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Who's Going to Win Big Brother 21? We've Got Some Theories
There's a few ways to look at it.
Monty Briinton
With the Big Brother 21 finale on September 25, fans are officially starting to speculate about the winner of the season.
The $500,000 grand prize will either go to Jackson Michie, Nicole Anthony, or Holly Allen.
Well y'all, we're nearly to the end of Big Brother 21, where all season long we've not only critiqued game play, but the questionable decision-making of many of the houseguests. From accusations of racism, bullying, cheating, and a surprise jury-house romance, this summer has been eventful to say the least.
As we get closer to finale night, there's one question that's also on the forefront of our minds. With Jackson, Holly, and Nicole in the final three, who will win Big Brother? There's no sure-fire way to answer this because as you know with this show, you must always expect the unexpected. But we can definitely speculate with a few theories.
The final HOH competitions are huge indicators of a Big Brother winner.
As it has been with every previous season, once it gets down to the final three, the remaining cast members must compete in a three-part HOH competition. The face-offs determine who will earn the title of last HOH, evicting the last game player of the season and effectively picking who will compete against them for the $500,000.
As we saw on Sunday night, Jackson won the first round, meaning he'll fight for the title of HOH in the third and final competition against whoever won the second. And major spoiler alert, we know who that is thanks to live feeds. In the second heat (and to the massive disappointment of BB Twitter) Holly beat out fan-favorite Nicole, meaning the showmance will compete against each other for HOH on finale night. And if we're looking at fan theories, Holly's second round win could have sealed her BB fate.
Now is a good time to point out that the person who wins Part 2 of the Final HoH has gone on to win the game for the past 7 seasons in a row. #BB21
— John Kubicek (@johnkubicek) September 20, 2019
Now, since they're boyfriend and girlfriend, many fans have pre-determined that Nicole is sitting in third place this season, with no chance at making it to final two. Oh, and Holly and Jackson have basically confirmed that one of them is winning.
Holly- We are 1st and 2nd place on Big Brother. Jackson- I dont think that has been done. Holly- I really dont think so #BB21
— Big Brother Daily (@BB_Updates) September 23, 2019
Now, we don't want to lose all hope for Nicole. By some miracle she may be able to convince one of her fellow housemates that they'd have a better shot if they brought her to the final instead of their significant other. But we're not holding our breath. So right now, it looks like either Holly or Jackson are taking home the $500,000 grand prize.
OK, but who played the best game all around?
Every Big Brother fan seems to have their own definition of what a "good game" is. If we're looking at the purely physical, Jackson is the winner by far, as he has a total of 8 Veto and HOH competition wins combined. And in what can be considered the ultimate manipulation of the season, he managed to convince Cliff and Nicole not to evict Holly.
But despite this, many viewers have taken issue with his social strategy, disrespect for fellow houseguests, and apparent disregard for Have-Not rules early in the game. To some, the negative far outweighs the positive.
#BB21: Fans Think Jackson's Veto Win is Unfair
#BB21: We Love Nicole and Kemi's Friendship
Why Big Brother Fans Call Holly Allen, "Beth"
Looking at Holly, throughout the season she's been able to fly under-the-radar despite being in a high-profile romance. She's also won three HOH competitions and has managed not to upset anyone on the jury. But have her actions been "flashy" enough to warrant a win?
And then there's Nicole. If you value social play, she's it. In a season full of problematic characters, Nicole has remained without controversy—and throughout the entire summer, she was only nominated for eviction once. Despite a rocky first few weeks, she's always had solid relationships with the cast to the point where they often wanted to protect her for their benefit. Oh, and starting with the double-eviction, she began winning competitions during some of the more high-pressure moments. But her ultimate downfall? Ignoring her gut and trusting Cliff, resulting in an eviction of Tommy instead of Holly.
Jury votes are important, too.
Yes, when it comes down to it, the nine-person jury has the final say in who wins. So where do their votes lie? Well, we know that Cliff promised Jackson that in the event of his eviction, he'd fight to turn the jury against the Nashville server.
Cliff DR- I still have a few cards up my sleeve. He (Jackson) can destroy my game but I think that I can destroy his as well #BB21
And during last week's jury segment, we saw two different takes on his "dirty game." Kat said, "Personally I wouldn't want to reward Michie's dirty game. It's so much more than winning comps. You actually have to play a great social game. You have to be a good person, too."
On the other hand, Analyse seemed to zero in on his impressive strategy. "I am not a fan of Michie, but I do think Michie is playing a really good game. It's a really dirty game. It is working out and he is doing a good job at it." So as of now, votes seem extremely iffy for Jackson.
As for Nicole, members of the jury are catching on to her low-key moves, which could earn their respect.
Jack- She (Nicole) manipulated three of y'all. Tommy- Nicole has been the deciding vote numerous weeks. Jack- I give her credit #BB21
Christie- Nicole has played a huge factor in every eviction. For someone quiet, she is making quite the impact on this game #BB21
And finally, Holly. Admittedly, not much was said about her, but Jack did mention she "was able to maintain really good relationships" and made some "cool game moves," so there's that.
Basically, it all comes down to whether the jury wants to reward Jackson's savage but dominant gameplay, acknowledge Nicole's subtle and wholesome strengths, or root for the solid (but not over-the-top) Holly.
What are the polls saying?
If you're going off of fan-voted polls, JokersUpdates.com has predictions for every scenario. For example, who they think will win the show (Jackson) versus who they want to win (Nicole). And if you want to weigh in on the conversation, head on over to the site and cast your own votes.
JokersUpdates.com
But ultimately, it comes down to the BB21 jury. And on the September 25 finale, we can throw theories out the window and find out the real winner. Yup, it's gonna be an exciting night.


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You already know you should teach your children how to tie their shoes, answer the phone and safely cross a street. But what about teaching them to be kind? Like any parent, Sheila Sjolseth, a 39-year-old McKinney, Texas mother of two sons, Everett, 8, and Merritt, 6, wants her children to recognize need and respond to it. But instead of leaving it to chance, she and her husband Erik are deliberately creating a culture of caring at home, where acts of kindness have become as ordinary as playing with monster trucks, chowing down on pizza or running around in the backyard.
Whether they're pulling weeds for a sick friend, writing encouraging notes to each other on the bathroom mirror or delivering homemade chemotherapy care kits to a local oncology office, the Sjolseth family has fallen into a steady rhythm of everyday kindness. Sjolseth chronicles her brood's adventures-in-caring on her blog, Pennies of Time, where she offers ideas for dozens of easy—and often free—service projects for children and families. "Kids have a natural capacity for caring, but that has to be nurtured, and you have to be willing to help them follow through with it as soon as they're inspired," Sjolseth says.
Daily kindness acts include assembling Chemo Care Kits for hospital patients.
"When you make an effort, as a parent, to model kindness, it doesn't take long for kids to pick it up themselves." But kindness isn't necessarily top of mind for many kids. A 2014 study conducted as part of Harvard University's Making Caring Common Project reported that only 22 percent of 10,000 youth surveyed identified caring for others as their top priority. The remaining 78 percent pegged personal happiness or high achievement as their primary goals. And at a time when online bullies and classroom tormenters aren't uncommon, kindness is crucial. Diane Levin, author of Beyond Remote-Controlled Childhood, says parents must learn to listen to their children and communicate the necessity of kindness without sounding preachy.
"Children aren't born with empathy," Levin says. "There are so many new challenges today that we haven't seen before, so empowering them with ways to be kind is vital, as is recognizing that kindness doesn't have to be about special activities—it's a way of living." That has certainly proven true in the Sjolseth household, where the focus on kindness has yielded some unexpected fringe benefits. "Our home is a very peaceful place. The boys may occasionally get into a spat, but overall they are happy and nice to each other," Sjolseth says. "I really think it can be credited to their efforts in kindness toward others. It is making a tremendous difference in who they are becoming."
Kindness at Any Age
BIRTH TO 4 YEARS OLD
Encourage the use of please.
Discourage the use of I want.
Emphasize constantly the importance of sharing.
As they head out the door for school each day, remind them to do one kind thing.
Expose them to teens and adults who demonstrate kindness.
10 TO 14 YEARS OLD
Encourage them to seek out ways to make life easier for others—make beds or clean a sibling's room without being asked.
Remind them to be a positive example for younger children.
Source: onemillionactsofkindness.com
Dos and Don'ts of Raising Kind Kids
DO talk regularly about ways to show compassion.
DON'T neglect to correct them when they're being unkind.
DO teach them to make eye contact and smile when interacting with others.
DON'T allow them to have unlimited "screen time," which can foster antisocial behavior.
DO model kindness in your own life.
DON'T lecture them about kindness.
DO expose them to people in need.
DON'T encourage feelings of superiority to the people they help.
DO discuss how they feel when someone has been unkind to them.
DON'T make a habit of praising kindness, which can create a goodness-for-reward mentality.
coolkindkid.com
randomactsofkindness.org
kindnessfoundation.com
thekindnessconnection.org
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
Sprinkle Your Sparkles by Kirsten Tulsian and Mary Gregg Byrne
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig and Patrice Barton
How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids by Tom Rath, Mary Reckmeyer and Maurie J. Manning
Related: Acts of Kindness Across the Country, Kids Battle Bullying with Kindness Club
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Love in the Ruins (subtitle:The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World) is a novel of speculative or science fiction by author Walker Percy from 1971. It follows its main character, Dr Thomas More, namesake and descendant of Sir Thomas More (author of Utopia), a psychiatrist in a small town in Louisiana called Paradise.
Over time, the U.S. has become progressively more fragmented between left and right, black and white, as social trends of the 1960s run to their logical extremes. Society begins to come apart at the seams, and no one except More seems to notice, and no one, including him, seems particularly to care. More, a lapsed Catholic, alcoholic, and womanizer, invents a device that he names the Ontological Lapsometer, which can diagnose and treat the harmful mental states at the root of society's slow disintegration. However, in the wrong hands, the device can also exacerbate the problems, and a government representative, intent on getting More a Nobel Prize, seeks to put it to his own uses while More attempts to prevent a disaster.
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The novel investigates and satirizes many facets of American society, including religion, sexuality, medical and scientific ethics, and race relations. As in many of Percy's other works, among them The Moviegoer, The Second Coming, and The Last Gentleman, the novel's protagonist suffers from alienation and existential doubt. But the protagonists' detachment from themselves allows for a lighter tone and often a comic distance from the world. Dr More's hyper-fragmented community allows for comic caricatures while still reflecting on the roots of society's problems.
Works by Walker Percy
The Moviegoer (1961)
The Last Gentleman (1966)
Love in the Ruins (1971)
Lancelot (1977)
The Thanatos Syndrome (1987)
The Message in the Bottle (1975)
Lost in the Cosmos (1983)
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A Confederacy of Dunces
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Q: My elderly parents have Proctor & Gamble stock and a house that is paid off. We may be faced with putting my father in a nursing home. How can we protect their assets without my mom going bankrupt paying for my father's care? Can she gift the stock to her children?
A: There is a five-year look back period for Medicaid. If your father goes into a nursing home, and your mother tries to transfer all assets out of the estate so that your father qualifies for state or federal aid, a judge can look for assets that were transferred or sold over the previous five years and possibly reverse the transactions.
The assets your parents have are supposed to be used for their care in their old age.
Your mother should speak with a qualified elder care attorney about what, if anything, can be done to protect her from going bankrupt (which shouldn't be necessary to apply for Medicaid).


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Sports Digest: Maine Celtics fall in semifinals of G League's Showcase Cup Tournament
The Ontario Clippers beat the Maine Celtics in Las Vegas, 124-112.
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Brandon Boston Jr. scored 33 points to lead six players in double figures as the fourth-seeded Ontario Clippers beat the eighth-seeded Maine Celtics 124-112 Tuesday night in the semifinals of the G League's Showcase Cup Tournament at Las Vegas.
Mfiondu Kabengele scored 29 points for the Celtics, who also had six players reach double figures.
The Winter Showcase features a target score ending rather than a traditional 12-minute fourth quarter, adding 25 points to the leading team's score at the end of the third and playing an untimed quarter to determine the winner.
Ontario led 99-93 after three quarters.
WNBA: The Atlanta Dream made long-term commitments to their management team by giving Coach Tanisha Wright and GM Dan Padover five-year contract extensions.
The extension carry through the 2027 season.
Wright was named AP Coach of the Year following her first season in Atlanta. The Dream finished 14-22 after winning only eight games in 2021..
Padover made a trade which gave the team the No. 1 selection in the WNBA draft, with which the Dream took Rhyne Howard, who was named rookie of the year and an All-Star.
Players who defected from the PGA Tour to join Saudi-funded LIV Golf are still welcome at the Masters next year, even as Augusta National officials expressed disappointment Tuesday in the division it has caused in golf.
The Masters, the smallest field among the four majors, is by invitation and there was some question whether it would honor the PGA Tour suspending players – including past Masters champions – for joining a rival league.
Chairman Fred Ridley put the tournament over the ongoing battle, which is now playing out in federal court with antitrust lawsuits and countersuits.
"Although we are disappointed in these developments, our focus is to honor the tradition of bringing together a preeminent field of golfers this coming April," Ridley said in a statement, which were his first comments on how Augusta National viewed the divide.
"Therefore, as invitations are sent this week, we will invite those eligible under our current criteria to compete in the 2023 Masters Tournament."
Sixteen players with LIV Golf are among the 78 players currently eligible for the Masters. That includes six Masters champions – Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson and Charl Schwartzel.
WORLD CUP: Argentina's dramatic victory over France in penalty kicks in the World Cup final was the second most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States.
The early numbers from Nielsen, Fox and Telemundo show Sunday's match had an English- and Spanish-language combined audience of 25,783,000.
That trails the 26.7 million that tuned in to the 2015 Women's World Cup final, when the U.S. beat Japan 5-2 in a match that aired in prime time for most of the United States because the tournament was held in Canada.
MLS: The newest Major League Soccer expansion franchise will begin its inaugural campaign on the road when St. Louis City SC plays at Austin FC on Feb. 25 before making its home debut in Week 2 of the 2023 season.
The league released its schedule for next season, highlighted by the debut of St. Louis City, the 29th MLS franchise. St. Louis will be one of 14 teams in the Western Conference, with Nashville shifting to the Eastern Conference and creating a 15-team division.
The opening week also will include an El Trafico matchup between MLS Cup champion Los Angeles FC and the LA Galaxy at the Rose Bowl.
Most games will be played on Saturdays with a 7:30 p.m. local start time; a select number will be on Wednesdays. All games will be broadcast through the league's new streaming deal with Apple called MLS Season Pass. Fox Sports will also air 34 of those games, with 15 on FOX and 19 on FS1.
PREMIER LEAGUE: Brentford Striker Ivan Toney has been charged by the English Football Association with 30 more breaches of betting rules.
Toney, who is third in the Premier League with 10 goals this season, was charged in November with with 232 alleged breaches between 2017 to 2021.
The west London club said it was informed by the governing body of the additional alleged breaches.
Toney has until Jan. 4 to provide a response. The additional charges stem from alleged breaches between March 2017 and February 2019.
Toney said last month that he was assisting the FA with its investigation.
The FA has strict betting rules and if a player is found guilty it can impose "financial penalties, suspensions, and in some instances, lifetime bans."
FORMULA ONE: Drivers will need permission from the sport's governing body to display political or religious statements starting in 2023.
The FIA's international sporting code, which governs the running of motorsport competitions, has been updated with new clauses under "breach of rules."
It now includes: "The general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA its statutes, unless previously approved in writing by the FIA for international competitions…"
After F1 champion Lewis Hamilton won the Tuscan Grand Prix in September 2020, he wore a T-shirt featuring the statement "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor," in reference to the Black woman fatally shot by police in her apartment in Louisville earlier that year.
The FIA had responded at that time by requiring drivers to remain in their race suits during postrace proceedings.
The Mercedes driver in 2021 debuted a helmet sporting a rainbow to recognize the LGBTQ+ community.
The now-retired driver Sebastian Vettel wore a special helmet promoting a message of diversity and inclusion at the Turkish GP in 2020. More recently, he highlighted environmental causes such as bee die-offs and the mining of oil from tar sands in Canada.
The FIA's statutes include a proclamation that the governing body "shall promote the protection of human rights and human dignity, and refrain from manifesting discrimination on account of race, skin color, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, language, religion, philosophical or political opinion, family situation or disability in the course of its activities and from taking any action in this respect."
MARATHON: Kenyan marathoner Diana Kipyokei was banned for six years and stripped of her 2021 Boston Marathon title for doping and tampering, the Athletics Integrity Unit said.
Kipyokei's urine sample after winning in Boston in October 2021 had traces of triamcinolone acetonide – an anti-inflammatory prohibited at races when an athlete does not have permission to use it as a medication.
The AIU said Kipyokei "provided false/misleading information" in trying to explain her use of the substance, "including fake documentation which she alleged came from a hospital."
The Boston Athletic Association announced that Kipyokei's result in the 2021 Boston Marathon has been disqualified, and that Edna Kiplagat of Kenya has been elevated to winner. Kiplagat is now recognized as a two-time Boston winner, having also won in 2017.
Tuesday's girls' high school roundup: Falmouth rallies in fourth quarter to beat South Portland, 44-43
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Things I liked: Kodiak Double Gold is an excellent choice for the magnum type air rifles. It delivers quite a punch with superior accuracy. unlike other pellts that fits into your chamber loosely, these fit pretty snug. I've used them on squirels and taken them out with a single shot, very impressive indeed.
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Things I liked: groups average 40% smaller than H&N wadcutters from my Benkamin Discovery, perhaps because the head diameter is about 0.001 inch larger (0.178 v. 0.177 inches), Very uniform, no deformed skirts. Bore stays much cleaner.
Things I would have changed: these pellets are relatively expensive.


The home is meant to keep you and your family safe and protected from the elements, but it can also help to keep you safe from sickness. But did you know that your choice of flooring can play a part in that role, as well? At the base of the home, floors undergo a lot of stress as well as exposure to plenty of wear-and-tear, not to mention dirt and bacteria. Here, we're going to look at a few floors that can take all that pressure and do a little extra to help you maintain the health of the home.
This vinyl wood flooring is not only indistinguishable from the real thing, it's built to be much more resilient and protected against the unhealthy elements that can build up in the home. For one, it's waterproof, resistant to dents, and resistant to scratches. The antibacterial finish on top eliminates 99% of a harmful household bacteria, as well, making it perfect for kitchens and bathrooms, where heat and moisture usually lead to the easy spread of bacteria like MRSA and E.Coli.
Firmfit is also made entirely without phthalates, a family of chemicals regularly found in PVC plastic, solvents, and vinyls that have shown real potential to cause liver, kidney, and lung damage. It's also free of VOCs, another are commonly found unhealthy constituents of other vinyl floors.
NovoCore is another luxury vinyl flooring option that's much more resilient than the other products more commonly found. Another waterproof option, it's also sun-proof. Regular luxury vinyl floors can fade away and break down under direct exposure to sunlight, which can release some of their more harmful components, like Volatile Organic Compounds into the air.
These VOCs can be very harmful to human health, causing eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches, and nausea, as well as potentially damaging the liver and kidneys while inhaled. However, NovoCore is completely VOC-free, as well as completely phthalate-free, meaning it poses no such risks to you and your family.
Lastly, we have an easy-to-fit laminate flooring option that's designed with 3D technology to not only look like wood but to feel like it as well. This is another waterproof flooring that's highly durable, resistant to physical damage, and easy to install thanks to a simple click system that needs no glue.
When it comes to decorating a home that's meant to be used by the whole family, you need to think beyond the obvious considerations like space and comfort. You need to think about how it will affect the long-term health of you and your children, as well. Hopefully, the examples above give you some ideas of what you should be looking for.


Dr. Nelson Ahilijah, president of Ghana Christian University College, wants professors to disciple students to be the hands and feet of Jesus in their communities—no matter their profession or program of study.
Sitting in a school desk and taking an exam isn't an everyday thing for a university president, but that's what Dr. Nelson Ahilijah did.
Ahilijah, the president of Ghana Christian University College, is one of many leaders who trained in Ghana recently with Discipling Marketplace Leaders (DML), an international ministry that focuses on bridging the gap between the marketplace and Christ by teaching people to do their work for God's glory.
"Too often churches are trying to get people into the building rather than releasing them to be the church Monday through Sunday. . . . Our work can be an act of worship throughout the week," said Renita Reed-Thomson, DML's founder and international coordinator, who serves as a missionary with Resonate Global Mission.
Reed-Thomson equips and empowers pastors, business owners, and other leaders like Ahilijah to make disciples in the marketplace.
So Ahilijah joined Reed-Thomson for DML's "Training of Trainers." Reed-Thomson equipped him with the tools essential for training others in empowering, equipping, encouraging, and discipling business owners -- starting in the university college's classrooms.
"If the principles taught in the DML curriculum were to be taught in schools . . . as well as churches, there would be a huge impact in closing the gap that exists between the sacred and the secular," said Ahilijah. That conviction is why he sat for the training and the exam (which he passed).
Now Ahilijah has a vision for teaching DML principles in his university college's classrooms. He wants professors to disciple students to be the hands and feet of Jesus in their communities -- no matter their profession or program of study.


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Today Armen Sarkissian had a meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan.
"I think the fourth President of the Republic of Armenia should be a skilled and bright individual.
society to mitigate tensions, if needed, President Sargsyan said at the meeting.
Party of Armenia for the trust, adding that the proposal is an honor to him.
representatives of the scientific, intellectual circles, NGOs, businessmen and the working class.
He said he needs time to make a final decision.
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of Armenia,National Competitiveness Council of Armenia, and others.
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professor at the University of Cambridge.
In October 1991, Dr. Sarkissian established the first Armenian Embassy in the West in London.
Europe. He was reappointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1998.
Governor of EBRD from 1993-2000.
professionals in the Eurasia region.
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Eurasia House International in London.
The Armenian National Assembly is set to elect Armenia's 4th President on March 2nd.


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Court of Chancery Reminds That Rifled Precision Is a Two-Way Street
On November 14, 2020, the Court of Chancery offered a practice pointer for any entity responding to a books and records request pursuant to Delaware law and underscored the "rifled precision" standard applicable to such inspection requests.
In a short order, Vice Chancellor Zurn granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, which was partly mooted by defendants' agreement to provide the requested books and records. The only remaining issue was how the agreed documents would be produced. Defendants sought to provide plaintiff access to 65 Bankers Boxes of paper files so that plaintiff could identify the requested materials at its own expense.
The Court rejected the approach and, in doing so, reinforced the "rifled precision" standard applicable to Section 220 requests for the production of books and records but turned that "rifle" against the producing party. Unlike discovery in the course of litigation, a books and records inspection should "satisfy" a plaintiff's proper purpose but "stop at the quantum of information the court deems sufficient." And this, the Court held, was a two-way street: requiring a plaintiff to "sift through dozens of boxes in search of those documents that are necessary and essential" would render "his statutory right unduly burdensome."
While a win for plaintiff in this particular case, Ferris reminds that a books and records demand and "discovery" writ large are not the same thing. Rifled precision governs the former for plaintiffs and defendants alike.
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Johan Kobborg 2004
Principal, The Royal Ballet
Interviewed by David Bain
Swedenborg Hall, February 18 2004
After welcoming Johan, David spoke about his busy schedule, dancing Giselle with a number of different companies.
D.B. You danced Albrecht in Giselle at an early stage of your career.
J.K. Giselle was the first of the big ballets I danced, along with La Sylphide in the production for the Royal Danish Ballet by Peter Schaufuss. I had just been promoted to Principal Dancer in the Royal Danish Ballet and I was dancing Albrecht with a partner 20 years older than me. It was good to have an experienced partner. It was also good to work with Peter Schaufuss. I needed to develop my strength and control. It also meant a lot to me watching Mikhail Baryshnikov. Both of them are able to make a big story from a small character.
It is possible to dance the role of Albrecht in different ways, none of them wrong. The characterisation can be changed with experience
D.B. You have appeared in many productions of Giselle.
J.K. It is possible to dance the role of Albrecht in different ways, none of them wrong. The characterisation can be changed with experience. My first production of Giselle was by Peter Schaufuss, but I have danced in about 10 productions since. Productions can change, but so too can individual performances, even after one day. In Vienna they do two versions of Giselle, so the company adapts from one to the other. It can be a problem with different partners. Some movements are different, even with the same music. Different companies have a different position for the grave. You cannot do a particular version of the coda from the Act II pas de deux here, because the corps de ballet is in the way. In some productions they do not like you to pick up the flower and count the petals. You are not allowed to do it here.
D.B. Do you get tired dancing the same ballets?
J.K. In the same place, yes. But there is excitement in dancing the same roles in different places, where people have never seen you before.
D.B. How was the Kirov production of Giselle?
J.K. The Kirov company look very different from what I am used to, but as a guest, you can do what you want. There is no supervision.
D.B. Tell me about your early years in Denmark.
J.K. I joined the Ballet School relatively late when I was 16 and then I only took class three times a week. The main opportunities to dance in the early years were galas and competititons. After one year in the school, I was apprenticed to the Royal Danish Ballet. I danced the Peasant pas de deux, when Sylvie Guillem and Jonathan Cope came as guests. The ballet world is a small one!
D.B. How did you come to join the Royal Ballet?
J.K. I was invited to guest with Tamara Rojo in Scottish Ballet's production of La Sylphide. Whilst I was in Britain, I tried to join the Royal Ballet, but they were not interested. I wanted to prove them wrong. I went back to Denmark, more determined than ever. My career has been based on good luck. I was invited to guest in Canada in The Nutcracker. Whilst there, I heard that Michael Corder was choreographing a new work for the Royal Ballet, Maskerade. He had been in Denmark for a season and he contacted me through a friend to ask if I was free and if I would come to London to create a role in the ballet. As a result of that I was offered a permanent job with the Royal Ballet.
D.B. Was the Royal Ballet what you expected?
J.K. I may have had a permanent job, but you still have to make sure that people know you are around. For my first three months with the company, I did not dance. The company was preparing its first performance for the new Opera House. Eventually I appeared in a short Forsythe ballet and fell flat on my back in the first performance. Giselle was scheduled for the summer season and I felt that this would be my chance to show what I could do. However, it seemed that there were more dancers and I would have to wait.
D.B. At the beginning of that January, a BRB dancer phoned me and asked what Johan Kobborg was like as she was to partner him in Naples. My response was that you were a good dancer, but could not act. How wrong I was! How has your acting changed?
J.K. In the early days, my acting ability was judged on the basis of ballets like La Sylphide and The Nutcracker. In Denmark some critics regarded me as boring. Perhaps some of it was true. I worked well with Peter Schaufuss. I had done so much acting as a child. I had started so late and now I put more focus on the technical side of my dancing. If you don't get the technical base at a young age, it is hard to pick it up later. Either the technical side comes naturally, or you have to work hard on it.
I believe strongly that, whilst preparing for a role, I should not think it through at home. I should live it on stage
D.B. Has your acting had developed from the repertoire, into which you have moved?
J.K. It doesn't work if I try to act. I have to react. I believe strongly that, whilst preparing for a role, I should not think it through at home. I should live it on stage, thinking how would this character behave in this situation and responding to other dancers. I don't like to plan.
D.B. Is every performance you give slightly different?
J.K. Yes. It is really frustrating. You find it hard to get into the feel of a ballet. You learn the poses, to communicate what you have to say. If you don't feel the ballet, it is very difficult. You must get your thoughts into physical appearances. Is the character a bad person or a good hero? You should look for the human side – find out why the character is bad or good. I empathise with Rudolf (Mayerling) or Onegin. If I have to be this person, I have to believe that this is a natural way for this person to be. If I do not believe in the role, it is hard to perform. It is very important to find reasons for movement. Thus, in The Sleeping Beauty, I must find the reason why the Prince moves from one side of the stage to the other. If the character holds his arm in a certain way, then I have to know why. It has to make sense. I prefer to do less.
D.B. Within a performance, are you aware if things are going well or not well?
J.K. The audience response matters. It is important that physical timing is right. You want it to work. Sometimes it does not work, it feels wrong. If I didn't feel it was happening and I was living the story, then what people say doesn't really help. It is not just about me, it is about a complete picture of the whole production. It doesn't matter that I was fantastic today. It is more important that I am happy, than that my director is happy.
D.B. Tell me a little about your greatest roles – Romeo, Rudolf.
J.K. The Romeo and Juliet balcony pas de deux has some of the best choreography that exists. Kenneth MacMillan was a master of two people dancing together. The day before going into the studio, I study the video. It looks so complicated, so effortless, but how do I work out how to perform the lifts. In the studio, it feels so good and so natural. MacMillan was very clever to choreograph like that. Act I is the hardest act of any ballet, dancing wise. Some solos don't look spectacular, but Corsaire is easier, believe me. Lots of ballets are not interesting for a man, but MacMillan really is a challenge for a man.
Mayerling is the hardest ballet I know of. It is not your own solos, but the amount of pas de deux work. Act I of Mayerling is like Giselle and The Sleeping Beauty put together. The last scene is the most fantastic thing. I love doing it, being on stage. Paquita and Symphony in C are pure dance, OK. When you are shaking because you have gone to the edge, it's incredible. You don't think about the technical challenges. There is nothing worse than thinking it through in your dressing room. After you have given it your all, in a perfect world you would spend the rest of the week in bed.
The pas de deux are very tricky. The women have big dresses. You can't find a waist or see the legs. It is difficult finding a leg. Twice I've lost my beard in Act I. At the Bolshoi, during the last pas de deux in Act I with Bethany Keating, I was absolutely dead, dancing on the rake of that stage. Suddenly the beard slapped across my face. I was so upset. It gave me an incredible kick. I threw it into the wings. It gave me an extra boost of energy. Sad for Bethany!
The women have big dresses. You can't find a waist or see the legs. It is difficult finding a leg. Twice I've lost my beard
D.B. Bethany has told us how you auditioned her for Princess Stephanie..
J.K. I was supposed to perform it with a girl, who got injured. There were four or five covers. For me, I have to be able to connect with the partner I work with. It is so hard. I wanted someone I can see myself dancing with. I grabbed Bethany in the corridor and asked her if I could lift her. It worked. Bethany did not know why.
D.B. What about Des Grieux?
J.K. Des Grieux is very difficult for me. Anthony Dowell was absolutely perfect. Why should I try this role? If it is created on you, it is easier to be good in it. Steps flow automatically. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. It was incredible working on it. Even though I have only done it three times, I would like to do it every season. It will take quite a few shows to get above just getting through it, mastering the technical challenges. Those were special shows that Alina and I did. MacMillan created the ballet on fantastic dancers. After Bournonville ballets, it was natural for me to do the dramatic ones. In Bournonville there are no lifts; all of this was new to me.
D.B. You will be dancing Onegin later this season.
J.K. In Denmark, I danced Lensky, with some amazing dancers in the lead roles. Always after dying in Act II, I would sit in the wings for the rest of the ballet. It has no surplus scenes, just exactly what you need to tell the story. When the casting was announced here, I was very depressed that I was not dancing Lensky. I may have only a few years left. Old dancers perform Onegin. I haven't watched films of this ballet; they don't appeal to me. I am not used to seeing dancers of my height, quite short, performing this role in Denmark. The tension in the ballet is good. Yes, I can do it. I will love dancing it.
D.B. How important is a partner in developing your career?
J.K. I had no permanent partner in Denmark. It is no good, if your partner is of a different standard. It will never be a special show. Always when the whole thing seems to work, it is because there are equals on stage. Without discussing it at all, Alina Cojocaru and I have the same way of being on stage – the way we want the shows to happen, being the people we are. You must connect with a partner and trust her. Of course things go wrong, but for the right reasons.
D.B. What about the trust element after something went wrong in Manon? Was it hard?
J.K. No. It makes the moment more tense next time. We don't worry about the past. We give it all we've got in the next show. Of course you pay extra attention to a moment like that. It never happened before and hopefully it will never happen again. You can't go all scared. You must push yourself. We have the same attitude. Let's see how far we can take this.
I had put on ballet galas in Denmark, but they are not used to them. You need to have a theme to the evening and I chose Danish traditions
D.B. You have taken on the role of impresario with 'Out of Denmark' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
J.K. It was not the first time. I have mounted galas elsewhere. I was offered the venue. I wasn't going to say no and wonder afterwards. I was able to try the stuff I have always wanted to do. I had never danced Flemming Flindt's The Lesson in Denmark. If I had not performed it now, when could I have done it? It was an opportunity to do it. I had put on ballet galas in Denmark, but they are not used to them. You need to have a theme to the evening and I chose Danish traditions. You learn from doing things and making mistakes. Today I would do it differently. I only learn from my bad shows, not my good shows. I learn a lot when I am injured.
It was difficult putting on a show in September, just after the holidays. We did not have a big budget. The dancers gave up half their holidays. We put it on rapidly. A week more would have been good. I recently saw Napoli in Denmark. It made me very proud. Ours stood up to theirs.
Flemming Flindt worked hard on The Lesson, for two weeks in Denmark. Then he came here. The Lesson hadn't been seen in this country for a long time. The audiences react very strongly. Some love it; some don't like it. If it is art, then some will like it, some won't.
I wanted to do it. I had to find dancers for the student and the pianist. I showed a videotape to Alina. She said, "What is that? No way!" Alina had just danced in America and Flemming Flindt said "I want that girl, who was on the front of the New York Times." I said to Alina, "You must do it."
D.B. Were you surprised by the audience reaction?
J.K. When the ballet was performed in Denmark years ago, the audience was polite. They did not show too much emotion. The video is a studio recording with no audience reaction. There was no response at the general rehearsal. On the opening night, the audience began laughing. It was such a shock to us. That is the greatness of this ballet. You realise that what you are laughing at is not actually funny. The ballet changes slowly. If you don't know the ballet, you don't anticipate seeing something completely different.
D.B. What about Flemming Flindt?
J.K. It is great to work with a choreographer, who is still alive. It is rare to have the opportunity of such first-hand working. In some ways it limits you in what you can do. You have to conform to the way the choreographer wants it. I would rather do it the way I choose, invent my version of communication.
D.B. Will you put on another show?
J.K. The Queen Elizabeth Hall wants another show. They were quite surprised by the good houses and they would like something similar. It is the first time that they have had a gathering at the stage door after a show. I think I would like the next show to be something different. It was a very pleasurable evening for the dancers, but it was a difficult space. We had only one stage call, to place the set and the sound. Some things went well. I would like to choreograph for the next show. I need more time.
D.B. Have you created ballets for other choreographers?
J.K. Not much. With Michael Corder in Masquerade, with Will Tuckett in The Crucible and with Ashley Page in This House will Burn. It is very interesting working together with somebody. You put part of yourself and what you have done into the ballet. I like to do the classics, but you have to create something. Anthony Dowell created so many fine roles. It is incredible to have ballet masterpieces created on you, something fantastic for any dancer. Lots of the dancers you remember are the ones who had ballets created on them. You remember the ballet and associate the dancer with it. It is very important for a choreographer to define us as artists; otherwise you start choreographing yourself. Look at the different personalities in the company now and imagine the ballets that would be created, if a genius came along now.
In recent years we have created 20-minute ballets, not full-length ballets. Forsythe's In the Middle Somewhat Elevated is the only repertory survivor. But it is in a full-length ballet that you can create a character. You return to watch ballet, because you want to see people. The English National Ballet announced that Michael Corder would choreograph a full-length Les Liaisons Dangereuses, only to abandon the project. Angjelin Prelocaj's Le Parc was not brought across, because it was so costly and there was a risk that it might not turn out well. So we perform a lot of triple bills, without taking risks.
D.B. What of Bournonville?
J.K. When Peter Schaufuss staged La Sylphide for the Festival Ballet, it was almost a family affair. I don't know why other companies do not perform Bournonville. Perhaps it is a difficult tradition. I will try to change that. People in Denmark really enjoy Bournonville. His ballets are good, but there is limited work for the corps de ballet, except in Napoli. The style is more difficult, if you are trained in a Russian school. Lots of companies today are "russianised" in their training, in their daily classes. It does become more and more difficult to do these ballets, but they are really good, strong ballets.
I wanted to come to England, because I saw The Dream and A Month in the Country in Denmark. I had to do those ballets
D.B. How do you find Ashton?
J.K. His are probably the only ballets that require the pure English style. Anyone can do MacMillan – though it looks different on different companies. Ashton requires time for the upper body to adapt, like Bournonville. Ashton's ballets are very stylised. I love doing them. They resemble Bournonville's ballets, fast-moving, but with the upper body still. Ashton combines many still ports de bras with fast legs and beats. I wanted to come to England, because I saw The Dream and A Month in the Country in Denmark. I had to do those ballets.
D.B. Are you restricted by the limitations on casting in the Royal Ballet?
J.K. Two casts of the Royal Ballet perform a work 80% differently. So why have five casts, if they all look the same? This company is very mutually supportive. Not every company is like that. The competition is healthy, friendly and inspiring. It depends on the culture. People in other companies are not so welcoming to guests. At the Royal Ballet, the technical staff are supportive in the build-up to the performance, in the wings, throughout the show. The Royal Ballet has the best stage managers and dressers in the world. I have never been to any other theatre, where the people are so helpful. It is a good feeling.
D.B. What has been your most embarrassing moment on stage?
J.K. Falling over in my first appearance at the Royal Ballet, in the Forsythe work, was a pretty bad start. Perhaps it is easier for you to answer that question. I would be embarrassed, if I danced extremely badly.
Reported by Kenneth Leadbeater, edited by Johan Kobborg and David Bain ©The Ballet Association 2004.


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Senate Democrats push for elected Chicago school board, improved conditions for students and faculty Legislation would create Chicago school board elections, smaller class sizes
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CHICAGO – Every student in Chicago deserves a high-quality neighborhood public school and every voter in the city deserves a direct say in school governance. In the upcoming spring session, the General Assembly will fully consider two bills to align school governance in Chicago with all other school districts in the state.
The first bill, House Bill 2267, sponsored by Sen. Robert Martwick and Sen. Omar Aquino, creates an elected representative school board in Chicago. The second, House Bill 2275, sponsored by Sen. Bill Cunningham, restores contract bargaining processes, including class size and staffing provisions, that were eliminated from Chicago in 1995.
"Chicago's voters have spoken – they want an elected school board. And bringing an elected school board to Chicago has been a legislative goal of mine since 2015. I'm excited about taking the next step in making this bill into law," Martwick said.
"Effective schools require real input from students and parents. Chicago's families have not had that opportunity, and I'm determined to bring about an elected school board that includes representatives from across Chicago's vibrant neighborhoods," Aquino said. "I thank the Senate President for allowing the bill's full consideration."
"Funding equity and evidence-based student supports like appropriate class sizes and staffing ratios are at the core of the State's school funding formula. Ensuring that school personnel in Chicago can negotiate over those issues will help ensure students get what they need," Cunningham said "I look forward to working on House Bill 2275 in the upcoming spring session."
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Although the 2010 census records that Marmarth has 136 residents, the village, situated at the Little Missouri River bridge crossing of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the Milwaukee Road), might seem a ghost town to many visitors. This is partly because of the outsized vision of the town's original promoters. Established in 1907 by the railroad, Marmarth was a classic case of aggressive townsite speculation. Until 1916 the railway terminated in a roundhouse here, effectively confirming this was the end of the line. Until consolidation of the Milwaukee Road with the BNSF railways in 1982, Marmarth functioned as a railroad section change station on the main line to the Pacific Northwest. The architecturally distinctive railroad baggage and freight station was demolished in 1909. In 1915, Marmarth featured the first municipal electric light plant in the county, and beginning in 1927, it was the first town or city of any size in North Dakota to have an abundant supply of natural gas for domestic and commercial use, which came from the Montana Gas Field southwest of the town. Marmarth was once an important tourist destination on the Yellowstone Trail (U.S. 12), with a popular tourist camp for motoring travelers. With the decline of highway travel on U.S. 12 and railroad consolidation, historic Marmarth is barely a way stop today, although it remains a base camp for hunting dinosaur fossils.


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Sarkisian Signals Support for Turkish Genocide Proposal
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian meets with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Yerevan on September 6
YEREVAN (Combined Sources)–Signaling a possible policy shift, President Serzh Sarkisian confirmed Thursday that he is ready to accept, in principle Turkey's proposal to form a commission of Armenian and Turkish historians that would examine the 1915-1923 Genocide of Armenia's by Ottoman Turks.
But he made clear through a spokesman that such a commission should be created only after Turkey agrees to unconditionally establish diplomatic relations and open its border with Armenia.
The proposal to establish a commission was formally made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a 2005 letter to then Armenian President Robert Kocharian. Erdogan suggested that the would-be commission determine whether the Armenian massacres constituted genocide and said his government would accept any conclusion reached by it.
In a written reply, Kocharian effectively rejected the idea and came up with a counterproposal to set up a Turkish-Armenian intergovernmental commission that would deal with this and other issues of mutual concern. Other Armenian officials, backed by local and Diaspora scholars, dismissed Erdogan's move as a Turkish ploy designed to scuttle international recognition of the Armenian genocide. They also said that by agreeing to the proposed study the Armenian side would question the very fact of the genocide.
"We are not against the creation of such a commission, but only if the border between our countries is opened," Sarkisian declared during a visit to Moscow earlier this week.
Sarkisian's press secretary, Samvel Farmanian, reaffirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday. "We are not against any study of even obvious facts and widely accepted realities," he said. "Agreeing to a study does not mean casting doubt on the veracity of facts.
"However, the creation of such a commission would be logical only after the establishment of diplomatic relations and the opening of the border between our countries. Otherwise, it could become a tool for dragging out and exploiting the existing problems."
Farmanian's statement came amid an uproar from the country's opposition alliance condemning Sarkisian's "dangerous" remarks, saying that the new Armenian leader has agreed to a proposal "calling into question the fact of the Genocide."
Farmanian rejected the opposition claims. "It is strange that the genocide issue is being exploited by individuals who had done everything in the past to condemn that tragic page of our history to oblivion," he said in a jibe at Ter-Petrosian's more conciliatory line on Turkey.
Earlier this month, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation reiterated its long-standing position that the Armenian Genocide issue was not up for discussion nor should its veracity be challenged by any commission.
In an official statement released following a special session of its governing Bureau, the ARF stressed that "good neighborly relations can only be established after the recognition by Turkey of the Armenian Genocide and the restoration of the rights of the Armenian people."
"The unconditional lifting of the blockade and the establishment of diplomatic relations can only serve as first steps on this path," the statement read, adding that "Turkey must not be party in the to the Karabakh conflict resolution process; it should not talk to Armenia with preconditions, and must relinquish its policy of deepening the divisions in the South Caucasus, of blockading and isolating Armenia."
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7 Catalysts Pointing to Massive Potential in Chinese Biotech Stocks
Now is your opportunity to get in at a very early stage. That's truly when the big money is made
By Matt McCall, Editor, MoneyWire Nov 19, 2019, 12:39 pm EST November 19, 2019
By now, I hope you have a sense for how incredible the opportunity is in Chinese biotech stocks. We've been talking about it here in MoneyWire for the last two weeks.
The government is pushing the sector — targeting 116X growth. The Chinese people need better treatments, especially for cancer. And the country's new and improved version of the FDA opens the door for drugs developed by biotech companies to quickly expand internationally.
This is an investment theme that will grow over many years. We're still at the very early stages, which is right where we want to be. But on Thursday night, we got fresh evidence that the train is starting to leave the station.
The FDA approved the first ever Chinese-developed cancer treatment. And BeiGene (NASDAQ:BGNE) — the Chinese biotech company that U.S. biotech giant Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) recently purchased a 20% stake in — was the recipient of that favorable decision.
The approved drug is zanubrutinib, a treatment for a rare form of blood cancer called mantel cell lymphoma. It will be marketed under the name Brukinsa.
This monumental move by the FDA marks a turning point for the Chinese biotech sector. Up until now, the "drug trade" has been one-sided with China licensing pharmaceuticals from the United States. But that is quickly changing.
Chinese biotechs are starting to license their own drugs to U.S.-based companies to sell outside of China. And as more deals between U.S. and Chinese drug companies take place, China's biotech industry will only become more coveted by investors.
BeiGene is up big over the last month thanks to the recent developments, but this bump is only a small sliver of the huge potential I see ahead in the coming years.
Even beyond the country's strong support of its biotech companies, there are several additional reasons why I believe investing in the sector will be one of the best wealth-building opportunities of the next 20 years. Let me highlight some of them for you.
Catalyst #1: Demographics
The U.S. has 331 million people. China's population is more than four times bigger at nearly 1.4 billion. Unfortunately, that also means greater numbers of people who are sick.
That is why the government is funding massive research into cancer treatments. In 2015, 4.3 million cases of cancer were diagnosed in China — more than any other country.
Plus, China's population is aging. According to Time, 330 million Chinese will be over 65 by 2050. The country is expected to hit peak population in 2029 before entering a big decline.
Given the growing need for drugs over the next decade, simple economic theory points to a big boom in Chinese biotech. Demand is increasing and the supply is just not there.
Catalyst #2: Technology
The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare will lead to medical breakthroughs. By gaining more access to gene sequencing data, AI computers will be able to create drugs based on recognized patterns. China is pretty far along with AI technology. So as healthcare incorporates AI, China could be the best positioned country in the world.
Catalyst #3: Local Governments
Local cities and territories in China would love to attract biotech firms. Think about the wealth that Silicon Valley created for surrounding areas.
There are already cities throwing out big incentives to Chinese biotech firms to set up shop. Beijing and Shanghai have both said they will spend up to $1.5 billion to help early stage biotechs. Some are creating campuses where multiple companies can open offices, creating a collaborative workspace. Shenzen has stated it will match any private funding money on a 1-to-1 basis.
Catalyst #4: Diversifying the Economy
Beijing has highlighted the pharma and biotech industries as two that it wants to lead growth in the future. By depending less on the export-driven manufacturing industry, it will create a bigger economic boom domestically.
Catalyst #5: Talent
In the past, China did not have enough educated scientists to match the knowledge of other countries. That has quickly changed as more America-educated Chinese make their way back home to work.
The government also introduced incentives for U.S.-educated Chinese to return home. China is dangling carrots to attract the world's top scientists through its China's Thousand Talents program, and my guess is that it's working.
Catalyst #6: Gene Editing
Gene editing is another one of my favorite long-term investing themes within the future of medicine. Scientists are working toward curing diseases the same way you or I would make an edit while typing at our computers.
By the end of 2018, there were already at least nine gene editing studies taking place in China targeting various forms of cancer. That's more than the U.S., where there are four gene editing studies in the FDA pipeline.
Catalyst #7: Just the Beginning
I've seen estimates that up to 100 Chinese biotech companies are preparing to go public in the near future. I realize that seems insanely high, but think about this: Most of China's biotech companies weren't public before this push from the government. They existed, yes. But they couldn't list on a major Chinese stock exchange unless they had revenue. And that requirement eliminated nearly all of them.
Now is our opportunity to get in at a very early stage. That's truly when the big money is made.
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If local food folks call winter the "Dark Days", I'm going to call spring the "Doldrums". Stagnation, indeed! Watch out, strawberries and lettuce! I'm going to snap you up in a couple of weeks. For now, I'm thankful to have several places to by fresh, quality food, and for the skills and time to cook, so I won't complain too much.
Hello again! We've finally emerged from our early spring slump. Our CSA ends in March and our farmers' market closes for the season in mid-April, so we enter this confusing 6-week period where we have to shop at the regular grocery store to supplement what we can get at our neighborhood's small local foods market. It's very uninspiring.
Lindsay and I had a busy day. But we had a lot of help in the form of pressurized steam, yeast, and lactobacillus bacteria.
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In the winter, I usually crave hot breakfasts. Oatmeal with applesauce and peanut butter, eggs of all sorts, or pancakes. Recently, I haven't been eating particularly well, so I've been trying to get a little "insurance" at breakfast to make up for the Pad Thai at lunch and burger, fries, and a shake at dinner. Yep. That was yesterday.
Happy Monday! Except for the fact that Erik stayed in NYC, this weekend was fantastic. The kind of fantastic that involves watching bad movies with a pint of ice cream and playing card games with friends over strawberry-vodka slushies. The kind of fantastic that alternates staying up too late with avoiding the gym at all costs. The kind of fantastic that ends with perma-heartburn and a squishy-squashy tummy that makes unhappy noises.


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Das zentrale Ereignis des Jahres 1522 ist die Belagerung von Rhodos durch das Osmanische Reich unter Sultan Süleyman I., die Ende des Jahres mit der Kapitulation der verteidigenden Johanniter endet.

Ereignisse

Politik und Weltgeschehen

Belagerung von Rhodos

Das Osmanische Reich beginnt unter dem Befehl von Çoban Mustafa Pasha am 26. Juni mit der Belagerung von Rhodos. Die Insel wird von den Johannitern verteidigt, die seit dem Jahr 1306 im Besitz der Insel sind. Die osmanische Flotte besteht aus fast 300 Schiffen, das Invasionsheer ist möglicherweise bis zu 160.000 Mann stark und umfasst eine Elite-Truppe von etwa 10.000 Janitscharen. Die osmanischen Kriegsschiffe beginnen die Belagerung mit der Blockade des Hafens von Rhodos.

Die Johanniter haben die Befestigungsanlagen der Stadt Rhodos nach der Belagerung von 1480 und einem Erdbeben im Jahre 1481 stark ausbauen und erweitern lassen. Ein doppelter, teilweise sogar dreifacher Ring aus massiven Mauern sowie mehrere besonders große Rondelle schützen die Stadt. Die Hafeneinfahrt wird durch eine große Kette versperrt, hinter der in sicherer Entfernung die Flotte der Johanniter postiert ist. Die Johanniter unterteilen die Mauern der Stadt in mehrere Abschnitte, für deren Verteidigung die jeweiligen "Zungen" des Ordens verantwortlich sind. Insgesamt umfasst die Garnison der Stadt mit ihren 180 Ordensrittern und deren Gefolge, Söldnern und Einheimischen eine Stärke von wenigen Tausend Mann. Befehligt werden die Streitkräfte des Ordens von Großmeister Philippe de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam.

Am 28. Juni trifft Sultan Süleyman I. vor Rhodos ein, um persönlich das Kommando über seine Truppen zu übernehmen. Die folgende heftige Kanonade fügt den massiven Mauern der Stadt allerdings nur sehr langsam Schäden zu. Wochenlang werden mehrere Sturmangriffe von den Belagerten abgewiesen, wobei die Belagerer schwere Verluste hinnehmen müssen.

Am 24. September erfolgt der bis dahin mit Abstand größte Sturmangriff, mit dem den osmanischen Truppen beinahe das Eindringen in die Stadt gelingt. Die Johanniter schlagen den Angriff jedoch zurück, wobei mehrere Tausend anatolische Soldaten und Janitscharen ihr Leben lassen. In den folgenden Wochen setzt das osmanische Heer den Beschuss fort und führt weitere Sturmangriffe durch, ohne dabei Erfolge zu erzielen.

Am 27. Oktober stellen die Johanniter fest, dass der Großkanzler des Ordens, André do Amaral, einen seiner Diener damit beauftragt hat, insgeheim Botschaften in das osmanische Lager zu feuern. Beide Männer werden deshalb des Hochverrats bezichtigt und hingerichtet. Für den 11. bis 13. Dezember wird ein Waffenstillstand vereinbart, um so Verhandlungen zu ermöglichen. Die von den Osmanen geforderte Kapitulation der Stadt wird jedoch abgelehnt, so dass die Kämpfe wieder aufflammen.

Den Osmanen gelingt am 17. Dezember die Eroberung des "Turms von Spanien", was die Verteidigung der Stadt praktisch unmöglich macht. Die Johanniter kapitulieren daraufhin am 22. Dezember unter der Bedingung, dass ihnen freier Abzug gewährt wird. Am 1. Januar 1523 verlassen sie und mit ihnen mehrere Tausend Einheimische die Insel.

Die Eroberung von Rhodos ist für das Osmanische Reich ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur vollständigen Herrschaft über das östliche Mittelmeer. Die Johanniter lassen sich nach ihrer Vertreibung von Rhodos zunächst auf Kreta nieder.

Ritterkrieg in Süddeutschland

Im August wählt eine Versammlung von 600 oberrheinischen und fränkischen Rittern, die am Ende des Mittelalters mit wirtschaftlichen Problemen und sozialem Abstieg zu kämpfen haben, in Landau den berühmten Ritter und Söldnerführer Franz von Sickingen zu ihrem Bundeshauptmann. Diese "brüderliche Vereinigung" ist zwar von der frühreformatorischen Bewegung beeinflusst, steht aber in der Tradition älterer Rittergesellschaften. Sie setzt zunächst wiederum auf friedlichen Protest und die Wirkung ihrer Machtdemonstration.

Angeheizt von der aggressiven Polemik Ulrichs von Hutten, der zum Pfaffenkrieg"" gegen Fürsten und Klerus aufruft, greift von Sickingen aber letztlich zu den Waffen und beginnt den Ritterkrieg. Allerdings überschätzt er offenbar die Solidarität des Ritteradels; zwar zieht er durch sein wagemutiges Auftreten und die territoriale Machtbasis, auf die er sich stützen kann, zahlreiche Ritter an sich, eine reichsweite Erhebung bleibt indessen aus. Die meisten Adelsfamilien verhalten sich abwartend und machen ihre spätere Teilnahme vom vorherigen Erfolg des Unternehmens abhängig.

Rasch bildet sich gegen Sickingens Aufstand eine Fürstenkoalition, bestehend aus dem Trierer Erzbischof und Kurfürsten Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads, Pfalzgraf Ludwig V. und Landgraf Philipp I. von Hessen. Im September muss die Belagerung von Trier durch die Aufständischen abgebrochen werden, Sickingen muss sich auf seine Burg Nanstein bei Landstuhl zurückziehen.

Weitere Ereignisse im Reich

 August: Beim Wiener Neustädter Blutgericht werden führende Mitglieder der Ständeopposition, der Wiener Bürgermeister Martin Siebenbürger, die Adeligen Michael von Eytzing und Hans von Puchheim, wie auch die Ratsherren Hans Rinner, Stefan Schlagindweit, Friedrich Pietsch, Martin Flaschner und Hans Schwarz, nach einer Anklage durch Markus Beck von Erzherzog Ferdinand I. hingerichtet. Wien und Wiener Neustadt unterstehen jetzt direkt kaiserlicher Kontrolle. Das Vermögen der Hingerichteten wird konfisziert.

 Die Burg Peine wird während der Hildesheimer Stiftsfehde neuerlich vergeblich belagert. Das Hochstift Hildesheim wird durch Kaiser Karl V. mit der Reichsacht belegt.

Schwedischer Befreiungskrieg

Im Schwedischen Befreiungskrieg verbündet sich die Hansestadt Lübeck, geführt von ihren Bürgermeistern Nikolaus Brömse und Hermann Plönnies, mit der schwedischen Seite unter Gustav Wasa gegen Dänemark unter König Christian II., gegen den die Hanse bereits im Dänisch-Hanseatischen Krieg 1509–1512 gekämpft hat. Bürgermeister Plönnies übernimmt gemeinsam mit Ratsherr Berend Bomhover den Oberbefehl über die Lübecker Flotte.

West- und Südeuropa

Der Comuneros-Aufstand in Spanien wird im Februar endgültig niedergeschlagen. María Pacheco, die Witwe des im Vorjahr hingerichteten Rebellenführers Juan de Padilla, flieht nach dem Fall von Toledo nach Portugal. Karl I. ist damit unumstrittener Herrscher Spaniens, er wird vom spanischen Adel unterstützt und macht Spanien zum festen Bestandteil des Habsburgerreiches. Größere Volks- oder Adelsaufstände gibt es im spanischen Mutterland unter seiner Herrschaft nicht mehr.

 27. April: In der Schlacht bei Bicocca besiegen in Norditalien die Truppen Kaiser Karls V. unter dem Befehl von Prospero Colonna das vom französischen König Franz I. entsandte Heer unter dem Befehl von Odet de Foix, das von eidgenössischen Söldnern wie Albrecht vom Stein und Feldschreiber Niklaus Manuel verstärkt wird. Arkebusen und Artillerie der kleineren spanisch-habsburgischen Streitmacht sind entscheidend im Waffengang. Das Herzogtum Mailand gerät nach der Schlacht in den kaiserlichen Machtbereich.
 19. Juni: Im Vertrag von Windsor vereinbaren der englische König Heinrich VIII. und Kaiser Karl V. einen gemeinsamen Angriffsplan gegen Frankreich. Infolge des Vertrags greifen die Engländer im Juli von Calais aus die Bretagne und die Picardie an. König Franz I. von Frankreich kann aus Geldmangel keine großen Söldnerheere aufstellen, um Widerstand zu leisten, und die englische Armee brandschatzt und plündert in diesen Regionen.

Osteuropa

 14. September: Nach kurzer Verhandlungsdauer wird ein Waffenstillstandsvertrag zwischen dem Großfürstentum Litauen und dem Großfürstentum Moskau in Moskau unterzeichnet (zunächst auf fünf Jahre, später bis 1533 verlängert). Smolensk wird als derzeitiger Besitz Moskaus im Vertragstext ausdrücklich erwähnt. (vgl. Russisch-Litauische Kriege)

Elcanos Weltumsegelung

 11. Februar: Die Victoria, eines der beiden letzten verbliebenen Schiffe der Weltumsegelung des im Vorjahr ums Leben gekommenen Ferdinand Magellan, sticht unter dem Befehl von Juan Sebastián Elcano von Timor aus in See und macht sich an die Überquerung des Indischen Ozeans. Die Heimreise ist von schwierigen Wetterbedingungen gekennzeichnet.
 18. März: Die Expedition des Juan Sebastián Elcano entdeckt die Amsterdam-Insel.
 4. April: Das zweite Schiff Trinidad, das wegen notwendiger Reparaturarbeiten letztes Jahr auf der Molukkeninsel Tidore zurückgeblieben ist, versucht über den Pazifik die Heimreise anzutreten, doch ein zwölf Tage deuernder Sturm zwingt die Besatzung zur Rückkehr.
 19. Mai: Das Kap der Guten Hoffnung wird umsegelt.
 9. Juli: Die Victoria erreicht die Kapverdischen Inseln. Die Portugiesen versuchen, die Heimkehr des Schiffes zu verhindern und nehmen 13 spanische Besatzungsmitglieder gefangen. Wegen des schlechten Zustands des Schiffes verzichtet Elcano auf eine Befreiungsaktion und segelt Richtung Heimat.
 7. September: Mit der Ankunft im Ausgangshafen Sanlúcar de Barrameda vollendet die Expedition von Juan Sebastián Elcano die erste Weltumsegelung. Von den ursprünglich 237 Besatzungsmitgliedern kehren nur 18 wieder zurück. Trotz sorgfältiger Buchführung fehlt der Mannschaft außerdem ein Tag im Kalender. Erst viel später wird die Notwendigkeit einer Datumsgrenze erkannt.
 Ende Oktober/Anfang November: Die letzten 18 Überlebenden der Trinidad ergeben sich den Portugiesen auf Ternate, einer Nachbarinsel von Tidore. Sie werden für mehrere Jahre ins Gefängnis geworfen.

Amerika

Gil González Dávila bricht am 26. Januar von Panama aus zu einer Expedition ins heutige Nicaragua und Honduras auf. Schon nach wenigen Tagen beginnen seine vier Schiffe zu lecken und müssen verlassen werden. Dávila beschließt zu Fuß weiter zu marschieren, während sich sein Steuermann Andrés Niño um die Reparatur der Schiffe kümmert, mit denen er dann weiter nach Nordwesten segelt. Man trifft sich wieder, doch setzen beide ihren Weg getrennt, aber in Sichtweite fort.

Asien

Portugiesen landen in Sunda Kelapa, dem Haupthafen des Hindukönigreichs Pajajaran in der Nähe des heutigen Jakarta. Sie errichten dort mit Zustimmung des Herrschers ein Fort zum Schutz des Hafens für den Gewürzhandel.

Wirtschaft

Kurfürst Friedrich der Weise von Sachsen lässt den Schautaler Friedrichs des Weisen prägen. Dieser zeigt auf der Vorderseite das Porträt des sächsischen Kurfürsten mit Barett und auf der Rückseite ein Blumenkreuz, in dessen Winkeln die Anfangsbuchstaben der Worte seines Wahlspruchs stehen. Den Prägestempel der Vorderseite schneidet Hans Krafft der Ältere in Nürnberg nach einem Gemälde von Lucas Cranach dem Älteren.

Wissenschaft und Technik

In Nizza läuft am 21. Dezember die Karacke Santa Anna vom Stapel, eines der größten und modernsten Schiffe seiner Zeit. Ihre Besonderheit ist ihr teilweise mit Bleiplatten beschlagener Rumpf, den einige Autoren als eine frühe Form der Schiffpanzerung betrachten, während andere die Verringerung der Wasserdurchlässigkeit als Hauptzweck ansehen. Die Bewaffnung der Santa Anna ist für 500 Soldaten ausgelegt. Im Schiff ist eine Schmiede untergebracht, in der mehrere Waffenschmiede auch auf hoher See ihrer Arbeit nachgehen können. Das Schiff hat sogar eine eigene Windmühle und Backöfen an Bord, mit denen die Besatzung mit frischem Brot versorgt wird. Darüber hinaus besitzt die Santa Anna einen Garten mit Pflanzen, die in Blumenkästen entlang der Heckgalerie aufgehängt sind.

Kultur

Architektur

Portugiesische Seefahrer erbauen auf der Ilha de Moçambique die Capela de Nossa Senhora do Baluarte, das älteste koloniale Bauwerk an der Küste des Indischen Ozeans und das einzige erhaltene Bauwerk im Manuelinischen Stil im heutigen Mosambik.

Literatur

Die Geschichte der Drei Reiche, ein Roman des chinesischen Autors Luo Guanzhong über die turbulente Zeit der Drei Reiche, wird in ihrer ersten Fassung mit 240 Kapiteln veröffentlicht. Das Werk wird zu den vier klassischen Romanen der chinesischen Literatur gezählt und gehört zu den populärsten chinesischen Romanen. Eine zentrale Handlung ist nicht vorhanden, jedoch bildet der Roman ein großes historisches Gemälde, das aus einzelnen Episoden besteht, die in sich abgeschlossen sind und eine immense Vielzahl von Figuren enthalten.

Gesellschaft

Das Friedrichgymnasium in Altenburg wird als städtische Lateinschule gegründet.

Religion

 9. Januar: Der Deutsche Adrian von Utrecht wird auf dem Konklave 1521–1522 als Nachfolger des im Vorjahr verstorbenen Leo X. zum Papst gewählt. Er nimmt den Namen Hadrian VI. an.
 9. März: Der Bruch des Fastengebots mit einem Wurstessen am ersten Sonntag des Fastenmonats im Haus des Druckers Christoph Froschauer in Zürich gilt als "Urdatum" für die Reformierte Kirche. Ulrich Zwingli verteidigt die Aktion mit dem Argument, dass Fasten kein göttliches Gesetz sei. Bereits am Aschermittwoch, dem 5. März, ist ein Bruch des Fastengebots als Ordnungswidrigkeit in Zürich aktenkundig geworden.
 9. bis 16. März: Martin Luther hält acht Invokavitpredigten.
 September: Auf der Leipziger Buchmesse veröffentlicht Luther das Septembertestament, eine Übersetzung des Neuen Testaments.

Katastrophen

 22. September: Beim Erdbeben von Almería im Süden Spaniens kommen rund 2.500 Menschen ums Leben. Almería wird völlig zerstört. Katastrophenberichte aus dem 16. Jahrhundert und die Untersuchung von Sedimentstrukturen aus Bohrkernen weisen auf Tsunami-Ereignisse in Folge des Erdbebens im westlichen Mittelmeer und auf Madeira hin.
 21./22. Oktober: Die Stadt Vila Franca do Campo auf São Miguel wird von einem durch ein Erdbeben verursachten Erdrutsch zerstört. Die gesamte Bevölkerung von etwa 5.000 Menschen kommt dabei ums Leben. Danach wird die Hauptstadt der Azoreninsel nach Ponta Delgada verlegt.

Geboren

Geburtsdatum gesichert

 23. Januar: Georg Kleefeld, Bürgermeister von Danzig († 1576)
 2. Februar: Lodovico Ferrari, italienischer Mathematiker († 1565)
 22. Februar: Lampert Distelmeyer, kurfürstlicher Kanzler der Mark Brandenburg († 1588)

 2. März: Heinrich Salmuth, deutscher lutherischer Theologe und Reformator († 1576)
 28. März: Albrecht Alcibiades, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Kulmbach († 1557)
 19. April: Joachim von Beust, deutscher Jurist († 1597)
 23. April: Caterina de' Ricci, Florentiner Dominikanerin und Mystikerin, katholische Heilige († 1590)
 22. Mai: John Jewel, Bischof von Salisbury († 1571)

 5. Juli: Margarethe von Parma, uneheliche Tochter Kaiser Karls V., Herzogin von Florenz, Herzogin von Parma und Piacenza, Statthalterin der habsburgischen Niederlande († 1586)
 13. Juli: Sophia Jagiellonica, polnische Prinzessin, Herzogin von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel († 1575)
 31. Juli: Charles II. de Croÿ, Herzog von Aarschot und Fürst von Chimay († 1551)

 11. September: Ulisse Aldrovandi, italienischer Arzt und Naturforscher († 1605)
 14. Oktober: Lucas Maius, deutscher evangelischer Theologe und Dramatiker († 1598)
 18. Oktober: Michael Beuther, deutscher Historiker, Dichter, Jurist und Beamter († 1587)

 9. November: Martin Chemnitz, deutscher lutherischer Theologe († 1586)
 18. November: Lamoral Graf von Egmond, niederländischer adliger Freiheitskämpfer († 1568)
 27. November: Andrzej Patrycy Nidecki, polnischer Humanist, Philologe, Verleger, königlicher Sekretär und Bischof († 1587)

Genaues Geburtsdatum unbekannt

 Anna Walburga von Neuenahr, regierende Gräfin von Moers († 1600)
 Augerius Gislenius Busbequius, deutscher Humanist und Diplomat († 1592)
 Moses Cordovero, spanischer jüdischer Mystiker und Hebrist († 1570)
 Eleonora von Toledo, Herzogin von Florenz († 1562)
 Georg Gadner, württembergischer Kartograph, Chronist und Geograph († 1605)
 Anneken Hendriks, friesische Märtyrerin der Täuferbewegung († 1571)
 Margarethe von der Saale, Landgräfin von Hessen († 1566)
 Philothea von Athen, orthodoxe Heilige und Stadtpatronin von Athen († 1589)
 Hermann Wilken, deutscher Humanist und Mathematiker († 1603)

Geboren um 1522

 Jean de Bonmarché, franko-flämischer Komponist und Kapellmeister († 1570)
 Benedictus Aretius, schweizerischer Theologe, Botaniker, Pädagoge, Geograph und Reformator († 1574)
 Tabernaemontanus, deutscher Mediziner und Botaniker († 1590)

 vor 1522: Pietro Perna, italienischer Buchdrucker und Verleger († 1582)

Gestorben

Erstes Halbjahr

 1. Januar: Johannes Stabius, österreichischer Humanist, Naturwissenschafter und Historiograph (* vor 1468)
 25. Januar: Raffaello Maffei, italienischer Humanist, Schriftsteller, Historiker und Theologe (* 1451)
 25. Januar: Wolfgang VI. von Dalberg, deutscher Ritter, kurpfälzischer Amtmann und Burgmann in Oppenheim (* 1473)
 28. Januar: Jakob Heller, Frankfurter Patrizier, Ratsherr und Mäzen, Älterer Bürgermeister der Freien Reichsstadt Frankfurt (* um 1460)
 29. Januar: Wolfgang I., Graf von Oettingen (* 1455)

 23. Mai: Ashikaga Yoshitane, japanischer Shōgun (* 1465)
 31. Mai: Georg III. Schenk von Limpurg, Fürstbischof von Bamberg
 Mai: Johannes Werner, Nürnberger Pfarrer, Mathematiker, Astronom, Astrologe, Geograph und Kartograph (* 1468)

 24. Juni: Elisabeth von der Pfalz, Landgräfin von Hessen-Marburg und Markgräfin von Baden (* 1483)
 30. Juni: Johannes Reuchlin, deutscher Philosoph und Humanist (* 1455)

Zweites Halbjahr

 2. Juli: Antonio de Nebrija, kastilischer Humanist und Philologe (* 1441)

 27. Juli: Anna von Isenburg-Büdingen, Gräfin von Hanau-Lichtenberg (* 1460)

 24. August: Gaspard I. de Coligny, seigneur de Châtillon, französischer Adeliger und Marschall von Frankreich, Gouverneur der Champagne sowie der Picardie (* 1465 oder 1470)
 27. August: Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, italienischer Bildhauer und Baumeister (* 1447)

 1. Oktober: Matthäus Schiner, Bischof von Sitten und Mitverfasser des Wormser Edikts (* um 1465)
 29. Oktober: Hieronymus Schulz, Bischof von Brandenburg und Havelberg (* um 1460)
 30. Oktober: Jean Mouton, französischer Komponist und Sänger (* 1459)

 14. November: Anne de Beaujeu, Herzogin von Bourbon und Regentin von Frankreich (* 1461)
 11. Dezember: Raffaele Petrucci, Kardinal der Römischen Kirche und Gouverneur von Siena (* 1472)

Genaues Todesdatum unbekannt

 Alain d'Albret: 16. Herr von Albret, Vizegraf von Tartas, Graf von Graves und Graf von Castres (* 1440)
 Leonhard Wagner, deutscher Kalligraph, Mönch des Benediktinerordens (* 1453)

Weblinks

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How to Write a Corporate Statement of Qualifications
by Ian Linton
A statement of qualifications describes the capability of your company.
1 What Is an Enterprise Account Executive?
2 Write an Industrial Visit Report
3 Steps & Pre-planning for Those Who Want to Start a Small Business
4 Write a Cover Letter for an Unadvertised Job
A corporate statement of qualifications is an important document for companies that are bidding for contracts or trying to win new customers. The document sets out a company's capability for supplying a product, providing a service or handling a project. Writing a strong statement of qualifications helps to differentiate a company from its competitors. In some markets, such as federal business, a corporate statement of qualifications is a mandatory requirement, according to the Federal Allies Institute. In others, it is a powerful marketing tool that can open doors to new opportunities.
Prepare a formal structure for the document. Begin with a brief summary of your main business activities, then give a brief overview of your company, including size, location, turnover and number of employees. List the products or services you offer with a brief description of each. Describe your company's experience and key achievements in your market sector. Include a list of customers with a summary of the products or services you provide. State the length of your relationship with each customer. Set out your company's accreditations and qualifications. Include any relevant qualifications held by individual employees. Name the main contact personnel with a brief biography. Include telephone number, email address and website address.
Research the company or organization that you are targeting. Ask your sales and marketing team for information on the prospect's product or service requirements. Identify the prospect's most important considerations in choosing a supplier. Find out who is currently supplying the prospect and identify that company's strengths and weaknesses. That insight helps you decide what to include and emphasize in the statement of qualifications. Use your research to customize the document to individual prospects.
Gather information from your records and other sources to complete each section of the document. Keep each section brief and aim to complete the full statement in a maximum of two pages. Use short sentences and bullet points to make the document easy to read. Provide links to specific content on your website if you want to provide additional information.
Ask colleagues in sales and marketing to review the document to ensure that it presents a strong case for your company and differentiates you from the competition. Identify the elements that represent your strongest advantages and ensure that they stand out in the document. Update the document regularly to include the latest information.
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