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*Picture book/Story book for kindergartners to third graders, contemporary fantasy
*Young girl as main character
*Rating: Magical Mea is a very cute story with a powerful message. When you have a gift, you need to use it for good! As a parent, the only part of this book that had some concern for me (although the adventure is great and kids will love the fact Mea's so independent) is when Mea, who is a very small girl, gets on a bus with a nice Red Hat Society lady and eats her crackers. Penelope DOES address this and even Mea thinks: I should not be talking to this lady or taking her crackers!, but I still wished that she didn't even get on the bus! Again, that's just the parent in me (and see my activities below where you can use this to discuss an important point!). As a reader and writer, I loved the adventure Mea took us on and how she realized that being good and helpful is also fun.
The author, Penelope Anne Cole, shared this with me: "Yes, I wanted to show how everyone but Mea knew she shouldn't be out on her own. I had the adults that Matt and Lily met while chasing after Mea say that she shouldn't be out on her own — the mother with the baby and the P.E. teacher. I wanted it emphasized! Mea's too young to be out alone and too young to get on the bus. I wanted it clear that Mea knew she shouldn't get on the bus — but she did it without thinking — and that's what a lot of kids do. They don't think when they should be thinking of safety. I wanted it to be a topic for discussion. I ran away when I was little, in my new housing development. I went all the way around the block by myself and then back home — no one knew I was gone! I don't know if it was as dangerous then as we think it is now, but the point is, kids will do things like that. Parents turn their backs for an instant, and their kid is gone! Like running off and hiding in the department store or the mall — like my daughter did. They don't think 'Safety First' and they even get lost, so we all have to be vigilant all the time, and drill it into them."
Short, short summary: Mea is magical like her brother, Matthew. (This is book two of Penelope Cole's series.) However, unlike Matthew, Mea likes to use her magic to play pranks on her loved ones, like hiding her mom's keys or taking her dad's pen. Matthew realizes what Mea is up to and wants to convince her to stop. He is also worried she'll use her magic in front of people! Mea, being a very resourceful and naughty little girl, is one step ahead of him and out the door on to her own adventure, where she plays pranks on the neighbors. Finally, when Matthew and his friend catch up to his sister, she is on a bus that won't stop because of a brake problem. Mea realizes that she can use her magic to help fix the bus and save all the people.
So what do I do with this book?
1. This is a great book to read to your child or to a group of children and have it as a starting point for a discussion on using a gift for good, instead of mischief. This is a hard concept for children to understand, and so what better way to show them than a book with a cute main character (thanks to illustrator Kevin Collier!) who figures this out for herself. You can ask children questions, such as: Why did Mea think playing pranks was fun? Why did it hurt the people she loved? Is this what she meant to do? Why did she decide to be helpful in the end?
2. As I mentioned earlier, another big point you can discuss with children is getting on the bus alone and talking to strangers. This happens to Mea in the book, and you can ask readers: Why should Mea NOT talk to the red hat lady? How could she be polite but refuse the crackers? Why does Mea think she shouldn't be talking to the lady when she is on the bus, even though the lady is very nice? And so on. This will open a powerful and important discussion with your child–and again, the characters and even Mea herself realize that she shouldn't be doing this, so Penelope does address this important issue in the text.
3. Children can use a sentence starter like this: If I had a magical power, I would. . . Each child can finish the sentence and draw a picture to go with it. If it's an older student (such as 3rd grade), he or she can write a paragraph about the magic power.


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BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. ( TheStreet) -- The market meltdown of 2008-09 is seared into investor's memories -- the S&P 500 dropped 37% in 2008, after all -- but there is a simple and cost-effective way to avoid the full brunt of equity market downturns: Look for dividend-focused exchange traded funds.
Be careful, though. They are not all created equal. Some funds may be overweighted toward sectors such as utilities or financial services, while I prefer a fund such as Vanguard Dividend Appreciation (VIG), which typically yields a bit more than the S&P 500 but is also focused on high-quality, dividend-paying companies. (Another plus for this ETF is its small expense ratio of 0.20%. During 2008 this fund declined by 26.7%, roughly 72% of the S&P 500's decline. During 2009, VIG rose only 19.6% versus 26.5% for the S&P 500. So, yes, there is a tradeoff in rising markets -- this fund provides less upside. In fact, it captured just 74% of the S&P 500's return. Still, for someone more interested in downside protection, that is not a bad deal.)
|Concerned about downside protection for equity investments? Look for dividend-focused exchange traded funds or certain mutual funds.
The investment management industry also offers mutual funds with alternative strategies designed to protect investors. Most of these products come with higher management fees due to the nature of the investment strategy.
So what are some of these strategies? Long/short and market-neutral are two strategies now available as mutual funds. Long/short funds invest in equities by going long in some stocks while shorting other stocks. Some of the mutual funds in this category do not actually short individual stocks, but use options to hedge their long equity positions. The strategy of a market-neutral fund is to provide a positive return regardless of equity market conditions. Morningstar (MORN) has even broken these two strategies out into their own fund categories this year.How did these funds perform in 2008? The Morningstar category average for long/short funds was -15.4%. Based on the category average, these funds captured only 41.6% of the downside. During 2009 the category average for long/short funds was 10.5% versus 26.5% for the S&P 500. In essence, the long/short category average captured roughly 40% of the upside. Next let's review how market-neutral funds performed during 2008: -0.33% in the Morningstar category average, significantly better than the S&P 500's performance of -37% -- in fact, almost in striking distance of break-even. In the next year, though, the market-neutral category average was negative -1.18% during a rapidly rising market, capturing nowhere near the upside of the market. Using dividend funds and alternative strategies can provide downside portfolio protection for investors. But investors need to remember the tradeoff: giving up some of the market upside.
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Quick chicken chasseur
Cooking timePrep: 5 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 4
A classic in a flash, you can also use beef. Either way - it's a winner
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- Easily doubled / halved
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- 298
- protein
- 43g
- carbs
- 6g
- fat
- 12g
- saturates
- 4g
- fibre
- 2g
- sugar
- 2g
- salt
- 2.65g
- 8 rashers streaky bacon, chopped into large pieces
- 4 chicken breasts, cut into large chunks
- 200g pack baby button mushrooms
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes with garlic
- 1 beef stock cube
- dash Worcestershire sauce
- handful of parsley, chopped
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- Heat a shallow saucepan and sizzle the bacon for about 2 mins until starting to brown. Throw in the chicken, then fry for 3-4 mins until it has changed colour. Turn up the heat and throw in the mushrooms. Cook for a few mins, stir in the flour, then cook until a paste forms.
- Tip in the tomatoes, stir, then crumble in the stock cube. Bubble everything for 10 mins, splash in the Worcestershire sauce, stir through the parsley, then serve with mash or boiled rice.
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I fried garlic with the bacon, added a splash of red wine with the tomatoes and stirred in a couple of teaspoons of paprika, a sprinkle of black pepper and it tasted delicious. I also diluted the stock cube with a little hot water which helped it blend in. Will definitely cook again for a quick midweek tasty dinner.
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Home and leisure retailer The Range is opening a store at a former Tesco supermarket in Dundee.
The superstore launch will create around 150 jobs and forms part of the growing chain's expansion into Scotland, where it expects to have four stores by summer's end.
Its Dundee shop - which has been empty for a number of years - will be sited at the Stack Leisure Park in Lochee.
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Cine Gear LA was held last week at the Paramount backlot in Hollywood, and the FreshDV crew was onsite to capture interviews and video coverage. Watch our coverage in the following video playlist...
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By Matthew Jeppsen | June 02, 2011
We geeks are pixel pushers, and we love charts and scientific testing of camera systems. It's an essential part of understanding where the system breaks, and it informs your creative freedom on-set. That said, it is sometimes refreshing to see a comparative test from a common real-world shooting situation - working with available light. This is one such test, compliments of John Brawley. Watch below...
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By Kendal Miller | April 14, 2011
Welcome to FreshDV's coverage of NAB 2011! The FreshDV crew is in Vegas for NAB week, bringing you video coverage from the show floor. If you can't be on-site at NAB, we are the resource to watch. Watch our coverage of the show in the playlist below. If you've enjoyed it, drop us a line on Twitter @FreshDV. Watch below...
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Lola is a classic cottage inspired bedroom collection with updated styling and generous proportions. The ogre moldings, turned feet, beadboard accents and airy finish make this a great fit for many bedrooms. Constructed with paint grade solids and veneers in a crisp white painted finish with slight distressing allows this grouping to fit any room décor. Crystal like hardware and brushed nickel color hardware options included on all case pieces. Contains light distressing.
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On the runway last month, we can present today the official seasonal lookbook of UK father and son brand Casely-Hayford for Fall/Winter 2013. The continuous blending of sportswear-inspired street style with classic British tailoring makes the collection a personal favorite of ours. Innovative fabrics used on classic silhouettes and sportswear garments turned into menswear make the collection stand out. While being easy to wear, the garments still have their unique signature.
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Our Christmas Eve mass schedules were on the bulletin yesterday, and there's one at 11PM that I suppose qualifies as a midnight mass. The others are at 4PM, 7PM and 9PM with a total of 5 masses on Christmas Eve (2 are at 4PM).
Has your parish released the Christmas Eve mass schedule yet?


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USA Technologies Achieves Milestone for Monthly Transaction Processing Volume
Over $10 Million Processed in February; On $120 Million Annualized Run Rate
MALVERN, PA, March 3, 2011 -- USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAT), a leader in the networking of wireless, non-cash transactions, today announced that for the month of February 2011, the Company processed a record 6.4 million small-ticket transactions representing $10.3 million—a 24% increase in monthly dollars processed compared to September 2010 when the company last announced these figures, and a new milestone for the Company. The current monthly processing rate equates to over $120 million in annualized transactions, up 20% from the $100 million annualized transaction rate achieved in September 2010.
The Company also reported that on February 12, 2011, it had reached a record of over 300,000 cashless transactions processed in a single day on its ePort Connect Service, up 50% from the last reported record of 200,000 in a single day on September 2, 2010.
"In January, we announced the results of our second fiscal quarter, during which we saw an increase in the number of new ePort customers to over 1,400 and the number of devices connected to our service to approximately 109,000," said George R. Jensen Jr., Chairman and CEO, USA Technologies Inc. "The combination of increased customers and connections, and increased consumer usage has led to a significant increase in monthly dollars processed and transaction volume, resulting in this milestone of over $10 million processed in a single month. We believe that as cashless technology becomes more pervasive, the growth of our monthly transaction volume becomes a strong indicator of the mainstreaming of cashless for small-ticket, unattended, point-of-sale industries like vending and kiosk."
As of December 31, 2010 the Company billed monthly fees for approximately 90,000 of its connections. License and transaction fee revenue for the December 31, 2010 quarter was $3,755,690, compared to $2,073,786 for the corresponding quarter a year ago. License and transaction fee revenue is expected to increase as ePort terminals which were shipped to customers in the December 31, 2010 quarter begin or continue to generate license and transaction revenue. The Company counts its ePort connections upon shipment of an active terminal to a customer under contract, at which time activation on its network is performed by the Company, and the terminal is capable of conducting business via the Company's network and related services.
"We believe the exponential growth in our transaction processing volumes highlights both the increase in consumer acceptance of our technology at the point of sale, as well as the growth in the number of our customers and connections," concluded Mr. Jensen. "We believe that, with approximately 109,000 connections to our service and rapid growth in transactions driven by consumer demand, the small-ticket, unattended cashless payments market is reaching its tipping point. USA Technologies is proud to be a pioneer and a leader in this space."
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"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this release, including without limitation the financial position, anticipated connections to our network, business strategy and the plans and objectives of the Company's management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this release, words such as "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of the Company's management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company's management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to, business, financial market and economic conditions, including but not limited to, the ability of the Company to retain key customers from whom a significant portion of its revenues is derived; the ability of the Company to compete with its competitors to obtain market share; the ability of the Company to obtain widespread commercial acceptance of it products; and whether the Company's existing or anticipated customers purchase ePort devices in the future at levels currently anticipated by the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. Unless required by law, the Company does not undertake to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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With a new Preface by Diane Wolkstein, and a new Foreword by Edwidge Danticat. This volume collects twenty-seven Haitian folktales and songs. Wolkstein traveled the Haitian countryside in search of stories, then harvested a rich collection of tales, each of which is illuminated by introductory notes. From orange trees growing at the command of a child to talking fish, these stories present us with a world of wonder, delight, and mystery. With drawings by Elsa Henriquez.
"The Magic Orange Tree is an unusual and arresting book.... Folklorists, anthropologists and storytellers will learn much from it.... Her prefatory notes are so eloquent and so filled with flashes of light thrown upon the customs, beliefs and practices of the Haitian people that nothing else seems to be wanted."--Katherine M. Briggs, author of Encyclopedia of Fairies
"Wolkstein is a handsome example of a Translator: a person who can bridge cultures in such a way as to bring understanding--wit, humor, and moral meaning--along with the words."--Barre Toelken, Journal of Latin American Literature & Arts
"The special merit of this book is to introduce us to the storytellers, who are a living fairy tale themselves, being moved by a spirit which we have lost and to which we all have to find our way back again."--Marie-Louise von Franz


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- Genome reannotation of the lizard Anolis carolinensis based on 14 adult and embryonic deep transcriptomesWalter L Eckalbar
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ, 85287 4501, USA
BMC Genomics 14:49. 2013..A second generation annotation based on tissue-specific transcriptomes would provide a valuable resource for molecular studies...
- The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammalsJessica Alföldi
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
Nature 477:587-91. 2011..Comparative gene analysis shows that amniote egg proteins have evolved significantly more rapidly than other proteins. An anole phylogeny resolves basal branches to illuminate the history of their repeated adaptive radiations...
- A high-resolution map of human evolutionary constraint using 29 mammalsKerstin Lindblad-Toh
Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
Nature 478:476-82. 2011..Overlap with disease-associated variants indicates that our findings will be relevant for studies of human biology, health and disease...
- Genome-wide synteny through highly sensitive sequence alignment: SatsumaManfred G Grabherr
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
Bioinformatics 26:1145-51. 2010..From an engineering perspective, the problem here is to provide maximum sensitivity (to find all there is to find), specificity (to only find real homology) and speed (to accommodate the billions of base pairs of vertebrate genomes)...
- Comparative genomics as a tool to understand evolution and diseaseJessica Alföldi
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
Genome Res 23:1063-8. 2013..Furthermore, we anticipate discoveries related to evolutionary mechanisms, adaptation, and disease to quickly accelerate in the coming years. ..


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2013 and earlier-Honda Accord Prices Paid and Buying Experience
ranmet94 Posts: 2I paid 23,100 for this car, with a sun visor
I did this in only 12 hrs of work on internet, if I spent a week, probably could have done better
In fact, I would try for 22,7, inv is 22,4
now is a good time to buy, work one dealer against the other
remember, someone will meet your price, or come close. If u have to go 150 miles away, so what, u will only go there once
soon the 03's will be out, new design, so u can do well as july /aug nears
go the last few days of month, salesperson is trying to make quota, make em earn it, better u get it than them
moses13 Posts: 9just bought a 2002 accord ex v6 with the protection package(wheel locks,mud guards, & trunk tray) and moon roof wind deflector for $23,300. only additional fees were sales tax and local dmv fees. edmunds had the dealer cost at $23,205 without the small extras i got so i figured i got the car at about $160 BELOW dealer cost. we paid cash so no financing involved. we were very pleased and on top of everything else dealer was a pleasure to do biz with.
cs2002 Posts: 5I checked out a local dealer who offered $280 above invoice. But their invoice is $120 higher than the factory invoice (as listed on Edmund's). The sales manager said that they installed an optional security system which is supposedly better than the Honda's standard that comes with SE. Does anyone have any info on Honda's security system on SE, or whether this is a good quote? Thanks!
prophet2 Posts: 372$23,800 + tax (4.17%), doc fee ($227), and registration ($116). Appearance package (fender well/door moldings, mud guards, trunk tub, and wheel locks) @ $398 included.
Trade-in of $3000 applied for net of $20,800. A fair offer for a '93 Integra LS Spec. Ed. w/121K on the clock and several instances of body repair. Well, what does one expect for having had a teen driver? TMV was $2600 trade, $3400 private party, $4200 retail. I have no time to try selling on my own.
4.9% financing from American Honda beat the credit union's 6.5%. Got the color wanted. Everybody wins on this deal.
tommcnabb Posts: 15Hello, I am a first time Honda person. (I already own Isuzu; great SUV in my opinion). I just bought this vehicle and feel I got a good deal. It's an 85, LX with 82,000 orig. miles. It was purchased new in 85 by a retiree and he just now got committed to a nursing home. I bought it from his estate. It's in great shape, no dents, dings, leaks or otherwise. Always garaged, never smoked in. I paid 3,100. Your opinions?
Is this a mfg rebate to the dealer or just window dressing to make the MSRP look lower? This is in the NE, checked out several dealers and it's listed on the MSRP window sticker.
For $19207 dealer invoice, would it be possible to start negotiations at $17707? Any thoughts?
2002 Accord SE 4cyl Satin Silver
$18767 Dealer Invoice
$440 Destination Fee
=$19207 Dealer Cost (if you believe it)
$19407 Dealer wanted to sell at ($200 profit?)
[$19400 SOLD] - w/ Spoiler and Cargo Net after some back and forth negotiations (helps to be in sales)
$1000 for 7yr/100k Honda Care $0 Deductible Extended Warranty ($1275 originally) - had warrantydirect.com pricing with me ($900 quoted), so the finance guy was willing to deal. Overall a good buying experience, quality dealership. I did tons of internet research and visited the other area dealers before going in. Preparation is key.
Satin Silver 4cyl (black, too hard to keep clean, red, too loud for me). Had to have the moonroof ;-) spoiled by having it in on my '97 Civic EX Coupe.
The SE fits my needs, compared to 4cyl Accord EX ($1300 - $1400 more). Just right option package. Could probably have done better in a few months, but hey, work provides $400/mo allowance, $65/mo out-of-pocket is nothing to cry about. After 3yrs, it's MINE ;-)
While waiting for the paperwork to go through, got $495 for dealer installed foglamps (originally $700), just waiting for the part.
Also looking to do window tinting off site ($350 - $400) for quality work. Then, sometime down the road, some better rims ;-)
Happy with it! Celebration dinner last night, pulling up with the new ride. Drove around today, took pictures by the water, showed it off to friends.
Hopefully got a good deal, but so hard to tell with all the hidden incentives, margins, etc. But dealer invoice is a good place to start, MSRP is a joke, and 3-5% above dealer cost is golden....
Good luck to everyone out there in getting your next auto - new or used or leased :-) !!!
ps - still haven't figured out what that $1500 mfg special discount is MSRP window dressing?
jerryfan Posts: 1Just bought one below invoice. Rosen Honda at Gurnee, IL. 10 minutes of negotiation. Pleasant experience with Bob. Free car wash, Rosen dollars, XL size T-shirts even for my little girls. Accord has the best deal among the big three Japanese cars now. For the same features, Camery and Altima will need a couple of grands extra plus market rate financing.
Didn't buy the extended warranty. Is it worth?
pj23 Posts: 158Well, I couldn't wait for the '03s, and I've loved the design of the current Accord coupe, so I decided to go for it. Price, not including trade, was $23,350. I probably could've done better if I'd haggled some more, but I figured another $100-200 wasn't really worth the hassle.
That being said, the car is incredible. What a difference from my Civic!! I guess I expected that, but it is amazing nonetheless - quieter, more composed handling, and of course more power.
I'm definitely happy.
I just bought a Value Package, for 15,550.00. This was a great deal in my opinion, and everyone elses I have talked to. The only differences in this and an LX, is power locks, power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, and 15 less horsepower. I spent 400.00 and got power locks put on, and remote keyless entry, and the other things make no difference to me AT ALL, pretty much they're things that I'll never use. As far as the things I find inportant such as an upgraded stereo system, CD player, and wood grain far outweigh so of the things I would never use. Personally this car was quite a bargain!!! Please tell me what you guys think.
Tempe Honda (Arizona) has recently advertised SE Accords for $18,660. I presume this is w/o the side airbags. I would definately pay the extra $250 for the side airbags! I think the dealers in Phoenix have a surplus of SE Accords WITHOUT the side airbags. This is just my impression from checking dealer inventories at EHONDA.com. My only complaint on the SE is the three colors BLACK, SILVER & RED. I would want GOLD or WHITE! Great deal otherwise, cept for the UNPAINTED lower rockerpanels. I think the Accord looks much better with body colored rocker panels (EX & EX-v6). I guess you could have a good body shop paint them to match. Anyway, the SE is still a great deal.
larryhstang Posts: 10Sorry, jsut press the button too fast.
Here is the price:
Car 16840
dest. charge 460
Dealer process fee 25
Tag transfer fee 73
5% MD tax 870
Final price out of door 18268
Trade in my 96 LX for 4000, and got 2.9%
need to pay 414 per month
Got the floor mat, door edge protector, mud guard, and some other minor things for free. Also got free life time oil change free if all scheduled maintainance done from the dealer I bought the car. Also got the 15% coupons for all future maintainance.
I hope this is helpful for you guys.


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Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
San Merano at Mirasol
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THIS IS LIFE AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE ..... Luxurious lifestyles are only the beginning at our Exclusive Mirasol address. Championship golf at PGA National, world class spas, fine dining, entertainment, unparalleled shopping and spectacular beaches are all just minutes away. Our inspired floor plans will WOW you with our endless attention to detail. From the moment you enter into our secluded tropical paradise you know you've found the perfect place to call home. ONE LOOK AND YOU CAN NEVER IMAGINE LIVING ANYWHERE ELSE!
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Village Place
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Village Place Apartment Homes is located in pituresque West Palm Beach. Set against an attractively lush landscaping, these large apartments are in a very convenient area of Palm Beach County. With great neighborhoods, nearby golf courses, and close proximity to major freeways, apartment living in West Palm Beach, Fl has many benefits to offer.Village Place offers real-time availability of our apartment homes. See our spacious floorplans and view photos of the apartment interiors.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33319
Waterford Park Townhomes
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We offer 1 & 2 bedroom townhomes that offer plenty of storage and closet space. Waterford Park is a quaint community that offers amenities that cannot be beat. We have a newly renovated fitness center, indoor racquetball court, tennis court, sand volleyball court and two sparkling pools. Come see what you have been missing at Waterford Park Apartments.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Sunrise Harbor
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The Waves
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The Manor in Plantation features brand new 1 & 2 bedroom apartments & town homes in Plantation, Florida. Located north of Broward Blvd, between Pine Island Rd & University Drive, The Manor in Plantation provides a short commute to the Florida Turnpike, I-95, I-75, & I-595. Youll be just minutes from South Florida's beaches, nightlife, restaurants, malls, & more! We offer a pool, Cinema theater, granite counters, and stainless steel appliances. Say YES to a lifestyle filled with flair & comfort.
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This resort like community in Plantation, FL is just minutes from Ft. Lauderdale, Nova University, Motorola and American Express. An amazing location with easy access to I-595 and minutes from I-95 and major Florida Expressways. Offering the largest 2 bedroom floorplans in Plantation with renovated units featuring brand new gourmet kitchens, resort style pools, and tropical landscaping throughout. Call TODAY to set up a tour of your new apartment home.
Plantation, FL 33325
Mar Lago Village
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Davie, FL 33324
Cameron Cove
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All apartments offer a large picture window with breathtaking views of sunsets reflected on the lakes and serene Arrowhead Golf Course. And you can enjoy the view in cool comfort since each of our apartment homes also comes with FREE AIR CONDITIONING
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
Lakes at Pembroke
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Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
The Marquesa
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The Marquesa brings luxury apartments to the heart of Pembroke Pines, Florida. Our community serves up style with open floorplans with patios and top notch amenities. Best of all, shopping, groceries, restaurants and schools are close by and the beautiful Florida beaches are minutes away. Visit us today and experience a community your proud to call home. Ask about our Rent to Own program!
Miami, FL 33146
Aviva Gables
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Coral Gables, FL 33146
Residences At Merrick Park
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Fort Myers, FL 33907
Forestwood Apartments
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Home is a whole lot more than an apartment number on your door. It's where you unwind and relax at the end of the day. Where you want to be free from problems and worries. Home is Forestwood Apartments.
Orlando, FL 32837
Cottages at Hunters Creek
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The Cottages at Hunter's Creek offers spacious one, two and three bedroom apartment homes for rent in Orlando, FL. Near SR 528, SR 417, Florida's Turnpike and I-4, our location is near it all! Our pet friendly community offers a full-size washer and dryer, attached garages, two resort-style pools, 24-hour fitness center and playground.
Orlando, FL 32825
Heritage Estates
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Orlando, FL 32825
The Woodlands
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Orlando, FL 32801
55 West
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55 West offers luxury, loft, studio, one, two and three bedroom apartments for rent in Orlando, FL. Our Downtown Orlando highrise features a lobby with retail and restaurants. The tower offers the best pool deck in downtown Orlando, aqua lounge, club room, and health club with yoga. Minutes from SR 408 and I-4.
Orlando, FL 32835
La Palazza at Metrowest
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In a 1969 Gallup Poll, 74% of respondents said there was a generation gap, with the phrase defined in the survey question as "a major difference in the point of view of younger people and older people today." When the same question was asked a decade later, in 1979, by CBS and The New York Times, just 60% perceived a generation gap. But in perhaps the single most intriguing finding in this new Pew Research survey, the share that say there is a generation gap has spiked to 79%--despite the fact that there have been few overt generational conflicts in recent times of the sort that roiled the 1960s. It could be that the phrase now means something different, and less confrontational, than it did at the height of the counterculture's defiant challenges to the establishment 40 years ago. Whatever the current understanding of the term "generation gap," roughly equal shares of young, middle-aged and older respondents in the new survey agree that such a gap exists. The most common explanation offered by respondents of all ages has to do with differences in morality, values and work ethic. Relatively few cite differences in political outlook or in uses of technology.
I agree that the gap is there, but I think that in many ways there are some answers to why. Speaking with large strokes of the brush, I will be making some generalizations.
- Younger people are being raised without as much discipline, more disposable income, and a more secular culture than ever before. This is leading to a more narcissistic lifestyle. Think of marketing - the biggest target age is the teen to young adult demographic.
- Our cultue glorifies youth culture as THE way to live a good life. Irresponsible behavior, selfishness, entitlement, etc. are contrary to what adult maturity is about - personal responsibility, sacrifice, others first, etc. Think of the movies/music/books that are popular today vs. 40-50 years ago when many older people were young.
- The "big" issues are different. Younger generations think of Vietnam, Vatican II, gender equality issues, segregation, etc. as ancient history. While environmentalism, Iraq war, torture, the Sudan, etc. are current.
- The technology gap is widening. It makes for comedy when the 5 year-old knows more than grandpa about the internet, but it isn't uncommon.
- Communication has changed. Few people over 60 text, use FaceBook or Twitter, know how to use all the features on a cell phone, etc. But, youth culture of today doesn't exist without these technological advances.
This list isn't exhaustive or scientific, but I consulted with myself and think I am correct in my assumptions.
Here is the big kicker in the study:
Religion is a far bigger part of the lives of older adults than younger adults. Two-thirds of adults ages 65 and older say religion is very important to them, compared with just over half of those ages 30 to 49 and just 44% of those ages 18 to 29. Moreover, among adults ages 65 and above, a third (34%) say religion has grown more important to them over the course of their lives, while just 4% say it has become less important and the majority (60%) say it has stayed the same. Among those who are over 65 and report having an illness or feeling sad, the share who say that religion has become more important to them rises to 43%.
God becomes important the older you get and the more you are smacked upside your head with life and our churches need to do a better job of training up evangelists to reach youth and yound adults without being condescending, out-of-touch, too preachy, or too wishy-washy.


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Email Marketing – Armstrong Ward
As part of a broad marketing strategy for lifestyle brand Armstrong Ward we design, build and broadcast regular eShots to their database of loyal customers! Here are just a few clips of emails sent over the last few seasons. Some promote events, while others highlight sales and offers.
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The Original Breton Shirt Co. – Magento eCommerce Site
A fun project for The Original Breton Shirt Company. We had a clean slate for this project so started work on a re-brand straight away then moved on to studio photography, Magento eCommerce shop site design and build, eMarketing, Social Media marketing and so on!
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The Original Breton Shirt Co. – Email Marketing Campaign
To promote the launch of the new Breton Shirt Magento eCommerce website we have embarked on a series of campaigns to drive new traffic. Email marketing including a series of offer based eShots have been developed that use promotional offer codes built into the site.
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Online Game – Sovereign Health Care
To support Sovereign Health Cares sponsorship of the Bradford Bulls we created this online game. The idea is to kick as many goals as possible while the wind gets stronger and the angle gets more difficult – strangely addictive once you try it! And a great way of picking up new customer data virally…
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eCommerce Website – Scarlet & Argent
The new media team have just completed an eCommerce site for new brand Scarlet & Argent. We recently shot the whole product range in a series of room sets in one of our photographic studios – to view the site click on the link below.
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eShot Design and Broadcast – Armstrong Ward
As part of a regular monthly marketing strategy with Armstrong Ward we produce regular email adverts – here is a sample of a recent one.
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Web design – ITV Sport
ITV Sport asked us to design a football based website for their children's TV channel CITV.
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A Social Media Strategy for WordPress Users
According to the numbers, over the past 12 months, the number of referrals from social networking sites to blogs has doubled. Social traffic is becoming more important than search traffic according to some. How do WordPress users adjust to this reality and exploit it to your advantage? The core strategy should be to embrace and focus.
Embracing the Social Trend
Some bloggers have shut down their blogs and moved to Facebook fan pages. Others have kept their blog and complemented with fan pages as stop-gap measure. Either way, there is a perceived threat that you are losing traffic to Facebook. It could very well be a real threat unless you embrace the trend and make it work for you.
Focus Your Social Media Efforts
In an effort to please all readers and maximize reach into social networks, bloggers are integrating a plethora of social tools. One favorite is the AddThis plugin which offers some 100+ options for sharing. In my opinion this approach will clutter your site and distract the user. Pick a winner instead. All indicators are that Facebook is becoming the de-facto standard for social syndication.
After their launch of Open Graph in April this year, Facebook has grown from 15% to 35% of all social networking referrals. This assumes that Gawker Media is a good reflection of the industry average. My personal choice will therefore have to be Facebook, however StumbleUpon is another good candidate. Twitter is already prevalent but it is a typically a disappointment in terms of referrals. There are two reasons:
- Twitter is undoubtedly the noisiest channel on the web.
- People in general are not spending any significant time on Twitter.
What are my Tools?
With Facebook, you have some excellent tools. You also have some great plugins for WordPress integration. Most likely you already use several of these tools today. The key is how you use them and how you combine them.
The Facebook Fan Page
The fan page is a great tool for dialog and brand promotion (yes, you are a brand and you should cultivate it):
- Do use the fan page as a personal relationship tool by engaging your audience in discussion and dialog around the topics you are focused on. Use it as a place to share news about you, your brand and your site. The purpose is to create an "exclusive" community where your dedicated followers get the inside scoop on everything you.
- Do not use the fan page to push your RSS feed and manage relationships at the same time. First, your relationship efforts will drown in your content updates. Second, you are creating an intermediate (proxy) between your audience and your blog. Thirdly, the updates are indiscriminatory, lowering relevance which results in fewer revisits to your fan page and web site. Instead use a Like button for your feed (see below)
- Do one or the other of the above.
Get a Like Button for your WordPress Site
In its basic form, the Like button provides a one-time sharing function. There are tools that connect the Like button with your RSS feed, thereby providing a way to connect directly between your site and the Facebook News Feed (no Fan Page intermediary). Explain to the user that you want to connect for updates in conjunction with the Like button. Use a text widget to insert the button HTML on your site. If you want to connect your RSS feed to your fan page instead, Pheedo offers a solution with Dlvr.it.
Get a Like Plugin for my Posts
Let people "Like" your posts. There are WordPress plugins that allow you to automate the insertion of Like buttons. The Like button offers a one-time sharing event. It can also connect with the user for ongoing updates related to the topic of the particular post (a.k.a "Like for Tags").
We recently did a case study on CNN.com. If they implemented these strategies, they would see 25%-40% increase in page views over time. CNN is already a user of Facebook social plugins but they are currently not using them as described in this article. The increase in page views is significant from a revenue perspective, most likely seven figures.
Note: This article includes opinions of the author based on working with the blogging community to develop social syndication tools. Your reactions to these opinions are greatly appreciated.
This article was contributed by Rikard Kjellberg, a Silicon Valley blogger and co-founder of IngBoo, who works on social syndication solutions for publishers. Rikard also writes on his personal blog (scandihuvians) and on IngBoo's corporate blog.
How To: Adding Multiple Feeds to your WordPress Dashboard
By default, WordPress (2.5 and later) comes with two RSS feed sections on the Dashboard. You can customize these by clicking the "Edit" link and typing in your own RSS feed URL.
But what if you want to add more than 2 feeds to your dashboard?
Just use the free RSS Mix service: enter in the multiple feed URLs that you would like to syndicate in one of your WordPress Dashboard boxes, and then click "Create" to join those feeds into one new feed that you can enter into your Dashboard.
One disadvantage to this tactic is that you have to create a new feed every time you want to edit the list. But still, this could be helpful for WordPress bloggers who would find other sources of information (besides those related to WordPress) more relevant for their blog's "administration homepage."
Use the Feed Footer WordPress Plugin to Add Content To Your Feed
Have you ever noticed all that stuff cluttering the footer of many website feeds these days? As more and more traffic is converted to RSS subscribers, many blogs are slowly moving some of their advertising, affilliate links, and promotions to their RSS feed. Others prefer to use this space for other things, such as promoting certain pages or archives on their blogs, or even adding a copyright notice to their feed in hopes of warding off content theft.
Have you ever wondered how to do this? Odds are, if its something you want to be able to do with WordPress, someone has probably made a plugin that does it. Doing this is no exception, as WordPress users have access to a couple wonderful plugins to help them easily accomplish adding things to the footer of their feed.
Of the few available, my personal favorite is the Feed Footer plugin. This plugin allows WordPress bloggers to place whatever they want in their RSS feed, and then use HTML to format it to look how they want.
Unfortunately, many bloggers fail to randomize their promotions, which can often cause a form of ad "blindness." This plugin also helps users to avoid this problem by allowing you to enter up to 10 different feed footers. It will then randomize them so each post has something different in the footer from the last one.
If it doesn't sound like Feed Footer is for you, there is another plugin that has gained a lot of popularity called RSS Feed Signature (formerly known as Sig 2 Feed). Last I checked, this plugin allows you to place just about anything you want below your feed, however, I don't believe it supports post randomization.


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Crime & Punishment: Stratford Man Displays Nazi Flag "Until Obama Changes His Policies"
Using logic, Joseph Sincavage of Stratford decided to display a Nazi flag outside his own home to protest unspecified policies of President Obama. The swastika flutters next to U.S., Vatican and Marine Corps flags at the Sincavage residence and replaces a mildly less racist and offensive emblem, the Confederate flag, which he had been displaying. Though he's become the scorn of his neighborhood, Sincavage, 73, told the Stratford Star he's going to display the Nazi flag "until Obama changes his policies, resigns or gets impeached." He also said he planned to order an Israeli flag from the online flag superstore where he apparently spends his entire Social Security check, "so Jewish people won't think I'm mad at them or anything like that." Oh, gee, why would they get that impression from a Nazi flag?
A man was spotted wildly throwing sand on a West Haven beach before tossing off his shoes and running into the water. Though he only made it 15 feet out, he seemed to try to drown, diving beneath the waves and not coming up, reports the New Haven Register. A police officer on the scene removed his gun, shirt and bullet-proof vest and waded in to retrieve him. When the cop reached him, the man's body was bobbing next to the standing officer's chest. Back on the shore, the officer performed chest compressions to force the almost-drowner to spit up water. The man (who police suspect just might have been using drugs) explained he was testing a friend, seeing if he would run in to save him. Apparently, the friend did not think this particular individual's worth to society was more than his own.
Never Surrender!: Matthew Dragone of Middletown allegedly started pelting his ex with text messages and sent a box of chocolate-covered strawberries to her workplace, despite her restraining order against him. Police arrived at his grandmother's house, where the elderly woman nonchalantly told them, "Matt's inside his room, go on in and take him," reports the Middletown Press. Dragone, 29, was allegedly hiding behind a chair when police found him. Meanwhile, New London police tracked Michael Judd, wanted on suspicion of burglary, to a relative's apartment. Judd, 34, allegedly laid low at the bottom of a pile of laundry and refused to come out until officers sicked a police dog on him, reports WTNH.
Organizers of the Run for Your Life races hold 5k obstacle courses, where runners dodge lumbering volunteers in full zombie makeup. They have planned 20 events across the U.S. this summer, including a race and all-day "apocalypse party," at Wilderness Lake in Willington, but First Selectwoman Christina Mailhos beat back the horde of the undead with something truly horrifying: zoning regulations! Her ghastly list of requirements included approval from five separate state and local agencies and a $1.2 million insurance policy, reports the Journal Inquirer. Organizers said it was the most unreasonable response they'd ever encountered and relocated their apocalypse to Rehoboth, Mass.
Cristin Millen says her family was denied membership to the Ellington Ridge Country Club after she inquired about an exception to its rule against floatation devices in its pool for her autistic son. Millen told the Hartford Courant that 8-year-old Aiden is a fine swimmer but she takes the precaution of a life vest because she read autistic children can underestimate the dangers of water. The Tolland County club told her the accommodation could not be made and nixed her application, she says. It's almost enough to make you suspect country clubs are full of petty, discriminatory assholes.
A Southington man visiting Boston allegedly ran up behind a woman and grabbed her wallet, reports the Boston Globe. Before he did, he dropped two bags he was carrying, one which contained both a letter from his mother showing his name and address and a copy of his birth certificate, making it fairly easy for police to identify 26-year-old Zachary Tentoni as a suspect.
A souring friendship allegedly led Nicole Ojeda of Middletown to light another woman's shoes on fire. The woman had left the $85 Air Max Nike sneakers at Ojeda's apartment and after their falling out, Ojeda, 21, burnt the shoes and mocked her former friend by posting a photo of the blaze on Instagram, police told the Middletown Press.
Two slick con men from New York state tried to steal used cooking grease from a Norwalk burger and hot dog joint, police told The Hour. Rodrigo Avila and Johnny Flores allegedly pulled up behind Swanky Frank's and siphoned the nasty-ass stuff from a dumpster. The grease can sell from up to $4 a gallon to some alternative fuel manufacturers.
Scott Hickey was allegedly caught hanging out in Bethel's Meckauer Park while totally naked, according to the Danbury News-Times. The police report also notes that Hickey, 48, was "aroused."
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Jessica Alba Grabs Juice; Jason Collins Celebrates at The Spotted Pig
Plus: Prince at Up&Down, and more, in this week's roundup.
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Plus: Prince at Up&Down, and more, in this week's roundup.
Plus: Neil Patrick Harris eats barbecue, and more, in this week's roundup.
Plus: the Clintons try a vegan tasting menu, and more, in this week's roundup.
Also, he has never seen Jersey Shore and does not agree with sunglasses at night.
This is one list where we actually wish New York had placed worse.
Their dress codes must have been designed with this policy in mind.
Mike Satsky and Brian Gefter will also open a ground-floor venue in the Gansevoort Park Hotel.
"You know how we get our revenge — we erase people from Facebook."
Plus: Stavros Niarchos turns 25 at Brinkley's, Jim Carrey canoodles at Pacha, and more, in our complete recap of celebrity sightings.
The great braided one partied till 4 a.m. last night.
A look at the latest hot spots in training.
We caught up with the 'Playboy' model, appropriately, at Provocateur last night.
Plus, more on the new Beatrice.
Expect angel wings, hanging swings, and food from Tanuki Tavern.
We preview the fall nightlife scene at the Standard Hotel, Abe & Arthur's, and Provocateur.