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1. APP Remote Control
In a key to connect Yubot via "Huiba" app under 3G/4G/LTE or WIFI environment, you can find your family immediately and talk with them freely, help them to clean the house and view the family dynamic. Yubot, let you feel the family accompany whenever and wherever you are.
2. Remote Video Call
In a key to connect Yubot via Huiba" app under 3G/4G/LTE or WIFI environment, you can chat with your family smoothly and clearly. When you want to meet and chat with your family, you just need to call Yubot.
3. Smart Security Alarm
The door magnet of Yubot can report the door status timely in 24 hours,the users will check the status by Yubot. Yubot at home, less worries and more assurance.
4.Intelligent Cleaning
In a key to connect Yubot via "Huiba" app under 3G/4G/LTE or WIFI environment, Yubot can clean the floor automatically like a man. Yubot has good performances such as auto-recharging, anti-falling and anti-collion,15 degree obstacle crossing.
5. Infrared Night Vision Function
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6. Multiplayer Control
The administrator of Yubot can invite more users to connect Yubot, and all users can connect Yubot to clean the floor, chat with the family members, make video call and receive door magnet reports.
7、Connection Reminding
The music will ring with indicator light flashing when someone tries to connect it.
8. System Auto-update
Yubot system can be updated automatically in order to extend utility function and improve the user's experience.
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Charging Time
3-4 hours
Adaptor Input
Cleaning Time
About 2 hours
Adaptor Output
Video Call Time
About 6 hours
Rated Voltage
Camera Pixel
Rated Power
Wide Angle
120 degree
Speaker Power
Noise Level
≦60 dB
Battery Capacity
2200mAH Lith-ion battery
Dust Bin Capacity
Body Size
320 X 320 X 95 mm
Omni-directional Microphone
Sound Pickup 5 meters.
WIFI 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz)
Android 4.0+,IOS 8.0+,Iphone 4S+
Network Environment
3G/4G+/LTE,WIFI (Minimum download 4M,upload 2M).
Video Real Time Delay
Less than 100ms
Video On Time
Average 3 seconds
International synchronization Connection
IOS App is on-line in 30 countries
Android App is on-line in Google play all over the world
Q1. Is Yubot a Robot Vacuum Cleaner?
A: No, Yubot is not only a Robot Vacuum Cleaner but also a family guard.
Q2. What's the main feature of Yubot?
A: App remote control + video & audio function +security door magnet.
Q3. How many clean modes are designed on Yubot?
A: 3 cleaning modes: Auto Cleaning + Edge Cleaning + Spot Cleaning.
Q4. How does Yubot work in dark environment?
A: With a built-in HD Camera, Yubot will run infrared night vision function under dark environment.
Q5. How many door magnets can be installed on Yubot?
A: You can install more than one door magnets if you need, the door magnet can be also used on the windows.
Q6. Does anyone can control Yubot?
A: No. Only the administrator can manage and invite its family members to control Yubot.
Q7. Does Yubot can work in any network environment?
A: No, Yubot can work normally under 3G /4G/LTE or Wi-Fi environment.
Q8. How does Yubot work when the battery is low?
A: Yubot can find its docking station to recharge itself automatically when the battery is less than 20%.
Q9. How does Yubot protect user's privacy?
A: Yubot adopts multiple security measures, encryption tech. and security protocols to protect family privacy. Furthermore, there's no server storage transmission.
Q10. Is Yubot suitable for all kinds of floors?
A: No. Yubot is carpet, wood, tile and linoleum.
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Although I am the only "gardener" on staff at the Arboretum, my title is misleading; in fact I garden very little. I am responsible for the hardscapes which include the care and maintenance of Arboretum roads, gates, signs, barrels, benches, and our recycling program. In essence, I make sure that trash, graffiti, and disrepair don't distract from the beautiful work my colleagues put into the living collections.
In addition, I enjoy finding ways to make our grounds more accessible to visitors. For example, I developed the "give a bag, take a bag" system that helps dog walkers share and store their plastic bags for disposing dog waste. I also pioneered the design for the "live edge" native Arboretum varnished wood benches that are now being purchased for dedication by Arboretum visitors. I have represented the grounds crew in interdepartmental projects such as the Arboretum's Interpretive Master Plan, and I handle the design and purchase of work clothing for the grounds crew. I am also the shop steward for the crew's SEIU local 615 bargaining unit.
My first career was as a cook and baker in restaurants. After obtaining a degree in muscular therapy from MTI in Cambridge, I opened a holistic muscular therapy practice in Jamaica Plain. I later attended UMass Boston where I wrote an undergraduate thesis on the Haitian revolution of 1791, and I am currently pursuing a master's degree in Middle Eastern studies at the Harvard University Extension School. Years ago, as an apprentice carpenter with Cambridge Local 40, I hung sheet rock during the restoration of Harvard's Gutman Library, where I sometimes study.
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Fire and Forget: Short Stories from the Long War (DaCapo Press, 2013, edited by Roy Scranton & Matt Gallagher), offers stories from fifteen writers who are or have been directly involved in recent military conflicts. Their writings deal with the immediate experience of war and its aftermath, as well as the impact these experiences have both for the soldier and for the family and community which awaits him or her upon returning home. The following is an interview between Brian Turner, author and contributor to the book, and Sarah Colby, a graduate student in Creative Writing at Sierra Nevada College.
Sarah Colby: Poetry is your chosen genre, and one for which you are well-known. Why did you decide to write a short story?
Brian Turner: When one of the editors, Roy Scranton, approached me with the idea, I was excited by the challenge he'd placed before me. I liked the possibilities that fiction and war fiction might offer, especially given the parameters of the project that Editors had in mind. Much of the fiction on war that's written in our time seems steeped in the tradition of war journalism and, to some degree, reality television. That is, it comes across as hyper-real. I wanted to try something in the vein of Ismael Kadare—an Albanian novelist whose work is deeply influential—and I knew that the editors might see the merit in that approach (alongside the writers they'd assembled into the book).
SC: You say that Kadare is "deeply influential." In what ways? How can a writer of fiction achieve influence?
BT: At some deep and human level, stories and moments have the ability to cross literary borders—from the poem to the story to the novel to the essay, and so on—while also crossing the borderlands of nationality, culture, time. The political parallels I find in Kadare's work echo into our own time—so much so that when I had the chance (in 2010) I traveled to Albania to try to get a sense of the landscape which produced Kadare. The main thing here isn't Kadare and his work. The main thing is to try to learn as much as you can from those who intrigue and challenge you.
SC: The title of the book, Fire and Forget, comes from a term that refers to the launching of weaponry that, once fired, seeks its programmed trajectory and target with no further involvement from the soldier. Less than 1% of Americans are involved in direct military service. One of the recurrent themes in the stories seems to be about a feeling of disconnection with the American public. We as a nation are, it seems, engaging in "fire and forget." We have deployed the military to engage in conflict and then turned back to our daily lives without further action or thought. How do stories like these about war and its aftermath change our collective understanding of conflict, especially these recent ones which have been so extended and are ongoing?
BT: I'm not sure that these stories will change our collective understanding of conflict, though they may help some to more fully appreciate the profound and lifelong impact war, violence, the potential for violence, and, more generally, aspects of military service which are mostly inaccessible to those who've never served. These stories offer inroads for some readers, I hope, to become surprised, challenged, stirred up, conflicted. They may help to remind us that the war comes home with the warrior. We live in a damaged world and it is a world of our own making. If a complicit narrative rings true, then perhaps that will call us, as readers, to consider our own complicity. If an indictment rings true, the same logic holds.
SC: You say that "the war comes home with the warrior" and that these stories can help remind us of that. As I read Fire and Forget I felt that even though these stories are, in large part, written with the traditional beginning, middle and end, they all seem at the same time rather open-ended. None of them really offers a solid "finish" to the experience of war. Can you envision a story where war truly ends?
BT: In terms of "war" stories, I imagine the story would have a coffin. And then another generation. And then a coffin. Another generation, another series of coffins. And then, silence, maybe. One season blending into another.
SC: One of the stories in the book is written by Siobhan Fallon, who writes stories about the experiences of the families – spouses, parents, etc – who stay behind. Do you think this story belongs in this book where all the other authors are soldiers? Why or why not?
BT: For many here in the States, war is purely an abstraction. It's difficult to recognize it on our doorsteps, in our living rooms, in our conscious and subconscious minds. Part of the genius of Siobhan's work is that her narratives create the necessary bridgework to bring the war(s) home to American soil, to recognize that which many turn away from and ignore or otherwise have little to no access. Through the imagination, she helps us to better see the world we actually live in.
SC: When Here, Bullet, your first volume of poetry about Iraq, was published in 2005, there were not many stories and first-hand accounts of this war in print. Now there is a growing number of books about Afghanistan and Iraq, related in theme but quite varied in the ways that theme is addressed. With so much being published do you think there is room for more stories about these conflicts?
BT: There is always room in the world for a great and necessary story told exceptionally well, regardless of subject material.
SC: In past wars, first-person accounts by way of journals and letters were an important source for documenting the experience of war. Due in great measure to the ephemeral nature of current communication, (email, Skype, etc.) the conflicts in which we are now engaged are turning out to be among the least-documented in terms of first-person accounts. What value do you see in soldier's writing, even if it is not for publication?
BT: I'm especially interested in preserving the voices of those who were low on the food chain. That is, I'm not as interested in the accounts of high-ranking officers and the politicians with whom they share flights to and from the battlefield. I'm far more interested in what life is like from a ground-level vantage point. In terms of understanding war, civilians caught up in war have a tremendous amount to teach us about the wars which soldiers and journalists and historians so often write about. Fear, boredom, pain, loneliness, love, anger, loss, and more—war adds to the definition of these words we share. Some of these soldiers have the ability to share with all of us the new and profound nuances which have been added to these words. They can help us to fully appreciate the complex nature of the world we live in and inherit.
SC: As an accomplished writer you could turn your hand to any topic. What motivates you to write about your experiences with war?
BT: I do see my work beginning to wander across the expansive landscape of the imagination. I'm compelled to write about topics that at a surface level appear to be about war. The underlying theme is love and loss, though—that's what the poems have been about all along. If I shift the overt landscape of the poem or story or essay in my future work, love and loss will surely remain the constant underpinning for it all.
SC: In conclusion, do you have any encouragement or advice for those of us who would like to begin writing, and for those of us who would like to write at a level commensurate with the authors in Fire and Forget?
BT: As my uncle told me when I was a boy—The world waits for all that you will bring it. It doesn't often feel like it, but it's true. If you find yourself wandering through the aisles of your local bookstore, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. I do the same. I wander the aisles with my head canted to the side as I read the new titles printed on the spines of those books, year after year, because I'm eager to find the book that you've written, perhaps, dear reader, dear writer—that gorgeous, painful, sublime book I want so much to read and be augmented by.
Brian Turner is the author of Here, Bullet and Phantom Noise. His poetry and essays have been published in The New York Times, National Geographic, Poetry Daily, VQR, The Georgia Review, and other journals. He is a co-editor of The Strangest of Theatres: Poets Writing Across Borders (McSweeney's, Fall of 2012) and his memoir, My Life as a Foreign Country, will be available in 2014. He received a USA Hillcrest Fellowship in Literature, an NEA Literature Fellowship in Poetry, the Amy Lowell Traveling Fellowship, he US-Japan Friendship Commission Fellowship, the Poets' Prize, and a Fellowship from the Lannan Foundation. His work has appeared on National Public Radio, the BBC, Newshour with Jim Lehrer, and Weekend America, among others. He teaches and is the Director of the low-residency MFA at Sierra Nevada College.
Sarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She earned an MA in Art History from Brigham Young University. In the process she met and married her husband, an active-duty Chaplain in the U.S Army, at present stationed in Hawaii. When not unpacking from her latest move, she occupies herself teaching art and art history, exploring places and cultures, and writing poems. Her experiences as a military spouse in war time have motivated her to seriously pursue writing. She is currently an MFA graduate student in Creative Writing at Sierra Nevada College.


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Got the Christmas shopping woes? No need to worry, Fort Sill's Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation will host the Christ Kindl Market December 7th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and December 8th from noon to 5 p.m. at the Rinehart Fitness Center gym. More than 100 booths with crafters and vendors will offer items such as Christmas decorations, candles, wicker baskets, ornaments, woodworking, specialty foods and seasonings as Christmas gift ideas for the two-day event.
"At this year's event there will be new vendors offering a greater selection of wonderful and unique gift ideas to include traditional palate-pleasing German cuisine for our shoppers," said Traci Barsuglia, Christ Kindl Markt event coordinator.
Food and beverage will be available at the event including schnitzel sandwiches, bratwurst, sauerkraut and brotchen, soft pretzels, Gluwein, German Bier, roasted nuts, coffee and hot chocolate. Concessions are provided by Das Bratwurst Haus, Rose & Billy Barney outside foods, the Impact Zone and an AAFES food truck.
Items sold at the Christ Kindl Markt include everything from Native American and Western art, pictures and prints, wooden handcrafted items, home décor, clocks, and vintage Christmas items to cosmetics, lotions, bags, accessories, jewelry, coins, quilts pillows, puppets, toys and comics. Food booths will offer honey, pollen, bee's wax, chili frito pies and chili dogs, candy apples, imported German chocolate, jams and jellies, baked goods, candies, Pampered Chef, samples of health shakes, lavender cookies, cakes and tea.
"The event is similar to the Christmas open air markets offered in Germany where vendors set up in the town square and sell a variety of unique items for Christmas including decorations, crafts, candies and toys. There is always lots of good German food, beverages and holiday music – bringing in the Christmas holiday season," said Barsuglia.
"Traditionally the Christ Kindl Markt is held outdoors but the Oklahoma weather does not always cooperate so instead of holding with tradition, we moved it indoors to the Rinehart Fitness Center gym," she said.
The event is open to the public but shoppers should plan on showing a picture ID at post gates. There is no entry fee to shop.
"Get the whole family together and shop a variety of booths and enjoy German food," said Barsuglia. "It's a great opportunity for Christmas shoppers to find lots of unique and interesting gift ideas for family and friends".
For more information on the Christ Kindl Markt, call Traci Barsuglia at 442-3575.
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Even if you live alone, it's likely that you spend a decent amount of time each week in your laundry room. The area has the tendency to look a bit bleak, whether it's a cramped space, in an unfinished basement or is part of a multi-purpose area. Here are some tips for brightening it up.
Small laundry rooms
In small spaces, efforts should be made to make the room appear less busy and cramped. One way to do this is by painting the walls white, or any particularly light hue. This will make the room look bigger and feel airier, eliminating some of the stressful feel. You could also try utilizing walls for storage to maximize the amount of available floor space and give yourself more room to move around in. Keep the walls and ceiling smooth and in solid colors, as texture - both visual and tactile - will make the space look smaller than it is. Roman shades, as opposed to blinds, are a great way of keeping the walls smooth. Try to place items in convenient, reachable places, so you're not forced to move around the tiny room as much.
Basement areas
A laundry room in an unfinished basement runs the risk of looking dark and unpleasant. You don't have to complete your cellar in order to reverse this process: There are some simple things you can do to make the space nicer. To make the area�seem less gaping, put in a divider. This could be in the form of a privacy screen, or custom window treatments hung from the ceiling. Aim for light or bright colors to counter the tendency of basements to be dark and musty looking. You can further divide the area by strategically placing a table on which to fold laundry in the space. Use a folding table to save money - but cover it with a bright tablecloth to liven it up. Consider putting a rug down in your washer and dryer area: Not only with this distinguish the pseudo-room, but it will also help to warm it up, as basements typically have cold, concrete flooring.
Strive to give yourself ample lighting in your laundry room. Avoid the traditional overhead basement lights and try to use antique looking floor lighting to give the space a unique feel.
Combination rooms
Laundry rooms are often combined with mud rooms or linen closets, which can cause mess and clutter.�Make it easier to keep clean by creating a system for yourself. Install cubbies or lockers, or place a chest by the door, apart from your washer and dryer, for your shoes and jackets to help organize yourself. Hide some of your laundry-related clutter by storing your detergent and other items in baskets or other containers, or by keeping them hidden on shelves behind patterned curtains.
More design ideas
To make the room beautiful, explore�unusual�ways to incorporate useful�but elegant design elements. HGTV recommends storing powdered laundry detergent in glass jars with metal scoops to eliminate the sometimes clashing bottles of product. Find a method of drying clothes that is also visually appealing, like hanging a stripped birch branch on the wall and hanging your delicates from it. Don't be afraid to use various wall decorations either - framed vintage detergent ads are a cute way of adding visual interest while keeping with your laundry room theme. You can also try hanging pretty baskets for a unique means of storage with maintaining form.


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Used Truck - 2012 Ford Edge CROSSOVER SUV in Ronan, Mt
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New fuel-efficient EcoBoost engine available.
The Ford Edge is a balanced, versatile five-passenger vehicle that works for a lot of buyers in a lot of ways, and the 2012 models offer several new features that expand its appeal further.
The 2012 Ford Edge is now available with a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine called EcoBoost that achieves an EPA-estimated 30 miles per gallon Highway.
The 2012 Edge is quieter inside than last year's models thanks to new sound-deadening foam in the fenders and roof pillars and a thicker windshield. Also new for 2012 are subtle aerodynamic tweaks to all the models: re-shaped side mirrors and a new spoiler at the top of the liftgate. Launched as a 2007 model, Edge was re-styled and substantially improved for 2011.
The Ford Edge has been selling in strong numbers, and there's no mystery behind its success. With a blend of sedan and sport-utility attributes, Edge defines the idea of a so-called crossover vehicle. It mixes the ride and handling characteristics of a mid-size sedan with the high seating, commanding view and passenger/cargo flexibility of a conventional sport-utility vehicle. From there, Edge adds layers of appeal in a lot of different ways. For starters, it offers plenty of choices, in models, engines, drive configurations and features.
The 3.5-liter V6 that comes standard is smooth, solid and responsive. The slightly larger 3.7-liter V6 in the Edge Sport delivers the most horsepower and torque in the line, and more oomph than you'll find in a crossover anywhere south of full luxury brands. The new 2.0 EcoBoost delivers more than adequate power with its impressive fuel economy. Based on EPA ratings, all Edge variants deliver excellent fuel mileage compared with similarly configured competitors.
The Edge is not pretty, but it does look contemporary and, well, edgy. Its visual presence is defined by a long wheelbase and short overhangs past the tires at each end. Styling updates for 2011 minimized its barrel-shaped, toy-like impact and have given the Edge a more serious look. You probably won't notice the aerodynamic tweaks made to the 2012 Edge. EcoBoost models get special aerodynamic aids aimed at reducing drag.
A wide choice of models starts with the base Edge SE, which comes with all the essentials and plenty of niceties without overly complicated controls. The Edge Limited model approaches luxury grade with its leather upholstery, while the Edge Sport includes sporty paddle shifters for semi-manual shifting and piano-black trim.
Inside, the Edge presents the finish and ambience of a good sedan with nearly all the bells and whistles, including available premium audio, navigation and rear-seat DVD entertainment. The optional MyFordTouch voice/touch control interface will appeal to some buyers and has undergone its first round of refinement and improvement for 2012, but we found it cumbersome and annoying. Navigation and a rearview camera are useful options, though Ford doesn't have the best navigation systems. Edge can be transformed from five-seat people hauler to cargo carrier with a few quick adjustments. It can carry an eight-foot ladder or bundles of lumber inside, and still seat two. Properly equipped, Edge can tow a substantial 3,500 pounds.
All-wheel drive is available on all models except the base SE. The AWD is a valuable addition in the right climate, but it takes a measurable toll on fuel economy.
The 2012 Ford Edge is available with either a turbocharged four-cylinder engine or one of two V6s, in both front- and all-wheel drive. All models feature a 6-speed automatic transmission.
Edge SE ($27,550) comes with a 285-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 and front-wheel drive. It's equipped with air conditioning, single-CD audio with auxiliary input, a full complement of power features, Ford's MyKey parental control, rear privacy glass, projector beam headlights, and 17-inch alloy wheels. The 240-hp 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder ($995) is optional. The SE Equipment Package 101A ($800) includes a numbered security pad for door entry, satellite radio, rear obstacle sensing, automatic headlights, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, a compass, and a rear cargo management system.
Edge SEL ($31,080) adds more standard equipment, including dual-zone automatic climate control with particulate filter, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with cruise control and redundant audio controls, Ford's Sync voice-control system, a rear obstacle warning system, and 18-inch wheels with slightly wider tires. All-wheel drive ($1,995) is optional. The SEL Equipment Group 205A ($2,250) includes leather seating, MyFordTouch, rearview camera and ambient lighting.
Edge Limited ($34,935) upgrades with leather upholstery, heated front seats, rearview camera, a Sony audio upgrade with CD changer, MyFordTouch control interface, and chrome wheels.
Edge Sport ($37,110) is equipped like the Limited but with racier black exterior and interior trim, a 305-hp 3.7-liter V6, steering-wheel paddle shifters, and 22-inch wheels.
Options include a voice-activated navigation system ($795), a panoramic glass sunroof ($1,595), dual-screen rear seat DVD system ($1,995), and a power liftgate ($495).
Safety features on all Edge variants start with dual-threshold front airbags, front-passenger side impact airbags and head-protection curtains for all outboard seats. Standard active safety features include antilock brakes, Ford's ActiveTrack stability system with rollover mitigation, and a tire-pressure monitor. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rates the Edge a Top Safety Pick. The optional rearview camera and rear obstacle warning system can help alert the driver to a child behind the vehicle when backing up, the Vision Package adds a blind-sport warning system with cross-traffic alert, and all-wheel drive can improve handling stability in adverse conditions.
Ford Edge has come to define the idea of a so-called crossover vehicle, in concept and appearance. It clearly blends the more planted look of a traditional station wagon with the taller roof and seating position of a conventional sport-utility vehicle.
The Edge had a substantial overhaul in both content and styling for 2011, introducing a new grille, bumpers, lights, hood and fenders. For 2012, the changes are more subtle, and intended to improve aerodynamic efficiency.
By its exterior dimensions, the Edge is a bit odd in the current market place, because it doesn't align closely with many of its obvious competitors. It's substantially shorter in length than the Dodge Journey, Mazda CX-9, or Ford Explorer. The Edge has a much longer wheelbase than the Kia Sorrento. Overall, it comes closest in size to the Chevy Equinox crossover SUV. Edge is four inches shorter in overall length than the mid-size Toyota Camry and rides on a wheelbase that is a couple of inches longer.
The long wheelbase and short overhangs past its wheels define the appearance of the Edge as much as anything, creating a vehicle that looks like a toy. The cosmetic changes for 2011 introduced stronger creases throughout, minimizing the rolling-barrel quality and giving it a substantially more serious look.
The aerodynamic improvements for 2012 start with re-shaped side mirrors and a new spoiler at the top of the liftgate.
Models equipped with the 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine get more aerodynamic enhancements, including side-door rocker moldings and active grille shutters. If more air is required to cool the engine, the active grille shutters automatically open. If no airflow is needed, the shutters close, reducing aerodynamic drag and helping improve fuel economy.
Another efficiency for 2012 is low rolling resistance tires on models with 18-inch wheels (the majority sold). These tires have slightly harder rubber than conventional tires and require less energy to get and stay rolling. Ford says a 10 percent decrease in rolling resistance can translate to a 2 percent increase in fuel economy. Less rolling resistance means slightly less maximum cornering grip, however.
The Edge Sport stands out from the other models. The differences start with a tuxedo-black grille and a larger front spoiler, carry through 22-inch wheels and tires that look like rubber washers stretched around the rims, and end with larger, oval-shaped exhaust tips under the rear bumper.
Ford Edge defines the idea of a crossover vehicle inside as well as out. There's room for five sitting up high, in comfortable, sedan-style surroundings, but with a few quick adjustments there's SUV-like space for bulky cargo. The finish and materials have improved steadily since the Edge was introduced for 2007 and now approach luxury grade.
And the Edge is quieter inside than ever. Changes for 2012 focus on reducing noise in the cabin, starting with expandable foam baffles tucked into the fenders and roof pillars, and a thicker acoustically laminated windshield.
The Edge Sport is distinguished by aluminum foot pedals and black piano-finish trim, as opposed to wood-grain in the Edge Limited. The Sport is also the only model with shift paddles behind the steering wheel to manually operate the 6-speed automatic transmission.
The driver sits high, with a commanding view forward. The front seats are generally comfortable and large enough for big folk, reasonably well contoured and decently supportive. For 2012, a 10-way power driver's seat comes standard on all but the base SE model. The same seat is optional for the passenger side.
Edge comes with one of two different gauge and switch packages. The SE and SEL have a more conventional analog instrument cluster in front of the driver, a single 4.2-inch LCD information display at the top of the center stack of switches, and conventional climate and audio knobs and buttons below. The standard instrument package isn't flashy, but it's straightforward, easy to understand and very effective. The standard package is available with Ford's SYNC system, which allows phones and other devices to be connected wirelessly and controlled by voice commands.
Limited and Sport models come with a different instrument panel with a much larger central display, a flat panel of touch switches below that, and a pair of five-way thumb switches mounted on the steering wheel spokes. These elements comprise MyFordTouch (MFT).
MyFordTouch is an evolution of the Ford SYNC system. It puts two 4.2-inch LED displays in front of the driver, on either side of a big central speedometer, and another 8-inch LCD at the top of the center stack with its own color-coded graphics. In total, MyFordTouch controls and displays climate settings, audio adjustments, programming of automatic door locks, telephone operation, navigation, and SYNC Services (something like OnStar), a boggling array of other choices, including turn-by-turn directions, sports scores, fuel prices, movie listings, dining options, even horoscopes.
Climate and audio settings can be adjusted in four separate ways: by voice command, by the thumb buttons on the steering wheel, by touching the display screen, or by using the touch buttons in the switch stack below. Actually, the buttons are more like touch areas, without a mechanical button to operate. It's a little bewildering at first, mostly in terms deciding which of the four options to use for the intended adjustment, or in locating the touch points where the hard switch actually works, should you prefer to do it the old-fashioned way. The driver must use a carefully pointed fingertip to find the spot where the switch operates, not always easy when bouncing down the road.
Ford updated its MyFordTouch software for 2012, creating more distinct graphics and easier-to-use menus than those in the original MFT scheme. All future updates will be available for free download and installation via a USB thumb drive, and the 2012 updates are available for upgrading 2011 models.
In other words, MyFordTouch is improving. With a bit of time and familiarity, the various operations get easier. In some cases MFT can be fun to use in a high-tech way. Still, a lot of buyers will be a lot happier with the base system. The problem is that a lot of the bells and whistles offered on the Edge are only available if you take MyFordTouch.
Storage space for small items is good. There's a big, deep box in the center console, a good-sized glove box, bins molded at the bottom of the door panels and pockets on the front seatbacks. In total, there are eight cup or bottle holders and four 12-volt power points.
The rear seats have plenty of room, with the same high, clear view that's afforded in front. The rear seatbacks recline to the passenger's taste, and backs and bottom are decently contoured on the outside of what is essentially a bench. The Edge will work nicely for a family of four with two members in their mid-teens, but five is a crowd due to the small rear-center seat.
Cargo space is generous, with 32.2 cubic feet of volume behind the rear seat, and 68.9 cubic feet with the second seat folded flat. The rear seatback is split and folds easily. An optional fold-flat front seat helps accommodate long items. Folding the front-passenger and right-rear seatbacks forward provides space for an eight-foot step ladder or a load of two-by-fours inside the vehicle, with room left for the driver plus a passenger behind the driver. The lift-in height is just about right, and a power-operated tailgate is available.
Edge's stylishly curved exterior takes a small toll on interior space, however. Measured by absolute cargo volume, it ranks mid-pack among mid-size crossovers and SUVs. Toyota Venza and Kia Sorrento have bit more cargo room (maximum 70.1 and 72.5 cubic feet, respectively), and Ford's smaller Escape comes very close (67.2 cubic feet).
Driving Impression
The Ford Edge fits the crossover theme right down to the way it drives. Its ride, handling and general dynamic behavior are much more like that in the typical sedan than in any truck. Yet the Edge offers the commanding view and longer in-traffic sight lines that one expects in a pickup or sport-utility vehicle.
Edge delivers better fuel economy than truck-based SUVs. By EPA ratings, it ranks near the top among comparable crossovers such as the Dodge Journey and Toyota Venza, regardless of engine or drive configuration.
The fuel-economy leader in the Edge lineup is the 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine. The 2.0-liter EcoBoost is one of the most sophisticated engines in Ford's lineup. With an advanced turbocharging setup, fully variable valve timing and extra-efficient direct injection, EcoBoost packs significant wallop for its size. With a peak of 240 horsepower, the 2.0 EcoBoost makes 45 fewer horsepower than Edge's standard 3.5-liter V6, or just 15 percent less. Yet the four-cylinder is nearly 50 percent smaller than the V6 by displacement.
Ford pitches the EcoBoost as the best of all worlds, with the power of a V6 and the economy of a four-cylinder. The marketing claims are true, sort of. If an engine is running at full throttle and producing 240 hp, it's using essentially the same amount of energy (or gasoline) whether it has six, four or two cylinders. So if a driver uses full throttle and all 240 horsepower a lot of the time, actual fuel economy gains with the EcoBoost will be much less significant.
But that doesn't mean there are no fuel savings. The four-cylinder will use less fuel than the V6 when it's idling, coasting down and sometimes when cruising at a steady pace, and if the driver is more judicious with the throttle in daily driving, the EcoBoost engine should deliver substantial fuel economy gains. EcoBoost earns an EPA rating of 21/30 mpg City/Highway, which Ford claims is higher than any crossover or SUV in its size class.
We liked the 2.0 EcoBoost Edge. While its EPA Highway ratings are 4 mpg higher than those for the standard V6, the four-cylinder turbo actually generates more peak torque (270 pound-feet compared to 253). And it's torque that translates into acceleration, particularly when starting at lower speeds. The EcoBoost seems just as quick as the standard V6, probably quicker in short bursts of acceleration, or changes of 20 mph or so. There's a notable rush when you floor it. The four-cylinder is also reasonably smooth, and we wouldn't expect the typical buyer to be pining for more power with the EcoBoost engine. Fuel savings over the life of the car should more than compensate for the additional $1,000 up-front cost of the EcoBoost option.
The 3.5-liter V6 is much stronger and more pleasing than the pre-2011 Edge engine. The V6 sounds strong in the lower gears, throaty and authoritative, but the Edge cabin is very quiet cruising in top gear, and conversation is easy in all quarters. If the V6 has an advantage over the EcoBoost four, it lies in an extra bit of smoothness, or perhaps a less-frenetic quality or an impression that it's not working quite as hard as the four-cylinder.
The Edge Sport's larger, 3.7-liter V6 delivers the most horsepower and torque available in the line. We reckon the Edge Sport is one of the quickest, most substantially powered crossovers available, short of the much more expensive V8s from luxury brands.
The 6-speed automatic transmission comes with an ordinary shifter on the base Edge SE, with a SelectShift manual-control shifter on the SEL and Limited models, and with SelectShift and wheel-mounted paddle shifters on the Sport. Shifted manually, the automatic has a crisp, positive feel. In full automatic mode, it shifts smoothly, and it's generally quick to respond at cruising speeds. If you need more acceleration when you're puttering along at 40, the Edge drops down a gear quickly when you press the gas pedal, and sometimes two gears if you floor it.
The problem, if there is one, is the automatic's general unwillingness to select or stay in first gear. This is generally because the engineers who designed its control program were trying to maximize fuel economy in all circumstances, but it has its drawbacks. If you're creeping through a parking lot toward the exit, for example, the transmission will already have shifted up into second. And if you see an opportunity to pull into traffic as you approach the street, stepping on the gas before you come to a full stop, the Edge's transmission won't shift back down into first, unless you completely floor the pedal, and then is doesn't downshift as quickly as we would like; if it downshifts, you'll get a stutter and then a very abrupt launch; if it doesn't downshift, you'll accelerate more slowly than you were expecting.
Otherwise, the Edge is always pleasant to drive, and generally responsive to the steering wheel. In aggressive maneuvers, it feels more top heavy than a sedan, with more lag time as the mass of the body catches up to what the tires and suspension are doing. Regardless, the Edge is more than responsive enough for typical family duty, and it travels comfortably smooth in all circumstances. There's nothing we'd call rough or truckish in its overall ride quality. The Sport model's large wheels and low-profile tires improve steering response and they probably add more cornering grip, but they also extract a toll in terms of harshness, particularly when they are slamming over ruts and divots on bumpy roads. We like the Edge Sport, but it may be too firm for most buyers.
Ford has fixed what we thought was less than stellar brake feel in early Edge models. Almost everything in the braking system has been upgraded, and the feel at the pedal, where it counts, is vastly improved. The deceleration starts much earlier in the pedal travel, and the braking force is stronger and more linear than it was before. All the mushiness and indecision has been engineered out.
All-wheel drive is available on V6 models. Front-wheel drive is standard. The electronically controlled all-wheel-drive system operates full time, delivering most of the power to the front wheels most of the time, but sending torque to the rear wheels as needed to help balance traction. The AWD is a valuable tool, particularly in the Snow Belt, and we recommend it to owners who drive in wintry conditions. It can keep the Edge moving forward uninterrupted on snow-coated surfaces, with barely a slip or jog.
All-wheel drive comes with a notable fuel-mileage penalty: 1 mpg City and 2 mpg Highway with both V6 engines, according to EPA. That translates to hundreds of gallons of gas and thousands of dollars over the life of the vehicle, not to mention nearly $2000 up front buying the AWD in the first place. In California, Texas, Florida or large swathes of the South, we'd recommend the front-wheel drive.
Towing capacity may be another draw for crossover buyers, and the Edge does well in that category. Surprisingly, given its more powerful engine, the Edge Sport doesn't do as well as the SEL or Limited for towing. The Sport's maximum tow rating is 2,000 pounds, partly due to those low-profile tires. Properly equipped, the SEL and Limited can tow up to 3,500 pounds, and there's a trailer-sway control system tied into the traction and stability electronics. Trailer-sway control makes towing less nerve-wracking.
There's a reason Ford's Edge is a best seller among crossover vehicles. It defines what a crossover is supposed to be, mixing the smooth comfort and driving behavior of a solid sedan with the high seating, flexibility and cargo hauling space of a sport-utility vehicle. The Edge is stylishly edgy, and it offers a lot of choices in trim, features, and engines. Plus, there's a choice of front- or all-wheel drive. The 2.0 EcoBoost four-cylinder engine delivers more than sufficient power and the best EPA mileage ratings in the class. The V6 engines allow towing capacity up to 3500 pounds.
Jim McCraw reported from Nashville, Tennessee; with J.P. Vettraino reporting from Detroit.
Model Lineup
Ford Edge SE ($27,550); Edge SEL ($31,080); Limited ($34,935); Sport ($37,110).
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Options As Tested
EcoBoost 240-hp turbocharged I4 engine ($995); Equipment Group 205A ($2,250) includes leather seating, MyFordTouch control system, rearview camera, and ambient lighting; voice activated navigation system ($795); Vision Package ($485) includes blind-spot warning with cross-traffic alert.
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Ford Edge SEL ($31,080).The Ford Edge is a five-passenger crossover sport utility that answers the call for a roomy vehicle with utility and style. It isn't a truck. Nor is it a minivan. Yet it's more than a car. The Edge is powered by a 285-hp 3.5-liter V6 engine, while the Edge Sport adds a 305-hp 3.7-liter V6; both engines use a six-speed automatic transmission, the Sport adds steering wheel shift paddles. Available on the SE, SEL and Limited trims is a 237-hp 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine which boasts enhanced fuel economy. Front-wheel drive is standard, and all-wheel drive is available. Standard safety features on all models include six airbags, four wheel anti-lock brakes, AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control, auto-locking power locks, an occupant classification system and a tire-pressure monitoring system. Optional safety equipment includes adaptive cruise control, collision warning, blind spot detection, rear-view camera and rain sensing wipers. MyFord driver connect technology manages all the information the driver needs, with minimal distraction to actually driving. For 2012 the Edge carries over with the introduction of the EcoBoost engine and several exterior color changes.
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By Matthew Heimer
President Obama's federal budget proposal for the fiscal year 2015 isn't due until March 4. But based on information about the plan that went public this week, the budget will take a fairly clear stance on retirement benefits—namely, that if those benefits need to be cut to curb the national debt, it should be higher-income taxpayers who take the hit.
In some ways, of course, the budget proposal is predominantly symbolic; with the House in Republican control and the GOP wielding filibuster power in the Senate, few or none of Obama's more controversial proposals will be enacted. But as expressions of the administration's retirement-policy priorities during a midterm election year, when both parties will be emphasizing their differences, this week's news is still noteworthy.
Obama's budget drops the president's long-standing offer to adjust Social Security's cost-of-living increases to reflect the "chained CPI." Using that measure of inflation, rather than the traditional CPI, would effectively slow the growth of retirees' annual incomes. During the 2012 fiscal-cliff crisis, the proposal, which would save the government somewhere in the area of $230 billion over 10 years, emerged as one of the few principles that Obama and Republican congressional leaders might agree on.
At a time when many advocates for seniors fret that Social Security already fails to keep up with real inflation, however, many Democrats objected that the change would hit the poorest retirees the hardest. As MarketWatch's Robert Schroeder reported yesterday, a White House spokesman said that the administration had dropped the proposal because GOP leadership had not offered to close any tax loopholes in exchange; many Democratic-leaning groups, meanwhile, are celebrating the decision to drop the measure.
The other relevant Obama proposals, which also appeared in his previous budget, take aim at the upper end of the income spectrum, at individual taxpayers earning more than $183,000 and couples earning more than $225,000. As described this week by Hazel Bradford in Pensions & Investments, one provision would limit the total value of all tax deductions, defined-benefit plan contribution exclusions and IRA deductions to 28% of income—a move that would have the effect of increasing tax liability for higher-income people who maxed out their savings options. (MarketWatch's Robert Powell analyzes the proposal in greater depth here.)
The president's plan would also cap the maximum amount of money that could be held in tax-deferred retirement accounts at a level that would limit them to providing an annual retirement income of $205,000, according to a formula based on prevailing interest rates. (That level is currently $3.4 million, but could fall if rates rose higher.)
These latter changes would net only about $1 billion a year in tax revenue, but their symbolic value is a bigger deal. In his State of the Union address, Obama had urged Congress to "fix an upside-down tax code that gives big tax breaks to help the wealthy save, but does little to nothing for middle-class Americans"; this proposal would be a very small step in that direction.
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Matthew Heimer covers retirement for MarketWatch and edits the Encore blog. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewHeimer.


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You have probably heard much discussion about the new phenomenon of weblogs, more popularly referred to as blogs. Long dismissed by serious webmasters and business people, blogs were thought to be the sole province of angst-ridden teenagers, and a few self-indulgent writers. That is not the case any longer.
Blogs have stormed onto the Internet, sporting strong Google PageRanks and often very large and intensely loyal readerships. The worlds of politics, sports, and business have seen an explosion in the number of blogs over the past year. Blogs are everywhere on the Internet. Along with providing a boost to your Google PageRank and to your search engine results pages (SERPs), blogs are a tremendous promotional tool for your website and your business as a whole.
By adding a blog to your existing website, or as a cross-linked standalone site, a blog will pay heavy dividends to your business. By adding a human element and a sense of immediacy to your site, a blog will add not only potential new customers and clients to your business, but a healthy injection of goodwill as well.
Blogs provide a powerful promotional vehicle both online and offline. Perhaps it's time to consider starting a blog.
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Blogs build regular readership traffic. Because of their frequent updates, often daily, readers will return very frequently. A traditional static website has far fewer changes, and often requires coding and the assistance of a technical person. There is no such requirement for blogs.
Most blogging platforms allow for the transfer of fresh blog posts directly to a website, providing a continual supply of new material. Because of these regular additions of fresh keyword rich content to your site, you gain favor with the search engines. The spiders will crawl your site more frequently and index your site more often. The new keyword-laden content will create some pages that score highly in the search engine results pages (SERPs).
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Links and Free Publicity
Other bloggers (people who write and maintain blogs) will also promote your blog, by linking to any blog posts that interest them and their readership. Bloggers are free and generous linkers of the blogs they read. Many bloggers are completely unaware of their Google PageRank and often of their blog's position in the search engine results. They freely link to blogs for the content alone. The search engines are, at best, a distant secondary concern.
You get free publicity and promotion for your blog from other bloggers. Since many of the other bloggers, who link to your blog columns, are in posting similar themed content on their own blogs, you get the benefit of any topic sensitive PageRank that may be implemented by Google. You also get some much needed link popularity and some PageRank boost that help your site in the search engines.
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The very concept of adding a human element to your business may seem a little obvious to many people. On the other hand, many business and website owners have overlooked the benefits of placing a personal stamp on their business. A blog can provide precisely that human element for you.
Frequent Updates and Conversational Tone
The first thing you will notice about a business blog is its frequent number of updates. Almost every day a new post or column is added to the blog. The posts are usually written in a conversational tone and often contain personal elements about the writer. Those personal elements are where the human face on the company appears.
As your readers return daily, and your blog is written in a manner that encourages repeat visitor traffic, your visitors get to know you as the author on a more personal level. The personal writing will include information about you as an individual, as well as information about your company.
Developing a Relationship of Trust
Because your blog readers return at least several times per week to read your latest blog postings, you begin to develop a rapport with them. Over time, they become familiar with you and naturally become customers. It's generally agreed by marketing experts that people prefer to do business with people whom they know and trust. A blog helps to develop that trust in you and your products and services.
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The online promotional benefits of a blog are numerous and powerful for your website. The immediacy of your blog can provide up-to-the-minute information about your company to existing and potential customers and clients.
Your blog will develop a loyal daily readership over time. The importance of that readership is its business potential. Every one of those regular visitors is a possible future customer or client. By visiting your blog every day, many of them will be interested in checking out your main business website. In that sense, a blog is a customer attractor for your company and its products and services.
By means of the ubiquitous comments systems found on most blogs, reader feedback can be almost instantaneous. Don't worry about the potential for comment spam or abusive comments. While a potential annoyance, they are minimal compared to the benefits of personal interaction with your visitor traffic. Most blog platforms contain a built-in comment feature. If your blog system doesn't include one, there are many good third party add-on commenters available. E-mail spam doesn't prevent a business from using e-mail. Comment spam shouldn't stop you from having a commenter added to your blog either.
RSS Feeds
A powerful feature of blogs is the use of an RSS feed. RSS stands for either Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication. Take your pick, as both are correct. What an RSS feed does, is send a blog's highlights to recipients instantly upon publication. Most blog programs have an RSS or Atom (or a combination) feature for enabling transmission of your blog to a wider audience of subscribers to your RSS feed. Many blogs have a sign-up feature right on the blog itself, making the addition of a feed easy for your visitors to read your blog as you update.
To read blogs, your visitors need to use what is called an aggregator. By attaching an aggregator, which is a blog collection and reading program to their web browser, customers can read your blog posts as they happen in real time. Some well known aggregators include Bloglines, Feedster, and Kinja. There are many more available as well.
E-mail newsletters are usually on a delayed time scale compared to the speed of an RSS feed. Because of this speed difference, e-mail newsletters will take on a different role for your business. No longer required to provide news, your newsletter can provide more in-depth information and special offers to your subscribers. The RSS feed enables you to utilize your e-mail newsletter in new and innovative ways.
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Surprisingly, blogs can have some solid offline benefits for your business. One of the most important is the value of your blog to the media. Blogs are regularly scanned by the mainstream and the trade media outlets, vis RSS feeds, for news story ideas. Your breaking news story is of interest to the journalists in your field.
Be certain that you have easy to access contact information on your blog and on your website, so reporters can make instant contact with you. They are often on very tight deadlines and can't wait to find you. By being available, your business story can be told, and you can also be quoted as an expert in other news stories. You may also find yourself being contacted as an expert speaker in your business area. The blog will establish your authority credentials.
Your blog will already have helped establish you as an expert, in your field of business because of your daily informative posts. Since blogs are still relatively new to the business arena, you will also be seen as being on the leading edge of innovation, for your industry. You know that can never be a bad thing.
Be certain to include your blog URL on all of your business cards, letterhead, and everywhere else your main website URL is included. Many people will visit your blog for information, who might not otherwise visit your business site. They will often use the blog as an entry to your company website, and eventually become customers or clients.
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The promotional advantages of adding a blog to your existing website (or as a stand alone blog) are many and powerful. The addition of a blog component establishes you as an expert in your field, reaping rewards as a media spokesperson or a public speaker in your area of endeavor. Being a blogger places you and your business on the leading edge of your industry. Standard offline promotional techniques will also pay dividends when applied to blogs.
Online, your blog will pick up many solid and theme-related links from other bloggers, and from traditional websites. The topic sensitive links created will boost your Google PageRank and your search engine results for your main keywords. Often, your blog will provide another search engine result for your business keywords, creating another entry into your main business website.
Because of the freshness of blog content, the blog is crawled often by the various search engine spiders. That frequent addition of newly crawled content to the search engine indexes will enhance your level of visitor traffic.
Through the use of RSS feeds, your blog posts will be instantly available to your blog subscribers. Used in conjunction with your existing email newsletter, your blog's RSS feed will keep your readers up to date on your business and your products.
Add a blog to your promotional efforts, and reap the rewards, both on the Internet and offline as well.
Your business bottom line will thank you for being a blogger.


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California voters have upheld the state Senate districts drawn last year by an independent citizens' commission.
With more than 21 percent of precincts reporting, the measure had 74.1 percent of the vote.
A majority voted "yes" on Proposition 40 on Tuesday after the original challengers dropped their opposition to the new political boundaries.
Republican-backed officials had sought the referendum because they feared the new Senate map would hurt their candidates' chances. They did not challenge the newly drawn Assembly districts.
The GOP stopped actively campaigning in July after their legal challenges to the maps failed in state and federal court. But by then the measure had already qualified for the ballot.
Had voters rejected the maps, the ballot measure would have required court-appointed officials to set interim boundaries for the 40 state Senate districts until new maps could be drawn.


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by Mary Gulivindala
I have a situation in my domestic environment that's making it difficult to focus on work. Perhaps you have been accused of being a workaholic, or perhaps you are the accuser. Whatever the case may be, this is a serious accusation.
I was married to a workaholic, but now we are divorced. My former husband worked all the time and was never home, so I definitely understand the loneliness of being in a relationship with a workaholic, but now my own friends as well as my current "insignificant other" are telling me that I have become a workaholic myself.
A workaholic is a person who compulsively works hard and long hours. I am getting harassed by my "insignificant other" that my work is a "joke," that I'm constantly working and not "present." But I have to make money.
Believe me, he doesn't complain when I buy him new sneakers or put extra gas in the tank. I'm a comic, and he's resentful. He's resentful of the fact that I get to laugh all day. It's my JOB.
What he doesn't understand is that being a comic is HARD WORK. My job duties are extensive. They consist of not too serious research and development, exhaustive social media mastery and competent writing skills. My brain is my greatest enterprise, as is yours to you.
Let's start with research and development. As in all professions, one has to learn one's trade. It's not my fault that I have to read laugh-out-loud books by people like David Sedaris, watch Colbert Nation nightly to keep relevant and informed both comedically and politically, and stay up late to study my fellow colleagues do stand-up on Comedy Central.
AND I'm a great mom. I never watch South Park until the kids are in bed. If you are not continually growing, keeping current and learning new skills to compete in today's workforce, you are out, and there's someone standing in line to take your job. Long hours are required.
Next is social networking. To be competitive in today's industrial markets, social networking has become like a map is to a tourist in Tibet. Without it, you are lost. I spend hours "friending" and posting on Facebook, and Twitter is a huge resource for business.
I make lists of different markets to research funny. I have a list of comedians that I put a lot of time and effort into, a list of media and editors because you never know. I read the "tweets" of business people and life coaches because that gives me inspiration to start my day!
Then I post their tweets on my Facebook pages, which is linked to my twitter account and website; see, it's hard work! Now the big daddy of them all is Linkedin. I have strategic objectives and goals that I must meet by week's end, or I will be really angry with myself at my weekly staff meeting (with myself). Linkedin is for grown ups. The big time. The successful folks. I am in 50 groups! I make comments depending on my trending analysis reports. I'm new to Linkedin, but I feel my big break is coming, and it's going to be from networking on that site. This takes time.
Finally, it's time to write. I don't know when, why or where inspiration will strike, but when that happens, stay away from me. If you are a writer, you can relate to this, and even if you are not, you can still relate because it applies to you in some way.
Writing is a craft, and my craft has a rhythm. When an idea comes to me, I have to purge it onto the page in one sitting. You have projects and reports that have deadlines. You don't want to break your flow because that can mean three times the hours to complete.
I do have help in this department. It's a member of my team called "spell check and grammar."
The wretchedness our predecessors must have suffered with pencil, paper and dictionary is beyond my comprehension. I wonder how their significant (or insignificant) others dealt with that? It must have taken weeks just to write one essay.
My other main tool is the app (short for application). The most sacred tool this writer has is the dictionary- to-thesaurus app. I can find funnier words using it than the originals in my head, but it's labor intensive. Back and forth, back and forth, minimize, maximize, but it is worth the effort. I would give up a limb for that app.
Most people endure long hours working and make sacrifices for their families. Workers commute on trains daily, and some don't get home until their kids are asleep, so I don't understand why I'm being called a workaholic.
I work from home, but I have a boardroom. It just happens to be my lounge chair outside, and I'm not thrilled about listening to comedy podcasts all the time, either. I miss my kids, too. I want to hear the pitter-patter of their stomping and fighting.
Workaholism is not the same as working hard. I renounce that painful label because I am not compulsive. I KNOW what I'm doing, and it's now off to laugh; excuse me, I mean it's off to work I go.
"Life coach" Mary Gulivindala is the founder of Blue Print Life & Wellness Coaching in Chestnut Hill. She also does stand-up comedy and sometimes even sit-down comedy.


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"Vatel alumni quickly get jobs because of their concrete and complete education and training."
Now a Vatelien also, Agathe Lambert can confirm this sentence that she heard when she was researching schools: she was hired as the Zurich Marriott International Sales and Special Events Coordinator just a few months after she got her Bachelor Vatel. Here's how she did it.
- Do you remember what you wanted to do when you were little?
Like all kids, I probably changed my mind a 1,000 times. A lawyer, in law enforcement, teaching, and many others. I wasn't at all raised in the hospitality field, and became interested in it after high school graduation, because I was looking for a hands-on training course.
- How did you find one?
By enrolling in Vatel. Here's the recipe:
- a professional degree: the Bachelor Vatel,
- an educational concept with both theoretical courses and practical work,
- a field where you work with people and in the office.
This winning trio gives you a very professional and reality-based education. And then I add on 3 more personal criteria: international, human and cross-cultural relations and you'll understand why Vatel seemed so evident for me.
As of my first year I began to love everything I was being taught and what this could bring to me in all the different jobs in this field.
- You were born in Nancy, France. Why did you choose Vatel Switzerland and its international class?
I wanted to go to a hotel management school in Switzerland what Vatel had to offer seemed to match what I was looking for, with its hands-on program.
My first year's courses were in French, and then I chose English as of my second year. I'm sure that I still would have had a low level, had I not made this choice. This decision allowed me to arrive at where I am today.
- What are your best memories?
- The F&B culture and oenology courses, as I use them every day at work and in my personal life when I have friends over.
- The third year practical application week. A key to understand our courses as well as gaining experience in management, practical application weeks are a lot of work. The last one was thus symbolic.
- The contacts I gained through my internships and shared with other alumni: a true gold mine. It's up to use to use this and activate the network of Vateliens that we all make up.
- The Lausanne restaurant, sales in Brussels, the front desk in Basel, a hotel launch in Zurich: what did you gain from all these experiences?
I'm naturally curious and I loved the diversity of these experiences in different cities. Hospitality is a great field for those who like to travel, expand their horizons and do several different types of work during their career.
Because I did these jobs as an intern, today I'm better able to understand issues that my team members can have. And I also can assess and if required, adjust my decisions without compromising the quality goals that I set for myself.
- How did you get the job you currently have?
Thanks to my previous internship, the good references I had in the Marriott Group, and working really hard. My application and my first days where everything was in German were not easy.
But anything is possible when you're supported by a great team.
- What do you like the most in your professional life?
I like, no, I love the diversity of things we can discover in this field: the people we meet, the cities we can live in, managerial styles, all of this. The hospitality industry is exciting and dynamic.
In my job, I have the opportunity to be in direct contact with my guests which enables me to respond to their demands and ensure their satisfaction. Then the ideas that I propose to improve our services are even more relevant.
Moreover, Zurich is a very dynamic city and I've still not finished exploring it.


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So you want your kids to take over the ranch? When are you going to show them how?
Back when I was a television reporter for the Canadian Broadcast Corp., I got a phone call about a farm foreclosure occuring the next day. The group sought coverage on the farmer's victimization by evil bankers, and how neighbors were mobilizing to do something about it.
It was one of the saddest stories I ever covered. Not because the man was losing his farm to the bank, but because he never learned how to manage a farm in the first place. When I interviewed this unfortunate couple, the real story unfolded.
The man's father had died four years earlier. Besides the farm, he'd owned a small construction company and made all decisions for both operations. The "boy" worked the farm, but never managed it. When the old man died, the "boy," now in his 50s, finally got the chance to try some of the things he had always wanted.
The farm was debt-free when he inherited it but, within a few years, he had run up a large debt he couldn't repay.
There were a lot of city media types there who dutifully told the "victim farmer, evil banker" story. I didn't.
Another scenario
I've seen and heard of similar situations over the years. The old man dies, and leaves the "kid," who is usually in his 50s or even 60s, in charge of a farm or ranch he's never made a significant management decision on. Invariably, he goes bankrupt.
Contrast that with my friends, Don and Bev Campbell, who ranch near Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.
When Scott, the oldest of the Campbell's four children, turned 16, Don had him help do the annual financial plan for the ranch. Scott and his brother had complained good-naturedly about how their dad sat in a cool office every summer doing the financial plan, while they worked in the heat putting up hay and moving cattle.
After the first day in the office pouring over the books, Scott wondered whether he might be allowed go back out and work in the heat! The other children, when their turn came, had to learn how to do the planning, too.
Don and Bev had a goal of doing other things with their lives before they got too old. They knew if they wanted their kids to take over the ranch, they had to teach them how to run it.
By the time Scott was in his early 20s, he had taken over from his parents, and they were free to pursue other interests.
Priming your successors
When we hit our 50s, we go through some physical and psychological changes that make us better suited to passing our knowledge on to the next generation, and making greater contributions to the larger community, rather than keeping on with the same old routine. If you're hoping one of your kids will want to take over the farm or ranch, you must do a few things:
Start by handing over control of at least one enterprise. When someone such as a feed salesman or buyer calls, you tell them to talk to your son or daughter.
Have regular business meetings — weekly is best — and do more listening than talking.
Make a working agreement and succession plan, in writing, with dates for when you will turn over full control of the operation.
You may need some professional help working through the details, including having an outside facilitator help your family talk to each other about what each person wants. And for sure, you'll need professional advice in drawing up the legal succession plans. Get it.
Then get on with helping your son or daughter become a successful manager. And don't wait until they're 50 and you're old and decrepit.
If you simply have to be in charge all the time, pray none of your kids will be dumb enough to try ranching with you, and get some therapy.
Edmonton-based Noel McNaughton lectures to groups on "Farming/Ranching at Midlife — Strategies for a Successful Second Age." For more information, call 780/432-5492, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit www.midlife-men.com.


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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (May 3, 2012) – Kid Creature, the brain child of 12-year old surfer and Newport Beach native Calvin Saxton, is officially launching 'Kid Creature Surfboards', an exclusive surfboard line that he hand shaped and painted at Shaper Studios, California's first surfboard workshop. The entire collection will be on display at a launch event taking place at Shaper Studios on Saturday, May 12th.
The Kid Creature Surfboards Launch Party which will also serve as the official after-party for the San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF). The inaugural film festival, taking place on May 11-13th, will feature 13 feature length films and 22 shorts films from around the world revolving around surfing. The event is expected to draw filmmakers, surfers and surf enthusiasts from around the globe.
Event Details:
What: Kid Creature Surfboards Launch Party
Where: Shaper Studios (6310 Riverdale Street, San Diego, CA 92120)
When: Saturday, May 12th from 6PM – 2AM
Why: $10 entry fee to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Pipeline To A Cure
Sponsored giveaways from Volcom, Stance, Buell Wetsuits, Captain Fin Co. & more
"We've been a huge supporter of Calvin and his Kid Creature line for some time now, so it is amazing to see his imaginative creations transform into a global surfboard line," said Chris Clark, founder of Shaper Studios. "Calvin has a tremendous heart and passion for helping others, and we're excited to help him give back by hosting his surfboard launch at our shop with a benefit event, which also coincides with the San Diego Surf Film Festival, another event that we're extremely excited to be a part of."
Michael Weybret, resident videographer of Shaper Studios and director of the group's 'Foam & Friends' video series, will be included in the SDSFF with his short video, "Margaux." The film was recently awarded first place at the Board Shorts Film Festival.
A lifelong asthmatic, Calvin Saxton donates ten percent of all Kid Creature products and collaborations to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Pipeline To A Cure, a nonprofit dedicated to helping support kids who have cystic fibrosis by raising awareness and support for the disease from the action sports industry.
For more information on the Kid Creature Surfboards Launch Party, please visit: www.shaperstudios.com/kidcreature.
About Shaper Studios
Shaper Studios is California's first surfboard workshop, giving surfers a home outside the water where they can come shape and design their own surfboards. Shaper Studios offers private and group shaping lessons with a professional staff of friendly surfboard builders who have a passion for sharing the art of surfboard design with surfers of all ages. For more information, visit www.shaperstudios.com.
About Kid Creature
Kid Creature was created by 12-year old Newport Beach native Calvin Saxton, an avid surfer and asthmatic. 10% of the Kid Creature profits are donated to Pipeline for a Cure, a cystic fibrosis non-profit group aimed at raising awareness and support for kids with living with the disease. Learn more about Calvin and his Kid Creature line at www.kidcreature.net.
About San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF)
International filmmakers, surfers, artists and ocean buffs alike will gather in San Diego on May 11-13, 2012 for the first ever San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF). The inaugural event is slated to screen 13 feature-length films and 22 short films from around the world centered around surfing and will be held at Bird's Surf Shed in San Diego. For more information, visit www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com.
About the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Pipeline To A Cure
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world's leader in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis. The Foundation funds more CF research than any other organization and nearly every CF drug available today was made possible because of Foundation support. Based in Bethesda, Md., the Foundation also supports and accredits a national care center network that has been recognized by the National Institutes of Health as a model of care for a chronic disease. Pipeline To A Cure is dedicated to raising awareness and money to cure cystic fibrosis. Surfing has been proven to help those afflicted with CF. For more info or to donate: www.pipelinetoacure.com


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Wedding season is underway, and we're rounding up all the tips, tricks, and ideas you need for your big day. We've thought of everything, from selecting your dress to your ultimate checklist for every single photo. There are plenty of ways to spark your creativity, ranging from simply traditional to exciting and alternative. Keep scrolling for even more: unique invitations, bachelorette party destinations, and concepts to steal from the biggest ceremonies in movies and on TV. Even if you're not getting married, we've definitely got something for you.
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