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Since 1984, ROC-NH™ has worked with owners – people and corporations – interested in selling their manufactured-home (or mobile home) parks to residents.
Many park owners who desire to sell contact us and their homeowners. They give residents the time to learn about the operational, organizational, legal and financial issues associated with park ownership and to decide whether to submit a purchase offer.
Other park owners offer to sell their park to residents after receiving another offer–solicited or not–from a potential buyer. Such offers trigger New Hampshire's "Opportunity to Purchase Law," which requires a 60-day notice to residents of the intent to sell and good-faith negotiations with the tenants regarding their potential purchase.
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The co-op's members then elect an interim board of directors charged with collecting all the information needed to make an informed recommendation to the members about whether or not to submit an purchase offer.
If their offer is accepted, the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund's Loan Review Committee studies the opportunity and votes to provide "predevelopment financing" to enable the co-op to hire legal counsel, engineers, environmental specialists and others. These professionals will perform and present all of the due diligence necessary required to complete this transaction.
The price the homeowners will pay is determined by negotiation between the homeowners and the park owner, just the park owner would negotiate with any private party. A key difference is that co-op members will look very carefully at the lot rent that will be required to cover the community's operations and debt service. Typically, if purchasing the community requires large increases in lot rents, the members will choose not to purchase.
Park conversions typically are financed by the Community Loan Fund, sometimes in partnership with a bank. As with any commercial transaction, both lenders require an appraisal.
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NEW YORK—The good news is that Josh Johnson says the soreness in his throwing arm is neither in his elbow nor his shoulder.
"It's in, I guess, a good spot, if there is one," the Blue Jays right-hander said Friday, after it was announced he would be scratched from his scheduled start against the New York Yankees due to tightness in his right triceps area.
Neither the Jays nor Johnson expect him to miss more than the one start, and Johnson's agent, Matt Sosnick, said the doctors who studied his MRI told him that aside from a little inflammation in the triceps area, Johnson's arm is in good shape. "They said there's no chance he'd miss more than one start," Sosnick said.
But overall it's still bad news for the Jays, who have had little to cheer about to start the season.
Johnson missed most of 2011 with shoulder inflammation and spent parts of the 2007 and 2008 seasons on the disabled list following Tommy John elbow-ligament surgery.
"I've been there before and it's definitely not that feeling," Johnson said Friday, adding later: "It's not even close to the shoulder. Shoulder feels great."
This is a big year for the 29-year-old, who will become a free agent at the end of the season, and staying healthy has been the biggest obstacle to his consistent success.
"We wanted to kind of play it smart and make sure I'm not out for an extended period of time and just knock it out right now," he said of sitting out Friday's game. ". . . I've been on the other side of this before where hopefully I'll be back in a couple of weeks or whatever and it ends up being five months."
After realizing what he had said, Johnson caught himself: "Well, hopefully it won't be that."
Johnson described the feeling as someone poking him in the spot with a finger. He pointed to a spot high in his triceps area, around where it meets the biceps, to describe the source of his discomfort.
"It's kind of in a weird spot. I've never felt anything in that location. It's something pretty different to me."
Left-hander Aaron Laffey, who was claimed off waivers earlier this week and last year served a spot-start role for the Jays, will make Friday's start in Johnson's absence.
Laffey made two starts and two relief appearances this year for the Mets, giving up eight earned runs in 10 innings. He started 16 games for the Jays last season, standing as a long-term fill-in for the club's injury-riddled rotation. He was 4-6 with a 4.81 ERA.

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Tōtaru Rikōru - 1996 Dome F105i Mugen-Honda
2y ago
By the late 1980's, Formula One had thoroughly established itself as the absolute pinnacle of motorsport. Through constant development and exceedingly high budgets, the sport had found itself at the forefront of technological development. Unfortunately this relentless pace forward was having some negative side-effects, as the ferocious pace of the turbocharged monsters was steadily spiraling out of control.
Additionally, the smaller teams were having a hard time coping with the amount of money being thrown around on the top. In an effort to bring the speeds down, simplify the cars and more importantly bring costs down, the FIA introduced a new 3.5L naturally aspirated engine formula for 1989. The move opened the door for lesser F3000 teams and other totally inexperienced cash-strapped hopefuls to enter the sport, as the engines were far less complex and much cheaper to run.
The move turned out to be a resounding success, as tiny teams started sprouting up left and right. As a testament to the new engine's success, F1 now found itself preoccupied with pre-qualifying sessions to weed out the many truly dreadful cars not good enough for the 26-car grid. Unlike the years before, the technical regulations remained remarkably stable for a number of years, until the horrendous fatal accidents of Simtek-driver Roland Ratzenberger and three time World Champion Ayrton Senna.
The tragic weekend reignited concerns about the speed of the cars, causing the FIA to introduce numerous new features intended to slow the cars down and increase safety for 1995. This included smaller wings and raised ride height to decrease downforce, higher cockpit sides and bigger cockpit openings, stricter side-impact tests and longer chassis to protect the driver, and a reduction in engine displacement to 3.0L in an attempt to decrease horsepower.
In the immediate aftermath of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the fear of further accidents was so great the FIA used amateuristic tire barriers on high speed sections of track, and even had the teams cut holes in the airboxes of their cars to starve the engines.
On the European scene, Dome had made a name for itself with striking endurance prototypes like this Zero RL.
It was in this troubled environment that a Japanese racing engineering firm by the name of Dome decided to join the sport. Dome was the brainchild of brothers Minoru and Shoichi Hayashi, who started building their own racing cars in 1965. Ten years later, their own design company had become a reality. Just three years went by before Dome presented the first real attempt at a Japanese supercar with the Nissan L28-powered Zero concept car.
The sky seemed to be the limit, as the company moved to participate in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Cosworth DFV-powered Zero RL the year after. Back home, the company scored its first major success by winning the 1981 All Japan Formula Three Championship with Osamu Nakako and the Dome 320.
A second title followed in 1984 with Shuji Hyodo, before the team moved into Japanese Formula 3000 in 1987, initially running customer March chassis. It wasn't long before Dome produced its own chassis however, which saw Italian Marco Apicella score the 1994 title with the F104.
With the Japanese F3000 title in pocket, the only way was up for Dome. This sentiment was echoed by new arrival Tadashi Sasaki, who moved to Dome from a position as team manager with the eternally backmarking Minardi team. Sasaki was eager to ride the company's current wave of success all the way to the top, and instigated the firm's first ever Formula One project.
His dream was to field an all-Japanese Formula One team, something which had not been seen since Honda's departure from the sport in 1968. Sasaki's existing connections to the very close-minded world of Formula One paid dividends, as he was able to secure numerous vital parts for the new car.
Among other things, it made him able to secure the use of the magnesium Xtrac 6-speed sequential gearbox which Minardi had used during 1995, along with its associated hydraulic system. For the design of the car itself, Dome turned to its sister company Jiotto Design, which possessed a 1/4th scale windtunnel, computer-aided design and manufacturing technology, and several autoclaves which the company could use to construct an intricate carbon fiber monocoque chassis. F104 designer Akiyoshi Uko was given the honor of penning the company's first ever F1-machine.
Throughout the years, Dome had kept a strong connection with Honda tuning firm Mugen, which supplied all of their F3 and F3000 engines. The successful collaboration in these lower categories ensured Dome would be able to obtain the 1995-spec Mugen-Honda MF-301H 3.0L V10 as used by Ligier that season.
At 670 horsepower, this was a very competitive engine for a startup team. By comparison, the Cosworth ED V8 used by most backmarkers could only muster about 630 horsepower, while the Yamaha OX11C V10 and the Hart 830 V8 were slightly more powerful than the Mugen-Honda, but far less reliable.
Naturally the engine wasn't able to compete with the Mercedes-Benz FO110 V10 (700 horsepower), Ferrari Tipo 044 V12 (700 horsepower) or the Renault RS7 V10 (750 horsepower), but the available grunt was more than enough to confidently settle in the mid-field. With the car's debut slated for 1997 though, the team couldn't afford to sit still, as the rest of the field would relentlessly move forward in the quest for power.
With the engine situation under control, Dome focused on designing a car around it. Like all F1-cars since the late-1980's, the new F105i used a carbon fiber monocoque chassis. Suspension consisted of double wishbones on all four corners, featuring pushrods which activated dampers supplied by Japanese firm Showa. Keeping with the domestic theme, the 11-inch (front) and 14-inch (rear) magnesium wheels were supplied by RAYS.
The one area where Dome could not employ Japanese parts was tires. No domestic firm was in the business of making F1-spec rubber, which necessitated a deal with American manufacturer Goodyear. Initially the firm was a tad paranoid about the all-Japanese squad's request, as rival firm Bridgestone was preparing to enter the sport in 1997. Goodyear's officials suspected Dome was operating on orders of their Japanese rivals to obtain data from Goodyear's offerings.
Luckily, Tadashi Sasaki managed to convince the wary Americans that no foul play was involved by flying over to 1995 Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide to meet with Goodyear representatives personally. With the crisis averted, the team received a batch of brand new Goodyear Eagle rubber. Aerodynamically the F105i was very conventional, utilizing the same features seen on any other car of the time, such as the winglets mounted to the sidepods with fins connecting to the rear wing.
Safety regulations had become even more strict for 1996 though, which forced Dome to include even higher cockpit sides, and make the front wing endplates thinner to prevent them causing punctures. In all the car weighed just 510 kg (1124 lbs) With the driver included, it could reach the minimum weight of 595 kg (1311 lbs) with minimal ballast.
Work on the car was completed on March 17, 1996, and the F105i made its public debut at the Spiral Building in the heart of Tokyo the day after. Dome named 1994 Japanese F3000 Champion Marco Apicella, 1990 All-Japan Formula Three Champion Naoki Hattori and Honda development driver and Dome F3000 competitor Shinji Nakano as the team's drivers.
Of the three men, only Apicella and Hattori had any sort of experience with Formula One, although this was extremely limited in both cases. Marco Apicella had been given a drive with Jordan at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix, but his performance famously lasted only 800 meters after he was collected by an unruly JJ Lehto at the first chicane. He would never get a drive again. Naoki Hattori on the other hand had tried to pre-qualify the shockingly bad Coloni C4 on two occasions in 1991 at Suzuka and Adelaide, but understandably failed to do so.
Official testing began in the spring of 1996, with Shinji Nakano clocking the car's first kilometers on the tight and technical 3.3 kilometer Mine Circuit. Marco Apicella took over from there, and the team traveled to Suzuka for another series of tests. By this time the engine had reached the end of its operational life with 550 km on the clock, and it was subsequently replaced by a new Mugen-Honda unit.
That May, the F105 passed the 900 kilometer mark, and Dome's engineers had been able to establish a basic setup for the car. Marco Apicella was less than enthused however, as he complained of understeer on turn-in, oversteer on exit and frighteningly spongy feedback from the brakes.
Aerodynamically the car was very twitchy and unstable, further compounding the handling problems. It was clear a lot of work still needed to be done to bring the Dome up to speed. Fortunately more testing and fine-tuning lessened the handling problems to a decent degree, and the project seemed to be going swimmingly for the moment.
One thing which continued to bug the Dome squad however, was their ex-Minardi Xtrac gearbox. The unit's magnesium casing proved to be unfit for the job, which lead to several small oil leaks. Because of this, one unimpressed sponsor started referring to the car as the "Doomed".
Sadly this sponsor would later proven to be right, as one final oil leak nearly killed the project single-handedly. During a Suzuka test, hot oil from the gearbox reached the even hotter exhaust, and the car was quickly engulfed in flames. Luckily nobody was harmed in the resultant inferno, but the one and only F105i chassis was badly burnt in the process.
The fire represented a major setback for Dome, and sponsors were walking away from the project. In light of the team's testing performances, no other companies were willing to join Dome in their F1-quest. With little in the way of funding, a 1997 participation was becoming ever more unlikely. The dream of an all-Japanese F1 effort was rapidly falling apart.
Prince Malik Ado Ibrahim (right) with ITV F1-reporter Martin Brundle and boxing legend Frank Bruno (center).
In their desperation, Minoru Hayashi and Tadashi Sasaki started seeking out foreign parties to salvage the project. This lead them to Nigerian Prince Malik Ado Ibrahim, who was keen to invest his seemingly vast fortune in the world of Formula One.
Sasaki arranged a meeting with the esteemed Prince in the Heathrow Hilton hotel, hoping to find the funding to at least keep the prospect of an future participation alive. By then the F105i had already become obsolete, as the new for 1998 regulations stipulated a narrower track (down from 2m to 1.8m) and grooved tires to further slow the cars down.
While looking for a suitable room at the Hilton, Sasaki inadvertently stumbled into the preparations for an official FIA meeting coincidentally held on the very same day. Suddenly he found himself face to face with Patrick Head, chief engineer of the multiple World Championship-winning Williams team. "Hello! How are you?", Head greeted him warmly, but Sasaki was quick to explain he was there for another meeting.
This prompted Scotsman Tom Walkinshaw, head of TWR Arrows, to walk over and cheerfully proclaim: "Oh, Honda! Don't say you're in a different meeting. You will find our meeting is much more fun!" Since the Dome project was still highly secret outside of Japan, Sasaki had to make a hasty retreat to avoid further questions, leaving his two impromptu hosts scratching their heads in bewilderment.
After the initial mishap, Sasaki finally met Prince Malik to discuss the future of Dome F1. The Nigerian was less than understanding about the team's current predicament, and wanted to enter Formula One as soon as 1999. Tadashi Sasaki explained to him the engine deal with Mugen-Honda was still on loose screws, and urged him to come along to Honda in Japan to negotiate a definitive contract.
The Prince agreed to accompany Sasaki, and once there talks with Honda were generally positive. What neither of the men knew however, was that Honda was orchestrating a return to Formula One for itself. Honda Racing Development was already deep into the preparations of a full works effort for 2000, as it was busy testing the new RA099 with veteran Jos Verstappen. Reverting to an underpowered Cosworth or secondhand Renault (Supertec) engine was simply not an option for Dome, so the end seemed near.
With the engine deal failing to materialize, Prince Malik Ado Ibrahim lost interest. He eventually turned his attention to Tom Walkinshaw's Arrows team, which he sponsored through a completely unknown company which represented and produced exactly nothing.
For Dome's F1-aspirations it was the final straw, as a by now complete lack of funding prevented the proposed 1998-spec F106 from being created. Without the necessary yens or engines to continue, Minoru Hayashi pulled the plug on the ambitious project, and the F105i was relegated to a darkened room underneath the company windtunnel.
The Dome F105i represented the life-long dream of Minoru Hayashi and Tadashi Sasaki to run an all-Japanese Formula One-team. Sadly a series of reliability problems lead to complete apathy from potential Japanese investors, and the project slowly bled out.
A last-ditch attempt to reach out to foreign parties proved to be in vain, as only an over-eager Nigerian prince took the team seriously. Unfortunately for Dome, it tried to negotiate an engine deal with Honda just as the Japanese automotive giant was putting its own interests first.
As a result the team had nowhere to go, and the Formula One project never got off the ground in earnest. In the end, the sport would not see another fully Japanese effort until Toyota's entry in 2002'


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The start of an adventure
The day is finally here...in a few minutes I depart for Marseille airport to pick up our very first French Muse Experience guests.
'La Joie est dans chaque heure'.... 'Happiness & Joy is to be found in each hour'.
It seems only fitting that this antique sundial crowns the family bastide which we have chosen as the home for our upcoming May French Muse experience.
Corey and I are giddy with nerves and excitement and the schedule is so delicious that I can't wait to realise all the wonderful things planned, the meetings with creative people and the hidden collections we will pour over.
We have been busying ourselves to prepare the Luberon Bastide we will call home for the next week. We fell for the 'Vieille France' or old world charm of this family home. In the bedrooms are family 'armoires de mariage' filled with antique monogrammed linens, tufted Provencal boutis and beautiful hand knitted bed throws.
"According to French tradition, the wedding armoire was ordered by a father when his daughter was born. It was typically hand carved with symbols of wealth, prosperity and lovebirds, and given to a girl during adolescence. As the girl grew up, she would fill it with her trousseau, clothing for Sundays, everyday dresses, lingerie and embroidered linens that she had prepared with initials of her future family. She would take it with her to her new home after she was wed."
Family portraits on the walls, a personal entomology collection, vaisseliers filled with beautiful antique printware, Provencal pottery and crystal. Each piece lovely on its own but combined they weave a whisper of the last 100 years of family dinners shared in this wonderful family home.
Corey describes it so perfectly...
"The French Muse Experience is for anyone who would like to visit Provence by following their heart, by indulging their senses, and through experiencing first hand what we have lived for years. The old things found at flea markets, second hand shops and friend's attics. The ever changing landscape dipped in color – that scents our table and dances throughout our lifestyles. We take pleasure in the day to day beauty which has helped us create our homes."


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An original debut novel set in Ghana, is the story of Detective Inspector Darko Dawson, who is sent from the big city to the village of Ketanu to solve the murder of an accomplished young AIDS worker. Darko's own mother disappeared from this same village many years ago, and as the mystery unfolds, the reader meets a rich cast of characters, and learns about Trokosi, a system where young teenage girls are sent to live with fetish priests to bring good fortune to their families. Darko explores the motivations and secrets of the residents of Ketanu, and in addition to solving a recent murder, discovers the shocking truth about his own mother's disappearance.
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DAMASCUS – US-backed forces trying to oust Islamic State militants from the Syrian city of Manbij took "almost complete control" of the city on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), which includes the powerful Kurdish YPG militia and Arab fighters, launched its campaign two months ago with the backing of US special forces to drive Islamic State from a last stretch of the Syrian-Turkish frontier.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACK) today announced the presentation of Phase 1 safety and clinical results evaluating two potential new therapies with a novel target – ErbB3, a signaling receptor believed to be responsible for triggering tumor growth and resistance in a number of malignancies including breast, ovarian, gastric, esophageal and bladder cancers. The two studies were presented in poster sessions at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Vienna, Austria.
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The separate studies were testing the safety profiles of (1) MM-121, developed in collaboration with Sanofi, in a combination regimen with weekly paclitaxel in advanced metastatic breast and ovarian cancers and (2) MM-111 in multiple HER2-Targeting regimens in advanced HER2 positive (ErbB2+ or HER2+) solid tumors. Each study demonstrated a promising clinical benefit rate for the MM-121 and MM-111 combination regimens, a secondary endpoint for each of the studies. MM-121 and MM-111 each employ their own unique mechanisms to stop ligand-driven activation of ErbB3 from signaling the cancer cell to grow.
"We are pleased to see signs of clinical benefit in our studies with MM-121 and MM-111 across a broad range of solid tumors in patients who have progressed on standard of care therapies," said Robert J. Mulroy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merrimack Pharmaceuticals. "Both candidates emerged from our Network Biology research engine, in which we identified ErbB3 as a central growth signaling node. Given their unique approaches to targeting ErbB3 biology, we believe that MM-121 and MM-111 are important therapies to advance the treatment of cancer and we are excited to watch them progress through clinical development."
A Phase 1 Study of the Anti-ErbB3 Antibody MM-121 in Combination with Weekly Paclitaxel in Patients with Advanced Gynecologic and Breast Cancers (Abstract #: 974PD)
The study evaluated MM-121, a fully human monoclonal antibody, in combination with weekly paclitaxel, a standard regimen for patients with advanced gynecological and metastatic breast cancers.
In partnership with Sanofi, this combination regimen is currently being evaluated in two phase 2 studies, one in advanced ovarian cancer and one in neoadjuvant breast cancer.
Methodology & Results
- A total of 28 patients with certain platinum resistant gynecological cancers or HER2 non-overexpressing breast cancer received a combination of MM-121 and weekly paclitaxel until disease progression or intolerable toxicity was reported. Response was assessed every eight weeks.
- The observed safety profile of MM-121 in combination with weekly paclitaxel suggest a similar toxicity profile to that of weekly paclitaxel alone.
- Across all dosing cohorts, the overall clinical benefit rate was 70 percent. Forty-eight percent achieved a partial response (PR) and of those, 39 percent achieved a confirmed PR with a median duration of 2.7 months (range 1.7 – 15.1 months). Twenty-two percent experienced stable disease (SD) >4 months with a median duration of 5.3 months. Nine percent of patients had progressive disease (PD) at first assessment and 26 percent remain on study with a median on-study time of 13.5 months in 23 evaluable patients.
A Phase 1 Study of MM-111; a Bispecific HER2/HER3 Antibody Fusion Protein, Combined with Multiple Treatment Regimens in Patients with Advanced HER2 Positive Solid Tumors (Abstract #: 496P)
The Phase 1, multi-arm study examined the safety, pharmacokinetics and anti-tumor activity of MM-111, a bispecific antibody targeting the HER2/HER3 complex, combined with the standard of care HER2-targeting regimens of capecitabine, cisplatin and trastuzumab ; lapatinib +/- trastuzumab; and paclitaxel with trastuzumab. The study included patients with breast, gastric, esophageal and bladder cancers.
"This study shows that HER3 may indeed play an important role in the growth and resistance of multiple HER2+ solid tumor types," said Donald A. Richards, M.D., Ph.D., medical oncologist with Texas Oncology–Tyler, an affiliate of The US Oncology Network. "This study suggests that MM-111 can be safely combined with several trastuzumab-containing regimens."
Phase 2 studies will further examine the role of MM-111 in the treatment of a variety of tumors, the first of which is expected to be initiated late this year.
Methodology & Results
- This was a multi-arm Phase 1 study in which MM-111 was combined with commonly used HER2-targeting regimens. Each arm of the study ran as a separate Phase 1 using standard 3+3 dose escalation. Safety, Tolerability, PK and responses were evaluated.
- A total of 46 patients with documented advanced HER2 + cancer received weekly doses of MM-111 at 10 mg/kg and escalated up to 20 mg/kg.
- MM-111 was tolerable and could be safely combined at full dose with lapatinib / trastuzumab and paclitaxel / trastuzumab regimens. The capecitabine containing arm required dose reduction of capecitabine. Re-escalation of MM-111 is ongoing.
- The toxicity profile of the MM-111 combinations was consistent with that generally observed in patients receiving the underlying HER2 therapy.
- Across all dosing regimens, the overall clinical benefit rate, defined as complete response (CR), partial response (PR) and stable disease (SD) for at least 4 months, was 52 percent in 29 evaluable patients.
- Responses were observed across various tumor types including, breast, bladder, esophageal, colorectal and ovarian cancers.
About Network Biology
Network Biology is a Merrimack Pharmaceuticals' proprietary, multidisciplinary approach to drug discovery and development, efficiently combining biology and mathematical modeling to understand the complex network, or molecular web of signaling pathways, within a cancer cell and the relationship between switches that turn specific processes on and off, triggering cell growth. Merrimack utilizes this information to develop medicines to disrupt or alter cancer growth signaling and to develop diagnostics to identify which patients will benefit most from each treatment. Network Biology is highly efficient and has the potential to significantly quicken the pace of drug discovery and development for not just cancer, but a multitude of serious diseases.
About Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company discovering, developing and preparing to commercialize innovative medicines paired with companion diagnostics for the treatment of serious diseases, with an initial focus on cancer. Merrimack applies Network Biology, its proprietary systems biology-based approach to biomedical research, throughout the research and development process. Merrimack currently has five targeted therapeutic oncology candidates in clinical development.
Forward-Looking Statement
To the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements include any statements about Merrimack's strategy, future operations, future financial position and future expectations and plans and prospects for Merrimack, and any other statements containing the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "project," "target," "potential," "will," "would," "could," "should," "suggests, ""continue," and similar expressions. In this press release, Merrimack's forward-looking statements include statements about the safety, activity and benefits of MM-121 in combination with paclitaxel and of MM-111 in combination with certain HER2-targeting regimens. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause Merrimack's clinical development programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainties inherent in the initiation and conduct of future clinical trials, availability of data from ongoing clinical trials, the results of future clinical trials, expectations for regulatory approvals, development progress of Merrimack's companion diagnostics, and other matters that could affect the availability or commercial potential of Merrimack's drug candidates or companion diagnostics. Merrimack undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Merrimack's views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to Merrimack's business in general, see the "Risk Factors" section of Merrimack's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2012, available on the investor relations portion of the Company's website at http://www.merrimackpharma.com and on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
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Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 Mount Royal Ave
Baltimore, Maryland 21217-4134
Phone: (410) 669-9200
16.88 miles away
Howard Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Columbia, Maryland 21044-3197
Phone: (443) 518-1000
23.07 miles away
Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Rd
Bel Air, Maryland 21015-1698
Phone: (443) 412-2000
24.38 miles away
Montgomery College
51 Mannakee Street
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: (240) 567-5000
37.50 miles away
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center
1730 Hans Herr Dr
Willow Street, Pennsylvania 17584
Phone: (717) 464-7050
40.47 miles away
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
204 N Prince St
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17608-0059
Phone: (717) 396-7833
42.02 miles away
Cecil College
One Seahawk Drive
North East, Maryland 21901-1999
Phone: (410) 287-6060
42.54 miles away
Gallaudet University
800 Florida Ave NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20002-3695
Phone: (202) 651-5000
45.45 miles away
Corcoran College of Art and Design
500 Seventeenth Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20006-4804
Phone: (202) 639-1800
46.76 miles away
The Art Institute of Washington
1820 N Fort Myer Dr
Arlington, Virginia 22209-1802
Phone: (703) 358-9550
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The Milky Way: 7 Things to Know About Breastmilk
Breastmilk is a powerful superfood. It's pure liquid life force with amazing benefits and qualities, and it comes in a perfect, portable and attractive dispenser.
This sweet substance is a vital link in the survival and evolution of humanity. Without it we would not exist.
Breastfeeding provides much more than just nourishment, it also creates the foundation of our lifelong gut health and provides the physical closeness between mother and baby to support attachment, bonding and love.
Breastmilk nourishes the body, inoculates the digestive system with a healthy microbiome, boosts the immune system and is constantly changing multiple times a day to always provide exactly what a baby needs.
7 Amazing Things to Know About Breastmilk
#1: The Best Superfood Ever:
There are over 400+ known nutrients, probiotics, enzymes, stem cells and more in breastmilk - and it doesn't decrease in nutrition at anytime! It's constantly the perfect temperature, always changing during each day to provide exactly what a baby needs, and provides up to date immunity to what's in the mom's environment.
#2: It Gives Babies the Munchies:
Breastmilk has cannabanoids in it, which are natural nutrients which also make up one of the medicinal factors of marijuana. The cannabanoids in breastmilk help to support the babies appetite, and that munchie-effect helps to make sure that babies want to eat, which is essential for them to grow and thrive.
#3: Colostrum is Like Liquid Gold:
The first milk that a mother produces in the first couple days after birth is not actually breastmilk, it is colostrum. Colostrum creates the foundation of the baby's immune system for life. It is super turbo packed with nutrients and provides a huge immunity boost to the baby.
#4: Breastmilk is Healing:
It's been used as a home remedy for hundreds of situations from pink eye to scraped knees because of its antibacterial properties. Moms have been known to use breastmilk for soothing earaches, skin irritations, diaper rashes, stretch marks and so much more! It's not only the most nutritious food for babies, it's also a healing balm for all kinds of situations.
#5: Breastmilk May Provide Powerful Cures:
The breasts have their own stash of stem cells that promote regeneration and can be accessed throughout expressed breastmilk. Breastmilk is an abundant source of stem cells which research shows can be used for treating many diseases. The stem cells in breastmilk are also able to be ethically harvested, thus making unnecessary the aggressive intervention of taking stem cells from the umbilical cord in the immediate moments after birth (which necessitates early cord clamping and takes the precious stem cells in the placenta away from the baby), or from aborted embryos. Many women are able to produce extra breastmilk through pumping, and could continue to pump long after weaning, thus providing breastmilk for medical research. I believe this is a much more humane and conscious way to pursue stem cell research and help lots more people with this healing potential in regenerative medicine.
#6: Breastmilk Deserves the Best:
The quality of breastmilk is effected by the mother's diet. The foods and herbs she eats provide nutrients and flavors to the milk and it's essential for nursing mothers to eat the highest quality foods possible. A good diet for breastfeeding mothers ensures that her body is using her food supply, rather than personal reserves, to make the milk. In traditional cultures around the world, pregnant and nursing mothers were given special nutrient-dense foods that were considered sacred for their ability to nourish the mother and baby such as oysters, fish eggs, liver and bone marrow which are very high in minerals as well as vitamins A, D and K.
#7: It's the Stuff Myths Are Made Of:
Our home galaxy here in the Universe is called the Milky Way, because in Greek mythology milk squirted out from the Goddess Hera's breast and became the stars in the sky. The name Milky Way is derived from the Greek word "Galaxius" which means milk. Breastmilk is the best food in the galaxy!
Why Milk Matters
While breastmilk is an essential ingredient to human survival and health, breastfeeding is very challenging today, especially because of the lack of support and the cultural objectification of the bodies of women.
Breastfeeding is an incredibly important practice for humanity overall, yet this vital mother-baby relationship is frequently sabotaged today by excess intervention and technology in the birth and postpartum experience, the advertising and promotion of formula, as well as societal pressure against breastfeeding in public.
Despite the prominence of sexualized breasts in advertising, billboards, commercials, fashion and media, the breastfeeding breast is controversial. This is evidenced by many women getting their social media accounts suspended for posting breastfeeding photos, as well as getting kicked off of planes and out of businesses for breastfeeding in public.
Parents-to-be are sent packages of formula samples when pregnant, pushing formula over breastmilk. New parents are given gift bags of formula when leaving the hospitals with their newborns. This kind of practices are deriding to a mother's confidence, as well as to her breastfeeding support systems, and can lead to early weaning.
Instead we should be promoting and marveling over the amazing properties of BREASTMILK! The most special food that humans have available to us - and the only food that we really make ourselves.
It is important for breastfeeding mothers today to eat organic and non-GMO foods, as pesticides from conventional produce pass through the breastmilk to the baby. However, the amount of pesticides in the body drops considerably in just a few days of eating organic. Also, only pastured, grass-fed and high-quality animal foods should be eaten by breastfeeding mothers, including eggs, dairy and meat, because the amount of pesticides, hormones and chemicals in the conventional food supply gets concentrated in animal fats posing even higher risks.
A plant-based organic diet with grass-fed pastured special nutrient-rich foods is ideal for a nursing mother. Many women today have a hard time accessing and affording organic and healthy food during pregnancy and nursing. This should be a top priority for public health.
I think we need to create a Farm-to-Breast Movement connecting organic farmers directly with pregnant and breastfeeding mothers!
It's time we really pay attention to studying the life-giving, regenerative and healing powers of breastmilk, start supporting pregnant and breastfeeding women to have better food and health, and respect what breasts are REALLY for - keeping homo sapiens alive for over 200,000 years!
This liquid of legends is full of the energy of life, health and youth - and has incredible characteristics.
It's absolutely awe-inspiring what life giving and healing powers are inherent within the breasts and bodies of women.
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here is the finished "garden party explosion" dress! i'm super happy with this one. the fit is comfortable and flattering. i love how slimming it is. since the midriff hits just above my natural waistline it skims over all the bits that need skimming over.
i have a few more pics of the finished product but first let me show you my insides. okay, not my insides, the dress's insides. you know what i mean...
once the bodice and midriff were constructed i added a lining to the midriff first to make sure this area was stabilized and second to conceal some of the interior seams. to do this, i sewed the midriff pieces together at the side seams then pinned it to the seam allowance at the top of the midriff and sewed right over my first stitching. this is left free at the bottom edge and will be slip stitched in place later.
|before stitching i pressed the CB and bottom edge in at 5/8"
after this, i inserted an invisible zipper...
then hemmed the dress.
|isn't this a lovely rolled hem? sooo glad i have a rolled hem presser foot!
once that was done, i pinned then catch stitched the armhole facings to the underlining. i used a catch stitch because it allows for a little bit of movement and it will keep any fraying of the facing edge in check. you can do the same to the neckline facing, but i simply tacked it in place at the shoulder and again halfway down the neckline. this facing doesn't really have the tendency to flip up like the armhole facings do.
|armhole facing catch-stitched
|neckline facing tacked down
oh, you want to see the outside again?
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Daily Archives: January 1, 2016
New Year's and the Ball Drop
By Lindsay Roseberry, Reference Department
We all know that many thousands of people gather in Times Square in New York City each year on December 31 and millions watch and celebrate at home. But why? Why December 31? And when did the ball drop in New York City become the American celebration it is?
We have to go way back in history to find out why January 1 is the beginning of the year, at least to most of us. The Jewish calendar and the Chinese calendar don't begin on January 1. Neither does the Islamic calendar. In ancient times, the new year started for most civilizations after the Spring Equinox. It wasn't until the time of Julius Caesar that our modern calendar was established. The calendar had gotten badly out of sync with the sun. That's what happens when the year is only 10 months long. Julius Caesar added two months to the calendar (July and August, for Julius and Augusts, respectively.) He also established January 1 as the beginning of the year. Most European countries used the Julian calendar until it was replaced by the Gregorian calendar in 1582, which we still use today. That caused a great deal of unrest and problems, but that is another story.
Pope Gregory XIII, who invented the Gregorian calendar, also kept January 1 as the beginning of the year. Throughout history, January 1 was celebrated riotously, sometimes to excess. So much excess that these celebrations were banned after the Protestant Revolution. It took a while for fun and joy to return. Most people probably had a quiet celebration at home. Make you wonder how Scrooge would have celebrated the New Year.
New York was a happening town in the 19th century, bustling with life and many, many people. Around the beginning of the century, people began getting together to celebrate and welcome in the New Year. It didn't take long to organize special events. People began to gather at times Square to celebrate New Year's in 1904. It didn't take long for the most famous celebration in the United States to start. The first ball drop was in 1907. But it was nothing like we see now. It was made of iron and wood, covered in 25 watt light bulbs—it weighed 700 hundred pounds! Made by a young immigrant metalworker named Jacob Starr; Mr. Starr formed the company that for most of the 1900s provided the ball for each new year celebration. And lest we think the lighted glasses and blinking light hats revelers wear are new, people wore battery-powered glasses in 1908!
In 1920, the ball's weight was reduced to only 400 pounds. That ball was in use up until 1955, when an aluminum ball was introduced, weighing much less. In 1980, red lights were added and a green lit stem, making the ball look like an apple—for the New York: The Big Apple campaign. In 1988, the white lights returned; in 1998, the last aluminum ball was lowered. But for the year 2000 celebration, everything changed. That's when Waterford Crystal and Phillips Lighting created a new, snazzier and jazzier ball! In 2007, the 100th anniversary of the ball dropping, LED lights were added to the aluminum and crystal ball. There are now 2,688 triangles on the ball, with over 30,000 LED lights make the ball more spectacular and programmable. The lights are more like programmed Christmas lights you see now. As an added bonus, and a year-round tourist attraction, the ball stays in full public view at Times Square. It weighs over 10,000 pounds (that's five tons!) and is twelve feet in diameter. It is lowered slowly (you wouldn't want a 5 ton object to move fast) down a 77 foot tall poll at one minute to midnight on December 31. The whole crowd counts down the last ten seconds, then the horns and screams echo throughout the city, chaos ensues and a new year begins.
Across the United States a range of cities and towns hold their own versions of the ball drop. A variety of objects are lowered or raised during the last minute of the year. The objects are usually linked to an aspect of local history or industry. Examples of objects 'dropped' or raised in this way include a variety of live and modeled domestic and wild animals, fruit, vegetables and more…
- In Key West, Florida, a very large conch is dropped
- Miami drops "Big Orange"
- Atlanta drops a peach – not surprising
- In Indianapolis, they started dropping an Indy race car recently
- Westover, NC drops a three-foot tall wooden flea
- In Cincinnati, a flying pig is flown (not dropped)
- Bethlehem, PA drops a 100 pound lighted Peep (the company headquarters are there…)
- Memphis drops a guitar, Nashville used to, but now it's a musical note
- Plymouth, WI drops a huge cheese wedge, and why not?
- Boise, ID drops a huge potato
- Raleigh, NC drops a giant acorn made of brass—it weighs 900 pounds
- And for a bit of fun, Stroudsburg, PA drops ping pong balls!


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The Vaccines are the latest in a long line of wall-of-sound garage rock bands epitomized by the Ramones. Reminiscent of late summer nights by the beach in the car with the AM radio blasting (there was no FM), maybe not quite as fast and rough, but close enough, and all the songs are under three minutes. Hey, somebody has to carry the banner.
So far there are two "single" releases (i.e. two songs each). All four songs are from an album due to be released March 21st entitled, "What Do You Expect from the Vaccines".
The first single, released last November, contains "Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)", which is the song most likely to get you to go "Hey Ho, Let's Go", churning full crunch until it stops dead at 1:25, making it the first new song (I assume) shorter than what I hear are the new preview times at iTunes. Despite, the harsh chords on the intro, "Blow it Up" is moderate-tempo, two-chord, teen-angst splendor. "Were you ever my age? No, I doubt it." Where have I heard that before? Oh, yeah, I said it 40 years ago, and I'm pretty sure I heard someone say it before me.
The second single, released just a few days ago, continues the sound and style of the first release. The single includes "We're Happening". "I don't want to bore you", they sing. Not yet anyway. "Post Break-Up Sex", with it's line "What do you expect/ from post break-up sex", may be the one they've picked as the big song from the album, given the album title.
All songs have the vocals down in the mix, and the overall reverb turned up to 11. It's about the feel of the song, and having a few words to sing along to. The style is as old as I am, although it's all about youth. It sounds OK to me. It remains to be seen whether The Vaccines can compete in the twenty teenies. Hopefully, they can.


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MEADOW LAKE, SASK.—A teen has admitted to killing four people in a mass shooting at a high school and in a home in northern Saskatchewan.
The teen, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, sat quietly in Meadow Lake court Friday as his lawyer entered guilty pleas to first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two teachers at the school in La Loche on Jan. 22.
He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the deaths of two teenage brothers at a nearby house in the remote Dene community.
He also pleaded guilty to attempted murder for wounding seven others at the school.
"I don't need to tell everyone these charges are very serious, very tragic — tragic for everyone involved in that region," said provincial court Judge Janet McIvor.
She set aside two weeks in May and June for a hearing in La Loche to determine if the killer, now 18, should be sentenced as a youth or an adult. The Crown served notice earlier this year that it wants an adult sentence.
The maximum youth sentence for first-degree murder is 10 years in custody. An adult receives an automatic life sentence and, under a new provision for multiple murders, can receive consecutive periods of parole ineligibility of up to 25 years for each victim.
"It's very important that his hearing be held in the community where these events happened," said the judge.
No agreed facts about what happened — including a motive — were submitted to the court.
At the time of the shooting, the teen's friends described him as the black sheep of his family and a victim of bullying at school. One person said the teen was often teased about his large ears.
Another student kept a screenshot of a chilling exchange that took place on social media just before the shooting.
"Just killed 2 ppl," said the message. "Bout to shoot ip the school."
Mounties, who responded to panicked calls from staff and students, said the shooter was inside the school for about eight minutes. The building's main doors had been blasted with holes. Some students fled; others hid in fear.
Substitute teacher Charlene Klyne was sitting at a desk when she saw the teen raise a gun at her through the window of her classroom door.
"All of a sudden everything was hurting and everything went red because the pellets went into my eyes," Klyne said in an earlier interview.
The 56-year-old, who lost her sight, said teacher's aide Marie Janvier was in the room with her and was killed when she ran to get help.
Janvier, 21, had graduated from the same school two years earlier and it was her first year working there as an aide.
Teacher Adam Wood of Uxbridge, Ont., had also just started his job at the beginning of the school year. The 35-year-old was also shot and died of his wounds in hospital.
Shortly after the shooting, officers were called to another crime scene in a nearby home where two brothers — Drayden Fontaine, 13, and Dayne Fontaine, 17 — were found dead.
A look at the four people who died in the shooting in northern Saskatchewan
Marie Jaqueline Janvier:
The 21-year-old had recently started working at the school in La Loche as a teacher's aide and planned on becoming a teacher. She loved children and animals, and lived with and took care of her mother and grandmother. "It's so quiet in the house now," says her mother, Jackie Janvier. She describes her only child as a kind, sweet and caring woman who worked hard because she didn't like sitting at home. Deegan Park, her boyfriend of three years, said at the time he would have given up the rest of his life just to spend another year with her. "I grew up not a good guy, but she turned me right."
Adam Wood:
The 35-year-old started his teaching career in La Loche the September before the shooting. "Adam was quite an adventurer, had a passion for life, and would often make you laugh until your stomach hurt. He was always up for a good challenge and lived each day joyously," his family, which lives in Uxbridge, Ont., said in a statement. Wood had previously worked with youth at an urban farm in Thunder Bay, Ont. "There are some people out there that hold a light. Adam was one of them," a group member said on its Facebook page. "I think about the darkness that came over the school in the moments before his death. And then I think about his light. How he would have offered that to everyone around him, and how, maybe, that would have made that horrible situation somehow a little bit easier for the people near him who survived."
Dayne Fontaine:
Police say the 17-year-old was killed at a home before the shooting at the school. His friend Brittney Lemaigre remembered him as a caring person. "So thoughtful ... He had a heart of gold," she wrote in a Facebook conversation with The Canadian Press. "Made anyone around him laugh. His time on Earth is cut too short."
Drayden Fontaine:
Police say the 13-year-old was found dead in the same home as his brother. The mother to both boys, Alicia Fontaine, posted about her grief on Facebook. "My heart shattered into a million pieces," she wrote. "So sad I don't have no more babies." Loren Lemaigre, calling himself a family friend, posted on Facebook: "So young and for nothing."


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Businesses that employ persons with disabilities, as determined by the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) in the Maryland State Department of Education and/or by the Maryland Department of Labor , may be eligible for a tax credit for wages paid to, and for childcare expenses and for transportation expenses paid on behalf of qualified employees.
The credit may be taken against corporate income tax, personal income tax, state and local taxes withheld (for certain tax-exempt organizations only), insurance premiums tax or public service company franchise tax. The same credit may not, however, be applied to more than one tax type.
Sole proprietorships, corporations, tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and pass-through entities, such as partnerships, subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies and business trusts may claim the tax credit.
The company must hire an individual with a disability and obtain a determination from the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) in the Maryland State Department of Education, or the Maryland Department of Labor for a disabled veteran, that the individual is a qualified employee with a disability.
A �Qualified Employee� with a disability means an individual who:
An employee must not have been hired to replace a laid-off employee or to replace an employee who is on strike or for whom the business simultaneously receives federal or state employment training benefits.
Qualifying child care expenses are those expenses incurred by a business to enable a qualified employee with a disability to be gainfully employed.
The credit is allowed for the first two years of employment of the disabled individual for both the wages paid and the child care or transportation expenses paid on behalf of the employee as follows:
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If the credit is more than the tax liability, the unused credit may be carried forward for up to five (5) tax years.
For tax years prior to 2012, the credit may not be claimed if the Maryland Employment Opportunity Tax Credit was claimed for the same employee.
A 501( c)(3) tax-exempt organization may estimate the amount of the tax credit for qualifying employees for the tax year. The total amount of the estimated credit should be divided evenly over the number of periods for filing withholding returns (Form MW506). For example, if quarterly returns are required, then the total estimated credit should be divided by four. Each payment to the Comptroller would be reduced by the pro rata amount of the credit.
Alternatively, the tax-exempt organization could apply the credit against the tax on unrelated business taxable income.
Whenever this credit is claimed against the income tax, an addition modification must be made in the amount of the credit claimed.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, this credit is available only with an electronically-filed return. A copy of the determination from DORS or the Maryland Department of Labor must be included with the electronic return, and the Form 500CR section of the return must be completed.
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Form MW508CR must be submitted with Form MW508, the Maryland Annual Employer Withholding Reconciliation Report. A copy of the determination from DORS or DLLR must be included with the MW508CR. If the tax-exempt employer is required to file its MW508 electronically, then the employer should submit Form MW508CR and documentation with a paper Form MW508A after the electronic Form MW508 is transmitted.
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You must be a resident of Windham County, Vermont, and meet our income guidelines or be working with un-owned cats, to qualify for this program. We use the guidelines set by the state of Vermont to determine eligibility. In general, if you receive assistance from the government, or can provide evidence of other financial hardship, you will be eligible.
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Live Your Freedom TV, Ep. 08: Chantelle Adams - Speaker, Author + Courage Ignitor
I am so excited to share this episode of Live Your Freedom TV with you!
I interviewed the incredible Chantelle Adams, she is a speaker, published author and a courage ignitor. She is also my very own public speaking teacher and it was such an honor to feature Chantelle and her brilliance here right on LYF TV!
We talk about branding as an evolution, using public speaking to grow your business and weaving heart-centered causes in to your work. Chantelle has the most amazing heart and she has achieved incredible success in helping women, just like me, step up and in to our power.
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AMBER: Welcome to Live Your Freedom TV. I am so excited to introduce you to my lovely friend, Chantelle Adams. Chantelle is a speaker, an author, a courage ignitor, and a passionate do-gooder. All of those things are incredibly true. Welcome to Live Your Freedom TV Chantelle.
CHANTELLE: I am so excited because you are just true gold and I love you. You ooze love and goodness and you are making such a huge difference with the ladies that you are working with. I am honored to be here. Thank you.
AMBER: Thank you Chantelle and I would say the same back to you. That is one of the things that I adore about you is that you practice what you preach. You walk your talk. What you see here friends is the real Chantelle Adams in her business and all aspects of it. You go all out for your girls and just think that it is not that common. I just love that about you. Let's just dive right in. I really, really want to know because I know this to be true but I really want to hear it from your perspective how your brand has allowed you to show up in the world and shine as the true heart of Chantelle
CHANTELLE: Thank you. It is so funny because I wanted to kind of touch on this when you talked about branding. It is an evolution. It really is this evolution. I think I am still evolving with what I am putting out there. It is all like this growth. I always say business is the best personal growth, personal development growth you can ever go through. It really is the same with branding. I found in the beginning I was really trying to tap into colors and fonts and focusing on that and what actually shifted for me is seeing branding more as the feeling. The feeling behind everything you do.
AMBER: Right.
CHANTELLE: When I did my photo shoots or when I write copy or when I have even branding or fonts, that kind of stuff, I think about my one. I think about the feeling that I want them to feel when they are in my presence and whether that's me physically or me online. It is really about how branding is the feeling behind what I want to create for them when they come and when they see me, when they are together and I want it all to be cohesive. That's just been an evolution about just really changing from oh, I like this font or I like this look and oh, that's kind of fun to really like, what is the feeling behind it? That's been kind of that evolution. Also, owning that yeah, I'm fun and funky and I love to just have fun and be silly and have dance parties. I smile a lot and I remember when I was doing my photo shoot I kept trying to do some more serious ones and she was like but that doesn't feel like you. And I was like yeah, I know. It was even in that moment of yeah, you know I have to bring that energy and that excitement and that passion through those pictures as well.
AMBER: Totally and it totally exudes you. For those that want to look at your website, right now I know your website is under construction but you do have your SHINE Live page which is shinelive.chantelleadams.com. Please go and look at that. I really want to ask you about it because it is stunning. Literally, it is stunning and this brand coach is like totally speechless when I scroll down that page. Tell us how you made that happen. Logistically, visually I guess. Because those are piece that I am sure a lot of our viewers will go look at that page and go how the heck did she do this, it looks amazing.
CHANTELLE: Well, thank you. One big thing I am going to say is having an amazing team. It really adds. Having people that you resonate with and that get you. I just did my big Centre Stage Live event and I had a photographer, a videographer, a makeup artist, a stylist, like all these people and sure, it was my event that I pulled off and yet I could not have done it without them. I choose people very carefully that resonate with my energy, that feel like they are my kind of people that I would just want to hang out with. When I found this designer, she is amazing and she really gets my branding but also I think it was a culmination of having amazing photos that you can pull from, the colors and the feel. Also, the copy obviously flowing and being able to have that. With copy, I always write my own but I tell people to pretend like you are having a conversation with your one. So, really focus on who your one is and really have that heart to heart conversation through that writing and pretend like that is an actual conversation happening because it will be when they are reading it. The other piece is just having her pull from my programs and pieces of wording and things that I really love. I told her this is all about shining, this is all about light and beauty and being that in the world. That is where the sparkles and the different elements have come from and the playfulness too.
AMBER: I just love it because it just feels so … I am cheating because I know you. It also feels like so spot on but it also looks so pro. I just love what you said there about having a team and leaning on those people to help you when they are operating in their zone of genius that you can stay in yours.
CHANTELLE: Absolutely.
AMBER: Love that, love that.
CHANTELLE: Because it wouldn't look like that if I designed it.
AMBER: Me either and I do design websites. It is really topnotch. Speaking, speaking, speaking. Let's talk about your bread and butter and what really truly is part of your zone of genius. You have a lot of genius but this is it. This is the big nut of what your brilliance that you share with other women predominantly in the world, around how to take their message and turn it into a signature talk and to utilize speaking as a platform, as a medium for growth in their business. Can you share with us a couple of things? I want tips on how to get started with speaking for those who are phobic and then also just how helpful this speaking tool is within the business.
CHANTELLE: Love it. For sure, of course. I love talking speaking. Really behind the piece of speaking is helping people to understand their story and have the courage to share it. At the beginning of everything I do from helping people create signature programs, to helping them to write their signature speech. It starts with their story. It is not just your story. There is a formula and it is your breakdown plus your breakthrough creates your diamond moment. Lots of people will say I have so many breakdowns and so many breakthroughs but the one that you focus on is the one that finally did it for you. That finally sent you on the path that you are on today doing the work that you are meant to do, right now in the world.
AMBER: That is so good. People, take notes.
CHANTELLE: It is also going deep on the emotions behind it. Some people will give me a timeline. This happened and this happened and this happened and this happened. That's not a story that is going to connect and resonate with your audience. Whether this is on your about page or on your interview or on a podcast, whatever, you need to have that grand story to connect all the dots. I am finding that when you get that grand story, absolutely everything else flows. It is really about going on the emotional side of it and really having the courage to be real and raw and tell it like it is and really open your heart and be able to just share that from a very real and vulnerable place and then be able to connect that. Most often the people that you are trying to reach and teach are often in that place about breakdown moments and they need you to lead them to that breakthrough moment. That's why being real and vulnerable and just sharing. I say paint a picture. Don't just tell us, you need to really show us. Show us with your words and your heart and your emotion. Some people will say, I know I am going to cry and I say, do it. Bring that emotion and really share that from the heart because that is what's going to have people saying, sign me up, I need to work with you.
AMBER: Yeah, and I worked with you in Center Stage, the program. What do you call it Spotlight, right?
CHANTELLE: Yea!
AMBER: About a year ago-ish. I definitely went there on that and then I had my first big speaking event in front of 400 women at the New Hampshire Conference Room and it was amazing and I cried a little bit. I definitely got choked up, up on stage but I know for sure that it definitely resonated in a much bigger way because I was just being honest. I was just sharing what I was feeling and yeah, so that's beautiful. Thank you for outlining that and sharing that. It is so powerful. I think also it just really solidifies the importance of being in your brand wholeheartedly and giving yourself permission to show up as who you truly are.
CHANTELLE: Absolutely.
AMBER: Let's give some tips for our viewers around how they get started. Let's say we are dealing with someone who is a newer entrepreneur, loving doing this but every new thing is hard. Every new thing is a little intimidating and scary and the idea of recording a video is paralyzing. Where do they begin?
CHANTELLE: Well, with everything it is start before you are ready. That is something that I have lived by and I have seen humongous growth in my business because when I have that download of inspiration or when I have that thought that I need to do that thing or post that video or share that thing, it is like jumping all in and then taking action in that moment and then the results will follow. So, when you have that download or that inspiration it is like go, even though you don't feel ready. When I launched my Center Stage program, I put it up on just a blog post and you talk about my sales pages, I didn't even have one. So I had it just on a blog post and I did my own PayPal button and I considered this as beta round and it ended up selling out but when I launched it I had only done the outline. That was like ahh! So I really feel that you should go before you are ready. So, it is the same with speaking. If you don't have a big speaking gig like you had right out of the gate, it is like start before you are ready. Start doing podcasts, start looking for interviews, start doing, like this, videos and sharing your voice with the world online. I know a lot of people that have gotten booked for speaking at some really big live events just solely from showing up online and really rocking their voice from podcasting or from webinars or from video. Pick something that feels like it lights you up and start doing that now. Also, go local. Look around locally. Who can you partner with locally or can you host your own event? Can you make your own stage? Sometimes, I will say to people to stop waiting for those big gigs, world domination summit or whatever to fall into your lap. You need to make your own stages. I have a lot of women who create their own events and I do that as well. Looking for other ways to use your message. Some people will say you need niche down on a certain market, which I agree but I also feel like if you niche down on your message, what I call your North Star, then most often that message is needed in all sorts of platforms. When I look at this I have spoken to kids ages 4 all the way up to university students. I have spoken to parents. I have spoken to whole aboriginal communities. I have spoken to obviously women entrepreneurs and I have very similar messages or core messages that I gave to every single one of them. It is just taking your core message and tailoring it for that audience. I say, look for opportunities even outside some of your places that you are currently looking because you never know who is going to be in that audience that is going to say, actually, I need you to come to my business or my corporation or I have someone that I know really needs this message, or will you come speak at my kid's school. When you are just starting, say yes.
AMBER: Yes.
CHANTELLE: Say yes, right? When you are just starting to speak, say yes and get out there and practice and get in front of people. When you do that more people will start to come and ask and then you can be choosy. Now you can be like, okay I know exactly where my market is or where I really love to zone in on or what really puts the back end to pay for it. I have gone corporate and gotten paid to speak but now I am kind of shifting more into speaking for free even but I have seen it pay $10,000 or more for one speaking gig because I have the back end structure now. It is also about looking for opportunities where your perfect people are hanging out and going local but also another huge thing is building relationships.
AMBER: Right.
CHANTELLE: So, built those relationships. It is not just something that is going to totally happen overnight. It might, like in your case. But you have to build those relationships and really give first. Give first and always give with the intention of not receiving anything in return but really to give and serve. One thing that I have said that has worked beautifully too for others is being able to volunteer at some of these bigger events that you hope to one day be on the stage for. Asking if you can be someone that is volunteering at any platform but giving them service first and connecting is a huge way to be able to build the solid relationships that can lead to invitations to speak.
AMBER: Great. That is such powerful, amazing advice right there. I hope people are taking notes because this stuff is really good. I can't wait to watch this back. So, from there you mentioned the relationship piece. Could you elaborate a little bit about that? Just in general how do you break in, how do you start making relationships with people in the business? How do you get into a mastermind group? I know you have a really strong network. What is some advice for these folks around doing that?
CHANTELLE: Right. So there is always the things of just being present and being visible. So, say you choose five places that you would love to speak and you connect with the people that are kind of heading up that event. It is not always just the face of the event. There is a whole team of people that are making decisions for those speakers and those events. It is connecting on Twitter and Facebook and all those social media platforms. It is sharing their stuff, being on their Periscope or being on their YouTube or their webinar whenever they are posting something, being there, being active, commenting, sharing. Another great thing is actually being in their programs and being a superstar. If it is someone that you want to connect with. I know that even with Off The Charts recently, I know that a lot of speakers came from some of her students, right? It is like looking at, I can learn from her, I love her. Obviously, if you want to be on her stage, so why not work with her and total excel, give her some killer testimonials, connect with her, build that relationship that way. I have built lots of relationships by being a client. I know our relationship came from you taking my program, right? We connected that way and you are a smart student and so I want to have you, I don't know if you are coming for sure but I want to have you come over and present on my stage at SHINE Live because she has done such fabulous work through using speaking to grow her business even in this platform. So, there you go. It is showing exactly what I was just teaching.
AMBER: Right! Proof positive. I love that. We'll talk, you know dates and details. It is amazing. Let's talk about SHINE Live. I really want to make sure we give enough time to talk about this because I want to talk about the event itself but also the power of running live events. Because that has been a big thing in your business. I just hosted my first VIP client day yesterday. We were in person for the whole day. We had a beautiful dinner. We were in Portsmouth. I was just magical. That in person connection, share a little bit about that.
CHANTELLE: You can't beat it. With hosting live events, I have done this kind of smaller, more intimate events, so Centre Stage Live, but with tons of moving pieces. It is like they are getting their photos done, they are doing their video segments and they are doing their stage and they are getting stylists and hair and makeup and all sorts of awesomeness. When you do your event, no matter how small or big it is, you want to really be there in service first of all. What do they need? Right, what do they really need from you? And then be able to say okay what are the feelings that I want to create around this event? So, looking at the need, the feelings, and then coming from a place of total service and creating an experience. When I did my Centre Stage Live event – here are all the big details and all the big takeaways. Here is the feeling I want them to have. I want them to feel totally supported. Backstage before their speech, I am there, I am mic-ing them up and I am totally giving them this pep talk. A lot of times we are crying and I am touching up their makeup. Oh no, don't cry! It is just that piece of you can do this and being there and then everyone cheering for them and everyone writing a testimonial. It was this whole sisterhood supporting each other, it was a beautiful, beautiful experience. The biggest thing from it was the immense bond that could not have been creating in any other distortion??18.25 online. So, they were friends and connected online because we were working together for a month before the event. But coming together and actually being together and celebrating together and helping each other pick out outfits and going through this whole experience together, there is nothing like it. Also, the little details. I put little Sticky Notes on the mirror just saying little love notes like you are so beautiful, you are shining. So as they getting their makeup done they are reading these positive messages from me, little love notes. When they checked in I just left a little card for them so that when they got there… I picked them up from the airport and drove them there personally instead of having them have to catch a cab. It was the little things that they said made the big difference. The little details.
AMBER: That is beautiful.
CHANTELLE: That's a big thing too for hosting your own events. Make sure you start with the feeling, the real need, really solving and giving some tangible takeaways and then really serving and paying attention to those little details.
AMBER: Beautiful. Let's hear about SHINE Live because I am sure no detail will be overlooked with this amazing event. It is September 23 – 25 of this year.
CHANTELLE: Yes
AMBER: And, it is where and when? All that. Give us the details.
CHANTELLE: You've got to come because it is in Kelowna, British Columbia. It is the wine central, it is beautiful wine country. Right across from where we are going to be hosting it in this beautiful old museum-type place. It is going to be fabulous. It is right by the water. We have sandy beaches, the lake, the mountains, vineyards, it is a gorgeous, gorgeous spot to come and visit. But more than that we are going to be going through so much amazing content. If you are going to be getting your TED Talk… it is conference style. There is a big group of ladies but it is also mastermind because I want you to feel connected and I want you to feel supporting. So you are going to have time to work in your groups. You are going to have time to take action then and there. It is not just listening for three days straight. I am going to teach, you are going to do and then we are going to have open mic time, question time, hot seat coaching time. It is really like this beautiful, energetic of everyone taking action together and moving forward and not just receiving the valuable content but making it apply. We are going to talk about stories. As I mentioned, it is the key to everything, your foundation. You are going to come out with your story. You are going to write your TED Talk. I know so many people want to give those TED Talks so we are going to write your TED Talk. We are going to talk about getting booked and really go in depth on that. I have some fabulous guest speakers who are amazing speakers and they are going to share some of their tips. Then we are going to go into actually online speaking. How do you grow your business using telesummits and podcasts and webinars. Again, I have guest speakers coming in and speaking about those. Then we are going to move into hosting your own events, so really in depth, helping you to actually take this message and create your own retreats or one-day workshops or live events like this. It is going to be a lot of fun. We have a Hollywood producer coming. She is going to talk about getting on TV and news stations to share your message and we have Marisa Murgatroyd from the Superhero Summit. She is going to share how she added 10,000 to her list plus the 100,000 to her business just through her telesummit. She is a superstar when it comes to telesummits. Those are just a couple of the key players that are coming to speak. Then we having something that is really fun. We are going to have obviously dance breaks but we are going to do a flash mob dance because I have always wanted to do a flash mob dance. Everybody is going to be included and we are going to videotape it and make it all professional and it is going to be super fun. That is one fun thing. There will be lots of prizes and lots of fun connection pieces and some VIP top-secret stuff that is going to make it like no other event. I am really excited. It is for 200 woman so I am like ahh‼ Like, that's a lot.
AMBER: And the price point is really reasonable too. It is really accessible. Do you want to share what that is?
CHANTELLE: Yes, right now there is an early pricing on which is just $397 for the full three-day event. And this is not a pitch fest, just so you know.
AMBER: No, no, it is not.
CHANTELLE: It is solid content.
AMBER: You taught me a lot in my business around really being able to show up for my clients. You and I both have the skill where in a Facebook group or in live we know all the women and we see their stories and we want to honor those stores because they are all equally important. I learned that from you in terms of how to operate my program with things moving forward. Like, I can actually really just do this. It is so beautiful. For the women that are watching this that are interested and really want to take that next step in speaking truly, but now all these other pieces that are part of it because SHINE is about more than just speaking, you will leave there with an incredible knowledge base and understanding of how to grow your business and I am not an affiliate. I am just sharing this because I adore you and I really think you are amazing and you just have an important gift that others need to receive.
CHANTELLE: Thank you.
AMBER: You're welcome.
CHANTELLE: You mentioned talking about my soul/sole?? calling. Honestly, there are lots of ups and downs in business and one of the things that I always say too is to make your why bigger than your fear, to really be tapped into that why. For me, it has always been about courage. I just didn't know exactly how courage played a part in it but what I really know now is it is giving the world a voice. It is really about I know that the way to change the world is if we can really find our voice and find our message and find our story and then have the courage to share it, that people are going to be impacted all over the world. I am seeing that right now and I am fueled up on really giving people that courage to share their story in a bigger way so that they can reach more lives and really change the world. That's my soul/sole?? calling and the sole purpose for really helping women to shine. It is just a beautiful thing to watch.
AMBER: Another little thing I want add too is around your passionate do-gooder piece. You have built schools in other countries, right? Through what you have done in your business. Can you just share a touch about that?
CHANTELLE: I jumped out of airplane, facing one of my big fears, to raise money to build a school in Nicaragua and we were able to go and see that built and students are now there learning and growing and having a voice too and being able to find their hope and their ability to make a difference in their communities. Also, with my kids we were able to build a school in Kenya, Africa as well. And, at SHINE 2 I really wanted to have a giveback component which will be helping to go towards building a school as well but also this incredible woman who is actually staring in one of Oprah's documentaries, she has this business where she supports women in India in creating these beautiful little bags. I am working with her to actually have that be part of the swag bags. It is going to be getting these women to hand sew and we pay them fair wages and help them to have a beautiful way to provide for their family. Most of them are single moms and you will actually be able to see their stories. She is going to come and be at the live event and share these women's stories and how these little gifts that you are going to receive at SHINE are impacting their life.
AMBER: Love that.
CHANTELLE: That is a really special thing.
AMBER: It is so powerful because we get to, as moms, teach our children how to make a bigger impact and give back with the business that we have created from scratch, quite literally, that are impacting the lives of other women and it just this beautiful pay-it-forward thing. I just love this soul sister movement that we have going supporting each other on our journeys and just making it happen and making this world a better place. Thank you for that, Chantelle.
CHANTELLE: Yaay‼
AMBER: So, everyone head on over the shinelive.chantelleadams.com and check out the beautiful page and all the beautiful messages on there. It is very inspiring and join. Sign up. Give yourself the gift of heading over to British Columbia for those of you who have never been to that part of the world. I haven't, so let's add that onto the destination list. Thank you so much for today Chantelle. You are so lovely.
CHANTELLE: Thank you. And love right back to you. Thank you for providing this space again, a way for me to be able to share my message and for others to have a voice as well. So, thank you.
AMBER: You're welcome. Lots of love!
CHANTELLE: You too! Bye!.


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February 18, 2014
Greenwich CPA Firm Merges into Marcum LLP
New York City, NY - Greenwich, Conn., CPA firm Thomas E. Finn, P.C. has merged into Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory firm. Finn joins Marcum's New England region.
Thomas Finn and Ari Maunula have joined Marcum as partners. Marcum's John Mezzanotte was named Partner-in-Charge of the Greenwich office.
"Tom Finn's deep roots in the Greenwich community strengthen Marcum's presence in the Connecticut market and bring an important new asset to our New England region," said Jeffrey M. Weiner, Marcum's Managing Partner.
In addition to its new Greenwich office, Marcum has other Connecticut offices in Hartford and New Haven. The Firm's New England region also includes Boston, Needham and Raynham, MA; and Providence, RI.
About Marcum LLP
Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation. Ranked among the top 20, Marcum LLP offers the resources of 1,300 professionals, including over 160 partners, in 23 offices throughout New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, California, Florida, Grand Cayman and China. Headquartered in New York City, the Firm's presence runs deep, with full-service offices strategically located in major business markets. Marcum is a member of the Marcum Group, an organization providing a comprehensive range of professional services spanning accounting and advisory, technology solutions, wealth management, and executive and professional recruiting. The Marcum Group companies include Marcum LLP; Marcum Technology LLC; Marcum Search LLC; Marcum Financial Services LLC; Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP; MarcumBuchanan Associates LLC; and Marcum Cronus Partners LLC.


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In this video from Pro Tools Expert James Ivey takes a look and listen to the new B-5 Organ from Acoustic Samples in Pro Tools. James shows us around the instrument then with 5 audio examples shows off the some of the tonal variation that this Hammond VI has to offer.
The Hammond organs are very complex beasts, full of wires. Until now, the best renditions were synthesis, mainly because of how the organ works which is a set of 91 frequencies that are connected via contactors under each key and which volume is controlled by the drawbars.
Sample based libraries consist of stacking drawbar samples at the same time which works, but causes a big problem, sometimes you play the same frequency twice and because of phase cancellation, you never get the same sound twice when if you press the same keys.
Acoustic Samples have found a way to use the 91 frequencies synthesis approach, but using real samples, to get the best of both worlds, the real recorded organ tone plus the real behaviour and keep access to the versatility of the drawbar controls and the tweakability of synthesis.
They sampled each of the 91 tones and then measured and meticulously reproduced everything, the key contacts, the resistance wires, the foldback, the drawbars, the swell pedal, the percussion, and every button available on the original machine. To get the best possible vibrato/chorus effect, they also sampled all 6 settings and carefully phase aligned everything. Synthesis model based on samples, to get the authentic sound and the real mechanic behaviour.