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For me MVP is the player whom comes to mind as "Wow, this team would suck if they didn't have this guy."
League-wide I think the most valuable player would be Dirk Nowitzki or Dwight Howard. Without either or them their respective teams are borderline playoff teams, maybe worst. With them they are top 4 in each of their conferences. I remember the Mavs going on a losing run when Dirk was out a few games.
For the Sixers, easy. Andre Iguodala. He's the one player who's brought it nearly every game defensively taking on the toughest perimeter assignment and he's one of the main reasons why the team is quite solid defensively overall. Throw in the absurd Assist/turnover ratio for a wing player and the all round game and it's not a question for me.
Brand has been much-improved this season but still doesn't come close to Iggy's importance to the team, in my view.
I think an MVP is a mixture of all of the aforementioned reasons. To me an MVP is defined through three main characteristics:
1) He needs to be the best player one of the best teams in the league (lets say top 5). Awarding a guy whose team sucks is stupid to me, no matter how valuable he is to the team.
2) He needs to be indispensable to his team. He needs to be worth at least 15 wins.
3) He needs to be among the best 10 players in the league. It's ridiculous to punish players just because they are on teams that have more than one great player.
All of that needs to be taken into account.
That being said right now we probably have the closest MVP race in years. At least so far. To me it's a four-way tie between Lebron, Rose, Nowitzki and Howard.
Number of games played during the season is an important parameter as well which is why i'd probably give it to Leborn right now. Otherwise, i think Nowitzki is having an MVP campaign. The others are close though and i might change my mind when the season ends depending on what happens.
Btw i think Ginobilli should be in the conversation as well. But the stupid media will never admit nor allow that, cause he is not flashy as the others.
Id have to go with brand for the sixers. As good as AI is, I think turner would fill in admirably. I shudder to think where the team would be without brand there to man both the pf and c positions for 30+ minutes a night.
The Sixers MVP has to be Brand. Consistency is key in the NBA and Brand has been extremely consistent all season long.
That being said the Sixers pretty much have 5 players that are crucial to the team (Brand, Iguodala, Holiday, Young and Lou) in one way or another. I actually think that Young might be the guy who makes the biggest on/off court difference. I can't even imagine what this team would be like without him this year. He is the key guy to their style of play even though he only plays 25 minutes per game.
John Nash used to see MVP stands for "Most Victories Produced." A lot of people think this way.
I don't think you judge a player partly on how lousy their back-up is. Brand gets boosted by this measure becuase the Sixers lack a replacement, while Iguodala is diminished since the Sixers have great depth at his position.
Would Michael Jordan have been any less of an MVP if he had Drexler on his team? IMO the MVP is the best player in the league that year. Probably the guy the opposing teams lose the most sleep over trying to account for that player. Almost by definition the team with the best player should win a lot of games.
I wanted to get back to a question deepsixersuede asked the other day:
"Could you list the top 5 things a star does for a team, in preference of most important on down? I keep thinking end of game scoring but would like your opinion. I am trying to validate that a starless team can compete basically, and know I am in the minority."
1. Gives a consistent high level of play and production every night that a team can count on. Sort of like what Brand has done this year, but at a slightly higher level (say 22/10/2 instead of 15/9/1.2.)
2. Consistently provides a mismatch on the floor, throwing off the opponent (can be on offense or defense.)
3. Establishes a team identity for how you win games.
4. Through a combination of the above- allows for lesser role players to be maximized. So otherwise one dimensional players can be put in a position to really damage an opponent. In this way "a star makes the players around him better." Whether this is putting great defenders around AI or great shooters around Shaq/Dwight/Duncan or putting scoring (non pure point)guards next to MJ/Lebron.
5. Raises the profile of the team to where other top stars and their agents force their way to join the team.
6. Raises fan interest and attendance- which helps build the resources to where ownership gets more aggressive and the fans get more excitement.
7. Have a consistent option late in games, and get calls late in games.
Quick note on Paine's methodology: horrible. The long explanation is nerdy and boring, but on the whole, anyone who would use a sample of single-season basketball data on a given player to make claims about what would happen under different conditions is blowing smoke. Small sample size, no assumptions of normal distribution, no counterfactual. (Even Berri's "expected wins" by team, a more general measure with a lot more data included, turns lousy at actually predicting anything.) As mathematician and philosopher Nassim Taleb says, models like this sacrifice being "generally right" for being "precisely wrong." It is much better to be the former.
On MVP, I think it's the player who makes the biggest contribution to a highly successful team AT BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR. (Steve Nash is one of my favorite players, but he never should have won this award.) I think Dirk gets serious consideration this year in no small part because, oddly enough, he's playing good defense.
I'm in the minority as well like deepsixersuede because i too think that it's not exactly stars that win championships.
To me a championship team needs key ingredients:
- Perfectly established roles for all players (especially rotation players). Whether the role is a shooter, creator for others, defensive stopper, rebounding big man, off the bench scorer, late game go to guy or anything else, the roles need to be perfectly determined. That usually means that the team needs to have excellent chemistry. This kind of things tend to happen when you employ the same players, using the same system for an extended period of time. It's not a necessity however. It can happen over the course of a single season, as evidenced by the recent Celtics championship team.
- Win first understanding. This means each player should do what it takes to get the best chance to get a win. If it means passing up shots to a teammate who has a better matchup so be it. If it means taking all of the shots and carrying the team offensively, i'm fine with that too.
- Great system, both offensively and defensively. This means both having a great coaching staff who can tweak at times the system to fit their players and having suitable players for the system.
- Great front office and ownership. A front office who can make the right decisions both short and long term is key. Also more and more an ownership that is willing to spend is a necessity. Unless you are the Spurs and have the best front office ever :).
- Good players. At the end of the day you need to have good enough players who will be able to perform their role at a very good level, at any time, against any opponent.
All in all i think this team is headed in the right direction, but there are still holes that need to be filled.
Oops sorry for misusing the bold tags :(. I knew i shouldn't have tried :(.
Teams win championships...you ain't winning without stars and you ain't winning without the role players
but the role players are much easier to find (and cheaper to pay)
I think you misunderstood my point. What i was trying to say was basically that stars actually perform a certain role on a championship team. A role that doesn't necessarily need to be filled with a star player, just a very good player who can perform the role at a good enough level.
So what you mean to say is that, contrary to the majority of evidence out there, a team of 'very good role' players without a super star can win a title in the NBA?
The Detroit Pistons were an aberration
No what i am trying to say is that teams with superstars that win titles had their superstars actually perform certain roles on their teams instead of playing like true superstars. The thing that makes them superstars the most is pre-championship stats and winning during the championship years. Take all of the recent championship teams as examples: Lakers, Spurs, Celtics...
I think some greats like MJ and Magic played like superstars on their teams. But that is not recent.
I posted elsewhere, the Sixers do "star by committee."
They have 5 players who can play at star level on some nights and 2-3 other players who can catch lightning in a bottle and be a star for a night (say Meeks.)
So every night they rely on 2 or 3 of these guys playing like stars- even if they can't count on any one player at that level consistently. Quality depth.
5 players who can play at a star level every night?
Are you including lou and thad in that?
Every should be replaced by some
And if you think stars only score points than I'm with you, but I don't see Lou or Thad doing much else on a star level any night aside from the points.
Thad has been much improved defensively of late so i can't exactly say that he doesn't do other things than scoring. Even Lou has improved defensively albeit only slightly.
Right now they defend more as a team. But you can have a defensive "star for a night." Iguodala fills that role when he adds another star to hes "list." Sam was that for the Sixers in many of their big wins against teams like the Spurs.
Can you win a title with a roster like that you think?
I don't even know if you can win a playoff series like that.
Only two of the guys have the youth and well rounded games to potentially grow into being a consistent star: Jrue and Turner.
While guys like Lou and Thad can continue to improve, their games are to imbalanced to ever be that type of "star." But if you can spot them in favorable match-ups they can become more consistent performers.
Iguodala and Brand are probably the most consistent (in what they do well.) But I doubt either become much better than they are right now. In both cases the key is the coach having them stay within themselves and not expose their weak spots (scoring touch for Iguodala and mobility for Brand.)
Then should you keep such a roster together in the next question?
For the short term I don't see why not. By winning you are aiding in player development, evaluation and valuation. They have 8 players 14 and under with none making much more than 5M. They are stuck waiting for Brand to expire and Iguodala is on the wrong side of his escalating contract.
To me it makes the most sense to maximize this current roster, and hope to swap a few pieces in 11-23 months for a major upgrade.
In this type of winning environment, you can even start to pump up the value of flawed guys like Speights and Lou, since the deep roster can be used to spot their minutes and maximize how they look. In fact we might see more of Speights pretty soon:
They have 8 players 14 and under
Wow, that's pretty impressive for teenagers :) (I hate when I put my fingers onthe number pad wrong too)
Absolutely. Lou can on some nights be their star. And for some quarters or even halves he carries them when no one else has showed up- just look at the 1st qtr of the Cleveland game.
That's not to say those same players (esp Lou) can't kill you on other nights. And it makes it extra important to have a coach who can find and ride the hot hand- and go away from a guy having an off night. While if you have a star you are all about getting the star their looks.
Some nights willie green can get 25 points
Does that make him a star on those nights?
And when meeks had 24 points in a win over Chicago, he played like a star that night.
The point is, that if you are deep enough and can find they hot hand, you can win "star by committee." In fact, it makes it hard for the opponent to gameplan against you.
But its exceedingly hard to win this way in the playoffs- where benches tend yto be shorter and its hard for a coach to find favorable match-ups for guys like Thad or Lou.
I posted this yest:
Look at some of their better wins. Against the Bulls they had Meeks(24), Lou(20) and Jrue(19). Against the Spurs Jrue(27), Brand(17R) and Hawes(13/8) led the way. Against the Hawks it was 5 guys between 15-20, while Iguodala with 11/8/7. And against the Nuggets it was Iguodala(24) and Thad(21.)
And it makes it extra important to have a coach who can find and ride the hot hand- and go away from a guy having an off night.
And thus the sixers have no stars...rightly or wrongly, stars are guys you don't go away from.
Yeah. That is my point. They don't have any real stars. Brand gives them consistent good production, but not at star level.
But on a given night you need a few stars to win. Its rare when you win with 7 guys in double figures and no one over 16 pts, and yet that is how their season averages look.
Teams with stars can count on them on almost every night. While the Sixers need to find similar production with a rotating leading man.
or men, as is usually the case w/ the sixers.
The whole problem with star committees is what the various members of the committee are doing when they're not playing like stars. This is more clear if you think of other sports - suppose the U.S. decided to field a Ryder Cup team of golfers who had only ever won one or two tournaments. Guys like Ben Curtis, who won a British Open and did nothing else. On any given day, someone would play like a star; after all they're all capable of it, they've won events. But on the whole that team would be lousy because they're all just average players. The other thing about star committees - take ours - is that you're not even guaranteed of nightly star play from anyone. How many games has any Sixer played this year that compare to LeBron's average game? I think we play many games where we don't get any superstar contribution.
Its not as difficult if you have enough players and a good coach.
Collins only gives 3 guys starters minutes (Brand/Iguodala/Jrue.) And 2 of the 3 give you consistent production in their strengths, while putting up a fair share of "star level" games.
Then their are 6 players who get between 18-25 minutes. So that leaves a ton of flexibility for the coach to find a favorable match-up and hot hand.
Sure, I'd rather have the stars. But is is not like they are playing 5 guys 37 minutes and 2 guys 25 minutes and getting inconsistent production from them. the minutes and opportunities are more fluid on this team.
Perkins got extended, four years, 35 million. I guess it was always about the money.
Many players equate money with respect.
as would most anyone, including me.
Man, not a thought process I ever understood - at all - money doesn't equal respect. Money doesn't really translate into anything but money and your ability to waste it on more things.
This is the contract that Boston I believe refused to sign and if Boston didn't have the money to sign Perkins long term, the Celtics should be contracted cause it's not a bad contract
I get paid less in my current job tan my previous one. I don't think they respect me less.
Salaries have many variables, including the overall economic climate, competition and demand. "Respect" is only a small part of it.
I honestly think it might be a factor of upbringing if you looked into it. If you come from a more comfortable background then money might not mean respect as much as if you come from an impoverished background.
All I know is, most of the really rich people I've met in life (and living a block from montecito makes it worse), most have been douches, not because they had money but because of the sense of entitlement they felt because they had money.
Plus, anyone who drives a porsche cayenne or a hummer is just a douche
I think Boston didn't have the money, though. Which is different from lowballing him. I just thought he had some chosen non-Boston destination in mind.
I read a report that Boston had offered Perk something to the tune of 4 years, 30 million dollars. I'll look for it later, but I think if that report is true, it would have a lot to do with Boston shipping Perkins before his value diminished.
Boston has a plan for what it thinks it can pay its role players. OKC has more flexibility, and a few million won't cramp them as badly if it fits a need perfectly.
Kendrick Perkins wasn't a role player on Boston going forward...he & Rondo were the 'future' after the big 3 retired (possibly as early as after this season some speculate)
Now they've got Rondo, Green is due his extension this year, is he going to cost less than Perkins? And who else?
Perkins is not going to look as good once KG is gone. Same regarding Rondo and Allan.
Boston needs to re-allocate assets in the Post KG/Allan era to get a well rounded big. If they over-pay for a defensive specialist who really is most effective in man defense and rebounding, then they will be in trouble... of course they will be in trouble anyway.
Perkins makes a huge amount of sense for the Celtics over the next 1.5 years. But long term he fits OKC's needs better- especially if Ibaka continues to grow offensively.
Eh. I like Ibaka a lot, and his long twos have improved to being respectable, but I don't think he's ever going to be an offensive threat. He's a defensive big, in my mind, and probably always will be (albeit a defensive big who does a great job scoring efficiently with a very limited usage rate). I think Perkins helps them, but I don't consider Perkins/Ibaka to be a perfect yin-yang. They have a lot of overlapping skills.
I'd say KG is the perfect complement to Perk.
But Ibaka fits well, since he is more of a mobile/athletic off the ball defender (like KG) and is developing a game where he can roam away from the basket. Ibaka is also a good P&R threat- again something Perkins lacks the mobility/balance to excel at.
Also, Durant carries such a big scoring load, and Westbrook's driving creates so many easy bunnies for his bigs- Perkins fits. His weaknesses are hidden and strengths needed.
If they're smart they won't extend Green - but they traded for him, so maybe they're not that smart.
It's funny, I mean, KG was handed to Ainge on a silver platter. Other than that, has he really made any good moves as GM in Boston? I guess the Allen trade before getting KG, but if the KG trade didn't follow, would Boston have even been a playoff team the past couple of years.
Once Allen and Garnett were on board, they got the typical veteran "we want to play there" signees in Posey a couple of other guys. Then he went out and signed Sheed and Marquis Daniels. Then Shaq and Jermaine O'Neal. The House for Nate Robinson trade, and now this deal. I mean, I realize it's tough to shuffle the deck and try to squeeze out another championship run when your stars are on their last legs, but take away the McHale bonus and this Boston franchise is a complete mess right now. I'm looking forward to when those guys retire or seriously decline.
Sometimes all it takes is one move to get the ball rolling.
Had the Sxiers gotten Deron or CP3 (and inked them to an extension) their job would get a whole lot easier.
Who drafted Perkins and Rondo? They were great picks.
Not sure if Ainge was there for both, maybe. I'm also not sure Rondo every comes close to this level if he wasn't shielded/allowed to be the fourth option on offense for most of his career. I'm also not sure how effective Rondo's going to be once the big three are gone. Perkins was also in a perfect role for him in BOS, one he should be able to recreate in OKC w/ Westbrook and Durant taking so many shots, but he's a role player. Good value for the pick, certainly, but I'm not sure he's really a home run, or enough of a good move to balance out the bad. I also like Avery Bradley, though I'm not sure he'll ever get minutes in BOS.
"Good value for the pick, certainly, but I'm not sure he's really a home run, or enough of a good move to balance out the bad."
What bad? Green and a bunch of small free agent signings? They drafted the perfect pieces to play with their big three; that's very praiseworthy. He might not be a good GM, but I don't think he's actually done a ton wrong yet.
They drafted those guys before they had a big three. They drafted them to compliment Al Jefferson.
Well I'm sure they thought they were going to get some scorers one day. I would say they're good drafters and so-so at free agency and the trade market.
Hah, was thinking the same thing.
The MVP Is such a subjective award, I mean in general all these awards are subjective. I find sixth man of the year my most favoritest. If you play 30 MPG but don't start, you're eligible
In the years that Michael Jodan didn't win it after his ascendancy to the best of the game - were the players who did win it more valuable than Jordan?
Nah, people just got sick of voting for Jordan.
Hence the stupidity of the award.
I remember an argument against giving Steve nash a 3rd in a row revolved not around whether he was MVP that year but the other guys who had gotten the MVP 3 years in a row and whether or not he belonged in that category.
Lebron is the best player in the NBA - he won't win it this year - but he'll deserve it - but all the non basketball stuff will influence the voters.
I like the John Nash, most wins produced, and I'm pretty sure lebron, rose, dirkus, chris paul, and manu, are right up there this year, with Lebron clearly producing the most wins vs mr. rose.
Arguably- since Jordan in the later years was surrounded by a tremendous supporting cast. So its hard to now if he could have consistently carried the team at age 35 like he still could on the occasional night they needed him to.
He certainly was as good as any of the other MVP's, but they had to carry their teams on more nights.
BTW, of MJ's 6 titles, he won 4 MVP's those years. Malone and Barkley won the other 2.
Barkley: 25.6/12.2/5.1 52%
Malone: 27.4/9.9/4.5 55%
I apologize if this has already been said, but if the question is: If one player would be lost for this season due to injury, which player could we least afford to lose? The answer is clearly Brand. We have absolutely no one to fill that role.
That says more to their lack of depth in the frontcourt and their incredible depth in the frontcourt than anything else.
Iguodala's contribution is just as important- the team simply has other players who can reasonably step up and fill his role. While Speights/Hawes/Songalia/Battie cannot do what Brand does. If they had a better back-up PF it would be different.
Was Boozer less of a player for Utah when they had Milsap?
And as to MVP, I think the best player in the game, or at least, the player with the best numbers (and defense, which isn't as easy to measure), is, by definition, the most valuable to his team. I would measure value in terms of production, not "what would happen if Player X left his team and destroyed it because his backups happen to suck." To take that kind of logic to the extreme, I could capsize my parents' business tomorrow if I stopped doing their semi-monthly online availability (no one else can do it anywhere near as fast, it would take enormous amounts of money to program), whereas Apple would still exist and do alright if Steve Jobs left the company, so I must be more valuable to my parents' business than Steve Jobs is to Apple. No, Jobs is producing thousands, probably millions, times more for his company.
Well, you're not comparing like things in that scenario. We're talking about teams going to the playoffs with top-3 records in their conference. So if you take Jobs away from Apple, and they don't falter at all, but you take Gates away from Microsoft, and they do, then I think it's safe to say Gates is more valuable.
The argument I'm making isn't really about backups, though, it's about what the player is adding to the team. I still think Rose is adding more wins to Chicago than James is adding to Miami. Neither should win the MVP, though. It should be Howard.
So if you take Jobs away from Apple, and they don't falter at all, but you take Gates away from Microsoft, and they do, then I think it's safe to say Gates is more valuable.
Hey now, don't be messing with Steve Jobs, as the exact opposite is true :)
Jobs left apple - apple went to hell until he returned
Gates left Microsoft a couple years ago and the ugly behemoth still continues to release crappy bug filled products that people pay too much money for
It's also a bad comparison. The stability of a company has much more to do with the executives past actions than their future ones. Apple wasn't on stable financial ground when Jobs left (which is why he was forced out). When Gates voluntarily left, Microsoft was very stable.
That has more to do with the stability of the companies than their current value.
BTW, I'm a 100% linux user, with dislikes for both companies business practices, so I have no dog in this fight.
I don't know the exadt timing of jobs exit, but bringing in that pepsi guy was pretty stupid.
It still isn't Xerox Stupid (dumbest corporation all time in my opinion) and there Xerox PARC errors, but letting that pepsi guy near apple was silly.
Your argument's about LeBron's supporting cast; you think if he left Wade and Bosh would start doing more. Or really just Bosh, because Wade's already doing about as much as he did without LeBron. So there are two questions: one, whether Wade, Bosh, several guys who hit open threes, and a collection of 7-foot bodies wouldn't be a lot worse than Miami is now. And I actually think it would be. You'd be redistributing a ton of possessions from LeBron to Eddie House and Carlos Arroyo. Going from running your offense through the best passer at the wing in the game to a pretty good one. Losing a very key defender and rebounder. They'd take a huge hit on both ends of the floor. But even if it would only cost them 8 wins because Bosh would start putting up the kind of numbers he did in Toronto, I don't think that LeBron's less valuable because there happens to be a guy on his team who could pick up a lot of slack if LeBron weren't there. I think you measure LeBron's value in terms of what he's actually doing on the floor, not in terms of what he's doing on the floor minus what others would do in his absence.
Brand is my MVP for the Sixers.
Check out the new phillyburbs Sixers page:
Nice, Tom. Big improvement.
Loads much faster, I like that. Love the phillyburbs site but always loaded slow on my puter


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After a quarter of a century of silence, Hill can finally tell us the rest of the story, Gangsters and Goodfellas picks up where Wiseguy left off, taking readers on the crazy ride of Henry's life - hiding out in the Witness Protection Programme, doing prison time for drug charges, testifying in high-profile, heavily guarded mafia trials, leaving his wife and children and eventually ending up in the entertainment business.
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|Professional Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program
|Submitting Dean
|N. Margaret Wineman
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|Nursing -- Susan Bradford
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|Objection Deadline
|November 04, 2010
|Proposal Status
|Final Approval Granted
|Proposal Last Updated
|June 27, 2011 by Karen Greene
|Effective Date
|Spring 2011
|Brief Summary of Proposal
|The College of Nursing at The University of Akron proposes to implement a professional nursing doctoral degree program that will move the advanced practice tracks and the advanced role track Nursing Administration in the master's degree program to the clinical doctoral level consistent with recommendations of the American Association of Colleges in Nursing. This proposal was developed in collaboration with Kent State University College of Nursing. Six of the courses are to be offered jointly, three at the University of Akron College of Nursing and three at Kent State University. All other courses in the program will be offered at each university. Authorized by the Ohio Board of Nursing (Ohio Revised Code 4723- Nurse Practice Act), advanced practice nurse roles include certified clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse practitioners, certified nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives. Additionally we will include Nursing Administration which prepares nurses for advanced management roles in nursing organizations. Both universities currently have large, high quality master's programs that lead to national certification and State Board credentialing of advanced practice nurses. In 2004, the American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN) established the position that all advanced practice master's degree programs were to transition to the doctoral level by 2015. On October 30, 2006, the AACN member institutions endorsed the Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Practice Nursing (2006). Further, in 2008, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the accrediting arm of AACN, approved the revised Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Programs (2008), which now include DNP programs. These guidelines and standards, in combination with the Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (National Task Force, 2008), were used to develop the proposed DNP program. Three proposals will be submitted: 1)this proposal NU-10-002 for development of the baccalaureate to DNP which will be phased in at a later date; and two related proposals-A) the second proposal NU-10-003 Post MSN Professional Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP Certificate for those master's prepared advanced practice nurses holding national certification as Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists or Nurse Midwives; and B) NU-10-004 a Post MSN Professional Doctor of Nursing Practice for those master's prepared nurses who do not have a clinical masters degree preparing them for advanced practice or for an Advanced Role in Nursing Administration. Proposals NU-10-003 and NU-10-004 for Post MSNs will be started first when approval is granted. Proposal NU-10-002 BSN to DNP willl be phased in when the specialty tracks offered through the MSN are fully integrated into the DNP.
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|Implementation will be possible using current faculty resources. Courses currently taught in the master's program will be retitled, revised and renumbered with 700 level numbers as the first phase of the program is transitioned to the full post baccalaureate to DNP program. For example the 606 Introduction to Nursing Information will be phased out and all studnets will take 8200:700 Information Management in Health Care and will be taught by the doctoral faculty who now teaches the master's level course. She taught the doctoral level course at another university. Selected PhD courses will be used such as 8200: 827 Advanced Health Care Statistics, 848 Program Development and 835 Nursing and Health Care Policy. In fact these doctoral course will now be populated with many more students.
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Tami Rubin-Tiger and Moshe David Tiger announce the birth of their daughter, Mollie Paige (Miriam Leah), on Oct. 22.
Sharing in their happiness are grandparents Judy and Mark Rubin, as well as great-grandfather Irv Rubin. Mollie is the granddaughter of the late Meier and Miriam Tiger.
The new arrival is also welcomed by Aunt Lisa and Uncle Frank Rubin, and cousins Josh, Andrew and Chase; Aunt Rose and Uncle Randy Gersten, and cousins Rylee, Reese and Regan; Uncle Evan Rubin and Aunt Danielle Glynn; Aunt Ronit and Uncle Gal Kfir, and cousin Daniel; and Aunt Michele and Uncle Eric Wenger, and cousins Matthew and Ethan.
Mollie Paige is named in loving memory of her paternal grandmother Miriam Tiger and her paternal great-grandmother Leah Tiger.


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Le Creuset 12-Piece Cookware Set Dijon
Le Creuset is the ideal cook and bakeware set. Colorful cast iron enameled pots and pans hold in flavor for the perfect stews, sauces and soups.
I love wreaths and think this is a perfect one for spring. Perfect for your front door or as a bright centerpiece, this wreath is made from natural materials. (Some of the lemons are fake, though).Tags: home, green, decor, yellow, lemon, wreaths, doors, front door, lemon wreathAdded 8 Years Ago from Williams-Sonoma
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Planted some lettuce last weekend. It is now coming up. Behold – baby lettuces that will grow up to be eaten.
Planted some lettuce last weekend. It is now coming up. Behold – baby lettuces that will grow up to be eaten.
This post is kind of random, just kind of brought on by some experiences from this week and a book I'm reading.
I've been spending a lot of time at my parent's house due to a family illness, which has put me more in the car traffic pattern than normal. My typical commute, by car or bike, is pretty short. 7 easy miles of fairly slow streets – about 15 minutes.
Commuting from my folks house is a little longer, and uses busier streets. A more intense commute. More people driving like assholes. More people taking unnecessary chances with their driving.
My normal commute is really pretty tranquil, so the alternate commute is really a wake up call, just reaffirming how stupid our cities are laid out.
Over the last week I've been reading this book It's a Sprawl World After All. The book is about, obviously, suburban sprawl, and its negative effects on our national culture — the destruction of "genuine communities". Anyway, I'm about 2/3 the way through the book. The book is a little repetitious. I don't disagree with most of the issues he discusses, but there is a lot of fluff. A lot of "filler" text. But I digress…
Experiencing this commute while reading this book has been kind of weird. We've been lucky enough to arrange our normal, day-to-day life with very little commute. So this week I had a chance to observe the crazy lifestyle, lack of civility, and overall stupidity described in the book first hand.
Now, on the other hand, our neighborhood had our yearly picnic today. We have a really good, voluntary neighborhood association. Not the kind that enforces dead restrictions, but rather one that promotes a sense of community within our area, known Greenwood Hills, in Richardson, Tx.
Turnout was good, and its just always nice to get people together like that. While we do live in an inner-ring suburb, it is an older suburb, and it feels practically urban compared to the newer, outlying communities. We can actually walk to the grocery store, pharmacy, nearby schools, banks, etc. The firefighters from the neighborhood fire station were there with a fire truck to show people, several of our city council members were there.
So while we aren't Mayberry, we do try to get to know each other and have some interaction.
Yesterday I recharged the soil in square foot garden #4, and planted it full of different varieties of lettuce and spinach.
The other gardens are in various states. Some new tomato plants are growing, and a few other things. Overall I was not happy with the summer harvests. We got lots of tomatoes, but not much else. It was just too damned hot. Next summer we'll try some squash and a few other new things.
I've noticed after two years of doing this that our Bell Pepper plants grow well during the summer, but I guess due to the heat they don't really produce until September/October. So right now we actually have a nice crop growing.
Replaced the original plastic pedals on my Townie with these killer aluminum BMX pedals. One of the plastic ones broke the other day. I got 1000 miles out of it. Not bad. These new ones should outlive me.


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Over the past decade, scholarly inquiry into contemporary religion has moved from an understanding of religion as waning in the face of ongoing secularization toward a focus on the mutual constitution and interaction of religious and secular that underpins both the ideology of secularism and modern religiosity. This has produced pathbreaking research into the dynamics of religious transformation and generated deeper insights into the relation between religion and modernity. Importantly, these insights yield a new theoretical standpoint that transcends secularist ideologies according to which religion is bound to disappear—or at least to retreat into the private sphere—yet at the same time makes these ideologies subject to investigation. The fact that public debates about the so-called resurgence of religion often affirm the fault lines between "religious" and "secular" positions testifies to the fruitfulness of this new standpoint.
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Secularization and disenchantmentposted by Birgit Meyer
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Elizabeth Drescher on religious "nones"posted by Ruth Braunstein
NDSP Grantee Elizabeth Drescher responds to a new report, "'Nones' On the Rise," released by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life in affiliation with PBS' Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.
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Was antebellum America secular?posted by Michael Warner
The question "Was Antebellum America Secular?" obviously depends on what one means by secular. Because the term is dialectical by nature and immanent to the struggles of the age, we cannot expect it to be a neutral analytic framework; like secularism or religion, it requires constant qualification to be of any analytic use. As Gauri Viswanathan has noted, in many polemical contexts "words like 'secular' and 'religious' have lost their descriptive value and function instead as signposts to given attitudes." It is almost impossible to see the question of my title without anticipating that a question of validity will be at stake.
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Looking at religiosity and the Bible Beltposted by Phillip Quintero
Richard Florida follows up on what exactly the recent Gallup poll on differences in religiosity by state tells us about America. He compares the poll's findings with his own socioeconomic data, which confirms correlations identified by the longstanding World Values Survey:
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text: Next Next Story and Photos By Capt. Vincent Daniello Intro: Propeller-shaft stuffing boxes—often the only holes below the waterline without a valve—can quickly deteriorate from a slow drip to pouring water. Repacking your own isn't hard when the boat is out of the water, and once you've done it, emergency in-water repairs aren't hard either. Step 1: Two parts of a stuffing box squeeze rings of packing around the shaft to form a seal. It's tightened until it leaks a tiny bit of water to cool packing heated by a spinning propeller shaft. Too much heat hardens packing and makes it leak, and regular over-tightening wears shafts. A longer or shorter hose moves the packing to a new area of shaft, but check with a prop shop on how deeply the shaft can be worn, as this varies by horsepower, prop size, and transmission reduction. "Over 90 percent of the calls I get are because a stuffing box is too hot, either from over-tightening or using oversized packing," says Steve Gaston, executive vice president of stuffing-box manufacturer Buck Algonquin (www.buckalgonquin.com). Unfortunately, packing sizes aren't standard among manufacturers.


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VIDEO: Terry Francona following 6-2 loss to Royals
On Wednesday, September 11, the Cleveland Indians dropped the series-finale to the Kansas City Royals 6-2 at Progressive Field. The loss for the Tribe helped the Royals take 2-of-3 in the three-game series. The Indians now hit the road for the next seven games heading to Chicago and Kansas City. After the loss, Tribe skipper Terry Francona met with WTAM 1100 Indians reporter Nick Camino and other members of the media to talk about the loss, his club's offensive struggles and Royals right-hander James Shields. Check out this exclusive video!
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Should I Chop Off My Hair?
(Photo Credits: Getty) (***I love this look above)
I'm about a week away from making a GIANT decision! I want to chop my hair off. I've BEEEEEN wanting to do it forever, but for some reason, all of a sudden, I have this urge to do it now!
I think I just care less about the 'what if it doesn't look good' part.
I know it will grow back and I have always thought about how amazing my hair would look if I just chopped it off and let the new, healthier stuff grow in.
The only thing holding me back is that I want to be sure a short cut will be LESS work. I don't mind styling it every morning. I just want to be sure it won't take me forever to do it.
-Less time washing my hair
-Less time blow drying and styling
-A different look
But I'm afraid it will look like this instead:
-Could make me look older
-Could make me look heavier
Does anyone have any advice about chopping their hair? Did you love it or hate it? Any words of wisdom?
I have wavy, super thick hair...not sure if that will be a good or bad thing.


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Arguably the most storied arena in college basketball, Rupp Arena is the home of champions. The 23,000-seat arena, which is routinely filled beyond capacity from rafter to rafter, has helped the men's basketball team to a 478-60 record (88.8 winning percentage) and four national championships during its 36-year existence. The Cats have won 23 attendance titles at Rupp Arena, including seven in a row and in 16 of the last 17 seasons.
"I love Rupp Arena. It oozes history and tradition … on the inside. It has the feel of a basketball cathedral. Rupp is big, it is loud and it is intimidating. Kentucky wins at Rupp because the Wildcats are really good, but also because of Rupp." —Jay Bilas, ESPN analyst


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Karina Sotnik
When it comes to answering relatively simple questions about identity, many find it unrealistic or somewhat uncomfortable to reduce their experiences to a few words. It's not uncommon, since the world has always had people who move across borders, languages, customs and tradition. So how to explain who you are? That's what Karina Sotnik explores today on This I Believe. Karina Sotnik is a software engineer, a business woman, a mother and much more.
I believe there are no simple answers to questions like "where are you from?" or "What do you do?"
Take my example... "Where are you from?" always make me cringe, because I know exactly how the conversation will progress from there. Someone hears me rattling away in "a foreign language" with my husband, my kids or my friends and inevitably asks: "What language are you speaking?" "Russian," I answer.
"Oh, so you are from Russia?"
At this point I know that, circumstances permitting, I will have to take a little time to explain myself. You see, even though my family lived in Latvia for generations, and even though my family language is Russian, I am neither Russian nor Latvian. I am, as my husband - a professor - puts it so eloquently, a "Russian-speaking Latvian Jew."
This statement always raises an eyebrow: "What does Jewishness have to do with any of this?" Well, you see, in my passport, growing up, in the space marked "nationality" (yes, Soviet passports had such a space) I was defined as neither Russian nor Latvian, but rather as "Jewish."
For me, Jewishness is a culture and an ethnicity, and not so much a religion. I have rarely set foot in a synagogue - to the sincere dismay of my "real" Jewish friends here.
While I love the Russian language, love to read and speak it; and while I set the table like a true Latvian (tablecloths, napkins, the whole thing) - at the deepest level I am Jewish...
I find myself in the similar situation when faced with the 'What do you do?" question.
Hmm... I have an engineering degree and I used to work for software companies in Silicon Valley... However, I relocated to Philadelphia 8 years ago and opened a high-end linen boutique. Sort of a switch from one type of software to another, literally, a soft-ware. Now, after the recession brought me to close the boutique, I advise companies on how to expand their business internationally. Try to summarize that in a short, witty answer. My situation is hardly an isolated case or a product of the recent era of globalization. Think of all those ancient Christian Arabs who lived in Jerusalem... Or take my good friend Ligia - a Romanian-born Israeli French transplant to Philadelphia and prominent architect, turned professor, turned therapist, turned published novelist.
My pre-teen children, if asked the same sort of question, will cheerfully tell you that they are Russian-American-Christian Jews. They don't see anything strange about it, and neither do many of their classmates.
I believe, therefore, that we should stop asking impossible-to-answer fill-in-the-blank questions, like "Where are you from?" and "What do you do?" Those are for census forms and Soviet passports. Instead, we should ask more open-ended questions, like "What is your story?" This I believe.


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Converse x John Varvatos Chuck Taylor High
Here you see the latest model out of the Converse x John Varvatos on-going collaboration. For the first time they did a Chuck Taylor High. It comes in two colorways and they come in very unique color-ways. In fact it almost looks like these were painted after production. Another nice feature are the leather laces.
Classy, yet stylish. These words don't describe me, but seem perfect for these shoes.
This shoe is beautiful. Rock'em with the right jeans and you will be so money that the IRS will look for you.Tags: shoes, sneakers, Clothes, retro, vintage, mens, mens shoes, tennis shoes, blueAdded 9 Years Ago from Footlocker
My favorite pair of shoes is this amazing pair of brown dress shoes that I bought in Tuscany a year ago, they fit like a glove BUT I can't live without my Chucks!


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Glistening in the early morning, these insects look like creatures from another planet as dew gathers on their sleeping bodies.
Captured in extreme close-up, one moth appears to be totally encrusted in diamonds as it rests on a twig.
Would dew believe it: Stunning pictures of sleeping insects covered in water droplets
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The Boy in the Box: Master Melville's Medicine Show (edition 2012)
by Cary Fagan
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The Boy in the Box: Master Melville's Medicine Show by Cary Fagan
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Sullivan Mintz lives with his mom, dad and younger sister and the residents of Stardust, a old folks home they own. The Mintz family always has financial troubles and it does not look like it's going to go away anytime soon. Sullivan wants to help earn money, but the only thing he can do is juggle. His family does not appreciate it. Sullivan finds his way to a magic show that comes into town and ends up kidnapped by them. Master Melville makes a habit of kidnapping children to work in his show. His sister and his 81 year old friend set off to find Sullivan. In the meantime Sullivan makes some good friends named, Esmerelda, Clarence and Fredrick. They become his pseudo-family, while he plots to get back to his real family. He does love the juggling part and tries to make the best of his situation.
The story is told from multiple points of view in the third person. It takes place in a contemporary small town. It does deal with issues of bullying, kidnapping and financial problems. Nothing is too scary or graphic. I would say that it is appropriate for a middle or upper elementary school library. The story has an abrupt ending that was supposed to lead into a trilogy. There has been a sequel published that ended the story (no 3rd book is currently planned). I think that the book is an additional purchase for a school library and it would be good to buy the second one as well to give closure to readers. I agree with some of the other reviews that this book had a bit of a slow start. The book was not really for me, but I am sure some younger readers would enjoy the idea of a travelling show.
From October 2012 SLJ:
Gr 4-7:�Sullivan Mintz, 11, fades into the background at school and at home. He has a passion for juggling, but he can't imagine performing before an audience. Things change, though, when an old-fashioned caravan makes its way through Beanfield. Attending the evening medicine show in secret with his little sister, Jinny, Sullivan is mesmerized by Master Melville and the children who perform amazing magical and acrobatic feats, and it seems only natural to show Melville his own juggling skills. Before he quite understands how, Sullivan finds himself abducted by Melville and his wife, joining other kidnapped children. While making a quick escape out of town, the Melvilles leave Sullivan's jacket near a rushing river, leading the boy's parents and the police to believe that he drowned. After the police have closed their file, though, Jinny convinces her parents to let her travel with 81-year-old Manny Morgenstern, who lives at the home they operate, and try to track her brother down. Over several weeks, as the unlikely sleuths get closer to finding him, Sullivan becomes more drawn to the life of a traveling performer, and, as the story ends, he is feeling as if he has found a place where he belongs. Fagan creates wonderfully engaging characters and tackles some tough issues: bullying, abduction, grief at a child's disappearance. However, the abrupt ending is disappointing. As a stand-alone that addressed the mysteries of the Melvilles in a little more depth, this novel could have been something special. As it is, there are too many unanswered questions but not enough of a hook to keep readers in suspense for a sequel.
Although there is lots to think about in this book---motives for bullying, the need to belong and relationships between the elderly and children, the abrupt, unresolved ending is unsettling. Obviously this is the first of a series. Sullivan is kidnapped by a man and woman who run a medicine show. He's forced to perform. He's been ignored at school and bullied as well. He feels he suffers the same at home where his parents run a home for the aged and his younger sister garners the most attention. Despite the treatment of the three other children and him in the medicine show, he comes to feel its home. Is this sort of a children's version of the Stockholm Syndrome?
For the most part I enjoyed this book. It is a story of a boy, Sullivan Mintz, who helps his parents barely keep together a home for the aged. He is a lonely boy. He has only two friends. Norval is an acquaintance from school who is picked on almost as much as Sullivan. His other friend is Manny, an 81 year old widower living in the old folks home. He is teaching Sullivan to juggle. One night as a strange looking caravan passes near the old folks home, Sullivan feels a mysterious enchantment pulling him toward the vagabond medicine show. What child hasn't dreamed of getting away from home and performing amazing tricks before an audience while living the gypsy life. But the dream changes to a nightmare when Sullivan is tricked into a supposed magical box, locked up, and spirited away from his home and family. He is forced into the life of a prisoner who must perform in the traveling medicine show with other youngsters. He is left to wonder if he will ever see his family again. I did not like the the eventual ending. I'm not even sure it did end. It just kind of stopped. If this is part of a serialized story, the publisher should make it plain somewhere in the advertising that this is in fact the case. Otherwise there are going to be many disappointed young readers looking for a satisfying ending that is not there. This book provided for review by Amazon Vine and the well read folks at Clarion Books.
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Nandina, commonly called heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a popular broadleaf landscape shrub. It is a slow grower and some specimens are known to have lived for more than 100 years.
Heavenly bamboo is one of the most popular garden plants and deservedly so. Around the world, nandina is widely grown in gardens as an ornamental plant.
In China, it was often planted on temple grounds, as it symbolizes good fortune. This association led to its common name, heavenly bamboo. Today, nandina is considered a friendship plant and frequently planted near the front door.
Even though it is called heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, nandina is not related to true bamboo. It is an upright evergreen shrub with foliage reminiscent of the giant grasses known collectively as bamboo. Nandina is in another plant family entirely — the Berberidaceae or barberry family.
Native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas east to Japan, nandina has been grown in China and Japan for centuries. Nandina was first described in the 17th century. However, the first plant introduced to the West came from Canton, China, in 1804 by William Kerr, who sent it to London.
Nandina was introduced to the United States from China, India and Japan in the early 1800s. Today, there is a national Nandina Society in Japan. In Shanghai, berried sprays of nandina are sold in the streets at the new year for the decoration of house altars and temples.
Nandina is wonderful almost anywhere, including in Redlands' Prospect Park where it lines portions of the roadways. It has been used in practically every landscape situation — old or new, large or small, modern or traditional.
In Japanese gardens, nandina fits into naturalistic rock and water settings as a brightly colored accent. It can contrast well against light-colored buildings. Nandina can add striking architectural form and color to hedges or screens. It tucks well into corners, makes perfect foundation plantings or edges for borders. Nandina can add a textural mix to other plantings and make spectacular accents in containers. Smaller cultivars are often used as low-maintenance groundcovers.
This plant can add different colors to the garden every season of the year. Fine-textured foliage with a pinkish tint emerges in early spring. As the season changes, the lacy foliage becomes deep green and creamy white blossoms appear. The foliage fades to a lighter green and clusters of bright green berries replace the flowers.
In the fall, the berries become showy orangish-red and accent the foliage as it begins to change. As the year ends, bronzy burgundy and bright crimson red leaves highlight the bright clusters of berries that remain until they are discovered and enjoyed by birds or clipped and used in holiday decorations.
Nandina grows in a number of sizes: larger — 6 to 8 feet tall and wide; medium — 3 to 4 feet tall and wide; small — 1.5 to 2 feet tall and wide; and even dwarf, frequently used for bonsai. Their staggered stem heights plus picturesque berries give a pleasing vertical effect to all sizes.
A true low-care plant, nandina does well here in full to partial sun. It is fairly drought-tolerant but can survive regular garden watering. It prefers reasonably rich soil.
If grown in alkaline soils, it can develop chlorosis, or iron deficiency. This disease shows up as light green or white veins and pale, sickly leaves but it can be easily cured with the addition of an iron mixture. Fertilize in spring before growth begins.
This plant is insect resistant. Pruning is a choice with nandina. However, it does not work well as a sheared formal hedge.
All parts of the plant are poisonous, but generally it is considered non-toxic to humans. Birds are not affected by the toxins.
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Blake Lively Ready to Leave 'Gossip Girl': It's Not My Best Work (PHOTOS)
The actress, 24, is set to star in the forthcoming Savages, a crime drama which sees her character kidnapped by members of a Mexican drug cartel, thus proving she's ready to "graduate" from her Gossip Girl fashionista alter-ego.
"I think the best way to describe it is like someone who really enjoyed high school, and is like, 'I'm a senior and I can't wait for the next thing.' Gossip Girl was so great, but what's the next challenge in life?" she told Bullett magazine.
Click through the gallery above to see her sexy photo shoot with Bullett.
Looking back on the show's success, Lively — who is dating her Green Lantern co-star Ryan Reynolds – added: "As an actor who plays a caricature of myself on the show, I don't think I'd say, 'Watch Gossip Girl for my best quality of work.'"
"I am very lucky to have had that experience, [but] I'm ready to move on with my life, and I can't do that with Gossip Girl tracking my every move."
Watch Lively in the latest Savages trailer below. The movie hits theaters on July 6.
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Wellington water supply situation update – 6 April
Wellington water supply situation update – 6 April 2013
Today's data:
Daily target water use (maximum) = 130 million litres (ML)
Yesterday's water use = 121ML
Change from Thursday = lower by 5ML
Water use was again below the target for maximum daily use yesterday. We thank all water users for their continuing efforts to conserve water during this ongoing dry period.
River flow rates remain well below long-term April averages.
We expect to be able to meet the present level of demand for water without further rain – and without having to use storage – until towards the end of April.
No rain has fallen in the catchments in the last 24 hours. The 14-day weather forecast shows "the odd shower" up until Wednesday, followed by fine conditions for most of the following week. There is no rain in the forecast until the middle of the month.
We need to maintain the level of water use below 130ML per day at least until the next major rainfall. Lower demand helps to preserve our water reserves longer.
Yesterday's water supply came from:
Rivers: 66.9ML
Hutt aquifer: 51.8ML
Storage decreased by 2.3ML
Lake 2 remains 100% full.
The outdoor water use ban remains active.


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In 1973, the UK joined the EU along with two other countries.
There are now 25 members, after ten countries joined in 2004.
Many people agree the EU is now too big to make decisions the way it used to.
This is why they want a constitution or rule book to make some changes and set out clearly what all the countries can and cannot do.


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Franchise Opportunities
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Anshus Designer Studio
No. of Franchise Outlets: 3
Investment: Rs. 20lac - Rs. 30lac
Business Details
Our garments have been widely acknowledged for their excellence, through pioneering designs and trendsetting styles. Using only the best in quality fabrics, we have successfully transformed the face of Indian haute couture the world over.
Established on 27th August, 2005 Anshus Designer Studio, has carved a niche for itself one of the foremost designer wear shop displaying wide range of Indian garments such as designer sarees, salwaar kameez, kurtis, bridal sarees, bridal lehngas etc.
Started out as a designer store in the year 2005, Anshus Design Studio is today a sprawling expanse of the finest range of Indian ethnic wear for women. Under our all India franchise expansion Plan, we are now looking for Channel Partners who have the passion and enthusiasm to rule the fashion industry.
If you are looking for clothing franchise business opportunities for a rewarding career then Anshus Design Studio will be pleased to assist you.
Investment Details
Start-up Location : 2005
Date Commenced Frachising / Distribution : 2009
Are you looking for Franchise?
Area Investment Franchise/Brand Fee Royalty/Commission
Store Wise Rs. 20lac - Rs. 30lac 1 Lac
Are you looking for Trade Partners (Dealers, Distributors, MBOs, Retailers)?
What areas are available for Unit franchise? : International,Nationwide
Where are you looking for expansion?
North West East South Center Union Territories
New Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pardesh Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa Assam, West Bengal, Orissa Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pardesh Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand Chandigarh
Is there exclusive territorial rights given to a unit franchise? : Yes
Are any performance guarantees given to unit franchisees? : Yes
What is the anticipated percentage return on investment? : 50%
What is the likely pay back period of capital for a unit franchise? : 2 years
Are there other investment requirements? : For Furniture
Property Details
What type of property is required for this franchise opportunity? : 1000-1200 Sq feet Shop in Prime location
Floor area requirement : 1000-1200 . (1 Sq Meter = 10.76 Sq Ft.)
Preferred location of unit franchised outlet:? : Prime Location with High footfalls
Do you currently have detailed Operating Manuals for franchisees? : Yes
Where is the franchisee training done? :
Is field assistance available for franchisees? : Yes
Will someone from Head Office assist me when I open my franchise? : Yes
What IT systems do you presently have that will be included in the franchise? :
Other Details
Do you have a standard Franchise Agreement? : Yes
How long is the franchise term for? : 5 years
Is the term renewable? : Yes


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The worldwide finance and accounting (FA) outsourcing market will reach $47.6 billion in 2008, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 9.6%, a new IDC study reveals. Spending on outsourcing of the transaction management function is expected to grow the fastest, at 9.8%, over the next five years. From a regional perspective, the study determined that the U.S. will remain by far the largest FA business process outsourcing (BPO) market, while EMEA will be the fastest growing region in terms of FA BPO spending in the short to mid-term.
"The finance and accounting BPO opportunity is one of the largest and fastest growing BPO segments. As the opportunity matures, corporate buyers will increasingly be looking at FA vendors to provide an expanding range of services, collaborate on building full-scope back-office solutions, and solve strategic business challenges," said Anna Danilenko, program manager, Consulting and FA BPO Services.
Additional key findings of this study include:
- While cost cutting remains the primary reason for outsourcing FA, the need to solve strategic business issues is increasingly driving FA BPO spending globally.
- Transaction management services represents the largest opportunity within the FA BPO space while accounts payable remains the most widely outsourced FA function.
- Processing services, business advisory services to senior finance executives, and services opportunities around financial compliance are expected to serve as the most effective leads into FA BPO arrangements.
- Mergers and acquisitions among FA BPO vendors will continue to accelerate as providers aim at gaining market share, expanding into key regions and acquiring specialized business process and consulting expertise.
IDC's new study, US Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Market Forecast and Analysis, 2003-2008, (IDC #31107), presents the worldwide and U.S. FA BPO market forecast and analysis by major regions and distinct FA sub-processes, such as transaction management, finance, general accounting, treasury and risk management, and tax management, that comprise the FA function. In addition the study provides an analysis of major market drivers and inhibitors, insights on key buyer trends, overview of major competitive dynamics and essential guidance for FA BPO services vendors.
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Jerusalem (Sep. 3)
The Joint Distribution Committee has taken over relief activities in the detention camps on Cyprus for the Jews diverted from Palestine, Charles Passman, J. D. C. representative in Palestine, told a press conference today.
He added that he has submitted a report to the New York headquarters of the organization outlining an extensive relief program including the providing of clothes, religious, medical and educational services. Physicians, nurses and teachers for the camps will be recruited only from Palestine and will work under the supervision of British civil and military authorities, Passman said.
He estimated that there were 2,850 refugees on Cyprus including 215 pregnant women and 250 children. The majority of the children come from Greece and include 80 orphans and 35 infants.


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Tune in to watch Holly Cole perform your favourite holiday songs, accompanied by some of the world's greatest figure skaters!
CBC Television
Dec 18, 2014 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Dec 21, 2014 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Ottawa time is shown.
Celebrate the holiday season with some of world's greatest figure skaters. Kurt Browning, Elvis Stojko, Joannie Rochette, and Jeffrey Buttle are some of the Canadian icons who will perform to the music of world renowned Canadian jazz artist, Holly Cole – in Holiday Festival on Ice, a CBC holiday tradition.


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Learning Theory and Drug Abuse
History of drug use by humans
Ancient to modern desire to modify consciousness
Discovery of brewing to make beer - modern synthetic opiates
Why study substance abuse
Substance abuse costs $500 billion/year in the US
Legal, health care, ID theft, Education outreach, lost time at work, NIDA budget, etc.
85% - related to alcohol and cigarette use
Operant conditioning model and its usefulness to studying drugs
Model: behaviors have consequences
Perform certain behavior - receive reward
Examples: dogs and food, rats bar pressing for food, primates and humans
Physiological basis - neuroreward system in the brain
Interactions among pre-frontal cortex, nucleus accumbens (NA), VTG area, Limbic System
Important findings
Animals and human abuse many of the same drugs except hallucinogens (Humans only)
Studying humans and addiction
Tool - drug abuse liability assessment of drugs by experienced users
Involves asking addicts/user to evaluate drugs for their abuse liability
Scales, questionnaires - request feedback on how potent/good the drug makes the user feel
What would they pay for a drug
Compare the cognitive abilities of users under the influence
Results used to assess the probability that a drug would be abused
History of cue reactivity
Role of Pavlovian conditioning and Pavlov's Dog
Food causes dog to salivate
Metronome paired with food eventually causes dog to salivate
Addicts crave drugs after they learn to associate cues with taking drugs and euphoria (high)
Interoceptive cues - from within the body (emotional responses: anger, stress, celebration, other)
Exteroceptive cues - outside the body (crack house, bar room, other
Siegel experiment - experimental evidence of cue reactivity
Training Experiments
Rats given morphine in Context A - euphoria
Rats given saline in Context B - nothing
After Training Experiments
Rats given saline in Context A - withdrawal
Rats given morphine in Context B - overdose
Drug discrimination experiments: collaboration between Troisi lab and University of Kentucky
Quail experiments
Male given cocaine, followed by presentation of receptive female and sex/copulation
Male given saline, followed by no presentation of receptive female
Males learn to discriminate between message from cocaine versus saline
Also performed reciprocal experiment (cocaine - no female, saline with female)
Therapy - classical versus operant conditioning
Classical conditioning model - use extinction
Lab setting: addict exposed to cues up until self-administration, then stop
Goal: extinguish learned association between cues and euphoria
Relapse, spontaneous recovery after addicts leave the lab setting
Drug seeking behavior and assoications are more complicated chain of events
Operant conditioning and the Operant chain
Drug seeking involves many more events that are learned and predict euphoria
Seeking dealers, Obtaining $$, Using paraphernalia, etc.
More complicated than just classical conditioning and extinction
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|Back to Dec. Ed Reporter
|Social Change and IB World Schools
Despite conflict with American ideals, the U.S. Department of Education offers taxpayer funds to help with the higher costs for IB, and the National Governors Association (NGA) promotes the program.
Stated in the NGA's High School Reform: Aligning Secondary and Postsecondary Education Policy: "Congress . . . should support state efforts that encourage more students to enroll in Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) coursework . . ." (2-27-2004)
Prior to the 2004 NGA high school reform policies, UNESCO held an International Conference on Secondary Education Reform (Dec. 2002). Among the topics presented was "International Baccalaureate programmes: Curriculum model for National Secondary Education in the 21st Century" by Dr. Ian Hill from the International Baccalaureate Organization.
In "Study, Work, Rifle," reporter Damarys Ocana wrote: "When Castro took over [Cuba] in 1959, he considered education a key tool for his dream of creating a New Society, where a New Man would be molded to be devoted to the causes of revolution and Communism. . . . (The Miami Herald, 8-6-2000)
With a focus on "the whole person," what New Society and New Man is the IBO seeking to create?
A new worldview
Quist explains: "IB themes taken together constitute a worldview an overall philosophy of life. According to UNESCO, the worldview taught by IB includes the promotion of the Earth Charter (a religious/pantheistic document), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which views human rights the same way Communist countries view human rights) and multiculturalism (which is based on the ideology of Italian Marxist, Antonio Gramsci)." (EdWatch, 6-30-2004).
Cultural appreciation?
One such book is Cracking India suggested in IB teacher training. PABBIS identifies it as "A Typical International Baccalaureate Program Book, A Typical Curriculum Book Challenge."
PABBIS explains: "Shortly after school started this fall, the parent of an 11th grade IB program student in Florida got upset about a book, Cracking India, that her child was (supposedly) required to read. This book had explicit language, a description of a 9-year old girl's encounter with her teenage cousin's genitalia and being propositioned by him for oral sex, and the girl later having sexual fantasies. . . . " (11-9-2005)
Another PABBIS review: The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea. Required for IB 11th grade, this "is about a 12-year old Japanese boy who is able to spy into his widowed mother's bedroom through a hole in the wall. He is able to see her having sex with her sailor boyfriend. The mother makes plans to marry the sailor. The boy and his friends discuss how much they hate 'fathers' and they plot to kill the sailor. They experiment on a kitten, torturing and mutilating it. By the end of the book, they have drugged the sailor, brandished a knife and are donning rubber gloves to kill him. The book is full of graphic and vulgar descriptions of sexual acts and violence. (PABBIS News, 3-8-01)
Such books prompt one to wonder what kind of appreciation IB students gain by reading literature steeped in violence, murder, torture, vulgarity, sex, incest, prostitution, molestation, rape, and drugs, etc.
Creativity, Action, Service
Is it the province of schools to mandate activity that includes community service? According to the U.S. Constitution - which IB students do not study - the 13th Amendment states: "Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
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A growing number of people in the UK are turning to the non-surgical treatment Botox to ease teeth grinding or 'bruxism', experts have revealed.
According to Transform, the UK's largest provider of cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments, there has been a 50 per cent rise in the number of patients requesting Botox for this purpose.
Those most likely to opt for the treatment are men between the ages of 35 and 45 in the London area, the company's figures show.
Experts at Transform believe that this is probably because the economic climate is causing stress, which contributes to teeth grinding.
Botox can help by relieving the jaw tension and pain associated with the problem.
Gwen Davies, head of non-surgical at Transform, said that the company's practitioners have been using Botox to successfully treat chronic teeth grinding.
"Brutox, as we're calling it, is very quick, straightforward and can be very effective. Most patients experience noticeable improvement within two to three days of their first treatment," the expert revealed.
Teeth grinding affects around eight to ten per cent of people in the UK, according to the Bruxism Association.


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I note the preference of the Australian Industry Group for an emissions trading scheme ("AIG presses hard for carbon trading", AFR , March 7) rather than the existing carbon tax.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has a simple and unambiguous view: we are opposed to both. Mainstream Australian businesses face escalating energy prices caused by both the carbon tax and other green programs, and they do not support the imposition of unilateral cost penalties of any form.
Industry is under enough pressure across a wide front and can do without the government lining them up to pay charges their competitors don't have to face.
Regrettably we are already seeing this impact on jobs and investment in industries reliant on energy, many of which received zero compensation from government.
The theory of the ETS may be engaging and many have been caught up in the rhetoric of what is deceptively tagged a market-based mechanism.
However, we don't live in an economic laboratory. There is no international system or commitment to a scheme nor is there likely to be, and this means trade-exposed countries like Australia are clear losers. Where partial schemes are in place such as Europe, this is no freely functioning market as it is government that sets the rules about permit allocation.


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Nine Clemson rowers were honored as 2017 Scholar Athletes by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA), as announced on May 31.
Clemson qualified for Grand Final of all five events.
Rower Ashley Robinson has honed her mindset on the water and in the boathouse.
The Tigers play host to eight teams on Lake Hartwell on Sunday, May 14.
Archived racing action from April 22-23, 2017 on Lake Hartwell.
The Tigers finished 19th as a team at the fifth annual Clemson Invitational.
Clemson's Second Varsity 4+ advanced to Sunday's grand final.
The Tigers welcome 20 of the nation's top ranked programs to Lake Hartwell on April 22-23.
Clemson closed out the Lake Natoma Invitational in fine fashion Sunday, with three wins.
Clemson's Second Varsity 8+ edged the Golden Knights at the finish line in the afternoon.
Clemson is scheduled to face several top teams, including No. 2 Cal and No. 6 Stanford.
Clemson came away with a pair of runner-up finishes in the fours.


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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Friendly staff...nice hotel which is clean and modern but located on edge of shopping complex... Situated on edge of shopping complex...
Friendly,helpful staff.Not asking for credit card imprint,quite unlike the suspicious,paranoid UK/American attitude to customers. Drains were a bit smelly.
Staff were very friendly and helpful, some of which spoke English. The hotel was very well run. To our surprise directions to the Sachsenring circuit were given to us upon check in, obviously done their homework, excellent! Superb secure parking for motorcycles and cars.
Clean room and bathroom, good food in restaurant, friendly staff. They woke me up on time. No internet in room although I understood there was when booking. Room is very basic, old furniture and old TV, but they all worked. Bathroom - smell of smoke even though it was a no smoking room.
Room was clean and comfortable. No hot water in afternoon. "Takes a long time to run through". 5 minutes +? Waited 45mins in eveing for simple pasta dish in restaurant. Breakfast advertised as starting at 7am but not out on tables until 7.15am when I had to leave at 7.30am.
Only had WIFI in reception area
had a good evening meal for reasonable price, very good choice at breakfast buffet eventhough there didn't seem to be that many guests staying at the time. clean, comfortable and spatious room.
Beautiful location, well situated for visiting both the old town and the lake, exceptionally helpful and welcoming staff, relaxed but smart ambioence,and generous and varied breakfast buffet. I liked everything about the hotel, but for travellers arriving from the station (as will be obvious from the location map) it is quite a walk - well worth the effort!
Friendly, helpful staff. Good sized rooms.
Friendly staff, good location No really bad points found
Clean stylish friendly
Location of hotel and helpfulness of the staff
Reception staff very helpful. Location of hotel excellent for bus from airport and for train station for trips to Leipzig. Bar seemed to have variable opening times.
We were close to the station for onward travel which is what we wanted The pillow were too soft!!!!
We didn't stay for very long but it was very pleasant. The breakfast was good. .
Hotel is very near to the railway station in the road to the left side of the shopping centre opposite. It is also next to numerous bus stops. Hotel was clean and quiet. Girl on reception very helpful. It is about 15-20 minutes bus journey from the airport which cost 3.50 euros each way. Restaurant adjacent to the hotel could have had menu in English and other languages for tourists. Nothing around hotel at night. No english speaking channels on the television. No safe in the room. There is a chinese restaurant within 2 minutes walk but the menu is only in German.
Nice modern hotel, friendly and helpful service, Close to bus and train stations.
Very clean and quiet, friendly staff, a minute's walk from the station. Good value Greek restaurant next door. Altenburg is a real find: a well preserved old town and castle and handy for Leipzig and Zwickau
Fabulous park and playground adjacent to hotel, buffet breakfast and very helpful staff
Staff was very friendly and helpful and the location was convenient to the town of Meerane and to the park next door. There was a very roomy tub with a shower head but no shower curtain.
Good hotel for staying one night on your way to Praque
The staff were superb, made us feel like we were valued ( not always the case when you arrive on motorcycles) . Ideal base for the Moto GP races at the Sachsenring
1. Clear rooms and bathrooms. 2. German order almost everywhere 3. Tasty breakfast 4.Great place for 1 day rest in a long trip because of smalll distance from highways 1. Staff had problems with communication in english
The best rate "value for money" among all hotels we've even been to! Picturesque place, charming castle, stylish interior, cozy room with a park view.. We felt like time had turned back and we found ourselves in a medieval castle. Staff is utterly friendly and helpful, they make us feel like in a home from home; food is delicious. There is a choice of aperitifs and some sweets free of charge in the reception area :) Morning coffee was wonderful! We are defenitely going to come back in this lovely place!!! The only thing we didn't like is that spa is located not directly in the hotel but in a couple of minutes' walk. And no WiFi in the room.
the old style building, quiet place and very good take care.. Some Fan when the wrather is hot. Hot water have in the room.
The hosts are wonderful and the rooms are very unique. All of the members of our party were suprised and very pleased with the hotel. The working waterwheel outside is very interesting. The breaskfast was amazing!
Staff very helpful Could have done with a fan in bedroom
Very nice place, good staff, quite NO
Big Room, excellent supper adn good service. No elevator and the walk up to the hotel was tough with the luggage we had.
Location N/A
The Hotel was excellent with very good food and in the centre of town.
Ideally situated for old town centre and town attractions whicgh are all within close walking distance. Nice large, comfortable, clean room. Good, if not exceptional, breakfasts with cooked options. Proprietors and staff helpful and courteous. Hotel represents an excellent base for sightseeing, not just the beautiful town of Altenburg but also the nearby magnificent city of Leipzig which is only 40 minutes away by train (27 Euro return). Regrettably time did not permit a visit to Dresden which is slightly further away than Leipzig but also readily reachable by train via Chemnitz. Although all rooms are ensuite, only one has a bath, all others are shower only. Room decor and furnishings somewhat basic for four star hotel.
Friendly, warm, staff. Spacious room, well equipped. Excellent location, quiet. Good restaurant. Altenburg is an attractive town, the hotel is central.
on arrival,we were a bit late but what a welcome wow,the rooms,massive,the breakfast plentiful,with fresh fruit eaten in a conservatory,,subject to weather, the shower and bathroom, sparkling (the shower hard to leave) the staff,friendly and help-ful,oh,if the weather fine,eating al -fresco,I should add,altogether a pleasant week-end not a lot to do in the evenings,but a real handy pub on site
Our welcome was first class, we were shown to our secure undercover parking for our motorcycles The owner who spoke very good English and is a biker himself then showed us to our room which was both spacious and very clean. Breakfast was excellent sat on the balcony as the weather was hot, the small town is a five walk away which on a hot day as it was has a fantastic outdoor swimming pool.
This hotel was clean and friendly with good size rooms. The location was quiet and there was a private car park for the hotel.The owners spoke good english. Breakfast was good. There is no restaurant or bar, but there is a small bar next door. A small town with not much happening, but a good location to travel around from.