text:
Activity note: Hotel check in from 2:00 p.m.
Morning: A light walk will be organized for those with early morning arrivals while waiting for lunch and hotel check-in
Lunch: At a local café. Water is included; other beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Check in and settle in. In the hotel meeting room the Group Leader will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer any questions you may have. Please note that the order of visits and activities may be different from what is described in this preliminary itinerary. Except breakfast, meals will be plated (each dish served to guests by hotel or restaurant waitstaff) from a set menu unless otherwise specified. Water is included with all meals and other beverages such as soft drinks, wine, tea and coffee will be available for purchase unless otherwise specified. In Rome, transportation will primarily be provided by motor coach; in Venice by vaporetto, or public boat. Free time is reserved for your personal independent exploration. Please note that program activities, schedules, and personnel may need to change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Evenings at leisure offer opportunities to make the program more meaningful and memorable through personal independent exploration, attending performances or other events, or simply relaxing and making new friends among fellow participants. The Group Leader will always be happy to offer suggestions. Before dinner, the group leader will greet everyone and lead introductions with a Welcome Cocktail (or fruit juice).
Dinner: At a local restaurant. A glass of wine is included for the adults.
Evening: At leisure. Continue getting to know your fellow participants, settle in, and get a good night's rest for the day ahead.
Activity note: Walk from the hotel to the restaurant where we will eat lunch is just under a half mile walk, about 5 minutes. The walk back to the hotel after the laser show is 6 minutes, just under a half mile on foot.
Breakfast: This day and for the next four mornings, the buffet at the hotel offers juice and water, an egg dish, sliced cold cuts, assortment of cheeses, cereal, muesli, yogurt, fresh fruit, breads and pastries, jams, honey and butter, and a selection of hot and cold beverages.
Morning: In the hotel meeting room, enjoy an illustrated lecture on the History of Rome by a local expert that prepares us for our explorations in The Eternal City. After a short break, set out on foot for Piazza di Trevi.
Lunch: At a restaurant in Piazza di Trevi.
Afternoon: In the late afternoon, gather in the hotel meeting room for a lecture presented by a local expert to prepare us for our visit to the Vatican Museums.
Dinner: At a local restaurant.
Evening: Especially for kids: We will learn about daily life in ancient times through a spectacular laser light show at the Forum of Augustus, with English narration, that begins after sunset.
Activity note: You will be on your feet most of the morning and afternoon. Walk along uneven paths and original pavement of cobblestone. The walk through the back streets of Rome to find major landmarks is just over one mile. Climb long low rise steps to reach the top of the Capitoline Hill; a set of stairs in the museum.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Coach to the nearest drop off point to the Colosseum. Reserved entrance for expert-led visit of the Flavian Amphitheater, commonly known as the Colosseum, capable seating up to 50,000 people. Imagine watching gladiatorial games and the pageantry. Guided visit continues to Via dei Fori Imperiali. With the temples and columns as a backdrop, the local expert's description will bring to life the Forum as the center of the commercial, civic and religious activity of Rome. Short walk to the restaurant for lunch.
Lunch: At a café` near the Colosseum.
Afternoon: Set out on foot to Piazza Venezia where we meet our local expert. At the Capitoline Museum we experience up close masterpieces of ancient art, portrait busts of famous men and women, the famous bronze She Wolf, Marcus Aurelius and remains of the Constantine's colossal statue. Passing through the Tabularium gallery, we reach the Palazzo Nuovo wing where the Dying Gaul and Capitoline Venus are on display. Later in the afternoon, set out for Piazza Navona. Meet our local expert who will discuss how an ancient stadium of Domitian (81-96) was transformed into the quintessential Baroque piazza, at the center of which is Bernini's famous Fountain of the Four Rivers. Pass on toward the Pantheon, the celestial observatory dating back to the 2nd c.
Dinner: This meal has been excluded from the program cost and is on your own. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions and give directions.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Expect crowds at the Vatican Museums. Walk a few flights of stairs to visit the various galleries and art filled rooms. Steps along the path to the Sistine Chapel. 1 mile walk from the Vatican Museums to the Mosaic Workshop.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Board the coach to the Vatican Museums and meet the local expert who will lead us through a number of galleries. We have a reserved entrance time. We will learn about singular pieces, such as the Laocoon; Apollo Belvedere; gilded Hercules; and of course, the Sistine Chapel. The visit continues to the "new" S. Peter's Basilica (only 500 years old) to see Michelangelo's Pieta' and works by Bernini.
Lunch: Set out on foot to the Mosaic School for a light buffet lunch.
Afternoon: Inside S. Peter's Basilica, the docent pointed out that the "paintings" are actually micro-mosaics and that mosaics decorate much of the interior. Especially for kids: Come to appreciate the art form of mosaics as you create your own mosaic with stone tesserae with instructors at a workshop. Keep your decorated piece as a memento. At the conclusion of the workshop session we board our coach back to the hotel.
Dinner: At a nearby restaurant. A glass of wine is included for the adults.
Evening: At leisure. Be sure to prepare for check out and transfer tomorrow.
Activity note: Sit in first class comfort on a high speed train to Florence. The neighborhood walk in Florence covers about 1.5 miles. The walk from the hotel to the Accademia is .8 mile.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Porters will collect our suitcases early in the morning and load them onto a van for delivery directly to the hotel in Florence. Check out of the hotel. Board our coach for the short ride to the train station. Experience travel on a high speed train at speeds reaching 120 mph. Arrive in Florence 95 minutes later. Short walk to the hotel. Check in and settle in. At the appointed time, meet in the lobby for a neighborhood walk.
Lunch: At the hotel restaurant.
Afternoon: Later in the afternoon, we set out on foot for an expert-led visit to the Accademia. The highlight of the collection is Michelangelo's David.
Dinner: At a local restaurant.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: The walk to the Uffizi is .7 mile along stone sidewalks and uneven cobblestone streets. A small elevator (cap. 3 persons) for disabled visitors may be accessible at the Uffizi Gallery. There is a long flight of stairs to reach the exhibition rooms of the gallery. Expect some crowding in the museum; it is a popular destination for art aficionados.
Breakfast: This day and for the next four mornings, the breakfast buffet at the hotel offers juice and water, an egg dish, sliced cold cuts, assortment of cheeses, cereal, muesli, yogurt, fresh fruit, breads and pastries, jams, honey and butter, and a selection of hot and cold beverages.
Morning: In the hotel meeting room a local expert presents Renaissance Art in preparation for the self-guided visit of the Uffizi Gallery. In the Piazza del Duomo, meet the local expert for the visit to the Duomo Museum. The highlight of the collection is a Pieta' by Michelangelo and the original (newly restored) panels of the Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti.
Lunch: On your own. The Group Leader will have suggestions for cafés and restaurants in the area.
Afternoon: Reserved entrance to the Uffizi Gallery for self-directed visit, stay as long as you want. At the end of the second corridor is a refreshment bar for snacks. The balcony has a wonderful view of Brunelleschi's Dome and the watch tower of Palazzo Vecchio. Some free time before dinner.
Dinner: At the hotel restaurant.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: We cover about 2 miles on foot over stone sidewalks and cobblestone streets.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Explore Florence on foot to learn about Florence during the Middle Ages with a local expert.
Lunch: On your own.
Afternoon: Free afternoon to explore Florence at your own pace. Meet back up at the designated time and place to walk to dinner.
Dinner: At a restaurant in the Piazza della Repubblica. Wine is included for adults and soda for the kids.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Same distance from the Accademia to the Palazzo Vecchio we climb 2 flights of stairs. The Galileo Museum is 1 block from the Palazzo Vecchio.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Short walk to the Piazza della Signoria. Especially for kids: In a workshop in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence's City Hall, we learn from an art teacher the steps required to paint using the fresco technique on a 6" x 9" tile; from creating the lines with a sack of coal dust, to spreading the fresh plaster and mixing the pigments. The finished fresco is yours to keep; otherwise the workshop recycles the plaster. Then a museum docent will lead the visit of Palazzo Vecchio to see original pieces of art, including Donatello's Judith and Holofernes and sculptures by Michelangelo. We will also see Machiavelli's study when he was Secretary of State for the Republic.
Lunch: At a restaurant in the Piazza della Signoria.
Afternoon: After lunch, we walk back through the heart of the city to Piazza dei Giudici to learn about the scientific revolutions of the XVI and XVII centuries at the Galileo Museum.
Dinner: On your own.
Evening: At leisure. Be sure to prepare for check out and transfer tomorrow.
Activity note: Short walk (.2 mile) from the hotel to the train station in Florence with your carry-on luggage. In Venice we take public transportation to the hotel. Short neighborhood walk to acquaint you with the area around the hotel. On all walks in Venice we will encounter bridges with ramps or steps that span the smaller canals.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Check out of the hotel. Your checked luggage will be collected by the porters and loaded onto a van for delivery to the hotel in Venice; keep your carry on bag with you. Walk to the train station to board a high speed train to Venice; the trip is 2 hours. Vaporetto down the Grand Canal to the Accademia, the stop closest to the hotel.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Check in and settle in. At the appointed meeting time we gather in the hotel meeting room. A local expert presents Welcome to Venice, introducing us to the city known as the Serenissima, the 'Most Serene.' Neighborhood walk with the Group Leader follows.
Dinner: At a local restaurant. Wine is included for the adults.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Vaporetto vessels are often crowded in the summer months. They are the sole public transportation of Venice; no bicycles or scooters are allowed. As the only alternative to walking, the vaporettos are crowded with tourists and residents alike. Walking in Venice we will encounter bridges with ramps or steps. Visiting the Doge's Palace requires going up two flights of stairs. Assistance is offered getting on and off the gondola.
Breakfast: This day and for the next four mornings, the breakfast buffet at the hotel offers a continental breakfast (no hot dishes) juice and water, sliced cold cuts, assortment of cheeses, cereal, muesli, yogurt, fresh fruit, breads and pastries, jams, honey and butter, and a selection of hot and cold beverages.
Morning: The Group Leader will distribute a vaporetto pass that is valid for our stay in Venice. Especially for the kids: Ride the vaporetto down the Grand Canal to a glass blowing workshop to learn about a Venetian craft tradition and make your own glass object!
Lunch: At a nearby restaurant.
Afternoon: Vaporetto to San Marco. We meet our local expert for a visit of the Palazzo Ducale, or Doge's Palace. We explore the many rooms of the palace, seat of civic and political power. Doges embellished the Palazzo to demonstrate their wealth and importance. From the grand halls of the palace, the visit concludes with a walk through the narrow passages over the Bridge of Sighs the Prisons. It is said that those condemned sighed at knowing it would be their last sight of the sky. Especially for kids: Experience Venice from another perspective on a gondola ride through the back canals of Venice.
Dinner: On your own.
Evening: At leisure. With your vaporetto pass you can ride up and down the Grand Canal to experience Venice by night.
Activity note: The permanent collection of the Guggenheim museum is displayed on a single floor of the Palazzo Venier with a few steps at the entrance and leading to the wing with special exhibitions.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Excursion to an artisan's workshop to learn about the carving techniques of making gondola oars and oar locks. Explore Venice with a local expert who takes us on a special walk off the beaten path ending in the Rialto District. Explore the area of the Rialto Bridge, Venice's original market area. Find many souvenir booths, food and fruit market.
Lunch: At a local restaurant in the Rialto District. Set menu features some Venetian seafood dishes.
Afternoon: Having been surrounded by ancient and Renaissance masterpieces and structures, enjoy the modern art at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Relax in the courtyard of the Palazzo Venier on the Grand Canal while the docent introduces the life and times of the wealthy American collector. The adults will have a guided visit led by a museum docent. Especially for kids: young visitors will have their own docent who facilitates the discovery of form and expression in modern art.
Dinner: At a local restaurant.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: Walks in Venice involve crossing multiple bridges that span the canals.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel.
Morning: Travel to Piazza S. Marco on the vaporetto for an expert-led visit to the Byzantine style S. Mark's Cathedral, built during the 13 C. There are more than 45,000 sq. ft. of mosaics adorning the church, giving the impression of streets of gold. On the second floor is the original "quadriga" a team of four gilded bronze horses that was looted from Constantinople. Replicas now stand in the elements above the entrance to the Basilica. See illuminated manuscripts and other documents related to the church
Lunch: On your own.
Afternoon: Free afternoon to explore Venice at your own pace.
Dinner: Recap your adventures and share your favorite memories with your fellow participants at our Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant. Fixed menu, plated table service. Wine is included with this meal for the adults to toast new friendships.
Evening: At leisure. Be sure to prepare for check out and departure tomorrow.
Activity note: Hotel check out by 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast: Buffet at the hotel. Bag breakfast for those with early departure times. This concludes the program. If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a wonderful time. If you are transferring to another Road Scholar program, detailed instructions are included in your Information Packet for that program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!


text:
|Event website:
Average User Rating
5 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:2
- 4 star:0
- 3 star:0
- 2 star:0
- 1 star:0
Never a dull moment. Great performers, great drinks and great atmosphere all for FREE! Swing on by by to be entertained by a diverse group of artists. Definitely worth it.
This is a really awesome laid back burlesque show. The space is intimate, and that's always really nice when it comes to burlesque. This is a body positive show, the producer Assia Mae really embraces every body type and showcases them in this fun and sexy show. The bar also has some really great bartenders and drink specials. The owner of the bar also owns a roti place right next door and you can order some roti from the bar tender and have it delivered to your table in the bar. Oh and best part... this amazing show is FREE! Free show! What could be better on a monday night?

subset: commoncrawl


text:
R (violence, sexual material, graphic nudity, pervasive language and drug use); 112 min.
A redneck Pulp Fiction is such a natural idea for a grindhouse movie that its shocking that it took almost 20 years for somebody to come up with Pawn Shop Chronicles.
Its got pick-em-up trucks and huntin bows, meth heads and an Elvis impersonator. Matt Dillon goes nuts hunting whoever kidnapped his wife years before, Paul Walker attempts a Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern drawl and Brendan Fraser puts on an Elvis suit and tries to get a haircut fit for the King.
But stringing all that together is easier said than done. And for sheer ugliness, youd be hard-pressed to top the torture-porn sequence that actor-turned-writer Adam Minarovich and once-promising director Wayne ( The Cooler) Kramer shove in, stopping their violent yahoo comedy dead in its tracks.
Vincent DOnofrio and Chi McBride are resident sages in the General Lee Pawn Shop.
Vernon (Lukas Haas) shows up to pawn his shotgun. But it turns out Vernon and his highly-strung/strung-out pals (Walker and Norman Reedus) need that gun to rob their favorite methamphetamine cook. Newlywed Dillon sees his late wifes custom-made ring in the pawnshop. He ditches his new bride and tears through this village of Greater Irwin to find out who had it and what happened to her.
And then the down-on-his-luck Elvis impersonator (Fraser) tumbles into the towns blood feud over barbershops.
Pawn Shop Chronicles has plenty of random riffs and cameos. Its coherent enough, but entirely too long and unpleasant when it could have been one brutishly edgy hoot after another. Somebody should attempt a smarter take on this idea, because this version isnt worth getting out of hock.
Exclusive: AMC Grapevine Mills
Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service


text:
Xiu Xiu have been knocking around under the radar for a decade now, and Always may well be the Californians' finest yet.
In a vulnerable vibrato pitched midway between Antony Hegarty and Feargal Sharkey, Jamie Stewart delivers thoughtful, often harrowing lyrics – topics include an Afghan boy murdered for sport by US soldiers – invariably over a thunderous electro backing which has you imagining peak-era New Order waking up amid the horrors of the new millennium. Magnificent.
- More about:
- Abdullah Abdullah
- Afghanistan
- Army
- Central Asia
- Conglomerates
- Doha
- Middle East
- Military
- South Asia


text:
JT Ellison was a new author to me when I picked up the third or fourth book of this series-not realizing it was a series.
I knew about an hou..Show More »
Sorry, but I really had trouble fighting my way through the whole thing. The timeline was weird and didn't make much sense, in that often too much ha..Show More »
I would definately recommed this audiobook to a friend.
What a wild ride this story took me on - I couldn't stop listening and spent many days hurrying through my work so I could resume listening. Loved thi..Show More »
Wasn't sure I was going to like this one as much as the others but boy oh boy what a book it turned out to be. Great character development and the co..Show More »
Kept my attention...narration was good and story was ok. Wan't the best read ever but it wasn't bad.
I have read all of the Taylor Jackson series, and I always eagerly await the next installment. I was not disappointed, in fact I think this was the be..Show More »
This newest "addition" if you could call it that didn't tell anything you wouldn't know I you had read the other books. Oh and Taylor's dad doesn't go..Show More »


text: Booked our WDW trip today for this March. Very excited but now is the part I'm not good at which is making up my mind and sticking with it. itinerary so far: sunday arrive: Epcot if we're up to it and dinner at 1900 Fair monday: HS and fireworks cruise tuesday: MK and luau wed: MK (wanted CRT, but it's booked) and evening anniv dinner at ragland for dh and i thur: AK and breakfast at Tusker House On any normal trip, this would be plenty of planning/activity, but I'm worried I'll be disappointed with this. On the other hand, I'm concerned that if i book too much, i'll get frazzled watching the clock all the time. My dd is not a princess fanatic mostly because we've not seen most of them and are just recently viewing them. We also have a ds who is not anti princess but is even less interested than his sister. They are not crazy about any of the disney character except the pixar ones. I've considered the disney junior meal in hs since theyve watched all those shows as well as crystal palace, but really just DON'T KNOW. So, more reservations or just go with the flow? Is that possible over spring break? Thanks for your help!


text:
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Hello hello
My story so far: runner for 6 years, have run about 20 half marathons (PB 1.35 set in March 2011) and 3 marathons (PB 4.14 April 2010). I ran VLM 2011 in a disappointing 4.24, after following a 3.30 training programme pretty well.
I don't have strong hip flexors/glute muscles. This has been pointed out to me recently by a physio. In London last weekend I felt in the later miles that my hips just weren't powering me forward, my back was hunched over and all power was through very tired legs. Not ideal.
I don't think my body can cope with the high mileage. I've got the speed in the shorter distances (5k PB 19.42) but I have a feeling that unless I improve my core/hips/glutes then I'll forever just fall short of my marathon targets.
Does this ring bells with anyone? Can anyone suggest what I should be doing to improve my strength in this areas so that I improve my form and ability to run marathons at my full potential? Would pilates help?
Any suggestions would be most welcome - I am desperate to run a marathon well, I think I should be capable of a sub 3.30 but so far I've been way off. I fear that unless I tackle this issue, I wont be moving forward.
well do some glute/hip strengthening exercises then?
Clam is a good one....'good mornings' also.
As before clams, single leg squats concentrating on form and balance over depth, rear leg extensions with a power band, leg raises when lieing down on your side with the working leg 10-12 inches behind the static leg.
It's very difficult to describe the exercises but ig you google there'll be plenty of videos about particularly on youtube


text:
It's been about 18,000 hard day's nights since The Beatles first caused mass hysteria on the Ed Sullivan Show and forever changed rock 'n' roll history. With their hometown, Liverpool, basking in its designation as a European Capital of Culture and London still glowing from Olympics-Jubilee-Royal-Baby-Bump pride, there's no better time to hop the pond and celebrate 50 years of the Fab Four.
We did a whirlwind tour and have narrowed down our favorite, chart-topping destinations for Beatlemaniacs. Check VisitEngland.com and VisitLiverpool.com for more trip-planning resources.
Begin with an up-close look at the humble beginnings of of John, Paul, George, and Ringo on the Magical Mystery Tour. The two-hour bus trip offers fascinating early Beatles' facts and stories behind their first hits, along with photo-ops at Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, and the boys' modest childhood homes, as well as admission to the Cavern Club, where the Beatles frequently rocked out. (Try to make the live show Saturday evenings, when an adorable Beatles' tribute band pulls on mop-tops and thrills the packed joint.)
Next, visit the can't-miss Casbah Coffee Club. Few realize the Beatles got their start in the basement of drummer Pete Best's house, which his eccentric mother had converted into a tiny music club. Explore the improbably cramped space with a personal—and hilarious—tour from Pete's cheeky brothers. In order to get their first gig, the Beatles (née The Quarrymen) had to paint the ceilings of the place; their hand-painted stars on the low ceiling are now valued at more than 1 million pounds by Sotheby's. See if you can spot John's mischievous pocketknife carvings above the stage.
Finally, fix any holes in your Beatles' education with a romp around The Beatles Story attraction on Albert Dock, Liverpool's revitalized and captivating wharf district. Nearby, you can explore the new Museum of Liverpool, which displays the stage where John and Paul first met and the bedspread from John and Yoko's titillating "Bed-In". And no visit to Liverpool would be complete without a ticket to ride the ferry 'cross the Mersey—yep, the Mersey Ferry exists and offers an audio introduction to the city's rich port history.
Where to Stay: The ideal home base for any Beatles' pilgrimage is the Hard Days Night Hotel, just a few steps from the Cavern Club. The hotel offers an elaborate Beatles' photo gallery, along with live music, and both Lennon- and McCartney-themed suites. Another option is the boutique and elegant Hope Street Hotel.
Where to Eat: Go in for high tea at the Panoramic 34, and enjoy the fantastic views from high above the city. Grab a bowl of traditional scouse lamb stew for lunch inside the Liverpool Cathedral (England's largest cathedral—don't miss the climb the bell tower!). And find room for a classic fish 'n' chips dinner at The Monro, a quaint gastro pub.
Continue your Beatles' journey in Londontown, with a Ticket to Ride Beatles tour from London Rock Tours. The encyclopedic guides will bring you by the art gallery where John first saw Yoko's art work, the flat where the foursome briefly lived together, the EMI offices where they shot their "Please Please Me" album cover, that famous Abbey Road crosswalk, Paul's current home (where a trespasser inspired the song "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window"), and the rooftop where the Beatles played their final concert together.
Then wander over to Ronnie Scott's, one of the oldest and most influential jazz clubs in the world, for a live show. The club has a storied place in music history—the Beatles, of course, dropped by in 1963—and Scott himself played the saxophone solo on their song "Lady Madonna."
Next, spend a day in the life of rock stars, with a tour of "The Vault" at the original Hard Rock Café, which owns the biggest Beatles' memorabilia collection in the world and displays John Lennon's scribbles on lyrics sheets (beside Elvis' coat and Madonna's old credit card). And beef up on your musical history at the high-tech, interactive British Music Experience. Finish with an encore of tea and jazz piano at the newly opened The Wellesley luxury boutique hotel.
Where to Stay: The Corinthia Hotel London offers five-star grandeur (think posh spa, elaborate floral shop, and enormous music-themed penthouse suite) without old-school stuffiness (stop by the jumping Bassoon Bar cocktail lounge). The ultimate in London decadence can be found at The Dorchester, famed for its five-star indulgences and site of a much-photographed Beatles awards ceremony in 1964. With live music every night in its see-and-be-seen promenade and recently updated suites, it's an escape for true rock royalty. Those busy working eight days a week might consider renting an electric guitar and a "crash pad" for the night (just a giant bed and bathroom, no closets) in the slightly grittier Sanctum Soho Hotel.
Photo credits: The Beatles Story, The Cavern courtesy of VisitLiverpool; Penny Lane courtesy of Carrie Seim; Abbey Road via Shutterstock; John Lennon memorabilia via Shutterstock


text:
You may also like these photo galleries
Singapore Airlines has unveiled a revamp of the interior of its long-haul passenger jets, which includes changes to seats and its in-flight entertainment system.
In a challenge to Qantas and alliance partner Emirates, Singapore Airlines is spending almost $US150 million ($165 million) on the product refit, which will begin on eight Boeing 777-300 planes.
The first planes to have the new first, second and business-class cabins will begin flying between the airline's hub in Singapore and London in September.
The changes in the economy cabin include a wider 11.1-inch monitor and a video touch-screen handset. Seats will also have new back-rest seat cushions.
In first class, the main changes are a longer bed – from 80 to 82 inches – and a new fixed-back shell design with curved side panels. In business class, seats will have a greater decline at 132 degrees.
Singapore Airlines' last major changes to its inflight products was in 2007 when it began flying A380s.
Singapore Airlines regional vice-president Subhas Menon described the changes as a refinement of its in-flight product rather than a "seismic shift".
"It is an enhancement not so much in leg-room but in terms of comfort," he said.
The airline is working closely with Singapore's Changi Airport in an attempt to counter the threat posed by Dubai as a stopover for Australians flying to Europe.
Qantas switched from flying two A380s a day to London via Singapore in late March to Dubai as part of its alliance with Emirates.
"This product unveil comes for a critical time for us because there is a lot of focus on Singapore and Changi Airport," Mr Menon said.
Singapore Airlines' last major changes to its inflight products was in 2007 when it began flying A380s.
The latest revamp will not be rolled out on the airline's fleet of superjumbos.
With the Australian economy relatively resilient, Singapore Airlines has expanded aggressively on routes to Australia, and last week increased flights from 112 a week to 121.
It includes a fourth daily service between Singapore and Melbourne, and an increase in weekly flights to Adelaide from 10 to 12.
Singapore Airlines doubled its stake in Virgin Australia to 20 per cent in April, and the pair have an alliance on routes to Asia and Europe.
The airlines have also been in talks about strengthening their loyalty programs and members' ability to earn and redeem points.
In May, Singapore Airlines made a $US17 billion order for new planes, including the stretched version of the 787 Dreamliner.
Splitting its order between the world's two major plane-makers, the airline will buy 30 Boeing 787-10Xs and 30 more Airbus A350-900s.
The A350s will be fitted with the new cabins when they are eventually delivered.


text:
How many appeals can there be?
In the large states, there are three or even four levels of courts, while in some less populous states there are only two. There are important differences in the time limits, rules, and procedures depending on whether the case was brought in Federal court or state court. Different rules apply in each state. Also, often even within a state there are different rules depending on which court tried the case.
Most state courts require "finality" before an appeal -- in much the same way as Federal courts -- but there are many minor differences. A few states, such as New York, do not require "finality" for appeals. In such states, it is very common for parties to appeal decisions such as a denial of a motion for summary judgment (a motion that asks a court to decide the case on the law where there is no substantial dispute about the facts). In such jurisdictions, there are many more appeals.
We strongly recommend that, if wish to appeal your case, you should consult a lawyer experienced in appellate matters. Appeals are one area of the law that require the expertise of a lawyer who will help you assess your case. The average person cannot adequately handle them alone.


text:
Answers Home
» Food & Nutrition
» Other Food & Nutrition
Has anyone else ever heard of Transfer Factors, the "smart molecule" designed by nature for the mammal immune system?
My dog had antibiotic failure for a long standing ear infection. It turned out to be long standing because the Vet had me on a merry go round with antibiotics that were not taking care of the problem. His immune system never did kick in to help fight the infection. I really prayed hard. I felt betrayed by "wonder drugs" and the anguish of feeling helpless. God answered my prayers by providing information about Transfer Factors for all mammal life form immune systems. I just knew if I could get his immune system going somehow, he could would have a fighting chance. Transfer Factors are the natural "Commander Generals" to all mammal life form immune systems. They are produced in the colostrum of all mammals. Anyway, they are the "brains" or molecules and can be taken orally to actually boost the mammal immune system's natural killer cells to 437%. I gave them to my dog for one month, elevating his immune system's natural killer cells. It worked! Anyone else heard of them?
Asked by
Member 485851
on Nov 15th 2007
in Other Food & Nutrition


text:
Marathon Maniac #957
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
i'm lovin' it... MM#1949
Live like you are dying not like you are afraid to die.
Drunken Irish Soda Bread and Irish Brown Bread this way --> http://allrecipes.com/cook/4379041/
"Some are the strong, silent type. You can't put your finger on exactly what it is they bring to the table until you run without them and then you realize that their steadiness fills a hole that leaks energy in their absence." - Kristin Armstrong
Marathon Maniac #530 Mike (My Indian name is "Runs for Beer")


text:
Rolled roofing vs metal roofing
We have a fairly "flat roofed" house. We have lived here about 20 years and have replaced the rolled roofing twice. It it time again but we are wondering if we can/should replace it with metal roofing. We are wanting to sell the house in the next year and read that a house with rolled roofing may be hard to sell but that metal roofing does have better resale, and longer life, but of course I've heard it is quite a bit more pricey. If we do go with rolled roofing, which we have seal in the past with the Black Jack roof sealer, will the house pass an inspection if we place that sealer on top again? Thank you for any input.
The lower limit for an architectural metal roof is 3 inches of rise per foot of horizontal run. Generally speaking it is not an option for you. The term "Rolled Roofing is extremely vague, but in roofing lingo it generally refers to a 90 lb. per square (100 sq. ft.) granular surfaced roofing material made with blown (oxidized) asphalt. This material is not something that I would recommend for a low slope roof.
If by rolled roofing you mean a Modified Bitumen material, you must have slope to drain and you must install it in two plies. I always use a rubber based material (SBS) in two plies when I use Mod Bit.
There are other materials available to you, including EPDM synthetic rubber, EIP Ethylene Interpolymer, TPO Thermoplastic Olefin, and PVC. All of them have their pros and cons.
Last but definitely not least is a well designed 4 ply gravel surfaced built up roof, with type 4 fiberglass felts
You can also install a multi-ply Built up roof with a modified bitumen cap sheet.
The last two, with proper slope and drainage will last at least 20 years, and probably a lot more if well designed, and properly installed.
We have run double mechanical locked standing seam in 1:12 applications without any issues but don't get your average metal crew and expect it not to leak.
BUR is more proven over the lifespan of any option as jagans mentioned.
|All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:59 AM.
vBulletin Security provided by vBSecurity v2.2.2 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.


text:
Live-In PA
Get similar jobs by email. Register with us now.
|Job Title
|Live-In PA
|Contract Type
|£50000 - £60000 per annum + benefits
|Start Date
|Our Reference
|Who to Contact
|Quest Search & Selection - email@example.com
|Job Advertised
|about 1 year ago
Job Description
This is an international position working for a HNW lady in a private household (no children) based mainly in Central London but with plenty of travel predominantly in the USA.
They seek a very experienced Personal Assistant who has been a live in member of staff. Ideally someone with over 15 years' experience, some of which will have been as a live in PA or EA.
- The couple's London and international diary with arrangements that include both social and business calendars.
- Travel arrangements both domestic and international; full itineraries including flights, hotels, overseas homes, cars and security.
- Sometimes travelling in advance to homes or hotels to make sure that all is in order
- Assisting with organising social events, dinner parties and special occasions.
- Overseeing closets, clothing, packing, food and beverages, other household suppliers
- Some menu arrangements and entertainment arrangements.
- Personal duties when travelling.
To qualify, you must have the following skills and experience:
- PA background, working within a domestic household for HNW people.
- Have good personal presentation and be well and high standards.
- Exceptionally well organised with excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Ability to work with many different tasks yet always being professional, friendly and proactive.
- Happy to work and always flexible to travel with the lady principal of the household
Take this once in a lifetime chance to further develop your skills and talents and thrive in a new and exciting workplace. If you think that you are fit for this position, please send us your CV.
We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.
Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Ref: Q100178 | Published: about 1 year ago


text:
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Mark Topic as New
- Mark Topic as Read
- Float this Topic for Current User
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Printer Friendly Page
RPGs for Vita?
Hey there!
Anyone else anxiously awaiting the announcement of a decent RPG for this system?
I love RPGs (JRPGs and SRPGs especially) and the PSP never dissapointed in that catagory. The track record of publishers bringing these games from overseas to be localized in the US was what kept me coming back to portable consoles (PSP and DS) over the years. I was kind of surprised that aside from Disgaea 3, nothing has been announced for NA/EU. I know I can't be the only one hungering for some HD RPGs on a handheld!
I've actually been tempted to try some of the PSP games just to hold me over, but the costs are kind of prohibitive for older games with no resale value (at least when compared to what one can pick up a physical copy at Gamestop for). Thinking about Corpse Party (since it's newer and PSN only)... but I'm open to suggestions! Any reccomendations?
Re: RPGs for Vita?
Well Final Fantasy X HD is coming to Vita for sure, thats all i can think of, Monster Hunter 3 as well they say.
Re: RPGs for Vita?
Ragnarok Odyssey is out in japan but I hope it comes to North America. It looks siiiick!
Plus its online multiplayer!!!
I heard that Monster Hunter is now with Nintendo.
Re: RPGs for Vita?
Yeah, I was checking that out... it looks awesome. Sadly, I can't read Japanese! Hope they bring it here!
Final Fantasy X will satisfy people, but if Square really wanted to make money... they should re-release FF7 and sell a billion copies!
Re: RPGs for Vita?
ive played em all up to X, and 7 and 9 we're my Favs, specifically cuz 9 was my first ever and 7 was next. Id like to see Ragnarok Odyysey come to the US also, insta buy.
Re: RPGs for Vita?
The Persona series is pretty big here so I'm sure Atlas will be bringing it over... having all the translations and voicework already done in English also helps. It's mainly just a matter of when.
FF7 would be epic on the vita... though I bet they would release it for 360/PS3 first (larger target audience).
Re: RPGs for Vita?
It's almost guaranteed that a FFVII remake isn't coming.
Think about all the FF games that have come out since the days of PS2 (with decent 3D Graphics and all). That was Final Fantasy X
It was a linear game. There was no "overworld" or "world map" with small towns representing actual towns that your character "ran into".
No flyable airships. You chose a spot and warped to it.
Every single Final Fantasy since has followed this format.
Imagine how hard it'd be to keep that same system but put it in 2012 graphics, without it looking stupid. (With Cloud, on the overworld, being as large as Nibelheim's icon)
And you can't just do away with the free roaming on the world map, that was half the fun.


text:
Data Auralisation and the Listening Machine
A few months ago I met up with Peter Gregson, who we chatted to yesterday and is giving the keynote Continue Reading
A few months ago I met up with Peter Gregson, who we chatted to yesterday and is giving the keynote Continue Reading
Thanks to everyone who came along to our first Windows 8 camp in Manchester – it was a perfect summer's Continue Reading
A few weeks back, I headed to the west country for Bath's Digital Festival. It was there that I first Continue Reading
I'm lucky enough to have been to Disney Land in Florida. I was reluctant at first, but the whole experience Continue Reading
Future Of Web Design London is a fantastic yearly conference which I've attended for the last four years, and this Continue Reading
Bill 'Frickin' Buxton (as coined by Josh Clark) spoke at Future of Web Design this year on the social network Continue Reading
We're down at Future of Web Design today blogging, sketchnoting and showing people Windows 8 on the Ubelly stand. Carsonified Continue Reading
James Fenton, Digital Art Director with Tribal Group focused on the concept of art direction in print versus the web. Continue Reading
Many designers think client work sucks – yet it pays the bills. It's often portrayed as something that less able Continue Reading


text:
Call it our non-eBay Find of the Day: 1994 Porsche 911 (964) Turbo 3.6. 34,569 miles. Red/grey. One owner: Slugger Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers. While the car itself is a run-of-the-mill 964 Turbo – its 3.6-liter flat-six putting out 360 horsepower – that particular Turbo was among the rarest of the Porsche Turbo models. These particular air-cooled 911 Turbos were only produced from 1993-1994 with about 1,500 rolling off the line before the company switched over to the newer 993 platform.
Celebrity ownership doesn't always bring extra bucks in a sale, but we're hoping it does in this case. You see, Manny has donated the car to the Dodgers, who are auctioning it off starting July 2, 2010 to raise money for the team's own ThinkCure! charity and for Maryvale, a residential placement home for girls.
The book value on Manny's Porsche is $58,000, but the Dodgers hope to raise a lot more than for the charities that stand to benefit from the sale. So, dig deep and get a move on! The Manny Ramirez Porsche auction ends Monday, July 12 at 11:00 AM Pacific. You can read additional details in the press release after the jump.
[Source: ThinkCure! | Image: Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers]
Rare car donated by outfielder; proceeds to be split by Dodgers' official charity and local home for youth
LOS ANGELES – Dodger outfielder Manny Ramirez has donated a rare 1994 911 Porsche Turbo 3.6 to be auctioned off for charity, the team announced today. Proceeds from the online auction will be split between ThinkCure!, the Dodgers' official charity, and Maryvale, a local residential placement home for girls formerly known as The Los Angeles Orphan Asylum.
The online auction will take place at www.thinkcure.org/manny and will run from tomorrow, July 2 at 11 a.m. through Monday, July 12 at 11:00 a.m.
The 1994 red 911 Turbo coupe with grey leather interior has logged just 34,569 miles and was recently appraised for more than $58,000. Photos of the vehicle are attached, credit: Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers.
Porsche released the 964 Turbo 3.6 in January, 1993, featuring a turbocharged version of the 3.6 litre M64 engine and producing 360 PS (260 kW; 360 hp) @ 5500 rpm. The 3.6 litre powered Turbo was produced only for model year 1993/1994, with fewer than 1,500 of them produced in total, making it one of the rarest and most sought after Porsches produced since the 959.
Ramirez donated the car to ThinkCure!, but it was also his desire that the proceeds be shared with a center that specifically helps displaced children. Per his wish, half of the proceeds will be given to Maryvale in Rosemead, a local residential placement home for girls which originated 154 years ago as The Los Angeles Orphan Asylum. It was established by the Daughters of Charity to care for the growing number of orphaned children living on the streets of the then-El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles.
ThinkCure! recently completed its third annual ThinkCure! Weekend which raised more than $400,000 and the Dodgers' official charity has already raised more than $3 million dollars for collaborative research to cure cancer since its inception less than three years ago. The innovative, community-based non-profit was launched in July 2007 by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the McCourt family, City of Hope and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
ThinkCure! researchers at City of Hope and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles are achieving exciting results that are paving the way for new effective cancer treatments. To learn more about ThinkCure! and the research it funds, go to www.thinkcure.org.
The two-time defending National League West Division Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, pioneers in sport and world culture, have won more games, more pennants, and more World Series than any other club in the National League since moving to Los Angeles. Since the start of the modern era in baseball, the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles, combined, have a cumulative attendance of more than 185 million, the highest total in the history of baseball or any other sport.
Visit the Dodgers on the Internet at www.dodgers.com.
For media information, visit www.dodgerspressbox.com


text:
Hangovers and Altitude Sickness - A Killer Combo
Trip Start Mar 08, 2005
19Trip End Mar 29, 2005
We wanted to go up to Chacaltaya, which is this amazing mountain outside of the city. It is home to the highest ski lift in the world at 5300 meters and it also has a number of mountain lakes which reflect its snow capped peaks. I think it should be the number one destination of any tourist in La Paz. Unfortunately, we went to a dozen agencies and no one had even a single person interested in the trip on either of the days we were there. So we paid $30 to have a guy come pick us up at our hotel and take us up to the mountain. It was expensive for Bolivia, but it's really an amazing deal. In any major city you'd pay $30 to take a cab to the airport.
Well we were smart and set the time for 10 a.m
So the guy picked us up and we headed out. The first four minutes of our drive were on pavement, then a couple of hours on the bumpiest dirt and gravel road I've ever had the pleasure of traversing. I didn't feel fantastic, but Bev looked horrible. This entertained me enough that I could ignore my own predicament.
We drove up and up and up. We went through a few little villages and then got to the base of Chacaltaya. This was at about 4100 meters. Roughly 12,000 feet. Now altitude sickness causes nausea, headaches, vomiting and can kill you. You can chew coca leaves which is supposed to help. The other option is the head to a lower elevation and get some oxygen in your blood. The problem with these symptoms is that they mirror another illness that is much more common. It's called drinking four liters of Bolivian beer. So Bev excused herself to vomit behind a rock. The driver looked concerned. I laughed a lot.
But we all regained our composure and head up the mountain. We reached an elevation of 4800 meters and stopped to take pictures
Again, I didn't feel great, but I was okay. I was chewing coca leaves and had coca mate with breakfast. So I had a little air in my lungs. But then we went up to the top and were at 5300 meters. That's almost 16,000 feet or so. I think some planes fly at 18,000 feet. And their cabins are pressurized. We ordered some more tea to try to cure our ills but it was no good. Bev had to lay down in the back of the cab (after vomiting again. That's 3 if you're keeping count). Now sleeping in the back of the cab couldn't have been pleasant because at this point it started to snow pretty hard. I just sat in this little building on the top of the mountain trying to pull some warmth from my tea cup. But then Bev started seeing stars, which I read somewhere is bad. So we immediately descended. But it had snowed pretty hard so it was slow going. It took almost two hours to get back and we both were on death's door.
We passed out for several hours and somehow survived
OK, so there's a prison in La Paz called San Pedro, and it's largely considered the most corrupt prison in South America. I've read about it and here's the deal. It's like a little city inside. They have it all. Richer inmates can have their families actually move in with them. Visitors are constantly coming and going. You can walk by and look into the courtyard and it doesn't even look like a prison. People are just hanging out chatting, waving to people in the plaza. These guys were jumping around and yelling at me as I looked in. The looked less like prisoners and more like puppies begging to be adopted.
I talked to one of the guards the day before about going in and interviewing an American citizen. My guide book says that this happens pretty regularly and is a really interesting experience. It costs a little money to get in the door, but the guard never mentioned that. He said sure to go right in. The ease of this made me a little hesitant. So I put it off to the next day.
So the next day, Wednesday, I went back to take a few pictures. I didn't think I wanted to go in, but a few photos would be nice
So after snapping a few photos a guard with a shiny gun came up to me and wanted to chat. He told me pictures were not allowed. I apologized. He indicated that my apology was not good enough. He wanted my camera. Well, I wasn't going to give him my digital that I took the shots with, so I handed him a one-time use camera. He turned it over in his hands a few times, obviously his first contact with such sophisticated equipment. He demanded the roll of film. I told him it's not that type of camera. He didn't get it. So he threatened me with various things, demanded my ID and wanted to know where I was staying. And every couple of minutes he'd ask what I wanted to do. I said I wanted to leave. He laughed. A man with a suit who also worked at the prison approached. He was playing good cop. But after another 10 minutes or so they were tired of waiting for me to offer them money so that I could leave. The guy with the shiny gun wanted "plata". I stared at him blankly. "Dinero pendejo." I got that. I told him I was a student and that I didn't have any money. He suggested I go to my hotel and get it.
So Bolivia is a little shady. A little dodgy as the Brits say. But I thought it was pretty cool. You can buy an empanada for 12 cents. Can you beat it?
So that night we had some more Chinese food. By now the owners absolutely loathed us. But it was nice and we packed up for our trip back to Peru.
And that's where we are now. Lake Titikaka (local spelling). I also want to point out that a friend emailed me to chastise me for spelling it "busses" on occasion. This is, of course, an accepted spelling so he can go to hell. Plus all the busses here say BUSSCAR. And any other errors or omissions should be ignored.


text:
Skip to Content - Skip to Navigation
Home > About IUP > Administration > Enrollment Management and Communications > Communications and Marketing > News
Office of Communications and Marketing
Bill Speidel, associate vice president for development, will be a guest on Hometown Magazine on WCCS 1160 AM on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
The program airs 9:00–10:00 a.m. and is hosted by Nick Ruffner '06.
Speidel will discuss the newly established Academic Achievement Scholarship, the University Family Campaign, and the critical role fundraising plays in the life of IUP.
The Academic Achievement Scholarship gives the undergraduate admissions office the opportunity to present $1,000 and $2,000 scholarship awards to high-achieving students upon admission.
Hometown Magazine is produced by Renda Broadcasting.
Posted on 2/23/2012 4:24:14 PM
IT Support Center
Map, Directions,and Parking
Contact Us
Emergency Information
Site Map
Privacy Statement
IUP Athletics
Get schedules,
scores, & more
Follow IUP on Social Media
More IUP Social Media
© 2007–17
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
1011 South Drive, Indiana, Pa. 15705
Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline
Student Complaints
Your campus companion, updated.
Available for
Apple and Android devices.


text:
Beer, bands and BBQ
Frog Level Brewery is sponsoring a night of Beer, bands, and BBQ from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19.
Blue Ridge Barbeque will be serving a fine meal with all the fixin's and their famous cornbread salad, and live music to soothe the soul will feature Small Town Jonathon Martin, Chris Minnick with 'Round The Fire and Caleb Burress.
Tickets are $20 in advance which includes one Frog Level Brewery beer, a Blue Ridge BBQ meal and live music. We look forward to sharing a fun night with friends and the community to celebrate the construction of a new feline sanctuary in Waynesville. Proceeds will go to Feline Urgent Rescue and STAR Ranch. Tickets for kids 12 and under are $10.
Tickets can be purchased at Blue Ridge BBQ on Main Street in Waynesville, Frog Level Brewery on Commerce St. (beside Panacea); or call 421-1290 for tickets.


text:
[quote user="GMENFAN4EVER"][quote user="Crush'em Giants"]
Happy Bday GMENFAN!! Thats odd, I must have known somehow because I went out last night and got a little over-refreshed. I'm a bit dinged up this morning but it makes it all the more worth it because I can tell myself I did it for your birthday!

I turn 35 in October.

Hey Crush! What's going on, dude?? LOL! Thanks, I appreciate that! So 6 months away from your 35th, huh? Time flies for all of us over 30, bro... How are the Sox fans up in beantown doing? My Yanks are coming in for a nice 3 game set in Fenway.
Yeah bud, they seem to be all riled up about the Yanks coming to town. At one bar I was at last night, they kept showing replays of A-Rod's walk off and after the third replay, a fella threw his mug at the tv, then he got himself thrown out of the bar!


text:
ring neck dove female .I do not know age. This girl was not cared for .Bought her special thing to do is play on her swing 35.00No Price Listed
love bird almost sure it is a male .Always likes to play . not hand tame 45.00No Price Listed
male older cockatiel not hand tame.But husband brings out every night to watch tv. singsNo Price Listed
I have 12 finches male and female 13.00 eachNo Price Listed
female dove age not sure 25.00No Price Listed
3 year old, good vocabulary, prefers men, cage with play top and toys included.$2,000
We Hand Raised all our parrots like African Grey parrots, Blue and Gold Macaw parrots, Hyacinth macaw parrots etc. All our Adult parrots are smart, playful…$980
I have a 5 month old Congo African Grey Parrot for sale. He's great. He sings and whistles. He loves mother goose club. I'm only selling him because of…$1,500
I just purchased a baby Congo Grey Parrot and he's 5 months old. I got him from a pet shop in NJ, but since I just got this new position at Frito Lay I…$1,500
Hand raised and hand tame baby cockatiel available.$225


text: On Jun 14, 2008, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell gmail com> wrote: > Yes, I agree that the initial author of a work has as much right to > impose the harmful GPL as any other copyright holder has to choose a > more or less restrictive license. I'm not so sure about additional > contributors of original work who have this choice taken away in the > GPL case only, though. Again, you're confused as to what the GPL does. It doesn't take any such choice away. It's copyright law that does. BTW, think of how many proprietary licenses used for non-libraries you know that permit the creation and distribution of derived works you might be interested in creating. Just to put things in perspective. > Having the choice to contribute under the GPL or not at all > resembles that "your money or your life" scenario you presented > earlier. Why do you dislike the idea of respecting others' freedoms just like yours were respected? I can see that it might be tempting to take away from others the rights that were given to you, but have you thought it through to the point of realizing this position is not only incoherent, it's immoral (as in, it evidently fails the golden rule, for starters) >>> if competitors were allowed to use components from Linux in >>> commercial offerings >> They are. > Not in the general case. They are. As long as they respect others' freedoms, abiding by the terms of the license, they can charge as much money as they like for distributing, supporting, or offering any other service related with the software, and run a successful commercial business. Why do you think this is not the case? > It would be unfeasible if not technically impossible to ship a Linux > based OS containing licensed copies of all the components needed to > match the functionality of commercial OS versions. I'm sorry, I can't make sense of what you're trying to say here. It appears that you're saying 'licensed copies' to refer to only proprietary software, and 'commercial OS' as proprietary operating system, but I wouldn't like to assume that's what you mean, because it still renders the meaning of your full claim nonsensical. Can you please try to rephrase what you wanted to say using different terms? > Everyone involved may be perfectly happy to meet whatever those > other restrictions might be, yet the GPL's harmful restrictions > prevents the useful combination from being distributed. You're mistaken. It's copyright law that prevents it, and it's not because of restrictions from the GPL, it's because of the other restrictions "everyone may be perfectly happy to meet". Evidently not everyone, since you're so unhappy about them that you're even trying to shift the blame onto a license that doesn't prohibit you from doing anything. >> Your unsatisfaction with the situation is shared by me, but your >> blaming the GPL for unfortunate (and at times unethical) choices made >> by others is misguided. > How so? The harm isn't shared by less restrictive licenses. I think we're miscommunicating. Please try to describe a specific situation and let's try to figure out what stops you from distributing the (theoretical) combined work you'd like to distribute. > But the concept of victim has a preconceived notion of harm, whereas > meeting non-GPL terms may not cause harm at all. That's true. There are many other Free Software licenses. GPL is not the only one. It's not even the only copyleft license. Now, when you accept a license that deprives you from any of the four essential freedoms, this harms you *and* everyone around. You're shooting your own foot, but the shrapnel hurts others. >> See? If my conviction you disputed above is wrong, then the person >> who decides to distribute cigarettes to the kids instead of milk would >> be behaving in accordance with moral and ethics. > Your reasoning requires you to know that cigarettes are harmful and > there is a body of evidence for that, Exactly! So, you now see that your claim that the delivery channel that makes a decision as to what to deliver is amoral didn't resist scrutiny. Good. > yet there is no such body of evidence that all software covered by > non-GPL licenses is harmful, And that's how it should be, because, again, there are many Free Software licenses. GPL is better than others for various reasons, but this doesn't make other Free Software licenses unethical, immoral or harmful. You may want to have a look at especially the 5th paragraph of http://www.fsfla.org/svnwiki/circular/2007-078#1 But there is a body of evidence that software that is not Free is harmful. I wouldn't think this is a place where people would dispute this, even if they fail to resist such software themselves. > and > it's not up to a distributor to make that kind of value judgment. > They must respect the recipients right to make their own choices. Err... Sounds like you're saying "sure, go ahead and give the kids milk and cigarettes!" I hope you never work at the school my daughter attends :-) > by helping prevent a usable alternative you drive > people directly to the monster There's a faulty assumption in your reasoning. What do you assume is not usable about this 100% Free operating system I've installed on my computer? Heck, even wireless works. And then, it's not like I'd drive people to the monster. If they're already prisoners, they might remain so a bit longer (like a former prisoner in Brazil who wanted to return to prison because life out there was too painful. Serious!, it actually happened), or they might join us in developing and promoting replacements, such that fewer people end up deciding to give up their freedoms because it's too difficult. Besides, it doens't even make sense. How would my preference for offering people the option of choosing freedom lead them to the monster any more than not offering them this option would? (I do acknowledge that switching from say MS-Windows to say Ubuntu or Fedora is a step towards freedom, but if it comes along with the notion that the non-Free Software in there is not something that one should try to get rid of ASAP, then it not fails to help people achieve freedom, it actually becomes an impediment for them to do so, inasmuch as it replaces the dependency on one evil, the completely non-Free OS, for the dependency on another, the non-Free Software added to make the OS "usable") > even if it is with the pretense that you aren't involved at all. I don't understand what you're trying to communicate or imply here. Do you think this is just a matter of "I don't want to be a part of this?" My personal choice is just a small drop in the ocean. The moral imperative for me to promote the idea of freedom for all software users goes far beyond whatever individualism you might be trying to imply here. > These out-of-context speculations don't make any sense to me. Drivers under NDA aren't speculations. > What if there is only one such device and the binary driver works > perfectly and never needs a change? And you complain about *my* speculations? Heh... Show me one piece of proprietary software, and you'll have a piece of software that doesn't work perfectly for all its users, and that at least some users would like to be able to improve and/or fix it. It has been like that for me, for every single piece of non-Free Software I've ever used. Every one of them. And whoever ever met a perfect piece of software, and still held the same opinion about it 10 years later, please throw the first rock. > I don't have any different feelings about trusting a company to build > hardware than to supply software. Me neither, actually. Unfortunately, there's a significant difference between hardware and software: hardware may be quite difficult to get into to improve, because the facilities needed to build it are extremely expensive. This is beginning to change with FPGAs and home printers of circuits, but it's still going to be a while until all the limitations are artificial, as it is with software. > If they want to give away the materials needed to duplicate either, > great, but there is no moral difference related to the type of > component. Agreed. However, the practical difference makes the moral difference less urgent. >>> Agreed - it is a bad analogy. But so is freedom in terms of >>> restrictions on software. >> >> How about freedom of speech? Freedom to share? > Yes, that's the problem. If I write code that links to a GPL library > and to any other library, I can't share it, even with someone who > already has both other libraries. Who's stopping you from distributing the code? I take it you think it's the GPL, but it's not. Look for anything in the GPL that tells you you can't do that. You won't find it. You'll only find passages that say "you can distribute it, as long as it's all under the GPL". Then you gotta think what it is that stops you from distributing the other library under the GPL. There are three possible answers: 1. the other library is licensed to you in a way that grants you some permissions (and no prohibitions), but none of which are enough to clear you from the prohibitions established by copyright law that, by default, won't suffice to enable you distribute the library the way you know you otherwise could 2. you accepted the other library under technical restrictions (such as lack of source code) that prevent you from distributing it the way you otherwise could, even if you're not under any legal constraints that would prevent you from doing so 3. you accepted the other library under a contract that prohibits you from distributing it the way you otherwise could, even if the copyright license you got over the library would have been enough for you to do so So, in cases 1. and 2., you see it's copyright law that gets in your way. If it weren't for copyright law, you could just put the program and library together and distribute them under whatever terms you liked, regardless of what the GPL might say. In cases 2. and 3., it was your decision to accept giving up your freedoms that prevents you from distributing the program. Why do you think any of these are GPL's faults? > Please show an example of a non-GPL'd work where there has ever been a > copyright issue related to another original work being combined > (linking in the case of a library) where it was clear that every > instance involved the end user having his own licensed copy of both > parts. Such proprietary works are licensed under severe prohibitions. Nobody in their right mind would take the risk of trying to subvert the prohibitions. Now, maybe you're thinking of libraries for developers. Those are still licensed under severe prohibitions, and at a premium for you to be able to create your own derived works. What are you trying to show here? What we all already know, that non-Free Software is evil, so evil that developers simply stay away from it unless they buy "protection"? >>>> Unless you want to accept the unethical impositions from the copyright >>>> holders of the other work, and help them impose them on others (along >>>> with or separately from the GPLed work you'd like to combine with it), >>>> that's what you should do anyway. >>> I don't accept that the copyright holders of the other works >>> necessarily make unethical impositions. >> >> They don't necessarily make them. They choose to. > Who does? The copyright holders of the other works. They could choose not to make unethical impositions, but they choose to make them. >> It's their choice. > What choice? How do you determine that someone is harmed? I know I have been, and I don't see why any other software users would have been harmed any less. >> That, along with the fact that they're harmful, is what makes them >> unethical. > The GPL is harmful too. Only under your nonsensical theory that the GPL prohibits you from doing anything. But we've already seen that it's not the GPL that prohibits you, it's copyright law. And we've already agreed that current copyright law is harmful. > Take the case of the original BSD license. I did/do not consider its > requirement for attribution to be unethical. I do consider the > restriction of the GPL to not permit combinations with items covered > by this license to be harmful and thus unethical. Why did you change the wording from "requirement" to "restriction"? It appears to me that it's this different perception about the conditions of the two licenses that's driving you to the wrong conclusion as to what stops you from making the uses you'd like of GPLed software. > Likewise, I don't consider all commercial/proprietary distributions > to be unethical. Some provide good value for their terms. Slavery was also profitable to the slave owners and advantageous to those who purchased products at lower prices. This doesn't make it ethical, though. In fact, this reasoning has *zero* to do with ethics. Bringing more benefit than harm doesn't make something ethical. It's not bringing intentional harm that does. >> You're mistaken to boot. The restrictions are from copyright law, not >> the GPL. They didn't stop Microsoft, and I doubt they would have had >> a negative impact on Microsoft if they didn't exist. > You are speculating that in the absence of the GPL, no freely > redistributable code would exist. No, I think we're failing to communicate. Such speculation wouldn't even make sense, given that there was an existing body of Free Software before even the GNU project started, which preceded the creation of the GNU GPL. > So how does that work in the case of something like a blu-ray player? Don't even get me started on DRM :-) >>> The way to prevent problems is to lower the bar to building >>> competing alternatives that leave the choices up to the recipients. >> As in, more of a bad thing is a good thing? :-) > Absolutely. You aren't going to find perfection, so your best bet is > having choices among imperfect things. As people make those choices, > the bad ones go away. Only when there are good choices to make. Consider blu-ray, or even the existing DVD DRM. You just can't find a DVD player that isn't part of the conspiracy. You have the feeling that you have choice, but in reality you don't, because no matter what you pick, you always end up with the same deprivation. -- Alexandre Oliva http://www.lsd.ic.unicamp.br/~oliva/ Free Software Evangelist oliva {lsd ic unicamp br, gnu.org} FSFLA Board Member ¡Sé Libre! => http://www.fsfla.org/ Red Hat Compiler Engineer aoliva {redhat com, gcc.gnu.org}


text:
Amme brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 102 Designs von 35 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We run promotions and supply DJs to many nightclubs here in Australia.
We are about to launch a night called "Get Funked" in 3 of our venues and we want to have a logo that can be branded and build a following of this night.
Get Funked
- A Logo that stands out and will become recognised by patrons as it will be in various advertising media from flyers, websites and magazines around the country
- We supply DJs and run a national radio show - Our website is http://www.clubrev.com.au however this logo and the night we are promoting has nothing to do with our website or radio show....This "Get Funked" theme is completely seperate
- Attention Grabbing;
- Something to do with music in someway since the concept is actually for a nightclub where we play funky house music
- No Pastel Colours


text:
- Contact Information
- Subscribe to these events
- Send to a Friend
- Send to Social Media outlet
- nano@illinois faculty profiles Home
- 205 views
Richard I. Masel
Fox Family Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences and of Engineering
Education: Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Research interests: Spectroscopic tools and abinitio calculations to get a general understanding of kinetic phenomenon. Microchemical systems, micro fuel cells, catalysis in fuel cells, engineering approximations in kinetics, environmental catalysis. Small chip scale chemical reactors for fuel conversion, smart clothing and personal heat sources.
213 Roger Adams Laboratory, MC-251
600 S. Matthews Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61801
(217) 333-6841 • email@example.com


text:
Pearl Sanger's home was burgled and set alight while she was in hospital, and Northland's generous public has responded with gifts and donations. Pearl's nephew Ray Broad would like to pass on his aunt's heartfelt thanks.
On behalf of Pearl Sanger I wish to give heartfelt thanks to all those wonderful people who have aided and supported her during this stressful time.
The journalists at the Northern Advocate, Kristin Edge and John Stone, who have treated Pearl with sympathy and kindness whilst carrying out their professional duties.
To Ann McAteer and her staff at Radius Rimu Park, who reacted with such generosity in offering Pearl a place to stay in pleasant surroundings.
Some of the general public I have been able to contact and thank personally, but to those wonderful Kiwis (and even an Aussie) who have donated gifts, vouchers and others things, Pearl cannot thank you all enough and has several times been reduced to tears by such generosity.
So many, many thanks for restoring her faith in humanity.
Ray Broad
(Pearl's nephew)


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
XXCK Replacement Blade by Globe
This Globe Meat Grinder Attachment Replacement Knife fits the XMCA-SS and is and exact same manufacture part straight from globe. Globe Meat Processing Products have been making the industry standard for years above all other competition. This Meat Grinder Knife will Chop through the toughest meats with ease and simplicity. If you need another Meat Grinder Knife for your XMCA-SS then this Replacement knife Is the one for you. Your Globe Meat Grinder is one of the best on the market keep it nice by keeping all the parts. Knife Included only.
Questions on Chopper Knife for XMCA-SS New Grinder Attachment
No questions asked yet
Ask Your Own Question
- Reviews
Customer ReviewsNo reviews have been found
- Additional Information
Name Globe Meat Grinder Attachment Replacement Knife for XMCA-SS Brands Globe Type Meat Grinder Parts and Attachments Options Meat Grinder Knife Material Stainless Steel Manufacturer's Warranty 1 Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty Weight (in Lbs) 1


text:
Hey friends,
Suggestions required, I am certainly getting confused now, previously I have uploaded the following HTML template http://spingle.net/LivePreview/RetroFolioOld/index.html but it got rejected.
Afterwards as per their advice, I have made some changes and added many other elements like the graphic and contents in about me section, added address and Google map in contact section. You guys can check the link below and can easily find out the enhancement made.
But unfortunately they find both the templates similar and were not able to identify any changes made to it. Here is their comment " This is a resubmission of a previously rejected submission. Resubmitting without making the required changes or any improvements is not considered acceptable use of the Envato marketplaces and repeated attempts may result in a temporary or permanent suspension of authorship….........."
Kindly suggest me how can I improve my template.
nice theme! you could use scrollTo for better navigation.
well, what exactly did they say in the previous email? you have to stick with all changes they pointed out, add comments to the reviewer with the changes you made.
cheers! jayc
yeah, your theme looks good but I could point some stuff:
- your hosting is kinda slow (at least for me) – it takes about 5 seconds to show the slider (after the page has loaded)
- right button of the slider is shifted about 2px to the left (sometimes)
-when you filter Portfolio it has some kinda of flickering (on Mac OS – Firefox)
-your portfolio image's color changes with some kinda of easing , still the text shows up instantly
This is all I saw (I'm not a graphic designer)
cheers! jayc
Thank you all.
Previously they suggested me to change the font color and typography and fix some inconsistent spacing. I fixed all these issues.
I have added color changing effect in portfolio section.
Great theme. Really like the style.
I agree with jayc on the portfolio items. The transition is a bit jumpy. Also agree with Ragzor, that scrollTo or scrollTop for the navigation would really help.
Looks like there's a border or some line underneath the right nav arrow of the slider.
I like the font choice a lot, but I think the logo font clashes with it a bit.
The content boxes (web design, graphic design, etc.) – I would probably throw in a media query to make them 100% width on smaller devices.
Overall great template.
Hey Guys !
Can you please suggest me any other design related changes. So that both my old and newly modified template doesn't look similar.
bluenila saidWell, here is just a few small changes you could do:
Hey Guys ! Can you please suggest me any other design related changes. So that both my old and newly modified template doesn't look similar.
- Make the "top" ribbon on the right follow the page, fixed position (better usability)
- Use jQuery scrollTo plugin for smooth scrolling.
I think your template looks great, I don't know how to make the typography or other desing better.
Thank you all for the feedback


text:
Secrets Inn deal
Secrets Inn • South Lake Tahoe, CA
Escape Kit
"The staff were all really helpful, friendly, and accommodating. The room we had was lovely, elegant, remarkable, and enchanting. We will definitely visit them again!"-- LivingSocial Member
escapes 30-day promise
LivingSocial gives you up to 30 days to return your unused voucher for a full refund. Once you've made a reservation, you are subject to the merchant's cancellation and refund policy. If you want to secure your preferred dates of travel, we strongly recommend that you complete reservation with the merchant within 30 days of your purchase—after that, LivingSocial will not issue any refunds.
the fine print
- Limit 2 per customer, additional as gifts; up to 2 vouchers may be combined to extend stay
- Only valid for stays now - December 20, 2013
- Reservations required and subject to availability
- Not valid toward existing or room block reservations
- Voucher includes chocolate-covered strawberry ice cream or bottle of wine, goodie basket with coupons for local dining and massage
- Nights must be spent consecutively; all inclusions must be redeemed during one stay
- Voucher valid for 2 guests
- Merchant cancellation/rescheduling policy and fees apply once booking is made; voucher subject to forfeiture
- Taxes not included; payable directly to the property
- Incidental charges, charges for additional services and gratuity at the property are not included
- Upgrades available; please inquire with merchant at time of booking reservation
- Other conditions apply • PAID AND PROMOTIONAL VALUES EXPIRES ON December 20, 2013 • PAID VALUE DOES NOT EXPIRE • PAID VALUE EXPIRES ON December 20, 2018 • PROMOTIONAL VALUE EXPIRES ON December 20, 2013 • Enjoy By December 20, 2013
Other conditions apply
Except where noted in the fine print:
• Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion
• Tax and gratuity are not included
• Merchant is responsible for the quality of the products or services provided to you at redemption
• LivingSocial Terms and Conditions - https://www.livingsocial.com/terms
Original Price:
- 0% savings
- remaining


text:
Samsung tends to do things differently to most and so it used IFA 2009 to have not one, but two separate conferences (set miles apart).
In fairness, the first dealt largely with its brown goods and talked in generalities. Of interest however in TVs was Samsung's decision to expand its LED TVs so we'll be getting models from 32in up to 52in by the end of the year, meanwhile all its future Blu-ray players will get YouTube support. There's a lot of product recapping however with Samsung going over its existing compact camera, budget camcorder and monitor lines. All very bitty, so we made a sharp (no pun intended) exit.
Onto conference part two however and we got some more meat courtesy of the mobile computing division. In short we're getting three new netbooks and three new Intel Core 2 Duo ultra slim laptops.
The ultra slims first and we have the 'X Series' which Samsung claims will last up to nine hours (six hours for video playback) with a six cell battery. Interestingly, these batteries will have a ceramic coating so they shouldn't explode! The X120, X420 and X520 will come in 11.6in, 14in and 15.6in 16:9 screen sizes respectively with LED backlighting, matching 1366 x 768 resolutions and ultra low voltage Intel core 2 Duo processors.
Integrated HSDPA will be aboard (a definite trend for IFA 2009), along with WiFi, 3x USB 2.0, a memory card reader and VGA and HDMI ports. Preinstalled 'FailSafe' software allows remote tracking (though via cell towers, not GPS) and erasing of data too while the trio are TCO certified to be completely mercury free. Prices will range from 699 euros to 899 euros.
Next the netbooks and we have the rather dull N130, N140 and N510 weighing in at 1.26Kg, 1.27Kg and 1.41Kg respectively. Specs are disappointingly traditional with an Intel Atom CPU, Windows XP OS (for now), 1024 x 768 screens, WiFi, Bluetooth and six cell batteries for up to six hours of battery life.
Differences between them are also small with the N140 adding better 3W stereo speakers and the option of a larger 5,900 mAh battery (up to 11 hours) over the N130. Ok, but not overly inspiring. We've also already spotted the N510 which will be Samsung's first nVidia ION based netbook.
We'll see all three netbooks plus the X120 this month with the X420 and X520 arriving in October. I'm thinking just the one press conference at IFA 2010 please Samsung...


text:
More Veterans Going to College in the Rochester Region
A growing number of men and women coming home from serving out country are coming to Rochester to start their lives. If you're a vet and you've been hesitant to go back to school this may change your mind when you see how easy it can be.
According to the Rochester Regional Veterans College Consortium there are more than 2,000 veterans going to school at the 19 colleges in our area. Nazareth is one college going above and beyond to serve those who have served.
As a new school year begins at Nazareth College there are a record number of veterans on campus. Like U-S Marines J.C. Bukowiec and Pete Beck. Pete grew up in Canandaigua and heard Nazareth was veteran friendly. "It's been incredible, Everyone is so helpful and they're really just here for you, for the student."
Pete called his buddy J-C in California and told him about Nazareth. "I talked to my wife, came up here to visit. Loved the area, loved the school and decided to give it a shot."
Nazareth College President Daan Braveman says Nazareth was the first college in New York to help vets make up the financial gap between what the GI Bill paid for and the cost of tuition. "We believe at Nazareth College that schools of higher education have the obligation to make sure our returning vets have the knowledge, the skills and the abilities to get jobs and become productive civilians."
Recruiting veterans is a high priority here at Nazareth. From last fall to this fall the number has almost doubled, going form 38 to 60. And when you add in active military, people in the Guard and Reserve, the number jumps to 100.
Nazareth even has an Office of Veteran Affairs on campus. It's run by Jeremy Bagley, an Army veteran. He works closely with Monroe Community College, which also has a large veteran population, to recruit active duty service men and women on bases all over the country. Their goal is help veterans succeed. "My hope for them is that when we bring them here what we do is we work with them to make sure that all the basics are taken care of. You know if you're worried about legal matters, if you're worried about housing, if you're worried about your benefits, you're mind isn't on your studies. And ultimately at the end of the day that's what you need to have your mind on when you're here. If we're helping them take care of those things then they're gong to be successful in the classroom."
"It's great just knowing they've got out back and they're here to help us" says Pete. "They want to help us, it's really awesome."
J.C. adds "Everybody seems like they bend over backwards to give us the opportunities we need to get things done. Just pretty much give us a smooth experience."
And the plan is to not let veterans like J.C. and Pete go after college. They'll be set up with internships at local companies. Many are run by veterans. Braveman says it will help them find jobs here when they're done with school. "There will be hundreds of thousands of returning veterans in the next couple of years. I really think this area has an opportunity to become a magnet for veterans. I mean we've got 19 colleges in this area."
Braveman says everyone wins, veteran students, the college and the community.
At Nazareth College Jeremy Bagley is Coordinator of Veteran Student Enrollment and Support Services. He's happy to answer all your questions. Jeremy can be reached at 585-389-5017. Or for a link to the Nazareth College website click here.
More Stories
Tiger Woods was arrested on charges of driving under the influence…


text:
The Australian dollar reached a six-year high yesterday after the Reserve Bank's widely anticipated interest-rate rise, while even the sharemarket shrugged off the normally depressing lift in the cost of money.
But the rise was greeted like a twist of the dagger in manufacturing circles, where producers are already feeling their grip on hard-won offshore markets beginning to weaken.
The dollar surged 12 basis points to US73.25˘ during the day, after peaking at US73.36˘.
The currency had opened the day below the previous close but, as soon as the Reserve Bank decision to implement a second 0.25 per cent rise in two months was known, it jumped US0.4˘ in minutes.
It was still rising after the notional close of trade at 5pm last night, prompting some concerning predictions.
Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane cited several factors as reasons for the rate rise and indicated there could be more rises.
Factors included improving economic conditions around the world, particularly in the US, a "considerable" strengthening in the Australian economy since mid-year and the threat of a flare-up in domestic inflation. Ominously for exporters and companies competing against imports, the governor indicated he believed rates were still stimulatory - meaning too low.
ANZ Banking Group senior economist Melanie Hay is one of several analysts who expect a further rise.
"There's nothing in this statement that suggests to me that they're going to stop at 5.25 per cent," she said.
Rather than be subdued by the rate rise, the equity market appeared to feed off it, although this might have been illusory.
The market was led by the banking sector, where all the big players advanced by about 1.5 per cent or more, although this came after a sell-off earlier in the week ahead of the rate rise.
In contrast, there was gloom in manufacturing circles yesterday as the rate rise only widened the gap between local and US interest rates, translating into a higher Australian dollar and less competitive exports.
Australian Industry Group chief executive Bob Herbert believes the Reserve has acted too hastily, claiming that the November rise had already achieved the desired effect of cooling the property sector.
He said the Ai Group's Performance of Services Index (PSI), released yesterday, showed a decline of two points to 60.4 points, mainly reflecting an easing in the finance and insurance sector and softer growth in property and business services.
"They might have been able to wait and see whether they needed to have another hit," Mr Herbert said.
He claimed the rise was a "double whammy" for manufacturers as it strengthened the Australian dollar, making their exports more expensive and weakening their position against cheaper imports domestically.
"You have got to be careful you don't put the brakes on so hard that things that have been driving along the good parts of the economy are curtailed," Mr Herbert said.
- with agencies
|Print this article Email to a friend
• Fleet Management
• Financial Planning
• Technology
• Consulting
|text | handheld (how to)
membership |
conditions |
Copyright © 2003. The Age Company Ltd
|advertise | contact us


text:
A concern was the lack of spare in the trunk and since I am on the road all day long I had to make something work.
I bought lots of parts from the Caddy dealer and made a full bolt on kit. I milled out the back of the wheel and made a proper spacer/adaptor to fit.
Check it out, well once again this forum sucks and I cant upload the photos. Why hasn't this feature been corrected?


text:
Your child will perform quite the balancing act with the expertly designed Balance Board Walk by Jonti Craft. Round and round or up and down, you can set up this walking plank with the easy to use pegs to create customized walking paths over and over again.
Weight Limit: 60 lb limit on balance boards.
Balance boards teach children coordination, confidence and provides hours of fun! Made from solid beech wood, so you'll never worry about damage or injury. The Balance Board Walk includes four birch plywood walking boards with three-pegged solid maple blocks for arranging walking paths. The four blocks are 3 1/2" wide x 11" long x 5 1/2" high. Birch walking boards are 4" wide x 3/4" thick x 44" long.
Manufactured in the U.S.A by Jonti Craft
Item 0265JC
SensoryEdge specializes in waiting room toys, classroom rugs, children's furniture, and sensory based products. In addition to a great selection, we have many great reasons to buy from us. We have been the leader in this industry for more than a decade. A customer-centered shopping experience has always been our goal and we pride ourselves in giving you a great experience from start to finish. Shop with us today and see the SensoryEdge difference.
Here are just a few of the reason why you should buy from us:
The bottom line at SensoryEdge is we love our customers, and our customers love us!


text:
Looking for books? Try the library catalog to find Books, e-Books, DVD's, Videos, Government Documents, Music recordings, Scores, Children's literature, Teaching materials and more.
You may also want to browse these call number areas on the 4th floor of the library:
PN Literature (General)
PR English Literature
PS American Literature
|What's new? To see the most recent additions to our book collection, click here.
|This list is updated each month.


text:
They say they're looking at legal avenues to get Dayton seated.
MPR News Reporting on state politics and government
Archives for November 12, 2010
Unclear if successor will get show too.
A look at the day's political news.
The former director of the MN Lottery will lead Emmer's transition into office (if there is one).


text:
Speaking Silence
What Is Scripture?
Most who know something about Latter-day Saints know that we have scripture besides the Bible, namely the Book of Mormon. Sometimes people know that we have a book of scripture called the Book of Mormon but don't know that we also accept the Bible as scripture. But we do.
The Book of Mormon is a translation by the prophet Joseph Smith of an ancient set of plates delivered to him by an angel, seen by eleven witnesses and handled by some of them, translated by the power of God, and returned to the angel after the translation was over.
It is the edited history (edited by Mormon) of a small group of refugees from Jerusalem in the 6th century B.C.E. who landed someplace in the Americas (perhaps in Central America or on the coast of Peru or Chile), split into two groups, and probably intermarried with existing peoples. One of the two groups continued to practice a form of the Israelite religion that they brought with them from Jerusalem. Christ visited and taught the gospel to the descendants of the original settlers after his resurrection. The identifiable descendants were finally wiped out in warfare about 400 C.E.
Even people who know that Mormons accept both the Bible and the Book of Mormon as scripture often don't know that we have two additional scriptural books, the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price. And we hold open the possibility of other scripture being revealed.
As do other Christians, as well as Jews and Muslims, we believe that scripture is the word of God. Unlike many, however, we do not believe that the scriptural texts we have are infallible. In fact, perhaps even the original texts were not infallible.
Self-referentially the title page of the Book of Mormon explicitly says, "if there are faults they are the mistakes of men; wherefore, condemn not the things of God, that ye may be found spotless at the judgment-seat of Christ." It is possible that there are faults in the Book of Mormon (and, by implication, other scripture), but that doesn't disqualify it as a thing of God. We don't believe in the inerrancy of scripture.
According to the Doctrine and Covenants, the general definer for scripture is that it is produced by the Holy Ghost:
. . . whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation. (D&C 68:4)
That is an important claim: God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit, who speaks to us through other human beings. Part of our responsibility is to be able to distinguish between what is taught through the movement of the Holy Ghost and what is not.
James Faulconer is a Richard L. Evans Professor of Religious Understanding at Brigham Young University, where he has taught philosophy since 1975.
Faulconer's column, "Speaking Silence," is published every Thursday on the Mormon portal. Subscribe via email or RSS.


text:
ECS E46 Body Promotion....What's Up?
I've been eyeing a bumper upgrade for my 325i for quite a while and planned on purchasing post-Christmas. Along with a ton of other things I've been meaning to pick up.
I visited ECS today to see that they started a sale on Dec. 20th for M Replica parts (pic below) perfect I thought.
Then I saw the pricing...:hmm:
---------- Below is the pre-promotion pricing of 325i compatible bumpers from ECS Tuning. ----------
---------- Below is the pricing WITH the promotional discount. ----------
Notice how the 299.95 bumper conversion jumps to a list price of 449.95! Obviously the "free shipping" is not actually free. I feel like I'm being treated like a kid by your marketing department and I can't exactly explain how else I feel, but it doesn't make me want to do business with ECS Tuning. I'm a long time customer and I am posting this here so maybe you can change my mind and explain what's up.
Earlier this year I received a promotional email about power steering reservoirs being in stock along with O-rings for the PS cap. Terrific! Only 1.93 for an OEM PS cap O-ring, just what I needed. But 10.75 shipping. For a single O-ring that is smaller around than my wrist?
P.S. Yes, I know this is my first post. I'm not a troll, just a long time lurker that is looking for an answer. Pardon the use of bold text, didn't want my text to get lost in the pics I posted.
|All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:53 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
(c) 1999 - 2016 performanceIX Inc - privacy policy - terms of use


text:
Law School Admissions / Re: Heard from UC Davis?« on: February 02, 2007, 06:02:38 PM »
It makes me angry when they don't update their checker everyday.
Dude, that's so funny, because I just checked too, and I turned to my girlfriend and said, "Man, I hate it when they don't update the damn site!!"
Especially on a Friday too! I give them until 5:30pm.


text:
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:
- submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment or education;
- submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment or academic decision affecting that individual;
- such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's professional or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment, education, or living environment.
Sexual harassment is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. In some cases, sexual harassment may be subject to prosecution under the criminal sexual conduct law and personal liability.
All complaints concerning matters of sexual harassment will be brought to the attention of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer, or his/her appointed designee, in the OHR. As relates to procedures above, a person wishing to file a complaint of sexual harassment must contact the EEO Officer or his or her designee and file a signed, written statement within 60 days following the incident.
page last updated 1/3/2017 1:03 PM