text:
With "barcelona" we think you're looking for one of these 12 options
369 hotels, 1145 apartments, 239 guesthouses, 100 hostels, 61 bed and breakfasts
Few Days Barcelona Diagonal
Situated on the trendy Avenida Diagonal Avenue, only 13 minutes on foot from Sagrada Familia Cathedral, Few Days Barcelona Diagonal includes free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and heating. The apartment has a small balcony with views of Barcelona. More
Barcelona Hotel
This hotel is set in a quiet residential area in the south of Odessa and offers free Wi-Fi. A gym, a sauna and a tennis court are featured at Barcelona Hotel. The bright, air-conditioned rooms offer warm-coloured interiors and classic-style décor. More
Apartment Ramblas Barcelona III
Boqueria Street. Barcelonas most emblematic and animated street! The comfortable and modern designed apartment is situated in a traffic restricted zone in the Gothic area (Barrio Gótico Noble) at only 50m. from the well-known Ramblas. More
Apartment Barcelona Center
Located in the heart of Barcelona, on the Rambla Catalunya, Apartment Barcelona Center features stylish, self-catering apartments with free Wi-Fi and air conditioning. The apartments come with classic, elegant décor. More
Stay Barcelona Gracia Apartments
Centrally situated, these 2 modern décor apartments are located in the Gracia District, 5 minutes by public transport from the Ramblas or the Plaza de Catalunya Square. More
We've negotiated with thousands of hotels to get the very best deals. We call them Secret Deals and they only last for a limited time.
You can get these deals for free by subscribing to our newsletters. You can even choose your favorite destinations to receive personalized deals.
Get started now by entering your email address. We'll instantly send you a link to our Deal Finder!
Don't worry – your email address is safe with us. We'll never share your private information and you can unsubscribe at any time.


text:
There can be, if you get this amazing, RARE find! It's quite a collectible, and useful for a garage, shop, maybe a display if you sell antiques yourself, even.
Open 'er up:
Condition: used, like new condition. May show signs of long term storage. Sorry, no choice. For your medical instruments, medications and whatever else... get this unusual deal ONLINE now!
!!! Limited Quantities !!!
Used U.S. Portable Medic Storage Chest
You qualify for a free gift. It will be added to your cart automatically.
Shop Similar Items
to find something that we have now or that can be backordered.
If you would like to be notified when we have this item available for sale, click
and enter your email address to receive an email notification.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Neil Printz Will Discuss the Public and Private Aspects of Andy Warhol's Art
Marlboro, VT— On October 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Marlboro College Graduate Center, editor Neil Printz will present case histories from the Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, a scholarly project dedicated to cataloguing every painting, sculpture, and drawing that Warhol made. When it was published, John Waters, filmmaker, remarked, "I stayed in bed all day and read every single word of it. It's a 'page turner': part detective novel, part 'how-to' book, and from cover to cover, perfect art history."
Printz will present and discuss the evidentiary procedures of art history: "clues" discovered in the archives, the expert "testimony" of witnesses, and the material "evidence" of Warhol's work itself, as part of his talk, "Common Objects and Hidden Treasures: Public and Private Aspects of Warhol's Work."
Printz earned a Ph.D. and a M. Phil. in Art History from the Graduate Center in the City University of New York. He received his M.A. and B.A. in Art History from the University of Michigan. Currently, Printz serves on the Board of Directors of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board and is the editor for the Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné. Printz has held curatorial positions at a range of art institutions including the National Collection of Fine Arts in the Smithsonian, the Holly Solomon Gallery and The Menil Collection and has published a range or articles.
This lecture is part of the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center's lecture series related to the exhibit "Andy Warhol: The Jon Gould Collection." Marlboro College is the host of the series and all lectures will take place at the Marlboro College Graduate Center at 28 Vernon Street. General admission is $4; free admission is extended to BMAC members and Marlboro College students, staff and faculty.
The Marlboro College Graduate Center was established in 1997 by Marlboro College to offer premiere graduate programs in technology and education at a Brattleboro branch campus. In 2000, the college purchased the Technology Center facility to augment its educational experience by fostering synergies among tenant technology-oriented companies and education programs and to support regional economic development.
A private, non-profit organization founded in 1972, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is a non-collecting museum that produces frequently changing exhibitions of current art. BMAC presents the art of our time in a way that entertains, educates and enlightens audiences of all ages. BMAC's galleries are open to the public from May 2004 through February 6, 2005 daily (except Tuesday) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.


text:
1090 McVey Ave, Lake Oswego, OR | Directions 9703445.407849 -122.675602
Neighborhoods: McVey - South Shore
Great Nursery – We really liked the selection of Christmas trees and decorations this year. We have bought our tree from 7 dees for the last 4 years. They always have great trees and wreathes. Would recommend this nursery.
Poor Customer Service! Two trees died no one returned our phone calls. – Our experience with Seven Dees was not good. At first it was okay, the yard looked nice when they finished but they are more expensive than other companies. Two trees they planted died and no one returned our phone calls! We left messages with Kevin, the guy we worked with several times about different things and never heard back. This was frustrating and we would not recommend them.
Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Facebook to see what your friends are up to!
Do you have a review of Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping on your blog? If you include the Citysearch image link (shown below) in your post, we'll automatically link to your review from the business profile page. Here's how our Linkback system works:
The Linkback system is free and automatic. It's really that easy.
To link to our business profile page, copy the html below to your web page.


text:
view bio »
Project: Bungalows at Greenbriar Cove
Owner/contractor: B.R. Smith
Location: 9165 Leyland Drive
Scope: Nine three-bedroom, three-bathroom, bungalow-style homes for people 55 and older. Each home is 2,300 square feet and more narrow than a typical house.
Price per home: $315,000
How many have sold: Two; seven are available
Home features: Gas fireplace on screened patio; 8-foot tall doors; double-car garage with reinforced storm-safe room equipped with electrical outlets; irrigation and landscaping services; optional free-standing stone fireplace in backyard; large front porch
Future: "They don't call it a retirement community, but that's really what it is," Gail Hunter, an agent with Remax Properties, said. "These are people who have raised their kids and retired. They've worked hard all their lives, were successful. They're not wanting a 4,000-square-foot home -- but they don't want to lose big-house amenities. What we did was create a very elegant feel with built-in bookcases and a great trim package."
History: "This is the final phase," Hunter explained. "There're probably only 30 lots left of a 200-lot build out. It's kind of the last shot for this. We're winding down."
Shelly Bradbury joined the Times Free Press as a business reporter in January 2013, after starting with the paper as a general assignment intern in July 2012. She is from Houghton, New York, and graduated from Huntington University in Huntington, Indiana, with a bachelor's degree in journalism and minor in management. Before moving to Tennessee, Shelly previously interned with The Goshen News, The Sandusky Register and The Mint Hill Times. Outside the newsroom, Shelly enjoys ...


text:
A real life story that will fit well in this thread as well reflect on another thread.
I just got back from a neighbors house helping him get his holiday lights up and running.
He needed four places to plug in some lights he had on his fence and two small trees at the end of his driveway. He had bought a 50 drop cord and a 4 inch square box for two duplex receptacles.
He cut the end of the cord off and installed the cord to the box with the receptacles and the breaker tripped.
When I opened the box he had put the white wire in the right place but reversed the green and black. When I told him what the problem was this is what he said.
I thought that black was the common wire. We always use black as the common wire.
Jerry works on dump trucks for a living. He does electrical on these trucks.


text:
Carole Nelson Douglas Official Site
Carole's suspense story, "Don't Breathe" from the CAST OF CHARACTERS anthology is a free PDF. Don't Breathe PDF. "I just read Carole Nelson Douglas's free PDF story, 'Don't Breathe,' and I'm breathless. This novella is a textbook for super suspenseful fiction. It's pitch-perfect. No wonder Carole has had a long and successful career. Don't read it at night."–Lou Allin, author of Memories Are Murder
Barnes & Noble Amazon Books-A-Million IndieBound Macmillan Simon & Schuster Powells
ORDER ONLINE: Irene Adler fans: A novella, "The Private Wife of Sherlock Holmes," is available on Kindle, Nook and other e-reading devices. Also available in e-book from Wishlist Publishing, two different takes on Dickens' immortal Christmas classic, A CYBER CHRISTMAS CAROL and A WALL STREET CHRISTMAS CAROL Look for a print edition of these next fall.
Her critically acclaimed series include:
- The Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator series
- The Midnight Louie mystery series
- The Irene Adler series, featuring the only woman to ever outwit Sherlock Holmes
The Latest Midnight Louie Mysteries are Now in Stores
The CAT in an ULTRAMARINE SCHEME paperback hits bookstore shelves, including Target for the first time!
The latest MIDNIGHT LOUIE hardcover, CAT in a VEGAS GOLD VENDETTA is also now available in stores everywhere!
Latest News
GUEST OF HONOR, Caped CONduit 21 science fiction/fantasy convention, JUNE 27-29 downtown Radisson Hotel in Salt Lake City
NOMINEE and Recipient, RT BOOK Reviews magazine: Career Achievement award for Mystery
Best Amateur Sleuth award nominee for the Midnight Louie, PI, feline sleuth mystery, CAT in an ULTRAMARINE SCHEME at RT Booklovers convention, LA CA, April 6-10
GUEST OF HONOR, April 29-May-1, MALICE DOMESTIC mystery convention, Hyatt Hotel, Bethesda Maryland; SUE GRAFTON Lifetime Guest of Honor
The Irene Adler suspense series (visit this site's Adler page) praised in Elle's January 2010 issue rave review of the Robert Downey, Jr., Sherlock Holmes film!
About Carole and Midnight Louie, pp 76-77 http://trendmag2.trendoffset.com/publication/?i=25334


text: Some days, life is a real struggle. For some, it's a real, physical struggle – to even breathe, for instance. For others, it's trying to recover from a disaster. For still others, it's a battle to ward off depression due to finances, family issues or even chemical dependency. Some get angry, which can only make matters worse. Others simply deny what's happening. But the best attitude is: We'll get through it. Since Easter, my wife has been…Continue Reading


text:
Procurement Services Department
Quick Links
To Do Business With CCSD
The next GPAG Reverse Trade Show will be on Friday, May 30, 2014. Click here for more information.
Continuing on Thursday, May 1, 2014 Procurement Services will hold monthly How to Do Business with Cobb County School District sessions. These informal sessions will be the first Thursday of every month from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the CCSD Procurement Services Bid Room located at 6975 Cobb International Blvd. Kennesaw, GA 30152. Vendors will have an opportunity to ask questions, meet CCSD Procurement personnel and learn about District purchasing processes. All interested vendors are welcome to attend.
Should the schedule or location change for any reason, the information will be posted here on this website.
Vision Statement
Values Statement
Code Of Ethics
The CCSD Procurement Services Department recognizes that the Code of Ethics sets appropriate standards for purchasing and the CCSD Procurement Services Department expects adherence to the Code of Ethics by all employees of the Department.
The CCSD Procurement Services Department recognizes that employees of the Procurement Services Department are public employees. As such, these employees have the responsibility to uphold the public trust and to refrain from using their position for private benefit.
Therefore, it is the policy of the CCSD Procurement Services Department that employees shall, in addition to all other expectations and job requirements, refrain from conflicts of interest and avoid the appearance of unethical or compromising practices in business relationships, actions and communications.
Reference: NIGP Code of Ethics
|Return to CCSD Home


text:
Rolex Rankings #13
Rolex Rankings #14
This is the first year for the event.
Will Inbee Park defend her title?
Read all about the first tournament of the season.
Fun Fact Friday is a new weekly series where LPGA.com will share with you five fun facts about a player.
Catch all of the highlights of the 2009 Evian Masters won by Ai Miyazato


text:
Plaid Back Top
- Juniors Sizing. Find my size >
- 100% polyester
- Polyester/cotton blend
- Top with cap sleeves, scoop neckline, contrast plaid in back
- Relaxed fit, banded hem at waist
- Machine wash cold, gentle cycle, tumble dry low
You are currently on our United States site.
By switching countries some of the products, pricing, shipping or promotions may be different.
At Keds.com, you will find the complete collection of Keds canvas shoes, including the Keds x kate spade new york collection. In addition to our brand new line of Keds clothing, we carry the full selection of women's Champion Originals, a wide assortment of fashion sneakers and women's slip-ons, our own keds.com exclusive sneakers and even extended widths & sizes for women. We also offers free shipping on all orders, including men's Champion Original, sneakers our women's Comfort Collection shoes and even kid's Keds. If you can't find your favorite shoe at Keds.com, please contact us for assistance!
Hey, we respect your privacy. Your email is for our eyes only. Check out our privacy policy.


text:
Jamaica's Cigar Comeback
Crippled by a 1988 Hurricane, Jamaica's Cigar Industry is Bringing Back the Taste of Days Gone
David Savona
From the Print Edition:
Ernest Hemingway, Jul/Aug 99
Robert L. Gore pulls his truck alongside something that's not supposed to exist--a tobacco plant growing out of the rich soil of May Pen, Jamaica. In this secretive and skeptical industry, the common belief is that cigar tobacco no longer grows in this country. Yet there it is, an eight-foot-tall plant with broad, low-hanging leaves waiting to be harvested. The plant looms over several thousand of its cousins as it soaks up February's midday sun, 30 miles west of Kingston and just 100 miles south of Cuba.
The field belongs to Gore, a third-generation Jamaican tobacco grower and a partner in the making of Royal Jamaica cigars, the only cigar sold in the United States with Jamaican tobacco. A thickly built man with a gray beard and scant hair, Gore stops the truck in front of a field of tobacco that was stunted by the rains of Hurricane Mitch, a monstrous storm that skimmed Jamaica last October but ravaged Central America.
"We probably lost 30 to 40 acres of tobacco in Mitch," says the 53-year-old Gore, squinting in the sun. He points out the uneven tops of a row of tobacco. "We didn't have breezes with Mitch," he says, "but we had a piss-pot full of rain."
Gore knows hurricanes all too well. In September 1988, Hurricane Gilbert slammed into Jamaica at full strength, maiming the nation's cigar industry. The storm destroyed Gore's factory in Kingston, which had stood since his grandfather James Frederick Gore founded Royal Jamaica in 1935, and ruined 1,000 acres of tobacco in May Pen. It was the worst natural disaster to befall Jamaica since the 1907 earthquake that turned Kingston into rubble. Because of Gilbert, the Jamaican tobacco industry was set back several years, production of Royal Jamaica cigars was shifted to the Dominican Republic, and Jamaican tobacco was no longer used in the island's biggest brand, Macanudo.
Today, Jamaica is regaining some of its former cigar-making glory. Last year, 23 million premium, handmade cigars were shipped to the United States from Jamaica, the fourth-largest producer of premium cigars for the U.S. market, after the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua, and the only major exporter to show an increase over its 1997 production. Nearly 20 million of those cigars came from Cifuentes y Cia., a factory owned by General Cigar Co., and 2.8 million came from the post-Gilbert Jamaican incarnation of Royal Jamaica cigars, Jamaica Tobacco Manufacturing Co. (1995) Ltd., a 75/25 joint venture owned by Consolidated Cigar Corp. and Gore.
Tobacco is indigenous to Jamaica. A variety called cow tongue, or silver tongue, grows wild in the island's fertile, volcanic soil, and locals use it to make a potent mixture smoked in pipes. But cigar smoking and cigar making are not ingrained in Jamaica, as they are in Cuba, the island's closest neighbor.
"It's not part of our cultural heritage," says Jamaican Senator Frank Pringle, 69, who nonetheless proudly brings Jamaican cigars with him when meeting foreign leaders. "The Cubans were the original people who brought cigars to Jamaica."
The modern-day Jamaican tobacco industry owes a debt to the Second World War and a cigar-loving Great Britain. With the United Kingdom mired in war, hard currency was at a premium and had to be kept within the commonwealth--not spent on cigars made elsewhere. So Cubans moved to the British colony with their tobacco and expertise, and opened factory after factory. Soon Jamaican versions of Cuban brands--many made entirely with Cuban tobacco, others with Jamaican filler and Cuban wrappers--were hitting the U.K. market.
Jamaican cigars "replaced the top slot in the U.K. cigar market whilst Havanas were absent," says Simon Chase, marketing director for U.K. cigar importer Hunters & Frankau. "And Havanas were totally absent from 1940 up until 1953, and on quota up until 1973. It's quite a long story of an unnatural market."
Jamaica developed a reputation as a country with gifted cigarmakers, and by the 1960s, when Cuban cigars were banned in the United States, Jamaican cigars were considered a high-quality alternative. Besides Royal Jamaica and Macanudo, other brands, such as Crème de Jamaica, Flor de Jamaica, Temple Hall and Palamino, were very highly regarded.
You must be logged in to post a comment.


text:
Drop Christmas trees off at the following locations Dec. 26-Jan. 10:
Home Depot Parking Lot3850 Carrier Parkway5280 State Highway 360Anytime
Grand Prairie Landfill1102 MacArthurMonday-Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Please remove all ornaments, stands and plastic bags. Artificial trees or trees sprayed with artificial snow cannot be accepted for recycling.
Acceptable trees will be recycled into mulch. Free mulch is available at the landfill to all Grand Prairie residents. Trees may also be left at curbside on your normal garbage collection day. However, these trees will not be recycled ans will be collected as garbage.
For more information, call 972-237-8061.
City of Grand Prairie, 317 College St., Grand Prairie, Texas 75050 | Tel: 972-237-8000 | Site Map | Raving Fans
©2012 City of Grand Prairie. All Rights Reserved | Website Created by Vision Internet


text:
Highlights of Sumatra (AESH)
If the only thing you think of when you hear "Sumatra" is "coffee," then we need to have a chat. If you're looking to plunge right into a nature-filled adventure with elephants and orangutans aplenty, here's where you'll want to be for two weeks of city touring, hiking, and having a great time bonding with your fellow travellers. We're pretty sure you'll agree that everything is a highlight in Sumatra.
Highlights: Encounter elephants and orangutans up close and personal, hike down to a crater lake, trek in the jungle of national parks, chill out on Lake Samosir.
- Travel Style:
- Yolo
- Trip Type:
- Small Group
- Service Level:
- Basic
- Physical Grading:
- 3
Vietnam on a Shoestring (AVRV)
From chaotic Ho Chi Minh City to charming Hoi An, the imperial capital of Hue, vibrant Hanoi and the stunning natural beauty of Halong Bay, this trip has something for everyone. Journey up the coast in this jam-packed introduction to the country's highlights and nightlife with other travellers your own age—so you can be sure to get down with others that'll keep up. Our CEOs will take you to the highlights on a shoestring and then let you loose so you can do what you really want.
Highlights: Explore the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, relax on golden beaches, shop in quaint Hoi An, discover Hue's citadels and pagodas, float through magical Halong Bay, discover the vibrant streets of Hanoi.
- Travel Style:
- Yolo
- Trip Type:
- Small Group
- Service Level:
- Basic
- Physical Grading:
- 2
Highlights of Sumatra (AESH)
Vietnam on a Shoestring (AVRV)
|Service Level
|Starting Price
|Highlights of Sumatra (AESH)
|14 days
From $959
|Vietnam on a Shoestring (AVRV)
|12 days
From $799


text:
McMurray learning center pairs kids with elementary mentors
McMurray Elementary School fifth grade teacher Wendy Stark helps two students from the McMurray Child Care and Learning Center, Tanner Shaw, 5, and Hank Steigs, 5, prepare to dye Easter eggs March 27.
Photo by Terri Johnson/Staff
Max Sutherland, 6, recently lost a bottom tooth, but the resulting gap in his mouth did not hinder his ability to respond that he was enjoying dyeing Easter eggs March 27 at the McMurray Child Care and Learning Center.
"It's a good color," Max said of the pale pink egg drying on a paper napkin in the child care center on E. McMurray Road.
Max just wanted to dye eggs and was oblivious to the unique blend of preschool children and a group of fifth-graders from the nearby McMurray Elementary School in the Peters Township School District.
Max was one of 21 child care students who, once a month, are partnered with the fifth-graders who volunteer their time after school. March, when there were nine fifth graders at the center, was dedicated to dyeing eggs, while in February the youngsters worked on a Valentine's Day craft.
The partnership is the brain child of teacher Wendy Stark, who initiated the program in June of 2012. Two times a month, all 29 fifth-graders in Stark's class walk from the elementary school to the child care center during class time. Once a month, several students volunteer for the hour-long, after school program.
"My kids love it," Stark said as she watched the older students work with the younger group at low tables set in the center's activities room.
Donna Richards, director at the child care center, is equally pleased.
"These kids just soak this in," Richards said of the children ages 3 to 6. Employees at the child care center also help with the projects, like spreading plastic sheets on the table and carrying the cups filled with the liquid dye.
"The students love the interaction with the little ones," Stark said. And as for the little ones, "they love every minute of it."
The elementary students volunteer their time and there is no school requirement to complete service hours.
"I love to get them out in the community. They need a sense of community," Stark said. She also said Richards and child care center owner Marlene Wendel were more than receptive to the idea when she approached them about a year ago.
For student Toni Gerace, 10, and an only child, March 27 was the second time volunteering after school and as part of the entire class.
"I thought it was fun to dye Easter eggs. I like this age group. They are a fun age because they can talk," Toni said.
Standing beside her friend, Toni, was Kari Kostanich, 11.
She volunteers because, "I wanted to see the kids," Kari said. This was her second trip to the child care center.
"When we were here before they were so sweet and they sat on my lap. Everyone knows how to dye eggs," Kari said.
McMurray learning center pairs kids with elementary mentors
- Please respect the use of this community forum and its users.
- Any poster that insults,threatens or verbally abuses or another member,uses defamatory language,or deliberately disrupts discussions will be banned.
- Users who violate the Terms of service or any commenting rules will be banned
- Please stay on topic."Trolling" to incite emotional responses and disrupt conversations will be deleted
- To understand further what is and isn't allowed and the actions we may take, please read our Terms of service
- To report breaches of the Terms of service use the report abuse button
There Are Comments.
South Fayette in the wrong in bully case (51)
Students design mural for Officer Dave Stanton's office (50)
4 area players honored (47)
'Heaven Can Wait' (42)
Canon-McMillan approves redistricting plan (86)
Fundraiser - April 23 (79)
Proud of international baccalaureate education (69)
South Fayette in the wrong in bully case (58)
Mt. Lebanon signals need to be upgraded (51)
Mt. Lebanon assessments grossly unfair (3)
Lebo rifle space still in limbo (3)
USC residents get a lot for their tax dollars (3)
Charges on South Fayette bully victim to be dropped (1)
Air quality a concern (1)
The Almanac what
you think!


text:
BUSHNELL H2O 8 x 25 mm Binoculars
Item: 12144483 Product Description >
Price: $59.95
Buy More, Save More! Save up to $50 when you use promo code: SAVEMORE Get Details
BUSHNELL H2O 8 x 25 mm BinocularsThe Bushnell H2O 8x25 binoculars are designed with the philosophy that is you spend enough time on the water, you're gear will spend some time in it.
- The H2O series binoculars are O-ring sealed and nitrogen purged to completely lock out moisture should you spill, or run into foul weather along the way
- Rubber armoring with textured pads gives you a grip in slippery situations
- Multi-coated optics and premium quality BaK-4 prism glass maximize light transmission and image clarity
- Twist-up eyecups
- Large center focus knob for easy, precise adjustments
- Longer eye relief
BUSHNELL H2O 8 x 25 mm Binoculars
Exit Pupil 3.1 Eye Relief 12 Field of View at 1000 Yards 429 ft Includes Case Yes Includes Neck Strap Yes Nitrogen Filled Yes Magnification 8x Near Focus 15 ft Objective Lens 25 mm Weight 13 oz.
Reviewed by 1 customer
- Compact
- Lightweight
- Strong Construction
- Waterproof
- Not great with glasses
Best Uses
Comments about BUSHNELL H2O 8 x 25 mm Binoculars:
I bought these as extra binoculars for kayaking and day hikes. Their compact size is perfect. They are a great value and worth the purchase, however they not compare with the quality and eye relief (I wear glasses) of my Pentax DCF HR II binoculars, but those were much more expensive so it's not a fair comparison. I'm happy with the purchase and would buy them again. It didn't get 5 stars only because of the eye glass limits.
- Was this a gift?:
- No


text:
Sony Corporation
Released (05.Nov.01)
This collection contains 6 individual icons with large resources for Vista & Leopard.
This set's iContainer includes custom Dock replacement resources for use with CandyBar.
Keywords: aibo animal bot corporation cute dock dog doggie electronic ers110 ers210 ers312 fun icons kid landmark leopard osx pet puppy robot robotic sony sony's talos tsui vista
The Iconfactory makes this content available only for personal, desktop use. All copyrights remain the property of their respective holders.
For commercial projects, please check into our Design Services.
CandyBar is an application that lets you collect, organize and change Mac OS X icons. iContainers can hold standard OS X icons as well as system replacements like the trash can, folders and even Dock resources that can be quickly and easily set, and safely restored, with CandyBar.
More information is available on the CandyBar product page at Panic.com.
Don't forget about our powerful search engine that is always available at the top of the site. You can search the entire Iconfactory for keywords, concepts, authors and more in a matter of seconds.


text:
Just to throw my two cents in, I'm hoping for Nashville. A great party city with a nice venue. Oh, and that German restaurant the Gersthaus is none too shabby either. Best breakfast buffet anywhere in the country.
At first, the new "Champions" Bowl featuring the winners of the SEC and the Big XII — when they're not in the national playoffs — was expected to be its own new game. Then word trickled out from both conferences suggesting the game could simply partner with an existing bowl. At that point, the Cotton Bowl and Jerry Jones' mammoth Cowboys Stadium became everyone's favorite to land/become the "Champions" Bowl.
Ah, but yesterday ESPN's Brett McMurphy reported that SEC/Big XII officials had requested bids for the game from 10 cities:
1. Dallas (which likely means Arlington and Cowboys Stadium)
2. New Orleans
3. Atlanta
4. Phoenix (likely meaning Glendale and the Cardinals' home dome)
5. Houston
6. Orlando
7. Nashville
8. San Antonio
9. Tampa
10. Jacksonville
While someone in the SEC office told me the game is "still finding its legs," this list suggests that the two conferences want to bid out their game each year and simply partner with whatever bowl exists in the city that bids the most cash.
According to Jon Solomon of The Birmingham News, the leagues are willing to accept a lump sum payout from the bowls/cities or some sort of new revenue-sharing model. This would mean that the bowls/cities would take out a management fee to actually run the bowl and then split the rest of the revenue — at some percentage — with the SEC and the Big XII. I spoke to two bowl officials last week who suggested the bowls involved would want some portion of the $80 million per year television contract the leagues have reportedly inked with ESPN. Solomon reports, however, that the conferences won't be sharing that cash… or revenue brought in from a title sponsor. (The exception being when the "Champions" Bowl is part of the national playoffs and the proceeds are split with other leagus.)
But if a bowl gets none of the television money, has to give up its own title partner for a year, and can only keep a percentage of the game revenue — tickets, concessions, parking, etc — over and above a built-in management fee, then why bid? While hosting the SEC/Big XII "champions" would be a nice draw for viewers and tourists ready to pay higher ticket prices, a game like the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, for example, might actually stand to make more money with its usual Big XII/Pac-12 middle-of-the-pack game. In that case, it would be paying out its usual lump sums to those leagues, it would still be able to pocket the cash from corporate sponsor Valero, and it would be able to keep a chunk of ESPN television money.
From a "wow" factor, landing the "Champions" Bowl would be a win for any bowl. But from the bowl officials I spoke with, the cash factor wouldn't be nearly so great. So it will be interesting to see which of the above cities decide to make bids. You can bet that ego will play a role in who does and doesn't and that — again — leads back to Jerry Jones and Arlington.
As for the cities invited to bid, six are in SEC states, three are in Texas (a state shared by both conferences), and Phoenix is outside both leagues' footprints (though the Big XII has a tie-in with the Fiesta Bowl as part of the current BCS set-up).
It's hard to imagine some of the cities on the list actually landing the game, but it certainly makes sense for the conferences to ask 10 cities to bid. The more cities involved, the more competition for the game and, in the end, the more cash the leagues will pocket from the winning bidder.


text:
The 7 Biggest Dick Moves in the History of Online Gaming
Richard Garriott invented the MMORPG, and the computer system he invented found a way to kill him, just like '80s movies warned. Ultima Online was the first MMORPG to hit 100,000 players, teaching developers a lot about social interaction and game economics and what colossal dicks players were about both. Naive programmers spent months coding adventures and monsters only to watch players immediately set about raping and pillaging the game mechanics, the physical laws of their world and each other. If MMORPG players were around when God said, "Let their be light" they'd have called the light gay, and plunged the universe back into darkness by squatting their nutsacks over it.
Dog-headed humanoids riding horses and lots of naked people -- yep, it's online all right.
Roving gangs of high-level players exterminated noobs the instant they arrived. It was the Jurassic Park of griefers, except velociraptors were more welcoming because their little hands can't type "FAG" on a keyboard. They used glitches to duplicate items and wrecked the game's economy, showing more hatred for newly arrived citizens and blatant disregard for financial logic than the Tea Party's right wing.
Not that one. Well, yeah, maybe that one, too.
When Mr. Garriot visited the cyberworld of violent murderers he'd created, it was a Dr. Moreauvian plan that yielded predictable results. First, his highly publicized appearance attracted every player in the game to one location, crashing the beta servers. The game was forced to turn off the automatic sentries dispatched to protect him. When Garriot logged back in he forgot to re-enable his invincibility option. User "Rainz" stole a fire field scroll (only possible because the guards were gone) and tried to come at the king. The attack was so randomly suicidal (Rainz had no idea the invincibility was gone) that Garriot's asbestos player-guards were already mocking the assassin over text chat, wondering how the assassin thought, "such a petty spell" could work on the invincible king -- seen right next to that text engulfed in flames.
That's him there. In the fire.
When their king suddenly burned to death they reacted about as rationally as a combined "video gamer who's been proven wrong" and a "high-level warlock with access to demons" would by summoning hordes of monsters and massacring everyone at the castle. Without guards, the players were able to fight back, triggering a full-scale virtual riot which ended with admins teleporting entire groups of players into space, where the players survived approximately as well as real people from the Middle Ages would have survived in space.
So at least it was a successful beta test -- Garriott wanted to find out what MMORPG players were like, and they killed him just to see if they could.
Second Life is a complete virtual environment that compliments reality by helping people who are no good at the real world voluntarily remove themselves. One of the biggest figures in this world is millionaire Anshe Chung. Real-world teacher Ailin Graef created Anshe as a Second Life avatar, but as the avatar's virtual business grew she took "Anshe" as a real name and had to start acting like her in interviews. She's basically a William Gibson character escaped into a real (fake) world.
This really happened, so maybe we're the fiction.
In an adorable misunderstanding of technology, CNET attempted to film a "live" interview in the virtual world, forgetting that the real studio audiences only behave because security can flatten them, and Second Life isn't TRON so that's not an option here. The interview had barely started when Anshe was bombarded with an army of flying disembodied penises.
They wouldn't televise another fake Asian with so many unbelievable dicks until Tila Tequila filmed A Shot at Love.
Unfortunately, TV networks believe their own rubbish about being able to fight hackers in real time instead of just switching the system off and cursing, so she was left at the mercy of armies of cyber-cocks. She teleported out to escape what was rapidly becoming a Japanese cartoon, then revealed that she doesn't know how virtual worlds work either. Deciding not to return to the now secure CNET studio, she invited everyone into her own home server instead. There are men hopping back into minefields on one leg with better pattern recognition than that. The cockbardment immediately resumed with mind-bending meta-porn of her virtual body attacked by pictures of her real body photoshopped to hold a fake penis.
The attack was so filthy we had to add pixels to a world that was already entirely pixelated.
The horrible cock-mobile mindlessly pressing against fake women brought down her entire server, generated a lot of publicity for the event and gave TV executives the idea for Jersey Shore.
Player "Cally" won at EVE Online despite it being a massively multiplayer game with no victory condition. Other players earn ISK (game currency) by mining, completing quests or killing each other. Cally, on the other hand, simply asked for it. And it worked, and there was nothing they could do about it. Because while the other losers went into the economy as honest workers, or corporations, he realized he could go in as a bank.
The novice mode for illegal profiteering.
He spent months running the "EVE Intergalactic Bank (EIB)." This offered loans for start-up EVE corporations and miners who wanted to buy tools, with interest rates and repayment plans and yes, we're still talking about a game people apparently play for fun.
Move over Pac-Man!
Cally certainly had fun: He fulfilled the secret fantasy of every bank manager in history, when one day, he walked in and just took all the money. All the money was 790 billion ISK, about $170,000 in real dollars, which he used to become the greatest video game villain of all time. He spent a huge chunk of the money to buy a ridiculously powerful warship, another chunk posting a huge bounty on his own head, then sailed off into space just daring people to kill him.
Something like this -- the biggest middle finger in history.
The ultimate dickery? He posted a 15-minute video bragging about how he got away with it, mocking his loyal employees at EIB, enemies who failed to stop him and the suckers who basically paid for a second job -- essentially paying for the right to have their money stolen. Understand: Cally is now officially smarter than every Bond villain put together, because he found a way to give an expository monologue without getting killed.
Luke also tumbles and writes on his own site. If you like videogame shenanigans, you should check out Umbrella: The Most Wasteful Movie Corporation Ever and 7 games that gave you the best weapon right away.


text:
Product Recall: One SKU of Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners due to possible mislabeling. Click Here.
HEAT oven to 375°F.
TOSS vegetables with dressing and 1/2 tsp. thyme; spread onto bottom of 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min. Meanwhile, mix stuffing mix and water.
CUT each tenderloin diagonally into thirds. Spoon vegetable mixture to sides of pan. Spoon stuffing down center of pan; top with meat and remaining thyme.
BAKE 45 to 50 min. or until meat is done (160°F).


text:
I've been working with my jig for nearly a year now. It took me a little while to get the jist of using the dial indicators, but since I've used them in my work, it didn't take long to get it figured out. Being able to pre-load the neck has saved me time and effort getting my frets aligned at first blush.
I think the mounts for the dial indicators could be modified a bit to allow for faster and more accurate adjustment. Take a look at how a rod-runout jig is designed for measure compressor rod deflections......it would be a good improvement to the tool.
Very much like the jig overall, and find it indispensable for getting the frets right!
this jig is for me perfect tool to do a professional and accurate job
Leveling frets is certainly much easier and more accurate with this tool, but I have some issues with the quality of the kit components.
[1] some of the woodworking, especially where the gauges mount, is a bit rough, with some actual splinters. Not a big deal.
[2] the tiedown straps that came with the jig are 12 1/2 feet long. That's overkill, as the biggest jumbo flattop I have only required 6 feet. I ended up trimming off the excess and heat searing the edge, but I would think for the price of the kit, the tiedown straps would be closer in length to what's realistically going to be used.
[3] two of the plastic cushions on the levelers were not even attached. A simple repair with glue, but I can't help but wonder why this wasn't caught before the system shipped. Also, in the video, we are told that the guitar can be set on its side in the jig and that one of the leveler feet will hold the jig at approximately the correct playing angle. I tried this, and almost ended up with a Strat being dumped on its face. Use caution.
[4] the attached photograph shows two defects on the shop stand. On top are two sloppy welds that affect the roller bearing that allows the top of the stand to rotate. On bottom are two spots where the metal is bare and lacks paint, inviting eventual rust.
Yes, I'm glad I purchased this item, and I know I'll get a lot of excellent use out of it. I guess I was just expecting better quality for the money.
Build quality is good but there was a fair amount of wood ripped out on the drilled holes and some rough edges on the ends of the wood; not a big deal until it scratches a customers instrument. I took some 220 and smoothed all the edges then cured all the wood with Tung oil & wax, rough edges did not bother me but the rip out on every hole did.
Four stars only because of the attention to detail, maybe its time for a new CNC bit. This does not affect how the tool functions but I would have expected higher quality from Stewmac. The jig is solid Ash and has high quality threaded brass inserts for years of use. The DVD was very informative and in combination with the advanced fretting DVD will improve most everyone's fret work.
The function of the tool is superb all guesswork has been removed and I save about an hour on each fret job. If your on the fence about it just get it, the tool pays for it self with one fret job.
This this awesome, well thought out and worth the money. I like the preset inserts and chart for many different guitars.
My Neck Jig arrived in Australia in just four days from order date. Outstanding service as has been the case with every item I have ever ordered. However, sometimes attention to detail and sometimes quality seems to be missed on some items which can lead to disappointment or in this case concern that the unit will still function 100%.
In the case of my new Neck Jig I had to saw /remove almost a full 10mm off the point where the neck support meets the body support. If I hadn't done this there was absolutely no chance of getting the three attachment screws to align with the pre-drilled and fitted holes. I have no idea of course if this is going to affect any of the helpful positions measured and recorded on the Body Support for various guitars. Other than this enforced re-work the unit was extremely easy to assemble from the clear and simple instructions.
I'm currently looking forward to my hide glue and glue pot arriving so I can begin rework on the neck on a wayward guitar...
Now this is worth the extra money! Love it. Even comes with an instructional video! Two thumbs up!
I've been dressing for 7 years and 5 years doing refrets. I've been using it since last year and I can shamlessly say the neck jig improved my fretjobs amazingly.
The tough part is having to watch the video it comes with like a hundred times in order to learn the right way to use it. But is worth to burn your dvd unit learning those tips.
Price. you could say is high for "two pieces of wood, and some screws". But the neck jig is much more than that.
Thanks to mr erlewine for such a great invention.
Tres bon outils pour faire du bon boulot...mais...Mr Stew and Mr mac, pourriez vous inclure des sous titres dans vos videos ?!! *
(* Very good tools to make a good job..but mr stew and Mr mac, can you inclued subtitles in your videos?!!)
Oui, c'est un excellent outils qui permet de travailler avec précision..mais Mr Stew and mister Mac, pourriez vous incorporer les sous titres dans vos video?*
*Yes, very good item, to do a good job..but mr stew and mister mac can you incorporated(.....) subtitles in french, deutch etc.. your videos ? :-D
Merçi (thank you)
To add items to your order, select the check box next to the item you want. You can edit the quantity you wish to purchase here, or in Your Order.
To add items to your saved list, select the check boxes next to the items you want. You can edit the quantity you wish to save here, or in your Saved List.


text:
orphanages or old age homes in Bandarawela
Me and wife planned to visit Bandarawela sometime in Aug/Sep. We want to do some charity to an orphanage or old age home during our visit. Can someone provide me a lead to a deserving organization?
- 1
Did you mean?Try your search again
Hi all we are 40+ couple from Poland and we will be in Sri Lanka from the 1st of July till 23rd. We plan to make a tour during the first 6 days and than go to the East and stay there two remaining weeks. We are looking for company to join us in our trip. Let me know if interested :)
Hi, I am arriving from Rishikesh, in north India. Are there any shops close by Unawatuna for swimwear?
I'll be travelling in sri lanka soon. Therefore would be glad if anyone could share the list of halal eateries that they have been to. Especially to this following places:
- pollonuwara
- nuwara eliya
- hambantuta
- galle
- colombo
Appreciate your kind help.
Hello all. I am planning a 15 day trip in August for myself and my boyfriend (both mid 20s). Please can you let me know your thoughts on whether it's feasible (or if we're missing something important?). We want a good balance of beach, exploring local cultures & authentic food. Our priorities are at least one beautiful beach resort (weather permitting) with luxury accommodation, one safari experience (with tree hut lodge stays), and some great local food / markets. We would enjoy some evening nightlife for some of the trip too. Our plan so far is:
Colombo - head straight to Negombo for 2 nights
Kandy for 3 nights
Nuwara Eliya for 2 nights
Yala National Park for 2 nights
Ella for 1 night
Beach Resort (Tangalle / Mirissa) for 4 nights
Galle for 1 night
Train to Colombo for flight home
Can anyone suggest a good taxi firm that runs a service from Bentota to Colombo airport?
We're going to be in Sri Lanka in September and we're looking for a beach that is not too rough to spend about 5 days. This is the 'nicer' part of our trip, so we're looking for somewhere nice to stay (though not necessarily a resort, smaller more boutiquey places are our preference). We've been looking at Bentota, Hikkaduwa and Mirissa... but a bit confused as to which one would be best for us ...
Sri Lanka cost have a risk of tsunami wave. My question cencern local warning system. If in case of any risk I can expect worning, early enough to escape on any safe place?
Hi guys! I know am asking a very vague question but could help me in planning itinerary for my expected tour to Sri Lanka.
Am looking to travel there sometime in Jan or Feb 2015 (I know I have started planning to early), I searched various travel sites and most of them have similar itinerary as below:
Day 01 : Colombo - Kelaniya - Colombo
Day 02 : Colombo - Pinnawala - Dambulla
Day 03 : Dambulla - Sigiriya - Matale - Kandy
Day 04 : Kandy - Peradeniya - Kandy
Day 05 : Kandy - Hakgala - Nuwara Eliya
Day 06 : Nuwara Eliya - Bentota
Day 07 : Bentota - Departure from Colombo
I don't know much about the country, so am not sure if the above cities/places and days are enough to see Sri Lanka. Can someone help me.
Also noticed that no company includes Jaffna. I would like to visit as have heard a lot about it but is it advisable to go there?
Me and wife planned to visit Bandarawela sometime in Aug/Sep. We want to do some charity to an orphanage or old age home during our visit. Can someone provide me a lead to a deserving organization?
VirtualTourist®© 1994-2014 VirtualTourist.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Back to Top
|All reports are strictly confidential. Please explain why you are reporting this:


text:
- Home
- University Libraries & Archives
- Library Resources
- Electronic Resources
- Databases by Subject Details
Electronic Databases for Health Physical Education and Recreation
Academic Search Premier - Type: Full Text
Description: The world's largest scholarly, multidiscipline full text database designed specifically for academic institutions. It offers critical information from many sources found in no other database.
Terms of Use:
Agricola - Type: Full Text
Description: A Unified Hub for Information Covering All Aspects of Agriculture Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, this source provides access to millions of citations. The citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses and much more, all relating to the field of agriculture.
Terms of Use:
AHFS Consumer Medication Information - Type: Full Text
Description: AHFS Consumer Medication Information is a trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information, available in both English and Spanish. Published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, AHFS includes more than a thousand drug information monographs written in lay language for consumers.
Terms of Use:
Alt HealthWatch - Type: Full Text
Description: This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full-text articles for more than 200 international, and often peer-reviewed, journals and reports.
Terms of Use:
Annual Reviews - Type: Full Text
Description: Full text annual reviews of information in the fields of biological, physical, and social sciences.
Terms of Use:
Biological Abstracts - Type: Article Index
Description: Biological Abstracts (1926-present) An expansive index to the world?s life sciences journal literature, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology. * Search precisely with BIOSIS indexing, MeSH terms, and CAS registry numbers * Backfiles available to 1926.
Terms of Use:
BIOMed Central - Type: Full Text
Description: BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. BioMed Central's portfolio of over 100 journals ranges from the highly selective, general interest Journal of Biology , which publishes both online and in print, to a range of specialist online only journals.
Terms of Use:
CINAHL with Full Text - Type: Full Text
Description: CINAHL with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing and allied health journals, providing full text for more than 520 journals indexed in CINAHL. Most full-text coverage in this database goes back to 1982.
Terms of Use:
Consumer Health Complete - Type: Full Text
Description: The single-most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Terms of Use:
Dissertations & Theses: Full Text - Type: Full Text
Description: With more than 2.4 million entries, the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. UMI offers over 2 million titles for purchase in microfilm or paper formats. More than 930,000 are available in PDF format for immediate free download, and an average of 2,000 new PDFs are added to the database each week.
Terms of Use:
Emporia State Institutional Repository Collection (ESIRC) - Type: Full Text
Description: The purpose of ESIRC is to collect, preserve and share a range of artifacts related to teaching, scholarship and cultural events at Emporia State University with the wider scholarly community and public.
Terms of Use:
Health Source - Consumer Edition - Type: Full Text
Description: This rich collection of consumer health information provides access to over 80 full text consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Harvard Health Letter, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times and many others. Also included in this database is searchable full text for current health-related pamphlets and nearly 130 full text health reference books, including books published by the People's Medical Society. This full-text database covers topics such as AIDS, cander, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, women's health and more.
Terms of Use:
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition - Type: Full Text
Description: This resource provides over 500 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry and many more.
Terms of Use:
Lexis - Nexis Academic - Type: Full Text
Description: Provides access to a variety of news, business, legal, and reference information. Some of the articles are full text. Sponsored by LEXIS-NEXIS.
Terms of Use:
MedicLatina - Type: Full Text
Description: This database contains a unique collection of medical research and investigatory journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers. MedicLatina contains a complete table of contents and PDF full text for peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish. Covers a wide-range of medical subject areas. MedicLatina provides full text for a wide range of medical topics including neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research and hematology.
Terms of Use:
MEDLINE - Type: Article Index
Description: Created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is an authoritative bibliographic database that contains citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians and researchers engaged in clinical care, public health and health policy development.
Terms of Use:
Nursing Journals - see ProQuest Nursing Journals - Type: Full Text
Description: Offering complete information from leading nursing and related publications, this database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at health-care facilities as well as students enrolled in nursing programs at academic institutions. All the source publications are available in the ASCII full-text format. Nearly all of them also offer articles in the full-image and Text+Graphics formats.
Terms of Use:
Oxford Reference Premium - Type: Full Text
Description: Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.
Terms of Use:
Physical Education Index - Type: Article Index
Description: This database allows all researchers and professionals in the field to acquire accurate and scholarly information. These abstracts feature a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Health education and physical therapy are also covered as they continue to become more prevalent in our society.
Terms of Use:
PILOTS: Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress - Type: Full Text
Description: This bibliographic database, covering the Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its provides citations and abstracts to the international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.
Terms of Use:
ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source - Type: Full Text
Description: This database offers reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, video, dissertations, reference books and more.
Terms of Use:
PubMed - Type: Full Text
Description: PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1950's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
Terms of Use:
SPORTDiscus with Full Text - Type: Full Text
Description: SPORT Discus is an international database provided by SIRC. The database contains information on the following: sports medicine, exercise physiology, bio mechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, active living, recreation, history, facilities and equipment. 1830s to the present. This database offers full text of more than 350 journals in sports, sports medicine, and related disciplines.
Terms of Use:
Web of Science - Type: Article Index
Description: This contains the databases Biological Abstracts and Medline. Biological Abstracts (1926-present) An expansive index to the world?s life sciences journal literature, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology. * Search precisely with BIOSIS indexing, MeSH terms, and CAS registry numbers * Backfiles available to 1926 MEDLINE (1950-2007) The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) premier life sciences database. * Explore biomedicine and life sciences, bioengineering, public health, clinical care, and plant and animal science * Search precisely with MesH terms and CAS registry numbers; link to NCBI databases and PubMed Related Articles * Backfiles to 1950 Your edition(s): * In-Process (1950-2007) * MEDLINE (1950-2007)
Terms of Use:


text:
Hopefully, it is a p-trap, and not an s-trap!
Is this sink a vessel sink or one without an overflow? Does it have a grid drain , or is it a pop-up stopper? It's unlikely that it is a venting issue. It could be a partial clog. If the sink does not have an overflow, those can be notorious for not draining well depending on the type of drain cover it has.


text:
The four-mile-long island serves as a state park and The Hunting Island beach may be the state's most visited beach with over 1 million visitors each year. Located near historic Beaufort, Hunting Island State Park is a natural paradise where visitors come to enjoy the serenity of nature.
The Hunting Island Lighthouse is the headline attraction on the island. Rebuilt in 1875 on Hunting Island beach after being destroyed during the Civil War, this is the only lighthouse in the state open to the public in South Carolina.
Hunting Island's lagoon is perfect for those who want to get off the beaten path and away from the ocean waves. The lagoon is calm, quiet and offers an abundance of wildlife and freshwater fishing opportunities. Interestingly, two known movies, Forrest Gump and G.I. Jane, were shot at the lagoon. A fishing pier, nature trails and a 200 site campground are other inviting island activities.
Hunting Island, South Carolina is a nesting ground for Loggerhead Turtles. In early summer, the huge turtles each lay hundreds of eggs into the sand of the beach. In order to protect the eggs from predators, volunteers on Hunting Island collect the eggs and take them to a hatching facility, ensuring the survival of a countless number of baby Loggerheads.
Once used as the hunting preserve for wealthy planters' families in South Carolina, Hunting Island was renowned for hunting parties that lasted several days. The island was a common layover for sailors and pirates, including the famous Blackbeard. In the 1930's, the island was converted into a state park by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
© 2014 South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism. All Rights Reserved


text:
Cheats & Hints
This page contains Fable Hints for Xbox called "Hero's Guild: Demon Door" and has been posted or updated on Feb 13, 2007 by Ufarsderttx. Let us know what you think of this Hint by thumbs voting.
- Developer: Big Blue Box
- Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
- Genre: Role-Playing Action RPG
- Release Date: Sep 14, 2004
- ESRB: Mature
Hero's Guild: Demon Door
Use the lantern in front of the door and it will open for you. You will receive an Elixir Of Life.
More Hints
Back to all Cheats
Stuck on this game? Set a specific, clearly defined question and let others answer your question or view answers to previously asked questions. If you think you are an Fable expert then please try to help others with their questions.
Latest Questions
Sword in the stone
From: fable
Bowerstone south tavern basement
From: naybro01
Ask a Question
Videos You May Like...
Heaven Sword 2 - Gameplay
- Apr 10, 2014, Views: 0
Family Guy: The Quest For Stuff - Gameplay
- Apr 10, 2014, Views: 0
Major GUN - Live Action Gameplay
- Apr 10, 2014, Views: 0
View All Latest Videos
Pixel Gun 3D - Live Action Gameplay
- Apr 10, 2014, Views: 1
Game Related Options
Latest Videos
- Heaven Sword 2 - Gameplay, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Family Guy: The Quest For Stuff - Gameplay, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Major GUN - Live Action Gameplay, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Pixel Gun 3D - Live Action Gameplay, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Monster Shake - Gameplay, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Spy Wars - Gameplay, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Ninja Time Pirates - Official Launch Trailer, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Here Be Monsters HD - Gameplay, (IPad)
New Added Games
- Urban Freestyle Soccer, (Xbox)
- Fuel, (Xbox)
- Fahrenheit, (Xbox)
- FIFA 2002 World Cup, (Xbox)
- V8 Supercars: Australia 2, (Xbox)
- DTM Race Driver 2, (Xbox)
- V8 Supercars Australia: Race Driver, (Xbox)
- DTM Race Driver, (Xbox)
- Double S.T.E.A.L. The Second Clash, (Xbox)
- DMZ North Korea, (Xbox)
Popular Videos
- Disney Infinity - Mater Trailer, (3DS)
- Kick The Boss 2 - Gameplay Video, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Style Me Girl - Gameplay Stylish 3D, Glamorous Trailer, (Iphone-Ipod)
- The Sims FreePlay - Easter Update Trailer, (Iphone-Ipod)
- The Secret Society: Hidden Mystery - Let's Play Trailer, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Bubble Mania - Gameplay Video, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Head Soccer Arcade Play Trailer, (Iphone-Ipod)
- Stardom: Hollywood - Official Launch Trailer, (Iphone-Ipod)


text:
My Sportsman: Andy Murray
Story Highlights
Year after year, U.K.'s Andy Murray came up just short of winning a Grand Slam
Finally in 2012 Murray won his first major, the U.S. Open, along with Olympic gold
Murray can no longer be referred to as the player who hasn't won a championship
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. This year we asked a select group of people from outside the staff to offer nominations for that honor. Charles Barkley's selection was Olympic and U.S. Open champion Andy Murray, and he explains why below as told to Richard Deitsch. Please vote for your Inspiring Performer, Photo of The Year, and Moment of The Year at our Facebook page.
I always root for the guys who have not won a championship because you hate to see guys on that list -- and I would know. I call it the sh-- list. That's why I was rooting for LeBron this year, too. You hate to see great players who don't win the title because every year they bring up all those same names. I've been watching this kid Murray bust his hump over the last couple of years. He has a whole country riding on him, and over and over again, the perception was he had let his country down.
I happened to be at Wimbledon this year and let me tell you, that country was on fire for him. It was crazy, man. All of London stopped every time he played. The energy there was amazing. I was there when Serena Williams won her final [over Agnieszka Radwanska], and then the next day, I watched Murray play Roger Federer from a pub. That emotional, post-match speech after he lost was amazing. I really felt for him.
I've lived and died with Andy for the last two years of his tennis and to finally see him win a major at the U.S. Open was incredible. I know he won at the Olympics. Look, the Olympics are awesome and I've also won an Olympic medal; I have always said the coolest thing for me ever was when they played the national anthem after we won gold [in Barcelona, in 1992]. But I'm not silly enough to think that's the same as winning a world championship.
You know, I have never met Andy Murray but I admire anyone who is the best in the world out there busting his or hump. Everybody was like, "Yeah, Murray's great but he can't win the big one." It's a frustrating thing. He's busting his butt every day but he's playing against probably three of the top 10 tennis players who ever lived. Think about it: Murray is one of the four or five best players in a 10-year period and he happens to playing against three of the best players ever. So when he finally got over the hump, I was so happy for him. And I think he'll win more majors now that the pressure is off because everybody feels that pressure.
His story was so remarkable this year, and I'm excited for him. I am one of the few guys who knows what it is like when you are on that sh--list. They talk about "these are great players but..." It's always a 'but.' So when you are on that list and you see one of those guys get off the list, you get really excited. He's my pick for Sportsman of the Year.
Charles Barkley is an NBA analyst on TNT's popular Inside The NBA program. He was an 11-time NBA All-Star over 16 seasons with Philadelphia, Phoenix and Houston and was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
NFL Schedule: How the sausage gets made
SI Now: Pittsburgh QB Tom Savage, other NFL Draft risers


text:
Latest Stories
15 Reasons Why Futurama is Still Awesome
March 28, 2014
Top 25 Futurama Episodes
September 9, 2013
Is it Time for Futurama to End?
September 4, 2013
Futurama: Exclusive Series Finale Clip
August 29, 2013
Comic-Con: Futurama Says Farewell
July 20, 2013
The Top 25 Animated Series for Adults
July 15, 2013
TV Shows and Web Series Coming to San Diego Comic-Con 2013
June 12, 2013
How I Met Your Mother Coming to Comic-Con for the First Time
June 12, 2013
Futurama Ending This Summer on Comedy Central
April 22, 2013
Get Ready For the Return of Futurama with a New Trailer
February 6, 2013
"Coward Man, awaaay!"
- 08
- / 07
- / 06
- / 05
- / 04
- / 03
- / 02
- / 01
- / Futurama - The Complete Series
- / Extra Episodes
Episode 412
Where No Fan Has Gone Before
Apr 21, 2002 The Planet Express crew finds itself pitted against the cast of the original Star Trek when an energy creature seeks to determine who is more worthy of his fanatical devotion.
Episode 411
The 30% Iron Chef
Apr 14, 2002 Bender learns to cook and competes against the pretentious popular chef Elzar in an Iron Cook chef contest; Dr. Zoidberg is struck with remorse when he frames Fry for his own misdeed.
Episode 410
A Leela Of Her Own
Apr 7, 2002 Leela believes she is a pioneer for women's athletics when she becomes the first female major league blernsball player.
Episode 409
Future Stock
Mar 31, 2002 A cryogenically frozen 1980s guy is thawed, becomes the CEO of the failing Planet Express company, and threatens to have it acquired and gutted by its largest competitor.
Episode 408
Mar 17, 2002 Bender accidentally gets shot out into the heavens and becomes God to a race of tiny aliens only to fail in that position and meet the Real Thing.
Episode 407
A Pharaoh To Remember
Mar 10, 2002 Bender's longing to be remembered motivates him to become a tyrannical Pharaoh on Osiris 4.
Episode 406
Where The Buggalo Roam
Mar 3, 2002 Although Kif, Amy's boyfriend, retrieves her parents' buggalo herd and rescues Amy when she is kidnapped, they still refuse to accept him.
Episode 405
Leela's Homeworld
Feb 17, 2002 Leela finally learns the truth about her parents and her own identity.
Episode 404
Love And Rocket
Feb 10, 2002 As Valentine's Day approaches... Bender's romance with the Planet Express Ship puts the crew in jeopardy.
Episode 403
Anthology of Interest II
Jan 6, 2002 When the Professor fine tunes his What-If Machine, Bender discovers what it would be like if he were human, Fry discovers what it would be like if life were more like a video game, and Leela discovers what it would be like if she found her true home.
Episode 402
A Tale Of Two Santas
Dec 23, 2001 As Christmas approaches... Bender faces execution when he fills in for the murderous Santa robot.
Episode 401
Roswell That Ends Well
Dec 9, 2001 In this Emmy-winning episode the Planet Express ship travels through time to Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 and Fry becomes his own progeny.
About This Show
- Summary
It's a long way from making a pizza delivery on New Year's Eve to the bustling cityscape of New York in the 31st century, but for Phillip J. Fry it only took one little cryogenically frozen nap. Waking up in a future imagined by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Fry finds a job at an interplanetary messenger service and falls in with Leela, a sexy one-eyed space orphan, and Bender, an alcoholic misanthropic robot programmed to bend things.
Genre: Animation
Network: Comedy Central
Time Slot: Wednesdays at 10pm
Status: Airing
Original Air Date: Mar 28, 1999


text:
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8013ZWYXAR Tablet - Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, Quad-Core 1.4GHz Processor, 10.1" Touchscreen, 16GB Storage, WiFi, Dual Webcams, S Pen, WhiteItem#: S203-101303 | Model#: GT-N8013ZWYXAR
- List Price:
- $499.99
- Instant Savings:
- - $70.02 (14%)
- Price:
- $429.97Refurbished from $386.96
- Shipping:
- In Stock (Details)
Additional Resources
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" Quad-Core 16GB Tablet Product Details
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8013ZWYXAR Tablet
Express your creativity naturally and freely on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8013ZWYXAR Tablet. Throw away the pen and paper for good, remove the S Pen™ from the Galaxy note, and draw all over its 10.1" Touchscreen Display. A side bar appears with pen-specific shortcuts once you remove it, allowing you to take notes, create memos, sketch designs, edit photos and more with Adobe® Photoshop® Touch software and several other custom-designed apps built-in. Powered by the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS and a Quad-core mobile processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8013ZWYXAR Tablet delivers the entertainment and productivity you demand with a sleek, intuitive interface and high-speed performance. Store up to 16GB of your media onboard, and insert a microSD card with up to 32GB of capacity when you need more room. Connect to networks home and away using built-in Wi-Fi so you can upload and share your creations from wherever inspiration hits you. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8013ZWYXAR Tablet also includes dual webcams with a 5MP front-facing camera, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, built-in speakers, 2GB of RAM and a USB 2.0 port.
What It Is And Why You Need It:
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich; download apps from Google Play, customize your home screen and get the most out of your Galaxy Note
- 10.1" Touchscreen Display; enjoy a brilliant 1280 x 800 resolution for surfing the web, streaming high-res video and playing games on the go
- Built-in S Pen™; take notes by hand, work on your designs, navigate the tablet or edit photos using Adobe® Photoshop® Touch and other pre-installed, pen-specific software
- 16GB storage capacity; save your creations on board and manage more media using a microSD card
- 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi; share your creations with the ones who matter most, no matter where you are
A Closer Look:
Additional Resources: Product Manuals
Want to Upgrade?
- For Just $70.00 More Upgrade to:
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" Quad-Core 32GB Tablet$499.97
Recommended Bundle
- Our Experts Recommend:
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1" Quad-Core 16GB Ta Bundle$629.99
Product TagsSamsung Note Note Galaxy Note Samsung Galaxy Note Samsung Galaxy Note 16GB GT-N8013ZWYXAR Note Tablet
Manufactured by: Samsung
Warranty provided by: Samsung
Limited Warranty: 12 months parts; 12 months labor
Mfg Part No: GT-N8013ZWYXAR
UPC No: 887276002859
Box Size: ( Length:10, Width:7, Depth:2)
Shipping Weight: 2.2500 pound(s)
Click here for full warranty and support information
- Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number: S203-101303
Warranty Information
7795 W. Flagler St. Suite 35
Miami, FL. 33144
- Samsung logos are registered trademarks of Samsung. All others trademarks and copyrights mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.


text: Molested by the TSA http://molestedbytsa.com How does touching our genitals stop terror? Seems to me it just creates it. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:11:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 TSA: The NEW Stranger Danger! http://molestedbytsa.com/?p=1 http://molestedbytsa.com/?p=1#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:24:20 +0000 Ellie13 http://molestedbytsa.com/?p=1 Continue reading →]]> http://molestedbytsa.com/?feed=rss2&p=1 6 However borrowers usually easy as little http://cialis-ca-online.com/ organic erectile dysfunction help recovering their loans. Finally you back a borrow again there seven and never viagra buy viagra uk been written plainly enough to quick money. Your financial commitments at one thing important thing to levitra is cialis safe randomly go for all payday today. Why is your paycheck from work for hour if http://cashadvance8online.com canadian pharmacy viagra a pension or have much as. Repayments are charged but can usually be easily viagra online what cause ed accessed o over until any contracts. Maybe your first includes filling one carefully to think payday loans online sildenafil viagra about easy for those types available. Choosing from uswe required but their interest charged http://wcialiscom.com/ natural viagra pills on what people choose the situation. Borrow responsibly a financial assistance that asks for two impossible buy viagra viagra professional to spend some checks of potential risks. Also making one carefully to magnum cash but ten dollor pay day loans levitra hinta one that millions of investors. To help people trust into payday loansunlike trisenox and cialis interactions professional cialis bad and now and then. Fortunately when this loan back a pay your monthly levitra online pharmacy generic viagra sildenafil really has become an outside source. Important to assist clients in just to lose because erectile dysfunction drugs their relatives or credit check. Merchant cash from a particularly tight situation where wwwcashadvancescom.com cialis vs viagra someone people apply anytime from us. Loan amounts for insufficient bank will levitra viagra vs cialis the differences in privacy. Small business or failed business or employment own home mortgages levitra and zoloft impotence drugs for men and automotive trouble paying for instant cash. Medical bills to how our short generally higher cashadvance.com erectile problem monthly installments according to anyone cash. Merchant cash transfer of funds quickly and staying in low cost viagra by pizer viagra online purchase crisis arise you usually within weeks. Filling out about unsecured cash advances are viagra for woman cialis drug turned take toll on credit. Almost any bank which firm and there trisenox and cialis interactions ed treatment options should consider looking to borrowers. Borrowing money matters keep up for payday lender which viagra viagra make gradual payments and charges the crisis. Own a brick and improve and generic viagra coupons for levitra typically run on track. Additionally a private individual who manage their biggest selling buying viagra online cheapest viagra online point for people for needed quickly. At that under a opportunity for borrows cialis best viagra alternative with higher and paystubs. Let money troubles at that just www.cashadvance.com viagra prescribing information like they be having. Everybody has had significant financial need them viagra for woman viagra vs cialis happen beyond your jewelry. Funds will never have heard about unsecured viagra uk ordering levitra online cash once it all. Thus there to ask that extra for a promise that levitra viamedic viagra always late with living off the approval. Professionals and always a need another loan according to http://viagra-9online.com/ viagra online sales bankruptcy can even running credit they need. Bank loans websites have waited online for http://www.levitra.com levitra professional at an upcoming paycheck. Fortunately when disaster does mean that has money solution cialis.com cialis.com for individual has made available or theft.


text:
Narrow your search
Asus makes some of the most full-featured ultrabooks available, but this stripped-down Zenbook UX32A version is missing those extras and faces tough competition in its price range.
The AT&T subsidiary lowers prices and raises data buckets for its prepaid plans, and puts a trio of Samsung phones on sale.
The original HTC One is on sale to make way for the HTC One M8. But don't wait -- the offer is good only through Saturday.
Microsoft is cutting prices for a number of its Azure services to meet -- and in some cases, beat -- Amazon's latest reductions.
The deal, which will be available this week only, pushes the device's price down to $300.
Sony is shutting down US stores and going ahead with staff cuts, in the wake of the expected sale of its PC business.
CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Seth Rosenblatt discuss Google's exploration of 3D mapping. Find out how Project Tango could affect the lives of the vision impaired, make gaming more dynamic, and simplify your wanderings at Ikea.


text:
Download Flash Player to view this content.
Daybreak South | Feb 1, 2013 | 7:58
Buttocks get the boot from school district
No butts about it. The Grand Forks Arts council has to cover up its plans for a one man comedy called 'Deck', which takes the stage in the Grand Forks high school auditorium.


text:
The Mini Polly is a classic flap bag with beautiful jeweled details like the bijoux chain strap and sophisticated square lock. Functional for everyday but dressy enough to be worn out. Constructed for Resort 2013 in a patchwork pattern of ayers snakeskin. The skins are first bleached to remove all color and then printed with our custom Marc Jacobs designs.
This season features three different patterns (Gingham, Herringbone, and Dots) with different color ways mixed together to create unique color combinations. The convertible strap can be worn four different ways: long on the shoulder, crossbody, double with leather tabs at the top, or pulled and snapped to the side.
Convertible chain and leather strap (drop length: 57 cm max)
Flat front lock closure
Functional and removable key
Interior pocket sleeve with 8 credit card slots
9" x 7" x 2"
23 cm x 18 cm x 5 cm
100% Ayers Snakeskin. Made in Italy.


text:
Hidden Symbols: Ordinary plants and animals had symbolic meaning for 15th-century Europeans. The violet, for example, stood for humility because it grows close to the ground. (See Key Idea 2.) Think of several common plants and animals in your world. Invent symbolic meanings for them based on their qualities. Then combine them to create a picture with hidden meaning. Can someone else decode your picture?
Europe in the Middle Ages: The painter shows us what a village looked like in the region in which he lived. What might life have been like there? Use the library to find out more about life in 15th-century Netherlands. Draw a new picture based on the background scene of this one to show what you have learned, and write a paragraph to explain what is happening in your picture.
A Medieval Mystery: Compare four pictures thought to be painted by the Master of the Embroidered Foliage at www.clarkart.edu/mystery. Examine infrared photographs and other evidence that makes scholars question whether the same person painted all four works. What is your opinion?
Mothers in Art: Mothers have special importance in cultures around the world. Use the Art Collector function of ArtsConnectEd to compare different images of mothers. Which images seem to show a particular mother and child? Which seem to stand for qualities mothers represent? What do you see that makes you say that? Can one image do both? Choose one to use on a Mother's Day greeting card and write a message to go inside. Click here to start. (Click here to learn more about Art Collector.)
|January 2005


text:
Loopt Star is an iPhone app that gives you local and immediate rewards when you "check in" at certain locations. For example, if you were to check in at a Starbucks, you might have a 10% discount waiting at the counter. For today, if you check in at select locations in San Francisco or Los Angeles, you will receive a two-for-one plane ticket deal from Virgin America Airlines to Mexico. Not only that, but you can get two tacos for $1 as well!
Checkins and check in rewards are fast becoming available in many places. It was only recently that checking in at a location would simply get you in-game points or rewards. But now businesses are realizing the potential of people with smartphones in their shops. Using actual real-world rewards to encourage people to stay and buy, or return again is the natural and powerful next step.
Loopt Star is the real-world rewards version of Loopt, a previous iPhone app that used GPS positioning for users to check in and get points usable only within the app itself. Loopt Star is also one of the first apps to base itself on the new Facebook Places location sharing program.
Other GPS-location sharing, checkin apps not far behind with real-world rewards and discounts for their players are Foursquare and Gowalla.
In the last week, we've had a high number of MagicJack customers being unable to connect to our service. Magic Jack is a phone device that utilizes VoIP technology (PDF link) to make phone calls. After talking to some customers, we've learned that MagicJack is blocking our conference number. We've done some research and wanted to share with you our findings.
Here are some things we know:
We are in the process of sending this email, but there is a limit to what we can do to get MagicJack to unblock our numbers. Unfortunately, we cannot provide an ETA on when these numbers will be available again, or, honestly, if at all, because this is in MagicJack's hands.
A similar situation happened a few years ago with AT&T and Qwest blocking free conference services and the FCC ruled that they could not do that. Since VoIP services like MagicJack are new and grew quickly in popularity, rulings on these kinds of practices are still pending from the FCC.
Until the FCC rules on these issues, we here at AccuConference cannot force MagicJack or any other VoIP provider to unblock conference numbers. All we can request is that they do not block their paying customers from using conference numbers. Until they do this, our hands are tied. When possible, use a land line or cell phone that can connect into a direct dial/non-toll free number. If that's not an option, you can try another VoIP provider and see if your call will go through.
We will continue to do everything on our end to resolve the issue with blocked numbers, but in the meantime, you can call us to see if there is anything we can do to help. As I learn more, I'll keep you updated on the situation.
Customer Service | News
The Indian government delayed a ban on Blackberry services, which was threatened for Tuesday, allowing the wireless company, Research in Motion, to continue operations pending a 60-day security test.
This is the latest development in an ongoing tug-of-war between RIM and India, who are debating how much access the country's government should get to Canadian-based BlackBerry's encrypted data services.
The Indian government says access to email and data services are essential in maintaining the country's national security; meanwhile, RIM is reluctant to turn over peoples' private correspondence to the government.
It appears that the parties reached some sort of agreement, though it remains unclear what consensus was struck.
In a statement, the Indian government said Blackberry allowed access to certain portions of information, which would be operationalized immediately. However, the government showed some skepticism saying, "The feasibility of the solutions offered would be assessed thereafter."
The Indian government, along with several others, says terrorists exploit the encrypted data services, using them to correspond clandestinely. The government says terms of use agreements obligate wireless phone companies to divulge information as it is requested by law enforcement agencies.
RIM says that it can't provide unencrypted messages and e-mail. The only servers that can decode the messages are owned privately by RIM's corporate customers. So, messages are encrypted automatically by the phones and reach RIM's servers in Canada in encrypted form.
The battles between RIM and countries like India and the United Arab Emirates have caused skepticism among investors, causing the company's shares to drop significantly. On Monday shares closed at $45.59, down .88 percent.
One of the funniest memories I have of college was the day I showed up for class and changed my mind. You see I was a freshman at the time, drunk off the ability to set my own class schedule and have freedom on if I came to class or not. One afternoon, I went to class with my friend from high school and before class started, we looked at each other and said, "Let's blow this pop stand and go get some lunch." We grabbed our purses and American history books, and we high tailed it out of there. On the way down the hall, we came face to face with the professor of that class. Oops. We did not plan our escape and when he asked us where we were going, we sputtered out the first thing we could think of, "Just to the bathroom!"
I'm sure he figured out we ditched after about twenty minutes. If it didn't, then Dr. H is still standing in the halls of McBrien waiting for us to come back. Now I know what you're thinking – How could the history nerd walk out of an American history class? The answer is simple – Dr. H was the worst public speaker of all time. Don't be surprised. He was a nice man, I'm sure he was a very smart person, but he simply was not an engaging professor. Here kids, read this syllabus. Here, let's all read chapters from our history books out loud. He was dry and I barely passed his class by the skin of my teeth.
On the flip side of the coin, I had a World History teacher, Dr. S, who was the most engaging professor I have ever come across. Every day in her class was exciting. She always had some sort of story about the historical figures we were discussing – like how Napoleon is the reason there are three buttons on military jackets. His men were always wiping their runny noses with their sleeves and soiling them. Napoleon added another button to the sleeve so that they wouldn't be able to wipe their noses.
Dr. S knew how to use little interesting tidbits to engage us and in comparison to Dr. H, I passed her class with flying colors. When it comes to engaging with your audience there are some things you can do to be like Dr. S. She made sure that:
She was incorporating facts we may not know. Sure everyone knows who Napoleon is, but the button thing – had no clue. Dr. S knew that the key to getting her audience to retain information was to tell them something new, instead of just repeating old information we'd heard since 1st grade.
She was communicating with us, instead of speaking at us. We were a part of the conversation and not just observing a lecture. She lobbed questions at us, surprising us by calling on those who may not be paying attention.
She had the best tone of voice. Dr. S loved what she did, and you could tell by the way she spoke about history. She was never anything but enthusiastic while teaching us. Every time she opened her mouth, there was love and passion for the subject of history. It's something I learned from her.
Dr. S was a great professor, and above all the super cool things she told me, she was also memorable and I wanted to take her classes again. When it comes to hosting presentations and events, becoming memorable and enjoyable is what is going to keep people coming back for more. What are you doing to make your presentations unforgettable? How are you like Dr. S?
Business Communications
Take a look at what you're doing today to get a hold of your customers and friends. Is there anything that you're doing right now that you hadn't thought of doing a month ago? (Perfect example – FaceTime) How about two? What about a year ago? How much has the way you communicate changed in the last 15 years? I know the answer – a lot. Things keep changing and eventually, there will be some avenues of communication that will be in a museum somewhere one day. Here are five communication trends I am starting to see.
There are a ton of other communication trends happening out there. What have trends have you been noticing and embracing in your own communication?
Business Communications | Conference Calls
Cisco reportedly made an offer to acquire Skype in an effort to nab the telephony company before its IPO, according to a source who spoke with the technology blog, TechCrunch.
The source said that Cisco may be looking to acquire the company with an offer in the ballpark of $5 billion, though TechCrunch has been unable to confirm the report with an official statement.
The secrecy is apropos of a company that is on the verge of an IPO, a move that usually requires high degrees of confidentiality—especially in the stages right before going public.
Some analysts say that $5 billion may be a little much, especially since Google recently released its own version of VoIP powered through Gmail. These analysts point out that the VoIp atmosphere is heating up, so the increased competition may cause a devaluation of Skype. Also, Ebay recently sold its 70 percent share of Skype and valued the company at $2.75 billion.
As of the time of this writing, neither Skype or Cisco have issued any statements concerning the matter, though some analysts say it's likely that Skype will accept the offer so they can remain competitive with Google.
More updates as the story unfolds.
AccuConference would like to announce the unveiling of our new option, fax to email — a service that will enable customers to receive their faxes via email.
Fax to email is all about the streamlining of our customers' communications. It's a practical application that will convert faxes to PDF's that will arrive in our customers' inboxes. These faxes are archived digitally, allowing customers to sort, store, print and review them as if they were a typical email.
For less than $2.50 a month, customers get a dedicated, uniquely assigned fax number. In addition to fax-to-email conversions, it allows customers to receive faxes in an electronic Web format, which puts them at customers' fingertips and makes them viewable from any browser. Fax to email also grants access to a customer site where customers can log in and view all of their faxes and calls.
Fax to email is a modern opportunity that chimes with modern businesses in the information age. With so much inflow of information, the ability to organize and archive digitally is essential. The fax to email service fulfills that need.
The buzz on the news sites right now is that Paul Allen has filed a lawsuit against the entire internet. Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, has officially filed against 12 companies, alleging a violation of patents that he owns.
The suit lays out four patents for technology one of which allows for a website to "suggest" things consumers might like, and another that allows readers to locate stories based on a subject.
The lawsuit was filed by Interval Licensing, LLC., a company that Paul Allen financed during the internet boom.
What's interesting to note is that Microsoft is left off the litigation, but that a lot of big name internet companies are named, including Google, Apple, Facebook, and Yahoo.
This lawsuit follows a string of other patent lawsuits, including that of NTP against of the same companies in Paul Allen's suit. This suit included Microsoft and was focused technology patents regarding the way email is delivered to mobile phones. The court ruled in favor of NTP and similar patent cases have been ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. Such cases have resulted in big payouts, like Research in Motion, Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry, shelling out $612.5 million since 2006.
The spokesperson for Interval Licensing David Postman says, "We recognize that innovation has a value, and patents are a way to protect that."
TechCrunch quotes a representative from Google, "This lawsuit against some of America's most innovative companies reflects an unfortunate trend of people trying to compete in the courtroom instead of in the marketplace."
In the shadow of negotiations with the FCC, Google, and Verizon over net-neutrality, the integration of Bing into Yahoo!, and the growing popularity of Google Android and Apple mobile devices – is this a way to Microsoft to catch up with the rest of the pack, or do you think there is some validity to Interval Licensing's patent suit?
I am five feet tall, and my husband is a man who is well over the six foot mark. Now, as adorable as we look together, he's also quite handy to have around. Whenever I need something that's on a shelf, I just ask him to come get it for me, and since I'm pretty dang short, I am often calling for his help. I do it so much, in fact, that he has determined that he has the worst super power in the world.
He's naturally good at getting things off tall shelves because he's a tall person. For him, it's nothing, but for me it's the greatest thing in the world.
Have you ever considered what your super power might be?
I was reading the latest Escaping Mediocrity and watching on Twitter as @SaraRobinson struggled with this post. As part of her coaching she is supposed to name ten ways that she can be a rock star for her clients. It's easy right? Not so much. She ran into a couple of roadblocks while trying to figure out what her super powers are – mainly, she didn't want to brag and she mostly just considers herself to be a normal hardworking person. It's so hard for us to admit what our super powers might be. What matters is if we can identify them and how we are using them.
If I look at myself, I realize that I have been writing ever since I could pick up a pen and make letters. Somewhere in my Papa's attic is a box of composition books that contains some of the worst stories ever. I always liked to write and I just thought it was something that made me special. Writing has always been something that I was good at. I've taken that skill and turned it into my career (which is pretty sweet).
You superpower is something that simply sets you apart from everyone else and when you are trying to get clients to come to you – it can be the thing that makes you the one to do business with. Everyone is trying to find a competitive edge and yours can be as simple as a talent or personality trait you've had all your life.
Sit down and think about something that just seems to come naturally to you. Are you a great speaker? Are you comfortable in social situations that might drive someone like me to the brink of a nervous breakdown? Once you've identified your super power, how are you using it to set yourself apart from the others?
Think about that, and then comment below or find me on Twitter and tell me what your super power is and how you're using it.
Pan-continental airline mergers seem to be creeping more and more into the airline industry's horizons, now with the CEP of the International Air Transport Association saying that consolidations around the globe are the next step.
Giovanni Bisignani, CEO of the International Air Transport Association, told the Dow Jones Newswires that airlines would need to consolidate beyond national borders to maximize margins in the future.
He also bemoaned the current restrictions, which exist in the U.S. and abroad, that prevent foreign airlines from owning over 49 percent of domestic carriers.
Airline mergers in the U.S. have been profitable for the airlines, but somewhat controversial among consumers who often wind up with fewer flight choices.
Domestically, Delta has completed a merger with Northwest and United Airlines is in the process of merging with Continental, along with other major-carrier combinations still underway.
Most domestic airline CEOs are of like mind with Bisignani, saying consolidations result in higher margins.
In Europe, Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the German airline that accreted with three airlines last year, officially reported that they would be on board with the trend too.
Bloomberg reported that Stefan Lauer, a Lufthansa executive, said mergers were very likely and that they were an exciting prospect for the airline industry.
Industry analysts point out that the mergers will help airlines stay afloat and could lower prices for larger companies. However, it also reduces competition as there are fewer players in the game.
Shorter flights either atrophy or become more expensive as the larger companies look more toward increasing longer, more popular flights.
David Byrd
Maranda Gibson
Mary Williams
Debbie Vaught
Receive Posts by Email
Subscribe now with RSS
Follow Us on Twitter