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Thanks to the collection that you are about to browse through, a lot of previous customers have found what they wanted. The question is whether you are also ready to make your choice or is it that you need to think it over? Do not rush but take time to appreciate this site.
pink & white delight: I have another pin that I will put up, where this lady made white vases just like these, by spray painting any old bottles she could find. Save all your glass bottles for this. :)
3 modern white ceramic vase set in pure clean matte glaze by sara paloma pottery. home decor, housewares, white pottery, white ceramics
Shabby Chic Burlap and Lace, Cream White Vase Collection, Vases for Wedding Decor, Shower, Reception
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Two pieces of navy ribbon wrapped around plain white vases sets the stage for this color combo. Source: Eva Derrick Photography. #DIY #weddingdecor #flowervases
Tianna 3 Piece Table Vase Set
If you're looking for stylish and intriguing decorations, check out this extraordinary and unique vase set. It's gonna bring you a huge dose of an amazing design, no matter what is your preferred style.
We are big on simple.........we are also big on BIG..........simple statements like this just tie the romance in a big bow! Ribbon & lace wrapped centerpieces.
Agatha 3 Piece Vase Set
This awesome and stylish vase set will be a perfect decoration for every kind of living room, no matter if you prefer modernity or tradition. Check it out and enjoy an amazing and unique design in your house!
FL-WOW-ERS! Breathtaking Wedding Blooms - Think Outside of the Glass from #InStyle
Designs by Hemingway - hawai wedding florist & event decor- destination wedding planner- Honolulu hawaii
Turquoise, Tulips and Bliss: Wednesday's Wedding Inspired Bliss ~ Ginger Jar Designs via
Wedding / Event Table Centrepiece Decorations & Inspiration Event Styling Crew can create a similar look for your Wedding or Event - Image sourced from Pinterest.
Burlap Wedding Table Numbers, Rustic Outdoor Chic Wedding but with yellow cream and black- not pink
White table flowers in clear vases. Simple but elegant. | Photo: Jilda G Photography
FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE: Mason Jar Place Setting Bouquets, not just for weddings! I'm thinking this would be lovely for a Mother's Day brunch!
I am very into green and white for decorating this spring! I love the flowers in mercury glass, it really pops out on the table yet it is still elegant. Via Hostess with the Mostess
Blue & white Charm - FRENCH COUNTRY COTTAGE
4th of July Table Setting...White daisies and min red carnations. Use blue food coloring in the water to add a pop of color
simple and lovely. Love the tulip display and easy enough to duplicate for Easter dinner table!
Beautiful Easter table:) New life, along with Spring makes everyone smile.
Black and White Wedding BY: Angela Wilson Photography
table decor and place setting inspiration for wedding reception #pastelflorals #weddingreception #weddingchicks
Love the lime green and white!!
The Starfish & Burlap Vases are wrapped in burlap and the ribbon color(s) of your choice, and completed with a white starfish. You can use them as
spray paint birds/decorative vases white /candle sticks /Honey We're Home: Painted Media Cabinet & Bookshelf Styling
55 Most Spectacular Wedding Floral Designs - MODwedding
4th of July Table Centerpiece. White metal container filled with red,white and blue pinwheels and finished off with ribbon. So easy!
Inspiring set up of matte white spray painted vases from Creative Mint.
One of my brides from last year collected milk glass to display her peonies flowers for centerpieces at the reception. I love the vibrant colors in this picture too!
Tuscan Wedding at Villa Francesca by A Simple Photograph Read more -
Party Line Striped runners, made in minutes from ticking fabric, set the scheme for this color-coordinated table. Rudolph-red ribbons, chargers, and winter berries continue the harmonious hues. Read more: Red and White Christmas Decorations - Red
Amazing floral #wedding #decorations by Karen Tran // Milque Photography as featured on
The Enchanted Home: Late week musings.....
I am all for using Gladiolas in wedding designs, but I would worry that the stem on the left may fall out if the arrangement onto someone's head...lol!
Burlap is still so popular/trendy for weddings! Check out this table number here.
Photographed by The Nichols. Love the use of color for centerpieces
Gorgeous white tent with baby's breath centerpieces
simple cylinder vases filled with white hydrangeas - a simple concept but makes such a statement!
Angelica and Everto's Wedding Reception at The St. Regis Monarch Beach
Heart Unity Sand Set~ My husband and I did a sand ceremony and own this.
White vases with yellow flowers and clear tea light holders with white tea lights. Unscented
In over ten years, I think we have only seen one bride use Lily of the Valley. Please someone let us smell this heavenly scent for one wedding. ALL THE SAME FLOWERS
Tortoiseshell Vase - not a tortoise box but the touch of tortoise is effective and very good looking
Seriously Stunning Wedding Centerpieces. To see more: #wedding #weddings #weddingcenterpieceideas Wedding Planner: Colin Cowie Celebrations;
Simple & elegant tabletop via
This celebration is everything we love about weddings. It's chic, sophisticated, and looks like so much fun! Click to view this fabulous wedding:
Real Claire Pettibone bride Kati's wedding featured on Wedding Chicks via the Little White Dress | Laura Murray Photography
HLK Downstairs Designs: "You're A Whole Lot of Wonderful" Stampin' Up! Card, created using SU! Vivid Vases, via
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verb (used without object), metastasized, metastasizing.
Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
to spread injuriously:
Street gangs have metastasized in our city.
to transform, especially into a dangerous form:
The KGB metastasized after the fall of the Soviet Union. Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy.
verb (intransitive)
(pathol) (esp of cancer cells) to spread to a new site in the body via blood or lymph vessels
(of a problem) to deteriorate or spread into new areas
1826, from metastasis + -ize. Related: Metastasized; metastasizing.
metastasize me·tas·ta·size (mə-tās'tə-sīz')
v. me·tas·ta·sized, me·tas·ta·siz·ing, me·tas·ta·siz·es
To be transmitted or transferred by or as if by metastasis.
A cancerous tumor formed by transmission of malignant cells from a primary cancer located elsewhere in the body.
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The Red Stripe Hits The Road!
Next month, d'Arenberg will be making its way across the border, hosting special events in both Melbourne and Sydney!
Join us for a few snacks, a few drinks, and a definitely a few laughs! You will be among the first in the world to try the 2014 vintage of the d'Arenberg Icons.
MEET. Chief Winemaker Chester Osborn.
ENJOY. A selection of canapes.
SAMPLE. The 2014 d'Arenberg Icon wines.
SAVOUR. A taste of The Dead Arm Shiraz 2009, a limited museum release.
7-9pm, Friday 16 June
ARC ONE Gallery
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Healthy Meal Replacement Proven effective for weight loss Supports lean muscle mass and a healthy metabolism Proven to reduce cholesterol GNC Lean Shake is complete with well-balanced ratios of high quality protein, vitamins, minerals and fat. Proven effective for weight loss, Lean Shake can also help reduce cholesterol and support lean muscle mass and a healthy metabolism. When used in conjunction with the provided meal and exercise plan, this delicious oat-based shake can help you achieve and maintain your weight loss goals. It features a patented fiber-rich blend that increases your feeling of fullness and satiety so you eat less and wait longer between meals. This combination of functionally-specific fibers includes oat beta-glucan. Oat beta-glucan is a naturally occurring and powerful soluble fiber found in oat bran; it is known as a low-glycemic fiber that supports normal, see more...
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My kitchen cabinet stay packed with these.. i love these shakes and whenever I'm working out i implement them in my daily routine .. they do work but you have to keep in mind that you must keep a diet plan. i recommend lean shake to all my friends .. my favorite is the very vanilla all the others taste blah specially the chocolate one ...
GNC Total Lean Shake is my all time favorite low carb day snack. There is always a good deal on them so I can stock up and have them whenever needed. The only negative thing I would say about this product is I wish it was a little bigger. I would definitely recommend this though, all flavors are delicious and affordable!
I drank the lean shakes exclusively for about 6 months. It was my first protein shake. I got in chocolate flavor as I found that one to taste the best to me. I did lose weight weight off of protein supplementation alone. All in all it is a decent product, if paired with good diet and exercise it is very effective.
LOVE THIS PROTEIN! I am super picky when it comes to whey but this one is great. It mixes well and actually tastes good unlike most whey. I feel great after a workout when I drink this, my muscles feel less fatigue. Its middle of the road when it comes to costs but they often have sales. I would recommend this.
Love this lean shake, GNC really studied all of the customer concerns for this product. I have noticed I do not like the vanilla shakes but all other flavors are amazing. I can drink this for breakfast and eat a banana and I am set until lunch. I would definitely recommend this product to other people.
I have tried this in pumpkin and chocolate as a replacement for shakeology and I think I will go back to using it. It tastes great. It is a good price . I purchased it GNC . It was easy to use I blended it in a blender with ice and almond milk . I would recommend it to others .
I did not like this protein shake at all. It was chalky and hard to swallow even for a chocolate flavor. I really wanted to like it because I got it on sale at Sam's Club but it didn't perform so I gave the basically full canister to a friend.
I love the GNC Total Lean Shakes! They taste great, low in carbs, fat, and calories, and high in protein! They work well to curb my appetite and I used them to replace my breakfast and snack. I would definitely recommend the Lean Shakes!
Love, love, love GNC shakes! I typically get the 12 packs vs the shake mix, I have it every morning for breakfast! I've tried several other versions, I always come back to these for their flavor and ability to keep me full until lunch!
I use this, chocolate peanut butter flavor, with pb2 to make a shake, in replacement of my lunch. It's delicious, and a great way to maintain and/or lose weight! It actually tastes good too!
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Going from zero to beginners is a great step. Becoming a pro, takes even more effort!
Save years of trial and error. Learn how to create production-ready apps like a PRO with this new course by Mohit Deshpande, software developer and course creator at ZENVA. Mohit is also the author of the ebook Java Programming for Human Beings.
In this course, we are going to completely design and develop an Android app end-to-end. We'll start off with just a concept; an idea. Then we'll delve much deeper into Google's Material Design and design our app idea. Finally, we'll realize our design using the more involved components such as RecyclerView to have a fully-functional app.
But what are we going to build? We call it BluePrint. It's for anyone whose ever been in a team setting. You know that being on a team involves not only keeping track of what you have to do but also what your colleagues are doing as well. Without structure, this can lead to frantic emails right before deadlines and general chaos. We're going to be building an app called BluePrint from total scratch that will aim to solve this exact problem.
By the end of this course, we'll have a fully-finished, polished app that you can use as the basis for your own app ideas. We'll go through the entire process of designing and developing our BluePrint app.
Here are some of the advanced topics we'll cover in this course:
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Parvus Asset Management, the hedge fund, has exited its 18.06pc stake, taking a loss of £70m, while Norway's sovereign wealth fund has also sold most of its stake.
Connaught's shares have collapsed from 320.2p on June 24 to close at 13.4p yesterday. More than £425m has been wiped off the value of the company, which maintains and repairs social housing, after it warned on June 25 that public spending cuts would see its revenues fall by £80m this year, sparking the crisis at the company.
Parvus, run by former Merrill Lynch asset manager Edoardo Mercadante and backed by TCI, held 1.15pc of Connaught in shares and the rest through contracts for difference. A 10pc stake in Connaught that it controlled was registered under the name of HSBC, its broker. Chris Hohn, the City financier and founder of TCI, helped to start Parvus, while Lord Rothschild is also believed to have backed the hedge fund.
Parvus began building a holding in Connaught last July, with the shares at 350p, as it acquired rival Fountains. Parvus held a 7.35pc stake in Connaught by last September, before building it up to 17.48pc by February 10 as the shares fell back from a peak of over 400p to 316.6p. Its final dealings before Connaught hit problems were on May 20, when it increased its holding to 18.06pc with the shares at 304.20p.
Stock exchange disclosures reveal Parvus sold out on July 26 –when the shares opened on 102.10p – after Sir Roy Gardner, Connaught's chairman, warned the company would breach banking covenants and faced an "urgent requirement for additional funds".
Norges Bank, which manages the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, increased its stake in Connaught from 1.31pc at the start of the year to 5.08pc as the crisis grew, buying 2.45m shares on June 28 and June 29, just days after the profits warning with the shares at 215p. It added to this stake with a further 470,000 shares on July 8, with the shares at 118p.
However, a stock exchange disclosure yesterday revealed Norges Bank sold 5.58m shares on August 6, with the shares at 29p. Its holding in Connaught is now just 1.37pc.
Connaught's register now includes Breeden European Partners, which has built up a 13pc stake, and Toscafund, which holds 5.75pc. Both are sitting on losses.


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What's good onlifers. We trust that the weekend was dope and y'all were safe and managed to get a few things done this past week in terms of the grind you know?
On our side we still keeping it pushing and looking forward to giving y'all another memorable week for SA Hip Hop filled with stories x exclusives and erthang in between.
If you missed any of last weeks news x top stories don't worry we got you.
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This track had many people impressed on the combo that Cass had with Dbanj.
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The gardens continue to be bigger each year.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
November 13, 2011 by staff
Salt Lake City, Utah, A little snow provided a bit of a chill, but failed to cool down the Utah Utes. They prevailed for the third straight game Saturday night with a 31-6 victory over UCLA at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Besides improving to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in Pac-12 play, the Utes are now bowl eligible for the ninth consecutive season.
"I'm very proud of our guys and the way they've responded the last three weeks," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said while noting the ups and downs earlier in the season. "We seem to be developing a rhythm as a football team."
The Utes, he continued, are more in-sync.
In their latest triumph, contributions were plentiful. Running back John White IV had another stellar outing with 167 yards rushing and three touchdowns (two on the ground). The Utes are 6-0 this season when he eclipses 100 yards.
"We got off the ball," White said. "Our offensive line wanted it more than (UCLA's) defensive line."
Quarterback Jon Hays was efficient as the Utes extended their run of games without an interception or fumble on offense to three games. Utah is 13-of-14 in the red zone during that span.
"We're doing things the right way offensively," Whittingham said. "We're not turning the ball over, very few penalties, we're physical at the line of scrimmage running the football and that's who were are."
Utah's defense held UCLA to a season-low in points. Safety Brian Blechen led the Utes with eight tackles and cornerback Conroy Black picked off two passes.
"The defense was outstanding and they've been outstanding the entire season," Whittingham said. "They're at the top or near the top of most defensive statistical categories for a reason."
The Utes' lone miscue against the Bruins came on special teams late in the first quarter. Griff McNabb fumbled a punt return and Isaiah Bowens recovered for UCLA on the Utah 17. The Bruins cashed in less than two minutes later when Tyler Gonzalez made a 30-yard field goal.
Trailing 3-0, Utah didn't respond until 5:34 remained in the second quarter. That's when White put the Utes ahead with a 1-yard touchdown run. Coleman Petersen added the first of four PATs in the game to make it 7-3.
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Grants Pass, OR (PRWEB) July 06, 2016
Sharon Kleyne, founder of Bio-Logic Aqua® Research Water Life Science® responds to recent articles and statistics regarding blindness and cataracts, and urges examinations to identify eye health concerns.
A recent article from the NM Department of Health cites statistics from the patient advocate group Prevent Blindness regarding cataracts. "Prevent Blindness estimates the current number of people in the United States with cataracts will increase from more than 25.7 million to an estimated 38.5 million by 2032, and then to 45.6 million by the year 2050." (http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/life/wellness/2016/06/15/nm-dept-health-cataract-symptoms-look/85668952/)
According to the World Health Organization, 285 million people are visually impaired, with almost 40 million blind, yet 80 percent of visual impairments can be prevented or cured.
Sharon Kleyne, Bio-Logic Aqua® Research Center founder, creator of Nature's Tears EyeMist and host of The Sharon Kleyne Hour Radio Talk Show (http://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2207/the-sharon-kleyne-hour) considers these statistics and urges everyone to have their eyes examined for cataracts. She also encourages everyone to educate themselves about this serious vision threat.
Cataracts occur, especially in people over the age of 40, when protein in the eye's natural lens (between the iris and the pupil) clumps together and creates a cloudy condition. Not only is it the main cause of blindness in the world, according to Prevent Blindness America (PBA), there are more global cases of cataracts than there are of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and macular degeneration combined. After age 40, cataracts affect more than 22 million Americans, and PBA projects that by 2020—just four years from now—more than 30 million Americans will suffer from cataracts. Symptoms may include blurred vision—as if you were looking through a cloudy glass—dull colors, glaring headlights when you drive at night, or sunlight that seems so bright it hurts.
The three known types of cataracts include: subcapsular cataract, which occurs at the back of the lens (people with diabetes and people taking large doses of steroids have the greatest risk), nuclear cataract, which takes shape deep in the lens's nucleus and is most often associated with aging and cortical cataract, which occurs in the lens cortex and is identified by white opacities in the shape of wedges that seem to begin in the periphery of the lens and work inward to the center in a spoke-like design.
Kleyne, for decades a leading voice in eye and skin care using water and rehydration, encourages every person on earth to take responsibility for their own eye care before it is too late. "Eyes and skin are constantly assaulted," Kleyne says, "by dehydration and depletion of earth's water vapor due to pollution and climate change. Dry Eye Syndrome, allergies and respiratory conditions lead directly to cataracts and blindness."
A unique, preventative safeguard against cataracts can be found in Bio-Logic Aqua® Research Water Life Science®'s Nature's Tears EyeMist, the personal hand-held humidifying device emitting a pure, pH balanced, 100% water mist for rehydrating eyes. Nature's Tears EyeMist is endorsed by more than 22,000 ophthalmologists and optometrists nationwide and was successfully test-marketed in more than 70,000 outlets.
The new research at Bio-Logic Aqua Research® Water Life Science® suggests that a future in which the affliction of cataracts is greatly diminished is on the horizon. Preventative measures such as regularly using Nature's Tears EyeMist will make all the difference.
"You only have two eyes," Kleyne reminds us, "and they are almost completely made of water. If you want to see clearly, and who doesn't, you must be hydrated! Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day and mist your eyes with our pure, culture grade Trade Secret fresh water."
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For the first time in anticipation of an election, 11 women's organisations have come together to create a campaign asking politicians to do something about the gap between men and women. Each of the partner organisations is a leader in their field having become experts through years of experience. Click through below to visit their sites and social media.


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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrived in China today accompanied by 300 business leaders on a visit aimed at boosting a growing economic partnership.
Chinese authorities have cracked down on dissent in hopes of preventing a popular uprising in China like those that have erupted in the Middle East. Sweeping arrests of prominent dissidents have been part of the campaign and have earned the Chinese government widespread internal and international criticism. Who are some of these activists being put behind bars?
Taiwan's planned tax on everything from speculative real estate deals to yachts targets a politically volatile and growing wealth gap. Parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled for early next year.
Li Chengpeng belongs to a new breed of Chinese authors who have to come to prominence in the era of the Internet. His novel brought social criticism, widely available online, to a broad print audience – uncharted waters in China's censorship regime.
The famous Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei hasn't been heard from since his arrest Sunday by Chinese authorities. The disappearance of Mr. Ai, who uses his art to express political dissent, is just one of a slew of recent arrests by the Chinese government in what seems to be a bid to prevent protests inspired by the Middle East uprisings to China. Ai has long been at odds with the Chinese government, and this isn't the first confrontation. What has made Ai a marked man in China?
Japan's quake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis have eased China-Japan tensions heartens many, but flash points remain.
A series of high-profile corruption scandals across Asia have engulfed some of the region's fastest-growing economies, posing political challenges and clouding their investment outlook.
In the past year, China has secured some $65 billion in regional deals. President Obama's current visit to Latin America is seen as a counteracting move.
The Pacific Rim, the body of land surrounding the Pacific Ocean from the west coasts of North and South America to the east coasts of China and Japan, is one of the most volatile regions in the world for earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Since 1975, several stunning earthquakes around the Pacific Rim have resulted in tremendous devastation and loss of life – some smaller, but some much greater, than the unfolding crisis in Japan from the March 11 temblor. Source: US Geological Survey historical data
China has signed a number of trade deals throughout Europe that could boost struggling economies, but some Europeans have misgivings about the possibility of a financial lifeline from China.
China earthquake strikes in southwest border area with Burma (Myanmar). The China earthquake follows two earthquakes in Japan.
The Dalai Lama announced Thursday that he is relinquishing his political leadership of the Tibetan exile movement. But how much will the move actually change his role? Here's an explanation of his past roles and the structure of the Tibetan government in exile.
The Dalai Lama said on Thursday he would step down as political leader of the Tibetan exile movement. But China still appears unwilling to make concessions to exile leaders.
At this week's annual National People's Congress, top leaders have been stressing issues such as skyrocketing house prices, worrying inflation, and workers' wages.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke will be the first 'ABC' – American-born Chinese – to serve in the post. Will that influence China's expectations?
The investment deal points to deeper trust – and gains – between China and Taiwan.
China's crackdown on foreign journalists inside the country is part of a series of harsh measures seeking to ensure that popular movements aimed at overthrowing autocratic regimes in the Middle East do not spread to China.
Beijing's successful evacuation of tens of thousands of Chinese from Libya has highlighted China's growing role in North Africa and the Middle East.
As incomes rise in China, young people are more focused on beauty, and more of them are coming to South Korea on beauty tours in search of that 'get ahead' look.
The town of Chibi has ordered residents to consume five tons of water per household per month in the middle of one of the worst droughts to hit China for decades.
A small Internet posting in China triggered a massive response from the state this week, highlighting just how concerned the government is that citizens might be inspired by protesters in Egypt, Libya, or at home.
Hong Kong's housing hub Chungking Mansions is home to 5,000 people and best-known for its ugliness. Now it's maintenance wants to clean it up.
Some have called Ambassador Jon Huntsman's support for Xue Feng, a jailed Chinese-American, a political move, but recent history says otherwise.
It's official. On Feb. 14, China was recognized as the world's second-largest economy after the United States. Japan released its 2010 economic figures, announcing that its full-year GDP was $5.47 trillion – about 7 percent smaller than China's. But read between the lines and look beyond the top three rankings. You find that Americans are already convinced that the US has fallen behind China, that Japanese are not necessarily dismayed at the news that they've fallen to No. 3, and that other nations are showing notable economic changes.
The high-profile arrest will do more damage to Taiwan, where officials are under scrutiny for missing the suspected espionage, than it will to Taiwan-China relations.


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International retail chain of baby and children fashion and accessories
An international retailer of baby and children fashion and accessories had been experiencing declining revenues and profitability. Arthur D. Little was asked to conduct a diagnosis of the current situation and develop a short-term improvement plan allowing to get back to profitability.
- The client is a retailer of baby and children fashion and accessories active internationally through a large franchise network
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- A targeted merchandising and real estate refurbishment to generate returns with limited investments
- The launch of an attractive employee bonus plan to incentivize sales force and back-office staff
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|Jun 28, 2005
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|Ebay Inc.
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The present invention relates generally to the field of e-commerce and, more specifically, to a pre-auction seller determined price for an Internet-based multi-unit auction facility.
Many Internet-based auction facilities have developed in the past several years. Through Internet-based auction facilities, potential sellers can enter information about their product or service for potential buyers to bid on. The information submitted by potential sellers is then organized and stored by the Internet-based auction facility. Potential buyers can search through the organized seller information to find products or services they wish to bid on.
Once a buyer locates an item to bid on, the buyer can compete with other buyers for the item by submitting bids during a specified auction time period. At the end of the specified auction time period, the highest bid buyer is notified and the transaction between the seller and the highest bid buyer is facilitated.
While the current Internet-based auction facility works well for some items, there are several disadvantages. For example, many items in an Internet-based auction facility have at most one bid during the specified auction time. An interested buyer must sometimes wait days for an auction to end even though his bid is the only bid received. Also, there are many potential buyers who don't like auction formats.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided an auction method to present an auction purchase process and a fixed price purchase process for purchasing a seller's offering by a buyer. In one embodiment, the option to buy at the fixed price remains throughout the auction as long as there are units or an item remaining that have not yet been bid on. In another embodiment, the duration of an option of purchasing an item at the fixed price depends on a configurable threshold, the current auction price in relation to the threshold, and whether the unit has been bid on.
Other features of the present invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and from the detailed description that follows.
The present invention is illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements and in which:
A method and system for providing an option to sell and buy at a pre-auction seller determined price in an Internet-based auction facility are described. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.
For the purposes of the present specification, the term "transaction" shall be taken to include any communications between two or more entities and shall be construed to include, but not be limited to, commercial transactions including sale and purchase transactions, auctions and the like.
To better understand the invention, an embodiment of an electronic transaction facility is shown in
The auction facility 10 includes one or more of a number of types of front-end servers, namely page servers 12 that deliver web pages (e.g., markup language documents), picture servers 14 that dynamically deliver images to be displayed within Web pages, listing servers 16, CGI servers 18 that provide an intelligent interface to the back-end of auction facility 10, and search servers 20 that handle search requests to the auction facility 10. E-mail servers 21 provide, inter alia, automated e-mail communications to users of the auction facility 10.
The back-end servers include a database engine server 22, a search index server 24 and a credit card database server 26, each of which maintains and facilitates access to a respective database.
The Internet-based auction facility 10 may be accessed by a client program 30, such as a browser (e.g., the Internet Explorer distributed by Microsoft Corp. of Redmond Wash.) that executes on a client machine 32 and accesses the auction facility 10 via a network such as, for example, the Internet 34. Other examples of networks that a client may utilize to access the auction facility 10 include a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless network (e.g. a cellular network), or the Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) (or PSTN) network.
Central to the database 23 is a user table 40, which contains a record for each user of the auction facility 10. A user may operate as a seller, buyer, or both, within auction facility 10. The database 23 also includes item tables 42 that may be linked to the user table 40. Specifically, the item tables 42 include a seller items table 44 and a buyer items table 46. A user record in the user table 40 may be linked to multiple items that are being, or have been auctioned via the auction facility 10. A link indicates whether the user is a seller or a buyer with respect to items for which records exist within the items tables 42. While offerings by the seller are referred to as "items" in the specification, "items" includes any product or service offered by the seller. The database 23 also includes a note table 48 populated with note records that may be linked to one or more item records within the item tables 42 and/or to one or more user records within the user table 40. Each note record within the note table 48 may include, inter alia, a comment, description, history or other information pertaining to an item being auctioned via the auction facility 10 or to a user of the auction facility 10.
A number of other tables are also shown to be linked to the user table 40, namely a user past aliases table 50, a feedback table 52, a bids table 54, an accounts table 56, and an account balances table 58.
If, at decision block 220, it is determined that an initial bid value has been received, a second user interface will be generated (block 390). The typical auction purchase process is then made available through the user interface (block 400). The second user interface is converted into a markup language document suitable for viewing by the buyer (block 270). The generated markup language document is then transmitted to the buyer (block 280).
After the markup language document has been transmitted to the buyer, a determination is made at decision block 420, based on the transmitted markup language document whether the fixed price purchase process is available to the buyer. If the fixed price purchase process is available to the buyer, the buyer then makes a determination at decision block 290 whether to buy the item at the pre-auction seller determined price or whether to bid on the item. If the buyer chooses to purchase the item using the fixed price purchase process, his indication to buy at the pre-auction seller determined price is transmitted to the auction facility.
If the fixed price purchase process is not available to the buyer (as determined in decision block 420) or fixed price purchase process is available, but the buyer chooses not to use the fixed price purchase process, the buyer generates a bid (block 310). The bid is then transmitted to the auction facility (block 320).
Upon receiving a transmission from the buyer, a determination is made at decision block 330 whether the buyer has chosen the fixed price purchase process. If the buyer has chosen the fixed price purchase process, the auction is stopped (if the quantity in the auction is fully sold) (block 340) and a transaction is initiated between the buyer and the seller (block 410). Optionally, the auction facility can check the buyer's credit before stopping the auction.
If the buyer has not opted to use the fixed price purchase process, as determined by the auction facility at decision block 330 (either because it wasn't available or he or she preferred to place a bid instead), the bid is received (block 350). Optionally, if the bid is greater than the pre-auction seller determined price (and the fixed price purchase process is still available), the auction facility may invite the buyer to use the fixed price purchase process. Upon receipt of the bid, the fixed price purchase process option is removed (block 360) and a determination is made at decision block 370 to see if there is any time remaining in the auction. If there is time remaining in the auction, bids can be received and processed in the above manner until there is no more time remaining in the auction. However, if there is no more time remaining in the auction, the highest valid bid is determined from the received bids (block 380), and a transaction is initiated between the highest bidder and the seller (block 410).
In an embodiment, the option of purchasing an auction item at a fixed price in a single-item auction is extended to purchasing one or more units of an item at a fixed price in a multi-unit auction (also known as a Dutch auction). In either the single item or multi-unit auction, this option to purchase an item at a fixed price may be referred to as a Buy-It-Now (BIN) feature. In different embodiments, the availability of the BIN feature over the course of the auction may change. In one embodiment of the BIN feature, the BIN feature is persistent, or in other words, available throughout the entirety of the auction. In other embodiments of this BIN feature, the BIN feature disappears after certain conditions are met.
An embodiment of a process 1000 in which the BIN features disappears during the course of an auction is referred to as a temporary BIN and is illustrated in
Another embodiment in of a process 1100 in which the BIN feature disappears during the course of an auction is referred to as a semi-persistent BIN an is illustrated in
Specifically, in an embodiment, the starting price of the auction is set to be less than or equal to the BIN price. The threshold is set to a certain value between 0% and 100% inclusive. When the variable is equal to 100%, the BIN feature is available throughout the auction for that item irrespective of the number of bids on that item. When the variable is equal to 0%, every bid on that item counts and consequently reduces the number of units of that item available for BIN on a one for one basis (i.e., for every unit bid on, the number of units available for BIN is reduced by one). If the number of units that are available for BIN reduces to 0, then in an embodiment the BIN option disappears from the auction.
For example, if the threshold is set to 0% (i.e., every unit bid for will affect the units available for BIN, since the current auction price will always be equal to or greater than 0% of the BIN price), the starting price for an item is 1, the BIN price is 10, and the total number of available units of these items is 10, then an example scenario is as follows:
Number of Units Number of Units Number of Units Bidder Available for Bid Available for BIN Requested in Bid A 10 10 3 B 10 7 6 C 10 1 1 D 10 0 2
As the above table shows, as each bidder requests a number of units for an item in a bid, the number of units of that item available for BIN decreases by the number of units requested in the bid. For example, after bidder A requested three units in a bid, bidder B had available to him for BIN only 7 units of the item. Then, after bidder C placed a bid for one unit, the number of requested bids for that item equaled the total quantity of that item, and the quantity available for BIN was reduced to zero. That is, after bidder C placed a bid, the total number of items with a bid thereon (3, 6, 1) equaled the total quantity of items that were available (10). In an embodiment, the user interface of the auction displays to the user the number of units available for BIN. For example, when bidder B is in the process of bidding, the user interface will indicate that there are 7 units available for BIN, and that if the user would like to exercise the BIN option, the user should enter 7 units or fewer.
In another embodiment, the number of units of an item that are available for BIN always remains the same irrespective of the number of units requested in a bid or bids. For example, in this embodiment, the threshold is set to 100, the start price is 1, the BIN price is 10, and the total quantity of available items is 10 (and assuming that each buyer's maximum bid price is 9). Then, for example, referring to the table below,
Number of Units Number of Units Number of Units Bidder Available for Bid Available for BIN Requested in Bid A 10 10 3 B 10 10 6 C 10 10 1 D 10 10 2
it can be seen that irrespective of the number of units requested in a bid by a user, the number of units available for BIN remains the same for the duration of the auction. In this embodiment, the current price after bid, once again assuming that each bidder's maximum bid is 9 (because of a rule that disallows a user from placing a bid equal to or above the BIN price when the threshold is set to 100), will never be equal to or greater than 100% of the BIN price (10). Therefore, BIN will always remain an option in this auction; it will not be removed. In this case, the number of items that have received bids is neglected, and the maximum bid prices for those bids are neglected.
In yet another embodiment, the number of units of an item available for BIN remains constant throughout the bidding process until the current bid price (or current price after bid) is equal to a certain percentage of the BIN price. In an example of this embodiment, the threshold is set to 70, the start price is set to 1, the BIN price is set to 10, the bidding increment is set to 1, and the total quantity available for this item is 10. Then, a sequence of bidders and bids may be as follows:
Bidder Max Bid QABID QABIN QRBID CPAB A 6 10 10 3 1 B 8 10 10 5 1 C 8 10 10 3 6 D 9 10 10 2 7 E 9 10 0 3 8 F 9 10 0 3 8
Max Bid is a Bidder's maximum bid
QABID is the quantity available for bid
QABIN is the quantity available for BIN
QRBID is the quantity requested in a bid
CPAB is the current price after a bid
Referring to the above table, Bidder A first bids on three units, Bidder B then bids on five units, and then Bidder C bids on 3 units. At this point, Bidder A has become a partial loser (because the total quantity of units requested in the bids of A, B, and C are now equal to 11, and there are only ten units available for bid). The current price after bid, per Vickrey pricing, is set to six—the maximum bid of Bidder A. Thereafter, Bidder D bids for two units, making Bidder A a full loser, and the current price after bid is set to Bidder A's maximum bid plus one. This raises the current price after bid to seven, which is equal to 70%, or the threshold, of the BIN price. Since the current price after bid now is equal to (or is not below) the threshold percentage of the BIN price, and all units have been bid on (total of units bid on for A, B, C, and D is 13), the BIN option is removed from this particular auction session.
In another example of a situation in which the quantity available for BIN is determined by the current price after bid as a percentage of BIN price, assume that the threshold is set to 80%, the start price is 80, the BIN price is 100, and the number of units available for purchase is 10. The following example illustrates an embodiment of such an example.
Bidder Max Bid QABID QABIN QRBID CPAB A 82 10 10 3 80 B 85 10 7 6 80 C 89 10 1 3 82 D 93 10 0 8 89 E 96 10 0 3 93
In this example, since the starting price (also the current price after bid in this case) is greater than or equal to the threshold percentage (80%) of the BIN price, every bid and quantity counts. For example, after Bidder A places a bid on three units, the units available for BIN decreases from ten units to seven units. Then, after Bidder C places his bid, the total quantity of units upon which there are outstanding bids is twelve (Bidder A, 3; Bidder B, 6; Bidder C, 3), and the BIN option is removed from the auction.
In an embodiment, an auction system can variably offer a temporary BIN feature, a permanent BIN feature, or a semi-permanent BIN feature. In such an embodiment, the type of the BIN feature may be changed by simply changing a variable in the system that represents the threshold in the system from 0% to 100% inclusive.
Another embodiment of a multi-unit auction is a process 1200 as illustrated in
Another embodiment or an exemplary method 1300 is illustrated in
Thus a method and system for providing an option to sell and buy at a pre-auction seller determined price in an Internet-based multi-unit auction facility have been described. Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments, it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.
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See Saw
In this netball passing drill that we call see saw. This netball passing drill uses one netball, and three players.
Two players place themselves at the horizontal points of an imaginary capital T. The passer is at the bottom of the T. The passer passes to the middle of the T, and one of the players drives in for the ball, passes back, then drives back to her spot. Immediately the other player drives to the middle to receive another pass, and so on. During this netball passing drill you can also change it up being doing the follow: change sides, side slip out and run back in, as player moves out jump over a line.
Keys to remember while doing and instruction this drill:
- work on proper balance
- work on speed, and especially foot speed
- work on concentration and focus on making good solid hard passes
- work on concentration and focus on quickness in changing direction
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The Family Justice Council has issued guidance for judges, magistrates and legal advisors on family mediation in England and Wales.
The guidance includes an explanation of the use of Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMS) in relevant family proceedings and how they provide parties with the opportunity to find out about mediation and other forms of family dispute resolution.
The President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has endorsed the guidance, saying:
'I commend this helpful and brief guide to family mediation. Mediation is an established and valued part of the dispute resolution process of which the Family Court also forms a part. It is important for judges to be aware of the advantages that mediation can bring to resolving disputes between separated parents and to bear these in mind when cases come before them which may benefit from mediation. I would also encourage judges to become familiar with the mediation services which are available in their areas.'
Details of the guide have been taken from the July 2014 issue of Family Law and made available ahead of print. The full guide is available to download below.
Family Mediation in England and Wales - A guide for judges, magistrates and legal advisors
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Camp Shred. Photo: Greg Gyselinck
What is Camp Shred?
To put it simply: It is the world's largest surf demo featuring free trials from the world's best surf brands. It is March 7-8, 2015 at San Elijo Campgrounds in Cardiff by the Sea, CA. There's free live music and a beer garden.
Complexly: It is choosing from a handful of different playful reefbreaks in the flexibility of a brand new wetsuit. It is sunshine and the scent of sunscreen. It's a bucket hat and your second-favorite pair of sunglasses. It is a dirty T-shirt and even dirtier boardshorts. It is cold beer, a warm campfire. It is meeting your next new surfboard and maybe a spouse? Who knows! It is the sound of mischief from a small group of children having the best weekend ever and it is a musician strumming and a dog barking and really, just be there.


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The Russian leadership of has made a tragic mistake, says Eduard Limonov, leader of the National Bolshevik Party in a statement on the conflict in South Ossetia. Russia should have brought its forces to South Ossetia in peace long before Georgians entered in force.
In Limonov's words, Russia now has only one option: to bring its forces to Abkhazia immediately as a preventive measure. At the same time, Russia needs to allow North-Ossetian and Cossack volunteers to join the battle against Georgian forces in South Ossetia.
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After visiting the temple I wandered down to Gion street, which is famous for being a Geisha district, and got a bite to eat.
I remember that as I was walking back to the city there was a narrow street that looked interesting. Indeed it was, for there were old style buildings with what looked like really good traditional restaurants.
The figurines in the window display case were interesting.
Looking back I recall that the season was Fall and certainly I enjoyed the foliage.
I finally made my way to the commercial streets and started looking for a cheap yet interesting place to eat.
As I walked down the street there was a young girl standing near the store fronts passing out fliers and speaking Japanese. I took one and looked at it and there looked like something good to eat. So I pointed to it and asked, "Where?" The next thing I knew she was leading me down a narrow alley and took me inside a very quaint and small restaurant.
It sure was a gem! The restaurant was busy and from the looks of it with local people, so I knew this place was good. I sat down and ordered a Tempura vegetable set. I was served tea and I took in the restaurant.
In front of me was the kitchen with the staff busily cooking. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the tempura, probably because it was so darn delicious and I was really hungry. Oh how I wish I could easy step into this place again.
Afterwards I did a little souvineer shopping and went back to the hotel. I wonder if I will get out to Japan again or with my next-next vacation time explore China or somewhere else.
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Africans Are Using Market Incentives To Conserve Wildlife
August 1, 1998
Poachers have almost wiped out rhinoceroses in East Africa in the past 15 years because government efforts to control poaching through command-and-control techniques used in America never worked very well in Africa, say experts. Doing what they could to feed their families, people resented and defied the laws.
Now African environmentalists have abandoned the American model and are using market-oriented initiatives to protect environmental values in Zambia, Tanzania and other countries. Take the Campfire program in Zimbabwe, for instance. Using market incentives, it has successfully involved natives in conserving wildlife.
- Foreign hunters pay $10,000 to hunt and shoot an elephant, $3,500 to shoot a lion, $2,000 for a buffalo and $300 for an impala.
- The money goes into a pot that is divided among the people in the community and district.
- Seeing the surrounding wildlife as a valuable resource, the natives go out of their way to protect the animals -- rather than slaughtering them wantonly.
In northern Malawi, local people are now allowed to harvest thatch grass to build houses in the Vwasa Marsh preserve -- where formerly they were forbidden to forage.
Experts say the world environmental movement is at a crossroads. One of America's most distinguished environmental historians, William Cronon of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, set off a firestorm in the environmental movement with a recent article called "The Trouble with Wilderness." He says there is a tendency toward dualism among environmentalists -- painting civilization as evil and nature as good. The logical conclusion of such thinking is that "the only way to save nature is to kill ourselves."
The alternative, say observers, is to make some of the compromises that are being used successfully in Africa.
Source: Robert H. Nelson (Competitive Enterprise Institute), "Calvinism Minus God," Forbes, October 5, 1998.
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Question Time for 11 August 2011
Questions to Ministers 1. JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Finance: What advice has he received about factors that lie behind the current turmoil we are witnessing on world financial markets, and what are the implications for New Zealand? 2. KEVIN HAGUE to the Minister of Labour: Does she still agree, as she did on 13 July 2011, with the comment made by Rt Hon John Key on 22 November 2010 that "I have no reason to believe that New Zealand safety standards are any less than Australia's and in fact our safety record for the most part has been very good"? 3. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his answers to Oral Question No 1 yesterday when he said that the Leader of the Opposition is "just plain wrong" in relation to skills training? 4. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister for the Environment: How have Government reforms to the Resource Management Act helped increase competition in the grocery business? 5. Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Attorney-General: Will he meet with earthquake victims' families to hear directly why they need independent legal representation; if not, why not? 6. Hon JOHN BOSCAWEN to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that "I think the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research is referring to some longer-term issues around demographic change and healthcare costs, and we share the chief executive's concern"? 7. DARIEN FENTON to the Minister of Labour: What is the timeline of the ministerial inquiry into the treatment of foreign fishing crews in New Zealand waters? 8. CHRIS AUCHINVOLE to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology: What progress is being made on the Government's goal of delivering fast broadband to rural areas? 9. Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Does he agree that an appropriate part of the "red zone" area along the Avon River through Christchurch should be transformed into a "green space" for memorial and recreational public purposes? 10. STUART NASH to the Minister of Finance: Does he believe the tax system is fair for all New Zealanders? 11. KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What steps has the Government taken to manage gateways between benefits? 12. KELVIN DAVIS to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all of her answers to Oral Question No 8 yesterday?


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Superintendent of Schools – Last week the Board hosted their fall joint meeting with trustees and school councils. In addition to trustees, about 70 people were in attendance with a combination of division administrators, school administrators and school council representatives. The two-hour event included a casual pizza supper and information about resources for school council leaders and information about the ward boundary review, but the main focus was about the Alberta curriculum development currently underway.
Two Directors from Alberta Learning walked the group through a 75-minute presentation mostly focused on the "why" and the "how" of the curriculum development project. Looking around the room the group was nodding appropriately and when we had table talk opportunities there was plenty of discussion. We had bursts of questions/comments at certain points. When talking about the development process a couple key question were asked – "How are students being involved in this process that will impact them?" and "Have you talked to recent graduates about their thoughts about what they needed to learn?" These questions resonated with people and a conversation spun-off about when and how that could occur.
About 60 minutes through the presentation a parent made a comment that really hit home with me. The parent stated (very politely) that most of what had be presented did not really make any sense to her. Some other parents quickly vocalized similar sentiments. My mind raced through the previous 60 minutes as I tried to process her comment. I came to the realization that the talk was too much about the "why" and the "how" whereas parents in this room were more concerned about the "what" this means for their children. The talk had acronyms that parents did not know; it talked a lot about the technical components of the development process, which potentially really did not matter to parents; and a six-year timeline to build curriculum just does not make sense to many people. There was a hunger to talk about how and when the eventual curriculum would be implemented.
I walked away from the event with a reminder that we need to make sure that when talking to parents we avoid the edu-jargon that dominates our language. We consistently make assumptions about terminology that we use in our business is known to everyone. We need to focus on how whatever we are talking about impacts their children. Like everyone, we all want our kids to be successful, get what they need and have every opportunity available to them when they finished our system. We need to listen to what parents want for their children. People generally trust public education, but need to know that their kids will get what they need in the end. Maybe, for parents, curriculum development is like making sausages – we don't need to know about how it is made, but just that it is good.


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Suffolk OTB rescue called 'a done deal'
State lawmakers have reached an agreement to permit Suffolk Regional Off-Tracking Betting Corp. to seek bankruptcy -- keeping it from going out of business, supporters said.
A provision that gives Suffolk OTB authority to file for bankruptcy has been included in one of several state budget bills printed Monday and expected to be enacted later this week. The OTB had told lawmakers it would run out of cash by early April unless it filed for protection from its creditors.
"They're taken care of," Assemb. Robert Sweeney (D-Lindenhurst) said of Suffolk OTB. "It's a done deal."
Suffolk OTB has been fighting for survival since March 2011 when it filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Churchill Downs -- the venerable Kentucky horse racing track and one of the OTBs creditors -- sued to block them.
In December, a federal judge threw the bankruptcy petition into limbo by ruling that Suffolk OTB inappropriately sought authority from the county legislature, rather than going through the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
Suffolk OTB asked state legislators to help, but negotiations stalled for a while. The Democrat-controlled Assembly favored tailoring a bill to tackle Suffolk's problems while Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) said the Republican-led Senate favored a statewide approach that would address any OTB facing insolvency.
Meanwhile, Suffolk OTB told legislators it might run out of money in April, putting roughly 230 jobs at risk.
In "the spirit of compromise," the two houses agreed to include in the budget a Suffolk-specific provision and a statewide one, Sweeney said. The agreement should remove immediate threats to Suffolk OTB's viability, although it still must go through the bankruptcy process, he said. OTB provides about $1.5 million in annual revenue to the county, he added.
"The significant thing about this is that it saves jobs," Sweeney said, "and it continues to provide a significant revenue stream to Suffolk County that taxpayers won't have to make up."
Photo:The Racing Forum on Motor Parkway in Hauppauge, one of the venues operated by Suffolk OTB.


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A decade before Shakespeare's play begins, there's romance, rivalry and rebellion in the air as teenagers Hamlet, Ophelia and Laertes rage against their parents' expectations in royal Elisnore.
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I finally got to A Deli today. Turns out that either the two places are connected or The Deli has an easy lawsuit on their hands for infringement. Odd thing is why the menus aren't EXACTLY the same, yet they both have all the same sandwiches (Hot Sicilian, Salty Dog, etc). I usually get the Hot Sicilian at The Deli and didn't see it until too late at A Deli today (and the name is altered just slightly), so I got the Spicy Italian. It's okay, but the whole package as far as the food doesn't come together as well as at The Deli.
A Deli is nicer in terms of decor, and there are a few tables both inside and out, but I think I'm going to keep with The Deli.


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The collection has formed from a travel to Cappadocia, an archeological and geological site in the middle of Turkey. The rock formations from prehistoric volcanic eruptions and hand-carved houses of civilizations that resided there inspired the form language of the jewelry set. The production of making it also mirrors the arduous handwork.
Material: Gold plated bronze or silver
Many thanks to ECNP Jewelry (Ela Cindoruk and Nazan Pak) for their facilities access and guidance.
To buy the collection, please visit Crowdyhouse.
Photo credit for the jewelery images on a white background: Cem Malkoç


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The number of dolphins swimming off the North Sea Coast has increased significantly.
It is thought that dolphins are swimming in more southerly waters in search of more food.
Two types of dolphin live in the North Sea: porpoises and white-beaked dolphins.
Porpoises are the more prevalent of the two off the Belgian Coast. There are some 2,000 in local waters.
White-beaked dolphins are rarer. Jan Haelters of the Institute for Natural Sciences says that their number has increased over the past thirty years.
They are swimming in more southerly waters because food is present in greater amounts than in northern seas.
White-beaked dolphins can grow to three metres in length. They seek out human company and enjoy following ships.
Porpoises are far more shy and shun contact with humans.