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The frustration for most creative firms is how to get "good" clients. And when you talk about a list of attributes for "good" clients, it's usually a list of negatives. We want clients who won't micromanage or won't try to do our jobs or won't dumb down an ad. What we want are clients with imagination. So here's a little list I came up with Saturday. I describe three company attributes that can be built upon, but are often left undiscovered. Feel free to leave comment and help me think through it.
First, we want clients with vision. And that vision goes beyond simply making money. It has to be a human vision. These businesses can include the profit-driven company that has a vision for how to help people in some way and make a fair (even if it's substantial) profit off of it. The group can also include companies that look more like nonprofits in their ability to connect with other humans. But what it doesn't include are commodity-selling companies who are interested in competing on price only, and just beating the hell out of customers by buying repeat media.
I believe 80% of startups are visionary. After a few years of not knowing how to build a vision, it drops to10%. I believe there's a market for a creative group that can help people remember their vision, recover it and execute.
The second group are people with clear, long-term goals. This can be a huge area of growth. After all, most of us have a vague picture of our future, but our daily activities aren't actually taking us there. Some companies aren't at all serious about the work it takes, and they don't have the help to be able to execute an operation. So they wouldn't be worth working with.
I estimate that about 70% of businesses have an underdeveloped goal structure that, if activated, would give them an immediate and substantial boost. If goals are defined, creativity stops being random and starts being focused and interesting.
Finally, about 100% of organizations have barriers between their long-term and short-term goals. But here's the thing. Lots of those companies feel they have everything taken care of already. And some do. But often times, this is where people lose their original passion: they don't know how to reach their ideal goals, so instead of getting help, they change their goals to boring, more "obtainable" goals.
So we're looking for people who want that passion back. They want to be different, and they want to stop believing in the lies that got them to the place of mediocrity. If there's a market for your vision, even if it's unclear, it's time to get brave and talk to a creative strategist.


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P&G helps families save money during BTS season and beyond
CINCINNATI Procter & Gamble is kicking off a savings initiative just in time for the back-to-school season.
Now through September, P&G brands Olay, Pringles, PUR, Tampax, Tide and Luvs will present specially marked packages with money-saving coupons. Coupons' values range from $2 to $55, and when combined can add up to $90 of savings.
Every three months, P&G said it will add more brands to the in-pack coupon savings offering.
Ruiz Foods updates El Monterey's packaging
DINUBA, Calif. Ruiz Foods' El Monterey brand reintroduced its snack line of 12 Mexican food favorites, which now are featured in recloseable bags.
The packaging transition includes El Monterey taquitos, quesadillas, mini chimis and tamales offering consumers a colorful design and a wide variety of favorites for every member of the family.
Starbucks Via gets new flavors
SEATTLE Starbucks has expanded its Via flavored coffee brand.
Just one year since the launch, the Starbucks Via Ready Brew portfolio now will include four natural flavors: vanilla, mocha, caramel and cinnamon spice. Each packet makes a balanced cup of coffee and is ideal for life on the go. Starbucks Via flavored coffee is a blend of 100% arabica instant coffee and rich flavors, and is sweetened with natural cane sugar.
"The launch of Starbucks Via flavored coffees demonstrates our drive to inject innovation into the coffee category, deliver products our customers are looking for and allows us to grow the business globally," said Annie Young-Scrivner, Starbucks chief marketing officer.


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Sears Outlet Fort Worth Sales Associate job in Benbrook, TX
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- Job Title
- Sales Associate
- Job Type
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- $8.05 to $12.89 per hour (Snag Est. )
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- 1265 Town Square Dr Forth Worth Texas
Benbrook, TX 76116
- Last Active
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Sales Associate
We have a part-time/full-time opening for a Sales Associate.
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- Must have 1 or more years experience.
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Sales associate works with customers as a product specialist recommending products that benefit the customer. Customer Service experience is a plus along with bilingual. The assoicate will sell the product, write the order and check the customer out. Training is provided on Sears Outlet processes and procedures. This is a 40 hour job with open availability. Open means available to work hours or days required to be staffed based on the needs of the business. Looking for reliable, energic, go-getters. Being proactive and ensuring the customer has the best experience possible is required.
Apply at the store or you can send a resume to Debbie at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It was recalled on CD made for our wedding souvenir 6 years ago.
14 July 2007, we were married.
We had this crazy idea. To record our voices, singing our favorite love songs.
Actually there were 6 songs recorded, but these 2 songs are my very favorites than the others.
Kindly enjoy it. :)
OST. Phantom of the Opera - All I Ask of You
OST. AADC - Bimbang
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Bob Ligashesky Named Illinois Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends CoachPosted:
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Illinois Athletics) - Bob Ligashesky has been hired as the Fighting Illini's special teams coordinator/tight ends coach, Illinois head coach Lovie Smith announced. Ligashesky most recently served as the special teams coordinator for the Houston Texans.
"Bob Ligashesky has been one of the outstanding special teams coaches in the nation for many years," Smith said. "He brings in an incredible amount of experience at both the collegiate and professional levels, and earned a reputation as a terrific recruiter when he was at Bowling Green and Pittsburgh prior to his career in the NFL."
Ligashesky has 31 years of coaching experience, including more than three seasons as a special teams coordinator in the NFL. He spent the first 19 years of his coaching career in college football, most recently during a four-year stint at Pittsburgh from 2000-03, before coaching in the NFL for the past 12 seasons.
Last season, Texans kicker Nick Novak made 18 of 21 field goals and 29 of 31 extra points, and punter Shane Lechler averaged 47.3 yards per punt under Ligashesky. Houston allowed 10.2 yards per punt return and 24.4 yards per kickoff return without allowing a score against during the regular season.
Ligashesky helped Randy Bullock have the most successful year of his career in 2014, setting career-highs with 30 made field goals on 35 attempts, including a career-long 55 yard field goal. Ligashesky was the interim special teams coordinator for Houston's last three games of 2013 before taking the full-time position.
Ligashesky's first special teams coordinator position came in 2012 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa Bay led the NFL with four blocked punts while Ligashesky led the special teams units.
Prior to his season in Tampa Bay, Ligashesky coached the Denver Broncos tight ends in 2010 before moving on to Oakland as a special teams assistant in 2011. He spent three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2007-09), helping the Steelers win the Super Bowl in 2008 as special teams coach.
Ligashesky made stops in St. Louis (2005-06) and Jacksonville (2004) in special teams positions following his tenure with the Pittsburgh Panthers (2000-03), where he was special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. Before Pitt, he was at Bowling Green (1991-99) following a two-year stop at Kent State as the outside linebackers/special teams coach.
Ligashesky started his career with graduate assistant jobs at Wake Forest (1985) and Arizona State (1986-88). The Pittsburgh native graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he was a defensive back.
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1989-90 - Kent State, outside linebackers/special teams coach
1991-98 - Bowling Green, linebackers/special teams coach
1999 - Bowling Green, assistant head coach/linebackers/special teams
2000-03 - Pittsburgh, tight ends/special teams coordinator
2004 -- Jacksonville Jaguars, assistant special teams coach
2005-06 - St. Louis Rams, special teams coach
2007-09 - Pittsburgh Steelers, special teams coach
2010 - Denver Broncos, tight ends
2011 - Oakland Raiders, special teams assistant
2012 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers, special teams coordinator
2013 - Houston Texans, interim special teams coordinator/special teams assistant
2014-15 - Houston Texans, special teams coordinator
2016 - Illinois, special teams coordinator/tight ends coach


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I bought an iPhone 6 Plus in early December 2014. I had an iPhone 5 and was really looking forward to ditching the passcode for TouchID, as well as playing media on the way home from work on a bigger screen. My iPhone 6 Plus does have a big, beautiful screen, but I haven't been able to use TouchID for more than a few hours at a time since I got it.
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On "Lindsay," OWN's docu-series following the recently rehabbed actress, viewers get an inside look at Lindsay Lohan's private life -- or in this case, the lack thereof.
In the above video, Lohan is out to lunch in New York when she decides to sneak outside to smoke a cigarette. Her assistant, Matt, warns against it. There is a herd of photographers waiting outside, and their cameras go off as she makes a beeline for her car. "I'm just literally going to the car for a second," Lohan says, blocking her face. "See, if you're not respectful, then I won't be cool."
While she takes her smoke break from inside the car, we see her assistant do some negotiating. The paparazzi agree that if they can take pictures of Lindsay walking back into the restaurant, they'll leave her alone for the rest of the day.
"We got a pretty decent shot," one of the photographers says. "There's plenty of celebrities in New York, and she's just one. So we're going to go find the rest."


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Mark is a specialist in:
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He joined German headquartered Management Engineers (ME) in 2007 and joined Strategy& following their acquisition of ME. Mark has a BEng (Hons) Manufacturing Engineering from Loughborough University.


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The request comes in a letter to the U.S. attorney general.The American Optometric Association is calling for further Department of Justice investigation into the recent data breach in the profession.
The organization wrote in an Oct. 13 letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch that it "respectfully requests that the Department of Justice, acting through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, pursue an investigation to identify the data thieves responsible for this criminal act."
Optometrists and optometry students were apparently targeted in the summer in a nationwide data breach, with doctors and students getting unsolicited Chase Amazon cards or denial letters.
The AOA wrote on its website that the optometry profession "deserves to know the source of this breach and be assured that steps are being taken to eliminate the chance of this occurring again."
Following initial reports of unsolicited, fraudulent applications for Chase Amazon.com Visa cards on and around Aug. 2, the AOA contacted the FBI and Federal Trade Commission to apprise investigators, according to the article.
In an Oct. 8, the AOA Board of Trustees encouraged optometric organizations to take immediate steps to meet recognized standards for data security. The group called for a united effort by AOA, affiliates and others, asking each to petition optometric testing organizations, including the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO), and state boards of optometry to eliminate the use of social security numbers as personal identifiers.
The AOA noted that no breach of its own systems occurred and that it does not gather social security numbers through its membership process.
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Friday – Sunday, February 23-25 | Glen Allen, VA
What is wisdom? How can we discern between Godly wisdom and what the world values? At the 2018 MPC Women's Retreat, we will discover where Godly wisdom is found and how we can acquire and apply it to our lives using key scriptures from Proverbs, 1 Kings, Psalms, and James as a guide.
We'll spend the weekend just north of Richmond at the Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center. Named "One of Virginia's Best," it provides plenty of opportunities for relaxing and fellowship on its 20-acre campus. Tour historic Richmond, workout in the facility's fitness center, relax in rooms with golf course or garden views, or simply catch up with friends.
About the Speaker
Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. Her passion is to see women become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God. She is the author of "Women of the Word" and "None Like Him". You can find her at JenWilkin.net.
Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center is located in Glen Allen, Virginia, 12 miles north of Richmond and approximately two hours from our church.


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Phoenix, AZ -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/26/2015 -- Ending May not with a bang but an explosion Dr. Gary Sanchez, Co-Founder of the highly successful KNOW YOUR WHY program sits down with Voice America Talk Show Host and Author Georgene Summers. Gary sits down May 27 at On The Edge With Georgene Summers to explain the Power of WHY and to detail how he discovered the 9 WHY's and what it has done for his life and the lives of people around the world.
Before he knew his WHY, Gary still lived it. We all live our WHY – it's like a natural law, like gravity. Whether you know about gravity or not, whether you believe in gravity or not, a rock above your head can still hurt you. Your WHY is like that. Gary hunted for a better way to get new clients. He found Simon Sinek's "Start with WHY" – the video, the book, and then.
Gary had an idea what to do but there was a problem. He didn't know his own WHY. How to discover it. He called Simon. Hours spent over several days on the phone with Simon and finally Gary's WHY discovered. To Find A Better Way And Share It. Now Gary had a WHY message to take to the world.
Wednesday May 27, Gary sits down with Talk Show Host Georgene Summers at her show "On the Edge with Georgene Summers" to discuss the everything you have ever wanted to know but didn't about the Power of WHY and how valuable it is in both your business and personal life.
It's all about realizing your unique gift and your passion. It's knowing why you do what you do, how you think, what you believe in and what your purpose is in life. When your business lives it's WHY you build a winning team that has clarity, vision and a unified purpose.
The charismatic and engaging Georgene Summers, Host of "On The Edge With Georgene Summers," welcomes Dr. Gary Sanchez onto her Show on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, on Voice America Variety www.voiceamericavariety.com. This powerful show airs weekly at 10 am PT/ 1 pm EST. Georgene is an accomplished Author, Speaker, Certified Coach and Talk Show Host with a Mission she refers to as Warrior Power….The act of empowering women to live their lives to the fullest and to realize all of the dreams for growth and greatness…and she is walking the walk.
Reaching out weekly to her Global audience Georgene brings a message that says "Say Yes"…and "Don't Say No…even when the Fat Lady Sings." She is powerful and empowering discussing topics like, "Getting Rid of Fear," "Changing Your Perceptions," "Who Are You?," "Embracing The You," and so much more. Her passion is undeniable and her ability to impact her audiences profound. Voice America is the World's Largest Talk Network with over 3 million global listeners and is an important force in new media. Their Host, Georgene Summers is rapidly rising to the top of their list of hosts with her incredible lineup of guests and her powerful and empowering topics.
About VoiceAmerica/World Talk Radio LLC
World Talk Radio, LLC is the world leader in online media broadcasting and the largest producer and distributor of live internet based talk radio and TV, delivering over 1,000 hours of programming weekly on its VoiceAmerica Network (http://www.voiceamerica.com) as well as live and on-demand video content on VoiceAmerica.TV (http://www.voiceamerica.tv). Featuring more than 200 hosts broadcasting to seven niche community based channels: its flagship VoiceAmerica Variety Channel, VoiceAmerica Empowerment, VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel, VoiceAmerica Business Channel, VoiceAmerica Women Channel, VoiceAmerica Sports, VoiceAmerica 7th Wave Channel, and VoiceAmerica Kids Channel. VoiceAmerica TV offers targeted and exclusive video programming channels. VoiceAmerica /World Talk Radio, LLC is one of the pioneers in internet broadcasting, producing and syndicating online audio and video, offering an innovative, effective and comprehensive digital broadcast platform. Digital Publishing through its 14 years of broadcast and media experience along with our seasoned staff of Executive Producers, Production and Host Services Group, VoiceAmerica /World Talk Radio, LLC provides an internet radio and video platform for new, emerging and veteran media personalities to expand and monetize their business and brand in an online digital medium.


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Virgina dealer specializing in new and used camper sales, also offers parts and service. Over 125 Campers in stock, previously owned fifth wheel campers, travel trailers and folding campers always in stock.
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RV dealer of new and pre-owned rv's featuring gas and diesel motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers and camping vans. Located less than an hour from Washington DC on I-66 across from Manassas National Battlefield Park. The 10-acre facility has a 15,000 square foot showroom and more than 150 new and used RVs including popular brands such as Forest River, Keystone and Thor.
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We offer a wide variety of motorhomes, travel trailers and pop-up campers for all your RV needs.
Dixie RV Superstore - Newport News, VA
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Mobile RV Service Network - Radford, VA
From hitch work to winterizing and de-winterizing, we have an excellent rv service staff. Contact us with questions or for pricing of repairs for motorhomes and trailers. Full service and rv repair complete maintenance services provided by ASE Certified Master Technicians.
Hayden's RV's - Richmond, VA
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Southern Recreation Vehicles - Richmond, VA
Outstanding Customer service and satisfaction is our #1 priority realizing that it is our customers that make us who we are, a continuing RV industry leader.
RV Outlet USA - Ringgold, VA
Specializing in toy haulers, our customers love to check out the new Toy Hauler models or find a great deal on a used Toy Hauler. We carry Adventure, Forest River, Gulfstream, Keystone, Heartland and Weekend Warrior.
Snyder's RV - Salem and Virgina Beach, VA
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Camping World of Fredericksburg - Thornburg, VA
A full-service RV dealership located just south of downtown Fredericksburg along Interstate 95 in Thornburg between Shenandoah National Park and the Potomac River Basin. Part of America's largest RV dealership network, you and your family can see more than 250 new and used RVs available every day including some of America's best RV brands such as Coachmen, Dutchmen and Forest River.
Berglund Outdoors - Troutville, VA
We carry a complete line of pop-ups, travel trailers and 5th wheel trailers from Jayco, Mallard, and Wilderness.
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I know people are trying with all their might to erase the stereotype that suicide is a play to get attention, but I have to be honest and admit that for me personally, there is some element of the temptation to die that is connected to getting others to notice how much I'm hurting. When I'm in these dark moods, I want to just tell the friend who keeps ignoring my texts, "Can you just talk to me? I want to die and I need to know that someone here on this earth is invested in seeing me stay here. Can you just cancel your plans and agree to go skating? I just need something to distract myself. I wish we had gone last night because that was when I started overthinking everything and feeling so alone and hated and useless." But that seems so desperate and, I don't know, against the rules of how you talk to people. I know that I should stand up for myself and just be honest, but I honestly don't have the words or strength to tell people how I feel. And I'm afraid of ruining their night by burdening them with my heavy heart.
Ever since Carrie Fisher died, people have been outpouring memories of life with her, tributes saying what they appreciate about her, and other displays of love and affection. Whenever a person dies and everyone gathers to remember them, it always strikes me how wrong it seems: why didn't we tell this person these things while they were alive? I guess part of me wishes sometimes that I could fast forward and hear those funeral speeches because right now I feel like I'm just a nothing. I don't know how other people feel about me and that really troubles me. What if I'm actually just bothering everyone I know? Annoying them. I'm that creepy person they wish would stop texting them. I realize how incredibly selfish and image-conscious this all must sound, but I just want to be honest in case anyone feels the same way.
I feel like I've reached out so much to friends, tried to be supportive, empathetic, fun. And nobody really gives a shit. I'm not the friend people want. I'm not the one they run to when things are wrong or right. I don't think anybody would list me as their best friend. You can give to the universe, but it isn't necessarily going to give back to you. That doesn't mean you should stop giving, but it's just a reality I keep running into over and over and over in my life like a brick wall someone put in the center of a corn maze.
I know I have to keep going - keep living, keep giving, keep supporting and loving other people. It may seem bleak today but everything is constantly changing in my heart and mind. It's not worth ending it all on a bad night when I'm young and over-emotional. But it sure is tempting sometimes.


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Movie Type: Thriller/Horror
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Attarillu is a telugu thriller/horror film which released in the year 2016. The Story revolves around Randhir, Dayanand and Krishnamurthy who are three best friends. Dayanand, who is the son of a noted politician wants to stay a bachelor all his life. Upset with this, his father asks Randhir and Krishnamurthy to take him for a vacation and change his mindset.


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Shoppers can order just about anything they need these days off the Internet.
But should they?
Columbia-area merchants are urging residents to shop local in a new campaign designed to help businesses struggling during the worst recession in 80 years. It also aims to bolster the amount of tax dollars kept in the region for local services.
The alliance of merchant organizations says you can find just about everything you need or want right here in the capital city.
"It's the awareness factor," said Michael Arket, who owns Tranquil Moments Day Spa on Queen Street and is a member of the Shop Proud, Shop Columbia coalition.
Over the next few weeks, members will be giving out stickers, postcards, bags and other items to prod Columbia residents to think before they shop.
Organizers claim:
- For every $100 spent in locally-owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community.
- The same money spent at national chain store in the community would keep $43 local.
- Spending the money in another city or online has no benefit for the community.
"It just makes a lot of sense," Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said.
Keeping your money in Columbia has a ripple effect that helps keep the economy healthy, Coble said.
But a campaign like this is about more than just keeping tax dollars in the community, said Marianne Bickle, professor of retailing at the University of South Carolina.
A shop local campaign helps maintain consumer confidence and helps local retailers keep their doors open, she said.
It tells customers, "Yes, we will be here for the long haul," Bickle said.
Internet shopping has a convenience factor. But shopping in a local store has other benefits, Bickle said, including instant gratification, being able to touch the product you want to buy and having a social experience.
Food Lion remodels
Notice a new look at your local Food Lion?
The grocery chain recently remodeled 31 stores in the Columbia and Florence areas as part of a companywide renewal effort.
The Take a Fresh Look campaign is designed to give the stores the atmosphere of a neighborhood marketplace, with new signs, decor and lighting. The remodels also give the stores room for a greater selection of products.
The produce, meats, deli/bakery and organic departments have been expanded, and there is a larger selection of beer and wine offerings.
In other Food Lion news, the grocer announced plans earlier this week to purchase Mauldin-based Bi-Lo.
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- The Nifty Gifty, 115 Andrew Corley Road, Lexington, recently celebrated five years in business. The store will host Elf Mania noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, with a book signing by Carol Aebersold, author of "Elf on the Shelf."


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Good evening traders. The Goldman Sachs fraud charges appear to be the catalyst we needed for a meaningful market correction. This will also put the financial reform bill on front and center stage in Washington which I think will drag down bank stocks for a while. The new reforms will chip away at bank profits and I believe traders will begin selling the financials in earnest. We are adjusting many of our long positions and getting defensive.
Current Portfolio:
CALL Play Updates
Coca-Cola - KO - close: 54.97 change: +0.71 stop: $53.95 *NEW*
KO behaved like a defensive stock on Friday, closing higher +1.31% as the market sold off. As I mentioned in Thursday's updates I suspected KO would get pinned in the $55 area and that's exactly what happened. The congestion/resistance area I have been mentioning in the $55 to $56 area still needs to be dealt with but Friday was a nice rebound. The stock formed a bullish engulfing candlestick on Friday as it opened below Thursday's close and then engulfed that entire bar. It also peeked its head above Tuesday's high so I am optimistic KO may start to chip away at the aforementioned congestion zone. We are in the red on our call position right now but if Friday's rally continues we are poised to make money. I am still suggesting readers consider selling positions on any continued strength in KO. For now our target remains at $57.00 but I would like to move our stop up to $53.95, which is just below Thursday's low. Our time frame is one to two weeks.
Current Position: CALL May $55.00 (KO 10E55.00) at $1.62
Annotated Chart:
Entry on March 24th at $ 55.22
Earnings Date 04/21/10
Average Daily Volume = 14.6 million
Listed on March 23rd, 2010
Occidental Petrol. - OXY - close: $85.06 change: -1.41 stop: 83.45
OXY is holding above the key support/resistance level at $84.50. OXY closed above its 20-day SMA and still has upward trend line support; however, I am concerned broader market weakness may prove to be too much for the stock to overcome. I suspect we will see a bounce early next week and I want to be a seller into any strength. As such, I am going to lower our target to $86.75 and plan to exit the trade and take profits should OXY rally to this level. Our official stop remains at $83.45 but a more conservative stop could be placed $84.25 which is below the recent breakout. I would like to exit the position this week.
Current Position: CALL MAY $85.00 (OXY 10E85.00) at $3.25
Entry on April 7th at $85.50
Earnings Date 04/29/10 (unconfirmed)
Average Daily Volume = 5.5 million
Listed on April 6th, 2010
PartnerRe Ltd. - PRE - close: 79.59 change: -1.12 stop: $79.10 *NEW*
PRE is breaking its upward trend line that started on March 10 and I am not enthused. After rallying early on Friday the stock ended with a topping tail candlestick and also closed below its 20-day SMA. There is minor support at current levels and I suggest traders exit positions soon. I am lowering our target to just below Friday's highs at $80.30 but traders may want to exit at the open on Monday to limit risk as broader market weakness would probably take PRE down. I would like to move up our stop to $79.10 and will step aside if it is hit. Our time frame is one to two days.
Current Position: CALL MAY $80.00 (PRE 10E80.00) @ $2.40
Annotated Chart:
Entry on April 6th at $ 80.55
Earnings Date 04/27/10
Average Daily Volume = 989 thousand
Listed on March 20th, 2010
PUT Play Updates
SPDR S&P 500 Index - SPY - close: 119.36 change: -1.93 stop: 123.05
The Goldman Sachs fraud charges appear to be the catalyst we needed for a meaningful market correction, sending SPY down -1.59% on Friday. This will also put the financial reform bill on front and center stage in Washington which I think will drag down bank stocks for a while. The new reforms will chip away at bank profits and I believe traders will begin selling the financials in earnest. And considering the S&P 500 is heavy in banks our position looks very promising. Friday's price bar engulfed the prior 4 days and erased all of the SPY's gains from Monday to Thursday. I suspect we will see a short term relief bounce on Monday after the heavy selling on Friday, but I think SPY has put in at least a short term top. Our plan remains the same on this trade for now. Our target is $115.50 and we have a time frame of a couple of weeks. Our stop is $123.05 but I expect to lower the stop in the coming days as the trade gets moving in our direction. I just need to see a better inflection point.
Current Position: SPY PUT MAY $119.00, entry at $2.05
Entry on April 13th at $ 2.05
Earnings Date Not Applicable
Average Daily Volume = 164 million
Listed on April 12th, 2010
Holly Corp - HOC - close: 24.97 change: -0.92 stop: 24.95
Brutal, that about sums it up! Our stop was triggered on HOC and we are flat as the sell-off blew right through prior support, upward trend line support, and its 200-day SMA. The stock acted as if these levels were not even there which signals to me it is time to step aside as our trade set-up did not work. In hindsight we were probably too early and the broader market weakness didn't do us any favors. So we are flat on the position and move onward. Readers who may still have positions should consider selling as the stock rallies into the $26.50 area. A new stop could be placed at $24.45 which is just below Friday's low.
Closed Position: MAY CALL $25.00 @ $1.40, entry @ 2.55
Entry on April 15th at $ 26.79
Earnings Date May 6th (unconfirmed)
Average Daily Volume = 811,000
Listed on April 14th, 2010


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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - If you live in Mississippi, there's a twenty five percent chance you're living in poverty. That's according to numbers recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
"Mississippi families are having to do more with less and a lot of this has to do with the fact that economic conditions have continued to remain challenging," said Mississippi Economic Policy Director Ed Sivak.
Federally, the 2011 poverty line for a family of four is slightly more than $23,000 a year. Nationally that includes 46.2 million people. In the magnolia state, nearly 130,000 families fall below that income level. That means almost 45 percent of Mississippians who filed tax returns didn't make enough money to pay income taxes.
"One of the things we need to look at is taking a balanced approach that included raising revenue instead of the cuts only approach that has been taken in the past," said Sivak.
That means taxes. Sivak says lawmakers need to look at the statewide picture to help reduce poverty.
"It's really important that we make these investments in a high quality education, affordable healthcare and affordable college tuition. These are going to be the types of investments that move families forward and they don't happen for free," said Sivak.
While taxes are a touchy subject at the state capitol, Sivak says it's time to bring up the possibility, especially since Mississippi's median household income comes in at $36,919. That's far below the national median of $50,502.
"We need to look at the fact that since 2001 median household incomes have dropped by $2,400. Mississippi families are doing more with less and that signals that we need to make the critical investments that move families forward."
Mississippi didn't rank the highest when it comes to the number of people living in poverty. States like New Mexico, Louisiana, South Carolina, Arkansas and Georgia had higher numbers.
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Seventeen-year-old Maya (Maya Maron) is a Goth slacker in a family that's rapidly falling apart following the death of her father. Spending more time looking after her younger siblings than practising music, she's fed up with helping her stressed-out mother, Dafna (Orli Zilverschatz-Banay), juggle parenting duties with double shifts at the local hospital. What Maya needs is for her older brother Yair (Nitai Gvirtz) to stop moping about and pull his finger out - but Yair's too busy contemplating the meaninglessness of existence while handing out leaflets on the subway dressed in a mouse costume.
A moving story of bereavement, loss and family togetherness, this Israeli drama may be slight, but it's the little touches that keep it vibrant. Crackling with realistic dialogue between the ever-bitching kids, but never losing sight of the humanity that makes their humdrum lives so desperately watchable, Broken Wings is both believable and heart-wrenching. It also finds moments of unexpected comedy, notably in Dafna's attempts to join a video-dating agency.


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USA Today discovers home schooling. A recent article offers several reasons why parents pursue home schooling for their children:
They wish to take the children to visit various countries or part of the U.S., using the world as a classroom.
They wish to spend more time with their children, to have more opportunity to be parents. One homeschooling parent said that when her children were in public schools, "Our time together was squeezed into a few hours in the evening."
Who pursues homeschooling and why?
Brian D. Ray, founder of the National Home Education Research Institute, said about 2 million children and teens are home-schooled in the United States. In 2003, 20 percent of parents said they chose to home-school their kids for "other reasons" that included "family time" and "travel." By 2007, that percentage had jumped to 32 percent.


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What the Fondant?
The Bug's birthday party is on Saturday. She turned 4 December 27th, but since it's so close to Christmas, we just wait to celebrate it until the first weekend after the first of the year. This year I wanted to make a princess cake for her. Granted, I probably want it more than she does so I can somehow feel like a supermom. But really this year is the year. Next year she's going to have definite ideas about what she wants and doesn't want and I'm not going to have a say anymore. This year is the first year she understands what it means to have a birthday. She has a lot of friends. She's got every kid begging to come to her party, which we are having at McDonald's because our place is way too small. She's so excited! But I am too. I'm making a princess cake!
The cake in the picture is not my cake, but is close to what I'm going to do. I went to Michael's to get everything I would need to make a princess cake. I already had a Pampered Chef Classic Batter Bowl to bake the cake in. I was on a mission to get fondant, coloring, and a doll. While I was there, another lady in the hanging out in the be-crazy-and-make-your-own-specialty-cake isle told me that I should make my own fondant. Apparently the pre-made stuff is pretty nasty tasting.
Last night, I made fondant from a recipe I found on AllRecipes.com. This afternoon I baked a Pillsbury Funfetti cake which took forever because of the depth of the bowl. I made buttercream frosting, also a recipe from AllRecipes.com, and frosted the cake. It's now in the refrigerator waiting for the fondant to be placed on it tomorrow. I'm just glad I planned to make this cake over a few days so I wasn't rushing at the last minute to get it put together. From what I've heard, fondant is not easy to work with. I'll let you know how it comes out. If it's good, I may even take pictures. Who knows? I could be the next Cake Boss. Ummm…probably not…
What is fondant you ask? Hehehehe…This is why I love Wikipedia!
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Richard Madden makes us fall in love with him while having a cute moment with a puppy on the set of Despierta America on Thursday (March 12) at Univision Studios in Miami, Fla.
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Tom, India will miss you
Veteran trilingual actor Tom Alter died on 29 September. For the writers fraternity, Tom was a favourite person to launch a book and we will all miss Tom. More than his launch presence will be missed his theatrical baritone on stages behind the Lal Quila. Tom played Bahadur Shah Zafar to enthralled audiences every winter. The actor became an Indian citizen, and contributed enormously to the cultural life of this country.


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Three people are in custody after they allegedly held a woman hostage inside her own home, police said.
Orlando police were called to the Rosemont area near South Lake Orlando Parkway and Silver Rose Court about 9 a.m. after somebody reported seeing two suspicious men on bikes and another on foot.
Officers took one man into custody after they spotted him toss a bike over a fence and then try to run from the area.
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Skip to comments.Venezuela seizes General Motors plant as property of the state
Posted on 04/20/2017 8:17:35 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
This news broke overnight and it undoubtedly comes as a shock to anyone who hasn't been paying to socialism in general and the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in particular. The government of Venezuela came in and seized control of the General Motors plant in the city of Valencia, taking over the property, assets and accounts. The automotive giant responded by saying that they were immediately halting operations. (CNN)
General Motors says it will immediately halt operations in Venezuela after its plant in the country was unexpectedly seized by authorities.
GM (GM) described the takeover as an "illegal judicial seizure of its assets."
The automaker said the seizure showed a "total disregard" of its legal rights. It said that authorities had removed assets including cars from company facilities.
"[GM] strongly rejects the arbitrary measures taken by the authorities and will vigorously take all legal actions, within and outside of Venezuela, to defend its rights," it said in a statement.
GM's Venezuelan operation was already pretty much at the point of stagnation. Productivity was approaching zero because their currency had collapsed and they couldn't order parts to keep the lines running. Also, the domestic market for cars wasn't exactly booming because their potential customers have money which is basically worthless and they're mostly too busy looking for scraps of food to worry about a new set of wheels.
If nothing else, this incident will provide an enlightening, educational moment for the rest of the world. It's a given that this is bad news for General Motors, for the workers there… let's just say it. This is bad news for everyone except Maduro and his cronies. But it also serves to further pull away the mask, allowing the rest of the world to see what's actually going on. So gather around, kids, because we're not only seeing how socialism ends (and it always ends this way) but also how the socialist machinery operates through the various phases of its life cycle.
Originally, the government tolerates the presence of foreign manufacturing entities such as General Motors to fill needs they have which can't be handled domestically. (GM has been there for roughly seven decades.) It's not that the Venezuelan people are incapable of innovation or creation… there's simply no motivation for them to strive for success. Anything they create simply becomes the property of the state anyway, so the hard working, innovative person doesn't realize much more success than the guy who can barely keep his eyes open to show up for his job sweeping the sidewalk. There's no point to being particularly innovative.
So companies such as GM are allowed to go to work. But once the system inevitably begins to implode, the tyrant in charge begins looking for new resources to grab. In the name of the socialist concept wherein everything "belongs to the people" he seizes the GM plant. They take the cars which are there to hand out to high ranking party officials and divide up the assets while demanding that the workers get back to producing automobiles. This is, of course, impossible because they don't have the parts to do it and the people who actually know how to run things are fleeing.
These are the fruits of socialism. It's a humanitarian disaster to be sure, but it's also a teachable moment. Watch and learn.
Why is any sane multi-national with stockholders continuing operations in this country?
I wonder if GM will still pay the workers' wages?
RE: Why is any sane multi-national with stockholders continuing operations in this country?
GM has been in that country for DECADES.
What should the CEO have done when Chavez took over? Close it? It survived 10 years of Chavez and several years of Maduro, this was unexpected.
This should be a wake up call to other foreign companies to PLAN for anything similar.
Ahhhh, the irony of it. Government Motors is seized by the government and GM is outraged...
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RE: I wonder if GM will still pay the workers wages?
If Venezuela seized ( as in take hold of suddenly and forcibly), then I assume the government owns it now. THEY pay the workers ( if they have the money ).
This is just another phase in the country's death spiral. This will not go on indefinitely.
You only have what you can defend.
What's survival? Not being taken over by the government?
They did it to the oil companies, they did it to the food producers, they did it to the grocers.
They couldn't order parts, they had no market. Why would they stay?
Is it something now that companies should just survive?
This is the equal of the left thinking companies exist to provide health care for their workers.
Venezuela....where the UAW is the government.
Given how things have gone in Venezuela the past five years I don't think this was unexpected. Or at least, it should not have been.
Congress needs to immediately place a trade embargo on Venezuela for the exact same reason that there's a trade embargo on Cuba. They stole American property and that should be intolerable.
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"What in hell's the big idea? What's going on? I want to know what's going on!"
She spoke evenly, looking straight at him. "If you want to know, I have left nothing but junk on the San Sebastian Line, and as little of that as possible. I have moved everything that could be moved switch engines, shop tools, even typewriters and mirrors out of Mexico."
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Why isn't Trump arming and training rebels yet?
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No simpatico here.
But what is Venezuela going to do with it?....................
It will continue as long as Cubans run the police and military force...
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A slow clap for Sookie.
What exactly should our expectations have been for the second-to-last episode of True Blood?
Only two more episodes left.
Bill and Sookie.
Only four more episodes left.
Lafayette finally gets some.
So many emotional ups and downs, so little time left.
Nobody likes a mopey Lafayette.
No discussion of this episode should start with anything other than that cold open.
This season premiere was very good and very dark.
Like a hobbled yet determined Kerri Strug, season six just stuck the landing.
From concept to execution, "Life Matters" was very very very good.
This episode has one truly, incredibly, instant classic scene.
True Blood does the best vampire deaths.
This might have been one of the strongest episodes of the past few years.
F--- the pain away, everyone.
Please enjoy this GIF of Jason Stackhouse doing pull-ups.
Season six is doing a lot right so far.
"The Sun" was a surprisingly good and thoughtful episode.
Season six picks up moments after season five's insane cliffhanger.
Bloodbath doesn't seem fitting enough a term for this unusually high-body-count season finale.
In this season's penultimate episode, we finally got an intervention on behalf of the U.S. government.
Lots going on this week, although it was sorely lacking in butt-revealing karate.
We're getting closer and closer to the end of the season, so we're seeing some of the story lines get nicely wrapped up.
It's good that we're moving away from the whole Lillith thing.
Well, this episode was certainly action-packed, we'll say that much for it.
This was a banner week for celebrity guest stars on True Blood.
Religious fanatics versus sexy, ineffectual ideologues? Please keep your Sorkin peanut butter out of our Ball chocolate, HBO.
Every week we swear that we're going to stop looking for an ordered universe within True Blood, and just relax and enjoy the sex gore.
Many jokes were made at the expense of iPhones, texting, and Facebook.
True Blood's writers are really bringing it this season, if only in terms of pure Bonkers Quotient.
Sometimes a show goes so off the rails that being off the rails becomes the point. Thus, True Blood, season five.
Lots of death and loose ends.
The witches continue kicking ass.
It's mystical, epic laser tag time!
Not a great move for a vampire.
NachoFace Pam! Deep conversations! Eric vs. Bill! Shifter Sex!
Eric the innocent gets further into Sookie's heart, and mouth, than ever before.
Though, a naked Eric Northman's not one of them.
Or how to take care of an amnesiac vampire.
"Why do you smell so good?"
Season four begins and we jump twelve months forward.
"Love?! You don't get to use that word."
"Well, that is a kick in the pants."
Sookie is a fairy. Or one of the "old people." Lame.
Franklin returns and Russell debuts on the nightly news.
Reunited, but it don't feel so good.
Sookie, agent of light.
Things get even bloodier.
Our favorite episode so far!
If you thought 'True Blood' took last week off to take stock and start pulling back from this season's turn for the bizarrely kinky, you thought wrong.
Sex with vampires gets bizarre.
And it's Denis O'Hare! And he's awesome.
Good god, that was fun.
A plot-packed finale wraps up the season, but leaves us in suspense.
"I love watching two men together," she says. And then they play Yahtzee.
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Everything comes to a peak.
Just when Godric's Christian virtues look to be ushering in a new era, a terrorist attack provides a cliffhanger that jeopardizes the lives of, oh, most of the cast.
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Huge plot advances — which is great, because the orgies are getting sort of boring.
Jason gets a sponge bath!
"Maybe Jesus was the first vampire. He rose from the dead. And told people, hey, drink my blood, it'll give you special powers."
The funniest — and goriest — episode this season.
A high-stakes game of capture the flag!
Another season, another murder mystery!
The True Blood actor died of heart failure related to complications from alcohol withdrawal.
Ellis gave an indelible performance on the HBO drama as gay short-order cook Lafayette Reynolds.
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That's it? For the best character on the show?
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I mean really, here we have a system that's been around for the better part of 20 years and it still needs to have Antivirus software installed, it still doesn't by default handle multiple desktops, it still frequently needs to be just wiped and reinstalled rather than trying to fix what ever the hell is wrong with it. Move to a Mac or get Ubuntu ( you can still run your Windows apps using VirtualBox if you need to - and things will be safer in the sandbox world ), yes the transition can be a pain but in the long run your sanity will thank you.
Piracy and DRM
This is what actually inspired me today to write this blog. I see people wasting hours of their lives arguing over the details of if it does or doesn't hurt book sales. I don't agree with piracy, I don't support or or condone it, but the reality appears to be that it has no notable bearing on the sales numbers from people who were legitimately going to buy it in the first place. If nothing else, I can only see piracy serving one main purpose when it comes to books, improving your exposure - silly pirates, so much for sticking it to the 'man', they just fell for it.
As for DRM, nothing like having a layer of security there that doesn't impede the pirates but ultimately just denies your genuine readers, those who actually paid you money for your work, nice going, way to reduce your readership. A lot of people who say they don't care about DRM "doesn't bother me" are people who've not had a run in with it stopping them from gaining access to their content - these people quickly change their tune after their first lockout, and yes, it happens.
Loud cars and bikes
Really... what are you compensating for? At best, being so loud just draws attention to the fact that you're an utter imbecile, not that you'd be reading this blog either though. I can't do work during the day and the first few hours of night because of the rampant number of appendage-length-challenged opening their throttles as they attempt to fly up our road. I'll probably laugh when one of them finally loses control and rolls their car. The downside will be of course if they injure anyone other than themselves. If the police were serious about revenue raising, they should park their butts over here, in an afternoon they'd more than cover their Christmas party budget demands.
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Good points all, and i especially appreciate the last one, we have similar troubles. Problem is most of these loud exhausts are put on tiny engined cars by pimple face 'yoofs' and cant reach a speed where a roll may occur. But you can guarantee they will injure others before themselves. Use and treat any vehicle respectfully. They kill far more people than guns and knifes.Excellent post.
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Well kayaking is a cool thing but an even cooler thing to do in Belton, TX is to feed the ducks on Nolan Creek. Or bring your family to attend the Live Free Music Nights on Friday or Saturday, eat at the Gin or Coronoa's
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Go to namechk.com and check to see if your new name is available. If it is, then go buy the domain on godaddy.com for as many years as you can afford. Google likes it if your buy for a long time (up to 10 years). Then set up a gmail.com account with your new brand name. So if you decided that your new brand was going to be 411Woodlands then your email address you select with gmail would be firstname.lastname@example.com. This email address is used to set up all the social media site accounts. No one sees the email address but you. Then go to the following sites and start registering and setting up the accounts.
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My Addiction – Apps- The lifesavers of my life
Here are the apps that I ask clients to download as well as the ones I use constantly on a daily basis. I know I left some out, but you hopefully will get a feel for some of them. They range from Dropbox, Evernote, to schedule text messages to go out. Happy "Apping" !!!
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Panama's Foreign Ministry says Colombia has asked it to extradite former Colombian intelligence chief Maria del Pilar Hurtado to face conspiracy, wiretapping and abuse of authority charges.
Hurtado headed Colombia's DAS domestic intelligence agency in 2007 and 2008.
The agency was dissolved in October after it was caught spying on presidential foes, including judges, reporters and human rights activists, under former president Alvaro Uribe. Uribe governed from 2002 to 2010 and has denied knowledge of the abuses.
Some DAS agents also colluded with bloody right-wing militias.
Hurtado obtained political asylum in Panama in 2010 with Uribe's help.
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John Orleski, 82, of Taylor, entered into eternal rest on Friday at Allied Skilled Nursing Center. He is survived by his wife Elaine Butch Orleski and together they have celebrated 51 years of marriage.
Born to John and Stella Orleski on July 13, 1935. John grew up in Duryea with his 7 siblings: Cecelia, Theresa, Stella, Virginia, Michael, Edward and Vincent. His dad died when he was young, so he quit school in the 8th grade to support his family and went to work as a breaker boy at a young age & was not able to go back to complete high school. (He later received his GED.) He was so adamant to serve his nation that he altered his birth certificate so he could join the PA National Guard at age 13 (you could see the eraser mark on his birth certificate). While serving, they discovered he was underage, so they immediately discharged him. After his short stint in the military, he worked at Bethlehem Steel as a steel worker. After Bethlehem Steel, he worked as a construction worker. Then, after his construction role, becoming an entrepreneur, he purchased and owned two of his own businesses (gas stations, one in Scranton, one in Taylor). It was here where he showcased his passion for repairing cars as an auto mechanic. In 1966, he married Elaine Butch. She was the love of his life. Together, they purchased their home in Lincoln Heights at the top of Taylor Hill. They went on to have three children, Donnell, Stephen and Brenda. John and Elaine put all three of their kids through college. They spent quility time being present in their lives, attending games, events, graduations, celebrations whenever possible. John was his kids' #1 fan always. During the rest of his adult working life, he worked in the Paper Products Industry at Potlatch/ Pope & Talbot/Cascades Tissue. He earned his "Ironman" title during his time as a Paper Products employee because of his steadfast devotion to his job and the people surrounding him. His "can do" attitude was infectious. You could never be sad when you were in the presence of John. He believed there was nothing you couldn't accomplish if you set your mind to it. This attitude was passed down to his children and grandchildren. John loved outdoor work—he loved working in the yard and took care of St. George's cemetery for many years. He took pride in ensuring the gravesites looked amazing for the church and families who visited their loved ones at the cemetery. He took pristine care of his yard and even taught his grandkids to ride the lawnmower when they visited. John was a servant leader. He loved sports. He was the Taylor Little League President for at least 5 years in the 1980's. This is where he met many of his local friends who have remained close to him throughout his life (Capwell & Gaidula Families). John has five grandchildren (Meagan, Alissa, Quinsey, Spencer and Trevor) and five great grandchildren (Jaydon, Cameron, Cruz, Marley, Evelyn). John retired in 2005 and loved traveling to Las Vegas and Texas to visit his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed gambling at the casinos both locally and in Las Vegas with family and friends. He enjoyed quality time with his wife Elaine and Mary Rachko going to the local casinos and the casino in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. In 2016, John and Elaine celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary with a beautiful and memorable party at St. George's. The enduring love John had for Elaine is a love rarely found in today's world. He was Elaine's devoted husband until his final breath. John held a leadership role in St. George's church. He was the Vice President for the St. George's Parish Council, making executive decisions for church operations. Once again, this leadership role showed his dedication and servant leadership to the church.
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Three sisters, Cecelia Bechtold, Stella Miller and Theresa Cebula preceded him in death.
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The research and watchdog group Integrity Florida released a report Monday calling it a myth that a higher minimum wage results in job losses.
"We wanted to take an objective look at the claim made by some that an increase in the minimum wage means employers will cut jobs," said Ben Wilcox, research director of Integrity Florida. "Our research found no evidence that claim is true."
Integrity Florida compared state-by-state jobs numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics with increases in the minimum wage from Jan. 1, 2014 to Jan. 1, 2015.
During that time, 25 states raised the minimum wage, and every state experienced job growth except for West Virginia. The report also found higher job growth in states that raised the minimum wage, including Florida, than in states that didn't.
The report by Wilcox and Alan Stonecipher also examined five cities and counties that increased the minimum wage, all of which saw year-to-year job growth. They are the Washington, D.C., suburbs of Montgomery County and Prince George's County, Md.; Las Cruces, N.M.; Sante Fe County, N.M., and SeaTac, Wash. The data shows that Washington State has the nation's highest statewide minimum wage of $9.47, and ranked second among states in job growth during the period at 6.8 percent.
A total of 29 states and the District of Columbia (which recently increased its minimum wage to $10.50 an hour) require employers to pay a higher minimum wage than the federal rate. Florida's minimum wage of $8.05 an hour is tied to the consumer price index following passage of a voter-approved constitutional amendment in 2004.
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Grand Canyon Chapter DAR holds annual meeting
Current and past chapter leaders, from l.: Katie Paulsen, honorary chapter regent; Jean Howell, honorary chapter regent; Stephanie Troth, honorary Arizona state society (ASDAR) regent and honorary chapter regent; Kathy Shields, current chapter regent; Terri Mott, ASDAR vice regent and honorary chapter regent; and Tochia Levine, honorary chapter regent.
Scottsdale-chartered Grand Canyon Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held its annual meeting April 4 at Chaparral Suites, Scottsdale. Officers and chairmen recapped their goals and accomplishments during the 2014-2015 season.
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For the last 15 years, the Université Catholique de Lille has organised a European Summer Program.
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Hillhouse International Enterprise Zone
Hillhouse International Enterprise Zone is a former chemical production facility, located on the Wyre coast at Thornton-Cleveleys. It is one of the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership's (LEP) priorities to tranform the economy of the county and wider region.
It is a 138 hectare site occupied by over 40 companies, including three world class multi-national businesses namely Victrex PLC (polymers), AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd (flurochemicals and fluropolymers), and Vinnolit (PVC manufacture).
There are areas of land within the enterprise zone availiable for re-development, including areas within the secure part of the site.
Businesses could receive benefits including business rates relief for five years or enhanced capital allowances.
Hillhouse International Enterprise Zone provides a fantastic opportunity for business to locate on an existing, internationally-recognised business park, alongside world-leading chemical and polymer production companies.
Target sectors include the chemical industry, polymer manufacture, energy generation and management, advanced manufacturing and engineering, and low carbon and sustainable industries. However, principal driver behind the enterprise zone, is job creation and industry diversification, so companies looking to operate outside those target sectors will be welcomed to discuss options.
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Hillhouse International Enterprise Zone attracts Chinese investment - December 2016
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Hillhouse International Enterprise Zone goes live - April 2016
Economic boost for Wyre announced - November 2015
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