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Common medications produced using herbs and plants have been around since the beginning of humankind. The coming of present day solution has made normal recuperating less normal. Be that as it may, in late decades, the enthusiasm for normal prescription has been restored. Remember, it is critical to work with your doctor when you take characteristic drugs to stay away from perilous intricacies. Charlene Pedrolie
Finding a Physician Who Is Knowledgeable in Natural Medicine
Patients who are keen on normal medication should locate a general expert or family doctor who is talented with the kind of regular drug you are occupied with. For instance, those keen on conventional Chinese cures should discover a doctor who knows enough about the solutions for have the capacity to work with them in conjunction with their Western style of pharmaceutical. The doctor does not really need to rehearse the type of prescription, yet they should comprehend its standards all around ok to abstain from recommending a drug that will interface with your home grown pharmaceuticals.
Finding a Natural Healer
In spite of the fact that there are numerous very talented, experienced common healers, remember that anybody can claim to be a characteristic healer. Not very many regular types of medication are directed by any kind of certifying body or represented by a state permitting office, which implies that there are deceitful individuals asserting to have the capacity to recuperate when in truth they can't. Get some information about where they got their preparation. Be careful with those without medicinal preparing who claim to act naturally educated. Their preparation may not be satisfactory to give any accommodating exhortation as characteristic drug that they claim to rehearse, and much more terrible, they may coincidentally cause hurt through their absence of learning. Search for a healer that has finished an instructive way or who has apprenticed with another healer. At that point, request references.
Obtaining Natural Remedies
Most regular cures, or the fixings to make common or home grown drugs, can be bought at a characteristic nourishments store. In any case, it is imperative to ask the healer nitty gritty inquiries previously you make any buys. A few herbs are made in a few structures and qualities, and one shape or quality might be less viable or even have an unexpected impact in comparison to another. Surprisingly more dreadful, on the grounds that normal cures are prescriptions, patients can coincidentally overdose on them. Before you influence your buy, to peruse marks. Ensure that the cure is the shape and quality that you require. Try not to substitute without counseling your characteristic healer.
At the point when to Consult a Physician
The doctor ought to dependably be counseled before starting any normal solution regimen. Continuously inform your doctor regarding any common cures you are taking, and dependably educate your characteristic healer concerning any solutions you are taking. Regular cures and meds can cause risky medication cooperations that can cause genuine medical issues or even fatalities. Indeed, even supplements that sound safe can have hazardous symptoms or may render different meds futile, or much more terrible, increase their viability, causing an overdose.
Discovering More about Natural Medicine
The best place to discover more about characteristic solution is from somebody who has had broad preparing in the training. Be that as it may, the neighborhood library and some college or association run sites may likewise be tenable wellsprings of data about the normal medicinal custom. In any case, patients ought not put themselves on any characteristic supplement or pharmaceutical without counseling a doctor and a characteristic healer, on the off chance that one is accessible.
Regular Medicine and Traditional Medicine
Many individuals feel that they should pick amongst regular and clinical solution. This isn't the situation. At the point when utilized wisely and securely, characteristic medication might be a sheltered expansion to, or even an other option to, clinical meds. Indeed, much of the time, common cures might be even more secure than their clinical partners.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is directing Justice Department to expedite death benefits to the families of two New York police officers who were fatally shot inside their patrol car, the Justice Department said Monday.
Holder instructed officials to reach out to the families of the slain officers to inform them of the program and offer help in submitting a claim, the department said. Holder wants the families' benefit applications to be expedited, the department said.
The two officers, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, were ambushed inside their patrol car Saturday and fatally shot. The suspected gunman ran into the subway station and committed suicide.
The benefits are administered by the department's Office of Justice Programs and are paid to the relatives of first responders who die in the line of duty.

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|took vance to the beach yesterday.
it was his first time.
he loved the ocean. Big Ocean! is what he calls it.
loved the sand. made a Big Sandcastle!
will have to post pictures once we get back.
was snowing in wisconsin yesterday. high today here is 83.
will not want to leave tomorrow.
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Myths and Misconceptions About Mental Illnesses
There are many myths and misconceptions about mental health mainly because of persisting ignorance about mental illnesses and their symptoms.
Myth: Persons with a mental illness are violent or dangerous.
Fact: There are more incidents of violent behaviour in general hospitals and health centres than in mental hospitals. Violent incidents reported in the press are only very rarely due to persons with mental disorders. Statistics prove that mental health sufferers are less likely to commit a violent crime than members of the general public. Such patients are rarely dangerous. Sufferers of both sexes are more usually the victims than the perpetrators of abuse and physical violence, including sexual
Myth: People with mental health problems are lazy and lack willpower
Fact: For a very long time, the mental illnesses of people famous for their remarkable achievements remained taboo subjects. But as there is now greater awareness of mental health issues, more and more people are going public about their mental health problems. There is the famous case of John Nash, the genius mathematician who won a Nobel Prize and who was for a large part of his life disabled by severe paranoid schizophrenia. A very successful film of his life has been made entitled 'Beautiful Mind'.
There are numerous other cases of persons who have made invaluable contributions in the fields of politics (eg Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln), art (Van Gogh, Camille Claudel, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf), academia (John Nash), business (Howard Hughes, billionaire about whose extraordinary life the film 'The Aviator' has been made).
There are also many others who are not as well known but who have had very fruitful lives and made valuable contributions for their families and their communities.
Such cases also explode the myth that people with mental health problems lack intelligence.
Myth: Mental health sufferers cannot change.
Fact: There are many cases which show that with treatment, people with mental health problems can recover and return to healthy, productive lives. Many can hold down a job if they accept their illness and are on regular medication.
The unfortunate thing is that people often avoid treatment mostly because they do not want to be stigmatized as being mentally ill. Therefore a change of attitude of the general public towards mental health is just as important as medical treatment or therapy.
Myth: Persons with mental illnesses are responsible for having become ill.
Fact: People do not choose to have mental health problems. Mental health problems are not due to character flaws or lack of willpower. Medical research is yielding more and more evidence of the biochemical and genetic causes of the more severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Many countries now encourage persons with mental health problems to integrate into the community after treatment because people with mental health problems are perfectly capable of participating in community life. Successful integration however depends on regular medication, follow up and most importantly on support and acceptance from society.
Myth: Mental health sufferers do not have the same feelings as 'normal' persons.
Fact: Not at all! They are people with the same dreams, aspirations and ambitions as any others. They want to live full lives. They however have special needs and sometimes have to adjust their dreams and aspirations to accommodate their health requirements. They need more support than other people who do not have such health problems.
A supportive community makes the necessary arrangements to accommodate such needs in the same way as they accommodate those of persons with physical disabilities.
Famous people suffering from mental illness
Many famous persons from all over the world have had mental health problems. Some well known cases are:
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America, who suffered from very severe, disabling and sometimes even suicidal depressions.
Ludwig Van Beethoven, the famous composer, suffered from manic depression, as we learn from Schauffler's biography: Beethoven .
Leo Tolstoy, the famous author who wrote War and Peace, one of the world's greatest novels, described his own mental illness in My Confession.
Charles Dickens: One of the greatest authors in the English language suffered from depression.
The one case which has recently been the most documented is that of John Nash, genius mathematician and Nobel Prize winner. At the age of 30 he became ill and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He was virtually incapacitated for the following 20 years and lost his job at the prestigious Massachussets Institute of Technology where he was working. The disease began to recede when he was around 50 and he returned to his research work on mathematics, winning the Nobel Prize.
Howard Hughes (1905-1976) is another person whose case has had a lot of media attention with the film 'The Aviator'. Hughes was one of the richest men in the world. He became famous for building the Hercules aircraft. By the 1950s, he developed very severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which almost completely disabled him. He became a recluse and locked himself away.
A number of artists, such as Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Claudel, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, have experienced very severe mental disorders at some point in their lives.
As John Dryden writes so well (Absalom and Achitophel 1681):
"Great Wits are sure to madness near allies
And thin partitions do their bounds divide."
Mental illness does not affect a person's ability or intelligence but can be very severely disabling if not recognized and treated.
the way you look ......at people who suffer from a mental illness
People who are afflicted with a mental illness endure constant anguish and fight a daily battle to face the world. The time has come to change our outlook on the mentally ill.
Our judgemental gaze hurts them and only increases their feeling of loneliness. By changing the way we look at people affected by a psychiatric disorder, by accepting and respecting them, we could already be helping them get better.
We are all vulnerable. Mental illness can affect anybody. The causes are still not very well known. We are all concerned. Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, nor is it a curse or punishment.
Help us give hope! Your support is vital.


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At Aquatic Informatics, we are encouraged to take an active role in the community and so I was quick to agree when I was recently asked do a short course on hydrology for a conference on Global Stewardship at a local private school. It turned out to be a lot of fun, for me at least.
Hydrology Corner Blog
Hydrology Corner is a place for water industry experts to read and discuss best practices. This forum allows you an opportunity to voice your opinions about what can and should be done to build toward a desired future where decisions concerning water are well informed by adequate data.
How to Solve 5 Common Discrete Water Sampling Challenges
It's with great pleasure that I'm hosting this month's webinar on February 28th about some of the most common discrete data management challenges. This topic comes up repeatedly in the field of environmental data management. Regardless of the size of your organization, I'm sure some of the challenges that we're going to outline will resonate with you and your colleagues.
Linking the Flow of Data to the Flow of Water – Better Information Yields Better Outcomes
Inattention and imperfect information costs individuals, organizations and society in immeasurable ways. The relatively new field of information economics (infonomics) is revealing that great efficiencies can be gained by managing information as a strategic asset. All business decisions are made with the information available at the time. Yet, this availability is often a result of desperate scraping of whatever data happens to be readily accessible in real-time resulting in sub-optimal business outcomes. The new insight emerging from the study of infonomics is that decisions can be materially improved by anticipating needs and nurturing the information required to meet those needs.
Adventures of a Peripatetic Hydrologist – Water Infrastructure & the Environment Conference
Ray Maynard calls me a peripatetic hydrologist. I had to look it up. There are two meanings: 1) a person who travels from place to place or 2) an Aristotelian philosopher. I think I fit both definitions. Aristotle placed great emphasis on direct observation of nature and that theory must follow fact. I also travel a lot. Whereas I can't deny this label, I have to wonder if it was meant as a compliment. After all, hydrology is a place-based, observational, science. How can I be a real hydrologist if I am traveling all the time, and hence, not occupied with making direct observations at a place?
Happy Holidays! Our Top 5 Most Popular Posts of 2016
Happy holidays from all the contributors here at Hydrology Corner! It's been another busy year at Hydrology Corner with over 34 insightful and important discussions on a range of themes such as the future of hydrology, rating curves and industry conferences. Here are our Top 5 Most Popular Posts…
USGS Goes Live With AQUARIUS Time-Series Software
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has replaced its custom, in-house developed, Automated Data Processing System (ADAPS) originally designed in 1985 with the commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) AQUARIUS Time-Series software. The state of Alabama, of the USGS Lower Mississippi Water Science Center, has now officially retired the ADAPS system. This is the first in a scheduled deployment rollout of all 50 states. This is a big deal, not only for Aquatic Informatics and for the USGS, but for the world.
International Hydrometry Workshop – Recent Advances in Technology & Uncertainty Analysis
In the field of hydrometry there is benefit that arises from global collaboration. Few monitoring agencies have enough resources needed to invest in wide-ranging discovery of better ways for acquiring and producing streamflow data. However, it is feasible for local centres of expertise to develop that can advance any one of many opportunities for significant advancement in the business of water measurement and monitoring.
Reflections on Water & Amusement – What We're Willing to Pay For
On my way home from the AWRA conference in Orlando I sat next to a fellow on his way home from the IAAPA Expo (International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions), which had taken place at the Orange County Conference Centre the same week. Even though he slept for most of the 7 hours we sat next to each other, I did learn a thing or two while he was awake. There were 35,000 people at the amusement park convention and the expo was so large that the distance to walk around all of the vendor booths was 9 miles! It is hard for me to grasp the scale and the meaning of this. There were, perhaps, 500 water professionals who could afford the time and money to come to the AWRA, a significant turnout for water professionals in North America.
AWRA Conference 2016 – Improving Water Resilience & Water Monitoring Data
The sessions and presentations at AWRA conference in Orlando Florida reinforced many observations I have been making about the water sector. Long gone are the days when the conference was dominated by the stereotype engineer with pocket protectors and a slide rule. There are no sessions on nuances of flood frequency analysis or the shear stress of rip rap. There is obviously still a need for water data for conventional engineering purposes but this need has been overwhelmed by a new reality. The application of water science is changing.
AHA Conference 2016 – Technology & Better Water Resources Management
Stream hydrographers from all around Oceania gather for the biennial Australia Hydrographers Association Conference, which was held this year in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Water monitoring is a place-based activity meaning that hydrographers are widely dispersed all across the landscape with very little opportunity to interact, build community, share experiences, and develop best practices.
Internet Truth vs Verifiable Truth – The Importance of Traceable Provenance in Water Information
The most passionate people involved in the water monitoring industry all care deeply about the preservation of traceable provenance for their data. To people on the outside this can seem like an indulgence that adds a burden of work to the data management process with little apparent benefit. The benefit is 'verifiable truth', a distinction with little value. Until it matters!
Better Water Management of Critical Habitat for Endangered Species
In the United States, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) defines endangered species as "any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range… " and critical habitat as "the specific areas within the geographical area occupied by the species … on which are found those physical or biological features (I) essential to the conservation of the species and (II) which may require special management considerations or protection." However, when the Endangered Species Act talks about conservation it refers to instruments such as: "research, census, law enforcement, habitat acquisition and maintenance, propagation, live trapping, and transplantation …" Those instruments may have been the best available at the time but times have changed.
To See or Not to See? How Digital Imaging Will Change Water Monitoring
The Riverflow 2016 conference had a full session on recent research in image-based measurements and video analysis. It is exciting to watch innovation in process as these researchers learn to exploit the capabilities of emerging consumer technologies. Never mind that the primary use of these technologies is so that people can instantly share their sense of place in the 'real world' within the virtual world where they really spend their lives. Without the billions of people motivated to lay claim to their physical existence with photos and videos, the technology for water monitoring using digital imaging would neither be accessible nor affordable.
The New Normal Is No Normal
I was stunned when I looked at NASA's plot of monthly temperature anomalies showing that not only was July the hottest July ever recorded, it was the hottest month ever recorded, and the most recent (maybe not the last!) in an streak of new monthly records going back 10 months. There is shock value in seeing the whitespace on this graph separating the last ten months from the warmest weather of the past 136 years.
A Question of Scale: Reconciling Point-Scale Observations With Watershed-Scale Outcomes
Laboratory analysis of a water quality sample links a lot of data and metadata to a singular point in time and space. However, the objectives for monitoring may span spatial and temporal scales from point sampling (e.g. at an outfall) to watershed assessment (e.g. to characterize waters; identify trends; assess threats; inform pollution control; guide environmental emergency response; and support the development, implementation, and assessment of policies and regulations). Reconciling data- and metadata-dense analytical results with watershed-scale outcomes is a work-in-progress for many monitoring agencies.


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Faith In Action Ministry at Holy Cross provides outreach opportunities in which to serve the local community. Each month a "Parish Day of Service" is planned. These activities provide an opportunity for parishioners to pray for, and to serve with, a parish group in a particular outreach ministry. Ideally, a different group of interested participants will grow out of each initial focus activity. Outreach groups developed at Holy Cross will provide ongoing support for their chosen ministry.
Partnership with Emmaus Ministry at St. James:
Saint James Emmaus Ministry is a dynamic ministry that brings the presence of the Catholic Church to the poor, hungry, isolated, and homeless of the south side and the city of Syracuse, New York. We at Holy Cross embrace the mission of Emmaus Ministry and in an effort to support them, offer opportunities to be involved in their outreach ministry. To learn more about Emmaus Ministry visit their website here or join our activities here at Holy Cross.
First & Third Tuesday Sandwiches
Join us downstairs after daily Mass on the first and third Tuesday of each month to prepare sandwiches for Catholic Charities Men's Shelter. At 9:30 am, volunteers deliver the sandwiches to the shelter at 1074 South Clinton Street. Volunteers can also sign up to serve at the shelter later that day.
Women's Shelter Outreach
A volunteer prepares a one-dish hot meal for the women staying at Catholic Charities Women and Children Shelter, Dorothy Day House. We are also seeking volunteers to help prepare toiletry bags once a month for the shelter.
Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement: Clothing Closet
Volunteer at the Northside CYO, 527 N. Salina Street. We sort clothing & help newly arrived refugees with their clothing needs.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Learn more about our Neighbors Helping Neighbors ministry here.
Brady Bread Sales
On a regular basis, Brady Bread is for sale after weekend Masses. Brady Bread supports Brady Faith programs: Jail Ministry & Pedals to Possibilities. Look for upcoming opportunities to purchase bread in the bulletin.
Food Donations
Contact Maureen McManus 445-0032
Collections on the first weekend of each month and holidays. Volunteers sort & pack food for distribution to several parish families and to food pantries: Downtown Emergency Center, St. Lucy's, All Faiths at St. John the Baptist and the Jamesville Ecumenical Food Pantry.
Samaritan Center
Join our team of parishioners that prepare and serve meals at the Samaritan center throughout the year. If you'd like to learn more contact, Rick Coughlin at [email protected]


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This was first ever systematic situational analysis of high risk behaviour groups under targeted interventions implemented and managed by Rajasthan state AIDS control society. We acknowledge the recognition given to the need of systematic intervention in the state of Rajasthan.
We are extremely thankful to all those HRG members who participated and cooperated with us in carrying out the survey. Their patience in answering all the questions was praiseworthy though they did not have such an exposure before. We also thank community leaders and opinion makers who allowed us in their sex work settings.
Thanks are due to all NGO director/head, project manager and ORW who worked day and night throughout the process. Their untiring efforts in obtaining the consent of the community and rigorous efforts made in filling up the questionnaire were commendable.
We are thankful to project director RSACS, Dr. R.N.D Purohit for all his support and valued contribution during the study. Special thanks to JD-TI, Ms. Rolly Sinha and ad-TI Mr. Sunil Vishnoi for maintaining the enthusiasm of TI partner NGOS.
Our special thanks are due to dr. Nesim Tumkaya, country representative for his constant encouragement. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Marc Derveeu Dy. Country representative UNFPA for his guidance and mentoring during the study.
We are extremely grateful to director, institute of health management research IIHMR, Dr. S.D Gupta who provided us autonomy and free hand in carrying out the task systematically; his kind words always boosted the morale of the team. Constant encouragement by Dr. L.P Singh dean research iihmr helped in maintaining the confidence level of the research team.
In the last we would like to thank all those who directly and indirectly supported us in carrying out this task.
Dr. Alok Kumar Mathur
AIDS:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
BCC: Behavioral Change Communication
BSS:Behavioral Surveillance Survey
CMIS :Computerized Management Information System
SW: Sex Worker
HIV:Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HRG:High Risk Group
ICTC:Integrated Counseling And Testing Center
IEC:Information Education Communication
IDU:Injecting Drug User
IIHMR: Institute Of Health Management Research
M&E:Monitoring And Evaluation
MIS:Management Information System
MSM:Men Having Sex With Men
NACO:National Aids Control Organization
NACP:National Aids Control Programme
NGO:Non Governmental Organization
OI:Opportunistic Infections
OR:Operations Research
PLHA:Persons Living With HIV And AIDS
RSACS:Rajasthan State Aids Control Society
STI:Sexually Transmitted Infections
TI:Targeted Interventions
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District profile
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3 men charged with shooting into Chester home, injuring girl
3 men charged with shooting into Chester home, injuring girl
Three men have been charged with shooting at a Chester home earlier this month, injuring a teenage girl in the hand.
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CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, December 19, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Hyungjin Lim, PhD, has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Drawing upon more than two decades of hands-on experience in the field of police science, Dr. Lim serves as an assistant professor with Baekseok University. In this position, he teaches classes on police science, traffic safety, big data analysis and comparative police systems. His research interests include environmental criminology, victimology, white collar crime and spatial analysis. Previously, Dr. Lim served as an adjunct professor with the Korean National Police University, adjunct professor with the Police Training Institute in South Korea and teaching assistant with the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati.
A respected voice in the area of police science, Dr. Lim has contributed numerous articles, reports and presentations to the field. Most recently, he was credited with co-authoring "Crime-Reduction Effects of Open-street CCTV: Conditionality Considerations" in Justice Quarterly and "A Study on the Recognition of Residents on the Effectiveness of a CPTED Project in General Residential Areas: Focused on 'Crime Zeroing Project' in Nowon-gu, Seoul" in the Journal of Community Safety and Security by Environmental Design. In 2017, he authored "The Crime-Reduction Effects of Open-street CCTV around Elementary Schools," which was published in the Korean Security Science Review. Dr. Lim has delivered presentations throughout the United States, including at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting in 2011 and 2014.
In an effort to remain alert of recent developments in his fields of focus, Dr. Lim maintains involvement with the Korea CPTED Association, The Korea Association for Industrial Security, Korean Association for Public Security Administration, Korea Security Science Association, Korean Association of Police Science, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and American Society of Criminology. He has served as a research officer with the Police Science Institute.
Prior to pursuing a career in education, Dr. Lim received a Bachelor of Arts in Law from the Korean National Police University in 1994. During the next two decades, he served various police departments in a variety of roles. These positions included working as an inspector with the Jeju Provincial Police Agency, Mobile Police Regiment II, Joongrang Police Station, Seongbuk Police Station and Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. After he was promoted to the rank of senior inspector in 2001, he served as the 77th Commander of the Special Mobile Police Regiment, and as a traffic accident investigation manager with the Seongbuk Police Station and Joongrang Police Station. Most recently, Dr. Lim served as the chief of the Sangbong Precinct with the Joongrang Police Station, and traffic and defense division manager with the Chuncheon Police Station. Since 2008, he has been recognized as a superintendent.
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"We are thrilled to have Sammis join our team next year," Arnold said. "He was our number one big-man recruit and we felt it was important to wait until the last day to get him. He is a beast. At 6-6, 240 pounds he can bench press 325 pounds and play multiple positions. He has the strength of a power forward and the skills and athleticism of a guard. He really blew up during the spring basketball events. He had numerous offers and beating out the likes of Wichita State, Ohio, and conference rival Long Beach State was not easy. Obviously we are thrilled he chose to be a Rainbow Warrior. Hawai'i basketball fans will love watching Sammis' ferocious dunks in the Stan Sheriff Arena soon."
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Maybe you know the quotation "If at first you don´t succeed, try, try again" . It seems that it first appeared in Thomas Palmer´s 'Teacher's Manual' (1840) and in 'The Children of the New Forest' (1847) by Frederick Maryat, an English novelist.
It must have been in my childhood that this was first quoted at me. I liked the idea of persisting instead of giving up, but it is sometimes hard to try again when you have not been succesful. Also, no-one likes banging their head agaist a brick wall.
Many years later, I saw this version of it: "If at first you don´t succeed, redefine success". This seems a great idea, because it lets you continue to aim for the same result if you want to, but you can approach it from a slightly different angle.
Yesterday I went out with a list of ten words which I intended to learn while I walked, but completely forgot to take the list out of my bag. So today I will define "success" as remembering to look at the words!
Today´s challenge is to write an e-mail to a friend or a member of your family, or to talk to them, about 3 of the 10 words below:
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- It makes you select some of the words as being more important to you than some of the other words in the list.
- While you are writing about them, you are using them to communicate, which is what words are for, not sitting in a list, lost among other words.
- It makes the list shorter – you will read all the words but only need to take action on some of them.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand."
Chinese proverb
By the way, have you read "The Children of the New Forest"? This book review on the Amazon page looks interesting:
"With their father killed fighting for King Charles and their mansion home burnt down by the Roundheads, the four orphaned Beverley children find refuge with old Jacob Armitage, a forester and loyal servant of their father's. In his cottage, deep in the New Forest, the children quickly have to learn hunting, housekeeping and the crafts of living off the land. When Jacob dies, the children are left completely alone to fend for themselves but despite being at constant risk of discovery, Edward, the eldest, is determined to help restore the king and regain his own inheritance."
Other reviews say that the attitudes in the book seem snobbish now, but it still sounds worth reading to me. I must go and see what the price of it is.
Do you know the New Forest, near the city of Southampton, in England?
Actually, the "New" forest has parts which are unchanged since the times of King William I of England in the eleventh century. It is famous for its wild ponies.
Now, where was I before all these diversions into literature, forestry and history?
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Deeper and deeper, paragraph after paragraph, was I lured into major news stories alleging Gray`s disturbing misdeeds, and then the lights went on: no law had been broken; no one had enriched himself by abusing a public trust. In fact, no public trust had been abused. What kind of scandal is this?
Actually it is a rather common one for this byzantine metropolis. Over the last 15 years, the geniuses on Capitol Hill have woven an elaborate net of unreadable rules purportedly to keep officers of the executive branch conflict-free. The fewer contacts with the outside world, the better. If Washington`s legislative branch has its way, the executive branch will be a kind of secular monastery with employees professing the usual noble vows, most notably those of poverty and silence.
As is its custom the rules Congress adopts for the executive branch do not apply to senators or to representatives. So when one of your elected representatives is hauled off to the calaboose, it is for the usual stuff: conspiracy, extortion, racketeering, driving under the influence of alcohol, perhaps contributing to the delinquency of minors.
Delicacy restrains me from identifying the recently convicted, but 14 of your elected representatives have been sent up the river since 1973. (To find other felonious solons, one must go back to 1949. Apparently while absorbed with the ethics of others, it is Congress that has been experiencing a crime wave.)
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Name: Victoria Sharov
From: Kapolei, HI
Grade: Full-Time Senior
School: University of Hawaii - West Oahu
Votes: 10
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My Committed Volunteerism
The area that I have chosen to volunteer in is actually never limited
to anything in particular. I have experience of volunteering with a
variety of places. As my list grows, so does my heart. This essay
will describe my commitment to volunteerism while giving back to my
community, as a seed.
Volunteering responsibilities I do are often more than others cannot
handle: I carry the heavier bags in both arms instead of one arm. I
voice my opinions to ensure for job efficiently. The biggest
challenges are when the team forgets why they are there. Verbalizing
my concerns helps everyone work better together. Another challenge is
the age differences. Some volunteers lack the confidence. By handling
these challenges, I set an example. With all of my volunteering
opportunities so far, I learned that it takes determination to
succeed as a volunteer.
I have experienced: gate management, kitchen help, caucus help, fed
the homeless that runs about three hours at a public park, helped
with arts and crafts, helped out at a camp about eight hours, doing
beach cleanups even city clean ups which usually run about four hours
at various locations, and resume help at random times within a
business day or so. I enjoy getting involved with my community as
much as possible. Although volunteering helps my professional and
personal growth, seeing the faces of the people we are helping is the
most wonderful and satisfying thing to see.
My interests and career goals are in align with everything that I
have and will volunteered in. In my career goal, I will have to work
with families, and children, as well as relationships. With my
volunteering experience, I have the hands-on experience that I need
to apply onto my skills when I get to my career goal. Ideally, I plan
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experience to good and bad situations gives me exposure I need to
"Forward looking" means having perspective of the future.
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Using a view of history, I would dispute that it is useless, as the government continues to say, to hold talks to ban weapons when the nuclear powers are not there. We will absolutely be able to do this if we bring the pressure of the entire world to bear on those seven countries and, as I said, if we provide additional leadership in trying to cool off the conflicts that make those countries so fearful that they have to possess nuclear weapons. It is not a question of doing one or the other or saying that, because we are doing one thing, we cannot do any of the rest.


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Foothill (CA) 2017 face-off specialist Ian Achuff has committed to play Division III lacrosse at Widener University.
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High School: Foothill, CA
Graduation Year: 2017
Position: FOGO
College Choice: Widener University
Club Affiliations: Knightly Lacrosse, Encore Lacrosse, LA Mavericks, Southern Combat
Major lacrosse honors: 2015 Encore Ecuadorian Travel Team; 2015 Encore Pinnacle Travel Team, 2014-2015 Brady's Bunch
Academic honors: Sophomore GPA 3.92; 2015 Scholar Athlete Award – 4.0 in season GPA; 2015 Summer Internship Computer Engineering
What will you major in/study? Mechanical Engineering
Why did you choose this school? "I chose this college because it gave me the mix of the culture, academics and environment that I so desired. It is giving me a place that feels like home – but is not in California – and giving me a chance to have new experiences. I love the culture of the area and I am excited to bring my own culture to Widener."
Outlook for 2017 HS season? "I am looking forward to the 2017 season as a chance for me to expand my lacrosse career and a strong end to my HS year."
People to thank: "I would like to give thank to my parents who were there to push me when I needed it and give me the chance to accomplish my dream of playing college lacrosse. I would like to thank all my coaches throughout my years in lacrosse. A special thanks to Colin Knightly, Nolan Godfrey, Jerem Stothers and Robert Holland for all the training, support and for believing in me when I didn't. Shout out to my HS coach, Elliot Bender, let's finish 2017 strong! Thanks for all you are doing for FH Lacrosse."
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801 North Country Fair Drive
Suite D
Champaign, IL 61821
Phone: 217-333-7672
Champaign County Master Gardeners
The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener program teaches adult volunteers to disseminate horticulture information to the community and home gardeners. Master Gardeners mission is "Helping Others Learn to Grow." Master Gardeners encourage home gardeners to improve quality of life with environmentally sound gardening techniques, fruit and vegetable production, and horticulture therapy through aesthetically pleasing environments.
Since 1992, over 400 Champaign County residents have completed Master Gardener training and contribute 17,000 hours/year to the community.
Anyone can become a Master Gardener. Master Gardener volunteers have a sincere desire to learn and share home horticulture information, have practical experience or knowledge of gardening, and want to positively impact the community. Volunteers do need to complete the education and volunteer requirements and agree for a background screening. Keep reading to learn more about becoming a Master Gardener in Champaign County!
Master Gardeners in Champaign County have community gardens at the following locations:
- Crisis Nursery, Urbana
- Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana
- Juvenile Detention Center, Urbana
- Prosperity Gardens, Champaign
- Idea Garden, Urbana
Champaign County Master Gardener Project Sites Map


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Mmmmm….. delicious smelling panties….
Here's another simple and affective little trick that I use that I want to share with you all. How sexy is it when you are with your lover/ partner/ hubby or wife and as you slowly get closer to their goodies and you get an incredible waft of clean laundry? Your first thought is how clean everything must be down there right. That's always a good starting point.
Well I'm not so fussy that I wash my underwear separately to my clothes and I've got to admit that I do have a couple of pairs of 'bridget jones' comfy knickers too, so they don't this much love and attention!
But what I do with my sexy panties is after they've been washed is the little pantie trick I want to share. I soak them in warm water with half a cap of fabric softner. I get the double concentrate ones and I have a huge selection as I have a slight obsession with lovely smelling clothes. Swish your panties around in the water and then wring them out as much as you can without damaging them and leave them to dry on the radiator. What you'll find is that they end up smelling delicious and far stronger than a normal clean wash of clothes.
You will notice that your skin ends up smelling of the fabric softner too. Very sexy. This tip isn't just for the pantie wearing women out there. Men can use this tip too with their boxer shorts. Do exactly the same thing and have your boxers smelling delicious in a matter of minutes.
Its little things like this that not only make us attractive to other people but also make us feel more confident in ourselves. The better we look, smell and feel – the happier and more confident we become. So although this is just one little aspect of feeling good, as Tesco like to say – every little helps.
Here's to our delicious smelling panties, bras and boxers!
All my love
Rach x
P.S – Ladies, check out Beautifully Undressed for the best selection of sexy and stylish, luxurious lingerie.


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Back in September, we told you about a horror filled board game in which you take on a personality of an investigator at the Amityville Asylum. Sadly, two days after our post, the project was cancelled, but with good reason. The folks at MAGE Company worked out a new deal with the factory that they were getting their miniatures though, but changing the project to reflect these changes for the better wasn't an option, so it had to be cancelled and then re-launched.
The Amityville Project : Phobos was re-launched on November 11th, and is already more than halfway towards funded. A total of 80 miniatures will now come with the game, with additional ones as promos for certain pledge levels. This 30 minute game of terror and hand management set in the lovecraftian world will only get better as stretch goals are unlocked, and more monstrous fears will make appearances.
MAGE Company has a backstory leading up to Phobos on their website for those wanting more information as to what the game is all about, though playing will also give you a sense of what is really going on. Having played an early version of the game, I feel that Phobos is going to be a big hit in the gaming community. It is quick, requires a lot of thought, and has been intriguing since its early stages. The new Kickstarter page has photos, the promise of rules being posted soon, pledge information and so much more. If you like horror games, you most certainly need to see what The Amityville Project : Phobos is all about.


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This Week in History
June 21-27, 2015
Special from the Committee of Correspondence[1]
B&O Railroad Awards Prize for Coal-Fired Engine
(June 27, 1831)
By Pam Lowry
Beverly Pfingsten, Jan.5, 2008, courtesy of HMdb.org
June 27, 1831The new Baltimore & Ohio Railroad announced today that Mr. Phineas Davis of York, Pennsylvania is the winner of their national competition to design the first American coal-fired steam engine. Mr. Davis's engine, which he has named "The York," excelled three others in the trials held in Maryland today. The engine weighs less than three and a half tons, and is capable of pulling a fifteen-ton load at more than fifteen miles an hour. Mr. Davis received a prize of $4,000, beating out the "James" from New York, the "Costell" of Philadelphia, and the "Johnson" of Baltimore.
Although the B&O Railroad originally operated with horse-drawn trains, it soon moved to steam locomotion, which would be necessary for the long rail journey to the projected terminus at the Ohio River. In 1829, Mr. Peter Cooper of New York designed the "Tom Thumb," a wood-burning steam engine which ran at speeds up to eighteen miles an hour.
The "Tom Thumb," however, was an experimental model and was not practical for regular service. Two other methods of locomotion were tested, but with little success. One was a car carrying a horse which walked upon a treadmill geared to the wheels. The other was a car with a sail like a ship, named the "Aeolus." The Russian ambassador to the United States had such a thrilling ride on the "Aeolus" that he sent a model of it to the Czar, thus encouraging renewed interest in the building of a St. Petersburg-Moscow railway.
The directors of the B&O finally decided that using coal as fuel was superior to wood-fired boilers. They therefore announced their national design competition in January of this year. The chief technical problem involved in the design was that a locomotive large and powerful enough to be practical might not also be able to negotiate the railroad's sharpest curves. "The York," however, not only sped around the sharpest turns at fifteen miles per hour, but on the straightaway it achieved the unheard-of speed of thirty miles per hour. A survey done by the railroad shows that locomotives such as "The York" can be operated for about $16.00 a day, whereas the same amount of work done by horsepower would cost about $33.00.
Mr. Davis's achievement is all the more remarkable because he was orphaned in his 'teens and had to set out looking for work. His search took him on foot from his birthplace in New Hampshire to York, Pennsylvania where a kindly clockmaker taught him his trade. When he heard of the national contest, Mr. Davis built and tested his engine, then dismantled it into pieces and trundled it by oxcart down the turnpike to Baltimore. An announcement is expected shortly that the talented Mr. Davis will soon be hired as chief mechanical engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
[1] The Committees of Correspondence, best known from Benjamin Franklin's work, were the American colonies' means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the Revolutionary War. In 1764, Boston formed the earliest Committee of Correspondence to encourage opposition to Britain's stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of American paper money. The following year, New York formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the Stamp Act. In 1773, the Virginia House of Burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. The exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and helped bring about the formation of the First Continental Congress in 1774. The Committees continued to function in the following years as a US Intelligence Service.


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Back in 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released comprehensive details regarding stalking crimes that had been gathered as part of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). According to the report, people aged between 18 and 24 were the most likely age range to be stalked, with women being victimized roughly 2.5 times more frequently than men.
Alarmingly, college students in this age bracket were reportedly more likely to be stalked and less likely to report stalking incidents than their non-scholastic peers.
Stalking is routinely defined as a repeated pattern of behavior that makes the victim afraid. And while it is considered a crime in all 50 states, the legal definition can vary between jurisdictions. The behavior can manifest itself in a variety of ways, including (but not limited to):
- Repeated unwanted communication
- Following, pursuing, or waiting for a person
- Surveillance or other types of constant observation (including via electronic means)
- Trespassing
- Vandalism
- Unwelcome gifts
- Non-consensual touching
- Physical or verbal threats
- Information mining about the victim (including from friends, family, classmates)
- Manipulative or controlling behaviors, such as threats of self-harm
- Slandering the victim
And while students are at heightened risk, college faculty and staff are equally vulnerable to these methods.
Some Troubling Statistics
Per the previously mentioned DOJ study, only 9 percent of victims were stalked by a stranger, while nearly 70 percent knew their harasser. The stalker was most frequently identified as a former romantic partner (20 percent) or a friend, roommate, or neighbor (15 percent).
According to one research project, roughly 75 percent of women who had been the victims of stalking experienced other kinds of victimization -- including 26 percent who were raped or sexually assaulted.
Similarly, another study found that among women who had obtained a protective order regarding an abusive partner, those women who had been stalked were 9.3 times more likely to experience a sexual assault than those who had not been stalked.
Older research from the late 1990s even found clear links between non-sexual violence and stalking with 76 percent of female homicide victims having been stalked by the person who killed them. And 81 percent of women that were stalked by a former or current romantic partner were also physically assaulted by their stalker.
How Can Your Campus Help Stalking Victims?
Provide guidelines
Establish campus policy that clearly defines what qualifies as stalking behavior based on local regulations. Outline reporting procedures that victims can use, including contact information for advocacy and legal services. In addition, put in place disciplinary measures -- built around due process that protects all parties -- that can be enacted when an incident is reported.
Offer education
With these policies established, regularly communicate them to the campus community. Consider hosting conferences and seminars that address the issues of stalking, sexual violence, and student safety. Provide training courses for students and faculty that equips them to identify and react to problematic behavior and that informs them of their rights.
This training can also help prevent stalking behavior before it occurs by helping naive and sometimes immature young adults to form healthier relationships.
Establish support services
Victims of both stalking and sexual violence experience long-term physical, mental, and social repercussions that can last a lifetime. To help your students deal with these harrowing challenges, provide counseling and support services on your campus. Work with survivors to set up victim advocacy and discussion groups that offer students a safe place to share their stories and have their voices heard.
Given the demonstrable connection between sexual violence and stalking (particularly among formerly intimate partners), many advocates recommend a holistic approach to ending sexual assault that includes addressing intersecting issues such as stalking and partner violence. By addressing these problems together and helping your students to create healthier relationships, you can better discourage these abusive behaviors from festering on your campus and endangering your students.
If you would like learn about how we can work with your campus to fight stalking and sexual violence, request a demo of our Student Empower courses.comments powered by Disqus


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Demo Movies in On Demand
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- eNotices and Hide My Typing
- Using Mobile Web Banking
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- What are My Points (Tiered Services)
Access a practice account online.
- The account numbers you can use are 1782, 2007, 3910. For all accounts, use the 123456 (for the password) and test (as the answer for all security questions).
Marketing Materials
- Check out the marketing materials available for It's Me 247 and other related products.
- It's Me 247 Artwork
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a nice trouble books interview.
keith pretty much explains everything about the band, a nice interesting read for fans, http://recordsmakegreatpets.blogspot.com/2010/05/trouble-books-interview.html
Pistachio is my favourite ice cream flavour too!!!
On a different note, nice interview, gives a nice insight into the band.
Nice to have the talons/TB distinction clarified
good interview.


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Think of your exporting journey decisionmaking as something akin to investment portfolio theory. Your goal is to balance risk and reward— or more specifically, opportunity and your chance of success. Make exports a part of your business plan and identify key target markets before jumping in.
- Where in the world is my oyster?
- So you want to be an exporter
- Case study: Food for wolves
- Look out world, here you come
- Case study: Honey money
- From a place they've never heard of
- Case study: Future perfect
- Damn the torpedoes
- Case study: For the freight hearted
- Putting the intellect into intellectual property
- Taking care of business
- Does it matter where it's made?
Having thrown the mental dart at the map and hit a country, apply some objective thinking and discipline into your dream of exporting and start drilling down into actions based on your research.
But just because we now live in a global economy doesn't mean that everyone is equipped to take on the world, says Richard White, NZTE manager incubator development.
"The 'born global' phenomenon is not unique to New Zealand, but it is a reality for emerging companies in small economies that have high growth and export aspirations. Some commentators will say that you should build a strong domestic market before trying to export, but that's not always a realistic proposition in this country. So it's important as early as possible to identify the markets you want to target, and test your product offering with customer groups in those markets to satisfy yourself there will be willing buyers.
"Having done that you need to develop a business model that takes into account the trading environment you will encounter, covering sales channels, distribution, terms of trade, after-sales service and other such factors."
From his position of helping hatch exporters, White says guidance is not a scare commodity for people wanting to go global.
"Your local economic development agency is a good starting point, while business incubators will work with earlystage companies with high growth potential to develop strategies and business models, help with product and market validation and capital raising, and use their international networks and connections to make sure you're not going into a new market absolutely cold."
Export marketing specialist Zomo's Richard Duckworth also emphasises careful preparation for exporting.
"First, unless you've gone into business specifically to export from the get-go, it shouldn't be on the agenda until you have your New Zealand business humming. An export plan must be something that you are totally committed to, not something you dabble in. Once you have your local operation under control you can start to invest time and effort into global aspirations, but you must find that perfect balance of attention necessary to maintain both aspects of your business as profitable enterprises."
One exporting solution, he suggests, is to find and engage a suitable business partner, distributing agent or similar. But the field is tough.
"You've got to cover the basics first. Sure, you could hand your widgets across and let them do what they will, but you're probably missing a beat. The story that goes with your widgets, their provenance and the values of you and your business are uniquely Kiwi and important features that will really resonate with consumers—so you need to work with someone who understands where you are coming from.
"You can try to make them understand yourself from across the planet, or you could work with someone based locally in the market that knows how to capture the story and present it compellingly, face to face. You're too far away to have tight control so trust is going to be important. Consider paying someone to do things locally for you rather than giving up margin to the distributor and trusting them to do it. If you pay for someone's services, then you have greater control and will get honest feedback."
What to look for in a country
Your country decisionmaking and selection criteria are critical to the mix and chances of success. Measures should include:
- Country demographics, market size and segmentation. Rather than aiming to take on the whole United States or Australia, for example, start with one state or even one city.
- Political stability and security. Even the most seemingly secure place in the world could come unstuck.
- Economic situation. Beware of countries going through hard times but remember adversity also can produce opportunities.
- Regulations and entry requirements for your market. Despite globalisation and even freetrade agreements, there will always be bureaucracies to manage.
- Distribution channels. Be very clear about what you are buying into and how you can protect and encourage your particular channel to perform. Beware of the first and most eager potential distributor and don't sign up for long-term relationships unless there is a very good reason.
- Required export documentation. Ease of access is a factor to consider, which often makes Australia a good first point of entry, but remember even they are different to us.
- Customers—who are they, what do they want, why do they want it and why you will rock the market? Don't make assumptions: reality check and test with people who know the market (such as locals) and be prepared to modify to suit the need.
- Competitors' products or services and performance. Confidence is a good thing but those who say "we don't really care what our competitors are doing" should possibly reconsider.
- Market entry models of other exporters and market entry strategies that best fit your business. No need to reinvent the wheel. Follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before.
- Market trends. The latest hot spot could become a not spot. Don't get caught in the transition.
- In-country regulations. Be mindful that legal, accounting, health, safety and environmental factors may not be the same as at home.
Pick a model, any model
What you want to achieve in your plans for going global may help you determine your particular business model.
Once underway things may change, however, and as you expand and create new territories a different model may be more suitable.
Some of the options to consider:
- Subsidiary. This creates an impression of longevity and substance and allows you to share the parent company's governance and monitoring systems. Can be expensive and it's critical to ensure the networks you are theoretically buying remain in place.
- Distributor network. It's vital that a selected distributor has the knowledge, passion and vision to represent you and that their incentives/motivations are aligned with yours. Be aware that contractual arrangements and the flexibility of your distributor may affect future opportunities.
- Joint venture. These provide the ability to exploit a synergy of products or to leverage off the business partner's networks and experiences. Again, an alignment in business type and market experience is beneficial.
- Acquisition. This approach provides the benefit of a subsidiary but also provides access to knowledge gained from past experiences, understanding of the customer base and connections to stakeholders in the market.
But make sure you watch out for the rocks. Any particular model you select may need to be reassessed due to:
- Lack of financial resources
- Lack of capability
- Inadequate product differentiation
- Inefficient structures
- Time in market to effectively implement your plan.
Remember ...
Here are the five Cs of exporting:
- Clarity. This relates to having a clear vision of your product, market definition and a plan for measuring, monitoring and ultimately achieving success.
- Cash. As it's the lifeblood of any business, ensure significant financial resources are available to meet establishment costs. Assume more is better so that you don't have to engage/disengage and then start over. Your path-to-market strategy (direct to customer or wholesale) will help determine the war chest needed.
- Connections. Getting your networks and partnerships right will dramatically increase your market knowledge and access to opportunity—use your New Zealand mates and establish new friends and people of influence, and of course employees, in the market you're looking to enter.
- Capability. Make sure you have, on the ground, the people capability, governance structures, processes, oversight from New Zealand management and sufficient financial backing so you can establish and manage expectations.
- Commitment. Breaking into the market takes time, sacrifice, and the right balance between leadership strategy and putting in the real hard yards.
The final checklist
Review your strategy, governance, management team, business case, product design, intellectual property, marketing materials, pricing, packaging, standards/accreditations, production capability, logistics, distribution networks and stock levels to suit the old and new world and your new ambition.
By then you will need a holiday. Try revisiting the market to check things out on the ground. (The holiday is the time you spend on the flight watching movies—the rest is hard work soaking up the look and feel of the market from street level.)
Then go and talk to your bank manager about growth. Do a solid set of models on cash flow, growth rates and profitability.
Revisit your information source to double-check your assumptions, and network to help you build your business faster. Then focus on doing something reasonably small really well. Then do something else a bit larger really well. Keep up the process.
Keep testing your assumptions and your models and checking that you are using your resources efficiently for the best short- and medium-term return.
Don't be afraid to stop doing things that aren't working. A sunk cost is sunk. Get over it.
Take time to build relationships that matter. You have to get inside the head of your customer to provide them with a total business solution.
Look around for creative partnerships that will help provide that total solution.
Use the easy confidence of the Kiwi can-do culture, but overlay it with a huge amount of professionalism and responsiveness.
Enjoy the ride and keep remembering you are doing this for you and your country.
A silver lining
A more established market may seemingly be on the ropes, but nimble businesses can succeed if they respond to these apparent needs:
- Renew. In a crisis of consumer and business confidence new purchases will fall but spending will increase: refitting the super yacht, renovating the house, refurnishing the office, recarpeting the hotel.
- Reuse. Business solutions that save costs through reusing waste products or improving energy efficiency will win customers spurred on by a need to save the bottom line and the planet. Pitching a product or service in terms of benefits to business fundamentals is music to many market's ears.
- Redefine. People still want luxury, but they want luxury to cost less. Redefine your product or service as the next best thing to champagne and with a much more interesting story/label/design/colour/cultural tradition. Give demanding consumers, used to spending big, the solution that will allow them to retain the cool factor at the same time as cutting costs.
- Rethink. Governments and NGOs in particular, as the budget squeeze comes on, will be interested in business processes, IT solutions, off-shoring and so on that improve efficiency and responsiveness. In the private and public sector, long-term loyalties to existing suppliers could be questioned and it may be your turn to reach the shortlist on that new supply contract for a big utility or auto-manufacturer.
- Remain. If Europeans, Americans or even Japanese decide that now is not the time for the dream holiday to Kenya, they will increase domestic expenditure on dining out, entertainment, decking and pools, sports equipment, new clothes and so on. New Zealand wine can create the flavour of an exotic holiday at every meal.
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Archie Comics Sneak Peek of the Week
Archie Comics has once again sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving next week. Among the this week's selection of Pals-n-Gals Digest #121 and Veronica #188, we also have a look at two of the Archie Comics Free Comic Book Day titles arriving this weekend. Also, if you want your comics signed by Archie Comics creators, you can find the following at various locations across the nation this Saturday. Craig Boldman, writer for ARCHIE COMICS, will be available to meet with fans and sign autographs from 10:00am to 12:00pm and 2:00pm to 4:00pm COMICS 2 GAMES 166 Mt.