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Hello, I was thinking of buying the new i3 8100 (4 cores) and build a new NAS based on OMV.
Is OMV compatible with these new processors or there could be some problems?
Is OMV compatible with these new processors or there could be some problems?
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macom wrote:OMV3 is based on Debian 8 and is the current stable version.
OMV4 is based on Debian 9 and is in development phase.
So you can check which processor is supported by which version of Debian. Might be that CoffeLake will be supported by Debian 10.
Probably better to check which processors are already used for Debian 8 and OMV3.
Is there a reason why you are looking for the latest processor? You could gain you some bucks by using somewhat older processors.


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Dear Editor,
On November 4, 2008 residents of Illinois (as well as the rest of the country) will be voting in the Presidential Election.
In addidition to voting for candidates for various offices, we in Illinois, will be asked whether to have, or not have, a state constitutional convention.
One of the issues proposed for the convention is to implement a tax on pension payments. I assume that would include Social Security.
One of the benefits of retiring in Illinois is that your pension payments are not taxed by the State of Illinois.
Whether you are retired or not, this issue will eventually affect YOU.
Don't give the politicians a chance to touch our retirement pay.
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Smith must raise his game after AB de Villiers throws down gauntlet
Port Elizabeth: In the lead-up to this hugely anticipated Test series there were myriad themes explored in an effort to decipher, before a ball was bowled or an insult was uttered, who might have the edge.
Would Australia's fine record in South Africa since apartheid continue without a blemish? Would the left-armed pace of Mitchell Starc provide the crucial point of difference among the world's two best fast bowling attacks? And what sort of pitches would be unveiled, and who would they suit?
The contest between Steve Smith and AB de Villiers, two modern-day titans of batting, loomed as another major factor and so it has transpired.
To date, a magnificent de Villiers has the upper hand, having given an indication of what was to come in Durban and then swinging the second Test in South Africa's favour with more than one stroke of genius in his unbeaten 126 at St George's Park.
That feat left the 34-year-old with 197 runs for the series without getting out to any of the Australian bowlers.
Smith has not been a dud – he is averaging 32.5 here, with one half-century – but his output has been beneath his lofty standards.
The Australians will also be racking their brains about how to try and stop de Villiers.
Before the second Test, Smith talked about Austalia's intention to try and slow him down by bowling straight to the Proteas maestro. So futile were their attempts to do so that in the end, as he clocked up his 22nd Test century, they ended up bowling down the leg side to limit the damage.
De Villiers is six years older than Smith and has played 49 more Tests. Both are discussed as among the greatest batsmen of the era – with Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Joe Root the others generally in that category – but Smith's extraordinary Test numbers give him a clear statistical edge.
The mild-mannered South African, though, can do freakish things with the bat and when he is on, there is arguably no one better to watch.
Importantly, he is also very fresh here, having only returned from a two-year break from the international game last December.
Burnt out before then, he has the drive back.
"A bit of time away from the game did that," de Villiers said. "I had a lot of time to reset my thoughts and all of that, and think about where I'm going with my career and the kind of things I still want to achieve.
"I've never lost my love for the game. I was just tired of playing. I was just flat, physically, mentally and quite a few other factors. I became a dad at the same time. A lot of things were happening then. I was taking the pressure with the cricket, so there was just a lot that was going on in my life and I felt like I needed to breathe a little bit. I wouldn't say I lost the love for the game. I think that showed. I just love playing."
One key contrast between the two best batsmen in their respective sides has been how quickly they have made their runs. De Villiers is humming along, in his century at Port Elizabeth to the rollicking background noise of the brass band, at a strike rate of more than 70 in the series. He can take the game away from you before you know it.
Smith is scoring at about 40 runs per 100 balls, which reflects a general decrease in his rate over recent years as Australia's talisman.
And despite all he has achieved across the format, de Villiers still feels he has something to prove.
"I came into this series and the previous one against India feeling like I need to play again, to make sure I keep my spot in the team," he said.
"I haven't played for a while and you're always just a couple of innings away from people starting to say, 'Is he still good enough?'. So those kind of things were on my mind.
"I was very motivated to prove to people I could still play the game, even though I've been away for a while. It was hard toil over the last six to eight months, making sure I get to this kind of form again. I'm very happy it showed up."
Now that de Villiers has laid down the gauntlet, Smith will want to have a greater impact himself on the final two matches at Newlands and the Wanderers.
There are two out-of-this-world batsmen here and, so far anyway, only one of them is playing out-of-this-world cricket.
Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.


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I always find it a challenge to motivate myself to write a few words of reflection whilst on holiday. Given I spend so much of my time penning words (or should that be typing) getting the thoughts from my mind to the page can be a challenge; even more so for an introvert.
Now that that is out of the way I am happy to report that Michael and I are relaxing in the west coast Tasmanian village of Strahan. We are well into week two of our holiday Downunder which will culminate with my sister's wedding on 22 Feb in Sydney. Our escapade began with a stop over in Hong Kong to break the flight from Amsterdam to Sydney. In the space of 24-hours Michael and I managed to pack in a visit to Victoria Peak, Kowloon, a double decker tram ride and negotiate the hustle that is The Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Hong Kong.
As many of you know a side benefit of having a KLM employee as a husband is the ability to fly standby for cheap fares. The downside of this is that you are never guaranteed a seat until the flight closes. Our plan was to fly from HK to Sydney after a two night stop over. More the fools us for not taking into account Chinese New Year. After a few hours anxiously waiting we secured the last two seats on Qantas to Sydney, a day earlier than planned. This was a bonus for my parents as we had an unplanned night up in the Blue Mountains. There is something therapeutic about clean mountain air, or maybe it is mums cooking….or both.
From Sydney we made our way to Launceston and the start of exploring that little island south of the big island which is sometimes dropped off or forgotten about. We began with Festivale, one of the Island's premier food festivals. From there it was a short drive down to Hobart. Our 1st stop in the capital was MONA (museum of old and new art). This $15million private gallery is simply amazing. The owner, David Walsh amassed his wealth through gambling and along the way has built up an eclectic collection of modern works (Damien Hurst), Australian classics (Nolan) and a few antiquities (who do you know who owns 3 Egyptian sarcophagi?). All are presented in a highly engaging manner which I found put me in a place of being a voyeur rather than visitor. Walsh describes the museum as a "subversive adult Disneyland". Below are a few pictures and I encourage you all to visit the web site (mona.net.au), better still the gallery if you are in Hobart.
After a taste of culture we decided to try some thrill and a mountain bike descent down Mt Wellington (1270m). The views from the top were spectacular but not as enjoyable as hurtling down a mountain at over 60km/h. The strangest sensation was having to wear a helmet. My Dutch friends will understand the unusual experience of this. From Hobart it was off to Port Arthur and a bit of convict exploration including a ghost tour. Unfortunately we didn't find any ghosts, or they find us.
Before leaving for Tasmania we watched from a far as the Tasman peninsular was enveloped by bush fires. Amazingly no lives were lost however more than 20,000 hectares of land burnt and countless houses lost. It was sobering to drive through the peninsular and see the charred remains of house after house and then one that escaped the flames.
And then we were in Strahan. I'll save the two days activities for the next instalment of Mark and Michael's Aussie adventure.


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Anyways...Since winter and it's bad weather are still around, might as well enjoy a nice and hearty plate of steamy stew, and this one became my family's favorite and I hope it will become yours too.
Provencal Beef Stew :
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, finely sliced
- 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 x 400 g tins of canned chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 cup of red wine
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 1/2 lbs new potatoes, (unpeeled), larger ones halved
- 2 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
- 2 tbsp pitted and chopped black olive
- 1 tbsp chopped thyme and rosemary
Preheat the oven to 350F
Pour the olive oil into a large casserole dish or ovenproof saucepan with a lid on a medium–high heat and, when hot, add the onions and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Fry for 6–8 minutes or until the onions are soft and lightly golden.
Tip in the beef and stir in the dish or pan for 2–3 minutes to brown the meat, add the wine and boil until reduced, then in go the tomatoes, sugar and herbs. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid and cook in the oven for 1 hour.
After 1 hour remove from the oven, season with a little more salt, then stir in the potatoes, cover and return to the oven for another hour or until the beef is tender and the potatoes are cooked through. Stir in the capers, olives taste for seasoning and serve.


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Dark Crystal Trading Cards (1982)
The Donruss Company distributed this set of 288 trading cards from "The Dark Crystal". Original box on top says, "The Dark Crystal Full Color Trading Cards with the exciting story of 'The Dark Crystal'". On inside top sides it says, "See 'The Dark Crystal' at your neighborhood movie theater".
The box comes with a full 36 complete packs of 8 cards each which were sold separately in some stores. There were a total of 78 Dark Crystal cards produced.
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Ruby Street released a series of Dark Crystal greetings cads, holograms, and pop-ups.
Labyrinth Stickers (1986)
This stickers were included with a cereal box promotion. There are 12 total, on four sheets.
There was a contest involving the stickers, but none of these are winners, hence the sheets all say "sorry try again".
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British abortionist Dr. Vincent Argent has been doing abortions for over 30 years and was once the medical director of one of England's largest abortion providers. But when legislation was proposed that would lower the country's abortion limit from 24 to 20 weeks, Argent supported it. In fact, despite his commitment to providing abortions, Argent wanted the law to go even further. In an article in The Telegraph, Argent says that even twenty weeks is too late to do an abortion. He preferred a limit of 16 weeks.
The Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is campaigning to reduce the limit to 20 weeks. In the full knowledge of what is involved in late abortions, and the widespread distaste for them among the medical profession, I would go further, and support an amendment proposing 16 weeks.
At 16 weeks, the baby is fully formed. He or she has every body system and organ she will have at birth. She "breathes" amniotic fluid in order to prepare her lungs for taking in air. Her heart has been beating for months, and her rapidly developing brain gives off brainwaves. She also has her own unique set of fingerprints. No human being who has ever lived or ever will live will have the same fingerprints, just like no other person will ever have the same DNA or genetic makeup.
Argent opposes abortions after this fetal age, but he is still a practicing abortionist and is pro-choice. He says:
I do believe in a woman's right to make decisions about her own body. The days of backstreet abortions were dangerous and I am glad, in this country, that they are long gone. In fact I would support amendments to the Bill which would make it easier to get an abortion earlier, perhaps by removing the need to get the consent of two doctors.
He goes on to explain why he finds late term abortions so disturbing:
Most people do not realize just how distressing late abortions can be. The procedure remains the last taboo. While heart and brain surgery are regularly shown on television, the reality of a late abortion has never been seen on British screens.
He then describes how late term abortions are performed:
There are two main types of procedure; the medical type, which kills the baby via medication, meaning that the woman miscarries a stillborn. If the baby is 22 weeks or older, it will be given a lethal injection in the womb, to ensure it is not born alive. Alternatively, the surgical procedure uses instruments to remove parts of the dismembered body from the uterus, limb by limb. It is hard to describe how it feels to pull out parts of a baby, to see arms, and bits of leg, and finally the head.
The surgical procedure that involves dismembering the child is a D&E procedure. It is the most common late term abortion procedure in the United States. Below you can see a diagram that shows how such an abortion is performed. As Argent says, it requires pulling the baby apart, usually while the baby is still alive (although some providers poison the baby first with digoxin.)
The violence of these late term procedures are one reason why Argent says abortion is so stigmatized in the medical community:
Now, with increasing specialisation in gynaecology, many younger doctors are avoiding abortion completely, preferring to go instead into areas such as IVF or cancer treatment. Abortion has become the part of gynaecology that no one wants to be associated with, and late abortion is the least popular type of work of all.
For some doctors their objections are religious or ethical. Often, as with me, it is based on a distaste for carrying out a procedure which is so traumatic.
If the procedure is "traumatic" for the abortionist, we can only imagine how traumatic it must be for the preborn baby!
Another thing about late term abortion practice troubles Argent:
Given the nature of this experience, it greatly concerns me how lightly some of these decisions are made.
For every woman who comes late to the clinic because she did not realize she was pregnant, there will be another who feels it is simply their right to have an abortion whenever they like, and feels no need to explain herself at all. A third will seek a late abortion because her circumstances have changed. It might be a change of job; a relationship has broken down; her partner is now in prison; perhaps money is tight. For me, these are no reasons to carry out such a distressing procedure.
Recently, one woman came to me at the age of 42. After years of IVF treatment, she had finally conceived for the first time. Yet, when she found out she was carrying twins she wanted to have one aborted.
The situation is much the same in the United States. Pro-choicers like to perpetuate the myth that late term abortions are only done for the direst of reasons, such as a horrible deformity of the baby or a risk to the woman's health. But a 2006 study in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health contradicts this claim. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health is a publication of the Alan Guttmacher institute, which has been affiliated with Planned Parenthood throughout its history. It is definitely not biased in prolifers' favor. The study concluded that abortions done between 13 and 27 weeks were done for the following reasons:
68% had no pregnancy symptoms
58% didn't confirm the pregnancy until the second trimester
45% had trouble finding an abortion provider
37% were unsure of the date of last menstrual period
30% had difficulty deciding on abortion
There was not one case of fetal disability or danger to women's health. Even more disturbing, the study found that nearly a third of women getting late term abortions had gotten a late term abortion before.
This data indicates that late-term abortions in the U.S. are being done for elective, not medical, reasons. You can read more about this here.
Late term abortions are so gruesome that even an abortion provider with 30 years of experience balks at performing them. The dismemberment D&E procedure, in particular, is so horrifying and violent that it repulses even hardened abortionists.


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Thanks to Sunless Nick for this one!
This is linked to the Choose Your Female Posse challenge; this time, choose three women you would support. These are women who have been the heart and soul of the group, often keeping it together emotionally/spiritually/financially (or any combination) and don't get credit for it. These are women you want to take aside and say 'hey, I know you have a lot on your plate, lean on me for support for a while.
My picks:
Tara Mclay from Buffy. She basically existed to further Willow's storyline as a witch and a lesbian. She did nothing but support and love Wilow for the better part of three years. When Willow's addiction to magic finally forced Tara to leave her, she became a very minor character to how the rest of the Scoobys responded to Willow's addiction. Oh, and just when it looked like Willow was on the road to recovery and she and Tara were going to reunite… a bullet meant for Buffy gets her. Which, of course, is only a means to Willow's decend into rage-and-grief-fuelled madness. And for all that – she never complained that she got the bum end of the deal in loving Willow. Of course, I can't exactly blame Amber Benson for not wanting to return as Tara-as-The-First after the way Tara was treated…
Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. She works out who's responsible, how they did it and how to defeat them faster than anyone else. And Harry prolongs the conflict by ignoring her and insisting 'No! Snape did it!'. Why didn't Rowling call this Hermione Granger and the – oh, wait, because it would have been over in half a book. And yet Harry gets all the credit. She totes deserves a bestie who is all 'Harry? What did he do? You're the real hero.'
Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind. OK, I know this is going to be a controversial one, but… she spends the last two-thirds of the book supporting a dozen family members who barely recognise her contribution, let alone thank her or assist her. And when she's willing to hussle and get out there and make money, she's the object of scandal – no less by the very relatives who depend on her to keep a roof over their heads yet won't plough the fields with her. Whenever I read the book, I want to be out there in the fields picking cotton with her, or in the dining room, sipping sherry, listening admiringly as she talks about the money she made today and the stupid Yankees she swindled it out of.
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VANCOUVER -- Three years of treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG, GammaGard) prevented further cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a small study presented here.
As measured by multiple standard instruments -- the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS-Cog), the Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGIC) index, the Neuropsychiatric Inventory, and others -- the four patients who received the full 36 months of treatment at 0.4 g/kg every 2 weeks showed no decline in scores, reported Norman Relkin, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
At a press briefing prior to his formal presentation at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, Relkin said the treatment was "generally well-tolerated" but did cause some adverse effects. None were unusual and most were relatively mild infusion-related reactions such as rashes.
Some were more serious, though. These included a stroke in one patient, presumably related to the viscosity of IVIG, which is known to increase risk of ischemic events.
A phase III study with 390 patients is already nearing completion, with results expected by mid-2013, he said.
The rationale for IVIG in Alzheimer's disease is that it contains antibodies against beta amyloid proteins and it also modulates immune function to reduce inflammation, Relkin explained.
The current report covered a second open-label extension of an earlier placebo-controlled, double-blind trial that initially lasted 6 months, involving 24 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (baseline Mini-Mental State Examination scores of 14 to 26).
As a phase II study, it tested multiple doses and schedules. Besides the four patients assigned to 0.4 g/kg every 2 weeks, four patients each received 0.2 g/kg every 2 weeks, 0.4 g/kg every 4 weeks, and 0.8 g/kg every 4 weeks. Eight patients received placebo.
Results from the randomized phase indicated that, in pooled data for all patients assigned to IVIG, the treatment outperformed placebo in the primary outcome measures of ADAS-Cog and CGIC, as well as in other cognitive assessments.
Participants were allowed to receive an additional year of open-label treatment with IVIG. With continued favorable results -- including inhibition of brain atrophy as well as cognitive protection -- a second 18-month extension was offered, with 21 patients accepting. For this second extension, all patients received 0.4 g/kg every 2 weeks, since that appeared to be the most effective regimen in the previous data.
These included all 16 initially receiving IVIG and five of the placebo group.
The second extension essentially confirmed the earlier findings and showed that the benefits last 3 years, Relkin said.
Patients initially assigned to placebo showed continued decline in cognitive function, but there was "a bend in the curve" when they were switched to IVIG, Relkin said, reflecting a slowing in decline.
Pooled data for the 16 patients in the original IVIG groups showed a significant protective effect relative to the initial placebo group. Mean values for ADAS-Cog and CGIC scores indicated some loss of cognitive ability, but it was relatively small.
But the highlight finding, Relkin said, was that 3-year ADAS-Cog and CGIC scores in the four patients who received 0.4 g/kg every 2 weeks throughout the study were the same as at baseline.
Untreated Alzheimer's disease patients in his clinic nearly always show measurable decline in 3 to 6 months, he said.
"If we have a patient who goes out to 18 or 24 months without changing, usually we begin to doubt that they have Alzheimer's disease. If we have two patients like that in our practice, we begin to doubt our own diagnostic prowess," he said.
"To have four patients... all of whom are effectively unchanged after 3 years, is a remarkable result."
Relkin started his press conference talk with the customary presentation disclaimer that he would be discussing the off-label use of an approved product, but then gave it an unusual emphasis.
He noted that the findings were from very few patients, and therefore very preliminary. "It's a very important point because this agent is in limited supply, and the indications for which it is approved, some of them represent disorders in which patients can only survive by getting this particular product. So we don't want to bankrupt the available supplies."
The study was supported by Baxter.
Relkin reported relationships with Baxter, Eisai, and Kyowa Hakko Kirin. Other investigators reported no relevant financial interests.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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Alzheimer's Association International ConferenceSource Reference: Relkin N, et al "Three-year follow-up on the IVIG for Alzheimer's phase II study" AAIC 2012; Abstract P3-381.


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How To Straighten Your Hair Without Heat #hair_straightening
What You'll Need:
- Straightening Shampoo and Conditioner
- Large Rollers
- Roller Clips
- Straight Hairspray
Step One: Use the Right Shampoo and Conditioner. To combat frizz and curl, use a shampoo and conditioner combo that will give you optimal results. Fekkai's Silky Straight Ironless Shampoo is our favorite option.
Step Two: Roll Up. Once you towel dry your hair, section off and put in large rollers—the larger, the better (think soda can width). Clip rollers in place and allow your hair to dry.
Step Three: Spray Hair. After your hair dries, apply Living Proof Straight Spray to seal in the style.


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This week's Thursday Theme Song, and going along with the Underwater Adventures theme, is the very first aquatic superhero:
Aqualad and Aquaman
Filmation, most know for their 80s nostalgia hit He-Man, got into the animation business quite early. 1963 saw the debut of their first show, Rod Rocket, and 1966 saw the debut of their second show, The New Adventures of Superman.
In 1967, Filmation repackaged Superman into a new hour-long series called The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure which featured reruns of the six-minute Superman episodes and new six-minute Aquaman cartoons.
Also included in the show were rotating 'guest star' episodes feature many DC Comics stars, including the Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, the Atom, Superboy, the Justice League of America and Teen Titans. Most of these heroes were seen for the first time in this series and would go on to their own series in later years.
"Superman! I'm open!"
In 1968, Aquaman got his own series which was a 30-minute version of the Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, only without Superman.
Aquaman's voice was provided by Marvin Miller, who is best know for his work as Robby the Robot in Forbidden Planet. Aqualad was voiced by Hanna-Barbera regular Jerry Dexter.
The voice you will hear in this theme song is none other than Ted Knight who was the narrator in many cartoons of this era including Super Friends. His most well know work is Ted Baxter from the Mary Tyler Moore Show.


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San Francisco's city attorney Thursday filed two legal challenges to block a private panel from revoking the accreditation of City College of San Francisco.
City Atty. Dennis J. Herrera is suing the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, alleging that the panel is biased against the college and its advocates because of differing agendas.
The college encourages broad access to its educational and vocational programs rather than narrowly focusing on degree completion, while the accrediting panel has supported more restrictive policies, according to the lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court.
Herrera alleged that the commission held financial and political ties with several like-minded advocacy groups.
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Hi! My name is Chris Pallace, half of Bent Castle Workshops and illustrator for the superhero game, Numbers League. I co-created Numbers League a few years back, won a few honors, and just released a Numbers League iPad game! Now I have a wonderful opportunity to have my work displayed at The Strong's National Museum of Play but I must now raise funds to pay for the printing and material costs for the giant-sized artwork I want/intend to display
The Numbers League display will feature a bevy of full sized heroes and other elements from the streets of Infinity City. Interactive materials including mix and match coloring books for younger visitors, and how to design your own hero for the older kids (and adults). Even my wife, Tina, is getting in on the action by lending her considerable talents to design costumes. Suit up and have your picture taken next to your favorite hero!
I grew up loving art and (dare I say it) math. I thrilled over geeky science facts and then read about men and women in capes ignoring those same facts. For some reason one fueled the other. Numbers League reunites those two childhood loves. Living up to the superhero tradition by doing its own small part to make the world a better place with smarter kids.
This opportunity with the Strong's Museum of Play is a perfect fit, but it's also quite expensive. They're providing the space but the costs still fall to me. Much more than what's in my budget so I'm asking you to reach into your own utility belt and lend a hand. As the acting Mayor of Infinity City you have my heartfelt thanks.
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The term "fan", when used to describe somebody, is an abridgement of the word "fanatic". To be a fanatic doesn't mean that you're going to strap a bomb to your chest and blow up a pizzeria for Miley Cyrus, say, but it does mean that you've made up your mind. To use gentler terms, it means to be a follower, a devotee, an admirer.
I've been a Bob Dylan fanatic since I was 16 years old. And I choose "fanatic" because I choose to emphasize the impact that this artist has had on my life. That's what music should do. That's what great art does. It inspires, it motivates, it tells us that we can create the same and we too shall understand.
I found Bob when I was in high school. I was looking for something that not a lot of people knew about and the culture of the 1960's proved to be a perfect spot to look. It made it a lot easier to stand out, given the artistic and eclectic environment that I found myself in my freshman and sophomore years. For his birthday, my dad was given Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits. As I was wont to do at the time I regularly raided my father's extensive music collection to find something new to me. This is how I discovered Johnny Cash, Dire Straits and Credence Clearwater Revival, among others. But this guy, this Dylan was different.
On this lone record, there were songs like "Blowin' in the Wind", "Just Like A Woman", "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Subterranean Homesick Blues". In half the record, it was demonstrated what a versatile artist he was. He could play rock and roll (and I mean real rock and roll), psychedelic blues, thoughtful acoustic and politically-minded folk and he could play those songs effortlessly, like he was just walking down the street. It was insane. It blew my mind.
The addiction began and I had to feed the habit. Shortly thereafter, I bought Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert. I immediately went home, I put the CD in the player and sat and listened.
That's something that isn't done with today's music. Back in the day, when you bought a record, you would play it, either by yourself or with friends, and you would listen to it. You wouldn't do anything else. You weren't playing video games, you weren't reading or writing some schlock; you listened to the music and took it in for what it was. You let the artist say what it was that they had to say. You gave them your attention. After all, you spent the dollar to give them the chance to begin with.
On Live 1966, he sings "Desolation Row" in its entirety. It's one of my personal favorites and may actually be the best song that he ever wrote. As I sat and listened to the performance, he easily slides into the lyric "Einstein disguised as Robin Hood…" The best way to describe the sensation in my head was that my mind was blown. I had never heard something like that before and I've spent time since then trying to think of the image. I try to think of the circumstances why Einstein would have to do that. Where did he get the costume? Wouldn't he know that anyone would recognize him? I enjoy the mental chase that gives way and I lose every time.
Then, I made the most important purchase of my life: Blood on the Tracks. I have no problem saying that it's his best album, period, but I'm open to criticism. Blonde on Blonde is the one that is generally considered to be better, but I disagree for the following reason: B o B is an excellent recording and the imagination behind it is a force of nature and cannot be denied. However, art should have the capacity to connect and I feel that Blood on the Tracks makes that connection better, quicker and stronger.
He manages, in the brief album that it is, to encapsulate so many different aspects of a relationship. He took to songwriting in this album like some people paint pictures or take photographs. There's usually more than one story in a picture, there's more than one perspective to be shared and understood. All the songs are capable of doing that. In "Tangled Up In Blue", he shifts perspectives quickly talking about himself and then this lonely man. He makes the change as fast as he moves to the next line in the song. It's a song that offers a fresh and unique perspective on life almost every single time I listen to it when I reach a new stage in my life.
The first time I heard the song "Idiot Wind", I cried. Hard. It hurt. The reason why was because I honestly had no idea (at the age of seventeen) how someone was able to articulate what it was that I was going through at that point in my life. I was struggling to understand relationships, I was quickly realizing that I had made mistakes that I was going to have to live with (at least for a while, I was only 17) and here was a recording of a man singing by himself in a booth thirty years prior speaking to the exact moments that I was going through. It was insane. It might be the first time I had a genuine spiritual experience in my life. It's the remarkable thing about a truly great artist. They seem to speak like shamans in the village. While you know that they are just stumbling along like the rest of us, they manage to put your thoughts and feelings in such a way that you wonder how you've been able to think or feel without them. I actively sought people out and told them to listen to the song. There was one instance where I actually made the man sit down and listen to the entire song. It was the only way I could talk sometimes. I relied on it too much. I let it speak for me and let the ambiguity of the work entrench itself in the mind of the opposing listener.
That's a dreadful thing about music: sometimes we let it take over. We let it define us instead of us defining it. The artist may speak to our feelings, our lives or our moment, but we can't let it speak for us constantly. The man had no idea what it was I was trying to say because he spent the time trying to figure out what Dylan was trying to say. He walked away shaking his head and I remember being insanely confused. Why didn't it work? Why didn't he understand how I felt about the failed relationship that I just went through?
For some people, it's the Beatles. For some, it's Dave Matthews Band. For others, it's Nickelback. I think that it's important for us, just as people, to have that someone or something that we latch on to that helps us understand ourselves and that which surrounds us.
I know that I'm not alone in thinking about this in regards to music. Hell, I know that I'm not the only person who feels this way about Bob Dylan (though I don't think that you're going to see fans try to imitate his hairstyle, like you do with Elvis fans). The thing about music that we love is that it connects us completely. If we let it.
To say that we are a fan is to be passive about the work that we admire; to admit that we are fanatics is to admit that we are involved in the artistry that we search after. And if you're not involved, you're not paying attention.
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That is an excellent question and one that should definitely be discussed with your primary care doctor or OB/GYN. With regards to metformin, it is considered pregnancy category B by the FDA, which means that they did not find any issues with its use in animals but there have been no good studies in humans to know whether it is safe or not. As such, it is important that you discuss with your primary care doctor the risks and benefits of its use while pregnant and then come up with a plan for how to treat your diabetes during your pregnancy. Oftentimes, they may suggest that you use insulin to control your sugar. but it is a discussion that must be had between you and your doctor so that you are aware of all the risks and benefits of using these medications and what should be done if you become hyperglycemic, or hypoglycemic. Usually, patients who have diabetes and are pregnant require a little more oversight and observation than those who are not, so it is important to establish a relationship with your doctor soon so they can help guide you through your pregnancy and beyond that.
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Around midnight Tuesday morning, a truck hauling glass was trying to get on Highway 152 from Highway 99 south of Chowchilla when most of the glass slid off and broke on the road.
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There are three main problems with trading as an investment strategy:
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Every time you trade it costs you money. You pay broker fees and get hit by the buy/sell spread (the difference in prices paid and received). The more you trade, the more money it costs you. You have to make up these costs before you make a profit on your trading.
- Competition
When you trade, you are going up against professional traders. At the very least they have been selected from the best applicants, have huge research budgets and teams, are able to get information you don't have access to, and trade 15 hours a day every day. It's fairly unlikely that you are going to have an edge on these people.
- Time
Trading requires you to be following the market all the time, waiting for the perfect time to buy or sell. You will spend a huge amount of time on this strategy.
For the three reasons above I am not interested in trading. I prefer to spend less time thinking about my investments, and don't believe I would have any kind of edge.
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This year I posted it over on my education blog, which has become my main outlet since I took a step back from performing and recording. Have at, and enjoy!
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Well it is Friday here, day before thing really kick off. Some of the teams are arriving this morning.
Hot Bodies team is here and already preparing by gluing up all their 12th tires.
Drivers running Hot Bodies 12th car are.
Moore, Hara, Shin,Surikarn, Rheinard, Wilck, Kitizawa, Yoshioka plus others.
Oscar from Team Orion just arrived.
6 drivers from South Africa also just arrived.
It is going to be a great event and every moment i get a chance I will keep you guys updated.
Hot Bodies team already starting their work.
Time to make the Donuts…… US Joke from a TV commercial about donuts
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I just know once things get going tomorrow, I wont be much use on here.
I am trying to get some other things going for updates, but I will keep you posted.
Those tires are 1.12th scale tires. and they have been doing alot of testing over the past couple of weeks, so i have to Assume they did not have time to do these before the race.
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San Marcos Baptist Academy
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San Marcos Baptist Academy (also known as San Marcos Academy, SMBA, or simply SMA) is a Baptist, coed prep school that is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Texas Association of Boarding Schools. The Academy was founded in 1907; its mission is to educate young men and women within a nurturing community based upon Christian values. The Academy accepts boarding and day students in grades 7–12. Enrollment in 2009 was 274, with about 75% in the residence program. The school is located in the Texas Hill Country in San Marcos, Texas, United States, south of Austin, and north of San Antonio.
San Marcos Academy is one of the oldest boarding schools in the state of Texas, and was established in 1907 by Texas Baptists with the support of the city of San Marcos. The Academy's first president was James Milton Carroll.
The Academy has students matriculate at a wide range of colleges and universities.
After an organization drive that began in 1905, the Southwest Texas Baptist Conference established the school in 1907 by matching $25,000 raised by citizens of San Marcos. James Milton Carroll, a leader of the founding campaign, served the Academy as its first president. The school enrolled an entering class of 200 students on September 24, 1908. Carroll resigned in 1911; the Academy's original building, granted a state historical marker in 1970, became known as Carroll Hall. Thomas Green Harris succeeded Carroll, and the Christian Education Program of the Baptist General Convention of Texas began administrative oversight in 1911.
After the United States entered World War I in 1917, the federal government granted the Academy a junior unit of the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Since that time all male students have served in the corps of cadets, and those in grades nine through twelve are formally enrolled in the army Junior ROTC program. Girls have also participated in military training on an optional basis since 1973 when two students, Mary Shepard and Karen Stubbs led the development of the first female platoon. By 1936 the Academy's physical plant had increased to twelve buildings on a fifty-six-acre site valued at $400,000. Students in grades one through twelve studied general academic courses as well as fine arts and business subjects. In 1968 more than 500 students in grades three through twelve attended the Academy; in 1986 the enrollment was 240 boys in grades six through twelve and 120 girls in grades nine through twelve. Also in January 1982, under the administration of Jack E. Byrom the Academy moved from its location at the current Texas State University campus, to a more spacious lot on Ranch Road 12. The Academy has had students from a number of other states and foreign nations. Most Academy students reside in dormitories on campus and attend mandatory chapel services on Wednesdays, and devotionals on Mondays. Chapel services are currently optional for both boarding and day students, taking place at First Baptist Church on Sunday.
Since the school's beginning, the Academy has accepted students from all religious faiths. Students of both sexes have competed in athletic events against other private schools.
The academy is a member of the Texas Christian Athletic League and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Texas Education Agency, and the accrediting commission of the Texas Association of Baptist Schools. A fifteen-member board of trustees selected by the Baptist General Convention of Texas continues to govern the Academy.
Thirty-five full-time and twelve part-time teachers composed the faculty in 1993; three administrators supervised Academy operations. That year the endowment of the academy exceeded $3 million, and the institution's assets exceeded $15 million. After selling its original site and buildings to Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State) in 1979, the Academy moved to its present 200-acre (0.81 km2) site.
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Green and Purple of the Laurel, bind us though we part
Keep the spirit ever with you, deep within your heart
Men and women of tomorrow, we'll be proud of you
The lives you now are building will be strong and true
There'll be echoes in your memory of cadets out on parade
And of students in the chapel with their heads bowed as they prayed
Fellowship is given those who come from far and near
To these hallow'd halls of learning which we hold so dear
Blessed are the lessons learned, and through the years may we
Be ever true to you, San Marcos Academy
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The SMA campus spreads over 200 acres in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, surrounded by oak trees, deer, and a devoted Christian faculty and staff
The foyer of the RCC is a well known spot for students and faculty to meet presenters and other VIPs that visit the San Marcos Academy campus
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Tuition in San Marcos Baptist Academy for the 2009–2010 school year is $25,511 for boarding students ($27,511 for international students) and $7,996 for day students grades 9–12 and $7,565 for day students in grades 7 and 8, not including optional and mandatory fees. The academy offers need-based financial aid.
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A Deep Look at Adam Wainwright's Ridiculous Start
Two nights ago, Adam Wainwright was a hit away from tossing a perfect game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. You know, that thing only 23 pitchers have ever done in the history of the game. But that was just one of the many remarkable starts the two-time All-Star has had this season.
Wainwright has shutout his opponent in 5 of his 10 games so far, including a 25-inning scoreless streak. In that time, he's pitched less than seven innings only twice, while going eight-plus four times. The only times he's given up more than two runs was against the Chicago Cubs - the team with a league-low 16 wins has somehow been Wainwright's kryptonite. In fact, if you remove his three starts against the Cubs, Wainwright has only given up three runs in 55 innings. That's an ERA of 0.49 while averaging close to eight innings a start.
But even if you include those Cubs games, his numbers are still mind-boggling. He's sixth in the league with 1.8 wins above replacement (WAR), has a 1.85 ERA and 2.50 fielding independent pitching (FIP), with those last two figures being career-bests for the righty. So what has he done right so far?
For starters, he has the best strikeout percentage (K%) of his career at 23.6 percent, even if that's just a tad more than the 23.4 percent figure he put up in 2010 – that season was his previous best ERA figure at 2.34. Even his walk percentage (BB%) is the second-lowest of his career at 5.4 percent.
Now here come the crazy numbers: he's held opponents to a .185 average this season and a WHIP of 0.86! He's even stranding runners at a high rate. He has a left on base percentage (LOB%) of 81.9 percent, another career high. So the few amount of baserunners he has had to deal with, don't cross the plate very often.
So has Wainwright changed anything drastic?
The short answer is, everything. Wainwright has admitted to changing his approach as a proactive way to improve. He has used his four pitches - a four-seam fastball, curveball, sinker and cutter - masterfully. He's mixed location, speed, movement and overall approach to keep hitters off balance. It's led to some interesting results.
Wainwright has seen his fly-ball rate climb from 27.5 percent to 34.6, and logically has seen a dip in his groundball numbers. But Wainwright has also seen a drop in the percent of line drives he gives up, and has a spectacular home run-to-fly ball rate (HR/FB) of just 4.6 percent. So despite the increase in fly balls, he's actually giving up the lowest number of home runs in his career, averaging just 0.37 per nine innings.
Here's where things get a little worrisome. His batting average on balls in play (BABIP) is .234, which is way below the league average. And while some pitchers are better at inducing weak contact, the lowest number he's ever had in a season was .272 back in 2008. So it's likely that .185 average will creep up, as well as the LOB% of 81.9 percent.
But perhaps that's missing the point. Wainwright has clearly kept batters off balance at this point in the season. His numbers are showing that, even if they also might mean some luck is involved.
The big key will be whether he can keep that HR/FB rate low. While his 4.6 percent is well below the league average of 9.5 percent, it's not unthinkable to see numbers that low. Matt Harvey had a 4.7 percent last season before he landed on the DL. But only eight pitchers had rates below seven percent, and only three were below six percent last season.
Last year, this new approach almost led to a Cy Young award for Wainwright, but unfortunately he had to pitch in the same league as Clayton Kershaw. This season, he's seen his numbers improve once again, and should be right in the middle of the Cy Young conversation when the season comes to a close.


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homes. Of that grouping, an estimated 56.7 million homes now own
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for their pets, including two-thirds of respondents allowing
their pets to sleep in bed with them frequently or occasionally,
61% who admitted to buying their pet a holiday present, and
roughly one-quarter of respondents that noted cooking food
specifically for their pet.
Source: Author with Angel.
For the love of a pet
I bring these statistics to light because this past week I did
one of the hardest things a pet owner can ever do: I put my
15-year old domestic short-hair cat, Angel, to sleep after her
battle with chronic kidney disease. To be brief, Angel had a
number of issues, including a heart murmur and anemia, which made
dialysis out of the question. Furthermore, chronic kidney disease
is a progressive and terminal disease. In other words there was
no winning from the get-go.
Yet, I still made countless trips to my local vet's office,
bought every pharmaceutical product imaginable to control her
disease, and devoted hours daily to ensuring she had the best
quality of life possible with whatever time she had remaining,
which turned out to be six months.
Tallying up what I spent on Angel would make some people gasp
and perhaps call me insane. To some extent, they're probably
right. But, the connection and love I had for my cat made cost an
unimportant factor in the equation. The only thing that mattered
to me was keeping a close member of my family feeling well — and
I'm willing to bet I'm not alone in feeling this way.
APPA statistics show that (at least based on the questions
posed to pet owners) dogs and cats cost households an average of
$1,649 and $1,271, respectively, per year. For dogs this includes
an average annual expense of $621 for surgical vet visits, $239
for food, $231 for routine vet visits, and $327 for kennel
boarding. Felines cost their owners an average of $382 per year
for surgical visits, $203 for food, $193 for routine vet visits,
and $337 for kennel boarding.
Graph by author, in billions of U.S. dollars. Source: American
Pet Products Association.
Overall pet industry expenditures are expected to total $58.5
billion this year, up more than 200% from the $17 billion in
total expenditures 20 years ago. In 2013, this included $15.25
billion in veterinary care, $13.72 billion in supplies and
over-the-counter medicine, and a whopping $22.6 billion in
In other words, if you're looking for a long-term investment
opportunity in an industry with obvious potential, consider
investing in America's
growing commitment
to their four-legged, feathered, or gilled family members.
Invest in love for the long term
There are a number of ways investors can benefit from the growing
bond between households and their pets.
Source: PetSmart.
The clear opportunity is with companies that provide direct
servicing or goods for your pet. Think of a company like
, which provides an array of pet products all under one roof, as
well as allows pet owners to shop online at their own
convenience. The same could be said for
PetMed Express
, an online provider of vitamins, food, and other pharmaceutical
products, which allows consumers the luxury of never having to
leave their home. Not surprisingly, full-year sales for PetSmart
and PetMed Express have jumped 106% and 116%, respectively, over
the past decade.
But, there's more to the industry than just retail service
locations. Veterinary offices, pharmaceutical companies, and even
insurers are finding plenty of success in growing their business,
as well as improving pets' quality of life, which, in turn, makes
their owners quite happy.
Consider a company like
, which offers animal hospital and laboratory services for
companion animals. In short, VCA can handle surgical procedures
of all forms and diagnostic services, while also prescribing
foods, medicines, and even providing boarding services. Let me
tell you from firsthand experience that veterinary offices often
have beefy margins. Just like in a hospital for humans, some
cases are handled on a compassion basis, so veterinary offices
ensure their margins are healthy enough to stay profitable and
ensure high-quality care of their pet patients in instances where
care is given and an owner can't pay.
user MyFuture.com.
is another beneficiary, though it should be pointed out that
livestock/cattle comprises
more than half of its revenue
as opposed to companion animals. Still, as the world's largest
pharmaceutical products provider for animals based on annual
revenue, Zoetis' prospects for growth are phenomenal, especially
with consumers like myself willing to go to the ends of the Earth
to ensure the health of their pet.
Lastly, a largely under-the-radar industry investors may want
to take note of is pet insurance. Most owners, like myself, don't
have insurance on their pet and pay high out-of-pocket costs for
their pets. It's possible as more animals make the move into
being "part of the family" that the pet insurance industry could
explode in popularity.
Based on data from research group Embrace as of the end of
2012, just 10 companies were underwriting pet health insurance
policies in the U.S. Of those, Veterinary Pet Insurance held
about half of all U.S. market share (VPI is owned by privately
held Nationwide Insurance), The Hartville Group held about 10%
market share, and PetPlan USA clung to 9% market share and is a
subsidiary of
. While Allianz could certainly see benefits from an increase in
pet policies, investors should understand it's a negligible
component of its revenue generation at the moment.
Long story short, man's best friend could offer your portfolio
plenty of potential if you play your cards right. This is one
instance where following pet owners' spending habits could truly
pay future dividends and "return the bone" back to the owners
over the long run.
Here's another smart move investors are making, which
is likely to have your pets paw of approval!
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Gunshow Notes
The team was represented at the Salem Virginia Gun Show Dec 17 and 18. We had a number of people who showed interest and we handed out a lot of cards and literature. Some lessons learned are to get a higher banner, do better at getting names to contact later, and have a better AV than a laptop or at least better sound. Thanks to Bert, Tony, and Dave to manning the table.
16 Oct, 2016
Winter Quarters
The Regiment has gone to Winter Quarters. Time to reload and fix gear for the 2017 Season which will start in March 2017. It is also a time to recruit new troops. The goal is to put a second company on line by the late part of the season. Even if it is a short company of 5 versus a normal company of 8, we will have achieved a great advance for our unit. We will be back at the Salem Gun Show in Deceber with our first effort for the season to achieve that goal.
25 Jul, 2016
Unit Nominations
The members of the Regiment are invited to submit names for officers for the next two years. Officers in our By Laws are the Commander, the Adjutant, Paymaster, Armorer and Quartermaster. Please pass those nominated to the Adjutant, Rick Hinson by August 15. Voting will be conducted at the regimental meeting at the Oct Match in Winchestaer.
12 Apr, 2016
April 1 Match or "....Wait, What?......Snow!"
OK, Saturday April 2 in Winchester looked nice, clear blue skies.... but the wind. Not breeze, wind. Flat out push your muzzle around wind. But in spite of the wind which made things a little chilly, we had a good time and Dave had a chance to put his new rifle and uniform to the test. He did great and is a welcome addition to the regiment. During the carbine match they announced due to the impending cold, Sunday was Uniforms optional. What they did not tell us about was the impending
27 Feb, 2016
April Schedule Now Out
As we are all still huddled in are warm homes, spring is closing in. So to is the first match of the season. We will muster at Fort Shenandoah, April 1-3 2016 for the Chesapeake Regional. Outline Schedule, bold text are events we are registered for: Friday, April 1, 9:30 am - 5 pm Range open for Individual competition Saturday, April 2, 8 am Range open for Individual competition 10 am to 11 am Mortar Match on left side of range
15 Feb, 2016
News on Unit Communications
Engineers Announcing our new website and a blog site. As the 2016 Season moves forward, we hope to provide regular updates and comments. We hope this will be a source of information and motivation. We encourage anyone who would like to share with the unit to contact the Adjutant or leadership. Keep your powder dry......shootin season is right around the corner. Adj.
29 Jul, 2015
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Put Your Best Business Foot Forward
Get a Grip!
The first rule of thumb to remember is – Don't Panic! Woven throughout your enthusiasm, self-confidence, determination and excellent preparations, panic does exist. You can tell yourself, "I have everything under control…well, as much as I can," but having total control over your business is something of a myth. Why? Because in business you rely on others for your success. It doesn't matter if you are a one-person show or have a staff of fifty. If you fail to deliver the goods, you are destined to remain an unknown in business.
Have a Clear Business Picture
Management expert, author and teacher, Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) is quoted as saying: "Any organization that fulfills itself through marketing a product or service is a business," and "Any business enterprise has two, and only two basic functions – Marketing and Innovation."
Doing your homework at every developmental stage is vital to successfully reaching your business goals. Primary steps you must master include:
• Defining your statement of purpose (SOP)
• Focusing in on your target market
• Marketing, advertising, and promotions
• Selling your products and services
• Client outreach and potential new customers
Define Your Statement of Purpose
Simply stated, a statement of purpose tells people about your business model:
• Your business vision and mission and what you want to accomplish
• About your product or service
• Your intended target audience and what you provide to your customers
• What others say about you and your success, who recommends you
• What makes you unique that attracts people to do business with you
Ideally, a statement of purpose appeals to potential clients or investors that may one day buy your business, whether that's a product you sell or a service you provide. Some examples are bestselling authors (with a book product) and eBay (a service that provides participants with a sales platform).
Focus – Who is Your Target Market?
An early theme in Internet marketing was that targeting everybody as a potential client was a smart marketing approach. "Just get your product out there." Despite support espoused by some Internet gurus, some folks privately expressed doubt about this global marketing concept because it didn't make a lot of sense for their business model. The "one size fits all," "just build it and they will come" theories just didn't pass every test for success.
Missing from the Internet world was the longstanding and very effective word-of-mouth marketing tool used successfully by standard brick and mortar businesses, which have always had a good grasp of their target market because they can actually observe the number of clients and potential customers who visit their shops. Over time, improved marketing strategies have expanded the efficiency of Internet tools to capture desired information about niche clients, something that off-line businesses have always known by virtue of overt and immediate exposure of their products and services.
Marketing, Advertising, and Promotions
Marketing trends now point to narrowing down your niche and getting as specific as possible in order to reach the greatest number of people in your target market. Both Internet and brick and mortar businesses can gain benefits from this modified marketing approach. In his article, "How Narrowing Your Niche Market Can Help Your Business" (April 2011, http://internetconqueror.com/), Andrew McCombe offers the following:
"One of the most common mistakes small business owners make is in trying to be generalists. Instead of focusing on a single area of expertise, they try to be all things to all people. The result is that their advertising and marketing efforts are spread too thin, they are trying to service too broad a customer base, and they are unable to deliver superlative products and services…. It may seem counterproductive, when all you are doing is trying to get as much business as possible, but narrowing your focus down to a niche market can actually make your business more successful."
Advertising tools have expanded to include sending out postcards, making personal phone calls, and hosting private parties, in addition to emails, newsletters, radio/TV and newspaper ads, and they apply to both types of business. A few unendorsed examples are:
• http://www.postcards.com/ / http://www.postcardmania.com/
• http://www.voicebroadcasting.com/
• http://www.constantcontact.com/
• http://www.emailmarketingprofessional.com/
Whatever promotional tools you use, have a year-round plan to keep your products and services out in front of your target audience. While seasonal themes are popular and work effectively for most businesses, off-season nuances can be the meat and potatoes that help to sustain business in leaner times. Using Google AdWords and other Internet resources can be valuable tools for both off-line and online businesses in today's marketplace.
Selling Products and Services
The goal of most businesses is to sell in record numbers by offering the very best in products and services, but simply building a product better or providing a better service than anyone else does NOT guarantee success. Keeping the client as your focus is a great reminder that clients are THE keys to your success.
Offering a bonus item with an existing product or service is an effective marketing strategy that practically guarantees new sales from established as well as potential clients. Choose some type of complementary freebie at minimal or no cost to your business. While it may seem easier to do this at a trade show with a ready-made product, offering a companion book (or ebook), guide, pamphlet, a CD/DVD, or even another product via the Internet can actually boost sales, retain clients, and draw in new customers for your Internet business. And it never hurts to have some of these same free items available at your trade show table.
Regardless of your venue, choose or create a low-cost product to be used as a promotional giveaway to help sales and keep you in the forefront of clients. Everyone appreciates a freebie, as long as it is relevant to what you represent.
Client Outreach, Potential Customers
An effective yardstick by which to measure your accomplishments is your competition, but one of the best yardsticks comes from within your organization; your team and those who best know you, your products, and your goals. Working to continuously improve your business encourages their motivation, particularly when you offer an incentive program that fosters creativity toward a better product or service.
Happy company employees using word-of-mouth strategies can be your best advertisers, and keeping them happy promotes good ambassadors for your products and services. When employees are happy with their work environment and financial conditions, they naturally reach out and tell others. It's a modified chain of command that works well in bringing in repeat customers and new prospects.
To review tips on how to put your best business foot forward, read all of the articles presented at this website and take advantage of the knowledge offered by those who have traveled your same path to a successful business.
CYNTHIA BULL (http://www.cynrje.com/) is an internationally published writer and editor who helps international authors, marketers and speakers add greater value to their products through her top-quality writing, editing and transcription services. She is the author of How To Be A Medical Transcriptionist and Winning At Work While Balancing Your Life, a contributing author of Walking with the Wise Entrepreneur (Mentors Publishing House), cited in Make BIG Profits on eBay (Entrepreneur Press), and Managing Editor of Mentors Magazine Think & Grow Rich Edition. Cynthia has created over 200 book products in the past two years for her clients and, as mentor, helps clients reach their goals through her products, experience and genuine caring.
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The Gang's All Here!
Happy Sunday!! Rachel here with you today, and I have the details on my card for the current 7 Kids Challenge!
I used the fun set from Mama Elephant, Photo Bomb!
I used the fun set from Mama Elephant, Photo Bomb!
They are all so happy and smiley!!
this stamp set has a coordinating die set-
Polaroid Fun.
All of these die cuts you see, except for the happy birthday
sentiment, are from the die set.
I kept it simple with a few polaroids, and some fun
speech bubbles!
I used some of my favorite hair colors-
Red- YR14, YR18, E09
Black- C5, C9
Light Brown- E51, E53, E55
Dark Brown- E37, E35
Blonde- YR21, YR23, YR24
I used a simple black/white/red theme, with a pop
of blue on the pennants.
Here's my supply list-
Hope this gives you some crafty inspiration to finish off your weekend!!


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Shelby Hospitals
In Shelby HospitalsCenter.com current lists one hospital and emergency rooms. Below you will find the hospitals which are located in Shelby, Alabama. Select one of the following medical centers in Shelby to research patient statistics and reports, find out about the medical specialties as well as find contact information and directions to the facility.
- Shelby Baptist Medical Center
1000 First Street North
Alabaster, AL 35007
This facility is a not for profit church operated run acute care hospital
- Alabama Hospitals Sorted by County