text:
You are being redirected to the new Dover Publications store
Fall Sale
American History, American......
American Indians
Boost Educational Series
Brain Games
Bridge and Other Card Game......
Business and Economics
Calla Editions
Children's Books
Civil War Books
Clip Art and Design on CD-......
Clip Art for Crafters
Clip Art in Books (Pictori......
Coloring Books
Common Core - English Lang......
Cookbooks, Nutrition
Creative Haven - Coloring ......
Creative Homeowner
Detective, Ghost , Superna......
Empower Your Life
Ethnic Interest
Fashion and Costume
Gardening, Nature, and Out......
Gift Certificates
Holiday Gift Guide
History, Political Science......
Compact Gift Books
Kits and Boxed Sets
Languages and Linguistics
Language and Travel
Magic, Legerdemain
Military History, Weapons ......
New Dover Apps
Occult and Esoteric Studie......
Paper Dolls
Performing Arts, Drama, Fi......
Philosophy and Religion
Psychology, Education
Puzzles, Amusement, Recrea......
REA Test Preps & Study Gui......
Science and Mathematics
Sociology, Anthropology, M......
Sports, Outdoor Activities......
Stationery, Seasonal Books......
Teacher Resources
Travel and Adventure
Women's Studies
Browse More:
By Subject
Science and Mathematics
Probability and Statistics
Applied Probability Models with Optimization Applications
Our Price:
In Stock
Made in USA
Sheldon M. Ross
Product Info:
Table of Contents
Concise advanced-level introduction to stochastic processes that frequently arise in applied probability. Largely self-contained text covers Poisson process, renewal theory, Markov chains, inventory theory, Brownian motion and continuous time optimization models, much more. Problems and references at...
read more
Add this to your cart
(you can always remove it later).
Shopping here is
Customers who bought this book also bought:
Our Editors also recommend:
Concepts of Probability Theory: Second Revised Edition
by Paul E. Pfeiffer
Using the Kolmogorov model, this intermediate-level text discusses random variables, probability distributions, mathematical expectation, random processes, more. For advanced undergraduates students of science, engineering, or math. Includes problems with answers and six appendixes. 1965 edition.
Optimization Theory with Applications
by Donald A. Pierre
Broad-spectrum approach to important topic. Explores the classic theory of minima and maxima, classical calculus of variations, simplex technique and linear programming, optimality and dynamic programming, more. 1969 edition.
Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability with Solutions
by Frederick Mosteller
Remarkable puzzlers, graded in difficulty, illustrate elementary and advanced aspects of probability. These problems were selected for originality, general interest, or because they demonstrate valuable techniques. Also includes detailed solutions.
Mathematical Modelling Techniques
by Rutherford Aris
"Engaging." —
Applied Mathematical Modelling
. A theoretical chemist and engineer discusses the types of models — finite, statistical, stochastic, and more — as well as how to formulate and manipulate them for best results.
Introduction to the Theory of Random Processes
by I. I. Gikhman, A. V. Skorokhod
Rigorous exposition suitable for elementary instruction. Covers measure theory, axiomatization of probability theory, processes with independent increments, Markov processes and limit theorems for random processes, more. Introduction. Bibliography. 1969 edition.
Gaussian Processes, Function Theory, and the Inverse Spectral Problem
by H. Dym, H. P. McKean
This text offers background in function theory, Hardy functions, and probability as preparation for surveys of Gaussian processes, strings and spectral functions, and strings and spaces of integral functions. 1976 edition.
Finite Markov Processes and Their Applications
by Marius Iosifescu
Self-contained treatment covers both theory and applications. Topics include the fundamental role of homogeneous infinite Markov chains in the mathematical modeling of psychology and genetics. 1980 edition.
Foundations of Measurement Volume II: Geometrical, Threshold, and Probabilistic Representations
by David H. Krantz, R. Duncan Luce, Amos Tversky, Patrick Suppes
All of the sciences have a need for quantitative measurement. This influential series established the formal foundations for measurement, justifying the assignment of numbers to objects in terms of their structural correspondence. 1989 edition.
Elements of the Theory of Markov Processes and Their Applications
by A. T. Bharucha-Reid
Graduate-level text and reference in probability, with numerous scientific applications. Nonmeasure-theoretic introduction to theory of Markov processes and to mathematical models based on the theory. Appendixes. Bibliographies. 1960 edition.
Introduction to Probability Theory with Contemporary Applications
by Lester L. Helms
Extensive discussions and clear examples, written in plain language, expose students to the rules and methods of probability. Exercises foster problem-solving skills, and all problems feature step-by-step solutions. 1997 edition.
Good Thinking: The Foundations of Probability and Its Applications
by Irving John Good
This in-depth treatment of probability theory by a famous British statistician explores Keynesian principles and surveys such topics as Bayesian rationality, corroboration, hypothesis testing, and mathematical tools for induction and simplicity. 1983 edition.
Elements of Pure and Applied Mathematics
by Harry Lass
This completely self-contained survey explores important topics in pure and applied mathematics. Each chapter can be read independently, and all are unified by cross-references to the complete work. 1957 edition.
An Introduction to Identification
by J. P. Norton
Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text covers the theoretical basis for mathematical modeling as well as a variety of identification algorithms and their applications. 1986 edition.
Nonstandard Methods in Stochastic Analysis and Mathematical Physics
by Sergio Albeverio, Jens Erik Fenstad, Raphael H�egh-Krohn, Tom Lindstr�m
Two-part treatment begins with a self-contained introduction to the subject, followed by applications to stochastic analysis and mathematical physics. "A welcome addition." —
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
. 1986 edition.
Analytical Methods of Optimization
by D. F. Lawden
Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text surveys the classical theory of the calculus of variations. Topics include static systems, control systems, additional constraints, the Hamilton-Jacobi equation, and the accessory optimization problem. 1975 edition.
Introduction to Stochastic Models: Second Edition
by Roe Goodman
Newly revised by the author, this undergraduate-level text introduces the mathematical theory of probability and stochastic processes. Features worked examples as well as exercises and solutions.
Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction
by Donald E. Kirk
Upper-level undergraduate text introduces aspects of optimal control theory: dynamic programming, Pontryagin's minimum principle, and numerical techniques for trajectory optimization. Numerous figures, tables. Solution guide available upon request. 1970 edition.
Stochastic Models in Operations Research, Vol. II: Stochastic Optimization
by Daniel P. Heyman, Matthew J. Sobel
The 2nd of a graduate-level 2-volume set introduces myopic optimal policies, Markov decision processes, generalizations of MDPs and related computational considerations, monotone optimal policies, and sequential games. 1984 edition. Includes 43 figures and 50 tables.
Stochastic Models in Operations Research, Vol. I: Stochastic Processes and Operating Characteristics
by Daniel P. Heyman, Matthew J. Sobel
The first of a graduate-level 2-volume set explores posterity analysis, birth-and-death processes, renewal theory, Markov chains, system properties, networks of queues, and bounds and approximations. 1982 edition. Includes 62 figures and 8 tables.
Introduction to Probability
by John E. Freund
Featured topics include permutations and factorials, probabilities and odds, frequency interpretation, mathematical expectation, decision making, postulates of probability, rule of elimination, much more. Exercises with some solutions. Summary. 1973 edition.
Product Description:
Concise advanced-level introduction to stochastic processes that frequently arise in applied probability. Largely self-contained text covers Poisson process, renewal theory, Markov chains, inventory theory, Brownian motion and continuous time optimization models, much more. Problems and references at chapter ends. "Excellent introduction." —
Journal of the American Statistical Association
. Bibliography. 1970 edition.
Reprint of the Holden-Day, Inc., San Francisco, 1970 edition.
Back to Top
Product Details:
Sheldon M. Ross
Page Count:
5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Publication date:
December 1992
Table of Contents:
Click here to view the Table of Contents
What people are saying:
Reviews powered by
PowerReviews Express
Back to Top
This book was printed in the United States of America.
Dover books are made to last a lifetime. Our US book-manufacturing partners produce the highest quality books in the world and they create jobs for our fellow citizens. Manufacturing in the United States also ensures that our books are printed in an environmentally friendly fashion, on paper sourced from responsibly managed forests.
Track Your Order
Your Account
Shipping Rates and Policies
Customer Service
Sign Up for Email
About Dover
Privacy Notice
Terms of Use
Join Our Staff


text:
Mahalo is a human powered search engine founded by Silicon Valley veteran entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. Results are generated non-algorithmically by a team of profile builders who create pages for search terms.
Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
01/01/06 | Series A | Unknown | CBS, News Corporation, Sequoia Capital, Mark Cuban, Elon Musk | Unknown |
01/01/07 | Series B | 16M | CBS, News Corporation, Sequoia Capital, Mark Cuban, Johnathan Miller, Elon Musk | Unknown |
Johnathan Miller (Board Member)
Elon Musk (CEO)
Jason Calacanis (Founder)
Elliot C.R. Cook (COO)
Mark Jeffrey (CTO)
One sunny May Day in Israel Zeevi Michel came to the conclusion that a large percentage… See Company Profile »
Aardvark was conceived as the first Social Search engine: a way to find people, not web… See Company Profile »
Powered by Google, SearchTheTail lets you narrow the search using Google tail so that your search… See Company Profile »
BaZaa Networks:
BaZaa is a real-time peer-to-peer search, listing and notification system that automatically pushes relevant matches to… See Company Profile »
Ask questions and receive answers. How to ask a question: * Mobile browser:Simply register for free… See Company Profile »
Funding Daily: Earthquake sundae
January 16, 2013 1:06 am
Get all the tech funding news of the day delivered straight to your mailbox! Sign up for Funding Daily and… Continue reading 〉
15Five's feedback platform helps execs work hard, play harder
January 15, 2013 9:16 pm
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard is a visionary. He is a wildly successful businessman, accomplished outdoorsman, and pioneer in corporate management… Continue reading 〉
Dyn grabs $38M, adds Jason Calacanis to its board
October 2, 2012 3:29 pm
Just a few weeks after tooting its horn about being a profitable bootstrapped company, DNS and enterprise email delivery service… Continue reading 〉

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Call for Papers: 2014 History of Science Society Meeting
The History of Science Society is now accepting proposals for organized sessions, contributed papers, and posters for the 2014 HSS Annual Meeting, to be held 6-9 November 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. The deadline for submissions is
8 April 2014.
You can read the entire call for papers here, and the guidelines for evaluating proposals here. We have also set up a wiki page to assist scholars in finding others with similar interests to organize sessions. That page can be found here.
An FAQ for the meeting is located here.
Submissions can be made online here.
If you have any questions, please contact the Executive Office of the History of Science Society at firstname.lastname@example.com.
January 2014 Newsletter
The January newsletter is now online. In this issue Rodolfo John Alaniz writes about diversity statistics for recent history of science doctoral recipients in American universities; Jay Malone announces the society's intention to develop a new strategic plan; and member and profession news.
2014-15 HSS/NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Science
The History of Science Society is now accepting applications for the 2014-15 HSS/NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Science. The Fellowship, supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Division, funds a nine-month research project that is related to any aspect of the history of space science, from the earliest human interest in space to the present. The program is broadly conceived and includes the social, cultural, institutional and personal context of space-science history.
The Fellowship carries a stipend of $21,250, and the application deadline is Monday, 31 March 2014. Click here for more details about the 2014-15 Fellowship.
Elizabeth Paris Endowment for Socially Engaged History and Philosophy of Science
The History of Science Society is pleased to announce a new venture: the Elizabeth Paris Endowment for Socially Engaged History and Philosophy of Science. Honoring the life and interests of Elizabeth Paris (1968-2009), a historian and philosopher of science and HSS member, the Endowment aims to provide for a regular public event that will bring to a wider audience an understanding of the value of the history and philosophy of science. For more information on Elizabeth, the Endowment, and how to give, please click this link.
Isis Books Received Updated
The list of books received in the editorial offices of Isis through February of 2013 can be found at the Isis Books Received page here. Any books purchased through links on the Books Received page will help support the History of Science Society.
Sites for Future Meetings Finalized through 2018
The History of Science Society has finalized arrangements for the dates and sites for the annual meetings through 2018. Future HSS meetings are scheduled for:
6-9 November 2014 - Chicago, Illinois
19-22 November 2015 - San Francisco, California
3-6 November 2016 - Atlanta, Georgia
9-12 November 2017 - Toronto, Ontario
1-4 November 2018 - Seattle, Washington
2013 History of Science Society Awards Announced
The History of Science Society prize ceremony took place on Saturday, November 23rd at the HSS Annual Meeting in Boston.
A list of the prize recipients can be found here. Congratulations to all of the winners.
History of Science Graduate Program Listing Available
A listing of graduate programs in the history of science and related fields is now available here. This summary includes contact information for programs around the world. Please send any corrections or additions to email@example.com. Our thanks go to Nathan Crowe for his work in creating and maintaining the site.


text:
Alabama Crimson Tide
- Year: Sophomore
As a Recruit: Jeffrey was recruited from Virgil Grissom Sch (Huntsville, AL) class of 2009. He committed to Alabama .
This profile currently has no timeline events.
This profile currently has no photos. Send photos to firstname.lastname@example.com.
This profile currently has no articles.
Recruits Predict Hunter Jeffrey
This profile currently has no predictions.
Hunter Jeffrey is a 6-3, 185-pound Point Guard from Huntsville, AL. He has committed to Alabama Crimson Tide.
- Early Enrollee
- Walk-On
- Gray Shirt
- Video Highlights
- Medical Redshirt
- Primary
- Secondary
- Keeper
- Primary (Inactive)
- Secondary (Inactive)
- Keeper (Inactive)


text:
Changes related to "2002-10-12 Eric Morel w rsc 11 Denkaosan Kaovichit, Arrowhead Pond Arena, Anaheim, California, USA - WBA"
From Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing
This is a list of changes made recently to pages linked from a specified page (or to members of a specified category). Pages on your watchlist are bold.
No changes on linked pages during the given period.


text:
Ask a Trooper: Aggressive driving is a form of bullying
E-mail email@example.com or mail your question to Duluth News Tribune, Attn: Ask the State Trooper, 424 W. First St., Duluth, MN 55802. You may remain anonymous if you choose.
Q: Are speeding and tailgating forms of bullying? Consider the advice to go with the flow of traffic. If the speed limit is 55 mph and some want to go 60 mph, is the person driving 55 mph holding up traffic or is the person driving 60 mph pushing traffic? If a person who wants to drive 55 mph gives in and drives 60 mph, is that person in turn also pushing traffic?
Consider the highway signs "Slower traffic keep right." Is the person driving at 70 mph and passing somebody going 68 mph slowing traffic? Should the driver going 70 mph speed up to get out of the way of somebody who wants to drive 75 mph?
One form of bullying is to force someone to do something wrong.
A: Yes, speeding and tailgating are forms of bullying. Specifically, that type of bullying is aggressive driving and it is dangerous. No one should drive over the posted limit, especially because they think "everyone else is doing it." Speeding kills, and more speed kills more. For every 10 mph you drive over 50 mph, your risk of death in a crash doubles. I have never been a fan of the advice of "go with the flow," but there are times it is necessary, like getting onto a freeway from an on-ramp where you have to match your speed to the flow just to get into traffic. Some drivers don't want to go "faster" and should not be forced to do so when just driving down the road.
As drivers, we have no control over other drivers, their vehicles or any other conditions. We can only control our own vehicle, and how we respond to all of the existing conditions. Any driver speeding over the limit or too fast for conditions is probably "pushing traffic," and it is aggressive and this has to stop. Drivers should never have to "speed up" just to "get out of someone's way."
In Minnesota, slower traffic has to keep to the right when on multi-lane roads, it's the law. If someone is in the left lane of a four-lane highway and they are driving the speed limit and a faster vehicle comes up from behind, they should move over and let the faster vehicle by. We don't want people driving (hanging out in) the left lane (fast lane). Keep that lane open as much as practicable or possible. We all need to work together to have a safe environment on our roadways, and we do that by taking responsibility for our own actions behind the wheel and stop worrying about all the other drivers. Working together is the key.
Sgt. Curt S. Mowers is a regional public information officer for the Minnesota State Patrol.
Tags: ask an expert, scrapbook, community, life, updates, auto, minnesota, police


text:
IntroductionWhat is SAXS/SWAXS?S3-MICRO
Hecus X-Ray Systems, founded in 1992, is traditionally specialized on innovative system solutions for X-Ray nanostructure analytics. The strong focus on small-angle X-ray methods - the Otto-Kratky heritage - serves a wide community of researchers and engineers, who need SAXS and related techniques as practical and reliable tools in their challenging laboratory practice, and who want to use the techniques routinely.
Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (S/WAXS) are non-invasive analytical techniques to investigate the structure of non-crystalline or partly crystalline materials. Both the supra- or macromolecular domain as well as the interatomic distances in small molecules or crystals are investigated.
Fields of Application:
S3-MICRO is powered by an ultra-brilliant point microfocus source (GENIX-Fox 3D, Xenocs, Grenoble), exclusively designed for Hecus. It provides the highest X-ray flux of any SAXS system presently available on the market. With a brilliance of 1010, it matches that of bending-magnet synchrotron SaxS beamlines - at a source power of only 50 Watt. Thus S3-MICRO opens entirely new perspectives for laboratory x-ray scattering.
Figure 1. S3-MICRO.
Never before has a compact SAXS system reached such brilliance: S3-MICRO bridges the gap to synchrotrons.
A revolutionary concept of point-microfocus optics and extremely clean block collimation brings classical synchrotron techniques to the home laboratory, such as:
Figure 2. Lipidic Nanofilm – GISAXS (100s).
Revolutionary is also the extreme energy efficiency of S3-MICRO: powered by a 50-Watt microfocus X-ray source it relaxes the cost-of-ownership problem. With S3-MICRO you can save tons and Co2 and money otherwise wasted in the environment.
Source: Hecus X-Ray Systems
For more information on this source please visit Hecus X-Ray Systems.
Do you have a question you'd like to ask regarding this article?
Cancel reply to comment


text:
On Jun 26, Yogi said:
How are you and how is life going with you?
On Apr 15, tmntcasey said:
Hey :)
On Jan 23, ™† jE†'zZz †™ said:
cool !! wbu?
On Jan 21, ™† jE†'zZz †™ said:
On Aug 04, coby's lil' FUCKER said:
love your pic and ur hair
On Jun 16, xixISxThExRoacHxLoveRx said:
u love cupcakes and i love your name!! lol heyy thanks for the add
On Jun 16, BrokEn doWn InsIdE said:
awww that sucks so are you done with school??? how have you been???why have you been gone??? :(
kool so what you doing to keep you're self not bored....lol
hey there wb how are you???
On Jun 02, Sock a Qeekie said:
Hey there!!!!
480 Results Found


text:
Master Bedroom
Offer Lighting Choices
The master bedroom showcases multiple lighting options. For decorative effect, Mallory went with a chandelier in lieu of a
ceiling fan and added sconces above the bed. She placed reading lamps on the bedside tables, writing desk, and table in the
bay. While not matchy-matchy, the lamps help pull together colors in the room.
Headboard Fabric: Bellarossa in Seaglass by Lee Jofa;available through DCOTA Design Services; (954) 921-7575.


text:
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Making a difference: One Young World summit
Mathias Sulger, Intern Online & Social Media Marketing at SWISS
At the beginning of September 1,200 future leaders from 170 countries gathered in Zurich to attend the second summit of One Young World, a global organisation that aims to bring together the youngest, brightest and best and to ensure that their concerns, opinions and solutions are heard. As the official carrier to this year's summit SWISS flew many of the delegates to Switzerland from their home countries.
One Young World focuses on six key areas: Global Health, Environment, Global Business, Interfaith Dialogue, Media, and Leadership. These were defined by a global poll of young people from around the world prior to the inaugural summit in London in 2010 that set the stage for the launch of a variety of projects such as Flood Relief Effort and Sustainable Aid (Global Health) and The Future of Energy and Myanmar Youths In Action (Environment).
Aspiring delegates of One Young World are selected through a process of nomination by leaders in business, the public and voluntary sectors and from individuals from the world's 192 countries. Candidates are required to be a team player; show leadership potential and skills; be concerned about global issues; show ability to grasp complex concepts and provide valuable insights; and have a proven record of volunteering and extra-curricular activities (evidence of which is to be supplied). Following the summit, the delegates return to their home countries to implement ideas and projects defined.
To get an idea of what the conference was all about I attended the opening ceremonies. On arriving at Zurich's Kongresshaus I immediately sensed the upbeat spirit among the participants as they eagerly awaited the summit opening. A children's choir from Zurich took the stage first, followed by the founders of One Young World, David Jones (Global CEO Havas, Euro RSCG Worldwide) and Kate Robertson (Group Chairman, Euro RSCG), who introduced the organisation's counsellors. This impressive group included such personalities as Bob Geldof, Desmond Tutu, Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Fatima Bhutto and Waris Dirie. Over the course of the summit, the counsellors gave speeches, held workshops and led plenary discussions with the participants.
Further impressions from the opening ceremonies can be seen on our Flickr page. These links provide more information about One Young World and its current projects.
During the evening I spoke to several delegates to find out what attending this event meant for them.
"I think One Young World is a wonderful opportunity for young people who want to change the world to connect with each other and exchange ideas." Alanda/Jakarta/Indonesia (left)
"One Young World is fascinating. We can open our mind and see what really happens in the world and we just realize that we can do something big." Sheilla/Sumatra/Indonesia (right)
"We are making history." Jermaine/UK
"It's a great opportunity. I am inspired to hear all these counsellors talking to us." Mai/United Arab Emirates
"We are the future of the world and realize that it is our responsibility to make a difference in the world."
"It means networking with the whole world." Mariana/Brazil
3 comments:
- Anonymous07 September, 2011 14:20
Wow...what a wonderful project! Changes will soon come out,because the youth has such a strength!
ReplyDelete This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.edible oil|oil mill machinery
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Fiesta Ameriana Hacienda San Antonio del Puente Cuernavaca
Reforma No 2, Real del Puente Xochitepec
- Cuernavaca
Mexico City International Airport MEX
- Superior Double -
Showcasing traditional details of the estate, these rooms are noted for their wood and stone work, high ceilings and other flavors. They offer everything to pamper you for a comfortable stay including air conditioning, safe, bathtub, work desk, telephone, hair dryer, minibar, and a LCD television. Rooms overlook the River Apatlaco, the gardens or the hacienda's original structure.
- Superior King -
Designed in the Spanish colonial style, with fine wood-carved furniture complemented by modern and elegant bedding to provide a comfortable refuge. Modern amenities, ready to indulge and pamper, including air conditioning, safe, bathtub, work desk, telephone, hair dryer, minibar, LCD television, and a view of the Apatlaco River, the gardens or of the hacienda's original structure.
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Blackout drapes
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Desk
- DVD player
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Iron/ironing board
- Massage - available in room
- Minibar
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Rollaway beds
- Shower/tub combination
- Slippers
- Television
- Turndown service
- Welcome amenities
- Window opens
In addition to a full-service spa, Fiesta Americana Hacienda San Antonio El Puente Cuernavaca features an outdoor pool and a spa tub. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Business amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center, a technology helpdesk, and small meeting rooms. 4 meeting rooms are available. This Edwardian hotel also offers a children's pool, a fitness facility, and a terrace. Fiesta Americana Hacienda San Antonio El Puente Cuernavaca has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Babysitting/Childcare
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Concierge desk
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Elevator/lift attendant
- Event catering
- Express check-in/check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Garden
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Kids' club
- Laundry facilities
- Laundry service
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting room(s) (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Patio
- Pool table
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Security guard
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Swimming pool
- Swimming pool - children's
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Technology helpdesk
- Tour assistance
- Wedding services
- 71
- 3
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy. Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges. Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. Minimum check-in age is 18. There are no room charges for children 12 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding.
- Pets not allowed
- Noon
El IngenioOverlooking the garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness facility. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing
- Tennis


text:
Serena Williams made a complete ass of herself in Florida ... in a beautiful way.
The ridiculously fit tennis legend managed to safely pour all of her luscious buxom lady parts into an industrial strength black and white bikini in Miami on Monday.
With her champion badonkadonk workin' overtime, no one was injured when the bootylicious 31-year-old got high and waisted for a photo shoot on the beach.
Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian can pack it up, because Serena will always win ... in the end.
If that's what we're calling ridiculously fit, then I'm feeling lots better about skipping the gym yesterday.
She should change her profession to a wrestler or a boxer. Damn... she could beat anybody.
Ridiculously fit???..... Are you guys at tmz afraid to get smashed with her XXXL RUMP ROAST, for a truthful description?
Hahaha I really don't think Jlo cares to look like Serena. I'm pretty certain she likes her figure much better.
Man, I never knew there were so many mean and angry people out there until I started coming to this site. You build up these heros and stars of yours, only to tear them down when you find out that they are human. Pretty sure I'll get some rude replies for having the nerve to comment about this.


text:
ADDRESSING WHAT MATTERS MOST for the 1.5 billion people affected by conflict and fragility |
Upcoming events
March/April | g7+ Road Show | |
April | g7+ Ministerial Retreat |
March 2014 |
UN Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone closes | |
Closing political office in Sierra Leone, UN shifts focus to long-term development. |
Feb 2014 |
| Sierra Leone : Partners adopt Framework |
Mutual Accountability Framework (MAF) has been adopted by the Government of Sierra Leone |
Jan 2014 |
| Newly elected co-chair |
H.E. Pekka Haavisto, Minister for International Development, Finland has been elected co-chair of the International Dialogue |
12 Nov. |
| South Sudan in preparation to sign New Deal |
Read the article from the Guardian |
The International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding is the first forum for political dialogue to bring together conflict-affected and fragile countries, international partners and civil society to catalyse successful transitions from conflict and fragility.
Learn more about the Dialogue:
The New Deal is a key agreement between fragile states and partners to change the policy and practice of engagement.
Download the New Deal (EN) (FR) (ES) (AR)
Learn more about the New Deal
| |


text:
The absolute value of a number is the number's distance from zero on a number line.
Since we never talk about distance as being negative, the absolute value of a number is always positive. Think of it as the number of jumps it would take to get to zero from a number.
We use bars (vertical lines) on either side of a number absolute to mean absolute value.
|-4| = the absolute value of -4 = 4
Pretty simple. If the number is negative, make it positive. If the number is already positive, leave it alone.


text:
News Business AP Business Technology AP Technology Sports AP Sports AP National AP World AP Politics AP Health & Science AP Arts & Entertainment Lottery Traffic
TimeOut Features Calendar-Arts Calendar-Books Calendar-Crafts Calendar-Dance Calendar-Etc. Calendar-Films Calendar-Health Calendar-Lectures Calendar-Museums Calendar-Music Calendar-Theater Perf. Arts Night Life Television Movies A&E Today
LifeStyle Travel Health Fitness Nutrition Restaurants Cuisine Home Galleries Books Pets Weddings Fashion Family
Local News Waukesha Oz-Washington Racine Dodge Watertown
Market Place Classifieds Greater Milwaukee Jobs
April 18, 2013
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is slated to begin construction work next week to improve to Glenview Avenue / 84th Street, just south of I-94 and north of Wisconsin Avenue.
Resurfacing work will take place on 84th Street between I-94 and Bluemound Road as well as making improvements to turn lanes. Lane restrictions will be in effect during construction, with access to local residents and businesses maintained.
Glenview Avenue, between Bluemound Road to just north of Wisconsin Avenue, will be reconstructed. Motorists should expect full-time lane restrictions on this segment beginning as early as Tuesday, April 23. Work will also require a full closure of Glenview Avenue between Bluemound Road and Wisconsin Avenue for two months. In addition, there will be a full closure of the Glenview Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue intersection for about one month. Once timeframes are determined for these full closures, WisDOT will provide further information.
In advance of the roadway reconstruction, numerous utilities continue to work in the area to relocate their facilities, requiring occasional lane closures.
The project team appreciates your patience during this period of intense construction in area neighborhoods. Work zone and pedestrian safety are critically important due to the locations of several schools in the construction area. Some construction activities are likely to create noise and/ or dust, and some work may be conducted at night during the course of the project.
This $4.9 million project is in coordination with the overall Zoo Interchange reconstruction effort. The prime contractor, Zignego Companies, is anticipated to complete work by the end of August 2013.


text:
Skip to content
and found 4 items
645cc, 75.9bhp, 135mph, Insurance group 10
The old SV650 was a good bike and to be honest Suzuki didn't have to do much to make it a great bike once more. But they have gone one better and given us an excellent bike. Obvious improved looks but the real beauty it's under the skin, the lovely fuelled, smooth, punchy, little V-Twin. As an added extra bonus ...
656cc, 84bhp, 130mph, Insurance group 11
Take a look again. Yes, that first picture really is the new Suzuki Bandit 650, but only a trained Bandit anorak would be able to spot the differences between it and the previous incarnation. The Bandit has come under a bit of fire in recent years as it's not quite as polished or accomplished as rivals like the Fazer, or ...
1255cc, 97bhp, 145mph, Insurance group 13
Suzuki's big-bore GSF1250 Bandit gets an all-new engine designed to meet latest Euro legislation. In doing so, Suzuki have created a 98cc bigger, 1255cc water-cooled, fuel-injected, tourque-laden peach of an engine. The GSF1250 Bandit's frame and suspension have also been upgraded to give a sumptuous, well-mannered mileage machine that can also run in the twisties.
996cc, 118bhp, 155mph, Insurance group 15
The Suzuki SV1000 is a purpose built big capacity, sensibly priced, road going sporty V-twin. Ok, the engine's nicked from Suzuki's old TL1000S but the rest of the SV1000 is all-new yet the price tag is very reasonable new or used. The faired Suzuki SV1000 'S' version has lower bars but is the better all-rounder. The unfaired SV1000 with higher bars is a ...
Save money by comparing quotes. It's quick and easy
Compare and buy 100s of bargain priced products for you and your bike


text:
Video: Business
Economy 2012: ING CFO on Q3 Results (4:40)
Nov. 7 - ING Chief Financial Officer Patrick Flynn talks to Reuters Insider about the bank's third-quarter results. ( Transcript )
Reuters TV Shows
About Reuters TV
Hard-edged reporting, insight and analysis, Reuters TV breaks ground creating informative news and financial videos. Showcasing Reuters' 3000 award-winning journalists, Reuters TV delivers high-energy investigative journalism with concise explanations. Check it out and let us know what you think.


text:
- featured articles
Calculate your most fertile days
more >> - featured articles
Find the perfect baby name
more >> - featured articles
Expert tips for finding the right pediatrician
more >> - Toddler home
- Behavior
- Development
- Health
- Daycare & Education
- Recipes & Nutrition
- Activities
- Gear & Products
- Blog
- Formulas for Success
featured articlesHow tall will your kid grow up to be? Try our height calculator to find out
more >>- Child home
- Behavior
- Development
- Health
- Daycare & Education
- Recipes & Nutrition
- Fit Generation
- Activities
- Gear & Products
featured articlesMust-know tips for raising a happy, healthy family
more >>- featured articles
How healthy is your kid's lunch? Calculate the nutritional value now
more >> - featured articles
Sign up to get holiday recipes, crafts and stress-less tips delivered right to your inbox
more >> - Gear home
- Toys
- Books
- New Mom Essentials
- Baby Essentials
- Kid Essentials
- Mom Must-Haves
- Computers & Video Games
- DVDs
- Music
How tall will your kid grow up to be? Try our height calculator to find out
more >>- Mom home
- Health & Fitness
- Work & Family
- Relationships
- Single Parents
- Beauty & Style
- Relax & Recharge
- Money & Saving
featured articlesSign up to get recall alerts, recipes, parenting secrets and more delivered right to your inbox
more >>- Dad home
- A Day in the Life of a Stay-at-Home Dad
- Famous Dads on Fatherhood
- 20 Cool Dad Tattoos
- 19 Super-Fun Free Apps for Dads
Video: The most hilarious dads on the playground.
more >>
Pole Dancing Classes for Toddlers
June 15, 2011
© iStockphoto
Remember the Canadian workout studio that offers pole dancing classes to tweens? This week, another studio went even farther with a kiddie pole dance program. At Make Me Fabulous studio in Northamptonshire, England, children as young as 3 years old are taught how to pole dance.
Plus: Most Controversial Parenting Stories
The studio, which also provides pole dancing instruction for adults, offers weekly Little Spinners classes for girls ages 3 to 7. According to the UK's Daily Mail, during classes, the children learn how to lift, spin, and slide down the pole while "holding their legs in a V-shape." (!!!!)
Plus: Abercrombie & Fitch Sells Push-Up Bikini Tops for Girls
Instructor Carly Wilford insists that the lessons for kids have been stripped (pun intended) of sexual aspects. "I am trying to remove the stigma from pole dancing and show that it actually helps children keep fit and learn balance, much like gym classes," she told the Daily Mail.
Plus: 7 Energy-Burning Toys for Kids
Claude Knights, director of Kidscape, a British organization established to prevent bullying and child sexual abuse, is not convinced the fitness benefits outweigh the risks. "The children will innocently enjoy copying the raunchy moves they learn, but be completely unaware of the sexual messages these send out, which inevitably can have dangerous results," she told the Daily Mail.
There is no shortage of fun, kid-appropriate ways to stay fit…team sports, gymnastics, active Wii games, or just running around the yard! Does pole dancing really have to be an option?
What do you think: Is it really just exercise, or totally inappropriate?


text:
Driven by a passion to get things done, Würth Group continuously seeks ways to support their 65,000 employees in becoming more efficient. A global leader in assembly and fastening materials, Würth has the products that help connect almost everything together.
See customer overview ›The African Cashew Initiative (ACi) was created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, to help small farmers in developing countries take full advantage of their cashew production, and increase their income.
See customer overview ›On the outside, EMPR® Australia Pty Ltd has a solid reputation for quick, reliable service. But on the inside, inefficient data reporting was slowing down key business processes. By running SAP Business One software on SAP HANA in-memory database technology, EMPR has refined and improved their ability to serve customers efficiently.
Read the story › See customer overview ›In a distribution warehouse, work can stop when a product isn't where it needs to be. That can increase costs and plague customer service. The Charmer Sunbelt Group believes it can improve business commitments and strengthen relationships with the brands it carries by using data analytics, one bottle at a time.
Watch the video › See customer overview ›


text:
22 U.S. Code § 2123 - Office of Travel Promotion
Office established
There is established within the Department of Commerce an office to be known as the Office of Travel Promotion.
The Office shall—
serve as liaison to the Corporation for Travel Promotion established by subsection (b) ofsection
11 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009
and support and encourage the development of programs to increase the number of international visitors to the United States for business, leisure, educational, medical, exchange, and other purposes;
work with the Corporation, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security—
to disseminate information more effectively to potential international visitors about documentation and procedures required for admission to the United States as a visitor;
to ensure that arriving international visitors are generally welcomed with accurate information and in an inviting manner;
Reports to Congress
Within a year after March 4, 2010, and periodically thereafter as appropriate, the Secretary shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, the House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, and the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs describing the Office's work with the Corporation, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out subsection (c)(2).
[1] See References in Text note below.
(Pub. L. 87–63, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L. 111–145, § 9(g),Mar. 4, 2010, 124 Stat. 63.)
References in Text
Subsection (b) ofsection
11 of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), probably should be a reference to subsection (b) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, which is classified to section
(b) of this title.
Prior Provisions
A prior section
2123,Pub. L. 87–63, title II, § 202, formerly § 3,June 29, 1961, 75 Stat. 130; Pub. L. 91–477, §§ 1,
2,Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1071, 1072; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 97–63, § 3(c), (d), (e)(1),Oct. 16, 1981, 95 Stat. 1012, 1013; Pub. L. 102–372, §§ 4(n),
(b), (c),
(b),Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1174, 1176, 1178, enumerated duties of Secretary of Commerce in carrying out national tourism policy, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–288, § 9(a),Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3407.
The table below lists the classification updates, since Jan. 3, 2012, for this section. Updates to a broader range of sections may be found at the update page for containing chapter, title, etc.
The most recent Classification Table update that we have noticed was Tuesday, August 13, 2013
An empty table indicates that we see no relevant changes listed in the classification tables. If you suspect that our system may be missing something, please double-check with the Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
22 USC | Description of Change | Session Year | Public Law | Statutes at Large |
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


text:
Originally published February 20, 2013 at 7:48 P.M., updated February 21, 2013 at 12:44 A.M.
The deadline to file an application for a place on the ballot for District 3 City Council member: 5 p.m.March 11.
The deadline to file an application for mayor, city council District 5 or District 6: 5 p.m. March 1.
Early voting: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, April 29-May 7, with the exception of May 3 and 7, when it runs 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Election: May 11
In the opening day of filing for District 3 Victoria City Council, two contenders claimed places on the ballot.
John Hyak, 53, and Jeff Bauknight, 43, will run May 11 for the seat vacated by mayoral candidate Paul Polasek.
Hyak, who ran last May against Polasek, said his interest has always been to forward Victoria's growth and development.
"My goals are the same," Hyak, a lifelong Victoria resident, said.
He said he wants to ensure the city is kept safe, parks and recreational activities are provided and the city attains the highest level of services all while maintaining a reasonable tax rate.
"I know I can do the job, there's no question in my mind," Hyak said.
Hyak is a department manager at Formosa Utility Venture and a member of the planning commission.
Bauknight said in a news release he received overwhelming support from friends and family members to seek election.
He said he wants to ensure his children's experience growing up in Victoria is as enjoyable as his was.
He founded and is president of Crossroads Mechanical Inc., a mechanical contracting business. He serves on the planning commission and the building board of adjustments and appeals.
He has volunteered with the Victoria YMCA, Rotary Club, Victoria Symphony, Association of Builders and Contractors, Victoria Chamber of Commerce and the Nazareth Academy Advisory Council.


text:
January 9, 2010 at 9am to January 10, 2010 at 7pm – WNC Ag Center - Livestock Expo Building The FairTax group is sharing a booth at the show this Saturday and Sunday. It's another great time to work together to educate Americans about the FairTax. We need volunteers to staff the booth. I wi… Organized by Laura McCue | Type: show
January 9, 2010 from 11am to 12:30pm – Silver Spoon Restaurant Join us for a FairTax Brunch meeting. You will be able to purchase food and beverages from the restaurant's menu. Organized by Marilyn Rickert | Type: brunch, meeting
Fair Tax Nation
P. O. Box 808
Oak Forest, IL 60452
Contact us at:
Your help is needed to fund FairTax events around the Nation!
Donations to this site are not tax deductible
We are a 501(c)4 organization
© 2014 Created by Marilyn Rickert.


text:
Broken Bus Strands Inmate Visitors
May 02, 2006 — Dozens of women and children were stranded Sunday night at a rest stop on the Northway. They were visiting inmates at north country prisons. The chartered bus broke down Sunday evening and the family-members were left stranded until mid-day on Monday, when a replacemente bus picked them up. State police fed and cared for at least thirty-five people, most from New York City. The owners of the bus company couldn't be reached for comment. Brian Mann spoke Monday with Danielle from Astoria Queens, who declined to give her last name.


text:
24% of the CEO
Scott W. Klein
I worked at LanguageLine Solutions full-time for more than 5 years
Pros – Working for Language Line Solutions is a way for professional interpreters to acquire experience.
Cons – A professional interpreter will get NO rewards that could be normally expected from such type of job. Namely, no adequate compensation for the time and effort invested, no chance to get a vacation or paid sick day through any kind of normal procedure (the managers just ignore your needs and treat you like you are something insignificant), no career growth, no respect to interpreters' work. Interpreters are used as low-pay labor, even though these people are expected to be highly educated and possess versatile skills and knowledge.
Advice to Senior Management – I would advise the management to keep away from the interpreter's business altogether. That would be fair because they are discrediting this profession by providing poor quality service, which is the inevitable result of their mistreating the interpreters. They want to get too much giving away so little, yet sooner or later they will pay the price anyway. This management does not seem to understand it.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
I worked at LanguageLine Solutions full-time
Pros – People will pretend to be nice to get knowledge out of you
Cons – Then dispose of you like leftovers
Pay you very little
Only promotes the buddies and brown-nosers
Poor leadership
Poor management
Overpriced service but the people who do the work don't get their share
Advice to Senior Management – If it's possible to replace management, then it may get better. Try and care about the people you employ and not just people friendly with you. Not everyone is a talented brown-noser. Judge based on talent and skills and contributions and don't take someone's credit and give it to your own friends and pretend they did the work or came up with the ideas.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
1 person found this helpful
I have been working at LanguageLine Solutions full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Working from home and drive family members crazy with your calls.
Cons – The list is endless. Poor pay, Bad management, Unreachable, No benefits, Hard work and no support in any means!
Advice to Senior Management – Please try to at least pay people a bit more so they do not leave like a revolving door. Care about the living block of your existence meaning the interpreters. Many of us are respectful and highly educated people. The system does not work and find out what is going on?
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
2 people found this helpful
I have been working at LanguageLine Solutions full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Don't have to spend money on commute because it's a work at home job. It's a good job if you are retired, disabled or stay at home mother/father.
Cons – You get no choice of shift, very low pay (even though the company over-charges their clients), no benefits, because you work from home you feel isolated, little chance of advancement within the company, no increase in salary. They are so quick to tell you what you are doing wrong but when you request something from them, they dismiss you like you don't mean anything to their company. And they give you a quarterly "bonus" based on your performance. I would have considered this a pro, but the bonus you get is something to laugh at.
Advice to Senior Management – Pay more to your interpreters. You can't survive on this salary alone.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
4 people found this helpful
I have been working at LanguageLine Solutions full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – there is nothing good to tell about this company
Cons – Language Line Solutions has been buying out smaller companies (e.g. Pacific Interpreters) and forcing their interpreters to be so-called "employees" with virtually no benefits (no paid vacations, no holidays, no sick days, crappy cheap health insurance). The interpreters' compensation changed from potentially $30-42/hr to $12-$14 per hour. Most of the quality and highly-qualified interpreters are leaving this greedy and cold company. If you're thinking of getting interpreter services for your hospital, clinics or business, stay away from Language Line Solutions. Don't expect you will get good quality interpreting services from LLS since they don't care about the interpreters. Interpreters are being used like factory workers or robots.
Advice to Senior Management – Stop abusing your interpreters.
4 people found this helpful
I worked at LanguageLine Solutions full-time for more than 3 years
Pros – Work at home, not having to deal with commute.
Cons – Other than the pros listed above, there is no other good thing to say about the company. Crappy pay and even reduce your rate. I had been working for a company called Tele-Interpreters, and later purchased by LLS. I was paid at a rate of 50 cents a minutes (which was low but I can accepted it). Been working for them for about 3 years and then when LLS purchased them, they had to reduce my rate from 50 cents to 35 cents/minutes. The reason (or excuse) they told us for the reduced rate was economic hardship. COME ON LLS, you guys have been ripped the government and private agencies off by charging them $3 to $4 and even $5 a minute. YOU can't even afford to pay your employee 50 cents or that?
So I quit my job and working for Pacific Interpreter and get 60 cents a minute now. However, last December, again, LLS purchased Pacific. Now they are thinking to merge both interpreters into one by paying us AGAIN CRAPPY rate of $14/hour which if you divide 14 by 60, it would be 23.33 cents a minutes. 23 cents COMMON LLS how much respect did you give to your interpreters? You are depend on us to make you rich and you can't even afford to pay us more than 23 cents a minutes?
My advice is if you are a new interpreter and need some experience, then work for them. However, let you tell you be ready to drink a lot water. Their $14/hour is hard working money. They expect you to take a load of calls non stop. Once you have experience, QUIT and look for something better. They expect you a lot from you and give you almost nothing.
Advice to Senior Management – My advice to the management team is YOU are depend on US. If you treat us as a crap then that is what you get. I don't know why anyone would like to work at such low rate, unless you have nothing better to do. To the agencies who is looking for interpreter services, go for something else. Reason, you are not going to get a happy interpreter because everyone is so exhausted by having to deal with this immoral company.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
3 people found this helpful
I worked at LanguageLine Solutions part-time
Pros – Works from the comfort of home.
Cons – They charge 2.5-3.9 USD per minute but only pay interpreters less than a quarter per minute. They're buying out smaller companies like Pacific Interpreters and changing their interpreters to "employees" status, meaning being forced to work fixed hours, no paid vacation, no sick days, $12-14/hour, and crappy useless health insurance. It's better to wait table than working for them. Many highly qualified interpreters are leaving due to LLS's abuse and greediness. Please don't use LLS for your language needs, people who have no choice would stay and they're not happy. Don't expect good quality of customer service/ interpretation from unhappy interpreters.
Advice to Senior Management – Stop your greediness, don't use interpreters like a factory worker. Unhappy employees mean poor service.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
5 people found this helpful
I have been working at LanguageLine Solutions part-time for less than a year
Pros – Absolutely nothing! Don't waste your time or career! Get a job at a regular company's call center for better pay and benefit!
Cons – Pay, benefit, training staff. Only reason I tried this job was I'm bilingual and the word "Interpreter" sounded cool to me. Also, I own a newer Mercedes Benz and didn't want to add up mileage. What a big mistake! It's a ridiculous job! Rather, it's a ridiculous labor! You work as a conduit between the client and his or her limited English proficient customers. And many LEP people lack basic IQ, American common sense, and, most importantly,
communication skill! So they will give you all kinds nightmares and unnecessary challenges!
Additionally, you have to do your job the Language Line Solutions' way no matter what! Interpreters shouldn't appear as if they are chatting with LEP people! That's just one of Language Line's many many stupid rules. What kind of person in right mind would think the interpreter is chatting with LEP people on the job? So, for every move an interpreter should make, in order to understand LEP person better, he or she must inform Client first and get the permission. And that's going to drive you CRAZY! AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE SEVERE DELAY AND THE CLIENT'S COMPANY WILL GET THE INFLATED BILL!
Also, since you're being sandwiched by two or more customers per call, you must have the "Slave's Mind" or "Low Self-esteem" to survive in this job. I feel sorry for those who have been working for this company pretty long, and I especially feel sorry for senior language specialists. I'm sure they all have low self-esteem. With their skills and qualifications, they can work for Airlines [ Travel Benefits!!! ], hospitals, Nordstrom, Costco, etc. for much better pay and benefits! What the heck were they thinking?
Interpretation is a hard work, and LLS better treat their interpreters much better than now! But unfortunately, when some stupid or crazy clients complain about you, this company takes their words while your words don't mean anything! By the way, I have a lot more to say about this stupid company and this stupid "work from home" interpreter job as well as "SUSPICIOUS" EXPERIENCES I've had while working as "work from home" interpreter for the last several months. As soon as the company and I part, I'll reveal them in detail! Glassdoor says I can edit my review within 30 days, and I'm expecting that will happen within that time frame.
Advice to Senior Management – You guys just wait~ You guys will be contacted~
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
3 people found this helpful
I worked at LanguageLine Solutions full-time for more than a year
Pros – What kind of company forces it's salaried staff at the home office in Monterey, CA to go online and post phony positive reviews? Language Line! Hence the ridiculous posts where some people say they think they are paid "too much." Well that could ONLY be corporate staff because 99% of the staff makes minumum wage without benefits, vacation time, sick days, etc.
Cons – Being exploited, being unappreciated, being a part of a revolving door call center company that pimped out the interpretation industry, being part of the problem by accepting their horrible wages, being undervalued, having no hope of career advancement, having to put up with call center supervisors based, I mean supurvisors, who evaluate you when in fact they don't know what they are talking about....just to name a few.
Advice to Senior Management – Yeah, we get it, LLS is the cash cow for a conglomerate of several companied. But pay a freaking living wage at least and spring for real benefits, paid time off, etc.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
4 people found this helpful
I worked at LanguageLine Solutions as a contractor for more than 10 years
Pros – I loved my word helping people communicate. You had to study a lot of terminology in different fields, be patient with people, understanding, and compassionate, as well as being technically prepared, detached, and professional.
Cons – Cons – I loved my work, as I said, but the long and short term benefits, guaranty of employment, pay, appreciation, did not match my efforts and loyalty.
Advice to Senior Management – It's unfortunate that management was so busy looking to make money. The service was extraordinary, but the success was built on people like me who gave competently without much regard for us, front liners. I'd ask management to think about how it's treated us…the ones who gave to this service from the start, when the business wasn't known, when we were on-call 24/7…Thanks in advance.
Would you like us to review something? Please describe the problem with this {0} and we will look into it.
Sorry, but your feedback didn't make it to the team. Your input is valuable to us – would you mind trying again?
Your response will be removed from the review – this cannot be undone.
Copyright © 2008–2014, Glassdoor. All Rights Reserved. Your use of this service is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy & Cookies Policy. Glassdoor ® is a registered trademark of Glassdoor, Inc.
Simply post an anonymous review for a current/former employer or recent interview experience. Your post is anonymous – and if you're worried that someone will be able to identify your review, you can even post without telling us your job title and location. Learn More.
No thanks – I'll just look around
We do not post on Facebook
We do not post on Facebook


text:
Writing and Library Science Department
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Swenson Hall 3061
Belknap and Catlin
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880
ph. 715-394-8195
Writing and Library Science Department
Library Science
UW-Superior's Library Science Program educates students to be leaders in information services and the use of information technology. The program develops competent, confident and creative professionals who enjoy the information field and can instill this value in others. Our graduates go on to positions in school, academic, specialized and public libraries, become researchers and information specialists, or pursue advanced degrees in the field.
The program integrates studies of information concepts and skills with experience using digital resources, systems, and environments. Students explore new information resources and technologies and learn to apply them in libraries, media and technology centers, and other organizations.


text:
Review Search: Stan Sakai
Showing results 1-14 of 14
Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #1Three short tales from the world of "Mouse Guard," by three talented creators, in this second volume of "Legend of the Guard" tales from Archaia.
June 27th, 2013 | ||
47 Ronin #2"47 Ronin" #2 by Mike Richardson and Stan Sakai reveals the single, catalytic event of injustice that leaves all of Lord Asano's samurai without a master, paving the way for a legendary and epic revenge plot.
January 7th, 2013 | ||
47 Ronin #1Mike Richardson and Stan Sakai's "47 Ronin" #1 looks absolutely gorgeous, but the story itself feels a little slow and stilted in this first chapter telling a legend from Japan's past.
November 8th, 2012 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #144Usagi Yojimbo is the best at what he does and what he does is prove comics are awesome.
February 29th, 2012 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #142How about a little rabbit for your pre- Thanksgiving dinner?
November 23rd, 2011 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #141The 200th issue of Usagi Yojimbo acts like a simple definition for the character. Easy, light, enjoyable.
November 3rd, 2011 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #138"Usagi Yojimbo" continues to be a model of consistency.
July 2nd, 2011 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #137"Usagi Yojimbo" might be consistent, but it isn't afraid to surprise its readers too.
May 5th, 2011 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #135A hundred issues later, the Lord of Owls makes a return to "Usagi Yojimbo."
March 3rd, 2011 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #134"Usagi Yojimbo" brings the charm, as always.
December 26th, 2010 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #128It's not that this is a bad issue, but it's definitely not a good one for new readers.
April 30th, 2010 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #127It's a ronin team-up, as Sakai gives us a swordfight jamboree.
March 31st, 2010 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #126A stand-alone issue in which Usagi contends with two problematic hosts, each dangerous in their own way.
February 26th, 2010 | ||
Usagi Yojimbo #119"Usagi Yojimbo" finishes up its own take on zombies, and Sakai's long-eared ronin warrior is as charming as ever.
March 31st, 2009 |


text:
Get the Best Priced Ford F500 Release Bearing
- Fast Shipping
- 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
- Lowest Prices
Ford F500 Replacement Release Bearing Information
Search our online release bearing catalog and find the lowest priced discount auto parts on the web. We sell wholesale to the public. We offer high quality new, OEM, aftermarket and remanufactured Ford F500 Release Bearing parts. We specialize in a wide-variety of high-quality car parts and accessories for your car, truck or SUV. Call toll free to order or place your order online via our secure checkout system. Our online parts catalog uses real-time inventory, so you can be assured the parts you buy are in stock at the time of ordering. Most orders are shipped the same day. They are available for the following Ford F500 years: 1976, 1975, 76, 75. This part is also sometimes called Ford F500 Clutch Bearings. We stock release bearing parts for most Ford models including Ranger, F150, Mustang, F100 Pickup, Taurus, F350, F350 Super Duty, F250, Explorer, Aspire, Fairlane, Bronco, F250 Super Duty, F450 Super Duty, F Super Duty, Focus, Escort, Festiva, F250 Pickup, Customline, Thunderbird, Escape, Explorer Sport Trac, E150 Econoline, E350 Econoline, E250 Econoline, E350 Econoline Club Wagon, Probe, Bronco II, F100, F550 Super Duty, Aerostar, Tempo, E150 Econoline Club Wagon, F150 Heritage, Mustang II, Falcon, Galaxie 500, F53 and Ranchero.
We stock these Release Bearing brands for the Ford F500: National.
excellent! i ordered ground shipping, and it got to me in two days--much faster than expected. i have ordered from partsgeek before, and they always have the part i need. the photos make it easy...
Great price and speedy shipping. Couldn't be more satisfied. I will be a repeat customer. Thanks.


text:
Extra invincibility PC code Collect the small "E-boxes" and gain extra invincibility time by running into an opponent. The invincibility music will restart each time an opponent is touched, allowing for a longer duration.
Hint: Stripe Zone PC code You can fly either to the left or right while playing in the Stripe Zone. Stay on the right side until the Energy Pod appears, then follow the left side.


text:
Crazy Xmas Lights This house has the best xmas lights I have ever seen! 12/23/2008 12:00:00 AM 1,341,901
Crazy Woman Some Crazy woman starts yelling at a bunch of kids for no reason. 10/21/2005 12:00:00 AM 832,616
Crazy Cop This cop is nuts. He gets out of his car on a high speed chase and jumps into the criminals truck. 11/11/2005 12:00:00 AM 716,521
Crazy Frog The very annoying Crazy Frog that has swept the internet and our cell phones. 6/4/2005 12:00:00 AM 623,937
Awesome Christmas Lights Here is another house set up with a sweet Christmas light display synced up with music. 12/20/2010 12:00:00 AM 618,661
Crazy Mom Listen to how psycho this mom is. I feel bad for this kid. Sounds like he dont care though. 9/7/2005 12:00:00 AM 428,146
Crazy Jumper Cant Fly This guy attemps to outrun the cops by leaping off the building. Not a good idea. 3/4/2005 12:00:00 AM 388,003
Surfing on Huge Wave This guy is nuts. Look at the size of the wave he is surfing on. 1/16/2011 12:00:00 AM 364,725
Crazy Guy Knife Some dude goes on a murderous rampage with a large knife 10/27/2006 12:00:00 AM 267,807
Crazy Ping Pong These guys go way out of bounds and still manage to keep it going. 10/16/2006 12:00:00 AM 244,028


text:
Splitting Harriet - eBook
- All Products
- Fictionhttp://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/easy_find?event=EBRN&N=5401&Ne=1112645&Nso=1&Nu=product%2Eendeca%5Frollup&Ns=product%2Enumber%5Fsold
CBDReader for Desktop
To read a Christianbook.com licensed eBook on your desktop computer, visit cbdreader.christianbook.com.
Log in with your CBD account and enjoy your eBook.
Other Formats
Have questions about eBooks? Check out our eBook FAQs.
Product Description
Product Information
Format: DRM Protected ePub Vendor: Multnomah Books Publication Date: 2009 | ISBN: 9780307561657 ISBN-13: 9780307561657 Availability: In Stock |
Harriet watches helplessly as the church she has been a part of most of her life undergoes what she considers disasterous changes. She would not consider those changes to be quite as bad, though, if they were not such a strong reminder of the situation that sparked her past rebellion, and if Maddox, the charming church consultant and the man behind the changes wasnt intent on changing her as well. A reformed rebel, Harriet is determined to avoid any temptation that presents itself to her, and Maddox happens to be one of those temptations.
As a reformed rebel himself, Maddox understands Harriet more than any of the other characters in the book. What he does not understand is why she persists in surrounding herself with people much older than she is and why she keeps pushing him off to a safe distance.
As she is struggling to deal with Maddox, Harriet is also trying to help Anna before it is too late. Anna, the newly arrived preachers young daughter, is about to travel down the same path Harriet took when church conflict started affecting her family. At the same time, Harriet is trying to mend the relationship with her brother that she severed during her rebellion.
Each of the characters is flawed but likable. Harriet is especially likable with her addiction to jelly bellys and The Coroner. Her ability to pull ridiculous stunts and, in turn, to place herself in comical situations further endear her to the readers heart.
Splitting Harriet is amusing and romantic. I would recommend it to a Christian woman of any age. -- Christa Mullen, www,ChristianBookPreviews.com
Publisher's Weekly
Product Reviews
Product Q&A
Find Related Products
- Download >> Fiction
- Download >> eBooks >> Fiction >> Contemporary >> Women's Fiction
- Fiction >> Contemporary >> Women's Fiction
- eBooks >> Fiction >> Contemporary >> Women's Fiction
- Start A New Christianbook.com Search


text:
Results 1 to 4 of 4
So I'm trying to setup a secure FTP server. I'm not really sure what the standard setup/procedure is for this. It seems to me that the Linux file permissions are ...
Enjoy an ad free experience by logging in. Not a member yet? Register.
- 06-22-2005 #1
- Join Date
- Apr 2005
- Location
- Canada
- Posts
- 10
sftp server?
So I'm trying to setup a secure FTP server. I'm not really sure what the standard setup/procedure is for this. It seems to me that the Linux file permissions are quite difficult to setup in a way that prevents logged on users from browsing around and reading things that maybe they shouldn't. I'd like to have a clean and simple environment for the users, where they just see what they need to, and nothing else. I tried to chroot them to their homes, but then found that symlinks can't get you outside either. I have areas of my filesystem that I want them to have access to, that would be unsuitable to, and far to large for, an ftp user's home directory. So all I can think of is to have a regular login to the home, with the symlinks that I want, and to setup strange and annoying file permissions all over my filesystem. Is there some great way to do this that I don't know about?
I'm also curious about the encryption. As I understand it, using SFTP through SSH encrypts everything, including the data transferred. This is what I want. However, I was reading some documentation for PureFTPd, and it mentioned that it only encrypted the logins and commands, not the data. I'm wondering if this is a universal difference between SSH and the regular FTP daemons with SSL/TLS support.
Finally, I'd just like to know what the most common procedures are for this, and what servers are recommended.
Thank you in advance,
- 06-22-2005 #2
- Join Date
- Feb 2005
- Posts
- 290
afaik, if you're able to ssh into the server, so does sftp. To protect yourself from traditional ftp'ing, try ssh tunneling, pretty much tutorial out there, just goog for ssh tunnel ftp tutorial should do.
good luck
- 06-22-2005 #3
- Join Date
- Apr 2005
- Location
- Canada
- Posts
- 10
I should have clarified, I do have SFTP working through SSH. I'm just not sure if this is what I want to use.
I had it setup so the SSH/SFTP user was chrooted (or jailed) to their home directory upon logging in. This would fix the problem of having the FTP user being able to peruse my entire filesystem. The problem is, that then they have no way to get to the folders that I want them to have access to. These folders are much too large, and not appropriate for, the FTP user's home directory.
I'd like to know how people setup their ftp servers, if they don't chroot users to their homes. It just doesn't seem right for ftp users to have the ability to peruse your entire filesystem. Chroot can't be the only way to prevent this. Even IIS has a simple mechanism for virtual hosts that link to a specific folder and don't allow users outside of it. The only way that I can think of, to mimic this in linux, would be to have a user for each one of these folders, and to make those folders their home directories. That's just silly. :P
- 11-15-2007 #4
- Join Date
- Nov 2007
- Posts
- 7
Use mount with the bind option
To have people chroot in there own privat space, and still have access to other shared space you can use the mount feature with the bind option.
This is what I used:
/ftp/support (this is the jail-root for the support desk)
/ftp/support/client1 (this is the jail-root for the client)
/ftp/support/client1/public (this wil be mounted with the bind option to point to /ftp/support/public)
The entry in my fstab looks like:
/ftp/support/public /ftp/support/client1/public none ro,bind
Unfortunately the ro (read-only) feature is not correctly implemented, so the user will have the file system rights.
We solved this by adding the user client1 to the group support, and we gave the group support read-only rights to the public directory.


text:
The Ryzza Mae show
"Eat Bulaga's" little darling Ryzza Mae Dizon can now boast of something only stars like her are entitled to: a show of her own. And it's not just a song-and-dance presentation, mind you. "Eat Bulaga Presents … The Ryzza Mae Show!", with big-name stars as guests, is a talk show which debuts on Monday, April 8, 11:30 a.m. on GMA 7.
1 - 8 of 40
Editor's note:Yahoo Philippines encourages responsible comments that add dimension to the discussion. No bashing or hate speech, please. You can express your opinion without slamming others or making derogatory remarks.
Today on Yahoo
1 - 8 of 44
Get Angelica Panganiban's Hair
A step-by-step guide on how to get Angelica Panganiban's 'do. … More »
How Bea Alonzo Shines
Actress and Pantene Ambassador Bea Alonzo shines on the red carpet. … More »
New Style Generation
Our list of style starlets who are upping their fashion game right before our computer screens. … More »
How To Be A Strand Setter
Be a strand setter like these celebrities. … More »
How To Get Star-Quality Hair
Kris Aquino, Angelica Panganiban, and Bea Alonzo always seem to have gorgeous, undamaged hair. Here's how. … More »
1 - 12 of 100


text:
The Xi Test client is designed for application level tests of Express Interface (Xi / OPC .NET 3.0) servers.
It's easy to install and use.The test client is built with the Advosol PaXi Client Component.
It does most server access asynchronously and doesn't become unresponsive due to slow server access.. Freeware download of Xi Test Client 126.96.36.199, size 1.89 Mb.
Server Monitor for BusinessObject XI is a Windows application that can monitor the health of all the BusinessObjects servers in your company. Server Monitor for Business Objects XI consists of two applications: Client - This is a Windows application that visually represents the status of the many components of a BusinessObjects server: Services,. Free download of Server Monitor for BusinessObjects XI 1.0, size 1.08 Mb.
Xi-WARP lets you bend and distort any image simply by drawing two outlines - one around the part you want to distort, and another to define the shape to be molded into. You can do this with any number of parts of the image, and animate the process so that different parts of the image deform simultaneously. Freeware download of Xi-WARP 1. 2. 2003, size 0 b.
India All Time XI Screensaver is a very small sized and easy to install Screensaver.The India All Time XI Screensaver is also one of those screensavers in which the stars of white color come toward the user screen to give him an impression that he is traveling in the universe.
The screensaver is very lightweight and so it can be run. Freeware download of India All Time XI Screensaver 2.0, size 1.67 Mb.
XI.Graffix offers a media manager that you have never experienced it before. With XI Combination System, you simply enter the name of the media you want to organize. The program then searches and downloads the rest of the information directly from the internet. Organize your movie collection and track loans or organize your games or even your book. Free download of XI Combination Systems Professional 22.214.171.1240, size 6.17 Mb.
A open source HTTP-Client to send messages to a SAP XI or PI system. Features: Read results of syncronous connections, login with special SAP users, send your own payload.... Freeware download of SAP XI/PI HTTP Client alpha.1.2, size 6.66 Kb.
SMA-Sim intends to be a multi-agents systems simulator used for research purposes.
SMA-Sim 1.0 License - GNU General Public License (GPL). Freeware download of SMA-Sim 1.0, size 0 b.
Xi Framework is a lightweight, ui-oriented PHP framework. It allows you to create reliable web user interfaces, easy to develop and maintain.
Xi Framework 1.0 License - GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3). Freeware download of Xi Framework 1.0, size 0 b.
Learn Malay (Bahasa Melayu) with L-Ceps Personaltrainer.
Language learning software designed to make it easy to learn Malay.
The Multimedia lessons enable you to rapidly assimilate thousands of everyday Malay words and phrases.
Windows, Mac and Linux compatible.
Side-by-side comparison Between Professional. Free download of L-Ceps Personaltrainer Malay 2.1, size 15.92 Mb.
XI Combination Systems helps you organize your movies, books and your music collections. Automatically catalog and organize an entire collection.XI Movie Combination helps you organize your movie collection. Automatically catalog and organize an entire movie. You do not need to type in all movie details only the movie Title and then tell XI. Free download of XI Combination Systems 18.104.22.1689, size 5.40 Mb.
The Movie Converter Plus allows you to convert 3GP, AAC, AC3, AVI, Avi, Div, Fla, HD , Mat, Mot, MP2, MP3, MPE, MPE, MPE, Nul, NUT, Ogg, Qui, Rea, Sma, VOB, Vor, WAV, WMA, WMV easily! All by a few mouse clicks, and with high quality results.. Free download of Movie Converter Plus 1.0, size 3.85 Mb.
16 tools for Crystal Reports in the most powerful, integrated, and easiest suite of tools to Edit, Analyze, Document, Modify, Migrate and Convert + more :: one or many Crystal Reports at the same time!
.rpt Inspector can easily work with 1 Crystal Report at a time, but its true power is working with multiple Crystal Reports at the same. Free download of .rpt Inspector Professional Suite (for CR XI) 3.02, size 9.65 Mb.
19 tools for Business Objects Enterprise in the most powerful, integrated, & easiest suite of tools to Monitor, Manage, Edit, Analyze, Document, Modify, Migrate & Convert + more :: one or many Crystal Reports, Schedules, Instances, Objects at the same time!
All the power of .rpt Inspector Professional Suite plus integration. Free download of .rpt Inspector Enterprise Suite (for BO XI / CR XI 3.12, size 9.67 Mb.
Windower is a 3rd party program for Final Fantasy XI that offers many positive enhancements to the game. It began as a simple program to allow the game to run in windowed mode and has evolved into a full game enhancer.
The ability to use plugins with Windower and a scripting language was added, giving the game UI enhancements. Freeware download of Windower 1.0, size 1.60 Mb.
You can select which clubs, seasons, teams (1st, 2nd XI etc.), days (Sat, Sun etc.) and types of match (friendlies, league etc.) are included in the reports and can even select just matches against a particular opposition or played at a particular ground.
You can choose how the reports are sorted (by average, total runs, name etc.),. Free download of Cricket Statistics for Windows 5.0.70, size 7.80 Mb.
This software program wraps to classic OPC DA, OPC HDA and OPC AE servers. Only a simple configuration is required to specify the OPC servers to be wrapped. Xi client applications can get current data, historical data and events from classic OPC server through a single Xi server. To minimize DCOM issues the XiTOCO server should be installed on the. Free download of XiTOCO Converter Xi Server 2 1, size 6.86 Mb.
Final Fantasy XI, in addition to being an MMORPG, differs from previous titles in the series in several ways. Unlike the predefined main characters of previous Final Fantasy titles, players are able to customize their characters in limited ways, including race, gender, face, hair color, body size, job, and allegiance. Also diverging. Free download of FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.0, size 0 b.
An auto-powerlevelling program for the online RPG Final Fantasy XI. Written in AC Tool, for use with the PC version of FFXI running under Azaril's Windower and Starhawk's FFACT.. Freeware download of Cardian Angel 3 0.9b, size 2.02 Kb.
Equipmant is a program designed to create equipment script files for the Final Fantasy XI Windower. Create macros in FFXI to use these scripts and they will change equipment quickly, even making it possible to change all equipment in a single macro.. Freeware download of Equipmant Equipment Macro Manager rc, size 657.49 Kb.
FFXI All Jobs HelperFinal Fantasy XI - Job Helper For All Jobs.Manage your spells, jobabilitys, equipsets, custom macro set and much more.Counting down duration of spells, autocast of enhancing spells. full customizable.. Freeware download of FFXI All Jobs Helper 1.1.6, size 265.50 Kb.
Overview of SMA, its genetics, clinical presentation and testing. It is written by experts in SMA research and genetic testing.
Home furnishings in modern Italian styles, from firm in Italy that boasts top designers and innovative storage systems.
German manufacturer of grid tie inverters for solar electric systems. Up to 2500 watts of photovoltaic panel and units may be stacked.
A place for people to find support for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) / Werdnig-Hoffman.
Elizabeth has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1. She is in a clinical study at Stanford for SMA type. She has beat the odds. Read about her journey through life.


text:
Photo by Picasa
Contributed photo "I don't guess I'm going to excite you with my music," Eddie Palmieri says. "I know it."
Buy this photoBe the first to post a comment!
Want to participate in the conversation? Become a subscriber today. Subscribers can read and comment on any story, anytime. Non-subscribers will only be able to view comments on select stories.


text:
< Return To Hearing
Mr. Robert LawlessDecember 6, 2006
WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR ROBERT M. LAWLESS My name is Robert Lawless. Thank you for extending me the privilege of addressing you today. I teach and write about bankruptcy at the University of Illinois College of Law. As a legal scholar, my aim is to examine the empirical reality of how law affects the people it regulates. I have published numerous papers using publicly available government data as well as data collected from bankruptcy court files and from talking to people who file for bankruptcy. What my work teaches me is that the new bankruptcy law helps the credit industry, not consumers, and that the provisions of the law are leading to harsh results in the bankruptcy court. Although the new law was called the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act or BAPCPA, it addressed abuses that did not exist and protected the credit industry instead of consumers. Nevertheless, we were told the law was necessary because bankruptcy had lost its power to shame.1 The decision to file bankruptcy was made to sound as if it were a lifestyle choice. Just before the bill passed, Professor Zywicki, one of today's witnesses, told the full Judiciary Committee that the bankruptcy system was a tax on our society. Changes in the bankruptcy law could lower interest rates and lower prices.2 In the new law, the consumer credit industry got just what it wanted. Industry lobbyists were able to fill BAPCPA with provisions to benefit banks, auto lenders, credit card companies, landlords, and nearly any other business that loaned money to consumers. Congress passed the law, and the president signed it despite the warnings of bankruptcy academics, judges, and lawyers. Have interest rates gone down? According to the Federal Reserve, interest rates on personal loans and credit cards are the same today as they were just before BAPCPA went into effect.3 What about credit card fees? For the three months ended September 30 of this year, Citigroup reported it made $1.3 billion in fees on credit and bank cards, an 8% increase over the same time period one year previous.4 In October, Wells Fargo increased late fees on its largest credit card accounts 11%, from $35 to $39 for each late payment.5 What about the claim that the old bankruptcy law led to higher prices? The new bankruptcy law certainly has not stopped consumers from paying more for goods and services than they did one year ago. Where are the benefits of the new law? They are in the pockets of the consumer credit industry. Read the quarterly financial reports of the publicly traded major consumer lenders. Almost every one reports larger revenues and profits in their credit card business since the new law was passed. American Express, for example, reported operating income of $956 million for the third quarter of 2006 alone, an increase of 10% from the previous year.6 Also for the third quarter of 2006, Wells Fargo reported an 11% rise in total net income, $2.19 billion.7 In any event, fixating on the number of people who file bankruptcy is a fool's errand. Blaming the bankruptcy system for bankruptcy filings is like blaming hospitals for serious illnesses. That conflates cause (financial distress) and treatment (bankruptcy court). In enacting BAPCPA, Congress did nothing but close the hospital for financial distress, doing nothing to help middle¬class Americans struggling to make ends meet. Of course, bankruptcy filing rates have gone down. The onerous new requirements on attorneys who represent consumers and the new law's complexity have caused attorneys' fees to rise 50¬100%. In an ongoing research project of mine, a preliminary review of court files under the new law revealed routine requests for chapter 7 attorneys' fees of $1,000 to $1,500, and routine requests for chapter 13 fees from $2,000 to $3,000, precisely the amounts that attorney's fees were predicted to rise. BAPCPA also increased court filing fees, and imposed new credit counseling and paperwork requirements, each of which made bankruptcy a more time¬consuming (and hence expensive) endeavor. Just as Americans drive less when the cost of gasoline rises, they will use bankruptcy less when its costs increase. And, just like increases in the cost of gasoline, a costlier bankruptcy system falls hardest on working, middle-class Americans. There is reason to believe that consumer financial distress is on the rise. In the third quarter of 2006, credit card delinquency rates are 12% higher than they were just before the law went into effect.8 Home mortgage debt is almost 75% higher today than it was five years ago,9 and over 300,000 properties entered some stage of foreclosure in the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 43% compared to the same time one year ago.10 The Boston Globe and New York Times have run multi-part stories about increasingly harsh tactics by consumer debt collectors.11 With consumers owing more and with a less accessible bankruptcy system, it is not surprising that debt collectors have turned the screws. From bankruptcy courts and practitioners, we are hearing stories about the law's harsh application. A disabled debtor who had not worked in years and not had enough income to file an income tax return since the early 1970s was faced with a trustee's demand he produce those thirty-year old tax returns because the new law requires the debtor to produce the most recently filed return. Two judges have interpreted the law to require dismissal of a bankruptcy case when the debtor receives credit counseling the same day as the bankruptcy filing.12 In contrast to the debtors who received credit counseling on the day of filing bankruptcy, a Texas bankruptcy judge had a case with married debtors who had received credit counseling within 190 days, rather than 180 days, of filing bankruptcy, as the new law requires. They had tried to use the time to negotiate with their creditor. As the judge wrote, "[T]he Court is obliged to dismiss regardless of the fact that Debtors 'almost' met the requirements of the statute, regardless of the fact that Debtors seem to have satisfied Congressional objectives that were enacted as part of the statute, regardless of the fact that no one contends that Debtors were not in good faith, regardless of the fact that no one contends that they did not make a zealous effort to accomplish the Congressional objective, and regardless of the fact that no useful purpose will apparently be served by dismissal."13 Another bankruptcy judge had a case with married debtors who were trying to work with a mortgage lender to repay a debt and avoid foreclosure. The lender would not confirm the precise amount of the debt and at the last minute refused to accept payment. When the creditor initiated foreclosure proceedings, the debtor made an emergency bankruptcy filing. The court had to dismiss the case for failure to obtain credit counseling. The judge's frustration with the new bankruptcy law boiled over in his concluding paragraphs, "Apparently, it is not the individual consumers of this country that make the donations to the members of Congress that allow them to be elected and re¬elected and re¬elected and re¬elected. The Court's hands are tied. The statute is clear and unambiguous. The Debtors violated the provision of the statute outlined above and are ineligible to be Debtors in this case. It must, therefore, be dismissed . . . . Congress must surely be pleased."14 I am not naively going to suggest that BAPCPA be repealed in its entirety. Although repeal would be of enormous benefit to the middle class Americans that make Again, thank you for allowing me to address you today.
2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |


text:
About Us
Welcome to the new Affinity Credit Union! With $4.5 billion in managed assets, and more than 140,000 members, we are pleased to be one of the largest credit unions in Canada. Affinity employs 965 people who work together to offer our members a complete range of accounts and services, including wealth management products, and we are proud to be a leader in delivering investment and lending services to First Nations.
Our branches serve members throughout Saskatchewan, with 76 locations in 68 communities. And because we are 100% member-owned, all our members have a voice in the way they do business. To learn more about Affinity Credit Union, and what we can do for you, visit any one of our branches or call us at 866.863.6237.
At Affinity Credit Union, we care about our members and work hard to help them achieve their financial goals. Our Members rave about our exceptional member service and use words like, "knowledgeable", "welcoming" and "progressive" to describe us. Our community partners look to us for leadership and guidance and our business associates share our values for local investing and decision-making.
Experience a different style of financial institution:
Vision, Mission and Values
We aspire to be a credit union that partners with our members and their communities to create growth and enhance financial security. Read more
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is responsible for the overall policies of our Credit Union.
Credit Union By Laws
Download a copy of our Credit Union Bylaws.


text:
Magno is the favorite brand of soap in the Tienda community. The unique Magno line is made with minerals and salts from the hot springs of La Toja, along the Atlantic coast of Galicia. Why not enjoy these Spanish favorites: hand soap and a gel? The creamy, soothing bath and shower gel and handsome black soap have a rich fragrance that has a personality of its own. Each will fill your room with a with a lingering aroma. The two soap bars are 4.4 oz each. The gel is 20 ounces.
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 based on 4 reviews
Add a Review
jm "the magno shower gel has a lovely scent. please ask the manufacturers to make the bar soap smell exactly like the shower gel. i like the smell of the gel much better because it has a richer scent,not so acidly or alkaline like the bar soap, also the scent of the bar soap does not linger on or perfume your skin like the shower gel does."
Sandy "I love the scent! It leaves my skin clean, but not dry like many other shower gels sold in America."
Pat from PA "Since our first trip to Spain in 1983, we have loved Magno soap, solid or liquid, as the all-time, best smelling soap we've ever smelled. A shower or bath with Magno is therapeutic just for the aroma. We try always to have some bars of Magno in our dresser drawers to make our clothes smell divine before eventually using the soap. I always have a bottle of the liquid Magno ready for use in the shower. I've given the soap as gifts to family and friends to make them smile!"
3 Bars of Maja Beauty SoapMade in Mexico
2 Bottles of Lavanda Puig Shower GelFresh, Classic Lavender Scent
2 Bottles of Nenuco Liquid Soap/Shower GelSpecially Formulated for Sensitive Skin
2 Bottles of Magno Shower GelFrom the Fabled Springs of La Toja


text:
Service Guarantee available:
3 Year Protection £74.00Fuji X20 12 Megapixel Digital Camera - Black/Silver
From £6.20 per week
- Price
- £619.00
- In Stock
- Delivery
- Next day delivery available
1 reviewThe FUJIFILM X20 inherits the high-precision lens and refined design from the popular X10, whilst featuring substantially improved performance.
With a new X-Trans CMOS II sensor and EXR Processor II, the X20 offers hi-speed features including AF speeds as fast as 0.06 seconds, shooting intervals of 0.5 seconds and a shutter time lag of 0.01 seconds.
Its newly-developed Advanced Optical Viewfinder provides real-time shooting data ensuring improved usability and a bright view.
Advanced optical viewfinder with 'real time' shooting data display
See the shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focusing area and other shooting information perfectly clearly, even in low-light conditions.
High speed autofocus and quick response
Never miss the action with Auto Focus times from as little as 0.06 seconds, approx. 0.5 second start-up time and a 0.5 second shooting interval
FUJINON 4x (28-112mm) Optical zoom lens
Ultra-bright manual barrel zoom lens with a wide-angle maximum aperture of f/2.0 and image stabilisation
Fujifilm's 2/3-inch 12M X-Trans CMOS II Sensor
The FUJIFILM X20's unique sensor design and processing helps deliver images with superb clarity and low noise.
H 58, W 99, D 19 mm.
Colour: Black/Silver. FUJI helpline: 0844 553 2322. -
Replacement Guarantee available:
3 Year Protection £21.00Fuji T500 16 Megapixel Digital Camera - White
From £1.15 per week
- Price
- £115.00
- In Stock
- Delivery
- Next day delivery available
2 reviewsCompact super-zoom Funi FinePix T500 camera
* HALF PRICE case and 4GB memory card with this camera (see item number 39AAR or 24GB8). Discount will be taken off your bill at checkout. *
Despite being just 18.6 mm thick, the Fuji FinePix T500 boasts a superb 12x optical zoom, letting you get up close whatever distance you're shooting from.
The combination of 16 megapixel resolution and 12x optical zoom means the Fuji T500 is equipped to tackle a variety of subjects, from landscapes to dramatic close-up shots. It also has a 20% quicker start-up time than previous models, helping you capture that fleeting moment before it's gone forever.
Scene Recognition Auto detects the best shooting conditions for your photos and optimises the camera's settings to achieve perfect results.
A straightforward menu system makes it quick and easy to navigate your way through the functions, while Optical Image Stabilisation reduces image blur from hand shake or subject movement.
You can shoot 720p video footage in movie mode and check out the results on the 2.7 inch LCD monitor. Use Motion Panorama mode to stitch 3 photos together to create one stunning panoramic image.
Useful info:
- 16 megapixel sensor
- 12 x zoom
- 24 mm wide angle lens
- 2.7 inch LCD display
- HD video 720p with sound
- Facebook/YouTube easy upload
- Optical image stabilisation
- 6 creative filters
- Panoramic mode
- Advanced video editing features
- Li-ion battery
- SD memory card slot
- Fuji FinePix T500 digital camera - White


text:
Browse by:
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Submit An Event
Terrific Tales Story Time| Chicago |
The Storybook Mom, Nili Yelin, reads to families and teaches the adults storytelling techniques to help promote literacy at home. Free snacks and book giveaway at the end of each session. Register at www.companies-that-care.org/tt-story-time.org.
Where: Kelly Library
When: 10-11 a.m. Jan. 19, Feb. 23, March 16
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free
Oink, Baa, Moo: Farm Fun| Waukegan |
Interactive learning centers include a barn slide, apple orchard and chicken coop. Maggie, a life-sized fiberglass milking cow sponsored by Golden Oaks Farm in Wauconda, will be the focus of the new exhibit. Maggie is over five feet tall and features a working udder that recirculates the water that children "milk."
Where: Waukegan Public Library
Ages: Toddlers, Preschool, Elementary
Cost: Free