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March 19 The Next Big Innovation: Publishing Quote From Fortune Small Biz. Magazine"The Next Big Innovation?" -title In Magazine: Fortune Small Business, Feb 2007 quote: "I predict that the "next little thing" will be independent publishers. Writers of print- on -demand books need sales support to market their work. Independent publishers can help." Celeste Simmons Third Dimension Publishing Atlanta, Ga. Published Articles: Chicago TribuneWhen is it cheating?By Tracy SwartzRedEye in the Chircago Tribune Published March 16 2007
Ask Jennifer Baron what devious behavior constitutes cheating, and she'll draw the line at emotional infidelity. "People carry an emotional attachment for years," said Baron, 29, of Lincoln Park. "That's just as bad if you physically cheat with someone." "I Think I Love My Wife," which opens in theaters Friday, explores the debate on duplicity. Chris Rock plays a married suburban businessman who fantasizes about philandering with a foxy gal pal. For the most part, women asked by RedEye said they find flirting and sly Internet chatting disloyal to relationships while men said they equate adultery with physical affairs. Both sexes agree there are multiple gray areas when it comes to cheating. Author Celeste Simmons said cheating begins when conversations cross the line into personal intimacy and privacy. At her lectures on relationships and dating, Simmons said she is frequently asked about warning signs of cheating. "We automatically assume that cheating is only if someone has sexual relations with someone else, but when we dig deeper into it, we will see that it most likely stemmed from a series of intimate personal conversations leading up to a physical affair," said Simmons, author of the humorous relationship book "You Know She's a Princess When ..." Mike Pries of Tinley Park said it's the nature of the conversation that determines whether it's considered unchaste. If his girlfriend talked openly and honestly about her interactions to Pries, he wouldn't consider that crossing the line. Pries, 28, also doesn't call fantasizing a form of cheating. "If she's just keeping it in her head, how am I to know about it?," Pries said. "If you are obsessing about someone ... then that's an issue." Terri Orbuch, a social psychologist and host of Detroit's "Love Doctor" show, said technology has created more avenues for hanky-panky. Cell phones, Internet message boards and chat rooms can help Lotharios keep a low-profile and blur the cheating line. "I think we all have opportunities. We all have temptations," Orbuch said. "I think if you're unhappy and dissatisfied with your current relationship or if you have unrealistic expectations ... you're more open to those opportunities." Mary Murphy of Evergreen Park said she would be skeptical if her partner canoodled on the Internet. "When you're on a chat board it seems like you'd be going there for that reason, not just to chat," Murphy, 24, said. Women often cheat, Orbuch said, because they aren't feeling respected or part of a team. Men stray if they don't feel special, wanted or worthwhile, she said. Jeff Remis of Wrigleyville said he's never considered cheating, though a past girlfriend accused him of unfaithfulness. He said certain situations can get sticky. When he worked as a bartender, some of the female patrons got a little too flirty. "It's like playing with fire," Remis, 23, said. "Guys are guys. Girls are girls. You have to train yourself not to be thinking about that stuff." Modern Technology Unites with Community Involvement, for a City on the RisePRESS RELEASE:
Modern Technology Unites with Community Involvement, for a City on the Rise
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 12, 2006 - Data from recent crime report in Buckhead-Atlanta, shows that crime is down in the city. This report focuses on what the community has done to lower crime, and how other cities can experience the same results.
Recent crime analysis for 2006 from the Atlanta Police Department (Beat 205, in Buckhead), shows that crime is down in several categories. Residential robberies in this area were down by 80%, Auto theft is down by 46%, and larceny to vehicles is down by 39%.
If we compare statistics from this area, to the year before in these categories and more, you would see a significant drop in overall crime, by 33%! Buckhead area residents and property owners are pleased with these numbers and the comparative results from the recent improvement projects within the city. Buckhead has achieved these results from applying a unique method of deterrence, in order to stop crime.
In the past, Atlanta Georgia had earned a bad reputation by being unable to handle the enormity of crimes being committed within the city. Too few officers, ineffective patrol, and lack of enforcing codes, such as under-age drinking in the area’s most visible “party place” (Buckhead), lead to Atlanta crime statistics on the rise.
Atlanta real estate developers saw this as a big problem. Buckhead property owners saw the crime statistics and city conditions as a definite connection to vacancies and slow property sales. Seeing the effects that the growing crime rate had on the city, a small group of investors set out to make changes for the better, and to put Atlanta back on the map, once again. The Buckhead Alliance was formed for this purpose.
The Alliance was composed of a few private members with big goals to set the city on a renewed path. Big players, like Robin Loudermilk, whose headquarters are located in Buckhead for Aaron Rents stores, helped initiate a response from investors and residents alike, and solicited private funds for beautifying and protecting the city.
One of the key elements to making the city safe again was to install digital surveillance into the local area that could be monitored by police. The city of Atlanta was never involved in funding the camera project; however, they did agree to post officers in the command center where the camera footage could be monitored, 24 hours a day.
President of Aaron Rents, Robin Loudermilk stated “The Buckhead Alliance raised private funds to cover the cost of cameras, but the entire city benefits from their installation, by way of crime prevention. This never would have been possible if it weren’t for the Buckhead Alliance group raising the funds for the benefit of the city."
Multiple cameras have been installed and mounted in places such as atop of high rise buildings in Buckhead, and arranged to cover areas of concern, such as dark alleys and dim parking lots. Several other cities have used the Buckhead Alliance security project as a model for their own city’s security plan, such as Midtown, Atlanta and Athens Georgia.
The Atlanta Police have signs posted around Buckhead, stating the phrase “Be seen in Buckhead, 24 hour police monitored surveillance, Stealth Video, Keeping Buckhead Safe”. The alliance believes that visible signs raising awareness of the monitored surveillance, towering sky buckets, and an active community interest is having a positive effect on the city’s reputation, and is effectively lowering crime.
The drop in crime has made a noticeable difference to members of the Buckhead Alliance, as well as the city’s residents. Due to the joint efforts of the Alliance members, things have started to look up for Buckhead-Atlanta once again.
Atlanta Police Sergeant R.S. Johns was quoted as saying “The Buckhead Project and Stealth Security cameras have been credited with recording much needed video footage, as well as helping stop crimes before they were even committed. If other cities could come together in this manner to help stop crime, they could also experience these positive results, just as Buckhead did.”
When old- fashioned community involvement is paired with high-tech digital security measures, it makes a difference in the safety of a modern city. Though Atlanta, Georgia was once an unlikely example of crime deterrence methods, it now exhibits a new formula for crime prevention, and sets an example for others to follow.
Author, Celeste Simmons handles publicity for Stealth Security Services. To reach Stealth Security for comments, please log on to their web site: www.stealthsecurityservices.com. Or Call: 770-591-1441
Third Dimension Publicity Services Phone: 678-315-0112, Fax: 770-591-1449 Giving us reasons to believe in the face of tragedy.
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