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I know, we're usually referred to as sheep and the horse thing is left to the alleged stubborn among us-"You can lead a horse to water…" But don't we tend to be more like the horse who thinks drinking is overrated than the sweet, docile, obedient sheep Jesus addressed?
An Austrian weightlifter
Became an American movie star
Married into political royalty
Became Governor of California
Became a spokesperson for morality
Ok I like the song. Heck, I even recorded a version of it. An ironic, irreverent version with background loops from a band called Christian Death (look em up on Google and you'll see how far I'm comfortable stretching irony). But I'm well aware that there is no scripture happening here.
There is such a temptation to snap-judge a stranger that I think it's almost possible for anyone, in any walk of life to say they don't give in occasionally. We see a strange, ugly, different, impaired, deformed, retarded or even simply a foreign person and so many thoughts pass through our minds. It's inevitable that something off-colored or cruel will fly out of our mouths.
I remember as a kid watching "The Brady Bunch" how often their dad, Mike Brady would say, "We're different than that, we're Bradys" or "You can do it, you're a Brady!" It was as if the family was made of a special concoction that made them some how miraculously different, impervious to flaw, corruption or destruction.
I remember when I was growing up how convinced I was that I would have the same best friends for the rest of my life. Several years later, I can't get any of those guys to even talk to me on-line! I look back and think of all the things I thought were permanent that weren't… the house I grew up in, my mother, our dog, Empress, teachers I went back to visit who had aged so much that I barely recognized them ( and them me), favorite haunts, my first car, my friends from the church I was saved at…
Dear friends,
The following are the lyrics to a song I recorded called, MAJESTIC SOLID ROCK. Personally, I think it's one of the best things I've ever done. It's based on a poem by a dear friend who is not crazy with my interpretation. She feels that the point of the song is lost in its presentation while I'm convinced it's accentuated.
The other day I joked, "If Jeff Conaway and Zsa Zsa Gabor are both in comas, can they see each other?" Everyone deals with grief and loss differently. My first line of defense always seems to be humor however inappropriate. These are two actors I feel I've known all my life though I only met them both once.
Seems like everywhere I turn people are talking about God. Goodness, Oprah spent her entire hour confusing the world by combining several different spiritual philosophies into quite the witch's brew.
So it shall be, for your vanity…
I've never been much of a fence-rider. Too much of an extremist for that, I suppose. As I get ready to embark on my next musical venture, I reflect with bittersweet nostalgia upon my past musical identities. Here's how I described my work in press releases...
Since the advent of the internet, my ministry has changed, grown, flourished and taken so many shapes and directions. It's as if technology was timed to benefit the work of the do-it-yourself artist/preacher and I'm its luckiest recipient. While the numbers may fluctuate (or simply decline) here in Phoenix, my downloads and video hits continue to soar due to the ability to reach audiences all over the world despite our present economy which prohibits extensive touring- save for a select few.
Recently I confronted someone that I loved with concern I had about something they were intending that could expose them to enormous physical, emotional, spiritual and legal risk. They rolled their eyes and laughed at me accusing me of choosing a position of judgment and poo-pooing my words as overwrought and annoying.


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infrared necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 92 design presentati da 24 designer.
Revitalization of the logotype for "Infrared Group"
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Being a Modern Amazon is about more than empowering women. It's about how we as women can use our voices to lift up others and fight for justice for all.
I was sitting at work when I first found out about Philando Castile and saw the Facebook Live video that Diamond Reynold recorded. I immediately started crying and had to leave my office. I walked a few blocks away and called my mom because I just couldn't process the blatant racism and police abuse that I had just witnessed. The bubble of white privilege that I inhabit had protected me from getting this close to it before. I can absolutely acknowledge that.
I was so deeply upset. About everything, about the clearly race-based fear that caused the cop to shoot Philando and tragically take the life of a good man (a man so good they could only dig up virtues when they went looking for flaws). About his girlfriend who was so aware of the danger she and her daughter were in that she kept her voice controlled and used respectful language after the man she cared about was killed right before her eyes.
About the young girl in the back of the car who had watched it all happen and was so afraid for her mother that she felt she needed to advise her mom on how to behave and beg her to calm down so wouldn't get shot. A 4 year old was afraid that if her mother used swear words she would be shot. She was taking too much responsibility on her little shoulders that day.
It was an event that was so deeply, undeniably, unquestionably wrong that the only thing to be thankful for was that it happened in a time when technology would surely deliver justice to the victims. And yet… we've just discovered that racism in America is stronger than the video recorded truth that is directly in front of them.
Philando Castile's murderer was acquitted despite overwhelming and extremely public evidence that the man he killed had done nothing wrong, had completely complied, and had given the officer no reason to fear for his life.
I witnessed this injustice. If you watched the videos then you witnessed this injustice.
I witnessed this injustice. If you watched the videos then you witnessed this injustice.
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Being ranked No. 1 for now six weeks over the course of 20 years as Michigan State's coach probably isn't the first thing Tom Izzo would list on his resume.
That's not just because it doesn't seem all that impressive, but also because his teams have reached the Final Four seven times, and his only national championship came in a season the Spartans never held the top ranking.
Simply put, he's not putting too much stock into Michigan State being the top-ranked team heading into Wednesday night's visit from Maryland-Eastern Shore.
The Spartans (9-0) are off to their best start since winning their first 12 in 2000-01 - when they were No. 1 for two weeks - have victories over ranked foes Kansas, Louisville and dealt current No. 15 Providence its only loss. Four of their wins have been at neutral sites, three coming in California en route to the DirecTV Wooden Legacy title.
Izzo has been impressed with how his squad has handled the success, but he also realizes that being voted the nation's top team this early doesn't mean much when considering long-term goals.
The last time the Spartans were ranked No. 1 in 2013-14, they lost at home to an unranked North Carolina team and fell from the top spot after three weeks. The ascended from the No. 3 spot this time after Kentucky and Maryland both lost.
"Do I think we're the best team in the country right now? No, I don't," Izzo said. "Do I think there's anyone head and shoulders better than us? No, I don't. What I hope my team does is appreciate the work we put in getting where we are and building on it."
He also explained that Michigan State's biggest asset isn't its talent, but how well his players are working as a unit. The Spartans are assisting on 78.7 percent of their baskets to lead the nation, and Denzel Valentine is averaging 7.9 assists to rank fourth in the country.
Valentine also is pouring in 19.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Bryn Forbes has been a nice complement, averaging 17.3 points over his last three and shooting 49.0 percent from 3-point range on the season.
"We've got the best chemistry that's as good as anyone in the country, and I feel comfortable saying that," Izzo said. "I'm a lucky coach right now, but one loss and that can change. Losses are the ultimate adversity."
It doesn't appear the Spartans will suffer their first defeat in this contest. Maryland-Eastern Shore enters at 1-7 with an 0-2 mark in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play after falling 80-74 to North Carolina A&T on Monday.
Devin Martin finished with 14 points, and Dominique Elliott added 13 and 11 rebounds.
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Michigan State's top ranking likely won't be threatened much in this contest, but that could change Saturday when Florida comes to East Lansing. The 2000 national championship team which defeated the Gators in the NCAA Tournament title game will be honored during that game, an event Izzo hopes serves as a message to his team that the No. 1 spot means nothing unless Spartans live up to it.
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Amy Pottinger's Sunrise Papaya Bowls
May 23, 2018
Did you hear? Hawaii resident Amy Pottinger is headed to Food Network's Comeback Kitchen!
Amy competed in Food Network Star last year and made it to the final four. If she wins Comeback Kitchen, she'll compete on Food Network Star again this summer!
This visit, Amy showed us how to make sunrise papaya bowls. Papayas contain papain, an enzyme that aids in digestion, reduces inflammation, and prevents arthritis. It also contains antioxidants that fight free radicals, or electrons that damage cells, proteins, and DNA. Oh, and they're delicious, too.
Amy stopped by to talk about her Food Network experiences and share her papaya bowl recipe. Catch up with her in the videos below and remember to watch her on Food Network's Comeback Kitchen on May 27, 2018.
Sunrise Papaya Bowls
- Papaya, seeds removed
Choose your "sauces:"
- Greek yogurt
- Yogurt
- Honey
- Agave nectar
Choose your fruits:
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- Kiwis
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Peaches
- Apple bananas
- Pineapple
- Cherries
- Avocado
- Lychee
- Orange Wedges
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- Pepitas
- Macadamia nuts
- Almonds
- Dried coconut flakes
Arrange your sauces, fruits, and nuts in the papaya bowl and enjoy!
This is more of a method than a recipe, so feel free to experiment and customize it to your personal taste.
Cooking with Amy is a Well-Being Hawaii series. Check out Amy's recipes for pork belly tacos and chocolate truffle crème brulee. Since her last visit, she's been keeping busy with her catering company and blog Caviar and Crayons, and continues to work as a full-time wife and mother. You can keep up with Amy on social media via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.


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Perry Hawkings, predominantly a financial services company founded in Milton Keynes in 1981, moved to Rugby in 1986.
Appletons, formed in 1945 and originally based in Northampton, specialised in commercial insurance relocated in Rugby in 1985.
The two businesses soon began to pool their complementary expertise and formally merged in 2000. Since the merger the group has grown from strength to strength, adding a dedicated Personal Insurance department and acquiring additional personnel to complement the rapid expansion in the Commercial and Financial Services divisions.
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Häfele is an internationally trusted name, supplying furniture fittings, ironmongery and hardware to the trade. The Company was registered in the UK in 1980 and over the last 35 years have worked with a number of different insurance brokers. In 2002 the Company was introduced to Perry Appleton and very quickly a personal and valued business relationship developed. Given the sound reputation that Perry Appleton held in the town, Häfele decided that there may be benefits in working with a more local company that could still offer an extensive range of professional insurance knowledge.
Having worked with a series of larger organisations, where we experienced a lack of continuity as far as account managers was concerned and feeling this had led to a reduced understanding of our business needs; the personal approach demonstrated by Perry Appleton was very reassuring. The decision to appoint Perry Appleton as our insurance broker has not been regretted and the relationship has strengthened over the years working together.
The continuity of the team at Perry Appleton has been a major influencing factor in the retention of the partnership, as I personally feel that the account manager – client relationship is of paramount importance. I have worked exclusively with our account manager for the last 8 years and have been reassured throughout, in his knowledge and understanding of our business and business needs. The support provided by the entire team has also been available whenever and wherever required.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Off-Topic? Electric Car Film Screening Today
The film is a 2006 documentary exploring the development of the fuel-efficient, environment-friendly electric car and its demise.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on alternative energies. The panel will consist of individuals featured in the documentary including Zan Dubin Scott, Paul Scott, and Chelsea Sexton members of Plug In America. Electric cars will be on display!
This program is co-sponsored by the Torrance Library Commission and
the Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission.
Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.
Katy Geissert Civic Center Library
Community Meeting Room
3301 Torrance Blvd., Torrance
I will be there along with some goodies I got at the Farmers' Market this morning, and it will be air-conditioned, plus we have some hand-outs from the South Bay Energy Center and from our wonderful Recycling Coordinator, Allison Sherman all about water and energy conservation, important to us all.
7 comments:
- zand said...
Hi Judy,
Thanks so much for posting this. And for a terrific spread. Dana tells us that the screening/Q&A was probably the library's best attended yet. This world will improve, thanks to people like you and all the folks who showed up to show support of a cleaner planet.
- June 21, 2008 at 8:18 PM
- MaryRuth said...
I'm really embarrassed to say I haven't seen this movie, especially since my boss was one of the original "owners" of an EV1 and now has the EV Rav4. He's driven the most EV miles of anyone in the world. Sure wish I could get one.
- June 21, 2008 at 8:23 PM
- zand said...
Who is your boss, MaryRuth??
- June 21, 2008 at 8:32 PM
- LA Farm Girl said...
I wanted to thank you for your wonderful film and the wonderful work you have done and continue to do in spite of what seem like insurmountable roadblocks. I get so angry and sad that if often paralyzes me, I want to thank all of you for re-inspiring me. And, Dana is right, I have never seen that many people at any of our programs, thanks for coming and staying to talk with all who had questions.
- June 21, 2008 at 8:43 PM
- LA Farm Girl said...
Thanks for always visiting and offering valuable input and I am with Zan, inquiring minds want to know, who has the EV Rav-4?
- June 21, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- MaryRuth said...
My boss' name is Avi.
I actually had this event on my list of things to do for LAST weekend (I messed up on the date a little, huh?), but I ended up doing house stuff instead.
Glad to see you had a good turnout and more people are seeing this technology as a viable way to go and not just some wayout fringe thing.
- June 22, 2008 at 12:58 PM
- zand said...
We know Avi! Plug In America featured him in our newsletter--for having so many miles on his RAV4 EV. Small world...
- June 22, 2008 at 7:35 PM


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Social media is now an integral part of every company and brand. It is vital for companies to have an official Twitter account – whether it is a 1 person company or an extremely large company.
Zappos (now part of Amazon) is renowned for their customer service and their Twitter account is used by Customer Service Reps to quickly address questions and more often to receive compliments. This publicity is priceless! It gives social proof to potential customers and helps build Brand Equity.
Also, with Google search including the latest "tweets", imagine a person who searches for Zappos and sees a tweet saying "Thanks for the expedited shipment @Zappos_Service". I'll bet that the CTR and the probability that the customer making a purchase is quite high.
When searching for web hosting services last year (2009), I looked at some of the web hosts Twitter accounts, asked questions, looked at their answers to other Twitter-ers and could instantly tell who were the most responsive and how effective their answers were. This and other reviews I read encouraged me to go with DreamHost and I often plug DreamHost in my tweets, like when I found I could set up Git, when I found out that they upgraded the Git to 1.7 (when my laptop still had Git v1.66) and when I am all round just happy with their service. In full disclosure, I just discovered today that I won a contest Dreamhost held where you had to tweet #Dreamhost and although I only tweeted about them once in the whole month they ran the contest, I won. And I NEVER win anything! EVER!
[I have to admit, I asked a friend to buy me not 1 but 2 lottery tickets today] Anyway, my point is that with users Tweeting the hash tag #Dreamhost it gets picked up as a Trending topic which is visible to users on Twitter as well as other sites that pick up the Trending topics. So, this is a great method to acquire new customers who will search for "Dreamhost" and see that people are happy with their service.
As an aside, I usually shop around every year for a new web hosting service and have tried everything from BlueHost to GoDaddy to 1and1 and some other crappy hosts and DreamHost is the first one that I have been delighted with and have decided to stick with (before I found out that I won the contest). Now that I won this contest, I feel even more obliged to stick with these guys. Thanks Dreamhost!
Another advantage of having a social media presence for consumers is that instead of having to dread at the thought of being on hold for half an hour before you can complain about a company or service, you can just tweet it (which takes all of 30 seconds and 1 minute if you try to fit it perfectly in the 140 character limit) and there is a good chance that the company will respond to you pretty soon but you didn't waste the 29 minutes in trying to get a hold of someone or trying to find the right contact's email address.
The advantage for the company is that they are held publicly accountable and when they respond, there is a good chance that your issue will be resolved and you will feel better and instead of complaining to others, you will praise their Twitter-ing CSRs and their service. As a consumer, I can attest to how responsive companies are – even big banks like Bank of America who quickly responded to some of my concerns with their HSA division.
Facebook on the other hand is not as helpful for companies with Social Media unless you are a "cool" brand that someone wants to be associated with. Think "Axe" but not "Tide". Or "Apple" but not your grocery store – unless you are a "Whole Foods" fanatic.
The final advantage of a Social Media outlet is that users who are not tech-savvy enough to subscribe to your RSS feed have no difficulty in "Follow"ing your Twitter account which essentially replaces the need for an RSS feed. Said companies, should also "Follow" back the customers who tweet them or add them as a friend since it gives the impression of a real person who cares enough to follow them and not a company drone behind the Twitter account. You don't need to read any of their tweets but just be sure to respond to their tweets in a timely manner. And please don't over-tweet – or at least try to keep it to 5 tweets a day or risk being noise.
If you liked this post, you should follow me on Twitter. I dont over post.


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Once we got up, the first place we headed to see was the pier on Lake Michigan.
Briana stopped to get some quick advice from a shrink.
After walking around the pier and the river ways we went to go see the famous bean shaped sculpture called Cloud Gate.
It took us for ever to find parking. Chicago is
terrible when it comes to finding street parking. The last place we stopped before heading out of Illinois was the great lake, Lake Michigan, so we could put our feet in.
Then hit the road for another 8 hours && headed for Pennsylvania.
Didn't make it too far in Indiana before the cops pulled me over. Luckily I got away with a warning :)
Our last state before home.
&& we make it home and are welcomed by some rain.
Katie brought us to Grandview Avenue to see a great view of
Our last night of our trip, Katie's dad Gary make us a camp fire to roast marshmallows on.


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Guess I'll be maintaing two of these for a bit, though, admittedly, js will prolly regain the main status. Just FYI :)
Oh, Tuesday, what movies you like? :)
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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You're a movie fiend!!! (Which I love.) :o)ReplyDelete
Let's see! I like the following movies for a variety of reasons:ReplyDelete
Fight Club, Three Amigos!, Being John Malkovich, Seven, Memento, Superman Trilogy (I refuse to acknowledge the fourth one), The Life of David Gale, South Park: The Movie, Steel Magnolias, American Beauty, Alien, Robinhood: Prince of Thieves, (and yet I hate Costner - same with Field of Dreams but I am a baseball movie sucker)! Eight Men Out, What Dreams May Come, Run, Lola, Run! and the list goes on ...
Oh man...What Dreams May Come was a great movie.ReplyDelete
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How to Evaluate a Job Offer Letter and Negotiate a Better Deal: A Lawyer's View
by Gary A. Paranzino
Copyright 2002-2019. (Update pending -- but the general principles still apply). Bookmark this site for future reference.
You are an executive or senior employee who has just received a verbal or written job offer.
Perhaps the company is an emerging technology company, possibly venture capital-funded. Whether you are coming from a similar company, or a large, more traditional employer, the Offer Letter may come as a bit of a let-down. It may be only a few pages long. It may read like a form letter, with your name, title, salary and stock option information filled-in. Perhaps you received it by e-mail.
Be careful not to let the informality of the company's approach to lull you into nonchalance. This Offer Letter sets forth what you and your family will receive in return for your blood, sweat and tears for the next untold number of years. The Offer Letter was probably drafted as a form by an employment lawyer with a large law firm, and it is carefully crafted to protect the company's interests. (If you received a longer, more formal-looking Employment Agreement instead, you simply have that much more legalese to wade through and understand.)
Even though you may have negotiated your salary and title, the negotiation is not necessarily over. There are a number of other terms of significant import to the job candidate that the Offer Letter also addresses, or fails to address by design. Do not be discouraged from negotiating by the oft-utilized canards that the offer is "the best the company can do" or that "everyone at your level has the same deal". A rational company will always listen carefully to the well-considered positions of a candidate it values. Besides, you just may be better advised than those prior hires.
So how do you proceed?
The following are general points which reflect portions of the collaborative process I typically use with clients to evaluate, strategize and negotiate an optimal set of employment and compensation terms:
Negotiation Strategy
1) Think hard, find a sounding board.
Engage in an evaluation of your employment history, career goals, knowledge of the company and the particular practices of its sector, your work style, financial goals and comfort level in negotiating with your future employer. Hash out your reactions to the terms of the Offer Letter, both the major financial terms and the implications of the obscure legal terms. Draw upon the experience of someone who has first-hand knowledge of the compensation practices of companies in the sector, and determine a set of requests to be negotiated.
2) Adopt a posture.
Adopt and communicate a negotiation posture to the company. The posture must integrate several competing interests at once -- your strong interest in the company and the job, your thoughtfulness about what compensation terms you need in order to take the job, your firmness and deliberate demeanor and a projected sensibility that whatever happens during the negotiations will not affect your future job performance or your interpersonal relationships with your colleagues. Once this posture is successfully established and communicated, there is practically nothing you cannot fruitfully attempt to negotiate.
3) Control = success.
Control the negotiation process and drive the resolution of issues. This is not as hard as it may seem. Control over the process can be achieved in most cases by seizing the initial workload and drawing a clear road map for resolution and completion of the process. For example, I will often initiate a negotiation in the following manner: "I understand that you and Mr. Candidate have reached a consensus on the outlines of the compensation and job responsibilities. Our issues generally relate to wording of portions of the Offer Letter, some issues around the edges of the compensation points and a few issues that the Offer Letter does not directly address that we would like to address in the interest of clarity. We will prepare a document with our comments and we'll set up a call to discuss the broader points then let the lawyers work out the smaller details -- preferably off-line without involving the principals. I foresee Mr. Candidate being able to sign the revised Offer Letter prepared by your attorney before the end of the week."
4) Have a clear strategy.
Prioritize your requests into three categories, deal-breakers for you, minor issues and deal-breakers for the company. Do not fall into the trap of conceding a point in isolation simply because it does not matter to you -- weigh your concession based on what it means to the company. Obtain something of equivalent value in return.
5) Creating momentum to close the deal.
Start with an open book, then quickly work to narrow the list of open issues. The company, by presenting a written Offer Letter, has opened the door to a discussion of whether the document as drafted accurately reflects the expectations of the candidate during the recruitment process. Once you have established the legitimacy of addressing all issues in the Offer Letter, you should make every effort to demonstrate a commitment to obtaining final resolution of issues that can be agreed to. Often, there are minor issues which can be sacrificed to establish goodwill. This creates a palpable sense of progress which can become a powerful rationale for the company to agree to your more important requests in the interest of getting you on board quickly.
6) Always trade major issues.
Resist pressure to concede important points in isolation. If the company is waiting for word from the Board on a point important to you, do not concede a point important to the company in advance. I have found that honesty can be quite effective in this situation. "We know that that is an important point for you, and we are reasonable people, but until we know whether you can make progress on our big issue we have to table your request for now."
Compensation and Employment Terms
7) Keep what you already have.
Scan your memory, notes and any e-mail received from the company regarding compensation issues, and carefully cross-reference your expectations against the terms of the Offer Letter. The person preparing the Offer Letter may have had only a cursory discussion with the hiring executive. Often, crucial details are unintentionally misstated or omitted. Do not assume that any term at odds with your expectation is intentional, but do assume that the person preparing the Offer Letter will err to the benefit of the company.
8) Salary.
Salary is a difficult issue to address broadly, as it turns completely upon the particular facts of your situation. If you first learned of your proposed salary in the Offer Letter (which is not as uncommon as you might think) consider it fair game to negotiate it aggressively. If you previously heard a salary number bandied about, but never expressly negotiated and accepted a particular salary figure, proceed more cautiously, taking into account the fact that people treat salary matters differently than almost any other aspect of an employment negotiation. A little diplomacy goes a long way -- your future boss might not mind giving you a large signing or performance bonus, but might not want to pay you a salary larger than that paid to the company founder or to themselves. If you had arguably assented to a salary number during the recruitment process, tie your request for a higher figure to the company's resistance to other of your requests. For example, to illustrate the concept, you might say "I was willing to accept 150k when I thought you had standard four-year stock vesting, but now that I've learned it takes five years to vest, I really need to ask for $175k."
9) Get it now.
Recognize that it is substantially easier to increase your salary, bonus and stock options before you start your new job than it is once you join the payroll and become subject to company compensation policies.
10) Money is money.
Consider substituting pre-defined bonuses for salary where the company appears to be genuinely restricted in meeting your salary target. The path of least resistance may be to propose a bonus structure or two in place of that higher salary.
11) Bonuses.
Bonuses go into your pocket and, unless you agree to some sort of give-back scheme should you leave the company, they don't come back out. A written bonus provision that provides no "outs" for the company will pay off as long as you are still employed when it comes due. (You can attempt to negotiate that too). Consider requesting the following bonuses if they apply to your situation:
Signing Bonus (aka sign-on or starting bonus)
Relocation Bonus (relocating to take a job costs more than just moving expenses, negotiate a lump-sum grossed-up for taxes to cover all of the unexpected expenses of being happy in a new location)
Cost-of-Living Bonus (when moving to an area with a notoriously high cost of living)
Retention Bonus (payable on a periodic basis if you remain employed by the company)
Performance Bonus (payable upon achieving certain objectives, negotiate mutually-defined performance targets to be determined periodically)
Sales/Revenue Bonus (payable periodically based on the level of revenues generated by the company, your department or your activity, company profitability or other measurable financial criteria)
12) Equity interests.
Equity interests -- actual or potential ownership interests in your employer -- are some of the most attractive elements of your compensation, but are difficult to value in a practical manner. This article addresses stock options, but some other equity interests beyond the scope of this article, such as founders' stock, grants of restricted stock, warrants, and other less common devices, are worth considering. Stock options are the right to purchase stock in one's employer over a period of time for a set exercise price. The financial and tax impact of stock options, the differences between incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options and the increasingly negative impact of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) on those who exercise options is complex and beyond the scope of this particular article. Professional advice should be obtained with regard to these issues from your personal legal and/or tax advisors based on your particular financial situation. (Continue reading for a discussion of what to ask for and how to negotiate more stock options.)
13) Stock options.
It has been established that employees often overvalue the stock option grants they receive, making them attractive substitutes for cash for the companies that issue them. Nonetheless, the prospect of earning a potential ownership stake worth many times your salary is a combination that may not have an equal in the American workplace. Shareholders like the incentive that stock options create for employees to align their interests wholly with those of the employer and the shareholders. Commence a negotiation over stock options with the knowledge that even many senior corporate executives are unclear on exactly how their option grants operate in all likely scenarios. The more you understand about the details of your stock option grant, the stock option plan under which it is issued and the corporate governance principals of the company the greater the likelihood that you can negotiate for more options under more favorable exercise terms, and realize substantial upside.
14) Ownership interest.
A threshold analysis of any offer of stock options requires understanding of what share of corporate ownership the grant potentially represents. Has the company indicated a particular number of options to be granted? Have they indicated what percentage of the company's presently issued and outstanding stock this grant would represent, if the option grant were to become fully vested? In determining whether the grant is large enough, only an analysis of percentage ownership is meaningful. Nominal figures themselves, such as "100,000 options", have no meaning without comparison to these other figures. A person experienced in your chosen industry may be able to provide an estimate of typical ownership ranges for executives of certain responsibility levels. It is crucial to consider the effect of the future dilution of your potential ownership interest resulting from anticipated financing rounds.
15) Upside potential.
It is not enough simply to assume that "the sky is the limit" for what your stock options may someday be worth. This assumption can lead to making unnecessary and costly compromises in other important areas of your compensation package. Instead, consider a reasonable success scenario, possibly an IPO or an acquisition. Remember that unless the company takes the extraordinary step of granting you options at an exercise price below the current fair market value of the shares, on the date of grant the exercise price and the value of the stock are the same. Other than the time value of the option, which can be quite valuable, the option is not yet "in the money". The value of the company's stock must appreciate before your options are "in the money" -- that is, worth exercising. Calculate your ownership percentage of the potential aggregate market value of the entire company in the future, less the exercise cost of your options, discounted by the probability that this success will actually be achieved. Discount further to account for the numerous liquidity hurdles that exist for executives seeking to sell shares. Is this number what you think it needs to be in light of the other elements of your compensation package and job responsibilities?
16) Vesting options.
How many years must you work before you are vested in the entire number of options being presently offered? Recent developments indicate that, given the volatility of corporate fortunes, especially in the technology area, the odds of remaining happily employed with one company for four years may be lower than previously anticipated. Is there a "cliff", a waiting period, before your options begin to vest? It is common for a four year stock grant to vest one-quarter after twelve months, and to vest monthly thereafter over the remaining three years. Many developments can occur in both the company's life and your personal life to cause you to terminate your service as an employee before that cliff has ended, leaving you with no vested options for your experience. Likewise, some grants vest only annually. Consider negotiating a better vesting schedule. Most stock option plans allow the Board or management to set variations in vesting schedules with the stroke of their lawyer's pen.
17) Exercising vested options.
Pay attention to how long you have to exercise vested shares after leaving employment with the company. Usually, this period is 90 days or less. Options, as incentives for performance, seek to keep employees in the employ of the company. Once you leave, the company wants to "divest" you of your unexercised options. If the options are not "in the money" -- valuable -- at some point during that period, you are not economically motivated to exercise them, and they will expire worthless. This post-employment exercise period can sometimes be profitably extended through negotiation.
18) Stock option documents.
The documents setting forth your stock option grant and the plan under which the options are granted are crucial documents that you (or more fruitfully, your professional advisor) need to read prior to executing an Offer Letter. Additional issues to focus on, other than those set forth above, include what happens to your options in the event of a merger or acquisition of the company, whether you can engage in a cashless exercise, what happens in the event you leave employment voluntarily, or are terminated by the company with or without "cause" as that term is defined and what restrictions exist on sale of stock acquired pursuant to the options, both before and after an IPO.
19) Termination of employment.
Think hard about the need to protect yourself from the risks of joining an emerging company that may not be in a position to control its own destiny. Executives coming from stable and lucrative established companies or careers, relocating, joining troubled companies or otherwise destabilizing their careers in order to accept a job offer should negotiate a severance package and the terms under which it is triggered in advance, in the Offer Letter. While this sounds defeatist, it is the ultimate way to exercise substantial control over your destiny. Most technology companies craft employment to be at-will in states that allow it (even for their most senior executives). This in essence means that the employee has no future right to be employed by the company, even on the first day of the job. While it is framed that the employee likewise has no obligation to stay with the company, this is a right the employee already has -- it is nearly impossible to get a court to require an individual to perform services against their will. When you begin to consider all of your professional and financial interests at stake in an employment relationship, you recognize that at-will employment presents significant risks.
20) More on termination.
While it is possible to negotiate an employment contract providing for employment (or continued salary and benefits) for a specific period of time, that is beyond the scope of this article. Suffice it to say that guaranteed employment contracts of this type are disfavored in the world of technology companies. Protections are more typically provided instead through severance benefits in the event of termination. As with all of the issues raised in this article, professional advice is advisable to obtain the desired results. Reduced to the most basic concepts, termination of employment can occur through your voluntary resignation, termination for "cause" by the employer (best defined for the employee as limited to some kind of illegality or other objectively improper conduct on the part of the employee), termination without cause (covering terminations resulting from budget cuts, layoffs, changes in strategy, poor job performance or no reason at all), disability or death. You can define what compensation should be paid under each of the foregoing circumstances, with compensation forms including, for a period of time, continued salary, continued payment of bonuses, continued employee benefits including health insurance, continued vesting (or acceleration) of stock options, lump sum payments, retention of company office equipment or peripherals, provision of favorable job references, continuation of e-mail and voice mail, etc.
21) Even more on termination.
An artfully crafted deal may further provide additional protections and consideration to the executive in the event of a merger or acquisition of the company, impending insolvency, a detrimental change in your salary, bonus opportunity, job title, job function, job responsibilities or reporting relationships or the failure of the company to promote you to a certain position within a fixed period of time. The available protections and consideration include accelerated vesting of options and the payment of the severance benefits previously discussed above. The only limit to these protections is the job candidate's (and advisor's) imagination.
22) Non-competes.
It is crucial to review your Offer Letter and other documents proffered to you prior to or after the start of employment (or better, have them reviewed by a professional) for elements of a non-competition agreement. These agreements seek to prevent you from working for another company for a period of time after leaving the company. Depending on the state you live in, where your employer is located and where you want to work next, these agreements are either valid and enforceable, or largely unenforceable. They can catastrophically prevent you from earning a living in your chosen profession for a period of years. Non-competes need to be narrowly tailored if they are to be acceptable to you at all, and it is advisable to carefully define when they are triggered, such as depending upon whether the employee leaves voluntarily or is terminated by the company. Better yet, an employee subject to a non-compete should require that the company provide a lump sum payment of salary and benefits in advance upon termination of employment for the potential period of subsequent unemployment imposed by the company.
23) Non-solicitations, confidentiality and invention assignments
You will likely also be requested to enter, either in the Offer Letter or in related employment documents, an agreement not to directly or indirectly solicit the employees of the company to join another venture for a period of time, an agreement to protect the confidences of the company as defined for a period of time, with penalties and remedies for your breach set forth in detail, and to assign ownership of all inventions and other intellectual property created by you while an employee and to assist the company in obtaining patents and other expressions of ownership of such intellectual property by the company. Conceptually, these documents are all very commonly agreed to without significant negotiation by employees. Nonetheless, a properly experienced lawyer can advise you in detail whether these types of provisions contain non-standard terms that impair your rights to an unusual and unacceptable degree.
24) Other benefits.
You can negotiate to set the number of weeks of vacation to which you are entitled and your right to be paid for unused vacation days at the end of your employment. You can protect yourself against waiting periods for employee benefits to kick in, having the company reimburse any expenses resulting from such delays (such as paying your COBRA during the interim). You can define special office equipment to be provided to you (Blackberry pagers and cell phones and the related service plans, reimbursement for home office communication expenses and equipment), whether you can travel first or business class on business trips, essentially anything that is important to you and reasonable for the company to accept in order to obtain your services.
I hope the foregoing has been helpful and has stimulated your thinking about what you might seek to negotiate for in your new position and how you might go about successfully obtaining it. Certainly a decent sized book could explore many more of the nuances which arise in each case. I sincerely hope this modest effort at setting forth a real-world approach to executive compensation negotiations has helped to fill the gap in freely-available information on this important subject.
I cannot overstate how valuable an experienced legal advisor can be in evaluating an Offer Letter or Employment Agreement, and all of the related documents (the stock option plan document, the stock option grant document, the confidentiality agreement, the invention assignment agreement, the non-solicitation agreement and the non-compete agreement). Focusing on the many suggestions above, it is likely that the right advisor could help you obtain additional compensation and terms that would cover and possibly exceed the cost of obtaining such advice.
When your deal is done, don't forget to enjoy your good fortune. Emerging companies provide an incredibly challenging work experience, respectable standards of living, and the rare possibility of earning real wealth that can transform the lives of you and your family. After employing the concepts in this article to make what I hope will the best deal yet of your career, I'm certain you will give your employer the benefit of the bargain and reward it for its belief in your capabilities -- by earning every dollar, and then some, with outstanding job performance.
Copyright 2002-2019 Gary A. Paranzino
The author represents individuals who are negotiating new employment arrangements. Many clients work with Gary Paranzino behind the scenes to set a strategy for enhancing their job offers.
Learn more about leveling the playing field when negotiating a job offer.
For information on negotiating a better severance package upon leaving a job, see the author's related article.
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Gary Paranzino has practiced law for three decades. He served as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer for two prominent venture-funded technology companies, PointCast and Ashford.com, where he negotiated and drafted offer letters, employment agreements and separation agreements for CEOs, executives and employees.
Previously, he represented Wall Street firms and media companies in high-profile litigation in New York. He is a graduate of Cornell Law School (J.D.) and Cornell University (A.B.).
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I had a very enjoyable weekend at the Green Man event at Mount Edgcumbe in Torpoint, Cornwall selling and signing copies of The Solstice Blade. Green Man is a two day event with live music, performers and stalls, all presided over by the Green Man himself, created from scratch each year.
The early mizzle (a quintessentially Cornish misty drizzle) cleared to fantastic weather with only a small downpour on Saturday afternoon – well, this is Britain after all, what did you expect? 😉
We were located close to the music stage and only about thirty seconds from the beach. Not a bad base for the weekend!
For me the highlight of Saturday was undoubtedly the Lodestone Border Morris side. How cool are these morris dancers in their green ribbon regalia? Lodestone Border morris are based in Tavistock in Devon and were dancing at Mount Edgcumbe on the Saturday. Morris is a form of English folk dance, and there are many teams known as sides throughout the country.
As at other events I was privileged to meet up with a number of people who had read The Solstice Blade and hear their thoughts on the book. Fortunately these were unanimously positive and there was a fair deal of interest in the next book in the series.
Incidentally, the next book,- Lyskerrys – which may yet up being called The Soul of Lyskerrys, The Thief of Lyskerrys, or even something else entirely (The Soul Thief has already been used, but does fit rather well, so possibly some variation on that) is progressing well and will hopefully be published in time for Christmas 2018. I will probably be making the first few chapters available to read on my website in the near future, so stay tuned!
You can find out more about Mount Edgcumbe here
and more about Lodestone Border Morris here


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Casey Affleck to star in Stoner
- Bang Showbiz
- 6 September 2017
Casey Affleck has landed a part in forthcoming film 'Stoner', based on the John Williams novel of the same name
Casey Affleck is set to star in 'Stoner'.
The 42-year-old actor has signed up to star in the drama movie, which will be directed by Joe Wright and produced by Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions and is based on the 1965 John Williams novel of the same name.
Blum - who optioned the book in 2011 - is quoted by Variety as saying: "Because the novel is so beautiful but not well-known, fans of 'Stoner' feel like they're in a secret club.
"I'm so excited that Casey, Joe and Andrew have come aboard to help expand this club's membership.
"This quintessentially American work is being brought to the screen by a terrific international team and we're confident their combined perspectives will add rich layers to this moving story."
Andrew Bovell will adapt a script based on the book, which tells the story of impoverished farmer William Stoner who is sent to state university to study agronomy but prefers English literature and takes on a scholar's life.
Casey has tasted film success this year already after being awarded an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Lee Chandler in Kenneth Lonergan's 'Manchester by the Sea'.
The star admitted he feels "very blessed" with his career following his Oscar win.
He recently said: "It maybe seems hard from the outside but he's had a pretty good time and I've had a weird life. I've been out here since I was 17 years old and so I've gotten to know lots of actors who have had a lot of success and some failures and some hard times and some success again."
"I've been able to see other people's careers and how they've worked out and it's been an education. And so I've really enjoyed my career. It's been exactly what I wanted and I feel very blessed and happy with it."


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True, Ford calls the Atlas a concept, but the high-strength steel-framed truck could move to production with just minor changes. The truck's grille is just a further evolution of the current F-150's, its stacked LED headlights (which bear a passing resemblance to the current Super Duty) look like they'd take minimal work to be DOT-legal, and its matching LED taillights look ready to go as-is. We'd hesitate to say that the Atlas Concept is the 2015 F-150, but it's safe to say that the Atlas is closer to production than not.
The Atlas also serves as something of a technology demonstrator for the 2015 F-150. Aside from its stop-start system (which self-cancels when a trailer is hitched), the truck is loaded with tech designed to both save gas and make the truck a more useful tool to its owners. Like the Ram 1500, the Atlas has Active Grille Shutters that open only when extra cooling is needed; a drop-down front air dam, which lowers at highway speeds to improve aerodynamics and raised at low speeds to improve ground clearance; and battery-powered Active Wheel Shutters, which are hidden in the wheels and automatically deploy at highway speeds to improve aerodynamics. Ford says the active fuel-saving features, combined with the new EcoBoost mill, improve fuel economy by 2 mpg on the highway, hinting that EPA testing may already be underway.
On the functional front, the Atlas includes innovative new features like Dynamic Hitch Assist, which helps line up the truck's hitch with the trailer coupling via the center stack screen, and Trailer Backup Assist, which -- like Ford's Park Assist -- will back up the truck to a trailer for you, all the driver needs to do is operate the gas and brake. Other new tech includes the next-generation of Ford's tailgate step, hidden cargo ramps to make loading wheeled vehicles and machinery easier, and a 360-degree camera that gives a birds-eye view of the truck during low-speed maneuvers.


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I was nannying on Friday and, since it was a game day for Kevin, Brayden was with me. He loves spending time with his four-month-old "girlfriend" and was thrilled that her older sister was with us on this particular afternoon as well. I wore a smile on my face as I watched them happily interact on the floor, but there was a lump in my throat.
Brayden looked up at his five-year-old playmate and flashed his new and improved smile. Head back, nose scrunched with lips curled above his gums. She put her foot onto his foot and they both giggled. "Look, Sarah," she said through her laugh, "It's a Toe Hug!" With that, my eyes welled with tears.
Five years old. She seems so big compared to Brayden and her infant sister. But she is still a baby herself. Completely and totally innocent, blissfully unaware of any dark side to her seemingly perfect world. She knows what it means to trust and to love. She understands happiness and finds wonder in the little things like making her sister smile, sipping apple juice through a swirly straw, and giving toe hugs. What more is there?
I'd heard about what happened in Connecticut before I'd left for work. I couldn't bear to watch the news, and I haven't been able to since. I don't care about the man responsible. I don't need details about how it happened. I especially don't want to hear about how this is a case for more guns or how this is what is deserved for taking religion out of the classroom. The only thing I want to do is pray. I can't stop thinking about all the people affected, all of whom I have never met. I feel love for those individuals who gave their lives trying to protect the lives of others. My spirit is heavy with the loss of all those beautiful, innocent children and I'm aching for all the families who are suffering from this senseless tragedy. No words can undo the devastation of what happened, but I'll keep holding the victims and their loved ones in my heart. And I'll keep hoping that this world is actually wonderful, like it is through a child's eyes.


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No matter what your needs are, you'd be hard-pressed not to find a 2017 Ford F-150 that couldn't meet them. With loads of available features, powertrains, and cab and bed options, there's an F-150 for everyone.
The 2017 Ford F-150 is available with four different engines. The 2.7 liter EcoBoost V6 is a powerful choice that features twin turbochargers and offers a trailering maximum of 8,500 and a maximum payload of 2,210 pounds. Or, go with the new and improved 3.5 liter EcoBoost which offers excellent fuel economy for its class. No matter which engine you choose, you'll find impressive capability in 2017 Ford F-150 thanks to its light-weight aluminum body and its powerful engineering.
From smarter trailering to hands-free connectivity, there's technology to help you in every way in the 2017 Ford F-150. The available Pro Trailer Backup Assist gives you better control when you're trailering, while the available 360 degree camera lets you see your surroundings from every angle. Opt for the remote tailgate release which lets you use your key fob to open the tailgate, improving your workflow.
For optimum connectivity and entertainment, upgrade to the new Sync 3 infotainment system. Advanced voice control lets you control everything from navigation to your music while keeping your eyes on the road.
There are tons of standard and available safety features offered in every trim level of the 2017 Ford F-150. You'll feel secure knowing that multiple airbags and Roll Stability Control is on your side. Add on available driver-assist technology like the available BLIS (blind spot information system) or the lane keeping system to help you stay alert. With all of these features and more, plus the class-exclusive park assist, it's no surprise that the Ford F-150 is the only pickup to have received a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


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Friday, October 29, 2010
Discovery Targeted to Launch Tuesday at 4:17 p.m.
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:27:55 AM CDT
The launch of space shuttle Discovery is targeted for Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 4:17 p.m. EDT.
Managers are meeting to discuss the plan to repair helium and nitrogen leaks in the pressurization portion of space shuttle Discovery's right-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod. The leaks must be fixed before launch and the decision was made to delay picking up the launch countdown by at least a day.
Since the scheduled launch day fell close to election day, NASA Test Director Jeff Spaulding said the launch team members have been encouraged to take advantage of early voting or absentee ballot options so they could take part in the elections.
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May 1 New Reveal Blog Hop!
Be sure to visit the SNS Blog all month long, as well as the Designers' blogs (you can click on the Designers' names to go directly to their blogs) to see different techniques used with the stencils. Each Designer always posts 2 different projects to the SNS Blog and 4 different projects to their personal blogs each month.
Some of the techniques you'll see throughout the month are dry embossing with your stencil; double glitter technique; combining embossing pastes with glitter, embossing powders, flocking, and/or guilded flakes; using the embossing paste as a resist; double embossing paste technique and lots of other fun ideas.
All Dreamweaver stencils, soap, and embossing pastes are 20% off until May 3. So once you finish the blog hop, head on over to the store and start shopping.
Large Feather is the stencil featured with this month's Technique Video Kit.
On May 3, one GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be selected from the comments left on the Designers' blogs. Please leave a comment with each Designer in order to be eligible for the Grand Prize. You never know who the Mystery Designer will be that has the winning comment.
The winner will be able to choose $55 worth of any products listed under the Stencils and Templates category, plus mica powders (Pearl Ex) and of course, glitters, embossing powders, flocking, and sticker paper or adhesive sheets.
The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on June 3 on the SNS Facebook page, the Designer's blogs, and here on the SNS Blog.
We are pleased to have Diane and Ashley, two of our 2015 Guest Designers, joining us again this month. They will be our Guest Designers for the months of April, May, and June.
The Blog Hop order this month is:
(*Tip: if you have difficulty with a particular link, try clicking on the Designer's blog title to send you to their Home page.)


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Welcome to the 18th installment of Ask Cryptic, where we put the questions you ask to our development team. In this issue we have the first in our multipart series on Klingons. Read more to learn about Star Trek Online!
Imperium8181: Will there be more ships added to the Klingon side later on in the game?
Yes! We definitely want to add more ships to both factions after we launch.
Michael_Lightbringer: Will Gorn, Nausican, and Orion ships be included further down the line?
If it turns out this is something that you, the players want to see, we will certainly consider adding in these ships in a future patch.
Beaker2009: The article only states that Birds of Prey are capable of cloaking in battle, what about other Klingon ships?
All Klingon vessels with the exception of the Vo'Quv Carrier are equipped with a cloaking device. However, only Birds of Prey are capable of cloaking in and out during combat.
ZeDEG: What kind of ship customization do Klingons have access to? Can they add warp nacelles, change the look of the command section of the ship? Or is it just a matter of tweaking the color and basic skin of the ship?
At launch Klingon ships will be limited to tweaking the basic color and skin of their ships only. However, they can also still fully customize their weapons, shields, deflector arrays, and other ship components. We do want to add in more customization for Klingon Ship Appearance later on down the line though.
GoldenSpandex: What have you prepared to entice Federation players to enter these open pvp warzones? How will you avoid making Klingons into a lonely faction with no one to fight but themselves? Many Klingon players agree that they rather fight the enemy that they are at war with instead of their own brothers in arms.
There's standard advancement available for Federation within PvP as well – the Fed players will gain skillpoints, etc.. There is also certain equipment, items and weapons that Federation players will only gain through PvP.
Red_Satyr: How will creature creation work for the Klingons? Would I be able to make a "human" captain (which doesn't seem likely canon-wise) or will we be able to make more unique type of aliens?
Alien creation for the Klingons will work much the same as for Federation Characters. However, they will have access to different pieces that Federation players won't have access too. It will be as robust as any of our other character creators though!
ToyotaSmith - Will there be any Klingon-language content? Ever? Please?
We've been looking all over for someone to help us out with Klingon Localization. However, at this time there seems to be a shortage of Klingon linguists. We're hoping that as the Klingon language becomes more prominent we'll be able to find someone to help us out with this. We're also looking into ways we can farm this out to the community. Any volunteers?


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Feeding ACTOGAIN™ 45 in the last 28 to 42 days allows energy to be redirected to make more lean muscle and less fat while optimizing feed efficiency.
Ten years of proven performance:
- Contains ractopamine hydrochloride, which has more than a decade of proven performance as an ingredient in finishing rations
- Recent commercial feedlot study shows ACTOGAIN helped add 17 pounds of live weight gain and 11 pounds of carcass weight gain1
- Ractopamine hydrochloride offers positive return on investment (ROI)1* — and with ACTOGAIN could lower input costs for an even stronger closeout
Flexible label means convenient implementation
- Approved to be fed for 28 to 42 days so you can feed to best fit your feedlot's marketing goals
- Zero-day pre-slaughter withdrawal allows you to sell cattle when you want
- Can be fed in combination with Rumensin®, Rumensin and Tylan®, Rumensin and MGA®, or Rumensin + Tylan + MGA
- Easily incorporated into a complete feed or in a top dress
Quality development and manufacturing:
- Zoetis manages the manufacturing process from start to finish in the U.S.
- Meets rigorous standards for quality, potency, safety and efficacy for products manufactured in the U.S.
Backed by the Zoetis service and support you trust:
- Technical services team of beef cattle nutritionists, veterinarians and meat scientists answer questions and investigate problems as quickly as possible
- Zoetis will coordinate with nutritionists, feed suppliers and/or micro-ingredient machine partners to help ensure successful implementation
- Benefit from feed assays paid for by Zoetis to ensure ACTOGAIN is properly incorporated into the finishing ration
- The major U.S. beef packers and several others accept cattle fed ACTOGAIN
Cattle naturally become more inefficient the heavier they get. During the last few weeks on feed, they are at their most inefficient in terms of gain and efficiency. Feeding ACTOGAIN™ 45 allows energy to be redirected to make more lean muscle and less fat while optimizing feed efficiency.
And because ACTOGAIN has a zero-day pre-slaughter withdrawal, feedlot managers can sell cattle when they want to meet their marketing goals. The active ingredient in ACTOGAIN, ractopamine hydrochloride, has a demonstrated positive ROI1* — and ACTOGAIN can help lower input costs for an even stronger closeout.
ACTOGAIN joins a long list of trusted feed additives from Zoetis that can be used from the starting through finishing stages, including:
- MGA® for improved weight gain and feed efficiency and estrus suppression in heifers
- AUREOMYCIN® for broad-spectrum control of respiratory and enteric diseases
- BOVATEC® for improved weight gain and feed efficiency while controlling coccidiosis
- AUREO S 700® for maintenance of weight gain in the presence of respiratory disease
- DECCOX® for prevention of coccidiosis
Ask your nutritionist or feed supplier how to best incorporate these feed additives to meet the performance and health goals of your operation.
Appropriate concentration of ractopamine hydrochloride in Type C medicated feed*
Increased rate of weight gain and improved feed efficiency in cattle fed in confinement for slaughter
8.2 to 24.6 g/ton (9 to 27 ppm)
70 to 430 mg/hd/day
28 to 42 days
Increased rate of weight gain, improved feed efficiency and increased carcass leanness** in cattle fed in confinement for slaughter
9.8 to 24.6 g/ton (11 to 27 ppm)
90 to 430 mg/hd/day
28 to 42 days
* Based on 90% dry matter (DM) basis.
** Carcass leanness effects are not an approved indication for use when feeding ractopamine hydrochloride by top dress feeding methods.
ACTOGAIN is approved for use in steers and heifers. It has a zero-day pre-slaughter withdrawal so you can sell cattle on your schedule.
ACTOGAIN is approved to be fed in combination with:
- Rumensin®
- Rumensin® and Tylan®
- Rumensin and MGA®
- Rumensin and Tylan and MGA
* Based on study of weight gain, assumed market cost and economic analysis.
1 Data on file, Study Report No. A131R-US-13-204, Zoetis Inc.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Do not use ACTOGAIN in animals intended for breeding. Refer to label for complete directions for use, precautions and warnings.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR AUREOMYCIN: Do not use AUREOMYCIN in calves to be processed for veal.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR AUREO S 700: Withdraw AUREO S 700 seven (7) days prior to slaughter. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR BOVATEC: A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal. Do not allow horses or other equines access to premixes or supplements containing lasalocid, as ingestion may be fatal. The safety of lasalocid in unapproved species has not been established. Feeding undiluted or mixing errors resulting in excessive concentrations of lasalocid could be fatal to cattle or sheep.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR DECCOX: Do not use DECCOX in cows producing milk for food.
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