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Keyword Research for Search Engine Optimization in Drupal 6
In this article by Ben Finklea, we are going to explore:
- What is a keyword and why it matters
- Why keyword research is perhaps the most important thing you will do in an SEO campaign
- Setting goals for your keywords
- How to use your site to find great keywords including installing and configuring the Top Searches module
- Several external keyword research tools to speed up the process of finding the best terms
- A walk-through of the keyword research process
Search Engine Optimization using Sitemaps in Drupal 6
In this article by Ben Finklea, we will discuss Sitemaps in detail, right from the origin of sitemaps to how they are used to make sure our entire site is crawled by the search engines. We will cover:
- What sitemaps are and why you should use them
- How to install sitemaps on your Drupal site
- How to submit the XML sitemaps to Google
Extending Search Engine Optimization using Sitemaps in Drupal 6
In this article by Ben Finklea, we will discuss some more techniques on how should the sitemaps be used to make sure your entire web site is crawled by the search engines. We will also learn how to make a user-friendly sitemap for your site visitors. We will cover the following topics in this article:
- Google News XML sitemaps
- URL-list sitemaps: It simply lists every URL in your site
- Visitor-facing sitemaps: It creates a nice interface for your site visitors to help them easily find the content they're looking for on your site .
Using JavaScript Effects with Joomla!
Although Joomla! has all of the basic content management tools you need to build a website, it is also designed to run custom-built extensions written in PHP. This article steps through working examples of PHP code written to work seamlessly in Joomla!. Modern websites use JavaScript-driven effects to aid navigation, reduce on-screen clutter, and provide interactive features that are not possible with static HTML.
Joomla! has several built-in elements that you can use without writing a single line of JavaScript. The MooTools framework powers many elements seen throughout the Joomla! backend UI; these can be reused in both the frontend and the backend of your Joomla! component. In this article by Joseph L. LeBlanc, we will learn to use JavaScript effects through these topics:
- Customizing Google Maps
ASP.NET Social Networks—Making Friends (Part 1)
In this article by Andrew Siemer, we will cover the most important aspect of any community site—making friends. We will divide this article in two parts. This part starts with the discussion of Problem, that is, what we need to do to achieve success for the article's topic—finding and inviting friends to your network on a community site. It then moves to Design part where we decide on our requirements, and finally the article reaches Solution part where we begin discussing how to actually implement the features.Read ASP.NET Social Networks—Making Friends (Part 1) in full
Adding Calendar to a Web Site using Drupal 6
In this article by Mark Noble, we will learn about adding calendar to our web site. A calendar is a fantastic way of keeping customers coming back to your site and your business at regular intervals so that they can take advantage of specials, sales, and other time-limited events.
We will consider the example of an imaginary web site created for a restaurant called Good Eatin' Bistro. Chef Wanyama is the owner of the Good Eatin' Bistro, a popular upscale restaurant. You can check this web site at http://goodeatin.drupalbyexample.com/.
We will create a basic event calendar, which displays information about musical concerts, special events, and more, for the Good Eatin' restaurant.Read Adding Calendar to a Web Site using Drupal 6 in full
Working with Complex Associations using CakePHP
A many-to-many relation requires an additional table to relate the two tables in relationship. In this article, by Ahsanul Bari and Anupom Syam, we will learn how to define associations in models for many-to-many relations. Then, we will look at how to retrieve, delete, and save related data from and into database tables using model association in this special type of relation.Read Working with Complex Associations using CakePHP in full
Managing Manufacturers, Vendors, and Product Categories with Joomla! E-Commerce VirtueMart
Once the configurations for a VirtueMart store are set, our next step is to build our product catalog for the store and manage that catalog. In the catalog management functions, there are several tasks including managing manufacturers, vendors, and products. In this article by Suhreed Sarkar, we are going to learn about these. On completion of this article, you will be able to:
- Manage manufacturers and vendors
- Manage the product categories
Elgg Social Networking - Installation
In addition to its impressive feature list, Elgg is an admin's dolly. In this tutorial by Mayank Sharma, we will see how Elgg can be installed in popular Linux web application rollout stack of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, fondly referred to as LAMP. As MySQL and PHP can run under Windows operating system as well, you can set up Elgg to serve your purpose for such an environment.Read Elgg Social Networking - Installation in full
Customizing Elgg Themes
Setting up Elgg is all about customizing. Along with the various features that Elgg provides,it is also very essential to customize the look and feel of our network. Elgg does offer us several options for this too. In this tutorial by Mayank Sharma, we'll see how simply by moving around components, individual Elgg users can customize their landing page.We'll also understand Elgg's theming system and create our own themes using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).Read Customizing Elgg Themes in full

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Register Office - Genealogy
Why use Birmingham Register Office?
Certificates obtained from the General Register Office are prepared from copies written and sent by the Registrar, Vicar or Authorised Person, therefore they do not show original signatures.
We aim to post all requests for single certificates within 3 days, it will take us a little longer if you request more certificates.
We have a resident Genealogist, John Yates, who is happy to answer any questions you may have about your family history research. Email him at
If you provide the year, quarter and reference details from the General Register Office Index, we will search for that specific entry.
If you do not specify an entry, we will do a five year search of our records, two years either side of the year you give. If we are unable to find the entry we will not be able to search for it again unless you provide additional information such as a GRO reference.
If we are unable to find an entry in our registers, we will refund your certificate fee.
If we find a probable match in our registers, where only some of the information corresponds with the information supplied, we will contact you and obtain your agreement before issuing a certificate.
If you apply for more than one certificate and information from one is to be used to confirm that others are correct we will issue the first certificate to ensure you are satisfied before issuing others, this ensures you only purchase certificates relevant to your research.
If you require a search for more than five years, this is called a General Search, for which there are additional charges.
Follow the links below to find out how to make the best use of our resources.
Getting Started in Family History
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Noteshelf vs. Remarks vs. Notability: iPad handwriting app shootout!
The iPad has led to a renaissance of apps for handwritten note-taking, but with top contenders like Noteshelf, Remarks, and Notability to choose from, which one is best for you?
Steve Jobs might not have been a fan of the stylus, but for many iPad users it's become an indispensable tool for note-taking, thanks to excellent handwriting apps like Noteshelf, Remarks, and Notability. At their core they all offer a big piece of digital paper for you to scribble, draw, scrawl, annotate, mock up, sketch out, or just plain write down your thoughts, ideas, and projects. Whether you're in a corporate brainstorming session, a student/teacher conference, or family meeting, they're your virtual whiteboard, sheet of lined or graph paper, scrapbook, and art pad all rolled into one. Yet each has its own unique strengths and weaknesses, and each excels in different aspects of the same, broad purpose. So the question becomes, which one is best for you?
When it comes to looks, Noteshelf's beautiful design blows both Remarks and Notability out of the water. The main screen displays each of your notes like a notebook and displays them nicely on a bookshelf similar to iBooks. Noteshelf also has the greatest selection of paper and pen color and sizes. There is also a Noteshelf store where you can buy more paper and book cover designs. Making Noteshelf visually appealing was clearly a priority on the developers' list.
All three apps allow you to organize your notes into folders, but do so differently. Noteshelf has separate bookshelves for groups of notes, Remarks displays each folder like it's own notebook, and Notability has more of a file system take on grouping notes. All of them are equally functional, but Noteshelf's is the most visually appealing.
With Notability, you can also add categories as a way to further organize your folders.
PDF Annotation
One feature that Noteshelf does not offer is importing and annotating PDFs. Both Remarks and Notability do, however. To import a PDF, you must browse to the PDF from somewhere else -- like Dropbox or email -- activate the "open in" option and select Remarks or Notability from the list of choices. Once opened, the PDF works like any other note that you have in the app.
With Notability, you can also import from Dropbox, iDisk, or WebDave directly from the app.
Audio Notes
A unique feature to Notability is the ability add audio recordings to your notes. Neither Remarks or Noteshelf offer this functionality. Unfortunately, you can't indicate which area of the notes your recording is applicable to, but this feature will still be welcomed by many.
Remarks and Notability have the "open in" feature enabled, allowing you to quickly open your notes in another other application. It is a little buried in Notability and Noteshelf does not offer this functionality at all.
For Notability, the destination options are Dropbox, email, "Open in", WebDAV, iDisk, iTunes, and print.
With Remarks, you can email, print, or "open in" another application (including Dropbox).
Noteshelf allows you to export to email, iTunes, Dropbox, Evernote, your iPad album, or printer. Noteshelf is also the only app of the three that lets you share just individual pages from a note. You can also choose to quickly share the page you are editing to email, Twitter, or Facebook.
Handwriting quality
Just like different pens and writing utensils can make your handwriting look better or worse, different handwriting apps can have different impacts on the look of your handwriting. Of the three, Noteshelf is my favorite.
Noteshelf and Notability actually have a way of improving the look of your handwriting with smooth, natural looking strokes. The beginning and end of each stroke gets slightly thicker and mimics the way a nice pen would write. How thin your stokes appear is dependent on how fast you write, slower strokes are thicker and faster strokes are thinner. Notability uses this technique more drastically than Noteshelf. In my opinion, Noteshelf's implementation is better and more natural.
Remarks doesn't have bad handwriting, it's just not as good as Noteshelf and Notability. The strokes have a fixed width regardless of how quickly you write. The strokes are nice and smooth, though, so your handwriting does look nice, just not as nice as it does with Noteshelf and Notability.
When it comes to design and features such as colors, highlighters, and pen sizes, Noteshelf is the clear winner. If you're looking for PDF annotation, however, you'll probably want to scratch Noteshelf off your list.
Between Remarks and Notability, I think Notability is the better option primarily because of the handwriting. But Notability's UI isn't anything to brag about, and I'm a sucker for well designed, beautiful UI's. Remarks has a nicer, more intuitive design, but is lacking in other features like pen sizes and highlighters.
If audio notes is something you need, Notability is the way to go. The other big thing that Notability has going for it is the price. At just $0.99, Notability is a lot more affordable then both Noteshelf and Remarks.
Personally, I use Noteshelf and go back and forth between Remarks and Notability. As a teacher, I like to provide my students with solutions to quizzes and exams and use Notability or Remarks to get that done. I can't decide which of the two I prefer. Even though Remarks is doesn't have all the features (yet?), Notability's clunky UI gets on my nerves. For all my other note-taking needs, I use Noteshelf because of the larger selection of papers, notebooks, and pen colors.
If you have a preference between Noteshelf, Remarks, and Notability, let me know which and why.
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One thing that I like about Remarks (updated with Dropbox Sync by the way) is that it saves the notes in PDF (with annotations). That means that you can at least partially edit your notes in every PDF annotation program.
Overall I like Noteshelf the most, because of it's superb handwriting engine. Remarks is pretty new and you can see that in terms of feature quantity and refinement. But it has lots of potential.
I prefer Notability as a college student. It also allows typing AND handwriting in a single document. The audio syncs with the typed text. I prefer the list type UI for easily finding a particular note. PDF import is also a must for me.
Can you also do a comparison with Notes Plus? One particular feature is which has the least amount of lag between the input and the text appearing on the screen. Thanks!
+1 for Notes Plus comparison... I have been using Notes Plus for a long time, but I'm thinking switching if something is better for my new iPad.
For handwriting alone, Noteshelf. It's a great app. But, when I switched to using my Bluetooth keyboard in class, I chose Notability, its typing is much better. Noteshelf's typing is limited and clunky in comparison. Notability's scissors tool is much better as well.
I only have Noteshelf and Notability and personally love Noteshelf because I feel like the handwriting is a lot more smoother. However, because there's no PDF importing, I use Notability a lot more. Hopefully PDF annotation will Come to Noteshelf.
I'm also curious about Note Plus. I know plenty of people who swear by it. Any personal opinions?
Leanna y u read my mind! Seriously I've been googling top notes/handwriting apps to transition my collage life from notebooks to apps, Is any of them optimized with the new iPad? A comment said that notability is the only one capable of hand-writing and typing at the same space?
BTW beside this, @Leanna give me one stylus review's post! I beg iMore. Specially one with the slimmest pointer available.
After a lot of research I went with Notes Plus. It's the most complete program and have a good enough handwriting design(visuaslly). The handwritten feature is far superior to any other I saw out there. And the developer are an update machine. Only that yet they don't have Reina compatibility, but oddly the drawings do, which is good. Love it.
I personally like Pen Ultimate (which was never mentioned)
What about UPAD?
I second uPad. It seems to have the features of Notability and more. Seems it has better organization and the hand writing recognition is second to none. Better than notes+,better than note taker HD and better than remarks. Who would really pay 5x more for a app that doesn't do PDF's???
To the author, you have some good articles that I enjoy but why leave out some MAJOR players, the one that started this back on the original iPad.
As a teacher, you should know the importance of proof-reading before posting.
Is it a typo in "Remarks also has the greatest selection of paper and pen color and sizes." that should read Noteshelf instead of Remarks?
Because if not, then I guess it must be a typo in "Remarks has a nicer, more intuitive design, but is lacking in other features like pen sizes and highlighters."
Also, "How thing your stokes appear are dependent on how fast you write" - I guess you mean "how thick your stroke is dependent"
Other than that, it's a okay review, but could really have done with including some of the many other options out there. Upad and Writepad are worth looking into, as it NotesPlus which has a great looking interface and pretty good handwriting recognition to convert your scribbles into text.
I do not understand why people have to criticize the reviewer. Keep your comments to yourself and move on somewhere else.
You still haven't given a reason as to why apps with just as many options and some with more were left out. I would like to know why you are/have focused on just these 3. If anything, Noteshelf should've been left out of this list with its inability to handle PDFs.
Thank you for a answer. I also never said you didn't put a lot of time into it. I know it takes time to review multle products and then write, rewrite, proofread , change mistakes and publish. All the while hopeing that none of the grammar nazis on here burn you at the stake for misspelling. Looking foward to the next photo article.
Yes I don't understand why people revs ant to have lame comments about the reviewer , teacher or no teacher we all have typo's , so relax yourself and just be grateful for the review ......thank you
what pen did you use to handwriting? (sorry i'm new in iOS)
I a Bamboo stylus. It's the one that I use as its more pen like than any of the others. It actually has some weight to it so it doesn't feel like you're holding a piece of plastic. The weight also helps with taking notes as it allows for a more natural writing motion vs one of constantly pressing down and trying to write.
Also worth mention is the tip on the Bamboo stylus is replaceable. I love mine.
Hi.. The bamboo stylus seems to write well. I just want to know if it works well with a screen protector? My iPad 2 has a matte anti-glare screen protector.. If that is worth mentioning.
Can anyone answer this question: Does the Bamboo stylus work well with a screen protector on? Thanks.
Yes, it does. You will not have any problem.
I use the Boxwave stylus that doubles as an actual pen. Its nice to have that feature. But the stylus head is large. It takes my already terrible handwriting and brings it up to serial killer levels!
I use Noteshelf and Remarks with it on the new ipad.
Have you tried Note Taker HD ? It works very well for me, with the possibility of typed text, photos, and PDF annotations. Only downside is that the interface is complex and not very appealing. But functionality is great!
I used that for a little bit. Great app. But the UI was rather clunky.
I have used all of this app as well as note taker hd, upad and notesplus. I used noteshelf for some time because of the nice evernote integration but in the end I went back and stayed with notesplus. It just has way too many features and it seems like the developers are always keeping their mind open to user's suggestions as they have put more and more stuff people have asked for on each version.
I too would like to see a few more apps included. Thanks for the review. I just moved from Penultimate to Noteabilty. Penultimate has a better writing experience and is simple but I like Notabilities organization of notes and the default settings option. I save my notes to Evernote also and while notability does not have a specific feature, I can email my notes directly to Evernote.
I think Notetaker HD is extremely powerful, however it takes a little time to get used to the interface.
Sharing can be a big deal for me. It looks like I can share Noteshelf to Dropbox, but corporate security requires me to store documents on a secure internal server. Are any of these tools configurable to allow me to drop my docs into a server of my choice?
I take tons of notes everyday on an old fashioned legal pad. Has anyone successfully transitioned all of their paper-based note-taking to an iPad? What has been your experience? Is digital note-taking really ready for "prime-time"? Are you able to find notes that you are looking for weeks or months later?
A thorough, concise, and fun review - thanks Leanna. (and such a cute voice, too!)
I've used Noteshelf and Notability and prefer the UI and handwriting in Noteshelf. Although, it would really polish things off if they add Dropbox syncing and PDF annotation. Audio recordings would be nice too but not essential for my needs.
Yes but it auto-syncing a notebook to Dropbox anytime I update it would make me feel more secure about not loosing notes!
Great article, Leanna! I have used all of the notetaking apps mentioned (plus a few more) and I too agree that Noteshelf is the best. My iPad has replaced my marble notebook and pen so the Noteshelf paradigm works perfectly for me. I also created a custom paper with my letterhead and contact information so I can scribble a quick note and e-mail it directly to a client from within Noteshelf. Backing up my Noteshelf notebooks to dropbox in PDF format lets me view the saved files everywhere: my PC desktop, my MacBook Pro, my iPhone, and in any browser anywhere.
I use the just|mobile alupen and it is wonderful.
I have written some blog posts about my use of Noteshelf (two were published in iBusiness magazine); you can check it out here. http://bit.ly/GB4xOj
Leona, if you are really "a sucker for well designed, beautiful UI's" you would have fallen into a spontaneous immediate state of ecstasy if you tried Notes Plus. Not to mention its feature set.
I use Notability 9/10 over Noteshelf. I'm a teacher as well and use it for meetings, grading, and planning. The features make it an amazing value and I love the new ha dweitong style. Thank you for doing this article so I don't have to even look at Remarks. At $4 more for the same thing, I'll stick with Notability.
One other thing that makes Notability better than Noteshelf: Autosync. You picked on Notability's clunky UI, but I'll take it (which I don't think is clunky) over an app that doesn't sync easily any day. Oh, and don't forget the folder-level security: this is great when I have student grades in the app.
Do these programs also convert handwritten notes to text? If not are there other good apps that would carry out this function?
I would really like to hear some more thoughts on Notes Plus due to the handwriting recognition and Ghostwriter.
Hi. Thanks for the review! You said "As a teacher, I like to provide my students with solutions to quizzes and exams and use Notability or Remarks to get that done."
What is it about these two that you use to provide solutions to quizzes that Noteshelf doesn't do?
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As a real estate agent, I need to write / edit appointments timing frequently on my calender. Typing will be too slow.
Which app is best for my purpose. Plse recommend.
Dear Ms. Lofte,
Thank you sincerely for your excellent analysis and description of NoteShelf, Remarks and Notability.
I had been a user of NoteShelf but was stifled when needing to download a PDF for notation. Very frustrating!
After reading your article I decided to make the outrageous investment of $ 0.99 and try Notability.
What an excellent program.
It may lack some of the nice design features of NoteShelf, however, from a practical, straight-forward, functional perspective, Notability runs circles around NoteShelf!
In one day I downloaded four (4) PDF's for four (4) completely independent purposes and was able to successfully make extensive notes in an hour and a half group meeting, respond to a design proof - ON THE PROOF DOCUMENT ITSELF! - and sign and authorize two (2) separate government inquiries.
If that's not a high return on investment I have no idea how you define those terms!
Thank you!
J.R. Philbeck
Very good review, i first use remarks but after read this review, I tried Notability that is simple, very funtionality and with much more options in tipe font, size, color of letters, with remarks you have to choose one size and ripe of letter for all the text or make a different text box for every type, but here works like a text editor so it's perfect....you can take hybrid notes with hand writing, tipping text drawing and adding fotos. Also you can export in PDF to Dropbox and safe all your notes in a folder there....and only 0,79€....I paid 4,99 for remarks!!!!! It is finally the app that I was looking for take notes in congress and classes, much more better than Evernote, remarks, one note and many other app in the app store. I haven't use noteShelf but for my needs and if You want to use the keyboard also, I think Notability is better. Thanks again!!
Excellent review! I started out using Noteshelf and absolutely loved it. I have tried numerous note taking apps to find the best one. Noteshelf was the most responsive I first discovered. But then I had the need to annotate a PDF so I went in search of an app to accommodate my needs and discovered Notability. Notability is just as responsive as Noteshelf as far as recognizing your handwriting. Yeah the interface is not as "pretty" as Noteshelf but it is just as functional. As far as sharing your notes with your PC they both have their pros and cons. I will continue to use both apps I like each of them for different reasons.
As far as the best stylus...I have to say that Adonit Jot is by far the ultimate!! It is truly like writing with a regular ink pen.
Thanks again for your review.
Wow. This review perfectly illustrates the vast difference between the way men and women think. It's 85% about the appearances of the apps, but as a guy, I want to know functionality. Does it OCR my handwritten notes? Does the audio recording time sync with handwritten notes? How does it handle drawings/sketches? Just how usable is it in the wild, in real use?
Also would like to have seen Notes Plus and Goodnotes…
What's funny is that beside the sexist, misogynistic thinking that lead you to that conclusion, I also found this review to lack any concrete recommendation on functionality. Notability, unfortunately, does not offer time sync recording with the notes. Neither Notability nor Noteshelf OCR your handwriting, and although they both do fine with drawings and sketches, they are no replacement for a dedicated drawing app. Noteshelf offers the ability to write using a pencil or a calligraphy pen that is more true to life, whereas Notability really only has a pen option.
As a college student, I find that Notability works better for me. Noteshelf may have a somewhat smoother interface, but that's no substitute for a well designed app for heavy note takers. Plus, I like the filing system in Notability. I categorize by semester and then by course, and I'm able to see it all at once.
As a person looking for function, I would have liked a review that focused on functionality rather than aesthetics. The fact that you're a man and I am a woman has nothing to do with that.
Great reviews! :) Please add PDF Note Taker from feiphone.com- I sooo love this app. I can type, I can do handwriting, very easy to use. You can view all features here:
Again for Notes Plus. I used Notetaker HD for the longest time just because of its screen response. I hate it when the app can't keep up, or it's awkward to write somehow. Notes Plus semi recently added on-the-fly backup to Dropbox as SVG. Since I am on a Mac, that's fabulous.
I bought Noteshelf based on this and your other review, which called it the best note taking app for iPad, and while I agree that the UI is very beautiful, I'm disappointed with its functionality. I don't need PDF annotation or audio notes, but I do need to be able to take fast handwritten notes and I find Noteshelf's zoom box too sluggish and imprecise to be useful in a business situation. There also seems to be no way to make it stretch the full width of a page, wasting space on the sides, and if you write directly on the page the writing is too big. For anyone needing to take fast handwritten notes on the go, I would recommend Notability or FastFinga3. Sadly neither are as pretty as Noteshelf, but they're better suited for speed.
Nice article, the comparaison between these apps is interesting, but at the end of the article, I realise that it's to bad using 3 apps to meet your needs. Personally, I use Beesy for PDF annotation, but also because I don't need to design my files, the layout it's already integrate when I want to send an email. About the audio, Beesy offer the possibility to have a continuous monitoring audio and in one click, recording informations 1mn before and 1mn after allowing to not miss important informations
Interesting how people's preferences are so different, because I like Notability's UI way better than the other two. Not even close for me, but to each their own.


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Nearly two-thirds of the 300 investors surveyed in Understanding Investors: directions for corporate reporting have told ACCA that managers have too much discretion over the financial numbers they report and a sizeable majority of investors say they place more value on information generated from outside a company than on traditional corporate reports, such as the news and social media. Worryingly, 45 per cent identified the annual report as being of no use.
There was a clear dichotomy for policymakers created by quarterly reporting. It was seen as useful by 75 per cent of respondents in terms of their own investment decisions, yet 65 per cent agreed that it created short-termism in the market as a whole and distracted management. Almost half wanted to see mandatory quarterly reporting scrapped.
Key findings included:
- 69 per cent of investors had become more sceptical about company-provided information since the global financial crisis
- 63 per cent place greater value on information generated outside the company
- 63 per cent believe management has too much discretion in the numbers it reports
- 63 per cent believe the amount of information put out by companies has encouraged 'hyper-investment'
- 46 per cent believe mandatory quarterly reporting should be abandoned
- 93 per cent expressed support for the concept of integrated reporting.
The survey also revealed strong support for the role of external assurance, which was seen as the main counterbalance to declining trust in company figures. Only in areas like profit warnings and emerging risks and opportunities did investors believe speed of information outweighed assurance. And 41 per cent wanted to see auditing being extended to quarterly reports.
Ewan Willars, ACCA director of policy, said: 'This research shows there has been a shift in what investors want in terms of financial information since the economic downturn. The decline in trust in corporate information since the global financial crisis suggests there is a bigger role for audit to play in rebuilding confidence in company statements.
'But the research shows that while it's easy to lump 'investors' under one roof, the reality is that different investors want different information from financial reporting. Do short-term investors, such as hedge funds, want or need the same information as longer term investors, such as pension funds? Companies and the finance teams that support them may need to provide a range of financial information that meets the needs of various investment groups, rather than look at the investment community as one.'
Ewan Willars said: 'The quarterly reporting issue shows just how fragmented views can be. Even individual investors are torn both ways – they want to consume quarterly reporting for their own self-interest, they also recognise that this focus on shortening time horizons is damaging for the overall market's long-term interests. There is clearly a desire for regular reporting, but investors are aware of the outcome of that kind of financial information environment.
'This poses a real challenge to regulators and policymakers in terms of their approach. Though in Europe there are moves to remove quarterly reporting as a requirement there might be some logic in leaving it as an option, given the mixed feelings on the individual company and market effects it is seen as having. Accounting standard setters and regulators should be worried about the high percentage of investors who see no use to annual reports and the distrust of management discretion over company figures.
'But investors also have plenty to ponder – if they are to play a central role and have their voice clearly heard in the policy-making process, they need to be clearer on what they want and help the profession develop a financial reporting regime that gives investors the assurances they desire.'
The ACCA survey respondents represented a range of institutions, 150 of which each had more than US$500m in assets under management, including pension funds, insurance companies, private banks and family offices, and other asset management firms, as well as investment advisors or analysts and corporate treasurers.
ACCA today publishes two reports, Understanding investors: directions for corporate reporting and Understanding investors: the changing landscape, a review of emerging investment developments. While both reports are based on the UK and Irish markets, the trends identified have wider international resonance. They form half of a four-part series on investors being carried out by ACCA in 2013.
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Stellar 2nd record and Alternative Tentacles debut from this smoking-hot supergroup featuring Sturg (Stza) Crack (Leftover Crack, Choking Victim) and Frank Piegaro (Degenerics) along with Nico de Gallo (Casa de Chihuahua). Star Fucking Hipsters returns for a much fiercer second round of sonic glory! Members from Ensign, Big Attack!, Awkward Thought, and Aloke are along for the ride as well.
STAR FUCKING HIPSTERS' 2nd record "Never Rest In Peace" is even crustier than before, combining melodic punk and metal with the token ska tune (featuring Citizen Fish & Subhumans (U.K.) members). They've clearly grown from their first album, 2008's excellent Fat Wreck Chords release "Until We're Dead".
"Never Rest In Peace" is the result of a year of star fucking live shows, writing, and off-the-map creativity from central STAR FUCKING HIPSTER Sturg - these tunes showcase his rock-solid songwriting and a sharper edge, with a couple of songs that border on crust-core-style metal.
Recorded off the clock and in record time by up and coming production wizard Ryan D. Jones in NYC (almost entirely in the band members' bedrooms at the world famous C-Squat on the Lower East Side), and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Beastie Boys, Metallica, Ramones, Rancid, Nirvana, Slayer), the 13 songs on "Never Rest In Peace" leap out of the stereo and club your not-so-friendly neighborhood cop with blunt songs of rebellion and revolution. This is the best sounding record Stza's done since Choking Victim's classic "No Gods/No Managers."
In addition to the punk-as-fuck songwriting chops, SFH's new record includes cameos from Dick Lucas (Subhumans [U.K.], Citizen Fish, Culture Shock), Jasper Pattison (Citizen Fish, Culture Shock), and Bryan Kienlen (Bouncing Souls). It includes art by famed DIY artists Fly ("PEOPs," Dog Dayz) and Paul Barron. SFH have toured the U.S. and U.K., including the upcoming November 2009 West Coast Tour with Citizen Fish that will include Alternative Tentacles 30th Anniversary Festival. 2010 promises much more of the same from these star fucking road-warriors.
One anthem after another with dueling male-female vocals, "Never Rest In Peace" is arguably Sturg's most heartfelt & emotional album to date!
The CD is a digipack, while the LP comes with a free mp3 download card. Available on iTunes now!
"Even without excessive hyperbole, there are a few ways that parallels can be drawn between Choking Victim and Wu-Tang Clan. Superficially, they both emerged from the NYC area in the 1990s, and musically, they separately created styles that would be as influential in sound as in imagery and subject matter. But whether it's the hardcore Kung Fu hip-hop of RZA and company or the Crack Rock Steady of Stza and associates, both acts' members would go on to spawn a virtual franchise of additional projects and offshoots built on the success of their full-length debut. While Enter the 36 Chambers was followed by such offspring as Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., Tical, and Liquid Swords, what followed No Gods, No Managers and the break-up of Choking Victim saw the eventual formation of a multitude of projects including, but not limited to, Leftover Crack, InDK, Crack Rock Steady 7, Public Serpents, Morning Glory, Piss Shit Fuck, American Distress and our subject here, the Star Fucking Hipsters.
When Stza put word out a few years back that the band was forming, finding a female vocalist was a necessity; Crass' Penis Envy was a stated benchmark and they needed an Eve Libertine-type to serve as an equally ferocious frontwoman. Coincidentally, they almost could have mentioned the Velvet Underground as a basis for comparison, as Star Fucking Hipsters would eventually find their female counterpart in Nico (de Gaillo) who shares vocal duties with Stza in the same way Lou Reed and Christa Päffgen collaborated on The Velvet Underground and Nico.
Never Rest in Peace follows Until We're Dead in similar fashion, with short crusty punk numbers, Crack Rock Steady ska tunes, a spattering of raw pop-punk and thrashy metallic jams. "3000 Miles Away" gets the disc going after the 16-second opener with catchy vocals and a comfortable chord pattern, brought to a head with the epic climax that kicks in three-quarters of the way through with the gang shouting "L-I-V-E against brutality!" Nico and Stza toggle back and forth with an unorthodox melody on "Design" while Dick Lucas of the Subhumans / Citizen Fish helps out on the ska-punk "The Civilization Show." The feedback-heavy "Dreams Are Dead" rings slow and steady, a touch reminiscent of LoC's "Ya Can't Go Home" while the poppy fist-pumper "Severance Pay" evokes friendly memories of "Burn Them Prisons."
The band polishes their metal chops on the slightly goofy "S.F.H." and the more incisive pro-Native rallying cry "Banned from the Land." The group sounds a little tired creatively on the generic anti-religious "Heaven" and presumptuously Roman Catholic-sounding "Church and Rape," which is actually a pro-choice song that would be more effectively aimed at the post-Reagan conservative movement. The album closes out on a high note, however, with the title track (labeled as "You'll Never Rest in Piece" in the booklet) clocking in at a well-used four-and-a-half minutes that seems to cover the entire Star Fucking Hipsters philosophy as Stza testifies "These ghosts will lead the way / Until your dying day / Unstitch the seams in your American dreams / From Guantanamo to Abu Ghraib."
Featuring cameos from past and present members of the Bouncing Souls, Subhumans, Zero Content, Awkward Thought, Citizen Fish and a host of other formidable acts in punk rock, the Star Fucking Hipsters don't disappoint on Never Rest in Peace. It may not be Fuck World Trade...Pt. II, but it certainly carries on in its tradition."- punknews.org
"Despite a potentially deal-breaker name, Star Fucking Hipsters are one of the sickest acts to emerge from the Bay Area's Alternative Tentacles imprint in quite some time. Featuring members of Leftover Crack and Ensign (weird), and guests from bands like Bouncing Souls, Citizen Fish and The Degenerics to name a few, the band's newest long-player Never Rest In Peace is as tricky as its contributors' respective histories. Long and short, SFH cranks out heavy as fuck pop-punk with a distinctive metal, and even crust-esque influence. "Severance Pay" is one of the album's most stand-out tracks. Fans of Pretty Girls Make Graves, Lifetime, Nausea and Strike Anywhere, take a long note."- Chronic Youth
"On the one hand, you could say that the Star Fucking Hipsters don't know what they want to sound like on their sophomore album, "Never Rest In Peace." During the course of the album, the band's sound varies from track to track: melodic and poppy punk, raging ska, brutal metal. On the other hand, you could also say that the band is simply being true to themselves. Led by Sturg "Stza" Crack (Leftöver Crack, Choking Victim) the band's members have quite a diverse range of experience in the alternative scenes.
Star Fucking Hipsters tackle a range of social and political issues on "Never Rest In Peace" and they do so head on. Opening track "3000 Miles Away" might sound sweet thanks to vocalist Nico de Gallo but she's actually sticking it to the government while the quick-moving reggae/ska call to arms of "The Civilization Show" jumps out as startlingly different than the rest of the tracks on the album. The "Dreams Are Dead" is a slow, noisy free-fall like Jane's Addiction's "Mountain Song" while the squealing metal guitar riffs of "S.F.H. Theme" help to build the intensity as they announce that "tortured death is the new disease."
Musically, the contrast of hard and soft that plays throughout "Never Rest In Peace" keeps things interesting. As does the band's genre jumping sound. Star Fucking Hipsters' "Never Rest In Peace" is hard-hitting both musically and lyrically. There seems to be little (or nothing at all) holding the band back as they assault the listener. But while the band isn't declaring war against the listener, they aren't exactly declaring peace, either."- Plugin Music


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Outback to the Top End - Adelaide to Darwin (OAAD)
You can't get Down Under through a bus window. If you're going to get off the tourist track, you'll have to shake things up a bit—that's why we've turned to trains, 4x4s, buses and boat for this itinerary. Starting in charming Adelaide, cut through the Outback and explore the mysteries of Uluru. Follow your curiosity down the deserted tracks that make Australia so remote and spend 14 days discovering the natural beauty of one of the world's most awe-inspiring destinations.
Highlights: Bed down outside under the Outback sky, experience a night underground in Coober Pedy, catch the sunset at Uluru, hike the Red Centre, ride the route of Afghan cameleers on the Ghan Train, explore Crocodile Dundee country at Kakadu National Park
Melbourne to the Red Centre (OAMR)
If you really want to get Down Under and experience Australia's highlights without feeling rushed, you'll have to get off the big coaches. Explore Melbourne before hitting the Great Ocean Road and cutting through the outback to the Red Centre. Here you'll experience the mysteries of Uluru and gain insight into Aboriginal culture. When it comes time to bed down, shake things up with a variety of unique accommodation—swags to underground hostels and even a traditional sheep station.
Highlights: Marvel at the 12 Apostles along the Great Ocean Road, bed down at a traditional outback station, learn about creation time stories from the Aborigines, catch the magnificent colours of Uluru at sunset.
Queensland Sand, Sailing & Dreamtime (OAQE)
This is hardly a sleepy trip. Rather, this is the perfect 12-day adventure for sailing buffs that want to experience the blue waters of Australia, as well as off-road enthusiasts looking to explore via private 4x4s. We've got an exclusive beachside permanent tented camp to stay at on sandy Fraser Island, and once we're north of Cairns, we'll spend 3 days with Aborigines learning spearfishing in mangroves, amongst other things. While "dreamtime" is a mythology central to indigenous Australian society, we're pretty sure you'll want to be wide awake for this trip.
Highlights: Sleep under the stars in an Aussie swag, zip over dunes in a 4x4 on a remote sand island, sail from island to island through the Whitsundays on a maxi yacht, spearfish and cook what you catch with Aboriginals, make your own Aboriginal artwork.
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The quarterly Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) undertaken by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA (the Institute of Management Accountants), highlighted continued uncertainty across the Asia-Pacific region, which is still feeling the effects of the economic downturn in China. China was not the source of this pessimism, but rather its neighbouring countries, who are suffering not only the Chinese downturn but the persistently sluggish recovery of Western economies.
In contrast, the survey saw a glimmer of hope in Western Europe, where respondents said that they had started to see the beginnings of a credible plan to resolve the region's sovereign debt crisis, the promise of a more active role for the European Central Bank as well as continued efforts towards fiscal integration. The Middle East is now the most confident of the GECS regions, with 30 per cent of respondents here reporting an increase in confidence, while 52 per cent believe the state of the global economy is improving. Africa on the other hand, continues to slow down as it has throughout the year.
Capital spending fell around the world in Q3 2012. Growth has continued to disappoint, with just seven per cent of respondents reporting that their organisations planned to increase investment. However, the backlash against austerity is still evident, and attitudes towards public spending have shifted in favour of increased spending in major Western markets including US, Canada, UK and emerging markets such as China, Malaysia, and UAE.
Additionally, there appears to be greater cashflow stress at the global level, which appears to have grown particularly among small businesses, as well as large corporate's and in public sector entities in emerging markets. This does not appear to be a result of fiscal policy, although this did make some difference to the opportunities available to private sector enterprises.
Survey editor Manos Schizas, Senior Economic Analyst with ACCA and report author said: 'This quarter has seen business confidence fall for all the right reasons. Around the world, and with few exceptions, the fundamentals of the business environment are deteriorating, and businesses are once again having the kinds of liquidity problems we thought we had put behind us.'
One theme that emerges clearly from the survey is the interconnectedness of the global economy. Raef Lawson, IMA's Vice President of research commented; 'The slowdown in Asia; the Eurozone debt crisis; the sluggish US recovery; all are feeding into each other and no region is unaffected; in fact, the degree to which movements in the GECS indices are synchronised between regions is uncanny.'
Manos Schizas maintains that there are still many reasons to be optimistic, 'Europe's debt crisis showed signs of being contained in the third quarter, at least for the time being, and finance for investment is being unlocked in many parts of the world.'
UK – National confidence rebounds
The UK saw confidence rebound slightly in Q3 2012, with 16 per cent of respondents reporting confidence gains. However, UK respondents were less upbeat about the prospects of the global economy; 76 per cent believing it is either stagnating or reversing.
UK respondents cited the London Olympics as providing a general feel-good factor, but stressed that overall economic conditions are still poor. The continued impact of government spending cuts, especially in local government, dominated responses.
Manos Schizas said: 'Respondents in the UK have gradually adjusted their expectations of fiscal policy over the past year, as the fragility of growth has become plain to see. While on balance they still expect austerity to hurt growth in the medium term, they now believe the UK's trajectory is much more sustainable than they believed it to be in previous quarters.'
A senior manager of a UK based medium-sized firm described the issues which are affecting their business: 'Most of our revenue comes from the export of capital items (large projects). We have experienced a slowing in demand particularly from China and European countries. Our cash flows have been hit also by HMRC's aggressive drive to receive PAYE payments on time yet only issue VAT refunds right on the 30 day limit after submission of the return.'
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Used around the world by novice clinicians as well as experienced therapists new to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), this bestselling book has been widely adopted as a text in clinical training programs. The authors provide a vivid picture of what it is actually like to do CBT and offer practical guidance for becoming a more skilled and confident clinician. Vignettes and examples illustrate the entire process of therapy, from intake and assessment to case conceptualization, treatment planning, intervention, and termination. Expert advice is given on building collaborative therapeutic relationships and getting the most out of supervision. Appendices feature recommended treatment manuals and other CBT resources.


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20th Annual Galena Triathlon & Duathlon
Ranked by USAT as one of the top 10 sprint distance triathlons in the United States, this challenging multi-sport event offers unique terrain and beautiful scenery, beginning at Nixon Beach on Apple Canyon Lake.
CITY: Apple River
Illinois Game and Pet Breeders Fall Swap Meet
This swap meet involves the buying, selling and trading of game birds, animals, pets and supplies. Vendors will also be available with local honey, garden plants, flowers, and a small flea market. Events opens at 6 am. Gate Fee: $3.00 per person over the age of 10.
CITY: Freeport
Northwest Illinois Rock Club's 2014 Jewelry, Gem, Fossil and Mineral Show
Midwest dealers will showcase a variety of beautiful gemstones, minerals, fossils, jewelry, beads and gifts for holiday shopping. In addition, there will be lapidary demonstrations, a fun-filled children's fish pond and games, speakers and displays.
CITY: Freeport
45th Annual Threshing Show and Antique Show
The Stephenson County Antique Engine Club proudly presents this annual event, "The Freeport Show". It offers over 300 antique steam and horse-powered engines and equipment, and gas engines. This year's feature is Allis-Chalmers. There will be a huge parade daily at 1 pm, a large flea market, a large display building offering home antiques, crafts, demonstrations, and farm miniatures, Gasoline Alley featuring The Rawleigh gas engines, sawmill, and blacksmith shop. There will be threshing demonstrations with both steam and gas tractors, and working demonstrations throughout the show grounds. also ride the Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad antique steam train. Great food is offered. Don't miss the Farmer's Hitch Class Horse Pull or the Midwest Championship Antique Tractor Pull.
CITY: Freeport
Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad and Silvercreek Museum Labor Day Celebration
All aboard the antique steam train as a 36 ton 1912 Heisler steam locomotive pulls three cabooses, and two passenger flatcars for a four mile ride through farmlands and across a bridge 30 feet above Yellow Creek. Purchase your ticket at the Silver Creek Depot, a turn-of-the-century replica filled with railroad artifacts. Browse for novelties in the Freight House and visit the Silvercreek Museum which offers 25 rooms of early Americana, a display of antique machinery, Henney Motor Company vehicles which were manufactured in Freeport, and the operating Cooper-Corliss engine, a giant 130 ton steam engine. The Silvercreek Museum will be serving sandwiches and deserts. Train: Adults: $7; Children under 12: $3; Cab Rides: $15; Museum: Adults: $3; Children under 12: Free.
CITY: Freeport
Cruise Night
Join in an old-fashioned cruise through downtown Freeport. There will be live music by Johnny Rocker, a food court offering a variety of tasty choices, and three contests: the Soundwerks and Tailor Made Autoworks Sound Off Contest, the Gary's Collision & Customs Muffler rapping Contest, and the Dan's Route 66 Service Burn Out Contest. There will be a lot filled with antique cars, Hot Rod Alley and two main parking lots for the classic cars, and cruising all night long. Reserved Parking: $12; Non-Reserved Parking: $10; Cruise Only: Free.
CITY: Freeport
Rockford-Freeport Illinois Kennel Club Dog Show
The event includes an All Breed Dog/Obedience/Rally/Show, booths with dog supplies, refreshments as well as information on showing and training.
CITY: Freeport
Train of Terror
All aboard the Train of Terror for a thrilling and chilling, four-mile ride with a variety of spooky scenes along the route. Buy tickets at the Silver Creek Depot and Freight House. Food and beverages are available. October 11, 18, and 25th. All Tickets: $8.00
CITY: Freeport
Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad and Silvercreek Museum Fall Harvest Demonstrations
All aboard as a 36-ton 1912 Heisler steam locomotive pulls three cabooses for a four-mile ride through farmlands. Purchase your ticket at the Silver Creek Depot, a turn-of-the-century replica filled with railroad artifacts, and browse the Freight House Gift Shop and Silvercreek Museum. Weather permitting, there will be fall harvest demonstrations with horses and tractors. The museum will feature sauerkraut, brats, hot dogs, chili and dessert. Train: Adults: $7; Children under 12: $3; Cab Rides: $15; Museum: Adults: $3; Children under 12: Free.
CITY: Freeport
Christmas Tea at the Stephenson County Historical Museum
Celebrate this holiday tradition at the historic 1857 Oscar Taylor home decorated in Christmas finery. Enjoy music and and homemade cookies with coffee, tea or punch as your tour the mansion. The Holiday Gift Shop will be open featuring a selection of historical books, toys and other unique gift items.
CITY: Freeport
Luminary Night On Stephenson and Lincoln Streets
Enjoy the beauty of the soft light of luminaries and the architecture of these historic homes as you stroll this lovely residential neighborhood. Also, enjoy hot cocoa and cookies. Stephenson Street and Lincoln Boulevard from West Street to Park Boulevard.
CITY: Freeport
Fever River Railroad Fall Open House
For model railroad aficionados-and everyone else who ever enjoyed model trains-this is something to see. The Fever River Railroad is a 103 by 24 foot HO scale model of a hypothetical railroad. The railroad intersects with models of "real" railroads, each of which can be operated independently. Up to 20 trains can be operating at one time. Industries along the railroad right-of-way duplicate either actual facilities or are typically correct of the industries that would be found in the Upper Midwest. The scenery represents the geographical area as well. A collection of railroad memorabilia and pictures are on display.
CITY: Freeport
Music On Chicago
Enjoy warm summer nights in Freeport's historic downtown, between Main and Stephenson Streets, with this music fest featuring bands, great food, a beer garden, and open air market. On June 13 enjoy the blues with bands "The Jimmys" and "Birddog Blues Band". On July 18 come on down for some country music featuring "Jamie Campbell & The Redneck Romeos", and "The Eugene Smiles Project." Rock with us on August 8 featuring "Big daddy Woo Woo." Admission: $5. Under 21 must be accompanied by an adult. Gates open at 5:30 pm. Look for us on Facebook.com/MusicOnChicago.
CITY: Freeport
Lincoln/Douglas Debate Ceremony
Annual public ceremony with speakers, marking the anniversary of the historic, 1858 meeting and debate between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln in Freeport, Illinois. 7 pm
CITY: Freeport
Art in the Park
Join the Freeport Park District and the Freeport Art Museum as they welcome back the 7th annual, award winning, Art in the Park. Come out to Krape Park and enjoy the sights and sounds at this free community event. Cruise the walks and view the fine art on display by local and regional artists. Purchase a wonderful new piece of artwork to take home with you. Listen as local performing artists take the stage throughout the day. Partake in creative hands-on activities with the kids. Don't miss out on this thrilling event. For information on presenting as a artist, please call the Freeport Park District. Artist applications will be accepted until June 28th. Visit facebook.com/artintheparkfreeport for more information. Food will be available. 10 am - 5 pm.
CITY: Freeport
Silver Creek & Stephenson Railroad Steam Train Rides, Silvercreek Museum Soup Supper
All aboard the antique steam train as a 36 ton 1912 Heisler steam locomotive pulls three cabooses, and two passenger flatcars for a four mile ride through farmlands and across a bridge 30 feet above Yellow Creek. Purchase your ticket at the Silver Creek Deport, and browse for novelties in the Freight House. Visit the Silver Creek Museum which offers 25 rooms of early Americana and featuring the 130 ton Cooper Corliss Steam Engine and its over 25' fly wheel. The museum will feature homemade soups, sandwiches and dessert. Train: Adults: $7; Children uner12: $3; Cab Rides: $15; Museum: Adults: $3; Children under 12: Free.
CITY: Freeport
Spencer Tracy Film Festival
Spencer Tracy, one of Hollywood's most cherished actors, comes home to Freeport where his parents lived and where he enjoyed many happy times as a child. Four prized films will be presented on the historic Lindo Theatre's big screen. Friday the 23 7 pm: "A Man's Castle"; Saturday the 23 1 pm: "Edison, the Man"; Saturday the 23 7 pm: "Malaya"; Sunday 1 pm "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". $5 per film.
CITY: Freeport
Pretzel City Brewfest
A craft beer tasting in Historic Downtown Freeport, with 42 craft breweries, food vendors and loads of fun. VIP tickets include 1 hour early admission, a free t-shirt, 30 sample tickets, special VIP glass, koozie and drawstring bag; General Admission tickets include 20 sample tickets, and souvenir mason jar. VIP (Not Available at the Door: $50; Advance General Admission: $20; At the Door General Admission: $25; Designated Drivers: $10.
CITY: Freeport
Winneshiek Players Presents "Love Letters"
The Winneshiek Players is pleased to announce special performances of Love Letters by A.R. Gurney at the Main Street Bistro and This Is It Eatery. August 3 and 10 at the Main Street Bistro, 109 S. Galena Avenue. Happy Hours: 5 pm; Dinner: 6 pm; Performance 7 pm. Experience Chef Craig's delicious dinner buffet of roasted chicken, crab seafood stew, veggies and potatoes. August 4 and 11 at This Is It Eatery, 16 N. Chicago Avenue. Dinner 6 pm; Performance: 7 pm. Serving a 12 oz. rib eye steak grilled to your taste, jumbo fired shrimp, baked potato, salad and fried Oreos. Tickets at both locations are $30 each and include your dinner and the performance, beverages separate. Reserve your tickets by calling 815-232-7032 or emailing email@example.com.
CITY: Freeport
Lena Lions Fall Festival
This fall fest features carnival rides, games, food, a 5K run hosted by the Lena Park District, a parade on Saturday at noon, a pork chop BBQ, raffle drawings for a car and a 4 wheeler at 10pm on Saturday, musical entertainment, an antique tractor display, firemen water fights and much more. Friday: 6pm - 10pm; Saturday: Noon - 11pm
CITY: Lena
Pecatonica River Trail Fall Flotilla
Enjoy the fall colors that only Northwest Illinois can deliver. Start the morning with a leisurely canoe or kayak paddle down the natural water trail of the Pecatonica River. Paddle from McConnell Bobtown Landing (7.9 miles or 2 1/2 hours) to McNeil's Damascus Landing. Lunch provided for donation.
CITY: McConnell
Mighty Richland Players Dessert Theater "Opal's Million Dollar Duck"
While rooting through Opal's Antique Junque Shop, two summer stock leads come across a painting that looks a lot like an old master that disappeared from the local art museum. In order to collect the insurance themselves, the divas, Desmond and Queenie, try to acquire the painting from Opal, who has other plans for the painting. The plot thickens hilariously when the two stars resort to everything from outrageous flattery to knockout drops trying to get their hands on the picture. September 27, 28 29 Friday and Saturday: Doors Open: 7 pm; Show: 7:30 pm; Sunday: Doors Open: 1:30pm; Show: 2:00 pm. All performances are in a dessert theater format. $20
CITY: Orangeville
The "Pec Thing" Antique & Flea Market
Great bargains can be found everywhere on antique tools and quilts, yard art and jewelry, stamps and postcards, furniture and glassware, arts and crafts and everything in between. Over 500 dealers are spread out over 100,000 square feet inside and 40 acres outside.
CITY: Pecatonica
Winnebago County Fair
Come to the Winnebago County Fairgrounds and enjoy the sights, sounds, animals, competitions, music, and great entertainment. Visit the website for a complete schedule of events.
CITY: Pecatonica
47th Annual Willow Folk Festival
Amateur and professional bluegrass, country and spiritual singers perform with acoustic musicians from a hay wagon or on a country church lawn. Homecooked food is available.
CITY: Stockton
154th Annual Jo Daviess County Fair
Celebrate with the oldest fair in Illinois. Livestock shows, exhibits, tractor pull, draft horse pull, motocross and ATV races, live entertainment, fair foods, carnival rides and more.
CITY: Warren
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The Turquoise Cup Golf Classic was established as AKF's signature fundraising event in Atlanta and over the years, it has grown to become a well-recognized occasion within the Atlanta community.
This year's tournament took place Monday, October 14, 2013 at the Country Club of the South, one of the South's premiere golf courses, located in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course combines unsurpassed natural beauty with one of the most challenging layouts in the area.
More than 150 individuals from leading corporations throughout the metro Atlanta community participate in the Golf Classic each year, and the numbers are expected to increase as the event continues to grow in popularity.
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Here is a snapshot of ex-lovers Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone shooting for Imtiaz Ali's 'Tamasha' in the French coast of Corsica. The image has been leaked online and doing all the rounds.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' will also feature Priyanka Chopra with Ranveer Singh and Deepik Padukone in the pivotal role. Priyanka has done a special number, 'Ram Chahe Leela' in 'Ram Leela' and now she will be seen in a crucial role in the much talked about 'Bajirao Mastani'.
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Apple begins to ship initial orders for the new iPad
Looks like some of the iMore staff, readers, and forum members are already getting shipment notifications from Apple for the new iPad's they ordered on event day, March 7.
Before anyone gets too exited and thinks this means their new iPad will be arriving overnight or early next week, delivery dates via Fedex are for Friday, March 16, the official new iPad launch day. (Though in the past, courier slip-ups have led to a few lucky people getting iOS devices a day or so ahead of schedule).
If you pre-ordered your new iPad from Apple, what's the status of your order? We're tracking this like NORAD tracks Santa so let us know when you ordered, what you ordered, and when Apple says you're getting it.
And jump into our New iPad forum if you want to track along with us.
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No notification for me yet :(
Just checked the status, it's preparing for shipment.
Mine made it from Shenzhen to Hong Kong and has now departed Hong Kong! I wonder what the next stop will be?
Via UPS, who unfortunately almost always comes after I leave for work, so I may be waiting til the 19th unless they'll do Saturday delivery. Maybe I'll call in sick with iPad fever ;-)
Preparing for shipment (Australia)
no notification yet :(
My 64g white wifi+4g (AT&T) is being engraved right now. [-l
I ordered Wed night, and it will arrive here on Friday 3/16. No shipping notification yet (just the Thank you e-mail from Apple).
I am in NYC.
I ordered two. One Wednesday afternoon (16GB Black wifi) and one early Thursday morning (32GB Black wifi) and both say preparing for shipment with a delivery date of the 16th.
Ordered around 2pm EST on Wednesday. The order is still in 'processing' mode, no order confirmation yet, called Apple, they said they were just too slammed but that I should at least see a confirmation at some point today. It did go from 'reviewed' to 'processing' pretty quickly, but no movement since then. I can't even login and see the full order. Delivery date of the 16th still remains though.
I just got my shipping notification. Still says it will be delivered March 16, but I'm crossing my fingers for a FEDEX screw-up. The good kind, I mean. I just jinxed myself didn't I?
I have one "Processing" and one listed as "Preparing for Shipment"
I managed to complete my order around 3:30PM EST - about two hours after the conclusion of the New iPad event. I ordered a Black, 64GB, WiFi only model.
As of ... just now ... my status on the Orders page in my Account on the Apple Store says "Preparing for Shipment." It's been that status since very early this morning.
Hopefully, it won't be long until it flips to "Shipped"!
Ordered 3/7, confirmed 3/8, smart cover shipped 3/9, iPad preparing to ship. Both still show dilivery on 3/16.
I am still Processing. I ordered late in the evening on Mar 7.
my iPad is still processing and my order went through around 1:30pm PST on Wednesday
Im a little nervous now...mine still says processing! I ordered at around 4:30 and got confirmation at 6pm. Still no shipping info.
Mine already moved a few places. Last scan said it had left Chengdu, China I think. I'm just happy to see it making its way to Papa!
Ordered Black 64 4G (engraved) Wednesday afternoon. Took multiple tries but got through. Got email conf later that night. Got email today saucing it had shipped. Started in china and went to HK and departed there. Say I will get on 3/16. Was going to Work from home that day do I would get right away when wife freaks out. We discussed me buying a month ago around my birthday. But still. Anyway need to go to work that day so working from home 3/15. Hopefully it comes early!
Ha! The big spender just HAD to tell everyone he got the most expensive model. Bravo sir. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that you probably also drive a Porsche Cayenne as well.
So he wants to "toot his horn". I wish him luck with his new iPad and may we all receive early.
Obviously we are all excited for our purchase and can't wait for delivery.
My 16GB WiFi new iPad shipped today from Pennsylvania via FedEx. Estimated arrival date is the 16th.
I ordered the 16gb Black around 7pm and just got my shipment notification. I, too, am hoping for an early delivery :)
I ordered my 64GB white Wi-Fi version on Wednesday around 6pm CST, and got my UPS tracking number early today (Friday morning).
The last tracking point so far is Chengdu, China, estimated "by end of day" on Friday, March 16.
Ordered about 5pm on Wednesday. Left China on the morning on the 8th (received email from Apple at 1030am on Thurs). Departure scanned from EPZ, China. 32GB Black Wifi Engraved
My shipping notification just came, but my iPad 16gb wifi black was just picked up from Pennsylvania (I'm in western new York) with a delivery on the 16th. Seems strange when that distance only takes a day or so normally. Maybe I'll try to pick it up from FedEx like I did with my Verizon iPhone.
According to the FedEx tracking, mine was picked up in Nashville an hour ago. Here's hoping for an accidental early delivery...
maanged to get my order in at about 12pm arizona time on the 7th, 32gb white verizon lte, no change still says processing as of 2pm az time today. Curses!
My smart cover will arrive the 12th however lol.
Checked my status today and it arrived in Anchorage, Alaska early today. White 16gb 4G Verizon.
Sorry but judging from that tracking number Allyson provided , it looks like a fake shipment notification! :Pducks lol
Curses....placed mine as soon as I could after the store came up after the event, Ordered 64GB Black ATT Wi-Fi/4G got my order confirmation at 4:29 Eastern Time, and as of right now mine is still processing....starting to get worried :-( even though it still says delivers by March 16th
It will be delivered on 16th. Trust me !
Got my shipment confirmation a couple hours ago. 16GB BLK shipped from Pennsylvania via Fed Ex @11:00 am. Delivers March 16 3:00 pm. YESSSS!!!
I don't understand why FEDEX says Overnight delivery, and its not coming for 7 days...
Shipment confirmation received and it shows that it is in Nashville, TN. with an delivery exception that says "Future delivery requested"! Bummer! :(. Oh well, I guess I will get it next Friday. I can't wait to get my hands on this thing! :)
I believe it means to hold till the 16th.
I have the picked up notice from FedEx that says it will be delivered on the 16th by 3:00.
Then at the bottom left is "Future delivery Requested" which I am told is the hold that Apple would like for release day.
Thanks Duane! I was hoping for an early delivery but it looks like that isn't going to happen! Oh well, it's definitely worth the wait! ;)
"We're tracking this like NORAD tracks Santa"
So you're just making it up?
Mine says picked up at 3:50pm, located at Middletown, PA. Can't wait...
Preparing for shipment.
Ordered and confirmed 3/7 6:36pm EST Detroit area
32GB Blk engraved 4G Verizon
UPS tracking- 3/10 Arrived Louisville, KY 12:11am via China, Hong Kong, Anchorage AK
Will it stay UPS or switch to FedEx?
Will it arrive early?
It will stay ups and we can only hope they will arrive early, mine is sitting in ky with yours! Lol
Like a boss, mine is scheduled to arrive on Monday, 3/12
Evidence: http://screencast.com/t/HKVOZENrF
Thats not an iPad. They originate in china not us. Nice try.
That, and the pkg is 1.3kg which is almost 3 pounds, not 2.
Mine is in Kentucky, white 64gb wifi 4g AT&T. Here's hoping to early delivery!
I ordered mine on launch date - left china via ups on 3/9 and arrived in the us at 12:14 am today - 3/10. Says to be delivered by end of day 3/16. We are 6 hours away from where it is right now....
i ordered my iPad 4g 32gig black and pile tv around 9:30 pm on day one of pre orders and the iPad has already been shipped from middleton PA , and i am in NYC. thank u apple !
Just got my second notice from FedEx telling me that my new iPad is in Nashville and that it will be delivered by 3:00pm on Friday the 16th.
That puts it less than two days away and I am already loosing sleep! I ordered it at 4:00 in the morning on the 8th. I know it's only a week but I am about tho go nuts. This is my First iPad.
At least I am not doing the standing in line waiting game in hopes to get one. This at least gets delivered to my door.
This is my first iPad as well! I'm glad I won't be standing in line hoping to get one and then being told "sold out"! Apple has already sold completely out of pre-order units so it's going to be interesting to see how many people actually walk away with one on Friday.
Ordered mine on 3/9 at 5:00 CT. Just got notification that it will arrive on 3/13?!?!
So, did you receive your new iPad today? Just curious. LOL! :)
I ordered mine 5pm on 3/7 and Fedex says it is in Nashville. But it also says that it is overnight delivery. But it also says "future delivery requested."
Ordered my black 16gb WiFi model on 03/09 around 12 pm EST. Says it delivers to my local Apple Store on 03/16, but it's still in processing! AGH, when will it ship...
Received notification on March 11th that my engraved iPad 3 is in Louisville (I live in Florida) and it is scheduled to arrive on March 16th.
I ordered mine about 1.5 hrs after the event and mine is still listed as "processing" but says that it will deliver by the 16th...any advise?
My iPad has been sitting in Louisville, Kentucky for a day...
Mine's been in Nashville since Saturday.
I ordered mine on the evening of the 7th, and saw on the 10th it was picked up in Nashville. Hopefully now that the weekend is over, it'll start moving again. I keep checking, it's still not been moving and my husband still keeps teasing me about it. :)
I ordered mine at 11:30pm on the 7th. However I checked the box to pick it up at my local apple store. Hate having to deal with waiting around for the FedEx or UPS guy. Mine still says processing today... I just want it to say... Shipped, will be at the apple store on Friday! Is that to much to ask? It does say it will arrive on the 16th. Keeping my fingers crossed. I'm ready to upgrade from my ipad1
I ordered mine on the 7th. FedEx says mine is in Transit and will be delivered on the 16th at 3:00 pm. This will be my first ever iPad...excited!!!
I ordered mine on Event day (March 7th) it was shipped within 8 hours and it was engraved. It says it will arrive by the end of the day March 16th. Today is the 12th and it's in Louisville, KY. I'm in NH. I notice most people say its being shipped via FedEx. Mine is being shipped by UPS. Hmm?
Mine is sitting at ups world hub in Louisville, Kentucky since saturday.. Left china then hong kong, then alaska to ky.. Id love to see a picture of the stack of ipads sitting there.. Its prob a good thing they r splitting up shipments to ups and fedex to offload.
Mines been In ky since Sunday, still scheduled to arrive Friday. They must have stacks of new iPads just sitting there
I ordered my black 16G, 4G day one of pre-orders. It way shipped from nashville via fedex over night on 3/11. I recieved a call from fedex saying i have a delivery coming on 3/13@ 10am that requires a signature. The ipad is the only package I'm expecting. Woohoo!
I didn't preorder. I ordered mines yesterday and received a confirmation that it will be shipped April 4th.
My white 32 GB 4G iPad was shipped on March 10th. got into Louisville on March 11th and is still just sitting there.
Appears apple is controlling the shipment to make sure it doesn't arrive too early!!
64 gig ordered on launch day, engraving, been sitting in Louisville since Saturday. My scheduled delivery date is Friday and had planned to work out of the house that day but I got called away - doh! I too am set for UPS delivery and went on the Apple site to pre-sign for the package.
I don't anticipate any problems but that's when they usually happen, right?
I ordered mine about 2 hours after the event and its sitting in Louisville, KY since 3/10. Tracking had it leaving China on 3/8 so yeah its definitly being held up.
I ordered mine engraved on 3/7. Showing "Delivers on March 16th". Shipped March 9th from Shenzhen China to Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. Arrived in Anchorage AK on 3/10 at 841 PM, but no update since then. Transit says onetime with 3 business days to go. I am in SW FL. Would at least like to see it move to KY.
64 gig black envraved ordered evening of launch day. received shipping information evening of the 8th. From china, EPZ (9th), chengdu (9th), anchorage (10th), louisville (11th). Arrival in Minneapolis by end of business on 16th!
So excited! First iPad
I ordered the 16g 4g model on 3/7 at 6:00 EST. as of right now it still says preparing for shipment. Do u guys think it will still be here by 3/16??
No worries, Sam! If you ordered on the 7th, you will have it by Friday! :)
Mine has left Hong Kong and according to UPS rep, it is on time for Friday delivery. They also posted on their website that they are not allowed to deliver before the 16th.
Yeah I pre ordered my 16gb iPad and I ordered on march 9th and so far my iPad has been in Louisville ky since March 11th and my Scheduled delivery is march 16th Friday at end of day
Mine has been sitting in Louisville, KY since March 10 after a one day trip from Shenzhen.
Mine is in Nashville. Will they wait one day to shipped to me?
What kind of cases are available on release?
I ordered my new iPad last Wednesday, the day that Apple announced its long awaited release. Mine has been sitting in Nashville, TN since March 12th. I know someone that works at FedEx, which is the company that is delivering my new iPad, and they said that in the past the FedEx trucks would leave Nashville with police escorts all they way to Memphis, TN. Then after arriving in Memphis they would disperse to all the major surrounding cities. The overnight shipping, by my best guess, means that they would be shipped from Nashville Thursday night and arrive the next day by 3:00 p.m. Sounds like to me that FedEx has a lot of work cut out for them during the next two days.
My iPad has been setting in Nashville sense the 10th. I just got notification that it is now in transit from Mount Juliet, TN.
and on its way To Des Moines!
Like many people, ordered right after the Apple presentation, and it shipped the day after from Hong Kong. Arrived in Louisville, KY on the 10th and by 12h30 EDT today (thurdsay, 15), it is still there.
I wonder how it will make it to Quebec City, Canada by tomorrow if it doesn't leave by the end of today!
I finally talked to someone at Apple customer care, and it appears my iPad will only be delivered on Monday, March 19.
It really sucks when you realize that the shipment left China and arrived in Louisville at the same time as tons of others that will be delivered today.
Why would Apple force UPS to hold on and delay a batch of iPads and not some others? Because they've been engraved??? Now that would be dumb!
I'm wondering the same thing. Ordered right after the presentation, shipped on the 9th, arrived in Louisville very early on the 13th and is still sitting there.
If it doesn't leave soon I don't see it reaching Vancouver by tomorrow.
Louisville, KY, United States 03/15/2012 4:35 P.M. Departure Scan
UPS is on the move!!
My new iPad is about 10 miles away. What time does FedEx start delivering?
03/16/2012 3:05 A.M. Out For Delivery
OMG! It's on the truck for delivery!!
Just arrived !!!
Sounds too good to be true! I will give it a try anyway. I live 2 miles away from the UCF.
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With the Affordable Care Act online marketplace expected to go live tonight at midnight, health care advocates are doing all they can to raise the public's awareness of the law, which included finding the throngs of people turning out at Síclovía this weekend.
An estimated 73,000 people joined in the city's promenade down Broadway on Sunday. Síclovía promotes getting fit and healthy lifestyles and some organizations spread the word about the new health care law.
Each week on World Music (Saturday nights from 8-10 on KSTX 89.1 FM), I take a look at celebrations happening around the world. This week, cows battle in Switzerland, and there's a "vegetarian" festival in Thailand that's not for the squeamish.
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Síclovía has once again shattered its attendance record despite a bout of rain early Sunday morning. 73,000 people came to play in the streets on Sunday, breaking the 65,000 person record set in April.
Since it's inception in 2011, YMCA President Sandy Morander said San Antonio has improved it's body-mass index level according to the Centers for Disease Control.
San Antonio Congressman Joaquín Castro is urging his fellow congressmen to get past "hostage politics" of the past few years to avoid a government shutdown and also emphasized the importance of the Affordable Care Act.
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The Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Friday honored an intelligence specialist whose plane crashed over Afghanistan earlier this year.
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Three Abortion-rights groups have filed a lawsuit against Texas' new abortion law challenging two of four provisions in the law.
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is bringing Big Band Mexican Jazz to San Antonio. Spokesman Jorge Canavati says what to expect.
"We have Iraida Noriega, a very beautiful Jazz vocalist, world renowned, coming to do a concert at the Guadalupe Arts Center on the eighteenth at 7:30 p.m. She's going to do Boleros, which are very famous ballads from Mexico and Cuba, from the 30s and 40s, and a big band, with John Migaldi and the Prime Time Orchestra, a local band," Canavati says.
Texas Matters: Wendy Davis will finally announce her decision on the governor's race, which will finally end the speculating and kick the 2014 election campaigning into a new gear. Ted Cruz' attempt to "defund Obamacare" is still playing itself out, but has he gained or lost political capital? The insurance exchanges that are part of the Affordable Care Act open up on Oct. 1 and people for and against the new health care law are working their tails off for their case. A look at boomtowns from Mose Buchele of StateImpact Texas, and last, a few words about sustainability from an International Space Station flight controller.
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Grace Garcia is the executive director for Annie's List, one of the main groups drumming up support for the Davis campaign.