I don't have to tell you how difficult it is to find and attract customers online. With millions and millions of businesses all vying for attention, the Internet has quickly turned into a very crowded place. But, believe it or not, there's opportunity in all that clutter, and if you approach your marketing and visibility right, you can easily rise to the top.
However, it does require work and commitment. So, if you don't mind rolling up your sleeves and getting a little dirty, you're in exactly the right place.
What I've found is the easiest way to get customers to pay attention to you is to have them WANT to pay attention to you. (Easier said than done, I know.) How do you do that?
These words strip the humanity away from our customers, which then makes it easier to focus on the results of our marketing activities, versus how they make our customers feel.
Now, does that mean I don't believe in businesses having a good return on their investment? Absolutely not. I am a big believer in businesses making money and being profitable. I also believe if you treat your customers in the manner you would like to be treated, they'll feel the difference and reward you with their attention.
Remembering the person behind the customer is just the beginning. To create an environment where your customers want to pay attention to you, it's important to create an amazing and unique customer experience.
How do you do that? Well, what do your customers want? Other than a solution to what's keeping them up at night (which is likely what you're offering in your business).
They want what most humans want, which is to connect and feel a part of a community.
That's one of the main reasons why social networking took off as it did. People have a deep need to connect and build relationships with other people. That need to connect is SO deep, it extends past other people to pets and even inanimate things, such as businesses.
So, the more you can create an environment that makes your customers feel connected and part of your community, the better. How do you do that? Here are four ways you can start.
You've likely heard that content is king, especially online. One of the main reasons people use the Internet is to be educated, so tapping into that seems like a smart marketing strategy. Except … there's a lot of content out there.
So, how do you make your content stand out from everyone else's?
First, make sure your content is top quality. Don't just phone it in. There's already a ton of content out there that's been phoned in, the Internet doesn't need any more.
Second, make sure it's content your customers really want. Get super clear what your ideal clients customers want to learn from you, and give it to them.
Third, present the content in a format your customers prefer. So, if your customers prefer watching videos, give them video content. If they prefer to read, give them written content. If they prefer pictures or infographics, do that.
However, it goes even deeper than that. Do your customers prefer a more formal style of learning or something more fun and light? Do they prefer lots of stories or a straight forward how-to piece?
Your customers will feel more connected to you if you're giving them content they want in a format they prefer.
OK, so what if you sell a product? How do you create content that way?
Bulletproof Coffee has a huge blog where it shares a ton of content on different uses of its product (for instance, there's an article as I'm writing this about how to use Bulletproof Coffee as a hair mask) as well as other lifestyle and exercise tips.
Part of Bulletproof Coffee's brand is that it's "good" for you, so therefore sharing content that helps you improve your health and life is a perfect fit.
If you sell a product, ask yourself what the end result of using your product is? What's the big benefit your customers are getting? Can you create content around that?
Start there and see where that leads.
Business guru Dan Kennedy once said you can't bore your customers into buying from you. In many cases, your customers are looking to be entertained — and if they can be entertained while getting the content they're looking for, all the better.
There's no question that being entertaining is easier for some people. If you're naturally funny and can easily work humor into your content (and your customers are looking for the humor) then this is a natural. But even if you aren't a comedian, you can still be entertaining.
Stories are the ultimate way to connect. As humans, we are naturally wired to respond to stories. In fact, the old fairy tales were actually morality lessons. The story was the sugar coating around the lesson.
Just telling your kids not to trust the strange woman in the forest likely won't do much. Turning that woman into a witch who owns a gingerbread house and wants to eat them? That's a lot more memorable.
So, where do you find stories, especially if you're in a business that doesn't lend itself to storytelling? You can always share stories about your life, especially if a story can illustrate a point.
For instance, I share a lot of stories around my journey as an entrepreneur. I've owned my own business since 1998. I started as a freelance copywriter, and eventually founded a copywriting company servicing clients all over the world.
When you share stories about your life, especially as it relates to your expertise, you'll likely find your customers responding to you. Remember, they want to connect with you. Even if you're just sharing stories about your children or your pets, it still brings a human element to your content. People can start to see the person behind the business.
You also can use stories from your clients or customers. These can double as testimonials for your offerings, which can make them even more powerful.
This one is a toughie. It took me a long time to get comfortable sharing my vulnerability. I thought my customers would only want to work with me if I was "perfect." But that's actually not the case.
Nobody is perfect, and if you come across too perfect, you risk not coming across as relatable. People want to know there's a real person behind the business, and showing your vulnerability is a great way to do that.
In addition, when you show your vulnerability, you don't seem so "far ahead" of your customers. Your customers may not believe your solution can actually help them, because you're so much more of an expert than they are. Now, there are a couple of caveats with this.
First, make sure you don't undercut your expertise. So, for instance, if you're a coach, and you find yourself stuck in your own way one day, don't talk about how you hired your own coach to get yourself unstuck (especially if that's what you do for your clients). Your customers may decide they would rather hire your coach and not you.
People want to hear a resolution. They don't want to hear about how you got stuck in something and are still stuck. They have enough things that aren't resolved in their own lives — they don't need to hear about yours.
Sharing your vulnerability is definitely a skill. When I first started doing it, I remember I got a private message from someone telling me they knew a great therapist if I wanted a recommendation. So … yeah. Not how I wanted to come across.
Anyway, all was not lost. People still continued to hire me, and I learned how to share my vulnerability without coming across like I needed therapy.
Now, if this is just too scary, then start small. Share your personality. Show the little foibles that make you you. Share from your life perspective. The more your customers can see your personality, the more they'll feel connected with you.
So, this is all well and good if you're a small business owner or entrepreneur, but what if you're a bigger company?
Well, then what you can do is create a brand personality and interact with your clients that way.
Take Zappos, for instance. It sells shoes and clothes, and yet it has a fun brand "voice" that sends cheery and whimsical emails and newsletters that make you want to open and read its marketing materials.
If you sell a product, do some work around what sort of brand your customers want to interact with, and give them that.
This is the most obvious one when you think about creating an environment where your customers can connect with you, but it's amazing how many businesses overlook it.
Create ways for your customers to talk to you. Maybe you ask questions on social media or your blog (and respond to their comments). Maybe you provide a Facebook group or space where your customers can go to chat with you and other customers.
Maybe you create contests, such as having them post photos of themselves interacting with your product and tag you.
Be creative. How can you get your customers involved not only with your products and services, but also with your company? How can you position yourself as a trusted resource where your customers want to connect with you?
Lastly, remember that this is going to take some time.
Just because you go out and start a Facebook group doesn't mean your customers will stream in and start interacting with you. Relationships take time. Trust takes time. Do the work, trust the process and give yourself time to let the magic happen.
Social content can make or break a brand's marketing strategy, and customers can tell when you're not walking the talk.
Before you launch into creating content for your social media channels, take some time to really get to know your customers. Great content is always tailored to a specific target audience, so it's absolutely critical that you get to know yours and identify how you can add value to their lives.
Too many brands make the mistake of trying to appeal to everyone, which only dilutes their message. Missing the mark means missing out on sales. If demographics don't do it for you, try creating a few customer profiles based on your target audience so you can picture them more clearly during the content production process.
It's almost a cliché these days to say 'be authentic', but it's a simple fact that authenticity is key to connecting with your audience. People know when you're faking it, so while of course you should strive to meet the needs of your audience, don't let that stifle your brand's voice.
Authenticity is also about showing that you can walk the talk. One way to demonstrate expertise is to partner with a voice of authority within your industry. At theright.fit we recently launched a business experts platform to connect industry influencers with brands seeking recognised, trusted voices to champion their message. Do some research into who might have the reach and be a good fit to act as a brand ambassador for your business. They don't have to be famous or have 100,000 followers – just respected leaders who know their stuff and have an engaged audience.
In the excitement of creating your own, original content, don't overlook the power of sharing. Posting content from your customers and influencers is a great way to build a community around your brand. A carefully curated social media stream with the right balance of shared and original content provides a much richer experience than one that uses the same voice again and again.
The best way to leverage shared content is to add your own spin. Don't just share and move on – add a comment that provides extra insight into why you found the post interesting or meaningful.
Sometimes the best way to inject expertise into your content is to have a real, live expert do the talking. Influencer marketing is on the rise, and partnering with a known name and face offers an opportunity to not just ramp up your content but also expand your audience.
Brand ambassadors are no longer just for product launches and big events. More and more businesses are connecting with social media influencers to help spread their message, with 87% of brands finding the strategy effective in creating authentic content.
By now, every brand should have an online presence.
It is necessary because out of 4 billion internet users in this world, 3 billion are active on social media.
This medium has brought people closer and it is just as effective if strategically used for marketing.
Social media can make a brand or a simple motive shift to become a global sensation.
For example, The ALS Association Ice Bucket Challenge was a big success. Thousands of people and various celebrities like Bill Gates, Justin Bieber, etc. participated in this challenge and dumped a bucket full of ice cold water over their heads. This event, for spreading awareness about ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), received a donation that totaled up to $220 Million.
This challenge became the 5th most popular search on Google in 2014.
Social media platforms hold a lot of potential to bring about a progressive shift to a brand's awareness, sales, customers, etc. Majorly brand awareness and then acquiring new customers.
But what these social handles hold plenty are leads.
Leads which may or may not be your customers. However, by the time you reach the end of this article, you will believe that converting your leads into customers does not have a "may not be" element in it.
First of all, quit sticking to one social channel, I know that Facebook is leading the market but sticking just to it would only cost you the opportunity of gaining more customers through other channels like Twitter, Pinterest, etc.
The only tactic in this field is to have a presence wherever possible because not everyone uses Facebook..
Some people might be using it for sharing photos but they prefer scrolling through or sharing their views on Twitter.
A brand has to have a handle on more and more social channels, this can help them widen their reach and increase their chances of getting more leads and convincing them to become customers.
If you know the answer to this question you are already a step ahead but those of you who don't, you need to do a research and find out who your business is selling to.
Brands should market themselves depending on their target audience and choose the social channel accordingly.
You cannot market a cold shoulder dress on Twitter and think that women will buy it, they probably will buy it but the sales could have been more, if only you had used the proper medium.
Only 47% of females use twitter, most of them prefer to browse through Pinterest (60%), and Instagram (58%).
So, it is better to market your product on those social channels to gain maximum customers and profit.
One thing you have to understand when you have an online social media presence is you have to be active. You have to respond to people's query and reply to comments.
It's upon you to decide which comments are absolutely necessary to reply to.
You have to make the leads/people feel that they can reach out to you and you will help them resolve their problems.
This triggers the trust factor as people notice how genuinely you try your best to resolve a person's query.
This increases the likeliness of people buying from you.
Always being active has a great USP (Unique Selling Proposition) but a brand cannot always be active and respond to each one of the audience's comments and queries.
For big banners, it is probably easier because they have a social media management team whose sole purpose is to do such a job. But for small businesses and startups, it is a little tough. So, they use tools.
There are several tools in the market that you can use to schedule a post on social media and automated comments (I strongly advise that you reply to comments yourself, customers can gauge if a reply is automated or not).
For example, Buffer, Social Rank, etc.
Next up is content, which is basically a powerful weapon to embrace.
With content, you can change opinions, attract more people, build more customers, at least you know what kind of content your should introduce your audience too.
Posting something irrelevant only because you didn't post anything is ineffective.
Your content should have a value that your audience can comprehend and treasure. They need to be useful.
So, what's the best possible idea? Do exclusive promotions. Yes! Post about new offers which are not on your website or any pamphlet, just on your social media page.
Post it and see your leads turn into customers.
Running contests can never go out of business. People love to win surprises.
If you are a brand that regularly holds competitions or contests, you are engaging your audience and with that engagement chances of getting more followers increases.
There are certain criteria which allow a person to participate in a contest, so you can get them to retweet or share; forwarding content will lead to more people participating in the tournament.
Although remember to keep it simple, you can ask your followers to post images with your product, this creates user-generated content, and as more people follow suit their friends will notice it and become a potential lead and then a customer.
You have to make their voice your powerful marketing tool.
Start working with an influencer.
Influencers can bring you more followers, customers, lead, recognition, sales, etc.
People tend to trust them and follow them because influencers have more knowledge about a particular product and they can enlighten their followers.
You have to choose an influencer in your niche so that it is more relatable to the audience and get those influencers to share your content.
For example, Maybelline has been winning social media because of their way of marketing to people through multiple influencers.
Turning leads into customers is not that hard of a job, you cannot force anyone to become your customer, you can only fascinate them and the rest is their choice.
And to fascinate, you have to plan a social media strategy depending upon who your target audience is. You cannot just go ahead a target everyone, you have to specify who your target audience is.
And when you begin to target them, you need to create content that is valuable to the reader and offer some exclusive promotions on social handles.
End of the day, whatever you are doing is for your users. You need to resolve their queries, you need to help them understand your brand and your products.
It might take some time for the leads to decide upon buying your product but you need to keep following the steps and think about the welfare of your users and eventually, they will purchase your product making them your customers.
I have no idea what this article is about. Yet.
I know it's about ideas, creativity and bringing that all to market, but I don't know how it's going to flush out. Yet. This week, there are two (massive) events taking place for brands in North America. Boston will host another edition of Inbound (Hubspot's 20,000+ guest event), and Cleveland (home of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) will host Content Marketing World. I'll be attending both (if you're here, please come by and say "hi!"). Like every other attendee, I look forward to listening, learning and hanging out with our peers. Nothing validates the work that we do more than events like this. Nothing brings newer, fresher and different ideas home for our businesses to bring to life. Still, what we take home is not the same as what we implement. And, as this plane taxis toward the runway aimed at Boston, the mystery of everything lies ahead.
Content marketing planned is often not content marketing that works.
That's the dirty little secret. If you glance through the exhaustive agendas of Inbound and Content Marketing World, it's obvious that the speakers want you (and your brand) on the drip. They want brands to formalize and build processes around the activities that encompass digital marketing and content marketing. Yes, everybody needs to know what their individual brand lighthouse is. Yes, everybody in the organization needs to be an active and willing participant in the success of it. No, each piece of content that works can't be planned out… as much as we wish it to be so.
In his brilliant book on writing (literally called, On Writing), King writes exhaustively about planning the storyboard of his books. He hates it. He pushes back. He sees himself more a as a medium for his characters and the story. His role is to know the characters, have a rough story framework in his mind, then (as he starts to clank on the keyboard) the characters (and what they do) begins to unfold. They morph and tighten and form with each edit, but where they end up in the final print edition is as much of a mystery to him as it is to the reader. Some aren't big fans of King's work. Many are. Regardless of where you sit on the Stephen King spectrum of love, adoration and respect, his work ethic (and success) can't be denied.
If Stephen King doesn't know where the best stories come from (or how they will evolve from the start), how can you?
It's true. Brands have never been able to "call it" when it comes to making something go viral (uch… "go viral" — do we still say that?). Heck, brands hardly ever know if any of their content marketing initiatives will take off and fly with their audience. Ask any content creator about their most widely adopted pieces, and you will often hear a common response: The ones that work the best, are usually the ones that didn't require a ton of effort, or were considered toss-always as they were published.They were a surprise. In short: if you do get to sit down and create content, don't panic if you have no idea what, exactly, you're going to create. Be it in text, images, audio and video. You can take multiple swings at it. You can edit it. You can delete it if there's nothing there. You don't have to know where it's going when you start.
Content marketing is a lot like music.
There's classical music: follow every single step on the sheet music that has been prepared and given to you. Play the exact notes. Don't deviate. Just follow the plan. There's rock n' roll: you know the intro, verses, chorus and bridge in the song, but there will be jamming, there will be alternate versions and you can go where the wind blows. There's jazz: it's improv. We start together. We jam together. We get a groove going. It goes from there. In classical music, you know (for the most part) how it plays out. In rock n' roll, things get a little dangerous. It could all go sideways. It's more of a party. In jazz, you never (really) know what you're going to get. It could be next level brilliant. It could flop. The results, between the three genres, can have similar results. How you get to that result is fundamentally different. You can create and play in all the genres. Embrace that!
There's no reason why your brand can't be a little bit of classical, a little bit of jazz and a little bit of rock n' roll in your content creation.


The Roman Arena: Surely Opera's most atmospheric venue. The summer opera season kicks off on 24th June and runs through to September. Tickets can be purchased for as little as €5. Even if you're not a fan of opera, it's difficult not to be awestruck by this ancient Roman relic.
Giardino Giusti: These romantic renaissance gardens are well worth the walk to the other side of the city. The gardens were built in 1570 and were lovingly restored in the 1930s. Each tier reveals a new layer of the city, and offers a fantastic panorama of the skyline. Legend also tells that if you enter the garden maze with a lover and meet in the middle, you'll stay together forever.
Castelvecchio and Castelvecchio Bridge: architecture aficionados will be blown away by this castle-come-museum which is well stocked with works from some of the greatest Venetian and Veneto painters of the period. The bridge crosses the River Adige and was originally built as a means of escape for Cangrande II della Scalla as in the event of a rebellion to his tyrannical rule. The bridge offers some excellent views of the city.
Churches: It's no surprise that Verona is bursting full of churches, from romanesque to humanist. For an excellent example of the Romanesque triumph head straight to Basilica di San Zeno - a red and white striped stone structure or Duomo di Verona.
Piazza del Erbe: Located in the heart of Verona, this piazza is surrounded by Renaissance archictecture. A market site by day, it's the best place to take an apperativo by night.
Piazza Bra: Once you get over the fact that it is an unashamed tourist trap, complete with mammoth menus covered in pictures of lasagnas, this parade makes for a lovely place to people-watch with a drink in hand.
Wine: Verona is justly proud of the splendid wines produced in the region, from Soave to Bardolino, and the city is brimming with small wine bars offering cheap, but high quality, caraffes. Try Vini Zampiera la Mandola, Il Burgiardo and Bottiglieria Corsini for some truly excellent tastings.
Food in Verona is rich and heavy, usually prepared with lashings of butter and cream. Bigoli, a sort of thick spaghetti, is the local pasta shape here and is traditionally served with a duck or rabbit sauce. Other regional specialities include Risotto all pilota or all'amarone (risotto with veal sausage or a robust red wine), polenta and baccala (a salted cod). The Veronese are also renowned for a partiality to equine dishes, so horse and donkey are readily found on the menu here.
Ristorante Greppia: Cheap and delicious, this huge restaurant is largely frequented by Italians. Expect to find regional Veronese food on the menu and an excellent selection of wines.
Locanda 4 Cuochi: Seasonal menus with flair.
For a swim: Head to Lake Garda. Only 25km away, you can take the train or bus to Peschiera, or take a bus all the way to picture perfect Sirmione. The lake is full of pebble beaches, watersports, restaurants and shops.
For a wine tasting: Head to Valpolicella. There are numerous tours which wind through the hills, or alternatively you can organise your own route. You can find a full list of vineyards here, most will be happy to host you (providing you give enough notice).
For hiking: Head to Cascate di Moline. The outskirts of Verona are full of hiking trails but this one involves a rather excellent photo opportunity involving a waterfall.


The Best Personal Injury Lawyer in Indianapolis? No One Person is Best For Every Case. Just as every serious illness requires a doctor who specializes in that illness, Your particular case requires expertise in that area. Your Indiana Construction Accident lawyer was surprised to see lawyers in Indiana advertising as the "Best Personal Injury Lawyer in Indianapolis" and the "Best Personal Injury Lawyer in Indiana". The truth of the matter is that no one personal injury lawyer is the top choice for every type of personal injury case. For example, your Indiana Construction Accident Lawyer has no particular expertise in Medical Malpractice, toxic torts, Pharmaceutical or medical device cases. For that reason, when one of those injured persons find their way into my office, I promptly refer them to the top Indiana personal injury lawyers in those areas. I know they will take care of their clients, are willing to take the case to trial but will not refuse a reasonable settlement offer from an insurance company. A top Indiana personal injury lawyer knows the case is about you and your family, not them and their egos.
It was for that reason I would refer my Indiana workers compensation case to Matt Golitko even before we were partners. He had the workers compensation expertise and I did not. I suspect that is why about half of my construction accident practice are referrals from top Indiana personal injury lawyers who put their clients first. Accolades like " Super Lawyer" and "Top Rated" are nice, but the best recognition is referrals of Indiana construction and work injury cases from other top lawyers. There is no "Best Personal Injury Lawyer in Indiana". There is only the best personal lawyer in Indiana for you and your particular case. If you need help, call us and we will get you to the right lawyer. For you, not for us.


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Q: How to form a straight line with only a set of X coordinates? I have a set of X coordinates. I want to know how to calculate the Y coordinates such that they form a straight line hitting each X. How can I do this?
Example: $X_1 = \{-9,-12.75,-18.75,-40\}\\ X_2 = \{-6,-8.5,-12.5,-20\}\\X_3 = \{-3, -4.25, -6.25, -10\}\\X_4 = \{0, 0, 0, 0\}$
As you can see, I want a straight line going through all 4 $x$ points. All $x_1$ are evenly spaced 3 apart, $x_2$ 4.25 apart, $x_3$ 6.25 apart, and $x_4$ 10 apart. How can I calculate the corresponding $y$ values to give me straight lines?

A: A straight line can be represented by the equation:
$$ y = kx + n $$
Where $ k $ is the slope of the line and $ n $ is the y  coordinate where the line cuts the y axis. Take arbitrary values for $k$ and $n$ and input your x coordinates, you will get the y coordinate so you have your straight line.

Example: $ y = 2x+1 $ so the $y$ values are for $X_1$ are $Y_1 = (-17,-24.5,-36.5,-79)$

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North States Industries creates and distributes creative safety gates for children and house pets—providing secure play spaces that protect and entertain. This employee-owned company leads the juvenile and pet gate industry with innovative products that prioritize safety and durability. And while business was booming, the brand's social presence was sorely lacking. North States came to Snap with aspirations to bolster its social channels and direct prospective customers to its website.
Inspired by these goals, Snap's team set out to create fresh social tactics to meet and exceed them. Our objective was to create and optimize a handful of social media platforms to foster brand awareness and followers, all while driving traffic back to the North States site.
Empowered with sound strategy and adorable content, Snap's Social Media Team worked its magic, building three engaging social platforms to spread the word about North States and engage followers. Thanks to Snap's cohesive multi-platform social media strategy, North States saw significant increases in both organic and paid growth within a 12-month timeframe.
Animal companions and babies rejoice! With the support of its strengthened social channels, North States is connecting with more guardians and parents than ever before—creating safe and fun play spaces for juveniles and four-legged family members alike.


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Hotel News / Food & Beverage Travel News
Mandarin Oriental, New York to welcome The Aviary NYC
Mandarin Oriental, New York and Chicago-based co-owners chef Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas of the widely-acclaimed Alinea Group are preparing for the launch of The Aviary NYC in summer 2017.
The concept is chef Achatz and Kokonas' inaugural hotel partnership and first location outside of Chicago.
Following the success of the award-winning Aviary in Chicago, The Aviary NYC will deliver a distinctive culinary approach to cocktails and service.
Guests will enjoy an interactive experience, featuring an open kitchen where inventive cocktails and small food plates that complement the drink experience, will be masterminded by chefs and bartenders.
The Aviary NYC will reflect the core principles of the Chicago flagship while taking inspiration from the historically-rich cocktail culture of New York City.
Set on the 35th floor of Mandarin Oriental, New York, The Aviary NYC will comprise 90 seats and feature sweeping views of Central Park and the New York City skyline.
An adjacent space, The Office, will provide a speakeasy-style cloistered and more private environment, with 40 seats.
This will feature a world-class rare spirits collection, classic cocktails, and an entirely different food menu from that offered at The Aviary.
Tihany Design is leading the design concept for both spaces.
"Given our location in the heart of one of the world's premier culinary destinations, it is extremely exciting to collaborate with these talented restaurateurs and introduce The Aviary concept to Mandarin Oriental, New York," said Susanne Hatje, general manager, Mandarin Oriental, New York.
Find out more below:
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TV audience up slightly from last year for CFP championship
by: RALPH D. RUSSO, Associated Press
LSU tight end Thaddeus Moss scores a touchdown past Clemson cornerback Derion Kendrick during the second half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
LSU's national championship game victory against Clemson drew nearly 26 million viewers to ESPN, up slightly from last year's final.
ESPN said Tuesdaythat viewership for the three-game College Football Playoff increased 4% from last season, when Clemson beat Alabama in the championship.
The network's championship game megacast, which includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews, drew 25.6 million viewers. Last year's megacast had 25.3 million viewers. The ESPN-only audience was also up over last year, from 24.3 million to 25 million.
Joe Burrow, the Heisman Trophy winner, led No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory Monday night in New Orleans. The game was 28-25 in the third quarter before LSU surged and put away the title early in the fourth quarter.
Overall, the television audience for New Year's Six games were down 4% over last year for ESPN.
Rockford man arrested for firing shots out of car
Illinois removes statute of limitations on reporting sexual assaults
Freeport teen survives shooting, armed robbery


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Update on negotiations between Harvard and SEIU Local 254
Faculty Council notice for Feb. 20
Agreement reached
As a result of productive collective bargaining, Harvard University and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 254 have reached agreement on a new contract that will significantly increase wages and address the affordability of health care for Harvard's custodial workers. The contract represents the commitment of Harvard and the union to maintaining a constructive relationship and includes many significant improvements for Harvard's workers.
The new contract, which was ratified by the membership on March 1, 2002 and will be in effect until November 15, 2005, will raise the starting wages for Harvard janitors to $11.35 retroactive to May 15, 2001. By the end of the contract, Harvard custodians will start at 13.50 per hour, with longer service custodians earning $14.00 per hour.
In addition to the wage increases, the contract provides for a joint union/management process to identify a union health plan that meets the University's standards. For SEIU employees working 16 hours or more who wish to enroll in the union plan instead of in an existing Harvard health plan, Harvard will provide the same level of contribution that it would have if the employee had enrolled in a Harvard health plan.
The University and the SEIU also agreed on a number of new proposals aimed at improving wages and benefits for part-time custodial staff. As a result, hourly pay rates will be the same for full- and part-time workers, and part-time employees will be eligible for the same sick, vacation and holiday leaves and the same short-term disability benefits provided for full-time employees. In addition, Harvard will continue to offer part-time employees the option of full-time status when openings occur.
The parties also agreed to a number of other initiatives which address worker concerns. These include the recognition of seniority as an important factor in employment decisions such as the assignment of overtime and the filling of vacancies,. In addition, the contract provides new protections for Harvard workers in the event of outsourcing, and the establishment of a childcare allowance fund for custodial workers of more than $80,000 over the life of the contract.


3/29/2013 - The Honorable Ronald M. Whyte of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has denied the defendants' motion to dismiss claims in In re Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Securities Litigation, C-11-5235 RMW, alleging violations of section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Barrack Rodos & Bacine serves as co-lead counsel in the action, representing an institutional investor lead plaintiff group.
12/14/2012 - More than seven years after In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation was settled for over $6.15 billion in 2004 and 2005, an additional $38 million recovery reached between the Lead Plaintiff and WorldCom's former auditor Arthur Andersen was granted final approval by the Court on December 14, 2012.
BR&B Files Class Action Lawsuit Against St. Jude Medical, Inc.
12/7/2012 - Barrack, Rodos & Bacine announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Freedman v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., et al., No. 12-03070-RHK-JJG, on behalf of purchasers of common stock of St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) during the period from October 17, 2012 through and including November 20, 2012 (the "Class Period").
11/26/2012 - ExecSense, the world's largest publisher of professional webinars, eBook, eDocuments and podcasts, has published an article written by BR&B partner, Jeffrey W. Golan, entitled "Corporate Governance Tips for Independent Board Members." The chapter draws on Jeff's work and thoughts stemming from various firm cases, including WorldCom, Cendant, Allergan, Synthes and Nvidia, as well as other instances of failed corporate governance at the board level.
10/2/2012 - Barrack, Rodos & Bacine has been named to The National Law Journal's Plaintiffs' Hot List for 2012. The NLJ singled out BR&B's successful trial against Apollo Group, Inc., noting that "the deal required tenacity and a trip to an appeals court." As we have reported elsewhere, after a Phoenix federal jury in 2008 ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, awarding damages of up to $5.55 per share, the trial judge dismissed the verdict. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, however, reinstated the jury verdict in 2010 and the U.S.
10/2/2012 - U.S. District Judge Denise Cote has preliminarily approved an additional $38 million settlement in In re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation. The WorldCom class action, in which BR&B served as co-lead counsel for Lead Plaintiff the Comptroller of the State of New York State as Trustee for the New York State Common Retirement Fund, was resolved by settlements in 2004 and 2005 with the various defendants in an aggregate settlement amount of approximately $6.15 billion.
7/11/2012 - U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley, III, denied Bank of America Corporation's motion to dismiss the claims in Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System v. Bank of America Corporation that it had violated section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The court held that the consolidated complaint filed by the lead plaintiff, BR&B client Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, properly alleges that Bank of America purposefully concealed its reliance on Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
6/11/2012 - Vice Chancellor Laster of the Delaware Chancery Court gave the green light to a derivative action against the members of Allergan Inc.'s Board of Directors. Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, representing co-lead plaintiff Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System, serves as co-lead counsel in the action. BR&B filed this action on behalf of LAMPERS, an Allergan shareholder, after news reports that Allergan had paid a $600 million fine for off-label marketing and promotion of one of its primary products, BOTOX®Therapeutic.
4/27/2012 - The Honorable William K. Sessions, III has appointed a global institutional investor group, which includes BR&B clients the Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System of the Government of the Virgin Islands, as lead plaintiff and has appointed BR&B as co-lead counsel in Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., et al., case no. 2:11-cv-289, pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.


Has any other turbo model change the filter out to the K&N. To get more air.? And does this change have chance of voiding my warranty.?
Changing an air filter will not void your warranty. I have used K&N's in previous vehicles I owned and noticed a small increase in throttle response and slight but ultimately negligible increase in fuel economy. Your results may vary.
Welcome to the forum. Main problem (if not only) is over oiling the filter when you recharge it, otherwise what was said above sounds right.
We also have BMC air filters, they are from overseas and generally said to be better than the K&N. They are used in a lot of high end exotics from the factory!
Or are you looking for the 500L?


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Laparocerus excelsus é uma espécie de insetos coleópteros polífagos pertencente à família Curculionidae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Wollaston, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1854.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.

Referências

Ligações externas
 Laparocerus excelsus - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Laparocerus excelsus - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Laparocerus excelsus - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 Laparocerus excelsus - Encyclopedia of Life

Coleópteros polífagos de Portugal
excelsus
Coleópteros descritos em 1854

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CSX has announced that a portion of the West Branch Commerce Park in Berkeley County, South Carolina has been designated a CSX Select Site.
Formerly a wholesale nursery operation, this 689-acre industrial park is adjacent to both U.S. Highway 52 and CSX's mainline, three miles south of the Town of Moncks Corner. The southern half of the park, totaling 362 acres, received CSX Select Site designation.
CSX introduced the Select Site program in 2012 to better serve new or existing customers on its network. CSX partners with The Austin Company, a nationally-known site selection consulting firm, to screen candidate sites and assist communities with the application and certification process.
The West Branch Commerce Park is the third site in South Carolina and the first in South Carolina's Low Country to be designated as a CSX Select Site.
"Today's announcement of West Branch Commerce Park being chosen for CSX Select Site certification is a testament to Berkeley County's highly attractive investment environment – incredible infrastructure, a well-trained labor force and the lowest county government tax rate in the state," said Hon. Bill Peagler, Berkeley County Supervisor.


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Home Scotland - Alba Cathkin Park – Glasgow's Forgotten International Football Stadium
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Cathkin Park – Glasgow's Forgotten International Football Stadium
James McKean
Cathkin Park was once the home of the now defunct Third Lanark F.C, and was, at large, the epicentre of Scottish football in the late 19th century. Third Lanark were once as prominent as Celtic and Rangers, who spent much of their career in the premier division and even won the Scottish Cup twice; while their 20,000-capacity grounds, originally known as Hamden Park, staged a number of Scottish Cup play-offs, the British League Cup in 1902, and even two international games. Despite its considerable level of usage throughout its 70-year tenure, Cathkin Park fell into a state of total disrepair after Third Lanark went bankrupt in 1967. Who were Third Lanark, and what remains of Cathkin Park?
By James McKean
Queen's Park-era
Cathkin was originally constructed for Queen's Park Football Club in 1884 and was named Hampden, the name being carried over from the teams' last stadium, the original Hampden Park. Queen's Park made Cathkin their home between the years of 1884 and 1903. At a time when the Scottish Football League wasn't established, and when football wasn't recognised as a profession, Queen's Park dominated the amateur football scene in Scotland during their tenure at Cathkin. Considered pioneers of football skill, the team were often invited to compete in the FA Cup at this time, the first Scottish team to do so, and become the only Scottish team to ever reach the final, on two separate occasions. In 1890, the Scottish Football League was formed, but Queen's Park originally rejected the invitation to join, seeking to maintain their amateur background. Despite remaining technically as an amateur club, some of the most famous footballers of the day played for the club, including captain Charles Campbell and centre forward Robert Smyth McColl, who both graced Cathkin's grounds. Queen's Park eventually left Cathkin in 1903 and moved into the new Hampden that stands in the south east of Glasgow today.
During the Queen's Park-era, Cathkin also played host to some of the most significant footballing events of the day and a number of Scottish Cup Finals, including the 1899 final between Celtic and Rangers, and two British international games: the first witnessed Scotland beating England 1-0 to an audience of 10,000 in 1884, and the second saw Scotland 4-1 victorious over Wales, also the same year.
Third Lanark-era
Third Lanark started in 1872, and were originally called Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, being a team exclusively for members of the volunteer corps. The team originally played at the original Cathkin Park, which was built in 1872 and kitted out with a grandstand and pavilion. Located near Crosshill, this original Cathkin was also well used, and even hosted the 1882 Scottish Cup Final.
Third Lanark took over Cathkin in 1903, and just like Queen's Park before them, they too carried over their former park's name to the new grounds, labelling the stadium New Cathkin Park. Third Lanark had the whole site renovated, demolishing the grandstand that Queen's Park had constructed, and replacing it with their own stand, transported over from the old Cathcart. It was in 1903 that the team shortened their name to Third Lanark as former ties with the rifle volunteers were cut.
Third Lanark were the first team ever to enter into the Scottish Premier League, and, having reached the final several times prior, won the Scottish Cup Final in 1889. The new Cathcart pitch kept their success rate ascending, as Third Lanark became the Scottish Football League champions during the 1903-04 season.
Difficulties started to emerge after the war, as Third Lanark entered a yo-yo phase during the 1920s: After the initial relegation in 1925, Third Lanark experienced a total of three relegations and three promotions by 1935. Success was met sporadically thereafter: they reached the Scottish Cup Final again in 1936 and 1959; beat Rangers in the Scottish Charity Cup in 1954; and, during the 1960-1961 season, beat Hibernian 6-1 taking their tally up to a historic 100 goals for that season. But, as the 1960s progressed, Third Lanark began to face serious problems: they started the 1965 season in the Second Division; low-fan attendance became common, with a mere 297 spectators recorded at Cathkin Park 15th of April 1967; and on the 25th of April, played their final game at Cathkin, which was a 3-3 draw against Queen of the South.
In May of 1967, Third Lanark announced they were moving to a new stadium in Bishopbriggs, and that New Cathkin grounds was to be turned into housing. However, this new stadium never saw the light of day, and Third Lanark were declared bankrupt. A Board of Trade Investigation was later conducted and uncovered the financial wrong doings that had been going on behind the scenes. Bill Hiddleston, the final manager of Third Lanark, had been embezzling the club's finances: paying players late, not paying Cathkin's bills, and even stealing from the club's own lottery. In June of 1967, a liquidator was appointed, while the Scottish Football League terminated the club's membership.
What Remains of the Stadium?
Cathkin Park was left abandoned following the demise of Third Lanark A.C. The main stands were demolished over the next decade, leaving only the terraces from 3 sides of the field, the pitch, and the goal posts. In 1977, Glasgow Council were ready to demolish the rest of Cathkin, however, later decided to preserve what was left as the grounds and to open the area a public park. Cathkin Park stands today as a historic relic of one of the original professional Scottish football teams and gets visited regularly by football fans. Fittingly, the reformed Third Lanark A.F.C amateur team uses Cathkin as their home grounds today, as do other amateur teams Hampden AFC and Jimmy Johnstone Academy.
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'use strict';

var should = require('should'),
  request = require('supertest'),
  Thunk = require('thunkjs'),
  thunk;

describe("Restify sequelize component", function() {

  before(function(done) {
    Thunk.createServer('test/app').done(function(_thunk) {
      thunk = _thunk;
      var db = thunk.di.get('db');
      var User = thunk.di.get('User');

      db.query('delete from user')
        .then(function() {
          return User.findOrCreate({
              where : {
                id: 1,
              },
              defaults: {
                id: 1, name: 'foo bar'
              },
            });
        })
        .then(function() {
          return User.findOrCreate({
              where : {
                id: 2,
              },
              defaults: {
                id: 2, name: 'buzz'
              },
          });
        })
        .then(function() {

          thunk.run();
          done();
        });
    });

  });

  it("should return all users", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .get('/api/test')
      .expect(200)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        done();
      });
  });

  it("should respond with the specific model 1", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .get('/api/test/1')
      .expect(200)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        res.body.id.should.be.exactly(1);
        res.body.name.should.be.exactly('foo bar');
        done();
      });
  });

  it("should respond with the specific model 2", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .get('/api/test/2')
      .expect(200)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        res.body.id.should.be.exactly(2);
        res.body.name.should.be.exactly('buzz');
        done();
      });
  });

  it("should create a new model", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .post('/api/test')
      .send({ id: 3, name: 'newuser'})
      .expect(200)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        res.body.id.should.be.exactly(3);
        res.body.name.should.be.exactly('newuser');
        done();
      });
  });

  it("should update an existing model 1", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .put('/api/test/3')
      .send({ name: 'olduser'})
      .expect(200)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        res.body.id.should.be.exactly(3);
        res.body.name.should.be.exactly('olduser');
        done();
      });
  });

  it("should update an existing model 2", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .get('/api/test/3')
      .expect(200)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        res.body.id.should.be.exactly(3);
        res.body.name.should.be.exactly('olduser');
        done();
      });
  });

  it("should delete an existing model 1", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .del('/api/test/2')
      .expect(200)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        done();
      });
  });

  it("should delete an existing model 1", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .get('/api/test/2')
      .expect(404)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        done();
      });
  });

  it("shouldn't register unwanted restful routes (post api/:model/:id)", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .post('/api/test/1')
      .send({name : 'test'})
      .expect(404)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        done();
      });
  });

  it("shouldn't register unwanted restful routes (put api/:model)", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .put('/api/test')
      .send({name : 'test'})
      .expect(404)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        done();
      });
  });

  it("shouldn't register unwanted restful routes (delete api/:model)", function(done) {
    request(thunk.express)
      .del('/api/test')
      .expect(404)
      .end(function(err, res) {
        if(err) throw err;
        done();
      });
  });

});

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Have your own private limousine waiting for you at the hotel to take you wherever you like in the Zagreb city. Imagine limousine, pulling over in front of the hotel waiting for you and your stag group, the night is young and the adventure is about to begin. The tour will end at starting place or other place agreed during the tour.
The route of the tour must be within city limits.


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Анна Викторовна Петракова (род. 4 декабря 1984 в Будапеште, Венгрия) — российская профессиональная баскетболистка, выступавшая в чемпионате России по баскетболу. Мастер спорта России международного класса.

Биография
Её первым тренером был А. К. Орехов, а первой профессиональной командой стала «Глория». Летом 2001 года Анна Петракова уехала в США. Там она пять лет училась в университете штата Луизианы, из них первые четыре года выступала за баскетбольную команду университета. В 2006 году Анна возвратилась в Россию и стала игроком Казанского «Нура». С сезонов 2007/08 по 2008/09 была игроком «Спартака» из Московской области, но Анна Петракова дважды уходила в аренду в «Вологоду-Чевакату» и «ЦСКА». После расформирования женского ЦСКА (Москва) в 2009 году выступала за «Спартак» из Санкт-Петербурга и вновь в «Вологоде-Чевакате». Летом 2011 года заключила контракт с «Динамо» Курск. 31 мая 2012 года пополнила состав УГМК (Екатеринбург). Сезон 2014/2015 провела в Динамо Москва, а в межсезонье 2015-2016 вновь вернулась в УГМК.

Личная жизнь
С 2019 года жената на американской баскетболистке Кэндис Паркер. 11 февраля 2022 года у пары родился сын Эйрр Ларри Петраков Паркер.

Достижения
Игрок Года конференции Сан Белт (США): 2004
 Победитель Евролиги: 2013.
 Бронзовый призёр Евролиги: 2014
 Обладатель Суперкубка Европы: 2013
 Бронзовый призёр чемпионата России: 2009.
 Серебряный призёр Универсиады: 2007
 Чемпион Европы (девушки до 18 лет): 2002
 Чемпион Европы (девушки до 20 лет): 2004
 Чемпион России: 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
 Обладатель кубка России: 2013, 2014, 2017
 Обладатель Кубка Европы ФИБА : 2012

Примечания

Ссылки
 Профиль на сайте ЖБК Динамо Москва
 Профиль на сайте ФИБА Европы

Баскетболисты России
Баскетболисты на летних Олимпийских играх 2012 года
Игроки БК «Вологда-Чеваката»
Игроки ЖБК «Динамо» Курск
Игроки ЖБК «Динамо» Москва
Игроки БК УГМК
Игроки ЖБК ЦСКА Москва
Игроки ЖБК «Спарта&К»


This mystical acrylic painting was created by awe-inspiring clay and bronze artist Tammy Garcia. This is an exciting new chapter in Tammy's career, as she has recently entered the world of paint. "Fishing Spot" harmoniously interweaves an element of the natural world with the feel of a portrait. The panel measures 5.25 x 5.25 x 2 inches and contains Sleeping Beauty Turquoise.


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McCully to New York for UNSC meetings
Hon Murray McCully
Foreign Minister Murray McCully travels to New York tomorrow for UN Security Council meetings.
"This will be my final visit to New York during our two years on the United Nations Security Council," Mr McCully says.
"We are focused on working right up to the last day and while in New York I will participate in the quarterly Open Debate on the Middle East, which will include a briefing from outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and a Ministerial-level debate on Non-Proliferation hosted by the new Foreign Minister of Spain.
"I will also meet with incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the head of UN Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous.
"While New Zealand's tenure on the Council is drawing to a close, many of the issues we have championed during our term will continue to be a focus for our foreign policy effort in the coming years.
"This visit is about ensuring that New Zealand is well positioned to continue pushing for top-level UN reform and other issues that matter to small states as we transition off the Security Council," Mr McCully says.


Etsy Roman Sobieri will be presenting his keynote address at the Home Delivery World 2019, which focuses on retail logistics. The event is taking place from 3rd-5th April at Pennsylvania Convention Center, Pennsylvania, US.
Roman Sobieri, head of shipping, listing management and payment operations at Etsy will be sharing a three-pronged approach to a great last mile experience. First, it will focus on how can sellers make informed shipping decisions through advanced visibility and tracking tools. Second, it will aim to answer the question of how can merchants maximise buyers' delivery experience by providing a personalised service that caters to their needs. Third, the keynote will conclude on how can merchants leverage communication and visibility tools to enable buyers to track shipments across the delivery cycle.
Some 2,5000 delegates are expected to the event where they will learn from panels focusing on parcel, heavy goods, supply chain, data & analytics, grocery and city freight. If you wish to attend the event register here for all-access or a free pass.


At Glasdon, we are engaged in the design, marketing and manufacture of a diverse range of market leading environmental and safety products, including street furniture, recycling units, road safety equipment, winter safety products, cycle shelters and modular buildings.
We are currently looking for a fully qualified Electrician at our Poulton-le-Fylde site. Duties will include the design and installation of electrical systems within our modular buildings and enclosures, incorporating all types of electrical materials and ensuring that all installations meet current regulations. The candidate will also be required to ensure that all modular buildings and enclosures are tested to the required standards, including completion of appropriate documentation/certification.
We would like the candidate to be willing to learn all aspects of the role, in order to assist a well-established team.
Design and install electrical systems within our modular buildings and housings, incorporating all types of electrical materials and ensuring that all installations meet current regulations.
Ensure that all modular buildings and enclosures are tested to the required standards, including the completion of appropriate documentation/certification.
Where necessary assume responsibility as the qualified supervisor and oversee work of staff and sub-contractors.
Assist where necessary in the general assembly of modular buildings and enclosures.
A competitive commencing rate of pay.
Company final salary pension scheme after a minimum of two year's service.
Life Insurance after a minimum of two year's service.
Private health insurance scheme after a minimum of one year's service.
Have obtained relevant City & Guilds (or equivalent) electrical qualifications, including IEE Wiring Regulations 17th Edition.
Have obtained City & Guilds 2391 qualification, Inspection, Testing and Verification.
Have experience gained within the construction related industry.
Be a confident person with good communication skills.
Have the ability to work as an individual or as part of a team.
Have the ability to accurately process applicable documentation.


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The firm said the number of counterparties could be as many as 1,000.
PwC said it has retained 100 energy traders in Europe to unwind the contracts with counterparties. The firm has budgeted up to £24 million to pay the traders.
The professional services firm said it is difficult to estimate the overall cost of unwinding Enron Europe. "There are 250,000 trades based on future prices, and therefore estimates have to be based on forward curves, which is quite a complicated process," said Dipankar Ghosh, a PwC partner overseeing the administration of Enron Europe.
So far, £125 million worth of energy contracts and £20 million worth of credit derivatives have been settled.


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December 2019 Archives
Reading Week Self-Care Events
To get you through Finals, the Robert B. Haas Arts Library is hosting a Reading Week Self-Care event series. Join us for relaxing crafts and events throughout the week.
All week: Puzzles, coloring books, origami (located by the New books)
Monday, 12/9, 1:30 PM (Great Hall): Ask an Archivist/Saaranin Chair Building
Join Jessica Quagliaroli, Architecture Records Archivist at Manuscripts and Archives, and Kathy Bohlman, Archivist at Arts Library Special Collections, for a drop-in session making crafts using facsimiles from Saarinen special collection materials. Jessica and Kathy will be on hand to answer any archival research questions you have.
Tuesday, 12/10, 12:00- 2:00 PM (Great Hall): Zine Event
Fight finals fatigue with creative time at @YaleHaasArtsLib! Spend as much or as little time as you can spare during reading week to take a moment for yourself. Contribute a page to our Finals Motivation Zine, make your own mini Zine, or just draw or collage with us! Supplies provided (but bring anything you'd like additionally).
Tuesday, 12/10, 7:00-10:45 PM (Classroom): Long night against Procrastination
The Long Night Against Procrastination is for students who want to get serious work done before finals. At this event, the library will provide a distraction-free, quiet environment for you to work... along with regular breaks for snacks, stretching and cute animal videos.
Wednesday, 12/11, 12:00-1:00 PM (classroom): Meditation
Wednesday, 12/11, 2:00-3:30 PM (classroom): Button-making
Take one and make one! Destress by learning how to hand-press buttons using images from discarded book jackets. Make a few to share with others, take one for yourself. Leave feeling refreshed and ready to tackle finals!
Thursday, 12/12, 2:00-3:30 PM (Great Hall): Folder Paper Organizers
Come to the Haas Arts Library to learn how to make your own paper organizers! Haas Arts Library Staff will teach you how to make these beautiful objects by folding paper only – no cutting, sewing or gluing-- fingers crossed for no paper cuts! These organizers make great holiday gifts.
Friday, 12/13, 11:00-1:00 PM (Great Hall): Make a Self-Care Kit
Finals stressing you out? Take a break and make your own Finals Self Care Kit between 11 AM -1 PM in the Haas Arts Library Great Hall. Decorate a reusable bag, and fill it with a variety of items we'll have to help you feel your best!
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Treasures from the Yale Film Archive: Winter Screening Schedule
Treasures from the Yale Film Archive invites you to join us for the Orson Welles masterpiece Citizen Kane, as well as several films by women directors presented in conjunction with 50WomenAtYale150 as part of a year-long celebration of women filmmakers.
Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941)
7 p.m. Tuesday, January 14
In the Realms of the Unreal (Jessica Yu, 2004)
with Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, 1943)
2 p.m. Sunday, January 19
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay, 2011)
2 p.m. Sunday, February 16
Experiments in French Silent Cinema (selected shorts)
with musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin
7 p.m. Monday, February 17
The Beginnings of Bebop (Willie Ruff, 1981)
Preservation premiere followed by a discussion with the filmmaker
7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4
A Tribute to Barbara Hammer (selected shorts)
with special guest Ron Gregg
7 p.m. Thursday, March 26
Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium
What is Treasures from the Yale Film Archive?
Treasures from the Yale Film Archive is an ongoing series of classic and contemporary films in 35mm curated by the Yale Film Study Center and screened at the Whitney Humanities Center.
Treasures screenings are always free and open to the public.
Presented by the Yale Film Study Center and Films at the Whitney with support from Paul L. Joskow '70 M.Phil., '72 Ph.D.
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Goldman Law Library exhibition catalog receives 2019 publication award
The catalog for a Yale law library exhibition on representations of authority in early modern Venice has received a 2019 publication award from the American Association of Law Libraries for "a significant contribution to scholarly legal literature".
The exhibition, Representing the Law in the Most Serene Republic: Images of Authority from Renaissance Venice, was curated by Mike Widener, rare book librarian at the Lillian Goldman Law Library and Christopher Platts (PhD, History of Art, 2018). The exhibition was displayed at the law library in 2016-17.
The publication presents 25 objects from the the law library's rare book collection, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Selected for their visual splendor and historical significance, featured objects include illuminated manuscripts, illustrated books, prints, drawings, coins, and medals.
The catalogue, also viewable in digital form, introduces significant offices and symbols of the Venetian state, and explains how laws were crafted, debated, publicized, and—often—flouted. Images can be seen of the doge (duke) and highest magistrates of Venice, the governors appointed to rule the Republic's far-flung territories, the lawmakers in the Senate, and the lawbreakers consigned to prison or to serve as oarsmen on the galleys that fueled Venetian power and prosperity.
Image: Institutio in potestatem civitatis Bergomi data Laurentii Venerio ab Andrea Griti duce Venetiarum. 1524. Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment. Rare Book Collection, Yale Law Library. MssJ V53 no.1 v.4 (Rare26 11-0287 v.4).
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'From East to West' traces 170-year history of Yale's Chinese Collection
A new exhibition at Sterling Library, "From East to West: The History of the Chinese Collection at Yale 1849-2019," illuminates the 170-year history of a collection that is intertwined with the growth of Yale Library and even influenced the architectural decoration of Sterling Memorial Library.
Read full story here: https://news.yale.edu/2019/11/01/east-west-traces-170-year-history-yales-chinese-collection
Luce Klein, 1922-2019
Luce A. Klein, co-founder of Spoken Arts, Inc., passed away on 11 January, 2019. Along with her family, we mourn the loss of one who, with her husband, Arthur, established in 1956 the recording company that pioneered the recording of literary works, paving the way for audiobooks industry we know today.
Luce Klein was born Luce Francine Berthe Weill in Elbeuf, France on 7 April, 1922. Her family had left Alsace in 1870 and came to Elbeuf, helping to establish the textile industry there. One of her grandfathers was a founder of Elbeuf's synagogue and her father Marcel Weill was a recipient of the Legion of Honor for extraordinary bravery at the Battle of Verdun in World War II. Her childhood home later became a center for orphaned and at-risk children and still thrives today as the Foyer d'Accueil de l'Enfance d'Elbeuf.
Luce and Arthur met in a Jeep at the end of the second World War in the south of France. At the time, Luce was working for the French Resistance, securing homes for Jewish children. Arthur was an intelligence officer the the US Army's Signal Corps. The Kleins established permanent residence in New Rochelle, NY, in 1956. Spoken Arts, Inc. was actually born in the basement of their home. Luce earned her Ph.D. in French Literature at Columbia University in 1969. Her pre-feminist thesis topic was a study on the portrayal of the Jewish woman in French literature, Portrait de la Juive dans la literature française. It can be found in the Yale University Library, and in many others around the world. In addition to pursuing her own writing, painting and raising a family, Luce owned an antique shop, "Luce A. Klein, Antiquaire," in the two floors of the Spoken Arts Building in New Rochelle for a number of years.
The Kleins donated their extensive catalog of over 750 recordings, known as the Klein Archive, to the Gilmore Music Library's Historical Sound Recordings Collection in 2001. The collection includes master tapes, a comprehensive collection of all commercially-produced Spoken Arts recordings, as well as the company's business records. The company offered a wide variety of recordings, including children's literature, classic European and American novels, folk and fairy tales, poetry, essays, and historical speeches. Many authors read their own works, including Arthur Miller, Dorothy Parker, Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda, Gertrude Stein, and Anaïs Nin, to mention only a few. This amazing donation expanded Library's capacity to support research and teaching in non-music disciplines, bringing the spoken word to life in an exciting and fresh way.
The Gilmore Music Library has been enriched by this generous gift. With her family and friends, we mourn the loss and celebrate the amazing and rich life of Luce A. Klein.
More complete information about the collection can be found on the Historical Sound Recordings' website or by contacting Mark Bailey, Head of the Historical Sound Recordings Collection.
Dr. Arthur Luce Klein and Luce Arthur Klein, March 9fh, 1961, founders of Spoken Arts, Inc. a pioneering literary recording company. Photo by Philippe Halsman used with permission of Irène Halsman
R.I.P. "Manuscripts and Archives Digital Images Database" (MADID) – Hello "Manuscripts and Archives Digital Library" Collection in FindIt
After many years of faithful service our beloved Manuscripts and Archives Digital Images Database (MADID) will retire in January 2020. MADID's happy retirement is made possible by the migration of the MADID images to FindIt, Yale University Library's central digital collections search engine.
Staff and researchers, especially frequent MADID users, are encouraged to explore FindIt, where they will find digitized Manuscripts and Archives content along with content from other Yale Library repositories. You can browse using the facets, including Repository, Digital Collection, and Call Number (see "Limit your search") or enter the old MADID number in the search box. All images from MADID are now in FindIt. Not finding what you need? Contact us at mssa.assist@yale.edu. We are happy to assist you.
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A Not So Brief Introduction.
Well, it is now technically Spring and ones mind turn to bikes….of course.
And this last week-end I just picked up a bike that we'll all get very familiar with. This is the bike in which I'm going to use for this blogs section on cleaning, and refurbishing an old three speed. I picked this one up from a Craigslist ad, It'cost…$25.00.
So without further ado let me introduce to you the 1960 Phillips Manhattan.
The Wayfarer in spring., a photo by urbanadventureleaguepdx on Flickr.


Brampton Focus host Michael A. Charbon interviews Liesa Cianchino and her lawyer Nader Hasan to ask why they are suing Peel Region to stop fluoridating the municipal drinking water. Special guest interview with John Sprovieri, Peel Regional Councillor for Wards 9 & 10 in Brampton.
On June 26, 2014, a lawyer by the name of Nader Hasan shared his legal opinions and plans for possible legal actions towards city council about the artificial fluoridation of the drinking water in the region of Peel.
Founded by Clint Griess in San Francisco, CA., the International Fluoride Free Teleconference is an international gathering of fluoride-free advocates that is held monthly.
Is Fluoride a drug/medicine Fluoridation's sole claim to legitimacy is founded on the spurious claim that fluoridated water is not a medicine. Governments everywhere are trying to avoid the issue that water fluoridation is in fact forced medication. Why? Because it is illegal and violates your human rights.


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Aubrey W. Fitch
Title: Aubrey W. Fitch
Subject: United States Naval Academy, USS Yorktown (CV-5), USS Astoria (CA-34), USS Kearsarge (CV-33), USS Anderson (DD-411), Thomas C. Kinkaid, USS Wright (AV-1), USS Wadleigh (DD-689), Cactus Air Force, USS Tippecanoe (AO-21)
Aubrey Wray Fitch
VADM Aubrey W. Fitch, USN (March 18, 1946)
(1883-06-11)June 11, 1883
Saint Ignace, Michigan
May 22, 1978(1978-05-22) (aged 94)
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Aubrey Wray Fitch (June 11, 1883 – May 22, 1978) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. A naval aviator, he held important aviation-related commands both at sea and on shore from the 1920s onward. He also served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
1 Early life and career
2 World War I and afterward
3 Aviation
4 World War II
5 Post-war service
6 Namesake
Early life and career
Fitch was born in Saint Ignace, Michigan, on June 11, 1883. He entered the U.S. Naval Academy in the summer of 1902 and graduated on February 12, 1906. After serving the two years of sea duty then required by law before commissioning in the armored cruiser Pennsylvania and the torpedo boat Chauncey Fitch became as ensign on February 13, 1908 and served afloat in Rainbow and Concord before receiving instruction in torpedoes at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I., in the school conducted on board the old cruiser Montgomery.
Upon completion of the torpedo course, Fitch helped to fit out the battleship Delaware, which commissioned on April 4, 1910 before returning to Annapolis for consecutive tours of duty at the Naval Academy, first as assistant discipline officer between 1911 and 1912 and later as an instructor of physical training from 1912 to 1913. Service in the destroyers Balch and Duncan followed before he received his first sea command, the destroyer Terry, with the 2nd Division, Reserve Torpedo Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet.
After serving on the staff of the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, Fitch assumed command of the yacht Yankton in January 1915, with additional duty as aide to the Commander in Chief.
World War I and afterward
Relieved of command of Yankton shortly after the United States entered World War I in the spring of 1917, Fitch continued his staff duties for another five months before joining Wyoming to serve as her gunnery officer for the remainder of hostilities, as that dreadnought operated with the 6th Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet.
After the armistice, Fitch again served at the Naval Academy once more before becoming, concurrently, inspector of ordnance in charge of the Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot in Hingham, MA, and naval inspector of ordnance in charge at the Naval Coaling Station, Frenchman Bay, Maine. From August 1920, Fitch commanded a division of fast minelayers, while also commanding in turn Luce and Mahan.
Detached from Mahan in December 1922, Fitch served at Rio de Janeiro until March 1927 as a member of the United States mission to Brazil before reporting back to the Navy Department for a brief tour of duty in Washington, D.C. Going to sea as executive officer of Nevada in May 1927, Fitch assumed command of Arctic (a type of ship sometimes known uncomplimentarily as a "beef boat") in November of that year.
He reported for aviation instruction at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, in June 1929 and there won his wings as a naval aviator on February 4, 1930. Following brief duty at NAS San Diego, California, Fitch assumed command of Wright in the spring of 1930. Relieved in that billet a little over a year later (July 1931), he then began a year as commanding officer of the Navy's first aircraft carrier, Langley.
After commanding NAS Hampton Roads, Virginia, until June 1935 Fitch reported as chief of staff to Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force, and remained in that billet until assuming command of Lexington (CV-2) in April 1936. Subsequently attending the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, from June 1937 to May 1938, Fitch completed the senior course there before assuming command of NAS Pensacola, in June 1938. In the spring of 1940, he took over the reins of Patrol Wing 2, based at Pearl Harbor, and seven months later, broke his flag in Saratoga as Commander, Carrier Division 1. The outbreak of hostilities in the Pacific in December 1941 thus found Fitch one of the most experienced carrier commanders afloat.
Fitch's flagship, Saratoga, figured prominently in the abortive attempt to reinforce Wake Island in December 1941 and was later torpedoed off Oahu in late January 1942, seriously cutting American carrier strength in the Pacific at a critical period.
Rear Admiral Fitch relieved Vice Admiral Wilson Brown on April 3, 1942, breaking his flag in Lexington, his former command. During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Fitch served as Commander Task Group 17.5, consisting of "Lady Lex" and Yorktown (CV-5), and was named Officer in Tactical Command (O.T.C.) by Task Force commander Admiral Frank J. Fletcher. That engagement, the first in history where neither side came within surface gun range of the other, effectively stopped the Japanese thrust at strategic Port Moresby, but resulted in the first loss of an American aircraft carrier in the war—Lexington, sunk on May 8, 1942.
The admiral then shifted his flag to Minneapolis, which was also flagship of Task Force 17 (TF 17). Fitch together with Captain Sherman and Lexington's executive officer Commander Morton T. Seligman, visited "Lady Lex"'s wounded in Minneapolis' sickbay—an action that "contributed in no small measure to the patients' well-being." For the leadership he exhibited during the Battle of the Coral Sea, Fitch was awarded his first Distinguished Service Medal.
He again broke his flag in his former flagship, Saratoga, but the task group formed around that ship arrived too late to take part in the pivotal Battle of Midway.
On September 20, 1942, six weeks after the first American amphibious operation of the war got underway at Guadalcanal, Fitch assumed command of Aircraft, South Pacific Force. Not a desk-bound admiral, he carried out numerous, hazardous flights into the combat zones, inspecting air activities incident to the selection of bases for projected operations. For these, he received a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Under Fitch's command, AirSoPac—ultimately encompassing not only Navy but Army, Marine Corps, and Royal New Zealand air units—achieved great success in aiding the Allied campaign in the South Pacific. Fitch's planes protected Allied shipping, providing vital air cover that strongly assisted the Allies in challenging, and ultimately defeating, the Japanese in the Solomons. In addition, his aircraft performed essential reconnaissance missions, spotting enemy warships prior to the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942 and during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942.
Later, Fitch oversaw the early experiments in conducting night bombing utilizing radar (a concept which paid great dividends in interdicting Japanese shipping) and encouraged the use of specially modified aircraft to obtain photographic intelligence. In addition, for his skillful coordination of the Allied air effort in that area of the world Fitch received a gold star in lieu of a second Distinguished Service Medal.
Fitch returned to Washington in the summer of 1944 and became Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air). He skillfully and efficiently directed the aeronautical organization of the Navy, oversaw efforts to assure the readiness and deployment of air units, and planned all of the related logistics measures. For these efforts he received a Legion of Merit.
Post-war service
After V-J Day, Vice Admiral Fitch assumed duty as the Superintendent of the Naval Academy on August 16, 1945 and held that post until January 15, 1947, with collateral duty as Commandant, Severn River Command. The first airman to head the Naval Academy, Fitch was instrumental in establishing the Department of Aeronautics, authorized by the Navy on November 28, 1945.
Subsequent to heading the Academy, Fitch served briefly in the Office of the Undersecretary of the Navy before becoming the senior member of the Naval Clemency and Prison Inspection Board in March 1947. He was so serving when he was relieved of all active duty on July 1, 1947.
Admiral Fitch died in his adopted state, Maine, on May 22, 1978, shortly before his 95th birthday.
In 1981, the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG-34) was named in Admiral Fitch's honor.
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Name Fitch, Aubrey
Short description United States Navy admiral
Date of birth June 11, 1883
Place of birth Saint Ignace, Michigan
Date of death May 22, 1978
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Joe Biden's Syracuse Roommate: Yes Joe Is Sexually Attracted to Children
Dr. Eowyn's post first appeared at Fellowship of the Minds
The definition of "pedophile" is an adult with "sexual fondness for and activity" with children, i.e., minors below the age of consent.
Joe Biden, 76, is a former vice president in the Obama administration and a 2020 Democrat candidate for President.
Baxter Dmitry reports for Newspunch, April 3, 2019, that according to Paul Tatchell, a roommate of Joe Biden at the Syracuse University College of Law, Biden admitted he was sexually attracted to children.
Tatchell reportedly said that Biden "used to say it was his 'civic responsibility' and that if he didn't 'choke the chicken' or 'clean the hosepipe' before spending time around children he wouldn't be able to keep his hands off them."
Urban Dictionary defines "choke the chicken" as masturbation; so is "clean the hosepipe".
Tatchell said that Biden's "attraction to children is also the reason he became a teetotaler," because "he realized he couldn't control himself in public with a few drinks in him."
Tatchell also said that when Biden married fellow law student Neilia Hunter, who was from an affluent Skaneateles, New York background, she had to "overcome her parents' reluctance for her to marry a young man with Joe's dubious reputation."
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Corley cricket club awarded £500 from The Heart of England Co-operative Society
Hospice voted among top three charities to receive a share of donations worth £5,000
Talented young cricketers from a village near Coventry are celebrating a £500 windfall towards new kits thanks to the Heart of England Co-operative Society.
Corley Cricket Club has used the cash from the Society's Helping Hearts Awards Scheme towards 12 new coloured kits. The kits will be worn by the club's Under 19s team.
Celebrating 70 years in the Corley community next year, the club, situated on the outskirts of the village, today boasts 100 members plus a further 60 Little Batters – boys and girls aged four to seven.
With equipment, insurance, utilities, coaching courses and general upkeep of the ground among the general expenses faced by the club, the running costs reach £20,000 per year.
This is met through membership fees, match fees, fundraising, donations, social functions and income from the bar. Adam Webb, Chairman of Corley Cricket Club, said members had been given a real boost by the award from the Society.
He said: "The cricket club is a social hub within our community. More than just our matches and weekly training sessions, there is a real social side to it among the wider community with regular quiz nights, barbecues and outdoor cinema nights during the summer, all helping us to meet our annual running costs while building lifelong friendships and bringing the community closer together.
"We also have excellent relationships with other community groups in Corley who also use our facilities for their own activities."
He added: "Without donations such as this from the Heart of England Co-operative Society the club would be unable to provide exceptional cricketing opportunities for over 100 young people and enable our national game to thrive within the local area."
Jo Dyke, Community and Membership Adviser of the Heart of England Co-operative Society, said it was the perfect example of the type of community project Helping Hearts was designed to help.
She said: "Corley Cricket Club is a pinnacle within its local community – not just for cricket fans or players but for their families and the wider community also.
"It has long played a vital role within Corley and is clearly well supported by a great many people in the village and we are delighted to be able to help in some small way to ensure that Adam and his colleagues can continue their fantastic work."
To make an application for your local community group or project pick up a form from any Food or Funeral branch of the Heart of England Co-operative Society, or contact Jo on 024 7638 2331.