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In our western culture, it is traditional to make resolutions and changes at the New Year. Understandable, since it’s a fresh new calendar, everything is new, and it feels good to make a list of things to change.
In earth-based religions and cultures, it’s much more usual to wait for spring. The pagan calendar says we should be resting more, sleeping more during the dark days of winter, just like all the bears and the bulbs and the trees. Through the winter, we should be healing and finding ease.
Because when spring comes, we want to be ready. To awaken, to plant seeds, to give ourselves a good shake and lift our faces to the rain and new sunshine, to eat and nourish our brains and souls and creativity.
Spring officially arrived last week in the Northern Hemisphere, offering us all a chance to set our intensions and hopes for the coming year.
What do you want to plant this spring? What would you like to grow in your writing and/or career? This doesn’t have to all be about page production or marketing goals, though certainly those are probably on nearly all writers’ lists.
Each time Ann Patchett writes a novel, she sets a fresh challenge that will ensure her growth as a writer. At the time she said this—2002—she was explaining her decision to assemble a group of characters that must overcome a peril, even though none of them can speak the same language. That novel became the stirring New York Times bestseller Bel Canto, in which a group of ambassadors gathered in the home of a South American dignitary are held captive during a coup.
The notion of setting a fresh challenge stuck with me, since one of the reasons I find novel writing so appealing is the way it encourages me to engage in lifelong learning and growth. When starting on my current work-in-progress, I challenged myself to write a story in which a secondary character’s presence is felt on every page, even though she doesn’t arrive on scene until the very end.
It worked until it didn’t. After several “so close” passes from publishers, last month I pulled the project to revise. My upcoming one-week residency would provide the perfect opportunity to enact my revision plan, I thought.
Three days in, it was clear I had lost my way.
I saw the truth in this because I’d heard this advice before.
When I was an undergraduate at Miami University (OH), the distinguished choreographer Phyllis Lamhut came to work with our dance company. A lit cigarette dangled from her lips—in the dance studio!— while she watched our work. After barking out a harsh critique of my graduate assistant’s piece, whose work I adored, it was time to show her mine.

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School fees are invoiced no later than the first day of each new term and the first day of subsequent months, for those families requesting agreement to pay fees monthly. All fees are due no later than 1 (one) full week following invoicing, in accordance with our published deadline dates for each school year. Fees not received by the deadline date specified will be subject to a late payment charge of $50.
Returned cheques are subject to a $40 additional administration charge.
The International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands regrets that we are unable to continue educating students whose fees remain unpaid.
Parents wishing to pay one (1) annual payment in advance will receive a 5% incentive discount.
Monthly payments are possible by prior arrangement and subject to an additional 5% charge. If you wish to pay monthly, or have any concerns regarding payment, please contact the school office. All discussions are treated confidentially.
Scholarships are awarded at the school’s discretion for Turks and Caicos Islands Nationals (Belongers), subject to availability. An application package is available for our scholarship programme.
This is a non-refundable, once only payment for new pupils, payable upon registration to secure your child a place in his/her class.
This is a non-refundable, once only payment for children entering Grade 1 and above.
Discount – A 20% discount is offered on school fees for the 3rd child of any family.
Discounts are not available for families taking extended vacation periods after the start of any given school year. In the event of school closure due to the effects of Hurricane Season, there will be no make up days allocated and no refund of fees.
Termly pool fee of $50 for SK to Grade 9.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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Clients usually hire our internet marketing company to overhaul their entire internet marketing presence, but some clients need results ASAP.
Social Firestarter can typically launch a comprehensive lawyer website with all new content in about six weeks, but in the interim, we optimize the content on the existing website as a first step. That increases calls and leads immediately.
We use that phrase to determine what other keywords are used by the highest-ranking pages which also use that same key phrase, we add these other keywords to our client’s pages, and then we watch the client’s ranking improve.
The biggest challenge is determining which keywords are the most important. We use a website called Text-Tools.net. Buy a membership – it’s not costly – or check out the free trial.
You’ll see a chart. It may look overwhelming at first, but it’s actually simple.
It charts the twenty highest-ranking web pages that use the keyword you’ve entered, and it shows the other keywords those pages are using.
You may see a thousand or more words – don’t let that bother you. At the top of the page, click “Show,” and you can choose to see only 50 or 100 keywords.
Then click “Compare” (top right), and allow several minutes for the comparison to appear. While you wait, go back to your own page and click “Command-A” or “Control-A” to highlight the entire page.
A new chart will appear, and the “gaps” in that chart will point to the keywords that are on your competitors’ pages – but not on yours. These are the words you need on your site.
Click “Show 100” or 200 or 500 to see even more keywords you may need.
Text-Tools makes it easy, because at the bottom of the page, you’ll see “Adding some of the following terms might improve the ranking of your text,” and a list of the keywords you need is provided right there.
Add a little content to your page, maybe rewrite some content, and write to “weave” your keywords smoothly into your text. When you’re finished, you can go through the process again to check on your improvement.
Just adding a few important keywords can increase the relevancy of your page, the quality of your content, and your ranking. As your ranking rises, so will your calls and leads.
In summary, use Text-Tools to find the keywords you’re missing. Google will associate you with those keywords and will likely start to rank you higher.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND MORE MARKETING HELP AND ADVICE?
At Social Firestarter, we’ve seen clients move from page four or five to page one of the Google rankings using this method alone.
To learn more about how our internet marketing company chooses keywords and raises the rankings for our clients, email us – info@socialfirestarter.com – or call us at 619-607-4300.
We’re always ready to answer your questions about keywords, content, and increasing your Google ranking.

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The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder is a midsize SUV with seats for seven in three row, that has a premium interior design with high-quality materials, good fuel economy and ample passenger room in all three rows. The Pathfinder’s second- and third-row seats fold flat to expand cargo volume to 80 cubic feet. There’s 16 cubic feet behind the third row seat backs and small storage space beneath the floor. The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder competes with Ford Flex, Mazda CX-9, GMC Acadia, Dodge Durango and Toyota Highlander.
The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder is offered in four trim levels: S, SV, SL and Platinum. The new 2014 Pathfinder Hybrid is selling as a distinct model. The Pathfinder S comes standard with 18-inch alloy wheels, keyless entry, rear privacy glass, tri-zone automatic climate control, 60/40-split-folding second-row seats, a 50/50-split third-row seats, a height-adjustable driver seat, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, cruise control and a 6-speaker sound system with a 6-CD changer.
The Pathfinder SV adds keyless ignition/entry, a roof rack, automatic headlights, rear parking sensors, an eight-way power driver seat, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a rearview camera, Bluetooth connectivity, a 7-inch color multi-information display and an upgraded audio system. The SL model adds a power liftgate, heated mirrors, foglights, leather upholstery, driver memory settings, heated front and rear seats and an auto-dimming rearview mirror.
The top-of-the-line Platinum model adds 20-inch alloy wheels, a towing package, a power-adjustable heated steering wheel, ventilated front seats and a 360° parking camera. A Premium package is available for the Pathfinder SL and Platinum. For the SL this package adds a larger 8-inch touchscreen display, a navigation system, an 120-volt power outlet, a tow package, a dual panoramic sunroof and a 13-speaker Bose sound system. For the Platinum, the Premium package add to the above features a rear-seat entertainment system with dual displays.
The 2014 Nissan Pathfinder is powered by a 3.5-liter DOHC 24-valve V6 engine that produces 260 hp and 240 lb-ft of torque. The Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) is the only available transmission. The front-wheel drive is standard while the all-wheel drive is available as option.
Standard safety features of the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder include front and front seat-mounted side airbags, curtain airbags for all three rows, ABS, traction control, rearview camera, parking sensors and roof-mounted curtain side-impact supplemental air bags.
The BMW 2 Series Active Tourer is a newcomer in the premium compact class and features comfort, functionality, dynamism, style and elegance. The new BMW 2 Series Active Tourer is being launched with a choice of three powerful, light and fuel-efficient three- and four-cylinder engine.
BMW says that the new three-cylinder petrol unit stands out for its exceptional efficiency and great performance abilities. This engine has a displacement of 1.5 liters and generates 136 hp. This engine will be mounted on the BMW 218i Active Tourer. The 225i Active Tourer comes with a 4-cylinder/ 231 hp engine, while the BMW 218d Active Tourer comes with an 150 hp diesel engine.
The BMW 2 Series Active Tourer is the first model in the premium compact class to be made available with a Head-up Display, which projects all relevant driving information into the driver’s field of vision in full colour.
The production of this model is expected to start in May, 2014.

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Online Retail’s Having A Good Year. So Is Cardboard.
On August 19, 2016 the NPR program Here & Now interviewed Bob Gedert of the National Recycling Coalition about what the boom in online retail means for cardboard recycling.
The National Recycling Coalition, in conjunction with Austin Resource Recovery and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, is convening a roundtable discussion about best practices in diversion – with an emphasis on reuse, recycling and composting strategies. We welcome waste management authorities, city recycling coordinators and others to join in a two-part conversation about which diversion strategies work well and why, and how we can leverage peer to peer relationships to encourage widespread adoption of best practice. We request participants bring one example of applied best practice and one issue your community would like to learn more about.
Over the past five years or so, leading solid waste and recycling organizations, communities and businesses across the country have increasingly embraced Zero Waste. Zero Waste policies and programs establish practical ways to eliminate waste and safely reuse, recycle or compost discarded products and packaging. However, there has been confusion in the marketplace due to the many definitions of “zero” that are being used.
The key measure of performance toward ZWIA’s Zero Waste definition is diverting 90 percent of all discarded materials from landfills, incinerators and the environment. While it’s true that 90 percent diversion does not equate to zero landfilling, the goal is viewed – both by ZWIA and NRC – as the most reasonable and yet ambitious target the industry should be aiming for. When referring to the zero waste definition, ZWIA encourages that to be capitalized, as is commonly done in contracts and other legal documents when referring to a defined term.
One compelling reason for NRC to adopt the ZWIA definition of Zero Waste is that it is the only peer-reviewed definition in existence today. It’s also been accepted by environmental, recycling and Zero Waste leaders all around the world. To date, many organizations, businesses and communities have adopted and support the ZWIA definition. It has also been embraced by many members of NRC.
Another facet of the zero waste definition that NRC finds especially useful is that it does not count waste-to-energy as diversion. While some companies and groups have endorsed a “zero landfill” practice, it is important to ensure that diverted material is not headed for incineration either.
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has acknowledged that it has members that support waste-to-energy while others support Zero Waste. SWANA wants to support both of those groups of members, so it has agreed to not view waste-to-energy as part of Zero Waste.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors adopted a resolution “In Support of Municipal Zero Waste Principles and a Hierarchy of Materials Management” last year that also highlighted that waste-based energy should be counted as disposal, not diversion.
NRC hopes that adopting ZWIA’s clear-sighted definition will help its members and the industry to continue to strive for the highest waste diversion and recycling goals and encourage them to divert as much as possible. NRC joins other organizations like the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council and Zero Waste USA, and many businesses and communities who have also adopted this definition. NRC encourages others to adopt this definition as well.
Please email me at [email protected] if you know of any business, government agency or organization that adopts it.
Gary Liss is a current board member and secretary of the National Recycling Coalition. He was also a founding Board member and past president of NRC and is the president of Gary Liss & Associates.
This article was reprinted from NRC’s OpEd in the Resource Recycling Magazine on May 17, 2016.
The 2016 NRC Board Nominations are open! Nominate yourself or someone else who is passionate about improving recycling for the National Recycling Coalition’s Board of Directors!
To run for the Board, you must be age 18 or over and have been an NRC member in good standing for a minimum of one (1) year.

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The Vacation Rentals listed below are represented by Professional Property Management Companies who know the Vista Cay area and have access to several properties.
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PUBLIC FORUM - Any member of the public may address and/or ask questions of the Commission relating to the implementation of its policies or any other matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission. As a general rule, action cannot be taken on issues not listed on the agenda. Staff will normally be requested to follow up on such items at the discretion of the Commission. Submittal of written comments is encouraged to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before the Commission. Please be prepared to summarize comments to three minutes in length, or otherwise at the discretion of the President.
Don Thompson indicated that he had planned to comment on the ARMP and was disappointed to see that it had been rescheduled again, but understood that the Department was making further revisions. He hoped that they would be positive. He stated that in discussions with Sen. Thompson, the original legislation was to include mitigation for those displaced divers, but to date there has been no aid. He indicated that the problems with the ARMP include inconsistencies in defining density; biomass estimates are not used in determining the health of the resource; and the goals of the plan are not feasible or reasonable given the current population data.
Steve Rebuck commented that red abalone is not threatened or endangered and should not be included in the moratorium. He noted that the Department promised an ARMP by 1999 and that the fishery would be opened in as little as 18 months, and seven years later there has been no progress. He indicated that he did not think that the Department is data poor and that sea otters are not affecting red abalone. He supported a tag system for red abalone.
Tom Raftican provided a handout to the Commission and discussed his support for SB 1459 regarding permitting all bottom trawls in California and transferring all authority from the Legislature to the Commission. He requested the Commission support the bill.
Freddy Otte provided a draft proposal to the Commission regarding the use of rockfish as a candidate species for a stock enhancement program. He indicated that years ago several rockfish were captured with the salmon for his program and they have documented the success of the fish's growth within containment. He discussed how a tag and release program would provide data in areas that are currently data poor.
Walt Mansell commented that there is no such thing as a non-consumptive user of wildlife resources as expressed in public testimony at a previous Commission meeting. He indicated that all of us utilize our valuable natural resources in one form or another.
Scott Wachenheim did not support trapping or hunting of bobcat or non-native red fox. He discussed the advantages to increased populations of these species. He provided a handout requesting the Commission eliminate trapping and hunting of bobcat and nonnative red fox in California.
Frank Donahue provided a handout to the Commission regarding his grass roots habitat mapping project.
Bill James emphasized the need for adequate staffing levels before taking on new projects like the MPAs. He discussed the need to integrate economic data with scientific data when evaluating regulatory changes.
Ed DuMong commented that the Commission is always against the commercial fishermen and the fishermen do not have anyone fighting for them. He indicated that he can't make a living any longer and doesn't have any other skills that could support him and his family.
Chris Goldblatt discussed the sea otter populations that are moving into the white abalone recovery areas and possible solutions to keep those abalone populations safe. He also requested that the Commission consider a sport fishery for red abalone.
David Nelson discussed the harmful effects that the power plant has on marine ecosystems and requested the Commission address the power plants as they have the commercial fishery.
Eric Endersby, on behalf of Recreational Fishing Alliance, passed on condolences to Randy Fry's family and friends.
Vice President Schuchat asked everyone to observe a moment of silence in remembrance of Mr. Fry's recent death.
Paul Weakland discussed the Abalone Recovery Management Plan and stated that he has not received answers to his questions for the last 11 years.
Steve Mathieu welcomed the Commission to the City of Morro Bay and thanked them for coming to his hometown.
CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY GREENSEA TRADING, LLC, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, FOR AUTHORIZATION TO IMPORT AND SELL LIVE SEAWORMS (Perinereis aibuhitensis) FOR SALTWATER FISHING BAIT PURPOSES.
Received Greensea Trading's request; received the Department's recommendation; received public testimony. Commission denied request.
DEPARTMENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 671.1, TITLE 14, CCR, ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO ISSUING PERMITS FOR THE IMPORTATION AND POSSESSION OF TRANSGENIC AQUATIC ANIMALS.
Received Department's recommendation; received public testimony. Commission requested further information on the GloFish regulations. The Department indicated it would have a more detailed update at the Commission's October 21, 2004, meeting.
CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY U.C. DAVIS OF A PERMIT APPLICATION TO POSSESS TRANSGENIC ZEBRAFISH FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.
Received Department's recommendation; received public testimony. Commission approved request.
RECEIPT OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO SECTIONS 52.10 AND 150.16, TITLE 14, CCR, RE: CABEZON ALLOWABLE CATCHES AND TRIP LIMITS.
RECEIPT OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON PROPOSED RECREATIONAL GROUNDFISH FISHING REGULATIONS FOR 2005 AND 2006.
No Department report; no public testimony.
DEPARTMENT REPORT ON LOWER MAMMOTH AND HOT CREEKS' FLOW LEVELS.
Note: The Commission was to consider adoption of the Abalone Recovery and Management Plan (ARMP) at this meeting. However, the Department needed some additional time to address the Public's and the Commission's recommendations; therefore, the Commission will now consider adoption of the revised ARMP at its December 2, 2004, meeting in Monterey.

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Run, fly, drive and blast your way through as Mighty Raju takes on a multitude of enemies in his hometown, Aryanagar!
Mighty Raju Run respects your privacy, does not store any personal information and does not allow you share this information.
Also enjoy our other games - Chhota Bheem Jungle Run, Chhota Bheem Race, One Man Army and Epic Cricket!

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Antigua Sailing week is almost upon us, so we thought we'd give you the low down on the most famous sailing regatta in the Caribbean.
From humble beginnings back in 1968, when just ten boats took part, the regatta has developed into one of the most prestigious yachting events on the sailing calendar. And it's no surprise, since Antigua is high on the list of the world's best sailing locations.
It's a great time to visit Antigua, and soak up the party atmosphere that consumes the whole island. You don’t have to be a sailor to get involved; many non-competing yachts follow the racers to get close to the action, and there are plenty of vantage points around the island from which to watch the action if you don't fancy taking to the waves.
After the races there are parties held most nights at venues including Nelson's Dockyard, Falmouth Harbour and Nonsuch Bay, where you can expect live music, beach barbecues and spectacular entertainment, as well as the opportunity to catch up on the day's events.
If you're a captain of the high seas the closing date for race entries is 17 April, and Sailing Week runs from 25 April to 1 May 2015.
For more information, visit the official Antigua Sailing Week website.

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Maintenance and first installation, refurbishment, manufacturing, repair on galleys structure and electrical circuit and leather/plastic repair.
Disinsectisation, Disinfection and rodent extermination by fumigation.
Ecoshine® Solution improving Environmental impacts, Costs, Aircraft Aspect, and Maintenance (no discharge on the ground and water consumption divided by 100).
Committed for over 20 years to an approach based on management through quality, UUDS Group's strategy has always been focused on quality of service, performance, clients satisfaction and the sustainability of its business.
These foundations are based on a set of fundamental values which are the core of our organization as well as our strength and are present at every level of the company.
The intrinsic values that we have been defending since our company's creation constitute today a capital that we must build upon. We wish to see them evolve under a more responsible, more respectful and more sustainable aegis.
Pressure from civil societies and regulatory impacts have reinforced our area of responsibility, particularly concerning our international growth.
Aware of these new challenges and anxious to respond effectively, UUDS takes into account the economic, social and environmental implications of its activity in France and throughout the world.
The Group has chosen a forward-looking, balanced and sustainable approach to its activities and integrates their interactions with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis.
In accordance with its signing of the United Nations Global Compact in February 2013 and with its vision for long-term activities, UUDS Group strives to be a reference in its industrial sector in terms of social responsibility, setting up a series of clearly identified commitments to ensure its profitable growth go along the promotion of social values and environment quality.

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Internet marketing and design standards change rapidly. We will help you make sense out of this ever-changing landscape and provide solutions tailored to your organization and audience. Snogren Design provides website design and strategy (including custom HTML, WordPress and Joomla!), as well as search engine optimization, email campaign design, photography, video and copywriting services.
Your marketing initiatives need to work together. Mr. Snogren will help focus your social networking, email, and print campaigns to make sure your brand and message are consistent and compelling.
“I highly recommend Snogren Design! John took my site to a new level that I did not think was possible in such a short period of time. John designed a terrific logo, and then built a professional and clean-looking layout for the site. John was also a tremendous help with content strategy, making my articles look sharp and engaging.


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People’s Enterprise and Empowerment Forum (PEEF) is a dynamic and proactive community based and community controlled organisation, which is striving to improve the economic, educational, health, social and cultural conditions of the community in Pendle.
PEEF in partnership with DWP offers Syrian families a bespoke, individual, tailored employability related support.
These classes are provided to anybody who is willing to learn or improve their English skills. Men’s and women’s classes are delivered through the week. Help is given with reading, writing, and speaking, no matter what level you are currently at.
This drop in session is open to the public, giving support to people for employability skills. Here you can create or improve a CV, Covering Letters, creating accounts and using job sites, interview techniques, and whatever else that could improve your chances of employment.
These classes are delivered to help improve fitness, develop healthy lifestyles and educate people on benefits of exercise. These classes are conducted by a fitness instructor.
This is a free weekly, healthy cooking class. Experienced chefs will be cooking and sharing recipes. Learn how to cook healthy meals.
Weekly allotment sessions that will allow people to grow vegetables together. Equipment will be provided, clients will be accompanied by an experienced individual.
The aim of these ICT classes, is to help people with little or no knowledge of using a computer. This can range from basic typing skills, to getting onto the internet, to using software’s such as the Microsoft Office programmes. One to one support can be provided.
Get in touch with PEEF and let's discuss how we help empower the people of Pendle nd beyond.


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Gorgeous full coverage, retro pin-up design that lifting and flatters a more mature bustline. Jacquard swirly print material with leaf embroidery along the tops of the cups. Also a satin bow. Beautiful!
Be advised that buying bras online IS just like buying jeans. There is no "standard sizing" and it is best to stick with brands and cuts (i.e. demi cut, full coverage, etc.) that you know when buying intimate products online to avoid disappointment.


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ASTM A709 grade HPS steel plate is primarily used in the manufacture of bridges. The grades HPS 50W and HPS 70W are higher performing grades for extreme climates, where temperature fluctuations are a factor.
Please call Leeco Steel at 1-888-828-7897 to be connected to a member of our sales team who can share more information about A709 HPS plate steel.


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Humberto "Tico" Pujals, founder and chief executive officer of Government Micro Resources Inc., says the federal government needs to rejuvenate the 8(a) small business assistance program before it withers away.
Pujals said the Small Business Administration's set-aside program has helped his Manassas, Va.-based firm a great deal. GMR will graduate from the 8(a) program at the end of the month.
"I would love to get in front of Congress and tell them how great this program was and how sad I am that ... somehow, some way it is not being continued," Pujals said. "Right now it is chained, you really can't do much with the 8(a) program."
The 8(a) program has been hurt by the bundling of federal government purchases into bigger contracts, he said. "Contracting officers don't want to give contracts worth $3 million and $5 million, they want to give large contracts. Now you are seeing all these [blanket purchase agreements] popping up everywhere for $100 million."
The removal of the maximum order limitation on the General Services Administration schedule and the Supreme Court's 1995 decision in the Adarand Constructors Inc. vs. Pena case also had a negative effect on the 8(a) program, Pujals said.
"The program has treated me magnificently well," he said. "If you are willing to put a lot of sweat on the brow, you can really build a company through the 8(a) program," he said. Pujals, a first-generation Hispanic American, owns 100 percent of GMR, but said he plans to bring in two minority shareholders.
Pujals started the company in the basement of his home in November 1981, back when the personal computer industry was still in its infancy.
Last year, GMR had roughly $115 million in sales and is projected to have about $140 million this year. GMR, a provider of computer and telecommunications products and services, gets about 38 percent of its business from 8(a) contracts. The company ranked No. 3 on a list of the top 8(a) companies based on prime contract obligations received last year, according to research firm Input of Vienna, Va.
GMR officials put a transition plan into place almost two years ago to prepare for the company's graduation from the 8(a) program. That plan involved moving from being a product fulfillment house to being a total solutions provider, Pujals said. The company organized into several strategic business units, including ones devoted to networking, software engineering, Internet and groupware, computer telephony and year 2000 solutions.
NASA is currently GMR's biggest customer. Other customers include the departments of Justice, Labor and Education, and the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Pujals said GMR has been successful because it has focused on customer satisfaction. "The goal in the end was that the customer would shake our hand and give us another contract," he said. "We would always give 125 percent to our customer. We gave them more than what they needed in terms of service and that is why we have had such great customer loyalty."
To stay viable, GMR will steer away from providing commodities with narrow profit margins and concentrate on new technologies. "Our goal is to study bleeding-edge technology and implement it when it becomes cutting-edge, so that we can truly provide our customer a new service and something that brings a true return on investment," he said.
Video engineering is one of those areas, Pujals said. "We believe the whole marketplace will eventually go to a network computer that's a TV set in a computer. And everything that we are doing is becoming more visual," he said. Applications for this technology include getting training videos on demand, using recorded depositions in the courtroom and the ability to organize video databases.
Pujals said he is putting an extra emphasis on teaming arrangements with large prime contractors, because the pendulum has swung away from small business in the federal marketplace. He said it could take five to seven years for the government to realize that small business has been hurt by its procurement changes. Small businesses are important to the U.S. economy because they create jobs and foster innovation, he said.
"I believe the federal government has got to do something to rejuvenate the 8(a) program under a different name, maybe take away the racial overtones and make [the qualification criteria for businesses that are] economically disadvantaged," Pujals said. "If you are a white person who is economically disadvantaged, you should be able to join part of the program. By doing that, you would take away any resistance people would have to the program based on racial quotas."

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Do you enjoy an aggressive ride? Then there's no hesitation. The Gravity Contra is a clear choice for you. The freestyling plate with a new Camrock bend is the ideal choice for slopes and snowparks thanks to the slightly shifted advert.
Triax (0°/+45°/45°) - Glass fiber orientation allows for more natural flexibility of the board, increases overall strength, pop and tip and high speed control.
Sidewall - The 360 ° ABS sidewall protects the edge from damage, better transmits power to the edge and dampens vibrations.
Wax Base - All our snowboards are factory-waxed and ready for immediate use.


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Like conventional hydroforming or sheet metal stamping, FluidForming is a way of deforming ductile and malleable metal sheets or tubes into lightweight and durable parts or components. Instead of hydraulic oil, we use highly pressurized water as the forming liquid.
However, unlike legacy metal forming methods, FluidForming enables innovation by dramatically lowering your tooling and production costs, reducing production times, and by eliminating the need for environmentally harmful and costly hydraulic fluid.
Our bladder-free technology offers unprecedented design flexibility. After clamping pressure has been established, water is introduced into our patented, force-contained FluidForming FormBalancer machine with pressures of up to 4,000 bar/60,000 psi. By comparison, forming pressures for standard hydroforming reach maximum levels at 100 mPA/15,000 psi. Our higher pressures enable material to flow into the die, providing an even distribution of material in critical areas. During the final forming stage the sheet metal rests, fully-formed, against the die surface without potentially damaging friction.
Because every facet of the forming process, from blank design to material flow to clamping pressure and volume of water, is variable and controlled, FluidForming achieves finer results.


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On Thursday Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced an 18 percent quarterly revenue decline for Q1 2016 from the same timeframe a year ago in Q1 2015. The chip manufacturing giant also announced Q1 2016 net profit of $2 billion USD ($64.78 billion TWD), representing an 8.3 percent quarterly profit decline from the same timeframe a year ago in Q1 2015.
For TSMC, Q1 2016 was marked by a reduction of demand for high-end smartphones, while smartphone demand in China and emerging markets had upward momentum. Beginning Q2 2016 and onward, the company expect to get back onto a growth trajectory and is projected to hit a 5 to 10 percent growth rate in 2016.
“Our 7-nanometer technology development progress is on schedule as well. TSMC's 7 nanometer technology development leverage our 10-nanometer development very effectively. At the same time, TSMC's 7-nanometer offers a substantial density improvement, performance improvement and power reduction from 10-nanometer.
In Q1 2016, TSMC reached a gross margin of 44.9 percent, an operating margin of 34.6 percent and a net profit margin of 31.8 percent respectively. Going forward into Q2 2016, the company is expecting revenue between ~$6.65 billion and ~$6.74 billion USD, gross margins between 49 and 51 percent, and operating profit margins between 38.5 and 40.5 percent, respectively.
Chips used for communications and industrial uses represented over 80 percent of TSMC’s revenue in FY 2015. The company was also able to improve its margins by increasing 16-nanometer production, and like many other semiconductor companies, is preparing for an expected upswing sometime in 2017.
In February, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan where TSMC’s 12-inch Fab 14 is located, a current site of 16-nanometer production. The company expected to have a manufacturing impact above 1 percent in the region with a slight reduction in wafer shipments for the quarter.
“Although the February 6 earthquake caused some delay in wafer shipments in the first quarter, we saw business upside resulting from demand increases in mid- and low-end smartphone segments and customer inventory restocking,” said Lora Ho, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TSMC.
In fiscal year 2016, the company will spend between $9 and $10 billion on ramping up the 16-nanometer process node, constructing Fab 15 for 12-inch wafers in Nanjing, China, and beginning commercial production of the 10-nanometer FinFET process at this new facility. Samsung and Intel are also expected to start mass production of 10-nanometer products by the end of 2016.
During its Q4 2015 earnings call, company president and co-CEO Mark Liu stated the company is currently preparing and working on a 7-nanometer process node and plans to begin volume production sometime in 2018. Meanwhile, since January 2015, a separate research and development team at TSMC has been laying the groundwork for a 5-nanometer process which the company expects to bring into commercial production sometime in 1H 2020.
So far in Q1 2016, shipments of 16 and 20-nanometer wafers have accounted for around 23 percent of the company’s total wafer revenues.


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Mississippi’s namesake river is the second-largest drainage basin in the United States after the Hudson Bay system, spanning 2,320 miles from Minnesota’s Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a variety of dam projects were undertaken by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to control regional flooding from the river and create reservoirs for public drinking water and recreational use. Today, major waterways within the region include the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway, a 234-mile waterway spanning between the Tennessee and Black Warrior-Tombigbee Rivers, featuring public use reservoirs at 10 dam sites along its routes. Other natural and man-made lakes within the region also offer state park facilities, campgrounds, and day-use areas for angler fishing, picnicking, and other outdoor activities.
Aberdeen Lake is a man-made reservoir located in northeast Mississippi along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway which was dammed by the Aberdeen Lock and Dam in 1981. The 4,121-acre lake and its surrounding recreational land areas are managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. A variety of outdoor day-use recreational activities are offered, including swimming, fishing, water skiing, boating, and nature hiking to the top of the area’s surrounding clay and limestone bluffs. Campsites are offered at the Blue Bluff Campground and Recreation Area, including RV hookup sites. In April, the lake is the site of the Tenn-Tom Bassmaster Classic, which draws competing anglers from across the region. Nearby activities in the city of Aberdeen include a lakeside restaurant, the historic Elkin Theater, and a number of historic homes open to the public as living history home museums.
Aliceville Lake is also known as Pickensville Lake and is one of 10 lakes dammed along the man-made Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, which is maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The 8,300-acre lake was originally dammed in 1980, though it was not opened for public use until 1985. Today, the lake is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, including white tailed-deer, quail, and wild turkey, which may be hunted with permits in designated hunting areas. Largemouth bass and crappie populate the lake, offering ample fishing opportunities. Swimming, boating, bird watching, and picnicking are also permitted, and children’s playgrounds are available for family use. Other visitor facilities include the Tom Bevill Lock and Dam Visitor Center, which recreates a historic plantation mansion, and the Pickensville Campground, which offers tent and RV hookups.
Arkabutla Lake is located within Tate and DeSoto Counties and is a man-made reservoir that was created as a result of the 1937 Flood Control Act. Today, the lake is dammed from the waters of the Coldwater River and is located approximately four miles from the community of Arkabutla. The lake and its surrounding facilities cover more than 57,000 acres and is visited by more than two million annual visitors. A visitor information center is provided, offering public exhibits on the lake’s history. 10 designated day-use recreation areas are located throughout the site, offering picnic space, playgrounds, and ADA-compliant amenities. Swimming areas, hiking and mountain biking trails, and disc golf courses are offered at several day-use sites, along with three Class-A camping facilities.
Bay Springs Lake is also referred to as the Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam and is the northernmost body of water along the 234-mile Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The lake spans a surface area of 6,700 acres and offers 133 miles of recreational shoreline for day use and overnight accommodations. A 150-boat marina, visitor center, and several recreational areas are available for visitor use, along with a Piney Grove Campground offering 139 Class-A campsites. Popular activities include swimming, boating, picnicking, and hiking. Fishing and hunting are allowed with permits, with available wildlife including largemouth and spotted bass, walleye, sauger, white-tailed deer, and turkey. The lake is also host to a variety of fishing tournaments throughout the spring, summer, and autumn months.
Chewalla Lake a 260-acre man-made reservoir located an hour from Memphis and Tupelo. It was created in 1966 by the damming of Chewalla Creek and is managed by the United States Forest Service as part of the Holly Springs National Forest. Four miles of shoreline offer activities such as swimming, kayaking and canoeing, and picnicking at a number of pavilions, which offer grills and children’s playgrounds. The lake is heavily stocked with smallmouth bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill, and redear sunfish and serves as a popular summer fishing site. A four-mile exploration trail offers access to nearby indigenous mound sites, and a seasonal campground allows overnight stays between April and November, including RV hookups. The nearby town of Holly Springs also offers historic bed and breakfast facilities, pre-Civil War-era historic homes, a golf course, a motor park, and an audubon center.
Choctaw Lake Recreation Area is open seasonally within Mississippi’s Tombigbee National Forest and offers a wide variety of outdoor day use activities, including swimming, boating, fishing, and bicycling. The recreation area is located between the 100-acre Choctaw Lake and the smaller adjacent Cabin Lake. A moderate-skill three-mile hiking trail is offered for exploration and wildlife watching, along with two boat ramps for water access and an ADA-accessible fishing pier. 18 campsites with hookups are offered, including accessible sites and sites with private picnic facilities. Nearby attractions include the Natchez Trace Parkway, Noxubee Wildlife Refuge, and Mississippi State University.
Clear Springs Lake is a 12-acre spring-fed lake within the Homochitto National Forest, offering a variety of day-use outdoor recreational activities, including fishing and picnicking. It is located off of United States Highway 84, approximately 35 miles west of the city of Brookhaven. Swimming is permitted between the beginning of March and the end of September. Four mountain biking and hiking trails are offered, though visitors should note that the area’s terrain is steep and most trails and access roads feature slopes higher than eight percent. Camping is available at 22 primitive campsites along with two secluded group campsites that sleep up to 30 people. A historic pavilion and amphitheater constructed in the 1930s is also offered.
Enid Lake is located approximately one hour from Memphis within northern Mississippi’s Hill Region and was dammed in 1952 with authorization from the 1928 Flood Control Act. Today, the lake is overseen by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and spans a surface area of 28,000 miles, providing 220 miles of visitor access shoreline. The lake is known as a popular fishing site, offering abundant populations of largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, and bream and is the catch site of two world-record holder fish. Other popular day-use activities include hunting, swimming, water skiing, boating, hiking, and horseback riding. Primitive and hookup campsites are offered at six campsites throughout the recreational area, along with sites at the nearby George Payne Cossar State Park.
Grenada Lake is located within northern Mississippi’s Hill Region and is the state’s largest body of water that is entirely contained within state lines. It was dammed in 1954 following the disastrous flooding of 1927’s Great Flood and spans a surface area today of more than 35,000 acres. 148 miles of visitor access shoreline provide opportunities for outdoor activities such as swimming, boating, water skiing, and crappie fishing. The Haserway Wetland Demonstration Area is the country’s first public-use wetland demonstration site, offering 330 acres of wetland for wildlife observation and natural exploration. 25 recreation areas offer more than 250 picnic sites, along with a wide variety of sporting fields, children’s playgrounds, and an 18-hole golf course. 300 primitive and hookup campsites are offered, and a variety of accommodations and attractions are available off Highway 51.
Horn Lake and its surrounding city region are considered a suburb of Memphis, offering easy access to the city’s shopping, dining, accommodations, and visitor attractions. The lake was formed in the mid-19th century when a small section of the Mississippi River was cut off naturally, forming a dammed lake area. The ox bow lake spans 1,200 acres within Mississippi’s DeSoto County and Tennessee’s Shelby County and offers a variety of outdoor visitor activities, including boating, canoeing, kayaking, and pumpkinseed sunfish, flathead catfish, and largemouth bass fishing. Though no camping accommodations are provided on site, a variety of attractions and accommodations are available in the nearby city of Horn Lake, including restaurants and bed and breakfast facilities.
Lake Bill Waller is named for former Mississippi governor William Lowe Waller, Sr., and is located in Marion County, approximately seven miles southeast of the city of Columbia. The 168-acre man-made lake was briefly closed in 2003 for draining and renovation and was restocked with a wide variety of game fish. It is best known as the site of the state’s second-largest largemouth bass catch, weighing 15 pounds, four ounces. The lake is monitored by state biologists to maintain populations for freshwater angling. Though no campground accommodations are available on site at the lake, campsites are available at nearby Lake Columbia and a number of state parks within easy visitor access.
Lake Bogue Homa spans 882 acres within Mississippi’s coastal region, located in Jones County. The artificial reservoir was dammed in 1939 and is overseen by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Its name is derived from the Choctaw words for “red creek.” Outdoor day-use activities include swimming, boating, hunting, and bass, crappie, and largemouth bass fishing. Waterfowl hunting is also permitted on select days with special permits. The nearby city of Laurel offers a wide variety of visitor activities, including a Central Historic District with a number of sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the acclaimed Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, and several annual music and arts festivals.
Lake Tangipahoa is the centerpiece of Percy Quin State Park and was created in 1940 during the region’s development for park use by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Its name is derived from the former nearby indigenous village Tangibao, which translates to “corn gatherers.” Today, the lake spans a surface area of 554 acres and offers five miles of visitor access shoreline. 1,700 acres of visitor activities are offered within the state park, including a swimming beach, an eight-mile nature trail, and a marina with boat launch facilities. Campsites with cable television and RV hookups are offered, as well as temperature-controlled rental cabins and a nine-unit motel and lodge overlooking the lake.
Lake Washington is a natural freshwater lake that was formed around the year 1300 due to diversions in the Mississippi River’s course. The double-crescent-shaped lake spans a surface area of more than 2,900 acres and offers 23 miles of visitor access shoreline, all located within a few miles of the Mississippi’s current course. The lake is a popular fishing spot, attracting fishermen from around the American Southeast region for crappie, bream, channel catfish, and largemouth bass fishing opportunities. Other popular visitor activities include swimming, boating, water skiing, tubing, and wildlife watching. Campground and RV hookups are available at several sites, and visitor services such as convenience stores are available in the nearby village of Glen Allan.
Okatibbee Lake is located near the city of Meridian within eastern Mississippi’s Pines Region and offers a wide variety of nature and water recreational activities. The 4,144-acre reservoir was formed in 1968 with the completion of the Okatibbee Dam and also serves as a drinking water reservoir for surrounding communities. 28 acres of visitor shoreline provide access to activities such as swimming, boating, and bass and crappie fishing areas managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Recreational amenities on the shore include sporting fields, picnic areas, horsehoe pits, hunting grounds, and two campground facilities offering electric hookups and restrooms. The lake is also the site of the Okatibbee Water Park, which offers waterslides, a lazy river ride, a children’s play area, and a 25-room motel.
Okhissa Lake was the first reservoir completed as part of the Bill Dance Signature Lake program, opened to the public in 2007 with the aim of promoting economic and tourist growth within the state’s Capital/River Region. The 1,000-acre lake is located within Homochitto National Forest off Highway 98 and has been honored with the Forest Service’s National Rise to the Future Award. 39 miles of shoreline at the lake offer a wide variety of visitor activities, including largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, and threadfin shad fishing opportunities. Campground facilities are located at the Homochitto Hide-Away and the Clear Springs Campground. Planned additions to the recreational area include swimming beaches, nature trails, and environmental education sites.
Pickwick Lake’s name dates back to the mid-19th century and is a reference to the local post office’s colloquial name, which was given in reference to Charles Dickens’ Pickwick Papers. The lake was created in 1938 by the Tennessee Valley Authority with the construction of the Pickwick Landing Dam on the Tennessee River. Today, it spans a surface area of more than 43,000 acres and offers 496 miles of shoreline for visitor activities such as boating, water skiing, tubing, and swimming. Boat docks and rentals are offered at numerous sites, along with houseboat and jet ski rentals. The lake is a popular spot for anglers, offering ample populations of large- and smallmouth bass and catfish. 1,400 acres of state park activities are offered throughout the region, including a 2.8-mile hiking trail, an inn and restaurant, and the Pickwick Dam Tailwater Campground, which offers 95 electric hookup campsites. Nearby attractions include Shiloh National Military Park, which highlights indigenous sites and Civil War battlefields.
Ross Barnett Reservoir is colloquially referred to as “The Rez” by Capital/River Region citizens and was formed in 1965 by the damming of the Pearl River for drinking water supply. The lake is located approximately 20 miles from downtown Jackson and attracts more than two million annual visitors. It spans a surface area of more than 33,000 acres and offers 105 miles of shoreline featuring 16 parks, 22 boat launches, and several hiking and mountain biking trails. Popular visitor activities include sailing, boating, water skiing, wakeboarding, and visitor cruises. Channel, blue, and flathead catfish weighing up to 100 pounds are available to anglers, along with crappies and largemouth bass. Five campgrounds offer RV hookups, sporting courts, picnic tables, and children’s playgrounds, and hotels and bed and breakfast facilities are available in the nearby city of Madison. Nearby attractions include the Natchez Trace Parkway and the Pearl River Waterfowl Refuge.
Sardis Lake was formed in 1940 by the damming of the Little Tallahatchie River and was the first of four reservoirs created for the Yazoo Basin Flood Control System. Today, it is overseen by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and covers a surface area of 32,500 acres. More than five million visitors come to the lake every year, which offers a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities and overnight accommodations. Bass, crappie, and catfish angling is offered, along with hunting areas for deer, turkey, quail, and waterfowl. 20 recreational areas and six swimming beaches offer recreational spots for families, and a variety of amenities are offered within the nearby John W. Kyle State Park, including a swimming pool, sporting courts, and an 18-hole golf course. 514 campsites are also offered throughout the region, along with cabins for overnight rental.
Tunica Lake was developed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to straighten a channel of the Mississippi River by demolishing a horseshoe bend in the river. Today, the lake spans a surface area of 3,000 acres within Tunica County, approximately 40 miles south of the city of Memphis, and receives fish and water from the nearby Mississippi Delta. Bluegill and crappie are available for angler fishing, along with populations of largemouth bass, green sunfish, drum, and gar. A boat ramp and bait shop are offered along the lake’s northeast bend. Though no onsite camping is available at the lake, the nearby city of Tunica offers a variety of visitor accommodations, including hotels connected to several casinos and resorts.

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Avevo bisogno di un widget di twitter che fosse moltiplicabile, e che mostrasse l’immagine.
I developed, starting from the existing widget of Sarah Isaacson, and using the example widget of Justin Tadlock a new twitter widget for wp 2.8.
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First of all, thank you for making this twitter widget. I’m currently using it in my personal blog and it works great. I just want to know if the tweets in my widget can be in bullet format? Right now they just list down but for those unfamiliar yet, it’s a bit confusing to read. It would be better if each tweet will start with a bullet in the list.
What do you mean with bullet format?
Great work, and thanks again..
Thanks. I use your widget and enjoy it. Bug: I check the show photos box and show only first photo box. It works perfectly on the right sidebar and does not work on the left sidebar.
anyway – thanks. I am using 2.8.5 through godaddy.
Sorry – too vague. It does not show the photo on the left sidebar, but does on the right sidebar.
Thanks for the great widget, but it doesn’t seem to parse URLs or Hash tags. Is that planned for a future release?


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For staffing firms specializing in commercial staffing, it’s crucial that job orders get filled quickly with the best‑qualified candidates.
If you need to place a several hundred-strong workforce for an immediate assignment, you can’t afford to be slowed down by inefficient and error prone business processes.
1Staff allows industrial staffing firms to find qualified candidates quickly and sort through resumes thoroughly. Background and certification checks can all be speedily carried out using 1Staff.
Staffing agencies can easily obtain and store electronic DocuSign signatures in 1Staff. With 1Staff, recruiters can meet tight onboarding deadlines.
1Staff is fully configurable, allowing users with the right security permissions to create custom workflows, dashboards, forms and reports. When users post an open position on the internet and receive resumes from applicants, 1Staff identifies keywords from the resumes and tracks each stage of progress through the hiring cycle. With 1Staff, sales and recruiters can keep on top of all their customers and candidates with advanced CRM functionality and marketing campaigns. Users can also email candidates and customers through Outlook, and automatically log all conversations in 1Staff.
1Staff automates the entire onboarding cycle. Periods of peak demand (e.g., Friday at 5pm or Monday at 8am) can be accommodated without creating bottlenecks that slow the process. With 1Staff, processes become streamlined, allowing staffing professionals to focus their attention where it’s needed most. 1Staff can also help streamline the pay/bill and back office processes for light industrial and other types of commercial staffing. If a client requires paper timesheets for approval, 1Staff can capture an image of the timesheet and attach it and any other related documents to an invoice. Time can also come into 1Staff from an electronic file import for time kept in Excel, time clocks or timekeeping systems.


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If I am already an SCCA member should there be $90-$100 taken off of this price?
Members receive a credit towards their next renewal.
When will the helmets be added to the registration?


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Former The Bachelor star Ben Higgins has revealed his girlfriend Jessica Clarke inspires him every day and he couldn't be more pleased they got together, even if it was in an unconventional way.
"[I'm] really happy. She's a very kind, pure, emphatic and supportive person in general. And she's not only like that to me. I'm part of that, but she's like that to everybody around her," Ben, 30, told Us Weekly.
"She challenges me to be more empathetic, more loving, more caring, more kind as well. So I'm very happy."
Ben first revealed he's in a new relationship in January on his The Ben and Ashley I. Almost Famous Podcast featuring Ashley Iaconetti, but he chose not to identify Jessica as the woman in his life right away.
Several weeks later, the Season 20 The Bachelor star introduced Jessica, a 23-year-old Nashville resident and recent University of Mississippi graduate who reportedly sells LED lighting for a living, to the world, when the cute couple also went Instagram official.
Ben told Us of his relationship with Jessica, "It hasn't distracted me from the things I love doing and the things I envisioned [for] my life... over the next few years."
Ben added, "If anything, it's enhanced it and allowed me a freedom to know that, yeah, I've got a partner in crime that will be there to have my back. So yeah, things are great."
Ben previously disclosed he first saw Jessica by stumbling across her Instagram profile when looking for posts about a Nashville hockey game.
Ben acknowledged he was taken with her beauty and decided to direct message her around the time of Thanksgiving 2018.
Jessica reportedly answered Ben's message, and then in December 2018, Ben flew her to Denver, CO, so they could meet face-to-face.
"It was unexpected," Ben said of their romance. "Our story's a little different -- a tad, maybe, crazy -- but it worked out."
Last month, Ben gushed about how "incredible" Jessica is as a person and girlfriend.
"I think our biggest points of contention are typically when I'm down and out and bitter, and she's the one pushing me to just be more about love and more about kindness," he told the magazine at the time.
"That's what I'm most attracted to, because I know that listening to her will always make me a better man."
This marks the Generous Coffee co-founder's first public relationship since his engagement to Lauren Bushnell, which aired on The Bachelor finale in 2016.
Ben and Lauren broke up in May 2017, and he only entered one brief and private relationship before meeting Jessica, according to Entertainment Tonight.
Lauren, 29, has since moved on with country singer Chris Lane, and the pair is currently living together in Nashville, TN.

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Sorry I can’t be more specific with the date. I need to finish this year of teaching in June.
Then prep for and teach three weeks of summer school.
Then move into our fourth house in just one year (a personal best [worst] for number of moves for us).
Then finish editing Book 8 (all of my beta readers have now sent me their suggestions).
I hope you’ll feel this last installment was worth the wait.
I can hardly wait for this book to come out. Will be watching Amazon for it. I have the other 7 books on my kindle. I guess it’s time to read through them again so I’ll be prepared when book 8 comes out.
Start reading fast, because it’s coming before the end of the month!
Lek and Lorixania, Perrin and Mahrree’s ancestors, have an interesting story to tell, and we’ve got to get that out, too!
I don’t think I can ever fully “end” this series. It’s too much a part of my life. Be like chopping off an arm–just can’t do it.
Yesss this is the best news! There are many many maby characters who need to have their stories told.


text: The Raconteurs has the number one hit this week with Steady, As She Goes. Miss Murder by AFI is at number two on the chart. The Kill (Bury Me) by Thirty Seconds To Mars is at number three on the chart.


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A council was held in the Fort with the French commander Sieur de Contrecoeur. He had three captains under him, Beaujeu, Dumas and Ligneris. The commandant came up with a plan. Beaujeu would have command of the force that was to repel the British with Dumas second in command. They would meet them on the road ambushing them at the ford where the road crossed the Monongahela. Langlade and the war chiefs objected. The spot was not to their liking. The terrain was two wide and open to conduct the type of warfare they were best at. They were ignored, the plan was set and the council concluded. Returning to their camps across the Alleghany the Ojibwa and their native allies prepared for war in their usual way.
War dances were danced and war songs were sung. These were interspersed with long harangues by war chiefs and seasoned warriors containing previous great deeds done in battle. These speeches always ended with a tremendous strike a the war post with a war club or tomahawk and loud shouts of war whoops. This spectacle never ceased to send a chill through their European allies. On this occasion it was the French who watched from Fort Duquesne’s ramparts along with a young English colonial who had been captured three days before.
Three days before the young Pennsylvanian James Smith was captured by three warriors, two Delaware and one Mohawk from Caughnawaga. His companion was killed and scalped but he was brought back to the fort a prisoner. He was only 18 years of age. When they neared the fort they gave the victory cry, a long halloo for each scalp or prisoner taken. Hundreds of warriors responded by pouring out of their wigwams shouting and screeching and firing their guns in the air. The French responded to the celebration likewise by firing off their guns including cannon from inside the fort. Smith was awed by the din and thought they must number in the thousands. What was about to come surprised him even more.
A great number of warriors began to form two columns. They were all whooping and yelling and carrying sticks. All were prepared for war with faces and bodies painted in various pigments of red, black, yellow and blue wearing nothing but breechcloths. It was a fearsome sight for the young man to behold.
One of the Delaware warriors who captured him spoke a little English and told him he must run between the two columns from one end to the other. He said to run fast, the faster the better as they were going to beat him. A shove from his advisor started him racing receiving blows all the way. As he neared the end one blow knocked him down. He tried to get up but someone threw sand in his eyes so he could not see where he was going. Beaten down again he took the warriors blows until he was rendered unconscious. Young James regained consciousness inside the fort being attended to by the post physician.
Smith was interrogated by the war chiefs after receiving medical attention. Then the Delaware warrior who spoke English came to see him. He asked his captor why the warriors treated him so badly thinking he had offended them in some way. But he was told that he did not offend but it was just an old custom they had…like saying, how do you do? Smith then asked if he would be permitted to stay with the French and was told he would not but after he recovered he must live with the Delaware and become one of them. When he could get out of bed he made his way around with the aid of a crutch.
Meanwhile, General Braddock and his army had left Williamsburg following the road cut by the Virginians the year before. They were an impressive sight to behold. A long column of British regulars, 1,750 in all, dressed in bright red tunics, white helmets and sashes with steel bayonets flashing in the sun. They were followed by 450 Virgina Militia dressed in blue. Interspersed in the column were cannon and howitzers, 600 pack horses and 175 wagons carrying supplies and tools. All of this to supply the newly conquered fort and more.
The colonies were hemmed in by mountain ranges which made expansion impossible. But the British had ambitions to do just that and they had a plan. Braddock was to take Fort Duquesne and quickly move on to Fort Niagara. Sir William Johnson was to take Crown Point. William Shirley Sr., Governor of Massachusetts, was made a Major General and was to take Fort Beausejour. This all on the pretense that the French had invaded British territory. It seemed impossible that the plan should fail. The colonies had yet to see an army the size of Braddock’s and the English had population figures on their side. The total white population of New France, from Quebec to Louisiana, was just under 80,000. The British on the other hand had a population of 1.6 million including 200,000 slaves.
So Braddock headed for Fort Duquesne with his superior army and his arrogance intact. He had little respect for the colonial militia and even less for First Nation warriors. Benjamin Franklin, who was the postmaster of Pennsylvania at the time, came to see him at Williamsburg. He spent five days with Braddock and warned him of the forest warfare practiced by the First Nations suggesting that he should consider new battle tactics. Braddock replied “These savages may, indeed, be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia, but upon the King’s regular and disciplined troops, sir, it is impossible that they should make an impression.” Braddock was about to get the shock of his life!
By the mid 18th century the Ohio valley was a hotbed of activity. The population was made up of many First Nations villages and towns. They included many Delaware, Shawnee, Miami and Wyandotte communities with a few roaming Ottawa and Iroquois bands. The English called the Iroquois in the area Mingoes. British traders had set up trading houses at the larger First Nations’ towns. But the English had more in mind than just trade with the First Nations. They wanted their land for settlement.
They had signed the Treaty of Albany with the Iroquois in 1722 that marked out a line dividing their territory with the colony of Virgina. That line basically followed the Blue Ridge mountains. However, Virginian settlers soon began crossing the Blue Ridge and squatting on First Nations’ territory. Many paid with their lives and by the 1740’s the Iroquois were so frustrated with their allies, the British, that they were ready to declare all out war on Virgina. In 1743 the British paid the Iroquois 100 pounds stirling for any territory claimed by them in the Shenandoah Valley. The following year under the treaty of Lancaster the Iroquois sold the British all of the Shenandoah Valley for 200 pounds of gold. At the Treaty of Logstown in 1752 the Iroquois recognized English trading rights in all of their territory southeast of the Ohio River.
The French saw the Ohio River Valley as French territory by way of discovery by La Salle and by way of French presence in the territory for a hundred years previous. They saw all this British activity as a violation of the treaty of Utrecht, which at best gave the British only the right to trade with First Nations in their own territory. The British crown complained to the French court in Paris, but this was a long process.
Lieutenant-Governor Dinwiddie of Virgina believed the Ohio Territory belonged to the Colonies under Virgina’s original charter. The boundaries in the charter were more than vague so he extended the northern border to at least include the Ohio River and its tributaries. On top of all the activity around trade the English wanted this territory for settlement. In order to facilitate this settlement the Ohio Company was formed. It was an association given a grant of 500,000 acres in the Ohio Valley by the British crown providing they could establish 100 families, build a fort and maintain a garrison there within seven years.
The French were not about to sit idly by and let the British take over the territory. Officially the British Crown complained to the French Court at Paris. Unofficially the French were about to take action to reassert their ownership of the territory that gave them unfettered access from Quebec to Louisiana. Duquesne, governor of New France, ordered a French presence in the territory backed by a series of French forts.
The French landed an expedition at P’resqu Isle, today’s Erie, Pennsylvania, on the south shore of Lake Erie. It had a fine natural harbor so they build a fort here then cleared a roadway of only a few leagues to Riviere Aux Boeufs today called French Creek. They built another fort here calling it Fort Le Boeuf.
The First Nations of the territory saw an opportunity to play one European nation against the other. Although they had a trading alliance with the British they had always been more fully allied with the French. They all went out of their way to help the French move the large amount of heavy supplies to garrison two forts. The only ally the British had in the area that was fully committed to them were the Mingoes. Shortly after Fort Le Boeuf was built a Mingo chief named the Half King arrived and ordered the French to leave the territory. But the French were arrogant and haughty laughing the Half King out of the fort. He was mortified and full of rage against the French. They had made an enemy that were sure to hear from again.
In the fall of 1753 Legardeur de St. Pierre arrived to command Fort Le Boeuf. He had just settled in expecting a long and monotonous winter when a stranger arrived on horseback along with the fall rains mixed with wet snow. He was tall, young and brash a mere youth of 21 years. He was accompanied by a much older man, several others with the pack horses backed by the Half King and several warriors. He carried a letter from Dinwiddie introducing him and containing orders for the French to leave British territory immediately. His name was George Washington.
St. Pierre afforded the young Virginian Major every courtesy and after studying the document he had presented he replied by letter to Dinwiddie that he would forward his correspondence to Duquesne for consideration. In the meantime he could only remain at his post and follow the orders of his general.
Washington struggled through extreme winter conditions to return to Virgina. He finally arrived at Williamsburg by mid January and gave his report to Dinwiddie. It not only included St. Pierre’s letter of response but the information given him by some French soldiers at a French outpost at the mouth of French Creek that the French had every intention of taking the country by force and nothing would deter them.
By 1750 the Saulteax Ojibway living in the St. Clair region had expanded. The Ojibwa from Swan Creek expanded across Lake St. Clair and up the Thames River. They had established a village near present day London and one at the mouth of Kettle Creek on Lake Erie.
The Ojibway living at the mouth of the Black River, at the foot of Lake Huron, had expanded both east and west. They had established villages on Bear Creek as well as the mouth of the Au Sable River in Ontario. They also expanded west establishing villages at Nepessing Lake and along the Flint River in Michigan. Animikeence or Little Thunder was their leading war chief at this time.
Under the Treaty of Utrecht the English claimed they had gained the right to trade with the First Nation allies of the French from the upper lakes. Although the French contested this point if was a certain fact that it did not give them the right to set up trading posts in Ohio country. However, they did just that.
British traders moved into the Ohio Valley setting up posts along it as well as its tributaries. They did this under the pretense that it was Iroquois land and as sovereign over the Iroquois they had the right to expand into this new territory. The French claimed it as part of New France, discovered by La Salle and there had been a French presence there for decades.
None of this was really true. Ohio country was First Nations lands belonging to the Miami, Delaware and Shawnee nations. The French didn’t really discover the territory as it was never lost nor were the British ever the Iroquois’ sovereigns. Be this as it may the French forged ahead with a plan to oust the English.
Monsieur Celoron, major commandant at Detroit was to take a detachment of French soldiers supported by a large force of First Nation allies and clear the region of English traders. The idea was to arrest the traders, confiscate their goods and make the Miami understand that although they could go to Albany to trade with the English under no certain terms could they allow the English to establish themselves in French territory.
The plan failed miserably. The Saulteax refused to endorse it saying that because of the close proximity of the Miami many had intermarried and they would have no part in a war against their relatives. Little Thunder also refused to allow French allies from further north to pass through their territory to support Celoron.
Celoron pushed ahead entering Miami territory with a few French regulars and a few First Nation warriors. They had a little success in removing a few English traders and their goods but in the process killed two Miami people. These murders only served to stir up the First Nations who were trading with the English and setting them against the French.
Meanwhile, Monsieur de Lajonquiere, Governor of Canada, had instructions from France to encourage the Five Nations to destroy the English post at Oswego. He was to convince them that an English post on their territory was an affront to their sovereignty. To accomplish this he went too far by giving the impression that France accepted the Onondaga’s contention that Ohio belonged to the Iroquois and that the French should not establish themselves there without their permission. He did this at solemn council which also included the Christian Iroquois from Quebec as well as the Abenaki of St. Francis and the Ottawa of Michilimackinac.
In 1752 de Lajonquiere was replaced by Ange du Quesne as Governor. The French minister wrote to du Quesne with orders from the king. He was to make sure the territory was cleared of English traders and their goods confiscated without causing a war with any of the First Nations, no easy feat with Little Thunder and the Saulteax standing in the way. He was also ordered to do all in his power to destroy the impression of First Nations sovereignty over land and to prevent any consequences that might arise due to de Lajonquiere’s error in judgement.
The Fox came under attack from various enemies over the next three years. In 1729 the Mascoutins and the Kickapoo made several raids on their villages. They were seeking revenge for the killing of their two hunters. The next year they were attacked by a force of 150 Frenchmen, from both Canada and Louisiana, and 900 First Nation warriors. The Fox had constructed a fort on a plain situated between the Wabash and Illinois rivers about 180 miles south of Chicago and southeast of present day Peoria, Illinois. They blockaded them in their fort finally forcing them out by starvation. They chased them down killing 200 warriors and 200 women and children. Another four or five hundred women and children were taken captive and distributed among the various First Nations.
The year after their defeat in Illinois the nation of the same name attacked the Fox once again at a Fox village somewhere between le Rocher on the Illinois River and Miami country. When the Kickapoo, Mascoutins and Potawatomi heard this they went there immediately. When they arrived the Illinois withdrew and six Potawatomi were wounded and a seventh one was killed. Two Mascoutin were also killed as well as a few of the Fox warriors. They traded insults with the Fox calling out that they would make their supper off the Potawatomi, Mascoutin and Kickapoo. The great Pottawatomie war chief, Madouche replied it was the Fox that would make food for all the nations. Then the Illinois returned to join the fight and some time later the Fox withdrew.
In the summer of 1732 the Wyandotte, Ottawa and Potawatomi from Detroit made a sortie into Fox country. They split into two groups. The first group contained all the Wyandotte and about ten Ottawa warriors. They were the first to arrive on the shores of Lake Marameek where the Fox had constructed a fort on a tongue of land between the shore and an impassable wetland. Lake Marameek is undetermined but there is a Maramee River about 20 miles south of St. Louis, Missouri.
They held back until the next day when, at daybreak, they sent a party of five or six to scout near the palisade. A woman came out and they killed her. When the Fox saw this they sortied out of their fort but were ambushed by the larger force. They had four warriors killed and a few more wounded so they retreated back into their fort.
The next day the rest of the Ottawa and Potawatomi arrived and they brought the le Rocher Illinois with them. The Fox came out to meet them again and three Wyandotte were killed and a few of their allies were wounded. The Fox retreated again into their fort.
The Wyandotte called a council and it was decided to parlay with the Fox. They determined that a Potawatomi chief should go into the fort and propose that the Fox surrender and they would spare their lives. When he delivered this proposal the Fox told him they did not trust them to keep their word. Instead they proposed that the war party from Detroit should withdraw and the Fox would stay quiet in their fort until the following spring at which time they would come to Detroit or the St. Joseph River to settle up for the lives lost. This is how the whole affair ended. However, the Wyandotte sent their greatest chief La Forest to Montreal to ask the Wyandotte of Lorette and the Iroquois of the Lake of Two Mountains to join them in a war on the Fox to settle the matter.
The Fox had lost their allies and were being refused asylum by their once friendly neighbors the Sioux and the Winnebago. The French were attacking them as well as all the nations around them. By 1732 they were in poor shape indeed.


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Begin your lives together with a honeymoon vacation that holds memories for a lifetime. Plan a luxurious and romantic honeymoon vacation in the states or travel abroad to your destination. Your honeymoon should reflect the personalities of you and your new spouse, whether that's cozy and quiet or more upbeat and exciting.
Start your lives together with a honeymoon vacation you never forget.
Plan your honeymoon vacation in an urban destination for a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. Destinations such as New York City, Las Vegas and San Franscisco provide a wealth of vacation adventures and a selection of luxurious hotels for you and your spouse to enjoy your honeymoon. Enjoy trips to museums, galleries, live productions and site-seeing tours by day. By night, cozy up together in a romantic honeymoon suite at a 5-star hotel.
The southern United States is home to some of the most romantic and secluded locations in the country. Tucked away in the mountains of Tennessee and Georgia, you and your spouse can enjoy quiet countryside and spend your honeymoon vacation in locked away in a quaint bed and breakfast or a private country cabin. Take advantage of the country charm by exploring the area, visiting antique shops and dining at local eateries during the daylight hours.
Steal away to the beaches of Hawaii or travel abroad to a Caribbean or South Pacific destination for a romantic honeymoon you'll never forget. All-inclusive resorts provide the perfect honeymoon vacation package for you and your spouse to enjoy your time together. Amenities at these resorts typically include daytime activities such as snorkeling, site-seeing tours, and a selection of restaurants. During the evening hours, snuggle up to your spouse in luxurious hotel accommodations that provide a view of the ocean, or dance the night away together in one of the on-site nightclubs the resort offers.
Spend your honeymoon vacation on a cruise ship with your spouse. With destinations that circle the globe, there is a cruise that suits every type of person. Whether you choose an Alaskan adventure or one in the tropics, a cruise ships offer luxurious accommodations that you and your spouse will enjoy. Spend your afternoons walking along the deck and enjoying the view of the ocean, or dining in one of the on-board restaurants or lounging at the pool. By night, enjoy the spectacle of the stars over the open ocean as you enjoy a quiet moment together in a luxurious suite or on the ship decks.
Heather Marlman is a freelance writer with more than 10 years of experience. Her articles have appeared in print in the Southern Indiana newspapers "The Banner-Gazette," "The Leader," "The Giveaway" and "The Washington County Edition" as well as online at various websites.
Marlman, Heather. "Luxurious & Romantic Honeymoon Vacations." Dating Tips - Match.com, https://datingtips.match.com/luxurious-romantic-honeymoon-vacations-7990022.html. Accessed 18 April 2019.

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Most churches and organizations plan for succession in their leadership pipeline. However, many only focus on senior leadership roles. Odds are strong that succession in all levels of your leadership pipeline occurs more often than you realize.
Taken a job in another state?
Had a baby and stepped away from serving for a time?
Been promoted into a role with more responsibility?
If you answered yes to any of the above, your church already experienced succession.
While there are many types of succession plans, most fall into four categories.
Unexpected succession occurs when someone vacates their position unexpectedly. We often consider this type the “if so-and-so gets hit by a bus” plan. When a church says they have a succession plan, unexpected succession is usually what they mean. Typically this plan is filed away and only addresses what happens upon the death or sudden departure of a key leader to ensure that an organization continues functioning.
The unlikelihood of tragedies makes this plan easy to dismiss. Unexpected succession plans should cover the unexpected departure of any leader or volunteer and for whatever reason. Whether it’s a two-hour or two-week notice, it’s still urgent to replace that leader in short order. People get new jobs, face medical emergencies, or just up and quit! If we see succession as reproduction and not replacement, then we will be ready for emergencies when they arise.
Departure-defined succession occurs when someone plans to leave a position within a somewhat set timeline. Some examples include retirement and internal or external job transitions as well as roles that have set terms, like Sunday School teachers or small group leaders who commit for a semester or a year.
Because of the set timeline, most churches and organizations find success in departure-defined succession. The goal is to build predefined leadership competencies and confidence in a successor so that the church’s dependency upon the skills, charisma, and relationships of the former leader are fully addressed or greatly reduced. The best scenario for a seamless transition is when there is a full leadership pipeline in place that provides a strong bench of leaders for succession at every level.
Temporary succession occurs when someone steps out of a role for a defined timeline. Some examples include maternity or medical leave, caring for an ailing family member, sabbaticals, and even special assignments or strategic initiatives for the organization. Temporary succession plans focus on covering the responsibilities for the role during the person’s leave of absence, not replacing them.
Senior leadership succession occurs when a high-level leader leaves, either expectedly or unexpectedly. This type of succession plan is rarely stand-alone but will overlap with unexpected or defined-departure plans, depending on the circumstances of the leader’s transition. If done well, senior leadership succession plans are thought out and support the overall strategy of the church to cause minimal disruption to ministry during the transition.
When pulled together, these types will encompass an all-inclusive succession plan to address most succession situations. Your church or organization’s specific needs will determine what you implement. If you know how your church will respond to each type of succession plan discussed, you likely have an effective leadership pipeline that reproduces volunteers and leaders. If not, you need to devote time and attention to the problem of succession at every level.
For more information on creating succession at every level, join us at Pipeline 2017 or download our free e-booklet.


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Son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Bleackley.
Son of Sydney and Alice Booth, of 29, Halliwell Road, Bolton, Lancashire.
Son of Wilfred and Lily Bradley, of Farnworth, Lancashire.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Brooks, of Lower Broughton, Lancashire.
Son of James and Isabella Brown, of 114, Hatfield Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed in the Boot Department of the Bolton Co-Operative Society. Formerly 45898, Lancashire Fusiliers.
Son of William and Ellen Charlesworth, of Holmfirth, Yorkshire.
Son of James and Isabella Chatterton, of 36, Preston Street, Middleton, Lancashire.
Son of Edward and Alice Clayton, of Pendleton, Lancashire.
Son of Jack McCarty Clemmett and Hannah Clemmett; husband of Liberty Clemmett, of Little Hulton, Lancashire.
Son of Robert and Sarah Ann Cooper, of 65, Carlton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire.
Husband of Charlotte Crankshaw, of 3, Kensington Terrace, Gateshead-on-Tyne, County Durham.
Son of Ralph and Minnie Davies, of Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire.
Native of Bolton, Lancashire. Wounded and hospitalised at Stoke-on-Trent November 1916.
Son of J. T. and Elizabeth Ann Doyle, of 14, Frederick Street, Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire.
Husband of Margaret Ann Dumican (nee Dixon).
Son of Rachel Walton (formerly Edge), of 43, Caledonia Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Joseph Henry Edge. Enlisted January 1918, prior to which he was engaged on munitions work at Barrow-in-Furness. Formerly 72759, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.


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A new exhibition charting the history of Henry Moore’s Draped Seated Woman opens in Canary Wharf this week, providing an insight into the story behind one of his most famous works which became affectionately known as ‘Old Flo’.
Entitled Indomitable Spirit and free to the public, visitors have the opportunity to learn more about Moore’s remarkable career as one of Britain’s most feted artists and a man who devoted his life to sculpture. The exhibition runs until 6th April.
The exhibition features imagery of Henry Moore at work, with archive photos of him sculpting and creating plaster versions of Old Flo in various studios. Visitors are also able to view quotations from Henry Moore himself on how he worked, alongside wartime shelter drawings which influenced Old Flo and other sculptures. Old Flo’s complete history is shown through a series of photographs, detailing everything from her creation, removal, and eventual return to the East End.
Visitors are also able to visit Old Flo – just one of the six bronze editions in existence worldwide – in Cabot Square, following her triumphant return to the East End late last year.
In 2015 the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, pledged to bring Henry Moore’s sculpture back to the borough to be enjoyed by the local community. In 2017 Canary Wharf’s Cabot Square was chosen as its new home until spring 2022.
The exhibition explores Henry Moore’s life, career and legacy and the reasons as to why Old Flo came to be of such importance to the East End.
Visitors can attend a tour of the exhibition, hosted by curator Ann Elliot, on 26th March. The tour is free, but visitors should email publicart@canarywharf.com to reserve a space.


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Networking can be an effective and enriching way to grow professionally. Building a network takes time and great care, but it can lead to many rewarding moments for you as a job candidate or as a business person. Whether you are years into your business career or are considering applying to a traditional or online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program, networking is a valuable skill to develop.
If you are looking for networking tips, a good resource is someone who has spent years studying the art of great networking. One such person is Karen Wickre, former editorial director at Twitter and a master networker.
One of Wickre’s most important networking tips is to find ways to be helpful to people in your network. Look for ways you can connect people in different areas who need help solving problems, finding a job or getting a lead on a project. Making good referrals, Wickre suggests, is an excellent way to help out people in your network.
Another networking suggestion is to keep loose connections with a wide range of contacts so that you can draw upon those sources as you see needs within your network. Social media provides an easy way to maintain these “weak ties,” as Wickre calls them, and can give you access to deeper connections when the time arises.
On the flip side of Wickre’s networking tips, she advises against using your contacts only when you personally have a need. The people in your network are just that: people. They are not a means to an end and shouldn’t be treated as one more step in a business transaction. Wickre also encourages networkers to be generous in making introductions and connections, rather than doing favors only when you feel they are owed.
You can apply the advice of a good networker at any step in your business career, not just after you have already spent years in your profession and have built a solid network. A crucial part of establishing your network is investing your time and concern in other people to build relationships. It is never too soon to begin thinking about building your network.
If you’re considering an online MBA program, it is useful to evaluate how that school will influence your future network. Your connections with other students and your professors will contribute to your network for years to come. You can begin using these networking tips now in finding ways to connect, to help and to build relationships that will be mutually beneficial for the long term.
BackChannel: I’ve Spent a Lifetime Building a Mighty Network. Here Are My Secrets.


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Being interested in the stock market, certain stocks specifically, I decided to follow ten different companies for a period of 91 days. These stocks include some of my own, some I am interested in, and some of the most active stocks during the week I began my project, September 1, 1973. They are listed in the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, and Unlisted Stocks.
To begin my investigation I recorded the closing price every day of each company, in order to show increases, decreases, and fluctuations. By doing this I was constantly aware of what stock I was making money on and what I needed to sell. Second, I decided on the number of shares I had purchased, some real, some imaginary, and a purchase date for each. The last day of my project was the selling day, November 30, 1973, and each profit or loss was recorded.
During the days I recorded closing prices, I did research on each company - its purpose, its goals, and its profits. The descriptions were taken from Standard and Poor's, August, 1973, and the general information from the annual report of each company for 1973.
I encountered several problems during my project. 1) Trying to record my over-the-counter stock, Overseas Inn, was sometimes a problem. Over-the-counter stocks were only listed about once a week due to lack of space. 2) One of my stocks listed as "Lucky Str." I had picked to compare with Liggett &Myers. I was planning to compare "Lucky Strike" cigarettes with Liggett & Myers brand. After gathering my information "Lucky Str." turned out to be "Lucky Stores", a food chain in California. 3) Because of the political unrest my stock was never consistent. Noticeable drops occurred during the Watergate hearings, when Vice-President Agnew resigned, and when Nixon made his talks on the energy crisis.
Overall I think the project was very successful, both money-wise and educationally. Although the information I gathered could be applied to any stock, the ten that I recorded were of special interest to me. I realize that the United States had many problems during the ninety days I chose. Any other time the market might have been better off. Instead of continuing the project, however, I chose to end it at the stated time. In a month, it may be prospering or still declining. The purpose was not to make a profit, but to illustrate how the stock market works.
Gladden, Beth, "A Look at Today's Stock Market" (1973). Honors Theses. 387.

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The Rife Law Firm has the experience and the understanding you deserve with legal advice and representation in a variety of commercial and business matters. Wayne Rife brings the practical experience necessary for an understanding of a business owner’s desire for bottom-line results, having successfully operated a commercial manufacturing business in Houston, Texas. He also stays abreast of the ongoing development of business law with memberships in the Texas State Bar Antitrust and Business Litigation Section, the Consumer and Commercial Law Section, and Business Law Section.
We provide legal advice and representation to individuals, partnerships, and corporations in various commercial and business matters. We bring the appropriate expertise to a broad range of business transactions involving individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and other profit and non-profit organizations. The Rife Law Firm also has the practical and legal experience required to negotiate and prepare the well crafted commercial agreements that are necessary in business, consumer, and debtor/creditor transactions, construction contracts, shareholder, partnership, membership and buy-sell agreements.

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