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LexisNexis NZ has just unveiled a new site full of useful teaching and learning resources for the LexisNexis NZ site. It's called TLC (for Training, Learning, Consultancy) and it includes a series of iKnowledge Bursts (90-second how-to videos) and a series of more in-depth iKnowledge tutorials. Topics include legislation, commentary, downloading, forms and precedents. The how-to stuff on customisation doesn't apply to us as we do not have individual log-ons to Lexis.
Access to the training videos is free; the consultancy option is not free.
Definitely worth a look, but you will need to create an account and put up with a bit of administrivia. Apparently the resources will eventually be available from within LexisNexis NZ itself, which is where we'd like them to be.
Here's the link to the TLC site.
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2004 Suzuki Verona - Zedd - 03-16-2008 02:30 AM
Hi All
Took my Suzuki Verona with 97000 miles on it into the dealer to have a few things looked at before my 100000 mile warranty ran out. The motor seemed to be getting a little louder and it appeared to be burning a little oil since the last oil change aprox. 1qt in 1000 miles or so. They check everything our and to my suprise tell me that I have a lower engine knock and that Suzuki is replacing my engine under warranty. So I am getting a new block, heads and 2 new catalytic converters. I am happy to hear this and luckily have an extra car that I can drive while its in the shop. So three weeks later they say its ready and I go to pick it up. It runs fine and I go back to work where I pop the hood to check things out, should have done it in the dealership parking lot, I find the airbox unclipped and broken, the battery terminal covers broken off and the oil level on the dipstick barely reaching the end of the dipstick. Im a little concerned but I call them and they tell me to bring it in tomorrow and they will check it out. On my way home the abs light pops on but goes off when I shut the car off and turn it back on. I drop it off the next day tell them about the light they give me a loaner and keep the car over the weekend. They call on Monday and say everything is taken care of and that the abs light was due to low voltage caused by the battery so I gladly paid them a 110.00 bucks for the battery I mean I just got a new motor for nothing! Everything they broke is repaired and I am a happy camper............until my abs light comes back on the next day on my way to work. When I get to work I pop the hood to see if there is anything obvious. When I open it I am hit with a strong smell that kindof smells like electrical wires burning mixed with a welding metal type smell that seems to be coming from the alternator area. This worries me and I immediately take the car back to the dealer with the abs light still on. They take the car and give me another loaner. They call me the next day and say that the smell coming from the car is the new catalytic converters and is normal. And the abs light is on but they can pick up any codes and have no idea what is causing it but they want to keep it over the weekend again.
Okay after that long explanation here are my questions.
Are they accurate about the cats smelling funny when they are new? It sure smelled like an electrical issue to me.
Can a low battery cause the abs light to come on? It NEVER happened before there work on the engine?
And finally if it can what it going to trip that light but NOT trigger any codes?
Sorry for the long story any help or advice would be much appreciated. I would find another Suzuki dealer for a second opinion but they are the only ones within 300 miles and I know there are many issues with this model but up until this happened this was a VERY reliable car.
RE: 2004 Suzuki Verona - Rupe - 03-16-2008 12:32 PM
Yes, new exhaust parts can cause a "hot metal" smell. That should disapate within a few weeks or a few hundred miles.
I suspect the abs light issue may be from them disconnecting something during the work or possibly something not being tightly reconnected but that should cause a code, unless someone is not using the proper code reader. (not all code readers will read trans or brake codes)
Personally I would return to the dealer and explain in calm but frank terms that you would like them to but their best man on the job and you expect the problem to be TOTALLY resolved when you pick up the car. Ask for a loaner car and tell them to take their time. Also ask for a contact number for the regional service manager and talk to him about the issue as he may have access to information from many other dealers and could have come across a similar problem in the past.
The abs problem may or may not be covered under the extended warranty but I would be looking for a full explanation of the fix either way.
RE: 2004 Suzuki Verona - Zedd - 03-17-2008 10:08 PM
Rupe Wrote:Yes, new exhaust parts can cause a "hot metal" smell. That should disapate within a few weeks or a few hundred miles.
Thanks for the information I picked the car up today and their explanation for the ABS light was that the ground for the wiring harness was corroded and wasnt making good contact. Does this seem plausible? I would think that if the ground to the harness was corroded that I would have had many more electrical issues unless the ABS is on a separate harness. Anyway so far so good at least this time I got more then 5 miles from the dealer
Thanks I will keep ya posted
RE: 2004 Suzuki Verona - Rupe - 03-17-2008 10:40 PM
Yes, that does seem likely although it could be a CYA for the guy leaving it loose. (eyes rolling skyward) Either way a good snug with a wrench in the right place and there's fresh / bare metal exposed to make the ground connection. (and I'm sure there are several for different circuits on any given car)
Glad to be of help.
RE: 2004 Suzuki Verona - gonzales - 07-28-2010 06:07 AM
A standard six-cylinder engine, automatic transmission and ample passenger and cargo room, it's designed to go head-to-head with class-leading vehicles. A 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard.

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Once upon a time, there was "an integrated kiwifruit orcharding and post-harvest company" called Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Ltd, which ran a pretty tight ship in a sector of the produce industry the business understood really well – kiwifruit. That was not a surprise to anyone because one would expect kiwifruit growers to understand everything there is to understand about kiwifruit. And if there was something about kiwifruit the kiwifruit growers who owned the orcharding and post-harvest company did not understand about kiwifruit, they could always ask the good people at Zespri who understand the marketing aspects of kiwifruit really well. Because unlike the orcharding and post-harvest company, Zespri really understands everything there is to understand about dealing with kiwifruit retailers and their needs, demands and quirks.
Being a kiwifruit grower has had its ups and downs in recent years, but the kiwifruit orcharding and post-harvest manager in question sought NZX listing and developed a strategy which can be found on its website. The strategy says that the company wants to be "New Zealand's premier produce business", and that "developing complementary business" will add to the company's prospects for future growth. As one would expect from a kiwifruit orcharding and post-harvest company, it already packs a complementary crop, avocados, and the 2013 Annual Report states "limited volumes of Kiwiberries will be handled…in 2014".
No big surprises so far – and the fairly ambitious statement about wishing to be the country's premier produce business could be seen as a bunch of Bay of Plenty growers having gotten carried away at a strategy & vision session.
And then there was this announcement recently:
"Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Limited advises that it has agreed to purchase Glassfields (NZ) Limited".
I beg your pardon?
Did I get this right? A kiwifruit orcharding and post-harvest company is buying a banana importer which exists at the grace of Countdown?
Apparently, I did understand correctly. The purchase was completed on 17 April.
Now, adding a banana importing and ripening interest to one's produce business activities is a significant undertaking in anyone's book. Well, almost anyone's. Here is how Seeka classified its move:
"Glassfields is a small but important step in Seeka achieving its strategic goal of becoming New Zealand's Premier Produce Company."
A small step? I don't think so. Bananas are the ultimate big league product. Kiwifruit are important to the extent that we manage to fill whole reefer vessels here in New Zealand and send them to the world's markets. But within the context of the global fruit trade, Kiwifruit are one of many 'also run' sub-tropical products on offer on the world's fruit & vegetables shelves and any supply issues or disruptions at store level is at best of nuisance value. Woe behold though, if a supermarket experiences a banana supply problem and be it ever so small. Produce shoppers judge the state of the whole produce department on the quality of the bananas for sale and any deviation from the norm in terms of volume, ripening stage, shelf life or size will lead to pretty hefty "Please explain" requests being issued by agitated banana category managers, and depending upon the severity of the deviation, more senior supermarket managers will fairly rapidly become involved as well. An attention level not afforded to Kiwifruit, Avocados and Kiwiberries I might add.
I am sure Countdown doesn't think that step is all that small. Although Countdown has started to diversify its banana offer in recent months, Glassfields was after all started to facilitate the supermarket's ability to break free from having to purchase bananas from the global brands such as Dole and Bonita and their local supply partners. Glassfields manages the logistics of getting Countdown's Gracio bananas (a Sumitomu brand) into the country and into the retailer's stores. 'Manages' as opposed to buying, as Countdown has a direct supply relationship with Sumitomu, as well as with its new Ecuadorian supplier, of course.
So – whilst the whole banana supply scene has become more diversified as the result of advances in container shipping technology and practices, I would still call it a bold step for a kiwifruit orcharding and post harvest company to leapfrog to banana ripener and distributor status in its quest to grow, diversify and secure its business. One can only wish Seeka well in their endavour.
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Posted: April 28th, 2014 under Bananas, Kiwifruit, Produce Companies, Supermarket - produce.
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Act has discovered a new topic. Well, it is not exactly new but it is new for Act. Or is it? Didn't John Thompson, ACT's erstwhile connection with the produce industry blow that particular trumpet some years ago? He might well have….but one can't make much progress on John's ACT page . The content appears to have been written in some kind of secret ink, only visible to ACT party members….
Be that as it may, ACT now would like the Government to deregulate the kiwifruit industry. Deregulation does, of course, have its merits and, yes, the Zespri model is a anachronism in a country that has made deregulation and market forces supremacy the ultimate objectives we should all strive for. But if kwifruit deregulation brings us behavours akin to the one we have just seen with respect to Hawkes Bay apples….who needs it? And in the current PSA environment, the kiwifruit industry needs to work together and not be let loose for growers, packers and coolstore operators to tear each other apart, I would have thought.
Posted: March 26th, 2013 under Kiwifruit, Observations.
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The world is a much smaller place than when I was at school. I barely knew where Chile and New Zealand were, never mind ever seeing fruit grown there for sale in my local shop in Germany.
Yet here I am in a warehouse in Rotterdam, taking photos of southern hemisphere kiwifruit as spotted by the IFPS Board member for Chile, Tom Tjerandsen!
It's a small world indeed…
Posted: July 8th, 2011 under Kiwifruit, Produce.
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I travel half way around the world, and what's the first thing I see upon entering a supermarket in Rotterdam?
This was during the industry tour mentioned a blog post or so back – so I was in the company of other IFPS members from countries such as the US, Canada, South Africa, and Chile. They were extremely envious and wanted to know how I had managed to get the display put there just for the benefit of the tour! Much as I would like to think I have that much influence in the global produce industry, I had to come clean and admit that it was all Zespri's doing. This image is a wonderful example of New Zealand's success in the international produce industry.
I have discussed Zespri in previous posts, and say what you like about them (and Turners & Growers have had a lot to say) regarding the single desk position they hold over New Zealand's kiwifruit exports, but you cannot deny that Zespri is extremely effective at selling kiwifruit for value added prices in the very competitive international market.
Question is, can Zespri's success be emulated in other New Zealand produce categories without single desk structures and government regulations?
Posted: June 21st, 2011 under I went shopping today, Kiwifruit, Supermarket - produce.
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Zespri Stand at Fruit Logistica Berlin 2011
I sympathise with Turners & Growers. I truly do. Here they are, the quintessential New Zealand produce marketer, which in the 1960s probably did more than any other company at the time to turn kiwifruit into the commercial boon the fruit is for New Zealand today. But can they sell kiwifruit today? Nope! Why not? Because of a set of Parliamentary Regulations which ensure single desk status for what used to be the grower owned marketing company – Zespri. Well, in a roundabout way anyway. It is actually a little more complicated than that but I don't want to open that can of worms right now.
Here is what I wrote on Twitter just now:
Why do householder surveys on kiwifruit regulation? Zespri is the ultimate scale model, the NZ industry can't afford not to have it. Period.
Exactly 140 characters by the way, but I am digressing. I am a free marketer from way back, which is not surprising given my supermarket background; but I mean every letter of that Twitter message. Turners & Growers have waged quite an effective PR campaign on their opposition to the single desk model for kiwifruit and some of their arguments do actually make sense. At the end of the day though, the horticultural industry simply cannot afford to jettison the only scale model it has in order to satisfy free market principles. Sorry guys, but no can do.
Posted: April 19th, 2011 under Industry Politics, Kiwifruit.
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Saturday, July 7, 2007
Inaugural Airstream Camping Trip
So, I'm finally getting around to blogging about the airstream. My folks found this beauty a couple of months ago. It is in great shape for its age. We had our first outing in May for Mother's Day/ Mom's 60th birthday. We camped at Mckinney Falls State Park in Austin, which was gorgeous. The weather was perfect and we had lots of great guests and meals.
On the same day that Dad called to tell me about purchasing the airstream I read a story about a local artist named Paige Davidson in Indulge magazine. I am really interested in her paintings and love her style. The airstream series is especially intriguing to me. Here is one of my favorites.
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With the "background-position" style property, we can position a *limit of one* background-image so that it "docks" against any "side or corner" of a block element. I propose the ability to "add and position" *multiple* background images for a "single element". With this specification, a designer would be able to "round the corners" of any element without having to make style rules for any other element! For example, if I have 4 images: top-left-curve.jpg top-right-curve.jpg bottom-right-curve.jpg bottom-left-curve.jpg and I have one element:
Wouldn't it be nice and elegant if you could make a "CSS style rule class" that would round the corners off of any markup element that was a member of that class?
 We'd be able to create one CSS style rule to make the element have rounded corners: .RoundOffCorners { background-image-top-left: url("top-left-curve.jpg") 4; background-image-top-right: url("top-right-curve.jpg") 2; background-image-bottom-left: url("bottom-left-curve.jpg") 3; background-image-bottom-right: url("bottom-right-curve.jpg") 1; } The numbers at the end represent "Background-image z-index values". This is needed to determine which backgrounds will be on top if the element's size is so small that the "docked multiple background images" overlap. So essentially, I'm proposing that we add following properties to the CSS specification: background-image-top background-image-left background-image-right background-image-bottom background-image-top-left background-image-top-right background-image-top-left background-image-top-right background-image-bottom-left background-image-bottom-right background-image-center If you don't like the idea of adding "this many property names", perhaps we can figure out a way to add just one property that's property value can contains an collection of images and their respective "docking/z-index" settings: .RoundOffCorners { background-images: url("top-left-curve.jpg") 4 top-left, url("top-right-curve.jpg") 2 top-right, url("bottom-left-curve.jpg") 3 bottom-left, url("bottom-right-curve.jpg") 1 bottom-right; } So what do you think? Isn't having only one background image an oversimplification? When the structure of something is oversimplified at its base, it leads to complication in higher layers. That's why there are so many tacky ways people round corners (i.e. adding empty block elements to markUp and styling them OR using outside elements to round corner of the current element OR Layering ). Respectfully, Lonnie Lee BestReceived on Tuesday, 25 October 2005 02:24:31 UTC
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Geographic location can play a role in the cost of relationship counseling. Typically, counselors in cities and areas with a higher cost of living charger higher rates than those living in smaller towns and areas with a lower cost of living. The number of and competition among providers in an area also affects pricing.
Session rates
Therapists set their rates according to their location, the services they offer, their training and other factors. Rates for individuals are typically less than session rates for couples because two people receive the benefit of the services and the professional must attend to two clients. Also, in some cases, couples sessions are longer than individual sessions. Here are some pricing examples:
Kathryn Armstrong, MA, LPC in Austin, Texas:
50-minute individual session: $95
80-minute couples session: $140
Suzanne Freid MA, Licensed Professional Counselor in Austin, Texas:
50-minute individual session: $150
75-minute couples session: $195
Lisa Dyck, MS., LMFT in Thousand Oaks, California:
50-minute individual session: $125
50-minute couples session: $125
Angela Hayes, Licensed Professional Counselor in Birmingham, Alabama:
- 55-minute couples session: $35–$60
Training and reputation
Licensed therapists who have higher-education degrees, more extensive training or a long-established practice sometimes charge higher rates than those who are new to the practice and don't have as an established clientele.
Sliding scale
Many relationship counselors offer sliding-scale rates in addition to their standard rates. Sliding scale rates are generally based on financial circumstances, and some counselors require clients to show proof of income. Suzanne Freid MA, Licensed Professional Counselor reserves a set number of sliding-scale appointments for those in need.
Remote sessions
Many relationship counselors offer remote sessions to clients via phone, Skype or other online services.
Many relationship counselors do not accept insurance. Clients typically must file for reimbursement through their insurance provider or pay for services out of pocket. If direct payment through insurance is a priority, be sure to determine whether a therapist accepts insurance before scheduling sessions.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Late-night TV comedian Jimmy Kimmel admits he is anxious about headlining his first White House Correspondents Dinner this coming Saturday, and his self-confessed lack of insight into Washington doesn't help calm his nerves.
The star of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" told Reuters his interest in politics is roughly equal to his interest in sports — and in reality TV star Kim Kardashian.
But Kimmel is playing to comic effect. When prodded, he unleashes his wit on Washington's most powerful lawmakers who provide no shortage of good material for him and his writers.
"I will feast on stupid comments," Kimmel said with glee about his upcoming gig, noting that out on the campaign trail "there seems to be a glut of dumb things being said."
His take on Newt Gingrich is that the lagging Republican presidential hopeful is "really on a pie-tasting tour of the United States." Former candidate Herman Cain should be the vice president nominee because his pizza-making days provide the grist for great comedy.
The Brooklyn-born, Las Vegas-raised Kimmel may make as much fun of himself as he will of those in the elite audience of media stars, political powerbrokers and Hollywood celebrities. After all, he was fired from four radio stations and got into show business simply to become a friend of David Letterman.
To calm his nerves, he writes jokes, and his hope is to have a "nice mixture of prepared and off-the-cuff comedy" for the black tie gala. Here are a few hints of the ammunition is in his joke holster:
* On presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney: "Mitt Romney looks like a Sears catalog model."
* On former candidate Rick Santorum: "I am fascinated by Rick Santorum ... and the array of things he's fighting for. Why bring pornography into it? What does that have to do with running for the White House? You are losing the male vote basically by going against pornography."
* On former candidate for vice president Sarah Palin: "Now she is stationed up in Alaska all the time, she doesn't have a professional hair or makeup artist any more, she is starting to look like a mom on 'Toddlers and Tiaras'. Her hair looks like bees are doing it for her."
* On his picks for Republican VP: "Herman Cain is a lot of fun and the pizza angle is an endless fountain of comedy. (Rapper) Flavor Flav would be great ... Chris Christie, who seems to gain 10 pounds every time I see him, would be a great vice president."
* On Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: "Under that robe, Justice Scalia is an Italian guy. He's had his balls busted for probably his whole life by his family."
* On President Barack Obama: "If I was filling out a bracket, my bet would be that he would win."
Obama, who precedes Kimmel in the night's comedy line-up, might not get skewered so much, but not because Kimmel will pull punches. He gets a thrill from making fun of people to their faces.
"It's hard to make fun of Obama in general because he's a cool character," Kimmel said. "Outside of his ears, there's not a whole lot."
But Obama's recent open mic goof with Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev might lend itself to roasting. And Washington always dishes up its share of scandals that provide rich material. Last year, it was demands that Obama produce his birth certificate. This year, it could be sex and the Secret Service or the lavish Las Vegas bash held by the General Services Administration.
Kimmel finds humor in Washington rituals, including press briefings with White House spokesman Jay Carney. "He is only 14-years-old, so you have to take that into account," Kimmel said.
On the White House press briefing itself, Kimmel said: "I have a feeling it will be entirely different 20 years from now and people will be flour bombing the president."
Kimmel has the material, but there are other worries on his mind, like whether people will be eating while he performs ("people do not laugh or clap while they are eating") or trying to match the success of last year's headliner Seth Meyers ("I wish I was on the year after Rich Little").
And then there is the problem of finding chemistry with an audience more interested in schmoozing with each other than, perhaps, listening to a Hollywood comedian.
The challenge is more daunting to Kimmel than his other big gig of the year, the television industry's Emmy Awards.
"I go into these situations with a lot of optimism, thinking that people have a great sense of humor, and then I am almost always surprised that they didn't afterwards," said Kimmel.
"But it's better to go in blindly with a big smile on your face and come out trembling."
Reporting By Mary Milliken; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte


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Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported revenue of 566.9 million dollars, a decrease of 5.3 percent during the second quarter, while the company said, underlying revenue increased 3.9 percent and further adjusting for currency, increased 3.3 percent. The company added that reported diluted earnings per share were 0.57, compared to 0.21 dollars in the prior year, while adjusted diluted earnings per share were 0.54 dollar compared to 0.43 dollar in the prior year, an increase of 26 percent.
"We had a strong second quarter highlighted by solid revenue performance, especially from Merrell and Sperry, along with earnings that significantly surpassed expectations" said Blake W. Krueger, Wolverine World Wide's Chairman, CEO and President in a statement, adding, "Our underlying revenue growth during the quarter was the highest since the second quarter of 2015, and reflects early progress against our Global Growth Agenda."
Reported gross margin was 41.3 percent compared to 37.9 percent in the prior year and on an adjusted basis, gross margin of 41.3 percent expanded 250 basis points compared to prior year. Reported operating margin was 12 percent compared to 5.2 percent in the prior year and adjusted operating margin was 12.5 percent, an increase of 140 basis points compared to the prior year.
Wolverine Worldwide raises full year earnings outlook
Based on the strong second quarter earnings results, the company is raising its earnings projection for the full year. The company said, revenue is expected to be in the range of 2.24 billion dollars to 2.32 billion dollars, gross margin expansion in the range of 100 to 130 basis points higher compared to the adjusted prior year, despite a full-year negative mix impact of 20 basis points from 2017 store closures.
Reported operating margin is now expected to be between 11.6 percent to 11.9 percent and adjusted operating margin is now expected to be 12.1 percent to 12.4 percent, inclusive of up to 45 million dollars of incremental investments to support the company's Global Growth Agenda. The company expects reported diluted earnings per share to be in the range of 2.05 dollars to 2.12 dollars and adjusted diluted earnings per share in the range of 2.08 dollars to 2.15 dollars.


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When meningitis took all four limbs, Pedro Pimenta responded with strength and determination. Here's his story, captured only in pictures.
Monday, November 19, 2012
A heroic man....But what makes him badass is his SMOKING HOT GIRLFRIEND (if not fiance/wife). You sir, are a giant among men.
So you can shave, play pool, and go fishing with no hands... I can do all those things PLUS I HAVE HANDS. I do not respect you because you are a cripple. I can do everything you can do and I can beat you in thumb war, shuffling cards, and video games.
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Set Your TiVo: 01.04.12Posted by EJacoby on January 4th, 2012
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Huge games in the Big East and Big 12 highlight tonight's action, along with Duke's final non-conference test. Here's your schedule for tonight:
#8 Duke at Temple – 7:00 PM EST on ESPN2 (***)
- The Blue Devils have shockingly stayed out of the spotlight for the past few weeks, quietly handling their business in the non-conference. Perhaps the shellacking that Mike Krzyzewski's team took in Ohio State in November was the wake-up call that this team needed, as Duke has won five straight in impressive fashion since that game. Coach K's team is ranked 4th in Ken Pomeroy's adjusted offensive rankings, boasting the nation's third-best true shooting percentage (60.6%) and eighth-best points per possession statistic (1.16 PPP), amongst many other impressive offensive numbers. As Austin Rivers continues to improve his decision-making and efficiency offensively, Duke gets harder to defend. The freshman is now up to a team-leading 15.4 points per game while shooting 46% from the field and 41% from three. If Rivers can penetrate the Owls' defense to create good looks for the other Duke guards and himself, Duke will be in good shape.
- Temple is an elite perimeter defensive team, where the Owls hold opponents to shoot 25.6% from three-point range, the fourth-best percentage in the country. Against a Duke team that loves to shoot the three, guarding the perimeter will again be priority number one in this game. In addition, Temple is strong with the ball and their 1.28 assist-to-turnover ratio is a top-30 national number, far better than Duke's 1.02 ratio. By limiting their opponent's long-range makes and winning the turnover battle, Temple will seek to gain an advantage at home. Their trio of guards Ramone Moore, Juan Fernandez, and Khalif Wyatt, all at 13.3 PPG or better, will look to neutralize Duke's own trio in the scoring department. However, their best big man Michael Eric remains out with a knee injury, which could spell trouble against Duke's 6'10" Plumlee brothers.
- Duke is a seven-point favorite in this game and will be well-prepared in their final non-conference game. But the Blue Devils haven't played a road game since their blowout loss at OSU, and Temple has the guards to match Duke. With Eric missing down low, Temple is without a key defensive cog, but they've been playing without him for over a month. Expect a hard fought game in Philly.
#17 Marquette at #9 Georgetown- 7:00 PM EST on ESPNU (****)
- Marquette has lost two of their last four games and has had major troubles scoring from the perimeter. Vander Blue is the main culprit, as the talented sophomore guard is averaging just four points per game during this stretch. The Golden Eagles need more from Blue to help out their star and leading-scorer Darius Johnson-Odom (18 PPG). Buzz Williams' team is always strong at sharing the ball, and this year is no different with Marquette at 17.4 assists per game, good for ninth in the nation. The Golden Eagles will need to be especially good at moving the ball against Georgetown's defense that will give them several looks including extended zones. Marquette plays the kind of tough defense and patient offense that could be a winning formula on the road.
- Georgetown is perhaps the country's biggest surprise and the Hoyas have been playing great basketball all season. Coming off a huge road win in Louisville last week, John Thompson III's team is now deservedly ranked in the top 10. We know the Hoyas' story; their Princeton-style offense is producing some of the most efficient offense in the country (their 1.13 points per possession is ranked 18th), while also milking clock and disrupting their opponents' offensive tempo. Henry Sims has gotten the publicity as the senior point-forward that makes the offense go, but it's the young role players that have stepped up and made the Hoyas a complete team. Sophomore guard Markel Starks has been shooting the lights out recently and is now up to 47% from three while scoring 10.2 points per game. Freshman forward Otto Porter has been a consistent contributor across the board and does not look like a rookie out there. Against Louisville, in his first ever Big East game, Porter hit four clutch free throws in a row in the final two minutes of the game to seal the road victory. Georgetown is firing on all cylinders right now.
- The Hoyas are still not getting the full respect of a top 10 team and are just four-point favorites at home in this one. Marquette, however, has what it takes to make this a close game that could go either way. This should be a classic Big East battle between two tough defensive teams. I give the edge to the Hoyas, who are playing much better offensively.
#21 Kansas State at #13 Kansas- 8:00PM EST on ESPN3.com (****)
- If you haven't heard much about Kansas State this season, that's going to change in a hurry. The surprising Wildcats play at Kansas tonight before returning home for undefeated Missouri on Saturday. A split of those two games would be a huge success, though coach Frank Martin is only focused on tonight's rivalry game in the unfriendly confines of Phog Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas State has put together an 11-1 record as one of the nation's toughest defensive teams. It is simply not easy to score on the Wildcats in the half court. K-State holds opponents to a 41% effective field goal percentage, fifth-best in the country, while blocking shots at a top-30 national rate and limiting teams to an awful 0.59 assist-to-turnover ratio, ranked 14th nationally. The Wildcats also are ranked sixth in total rebounds per game. They will need to manufacture consistent offense, as well, if they want to pull off the upset tonight. Rodney McGrudger, Will Spradling, Jamar Samuels, and Thomas Gipson all average in double figure scoring per game, and Samuels will be leaned on heavily to score inside and try to get the Kansas bigs in foul trouble.
- Kansas is not the same high-flying offensive unit as the past couple of years, and their weaknesses were exposed in a home loss to Davidson two weeks ago. However, Thomas Robinson remains one of the leading candidates for National Player of the Year as a truly dominant interior force on both ends. This might be the kind of tough, defensive game where Robinson is the star on both ends that can lead his team to a win. Important for Kansas will be how point guard Tyshawn Taylor takes care of the ball against the K-State D, as Taylor has handled it well recently but still averages nearly four turnovers per game. The KU defense has been stellar all season, as well, holding opponents to 0.86 points per possession while crashing the boards on both ends.
- Allen Fieldhouse might be the most advantageous home court in college basketball, therefore KU is rightfully pegged as a nine-point favorite despite the two teams seeming more evenly matched. A fired up Kansas team should take care of business against their in-state rivals, but this is going to be a flat out war on the boards between two strong rebounding teams. This game will certainly be worth streaming on ESPN3.
***** – quit your job and divorce your wife if that's what it takes to watch this game live
**** – best watched live, but if you must, tivo and watch it tonight as soon as you get home
*** – set your tivo but make sure you watch it later
** – set your tivo but we'll forgive you if it stays in the queue until 2014
* – don't waste bandwidth (yours or the tivo's) of any kind on this game


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Thanksgiving completely snuck up on me this year with the move and add in the fact that it's been in the high 70's this week and everyone's walking around in shorts, well it just didn't seem possible we're ready to prepare a turkey feast already. Our family has so much to be thankful for this year, with boy's health earlier this year to the house, that I could sit here all day and write a sappy list. But I'll spare y'all. Instead I'll share some of the forgotten "thanks" on my list to kick off the holiday!
1. I'm thankful for not breaking anything when I tripped on some stairs in a home under construction. That's what you get for snooping in a spec when the sun is going down. Also, thankful no one saw me but boy.
2. I'm thankful boy offered to take pug to the ranch overnight to hunt earlier this week. Yes, please! I'll back his bag. Landry and I were able to enjoy the peace and quiet catching up on some Bravo recordings.
3. I'm thankful for our neighbor that helped me chase down both escapee pug's and then carry one home for me. Bless his heart.
4. I'm thankful for cable. Although, I need to add in I am not thankful that our new provider, Att&t U-verse, doesn't carry the Hallmark channel. What's up with that? Do they not realize I live for Hallmark Christmas movies starring forgotten 80's child star actors and Golden Girl reruns?
5. I'm thankful that I have no idea if Christmas cards will get sent this year or that I haven't even made a dent in my Christmas shopping. Actually it's I'm thankful that it's not keeping this type A girl up at night more than anything. Ask me in 3 weeks, might be a whole other ballgame.
Happy Thanksgiving sweet friends!!


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Supplementation using the hormone was really used for several years mainly to assist kids with development issues though HGH product appears like a fresh breakthrough. Nevertheless, HGH product just became common being an anti aging treatment following the book of the Rudman research of the outcomes. The Rudman research basically shown how an HGH product might make older people feel and look youthful inside a couple of months. Old-men who have been provided HGH product for 6 months confirmed escalation in lean body mass, reduced amount of excess fat, elevated enhancement and bone-density in skin feel. The decrease in the look at middle-age results in human growth hormone levels of aging somatropin muscle gain. Lots of people within their forties display not the mental indicators as well, but additionally just the bodily indicators of aging. HGH product consumes the part to be able to wait aging of causing the vibrant degrees of the hormone. HGH product may even change the indicators of aging as shown by reports. Its capability to change the aging procedure isn't simply restricted about aging's bodily indicators. HGH product can enhance your perspective in addition to general health in existence.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of American Sign Language
This course furthers the development of receptive and expressive signing skills. The course introduces the more complex grammatical structure including signing space, body posture and facial expression. More information about the deaf community will be provided through readings, videotapes/DVDs, class discussions, presenters and events. Prerequisite: Successful completion of American Sign Language I or equivalent proficiency.
This course introduces the third most widely used language in the United States and Canada. It is intended to give an overview of both the language and the culture of the deaf community. Emphasis will be focused on learning basic grammatical structure as well as developing receptive and expressive signing skills using everyday conversation, and being able to give a skit in American Sign Language. Cultural aspects of the Deaf community will be shared through readings, videotapes/DVDs, presenters and class discussions.


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Do you enjoy eating hamburgers? If you do, these 50 greasiest hamburgers in the world might change that fact.
Some people really need to consider the impact of eating this kind of hamburgers, and fast food in general, on their health. Bad diet habits can have a grave impact on you health condition and you need to stay away of these kind of greasy, fat-filled and creepy-looking hamburgers.
But here is a question for you…Can you believe that people would actually eat these hamburgers? I know that I have problems coping with that image.


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We're sure you've all come across sci-fi movies or concepts where people interact with see-through screens where the information has been projected onto the glass. It makes for a very sleek concept, and now it seems that Jaguar Land Rover is considering bringing such a feature to their vehicles in the future.
Their concept has been dubbed the Virtual Windscreen and basically it would display information such as hazard, speed, and navigation graphics onto the driver's windscreen. It will also add racing line and braking guidance, along with virtual cones if the driver was looking to get a bit more performance out of their vehicle (although we can imagine this could be dangerous on the road).
The car manufacturer also plans on including gesture controls, thus reducing the need for drivers to press buttons while they drive. It's a pretty awesome concept but for now, it is just that, a concept. There's no telling when Jaguar Land Rover plans on introducing these features into their vehicles, but it's definitely worth looking forward to.
According to Dr. Wolfgang Epple, the Director of Research and Technology, "We have identified which functions still need to be controlled by physical buttons and which could be controlled by gesture and carefully calibrated motion sensors. The system is currently being tested on a number of features including sunblinds, rear wipers and satellite navigation maps. It has the potential to be on sale within the next few years."
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I recently checked in with the Human Services Center. Construction there is going on much longer than predicted (it was supposed to already be over). According to them, it should be done by February. So I've arranged with them to hold a workshop there Monday March 10, 2 days after the Tournament and during my spring break. Plans to teach a 10-week summer program there in July remains unchanged.
I've also talked to the Braddock Carnegie Library/Community Center. They think the CCP will be an excellent fit and want to schedule a workshop for later in January. More info on that as it develops. It'll be nice teaching in a library again!
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Do I Really Have to Grow Up?
Throw a big temper tantrum…the 'get on the floor, kick your legs, flail your arms and scream' kind of tantrum….when you don't get your way. When finished, ask your kids their thoughts.
Why did it seem odd for Mom/Dad to throw a tantrum?
What age do you think kids should quit throwing tantrums?
Why do we throw tantrums?
As we get older, we learn that we can't always have our way and we accept that. We mature and grow up as we accept disappointment without throwing a big fit! Paul told the Corinthians, "Grow up!"
We all want our own way, but as we grow, we can say no to sin and selfishness and yes to God's way.
Growing In Christ
Measure your kids to see how much they have grown. (For a free printable growth chart, go to www.squidoo.com/free-child-growth-charts.) A good idea is to measure them every year on their birthday or other special day.
When we were born, we began to grow. Just as our physical body keeps growing, we can keep growing in other ways. When we are born into God's family, we will grow to be more like Him. His Holy Spirit will produce characteristics like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, self-control, etc. in us (Galatians 5:22-23).
What would it look like for someone to be mature (growing) in patience? (Instead of constantly losing one's temper, she stops to think before she says hurtful words; instead of grabbing a toy away, she asks politely; etc.)
Discuss some of the other characteristics the Holy Spirit produces and what it would look like if we are growing in them.
The more that we say yes to obeying God's words and no to our selfish ways, we will grow to be more like Jesus.
It's Time to Celebrate Father's
Plan your Father's Day celebration. (Sometimes the "secrecy" and anticipation of giving a gift is greater than the actual gift.)
Think of Dad's favorite things (snacks, soda, magazine, game, book, restaurant gift card, etc.) and buy several small items to give him. Before bed on Saturday night, hide the items and send Dad on a hunt for them on Father's Day, with the kids giving him hot/cold clues. Consider giving a gift to a special grandfather, uncle, or another father figure if there is no dad in the home.
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I was one of the last among my friends to get married, and my social life has changed dramatically over the past few years. Many of my friends are now married with children, so plans to hang out are typically made weeks in advance, and most of my Friday nights are spent cuddling with my dog on the couch. He's good company, so I don't mind too much. But sometimes I long for a change in my routine.
I often think about making new friends, particularly with more women who are single. There are many reasons single women rock, and as a former single woman, I know how common it is to forget this. So I'm dedicating this post to you, single women. Here's why married women like me really want to be friends with you. Call me, maybe?
I miss going out. Making time for friends can be a difficult, regardless of your relationship status. My single girlfriends are a bit more flexible when it comes to hanging out. On the nights I want to let loose on the dance floor, these girls are usually up for the challenge—and aren't in any rush to get home either. They are often the same ones who encourage me to get off the couch when I'm feeling lazy or unmotivated.
I miss sleepovers. When I was a teenager, I spent most Friday and Saturday nights sleeping at my best friend's house. Now that I'm married, I can hardly remember the last time I had a sleepover. Very rarely do friends want to spend the night when you live with a man (and if kids are involved, there's little to no chance). As much as I adore falling asleep to the soothing sound of my husband's snoring, I wouldn't mind having a good old-fashioned sleepover every so often. I mean, who doesn't appreciate gorging on junk food, drinking wine, and playing Truth or Dare? Single ladies, invite me over!
It gives me perspective. Though my marriage is incredibly important to me, there is so much more to my life than my husband. Spending time with single women often reminds me of this. Instead of complaining for hours about my husband's undying habit of leaving his dirty laundry on the floor, I'm challenged to talk about other things. In addition to our love lives, we often chat about our careers, hopes and dreams, current events, etc. As someone who strives to live a full and varied life, I find this incredibly refreshing.
I love hearing dating stories. Despite the many frogs I've kissed over the years, I really enjoyed dating when I was single. Getting dolled up, going new places, and meeting different men on a regular basis meant I always had interesting stories to tell. Now that I'm married, I still delight in hearing about the dates my friends have gone on and the new men they're seeing. I get giddy when it seems like they've met a keeper and protective when it sounds like they've met a dud. Either way, it's really fun to watch their love stories unfold.
I'm inspired by other women. There are times when I envy the independence my single friends get to enjoy. When we hang out, I live vicariously through them. Whether they've recently traveled across the country, bought their first home, or run a marathon, I like hearing about what's going on with my friends. I also like encouraging them, especially when their lives look so different from mine.
Watching my single friends kick ass at life reminds me of how strong women are. Of course, married women accomplish similar feats, but there's something super inspiring about a single woman marching to the beat of her own drum, without the help of a partner. That's why I'm totally drawn to confident single women and would relish having more in my circle.


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Leeds United's tour to Myanmar next month has been questioned by Amnesty International because of the country's "brutal" human rights record.
The Championship club are planning a preseason tour despite Foreign Office travel warnings being in place for parts of the south-east Asian country.
"It certainly seems like an odd choice of country to choose to tour," Amnesty International UK director Kate Allen said.
"The last year has seen the human rights situation in Myanmar deteriorate dramatically.
"Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled crimes against humanity in Rakhine State to neighbouring Bangladesh; those who remain continue to live under a system amounting to apartheid.
"The Myanmar authorities have continued the brutal crackdown despite a global outcry. Far too often, sporting events have been used as a cheap PR tool to 'sportswash' the stain of a country's human rights record."
About 700,000 Rohingya have fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Many have had their villages burned down, and the United Nations has reported claims of widespread sexual assault by national security forces.
The UN has described the country's treatment of Rohingya Muslims as ethnic cleansing.
Leeds are scheduled to play an All-Star XI in Yangon on May 9 and Myanmar's national team in Mandalay on May 11. Both cities fall outside areas which the Foreign Office has advised should be avoided.
Leeds have said players will take part in coaching clinics for children, organised by the Myanmar soccer federation whose chairman, Zaw Zaw, is also chairman of the bank sponsoring the visit.
"We're not going to tell Leeds United where they should and shouldn't visit," Allen added.
"But if the tour does go ahead, the club should use its leverage to call for an end to the crackdown and raise with the Burmese authorities the plight of the hundreds of thousands of families who have been brutalised and forced to flee their homes."
A Leeds spokesman told Press Association Sport the club was liaising with the Foreign Office and would avoid any areas of conflict. Further advice and travel details for Leeds supporters will be released.
Two companies owned by Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani, Aser and Eleven Sports, have business partnerships in the region and there are expected to be commercial benefits from the tour.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.


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When Hollywood tackles a real-life sob story, it's usually a recipe for the drab tedium of a TV movie. So respect is due to director Tony Goldwyn, writer Pamela Gray and actors Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell for embracing the melodramatic potential of this tale of wrongful imprisonment and sibling love and crafting an unashamedly old-school weepie aimed squarely at the Reader's Digest set.
Swank plays Betty-Anne Waters, a struggling mother of two whose world implodes when her beloved big brother, town tearaway Kenny (Rockwell), is imprisoned for first degree murder. When a series of appeals fails to clear Kenny's name, Betty-Anne heads to law school, banking her family's future on her unshakeable faith in Kenny's innocence.
Traditional and unambitious it may be, but 'Conviction' is a good tale persuasively told. Goldwyn's direction is bland but efficient, Gray's unfussy script steers clear of unnecessary sentiment and interest is maintained by a spectrum of superb supporting players, notably Melissa Leo as a vengeful cop, Peter Gallagher as a crusading lawyer and Juliette Lewis, in her most memorable role in years, as a nicotine-stained, trailer-dwelling deviant.
But the two leads are the main attraction: pitching her performance somewhere between Joan Crawford and Jodie Foster, Swank's Betty-Anne is all restrained emotion and quiet defiance and she's a calm centre around which Rockwell's showier, edgier Kenny can orbit. So when the plot turns predictable or the dialogue becomes too earnest and uplifting, these two workhorses ensure that 'Conviction' remains convincing.
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Tammy Wilson is Principal of Discovery Community School. Ms. Wilson came to District 742 with a wealth of experience as an administrator, teacher, trainer, reading specialist and even IT expert. She values technology in the classroom and strives to create a culture of learners which includes both staff and students.
Ms. Wilson embraces Discovery's diversity and welcomes varied perspectives and viewpoints. Her goals for Discovery include a STEM emphasis and a commitment to continual improvement for all learners.
Ms. Wilson enjoys exploring the lakes, rivers, trails and parks, and she loves the weekly summer concerts at Lake George. She has a taste for adventure and recently took up skydiving and competed in the Warrior Dash.
She is ready to take off another year with Discovery Community School!
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The Sevier County Sheriff's Department has asked for an investigation by the Arkansas State Police into the death of a prisoner.
The death of Randi Wolfe, 37, of Foreman, Ark., is under investigation by the state police, according to a statement by Sevier County Investigator Robert Gentry.
Wolfe was a prisoner in the Sevier County jail.
She had been arrested in Little River County on an alleged charge of residential burglary about 7 a.m. Feb. 9 near Foreman, Ark., where she reportedly stole medication pills, said Little River County Sheriff Gary Gregory.
Wolfe was housed in the Sevier County jail because the Little River County jail does not incarcerate female prisoners.
Wolfe became unresponsive Feb. 11.
An ambulance was called, and Wolfe was transported to the De Queen Medical Center and later airlifted to Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Gentry said.
While in Baptist Medical Center, her condition worsened, Gentry said.
Wolfe died Feb. 13.
The state police sent the body to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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I once asked my friends on Facebook a question: Does being a fiction writer make one an exceptional liar?
When you look at what we do, it seems we have the skills to fabricate outrageous tales that never happened—lies—and make you believe they did. The best of writers can even make you believe it was a personal experience; happened to me with Ted Dekker's Circle series.
While I think that being a fiction writer can hone your lying skills, I believe that through those lies, we interpret "The Truth."


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Provisioning to Office 365 from Forefront Identity Manager
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1. Out of the box, so installed with FIM - no, there is no such agent. There is Azure Active Directory Connector for FIM 2010 available at Microsoft Download Center, but it not recommended for new installations. You should rather use AAD Connect to provision users to O365.
2. There are multiple ways - you can for example create them by script (and use a script inside FIM as a part of FIM Service's Powershell Activity or PowerShell MA).
If you found my post helpful, please give it a Helpful vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an Answer.
- Proposto come risposta Peter_Stapf mercoledì 1 luglio 2015 13:27
You are in for quite an adventure. Maybe Microsoft will eventually blog about it, probably after Microsoft Identity Manager is out. Currently it is, quite frankly, a mess. If you are looking to provision an Exchange Online user, and you have a hybrid implementation of Office 365, you really have three problems to solve:
1. Provisioning the user locally, and waiting for DirSync to replicate the user to Azure Active Directory.
2. You need your on-premise Exchange infrastructure to create the mailbox in the cloud (execute the Enable-RemoteMailbox PowerShell command).
3. You must license the user for Exchange Online. This can only be done after #1 (replication to Azure) completes.
We accomplished this by using FIM to update an extentionAttribute to contain an XML structure (defined by us) that we created to specify the licensing and any additional Exchange options the user should get. That's all we felt comfortable having FIM do, stamp the user's extentionAttribute. Kinda sad. Then we have a regularly scheduled script that searches for objects in AD with the XML structure and performs the steps. It appropriately waits and continues to check users until they are replicated into Azure and completes the licensing process.
An alternative we also gave serious consideration to was to write a PowerShell Management Agent to do it.
I know that this is in response to an old request from nearly 3 years ago. However, I recently had to go through this process and had to find a solution for provisioning through MIM.
The solution is this:
Step 1: Create Account in Active Directory as normal
Step 2: Add the following AD attributes:
- MailNickname: <should be the prefix of their email. This value correlates to their alias in Exchange>
- TargetAddress: <Should add "smtp:<mailnickname+lmu0.mail.onmicrosoft.com e.g. "smtp:email@example.com>
- msExchRecipientDisplayType: -2147483642
- msExchRecipientTypeDetails: 2147483648
- msExchRemoteRecipientType: 1
Step 3: Group Membership: Add to 'OnboardGroup" security group in AD for Azure AD auto-licensing
Step 4: Enable the extension to provision mailbox and point to http://exchangehybridserver/powershell. Once the AD account is created, update recipient is called and the object will show up in Exchange. Based on the Hybrid exchange policies the mail and the proxy addresses would be created.
Step 5: Azure AD connect provisions the mailbox to Exchange 365.
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Singer and Pianist for your Party
Some of the best parties have been at people's houses in an informal setting where guests can enjoy a drink and a chat and a bite to eat while Simon provides some light musical canapes… For more dance-orientated repertoire, he can also use a bass keyboard and hi-tech drum loops. LIVE KARAOKE is never far away with a spare mic and an iPad for lyrics.
If you have visited The Secret Gardens of Oxton, a local charity event on the Wirral, you have probably seen Simon perform with his trademark WHITE BABY GRAND PIANO in a neighbour's garden. He now also has a portable RED baby grand, white mini grand, white upright piano or a piano keyboard.
If you like salsa and dancing, check out his Spanish Playlist. From his previous life as a translator and interpreter, he performs songs in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Welsh.
Have a look at Simon's playlists, listen to some demos, watch a video and then give him a call to plan your party!
If you're hosting a larger party, you may want to check out the band…
"Hi Simon, Thank you – you played it perfectly. We wanted background music during the meal and then get everybody onto the dance floor and you pitched things just right."
John & Helen, Worcester (renewal of vows)
"Simon, I just wanted to thank you once again for such a fantastic evening. You are a star!"
Marie, Wirral (birthday party)
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Twitter is an online social networking service and micro blogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets".
Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and by July, the social networking site was launched. The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity, with over 500 million registered users as of 2012, generating over 340 million tweets daily and handling over 1.6 billion search queries per day.
That is the reason why we at Neos developed our framework for connecting to Twitter written purely in Java. It is fully functional and its functionalities include:
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