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It's not hard to understand why Snyder and Capullo wanted Dream to be a part of this story. There are clear thematic ties between Metal and Sandman, and drawing those characters into the conflict shows that this story truly spans the width and breadth of the DCU in a way few event comics have delivered. But that speaks to the larger flaw in Metal's execution. This story ultimately became too grand and ambitious for its own good, juggling a cast of characters and conflicts that was too much for one miniseries (even with all its tie-ins) to properly contain. With so many moving pieces, it simply became impossible to give Dream and his allies the attention they deserved.
Given the venerated status of Gaiman's original Sandman run, any DC/Sandman crossover needs to be treated with the utmost significance. The Endless should be the crux of any DCU story in which they appear, as was the case with Death's guest role in Action Comics #894. If the door remains open for future DC/Sandman crossovers, taking full advantage of that crossover needs to be the first priority.
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AD which usually develops in individuals aged 65 or more, slowly leads to memory impairment, behavioral changes and dementia; it affects how people understand, think, remember and communicate.
Researchers believe the number of AD cases will quadruple to around 106 million people by the year 2050. More than half of the world's AD sufferers are in Asia and the number is predicted to rise to 62.8 million by 2050.
Many believe Alzheimer's begins to attack the brain years before symptoms appear, therefore determining what causes the disease and who's susceptible to it are critical in preventing or slowing down the disease.
Etiology While the causes of Alzheimer's are not very clear, it is obvious that the neurons in certain brain locations begin to die in sufferers leading to lowered neurotransmitter levels. Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German neurologist, discovered the disease in 1906 while examining the brain of a woman who had died after years of progressive dementia.
He found abnormal clumps and irregular knots in the woman's brain tissue. Today, these clumps (now called plaques) and knots (now called tangles) are considered hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's sufferers tend to have lower SORL1 levels in their blood which in turn leads to the deposition of greater amounts of amyloid beta peptide (plaques) in brain nerve cells and the inflammatory response subsequently causes Alzheimer's.
Risk Factors Alzheimer's is a complex disease caused by a combination of factors including infection, reduced circulation and genetic susceptibility. The main risk factors include, - Age.
Alzheimer's usually affects people older than 65, but can also affect younger individuals. The number of affected persons, in individuals beyond the age of 65, doubles every 5 years. The risk is increased by 50% in individuals older than 85 years old. - Heredity.
The risk of developing Alzheimer's appears to be slightly higher if a first-degree relative has the disease. Although the role of genetics is unexplained in AD, there are a number of genetic mutations believed to be responsible for increasing the risk of the disease in certain families. - Gender.
The disease is about twice as common in women as they live longer. - Lifestyle. Factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and poorly controlled diabetes, which increase heart disease risk, are responsible for developing Alzheimer's.
It is believed that remaining mentally active throughout one's life, especially in the later years, reduces the risk of AD. - Obesity. High insulin levels in obese people can increase the risk of AD. Diabetics are also at a higher risk for the disease. - Nutritional deficiencies. People with AD tend to have low levels of vitamin B12, B3 and Zinc. - Education levels.
Some researchers claim the more educate a person is the less likely he/she is to develop AD, as they have more brain synapses. - Mood disorders. People who tend to experience psychological distress and negative emotions such as depression and anxiety are more prone to develop AD. - Toxicity.
Many believe overexposure to certain trace metals or chemicals (deposits of aluminum in the brain) can cause Alzheimer's. - Head injury. Serious traumatic head injuries (a concussion with a prolonged loss of consciousness) have been linked to future Alzheimer's. - Hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
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Alzheimer's which may start with slight memory loss and confusion, eventually leads to irreversible mental impairment that destroys a person's ability to remember, reason, learn and imagine. Most AD sufferers show certain symptoms:
1. Memory loss affecting daily function- At its onset, Alzheimer's disease is marked by periods of forgetfulness, especially of recent events or simple directions. But what begins as mild forgetfulness persists and worsens. AD sufferers may repeat actions and forget conversations or appointments. They frequently forget names even the names of family members and everyday objects. As Alzheimer's disease progresses, severe short term memory loss becomes more apparent. Individuals are able to recall past events but are incapable of remembering recent events.
2. Problems with abstract thinking- People with Alzheimer's initially have trouble balancing their checkbook, eventually they have difficulty recognizing and dealing with numbers, and finally they cannot remember what the numbers mean.
3. Misplacing things- Sufferers routinely misplace things, often putting them in illogical locations: an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl.
4. Difficulty in performing familiar tasks- AD patients have trouble with routine tasks requiring sequential steps, such as preparing a meal. Advanced cases forget how to do even the most basic tasks.
5. Disorientation of time and place- AD sufferers often lose their sense of time and date, and find themselves lost in familiar surroundings.
6. Problems with language- Sufferers forget simple words or substitute words, making sentences difficult to understand. Eventually, reading and writing are also affected.
7. Poor or decreased judgment- Alzheimer's is characterized by greater difficulty in doing things that require planning, decision making and judgment. Solving everyday problems, like what to do when food is burning on the stove, becomes increasingly difficult and sooner or later impossible. These individuals also do not pay much attention to their hygiene and health and are not dressed according to season.
8. Extreme changes in mood and behavior- Patients exhibit varied mood swings for no apparent reason.
9. Personality changes- AD patients become confused, suspicious or withdrawn. They may also become apathic, fearful or act out of character. Sufferers may express distrust in others, show increased stubbornness or withdraw from society. Depression and restlessness often coexists with Alzheimer's disease.
10. Loss of initiative- In advanced stages sufferers become passive, and require cues and prompting to become involved. They wander without purpose and experience incontinence.
A decline in the sense of smell often occurs as early as two years prior to the start of mental decline in AD patients. The rate at which the sense of smell is lost can predict how rapidly cognitive functioning is lost.
Diagnosis Alzheimer's disease often goes unrecognized or is misdiagnosed in its early stages. Early and accurate diagnosis of AD gives patients and their families, time to plan for the future.
There is currently no single test which can accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease, therefore a range of assessments and laboratory tests are used to rule out other possible diseases causing memory loss (undetected strokes, Parkinson's disease, several medications).
Taking a complete medical history, performing thorough physical and mental examinations, and neuropsychological testing along with certain laboratory tests and brain imaging can help doctors rule out other potential causes of the dementia.
Genetic testing for Alzheimer's can tell whether or not a person carries the genetic mutations believed to be associated with the disease.
Prevention Delaying the onset of Alzheimer's is an important step in fighting the disease. While there is no proven way to prevent AD, there are a number of recommendations: - Healthy aging. Scientists believe improving the cardiovascular health by losing weight, exercising and controlling high blood pressure can help prevent Alzheimer's disease. - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
NSAIDs such as ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin), naproxen sodium (Aleve) and indomethacin (Indocin) can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's. - Statins.
These drugs (atorvastatin (Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor)) are used to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. - A selective estrogen receptor molecules (SERMs) called raloxifene (Evista) is used to protect against bone loss associated with osteoporosis; it lowers the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment which precedes Alzheimer's. - Healthy diet.
A well-balanced diet rich in fiber, antioxidants and polyphenols (fruit and vegetables) can help delay the onset of AD. - Herbal remedies. Herbs such as Butcher's broom, Ginkgo biloba extract, Kava Kava, Curcumin, rosmarinic acid, the Chinese herb (qian ceng ta) and valerian root are effective in preventing AD. - Avoiding alcohol, cigarette smoke, processed foods, environmental toxins especially aluminum and mercury. - Biking, walking, swimming and golf are the most effective sports which can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. - Mental fitness.
Many believe advanced education, lifelong mental exercise (board games, cross word puzzles, reading) and learning can promote the growth of additional synapses and delay the onset of dementia.
Researchers claim being bilingual (speaking at least two languages every day for 50 years or more) can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's. - Many drugs should be avoided as they adversely affect CNS by increasing confusion and lethargy.
These drugs include sedatives (benzodiazepines), anticholinergic drugs (tricyclic antidepressants), antihistamines, antipsychotics and benztropine.
Treatment Although there is no cure for Alzheimer's, there are medications which can help improve the quality of life in sufferers by slowing down the process of the disease and improving symptoms secondary to AD such as insomnia, wandering, anxiety, agitation and depression. - Cholinesterase inhibitors This group of medications (donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon) and galantamine (Reminyl)) improves the brain's neurotransmitters levels.
Donepezil can delay the onset of Alzheimer's for about a year in people who have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the absence of dementia. - Memantine (Namenda) It is the first drug approved to treat moderate to severe stages of Alzheimer's.
Complications In advanced stages sufferers may lose all ability to care for themselves which makes them more prone to additional health problems such as pneumonia, infections and fractures.


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Back to the letter:
Men presidents only
I think that having a woman president would be a bad idea for our country. Women are not meant to rule countries and be in charge. They are meant to make decisions but not confirm them.
Our president deals with some countries that don't respect or allow women in leadership positions. I wonder if the United States would have more terrorist attacks because we would be seen as weak with a woman leader. I agree that women can do many things, but leave the ruling of the countries to the men.
BRITTANY BAYLES, 13, Kennewick
Reading it just makes my stomach hurt.
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3 comments:
- heathre said...
oh my god, that is horrible - and from a 13 yr old girl?? argh argh.
- Mon Feb 04, 02:19:00 PM
- sunnywave said...
i can't tell what's more disturbing--that this letter is written by a female, or that it's written by a 13-year-old. !!!!!!!! sooooo sad!!!!!!!!
- Wed Feb 13, 08:01:00 PM
Anyone hear of Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Michelle Bachelet (Pres. of Chili), Helen Clark (PM of New Zealand), Luisa Diogo (PM of Mozambique), Christina de Kirchner (president of Argentina). Good God, what century is this? Are we worried Ms. Clinton will pass bills on home decor or have to leave a meeting to grab a pad? Do we only except powerful women when their power is supported by domesticity (see Martha Stewart), or talk show popularity (see Oprah)? Let's hope this 13 year old realizes her true potential as a HUMAN, and her sex is not a qualification.
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...Who got him, we got him, who got him, we got him, who's bad, we bad, who's bad, I'm bad, who got him, I got him...
|Oh my soul, this is so embarrassing... I just cringe every time Jambi gets in front of a camera.
|I wouldn't worry about it, Ms Rice. Everyone is so happy that we finally got the bad guy, I doubt they'll even notice how bad Jambi's dancing is.
|Pretty damn amazing...
|You've got to be kidding. That is some terrible dancing, even for a white guy.
|I'm not talking about his damn dancing, Condi. I'm talking about the fact that Jambi was able to pinpoint Zarqawi's location right down to the meter.
|What's amazing is that I finally got that looney to tell me anything. I just happened to catch Jambi in a lucid moment and thought I'd take a chance asking him. Before he would even discuss it, I had to set him up for 'dinner' with Scarlett Johansson, and score him enough Peruvian Marching Powder to sink Tony Montana.
|Thank God for our friends in Peru.
|So, what does this all mean, Reese? I thought that once Jambi changed bodies with the president, he no longer retained any of his Genie powers.
|Let me handle this, Reese. What Jambi was using when he told you where Zarqawi was located was not Genie power, but psychic power - what parapsychologists refer to as 'remote viewing'. It's like astral projection for the mind. You see the location where you focus your attention.
|Big time mumbo jumbo.
|Not really. Every human has psychic senses. It's just that Genies are able to develop them much more rapidly. Whatever psychic powers Jambi developed as a Genie should remain with him as a man.
|Peewee's apparently right, Dick. As you know, we've been studying psi phenomenon at the Pentagon since the mid-sixties.
|Does that mean Jambi is even more dangerous than we had thought?
|That depends, Ms Rice. Jambi is pretty self-destructive. If he keeps it up with the drugs and booze, his powers will become so diluted that they won't amount to much.
|Then we've somehow got to keep him riding on that party train.
|I'll volunteer for that mission!
Hey, it's Peewee! How ya doin, Peewee?
|Really good, Mister President, but I'm feeling really anxious to get started working with you. Today I thought we would work on developing your 'remote viewing'.
|Remote viewing? Sounds like a big barrel of laughs. But first let me ask you a couple of questions about the old Playhouse gang. Whatever happened to that guy I used to like - Cowboy Curtis?
|Cowboy Curtis? Oh, he's fine. You know, that was Lawrence Fishburne before he hit the big time. Hard to believe that he's the same guy who played Morpheus in The Matrix, isn't it? Now, I want you to focus...
|So he wasn't a real cowboy?
|Hardly. Now, I'm going to show you a photograph, and I want you to clear...
|What about Captain Carl?
|Oh... My old friend Phil Hartman... You know, I try to not even think about him... So sad. You really need to clear your mind and...
|So the Playhouse was nothing but a pack of lies? None of the people were real?
|Well, Jambi was real... And Miss Yvonne... I'm going to show you a picture...
|And you? Were you a phoney as well?
|I wasn't a phoney, Mister President, I was an actor. I still am, when I can get the work. My real name is Paul Reubens. You know that, don't you? Now, let's try and focus on...
|Then why are you wearing the Peewee suit?
|Do you understand the danger here? I'm wearing the Peewee suit because Jambi could discover that I'm here at any time, and Jambi fears Peewee. Now will you please shut the fuck up and listen to what I'm trying to tell you?!
|That's better. I don't know if anyone has told you yet, but Jambi was able to pinpoint the exact location of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi yesterday... Do you know what that means? Your cabinet is going to start having second thoughts about bringing you back.
|The bastards!
got to stay one step ahead of them. You have the same innate ability that
Jambi does, but your potential is much greater, because you have Genie
power. Now take a good look at this man.
It's your old arch-enemy, Osama bin Laden. Clear your mind and see if you can visualize where he's hiding at.
|I see... I see a mountain top... There is a ridge... which leads to a nook and a cranny... kind of like a Thomas's English muffin, but with trees...
bad. Not bad at all. What we're going to do is refine this sense to the
point where you can give us actual coordinates. Let's try something a whole
lot simpler.
Here's a picture of your wife. She's been out of town for a couple of days. I want you to focus, and see if you can tell me where she is and what she's doing.
|I don't see any... Whoa, wait a second... I'm spinning... I, no I'm flying, it's like I'm above the earth...
|...I'm hovering over America.... it looks like... it is... it's the east coast. Damn, I wish I could read the small print...
|Hey! I'm entering Jersey!
|This all looks strangely familiar somehow...
|Wait! I think... I see Laura... She's in an office... Not a real nice one, like mine... but it's an office...
|She looks like she's mad about something... I don't know what... I can't hear the voices, but I can tell that she's talking to someone...
|...a woman with glasses... where have I seen her before... uh oh... starting to get faint... blacking out...
to be continued
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fœcundity (plural not attested)
- Obsolete form of fecundity.
- 1759, Thomas Hale, A Compleat Body of Husbandry, page 55:
- As this fœcundity is owing to the air, it will be obtained only in those parts of a field thus prepared to receive it, as are exposed to the air.
- 1762, John Ray, The Wisdom of God manifested in the Works of the Creation, page 65-66:
- And for the security of such species as are produc'd only by seed, it hath endued all seed with a lasting vitality, that so if by reason of excessive cold, or drought or any other accident, it happen not to germinate the first year, it will conintue its fœcundity, I do not say two or three, nor six or seven, but even twenty or thirty years; and when the impediment is remov'd, the earth in fit case, and the season proper, spring up, bear fruit, and continue its species.
- 1838, Ralph Cudworth & John Allen, A Treatise of Freewill, page 51:
- So that the Son begotten thus from eternity by the essential fœcundity of the Father and his overflowing perfection, (which is no necessity imposed upon him, nor yet a blind and stupid nature, as that of fire burning or the sun shining), this divine apaugasma, or outshining splendour of of God the Father hath no precarious, but a necessary existence, and is undestroyable.


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The Wednesday Child bags best film award at KIFF finale
After the star-studded opening ceremony and week-long screenings of world cinema, City of Joy was witness to a gala closing ceremony of the 21st Kolkata International Film Festival.
Veteran actors Sharmila Tagore and Tabu graced the event, held at Nazrul Mancha at 5 pm, along with delegates from all over the world. Ministers Firhad Hakim and Aroop Biswas will be present on the occasion while Subrata Mukherjee will preside over the function.
As many as 149 films by 137 directors from 61 countries were screened across 12 venues in the week-long extravaganza. This year for the second time, the KIFF was a competitive event. The competition focussed on films helmed by women filmmakers.
Headed by Sharmila Tagore, the jury comprised of well-known Chinese-American actress Bai Ling, Polish director Filip Marczewski, Israeli filmmaker Samuel Maoz and Sri Lankan actress Swarna Mallawarachchi, selected the Best Film and Best Director from 14 short-listed movies. Three films were screened in the Bengali Panorama section of the 21st Kolkata International Film Festival, which concluded on Saturday.
Asked about the small number, KIFF Short and Documentary Screening Committee Chairman Arindam Sil said, "I am sure more films will make it to the section next year."
Since there is a mandate that films screened in one festival cannot be premiered elsewhere beforehand, Bengali film directors who got the cut in IFFI Indian Panorama could not send their entries to KIFF, Sil, a actor-executive producer-director said. Nandita Roy and Shibo Prasad Mukhopadhyay, considered the most successful duo of directors in Bengali cinema in present times, sent their short film 'Joyee' to Bengali Panorama which was screened on the concluding day.
Hungarian director Lili Horvath's socio-realist drama "The Wednesday Child" won the best film award at the 21st Kolkata International Film Festival, which concluded on Saturday. "The Wednesday Child" is a tale of a rebellious teen mother determined to regain custody of her young son. Columbian director Libia Stella Gomez won the Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for best woman director for her film "Ella", which tells a heartwarming story of an old man who struggles to gather money for the funeral of his wife.Gomez was awarded by the jury, headed by veteran actress Sharmila Tagore.


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ALTON | Get ready for the first Pup Crawl of the year — a pub crawl plus dogs.
Alton Main Street invites the public to a pet-themed Pub Crawl on Saturday in downtown Alton. Nine of Alton's best bars and restaurants are participating in what will be the biggest crawl downtown Alton has seen yet, so get a group of friends together with their pups to drop by familiar favorites and explore newly opened establishments.
Tickets cost $10 and are available at Germania Brew Haus, State Street Market, Bottle & Barrel, Chez Marilyn, Brown Bag Bistro, Ragin Cajun Piano Bar, Tony's Restaurant and Third Street Cafe, Bubby & Sissy's, and Solera Wine Bar.
Check in any time after 1 p.m. May 19 to get an official "pup" crawl bandana at Chez Marilyn, 119 W. Third Street in Alton. A passport that directs participants on this self-guided event will list food and beverage specials, festive entertainment and great giveaways. Simply drop your passport with the bartender any time before 10 p.m. after you have visited all of the stops you want to see.
Exciting prizes will be up for grabs: a booze basket donated by Dirt Cheap, a dog-themed basket donated by SNIP Alliance, and one lucky participant will win the grand prize — a pair of tickets to see the St. Louis Cardinals play the Pittsburgh Pirates at 6:15 p.m. May 31. Participants will be placed into the drawing one time for every establishment on the passport where they've made a purchase of food, merchandise, alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage.
"Everyone knows that Downtown Alton is always a great time, but on these special occasions it's Alton Main Street's job to take the party to the next level," said Sara McGibany, executive director of Alton Main Street. "New this year, in partnership with SNIP Alliance, AMS is adding animal-themed nonprofit organizations and vendors at several of the participating establishments. We encourage participants to take photos along the way and share them to the AMS Facebook page so that we can continue to show everyone all of the pet-friendly establishments that Alton has to offer."
Alton's Best Cabs will be offering free cab rides to get attendees and their pups home safely at the end of the day; show your passport to the driver to redeem your discount.
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Judging talent can be very subjective; one person?s earache is another person?s beautiful music. Passion and dedication don?t always equate into a marketable talent. If you doubt that, just go to your local pub on open mike night. For as difficult as it may be to accurately judge someone else?s talent, it?s even harder to be objective about your own. While talent is only one aspect of success in the music industry, it?s by far the most important. Here are seven tips for figuring out your musical talent.
Listen to yourself. The best way to critique your singing or playing is to record it then play it back later. Listen to it several times to get used to the sound of your voice or the newness of hearing yourself play. Listen for more than just carrying a tune or hitting the notes. Is there emotion being conveyed? Is it compelling for just okay. A big part of musical talent is conveying emotion.
Work to improve your natural talent. If you want to play a musical instrument but aren?t sure what you want to play, take lessons to see if you enjoy the process of learning how to play or if feels like drudgery. It may take a few tries to find the musical instrument that fits you best ? or perhaps you?ll realize that you don?t have the inherent desire to play an instrument.
Get private training. Talent takes nurturing and practice and a private coach can hone your natural gifts. They can also teach you the craft of singing or playing an instrument, such as proper form and technique.
Audition. Getting feedback from casting agents or bands you try out for can be brutal but you won?t get better without knowing exactly where your talent currently stands. So don?t take criticism as a personal insult; take it as a learning opportunity to hone your craft.
Test yourself. Nothing is more honest than an audience so performing in public is a great way to gauge your musical talent. Look for open mike nights at local clubs or is you are taking lessons, ask your coach about showcases. Getting comfortable performing in public is an important skill to develop for anyone pursuing a career in music.
Compete. Another way to judge your musical talent is to compare it to others who are also just starting out. So sign up for a battle of the bands or for local singing contests ? yes, even karaoke.
Cut a demo. See if your voice or playing ability measures up to the pros by making a demo.


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Welcome to episode ten of AI in Action, the podcast that explores the applications and implications of Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Ireland.
Our goal is to share with you the insights of technologists and data science enthusiasts to showcase the excellent work that is been done within AI in Ireland.
Today's guest is Jim Dowling, who is the CEO of Logical Clocks and an Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. His research concentrates on building systems support for machine learning at scale. Jim is also the lead architect of Hops Hadoop, the world's fastest and most scalable Hadoop distribution and only Hadoop platform with support for GPUs as a resource.
In today's really interesting episode, you will learn about:
- What inspired Jim to set up Hops Hadoop
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The Nebraska Department of Transportation reports that Interstate 80 Eastbound is closed from Mile Marker 103 to Mile Marker 108 due to numerous accidents. Another reference is about one mile east of the Colorado Interstate 76 Junction to one mile east of Big Springs.
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Goodnight Kiss Music
Jan 30 - Feb 3, 1999 -- Today's Topic: Groove
Last night I was thinking, analyzing, trying to remember what first made me feel music. We are talking WAY back, now. The first songs I remember are the nursery rhyme songs, like "Pop! Goes the Weasal" and "This Old Man." I sure didn't have a clue what a "mulberrry bush" was, so it wasn't image.
It was groove. GROOVE??? In that??? Yes. Think about it... one, two, three, FOUR! All around the Mulberry BUSH!
Now granted, I am sure I was charmed by the lyric of "knick-knack-paddy-whack-give-a-dog-a-bone" in This Old Man...but again, I have to say it was the groove of that. The fun in the syncopation.
Music, historically, was for the purpose of dancing, i.e., take the American Native Indian... HEY,yah,yah,yah, HEY,ya,ya,ya... Groove. Now you all know I am a lyric lover...(words am my life, heh)... but let's always remember, a GREAT song draws you in with the groove.
I get some terrific songs lyrically that are totally groove-less. They lay there in a melodic rut in the verses, and offer no fresh excitement in the chorus or, even more demanding of an area, the bridge. I am not saying one outweighs the other in value. Just remember to have both.
When you see me, tell me to write more, ok?
(C)1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Goodnight Kiss Music, Janet Fisher


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Sicilian and First Punic Wars: The Fight for Sicily
The Greek-Punic (Sicilian) Wars
In 264 BC, Sicily was an independent island in the Mediterranean Sea, the football to Italy's boot. It was largely controlled by Carthage, a nation at the northern edge of Africa that is modern day Tunisia. Carthage formed as a Phoenician colony. They had a large naval presence and were the strongest power in both the Mediterranean and Tyrrhenian Seas that included Sicily and the nearby islands.
Originally, the Carthaginians got along with the natives and the Ionian Greeks who had also formed a colony on the island of Sicily. When the Dorian Greeks arrived, however, they were not satisfied with their portion of the island. Initial battles resulted in Carthage gaining majority control over the entire island. For more information on the Dorian's see Collapse of the Bronze Age. Prince Dorieus, the brother of King Leonidas of Sparta, was even killed during the fighting in 510. By 505, however, Greek tyrants started to regain power. Carthage attacked the Greeks using the strategic timing of the Persian attacks on the Greek homeland to weaken support for the Sicilian Greeks. Carthage lost the Battle of Himera and their leading general Palermo Hamilcar on the same day the Persians lost the Battle of Salamis according to some historians. See Persian Wars for details. Despite the loss, no land changed hands between Carthage and Greece. .
While the Ionian and Dorian Greeks continued to fight among themselves over Sicily, Carthage set about taking control of most of northern Africa thereby building their own powerbase. Finally, Carthage had to get involved to settle the Greek dispute and defeated the Dorian Greeks in 409 BC. The Carthaginians had grown so powerful they were able to gain control of most of Sicily including Syracuse, a Greek stronghold they had never controlled before. The Syracuse Greeks, under the control of the tyrant Agathocles, then took the fighting to northern Africa for the first time. Despite an initial defeat of the Carthage army, the city remained safe behind its massive walls. Two years later, the Greeks were defeated, but regained control of Syracuse while Carthage maintained control of the rest of Sicily.
The Sicilian Wars had an important impact on the Punic Wars. This is because of the help Agathocles received during the Third Sicilian War. Knowing he could not do it alone, Agathocles bought the help of mercenaries from Campania. These men were called Mamertines, meaning sons of Mars, and following the war, many of them decided to remain in Sicily because of the nice climate. These roughhousians took control of Messana by kicking out all of the men and divvying up the women and property among themselves. Eventually, these men became pirates and brought havoc to the waters all round the Western Mediterranean. When word got back to Syracuse that the Mamertines were out of control, Syracuse set out the stop them. The Mamertines, who were too afraid of Carthage to attack them during their exploits, begged the Carthaginians for protection. This drove Syracuse back, but the Mamertines did not want Carthaginian protection to become a long-term solution and went to Rome asking for assistance. At first, Rome said no, after all, the Mamertines had stolen their land, but not wanting Carthage to gain even more control over Sicily, Rome eventually agreed. This drove the Greeks in Syracuse to align themselves with Carthage fearing that with Roman support,the Mamertines would take their land. This taking of sides, led to the First Punic War.
The First Punic War
Once the Romans sent men to Messena/Messina, it did not take long before Syracuse, under the rule of Hiero II, started to fight causing all-out war to begin. Though the Mamertines and the Greeks of Syracuse started it, the war became a contest between Carthage and Rome, and the winner would take Sicily. In 262 BC, the two giants fought the first major battle at the city of Agrigentum.
When the Romans initially laid siege of the city, Carthage was successful in picking off Roman troops a few at a time. Hannibal Gisco, not to be confused with the famous Hannibal Barca, attacked Roman troops as they tried to harvest their fields. After their initial victory, the Carthaginians attempted to attack the Roman camp just outside the city's walls. This time the Romans were victorious, but the Roman's had been put on notice that defeating Carthage would not be easy. Hannibal then sent to Carthage for help. The assistance arrived on shore 25 miles away in the form of 60 elephants, 50,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry.
The Carthage military, under the control of Hanno the Navigator, took control of the Roman supply camp. This left the Romans without food and without any way to communicate with their backup. Now Hanno sent troops to initiate action with the Romans, but the plan was to retreat and bring the Romans in chase. The Romans fell for it and were caught in a trap by the larger Carthaginian force that surrounded them. The two sides fought off and on for two months causing the siege of Agrigentum to last for half a year.
The two sides eventually entered into a standoff. Rome offered to fight because their men were starving and they wanted to put an end to the stalemate, but Hanno refused. Inside the city walls, however, the people of Agrigentum were starving. Hannibal, apparently using smoke signals, begged Hanno to do something. What happened next is unclear. Polybius, a Greek historian from the third century BC, recorded that after a long hard battle, Rome finally defeated Hanno and his army killing most of them. Zonaras, a Byzantine monk from the twelfth century AD, claimed that the Romans maneuvered some of their troops behind Hanno resulting in an attack from the front and the back ending the fight rather quickly. Regardless of how it actually went down, Carthage lost though Hanno retreated and Hannibal escaped with some of his troops. After the defeat, the Carthaginians vowed to take the battle to the sea where they were considerably stronger.
Rome had, to this point, done most of its fighting on land and a navy was basically non-existent. When it became clear that Carthage, with this extensive navel history, intended to take this fight to the sea, Rome had to hustle and build a fleet. Most historians believe that Rome simply copied the design of other ships when building their own. They might have captured a ship from Carthage or used the remains of shipwrecks to guide their work.
The Romans build 100 quinqueremes, copied from a Carthage model. The ship was so named as it had three rows of oars with two men each on the top two rows and one man at the bottom oar, hence quinque or five. They also built 20 triremes that were small enough for their three rows of oars to be used one man each. Still they wanted to give themselves some type of an edge in a naval battle. Believing their soldiers would win in hand-to-hand combat, what they needed was a way to get men from their ship to an enemy ship in short order. What the Romans came up with was a bridge attached at the front of their ship that could be lowered onto an enemy ship when they got close enough. The devise was called a corvus.
At the start of the first naval battle, at Mylae, the Carthaginians fully expected to win because of their superior sailing ability, but the Romans quickly put their new corvus devise to work, and it was very effective, despite causing them to lose two fleets of ships to storms prior to the fist major sea battle. Every time a Carthage ship came close enough to try to ram the Romans, they would drop the bridge and swarm the enemy ship. Hannibal Gisco, who was back in the lead of the Carthage fight, tried to adjust strategy and come at the Romans from the side, but the corvus would swing on its post making an attack from the rear the only possible way to get close to a Roman ship without getting invaded. After losing about 50 ships, Hannibal had to retreat.
The Roman fleet did not give chase, instead sailing on to Sicily to assist the Roman troops on land that were losing a battle for the city of Segesta to Carthage. When the Roman general Duilius arrived after his victory at Mylae, things turned for the Romans who took the city, but do not think that the war was one sided. Carthage had set its sights on the city of Macella because they sided with the Romans. After a victory there, they took Enna and Camarina in 259 BC.
While 259 was a good year for Carthage, 258 BC saw a turn of fortune. Another battle was fought for both Enna and Camarina with Rome taking the cities from Carthage. Although Carthage maintained control of Panormus. The Romans also won naval battles at Sulci using the corvus. The Romans now believed that victory was close at hand, since they had shown their ability to win at sea. They attempted to put an end to the whole war by taking the battle to Africa and Carthage itself attacking the colonies of Carthage. Rome had continued to build ships numbered at 200, and in 256, they loaded up with soldiers and headed for Africa. Carthage launched an equal fleet of ships to stop them. They met at the Cape of Ecnomus off the tip of Africa. Since the beginning of the Punic War, the Romans had gotten better at sea, and even did away with the corvus, as it proved impossible to use in rough seas. Despite an initial victory at Ecnomus and Adys, Rome was not able to get Carthage to agree to a peace treaty, largely because the cost was too high. Carthage then hired a Spartan general named Xanthippus to help them get back on track. The Roman general, Regulus, was taken at the Battle of Tunis and put Rome out of commission by cutting off their naval support.
Rome eventually managed to collect their African troops, but the fleet was wiped out again on the way home by another storm. No wonder the Romans feared Neptune. When the Romans regrouped, they renewed fighting in Sicily without any clear dominance. Carthage would win a battle or two then Rome would win. In 247 BC, however, Carthage sent a new general to Sicily. His name was Hamilcar Barca and his tactics kept the Romans from gaining any more ground in Sicily. With Hamilcar shutting down Roman efforts on Sicily, Rome built one more fleet of ships to take a naval run at Carthage. It would have been Rome's final chance as they were running out of money. Lucky for them, Carthage was already spent. They no longer had the ships or troops needed to defeat the Romans who sent one of their two consuls Latatius Catulus to oversee the battle, which took place at the Aegates Islands.
Catulus had created a blockade of the Carthage ports in Sicily that lasted for months. Hamilcar was cut off from supplies until Hanno arrived with what was left of the Carthage fleet. Catulus learned that Hanno had arrived and had a decision to make, maintain the blockade or attack the Carthage fleet. He chose to attack despite wind conditions that favored Hanno. It was, in fact, the disadvantage that lead to a Roman victory, as Catulus had his ships strip down to the bare essentials needed for battle. This made his ships more maneuverable than Hanno's ships that were loaded with supplies for Hamilcar. Rome destroyed the Carthaginian fleet.
Carthage was defeated but they left it up to Hamilcar Barca to negotiate a peace treaty. This proved rather difficult for the Carthage general to swallow since he personally never lost a battle against Rome. In an effort to protect his legacy and keep his name out of the treaty, Hamilcar sent one of his men to negotiate with the Romans. The eventual terms for peace called for Carthage to give up all claim to Sicily and forgo any future actions there. They also had to pay Rome 56 tons of silver over the next twenty years, in addition to surrendering their weapons. Hamilcar balked at turning over their weapons, and the Romans had nothing left with which to force the issue. Catulus let Hamilcar and his men leave Carthage without any sign of surrender, which was unheard of for the Romans.
Once Rome learned of the terms, they were outraged that Catulus let Carthage off so easily. They changed the treaty to force Carthage to abandon any land between Sicily and Rome, the silver would be paid within ten years instead of twenty, Carthage would pay to get their POWs returned but would return Roman POWs for free, Carthage could not send their ships anywhere near the coastline of Rome or any of its allies, which now included all of Sicily, and neither Rome nor Carthage could attack any allies of the other or attempt to get those allies to switch sides.
The Mercenary War
When Hamilcar returned with his troops, who were largely mercenaries, foreigners fighting just for the money, and not citizens, he presented a huge problem for the Carthaginian government. Hamilcar's troops had not been defeated so they suffered few losses. This meant he was returning home with more men than the government could afford to pay. Carthage began playing games instead of paying Hamilcar's men resulting in what is known as the Mercenary War. Hanno took troops in to battle the men who had once fought for Carthage, but after an initial success, he turned his back on the mercenaries. Things got so out of control that Hamilcar had to be called out of retirement to settle the matter. Hamilcar led troops to Utica and defeated the rebels there then continued on to Nepheris close to the Libyan border. Despite getting himself trapped at one point, Hamilcar managed to defeat his former men. The survivors were then given a choice, join Hamilcar's army or get out of Africa. Most of the men decided to join their former general.
While Carthage continued to have trouble with small pockets of rebels not involved in the fight against Hamilcar, life was returning to normal for its citizens. Under the lead of Hanno and the aristocrats, Carthage was starting to get chummy with Rome, but Hamilcar Barca would not join them, and he was not alone. The merchant class was losing money because they were no longer able to freely trade with many of their neighbors, after all if you cannot sail along the coast, you cannot enter port and unload goods for sale. This group was led by a man name Hasdrubal the Fair who would become Hamilcar's son-in-law.
The rebel fighting turned nasty once again as captured soldiers from each side were being brutally killed and crucified. All along, Rome had been staying out of the fight despite requests from the rebel mercenaries for help, but when the rebels laid siege to Sardinia things changed. Hanno led troops to Sardinia, but they turned on him and killed the once great general. The local Sardinians were not ready to give up their land, however, and managed to drive the Carthage rebels from their home. When the mercenaries took refuge in Italy, Rome stepped in and took possession of Sardinia and Corsica. Carthage saw this as a break in the peace treaty and though they were not prepared to attack Rome at the time, they started to prepare for the future.
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Education Week - Open Night Performance
On Wednesday 24th May, students from all levels stayed up late to come to Open Night! There were food stalls, a barbeque and performances during this thrilling evening. Students displayed their work to their parents and completed a quiz. There were many performances which students worked hard in rehearsals to prepare for the night. The Four Year Old Kindergarten students, Junior and Senior Choir, Glee A and all the Dance Troupes. Special thanks to Mrs Whiteoak, Miss Ferwerda, Mr Miet, Miss King and the kindergarten teachers for organising the exciting performances. Thank-you to all the teachers for staying late after school and making this night possible.
Frances Wang
(Performing Arts Captain)
Dance Stars Competition - Grade Six
Congratulations to all the Grade Five students who competed at Dance Stars on Friday 19th May. Team work, creativity and an excellent work ethic were all displayed by the students in the lead up to the competition as they choreographed their own routines and rehearsed at home and at school. They achieved excellent results and proudly represented the school.
1st Place Solo Section: Imogen
2nd Place Solo Section: Sierra
2nd Place Duo Section: Giada and Rachel
2nd Place Team Section: Dion, Olivia, Rachel, Giada, Sierra and Imogen
These girls will be competing in the Grand Final on Friday 2nd June.
Dance Stars Competition - Grade Six
Congratulations to all the Grade Six students who competed at Dance Stars on Friday 5th May. The students choreographed their own dance items and spent many lunchtimes and their own time rehearsing. A special congratulations to Holly and Tori for placing second in the duo section. These girls will be competing in the Grand Final on Friday 2nd June.


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Last year I told you about a movie called The Revenant – a film that would never happen but that at one time was going to star Samuel L Jackson and be directed by Park Chan-Wook.
Now The Revenant is back (at least I'm almost certain this is the same project), and instead of Sam, Christian Bale will be the lead. And instead of Park, John (The Proposition, The Road) Hillcoat will be directing.
This could be the most grim and joyless movie ever made!
Bloody Disgusting reports that Vacancy writer Mark L Smith is working on the script, which he describes as 'a period action/revenge piece.' The revenge comes when frontiersman Bale (this is the late 1800s) gets left for dead by his buddies after a savage bear mauling. Despite taking wounds that should have killed him, Bale's character – Hugh Glass – struggles through the wilderness to hunt down the men who left him to die.
Smith is also writing a remake of the French horror film Martyrs; that feels like a waste of time, as there's no way an American mainstream movie will go where Marytrs did, or risk alienating audiences wholesale like that film seemed to enjoy doing.
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A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electricalswitch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit. Its basic function is to detect a fault condition and, by interrupting continuity, to immediately discontinue electrical flow. Unlike a fuse, which operates once and then must be replaced, a circuit breaker can be reset (either manually or automatically) to resume normal operation. Circuit breakers are made in varying sizes, from small devices that protect an individual household appliance up to large switchgear designed to protect high voltage circuits feeding an entire city.
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The book on gold buyers' behaviour is written to analyse the behavioural pattern of gold buyers that includes a thorough analysis of reasons for purchasing gold, parameter for selecting a particular jeweller and factors influencing gold purchase behaviour of buyers. The outcome of this study will useful to comprehend the criteria adopted by buyers in selecting a particular jeweller, in adopting a suitable pricing strategy, and in devising an appropriate marketing strategy, so as to nurse their customers in a better way. This book is really an eye-opener for research scholars and students of commerce and other related disciplines. This book serves not only for students of commerce related courses but also academicians, professionals, job aspirants and business leaders.
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Creating your own Wedding Stationery could be easier than you think.
With dozens of services offering ready-made layouts to get you started and easy to use online printing companies making short run printing affordable, its never been easier to create your own wedding stationery.
But for truly personal touch you can't do better than developing your own unique modern calligraphy or hand-lettering style to finish off your design. Betty Etiquette's Modern Calligraphy Workbook takes you through all the steps, materials and techniques you need to create your own beautiful Wedding Stationery lettering in a host of modern lettering styles.
Stuck for ideas?
Browse a few sites that sell or design Wedding Stationery. NotOnTheHighStreet, Papier, Bride and Groom Direct and Sorbet sell a range of different styles and combinations of stationery. Spend 20 minutes browsing their ranges and we're pretty sure you'll discover you've got opinions about what you want for your wedding stationery.
Create a design
The likes of Canva and Adobe Spark offer lovely and easy to use online design services that let you download and send your finished Wedding Stationery design to print. Of course you can also use one of the many brilliant independent Wedding Stationery designers who'll pop up in a web search. And don't forget to check out Etsy's printable wedding invitation section.
However you choose to design your wedding stationery, don't forget to leave space for your own lettering! You might choose to make a feature of it by writing out a title in modern calligraphy or brush lettering. Or you could just be leaving space for the elegant effect of nib and ink written names.
Print it
You're spoilt for choice with printing. Vista Print and Printed.com are just two of the online printers you can choose to work with. They offer a reasonably priced and fast service.
If you're after a more personal service, need a little advice or having something a bit more complicated in mind, try a web search for your local printers. We've worked with print for the last 15 years and have yet to find a printer who wasn't happy to share some advice and experience to help us get the best results. Hunt down your nearest litho or lithograph printer that also offers digital printing and you'll be in safe hands.
Make it personal
Here's where you let your creativity run wild and guarantee your wedding stationery is truly unique.
Betty Etiquette's Modern Calligraphy Workbook takes you through all the steps, materials and techniques you need to create your own beautiful Wedding Stationery lettering in a host of modern lettering styles. At £14.99 it's available from this very website, as well as the finest of bookshops.
You might also choose to embellish your wedding stationery. Imagine DIY is a good source for cards, envelops and crafty tools to help finish the job. We've even been known to browse the shelves of Hobby Craft for a few finishing touches!


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Clemens In Town
PACKING its sartorial suitcases Clemens en August has once again hit the road to showcase its autumn/winter 2009-10 collection as part of its international touring concept, which returns to the UK from today, for three days only, until October 17.
Located at 36 Great Titchfield Street, the men's and women's collection will be on sale from 11am to 8pm daily and, this season, have a touch of Gallic elegance about them. Think fine silk wools, soft jerseys in gentle and muted shades, delicate prints, cocktail frocks, blouses and underwear as outerwear - a strong trend to note for spring/summer 2010 too.
And, new to the Clemens en August wardrobe for autumn/winter comes the Coco Jacket, boasting shapely shoulders and contrasting satin detail.
The Clemens en August tour travels to 11 cities including New York, Tokyo, Berlin and Zurich - and counts the likes of Lily Cole, Emily Blunt and Kate Moss - pictured wearing one of its shirts - among its fans.
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So how did a 2 hour podcast take over 4 hours to record? Well tune in to find out as Steve is joined once again by Ellie Steadman as they discuss all the Disney Stars on Parade news, including the leaked audio, and have a discussion about love locks – Disney padlocks, of course! Throw in photo booths, cakes, refurbishment updates, park hour extensions and a whole bunch of answers from all you listeners in response to this episode's challenge and it's a can't miss episode of Disneyland Paris news and chat.
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MAAD's New "LÉ FUNK" EP Will Get The Hips Shaking
Written by Tyler
MAAD has figured out a way to perfectly craft a sound that makes you picture a late-night, neon dance scenario time and time again. "LÉ FUNK" shows off the ability to make songs that are instrumental-interesting while maintaining the sense that it's professionally sounding pop music that could explode in statistics if listened to by the right ears.
The EP brings together the old and new as the singles "Touch Me", "90s Love", "Black Ice" and "Sweet & Low" are each included as well as the never-before-heard tracks. Given her modeling background and this debut EP, MAAD has set her sights in the right directions being the creative human that she is. Enjoy the EP below:
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Shennong Stream
Shennong Stream
Along with the grandeur, elegance and danger of the Yangtze River, the Shennong Stream has its own unique scenery. It has four natural gorges - Chengnong Gorge, Mianzhu Gorge, Yingwu Gorge and Longchang Gorge - and each has unique characteristics.
Among the four gorges, Mianzhu Gorge is renowned for its danger. The riverbed is not only narrow, but also falls steeply. Over 30 dangerous shoals will challenge everyone along the 2.5-mile route. As you drift along this section, your heart will beat heavily, even as you feel reassured as to your safety by the skilled boatmen. Stalactites hang on both sides of the bank; be sure not to miss this scenery.
Yingwu Gorge is noted for its elegance. The evergreen vegetation along the banks remains beautiful during the whole year. Here, a gorge with flowers that blossom in all seasons and a fountain of three colors can be admired. The largest karst cave of Shennong Stream also lies within this section; The Longchang Gorge is one with a unique human landscape. The ancient and mysterious suspended wooden coffins and plank road are the highlight of the section.
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Lately there's been a lot of buzz about parabens in our beauty products and how they are harmful to our bodies, but do you really know why? Sure, you'll opt for the paraben-free label if it's glaring at you on the shelf, but you aren't tossing your half-used bottle of body lotion over nothing. But is it really nothing?
What's a paraben? A paraben is a popular preservative used in beauty products to keep them from growing bacteria and to ensure they last longer on our shelves.
That doesn't sound so bad. What's the big deal? While it may be comforting to know that your year-old lotion hasn't become a hotbed for bacteria, it's not as comforting to realize that researchers have found high levels of parabens in cancerous tissue. Some studies even suggest that parabens could actually be the cause of certain cancers. While no concrete proof exists, we're thinking better safe than sorry.
The bottom line? While right now there is no black and white answer, there are numerous alternative products on the market containing fewer harsh chemicals that are actually more effective than some of the more mainstream lines (and trust us: parabens aren't the only harmful ingredient you'll find). Supporting lines such as Burt's Bees, Josie Maran, Nuxe, and One Love Organics could keep harmful chemicals in our beauty products from being the norm and will undoubtedly keep you healthy regardless of what today's research shows.


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In the franchising world, one of the most common concerns about a home inspection business opportunity is the difference between starting a business from scratch and investing in a franchise. Though these two things are the same at their core—each is a way of owning your own business—they are still fundamentally different in these three major ways:
- Planning
- Support
- Training
If you are trying to decide between investing in a franchise and starting your own business, keep reading to learn the key differences between the two.
Difference #1: Planning
Planning for your business is crucial, regardless of which route you take. The planning stage is much more extensive if you start a business from the ground up than it is if you choose a franchise. For example, starting your own business requires that you come up with a name, logo, products, and services to start out. Next, you have to spend time writing operations manuals and choosing policies and procedures that you and your employees will follow. Additionally, finding and researching technology and systems requires quite a bit of time and money.
Franchising, on the other hand, allows you to skip all of these steps, getting you that much closer to finding customers and turning a profit. Taking advantage of a franchise opportunity puts you ahead of the game and saves you both time and money during the planning stage. You will certainly still need to spend time on business planning—writing goals, making projections, and developing marketing plans are all necessary—but you can skip the initial parts and jump ahead.
Difference #2: Support
It goes without saying that owning your own business requires a lot of hard work, regardless of whether you start your own or invest. Support is key to keeping your focus on the big picture and staying sane throughout the process.
When you start your own business from scratch, the support from your family and friends can make a big difference to you. Unfortunately, that is where your support network stops. In contrast, franchise systems are loaded with support and resources designed to help you with anything from training employees to marketing to new clients to staying up to date on the industry.
Difference #3: Training
Simply put, training is non-existent when you start your own business from scratch. Unless your background is in the same industry, you will have little to no training on technology, services, or best practices. Additionally, if you have never owned a business before, there is a learning curve that you will need to get past as you grow accustomed to all the roles of business owner.
In this regard, franchising could not be more different than starting your own business. As a franchisee, you receive training on a wide range of topics including:
- The industry
- The brand
- The best practices and operations guidelines
- Business skills (sales, bookkeeping, human resources management, etc.)
- The technologies and systems that make the business run well
- The marketing strategies that the company uses
This training gives you the tools and skills you need to thrive with a home inspection business opportunity in ways that starting a business from scratch cannot.
Before you start a business all on your own, consider investing in a franchise to benefit from expert planning, support, and training. Pillar To Post is the #1 home inspection franchise in North America, and we help our franchisees every step of the way. Learn more about us by downloading our infographic.


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We are writing XMPP client and server software in Golang to ensure that it will be able to run on many platforms, like Windows, Linux, *BSD, Unices and even Android and iOS.
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This custom form control allows the user to easily set a geographic location (latitude and longitude) by dragging a marker on a Google map.
A very useful addition to what Kentico offers. Makes it easy to add a latitude and longitude using a Google Map. I can see using this feature on event postings and office locations.The instructions and video made it easy to install.


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It doesn't rain, it pours for West Ham. Relegated to the Championship, the jokes about the Olympic Stadium and tickets have been flying around Twitter for the past few days, and now a big bust up at their annual end of season dinner.
Why on earth a club puts themselves in that position God only knows. It's just asking for trouble, whether you're likely to get relegated or not. Overpaid footballers + pissed die hard fans = carnage. The terraces are bad enough, so here at Football Rascal we weren't surprised to hear that the end of season West Ham 'do' turned nasty.
Late Monday night, police were called to a Central London hotel after violent scenes erupted following Ba's exchange with a guest. All sorts of stories have been flying around about why, but the official line is the French-born Senegal striker was racially abused by a fan before he was removed by security guards.
"I signed his autograph, then he asked me, nicely, how I was feeling," Ba said in an interview with Talksport. "I said I was tired from the Wigan game because it was a tough game. He said he was tired of watching us play every week.
"I was surprised, and explained it to [Manuel] Da Costa, pointing out who had said it. But when the guy saw me talking to Da Costa he was screaming, all over the place.
"All of a sudden he starts screaming at me, like crazy. He kept on screaming and some players dragged me away and tried to calm him down.
"He was smashing some tables, it was crazy. He started insulting me, and my team mates came between us. [Danny] Gabbidon came and said 'Demba, sit down'."
Ba then claimed that the fan racially abused him.
"To tell you the truth, with his accent I didn't understand everything he said, you can hear I'm not speaking English perfectly, but the people next to me said he was saying racist stuff.
"Gabbidon heard what he was saying and came over, and he started abusing Gabbidon as well.
"I was surprised because if you ask anybody they will tell you I'm a calm guy. I won't fight, I will always find a way to talk to people. When I saw it in the newspaper I didn't realise a story could be changed like that."
Whatever the reason, the players and fans should never have been put in that position. The reason for the annual dinner is to raise money for the academy, and of course I applaud any kind of fundraiser, but to be honest if they have enough cash to buy some of the Olympic Stadium they should have enough cash to fund their academy. And there are better ways to do it.
As a huge football fan I'd give anything to be in the same room as the players I follow week in and week out, but is a dinner piss up the best way? I get lairy enough when I see exes in the pub, let alone a squad of players who two days earlier broke my heart by getting relegated from the Premier League. No wonder none of the team wanted to go, it had massive fan abuse written all over it.
The truth is players do what they are told. Who was dishing out the orders? Sullivan, Gold and Brady obviously. This incident really highlights the stupidity of these 'successful' business people and shows that they cannot run a club or organise a piss up in brewery. In the case of Sullivan and Gold they are apparently fans of the club, but made some shocking decisions this year that no fan would have made.
They stuck with a nice guy manager for a relegation battle when you need a man motivator. A large amount of time and effort went in to securing the Olympic stadium rather than securing the clubs future in the Premier League. They signed a left back on £95,000 a week, (another Barry Silkman special) undermining the manager at the time very publically. Reports from Avram Grant's camp are now saying up to 6 managers were offered his job in January.
It is a complete sham at West Ham.
For West Ham fans, this end of season 'do' maybe a wakeup call for what is going on. It just highlight's the complete lack of understanding the board have. I mean I don't know how many other teams have an annual end of season do with fans? From a business perspective it's like having a work Christmas party with clients. It just doesn't happen – it has P45 written all over it.
I suppose the good news for West Ham is that no-one will want to go to next year's party, so they can legitimately cancel it without admitting they were wrong. This was a small incident that highlighted a lot of problems in a negative way. Unfortunately for Hammers fans, the future for looks bleak.