text:
Hofbräuhaus is one of Munich's most famous sites, and perhaps its most famous restaurant. We were a bit apprehensive to visit the Hofbräuhaus given its high place on the Read More
Been there, done that? Do tell us about it! Submit a review of this Europe restaurant today.
User Rating 5 of 5 stars
Our best meal in Germany was lunch at Auerbachs Keller in Madler Passage, right inside the Grimmaischestrasse entrance to the roofed, open-air shopping mall. Black Read More
This hotel restaurant has both an indoor seating area and a pleasant candlelit terrace, a perfect place to sit out on a warm summer's night. The bilingual staff is all Read More
Showing All Restaurants

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Summer field school for non-degree certification
BY MAY 8, 2013 Submit non-degree application by fax or mail.
Download application »
BY MAY 15, 2013 Submit official baccalaureate (or highest degree) transcript.
Transcript must be sent directly from the awarding institution to: Graduate Studies, Southern Adventist University, PO Box 370, Collegedale, TN 37315.
BY MAY 31, 2013 Full payment due ($500 for each class). To pay by phone, call 1.800.SOUTHERN.
BY JUNE 3, 2013 Register for these Second Session classes by submitting a simplified online registration form.
Go to Online Registration Form »
Graduate Studies—School of Religion »


text:
Why use ROSCAs when you can use banks? Theory, and evidence from Ethiopia
Much of the existing literature on the use of informal credit arrangements such as ROSCAs (Rotating and Credit Saving Associations) theorises the use of such institutions as arising from market failures in the development of formal saving and credit mechanisms. As economic development proceeds, formal institutions might therefore be expected to displace ROSCAs. We show, using household data for Ethiopia, that in fact use of formal institutions and ROSCAs can co-exist, even in the same household. We examine usage of both formal and informal institutions across the household income gradient, and provide a theoretical model consistent with these empirical facts.Download Info
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.Bibliographic Info
Paper provided by Department of Economics, University of Leicester in its series Discussion Papers in Economics with number 11/32.Length:
Date of creation: Jun 2011
Date of revision: Jun 2011
Handle: RePEc:lec:leecon:11/32
Contact details of provider:
Postal: Department of Economics University of Leicester, University Road. Leicester. LE1 7RH. UK
Phone: +44 (0)116 252 2887
Fax: +44 (0)116 252 2908
Web page: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/economics
More information through EDIRC
Order Information:
Web: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/economics/research/discussion-papers
Related research
Keywords: Household saving; Credit institutions; ROSCAs; Ethiopia;Other versions of this item:
- Kedir, Abbi M. & Disney, Richard & Dasgupta, Indraneel, 2011. "Why Use ROSCAs When You Can Use Banks? Theory and Evidence from Ethiopia," IZA Discussion Papers 5767, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Abbi Kedir & Richard Disney & Indraneel Dasgupta, . "Why Use Roscas When You Can Use Banks? Theory And Evidence From Ethiopia," Discussion Papers 11/05, University of Nottingham, CREDIT.
- O16 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
- O17 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
References listed on IDEASPlease report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Cleveland, William S. & Devlin, Susan J. & Grosse, Eric, 1988. "Regression by local fitting : Methods, properties, and computational algorithms," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 87-114, January.
- Stefan Klonner, 2003. "Rotating Savings and Credit Associations When Participants are Risk Averse," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 44(3), pages 979-1005, 08.
- Olivier Dagnelie & Philippe LeMay, 2005.
"Rosca Participation in Benin : a Commitment Issue,"
Development and Comp Systems
0511026, EconWPA.
- Olivier Dagnelie & Philippe Lemay‐Boucher, 2012. "Rosca Participation in Benin: A Commitment Issue," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 74(2), pages 235-252, 04.
- Olivier Dagnelie & Philippe LeMay-Boucher, 2008. "Rosca Participation in Benin: a Commitment Issue," Working Papers 339, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics.
- Olivier Dagnelie & Philippe LeMay-Boucher, 2008. "Rosca Participation in Benin: a Commitment Issue," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 735.08, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
- Siwan Anderson & Jean-Marie Baland, 2002.
"The Economics Of Roscas And Intrahousehold Resource Allocation,"
The Quarterly Journal of Economics,
MIT Press, vol. 117(3), pages 963-995, August.
- Anderson, K.S. & Baland, J-M., 2000. "The Economics of Roscas and Intra-Household Resource Allocation," Discussion Paper 2000-83, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
- Siwan Anderson, 2000. "The Economics of Roscas and Intra-Household Resource Allocation," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 1323, Econometric Society.
- Carpenter, Seth B & Jensen, Robert T, 2002. "Household Participation in Formal and Informal Savings Mechanisms: Evidence from Pakistan," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(3), pages 314-28, October.
- Ambec, Stefan & Treich, Nicolas, 2007. "Roscas as financial agreements to cope with self-control problems," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(1), pages 120-137, January.
- Thomas Crossley & Hamish Low & Sarah Smith, 2011.
"Do consumers gamble to convexify?,"
IFS Working Papers
W11/07, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
- Thomas F. Crossley & Hamish Low & Sarah Smith, 2013. "Do Consumers Gamble to Convexify?," Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers 1314, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum.
- Ng Yew Kwang, 1965. "Why do People Buy Lottery Tickets? Choices Involving Risk and the Indivisibility of Expenditure," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 73, pages 530.
- Handa, Sudhanshu & Kirton, Claremont, 1999. "The economics of rotating savings and credit associations: evidence from the Jamaican 'Partner'," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 60(1), pages 173-194, October.
- Calomiris, Charles W. & Rajaraman, Indira, 1998. "The role of ROSCAs: lumpy durables or event insurance?," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(1), pages 207-216, June.
Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.Cited by:
- Alem, Yonas & Hassen, Sied & Kohlin, Gunnar, 2013.
"The Dynamics of Electric Cookstove Adoption: Panel Data Evidence from Ethiopia,"
Discussion Papers
dp-13-03-efd, Resources For the Future.
- Alem, Yonas & Hassen, Sied & Köhlin, Gunnar, 2013. "The Dynamics of Electric Cookstove Adoption: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia," Working Papers in Economics 557, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:lec:leecon:11/32. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Mrs. Alexandra Mazzuoccolo).
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
As usual, ballot here, thoughts after the jump. Thanks for the great discussion this week! Chris takes back over next week, but it's been fun.
Rocky Top Talk Ballot - Week 10
Rank | Team | Delta |
1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
3 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | 1 |
4 | Boise St. Broncos | 1 |
5 | Stanford Cardinal | -2 |
6 | Oklahoma Sooners | 4 |
7 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
8 | Wisconsin Badgers | 1 |
9 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6 |
10 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2 |
11 | Clemson Tigers | -5 |
12 | Michigan St. Spartans | -4 |
13 | Arizona St. Sun Devils | 1 |
14 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 3 |
15 | Michigan Wolverines | 5 |
16 | Houston Cougars | 3 |
17 | Georgia Bulldogs | 4 |
18 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -7 |
19 | Washington Huskies | 4 |
20 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | -- |
21 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -- |
22 | Missouri Tigers | -- |
23 | Texas A&M Aggies | -10 |
24 | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | -- |
25 | Cincinnati Bearcats | -1 |
Dropouts: Texas Tech Red Raiders, Virginia Tech Hokies, Miami Hurricanes, Baylor Bears |
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "
*Changes made based on comments: K-State and Washington jump Ohio State and Georgia Tech. Missouri, A&M, and Southern Miss jump Virginia Tech. Toledo gets a special mention as #26. Didn't move Arkansas because some suggested putting them over Nebraska, while I was considering putting them below Clemson. Compromised.
*Extreme votes (as of now--deadline isn't until the morning): we're the highest for Wisconsin, and only Nittany White Out has them in the top ten (#9). We're second highest for Arizona State, who got a #10 vote from The Ralphie Report (must've been impressed this weekend). We're second highest for Ohio State, who Braves & Birds put #19. We're tied for highest Washington vote with UW Dawg Pound and Husker Mike's Blasphemy. We're tied for highest with Missouri and are one of just three blogs (in addition to High Porch Picnic and Hog Database) who voted for them at all. I don't know if anyone else ignored Penn State and Virginia Tech, but I can't imagine it was popular.
*Wisconsin: I want to make a special point of them. They lost a game to an inferior team and went up in the poll. Yeah, that looks a bit ridiculous, but I can't help it that everyone around them lost too. Facts are, they have one of the most impressive wins outside the Elite Seven (31 points over #9 Nebraska), and both their losses were on the road against top 25 teams and decided on the last play of the game. Everyone below them, save I think Houston and Southern Miss, has been housed at least once. It's hard to find an argument (other than "most recent loss") to drop them down near #20, where most have them.
*Ohio State and Georgia Tech. Want to make a note of this too. Their resumes are remarkably similar. Both got destroyed in Miami Gardens, both got home wins this week over legit top fifteen teams. Ohio State has more losses, but their losses to #12 Michigan State and #9 Nebraska were both nailbiters, whereas Georgia Tech lost to unranked Virginia, right between UVA's overtime escape against Idaho and their home loss to NC State. What's more, Georgia Tech had been on a downswing the last few weeks (lost two of three, hadn't covered a spread since September), whereas Ohio State has a new lease on life after early suspensions contributed to their first two losses. So why are we among the only believers in Ohio State when everyone and their mother ranked Georgia Tech? Is there any answer other than hype or prejudice?
*Missouri: Yeah, they lost four games. Their losses are to the teams we have #3 (home), #6 (away), #13 (away, OT), and #18. Excuse me for forgiving them, especially when their signature win is far better than anything Virginia Tech or Penn State could come up with. I refuse to penalize a team for losing to a superior team unless the loss is particularly ugly.


text:
"Operation Graduation" aims to help students to finish degrees
The University of Wisconsin-Sheboygan invites former students to return to college and restart their journey to an associate degree and, ultimately, a bachelor's degree without ever leaving their community.
Project "Operation Graduation" is the universities' initiative to reach out to stopped-out students and inform them of the many new degree programs and education delivery methods available to place-bound students. UW-Sheboygan has sent invitations to over 400 former students who have earned credits towards their Associate's Degree General Education requirements but have not completed their college degrees. The UW-S adult student advising team has successfully readmitted former students to the university on a path to achieving their individual degree goals.
There are many good reasons to complete a college degree. Earning a degree signals to employers that you have advanced skills in communication, critical thinking and group dynamics -- the same skills employers struggle most to fill in today's workplace. Census bureau projections confirm that individuals with higher educational attainment levels earn more – significantly more. It can bring better working conditions, shorter unemployment periods, increased marketability, and more career advancement opportunities.
"UW-Sheboygan has a team that will help you get started by developing a plan to assist you in completing your degree. UW-Sheboygan has many solutions for you and welcomes the opportunity to meet with you to create a manageable plan. We understand that returning to school is a significant commitment for students who have stopped" said Patti Leick, Adult Student Initiative Recruiter at UW-Sheboygan. "Innovative programs and delivery methods allow adult learners to achieve educational and career goals while fulfilling family, work, and other responsibilities."
Nearly 40% of UW-Sheboygan's total enrollment is made up of returning adult students (age 22 or older). The university recognizes that the needs of these returning students differ significantly from those of the student direct from high school and makes every effort to meet those needs. With UW-Sheboygan's small class size (average of 23 students), comfortable environment, affordable cost, approachable faculty and helpful support services, returning adult students find reaching their goals possible.
UW-Sheboygan has partnered with several four-year University of Wisconsin institutions to offer bachelor's degrees in many disciplines, including business, education, special education, engineering, nursing, sustainable management, human services leadership (and new programs in health wellness and health information management). All of these bachelor degree completion programs are available without commuting to the partner campus.
UW-Sheboygan is committed to helping former students and all area adult learners achieve their dream of a college degree and invite them to take the first step and contact the university to discuss the many UW degree program offerings available right in their own community. Registration is open for several summer sessions and fall semester courses.
The public is invited to attend a Campus Open House on Wednesday, June 26 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. on the UW-Sheboygan campus, and will include an information fair, campus walking tour, and a UW-Sheboygan Showcase of campus services and classes. Meet Campus Dean Dr. Jackie Joseph-Silverstein and UW-Sheboygan students as they share exciting opportunities and personal experiences for launching your education and career at UW-Sheboygan. Stop in or stay the entire evening.
Contact UW-Sheboygan Student Affairs at 920-459-6633 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information on the Campus Open House or how to get going on your UW-Sheboygan education.


text:
Andalusia Restaurants
- Overview
- Itineraries
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- Spanish Phrases
Fodor's Spain 2014
Trade Paperback
Egaña-Oriza Review
Chef José Mari Egaña is Basque, but he's considered one of the fathers of modern Andalusian cooking. This restaurant, on the edge of the Murillo Gardens opposite the university, has an atrium-style dining room with high ceilings and wall-to-wall stained-glass windows; in warm weather, you can eat on the terrace under the orange trees. The menu emphasizes the chef's Basque origins and includes tronco de bacalao pil pil y crema sauve de azafrán (spicy baked cod baked in a light saffron sauce) and ragout de jabali a la jardinera (wild boar stew with spring vegetables). The adjoining Pequeño Oriza and Bar España serve tapas including innovative marinated and almond-breaded anchovy with orange juice. Private dining rooms are also available for special occasions.
- 80 Degrees: Fodor's Helps You Find Your Best Beach Vacation Spots
- Fodor's Go List 2014: Where we are going in 2014
- World Cup Fever: Start planning your trip to Brazil!
- Fodor's 100 Hotel Awards: Check out the winners of 2013
- Weekend Getaways: Fodor's Recommends the Best Weekend Escapes in the US
- Great American Vacation: Find Your Next U.S. Trip with Fodor's
In this trip report, I'll be describing my recent holiday in Northern Spain and Southern France. Here's the breakdown of my travel: one day each in Bilbao, San Sebastian, Lourdes and Read more -
My film "From Flamenco to Fez" presents a 2 continent, 3 country trip to Spain, Morocco, and Portugal. Read more
Hey everyone!
I've done some searching and found great information so far and am looking for some final suggestions on my first trip to Europe.
I'm a 29 year old male and am looking for amazing nightlife Read more
· News & Features
Travel Tips
A must-see in Spain is the annual Feria, or April Fair, taking place from April 24th to the 29th in Seville. ... Read more


text:
Search Results For "Crash Symbols"
Crash Symbols - Anthems (Bonus Track)
Ants in My TranceFollow "Evergreen by Plastic Flowers" Posted 5 days ago →
Crash Symbols - Freaks Matt Weiner Remix
Decoder MagazineFollow "Atlanta-based producer Matt Weiner has cultivated quite the spread of mechanized techno and cold wave under only a couple of…" Posted on Nov 21st, 2013 →
Crash Symbols - Metal
Passive/AggressiveFollow "Mens Beach House nærmest er blevet mainstream (sagt med al kærlighed og respekt for Baltimore-duoen), er der fortsat beslægtede musikere,…" Posted on Apr 19th, 2013 →
Crash Symbols - Moths
Nothing Sounds BetterFollow "Album of the Week: Tyler Hanan [3/14/13] Well, this was quite the welcome split; I only regret it..." Posted on Mar 14th, 2013 →
Crash Symbols - Hard In The Paint Ryan Hemsworth Remix
Pigeons and PlanesFollow "In what seems like only a handful of months, Ryan Hemsworth has become one of production's hot commodities. His clean,…" Posted on Jan 3rd, 2013 →
Crash Symbols - Listen (Prod. by Beautiful Lou)
DingusFollow "I've had a long standing friendship with the gang over at Crash Symbols. Besides sending our blog regular updates on…" Posted on Oct 26th, 2012 →
Crash Symbols - Lotion
DingusFollow "Sirup by unhappybirthday (Germany) Unhappybirthday is a pop dance electric trio from Germany. Their first full length release Sirup from…" Posted on Oct 11th, 2012 →
Crash Symbols - Vapid Glitch Vow (Single Edit)
Neighborhood TapesFollow "Outerbanks by Yalls " Posted on Jul 17th, 2012 →
Crash Symbols - Mi Amor
DingusFollow "Holgate EP by QTM (Morgantown, West Virginia) * From one of our favorite DIY labels comes the Holgate EP- an…" Posted on Jun 21st, 2012 →
Crash Symbols - Little Flower
Turntable KitchenFollow "Cosmic Sound VHS Vision1 640x640 Single Serving: Cosmic Sound VHS Vision Yet another awesome release from our friends at Crash…" Posted on Jun 8th, 2012 →
Crash Symbols - Backyard Woods
Dipped in DollarsFollow "Cosmic Sound is Stephen Farris, and VHS Vision was a side project he made during a brief hiatus in the…" Posted on May 23rd, 2012 →
Crash Symbols - Deep Ocean
movimentaFollow " Hotel of Lost Light è l'esordio di Some Ember - progetto molto interessante, un mix di synth pop sperimentale e…" Posted on May 3rd, 2012 →
Crash Symbols - Era of Wind
DingusFollow "Hotel of Lost Light by Some Ember (California) * Pulling on dramatic 80′s heartstrings, the latest release from DIY record…" Posted on Apr 27th, 2012 →
Crash Symbols - Mycorrhiza
Kid ShirtFollow "There's some sort of vague Proggish after-echo to parts of this track; it's like I'm hearing a Fruity-loops squarewave fourth…" Posted on Mar 11th, 2012 →
Display a Hype Machine Widget on your
site to show off recent and most popular tracks from blogs, or your favorites.
We have awesome apps for the iPhone, BlackBerry 10, soon for Android, and our friends have built an app for Windows Phone.
Check them out!
All information on this page is available in RSS and JSON formats for non-commercial, attributed use (CC) by developers.


text:
My issue is in the handling of the crackdown. These are two different things. The reason why this thread is very good and transparent I believe is a direct consequence of the non specific yet overly hard email from AdSense.
My issue in this thread is not the crackdown – it is needed and I trust AdSense to do what's needed. That's why I like and trust AdSense.
I say that if you did not breach the TOS, then you should not be kicked out for good without even a single warning. I say the good thing to do is to tell me to fix it - and I will.
What's a webmaster to do when you get that message from the King other than bring it up with the guild?


text:
Switch to: Top Doctors | Top Dentists
District of Columbia
- All District of Columbia Results
- Capitol Hill
- Downtown DC
- Foggy Bottom
- Friendship Heights
- Georgetown
- Northeast DC
- Northwest DC
- Southeast DC
- Southwest DC
- Spring Valley
- West End
- All Maryland Results
- Annapolis
- Baltimore
- Bel Air
- Bethesda
- Bowie
- Boyds
- Burtonsville
- Cabin John
- Camp Springs
- Cheverly
- Chevy Chase
- Clinton
- College Park
- Columbia
- Damascus
- Demascus
- Fort Washington
- Frederick
- Gaithersburg
- Germantown
- Glen Burnie
- Glenarden
- Greenbelt
- Hagerstown
- Hyattsville
- Ijamsville
- Kensington
- La Plata
- Lanham
- Largo
- Laurel
- Leonardtown
- Mitchellville
- Montgomery Village
- Mount Airy
- Mt. Airy
- N. Bethesda
- North Bethesda
- North Potomac
- Olney
- Oxon Hill
- Potomac
- Prince Frederick
- Riverdale
- Rockville
- Silver Spring
- Suitland
- Takoma Park
- Temple Hills
- Upper Marlboro
- Urbana
- Waldorf
- West Bethesda
- Wheaton
- All Virginia Results
- Alexandria
- Annandale
- Arlington
- Arungton
- Ashburn
- Brambleton
- Burke
- Centreville
- Chantilly
- Clarendon
- Fairfax
- Falls Church
- Fredericksburg
- Gainesville
- Garrisonville
- Great Falls
- Haymarket
- Herndon
- Lansdowne
- Leesburg
- Lorton
- Manassas
- McLean
- Middleburg
- Oakton
- Potomac Falls
- Purcellville
- Reston
- South Riding
- Springfield
- Stafford
- Sterling
- Tysons Corner
- Vienna
- Warrenton
- Woodbridge
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Here Come the Robots
Hospital-acquired infections kill an estimated 100,000 Americans a year, and drug-resistant organisms have been gradually building immunity against even our strongest antibiotics. But this spring, Anne Arundel Medical Center deployed a new weapon in the war against bacteria.
Meet TRU-D--short for Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfector--an R2-D2-shaped portable robot that disinfects hospital rooms using ultraviolet light. Built by Lumalier, a Tennessee company specializing in UV disinfection devices, TRU-Ds are deployed at 102 hospitals around the country. Locally, they're used by Georgetown, Walter Reed, and Anne Arundel.
"We've known since the 1870s that sunlight reduces bacterial growth," hospital epidemiologist Mary Clance says, explaining that the bright-blue UV glow emanating from TRU-D disrupts the microbes' DNA synthesis, rendering them incapable of reproducing.
After a manual cleaning by the housekeeping staff, TRU-D is wheeled into the center of a hospital room, chairs and beds are moved from the walls, and drawers with equipment inside are opened so the UV rays can touch everything. The robot's sensors gauge the size of the room and adjust the dose accordingly; it usually takes about 30 to 40 minutes to cleanse the space.
Studies have shown that manual cleaning disinfects only 48 percent of hospital-room surfaces, while UV disinfection can get rid of 99.99 percent of pathogens. "Simple hand hygiene is not adequate," Clance says. "Things have changed a lot in terms of multi-drug-resistant organisms in the last decade. The old model from the 1840s was if we all washed our hands there would be no transmission of organisms. But that is not true."
Which is why, she says, we need TRU-D.
Read all of the 'Saving Lives with Science' pieces about our 2013-2014 Top Hospitals.
The Latest from
Doctors: Do you need to update or include more details in your listing? Click here to find out how.


text:
- MeetingsSchedule a meeting
- Special EventsPlan a special event
- WeddingsPlan a weddingEnd of tab panel
OffersFeatured OffersEnd of tab panel
About DoubleTreeAbout DoubleTreeEnd of tab panel
Enjoy a two-night break for two with dinner, breakfast, afternoon tea and tickets to Chatsworth.
Relax in contemporary accommodations at DoubleTree by Hilton. All the essentials and more are covered in our modern, stylish guest rooms with an array of amenities to make you feel at home. View our amenities guide and choose a room that's right for you.
Accessible rooms are available. Please contact the hotel for details.
Guest Rooms: Unwind in one of our warm and welcoming guest rooms, which have comfortable Sweet Dreams Experience® beds and spacious desk areas. Stay connected with high-speed internet access or watch a movie on the 37'' LCD TV. Our Guest Rooms also feature tea and coffee making facilities and a mini fridge, to make you feel at home. Several of our rooms overlook our landscaped gardens.
Deluxe Rooms: Relax in an air-conditioned DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sheffield Park Deluxe Room. Cable on the 37" LCD TV furnishes the comforts of home, while a range of luxury toiletries in the bathroom add a touch of elegance. Stay connected at the desk with complimentary high-speed internet access. Keep complimentary fruit and chocolates cool and fresh in the in-room mini refrigerator. Connecting Deluxe Rooms are available – great for family stays at this Sheffield hotel.
View All Guest RoomsSpoil yourself with the extra space and amenities of one of our contemporary Suites. Unwind in the sitting area with a a complimentary newspaper or watch a movie on the 42''? LCD TV. Enjoy Room Service at the spacious dining area and invigorate your senses with a range of luxury toiletries in the elegant bathroom. Stay connected with complimentary internet access at the desk and enjoy a restful night's sleep on the the king-size Sweet Dreams Experience® bed.
View All Suites


text:
Instant "Members Only" Coupon Codes Emailed NOW When You Sign Up for FREE Membership!
You are already an existing user.
Do you want to opt back in?
Please check your email inbox for a confirmation message.
Just click the link to complete your subscription and receive your coupon codes.
Popular Destinations
- Mexico
- Caribbean
- Las Vegas
- Orlando
- Hawaii
- Florida
- New York City
- Costa Rica
- New Orleans
- San Francisco
With a stay at Onyx Hotel, a Kimpton Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Boston, steps from TD Garden and minutes from Harrison Gray Otis House. This 4-star hotel is close to Boston Common and USS Constitution Museum. Read More About Onyx Hotel, a Kimpton Hotel
- One King Bed


text:
- Northern New York Newspapers
- Watertown Daily Times
- The Journal
- Daily Courier-Observer
- NNY Ads
- NNY Business
- NNY Living
- Malone Telegram
MASSENA Trudian Simmonds, 31, Springfield, Mass., was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Albany, to seven days time served and five months of home detention for transporting an undocumented alien near here.
According to the U.S. Attorneys office, Ms. Simmonds entered the United States from Canada alone at the Massena port of entry on Aug. 9, 2012. She then drove to a parking lot on the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian reservation, where she picked up a Jamaican citizen who had illegally entered the country from Canada earlier that day. She was transporting the man away from the border area when she was stopped and arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents.
She was found guilty of transporting the alien following a three-day jury trial in May.


text:
Quantum EntanglementThe office was a flurry of activity when I entered. No doubt it had been this way ever since the Endeavour entered a stable orbit. Two centuries of planning, prep and endless waiting, and for the first time, mankind had reached another star."Rosen?" A hard voice called across the medley of movement and chatter."Here, sir," I called back and hurried over to Doctor Lindborn."You're late. Take this and get into the observation room. We need to prep you for entanglement." A swipe across his tablet sent a chart from his screen to mine.I nodded and left, weaving between rows of desks and technicians, towards the glass fronted room that would be my environment for the next week. Sutter was already there, leaning back in his chair, silver augment stretching across his brow, between his temples. Beyond him were a dozen identical chairs, each with its own attending techie.Doctor Petrovyn entered behind me, and we were both whisked away to sep
Powerwhine's LamentJuanita Alvarez sat in the house she shared with Dominique Freeman, watching the television. Dominique was out on a date this evening, and Juanita didn't expect her to be back for a while. So it was a shock when the opened door opened. She swiveled her head around to see Dominique slam the door behind herself. "I take it the date didn't go well?" Juanita asked."That bastard…" Dominique muttered angrily, mostly to herself, as she hung her coat up.Juanita shut off the TV and asked, "Care to tell me what happened?"Dominique walked over to the end of the couch and crossed her arms. "So we're in the middle dinner when he gets a phone call. I get curious about what he's talking about, and so I ask him what it was about after he was done. He tells me, and get this, that it was his wife! Their kid was sick and she was giving him an update."Juanita winced and said, "Ow."Dominique nodded and continued
The Creamfast CaseThe Ollenberg Auditorium was filled with people, both large and slim. This was truly a main event, in its own right. Amongst the clamoring people, a troupe of security guards were heading over to the podium, but nobody was able to see the person they surrounded.Once the person got up, he was finally revealed to be wearing a golden lab coat, to match his already eccentric hair. The rest of his outfit was actually clad in black."Good citizens!" He said, "I'm so thankful you came here today! I've noticed that obesity is gaining some kind of popularity. But the problem is that the epidemic is rising faster. So, I've created a solution!"He brought out a tub of ice cream. Then, he took out a remote control, and activated a movie.There was no narration, but the scientist said, "You see, people, this is Creamfast, the latest in weight-loss technology. I understand how some of you have busy jobs, but this concoction is both an enjoyable treat, and guarantees near-instant results! For t
Trust Machines - Leashing"What the hell is that?" Michelle asked startled, pointing at the apparition leashed on a park bench. Sheryl followed her gaze and cocked an eyebrow. "An elephant, obviously." she observed, apparently unimpressed and Michelle shot a withering look at her friend. "Of course it's an elephant." Michelle responded tartly. "That I can see for myself. What I want to know is why it is only the size of a pony and why it is leashed to a park bench!" "Hm..." Sheryl pondered. "Perhaps that's simply someone doing Leashing." Michelle looked at Sheryl with a blank look on her face. "Leashing?" Sheryl sighed. "Yes, leashing. Girl, you need to stay in touch with the current social media themes. Look, there's someone taking pictures of the elephant!" Indeed there was a boy in their age shooting images of the small elephant with his smartphone. Which, in Michelle's opinion, still didn't explain shit. "I still can't follow. Of course someone is taking
The First BlastTim left his home in a daze. He wandered across his lawn freely, like someone who knew he had to get somewhere but who had no idea where that was. He looked up at the cloudless sky, staring right into the sun. He shut his eyes, then opened them and turned them down the row identical, brightly coloured two story houses that made up his neighbourhood. Still somewhat in shock, but slightly more confident in his movements, he began to walk down the row, just skirting the edges of the bright green lawns and paved driveways.Almost everywhere he went, families were gathering on their yards. The same shock and awed loss of direction was apparent in everyone's faces, as if they had all woken up from a strange dream. He nodded politely to those he passed, waving hello to a few. They returned the favour, though their friendly smiles carried even less genuine feeling than normal.The cause for their shock and awed expressions was clear. No one questioned it, everyone understood as soon as t
Inventor and Creator- EndingIt is a rather peculiar tale. Yet, she was a rather unusual lady, with a very odd and fantastic secret. However, like all tales we must draw the curtains and lament the fate of the inventor and her creation christened Emmeline. It would appear that the cruel Fates decreed a sad end for our star-crossed lovers. This here is how the story concludes.The inventor prepared for her final journey. She set all of her affairs in order. Her remaining research was to be passed on to her fellow scientists for them to decipher and perhaps innovate the golden age of Society. She took great care to leave her remaining assets to Isaac, for the children she would never set eyes on again. The inventor could not bring herself to step foot in the family manor. She did not belong in their domestic bliss. But she could leave her nieces something to grasp for, an education, a chance to excel just as she did with the best men of science the world had ever known. This was the legacy she intended to leav
Prototype CounterfeitPrototype Counterfeit'Jett Harper,' the judge called, and Jett rose. 'How do you plead?'Jett stared at him unwaveringly. 'I'd like to tell my story first.''About how you killed eight people and left them on Seriph?''I'd like to tell the true story.'The judge sighed. 'In that case, begin.' ***Alec wiped a bead of sweat from his temple as he turned the dial up on the thermostat beside the glass tank. He paused, eyes narrowing at the Seriphid that crouched motionless behind the glass, eyes closed.Jett hummed quietly and jotted down the new temperature in his notebook before turning to his lab-hand.'If exposed to high temperatures such as these,' he explained, 'proteins in human cells denature and the person dies. It messes with y
The Robot and the PrincessDarkness fell heavily across the cityscape at sunset, casting long shadows from the countless pinnacles that reach heavenwards toward the two moons suspended like great rough-skinned melons above them. The dark canyon abyss that was the streets below was both the shelter and the harsh climate for billions of souls. Despite the legions of brilliant lights that flashed, called out, and beckoned lost souls to them in veritable rainbows of color along every thoroughfare, the streets themselves seemed eternally cloaked in shadows. It almost seemed that the harsh lights only caused the shadows to appear darker, and such shadows. They resembled the humans that cast them, yet were hideously skewed, and stretched into twisted shapes from positions the of the lighting. Such was the world called Talonus.Talonus is an odd world of outcasts, unwanted by the even the conquering Thressian Empire that ravaged that place with war, not eighty years prior. Though they fought, died, and killed for the ri
Trust Machines - Criminal EnergyAfterwards, Mr. Peter couldn't really say what had spiked his attention in the first place. It may had been the fact that the odd pair hadn't come out of the Venn Machine in front of his store. It may had been something else. But whatever it may had been, he'd just stood in front of his store, smoking a cigarillo as his reward for another day of work being over when it had happened. Which had meant that he had had a premier seat to watch over the enfolding spectacle. Mr. Peter's raised his eyebrow as the peculiar looking pair entered the mall. They looked hilarious. First of all, there was a miniature rhino stomping into the mall. It wasn't even remotely the size of a real rhino, but it was notably bigger than a pony, probably pushing the maximum size which could fit into a Venn Machine to the limit. The Rhino was equipped with large saddle bags and on its back there was a rider, his appearance being even more amusing. He looked like a wiry, six-armed monkey, wearing combat boots
First Battle of Eden: Part 1The First Battle of EdenBy Josheua SamuelsonA Chronicles of Man Short StoryThe chime pierced the silence of the flag officer's quarters aboard the Alliance battleship Kilimanjaro, and Vice Admiral Harriet Spencer's azul eyes opened begrudgingly before the chime called again. Sighing, the five foot nine woman rolled to her side and glanced up at the communication panel at her bedside, tapping the glowing accept key and designating voice only. After all, it wasn't right for an admiral to talk to her subordinates while half naked. "Spencer, go ahead." She said and noted the grogginess of her own voice as she checked the time. Zero two hundred. No wonder she felt like she had just fallen off a sunderhorse. "Admiral, I don't mean to wake you but we have a situation." Spencer quirked an eyebrow at the voice on the other end. It was Captain Kuritz, Kilimanjaro's CO who, like Spencer,


text:
The Effects of Aquatic Invasive Species on Property Values: Evidence from a Quasi-Random Experiment
The invasion of ecosystems by non-native species is widely considered to be a principal threat to global biological diversity, yet the social costs of invasive species are not well-understood. The purpose of this study is to estimate a hedonic model of lakeshore property values to quantify the effects of a common aquatic invasive species – Eurasian Watermilfoil – on property values across an extensive system of over 170 lakes in the northern forest region of Wisconsin. In addition to providing empirical evidence as to the potential benefits from reducing the spread of invasive species, this paper also develops a quasi-experimental methodology to identify the effects of changes in endogenous neighborhood amenities within the commonly estimated hedonic framework. In our application, a lake is more likely to be invaded with Milfoil if it is more popular with recreational boaters. Therefore, since lakes popular with recreational boaters are also likely to be popular with potential residents, and since many aspects of a lake's amenities may be difficult to quantify, the likelihood of Milfoil invasions is endogenous in a hedonic price equation. Our identification strategy is based on a spatial difference-in-difference specification, and uses fixed effects to control for observed and unobserved neighborhood effects, while exploiting changes in the Milfoil status of several lakes during the time period of our data. Results indicate that lakes invaded with Milfoil experienced an average 13% decrease in land values after invasion. The Milfoil results are robust across linear and non-linear specifications.Download Info
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.Bibliographic Info
Paper provided by American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) in its series 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida with number 6199.Length:
Date of creation: 2008
Date of revision:
Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea08:6199
Contact details of provider:
Postal: 555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Phone: (414) 918-3190
Fax: (414) 276-3349
Web page: http://www.aaea.org
More information through EDIRC
Related research
Keywords: Land Economics/Use; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy;This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2008-11-18 (All new papers)
References listed on IDEASPlease report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Fiorenza Spalatro & Bill Provencher, 2001. "An Analysis of Minimum Frontage Zoning to Preserve Lakefront Amenities," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 77(4), pages 469-481.
- Small, Kenneth A, 1975. "Air Pollution and Property Values: Further Comment," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 57(1), pages 105-07, February.
- Kim, Chong Won & Phipps, Tim T. & Anselin, Luc, 1998.
"Measuring The Benefits Of Air Quality Improvement: A Spatial Hedonic Approach,"
1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT
20959, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
- Won Kim, Chong & Phipps, Tim T. & Anselin, Luc, 2003. "Measuring the benefits of air quality improvement: a spatial hedonic approach," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 45(1), pages 24-39, January.
- Leggett, Christopher G. & Bockstael, Nancy E., 2000. "Evidence of the Effects of Water Quality on Residential Land Prices," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 39(2), pages 121-144, March.
- Charles C. Tu, 2005. "How Does a New Sports Stadium Affect Housing Values? The Case of FedEx Field," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 81(3).
- Rosen, Sherwin, 1974. "Hedonic Prices and Implicit Markets: Product Differentiation in Pure Competition," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 82(1), pages 34-55, Jan.-Feb..
- Elena G. Irwin, 2002. "The Effects of Open Space on Residential Property Values," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 78(4), pages 465-480.
- George Galster & Peter Tatian & Kathryn Pettit, 2004. "Supportive Housing and Neighborhood Property Value Externalities," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 80(1), pages 33-54.
- Kenneth Y. Chay & Michael Greenstone, 2005.
"Does Air Quality Matter? Evidence from the Housing Market,"
Journal of Political Economy,
University of Chicago Press, vol. 113(2), pages 376-424, April.
- Kenneth Y. Chay & Michael Greenstone, 1998. "Does Air Quality Matter? Evidence from the Housing Market," NBER Working Papers 6826, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Armsworth, Paul R. & Kendall, Bruce E. & Davis, Frank W., 2004. "An introduction to biodiversity concepts for environmental economists," Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 26(2), pages 115-136, June.
- Bender, Bruce & Gronberg, Timothy J & Hwang, Hae-Shin, 1980. "Choice of Functional Form and the Demand for Air Quality," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 62(4), pages 638-43, November.
- Lovell, Sabrina J. & Stone, Susan F. & Fernandez, Linda, 2006.
"The Economic Impacts of Aquatic Invasive Species: A Review of the Literature,"
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review,
Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 35(1), April.
- Sabrina J. Lovell & Susan F. Stone, 2005. "The Economic Impacts of Aquatic Invasive Species: A Review of the Literature," NCEE Working Paper Series 200502, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, revised Jan 2005.
- Hallstrom, Daniel G. & Smith, V. Kerry, 2005. "Market responses to hurricanes," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 50(3), pages 541-561, November.
- Palmquist, Raymond B., 1992. "Valuing localized externalities," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 59-68, January.
- Geoffrey H. Donovan & Patricia A. Champ & David T. Butry, 2007. "Wildfire Risk and Housing Prices: A Case Study from Colorado Springs," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 83(2), pages 217-233.
- Cropper, Maureen L & Deck, Leland B & McConnell, Kenneth E, 1988. "On the Choice of Functional Form for Hedonic Price Functions," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 70(4), pages 668-75, November.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:aaea08:6199. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (AgEcon Search).
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
Your Selection
(Clear All)
Christmas Gift Ideas: Two Stone Green Tourmaline Heart Jewelry
Yin Yang Heart$805 in 14k white gold / Green Tourmaline
14K White Gold Necklace with Green Tourmaline
Twin Hearts Ring$1,500 in 18k rose gold / Green Tourmaline
18K Rose Gold Ring with Green Tourmaline
Cadena d'Amour Necklace$1,225 in 14k white gold / Green Tourmaline
14K White Gold Necklace with Green Tourmaline
About Christmas Gift Ideas: Two Stone Green Tourmaline Heart Jewelry
Buying Guide
At Gemvara, we believe that the jewelry you wear should be as unique as you. Every beautiful Gemvara two stone green tourmaline heart jewelry design will be made just for you. It's jewelry for all life's occasions, from a wedding or holiday to your own personal milestones and celebrations. Celebrate this Christmas with a personalized piece of jewelry that shows how much you care. Gemvara uses only the highest quality materials to craft your two stone green tourmaline heart jewelry with meticulous attention to detail. Our precious metals are recycled or responsibly mined. The gem of creativity and innovation, tourmaline has the power to inspire artistic expression. Available in a rich palette, there is a tourmaline for every jewelry design. Gemvara offers tourmaline in a warm pink and a lush green. Tourmaline is an October birthstone and the 8th anniversary gem. Our wide selection of two stone green tourmaline heart jewelry by Randy Dixon, Tony Rodrigues, Jeet Palavwala, and other talented designers means you can find rings, earrings, and necklaces that are exactly your style. You can also shop by style, choosing our Symbol, Zodiac, or Celebrity Style Collections. Gemvara's two-stone designs are popular as promise rings or as beautiful reminders of those you love most. Make every day Valentine's Day with Gemvara's collection of lovely and romantic heart-shaped jewelry. When our work is done and you open that box, you'll see your design is even more beautiful when brought to life in the finest precious materials.
Green Tourmaline Quality
If creativity is what you desire, then a tourmaline gem is perfect for you. Known as the gem of intuition, artistic expression and creativity, Tourmaline is popular because it comes in so many colors and combinations. Its variety of hues is also why it was named from the Sinhalese tura mali, which means "mixed stone." Cut is important when buying a tourmaline because a well-cut tourmaline will reflect the light. Tourmaline is the October birthstone and the 8th anniversary gem. All Gemvara jewelry is made to order, which ensures that a premium-quality tourmaline will be hand-selected to perfectly suit your design. Crafted in the United States, Gemvara's fine tourmaline is precious and personal, surely to be passed down for generations to come.
Shop With Confidence
We want you to love your Gemvara jewelry, so we offer a 101-day no-questions-asked return policy. If you aren't satisfied with your unique Gemvara jewelry creation for any reason, you can send it back in its original unworn condition for a full refund. Each returned piece must have its original tag attached, so leave the tag on until you are sure you love it. If you love it but it doesn't fit, no problem: we offer one free resizing as well.
We stand behind our exceptional American-made quality with a one-year warranty on the craftsmanship of our jewelry. Because the earth is precious too, we make our jewelry from conflict-free gems and recycled precious metals.
We're so convinced that you will love the Gemvara experience, we make it even easier by offering free shipping too. (We're all about making more happy customers. Also have we told you how nice you look today?)
If you have any questions at all about our unique jewelry customization process, our products, or an order you've placed, give us a call at 1-800-436-8803, click to chat, or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. You'll see for yourself why our customers rave about our personal service.
We can help right away. Chat with a jewelry expert now!


text:
Image Number: 0449-0701-1314-4401
Commercial use is allowed
This image is available under 'Rights Managed' licensing and is available for immediate download.
*Prints may not be reproduced!
Keywords: art print, art prints, clipart, clip art, image, images, picture, pictures, posters, photo, photos, poster, photograph, photographs, stock photo, stock photos, stock photography, web graphics , 20, 20 30, 25, 30, adults, artistic, attitude, beautiful, beauty, caucasian, close up, closeup, couple, couples, cut out, cutout, daydream, daydreaming, dream, dreaming, embrace, embracing, emotion, emotions, expression, expressions, expressive, eyes, face, faces, family, female, handsome, happy, hug, husband, isolated, life love, lifestyle, lifestyles, look, lovely, loving, male, man, oleksiy maksymenko, people, portrait, pretty, relation, relations, relaxed, romance, romantic, sensuality, serene, shoulder, silhouette, silhouettes, studio, together, togetherness, touching, vertical, white, wife, woman, young
search tips
Artist Login


text: NEW PLZ ACCOUNT HAHA YES AGAINI bet you guys are getting tired of this buuuuuut....I MADE ANOTHER PLZ ACCOUNT HAHA (Well, you already knew that considering you're looking at this right now) lol I forgot about my gmail account AAAANNNNNYWAAAAY...HERE IT TIS!!::iconzaynpepsiplz:...yeah it needs better quality.How To Use:iconzaynpepsiplz-: (but without the - )Zayn and his amazayn facial expressions SPREAD THE WORD!! (For the 3rd time I think)


text:
im gonna GO in a few minutes and probably get there around 12.
mike what kind of tailpad do you have on ur green room?
u do that.
when r u gonna go surf?
yeah but it will be after 12 45. as i gotta go to church at 11 30 for something.
i can not do it. and my b.
Can or can't?
na i can do it.
dude it was so fun down at crystal all day until the storm came in. hope you got on it down at c-street.
and when have you been cut off by a longboarder? and usually its not crowded at all in the morning during the week but during the weekend maybe a few more people are out in the lineup.
Send an Instant Message to terra-firma intolerant Using...
Senior Member
Junior Member


text:
Forum Portal | Recipes | Smoke Signals Magazine | Welocme | Merchandise | Associations | Purchase Subscription | Brethren Banners |
Q-talk *ON TOPIC ONLY* QUALITY ON TOPIC discussion of Backyard BBQ, grilling, Equipment and just outdoor cookin' in general, hints, tips, tricks & techniques, success, failures... but stay on topic. And watch for that hijacking. |
Thread Tools |
Join Date: 07-18-04
Downloads: 0
Uploads: 0
The King of Beers is now King of the Rock - (2 Long for Joe)
This One's for Them: Anheuser-Busch Buys Rolling Rock
May 19, 2006 CHICAGO -- Anheuser-Busch has completed the long-rumored purchase of the Rolling Rock brand from InBev USA for $82 million, both companies announced today. The deal does not include the Latrobe Brewing Co. in Pennsylvania, which InBev intends to sell separately. The No. 1 brewer acquires the Rolling Rock brand, recipes and will begin brewing Rolling Rock and Rock Green Light in its own plants starting in August. "We have an ideal opportunity to grow this historic brand," August Busch IV, A-B president, said in a written statement. "This beer is not like others, and its consumer following is equally distinctive. We live in a diverse world where consumers are hungry for variety. Acquiring Rolling Rock enables us to reach a new audience and to continue building our broad portfolio of products that meet the wide-ranging needs of consumers." InBev president Doug Corbett said the company sold Rolling Rock because it is focusing on its roster of import brands. The Norwalk, Conn., arm of the Belgian company this year relaunched Bass by casting it as the world's first pale ale, and sold more than one million cases of Beck's Premier Light less than a year after its March 2005 debut. Other imports include Stella Artois, Hogaarden and Leffe from Belgium, Brazil's Brahma and Canada's Labatt Blue and Labatt Blue Light. InBev is expected to appoint a new marketing chief for European brands after Victor Melendez left to work as vp-product innovations for PepsiCo this month. A-B will have to work out the transfer of its new brand from Rolling Rock's existing wholesaler network to A-B distributors. Also recently added to the A-B distribution network were Dutch import Grolsch and Tiger from Singapore. The brewer also is courting craft brewers with equity and distribution proposals in a bid to participate in the fastest growing segment of the beer category. Midwest wholesalers told Brandweek during March that they would be distributing product from Chicago microbrewer Goose Island. The Chicago Tribune cited unnamed sources Thursday in a report claiming that A-B is buying a minority stake in Goose Island. Rolling Rock has only been made in the glass-lined tanks of the little Latrobe brewing company, which opened its doors in western Pennsylvania in 1983. The green bottle, the horse's head, steeple and the mysterious number 33 are longtime brand icons. Rolling Rock started as a regional brew before going national in the late 1980s against well-heeled mass-market brands like Budweiser and Miller Genuine Draft. --Mike Beirne |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 01-27-05
Location: Lakeland, FL
Downloads: 0
Uploads: 0
So I wonder if this means another one bites the dust? Or, will A-B still brew it the way it was brewed at Latrobe?
JTMcD. We sleep peaceful in our beds because Rough Men stand ready in the night to visit violence upon those who would do us harm.......G. Orwell Brinkman Smoke King Deluxe, The Famous StudeDera, Weber Smokey Joe Gold and Platinum, Brinkman Professional Grill, Brinkman ECB and 2 Weber Smoky Mountians |
Join Date: 01-16-06
Location: Wikieup Arizona
Downloads: 0
Uploads: 0
Perfect length Robert. I also like a "rock" now and again. I hope they don't ruin it.
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
King Canopy? | StrikeEagle | Q-talk | 1 | 05-26-2009 09:57 AM |
Hail to the King! | Bigmista | Announcements and news | 8 | 07-28-2004 01:43 PM |
Thread Tools | |


text:
Sales Promotion Dan Keputusan Membeli (Studi Korelasional Efektivitas Sales Promotion Terhadap Keputusan Membeli Iphone 3GS Pelanggan Grapari Sun Plaza Telkomsel Medan)
Source: OAI
- Citations (0)
- Cited In (0)
Data provided are for informational purposes only. Although carefully collected, accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The impact factor represents a rough estimation of the journal's impact factor and does not reflect the actual current impact factor. Publisher conditions are provided by RoMEO. Differing provisions from the publisher's actual policy or licence agreement may be applicable.


text:
Subject | Catalog Number | Title |
Art | 228 | Introduction to Metals |
Details: An introduction to the basic skills of working sheet metal, wire and cast metal with emphasis on their creative possibilities in jewelry making. Historical and cultural perspectives including personal expression in the arts will be introduced in this course. Materials fee is required. (F, Sp) |


text:
5 a must buy for any fan!!Posted: 11/05/2010these figures are amazing!! I've been looking for a long time for figures I like (of Jack and Sally) that are also a good price and these are perfect! you get Jack, Sally, Zero, a pumpkin, cat, 3 little bottles, a basket, a blanket and a dead fish on a plate. what a great price!!!
5 inspiringPosted: 11/01/2010this really is a great movie. it made me look at my life and inspired me to start doing things that ive always wanted to do. ive been feeling really down lately and this movie cheered me right up! i loved the cast, they're great! at 2.99 how can u not buy this? its such a bargain!


text:
If the 2011 gubernatorial election had gone as the Kentucky Republican Party had hoped, former Senate President David Williams would be governor and former two-term Agricultural Commissioner Richie Farmer would be lieutenant governor.
But it was not to be. The team of Williams and Farmer lost in a landslide as Gov. Steve Beshear coasted to victory, with former Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson replacing former state Sen. Dan Mongiardo of Hazard as lieutenant governor.
Williams, then the most powerful Republican in Frankfort, resigned from his Senate seat when Beshear appointed him a circuit court judge in southern Kentucky. His acceptance of the judicial seat essentially removed Williams as a significant political force in Kentucky.
But Williams' rapid fall from political power was voluntary. Had he not accepted the appointment of a governor with whom he had had numerous political disagreements, there is no question David Williams still would be directing Republicans in the Senate.
However, the rapid fall from grace of Richie Farmer since his term ended as agriculture commissioner has not been voluntary. It has largely been self-inflicted, with one of his chief critics being James Comer, his Republican successor as agriculture commissioner. Soon after taking office, Comer requested then newly elected Democratic Auditor Adam Edelen investigate numerous complaints Comer said he received about Farmer's eight years at ag commissioner. The audit was scathing and likely ended any future Farmer, a former University of Kentucky basketball star, may have had in state politics.
In the latest chapter in the saga of Richie Farmer, the Executive Branch Ethics Commission has charged the former agriculture commissioner with 42 ethics violations for misusing state funds and state employees during his time in office.
The charges, announced by the ethics commission on Monday, include Farmer placing his friends in jobs that had no specified duties and asking them to carry out his personal errands. He allegedly had employees chauffeur him to doctors' appointments and shopping trips as well as build a basketball court on his property.
Just before leaving office, Farmer, who was going through a rather nasty divorce but was still married, gave his girlfriend a high-paying job for which she had not apparent qualifications. Hers was one of many jobs Comer eliminated soon after becoming ag commissioner.
Farmer faces a $5,000 fine for each count, which amounts to $210,000, but last year, Farmer filed a motion for a change in his child support payments claiming he has no regular source of income. Based on that, the odds of the fine ever being paid are not promising.
Seven employees who worked with Farmer also face ethics charges. And the commission issued an advisory opinion stating employees must report suspected ethics violations.
During his eight years in Frankfort, few knew exactly what Richie Farmer did as agriculture commissioner. We now know we should have all been paying more attention to the well-liked former basketball star and the department he headed. If we had, maybe some of the mismanagement and wastful spending under Farmer could have been avoided. As it is, Farmer was basically given a free ride through two terms.
Should Farmer face criminal charges? That's not for us to decide, but we do know this: He should never again be elected to any office.
Fined $210,000
Allegations of misdeeds as commissioner plague Farmer
- Opinion
Denied a vote
What is it about members of the Kentucky General Assembly that makes them so reluctant to allow voters to make the final decision on important public issues? Don't they trust the ability of the people to have the intelligence and the ability to make the right decision?
Promise Zone
Uncle Sam's latest effort to combat poverty in eastern Kentucky will soon begin in eight counties in southeastern Kentucky. Here's hoping this program proves more effective at improving the economic health of this region than the programs launched a half century ago when President Lyndon Jonson came to eastern Kentucky to declare "War on Poverty."
In Your View
Letters to the editor
Teaching welders
We offer a somewhat belated congratulations to Derek Hazlett, a welding instructor at the Carter County Career and Technical Center, for being one of only two recipients of the 2013 Carl J. Schaefer Memorial Award that honors career and technical education teachers.
In Your View
Letters to the editor
Heroin is here
Just a few years ago, few could have ever imagined hosting two public forums on heroin use in Bracken County, the mostly rural county located along the Ohio River between Mason and Campbell counties. After all, at the time heroin was a drug problem in major cities like New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles but not in peaceful small towns like Brooksville and Augusta.
Efforts to contain white-nose syndrome have so far failed
Efforts by officials at Carter Caves State Resort Park to prevent white-nose syndrome from spreading among bats have so far failed. The same is true further west at Mammoth Cave, the world's largest cave system and the only national park in Kentucky.
Wrong changes
After ignoring previous efforts by the Kentucky House of Representatives to place a constitutional amendment automatically restoring the voting rights of most felons, a Kentucky Senate committee has finally approved a bill that, if approved by the full Senate, could lead to the amendment being placed on the November ballo
In Your View
Letters to the editor
A record year
In what may surprise a lot of Kentuckians, the commonwealth set a new record for exports in 2013 with $25.3 billion in sales of Kentucky-made products and services. But it is no surprise to Gov. Steve Beshear and economic development leaders. After all, last year marked the third consecutive year the state has set new records in exports.
- More Opinion Headlines
Denied a vote


text:
In order to preserve the promise of transparency and open communication, the change log records changes to topics made by both customers and employees. Anyone can dispute a change by clicking the "Dispute" link and entering additional details.
Albert Viudes Dick ✔, the poster:Reason: removed by the poster
Eric SueszReason: This appears to be either spam, a test, or something entered by mistake.Dispute this change


text:
Equal Remuneration Act
The Equal Remuneration Act in India was enacted to prevent discrimination between workers on grounds of gender. The preamble to the act describes it as: An Act to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.[Working Paper No. 0015]Download Info
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.Bibliographic Info
Paper provided by eSocialSciences in its series Working Papers with number id:2571.Length:
Date of creation: Jun 2010
Date of revision:
Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:2571
Note: Institutional Papers
Contact details of provider:
Web page: http://www.esocialsciences.org
Related research
Keywords: Equal Remuneration Act; prevent discrimination; gender; preamble; women; employment; incidental;This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2010-06-26 (All new papers)
- NEP-LAB-2010-06-26 (Labour Economics)
References listed on IDEASPlease report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Becker, Gary S., 1971. "The Economics of Discrimination," University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226041162.
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.Statistics
Access and download statisticsCorrections
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:2571. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Padma Prakash).
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
One of the snowiest stretches of all time here with snow almost every day and more than a foot of new each day this past week.
Nice storm developed into more faceshots than one should get in a single day.
Guided Season starts with deep snow Check the Video
A unique start to the winter with storms coming from an active southern track. The conditions could not be better so we hope the trend continues.


text:
Quiet, married couple from Dayton, Ohio. We enjoy traveling to as many new places as possible! We love to experience new places, food and shops in every city we travel to!
Heather and Josh are an adorable couple.. so sweet. My first experience with guests staying in my house, and I felt like my children were visiting.. which is always a joy, of course. I'm so happy for them, and hope their travels together continue for a long time.
Great guests...Heather and Josh are welcome back anytime!


text:
The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents and Expiration of Consent Solicitation
NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation ("TEAC") announced today that it has received the requisite consents for its previously announced consent solicitation for its Gas Project Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A (the "Series 2006A Bonds") and Series 2006B (the "Series 2006B Bonds," and, together with the Series 2006A Bonds, the "Series 2006 Bonds"). The consent solicitation expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 6, 2012 (the "Expiration Date").
As of the Expiration Date, D.F. King & Co., which acted as the Tabulation Agent in the consent solicitation, advised TEAC that it had received the consent of a majority in principal amount of the Series 2006A Bonds and Series 2006B Bonds. The proposed amendments are expected to become operative upon the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions, including the Series 2006A Bonds receiving ratings of at least "A3″ from Moody's, "A-" from S&P and "A" from Fitch, and the Series 2006B Bonds maintaining a rating of at least "BBB" from Fitch.
The complete terms and conditions of the consent solicitation are described in the Consent Solicitation Statement and Supplement to Consent Solicitation Statement dated December 12, 2011. Copies of the Consent Solicitation Statement, the Supplement to the Consent Solicitation Statement, and related documents may be obtained from D.F. King & Co., the Information Agent and Tabulation Agent for the consent solicitation, at (800) 431-9645 (toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (collect).
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as Solicitation Agent for the consent solicitation.
This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation of consents with respect to any securities. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any Series 2006 Bonds.
TEAC is a public corporation of the State of Tennessee and an instrumentality of its 21 associated municipalities and the State of Tennessee. TEAC provides natural gas supply, transportation and management services on a nonprofit basis to its associated municipalities, each of which owns and operates a municipal gas utility in Tennessee. TEAC has sold all of the gas supply financed with the Series 2006 Bonds to 17 of its associated municipalities and to nine other municipal gas systems and joint action agencies in the southeastern U.S. To date, this gas supply project has provided over 100 billion cubic feet of clean, reliable and economical natural gas to the project participants.
SOURCE Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation


text:
< Back to Front Page
Text size
Edwards releases endorsements ahead of bus trip
All this week John Edwards's presidential campaign is releasing names of supporters by region ahead of his 10-county bus tour of New Hampshire later this month.
Over the past few days, some of the prominent people Edwards has picked up support from in Merrimack County and the Upper Valley who have just joined the campaign include Bennington Selectman James Trow, State Representative Claudia Chase, Peterborough selectman Joe Byk, and Concord activist Barbara Kuhlman Brown.
About the primary source New Hampshire Primary coverage
James W. Pindell provides a first take of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidental primary directly from the campaign trail. More...
AIM: theprimarysource
2008 race links of the day
- More Say Bloomberg Would Be Better Pres Than Rudy
- Romney says he enjoys Democratic rivals' dust-up
- N.H. backer laments loss of Vilsack
- Edwards keeps Iraq vote on agenda during NH visit
upcoming events
- March 14, Mike Huckabee, Concord
- March 16, Barack Obama, Claremont and Keene
- March 24, John McCain, North Conway


text:
Ernie Caceres
Ernesto "Ernie" Caceres (Nov. 22, 1911 - Jan. 10, 1971) was an American jazz musician born in Rockport, Texas.
Caceres's brothers were both musicians; Emilio was a norteño violinist and Pinero was a trumpeter and pianist. Caceres himself played clarinet, guitar, alto and baritone saxophone, and first played professionally in 1928 in local Texas ensembles. He and Emilio moved to Detroit and then New York, taking work as session musicians where they could. In 1938 Caceres became a member of Bobby Hackett's band, and thereafter became a highly sought sideman, playing with Jack Teagarden in 1939 and then in Glenn Miller's orchestra from February 1940 to September 1942. While with Miller, he made an appearance in the films Sun Valley Serenade (1941) and Orchestra Wives (1942). Time with Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, and Tommy Dorsey followed later in the 1940s.
In 1949 he put together his own quartet, playing at the Hickory Log in New York. He was a frequent performer with the Garry Moore Orchestra on television. At the beginning of the 1960s he played with the Billy Butterfield Band. In 1964 he moved back to Texas and played in a band with brother Emilio from 1968 until his death of cancer in 1971. He also spent some time in 1965-1966 at Mint Hotel, Las Vegas and the Holiday Hotel, Reno with the Johnny Long Band.
This section requires expansion. (February 2014) |
With Dizzy Gillespie
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Bluebird, 1937-1949 [1995])


text:
Meteorologists now saying less snow to begin falling later in Pittsburgh, southwestern Pennsylvania
March 5, 2013 7:00 PMJust because the snow hasn't started yet, don't put the shovel and salt away.
The storm expected to hit southwestern Pennsylvania will begin later -- around 10 p.m. to midnight -- and leave behind less snow than was forecast earlier today, according to the National Weather Service.
Southwestern Pennsylvania should expect 1 to 3 inches of snow overnight, weather service meteorologist Brad Rehak said, with an additional 1 to 2 inches settling in for the morning commute.
This storm will draw "a sharp line" through the region, Mr. Rehak said. Northern areas should expect significantly less snow than southern areas.
"That line will be drawn very close to Allegheny County," he said.
A winter weather warning is still in effect for Pittsburgh and areas south: Parts of Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties could see 4 to 8 inches of snow and higher elevations in Fayette and Westmoreland counties could see up to 9 or 10 inches.
Though the precipitation will likely begin as rain, it will quickly change to snow, Mr. Rehak said.
The snow will be unlike the light, fluffy stuff from over the weekend, weather service meteorologist Tom Green said.
"We are expecting that this will be a kind of heavier, wetter snow, considering our temperatures will be right around freezing," he said.
A winter weather advisory in Beaver, Butler, Armstong and Indiana counties could bring between 3 and 5 inches of snow.
In the calm before the storm, PennDOT crews checked equipment for mechanical problems, ensured materials are stocked and mounted plows on its 70-plus trucks in Allegheny County.
PennDOT, which is responsible for interstates and main arteries like Routes 8, 22 and 28, will be "full force" overnight clearing roads before the morning rush, spokesman James Struzzi said. PennDOT will concentrate on those thoroughfares, then attend to secondary roads.
On Monday, Mr. Rehak called this "probably the last big snow" of the winter.
As of tonight, northern Illinois and Indiana had been hit hardest by this storm, accumulating about 4 to 6 inches of snow, he said.
The earlier forecast prompted some evening closures and cancellations. For an updated list, visit the PG's news partner, KDKA-TV.
For the latest warnings, watches and advisories, visit the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh website.
mobilehome - homepage - regionMolly Born: email@example.com, 412-263-1944 and on Twitter: @borntolede. Lexi Belculfine: firstname.lastname@example.com or 412-263-1878. Twitter: @LexiBelc. First Published March 5, 2013 2:00 PM


text:
It's Hatched! 55 Left
• PROMOTION EXPIRES July 22, 2014
If your family spends most of its time caged in the TV room, mesmerized by the flickering light of the flatscreen, it's time to break out and get into the swing of things at Rocky Falls Adventure Golf. With this DoubleTake Deal, get eight (8) rounds of mini golf, a $30 value. Just off I-270 at the East Broad Street Exit (39) is the area's premier family fun destination, where you can putt on their mini golf course, practice your short game on their practice area, send some balls for a ride from their outdoor hitting bays, or hit some practice drives or even take lessons under their all-weather dome. Lessons are available from PGA and LPGA pros, plus there are fitness classes, martial arts classes and personal trainers ready to get you in shape. It's fun for all ages and it sure beats another afternoon on the couch. With the spring weather arriving, now is a great time to get out and golf!
$15 For 8 Rounds Of Mini Golf (Reg. $30)
The Merchant, not DealChicken, is solely responsible for this Deal. This Deal is subject to the Terms of Service and HOW DEALCHICKEN WORKS.
River Falls Adventure Golf At Four Seasons Golf & Fitness Center
Subscribe below and we'll send you a daily deal alert for Fairfield County.
MontgomeryPhoenixPhoenix - East Valley Phoenix - West ValleyLittle RockMountain HomePalm SpringsSacramentoSalinasVisaliaDenverNorthern ColoradoDelawareWashingtonFort Myers/Cape CoralFSUJacksonvillePensacolaSpace CoastTallahasseeTampa BayUCF / East Seminole CountyAtlantaMaconGuamChicagoEast Central Indiana / RichmondIndianapolisLafayetteMuncieDes MoinesIowa CityLouisvilleAcadianaCentral LouisianaMonroe/West MonroeOpelousasShreveportBangorPortlandMontgomery CountySalisbury/Ocean CityBattle Creek / KalamazooDetroitGrand RapidsLansingLivingston CountyPort HuronCentral MinnesotaTwin CitiesHattiesburgJacksonOzarksSt. LouisGreat FallsRenoCentral JerseyCumberland CountyMonmouth CountyNorth JerseyOcean CountySouth JerseyBinghamtonBuffaloElmiraIthacaPoughkeepsieRochesterWestchesterAshevilleThe TriadCincinnatiClevelandCoshocton / Holmes CountyFairfield CountyLicking CountyMarion CountyMuskingum ValleyNorth Central OhioNorth CoastScioto ValleySalemColumbiaGreenvilleSioux FallsClarksvilleJacksonKnoxvilleMurfreesboroNashvilleSouthern UtahNorthern VermontNorthern VirginiaStauntonCentral WisconsinFond du Lac / OshkoshFox CitiesGreen BaySheboygan / Manitowoc
There's one last thing we need from you to create your account.


text:
See how far €140 will go
Irelands leading Arts Festival
See what Dublin has in store
At our Tourist Offices
Dublin's grand old hotels
Catch up with Milk & Cookies
Unique to Dublin!
The exciting Dublin food scene
Dublin's best cocktail bars
Start planning your visit!
Sightseeing & transport ticket
Helping you discover the city
Visiting on a shoestring?
15% off 2, 3 and 6 Day Passes
Train and ferry to Dublin with...
Eustace Street, Temple Bar, , Dublin 2
+353 1 670 7655 firstname.lastname@example.com
29 Bedrooms en suite. Great location for a great stay. Family run, friendly staff, best breakfast in Dublin. Dublin's finest cultural sites, best bars, and restaurants surround the hotel. Rooms have TV/radio, tea/coffee making facilities. Hotel incorporates The Mezz and The Hub for best in live music. Breakfast included.
Here's a taste of what Dublin has in store for you!!
Delicious food, from budget bites to Michelin stars
Niall Harbison's Top Dublin Eateries


text:
Relevant offers
Microsoft's full-length, Hollywood-style movie based on the next Halo video game has skipped the big screen, premiering instead on YouTube before heading to store shelves as a DVD.
The maker of the Xbox console, promoting the November release of Halo 4, has taken the unusual step of creating its own 90-minute movie, at a cost of almost US$10 million.
Microsoft plans to release weekly instalments of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn on the web before offering the game and DVD. The film started airing Friday, with its first of five 15-minute segments on the YouTube channel Machinima Prime, leading up to the game's debut on November 6.
"We're either the best-funded web series of all time, a sort of mid-road healthy TV pilot, or a super-low-budget movie," director Stewart Hendler said.
The clips of Forward Unto Dawn will stay online until November 23, then disappear until December 4, when a Blu-ray disc goes on sale that includes an added 15 minutes. The film will also be available for download from Apple's iTunes, Microsoft's Zune Marketplace and other online movie stores.
For Forward Unto Dawn, Mocrosoft hired Hendler, whose directing credits include the horror movies Sorority Row and Whisper, and developed a script based on one of the novels and tied to the pending game.
While the production team hired the actors, Microsoft retained final say, including the decision not to use Steve Downes, according to Matt McCloskey, a Microsoft business director who manages Halo's development. Downes' distinctive voice as Master Chief in the games is known to legions of Halo fans.
By self-producing a movie and then releasing it both online and through traditional home-video outlets, Microsoft has carved a new distribution path, says Laura Martin, a media analyst at Needham & Co. YouTube and other streaming sites traditionally show short-form video.
"They're basically replicating the traditional film-window strategy of movie to home video, but they're releasing it on the web," Martin said. "With this experiment, they've now given us another window into, 'What does the premium online content market look like?' "
Consumers who buy a limited edition of the video game will receive a free Blu-ray, McCloskey said, a tie-in that highlights the marketing possibilities for other videos tied to games.
Produced over five weeks last spring in Vancouver, the movie tells the story of an alien invasion that occurs 25 years before the original Halo video game, with a new hero called Thomas Lasky and appearances by Master Chief, the protagonist in previous games. Actor Daniel Cudmore, who played Colossus in two X-Men movies, dons the armoured suit of Master Chief.
"The web world is making everybody that works within it think outside the normal pattern of film development," Hendler said.
Halo, exclusive to the Xbox, ranks among the 10 largest-grossing video-game franchises of all time, selling tens of millions of copies, according to Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. The franchise has generated more than US$3 billion in revenue, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft has a lot at stake with the next instalment, said Pachter. Halo 4 is the first title in the franchise to be developed by 343 Industries, the Microsoft-owned studio that was tapped in 2007 to oversee the property after its creator, Bungie Studios, became independent and signed a 10-year publishing deal with Activision Blizzard.
With Halo 4 and the accompanying movie, 343 Industries aims to draw a broader science-fiction audience, Microsoft's McCloskey said.
"You see something that looks like a video game, you're going to get the same crowd you always get," McCloskey said. The movie is "not simply a marketing vehicle, though. It is in and of itself a standalone property."
Sponsored links
Missing plane may never be found
Election date announced for September
Ferry sailed with 3.5m gash in side
Bashing victim dies in hospital
Harness driver walks from spectacular crash
Notorious benefit fraudster denied parole
Beyonce melts as Blue Ivy sings
China hopes to solve Great Wall graffiti problem
SXSW: Look who Grumpy Cat has upstaged
Trapped cavers' name sticks with passage
Dairy industry hits back at 'lame duck' survey


text:
Location: Dubuque, IA United States
In My Own Words:
45 yo wm been follwing rock for as long as I can remember. Rock, pop, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, amongst my faves. Have been to hundreds of concerts. My first was Mason Proffit in 1969 at the tender age of 13. Most recent was Slip-knot. That being a few months ago. Was once kicked out of an Alice Cooper concert. Have seen Blue Oyster Cult over 20 times. At the local symphony I stood up and… Read more
ReviewsTop Reviewer Ranking: 397,888


text:
MailMailer Compact easy to use server (web) based email mailer designed for small business. |
Email-Lens 2in1-B email marketing software solution. Email Collect and Verifier |
Email Verifier This is a Professional e-mail address verification tool.Rapid and accurate test- |
Emai-Lens 2in1-C email marketing software solution. Email sender and Verifier |
Email Collect bulk email marketing software solution. |
Anonymous Email Anonymous email service, send and recive anonymous email. |
EmailChecker Free and compact e-mail checking utility |
Subscribe Emails Organize subscription to email mailing lists on Internet websites |
Email Extractor Outlook Express Extracts emails from outlook express (.dbx files). collects all email address. |
Fast Outlook Email Extractor Extracts email addresses from microsoft outlook and .PST (outlook) files. |
Super Email Sender Super Email Sender is a professional high speed bulk email direct sender program |
PST Email Extractor Extracts all email addresses from .PST (Microsoft Outlook) files. add .PST files |
Outlook Email Address Collector Collects email address from outlook and .PST (outlook) files. Outlook Emails Col |
Mail-Bomber Send personalized e-mail to masses utilizing mailing lists and templates |
Bulk Email mailer Send email to your subscribers quickly and easy |
Mail Bomber Send personalized e-mail to masses utilizing mailing lists and templates. |
Best Mass Mailer Communicate with customers using the best mass mailer and your mailing lists. |
1st Email Searcher 1st Email Searcher - find emal adresses in internet or files and folders. |
Scanpst.exe Download Download scanpst.exe and repair corrupt PST file |
Turbo Email Answer & Autoresponder Template based interactive email reply tool & autoresponder with hotkey triggers |


text:
Having problem in PSE9 & 10. When importing the batch of images and organizer, it changes the dates of the images automatically, some images are showing in correct date sequence and some photos timings are getting change and taking the current time and date. How to resolve this problem so all the images should show in the correct date taken sequence.
If your problem is that raw files & jpegs taken at the same time come in with different times taken, the only way I found to fix them is to select the files with the incorrect time (in my case they were .nef files and the time shot was 5 hours off) and use the adjust time & date function and shift the number of hours by the correct amount (time zone correction). A pain in the rearend but it works. Doesn't seem to happen with version 11. Hope this helps


text:
A small graphic design company helping you express
exactly who YOU are!Why settle for the same old design that a hundred other businesses have?
Select a design that shows your audience exactly what YOUR business is!
It's easier (and more affordable) than you think!Website design and hosting, specialty cards, logo designs,
business cards - all with that extra touch that sets you apart!


text:
Up a level |
Herz, Markus and Schiller, Christian H. and Giessibl, Franz J. and Mannhart, Jochen (2005) Simultaneous current-, force-, and work-function measurement with atomic resolution. Applied Physics Letters 86 (15), p. 153101.
Giessibl, Franz J. and Hembacher, Stefan and Herz, Markus and Schiller, C. H. and Mannhart, Jochen (2004) Stability considerations and implementation of cantilevers allowing dynamic force microscopy with optimal resolution: the qPlus sensor. Nanotechnology 15 (2), pp. 79-86.
Herz, Markus and Giessibl, Franz J. and Mannhart, F. (2003) Probing the shape of atoms in real space. Physical Review B (PRB) 68 (4), 045301.
Giessibl, Franz J. and Herz, Markus and Mannhart, Jochen (2002) Friction traced to the single atom. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 99 (19), pp. 12006-12010.


text:
Congressman Steve Rothman (NJ-9), a member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement:
Today, I am proud to announce that $947 million has been appropriated toward Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow for the coming year. These rocket and missile defense systems allow Israel the ability to protect its civilians while giving its leaders the strategic space and time to take the appropriate action to root out terrorists and carefully plan their next steps.
President Obama, Chairman Bill Young, and all of the members of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee understand how important it is to be at the cutting edge of anti-missile technology, both to safeguard our own citizens and troops as well as the citizens and troops of the Jewish State of Israel.
This funding level is the highest ever appropriated in a single year for these life-saving programs. Given the concern and attention that we are focusing now on every dollar we are expending on behalf of the US taxpayer for all purposes, including the defense of the America and its allies, this appropriation shows how vitally important these systems are for our nation's national security.
Source: http://rothman.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1598&Itemid=96


text:
Documentation Center |
Solve hyperbolic PDE problem
u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,b,p,e,t,c,a,f,d) u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,b,p,e,t,c,a,f,d,rtol) u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,b,p,e,t,c,a,f,d,rtol,atol) u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,K,F,B,ud,M) u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,K,F,B,ud,M,rtol) u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,K,F,B,ud,M,rtol,atol) u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,K,F,B,ud,M,___,'DampingMatrix',D) u1=hyperbolic(___,'Stats','off')
u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,b,p,e,t,c,a,f,d) produces the solution to the FEM formulation of the scalar PDE problem
for (x,y) ∊ Ω, or the system PDE problem
on a mesh described by p, e, and t, with boundary conditions given by b, and with initial value u0 and initial derivative ut0.
In the scalar case, each row in the solution matrix u1 is the solution at the coordinates given by the corresponding column in p. Each column in u1 is the solution at the time given by the corresponding item in tlist. For a system of dimension N with np node points, the first np rows of u1 describe the first component of u, the following np rows of u1 describe the second component of u, and so on. Thus, the components of u are placed in blocks u as N blocks of node point rows.
b describes the boundary conditions of the PDE problem. b can be a Boundary Condition matrix, the name of a Boundary file, or a function handle to a Boundary file. The boundary conditions can depend on t, the time. The formats of the Boundary Condition matrix and Boundary file are described in the entries on assemb and pdebound, respectively.
The geometry of the PDE problem is given by the mesh data p, e, and t. For details on the mesh data representation, see initmesh.
The coefficients c, a, d, and f of the PDE problem can be given in a variety of ways. The coefficients can depend on t, the time. They can also depend on u, the solution, and on the components of the gradient of u, namely ux and uy. For a complete listing of all options, see Scalar PDE Coefficients and Coefficients for Systems of PDEs.
atol and rtol are absolute and relative tolerances that are passed to the ODE solver.
u1=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,K,F,B,ud,M) produces the solution to the ODE problem
with initial values for u being u0 and ut0. The K, F, B, ud, and M matrices have the same meaning as in the assempde syntax using those matrices.
Add the DampingMatrix name-value pair at the end of any matrix-form syntax to solve the damped equation
For a worked example using this syntax, see Dynamics of a Damped Cantilever Beam.
Add the Stats name-value pair at the end of any syntax to control the display of internal ODE solver statistics. Valid values for Stats are 'off' and 'on' (default).
Solve the wave equation
on a square geometry -1 ≤ x,y ≤ 1 (squareg), with Dirichlet boundary conditions u = 0 for x = ±1, and Neumann boundary conditions
for y = ±1 (squareb3). Choose
u(0) = atan(cos(πx))
Compute the solution at times 0, 1/6, 1/3, ... , 29/6, 5.
[p,e,t]=initmesh('squareg'); x=p(1,:)'; y=p(2,:)'; u0=atan(cos(pi/2*x)); ut0=3*sin(pi*x).*exp(cos(pi*y)); tlist=linspace(0,5,31); uu=hyperbolic(u0,ut0,tlist,'squareb3',p,e,t,1,0,0,1);
The file pdedemo6 contains a complete example with animation.
Note In expressions for boundary conditions and PDE coefficients, the symbol t is used to denote time. The variable t is often used to store the triangle matrix of the mesh. You can use any variable to store the triangle matrix, but in the Partial Differential Equation Toolbox™ expressions, t always denotes time. |


text:
Comics | Comics
There are plenty of little expressions in English which native speakers find easy to understand, for example 'go off', 'come down' or 'pass on'. But such expressions can be quite a bit trickier for students of English as a second language, or ESL. This book is here to help!
Imagine a Hollywood run not by movie studios, but by comic book publishers. Here, Homer Simpson is a bigger star than Tom Cruise, and everyone is trying to get published.
Into this world steps Toupydoops, kindergarten teacher and aspiring comic book actor. Join Toupy, along with this best...
This is an anthology collection of the long-running independent comic Tango. IT contains stories from over fifty authors.
From Wonder Woman to Buffy Summers, Emma Peel to Sydney Bristow, Charlie's Angels to the Powerpuff Girls, Superwomen are more than just love interests or sidekicks who stand by their men. In her new book, Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology, author, writer,...
As the last survivor of a crime family eliminated by bloody rivalries among the mobs of Gotham City, the orphaned Helena Bertinelli grew into the mysterious vigilante known as the Huntress. New writer Ivory Madison shines a light on the dark underbelly of the mob world spanning from Gotham to...
9 essays looking at different popular culture and the way it deals with and is informed by social, philosophical, and political ideas. It includes Marc's infamous, seminal viral 1998 essay, Socio-political Themes in the Smurfs, published for the first time in book form. The other essays are about...
Hollywood, 1939. Josh Jones has escaped rural Mississippi racism and found a makeshift family among other refugees in Tinseltown. His secret life as Captain Gravity is known only to best friends C. F. Avery, a movie director, and Chase Dubois, a starlet. He isn't the only spare-time hero. Chase has...
With the power of The Light under his control, even Swamp Thing may not be able to stop the evil Arcane...not without paying an unimaginable price. With Swamp Thing struggling to make sense of his shattered life and the town of Houma recovering from all the horrors of its past, a strange "...
Calling All Superheroes
The first encyclopedic reference work that profiles superheroes from all companies and in all media, The Superhero Book is the ultimate A-Z compendium. Its 300 full entries provide information on more than 1,000 mythic overachievers, covering the best-loved and historically...
"I wish that The Supervillain Book could be required reading so that all the bizarre knowledge that fans like me have on the subject would be shared by everyone." – Alex Ross, artist of Kingdom Come and Justice (DC Comics).
What would a good guy be without the bad guy? Boring. Drawing from sources...
Browse other terms
- 1 of 367
- ››