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It's hard to understand who in their right mind would want to incur the wrath of "Triple H," the intimidating superstar of professional wrestling. But when a poser created a fraudulent MySpace account in Triple H's name, it wasn't the wrestler that the perpetrator had to contend with.
The smackdown came from someone who was actually watching the wrestler's back - Lauren Dienes-Middlen. She's vice president of intellectual property at World Wrestling Entertainment, the Stamford, Conn., company that owns the trademark. WWE notified MySpace, which terminated the account immediately.
The growth of social networks has brought a variety of threats that can potentially damage a brand's good name. Most of those threats aren't new, however. Social networks have simply become another attack vector, whether for spreading malware, launching assaults on an individual's or company's reputation, or creating impostor social networking sites that divert traffic away from the brand's legitimate sites.
The Triple H incident wasn't the first time that an impostor had commandeered the name of a trademarked WWE personality. "We've had a lot of impersonations," mostly on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, says Dienes-Middlen. In fact, it's enough of a problem that Twitter recently launched an initiative to verify some accounts.
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To protect themselves, businesses should defensively register company brand names and trademarks -- and variations on those names -- on the major social networking sites, just as they do with domain names, to protect against cybersquatters, says Pamela Keeney Lina, an intellectual property lawyer at Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta, who has written about protecting intellectual property on social networks.
Social media cybersquatting is where domain name cybersquatting was 10 years ago, says James Carnall, manager of the cyberintelligence division at security monitoring firm Cyveillance Inc. People use variations on brand names to open accounts on social networking sites, in hopes that companies will pay them to relinquish control of the accounts.
He points to the online market Tweexchange as a prime example of how trading in social network names is a growing business. Unlike domain names, however, social networks have no central authority like ICANN or established processes for reclaiming brand names from cybersquatters.
Some impostors are simply overzealous fans, but Dienes-Middlen is more concerned about scammers and those who sell pirated videos and poor-quality knockoff WWE merchandise, which robs the company of revenue and cheapens its brands. Those sites lure users through social networks, spam, abusive search engine marketing and other channels. Last year, WWE shut down 3,200 online auctions of phony WWE products with an estimated street value of $16 million to $33 million.
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There's a bit of a fuss being made at the moment about classical music. Specifically, the engagement of young people (ie those below 40) with the genre. There are worries that we just don't get it. Perhaps they are right. The average age of most classical concerts can't be far below 50, I've even heard stories of St John's Ambulance members being on stand by. But there's something these fretters have missed – that's the huge fan base behind contemporary classical music. In fact, had these old folks been at modern classical band A Winged Victory for the Sullen's gig in January they would have been presently surprised by the audience – at least 80% fresh-faced 'youths'.
A Winged Victory's music is what I would imagine a Sigur Ros and Ludovico Einaudi collaboration would sound like. It's got the spaciousness and slow tempo of the first, with the love of strings and bold crescendos often featured in the second. They mix synths with strings and have a weak spot for needlessly long names ('We played some open chords and rejoiced for the earth had circled the sun yet another year' and 'Requiem for the static king part one' being my particular favourites). Adam Wiltzie and Dustin O'Halloran, the duo who make up A Winged Victory, met in Italy when Wiltzie was touring with the late Mark Linkous' band, Sparklehorse. They released their debut, self-titled album in September last year on Erased Tapes (it was #16 in DiS' albums of the year list).
The gig was aptly held at Cecil Sharp house, home of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. It's a bit like a school hall, with blue plastic seats to match. Synesthete (google it) Wiltzie also plays in Sleepingdog, the support act for the night, with the honey-voiced Chantal Acda. Their beat-free, heady music was a good prelude for what was to follow.
Wiltzie and O'Halloran were joined for their short set by a strings section – two violins, one cello. And by short, I mean very short. The set featured a grand total of eight tracks, despite the band playing their entire album and a little something extra they'd kept hidden up their sleeves. But as the saying goes, it's quality, not quantity, the former being something these kings of atmosphere are clearly not lacking.
Until this night, I had never been mature enough to go to a gig that was purely instrumental. If I'm honest, I was a little dubious, despite having had the group's album on repeat for the last month. But by the end of the first track I was a fully converted fan of the lyricless gig. It offered a little time for reflection, calm and even, for the girl sat behind me, a good old sob. A little like stepping into a warm bath, but without all the water. I quickly found myself drifting off to a very different, but very happy place.
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Mr. Market may be worried about stock valuations, the Federal Reserve, instability in emerging markets, and so forth. But not the users of exchange-traded volatility notes.
Money is flowing quickly into one of those complex tools, and it's no accident that it's the one risk-takers use to bet on a calmer market.
Nick Taborek and Callie Bost of Bloomberg News have the story on VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (XIV), which has slumped nearly 25% in the new year, including 4% on Wednesday. This one and the similarly constructed ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY) tend to rise when bullish sentiment predominates, as they did during 2013. Last year, each trading tool gained more than 100%.
High risk, high potential reward, and large potential losses -- lately, scratch the "potential." The carnage just looks like a buying opportunity to many, though. From Bloomberg:
About $196 million was added last week to the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN, which rises in value as swings decline, the most since its debut in November 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The ETN, known by its ticker XIV, may be starting to pay off after the U.S. volatility benchmark fell the most in six weeks yesterday amid a rally in stocks on higher corporate earnings. ...
Investors have also withdrawn money from a VIX fund that rises with higher volatility. About $388 million was pulled from the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) last week, the most since March, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Volume in the inverse VIX note has soared even as the value of the security dropped. About 46 million notes changed hands on Feb. 3, the second-highest daily total since it began trading.
The VelocityShares ETN is the same one this blog highlighted recently for attracting so-called "volatility tourists." Traders who ignored the professional advice and held on to these day-trading tools for a year are still well ahead in their positions. But those got in at any point since mid-October are now in the red after the last several weeks' market swings.
VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (TVIX) and ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY), two perennial exchange-traded money losers, are up by more than 50% in the new year.


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Public suspicion has fallen on Cooper Harris' mother since police revealed she displayed few emotions upon learning of her child's death last month and that, in an interview room at police headquarters the night of the incident, she asked her distraught husband,"Did you say too much?"
Leanna Harris' husband, Justin Ross Harris, is behind bars while investigators continue to compile evidence to support the murder and child cruelty charges they have filed against him.
Many are wondering if Leanna Harris will soon be joining him.
Police will not discuss whether they consider Leanna Harris a suspect, though they have said they brought her into Cobb police headquarters off The Marietta Square for questioning June 18, the day Cooper died.
Joel Pugh, a Marietta attorney, said there are a number of reasons Leanna Harris would hire her own attorney at this point in the process.
"It could be as simple as her not wanting to talk to anybody and telling them to go through her attorney. It could be they have evidence that implicates her," Pugh said. "It could be anywhere between those two extremes."
Pugh said he knew Zimmerman, who he said once had an office just off the Square, from his days as an assistant district attorney.
"He's a fine lawyer," Pugh said of the man now reportedly representing Ross Harris' wife. "He's a nice guy."
The fact that Leanna Harris has hired a lawyer to represent her is "not surprising," Pugh noted.
"I think it's a prudent thing for her to do, guilty or not guilty, at this point," he said.
"To be honest, I'm a little surprised that it's taken her this long to obtain legal counsel."
Also Thursday, police confirmed earlier reports that the toxicology report on Cooper Harris was negative.
"Although the results have been received, the autopsy report, the toxicology report and any subsequent reports will not be released until the entire investigation has been completed," police said in a statement released Thursday.
Differing views of father
Online profiles believed to have been created by Ross Harris, 33, show two conflicting sides to the man accused of murdering his 22-month-old son.
Although his alleged presence on dating websites and sexually-explicit chat rooms was highly publicized in Harris' July 3 probable cause and bond hearing, it appears he also posted videos and messages online revealing his love for his son.
An eight-minute-long video titled "Baby Boy Cooper" was posted on the YouTube account of "Ross Harris" on March 19, 2012, and it shows an ultrasound taken the same morning of Cooper, before he was born.
The video ultrasound shows Leanna Harris as the mother of the child, who was 19 weeks and two days old at the time, according to the ultrasound.
The description of the video, written by the account owner, is "First video known as Cooper!"
The video, under which other members of YouTube have written derogatory comments in the last few days, had 386 views at press time.
One commenter wrote: "How could you kill that beautiful baby for your own selfish greed?," under the screen name Danica Powell.
Dr. Gary Dudley, who founded a group of counselors, psychologists and social workers with an office in Marietta called the Atlanta Area Psychological Associates, said he thinks Harris must have been a happy father.
"I think someone that would post a video of a baby is pretty excited and happy about having a baby," Dudley said. "He wanted his friends to know."
During last week's hearing, Detective Phil Stoddard, the state's sole witness, testified Harris had frequented a Web page advocating a life without children he identified as "Child-free."
The social media site Reddit, which Stoddard said hosted the child-free discussion page, has since removed that content.
A Reddit account believed to belong to Justin Ross Harris offers a window into what appears to be a normal, happy life.
"I am now in my dream job, have a beautiful six-month-old son, and love going to work everyday. I couldn't be happier," the user, suspected to be Harris, wrote over a year ago.
Posts thought to be written by Harris reveal his love of football, technology and his wife and child.
The writer makes several comments confessing his concerns about schools in his area and the safety of his family.
"My wife and I were a little worried about location since we don't know (Atlanta) very well," the person wrote in 2012 of the couple's move from Alabama to Cobb. "I was especially worried about safety, since we're bringing a little one into the world in August. I think I'm going to be happy with our choice."
The user believed to be Harris said he and his wife were looking into moving to the Lassiter or Walton areas, and that he wanted to buy a house with at least four bedrooms.
Dudley, who has a master's degree in clinical psychology and sees patients regularly as a therapist, said he thinks the behaviors online of the man believed to be Harris's are typical of a father preparing for a child.
"When the wife is expecting, lots of men go into panic mode, like 'I've got to make a lot of money. I'm going to have to pay for this kid's college. And, I need to make sure it's safe,'" Dudley said. "That's sort of characteristic of men when their wife is expecting."
In some posts, Harris' likely profile discusses his plans to introduce his son — and any future children "if we have anymore" — to the Alabama football traditions he mentions frequently.
Job history
Harris' suspected posts contain references to his job as a Web developer at the Home Depot in Vinings, which the writer said he enjoyed.
"I timed it the other day," Harris allegedly once wrote of the drive from his home to his office. "I can get to work in six minutes."
The timeline of how long it took Harris to drive to his office on Cumberland Boulevard June 18 has been the subject of much focus in the investigation into Cooper's death.
Harris has maintained he forgot his son was still in the back seat of his SUV somewhere between the Chick-fil-A where he and Cooper stopped for breakfast that morning and the Home Depot corporate facility less than a mile down the road.
Stephen Holmes, a spokesman for the Home Depot, confirmed Harris has been terminated from his position in the company.
"We don't discuss the details of individual personnel matters," he said in an emailed statement Thursday.
Harris was previously placed on leave of absence without pay after his arrest per company policy.
The Reddit account thought to belong to Harris describes the long path he took to end up in Marietta with his wife and son.
"I was 27, working in law enforcement in Alabama on the midnight shift and I just knew something had to change," he is believed to have written in a lengthy biographical post. "(M)y wife and I were sitting at the dinner table one night, crunched the numbers considering our income would be cut in half, and decided that I would quit work and go back to school."
The user believed to be Harris said he left his position in the police department in the summer of 2009 to devote more time to school.
At the probable cause hearing last week, Stoddard testified Harris had a background in law enforcement and used "cop language" when police questioned him the night of his son's death.
The post believed to be authored by Harris said he was offered a Web development job in August 2011 that would begin in June 2012, upon his graduation from the University of Alabama.
Cathy Andreen, spokeswoman for the University of Alabama, confirmed Harris graduated from the school in May 2012 with a bachelor's degree in commerce and business administration.
Before he began attending the university, he worked there as a parking monitor and as a mail delivery clerk from 2001 to 2006, Andreen said, adding that he started classes at the school in August of 2009.
"Being the first person in my family to graduate college was nothing short of amazing, it felt great walking across that stage. So literally the next day after commencement, I moved everything I had, including a seven-month-pregnant wife, to Marietta, Ga., where we currently reside," he wrote.
But the posts thought to be written by Harris also reveal he had amassed a pile of student loans while earning his information systems degree.
The writer said he realized he couldn't afford his college classes after enrollment and discovered "loans were the way to go."
"It's been 100 percent loans for me because the income I was making barely covered living," the post says.
Prosecutors attempted to draw a connection between two life insurance policies the couple had taken out on Cooper, their financial woes and the unexplained death of their child at last week's hearing.
Warrants released over the weekend say Harris has contacted family members from behind bars as the investigation has unfolded, coaching them through the process by which they can collect on the $27,000 worth of insurance from Cooper's policies.
Abortion and deafness posts
Among the hundreds of posts the user thought to be Harris wrote in the three years since creating his Reddit account are several impassioned attacks on abortion.
"Killing a person (in the sense of abortion) is selfish and malicious with the intent of only satisfying your own personal agenda," the writer said.
Harris' defense attorney, Maddox Kilgore, told a judge Harris was deaf in his right ear — the side that was closest to Cooper's car seat — at the hearing last week.
While Stoddard testified police were never informed of Harris' disability, posts from the account believed to belong to Harris detailed the incident that allegedly claimed his ability to hear on that side.
"I had a bottle rocket explode in my ear that was shot by friend," the post reads. "It caused me to have vertigo/terrible balance and facial paralysis for long time, thankfully after two surgeries I have no outward issues, I'm just deaf in my right ear."
However, the person believed to be Harris went on to say he was no longer affected by his partial deafness.
"I really can't tell anymore," he wrote. "I think my left ear has compensated for what I'm missing in my right ear."
An alternate lifestyle?
The site believed to be Harris' Twitter page, silent since his arrest last month, makes little mention of his wife and child.
But one tweet dating back to September of 2013 stands out given the accusations Harris now faces.
The re-tweeted joke hails a "new invention" to quiet down noisy children: "snooze buttons on babies."
"I'm going to be a billionaire," the man thought to be Harris writes of the snooze button idea, adding a hashtag at the end that says "shut up and take my money."
While some of the online posts believed to be written by Harris paint him as a loving and careful father, his suspected presence on the dating service apps Skout and Kik may show proof he interacted with other women while he was married.
A profile on Skout, which features photos of Harris and is believed to be his, listed his relationship status as married, but says the user is interested in women. The Skout profile says, "Just looking to talk. Message me. I'm harmless."
A profile under the name Ross Harris on Kik shows a profile name of "imsexy boy" and says the user is open to receiving messages.
Assistant District Attorney Chuck Boring said Harris exchanged sexually-explicit photos and messages with six women on these websites the day his son sat in his car parked outside for seven hours on June 18.
"The evidence is showing us right now that he's got this whole other life that he's leading with other personalities," Boring said at the hearing.
"It's very probable that he wants to be a family man and meet other women. Those are not mutually exclusive," Dudley said of Harris' seemingly contradictory behavior. "They're conflicting, but a lot of people live with a lot of conflict in their lives."
Ross Harris' attorney, Maddox Kilgore, objected six times to Boring's accusations, but the judge denied his objections. Kilgore said he thought the details of Harris' personal life were unrelated to his intentions the day he left his son in the car.
"That has nothing to do with anything," Kilgore said in court.
The national media's scrutiny of the Harris family in the weeks since Cooper's death has caused Harris and his wife to pull down their Facebook pages and family pictures they had posted to the Internet.
Inga Meier, one of the Harris' neighbors, said reporters continue to visit their complex in the hopes of learning new information about the couple.
She said the community's property manager has since informed residents they can call the police if they see news crews roaming the premises.
"Everything is upside down," she said of the community's reaction. "Everybody is in shock and disbelief."
Read more: The Marietta Daily Journal - Source Leanna Harris hires a criminal defense lawyer


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Fleet Foxes have just released a new video, for their 8-minute-plus album track 'The Shrine/An Argument'. There was a teaser out there a few weeks ago, but now there's the full, real thing, directed by the Robin of the band's brother, Sean Pecknold, by the way. It's a mighty fine piece of work and you can watch it below.
Over the next couple of months the band will play a European tour. We've handily listed these dates for your reference below. In chronological order, too!
24 - Bilbao, Santana 27
25 - Madrid, Primavera Club
26 - Cartagena, Auditoria de Cartagena
27 - Barcelona, Primavera Club
29 - Amsterdam, Heineken Music Hall
30 - Brussels, Belgium
1 - Leeds, O2 Academy


text: Palle Palmé (lighting design), works within several genres and was winner of the Guldmasken Award in 2007, Special Jury Prize. He has designed the lighting for a number of concert tours including Gyllene Tider, Per Gessle, Ulf Lundell, Rhapsody in Rock, Diggiloo, Lena+Orup, Magnus Ugglas Revy and all of Joe Labero's shows throughout the world since 1991, including Australia and Las Vegas. The musicals he has designed the lighting for include West Side Story, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Elton John's AIDA, Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret, The Producers, Chicago and Evita. He has also worked with Victor Borge, the Cullberg Ballet and the Monte Carlo Ballet, and has designed the lighting for the Bounce Streetdance Company's successful productions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Score and The Last Bounce. Palle Palmé has worked on shows throughout the world, including circus and magic festivals in Monte Carlo, and TV shows like the Grammis Gala and the Guldbaggen Swedish film awards, and has designed company events world-wide, including at the Deutsche Bank twin towers in Frankfurt and the Telia exhibition stand in Geneva for which he won a Best Lightdesign Award. Sweden's exhibition stand at the World Expo in Zaragosa. At the Göteborg Opera, Palle has previously designed the lighting for Cats in 2006, The Brothers Lionheart in 2007, and Guys and Dolls in 2009. In 2006, he was the stage designer and lighting designer for the European Athletic Championships opening ceremony at Götaplatsen.


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On Today: Jimmy Carter Defends Record, Hopes Tea Party Fades in 2012
Matt Lauer invited on Jimmy Carter, on Monday's Today, to defend his
record and comment on the Tea Party movement as the former President
claimed if "all my reforms" had "taken effect" the United States
wouldn't be having any energy problems right now and hoped that by 2012
any influence of the Tea Party would be "dissipated." On to promote his
new book, White House Diary, Carter also praised the passage of
Obamacare but claimed its opponents had "cast it in a very negative
light, which it does not deserve." For the most part, Lauer tossed
softballs at Carter and since he'll be interviewing another former
president, George W. Bush, when his memoir comes out in November, it'll
be interesting to see if the Today co-anchor handles that interview in a
similar friendly fashion.
The following excerpt of Lauer's interview with Carter is from the September 20 Today show:
MATT LAUER: Reading some of the entries from your diary that you made during your years in the White House what strikes me is, is that as much things, as things stay the change, the more they stay the same. You talk about the political climate in this country when you were president. It's similar to what we're facing now. You talk, you had to deal with the economy and jobs and health and energy. Fast forward, President Obama dealing with the very same things, have we just not learned any lessons? Have, have we not changed enough in that, in these years?
JIMMY CARTER: Well I enumerated about 40 things that I had to deal with that were troubling, in some way, that Obama is now facing in the White House. And some of them are different but similar. For instance, my biggest problem was Iran holding our hostages.
[On screen headline: "President Jimmy Carter One-On-One, What Can Obama Learn From Carter?"]
LAUER: Right.
CARTER: Now Iran is planning a nuclear weapon perhaps. And the energy crisis. We pretty well made a lot of progress here. I was able to cut down oil imports from 8.5 million barrels a day, cut it by 50 percent, but now it's gone back up to about 11 million or 12 million barrels a day. And I think they're dealing with the Middle East peace process, I was able to bring peace between Israel and Egypt. But now we're trying again to bring some peace between Israel...
LAUER: Yeah same subjects, all these years later.
CARTER: Same subjects, yeah.
LAUER: One of the, the things you write about is there was this dissatisfaction or a feeling, in this country, people had for their government, there was frustration.
CARTER: Yes.
LAUER: And, and it seems as if one the ways that, that frustration has shown itself now is in the creation of the Tea Party movement. I don't know whether to call it a movement or a political party. What do you see it as? Is it a viable party that can last into the future, or is it a passing mood that will end when the economy gets better?
CARTER: I think it's gonna be a transient thing. But I believe it's going to be very effective and important during the upcoming election. I capitalized on the dissatisfaction with the government when I was elected. You have to remember that I came in right after Watergate, right after Vietnam, right after the assassination of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., and so I rode a wave of dissatisfaction with the incumbent government, in order to get into the White House. I think the Tea Party is taking advantage of that now. But I think that their influence is gonna be merged with the Republican Party and then eventually, I say within, I would hope by 2012 their big influence is gonna be dissipated.
LAUER: One of the things President Obama, I would say, would put on his, his greatest accomplishments list, of the early stage of his presidency is health care reform.
CARTER: Yeah.
LAUER: It's something that he fought hard for and he went around the country singing its praises. Now here we are six weeks before a midterm election and Democrats are running in races all across the country and very, very few are talking about that accomplishment of health care reform. Why?
CARTER: Well, I think the Republicans have been successful in projecting it in a very negative way. But the main thing I see in the health reform is that it brings health care insurance to about 30 million people who didn't have it before. And I tried the same thing when I was in office in June of 1979, we had comprehensive health care for about 16 million people who had been uninsured, to cover all catastrophic health needs. And then we also had a proposal there that was designed to be increased so that the full gamut of health care could go into effect in four years. We didn't succeed with that.
LAUER: Right.
CARTER: But, but I think that's something, that we need to expand in the future is total, total insurance for everybody in our country.
LAUER: Universal health care
CARTER: Universal health care and, but it's going to be phased in very slowly now. But the way it was such a long, tedious, drawn out confrontation has been utilized by the opponents of it, to cast it in a very negative light, which it does not deserve.
LAUER: A final question, you have said that this book may be your last chance to talk about your years in the White House and put them in context, at least in your own words. For someone who was born after the Jimmy Carter presidency, whose only experience of your presidency might be what he or she reads in this book, do you think they'll come away thinking your, your time in the White House was a success or a failure?
CARTER: I think success. We were able to preserve the peace, we never went to war. We brought peace to other people. We normalized relations with China, which may have been a seminal change in the international political world. We negotiated a peace agreement between Israel and it's foremost challenger, the Egyptians. We emphasized human rights. We, we did a lot of things that were very important, but very controversial. I would say the most controversial one was dealing Panama Canal crisis. And now under, you might say free enterprise, under the Panamanians, they've changed the socialistic managing of the Panama Canal, by the United States, into a, like a five times greater service for the Panama Canal, than when they changed it. So a lot of those things were very controversial. The most important issue that we had to face when I was in, in the White House, domestically, was the energy crisis.
LAUER: Right.
CARTER: And it's now come back to haunt us in a much more severe way. Had all my reforms taken effect, we wouldn't be having this problem now.
LAUER: We can learn, there's a history lesson in the pages of this book. President Carter, it's nice to have you here as always.
CARTER: Thank you, any time.
LAUER: Appreciate it. The new book is called White House Diary.
-Geoffrey Dickens is the Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. You can follow him on Twitter here


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NYC 2016 Participatory Budget Voting Starts Saturday March 26, Absentee Ballot Request Deadline Friday March 18 - Roosevelt Island PS/IS 217 Green Roof & Computer Carts On Ballot
Saturday March 26th begins the 2016 NYC Participatory Budget (PB) voting process which runs through Sunday, April 3rd. Of the fourteen projects on the ballot in our District 5 this year, two would fund Roosevelt Island projects, including PS/IS 217 computer carts and the balance of funding needed to finish the PS/IS 217 Green Roof.
You can vote on or near the Island on Saturday, March 26 from 11am-2pm (during the RIRA Easter Egg Hunt) at Manhattan Park; Tuesday, March 29 from 4-7pm at the Island F subway station; Wednesday, March 30 from 4-7pm at Tramway Plaza (Manhattan side); or Thursday, March 31 from 7:30-10:30am at PS/IS 217.
Absentee Ballot deadline tomorrow March 18.
Order an absentee Participatory Budget ballot today or call 212 860-1950, deadline tomorrow, then vote by April 2nd.
Roosevelt Island's NYC Council Member Ben Kallos adds:
Tomorrow, Friday, March 18 is the deadline to register to vote by mail at BenKallos.com/PB/AbsenteeYou decide on how to spend $1 million in our community starting March 26th through April 3rd as part of Participatory BudgetingAnyone 14 or over can vote by mail or in person at our district office for the entirety of vote week.March 26th – April 3rd:
Monday – Friday: 9:00AM – 6:00PM
Saturday – Sunday: 11:00AM – 5:00PMWe will also make voting more convenient by bringing the ballots closer to you at mobile voting sites throughout the district with help from this cycle's budget delegates who will be sponsoring even more vote sites as they continue to shepherd the process. Let us know when and where you'll be voting with your reservation below:Saturday, 3/26/2016:
10:00AM – 2:00PM, East 82nd Street Greenmarket, RSVP
11:00AM – 2:00PM, 20 River Road, Manhattan Park, Roosevelt Island, RSVP
Sunday, 3/27/2016:
10:00AM – 2:00PM, Carl Schurz Park, RSVP
Monday, 3/28/2016:
7:00AM – 9:00AM, M79 Bus at York Avenue, RSVP
8:00AM – 11:00AM, 311 East 82nd Street, P.S. 290, RSVP
4:00PM – 7:00PM, East 86th between Lexington and Third Avenue, RSVP
Tuesday, 3/29/2016:
7:00AM – 9:00AM, M86 Bus at York Avenue, RSVP
7:30AM – 10:30AM, 1700 Third Avenue, P.S. 198/77, RSVP
4:00PM – 7:00PM, F Train Subway at Roosevelt Island, RSVP
Wednesday, 3/30/2016:
7:00AM – 9:00AM, M67 Bus at First Avenue, RSVP
10:00AM – 1:00PM, 411 East 76th Street, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, RSVP
4:00PM – 7:00PM, Tramway Plaza at E59th Street, RSVP
Thursday, 3/31/2016:
7:30AM – 10:30AM, 645 Main Street, P.S. /I.S. 217, Roosevelt Island, RSVP
4:00PM – 7:00PM, East 96th Street Subway Station, RSVP
Friday, 4/1/2016:
7:00AM – 9:00AM, M72 Bus at First Avenue, RSVP
Saturday, 4/2/2016:
10:00AM – 2:00PM, East 67th Street Greenmarket, RSVPPlease consider volunteering to help run a pollsite and if none of the dates and locations work for you or if it is just more convenient remember to register to vote by mail by tomorrow, Friday, March 18 at BenKallos.com/PB/Absentee


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A brief overview of the books of The Third Testament
The Third Testament comprises all of Martinus' published writings and symbols and, as a whole, constitutes a defence of everyone and everything.
Livets Bog (Which translated means: The Book of Life)
Everyone has vital roles to play in the gigantic theatrical performances taking place in nature, and which we call the universe. As the universe is being described here as something alive, it can be likened to a book – "the book of life" that everyone is reading – every single moment. "The book of life" will help us to understand "life's speech", so that we can realise who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.


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Natural disasters are sudden and often cause severe damage to homes and apartments. In the event an earthquake, hurricane, flood or other natural disaster wrecks your home be prepared with emergency shelters, tents and tarps to provide immediate coverage from foul weather and cold. Rescue teams try to respond to disasters as quickly as possible but if the damage is widespread you may be waiting hours and even days for assistance. During this interim period it is imperative that you protect yourself and your family should foul weather or extreme cold follow a disaster.
Believe it or not most casualties occur after the disaster has passed due to germs, bacteria and lack of shelter from rain and low temperatures. We carry a tremendous stock of blue poly tarps, privacy shelters, Mylar sleeping bags and blankets and tube tents to provide immediate and basic shelter following a natural disaster. Staying dry and warm is extremely important when your home has been wrecked and even a basic poly tarp cover can make a huge difference in keeping you and your family protected from foul weather.
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Once the terms of your home purchase are agreed upon, you will need to get a home inspection. This will expose any hidden issues to ensure that you know exactly what you are getting yourself into before you close. A professional home inspector will see beyond the cosmetics, examining the structure, roof, exterior, and major systems (heating, plumbing, electrical, ventilation, etc.).
- When selecting your inspector, look for a licensed, bonded, and insured home inspector. Also, do your homework and ask for references.
- We strongly urge you to attend the home inspection. Instead of getting the report secondhand, this enables you to view specific conditions in person, consult with the inspector, ask questions, and get advice.
- A typical inspection will cost about $250 to $350 and will take a few hours.
- Pay close attention to the possibility of any structural damage from water, shifting ground, or poor construction.
- If a big problem shows up in the inspection report, be prepared to bring in a specialist to asses
- Don't forget that you will need to purchase a homeowner's insurance policy, as it is required by the lender, to protect your home against future loss or damage.


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Recipe For Beef, Leek, and Tomato Salad
Fast & Easy Dinner: BLT (Beef, Leek, and Tomato) Salad
We've seen the classic BLT sandwich kicked up a notch with spicy mayo and transformed into a pizza, but this recipe turns it on its head in a meaty salad tossed with leeks and strip steak.
Dressed in tangy Worcestershire sauce, red wine vinegar, and Dijon mustard, this crunchy, juicy salad is a fresh and filling way to end the day. And it can be made in a snap.
For the super simple recipe, read more.
BLT (Beef, Leek, and Tomato) Salad
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO), plus more for drizzling
4 small 1- to 1 1/2-inch-thick strip steaks, at room temperature
Salt and pepper
8 slices bacon
4 leeks, white and light green parts only, sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 hearts romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped
2 beefsteak tomatoes, thickly sliced
- Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Drizzle EVOO over the steaks and season with salt and pepper. Grill the steaks, turning twice, 12 to 15 minutes for medium-rare. Let rest for 5 minutes.
- In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels and let cool. Pour off all but about 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings from the skillet, then add the leeks, cover and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until wilted, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
- Crumble the bacon and transfer half to a food processor. Add the Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, mustard, some pepper and a splash of water. With the machine on, pour in the 1/2 cup EVOO in a steady stream.
- Arrange a bed of the romaine and tomatoes on each of 4 plates. Slice the steak against the grain and layer over the tomatoes. Scatter the leeks over the steak and pour the bacon dressing on the salad. Top with the remaining crumbled bacon.
Serves 4.
- Category
- Meats, Salads
- Cuisine
- North American


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Assisting dioceses to start new Asian congregations and strengthen existing ones, and advocates for Asian empowerment at all levels of the church: seminarians, women, youth, clergy, and lay leaders.
Asian American or "Asiamerican" describes both Asian immigrants in the United States as well as Asian Americans born in the United States – Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Laotian, Hmong, Burmese), and South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan). It also describes the relationship of Asians in the United States with the Asian Episcopalians and Asian Anglicans in the global Asian community. The office of Asian American Ministries offers resources on mission work, church revitalization, and racial justice – among and beyond Asian communities in the United States.
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So many AP things that I read start out by saying that they "knew" that they wouldn't do things in a certain way, they knew that their baby would sleep with them, they knew they would breastfeed past the societal norm and they knew much much more about what they would do and what they couldn't do. That's one story.
Another story is that they had no idea about these things, yet when their baby was born they discovered an amazing bond with their baby, they looked deep into their babies eyes and saw the attachment parenting world writ large in that dewy look. In that moment they swiftly tossed the metaphorical (or in some cases literal, Gina Ford etc) rule book in the rubbish. These women, these parents were so overcome with the maternal bond, the love that washed over them in that instant, that AP just happened, even if they didn't know what it was. Many write that it came naturally and it was only later, when coming upon the term AP by happenstance that they discovered that what they were doing was not only done by other parents that there is a whole movement out there and screeds of scientific literature backing up what they were doing instinctively.
Neither of those stories are mine. I have another story, and I am here today to tell you that the two first stories, whilst true for many parents are not true for all. In fact if we keep those stories as our "collective" attachment parenting truth then we risk alienating a lot of different people. A lot of people who need us, a lot of children who need us. By clinging to these stories of "instant bonds" and a maternal gut, we negate the very real experience of other parents, other women who could come to us via a very different path. We need to open the world of attachment parenting to all parents, and it is critically, vitally and I would say fundamentally important that we tell the other stories too. For it is only in telling those other stories that we start to dismantle the myth of the super woman, the super mother, that so derails some women.
So, here is my story, and this is where I will start.
I was a career woman, a fiercely proud and independent woman. One who told anyone who was prepared to listen that I would NEVER ever stay at home looking after children, that would bore me senseless and I would be climbing the walls in no time. I can still hear me saying this. I followed the love of my life to the UK and there we lived for three and a half years. I prostituted myself to a corporate retailer and just about broke my soul trying to be something and someone I was not. So, broken, and 4 and a half months pregnant, hubby and I returned home.
Home? To what? My friends were still in the UK, no-one would employ me at 4 and a half months pregnant, we didn't have a lot of money, and I was returning to a culture that had always rejected me. You see "I don't do sports".
I spent the rest of my pregnancy making house, feeling terrifically lonely, and at one point cleaning the back door of our wee flat with bleach and a toothbrush. Yup, nesting hit me bad!! Dutifully I read up all the pregnancy books I could get my hands on, but nothing about parenting. I now know how common that is! Antenatal classes were great, my one night out in the week, and I could pretend I knew lots about pregnancy and childbirth because "I had read the books". I can quite honestly say now that I knew *jack-all* then.
One could say I had a text book birth, however, my LMC GP (Lead Maternity Carer, who was a GP, General Practicioner) was not there, she was ill, I was fast, I had the Obstetrician who was on at the time, who declared that all first timers should be quick like me (I felt like a slab of meat being appraised). I ignored my gut which had told me to have a home birth, instead I had a hospital birth, which whilst "normal" was not what I had deeply needed. Everyone else around me said I was nuts, so I ignored my instinct. That experience was one of the worst in my life.
Treated like meat, and so broken, and with a child, a baby for whom I did not feel a single thing.
You have no idea how hard it is for me to write that.
I spun out of control head first into postnatal depression.
My poor son, my poor husband who worked tirelessly around the clock to provide for his new son and his broken wife who had no idea where she had "gone". I remember him being so determined that I should not take anti-depressants and then one day he just broke down and said that he just wanted me "back," so it was to the drugs I journeyed.
My poor son. His first year is not something I am proud of. He was sent out of our bedroom as soon as he got home from hospital because I could not stand the noise. We were so naive that we set our alarm clock to remind us about him needing to be fed four hourly. We only did that the first night, because he was very good at telling us himself when he needed to be fed. However we had been TOLD when he should be fed, so we were baffled as to why he needed feeding at other times.
I was advised by my GP that I should discontinue breastfeeding because that would make my depression easier. Good grief, that woman needs a lesson on breastfeeding and postnatal depression. Fortunately for me and my son I ignored that advice.
And so this continued. I read book after book. Yes, I am familiar with Gina Ford. I am also familiar with Baby Whisperers. You see, I've tried them. I spent a ridiculous amount of money on one. My poor son had reflux, he couldn't sleep, I couldn't sleep. So this led me to the most awful thing that I could ever have done. At 9 months I lay weeping on the floor, devoid of sleep, devoid of sense with my son screaming for me in the next room, not sleeping. I phoned Plunketline desperate for anything, weeping down the phone and the woman at the end of the phone told me to get 'The Sleep Book' and follow what was written in that book.
I did.
The next night he cried for TWO HOURS before he gave up. I forget the next few nights, but I know he screamed and railed against this treatment for hours, and then every night till he was about 18 months old he would cry himself to sleep every night. Sometimes it was five minutes and sometimes it was twenty. But it was always ALONE.
And no my maternal instinct did NOT kick in. Well, it did, but the BOOK told me that that was just silly, that it would be hard, but that I should wear earplugs and try to ignore him. So I listened to the book and use earplugs.
So how did I end up here?
How did I end up in the world of AP? It started gradually, with being pregnant with my daughter and knowing that I was absolutely NOT going to hospital unless she or I were in mortal danger. So, I had a home birth and it was from then on in that things got better. I made little choices, nothing happened over night. I started to let my two beautiful children teach me about what I should know.
I started to look at them instead of the books and I found out that they knew a lot more than the books did. They knew what was in my soul, and they filled me with a love I had never known. I started to dedicate my spare time to helping other parents and inevitably I fell into AP by a slow shift. One could say I was like a frog being cooked. If someone had tried to throw me in straight away then I would have jumped out screaming "I am not a HIPPY!" However, now I've been boiling happily for a while now and couldn't care less about being labelled a hippy.
Now, 6 years later, I can say I am an AP parent, just not one that you tend to read about. I didn't bed share, I don't now (I wish I had). I did breastfeed, but I stopped with my son at 13 months and my daughter at 20 months. I didn't baby wear, I didn't even know what it was, and I didn't use cloth nappies.
I am an AP Parent. And I got here by conscious choices, and now it defines my soul. I devote my studies to it, I teach it, I live it, I breathe it.
This was hard to write, it's a tough story, it's not one I am proud of, but I refuse to feel guilty about it or hide it away like some dirty little secret. This was my journey to AP. What was yours? I'd love to hear it, no matter what it is.
So, in the spirit of sharing all the unique stories, the unique journeys to attachment parenting, send me your story, I'd love to publish it on my blog, anonymously, or with your name – the choice is yours! Just email me, firstname.lastname@example.com and lets hear about those journeys.
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Brands sell, and a franchise/license can give a club instant name recognition. But is a franchise or license right for you? A look at the pros and cons.
Like it or not, bigger, branded clubs enjoy certain advantages over their smaller brethren.
If you're not the biggest club out there, and you find yourself competing against larger businesses, you may decide to niche, developing your own unique membership base. You may try to offer personalized services that bigger entities can't. Or you may simply choose to become one of the big boys, joining their team through a franchise or license.
For club owners (or potential club owners), a franchise or license can be a practical road to a successful business. While certainly not for everyone, a franchise/license can help lower the risks involved with starting your own health club.
"Across the board, franchisees have higher survival rates," notes Mark Siebert, president of iFranchise Group (www.iFranchise.net), consultants specializing in franchise development and implementation.
In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, 90 percent of franchised businesses are still operating after 10 years, compared to only 18 percent of independent operations — something that entrepreneurs should consider when entering the fitness business.
"The good thing is it's easy to get into this business," says Gary Heavin, the founder and CEO for Curves International, franchisor of the Curves for Women fitness centers (see "Ahead of the Curves," opposite page). "The bad thing is it's easy to get out of."
What's the Difference?
A franchise/license may improve the success rate for a business, but what exactly are you getting yourself into when you become a franchisee or licensee? More to the point: What is a license or a franchise, and how do they differ?
Although many people in the fitness industry will give you a different answer to this question, legally, there are some definite criteria separating a franchise from a license. "A franchise is a legally defined term," explains Siebert.
According to Siebert, a franchise meets the following criteria: use of a common trade name, provision of significant operating control or assistance, and the payment of a fee. (For a more definitive explanation of a franchise, visit iFranchise.net and read about the Federal Trade Commission's Franchise Rule.)
"If you've got name, assistance and fee, you are a franchisor, regardless of what you call it," he explains.
Still, some companies may claim they offer a franchise when they actually offer a license, and vice versa. If you are uncertain, remember Siebert's definition, and consider this simple advice from Roger Wittenberns, founder, president and CEO of the international women-only health club franchise Lady of America: "If you look like a duck, walk like a duck, quack like a duck — you're a duck."
On the other hand, if you look like a duck, walk like a duck, but don't quack, then you're probably a license. Whereas franchises meet three criteria, licenses typically only meet two — such as rights to a trademark name and payment of a fee.
Generally speaking, licenses are less expensive than franchises, which often pay a bigger initial investment and an ongoing percentage of profits. For their fee, licensees receive the rights to a trademark name, but often get to run their own businesses (as long as the licensed logo and name are used correctly). On the downside, there is no quality control for licensed clubs because the licensors aren't always involved in their operation.
"It does make it a challenge in terms of maintaining a level of control between facilities," says Stephen S. Roma, co-owner of WOW! Work Out World, a small licensor with facilities in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Japan.
In order to maintain the quality of the WOW! name, Roma and his father Stephen P. and mother Mary (also owners) contract out licenses for one year at a time only. If the licensed club does not meet expectations, then WOW! has the option not to renew the license. (Powerhouse Gym has the same agreement with their licensees.)
Quality Control
Since franchisors are supposed to set operating procedures for franchisees, they are more involved with the quality control of their brand. Specifically, in exchange for franchising fees, the franchisors should support franchisees with promotions, advertising, site design, etc. Moreover, the franchisor makes business decisions that franchisees must agree to follow.
In other words, buying into a franchise doesn't allow much creative control for franchisees. According to iFranchise.net, the franchisor will generally give the franchisee very specific instructions on how the business is to be run — everything from site design and appearance requirements to required promotional campaigns, operations manuals, training programs and the like.
"People who always want to do their own thing would probably not be happy with a franchise," maintains Ben Amante, senior vice president of Gold's Gym franchising. "When you join a franchise, you join a team."
And being part of a team offers a certain amount of security and comfort, especially for those who are new to business ownership. "The reason you buy a franchise is it's a shortcut to success," explains Wittenberns. "You're in business for yourself, but you're not by yourself."
Still, not everyone agrees that a franchise makes clubs part of a team. "When I looked at franchising years ago, I felt you get minimum support," says Robert Dyer.
Instead of going with a franchise, Dyer opted for independence. Today, he owns Fit For Life Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and Women's Fit For Life in Arlington, Texas.
"I felt like they talked a good deal…," Dyer continues, remembering his experience with franchisors, "but you get really very little support from their corporate headquarters."
While some experts may question the amount of support that a franchise brings, one thing is certain: A franchise delivers a recognizable name. The same holds true for licenses. And as Mike Uretz, CEO and president of World Gym points out, a proven brand can be more valuable than anything else a franchisor/licensor can provide.
"The benefits apply to both [franchising and licensing]," he says. "In franchising, there is a higher degree of standardization generally, and in licensing there is less standardization, less control. What else comes with that brand name…, those things are incidental with the main benefit of having a nationally recognized name."
A nationally recognized name can give a club leverage in a competitive market. "It's more instant credibility to the operator," says William Dabish, president of Powerhouse Gym, an international licensor.
A franchise/license can give credibility because consumers tend to view brands as "safer." Right or wrong, the majority of Americans — club members and nonmembers alike — feel more comfortable with a recognizable name. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, consumers prefer recognized brands over other names by a margin of 2 to 1. In addition, although only 8 percent of businesses are franchises, they represent 40 percent of all retail sales in the United States.
But having a big name does not necessarily guarantee instant success. It only gives you the initial edge, Uretz notes. "It's going to bring people in the door, but it will not keep them there," he says. "If you don't offer [great] service and deliver it, they'll leave you."
The Importance of Talent
Arguably, it's not the name on the club that influences consumers; it's the talent inside. In the eyes of Rick Caro, president of Management Vision and chairman of the Spectrum Clubs, licensing or franchising doesn't automatically make a club stronger than an independent business.
"I'm not so sure that I know there is a benefit," he explains. "If there is a World Gym operator that is successful, it's because he came as a good operator. He might have been successful if it was a Gold's or a Powerhouse or a Joe's Gym."
In addition, Caro doesn't buy into statistics claiming that franchised or licensed clubs are more successful than independents. "I don't think that necessarily any of that is proven," he says.
In fact, a licensed or franchised brand could hurt a business, depending on market and perception. The branded clubs — more visible because of bigger advertising budgets — often present a very "standardized" image of club members, reflected in both the choice of models and even in their logos. This "big guy" imagery may pay homage to the chains' roots, but do the images reflect modern clubgoers? Put another way, if the most visible and largest clubs on the block present an elitist image (even if their membership doesn't reflect this), do they intimidate prospects from joining health clubs?
"When you think back to the inception of those brands…it will date back to when that's what the fitness industry was," explains Roma. "I don't know if their names and logos match up with the industry today, and I don't know if those names and logos match up with those clubs today.
"People insinuate those names with bodybuilding — right, wrong or indifferent. This could potentially be detrimental to the older market."
It could also be detrimental to women, who, turned off by clubs with "big guy" images, may choose a women-only health club instead. Both Lady of America and Curves for Women have capitalized tremendously on this niche.
"We're thrilled because there is a huge population from the age of 25 to 70 of women who prefer to use a facility that is women-only," says Wittenberns. "If [clubs] choose to use the gorilla, they may push this market away," he says, though he does concede, "there certainly is a place for the gorilla."
This begs the question: How do you decide what franchise or license opportunity is right for your market and your needs? First of all, you need to do your homework.
If you're an existing club thinking of switching to a license/franchise, poll your members to see how they would react. If you're a new operator, do demographic research around your location to determine which brand best suits your potential market. (For more on demographic research, refer to "Demographics & Dividends," October 2001. You can also find the article at our Web site, www.clubindustry.com.)
"When someone decides to go in a franchise [or license], they have to pick the brand very carefully," Amante recommends. He suggests potential clients research the company by visiting its Web site and using resources such as www.franchise.org, where you can compare franchises.
In the case of a franchise, interested operators should closely examine the franchisor's Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC), an information disclosure from the company. The UFOC provides 23 different categories of information, including fees, company financial statement, earnings claims, bankruptcy and litigation history of the company, and more. The International Franchise Association (IFA) recommends that both your attorney and your accountant review the UFOC before you sign any contracts.
In addition to reading up on the company, talk to some other franchisees or licensees. See how they feel about the company. Are they satisfied with their results? If they aren't, they'll tell you.
Besides making inquiries of licensees or franchisees, ask yourself a few basic questions as well. Why would you choose a franchise or license, for example? Then consider what the license or franchise provides to its clubs.
"How strong is the brand?" says Amante. "What kind of assistance do they get?"
You'll also have to consider whether the franchisor or licensor will want you. After all, franchisors/licensors often set standards to protect the integrity of their brand.
For example, Lady of America looks for individuals with financial wherewithal (you should be able to support your business completely out of savings during the early stages, if necessary) and passion for the health club business, according to Wittenberns. Business experience is ideal, but prior club experience is not necessary.
Franchisors not only want individuals with financing, passion and experience, they also want people who are flexible. "Who would not be accepted is somebody that immediately starts saying, 'I want to use your name, but I want to do things my way,'" Wittenberns says. "No franchise will accept someone who comes in with a desire to change the company's standards."
The franchise may also look into a potential candidate's reasons for wanting to be a franchisee. People interested in getting into the business for the wrong reasons will quickly find themselves getting the corporate brush-off.
"We're looking for someone with a passion for service and a passion for people," explains Heavin of Curves. "We turn down one out of three people. We don't feel they're right for it…. Guys who think it's a great way to meet women."
Losing a Franchise Family
Even franchisees welcomed into the family may find themselves disowned if they act with impropriety. "We had one franchisee who had seven aliases," recalls Heavin.
"Sometimes you get a bad apple in the bunch," he admits.
Legally speaking, franchises can be revoked for any breach of contract, or if the franchisor feels the club is not meeting company standards for quality. In most cases, says Amante, Gold's Gym franchises are revoked if they are financially unstable, or if they misrepresent the brand to the public. Uretz says World Gym has revoked franchises if he finds out franchisees are selling cheap memberships, which "is a sure sign that the gym is in trouble and it's going out of business." Other bad signs: too many complaints about service or rude employees.
Franchisors will generally visit their franchisees annually or biannually — to make sure the clubs are up to standard. In addition, since many franchised clubs are in daily communication with corporate headquarters, they can report any infractions within the network. After all, franchisees don't want one bad club to ruin everyone's reputation.
"In the case of World Gym, we have 300 gyms, so we have 300 spies out there," Uretz says.
According to Caro, though, many franchisors/licensors don't look at their team members closely enough. "No one investigates to find out if there's a really lousy operator out there," he says. "The only time they yank [a franchisee] is if they don't get any money."
This may paint a negative picture of franchising, but many operators of franchised/licensed clubs heartily endorse their business choice. In the end, then, the question of whether to remain independent is a personal matter that only you can decide. And if you are already running a successful club, you may not need to switch to a franchise/license model.
"If you have experience…, then you don't need to franchise," Heavin states. "But absent that years of experience, then you are very foolish not to franchise. Why reinvent the wheel?"
Whatever you decide, remember that a franchise or license doesn't guarantee success. As Dyer points out, most clubs have the same basic equipment and programming. In the end, it's service that differentiates competitors. "And I don't think a franchise means better service," Dyer says.
Ahead of the Curves
With a franchise location opening every 12 hours, Gary Heavin, founder of Curves for Women, shows that ladies can compete with the big boys of franchising.
"I opened my first women's fitness center when I was 20 years old, which was 26 years ago," says Gary Heavin, founder and CEO of Curves International. "All those years ago, I was aware it's better to focus because the women's market has specific needs that is best met by a women's only environment — everything from equipment size to the environment."
Today, Curves International has focused its energy into being one of the fastest-growing franchises in the United States. The January 1999 and 2000 issues of Entrepreneur Magazine ranked Curves for Women the No. 1 top new franchise, and the February 2001 issue declared the company the No. 10 fastest-growing franchise.
The first Curves for Women opened in 1992 in Harlingen, Texas, and the first franchise set up business in 1995. Nowadays, the company opens an average of 40 new franchise locations every Monday. Generally, one new Curves for Women franchise begins business every 12 hours, according to company statements.
"We're now at 2,700 locations," Heavin claims. "We've had a huge growth spurt this year. In the next five years, we plan to have 10,000 U.S. locations and 10,000 worldwide. We're also going to focus on our weight-loss program rather than our 30-minute fitness program."
Curves sells 99 percent of its franchises via word of mouth, according to Heavin. Last year the company spent a mere 0.98 percent of its budget on advertising.
Costs to start a Curves are minimal. Operators can buy a franchise for $19,900, which includes the "Quickfit" 16 station exercise circuit, wall charts, music, cue tapes, start-up forms and supplies.
The locations, themselves, are small, self-functioning units designed to be as maintenance-free as possible. Typical rents are under $1,200 a month so that Curves can operate profitably on low overhead. Approximate costs to run the business monthly (variable by location) come in around $2,650, according to the company.
Since the circuit practically runs itself (the cued tapes keep members moving through the routine), staffing is also minimized, consisting of an owner/operator and a student intern. Curves franchisees don't require any exercise experience; they are trained during a five-day course and certified as Quickfit personal trainers.
Members pay $29 a month to use the Quickfit circuit, which is designed to give a full workout in 30 minutes. The circuit has a cardio component and also focuses on strength training.
"Strength training has been the missing link in women's fitness," Heavin says. "We are the first to provide a true strength-training environment for the overweight woman."
Clearly, Curves for Women has struck a chord with American women, especially first-time exercisers who don't feel comfortable in traditional coed gyms, and the franchise is able to operate successfully in smaller markets that would not support some other clubs. Why? According to Heavin, the club is one of the first to provide a comfortable environment for women in small towns.
"We don't have the frills of the spa areas or expensive amenities," he says. "Our efficiency allows us to go where no one else will go. I call myself the Sam Walton of women's fitness."
While the "no-frills" approach may work in many small towns, higher-end health clubs in big cities probably don't have to worry about the fast-spreading chain eating up their business. Curves has clearly found its niche market, working to eliminate the pounds put on by another franchise.
"We have one Curves for every seven McDonald's," brags Heavin.
Watch out, Ronald.
Franchising vs. Licensing
Advantages: More quality control, more security, more support, name brand recognition, ideal for those new to club ownership
Disadvantages: Less independence, more expensive, more regimented, may not be ideal for someone with many years experience in the club industryLICENSING
Advantages: Less expensive, offers more independence to club owners, name brand recognition, ideal for those with prior club experience
Disadvantages: Less quality control, less security, less support, not ideal for those new to club ownership
The Facts on Franchising
Information courtesy of www.franchise.org
Franchise Resources On the Internet
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