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BOWLING GREEN, OH – For the first 15 minutes of Wednesday night's game against Bowling Green, it looked like the University at Buffalo women's basketball team was poised to upset the five-time defending MAC champions, however the Falcons responded with a strong second half as UB fell, 78-60, at Anderson Arena. JuniorKourtney Brown led the Bulls with her sixth straight double-double.
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The Falcons continued their strong offensive play in the second half as BGSU began the half on an 18-7 run, taking an 18-point lead with 12:04 left in the half. Bowling Green led by as many as 21 points in the game, but a three-pointer from freshman Abby Dowd with two seconds left in the game made the final score, 78-60.
The Bulls were led by Brown who had 20 points and 13 rebounds for her sixth straight double-double. It was Brown's second straight 20-point performance as she recently went over 1,000 points for her career. Brown also had five blocked shots for the second straight game. Ten of Brown's 13 rebounds came on the offensive end as she continued to add to her league-leading rebounding total.
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Junior Jessica Fortman also recorded double figures with 13 points and six rebounds, while freshman Chrissy Cooper added eight points and three rebounds. Hedderson had eight points and four rebounds in her return to the lineup.
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Burning of Hendrik Pruyt, Workum, 1574.Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs Mirror, v. 2, p. 691 of Dutch edition. Scan provided by Mennonite Library and Archives |
Hendrik Pruyt (Spruyt), an Anabaptist martyr, was put to death in 1574 at Workum, Dutch province of Friesland. Hendrik, a bargeman of Harderwijk, Dutch province of Gelderland, was arrested by the Spanish soldiers when he passed by Workum with his boat. As the soldiers approached he said to his wife Trijntje Jans: "Dear, there comes the wolf." Hendrik was imprisoned for some time in the military office of Workum and after it had been proved clearly that he was a Mennonite he was sentenced to death without a regular trial. His death was very cruel. He was stripped, tarred, and thrown into a little boat, hands and legs bound together. When ebb tide set in, the boat was set on fire and Hendrik floated away with the stream. Half burned, his ropes loosened by the fire, he sprang into the sea; but then soldiers following him in another boat killed him with their spears. His wife managed to escape.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: Part II, 691.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 1005. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1895): 55-58.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 403 f.
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This pie comes with a warning. It's delicious. It's addictive. And it is definitely NOT low calorie.
Sometimes, you just have to live life.
I love peanut butter, mostly extra crunchy, but I'll take it in any form. This easy, no-bake pie is certainly one of the forms of peanut butter that I love the most. Too much. Actually.
You can make an Oreo chocolate pie crust for it if you want. The Pioneer Woman has a good recipe for that. Me? I take the easy way out and just buy a premade chocolate crust. I don't think it is as sweet as the Oreo one which suits us better. Plus, I generally keep one or two of them in the freezer to have for quick and convenient use.
No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie
1/4 cup sugar 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature*1 cup crunchy or smooth peanut butter *1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 8-ounce container whipped topping, thawed*
1 9-ounce premade chocolate pie crust
*reduced fat will work fine
Optional: 1 cup roasted, salted mixed nuts, chopped
1 cup miniature peanut butter cups, cut in half
1/4 – 1/3 cup premade dark chocolate fudge (or caramel) topping, heated
Beat together sugar, cream cheese, peanut butter and powdered sugar beating until smooth. Stir in the whipped topping and beat on low until smooth.
Pour filling ingredients into pie shell and top with chopped nuts and peanut butter cups. (You can use all peanuts, but we prefer the mixed variety.) Drizzle fudge topping over all now or at serving.
Chill several hours or over night. The pie can also be frozen. Allow it to soften slightly if frozen.
For a smoother cut, warm a sharp knife under hot water before slicing. Repeat for each cut.
(Immediately share with your neighbors if you can refrain from eating it all yourself. It's that dangerous.)


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Be Young 6x6 Stack Pack US
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How to Create:
Use Pink Lemonade Cardstock as the base.
Adhere the two dark pink, circle pattern papers in opposite corners, 1/2" from the edges.
Cut (2) 2-1/2" x 5" pieces of the stripe pink paper and the flower pattern paper. Adhere, as shown.
Adhere a 5" x 5" photo to the yellow frame paper. Adhere to the layout, 1" from the left and top edges.
Adhere (2) 3" x 3" photos to the dark pink paper. Trim, leaving a thin border. Adhere to yellow paper. Trim, leaving a 1/8" border. Adhere to the layout, as shown.
Journal, using your computer and CK Elusive 12 font. Print on Pink Lemonade Cardstock. Trim and adhere to the layout.
Adhere a green and a dark pink border strip to the upper left side. Trim the excess that extends beyond the edge of the layout. Using Foam Squares, adhere the "Be Free" strip.
Using an All-Purpose Scissors, cut the flowers from the dark pink paper. Adhere to the layout, using Foam Squares.
Using a Dual-tip Pink Pen, doodle around the edge of the journaling box.
Finished Size:
12" x 12"
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Negroes are human, not superhuman. Like all people, they have differing personalities, diverse financial interests and varied aspirations. There are Negroes who will never fight for freedom. There are Negroes who will seek to profit for themselves alone from the struggle. There are even Negroes who will cooperate with there oppressors. These facts should depress no one. Every minority and every people has its share of opportunists, profiteers, free-loaders, and escapists."


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- Finding Water in the Sonoran Desert
- Spring Training
- Arizona Family Road Trip
- Phoenix Points of Pride
- Southwestern Culture and Heritage
- Nocturnal Scottsdale
- Exploring Phoenix's Architecture
- Unexpected Arizona
- Desert Chic
- Chilly Drinks and Cool Eats in Scottsdale
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Despite the extreme heat, many warm-blooded mammals thrive in the desert, like mountain lions, bighorn sheep, and desert cottontail rabbits, a common sight in desert landscapes in and around the city. Bobcats look very similar to domestic cats, though they're about two to three times larger and extremely fierce, as they are able to hunt down rabbits, squirrels, rodents, and even pronghorn antelope and mule deer. Also, don't be surprised if you see coyotes roaming the deserts at night—or at least hear these small canines howling in the distance. Their tan and beige coats, along with their keen hearing and sense of smell, help them hide from predators in the day and search for prey at night. Additionally, brown, furry javelinas roam the desert in groups, searching for leaves, cacti, and grasses.
Bats, nature's only flying mammal, serve an important role in the desert's ecosystem. Migrating species, such as the lesser long-nosed bat from Mexico, travel to Arizona in the spring to pollinate plants and cacti, like the saguaro cactus. They also eat many of the small insects that could plague the desert without their hungry colonies. The 18 species live in caves throughout the deserts of the Southwest.
© Jeff Ficker from Moon Phoenix, Scottsdale & Sedona, 1st edition
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European Central Bank president Mario Draghi declared to the Wall Street Journal a year ago that "the European social model has already gone."
In truth the former Goldman Sachs banker who now controls the European single currency - free from all political and democratic constraints, in line with EU treaties - no longer felt the need to go along with the fantasy that such a "social model" even existed in the first place.
The reality is that the "European social model," which claimed that European "social partners," trade unions and big business, were equal and had common interests - "all in it together" in the new parlance - was always an aspirational myth rather than rooted in reality.
In fact there are many differing social models in Europe built up in nation states over decades and even centuries in order to manage industrial relations and disputes between employers and workers.
If anything the EU's European Court of Justice (not to be confused with the non-EU European Court of Human Rights) has sought to undermine best practices employed in Scandinavian countries and hand more powers to business to carry out social dumping, a means of reducing labour costs either by employing migrant labour within a country on lower pay than provided for by national labour agreements or by exporting production to countries where labour costs are lower. In both cases unions' power to protect workers' rights through collective bargaining is sidelined or attacked.
Nevertheless the TUC doggedly continues to claim, without a mandate, that support for EU structures and treaties will bring more benefits to workers than disadvantages in the name of "social Europe."
With such intense support from some trade union leaderships, Mr Draghi is confident enough to kill off social Europe and announce that there will be "no escape" from tough austerity measures for workers in order to save the banks that created the single currency.
Nowhere is the illusionary nature of social Europe so clearly laid bare than in the various EU directives emanating from Brussels that claim to defend workers.
For instance the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) were once heralded by EU enthusiasts as proof of the good intentions of the unelected European commissioners.
Yet, while they purport to protect agency workers, the overwhelming effect of the directive has been to normalise and institutionalise casualised labour.
Even the Recruitment and Employment Confederation that represents employment agencies has found that the AWR have had little effect on those it represents.
Moreover those in the labour movement that hoped that the AWR would provide agency workers with a safety net have found that the so-called "Swedish derogation" is being used aggressively by agencies and users of agency work to keep down pay.
The Swedish derogation is a mechanism lodged within the regulations which says that if the agency sets up a permanent employment contract with the agency worker, who is then hired out to a user-firm, there is no obligation to ensure that the agency worker receives basic pay and conditions comparable to a permanent worker on a similar job.
According to a survey carried out for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, 28 per cent of agencies have adopted this model.
The full implications of the derogation are still unclear, but the advantages it offers to businesses seeking to pay temporary labour less are being promoted by specialist workshops.
Researcher Christina Purcell has revealed that agency workers have been forced to sign employment contracts with agencies, waiving their right to protection under the AWR.
Some agency workers are finding that they are now worse off, since their contract stipulates where they can be sent to work and they can potentially have little advance warning of assignments.
As with the 12-week requirement before the equality principle applies, the Swedish derogation was a compromise conceded to the Confederation of British Industry by the TUC in order to get British approval for the directive.
"The EU directive, though supported by the TUC, is a reflection of the EU's employment model which promotes labour market 'flexibility' while providing minimum protections to soften the blow, 'flexicurity' being the buzzword with which this model is sold," Purcell notes.
The directive also includes the obligation on member states to end "unjustified" or "disproportionate" restrictions on agency work - for example, the ban on agency workers in the public sector in France and Spain.
This extension of agency labour at the heart of the directive explains the reaction of Norwegian trade unions, which organised a general strike last year against its imposition.
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions is demanding that the government reject the directive and introduce laws to ensure that wages and working conditions for those who are hired are the same as for permanent employees.
Unions argue that the directive undermines Norwegian labour laws and introduces large-scale use of temporary and agency workers, forcing out permanent workers and weakening workers' rights and collective agreements.
The directive also gives final authority over employment legislation to EU courts which have already struck down trade union collective bargaining rights in nearby Sweden and Finland in the Laval and Viking cases.
Backing the strike in Norway, International Transport Workers Federation general secretary David Cockcroft said that Norway's legislation on contract labour and temporary employment was some of the best there is.
"The directive doesn't just risk taking a good law and making it mediocre - it could also strip the rights currently enjoyed by workers and open the floodgates to their replacement by precariously employed temporary and agency staff who will themselves get inferior employment protection," he says.
That, of course, is what the directive is designed to do in the first place.
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Blue Mountains Sustainable Precinct
Blue Mountains City Council
Funding | $1 500 000 |
Location | Katoomba, NSW |
Estimated annual savings | Water: 14.4 million litres Energy: 1 985 771 kilowatt hours CO2 emissions: 1 767 tonnes |
Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains
Photo: W Prince
The Blue Mountains Sustainable Precinct project established sustainable solutions to water and energy use at three large-scale, high profile sites in Katoomba: Echo Point Visitors Centre; Blue Mountains Cultural Centre; and the adjacent Civic Centre.
The three project sites showcase working examples of how innovative design can reduce energy and water use and help manage urban impacts on the surrounding internationally recognised Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, which includes the Blue Mountains National Park.
Key Initiatives
The Echo Point precinct attracts more than three million visitors per year. Key initiatives at this site included:
- solar panels (10 kW system) to produce 18 250 kWh of electricity per year
- stormwater harvesting for toilet use
The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre features a World Heritage interpretation centre highlighting the potential impacts of climate change on the surrounding Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage area. Key initiatives at this site included:
- energy efficient design features such as double brick air cavity walls, double glazed windows, and fully insulated roofing
- a building management control system, including an energy efficient air conditioning system
- energy efficient, gas-fired hot water heaters and solar hot water system
- rainwater tanks
- stormwater harvesting and treatment of runoff in rooftop and rain gardens
- solar panels (10kW system) to produce 18 250 kWh of electricity per year
The redevelopment of the Katoomba Civic Centre achieved a new public connection to the planned Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, as well as upgrading the well-used community facilities in the Civic Centre. Key initiatives at this site included:
- a 90 000L onsite detention tank for storm water harvesting and reuse
- solar panels (10 kW system) to produce 18 250 kWh of electricity per year
- a solar hot water system
Community engagement
Interactive displays, signage, interpretive tours and educational material provide information to the millions of visitors who come to these iconic sites. Visitors are prompted to think about sustainable living and how to better manage their own water and energy use.
Further information
Blue Mountains Sustainable Precinct
- Green Precincts Fund Home
- Australian National University
- Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
- Blue Mountains City Council
- CERES Community Environment Park
- City of Onkaparinga
- Clean Energy for Eternity
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- Launceston City Council
- Manningham City Council
- Shire of Peppermint Grove
- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
- Sydney Theatre Company
- Wide Bay Water Corporation


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The show takes place on March 11th to the 15th.
Come visit us at our stand on Silver Lot 4 stand number S19125
We hope to see you there!
A Great Start To The 2008 Year!
Hercules Trommels would like to thank all of our customers and visitors for taking the time to come to our show stand to see the first international showing of our 2008 road mobile heavy duty Trommel screen which took place at this years ConExpo-Con/Agg show in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
The HT182M was an impressive sight on the show stand as it was the only heavy duty Trommel of this size at the show. The unit was well accepted by all who came to the stand.
Hercules Trommels would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped to make this show such a good success!


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Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz and Greta Gerwig
Like many directors, Woody Allen works with the same actors and actresses in many films. But not every director makes as many films as Allen. And they certainly don't all have as much of a reputation for cinematic relationship studies either.
In his latest film "To Rome With Love," previously titled "The Bop Decameron" and "Nero Fiddled," Allen cast Ellen Page ("Juno," "Inception"), Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona," "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and Greta Gerwig ("Damsels in Distress," "Arthur"). The film set in Rome is a collection of vignettes that star the actresses. It is Page and Gerwig's first outing with the famed director and Cruz's second project with him after "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." Will they be back for more? Here are ladies who've worked with the Woodman. |
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The long-awaited return to football is right around the corner and the next few days will be critical in putting together that perfect Fantasy Football team. With most drafts taking place over the next seven days, we made sure to get the best fantasy expert in the biz to help us draft that unstoppable team. From Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, Brad Evans, The Greatest of all time (GOAT), made his long awaited return to the MSP to key us in on some expert fantasy info.
The GOAT began with the most critical question of all: Do you draft a running back or a quarterback with that first round pick? Evans insists that it sort of depends on your league rules and how many members you have. If your league rewards six points per throwing TD versus the standard four points, he would encourage taking a QB. The reason for this: in leagues that offer so much for throwing TDs, average QBs are putting up stats that rival elite rushers.If your league offers the standard four points per TD, taking a running back would probably be the smartest pick because there are so few elite rushers out there. However, if you have to choose between Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady versus Arian Foster or Ray Rice, there isn't really a right choice. You just have to go with your gut instinct and hope it works out for you.
When addressing players, teams and coaches to avoid, Evans implies that going with a running back for the Saints or Redskins may not be a great move. Those two teams have such a revolving door of running backs that it's unlikely for any one of the backs to put up great statistics.
And when it comes to guys that we need to just completely pass on, the GOAT maintains that he wouldn't touch either Michael Turner for the Falcons or Frank Gore for the 49ers. They are both a year older and at least a step slower than they were last year. Turner plays in an offense predicated on speed, which he does not fit with. And Gore has three guys who will compete for snaps from day one.
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The mission of the Food Animal Production Program is to protect, evaluate, identify, and develop biotechnological methods to use animal germplasm and associated genetic and genomic repositories and databases to ensure an abundant and safe supply of animal products at a price that is competitive in the United States and foreign markets.
The research components of this program include:
Vision Statement: Sustained food animal productivity and profitability through application of technology and management to improve genetic and reproductive performance.
Program Rationale: P roduction of foods derived from animals has a major impact on the United States' agricultural economy. Annual cash receipts of $100 billion from livestock and poultry products account for more than 50 percent of receipts from all agricultural products. Identification and use of livestock and poultry with appropriate genotypes will have a major impact on quality of animal products used for food, international competitiveness, and efficiency of production. Research integrating nutrition, genetics, reproduction, physiology, microbiology, immunology, and molecular biology lead to discoveries and applications in production efficiency, sustainability, animal and environmental well-being, and high quality products that are imperative for animal agriculture to be economically viable.
Reproductive Performance - The overall goal is to improve reproductive efficiency of livestock, and poultry. Research will focus on improving reproductive performance of animals through genetics, nutrition, health management, and on management of environmental factors such as temperature and humidity. Research advances and new biotechnologies will be developed to reduce losses due to reproduction problems in all species and maximize output of high quality products in the form of meat, milk and eggs.
Maintenance and Enhancement of Genetic Diversity - U.S. livestock are produced in a wide array of environments and management systems. The efficiency of livestock and poultry production has dramatically improved due to advances in genetic selection programs, however, intense and highly successful selection generally leads to narrowing the genetic base of a species. Maintaining genetic diversity is essential for providing animal food and fiber products in the future by having livestock and poultry that will perform efficiently in different climates, production systems, and when exposed to new diseases and provide quality products that meet the changing demands of consumers. The National Animal Germplasm Program will identify, preserve, characterize, and distribute germplasm for future use. The associated information will be stored in the animal component of the GRIN (Genetic Resources Information Network) database. DNA of relevant germplasm will be stored and provided to researchers for genomic characterization and analysis. Research is needed to improve the viability of cryopreserved germplasm for some species.
Product Quality (pre-Harvest) - New knowledge is needed to understand the genetics affecting product quality and improve the control and manipulation of physiological systems supporting muscling, growth, metabolism, and mammary function. Research will focus on identifying genes that influence product quality, factors directing nutrient partitions toward protein and less fat, enhanced nutrient composition in animal products and enhanced tenderness of meat.
Genetic Improvement - The rate that populations can be improved is compromised by lack of objective definitions of improvement, inadequate understanding of quantitative and molecular mechanisms controlling component traits and interrelationships among the traits, and less than optimal methods to incorporate quantitative trait loci (QTL) in breeding programs including the ability to move novel genes from one population to another. The primary objectives are to accelerate selection response toward efficient and profitable production of healthy, nutritious, and and palaatable livestock and poultry products and improve the health and well-being of livestock and poultry through enhanced adaption to different production environments and greater resistance to disease.
Genomes - Animal Genomics will play an increasingly important role in assuring the continued profitability and competitiveness of U.S. animal agriculture. Identifying, mapping, and understanding the function and control of genes will permit the development of new genetic technologies and increase our ability to realize the full genetic potential of agriculturally important, food animals. Microorganisms are also an integral component of animal production and understanding the genomes of these organisms will enable the development of new products or management systems that will enhance profitabiltiy, quality, and environmental impact animal production and quality and safety of animal products. The objectives of this program are to map, identify, and sequence genes, determine the function of genes that influence animal production, and identify, sequence and determine the function of microbial genes that influence animal production. The genomic information will used in genectic selection programs, to alter or develop management systems and develop new products for animal production or new meat, eggs and milk products for human consumption.
Growth and Development - Suboptimal growth and development are limiting factors in animal productivity. Basic information regarding developmental processes in agriculturally important animals is largely lacking. The primary objective of the program is to increase our understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying normal animal growth development of the musculoskeletal system, lactation, digestion, and nutrient metabolism. New knowledge in these areas is needed to improve animal production and the control and manipulation of muscling, growth, metabolism, and mammary function. Research is also needed on specific nutrient regulated biological responses.
Nutrient Intake and Utilization - Nutrition is the single most costly component in modern animal production. Suboptimal nutrition is a significant factor in the failure to realize genetic potential for production and increased susceptibility to disease. Economically optimizing nutrient supply and use is imperative for improving growth and reproduction, and to maximizing overall production efficiency. Research is needed in the following areas to improve animal nutrition: 1) chemical composition and availability of nutrients in feedstuffs, 2) nutritional requirements of grazing and non-grazing animals, 3) more efficient use of nutrients, 4) special attention to functions. (e.g., reproduction, growth, and lactation), and 5) minimize non-productive nutrient losses.
Integrated Systems - The overwhelming amount of information about animal production efficiency is difficult to use without the aid of computer-based technology. This technology application is needed to improve management decisions and strategies that will yield the greatest economic return. Computer models will contribute to identifying gaps in scientific knowledge. Decision-aids are needed that integrate the components of animal production in modular formats that are compatible with farming systems programs. These decision-aids must be useful to farmers and producers.


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in the triple jump (clearly not a great day for British athletics), this was the world stage and every race was kicked off with enormous cheers, music pumping out, people dancing, clapping. I was ecstatic to see the ladies' 400m heats (my event, in another
.Rutto went into the event as the race favourite. That was based on winning Chicago in a world debut record of 2:05:50 despite rivals who included world champion Jaouad Gharib, the Olympic champion, Gezahegne Abera, and Kenya's Sammy Korir, who became
Before the main action gets underway, 39 club runners test the London 2012 Olympic marathon route at a 3:00 pace.
10. Amsterdam MarathonThe Amsterdam Marathon has been run continuously since the late 1970s, but it is only in the last few years that it has earned a reputation to match that of the city. By the standards of the other events in this listing
on the shores of the Baltic, and to demonstrate the friendliness and efficiency of the Swedes. It's not a particularly fast race, but Stockholm in June is a big consolation.The course: Two almost-identical loops, starting outside the 1912 Olympic Stadium
collegiate sports and at the Beijing Olympics]It was just one of those things that I'd always looked at doing, and I'm not getting any younger! With just over two years until the Olympics, it was perfect timing. It gave me last year to experiment
Christine Ohuruogu, 400m runnerAge: 26Place of birth: Stratford, LondonTitles:Olympic 400m champion (2008)400m World Champion (2007)Commonwealth 400m champion (2006)Personal bests:400m: 49.61 secs60 metres 7.54 secs100 metres 11.35 secs200 metres 22
and commit to it. The camaraderie I have seen at triathlon events is so refreshing and friendly - and competitive, of course! I am looking forward to the sheer size of the London Triathlon and seeing how quick I can get around an Olympic distance triathlon
seasoned marathon veterans. Even the armchair fan is catered for with the kind of elite field that even the Olympics or World Championships envy. The inaugural event in 1981 was inspired by the New York City Marathon, but its ongoing success has made
David Bedford. "It's a special time for us and I am happy that these former champions have seen fit to join us. This is another great line-up but there is much more to come."Abera was the first man to hold Olympic and World titles (2000


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Social Media is often one of the most over-looked tools available to the small business owner. Some of the reasons that businesses do not include Social Media in their marketing campaigns is that they think it is just for teenagers or not for their type of business or that they just don't understand it. When used properly, social media can make a huge impact on keeping you connected with your customers.
First things first. You must understand that social media is a conversation. It is a place to share thoughts and ideas amongst our friends and associates. Just as you would do in a social gathering, you should not start a conversation then stop part way through, ignoring those who were listing to you. If you engage in social media, you must commit yourself to continue the effort even if you think no one is listening.
Bring value to your followers. Customers will include you in their network if you can provide a value to them. Perhaps you share your expert knowledge in your line of work, or you give special discounts to your followers in your network, or you even handle customer service through social media. One example of this that I use is the screen sharing function of Skype to show my clients how to work on their own websites empowering them to control their own web presence.
No Broadcasting. Social media does not equal self-promotion. Remember this is a conversation. No one wants to be stuck talking to the person who always thinks he has a better story than you, constantly one-upping you. We all know someone like that and do our best not to be around when they show up. If all you do is say how great you and your company are, your customers will soon tune you out and ignore everything you are saying. And I have yet to hear of a successful business plan being based on being ignored.
Have reasonable expectations. Don't expect to create a Facebook Like page and have 10,000 fans the next day. If it happens, congratulations, but it is unlikely. Like any good relationship you build your online reputation over time. You may find that your customers are not limited to your town or county, they can be from all over the world and by being in their network you are introducing your company to all the people in that network as well.
Social media isn't necessarily free. All you really need is a computer or mobile device, an internet connection and some time. That last one being the most expensive of the bunch. Most social media marketing plans fail because they were not given the adequate time to keep the customers engaged. Time is the one thing we never have enough of, but like keeping your books, running a social media marketing campaign requires you to dedicate time on a weekly, if not daily, basis. If you give yourself an hour a day for communicating with your customers over social media, you will build a strong network of loyal customers who will gladly go out and tell all of their friends how wonderful your company is. That's marketing that money can't buy.
Still not sure how social media can work for you. Call me and ask me to explain how Twitter can be a very effective business tool that you can take advantage of today.


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Ladue's wide receiver Jehu Chesson, freshman at Michigan hopes to break into the starting lineup for the Wolverines in the fall. The newcomer, who starred as a wide receiver and a state track champion has been moving up the charts.
The Wolverines met the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, FL.