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December 09' Newsletter
from PickleballCoach.com
That's a wrap! This Pickleball year is coming to an end and what a fantastic year it's been. PickleballCoach.com was created December 25th 2008 and since then we've had the opportunity to meet alot of great people and participate in many wonderful Pickleball events.
To all the website members, community supporters, fans and subscribers of PickleballCoach.com, we want to thank you for all your continued support and wish you and yours a happy and safe holiday season!
Pickleball Clinics DVD Giveaway!
Get Ready to Win!
Here's what to do:
1. Visit PickleballCoach.com or MiPickleball.usapa.org and listen to Pickleball Petes 12 Days of Christmas song.
2. Write down each of the 12 items that Pickleball Pete sings about in his 12 Days of Christmas song.
After you have your list together:
3. On Saturday, December 19th at 12:01pm e.s.t., email your list of the 12 Pickleball items to: firstname.lastname@example.com
- The 100th person to email and correctly identify the 12 Pickleball items WINS! It's that simple.
So mark your calendar and get ready to win! Remember... it's all about timing... it's anyones guess who will be the 100th person to send in their list.
Click Here or Here to listen to Pickleball Petes 12 Days of Christmas song now.
Some restriction apply: Click Here for details.
Updated Pickleball Strategy Guide!
Coach "Mo" has recently updated his Pickleball Strategy Guide. Just a few minor changes.... fixed a few typos.... added a few more strategies and techniques.... and now printer friendly... only 14 pages instead of over 30! Print your copy today Click Here!. We're also working on updating the online version as well. So look for the changes coming soon.
Holiday Virtual Postcards!
Getting ready to send out your holiday cards? Well we've added a little something to make your holiday card sending simple and fun! Now you can send someone a "Holiday Virtual Postcard" right from PickleballCoach.com. Now, of course we're not saying send all your cards "Virtually", but wouldn't it be nice to send those friends who you connect with online a Postcard online? Send a Holiday Virtual Postcard and add your message with a song... you can even schedule them to receive it on Christmas Day... they'll love it!
Click Here to send one today!
Check out the Pickleball Postcards too!
Community Calendar
Here are some events posted in the Community Calendar for December/January:
- Intergenerational Pickleball Festival <-- Click Link
- Michigan Senior Olympics Winter 2010 <-- Click Link
Members: Click Here to add an event. Login Required
Welcome to the Pickleball Community!
A special Welcome to the following Pickleball websites:
Upstate Pickleball Group <--Click to visit
Trilogy @ Vistancia Pickleball Club <--Click to visit
Sun Village Pickle Ball Club <--Click to visit
Highland Lakes Pickleball <--Click to visit
Idaho Pickleball <--Click to visit
Capital District Pickleball <--Click to visit
Pickleball continues to grow by leaps and bounds! Take a moment to visit these new websites and find out what other Pickleball Communites are doing. You can also visit them anytime from the Pickleball Community Toolbar. You'll find them under "Communities". Click Here to learn more about the Pickleball Community Toolbar.
Featured Supporters!
A few months ago we contacted several Pickleball Communities that were supporting PickleballCoach.com and Coach "Mo's" Strategies and Techniques. We wanted to say "Thanks!", so we added their community logo to the PickleballCoach.com banner. This is the banner that was displayed at the National Pickleball Tournament in AZ. Again, these "Featured Supporters" were added to the banner in recognition for their support.
Here's a photo of the banner and the list of the featured supporters.
Click a logo below to visit the website...
Did we miss adding your Pickleball Community logo? Please contact us and we'll be sure to add your logo to the banner and mention you in the next newsletter.
Click Here to contact us.
Pickleball Question...
Do you have a Strategy or any other Pickleball related question? As a member of PickleballCoach.com you can post questions or respond to other questions in the Community Forums. Remember: use "Your Website Control Panel" to help you along.
* You must sign in to access certain areas of your website control panel.
Click Here to sign in.
Tip of the Month
from Coach "Mo"
Boxing... Bowling... PICKLEBALL!
Florida Pickleball Clinics
Attention Florida Pickleball Communities. Want to offer a Coach "Mo" Pickleball Clinic to your Pickleball Community? Coach Mo may be able to visit your community and offer your members a Pickleball Clinic! To request information please Click Here.
Photo Gallery Spotlight
Here's some recent photos added to the Photo Gallery :
Click on image to enlarge Kings Point Jamboree
Posted by Member: rddonald
Tanglewood Pickleball Founders
Posted by Member: canuck
North Oakland YMCA Tournament
Posted by Member: Ken
Thanks for uploading and sharing!
Check this out!
It's the new "Your Website Control Panel". When you click this icon you can easily share all sorts of stuff with other members and guests on PickleballCoach.com. Click it.... and give it a try!
Tweets by Coach "Mo"
A Pickleball tip a day... helps keep your Pickleball in play!
That's the motto behind Coach Mo's tweets on twitter. Now you can get more Pickleball Strategies and Techniques almost daily. To follow and read Coach "Mo's" tweets Click Here.
Fans on Facebook
We've added just another way to connect with other Pickleball Fans... through facebook. Now you can share links, photos or other Pickleball stuff right on the PickleballCoach facebook fan page. Click Here to visit the fan page... sign in to facebook and become a PickleballCoach fan today!
Over the Net...
Here's some other information about Pickleball we've found on the interenet that was worth passing on...
GO- Peoria Presents Pickleball
GO- It's the Minnesota pickleball
GO- Pickleball is Hot
GO- The fastest growing sport...
GO- Pickleball fans hope to inspire...
GO- ...convert courts for pickleball
GO- There's a new game in town
Do you have something you would like to share... contact us and we'll include it "Over the Net..."
Follow Coach "Mo"
You can also find Pickleball Strategies and Techniques from Coach "Mo" at these places too! Click button to visit.
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September 09 ' Newsletter
from PickleballCoach.com
Are we having fun yet? Of course!
FREE Pickleball Strategy Guide
PickleballCentral.com now offers Coach "Mo's" Pickleball Strategy Guide FREE with every order. This special strategy guide includes all the top strategies from Coach "Mo's" current Pickleball Strategy Guide. Now when you order Pickleball Paddles, Balls, Nets or anything else from PickleballCentral.com you'll get a complimentary Pickleball Strategy Guide by Coach "Mo" FREE!
Click Here to visit PickleballCentral.com
Over the Net...
Many of you may already know about the article that was written about "Bill Gates" and that he PLAYS PICKLEBALL! How cool is that. If you haven't read the recent article... well here's the link. Click Here to read it.
FREE Virtual Postcards!
You've seen em', you may have even sent one to your friends and family. Most of us know them as
e-cards. Well PickleballCoach.com has them too, and without all the advertising.... or concerns about sharing your email address. From "Birthday Wishes", "Best Wishes" or "Happy Holidays", you're sure to find just the right postcard. And stay tuned for exclusive "Pickleball Postcards". So next time instead of sending an e-card... send a Virtual Postcard... FREE!
Click Here to send one today!
Banner Swap
Does your Pickleball Community or Organization have a banner or logo image? If you would like to add your logo or banner on PickleballCoach.com for FREE, simply send us your image with the following requirements:
- Image Size: 170x170px
- File Format: .gif
- Then simply add our banner image to the front page of your Pickleball Community website.
- Click Here to get a PickleballCoach.com banner.
* Your logo image will rotate with other banners on the front page of PickleballCoach.com. You can see current "Featured Supporters" on the main page of the website.
- Send banner images to: admin @ pickleballcoach .com
Community Calendar
Here are some events posted in the Community Calendar for September:
- Kings Point Pickleball League <-- Click Link
- Arkansas Senior Olympics <-- Click Link
- Pickleball Clinics DVD Showing <-- Click Link
Remember: Members can add events anytime...
New Pickleball Community Website!
Welcome Cane Bay Pickleball Club!
Please take a moment to visit their new website and find out what they're all about. From photos to events... have a look. They're also looking for a club logo. If you or someone you know is artistic enough to help them out visit their website to find out more.
Click Here to visit them. You can also visit them anytime from the Pickleball Community Toolbar. You'll find them under "Communities".
What else is new?
Let us know if you have or know about a new Pickleball Community or Club website. We'll announce it in our newsletter and add them to the Pickleball Community Toolbar.
Pickleball Question...
Do you have a Strategy or any other Pickleball related question? As a member of PickleballCoach.com you can post questions or respond to other questions in the Community Forums. Remember: use your "Website Control Panel" to help you along.
* You must sign in to access your website control panel.
Click Here to sign in.
Tip of the Month
from Coach "Mo"
Pickleball Percentages
Click Here to read this Tip of the Month.
Photo Gallery Spotlight
Here's some recent photos added to the Photo Gallery :
Click on image to enlarge Senior Games
Posted by Member: Budheller
Highland Lakes Legacy Pickleball
Posted by Member: rddonald
Arena Pickleball
Posted by: Canuck
Thanks for uploading and sharing!
To have your photos added to the Spotlight, sign In and under "Your Website Control Panel" click on... Share a Photo ...complete the form... and your done.
Survey Says?
Your opinion really does matter. We've created a couple surveys to help us hear what you have to say about a few thing that we've done.
Pickleball Clinics DVD Survey:
Have you watched the Pickleball Clinics DVD? We would love to hear how your doing and your opinion of it.
Click Here to complete this survey.
Pickleball Community Toolbar Survey:
Are you using the Pickleball Community Toolbar? Suggestions...Comments... Ideas to make it better! Let us know. Complete this survey by Clicking Here.
* The surveys only take a few minutes to complete and your opinions or comments really do matter. Thanks.
In a Pickle?
If you're having any issues viewing or using any of the content on PickleballCoach.com please feel free to contact us and let us know what the issue is so we can fix it. Thanks!
Click Here to report an issue.
Newsletter Issue: 0909
July 09 ' Newsletter
from PickleballCoach.com
It's been a couple of months since our last Newsletter and we've taken that time to give you more. What more you ask? More Pickleball stuff of course! We hope you enjoy it.
Pickleball Clinics DVD
Pickleball Clinics DVD on Sale Monday July 13th!
Coach "Mo" has compiled 21 of the top Pickleball Clinics on a DVD! This DVD covers some of the most important Strategies and Techniques to help improve your Pickleball game. CLICK HERE to view a sneak peek of Coach "Mo's" Pickleball Clinics DVD.
We would like to send a very special thank you to:
- Coach "Mo" for sharing his knowledge, wisdom and love of the game with everyone!
- Dick Rossio - Video Recording
- Jim Wright - Filming Support and Assistance
- Richard Donald & Wayne Roswell - Promoting and Recommending the video.
- Also, thanks to everyone who has already been supporting and recommending the video on your websites and thoughout your Pickleball Communities.
From the Website...
If you haven't been back to visit PickleballCoach.com in awhile, here's a few things that we've added to help you improve your Pickleball game and have fun in the process.
Quizleball 2 is Here!
We've had such an overwhelming response on Quizleball, we created Quizleball 2. More Pickleball questions to help improve your Pickleball game.
Click Here to play Quizleball 2.
If you haven't had a chance to play
Quizleball 1... Click Here. Have fun! Get ready for Quizleball Ultimate! Coming soon....
Fun with Pickleball
More Pickleball style puzzles and challenging game's with a Pickleball Twist. We've had a few games on the website to play and enjoy while your taking a break from playing Pickleball. From Soduku.. to Word Search and now Paddle by Numbers, these games are sure to challenge your mind with a Pickleball Twist. Click Here to view all the games.
Promote Your Pickleball Event!
Want to get your Pickleball Organizations upcoming event noticed? Did you know that any Member of PickleballCoach.com can promote their Pickleball Organizations upcoming event in the Events Calendar. Get your event noticed by more people by simply adding your event to the Events Calendar. It's easy as 1, 2, 3! "Sign In" and under "Your Website Control Panel" click on Post an Event.... complete the form.... and your done.
Shout Box!
While visiting PickleballCoach.com why not say "Hello" to everyone. Look for the "Shout Box" on the front page of the website and type a message in the empty text box... then click "Shout!".
More Pickleball Supporters
We've found a couple of websites that are promoting and supporting Pickleball! We've added them to our Supporters page and to the Pickleball Community Toolbar. Please take a moment to visit them.
- Mesquite Pickleball
- Spruce Creek CC Pickleball
- Hartland Pickleball
Tip of the Month
from Coach "Mo"
Click Here to read this Tip of the Month.
Show and Tell...
Photo sharing is one of the best ways you can "show and tell" everyone about your latest Pickleball adventure. Here's a couple Photos from the Photo Galleries:
Meadow Pointe Ladies Tournament Winners
Posted by Member: rddonald
Photo viewed 84 times.
Meadow Pointe Mens Tournament Winners
Posted by Member: rddonald
Photo viewed 75 times.
Thanks for uploading and sharing!
If you have photos that you would like to "show and tell" with everyone, Sign In and under "Your Website Control Panel" click on... Share a Photo ...complete the form... and your done.
Pickleball Community Toolbar
We hope that everyone is enjoying all the benefits that the Pickleball Community Toolbar has to offer. There are currently over 140 people who have downloaded and are using the Toolbar. Thats Great! Remember, if you have any questions or need help using the toolbar, don't hesitate to ask. Simply post your questions in the forum. Click on this icon on the Toolbar, which will take you to the forum where you can post a question. Remember to "sign in" to post your question.
Click Here to learn more about the Pickleball Community Toolbar.
Got Issues?
If you're having any issues viewing or using any of the content on PickleballCoach.com please feel free to contact us and let us know what the issue is so we can fix it. Thanks!
Click Here to report an issue.
Newsletter Issue: 0709
May 09' Newsletter
from Coach Mo
Tip of the Month
"Strategies and Techniques that a beginner must learn...". Click Here to read this great new Tip of the Month!
Whats Happening...
There's a new Pickleball Organization out there, and PickleballCoach.com would like to Congratulate and wish them great success with their new orginization. Who are we talking about? Pickleball Canada! You can find their new website at www.pickleballcanada.org. Take a moment to visit them, they're motto is "A Game For All".
Have a Great Month!
Fast Links:
Training Videos
Pickleball Strategy Guide
Monthly Tips
Play Quizleball
Members Map
Web Polls
Fun With Pickleball
Pickleball Gear Shop
We're glad to see a lot of members using their Website Control Panel to navigate around the website after logging in. It's there to help you create your community profile, upload photos and post questions or events. Log in and give it a try if you haven't used yours yet.
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Photo Galleries :
Want to share photos with others? Simply log in and click "Add a Photo" on your website control panel. Or, you can upload a photo to your Community Profile by clicking "Add a Profile Photo" from your website control panel when you log in.
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Quizleball is Here!
from PickleballCoach.com
PickleballCoach.com wanted to send it's Members this special announcement and introduce our new Pickleball Quiz game "Quizleball". This is the first in a series of many fully interactive Pickleball Quiz games and puzzles. All the Quizleball games will be designed to test your Pickleball knowledge, get you thinking and improve your game!
Ready to play Quizleball? Simply visit the main page of the website and click the green Quizleball banner to get started.
Tip of the Month
from Coach Mo
"How to win 20% more games without improving your hitting skills". Click Here to read this great new Tip of the Month!
Training Videos
from Coach Mo
"Mo" has created 4 new Training Videos! If you haven't had a chance to watch them, select from the titles below to watch one of them now.
- Hitting the Overhead
- Vollies
- Backhand Groundstroke
- Forehand Groundstroke
Introduce Yourself
If you haven't already completed your Community Profile page, take a few minutes to fill in a few sentences about yourself or upload a few pictures for other Members to OOOH and AWWW over. Help other members find you by filling out your City and State if you haven't already done so. When you log in use "Your Website Control Panel" to get started. Reminder: your "Profile" is kept private from visitors. Click Here to see "Coach Mo's" profile. *login will be required to view.
^ That's "Your Website Control Panel". When you login, you'll see this list on the right side of your screen at the homepage of the website. It's there to help you navigate quickly around the website. Simply click the text next to the image icon to navigate.
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In Your Opinion:
We want to know what you think. Have an idea for our Website, Newsletter or anything in between, we would love to hear your suggestions. Please feel free to visit and post your comments or questions to the Community Forums. Click Here to go there now.
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Craig in the Media
- Fear of reprisal and the psychology of whistleblowing – An interview with Joe Friday and Craig Dowden (Ph.D.)
- Let's Talk People Strategy – Craig Dowden, speaker & coach
- E Is For Empathy- Canadian HR Strategy
- Your Workplace – Doing What's Right (PDF)
- Why Many New Year Resolutions Fail
- Why You Might Not Want to Marry A Millionaire
- Do You Have What It Takes To Run A Small Business?
- OBJ'S Forty Under 40 Winners Announced
- Transition Firms Take Off During Downturn
Articles by Craig
Lessons in Leadership: Reflections from Canadian CEOs
- When axe and ambition meet, it's BATL time
- How to succeed at the toughest job in any business, BDO CEO Pat Kramer
- How trust empowers employees and their leaders, and ultimately, the company, Ikea Canada President Marsha Smith
- How coaching a sport can help you become a winning corporate leader, Calian CEO Kevin Ford, Part 1
- As CEO, are you setting a too-onerous pace for your senior management? Calian CEO Kevin Ford, Part 2
- To win as leader, hire those people who will not let their colleagues fail, Payments Canada CEO Gerry Gaetz, Part 1
- This is why the employee voice is so important to hear, Payments Canada CEO Gerry Gaetz, Part 2
- How to be the CEO with fully engaged teams, Financeit CEO Michael Garrity
- Push your employees to their limits, and everyone will be rewarded, Infusion CEO Alim Somani, Part 1
- The secrets to a successful merger: Preserve what works and respect the other side, Infusion CEO Alim Somani, Part 2
- Asylum in the executive suite: When a management fortress breaks a company's front-line spirit, David Ossip, CEO, Ceridian
- Ceridian CEO: 'Early on, I had this mistaken notion that people work for me', David Ossip, CEO, Ceridian
- The one question to answer before you can become a great leader, Molson Coors CEO, Fred Landtmeters
- Go from startup to sale with values intact and top of mind, TradeRev CEO, Mark Endras
- A really young CEO walks into a hostile office, Mark O'Connell CEO Interac
- Don't just listen, Hear: Hill + Knowlton CEO Goldy Hyder
- The importance of EQ: Goldy Hyder part 2
- Danby CEO Jim Estill: A CEO's lessons on learning, losing and lasting
- The Source president Charles Brown: 'I get to work at 6:30 a.m. to have time to reflect, so I don't just react.' Part 1
- The Source president Charles Brown: 'How to navigate profound change in times of retail closures.' Part 2
- Knowledge is not Power unless it is Shared: Rob Paterson of Alterna Savings
- Success takes a lot of Hardwork: Duane Green, CEO Franklin Templeton Investments
- RSA Canada CEO, Martin Thompson, goes for transparency, communication and quick action
- For Wayfair's Canadian chief, the key to being a game changer is bravery: General Manager Deborah Poole
- Giving to others as a successful business strategy – An interview with serial entrepreneur Eli Fathi
- "In order to make something happen, you have to dream it first": Plan International Canada's CEO, Caroline Riseboro
- Collaboration is key for Ottawa Hospital CEO Dr. Jack Kitts
- LGM Financial Services CEO Adam Hill believes helping others is good for business
- 'The power of the team is stronger than the power of the individual': Rowan Saunders (Incoming CEO – Economical Insurance)
- 'I always want my team to know that I have their back', Liz Rodbell, HBC's department store president
- 'If I just lived in the C-Suite, the brand wouldn't prosper the same way': McDonald's Canada CEO John Betts
- Talking Leadership with Michel G. Vermette (Association of Professional Executives)
- I Learned Passion is Infectious (Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association – Mike Woollatt)
- What W. Brett Wilson Learned From his Addiction to Work and Material Things
- Leaders Must Decide Whether to be Pit Bulls or Orchestra Conductors (Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology – René Belanger)
- Readers react: The importance of humility in the corner office (W. Brett Wilson)
- Why VIA Rail's boss feels 'getting his hands dirty' is important (Yves Desjardins-Siciliano)
- Managing by walking around: 'The staff all know me' (GEF Seniors Housing – Raymond Swonek)
- How body language — and a hearing impairment — helped this Dragons' Den pitch (7 Virtues – Barb Stegemann)
- Teamwork and emotional intelligence are keys to success (Assumption Life – André Vincent)
- Ikea Canada's president brings his Swedish values to the workplace (Stefan Sjostrand)
Interviews With International CEOs
- Lessons in leadership President Jim Robison, Astellas Americas
- Lessons in leadership from Mindbridge CEO Eli Fathi
- How Empathy, Humility and Respect Drive the Success of this 3-time CEO: Gerald R. Mattys, Tactile Medical
- Leading with Empathy Drives Results and Engagement for IT Glue CEO, Chris Day
- "The secret to a billion success story": Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst
- Openness and Transparency are Keys to Success for Red Hat CEO (Jim Whitehurst)
Do Good to Do Well
- Is Giving The Key To Our Success?
- Is it Better for Business to Actually Do Good or Just Look Like it's Doing Good?
- The Business Case for Moral Leadership (PDF)
- The Science of 'Thanks-giving:' Lessons for Business and Life
- The Hidden Costs of Letting Workers Act Like Jerks
- Don't Be A Doormat: How Workplace 'Givers' Can Avoid Finishing Last
- Smart Leaders Know They Need To Put Their Phone Away
- Want to be Liked as A Leader? Stop Treating Others the Way You Want to be Treated!
- It Turns Out Empathy Can Be Taught: 5 Tips to Improve Business Leaders' Emotional Intelligence
- Forget ethics training: Focus on empathy
- Who cares?
Authenticity and Trust
- How New Executives Can Build Trust Quickly
- Go Beyond Trust (PDF)
- Authentic Leadership and Employee Performance (PDF)
Focus on the Positive/Happiness
- Building Better Relationships – The Importance of High Quality Connections
- Building Peak Performance Teams in your Organization: What does the evidence tell us?
- Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow
- A Labour of Love – The Truth of Strengths (PDF)
- Building A Vibrant Culture: Lessons from Zappos!
- Think Outside the (Gift) Box for Your Shopping this Holiday Season
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- The humble rock star: Why CEOs should share the spotlight
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- Humility as Leadership Strength (PDF)
- Is Your Work Your Calling? Strengths as a Critical Element of Engagement
- Meaning as the Cornerstone of Performance Enhancement (PDF)
- Self Compassion – An Essential Leadership Trait (PDF)
- The Road to (Leadership) Hell is Paved with Good Intentions
Interviews With Thought Leaders
- Willpower and executive function aren't the be-all for success, but these three positive emotions can be, Interview with Dr. David DeSteno
- Synchrony and the art of a good day's productivity – Interview with Dan Pink
- There's one action above all that can make or break your company – Interview with Dr. Marilee Adams
- Why the war for talent may be misguided even cannibalistic – Interview with Adam Galinsky
- How well do you receive feedback – Interview with Douglas Stone
- Have you ever wondered why people don't listen to your feedback – Douglas Stone (pt.2)
- How to become fluent in the three languages of feedback – An interview with Douglas Stone
- How a leader can introduce relational energy, affirmation and ethics – An interview with Dr. Kim Cameron
- Stop – Apologize and Listen – An interview with Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
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The Daily Mail reports: Adele allegedly turned down a deal with L'Oreal to be the new face of the brand, ousting Cheryl Cole. The contract was worth £12 million, or $19.2 million dollars. The singer walked away from the deal, offering the brand no explanation on why she backed out last minute, according to The Daily Mail.
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Tom loves Granny McColl and her house full of animals but he does not love her knitting. Tom thinks that the last thing he wants is another bright and badly knitted jumper for Christmas.
All Tom wants for Christmas is a pet of his very own. Tom is longing for a pet and has shown he is ready to take care of one, but has anyone else noticed? Granny is knitting furiously and mum and dad are busy rushing around.
It's Christmas Eve and the snow is starting to fall, can a warm wooly jumper turn out to be the best gift of all?
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"Abbott will reflect the relevant study findings in the label after finalization of the AIM-HIGH study results and appropriate review," the company said in a statement.
Years passed, for in the olden days, adoption was a slow process and Rip-Van-Winkle could have had a nap in the time between registration and adoption finalization.
"The bank intends to await the finalization of the terms of the PSI the impact whereof is expected to affect the parties in a disproportionate manner and shall then convene the bank's general meeting of shareholders, so that the latter can be duly informed and decisions taken," Alpha said in a statement.
"Until then finalization of policy, you won't see many deals by public sector companies."
"We are close to a finalization of a voluntary PSI private sector involvement," the Institute of International Finance, a Washington-based bank lobby representing the creditors, said in a statement Saturday.
We're in a very advanced stage of finalization and near closure of negotiations with the E.U....
"In case of the completion of the finalization process for the law, we will not hesitate to implement, as we deem appropriate, the measures that we have considered in advance," the Turkish foreign ministry said.
"We are close to a finalization of a voluntary PSI," or private sector involvement, the Institute of International Finance, a Washington-based bank lobby representing the creditors, said in a statement on Saturday.
The American Petroleum Institute, a group representing the oil and gas industry, said it would review the rules and ask the EPA to postpone finalization by six months.
In China, the State Department's high-level advocacy resulted, during Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington in January 2011, the finalization of sales of $200 billion previously contracted.


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Getting a cat to consume a pill is not easy for the vast majority of feline caregivers I know. My cat Potter needs half of a tiny pill every day. My husband and I usually don't have much of a problem getting him to eat it, provided the proper protocol is followed.
The pill half must be completely sealed in a tiny piece of bread, then wrapped in a looser-fitting piece of bread. Don't even think of trying to use the crust. The nugget then is deposited in his food bowl prior to dinner (neither of our other two cats may have food in their bowl until he is done, too, since it's a distraction). Sometimes he requires gentle petting while deciding to eat the bread-wrapped pill.
Potter now has to take two HUGE pills a day to combat a suspected bladder infection. These pills are the size of Red Hots candies and apparently have a nasty taste. The pills come in a foil blister pack and apparently start breaking down once wrapped in bread. I tried to salvage one my mother-in-law had tried to feed him several hours before and it was only a bunch of crumbles inside the bread.
The bread routine has worked occasionally, the first time he ate an entire pill for me. The others times, it has been a battle. Mixing wet food around the bread doesn't work. We've tried the pill shooter on him in the past and have shot one in only to have it promptly expelled several feet away. Greenies Pill Pockets don't work either.
I have cut the big pills in half and tried the bread technique with sporadic success. Hiding a half of the big pill in a hot dog worked — once.
Tonight I'll try the "slicked with margarine" method and see how it goes, but I'd appreciate any other suggestions.
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It may be his first year as a principal at Lansdowne Elementary, but Stephen Price is no stranger to working in Title I schools.
"I've been with a Title I school my entire career," said the 31-year-old Long Island native, who began his career in Baltimore County public schools as a third grade teacher and instructional coach at Elmwood Elementary in Overlea.
Price, a Perry Hall resident, comes to Lansdowne after three years as an assistant principal at Johnnycake Elementary.
Elmwood, Johnnycake and Lansdowne are among 45 county elementary schools classified as Title I schools. Those schools receive additional federal funding because of their high percentage of students from low income families. Baltimore County elementary schools qualify for those funds when 54.8 percent or more of students receive free and reduced meals.
Price said that status for schools like Johnnycake and Lansdowne presents both challenges and opportunities.
"There a similarity [between the two schools] in the amount of need," Price said. "But it presents itself in different ways.
"Lansdowne is just a gem. It's in the middle of a really challenging area," he said. "The students are seriously dedicated to success."
Lansdowne Elementary's third- and fourth-grade classes scored in the +95 percent category — the highest possible — for math and reading in the recently released 2013 Maryland School Assessment scores. More than 95 percent of the students in the school's third- and fourth-grade classes were also proficient or advanced in both math and reading the year before, as well.
The school's fifth-graders also scored at +95 for reading and 89.5 in math in 2013.
Price earned his Bachelor's degree in elementary education in 2004 from what was then known as Loyola College. He received a master's degree in leadership in teaching and a master's in administration and supervision in 2007 from then College of Notre Dame of Maryland.
After six years at Elmood, Price worked at Mars Estates Elementary, an Essex school that is also on the county's list of Title I schools, before coming to Johnnycake Elementary.
Though he has never been a principal before, Price is confident he will succeed in his new position.
"The buck kind of stops here," he said. "When you're assistant principal, you have someone to fall back on if you have a problem.
"It's a different kind of position because you're the one making all the final decisions," Price said. "Other than that, the positions aren't that different."
He replaces Jane Lichter, who was promoted to assistant superintendent for county's elementary schools.
Price said his biggest challenge in the upcoming school year will be helping teachers and students adjust to the Maryland's "Common Core" curriculum, a new curriculum focused on providing each student with individualized instruction that matches their pace and level of understanding.
"Our big push is that we're moving forward," he said. "We've been a very successful school and we have the potential to do even more.
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Most Commonly Used Lasers for Wrinkles
The most commonly used lasers for wrinkles are the fractional CO2 and Erbium. There are many different manufacturers all with these same types of lasers. There are also other factors in deciding which laser to use for a patient.
Laser Choice Depends on the Patient
When choosing a laser or injection to treat fine lines and wrinkles, we first ascertain the patient's goals. Our laser recommendation for a 35 year old patient with relatively mild fine lines and sun damage that wants to be proactive about potential wrinkles may be very different than that of a 60 year old that has been smoking and sunbathing for 40 years.
Can the Patient Afford a Recovery Period (Downtime)?
Some lasers need no recovery time and others can require up to 2-4 weeks of downtime. It's important to determine whether a patient can take time off of work, school or family before we make a recommendation for which laser to use.
How Does Laser Resurfacing for Wrinkles Work?
The idea behind using lasers to treat wrinkles and skin laxity (loss of skin tone) is to use thermal (laser) energy to stimulate the production of new collagen to improve the elasticity and texture of the skin. There are numerous categories of laser treatments to address these concerns and they include fractionated lasers, radio frequency and non-ablative (no downtime) collagen remodeling.
Fractional Laser Resurfacing
Although deep CO2 laser resurfacing was the gold standard 20 years ago, it is not commonly used today. More recently (since 2007), fractionated erbium and fractionated CO2 lasers have become the norm. Fractionated laser resurfacing requires approximately 1 week of recovery, but we achieve excellent improvement for fine lines and wrinkles, especially in the tear trough area (under the eyes), smoker's lines (top lip) and the crow's feet (sides of the eyes). Regardless of which practitioner you choose and which laser they choose, ask for before and after pictures to determine if your particular goals are common for the patients treated at that practice.
Choice of Laser Brand
What is difficult for many consumers to understand (especially those new to lasers) is that the brand of laser is secondary to who is using it and how they are using it. We often have patients call and request a particular brand of laser because their friend or relative had it. What's hard for consumers to understand is that just because the same laser is used does not mean that the results will be similar. Lasers do not work by themselves and a skilled laser practitioner has spent years figuring out how to use a laser in a way to get the best possible results for a particular condition and skin type. So, experience does matter.


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Dr. Erik Brady Leads Intensive Session at the Alliance for CME's 36th Annual Conference
Mar 02, 2011, 01:45 EST
RESTON, Va., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in the development of innovative online, print, and live medical education for healthcare professionals, is pleased to announce that Director of Marketing, Erik Brady, PhD, led a half-day, paid, intensive session at the Alliance for CME's 36th Annual Conference titled "Advanced Program Analysis: Practical Methods to Quantify Learning."
This talk was in response to the struggles from multiple CME providers expressed during last year's conference that they lacked experience analyzing their programs against their mission, which is the stated goal of ACCME criterion 12.
"Most providers were sending out stakeholder surveys in support of that particular criterion, but they didn't seem to realize that all of the data that they were collecting from their educational activities and interventions could be used to analyze their overall program," Dr. Brady said. "So we built a session that focused on how to write competence-based question items that would dovetail into higher levels of outcomes and then offered practical methods for goal definition and data analysis in support of the goal of meeting criterion 12."
Response was exceptional. The session was attended by a diverse mix of CME professionals representing all of the Alliance's 8 member sections. Several opportunities for in-session practice were offered, which allowed learners to immediately apply the methods presented.
"We certainly aren't surprised that Erik's intensive was one of the more talked-about sessions at the Alliance this year," said Linda Coogle, President of Clinical Care Options. "Erik is very passionate about outcomes measurement and is dedicated to helping other CME professionals advance their methods in this area. He is a dynamic speaker who is highly skilled in facilitating interactivity."
"CCO believes in doing what we can to support the CME enterprise," said Jeffrey Drezner, MD, PhD, CEO of Clinical Care Options. "Erik is an invaluable internal resource when it comes to crafting questions to assess the impact of our cutting-edge educational programs. We are always delighted when a member of our team can serve as a subject matter expert for the rest of the CME community."
About Clinical Care Options
Clinical Care Options, a leader in the development of innovative interactive CME-certified education programs for healthcare professionals, creates and publishes original continuing medical education (CME) and information resources that translate the latest developments in science and medicine into treatment options. Utilizing internationally renowned experts, Clinical Care Options develops exceptional editorial content for its proprietary state-of-the-art technology and distributes it online via its own specialty portals in HIV, hepatitis, and oncology/hematology. In addition to its industry-leading Web-based programs, Clinical Care Options disseminates the latest in medical treatment through live meetings and print materials including books and monographs. For more information about the company and its programs, visit its Web site at http://clinicaloptions.com.
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Good luck with the Kidney problem. I understand what your going through. My kidney and liver seem to take turns with infections. A good time is when they BOTH shut up and no more antibiotics and blood tests for a month.
I'm glad you have support. I would like to say it will get easier but that would be so not true.I've been through the strokes, heart attacks , chronic infections, and lord the sleep I've missed because some new pain was happening in some new place. lol
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Always interesting, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (and Nick Cave in general) are back with a new album called Push the Sky Away. It's going to be a self-released Feb. 18th on Bad Seed Ltd. and finds the band recording without founding member Mick Harvey.
Musically, the album is workman like, but also gritty and introspective with the rock elements buried way down below the surface. It sounds like Lou Reed or how I imagine Jim Morrison would have sounded had he lived into older age and made solo albums. The record doesn't reach out and grab me immediately -- I feel like I'm missing something. I've never been THAT into Nick Cave, and I've held an appreciation for the man and his band's music, but never poured over his catalog. Perhaps it is time to start? "Jubilee Street," for instance, is a gorgeous piece of music. Grinding atonal bits mesh with strings and good chord changes. The entire album also reminds me of something Rick Rubin might have produced: it's quite dry, but has depth at the same time.
According to wiki Cave, "the songs illustrate how the internet has influenced 'significant events, momentary fads and mystically-tinged absurdities' and 'question how we might recognise and assign weight to what's genuinely important.'" This is how modern songwriting happens ... Sit down with Google and find some fucked up subject matter. Its fascinating to think that Cave just sits around and follows links - bouncing around the Internet from sick disease pics, to the history of the Black Plague, to Robert Johnson, to dabbling in porno, reading the NY Times, and flipping though red carpet photos...is this rock 'n' roll?


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I just don't know if I can remove all of the stressors in my life. Are you a person who fumes all day at something that happens at work or school? I can relate. Do conflicts with others simmer right through to bedtime? Happens to me, too. Does change bring an unsettled feeling that takes more time than you'd like when making adjustments?
I recently learned that a class I registered to audit — and bought plane tickets and reserved a hotel for — was canceled due to low enrollment. Needing to respond to that change in my schedule and plans practically ruined my afternoon.
It's clearly unrealistic to not have stress in your life. Some stress, called "eustress," is even beneficial as a motivator and for improving performance. So dealing with stress in a healthy way becomes key. As the article concludes, "While stress may be a symptom that a person's life is filled with hardship, it could also simply mean that the person is engaged in a wide variety of activities and experiences. If this is the case, reducing exposure to stressors isn't the answer ... We just need to figure out how to manage them better."
Research shows that inflammation associated with the stress response can exacerbate psoriasis. My experience tells me it does. So today is the day to build up better stress coping skills.
In another column, I discussed ways to break the psoriasis-stress connection and commented on the first four tips from the Everyday Health article "8 Ways to Stress Less With Psoriasis." Here are four more ways to deal with stress:
Meditate on It
I once did an exercise with college students where I had them enjoy quiet and solitude for 30 minutes. No talking, no phones, no distractions. Most of them became antsy and restless within five minutes. Ironically, it takes effort to truly relax or meditate. I try to enjoy some quiet each day, either while I walk or while I pray. Deep breathing exercises help me, too.
The Everyday Health article cites a study done at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, which found that "psoriasis plaques cleared more quickly when people listened to meditation tapes while undergoing phototherapy treatments." That's enough motivation for me!
Soak In the Tub
This one is my wife's favorites. When she says she's going to take a bath, I know it's her relaxation time. She invariably comes out of the bathtub rejuvenated. I personally didn't grow up taking baths, so I am not in the habit of doing so. But if I do get a chance to take a bath with oatmeal (to treat my eczema) or soak in the hot water by the pool, I end up enjoying it immensely.
Of course, make sure the water isn't too hot or that the bath isn't too long. And use moisturizers afterward; otherwise, the bath will dry out your skin.
Identify Your Stressors
The first stressor that comes to mind is psoriasis. Others include public speaking, rushing out of the house early to make a meeting, conflicts at home or work, and changes to my routine (especially those related to my diet, or taking care of my health conditions).
The article suggests keeping a journal of stressors. A journal is not a bad idea, considering the number of stressors I might not even be aware of. Once I'm more aware of my psoriasis triggers, I need to employ techniques to calm myself down in those moments — including the meditation and breathing exercises mentioned above — along with prayer and positive self-talk.
Find Outlets for Fun
Here is a great excuse to have fun: It lowers my stress, which helps my skin. Otherwise, I'm a pretty serious guy with a lot I want to do and accomplish. With my personality, even fun activities become goal-oriented, competitive, or filled with guilt, thinking I should be doing something productive. But if I know that engaging in pleasurable activities and hobbies each day is actually producing something (namely, reducing stress), I will be more likely to let loose.
My top two psoriasis stress management methods are to continue exercising and practice letting go more and having more fun.
What are one or two strategies you would like to implement to help manage the inevitable stressors in your life, including psoriasis?


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Apply to the MIMS Program
Next start date: August 2019
Application Deadline: January 7, 2019, 8:59 pm Pacific Time
The I School's Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) program welcomes students from a diverse set of backgrounds; some will be technically educated, some educated in the humanities and social sciences. Our goal each year is to bring in a talented class of about 50 students from a broad range of academic and professional backgrounds.
All application materials must be received by the deadline, including letters of recommendation, transcripts, and examination results. We encourage you to apply early. The MIMS program does not accept applications for spring term admissions.
Connect with Us
If you are considering applying to the I School, we would encourage you to connect with us and experience our community first-hand. Come visit us on the UC Berkeley campus, meet our current students, or attend one of our events in person or online, to help you determine if the I School is the right fit for you. Sign up for more information about the program, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
We look forward to meeting you on campus and online.
Selection Criteria
The I School receives about 350 applications each year and aims to bring in a class of about 49 students. Applications are evaluated holistically based on a combination of grade point average, GRE score, work experience, statement of purpose, and letters of recommendation. As much as possible, applicants are judged on a combination of these factors. A minimum of two years of job experience is preferred, although not required. All successful applicants must have statements of purpose that demonstrate goals and interests consistent with the mission of the I School.
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- A bachelor's degree or its recognized equivalent from an accredited institution
- Superior scholastic record, normally well above a 3.0 GPA
- Successful work experience in relevant fields
- Clear indication of professional career goals and reasons for seeking the degree, described in the Statement of Purpose
- Results of the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always try, one more time!!
Quitters never win. Winners never quit!!!
Education is about learning what you didn't know you didn't know and we travel together is this journey.
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Rumer Willis & Mischa Barton Have A 'Night' At 'Nylon's Muses & Music Party!
Rumer Willis and Mischa Barton rock fierce ensembles as they hit the red carpet at Nylon's Muses & Music Party held at No Vacancy on Tuesday (February 9) in Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old actress and Mischa, 30, were joined at the event by Pitch Perfect's Alexis Knapp, Mark Ballas and his fiance BC Jean, Sterling Beaumon, Madeline Zima, David Foustino, and singer ZZ Ward.
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"Oh What A Night….," Rumer captioned with her Instagram post, including Mischa and their two friends Sammi Rotibi and Brian Justin Crum.
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European Commission Report Warns Policy Makers to Attend to Rebound Effects
October 04, 2011
With global energy intensity on the rise, investing in a portfolio of clean energy technologies is the clearest path to a prosperous clean energy future.
New analysis from the WorldWatch Institute shows that energy intensity of the global economy has been on the rise for the past two years, reversing a decades-long trend of increasing energy efficiency. As computerized and digital services have paved the way towards technological innovations and the "knowledge economy," global economic energy intensity has declined an average of 0.8 percent per year since 1981. However, since the economic crisis of 2008, the energy inputs required to produce the same level of economic output has been increasing, by 1.35 percent in 2010 alone.
Basic arithmetic tells us that increasing energy intensity equates to rising carbon emissions as long as carbon intensity of energy remains static. Breakthrough Senior Fellow Roger Pielke Jr. emphasizes this in his recent book The Climate Fix, in which he employs the "Kaya Identity" to prove his point:
In order to reduce global emissions, at least one of these variables will have to fall substantially: GDP, population, energy intensity, or carbon intensity. With limits to economic growth and population controls unlikely, and with energy intensity making a sudden rise in recent years, we are left with the imperative to reduce carbon intensity by deploying more clean energy technology.
As the WorldWatch report states, the energy intensity of the global economy is projected to decline in the long-term but continue its upward trend over the next several years. With the majority of economic growth coming from the developing world, where rising energy consumption will likely exploit the cheapest technologies available, it is essential that we bring clean tech to price parity with fossil fuels by investing in innovation.
*The Kaya Identity, more precisely:
Carbon = [Population x GDP/Population] x [Total Energy Consumption/GDP] x [Carbon/Total Energy Consumption]


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I'm curious as to where I could buy manga online.
I've checked Barnes and Noble and Amazon, but they have nothing that I'm interested in.
I'm really looking for Angel Beats, 11eyes, Chobits, and Baka & Test - that sort of stuff.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(I searched to see if there were any similar topics, but they date back to 2008)
try animenation.com, justmanga.com or animecastle.com
otakufuel.com or justmanga.com.....or ebay
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Since your profile says you live in Indiana, then your best option is to order from Amazon or Right Stuf.
Strictly talking manga, out of those four titles you mentioned, only 1 has been licensed in North America and that is Chobits. For best value, you can order the Omnibus.
Even with a got anime subscription, it is still cheaper to buy Chobits from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_7?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=chobits&sprefix=chobits%2Caps%2C376
Angel Beats has been licensed too.
I buy most of my manga at B&N and Amazon....mostly because it's so cheap. (first few of Angel Beats are only 4 bucks) Just sayin'.
Kinda Addicted :D
I think I originally must have went to the wrong spot on Barnes and Noble, because I'm finding tons of stuff that I want - Blue Exorcist, Soul Eater, Highschool of the Dead, and Omamori Himari.
Thanks you guys! I really appreciate it. I had to find something to do with this college refund :3
I go to Amazon for new stuff
Ebay for older/out of print titles, and sets
I don't buy from RightStuf since they want someone to be home to sign for your package when it arrives, and that's not feasible for me
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I continue to buy my manga at a local manga/comic book shop. I like to support small businesses if I can. Not to mention this particular store meets all of pet peeves (they dont let people read the manga if they dont plan on purchasing it!)
But I also buy alot of my manga/comics as digital prints. If you have a tablet/ipad/whatever there are tons of apps for manga/comic distibutors. I buy all my comics from Comixology, and I buy some of my manga directly from Viz or Yen Press. What's really great about the digital prints, is that (at least for Viz) the books are cheaper. I was able to buy volumes 1-13 of Vampire Knight for $4 each, getting the series just about half off.
I do still get books from time to time, not all publishers have digital copies (yet) and it saves me space. My manga collection and comic collection are out of control. I have three FULL book shelves (like the ones from the book stores. I totally raided Borders for shelves when they went out of business) filled with all the manga/comics I have accumulated in the past several years.
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I use some of the websites already mentioned.
I also buy from akadot.com. It's great for translated manga and untranslated stuff like art books if you don't mind or are lucky enough to not have the language barrier.
I go to powells.com when I want loads of used books. It's more convenient to get one shipment with cheap or free shipping rather than buying used stuff from individual sellers with individual shipping costs when you go through something like B&N Marketplace. And all the used books are in excellent condition.
barns and noble
Amazon has all my needs in the way of manga.
mangahere, good place. also can buy other things.
by the way, do you guys read naruto manga.
That is my best love manga
Tomorrow naruto 579 will be out..
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I'm curious as to where I could buy manga online.
I've checked Barnes and Noble and Amazon, but they have nothing that I'm interested in.
I'm really looking for Angel Beats, 11eyes, Chobits, and Baka & Test - that sort of stuff.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(I searched to see if there were any similar topics, but they date back to 2008)
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I think almost everyone has experienced the following phenomenon at some time in their lives: you and a close circle of friends are involved in something wonderful, and it's ruined when the community at large adopts it. I can think of several examples: the BBS community and the Internet, the HAM Radio community and cellular phones, and early Facebook adopters and the current state of Facebook.
When I was young, I was logging into several BBSs per week, having loads of fun playing LoRD, reading classifieds, downloading free software like Frogger, etc. Then, I got Prodigy, which opened up a whole new world for my family and I. We could now access information and chat with people worldwide! I later tried several other networks, such as ImagiNation, CompuServe and AOL. I used the interfaces created by these companies to browse since I didn't know about the world wide web yet. Eventually, Mosaic was brought to my attention, and I tried that out. Since then, I've really never looked back. Yet, I find myself missing the communal aspects of the BBS – no matter what, everything was pretty localized. Any upcoming meeting or party you read about was almost certainly within a 50 mile radius. The Internet has various facilities for communal postings which I won't iterate here, but it doesn't feel as special.
I was never into HAM radio as a kid, and I just earned my license about a year ago. Yet, now that I'm part of the community, I've realized how marginal it's become. This is mainly because of cellular phones; now everyone carries a radio and doesn't mind paying an arm and a leg for it. HAM radio has many advantages though – on VHF, you don't get telemarketers calling you. And even if you did, the communication is broadcast-based. Cellular communication, on the other hand, is connection-based, so you either have to hang up on them, answer the call, or get the number blocked, rather than just ignore them. There are various repeaters in populated areas that you can use a bit like cellular towers. You can easily talk to total strangers who are also interested in your hobby. You can use IRLP and Echolink to connect to other HAMs all over the world for free. Many argue this last capability kills HAM radio a bit, but I disagree. The poison for a hobbyist community is not worldwide access to other hobbyist communities of the same bent, but rather adoption by the community at large, bringing in the yahoos. BBSs had ways of connecting together for chat events, MUD access, and the like, but that was awesome – it just brought like-minded people together.
Facebook has also gone through this metamorphosis, driving many of the early adopters away entirely (myself included). I got a Facebook account a very long time ago (around 2005), and just cancelled it this year. In its beginnings, Facebook was set up for colleges, and your specific school had to be added by the developers manually. You could search for and add people in other schools as friends as long as their school was also on Facebook. The communities and groups were all related to your school. It was like a little BBS, but online. Everyone loved it, obviously. Later, they started allowing random people to sign up, which completely ruined it and turned it into the new MySpace. This was a huge mistake. Now, the main point of Facebook seems to be terrible webgames. Once I received one too many invites for some zombie game, the mafia game, and the farm game, I left.
Currently, identi.ca is in the same situation in which all these other technologies began. It's a free micro-blogging network like Twitter, but completely free and open source (and it won't have ads like Twitter will soon). At some point in the future, perhaps people will migrate away from Twitter to places like identi.ca, which will turn it into a massive community of UNIX geeks into a disgusting online nightclub like the rest of the Internet, filled with pithy comments about the latest celebrity scandal.
So, in conclusion, call me an elitist, but there's nothing wrong with a social network that's not open to everyone (even if the criterion is making an effort to educate oneself). In fact, the way to ruin it is to let everyone in. Perhaps what's needed is an elitist network – one that only allows those who've proven themselves to enter. College education was a decent way of doing this, and Facebook should have carried that forward. This is sadly the fate of all successful technologies; they start with a small community of smart, excited developers who carry their ideas forward, only to end up facilitating the transfer of images featuring people vomiting. But that's what life's all about, I guess. I'll deal.


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One of the ongoing storylines this offseason for the Chicago Bears has been the role Gabe Carimi will fall into. It ended up being a trading chip, getting shipped away to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a sixth round draft pick, while the chance they gave JaMarcus Russell to impress them hasn't worked out, and he isn't likely to be signed. More
All JaMarcus Russell wanted was a chance, and the Chicago Bears, who have Matt Blanchard and Josh McCown playing backup quarterback behind Jay Cutler, are the team that gives him the workout he's been working to get. More
Lighter by almost 50 pounds since he began his comeback attempts, the new fitter and slimmer version of JaMarcus Russell, trying to find his way back into the NFL, might get his chance some time soon, with more than one team interested in trying him out. More
Draft time is coming, which means the national pass time of remembering all the biggest mistakes NFL teams have made through the years, with Ryan Leaf and Tim Couch being the measurement of failure with top picks joined in recent years by JaMarcus Russell and Vincent Gholston, comprising some of the list that features the worst draft picks ever made in NFL history. More
It might become one of the most uplifting stories this season if JaMarcus Russell managed to find himself playing for an NFL team, but for now, just being on someone's roster is good enough. Despite an impressive workout earlier this week, the main reason teams across the league aren't offering him a tryout with them is his weight, feeling he needs to lose more of it in order to have a shot at a comeback. More
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1901?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13784223#comment-13784223 ] Adam Kocoloski commented on COUCHDB-1901: ----------------------------------------- I pushed a pull request at https://github.com/apache/couchdb/pull/95 which includes the work from the aforementioned Cloudant PR as well as some earlier fixes by [~paul.joseph.davis] regarding connection handling in the multipart workflow. > Replicator needs to retry multipart requests atomically > ------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: COUCHDB-1901 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1901 > Project: CouchDB > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Replication > Reporter: Adam Kocoloski > Assignee: Adam Kocoloski > Fix For: 1.5.0 > > > couch_replicator_httpc's retry mechanism interacts poorly with the multipart requests we use to transfer attachments during replication. In the case of PUTs, the replicator will retry a request even though it has already streamed part of the request body. For GETs, it can potentially interleave body data from the original response and the retried one. > I put together a fix at https://github.com/cloudant/couch_replicator/pull/36 that disables the default httpc client retry mechanism for multipart requests and manages the retry logic "atomically"; i.e., it retries the original GET request if the GET or PUT fails, and it ensures that the original GET request is properly terminated during the retry. I'll push a version of that patch to the Apache repo now. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1#6144)
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A Real Estate Triggered 'Stimulus' Idea
IEB reader Durgesh Prasad, sent in this idea, via email to some of the IEB contributors.
In today's slow economy, where government is trying its best to keep the real estate market rolling and attracting investors to invest in real estate market in order to keep market live, I had an idea through which it can be achieved by government without loosing anything. Presently, the deciding period of differentiating a CAPITAL GAIN as Short term or Long term is 3 years period. If one sells his new house in less than 3 years and incurs profit, the gain is termed as Short term capital gain. And if he sells his new house after 3 years and incurs profit, the gain is termed as Long term capital gain. Now there is no way to avoid tax in short term capital gain, whereas there is way to save tax in long term capital gain, if the profit incurred is re invested in another residential house of price more than the profit.
The above way of saving tax from long term capital gain will help in rotating money in market to some extent, as it will result in at least two transaction of selling and buying a residential property. Considering this advantage, if Government can REDUCE The differentiator period from 3 years to say 2 years, then the market player who might be waiting for next year to sell his house to re invest, may do it so today and in a way will improve rolling of transactions in Market. Government will not loose anything , but will just be helping in moving the selling environment for its public to one year sooner. ( later on when economy improves, the years can again be raised to original 3 years )
IEB reader Piyush Goyal (email@example.com) sent in the following comment -
Good idea without working out Revenue ramifications for the Govt. – Decreasing revenue would lead to further increases in deficits. Not a desirable side effect of the Capital Tax change prescribed.
Real estate in India was a bubble that needed to be pricked and was rightly so in this current market turmoil. The bubble was largely an effect of $'s looking for homes. As $ flow reversed course (for a myriad of reasons including margin covers, unwinding large diversified derivative positions etc etc), the bubble burst. My guess is that the affordability index of residential properties reached heights never seen in the Indian market during this bubble and popping of the bubble was a good thing. The 3 year lockdown on Cap-Gains is a great policy that needs to remain. MY TAKE – Real Estate (Residential Real Estate) should in a country like India never become an investment asset. No more Cap Gain benefits, not even after 3 years holding period.
One school of thought blames the "CapGains Clause" and "Income Tax gains on Interest Payments" as the excacerbating cause of the bubble in the Real Estate space in US and the resultant crash.
As the situation around the globe/US improves over a period of 3-4 years, the tremendous amounts of $'s being printed by the US Fed will once again look for homes to park and India will once more be ripe for a bubble of sorts in the RE space.
India needs to manage not just this current slowdown but also the impending bubble that might follow. Monetary policy cannot be ad-hoc and directed towards one marketplace or another, but deliberate and planned affecting prices across the economy – It should not cause bubbles and rolling recessions, instead should be used to smoothen the growth rate of the economy/GDP to Trend Growth Levels. Price stability is tantamount not fixing a market or two.
The sincere thoughts of the writer are appreciated but slowdown in a sector (mostly irrelevant and excess prone sector like RE) cannot and should not be cause for myopic policy – Long Term (Medium Term at the very least) price stablity should be the goal of both Monetary and Fiscal policies.


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- Namecheap (recommended domain name provider) – This is where I register new domain names. Keep in mind that when joining Bluehost for the first time you get a free domain so I'd take advantage of that if you choose Bluehost to host a new site.
- WPEngine (recommended high-end host) – If you're willing to pay more for the best specialized WordPress hosting you can get your hands on, this is what I'd recommend and what I personally use. The extra cost is worth it in my opinion if you want the best security, speed and support, but I'd only recommend them for large or high-traffic sites.
WordPress Themes and Plugins
- Genesis – The premium WordPress theme framework I use for some of my sites. Note that Genesis is the framework, and you'll need to choose one of their "child themes" of which there are many awesome options. If you want the very best for your site or blog, I recommend Genesis because it's high quality, easy to use, has great features and lots of support including many tutorials on the net. But this is just what I personally use and there are many other great themes out there.
- WordPress SEO – A great plugin that I use on every single one of my WordPress sites. It makes SEO a LOT simpler.
- WP Super Cache – Very popular free plugin that speeds up your site. A must have (unless you host with WPEngine or another super-fast host).
- Contact Form 7 – Another extremely popular free plugin that I use to easily add contact forms to my sites.
- Backup Buddy – A reliable plugin to easily schedule automatic site backups. It's not free but I personally think it's worth it for peace of mind.
- Limit Login Attempts – A handy little plugin that increases your WordPress site's security, totally free.
- TablePress – The free plugin I use to quickly and easily add tables to my sites without any coding.
- WP Smush It – A useful plugin I use to automatically reduce the size of my images (without losing quality) to speed up your site. I'd recommend it if you have many large images on your site.
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- Wordtracker – Another good quality keyword tool I use from time to time.
Site Analysis
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- Alexa Toolbar – A free browser add-on that shows you the Alexa ranking of a site, which is an estimate of how popular (ie how much traffic) a certain website is. Don't get caught up with Alexa rankings though as they aren't that accurate (especially with low-traffic sites) and should be used to only get a rough estimate of traffic/popularity and to compare competing sites.
- SEO Quake – A free browser add-on that I use occasionally to conveniently analyze sites in Google for metrics such as backlinks, ranking, social shares etc.
- Ahrefs – The tool I use to analyze, in detail, the backlink profile of any site. There are free and paid versions available.
Email Marketing
- Aweber – The most popular email list service in the world and for good reason.
- Mailchimp – Another good email list service that I've used. It's free for your first 2000 subscribers.
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- Google Adwords – This is where you buy paid traffic AKA ads in Google. I'd only suggest this for certain types of businesses.
- Facebook Ads – Advertising on Facebook is one of the best ways to grow an audience these days in a vast range of niches.
Images and Graphics
- iStockphoto – This is where I get a lot of quality stock photos to use for my businesses.
- FreeImages.com – A decent selection of quality free images you can use on your site.
- PicJumbo – Another place to look for free images.
- Canva – A game-changing free tool that makes creating high quality images, logos, text, and other graphic elements very easy.
Outsourcing / Virtual Assistants
- Elance – A great marketplace to find freelancers for any type of online task imaginable.
- Upwork– Another excellent place similar to Elance to find good freelancers (formerly known as Odesk).
- Fiverr – A handy site where you can get all sorts of odd-jobs done for only 5 bucks. You can find some great deals here, but of course due to the low price there are many offers you want to avoid because the quality won't be that great.
- 99 Designs – Another good place to get quality designs done. They have an interesting concept that works well – you tell them what you're after, and then a bunch of talented designers will create your design within a certain period of time. You then you pick the one that you like.
My Favourite Business YouTube Channels
- Gary Vaynerchuck – A wealth of knowledge regarding online business, especially when it comes to social media marketing and all things tech. Entertaining to watch and he has a no BS "tough love" approach which energizes and motivates me.
- Tai Lopez – Tai shares a ton of very insightful ideas on business and life and he walks the walk. I've also bought his "67 steps" program and it's great – highly recommended.
- Stefan Pylarinos – Another great source of inspiration and knowledge, Stefan is a successful blogger, internet marketer and life coach who shares a lot of gold regarding online business and also all other aspects of life. He's genuine and transparent which I love.
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Smart Passive Income – Very informative and insightful online business podcast from highly successful online entrepreneur and all-round great guy Pat Flynn. I also read his blog which is great.
The Tim Ferriss Show – Another excellent podcast I listen to that doesn't just include online business but all aspects of life. Tim brings on some very interesting high-level guests too.
Business Books for Beginners
- The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich – The book that started the whole "lifestyle design" movement by Tim Ferris that has some good ideas on productivity and inspiration on pursuing the laptop lifestyle of freedom. Don't take the title too literally though – don't expect to build a successful business with a 4 hour work week.
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- Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! – A classic on personal finances and how to actually build wealth that initially changed my thinking many years ago when I first read it.
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- Quick Sprout – This is Neil Patel's marketing blog which is a goldmine of actionable, data-backed information on growing online businesses. The guy knows what he's talking about and I've learned a lot from him.
- Niche Pursuits – A good source of knowledge on building profitable sites written by Spencer Haws who has also been building niche sites for a long time and is the creator of the great keyword research tool Long Tail Pro.
- Entrepreneurs Journey – Yaro Starak's blog which I've also learned a lot from. He also has a valuable podcast where he interviews online entrepreneurs in all sorts of industries and reveals some of their secrets.
- Freedom Business Blog – The blog of Timothy Marc, a fellow Australian online entrepreneur who has done very well for himself and shares a lot of great stuff about living the "freedom lifestyle of freedom fun and adventure" as he loves to say. I'm part of his private mastermind group, the Secret Society Mastermind, which has been a worthwhile investment and something I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to beginners and experienced entrepreneurs alike.
- WP Beginner – A quality goldmine of information on WordPress that has helped me quite often over the years.


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Baker, John (2011) The House of Lords is an effective safeguard against absolutism and improper legislation. The government should not force through reforms that would reduce the independence of its members. British Politics and Policy at LSE (15 Jul 2011). Blog Entry.
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Proponents of an elected House of Lords point to the current system and claim that there is a clear absence of democratic legitimacy. However, Sir John Baker argues that this obscures the real imperative which is to preserve an upper chamber whose members can act independently, without being beholden to party loyalties or partisan scruples. For the government to impose elections by forcing through an ill-thought out programme would be unworthy and ultimately detrimental to the body politic in the UK.
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