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DFC Global Corp. Announces Board Appointments
DFC Global Corp. (NASDAQ: DLLR), a leading international diversified financial services company serving primarily unbanked and under-banked consumers for over 30 years, today announced that Edward A. Evans has been appointed to its Board of Directors and that current director John Gavin has been appointed as Lead Independent Director.
Mr. Evans brings to the Board over 30 years of human resources and personnel experience at some of the largest publicly and privately held companies in the U.S. Since January 2010, he has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Univar, Inc., a leading global distributor of commodity and specialty chemistry. Prior to joining Univar, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Personnel Officer at Allied Waste Industries, Inc. and its successor organization, Republic Services. Mr. Evans has also held various line management and HR positions at ARAMARK Corporation and Marriott Corporation. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and his MBA from Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management.
"We are pleased to welcome Ed onto the DFC Global Board of Directors as another strong, independent voice," said Jeff Weiss, DFC Global Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Ed's extensive experience in employee and compensation-related matters, proven ability to lead and execute at a high level, as well as sharing our vision to provide financial services for the unbanked and under-banked around the world makes him a valuable asset for the Board and for DFC Global's long-term strategic direction."
Mr. Gavin, a director since 2007, is an Operating Partner with LLR Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm with $1.3 billion under management. Prior to LLR Partners, he was Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of DBM (Drake, Beam, Morin), an international career management and transitions management firm. Before DBM, Mr. Gavin served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Right Management Consultants, a global provider of integrated consulting solutions across the employment lifecycle. He was also a partner at Andersen Worldwide.
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|Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
"Sally Beauty Holdings had another very strong year, delivering record
results in both our businesses," stated
Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Highlights
Net Sales: For the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter, consolidated net
sales were
Consolidated net sales for fiscal year 2012 were
(1) See supplemental schedule C for a detailed reconciliation of adjusting items.
Gross Profit: Consolidated gross profit for the fiscal 2012
fourth quarter was
For fiscal year 2012, consolidated gross profit was
Gross profit margin improved in the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and full year due to gross profit margin expansion in both business segments driven by favorable changes in product and customer mix and low cost sourcing initiatives.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses: For the fiscal 2012
fourth quarter, consolidated selling, general and administrative (SG&A)
expenses, including unallocated corporate expenses and share-based
compensation, were
Fiscal 2012 fourth quarter SG&A expenses increased
For fiscal year 2012, SG&A expenses, including
Fiscal year 2012 SG&A expenses increased
Note: SG&A expenses include unallocated corporate expenses, as detailed in the Company's segment information on Schedule B.
Interest Expense: Interest expense, net of interest income, for
the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter was
For fiscal year 2012, interest expense, net of interest income, was
Provision for Income Taxes: For the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter,
income taxes were
For fiscal year 2012, income taxes were
Net Earnings and Diluted Net Earnings Per Share (EPS) (2):
For the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter, GAAP net earnings grew 20.7% to
For fiscal year 2012, GAAP net earnings grew 9.0% to
For fiscal year 2012, adjusted net earnings grew 33.4% to
Adjusted (Non-GAAP) EBITDA(2): Adjusted
EBITDA for the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter was
Fiscal year 2012 Adjusted EBITDA was
(2)A detailed table reconciling 2012 and 2011 GAAP net earnings to adjusted net earnings, adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA is included in Supplemental Schedule C.
Financial Position,
The Company's Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program
For the full year ended
Working capital (current assets less current liabilities) increased
Inventory as of
Business Segment Results:
Sally Beauty Supply
Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter Results for Sally Beauty Supply
Sales growth in the fiscal 2012 fourth quarter was driven by same store
sales, new store openings and acquisitions. Partially offsetting sales
growth was an unfavorable impact of foreign currency exchange of
Fiscal 2012 Results for Sally Beauty Supply
Sales growth in fiscal 2012 was driven by same store sales, new store openings and acquisitions; unfavorable foreign currency exchange partially offset sales growth. Gross profit margin improvement resulted from a favorable shift in product and customer mix and low-cost sourcing initiatives.
Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter Results for
Sales growth for
Fiscal 2012 Results for
Sales growth in fiscal year 2012 for the
Fiscal Year 2013 Outlook
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events or results described in the forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: the
highly competitive nature of, and the increasing consolidation of, the
beauty products distribution industry; anticipating changes in consumer
preferences and buying trends and managing our product lines and
inventory; potential fluctuation in our same store sales and quarterly
financial performance; our dependence upon manufacturers who may be
unwilling or unable to continue to supply products to us; the
possibility of material interruptions in the supply of beauty supply
products by our manufacturers; products sold by us being found to be
defective in labeling or content; compliance with laws and regulations
or becoming subject to additional or more stringent laws and
regulations; product diversion; the operational and financial
performance of our franchise-based business; the success of our
Internet-based business; successfully identifying acquisition candidates
and successfully completing desirable acquisitions; integrating
businesses acquired in the future; opening and operating new stores
profitably; the impact of the health of the economy upon our business;
the success of our cost control plans; protecting our intellectual
property rights, specifically our trademarks; conducting business
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materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking
statements can be found in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Wenger cautious over Wilshere England return
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has reached a compromise with England over Jack Wilshere's involvement in next week's friendly against Sweden - but admits he would have preferred if the midfielder was not involved at all.
England boss Roy Hodgson has wasted no time in bringing Wilshere back into the senior squad, despite the 20-year-old only just returning to action with the Gunners after more than a year on the sidelines.
Wilshere has experienced niggling injury problems which stem back to an ankle problem initially suffered when winning his fifth cap against Switzerland at Wembley in June 2011.
He was sent off at Manchester United last week, meaning he must serve a suspension for this weekend's Barclays Premier League match with Fulham.
While Wenger would rather the midfielder have been completely rested from next week's fixture in Stockholm, the Arsenal manager revealed he had been given assurances by Hodgson over the player's fitness management.
"You know what I think with Jack, that it is early for him. I had Roy Hodgson on the phone, we found a good understanding and a good compromise," said Wenger, who was at Great Ormond Street Hospital this afternoon along with Wilshere to help open the Arsenal Lung Function Unit.
"What helps is that he is not playing over the weekend because he is suspended, of course. He will have a little breather. Roy wants him in the group to connect the game with the players."
Wenger continued: "The ideal solution would be yes [he wouldn't be involved]. But it is as it is.
"Jack has played three games now, and of the three games only one [has been a] full game. He has been out for 17 months.
"It is good to have a little break after three games. What we like of him is he won't play over the weekend, so will recover. I think he needs 10 days of good recovery."


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Posted by anonymous on 12/11/2012
We have enjoyed eating here for years and like the place. Recently we have been turned away twice because the restaurant had been given over to private gatherings. I was told by a greeter that such will more-and-more be the case as the holidays approach. Sad to see a nice restaurant turning into an event space.
Posted by Alberta on 12/04/2012
I'm in agreement with a prior reviewer who had to wait 40 minutes for food to come out at lunch -- I guess we were lucky, we only had to wait 35 minutes, which is a long time when you have to get back to work and the restaurant isn't crowded. When we asked the waitress to check after about 20 minutes, she came back to let us know "it shouldn't be long, they're putting your shrimp on the grill now ..." HUH?! Food was okay but service was beyond slow. Lots of smoke at Blue Smoke, but no fire under the servers ...
Posted by Katie on 07/17/2012
This place is a lot of fun for dinner with a group of friends. Order a bunch of starters to share, and explore the cocktail menu.
Posted by Texas Dave on 07/16/2012
I am from Texas. I have eaten and cooked real BBQ for as long as I can remember. This is not it. The brisket was just that DRY. It is not supposed to be if cooked correctly! The real brisket was way too fatty! Again if it was cooked correctly it would not be so. The beans were ok but hey what can I expect from New York! The beer and just about everything else on the menu is way over priced. Brisket is a cheap cut of meat so 19 bucks for a plate is unacceptable! I was in NY to visit my friend who has been there for a few years. He told me that I was going to have the best BBQ ever. I literally slapped him in the face and told him to give up his man card when we left! Face it unless you grew up eating and cooking real BBQ you do not have a clue how it is done! Thumbs up for trying though!
Posted by BBQ Lover on 01/10/2012
My husband and I go here all the time & bring family & friends. The service and food is superb! So glad I live near this place! You MUST go here
Posted by Drew L. on 04/22/2011
I have been here many times and always enjoy the food. Tonight I took my 2.5 YO for an early dinner. Great variety for kids on the menu and the service could not have been better. They gave my son a cookie to decorate b/f his dinner and then brought it after for him to eat. This place also has one of the most underrated burgers in NYC. Will be back soon!
Posted by Molly on 03/31/2011
Slow service at lunch. Waited almost 40 minutes for our food today, then ordered dessert, waited a while and the waitress told us she forgot to put it in. Had brisket... I'm from Texas and always looking for good brisket. This wasn't it. The "lean" was, not surprisingly for anyone who knows this dish, dry. The "marbled" was entirely fat with no meat attached. It felt weird to pay upwards of $20 for a plate of beef fat. The banana cream pie tasted like lemon? It was sour, couldn't finish it. Very good atmosphere, maybe a good place o drink or something. Food is very overrated and service friendly but inept.


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David M. Feldman, M.D.Clinical Assistant Professor;
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Clinical Addresses2 5th Avenue
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Phone: 212-366-0599
Medical SpecialtiesGastroenterology
Clinical Responsibilities
Dr. David Feldman is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine and a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Board certified in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Dr. Feldman's practice is focused on General Gastroenterology and Hepatology (liver diseases). He is highly experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of digestive conditions, including celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pancreatitis, and gastrointestinal bleeding. He is experienced in the prevention, treatment, and management of general and advanced liver diseases, such as hepatitis B and C, non-alcohol fatty liver disease, cirrhosis, and their complications. He is specially trained in performing endoscopic procedures such as capsule endoscopy (camera pill), colonoscopy, and upper endoscopy (EGD). He is an active participant and advocate for patient education and is the founder of a Hepatitis support group. He is also a licensed pilot and a flight surgeon.
He is actively involved in teaching medical students, resident physicians and fellows in Gastroenterology. He often provides lectures on various topics in liver disease and gastroenterology to the medical community and patient support groups. He has completed charitable medical missions to under developed countries. And is the volunteer physician at a free clinic at a homeless shelter in New York City.A fellow of both the American Gastroenterology Association and American College of Gastroenterology, Dr. Feldman is also a member of the American Gastroenterological Society and New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy . And the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Feldman completed his internship, residency, and fellowship training in Gastroenterology at the Saint Vincents Hospital Medical Center Academic Medical center for New York Medical College in New York City.
Board Certification2010 — Ab Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
2013 — Ab Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
Education1986-1987 — Methodist Hospital (Medicine), Internship
1987-1990 — St. Vincent's Hosp. Med. Ctr. of NY (Internal Medicne), Residency Training
1990-1992 — St. Vincent's Hosp. Med. Ctr. of NY (Gastroenterology), Clinical Fellowships
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When it comes to the search for the fountain of youth, it seems most people assume the answer lies in food. From green smoothies to coconut oil in your coffee, new food solutions for staying healthy, fit, and young have been such a hot topic in the media that you may be shocked to learn that most of these things make little difference when it comes to aging well.
Don't get me wrong: What you consume is terribly important, but it's not because drinking green tea instead of coffee will cause you to live longer.
Here's why: To figure out how a specific food affects our bodies over time, we have to take into consideration all of the other lifestyle behaviors influencing our health simultaneously over a long period of time. And if you already realized it, the people who "eat well" tend to be the same people who engage in other healthy behaviors. So, how can we figure out whether the organic broccoli that you ate this week was more important to your living and staying healthy until 100 than the Zumba class you took? We can't—and we won't. (Besides, almost certainly both were useful.)
Nutrition scientists usually focus on how certain diets (not particular foods per se) compare to others and attempt to evaluate "the best" ones. But very few studies about nutrition are able to show significant effects on the overall aging process once taking into consideration things like how much people exercise, how much sleep they get, their mental health, and so on. Although some have declared certainty about the best diet based on large cross-sectional studies about nutrition (specifically, the China Study), in the end, those studies provide trends in health outcomes in groups of people who share similar diets and other lifestyle behaviors. It's not possible to make a causal connection between specific foods or diets and specific health outcomes with such correlational data.


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On July 2nd 2004, Mira Sorvino and Christopher Backus tied the knot on the Italian island of Capri; the two actors had actually made their love legal three weeks before in Santa Barbara, CA but wanted to mark their nuptials with a more neoclassical ceremony. The wedding took place at sunset at Villa Parente's hilltop temple, where over 100 guests joined the couple; the entire bridal party was dressed in Armani and the bridesmaids donned some blue-green spaghetti strap gowns inspired by the colours of the Mediterranean Sea! After the fateful "yes", the guests sat down with the newlywed pair and enjoyed the dinner; the wedding reception lasted well into the night, with Mira's father singing a Neapolitan song and the two lovebirds dancing the Tarantella. You may not have the budget to have all your friends and family dress in Giorgio Armani, but you can surely arrange your big day in Capri and perhaps spend your honeymoon there too!
July 19, 2004 – Ex-Teenage enchantress Melissa Joan Hart and Mark Wilkerson tied the knot in Florence, in the marvellous setting of Grand Hotel Villa Cora, surrounded by sycamore tress and century-old gardens; the sunset ceremony began at 6 p.m. and was followed by an outdoor reception held at the magnificent poolside. Before dining with friends and family, the couple performed Never Tear Us Apart by INXS and afterwards took to the dancefloor until late into the night. You can also book a luxury 5-star hotel in Florence as part of your wedding package. Or, if you prefer, you can choose to stay in a cozy and exclusive agritourisim in the Tuscan countryside!
So now let's switch to another famous boot-shaped wedding: Mena Suvari and Simone Sestito's nuptials in Rome, which were celebrated in June 2010 in a very traditional and romantic ceremony in a private chapel located in Vatican City, and later left for the wedding reception held at Odescalchi Castle, the same venue chosen by Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise for their wedding celebration in November 2006. Suvari and Sestito told People Magazine that they couldn't have asked more for their big day because "Rome is the true city of romance…"


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Definitions for gossiping
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gossiping, gossipmongering(noun)
a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
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Lean Is The Future Of Marketing - Eric Ries Joins HubSpot Advisory Board
DUBLIN, Ireland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dharmesh Shah, CTO and co-Founder of all-in-one marketing software company HubSpot, Inc. announced today that Lean Startups guru Eric Ries to has joined HubSpot's Advisory Board.
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Eric Ries is behind the New York Times bestselling The Lean Startup and resulting Lean Startup movement. Just as HubSpot transforms the way businesses market themselves with inbound marketing, Ries changes the way startups operate by encouraging shortened product cycles with frequent iteration and data-driven decisions.
"I've known Eric for many years and have been following his work avidly," said Shah. "Not only was HubSpot built with lean startup principles, I believe this evidence-based approach to iteration and learning is directly relevant for organizations looking to transform their marketing."Ries joins the likes of Dropbox CEO Drew Houston, Sequoia Capital's Jim Goetz, Gary Vaynerchuk, Chris Brogan and several others on HubSpot's Advisory Board. "Dharmesh and I first chatted over a nice dinner years ago in Boston's North End and were both struck by similarities between my book and his startup," said Ries. "HubSpot has used the lean startup method to build a spectacularly successful company. What I particularly love about HubSpot is that they are so geeked out on data analysis and making evidence-based decisions, which are at the heart of the Lean Startup process." Also in support of this news, Lean Marketing: How to Run Your Marketing Team Like a Startup will run today on HubSpot's 100,000+ subscriber marketing blog ( http://blog.hubspot.com) at 9am ET. About HubSpotHubSpot, Inc. are the creators of HubSpot 3, the most powerful, comprehensive, tightly integrated all-in-one marketing software system available anywhere. HubSpot's all-in-one marketing platform powers the growth of nearly 8,000 companies in 56 countries with a suite of everything needed to attract, generate, nurture and convert leads into an accelerating stream of customers. Marketers benefit from HubSpot software's tight integration of otherwise disjointed marketing efforts, features and functions, from SEO to content generation to measurement, and its market position as the only end-to-end marketing software. More importantly, HubSpot stands for the love of marketing. All marketers benefit from free services like their http://Marketing.Grader.com app, grading upwards of 250,000 companies per month, and HubSpot's popular blog and extensive library of marketing data and expertise helps rid the world of ineffective, interruptive means of marketing. At all levels, HubSpot works to provide a step-by-step method to deliver marketing that people truly love. HubSpot is a two-time Inc 500 honoree, has been named one of Forbes' 20 most promising companies in America and ranked as the #8 fastest growing technology company in the world on the Deloitte Fast 500. HubSpot, Inc. has 400 employees, was founded in 2006 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a new Dublin office slated to open January 2013. Find them at http://www.HubSpot.com. Find out if HubSpot software is right for your business by applying for a free inbound marketing assessment. About Eric Ries Eric Ries is an entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Business, published by Crown Business. He graduated in 2001 from Yale University with a B.S. in Computer Science. While an undergraduate, he co-founded Catalyst Recruiting. Ries continued his entrepreneurial career as a Senior Software Engineer at There.com, leading efforts in agile software development and user-generated content. He later co-founded and served as CTO of IMVU, his third startup. In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech. In 2008 he served as a venture advisor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers before moving on to advise startups independently. Today he serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups and venture capital firms. In 2009, Ries was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. In 2010, he was named entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School and is currently an IDEO Fellow. The Lean Startup methodology has been written about in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Inc., Wired, Fast Company, and countless blogs. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Tara. SOURCE HubSpot, Inc.
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What does BIC mean in Accounting?
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"We are all together only," say Alagiri supporters
The standoff between supporters of M.K. Alagiri and his younger brother M.K. Stalin seems to be continuing despite reports that amicable settlement had been reached in the presence of party president M. Karunanidhi at Chennai on September 24.
After the clash between the two groups in Madurai, some of the district office-bearers and senior functionaries of the party were 'summoned' to the party headquarters. According to them, the party leaders had expressed their wish to remain united and bury differences in the larger interest of the party. Agreeing to the diktat of the high command, the functionaries returned home.
However, when Mr. Stalin arrived in Madurai by a scheduled flight from Chennai on Thursday night and drove to Devakottai to participate in a function, the absence of Mr. Alagiri's supporters visibly irked Mr. Stalin's followers who had planned a rousing reception.
A DMK youth wing functionary said, "Our leader's (Mr. Karunanidhi) recent address truly inspired all of us to the extent that we decided to bury differences and work together without embarrassing both Mr. Alagiri and Mr. Stalin. The party president advised us and also indirectly told Mr. Alagiri not to get annoyed over trivial matters. This would only weaken and bring down our image in public…Hence, we proposed to start afresh under one banner, but things did not seem to have changed with Mr. Alagiri's supporters," he fumed.
Earlier, the party treasurer was accorded a warm reception at the airport led by urban district secretary G. Thalapathi, former Mayor P. Kulandaivelu, former MLA V. Velusamy, youth wing coordinator Jayaraman and Theni district secretary L. Mookiah, among others.
A supporter of Mr. Alagiri however, had a different tale to tell. When asked about the conspicuous absence of Mr. Alagiri's supporters to receive party treasurer Mr. Stalin, the office-bearer said, "Any leader who arrives here has to be received by us…Mr. Stalin was on his way to Sivaganga district…That was the reason. Please do not read anything more in our absence…We are all together only," he summed up.
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In support of their new Network Support Technology Certificate Program beginning this fall, Erie Community College will be holding an information session on program specifics at its South Campus (4041 Southwestern Blvd., Orchard Park), Building 5 (Room 5112) on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The session will include a short presentation, department tour and a question and answer period concerning the new program, which will be offered through ECC's Networking and Telecommunications Technology Department and in conjunction with the college's Cisco Networking Academy. According to James Stranz, program coordinator of the academy, the program's arriving at the right time for both the region and prospective students.
"A program like this has been necessary for a long time", said Stranz. "Today, there are networks in most every business and home. Employment in this field is no longer relegated to large telecom companies like Verizon and Time Warner. Instead, jobs are found in almost every public and private company."
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in this field is expected to grow by 28 percent between 2014 and 2020. Job opportunities exist for PC support technicians, equipment installers, technical support specialists, structured cable installers, network administrators, network engineers, and technical sales consultants.
ECC's new 24-credit program can be completed in as little as eight months, with students only having to attend class two evenings per week, with options also offered on Saturdays. Classes will be held at ECC's South Campus, North Campus, and Ingram Micro's campus in Williamsville. Students can also complete the required coursework during the day by taking courses through ECC's Networking and Telecommunications Technology Program, which offers an Associate in Applied Science degree.
Students in the Network Support Technology Certificate Program will be introduced to the field of networking and PC hardware and software support; participate in classroom laboratory exercises in all of the core courses; and be prepared to take the Cisco entry-level networking support certification exams, like CCENT and CCNA, as well as the CompTIA A+ computer support certification exams. According to Stranz, "a one-year certificate that's enhanced with industry-standard certifications makes an individual very employable in a short period of time."
The program's webpage can be found at www.ecc.edu/academics/programs/networksupport. For more information, please attend the July 23 information session, or contact James Stranz at (716) 851-1737 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Lionbridge Announces GeoFluent Instant Messaging For IBM Sametime; Breaks Language Barriers For Multilingual Communication And Collaboration
IBM Sametime® software provides integrated real-time communications services—voice, data and video—that make it easy for people to find, reach and collaborate effectively with others. Sametime allows employees to spend less time trying to find people who can answer questions and more time being productive, and helps enterprises lower customer service and help desk costs by more effectively resolving issues.
"This integration with Sametime is yet another example of the powerful benefits of Lionbridge GeoFluent for increasing online engagement with employees, partners and customers worldwide," said Rory Cowan, CEO, Lionbridge. "Working with IBM, we will enable enterprises to adopt global-scale, cost-effective unified communications offerings that help them effectively run their businesses and increase collaboration worldwide."
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Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIOX) is a provider of translation, development and testing solutions. Lionbridge combines global resources with proven program management methodologies to serve as an outsource partner throughout a client's product and content lifecycle - from development to translation, testing and maintenance. Global organizations rely on Lionbridge services to increase international market share, speed adoption of global products and content, and enhance their return on enterprise applications and IT system investments. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 26 countries and provides services under the Lionbridge and VeriTest brands. To learn more, visit http://www.lionbridge.com.Lionbridge and Lionbridge GeoFluent, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and throughout the world. Contact: Sara BudaLionbridge Technologies781-434-6190 email@example.com KEYWORDS: Lionbridge, Social Communication, Online Collaboration, Unified Communications, Multilingual, Automated Translation, IBM Sametime, GeoFluent SOURCE Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.
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USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian isn't just preparing for UCLA this week - he's also trying his best to block out potential distractions.
The Bruins' coaching staff features Norm Chow, Sarkisian's one-time coach and colleague who has declined to respond to questions about their frayed relationship.
Additionally, Sarkisian is in the running for the Washington coaching job, according to reports.
Asked about the Washington situation Wednesday, Sarkisian said: "I'm not going to comment on that right now. There's some prospective jobs out there. There's going to be some opportunities, whether it's for me or for other people. I'm not going to comment on if I have or when I will or ... who I'm talking to.
"As always, if an opportunity presents itself, I'll look at it and deal with it. But for right now, we need to beat UCLA."
The Los Angeles Daily News reported that Sarkisian interviewed with Washington during Thanksgiving week. The Huskies, who are 0-11 this season, are seeking a replacement for Tyrone Willingham.
USC coach Pete Carroll also declined to comment about Sarkisian and Washington, although Carroll did say: "I would never stand in the way of our guys. There's a point where it makes sense, timing-wise. I try to help our guys at every turn when the opportunity arises."
Sarkisian said earlier this season that he would be interested in talking to Washington if the school contacted him. He is in his second tour of duty and seventh season at USC.
Chow was instrumental in bringing Sarkisian to USC in 2001 after coaching him at BYU. When Chow took a job with the Tennessee Titans in 2005 - amid reportedly growing tension between him and Carroll - Carroll rehired Sarkisian, who had spent the 2004 season with the Oakland Raiders.
That put a strain on the relationship between Chow and Sarkisian, although Sarkisian denies they had a falling-out.
"I don't think it was a falling-out so much as we went our separate ways," he said this week. "Now we're at rival schools.
"That's the nature of the business we're in. Your comrades and your buddies that you coach with and go to work with each day become who you're close to. Guys that you compete against and recruit against, you're not as close to. That's just the way it is."
When asked this week by a Register reporter about his relationship with Sarkisian, Chow said: "That's not a question."
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The new Aquarian-Age astrology is/will be ruled by the planet Uranus (yeah, I've heard that joke before). Traditional astrology, prior to the Uranian "discovery" in 1750, was ruled by Saturn, and was more of a study of chronology, helping to determine a more harmonious way of working through nature's cycles. The new Uranian astrology is/will be believed to be a path — and tool — toward forming a more creative psychological outlook. The next 4 months afford opportunities for some of the best usage of astrological info; from Scorpio (the sign ruling enchantment and the mysteries of life and death), through Aquarius (the sign ruling the unusual, the unexpected, the eccentric, the bizarre and any occult advantage). I owe…
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Ron Kellogg III disappeared. At least from Bo Pelini's vantage point he did.
Kellogg is the fifth-year senior quarterback who initiated Nebraska football history by throwing a Hail Mary pass on the final play of the Huskers' 27-24 victory against Northwestern.
No doubt you're familiar with the pass. The ball was tipped at the goal line, probably by a defender, and Jordan Westerkamp caught it for a touchdown.
Westerkamp is a redshirt freshman wide receiver.
The play itself was unlikely enough, but even more so given those involved. Westerkamp is listed second at his position, getting an opportunity because Jamal Turner missed the game because of injury. Kellogg is listed third at his position, getting…
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GMO Labeling — Finally. By the time you read this, four days hence, fate will be sealed for GMOs. November 5 is voting day in Washington State. On the ballot is Initiative 522, requiring food producers to identify genetically modified organisms or genetically engineered food in what you buy at the store in Washington. Despite polls showing that the public overwhelmingly wants to know if a recombinant gene from some fish is showing up in their ice cream or a toxin-causing corn gene is in their Oreos, it remains to be seen whether Monsanto and the other GMO Giants will confuse voters enough to vote down the measure. The voting is still in question. The public's…
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The biggest gift came last spring when Creighton accepted an invitation to join the revamped Big East Conference, elevating the program from "mid-major" status to the big time.
A few weeks later, two-time all-American and the nation's leading scorer, Doug McDermott announced he was putting his NBA career on hold and…
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Besides, where did this "Obamacare" moniker come from? I'm no Obamapologist, far from it. For better or worse, I still think he gets a rotten deal having his name attached…
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Rewind to last football season, late October.
Nebraska had been embarrassed by Ohio State in Columbus – 63-38 if you don't recall, or maybe don't care to recall – and was preparing to play Northwestern, also on the road. Husker nation was in an uproar. The forecast for the remainder of the season was dire.
Starting with Northwestern, the Huskers won six in a row to advance to the Big Ten championship game against Wisconsin, a rematch. The Badgers were standing in for Ohio State, which was ineligible for the championship game as well as for a bowl.
For purposes here, let's limit last season's reference to the six consecutive victories. What happened after that –…
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Starwood Hotels Debuts Its Four Points By Sheraton Brand In The Dominican Republic
Powering ahead in key international markets, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced it has returned to the Dominican Republic with the landmark debut of its Four Points by Sheraton brand in Punta Cana. Four Points by Sheraton Puntacana Village opens today in a prime location, just steps from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ). It is the first of two hotels Starwood will open this year in the Dominican Republic with its partner Grupo PUNTACANA, and will be followed by The Westin Puntacana Resort in late 2013.
"We are thrilled to introduce our fast-growing Four Points by Sheraton brand to the Dominican Republic, right at the heart of the bustling PUNTACANA Village development," said Brian McGuinness, Senior Vice President of Specialty Select Brands for Starwood. "Four Points Puntacana Village offers travelers a relaxed atmosphere in a stylish setting along with all the amenities they love in one of the world's most popular island destinations."
The newly constructed hotel features 124 stylish and comfortable guest rooms, an outdoor pool and access to five miles of private beach. Four Points by Sheraton Puntacana Village also provides 1,614 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting facilities, a 24-hour business center, a fully equipped fitness facility and full-service dining. Guests can stroll to the shops, restaurants and salons of Galerias PUNTACANA within the Village, and hop on the hotel's complimentary shuttle to visit Six Senses Spa, the PUNTACANA Ecological Reserve and a choice of world-class golf courses located at PUNTACANA Resort & Club.
"Grupo PUNTACANA is proud to partner with Starwood Hotels to open the first Four Points in the Dominican Republic, soon to be followed by the island's first Westin resort," said Alberto Abreu, Executive Director of Hospitality for Grupo PUNTACANA. "Four Points by Sheraton Puntacana Village offers travelers the opportunity to enjoy style, comfort and affordability in a terrific location on the island."
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The Jones Group Appoints Joseph Stafiniak Senior Vice President Of Merchandising Of Nine West
NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jones Group Inc. ("Jones," the "Company") (NYSE: JNY) today announced that it has appointed Joseph Stafiniak to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Merchandising of Nine West, effective immediately. In this role, Stafiniak will operate as the lead merchant for Nine West overseeing merchandising strategies and the execution of product to meet the expanding needs of the brand's global business. He will report to Kathy Nedorostek, Group President of Global Footwear and Accessories.
As Senior Vice President of Merchandising of Nine West, Stafiniak will partner with all of the brand's business units and design teams to drive product assortment, brand messaging, and merchandising. This addition reflects the Company's commitment to retain and recruit top talent to establish the leading portfolio of fashion brands in the industry.
"Nine West is the ultimate resource for women seeking great footwear of all styles, and we remain focused on continuing to grow the business and further expanding our product offerings through the addition of exceptional talent like Joseph," said Kathy Nedorostek, Group President of Global Footwear and Accessories. "Joseph is a highly respected industry executive with a unique ability to work in tandem with both design and retail to deliver product that resonates with consumers, and we are excited to welcome him to Nine West."
"I look forward to working with the accomplished management team at The Jones Group," said Joseph Stafiniak. "Nine West is a highly respected brand with terrific recognition among consumers and tremendous growth potential worldwide in footwear and all accessory categories."Stafiniak joins The Jones Group from Coach, Inc. where he served as the Senior Vice President of Licensed Categories since 2007. In that position, he oversaw all aspects of licensing and merchandising for the footwear, watches, eyewear and fragrance categories. He previously held the position of Vice President General Manager of Footwear for Coach, Inc., in which he was responsible for all areas of footwear including merchandising, product development, design and production.
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Paul Bloom, a professor of psychology at Yale, is an author and researcher who studies human belief in the supernatural. He is also the father of two small boys who have theories of their own. One evening, Bloom recalls, his six-year-old son Max burst out, "You can make me go to bed, but you can't make me go to sleep. It's my brain!" Intrigued, Bloom pressed his son to say more about his brain and how it worked. Max explained that his brain was responsible for thinking and perceiving but not for more intimate experiences such as dreaming, loving, or feeling sad. "That's what I do," Max informed his father, "though my brain might help me out."
Bloom takes note when his children, or any other children, wax philosophical about the body and the soul. As a rationalist and a self-declared atheist, he rejects all notions of spirits, deities, and the afterlife. As a researcher, however, he has discovered that children are predisposed to divide the world into two categories: the physical and the immaterial. Five-month-old babies show clear signs of understanding the basic properties of objects; for example, that they are solid, will fall if dropped, and do not spontaneously disappear. These infants also show signs of responding to and understanding the world of emotions and personal relations—recognizing familiar voices, for instance, and responding to happiness or fear. As Bloom puts it, these two sets of abilities "can be seen as akin to two distinct computers, running separate programs."
With this kind of dual psychological wiring, he argues, it is no wonder that the majority of humans believe in the concept of souls as separate from bodies, which in turn leads to spirituality and faith in the afterlife. To Bloom, all religions everywhere are essentially variations on the same theme. He draws no real distinction between East and West, or between First-World and Third-World nations. What interests him is the human tendency to "see intention where only artifice or accident exists." Unlike many of his fellow atheists, Bloom is not content to simply dismiss religious people as misguided. Instead, he questions why a belief in the divine dominates virtually every culture on earth.
In his December 2005 article in The Atlantic, provocatively titled "Is God an Accident?," Bloom concludes that "the universal themes of religion are not learned." Taking his cues from Darwin, Bloom posits that our spiritual tendencies emerged somewhere in the evolutionary process, most likely as "accidental by-products" of other traits. As a species, humans have an unprecedented knack for finding patterns and reading intentions. Unfortunately, to Bloom's mind, this tendency to read intelligence into everything sometimes gets out of hand:
People have a terrible eye for randomness. If you show them a string of heads and tails that was produced by a random-number generator, they tend to think it was rigged—it looks orderly to them, too orderly. After 9/11 people claimed to see Satan in the billowing smoke from the World Trade Center. Before that some people were stirred by the Nun Bun, a baked good that bore an eerie resemblance to Mother Teresa. In November of 2004 someone posted on eBay a five-year-old grilled-cheese sandwich that looked remarkably like the Virgin Mary; it sold for $28,000 ... Older readers who lived their formative years before CDs and MPEGs might remember listening for the significant and sometimes scatological messages that were said to come from records playing backwards.
Bloom sums up his own worldview by inverting the old Hans Christian Andersen tale to proclaim, "the clothes have no emperor." The "clothes," to Bloom's mind, are the physical objects that make up the world: oceans and landforms that took shape over slow millennia, creatures that evolved through natural selection, gray matter that generates all of our thoughts and behavior. That the majority of people on earth are inclined to perceive all of this as the externalization of something boundless and meaningful is, according to Bloom, an evolutionary fluke; not evidence for an all-powerful Being. Even so, his work with children has left Bloom convinced that all humans, even his own children, will inevitably see design and divinity in the world: "Creationism—and belief in God," he writes, "is bred in the bone."
Paul Bloom lives in New Haven, Connecticut, where he and his graduate students research such wide-ranging topics as bodies and souls, art and fiction, and moral reasoning. We spoke by telephone on October 10.
Why do you think it is that more philosophers and researchers haven't explored whether humans are "wired" from infancy to believe in God?
It's a good question. I think people on both sides of this aren't paying enough attention to how our natural way of seeing the world affects our religion and faith. Take someone like Richard Dawkins, whom I respect a lot. I agree with him on the facts. But when he talks about people who are creationists, he says they're either stupid, ignorant, or downright evil. His point of view is that there's an excellent case for Darwinian theory, so if you don't know about it, you're ignorant; if you can't understand it, you're stupid; and if you know about it and you can understand it, but you tell people that creationism is the way to go, then you're being evil.
The problem is, he's not taking into account emotional and psychological facts about people. Dawkins doesn't look enough at the role of human nature in why people hold these beliefs. If you want to effect change in how people think—which Dawkins definitely does, and I do, too—you have to have some understanding and sympathy for where they're coming from. People who are creationists aren't just morons.


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3 CHAPTER 1 Background 1.1 Research Objectives 1.2 Engineering Design Methodologies NCHRP Project 24-31, "LRFD Design Specifications for Shallow Foundations" was initiated with the objective to 1.2.1 Working Stress Design "develop recommended changes to Section 10 of the AASHTO The WSD method, also called ASD, has been used in civil LRFD Bridge Design Specifications for the strength limit engineering since the early 1800s. Under WSD, the design state design of shallow foundations." The current AASHTO loads (Q), which consist of the actual forces estimated to be specifications, as well as other existing codes employing applied to the structure (or a particular element of the struc- reliability-based design (RBD) principles, were calibrated ture), are compared to the nominal resistance, or strength using a combination of reliability theory, fitting to allow- (Rn) through a factor of safety (FS): able stress design (ASD) (also called working stress design [WSD]), and engineering judgment. The main challenges of Rn Qult Q Qall = = (1) the project were, therefore, the compilation of large, high- FS FS quality databases and the development of a procedural and data management framework that would enable load and resis- where tance factor design (LRFD) parameter evaluation and future Q = design load, updates. Meeting these challenges required the following Qall = allowable design load, specific objectives: Rn = nominal resistance of the element or the structure, and Qult = ultimate geotechnical foundation resistance. 1. Establish the state of practice in bridge shallow founda- The Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges (AASHTO, tions design and construction. 1997), based on common practice, presents the traditional fac- 2. Define the ultimate limit states (ULSs) for individual and tors of safety used in conjunction with different levels of control combined loading of shallow foundations under expected in analysis and construction. Although engineering experience bridge loading conditions. over a lengthy period of time resulted in adequate factors of 3. Build databases of shallow foundation performance under safety, their source, reliability, and performance had remained vertical, lateral, and moment loading conditions. mostly unknown. The factors of safety do not necessarily con- 4. Establish methods for the various limit state predictions sider the bias, in particular, the conservatism (i.e., under- and assess their uncertainty via databases, model analyses, prediction) of the analysis methods; hence, the validity of their parametric studies, and the probabilistic approach when assumed effect on the economics of design is questionable. required. 5. Develop a procedure for calibrating resistance factors for 1.2.2 Limit State Design the identified ULS. 6. Establish factors and procedures. Demand for more economical design and attempts to 7. Modify AASHTO's specifications based on the above improve structural safety have resulted in the re-examination findings. of the entire design process over the past 50 years. The design


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee is now among 16 states that have received paperwork for independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader to be placed on their ballots.
Supporters of the 74-year-old consumer advocate and political activist submitted petitions to the Secretary of State's division of elections on Friday for Nader and running-mate Matt Gonzalez to be placed on Tennessee's November ballot.
Tennessee law requires the signatures of 275 registered voters to qualify. The Nader/Gonzalez campaign submitted 584 signatures.
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