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Rome, Italy
There are so many historic sights and I loved learning about it all. My family and I visited basically everything. It was great. We rented an apartment for 6 nights and it was in the heart of Rome. This was our street and apartment…
We were like locals and walked to everything. I'll start with the Piazza Navona. It is a square with 3 different fountains in it. The one big one in the middle was my favorite. There are 4 statues on each corner of the fountain and represent a river. You can see in the photo that the statue representing the Nile River has a palm tree next to him. There is a giant Oblesk in the center of the fountain, from Egypt. I've been doing a lot of research on Egypt and I recognized the hieroglyphic of "life" and a couple of other symbols too such as the "eye of horus" This is the symbol for "life" I was proud to show my parents that "I recognized the symbol."
Fun Fact: The Fountain of Four Rivers and was sculpted in 1651 by Bernini.
The statues were all very big, it must have taken a long time to sculpt.
Sculpture is not really the right word for the Trevi fountain. It is more of a piece of Art and a structure. The fountain part is as big as a pool and the statues are over 15 feet tall. This was the one attraction we visited that was crowded (even at this time of year) We must have arrived when all the tour busses got there.
FUN FACT: Legend has it that if you throw a coin over your right shoulder into the fountain you are destined to "return to Rome." This is true, because my Mom was here 26 years ago and she threw a coin in and now she is back!!! When will I be back???? The Trevi Fountain is also sculpted by Bernini.
The Pantheon: The oldest building in Rome that was not destroyed or had to be reconstructed. Built in the first century. I was amazed at how well preserved the building looked, it had a dome shaped roof and people say even NOW it would be hard for archetects to design a building like this. I can't understand how they did this so long ago. I liked the shape of the building. Here we are hugging one of the oldest ancient structures in Rome. Cool.
FUN FACT: The Roman Pantheon is the most preserved and influential building of ancient Rome. It is a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods of pagan Rome. As the brick stamps on the side of the building reveal it was built and dedicated between A.D 118 and 125. This is us eating Pizza in the back of the Pantheon. It is amazing to think of what this building has been through. It is also free to enter.
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER (FOOTBALL) for the non-Americans.
We went to an A.S. Roma vs. Pallermo game at the Olympic Stadium. It was a very good game, 5-0 Rome! The fans were very active, they sing and they chant. There were a lot of security guards in the Pallermo section, I guess to keep them in check. LOL. As you know my family loves soccer and we couldn't pass up this game. It was last minute, KIDS FREE and adults only $25. What a deal! We purchased the ticket the day before in a store on the street. This was the only thing in Rome we did not walk to, we took a very crowded public bus with other fans.
FUN FACT: The 1960 Summer Olympics were in Rome, Italy and many events were at this stadium.
The Vatican and the Vatican Museums.
There is so much to write about the Vatican. Did you know that Vatican City is it's own COUNTRY. I walked right into another country. It is very small and only 500 residents.
FUN FACT: Unlike other countries, even if you are born in Vatican City you are not automatically a citizen. The Pope has to appoint you a citizen and can take away that citizenship at any time.
I learned a lot about Vatican City and the Pope. We read and watched some great video's on Vatican City and it's history.
FUN FACT: The Pope is also the King of Vatican City. He can act as "either" the Pope or the King to make decisions.Michelangelo's Pieta. One of his earlier works . This is the bronze and gold alter that only the Pope can give mass from. There are other alters in St. Peters. Upon entering the basilica of St. Peters you are overwhelmed at the size and detail.
The most amazing thing was we got to attend a mass that the Pope gave outside of St. Peters Basilica. We got there one hour early, got a great view. I stood next to some Nuns, from Italy, who saw me writing notes in my little pocket notebook and they told me about the statues in the courtyard and how they are all "saints." There are 167 statues and 288 columns outside of St. Peters. The Nun's also wrote in my notebook. Pope Francis blessed the crowd and there were Nun's handing out rosary beads that were blessed by the Pope. I was so happy we all got a few.Doesn't the light coming down in this picture look like it is coming from heaven, while I am with the Nuns at the Vatican.
St. Peters Basilica is HUGE. Entering this church can not be explained. The ceilings, the paintings, the carvings, the statues, the alter, the floor, the granite, it's so amazing. The artwork is "Louvre worthy" for sure. The Vatican holds so much art. We spend over an hour in there and visited separate areas for praying and 3 Pope's are entombed here, that means there bodies are rested here. Very old Pope's. Most Pope's are buried below St. Peters. We visited the "treasury" area , where all the gifts that were presented to the Pope's over the Centuries by Presidents, Kings, Royal Families and Nations. Also the Pope's themselves, donate something special.
The Vatican museums are gigantic, it is easy to get lost. So many exhibits, the Hall of Maps was cool. the statues, the paintings, the sculptures and of course The Sistine Chapel. This is a painting in the Vatican Museum. It seems so real and it is also huge, covering the entire wallfamous bronze and marble statues in the museum. Early Maps drawn right on the walls. It is said the Louvre (in Paris) and these Vatican Museums are the two best museums in the world. I agree. This room had floor to ceiling masterpieces of artwork.
Fun Fact: The Sistine Chapel is without doubt one of the greatest art treasures of all time, one of the most celebrated masterpieces in the world. It's the last stop on the Vatican Museum tour and is the most ardently awaited moment for the millions of tourists from around the world that come here every year to admire it.
Step into the Sistine Chapel and the magic completely envelops you because literally everything in this place is priceless and rich in history, from the pavement to the amazing frescoed ceiling by Michelangelo.
The Sistine Chapel was so awesome, Not one inch was left blank, the ceiling and the walls were of the scenes from the bible were so realistic it was like they were coming down from heaven. The clouds, the people, etc. While I was in there they gave a small prayer or mass in Italian. You are NOT allowed to take any photos in there so here is some from the internet so you can see for yourself….
There is a story behind every person in all of these paintings. Who they are, what they represent and the historical significance behind it. So interesting.
I watched a great documentary and read a lot about the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo, the artist. He really struggled to do this because he considered himself a "sculpture" and not an "artist." In fact, his sculptures are in St. Peters as well.
St. Angelo's Castle: On the way to Vatican City .
The River Tiber is nice, it has a strong current. We walked over it a lot to get to the Vatican city. We passed this castle. We visited inside, I like the shape of it the best, it looks better from outside than inside, it was just blank walls and stone, I like the view from the top.
Roman Colesseum.
The Roman Colesseum is so cool. it is very big. It can get very crowed at times. luckily we came first thing early in the morning and had NO line at all. some days in the summer, the line raps all the way around the building! Poor saps.
My favorite part about the Roman Colesseum was probably learning about it. The history is so interesting and my brother and I did a report on it.
FUN FACT- The colessuim was built in 72 AD. they had slaves that were forced to work until it was complete. It took 8 years to finish.
Here is a typical day of Entertainment for the Romans at this time. Gladiators fought in the Colesseum. The games went on all day. In the morning they had Gladiators vs animals( the animals were shipped here from all over the world… there were tigers, cheetas, lions even elephants!) next came the execution of prisoners. They would chop off there heads. and for the grand finally….the gladiator fights. It would be gladiator vs gladiator down to the death. The crowd would cheer people on just like we cheer on sports teams. The only reason they had gladiator matches was because no one else wanted the job, and only the prisoners faught against each other. Whoever won usually got rewarded and was free from prison. The looser was well, dead.
– Just like any other modern stadium today, the Roman Coleseum made people by tickets to the games before entering. There are a lot of doors and exits in the Colesseum and each one had a Roman number above it so people could find the areas of where they are sitting. I saw this in person. plus, there used to be a lot of water fountains for the fans and 2 bathrooms. cool right. the rich people sat on the bottom row along with the Royalty. Poor people and other criminals sat at the very top. the women also sat on the top because they were not allowed to sit anywhere else.
I liked exploring the Coleseum. I cant get over the fact of how old it is. This building has been through a LOT! you can see in the picture toward the bottom area the dungeons. There used to be a floor over the dungeons and that is where the battles were fought. The dungeons were where the prisoners waited to go fight and where they kept the wild animals. All the Gladiators must of been really nervous before battle knowing that it may be the end for them.
Now a days part of the Roman Colesseum is destroyed due to earthquakes and stone robbers. It was left abandoned for a long time because when they stopped having Gladiator fights, the building was useless. And the seats that people used to sit in are destroyed. There were a lot of openings in the Roman Colesseum and each one used to have a statue in it. But they all got robbed a long time ago. This is what it looked like in it's heyday.
I cant believe that there used to be a statue in every window! I wonder what they looked like? probably naked. That's how most of the statues are here, I guess it was the style. LOL!
I liked seeing and learning about the Colesseum. So did Sawyer. I can only imagine all the blood shed here that went on. I cant believe people actually found that as entertainment. Crazy right?! Almost unhuman. I have friends that cant bear to watch someone bleed yet these people were cheering away when someone's head was chopped off. They were like barbareans.
here are a couple more FUN FACTS-
Did you know that there were sometimes naval ship battles in the Colesseum? it used to be considered untrue but scientists have found evidence. There are underground tunnels leading to the Colessuem to make it flood with water. There are drawings of ships on water fighting inside the Colesseum. Very cool finding.
There was one person in charge, like the head director. They organized events and trained the Gladiators.
The Romen Colesseum has a great history and I suggest that you research it. There are some great video's on you tube. I am glad I got to see the Roman Colessuim.
I liked trying to imagine what it looked like back in its hay day.
Roman Forum:
Next to the Colesseum is the Roman Forum, which is "ancient ruins" of a town in Rome. Julius Ceasar ordered many off the work. I can't believe I walked the same streets as Julius Ceasar. The columns must have been very strong because so many columns are still remaining. We ate lunch on broken ruins, sitting on a broken column. I liked looking at everything and imagining what it used to be like. There a lot of half standing structures.
It's weird how the ancient ruins and the Colesseum are right in the middle of a modern city like Rome, next to a big road with traffic and busses. It's like two different worlds. Sawyer and I liked jumping from stone to stone.
ROME WAS AWESOME! I did not exspect it to be so great! I am glad we got to see everything. I had a lot of pizza and gelato's too….because as they say…."When in Rome…" Hope the Trevi Fountain legend is true and I come back someday.
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This week's blog is about identifying and discussing Social Media ROI case example. Talking about how ROI was calculated and where if it include all the tangible and intangible benefits? What are the strengths and weaknesses in the chosen approach if any applicable?
In the beginning, let ask this question
Traditionally, what is ROI?
The formula for return on investment sometimes referred to as ROI or rate of return, measures the percentage return on a particular investment. ROI is used to measure profitability for a given amount of time.
But Social media ROI is a bit different story …
While in the financial world, the ROI is a way to measure the financial efficiency of a financial investment.
The Social media ROI is unique and more about measuring the digital social media traffic in relation to a company, brand, product or marketing campaign and how to put a dollar value on that as a return.
What is Social ROI
- Increase in conversation.
- Open line of communication between your customers.
- Increase in profits.
- A return Sale.
- New potential customers seeing a POSITIVE EXPERIENCE through your social channels.
How to calculate the Social ROI?
Searching for ways somehow can calculate the social media ROI, I found a model to be interesting can cover most aspect, It's called:
The Six Models
- The Amplification Model: how much would it cost to buy these impressions/social actions through paid media?
- Value of Social Traffic versus Display: how much does it cost to get a visitor to your site via social promotions versus display advertising?
- Quality of Visitors from Social Media: how well do the visitors being driven to a site via social media performs?
- Revenue from Facebook Fans Model: how much incremental revenue do Facebook fans generate?
- Revenue from Social Media Marketing: how many sales can be attributed to your social media marketing programs?
- Social Promotions Sales ROI: how many sales can be attributed to a special social media marketing promotion?
As case example I choose Cisco systems for their amazing results.
Founded 1984, Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment.
Cisco engaged with customers, dealers, partners and anyone who interested in their work over the social media networks from an early age. They started with blogs and they went more as the social media networks grow bigger. Cisco realized the value and the important of social ROI, as result they set up SMLC Social Media Listening Centre.
Some of Cisco social media ROI stats:
- Blogs: 22 external, 475,000 views/quarter
- Twitter: 108 Cisco feeds with 2 million followers
- Facebook: 79 groups with 100,000 fans
- YouTube: 300+ channels, 2,000+ videos, 4 million views
- Second Life: 150,000 visitors, 50+ events
- Flickr: 300+ photos, 400,000 views.
And the number has got bigger as the study stats were published in 2010.
The highlight of Cisco social ROI success
- 9,000 people attended the social media product launch event – 90 times more attendees than in the past
- Nearly three times as many press articles as with traditional outreach methods
- More than 1,000 blog posts and 40 million online impressions
- A Leading Lights award for Best Marketing
- One-sixth the cost of a traditional launch.
- Social media helped Cisco shave $100,000+ off a product launch.
Most important fact is that Cisco social ROI drive the company ROI to be 281% annually.
What are the tangible and intangible benefits of the Social ROI?
It is mostly mean short term and long term benefits.
Some tangible benefits "short term":
- Inbound Traffic
- Distribution Channels.
- Increased "Sharability".
Intangible benefit is basically described as keep up the good work over time e.g. building digital brand name, delivering the brand experience and most importantly is changing the way to conduct business for the best. These are not always captured by first-click.
Some of the Intangible benefits are:
- Brand awareness
- Customer loyalty
- Engagement through social conversations
- Engagement due to content
- Offline channel transactions
- Personal referrals due to awesome content that adds value
These are hard to put a value against but they are real but soft metrics and should be in your marketing tactics tool box.
Not sure yet more cases to check out in this video, and please leave a comment and share your thought. Thanks…

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RTE's 'My Homeless Family': 'Rats, cockroaches and blood' behind complaints
More than 100 complaints were made about emergency homeless accommodation in Dublin last year, with reports of rats, cockroaches, mould and blood-stained mattresses.
The complaints were made to the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive by homeless people who had been placed in hotels, bed and breakfasts and other emergency accommodation.
People described living in cramped, damp, dirty accommodation. Details of the complaints were released to RTÉ News under a Freedom of Information request.
"There is a very serious problem with rats in the apartment. They are jumping on the beds, in the kitchen, all over the place … This living situation is causing huge distress and has become unbearable," reported one complainant.
Another said: "All we hear most nights is people screaming at each other, none of us are getting any sleep and it's starting to affect my daughters' school work, as well as our family."
It comes as families living in temporary accommodation said they were "not living the life of luxury" in hotels and B&Bs.
Participants of RTÉ 1's 'My Homeless Family', which aired last night, filmed their lives over a three-month period to show the reality of living in a hotel.
For single mother Erica Fleming and daughter Emily (9), the hotel has become home while they wait to move up the social housing list.
"There's a hundred people in front of me, at least," Ms Fleming said. "Another six months of this, I will crack up.
"I have always worked, I continue to work but due to the difference between rent allowance and the actual rent, I couldn't make up the difference, and therefore I ended up being where I am today.
"I just want affordable rent. I can't hand out rent of €900, I'm never going to be able to afford that. Everybody seems to think that homeless people are people that are just on the streets or have a drug problem or an alcohol problem and that's not the way it is any more."
She spoke of the "mountain of fears" involved in staying in temporary accommodation.
"The hotel only has to take you for a week at a time. This week you could be on the northside, next week you could be on the southside," she said.
However, the hotel staff have become an important support network for the family. "They look after Emily, they show an interest in her, they go out of their way to do stuff for her."
Sandra and Brendan Hanley-Hand have been homeless for the last 11 months. "People out there think that [being] homeless is great, that you're living in a hotel and you have luxury, and you're living the life of Reilly," said Ms Hanley-Hand.
"You're not living the life of Reilly, you're not living the life of luxury," she said.
The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive reacted to the programme this morning.
Cathal Morgan of the Dublin Homeless Executive said that housing supply remains the main problem in the Dublin area.
"You couldn't but be touched watching the programme last night," he said on RTE Radio One.
"The use of commercial hotels is not sustainable, but unfortunately the alternative is the streets.
"A common misconception people have is that if someone becomes homeless nothing changes for them but that's not the case, 1056 homeless families in the greater Dublin area got tenancies in 2015.
"We know it's tough on people but we are asking them to hang in there as we now have an extra 30 staff working to assist you.
"We need people to look at other alternatives such as leasing, rental schemes or modular housing.
"If people are prepared to look at alternative options we will help them.
"We can offer pre-clearance in relation to rent allowance and help in sourcing accommodation.
"We need communities to get behind modular housing, he told RTE Radio One's Morning Ireland.
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent an open letter to Apple and Google to demonstrate their commitment to privacy and security as both companies work on unprecedented aerial views in their mobile mapping services. Senator Schumer asked both companies to provide prior notification to local residents when their "military-grade spy planes" are capturing images in the U.S.
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Apple announced a new mapping service on June 11th during the company's annual World Wide Developer Conference. That service includes impressive 3D aerial views the company has been developing.
Knowing that Apple's announcement was coming, Google announced the week before its own enhancements to Google Maps, one of the world's most popular map services. Among the new features announced by the search giant are impressive 3D aerial views the company has been developing.
That's where Senator Schumer's concerns enter the picture. Citing reports that the companies will be able to capture images with resolutions as small as 4 inches, he said that they could capture people sunbathing or engaging in other private activities in their back yards.
"People on Long Island or in Buffalo have a reasonable expectation of privacy when they decide to have a barbeque on their back deck and would prefer to retain the option of deciding whether they should be photographed on their property," Senator Schumer wrote. "They should not fear that your planes will be overhead taking detailed pictures of their private events."
The senator didn't use the phrase "military-grade spy plane" in the actual letter (reprinted in full below), but did so several times in presenting the letter on his official U.S. Senate website. Similarly, he likened the planes to "high-tech peeping Toms," in his statement, though he avoided that language in the letter.
He asked Apple and Google to notify communities ahead of mapping operations, to automatically blur images of people captured, to give property owners the right to opt-out of having their property included in the results, and to work with law enforcement and local governments to ensure that security concerns are met.
The open letter in full:
Dear Apple and Google,
I write today over the recent revelations that your companies are using highly sensitive photography equipment to take pictures of cities and towns across the country for your respective mapping products. These disclosures are potentially troubling, and I request that the privacy and security of Americans remain your top priority as you deploy new mapping and imaging capability.
It has been reported that some of these sensitive cameras can take pictures of objects up to four inches wide. I fear that this clarity may allow your mapping programs to take detailed pictures of people in intimate locations such as around a pool or in someone's backyard. People on Long Island or in Buffalo have a reasonable expectation of privacy when they decide to have a barbeque on their back deck and would prefer to retain the option of deciding whether they should be photographed on their property. They should not fear that your planes will be overhead taking detailed pictures of their private events.
Detailed photographs could also provide criminals and terrorists with detailed views of sensitive utilities. On current online maps, many power lines, power sub stations, and reservoir access points are visible only at low resolutions. However, if highly detailed images become available, criminals could create more complete schematic maps of the power and water grids in the United States. With the vast amount of infrastructure across the country, it would be impossible to secure every location.
Therefore, I request that your mapping programs include three separate privacy and security provisions:
1) Provide notification to communities as to when you plan to conduct mapping
2) Automatically blur photos of individuals who are captured, and give property owners the right to opt-out of having the company map their homes
3) Put protocols in place with law enforcement and local municipalities to ensure that sensitive infrastructure details are blurred from published maps
I hope that you would be willing to work with my office on this very important issue and ensure the security and privacy of all Americans.


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Tucson, AZ (KOLD) - In the last 72 hours there has been a buzz over whether or not technical fouls should've been called at the end of the double overtime thriller in Tempe Friday. It now appears the answer here is... yes.
Pac-12 officials handed in their official reviews of Friday's game and admitted that a call should have been made on the final play of the game. The Pac-12 acknowledged Sunday night that "the officials missed the call" and should have handed out a technical foul to Arizona State's Jahii Carson for hanging on the rim with five-tenths of a second left.
The Pac-12 acknowledged that the officials did review the final play, but it appears now they did so to properly determine how much time to put on the game clock.
Arizona State moved to 8-4 in conference play and 19-6 overall. The signature win may have stamped a trip to the NCAA tourney barring a disaster. Sean Miller is expected to address the media today and we will have more reaction today at 4pm. Follow @Cooney247 for the latest details as they become available.
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Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar: India court commutes sentence
India's top court has commuted the sentence of death row prisoner Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar to life in jail.
Bhullar had been convicted over a 1993 bomb blast in Delhi which killed nine. He has been on death row since 2001.
The court accepted his wife's plea that there had been "an inordinate delay" in deciding his mercy plea and also on grounds that he was mentally ill.
The court has commuted sentences of 18 death row prisoners on grounds of delay since the beginning of the year.
Bhullar's mercy plea, filed in 2002, was rejected by the president in 2011.
His chances brightened in January after the court commuted death sentences of 15 prisoners on the grounds that it had taken too long for a decision to be reached in the plea for clemency. The court added that mental illness and solitary confinement could also be reasons for commuting sentences.
Bhullar's lawyers approached the court again after the decision.
In February, the Supreme Court also commuted the death sentences of three men convicted of plotting the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on similar grounds.
Last week, the Indian government told the court that it had "no problems" if Bhullar's sentence was commuted.
India has more than 400 convicts on death row.
Executions are rarely carried out, but in the last two years there have been two hangings in India.
Mohammed Ajmal Qasab, the sole surviving attacker from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was executed in November 2012 in a prison in the western city of Pune.
And in February 2013, a Kashmiri man, Afzal Guru, was hanged in Delhi's Tihar jail for the 2001 attack on India's parliament.


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Friday, October 15, 2004
The Medium Lobster was appalled, just like the rest of perpetually-outraged America, to see John Kerry mention that Dick Cheney has a gay daughter Wednesday night. For there is no greater offense one can make to an openly gay person than to make note of their gayness.
Dick and Lynne Cheney are right to be outraged, as are sincere and heartfelt gay rights' advocates Glenn Reynolds and Mickey Kaus. And this outrage comes not because they feel that homosexuality is shameful or icky or full of cooties. It is because they know that the greatest shame one can bring to a lesbian is to note their existence.
Before John Kerry's terrible words, Mary Cheney only had to be gay to her family, her friends, the Coors Corporation, the staff of Bush/Cheney Re-Elect, and the gay community at large to whom she acted as a liason. But John Kerry made her gay to the entire world, effectively making her more gay than ever before.
There is an obvious solution here - but only part of it involves the trial of John Kerry as a thought criminal. Good solutions are proactive, not reactive, and the problem with Mary Cheney was not merely that her admitted sexuality could be mentioned on national television. It was that she could be seen at all, allowing anyone who looked at her to realize she existed - and possibly realize she was gay.
This is not merely Mary's dilemma. This is the dilemma of millions of open lesbians across America: how to utterly conceal their existence from view. The solution must be simple, yet effective. It must wall all lesbians up in utter darkness, away from all sight. Like a closet, if you will.
Fortunately, associates of the Medium Lobster have already prepared such a solution in a comfortable, full-body garment able to easily bury any trace of a lesbian's sexuality beneath yards of cloth. They call it the Lesburka, and the Medium Lobster is confident that its use on Mary Cheney and lesbians across the country will restore the pride of Dick and Lynne in a heartbeat.
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Enjoy an eight-day flying safari in Uganda that combines the country's excellent primate tracking opportunities with some stunning safari lodges. Visit chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, which has one of the highest density and diversity of primates in all of Africa before heading south to the highlight of the itinerary spending two days with the gentle giants of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park the critically endangered mountain gorillas of Uganda.
A comfortable, intimate little hotel, the Boma Guesthouse is conveniently located five minutes from Entebbe International Airport (EBB), and is a great place to stop over at the beginning or end of your Uganda tour. The 16 rooms are simply, but elegantly furnished, and the extensive gardens, created by renowned Kampala landscape architect Roger Wood, are home to an incredible variety of birdlife. The gardens offer hidden nooks and crannies for guests wanting to curl up with a good book away from the main buildings, or to enjoy a spot of private dining away from other guests.
Overlooking the Munyaga River, Sanctuary Retreats' Gorilla Forest Camp is the accommodation of choice for the northern sector of Bwindi National Park. Your spacious tent, with two queen beds, a polished wooden deck, rock-faced shower, and bathtub open to the forest will provide an impossibly romantic base from which to explore the surrounding forest. The dining room, similarly, faces the forest. While you enjoy your breakfast, you can often hear the cry of colobus monkeys, with the occasional distant screams of a chimpanzee hunting party.
Located near Fort Portal on the edge of extinct volcanic Lake Kyaninga, the main building is perched on a rocky ridge, with the generously proportioned log cabins strung out on either side. The view from the dining and rooms looks down onto the lake, and then on to the Rwenzori Mountains, the fabled 'Mountains of the Moon' in the distance. From the lodge, clients can track chimpanzees and other primates in the nearby Kibale Forest National Park, about an hour's drive away. Relaxing and soaking in the enchanting scenery of rural western Uganda, or hiking around the nearby crater lake are also options.
You arrive at Entebbe International Airport (EBB), where Journeys Discovering Africa will meet you and transfer you to your nearby boutique guesthouse for a welcome drink and a briefing on your Uganda primate safari.
This morning, after breakfast at your hotel, Journeys Discovering Africa will transfer back to Entebbe International Airport (EBB) for a scheduled flight to Kasese. Met by the lodge vehicle, you will enjoy a private transfer to the stunning Kyaninga Lodge, a fairy-tale-like construction perched on the edge of a cobalt-blue volcanic crater lake. The entire lodge is constructed in the style of log cabins, and is the result of six years of labour by master carpenter and owner Steve Williams.
After lunch at the lodge, set out on a guided crater hike. Choose from following the rim of the crater, on tracks that pass through local community land using for traditional crops such as maize and matoke bananas, offering panoramic views of the lake; or take the lakeside option, passing through forest and spotting butterflies, monkeys and ancient volcanic lava tubes as you go. At the end of your walk, there is the invigorating option of wild swimming in the crystal-clear waters of the lake from the lodge's private swimming pontoon.
Kibale Forest is the natural habitat for an amazing 13 primate species, and contains the highest primate density of any area on earth. Here, you will spend a full day with the chimpanzees in a unique chimpanzee habituation experience, watching these fascinating primates from dawn to dusk. Some of the trees are 50 to 60 meters (150 to 180 feet) in height, and provide a majestic canopy for the profusion of rain forest life, including 325 bird species.
On your tour, you are likely to see numerous bird species as well as black and white colobus, red colobus, grey-cheeked mangabey, red tailed monkey, vervet monkey, and L'Hoest's monkey.
This morning you'll reconvene at Kibale Forest headquarters for another opportunity to go chimp tracking. Your guides will help you try to find the chimps, and if you are lucky, you will spend up to an hour observing a chimpanzee family feeding, playing, and resting among the trees.
After lunch at a nearby lodge, you will be driven through a beautiful area of crater lakes and rolling hills to the small village of Rubona, where you will visit the basket weaving association for a demonstration of how they use natural pigments to dye the grasses used in their colorful creations. The ladies will also demonstrate their weaving techniques and there are always some excellent examples of their work in the association gift shop. Over the road, you can also pop into a local honey co-operative, where a tour of the premises explains the process of harvesting honey - if it's season you may get the chance to taste fresh honeycomb. Those with a creative bent, may fancy trying their hand at molding their very own beeswax candle to take home.
After an early breakfast, you'll be driven to Kasese Airstrip and board our scheduled flight to Bwindi. You are met at the airstrip and transferred by road to our lodge, climbing through the Kigezi Highlands that form part of the eastern wall of the Albertine Rift. You'll pass small villages, plantations, and fields on the way, through one of Uganda's most densely populated regions. As you'll near the end of your climb, you will begin to see the mountainous, mist covered forest of the park, located more than a mile above sea level. Your base will be Gorilla Forest Camp, widely acknowledged to be the best camp in the northern section of Bwindi.
Once we reach the lodge, you will enjoy lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing, preparing for tomorrow's great adventure with the gorillas.
Along with the numerous primate species and endangered chimpanzees, the most notable inhabitants of the park have to be the 408 critically endangered mountain gorillas, which live in family groups of between seven and 25 individuals. A number of these families have been habituated over a period of five years each to tolerate human presence for a brief period every day. Only eight visitors per day are allowed to track each gorilla family.
On each morning you go gorilla tracking, you will have an early start to get to the briefing point at park headquarters, where you receive information about your gorilla trekking experience and select your porters for the day. Then you're off to the trailhead nearest your appointed gorilla family - the drive to the trailhead can take anything from ten minutes to two hours - before you start your hike to find the gorillas. The walking can be strenuous because of the steep slopes and the high altitude. Initially, you will hike along established paths, your ranger coordinating with the advance trackers by radio to guide you in to the gorillas last know location. As you get to where the gorillas are, you will leave the paths and begin hacking your way through the slippery underbrush. Your porters will stay back as only your privileged party of eight and your ranger approach the gorillas to spend your magical hour with them. The hour passes all too quickly, and then it's time to reluctantly make your way back to your waiting vehicles.
On this, your last full day you will enjoy a second encounter with the mountain gorillas. No two visits to these gentle giants are the same. There are up to eleven habituated groups currently available to track in Bwindi, with five of these situated in Northern Bwindi: Rushegura, Habinyanja, Mubare, Oruzogu and Bitukura. Each will have their own territory, in a slightly different location, with its own variety of ages and individual characters, giving every family its own unique group dynamic.
After breakfast this morning, you will be transferred to the nearby Kihihi Airstrip where you will take the scheduled flight departing for Entebbe. Upon arrival, you will your driver who will transfer you to a guesthouse in Entebbe, where you can enjoy lunch and some well-deserved relaxation, before transferring to Entebbe International Airport (EBB) for your flight out.
The Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is in south-western Uganda. Along with mountain gorillas, species in the park include the common chimpanzee, L'Hoest's monkey, African elephant, African green broadbill, and cream-banded swallowtail,black and white colobus, red-tailed monkeys, vervets, the giant forest hog,and small antelope species. There are also many carnivores, including the side-striped jackal, African golden cat, and African civet.The park has more than 350 bird species and more than 200 butterfly species.
Kibale National Park is a national park in Southern Uganda protecting moist evergreen rain forest. Kibale National Forest has one of the highest diversity and concentration of primates in Africa. It is home to a large number of endangered chimpanzees, as well as the red colobus monkey and the rare L'Hoest's monkey. Much of the forest was logged during its time as a forest reserve, and some exotic species of trees were planted in plantations.
Please book your flights to Entebbe International Airport (EBB). Transfers from and to the airport are included in the price. Journeys Discovering Africa will have the driver / guide send to pick you up from the airport.


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Dr. Healy earned her medical degree from Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA in 2005. She then completed a General Surgery internship and Urology residency at Emory University in 2010. Following this, she completed her fellowship in Endourology and Minimally Invasive Surgery/Robotics at Thomas Jefferson from 2010 to 2012. During this time, she also served as a Clinical Instructor and had also been an Assistant Professor and Director of the Jefferson Stone Center. She has served as faculty for hands-on advanced endourology training courses both regionally and nationally.
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Chamber and Town Council reach deal over free parking saga
A simmering row between a number of local politicians and the county town's main business representative body over free Christmas parking measures looks to have eased after a meeting of both organisations earlier this week.
The Leader has learned that up to seven of Longford town's current crop of town councillors held talks with Chamber of Commerce representatives last Friday morning following an earlier Town Council meeting two days earlier.
At that meeting, differences arose between some councillors over a request made by the Chamber to secure free parking for their much publicised 12/12/12 shop local campaign.
This, despite the council agreeing earlier this month to provide free parking for local consumers throughout the course of Christmas week alongside four additional Saturdays in December.
Speaking at last Wednesday's monthly meeting however, Town Clerk Dan Rooney said traders had since written to the council, seeking permission to swap December 19 for December 12 to boost their retail led campaign.
That plea looked to visibly frustrate certain representatives, most notably Cllrs Paul Connell and Tony Flaherty who spoke out on the issue.
"They (Chamber) don't run this council," said Cllr Connell. "Certainly, I have no problem giving the Chamber the 12th, but you can't be taking one for the other. We made a democratic decision."
Taking a similar view, Cllr Flaherty said providing a further day of additional free parking was likely to heap additional pain on an already cash strapped Town Council.
Branding the request as "a little bit Irish", Cllr Flaherty said the Chamber needed to be made aware of the council's own financial plight.
"I have no problem letting them come in and see us (Town Council) after the finance meeting and showing them where we are expected to get €200,000 in 26 days. There's no mud slinging yet, but it won't be long before mud is slung," he said.
Cllr Brendan Gilmore backed those claims up by saying the council should stick to what had earlier been agreed.
Others, such as Cllr Michael Connellan advised that the council should perhaps sit down with the Chamber in an attempt to secure a lasting resolution.
Cllr Mae Sexton agreed, saying the need to foster a closer working relationship with local businesses had never been greater.
And it was at those discussions last Friday morning that Town Councillors and Chamber bosses finally reached agreement with today (Wednesday) being sanctioned as a free parking day in addition to complimentary parking over the festive period.
One local representative who endorsed the agreement was Town Mayor, Cllr Peggy Nolan. Despite enduring a "sleepless weekend" over the long running saga, she said the concessions put in place by the Town Council would provide a welcome tonic to the local economy and business community at large.
"It's a gesture of support," she said. "And as Mayor of Longford and on behalf of my fellow councillors, I wish to fully support the excellent initiative of the Longford Chamber of Commerce and the traders who are participating in the 12-12-12 shopping bonanza. Longford Town Council have turned on the Christmas lights one week earlier than in previous years and with the further expansion of free parking to cover December 12, it is our hope that shoppers will enjoy what Longford has to offer this Christmas Season."


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State of the Union and Renewable Fuel Standard
January 25, 2007
There has been considerable attention focused on the energy goals President Bush discussed in his 2007 State of the Union message on Tuesday night (1/23). He called for a reduction of 20 percent in the amount of gasoline consumed in the United States and said that would largely be accomplished by setting a mandatory fuels standard of 35 billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels in 2017 -- nearly five times the current target of 7.5 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2012.
While EESI commends the setting of such an aggressive goal which can help dramatically stimulate the development of new technologies and feedstocks for the production of renewable fuels (biofuels), we do have concerns about the President's proposal to broaden the Renewable Fuel Standard enacted by Congress to an Alternative Fuels Standard that would also encompass a broad range of other fuels including methanol, butanol, hydrogen and other alternative fuels -- which may be derived from fossil energy, including coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels. The President referenced the need to confront climate change as well as address oil imports and national security. But the additional fuels the President suggested including could well increase the level of greenhouse gas emissions, rather than reduce them.
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When new products are released, it generally takes a few weeks before Microsoft's other products get full support. This time, when Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 was released, we saw a bit different story. In October 2013, Microsoft hit us with a tidal wave of product updates and in this tidal wave they made sure that System Center 2012 R2 completely supported the latest operating system updates out of the gate. This is truly a welcome change.
However, the older System Center products still under support did not receive the same supportability for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. That continues to follow the old path, but Microsoft has now issued a statement that ConfigMgr 2012 SP1, ConfigMgr 2007 SP2, Endpoint Protection SP1, and Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 have all received the stamp of support approval – after applying some necessary updates.
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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 supports Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 with the following update: Cumulative Update 3 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 – KB 2882125
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 supports Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 as Configuration Manager Clients with this update: An update is available that adds support for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 to System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2
System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection SP1 and Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 (with Update Rollup1) supports Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 if you apply this update: An anti-malware platform update for Endpoint Protection clients is available from Microsoft Support
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G-Technology®, a trusted premium storage brand by Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced the European availability of the G-Technology® G-RACK™ 12 – the brand's first NAS-based device that enhances its award-winning product portfolio for content creation professionals worldwide. The G-RACK 12 and other G-Technology storage solutions will be on display at IBC2016, September 9-13, in Amsterdam, Hall 7, Stand H39.
G-RACK 12 NAS solution streamlines demanding media and entertainment video workflows, including 4K and above resolution, with a scalable 12-bay server offering capacities up to 120TB1 – and now 600TB2 with the four G-RACK 12 Expansion units. Its reliability, high-performance, and centralized storage capabilities are perfect for small-to-medium size post-production houses, TV/broadcast studios, ad agencies, and in-house creative departments using Adobe Premiere® Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro® X, Avid Media Composer® or other creative applications. G-RACK 12 is the ideal storage solution for collaboration, utilizing four 10-gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 connections for high-speed data transfers, saving both time and money.
The G-RACK 12 solution made its U.S. debut at this year's NAB show in Las Vegas and is now making its European presence at IBC2016. A significant value of the G-RACK 12 solution is the G-Technology-developed NAS OS that garnered NAB award-winning praise for the intuitive, simple-to-use management interface. With a commitment to continual improvement, a number of updates to this NAS OS has been released for new and existing customers. These updates include the ability to now support a total of four G-RACK Expansion units that will provide up to 500TB of usable storage capacity. This latest OS version will also showcase a new platform for third-party partner applications embedded onto the G-RACK 12 to provide additional functionality. Improved user support and enhanced RAID management capabilities are also included in the latest version of the G-RACK NAS OS.
"The G-RACK 12's wickedly fast read/write speeds make it an unparalleled NAS option for professional environments, and its intuitive OS server interface allows us to get our entire department working off the G-RACK the same morning we unboxed it, all without hiring a specialist," said Ted Pacult, post production supervisor for Documentary Now.
"RED Studios Hollywood is constantly looking for the latest storage innovations, such as the G-RACK 12," said Jarred Land, president of RED Digital Cinema. "The 10-gigabit network speeds and ability to work within our Adobe, Final Cut Pro, and Avid ecosystems makes our G-RACK 12 an extremely valuable asset."
"From our flexible Evolution Series™ and high-capacity, high-performance portable G-SPEED® Shuttle XL to our new 12-bay G-RACK 12 NAS solution, the G-Technology brand offers one of the broadest storage portfolios for virtually any content creation workflow," said Mike Williams, vice president of G-Technology, a Western Digital brand. "Our goal is to continue to optimize efficiencies in pre- and post- production workflows, so whether you're working on a TV commercial, a corporate video, or major motion picture, we can help you through the most demanding production environments, while delivering capacity, reliability, performance and style."
G-RACK 12 incorporates a G-Technology-developed NAS operating system with the BTRfs file system, the SCST high-performance iSCSI engine, and an easy-to-use graphical interface that removes the complexity of typical NAS administrative systems. The 12-bay, expandable units incorporate enterprise-class hard drives and are available in 48TB, 72TB, 96TB, and 120TB storage capacities.
G-RACK 12 pricing varies depending on capacity and configuration. The G-RACK 12 is sold through authorized resellers across North America and Europe. To find an authorized reseller or to become an authorized reseller please visit www.g-technology.com.
About Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is an industry-leading provider of storage technologies and solutions that enable people to create, leverage, experience and preserve data. The company addresses ever-changing market needs by providing a full portfolio of compelling, high-quality storage solutions with customer-focused innovation, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Our products are marketed under the HGST, SanDisk and WD brands to OEMs, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and consumers.
1 120TB Total storage capacity, 100TB useable capacity in a common RAID 6 configuration.
2 600TB of Total storage capacity with a 120TB G-RACK 12 server and four 120TB G-RACK 12 EXP chasis', supporting 500TB of useable storage capacity across five chassis each in RAID 6.
G‐Technology external hard drives serve as an element of an overall backup strategy. It is recommended that users keep two or more copies of their most important files backed up or stored on separate devices or online services.
© 2016 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. Western Digital, G-Technology, G-DRIVE, G-RACK, and G-SPEED and Evolution Series are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Apple and Final Cut Pro are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. in the US and/or other countries. Adobe and Adobe Premiere are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the US and/or other countries. Avid and Media Composer are registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the US and/or other countries.


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The story of the spermatic duct valve
For years the development of the spermatic duct valve has been Clemens Bimek's sole focus. Now the Bimek SLV is finally ready. The inventor proved his faith in this new contraceptive device with a few self-experiments, in which he had successfully implanted spermatic duct valves in himself.
Now it's time to take the next step – the Bimek SLV will be tested on volunteers in a series of clinical trials.
The story of Clemens Bimek and his revolutionary idea for contraception
Clemens Bimek was born in Rüdersdorf near Berlin and grew up with his three siblings in a loving, but relatively sheltered environment.
He attended school, took a craftsmanship apprenticeship and worked. Clemens Bimek became an inventor and self-taught man.
The invention of the spermatic duct valve. While watching a health advice program on TV, Clemens Bimek saw a segment about vasectomies, an operation he had never heard of before. He then asked himself: "Why not just insert a valve instead?" At the time he passed the patent office in Berlin-Kreuzberg everyday on his way to the construction site, where he worked. One day he decided to do some research on the topic and discovered that a few developments had already been attempted in this direction, but to him, these methods seemed overly complicated and therefore impractical.
Bimek had, from that point, begun to further develop his ideas and to work on a first prototype.
The Bimek spermatic duct valve was registered for patent approval in Germany (DE 199 09 427 C1). The patent was issued in 2000 and is still valid today.
During a 6 month sabbatical Clemens Bimek independently studied the subjects of andrology and urology, gaining extensive knowledge about the complex processes of male genitalia and contraception. He conducted interviews with specialists and scientists, met with many experts and, more often than not, was faced with scepticism and disregard. An equally difficult obstacle was finding a manufacturer for the micro-mechanical valve. For example, he only found particular components from a manufacturer in Florida/USA and he ordered the implant materials from Britain and Switzerland.
In addition to his self-employment, Clemens Bimek dedicated himself to the actual manufacturing of his invention. The materials used had been tried and tested in medical applications for decades and are currently used as implant materials every day. As a passive and purely micro-mechanical implant, the valve itself poses no danger to the human body.
He then gained the support of a leading member of the German Society of Andrology for his project. The andrologist agreed to test 10 spermatic duct valves on rats and he considered this animal testing to be absolutely necessary. Bimek, who is completely against animal experimentation, felt obliged to agree to the animal testing. In the end, however, he could breathe a sigh of relief, as the ethics commission did not approve the animal testing due to insufficient clinical grounds for developing a spermatic duct valve.
Bimek gained support for his ideas, as well as competent developers and a micro-mechanical implant manufacturer, when he met Dr. Kiessling (CEO), Mr Fechter and the rest of the team at Beutter. Bimek was able to have new valves manufactured, which were assembled in clean rooms, professionally packed and sterilised by irradiation (gamma).
In April 2006 Clemens Bimek had 10 complete prototypes of the spermatic duct valve that were ready to be implanted. The spermatic duct valve, which he developed with the help from a range of companies in the medical technology sector, has a technical safety code according to EWG/93/42 Annex X Par. 1.1 with reference to Annex I Par. 1 and Par. 3 and the MPG § 20 Par. 1 no. 6 issued by a Notified Body in Berlin. For this he created a risk management dossier according to DIN EN ISO 14971:2001 as well as a SOP (Standard Operation Procedure) for the assembly and implantation of the spermatic duct valve on the basis of a quality management system according to the EN ISO 9001:2000 and the EN ISO 13485:2003.
This means that the materials used are quality assured by law. The risks are minimal. The implant surgery is completed with a microsurgical operation; the process and surgical procedure of which is defined in great detail.
Clemens Bimek attempted to convince different urologists to perform the valve implantation on him. A few were prepared to do this, but were stopped by the ethics committee at each clinic. He finally found a microsurgical specialist, who allowed him to observe 3 vasovasostomies. The specialist stated that he was prepared to implant the valve for Bimek's self experiment and even obtained approval from the relevant ethics committee.
The 17th of June was the first time Clemens Bimek was able to conduct his self-experiment and have 2 valves implanted. The surgery was filmed and documented in detail. Bimek realised that the surgeon did not install the valve 100 percent as planned. The valves were implanted in their opened state and so did not fully meet the planned expectations. This experience lead to further constructive development.
Bimek has the valves closed by means of an outpatient surgery. The results this time were promising – further professional spermiogramma indicated that no more sperm cells were present in the ejaculatory fluids.
Bimek completely redesigned the SLV and manufactured new models.
The implantation of the new valves had to be aborted, because the valve ends were made too large and could not be fitted to the spermatic ducts.
The final implant surgery, after the valve end dimensions were made smaller, took place in April. The first ejaculation with the new valves already showed an almost normal sperm count, even after Bimek's 2 year period of sterility. With the new switch mechanism it was possible to control the valve from outside of the skin.
All the experience gained was incorporated into a new development. The current version of the spermatic duct valve was made available in different sizes and the surgical technique simplified, so that any trained urologist could perform the Bimek SLV implantation during a simple outpatient surgery (similar to that of a vasectomy).
Clemens Bimek began the search for investors and eventually gained Dr. Peter Schnückel, who facilitates innovators and inventors as an experienced businessman through his firm, PES Innovation AG (Switzerland), as a partner for the further development of the spermatic duct valve. An international patent application (PCT) was submitted for the Bimek spermatic duct valve in Switzerland. Scientific reports verified that the valve was globally unique.
The renowned urologist Prof. Dr. Dr. med. habil. H.W. Bauer, from Munich, came on board as a major supporter for this project. Additionally, meetings with interested clinics in Germany were held. The Bimek SLV appeals mainly to men, who already have children and are considering alternatives to having a vasectomy.
The official campaign for the Bimek SLV started in October, with 3 main objectives:
The Bimek SLV should be made well known to the general public.
Volunteers, who are willing to have valves implanted during the course of the upcoming clinical trials, need to be found.
Financing the clinical study and further product development will be achieved with a Crowdfunding campaign to find supporters and investors.


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Remember how you use to interact with all your married/in a serious relationship friends, and now you don't? I do. I have many friends that are currently married or in a serious relationship and we just don't click like we use to. Let's give examples.
1. We can start with GoldDigger and My Father. Now I realize that they are "family" (gag), but I do feel like the redheaded step child, which I'm ok with because they leave me alone for the most part. But it seems like since they have entered married life everything revolves around her family. All holidays are spent with her family. All vacations, her idea/her family. All Saturday evening plans, her family. It seems that nothing that My Father does is for himself. Sure he enjoys what he does but he is contributing no original thought to the situation. My Father and I have never really been close, but he has changed since marriage. From the way he dresses, to his hobbies, to taking vacations (he never use to take those). His change, although for the most part for the better, has driven him even further from me. We have nothing in common, build no new memories, and his continuous apologizing for the past while rubbing the future in my face has to stop.
2. Next, we have Mr. Bear. Oh lord where do I begin? Well Mr. Bear has a serious track record of finding a new girlfriend and literally spending every waking minute with her, ditching his friends for the most part, and doing any and everything that she wants to do. Currently, Mr. Bear has a newer girlfriend. He has been seeing her for about 7 or 8 weeks.
Now, let me back up just a second and explain how Mr. Bear is dick to his friends when he has a significant other. A few weeks ago Mr. Bear and PR attended a wedding of a close friend of theirs. The night of the wedding Mr. Bear got all wasty faced, per usual. His girl called. He said he'd call her back later in the evening. She got mad. (Crazy cunts.) Later on in the evening Mr. Bear did indeed call his girl back. He had had several glasses of wine and called his girl by PR's actual name on the phone repeatedly. Naturally his girl got pissed. I can't say I blame her really. I would have done the same thing. Whatever.
Moving on to Monday. PR had changed her Facebook profile picture to a photo of her and Mr. Bear. A really great photo of them really. Well this apparently did not sit well with all parties involved. PR was working in the hospital all day Monday and could not answer her phone. Mr. Bear called PR six times saying that it was important and she needed to call him back. So after she left work, mind you the last thing she did was watch one of her patients die, she called him. He proceeds to tell her, "She was a fucking idiot and what was she thinking changing the profile picture. Blah, blah, blah." He continues to rant and rave saying, "How could she be so stupid to put her profile picture of her and him, and his girl is pissed, and what kind of person is PR." PR counters with the logical response of "Are you serious? We've been best friends and I love you like brother, and she needs to understand that I'm not going to be some selective friend and only be there when it's ok." His response, "I love her. Whatever she says goes and if she doesn't like you, then I can't like you type of deal." PR lost her nugget. "If he can't have the balls to tell her to calm the fuck down, we are just friends type of deal, then he's fucked up and she wants no part of his future." Mr. Bear, "Have a good one."
Do you see my point? Mr. Bear has been dating this girl for weeks, literally, and he has shit all over PR who has been his friend for years. I mean seriously, what the fuck dude?
Now, I will have to say that despite all the evidence listed above, I do have a few friends that are married or in a serious relationship and nothing has changed. I love and appreciate these friends more than they know for being themselves and balancing their relationships. If anything they have learned how to balance their relationships due to some of their own fuck ups in the past. So thank you Boot and her man, Mr. Breadstick and Ms. Ineedacheeseburger, and Romeo and Juliet, for being in relationships and not changing.
The bottom line of this post is just this, if you choose to be in a relationship, that's all well and fine, but do not loose your friends and family over your significant other. No one is worth that and when that shit blows up in your face you'll realize just how alone you really are.


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Jack Kaufman is a junior at Haverford College, just outside Philadelphia. He's written two books (and is working on a third), runs a podcast and is completing a marketing internship at a local software company.
Inbound.org recently featured the ambitious college student as a young marketing all-star in the article "22 Marketers Under 22: How They Got Started In Marketing." Learn more about Jack's entrepreneurial and marketing endeavors in this interview.
Question: At what age did you develop an interest in marketing and entrepreneurship?
Answer: I developed my interest for marketing and entrepreneurship when I was 15 years old.
At the time, I was a sophomore in high school and had just seen "The Social Network." The story of Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Sean Parker and the Winklevoss twins inspired me to get into business. That's right — the inaccurate blockbuster that glorified and simplified business was my initial inspiration for starting in the field.
I'm not proud to say that "The Social Network" spurred my interest in entrepreneurship and marketing, but I am grateful for it.
Q: What was some of the first work you did in these areas?
A: The first real work I did in the areas of entrepreneurship and marketing was at a Startup Weekend event in New York City. At the time, I was an unconfident and nervous 15-year old, but I knew that attending would be a tremendous growth experience.
Startup Weekend started off with mingling and networking, and then we got into the meaty portion of the event. On the first night, anyone can pitch an idea for a business that they'd like to build over the weekend. After an hour or so of pitching, people vote on the best ideas and narrow them down to the top 10. Teams then form around the top-voted ideas.
I knew I had a good idea, and mustered up the confidence to pitch it in front of the hundreds of people who were there. The idea was a mobile app to let people buy and sell their spots in lines or queues. My thinking was that some people don't like waiting in line and others don't mind it. So, I'd connect these people together with an app and allow them to trade their spots for money.
People voted my idea into the top 10. From there, I worked with two amazing people during the weekend and learned an incredible amount. Because I was so inexperienced, the event was like trial by fire. The people I worked with were throwing around words like "user stories" and "product market fit," which I'd never heard before. I had to learn new skills on the fly like changing DNS records and setting up landing pages. At the end of the weekend I was exhausted, but the tiredness was well worth it.
Q: Sounds chaotic, but fun! What happened after Startup Weekend?
A: After my work at Startup Weekend, I didn't publish or ship much for a long time. This was a huge mistake. I should have been writing and shipping blog posts religiously. At first, these posts would have been crappy, but I would have improved my skills and built a following over time.
Never wait to start putting your thoughts and ideas into the world. Your initial work will be complete sh*t, but it'll get better with consistent time and practice. Then, one day you'll magically have thousands of readers and a toolbelt filled with skills. After my work at Startup Weekend, I wouldn't work on another significant business project until my senior year of high school.
Q: What made you want to write a book, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Finding Your First Customers?
A: I decided to write the book after my good friend Adii Pienaar, Founder of Receiptful, reached out expressing interest in working on a project with me. We discussed it, and decided that would-be entrepreneurs needed a resource to teach them how to get their businesses' first customers.
Most businesses don't fail because they have a bad product. 90+% of businesses die because they don't know how to get customers and effectively distribute their product. We wanted to teach people how to do these things and come up with profitable products ideas. So, we wrote the book to do just that.
Q: How old were you when it was published?
A: I was 19 years old when we published it. It took about six months from start to release date.
To put the book together, we did loads of research, outlining, writing and editing. Plus, to help promote the book we launched a podcast where I interviewed successful entrepreneurs about how they got the first customers for their businesses. To land influential guests early on like Rand Fishkin, I leveraged my age. Successful entrepreneurs like helping out young entrepreneurs, and I used my youth to successfully ask them for help.
All young entrepreneurs and professionals should leverage their age to meet their heroes. Being young and passionate about a field makes meeting the stars in it a lot easier.
Q: You talked about the trials and errors of trying to promote a product. What are some things you've learned, and what advice would you share with others?
A: The best advice I can give to someone looking to promote and grow a product is to build an audience. Building an audience is the best way to profitably and consistently promote a product. Laura Roeder's Edgar grew to $100K in monthly recurring revenue in just 11 months thanks to the audience she built up at LKR Social Media.
Countless entrepreneurs have used audiences to promote and sell products successfully. A few that come to mind off the bat include Rand Fishkin of Moz, John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire, Hiten Shah of KISSmetrics, Justin Jackson of Build and Launch, Joel Gascoigne of Buffer, Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income, Amy Hoy of 30X500 and Freckle, and more.
Each of these entrepreneurs focused on building an audience first. Then, promoting their products and growing them was a piece of cake. All it takes to build an audience is a blog, good content, and effective content promotion. Start building your audience today.
Q: Community is a key driver, for sure. Anything else?
A: Besides building an audience, I'm a big fan of community-based marketing and paid acquisition. Done right with a great product, paid acquisition via Facebook or Google AdWords will print money for your business. It's tricky to do paid marketing successfully, so I'd recommend learning as much about it as possible before starting with it. Some good resources for learning paid marketing include: Return: How to Save Lost Customers with Retargeting, Your First 3 Months on AdWords, the Seer Interactive blog, the WordStream Blog, The Traffic Blackbook 2.0: Business Class, the MixRank blog and others.
Community-based marketing can mean a lot of different things. Communities can live and grow online. For example, Growth Hackers, Inbound.org, Designer News and Hacker News are online-first communities. The companies that own these communities like Qualaroo, HubSpot, MetaLab and Y Combinator have used these communities to grow their businesses.
Communities can take hold on blogs and social networks. Amanda Palmer has built her career in music and art through the power of community, and her community lives on Twitter and her blog. People from her community come together in the real world to interact and grow closer, but most of the magic happens online. By connecting her fans, Amanda has earned their trust and become a wildly successful musician.
To start learning about community building, check out Brick by Brick: a Free Guide to Building Awesome Communities, by Sacha Greif. Also, be sure to read Alex Hillman's blog religiously.
Q: Can you discuss your internship with Wildbit — What they do, your work with them and how you got involved?
A: Wildbit is a software company headquartered in Philadelphia. We make tools to help developers do better work and make their lives easier. Our three products are Postmark, a transactional email service provider; Beanstalk, a complete workflow to write, review and deploy code; and DeployBot, a simple app for deploying your code anywhere without complex cookbooks, recipes or configs.
Chris and Natalie Nagele run Wildbit. They're a husband and wife team who do great work, tell it like it is, and care for their employees and customers like no others. I met them during my senior year of high school when I interviewed them for The Found a Business Book. After the interview, they asked me where I'd be going to school in the fall.
I told them I'd be going to Haverford College, and they graciously invited me to come visit them for lunch in Philly after I settled in. Throughout my freshman year at Haverford, I visited the Wildbit team several times for lunch.
During the first semester of my sophomore year, Natalie reached out to me asking if I'd be interested in doing some writing and content marketing for Wildbit. At the time, I was taking some tough courses and decided to focus solely on my studies. Later in the year, as I thought about what I wanted to do over the summer, working at Wildbit was the first thing that jumped to mind.
So, I reached back out to Natalie and Chris to see if they were still interested in having me come on board. They graciously said that they'd love to have me come work for them over the summer, and I haven't looked back. Working at Wildbit has been lots of fun, and it's been an amazing learning experience too.
At Wildbit, I've worked on content marketing, sales, and strategy. I've mainly worked on promoting Postmark by teaching folks how to send better transactional email. In addition, I've helped introduce our products to new audiences like the one on Product Hunt. Finally, I've helped out with some PR.
Q: What are you currently working on in addition to your internship at Wildbit?
A: I'm currently working on marketing the book I co-wrote with Adii Pienaar called The Entrepreneur's Guide to Finding Your First Customers. I'm also busy marketing, growing and curating Tiny Products, which is a weekly newsletter that helps you learn new and valuable skills.
To succeed in today's economy and workforce, you need to provide value to employers, which means you need to know valuable skills. To start and grow a successful business, you have to have the skills that'll pay the bills. With Tiny Products, I'm hoping to give people the resources, books and courses they'll need to learn the skills that pay the bills.
I also write about products, life and health on the Tiny Products blog. Each post on the Tiny Products blog is about a valuable skill or tactic that will help you succeed and earn more money.
Have any questions for Jack? Feel free to leave a comment!