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As an entrepreneur, you'll often head into uncharted territory. That is after all what keeps you going—making something from nothing, and the unknown.
You will without a doubt learn many things along the way and make some mistakes. But what if you didn't have to make some of those mistakes?
You'd save yourself time, money, and stress, so that you can focus on the importance of growing your business.
That's why we wrote this post. Today, we'll take a look at some common things all entrepreneurs learn the hard way so you don't have to.
1. You Don't Need to Spend a Lot of Money
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Time and time again I see wantrepreneurs looking to invest their life savings into starting a business. While that may seem like the right thing to do—it's not entirely necessary.
How can you justify spending thousands of dollars to start a business when you don't even know if there's a market for what you're selling? You may be gambling your money away.
I'm not saying don't take a risk, no—I'm saying only take a risk if you have to. And, a calculated risk at that.
Here's what I suggest—spend a few hundred dollars to get started. Maybe even less.
Take a look at what one user on Reddit was able to accomplish without spending any money:
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You can read the entire thread here.
You really don't need thousands of dollars to determine whether or not your product will actually sell. Try setting up a simple landing page to see if you can capture anyone's interest.
You can get started with a landing page on Spaces and start accepting payments instantly. Setup a landing page that showcases your product (even if it's just a prototype) and see if there's any interest.
Total cost for setting up a landing page with Spaces? $0.
If you get traffic but nothing converts, keep working on your marketing tactics to ensure you're marketing to the appropriate demographic.
If you get traffic and capture a few emails, then you're on the right track.
If you are able to get a sale from that landing page—then it's game on. Now is the time you should consider investing more than a few hundred dollars into your business.
It's better to play it safe than to be thousands of dollars in the hole, especially if you're trying to do this all by yourself.
2. It's Easy to Fall Into Paralysis by Analysis
It can be incredibly overwhelming to try and figure everything out on your own, especially when you're dealing with new terms and data like conversion rates, analytics, mailing lists, shipping and fulfillment, and more.
It's easy to get caught up in it all—but it's important to keep moving forward and to not get lost in the noise.
That's why it's important to ask for help. Have friends that are well versed in conversion rate optimization? Ask them to do a quick critique of your storefront. Need help with your social media marketing? Ask a friend who loves social media, and see what they find to be interesting.
One thing that I see quite frequently that contributes to analysis paralysis is store owners who get caught up with the little things in the early planning stages.
Sure, having a totally perfected theme is great—but it's preventing you from actually launching your business. Will that color tweak, different font choice, or a massive FAQ page really make a big difference at launch? Maybe, but maybe not.
Take a look for instance at EverydayKnife—a store started by two brothers with only $100, and five hours of work:
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While it may not be the prettiest website—it shows that getting started and not being worried about the small things is what's important. Now that they have a proven product model, they'll be able to make changes and tweak their website to better serve their potential customers.
Work on the things that are most important: traffic, building an email list, marketing and sales. Then start chipping away at the small stuff.
3. If You Build it, They Won't Come
Unfortunately just because you have a website, doesn't mean people will know about it.
Sure, you could wait months for your website to maybe start showing up in Google search results after doing minor SEO tweaks—but that's a long time to wait. Heck, there's no guarantee that you will even show up in Google search results for the terms you want if it's a competitive market.
Why not start with a strong marketing strategy from the get go? In the past we've talked about the hustle it takes to get seen. That hasn't changed.
Start your marketing strategy when you're in the beginning stages of just setting up a landing page. It's really as simple as sharing your page with friends and family. It doesn't need to take months of planning to get something built and to start getting traction.
Here are some tips for getting early traction for your business—for free:
- Post your store to subreddits related to your product on Reddit
- Email your favourite product blogs
- Post across all of your personal social media accounts
- Share with friends and family
- Setup a prelaunch landing page to capture emails
- Try giving away a product or two to influencers
If you launch and nobody comes, launch again.
It might take two or three times for someone to bite—but it isn't costing you an arm and a leg to repeat the above list.
There's no shame in starting over.
4. Your Idea is Worthless Without Execution
You thought Elon Musk had the idea for Tesla Motors? Wrong. I had the idea many years before he did. I had some great billion dollar ideas. The only problem is I didn't do anything with them.*
An idea is just that—an idea. Sure you might have the idea for something that could be a million dollar business, but how would you know without actually building it? You need to take that idea, and execute. Make something out of it.
That's partly why venture capitalists and angel investors are hesitant to sign any sort of NDA's in early discussions. They just don't have time to implement your idea. They want to take your product to the next stage of existence.
Plenty of entrepreneurs are scared of sharing their ideas with potential business partners or employees because they're constantly worried that someone would steal the idea.
But let's be frank—nobody is going to steal an idea. The only thing worth stealing is something that is a proven concept.
So get started. What's stopping you from taking an idea and turning it into something?
*This is just an example. I didn't actually have the idea for Tesla Motors, but it would be cool if I did.
5. You Are Your Biggest Competitor
There's nothing better than spending an afternoon on the couch watching Netflix—I'll be first to admit that.
But every time you hit "continue watching" after blazing through a few episodes of your new favorite show, you're just spending valuable time. You're letting your competition (laziness) beat you. Which, as a result means others who aren't being lazy are making strides towards their goals.
I'm not saying don't watch Netflix or television—in fact, I highly recommend it as a way to unwind after a days work.
But consider it a form of delayed gratification—a productivity strategy that some highly successful people implement into their daily routine. Reward yourself with an episode of your favorite show only after you get work done.
Checkout this great motivational video. The main point of this is simply to just do it. Your dreams can come true if you don't let yourself get in the way.
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Now that we've taken a look at some of the things all entrepreneurs learn the hard way, how will you apply these to your business? Let us know in the comments below if there are any other things you've learned the hard way as an entrepreneur.
About The Author
Tucker Schreiber is an entrepreneur and content crafter at Shopify. He writes to inspire and educate readers on all things commerce.
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Brian Lambert is the former entertainment columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Even when he was writing about show biz it was apprarent that Lambert is a liberal. He now makes a living as a freelance writer. About three months ago he called me and asked if I would meet with him to talk about an article he was writing about my friend Katherine Kersten, the Star Tribune's heterodox metro columnist of the past 20 months. The thesis of Lambert's article was to be that the Star Tribune's experiment with intellectual diversity is somehow not working out, as reflected in newsroom backbiting by mostly anonymous staffers.
I think Brian is the kind of liberal who tries to be fair. He's smart, he doesn't have a chip on his shoulder and he's got a sense of humor. I liked him. He interviewed me for about 75 minutes after he had already spoken to the Star Tribune newsroom staffers who provided the grist for his article. The result is now on display in his article on Kathy for the local Twin Cities monthly The Rake. Kathy briefly notes a few of the article's lowlights here at her Star Tribune blog Think Again.
When I spoke with Lambert, he asked for my comment on the conspiracy theories of the unnamed Star Tribune newsroom staffers whose envy and spite he faithfully channels in the article. Lambert's nod toward fairness comes (and largely goes) early, when he acknowledges that Kathy is "a bona fide member of the intellectual elite." He suggests, however, that as such she may not be "serving the optimal conservative constituency." The "optimal conservative constituency" envisioned by Lambert and his newsroom sources runs more along the lines of, well, lumberjacks and Cro Magnon men — the self-regarding liberal stereotype of red America.
Nick Coleman is a long-time friend of Lambert, a Star Tribune columnist and one of Kathy's few in-house critics willing to let Lambert quote him by name. Lambert doesn't mention that Coleman was outraged by Kathy's hiring and weirdly venting his anger about it on outsiders before Kathy had written her first column for the paper. He is not exactly a credible witness. Even Lambert distances himself from Coleman's delusional take:
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Creative Response Concepts
Creative Response Concepts, an Alexandria, Virginia-based public relations firm, "has many links to the Republican Party and the conservative movement," Eric Boehlert wrote September 10, 2004, in Salon.
"Among its clients are the Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee. Its client list also includes the Christian Coalition, National Taxpayers Union, Media Research Council [sic] and Regnery Publishing. Regnery is the firm that published Unfit for Command, the SBVT screed against [John] Kerry's military record," Boehlert wrote.
"Interview requests for CRC's clients are routed through the main switchboard at a single telephone number; extensions 108 and 110 at the same number handle Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, while extensions 109 and 130 are for the Judicial Confirmation Network," Todd Johnston wrote July 5, 2005, in ePluribus Media.
- 1 CPR and Rick Scott
- 2 IndyMac Bank and Charles Schumer
- 3 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth & CBS
- 4 Alito Confirmation Hearings
- 5 Romancing Viewers for Stone
- 6 WI Supreme Court Race
- 7 National Abstinence Education Association
- 8 Personnel
- 9 Income and Employee Totals
- 10 Clients
- 11 Contact Information
- 12 Articles and resources
CPR and Rick Scott
Rick Scott is a multimillionaire former hospital CEO who, in 2009, emerged as a prominent leader of the opposition to U.S. President Barack Obama's healthcare reform plans. Scott founded a group called Conservatives for Patients' Rights and put $5 million of his own money towards a television advertising campaign aimed at trying to build resistance to any proposal for a government-run health insurance program. Creative Response Concepts is running the campaign.[citation needed]
IndyMac Bank and Charles Schumer
In August 2008, former employees of the failed California IndyMac Bank began working with Creative Response Concepts (CRC), in an attempt to hold Senator Charles Schumer responsible for the bank's collapse. Schumer, who chairs Congress' Joint Economic Committee, went public with his concerns about the bank on June 26, 2008. His negative assessments of IndyMac led to a run on the bank, "with depositors taking out a net $1.3 billion in the following two weeks," according to the Los Angeles Times. With help from CRC, 51 former IndyMac employees are accusing Schumer of "a malicious, politically motivated act." CRC circulated a letter from the employees to California Attorney General Jerry Brown to major media. "The letter, signed mostly by former staffers at IndyMac's now-shuttered mortgage operation, asks Brown to investigate Schumer and to prosecute him under a state law making it a misdemeanor to spread false and damaging statements or rumors about a bank." [1]
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth & CBS
PR Week reported on September 20, 2004: "Creative Response Concepts (CRC), the VA-based agency promoting the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, used right-wing blogs and news sites to turn a CBS report casting doubt on President George W. Bush's National Guard service into a potential black eye for both the network and the Democrats. A CRC client, the Cybercast News Service (CNS), was among the first to voice suspicion that documents suggesting Bush had received preferential treatment in the Guard were forgeries. ... 'After the CBS story aired, [CNS] called typographical experts, got them on the record that these papers were fishy, and posted a story by 3pm Thursday,' said CRC SVP Keith Appell. 'We were immediately in contact with Matt Drudge, who loved the story.' CRC worked with CNS and the Media Research Center, another media watchdog client, to push the story into the mainstream press." [1]
CRC "was paid $165,000 for repping both the Swift vets and the conservative book company Regnery Publishing, which issued a tome about Kerry's military service, Unfit for Command," William Triplet wrote in Variety, February 5, 2006.
CRC, "run by former Pat Buchanan communications director Greg Mueller, with help from former Pat Robertson communications director Mike Russell, sent out a media advisory [September 9, 2004] to hawk a right-wing news dispatch: '60 Minutes' Documents on Bush Might Be Fake.' Creative Response Concepts has played a crucial role in hyping the inaccurate, secondhand Swift Boat allegations, with Russell serving as the group's official spokesman. A company spokesman could not be reached for comment," Eric Boehlert wrote September 10, 2004, in Salon.
"That was just one day after the '60 Minutes' installment aired," Boehlert said.
Alito Confirmation Hearings
During the January 2006 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr., his wife, Martha-Ann Bomgardner, left the hearing in tears. (She left as Senator Lindsey Graham was apologizing for Democratic Senators' questions about Mr. Alito's membership in the ultra-conservative group Concerned Alumni of Princeton.) Time magazine reported that, following this incident: [2]
- The always-alert Creative Response Concepts, a conservative public relations firm, sent this bulletin: "Former Alito clerk Gary Rubman witnessed Mrs. Alito leaving her husband's confirmation in tears and is available for interviews, along with other former Alito clerks who know her personally and are very upset about this development." In case that was too much trouble for the journalists, the firm also e-mailed out a statement from the Judicial Confirmation Network calling "for the abuse to stop."
Romancing Viewers for Stone
In July 2006, O'Dwyer's PR Daily reported that "Viacom's Paramount Pictures is using Creative Response Concepts ... to build support among conservatives and evangelicals for Oliver Stone's World Trade Center film that opens nationwide Aug. 9. ... CRC arranged a screening in Washington last month for conservatives such as Washington Times columnist Cal Thomas, National Review's Jack Fowler, Media Research Center head Brent Bozell and Foundation for the Defense of Democracies' Cliff May." [3]
WI Supreme Court Race
The Spring 2007 election for Wisconsin Supreme Court pitted conservative Annette Ziegler against progressive Linda Clifford. On February 23, 2007, Madison reporter Dave Zweifel wrote about a pro-Ziegler pitch "from a public relations flack named Tim Scheiderer." Scheiderer's email stated: [4]
- "The court's impact on taxes, employment, health care, and many other areas will be felt by all. Recently, the court has had a propensity to re-create laws rather than enforcing them. This is very problematic for Wisconsin because it turns the law into an unpredictable guessing game and produces no confidence in the judiciary's neutrality."
Scheiderer is a staffer with Creative Response Concepts. "Scheiderer acted surprised when I asked him who was paying his firm," reported Zweifel. "He ducked the question, claiming instead that CRC works closely with the 'Federalist Society,' a group comprised mainly of conservative lawyers, but not known for shelling out money on election campaigns. I asked if they were filing campaign finance reports and, remarkably, he insisted that his clients aren't promoting a candidate, merely providing 'information' about the race. And I've got a bridge to sell." [5]
National Abstinence Education Association
Writing on a reproductive health blog in April 2007, Scott Swenson reported that, "Using membership dues paid in part by federal tax dollars, the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) hired the Washington, DC, public relations firm, Creative Response Concepts." [6] On behalf of the NAEA, CRC will be heading a "proactive rapid response initiative to counteract negative attacks on abstinence education," reported O'Dwyer's PR Daily. [7]
Writing on The Nation blog, Richard Kim noted that the formation of NAEA and its hiring of a well-connected conservative PR firm like CRC comes after "a frigid winter for the abstinence-only crowd." The Government Accountability Office criticized the funding of abstinence-only programs without checking their "education materials for scientific accuracy," while the Institute of Medicine faulted abstinence programs in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief as jeopardizing "the vitally important end of saving lives." [8] In addition, abstinence-only programs "favored by Republicans and their conservative allies have lost momentum with the Democratic takeover of Congress," observed O'Dwyer's, adding: "The Prevention First Act, for instance, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D.-N.Y.) backs state level sexual education programs that provide information about abstinence, contraception and disease prevention." [9]
Critics of abstinence-only education warned that the PR work could entail "Swift Boat"-like smear attacks on politicians and groups supporting comprehensive sex education. Swenson wrote, on the "RH Reality Check" blog: [10]
- Given CRC's well known track record, as well as an outline of NAEA's plan sent to recruit members and obtained by RH Reality Check, it is a safe assumption that Creative Response Concepts is less likely to promote abstinence only as they are to attack supporters of proven, evidenced-based, comprehensive sexuality education.
- Specifically, the membership recruiting letter from NAEA outlines "unlimited legislative lobbying" and mobilization in "key Congressional Districts" as well as a "Rapid Response" initiative that is intended to "counter attack negative attacks on abstinence education". That last part makes one wonder if at one time a memo circulated outlining the Swift Boat ads as "rapid response to negative attacks on George Bush's military record", broadly interpreting "negative" as John Kerry simply discussing his exemplary service in Vietnam.
- Gregory R. Mueller, President
Income and Employee Totals
PR Week ranked CRC Public Relations as the fiftieth largest independent PR agency in the United States in 2008, with 2007 revenue of $7,604,274, a 24% increase from the previous year's total revenue of $6,117,110. The ranking also notes its staff total of 27 (2006 total: 24), with $281,640 in revenue per employee.[2]
- Agusta Westland
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- American Education Reform Foundation
- Americans for Fair Taxation / fairtax.org
- Americans for Hope, Growth & Opportunity
- Ancore
- Associated Builders and Contractors
- Catholic Alliance
- Catholic Family Radio Network
- Center for Security Policy
- Christian Coalition
- Coalition for Auto Repair Equity
- Coalition for Patient Choice
- Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
- Concerned Women for America
- Contract With America
- Credit Union Campaign for Consumer Choice
- Discovery Institute: Seattle-based think tank that promotes "intelligent design" creationism. CRC recently pulled off quite a stunt for the DI when they got a Roman Catholic Cardinal to write a letter to the New York Times condemning evolution.
- Forbes 2000 (Steve Forbes for President)
- Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
- Free Enterprise Fund
- Golden Rule Insurance Company
- Gilder Group
- Joseph Seagram & Sons, Inc.
- Judicial Confirmation Network
- LifeLine Press
- Manhattan Institute
- Media Research Center
- Microsoft
- National Abstinence Education Association [11]
- National Republican Congressional Committee
- National Republican Senatorial Committee
- National Taxpayers Union
- National Wilderness Institute
- Paramount Picutres [12]
- Parents Television Council
- PAX Television
- Privacy Council
- Puerto Rican Federal Affairs Administration
- Regnery Publishing
- Republican National Committee
- Small Business Survival Committee
- Stone Investments, Inc.
- Telecel International, LTD
- Thomas Nelson Publishing
- Time Warner Inc.
- Universal Studios, Inc.
- USANext
- U.S. Business & Industrial Council
- Viacom Inc.
- Visa USA
- The Walt Disney Company
- Warner Brothers Television Network [13]
Contact Information
Creative Response Concepts
2760 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 402
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: 703-683-5004
Fax: 703-683-1703
Website: http://www.crc4pr.com
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- Federalist Society
- Media Research Center
- Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
- The Donatelli Group
- Wendell Potter
- ↑ E. Scott Reckard, "Ex-IndyMac workers' complaint against Sen. Charles Schumer may have political undertones," Los Angeles Times, August 16, 2008.
- ↑ "2008 Agency Rankings," PR Week, 28 April 2008.
External resources
External articles
- Robert B. Bluey, "'60 Minutes' Documents on Bush Might Be Fake," Cybercast News, September 9, 2004.
- Eric Boehlert, "Swift Boat flacks attack CBS. As the controversy over Bush's military record builds, a right-wing firm that works for the RNC pitches in," Salon, September 10, 2004.
- Douglas Quenqua, "Two DC firms ramp up efforts over latest presidential controversies," PR Week, September 20, 2004.
- Todd Johnson "Swift Boat PR Team Reassembles to Market Bush Supreme Court Candidate," ePluribus Media, July 5, 2005.
- Deb Reichmann, "Activists Priming for Supreme Court Battle," Associated Press (Committee for Justice), June 9, 2005.
- William Triplet, "'Swift-boat' pros in demand in D.C. Spinmeisters go negative," Variety, February 5, 2006.
- Mike Allen, "GOP Confident as Alito Hearings Wrap: Despite frustrating Democrats with his answers, the nominee has made no major slip-ups," Time, January 11, 2006.
- "CRC Gets Praise for Stone," O'Dwyer's PR Daily (sub req'd), July 25, 2006.
- Dave Zweifel, "Swift Boat firm aiding Zeigler campaign," The Capital Times (Madison, WI), February 23, 2007.
- Scott Swenson, "When Abstinence Only Policies Fail, Bring In The Hatchet Men to Preserve Bush's Billion Dollar Boondoggle," RH Reality Check blog, April 04, 2007.
- Richard Kim, "Abstinence Takes a Blow," The Nation blog, April 5, 2007.
- "CRC Supports Abstinence Education," O'Dwyer's PR Daily (sub req'd), April 10, 2007.
- Andrew Clevenger, "'Legal experts' weigh in on U.S. Supreme Court's Benjamin ruling," "Managed Outrage" blog of The Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), June 9, 2009.
- Kathy Kiely, "Duelling health care ads," USA Today "The Oval", June 16, 2009.


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WNBA draft: Mystics pick Dolson, trade for Hartley
UNCASVILLE -- Stefanie Dolson and Bria Hartley had been side by side in the starting lineup at UConn for four seasons. It was fitting Monday that the pair of All-Americans was selected in consecutive picks in the WNBA Draft at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Dolson was drafted by the Washington Mystics at No. 6. Hartley was selected by the Seattle Storm at No. 7. In a fortuitous twist of fate Dolson and Hartley were later reunited when the Mystics traded Crystal Langhorne to the Storm for the rights to Hartley and Tianna Hawkins.
"We've just grown together throughout the years,'' Hartley said. :So when they said that I was like, `I get to play with her again?' So I think I'm just really excited to be able to kind of go through this process with her. We were freshmen together. Now we're going on and we're going to be rookies together.''
It is the first time the Huskies have had two players taken in the first-round since 2002 when Sue Bird (No. 1 Storm), Swin Cash (No. 2), Asjha Jones (No. 4) and Tamika Williams (No. 6) went among the first six picks.
"They've kind of been attached at the hip for four years,'' UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "So I guess it's poetic justice. I'm thrilled to death for both of them.''
Dolson and Hartley became the 26th and 27th players from UConn selected in the WNBA Draft since the inception of the event in 1997. It marked the second straight year and the sixth time in the last seven years that the Huskies have had a player drafted in the first round.
Overall, UConn has had 15 first-round selections.
Stanford forward Chiney Ogwumike was selected No. 1 overall by the Connecticut Sun. They also traded former UConn All-American Tina Charles and a 2015 third-round pick to the New York Liberty for the No. 4 overall pick, which was used on Maryland forward Alyssa Thomas, a No. 1 pick next year and center Kelsey Bone. Charles, the 2012 leaague MVP, had told the Sun that if she wasn't traded she'd sit out this year.
Coupled with Nnemkadi Ogwumike being taken No. 1 by the Los Angeles Sparks in 2012, the Ogwumike sisters join Peyton and Eli Manning as the only siblings to be each drafted No. 1 in sports history.
Baylor guard Odyssey Sims was the No. 2 overall pick by Tulsa Shock. Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride went third to the San Antonio Stars, while Florida State center Natasha Howard was picked fifth by the Indiana Fever.
Dolson averaged 12.5 points and career-highs of 9.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.3 blocks and 32.3 minutes this season. She ranks 12th in UConn history in scoring (1,797), fourth in rebounds (1,101) and blocks (254) and fourth in field goal percentage (.588).
"It means the world to me (to be drafted),'' Dolson said. "I'm so excited. Beyond excited. Words are hard to describe it. I'm just proud and happy.''
Hartley averaged career-highs in scoring (16.2), assists (4.3) and field goal percentage (.470). She also averaged 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals.
Overall, Hartley is ranked eighth in team history in scoring (1,994), fifth in assists (539), 13th in steals (235) and seventh in made 3-pointers (259).
"It means a lot,'' Hartley said. `"Like I've always said, this is a dream come true. I think now that it's actually happened you just really excited and kind of really proud of everything that I was able to accomplish in college and just excited about the people who were around me that really motivated me to chase my dream.''
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Overview and HistoryTehran is the capital of Iran and the largest city in the Middle East, with a population of fifteen million people living under the peaks of the Alborz mountain range.Although archaeological evidence places human activity around Tehran back into the years 6000BC, the city was not mentioned in any writings until much later, in the thirteenth century. It's a relatively new city by Iranian standards.But Tehran was a well-known village in the ninth century. It grew rapidly when its neighboring city, Rhages, was destroyed by Mongolian raiders. Many people fled to Tehran.In the seventeenth century Tehran became home to the rulers of the Safavid Dynasty. This is the period when the wall around the city was first constructed. Tehran became the capital of Iran in 1795 and amazingly fast growth followed over the next two hundred years.The recent history of Tehran saw construction of apartment complexes and wide avenues in place of the old Persian gardens, to the detriment of the city's cultural history.The city at present is laid out in two general parts. Northern Tehran is more cosmopolitan and expensive, southern Tehran is cheaper and gets the name "downtown."Getting ThereMehrabad airport is the original one which is currently in the process of being replaced by Imam Khomeini International Airport. The new one is farther away from the city but it now receives all the international traffic, so allow an extra hour to get there or back.TransportationTehran driving can be a wild free-for-all like some South American cities, so get ready for shared taxis, confusing bus routes and a brand new shiny metro system to make it all better. To be fair, there is a great highway system here.The metro has four lines, tickets cost 2000IR, and they have segregated cars. The women-only carriages are the last two at the end, FYI.Taxis come in two flavors, shared and private. Private taxis are more expensive but easier to manage for the visiting traveler. Tehran has a mean rush hour starting at seven AM and lasting until 8PM in its evening version. Solution? Motorcycle taxis! They cut through the traffic and any spare nerves you might have left.People and CultureMore than sixty percent of Tehranis were born outside of the city, making it as ethnically and linguistically diverse as the country itself. Tehran is the most secular and liberal city in Iran and as such it attracts students from all over the country.Things to do, RecommendationsTake the metro to the Tehran Bazaar at the stop "Panzda Gordad". There you can find anything and everything -- shoes, clothes, food, gold, machines and more. Just for the sight of it alone you should take a trip there.If you like being outside, go to Darband and drink tea in a traditional setting. Tehranis love a good picnic and there are plenty of parks to enjoy. Try Mellat park on a friday (fridays are public holidays), or maybe Park Daneshjou, Saaii or Jamshidieh.Remember to go upstairs and have a look around, always always always! The Azadi Tower should fit the bill; it was constructed to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire.Tehran is also full of museums such as:the Contemporary Art Museumthe Abghine Musuem (glass works)the 19th century Golestan Royal Palace museumthe museum of carpets (!!!)Reza Abbasi Museum of extraordinary miniaturesand most stunning of all,the Crown Jewels Museum which holds the largest pink diamond in the world and many other jaw-dropping jewels.Text by Steve Smith.


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In Sheep's Clothing
Dr. George K. Simon knows how people push your buttons: your children---especially teens---are experts at it, as is your mate. A coworker may quietly undermine your efforts while professing to be helpful, or your boss may prey on your weaknesses. Manipulative people have two goals: to win and to look good doing it. Too often, those they abuse are only vaguely aware of what is happening to them. In this eye-opening book, you'll discover:
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- ways to redefine the rules of engagement between you and the abuser
- how to spot potential weaknesses in your character that can set you up for manipulation
- two tools for personal empowerment to help you maintain greater strength in all relationships
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- Darcy
- 20/05/2014
Great enlightenment for confused codependents
What did you love best about In Sheep's Clothing?
It sheds light that those victimizing others may not always do it as response to childhood abuse or insecurities, but rather because their behavior has worked for them for so long as a resource in competitions, coping, or achieving, thus they continue the behavior.
What other book might you compare In Sheep's Clothing to and why?
Emotional Vampires- This will help understand and consequently identify traits in others, such as the narcissist, blackmailer, or drama queen.
What about Kevin Foley's performance did you like?
The voice was just about right for this type of audio book and gave listener ease at focusing on what narrator was presenting. I did giggle a bit, at a few moments, when he tried mimicking husband/wife scenarios, and their voices.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
There were quite a few 'aha!' moments as I learned traits of personality types, how they might end up with each other, and why. Very enlightening.
Any additional comments?
I think this is a great listen for those that may be confused, cant quite figure out why relationships are not as one would like, or wants to understand more about motives behind certain behaviors.The author provides an unbiased review so listeners can understand traits that affect communication, jobs, and relationships.
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- Lynn
- 05/06/2012
The What Rather than the WHY of Manipulation
We have all been victimized by manipulators. George K. Simon sets out in his book In Sheep's Clothing to shed light on manipulators and reveal what can be done to protect ourselves from those persons. He also applies current thinking and research on manipulative behavior to these relationships. This is not a self-help book though it will provide much help individuals can use. This is rather, a book on manipulative behavior from which readers can make applications where they might personally apply. Simon doesn't write about adults, but also includes children and teens who might be manipulating their parents, teachers, or others. The book particularly helped me to recognize when I might be the target of manipulation and how I should behave in return. A few passages rely on psychological terms which may put some readers off. However, they are minor and should not detract from the overall benefit available to the reader who pays attention. Readers who are looking to understand WHY manipulators do what they do, may be disappointed. Readers seeking to recognize manipulation when they experience it will be justly rewarded. The reading of Kevin Foley is ery good.
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- Ian C Robertson
- 22/02/2016
Interesting and educative
I think I misread the blurb for this title, or the title itself. In my professional life I deal with a number of people that I think fit the description "manipulative". I cross examine them, negotiate with them and take instructions from them. I thought this book would help me understand where they are coming from and help me to deal with them. That was not entirely correct, but that was my mistake. It is really about learning about what most of us are inclined to be predisposed to and how others take advantage of the predisposition. It really comes down to what the author means by "manipulative".
For all that, I found the book very informative and I did (inevitably) see the ghosts of acquaintances and girlfriend's past in the illustrative examples. That was interesting and educative to the point of wanting to learn more.
So success from a false start, but success none the less. On reflection, this is a better guide for dealing with interpersonal relationships that it is for dealing with professional ones, but the classes are not mutually exclusive.
There was nothing wrong with the narration and nothing that grated on me other than the occasional strange pause, but I attribute that to post production, not to the narrator.
Finally, and for the record, I think lawyers are a sub-class of covert-aggressive and obsessive compulsive personality types, rather than the channeled aggressive sub-type argued for in the text; but then again, I would say that according to the author's theory!
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- Roman
- 08/09/2011
A safety-belt for going through life
First of all, go read all the gorgeous reviews on amazon for the printed version. It's a very popular book. In short, it goes into describing toxic people, their strategies for manipulating others and the weaknesses they exploit. And it offers strategies for dealing with them.
The reason I think this book is a must read is because we come across these toxic personalities more often than we think we do. They can really destroy your life in a very subtle way, so that you would barely feel this. The book offers an essential knowledge that any good person needs in order to survive.
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- 27/10/2011
A Must Read Primer on Manipulation
No matter who you are, a businessman, therapist, or school teacher, in time will find your life impacted my those who would try to manipulate you. Some people use manipulation in rare instances to gain temporarily advantage, however, others will manipulate often, often without others knowledge. To that end, it is important to understand the traits of manipulative people and to learn their techniques. George Simon has created a book designed to help therapists and non-therapists alike understand and learn to survive around manipulative people. By reading this book, you will gain tools to better understand and survive around manipulative people.
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- Sonia
- 06/11/2012
Frightingly insightful: a social surviving tool
Would you listen to In Sheep's Clothing again? Why?
Yes, to learn by heart the strategies offered in this book to manage the umpredictability of character disorders.
Who was your favorite character and why?
There was no favourite character since this is not that kind of book. But I must praise Dr Simon for his uncanning insightfulness into the human psyche.
Which scene was your favorite?
The clear and frightening description and vignetes about covert agression and manipulation. It was like revisiting some of my life experiences with some very disturbed characters.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, indeed!
Any additional comments?
This is a must read or listen to 'amazing book'. It equips individuals to identify and take protective and affirmative action in the presence of manipulation and covert agression. It clearly describes the typical characteristics of individulas with character disorders and their modus operandi. I would recommend this reading even to young people (over 16). The contents of this book also serve as a mirror to the reader to assess her/his own character and behaviors in the light of individuals who habitually fall on manipulation tactics and covert agression. No human being is immune from practising agression or manipulation at some point in their lives. However, there is an abysmal difference between the habitual practice of covert agression and manipulation and the odd use of the latter. This book aims and does expose the habitual covert agression and manipulation that pervades across all social sections of the population; from family, school, friendships, workplace and the list goes on. I have felt not only equiped to manage manipulative situations but also I felt liberated as I understood aspects of myself that required change to survive the attacks of manipulative and agressive individuals.
It is impossible to change covert agressors and manipulators, specially those who have made an art of their craft. However, it is very possible to change oneself as we identify, resist, confront and denounce manipulation. As Dr Simon says, there are consequences when one takes decisive action. Individuals with character disorders as such do not take kindly being confronted as they dislike 'to loose'. However, the cost is worthwhile. Drawing a line in the sand is necessary to be able to survive psychologically and emotionally in society. There is a saying that goes like this: 'if you don't stop yourself, others will'. We live in a heard-like society. It is time to stop those who cause so much havoc in society and in numbers of good individuals there is power. As Dr Simon states, there has been a misconception about the perception of character disorders and this is changing now. Let us call manipulation when we see it as such, for it is an attempt to gain ground and a higher position of dominance over others. Let us uncover covert agression and name it for what it is, a way to intimidate others into submission.
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- Amanda
- 12/06/2014
White black thinking
I had high hopes reading this book. I thought it might help me at work as I deal with manipulative people and every once in a while I find myself wishing I had put up better boundaries. However I found this author to be too simplistic in his analysis of others intentions. It was as though he found most people to either be good or bad. He would summarize one person as the victim and one person as the aggressor. As I listened to his examples on the aggressive/manipulative people I found myself wanting to ask, why are you assuming that this person is only the aggressor? The examples demonstrated more complexity when you read between the lines. As an example there was a young girl who was verbally abusive to her mother and refused to follow her mothers instructions. They both had been abused by the husband who was out of the house during therapy. He decided that the child was the manipulative person and the mother was a constant victim. When in fact the mother had failed to protect her child and her child was acting out because she was angry at the mother. In my opinion they were both victims and both aggressors. I didn't find the author had a grasp on the complexity of human interactions. So it was hard to take the rest of his recommendations to heart.
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- maxwell
- 09/07/2012
Covert Aggressive Personality Disorder: Sometimes you get the key to a code which gives an AHA! moment. We have ALL dealth with difficult people and wondered how to handle them, but like a ghost in the night they can be very elusive and very tricky.
Firstly one has to get over self doubts and realize that these creatures exist. After that one has to identify who they are and how they play their games. And their games can be very nasty and toxic indeed and build up to a fatal destructive level. This really is a pernicious relationship destroying problem, which needs to be recognised and controlled post haste whenever it arises, if harmony is going to be restored.
The point is to realize it and recognise it. I gratefully thank the author and also recommend "Working With Monsters' by Dr John Clarke as an enlightening source of further reading.
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- Nancy
- 07/02/2012
Don't Be A Sucker
Don't be a sucker. There. I've just saved you from having to listen to this book. The basic idea is that some people are just bad because they want to be bad and they are not going to change. We need to stop thinking that their misbehavior is actually some misguided, inappropriate attempt to meet some unmet childhood need. Most of the book is spent debunking that myth. This book basically gives people permission to write these destructive personalities out of our lives, to understand that we can not change them. There's no magic to identifying them. The rule of thumb is that if you get that vibe, then you're probably right. That's it. Everything else in the book is fluff and filler.
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- Cynthia
- 30/11/2013
Pragmatic and Helpful
[Review includes Table of Contents]
There are so many ways people can be covertly aggressive. I had a coworker once that hid one or three of my files at a time, sometimes for a few days - and sometimes for months. I thought I was losing my my organizational abilities and maybe my mind, until someone found my files in her office, hidden at the bottom of a pile of her own files. I confronted her, and she laughed it off, claiming it was an accident. Yeah, right. I spent the next 18 months I worked with her, periodically inventorying my files to make sure no more "unfortunate misfiles". There were, of course, along with a bunch of other "problems" that miraculously ended when I stopped working with her.
George K. Simon, Jr.'s, PhD's "In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People" (1996, 2010) describes what this person was: covertly aggressive. The first part of the book explains why someone might behave this way. One explanation is what Simon calls a character defect, such as psychopathy. The DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Ed. 2013) uses the diagnosis 'Antisocial Personality Disorder', but I think Simon's use of 'defect' is more apt because a defect implies a permanent flaw which might be hidden, but cannot be fixed. Another reason someone might be manipulative/covertly aggressive is Narcissistic Personality Disorder, another DSM-V disorder, although that can be treated.
Regardless of the reason a person is manipulative, Simon emphasizes that in order to prevent being manipulated, boundaries must be firmly established and maintained. Someone who is empathetic, especially overly empathetic (Simon uses the out-of-favor term neurotic) is much more at risk for being played, because an empathetic person attributes mental disorders to bad nurturing and circumstances. Simon addresses manipulative children and teenagers, but I don't agree that this indicates mental disorder, since all kids are manipulative to some extent. The guidelines he suggests are applicable for normal childhood and teen stages of development, though.
The book has a definite academic bent which makes it stronger than pop psychology books that are long on anecdotes and short on explanations. And I don't know why the person I worked with was the way she was - but now I know I handled the situation the best way I could have.
But Audible, Audible, Audible - why no Table of Contents? It would be so helpful with this book. Here it is (with thanks to Amazon): PART I. Understanding Manipulative Personalities. Introduction: Covert Aggression: The Heart of Manipulation; Chapter 1. Aggressive and Covert-Aggressive Personalities; Chapter 2. The Determination to Win; Chapter 3. The Unbridled Quest for Power; Chapter 4. The Penchant for Deception and Seduction; Chapter 5. Fighting Dirty; Chapter 6. The Impaired Conscience; Chapter 7. Abusive, Manipulative Relationships; Chapter 8. The Manipulative Child; PART II. Dealing Effectively with Manipulative People. Chapter 9. Recognizing the Tactics of Manipulation and Control; Chapter 10. Redefining the Terms of Engagement; Epilogue.
I had a problem with Kevin Foley's narration - he was the audio doppelgänger to a narrator of a 1950's Army training film on surviving a nuclear bombs that I watched in basic training. I spent the first hour of the book wondering if at some point I'd be told to turn away from the flash and lie flat on the ground. I was able to listen past the association, and I'm sure other people will like the narration better than I was able to.
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- Kurt Cobain89
- 24/03/2019
I absolutely loved this book. It is well written, researched and structured. Especially detailed description of each tactic, and the personal responses were very enlightening to me. Thank you Dr Simon for changing my perception and sharpening my understanding and therefore changing my life for the better :)
P.S.: a super great book for anyone in or coming out of abusive relationships with partners, family or coworkers.
- Mike
- 29/01/2019
this book is a sheep in wolves clothing!
just a collection of bullet points with occasional cheesy, unidentifiable stories about middle class white Americans from a time long, long ago. Speakers voice sounded like a talking clock, although it was very amusing hearing him do women's and children's voices- I laughed out loud on the train. if you are dumb enough to be helped by this glorified kids book, then you are in big trouble. the manipulators of this world will eat you for breakfast!


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This, fair ladies and gentlemen of Top Gear's rusty corner of the Internet, is Audrey Hepburn. And an eggplant. And a grand piano. All rolled up into a McLaren Monocell. Meet the X-1.
The dramatic one-off supercar has just been unveiled in Pebble Beach, California, at a very exclusive event dubbed 'The Quail'. Scratching your head? Settle down at the back, it's a long story…
It's the latest offering from McLaren's Special Operations (MSO), a division of the Woking company unveiled this time last year at Pebble Beach, and responsible for building completely bespoke creations for very special customers.
It was one of those very special customers - someone who already owns a McLaren F1, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and 12C - who began discussions with McLaren chief Ron Dennis three years ago to build something completely unique. Apparently the brief was to create something with the capability of the 12C, but wrapped up in something that reflected his "needs and personality".
The three hour discussion covered such noted automotive inspirational touch points as the Guggenheim museums in New York and Bilbao, a Jaeger LeCoultre art deco clock, an Airstream trailer, a Montblanc pen, a piano, an eggplant, and of course, the delightful Ms Hepburn. Mood books happened.
Said client wanted to draw potential designers of his Hepburn-mobile from inside and outside McLaren, with Korean-born RCA grad Hong Yeo's design being the final one you see before you. McLaren's Yeo referenced a 1961 Facel Vega, a '53 Chrysler D'Elegance Ghia, a 1959 Buick Electra, a 1939 Mercedes 540K and a 1971 Citroen SM.
As mentioned, underneath sits McLaren's Monocell - like in the 12C - surrounded by bespoke carbon panels and brightwork machined from solid aluminium, like the shoulder rails, the headlight 'eyebrows' and even the McLaren Airbrake. Oh, and as you can see, those carbon panels cover the rear wheels too, accessed via - in McLaren's own words - "some of the most gorgeous hinges you've ever seen".
Despite being based on the 12C Monocell, the X-1 is wider and longer than the MP4 but weighs around the same (1,400kg), using the same interior architecture, albeit with some personalisation such as a titanium weave and tufted carpets.
Underneath, the same 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 remains, powering the rear wheels, replete with 621bhp and many torques. It's also been thoroughly homologated for road use (it was tested for 625 miles) and because it's been nailed together by McLaren, expect it to offer Space Station levels of build quality.
"To see the stars," notes Yeo, "sometimes you need the absence of that blinding light. Looking at a car from a different perspective is what X-1 stands for."
What do you, humble Internet commentator, make of this very Jetsons-esque art-deco McLaren MP4-12C - a glimpse of the future?
What do you think?
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Topic : 08/14 Teens: Pressure to Be Pretty
Created on : Friday, April 24, 2009, 02:53:42 pm
(Original Air Date: 05/01/09) Cosmetic surgery among teens 18 and younger has more than tripled over a 10-year period. Dr. Phil talks to young women who say they face pressure from the media, their peers and even their own parents to be beautiful. Eighteen-year-old Jennifer says her mom, Martha, wants her to get liposuction, breast implants, a nose job and laser hair removal because she says beauty sells. Jennifer says she's satisfied with her looks, and she wants her mom to back off. Dr. Phil gives Martha a wake-up call, and it's not pretty! Then, 18-year-old Ashley says she wants a second breast implant surgery to increase to a Double-D cup size because "pretty people get more opportunities in life." Ashley's father and stepmother say the first surgery was necessary to boost Ashley's self-esteem, but they're against her getting any more procedures. Will Ashley change her mind about going under the knife again? Plus, meet a 17-year-old who says it's not only time for breast implants, but also for Botox for her crow's feet, and lip and cheek injections! Weigh in!
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A profitable movie doesn't just do well at the box office.
Toy Story 3, for example, is the highest-grossing movie of 2010 so far, with a worldwide take of over $600 million. However, its budget was $200 million, meaning that it has only made three times its investment. Even the mighty Titanic, the second highest grossing film of all time, could only realize a 900% return on its budget.
What follows is a list of the 15 most profitable movies of all time, based on worldwide box office receipts. These movies made back their money over and over again, and while there are some acknowledged blockbusters here, there are also those that came out of nowhere and surprised everyone with their performance at the box office.
So click ahead to see which movies, in order, are the most profitable of all time.
By Daniel BukszpanPosted 10 Sept 2010
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When I was in high school I came home one day and found a ton of trash bags by the curb. Apparently my dad had been spring cleaning...which included my room. Turns out he had thrown out my Hot Wheels! What the what? We spent the next hour going through each trash bag until we found them again. You do NOT throw away a girl's car collection.
I recently moved in to a new house and am still unpacking. Yesterday I came across what is left of my Hot Wheels collection and had to break a moment to remember the fun of driving them. I am very lucky to have two little boys that also love to play cars...though they won't get their hands on these treasures!


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This program has been getting a lot of play lately and word on the street is, it's a pretty good tool for stopping those annoying robo calls we all get. It's certainly worth looking into. Check out this video or visit them at nomorobo.com.


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Thanks Bhupendra for sharing this ppt, it is very useful. At intelestream, we wrote a whitepaper on Understanding and Harnessing the Power of Social CRM, and can be read at http://www.intelestream.net/en/lp-cp-socialcrm.html
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As Resort 2013 collections start to roll into online retailers for pre-order, it's easier to get an idea of what's going on with each brand. For Reed Krakoff, blue is going to be huge, in nearly all of its imaginable shades. On the other hand, for Valentino, the major theme seems to be pretty. Pretty beading, pretty rhinestones, pretty colors, pretty shapes. Everything from Valentino Resort 2013 is unabashedly feminine in the most detailed, luxurious way possible.
If you hang out with us often, you probably know that absolutely none of these bags fit my personal style. It doesn't matter, though; they're so good at what they set out to do, they accomplish it so thoroughly and so well, that my personal style didn't even cross my mind when I saw the collection. All I could think was that I'd like to have them all in my possession, immediately, if not sooner. I don't know what I'd wear any of them with, because the stuff in my closet surely wouldn't work, but I'd maybe consider buying a couple new outfits, just for extra-fancy Valentino handbag days. Yes. That sounds like the most logical thing to do.
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Oct. 25, 2007
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The men's and women's UCSB cross country teams will travel to San Luis Obispo on Saturday for the Big West Conference Championships. Both teams will be striving to duplicate their strong results from last year.
Gaucho Women
The women's team, currently ranked 24th in the country, will be looking to win a second consecutive conference title. They have performed well in the meets leading up to this weekend, having placed in the top 5 in three of the four meets they have entered this season. Highlights include a fourth-place showing at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational, and an 11th-place finish at the Pre-National Invitational, a meet that is considered to be a prequel to the NCAA Championships.
Leading the way for the Gauchos will be seniors Megan Lewis and Bethany Nickless. Nickless has strung together a series of notable results over the last month, and will be looking to keep the momentum rolling into this integral portion of the season. She was recently named a tri-winner of the women's cross country Big West Athlete of the Week award after her performance at the Pre-Nationals, sharing the honors with Sarah Apgar of Long Beach State and Laura Olvera of UC Irvine. It was the second time this season that Nickless earned the award. Lewis is also running well and will aspire to improve upon her impressive 8th-place performance at the last year's Conference Championships.
Gaucho Men
The men will need to compete against a Cal Poly team loaded with returning talent. Poly is the near-unanimous pick to win the meet, fielding runners who took three of the top five spots at last year's Conference Championships. Included in this group is All-American Phillip Reid, who was last year's Conference Champion and Big West Athlete of the Year. The Gauchos were runners-up to the Poly squad in last year's Conference meet, and this year will be looking to spoil Poly's bid for an unprecedented fifth straight crown.
Micah Tyhurst and Tim Aukshunas are the top returnees from last year's Gaucho squad, having placed 8th and 11th respectively at last year's Conference meet. This season has seen the emergence of Mike Powers as the Gauchos' top performer, and he will be counted on to keep the pressure on Poly and lead the Gauchos through a strong race.
Meet Information
The 2007 Big West Cross Country Championships will be held this Saturday at Fairbanks Cross Country Course in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The men's race will kick-off the event at 9:00 a.m. (PST), and the women's race will follow at approximately 9:55 a.m. The presentation of the team and individual awards is set to begin at 10:35 a.m.


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About this Document
Clouds comprise a wonderful focus for classroom study. They're ubiquitous, ever-changing, scientifically interesting and, most importantly for teachers, ... they're cheap.
The following graphics, illustrations, and information are provided royalty-free for non-profit educational use by Carl Wozniak .
Clicking on any thumbnail image will take you to a six-inch blow-up of that particular picture. Use your browser's capabilities to copy and save these images for your own class projects.
Clicking on bold-faced words will take you either to other pages or to the glossary, where you can get a definition of the word. Other important words not listed in the glossary are in green type.
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TechnoServe Featured in Global Agricultural Productivity Report
October 24, 2013
The Global Harvest Initiative's new report on food security spotlights TechnoServe's work with the poultry industry in Mozambique.
How can the world boost agricultural productivity to meet increasing demand while conserving environmental resources and improving people's lives? This is the subject of Global Harvest Initiative's fourth annual Global Agricultural Productivity Report.
By 2050, agricultural output will have to double to keep pace with population growth, changing diets and increasing demand.
The report, released last week at the World Food Prize Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, examines the state of global and regional agricultural productivity. It seeks to identify sustainable solutions to improving productivity across agricultural value chains and the key policies necessary to support these measures.
The report cites four case studies, including TechnoServe's work with Mozambique's poultry industry, to illustrate how well-designed value chain programs can sustainably increase productivity. TechnoServe worked with players along the entire poultry value chain — from farmers and associations to companies and government agencies — to help the industry's sales grow from $25 million in 2005 to $160 million in 2009.
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It's pretty easy to get your Google Calendar entries onto an Android device, as the services come baked right into the OS. However there are some instances where the Google Calendar may have been replaced by the OEM, for something they felt was a little more in tune with their design. (We're looking at you, S Planner.)
Today Google has released the Google Calendar app for everyone to download. It's the same app you would get if you running a Nexus (or vanilla Android) device, but packaged up and placed into the Google Play Store. If you're on OEM skinned device, this is a great option that has all the expected features included within as well as some added bonuses --
- Snooze events directly from a notification if you're not quite ready and want to be reminded later.
- Use predefined messages to send quick "I'll be late" updates to your event participants directly from the notifications or the event itself (of course, you can always write your own).
- Pinch to zoom in and out of a day.
- Set a home time zone to help you manage your time better when traveling.
There are some issues to be aware of, though. As noted in the Google Play Store, HTC devices appear to not play along all that nicely with it. If you're wanting to still give it a go, the link is live right now. You'll need a device running Android 4.0.3 or above.
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May 11, 2012
US researchers are preparing to launch human clinical trials of an approach that uses genetically modified stem cells, master cells that can be altered to become any type of cell, to fight HIV.
Joseph Anderson, a stem cell researcher at the University of California-Davis' Institute for Regenerative Cures, and colleagues bred mice to have a human immune system, injected them with stem cells genetically modified with a trio of HIV-resistant genes, then infected them with HIV.
The mice were able to block HIV infection and maintain normal immune systems, "even though the virus was still there," Anderson said. "We were able to still detect virus that was replicating inside of the mice. However, because we put in genetically modified stem cells, the resistant immune cells were able to maintain a normal immune cell's level and maintain a functional immune system."
The goal would be "to maintain a normal human immune system in patients that have HIV infection. Hopefully, they'll be able to stop taking the antiretroviral drugs that they normally take, because the genetically resistant stem cells will be able to fight off the virus in the body," Anderson said.
[PNU editor's note: The full report, "Generation of an HIV-1-Resistant Immune System with CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transduced with a Triple-Combination Anti-HIV Lentiviral Vector," was published in the Journal of Virology (2012;86(10):5719-5729).]
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05.04.2012; Jessica Berman
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Reliance Jio 4G Preview offer is now available for all 4G-enabled smartphones. "The offer has been extended to virtually every 4G-compatible handset out there, but, a broader roll-out will take at least a week," is what we reported.
Now, Reliance Jio has announced the extension of its Jio Preview offer to owners of Micromax, Yu, Asus, Panasonic, TCL, and Alcatel 4G smartphones, which means more people can officially get their hands on a Reliance Jio SIM and enjoy 3 months of unlimited calling, data, SMS, and access to Jio services like JioOnDemand.
Earlier Reliance Jio SIM was available to anyone with a 4G phone but not all stores are respecting that offer but only owners of select smartphone can definitely get one.
The offer has been opened up for LYF smartphone users and subsequently to users of Samsung and LG 4G smartphones. Jio Preview offer is also available with JioFi (the Wi-Fi hotspot device) at Reliance Digital, Digital Xpress, and Digital Xpress Mini stores.
Existing users can meanwhile get their free Jio SIM by generating relevant Preview code on their phones using the My Jio app.
Meanwhile over Internet in Socialmedia people are going crazy with this free 4G internet annoucement from Reliance Jio, Many are welcoming and few are against it and commenting over it asusual. Here are the Reliance jio free 4g memes in tamil
Jio earlier announced that their offers will be over by March 31, 2017 but again they have extended it to April 15, 2017.


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Come and help us celebrate this "first-of its kind" collaboration Wednesday, December 16 beginning at 6pm at the New Orleans Marriott.
The Reception will include introductory remarks from representatives from the New Orleans Marriott, Bayou Rebirth, and Contemplatives in Action.
This event will be preceded by an information session for founding and hopeful affiliates from 5-6pm.
All events are in the Riverside Room on the 41st floor of the New Orleans Marriott at 555 Canal Street.
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Determining what fees to charge for services
Shout it from the rooftops: After five years of Y membership, I have joined an upscale, brand-new club opening up around the corner from my office.
Before signing on the dotted line, I scanned the list of fees for extra services and gritted my teeth. Massages are a good $50 more than what I now pay at the Y. And training is more costly. So will I take advantage of these services and some of the others my posh new health cub offers? I don't know yet. But I did wonder, "Why do services like these cost what they do when members already pay a hefty initiation fee and monthly dues?"
After speaking with a few experts, I began to understand. And as I become used to my new club's fees and start to experience those back and shoulder spasms that occasionally plague me, I will likely pay twice as much for a massage - especially since I can sign up for a sports massage.
But charging extra for certain services and programs is always a delicate balancing act. "Part of my feeling in setting fees is how much do you want to tap a member before you go over the edge?" asks Kate Brill-Daley, general manager of The Clubs at Charles River Park, in Boston. "I always look at it from my point of view: 'Would I pay that for a service?' "
Adds Scott Lewandowski, director of health and fitness at Gold Coast Multiplex, in Chicago, "I don't want members to become overburdened in terms of price. We want to be able to offer quality programs at a price that one, pays the instructor, and two, doesn't empty a member's pocket."
Here are some factors to consider before you list a price next to specific services at your club.
* Do your homework. Check to see what comparable facilities in your area are charging for comparable services. Have your staff call and ask what the going rates are, advises Brill-Daley. "You may be taking a gamble setting your rates a little higher, but if you provide a service you feel is worth that, you can get away with it."
* Strike a balance between your dues and your fees. "Some of our fees for classes and programs are low, but our dues are high," says Brill-Daley. "Members are paying dues already and the one thing I want to do is encourage them to participate in group activities," adds Lewandowski.
* Set your fees wisely. Lewan-dowksi has found that charging people in the $8 to $12 range per class is acceptable. "Normally I look for a minimum of eight people in the class," he says. "If a class were to meet for one month twice a week I would charge from $65 to $96 per person."
* Let the background of the instructor and the size of the group be your guide. "If the instructor is a personal trainer, I might charge $12 per person," says Lewandoski. "But if one person - such as a dance instructor - is teaching a large group, I might charge only $8."
* Don't underestimate the psychological pull of a fee. "If you charge for an event or a service, people will feel more of a commitment to it," says Lewandowski. "If they don't complete it, they feel badly about it. Charging a fee is a way of getting a strong commitment. It puts a worth on what they're doing."
* Institute a tiered fee schedule. Personal training is a lucrative venue for clubs, but the fees can scare people off. To make it more widely available, Gold Coast offers three price schedules. Depending upon educational background, years of experience and certifications (trainers are classified as master, progressive or standard trainers), a trainer may cost $55, $60 or $65 per hour.
"Sixty-five dollars is one of the top prices in the area," says Lewandowski. But the $55 fee for a standard trainer is comparable to what similar clubs in the area charge. "If you want a progressive or master level trainer, you will pay more but you are going to get years of experience," adds Lewandowski. "Much of our competition doesn't offer that."
* Offer a discount for a large block of classes. "Any type of discount will drive people to purchase in volume," notes Lewandowski, whose club essentially offers one free session for every 10 a member buys.
"In fitness as in life, there is no quick solution," he continues. "To see any type of bodily change, you need a minimum of five to seven weeks. We offer a block of 10 training sessions, which averages out to training twice a week for five weeks. A member can reassess from there."
* Offer a nutrition program. The 12-week nutrition program at Gold Coast includes two group personal-training sessions a week, cardio monitoring, field trips and a one-hour-per-week lecture as well as a dinner out. The average class size is 10, and the fee is $540. "Right from the get-go, members are cutting their personal training costs in half," says Lewandowski. And after paying the nutritionist, the trainer and the restaurant (the restaurant offers a cut rate of $12 per meal), the club makes a 20 percent profit.
* Don't count on extra fees to make your fortune. "Where a club succeeds financially is in the dues line," believes Lewandowski. "Our goal here is to keep members from canceling their memberships. So if we can offer quality services without them having to pay much more, that's what we want to achieve. We want to be able to adapt to what they want and need as their age and life expectancy increase."
Moneymaking Services
* Personal Training. It's by far the most lucrative service a club can offer. "Training will bring you anywhere from $60,000 to $100,000 a year gross," says Kate Brill-Daley, general manager of The Clubs at Charles River Park, in Boston. "For a facility like ours with 1,200 year-round members, that's not bad extra revenue."
* Event-specific training. At the Gold Coast Multiplex, in Chicago, an ongoing marathon-training class is a favorite. Class size ranges from 12 to 40 and costs $100 to $300 depending upon the length of the session. (Ses-sions run for six to 20 weeks.) Classes meet three times a week for 60 to 90 minutes.
* Ballroom dance and salsa classes. At Gold Coast, three two-hour salsa classes cost $45. Four-to-six-week ballroom classes, which meet once a week for two hours, cost $90. Typically, the club and instructor split the profit, with 60 percent going to the instructor and 40 percent to the club.
* Physical therapy. The Clubs at Charles River Park rents out space to a physical therapy company, which bills out a little more than a million dollars a year. The club grosses about $40,000 a year. In return, the therapists do free screenings for members and will refer injured members to a local orthopedist if necessary.
* Tennis courts. The Clubs at Charles River Park's outside tennis courts bring in about $35,000 per year, after a 50/50 split with the instructor. Court fees average $20 to $30 per hour per person. Private lessons cost $40 an hour for members, $55 an hour for nonmembers. Five one-hour group lessons (four people to a group) cost $100 for members and $140 for nonmembers.


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Haley Ramm has been cast in ABC Family pilot "Terminales."
Drama, from a Mexican format, centers around April, a young working woman who finds out she has a terminal disease. Italia Ricci has been cast as April. Ramm will play Brenna, April's younger sister.
Ramm has appeared in films including "Skateland," "Into the Wild" and "X-Men: The Last Stand" and can be seen in next year's feature "Disconnect." On the small screen, Ramm has held roles on shows like "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Grey's Anatomy" and a recurring spot on "Without a Trace."
She is repped by Wendi Niad of Niad Management and Scott Whitehead of McKuin Frankel Whitehead.