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I get excited about any cool tools for parents and children. Whatever makes parents' lives better will get my attention. Last week it was Mykoob from Latvia with their cloud-based social network for schools. This week, it is the winner of the Startup Weekend Poznan.
Kidd.ly is still an idea in the mobile applications space. Its purpose is to allow parents motivate their children to perform various small tasks. The tool displays the progress of completing the task, and shows cumulative rewards based on the tasks finished, be it teeth-brushing or vacuuming. I can think of dozens of tasks I need my three-year-old son to do (but have little hope to make him eat vegetables – any mobile app for that?) Kidd.ly, why are you not in the App Store yet?
Today I tried to reach the founders of Kidd.ly for comment, all in vain. Perhaps, by winning Startup Weekend competition they validated their idea and now shy away from any further publicity before the app is developed (either that or they are all at E-nnovation conference today).
Since the word is out as a result of the Startup Weekend Poznan publicity efforts, a swift execution must be key, before anyone better funded grabs the idea and runs away with it.
In fact, more entrepreneurs should be innovating for families. Too bad that the majority of the tech innovators these days are too young to think about what it is like to be a parent, and to understand this largely untapped market.
In the next couple of weeks I will make an announcement about a another company, which will unveil its products for children. Watch this space.
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Labour Fights for Survival
It can't be easy, facing into an election where the voters will decide whether they want to keep you in the corridors of power, cast you onto the opposition benches, or throw you out of Leinster House altogether.
The polls suggest that the Labour Party has a hard landing coming once the votes are cast, but from what I gathered at the weekend party conference, the party knows that it has a fight on its hands.
In the Mullingar Park Hotel, there was a palpable sense that the TDs and candidates wanted to be in and out of there as quickly as possible, and were itching to get knocking on doors in their constituencies.
Speaking to them and listening to the presentations in the conference hall, they know that they are fighting an uphill battle and they concede that Fine Gael will be the largest party in government once the votes are cast. But a number of them told me that they believe the question for the electorate is who they want to see in government with Fine Gael.
Analyst Gerard Howlin says that if they mess up during the election campaign, they could be looking at winning just seven or eight seats – it's a long way from the 37 they got the last time out. If the wind blows their way, he says they could end up with something in the mid-teens, which might make going back into government a viable option. Minister Brendan Howlin and his colleagues are suggesting that their tally will be in the region of 20 seats, but that seems to be an optimistic hope rather than a realistic prospect.
Whatever happens, it's a bizarre phenomenon when the smaller party of government gets the whipping in a general election for decisions that were taken jointly with more powerful colleagues. Just look at the British example, where the Liberal Democrats were cruelly punished for going into a Tory-led government. The end of that story led to an overall majority for the Conservatives, only time will tell whether they too will pay the price of their success. It does not bode well for the Labour here, but as seasoned political watchers know, anything can happen over the course of an election campaign.
We are in for an interesting few weeks.
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The Y of Central Maryland will host a Family Valentine's Event on Friday, February 6 at Family Center Ys throughout Central Maryland. Families can enjoy Valentine's Day-themed crafts, games, fitness activities and more. Times and activities vary by location, so please contact your nearest Family Center Y for specific details. Please see locations at: http://ymaryland.org/


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This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world's best blog posts). – Darren
Okay, okay, so we're not actually talking about unicorns…but even though it's a vital part of your blog's tone and voice, I didn't think you'd click on anything that sounded as deceptively unsexy and unexciting as what we're actually discussing this week, which is grammatical person. Wait! Before you zone out, stick with me for a sec: It's not as bad as it sounds. Grammatical person is simply means that you're either referring to yourself (first person), your reader (second person), or a third party (third person). And, um, like a unicorn, it often goes unnoticed and can be exceptionally helpful. (I'm trying, you guys.)
Every time you sit down to write a post, you make choices. Some, such as your topic and headline, are likely to be very deliberate. Others, such as grammatical person, probably happen without much scrutiny—but even if you aren't pausing to consider person (we'll drop the "grammatical" now 'cause I know it freaks some people out), it impacts the strength of every post you write. That's why I've chosen some posts about the ten most blogged-about stories of the last week (provided, as always, by Regator) to illustrate the importance of choosing the right person. Let's take a look:
- Oil Spill – Writing in the third person (using pronouns such as 'he,' 'she,' and 'they') isn't just for newspapers, academic papers, and formal writing. Although we have talked about the importance of using your personality and opinions to strengthen your blog, there may be times when you simply want to convey the facts. Unsurprisingly, the blog of news organization Reuters is written in third person in "Dalian oil spill is all cleaned up" and most of its other posts. Be aware though that a "just the facts" approach can, when not used with care, leave you with a post that seems dull or stiff.
- Shirley Sherrod – The writer of "After Breitbart and Shirley Sherrod, We Need a Slow-News Movement" from Politics Daily chose to add first person (using pronouns such as 'I,' 'me,' and 'we') in combination with third to clearly convey his opinion along with a bit of his personality.
- Comic-Con – FirstShowing.net's "Comic-Con 2010: Quick Review of Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim" is an example of a very first-person focused post, with pronouns such as 'I,' 'me,' and 'my' accounting for more than five percent of the word count. A post with this much focus on the blogger is risky because unless he or she has established a relationship with readers so that they care a great deal about personal viewpoints, the post runs the risk of being less useful to readers.
- Mad Men – Jezebel's "Contest: Win A Complete Set Of Mad Men Barbie Dolls!" primarily uses second person (pronouns such as 'you' and 'your') to give instructions directly to readers. There are plenty of times when you might want to speak directly to your readers, giving them directions for a contest is just one.
- Angelina Jolie – Vulture's "Six Lessons From Salt About the Differences Between Male and Female Action Heroes" is an example of a third-person piece that—unlike the newsy style of the Reuters blog above—infuses some personality, humor, and informality into the post.
- Kindle – "Don't Really Care About Touch Screens or Color" from Conversational Reading uses a combination of first and second person. That choice, along with phrases such as "I wonder how many readers out there are like me…" establishes a conversational tone.
- Magic Trackpad – Telegraph.co.uk's technology blog asks, "Would you switch your mouse for a trackpad?" Second person is the best choice when you're trying to encourage interaction and, although the rest of this post is written in first and third person, most of the comments directly answer the second-person question from the headline.
- Tony Hayward – "3 Big Reasons Why Tony Hayward Failed As CEO" from The Business Insider is a third-person piece that uses first and second person in the subheaders to provide the voice of the public. Choosing a different grammatical person in subheads can make them stand out even more.
- Chelsea Clinton – Ecorazzi's "Chelsea Clinton's Very Vegan Rehearsal Dinner" uses first person (along with the ubiquitous third person and a dash of second) to help build the voice of the blog and connect with readers with statements such as "I'm just as confused … as some of you may be."
- Oliver Stone – When a story has a direct impact on you for some reason, as "Put Down Your Pitchforks; Oliver Stone Apologizes" from Cinematical did for its author, the first person is likely to be your best choice. Many people find that first person is also the most natural option for storytelling, since that is how we are accustomed to telling stories on a day-to-day basis.
Even though the grammatical person was almost certainly not the first thing on these bloggers' minds, each of the above posts would have been vastly different had the bloggers chosen a different option. What person do you use on your blog? Is it a conscious choice? Please share your thoughts and unicorn stories in the comments.
Kimberly Turner is a cofounder of Regator.com and Regator for iPhone as well as an award-winning print journalist. You can find her on Twitter @kimber_regator.


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Todd Starks seems to have a habit of joining a basketball team and making it championship caliber.
Back in 2008, Starks transferred to Tipton-Rosemark Academy midway through his senior year and the Rebels basketball season. And along with Head Coach Dan Martin and teammates like Jacob Arnett, Michael Gordon and Aaron Cox guided the Rebels to a State runner-up finish, losing to Harding Academy in overtime.
And just recently Starks was a part of best Lindenwood University team helping the Lynx come its closest to a NAIA national championship. The 6'1 shooting guard made headlines while at TRA and now he's one of the featured athletes in Belleville, Ill.
"Now, I am currently finishing up my senior year and season as the starting point guard for their program," Starks said. "We just lost our final game in the national tournament to Southern Virginia in which I had 29 points but then won our consolation game against St. Joseph's University Brooklyn 81-74 in which I scored 32 points.
"Our team finished with a 27-5 record, the best season record in the short three-year history of the program," he added. "This year I averaged 24.6 points per game, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.
Starks shot more than 80 percent from the free throw line, and made more than 100 threes at a 40 percent rate. Some of best performances included setting the school's record this past season making 11 three-pointers in a 37-point performance.
Later in the season Stark had another record-breaking output, setting the Lindenwood single game scoring record with 41 points in a game vs. Logan College. He become the first player in the history of the program to score more 1,000 points.
"I also became a first team USCAA All-American this year for the second year in a row after earning those honors last season as well," Starks noted. "I currently serve as the team's all time leading scorer, scoring more than 1,500 points in my tenure there."
Before Starks joined Lindenwood, his college basketball career started on the Division I level at Idaho State. With his sharp dribbling skills, accurate shot, solid defense and success at TRA, Starks drew a lot attention from college scouts upon his high school graduation.
"That magical run I had with Rosemark actually helped shape my great basketball career because it served as the starting point of my gifts and talents coming to the surface," he said. "And I really got me noticed by a lot of people helping me get to my preferred walk-on spot at Idaho State. And my leadership role here at Lindenwood University, that magical run still serves as one of the best moments I've ever had in my life."
Starks said as he traveled across the nation playing basketball, he has been proud to tell people he hails from the Memphis area and played for the TRA Rebels.
"It's actually an honor but yet awkward feeling because when I tell people that I attended Tipton-Rosemark Academy my senior year nobody really believes," he said. "That I actually went there and led that team to a State championship appearance along with Jake. But I love the reactions I get from fellow basketball players I meet who are originally from Memphis as well because it shows me that that run back in 2008 with the Rebels was truly magical."
Now with his college basketball career complete, Starks has a desire to go to the next level.
"My coaches and I are getting together in hopes of furthering my basketball career at the professional level," Starks concluded. "But if that does not work out, I have taken the Law School Admissions Test in February in hopes of attending law school if my original plan does not work with hopes of being a sports attorney when my basketball playing days are over."
To check out Starks college basketball career, visit http://belleville.lindenwood.edu/athletics/ or theuscaa.com
Former Rebel Basketball star Todd Starks experiences more success on college level, now looking towards the pros
Todd Starks seems to have a habit of joining a basketball team and making it championship caliber.


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Quick Chili
Gluten Free Recipes
Whip up this chili in a snap! Saute your beef and onion and add tomato sauce, milk, chili powder and kidney beans. Serve this Quick Chili nice and hot.
Recipe Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup milk
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 can (8-ounce) gluten free tomato sauce
Garnish: 2 plum tomatoes, if desired
Recipe Directions
Saute beef and onion in a large skillet. Drain excess oil.
Add tomato sauce, milk, chili powder and kidney beans. Simmer 45 minutes to one hour.
Serve Quick Chili nice and hot. Sprinkle with shredded cheese, if desired. Cheddar and Mozzarella are the most popular choices.
Gluten Free Tomato Sauce
If you don't see the words wheat, oat, barley, or rye on a can of store-bought tomato sauce it is safe. ConAgra, General Mills, Kraft, Unilever, Sara Lee and other major brands have committed to declaring gluten.


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Peppered Snail recipe
Cook time: 18 minutes
Total time: 28 minutes
Meal type: Side Dish, Appetizer
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Step 2: In a frying pan, heat the vegetable oil till hot. Add the Red onions and stir-fry for 1 minute.
Step 3: Add the "Tomapep" or Pepper puree, Crushed seasoning, Pinch of salt and Stir-fry for 2 mins.
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SWANSBORO � There seems to be a brick wall preventing girls� soccer teams from scoring against Swansboro.
SWANSBORO � There seems to be a brick wall preventing girls� soccer teams from scoring against Swansboro.
And that wall is cemented by three underclassmen defenders and junior goalkeeper Roxanne Green, all of whom who have helped the Pirates (22-5-1) advance to the NCHSAA 2-A championship game against South Iredell (22-2).
Swansboro enters Saturday�s state final at N.C. State University�s Dail Soccer Stadium having shut out its last nine opponents thanks to a defensive backfield that has �stepped up,� coach Doug Kidd said.
�They�re playing very mature and they�re playing very intelligent and just working for each other,� he said. �The communication has been a lot better.�
And thanks in large part to the defensive efforts by sophomores Haley Stewart and Kanani Thomas and freshman Abby Taylor, along with Green between the pipes, Swansboro is back in the state final for the first time since winning its second of two straight titles in 2010.
The Pirates know that if they are to defeat South Iredell, they will again need to defend well and limit the Vikings� scoring opportunities.
�I think we just need to play the way we have been playing,� Green said. �We have been playing really well. We work together really well. We need to communicate and make sure we have each others� backs.
�Kanani is always able to keep them outside, and if Haley goes forward, Abby and Kanani drop back and cover. It�s a key point because it�s like we have each others� backs.�
That also includes in practice.
�Every practice we tend to go over our shape,� Stewart said. �I feel like that is what has been keeping us strong.�
Given its shutout streak, which started with a 9-0 win over South Lenoir on April 23, Swansboro�s back line enters the state final with confidence.
�We just need to continue to play the way we have been playing, which is with our confidence levels (high),� Stewart said. �I�ve been stepping up my confidence level and trying to direct the team and try to take charge there and Roxanne has obviously helped back there by directing. Abby and Kanani have been playing aggressive and being confident.�
And while the Pirates� run of consecutive shutouts is impressive, Swansboro�s defense has played well for most of the season.
Swansboro has 16 shutouts overall, and only five times have an opponent scored more than one goal against the Pirates. For the record, two of those games were 3-0 losses to Clinton and to 3-A Wilson Hunt. Another was a 4-0 loss at 3-A Jacksonville.
�We�ve always been good at working together, but something just clicked one day,� Green said. �It just clicked.�
Swansboro�s attacking players have noticed that, too.
�I think Haley�s confidence has helped her a lot, and Abby and Kanani are both just awesome,� senior midfielder Julianna Tucker said. �They can judge the game and know where to be at, and they use their speed and their physicality.�
Kidd agreed that each defender brings something different to the table but said they also share some of the same strengths.
�They bring very good soccer experience, despite being young players, because they�ve played at good levels,� Kidd said. �They�re very athletic and they are very smart and they have learned very quickly this year. It seems like every time we touch the field, they get better and better.�
Then there�s Green, who is in her first year as the starting goalkeeper, replacing her sister, Jake, in the net.
�What impresses us most about Roxanne is that she�ll come up with a save when it�s her first save of the game and she�s cold,� Kidd said. �But she will make that massive save.
�In the Richlands game (a 2-0 Swansboro win April 18), we didn�t start off strong and Richlands was all over us. They got a breakaway and she came out and stuffs it. She comes up with massive saves like that when we need it the most.�
Green said her favorite moments in the nine-game shutout streak were a 4-0 playoff win over Croatan and 1-0 playoff victory at Clinton.
But Green hopes for even better memories from the state final, which she hopes includes another shutout.
�It�s amazing to believe that we�ve done this and I hope it continues through state,� she said. �I hope that we don�t get scored on. I really want the 10th one.�


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Running in Honor & Memory of Brian Honan/
Today, Sunday, September 21, 2014, hundreds of runners toed the starting line for the 11th Annual Brian Honan 5K Road Race. Serving as the master of ceremonies, Commissioner Evans welcomed and thanked all the runners for coming out, supporting and participating in the race. Said the Commissioner, "It's so great to see so many of you here today in honor of Brian. For those of us who knew and worked with him, we will never forget how hard he worked or how much he cared about his community." To learn more about the Brian Honan 5K Road Race, visit: www.brianhonan.org.


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Citizens who were unable to attend the June 4, 2019 City Council meeting have the option of accessing audio recording of the meeting.
Audio sessions are synchronized to specific agenda items in order to provide listeners with quick access to the desired item. The audio is published online the morning following the regular meetings. Audio recordings can be heard by going to the City's Agendas and Minutes page.


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World Governments Should Conduct Serious Campaigns against Smoking
If you smoke and you still don't believe that there's a definite link between smoking and bronchial troubles, heart disease and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself. No one will accuse you of hy老年得癫痫病的原因是什么?pocrisy. Let us just say that you are suffering from a bad case of wishful thinking. This needn't make you too uncomfortable because you are in good company. Whenever the subject of smoking and health is raised, the governments of most countries hear no evil, see no evil and smell no evil.
You don't have to look very far to find out why the official reactions to medical findings have been so lukewarm. The answer is sim北京市空军总医院癫痫科好不好ply money. Tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax. It's almost like a tax on our daily bread.
This is surely the most short-sighted policy you could imagine. While money is eagerly collected in vast sums with one hand, it is paid out in increasingly vaster sums with the other. Enormous amounts are spent on cancer research and on efforts to cure people suffering from the disease. Countless valuable lives are lost. In the lon玉溪主治癫痫病的医院是哪个g run, there is no doubt that everybody would be much better-off if smoking were banned altogether.
For a start, governments could begin by banning all cigarette and tobacco advertising and should then conduct antismoking advertising campaigns of their own. Smoking should be banned in all public places like theatres, cinemas and restaurants. Great efforts should be made to inform young people especially of the dire consequen羊癫疯会不会遗传ces of taking up the habit. A horrific warning--say, a picture of a death's head--should be included in every packet of cigarettes that is sold. As individuals we are certainly weak, but if governments acted honestly and courageously, they could protect us from ourselves.
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Court To Hear Texans' HMO Suits
A few days later, she was rushed to the emergency room with complications she says could have been avoided had she remained hospitalized.
Nearly five years later, she says she remains in constant pain and needs more surgery. She says the ordeal caused the breakup of her marriage.
Calad blames her insurer, Cigna Heathcare of Texas, and the case stemming from her lawsuit against the company will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Her case — and a companion case that the high court will also hear — could establish what rights patients have to sue when an HMO refuses to pay for recommended care. Specifically, the Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether such cases can be heard in state court or federal court.
In state courts, juries can award high amounts for punitive damages. In federal court, a patient can receive nothing more than the value of the benefit denied by the health maintenance organization.
"I feel like my little voice is going to be heard across the United States," said Calad, 49, who lives in Sugar Land. "It really upsets me for other people who are going through this. I just want somebody to make changes in HMOs."
The other case involves Juan Davila of Ponder, about 30 miles north of Fort Worth. Davila sued Aetna Health after it refused to pay for a more expensive pain pill recommended by his doctor. The cheaper medication caused bleeding ulcers for the post-polio patient, and he almost had a heart attack, Davila said.
Both cases were filed in state court in 2000 under a 1997 Texas law allowing patients to sue HMOs. But the cases were transferred to federal court after the insurers said Calad and Davila should have contested the refusal of their claims under a 1974 federal law called the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. And ERISA does not allow patient lawsuits for monetary damages.
A federal appeals court in 2002 ruled that Calad and Davila could indeed sue for malpractice damages in state court. But the HMOs appealed to the Supreme Court.
David Carter, an Aetna spokesman, said that ERISA has its own procedures for reviewing or appealing coverage decisions, and that sidestepping the federal law would lead to more lawsuits, which would drive up health care costs.
ERISA has helped companies provide affordable quality health care coverage for their employees, he said.
"It provides employees a prompt, responsive way to address disputes while still receiving care. The court system is a poor and costly substitute," Carter said.
But the attorney for Calad and Davila, George Parker Young, said states should have the right to regulate decisions by HMOs.
"The incentive in managed care is that every dollar saved is a dollar to their bottom line," Young said. "If there's a lack of accountability, then the incentive is to skimp on care inappropriately."
Nearly 160 million employees and their families, as well as 16 million retirees, are covered by employer-sponsored health insurance, according to court filings in a related lawsuit. As of 2001, 93 percent of employees with such health plans were enrolled in some type of managed care.


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Trip Doctor: How to Haggle
• Determine what you'd like to pay. Ask trusted locals what they'd spend.
• Enjoy yourself. A sense of humor and patience are equally important.
• Be afraid of lowballing. Make your starting offer at one-third of the price.
• Indicate how badly you want an item. Be willing to walk away, and you'll almost always get a better deal.
Have a travel dilemma? Need some tips and remedies? Send your questions to news editor Amy Farley at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow @tltripdoctor on Twitter.


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"Houses can form a neighborhood but only people can make it a community."
Community is an essential part of family, of lifestyle, and of Woodbridge Irvine real estate.
Understanding local conditions in Woodbridge real estate is important when it comes to buying and selling real estate, but the neighborhood you choose can have a dramatic impact on all other aspects of your life as well.
Woodbridge is a community of about 9,500 homes, with an adult population of about 30,000 people. Woodbridge is known as being a model planned community. It encompasses 1,700 acres and features approximately 40 parks and pools, two "landmark" lakes and swimming lagoons, two beach clubs (with boat docks), 24 tennis courts, plus many other recreational amenities for use by the residents.
In this video, I show you around Blue Lake Swim Club. There's also a "cheat sheet" about all the 22 Woodbridge pools.
The excellent Woodbridge schools are a big reason people move here, and you can read-up on the schools by clicking on the school names at the bottom right of this page
See all Woodbridge homes for lease here.
Woodbridge is always being kept in great condition, and quite a few facilities have been renovated during the past year. Recently the pool decks of Stonecreek, Blue Lake, Woodflower & Smokestone were resurfaced. The lakes have just been stocked with fish, so if you don't catch any, you only have yourself to blame!
If you like biking, Irvine has over 44 miles of off-road trails. You can see a detailed map by clicking HERE. Also read a bit about the "From the Mountains to the Sea" trail – not just for bikes, & it's over 22 miles long!
Please feel free to browse through the complimentary Irvine information I've provided. A list of the main Woodbridge utility providers can be seen on the right side of this page.
When it's time to move, call me at 949-232-5634 or fill out my contact form.You'll have a representative on your side who has experience, Irvine market knowledge, and the confidence to help you make the best transaction possible.
Tel. (949) 232-5634
Woodbridge Community Information
Woodbridge is more vibrant than ever! There is always something exciting to do or see.
Whether it is taking in a show, enjoying an outdoor festival, attending a community class, or simply hanging out and enjoying Irvine's unique culture. It is the people that make Woodbridge special.
To receive information about Woodbridge events, activities and services, or to request we mail you a "Summer in the Parks" brochure, contact me
This is a place to go to school or work, live and call home.
Tips for Finding the Perfect Neighborhood
1. Make a list of all of the amenities that are close by in the neighborhood you are considering as your new residence. Keep in mind what distances and routes to each of these places are acceptable and what are not.
2. Determine what the best features of the neighborhoods are. This is especially helpful if you are deciding between a few different neighborhoods.
Are there parks nearby?
Is it scenic and visually appealing?
Are there quiet areas, streets, culs de sac?
Are the people friendly in the neighborhood?
Is the neighborhood clean? Yards, streets, parks?
Are there nice trees and foliage?
Do the lots have large or small yards?
Are there walkways and are they easily accessible?
Is it a safe neighborhood?
What are the market values of the homes in the area?
Are there many houses for sale?
How long ago was the community developed?
What is the average age of the people in the area?
Are there families with small children in the area?
What is the proximity to schools?
Are there community events or organizations?
3. Walk around in the neighborhood. The best way to determine the cleanliness and friendliness of the neighborhood is to walk around in it and meet its residents.
Woodbridge Links
- Southern California Gas Co.
Commercial / Industrial Services – 800/427-2000
Residential Service – 800/427-2200
TDD (for speech and hearing impaired) – 800/252-0259
- Southern California Gas Co.
- Southern California Edison
General Services – 800/655-4555
Business Services – 800/990-7788
Residential Service – 800/684-8123
TDD (for speech and hearing impaired) – 800/352-8580
Emergency Service – 800/611-1911
- Southern California Edison
- Pacific Bell
- Customer Service
– Business Service – 800/750-2355
– Residential Service – 800/310-2355
– Repair Service – 611Accessibility Resources
– Customer Service – For Repairs and Service
– TTY (for speech and hearing impaired) – 800/651-5111
– Voice for Handicapped Services – 800/772-3140
Directory Assistance
– TTY (for speech and hearing impaired) – 800/735-2929
- Customer Service
- Cox Communications
- Residential Service
– South County – 949/240-1212
- Business Service
– Sales – 949/716-2020
– Service – 949/716-7378
- Residential Service
- Irvine Ranch Water District – 949/453-5300
- Waste Management of O.C. – 949/837-0427
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SiriusXM Runs Up – What Is Next?
Yesterday I said that the trend is your friend, and today that proved true. Part of looking at technicals is analyzing the possibilities both good and bad, and then assigning a probability to a direction. It is more simple than many think. All it takes is constant attention and monitoring. The reason I state that investors need regular updates is because the nuances of the activity can telegraph things before most others see the potential.
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We saw a mini version of the Perfect Storm today. We got additional confirmation on an upward move, and we got that move on good volume. I like the fact that we tested the resistance at $2.54 a few times throughout the day and then broke it. My only concern is that it happened quickly and quick moves tend to correct more quickly as well. Thankfully we have technicals that can give us an early indication of moves. What we have is a break to the upside that can keep its legs. Essentially we are setting the table for the next run.
What we want to watch for now is what the volume does from here. If this equity can maintain substantial volume, then it can keep the trend and the run happening. Lighter volume is a downshift of sorts, and could slow down the run. Right now I have $2.60 in my sights with $2.75 after that.
Support and Resistance
The good news is that there was enough volume to break upward and test resistance at $2.54. The better news is that there are a few substantial changes in Support and resistance that you will want to note. First, the support level at $2.37 has now moved up to $2.39. Second, the support level at $2.46 has now moved up to $2.48 and is strong. Third, the high end resistance that was at $2.70 now sits at $2.75. Can you see why yesterday's update was titled SiriusXM Sets Course For New Heights? While there was a lot of work (high volume)to get past b$2.54, it sets up a test of $2.60. A price target of $2.75 on good news is well within reasonable thinking.
What we want to watch for now is the first level of support at $2.54, and the next level of resistance at $2.60. The theoretical trading rage now has a bottom of $2.48, so bear that in mind. Real and true consolidation in the $2.50's is healthy. With the trend being up, keep an eye on how the equity reacts to testing $2.60.
Exponential Moving Averages - EMA's
Yesterday I outlined what it would take to erase the danger flags we had in the chart. Today the equity did just that! It has also set the stage for what could be an impressive run in the coming few weeks. If you you did not act on the dip and return to bullishness, you still have time. One thing we know about SiriusXM is that when moves up or down happen they tend to happen quickly. See why I recommend paying close attention and updating the technicals on a regular basis!
Looking at the EMA's, we have erased all danger flags. Bear in mind that there is tightness between the 5, 13, and 20 day averages. This is an "uncomfortable" place for the equity to be. Thus, the downside risk is $2.48, and the upside potential is $2.60. While it would not surprise me to see a little bit of sideways trading in the $2.50's, I can not ignore the trend, which is up. A close of at least $2.54 will help to begin a separation between the averages.
Do not ignore the trend, but watch the volume. I am looking at a distinct possibility that $2.60 can be broken and that there is no real resistance above it. Here is the tricky part. If SiriusXM does break to $2.75, it will likely be short lived. Thus, if you are a trader you will want to bear that in mind. Happy Trading.


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Judge allows criminal case against contractor to move forward
Homeowner disagreements with contractors aren't unusual in court. They are a little less common in criminal court.
A State College attorney argued Wednesday that his client, Justin Melanson, 35, of Bellefonte, never should have had his case brought before District Judge Tom Jordan for a preliminary hearing on charges of theft by deception and home improvement fraud.
Sean McGraw told the judge the matter constituted only a breach of contract law and should only have been handled civilly.
The case started in October, when Melanson met Katherine Lindeburg at Home Depot. She testified that they started talking about vacuums. The subject got around to paint, then renovations. Lindeburg said Melanson told her he was going to be doing a house-flipping series that wasn't on the air yet.
It wasn't long, she said, before Melanson gave Lindeburg a contract, proposing a deal to improve the house she wanted to sell.
She gave him $7,000, half of the money for the work. Changes were proposed. What if she added a fence and a pergola and did work on the porch to increase curb appeal? That meant another $5,000 up front. By the time it was over, Lindeburg testified, she had given Melanson $15,475.
The work, however, didn't follow. Lindeburg told the court that only about 40 percent of her house ended up painted, and only one coat at that. Railings were taken off and not put back.
McGraw argued his client was hospitalized with a serious illness in November, leaving him unable to finish the job on time.
State College police Detective Ralph Ralston said he filed theft and fraud charges in the case because not only was Lindeburg's money not returned, but in an interview with police, Melanson admitted to "robbing Peter to pay Paul" in the case, using Lindeburg's money to complete other jobs.
Lindeburg obtained a civil judgment against Melanson in March for $11,655, but Assistant District Attorney Lindsay Foster said that filing a civil suit did not take away the right to pursue criminal charges.
Jordan agreed, finding cause to bind Melanson over for trial on the charges.


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Did you watch the movie "American Blackout"? I did! Was it ever an eye-opener! Yes, it's just a movie (though portrayed as "reality" rather than Hollywood-ized), but we are all aware of times when the power has been out for an extended period of time.
Remember Harvey? Irma? Maria? Katrina? Sandy? The big blackout along the East Coast extending into Canada several years ago? Extreme weather-caused outage in the Midwest (for two weeks!) in 2008.
Whether the power is out because of a cyber attack, an EMP, or a huge weather event, your way of living will be completely altered. It will be almost totally about survival.
It happened in California several years ago.
An unknown group – well coordinated, well armed, and well informed – launched a major attack on the power grid.
Here's what happened. It started when one of the attackers infiltrated a "secure" underground room. Once inside, the attacker cut telephone cables. The group wanted to keep the power station from calling for help.
Once the telephone cables were cut, the shooting started...
The attackers then fired more than 100 rounds into the power station, putting 17 transformers out of commission.
Cyber attacks are happening ALL. THE. TIME. The one below is from an article on Semantic.com updated on June 30, 2014, but has been going on since at least 2011 and targets the energy industry in several countries!
An ongoing cyber-espionage campaign against a range of targets, mainly in the energy sector, gave attackers the ability to mount sabotage operations against their victims. The attackers, known to Symantec as Dragonfly, managed to compromise a number of strategically important organizations for spying purposes and, if they had used the sabotage capabilities open to them, could have caused damage or disruption to energy supplies in affected countries.
Among the targets of Dragonfly were energy grid operators, major electricity generation firms, petroleum pipeline operators, and energy industry industrial equipment providers. The majority of the victims were located in the United States, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey, and Poland.
CMEs or solar flares are not uncommon and usually occur during years of high sun-spot activity. Mostly they just glance off the earth or don't come too close nor affect us much. But we don't really know when or if they will be strong enough to cause disruptions in our communications.
It happened in 1859 and took 18 hours to reach earth (it usually takes 3 or 4 days). Back then we had no electrical grid. Then it happened again in 1989. The entire province of Quebec, Ontario went dark in an elapsed time of 90 seconds. The storm lasted for about 26 hours and the blackout came very close to extending into the United States.
Our electrical power grid is very complex, intricately connected, and fragile. A large CME could literally melt the transformer hubs and the damage could take 4 to 10 years to fix because these units are huge, complex to make, difficult to transport—and made in China.
A lightning storm, an earthquake, tornado, hurricane or other natural disaster can put the whole neighborhood or an entire city or country in the dark.
Our power grid is made up of just three systems. A significant weather event could cause the "web" of our grid to fail, taking out the electricity of 1/3 of the country. This actually happened in 2003 when 50 million people were left without power.
Our government knows that the power grid is dangerously fragile with few transformers (made in China) for replacements.
There is a difference between a power outage and a grid down situation.
A power outage is usually for a short time — several hours or maybe a day. It's usually local — a neighborhood, part of a city, or maybe even a whole city.
If the grid goes down, it may affect the entire country. Preparing for a long-term grid down scenario is the most difficult challenge we can undertake. It could, if it was an EMP, take us back to almost the stone age, or at least back to the time before electricity.
If the power is out for less than two hours, the food in your refrigerator and freezer will be safe to consume.
If the power is out for longer than two hours, follow these guidelines:
Freezer foods may be refrozen if ice crystals are present. Exceptions include ice cream, pizza, and casseroles. If the frozen food has completely thawed but is cold, it must be cooked within a 24-hour period; or foods may be refrozen within 24 hours after thawing. However, quality may be diminished. If in doubt about when the food actually thawed in the freezer, discard the thawed food.
Dry ice may be used to keep frozen foods frozen and cold foods cold. Be careful not to handle dry ice with bare hands or breathe the vapors.
It's always a good idea to have some canned or freeze dried food on hand during a power outage, in case you have spoiled food or to keep from opening the refrigerator or freezer too often.
It's only logical to consider emergency heating in your survival plan as many disasters involve weather that may knock out your electricity and that means, your furnace.
It could be a real challenge to stay warm when the furnace hasn't worked for days due to winter storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, etc.
In planning for emergencies for your family, remember to put some of the items suggested . . .
Have you ever spent a night in your city when ALL the lights were out? It's kind of eerie, isn't it?
One night in the dark can be kind of fun - an adventure, but several nights, or longer, can be very difficult unless you are prepared.
There are many types of lighting that can be used when the power is out.
How have you prepared for survival cooking so that your family will have a hot meal if there is no electricity?
During World War II, the army discovered that men fighting in the bitter cold would do well if they had one hot meal a day. Without it, they would die from living out in the cold.
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- Case Report
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Immunohistochemical localization patterns for vimentin and other intermediate filaments in calcified ovarian fibrothecoma
© Sills et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006
- Received: 29 August 2006
- Accepted: 11 September 2006
- Published: 11 September 2006
To describe immunohistochemical features encountered in ovarian fibrothecoma with correlation to clinical presentation and surgical management.
Method of study
A female age 75 presented for evaluation of melena. The patient reported total abdominal hysterectomy and removal of both ovaries 40 years earlier.
CA-125 was normal and there was no evidence of hyperestrogen effect. Pelvic CT revealed a partially calcified 7 cm pelvic mass without adenopathy or ascites; ultrasound was confirmatory. Endoscopy identified three benign intestinal tubular adenomas. Following laparoscopic excision of the pelvic tumor immunohistochemichal analysis of the mass showed negative staining for keratin, S100 protein, inhibin, calretinin, melan A, smooth muscle actin, CD34, CD117, and desmin. The tissue was positive for vimentin, however.
Ovarian fibrothecomas represent an ovarian stromal neoplasm developing in a wide spectrum of clinical settings. Particularly if oophorectomy is stated to have been performed remote from the time of index presentation, the status of the ovaries must be considered whenever pelvic pathology is encountered. We describe a calcified ovarian fibrothecoma identified during gastroenterology investigation and confirmed immunohistochemically via high amplitude vimentin signal.
- Smooth Muscle Actin
- Inhibin
- Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
- Immunohistochemical Feature
- Pelvic Pathology
Stromal tumors of the ovary include thecoma and fibroma, yet as differentiation between these two types may be difficult the term fibrothecoma has emerged in recognition of the similar immunohistochemical features present in both. The exact incidence of fibrothecoma is unknown, although they have been described as rare ovarian neoplasms [1]. Here we present an unusual clinical manifestation of calcified ovarian fibrothecoma in the absence of ascites, arising from a residual ovary intentionally conserved at laparotomy 40 years earlier.
Case report
A non-smoking 75 year old Caucasian female presented for gastroenterology evaluation due to rectal bleeding. She had mild essential hypertension well controlled on diltiazem, did not smoke, and had no other medical complaint. She reported intermittent oral use of aspirin, 81 mg/d. In 1966, she underwent total abdominal hysterectomy "when both ovaries were removed". At the time of our evaluation, the patient used supplemental estrogen occasionally but was uncertain when this commenced. Her only other surgery was an uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in 1996.
Serum electrolytes were unremarkable except for BUN and Cr at 20 mg/dl and 1.1 mg/dl, respectively. Hemoglobin was 11.8 g/dl. Serum hCG, CEA, and CA-125 were all normal.
Surgical management
Immunohistochemistry protocol
Immunohistochemical characteristics observed in calcified ovarian fibrothecoma without ascites.
Tissue marker for
Vimentin, intermediate filaments, mesenchymal cells
Keratin: 39, 43, 48, 50, 50.6 kD
S100 Protein, nerve sheath tumor, melanoma, chondrocyte
Sex cord stromal tumors, adrenal (cortical) tumors
Ca++ binding protein, mesothelial cells, sex cord stromal tumors
Melan A
Melanoma associated marker, adrenal (cortical) tumors
Smooth muscle actin, myofibroblasts, myoepithelial cells
Endothelial and stem cells, GI stromal tumor
Myeloid and mast cells, GI stromal tumor (c-kit)
Muscle, desmoplastic small round cell tumor
We report an unusual case of partially calcified ovarian fibrothecoma without ascites in an elderly female reporting previous oophorectomy and complaining of melena. For this patient, her gastrointestinal bleeding was determined to be secondary to benign polyps, although it was during the work-up associated with this lesion that suspicion was raised regarding a 7 cm calcified right pelvic mass. While this mass did appear benign intraoperatively, metal endosurgical clips were deployed to assist subsequent radiographic localization of tumor site in the event adjuvant radiotherapy was indicated. Excision of the tumor at laparoscopy confirmed its ovarian origin, and immunohistochemical labeling was performed to characterize it more fully as a benign fibrothecoma.
Other investigators have commented on the protean nature of ovarian tumors in this group that may occur in the setting of edema [2], elevated CA-125 [3, 4], and pregnancy [5]. While immunohistochemical features of this neoplasm have been described previously [6–8], the thecoma-fibroma group of ovarian stromal tumors represents a spectrum of lesions in which clear distinctions between various entities are difficult to define6. However, tumor calcification and low serum CA-125 are infrequent findings.
One finding that proved useful in finalizing the diagnosis for our patient was the high affinity for vimentin staining, characteristic of ovarian fibrothecoma [2]. Vimentin is a 57 kD intermediate filament protein forming the cytoskeleton of vertebrate cells. The protein was initially thought to be preferentially retained in malignant mesenchymal tissues, although coexpression of intermediate filaments (particularly cytokeratin and vimentin) was subsequently shown to exist in many benign lesions. Accordingly, application of multiple antibodies is recommended to formulate a diagnosis with sufficient precision, as demonstrated in our case. Indeed for this calcified ovarian fibrothecoma, vimentin was the only positive immunohistochemical marker registered from a panel of ten antibodies.
The impact of patient recall error while obtaining the surgical history also warrants comment. A variant of residual ovary syndrome, the problem begins when the patient is unaware of an ovary intentionally conserved at surgery. The ovary subsequently develops a pathologic process or causes symptoms necessitating its removal in a second operation [9]. Not surprisingly, this is more likely among subjects of advanced age who may have never known (or forgotten) important details of an operation performed long ago and for which no written record can be obtained. Our patient had believed that she had no ovaries for 40 years, a "fact" dutifully reported to multiple physicians over time. Could awareness of her retained single ovary have alerted this patient's caregivers to the presence of ovarian fibrothecoma sooner? Certainly when hysterectomy-oophorectomy is stated to have been performed remote from the time of index presentation, an in situ ovary should still be considered whenever pelvic pathology is encountered.
Authors' Affiliations
- Conte M, Guariglia L, Benedetti Panici P, Scambia G, Rabitti C, Capelli A, Mancuso S: Ovarian fibrothecoma: sonographic and histologic findings. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1991, 32: 51-54.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
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- Zhang X, Wu LY, Li XJ, Li HJ, Zhang R, Liu LY: Clinical analysis of benign pelvic mass with high serum levels of CA125. Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2005, 40: 178-182.PubMedGoogle Scholar
- Okada I, Nakagawa S, Takemura Y, Takenobu T, Matsuoka T, Mandai H, Takemura T: Ovarian thecoma associated in the first trimester of pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2004, 30: 368-371.View ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar
- Costa MJ, Morris R, DeRose PB, Cohen C: Histologic and immunohistochemical evidence for considering ovarian myxoma as a variant of the thecoma-fibroma group of ovarian tumors. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1993, 117: 802-808.PubMedGoogle Scholar
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The Los Angeles Lakers have been a bad team over the past two seasons, there is no hiding that fact. And there are multiple reasons why the famous franchise has won just 48 games over the past two campaigns.
However, the fact that the talismanic Kobe Bryant has been forced to miss 123 games during that period certainly hasn't helped matters down at the Staples Center.
So, with Byron Scott hoping for better things in the 2015-16 season, it is perhaps no surprise that he is considering taking decisive action this week when it comes to the fit-again Bryant.
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As reported by Pro Basketball Talk, the Lakers head coach admitted yesterday that he is considering shutting down Kobe for the remainder of the preseason.
"To be honest with you, [he] probably won't play [Monday]," Scott said, via ESPN's Baxter Holmes.
"I'd rather get him close to 100 percent as possible. These games don't mean anything right now," continued Scott, before admitting there was a "chance" the Black Mamba didn't play again until opening night.
Considering Bryant's recent history with injuries, and the fact he is now 37-years-old, it makes sense for the Lakers to keep him out of harms way in games that have no value except for helping with fitness and roster rotation.
The multi-time All-Star has already suffered a bruised calf during the Lakers' preseason schedule, so there is no point risking further damage before competitive fixtures have even begun.
With the Lakers needing a healthy Bryant just to stand a chance in the Western Conference, even those fans hoping to see Kobe in action in games against Portland and Golden State this week will surely understand the decision.
Lakers fans: Can your team challenge for a playoff spot? And is this Kobe's last season? Have your say in the comments below...


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Many users of Facebook, after rushing to fill their list of friends, have inadvertently found their previously distinct worlds of family, friends, and work suddenly colliding. Sometimes with serious consequences. When you are connected to hundreds (sometimes thousands?) of people on the social network, it can be easy to forget who can see your boastful tales of ditching work or the photos of your late night escapades.
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I'm not the first person to ask this question, but I think it is part of a larger interesting discussion going on right now in modern Christianity.
Here's what we know from the Bible, and in particular the New Testament.
God is infinite unconditional Love.
Man is spiritual, made in God's image and likeness.
Life is eternal.
If we strive to follow Jesus teachings in our time on earth, we will have an opportunity to join him in a life after death where there is no more pain, sickness, or sorrow.
If we choose to follow some other path, there is still a life after death, but it is similar to the life lived by those who have publically turned their back on God and refuse to accept His love. This life has been described as tormented, tortured, burning, etc. The Bible uses the word Hell.
Hopefully we are all on the same page at least this far.
From a Biblical perspective I'm not sure that we can go much further, because anything beyond this point is speculation based on how you view what we can glean from the Bible.
Given that caveat, I'll share my view of what makes sense to me.
I don't believe that an all-knowing God who is the source of all love (not just loving) would create someone who ultimately would be consigned to an eternity of pain and torment from which there is no escape.
I also know that there are many who don't see any contradiction between an eternity in Hell and a loving God.
I do.
My sense of the relationship between God and man is that God so loved us that He gave us the ability to choose whether or not we want to accept His love. Those who pass from this life to the next having accepted God's love, are capable of experiencing God's full embrace – a life where love is all there is. For those people, life will be about just learning to love more. Since God is infinite, that is the work of eternity.
Those who have rejected God's love may experience something very different. They will know, as they have always known, that God's love is there, but they won't be able to accept it after death because they had rejected it in their lives. They won't be able to accept it because they created barriers in this life to keep God out and those barriers won't magically vanish just because they no longer have a body. It will take at least as much effort to take those barriers down as it took to put them up in the first place.
What they will feel instead is a huge empty void of nothingness which they themselves created. They will now have to confront and overcome all of the obstacles that they put between themselves and God, all the while knowing that the pain they are experiencing is self-inflicted. The journey for these people is also about learning to love more, but depending on their starting point, the effort could be quite hellish.
So then we get back to the fundamental question. Is there a Hell? I believe that we all create our own Hell and our own Heaven based on our willingness to accept and fully embrace God's love.


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Day 78
Starting a startup is kind of crazy, it is a really irrational decision one that I encourage you all to make.
Alexis Ohanian is the co-founder of Reddit, BreadPig, and HipMunk. As the founder of two immensely successful startups, and the head marketing guy at the third, Alexis knows a lot about what it takes to run a successful startup. He and Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman are graduates of the Y-Combinator program, (a seed stage venture firm that invests in startups), and he now brings his insight to General Assembly's new online program, the Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship, in his class Make Something You Love.
The class starts out with a lesson learned from Y-Combinator's motto: "You have no chance of making something people love if you haven't already made something people want." Alexis presents a few ways to make something people love, we're going to highlight three: focus on the users, champion good design, and give a damn.
In 2005, Alexis started Reddit, a social news site, in his apartment with his friend Steve. Six years later, Reddit is now one of the most trafficked websites on the internet and receives around 35 million unique visitors and 2 billion page views a month. Reddit users love the site's community, they engage with it, create content, and truly make the site what it has become today. Alexis said, "This didn't happen because we convinced people that this was something that they should love. We didn't need to promote the idea that they should love it, we just focused on building something they should love. About 80% of all the traffic (of all the content) that is created on Reddit is generated by 20% of their user base: a devoted group of passionate users. Alexis and Steve wanted Reddit to the best engine for community creation online, and to do that they made it a community that the users love, and want to contribute to.
A lesson learned from the success of Alexis' user-driven sites—treat your users well and put the users first. Alexis says, "Everyone talks about putting users first. Don't talk about it. Don't market it. Just do it." This principle has certainly paid off for both Alexis, and Reddit's dedicated community.
Today's marketplace of ideas is so saturated, and our attention spans so short, that to create something on the web it has to be good. A bad user experience just won't cut it—and it certainly won't sell your product—but a great user experience will. This is where design comes in. Alexis says, "Design matters. In fact, great user experience is marketing. It's something people want to talk about because there are so many awful user experiences that when we get one that is actually great, we love it. We embrace it. We tell people about it." Design matters. Startups and corporations alike now recognize design as immensely important to a product's success and the way we think about how we build products. Alexis says, "If you are not a part of this you are going to be left behind."
If you start something, care about it. Give a damn. Alexis urges us not to underestimate the role of founders. He says, "Understand that it starts with the founders. It means that founders have to give a damn. In fact, they have to give lots of damns, they have to give more damns than anyone else because it sets the precedent for the rest of the company." He believes it's this focus, this courage to take risks, to take chances, to fail and start over, that gives startup founders the greatest advantage.
We strongly encourage you to take the Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship classes. Watch the videos (they're broken down into segments to make them more manageable), check-out the resources, and join the class discussion with other attendees live as you watch. Don't get left behind. Get started today. Keep learning new skills (classes like these help), and just think about what you can make that will make you happy. Often times designing around ideas you are passionate about, creates products others are passionate about too.
Alexis knows first-hand that starting a startup is kind of crazy. He says, "It is a really irrational decision, one that I encourage you all to make." Y-Combinator just announced yesterday that they now accept applicants without an idea. They realized that many of the startups they accept change their idea completely, and some of those do really well. They cited one successful idea evolution as none-other then Reddit, which "was originally going to be a way to order food on your cellphone (a viable idea now, but it wasn't before smartphones)." Ok, so Alexis and Steven had two really great ideas…but even if you don't have that great idea yet, you will. Just take note of the problems in your daily lives, and be open to change if one idea isn't taking shape. Just keep pushing forward.
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|I have good news for our forum.
In 2017 there are going to be private rooms for the more serious among us = those who need help and are willing to pay for it and those who can provide the help and will offer a fair price and real follow through for that service.
It's all in beta format = still ironing out the details = those who get in early pay much less than those who want everything done perfectly before they try.
There are some really top notch people here in the forum who have legitimately 'been there, done that' and know how to teach others.
There are some people here who want no nonsense answers to hard questions that can produce real results.
It's time you find each other. And I aim to facilitate that meeting.
It's good news for the forum. It'll cost the serious a nominal fee. But for your investment, there are real opportunities to get business done for real people.
If you don't want to pay ... I'll take that as a non-serious involvement here = we all get what we pay for.
Of course, you can still find that person and business opportunity here. The forum is meant for those exchanges. You can do it on the free level, but you'll be able to do it better on the paid level.
Watch for updates.
The forum is getting better in 2017.
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|@Belew - looking forward to the changes - as they say "I am in"!
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|Great News I am in too !!!
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|This is an awesome next step in the evolution of the forum. I am seriously looking forward to this and, like those above, I am in too!
Thanks for all you do @Belew.
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|Golly, shucks...
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|@Belew Definitely interested in hearing the details.
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|17 new members today. Forum is growing.
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|112 new members so far this month ....!!!
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|Great news! I'm in.
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|One of the annoyances of the internet is this whole idea that everything should be free. To a degree I have shied away from my commercial blog at themeissenman.com because while I give serious information away for free about all aspects of collecting, investing in antiques not just Meissen Porcelain you should think I would get a return on my Investment. It's like becoming a major player on Ebay then calling yourself an expert. Become a vendor with 100% loyalty yet what you are actually selling is 99% lack of authenticity. Or if you are a buyer all you have to do is admit to a little bit of disgruntles, report the vendor who may be 100% legit and you get an automatic refund courtesy of Pay Pal.
I remember the day I fist sold on Ebay, rather attempted to sell, I hope to sell again soon. But I made a mistake on the size in the description , called Rbay customer service explained my error. But someone from China decided to buy. When I explained my predicament about my error in the description, I was deemed a liar, a cheat, someone not to trust. Even though I had spoken to Ebay Customer Service they were not prepared to remove the unfavourable comments, so I decided that was the first and last time I would try to sell on Ebay. However, I have customers who prefer to buy in that marketplace and since I carry stock that just sits on the shelves, Ebay may be the only place I can sell.
Thankfully Ebays' legit way of marketing means there is an easy way to flout their rules and they don't appear to care a dam about this, create a new user name and email address.
If this is the future of selling this means of course if I wanted to become a dealer of disrepute all I have to do is sell and lie about the descriptions and as soon as I get caught, change my username and start anew. What a lovely world we live and trade in. What has happened to branding and authenticity, has it really gone down the tubes or is this just the way of evolution of trading in collectibles and antiques.
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