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FORT LAUDERDALE — Two retirees were robbed of $12,000 this month when they gave the money to a scam artist who claimed to be an illegal immigrant needing help cashing a winning lottery ticket. The couple handed over the cash as "good faith" money, becoming victims of what police commonly refer to as a "pigeon drop" fraud.
"You never get something for nothing," said Fort Lauderdale Detective Mike Reed. "People approach you looking for a person to invest their money and it's not going to happen. You are going to lose your money."
With a "pigeon drop," two strangers who act like they have never met approach their victim in public. One claims to have found money and offers to let the victim and his accomplice have some if they put up their own cash in good faith to get part of the find.
The suspects flash their own money as proof they are also putting in cash, then take the victim to the bank. Once they get the victim's money, they switch it with cut paper and disappear.
In this incident, the victim was approached at the Coral Ridge Mall on Aug. 12 by a man who claimed to have won the lottery. A woman, the suspect's accomplice, also offered her help.
The woman went to her bank and allegedly withdrew $30,000. The victim's wife went to her bank and took out $12,000. The suspect then gave each of the ladies his good faith money of $2,500. The woman suggested consolidating all the money in one envelope, and returned it to the victim, but not before switching the real cash with an envelope of newspaper clippings.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call 954-493-8477.


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This can be useful as a form of single sign on. For example, if you have a custom built application you could use this service to allow individuals to login to your custom application using their CCB credentials.
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- Community Login Service - Provides only the profile ID, not the entire profile.
- Individual Profile From ID - Returns the entire profile given the profile ID.

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The name 'conifer' comes from Latin and means 'to bear cones.' Although cones are a common feature of most conifers, junipers and yews are two exceptions that produce berry-like fruit.
The best method of identifying a conifer is to look at the leaves. Conifers are usually evergreen trees or shrubs with linear, needle-like or scale-like leaves, though some species such as larch and cypress drop their leaves in autumn.
Amongst the conifer population are some of the smallest, largest and oldest living woody plants known. There are more than 500 conifer species distributed worldwide, invaluable for their timber as well as their adaptability as garden plants for year-round interest.
Conifers in the landscape
The diversity of available conifers for the landscape is tremendous. Nurseries and plantspeople around the world are devoted to the discovery and introduction of new selections that vary in size, form, colour and texture. There has been special interest in the group classified as 'dwarf conifers'. (a dwarf conifer is one that fails to attain the size and stature of the parent plant).
Conifers under threat
Most people think of conifers flourishing in the vast commercial plantations of pines and spruce that dominate the landscapes of many parts of the world or in the great expanses of natural forests in Canada and Siberia. How can conifers be under threat when they appear to be so common? Well, these forests contain only about 10% of the known conifer species. The majority are found in small, scattered populations in both Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Globally, conifer species are threatened with extinction. Of the world's 800 taxa, 355 are listed by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) as being of conservation concern. Threats to their native habitats include logging, uncontrolled forest fires, open-cast mining, and conversion of forests to pasture and arable land. For example, a combination of these threats is the reason why 28 of the 43 conifer species endemic to the Pacific island of New Caledonia are of conservation concern.
Conifer sizes
From massive forest giants to miniscule mounds of elegant foliage, the appropriate size will depend on the landscape situation. The typical landscape today is limited in space, making size an important issue when choosing plants.
Conifer forms
The form most commonly associated with conifers is the familiar conical shape of Christmas trees. However, the range varies from the vertical form of tall columnar plants to the horizontal form of flat ground covers.
Globose - globe-like or rounded in general outline.
Pendulous - upright or mounding, with varying degrees of weeping branches.
Narrow upright - much taller than broad; includes plants referred to as fastigiate, columnar, narrowly pyramidal or narrowly conical.
Broad upright - includes all other upright plants that do not fit into categories 1-3.
Prostrate - ground-hugging, carpeting plants without an inclination to grow upward.
Spreading - wider than they are tall.
Irregular - erratic growth pattern.
Culturally altered - pruned or trained into formal or imaginative shapes, such as high grafts or standards.
Conifer colours
Garden conifers come in a rainbow of year-round colours that can be used effectively with companion plants. Many are shades of green, yellow, orange, blue, lavender or purple, while others are bicolour and have variegated foliage with patterns of stripes, spots and patches.
Many go through seasonal colour changes and provide interest in the winter landscape. In the spring, lighter shades of new growth contrast against the darker older foliage. In some cases, new growth emerges not just as a lighter shade but as a bright yellow or red, rivalling any floral display. Some even display two colours of needles. On other conifers, the cones and seed-bearing fruits are brightly coloured and decorative during certain seasons of the year.
How to use garden conifers
The landscape uses are limited only by the imagination. The strong silhouettes of many compact, slow-growing conifers can accent a corner of a garden bed, frame a doorway or add winter interest to perennial and annual flower beds.
Use conifers in foundation plantings, borders or island beds with other shrubs. Plant a mixture of different conifers, blending the various textures, shapes and colours, for a unique low-maintenance landscape.
Use large specimens amid expansive lawns and miniature specimens to view up close in containers, troughs or rock gardens. Don't forget that conifers are also stalwart hedging and windbreak plants.
Pruning conifers
The natural growth pattern of a normal or dwarf evergreen is a large part of its charm. When the wrong plant is selected or the right plant is not maintained properly, this charm may be lost as the conifer grows too large for its assigned space. At this point, you must choose between pruning, moving or removing; often removing and replacing the plant is easiest. Some evergreens can be severely pruned while others cannot. In most cases, severe pruning will destroy the conifer's natural charm, although some plants may recover over time.
Yews and hemlocks are the easiest to control. Both have abundant buds on old and new wood; these develop into twigs when the wood above is cut. Since they can be sheared heavily without permanent harm, they can be used as hedges. The leaves tolerate some shade, so they grow well on the inside of the plant and allow for shearing or pruning. Pruning in the spring just before the new growth begins allows the pruning cuts to be covered with new growth very rapidly, preventing the 'just sheared' look.
Firs, cedars, spruce and Douglas firs are also easy to manage. These have visible buds alongside the current season's growth; some also have buds alongside the stems of the previous year's growth. Size can be controlled at any time by pruning back to a bud. For a formal shape, prune or shear when the current season's growth is soft. These plants' leaves tolerate some shade, so pruning and shearing can potentially produce a dense plant.
Take more care with pines. When pruning, be aware that pines lack buds along the stem. Buds are only present at the tip of the current season's growth, so spring is the best time to prune pines. Soft new growth, called a 'candle', can be cut or pinched before the needles are fully elongated, and buds will develop from needle fascicles below the cut. This type of spring pruning or 'candling' will produce a compact plant. During the rest of the year, prune carefully or you may damage the plant's shape.
Junipers, arborvitaes and falsecypress (Chamaecyparis) are the most difficult to maintain at a particular size. This group's buds are present only where there are green leaves; a branch cut back to a non-leafy region will not produce new foliage. If you shear one of these plants, do so carefully while it is actively growing in the spring. The naked brown interior indicates that the leaves are intolerant of shade. Each plant in this group forms a thin shell of green growth surrounding a zone of leafless twigs and limbs. Take care not to open this shell during pruning, since the unsightly scar may not be covered for many years.
Conifer Introduction reprinted here courtesy of The American Conifer Society. We thank them for their support


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Year started with KUOW: 2013
Lila co-manages RadioActive, KUOW's youth radio program. She is a mentor and instructor for RadioActive's introductory workshop and oversees outreach and off-site programming.
Lila comes to KUOW after eight years teaching media literacy and filmmaking to young women at Reel Grrls. She has also worked as a youth media educator with Adobe Youth Voices, Native Lens, Reel Queer Youth and the World Affairs Council.
Lila is an award-winning video editor and has shown her work on the Documentary Channel and PBS, as well as at film festivals around the world. She has served on the board of Rain City Rock Camp for Girls and was a founding member of the Seattle Independent Media Center's video collective, where she co-produced a weekly television show and a quarterly video magazine. Lila has hosted a funk music show at KBCS 91.3FM for over a decade. She is a graduate of Macalester College, with degrees in Communications and Cultural Studies: Film and Media.


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9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Drescher Graduate Campus, Malibu
The Fourth Annual SEER Symposium continues its exciting exploration into next generation business strategy, gathering the experiences of a broad spectrum of world-changing innovators, executives, thought-leaders and entrepreneurs to engage, challenge and inspire its audience of MBA students and members of the business community. These luminaries ride the crest of the rising tide of social and environmental awareness that it is irrevocably altering the landscape for business in the 21st Century. Each in their own way embody the SEER philosophy of long-term thinking, formulating strategy through the Macro Values of Quality Product/Service, Social Responsibility, Environmental Stewardship and Financial Strength.
This year's theme of Positive Entrepreneurship strikes at the heart of SEER thinking: expressing one's values and tapping one's strengths to start businesses that solve problems, generate profit and create a life of meaning simultaneously.
There has never been a better time for forward-thinking individuals to take control of their destiny by starting a business. Through the power of technology, and global connectivity, entrepreneurs have unprecedented resources at their disposal to target challenges both locally and globally and develop unique, innovative, and disruptive solutions to those challenges. Just as Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia, Blake Mycoskie of TOMs, and John Mackey of Whole Foods before them, the most successful entrepreneurs today create profitable companies that help make the world a better place based on the founders' beliefs and values. Moreover, in striving to meet and overcome these challenges, these Positive Entrepreneurs create the conditions to live lives of meaning as well as improving the lives of others.
As Michael Porter points out, business is the only institution that has the capacity to scale infinitely to address the social and environmental challenges that confront us in the 21st Century. Positive Entrepreneurship's focus on values and positive impact provides an exciting foundation for a virtuous cycle through all four quadrants of the SEER cycle: founders' values translate into a culture of high engagement (flow). This Shared Purpose in turn deepens Customer Value Proposition and Brand Loyalty, all resulting in ever-growing profitability, which can be used to scale the business while delivering Shared Value to stakeholders.
In addition to our exceptional panel of speakers, this year's program will include the SEER Symposium Fast Pitch Competition with the chance to win $500! The SEER Symposium Fast Pitch Competition gives start-ups the opportunity to get their idea in front of our panel of experts from the entrepreneurial and lending communities.
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Larry Cox
About Pepperdine's SEER Certificate Program
Many sustainable business programs have focused attention on "the triple bottom line" – People, Planet, Profits. The Certificate in Socially, Environmentally and Ethically Responsible (SEER) Business Strategy, offered to Pepperdine's Full-time MBA and Fully Employed MBA students, goes a step beyond and adds a fourth factor to the equation: Product. This certificate program focuses on the complexities of sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and ethics, and how these tie into producing a superior product that generates financial growth.
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The epic saga of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's escape from a maximum security prison and recapture took a Hollywood twist on Friday night, when it was revealed that Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn had interviewed the famed trafficker in a secret meeting.
Mexican officials said that this meeting led to Guzman's re-arrest, and that local diva Kate del Castillo played a big role in it.
In his bombshell interview for Rolling Stone magazine with Guzman, Penn revealed that Del Castillo was crucial in brokering the seven-hour encounter back in October, as she had been in contact with the drug trafficker for several years.
Known for her television portrayal of a female drug lord in Telemundo's "La Reina del Sur" ("The Queen of the South"), Del Castillo was first contacted by Guzman in 2012, after she tweeted that he should start "trafficking with love." She also stated that she would trust "El Chapo" over the seemingly corrupt Mexican government.
"Mr. Chapo, wouldn't it be cool that you started trafficking with love?" she wrote in the tweet. "With cures for diseases, with food for the homeless children, with alcohol for the retirement homes that don't let the elderly spend the rest of the days doing whatever the f*** they want."
She continued: "Imagine trafficking with corrupt politicians instead of women and children who end up as slaves. Why don't you burn all those whorehouses where women are worth less than a pack of cigarettes? Without supply, there's no demand. Come on, Don! You would be the hero of heroes. Let's traffic with love. You know how to. Life is a business and the only thing that changes is the merchandise. Don't you agree?"
Her post created a lot of controversy in Mexico, and Guzman wanted to thank her for her support. He reportedly sent her flowers, Penn wrote.
"Her courage is further demonstrated in her willingness to be named in this article," he added.
When Guzman was arrested for the second time in February 2014, the drug leader contacted Del Castillo again, when "gringos were scrambling to tell his story," Penn wrote.
"He was interested in seeing the story of his life told on film, but would entrust its telling only to Kate," he wrote, adding that after Guzman's escape from prison in July 2015, she had been "intermittently receiving contact from Chapo."
It was this relationship that led Penn to Mexico in October 2015 to meet with Guzman, and ultimately paved the way for the Mexican Navy last week.
Life seems to imitate art for Del Castillo, 43, who not only played a ruthless leader of a drug cartel in "La Reina del Sur" but also incarnated a drug trafficker in the 2012 Telemundo soap opera "Dueños del Paraiso" ("Masters of Paradise"). In 2009, she also played a Mexican crime boss in the fifth season of "Weeds."
Born in Mexico City, Del Castillo is the daughter of well-known Mexican actor Eric Del Castillo. She began acting at a young age; however, her big hit role came in the 1991 Televisa show "Muchachitas." She then gained fame by touring Latin American with the play "Love Letters."
Most recently she appeared as a recurring guest star on "Jane the Virgin" and has had appearances on NBC's "Grimm" and CBS' "CSI: Miami."
She was part of the voice cast of 2011's "Rio" and 2014's "The Book of Life" alongside Zoe Saldaña and Diego Luna.
Last year Del Castillo starred in "The 33," the drama based on the real-life story of the miraculous rescue of 33 Chilean miners a few years ago, alongside Antonio Banderas. Currently she is set to start in Netflix's Spanish-language series "Ingobernable" ("Ungovernable"), where she will play the wife of President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto, also an actress.
According to Variety, Netflix has not commented on the status of the project in light of Del Castillo's connection with Guzman and Penn.
Del Castillo, who splits her time between Mexico and Los Angeles, has not been shy about criticizing the Mexican government and is also active with humanitarian organizations on the issue of human trafficking and with PETA.
She has a massive social media audience, boosting 2.5 million Twitter followers – though she has remained radio silent since the news of her visit with Guzman broke Saturday night.
However, it seems that her association with Guzman and her desire to aggressively pursue the biopic rights to his story are the ones getting the most criticism.
According to Mexico's El Universal newspaper, Del Castillo has become "a kind of public-relations for Joaquin El Chapo Guzman and the head of the film project about the most wanted narco in Mexico."
According to the paper, Guzman's lawyers contacted the actress in 2014 to produce an autobiographical film of his life and she even went as far as contacting an unidentified Argentinian director to write the screenplay.
Reportedly, she was also contacted to attempt to stop the release of the Mexican film "El Chapo: El Escape del Siglo" ("The Escape of the Century") which is set to be released on Jan. 15.
There has been no word if Mexican or U.S. officials have reached out to Del Castillo regarding her connection to Guzman since his re-arrest.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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One of the interesting things about this business is that the bigger it gets, the less likely companies are likely to take risks and try new games with different styles. After talking to American McGee a little bit today, it's clear that he's still interested in trying new things and taking a risk to tell a story and maybe even throw in some social commentary. I guess there are still some happy things in the gaming world.
His new title, Bad Day L.A., tells the story of a homeless man (who happens to be an ex Hollywood agent) that's sick of people and their problems and generally doesn't give a crap. Well, he does give a crap, but only out in front of traffic on the freeway.
In any case, this guy is the unlikely hero of a story where everything wrong that could happen, does happen. This is the story of the day when everything that fear crazy America worries about every day finally happens. But everything that happens right in the middle of Los Angeles. Meteors, plane crashes, bio terrorism, zombies, mobs... you name it, it probably happens.
All that I really saw was still in the very early stages so no gameplay was shown, but plenty of art was shown in the very unique "superflat" art style developed by LA artists Kozyndan. It's a pretty nifty art style that I hope people will dig. It's nice to see chances taken in that department to actually deliver something different than the "realistic" graphics that we see most of the time.
We'll be bringing you more info on Bad Day L.A. before too long so keep your mind open to the possibility.


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If your first introduction to poetry were doggerel such as "Roses are Red" or "Mary Had a Little Lamb", you'd probably think, "Hey, that's easy! I can do that!" If it were a sestina, you might think "Whoa, no way I'll ever be able to do that."
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text: Reordering Controls In Sitefinity Page Toolboxes by Stanislav Velikov Jan 09, 2014 This blog post provides a sample of reordering Sitefinity page toolbox controls through the configuration API. Here is a sample web form that contains this sample code which reverses the order of the toolbox control in the preselected section. A video of how the reordering function works is available here. The approach is to load all toolbox sections registered in the site, both built-in and custom control sections. This will retrieve an instance of ConfigManager using Config.GetManager() and then retrieve ToolboxesConfig that contains toolboxes for PageControls, LayoutControls and FormsControls (for the Sitefinity forms module). var configManager = Config.GetManager(); var toolboxConfig = configManager.GetSection<ToolboxesConfig>(); var retrieveSectionNames = toolboxConfig.Toolboxes["PageControls"] .Sections.ToList<ToolboxSection>().Select(s => s.Name); The above code will return the names of all toolbox sections in the site. Once a section is selected, get all controls from this section which are to be reordered: var toolboxItems = toolboxConfig.Toolboxes["PageControls"] .Sections.ToList<ToolboxSection>() .Where(g => g.Name =="NavigationControls") .FirstOrDefault().Tools; Once the controls section is retrieved save the retrieved controls in a new variable "originalConfigs" and perform the reordering there (I am reversing the order). After this remove the whole tools collection from the original toolbox and add the reordered controls: var originalConfigs = toolboxItems.Reverse<ToolboxItem>().ToList<ToolboxItem>(); //remove all controls from the section while (toolboxItems.Count > 0) { toolboxItems.RemoveAt(0); } configManager.SaveSection(toolboxConfig); //add the ordered controls back to the section foreach (var item in originalConfigs) { toolboxItems.Add(item); } configManager.SaveSection(toolboxConfig); About the author Stanislav Velikov Stanislav Velikov is a Tech Support Engineer at Telerik. He joined the Sitefinity Support team in April 2011. Email to a friend Show oldest on top Show newest on top 2 comments Leave a comment Steve Jan 22, 2014 Could also maybe append classes like "sort1, sort2" or something like that then leverage that in the loop to order the items. Stanislav Jan 23, 2014 Yes in the reordering a loop can be done by custom criteria based on the way needed for reordering for each widget, lets say alphabetical by the widget name. Load more comments Thank you for the comment! Your comment must be approved first You've already submitted a review for this item Thank you! Your review has been submitted successfully Login to be able to comment Leave a comment Comment cannot be empty Rating is required Click to add (?) Click to add (?) New code Please type the code above You typed the code incorrectly. Please try again


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Give CSB Day 2017 FAQ
What is "Give CSB Day"?
Give CSB Day is an online one-day challenge on Nov. 15, 2017, that will unite alumnae, faculty, staff, parents, students and friends of the College of Saint Benedict in support of the causes that matter to all of us. Each gift made online to Saint Ben's during this 24-hour period will help drive change at the college and illuminate our future.
Why do you have a day of giving when people make gifts throughout the year?
Every gift to Saint Ben's matters. Having a day of giving is an opportunity to show us all the transformative work that goes on each day at CSB and how coming together can truly make a difference for our future.
Where does my gift go?
You can designate your gift to the place of your choosing. The greatest need is always current scholarships. Matching dollars will go to current scholarships regardless of your designation. For questions about the match and what qualifies, please contact Maggie Weber Utsch '00 at [email protected] or 320-363-5013.
Is there a minimum gift amount?
Please note there is an online gift minimum of $5.00
Will 100 percent of my gift go to my designated area?
Yes. Saint Ben's makes it a priority to ensure that each donor's wishes are honored.
How can I give?
- Online: Gifts to CSB can be made using our secure online form.
- Phone: If you call in a credit card gift on Nov. 15, it will count toward our giving day goal. Simply call 320-363-5013 with a credit card to participate in this exciting challenge.
- In-person: If you are on campus or close to campus, stop by Gorecki on Nov. 15 to make a gift in-person via credit card.
Can I mail in a check?
You can mail in a check just like you can any other day of the year, but it will not be matched or counted for Give CSB Day. Gifts that are being counted for our day of giving are gifts made online or over the phone only with a credit card. Make a gift online or call 320-363-5013 with a credit card to participate.
What are the matching gift terms?
Gifts made online or with a credit card over the phone on Nov. 15, 2017, beginning at midnight (12 a.m.) and continuing for 24 hours will be matched dollar-for-dollar until the matching dollars are exhausted. All matching funds will be given to current scholarships regardless of designation.
Who gave the match?
The generous donors who gave the match can be found here.
How can I track the progress during the 24-hour period?
The best way to stay up to date throughout the day is by checking our website and Facebook. We will also send out emails and post our progress on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram frequently .
What can I do to help get the word out about the Give CSB Day?
Post about Give CSB Day on your social media networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, using the hashtag #GiveCSBDay to spread the excitement. View our social media toolkit for post ideas and update your profiles using our downloadable images.
Other questions?
Please contact Maggie Weber Utsch '00 at [email protected] or 320-363-5013.


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Much of the notable acquisition activity in the direct marketing industry in recent years has involved the larger players. Last year alone saw conglomerate Taylor Corp. buy business products marketer Executive Greetings and consumer stationery title Colorful Images; Deluxe Corp. acquire multititle mailer New England Business Service; Harry and David parent company Bear Creek Corp. purchased by investment fund Wasserstein & Co.; medical supplier Moore Medical Corp. bought by healthcare provider McKesson Corp.; and private equity firm Golden Gate Capital partner with a management-led holding company to buy Spiegel Catalog and Newport News, to name just a few deals. But this year it's likely that more smaller players will take part in mergers and acquisitions as well.
Significant increases in the cost of technology, paper, delivery, and customer service have nibbled away at the profitability of even the best-run companies. It was these escalating operating expenses that prompted a number of the larger players to merge, acquire, or be acquired in order to retain their competitive edge — or in a few cases, to remain viable.
Small and midsize companies, of course, are hardly immune to such cost increases and their effect on the bottom line. And making matters worse, the limits in operating capital available to these smaller businesses challenge their ability to attain greater cost efficiencies and extend their market reach.
To guarantee their survival and maintain a competitive presence in the industry, a number of these companies may have to consider growing themselves into economies of scale, acquiring or merging with a related or complementary business, or making themselves an attractive acquisition target.
The first option, attaining greater economies of scale via organic growth, is not a realistic proposition for many — perhaps most — direct marketing companies. This is an especially difficult challenge for those with a niche focus, inasmuch as their markets are limited by definition. Even for those companies with relatively broad market potential, the capital required to boost growth may be exceptionally difficult to access.
But the second and third options are viable indeed. Many small and midsize companies can achieve greater economies and protect their value by pursuing acquisitions or positioning themselves to become an acquisition target.
Questions for a prospective acquirer
Once a company has resolved that the most practical strategy for survival is to acquire one or more entities, its management needs to address numerous questions:
- Will the acquisition target provide worthwhile economies of scale or result in meaningfully greater market penetration or market expansion?
- Is it clear that the acquirer will be able to retain a high proportion of the acquired company's client base?
- Does the acquirer have in place a sufficiently strong management team — or a management team with prior acquisition experience — to successfully carry out the integration of the acquired company?
- Is the acquiring company willing to objectively evaluate the acquired company's management and staff against its own in-place people? In effect, is the acquirer prepared to eliminate employee redundancies from both companies?
- Has the management of the acquiring company thoroughly evaluated both the costs and the feasibility for integrating multiple technology platforms as a result of the merger?
- What are the significant changes that the acquiring company will need to make in its organization's structure, technology, staff, and culture to successfully integrate the new entity or entities?
- What risks and consequences will the acquiring company face if the acquisition does not produce the projected savings or revenue increase?
- Before initiating negotiations, has the acquiring company identified an investment bank that can help facilitate the process? The bank should know the business and have expertise in the sector in which the company operates; it should also have proven access to investment capital sources and experience in assisting small and midsize companies.
Strategies for acquisition candidates
In the direct marketing industry, two of the more valuable assets a company looks for in an acquisition are 1) the target company's customer list and its potential to help gain additional clients and cross-sell opportunities, and 2) viable product lines and brands. Therefore, a company that seeks to become an acquisition target should consider the following five steps to make itself attractive to potential buyers:
Keep the customer database clean and updated
This provides potential buyers with the confidence that the circulation and mailing programs they will acquire are workable. As a rule, the value of a database diminishes significantly when it is not updated and includes old addresses and incomplete phone and fax numbers. Prospective buyers can track the mailing list for results to easily determine if a company has ceased to invest in updating its database.
Continue prospecting
A common mistake of companies that are seeking to be bought is to reduce prospecting in order to cut costs. But to become a more attractive candidate for acquisition, a company should concentrate its efforts not just on maintaining the names in the database but also on seeking ways to increase the house file's size. Potential acquirers will often compare a three-year-old client file with a one-year-old file to assess how much the database may have deteriorated.
Evaluate strength and cost-effectiveness of the product lines
Many companies tend to grow attached to their merchandise lines and often fail to understand that retaining unprofitable products is a dangerous and costly decision that helps reduce the valuation of a business. Sophisticated acquirers usually do not focus on the number of products a company provides but rather seek to buy a company that has the highest possible number of active buyers in its database. In general, an entity that has a relatively limited number of products but also has sustained customer activity is more attractive to acquirers than one with a broad product line but only sporadic activity.
Invest in and preserve your brand
A recognizable brand that targets an identifiable customer base is a key characteristic that a potential buyer looks for in a direct marketing company. Niche-market companies that seek to attract buyers, then, should continue to maintain or boost their brands through sustained marketing efforts. Allowing your brand to drift may save marketing dollars in the short term but will lower the value of the entire company in the long term.
Don't overlook the importance of technology compatibility
Taking steps to increase the adaptability of an existing customized or proprietary technological system so that it could easily be transitioned onto an acquiring company's system requires a significant investment of financial and human resources. Nonetheless, a highly scalable and relatively open system often increases the value of a company and attracts a larger number of potential buyers.
Allyson DeMatteo is managing director and Christopher Walsh is vice president of SSG Capital Advisors, an investment bank based in West Conshohocken, PA.


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No. 18 Arizona State women and men both down BYU in dual meet
TEMPE, Ariz. -- No. 18 Arizona State remained strong through its dual against BYU on Friday, winning the first seven events in the pool. The Sun Devils took the dual on the women's side with a score of 201-94 and 158-138 in the men's.
The women recorded top marks starting with the 200 medley relay (1:43.12) with the team of Taylor Wohrley, Alex Popa, Caroline Kuczynski and Shannon Landgrebe. Cassie Morrice finished first (10:08.73) in the 1,000 free followed by Jamie Frideirchs in second. Morrice was first in the next event as well, the 200 free, in a time of 1:49.16, with teammates Juanita Barreto and Kallie Golden rounding out the top three spots.
ASU's women continued finishing in the 1-2 spots through the 100 backstroke (Wohrley, 56.01; Melanie Busch, 56.70), 100 breaststroke (Tory Houston, 1:05.05; Popa, 1:05.13) and 200 butterfly (Tristin Baxter, 2:02.45; Lori Kremer, 2:05.58). Before the break, Landgrebe got a final win for the Devils in the 50 free (23.56) to stretch ASU's lead to 98-33.
The men's 200 medley Relay of David Adalsteinsson, Alex Coci, Deniz Hekmati and Herbie Behm scored ASU's first win on the day in a time of 1:31.63 Hayden Thomas followed with a win of his own in the 1,000 freestyle, at 9:29.59. The Sun Devils got their third consecutive win after Ryan Dignan and Ryan Glander took the first two spots, respectively, in the 200 freestyle. Thibaut Capitaine was first (56.45) in the 100 breaststroke while Hekmati came in close behind at 58.18. Alex Coci and Zac Dalby finished first and second in the 200 butterfly to keep the men ahead 76-54 at the break.
Arizona State's divers executed top marks to capture points for the teams advantage. In the women's 1-meter, Morgan Weller finished first with a score of 295.88 while teammate Hailey Casper came in second with a score of 276.38. The duo repeated in the 3-meter as Weller was tops at 312.98 and Casper edged into second on a 276.15 score. Harrison Jones represented for the men, earning first in both the 1-meter (370.73) and 3-meter (382.50).
After the intermission, Landgrebe garnered her second win on the day, this time in the 100 freestyle with a time of 50.71. Lizzy Luttrell (2:02.26) finished just ahead of Wohrley and Busch in the 200 backstroke. Stretching their overall team lead, Popa edged a close finish in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:19.35, ahead of Houston's 2:19.71. Baxter won the 500 freestyle, her second win of the day, coming in at 4:54.57 as Barreto picked up second in 5:08.68.
Kuczynski made it 12 then 13 wins on the board in the final three events, when she swam the 100 butterfly in 55.19, followed by a victory in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.19. Capping the swim events with a win in the 200 free Relay was ASU's Landgrebe, Popa, Morrice and Busch in a time of 1:34.58.
For the men, Behm was more than a full second ahead of the second-place finisher in the 100 freestyle, taking the top nod with a time of 45.86. The men's 200 breaststroke saw Capitaine crush the field on a 2:03.89 finish with the next finisher coming in three seconds later. ASU got its eighth win so far on the men's side after Thomas topped the 500 freestyle in 4:37.02, his second win of the day. In the 100 butterfly, Coci also picked a second victory in 49.12 to boost the Sun Devil lead to 151-112 with only two events remaining. The final event of the day closed with the Sun Devil men (Dignan, Adalsteinsson, Behm, Sean Kao) taking home a second-place finish in the 200 free relay in 1:23.27.


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Former Intel executive pleads guilty to insider trading in Galleon probe
[JURIST] Former Intel Capital [corporate website] executive Rajiv Goel pleaded guilty [press release, PDF] to insider trading charges on Monday in connection with the probe surrounding Galleon Group [partnership website] hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam [Financial Times profile; JURIST news archive] and former hedge fund consultant Danielle Chiesi. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York alleged that:
From 2007 through 2009, Goel and Rajaratnam (who met in the 1980s while attending the same business school) engaged in an insider trading scheme in which Goel obtained material, nonpublic information ("Inside Information") relating to Intel and provided that information to Rajaratnam. Goel provided the Inside Information with the understanding that Rajaratnam would trade on it, in breach of his fiduciary and other duties of trust and confidence owed to Intel. Goel provided Inside Information to Rajaratnam because of his friendship with Rajaratnam, from which Goel benefited in various ways, including financially.
Goel pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and one count of securities fraud. The charges carry a potential 25 year sentence and over 5 million dollars in fines. Goel is the ninth defendant to plead guilty out of 21 charged in the probe.
Rajaratnam and Chiesi were arrested in October and charged [complaint, PDF] along with four other individuals and two business entities with insider trading. The complaint alleged that the individuals, including a managing director at Intel Corp., a director at McKinsey & Co., and a senior executive at IBM [corporate websites], provided Galleon Group and another hedge fund with material nonpublic information about several corporations upon which the funds traded, generating $25 million in illicit gain. Rajaratnam and Chiesi pleaded not guilty in December after being indicted for insider trading [JURIST reports].


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20 Awesome Athletes Still in DiapersAugust 1, 2013
20 Awesome Athletes Still in Diapers
There's nothing more likely to make you want to give up on your dreams than seeing some high school punk put you to shame. Actually, that's not true. Seeing some grade school punk put you to shame is much worse.
Actually, there's one thing even worse than that. How about seeing some little punk—who may or may not still be—in diapers who is still 1-4 years away from even starting school put you to shame? Sometimes it's like…why bother getting up in the morning?
That's not just drama queen hyperbole either. The world is brimming with talented toddlers that are already more athletically accomplished than most of us will ever be.
Then again, when you start a sport before walking or talking, it's easier to get ahead. Seriously, what else does a human who lacks all real world survival skills have to do with his or her time?
Most people fill all that downtime by taking lots of naps and smearing cake [or spaghetti] on our faces. Others do something more productive.
Here are 20 kids in diapers—or just barely out of them—who make most babies look like lazy slackers.
20. Second Trip to the Skatepark
Having grown up in the late 80s/early 90s, I watched a lot of friends attempt—and fail miserably at—making skating their "thing." It was the golden age of the sport, as legends like Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen took a largely underground scene and made it cool and accessible.
Three-year-old daredevil Caleb shows on just his second skate-park trip that he has the raw physical ability and just as importantly, willingness to go careening into pavement, needed to become a great street skater. His second trip looks a lot better than my 50th trip would.
*Quick shaming note: How about dad putting a helmet on this kid?
19. BMX Racing
Competitive racing, be it on foot or on wheels, can be pretty stressful even for seasoned adults. Which makes it all the more impressive that this herd of BMXing toddlers doesn't look the least bit phased by its surroundings.
Then again, they aren't really old enough to know any better.
The earlier you start these activities, the better. At some point we all reach an age when we start thinking of ourselves as nothing more than human projectiles just trying not to die—which is way too late to take up an activity like this.
18. Toddler Playing Up (WAY Up) to the Competition
This three-year-old mini-Bryan Trottier (to be clear, he played for the Islanders) is laying the groundwork for a future filled with all the hockey accouterments that make spectators wince and players show-off as a badge of honor: Missing teeth, a face full of scars and filthy lucky socks.
He still needs to work on his skating fundamentals, which will come with practice. But this kid is already playing with the big boys—you can't teach a kid to be brave. Thankfully the little guy wasn't practicing with the Philadelphia Flyers—who probably would have checked the toddler face-first into the boards.
And cue the angry Philly fans!
17. Twins Can't Walk or Talk, but They Can Swim
In a note unrelated to their strange and unique ability to paddle around a pool, 10-month-old twin babies William and Ellie may be cuties gone viral for most people, but they are the stuff of nightmares for some of us.
Or maybe I've just seen The Shining one too many times...
Regardless of the trepidation some [or just me] may have watching this clip, everyone will walk away impressed by the British pair who, like most of the kids featured in this piece, are shockingly unfazed by something that often terrifies their peers.
16. Trick Shot Titus
In June, budding hoops phenom Titus took on Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant in "Clash of the Titus," a basketball shooting contest on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The adorable two-year-old may have been using a special basketball goal downsized for his little arms, but that doesn't diminish his 4-4 tie with one of the greatest scorers—and worst passers—in NBA history.
It's difficult enough to make a shot as an adult [I don't know how many times I stalled out permanently at H-O-R...but it was a lot] so Titus gets some slack for clanging a few on national television.
15. Preschool Dropout Doing Just Fine
Shirking the restraints of days spent learning to read and gluing elbow macaroni to construction paper, three-year-old Ben prefers to focus full-time on perfecting his kickturns and mastering the art of the ollie. No school is gonna teach him how to be the next Tony Hawk!
It's amazing how much the perception of that decision changes if it's made by a rebellious 16-year-old with two-gauge plugs wedged in his earlobes. Something tells me that Dad wouldn't proudly stand by and video his son busting out tricks while his friends languish in class.
So let this be a lesson to the kids out there: Quit school yesterday.
14. Roberson Brothers
These three Hawaiian beach brothers are the Robersons. Big brothers Justin and Eric are both six years old and little brother Steve [who goes by the wicked-awesome nickname Uncle Baby] is just four years old. They are equal parts talented, adorable and menacing—as most little boys tend to be.
Naturally all of them are already better surfers than I was as an adult after living in Hawaii for a full year. And these guys are only going to get better because they have two things going for them: A perfect location and each has two lifelong competitors that will inspire his best effort in any undertaking.
So you see, it wasn't that I was terrible at surfing. It was just that I didn't have anyone around motivating me to be better!
13. Teenie Tiny Little Gymnast
Anyone who has watched the Summer Olympic Games knows why gymnastics is one of its most popular and beloved events. The men and women who compete do the seemingly impossible: demonstrating astounding strength, balance, flexibility and grace. Gymnasts are simply elite athletes.
Five-year-old Madison Larson is a true talent and just starting rigors of training that is so intense, it's more or less unfathomable to anyone who has never done it. However, she should really savor this time because this may be the one sport that pushes most [female] athletes out before they can even vote.
Apparently the bigger you get, the worse you become at recklessly launching your body off of various apparatus and balancing yourself on a chalk-covered beam just four inches wide. Who knew?
12. Free-Diving Toddler
Little Braham, which I hope is short for Abraham, is only two years old, but he's already swimming like a fish and diving like a giant squid. [Giant squid are very impressive divers, just so everyone is clear on the connection.]
The video uploader, likely a parent or guardian, claims their little tadpole is the youngest swimmer in the world. However, that statement is not accurate because YouTube is rife videos of infants as young as six months old swimming.
That being said, Braham may not be the youngest swimmer in the world, but he's definitely the best of those I've seen. In addition to hauling ass across the pool, this kid can effortlessly dive down depths of nine feet and retrieve toys. He's like an awesome dog that you won't ever have to pay a pet deposit for.
11. Bouchy Is a Really Great Soccer Star Name...
[Mute the volume on this video before watching it, otherwise it's completely ruined]
All [okay, maybe not all, but a lot of] the soccer greats are known by just one name: Ronaldo, Messi, Pelé, Kaká, Xavi, Fernandinho, Neymar, Pepe, Oscar—and that's just to name a few.
Three-year-old Bouchy has a name that just sounds like it was meant to be in that list. Not that the name alone will get him there, but it looks like he's got more than his name going for him.
10. 4-Year-Old Surfing Sensation
I won't claim this to be a scientific study, but based upon my own personal experiences and the anecdotal evidence of friends, it's damn hard to stand up on a surfboard. And staying up? Even harder.
Anytime I see someone actually surfing—professionally or just as a hobby—I'm impressed. Not just because surfing itself is hard, but because being in the ocean can be scary at times.
This is what makes four-year-old Eliana's video montage so jaw-dropping. The future heart-breaker [boys love the surfer girls] is catching waves effortlessly after just four months of surfing.
9. BMX Brody Was Born to Ride
I'm pretty sure this kid's parents are both extreme-sport junkies that procreated for the specific purpose of creating the most extreme baby/kid of all time. His dad is already his biggest fan [read the video description].
Seriously though, why else would they have named him Brody Diesel True? We're never going to have a President Brody D. True—that's a fact. You'll never meet a doctor or lawyer who goes by Diesel.
BMX Brody was born to…BMX [uh duh]. Thank heaven he's damn good at it, otherwise this whole experiment would have been a truly regrettable failure.
8. This Kid Is 2 Years Old?
Just two years old when this video was posted, this kid is making a case for skipping the tee ball phase and jumping right into little league action. Hell, maybe the Astros should sign him now.
He appears to have mastered the art of keeping his eye on the ball and once he's taller than the bat he's swinging, he'll be making pitchers miserable for many years to come.
Unless, of course, some idiot MLB hitting coach ruins him.
7. Epic Skiing Toddler
At just three years old, this toddler is taking full advantage of the total lack of fear most of us replace with a melange of anxieties by the time puberty is in full swing.
Right now he's still blissfully unaware that one slip-up could put in a cast for a few months. So this little dude can still confidently slice through the powder, passing chumps along the way.
You know that when he zips past some skier who just went tumbling into the packed snow, that the bruised and embarrassed person fills with rage at the sight of a toddler's ass fading on the horizon.
6. The Next NEXT Tiger Woods?
Denver native Brayden Bozak was just midway through the terrible twos in this clip, which has generated the kind of buzz that helped propel Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy into the PGA spotlight long before they joined the tour.
While some of the awesome athletic feats of the youngest boys and girls get an assist from their munchkin stature and other innate advantages, hitting a golf ball—and hitting it well—is a unique skill at any age. Have you ever been to a golf range? Yikes.
Bozak was crushing drives at two-and-a-half, so don't be surprised if he's on the Masters leader board sometime around 2025.
5. Baseball Prodigy
Baseball prodigy Ariel Antigua was swinging around a bat before he could walk, talk or even stand on his own. Which, now that I think about it, actually sounds a little dangerous—I'm envisioning baby Ariel flailing a bat around in one of those out-of-control bouncy swings.
Anyway. For a lucky few, a sport like baseball just comes naturally; like it's in their DNA. Kids like Ariel instinctively pick up the game, so while other kids struggle to learn the fundamentals, he's already moved on and started working on other aspects of his game.
4. Matty Shreds
When sharing the same park, Matty "Shreds" undoubtedly upstages more than a few skaters with two decades of experience on him. Fearlessly navigating ramps and axle-grinding at just three years old, he's a legit skating prodigy.
Matty is fortunate enough to not only have a preternatural ability to deftly ride a skateboard, but to have it for something that is almost universally thought of as cool. [Sorry computer nerds] And he's probably got the coolest parents in town, too.
3. The Best 4-Year-Old Gymnast in the World?
Whoever uploaded this video of diminutive gymnast Konnor McClain asked the question: Is this the best four-year-old gymnast in the world? This little girl is pretty epic, so it's a fair question.
Now, I haven't seen many four-year-old gymnasts—if any, prior to today—but I certainly wouldn't dispute the claim if someone made it. This little girl can fling herself across the room like a freaking rubber band.
Overall, very impressive. Unfortunately the soundtrack for the video is substantially less impressive.
2. Wait. Is That Baby %&#@$*# Water Skiing?
File this clip under category: Unwitting Participant? (along with surfing goats and monkeys riding dogs). It seems Australians have a more laissez-faire approach to parenting than I'm used to. Ya know, live and let live. Sink or swim. Survival of the fittest.
Though this baby's level of enthusiasm for the stunt is questionable, it's impossible not to be impressed by those little egg-roll arms keeping seven-month-old Ryder upright.
Considering some adults learn to water-ski in similar fashion—yet still plant their face in the water a few dozen times—this fella is a burgeoning athlete whose natural prowess surely puts most of us balance-challenged grownups to shame.
1. Badass Little Baller
Child-athlete phenoms are three parts awesome and one part depressing. At least that's the case for anyone still holding out hope that enough drive and determination will eventually translate to some modicum of success on the court.
Chronicling Thompson's growing skills as adora-baller from age two to age four, this video offers clear proof that even before stepping foot into a kindergarten classroom, Thompson is already better at basketball than most people in the world.
Ya better watch your back, LeBron, little Thompson is comin' for your job!
Bonus: Return to Reality
Now don't go running to put your head in the oven just yet.
Yes, there's an army of children out there who, despite having the bathroom habits of a rambunctious puppy and the erratic walking patterns of a drunk old man, are already better than most of us.
But! The vast majority of them are just clumsy idiots—just like we were at that age. Being the best at something very few people have to worry about in life. So just make sure you're not the worst and you're golden.
**Speaking of being not the worst, you should follow me on Twitter. I promise it will be a decidedly mediocre experience: Follow @blamberr


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After splitting from the men's team in 1999, the Women's Water Polo team has enjoyed a tremendous amount of success. The team made it to the Women's National Collegiate Club Water Polo Championships in its very first season, as well as back-to-back trips in 2008 and 2009. This 20-member squad finished the 2009 season ranked 12th in the nation and with 2008-2009 Chico State Sport Club Coach of the Year Greg Ahtye back for another go-around, the team expects good things to come for the upcoming season.
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Step One: For information on joining a specific club, go to the club webpage for contact information for the club president. The president will direct you on what to do for that particular club.
Step Two: For competitive clubs only, complete the sport club member application online through OrgSync.
Step Three: Clubs determine and set dues for the year. Members pay dues to the club treasurer for deposit to club account. All dues payments must be via check or money order, no cash.
*You are not officially on the roster and not permitted to practice, play, or travel with the club until you appear on the online roster (in OrgSync). Any questions and/or concerns about the status of an application must be directed to the club president and/or treasurer.
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Oh, I know you're thinking, "There she goes again on one of her zombie tangents." But not this time (not totally anyway!)
But regular readers do know I am a huge AMC "The Walking Dead" (TWD) fan. Or was.
See, like other fans, I loved the show for the character development and the underlying current of humanity, compassion, moral compass and hope in the core group of survivors. The first five-and-a-half seasons kept the gore and violence to a level appropriate for TV. Then, a new director decided to take things in a new direction. He forgot what the fans liked. He forgot what the basis of the show was about. And now there are groups like "The Walking Dead Quitter Club," calling out the show for its increased violence and forgetting why the fans have been following it these six years.
OK, I know you are asking, "What has this got to do with long-term care?" But I have a reason. Sometimes we get so bogged down in what we are doing that we forget why we were doing it in the first place. Like, there are things we have to do that we don't always enjoy (akin to the writer of TWD having to kill off two key characters at the beginning of season 7 so that the story can play out and other characters develop like in the graphic novels). But, like TWD, it could have played out in a way that didn't repulse us so much.
So where am I going with this? We have a lot of tasks to do and let's face it, some of them are not pleasant. But we can't "show" the unpleasantness. We can't forget why our residents and customers are here in OUR facility when they have other choices, and why we chose a field of service. Our fans/customers follow us (as in come into our facility) for our humanity while doing the most unpleasant of tasks. They also come for the way we allow them the dignity they deserve while we service them.
So the next time you have to go deep into those bodily fluids, remember who you are, remember the facility you represent, remember the humanity and dignity you vowed to preserve so that your residents don't flee to another facility and become like the "Walking Dead Quitters Club."
Only you can give them that hope and compassion!
Just keeping it real,
Nurse Jackie
The Real Nurse Jackie is written by Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC, an APEX Award of Excellence winner for Blog Writing. Vance is a real life long-term care nurse. A nationally respected nurse educator and past national LTC Nurse Administrator of the Year, she also is an accomplished stand-up comedienne. She has not starred in her own national television series — yet. The opinions supplied here are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of her employer or her professional affiliates.


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Value-Based Care: The Future of Health Care
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Understanding the move away from fee-for-service
American health care has for a long time rewarded sickness and not health, so the more care you deliver, the more tests you offer, the more admissions to the hospital you have, the more you get paid.
And that's a system that incentivizes more care rather than quality of care.
Now, in this new world where you can say, "Let's work together on value and if we can create value, ah, by lowering cost that creates additional funds that can be used for other things that we think are important.
Why should organizations be moving to value-based care?
There was a strong reason to improve our health care system and try to better align incentives so that providers aren't encouraged to do more; they're encouraged to do the best that they can, with the best outcome for the patient.
You know, it's really about delivering the right care at the right time and the right place in the right amount in the right way at the right price and then be able to prove it.
And so what we can demonstrate to the employers that one we can help them begin to control their costs through their benefit design as well as to demonstrate our outcomes and be transparent around the quality and the safety and the improvement that they're seeing in the health and wellness of their employees.
This is where the country is going. This is not managed care in the traditional way. This is not traditional health maintenance organization where people felt restricted in their care. This is using the best science available with complete options through lots of options in – in the variety of the provider system and the capabilities of the provider system to be able to serve a large population of people completely, thoroughly, and well – at less cost to everybody.
Working together for better patient care
ACOs will work, but they're not easy. They will require organizations to work together that for many, many years they either competed with one another or they were in win-lose relationships.
You have to have a level of trust and understanding of strategic direction on the part of both organizations. If you have that, common goals and common reward systems, then the ACO will work without question.
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A Taste of France at LaFarm Bakery in Cary, N.C.
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With another incident this past weekend, we thought it good to review airline safety ratings here in Hawaii. It's been just one month since we reported on a near collision involving a Hawaiian Airlines plane on Maui. Now the other company involved in that incident, Makani Kai Air, has had yet another problem. This time a near collision on Molokai. Let us just say, there may be at least one Hawaii airline we won't be flying.
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Previous Hawaiian Airlines and Makani Kai Air incident.
The company was also involved in a near collision with a Hawaiian Airlines plane on February 1. On that occasion, the Hawaiian Airlines flight had received take off clearance from Kahului and had been warned about another plane preparing for departure. The Makani Kai pilot erroneously thought it was his flight that had been cleared. Fortunately, the pilot of the Hawaiian Airlines' plane proactively initiated a turn to avoid the collision. Air Traffic Control also alerted the planes. The incident is still pending investigation.
A 2013 Makani Kai Air crash killed Hawaii's state health director
Makani Kai had a crash into the ocean in December 2013. In that event, a loud bang was heard on-board their Cessna 208, followed by loss of power when the flight took off from Kalaupapa, Molokai. There were 9 passengers on board and 8 survived. The Hawaii state health director Loretta Fuddy was killed. The NTSB report on that accident indicated that Ms. Fuddy was wearing an infant life vest. Passengers also claimed that they had not been given a pre-flight safety briefing. That was disputed by the company which indicated they had received the briefing but did not remember it.
Makani Kai is a commuter and charter airline that flies between Honolulu and Hoolehua Airport, Molokai as well as between Hoolehua and both Kahului and Kapalua on Maui. They also provide service to Kalaupapa Molokai, and have been in business since 1998.
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Ralph wasn't a brave person. He just wasn't. Oh sure. He had brief moments of what could be considered bravery, jumping into an exploding volcano of bubbling diet cola for example, but he comsidered that to be a brief moment of insanity or stupidity that happened to work out in his favor. Did that make him a hero? He doubted it. One good, albeit stupid, act didn't erase years of programmed villainy. No matter how much he wanted it to. He was exactly what those guys at Bad Anon said he was. A bad guy but not necessarily a bad guy. A little selfish, he preferred to think of it as opportunistic, maybe a little crass, he preferred to think of it as brutally honest, and sarcastic. So what. Everyone had faults, even heroes, and at least he freely admitted his. Good qualities, if he had any, those were harder to admit but that was neither here nor there.
One such good quality was Ralph's ability to hone in on one goal. It didn't happen often, he honestly didn't have many goals before the whole 'I'm going to win a medal' ordeal but since then, and especially on the other side of the portal, he'd made goals. And when he was solely focused, also a hard task considering how much his mind liked to wander, he could set most things aside. Things like fear. And cowardice. It wasn't perfect, mind you, his bout with the cybugs had proven that, but it was much better than just charging in willy-nilly. But it was unreliable. He didn't know how he did it. There wasn't any hocus pocus words that he could shout out to make it appear--nothing. And for someone who wasn't brave, that was a problem.
So here he stood, outside a castle that looked like it came from one of those creepy late-night scary movies, trying desperately to muster up the courage to go inside. He didn't want to. But he hadn't checked this place for his friends. Vanellope could be inside. Though he didn't know why she would be. This place was creep central, definately not a place for a sugar fairy princess…even one as tough as Vanellope. Unless she was being held captive. And that thought wasn't encouraging in the slightest but it didn't exactly give him much of a choice either. Go in and risk getting captured himself on the slight chance of rescuing the princess or don't go in and be plagued by what-ifs until he went crazy. "Damnit." He murmured to himself. There was nothing for it. He'd have to go in. Scared or not.
He could do this. He was invincible… "If you leave your game, stay safe, stay alert, and whatever you do, don't die! Because if you die outside your own game, you don't regenerate. Ever! Game over." The old PSA from Game Central filtered through his head unbidden reminding him just how fragile he really was. Okay. Fine. So he wasn't invincible but he was a nine foot giant. Surely that had to count for something, right? He nodded to himself affirming the idea in his mind. He was scarier than anything he would find in there. At least…he looked scarier. Enough pussy footing around. He was going in. He pushed open the door, pointedly ignoring the protesting groan that it gave, and tried to focus in the murky half light. Nothing scary so far. Maybe this spooky castle just looked scary…like him. That thought comforted him enough to get him to abandon the relative safety of the doorway and head further inside. He spotted what looked like to be an old fashioned candelabra on the table. He decided that a bit of light would make this whole place less spooky. As he reached for it however, the door swung shut of its own accord, causing him to jump and let out a very unmanly yelp. In his surprise he knocked over the candelabra and lost it in the darkness of the room. Regardless, he tried to play off his fear and let out a very uncomfortable laugh, "Ha, ha. Very funny." He wasn't sure what would be more terrifying. Having someone answer him…or not.
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|tristian leonard adams
Posted: Jul 23 2015, 02:04 AM
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|ralph daniel alcott
Posted: Aug 8 2015, 12:02 AM
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Holy. Hell. The decision he'd made to explore this creepy castle was definitely a bad one. In his stomping around he had awoken something--someone that he definitely hadn't wanted to awake. Ralph had one small piece of himself that wasn't absolutely terrified it would have vanished in that moment. Whatever he had imagined finding in this castle a large Beast was not it. Air whooshed out of his lungs and he simply stood there gaping. It was horribly rude he realized in some small corner of his mind but there was absolutely nothing he could do about it. He'd never seen anything like the being that stood before him in the shadows. What did he do now? Simply stand there and quiver? Attempt to run? Beg for the mercy of the Beast? If there was any mercy to be found here, Ralph didn't deserve to have it extended to him.
If the Beast wasn't simply terrifying in his presence, he snarled a snarled a question at him stifling any hope Ralph had of escaping. He couldn't run now, he was caught like a deer in headlights, knowing that he quite possibly faced his demise but unable to move away. He turned his focus back to the Beast's question. Had come to stare? Most certainly not. How could he? He hadn't known that the Beast was here and if he had, he'd have steered far clear of this castle. Far. Far. Clear. Potential princesses or long lost friends be damned. He wasn't a hero after all. He was a bad guy. And bad guys looked out for numero uno first and foremost. And while he hadn't intended to stare, he certainly was now. And it was clear from the tone that the Beast that he wasn't a fan of being gaped at. "N-no. I didn't." He stated unable to keep the tremor out of his voice. What was the point in acting brave? If this Beast was as animalistic as he looked, he could probably smell the fear radiating off of him in thick waves.
Still, animalistic appearance aside, he had been staring. And it was still rude. Should he apologize then? He didn't know if it would help matters or not. But…but it couldn't hurt. And who knows, perhaps he was judging the Beast too harshly. Maybe he just looked scary. And sounded scary. And acted scary. Regardless, Ralph always hated it when people assumed too much about him…so it was time to practice what he preached. He cleared his throat and spoke again,"I'm sorry…you just, uh, frightened me. I wasn't aware that anyone else was here. I was looking for my friends. I lost them awhile back and I thought they might be here." There. Much better. Despite the fact that he didn't know if explaining his intention for disturbing the Beast would help her or hurt him, he still felt better for having done so. By no means was he relaxed but at least he could feel the paralyzing fear begin to losen his grip. That had to count for something, right? And at this point, any slight success counted for a major victory.
He didn't know what else to do. He couldn't see very well in the half light of the room and he didn't want to move lest he startled the Beast. As much as he was all for not judging a book by its cover…he still wanted to end this excursion with all his limbs in tact.
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|tristian leonard adams
Posted: Aug 31 2015, 11:26 AM
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|ralph daniel alcott
Posted: Sep 9 2015, 11:04 AM
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Ralph was about ninety percent sure that he'd have nightmares about this later. If there was a later, that is. The rumbling growl that accompanied this…Beast's words shook him to his core. Whatever small amount of courage, if you could call what he had courage, wavered. He wasn't a hero after all, not really, and any danger he had previously faced had been for one thing. His medal. Then he had met Vanellope. And his world quickly rearranged itself. Without his consent. One second she was the annoying crumb-cruncher that had stolen his prized possession and the next…the next she was his friend. His best friend. And he'd do anything for her. Even stand his ground against a terrifying Beast. He'd have to make it out of here. For her. And he wasn't going to leave until he'd searched this place. With or without the Beast's help. He didn't want to fight. But he would for her.
It was this revelation that caused him only to flinch when the Beast was suddenly before him, growling on his face. Ralph's fists tightened, preparing himself for any occurrence. He wouldn't take the first swing. He just wouldn't. He wasn't that guy anymore. The guy that allowed the red mist of rage to guide his actions. The guy who allowed his programming to make the decisions for him. He was his own man now. And he'd prove it. Right here. The Beast hadn't made a move to hurt him, just frighten him. Maybe that's all he intended to do. It didn't matter. So long as he kept Vanellope in the forefront of his mind…he was less afraid. "I don't know. " He said, surprising himself when his voice didn't quake."Maybe this was the only choice she…they had. Either way, I'm not leaving until I look around myself. Are you going to help me or stand in my way?"
He had no way of knowing if he had made a huge mistake or not. But he had told the truth. He hoped that the Beast before him could respect that and that they could resolve this mess without conflict. He had no idea what the Beast was capable of. Strength probably. And animal instincts. He'd just have to wing it. His hands had never failed him before and he trusted in them now. If he failed…well at least he'd have died honorably. No one would look for him. He didn't want them to. Why risk themselves for him? He wasn't anything special and they would probably all be better off without him anyway.
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The Fair for Sorotchinetz Summary
Chapter 1. A farmer is taking his wheat and mare to the fair in order to sell them. On the way, a man in a white svitka calls out to the farmer's daughter and implies his desire to marry her. The stepmother of the young girl tells the boy he is not good enough. The boy replies by throwing mud at the stepmother and humiliating her.
Chapter 2. The young man in the white svitka approaches the farmer's daughter in the crowd at the fair and begins to speak to her.
Chapter 3. At the same time, the father is listening to a group of other farmers and merchants who are discussing a wine house at the other end of the fair that is off limits and making it difficult for the men to sell their goods. It is rumored...
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