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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Share-Shift Marketing For Greater Sales Growth Of Your Small Business
Share shifting is a term used to describe moving a client base from your competition, to you. Share shifting is not getting new businesses to try your product line; it is taking a current client database (clients already having needs and currently using your competitors) and moving it to your database (they use you). There are "X" dollars spent on any product line at any one time. The objective within share-shift marketing is to move more of those finite dollars spent on any product line into your business unit. You will be going for a bigger slice of the pie, but it is still just one pie that has not gotten any larger, just your portion of it has.
You need one of two things in place to sell any item: the clients either want or need your product line or a combination of both. Without a want or need from the client, you cannot sell much of anything to anyone. So, the advantages of share shifting over getting new customers/clients are:
• The want and need are pre-established
• The client is already buying, so spending habits are historic, thus forecasting can be done for pre-qualifying their future spending consumption
• Having purchased from your competitor in the past, selling strategies on your product line's advantages over your competition can be highlighted and exploited
• A pre-qualified database for quicker sales effectiveness, ramp up/your "low hanging fruit"
• Builds revenues in a soft or downward trending marketplace
• No wasted time on "uncovering" needs in your sales stage progression. Due to this, you can move the client quicker through the sales pipeline to the purchase phase
With share-shift marketing, your top-line growth will be faster than with most other sales campaigns, due to the fact that you have an accelerated cycle built into this sales effort. So, go on out there and get a bigger piece of that market share pie, before someone else does and then throws it in your face.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Labor Efficiency Modeling For Your Small Business Success
Getting yourself and your business unit into the mind-set of thinking about labor efficiency modeling is one of the keys to running a profitable business.
The last time you looked at your current standards was when? Do you know what the correct production efficiency from each of your job codes is, even yours? What is your monitoring frequency? Are your current efficiency modeling standards relative and timely with the current work force, market conditions, pricing structure, technology, and machinery in place? When do unacceptable results on each end of the parameter's spectrum trigger that an adjustment needs be made?
Do you share your statistical results from the modeling output calculation with the associates, HR, and supervisors for constructive assimilation and benchmark performance managing? You cannot tell someone to do better at something if you cannot show them why and where they are not meeting standards. Are you making labor efficiency part of the corporate culture and driving performance, retention, rewards, and career paths with them? Is your monitoring on efficiency placed upon the greatest job code that will yield the highest returns? Can your associates deliver upon current standards without task saturation overcoming them and quality being affected?
All of the answers to these above questions and more, along with revenue and greater efficiency, can be generated when you apply labor efficiency modeling to your business unit. Always focus your labor efficiency modeling to the greatest payroll burden and work backward throughout your business unit as you are re-implementing your standards.
How do hotels use labor efficiency? One way is in the form of cleaning rooms, the "minutes per room" or M.P.R. that it takes a room attendant to clean a room. At the end of that workday, all of the time from a room attendant is added up and then verified that it fits within the "minutes per room" standards for all of the rooms that were assigned to them for cleaning. When these numbers are reviewed, deviations can be determined that very day, so corrective action can be taken to balance out the week's labor efficiency model before the overages hit a profit and loss statement. Labor costs on cleaning rooms can greatly impact the bottom line of a hotel, so that is why daily monitoring of this labor cost component (labor efficiency) helps a hotel bring down the appropriate payroll percentages and budget adherence is achieved.
Labor efficiency modeling can bring great success to your business unit if implemented successfully. What are yours and how are you going to make them better?
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Location, Location, and Location Will Make A Difference For Your Small Business Success
This applies to everything regarding your business unit, not just the physical location of your operations. What if your Web site was incorrectly key-word phrased, and then no one could find a link to it with the most obvious words? What if your salespeople were making sales calls in a non-feeder city for new revenue generation? What if your copy machine was located farthest from the person who makes 80% of the copies? What if your help wanted ad for janitorial work went into the executive/management section? In the hotel business, if we placed a tropical ocean resort hotel in the middle of a farm pasture in the Midwest, would it be successful as an ocean resort hotel?
All of these above examples show that with improper location, your probability for a successful outcome decreases. Look around your business unit and ask yourself, "Does this or that belong here or there?" "The mountain must always come to the customer, not vice versa." If you do not position your product line in a convenient location for the consumers and their dollars to spend on your business unit, your competitors will.
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Stop Pushing Yourself Making Your Small Business A Success
Instead, start utilizing your time more wisely.
We are all spacers of time, to some degree. If we were given one hour to do a specific task or job, probability could tell us that we would do that task or job correctly in just fifty-five minutes, with no reduction in quality. If this five-minute savings is true, imagine if you add up those five minutes that you just saved and multiply it by eight hours in your workday. That equals forty minutes more in a workday to become more productive.
Say you then took those forty minutes in a working day and multiplied it by five days in a workweek, which would be two hundred minutes a workweek, or three hours and twenty minutes. If we take those two hundred minutes a workweek and multiply it by fifty work weeks a year, that would equal ten thousand minutes or 166 hours and forty minutes a year of greater productivity by utilizing your time more wisely by not spacing your tasks. If you then took 166 hours and forty minutes and divided it by forty hours in a workweek, you would get 4.17 workweeks, or about one month more of time in a year for more available, more productive time available.
All you have to do for this "extra" time is stop spacing your tasks and pushing yourself and instead start utilizing your time more wisely. Worst case scenario, what could you do with two more weeks of work accomplished a year? How much more of a success could you be in your position, both financially and status-wise?
But be careful. Do not try to lower your efficiency ratio too much, or you will burn out and hit a wall of reduced results. Instead, focus on each task until the goal is completed the right way and in a timely manner, without spacing involved. Only then will you find under each task some piece of time that came from having your efficiency higher, not your pushing of those efforts, thus producing your extra "time of success."
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6 Reasons You'll Never Want to Leave Cape Town/
As many of you already know, I'm a big fan of AFAR's website and magazine. Their online community has a knack for sharing some of the best travel advice around, making it easy for you to cover both the traditional tourist highlights and some non-traditional local gems, when venturing to an unfamiliar place. So, when they approached me about writing a guide to Cape Town, I knew it was the perfect platform to share everything I've discovered and love about the Mother City. Without further ado - the AFAR Guide to Cape Town!
In celebration of its launch, here are my top 6 reasons you'll never want to leave Cape Town (but as anyone who has been there already knows, narrowing it down to just 6 is not easy!)
1. That scenic drive
2. That impressive tree (possibly the tallest Aleppo Pine tree in the world)
3. That historic harbor
4. That fresh food (South African avocado grower Westfalia ships over 13 million cartons worldwide each year!)
5. That delicious wine
6. That local beach
P.S. Did you also see, Cape Town was named #1 on New York Times 52 Places to Go in 2014 ? I love how some of the images include subtle movement. Here's how they selected the locations.

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Powerful storm takes down trees in Montreal, leaves thousands without power
A humid morning gave way to a stormy afternoon
A powerful thunderstorm brought down trees in Montreal and, at its peak, left around 100,000 customers in the city without power Wednesday afternoon.
Across Quebec, another 70,000 people lost electricity, mostly in the Montérégie.
The storm blew a roof off a building in Saint-Leonard, and downed trees in the neighbourhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
Wind gusts as strong as 93 kilometres per hour were recorded at Trudeau International Airport.
Miguel Ortigoza, who lives in a third-storey apartment unit near Sherbrooke Street and Cavendish Boulevard, was on his way home from work when the storm hit.
He was shocked when he made it home and walked into his bedroom.
Hydro teams deployed
Hydro-Québec spokesperson Serge Tsoto said more than 200 teams, made up more than 400 workers, were on the ground in Montreal to try to restore power to all the clients.
Their job was especially complicated in areas where strong winds damaged hydro poles and other infrastructure holding up the power lines, Tsoto told CBC News.
"We have to rebuild them and repair them as soon as possible. That's why we have deployed the majority of our teams on the ground right now," said Tsoto.
More workers are expected to come in to help.
Urgences-Santé received five calls related to the storm in the Montreal area, though no serious injuries were reported.
A worker on a construction site in Rosemont was hit in the face by a two-by-four that was picked up by the wind.
A cyclist in Senneville, on the western edge of the island near Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue, was hit by a falling branch, as were a man walking in Square St. Louis and a woman getting out of her car in the Town of Mount Royal.
A woman in Saint-Leonard also called 911 after a branch fell onto her car, trapping her inside the vehicle.
Environment Canada issued a heat warning and thunderstorm warning earlier in the day.
Both warnings have since been lifted.
A high of 22 C is in the forecast for Thursday.


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First and foremost, Happy Thanksgiving to all our US readers. Hope you're not eating too much turkey today. That amino acid tryptophan can be a bitch.
To celebrate turkey day, I thought I'd rank Friends' Thanksgiving episodes. Their holiday-themed shows were typically their best and most anticipated of the season. Til this day, I still enjoy watching the classic NBC sitcom. Check out how I ranked the episodes below. To refresh your memory, I added a memorable scene from each. Enjoy!
Friends Thanksgiving Episodes Ranked
10. The One With the List (Season 2)
Even though technically this was the Thanksgiving episode for Season 2, not much time was devoted to the actual holiday. The closest thing to a festive dinner was Monica experimenting with mockolate (faux chocolate). Instead, the show focused on the fallout of Ross and Rachel's epic kiss outside of Central Perk from the previous episode. The new couple hit a speed bump when Rachel discovers Ross' "Julie vs Rachel" pros and cons list. NEVER PUT IT IN WRITING!!! Silly Ross 😉
The scene below perfectly highlights why men are truly from Mars while women are from Venus. Rachel gets very detailed describing the kiss, while Ross takes literally seconds to tell his boys.
9. The One Where Underdog Gets Away (Season 1)
After watching the Underdog balloon go off track during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the gang returns to the apartment to discover no one brought the keys. As a result of being locked out, Monica's dinner burns and Rachel misses her flight to Vail. This forces the gang to feast on grilled cheese sandwiches instead of a juicy turkey. Perhaps this incident is why Monica's apartment remained largely unlocked for the rest of the series' run.
8. The One With Chandler In a Box (Season 4)
Chandler being locked in a box as punishment for kissing Joey's girlfriend wasn't very amusing to me. The only reason why this episode beats out the previous two is due to the fact Michael Vartan guest starred as Richard's son. I had such a crush on him during his Never Been Kissed and Alias years. The highlight of the episode is when Monica responds to criticisms that she's dating her former boyfriend's son.
"Fine. Judge all you want to, but [to Ross] married a lesbian, [to Rachel] left a man at the altar, [to Phoebe] fell in love with a gay ice dancer, [to Joey] threw a girl's wooden leg in a fire, and [to Chandler] live in a box!," Monica exclaims.
7. The One With Rachel's Other Sister (Season 9)
Too bad there was never an episode featuring Rachel's sisters (Christina Applegate and Reese Witherspoon) at the same time. That would've been epic. As hilarious as the Green sisters brawl was, the funniest moments revolved around Monica's obsession with her wedding china. From how to eat turkey at least six inches above the plate to frantically trying to save them during the girl fight was classic Monica.
6. The One Where Chandler Doesn't Like Dogs (Season 7)
This episode ranks near the bottom on nearly all the lists I've seen. While it wasn't the funniest, the reason why it's so high on mine is due to the random "name the 50 states" game. I love playing that game with friends. Not to toot my own horn, but I typically do quite well. At times even beating my American pals. This episode also featured one of Joey's most memorable DUH lines.
"This is all a moo point … It's like a cow's opinion. You know, it just doesn't matter. It's moo." – Joey
5. The One With the Late Thanksgiving (Season 10)
With it being the last season, expectations were high for the show's last Thanksgiving episode. It's only fitting that the dinner actually never happened. Due to Rachel and Phoebe enrolling Emma in a baby beauty pageant and Ross and Joey watching a Rangers game, they arrived hours late for dinner at Monica and Chandler's. The visual of the late arrivals squeezing their heads through an ajar door was epic. The scene below says it all.
4. The One With the Football (Season 3)
There's nothing more Thanksgiving than football and turkey. The boys battled the girls for the honor of holding the Geller Cup. The game highlights, especially the ones in slow-motion, were everything. Check it out below.
3. The One With the Rumor (Season 8)
Brad Pitt. Enough said. We learn that Pitt's character and Ross were best buds in high school and formed the "I Hate Rachel Green" club. They hated Rachel so much, they started a rumor she was born a hermaphrodite and still had a hint of a teenie weenie. Even with that, Rachel was still the most popular girl in high school.
2. The One With All the Thanksgivings (Season 5)
Most of the lists I've seen placed this one at the very top. I can definitely see why. The flashback scenes where we saw a pre-nose job Rachel, chubby Monica and Miami Vice-styled Ross and Chandler were some of the most iconic moments of the show. During the flashbacks, we learned what prompted Monica to lose weight and why Chandler is missing part of his toe. Let's not forget Phoebe's arm being blown off while tending to an injured solider during the Revolutionary War. How random, yet hilarious, was that?
1. The One Where Ross Got High (Season 6)
The scene below is why this is my all-time favorite Thanksgiving episode. For me, this is why Friends was such a success. When the six main cast members were in the same room, magic occurred. Their chemistry was undeniable.
For me, Rachel's dessert disaster was the highlight. Apparently, I'm not alone in thinking that. Some hardcore fans of the show have attempted to recreate Rachel's infamous Shepherd's Pie Trifle. Before you attempt the recipe, remember it smells like feet. At least according to Ross it does. Joey, however, enjoyed it tremendously.
Which one was your favorite episode? If you don't agree with my rankings, perhaps the following are more in line with your personal preferences. BuzzFeed, E Online, VH1 and Zap2It have some of the better ones out there. Definitely check them out.


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Samsung Releases Look At Me Autism App
Samsung has made a partnership with Autism Speaks Canada and has developed a new innovative and the most attractive app known as "Look at Me", an android app for the kids suffering with autism. The reason why Samsung has released this app is that Many people with autism struggle to make eye contacts or to read facial expressions with other people. By keeping it as a challenge, Samsung has released this app to help the autism children in order to make eye contact, read facial expressions and also to express their emotions as well and other that many autism people have difficult in doing. Samsung is about to donate nearly 200 Galaxy Tab S devices, which is pre-loaded with the Look At Me app, to the families with autism kids and children.
The Look At Me app was developed by the doctors and the professors from Seoul National University Bundag Hospital and Yonsei University Department of Psychology and is available on Google Play. The app is featured with the facial recognition tech, set of games and also it boasts photos to help autism children to read emotions and to communicate with other people as well. If you want to see how this app works, Samsung has released a video explaining that as you can get the complete information over the video.
The team working for the Look At Me app have conducted a clinical trial with 20 children for continuously eight weeks, which results that 60 percent of kids tested showed improvement in making an eye contact.


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I've incorporated info on what is up with the skin and what I discover valuable to fix the most common problems I see in the office. C. Switch for a powder blush to a crème blush, it is considerably smoother and blends into your skin far better. I'd recommend exfoliating just as soon as a week for the duration of the colder months, in order to maintain that fresh winter glow. If you have a shiny complexion, prominent pores, frequent blackheads and pimples you have oily skin. If you have acne you will want to treat it. Acne happens when oil glands generate as well a lot oil, and dirt, bacteria, and debris clog your pores. When you do any physical activity, the blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all the cells, which includes your skin cells, and makes them healthful. When it comes to skin care, there are differences among women, males and young children.
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Office: 206-252-8987, Cell: 206-310-1212
The Denny Community Learning Center provides academic, social and cultural enrichment activities after school and on early-release days. Students can participate in activities such as drama, jazz band, tutoring, science club, and athletic teams.
The Seattle Parks and Recreation's Community Learning Center coordinates an expansive, no cost Out of School Time Program here at Denny International Middle School. We work together with school personnel to offer academic, enrichment, recreation and culturally affirming programs after school, during Winter, Mid-Winter and Spring Break. During Summer, we offer a 5 week academic/enrichment all day academy.
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I am a self-confessed NPR junkie. Some people find that interesting, given my conservative beliefs and Republican affiliation. True, many stories/commentaries are challenging, but I feel that by learning about other views, it strengthens my own. They have an amazing series called Storycorps that has really opened my eyes to so many other things happening that don't make the headlines.
This morning as I was in the bathroom putting lotion on my belly and the rest of me (I really hope to avoid major stretch marks!) NPR's storycorps ran their story of the week. I urge you to listen to it here, then continue reading. I was struck by the amazing gift that the family gave to help others, when their child was the one that needed help. I stood there, tears falling down my belly, on the life growing in me, wondering if Vance and I were ever put in that position if we would be able to do the same. I pray that we'll never have to make that choice. It makes the sacrifice on the cross even more real. Giving your only Son. Thank you, Lord.
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Post subject: Charles Roberts Leads Group In Purchase Of Crate Racin' USA
CARTERSVILLE, GA It has been revealed that motorsports businessman Charles Roberts is leading an investment group that has purchased Crate Racin USA, also known as Durrence Layne Racing, from the sanctioning bodys founders Mike and Heather Vaughn. Roberts is well-known in the industry as a fan, sponsor, tire dealer, and track owner through the years.
Roberts has both personal and business reasons for leading the group that has bought Crate Racin USA. Through much of his time in the racing business, Roberts has developed both a personal and business relationship with the Vaughns. According to Mike Vaughn, Roberts has been a mentor to him over the past 15 years in running a racing series and being a father.
There isnt a person on earth that I would feel more comfortable in selling a successful racing business that Heather and I started 15 years ago than Charles Roberts, Vaughn said. Charles is old school when it comes to business. In todays world of electronic communication, Charles has stayed old school in his business communications. Rather than send text, an E-Mail, or a private message, Charles is well known for getting in his car and visiting with several clients in several states in a matter of just a few days.
As the father of three girls, Charles has also taught me how to be a Dad to my two girls, Vaughn said. I have made my reason to sell Crate Racin USA clear in that I need to spend more time with my girls. Charles understands where Im at in my life, and he is able and willing to buy the racing business from me because he understands I need to back away from it, and at the same time, he understands this is a business that needs to stay in the industry.
Roberts has been a race fan since his youth growing up in Morristown, TN. After graduating from high school in 1969, he was inducted into the United States Army and left East Tennessee to Dong Tam, South Viet Nam. During his tour in Southeast Asia, Roberts was decorated with two bronze stars for valor, one bronze star for meritorious service, three air medals and several other military accommodations.
After being honorably discharged from the Army in 1970, Roberts enrolled at East Tennessee State University, and graduated in 1974 with a Business Administration Degree. It was graduating from college that Roberts got into the tire business working for several different companies before starting his own tire store in 1991.
During this time, the race fan became a sponsor of different race teams. The name Charles Roberts could be seen on the quarter panels of many successful dirt late models, most notably on the national racing tours with driver Skip Arp.
In 2000, Roberts combined his love for racing and his experience in the tire business with the purchase of Hoosier Tire South along with his business partner David Miller. In 2014, Roberts sold his portion of Hoosier Tire South to Miller and became a dirt track owner.
Roberts partnered up with well-known dirt racer and promoter Johnny Stokes in the purchase of Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, MS, known as one of the finest dirt tracks in the nation.
Vaughn founded Crate Racin USA in 2005, as he saw the need for a dirt late model series where the race cars were exclusively powered by the economical steel-block aluminum-head Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine, also known as a Crate Engine because of the container the engine was shipped in.
What started as a single traveling dirt late model series, has now blossomed into two touring series and a four Division Weekly Racing Series that competes over a 27-week season at 30 different race tracks across the country. All of these divisions are built around three different Chevrolet Performance Circle Track Engines, all built and sealed at the factory to prevent any expensive modifications.
Vaughn and Roberts have done business with each other from the beginning of Crate Racin USA, either through Hoosier Tire South or Magnolia Motor Speedway. Roberts knew both where Vaughn was with his family, and where he was with his business.
I knew Mike was at a point in his life where he needed to spend more time with his family, and he needed to either sell the racing business, or shut the doors. Roberts said. Mike had spent 15 years building Crate Racin USA into what it is today. Its economical nature has played a role in giving young racers an opportunity to go dirt late model racing and it has also kept many racers in the business. Crate Racin USA needed to stay in the industry, and I didnt want to see it go away.
Roberts got together with some business associates and they were quickly sold on the idea that Crate Racin USA was a successful and turnkey business. Crate Racin USA was a sanctioning body that had everything already in place, with no major changes required to have it keep going.
With the 2019 racing season already underway, Roberts said it will be business as usual at Crate Racin USA, and all of the current personnel that were employed by the Vaughns will remain in place.
To have a successful business, you need to have successful employees, Roberts said. Thats something that Mike has done through the years is to assemble a staff of good people to run it. Crate Racin USA has an excellent team of people that run it day-to-day and during touring events. We are keeping them all in place as we move forward in 2019.
Veteran Motorsports Publicist and Announcer Roby Helm is the senior employee of Crate Racin USA, who has been with the Vaughns since 2005 and who Mike Vaughn credits helping him build the series from the ground up into what it is today. Helm will stay on as the sanctioning bodys Director of Administration and Communications.
Adam Stewart will remain as the General Manager of Crate Racin USA. Stewart oversees the day-today-day operation of Crate Racin USA and serves as the Competition Director of the sanctioning body. Stewart is also the liaison for Crate Racin USA and the growing number of sanctioned tracks for both the touring series and the Weekly Racing Series tracks.
Thomas McReynolds stays in place as the Crate Racin USA Technical Director. Vaughn says McReynolds is the most feared man in the pit area. He is also one of the most respected men in the pit area, as its his job to make sure Crate Racin USA sanctioned events are contested on a level playing field. This is something that the sanctioning body has become well-known for.
Mitchell Jenkins is the newest and youngest member of the Crate Racin USA team, and brings new experience to the sanctioning body on the internet as the Media Director. Jenkins is well-known as both a videographer and photographer. Jenkins has also given Crate Racin USA a larger presence on Social Media.
Crate Racin USA will move forward under the new ownership group led by Roberts with two touring Divisions, and four Weekly Racing Series Divisions with all major sponsors in place. Both Event Agreements and Weekly Track Agreements are being finalized, and will be announced in the coming days.
The two touring Divisions are the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series for race cars powered by the Chevrolet Performance 604 Circle Track Engine, and the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series with race cars powered by the Chevrolet Performance CT525 Circle Track Engine.
The Durrence Layne Weekly Racing Series Divisions will be the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Division, the Durrence Layne Performance Parts Street Stock Division, the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Late Model Sportsman Division, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Modified Sportsman Division.
The 2019 season is underway for the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series with the Winter Shootout Series. Defending Winter Shootout Series Champion Jimmy Elliott of Cleveland, TN won the series opener on January 6 at the 28th Annual Ice Bowl at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL.
The next Durrence Layne Chevrolet Winter Shootout event will be a $3,000-to-win 50-lap race on February 16 as a part of the Winter Fest at Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg, TN. It will be the first appearance of the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series at Duck River Raceway Park since 2007.
For more information and rules about the Durrence Layne Racing Divisions, visit the series web site at
or visit the series on Facebook at Durrence Layne Racing. You can follow us on Twitter @DurrenceLayneRacing.
Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC of Claxton, GA is the Title Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing, and the Durrence Layne Chevrolet Pacesetter Award at Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series events. Durrence Layne Chevrolet, Buick, GMC is one of the nations top GM Powertrain and Performance Dealers, with free delivery anywhere in the Southeast. Chevrolet Performance Parts is an Official Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing. Hoosier Racing Tire is the Official Tire Sponsor of Durrence Layne Racing. VP Racing Fuel is the Official Race Fuel and Lubricant of Durrence Layne Racing. Knowles Race Parts and Bodies is the Official Parts Supplier for Durrence Layne Racing. David Smith Carburetors is the Official Carburetor of Durrence Layne Racing. Fullmoon Graphics is the Official Wrap, Banner, and Sign Company of Durrence Layne Racing. Durrence Layne Racing Contingency Sponsors for 2019 are Knowles Racing Parts and Bodies, and Fullmoon Graphics. 2019 Chassis Sponsors are Trak-Star Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, and CVR Race Cars.
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Sorting out any issues with your home that have been identified by a pre-listing home inspection can help you avert any unnecessary delays in closing.
You Could Save Some Cash
While inspections cost money up front, they can actually save you some money at the end of the day. Often times buyers will ask to have the price of a home reduced after finding out about certain issues. Or, they could ask for credits to cover the cost of making repairs themselves.
All this means money out of your pocket. You can realistically avoid these expensive scenarios by dealing with issues uncovered by an inspection that takes place before listing.
Final Thoughts
Should you have a home inspection done before you list your home for sale? That answer is up to you, as there really is no right or wrong answer. That said, you should consult with your real estate agent before making this decision, because the market you're in may dictate whether or not a pre-listing inspection is warranted.


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If you live in the New York City tri-state area (New York, Connecticut, New Jersey) and work in the city, or any large metropolitan area, then you are most likely familiar with the ritual of mass exodus from the big city on a Friday afternoon before a three day weekend. Especially, if it is the last three day weekend right before the end of summer and before kids head back to school.
Not sure who came up with the quote for insanity, some credit Einstein, but doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is something that comes to mind when you are stuck on an overcrowded train, or in the car in stop-and-go traffic on a Friday. So to avoid insanity on a sunny Friday afternoon before this year's Labor Day weekend I decided to do something for my sanity instead, and stay at home and take a day trip out to Great Captain Island.
Great Captain Island is a small, ~17 acres, and beautiful island right off the coast of Greenwich, Connecticut on the Long Island Sound. It's a sanctuary because there are no cars or stores, just pure nature and it is entirely surrounded by water. I am not sure how popular and crowed it is on the weekends, but today not more than 20 people were on the island.
To get here took quite a bit of effort and expense, but it is well worth it. The island is only accessible via ferry service from Greenwich harbor. The ferry service is seasonal and is dependent on the low/high tide schedule of the Long Island Sound. I was lucky enough that the island was accessible today.
The ferry ride costs $11 per person and tickets can be bought at the harbor/ferry. Parking by the harbor is $25 per day. However, first you need to head to the Greenwich town hall to get a park day pass (if you are not a Greenwich resident). The day pass is about $6. In fact, access to all of Greenwich's beaches is restricted to Greenwich residents and their guest, or require a day pass. So in total it costs about $42. Bring a couple of more people and at least the parking gets cheaper.
Random side note…
This is somewhat still foreign to me (a German who has lived in the U.S. for 15+ years), because in Germany or rest of Europe beaches and lakes are accessible by the public, and there are not as many restrictions. In the summer season (roughly Memorial Day through Labor Day) each city in Connecticut requires you to buy a day pass to access the beach which costs $6 per person or $25 per car. Good luck, and deep pockets, if you want to tour all of Connecticut's beaches.
To make the most of your trip it is best to head out on the first ferry and take the last one off the island. The ferry runs about every 30 minutes to and from the island. The ferry schedule is posted online, as well as at the harbor and on the island itself. It is also possible (best to check and confirm details) to camp and spend the night on the island.
All photos were taken with the Leica M-A, Leica Summicron 2/35 and Kodak Portra 400. Film developed (c41 press kit) and scanned (pakon) at home.


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Monthly Archives: September 2008
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It's tempting to think that updating our website, writing a blog, or spending time on social media are the best ways to market yourself and get new clients, but that's not true.
They're ONE part of a bigger pie, and great for establishing Know, Like, and Trust, but NOT great for getting clients.
Watch this short video to find out what is. Hint: It's about getting OFFLINE. Hallelujah!


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The Uganda Journey team handles all aspects of Simon and Aggie's needs, including prayer, fundraising, video editing and emergency planning. Consider how you can strongly support those who are called.
Currently Serving
Amy Kibby
Amy works with her husband, Tim, on any logistics that Simon and Aggie need. This may include organizing their trip to the U.S., helping with VISA applications, or doing general research. Amy homeschools their older boys and likes to bake bread and sweets for people. Amy first joined our team in 2009.
Brian Pouliot
Prayer Coordinator
Brian connects people with a heart to pray with Simon and Aggie. Brian is a software and systems engineer who loves ministering with his wife and their two kids. His hobbies include music, theology, and food. Brian has volunteered as prayer coordinator since 2014.
Chris Persons
Chris serves as the Director of Uganda Journey, keeping an eye on all of the various activities of Uganda Journey and making sure everything is running smoothly. Chris also works as an optical engineer for a Department of Defense contractor, and serves as Director of Kisoro Kids along with his wife, Kelly. He enjoys mountain biking, backpacking and spending time with his family. He has served as Director since Uganda Journey began in 2006.
Justin Spradlin
Web Developer
Justin developed this website and adds new features on an as-needed basis. He also advises on all things technical. He also works as a software architect in his day job. Justin joined our team in 2012.
Lauren McCullough
Video Editor
Lauren takes footage and text sent to us from Simon and Aggie and edits them into beautiful videos called "Almost Live from Uganda." She also works as the Marketing Coordinator at Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center in Talladega, AL. Lauren has been with Uganda Journey since 2012.
Laurie Pallotta
Laurie serves as a writer for Uganda Journey, contributing much of the content of this website! Laurie also helps out with our printed media as the need arises. Laurie is also the mother of three grown children and has been married for more than three decades to a 30-year Army veteran. Laurie currently serves on the Aggie's Arts board as secretary and as the volunteer coordinator. In addition to those volunteer duties, she works as Business Relations Director and staff writer/editor for Shattered Magazine. She has volunteered with Uganda Journey since 2013.
Lawren Johnson
As a Uganda Journey advocate, Lawren has made herself available to speak in public forums about the work that Simon and Aggie are doing for the purposes of raising awareness or fundraising. Lawren is also a barista by day and a dance teacher by night. She is passionate about Jesus, traveling, missions through dance, cooking and spending time with her family. She joined the Uganda Journey team in 2012.
Lyndsey Spradlin
Graphic Design
Lyndsey works on our graphics and document design on an as-needed basis. She is also a high school math teacher. She has volunteered with Uganda Journey since 2012.
Mandy Todd
Newsletter Mailer
Mandy works as a non-technical project analyst for a small engineering research firm. She loves spending time with her husband and daughter learning new things and watching Star Wars, Star Trek, TMNT, and Doctor Who with them. In her free time, Mandy makes up for some of the TV and movie watching by playing volleyball with HVBA, running the trails around Monte Sano, and volunteering with her daughter's Girl Scout troop. Mandy is excited to be part of the Uganda Journey team.
Mike Chapman
Video Editor
Mike transforms raw video footage and text sent to us from Simon and Aggie and edits them into captivating videos called "Almost Live from Uganda." Mike, a principle at Chapman Sisson Architects, likes to travel with his family, snow ski and edit videos in his spare time. Mike has volunteered with Uganda Journey since 2008.
Tim Kibbey
Tim works with his wife, Amy, on any logistics that Simon and Aggie need. This may include organizing their trip to the U.S., helping with VISA applications, or doing general research. Tim also works on rockets for a contractor at NASA. With the rest of his spare time he hikes and bikes with his kids, plays music, and gardens. Tim first joined our team in 2009.
Current Needs
We have several volunteer positions that are currently open. If you are interested in serving in any of these positions, please contact us.
We are in need of a bookkeeper who will maintain quarterly giving records and regularly monitor Uganda Journey's email account, forwarding emails to appropriate team members. This position requires intermediate knowledge of Excel and about 1-2 hours per week on average. This is the only position that requires some type of personal connection with Life's Journey Church.
Video editor
Uganda Journey produces a video approximately six times a year. To keep our video editors from burn out, we like to have three editors who each edit a video twice a year. Video editors receive video footage from Simon via Dropbox and use their creativity to edit the content into four-minute videos. This typically requires about 10-15 hours over a one month period to edit a single video. Previous experience with video editing and access to a video editing program are required. See the Almost Live videos on Simon and Aggie's blog for previous examples.


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Aelf Blood
"…the light of the sun shone redly in it, and the light of the moon shone cold, and its edge was hard and keen."
—J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring
The hork's poison did it's work. As Kanys stumbled through branches and brier—unwittingly in circles—his limbs felt turned to jelly. His head so light, hot and pounding it was as if there were a torch or a burning sun behind his eyes, trying to turn his entire head to dust.
Still, he grit his teeth and stumbled forward with one thought on his mind: the dragon, Desarach, must die. He began to laugh maniacally to himself, wondering if the frightful beast he'd come to slay would find him as ludicrously nonthreatening as he knew himself to be despite his fever. He couldn't even lift an arm to swat at the mosquitoes that buzzed about him as he wandered aimlessly, how could he hope to best the Terror of the Known Aerth?
Mirth turned to a single, brief cry of despair as he fell to his knees and then on his face. There would be no victory now, no hero's welcome either on his feet or otherwise. Just carrion for the crows, meat for the wolves, and home for the worms of the Midwood. His first encounter with the bestial inhabitants on the edge of the wood had done him in long before he even got close to where the dragon hid.
And so he thought he died as all went black.
When he awoke it was night. The smell of berries cooking along with some herb or herbs he could not identify filled his nostrils. He heard the crackling of a fire and then opened his eyes. His eyesight was less than clear, surely, for he thought he saw his old friend Bellas tending the fire.
He tried to speak, but all that came out was an unintelligible croak. He recalled the poison and the sense of a fire burning in his head and wondered if it had burned his face and turned his throat to sand.
He felt an unfamiliar hand gently lift his head and a wooden implement at his lips. Unsure what it was, what it meant, he kept his parched lips closed.
"Drink this," were the first words the stranger spoke, though to Kanys' ear it sounded more like singing or music. The accent he did not recognize but it was a strangely pleasant one.
He drank and fell into unconsciousness again.
The sound of leaves rustling shook Kanys from an otherwise peaceful, silent slumber. He squinted at the day's grey sky and gathering storm clouds. Soon it would rain.
He started as he glanced left: a greenish, toadlike creature as large as a man turned toward him offering a spoon of something less appetizing than the berry chutney he recalled from the previous night (or had it been longer than that?). He closed his eyes tightly and reopened them to see a stranger's face; one both beautiful and otherworldly. The handsome young man's eyes burned with an inner fire and yet his face belied a calm, dignified wisdom his apparent age.
He resembled Jack, a stable-hand of Kanys' lord's keep. Jack was sometimes chid as having aelf blood in his veins due to his lack of a beard and generally boyish (perhaps even a bit girlish) good looks. Hardly anyone Kanys' age or younger had ever actually seen an aelf (or at least done so and lived to tell about it), the forest dwellers having long ago cut themselves off from humanity.
Yet, here and now, that was the only explanation. Kanys was being cared for by a member of a race that was a blood enemy. The previous king had broken an ancient accord and expanded into the Midwood. At first, the aelves gave no indication that they had even noticed the incursion.
Then came Desarach. The great winged beast attacked outlying farms, travelers on the road, and eventually burned entire villages to the ground. The old king quickly blamed the aelves, perhaps a guilty conscience over-reacting to something the king himself had done, some unknown sin against something he had no comprehension of.
The next king (son by marriage, not blood) sent emissaries to the aelves. The messengers were sent back empty-handed and lacking answers.
Desperate to avoid the previous king's fate of being overly unpopular, the new king sent army after army into the Midwood to find and slay the dragon. Most were turned back by aelven warriors. It was war.
The aelves didn't bring the fight to mankind, though. They wisely kept skirmishes on their territory: the woods. Retreat or death was the king's armies only options.
So, why was Kanys spared? Why would an aelf nurse a human to health? Was it some strange aelven code of honor that they didn't kill the infirm? Kanys was still too weak to defend himself which meant there was only one option available: ask.
"Do not speak."
There was that haunting song again. A veritable musical masterpiece in three simple words that spoke to an entire lifetime; a mortal one anyway.
"Roll over," the aelf said.
Kanys was about to ask why again when the answer came up through his throat, onto his tongue, and down his beard.
"All of the hork's poison must be purged."
Kanys managed to roll over on his side as his insides continued to empty themselves of their own accord. Vomiting like a dog, the gods added further insult to his indignity as it began to rain. He once more passed out after half an hour of heaving.
Kanys awoke again to a cool drizzle plopping on his face. Unlike the heavy rain of his previous awakened state, this one was gentle and refreshing.
The aelf had mercifully moved him away from where he had purged. Kanys sat up in a start for the first time in—how many?—days. There was no sign of the aelf other than a campfire so neatly eradicated it barely seemed to have ever existed at all.
There was also a shiny, white wooden tube. It was probably some kind of pine, but Kanys couldn't be sure. There was also a rather nondescript cloth bag.
Opening the latter, he found a few handful of berries. The thought that they might be poisonous crossed his mind but he dismissed it immediately. If they or he had wanted him dead, surely there was a less complicated way. He ate a few and felt fine.
He rose to his feet, tucked the remaining berries in the bag into his belt and examined the wooden tube. His legs were shaky, but not as bad as when he was poisoned. His prospects seemed brighter already.
One end of the tube had a wax-sealed line around the circumference of the tube. There were runes near the line which Kanys assumed were aelven characters.
He pulled and twisted the top and the wax seal broke apart as the piece in his right hand came undone. He looked inside and saw a rolled up piece of parchment.
He spied a dry spot under a nearby tree and moved there to protect the paper inside. He pulled it out carefully, making sure not to tear it.
It was two-sided. One side depicted a map of Midwood forest. The other, a drawing of Desarach itself. He studied the map for a few moments.
The aelven map apparently used West as humans used North, an arrow pointed away from the king's keep at bottom, which Kanys knew was to the east. The dragon's lair was depicted clearly toward the top, which must then be west.
The rain at last subsided and Kanys spotted the sun. He guessed at the time which was all he needed to figure out the direction he needed to go. However, without some sort of landmark, he might pass to the north or the south of the dragon's cave.
He rolled the map back up and walked until he found a large rock to climb. At top, he looked around to find something that might help discover his location. As the wind parted some trees, he found something better: the large hill in the side of which, if he read the map correctly, must be the dragon's cave. It was no more than an hour's walk.
Kanys climbed down and took refuge from the sun under the rock's overhanging edge. There, he now examined the drawing.
More than a simple picture, it was more a pictorial. Though at center was the beast in all his terrifying magnificence, there were smaller pictures surrounding him. A single scale next to a horse revealed just how large and thick the plates of the monster's armor were. Likewise his horns, teeth, claws, wings and tail.
There was no beating this thing! All the men in the world would fall to it. No weapon could penetrate it's hide and no defense made by man could defend against it. It was too large, too strong, and too well defended.
Kanys began to consider heading in any direction but the cave, to return home in disgrace or take his chances living in the woods or traveling to another land where the troubles of war and unbeatable monsters were just tales to be told.
There was one picture that looked different than the others. Desarach's bony helm or crown had an arrow pointing at a spot near the nape of his neck, away from his toothy maw. A weak spot?
An army couldn't get to that spot. What would they do, wait for it to get tired, to lay down…
But one man… If he caught it sleeping…
Crafty godsdamned aelves!
Kanys approached the cave entrance, covered in mud, shirtless, bootless, and armorless. He could ill afford to wake the beast if it slept, especially not with armor that could only prolong the inevitable for a split second. Stealth, not force, might win the day.
As he inched forward, he heard a slight rustling in the trees just over his right shoulder. The wind? Perhaps. If not, he'd give that aelf a show he not ever forget, win or lose.
He smiled for perhaps the last time. He'd rather have one quiet forest pixie at his back than all the king's men at his side. One unseen ally was truly worth a thousand men in the field.


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Adult Raku Class Begins Saturday!
The next SHU Adult Raku class will be from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday and on April 14. Raku is a fun experience. On Saturday, the class will make pieces for the firing. On April 14, the glazing will begin, and the class will continue glaze firing until finished. This class allows people to make their own work, rather than just glazing pre-made pieces. Cost is $60 and includes clay, glazes and firing. Dennis Swartzlander and SHU ceramic students will instruct the class.
If you wish to sign up or have questions contact Dennis Swartzlander at 517-270-1452.
No experience is necessary.


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problem solving
The Dramatic Pause : Sometimes, You Gotta Let It Simmer
Effort is overrated. Have you ever noticed someone putting forth tremendous effort to improve a situation yet still failing to advance? It's easy to believe that failure is a result of not enough effort, however, sometimes failure is a result of too much effort or a lack of understanding regarding how things "work."Read More »
A Cheat Sheet for Knowing WHEN and HOW to think
In thinking about your process for delivering innovative and impactful solutions, there are four commonly used frameworks and approaches: Systems Thinking, Design Thinking, Lean, and Agile. Determining which framework to use is dependent on what you're trying to accomplish. Also, I am framework-agnostic; I believe that each approach serves a specific purpose, many are complimentary, some have overlapping methods and…Read More »
4: Building Solutions
Using Pseudocode to Solve Complex Problems
The art of successfully executing great ideas involves becoming better at problem solving, listening & communicating. Pseudo-coding is often used by programmers. Writing a program in pseudocode is a program language-agnostic technique that involves describing the function to be written in a high level, plain-English (natural language).Pseudocode is not just for novice programmers, It is an excellent problem solving tool,…Read More »
2: Understanding Problems
The Implications of Acting With Limited Thought
Gene Bellinger, Director of Systems Thinking World, brilliantly illustrates the impact of not thinking a problem "all the way through". In this example, Gene uses the simple problem of unsightly growth near his bird feeder to demonstrate the implications of acting with limited thought. This is also a fascinating view of how systems thinkers think through all problems. My initial thoughts…Read More »
The Iceberg (Worksheet)
Employing The Iceberg Method to problem-solving will lay a foundation for creating long-term, sustainable solutions.Read More »


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Diamonds are forever, but the wife of Zimbabwe's longtime dictator is suing over one that never was.
Grace Mugabe is suing a salesman who offered her a 100-carat gem after the ring never materialized, according to state media in the southern African country.
She said in court papers that Lebanese businessman Jamal Joseph Hamed offered her instead a less extravagant $30,000 ring instead of the extravagant present she ordered herself for the 2015 anniversary of her marriage to Robert Mugabe.
Hamed allegedly only offered a $120,000 refund, and his powerful patron now wants to take away three of his companies in Zimbabwe.
He has yet to file a response to the suit.
Grace Mugabe, who married her 93-year-old husband in 1996, has also been mentioned in conversations over who will replace the elderly leader, who has long been accused of widespread human rights abuses and brutal repression in his country.
Zimbabwe's vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa is another front runner, and said that a poisoned ice cream cone sent him to the hospital in August.
The First Lady has denied any involvement and warned of a "coup" by members of the country's elite.
Despite his age, Robert Mugabe is expected to run for election again next year.
With News Wire Services


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The City is holding three community consultation meetings in the three downtown wards where you can learn more ... a renewed plan for Downtown: Parks, transit, waste, walking and biking networks, services, energy.
Each meeting will begin with an open house at 6:30pm followed by a presentation at 7:00pm and ending with an opportunity for attendees to provide their comments and questions to staff.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Jarvis Collegiate Institute, 495 Jarvis Street
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Ward 27
You can view background information: www.toronto.ca/tocore
Full information HERE.


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THE BLUEPRINT IS DR.INK X HIP HOP LDN PRESENTING THE NIGHT 'Kronik & Koke '
Beginning October 22nd with a club launch at the Wellington aka The Welly in Knightsbridge. The night is brought to you by the founders of Luigi HipHopbrunchldn | Dr. Ink & major players within the entertainment & music industry.
The party begins at 10:30pm with last entry 1am and will go on well into the early late hours! With a soundtrack of Classic Hip Hop & favourites of today supplied by DJ's including Ollie Twist (The man who rocks parties for Kanye West, Kings Of Leon, Timbaland & Justin Timberlake), twice winner of best DJ award and all round globe trotter Sam Young, the 'Lady of Trap' and Bang radio host , the beautiful Sarah Harrison & the new kid on the block DJ Lewis Player!!!
We also have a dentist chair in one room with a tattooist creating temp tattoos for guests along with renowned magician and host Sabri to entertain guests along with fire breathers, pole dancers, magicians all within the premise of an "anything goes" edgy vibe inc live performances from some of todays most respected artists creating live works of art.
Also we have launch of Finite clothing aparrel with goodie bags
All this happening and alot more that we just can't talk about.... at the rock stars favourite club...The Wellington
Tickets £10(early bird) - £20(late entry)