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When David San Filippo decided to create a tribute video in honor of his sister's wedding, he could have gotten a recommendation from a friend or looked up video editors in the phone book. Instead, he did what big corporations have been doing for more than a decade: sent the work offshore.
On the Internet, San Filippo located a graphic artist in Romania who agreed to do the whole thing for $59. The result was a splashy two-minute video with a space theme and "Star Wars" soundtrack. It won raves at the wedding.
Offshore outsourcing has transformed the way U.S. companies do business. Now, some early adopters are figuring out how to tap overseas workers for personal tasks. They're turning to a vast talent pool in India, China, Bangladesh and elsewhere for jobs ranging from landscape architecture to kitchen remodeling and math tutoring. They're also outsourcing some surprisingly small jobs, including getting a dress designed, creating address labels for wedding invitations or finding a good deal on a hotel room, for example.
Such "personal offshoring" is still new and represents a tiny fraction of the more than $20 billion overseas outsourcing industry. But management consultants and economists say it's likely to evolve into a larger niche as offshore workers identify the opportunities. Thanks to instant messaging, computer scanners and e-mail attachments, any work that doesn't require meeting in person has the potential to be done overseas.
The approach relies on the same model that drives corporate outsourcing: labor arbitrage, or benefiting from the wage differential between U.S. workers and those in developing countries. In the U.S., tutoring services charge $40 to $60 an hour for math help. Some skilled tutors in India are paid $2 to $3 an hour. In India, $20 is enough to buy a week's groceries for two people.
Sending personal work offshore requires Internet proficiency, and some patience as well. Though a few firms have begun tailoring their services to consumers, most deal primarily with businesses. Tapping this bargain work force means knowing about the online bazaars where workers abroad compete to bid for small projects.
Some big free-lancing sites include Elance.com, Guru.com and Rentacoder.com. In a recent study on the growth of offshoring services to small businesses and homes, market researcher Evalueserve found more than 90 such online marketplaces, with 500,000 vendors from low-wage countries using them.
Consumers must also be able to recognize when a routine task can be done digitally, and across time zones. Earlier this year, Dan Frey went in search of an artist to illustrate a children's book his mother had written for the grandkids about her life growing up in New York City. He thought about finding a student from a local art school, but then it dawned on him that he could outsource it without leaving his house. The job didn't necessarily require a face-to-face meeting - he could just email the draft.
He logged on to Guru, which he'd learned about from computer programmer friends who had used it for work. Within a week, 80 bids had come in from countries like Lebanon, Ukraine and Malaysia. To narrow the field, he had 10 finalists send him sample drawings depicting a young girl. He rejected the illustrators who didn't follow instructions and sent pictures of animals instead, and he bypassed an Indian firm that seemed big and impersonal, offering him a "project manager" to oversee a staff of artists.
The woman he finally hired lives in the Philippines. He says her drawings, styled after Japanese anime, were more cheerful than other entries, and he was impressed by her polished portfolio. She offered to do 25 drawings for $300 - what some others wanted for a single illustration. "I was kind of amazed at how easy it was," says the 36-year-old sales and marketing consultant. He says his mother was "overwhelmed" when she saw the finished product.
It isn't always easy to evaluate a vendor. Language gaps can lead to misunderstandings, and if projects involve revisions, they could take more time - and cost more in long-distance bills - than they're worth. When reporters tried outsourcing personal tasks, they were offered a range of prices, making it difficult to know what they were getting (see adjacent chart for more on our test).
Janice Harrelson says she was ultimately satisfied with the Web site designed for her by Virtuoso Online, a firm in India. But she says cultural gaps initially hampered the designers' ability to strike the right tone on a site devoted to her Christian beliefs. The theme she wanted to emphasize was the bond that believers have with Jesus Christ - a concept known as being "the bride of Christ." The Indian technicians posted pictures of women in wedding gowns.
"They were beautiful, but not what I had in mind," says the real-estate manager from North Carolina, who went through a few more revisions before the site was completed with images of a waterfall and a crown. The total bill came to $250 - half the price she was quoted by a local Web designer.
Global Solutions India, in Mumbai, is one of the firms now adding consumers to its primary business of corporate graphic design and web development. Americans never used to call for small personal projects four years ago, but now the company says about 20 percent of all inquiries comes from individuals in the U.S. - some of whom discover the company after seeing its occasional banner ads on sites like Google. The jobs are handled by a six-person team making $1,000 to $1,500 each per month. They work in a small office with anything from Hindi pop to Shania Twain playing in the background.
Rajesh Shah, the 27-year-old president of Global Solutions, tells his clients to call him anytime, even on his cellphone at 3 a.m. He sometimes works 16-hour days, and he lives a seven-minute walk from the office so he can get there fast. "I normally don't turn down work," says Shah, who often sends work to new customers before they've paid him. The most prominent feature of the office is a statue of the elephant-headed Lord Ganesh, worshiped as a god of wisdom and a remover of obstacles.
Outsourcing has already trickled down from big corporations to small businesses, which now send everything from secretarial work to graphic design to back-end legal research overseas. Outsourcing revenue from small businesses was more than $250 million in fiscal 2006, and is likely to grow to more than $2 billion by 2015, according to Evalueserve. As offshore providers gain proficiency in dealing with smaller clients, individuals are a logical next step. "We're seeing the very tip of a very big trend," says Peter Allen, partner and managing director of TPI, a Houston management consulting firm that specializes in outsourcing.
Glen Hackler says he was inspired to try outsourcing for his personal income taxes after he hired an offshore firm to do the bookkeeping for his business. The owner of a Web site that sells RV parts, Hackler came across FinTax Experts, part of a larger outsourcing firm based outside New Delhi, during a Web search. He says FinTax saved his business several hundred dollars in accounting work.
This year, he decided to have FinTax do his personal income taxes, too. He emailed his earnings and scanned receipts, getting a completed return within two days. The firm charged him about $50, a third of what H&R Block charges for an average return. Since the return wasn't prepared by a U.S. accountant, he says, he filed it as "self-prepared," but he says he got all the deductions his CPA used to find him. "They seem to know all the laws here."
Most consumer outsourcing takes place on auction sites like Guru. In 2000, the Pittsburgh-based company launched an online job board. Its infrastructure is like eBay, with a ratings system so buyers can feel more comfortable choosing a vendor. Guru has an escrow system to avoid handing over a credit-card number to a stranger. Vendors pay a listing fee of roughly $10 to $80 a month, and Guru gets 6 percent to 9 percent of every successful deal. Customers aren't charged to list projects for which they're seeking bidders.
Guru says it is taking steps to make the process more user-friendly, with additions it says are likely to appeal to consumers. A new feature will let vendors post short videos of themselves and their offices.
Another site, Elance, is starting up "Elance University," a mandatory online course for vendors that will instruct them on how to attract customers and improve their customer-service skills. Elance just doubled the size of its customer-service team as it gets more calls from people who aren't Internet whizzes. "We're just coming out of the early adopter phase," says Fabio Rosati, CEO of Elance. "We're starting to see more and more mainstream people ... people that are not Silicon Valley technofreaks, that are not online entrepreneurs."
As evidence that more consumer tasks will wind up going overseas, economists point out that it's already happening more than Americans might realize. Many U.S. service businesses now routinely subcontract some portions of their work offshore. An architect designing a residence, for instance, might send drawings overseas to be turned into computer-generated renderings.
Some labor experts are skeptical that this kind of outsourcing will ever go beyond a small group of enthusiasts. One issue is being able to trust a worker thousands of miles away with projects of a personal nature.
And though it's hardly the political hot-button that's provoked industries like manufacturing and information technology, it is bringing consumers face to face with some thorny issues. Many are stumbling into their own personal-life versions of corporate responsibility in terms of working conditions and fair wages.
That has become an issue for the Oyler family of Fayetteville, N.C. Nitza Oyler raves about her stepdaughter's tutor, Raji Suresh, whom she hired through TutorVista, an online tutoring service based in Bangalore, India. Ms. Oyler says after shopping around, she couldn't find anyone else to beat the price: $99 a month, compared with the roughly $40-an-hour quote she got from Sylvan Learning Center. Last fall, her daughter Megan began two-hour sessions five days a week, using a digital tablet, instant messaging and a headset to communicate with her tutor.
Ms. Suresh, has grown close with the Oylers. She frequently tells Megan she loves her and says Megan always replies, "I love you more." But earlier in the spring, the Oylers began to worry about Ms. Suresh, who wakes up at 3:30 a.m. so the 12-year-old can do her homework after dinner in North Carolina - and works a full day after that. "I felt bad," says Ms. Oyler.
When daylight savings time kicked in, Ms. Oyler decided that instead of making Raji get up even earlier to accommodate the new hours, Megan would start her homework an hour later, at 7 p.m., giving Raji some extra sleep. "That was very considerate," says Ms. Suresh, who lives with her husband and two sons in a three-bedroom apartment in Chennai.
Architects, accountants, landscape designers and other professionals say it's too soon to tell if this kind of outsourcing poses a threat to their business. But American free-lancers say they're getting hit. To compete on auction sites, U.S. vendors are either positioning themselves as experts so they can charge more, or lowering their bids. "People are undercutting each other to remain competitive," says Jia Ji, who manages community relations at Guru.
Tanisha Coffey, who does small writing jobs through her Atlanta-area company, Scribe, Etc., says larger offshore firms with several dozen employees routinely win contracts she's going after because of their low prices. While she asks 50 cents a word for a long article, she says some offshore firms charge $3 for the whole thing. "I can't work for that," she says.
Actress Michele Greene, known for her role as Abby on "L.A. Law," has found a way to outsource one of Hollywood's most entrenched jobs: the personal assistant. She contracted India-based concierge service GetFriday last year. Ms. Greene says she pays $150 a month for about 20 hours of service. That's about $2 less per hour than her L.A. assistants charged.
Ms. Greene says her offshore assistant has been a big help while she works on her second young-adult novel and a country-folk CD in addition to acting projects. Along with paying her bills and booking her flights, her assistant has given her tips on Bollywood movies and Indian food. His recipe for garbanzo beans with eggplant and peppers has become one of her signature dishes. It's a huge improvement over the unemployed actors who typically fill these jobs in Hollywood, she says: "They'd screw up everything you'd ask them to do."
Tariq Engineer and Binny Sabharwal contributed to this article.
1. Create a "project description" for what you need done. Be specific. Saying "organize my family photos" isn't enough. Specify whether you want your digital files captioned and how you want them ordered. Providing a sample can be helpful.
2. Locate an outsourcer. One approach: List your project on an online marketplace, such as Elance (www.elance.com), Guru (www.guru.com) or Rentacoder (www.rentacoder.com). Membership is free; sites take a commission when you pay the vendor.
3. Evaluate bids. Sites publish ratings based on feedback from other customers, which can help narrow things down. Ask vendors to send samples of their work and ideas for your project.
4. Award the bid. Once you've selected a vendor, you'll finalize terms. Most sites act as a financial intermediary, paying the vendor on your behalf. This eliminates the need to give your credit card number to an overseas merchant.
5. Receive completed work. Once you're satisfied, you'll sign off on payment. You'll also likely be asked to provide your own rating of the vendor (on some sites, customers are rated by merchants as well).


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"Arrest Made and Illegal Handguns Recovered, Following Investigation of Detonated Explosive Device"
On September 24, 2021, the Watervliet Police Department investigated a complaint of a detonated explosive device in the area of Fourth Street at Seventh Avenue. Community residents described the sound as an "explosion" which was heard by Watervliet police officers approximately one mile away.
Upon arrival, the officers observed a motor vehicle with extensive damage (pictures attached). Detectives began a coordinated investigation with assistance from the New York State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). On October 8, 2021, investigators executed a search warrant related to the explosion which also resulted in the discovery of two unlawfully possessed handguns, a 30-round extended magazine, ammunition and cocaine.
Watervliet police arrested Robert J. Melendez, a 40 year old from Clifton Park, NY (photo attached) and charged him with Criminal Mischief in the 1st Degree (Class B Felony) and Arson in the 3rd Degree (Class C Felony). In addition, Melendez was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree (Class C Felony), two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree (Class D Felony) and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree (Class B Felony). He was arraigned in Clifton Park Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Correctional Facility in lieu of bail.
"I cannot overstate how difficult and dangerous these types of investigations can be. The quick notification by the residents, along with the attention to detail of the responding officers was instrumental to the case," said Watervliet Police Chief Joseph Centanni. "This defendant used an explosive device to cause extensive damage to a vehicle, along with unlawfully possessing two handguns and a high-capacity magazine. We remain committed to working with our law enforcement partners and the community to relentlessly pursue and remove dangerous criminals from the streets," concluded Centanni.
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5 Fabulous, Last-Minute Labor Day Getaways From NYC You Can Still Book
We get it, time flies. Or, in this pandemic age, is a flat circle, and you're just now realizing that Labor Day is this weekend. You want plans, stat—and preferably ones that don't involve a lengthy flight. But where to begin? There's always the Airbnb option. Sometimes, however, you simply can't beat a hotel with sprawling grounds, luxurious amenities, impeccable design and excellent service.
If the latter sounds more appealing, there are a set of stylish spots that still have availabilities for the unofficial end of summer. From Sag Harbor to Litchfield to Dutchess County, here are our favorite places.
Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington, CT
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Spend a charming weekend in Connecticut at the Mayflower Inn, a mere hour and forty-five minute drive from New York City. Set upon 58 acres, you'll have ample room to undertake the leisure activity of your choice. Pool? Check. Tennis courts? Check. Spa? Check. Hiking trails? Check. Maze? Also check. An added bonus: in honor of its centennial birthday, the hotel just revealed a new redesign by Celerie Kemble.
Make sure to book a table at the Mayflower Dining Room, helmed by acclaimed chef Victoria Blamey, and stop by Arethusa Farm and Dairy for an old-fashioned ice-cream cone.
Baron's Cove Hotel, Sag Harbor, New York
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No one does nautical better than Baron's Cove Hotel in Sag Harbor. Navy color schemes abound, as do anchors, ropes, and yacht flags. Which body of water you want to lounge near is up to you: there's the pool on-site, Sag Harbor Cove right across the way, and the hotel offers a shuttle to Long Beach. There's truly no better place to enjoy a lobster roll and a glass of rosé.
White Barn Inn, Kennebunkport, Maine
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Perched on the banks of the Kennebunk River, the White Barn Inn is a quintessential New England getaway. You can enjoy a traditional Maine lobster bake, bike into the quaint town of Kennebunkport, or just lounge on your cottage's patio overlooking the water. Now, Maine is a bit of a drive from NYC—7 hours, give or take. But, if you are looking to extend your getaway past the weekend, this is the perfect place.
Life House, Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Life House, a buzzy new hotel on the island of Nantucket, describes its vibe as "nonchalant innkeeper's eclectic escape." There's a tiger rug gracing a staircase, gilded gallery walls, House of Hackney throw pillows adorned with English-maximalist flora, and a courtyard with fringed umbrellas. Essentially, it's a design-fiend's dream. And perhaps one for historians as well: the Federalist style building dates back to 1870.
Troutbeck, Amenia, New York
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Just a two-hour Metro North ride from Grand Central is Troutbeck, a picturesque resort in Amenia, New York. It's got a rich history: Ernest Hemingway, Thurgood Marshall, and Theodore Roosevelt were all guests when the property was a private estate. In 2018, it reopened as a mid-century countryside getaway: "New York didn't have this sort of activated farmhouse like London's Babington House or Soho Farmhouse… I saw great opportunity with Troutbeck to do something close to us, something aligned with our philosophy about the way we live, the way we recreate, the way we work," owner Anthony Champalimaud told Vogue.
Foodies, this is a fantastic spot for you: their restaurant is helmed by Michelin-starred chef Gabe McMackin.
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Network speed can make or break a mobile experience. According to Google, to fully load a mobile site, "it still takes about 15 seconds, according to our new analysis. That's far too slow when you consider that 53% of mobile site visits leave a page that takes longer than three seconds to load." Of course, not all of this is the network's fault, but a poor connection doesn't help—which is why plenty of people are talking about 5G.
It's no coincidence then that Verizon Media surveyed "advertisers and consumers on how they expect 5G to transform experiences" and found that awareness is considerable—"70% of people have heard of 5G and are somewhat familiar with its benefits." And the thing respondents are most excited about is faster data transfers. Improvements to video streaming—including higher definition video—are also high on the list.
According to the research, 33% of advertisers plan on using 5G, and 47% see it as an opportunity to dive into new creative formats. Nearly half (46%) of respondents say they also see opportunities in real-time, location-based targeting.
But are marketers really ready for a second mobile revolution?
The 5G future is coming, and smart marketers are already preparing for inevitability. We know that consumer expectations change quickly, and if you're lagging behind your competition when it comes to 5G experiences, it may not be long before your customers notice.


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Starting Oct. 1 at Stonecrest Community Church, we will begin a new series called, "You Asked For It". We sent out a survey in August to the church asking which topics they would find most relevant to themselves and to their friends. We will cover these topics over the next 8 weeks at Stonecrest. Invite your friends and family!
We will wrap up this series on November 19 when we address the topic, "A Call to Unity in a World of Racial Divide" at our Sunday morning worship services. We will have a diverse panel represented that will address this topic.
The conversations begin now and you can read some diverse perspectives on our new blog page, "You Said It". Click to read the latest blog entries.


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Q: PHP MYSQL "UPDATE" I don't know why, but for some reason the code below is not working as intended
$SQL = "UPDATE characters SET
            name = '$char_name',
            status = '$char_status',
            gender = $char_gender,
            pos.x = $char_posx,
            pos.y = $char_posz,
            shards = $char_money,
            level = $char_level,
            exp = $char_exp,
            hair = $char_hair,
            color.r = $char_color_r,
            color.g = $char_color_g,
            color.b = $char_color_b,
            spawn = $char_spawn
            WHERE username = '$nick'";
        mysql_query($SQL) or die("ERRORCODE 04 - DB QUERY FAIL");
        echo "saved";

it's always giving me the "ERRORCODE 04.." meaning that the query failed..
FYI: setting pos.y db value to the char_posz is correct as the axes are different from the Form to the actual database
EDIT: code now changed a bit due to some comments, looks now like this:
$SQL = "UPDATE characters SET
        name = '$char_name',
        status = '$char_status',
        gender = $char_gender,
        pos_x = $char_posx,
        pos_y = $char_posz,
        shards = $char_money,
        level = $char_level,
        exp = $char_exp,
        hair = $char_hair,
        color_r = $char_color_r,
        color_g = $char_color_g,
        color_b = $char_color_b,
        spawn = $char_spawn
        WHERE username = '$nick'";
    mysqli_query($dbcon, $SQL) or die(mysqli_error($dbcon));
    echo "saved";

this is the error I get:

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '
              pos_x = ,
              pos_y = ,
              shards = ,
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A: Try to put single quotes around all variables in the query

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A small cooperative bank in the Bavarian Alps is breaking a German taboo by charging wealthy clients to deposit their money following the European Central Bank's shift to negative rates.
Raiffeisenbank Gmund on the idyllic Tegernsee lake, home of wealthy actors and sports stars, will apply a custody charge of 0.4 percent to sight deposit accounts over 100,000 euros ($111,500.00) from September, a board member told Reuters. Such accounts allow depositors to withdraw their money at any time.
Several German banks have passed on the ECB's negative deposit rate to large commercial customers such as companies and institutional investors, but applying the charge to retail customers has been seen as a step too far.
"We have written to all large depositors and recommended that they think things over. If you don't create an incentive to change things then things don't change," Josef Paul said.
Cooperative direct bank Skatbank has applied negative rates on deposits over 500,000 euros since 2014, while ecological lender GLS bank, also part of the cooperative system, is asking customers for a "solidarity contribution" to help offset negative interest rates.
The ECB has resorted to a negative deposit rate to try to encourage banks to lend to stimulate Europe's economy, which is still suffering from the after-effects of the financial crisis. Banks, meanwhile, are seeking to encourage depositors to shift their cash out deposit accounts into other financial products.
Germany's cooperative banking association BVR said it did not expect other deposit takers in its network to follow Raiffeisenbank Gmund's lead.
"We don't believe retail banking will see widespread application of negative rates in Germany, not least because of the intense competitive situation in the German banking market," the BVR said.
Even in Gmund, the lion's share of customers are not affected. Paul's cooperative bank wrote to less than 140 clients, who together hold 40 million euros in deposits, about the new charge, which has already proved effective.
"Some of the customers we informed have opted for alternative investments and others moved their money to other banks," Paul said, adding that a widening of the charge to less wealthy customers is not planned.
Raiffeisenbank Gmund is one of the country's smaller cooperative lenders, with six branches and total assets of just 145 million euros. It has a substantial overhang of deposits, only part of which it manages to recycle as loans.
Bavaria's GVB cooperative banking association, with 269 member banks, backed Gmund's position.
"The ECB's extreme monetary policy is creating considerable costs for all banks," a GVB spokesman said.
"As a last resort, they also have to look at a means to be reimbursed for the cost of deposits," he said.


We all have to make decisions about priorities every moment. We ask ourselves questions all day long and make choices.
Netflix over washing the dishes? Priorities.
Calling a friend on her birthday over sending a text? Priorities.
Setting priorities is all about what, when, and how.
How do you decide what to prioritize and when? Does that last-minute briefing to the boss come before the client phone call that is incessantly replaying in your head (and one that you could solve in a few minutes)?
Prioritizing your day actually begins at the end of the previous day.
Before you leave work for the evening, take 30 minutes to schedule out your priorities for tomorrow.
away? Being prepared turns you into a superstar. Showing up to a meeting or conference with well-thought-out questions and the pre-reading done makes you the organizer's best friend. It's a great way to build relationships quickly. You show that you value other people's work.
Treat this time as sacred. It is your chance to unwind from the day, get prepared for the next and to leave your work at work. If someone does book you right to the end of the day, simply move your review time up so you can give your full attention to the meeting that was called.
If you have free space in your calendar, now is the time to fill those holes with tasks that require your effort. Filling in these holes allows for you to understand where your time is going and can also answer the question as to whether you have enough to do — or if your time could be better spent on different tasks.
What Should Go in Your "Free Time"?
Time isn't free. Time is an absolute gift and squandering it is the worst thing you can do. Using time and focus to accomplish what you need to is extremely rewarding. It also helps you to develop your reputation as a reliable person. Everyone loves relying on someone who is there for them and can deliver.
So, it's the end of your day, you know what meetings you're attending tomorrow and you're prepared for them. What you see left on your calendar is some white spaces. Eeek!
If your calendar is booked, the organizer will need to call you and check in. Again, it's about respecting the gift of time. You aren't obligated to give many people that free time. If someone really needs you, they'll call and check in for the time they're requesting.
What goes into those wonderful white spaces then? Everything on your to-do lists. Seriously.
If you don't take care of yourself and your closest relationships, you can't take care of business. Self care is a huge part of the game and it goes right to the top of the list.
Tasks that have a clearly defined deadline go into your white space first. This takes care of the time sensitivity.
I define short-term projects as six months or less. I slot time to review the status, ensure the course is still on track and develop key pieces that don't take too much time but will contribute to success. Always review communications, interim reports, updating lessons learned or history documentation.
I define long-term projects as six months or more. I make sure to review long-term projects regularly and follow the same protocol as short-term projects. Note: Long-term projects may be made up of several short-term projects. Regardless, assess their value in the bigger picture.
Identify time to address phone calls and emails. Decide when you read the message whether the message requires immediate action or if it can wait a day or so. As email users, we all need to get better with subject lines and content. See EmailCharter.org for my favorite ways to get attention via the subject line, organize my email and work with others digitally.
Action Items: I use an ACTION label on everything that I need to respond to in a reasonable amount of time. I have my inbox filtered so that items labeled with ACTION come right after my unread items.
Awaiting Response: I also have an AWAITING RESPONSE label so that if I sent something out and didn't receive a response, I can effectively follow-up follow up. I also have this filtered to show up right under my ACTION label.
As a professional, you need to be continuously following some sort of improvement plan. It's for you, it's for your company, it's for your generation. Sincerely, the better you are, the better the people around you become.
Block off 30 minutes to two hours a week to learn.
Once a week, I dedicate one hour to administrative tasks so that I (and my team) can stay organized. This means: Filing items in common areas, taking time to delete old emails, cleaning out my locker, cleaning my desk, etc. This is the time to complete lower-level, mundane priorities that make everyone's life easier. I keep a running list in the calendar event so I know what I need to get done during that time. I also do this at home so I remember to restock the toilet paper.
I love this fun exercise! I have general guidelines for how I assign time slots and I really love trying to complete a task before the timer runs out (more on timers later). Estimating how long something is going to take is one of the most important tools in my kit. It takes practice to gain an understanding of how long a task will take you, so overestimate.
I like to break my day down into 30-minute chunks. Science has found that adults can only focus for up to 20 minutes at a time, so a 25-minute chunk (thank you Speedy Meetings) allows for 20 minutes of focused work, five minutes to figure out what you're doing next and prepare for it, then five final minutes to travel. Again, arriving to a meeting early makes you a freaking hero nowadays. I want to point out that since you did all the pre-reading and have your questions all ready to go, you're ahead. BOOOM.
Morning Hold (25 minutes) — This time is mine and I defend it pretty vehemently. It means that if my bus is late getting to work, I'm not worried about it. It means that if I want to get a peppermint tea and get to my overnight emails for half an hour, that's up to me. How you start your work day is very important and that first half hour helps to set up the rest of your day and gives you a chance to destress if you have a crap start. It's like hitting restart.
Phone Calls (10 minutes each) — Note: Write who you are calling and the phone number in your event details. Include reasoning in the event description.
If you've finished your emails in 10 minutes, take note so that when you evaluate your time usage after two weeks, you'll have a very clear picture of where your time went. Another name for this is "time logging." It is very important in learning to prioritize your time.
If you finish a task earlier than expected, thank your laser focus. It's important to recognize that you put in the work.
When you're done with that pat on the back, get back to grinding. Move everything else up in your day so that when you get to the end, you have more time for reflection and evaluating the next day's calendar.
Of course, there are other methods that you can use to prioritize your tasks, such as Brian Tracy's ABCDE method, which is essentially grading each of your priorities. This method relies on you knowing which priorities need to be done and which can be eliminated from your list.
Now that you've carefully chosen your priorities and put them into your calendar, how do you go about getting them done and dealing with surprises like a massive reorganization announcement or an insane amount of phone calls in one day?
Now that everything that you need to get done fits nicely into the white spots, your calendar is full, you've consolidated the multiple places that you keep your to-dos and assigned a time frame to get them completed in.
It's time to see how accurate your planning was and be prepared to choose flexibility over rigidity. You loaded your calendar so you could have focused time to get tasks done, but if you see other opportunities arise during the day for more high value activities, you may choose to adjust your schedule.
There is a saying that a task will only take the amount of time that you give it. If you're working in a focused manner on the singular task, you are much more likely to get that task completed in a higher-quality manner than if you were to also be answering the phone, answering email and working on the assignment. I highly recommend using laser focus to complete as many tasks as possible during your day.
Let's say that you were going to work on your blog post for 30 minutes. Seven minutes in, your mom calls and wants to chat about a recipe she found. You let her know you're busy and three minutes later you've hung up.
You won't be completely focused on your post for another several minutes. Now you're behind on the work that you wanted to get done.
If you have dedicated an hour or more to a particular task, I recommend that you use the Pomodoro technique to break up the task into 20-minute blocks with a five-minute break in between, as well as a longer break after an hour is complete. As mentioned before, 20 minutes is the maximum amount of time that adults can focus, so it's good to set the time limit, work diligently and end up with a product after each segment.
Once it's the end of the day, check how you did. Did anything surprise you? Did something take longer than expected? Were you able to whip through your emails in half the allotted time?
How you use your time tells others what you value, who you value and reveals your true level of productivity. Setting your priorities comes down to who you are and who you want to be in the world.
How do you want to be seen by others in your industry?
How do you want to be seen in your family?
When you take the time to learn about yourself and what you are doing with the finite resource of time, you will discover part of who you are. Over time, the compounding effect of using your time wisely will ensure that your goals are achieved, your life is fulfilling and your regrets will be few because you chose how to spend your precious moments of life wisely.


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Half-Life: Alyx has been revealed: built for VR and will arrive in March of 2020
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Half-Life: Alyx official poster
As promised a few days ago, Valve has officially presented Half-Life: Alyx, the next episode of the extraordinary Half-Life series. The new Half-Life: Alyx has been built especially for Virtual Reality ( VR ).
The story of the Half-Life: Alyx will take place between the events of the first Half-Life and the events of Half-Life 2, and players will get to play as Alyx Vance who, along with her father – Dr. Eli Vance – continue to fight against the threat posed by Earth's new rulers: the Combine extraterrestrial race.
Watch the Half-Life: Alyx announcement trailer here:
The Valve return to the Half-Life universe has been especially created for VR, and the gameplay of Half-Life: Alyx will include significant environment interactions, puzzle solving, exploration and – of course – a lot of fighting.
Valve promises many control methods for Half-Life: Alyx, such as direct movement which is so common in non-VR games ( which can provide headaches and nausea for some people ) or teleportation from one point to another which is a feature that has been heavily used by many other virtual reality games.
Although Valve has its very own hardware solution for VR – Valve Index – Half-Life: Alyx will not be exclusively available for this device. Valve confirmed that the Half-Life: Alyx game will be compatible on all VR headsets compatible with SteamVR such as HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, as well as those compatible with the Windows Mixed Reality such as Samsung HMD Odyssey+.
Valve Index players will get access to exclusive content such as the possibility of exploring Half-Life: Alyx gaming environments in SteamVR Home virtual space, additional skins for Alyx's weapons and Half-Life: Alyx themed content for Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2.
Half-Life: Alyx is built using the Source 2 graphics engine and Valve will provide the gaming community with all the tools needed to create mods and new content.
Half-Life: Alyx will officially arrive in March of 2020 but you can pre-order the game right now through Steam at a price of $44,99. Moreover, Valve Index gamers will get Half-Life: Alyx for free.
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Unfortunately, the couch had lived out its useful life and it was time to buy a new couch, so the family went shopping. They looked for a couch that was just right, found the perfect one, and strapped it to the roof of their car. On the way home, though, the couch went flying.
I love the expression on the llama's face. Llama sniffed the couch, said hello to it (it didn't reply), tried to share his lunch with it and took a bite out of it. Meanwhile, the family discovered their couch was missing while Llama ignored it and then bounced on it, discovered he loved it, and made himself comfortable.
The finale to this wonderful book: The family finds the couch and takes it back but they bring their old couch back for the llama. And, everyone's happy.
Highly recommended - Adorable! The story is a simple one: lost and found, old replaced with new, both people and an animal wanting the same thing, and a compromise reached in the end. But, it's the illustrations that make A Couch for Llama a new favorite, at least for me. I adore the llama and the field of wheat. This may be a personal thing; I'm from Oklahoma and a field of wheat is home. But, I enjoyed the story, too, so it's not just the crazy llama and the wheat that make this book a winner. Any book that I close with a smile on my face is going to become a favorite and A Couch for Llama definitely makes me grin.
This looks adorable. Illustrations often make or break children's books.
I agree! Loved the illustrations. That llama's expressions are a hoot.
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Police: 77-year-old Rome man robbed, fatally shot
ROME, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) - Residents in one Rome neighborhood said they are deeply disturbed by the vicious slaying during a possible home invasion of a 77-year-old man battling cancer.
Rome Police said the deadly shooting happened the day after Thanksgiving at the home of Hugh Don Wyatt on East 15th Street. Neighbors told police they saw someone running from Wyatt's home and Wyatt bleeding in his front yard.
Witnesses described the person running from the home as a young black male with short dreads in a red and yellow jacket and carrying a black backpack.
Investigators said there were no signs of forced entry but someone ransacked Wyatt's home and pulled open his drawers.
A heartbroken Joy Young talked to FOX 5's Patty Pan about her longtime friend. She said Wyatt was diagnosed with lung cancer and had just received his last chemo and radiation treatments, waiting for the results to come back when he was targeted for the crime.
Young described Wyatt as a great, really nice, loveable man who was also good-hearted. She speculated as to how someone could be so heartless and cruel to him. She also added that the whole neighborhood has been on edge after his murder.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Investigator Aaron Thacker at (706) 238-5126 or anonymously at (706) 236-5000.
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http://patch.com/new-york/mineola/age-doesnt-keep-mineola-seniors-off-the-court
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http://www.latinpost.com/articles/84437/20151005/student-loans-debt-hits-1-2-trillion.htm
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Welcoming Non-European Pope
Published: 14 March 2013 By Claudia Balthazar
For the first time in 1,000 years, a non-European leader has been chosen to head the church. On Wednesday March 13, 2013, Cardinal from Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, emerged as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, the first time a South American broke the glass ceiling.
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged 266th pontiff, Alex Pineda, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bryanna Fabre, Buenos Aires, CELAM, current-events, evangelical protestant churches, Hofstra University, human-rights, italian immigrant parents, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Medellin Conference, Papacy, Papal Conclave, politics, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis Bergoglio, Queensboro Unico, religion, Roman Catholic Church, Stanislao Pugliese, Takashi Kanatsu, Tatiana Brown on March 15, 2013 by Claudia Balthazar.
Hofstra Hillel continues tradition of Birthright trip to Israel
By Claudia Balthazar
Hofstra University students had the opportunity to go on a 10-day trip to Israel through the Taglit-Birthright Israel: Hillel Trip from 6 Jan. 2013 to 17 Jan. 2013.
"It was honestly one of the best experiences of my life," said Lindsay Sher, sophomore at Hofstra who was one of the 21 Hofstra students who attended the trip in January — right around the time of the Israeli elections.
The Birthright Israel trip is offered through different organizations for students who apply to the program with the belief that it is their birth right, as a Jew, to visit Israel and learn about its history.
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged birthright israel trip, Birthright trip, Chabot, fighter planes, hebrew high school, Hofstra Hillel, Hofstra University, Israel, Jewish, jewish choir, Lindsay Sher, Logan Richmond, Mara Ganz, middle-east, politics, Soldiers, taglit birthright israel, Taglit-Birthright Trip Hillel, Young Judea, Zach Dane on March 5, 2013 by Claudia Balthazar.
Alpha Kappa Psi Honors Women in Business
L to R, Yeni Castro, Ashley Kowal, Brian St. Hubert, Christina Whitehurst, Dr. Elizabeth Venuti Photo credit: Claudia Balthazar
Women all over the world are breaking through various barriers to work in the corporate world of America. Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business fraternity, held the panel "women in business", on Feb. 6, 2013 at Hofstra University, to inform the audience about a woman's experience in the corporate world of business. During the panel, women discussed how females could play positive roles in their positions.
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged alpha kappa psi, Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity, Ashley Kowal, benjamin n cardozo, Breaking glass ceilings, Brian St. Hubert, business, cardozo school of law, Christina Whitehurst, current-events, Elizabeth Venuti, Hofstra University, politics, professional business fraternity, women in business, Yeni Castro on March 5, 2013 by Claudia Balthazar.
Political Figures and Experts Discuss Poverty in America at Brookings
The New Year is right around the corner, and while most people are probably worrying about their New Year's Resolutions, there are still concerns about the fiscal cliff.
Depending on the President's and Congress' decision, America's economy may have to face reduced spending for safety net programs and tax increases on higher income families to address the nation's deficit. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, the Center on Children and Families at Brookings and Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, held an event at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. to discuss what's in store for the next four years.
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Brookings Institute, Claudia Balthazar, current-events, Economy, government, HABJ, Hofstra Association of Black Journalists, politics, science on December 12, 2012 by Claudia Balthazar.
Vigil for Trayvon Martin Unites Students of Different Ethnicities
Former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond shares a message of equality before vigil.
By Claudia Balthazar and Chelsea Royal
Staff Writer and Assistant News Editor
Published: Sunday, April 1, 2012
Updated: Monday, April 2, 2012
Photo by Claudia BalthazarFormer NAACP Chairman Julian Bond speaks to students about racial equality in America.
Photo by Harrison KnowlesStudents held a candlelight vigil for Trayvon Martin on March 29.
Around Hofstra Hall, a typically quiet place at night, small lightsshined as students gathered to remember Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old old from Florida whose death, possibly derived from racial profiling, has gained media exposure. Sponsored by three campus organizations, the Black Student Union, the Pride Network and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the vigil was not only for students to pay their respects to Martin, but to come together for common concern. According to this promotion for the event, the vigil was also a way for students to acknowledge the effects of profiling.
Hundreds of Hofstra students from different racial backgrounds, ethnicities and sexual orientations came out to light a candle for Martin.
"I liked the unity in this,"said Justin Barker, public relations chair of the Black Student Union. "Everyone came out for something positive although they came together because something negative occurred."
Posters with Martin's face and the words "He was shot dead because he was black" were placed around campus a week prior to the event. One poster was removed due to vandalism. Damahl Brathwaite, vice president of BSU, reported the defaced poster toPublic Safety. He understands that people may not agree with the message the organization is bringing.
"We're not trying to play any victim, were just trying to get justice and equality,"said Brathwaite.
Nicolas Fils-Aime, a member of Hofstra's NAACP chapter wants to spread this awareness of justice and equality on Hofstra's campus, but also to people off the campus. He says the poster incident is not going to stop them from reaching their goal, and that the vigil for Martin has changed some students' views on diversity for the better.
"Everyone came in with one perspective but left with a different one," said Fils-Aime.
Before the vigil, former NAACP Chairman Julian Bond talked about the slow progression of American perspectives from the Civil Rights movement to Obama's election to a packed audience with some students leaning on the walls to listen in.
Among many words of inspiration Bond spoke of his experiences in the past and how many things have changed. He mentioned at one point that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be happy to see that the President of the United States is biracial, but would be dismayed to see that his movement has slowed.
"People deserve rights, not because they're black or gay, but because they're people," said Bond. "They're American and we all have those rights."
Bond's message on equality inspired students in attendance like Jose Rivera, a board member of the Pride Network.
"I like that he supports equal rights for everyone,"said Rivera. "When he said 'if someone doesn't have the same rights that I have, then I would fight for them'that really put the movement [for equal rights] in perspective for me."
Hempstead resident and SUNY New Paltz Graduate, class of '78, Ronald McManus recalled the time when Bond came to speak at his graduation. He agrees that equality in America remains a slow process.
"Now there's progress that has been made [ever since I first heard Bond speak]. However, the challenge of overcoming inequality remains," he said.
-Claudia Balthazar
Published in the Hofstra Chronicle, Weekly newspaper of Hofstra University. Print.
http://www.hofstrachronicle.com/vigil-for-trayvon-martin-unites-students-of-different-ethnicities-1.2836035#.UI3lbm80hQg
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged candlelight vigil, Hofstra, Julian Bond, naacp chairman julian, naacp chapter, politics, racial equality in america, sexual orientations, The Hofstra Chronicle, Trayvon Martin on October 29, 2012 by Claudia Balthazar.
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE 2012 AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY: AN INSIDE STORY
Behind- the- Scenes work at the Debate Arena.
photo by: Jeanine Russaw
Hofstra University staff and students have settled down from the excitement of the debate that took place the evening of Tuesday, October 16. Organizations that have been working since last semester leading up to the debate can now settle down and go back to their 'regular agendas'. Excited student volunteers can now post their photos of their credentials on social networking sites and tell all their friends what they were doing on the day of the debate. They were having a once in a life time experience and becoming a part of history.
Numerous Hofstra students volunteered for the 2012 Presidential Debate. Among them were the Hofstra Association of Black Journalists' President Claudia Balthazar, Vice President Tatiana Brown, Managing Editor Jeanine Russaw and Podcast Personnel Arielle Burton.
Other students who weren't volunteering for the debate were eligible to enter a lottery for a ticket into the Debate Hall. Molly Tette, a junior, Business Management major at Hofstra University was among them. "I was so excited that I was running and screaming down the hall," she said, referring to when she received the confirmation email about being able to attend the Debate. She continued, "The whole experience seeing it is so much fun. It's like the difference between watching a baseball game from home versus actually going to the stadium."
Although student volunteers weren't eligible for a ticket into the debate, minutes before the event began, 30 student volunteers were asked to draw a number in order to be seat fillers in the Debate. Burton, was asked to pull a number and she pulled "a lucky number three" she said. "I was so excited. I knew that something great was going to happen," Burton exclaimed.
Tuesday night's moderator was CNN's political reporter Candy Crowley. It was the first time seeing a women moderator for the Presidential Debate in 20 years. New Jersey Montclair High School students, Emma Axelrod, Elena Tsemberis and Sammi Siegel pushed to see a woman moderator for this Presidential Debate.
Back in August, they had a petition of over 100, 000 signatures that they wanted to hand to the Commission on Presidential Debates. Post Debate, Axelrod said on the Washington Post.com that she believes Crowley did a fantastic job. "It's unclear how much, if any, of the CPD's [Commission on Presidential Debates] decision can be attributed to the work Sammi, Elena and I put into raising awareness of the need for more gender equality on the debate floor (they refused to meet with us and refused our petitions when we tried to deliver them), but the change we wanted had still been made," she said.
Debate at Hofstra University was very heated, and questions were asked by voters in a Town Hall style. The final debate for 2012 will be on Monday October 22 at Lynn University and its topic will be foreign policy. Elections are on November 6, another day to make history and leave your mark—especially at Hofstra.
Published in Black Ink, the official newsletter for the Hofstra Association of Black Journalists
http://habjblackink.com/2012/10/21/presidential-debate-2012-at-hofstra-university-an-inside-story/
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged candy crowley, current-events, Hofstra University, life time experience, politics, Presidential Debate 2012, seat fillers, social networking sites on October 29, 2012 by Claudia Balthazar.
YOUNG VOTERS IMPORTANT IN 2012 ELECTIONS
Photo taken at the Apollo on Sept. 17 2012 by Claudia Balthazar
It's inevitable that voters will start lining up at the polls in no time and young voters are just as important to the 2012 elections as they were in 2008. "Young voters really made a difference in 2008," said Cynthia Bogard, Former Director of the Center for Civic Engagement and the Chair of the Sociology Department at Hofstra University.
"[If] young voters [don't] show up in the numbers they did in 2008 or simply sit this one out the only candidate it will hurt is President Obama," said Salvator J. La Mastra V, Author of 2012 for Twentysomething's: A Young Voter's Guide to the 2012 Elections, a Baylor University Graduate. "Without the youth vote he will lose many of the states he won by less than 15,000 votes, 15,000 youth votes. Young voters will play a huge role in 2012, but it remains to be seen in what capacity?" Meaning that young voters were a major factor in Obama's victory in 2008 and he will need them again this time around.
Bryanna Fabre, psychology major at New York University, observed, "There's a lot more work to be done, and the job market is still not up… [But] the decisions we're making as voters today, we'll see the results as adults because politics doesn't happen overnight."
Not only is the youth vote important for a candidate's victory, Bogard feels that it's important for society, "If you start voting when you're young, it becomes a habit. If you don't, you become a non-voter and as a result other people make decisions that impact your life and future." Bogard continued noting, "We need people to vote or democracy becomes meaningless."
A pressing issue in the 2012 elections is the voter I.D. legislation introduced in 32 states, which may affect the number of youth voters. Bogard mentioned that young voters, specifically college students, may not have the time or knowledge to get proper I.D.
In many states, the proposed I.D. legislation requires voters to show identification at the polls. A number of states have and are mounting challenges to voter I.D. According to a 2012 report in The New York Times, "The voter I.D. decision underscores a widespread push, largely by Republican controlled legislatures and governor's offices, to impose strict identification requirements on voters. But Democrats say fraud at the polls is largely nonexistent and that Republicans are trying to disenfranchise minorities, poor people and college students – all groups that tend to vote Democrat."
Reverend Al Sharpton spoke at an "Uptown Hall" at the Apollo in Harlem for BET's Vote 2012 Campaign, "Vote like Your Life Depends on it" during a September 17th event and expressed his thoughts on the voter's I.D. law. He explained that it's odd that voter I.D. regulation wasn't pushed back in 2004 when there were rumors that said that not everyone's votes were counted when President George W. Bush was elected into office for a second term. Rev. Sharpton exclaimed, "let us vote with the same I.D. we've voted with before. The same I.D. we used when we voted for Reagan or Bush." Harlem Resident, Roger Jones said, "I'm against it [Voter's I.D. Regulation] because a lot of people don't have I.D. There are people who are old and have other forms of I.D," He added, "I feel if I don't vote, I have no say so in what happens to me."
Regardless of the race or age, "It's important to have informed voters and educated voters," said Ariel Flajnik, President of Women of Action at Hofstra University.
http://habjblackink.com/2012/09/09/importance-of-young-voters-in-the-2012-election/
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Apolllo, baylor university, Claudia Balthazar, cynthia bogard, mastra, politics, Rev. Al Sharpton, sociology department, Vote 2012, youth vote on October 29, 2012 by Claudia Balthazar.
Trio of Black Women Honored by State Supreme Court
Three black female legal professionals given awards at annual Black History Month Celebration in Mineola
A trio of African-American women was honored by the Nassau State Supreme Court in Mineola this past Friday as part of the Seventh Annual Black History Month Celebration.
Justice Cheryl E. Chambers, Gladys Taylor and Valerie Singleton were the three women specifically chosen by the Nassau County Courts' Black History Month Committee and the Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association for this year's ceremonies, entitled "Black Women in American History," which specifically focused on women in the African-American community.
Situated among the numerous portraits of former Supreme Court justices in the ceremonial chambers, a lone portrait of man with a slightly darker complexion was hung on the southern wall: that of Alfred S. Robbins, the first black justice elected to the court and whose name is placed on the award bestowed on Judge Chambers.
Born in North Carolina in 1925, "he endured through all of those indignities and brought himself to a point where he went to law school… and always had a perspective that whatever he accomplished, he accomplished in the name of his people and his community," said County Court Judge Jerald S. Carter, who as an assistant district attorney was mentored by Robbins.
"He was an outstanding judge and devoted to his community so it felt great that the bar association and Black History Month Committee felt I have similar qualities," Chambers, an associate justice of the Appellate Division, said of Robbins.
"The history of this award is because this man, a family man, a man of God, a man who came into the courtroom, wore black robes and dispensed justice equally is an individual who recognized the full worth of being first," Carter said.
Taylor, a records supervisor for the past 33 years, was honored with the Longevity and Endurance Award. She began working for the New York State Unified Court-System in 1979 as an office typist, working her way up to her current position as Microfilm and Record's Supervisor of the Nassau County Surrogate's Court.
The Amistad Presidential Award was presented to Singleton, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Nassau regional office in the office of New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.
In her address, Singleton expressed her belief that Montgomery boycott leader Rosa Parks and Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman to be appointed to a federal judgeship, should be honored every month – not just during Black History month.
"Their achievements made it possible for me to be in the position that I am today," she said.
The significance of the ceremony's court-chamber setting – of being a place of equal rights for all – was not lost on audience members.
"I know that I'm breaking barriers," said Judge Michele M. Woodard, the first black woman elected to the tenth judicial district of Nassau and Suffolk County and Chair of the Black History Month Committee. "(I) hope to have more than just a Black History Month program for the courts [in the future]."
Published in the New Hyde Park/Mineola Patch
http://newhydepark.patch.com/articles/trio-of-black-women-honored-by-state-supreme-court
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged black history month, ceremonial chambers, nassau county courts, politics, supreme court justices, valerie singleton on October 29, 2012 by Claudia Balthazar.


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Congratulations to ETD's Larry Greenwood, Chuck Soderquist, Mark Murphy and Jaquetta Deschane, ESH&Q's Deborah Coffey, and IsoRay's Lane Bray, Don Segna, Dave Swanberg and Clay O'Laughlin on receiving a 2006 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award. The award was given for a brachytherapy seed cancer treatment process using cesium-131, a radioactive isotope, to effectively and quickly provide a cancer-killing dose to tumors. The brachytherapy technology was patented in 2000, and therapy is currently available at more than 17 implant centers across the United States. The FLC award is given for outstanding work in transferring technology from a federal laboratory to the marketplace. Congratulations again, team!


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Q: Add DistanceFeatureQueryBuilder to Criteria with Elasticsearch Java client I'm using Spring Data Elasticsearch 4.2.3 and I build my Query using Criteria in the following way:
Criteria criteria = ...
Query query = new CriteriaQuery(criteria)
    .setPageable(paging);

SearchHits<Content> hits = elasticsearchRestTemplate
    .search(query, Person.class);

I want to add DistanceFeatureQueryBuilder to the query before searching. I can create it in this way but don't know how to add it to the query:
    DistanceFeatureQueryBuilder distanceFeatureQueryBuilder = new DistanceFeatureQueryBuilder("date",
    new Origin("now"), "1d");

How can I use both at the same time? I want to use Criteria to build the conditions and use distance_feature in the same query.

A: This is not possible, there is currently no integration of the specialized queries into the Criteria API.


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Mauro Corinti
Free on 3
rapida food
FREEON3
IRON ICON
Our Lady of Tepeyac
Our Lady of Tepeyac on Colors Lab
Recently read an article about the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico, which made me think.
Other complementary pilgrimages in honor of the Virgin, are the sacrifices that the faithful do, like running barefoot to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
This is something that comes from ancient traditions and the indigenous peoples who today are traditionally or simply, because it's a way how people are grateful to favors received.
Pilgrimages around the country starting in October 12 to December 12, the day that marks the appearance of the Virgin.
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is the only Madonna to have been used as a flag by revolutionary army, and also is probably one Aztec deity under a false name.
Do you think that the arrangement of the stars on the dress is casual?
Oh no, it's the stars position that was in December 12, 1531 in Mexico City!
Who is really this sacred figure?
We are sure that Guadalupe Isn't Tonantzin?
We are the true Aztecs?
All the answers in this interesting article
Exhibition R e t r a t o s – Rurales
Photo Exhibition by Mauro Cornti Tapachula-Chiapas – Mexico
http://www.vimeo.com/26749415
In Mexico there are many varieties of snacks that are available at any time day or night. They call it "Comida Callejera" (Street Food) and it is sold by street vendors, often from a portable makeshift stall. Comida Callejera is meant as a fast and convenient finger food that is more affordable than a typical restaurant or supermarket.Although some of the offerings span entire regions and others the entire country much of the street food culture in Mexico is based on local dishes and have not spread beyond their places of origin.
Mauro took part last project curated by Pilkington, responded to the title set by Matt Eich:
'The Chain' is the latest project curated by Stuart Pilkington, (curator of The Alphabet Project What is England? and the 50 States Project).
Stuart invited 107 photographers from around the globe to participate in the project at the beginning of 2011.
And in February 2011 each photographer submitted a title/instruction to inspire a photograph by another person in the project. The photographers were connected like links in a chain. They were asked to respond to the title set by the person directly behind them. The title they set was directed to the photographer directly in front of them.
For example, Elizabeth Gordon responded to the title set by Andrea Chu. Hiroshi Watanabe responded to the title set by Elizabeth Gordon. Harry Borden responded to the title set by Hiroshi Watanabe. And so on and so on.
By 18th June 2011 all 107 photographers submitted their photographs and at the end of June all the images were published on the Chain website. Please click here to see all the images that have been submitted.
Paratissima2010
PARATISSIMA 2010, From 3 to 7 November, San Salvario – TURIN- Italy
For the sixth consecutive year, Gruppo Para, in collaboration with the association Ylda, is organising a collective exhibition for young artists one of the main events of "Contemporary Art". Paratissima 2010 will take place from 3 to 7 November, and like the previous year, will be hosted in the San Salvario quarter of Turin.
The sixth edition of Paratissima, the "happening" exhibition of contemporary art, is dedicated to analogies between the kitchen, the "laboratory" of the house and the multiethnic area of San Salvario.
Just as the kitchen is an area for discovering new pleasures as well as the conservation and preparation of food, so San Salvario is the location for creative and artisan activities and the forms a framework for emerging talent.
In 2009, Paratissima came of age, 375 artists, 76 events, 39 private sponsors and 69 businesses of San Salvario were involved, to which must be added 43 non-commercial spaces transformed into locations for exhibitions. The number of visitors was estimated at 40,000.
This year, Paratissima 2010 will again repeat its role as the alternative event to ARTissima, offering a place for young talent, artists not yet established, to exhibit, spiced up with DJ sets, food, drink and live performances. Paratissima utilises various locations in San Salvario, from local bars, businesses and appartments to public spaces. The artists, from around the world, can exhibit their own work with the sole condition that they respect their host location.
Given the nature of the event, its aims, participants and regional collaboration, it will be supported by the Region of Piemonte, the City of Torino and Circoscrizione 8 (the quarter of San Salvario), it forms part of the calendar of Contemporary Arts Torino Piemonte and the Torino Youth European Capital, and is also assisted by the Camera di Commercio, by the Fondazione per l'Arte della FCRT, the Compagnia di San Paolo and by various private sponsors.
For the sample, we have the following artists who have participated in Revelados with their respective series:
Alicia Mesonero-Romanos, Ana Carla Martínez, Jesús Calero, Patricia Arnaiz, Alejandro Corbí, Frano Prochazka, Lorenzo Anceschi, Silvana Scuisatto, Luz Momediano, Laura F. Izuzquiza, Francesca Anita Modotti , Tito Gargamelli, Álvaro Leco, Manuel de Teresa, EzioD'Agostini, Mauro Corinti, Thomas Marroni, Alessandro Fascini, Laura Chacón, Marta Anglada, Aëla Labbé, Joana Queiroz, Massimiliano Perasso, Debora Barnaba.
TAU Visual Prize
The Pandillas de Chiapas project was published in book Premiofotografico, the book of the second edition of PremioFotografico: a book of 579 pages, hundreds of images, size 15x21cm bound in hard back. The book is distributed free to advertising agencies, media groups, agents, gallery owners and critics, as well as the winners placed in categories: authors who have had a placement (winners of the 5 areas, authors placed 1, 2 and 3 in 20 categories , and 1, 2 and 3 in the "new proposals")
Arte Laguna 2009
This photo has participated in "Laguna Art Prize 2009" is now part of the authors gallery who participated in category "Art Photography".
Road to Pacific coast
Road to pacific coast second part. These are the only directions that Google Maps can provide to reach the Pacific coast from the capital of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez.
Not possible to calculate driving directions between Tuxtla Gutièrrez and Tonalà
Use these directions for planning purposes only. Road conditions may differ from the map results due to construction projects, traffic, weather or other events. Plan your route by considering these factors. Respect road signs
Lucha Libre has identified itself with popular culture to the point of giving into the ring legend and all, the fighters that have written the history of this sport don't represent a psychedelic figure, the mask represents the character of the fighter drawing a profile of true heroes. The pay stinks, the pace is exhausting, the spectacular takings body to body simulate a perfect theatrical work. The Free Fight is considered as the 1° sport of Mexico spread in the whole Latin America, behind the great history of the "Lucha Libre" there's the life of the fighters, men and women heroes of the sport and in the life.
La Lucha Libre Messicana giunge al suo 75° anniversario grazie ad una piena identificazione nella cultura popolare a tal punto che la stessa si riflette sul ring durante i combattimenti. I lottatori che hanno scritto la storia di questo sport non rappresentano una figura psichedelica ma per l'immaginario collettivo quella di veri e propri eroi. La paga è minima, gli allenamenti estenuanti, le spettacolari prese corpo a corpo simulano una perfetta opera teatrale. La Lucha Libre è considerato come il 1° sport rappresentativo del Messico esteso in tutto il Latino America, dietro la grande storia della Lucha Libre c'e la vita dei lottatori, degli atleti, uomini e donne eroi nello sport e nella vita.
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Сумбатль — село в Кулінському районі Дагестану.

Село засновано в 88 році н. е. вірменським полководцем Сумбатом. Про це написано в книзі А.Бакіханова «Гюлістан і Герам». Він написав цю книгу в 1841 році посилаючись на першоджерела давньоримського історика Таутита і вірменського просвітника Чімчіона.

Сумбатль — село залізничників. Ще в 19 ст. село було відоме своїми майстрами. 60 сумбатлінців отримали нагороди в галузі залізної дороги.

В селі є середня школа, бібліотека, мечеть, магазин, фельшерсько-акушерський пункт, будинок культури.

Примітки

Населені пункти Кулинського району
Села Дагестану

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By Kelly Fedor • Court Reporter
2:36pm Sep 12, 2018
A UK tourist has been cleared of king hitting former rugby sevens star James Stannard.
The then-national captain missed the Commonwealth Games after his head hit the pavement outside the Coogee Bay Hotel in Sydney in March.
The injury also forced him into retirement.
Ex-rugby sevens captain James Stannard said he was disappointed after a tourist was acquitted of committing grievous bodily harm against him. (AAP)
Sam Oliver faced a charge of recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm but during the two-and-a-half-day hearing, he argued he acted in self-defence.
Mr Stannard was accused of calling him a "pommie c---" before hitting him first, in the left eye.
The court heard the coach they were farewelling that night also heard Mr Stannard say "my brother-in-law is a pom and I don't get on that well with him."
Sam Oliver claimed he acted in self-defence. (AAP)
Oliver retaliated and ran because he claimed he could hear Mr Stannard's friends coming.
AFL great Nicky Winmar charged with assaulting taxi driver
Lawyers for Domenic Perre want informant's evidence probed
They caught up to him down the street and the prosecution alleged that is when he suffered his black eye, not in the first confrontation with Mr Stannard.
Today, Magistrate Richard Funston said it could have been a very different case.
The injury saw Stannard miss the Commonwealth Games. (9news)
"This unfortunate incident had the potential to end in far more tragic consequences," he said.
But he added given the amount of alcohol involved, even relating to those with Mr Stannard, there were blurred memories.
In part because of that he said he wasn't satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt the "serious charge" had been proven.
Mr Stannard gave a short statement saying he was "disappointed" that the "truth" hadn't come out.
Oliver hugged his father inside the court. Outside he said he was relieved and that he'd learnt "nothing good happens after 2am."


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Coyotes Rule
Dateline: Venice, Florida
Forget politics, the hot topic in these parts has fur (if it's lucky), four legs and a pointy nose. For the benefit of my British friends, coyotes are like a cross between a fox and a wolf. They are pronounced "k-eye-oh-tee", though I usually can't bring myself to say such a mouthful. In my head, I always say "coyotte". The wily characters, like urban foxes in Britain, enjoy foraging from dustbins. They are also unfortunately partial to cats and small dogs. Since countless people around here possess miniature yappy dogs as substitute grandchildren (aka grandpuppies - very PD James), there have reportedly been incidents. Also reportedly there are streets on the island where dawn dog-walkers always carry big sticks. Sadly, some of the coyotes are mangy. Those who have lived here a long time are aware of the risk. Newcomers often are not. Hence the City Hall held a Coyote Forum, to educate people about what to do. Star of the show was this handsome stuffed specimen.
The gist of it was chiefly common sense - keep pets on a lead, don't put out food for the coyotes and so on. There was also a film on "hazing" coyotes, which basically means seeing them off the premises by shouting and making yourself look big. One thing you shouldn't do is run away, as they will enjoy chasing you. Coyotes, all the speakers emphasised, are here to stay. They only moved into Florida from the Wild West some 50 years ago and now they're in every county.
It was interesting that the speakers didn't invite questions afterwards - I think they were afraid that there would be a slanging match. (I have noticed that the hysteria in America over politics has filtered down to every aspect of life. People panic when they find someone challenging or disagreeing with them and can get aggressive, at least verbally). So different speakers manned desks at the back of the room and took questions in what was presumably a more controlled atmosphere. I observed one lady haranguing one of the speakers with a "So what are you going to do about it?" tone. The speaker suggested automatic sprinklers, pepper sprays and so on. No one dared mentioned guns - that would be illegal so near houses anyway. Personally I feel some sympathy for the coyotes, who are only doing what coyotes do, though I wish they'd get better at chasing the rabbits that are taking over my garden. But then I don't have a small pet.
Cars in the Sun
Foggy Dawn
A Hill in Florida
It's Pelican Circus!


With annual operating funds from NYCEDC, the Museum screens films, educates students in visual media, and is the only cultural institution in the United States dedicated to the exploration and interpretation of film, television, and digital media.
After a three-year renovation and expansion, the City-owned Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens reopened on January 15, 2011. Nearly double its previous size, it now measures 97,700 square feet. The Museum is the only cultural institution in the United States dedicated to the exploration and interpretation of visual media, including film, television, and digital media.
With annual operating funds from NYCEDC as well as the cooperation of City Council, the Mayor's office, and the Department of Cultural Affairs, the now state-of-the-art Museum of the Moving Image provides new exhibition and screening space and the capacity to double the number of students that its education center serves. Said Mayor Bloomberg, "It is an example of the kind of substantial investments we continue to make in New York City's cultural institutions, which benefit New Yorkers and, last year, helped us attract a record number of visitors."
View more information about the museum expansion.
MMI has received the creative works of Jim Henson to be exhibited in a dedicated gallery, within the newly expanded museum. NYCEDC is currently under construction to complete the gallery space by the end of 2015.
Founded in 1981, Museum of the Moving Image is the only institution in the United States dedicated to advancing the public understanding and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media. The Museum collects, preserves, and provides access to moving-image related artifacts; screens films and other moving-image works; presents exhibitions and interactive experiences; and offers educational and interpretive programs to students, teachers, and the general public. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Museum is housed on the site of the Astoria Studio in a building owned by the City of New York and receives annual operating support from the Department of Cultural Affairs and NYCEDC.


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Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show
Sun, January 16, 2022
As of 10.12.2021- Infinity Hall (both Hartford and Norfolk music venues) requires all patrons to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of the event. Acceptable proof of full vaccination includes a CDC vaccination card (physical card, clear photograph, or photocopy). In addition to this policy, masks are recommended when not actively eating or drinking. Any updates to the COVID-19 protocols will be posted here and communicated appropriately. Please Note: In Norfolk, this policy change affects admittance into the venue only, the restaurant will continue to follow state and local protocols. Click Here For More Information.
"Satisfaction/The International Rolling Stones Show" is the international touring tribute show to the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band. This Billboard & Pollstar highly rated show are entering their 20th year in production with over 4000 performances listed to their credit. Their client list include the nation's top casinos, performing arts centers, music halls and corporate clients. Performing up to 150 shows a year, this highly acclaimed production showcases the most authentic cast & costuming of its kind. The likes of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and cast bring a colorful performance to over 50 years of classic hits. They have been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, Showbiz Magazine, Las Vegas Today, CBS Sunday Morning news and hundreds of national newspapers, magazines, television & radio as the world's greatest show honoring the Rolling Stones and their legacy.
www.rollingstoneshow.com
2005: The production became the first ever Rolling Stones show to debut on the Las Vegas strip as part of Legends In Concert Show. They received outstanding reviews as well as feature cover stories in the Las Vegas Sun and ShowBiz magazine.
2007: The group was a featured artist on national television news in the CBS News/New York special on the rising popularity of the tribute industry.
2008: The show was chosen by Paramount Pictures and the IMAX Corporation to perform promotional concerts for the Rolling Stones concert film "Shine a Light" by Martin Scorsese throughout the USA.
2010: The group received their highest accolades ever as they were approved by the Rolling Stones to perform long term engagements with the Walt Disney Corporation. They also embarked on their first ever tour of Russia with sold out shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
2011: The group launched a new project entitled "A Symphony for the Devil" featuring the group performing with symphony orchestras around the world.
2012/2013: The group's World Tour was in honor of the Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary.
2014: The group debuted their latest project entitled "Gimme Abbey". This production is a Broadway style multi-media enhanced show fea- turing The Beatles and The Rolling Stones together in concert in the year 1969.
2016: Satisfaction entered partnership in a new production entitled "Beatles vs Stones-A Musical Showdown". This fantastic show fea- tures the Beatles and The Rolling Stones live onstage with six power hits sets starting in 1964 and finishing with both bands together for an incredible encore.
2018: Satisfaction debuts "Paint It Back"-A three act production and historical journey of the Rolling Stones recreating their most famous tours from 1965 through 1982 with authentic costuming, instruments and multimedia story.
Rolling Stone magazine: "One of the best tribute shows in the world" Las Vegas Sun: "Shined just like the real Stones on the strip" Showbiz Magazine: "They have you in the aisles like Jumping Jack Flash"
CBS News New York: "A must see....get SATISFACTION!" Washington Post: "Satisfaction is a spot-on portrayal to the Rolling Stones"
The Weight Band Featuring members of The Band and Levon Helm Band The Carole King Tribute: Home Again
Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show at Hartford, CT on 1/16/2022


1961 F-350 Tow Truck, Great truck for a Rat Rod or "Mater"
This 1961 Ford F-350 Tow Truck runs and drives. It has a 292 CI V-8 Engine with a 4 speed Manual Transmission that includes the Bulldog Gear. Would make a great Rat Rod. Tennessee residents will have to pay sales taxes. Buyer must pay for transportation. Create your own "Mater"
1972 Ford f-250 Campers Special "GRANPA"S TRUCK" 1 Owner, Excellent Condition!


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Плавучий міст через Севастопольську бухту — міст побудований через Севастопольську бухту в 1855 році в останні місяці оборони Севастополя для сполучення між Північною і Південною сторонами міста. Будували його сто моряків і сто теслярів, яким допомагали ратники 45-ї дружини Курського ополчення і сапери 4-го батальйону з 14 липня по 15 серпня.

Міст за проектом начальника інженерів Кримської армії генерал-лейтенанта О. Ю. Бухмейера навели з 86 плотів, кожен довжиною 13 метрів, шириною проїзної частини більше п'яти метрів. Загальна ширина мосту була 11 метрів, довжина — 960 метрів, на плаву утримувався якорями. 27 серпня (8 вересня) 1855 року захисники Севастополя, основна частина гарнізону, по цьому мосту переправилися на Північну сторону. Останнім по ньому пройшов генерал-майор О. П. Хрущов у супроводі капітана І. Г. Воробйова. На наступний день міст розвели.

Пам'ять
У 1905 році за проектом архітектора А. М. Вейзена та інженера Н. Ф. Єранцева на краю Миколаївського мису спорудили меморіальне позначення у вигляді архітектурно оформленої кам'яної пристані з сходовим маршем і парапетом на підпірній стіні, облицьованої кримбальским вапняком.

Джерела
 В. Г. Шавшин. Каменная летопись Севастополя. «ДС Стрим». Севастополь—Київ 2004. ISBN 966-96305-1-7. стор. 62—63.

Історія Севастополя
Архітектура Севастополя


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import React, { Component } from 'react'
import {
  View,
  StyleSheet,
  Image,
  TouchableOpacity,
  DeviceEventEmitter
} from 'react-native'
import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
import { Actions } from 'react-native-router-flux'
import Swipeout from 'react-native-swipeout'

import TextPingFang from '../../components/TextPingFang'
import {
  getResponsiveWidth,
  getResponsiveHeight,
  WIDTH,
  Colors
} from '../../common/styles'
import { SCENE_WEB } from '../../constants/scene'

import { formatDate } from '../../common/util'

import HttpUtils from '../../network/HttpUtils'
import { USERS } from '../../network/Urls'

export default class NotificationItem extends Component {

  static propTypes = {
    data: PropTypes.object
  }

  state = {
    closeSwiper: false
  }

  _jumpWeb() {
    if (this.props.data.url) {
      Actions.jump(SCENE_WEB, { url: this.props.data.url })
    }
  }

  async _delete() {
    const res = await HttpUtils.get(USERS.delete_notification, { message_id: this.props.data.id })
    if (res.code === 0) {
      DeviceEventEmitter.emit('flush_notification', {})
      this.setState({closeSwiper: true})
    }
  }

  render() {
    let source
    switch (this.props.data.type) {
    case 0:
      source = require('../../../res/images/notification/icon_system.png')
      break
    case 101:
      source = require('../../../res/images/notification/icon_system.png')
      break
    case 102:
      source = require('../../../res/images/notification/icon_system.png')
      break
    case 201:
      source = require('../../../res/images/notification/icon_connect.png')
      break
    case 202:
      source = require('../../../res/images/notification/icon_disconnect.png')
      break
    case 203:
      source = require('../../../res/images/notification/icon_like.png')
      break
      // 0:系统消息(被ban、无次数等)
      // 101:通知(无url,有content)
      // 102:活动、宣传等(有url,有content)
      // 201:被匹配(无url,无content)
      // 202:被解除匹配(无url,无content)
      // 203:被喜欢(无url,无content)
    }

    return (
      <Swipeout
        style={styles.swipeout}
        close={this.state.closeSwiper}
        disabled={this.props.data.type === 0 || this.props.data.type === 101 || this.props.data.type === 102}
        right={[
          {
            text: '删除',
            backgroundColor: Colors.Secondary.DANGER,
            autoClose: true,
            onPress: () => this._delete()
          }
        ]}
      >
        <View style={styles.container}>
          <Image
            style={styles.icon}
            source={source}/>
          <TouchableOpacity
            style={styles.content_container}
            activeOpacity={1}
            onPress={() => this._jumpWeb()}
          >
            <TextPingFang style={styles.title}>{this.props.data.title}</TextPingFang>
            <TextPingFang style={styles.date}>{formatDate(this.props.data.date, 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:ii')}</TextPingFang>
          </TouchableOpacity>
        </View>
      </Swipeout>
    )
  }
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  swipeout: {
    backgroundColor: '#fff'
  },
  container: {
    width: WIDTH,
    paddingHorizontal: getResponsiveWidth(24),
    paddingTop: getResponsiveWidth(8),
    flexDirection: 'row'
  },
  content_container: {
    width: getResponsiveWidth(279),
    marginLeft: getResponsiveWidth(23),
    paddingBottom: getResponsiveWidth(8),
    borderBottomColor: Colors.Netural.LINE,
    borderBottomWidth: 1
  },
  icon: {
  },
  title: {
    color: '#444',
    fontSize: 16,
  },
  date: {
    fontSize: 12,
    color: '#aaa',
    marginTop: getResponsiveHeight(8),
  }
})

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It's that time of year again—ad:tech San Francisco is right around the corner and if you haven't already registered and made your travel accommodations to attend, then it's time to get cracking!Every year ad:tech is one of our favorite conferences because it's one place where you'll find all of the latest cutting-edge marketing technology alongside the brilliant minds of nearly 9,000 marketing professionals from around the globe. Ad:tech always gives us a great look into the future of online marketing, and offers an absolutely unparalleled networking opportunity which is why we've been attending the show for so many years.
So with that said, we're excited to tell you that we will once again be attending ad:tech San Francisco and we hope to see you there! As always, we'll have the camera ready and the film rolling, so be sure to catch up with The Mail to get an on-camera interview while you're at the show. If you would like to set up a time to meet, feel free to reach us via our Contact Page.
Ad:tech will take place on March 26th from 9 AM to 6 PM, and on the 27th from 9 AM to 4 PM and will be located at 800 Howard St., San Francisco. To register for ad:tech San Francisco CLICK HERE, or for more information be sure to visit their website at www.ad-tech.com. We're looking forward to seeing you on the floor!


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