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My daughter (now 5) and I have enjoyed this book over the last year and it has helped her understanding of reuse and why we need to do it. It as also improved our recycling (we now have a box of scrap paper for her to use and I'm using more plastic containers and less plastic wrap). The game seems silly but she seems to enjoy it and learn from it. I doubt we'll play it more than a few times more (less than 10 times total).

Recycle Everyday! tells a story about a recycling poster contest while suggesting numerous ways for people to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Very child-friendly message. Illustrated using recycled materials. Includes a game and an activity. Karen Woodworth-Roman, Children's Science Book Review

This was required reading for a graduate course in American history.

E. Culpepper Clark's The Schoolhouse Door is a narrative account of how The University of Alabama was integrated. In this detailed book Clark tells the story of the University's integration in two distinct parts. Part one tells the story of Autherine Lucy's acceptance to the University and of her swift expulsion. Clark examines how the board of trustees was successful in keeping Lucy out of the university. Part two focuses on George Wallace's stand at Foster Auditorium in June 1963. Clark documents the forces behind-the-scenes that orchestrated this infamous event. One of the author's purposes in writing this book is to debunk the idea that the University of Alabama was helpful in its own integration. Clark argues that the university desegregated its students only after immense outside pressure forced the institution to stop segregation. In the book the reader will find information on the major and minor figures who contributed to the end of segregation at the University of Alabama. The Schoolhouse Door offers the reader sound descriptions of the events and of the people who were a part of, " ... how Tuscaloosa became the Appomattox of segregation" (xix).

E. Culpepper Clark is highly qualified to write on this particular topic. Clark is currently the Dean of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama. He has worked for the university in a number of different positions since 1971 and was the Executive Assistant to the President from 1990-1996.1 Wallace's stand at the schoolhouse door is an incredibly important piece of The University of Alabama's history. Furthermore, the integration of the university stands as a lasting symbol of federal vs. state authority. Clark sets the tone of this book in the introduction, " ... Alabama was a microcosm of the larger South, as ardently committed to white supremacy as Mississippi, but more vulnerable to change by virtue of its social and economic composition" (xii). Clark argues that the struggle for integration in Tuscaloosa was a relatively peaceful and a symbolic victory over Southern segregation.

The first part of The Schoolhouse Door examines how Oliver Cromwell Carmichael, the university's president, was caught in the middle of the battle for integration. Carmichael was essentially a non-factor in the university's road to integrate because he did what the board of trustees told him to do. The members of the board of trustees legally delayed integration as long as possible to avoid integration. In 1952 Pollie Myers and Autherine Lucy applied to the University of Alabama, but did not indicate that they were black. They were accepted and they even paid the five dollar deposit on their dormitories. Once the Office of Admissions found their mistake it was immediately taken to the president (at the time, President Gallalee) with hope that the situation could be averted. However, the girls were backed by the NAACP and would wait until the courts told them they could attend. This was the first step that led to integration at the University of Alabama.

The complex nature of the university's integration is illuminated by Clark's telling of the story. On February 1SI 1956 Autherine Lucy was allowed to register, but Myers was denied because she became pregnant while unmarried. Lucy's acceptance to the university was, " ... three and a half years of costly and life-absorbing legal wrangling" (57). The board of trustees did not allow Lucy to have a room on campus, a decision which was contested by the NAACP. Lucy attended two days of classes in relative peace; however on the third day of classes a mob of students tormented Lucy and threatened her life. Lucy was expelled by the board of trustees because of the pressure placed on them by the mob. One student demonstrator said, "Well, we won. It took her four years and the Supreme Court to get her in, and it took us only four days to get rid of her" (80). Lucy was charged with conspiracy and was eventually expelled permanently. The NAACP lawyers could not win the battle in the courtroom for various reasons. It was not until 1989 that Lucy's expulsion was reversed and she was allowed to attend classes. The mob at The University of Alabama had won the first battle.

Clark's book is valuable because he places important emphasis on the behind-the scenes aspects of the situation. Most notably, Clark skillfully presents the tension between the board of trustees, the president, faculty, students, and politicians. The Schoolhouse Door successfully characterizes many people who were involved with the
university's integration. One particularly outstanding portrayal is that of James Jefferson Bennett, who was President Carmichael's top assistant. Bennett was involved in many situations in the book and actually drove the car that delivered Lucy from the mob. Clark portrays Bennett as skillful mediator who was instrumental at keeping the peace at Tuscaloosa. Bennett made the university run smoothly from the transition of the presidency from Oliver Charmichael to Frank Rose. Clark portrays Bennett as the voice of reason during many years prior to the desegregation at Tuscaloosa. The Schoolhouse Door is a work of considerable importance because Clark outlines the roles that "minor" people had in the integration of The University of Alabama.

The Schoolhouse Door is rather brief in the discussion of George Wallace's infamous stand at Foster Auditorium. Rather, the author looks at the forces that were behind the university's peaceful integration. During the course of this book Clark does an excellent job at building suspense in his description of the events leading up to the stand at the schoolhouse door. The amount of tension and uncertainty were paramount at _Tuscaloosa prior to Wallace's stand. General Graham, under the order of Robert Kennedy, was assigned the duty of removing Wallace from the steps. Thankfully, Wallace's camp informed the general that Wallace would go peacefully if given time to make a speech. Wallace briefly spoke about how the action by the federal government was, "a bitter pill for the members of the Alabama National Guard to swallow" (230). Wallace stepped aside and Jimmy Hood and Vivian Malone walked through the schoolhouse door and were met with, "a spattering of applause" (231). Although the battle against segregation lasted from 1956 to 1963 the University of Alabama was finally an institution that accepted students of any color.

One of the key themes of The Schoolhouse Door is the lack of violence that accompanied the university's integration. "For all its drama no one dies in this story" (ix). Violence had been avoided at The University of Alabama and there was no clear-cut winner of the battle. George Wallace was not successful in his stand, but gained popularity from the incident. Despite the fact that The University of Alabama was an integrated institution the feeling of white supremacy in the South was not lost. Clark says, "As a reenactment of Appomattox, the schoolhouse door fulfilled expectations federal, force-induced surrender followed by a settled conviction that the real cause, white supremacy, was not, indeed, could not, be lost" (239).

Recommended reading for anyone interested in American history, civil rights history.

This was required reading for a graduate course in American history.

E. Culpepper Clark's The Schoolhouse Door is a narrative account of how The University of Alabama was integrated. In this detailed book Clark tells the story of the University's integration in two distinct parts. Part one tells the story of Autherine Lucy's acceptance to the University and of her swift expulsion. Clark examines how the board of trustees was successful in keeping Lucy out of the university. Part two focuses on George Wallace's stand at Foster Auditorium in June 1963. Clark documents the forces behind-the-scenes that orchestrated this infamous event. One of the author's purposes in writing this book is to debunk the idea that the University of Alabama was helpful in its own integration. Clark argues that the university desegregated its students only after immense outside pressure forced the institution to stop segregation. In the book the reader will find information on the major and minor figures who contributed to the end of segregation at the University of Alabama. The Schoolhouse Door offers the reader sound descriptions of the events and of the people who were a part of, " ... how Tuscaloosa became the Appomattox of segregation" (xix).

E. Culpepper Clark is highly qualified to write on this particular topic. Clark is currently the Dean of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama. He has worked for the university in a number of different positions since 1971 and was the Executive Assistant to the President from 1990-1996.1 Wallace's stand at the schoolhouse door is an incredibly important piece of The University of Alabama's history. Furthermore, the integration of the university stands as a lasting symbol of federal vs. state authority. Clark sets the tone of this book in the introduction, " ... Alabama was a microcosm of the larger South, as ardently committed to white supremacy as Mississippi, but more vulnerable to change by virtue of its social and economic composition" (xii). Clark argues that the struggle for integration in Tuscaloosa was a relatively peaceful and a symbolic victory over Southern segregation.

The first part of The Schoolhouse Door examines how Oliver Cromwell Carmichael, the university's president, was caught in the middle of the battle for integration. Carmichael was essentially a non-factor in the university's road to integrate because he did what the board of trustees told him to do. The members of the board of trustees legally delayed integration as long as possible to avoid integration. In 1952 Pollie Myers and Autherine Lucy applied to the University of Alabama, but did not indicate that they were black. They were accepted and they even paid the five dollar deposit on their dormitories. Once the Office of Admissions found their mistake it was immediately taken to the president (at the time, President Gallalee) with hope that the situation could be averted. However, the girls were backed by the NAACP and would wait until the courts told them they could attend. This was the first step that led to integration at the University of Alabama.

The complex nature of the university's integration is illuminated by Clark's telling of the story. On February 1SI 1956 Autherine Lucy was allowed to register, but Myers was denied because she became pregnant while unmarried. Lucy's acceptance to the university was, " ... three and a half years of costly and life-absorbing legal wrangling" (57). The board of trustees did not allow Lucy to have a room on campus, a decision which was contested by the NAACP. Lucy attended two days of classes in relative peace; however on the third day of classes a mob of students tormented Lucy and threatened her life. Lucy was expelled by the board of trustees because of the pressure placed on them by the mob. One student demonstrator said, "Well, we won. It took her four years and the Supreme Court to get her in, and it took us only four days to get rid of her" (80). Lucy was charged with conspiracy and was eventually expelled permanently. The NAACP lawyers could not win the battle in the courtroom for various reasons. It was not until 1989 that Lucy's expulsion was reversed and she was allowed to attend classes. The mob at The University of Alabama had won the first battle.

Clark's book is valuable because he places important emphasis on the behind-the scenes aspects of the situation. Most notably, Clark skillfully presents the tension between the board of trustees, the president, faculty, students, and politicians. The Schoolhouse Door successfully characterizes many people who were involved with the
university's integration. One particularly outstanding portrayal is that of James Jefferson Bennett, who was President Carmichael's top assistant. Bennett was involved in many situations in the book and actually drove the car that delivered Lucy from the mob. Clark portrays Bennett as skillful mediator who was instrumental at keeping the peace at Tuscaloosa. Bennett made the university run smoothly from the transition of the presidency from Oliver Charmichael to Frank Rose. Clark portrays Bennett as the voice of reason during many years prior to the desegregation at Tuscaloosa. The Schoolhouse Door is a work of considerable importance because Clark outlines the roles that "minor" people had in the integration of The University of Alabama.

The Schoolhouse Door is rather brief in the discussion of George Wallace's infamous stand at Foster Auditorium. Rather, the author looks at the forces that were behind the university's peaceful integration. During the course of this book Clark does an excellent job at building suspense in his description of the events leading up to the stand at the schoolhouse door. The amount of tension and uncertainty were paramount at _Tuscaloosa prior to Wallace's stand. General Graham, under the order of Robert Kennedy, was assigned the duty of removing Wallace from the steps. Thankfully, Wallace's camp informed the general that Wallace would go peacefully if given time to make a speech. Wallace briefly spoke about how the action by the federal government was, "a bitter pill for the members of the Alabama National Guard to swallow" (230). Wallace stepped aside and Jimmy Hood and Vivian Malone walked through the schoolhouse door and were met with, "a spattering of applause" (231). Although the battle against segregation lasted from 1956 to 1963 the University of Alabama was finally an institution that accepted students of any color.

One of the key themes of The Schoolhouse Door is the lack of violence that accompanied the university's integration. "For all its drama no one dies in this story" (ix). Violence had been avoided at The University of Alabama and there was no clear-cut winner of the battle. George Wallace was not successful in his stand, but gained popularity from the incident. Despite the fact that The University of Alabama was an integrated institution the feeling of white supremacy in the South was not lost. Clark says, "As a reenactment of Appomattox, the schoolhouse door fulfilled expectations federal, force-induced surrender followed by a settled conviction that the real cause, white supremacy, was not, indeed, could not, be lost" (239).

Recommended reading for anyone interested in American history, civil rights history.

The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is more than I hoped for. This man was ahead of his time. The wisdom he imparted nearly 100 years ago is still 'right on' for today's world. He was living proof of everything he wrote. Great book. Great wisdom.
Judy

This is one of the very best books, if not the best on getting rich. An absolute masterpiece. Written 100 years, it is a short but timeless book. One that you will keep referring to every day. A book that you want to memorise and put into practice. The point is to overlook some of the examples which are not so relevant today and grasp the essence of what the book is saying. I can't rate this book highly enough.

This large print edition of The Science of Getting Rich will go a long way in helping those with visual impairments to finally get a glimpse of the secret behind The Secret. The Science of Getting Rich is said to be the inspiration that helped Rhonda Byrne start writing The Secret. The standard sized print version can be found here - The Science of Getting Rich

A very easy read but astounding in the information it provides. Very basic life guidelines that will modify your daily thinking.

If your goal in life is to make money, this book will help you with your inner world. If you have misconceptions about money, this will help. It is for people who are open to improving themselves for getting the best from life.

This is NOT for people who have had a privileged childhood, then had a great college education, a great top consulting or investment bank job and a very stable home life. You've probably mastered most of the concepts in the book even without knowing it.

This book is quite amazing!!!
Think constantly about becoming rich and it happens by itself. Much reviewed on the internet this version also has some Sufi words of wisdom added.
A perfect gift for a poor relative for Christmas as it makes a great stocking filler!

Old Secrets - New Perspectives
By Bruce Ervin Wood, PCC, SPHR

As a leadership coach, the first time The Science of Success - The Secret to Getting What You Want by Wallace D. Wattles came into my hands, I quickly zipped it back in the shelf...seemed just another of `success-in-eleven-easy-steps' book offering techniques and little substance. The second time, I listened to the impulse to give the author a chance, and found you really can't tell a book by its cover. In three sections of the book, Wattles addresses being successful, being healthy, and being great. Written around 1900, the book provides contemporary insights in eminently accessible language.

The Science of Success
According to the author, Life has the inherent drive to increase of life. We, as human beings are thinking centers, connected with infinite abundance, and capable of creation by thought. Every desire is the effort of an unexpressed possibility to come into action. By envisioning a persistent and clear picture/thought of what we want, accepting and having gratitude (which requires "a mental attitude of ownership" and faith), and taking action, life has already set the creation and delivery of our wants in motion.

Influencing others through manipulation or power, sacrificial altruism and extreme selfishness are mistakes. Likewise, competition assumes limited resources, drains energy and resources from others. Conversely, creation springs from unlimited resources and energy and gets us what we want in a way that all benefit and advance.

By fixing our attention on a thought, we create. So, by obsessing about the plight of the ordinary, the poor, and the squalid and mean, your mind sustains the form of these things in your life. Far from relieving those conditions for others, your thoughts make their tendency toward poverty persist and grow even worse. Being a model of how to get rich is the best way to help the poor. Think and speak of the poor as those who are becoming rich - to be congratulated rather than pitied.

Hold unshakable faith and quiet assurance that you are becoming rich and this conveys the impression of advancement with everything you do. With honest pride, impress others so that they feel that, by partnering with you, they will get increase for themselves.

Have faith that every difficulty carries with it the wherewithal for its overcoming. You will find that even a tremendous obstruction will disappear as you approach it, or that a way over, through, or around it will appear. Do not fear you will fail for lack of ability, it will be furnished when you need it.

The Science of Being Well
Becoming well does not depend on some drug, adopting a system, living in a certain climate, or holding a certain job. People with similar health concerns are healed or not using each of the above modalities.

Wattles posits that, except for some conditions, two classes of functions determine wellness: voluntary (eating, drinking, breathing, and sleeping); and involuntary functions, which are influenced by thought and belief. He writes, "Man cannot hope to be well thinking health if he eats, drinks, breathes, and sleeps like a sick man." He goes on to advise having around you only things that convey health, power, joy, vitality, and youth.

As the author espoused in the Success section, any thought consistently held tends to manifest in the physical world - through a corresponding condition in the body. (For coaches attuned with somatics, this has a familiar ring.) Similarly, one cannot hope to be well through doubt, fear, or by thinking about disease. Becoming healthy requires holding the concept of perfect health in thought, gratitude, and matching action.

Dieters might find the author's thoughts about the difference between "hunger" and "appetite" particularly enlightening. The former is the body's subconscious, physical call for nourishment to repair and replenish the body. The latter is the unnecessary/harmful habit/desire for the gratification of sensation through sweets, desserts, soda, tea, coffee, spicy food, etc.

Some parts of this section run counter to contemporary thought (e.g.: advising against the study of disease; exercise only because your energy overflows and not for fear of disease; and not eating breakfast because you have not "earned hunger.")

The Science of Being Great
Wattles offers his thoughts on: talent - merely one faculty developed out of proportion to others faculties; and genius - the union of a soul with the unlimited power of creation.

There is no possibility in any man that is not in every man. The authors writes, "The Principle of Power gives us just what we ask of it; if we only undertake little things, it only gives us power for little things; but if we try to do great things in a great way, it gives us all the power there is."

Some readers might be offput by Wattles' references to God and other mentions of the unseen. Additionally, his writing style makes exclusive use of "he," "man," etc. (e.g. "Man is a stream whose source is hidden.") Even so, almost all of his references and ideas, though written in the late 19th century, open doors of cutting-edge contemporary thought. Clearly, Wattles wrote ahead of his time, and in some respects, even ahead of ours.

I learned about this book from David Neagle, the million dollar acceleration coach. He's done an entire CD program that he privately markets around this book.

This is the perfect compliment to Think & Grow Rich. It is the foundational philosophy behind the "Law of Attraction". And even though it was written many years ago, it is still just as relevant today.

For those seeking a more solid base from which to build their wealth, business, and happiness, I strongly recommend this no-frills book.

In the Introduction, Wallace suggests that certain enduring business principles are analogous to a lighthouse which helps ships (and their captains) to make their way through dangerous situations. These principles provide entrepreneurs "guidance and safe passage as they navigate their way through the tight straits of the economy and successfully dock their ships at the port of entrepreneurial success....The purpose of this book is to provide guidance and understanding on the underlying business strategies that impact black entrepreneurial success in America." In fact, most (if not all) of the 52 principles can be of substantial benefit to anyone. Wallace organizes his material within four Parts, suggesting a program which has a one-year timeline:

Principles of Entrepreneurship Preparation [Weeks 1-13]

Principles of Building Entrepreneurial Success [Weeks 14-26]

Principles of Entrepreneurship Maintenance [Weeks 27-45]

Principles of Self-Actualization [Weeks 46-52]

As Wallaces explains, these various principles are introduced to the reader through "short, heartwarming true stories that were shared with me by successful black and minority entrepreneurs over the past twenty years. Each has an accompanying principle to be meditated upon for a week." Each of these stories illustrates how an individual was introduced to the principle and how she or he was able to leverage the event to help achieve a specific goal. Following each goal is a technical analysis of the pertinent principle.

One of the books greatest benefits is derived from a "Wisdom to Take Away" summary at the end of each chapter. For example, here is a portion of one of four mini-commentaries provided at the conclusion of the chapter devoted to Week 1: "Despite the difficulties, all of us are endowed with three types of assets: time, talent, and treasure. All of us are provided with 24 hours in each day to embrace and utilize these assets." Wallace is quite correct when suggesting that an entrepreneurial venture shares much in common with a voyage. Hence the appropriateness of the lighthouse metaphor. While reading the book, encouraged to think in terms of the one-year timeline while urged to focus on significant details in appropriate sequence, the reader really does have the feeling that Wallace is his caring as well as knowledgeable navigator. I suggest that those who share my high regard for this book also check out Marc Allen's Visionary Business. Both books share much in common (eg thoughtful, well-written, practical, and reassuring) even as they approach similar subjects from somewhat different perspectives. For those (regardless of race or gender) who are about to begin or are now embarked on an entrepreneurial "voyage", the two books are essential resources.

Soul Food: 52 Principles Of Black Entrepreneurial Success is an informative guide for the reader who is facing the special challenges shared by black Americans seeking to engage in an entrepreneurial enterprise in today's highly competitive local, regional, national, and global marketplaces. Robert Wallace has organized 52 basic principles for business success into four strategic categories (Preparation, Development, Maintenance, Self-Actualization) making Soul Food exceptionally "user friendly". Soul Food is highly recommended, essential reading for those seeking tangible and immediately applicable solutions to their problems as black businessmen and entrepreneurial.

In this extraordinarily interesting book, a catalogue that accompanied an exhibition in England in 1999 - 2000, the authors and curators present figurative painting and sculpting in a fresh and original fashion. Dipping into the engravings of Vesalius and the amazingly detailed wax recreations of anatomic dissections which populated Medical Schools for centuries, we are introduced to an art form that preceeded drawing from the model in the studio. Never meant to be "art", these dissection models were high science at the same time serving to "glorify the magnificence of God's creation of man". Whatever the initial inspiration, when placed side by side with the Renaissance paintings of the various anatomy lessons (such as the fmous Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp) from Rembrandt through the 19th century to the present day explorations by the likes of Bill Viola and Tony Oursler they serve to enhance our understanding and appreciation for our own bodies as corporal science and as vessels of art. What a fine exhibition this must have been! Fortunately the thought vested in this significant collaboration has been captured in time in the form of this beautifully illustrated and documented book. Only one complaint: Why was this luxurious volume printed only in paperback form? This is an art book worthy of any artist committed to the figure and to all of us who admire figurative painting, sculpture and the wonder of the human form.

This is one of the most fascinating art books to cross my path in some time. The subject is the artistic representation of human anatomy.

This is the occasion for a fascinating tour of curiosa. Of course, you have a sequence of Dutch and American anatomy theatre group portraits. More interesting is the sculptures in wax of dissection, surgical, and anatomical models, handmade by what were apparently a group of mostly Italian scupltors. A fellow named Clemente Susini was apparently the Michaelangelo of this field. What makes these interesting is that they are not, as in the -Gray's Anatomy- images, merely displayed. Many are dramatically posed, in the overdone, theatrical poses of baroque painting. The image of them gesticulating as they spill their guts is mildly disconcerting.

There is an extensive discussion of écorché figures, flayed figures that display skinless human musculature. Collections of skeletons and bones, often arranged dramatically rather than clinically, are also featured. There is a large selection of ethnological portraits, and photographs of the insane.

The text is largely sympathetic to these forgotten creators who sought to combine art and science. Identity politics and post-structuralist hoodoo intrudes only slightly on the text, much less than you'd fear given these subjects. A fascinating book for those who are not easily disturbed.

This is a replacement book for me. I had the class about 25-28 yrs ago. I want this book to be a part of my permanent library and most of all I want to brush on my shorthand and take notes for the Dr that I work to preserve his teachings and I always wondered why learn the other shorthand when I already know the ABC's. Over the yrs I have still used several of the ABC symbols that I learned then.This techinque is awesome and easy to learn. Wendy in Houston GIGIWCB@AOL.COM

I had taken a Stenoscript ABC Shorthand course many years ago and loved it. After not using it for a long period of time and realizing I might have other opportunities at work if I could take notes faster, I decided I needed a review. This course teaches you an easy system of shorthand in practically no time at all. It is as simple as A, B, C (pun intended). Since you spend very little time learning the principles of the system, you can begin practicing and building your speed and confidence almost immediately. I recently tried Easy Script and did not like it. Stenoscript ABC Shorthand presents you with one well thought out system and gets you up and running quickly. Not only is it simple to learn, it is also fun. I recommend this book and system without reservation.

From the first I found the book to be filled with good information. Most business books put me to sleep, but this one kept me turning pages, a nice change. Why the change? because it offered great insight and ideas that get my creative mind flowing and showed me what great ventures are easily with in my reach.

Don't get me wrong, I've done my share of host beneficiaries and joint venture deals in the past, but I have never thought them though as the author suggests and outlines. The anthers JV outline is really a great way to work your way though the process from deciding on a partner to the final ending of the deal. All in all a great resource.

My suggestion is that if you have been thinking about getting a few deals going but are waiting to learn more, then wait no more. This book will put you on a solid footing to really go for it. And if you have done deals in the past and are wondering how to get better at the art then again this book is a great resource even for those with some kills under their belt.

On a bottom line note, for me business book boils down to this: Did the book help me to make money? So far it has not but I have only had it a few days. But the points are so clear and understandable that I'm going to look up past Host Ben partners and JV partners just to see if we can get the ball rolling again but this time even better and with even more profit. So yes I can easily predict that this book will help me make more money and profit in my business.

With that stated this book is all in all one of the best real world business books I've read in a while. It is a business builder and asset.

One last comment. The book is written with minorities in mind. Don't let that fool you even if you are Joe Average Every Man. The information will work for any business and any person.

This is the best, most relevant book on building strategic alliances for ambitious woman- and minority-owned entrepreneurial companies that I have seen. It is an outstanding resource, being both very specific and highly useful. I have a small, young woman-owned business. Using the books' guidelines, I am currently in the process of developing a relationship with a very large national company and we are both excited about the opportunities to build success together.