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According to a recent report by Credit Suisse, global wealth reached an all time high of $241 trillion in 2013 – almost double what it was in 2000. The firm estimates that global wealth can reach $334 trillion by 2018, which is a spectacular 40% growth from the current levels. So, if affluent individuals attain more wealth to spend, the luxury goods segment will be the prime beneficiary.
Bain and Company agrees with this rationale. The research firm estimates that revenues from the sale of luxury goods can grow by about 6% annually through 2015 -- almost twice the global GDP growth rate. These estimates present a bullish case for the luxury goods segment, and high-end retailers like Tiffany (NYSE:TIF), Michael Kors (NYSE:CPRI), and Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) stand to benefit over the long run.
A glittering gem
According to a recent survey by the Luxury Institute, Tiffany & Company is the most-purchased premium jewelry brand by the affluent women in the U.S. The jeweler has a geographical presence in 22 countries through its 277 company-operated stores.
Tiffany has been growing at a fantastic rate lately. Over the last 27 months, its operating and free cash flows have grown by about 165% and 927%, respectively, while its shares have almost doubled in value. And the jeweler can still grow further. Tiffany plans to open 14 new stores by the end of 2013, which is a healthy net store addition of 5%.
Speaking of organic growth, the jeweler is gradually shifting its focus from low-price point offerings (silver jewelry) to high price-point offerings (diamond jewelry). Diamond jewelry is usually more expensive and fetches greater margins, as opposed to gold and silver jewelry. So, we can expect an increase in Tiffany's margins over the longer run. But that's not all.
Tiffany's comparable sales have already risen by 18.8% over the last 2 years, and the growth can continue with its gradual shift toward high price-point jewelry. Additionally, diamond prices are relatively stable as opposed to silver's volatile pricing history, which reduces Tiffany's risk exposure. And lastly, with a wider range of diamond offerings, Tiffany will attract more affluent individuals. This will allow the jeweler to benefit from the rising global wealth.
A shiny suit
Another beneficiary is Michael Kors (NYSE:CPRI). The company designs and manufactures premium apparel for men and women, which are later sold in its 328 stores located across North America, Europe and Asia. And according to the Luxury Institute, Michael Kors is the most widely-purchased premium apparel brand by affluent women in the U.S.
Michael Kors has also been growing at a spectacular rate. Since its IPO in 2011, its operating and free cash flows have surged by about 297% and 298%, respectively. Furthermore, its comparable sales surged by a staggering 45% in its recent quarter alone. Justifying this spectacular growth, shares of Michael Kors have more than doubled since its IPO. But despite its recent rally, there seems to be ample room for further growth.
Michael Kors aims to increase its international store count to 700 over the longer run – almost double from its current store count. This seems like a realistic goal, as the company operates with little or no debt. Moreover, its healthy gross margin of 60.3% highlights its strong profitability. And its $639 million worth of liquid positions indicates that the company is financially capable to fund its expansions over the short-medium term.
Moving on, Michael Kors' recent entry into the Indian and Brazilian markets is another positive. These emerging nations are some of the fastest growing mature economies in the world. So, global retailers are scrambling to enter these nations, before the maturing markets and inflationary pressures act as an entry barrier. Naturally, by expanding its reach in the emerging world, Michael Kors is opening up new growth avenues for itself.
Another apparel brand
When we talk about premium apparel brands, it's hard to overlook Ralph Lauren. The apparel company dominates a market cap in excess of $16 billion with a moderate price to earnings ratio of 18 times. And by operating with little or no debt, Ralph Lauren sports a clean balance sheet. And despite the pessimism surrounding the company, I believe that it has plenty of upside to offer.
Ralph Lauren's decline in its comparable sales over the last two quarters has been been concerning many investors. But despite this decline, Ralph Lauren posted a modest consolidated revenue growth of 4% during its recent quarter. This was made possible by strong growth in its e-commerce sales. Its online portal has been sharing the workload of its brick-and-mortar stores, and offsetting the decline in its comparable sales growth.
Affluent individuals looking to purchase luxury goods usually visit physical stores to closely examine the quality of their high value purchases. However, the strong growth in Ralph Lauren's e-commerce sales indicates that its customers are confident about the quality of products delivered. This highlights its brand loyalty and trustworthiness.
If the trend continues and its e-commerce portal continues to record strong growth, Ralph Lauren can consider closing some of its redundant brick-and-mortar stores. This can save operating costs, boost profits and yield more returns over the longer run. And with its gradually maturing e-commerce store, Ralph Lauren can reach new regions. This can save the cost and time required to setup brick-and-mortar stores.
Final thoughts
Luxury goods segment is growing rapidly, providing these companies an industry-wide advantage. However, well-established businesses with internal growth triggers like those above stand to benefit the most. Thus, investors might want to take a closer look at Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, and Tiffany with a medium/long term view.


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- August 18, 1966 - May 11, 2018
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"Doug I am so sorry to hear about Dianne death. I want to extend my sympathy to you and your family.
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"We are so sorry to hear of Dianne s passing. We thought so much of her and she was a devoted wife and mom to all of you
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"Doug, Eunice, Leroy, Pam, Ryan, and Family,We are so sorry to hear about Dianne's passing. Please know that we suffer with you.Love,Todd, Rachel, and...Read More »
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"Dear Doug and family, we are so very sorry to hear about Dianne. Please know you are in our thoughts. With sympathy, Lori & Rod
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"Wonderful person! If there's a Hall of Fame for Football Moms, she is in it! Always there to help her boys succeed. Great family!!!
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11 of 11 | Posted by: Ann Schuster-Wolf - Central City, IA
Dianne M. Fritsch, age 51, of Asbury, was called home peacefully at 7:00 a.m., on Friday, May 11, 2018, at home, surrounded by her loving family. To honor Dianne's life, private family funeral services will be held. To celebrate Dianne's life, family and friends may visit from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main Street, where a parish scripture wake service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Dianne was born on August 18, 1966, in Dubuque, Iowa, daughter of Leroy and Eunice (Wolbers) Bastian.
Dianne enjoyed her youth growing up in Dubuque and learned very early in life the value of faith, family and friends, along with the love and respect required to properly care for them all. She eventually found the love of her life, Douglas Fritsch, and they were united in marriage on May 28, 1988, at St. Joseph Church in Key West. The two have been blessed with almost 30 wonderful years together, and 3 undeniably adored sons, who are their pride and joy. Dianne was naturally gifted and personally driven within to always maintain excellence in all she was involved in, or put her mind to. This trait would definitely shine through as she committed the last 17 years of her working career to the Dubuque Community School District in the Hempstead High School Cafeteria. Dianne not only shared her baking talents at work, but her abilities were first and foremost nurtured in her kitchen at home. Dianne was an excellent cook and a talented baker who always made sure that her boys favorite desserts would be ready and available for them just because she felt like treating them to another special moment and memory created especially by Mom. Dianne was also a very faith-filled Christian woman who possessed an incredible inner strength and trust in her Lord and Savior. In her free-time, Dianne enjoyed hitting the trail for a long walk, spending a little time with her 4-legged canine friends, pulling up a chair to the card table to see who was going to have the best cards that day, watching her boys play football, as well as spending Sunday afternoons with her family watching her beloved Kansas City Chiefs take the field. Above all though, Dianne's family was her world. She was a kind, caring, sincere, humble and loving wife, mother, sister and friend who always put others first and never expected anything in return. The legacy of love Dianne leaves behind will be seen in the generations yet to follow her, and we are forever grateful for the time the Lord was generous enough to share such a rare gift with us. We can all agree that 51 years with Dianne could never be considered enough, but we can also agree that 51 years with Dianne were more abundantly full of love that most people could ever experience in an entire century of their own lives. We will miss you Dianne, we love you more than words can say, and please know and accept that all of our lives are beyond blessed simply because we knew you!
Those left to cherish Dianne's memory include
her loving husband,
Douglas Fritsch, Asbury, IA;
her sons,
Dr. Jesup Fritsch, Davenport, IA,
Bryer Fritsch, Iowa City, IA
and Layton (Allison) Fritsch, Iowa City, IA;
her parents,
Leroy and Eunice Bastian, Dubuque, IA;
her siblings,
Pam (Charlie) Klein, Dubuque, IA
and Ryan (Tracy) Bastian, Hiawatha, IA;
and 2 sisters-in-law,
Dawn (Jerry) Christensen, Naples, FL
and Lisa (Dr. Silvanus) Udoka, Greensboro, NC.
Dianne's family would like to extend a special thank you to her favorite physician, Dr. Monga, and the staff at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Dr. Engelman, and the staff at Medical Associates, and the nurses and staff of Hospice of Dubuque, for all of their kind, compassionate and professional care of Dianne, and her family. We also want to thank Dianne's countless friends for all of their love and support along this difficult journey.


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Cinderella Of The North
This doll actually started out in 2011 as a Chrisitian Andersen's Matchstick Girl, but in the 3 years it took to make her, she had subverted my original intent and evolved almost of her own volition, into a Flemish Cinderella with Dutch, Belgian and Norwegian costuming influences. I photographed her in chiaroscuro, or Rembrandt Lighting, to allude to Flemish portraiture of the Golden Age and Baroque periods, which featured dark atmospheric tones, deep shadows and dramatic contrast lighting. My goal was to capture a look of a 16th century Dutch oil painting.
In allusion to the Cinderella's formerly affluent childhood, her once opulent – now 'peasant' dress was stitched up with 170 richly colourful patches and embroidered with hundreds of Swarovski crystals, seed beads and Freshwater Pearls. I imagined that all those patches are fragments of her outgrown childhood gowns – now rags, which she's been using for years to keep her one remaining tattered dress intact, while her pristine lace bonnet and precious silver slippers are the only legacy and inheritance from her dear late mother. Cindrella Of The Northis a an exploration of the darker side of the fairy tale – before the ball and the happy ever after.
The other three key influences that informed this work were a 1919 Cinderella illustration by Arthur Rackham, a novel Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire, and fairy tale illustrations by Sulamith Wulfing.


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I spotted this lovely Easter egg diy and thought it fit nicely into our color loving repertoire. Get the instructions for this fun diy here on Lets Mingle Blog. The boys and I haven't done any Easter egg crafts yet because i had to travel and the time just seems to be going by so fast! xx
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
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I LOVE these, Stacey.ReplyDelete
They are some of the prettiest Easter eggs I've seen.
I wish you and your beautiful family a most wonderful Easter.
A great option to decorate the holiday has become like Easter eggs for Easter. It was interesting to children to decorate in this style.ReplyDelete
The very next time I read a blog, I hope that it doesn't disappoint me just as much as this particular one. I mean, I know it was my choice to read, but I actually thought you would probably have something interesting to talk about. All I hear is a bunch of whining about something you can fix if you weren't too busy looking for attention.ReplyDelete
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Falsa est ista tuae, mulier, fiducia formae,
olim oculis nimium facta superba meis. noster amor tales tribuit tibi, Cynthia, laudes :
versibus insignem te pudet esse meis. mixtam te varia laudavi saepe figura,
ut quod non esses esse putaret amor: et color est totiens roseo collatus Eoo,
3, 24 The harshness and bitterness with which, in this and the succeeding poem, Propertius renounces Cynthia differ from any thing in the other elegiac poets. Catullus still loves after he has learned to hate. The gentle Tibullus cannot bear to hurt the feelings even of one who has jilted him. Ovid is not to be taken seriously when he undertakes to break with his imaginary Corinna But Propertius, when he ceases to love, transforms his passion into a burning hatred. Cynthia is by name held up to scorn, and the angry poet can explain his former admiration and love as only pure insanity, while he gloats over the misery in which, he prophesies, she will end her days. This elegy should be carefully compared as a kind of palinode with the opening one of the collection. Cf. also Schiller's An Minna.
1-8: 'It was under a delusive fascination that I called you beau
tiful; 9-20: but what no power could compel me to do, I now do of my own will, acknowledge my madness, and pray for sanity henceforth.'
1. Falsa : 'groundless.' -- mulier : the term, which is seldom used by the elegists as compared with femina and puella, and nowhere else in Propertius as an address, is significant of his changed attitude toward his mistress.
2. oculis : i.e. the admiration of the observer. — facta : vocative.
4. pudet: sc. me. For a similar thought cf. Tib. 1, 9, 47: attonita laudes tibi mente canebam, et me nunc nostri Pieridumque pudet.
5. mixtam . . . varia . . . figura : "as combining' various types of beauty, or • beautiful features,' especially in the early poems of the first two books.
6. By such repeated flattery Propertius had actually fooled himself into believing it true.
7. roseo ... E00: cf. Homer's «rosy-fingered morn.'
cum tibi quaesitus candor in ore foret. quod mihi non patrii poterant avertere amici,
eluere aut vasto Thessala saga mari. haec ego, non ferro non igne coactus, et ipsa
naufragus Aegaea verba fatebor aqua. correptus saevo Veneris torrebar aheno,
vinctus eram versas in mea terga manus. ecce coronatae portum tetigere carinae,
traiectae Syrtes, ancora iacta mihist.
24. 12. verba O vera Passerat.
8. quaesitus: 'procured by artifice. The contrast suggested in the two verses could only arise in the case of one completely blinded by love.
9. quod: the infatuation described in the previous eight verses The various possible agencies for relief from it following here, — the persuasion of friends, witchcraft, steel, fire, travel over the seas, -are the same that are enumerated in I, I, 19-30.
10. saga mari: Medea, wife of the Thessalian Jason, was the typical witch. The sea is the great purifier in nature. Cf. Schoemann, Gr. Alt. 2, 374; De Jong, Antike Mysterienwesen, 136; Conybeare and Howson, St. Paul, 1, 294.
11. haec, although referring to some general idea, such as quod (v. 9), has its form determined by the verba in v. 12. --- non ... coactus: i.e. without being obliged to resort to the heroic treatment of 1, 1, 27, he is now free to tell
the simple truth about Cynthia, voluntarily.
12. Even if life were at stake in the journey he has already (3, 21) projected, he is confident he would still stick to the truth, viz. that all his previous raptures were
empty words ' (verba). Perhaps he also recalls i, 17, with its far different state of mind.
13. The poet's obsession is here illustrated from the picture of a victim dragged to the witches' caldron for torture. Cf. 1, 3, 13: duplici correptum ardore; 3, 6, 39: consimili in positum torquerier. - torrebar: ofa habitual condition.
14. Cf. Ovid, Ex P. 3, 2, 72: evincti geminas ad sua terga manus.
15. coronatae : cf. Verg. Georg. 1, 303: ceu pressae cum iam portum tetigere carinae puppibus et laeti nautae inposuere coronas.
16. Syrtes : among the most familiar and most dreaded perils of ancient navigators.
nunc demum vasto fessi resipiscimus aestu,
vulneraque ad sanum nunc coiere mea.
exciderant surdo tot mea vota Iovi.
et de me poterat quilibet esse loquax.
ungue meam morso saepe querere fidem.
17. resipiscimus: a word pe- 1-10: For years I was foolculiarly appropriate for recovery ishly faithful. You will recall it from amorous mal de mer, in view with regret, but no arts can win of the thought to which it leads me back. You are to blame. in v. 19.
Farewell. 11-18: As you grow 18. ad sanum . . . coiere : 1.2. old, may your lot be that of the • heal' (sanum = sanitatem); cf. ugly bag, and may you know Ovid, Trist. 4, 4, 41: neve re- yourself how it felt to be distractando nondum coeuntia rumpe dained! This is my curse.' vulnera.
1. Risus : laughing-stock.' For 19. A temple was indeed dedi- a similar use of this noun cf. cated to Mens on the Capitoline, Ovid, Fast. I, 438: omnibus ad in accordance with a vow of T. lunae lumina risus erat. ProperOtacilius made after the battle of tius uses iocus in the same way in Lake Trasimenus, and the fes- 2, 24, 16: me ... pudet esse iocum. tival of this personified quality - positis ... mensis : cf. Plaut. was held on June 8th. Mens Most. 308 : appone hic mensulam : Bona as such we do not hear of Verg. Aen. I, 216: exempta fames elsewhere.
epulis mensaeque remotae. Cf. also 20. exciderant: the poet had the expressions mensa prima, and wasted many prayers on Jove be- mensa secunda, which originally fore he successfully tried the had a literal signification. appeal to Mens Bona.
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5 nil moveor lacrimis : ista sum captus ab arte.
semper ab insidiis, Cynthia, flere soles. flebo ego discedens, sed fletum iniuria vincit:
tu bene conveniens non sinis ire iugum.
limina iam nostris valeant lacrimantia verbis, 10 nec tamen irata ianua fracta manu.
at te celatis aetas gravis urgeat annis,
et veniat formae ruga sinistra tuae. vellere tum cupias albos a stirpe capillos
ah speculo rugas increpitante tibi, 15 exclusa inque vicem fastus patiare superbos,
et quae fecisti facta queraris anus. has tibi fatalis cecinit mea pagina diras. eventum formae disce timere tuae.
25. 7. vincit 0 vincet w. 5. ab arte: cf. 2, 27, 11, n. nec mea praeclusas fregerit ira
6. ab insidiis : adverbial, like fores. Tib. I, 5, 4: adsueta versat ab 11. celatis : which you have arte puer.
tried to conceal.' — annis : to be 7. Cf. Cat. 76, 14; 85. Ego taken with gravis. is emphatic: 'I shall weep as well 13. Ovid, A. A. 2,117; tibi iam as you.'
venerit cani, formose, capilli, iam 8. tu: but it is you who.' - venient rugae, quae tibi corpus conveniens ... iugum : the well- arent. — stirpe: cf. Tib. 1, 8, 45: matched span'; cf. I, 5, 2; sine tollere tum cura est albos a stirpe nos cursu,quo sumus, ire pares. — capillos. ire: i.e. to trot in " near-" matri 15. fastus : the shoe is to be monial harness.
on the other foot, as compared 9. lacrimantia : cf. 1, 16, 13, with 1, 18, 5. where the door represents itself 16. quae fecisti facta : i.e. comas driven to tears by the pitiful plain, when they are done to you, complaints of a lover: gravibus of the very things you have done cogor deflere querellis.
to others. 10. nec tamen : i.e. in spite of 17. fatalis : best taken with the fact that the hand was that of diras, which is here a substantive an angry man. This verse is a (as in Tib. 2, 6, 53) = "curses.' reminiscence probably of 2, 5, 22: pagina : used five times by Prop.
Hoc, quodcumque vides, hospes, qua maxima
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Columbia Presbyterian Opens New Center to Treat Infertility in Women
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The Center for Women's Reproductive
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Randyford is synonymous with both the early histories of East Stirlingshire FC and Falkirk FC but for over a century it has just been a name that the fans of both clubs have read about with each having only a vague idea where its' location might have been.
Randyford was originally the cricket ground of East Stirlingshire Cricket Club who, having moved from Callendar House, formally opened Randyford Cricket Ground on 31st July, 1875, when they held the East Stirlingshire Cricket Club Games. The local Kinnaird Band was present to entertain the crowd and 1st prizes of electro-plated cups were awarded to the winners of the following games; Throwing Cricket Ball, Half-Mile Race, Steeple Chase, 300 yards Volunteers Race, Sack Race and Throwing the Hammer.
East Stirlingshire Cricket Club played at Randyford from 1875 until 1879 when the stopped playing. At the end of that 1st Cricket season at Randyford East Stirlingshire Cricket Club placed the following announcement in the 9th October, 1875 Falkirk Herald.
It can be seen above that an initial game of the new East Stirlingshire Football Club was to be played on 16th October 1875 at Randyford. Unfortunately the trail runs cold at this point with regards to the new Football Club, so we have no record if more games were played or whom the players and officials were and even if it was a Rugby or Association Football club. This 1st East Stirlingshire FC had no connection to the current club.
Whilst East Stirlingshire Cricket Club were still playing at Randyford Falkirk FC (who had been formed on the evening of 22nd December, 1877 at the Market Inn, Falkirk) moved in during 1878. The original East Stirlingshire Cricket Club ceased to exist around 1879 though there was one final hurrah for them in 1880. Falkirk would make Randyford their home from early 1878 until the end of season 1879/80 when they moved to a new home across town at Blinkbonny. One Season later Bainsford (the Britannia had been dropped from our club's original Bainsford Britannia name at some point during 1880/81) decided to move to Randyford for the start of season 1881/82. Bainsford upon moving to Randyford elected to change the club's name to East Stirlingshire FC in honour of the previous Cricket Club of the same name that had played there not that long before. The East Stirlingshire FC 1922 booklet said that… "on the suggestion of Mr Alex. Cockburn, the club's first secretary, it was resolved to assume the cricket club's name of "East Stirlingshire", the name which the club bears to the present day." However, Alex Cockburn wasn't actually the club's 1st Secretary in 1880/81 when the club were formed though it was likely that he took on that role for season 1881/82 when the club moved to Randyford.
East Stirlingshire's tenancy of Randyford was short lived, only playing there from August 1881 to March or April 1882 before returning back to Bainsford. It has always been wrongly held that East Stirlingshire played at Randyford until 1883 (or even as late as 1887). The reason for the move from Randyford remains unknown but it is likely that it was due to a number of factors; the state of the pitch at Randyford, the club wanting to move back to its' original base and a pitch becoming available in Bainsford. There is another potential reason for the move in the form of the newly reformed Falkirk Cricket club (the old club of the same name having gone defunct). They were formed on 28th February, 1882 at a meeting in the Crown Hotel and obtained a 2 years lease at Randyford to play their games there. They immediately built a club house at Randyford and played their first game there on 29th April against Dunfermline. The new members of the Falkirk Cricket Club were the "well to do" of the town and it maybe that East Stirlingshire FC were priced out of renewal of the lease of Randyford (that they may have had) towards the end of season 1881/82. My personal thoughts on this is that it was at this time that the club had found its first benefactor in the person of the then "Councillor" James Young who owned Mungal Farm, which was situated West of Bainsford Main Street, and who gave the club a field of his farm to play on. Note that Bainsford Britannia/Bainsford had rented a field on his farm in 1880/81 so there was already a connection with the club and James Young.
Location of Randyford
For the longest time virtually nothing had been uncovered from history about the location of ground at Randyford. What could be gleaned was it was would have been a playing field which was probably rented from Randyford farm (which was in turn let from Callendar House). Randyford farm was situated just to the east of where the petrol station currently is on Grangemouth Road, opposite Falkirk College. One interesting side note is that Buffalo Bill took his Wild West show to Randyford Farm in 1904. The name Randyford is remembered in current times by Randyford Street, which is just south of Grangemouth Road. The actual location of the ground at Randyford had never actually been indentified until, when I was finishing my own research for my recent East Stirlingshire FC History Booklet 1880/81 to 1882/83, I came across in the Falkirk Herald 7th April, 1948, a report of the Victory Assembly of the East Stirlingshire Football Club at which the players and supporters celebrated our C Division Championship win and promotion. Mr Festus Moffat O.B.E., the club's long time auditor, gave a speech at the gathering about the history of the club and said of Randyford "Then they had moved to Randyford, where the Ice Rink now was…" Now this speech was nearly 67 year after East Stirlingshire had moved to Randyford and although some of the other historical facts that he mentions are correct others are not. It is not known where he obtained the information about Randyford from, whether it was from someone living in 1948 who had been alive in 1881/82 and had 1st hand knowledge of Randyford's location or from oral history that was passed down from the previous generation. Note that I have yet to find any other links that confirm Randyford was where the Ice Rink was though no other historical documents have yet been uncovered that reveal any other alternatives. We also don't even know the orientation of the ground, whether it was West-East for example. However, as can be seen from the following 1947 Ordnance Survey map (which shows the location of Falkirk Ice Rink) it had very probably, due to the boundaries of the area, been in the same North South orientation as the Ice Rink. The map also shows how close Randyford was to our later home and ground, Firs Park.
The following list of games are the only recorded games we played at Randyford though undoubtedly we would have played more but these have been "lost" to history due to lack of reporting of our games at that time.
1st XI
27th August, 1881 v Falkirk—Friendly. Lost 0-5. (This was the 1st time we had played Falkirk's 1st XI and almost certainly the 1st game in which we were called East Stirlingshire)
8th October,1881 v Armadale—Friendly. Lost 0-2.
25th February, 1882 v Alloa Athletics—Friendly. Lost 0-2.(Alloa Athletics turned up with only 8 men and the East Stirlingshire Captain therefore arranged for 3 East Stirlingshire 2nd XI players to play for Alloa Athletics)
(Note that a Friendly was played on the 11th March, 1882 v Bo'ness which we won 7-3. It is unknown if this was played at Randyford or at our new ground at Bainsford).
2nd XI
4th March, 1882 v 2nd Grasshoppers. Won 3-0.
|Alexander (Alex, Sandy, San) Cockburn was East Stirlingshire's 1st XI Captain and Club Secretary during the club's one season at Randyford and was the man credited with renaming the club, East Stirlingshire FC.
Alex was also one of the 9 founding members of the club on the evening of 1st October, 1880.


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Hello lovely reader! Today I'm sharing a bit of our experience {my daughter's and mine} using this super cute and fun app called Talking Anya Dress-up & Pet Puppies. Seriously, it has been so much fun making this review and playing with Anya. My girl just loves her!.
Talking Anya Dress-up & Pet Puppies App Review. Your little one will LOVE it!
This is the cutest apps for little girls ever. Sprite Labs has really done an awesome job with this app because it mixes technology and incredible artistic skills to create an amazing experience for little girls and to be honest, mommies too =P!
Talking Anya Dress-up & Pet Puppies is a 3D family friendly game for children where you can dress up Anya and puppies as a Fairy, Princess, Ladybug, Bee or Bunny. See her in your world and take a picture with her! Awesome, isn't it?
You will also find beautiful Christmas and Halloween animations. It's loaded with extras like snow falling to Jingle Bells, Halloween and Christmas outfits. Dress her as a reindeer's antlers and nose =D
And guess what??? She has 5 Adorable puppies to play with and Dress Up, they can even dance! I love them! We can hug and feed them and also make them do tricks: stand, spin, shake hands, fetch and crawl =D
The app includes some great features we both loved:
- Fun bubble-popping game, Emma loves popping those!
- Hula-hoop twirling game that is very interactive!
- Falling flowers game, where you have to avoid bugs and spiders!
- Tapping her feet, Anya dances Macarena LOL. So cute!
- If you touch or swipe over her belly, it tickles and you make her laugh.
- Touching her nose she will make a funny faces
- She would get mad if you touch her. You will need some treats to make her happy! She also would get sad when you close the app and you see her cry when you open it again. She gets bored too when you leave her there alone. She's so cute!
- You can change her scenario, Rooms, bedrooms, backyards, parks…
- What my Girl loves the most, when she talks to her, Anya will repeat what she said.
- Anya has several cute and colorful outfits. You can dress Up Anya as a Princess, Fairy, Lady Bug, Bee or Witch too. And you can also change her hair color and style, eye color, put on some glasses and prepare her for different seasons!
- And you can see her singing. LOL I jad so much fun watching her dancing and trying to sing =D
I think that the only 2 things I would add to this app are more songs and dancing. Anya only sings the ABC and dance Macarena, my girl loves it and I'm sure she would love it even more if she could see her singing and dancing more songs.
I'm pretty happy with this app. I even ended up buying the extended version of it so Emma would have more features to play with. I enjoy so much watching my girl playing with it. She can spend a hours there laughing, singing and dressing her up. You should definitely check this app out!


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HUMILITY : We read in Ephesians 4:1-2 "Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called with all humility and gentleness, showing tolerance for one another in love." I have often stated that the three secrets of the Christian life are: Humility, Humility, and Humility. That's where everything begins. Jesus humbled Himself and said in Matthew 11:29, "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am humble and gentle." The only two things He ever told us to learn from Him were humility and gentleness. Why? Because as the children of Adam, we are all proud and hard. If you want to demonstrate a heavenly life on earth, it is not going to be demonstrated first by evangelism, preaching, Bible teaching, or social work. It is going to be demonstrated by an attitude of humility and gentleness first of all.When God gave the pattern of the tabernacle to Moses, He began with the ark. When planning any construction, man begins with the outer dimensions of the building. But God began from the innermost sanctuary. Man seeks to clean the outside of the cup. But God seeks to clean the inside first. He begins with the inside and then moves towards the outside. If you are human in your thinking and approach, you will be more concerned about the outside that men can see. If you are more divine, you will be concerned with the inside that only God can see. You will be more concerned about the quality of the people in your church, than about the number of the people. Size impresses people. God looks at the quality of the people.God looks for humility, gentleness and patience. Ephesians 4:2 (LB) says "Make allowances for each other's faults because of your love". No-one in any church is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. So in the church we will have to bear with one another's mistakes. We have to make allowances for each other's mistakes because we love one another. "If you make a mistake I will cover it up. If you leave something undone, I will do it". That's how the Body of Christ is to function.UNITY: We read in Ephesians 4:3 "Be diligent to preserve the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace". Unity is a great theme in many of Paul's letters. And this is the burden the Lord has for His church too. When a human body dies, it begins to disintegrate. Our body is made of dust, and the bits of dust are held together because there is life in this body. The moment the life is gone, disintegration starts; and after a while, we find that the whole body has become dust. It is the same in a fellowship of believers. When the believers in a church are disunited, we can be sure that death has already come in. When a husband and wife are disunited, you know that death has already entered, even if they never divorce each other. Disintegration can start in a marriage within a day after they are married – with misunderstandings, tensions, quarrels, etc. That can happen in a church too. A church usually starts with a few zealous brothers who come together with great zeal to build a pure work for the Lord. Very soon disunity comes in and death enters. We have to fight a battle constantly to preserve the unity of the Spirit – both in a marriage and in a church.The wonderful thing about the human body is that all the little bits of dust that it is made of, are all united together so closely that one cannot see where they are joined. If the body is injured, certain processes start within it immediately to close up the skin. The body does not like any part of its skin to remain gaping and open. It starts working immediately to unite the separated parts of the skin. It is the same when a bone breaks. The body immediately starts working to unite it. No man on earth can join two bones together. A doctor can only place the broken parts of the bone next to each other. It is the body itself that joins those two parts together. The human body always works towards unity. That's how the Body of Christ also should function. When a church does not function like that, it is not representing the Body of Christ.God is not building a bunch of holy individuals. He is building a Body. This is what Paul is speaking about in Ephesians 4: 1-3. He urges us to "preserve this unity of the spirit because there is one body." When can we say that there is unity in a local body? "By the bond of peace" (Eph. 4:3). "The mind of the Spirit is peace" (Romans 8:6). When you think of a brother or sister, and your thoughts are thoughts of peace and rest towards him/her, then you know that there is unity between you and that person. But if you are even slightly agitated when you think of that person, then you can be sure that you are not united with that person. You may greet him with an exuberant, "Praise the Lord", but it is hypocritical. Peace is the test. So the unity of the spirit must be preserved in the bond of peace.
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Sermons on Matthew 25:31-46
Light in the Day of Darkness
Whether Lost or Strayed
Whose Good Works?
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Fifty-two Sundays. That's what we get each year. Advent and then Christmas; Epiphany and then Lent; Holy Week and Easter; Ascension and Pentecost and all those green Sundays which follow; a smattering of saints' days and other observances mixed in, and it all…


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Enchanted Cavern, a puzzle game published by Alawar and developed by Wellore, was something of a surprise. The ESRB had rated it a long time ago, then nothing, so I had gathered it must have been canceled for some reason. But it suddenly popped up in Europe, a nice surprise because for one, it's not a Farm Frenzy game, and for another, it means that other long-delayed Minis might show up.
At first glance, Enchanted Cavern looks like a normal match-3 game, having a playing field of a number of color jewels arranged in a grid pattern. But it doesn't use traditional match-3 mechanics, like in Bejeweled where you click on a jewel and then on a neighboring one to swap places in order to make matches of 3 in a row, causing them to disappear and be replaced by new jewels. Instead, the goal is to simply find and pick existing match-3s. That is, where 3 jewels (or more) of the same color are next to each other, either vertically or horizontally (or both).
So, it's actually more like the old game, Sega Swirl, which was included on the Dreamcast browser disc. It's not quite, because there the goal was to remove all the jewels from the playing field (and you could remove even single jewels). Here sometimes that is the case—you must remove all the jewels on the grid—but more often it has the goals found in the traditional match-3.
For instance, the basic sort of way of finishing a level is making a match on every single cell of the grid, causing the background color of the cell to change. In this case, the jewels you match are replaced. There are also levels where you need to move certain things down the grid, by destroying the jewels underneath them. Or simply destroy certain cells on the map. Again, in these cases, more jewels fall in as you destroy them.
But then there are puzzle levels, where you are given a board layout and your goal is to destroy them all (much like in Sega Swirl). Here the jewels aren't replaced, obviously. The variety is nice, but sometimes it's not obvious just what you have to do to win a level. I was confused on more than one occasion. After you do finish each level, you are given a score and a rating: Novice, Master, or Expert.
If you are a match-3 fan like I am, you probably won't see anything new. But, there is a nice variety from level to level, and you never know what you have to do next, so it keeps the gameplay fresh, rather than repetitive. The other nice thing is that unlike Alawar's past Minis, the cinematics between levels have not been removed. Granted, they aren't really much, but in between levels you do see something happen, so it feels like you are accomplishing something.
At first the difficulty is easy, almost relaxing, but once you get into the second world, the levels become a lot harder. Match-3 games do require some skill, especially the ones like this with goals of having to move certain pieces down the board. But luck is also a factor, and it seems like the design of certain levels requires more luck than skill. One level in particular is really, really hard.
Graphically it's a very nice-looking game. The jewels are brightly colored and shaped differently, so I think those with trouble differentiating colors could still play it. As mentioned earlier, the cutscenes from the original PC version are intact, which is a first for an Alawar Mini. They aren't overwhelming, instead pretty low key, but well done. The music is nice and relaxing, which can be somewhat at odds with the gameplay.
While I'm glad they kept the cutscenes in, it is perhaps because of it that loading in the game can be somewhat sluggish. Sound effects also have a tendency to simply cut off. Nothing major, but it's noticeable.
Enchanted Cavern probably won't wow anyone, but it's a solid match-3-style game that's a little different, but not too much. If you play match-3 games to relax, this is probably too challenging. It's actually funny how difficult so-called "casual" games can be, and having a level skip function or an untimed mode would have gone a long way to making the game better.


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What dad doesn't hope his kids will grow up loving at least some of the same things he does? We've all met those guys who buy their toddlers tiny guitars and teach their infants to shriek "Touchdown!" For Matthew Amster-Burton, it was food. Five years ago, when his wife first told him she was pregnant, he was working at what he calls "the world's greatest job: restaurant critic for a daily newspaper." Even on those days when he didn't dine out on dim sum, kimchi, kebabs, and other delights, The Seattle Times critic avidly cooked his own elaborate and exotic fare — from green-papaya salad to bacon-studded Brussels sprouts. While other adults dread other aspects of impending parenthood — sleepless nights, say, and diapers — Amster-Burton had something else to cringe about: "All I knew about baby food was that it came in a jar and looked like washed-out fingerpaints." (He found puréed meat "especially gross.") Even imagining the onset of solid foods, a few years down the road, failed to cheer him: Having spent his own childhood devoted to "pizza, burgers, and hot dogs," he was darned if he would be "trapped into eating them in rotation, out of some sense of family solidarity, until our child went to college."
Determined to sidestep that fate, Amster-Burton embarked on a project whose chronicle is his new book, Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater, which he will discuss at Books Inc. (1344 Park St., Alameda) on Friday, May 29. In the book, he charts little Iris' progress from breast milk directly to warm steamed milk flavored with almond syrup: "What a hipster." Soon it was piroshkis from a Russian bakery near his home: "Luckily," he notes, "they had a club card." Taken to a Chinese restaurant, Iris "gobbled fish and tofu." At a sushi place, "she eviscerated the spicy tuna roll, scooping out the core of fish and rice and leaving us the seaweed. Suddenly we had a baby who chose pad Thai instead of strained peas, Szechuan fish instead of puréed squash."
Smart baby. Ditching baby food almost entirely, Amster-Burton and his wife simply fed Iris portions of their own meals, stopping only to "smash, chop, or blend the food so our toothless little buddy could eat it." He didn't want to put anything on the table that Iris couldn't share, so steak was out: Even chopped, it's too chewy.
Fortified with recipes and cookware recommendations, it's a memoir about babies and food, but also about that universal — and too-often-elusive — parent-child bond. Sharing food, Amster-Burton remembers, "was the first opportunity for Iris and me to share an experience and enjoy it for the same reasons. But I like enchiladas. Iris likes enchiladas. We can agree on enchiladas." 6:30 p.m., free. BooksInc.net
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At last week's World Business Forum from Radio City Music Hall in New York, Hasbro's president and CEO Brian Goldner shared how he and his company decided to create the future. The company launched The Hub – a children's network aimed to take head-on the likes of Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network.
The Hub is yet another example of how major consumer brands plan to play in creating content. Content that is relevant and in demand by consumers. The Hub is a risk for Hasbro as it will and has drawn criticism from parents about being over-commercial, but so are all its competitors.
Now, Hasbro needs to differentiate The Hub from the rest of the pack. In partnering with the Discovery brand, let's hope they figure out how to make exciting content, that both educates, entertains and engages audiences.
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Numerous Gabon Government Websites Hacked By Anonymous Hackers Group
Recently, we heard of a massive hacking attack in Gabon (West Africa). As revealed, hackers from Anonymous claimed responsibility havingRead more
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If you're one of the people who believes Christmas shouldn't show up until after Thanksgiving, here's a case for setting up your tree and lights as early as possible: It could make you happier. And since there's no such thing as being too happy, everyone should listen up.
"In a world full of stress and anxiety, people like to associate to things that make them happy and Christmas decorations evoke those strong feelings of the childhood, psychoanalyst Steve McKeown told Unilad. "Decorations are simply an anchor or pathway to those old childhood magical emotions of excitement. So putting up those Christmas decorations early extends the excitement!"
Another perk of putting up your decorations: It could help you make friends. The Journal of Environmental Psychology found that decorations show your neighbors you're accessible and people perceive people with holiday decor to be more friendly and cohesive. So if you're new to the block or haven't been able to break the ice with the new family across the street, it might be time to bust out the garland and red bows.
Psychotherapist and author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't, Amy Morin, also told Unilad that the nostalgia the holidays trigger can provide positivity in one's life as well. "Nostalgia helps link people to their personal past and it helps people understand their identity. For many, putting up Christmas decorations early is a way for them to reconnect with their childhoods."
She says even if someone has lost a loved one, the holidays can help serve as a reminder of happy times with that person. "Decorating early may help them feel more connected with that individual," she says. So instead of shaming someone for putting up their tree the day after Halloween, or forcing yourself to resist doing the same, you might as well put this theory to the test. We know we're going to.


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Cavin Costello is doing big things in Phoenix, Arizona, a city that has the unfortunate reputation for being "beige" and "safe" when it comes to architecture and design. As the Chief Designer at The Ranch Mine, Cavin is dedicated to using design to revitalize Phoenix-area neighborhoods. We happen to think that Phoenix is pretty darn lucky to have him, and we think you will too once you check out his work. Read on to hear what he had to say about common mistakes in homes, growing up the son of a civil engineer, and more.
- What made you want to become a designer?
- What was your first design project? Would you do anything differently today?
- What are some common mistakes you notice when you walk into a home?
- What's a trend you're seeing in homes right now that you feel needs to just stop? And what about one you can't get enough of?
- How do you keep up with the latest trends?
- Do you have any rules?
- What's your typical workday like?
- If you had a time machine and could travel back to stop one design trend, what would it be?
What made you want to become a designer?
My father was a civil engineer who designed and built the house I grew up in and where my parents still live today. Seeing first hand that a family could literally and figuratively "build" a better life was very powerful to me, and is a constant inspiration.
What was your first design project? Would you do anything differently today?
My first design project (not working for another firm) was redesigning the interior of my current house with my wife, Claire. I wouldn't do anything differently as the learning experience and publicity from that project was the beginning of our business.
What are some common mistakes you notice when you walk into a home?
The most common mistake I notice are people trying to solve problems, whether aesthetic or functional, through an additive process when often times the best solution comes from a subtraction or simplification process. Additive solutions to a problem often cause another problem that starts a bad chain of events.
What's a trend you're seeing in homes right now that you feel needs to just stop? And what about one you can't get enough of?
I don't like the trend of forcing a style into a house where it doesn't belong. I feel that with the ease and accessibility of seeing so many styles from pictures on the internet, contextual design has taken a bit of a hit. A trend that I can't get enough of is indoor/outdoor living. It allows for smaller homes to live much larger without increasing the square footage, and it facilitates a more casual and flexible style of living.
How do you keep up with the latest trends?
I try to follow social trends more than aesthetic trends as I believe great design comes from understanding the client, the neighborhood, the city, and our time rather than what cabinets, tile or paint colors are currently popular. Aesthetic trends seem to change a lot faster than quality of life and social trends, so I tend to put a premium on the latter. To keep up with the social trends I like to attend home tours, to research how other people live beyond photographs, attend community events, and study other disciplines to see how they are changing. I also believe one of the best ways to keep up with the latest trends is to study and understand history to "stand on the shoulders of giants" to see further, and also to avoid making the same mistakes as previous generations.
Do you have any rules?
Always start by searching for what makes something/some building/someone special and try to bring that out first.
What's your typical workday like?
A typical workday starts with answering emails in the morning, and then working on the design of current projects on the computer. I typically visit different job sites once or twice a week, and have two to three client meetings a week.
If you had a time machine and could travel back to stop one design trend, what would it be?
That's really tough. I think all trends have their place and time.
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Pillows are used to decorate sofas, chairs and beds. A pillow consists of two main parts: the pillow cover and the pillow insert. The edges of a pillow cover may have welt, trim or a flange sewn onto them for additional decoration. Understanding a pillow's parts is important so you can order pillows to your exact specifications.
The pillow insert is placed inside a pillow cover and fills out the pillow cover. Inserts are made of feathers, down, synthetic and recycled materials.
Pillow Cover
The pillow cover consists of two faces: a front face and back face. When the pillow is placed in a room, the front face should always face outward.
A pillow cover must have an opening and closure for the insert to be put in and removed. It may close via a zipper, buttons or Velcro.
A welt is cord wrapped tightly with fabric; it is sewn onto the edges of a pillow cover. A self-welt is made of the same fabric as the face and back. A contrast welt is made in a different fabric from the face and back.
Trim is any additional decoration applied to the edge of a pillow, such as fringe, cording or beads.
A flange is a piece of fabric folded in half and sewn to the edge of a pillow.
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One of our most celebrated annual meetings is happening in April, 2017, as we gather to present our interpretations of one another's art, writing and music!
I remember a few years ago, when we had Part I of our annual Painted Sounds program. I heard a piece of music written by one of our very talented composers, Marcia Dunscomb, that made me think of a saloon in the wild west. I got excited and sat down that week and wrote a story of a feisty saloon gal and her encounter with a local cowboy. I was so pleased that when we returned for Part II of the program the following month, one of our awesome artists had brought a painting of the gal I had envisioned in my short story. Together we presented all three forms to reveal the emotion of a woman we had ALL created together. I think we were bursting with joy, as was the audience of creative women who couldn't wait to take their turn to do the same. There's something very raw and unspoken about creating something from the heart and then having another interpret it in her own heartfelt way. For me, it represents the pinnacle of being a Pen Woman and I can't wait to see what magic will happen at our April meeting.
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I travel a lot. I've tried to downplay it, but it's hard to explain week-long disappearances. So I've decided that I won't talk about it, but I'll write about it.
My family recently went to a Mexican resort. I guess my kids got some cultural exposure, but I'm not completely sure. We did go to church while there, but I think all they learned during that time is that church is even more boring when you don't understand a word of it. Martin Luther was a genius.
But I thought I would pass on a few things I learned while on vacation. We were in Mexico for a week and then spent four days in Salt Lake City, creating wonderful family time with nightmare dual-season packing.
- Teaching your children to ask for "Pina Colada no alcohol" is a great idea. Not monitoring how many "Pina Colada no alcohol"s they order will result in many, many bathroom breaks.
- While watching Fire Dancing is awe-inspiring, having your child tell you that's what they want to do with their life is not.
- When buying candy for your children, read the ingredients even if you don't speak the language.
- Here is a language lesson: The ingredient Chile in Spanish means really hot caramels that will cause small children to cry.
- Theater/voice majors work in resorts or on cruises upon graduation everywhere.
I hope this has helped you. I would also like to add that I refuse to buy anything from street vendors until they tell me "This is a special price, just for you." And no matter what language or country, I never seem to be disappointed.


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AARFID™ is a market driven company in the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) industry. AARFID™ possesses a set of internal skills and capabilities uniquely suited to bridge the gap between the few large providers of standard RFID components and the thousands of potential discrete applications of the technology. AARFID™ 's comprehensive understanding of the technology combined with extensive software development experience, unique manufacturing experience and in-depth knowledge of complex business processes make the company capable of providing the integrated solutions end users need.
ACCESS designs and markets computer software and hardware that enable paperless workflow systems throughout an enterprise. The company's flagship product, Patient Flow System, supports applications such as electronic document distribution, forms automation, records management, and patient documentation security. Access' products are easily integrated into all Healthcare Information Systems (HIS) and are used by hospitals nationwide to help meet federal and state regulatory mandates.
Agilysys is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate and public-sector customers, with special expertise in select markets, including retail and hospitality. The company uses technology — including hardware, software and services — to help customers resolve their most complicated IT needs. The company possesses expertise in enterprise architecture and high availability, infrastructure optimization, storage and resource management, identity management and business continuity; and provides industry-specific software, services and expertise to the retail and hospitality markets.
AmerisourceBergen is one of the world's largest pharmaceutical services companies serving the United States, Canada and selected global markets. Servicing both health care providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the pharmaceutical supply channel, the Company provides drug distribution and related services designed to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. AmerisourceBergen's service solutions range from pharmacy automation and pharmaceutical packaging to reimbursement and pharmaceutical consulting services.
AMT Datasouth Corp. designs, manufactures and markets heavy-duty dot matrix and thermal printers for vertical markets including transportation, distribution, manufacturing and health care.
Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and materials, retail branding and information solutions, and organization and identification products for offices and consumers. A division of Avery Dennison, Roll Materials manufactures and markets products under the well-known Fasson® brand name, including pressure-sensitive and non-adhesive coated papers, films and foils. Roll Materials products are widely used in brand identity, bar-code labeling systems, product identification and other applications by label converters and consumer product companies.
BD is a leading global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. BD is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases and cancers, and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. The Company serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, the pharmaceutical industry and the general public.
Briggs Medical Service Company serves customers in the senior care, home care, acute care, physician and retail markets. These operating companies produce and distribute more than 10,000 products including proprietary medical forms and documentation systems; durable and disposable medical supplies; electronic medical documentation systems; charting systems and products; education and staff training materials; professional reference products. Backed by clinical experience and regulatory knowledge, the company develops and markets products that are designed to improve clinical outcomes and reduce operating costs.
Capture Tech is an internationally operating independent specialist in automatic identification. Capture Tech designs, builds, implements and maintains integral solutions for logistics applications. These solutions are built on state-of-the-art technologies for Barcodes, RF, RFID, Visidot and Voice Recognition.
Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a health care services company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health care. As the business behind health care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician offices focus on patient care while reducing costs, improving efficiency and quality, and increasing profitability. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the health care supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical products to more than 60,000 locations each day. The company is also a leading manufacturer of medical and surgical products, including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid management products. In addition, the company supports the growing diagnostic industry by supplying medical products to clinical laboratories and operating the nation's largest network of radio pharmacies that dispense products to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of disease.
cStar Technologies Inc. specializes in two-way, wireless data communication solutions for M2M (machine-to-machine, machine-to-men,machine-to-mobile) and mobile-commerce applications. cStar develops and markets communication products that wirelessly connect companies' non-IT assets to their IT systems, enabling them to monitor, control and manage machines remotely, to automate various processes and to create value-added services.
Cyllenius is the leader for comprehensive and integrated hospitality technology solutions for Commerce, Ticketing and RFID that enable our customers to enhance their brand, maximize revenue and profitability, and deliver an unsurpassed experience for their guests. Clients range from individual hotels and attractions to major hospitality groups, and hospitality technology solutions are installed nationwide and internationally.
For over 20 years Data Equipment has provided customers with high quality solutions including equipment, systems and services. Financial institutions, corporations, government agencies, telecommunications companies, transit providers, service bureaus, schools, hospitals and other organizations use Data Equipment solutions to personalize issue and manage a variety of identification needs.
Datamax, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV), specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of products for bar code and RFID labeling, including thermal demand printers, label, ticket and tag materials, and thermal transfer ribbons. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Datamax has representative offices throughout the United States and in Singapore, China, and the United Kingdom, as well as label converting and preprinting facilities in Robinson, Illinois. Datamax markets its products exclusively through a network of resellers in more than 65 countries worldwide.
DigiTrax® Corporation is a leading provider of ISBT 128 bar code compliance labeling software, hardware and supplies to healthcare. Our HemaTrax® (blood bank) and HemaTrax®-CT (cellular therapy) systems have been installed in thousands of facilities worldwide. We develop total solutions, specifically designed for blood banks, cellular therapy, transfusion services, patient identification, pharmacy, laboratory and more. Our product line includes labels, printers, scanners, ribbons and full service technical service and support.
Fish provides Measurement Solutions that empower marketers and focus sales resources. Their mission is to provide decision-makers with solutions that collect and deliver actionable data that increase return on marketing investments and target sales efforts to increase profit. Fish has come to be recognized as the leader in lead retrieval and measurement technology and continues to develop new tools that make marketing more effective for exhibitors, corporate event markets, mobile marketers and show organizers.
Fisher HealthCare's business is focused on meeting diagnostic testing needs in healthcare facilities across the nation. Wherever we are - in hospitals, reference labs, physician's offices, government, healthcare site, public health clinics, and universities - our people, products and business solutions focus on helping our customers deliver the best patient care. Our combined expertise in disease state management, supply chain issues, safety and regulation requirements, new technologies, diagnostic best practices and business management make the difference by providing uniquely effective solutions and delivering real value for every customer.
Since its inception adecade ago, FreedomPay has been a pioneer in cashless transactions, providing end-to-end payment and transaction solutions including POS hardware, service kiosks, virtual and remote terminals, payment processing, intelligent analysis,routing of promotions, incentives and customer relationship management services. FreedomPay serves the following markets: healthcare, education, restaurants, government, retail, hospitality, petroleum, and franchises.
Gateway Ticketing Systems, Inc. is the world leader in access control, admission control, and ticketing software for the attraction, amusement, and intercity bus transportation industries. Located in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, Gateway Ticketing Systems provides sales,service, and support for point of sale and ticketing systems throughout North America and worldwide.
Guardian RFID® Corrections System is the global leader in radio-frequency identification offender management software + solutions for correctional facilities of all sizes. Guardian RFID works with Clincher RFID Wristbands to automate a wide range of inmate management responsibilities from tracking and headcounts, to medication passes, and more.
Häfele America Co. with its headquarters in Archdale, North Carolina, designs, manufactures, and markets furniture, architectural, cabinet,closet and sliding door hardware, kitchen, bath and washroom accessories,woodworking screws, connectors and other supplies. Hafele also provides Dialog radio frequency (RFID) ID and access systems.
Higgins delivers innovative solutions to help manage, share, and protect business information to organizations throughout New England. Higgins specializes in ID solutions, computer networking, positive patient ID, business, point of sale and tracking software.
HP is a global technology leader providing solutions to consumers, businesses and institutions. Hp is committed to reducing the environmental impact of their operations, products and services. Hp designs products to be sustainable throughout their life cycles, offer product reuse and recycling solutions, and set high environmental standards in our operations and supply chain.
IntelliDOT™ helps hospitals improve patient safety and nurse workflow associated with the medication administration process at the bedside. IntelliDOT produces and installs a best-of-breed point-of-care patient safety solution that was designed by nurses for nurses.
KSW Microtec is a worldwide leading supplier of RFID components for standard and special applications such as logistics and public transportation, as well as for security sensitive applications like contactless credit cards and access systems.
Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products, software, solutions and services that help them to be more productive. Since separating from IBM in 1991, Lexmark's product line has expanded to include laser printers, inkjet printers, and multifunction devices, as well as associated supplies, software, solutions and services+.
McKesson Corporation is a healthcare services and information technology company dedicated to helping its customers deliver high-quality healthcare by reducing costs, streamlining processes, and improving the quality and safety of patient care. McKesson provides pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management across the spectrum of care; healthcare information technology for hospitals, physicians, homecare and payors; hospital and retail pharmacy automation; and services for manufacturers and payors designed to improve outcomes for patients.
Medline, the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, manufactures and distributes more than 100,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, home care dealers and agencies. Over the past five years, Medline has been the fastest growing distributor of medical and surgical supplies in the U.S., serving as the primary distributor to over 450 major hospitals and health care systems. As a leading distributor, Medline offers a comprehensive array of consulting and management services encompassing the supply chain and logistics, utilization and standardization, business tools and enhanced reporting capabilities, and on-staff clinicians.
MICROS serves table service and quick service restaurants,hotels, the leisure and entertainment industry, and specialty retail stores,with complete information management solutions including software, hardware,enterprise systems integration, consulting and support.
Mid-America Business Systems is a leading distributor in the Ohio, Eastern Kentucky, and Southern West Virginia region that provides the on-site installation and on-site support of photo ID systems, positive patient ID systems, patient label solutions, bar code printers and scanners, bedside registration, and more.
Niceware Healthcare solutions help patient care providers streamline, automate and improve accuracy within the healthcare industry by offering positive identification solutions that are easy to deploy, affordable and fully compliant with current bar code and RFID labeling requirements.
Owens & Minor is the leading distributor of national name-brand medical and surgical supplies and a healthcare supply-chain management company. With a diverse product and service offering and distribution centers throughout the United States, the company serves hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, alternate care locations, group purchasing organizations, the federal government and consumers. Owens & Minor provides technology and consulting programs that improve inventory management and streamline logistics across the entire medical supply chain--from origin of product to patient bedside.
PAR Springer-Miller's guest centered, fully integrated hospitality management system meets the needs of hotels, resorts, spas and casinos worldwide, setting the pace as a pioneer in the hospitality industry.
PatientSafe Solutions designs and develops patient safety systems. The company offers medication administration, specimen collection, and blood administration information management systems. PatientSafe Solutions markets its products under the CAREt brand name. PatientSafe Solutions, Inc. was formerly known as IntelliDOT Corporation.
PicsWare is a revolutionary photo management and customer experience suite. It was designed for the travel and hospitality industry, but is well suited for theme parks, sporting events and special events requiring any level of professional photography. PicsWare enables professional photographers to tag photos by scanning or swiping ID cards orRFID bands on a handheld computer wirelessly connected to a camera and transfers the data to a self-service touch screen kiosk where customers can quickly locate, view, share and purchased pictures. PicsWare simplifies the photo process, improves customer experience, increases revenue, and makes events more fun and environmentally friendly.
Radiant RFID was founded in 2004 by partners with backgrounds in engineering and enterprise software. Radiant's Event RFID solution is being used to understand technology trends through interest tracking at conferences and trade shows. Radiant RFID has developed a thorough understanding of the intricacies involved with monitoring the movement of people through significant testing at their research and development facility.A logical extension of their knowledge led to the development of RFID systems for Evacuation Management, Access Management and Asset Management.
SALTO is the selected access control option on over 700,000 doors, on more than 4000 projects in over 60 countries. The power of the SALTO Virtual Network (SVN) allows people to work wire free, enabling them to manage their key control requirements efficiently, flexibly and cost effectively. SALTO's commitment is to supply the access control market with a totally user friendly, stand alone system that will provide any building with the flexibility it needs to function safely in an ever changing and demanding security environment.
Since 1971, Secura Key has been providing products for electronic access control and Radio-Frequency Identification, with an emphasis on quality, security and value. Secura Key products are known internationally for their reliability, simplicity of operation, ease of installation and ability to withstand harsh weather and extreme temperatures.
Seneca Medical is an independent medical surgical supply company with warehouse locations in Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia. The company focuses on efficiently delivering cost-effective medical surgical product supply services and support systems for a wide variety of healthcare providers.
For over 35 years Smarte Carte, Inc. has developed innovative products and services that give people the freedom to enjoy their travel, shopping or entertainment experiences. Each year millions of customers use Smarte Carte baggage carts, lockers and strollers to efficiently store or move their belongings.
Standard Register is a premier document services and workflow automation provider, trusted by healthcare, business and government to manage the critical documents they need to thrive in today's competitive climate. Employing nearly a century of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and leading technologies, the company helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a changing business landscape.
Texas Instruments designs and manufactures analog, digital signal processing and DLP® chip technologies that help customers develop products that matter. From affordable mobile phones that connect more people, to classroom projectors that support remote learning, to prosthetic devices that provide greater confidence, flexibility, and freedom – TI technology powers new ideas and inspires better solutions.


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The Priesthood and Tabernacle
God chooses to dwell with His people as they journey through the wilderness and the go to the Promised Land. The way God does is through the tabernacle and the priestly system. The tabernacle was a temporary dwelling designed by God. It was a large tent that could be dismantled, transported, and reassembled. Various names … More The Priesthood and Tabernacle