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Valkyrie VA (Virtual Assistant) helps businesses connect the dots. A Virtual Assistant is a hybrid of freelance creative worker, business partner, and outsourced human resources.Tackling anything from managing your appointments to coordinating your assets, a VA is often as flexible as you need them to be.
Meet Alexis Morgan, Superstar Virtual Assistant.
Find out how she started her business and what tools she uses everyday to manage her productivity and make a living out of assisting other entrepreneurs.
Listen to the Full Interview
What do you do at Valkyrie VA?
Obviously, I'm a virtual assistant! I provide solutions and help for small businesses and entrepreneurs, particularly creative entrepreneurs in terms of helping them organize their back-end, get smaller creative tasks done, all of that sort of thing.
For a lot of my clients, I'm the first VA that they've ever worked with, so there's a huge sense of relief in finally being able to hand over things and be like, "Here, I need these things done. Help me. Help me, please!"
What's the first thing you've ever sold?
The very first thing that I ever really sold was jewelry. When I was learning how to make jewelry and I first started working with jewelry, I was using AutoCAD software, like Rhino AutoCAD, to mock-up pieces. In addition, I also used Photoshop a lot to touch up my drawings and samples for clients. It's really different from what I'm doing with Valkyrie, but there's a lot of overlap in terms of having a creative eye and sort of knowing how to reverse-engineer things.
Before Valkyrie, what did you do? Why the change?
When I was in high school, which should tell you how old I am, I had the opportunity to do independent science research at the local university. I was working at Florida Atlantic University with the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, and I ended up, at the tender age of 16, doing a lot of work with children on the autism spectrum and their families.
One of the things that I ended up doing, that wound up placing me internationally and winning me some accolades and all that good stuff, was that I replicated a study from Yale Medical School on the visual processing abilities of autistic children.
In addition to that, I also did a brief stint in IT support, which is always delightful. Trying to walk people through, "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" I have a soft spot in my heart for all of the IT and customer service people now, because I know how that goes.
What did you carry over from that experience?
From the Yale research position above, I ended up bringing a lot of my research skills to my current job. None of my clients will ever have blog posts that aren't well-researched on my watch!
But really, I didn't necessarily think about it until I decided to actually, formally start this business (as opposed to running it as a sort of occasional side-gig), but when I had to start setting up my own systems, and figure out how I wanted to do things, I realized how valuable having such a fairly varied background, even at my age, can be.
Is there a particular value or features that set your service apart?
I'd say what makes me different is largely the way I approach things -- the "how" of what I do as opposed to the "what".
Another thing is that a lot of Virtual Assistants (VAs) tend to focus more on technical and administrative things. I'm more on the creative side, and then I also bring all of these other experiences to it, too.
As a result, I work better with creative entrepreneurs who are struggling to put together systems for their businesses; I create ways of doing things that help them stay organized and keep their business on track, but also give them the flexibility and the space to be creative and to innovate the way that they do.
Who do you primarily work with and how are they unique?
As far as my people, a lot of my clients are copywriters, graphic designers, and I have a few holistic health coaches and health people.
I tend to attract... I wouldn't say the misfits, but the quirkier personalities.
Probably because I myself am very quirky, and if you read my copy on my website, it's very quirky and kind of in your face a bit. I tend to work with people who are not so tech-adept and tend to be a little skittish around the technology.
We already talked about their struggle a bit:
- Struggling with systems and staying organized
- Wanting to still being flexible but allowing them room to be creative
Alexis' Favorite Apps
Now that we know more about that varied background and why it lets you rock the VA work, let's dig in to the apps that make your business run. What tools do you use to run your business?
What is the platform your business or business's site created on?
I use Strikingly.
I really love the designs that they have and the fact that it was just super straightforward. I didn't need a full-throttle WordPress site, I just needed a really clean, simple page that was more than a landing page, but not quite the full shebang.
I have used Wordpress before for my own personal sites and whatnot in the past for other things that I've done, and I love it, but in this case, I just didn't need the full meat and potatoes that Wordpress offers you in terms of setting up and managing a site.
Using Strikingly instead of a WordPress site actually helped me get started faster, because initially I was a little resistant to doing this business full throttle (since I'd done it off and on as a side-gig). I wasn't sure if anyone was going to be interested in hiring me, so the low barrier to entry with Strikingly and being able to throw up a site and just have it done was really helpful.
What do you use to market, advertise, and promote?
Almost all of my clients have been word-of-mouth, which it seems like it is really unusual in the day and age of social media.
But when it comes to social media marketing, I use my normal personal Facebook profile and just put regular updates into Buffer and Hootsuite for it, so that I don't forget to promote my business.
Set it and forget it!
What services do you use for customer support?
It's kind of my dirty little secret that I use Pinger to let me provide SMS and phone support to my clients.
Incoming calls are free and the number lets me keep my personal info private and have a dedicated line for my business, without being chained to a computer or juggling two different phones.
I use that for texting with my clients, and whenever my clients need to get ahold of me for phone support, they can call that number.
What do you use for internal productivity and communication?
I am crazy about the stuff that the cats at Google labs put out.
I use the Preview Pane add on, so all I have to do is quickly click through all of my emails and I just see a preview of it. That way, I know if it can be answered later or if it needs to be answered now.
I use SndLatr (which is free while in beta right now) and it has snippets, as well as scheduled emails, which I love, so I can compose emails quicker and schedule things for myself and for my clients.
One of my clients also has Boomerang, which is really great and similar to SndLatr. I think everybody pretty much knows canned responses from Google apps. And also, filtering and whatnot, because inbox organization is good.
For appointments and project management (including client tasks), I use a combination of Todoist and Asana.
I do both my personal and my client task management in Asana. I put everything, all of the tasks my clients submit to me at the beginning of each week, into Asana under each client's project.
I also use ToDoist to integrate with Gmail. I'm horrible at using calendars for some reason, but I put my appointments into ToDoist, and I can do it from inside Gmail. So I get a reminder three days or an hour or whatever, before the event, on my phone. Sometimes I also use Todoist for personal tasks.
I also use Basecamp with one of my clients.
I'm kind of a freak about making sure that my inbox stays as clean as possible, and I wanted to set up my client workflows to support that. I made a promise to myself that if I was going to do this business whole hog, I'd be as organized as humanly possible.
Because if you have eight clients, and you have to keep track of eight people's different stuff all over the place, organization is necessary for survival.
That said, I have a trigger set up in IFTTT so that when they fill out their client intake form, their email gets added into my client mailing list in MailChimp. Then they get the weekly reminders on Thursday and Saturday to submit their tasks for the next week. When they click the link in the reminder, it takes them to a Google form, so they can put in and prioritize their tasks for the week.
I get that information in an email, and then I put it into Asana. That way, I have a chance to review them and I can email them and ask for any attachments I need or anything.
During the week, if they have other things that they need me to do, they can email me. Each of my clients also has a Google Drive folder set up with my business email. Our client contract is in there, their invoices are in there, any sort of documentation that I need or that they need, everything goes in that folder and it stays in that folder, so I don't lose anything. But they can also upload notes to me over there, too. So it's not just email, they can use that to get documents or information to me as well.
Are there other software, gadgets, or hacks that you use?
For payment processing and invoicing, I use Wave and Stripe.
International clients have the option of using Paypal, but I much prefer Stripe; their customer service is excellent. Every time I've had a hiccup or a glitch, they're always super-nice, super-organized, and quick to respond.
I was using Harvest for awhile, and it's a great app, but it had too many features that I wasn't using, so I switched to Wave. Harvest does integrate with Asana, so if / when my business gets to the point where I need all of those features, I will definitely use Harvest.
I also use Toggl for time-tracking, not really for the client-side of things but so that I know where I'm spending time in my own business, so that I can trim that down if needed.
Pretty much the only other app I use on the admin side of things is PandaDoc, which is for getting contracts signed. It integrates with Drive, so all I have to do is go put together my documents in Google Drive as a Google Doc, and it imports it. I just have to drag and drop the various signatures and whatnot. It's great, and I love it, because then I can organize all of my contracts within it, too. They have a pay-as-you-go option, which is great. I love it.
For creating images to go along with blog posts or social media updates, I use Pixlr from Autodesk. I also love PicMonkey, which is fairly cheap for the paid version. I use Canva and I love the people at Canva, but I've had some problems with bugginess (things not saving properly, etc.). But when it works, it works beautifully, and it's really easy to use in terms of putting together templates for PDF pages and things like that.
Are there any types of software that you've really wanted but couldn't find for your business?
I wish there was a timer that automatically turned itself off and on based on what you were doing and whether you were still on the task at hand or had finished it and gone on to the next things. That might sound strange, but that's really my only wishlist software-wise.
[Note: RescueTime doesn't quite do that, but it's a similar concept, if you're looking for something similar.]
On that same note, if I could have one thing automated, it'd definitely be timesheets. Sometimes I have to manually adjust my timesheets, because I forget a timer is still running, but I'm usually pretty good about paying attention while I'm doing the task itself and know what the accurate measure is. I can be a little bit forgetful about turning on/off the timer when I get in my flow.
Do you have any tips for business owners to help stay productive and organized?
My big tips are:
1. Automate
Whatever you can automate, automate. That's kind of a given.
2. Review your processes
I try to review my processes about every 3-6 months to see if I can make any little tweaks, but make sure that you're really taking the time to sit down and think about the steps and go through your own processes.
3. Try out your own intake / onboarding
If you have intake forms or some kind of intake process for your clients, go through those yourself, because if you understand what your client is going through, you can tweak it to make it easier on both of you.
And of course, not to be forgotten, Google Drive is your friend.
Trends and Advice
Alexis clearly has the apps side of her business down! Sounds like she's running a well-oiled machine at Valkyrie! I asked her to step back from her business and into the industry at large;
We moved on to some challenges and trends...
What are some trends to watch for over the next year?
1. Social Media Outsourcing
As far as VA work goes, I think the thing likely to shift the industry the most would be changes in social media (because that's the main thing that gets tasked out, to prevent the Facebook timesuck).
2. All-in-One Solutions
Another big change I see is products like 17Hats, that are much more all-in-one. I'm watching that very carefully as they work out the kinks and the bugs, because I think a lot of small business owners are going to hop on that bandwagon, and I wouldn't be surprised if there's a need for people who know how to work that backend.
I think there's definitely a trend of all-in-one apps and of apps integrating even more than they already do, because my clients are asking me about changing things up in their tech backend, because they're tired of keeping track of fifteen billion different accounts that do fifteen billion different things.
While I can understand that perspective, I personally like to have things separate, because generally I think apps should focus on doing one or two, maybe three things, really well.
As a VA, it makes me nervous when I see an app trying to spread itself too thin, because I want tech that works well first. When you get into sort of the more spread out functions and whatnot, sometimes, they don't do anything as well as they could if they were just standalone apps.
The other thing about all-in-one solutions is security; if you have your invoicing and your payment processing under the same roof as client relationship management, it creates other issues, both with security and with delegating.
I tell my clients, "I will not do financial tasks for you," unless I have multiple statements that are notarized from a lawyer specifically stating exactly what I'm doing.
My concern for my clients is that if their account gets compromised, then their financial information is also possibly at risk of being exposed. For me, from a security angle, I'm like, "No, let's not have all the sensitive things under one roof."
If you could go back to before Valkyrie VA and give yourself business advice, what would it be?
Three things:
1. Your gut instincts are worth their weight in gold -- act on it.
2. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good, but don't let that be an excuse for not aiming for excellence.
3. The should isn't real. The could is, though.
What are your top three pieces of advice for service-based business owners?
1. Prioritize your health and well-being
2. Have impeccable boundaries with everyone
3. Hire help -- including a VA -- as soon as possible and as frequently as possible. Skillful delegation and developing as a team leader will always yield a solid ROI.
Mentioned Apps
|Software Name
|What it's For
|Website Creation
|Social Media Scheduling
|Social Media Scheduling / Feeds
|Google Drive / Apps / Gmail
|File Management, Creation, and Email
|Email Scheduling / Reminders
|Free SMS / Phone Communication
|Email Scheduling / Templating
|Task Management / To-Dos
|Task Management / To-Dos
|Time-Tracking / Time Sheets / Billing
|Accounting / Payroll
|Mailing Lists / Email Marketing
|Cloud Integrations / Automation
|Task & File Management / To-Dos
|Photo Editing
|Image Creation / Templating
|Photo Editing
|Payment Gateway
|Payment Gateway / Recurring Billing
|Document Signing / Verification
|Time Management Software
|Time Tracking Software
|Solo-Preneur Business Management Apps


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Artificial Turf Maintenance
After 10+ years of installing the best artificial turfs in Arizona we've seen a growing demand for professionally servicing those lawns. We are now scheduling monthly, quarterly, and bi-annual lawn service for all of our customers.
Nobody knows artificial lawns like the professionals from Tucson Turf. We have installed more turf than anybody in Southern Arizona…EVER. We did this through hard work, great service, and always finding quality products at a fair price for our customers. Combined with our award-winning service our business has been going strong and growing for over 10 years.
Like most products there are certain services that can be done to help get the most out of them ( example: shampooing your carpets or waxing your vehicles ). We are excited to bring these services to all of our great customers throughout Southern Arizona.
We have your information on file so getting on schedule is as easy as:
- Call 520-240-7276 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
- Getting a price breakdown (prices are based on each individual lawn)
- Get on schedule
There are many benefits to having your lawn professionally cared for by Tucson Turf:
- Having it serviced by a Tucson Turf professional can ensure there are no problems with your warranty.
- Our lawn professionals use the best tools and methods in the industry.
- Because of our experience we can see things that regular landscapers might not see.
- Our services are done expediently on a schedule that works best for you, your family and your pets.
- We can help keep pets areas as fresh and sanitary as possible with the very best professional methods and products.
- We can add years to your investment through our services.
- With our services we can help keep your lawns safer for children and pets.
- We can identify and provide solutions to future issues before they become bigger and sometimes unfixable.
- We can provide fragrance and anti-bacterial options.
- We are local and are proud to help keep your lawn as fresh looking as the day we installed it!
Our services include but are not limited to:
- Cleaning, power brooming, seaming, fixing wrinkles, adding infill, nailing, edging, deep-blade pressure washing, blowing, lawn fragrance and anti-bacterial treatments

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Celebrating achievements
Certified for ISO 9001:2008
Category - Quality Management System by M/s Bureau Veritas
1st in World Certification for ISO 55001:2014
Category - Asset Management System by M/s Bureau Veritas
Certified for ISO 14001:2004
Category - Environment Management System by M/s Bureau Veritas
Certified for ISO 27001:2005
Category - Information Security Management System by M/s BSI (UK)
Recognitions - Overall
Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings 2015
Category - Outstanding global financial and Industry performance
Central Board of Irrigation & Power (CBIP) Awards 2016
Category - Best Performing Power Distribution Utility
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Awards 2017
Category - Category - Service Excellence Award - Power sector
India Power Awards 2015
Category - Best overall performance in Private Sector
Dun & Bradstreet – Mannapuram Finance Limited Award 2014
Category - India's Top 500 Companies & Corporate Awards
Golden Peacock Business Excellence Award 2014
India Power Awards 2013
Category - Leading Energy Personality award to Sh. Lalit jalan (CEO Reliance Infrastructure Ltd)
Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2013
India Power Award 2011
Category - Overall Utility Performance – Distribution - Urban
IEEMA National Power Awards 2009
Category - Excellence in Power Distribution - Urban
IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Awards 2006-07 - Commendation Certificate
Category - Service Sector
Recognitions - IT
SAP Ace Award 2015
Category - 'Technology adoption in Utilities' for the project 'Open access 15 minute interval billing', Dec 2015
Asian Power Award 2015 for Privileged Identity Management
Category - IT Project of the year
Asian Power Award 2014 for Outage Management System
Category - Best IT Project
Information Week - Diamond Edge Award 2014 for Outage Management System
Category - Best IT Project
Information Week's Edge Award 2010
Category - Best IT Project
PCQUEST Award 2010
Category - Best IT Implementation Project of the year
Team Studio Spotlight Award 2010
Category - For Lotus Domino Application TASK TRACKER
PCQUEST Award 2009 for AMR Project
Category - Best IT Implementation Project of the year
NASSCOM CNBC TV 19 IT User Award 2009
Category - Energy and Utility Sector
NASSCOM CNBC TV 19 IT User Award 2009
Category - Energy and Utility Sector
SAP-ACE Award 2006
Category - Best service sector implementation in Telecom / Utility sector in India
Genius of the Web Award by Web 18 Group
Category - Best website in the Utility Sector
Recognitions - Innovation
India Power Awards 2015
Category - Innovative initiatives in the Power/Energy Sector
Independent Power Producers Association of India Awards (IPPAI) 2015
Category - Best of Best Innovative Initiatives in Power Sector for 'Feeder Pillar Box Design For Theft Control'
Independent Power Producers Association of India Awards (IPPAI) 2015
Category - Multiple Innovations in the area of 'Energy Conservation' and 'Demand Response'
IPPAI Awards 2014
Category - Innovative Initiatives in Power Sector
India Power Awards 2013
Category - Innovative Initiatives in Power Sector
India Power Award 2010
Category - Innovative IT & Metering Application
Recognitions - Demand Side Management (DSM)
IPPAI Award 2016
Category - Award for Outstanding Innovation in Energy Conservation ( 2015-16 )
10th State Level Award conducted by Maharashtra Energy Development Agency ( MEDA )
Category - Continuous Excellence in Energy Conservation and Management
India Power Awards 2015
Category - Energy efficiency, Conservation and DSM
Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) Award 2013 - first Prize at 9th State Level Award
Category - Excellence in Energy Conservation & Management
India Power Award 2012
Category - Energy Efficiency, Conservation and DSM
Recognitions – Young Energy Savers (YES)
World CSR Congress Social Innovation Award 2015
Category - Initiative for Community Awareness
5th Asia Best CSR Practices Award 2015
Category - Initiative for Community Awareness
Guinness World Record (16th December 2012, Mumbai)
Category - "Largest gathering of people dressed as trees"
Asian Customer Engagement Award (Gold) 2014
Category - Successful use of CSR activity in Social Media
Recognitions - HR & Training
World HRD Congress National Award for Best - In - Class Learning and Development 2015
Category - Best Talent - Best Learning Team
World HRD Congress National Award for Best - In - Class Learning and Development 2015
Category - Best Services - Best Training Venue
Golden Peacock – HR Excellence Award 2011
Award for Excellence in Learning Technologies - 2010
ASTD - Excellence in Practice Award 2010
Award for Excellence in Training - 2010
HR Leadership Award 2010
Golden Peacock National Training Award' (2006 for REMI)
Recognitions - Quality
Quality Circle Forum of India Award 2011
Category - Largest participation by private sector organization
Category - 'Par Excellence Quality project award' won at the International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC-2013) held at Taipei, China. Team 'DAKSHATA' from O&M function, bagging the "Par-Excellence Project" recognition, at the International Quality convention, at Taipei, China, for their Quality Circle project on "Reduction of unwanted manual Transformer Trippings"
ICQCC Awards 2013 Award
ICQCC Award 2011 – Yokohama - Japan
Award for largest participation
Category - by Private sector organization by Quality circle forum of India, Mumbai Chapter
Recognitions - Safety
Institution of Engineers - Safety Innovation Award 2014
Category - Safety Innovation
World CSR Congress National Excellence Award 2015
Category - 'Initiative for Community Awareness' for our Slum Safety Program : Surakshit Raho Khush Raho'
Recognitions - Governance
'Golden Peacock National Award' 2006
Category - Excellence in Corporate Governance
Recognitions - Cost Management
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Not quite as esoteric as Edward Ka-Spel's last few releases, the latest full-length album from the Legendary Pink Dots front man features eight fairly long tracks that incorporate a playful accessibility without sacrificing the psychedelic exploration that makes him such a legend in experimental music circles. Album opener "Black Widow's Kiss" starts things off with glitches, ambience and backwards string loops, but its slow electronic rhythm stomps along with a sense of fun that's hard to deny. "It's Just A Job" is mischievous, with Ka-Spel taking the role of Robin complaining to Batman about his lack of job satisfaction, and "Mechanical Sam" is classic electronic pop in the vein of the early Dots, with synthesized organs and accordions thrown into the mix for extra carnival flavor. "Hey Rainman" takes things in a bit of a weirder direction, but it's lovely, with Ka-Spel's soothing sing-song layered over hypnotic drones, while "Gone Subterranean" starts off with seven minutes of subdued soundscapes and distant drumbeats before launching into a more rhythmic section of tongue-in-cheek keyboard spookiness. Another in a long line of brilliant releases, this has enough electronic experimentation to amuse Ka-Spel's most ardent fans, but newcomers to his work will find this a less taxing listen than his last few ambient noise albums.
For more information on Edward Ka-Spel and the Legendary Pink Dots, visit www.legendarypinkdots.org and www.terminalkaleidoscope.com.
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Recap: Broncos 41, Giants 23
Broncos 41, Giants 23: Peyton Manning threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and visiting Denver pulled away in the fourth quarter in the third edition of the Manning Bowl.
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Recap: Broncos 41, Giants 23
Broncos 41, Giants 23: Peyton Manning threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and visiting Denver pulled away in the fourth quarter in the third edition of the Manning Bowl.
Knowshon Moreno rushed for 93 yards and a pair of touchdowns and Trindon Holliday returned a punt 81 yards for a score to cap a blitz of three touchdowns in 5 minutes, 12 seconds as the Broncos (2-0) extended their regular-season winning streak to 13 games - the longest active run in the NFL.
Eli Manning finished 28-of-49 for 362 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions for New York (0-2), which managed a feeble 23 yards rushing en route to having its three-game home winning streak snapped. Brandon Jacobs scored on a 1-yard run and Josh Brown kicked three field goals for the Giants, who trailed 10-9 at halftime.
Peyton Manning, who improved to 3-0 all-time against his younger brother, capped a second-half opening drive with a 2-yard slant pass to Wes Welker, but New York answered with an 81-yard march that Jacobs finished with a 1-yard plunge to keep it a one-point deficit.
From there it was all Denver, as Moreno went around right end for 25 yards in the final minute of the third, and Chris Harris' interception led to Julius Thomas' 11-yard scoring reception for a 31-16 edge with 12:19 to play. Holliday made it a runaway with his fifth career touchdown return just over two minutes later.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Manning became the third quarterback in league history to surpass 60,000 career passing yards, joining Brett Favre and Dan Marino. He is also the fastest to reach the milestone. ... Giants WR Victor Cruz had eight catches for 118 yards and Hakeem Nicks added four receptions for 83 yards despite suffering a dislocated finger early in the second quarter. ... Moreno had his first game with multiple touchdowns since Oct. 24, 2010, while Jacobs - who was re-signed by New York on Tuesday after spending last season with San Francisco - had his first rushing TD since Dec. 11, 2011.


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Imagine bringing your 2009 Malibu Hybrid in for an oil change and driving away in a brand new 2013 Malibu Eco. Quite the upgrade, huh?
That's what Janeise and Talfred Hunt did this week in Romeoville, Ill, becoming the first customers to purchase the all-new 2013 Malibu Eco. The mild hybrid midsized sedan achieves a GM-estimated 25 miles-per-gallon in the city and 37 on the highway by integrating fuel-saving technologies such as start-stop, regenerative braking, and a lightweight lithium-ion battery to provide an electric boost in certain driving situations. The result is a 12 percent improvement in fuel economy compared to an equivalent vehicle powered solely by an internal combustion engine. The Malibu Eco carries an MSRP of $25,995 including a $760 destination charge.
Congrats to the Hunts for a great decision well-made! Our question is whether Chevy's new midsizer will be able to close the gap on the segment sales leader — the Toyota Camry.
While you're at it, be sure to read our first drive of the new Malibu Eco right here.


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Re: Elijah Adkins, Son of Parker V. Adkins and Hunter
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Robert 5/23/12
Thanks so much Ethel for answering my note about the Adkins/Hunter families.If you're interested, you could send me a note andeven though I have very little Hunter information, I'll be happy to sharewith you.
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Are you willing to be arrested in order to feed the homeless? Why or why not? Why did you not allow yourself to get arrested yesterday?
There are a number of reasons we chose to not be arrested on Saturday.
A. Sharing food in the park is a very small (but important) portion of our work. We see over 350 folks at our offices each week. We have a worshipping community of 30 – 40 people each Sunday, and a number of people in the hospital and in jail, all of whom need a pastor. If their pastor was in jail, that helps none of them.
B. The principles of Nonviolent Social Change, as laid out by Dr. King, are as follows:
Step 1: Gather Information
Learn all you can about the problems you see in your community through the media, social and civil organizations, and by talking to the people involved. Also, learn the perspective of the people who disagree with you.
Step 2: Educate Others
Armed with your new knowledge, help those around you, such as your neighbors, relatives, friends, and coworkers, to better understand the problem you are addressing. Build a team of people devoted to finding solutions, define your goals, and develop a plan of action together.
Step 3: Remain Committed
You will face many obstacles and challenges as you and your colleagues try to create change. Continue to encourage and inspire one another along the journey.
Step 4: Negotiate
Talk with both sides. Go to the people who are in trouble or are hurt by the problem you are trying to solve. Also, go to those people who are contributing to the problem. Use intelligence and humor as you present your plan and find common ground to benefit the greater good.
Step 5: Take Direct Action
This step is often used when negotiation fails to produce results, or when people need to draw broader attention to a problem. It can include many kinds of tactics including peaceful demonstrations, letter-writing, boycotts, petitions, or rent strikes.
Step 6: Reconcile
Agree to disagree with some people's actions or some groups' policies. Show all involved the benefits of changing, not what they will give up by changing. Keep all actions and negotiations peaceful and constructive.
We are currently engaged in a combination of numbers four and five. Arrest is one form of Direct Action, but so are letter writing campaigns and phone campaigns, which we are currently engaged in and are working for the time being.
We are not ruling out such an action in the future, but if we do, it will be planned for maximum impact and not just a random action.
Have we asked the downtown churches near Moore Square about the possibility of using their facilities?
We have good relationships with some of the downtown churches near Moore Square. We are currently reaching out to them. We will need a few days to process internally as an organization, assess our options, and then proceed and reach out to our neighbors for help. Please keep in mind that we have very little staff or budget, and we are still ministering to our regular people like we do every day, as well as dealing with the international attention.
Have we approached agencies, such as the Salvation Army or the soup kitchen, about using their spaces?
That is one option, for sure, and we are investigating it. It is worth noting that the City now owns the Salvation Army building, and the Parks and Recreation Department sent an email to some organizations on Thursday saying that people are no longer allowed to feed at that location.
Have we contacted the local news stations?
Several news outlets have reached out to us. The N&O, WRAL, ABC-11, and NBC-17, as well as NPR and Al Jazeera have spoken with our community and with Hugh about what happened on Saturday morning. But it is worth noting that they contacted us. We are not seeking attention. We seeking only to feed and love vulnerable people.
Have we started a petition?
Love Wins has not started a petition. But if you started or shared one, that would be cool.
What City of Raleigh ordinance did you break?
The officer who stopped us from sharing breakfast didn't cite any ordinance or law. We would also like an answer to this question so that we can move forward in working with the City of Raleigh.
What can we do to help?
Below are the email addresses and phone numbers of the Mayor and of the City Council members. While there has been some movement on the part of the City (such as agreeing to not arrest us if we feed hungry people) we encourage you to email them and remind them the world is watching their actions. This is a chance for Raleigh to really step up and be as hospitable a city for its most vulnerable citizens as it is for its wealthiest.
As you call and email, please keep in mind that we win over no one with anger or rudeness. Anger does not cast out fear – only love can do that.
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Who else should we contact?
Post the link to this post on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit or any other social media outlets you have access to. We have done nothing wrong, and have no desire to hide. In addition, stay up to date. The most current information will be on our Facebook page, which you can "like" to receive those updates automatically.
If you have contacts with people of influence (media, celebrities, etc.), please contact Sarah McCoy at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Should we continue to contact the City Council even though there is a positive and open line of communication?
Yes. While the City Council is well aware of how our supporters feel, if calls and emails end now, it sends a message that the incident at the park, and the resulting social media firestorm, was a meaningless flash in the pan. We need to continually voice our concern.
Have you contacted an attorney/any attorneys? If so, what have they said on this matter? Can anything be done legally?
Love Wins is fortunate to have several friends who are lawyers, and we have had many pro bono offers from supporters. Our sincere hope, however, is that we will reach a resolution and understanding without needing to take anyone up on their offer. But we have not thrown anyone's number away, either.
Is this due to littering? What can you do about keeping Moore Square Park clean?
That has been said, but Love Wins is always careful to make certain that we pick up after ourselves. We can safely say that regarding our presence at the park, littering is not the issue. However, there are multiple bars that keep late night hours nearby, and we cannot speak for what their patrons might do.
Why has this not been an issue for the past six years?
We wish we had a clear answer for you. Until we receive a clear, concise, and logical answer, we are simply going to have to chalk it up to what it appears to be: hobophobia.
Have you had problems with Raleigh police officers before?
Hardly. Every other officer we've met has been courteous, interested in our work, and helpful. We have shared coffee with officers patrolling the Moore Square area. We are very clear that the officers who evicted us from the park were following orders. They are not villains and we will not villainize them or the entire Raleigh Police Department. We know many excellent officers who represent the Department very well, and the City is a better place because of them.
Is this a religious issue?
No, this is not primarily a religious issue. This is a humanity issue. A number of organizations prevented from feeding people have no religious ties. The City of Raleigh has an obligation to take care of its most vulnerable citizens. If it is unwilling to do so, we wish they would not prevent us from doing so.
Have you considered feeding people with a food truck?
As cool as food trucks are, we just couldn't pull it off. Raleigh's food truck ordinances would complicate a route, not to mention the heavy financial burden that would be impossible for us to bear. Most importantly, our ultimate goal is to be able to freely feed our friends on the sidewalk outside of the park. Nothing more, nothing less.
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I'm just getting used to my new Electro Voice mic that Greg showed me how to hook up on my Washington. Love it, although it had a problem with dirty contacts on the switch causing some problems ... all fixed now. But I came across a fellow who's got a CBE-2007 voice activated desk top mic and wants to trade for it. It has a 5 pin plug on it so chances are good it'll plug right into my Washington and I won't have to have Greg draw me a diagram to hook it up. I can't find much on these things and I wonder if they're a good option for hands free VOX or if they just cut off the first couple of words and make things really annoying. It'd be fun to try out I guess.
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Wow, so it's already March and Spring break for me is the day after tomorrow. Then I basically have a month before school again (I have to go to school 2 days inbetween.) I'm not really looking forward to so much free time.....ugh. I guess I'll study a lot though. I'm not sure if I'll be able to change to my host sister's school. Really, I don't care either way cause I'm happy where I am, but I would like to see a normal school as well. Also, during break I might get a cell phone. =) Japanese cell phones are so cool! They can even watch tv and turn the screen sideways to make it bigger. I'm wondering what cell phones are like back home now actually.
I've been having a good time lately with people and I'm trying to learn more Japanese songs and am studying a lot more. I can read manga (comics) faster now too! So I'm reading more of that lately. =)
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Tomorrow I'm going with some people to karaoke! Karaoke is so much fun. ^-^ Well, I can't really think of anything else....oh! the Hillary/Obama race is on the news a lot over here too. I found that interesting. Apparently there's a city in Japan called Obama, haha, or in Japanese, Obamashi. (the shi part is city)
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The FDA approved Sanofi's daily diabetes drug Toujeo Wednesday, but the new treatment does not appear to pack a profile that will pull payers or physicians away from Lantus to generic-free Toujeo. Lantus went off-patent in the US earlier this month.
Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Tim Anderson wrote in a Wednesday analysis that although Toujeo has a slight edge over Lantus when it comes to nighttime hypoglycemia, this isn't even mentioned in the label's clinical trials section. "All the label shows is non-inferiority of Toujeo to Lantus and the trends in blood sugar reduction are not uniformly in favor of Toujeo," he wrote.
This could be a problem. Sanofi said at a November pipeline presentation that it considers current Lantus patients a key target for Toujeo. The company is also hoping to attract patients who dislike Novo Nordisk's Levimir in addition to newly diagnosed diabetes patients.
Anderson wrote that newly diagnosed patients represent Toujeo's major target audience because he expects Lantus patients to stay with the drug. They will also have other options, including Eli Lilly's Lantus biosimilar. The lookalike is currently sidelined in the US by a lawsuit but it will start popping up in Europe later this year.
Anderson likened Sanofi's bind to GSK's struggle to attract patients to its new line of Breo respiratory products, which have to compete with the success of its Advair product line. Uptake of the new Breo line is going to take time, and Anderson expects the same will be true for Toujeo.
The diabetes space is crowded and drugmakers are battling both lapsing patents and difficulty creating products that show clear benefits over older medications.
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March 19, 2010
By Judd Spicer
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Friday at the Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, the longest-standing record at this event fell to John Dillon of Middlebury College (Vermont).
Maybe the eight championship records broken in the first two days pointed to this. Dillon swam the 200 butterfly in 1 minute, 45.01 seconds to break Pedro Monteiro's mark of 1:45.19, set in 1997. Monteiro, of Kenyon College set the record in the prelims that year en route to capturing the third of his four NCAA titles in the event. The record was one of just two 1990s records still standing in Division III, for men's and women's team and individual competition.
Monteiro is credited as being Kenyon's first recruit from South America, and his arrival opened a pipeline for Brazilian student-athletes attending Kenyon. Last year, Monteiro was inducted into the Lords' Hall of Fame. Reached via e-mail in his native Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Monteiro took a moment to recall his swim of '97:
"Like most of my top races, I remember feeling very smooth, effortless," Monteiro remembers. "I remember Coach (Jim) Steen's content expression while I was still in the pool. But most of all, I remember thinking that I could have gone faster. The time would have placed third, I think, at D I Nationals that year, and I remember thinking that I could have been the fastest from all divisions."
While Monteiro keeps close tabs on both the sport and his alma matter, he admits that he wasn't aware of the lasting gravity of that race 13 years ago.
"I had the chance to attend Nationals last year and noticed that the record was still standing," he continued. "But I didn't realize that it was the longest-active in D III. It's hard to believe that 13 years have passed since that day."
Despite the distance between his Brazilian home and Kenyon's location in Gambier, Ohio, Monteiro continues to stay in touch with his former coach. And while he'll never forget Steen's lessons in the pool, it's perhaps the former swimmer's first interaction with Steen that lives in the deepest waters of his memory.
"I still speak to Coach Steen, a person I care a lot about," Monteiro said. "Coach is a very intelligent and gifted individual who is able to combine those qualities with a perseverance and work ethic that, even in the sporting world, is hard to find.
"My first contact with coach resulted in one of my favorite stories involving the big guy," Monteiro remembers. "In my senior year of high school, I got a phone call from this Coach Steen from Kenyon College. I had applied to Kenyon a few months earlier after receiving information about the school in a college fair event. To my surprise, coach had called to tell me that my times were probably not good enough for Kenyon.
"After he went on-and-on about how I should, perhaps, consider another team, I interrupted him and asked which times he was considering. As soon as he answered, I realized that he had made a mistake. He thought that my meter times were actually my yard times (a meter is about 10 percent more than a yard). When I pointed out the mistake, his tone of voice changed and could almost see him getting up from his chair, something he did whenever he got excited. Then, he went on-and-on about how going to any other place would be a huge mistake. The 10 percent made a 100 percent difference."
After his Hall of Fame career at Kenyon, Monteiro's competitive drive kicked harder than ever.
"I left Kenyon with one dream left: Making it to the Olympics," Monteiro continues. "I had come close in 1996, but that hadn't happened."
Monteiro continued his quest for the Olympics and went on to win a medal at the 2003 Pan Am Games in the 200 butterfly, but in 2004 was 6/10ths of a second short of qualifying for the Athens Games.
"I gave it a shot, with all I had, and didn't make it," Monteiro said. "It was a huge disappointment. But it also taught me a very important lesson about the way I approach anything that I care a lot about. Sometimes, less is a lot more."
But Monteiro would still find those Olympic dreams realized, except that he was donning a different type of suit.
"Life plays tricks on you," he says. "After working with investment banking and a few other things, I got a job at the Brazilian Olympic Committee. And this time, the 'Olympic experience' was very rewarding to me."
Brazil secured the 2016 Summer Games last year, but Monteiro left the Olympic Committee to start his own business. And, like a fish to water, Monteiro has rarely strayed far from the pool. Today, he continues his achievements in the swim world with a professional venture that mirrors the achievements of his record -setting, NCAA career.
"After spending three great years with the Brazilian Olympic Committee, I left to start my own sports marketing agency," Monteiro concludes "Effect Sport is now two years old and employs 16 people."
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This is a recording of El Muco at the Subtropics Festival in Miami, March 20th, 2011. For this recording Scott and I both used the same SuperCollider patch, known as the "Flooper." It is a large feedback network, where every unit is patchable into every other unit. It builds complex and slowly-evolving layers of sound […]
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Documentation of a student's independent study project on analog synths, undertaken in the 2012-13 academic year.
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When I was a General Manager at a hotel, I would tell my employees that even if they didn't feel happy to fake it by smiling at the customers. When someone smiles, their face is immediately welcoming and their voice becomes lighter which is why people who market on the phone are taught to smile even though no one can see them. Being around happy people boosts your spirit to a higher level of happiness too! Happiness smiles!
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09-10-2013, 12:01 PM (This post was last modified: 09-10-2013 12:13 PM by GirlyMan.)
RE: Fire the government
(09-10-2013 11:18 AM)frankksj Wrote: @GirlyMan, Did you see the scanned copy of the letter I received from Anthem saying my current insurance plan will be cancelled and I _MUST_ switch to a full plan as required by ACA?
Yes, Frank I do read your posts before I just blindly respond. Girly's not a fucking idiot no matter what you might think.
(09-10-2013 11:18 AM)frankksj Wrote: I called them and they confirmed that they are NO LONGER ALLOWED to offer this type of insurance that covers emergencies. They confirmed ALL insurance companies MUST OFFER only ACA compliant plans.
Bullshit. Buy your catastrophic coverage off shore and pay the tax if you like. I mean wotthefuck you're already paying out of pocket 'cause you like your PCP's in Mexico.
(09-10-2013 11:18 AM)frankksj Wrote: Your entire argument lies on the assumption that I have a choice of continuing my current plan and just paying a new Obamacare tax. ...
Bullshit. I never claimed you can keep your current plan if it's not ACA-compliant. I realize that most non-ACA compliant programs will just no longer be offered stateside.
(09-10-2013 11:18 AM)frankksj Wrote: So, again, please address the letter I got from Blue Cross, or provide some proof that these basic insurance plans are still allowed under ACA.
Here you go. And if you're poor as fuck you can purchase it regardless of your age. I suggest we expand this to cover your situation.
(09-10-2013 11:18 AM)frankksj Wrote: Obamacare FORCES you to pay private, for-profit corporations. If you refuse, you will not only face a penalty (tax) but you will ALSO lose the affordable health insurance previously available, as mentioned above.
Bullshit. Opt out of the ACA, get your catastrophic coverage off shore on the interwebz and you can keep doing what you're doing. But you are gonna have to pay the tax if you go this route. Whether or not that's to your advantage is individual.
(09-10-2013 11:18 AM)frankksj Wrote: You don't see a difference between being forced to pay a tax to a government vs. being forced to pay to a private for-profit corporation? If so, would you object to being forced to send money to my corporation? I could use it.
But you're not forced, you can opt out and pay the tax. You're disincentivized to do so, but you ain't prohibited.
At least this discourse has been civil. Let's keep it that way.
RE: Fire the government
@Chas, yes your summary is correct. I would add that my objection is that people reject the idea of a peaceful solution (ie charity) and immediately jump to a solution that involves threats of physical force (ie government laws) without actually doing any studies to see if the peaceful solution actually worked as well or better than the violent one. Every study I've read indicates that under the old voluntary system poor people actually had better access to better care, and it was FREE, whereas today they're forced into bankruptcy. But I never see liberals even consider anything that doesn't involve force as an option anymore.
(09-10-2013 12:01 PM)GirlyMan Wrote: But you're not forced, you can opt out and pay the tax. You're disincentivized to do so, but you ain't prohibited. At least this discourse has been civil. Let's keep it that way.
Ok, so we more or less agree on the facts now. We agree that, since I'm not under 30, I _AM_ being forced to give up the US-based 'catastrophic' health insurance I currently have, and that it is not possible for me to keep any health plan with Blue Cross without paying at least 5x more. The only way to keep my current doctors is if I (a) find an offshore insurance company that will provide US catastrophic insurance for a comparable price ($50/month), which by the way, I think is actually impossible, and (b) pay an extra Obamacare tax/penalty. Surely you agree that it's subjective what is 'being forced'. Surely you agree there are major hoops to jump through, and the fact that it may not even be possible to find this $50/month "offshore insurance" plan, and the fact that threats of physical force are used to block Blue Cross and me from continuing our current arrangement. Therefore, I hope you concede that, from my point of view, I _AM_ being forced to give up my current plan, and thus those 4 original claims are valid if you concede that the barrier is high enough to be called 'force'. Lest you minimize the barrier, remember that Obama himself always called it a "mandate"--meaning it's designed to be an insurmountable barrier.
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If there is one thing I'd like to be, it's organised. I'm working on it. But until then, I'm a last-second kinda girl and all my grand plans for photo books and photo cards etc always just stay grand plans. When Officeworks gifted me a voucher with a view for showing some of their cool customisable items, it was getting way to late to make it, get it back in time and shoot it for the blog with enough time for YOU to do the same if you wanted to. Instead, I whipped up a last-second idea for the parents, parents-in-law, siblings and grandparents so they have something small, but significant, to open on Christmas Day: a card and photo pressie in one. And when Christmas is over they can discard the card part and keep the pressie - and place it pride of place on the front, centre of the fridge no doubt. It is my family after all :)
I didn't even have time to take a proper picture of the family this year, so instead I waded through my Instagram feed for a bit of a summary of our year. We've got awards, birthdays, holidays, adventures, graduations, new-baby previews and more - a very mini run down of my family's 2013. What I like most about this is that the majority of them are images that will not be seen by the grandparents (and my parents) who wouldn't even know what social media is.
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This photo is looking east along Washington Street, from Parkview Avenue (20xx block of East Washington). Whenever it rains or snows water pools on the sidewalk along with dirt from the eroding hill from the vacant lot. The storm water does not drain properly along this portion of Washington Street, resulting in the right westbound lane being underwater and the tires of passing vehicles shoot heavy streams of water onto the sidewalk and the hill. Pedestrians can typically be observed walking up the hill and through the front yard of the vacant lot at the corner as well as the occupied dwelling to the east to avoid the muddy mess. Could the City not address this issue? I'm aware that the City has a storm sewer upgrade planned nearby on Ohio Street. I hope that the upgrade is intended to correct this problem. How would a person in a wheelchair pass this area? I don't think it would be unrealistic to think that people of limited mobility might be likely to reside in this neighborhood. This is the type of quality of life issue that appears to be routinely ignored in Indianapolis.
While a fair amount of attention has been recently placed on the City's proposed zoning ordinance revisions, which would require sidewalks to be built by developers adjacent to most new development (which I strongly support), there isn't much hope for the long-term maintenance of those sidewalks, when the City can't/won't fulfill its obligation to maintain its current pedestrian infrastructure. I don't doubt that someone with the responsibility to address this issue could come up with 101 excuses as to why they are powerless to solve such a problem. Instead, they should be finding 101 similar problems to fix immediately. It wouldn't take long to put together such a list. Indianapolis has a long, long, long way to go to become a world-class city.
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