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Miscellaneous Written by Anonymous ??Friday, 09 November 2012 04:22 A successful marketing program can help your business grow. In fact, without marketing, no business is going to make it big; your products and services, however, good it may be, will not be known to your potential customers. That is why; if you are doing business in Australia, a good marketing ageny in Sydney is vital for your company???s growth.

The Importance of Marketing in Business

A product can be marketed through several ways; through advertising, sales and promotions and public relations. Getting people to know about your product and creating brand awareness is crucial to your business. There should good communication with your clients and effective marketing strategies should be used to generate product awareness. Your company???s success lies in recognition and reputation. Once people begin to recognize the value of your product, awareness is created and sales increase. As word spreads, your company will expand. The job of your marketing company in Sydney is more at the initial stages after which the quality of your product has to be sustained and perhaps improved upon. Marketing also creates a healthy competition and also maintains price competition. It allows new and small businesses to enter the industry and be successful.

Tips to Find a Good Marketing Agency in Sydney

There are several factors to be considered before you select your marketing agency in Sydney . Typically, an effective company is one that integrates all activities conducted offline with its online presence. If for example, your advertisement does not contain the website address, it???s most likely that the potential customer will turn to another business which displays its website address. Select a company that has good knowledge of digital marketing and uses advanced technology. Their staff should have the expertise to promote your services on platforms such as the social media and leverage the benefits of this platform. Your potential marketing expert should use strategic thinking to give appraisals and evaluate shortcomings so as not to repeat mistakes in their future campaigns. A good research of the company website will help you to take a decision. Additionally, interview the supporting team of the company.

Programs of the Marketing Company in Sydney

The strategies adopted by your marketing company in Sydney should be an integration of both online and offline programs. The offline branding should be similar to your website; hence, ensure that your logo and corporate colours are consistent in all platforms. In order to be recognized, your slogans as well as the messages in the campaigns and promotions that are undertaken should be the same. Keywords used online should be used in the advertisements put up in newspapers and other media. For a successful marketing campaign, link it to a powerful landing page in your website. This will help when a prospective customer notices an interesting offer in your advertisement and uses the URL to check out your product online. This will generate huge sales and obviously, your campaign too.

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Food Bank Volunteers 11/8 - BNI Business Networking in Santa ...

We volunteered at the Redwood Empire Food Bank on Thursday. November 8th from 5:30 ? 7:00 PM at 3320 Industrial Dr., Santa Rosa.? If you have not had a chance to help this wonderful organization, please consider joining us.? This is a an easy and fun way to give back to our community.? For information contact Ilene Reeve at 707-484-1497.

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Zina Haughton's family distraught over her death - TODAY'S TMJ4

Killing Spree at the Spa

By WTMJ News Team

CREATED Nov. 8, 2012 - UPDATED: Nov. 9, 2012

BROOKFIELD- She was the target of the killing spree at the spa, and for the very first time, Zina Haughton's family talks about Zina and the tragic end to her life.

Elvin Daniel and his family are still trying to come to grips with what happened to his sister.

"She was a wonderful person," said?Daniel, who talked with?TODAY'S TMJ4's Susan Kim.

"(She)?walked into a room with her smile, and she lit up a room."

Her family says Zina was like that at family get-togethers that included games and dinners, even with Zina's husband, gunman Radcliffe Haughton.

"We were pretty much in shock, getting the information we were getting," said Cheryl Daniel, Zina's sister-in-law. ?

"We had no idea it was going to the extent she was asking police for help."

"With her heart, she didn't want to trouble us,"?explained Pierre Oshana, Zina's nephew.

"One thing I want to say, if you're in that situation, tell someone."

Zina's family included her two daughters.

Her 20-year-old was working at Azana the day her stepfather opened fire.

"(Her daughter)?is coping.? Only time would heal something like that.? Nothing else will. ?Like all of us,? we have our moments," admitted Daniel.

Daniel says he believes Haughton tried to kill Zina's daughter, and?Maelin Lind saved Zina's daughter's life before dying in the massacre.

"Our prayers are with the ladies that died,"?said Daniel. ?

"Our heartfelt condolences and heavy heart to the family, because we know what they're going through."

The family says Zina's 13-year-old daughter is with Zina's sister, back in school and involved in church.? She even attended her father's funeral over the weekend.

"We asked her if she wanted to do that, and she did.? It was only right to let her have closure in her life," explained Daniel.

They also say they have no animosity towards the?Haughton family.

"Our prayers are with the ladies that died,"?said?Daniel.?

"Our heartfelt condolences and heavy heart to the family because we know what they're going through."

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Ash action plan to be published

8 November 2012 Last updated at 23:00 ET By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News

Ministers are set to publish an action plan outlining how it plans to tackle ash dieback, which is threatening the UK's 80 million ash trees.

Survey results on Wednesday confirmed that the disease was present at 115 sites in England, Wales and Scotland.

The findings showed that 15 nurseries, 39 planting sites and 61 locations in the wider environment were infected.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is chairing another emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the action plan.

A ban on ash imports and the movement of trees from areas with confirmed cases of dieback came into force on 29 October, just days after government scientists confirmed that the disease had reached the UK's natural environment - at sites in East Anglia.

"I think it is clear that we are not going to be able to eradicate this disease," Martin Ward, Defra's chief plant health officer, told BBC News on Wednesday after a summit of "key stakeholders" to discuss the arrival of the disease in the UK.

He added that data gathered by scientists in Demark, where an estimated 90% of the nation's ash trees were infected, ash dieback can spread by about 20km (12 miles) each year.

"One of the things we were asking for today was for ways in which we can slow down that spread while we look for pockets of resistance," he said.

"One of the positive things we know from the continent is that ash is a very diverse species and there is a small proportion of trees that are likely to have a natural resistance and could be found and propagated."

Hilary Allison, policy director for the Woodland Trust, attended the meeting and said the survey's results suggested that the outlook for the UK's ash trees looked bleak.

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Ecology of ash trees

Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News

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Known as the common or European ash, the tree - the UK's only native ash species - is scientifically known as Fraxinus excelsior.

It is the UK's third most abundant species of broadleaved tree (after oak and birch), covering 129,000 hectares of woodland.

Ash is deemed to be a very important species within the UK's hedgerows and accounts for about for about 10% of the nation's estimated 123 million "non-woodland" trees.

The common ash is a large deciduous tree that can reach heights in excess of 40 metres (130ft). It can live up to 400 years but coppiced trees can live for centuries longer. The species is wind-pollinated, and the seeds (known as keys) are primarily dispersed by the wind.

As the species is long-lived, it is important for wildlife. It supports specialist deadwood species such as the lesser stag beetle and hole-nesting birds including owls and woodpeckers.

Ash woodlands have light, open canopies, so are an important habitat for flora such as bluebells and ramsons. Birds such as bullfinches feed on the trees' seeds.

Also, ash provides an important habitat for more than a quarter of Britain's lichen, including nearly 14% of the nationally rare/scarce species.

Upland mixed ash woodlands are listed as a priority habitat under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.

"I think this shows that it is increasingly serious for ash trees," she told BBC News.

"It is not looking good as [dieback] is out in the wider countryside and whether we can contain the spread is really doubtful.

"I think we are now in a situation of managing ash dieback. It is about good advice to land owners and good advice to members of the public."

Dieback, caused by the Chalara fraxinea fungus, was first recorded in eastern Europe in 1992 and spread over two decades to infect most of the continent.

The first confirmed cases in UK woodlands were at sites in Norfolk and Suffolk. Scientists said the infections were most likely to have been the result of spores from the fungus being blown across from mainland Europe.

But questions are being asked whether this is the case for infections recorded in places such as South Wales, Yorkshire and Northumberland.

RSPB forestry officer Nick Phillips called on the government to "keep the bigger picture in mind when it comes to drawing up a plan of action at the Cobra meeting".

"This isn't just about wind - science tells us human movement of plants and plant material is a key way this fungus has spread across Europe," he said.

"And this isn't just about Chalara - there's a long list of other tree diseases and non-native species that are already on our shores.

"We're a European island nation with strong international trading links. What we need now is a carefully considered response to minimise any further collateral damage to our trees and wildlife."

The most visible sign that a tree is infected with Chalara ash dieback is bleeding sores and cankers on the bark, and discolouration of the underlying sapwood.

The sores often surround branches in the infected area of the tree, causing the dieback of shoots, twigs, branches and smaller stems.

The disease has also been shown to infect ash tree leaves, appearing as blemishes.

There are numerous other diseases that display similar symptoms, making it difficult to identify for most people.

The Forestry Commission has issued guidance on how to identify the disease.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20253767#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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Antioxidants may ease PAD blood pressure increase

Public release date: 8-Nov-2012
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HERSHEY, Pa. -- Low antioxidant levels contribute to increased blood pressure during exercise for people with peripheral arterial disease, according to researchers at Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute.

Peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, affects an estimated 10 million Americans and increases the chance of death from a cardiovascular event. Reduced blood flow causes pain in the legs and increases blood pressure in people who have PAD. However, the causes of the disease are unknown.

"Past studies have shown that having low antioxidant levels and increased reactive oxygen species -- chemical products that bind to body cells and cause damage -- is related to more severe PAD," said Matthew Muller, postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Larry Sinoway's lab at Penn State College of Medicine, and lead author of the study.

Antioxidants prevent the reactive oxygen species from damaging cells.

"This study shows that blood pressure increases more with exercise in more severe PAD cases. By infusing the antioxidant vitamin C into the blood, we were able to lessen the increase in blood pressure during exercise," said Muller.

Vitamin C does not lessen the increase in blood pressure of PAD patients to that of healthy people. As the intensity of exercise increases, the effects of vitamin C decrease but are still seen. The researchers report their findings in the Journal of Physiology.

Penn State Hershey researchers looked at three groups of PAD patients to study the blood pressure increase. A group of 13 PAD patients was compared to people without PAD to see the effects of doing low-intensity exercise on blood pressure. From that group, a second group of nine patients was used to measure the effects of vitamin C. A third group of five PAD patients and five without PAD had their leg muscles electrically stimulated to remove the brain's role in raising blood pressure during muscle contraction in this disease.

Increased blood pressure during exercise occurs in both legs, before pain begins, and relates to the severity of the disease. By using electrical stimulation, the scientists show that the blood pressure increase comes from the muscle itself, since the brain is not telling the leg to contract and the pressure still increases.

"This indicates that during normal, everyday activities such as walking, an impaired antioxidant system -- as well as other factors -- plays a role in the increased blood pressure response to exercise," Muller said. "Therefore, supplementing the diet with antioxidants may help these patients, but more studies are needed to confirm this concept."

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Other researchers are Rachel C. Drew, postdoctoral fellow; Cheryl A. Blaha, research coordinator; Jessica L. Mast, research coordinator; Jian Cui, associate professor of medicine; and Amy B. Reed, associate professor of surgery, all of Penn State College of Medicine.

The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Contact: Matthew Solovey
msolovey@hmc.psu.edu
717-531-8606
Penn State

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Low antioxidant levels contribute to increased blood pressure during exercise for people with peripheral arterial disease, according to researchers at Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute.

Peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, affects an estimated 10 million Americans and increases the chance of death from a cardiovascular event. Reduced blood flow causes pain in the legs and increases blood pressure in people who have PAD. However, the causes of the disease are unknown.

"Past studies have shown that having low antioxidant levels and increased reactive oxygen species -- chemical products that bind to body cells and cause damage -- is related to more severe PAD," said Matthew Muller, postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Larry Sinoway's lab at Penn State College of Medicine, and lead author of the study.

Antioxidants prevent the reactive oxygen species from damaging cells.

"This study shows that blood pressure increases more with exercise in more severe PAD cases. By infusing the antioxidant vitamin C into the blood, we were able to lessen the increase in blood pressure during exercise," said Muller.

Vitamin C does not lessen the increase in blood pressure of PAD patients to that of healthy people. As the intensity of exercise increases, the effects of vitamin C decrease but are still seen. The researchers report their findings in the Journal of Physiology.

Penn State Hershey researchers looked at three groups of PAD patients to study the blood pressure increase. A group of 13 PAD patients was compared to people without PAD to see the effects of doing low-intensity exercise on blood pressure. From that group, a second group of nine patients was used to measure the effects of vitamin C. A third group of five PAD patients and five without PAD had their leg muscles electrically stimulated to remove the brain's role in raising blood pressure during muscle contraction in this disease.

Increased blood pressure during exercise occurs in both legs, before pain begins, and relates to the severity of the disease. By using electrical stimulation, the scientists show that the blood pressure increase comes from the muscle itself, since the brain is not telling the leg to contract and the pressure still increases.

"This indicates that during normal, everyday activities such as walking, an impaired antioxidant system -- as well as other factors -- plays a role in the increased blood pressure response to exercise," Muller said. "Therefore, supplementing the diet with antioxidants may help these patients, but more studies are needed to confirm this concept."

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Other researchers are Rachel C. Drew, postdoctoral fellow; Cheryl A. Blaha, research coordinator; Jessica L. Mast, research coordinator; Jian Cui, associate professor of medicine; and Amy B. Reed, associate professor of surgery, all of Penn State College of Medicine.

The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Wednesday Night at Tommy C's | Tommy C's Sports Bar and Grill

Alright it?s Wednesday and everybody knows what that means!!!!? ?We ?have our delicious wings on special for $.50 each.? You can choose from our original, Sweet Baby Rays Buffalo, BBQ, Honey BBQ, or our Spicy Tai chicken wings.? Don?t forget that we have happy hour from 3-6 and 9-close tonight.? ? Come down and see Dave as he is our rockstar bartender? for the evening.? Hope to see you here at Tommy C?s.

Every Wednesday we have the talented Joey James Dean here to play some great acoustical music.? He starts at 6 pm and plays until 9 pm.? If you like to have great food, drinks, and entertainment you should definitely venture from work or home or wherever you might be at that time and come on in and relax.

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Stop forwarding that crap to me!

Don’t we all know someone like this? Thanks Weird Al and Tricky. Now stop forwarding your crap to me!

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Cult Clothing Retailer Betabrand Raises $6.5 Million From Foundry Group

First, Betabrand announced plans to protect your privates, with TSA-thwarting scanner-proof underwear. Then it offered up a solution to Mark Zuckerberg hoodie haters on Wall Street, with the launch of its executive pinstripe hoodie. Now it?s looking to bring more sasquatch sweaters and disco pants to its customers, by raising a new $6.5 million funding round, led by Foundry Group.

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The `big' day: Is Election Day still as huge? (The Arizona Republic)

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Video: Obama hunkers down in Chicago after final push

>> president obama 's campaign headquarters in chicago . kristen, good morning to you.

>> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. president obama arrived here in his hometown of chicago overnight. he's staying in his own home. later today he will watch returns in a hotel with family and friends and his closest advisers, many who say this is a moment filled with anticipation and nostalgia. with an eye on his future, president obama reached back to the past.

>> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote.

>> reporter: the first lady by his side, the president held his final campaign event in iowa , the state which gave mr. obama his first 2008 victory launching his improbable and historic journey. an emotional night even for a president known for keeping his cool.

>> when the cynics said we couldn't, you said yes, we can.

>> reporter: it capped a frenetic final day of campaigning with mr. obama traveling more than 1,000 miles to defend the midwest states he's expected to need for re-election, iowa , wisconsin and critical ohio.

>> when you're making this choice, ohio, you have to remember that this isn't just about policy, it's also about trust.

>> reporter: with the election so tight the president has made every second count in this final push stopping by a campaign office in columbus, making last-minute phone calls urging his supporters to turn out.

>> we'll bring it home tomorrow. let's keep it going.

>> reporter: and even appearing on "monday night football."

>> in politics it's not winning elections, it's making sure that you're delivering for the folks who sent you.

>> reporter: and while his top surrogates stormed the battleground states , some of the biggest names in entertainment also lent their voices, from jay-z. if we go for four more years

>> reporter: to bruce springsteen who admitted he was rattled by that dismal first debate.

>> actually the first debate really freaked me out.

>> reporter: and now after four years in office and months of intense campaigning.

>> it's out of my hands now. it's in yours.

>> reporter: and you're looking at a live shot now of greenville, delaware, where vice president biden is expected to vote any minute now. this is the band room of dupont high school . now, mr. obama became the first president to vote early. he did that several days ago. vice president biden will eventually join president obama later today to watch the election returns. savannah, the president has an election day tradition which is to play a game of basketball with his closest friends and advisers, and i'm told he's hoping to fit that tradition in today. savannah?

>> kristen welker in chicago , thanks.

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To Gain Buy-In for New Software, First Map Your Triangle of ...

In many organizations, every member has a different opinion and it seems that theirs is always the right one. Many teams will do one of two things when it?s time to make a challenging decision ? sit and wait until everyone is in consensus before making a move, or make a decision without anyone?s input. How do you find balance and compromise in order to take the best action?

The reality is that everyone?s opinion counts, especially when translating business workflow to an online database application, because every team?s work is intertwined with another group?s work. For example, one team may input data that another team only views in the form of reports to make business decisions. When you implement change in an organization, what?s most important is that you understand what?s at stake and find ways to make it all work. What may be important for one stakeholder, may not matter for another. So how do you solve for the disunity?

Mapping the Triangle
When we work with clients who are creating business process applications, we ask them to step back and walk through a critical step that many organizations miss before they build and deploy: ensuring that they consider what we emphasize as three, key areas of business process ? Management, Operations, and Support.

We at Sympo call this framework a ?buy-in triumvirate? or triangle of stakeholders. Each side touches two others; none operates in isolation. By evaluating each of these areas in advance of building an application that any one of these teams needs to manage their work, you?ll be able to make decisions about what to include and exclude from your application design in a way that fits as many requirements ? harmoniously ? as possible. We find that user adoption increases and the application is effective from the get-go. If any stakeholder is not included in the planning, designing, and implementation stages, then not only will your application be incomplete, but these stakeholders will think your software purchase wasn?t as impactful as you may have promoted it to be.

Example of the Effectiveness of Mapping
We had a client come to us with a need for a CRM application. They had a nationwide sales team that was constantly in the field. They would fall into our ?operations? side of the triangle. They needed to be able to access information while on the road, as well as easily update their sales leads. This seemed easy enough, and we could build an application that would meet their desktop and mobile needs. However, considering the triangle: we asked what executive level expectations (management) were of the sales team. They were in a highly complex hierarchy, and executives were looking for summaries of the sales team?s pipeline on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis ? items the sales reps hadn?t considered since they were only concerned about managing their leads on a one-to-one basis. In addition, the administrative assistants (support side of the triangle) needed to see weekly reports that weren?t part of the CRM.

If the sales team had progressed with just the basic CRM to manage their individual leads, the application would not have served the needs of the management or the support team. The sales team wouldn?t have gained the buy-in it needed to serve their other stakeholders. After they gathered their requirements, designed an application to meet all stakeholder needs, and deployed the application, the client found that it was so beneficial to their business, they decided to build additional applications to serve the needs of other departments that were managing data such as:

??????????An application to manage third party partners that were geographically spread across the nation and needed a CRM of their own.

??????????A turn-key, executive application that allowed upper management and executives to quickly see KPI?s and summary reports of the different divisions they manage.

?????????An application that allows distributors, who are located all over the U.S., to quickly submit requests to the company online. The application will replace the manual processes of faxing papers and calling in orders, which has been a heavy burden on administrative staff and leaves room for error.

Closing the Loop
When you begin the path of creating a online database application, be sure to clearly understand and map out your business process. They may have different requirements or expectations that you may not be aware of and they may enter or interact with data differently than you. At minimum, it will allow them the opportunity to contribute ideas towards the success of the application. In addition, there may be data that could give you greater visibility in to your business that you may not have thought of previously. Also, be sure to gather any and all documents such as reports and spreadsheets. Look for data that overlaps, how it is derived, and if other departments (stakeholders) contribute to that information.

Through dialogue and understanding others? needs, your application will have greater success because others will have investment in it and feel they were a part of the building effort. Think of your business process as a triangle and each side touches two others ? management, operations, and support. You can?t have one without the other two. Lastly, invest time in understanding how users function on a daily basis. QuickBase is there to make their lives easier, not harder. The number one thing we?ve learned in development is to never assume you know without asking. The more questions you ask, the better your application will be and the less likely you?ll be to throw in the towel.

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Emi Gwin is Vice President of Sympo, responsible for Business Development. She believes that care and compassion are at the heart of any relationship, including those with her clients. If you ever need to smile or have a good laugh, she's always willing to help.

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Reasons why sales people loose the business

Monday, 05 November 2012 08:29

Your submitted your RFP, you were selected as one of the final three out of an original ten companies bidding, but you were not successful. So what went wrong?

Was it your product or service, was it the price or was it you?! What was it that lost you the business and allowed the competitor to win?

Steve W. Martin, who teaches strategy at USC?s Marshall School of Business, has some interesting suggestions to answer this question. Steve recently wrote this thought-provoking?article for the Harvard Business Review, following interviews with over one thousand decision?makers who described to him their selection and decision making process.

Read Steve?s ideas here:

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Video: Christina Aguilera hits the button ?when I?m moved?

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NTSB probes copter crash that killed 2 cops

David Tulis / AP

Law enforcement personnel embrace early Sunday as others investigate the scene of an Atlanta Police Department helicopter crash that killed two officers aboard.

By NBC News staff

Updated at 5:09 p.m. ET: Federal aviation officials on Sunday were investigating what caused a police helicopter to crash on a street in northwest Atlanta, killing the two officers aboard.

The officers were using the helicopter to search for a missing 9-year-old boy on Saturday night. Witnesses said the helicopter was flying low and clipped power lines as it crashed to the ground near the intersection of?Martin Luther King Jr. and Hamilton E. Holmes drives, WXIA-TV reported.?

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The boy was found safe shortly after the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.?No one on the ground was hurt.

The officers were?identified?Sunday?as?Richard J. Halford, 48, and Shawn A. Smiley, 40.

Records with the Federal Aviation Administration showed the helicopter was a Hughes OH-6A manufactured in 1967, according to The Associated Press. The Hughes has historically been a military workhorse.

A witness, Ravien Walker, told Channel 2 Action News: ?I noticed something falling out of the sky. It hit the power line and it hit the ground. I jumped out of my car and ran because I was really close to it. It could have fell right down on top of my car.?

Another witness, Darryl James, told The Associated Press, ?For that time of night, there was nobody on the street for some odd reason. The helicopter hit in the middle of the street with no traffic.?

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Butler Coach Brad Stevens '99 Recalls DePauw Playing Days in Washington Times

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Downtown Church saved by donation holds first service

By Ava Wilhite
awilhite@abcnews4.com

Charleston, S.C. (WCIV) -- As members of Redeemer Presbyterian walked up the stairs to church, they walked under the 'Saved' banner.?

"Last Sunday, Craig preached on have faith in the Lord, like he said we had no idea we were going to be able to come up with the money, to make this a successful operation," says church member William Jones.

Jones says he was amazed to learn on Wednesday they had saved their church. Just days ago the congregation was a $150,000 short of being able to buy the 173 year old building. The church needed to match a private offer to buy the historic St. Andrews Church.

"Well, we didn't think it was appropriate for a house of God like this to be turned into a residence. I think a lot of other people, the preservation society and Mayor Riley for example, a lot of other people agreed with us," says Jones.

Some of the congregation members made peace with the idea they could loose their building.? Even they were overwhelmed at the last minute outpour.

"I'm still trying to comprehend.? He really does hold all things in his hand, and he can give us whatever we need and he did. So, to whom much more is given, more will be required," says church member Lisa Christian.

Pastor Craig Bailey says for the past several months the entire church was in fundraising mode.

"Then in just a miraculous way just Wednesday morning, just hours before our closing, we had two huge pledges come in that enabled us to be able to sign the papers," said Bailey.

Pastor Bailey says they will continue to work on the debt they owe on the church, but they are looking forward to focusing on the ministry.

Next Sunday evening, the church plans to hold an official dedication service at 6 p.m.

Source: http://www.abcnews4.com/story/19998453/downtown-church-holds-first-service-after-buying-building

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Factbox: Vice President Joe Biden

(Reuters) - Joe Biden spent 36 years in the U.S. Senate, served four years as Barack Obama's vice president and twice ran unsuccessfully for president. His chatty, off-the-cuff nature led to some memorable gaffes.

Here are some key facts about Biden.

- Biden, 69, grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, in a middle-class family. Occasional financial hardships while he was young gave him a good ear for the concerns of blue-collar workers. A football player in high school and at the University of Delaware, he overcame a stutter in his youth by reciting long passages of poetry before a mirror.

- He was only 29 when he won a U.S. Senate seat from Delaware in 1972, ousting an incumbent Republican to become the fifth youngest elected senator in U.S. history. His only political experience at the time was two years on a county council.

- A few weeks after the election, Biden's life was shattered when his wife, Neilia, and their three children were in a car wreck while shopping for a Christmas tree. Neilia and their year-old daughter were killed and their two sons were injured. The tragedy left Biden suicidal but he chose to go ahead with plans to serve in the Senate. Five years later he married Jill Jacobs, who he met on a blind date; they have one child.

- After his first wife's death, Biden chose not to move to Washington but instead made a 2 1/2-hour daily round-trip train commute from Delaware to his Senate job so he could spend more time with his sons. Biden said he made the trip more than 7,000 times and in 2011 the Amtrak station in Wilmington was renamed after him.

- While on the campaign trail in October, Biden made a reference to Americans having a chance to vote for him for president in 2016. It was unclear if he was serious and his campaign officials would not comment on the remark

- His performance in his October 2012 vice presidential debate with Paul Ryan was notable for the way he smiled, chuckled and sometimes interrupted while the Republican nominee was speaking.

- He is known for his friendly but blunt and loquacious manner, which sometimes leads to embarrassing gaffes and contrasts with President Barack Obama's cautious manner. Biden was caught using the F-word on a live microphone during a White House ceremony with Obama and upstaged the president in 2012 by endorsing same-sex marriage before Obama did so.

- Biden has been troubled by two incidents involving plagiarism. In law school he was accused of plagiarizing a law review article, which he said was due to a mistaken citation. While running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987 he lifted parts of a speech by a British politician without attribution. Backlash from that incident led Biden to drop out of the presidential race the next month.

- Biden ran for president in 2008 and dropped out of the race early in the year - but not before making a verbal misstep involving his future boss. His description of Obama as "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy" seemed to some to be condescending, with possible racial undertones.

- Biden was on the Foreign Relations Committee for his entire Senate tenure, sometimes serving as its chairman. He focused on Soviet relations, arms control, the Balkans and NATO expansion. He voted for the invasion of Iraq during the George W. Bush administration but later said he regretted it and spoke against the war.

- From being a rival in the nomination stakes, Biden has avoided the curse of vice presidential insignificance and become a close aide to Obama. He often takes the role of contrarian within the administration to ensure all views are being considered and spoke out against the U.S. special forces raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011 as being too risky.

- Biden is the first Roman Catholic vice president in U.S. history and his pro-choice position differs from the Vatican's abortion stand. Because of that, he came under fire from the bishop of his Wilmington diocese.

(Writing by Bill Trott; Editing by Fances Kerry)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/factbox-vice-president-joe-biden-172839967.html

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Last-minute rental home tips before signing a lease - The Bradley ...

Tips when renting a house or apartment

Once students have more background on what kind of property they are interested in, it?s important for them to be careful when choosing the right property. There are several tips and red flags for students to be wary of in the property-renting process.

Re/Max Real Estate agent Jackie Lynch said the first thing students should look out for is the property?s location and safety measures.

?You want to be sure the owner/management?is concerned for the tenants??safety,? Lynch said.??The condition of the property will give you a good idea?how the landlord/management?company maintains the place.?

Additionally, Lynch said prospective tenants should take good notes when touring properties.

?You have to remember the condition in which you rent the property is most likely the best they expect it to be when the lease is up,? she said. ?I strongly suggest pointing out all of the flaws upfront before signing a lease.?

Renee Kohl, a May 2012 graduate who was featured in the first installment on off-campus housing, said she regrets not taking pictures of the broken windows in her home before she signed her lease. She also said students should walk through the house with their landlords and point out flaws together.

?The city of Peoria requires a walkthrough to be done every year with the landlords and the tenants to check for any major issues,? she said. ?A checklist that is required to be signed is available online. Walgenbach Lawler Properties made no effort to do this with us and we were not aware of this and now we are in a nightmare trying to get our security deposit back for things that were broken from previous tenants.?

The website to this checklist is www.ci.peoria.il.us/inspectionprogram.

Lynch said she advises students to watch their potential home to see what the neighborhood is like.

?Once you have a few places in mind,?watch?the building or house for a day or two to see who is living around it and to get the feel from the surrounding block of homes,? Lynch said. ?Try to figure out the neighbors ? if they are all students, if?they?re?an even mix of partiers?or if they?re more?focused?on?studying.?

Source: http://www.bradleyscout.com/news/last-minute-rental-home-tips-before-signing-a-lease/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=last-minute-rental-home-tips-before-signing-a-lease

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