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EU Access to Finance Days: Helping to shape an SME-friendly financing market
Credit availability for non-financial businesses in the eurozone is now at its lowest point since the beginning of the credit crunch, according to the latest figures from the European Central Bank. Small- and medium-sized enterprises, on which the EU relies for 85% of new jobs in the private sector, are particularly badly affected by this decline as they cannot invest or extent their businesses as long as conditions for credits remain so difficult. Therefore, the European Commission is taking action to rapidly bridge the market gap in the provision of SME financing by providing €3.5 billion of additional funding for SMEs each year from 2014 to 2020, using the new Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs programme (COSME). For COSME to be successful is it vital that an effective partnership between EU institutions and the financial organisations that provide SMEs with access to credit is created. This is why Commssion Vice-President Antonio Tajani, commissioner for enterprise and industry, will launch today (18 October) in Rome a series of events – EU Access to Finance Days – to explain how COSME's new financial instruments will work and to encourage reputable financial market operators to become COSME intermediaries.
EU Access to Finance Days will be organised in all EU capitals from autumn 2013 to the end of 2014. The next event will be in Vilnius, Lithuania on 5 November 2013.
Prominent speakers at today's "Access to Finance Day" in Rome include Flavio Zanonato, Italian Minister of Economic Development; Dario Scannapieco, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank; Luigi Federico Signorini, Vice-Director-General of the Bank of Italy; Giovanni Sabatini, Director-General of the Italian Banking Association; Aurelio Regina, Vice-President of Confindustria; and Richard Pelly, CEO of the European Investment Fund. The event will also present the SME-focused activities of the European Investment Bank and other EU programmes that support SMEs.
More information on the EU Access to Finance Days.
What is the new COSME programme? What will it offer SMEs?
Vice President Tajani underlined today that the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME), which will run between 2014 and 2020, is the first ever European Commission programme that is exclusively dedicated to supporting SMEs. COSME is first and foremost an instrument to improve access to finance for SMEs, support their internationalisation and improve their access to markets.
COSME will largely continue the successful activities of the current Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), but aims to better respond to SMEs' needs, by targeting the more vulnerable categories of small businesses that are currently underserved by the market.
60% of COSME's estimated budget of €2.3 bn will be dedicated to financial instruments, providing guarantees and venture capital, with the aim of encouraging the flow of credit and investment into the SME sector. COSME will provide a guarantee facility for SME loans of up to €150 000, with a focus on SMEs that would otherwise have difficulty accessing finance. COSME's equity facility will stimulate the supply of venture capital, with a particular focus on the expansion and growth phase of SMEs.
COSME support will be delivered to SMEs via reputable financial intermediaries in participating countries – such as banks, leasing companies, mutual guarantee societies or venture capital funds – in order to ensure that credit is as easy to access as possible. In order to cater for the diversity of the SME financing market in Europe, COSME will allow financial intermediaries to create individual products that best suit the needs of SMEs in their particular market.
The COSME budget will also maintain many of the same successful programmes already in place, including co-financing for the European Enterprise Network, with its more than 600 offices in the EU and beyond. COSME will also support internationalisation of SMEs, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship education, IPR Helpdesks and the reduction of administrative burdens.
See the full interview with VP Tajani
What are COSME's expected impacts?
The impact of the programme will be enormous. COSME-backed financial instruments should result in an annual increase of €3.5 billion in additional lending to and/or investment in EU companies. Each year, COSME is expected to contribute to an increase in the EU's GDP of €1.1 billion, and assist 40 000 firms in creating or saving 30 000 jobs and launching 1 200 new business products, services or processes.
Typical SME recipient: Less than 10 staff, €65 000 credit granted
Under the previous European Commission programme to support competitiveness (CIP), loan guarantees were used to stimulate lending to entrepreneurs or small enterprises that normally would not have sufficient collateral to obtain a loan. Ninety percent of the 220 000 SMEs from across Europe that were CIP's beneficiaries up to the end of 2012 had 10 or fewer employees; precisely the category that finds it most difficult to obtain a loan. But thanks to CIP, the average guaranteed loan these small companies received was about €65 000. By the end of December 2012, CIP's financial instruments had mobilised over €13 billion in loans and more than €2.3 billion in venture capital. Comparable benefits will be achieved under COSME, slighted moderated by the fact that COSME will particularly target SMEs that without its support would have difficulty in accessing external finance.
Accessing financing 'extremely difficult' for SMEs
Surveys show that the EU's SMEs are to a very large extent dependent on bank loans for their external financing and that they have very few alternatives: 30% of companies are using bank loans and 40% bank credit lines or overdraft facilities. For 63% of SMEs bank loans are also the most preferable external financing solution to realise firms' growth ambitions. In the economic downturn banks have become more risk-averse, asking for higher risk margins and offering more demanding conditions. Difficult access to credit is among the top concerns (15%) of SMEs: according to the latest survey by the European Commission about one third of SMEs did not get the finance they had planned for. The latest European Central Bank (ECB) data indicate that overall lending to the non-financial private sector remains weak.
Why we need a specific programme to support SME financing
Despite their importance to the economy, SMEs face particular challenges in the area of access to finance, mostly because of information asymmetries. While SMEs are able to build strong business cases for the creation and expansion of their businesses, lenders tend to be ill-equipped to assess the risks associated with the business models of SMEs and tend to resort to lending decisions based purely on balance sheet figures. But many SMEs do not have strong enough balance sheets to meet bank lending approval criteria, especially if the value of the SME is held in intellectual property, a sound client base or other means which cannot be captured by financial reporting.
The consequences of the debt crisis have also disproportionately affected lending to SMEs. Compared to larger corporations, SMEs have always faced structural problems in the area of access to finance. But these issues have been exacerbated by the financial crisis. Over the last two years, according to statistics from the ECB, almost one-third of the SMEs applying for bank loans were refused or ended up getting less than they requested.
Financial intermediaries are vital lifeline
The EU uses both legislation and the limited EU budget to counteract the current overwhelming reluctance to invest in and lend to SMEs. Two general approaches are taken, first to support the provision of SME loans – thus improving access to credit – and second to stimulate investment in SMEs, for example via co-investments with venture capital funds.
Access to credit assistance is channelled through selected financial intermediaries. These include banks, lessors, mutual guarantees societies, microfinance providers and venture capital funds. The EU guarantees part of the risks they undertake and experience shows that participation in EU access to finance programmes means that they provide more SME loans than they would do otherwise. This approach also generates a high leverage effect: the CIP programme found that every €1 spent by the EU on guarantees used by financial intermediaries making loans to SMEs resulted in €30 being made available to the beneficiary company.
Apart from this multiplier effect, using financial intermediaries also offers other benefits: a policy impact, as participating financial intermediaries subscribe to strong SME credit enhancing conditions and therefore contribute to the pursuit of EU policies; and also access to institutional "know-how" in the form of the existing expertise of financial intermediaries.
How else will SME financing be supported by the EU?
COSME will be complemented by financing for research-and innovation-driven enterprises under the Horizon 2020 programme.
Numerous measures will also be implemented by the EIB Group (the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund) as well as will be provided within the framework of European Structural and Investment Funds or under Programme for Employment and Social Innovation and will be linked to the specific policy objectives.
Agreement on Basel III will ensure continued bank loans to SMEs
The European Commission has also proposed legislation to improve the efficiency of financial markets. Agreement has been reached on the review of the Capital Requirements Directive, Basel III (see MEMO/13/338).
The new framework will make banks more solid. In order to ensure an appropriate flow of credit to SMEs in the current difficult economic context, the new rules will introduce a reduction in the capital charges for bank exposure to SMEs, through the application of a 0.76 supporting factor. This will provide credit institutions with an appropriate incentive to increase the available credit to SMEs. The better financial stability of our banks, targeted by Basel III, will therefore not result in credit restriction for most small businesses.
Better integration of the venture capital market
A Regulation on European venture capital funds adopted in April 2013 (REGULATION (EU) No 345/2013) will enable venture capitalists to operate more efficiently within the EU. With the help of a European passport fund managers can market their funds across the EU. This will facilitate cross-border fundraising and create a genuine internal market for venture capital funds.
See also MEMO/13/209.
Improving SME access to capital markets
By helping to attract more private investments the European Commission also seeks to develop a framework for efficient, diversified and improved long-term financing for SMEs. One of the solutions is to improve SME access to capital markets: investors could be encouraged to make more investments in SMEs through more visible SME markets and more visibly listed SMEs and mid-caps.
Two recent proposals to attract investors through more visible SME markets and more visible listed SMEs:
- A proposal for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) to sustain the development of stock markets specialised in SMEs. (see IP/11/1219 and MEMO/11/716)
- A proposal for a modification of the Transparency Directive to give better information on listed SMEs.
EU actions to date to increase lending to SMEs
As at 31 December 2012, the EU's Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme had mobilised more than €15 billion to finance SMEs.
- With a budget of €1.1 billion, the CIP programme has already helped to mobilise over €16 billion for SMEs across Europe.
- SME guarantee facility (SMEG); thanks to its guarantee schemes, CIP has already helped over 220 000 SMEs to access over €13 billion in loans.
- The high growth and innovative SME facility (GIF): CIP-funded investments in venture capital funds, already supported investment in over 300 fast growing SMEs of more than €2.3 billion.
How the CIP works
The CIP Programme (running from 2007-2013) has helped SMEs to find finance they need to operate, develop or grow at different stage of development.
CIP aims at making funding for SMEs easier through the development of the most relevant channel for SME external finance: a bank loan. This is of paramount importance for the vast majority of SMEs. The programme also provides measures focused on the particular needs of SMEs with high growth potential, for which equity investments can be a more suitable source of finance.
The CIP financial instruments are managed by the European Investment Fund through national and regional financial intermediaries (e.g. banks and venture capital funds) in the member states.
The architecture of the programme mobilises financial institutions to provide additional finance to SMEs.
Loan guarantees: EU-backed loans available to SMEs
- Younger and smaller firms are more likely to get only some of the finance they requested from the lending institution (financial intermediary), and, in many cases, to be rejected outright. Support is available in the form of loans backed by the EU.
- Guarantees offered to banks give SMEs access to bank loans
- under SME Guarantee Facility (SMEG) a lending institution can receive EU guarantee if it intends to lend to SMEs. With an EU guarantee bank can lend to more risky category of clients (young companies, entrepreneurs without a credit history, sufficient collateral, etc.) or simply lend more to SMEs.
Improved access to equity finance
- Small-scale, highly-innovative companies involve a category of risk, which can rarely be accepted by traditional finance providers and as such need a tailored support – other than bank loan.
- Half of the CIP resources devoted to SME access to finance are invested by the European Investments Fund in venture capital funds that, in turn, invest in start-ups and SMEs with high growth potential.
- The high growth and innovative SME facility (GIF) provides capital – usually in the order of millions of Euros – for innovative SMEs in different stages of development.
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Maca, Macca
Maca is a member of the brassica, or crucifer, family from the Peruvian Andes, and is roughly the same size as a turnip or radish. Like its distant cousins, Maca has a long use as both a food and a medicine.
Flourishing in the high Andean mountains over 4000 metres it is exposed to dry cold air for much of the year. Evolving under this continual stress it has developed compounds that help it not just survive but thrive too.
We take the black roots, renowned for their extra nutritive qualities, and roast them to bring a delicious strengthening malty flavour to Lively English Breakfast tea and Rooibos & Honeybush tea.

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Jan. 23, 2012
Jack Henry Abbott
Jack Abbott sold himself to Norman Mailer as the "Super Convict." Mailer turned the letters Abbott sent him into the best-selling book, In the Belly of the Beast, and assisted Abbott in gaining parole in 1981. Six months later Abbott stabbed a waiter to death in a New York restaurant.
by J.J. Maloney
Jack Henry Abbott started as a boy in a training school, worked his way up through the system-—getting in trouble here, being transferred there, getting into more trouble until, ultimately, he spent virtually all of his life in some form of reform school or prison.
When it became known in 1977 that Norman Mailer was to write The Executioner's Song, about Gary Gilmore, Abbott, who was incarcerated in the same Utah penitentiary, wrote to Mailer, suggesting that Mailer could make use of the observations of someone like Abbott, someone who had lived in the world Gary Gilmore inhabited.
Mailer began to correspond with Abbott, and apparently began to care about him. Abbott wrote long, grandiloquent letters, in which he discussed his fantasized perception of himself as a Super Convict. He claimed to have been subjected to more brutality than other convicts, to have risen higher above the situation than other convicts, to have been more philosophically correct than other convicts.
Mailer bought it; for his own reasons, he wanted to believe what Abbott was saying. And, of course, there was some truth in many of the things Abbott said about prisons.
In any event, Mailer took those letters, edited them, and arranged to have them published under the title, In the Belly of the Beast, which was published to wide acclaim in 1981. Mailer wrote a lengthy introduction to the book, and it was lionized in many quarters-—particularly those quarters that are prone to lionizing Norman Mailer.
|In the Belly of the Beast
Six months prior to the book's publication, Abbott, with Mailer's support, was paroled from prison. The day the book received a rave review from The New York Times, Jack Abbott stabbed waiter Richard Adam to death in Greenwich Village. He fled to Louisiana before being arrested. In 1982, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
The same press that had lionized the book then turned on Mailer with a fury. He was savaged, and it was suggested more than once that he was as much to blame for the death of Richard Adan as Abbott.
In truth, Mailer was guilty only of naiveté, and that was never much of a crime. If anything, we link naiveté with innocence, and innocence of mind is something we cherish in other circumstances.
Norman Mailer made a good scapegoat. He had a known fascination with murderers; in 1958 he had stabbed his own wife after a party. Those writers awed by Mailer's presence looming over Abbott's shoulder – to the point where they had abandoned their own critical objectivity – now felt betrayed. They lashed out at Mailer because they lacked the courage to admit they had accepted Abbott as a significant writer because Norman Mailer said he was significant.
In the furor that resulted, Abbott was presented to the public not only as a convict author, but as a preeminent convict author; the conclusion to be drawn, of course, was that his murderous impulses demonstrated the futility of thinking any ex-convict could be trusted, particularly if that ex-convict had ever been convicted of a violent crime as Abbott had been in the murder of a fellow prisoner in 1965.
Lost in all of this is the single consideration no one ever raised: Is Jack Abbott a writer?
Prior to the correspondence between Mailer and Abbott, there's no indication that he had ever written anything other than letters home.
In fact, we do not know how much editing Mailer did before the letters were offered for publication. If Abbott were a writer with professional skills, why couldn't he edit his own letters?
Most likely, Mailer edited out those portions of the letters he considered without merit, which means the letters that were finally printed represent the best of what Norman Mailer felt Jack Abbott had to say. Even at that, the picture we get is of a deeply disturbed man whose perceptions are warped, whose conclusions cannot withstand close examination, and whose tone is almost entirely self-serving and self-aggrandizing.
The most Abbott could have shown at that point was promise, and the correct thing for Mailer to have done would have been to encourage him to develop that promise.
The process of becoming a writer is a journey. It necessarily includes self-examination of not only the world around you but of one's ideas and beliefs. It is not enough to say that someone has a facility with words. A writer is a whole person; he combines a facility with words and an ability to see correctly, or at least uniquely. Powers of observation are central to the development of a writer, and Abbott plainly lacks those powers.
If what was published was essentially Abbott's own writing, then you would have to agree that he showed promise. Given time, he might have developed that promise. To simply take his letters, polish them and have them published, was in many ways a cruel thing to do to him.
After the stabbing, some of Abbott's friends said he had been worried over what the future held. What would he do next? Did he have it in him to produce another book? Would he stand revealed as a literary freak?
Certainly he could not expect Norman Mailer to spend more time polishing additional letters from Jack Abbott. Moreover, following publication of the book and the murder, Abbot's Super Convict fantasy began to unravel. First, he was accused of having been a stool pigeon in prison; efforts on his part to document some of his claims proved futile. The many years he spent in solitary confinement might support the stool-pigeon accusation; men who are afraid of prison often do things that force officials to keep them in solitary virtually all of the time.
Quite a few convicts spend two to five years in solitary in their lifetime, but the ones who spend eight, 10, or more years tend to be so mentally unbalanced they can't figure out how the prison works. They often have some reason for wanting to be in solitary, and the most obvious reason is fear.
Jean Genet was a punk and a stool pigeon; he was also a writer of international stature. Genet was an accurate chronicler of the prison world he inhabited. He had intellectual honesty. Above all, he was a writer, and writers often not only have the ability, but the desire to rise above themselves.
Had Abbott been treated as a writer, rather than as a phenomenon, he could have been encouraged to improve and develop what appeared to be talent. Mailer could have continued to correspond, to challenge Abbott's analyses of himself and the world, to encourage him to go beyond the demagoguery of politics, to inspire him to develop his sensibility. In the end, Abbott was not so much discovered as exploited. Mailer, and others who wanted to make a statement about the deplorable condition of American prisons, used Abbott as a vehicle to do just that.
Editor's Note: On February 2, 2002, Abbott was found dead in his cell, hanging from bed sheets, tied with shoelaces. Normal Mailer died of acute renal failure in 2007 at age 84.


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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A 27-year-old Putnam County man was convicted Wednesday of molesting an 11-year-old girl in December 2011.
Steven Baker was found guilty after a jury deliberated for less than an hour.
He was then sentenced to life in prison.
The victim testified at trial that she was watching movies with family and friends when she awoke to Baker molesting her.


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To play at Marist, Washingtonville's Matt Poveromo knew he had to give up playing quarterback.
To play at Marist, Washingtonville's Matt Poveromo knew he had to give up playing quarterback.
But there is no quarterback controversy here. Poveromo is ecstatic to be moving back to tight end next season after verbally committing to play for Marist — a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) school.
"I love the tight end position," said Poveromo, who played quarterback for Washingtonville this season. "You do it all, block, hit people, catch the ball and score. I feel I just have a knack for the position and I'm excited."
Poveromo said he will receive an academic scholarship and grants that will cover three-quarters of his expenses at Marist, which costs about $40,000 annually. He played tight end for the first time last season, catching 31 passes for 759 yards and nine touchdowns. Poveromo was named a second-team Varsity845 all-star in 2011.
He moved back to quarterback — Poveromo previously played the position on jayvee — this fall after starter Chaynce Pelio graduated. Poveromo, who is 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, also received interest from Georgetown and Sacred Heart.


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Bliss (Feat, Kanye West And Teyana Taylor)
John Legend
[Verse 1: Teyana Taylor]
Ooh baby, the day you stepped into my world
You noticed I'm the kind of girl who loves her diamonds and white pearls
So tempt me to jetset away in London
To sip on some tea, you surprise me with gifts from Tiffany
Ooh (La la la la la la la la)
I love the way we livin' boy
But my daddy say, "You don't need that boy"
So let's run away, let's run away
Momma say I'm too young for love
And lovin' you is all I'm thinkin' of
My heart tells me that you're the one
It's the feeling you give, it is
[Hook: Teyana Taylor]
Pure bliss
Like you've got the key to my heart
Simple as a touch and a kiss
Never knew a feeling like this
Pure bliss, pure bliss
Nobody can tear us apart
Baby it's as good as it gets
(Kiss kiss kiss kiss)
Loving you will never be hard
This is pure bliss
[Verse 2: John Legend]
I remember when the pilot closed the door
Said it's time for lift off
You said, "What'd you choose me for?"
Don't ever wonder
Cause you deserve the best
Once you reach the top
You'll never question why you left
My world is yours
What you waitin' for?
Let's run away
Let's run away
Our friends, say we're crazy
But we can't listen baby
They've never had it like this
They don't know what it is
[Hook: John Legend and Teyana Taylor]
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dolf_lundgren wrote:A good chance for young players like Bradbury, Kinghorn and Toolis to really make a name for themselves here.
dolf_lundgren wrote:yes if Mata keeps up his form he will be sought after, if he isnt already.
DVDM will be the same. But we have to accept that, far better that than players we cant get rid of. Just makes it harder to keep identifying them and bringing them in. Playing in the big biys cup enhances our chances of getting good young players as they know they will be seen.
Tichtheid wrote:South Africa are very strong on the wings, they won't need to call up vdM. Mata won't be bought out of his contract, they won't make a move for him this season, next year is when the rumours of huge money being offered to him will surface, he will be available to sign for free as from May 2020.
Obviously I'd like to keep him and hope the SRU can come to some arrangement, but for now he is an Edinburgh player and I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do for us this season
Ron wrote:MEETING PLACE FOR SUPPORTERS IN MONTPELLIER
Thanks again for considering O'Carolans Pub for a meeting place for the Edinburgh Rugby Supporters club on Saturday 13th of October. We have a very strong tradition of Rugby here at O'Carolans and we have hosted in the past OLSC/Munster, Exeter Chiefs Supporters and Glasgow Warriors amount others in the past. We can offer The Edinburgh Rugby Supporters Club exclusive discounts on most beverages including pints, standard alcohols & mixes from 10 to 20 percent off normal prices. In practical terms you will have your own button on the till and all supporters will automatically receive the special rates directly at the bar when they produce their supporters card.
Some info on O'Carolans Irish Pub
We are a large family run bar in the historical center of Montpellier in the Carré Saint Anne established since1997. A two minute walk away from the tram station Peyrou Arc de Triomphe. We are used to holding full house Rugby/football events. The bar is approximately 160 m2 or 524 squared foot. It's made up of two bars and four distinctive areas. The bar has been completely renovated over the last two years in keeping with our traditions over the last past 20 years. We also have a large terrace on the place with a beautiful fountain in the middle. Our terrace capacity is 90/100 places.
1) We can offers you a price of 6 euros on all pint beers 50cl, with the exception of Kronenbourg at 5 euros. The mixers, gin, vodka etc at 6,50 euros.
Edinburgh Rugby Supporters Club prices for the weekend -
Product Edinburgh Rugby Club O'Carolans
1) Kronenbourg Pints 50cl 5 euros 6,30 euros
2) Guinness/Kilkenny pints 50cl 6 euros 7,40 euros
3) Carlsberg/Grim Blanche/Grim rouge 6 euros 7,50 - 7,70 euros
Magners Cider.
4) Local craft beers larger/ale 6 euros 7,20-7,30 euros
5) Standard mixers, Gin, Vodka etc 4cl 6,50 euros 7,50 euros.
2) Hours of opening.
We are normally open from 12h till 1am ever day. For the Saturday we shall be opening earlier for pre match drinks.
We have four TV's. Three of which are Samsung curved screens, which were recently updated for the World Cup . We have RMC Sports, BeINSports/Canal +/Rugby +/Foot +/BT sports/ Sky. We will have a full schedule of rugby matches shown on multiple screens for that weekend.
4) We don't do food, but we have a range of bar snakes including toasties, crisps etc We do however have lots of restaurants beside us who can cater to everyone's needs, from sandwiches, to traditional French food.
5) Wifi. We have full wifi access, which will be made available to all of the supportes. We also have a pool table along with a darts board.
6) Directions we are off rue Foch (Arc de Triumph) as you get to Eden Park shop (Rugby clothes) down Rue de petit Scel and right in the middle of the Carrie Saint Anne square.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/O'Car ... 4d3.874472
For directions, plans of Montpellier etc. I shall be at hand with my team at all times.
If you need any further info or help give me a call at any stage or send an email.
Best regards
Gareth Holmes
0033 603754671.
O'Carolans Irish Pub
5 Rue de Petit Scel
Carré Saint Anne, Montpellier. 0033 603754671
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3 Content Tools Every Business Needs
In today's article from around the web we visit Inc.com where author Janine Popick explores 3 content tools that every business can use. As always, read, comment, share and enjoy!
These three content marketing tools allow you to be timely, efficient, and effective with your content.
Content marketing is the marketing buzzword of 2013, but it's been around forever. As more and more businesses jump on the content marketing bandwagon, new tools to make creating, promoting, and producing content are coming out of the woodwork.
I'm fortunate enough to have a small content marketing team at my online marketing company, VerticalResponse, and we've curated three of our favorite content marketing tools that allow us to be timely, efficient, and effective with our content.
Google Docs
After trying nearly every document sharing option out there, Google Docs has proven itself to be our favorite go-to for this purpose. We use it for our weekly meeting, as well as for creating posts (like this one!), that one or more people need access and editing ability with. It's great that many people can be in the document at one time and there are no issues with versioning, etc. My content director and I can both be viewing the same doc and live edit it together, even if I'm in the mountains and she's in the city. Priceless. Cost: Free
While attending New Media Expo this year, we were the lucky winner of a content package from the folks at Ebyline. If you haven't heard of them, Ebyline is a Los Angeles-based company that helps publishers, or businesses find, hire, and manage freelancers in less time. They've made it really easy to manage all our freelance writers and contributors all from one place. And, they've got over 1,900 of their own freelancers for hire, so if you're short on bandwidth, knowledge, or time and need someone to do it for you, Ebyline can "pitch" hit in a snap. The best part we've found is that compared to some of the content competitors, they are completely affordable. They can create a blog post, a guide, or any other content you need. You simply create a brief outline of the project, include the deadline and the fee you will pay. You'll receive responses from interested writers and you can accept or decline them as needed. We are loving this service. Cost: Free and paid options
We are always trying to stay on top of the latest e-mail marketing, social media, blogging and other news that is of interest to our customers. So we took note of the chatter in the last few weeks about Google Alerts being buggy, erratic, or just plain broken. Rumors are swirling that Alerts might be going the way of Google Reader. Now, before you cry tears of sorrow, we've found a fast and capable replacement touted to be even better than Google Alerts–Talkwalker Alerts. Like Google Alerts, Talkwalker Alerts allow you to monitor the web for interesting new content about your name, brand, competitors, events, or any topic. It is super easy and for now we are running it alongside our Google Alerts to monitor if we get better results. Cost:Free
Do you have any favorite content tools to add to this list? I'd love to hear them and try them!


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Breast cancer happens when cells in your breast grow abnormally and out of control. The cancer cells can spread to other parts of your body.
You're more likely to get breast cancer as you get older. But the disease can affect women in their 40s and, rarely, women in their 30s.
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women, but it can often be treated successfully if it is found early.
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February 7, 2013
A semi-coherent Tony Bennett said during a "Demand A Plan" press conference yesterday that if the government does not prevent violence it associates with the possession of firearms, "the rest of the world's going to really take care of us, in a very bad way."
Bennett says outlawing firearms in America will "show the rest of the world how to behave."
The 86-year old singer joined celebrities Amanda Peet and Chris Rock at the media event sponsored by Demand a Plan, an organization fronted by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an anti-Second Amendment group founded and funded by the billionaire mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg. The organization is also funded by the Joyce Foundation. It has worked to place gun manufacturers under consumer-product health-and-safety oversight by the government and run them out of business.
Actor Amanda Peet admitted during the news conference that outlawing firearms will not prevent future Sandy Hook massacres. Despite this, she insisted the government must move against "gun violence," shorthand for outlawing firearms and rolling back the Second Amendment.
"Doing nothing has failed. To people who question the potential effectiveness and/or practicality of these measures, to the people who say it would have happened anyway or we won't catch everybody, I say doing nothing has failed." Peet said.
Comedian Chris Rock, who considers Obama the "Dad of the Country" – in other words, an authoritarian figure who must be obeyed – deferred to other speakers, including an Aurora shooting victim and a pediatric surgeon.
Bennett mentioned the Nazis during his remarks about firearms ownership. "It's the kind of turn that happened to the great country of Germany, when Nazis came over and created tragic things, and they had to be told off," he said. "And if we continue this kind of violence and accept it in our country, the rest of the world's going to really take care of us, in a very bad way."
Mr. Bennett failed to mention that the Nazis outlawed and confiscated firearms from politically ostracized minorities, most notably the Jews. The Nazi Weapons Law, notes Jews for the Preservation of Firearms, "gave Hitler's Nazi party a stranglehold on the Germans, many of whom did not support the Nazis. We found that the Nazis did not invent 'gun control' in Germany. The Nazis inherited gun control and then perfected it: they invented handgun control."
The Nazi gun law was based on the preceding Weimar Republic's restricitve gun laws. Like the United States circa 2013, the Weimar Republic considered itself a democracy.
Mr. Bennett was talking about Nazi militarism and the Second World War. He did not elaborate on how upholding the Second Amendment in the United States might lead to a world war. It might, however, lead to a civil war if the government begins forcibly confiscating guns.
As for the rest of the world solving America's supposed "gun problem" and subduing its "gun culture," in December the authoritarian government of China called for Americans to be disarmed, arguing that the Sandy Hook school massacre demands "no delay for U.S. gun control."
This article was posted: Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 10:36 am
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- this weekend march 1st to today hv been soooooo gud btw iv been to beaches were the locals are all crazy and angry but not rainbow its more of the tourists that threaten to drag people through water lol that was funny as sam
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- 1925 – 1953: Small brickyard in Spouwen
- 1962 – 1994: Expansion and modernization
- 1995 – 2001: Implementation of environmentally-conscious techniques
- 2001 – 2007: Expansion into the Netherlands
- 2007 – 2016: Largest brick-producing family business in Europe
- 2017 – present: Acquisition of CRH Clay Division Netherlands and Germany
1925 – 1953: Small brickyard in Spouwen
In 1925 Jaak Vandersanden founds a small brickyard in Spouwen with a field kiln and a field press. The bricks are dried under shelters. In 1953 Jaak's son Constant replaces the ring kiln with a Hoffman indoor kiln.
1962 – 1994: Expansion and modernization
The second brickworks with the first tunnel kiln is opened in Spouwen. And an additional brickyard is opened in Veldwezelt. It closes in 1987 and is replaced by a third ultra-modern factory in Spouwen.
Acquisition of the Euceram brickworks in Hekelgem and Mosabrik brickworks in Lanklaar. Production in Spouwen and Hekelgem is completely mechanized. In 1994 the factory in Lanklaar is also modernized and the capacity is doubled by 2 additional kilns.
1995 – 2001: Implementation of environmentally-conscious techniques
Replacement of the first 2 factories in Spouwen by a second large and ultra-modern factory. This new plant doubles the production capacity to 100 million bricks per year.
Spouwen is where the environmentally-conscious techniques start: a combined heat and power plant for generating its own electricity. All factory chimneys have flue gas filters installed to purify the combustion gases that are emitted.
At the beginning of the millennium new offices with a showroom are built in Spouwen and Lanklaar.
2001 – 2007: Expansion into the Netherlands
Acquisition of the Dutch brickworks Duijs in Hedikhuizen. Foundation of Huwa-Vandersanden. The 50-50 joint venture with Huwa Baksteen manages 3 plant units in Hedikhuizen, Spijk and Angeren.
Vandersanden (200 employees) and Huwa-Vandersanden (130 employees), with an annual production of 415 million facing bricks and 35 million pavers, are n° 3 in Europe.
In 2006 the construction of a new ultra-modern manufacturing unit in Hedikhuizen is started up with a production capacity of 75 million bricks per year. Building and installations are designed and constructed with a view to a high level of energy efficiency.
In 2007 Vandersanden Belgium and Huwa-Vandersanden the Netherlands produce more than 500 million bricks.
2007 – 2016: Largest brick-producing family business in Europe
Opening of a new sales office and showroom in Halluin, near Menen in northern France.
Cessation of the cooperation with Huwa, whereby Vandersanden takes over 2 of the 3 plants in the Netherlands. The bricks are continued under the name Vandersanden. For the pavers the brand name remains Huwa.
At the end of 2011 the Hekelgem site is closed down.
At the end of 2016, Vandersanden Group acquired its sales partner in the UK, Hoskins Brick, thereby enabling the family company to grow further into the UK market. The sales office employs 16 people.
With 2 production sites in Belgium and 2 in the Netherlands, Vandersanden has become the largest brick-producing family business in Europe. Vandersanden Group has a total sales of ca. 60 million pavers and ca. 320 million bricks a year.


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We often hear from consumers who say that their rate increase was substantially higher than what we approved.
One of Washington's major health insurers, for example, recently increased its premiums for individual plans an average of 13.5 percent. The highest increase among the plans was 21.5 percent. But we subsequently heard from consumers who are seeing rate hikes of 35 percent or more.
What's going on? Birthdays.
If you had a birthday in the past year and your new age ends in a zero or a five (55, 60, etc.), then you can expect a rate increase when your individual health plan renews. This is because you moved into a higher age band. (The insurers group ages together, five years at a time.) Since medical costs tend to increase with age, your premiums tend to jump every time you move to the next five-year band.
And when an age band increase combines with an across-the-board rate increase for everyone who's on the health plan, you get a sort of double-whammy: the total rate increase can be substantially higher than what our agency approved.
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Through Partisan Eyes "If only those (insert political party here) would negotiate we could end this government shutdown." Chances are you've heard, or even said, this statement in the past week, with both Democrats and Republicans taking the blame. But how much does our own political point of view shape the way we view the highly-polarized battle in congress? How much does our choice of media sources shape our perception of the federal government shutdown? And is it even possible to listen to a news story about the shutdown and not let our political biases cloud our judgment of who's truly to blame in congress? Joining us to explore these questions and explain whether media sources can truly cover highly-charged political stalemates objectively is Emeritus Professor of Communications and Director of the Institute for the Study of Politics and Media at Sacramento State University Barbara O'Connor, and Dr. Andy Jones, writing and journalism faculty member at UC Davis, and social media expert.
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The Delta Capital Public Radio is airing a five-part series this week exploring California's plans to build twin tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. In reporting the series, Capital Public Radio Environmental Reporter Amy Quinton travelled the state, exploring its massive hydrological infrastructure and talking with people involved in all sides of the water wars that date back to the early days of the state. Amy Quinton joins us to explain the water wars and what she found in her extensive reporting.
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California's Food Trends and Policies Sacramento is trying to become the Farm to Fork Capital of the nation, which makes sense considering it's the capital of a state that's long been a food-producing capital of the world. Nature is partly to thank, but the main reason California is an agricultural powerhouse is because the state works hard to preserve farmland, shape farm labor policy and divert water throughout the state. In fact, food production has actually shaped California into the state it is today. And, to get a better look at how food production will shape the state tomorrow, the Center for California Studies is focusing its 24th annual Envisioning California Conference on "current food trends and policies in the Golden State." We'll talk with the Center's Steve Boillard about some of the trends and policies coming out of the Golden State.
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"Eating Right in America" If you're eating a poor lunch every day then you're helping Hitler win the war. It's no joke. The U.S. ran ads like these all through WWII and has tied diet to good citizenship since the late 19th century. Think about it. The government has dictated dietary standards for more than 150 years and has defined the American middle class' idea of a healthy meal. Ever heard of the food pyramid or the four food groups? Chances are, yes. Joining us to explain how our understanding of health and food and being a good citizen got so intertwined is Assistant Professor of American Studies & Food Science and Technology at UC Davis Charlotte Biltekoff, who has recently published the book "Eating Right in America."
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The draft Information Governance requirements for pharmacies have now been
finalised and can be viewed by selecting 'Requirements' on the menu then clicking 'Pharmacy'.
A workbook has been developed by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC)
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> Salt crystals form on the shore of the Dead Sea creating an other-worldly landscape.
Without a doubt the world's most amazing place, the Jordan Rift Valley is a dramatic, beautiful landscape, which at the Dead Sea, is over 400m (1,312 ft.) below sea level. The lowest point on the face of the earth, this vast stretch of water receives a number of incoming rivers, including the River Jordan. Once the waters reach the Dead Sea they are land-locked and have nowhere to go, so they evaporate, leaving behind a dense, rich, cocktail of salts and minerals that supply industry, agriculture and medicine with some of its finest products.
The Dead Sea is flanked by mountains to the east and the rolling hills of Jerusalem to the west, giving it an almost other-worldly beauty. Although sparsely populated and serenely quiet now, the area is believed to have been home to five Biblical cities: Sodom, Gomorrah, Adman, Zebouin and Zoar (Bela).
If you are planning to combine a visit to the Dead Sea with a diving trip to Aqaba during your stay in Jordan, do the Dead Sea experience first. If you do it the other way around, the small cuts or grazes you may pick up from the coral reefs will soon let you know why this is the better option!
One of the most spectacular natural and spiritual landscapes in the world, the Jordanian east coast of the Dead Sea has evolved into a major hub of both religious and health & wellness tourism in the region. A series of good roads, excellent hotels with spa and fitness facilities, as well as archaeological and spiritual discoveries make this region as enticing to today's international visitors as it was to kings, emperors, traders, prophets and pilgrims in antiquity.
The leading attraction at the Dead Sea is the warm, soothing, super salty water itself – some ten times saltier than sea water, and rich in chloride salts of magnesium, sodium, potassium, bromine and several others. The unusually warm, incredibly buoyant and mineral-rich waters have attracted visitors since ancient times, including King Herod the Great and the beautiful Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra. All of whom have luxuriated in the Dead Sea's rich, black, stimulating mud and floated effortlessly on their backs while soaking up the water's healthy minerals along with the gently diffused rays of the Jordanian sun.
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Brian Solis Principle of "Future Works" and Social Media expert
Anthropology is the study of humanity. Within this discipline lurks the often maligned and always second guessed social anthropologist. Social anthropologist examine cultures, dissect cultures within cultures, and attempt to posit and theorize answers to why a society or people live within a structure of their making.
Brian Solis's, no nonsense Social Media expert, article "Will the Real Social Media Expert Please Stand Up" is an in depth valuable assessment of social media systems landscape. According to Solis:
"Social media is about sociology and the understanding that with the new social tools available to us, we can more effectively observe the cultures of online communities and listen to and respond directly to people within the communities."
Strategy to Engage
1. Stop pushing your sales pitch, thoughts, or agenda at people
2. Start listening to the conversation within a Social Media community
3. Contribute and talk to people within the Social Media community you wish to engage
4. Assess what the conversation involves, how to contribute, and what to listen to within the community
5. Give your value, contribute this value to the conversation
6. Monitor the conversation and watch for acceptance and response to your value give
7. Respect, honesty, and support will lead to trust within the community for you and your contributions
8. Become a Sociologist. Understand the group aka community. According to Solis "everything they (community) do is reflective of those they want to engage and embrace"


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Oskaloosa, Ia. – Newt Gingrich told a gay man and longtime resident of Oskaloosa here today that he should vote for President Obama.
Scott Arnold, an adjunct professor of writing at William Penn University, had approached Gingrich to ask him about how he plans to engage gay Americans given his stance on same-sex marriage.
"I asked him if he's elected, how does he plan to engage gay Americans. How are we to support him? And he told me to support Obama."
Gingrich told Arnold that he doesn't expect to get the support of voters who disagree with him on the definition of marriage and who consider that a central issue.
Arnold, a Democrat, said he came to the event at Smokey Row coffee house with an open mind. But he wanted to ask Gingrich about how he would represent him as president after reading past comments the former U.S. House Speaker has made about gays and lesbians.
"When you ask somebody a question and you expect them to support all Americans and have everyone's general interest, it's a little bit frustrating and disheartening when you're told to support the other side — that he doesn't need your support," Arnold said.
Gingrich has been married three times, two ending after his adultery.
Gingrich, who has a half sister who is a lesbian, has previously said in Iowa that same-sex marriage "is a temporary aberration that will dissipate." In his letter to The Family Leader this month, he advocated a federal constitutional amendment that would deny marriage rights to same-sex couples.
"It doesn't inspire hope at all," Arnold said of Gingrich's statements. "And if that's what he's trying to do and that's what he's trying to say, that this is a collective effort if he's elected president, yet he tells me to support the other side?"
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After a fun 3-day birthday weekend with Becky, I dropped her off at the airport Sunday morning. Drove myself home, proceeded to become ill and then slept for over 7 hours throughout the day. Thankfully, as I usually do after a day like yesterday (which happens occasionally; too often to call rare, but not a common occurrence either), I feel like a new woman today.
I will blog more about all the fun things that happened (and the fun food/coffee consumed) over the weekend later. But today I wanted to let you know what's happening Wednesday.
After 6 weeks off Taxol (and I have a small bit of hair and eyelash growth to prove it), my appointment with the oncologist Wednesday will determine whether I have to take a permanent break from not only from Taxol, but also the clinical trial meds. Selfishly, I just want to be done with it all. I am perfectly satisfied to skip chemo and wait for the cancer to return. I'm ready for hair and eyelashes again. I'm ready to feel better. If the choice were only mine, I would absolutely choose to stop Taxol for good.
Probably not the wisest choice. So the prayer is that my doctor will be wise, the side effects will continue to diminish, and that the best choice will be abundantly clear.


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Lakes, rivers, mountains, and charming villages all feature in fascinating Hungary. Not only is it a captivating destination with a strong national character, this landlocked country in Central Europe is also a gateway to seven European countries. Travel to Hungary with Qatar Airways and discover a country with richly varied landscapes and an exciting history.
Hungary has some of Europe's most beautiful landscapes, from the northern forests and mountains to the great plain that makes up most of the remainder of the country. The Tisza River and Lake Balaton shape Hungary's eastern region, and through the heart of it flows the fabled Danube River. In fact, this famous river bisects the capital, Budapest, and gives the city its wonderfully light and airy character.
Budapest is an exciting and diverse city, known for its Art Nuevo architecture, which blends several architectural styles into one innovative design. While you're in Budapest, visit the beautifully landscaped parks of Margaret Island and enjoy the romantic views of the river itself. For panoramic views of the city, make your way to the top of the high citadel, and later relax at any of the astounding Ruda Baths, preserved from the time of Turkish rule in the country.
A trip to Hungary would not be complete without an extrusion to some of the neighbouring cities of Budapest. Just a short drive north you'll find Szentendre, which is home to exquisite Serbian artworks, while west of the city you will find Lake Balaton, one of the biggest in Europe. Pecs - with its numerous art treasures - lies a short drive to the south. Heading eastward, visitors will find the medieval town of Eger, among the many popular tourist destinations in Hungary and is home to the famous castle and the historic Turkish minaret.
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June 7 -- FRIDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- The popular painkiller codeine can be ineffective or, worse, cause serious reactions if you are among those people whose bodies do not process the medication properly.
The liver converts codeine into morphine using the enzyme CYP2D6, a process that causes pain relief in most people. However, genetic differences in some people cause either too much or too little of the enzyme to be produced, resulting in less than pleasant results, reports Public Citizen, a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy group, in its June Worst Pills, Best Pills newsletter.
People whose liver's produce higher than normal CYP2D6 levels convert more of the codeine into morphine -- a situation that could cause excessive sedation, severe constipation and other side effects. While this only occurs in about 4 percent of Caucasian North Americans, prevalence is much higher in people from Greece and Portugal (10 percent), Saudi Arabia (20 percent) and Ethiopia (30 percent).
People with less CYP2D6 find little or no relief from codeine, because the liver does not convert enough into morphine. This happens in about 6 percent to 10 percent of Caucasians, 3 percent to 6 percent of Mexican-Americans, 2 percent to 5 percent of African-Americans and about 1 percent of Asians.
"When one adds the number of people who are genetically deficient in CYP2D6 to the number of people taking medications that inhibit CYP2D6, it is clear that a significantly large group of people are at risk of a suboptimal response to codeine," Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, said in a prepared statement.
Certain medications can also affect one's CYP2D6 activity. The enzyme's production is inhibited, for example, by: diphenhydramine, a common antihistamine sold over-the-counter as Benadryl; and quinidine, a medication used to treat abnormal heart rhythm and sold under the brand names Duraquin, Quinaglute, Dura-tabs, and Quinidex, the report said.
Testing one's CYP2D6 enzyme level is neither routinely available nor affordable, so patients taking codeine for the first time should use caution and watch for signs of an excessive response, such as sedation, respiratory depression and gastrointestinal effects, Wolfe said.
"All inadequate or excessive responses to this drug need to be reported to a physician," Wolfe said.
More information
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Don't you dare diet: Don't even consider it, or you'll want to pig out.
Don't gain any more weight. You read the headlines — you know extra pounds cause heart disease, diabetes, some cancers and more.
Don't, don't, don't. What to do? Here's what I have learned: It really is simple, and you will like it. Don't think too long. Get up and move.
Today I went to my city recreation department movement class. Linda, a new class member, joined our group. An ice blue scarf covered her white hair. This day, Marilyn, our energetic teacher, skipped her usual speech, "Move at your own level; there are no right or wrong steps." Instead, she hit play on her boombox and started right out, brisk forward step, then back.
I turned to see Linda, panic in her eyes.
"Don't worry," I whispered to her, "the moves are gentle. We do what we can."
"I'm weak — too much time on the couch," Linda answered. She danced the first number, sat down on a folding chair and moved her arms to the second song but returned to the floor to dance again later.
When class ended, she told me she liked the drum number best. "That got me going!" she said, as we walked out of class together.
Linda's smile and her words, "See you next week," told it all. Her couch potato-ness had stolen her energy, but moving made her happy. She'll be stronger next week.
That's my whole message, almost. OK, so dancing's not for you. Well, what about walking? Walking is for everybody. So set that alarm. Before the daytime crowds take over, go for a walk. Find a location where you will be safe and comfortable. Work up to a half-hour one way and a half-hour back.
Now, go home and eat breakfast, have your coffee and enjoy a holier-than-thou attitude. You earned it. You completed your workout while everyone else snored.
And a word about food: Eat a lot of it. I do. I am food-centered. I will never change. Over the years I've learned to humor myself. Here's what I've learned:
1. Move — I already said it. Calories in versus calories out. The more I move, the more I can eat without being a lardo.
2. Eat a lot — I already said it, but here's what I eat: oatmeal for breakfast, a slice of whole-grain bread with lunch and dinner, a piece of fruit with every single meal, small portions of meat or no meat, lots of fish and even more vegetables, especially greens. Eat your potatoes baked or boiled, not fried.
3. Skip all sugar drinks and all diet drinks. Pounds will roll off and you will be able to eat more.
You won't follow my advice 100% — I know I don't. If you order one of those 3,000-calorie coffee drinks, enjoy every sip, but don't get another one for a month. It's not the one pigout that hurts you. It's the months of mostly good eating that help you.
Slayback writes on health and fitness. Read about her marathons at lazyracer.blogspot.com. She is a retired teacher who lives in Newport Beach with her husband and Chihuahuas.
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ETSU picked to finish third in preseason poll
MACON, Ga. (August 8, 2013) – ETSU women's soccer player Sarah Zadrazil (St. Gilgen, Austria) has been named to the All-Atlantic Sun Preseason First Team, while the Buccaneers have been slated to finish third in conference play. Zadrazil, the reigning Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year, tied the ETSU single-season record last year by recording 10 assists in her first season with the Buccaneers.
One of six returning starters from the 2012 campaign, Zadrazil and the Buccaneers are looking to build upon last season's fourth-place finish, in which ETSU won a program-record 12 games. The St. Gilgen, Austria native helped pace ETSU's high-powered offense last season with 18 points, second on the team behind Atlantic Sun Player of the Year, Ramey Kerns. The Buccaneers 2.11 goals per game ranked 29th in the nation.
Florida Gulf Coast's Ally Kasun was named Preseason Player of the Year, while Ally Lee of Jacksonville was tabbed as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. USC Upstate's Sarah Plantz, who made 122 saves last season (14th most in the nation), was named Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year.
Receiving one first place vote in a preseason poll among Atlantic Sun coaches, the Buccaneers were picked to finish third in the Atlantic Sun, behind Jacksonville and reigning conference champion Florida Gulf Coast. Mercer, which received no first place votes, was voted in a tie to also finish third, alongside ETSU.
Florida Gulf Coast had a league-high four players named to the All-Atlantic Sun Preseason First Team.
Zadrazil was one of just three underclassmen to be selected to the Preseason First Team.
The Buccaneers will open the season on the road when they take on Appalachian State Aug. 23. ETSU's home opener will be against future Southern Conference opponent Virginia Military Institute Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.
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Snapshots from Greece: Spanikopita's Cousin, Hortopita
Whoever's running the spanikopita marketing campaign really deserves a raise. I was in Greece for almost a week before I realized that what I thought was spanikopita—layers of crispy phyllo dough stuffed with a cheesy, leafy green mess of joy—actually wasn't. It was hortopita, a savory pie cousin that contains horta, or edible wild greens such as dandelions, chard, kale, and lamb's quarters.
Horta directly translates as "grass" in Greek, but refers to about 80 different greens (step aside, spinach) growing all over the country—alongside highways, in fields, and many other places with dirt. It's delicious alone (sauteed with lemon and olive oil) but obviously a few hundred times better when feta and layered pastry sheets are involved.
You can find hortopita in bakeries all over Greece, usually in a big tray ready to be cubed out. Whether eaten as a snack or small meal, hortopita is much more common than spanikopita because it doesn't have to be limited to just spinach. Greeks can be more flexible with hortopita, using whatever greens are lying around.
If Popeye and Paula Deen ever raised children together, I think they'd fatten them up with hortopita, spanikopita, or anything else from this delicious vegetable-stuffed pastry family.
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I tried doing this a few years ago. Bought all the books, the memerships. Now that you can transfer huge documents quickly over FTP connections, companies don't tend to send giant documents overseas anymore. In one year of membership, I never once saw an opportunity worth taking advantage of. In fact, all of the books that I bought were either published long before the advent of the internet, or the updated versions warned that there was very little courier work left anymore.
Can you Travel Light? Great! Fly Internationally for Free
Can you travel with carry on luggage only? Do you fly solo? And can you fly last minute? Great! Now you can fly for drastically discounted rates, and sometimes even for free.
All you have to do is become an air courier.
Courier agencies often find that it is less expensive to fly cargo on a passenger flight as checked luggage than it is to use standard freight cargo services. And if luggage is being checked, it means there is a passenger seat to go along with it. This is where you come in, dear flyer.
If you can fly with carry-on luggage only (since your allowance for checked baggage will be used for the cargo in question), and often close to the last minute, you may be able to book your next international flight as an air courier.
Your Responsibilities
As an air courier, your job is to deliver the goods being flown with you to the destination. This may involve picking up and dropping off the parcel (if you're lucky there will be somebody at the airport to take it from you), and often there is associated paperwork to fill out.
You will also be required to join a courier organization. The oldest and longest standing courier organization is the International Association of Air Travel Couriers (IAATC). The $45-50 annual membership with IAATC entitles you to:
- Membership for you and a spouse/family member
- Access to consolidator flights when a courier flight is not available
- Courier photo ID card
- Travel magazines, customer service, and helpful links on the Members only site
- Daily bulletins of all courier companies and schedules of flights
Really? Is This too Good to be True?
Not having flown as a courier myself, or known anybody who has, I cannot substantiate the legitimacy of this technique. However it seems to be real, and all research points to "go". (I'll be joining an air courier agency myself shortly by the way, as a Professional Hobo always on the hunt for great airfare deals).
There are two reasons why a courier company might use members of the general public to deliver their cargo:
- It is less expensive for the courier company to fly the parcel as luggage on a commercial flight than it is to ship it as air cargo.
- Checked baggage often clears customs much more quickly than air cargo (which can sit for days in cargo holds) does.
Drawbacks to being an Air Courier
- Usually there is only one seat per flight reserved for a courier. If you are traveling with others, you may be relegated to separate flights, or one person may have to pay full fare to accompany the other.
- It is rare that you can book a flight months in advance, as many courier agencies only have days or weeks to deliver a package.
- Courier flights are often one-way only.
- Courier flight opportunities are only available for international destinations.
If you can swallow the conditions above, and are amenable to being an international pack-horse, flying for free (or deep discounts) as an air courier may be the perfect fit for your next international flight. If anybody has experience with this style of travel, please let us know what it was like by leaving a comment below.
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What about the question they always ask: Are you carrying any bags/packages that aren't yours? I guess this is technically "yes", but a loophole?
I was thinking the same as Kevin- that knowing my luck I'd end up in a foreign jail cause they'd think I was a drug mule!
Most courier travel is dead, except for a few companies like Jupiter Air that hire couriers directly w/o middlemen like these membership organizations to carry customs documents for industrial computer equipment shipped to Japan, usually followed by a connecting flight to HK or Thailand, for $500. Having tried this, my only beef is that flying transpacific on JAL in economy class is even more of a sardine can for most Americans than US/EU airlines. For the time, money, and trouble, you'd be better off using FF miles.
It reminds me of the "get paid to do surveys" stuff. It sounds great, and it's legitimate in the fact that companies do pay well for surveys and focus groups because it's important research, but demand far outnumbers the supply. Chances that you'll find something worthwhile are slim to none.
Wow, exactly the same job requirements as a drug mule! The risk is higher but oh the opportunities to see the world!
has declined over years due to 9-11. I have done it in the past and using a middle man is a waste of money. If you can deal directly with the company needing a courier there is no cost involved. But, as stated the need for couriers is almost extinct.
I know a lot of people who have shelled out real money for books/memberships and only a couple of them have ever scored a flight and neither of them could justify the expense and hassle for the little money they saved after adjusting for extra expenses incurred.


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A gunman lured his father to a remote Oregon campsite and killed him, then drove to a beach where he shot five cars in a parking lot, killing a Michigan camper who was sleeping in his vehicle, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The gunman then killed himself.
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) ? A gunman lured his father to a remote Oregon campsite and killed him, then drove to a beach where he shot five cars in a parking lot, killing a Michigan camper who was sleeping in his vehicle, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The gunman then killed himself.
Zachary Brimhall's father, 58-year-old William Ray Brimhall of Dillard, Oregon, had been shot multiple times, Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier said. The older man's body was found Tuesday near his vehicle on a remote logging road in the Coast Range about 50 miles from Bastendorff Beach, where the drive-by shooting took place earlier in the day.
"No question the son is responsible" for his father's death, Frasier said in a telephone interview late Tuesday. Investigators don't yet know what set off the violence, the prosecutor said.
Zachary Brimhall's mother told investigators that her husband left home Monday after their 34-year-old son called to say his car had broken down at a remote Coos County campsite and he needed help.
It appears the older man was killed shortly after he reached the campsite Monday night, Frasier said.
Investigators think the son then drove to the beach and several hours later started shooting, the prosecutor said. The first 911 calls from the beach came in at about 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Asked about a motive, Frasier said, "That's the big question. We don't know.
"We're hoping to be able to find out. We may not."
Frasier said authorities believe Zachary Brimhall shot and killed David Jesse Hortman, 43, of Walker, Michigan, at the beach before killing himself. No one else was injured at the beach, the prosecutor said.
Investigators found several firearms, some large firecrackers used to frighten seals, and materials to make an improvised explosive device in Zachary Brimhall's vehicle and called the Oregon State Police bomb squad, Frasier said. Bomb technicians found no explosives in the father's vehicle.
Authorities said Hortman represented a recreational vehicle supply company and had decided to stay for a week of vacation after exhibiting at a trade show.
Mark MacPherson, whose car was also shot, told KCBY he thought someone was throwing rocks at his vehicle, "but my window shattered and I knew in that instant someone was shooting at me."
There was no known connection between Hortman and Zachary Brimhall, authorities said.
Bastendorff Beach just south of Coos Bay has long been a popular spot for homeless people as well as people who want to have a campfire on the beach.
About a year ago, the federal Bureau of Land Management cut maximum camping time from 14 days to 24 hours at the site and stepped up patrols due to problems.
"We have had some problems in the past with some nefarious activity out there," agency spokeswoman Megan Harper said. "We have tried to step up patrols lately and it had seemed like it was getting a lot better."
Dillard Store & Deli owner Keith Sjogren said Ray Brimhall had worked at a wood products mill and lived near the store, though Sjogren had not seen him for about six months. Sjogren described him as an easygoing man.


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Ronald Keith Siegel (b. 1943) is an associate research professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, and the author of several noted studies and books on psychopharmacology, hallucination, and paranoia.[1] Siegel has studied, lectured, and conducted research at Brandeis University, Harvard Medical School, Dalhousie University, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and has been a consultant to several government commissions on drug use. His research has focused on the effects of drugs on human behavior, and has included numerous clinical studies in which human volunteers have taken drugs such as ketamine, LSD, marijuana, mescaline, psilocybin, and THC.[2]
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Affordable Wine Picks: California Syrah
Syrah hails from the Rhône region of France but has made its home all over the world. Depending on the ripeness of the grapes and the climate in which it is grown, Syrah generally produces two distinct wine styles. In cooler regions, the wines are evocative of blackberries and black pepper, with age-worthy tannins and some barnyard stink thrown in if you're lucky. Syrah from warmer areas (such as Australia) tends to offer full and jammy blueberry flavors with a softer structure.
In California, Syrah has become a vocal alternative to the ubiquitous Cabernet Sauvignon, thanks to a group of winemakers known as the Rhône Rangers. The Rangers set up shop in the 80s with the goal of making wines that recalled the famed and long-lived ones of the Rhône Valley. These wines tend to eschew the excessive alcohol and overripe-fruit stereotype of California in a search for old world elegance, but California's varied climates mean that Syrah can find many different expressions within one state. Syrah plantings have increased from 344 acres in 1990 to almost 19,000 acres today. This impressive growth has flooded the market with expressionless wines, but even a few affordable selections show how great California Syrah can be.
Recommended California Syrah Under $20
Delicate floral notes and spice open up the 2008 Cline Syrah, leading to black cherries and fresh plum fruit on the palate. The wine from Rhône Ranger Fred Cline has medium body and minimal tannins; it's a simple yet lively wine to keep on hand for weeknight drinking with takeout. (Around $10, find this wine)
Randall Grahm, an original Rhône Ranger, offers up the Bonny Doon Vineyard 2007 Syrah Le Pousseur. The dark ruby color suggests that this might be a jammy wine, but the nose is elegant with hints of olive, cracked pepper, and fresh black fruit. A touch of earthy stink evokes the Northern Rhône and palate is leaner than many other California Syrahs with a pleasant food-friendly acidity. A hint of mushroom on the finish makes this a delightful richer red pairing for seared duck breast. (Around $17, find this wine)
The Shooting Star 2008 Lake County Syrah smells like ripe black cherries with a touch of sweet spice from the 20% new oak barrels used for aging. This wine is juicy and easy to drink with cassis and a hint of hard candy-like sweetness on the mid-palate. There is no finish to speak of, but no unpleasant aftertaste either. Perfect for sipping with a meat stew or barbecue. (Around $12, find this wine)
From the same producer as the Shooting Star, the 2008 Writer's Block Syrah is a completely different beast. Much bolder and much oakier, the romantically named wine falls more in line with a stereotypical California style. We found the alcohol too noticeable on the palate, and the oak overwhelms the ripe plum fruit. However, there is some nice minerality on the finish, and with some time in a decanter this opens up into a delicious steak wine. (Around $13, find this wine)
The 2009 Frey Vineyards Syrah is organic with no added sulfites, but this is not your typical natural-style wine. A prominent oak treatment gives a toasty nose full of sweet spices and vanilla. Ripe currant flavors are paired with grippy tannins begging for grilled meat. Like many of these young syrahs, give the wine some air to let it strut its stuff. ($14-$17, find this wine)
One to Skip
Qupé is known for their focus on Rhône varietals, but the Qupé 2008 Central Coast Syrah was our least favorite of the syrahs we tasted. The palate did have nice acidity and an earthy, mulchy undertone that we liked, but the finish was sour and the wine lacked balance. A decant helped some lovely ripe blackcurrant notes come through, but we found the other wines to be more enticing options. (Around $14, find this wine)
Disclaimer: All wines except the Frey and Cline were provided as press samples for review.
About the Author: Sarah Chappell is a wine writer and -monger living in Brooklyn. She holds the Advanced Certificate with Distinction from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust and contributes to Palate Press.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man was seriously hurt when a car-size boulder slid onto a mountain road and landed on him while he and his co-workers were trying to move another massive rock off the road.
The 27-year-old Phoenix man was hospitalized with injuries to his legs and pelvis after being hit Tuesday by the 30-ton boulder, the Coconino County Sheriff's Office said. Authorities had no update on his condition Wednesday morning, and the road remained closed.
The man and four others were trying to get to the top of Mount Elden near Flagstaff to work on a radio tower when a large boulder blocked their path. The group tried to move it when another boulder that a fire official described as being "as big as a Volkswagen" slid down the mountain slope and hit the man.
The workers called for help but were able to remove him from underneath the boulder before responders arrived.
"I'm not exactly sure how they did it," Summit Fire Department Capt. Brian Parker said. "Just the fact they were able to get it off him was impressive, and it made our job a whole lot easier. Anytime there's any kind of crushing injuries like that where they're trapped, the sooner the better to get them out."
A photo of the scene showed a strap around one of the boulders, but Parker said he didn't know if the group used that, their truck or their bare hands in trying to move the first boulder that was blocking the road or the one that later fell on the man.
Thunderstorms washed out parts of the road, preventing anything but four-wheel drive vehicles from accessing the site. The man ultimately was transported down the mountain in one of the sheriff's office vehicles.
Parker said the man was alert the entire time, answering questions and talking to responders on the scene.
"He was obviously scared and in pain," Parker said.
Coconino National Forest spokeswoman Brienne Magee said crews will assess the road once the rain eases and eventually will move the boulders.