text:
121 Iron Point Road, Folsom, CA 95630 I P: 916.355.1616 I F: 916.355.1766
Water sports, scenic views, historic attractions, cycling, shopping and good food. That's Folsom in a nutshell. Ideally located between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe and close to the Sierra Foothill wine country, Folsom could be described as the Mecca of Northern California outdoor recreation. Folsom is often most recognized worldwide through Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and Historic Folsom Prison. The community is host to fun, invigorating events such as the Folsom Pro Rodeo and Folsom LIVE!
With hotels just minutes away from wakeboarding, Folsom Premium Outlets and historical sightseeing, Folsom offers fun activities for all ages. But don't take our word for it … come see all that Folsom has to offer for yourself.
Drive 20 minutes west to Sacramento for lively entertainment, unique shopping and energetic restaurants with world-class cuisine. California's capital city is covered with parks, greenways and tree-lined streets perfect for exploring on foot or via carriage, which you can catch downtown and ride along Sacramento's boardwalk-style avenues. Need to keep the whole family entertained? The city is swarming with amusement parks, kid-friendly museums, and even a world-class zoo.


text:
We created Pandora to put the Music Genome Project directly in your hands
It's a new kind of radio –
stations that play only music you like
George Frideric Handel
Selected Discography
Track List: Handel: Acis And Galatea
Similar Artists
The words they used to have for the songs are gone as well. Paying more for less it seems.
Now I do wish I had married the church mouse!
I have expanded my love of classical music over the years until now I would just die without Mahler and his music makes me feel emotional and I have evolved to being an atheist. I still love Handel, too. Now I love Science, Love and the Golden Rule.

subset: commoncrawl


text: Brian O'Connor the head coach of the Virginia baseball program recently sat down with the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He discusses the success of his program and how the experience of making the College World Series will influence the program. O'Connor also talks about the attendance of the Cavaliers early season game challenging the fans to come out to the games. The full interview is available by clicking here.


text:
Originally written on Mets Merized Online | Last updated 11/21/12
I was reading MetsBlog's take by Matt Cerrone on why he feels the Mets should jump on the recently released Chone Figgins. Figgins was pretty terrible last season. I'm talking Jason Bay-level terrible. He was no better in 2011. To be an upgrade for the Mets, he wouldn't even have to be close to what he did 2009. I mean, his 2007, 2008 would be a significant upgrade, frankly. So, I expect teams to be interested in him and it's hardly a given he ends up signing a minor-league deal or for the league minimum. I expect a small, niche market to develop for Figgins, which could result in him getting a one-year deal. I'd like to see the Mets make a run at him, but they should by no means go crazy to get him. I'm sorry, but Figgins is exactly what we don't need right now. The Mets need a sure thing, especially in an outfield that is already filled with too many questions and uncertainty. To add more uncertainty to the situation sounds like an awful idea. For a team as bad as the low-market S...
Comments are closed.
What do you think?To leave a comment, you can:
MLB News
Delivered to your inbox
You'll also receive Yardbarker's daily Top 10, featuring the best sports stories from around the web. Customize your newsletter to get articles on your favorite sports and teams. And the best part? It's free!
Follow us on Twitter
|Best of Yardbarker
|NFL News
|MLB News
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Join the Yardbarker Network for more promotion, traffic, and money.
Company Info
What is Yardbarker?
Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond.
|© 2015 Yardbarker, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (What's New?)


text:
'); } -->
. Beach Drive located one street back from the ocean and steps away from the beach. This quaint neighMore info
. This is the perfect site for your new dream home! It backs up to Conservation Land, which can neverMore info
. Great opportunity to own in Grande Dunes with your own private dock and boat lift. 25 ft of directMore info
. One of the few lots available in Plantation Point. . 69 Acre - this lot backs up to a pleasant lakeMore info
. This lot location is located in the prestigious waterway community of Cypress River Plantation. YouMore info
. This location is close to ocean, many restaurants, hospital, schools, shopping and many other areaMore info
. Beautiful lake front lot in the gated community of Waterbridge. This lot gives a nice view of the lMore info
. Check out this lot located on the lake in beautiful Waterbridge gated community. In the fast growinMore info
. Here's the perfect lake lot in the desirable gated community of Waterway Palms Plantation. BoastingMore info
. Nice sized lot in a prestigious gated community, surrounded by beautiful landscaping and CharlestonMore info


text:
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has included Ethiopia as part of a group of 49 countries from across the world to hold national consultations to help produce a post-2015 global development agenda.
A joint press conference here in Addis Ababa was held by the State Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Abraham Tekeste, and by the United Nations Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Eugene Owusu. Mr. Owusu explained that "when the MDGs were drafted almost 13 years ago, citizens did not get to contribute to the Agenda, through the type of national level consultations that we are now offering". Now they will be able to do so. National consultations will be taking place at three levels: three regional level consultations with a wide variety of stakeholders, three focus group consultations and one national level consolidation. It is expected that these national discussions in all countries will be finalized by February, next year.


text:
Triton Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TEZ) reported that the company has closed the acquisition of approximately 1,100 boepd in west central Alberta for consideration of approximately $45 million prior to normal adjustments, closed the previously announced $25 million bought deal financing of common shares increased its credit facilities to $25 million and closed the previously announced rights offering.
The press release is quoted as saying:
Triton is a Calgary, Alberta based corporation engaged in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "TEZ".
Click here to access the entire press release


text:
An Outdoor Orange and Blue Wedding in Hopland, CA by Julie Mikos Photography
Every detail from this outdoor summer wedding is darling! This couple chose a palette of blue and orange which made both the ceremony and reception pop! Speaking of, I especially love the cake pop tower and the bride's beautiful mermaid gown accessorized with a blue ribbon which fits with the color palette. See more!
Ceremony/Reception Site: Campovida, Hopland, CA | Photography: Julie Mikos, Berkeley, CA | Consultant/Planner: Kelsey Sheofsky, Shelter Co. | Gown: Amy Kuschel Bride, San Francisco, CA | Second look: Nordstrom top, Club Monaco skirt | Shoes: Kate Spade | Wedding Rings: Brilliant Earth | Bridesmaids Dresses: Banana Republic | Invitations: Conor Buckley Art | Escort Display: Erica Rose Design, San Fransisco, CA | Flowers: Erica Rose Designs, San Fransisco, CA | Rental Equipment: Classic Rentals | Catering: Park Avenue Catering, Marin, CA | Music: DJ Sol (ceremony & reception), Frisky Frolics (cocktail hour), Jugtown Pirates (rehearsal dinner) | Dance Lessons: Erin Pick, Pick School of Ballroom Dancing, San Fransisco, CA | Cake: Susie Cakes Bakery | Cake Pops: Sweet Lauren Cakes, San Fransisco, CA
More pretty wedding details!
> Love this? Then you'll love Kaci and Tad's wedding
> 100+ outdoor wedding ideas
> See all California wedding galleries


text:
For many public companies, implementing the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has proven to be a daunting, time consuming and expensive task. It requires an evaluation of the risks specific to a company's unique operating environment, and then the implementation of efficient controls designed to leverage management's skills to control those risks.
The need for strong internal controls is not limited to public companies, however. Effective internal controls provide all management teams with repeatable and reliable information tools that allow them to identify, manage, and mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Designed appropriately, a strong internal control environment supports growth and helps every organization, whether public, private, nonprofit, or government, operate more effectively.
BPM has helped numerous public company clients acquire a thorough understanding of the technical and reporting requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley, allowing them to implement effective internal control environments and achieve successful implementation. We use that experience and knowledge with our private and nonprofit clients as well, providing them with pragmatic, practical applications, scalable to each of their unique operating environments. Organizations that control risk and have reliable information available to them make better decisions and have fewer surprises. The services we provide include:
Assessment (Readiness) Services:
Attest Services:
Financing for Private Companies
Choosing the right financing for your business involves a variety of factors.
6 Ways to Save on Taxes Throughout the Life Cycle of Your Company
You owe it to yourself to consider these tax strategies.
Buy-sell Agreements: A Must-Have
If your business is co-owned, an effective buy-sell agreement is necessary.
Defending Owner's Compensation
The concept of "reasonable compensation" has never been clearly defined.
The lessons learned from others' exit strategy plans are invaluable.


text:
Ali on Heavy Bag
View Single Post
Belt holder
ESB Addict
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,941
vCash: 527
Re: Ali on Heavy Bag
Originally Posted by
I disagree, Ali would look like a little boy against the Klits. The Klits are only good on the outside, the range that Ali likes to fight at. I think someone like Frazier or Tyson would have a far better chance at beating a Klitschko than Ali. Styles make fights. To beat a Klit you have to work your way inside, that's not something Ali ever did.
Ali has the greatest footwork in Heavyweight History. Your overrating the K2 and underrating Ali. He won't have to work his way inside, he literally can cruise to a points victory. The Wlad-Wach bout showed that Wlad is unable to put long punch combinations together even against a slow footed giant like Wach. A single jab or straight right hand just won't be enough to put away Ali.
I can't take your post seriously though due to the fact that you suggest that Ali was unskilled and a poor technician.
I will not continue this discussion because the sole purpose of this thread was to provide footage of Ali working on the Heavy Bag.
Originally Posted by
The Spider
It's testimony to Ali's greatness that he still frustrates the hell out of trolls so desperately trying to detract from him, all these years later.
True, there's a sense of insecurity here e.g Some of these K2 fans strongly imply that both Klitschko's would KO past greats yet quote Mike Tyson as gospel when he suggests that both brothers would be competitive in any era. Hypocrisy.
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by tezel8764


text:
Report: Microsoft eyes server memory to cut PC crashes
Software maker says error-correcting memory could help stem a rising tide of crashes caused by memory failures, according to a report in EE Times.
Microsoft is apparently telling computer makers that they may need to start putting in PCs the same kind of error-correcting memory commonly used in servers to avoid crashes due to memory errors.
According to a report in EE Times, the software maker has been privately circulating a white paper that claims errors from standard memory are now among the top 10 causes for system crashes.
The issue was discussed at last week's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles, though the EE Times report said memory chip makers and computer manufacturers were not necessarily all in agreement about whether so-called error-correcting code (ECC) memory was, in fact, needed.


text:
The Pop Time watch by Lacoste brings together the staid analog and the mod plastic bracelet very nicely. The little crocodile is a nice spot of fun on the watch face.
And that crocodile is ready for some action. Lacoste is one of the first partners in the Save Your Logo campaign. The goal is for companies and schools to engage in wildlife preservation through the support of the animals and plants that are their mascots. Maybe we'll be part of it soon too!


text:
TodoMovies has just received another blockbuster update.
TodoMovies, as its name suggests, is a to-do app for movies.
It lets you search for movies, both past and upcoming releases, and add them to your to-watch list. And once you're done watching them, just move them to your watched list.
TodoMovies has been a great movie management app since its launch last June. But it still keeps getting better with every update it receives.
The app's latest update, which is only its second, is packed with bonus features. As a matter of fact, one of these is a new bonus scenes indicator, which is rather nifty:
Did you miss Tony Stark, Thor and The Hulk eating Shawarma in a bonus scene after the credits of "The Avengers"? Not anymore!
Movies that have bonus scenes will be indicated in your watch list with a seat icon. If you see one, sit tight and don't immediately leave the theater after the movie is over! Find out in the movie details if the bonus scene is during or after the credits.
I tested this new feature on a couple of other films that have bonus scenes ("Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," "The Amazing Spider-Man"). And sure enough, TodoMovies does indicate that they do have bonus scenes. What's more, TodoMovies is smart enough to specify whether the bonus scenes are shown during or after the credits.
TodoMovies now also indicates whether a movie is available in 3-D with a 3-D badge in the details view.
In addition, the new version of TodoMovies brings full localization in eight languages (German, Dutch, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian) as well as searching for movies in their local names.
Finally, the newly updated TodoMovies introduces caching. TodoMovies now caches the details, including the poster, of every movie you add. This way, you can mark a movie as watched and view its details even when you're offline.
Designed for iPhone and now optimized for iPhone 5, TodoMovies is available in the App Store for $1.99.


text:
Posted 23 Nov 2011
Link to this post
Im having issues with the page view. I want to us the outlook view and next to the frist page view i have another one wich i wanted to use the tabs. What I m trying to do is when i click on one of the buttons in the outlook page view i want it to open one of the tabs in the other page view. Any Help would be Great.
Posted 28 Nov 2011
Link to this post
Hi Zachary,
Thank you for writing.
I have attached a sample project where I have tried to reproduce your scenario. All I did is handle the outlook page view SelectedPageChanged event and set the SelectedPage property of the strip page view to a page. If this is not what you want, I would kindly ask you to send me a more detailed explanation of what you are trying to achieve.
I hope this will help you. Should you need further assistance, I would be glad to provide it.
Q3'11 of RadControls for WinForms is available for download (see what's new). Get it today.
thank you for the response. I should have stated that we are using vb.net for this. I converted what you had and i get and error about the equal sign.
my code
Public Partial Class Form1
Inherits RadForm
Public Sub New()
End Sub
Private Sub radPageView1_SelectedPageChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
If Me.radPageView1.SelectedPage = Me.radPageViewPage1 Then
Me.radPageView2.SelectedPage = Me.radPageViewPage6
End If
If Me.radPageView1.SelectedPage = Me.radPageViewPage2 Then
Me.radPageView2.SelectedPage = Me.radPageViewPage7
End If
If Me.radPageView1.SelectedPage = Me.radPageViewPage3 Then
Me.radPageView2.SelectedPage = Me.radPageViewPage8
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
End Sub
End Class
i tried with it in its own namespace but still the same issue. the error i get is:
Operator '=' is not defined for types 'Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPageViewPage' and 'Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPageViewPage'.
any help would be great.
Operator '=' is not defined for types 'Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPageViewPage' and 'Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadPageViewPage'.
Posted 01 Dec 2011
Link to this post
Hello Zachary,
Thank you for your reply.
I converted the example also and tested it. The reason for the exception is that when you start the project, the first page view is created, its pages are added and its SelectedPage property is set. This setting fires the event and it tries to set the SelectedPage of the second page view, but this page view has not been initialized yet and its pages have not been added to its pages collection. To work around this, please subscribe to the event after the form components have been initialized. This means after the call to the InitializeComponenets method in the form constructor.
I hope this will be useful for you. If you have further questions, I would be glad to help.
Copyright © 2002-2015 Telerik. All rights reserved.
Powered by Telerik Sitefinity CMS


text: |This chair offers a great ergonomic design and is beautifully crafted to complement any room in your home or office. Our chair offers comforting heat on your back and soothing vibrating massage nodes for the shoulder, leg, upper back and lower back. Made of soft PU leather with ample padding and easy to clean surface. Length: 31" to 44" (depending on recline), Width: 27", Height: 38", Height from ground to seat: 16", Height from seat to top of back: 32", Ottoman: 16.5" x 16.5" x 14.5", Chair Back Recline: 115-140 degrees


text:
environmental information management Companies in Bangladesh
Keyword: environmental information management ×
Location: Asia & Middle East ×
Location: Bangladesh ×
AES International Consultants
based in BAHRAIN
AES International Consultants is a professional services firm focusing on the environmental needs of our clients and providing them sustainable environmental strategies and solutions. AES is proud to have attracted strong principals with more than 25 years of successful experience in developing and delivering environmental strategies and solutions at an international ...
Locus Technologies
based in Mountain View, CALIFORNIA (USA)
Headquartered in Mountain View, California, Locus' principal focus is environmental and energy information management offered through a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform.Since its founding in 1997, Locus has believed in the power of the Internet to manage all aspects of the environmental business, leading us to invest in the development of a comprehensive suite of ...
UL Information & Insights | The Wercs
based in Latham, NEW YORK (USA)
The Wercs, Ltd. is a software development company located in NY that provides MSDS software tools and services to help organizations author, manage, and distribute Material Safety Data Sheets, Labels, and various documents required under OSHA, EU Directives, and other regulatory bodies worldwide. In addition to keeping compliant with regulations, The WERCS and its ...
Information for Action
based in North Perth, AUSTRALIA
Information for Action explains the worlds environmental issues, and offers solutions. The website is a valuable tool for people who want to help the environment either by sending emails or letters to politicians and business leaders all over the world or by making changes in their lifestyles. It is a fantastic educational resource covering the following areas: ...
Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)
based in Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM
Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) is the leading provider of environmental modelling software and services, including the ADMS range of software for industrial and urban air quality management. Our software development team continues development of ADMS, GASTAR, FLOWSTAR and EMIT and provides custom made products. Our consulting team can help in ...
Smithers Information
based in Akron, OKLAHOMA (USA)
Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, The Smithers Group includes Smithers Pira, Smithers Rapra, Smithers Apex, Smithers Viscient, Smithers Pharma Services, and Smithers Quality Assessments. Each Smithers Group company provides technology-based services focused on a defined market. As a group the diversity of market sectors and technologies provides stability and a platform for ...
E - Records Information Management System (ERIMS)
based in Denver, COLORADO (USA)
ERIMS is a database driven web-based information management system that changes as the database changes. Active Server Pages (ASPs) are generated from the database each time a new web page is accessed. This means there are no static pages that get outdated and the information displayed is always the most current available. ERIMS has a scalable architecture that allows it ...
AppliTek NV - Environmental Analysis Division
based in Nazareth, BELGIUM
Founded in 1985, AppliTek is a specialist manufacturer of monitoring solutions (on-line analyzers) for environmental and industrial applications. Its customers are found all around the Globe and vary from local EPC`s to national authorities and private companies that are eager to invest in environmental compliance and process efficiency.
Boréalis (Boreal Information Strategies)
based in Magog, QUEBEC (CANADA)
Boreal Information Strategies (Boréalis) provides CSR software solutions and services to the mining and oil & gas industries. Our integrated social and environmental software suite enables companies to manage their impacts on the ground in real time, facilitating better decision-making and improving operational efficiencies. As a global leader with a presence on every ...
ENKON Information Systems Inc.
based in Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA)
ENKON is a world leader in enterpise wide, web based Environmental & Land Information Management Systems for Fortune 1000 clients. Our modular software application, enviroLIS, is a web based Information Management tool that has been used by environmental and land managers for over 10 years across North America, in the UK and Australia. enviroLIS has a wealth of features ...


text:
VIEWS: 24 PAGES: 1 POSTED ON: 2/10/2011 Public Domain
Sep 30, 2010 Contact: Joy Wang Company: TopCMM Software Corp. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: +86-21-64132718 Dolphin Chat Module by 123 Flash Chat TOPCMM just released Dolphin chat module 2.0. The new release features in more control over the chat room via Dolphin control panel, such as how to add the chat to Dolphin, the open mode, choose skin, define size, choose server mode, etc. The best part is that once the module is successfully installed, a free hosted chat room will be assigned to your Dolphin. Demo: http://dolphin.123flashchat.com/ Download: For Dolphin version v7.0: http://www.123flashchat.com/module-download-now.php?p=dolphin_mod_for_123fl ashchat.zip&pn=Dolphin%20Chat%20Module%20for%20123%20Flash%20Chat For Dolphin version v6.x: http://www.123flashchat.com/module-download-now.php?p=dolphin6_mod_for_123f lashchat.zip&pn=Dolphin%20Chat%20Module%20for%20123%20Flash%20Chat Dolphin Chat Features Trouble-Free 鈥?Users integrated: Users of your Dolphin can be fully integrated to Chat. 鈥?Single sign-on : No separate login is required. Full Control 鈥?Mutiple skins: Nine skins are available to fit in your CMS. 鈥?Various chat clients: A standard Flash client has full features, a small and neat HTML/Ajax client is light and flexible in size and therefore can be used as a shoutbox, etc. 鈥?Customize size and interface language to match your CMS. 鈥?Admin Panel: A chat admin panel is available for paid user to customize the chat room. 鈥?Display chat data: chat room list, online users, chat user names, etc. can be displayed or not. Why Wait? 鈥?Luxurious chat features: Lobby and private chat, Avatar, smilies, flash emotions, post-notifier, etc. 鈥?Free hosted chat available. 鈥?Professional support staff for paid chat hosting user or license buyer. About TopCMM Software Corp. The company was founded in 2003 and specializes in the development of multimedia and communication software, technical support, service and consulting. The company 鈥檚 products are popular all over the world and received numerous awards from software review websites. For more information, please visit the company 鈥檚 site at www.topcmm.com. Product page: http://www.123flashchat.com Download: http://www.123flashchat.com/ Company web-site: http://www.topcmm.com E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Postal address: Room 1910, Block A, Xinjian East Road No. 58, Greenland Blue Ocean Tech Plaza, Shanghai, China. Phone: +86-21-64132718
Pages to are hidden for
"Dolphin Chat Module by 123 Flash Chat "Please download to view full document


text:
|Download Annual Report PDF Format 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
To The Members, The Directors are pleased to present their Seventy Seventh Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company (or CG] and the accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2014. The Year In Retrospect The consolidated net revenue of the Company during 2013-2014 grew by 11.5% at Rs. 13,481 crore, as compared with Rs. 12,094 crore last year. The Company has achieved a stand-alone net turnover of Rs.7,490 crore, during the year under review, as compared with Rs.7,135 crore during the previous year, a rise of 5.0%. Consolidated profit before tax (after exceptional item) increased to Rs.495 crore. as compared with Rs.64 crore in the previous year, an increase of 672.5% over last year. Stand-alone profit before tax increased from Rs.596 crore to Rs.713 crore, an increase of 19.5%. Consolidated profit aftertax is Rs.244 crore as compared with consolidated loss after tax of Rs.36 crore in the previous year, an increase of 776.1 %. The Company recorded a stand-alone profit after tax of Rs.521 crore, an increase of 16.9% from Rs.446 crore last year. The Sales and Profit Before Interest and Tax(PBIT) of the respective Business Groups, compared with last year is given in Table 1. A detailed review of the operations and performance of the Company and each Business Group as well as the Company''s International operations is contained in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which is given as a separate chapter in the Annual Report. Amalgamation CG-ZIV Power Automation Solutions Ltd (CG-ZIV) and CG Energy Management Limited (CGEM) are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. For simplification of the shareholding structure and operational synergies, the Board of Directors at their Meeting held on 29 January 2014, approved the amalgamation of CG-ZIV and CGEM with the Company. The Amalgamation would be effective upon receipt of requisite approvals. Dividend The Company declared two interim dividends during the year: - Rs.0.40 per equity share (20%) aggregating to a total dividend payout of Rs.29.47 crore (including dividend tax) declared on 8 November 2013; the Record Date for this purpose was 15 November 2013 and the Interim Dividend was paid on 25 November 2013. - Rs.0.40 per equity share (20%) aggregating to a total dividend payout of Rs.29.33 crore (including dividend tax) declared on 29 January 2014; the Record Date for this purpose was 5 February 2014 and the Interim Dividend was paid on 14 February 2014. The Board of Directors has recommended a Final Dividend of Rs.0.40 per equity share (20%), declared on 29 May 2014; the Book Closure for this purpose is Friday. 1 August 2014 to Tuesday, 5 August 2014 both days inclusive. The total dividend payout (including dividend tax) for the financial year 2013-2014, including the Final Dividend recommended by the Board, as a percentage of the share capital works out to 70.3%. Reserves The Reserves, on stand-alone basis, at the beginning oftheyearwereRs.2,929crore. The Reserves at the end of the year are Rs.3,231 crore. Buy-Back of Equity Shares At its 28 June 2013 Board Meeting, the CG Board had authorized a buy-backof the Company''s equity shares aggregating to upto 10% of the total paid up equity capital and free reserves of the Company as on 31 March 2012 (which was the latest audited Balance Sheet approved by the shareholders at the time). The Maximum Buy-back Size was Rs. 265.70 crore and the Minimum Buy- back Size was Rs.132.85 crore (50% of the maximum Buy-back Size). In terms of the above, buy-back commenced on 16 July 2013, and as on 15 January 2014, i.e., the date of closure of buy-back offer, the Company bought-back 14,745,394 equity shares, at an aggregate amount of Rs.133.56 crore, representing 50.27% of the Maximum Buy-back Size. All the shares bought back have been extinguished. The average price of the shares bought-back worked out to Rs.90.37 per share. Directorate As per the provisions of the Companies Act 2013, Mr SM Trehan retires by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting; Mr SM Trehan has not offered himself for re- appointment. It is proposed not to appoint any director in place of Mr SM Trehan. The Company has framed a policy for determining qualification, positive attributes and independence of Directors as per Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company''s Independent Directors, as indicated in the Corporate Governance Report, have affirmed compliance thereto. In terms of the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, all Independent Directors of the Company must be appointed in accordance with the new Act at a General Meeting of the Company within one year of the commencement of the Act. Accordingly, Mr Shirish Apte, MrSanjay Labroo, Dr (Mrs) Colette Lewiner. MrSuresh Prabhu, MsMeherPudumjee and Dr Valentin von Massow, Independent Directors, are recommended for confirmation of appointment as Independent Directorfor a period of five years as per the provisions of Companies Act, 2013. The details of the Directors being recommended for appointment are contained in the accompanying Notice of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Promoter Group The Company is a part of the USD 4 Billion Avantha Group, one of India''s leading business conglomerates, led by Chairman Mr Gautam Thapar. With a global footprint, the Avantha Group operates in 90 countries with more than 25,000 employees worldwide. As required by the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges, CG periodically discloses its promoter group and persons acting in concert in the shareholding pattern and other filings with the Stock Exchanges. Research and Development The R&D structure aligned to global product lines has created several innovative products this year. This year saw CG consolidating its R&D efforts by building a technology portfolio along five select focus areas-energy efficiency, renewable energy, smart & intelligent products & systems, product range extension and technologies for new businesses. The Company believes that brushless technology will replace the current induction motor technology in many applications. During FY2014, CG has replaced induction motors in the following applications-solar powered ceiling fans, dust proof bus fans, railway fans suitable for AC Electric Multiple Units, bilge pumps for battlefield applications and motors for heat exchangers. Reduction in energy consumption is driving technology in lighting. In collaboration with Bridgelux, ourtechnology partner for LED. CG has developed a whole range of LED based lighting fixtures for indoor and outdoor applications. To address India''s current scenario of power shortage, CG has developed distributed solar power generation solutions with highest conversion efficiency, suitable for domestic lighting and pumping for farmlands. R&D has undertaken efforts to increase design capabilities enabling the business units to cater to wider markets. R&D has developed capability to develop switchgear to withstand seismic shocks of up to 5g. Motor designs have been enabled with algorithms to now predict stray loss and core loss. Industrial customers can now be given precise and instant drive solutions, thanks to the software developed in association with a leading Indian IT partner. CG has developed technology capabilities to develop air core reactors, electronic online tap changer, smart analytical surveillance solutions, smart lighting management and high efficiency IE4 motors. This year has also seen the addition of important infrastructure which has enhanced CG''s R&D capability. CG has developed state of the art 1600 kV UHV Test lab at its Nashik premises. CG''s commitment to greener products can be highlighted by its commitment to develop circuit breaking apparatus, free of green house gases. A new vacuum research lab has been established to support the initiative. Inline with the regulated norm of low noise apparatus, a new Acoustic Lab for measuring noise and vibration has been commissioned in Kanjur Global R&D Centre. CG was awarded the National Intellectual Property Award, 2014 in the category of ''Top Organisation in Designs''. The Award was organised by the Indian Intellectual Property Office jointly with CII.CG was selected a winner in recognition of its overall design portfolio developed & commercialised over last five years, validating CG''s strategic position on high-tech, energy efficient and reliable products. Subsidiary Companies The Company has four Indian subsidiaries-CG Energy Management Limited (CGEM), CG-PPI Adhesive Products Limited (CGPPI), CG-ZIV Power Automation Solutions Limited (CG-ZIV) and CG Power Solutions Limited (CGPS) as on 31 March 2014. In addition to the above, as on 31 March 2014, the Company had 34 foreign subsidiaries as under: - Crompton Greaves Holdings Mauritius Limited - CG International Holdings Singapore PTE. Limited - CG International B.V. - PT. CG Power Systems Indonesia - CG Holdings Belgium N.V. - CG Power Holdings Ireland Limited - CG Power Systems Belgium N.V. - CG Automation Systems UK Limited - CG Power Systems Ireland Limited - CG Sales Networks France SA - Microsol Limited - CG Service Systems France SAS - CG Holdings Hungary Kft. - CG Electric Systems Hungary Zrt. - CG Power USA Inc. - CG Power Systems Canada Inc. - CG Power Solutions UK Limited - CG Power Solutions Saudi Arabia Ltd - CG Power Systems Brazil LTDA - CG Power County LLC - CG Drives & Automation Germany GmbH - Emotron Latin America Inc. - CG Industrial Holdings Sweden AB - CG Drives & Automation Sweden AB - CG Drives & Automation Netherlands B.V. - ZIVI D Smart Energy Networks - ZIVAplicacionesyTecnologiaS.L. - ZIV Communications S.A. - ZIV Metering Solutions S.L. - ZIV USA Inc. - ZIV Grid Automation S.L. - ZIV do Brasil LTDA - Crompton Greaves Sales Network Malaysia SDN.BHD. - CG Middle East FZE Pursuant to a general exemption granted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under Section TABLE 02 Financial Highlights Rs. crore for the Year Ended 31 March 2014 and 31 March 2013 CGIBV CG STAND-ALONE CONSOLIDATED*@ CG CONSOL -IDATED** PARTICULARS 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 Gross Sales 7,913 7,571 6,143 5,097 13,907 12,533 Less: Excise Duty 423 436 - - 426 439 Net Sales 7,490 7,135 6,143 5,097 13,481 12,094 Less: Operating Expenses 6,824 6,540 6,145 5,324 12,799 11,711 Operating Profit 666 595 (2) (227) 682 383 Add: Dividend and Other Income 114 53 83 39 172 76 Profit before Interest, Depreciation, Amortisation and Taxes 780 648 81 (188) 854 459 Less: Finance costs (22) (20) 115 90 97 71 Profit before Depreciation, Amortisation and Taxes 802 668 (34) (278) 757 388 Less: Depreciation and Amortisation 89 72 166 125 262 203 Profit before exceptional item and taxes 713 596 (200) (403) 495 185 Less: Exceptional Item - - - 121 - 121 Profit Before Tax 713 596 (200) (524) 495 64 Less: Provision for Current Year Tax 168 143 25 40 194 185 Less: Provision for Deferred Tax 24 7 19 (90) 43 (84) Profit After Tax 521 446 (244) (474) 258 (37) Minority Interest - - 1 1 1 1 Share of Profit /(loss) of Associate Companies (net) (18) (2) (15) 0 Profit available for distribution 521 446 (261) (475) 244 (36) * Consolidated Accounts of CG International B.V. (CGIBV), the holding company for CG''s international operations. Includes results of CG Stand-alone and Indian subsidiaries, Crompton Greaves Holdings Mauritius Jmited, CG International Holdings Singapore PTE. Ltd, Crompton Greaves Sales Network Malaysia SDN. BHD. and CGIBV Consolidated @ Figures have been regrouped for the purpose of consolidation 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company is not required to annex to this Report, the Annual Reports of the abovementioned 4 Indian subsidiaries and 34 foreign subsidiaries, for the year ended 31 March 2014. However, if any Member of the Company or the respective subsidiaries so desires, the Company will be happy to make available the Annual Accounts of the subsidiaries to them, on request. These will also be available for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company and of its subsidiaries, during working hours up to the date of the Annual General Meeting. The details of each subsidiary with respect to capital, reserves, total assets, total liabilities, details of investment (except in case of investment in subsidiaries), turnover, profit before taxation, provision fortaxation, profit after taxation and proposed dividend as prescribed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, are detailed in ''Information in respect of Subsidiary Companies'' section of the Annual Report. Branch Office in Poland The Company has established a branch office in Poland. The stand-alone financial statements of the Company includes the financial statements of its Poland branch i.e. Crompton Greaves Ltd SA. Consolidation of Accounts As required by Accounting Standards AS- 21 and AS-23 of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the financial statements of the Company reflect the consolidation of the Accounts of the Company, its 38 subsidiaries mentioned above, and five Associate Companies. The Associate Companies are Avantha Power & Infrastructure Limited, CG Lucy Switchgear Limited, Pauwels Middle East Tradings Contracting PvtCo. LLC, K.K. El Fi Japan and Saudi Power Transformers Company Ltd. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo As required by the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 under the Companies Act, 1956, the relevant data pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo is given in the prescribed format as Annexure to this Report. Particulars of Employees The statement of particulars required pursuant to Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act. 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) (Amendment) Rules, 2011, forms a part of this Report. However, as permitted by the Companies Act, 1956, the Report and Accounts are being sent to all Members and other entitled persons excluding the above statement. Those interested in obtaining a copy TABLE 03 Financial Highlights Euro million for the Year Ended 31 March 2014 and 31 March 2013 CGIBV CG STAND-ALONE CONSOLIDATED*@ CG CONSOLI -DATED** PARTICULARS 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 Gross Sales 977 1,080 759 727 1,718 1,788 Less: Excise Duty 52 62 - - 53 63 Net Sales 925 1,018 759 727 1,665 1,725 Less: Operating Expenses 843 933 759 759 1,581 1,670 Operating Profit 82 85 (0) (32) 84 55 Add: Dividend and Other Income 14 7 10 6 21 10 Profit before Interest, Depreciation, Amortisation and Taxes 96 92 10 (26) 105 65 Less: Finance costs (3) (3) 14 13 12 10 Profit before Depreciation, Amortisation and Taxes 99 95 (4) (39) 93 55 Less: Depreciation and Amortisation 11 10 21 18 32 29 Profit before exceptional item and taxes 88 85 (25) (57) 61 26 Less: Exceptional Item - - - 17 - 17 Profit Before Tax 88 85 (25) (74) 61 9 Less: Provision for Current Year Tax 21 20 3 6 24 26 Less: Provision for Deferred Tax 3 1 2 (13) 5 (12) Profit After Tax 64 64 (30) (67) 32 (5) Minority Interest - - 0 0 0 0 Share of Profit /(loss) of Associate Companies (net) - - (2) 0 (2) 0 Profit available for distribution 64 64 (32) (67) 30 (5) * Consolidated Accounts of CG International B.V. (CGIBV), the holding company for CG''s international operations. Includes results of CG Stand-alone and Indian subsidiaries, Crompton Greaves Holdings Mauritius ; Limited, CG International Holdings Singapore PTE. Ltd, Crompton Greaves Sales Network Malaysia SDN. BHD. and CGIBV Consolidated @ Figures have been regrouped for the purpose of consolidation. ! Note: Average exchange rate considered for 1 Euro in 2013-2014 is Rs.80.9367 and in 2012-2013 is Rs.70.1028 of the said statement may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office and the same will be sent by post. The statement is also available for inspection at the Registered Office, during working hours up to the date of the Annual General Meeting. Directors'' Responsibility Statement The Directors would like to assure the Members that the financial statements for the year under review conform in their entirety to the requirements of the Companies Act, 1956. The Directors confirm that: - the Annual Accounts have been prepared in conformity with the applicable Accounting Standards; - the Accounting Policies selected and applied on a consistent basis, give a true and fair view of the affairs of the Company and of the profit for the financial year; - sufficient care has been taken that adequate accounting records have been maintained for safeguarding the assets of the Company; and for prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities; - the Annual Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. Auditors The Company''s Statutory Auditors, Sharp STannan, hold office up to the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting; and, being eligible, are recommended for re-appointment on terms to be recommended by the Audit and Risk Committee to the Board of Directors. They have furnished the requisite certificate to the effect that their re- appointment, if effected, will be in accordance with Section 141 (3) (g) of the Companies Act. 2013. The Notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Annual Report are self explanatory and do not call for any further comments. The Company had appointed Ashwin Solanki &Associates, Cost Accountants, to audit the cost accounts related to the Company''s products for 2012-2013. The due date for filing the above cost audit reports was 27 September 2013; the actual date of filing was 23 September 2013. Upon recommendation of the Audit and Risk Committee, the Board had appointed Ashwin Solanki & Associates as Cost Auditors, for the financial year 2014-2015. At the ensuing Annual General Meeting, their appointment and remuneration is proposed to be approved and ratified by the shareholders. Fixed Deposits The Company has discontinued acceptance of fresh deposits and also renewal of existing deposits. During FY2014, an amount of Rs. 10,000 has been transferred to the Investor TABLE 04 Financial Highlights US$ million for the Year Ended 31 March 2014 and 31 March 2013 CGIBV CG STAND-ALONE CONSOLIDATED*@ CG CONSOLIDATED** PARTICULARS 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 Gross Sales 1,311 1,391 1,018 936 2,304 2,303 BLess: Excise Duty 70 80 - - 71 81 Net Sales 1,241 1,311 1,018 936 2,233 2,222 Less: Operating Expenses 1,131 1,202 1,018 978 2,120 2,152 Operating Profit 110 109 (0) (42) 113 70 Add: Dividend and Other Income 19 10 13 7 28 14 Profit before Interest, Depreciation, Amortisation and Taxes 129 119 13 (35) 141 84 Less: Finance costs (4) (3) 19 16 16 13 Profit before Depreciation, Amortisation and Taxes 133 122 (6) (51) 125 71 Less: Depreciation and Amortisation 15 13 27 23 43 37 Profit before exceptional item and taxes 118 109 (33) (74) 82 34 BLess: Exceptional Item - - - 22 - 22 Profit Before Tax 118 109 (33) (96) 82 12 Less: Provision for Current Year Tax 28 26 4 7 32 34 Less: Provision for Deferred Tax 4 1 3 (16) 7 (15) Profit After Tax 86 82 (40) (87) 43 (7) Minority Interest - - 0 0 0 0 Share of Profit /(loss) of Associate Companies (net) - - (3) 0 (2) 0 Profit available for distribution 86 82 (43) (87) 41 (7) ''Consolidated Accounts of CG International B.V. (CGIBV), the holding company for CG''s international operations. Includes results of CG Stand-alone and Indian subsidiaries, Crompton Greaves Holdings Mauritius : Limited, CG International Holdings Singapore PTE. Ltd, Crompton Greaves Sales Network Malaysia SDN. BHD. and CGIBV Consolidated @ Figures have been regrouped for the purpose of consolidation, i Note: Average exchange rate considered for 1 USD in 2013-2014 is Rs.60.3575 and in 2012-2013 is Rs.54.4316 Education Protection Fund, on completion of seven years. No amount of principal or interest was outstanding as at 31 March 2014. For any queries regarding unclaimed fixed deposits transferred to the Investor Education Protection Fund, investors are requested to contact MrAnantNaik Corporate Accounts Crompton Greaves Limited, Kanjur Marg (East) Mumbai 400 042 Telephone 022-67558976 Fax 022-67558991 Queries may also be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com Share Registrar and Transfer Agent The Company''s Registrars Transfer Agents for shares is Datamatics Financial Services Ltd (DFSL). DFSLisaSEBI-registered Registrar & Transfer Agent. The contact details of DFSL are mentioned in the Report on Corporate Governance. Investors are requested to address theirqueries. if any, to DFSL; however, in case of difficulties, as always, they are welcome to contact the Company''s Investor Services Department, the contact particulars of which are contained in the Report on Corporate Governance. Environment, Health and Safety Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) targets assigned to each division to reduce resource consumption are regularly monitored through an EHS scorecard which is reviewed at monthly business review meetings. During FY2014 water consumption by CG divisions has reduced by 13%, whilst power consumption increased at a rate lesser than the operational growth of the Company. CG''s continued efforts and improved awareness for EHS has helped CG reduce the number of accidents significantly. During the year, CG''s EHS initiatives have been strengthened further due to formation of a core group for exchange of knowledge and standardizing of systems and procedures across all CG locations worldwide. This core group also assesses the Units on safety and environment protection improvement activities. Audits were conducted by this core group twice during the year. In addition, regular audits are conducted to ensure compliance with ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO18001 standards by external certifying experts. Best EHS plants are recognised through EHS awards. Training on safety awareness and sustainable growth take place on a regular basis at all plant locations. Green Initiatives Electronic copies of the Annual Report and Notice of the 77th Annual General Meeting are sent to all members whose email addresses are registered with the Company / Depository Participant(s) for communication purposes. For members who have not registered their email addresses, physical copies of the Notice and Annual Report are sent in the permitted mode. Members requiring physical copies can send a request to the Company. Complaints Relating to Sexual Harassment In terms of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and Rules, 2013, it is mandatory to review status of sexual harassment related complaints in the Annual Report. There were no incidents of sexual harassment reported in the Company. For protection against sexual harassment, CG has formed an internal complaints committee to which employees can write in their complaints. The Company has a Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy which has formalised a free and fair enquiry process for dealing with such issues, with clear timelines. Acknowledgements The Directors wish to convey their gratitude and appreciation to all of the Company''s employees at all its locations worldwide for their tremendous personal efforts as well as their collective dedication and contribution to the Company''s performance. The Directors would also like to thank the employee unions, shareholders, customers, dealers, suppliers, bankers, government and all other business associates for their continued support extended to the Company and the Management. On behalf of the Board of Directors G Thapar CHAIRMAN Mumbai,29 May 2014
|Source : Dion Global Solutions Limited


text:
DrugTest 5000 - Draeger Safety Diagnostics Inc
In the past, roadside drug screening has been difficult because it involved the...
Exclusive Webinar!
Originally aired: June 17, 2014 ● 2PM EST
View Webinar Archive Here
Integrated Law Enforcement Complements and Completes Law Enforcement Capabilities
Discover how the combination of intelligence analysis, lead generation, agency collaboration, and communications integration can help you uncover issues faster and take action sooner. Learn how innovative IBM law enforcement solutions can extend the capabilities within your organization to deal with new and emerging threats, improve officer safety, reduce criminal activity, and protect the public.
Join IBM industry expert Stephen Dalzell and members from the MDPD, IT and homeland security departments of the Miami Dade police department to hear more!
Click here to view archive
CryWolf is a comprehensive false alarm management system that greatly reduces the time and effort required to process false alarms for jurisdictions of all sizes. CryWolf has helped hundreds of law enforcement agencies reduce the quantity of false alarms, increase the collection of fines related to false alarms, and improve the operational efficiency of false alarm processing.
CryWolf technology can be implemented in one of two ways - an agency may purchase CryWolf to be installed and operated at an agency's facility or contract to outsource CryWolf false alarm administration services. Both approaches use the same robust CryWolf technology and functionality.
The following are new clients of CryWolf for the third quarter of 2009:
For more information visit www.crywolf.us.
Tags: CryWolf
Request more info about this product / service / company
Fill out the form below to request more info regarding the company/product/service featured in the story.
Enter the verification code as it is shown below without spaces. (Not case-sensitive)
Enter Code:
Automated programs can't "read" the code you see in the box: only humans can.
When you enter this code, it ensures that your order is going to a real person.
If you don't see an image, make sure your browser is set to display images and try again.
If you're not sure what the code is, make your best guess.
If you're incorrect, you'll get another chance to enter a different code on the next screen.


text:
Select your state
Register or Sign In
Shop For Plans
Individual & Family Plans
Employer/Group Plans
Vision Plans
Select Your State
Provider Search
Find a Network Dentist
Find a Vision Provider
About Delta Dental
Company Profile
Board of Directors
Executive Team
In the News
In the Community
Career Opportunities
Your Health
Oral Health & Wellness
Health Care Reform
Vision Health
Frequently Asked Questions
Forms & Documents
Customer Service
New to Delta Dental of AZ?
Enroll Now!
Finding a Network Dentist
More than 3 out of every 4 dentists nationwide participate in a Delta Dental network. In Arizona, more than 75 percent of dentists participate in a Delta Dental network.
Click here
find a dentist near you!
Oral Health Assessment Tool
Whole mouth health is closely linked to whole body health. Because of this, there are many factors that can contribute to the development of dental disease in you or your child. Visit the
Oral Health Assessment Tool
to examine common risk indicators and provide custom feedback to help you maintain a healthy smile.
Our Products
We deliver innovative, customized solutions. We really listen to our clients. We will meet their needs but also exceed their expectations, while ensuring that they get the best value for their benefit dollar.
Find out more
Delta Dental of Arizona Blog
Looking for the latest information on good dental and oral health? Visit the
Delta Dental of Arizona Blog
for news and tips to keep your smile healthy!
Dentist Connection
Member Connection
Individual & Family Plans
Oral Health Assessment Tool
Vision Plans
The Foundation
Promoting dental care for those in need.
Oral Health and Wellness
Learn About Oral Health and Wellness
Delta Dental of AZ Blog
News & tips to keep your smile healthy.
Shop for Plans
Individuals & Families
Employer/Group Plans
Vision Plans
Select your state
Provider Search
Find a Network Dentist
Find a Vision Provider
About Delta Dental
Company Profile
Board of Directors
Executive Team
In the News
In the Community
Career Opportunities
Notice of Privacy Practices
The Foundation
Board of Directors
Community Grants Program
Fluoride Varnish Program
Delta Dental Sealant Program™
Foundation Annual Report
Golf4Smiles Tournament
Contact Us
Customer Service
Media Relations
DDAZ Foundation
Sales Team
Social Media
© 2015 Delta Dental of Arizona. All Rights Reserved.
A Member of the
Delta Dental Plans Association
Connect With Us


text:
No one has commented yet.
I got my POT today and it makes me extremely happy!! this album is awesome!! for me almost just as awesome as untouchable, which is and always will be an untouchable masterpiece for me. But this is just amazing, who isnt going to buy it, lost a lot. I love this album, totally dig the music and the lyrics. I even have my own haters on my site kornzone telling me its a lost of money, all my pre-orders and all my copies I bought from local dealer. Whatever, I will even send some of them some of my copies, so they can see how amazing it is!! sharing is caring, thats right :) I love my band so much and I cant wait for european tour to see them live!!! KoRn forever brothers and sisters!!!


text:
Your browser does not support scripts. Access the data.
What is a Green Collar Job?
Why Green Collar Jobs?
Building a Green Collar Workforce
The Green Collar Educational Continuum
Contact Us
Preparing the Workforce for Green Collar Jobs
Presented by William Leahy to Connecticut Community Colleges
Preparing for a Greener Economy
Presented by William Leahy at the Guilford Energy Forum
Presented by William Leahy at Green Lights for our Economy - Rock Fall Foundation
"What Are Green Collar Jobs?"
Presented to ConnCAP by William Leahy
"Preparing the Connecticut Workforce for Green Collar Jobs"
Presented to the Legislative Energy forum by William Leahy
"Preparing Students for Green Collar Jobs"
Presented to the Staff of the Connecticut Technical High School System by William Leahy
OFFICE: 182 High Street, Willimantic CT 06226
MAILING ADDRESS: 83 Windham Street, Willimantic CT 06226
Phone (860) 465-0251 Fax: (860) 465-0261


text:
'The Walking Dead' Season 4 delivers series best finale ratingsAdd to Favorites | The Walking Dead
AMC should be very happy with the success of "The Walking Dead." The Season 4 finale, "A," delivered the show's best finale ratings, with 15.7 million people tuning in. Of that number, 10.2 million were adults ages 18-49.
Sunda (March 30) was also a good night for the season finale of "Talking Dead," which brought in 7.3 million viewers and 4.7 million adults 18-49. It makes sense that so many viewers stuck around after "The Walking Dead's" cliffhanger finale, as showrunner Scott Gimple gave some teases of what fans should expect in Season 5.
Following "Talking Dead," the Season 3 finale of "Comic Book Men" was watched by 1.1 million viewers, and 715,000 adults 18-49.
While "A" was the best performance for a season finale of "TWD," it fell just short of an all-time record for the show. The current series high for "The Walking Dead" was the 16.1 million viewers it brought in for its Season 4 premiere. Of those, 10.4 million fell in the 18-49 demo, which puts it on par with the finale.
Considering the Season 3 finale brought in 12.4 million and 8.1 million adults 18-49, it stands to reason that Season 5's premiere will break the show's ratings record again. "The Walking Dead" Season 5 is expected to return in October 2014.
Photo/Video credit: AMC


text:
Mary Christina Wilson
Office: Herter 606
Telephone: (413) 545-6774
Fax: (413) 545-6137
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Brief CV
Degree: D.Phil., Oxford University (1984).
Fields of interest: Modern Middle East, Ottoman Empire, social/political.
Graduate Courses Offered:
Approaches to World History
Research Interests and Professional Activities
Profesoor Wilson's first book, King Abdullah, Britain and the Making of Jordan (Cambridge, England and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987), was reissued in paperback in 1990. An Arabic edition was published in 2000 by Cadmus Press in Beirut. The Modern Middle East: A Reader, edited by Professor Wilson, Albert Hourani, and Philip Khoury, was published in 1993 (Berkeley: University of California Press, London: I.B. Tauris) and translated into Arabic and published in Damascus in 1996. She is currently researching a ritual murder trial in Damascus in 1840 and exploring new narrative techniques and micro-history. She has held fellowships from the SSRC and the NEH and has been a fellow at the Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College. From 1997 through 2000 she served as Chair of the History Department. At present, she is a member of the board of directors of the Middle East Studies Association and a member of the board of trustees of the American Center for Oriental Research in Amman, Jordan.
Selected Writings:
A Modern Middle Eastern History Reader, ed. with Albert Hourani and Philip S. Khoury (London: Tauris, and Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993; Translated into Arabic in three volumes as al-Sharq al-awsat al-hadith, Damascus: Dar Tlas, 1996; Revised English edition, London: Tauris, 2004).
King Abdullah, Britain and the Making of Jordan (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987; Paperback edition 1990. Arabic translation, Abd allah wa sharq al-urdunn bayn baritaniyya wa al-hariqah al-sahyuniyya, Damascus: Cadmus Press, 2000).
Damascus and the World: 1840 (working title). An analysis of the ritual murder trial that took place in Damascus in 1840 and of what the trial reveals about Damascene society, French cultural politics, and the place of Damascus in the imagination of the West.
Syria: A Country History. Under contract with Cambridge University Press.


text:
Rachel Albright takes simplicity very seriously. Her jewelry line, ACADEMY, is a study in clean, geometric design. Walking the line between organic and avant-garde, the Aspect Necklace features a collection of hand-formed clay beads strung on a leather cord.
Total length: 26". Diameter of beads varies from .75"-1.5".
This product has no reviews yet. Be the first to review this product. Write a review
Enjoy 10% off your first order*


text:
MATTHEWS Kevin.... (From Somerset County Gazette)
- News feed
- Find us on Twitter
All the latest news from the County Gazette
- Find us on Facebook
Somerset County Gazette
Like us on Facebook
MATTHEWS Kevin....
MATTHEWS Kevin. Happy 40th on 11th March. Love Yolanda, Arron, Leah, Mum and Dad.
12:00am Thursday 12th March 2009


text:
| | Other topics
News articles on anthropology
Mongabay.com news articles on anthropology in blog format. Updated regularly.
Discovery of 'Lost City' spurs conservation pledge
(03/18/2015) Earlier this month, National Geographic made big news: the discovery of what it called a 'lost city' below the thick jungles of Honduras. While the coverage has led to scientists crying sensationalism, it also resulted this week in a commitment of protection by the Honduras President, Juan Orlando Hernández, for a long-neglected portion of the country.
By the bones: herring populations were superabundant before commercial fisheries
(06/09/2014) Scientists analyzed almost half a million fish bones to shed light on the population history of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in the North Pacific Ocean. Their paper reveals a decline of unprecedented scale, and suggests that while the abundance of Pacific herring does fluctuate naturally, their numbers have fallen precipitously since commercial fishing started targeting the species in the 19th century.
Through careful management, indigenous people have shaped Asian rainforests for 11,000 years
(01/28/2014) Humans have been actively managing vast areas of Southeast Asia's forests for longer than previously believed, according to research by paleoecologists from the United Kingdom presented in the current Journal of Archaeological Science. Strong evidence suggests that humans in Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Thailand and Vietnam have engaged in agricultural practices for the last 11,000 years. These findings may help bolster the claims of local indigenous peoples under threat of eviction from their traditional lands.
Madagascar occupied by humans 2,500 years earlier than previously thought
(07/22/2013) New research indicates that Madagascar was occupied some 2,500 years earlier than previously established. The findings, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests a more complex view of the human role in the extinction of the island's mega-fauna. A large body of research holds that village communities began to appear in Madagascar around 500 AD. These were established by people of Indonesian and East African heritage, according to past studies that found linguistic similarities between the Malagasy languages of southeastern Borneo as well as genetic markers tying modern-day Malagasy people to both Indonesia and East Africa. But there have been plenty of hints that people came to the world's third largest island well before 500 AD.
Into the unknown mountains of Cambodia: rare birds, rice wine, and talk of tigers
(03/14/2013) Ringed with forested mountains forming the borders with Laos and Vietnam, the northeast corner of Cambodia has been an intriguing blank spot among my extensive travels through the country. Nestled up against this frontier is Virachey National Park, created in 1993. I began searching for a way to explore this area a couple of years ago, hoping to connect with conservation NGOs to get me into the park; no one seemed to know much about it. I learned that the area had been written off by these groups due to massive land concessions given to logging and rubber concerns. The World Bank abandoned its 8-year effort to create a management scheme for Virachey after the concessions were granted in 2007. A moratorium on the concessions is temporarily in place, but illegal logging incursions into the park continue.
Experts dispute recent study that claims little impact by pre-Columbian tribes in Amazon
(07/05/2012) A study last month in the journal Science argued that pre-Columbian peoples had little impact on the western and central Amazon, going against a recently composed picture of the early Amazon inhabited by large, sophisticated populations influencing both the forest and its biodiversity. The new study, based on hundreds of soil samples, theorizes that indigenous populations in much of the Amazon were tiny and always on the move, largely sticking to rivers and practicing marginal agriculture. However, the study raised eyebrows as soon as it was released, including those of notable researchers who openly criticized its methods and pointed out omissions in the paper, such as no mention of hundreds of geoglyphs, manmade earthen structures, found in the region.
Traditional belief in mythical beasts help protect forests
(06/19/2012) Cultural practices including beliefs in mythical beasts and animals that dance have helped maintain forests in the West African country of the Gambia and Malaysian Borneo, said a researcher from Oxford University speaking at the annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation in Bonito, Brazil.
Madagascar originally colonized by small group of Indonesians
(03/22/2012) Madagascar was first colonized by a small group of Indonesians who crossed the Indian Ocean some 1,200 years ago, reports a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Giant snakes commonly attacked modern hunter-gatherers in Philippines
(12/13/2011) Humans have an ambivalent relationship with snakes. The legless reptiles are often feared and reviled, becoming stand-ins for the Devil and movie monster characters; yet many people have grown to love snakes, raising large, even dangerous, specimens as pets. Now, new research suggests that the ecological role between snakes and humans, as well as other primates, is more nuanced than expected. After spending decades living among the Agta Negritos people in the Philippines, anthropologist Thomas Headland has found that the hunter gatherer tribes were quite commonly attacked by reticulated pythons (Python reticulatus), while the people themselves had no qualms with hunting, killing, and consuming python.
New Amazonian reserve saves over a million acres in Peru
(08/30/2009) On August 27th Peru's Ministry of the Environment approved the creation of the Matses National Reserve to protect the region's biodiversity, ensure its natural resources, and preserve the home of the Matses indigenous peoples (known as the Mayorunas in Brazil). The park is 1,039,390 acres (or 420,626 hectares) of lowland Amazonian rainforest in eastern Peru. The park is the culmination of over a decade of work by the local non-profit CEDIA (the Center for the Development of the Indigenous Amazonians) funded in part by the Worldland Trust.
Examining monkey tools: archaeology expands to include non-human primates
(08/17/2009) Archaeology, the study of ancient cultures and their artifacts, has always been confined to the technology of humans and direct human ancestors. However, a new study recently published in the journal Nature examines the benefits of expanding the field of archaeology to include non-human primates.
Chocolate has been a delicacy north of Mexico for a thousand years
(02/02/2009) Chocolate, produced from cacao beans, has been a part of American culture for a thousand years according to new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Analyzing chemical residue from jars of native peoples in New Mexico, researchers Patricia Crown and Jeffrey Hurst discovered theobromine, a chemical signature of cacao. The jars have been dated from 1000 to 1125 AD, well over three hundred years before Columbus and the earliest recorded discovery of cacao north of Mexico. The cacao jars are from Pueblo Bonito, an archaeological site in Chaco Canyon, which is located in northwestern New Mexico. Chaco Canyon, once home to 2,000-5,000 inhabitants, was composed of a dense group of pueblos, of which Bonito was the largest. Incorporating 800 rooms, Pueblo Bonito was the center of a number of towns and villages in Chaco Canyon.
Rural depopulation to have biodiversity impacts
(12/01/2008) Urbanization -- and accompanying rural abandonment -- may have profound implications for global biodiversity and therefore should factor into conservation planning, argue researchers writing in the December issue of Tropical Conservation Science.
Pre-Colombian Amazonians lived in sustainable 'urban' society
(08/28/2008) Researchers have uncovered new evidence to support the controversial theory that parts of the Amazon were home to dense 'urban' settlements prior to the arrival of Europeans in the 15th century. The study is published this Friday in the journal Science. Conducting archeological excavations and aerial imagery across a number of sites in the Upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon, a team of researchers led by Michael Heckenberger found evidence of a grid-like pattern of 150-acre towns and smaller villages, connected by complex road networks and arranged around large plazas where public rituals would take place.
Amazon conservation Team wins "Innovation in conservation Award" for path-breaking work with Amazon tribes
(12/11/2007) The Amazon conservation Team (ACT) was today awarded mongabay.com's inaugural "Innovation in conservation Award" for its path-breaking efforts to enable indigenous Amazonians to maintain ties to their history and cultural traditions while protecting their rainforest home from illegal loggers and miners.
A comprehensive look at the use of animals in Brazilian medicine
(12/10/2007) For millennia animals have been used in medicine as remedies. While this practice has all but disappeared in western countries, many cultures still employ traditional medicine that includes animal-derived remedies. Probably the most famous of these are the Chinese, who for example use seahorses for a variety of ailments and rhinoceros horn as an aphrodisiac. Lesser known and studied, though just as varied and rich is Brazil's long tradition of animal-remedies for all kinds of ailments. A recent study set out to document the wide-range of animals used in Brazilian traditional medicine and its possible consequences on animal populations, the environment, and Brazilian society.
New theory on the evolution of pygmies
(12/10/2007) The small body size of forest-dwelling "pygmies" evolved as a life history consequence of early death, not as an adaptation to their environment or endurance against starvation, argues a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Amazon rainforest children to get medicinal plant training from shamans
(11/21/2007) The Amazon conservation Team (ACT) -- a group using innovative approaches to preserving culture and improving health among Amazonian rainforest tribes -- has been awarded a $100,000 grant from Nature's Path, an organic cereal manufacturer. The funds will allow ACT to address one of the most pressing social concerns for Amazon forest dwellers by expanding its educational and cultural "Shamans and Apprentice" program for indigenous children in the region.
Chocolate first used more than 3100 years ago
(11/12/2007) Cacao, the source of chocolate, was in use at least at least 3000 years ago according to evidence found by archaeologists working in Honduras. The discovery pushes back the earliest known use of cacao by 500 years.
Climate change drove human evolution
(09/03/2007) Climate change appears to have been a significant driver of human evolution, report researchers writing in this week's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
Crop domestication originated in compost piles
(08/19/2007) New research lends support to the theory that backyard gardens and refuse heaps played an important role in early crop domestication.
Asians played larger role in colonization of Europe than Africans
(08/06/2007) Humans with Asian origins played a larger role than those from Africa in colonizing Europe millions of years ago, reports a paper published in the early online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Killers of renowned anthropologist sentenced in Brazil
(07/12/2007) The men charged with the 2005 killing of University of Vermont anthropology professor James Petersen in the Amazon rainforest were sentenced Tuesday to nearly 30 years in prison, close to the maximum under Brazilian law.
Orangutans use water as a tool
(07/06/2007) German researchers have observed orangutans using water as a tool. Natacha Mendes, Daniel Hanus, and Josep Call of the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany conducted an experiment with five orangutans to see whether the red apes could access an out-of-reach peanut floating inside a vertical transparent tube. They quickly found that all five orangutans were able to do so by collecting water from a drinker and spitting it into the tube to raise the water level and win access to the peanut.
Peanuts, cotton, squash first farmed in Peru 6,000-10,000 years ago
(06/28/2007) Anthropologists have discovered the earliest-known evidence of peanut, cotton and squash farming. The study, which show that the crops were grown in the Peruvian Andes 5,000-10,000 years ago, is published in Friday's issue of the journal Science.
Polynesians brought chickens to Americas before Columbus
(06/04/2007) New DNS analysis shows that Polynesians introduced chickens to South America well before Christopher Columbus first set foot in the New World. The evidence supports the theory that the Americas were visited by sea-faring groups from the East prior to the arrival of Europeans. Using carbon dating and analysis DNA to determine the origin of chicken bones discovered at El Arenal, an archaeological site in Chile, a team of researchers led by Alice Storey of the University of Auckland found that the birds were descended from Polynesian stock and were introduced at least 100 years before the arrival of Europeans on the continent. The findings undermine claims that chickens were native to South America or that they were introduced by Spanish or Portuguese explorers.
Unknown tribe found in the Amazon
(06/04/2007) An unknown Indian tribe has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest reports the Associated Press. The Metyktire tribe, with about 87 members, was found in late May around 1,200 northwest of Rio de Janeiro. Brazil's Federal Indian Bureau (FUNAI) says the tribe is a subgroup of the Kayapo tribe and lives on the Kayapos, 12.1-million-acre Menkregnoti Indian reservation.
Global warming killed Neanderthals in Spain
(04/30/2007) New research fingers climate change, not humans, as the culprit for the extinction of Neanderthals on the Iberian Peninsula. The research condradicts prevailing theory which holds modern humans responsible for their demise.
Maize cultivated at least 7,300 years ago in Mexico
(04/09/2007) Anthropologists have found the earliest known evidence of maize cultivation in Mexico. The discovery, published in the April 9-13 edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, pushes back farming of the ancestor of modern corn to about 7,300 years ago.
Ancient humanoids were short and nasty for kung fu fighting, not climbing
(03/12/2007) Ancient ape-like human ancestors called as australopiths were short-legged to help them fight, not to climb trees, argues a new study from a researcher at the University of Utah.
Pre-Colombian Amazon rainforest not heavily populated
(03/06/2007) Much of the Amazon rainforest was not heavily populated by pre-Colombian indigenous cultures argues a new paper published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. The work challenges an increasingly accepted theory -- popularized in Charles C. Mann's 1491: 'New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus' -- the Amazon supported dense, sedentary populations prior to the arrival of Europeans.
Humans pre-date Clovis population in North America
(02/22/2007) The belief that the Clovis People were the first to populate North America some 11,500 years ago has been widely challenged in recent years, and a Texas A&M University anthropologist has found evidence he says could be the final nail in the coffin for the Clovis first model.
Does language extinction matter?
(02/16/2007) Most of humanity's 6,000 languages could be extinct within the next two centuries. Does it matter? At the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus Michael Krauss argued it does.
Captive chimpanzees 'talk' to humans
(01/29/2007) Captive chimpanzees use specific vocalizations to communicate with humans according to new research published in the current issue of the journal Animal Behaviour. The researchers, lead by Dr. William Hopkins of Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University, say these sounds are not used in other contexts -- only to elicit attention from humans. The researchers say the findings may help explain the evolution of language in primates.
Amazon Indians use Google Earth, GPS to protect forest home
(11/15/2006) Deep in the most remote jungles of South America, Amazon Indians are using Google Earth, Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping, and other technologies to protect their fast-dwindling home. Tribes in Suriname, Brazil, and Colombia are combining their traditional knowledge of the rainforest with Western technology to conserve forests and maintain ties to their history and cultural traditions, which include profound knowledge of the forest ecosystem and medicinal plants. Helping them is the Amazon conservation Team (ACT), a nonprofit organization working with indigenous people to conserve biodiversity, health, and culture in South American rainforests.
Indians are key to rainforest conservation efforts says renowned ethnobotanist
(10/31/2006) Tropical rainforests house hundreds of thousands of species of plants, many of which hold promise for their compounds which can be used to ward off pests and fight human disease. No one understands the secrets of these plants better than indigenous shamans -medicine men and women - who have developed boundless knowledge of this library of flora for curing everything from foot rot to diabetes. But like the forests themselves, the knowledge of these botanical wizards is fast-disappearing due to deforestation and profound cultural transformation among younger generations. The combined loss of this knowledge and these forests irreplaceably impoverishes the world of cultural and biological diversity. Dr. Mark Plotkin, President of the non-profit Amazon conservation Team, is working to stop this fate by partnering with indigenous people to conserve biodiversity, health, and culture in South American rainforests. Plotkin, a renowned ethnobotanist and accomplished author (Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice, Medicine Quest) who was named one of Time Magazine's environmental "Hero for the Planet," has spent parts of the past 25 years living and working with shamans in Latin America. Through his experiences, Plotkin has concluded that conservation and the well-being of indigenous people are intrinsically linked -- in forests inhabited by indigenous populations, you can't have one without the other. Plotkin believes that existing conservation initiatives would be better-served by having more integration between indigenous populations and other forest preservation efforts.
Traditional customs pit young versus old in Indonesia's Torajaland
(10/19/2006) Cultural Bankruptcy: Maintaining History at a Tremendous Cost in Sulawesi's Torajaland. The Torajanese people of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, have long been renown for their extravagant celebrations of the dead in their funerals, graves and effigies. Just outside of Rantepao, the regional capital of Torajaland, ostentatious, costly and increasingly generationally divisive funerals take place on a regular basis. Like other indigenous cultures around the world, a growing rift between the young and old generations is calling the foundations of tradition into question.
Bering Strait land bridge may have flooded earlier than thought
(10/11/2006) Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the Bering Strait land bridge believed to be the major route for human migration from Asia to the Americas may have flooded about 1,000 years earlier than widely thought. The findings may help scientists develop ocean and climate histories for the region to better understand human migration. The study is published in the October issue of Geology magazine by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Oldest juvenile skeleton discovered in Ethiopia
(09/20/2006) Discovery of a nearly intact 3.3 million year-old juvenile skeleton is filling an important gap in understanding the evolution of a species thought to be among the earliest direct ancestors to humans, says William Kimbel, a paleoanthropologist with ASU's Institute of Human Origins. Kimbel is part of the team that studied the skeleton of an approximately three-year-old female Australopithecus afarensis, the same species as the well known Lucy, from Dikika, Ethiopia.
Bison-hunting Plains indians more advanced than thought
(08/15/2006) A controversial new theory argues that ancient plains Indians may have developed complex tribal social structures far earlier than many researchers believe. Dr. Dale Walde, an archaeologist at the University of Calgary, says that evidence from bison kill sites together with ceramics found in Alberta and Saskatchewan suggests that pressure from agricultural societies from the Midwestern U.S. may have prompted Bison hunters to change their bison hunting strategies and to organize themselves into larger groups.
Is climate change worsening malaria?
(03/21/2006) A widely-cited study published a few years ago said global warming was not contributing to the resurgence of malaria in the East African Highlands, but new research by an international team that includes University of Michigan theoretical ecologist Mercedes Pascual finds that, while other factors such as drug and pesticide resistance, changing land use patterns and human migration also may play roles, climate change cannot be ruled out.
Easter Island settled around 1200, later than originally believed
(03/13/2006) New evidence suggests that colonization of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) took place later than originally believed. The research is published in this week's issue of the journal Science. A later settlement supports the premise that human impact on the environment played a key role in the downfall of Easter Island society
Indigenous Amazonians Display Core Understanding Of Geometry
(01/23/2006) Researchers in France and at Harvard University have found that isolated indigenous peoples deep in the Amazon readily grasp basic concepts of geometry such as points, lines, parallelism and right angles, and can use distance, angle and other relationships in maps to locate hidden objects. The results suggest that geometry is a core set of intuitions present in all humans, regardless of their language or schooling.
New evidence shows abrupt worldwide increase in birth rate during Neolithic period
(01/03/2006) In an important new study assessing the demographic impact of the shift from foraging to farming, anthropologists use evidence from 60 prehistoric American cemeteries to prove that the invention of agriculture led to a significant worldwide increase in birth rate.
Simplified stereotypes of "typical" Americans, Brazilians, Chinese are common but mistaken
(10/06/2005) Simplified stereotypes of "typical" Americans, Brazilians, Chinese, and other groups are common but highly mistaken, according to a National Institute on Aging (NIA) study that examined the accuracy of national character stereotypes in 49 cultures worldwide. The finding has important implications regarding beliefs that characterize groups of people, including the elderly, the researchers said.
Q&A: What are the most spoken languages on earth?
(07/25/2005) According to figures from UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the most widely spoken language on earth is Mandarin which is spoken as a first language by nearly a billion people. Second on the list is English with around 358 million, followed by Spanish. French is spoken as a first language by a mere 81 million, good for number on the list.
How did rainforest shamans gain their boundless knowledge on medicinal plants?
(05/14/2005) For thousands of years, indigenous people have extensively used rainforest plants for their health needs -- the peoples of Southeast Asian forests used 6,500 species, while Northwest Amazonian forest dwellers used 1300 species for medicinal purposes. Perhaps more staggering than their boundless knowledge of medicinal plants, is how shamans and medicinemen could have acquired such knowledge. There are over 100,000 plant species in tropical rainforests around the globe, how did indigenous peoples know what plants to use and combine especially when so many are either poisonous or have no effect when ingested. Many treatments combine a wide variety of completely unrelated innocuous plant ingredients to produce a dramatic effect.
Project seeks to understand human origins and migration
(05/09/2005) Ted Waitt, founder of the Waitt Family Foundation, believes the Genographic Project will promote harmonious living across national boundaries and cultural lines by improving and expanding understanding and awareness about shared origins and journeys.


text:
Brace for slippery race
28th Oysterfest draws crowd bigger than 10 times Fulton's 1,553 population
George Hodgins, 62, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., picked his teeth with the charred point of a shrimp skewer.
"They can shuck those slimy oysters all day long," said Hodgins, a Winter Texan of about five years who spent part of Saturday afternoon Beneath Fulton's 28th Oysterfest food tent. "I'm here for the shrimp and for my wife, who does eat those rascals fried."
More than 10 times the 1,553 Fulton population lined the waterfront before 11 a.m. Saturday, most dodging the glistening sun beneath brimmed hats and ball caps while staging their families for the festival's parade.
A lone kite - shaped like a torso with dangling legs - danced in the sky.
The majority of spectators sipped beverages, with some men puffing cigars, dozens of teens jabbering on cell phones and many seniors sitting snug in camping chairs before the procession began.
Around the corner and a block from Fulton Mansion, former flight attendant Donna Hazelton, 39, pressed her cheek against her daughter Elizabeth Hazelton, 6, moments before the girl's Sacred Heart School of Rockport float joined the procession with its "We'd like to teach the world to sing" message.
Nearby, teen brothers Geoffrey and Aaron Bishop, with the Rockport-Fulton Pirate Band, popped their cheeks beneath a shade tree warming up the "oompah" from their tubas.
Spectator differences faded as the swarm of parade goers began whooping and hollering, arms outstretched, to snare strings of Mardi Gras beads thrown from many of about 45 parade entries.
After shaking hands with firefighters, ogling cheerleaders beneath shimmering silver pom-poms or laughing at Twink L. Toze the clown, parade-riled crowds pressed through gates on the third day of the four-day festival.
Iowa native Pat Granahan, 65, croaked the frog light on the handlebars of her three-wheeled scooter to clear a path to the Oysterleg food booth.
"We came for everything," said her husband, Jim Granahan, 71, nabbing his wife's giant foil-wrapped turkey leg. "At least we're out of the Iowa
"He eats the oysters," Pat said, pointing to her husband. "That's the real reason we're scooting around."
Contact Mike Baird at 886-3774 or bairdm@ caller.com
Subscribe to the Caller-Times
Need Help? Call us at 1-800-566-8098.
Monday-Friday: 6am-3pm / Saturday: 7am-11am / Sunday: 7am-11am


text:
A needless alexandrine ends the song
that like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along.
The dramatic works of Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine are typically composed of rhyming alexandrine couplets. (The caesura after the 6th syllable is here marked || )
Baudelaire's Les Bijoux (The Jewels) is a typical example of the use of the alexandrine in 19th century French poetry :
Even a 20th century Surrealist, such as Paul Éluard used alexandrines on occasion, such as in these lines from L'Égalité des sexes (in Capitale de la douleur) (note the variation between caesuras after the 6th syllable, and after 4th and 8th):
In the poetry of Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene 8 lines of pentameter are followed by an alexandrine, the 6-foot line slowing the regular rhythm of the 5-foot lines. After Spenser, alexandrine couplets were used by Michael Drayton in his Poly-Olbion.
Alexander Pope famously characterized the alexandrine's potential to slow or speed the flow of a poem in two rhyming couplets consisting of an iambic pentameter followed by an alexandrine:
Alexandrines are sometimes introduced into predominantly pentameter verse for the sake of variety. The Spenserian stanza, for instance, is eight lines of pentameter followed by an alexandrine. Alexandrines appear rarely in Shakespeare's blank verse. In the Restoration and eighteenth century, poetry written in couplets is sometimes varied by the introduction of a triplet in which the third line is an alexandrine, as in this example from Dryden, which introduces a triplet after two couplets:


text:
Get a WARHEADS? extreme sour explosion in a cool new way, as a freezer pop!
These pops will be sure to make you pucker just like Wally. Available in four popular WARHEADS? flavors including Black Cherry, Watermelon, Apple and Blue Raspberry. See how this pop races up the sour meter.
"When I found the old popcorn maker stashed away in a back closet of our FOB (Forward Operating Base), I couldn't imagine it would ever work. After some parts and TLC, I got it running again. The next step was figuring out how to get the troops working for me some popcorn to eat! I called several companies, tried Amazon, etc. Nobody was able to ship a large bag of popcorn, salt, and oil to an APO address. Then I tried Nationwide Candy, and Jason was immediately able to put together my order and get it shipped out to me. Nationwide Candy and Jason have no idea how happy they have made my 200 troops to have a little taste of home out here in Afghanistan. It's the little things from back home that keep us going, and Nationwide Candy had a big part in that. THANK YOU!"by Mitchell H. on 10/16/2014
Powered by


text:
London, UK (PRWEB UK) 18 June 2014
SMi Reports: Britain was looking to accelerate access to drugs for people with rare diseases when it launched the Early Access to Medicines Initiative in March this year. This initiative, which is similar to one in the U.S., will be extremely beneficial for patients and will also open up the market for pharmaceutical companies.
Based on this information SMi Group is proud to announce it will be hosting the 3rd annual conference on Orphan Drugs and Rare Diseases and bringing together leading experts from the MHRA and companies such as Novabiotics, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, GMP Orphan SAS, Genethon and M&C Saatchi and many more to discuss the latest developments in the market.
Benefits of Attending:
Key Speakers:
For more information please visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2014orphandrugs64.asp
If you would like to attend this conference as a delegate please contact John Collins on +44 (0) 207 827 6128 or e-mail amccann(at)smi-online(dot)co(dot)uk
If you are interested in sponsoring this event contact Alia Malick on +44(0)20 7827 6168 or email amalick(at)smi-online(dot)co(dot)uk
If you would like to become a media partner contact Sarah Watson on +44 (0)20 7827 6134 or email swatson(at)smi-online(dot)co(dot)uk


text:
to McCombs
Home ·
Directory ·
Profiles ·
Sharon Dunn
Current McCombs School of Business Faculty or staff?
Login to update your profile.
Information, Risk, and Operations Mgmt.
Lecturer, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management.
Sharon Dunn received her B.Ed., M.B.A. and Ph.D. from The University of Texas. Her research interests include the psychology of electronic commerce, analyzing the impacts behavioral factors on exchange transactions, and mobile commerce. Her teaching interests include data communications, networking and project management.
Page last updated: 7/6/2015
By phone: (512) 471-5921
By mail:
1 University Station, B6000
Austin, TX 78712-1178
In person:
2110 Speedway
Austin, TX 78705
©2015 McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin | Technology Resources | Contact Us


text:
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa AEGON USA will eliminate between 60 and 80 positions in Cedar Rapids over the next 14 months as it outsources some non-customer contact work to India.
CSC India, a unit of Falls Church, Va.-based CSC, will handle annuity processes for AEGON USA, according to Cindy Nodorft, manager of corporate communications.
"CSC is a longstanding business partner of AEGON," Nodorft said. "They provide our company and many others in the life insurance and annuity business with this kind of support.
"This is going to be a gradual transition through all of next year. We think many of the positions that will be impacted will be reduced through normal attrition.
"We're working closely with the employees and giving them plenty of advance notice so they can possibly transfer to another job within the same group. The customer service positions are where the jobs are going to be."
AEGON USA, a subsidiary of AEGON nv of the Netherlands, employs 3,700 in Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather
AEGON Outsourcing Will Eliminate 60-80 Jobs in Cedar Rapids
By George Ford, Reporter
Most Popular


text:
Sophomore sparks NLR
Posted: November 28, 2012 at 4:40 a.m.
Sophomore KeVaughn Allen scored 17 points and North Little Rock made Johnny Rice's home debut as the Charging Wildcats' head coach a successful one in a 62-53 victory over Jacksonville on Tuesday night.
This story is only available from our archives.
Sports, Pages 22 on 11/28/2012
« Previous Story
Zeller, Indiana dominate
Cody Zeller showed everyone Tuesday night why he's considered the best big man in America. Read »
Next Story »
ASU deserves better than Big Easy snub
It appears the Sun Belt Conference has allowed the New Orleans Bowl to slap Arkansas State in the face. Again. Read »


text:
Juba — A European Union delegation made an official visit to Unity state on Friday as part of a fact-finding mission to assess the needs and conditions of refugees in the area.
The diplomatic mission, headed by the ambassador to South Sudan, also held discussion with local officials on general development challenges facing the region.
Huge numbers of Sudanese refugees continue to cross into Unity state as a dispute between the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and the Sudanese government intensifies in South Kordofan and Blue Nile state.
Special envoy to South Sudan Sven Kuhn Burgsdorff says the visit was specifically to determine the status of Sudanese refugees.
EU diplomats also held dialogue between Unity state caretaker governor Joseph Nguen Monytuel as part of their assessment, which also included a visit to Ajuongthok camp, a proposed new relocation site for refugees currently based at the Yida camp.
Burgsdorff said security reasons were behind the need to move refugees from Yida camp.
"The [Ajuongthok] camp could be opened so that the stranded in Yida can come to a safer location. All the services they need can be provided here: education, health and other services; the international community is ready to do that", said Burgsdorff.
He said the Yida camp is too close to the border and demilitarised areas, posing a security risk to refugees settling in the zone.
He said the proposed new site was well away from demilitarised zones and provided a safe alternative.
However, he said authorities and aid agencies must ensure the camp has adequate services to support refugee settlement, adding that the move should not come at the expense of people losing their livelihoods.
Monytuel says his government had agreed on a number of key points with the EU team, including prioritising security and development issues that affect the livelihood of both the local community and refugees in the area.
"We had a meeting [with the] ambassador [and the] delegation that came from Juba, we talked on the issues that are related to the refugees and the developmental issues that are related to the state in terms of infrastructure, in terms of security, in terms of provision of basic services to the community and we all agree on how best we can address these issues", said Monytuel, without elaborating further.
The governor said the team had also discussed with him about reopening the border in order to help stem the current economic crises gripping the state.
The governments of Sudan and South Sudan have pledged to reopen their border areas in order to allow the flow of cross-border trade, which is seen as a key measure to help address ongoing economic instability affecting both countries.
However, both Sudan and South Sudan have yet to implement the agreement and negotiations have stalled.


text:
George Darwin (1845-1912) and John Joly (1857-1933) claim that radioactivity is partially responsible for the Earth's heat
Please log in to consult the article in its entirety. If you are not a subscriber, please click here to read about membership. All our articles have been written recently by experts in their field, more than 95% of them university professors.