresh and rich flavors of Roederer Estate sparkling wines reflect the cool, fog-shrouded Anderson Valley that is home to their family-owned estate's 600 acres of vineyards. This protected valley in Northern California provides the ideal ripening conditions for their 100% estate-grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. Founded in 1982, Roederer Estate adds oak-aged reserve wines to all their blends to create complex, dry and harmonious sparkling wines. View all Roederer Estate Wines
About North CoastView a map of North Coast wineries
Beyond Napa and Sonoma in the north you find a couple of other counties producing great wine. Among these are Mendocino and Lake County. The northernmost California winegrowing regions, these two counties are right above Napa and Sonoma, geographically. Yet, wine-wise they are very different – both from their southern neighbors and from each other.
Notable FactsMendocino has a high amount of organic vintners and vines. The first winery to settle here was Fetzer, which practices organic viticulture and holds some of the most vineyard land in the area. Mendocino has many pockets of micro-climates while Lake County, being smaller in size, is less diverse climactically. As for the grapes, Chardonnay is the most popular in both counties, but there are also some excellent Sauvignon Blancs, particularly in the Lake County. In red wine, Zinfandel leads the way, followed by Rhone Blends and Petite Sirah. The reds in both counties are complex and sumptuous. Anderson Valley is a sub-AVA of Mendicino and is quite well known for its excellent cool climate, producing the delicious Roederer Estate sparkling wines and some wonderful cool-climate Syrah.
About CaliforniaIt's not rare to see a wine's country of origin listed as "California." A country into itself in the wine world, California makes enough varieties and styles to match many European wine countries. It produces a diverse range of wines that span the quality spectrum.
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.
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67 ratings, 21 with reviewsErika Ellingson - Gig Harbor, WA34/10/2011Robert A. - Whitestone, NY512/10/2007In a blind test, friends could not pick the Domestic from the Imported42/11/2009I find Roederer's Estate Brute to be the perfect intersection of taste and value in a sparkling wine. It is crisp with citrus, apple and berry aromas and flavors with a fine body. Though not as nutty and yeasty as many Champagnes it has a hint of those elements. It is marvelous alone or with appropriate foods. You definitely need to keep this around.Sputerbug - Nacogdoches, TX43/22/2009Good tasting sparkling wine for the money especially when on sale.As good as many that cost 2 or three times as much.Abcd - Washington, DC33/19/2011IB - San Diego, CA110/7/2011MichiganCliffy - San Francisco, CA43/23/2011We got a case of this for our wedding, and it was wiped out fast. We should have gotten another 6 bottles. Great sparkling wine at a fantastic price.412/25/2010Have pruchased Roederer for years and always rated 89-91.....crisp, clean taste; refreshing and no aftertaste....A good gift idea for friends and family....Kenneth Asztalos - Brookings, OR411/16/2010Excellent value for the price.412/14/2008Since relocating to the US from France, we've been looking for a good-value bubbly to replace our dwindling stock of French champagne (from independent winemakers). To date we have tried Chandon, Mumm, Gloria Ferrer and Roederer in the $25 range, and the Roederer is the best of the bunch.412/31/2009This is probably (so far) the best "cheap sparkling / pseudo champagne) I have ever had. Tastes great, surprising body, and for ~$20 it is a steal. For an NV, truly surprising. I'd serve it to anyone.Patrick Bodacious - Washington, DC43/10/2010I would buy this is sparkling wine time and time again. It was smooth almost creamy yet dry and rich in flavor easily lending itself for food pairings or to simply drink by itself.412/5/2008I personally prefer the taste of the Brut Premier, but for the price I would hesitate recommending this to any champagne enthusiast.aboykin - Baton Rouge, LA51/11/2010Delicious and very inexpensive, very easy to drink. Can't wait to open the next bottle!ebvacationer - Rusk, TX57/8/2010ONE OF OUR FAVORITE CHAMPAGNESFeng - Washington, DC35/4/2010It is clean and crisp. I will give it 89, but not 91. It was $19.99 when I bought it. I may buy it again if the price is lower than that. For more than $20, I much prefer the Schramsberg Mirabelle Brut Rose. The difference is huge.gab - Eugene, OR57/15/2010Very tasty and the price is right. Re-ordered after trying.412/26/2009Delightful taste while being dry.EJF - Chicago, IL51/6/2010The guests at the party really enjoyed to wine.412/5/2008I personally prefer the taste of the Brut Premier, but for the price I would hesitate recommending this to any champagne enthusiast.suntzu - Fullerton, CA44/23/2009A fantastic champagne for under $20. People were raving about this champagne and I couldn't keep their glasses full.Tropico - Dallas, TX24/5/2010Not subtle at all. Tart and difficult to drink. I bought 3 bottles based on reviews here. Now I have 2 bottles left for mimosas.ross davis - Oceanport, NJ410/9/2008I love this Brut-you will too.sdgodfrey8 - San Jose, CA55/9/2009Excellent body and flavor.
Alcohol By Volume GuideMost wine ranges from 10-16% alcohol by volume. Some varietals tend to have higher (for example Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) or lower alcohol levels (Pinot Noir and many white varietals), but there is always some variation from producer to producer. Some wine falls outside of this range, for instance Port weighs in closer to 20%, while Muscat and Riesling are usually a bit below 10%.
Wine Style Guide
Light & Crisp
- Light to medium bodied wines that are high in acid and light to medium fruit. Typically no oak.
Fruity & Smooth
- Light to medium bodied wines with lots of juicy fruit, typically medium acid and medium oak.
Rich & Creamy
- Full bodied wines that have typically undergone malo-lactic fermentation and/or spent time in oak.
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Wine Tasting Near Santiago
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It is no secret that many people come to Chile for the wine, and even people for whom it?s not their only reason for coming to Chile usually make time to visit a winery or two. And with good reason. ... Read more
Ski Tours from Santiago
By Viator, August 2015
Thanks to its location near the base of the Andes mountain range, Santiago, Chile, is essentially South America?s ?ski town.? With multiple major resorts within a couple of hours from Chile?s capital ... Read more
Visiting Chile During Copa America
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The biggest event of South America?s footballing calendar is heading to Chile this year, and the 2015 Copa America is set to draw thousands of football fans from all around the globe. Matches will ... Read more
Valparaiso Tours from Santiago
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Chile is one of South America?s most diverse, stable and prosperous countries, and Valparaiso exemplifies all of these. From its rich, European-influenced cultural heritage to its bustling seaport, ... Read more
Santiago Suggested Itineraries
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Despite its location in South America, Santiago has a distinctly European feel, from its neoclassical architecture to its efficient metro system, Santiago is one of South America?s most ... Read more
Natural Wonders in San Pedro de Atacama
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There's no doubt that the natural features surrounding San Pedro Atacama make the area so incredible. The desert is vast, yet visitors can still get a good sampling of what the region has to offer ... Read more
3 Days in Patagonia: Suggested Itineraries
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At the southern terminus of the Panamerican Highway, a fantastic, glacier-carved realm of natural beauty begins. This is the gateway to Antarctica, guarded by sharp-toothed granite peaks and ... Read more
3 Days in San Pedro de Atacama: Suggested Itineraries
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From the moment you land in Calama, through your drive to the oasis town of San Pedro de Atacama, you know that you?re in for something special. This is the desert like you've never seen it before, ... Read more
A incredible experience!
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Chile is a fantastic place to visit!!!The country is wonderful ,I spend 19 days in this country last year.I visited many sightseeings there such as Santiago, Atacama Desert, Patagonia and the Lagoon ... Read more
Wine Tasting in Chile and Argentina
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Despite being all-too-often overlooked in favor of big-name European or North American brands, South America has been producing some of the world?s finest wines since as early as the 16th century, ... Read more
Exploring Patagonia from Punta Arenas
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Punta Arenas is known for being the gateway to Antarctica?but travelers to this working town in the south of Chile know that it?s the gateway to Patagonia, too. Intrepid outdoorsmen sometimes stop ... Read more
Antarctic Cruises from Punta Arenas
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Three days may be enough time to get a real taste of Punta Arenas, but adventurous travelers looking to really explore can embark on a nine-day epic adventure cruising from the southernmost city in ... Read more
3 Days in Punta Arenas: Suggested Itineraries
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Known for being the southernmost city in Chile, Punta Arenas attracts plenty of travelers en route to the icy shores of Antarctica. And while most cruise through this port town without spending so ... Read more
Rapa Nui Culture and Folklore
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Polynesian explorers believed to have settled on Easter Island between 300 and 1200 CE, the people of Rapa Nui have a long and fascinating cultural and spiritual heritage that spans much more than ... Read more
Rapa Nui Cuisine
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Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, might be better known for its gigantic stone moai than its culinary prowess, but sampling traditional Rapa Nui cuisine is still an unmissable experience for visitors to ... Read more


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Scholarly Publishing & Open Access Issues at UW
High Journal Prices
Some commercial publishers show double digit profits and can charge libraries over $20,000 per year for a single journal.
Authors Give Up Their Rights
Most authors transfer their copyright to publishers without understanding all the rights they are giving up.
Open Access is an Alternative
UW authors have many ways to make their work more visible, from publishing in open access journals to depositing their work in our repository, ResearchWorks.
|The digital revolution has resulted in radically simpler, timelier and more democratic access to a wide range of information. But we still see journal prices spiraling ever higher, plus disturbing restrictions on access to published research. It doesn't have to be this way...
Know the Facts
- The Economics of Journal Publishing
- Authors' Rights: Retaining Your Copyright
- Open Access FAQ
- Open access and alternative models for publication
It's Your Scholarship—Control Your Publishing Options
Actions and Alternatives at UW
- ResearchWorks Services
- Open Access Institutional Repository
- UW Libraries Support for Open Access
- UW Faculty Senate Resolution on Open Access
- Open Access Week 2011
- images from an exhibit in the Research Commons Lobby thru the end of Autumn Quarter 2011
- Open Access Week 2012
- A description of UW-related activities associated with International Open Access Week 2012