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Hotel Mozart
Via dei Greci 23/B, Rome, Lazio
0.6 km from
Rp 1,513,158+
its location at the centre of Rome is perfect both for sightseeing and for shopping.
Very central
free Internet, pleasant lounge on first floor with rest room Spanish Steps a bad location except for luxury shopping--not near historic attractions or affordable shopping
The hotel is well situated for seeing the sites of Rome and with most circular hop on/off bus routes passing close by, the opportunity of easily going further than neighbouring attractions such as the Spanish Steps and Trevi. The staff were friendly and helpful and arranged alternative taxi to airport when Margana Travel (booked through Viajes Almeda) didn't turn up. The room, at the rear of the hotel, was comfortable and picked up no street noise. With temperatures about 30C, the airconditioning was very welcome. The cold buffet breakfast was the same every day but was enjoyable and more than adequate to set you up until you got to your next pit stop. The coffee was exceptionally good. The roof terrace bar was good for a relaxing drink. Not a major problem but the shower regulator was a little awkward and had obviously undergone maintenance recently. Bathroom was small but not the smallest we've had in Italy.
Beautiful old building at a great location small shower with a shower curtain that would constantly stick on you. Wifi turned out to work only in the small lobby and was very shaky. First got a small noisy room although I asked for a quiet one; luckily could change it.
Perfect location for visiting and shopping Bathroom smell and noise from the street
We were upgraded to a better room, no reason as to why, presumably our original booking they could not fulfil. The upgraded room was lovely though. The barman on the roof top bar was useless. They were supposed to be open until midnight but quite often he shut up at 11.30 and didn't like it if anyone asked for another drink.
Location and hotel staff. Everything was great.
Balcony with drinks & snacks at the top was great Sewer gas smell in bathroom- please check the traps/ sewer ventilation!
The location and their food(breakfast). Also their staff are wonderful and friendly. the beautifl ladies at the breakfast room are wonderful. they are always smiling, helpful, and service delicious home made sweets non loved the stay and the hotel
We had some difficulties with our booking due to unclear communication with bookings.com but the hotel staff, in particular Claudio was fantastic and sorted it out for us very pleasantly and efficiently. He was also excellent with recommendations for sightseeing tours, restaurants etc. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this fantastic hotel.Kind regards,Susan and Max.
Excellent service from all sectors ! Rooms are cleaned twice a day !
The location of the hotel is fabulous! I could walk to the Borgese Gardens, the Trevi Fountain, The Spanish Steps and the Colloseum! The shopping in the area was fantastic! I only eat fruit in the morning and I found the fruit salad skimpy, composed mainly of apples and swimming in a sea of orange juice from concentrate. Surely a 5 star hotel should have a wonderful fresh fruit salad, with melon, kiwi, pineapple and berries.
Friendly staff and good location Room service, mini-bar, etc were very expensive
everything was excellent, but the breakfast was poor
Locations is great, hospitality was great, hotel atmosphere is excellent. Mix between classic and trendy. Breakfast.
nothing. nothing
A lovely, elegant hotel located in a prime location! Excellent and very attentive service. Hotel staff made me feel very welcome and was extremely helpful in providing information about restaurants and things to see. I requested an early check-in and the hotel was able to acccomodate me. I would definitely stay there again. It was a little tricky trying to adjust the water temperature in the shower.
best location that can be for family, center, but quiet. stayed with the kid and the room was upgraded to Delux triple for free. Very good terrace to have brcfst or lunch.
location near good restaurants and comfort no
Location Un renovated rooms, wifi doesn't work well and they make you pay for it, we had to change rooms. This hotel needs to be renovated. This is really not a small leading hotel or a 5 stars hotel as marketed
All ok excpt the air condition. Air condition was bad not cooling enough.
the location is perfect to see all the sights. it's very central to the Spanish steps and with in walking distance to the rest of the city it wasn't as upscale as we thought it was going to be, and for the price breakfast should have been included
Location was excellent. On a quiet road so not noisy. Staff were not very friendly. Restaurant suggestions were not great and no irons to borrow which surprised us for a 5 star.
Location, friendliness of staff, The rooms at the 5Th floor were unproper of a 5 star hotel, the price is over to high
location II was upgraded from Junior Suit to a Executive suit which had a nice bedroom and a larger then a corridor made up to a living room.You had to watch the TV from a distance of perhaps 2 meters.There was another room with a table in the middle with 4 chairs nothing else which was useless.very small lifts.
The location is excellent for a good short holiday in Rome. Central. We did not like the first room were put in: room 379: tacky and filthy carpet and aged cranky bathroom.
The location is great. The room was comfortable enough. The hotel lounge was cozy. No wireless connection, despite the hotel staff is persuaded there is one. Ethernet connection + movies overpriced. Multimedia defficiency for a 5 star hotel.
Convenient possition. Room in need of decoration for standard of hotel.
family atmosphere
Wonderful staff with first rare service.
The staff was amazing. They all knew our names from the moment we checked in and made us feel very welcome and at home. The concierge provided excellent recommendations for food which was always spectacular and reasonably priced. The Palm Court bar is an Art Deco fantasy. Our BEST stay in Rome, and we have been many times. We will only stay at the Hassler in the future!
the location and the room standard I did not like the breakfast. It was not up to the satdard of a 5 star hotel. Also thehotel was offering SPA services which were not located in the hotel , but in another hotel, which is not convenient especially during cold times.
splendid breakfast with good view 7th floor bar and restaurant not open during our stay
The friendliness of the staff. The prices for the room service menu were extremely high. Also, the cupboards were not well designed (hanger rods placed very high and it was hard hanging clothes and getting them down).
the location and the view from the 7th floor restaurant the 6th floor breakfast buffet. Horrible flooring. staff not as attentive or as friendly as in other 5 star hotels we visited in Italy. Mirabelle restaurant was lovely, however the bar area needs attention, too small, and way too much traffic from kitchen to enjoy the beautiful guitarist
The staff was extremely kind and assisted efficiently in providing good addresses and securing bookings for museum visits, etc. The rooms are very well equipped, very clean and comfortable.
Good location, qualified personnel, hotel corresponds to expectations of the guests. As a wish: to have own SPA zone. It is inconvenient to visit hotel restaurant in the evening, it is necessary to take a reservation at least, for a day earlier.
location. roof terrace the hotel is tatty and does not have the level of service I expected from a 5 star hotel ... the beds are incredibly uncomfortable and we slept badly. This is a 4 star at best and does not have any romantic or luxury component to it. The roof terrace is nice
Exceptional service from staff. We checked-in before check-in time and a room was made available for us very quickly. Our stay was only 1 day so we did not have time to try the hotel facilities. Breakfast was included in the price paid for the room. We were leaving early the next morning and we were told that a take out breakfast would be ready for us. I found this very nice but the next morning no breakfast was available. Bed sheets and blankets not comfortable,
Beautiful eurorpean decor, the terrase for a glass of Procecco, locations, quietness. price of meals
The hotel staff were veryprofessional. A really excellent hotel but Two very small picky points. For the early birds, the Gym and Breakfast only open at 7:00 If you are on a tour to the Vatican or outside of Rome, you could be leaving at 6:45, which therefore doesn't give you access to the breakfast, or gym.
Very nice rooms, clean, great service, nice location. Breakfast was execellent. Rooms and bathrooms were renovated. We liked everything...
We enjoyed the comp. bottle of champagne to celebrate our aniversary.
The entire staff was superb. They were professional, helpful, friendly and hospitable. We arrived early in the morning and they made a room available for us to use until our other room was ready. Breakfast was included in our room rate. The breakfast selections were outstanding. It did not have an exercise facility and the rooms did not have an iron and ironing board.
Efficiency of staff and service. Breakfast could have had more fresh fruit--v limited selection of fresh fruit. Would have liked a sofa area in the room.
The staff were extreemly helpful!
The hotel is in a convenient location. It is very clean and the staff is very friendly.
I'm usually pretty critical of hotels but the staff at this one was great, from the doormen and valets to the front desk and concierge. Good job by all of them. Also, the internet was wired, fast and reliable, usually hard to find at most hotels, so key to my happiness there. The rest was standard fare, rooms were good, room service food ok but expensive, nice bar on the roof, etc. The only thing I didn't like was standard european convention of a "king" bed not being a king mattress but really being 2 small twin beds pushed together. It leads to many sore backs in the morning, or falling into the gap in the center.
Good location, helpful staff ,beautiful hotel. Would stay there again. Very small room and lack of a business center with computers
Staff was very helpful, location is close to nice places such as Spanish steps and via veneto. Price is a bit over-rated in comparison with what the hotel can offer
Eloquent, classy, clean and helpful!
The staff were excellent - pleasant and helpful at all times. The roof top restaurant was disappointing. The quality and presentation of food was reasonable but not to the standard expected for the prices charged; a limited menu.
The hotel was lovely and on a quiet street, by Rome standards. The staff were great. I had erroriously booked a single and didn't realize until we checked in. They quickly fixed my error and we weren't charged any extra rate. They were friendly and so helpful. I needed a couple of "C" batteries after frying an appliance. They went out of their way to find me one and left it in the room while we went to dinner. The included breakfast was absolutely fabulous and we had dinner at the hotel restaurant and it was also very good. Our room was very spacious, comparable to very nice US hotels and the bathroom was huge and very clean. The housekeeping staff did a great job daily. All and all, it was great to come "home" after a long day of sight-seeing and relax. We would most certainly stay at Sofitel Rome again.
The hotel is very beautiful. looks like one of the attractions in rome. The room (regular) was very big, alot of space. The location of the hotel is perfect The breakfast was OK, not worth 25 Euro tho. The table by the bed had stuff glued on it and the lamp swich was sticky, but except of it the room's cleaning was fine.
The staff was friendly and helpfull. The central location is superior. The old world charm and beauty of the public areas, marble, frescoes and stained glass harks back to what the lap of luxury was like at the turn of the century when this hotel was no doubt reserved for the top upper class of society. Because the hotel is over 100 years old she shows her age and has not been kept up to the standards of a Five Star Hotel. She is a bit run down and in the rooms it appears that the money needed to maintain the standerd to which it claims is lacking. The glamour of what may once have been the best hotel in Rome has long since past. She is a grand old lady who is in need of some tender loving care.
Location Service and attitude. No internet working - wifi or hotel computers out of order
i like Mr.Luca very helpful person the terrasa was closed ..if i need ice for example i have to pay service 5 euros
The rooms, designs and the hotel staff. no nothing
the view. excelent deco. no ice machine
Location Did not have Room booked had to pay 200 euros per nite extra for a room available. no heat, room cold .Bkft 1st day bad, got sick spent day in bed diarrhea. Great hotel at one time in need of repairs and renovation. No 5 Star. Restaurant filthy ,shower broke, electrical wires in open in room. Lived and visited Europe every year since 1961. Been to Rome 20 times worst experience.Have pic tires to compare to hotels website, big difference.Front desk not friendly or helpful
Absolutely NOTHING to like or enjoy here at all. This is by far the worst hotel I've stayed in more than 25 cities in my latest trip to Italy. When you consider this is somehow rated a 5 star star hotel (???) it is the worst value for money in the history of hotels. It is literally a 2 star hotel and a bad one - it's a hell hole and a huge tourist trap. They gave me a room with no AC and no hot water! I repeat, NO HOT WATER. On top of it all, even if I had gotten a proper room with hot water, hotel is old anyways and facilities extremely old and dirty, filthy rooms. Wifi does not work nor does 4g/3g signal. Internet access is only possible outside of the hotel. Breakfast is one of the worst I've seen in Italy (or anywhere). They did not deliver what a two star hotel would have. That's all late in the evening after a tiring trip for me and my girlfriend. After hours of discussion and no solution offered whatsoever, I was finally able to talk to the hotel manager. The manager is this French guy who barely speaks some broken English and couldn't care less. All he could say is that things didn't go as planned with maintenance and that it wasn't his fault. Out of the few things he mumbled, he may have offered a drink at the bar or something along those lines, to make up for NO HOT WATER, NO AC, NO WIFI, dirty room, lousy breakfast, and the worst service I've ever seen in a hotel or hostel or any type of housing establishment in the world. The discussion went on for 3 days and no solution was offered at all. This is by far the worst experience I've had in Italy and the worst I've ever had in any hotel anywhere (I've traveled 50+ countries). The cherry on top was the itchy feeling in the end of my stay due to what could have been bed bugs. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place at all costs. Avoid yourself A LOT of stress and a living nightmare and stay as far away from this place as possible.
Location, The luxury of the 19th century and a kind of new roman decadence... It's a political matter.....but nice ! rooms , poor of confort, decoration,bathroom, all thonks that imbeliveble for a 5star hotel..!!!! even a international plug for eletrical shave in te bathroom....
Location was unbeatable. Staff was not very helpful. Room was comfortable but nothing fancy by any means. The pillows were hard as a rock and no Wi-Fi that I could access..
The amazing 19th century builting. It's a trip in the past. Amazing. Service.
Excellent staff--especially the duty managers and concierge staff. While our room was very comfortable, it was a tad smallish (appeared to be built for a single bed yet had a king wedged into it.)
small room very small bathroom not a 5 star room lucky to rate 3
The most important thing about this hotel is its location. It is located exactly on the Spanish Steps I thought the rooms were small and were overpriced.
I loved everything about the hotel. The rooms were great and the beds were sooo comfortable. We had been in Italy for a couple weeks and it was the best place we stayed at!!
Hotel is stylish and clean and there's an old world grandeur about it which I liked. Bed was very comfortable and restaurant area on second floor was very pretty. I enjoyed my stay overall. Room and bathroom assigned to us were just slightly too small I think. But otherwise it was fine. We discovered that there is a lift that takes you up and down the Spanish Steps too late. The hotel staff did not tell us about it which I found odd. Although the hotel is central, psychologically, the thought of all those steps is a little offputting - it's not the sort of hotel you feel you can just nip back up to in a minute. I think the hotel should at least inform you about the lift on your arrival.
It is a pleasant hotel over all , the roof top cocktail bar and the breakfast areas are in keeping and enjoyable ares of the hotel , but there are areas within the hotel starting to need a little attention . This hotel is rated 5 star and I expect it to perform to it ratings , it fell short of its ratings ,compering with many other 5 star hotel I have stated in , hence to the value.
hotel staff,cleanliness,posision in Rome The price was very hi for the offer.I accepted trough booking.com because of transcripcion and pictures, witch vere unapropriate. This is second time the same thing with booking.com reservation.First time hapened with Hotel Starhotels Splendid in Milan!! You should do something.
best location and service.
the best was the location, this is out of question, amazinf spot, but for the price thge hoytel was just ok, and the service just ok as well there is nothing really bad but to my advice trhe people working there do not know thar tjere is alot of unemployement now in Europe.........
Located close to the Spanish Steps
The location Oldish
The hotel was very clean and furnished beautifully. The location is great. It is massively over-priced. The bedrooms are relatively small for the cost (I had to move furniture everytime I wished to go onto the balcony or dry my hair in front of a mirror) and although the view from the restaurant is stunning, the service wasn't anything special given the extortionate prices - in fact we expected much better.
The hotel is luxurious and well run. I felt the excessive charge to use the internet was unecessary.
The staff at the Eden are excellent, especially the very helpful and knowledgeable concierge. The rooms are pleasant, clean and well-maintained and the view from the restaurant is gorgeous. The hotel is located at the top of the Spanish Steps, which means you either have to like to walk, or you're taking cabs everywhere. The upside is that it's very quiet.
hotel is not comparable with other 5 star hotels in Rome. . the hallways need a paint job hotel is not comparable with other 5 star hotels in Rome. . the hallways need a paint job
Comfortable hotel, super view of the city from the roof top bar No Sky sports channels on the TV. Cost of drinks in the bar
The location for the Eden is wonderful - close enough to the sites, while in a quiter luxurious neighborhood in Rome near the Villa Borghese Gardens. The public rooms are beautiful and service impeccible. our rooms were nicely appointed however did not have good views. The rooms have no carpets, bare wooden floors and there is no outlet in the bathrooms for hairdryer use. When I called the concierge to inquire how one could use the hairdryer in the bathroom I was informed that you must use the hairdryer at the desk in the bedroom. There is only one outlet there and so I had to unplug a lamp to plug in the hairdryer that is supplied by the hotel (clearly a woman was not present when designing these rooms and bathrooms!). Otherwise, an elegant spot in Rome and it was a very good value!!
1. location 2. room breakfast is to correspond to the price (quality and choice are very poor)
Excellent room, bathroom and hotel Poor service, arrogant and unhelpful staff made interactions with reception unpleasant. "Attempts" were made to service the room after 2pm each day exactly when we returned to our room after spending the morning and early afternoon sightseeing. This poor timing of the proposed servicing of the room was obviously intentional so as to avoid servicing the room. No soaps where replaced during the 4 night stay. Initially laundry was not done even after making a special trip to reception to obtain forms and understanding of their proposed laundry procedure. Laundry was only completed after an argument with reception. The hotel stay was not good because although the hotel is great but management is very poor
Closeness to city centre; still quiet and cosy Reception personnel a bit cold; other personnel very friendly
Excellent location for tourists. Front desk staff lacked smile, and not very helpful apart from the very basics.
Central location, clean rooms, well working aircon Staff at reception was too formal, no way to get a smile...Breakfast is out of wack for a 4* hotel, internet should be free and not at euros 20/hr...
extremely close to all points of interest in Rome city including all classical sites. Reasonably quiet, if that is at all possible in Rome. The restaurant was not appealing to us: the prices were quite high, the service was slow and it was right next to a major traffic artery as well as the to the foot pass leading to Fontana Trevi.
Location was excellent and the staff were friendly and very helpful. Room was excellent - very clean and comfortable.
Location was great. Room size for Europe was very good. Had room with terrace which was nice. Will stay again in future and recommend highly to others.
they upgraded us to a suite too close to trevi fountain so there were too many people up and down the street; chose because breakfast was said to be so good-- we have had better.
The hotel was in an excellent location. The memory foam beds were extremely comfortable. We especially enjoyed the private patio. The bathroom was not clean. There were dirty fingerprints on the wall and even a bloody one. Breakfast food was very good but the waitresses were very impatient with guests when the coffee machine was out of order.
Staff were extremely helpful and pleasant, the hotel was spotless and room very comfortable. You couldn't wish for a more central position to view Rome.
For first night i got room with little window under the ceiling and very bad smell. For next nights they change the room.
Great location, friendly staff I found the bed to be hard and the pillows uncomfortable.
The location was great (5 mins walking from the Spanish Steps) and the staff were very friendly.
Very clean sheets and an excellent location to see all the tourist sights. Very helpful staff. Roof top restuarant over rated
Friendly, helpful staff and the location of the hotel. Also the roof top restuarant was very nice. We were also offered a private pick up from and to the airport which was at no extra cost to a taxi. Could have had more choice at breakfast
The front office team were lovely had fluent english and were very helpful and they were also happy to store our luggage at no additional charge on our day of departure as our flight was not until 8pm. The location of the Hotel is ideal for a city break with all "must see" places within walking distance. Its location is also ideal to join any of the City bus tours. The breakfast could do with additional items but in saying that what was provided was of good quality and refreshed regularly. The only thing negative comment is that I found the drinks in the Hotel expensive.
Location excellent, great and very helpful staff, big size of bed, Very small room, very poor breakfast( only ham and cheese every day), no network in the room
The staff and service was excellent. It was also centrally located and had very good breakfasts.


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Early next year (or thereabouts) we'll see HMV launch a social media site.
We have some clues from HMV's e-commerce director Gideon Lask
We've been in extensive dialogue with our core music and film suppliers, to identify cool and exciting content that we hope to include when we launch next year.
The way people discover and consume music and film is changing, and we need to reflect this in what we do.
HMV staff will be the first to explore and report on the site, along with a small number of hand-picked public users who will be identified by Cake.
Agencies LBi and Cake have helped develop the site. I've had one journalist ring me up and really wanted me to dismiss this as another "me too" project. I didn't agree. I suspect that line of questioning comes from Lask saying;
There are so many details we're still finalising - we're not even sure how best to describe the concept, and we haven't settled on a final name.
Although it remains to be seen whether the social media site is successful I wouldn't dismiss this as a "me too". HMV needs to look at the way people find and discuss music these days and this is exactly how they do it. I'd love to see it. I don't think I know anyone in Cake otherwise I'd be pestering them!
If the site is successful then it should help offset HMV's poor PPC strategy which is heavily reliant on burning through tokens and database queries to update bids in line with their inventory. That's a short term strategy and means HMV's clicks are more expensive than competitors. It also means they don't get to use current hits (inventory pending) to drive traffic to the site. A better strategy would be landing pages which cross-sold should the keyword title not be currently available. Not only would that let HMV benefit from the fickle fashion in music but would allow them to bid more cheaply.
So, we've got HMV making a stab at social (there's an irony in a company called His Master's Voice engaging with the voice of the socialnet) but doing badly in PPC. We also have Zavvi (ex-Virgin Megastories) leaving themselves open for annihilation on the SEO front. 2008 will be an interesting year for Entertainment retailers and affiliates!

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Garth Brooks Got The Award Of The Decade, Tim McGraw Liked Your Smile – Today In Country Music History [VIDEO]
Tim McGraw was happy Just To See You Smile on this date in 1998, Garth Brooks got a very cool award in 2000 and Shania Twain had a question about footwear in 1995.
Here's the list for Today In Country Music History for 18 January, 2012.
- Sugarland posted a message on its website announcing Kristen Hall was leaving the trio to concentrate on songwriting in 2006.
- Garth Brooks was named artist of the decade for the '90s during the American Music Awards in 2000.
- Tim McGraw's "Just To See You Smile" began six weeks atop the country singles chart in 1998.
- Alison Krauss + Union Station's "When You Say Nothing At All" was released in 1995.
- Shania Twain's single "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" was released for sale in 1995.
- Garth Brooks's first TV special, This Is Garth Brooks, aired on NBC in 1992.
- Eddie Rabbitt scored a Number One hit on the country chart with "I Love A Rainy Night," which would also hit Number One on the pop chart, in 1981.
- Merle Haggard's Number One single "The Roots Of My Raising" charted in 1976.
- Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed Doors" was released in 1973.
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All of these books can be found in the JUVENILE FICTION section of our libraries. They are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name. Some also can be located in the PAPERBACK shelves. Ask a Librarian for help in locating the book you are looking for! We all wish you many years of reading pleasure!
Adler, David. Cam Jansen
and the birthday mystery. 58 pages. (Cam Jansen series)
When Cam's grandparents are robbed on their way to her parents' surprise birthday party, Cam uses her photographic memory to solve the mystery. With over 30 books in the series, this girl detective keeps very busy!
Allard, Harry. Bumps in
the night. 48 pages. (Yearling First Choice Chapter Book)
When he discovers his house is haunted, Dudley Stork enlists the help of his friends to find out what is causing the spooky noises.
Brisson, Pat. Bertie's
picture day. 69 pages.
Bertie tries to get spiffy for his class picture but several disastrous events result in him looking "interesting" instead. Another good book about Bertie is Hot fudge hero.
Brisson, Pat. Little
sister, big sister. 36 pages.
Hester and her younger sister play Queen and her maid, pretend to be mermaids, eat chocolate and experience thunderstorms. There is even a recipe for Thunder Cookies!
Calmenson, Stephanie. Rockin' reptiles. 79 pages. (Gator Girls series)
Because the new girl on the block has only one ticket for the most exciting concert ever, two best friends must decide which of them gets to go.
Caseley, Judith. Jorah's
journal. 59 pages.
In her new journal, Jorah recalls her feelings about having to move, going to a new school, celebrating her birthday, learning the meaning of her name and finding a new friend.
Chall, Marsha Wilson. Mattie. 46 pages.
Mattie's adventures include selling her little brother, finding the perfect Valentines Day gift for an obnoxious classmate and cutting her brother's hair!
Charbonnet, Gabrielle. Snakes are nothing to sneeze at. 70 pages.
Although he's not furry and her best friend thinks he's yucky, Annabel loves her pet snake.
Choi, Sook Nyul. The best
older sister. 45 pages. (Redfeather Book)
Sunhi is not very happy by the arrival of a baby brother, but with the help of her wise grandmother, she learns to appreciate her new role as big sister.
Christopher, Matt. Man
out at first. 60 pages. (Springboard Book)
After a fast moving ball hits him, Turtleneck Jones loses his confidence on the baseball diamond and sees his position at first base given to another player. This is just one of the many, many sports book written by Matt Christopher. Look in both fiction and paperback sections to find his books!
Clarke, Judith. Teddy B.
Zoot. 58 pages. (Redfeather Book)
A kindhearted teddy bear journeys to his owner's elementary school in the middle of the night to retrieve his math homework.
Clements, Andrew. Jake
Drake, bully buster. 73 pages.
It is up to Jake Drake to take matters into his own hands when Link Baxter, Super Bully moves into the neighborhood.
Clifford, Eth. Flatfoot
Fox and the case of the missing schoolhouse. 47 pages.
Flatfoot Fox and his faithful friend, Secretary Bird, help Principal Porcupine solve the mystery of the missing school. There are several Flatfoot Fox books to read.
Cole, Joanna. Gator
girls. 59 pages. (Gator Girls series)
This is the first in the Gator Girls series and it is a fun book to read! When Alice the Alligator learns that she will be going to camp without her best friend, Amy, the two girls try to get a whole summer's worth of activities into just a few days.
Conford, Ellen. Annabel
the actress starring in just a little extra. 63 pages.
When she learns that a famous director is making a movie in her hometown, ten-year-old Annabel is determined to get a part. You can also read another book about this girl actress.
Cooper, Ilene. Lucy on
the loose. 75 pages. (Road to Reading, Mile 5)
When his beagle, Lucy, runs off chasing a big orange cat, Bobby must overcome his shyness in order to find them again. You should also read Absolutely Lucy.
Cresswell, Helen. Almost
goodbye. 62 pages. (Speedsters)
While collecting things to sell for the school's White Elephant Sale, two friends are given a lamp with unexpected magical qualities.
DeClements, Barthe. Spoiled rotten. 56 pages. (Hyperion Chapters)
Scott helps his best friend, Andy, learn how to follow the rules in second grade so that he will not get into trouble.
Duffey, Betsy. The Camp
Knock-Knock mystery. 46 pages. (Yearling First Choice)
If Willie would change into clean clothes while at summer camp, he might find the joke book which Crow has hidden from him.
Duffey, Betsy. Virtual
Cody. 83 pages.
Cody and his third grade classmates are having fun reporting on the origin of their names until Cody finds out that his parents named him after a dog! There are other fun books to read about Cody.
Duncan, Lois. Wonder Kid
meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher. 76 pages. (Springboard)
Terrorized by an evil lunch snatcher at his new school, Brian devises, with the help of a fellow comic book fan, a plan involving a new superhero called Wonder Kid.
Edwards, Michelle. Pa
Lia's first day. 50 pages. (Jackson
On the first day of second grade at her new school, Pa Lia discovers that things are not as bad as she had feared.
Elliott, David. The Cool
Crazy Crickets to the rescue. 55 pages.
The members of the CCC decide to earn some money but they have differences of opinion about how they should spend it. Read more about the CCC in another book.
Etra, Jonathan. Aliens
for breakfast. 62 pages (Stepping Stone)
Finding an intergalactic special agent in his cereal box, Richard joins the extraterrestrial in a fight to save earth from the Drones, one of whom is masquerading as a student in Richard's class. Also read Aliens for lunch.
Galbraith, Kathryn. Roommates. 42 pages.
When Mama announces a new baby is on the way, requiring a separate room, two sisters become roommates.
Greer, Gery. Let me off
this spaceship. 54 pages.
When creatures from outer space kidnap Tod and Billy, they try to make as much trouble on board ship as they can so that the spaceship captain will take them back to earth.
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Burpday, Maggie McDougal. 59 pages. (Springboard
Having no money and seeing her best friend's birthday approaching, Maggie creates a package of homemade and recycled items, hoping Bonkers will not be disappointed when he realizes his present is secondhand.
Griffith, Helen. Grandaddy and Janetta together. 79 pages.
Three stories about Janetta and her grandfather who lives on a farm are included in this warm, family story.
Haas, Jessie. Runaway
Radish. 56 pages.
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Nuclear Science and Engineering at The Colorado School of Mines is an interdisciplinary program. Founded in 2007, the program has quickly risen to place of national prominence. While delivering a traditional nuclear engineering core curriculum, the program emphasizes the nuclear fuel life cycle. Our faculty are leading efforts in the development of advanced reactors, spent fuel reprocessing, next generation materials, radiation detection for nuclear interdiction, and the development of storage systems for the safe disposal of radiological products.


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Interfaith marriage is common in U.S., particularly among the recently wed
Marrying within the faith is still common in the United States, with nearly seven-in-ten married people (69%) saying that their spouse shares their religion, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. But a comparison of recent and older marriages shows that having a spouse of the same religion may be less important to many Americans today than it was decades ago.
Our Religious Landscape Study found that almost four-in-ten Americans (39%) who have married since 2010 have a spouse who is in a different religious group. By contrast, only 19% of those who wed before 1960 report being in a religious intermarriage.
Many of these recent interfaith marriages are between Christians and the religiously unaffiliated (sometimes called "nones"). Of all U.S. adults married since 2010, almost one-in-five (18%) are in marriages between a Christian and a religiously unaffiliated spouse. This is true for only 5% of those who married before 1960.
Some research suggests that marriages between members of the same religious group may be more durable than intermarriages. If this is true, the rise in religious intermarriage over time may not be as pronounced as it appears, since the Religious Landscape Study measures only marriages intact today (i.e., it is possible there were more intermarriages before 1960 that have since ended in divorce).
In any case, interfaith relationships are even more common today among unmarried people living with a romantic partner than among those who are married. Nearly half (49%) of unmarried couples are living with someone of a different faith.
The survey also shows that members of certain religious groups are more likely than others to be with someone of their faith, whether they are married or living together in a romantic relationship. For example, more than three-quarters of U.S. Hindus (91%), Mormons (82%) and Muslims (79%) who are married or living with a partner are with someone of the same religion. This is somewhat less common among Jews (65%), mainline Protestants (59%) and religiously unaffiliated people (56%).
Topics: Religion and Society, Marriage and Divorce, Religious Affiliation, Religious Beliefs and Practices, Intermarriage
Caryle Murphy is a senior writer/editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center.
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In her book on religious intermarriage Naomi Schaffer Riley claims that there are differences in divorce rates between people of the same-same marriages and intermarriages. She seems to have done her own survey and I'm wondering if you have any more substantial data on this.
Thanks for a useful report.
Two questions:
–How do you classify a marriage between two unaffiliated persons? As same religion?
–To what extent is the increase in Christian-unaffiliated due to the substantial increase in unaffiliateds (formerly referred to as 'nones') in the total population?
How do Evangelical Protestants compare, in terms of intermarriage, compare to Mainline Protestants?
Any insight into how these numbers are affected by diverse proportions of evangelicals-vs-mainliners within formal denominations (e.g., United Methodists) that have many denominational members identifying in both camps?
Thanks for the question. Our survey found that among Evangelical Protestants, 75% have a spouse of the same religion, 17% are married to someone of a different faith, and only 7% are wed to someone who has no religious affiliation. Meanwhile, among Mainline Protestants, 59% have a spouse of the same faith, 29% are married to someone of a different faith, and 13% are wed to an unaffiliated person. (see chart on p. 47 of report at: pewforum.org/files/2015/05/RLS-0…)
As for your second question, as much as possible, respondents to the survey are categorized according to the denomination with which they self-identified. For example, all United Methodists are categorized as part of the Mainline tradition, and all Southern Baptists are categorized as part of the Evangelical tradition. The report includes a discussion of alternative ways of defining Protestant traditions and assessing the degree of overlap among them. See pages 31-32 and 100-111.


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I read a scholar's Weibo (Chinese Microblog) which says "when my generation was young in the 1980s, we managed to read and compose poems, travel and organize book clubs without a place of our own. " the author concludes by asking, "What's wrong with our young people today?" I've come across such statements a lot, and find them arguable.
Although traveling though time is a popular theme in recent TV soap operas, this does not justify using the past to criticize the present. In Bernard Werber's book The Tree of Possibilities (Chinese version translated by Dai Lu, published by China City Press in August 2009), there is a piece called "Vacances à Montfaucon "about traveling back to the era of Louis XIV. It is a period best known for its refined taste and delicacy. There are writers such as Molière, and La Fontaine, beautifully carved walls, magnificent sculptures, and things like "I still need to learn the arts to please the ladies, it is an important etiquette at the court of France". However, when the narrator finally arrives in the Paris of that time, it turns out to be a smelly city without a sewage system; patients are treated by blood-letting; and the character nearly get killed by a sorcerer. People who frequently criticize the present with experiences of the past should book a time-travel trip, getting back to the romantic and chaotic time of the Wei and Jin Dynasties; but they should also bear in mind that taking the popular drug of the time, Wushisan, may leave your skin covered in rashes and sores.
Further to making comments, one should be prudent when trying to use their own past history as a template for others. Each generation has their own happiness and sorrow, things that they are fed up with, or proud of. Knowing how things worked "in our times" probably will not be very useful for those living now. Getting older does not automatically make one wiser. The wise ones make reasonable decisions, think critically, and make judgements according to the circumstances. As a middle-aged person, I would like to admit that I am out of fashion, and thus stay out of the way of next generations instead of forcing them to follow on my footsteps. We may not understand or agree with the young people, but shouldn't be so ready to question them. We should ask ourselves first, "What about my generation? Any legacy to be inherited from us?"
I have read dozens of reports about how old people claimed to be harmed or injured by young people in traffic accidants so as to get compensations. To be frank, I find the older generation more questionable compared with the younger generation. Let us reconsider the days when the older ones grew up, and the education they received. Those were the days when the essence of traditions in China were reformatted, but not yet reinstalled. Now they are trying to cope with the twisted values of the new era with lingering fashions from the past. They were drowned in political campaigns and the cultural revolution in their youth, then thrown in the transition period of "only money matters". What do they care about? And what do the young people care about? To some degree, I think the younger ones are more compassionate, caring, and more liberal in terms of values.
Surely, most of the time, the past is tragic memories for the old. But it should not be an excuse to keep complaining. Every generation has their difficulties. People should step back to enjoy life when they grow old. It is not appropriate to force others to suffer the same pain just to make us feel better or to make others to fulfil our unaccomplished dreams. Some old people don't realize this. Thus they try to change the trajectories of the young people, based on their past experiences. This is not good coaching. Although young people can do nothing about that, but only hold back their real thoughts. It is not the most harmonious scene.
I am not saying we should not respect the seniors, which is necessary. Also, I am not trying to be over generalizing. There are good and bad people both among the old and among the young. When I was learning quantitative analysis, while explaining the belt curve, my teacher used to emphasize that comparisons should be made within the same group first to calculate the standard deviation, then can you compare items from different groups. Many old people are keen to criticize the behaviour of the young people, because of opportunities they've missed. However, each generation has their own burdens, different environments and unique strengths. Life can not be copied and pasted because as time goes by, the control key is not functioning any more.
I reckon most old people are not trying to be bossy just because of their age. But a handful of individuals in the group are just enough to ruin the whole party. In the US, people are not happy to be regarded old. Because in their culture, young people are encouraged to be set free. Others are not supposed to intervene, not even in the name of rescue. In Chinese society, on the contrary, there are more opinions from the old people, making it hard for the young ones to explore and venture. We often say, old people are schooled on how things work in life. But for me, people should understand first where they stand before knowing how things work. There is an interesting line from the Fool in King Lear: "Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise."
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Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth." ( Genesis 11:9)
Wouldn't it be easier if everyone spoke the same language? Then we could all understand one another! Missionaries wouldn't have to learn a foreign language when they left for the mission field, businessmen wouldn't have to use interpreters when they had a business meeting overseas, and we could travel the world and be able to talk to anyone we wanted!
That may sound like a great plan to us, but God had even better plans. It was God Who created languages, and He did it for a purpose. For hundreds of years after God first created the world, everyone spoke the same language, and everyone could understand everyone else. The people became very wicked, though, and did what was right in their own eyes instead of loving and obeying God. To judge them, God sent a great flood to destroy the whole world. After God rescued Noah and his family from the flood, God gave them a command. They were supposed to multiply (grow the family) and spread out all over the world. In other words, they were supposed to scatter around and fill up the world with their children and grandchildren. Earth would be filled again with people who would know and worship the one true God.
Over the next years, Noah's family did grow, but they did not move to different parts of the earth like God had commanded. In fact, instead of worshipping God the way He wanted them to worship Him (by obeying his commands, for example), they decided it would be a better idea to worship God by building a tower so high it would reach Him up in heaven. Have you ever heard of "The Tower of Babel"? The grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Noah's family started building this tower and a city of worship around it.
God was angry at their plans to worship Him however they pleased while disobeying His other commands. They had not scattered around and replenished (re-filled) the different parts of the world. They had not taught their children and grandchildren the right things about God and how He expected to be worshipped.
In the middle of this huge construction project, God brought judgment down on it. He decided to mix up the languages. Can you imagine? Maybe you are on a ladder, working on the tower. You ask your second cousin to pass the hammer and some nails over…and he acts confused. He is not joking, either. He really has no clue what you are saying! He tries to answer you, but his words sound really funny to you, and you don't know what he means. Now, you have known this guy all your life! He is related to you! And suddenly neither of you can understand what the other is saying?
It did not take long for the people to realize something very different was happening, and that God must have been the One doing it. God confused the languages of the people to help them stop doing things their own way and to help them fulfill his command to go out and replenish all the world. As people walked aimlessly around, trying to find someone who could understand them, they naturally divided into smaller groups according to language. These groups gradually split off from the others and moved to different parts of the world. They finally scattered and became the different nations of people we have today.
Wow! Did you know that God had such a specific purpose in creating languages? God has a purpose for everything He does, even in confusing a bunch of disobedient people thousands of years ago. A God Who can create languages is a powerful God! God's plans are always designed to work things out for His glory and for His people's best good. If only we would follow His plans instead of doing things our own way!
God is the sovereign Creator, and He can carry out what He wants done, even if people try to do the opposite.
My Response: » Am I disobeying what God has shown me He wants me to do? » Am I tempted to honor God my own way rather than how He wants to be honored? » Do I need to do a better job remembering that God has a specific purpose in everything He does?
"I have been asked the question: 'Has God always given you just what you have asked for?' Oh no! For Him to have done so would have been great unkindness."
Born May 6, 1864, near Kensington Gardens, London, Florence Rosalind Bell-Smith was considered talented even as a child. In 1885, she graduated from the Toronto School of Art and prepared to be a well-respected artist.
But God had other plans for Rosalind's life. When she was twelve years old, she attended a revival meeting and heard the preacher preach from John 3:16. About that meeting, she wrote:
As he presented with great intensity and fervour the picture of the love of God, I yielded myself absolutely to the Lord Jesus Christ and stood up among others, publicly confessing Him as my Master.
From the time she was saved, Rosalind felt a strong tug-of-war between her love of art and her desire to serve God full-time with her life. She told the Lord that she wanted to get married someday, but only if the man was completely sold out to Christ. When she met Jonathan Goforth and saw how completely worn out his Bible was from being read so often, she thought this could very well be God's choice for her husband.
Her love of art was overcome over time with a love for serving Christ. On February 4, 1888, the Goforths set sail for China, where they had great plans to spread the Gospel. Two weeks after they settled into their new home, it burned to the ground; and during their years in ministry, they lost five of their eleven children. But in the midst of all their trials and changes in plans, they found God completely sufficient.
Do you really believe that God is wise enough to plan your life? Do you believe His will is best, that it is definitely better than yours? Anything you plan for yourself is bound to be less wonderful than what God has in mind for His higher, better plans. God wants what will be ultimately best for your life, even more than you do!
Proverbs 3:5 – Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
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John 13:13 "Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am."
God sustains His Creation, provides for our welfare, and directs all things according to His plans. Isaiah 14:24 – The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.
A miracle is an act that can't be done without supernatural power. It can be a remarkable event or thing, but it always arouses people's awe and wonder and bears witness to God. When Jesus healed people and cleansed lepers and cast out demons, those were miracles. (Matthew 4:24) "And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them."
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The Home Depot posted fiscal 2012 net earnings of $4.54 billion, or $3 per diluted share, compared to $3.88 billion, or $2.47 per diluted share, in fiscal 2011. Total company comparable store sales for the year increased 4.6%, according to the retailer, and comps for stores in the United States gained 4.9% in the period.
Sales for fiscal 2012 gained 6.2% to $74.8 billion from the year earlier.
Home Depot's net earnings for the fourth quarter were $1.02 billion, or 68 cent per diluted share, versus $774 million, or 50 cents per diluted share, in the fiscal 2011 period., the company reported. Fourth quarter comparable store sales increased 7% company wide and 7.1% in the U.S.
Total sales increased 13.9% to $18.2 billion versus the 2011 period.
The 2012 fourth quarter consisted of 14 weeks compared with 13 weeks in With an extra week of fiscal 2012 revenues excluded, sales in fiscal 2012 increased by 4.5% from the year earlier. The 14th week added about $1.2 billion in sales for the quarter and the year. Excluding the 14th week, fourth quarter sales increased by 6.3% year over year. Home Depot did not included the extra week in comp results for the quarter or the year, it said.
Earnings per diluted share reflect a nonrecurring charge of approximately $145 million, net of tax, or 10 cents per diluted share, associated with China store closings. On an adjusted basis, earnings per diluted share in fiscal 2012 were $3.10 versus $2.47 in fiscal 2011,.
Results also reflected a favorable adjustment to a previously announced China store closing charge of approximately $20 million, net of tax, or one cent per diluted share. The 14th week increased earnings per diluted share by seven cents for the quarter and the year, Home Depot said.
Earnings per share beat a published Thomson Reuter's average analyst estimate by three cents. Revenues exceeded estimates as well.
"We ended the year with a strong performance as our business benefited from a continued recovery in the housing market coupled with sales related to repairs in the areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy," said Frank Blake, chairman and CEO.
By fourth quarter's end, Home Depot operated a total of 2,256 retail stores in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico.


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Rezoning "Sprawleigh"
Reporter Steve Goldberg writes about Raleigh's unprecedented growth spurt:
"From 1950 to 2000, Raleigh's land use grew 1670%, 3.5 times faster than the population, which increased by 480% to about 400,000. And that has created a massive problem; in a national 2002 sprawl study by community advocacy organization Smart Growth America, Raleigh was ranked third worst, based on measures of density, mixed use, centeredness, and road connectivity."
Goldberg talks with Mitchell Silver, Raleigh's chief of Planning and Economic Development and current head of the American Planning Association. The City's new plan focuses development around traffic corridors.


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Emboldened by recent political developments in Austria, ex-Nazis in this country are making demands for "restitution" for "Aryanized" property taken from them and for the right to wear Nazi military decorations.
A meeting at the Glasenbach camp where Nazis were interned after the end of World War II, expressed dissatisfaction with the amnesty law which has returned to them many civic rights. Speakers, including Felix Rinner, one-time prominent Gestapo officer, called for extension of the provisions of the amnesty law to their property and the reinstatement in Austrian civil service of Nazis barred by post-war legislation.
At a memorial service for Nazi troops who died fighting the Allies, in Eschnau, Lower Austria, E. Eichinger a deputy in the Austrian Parliament, and J Demelhuber, a former German Gestapo general, demanded that Austrian officers who served in the war be allowed to wear their Nazi decorations. Eichinger promised to introduce a bill to that effect in Parliament. He insisted that the Austrian Army guarantee that Austria fulfills its duty to "the whole German nation."


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Hearing of the U. S. Senate Committeee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on The Long-Term Health Impacts from September 11: A Review of Treatment, Diagnosis and Monitoring Efforts
"I appreciate greatly both of you [Senators Kennedy and Enzi] for being at this hearing. Senator Enzi started this work when he was Chairman of this committee back in the fall and I'm very grateful to him. He and his staff have approached this with a seriousness of purpose, an open mind, and I thank them very much and your staff as well Senator Enzi. And of course Chairman Kennedy. There isn't anybody in Congress, probably in the country, who has done more to help people who are in need than he has. And I'm confident that with his leadership we will make progress on these problems we will support today at this hearing. I also want to recognize and thank my colleague and friend Congressman Jerry Nadler, who represents lower Manhattan. Congressman Nadler has been a very vigorous and sometimes lonely voice talking about the long term implications of what people experienced because of the horrific attacks on 9/11.
And I'd like to thank Mayor Bloomberg who has taken on this issue with a great deal of concern and put his staff on and lead experts. This report that the Mayor has issued addressing the health effects of 9/11 is a great road map. Both leading us from what the problems are and to potential solutions. We're going to hear from a range of witnesses. I'll have more to say about them as they testify today. But, each of them comes with experience and expertise that will be very beneficial to us as we try to craft a solution. And finally, Mr. Chairman, I'd like to recognize the people who are suffering with health problems and those who represent them.
We have a tremendous team here from New York. Obviously, the people who are on the front lines suffering are the ones who are the most compelling because what they have gone through.
People such as Steven Hess, an emergency medical technician, who used to easily be able to bench press 250 pounds, but now has trouble lifting his grandson.
Marvin Bethea, a paramedic who managed not only to escape being buried in a pile of debris, but continued to work day after day until 2004 when he could no longer, who has suffered both respiratory and mental health effects and a stroke that is attributed to the stresses he experienced.
Craig Hall, who lives in downtown Manhattan with this family. When he and his family returned to their apartment after 9/11, they began experiencing eye irritation, nose bleeds, persistent cough, sinus problems, allergies, and reduced lung capacity. The concerns he has for the future health of his children and the ailments that he and his neighbors are suffering brings him here today.
We also have some of the union officials who have been fighting for more assistance and without them and their leadership--and also, as Senator Enzi pointed out, without a lot of the union pension funds that helped benefit funding available--a lot of the people who we were worried about had no care what-so-ever. I want to recognize Denis Hughes, President of the New York State AFL-CIO; Steven Cassidy, President of the New York City Uniformed Firefighters Association; Ed Malloy, President of the Building and Construction Trades; Dick Ianuzzi, President of the New York State United Teachers and; representatives from the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, AFSCME, the police unions and others.
Now we will have in this audience people, every one of who could testify. Obviously, that is not possible, but they are here to bear witness. And when they have a chance to speak to the press or other forms of New York, their testimony is riveting, compelling and heartbreaking.
People like retired Detective Mike Valentin, who was caught in the dust and debris and when he came out from the collapse from the towers he began experiencing severe health effects. In July 2005, doctors discovered not only the 9/11 related asthma, but a tumor in his chest, a second tumor in his gall bladder, and changes to his lungs that are often a precursor of mesothelioma. All of which his doctors believe are linked to his exposures.
We cannot forget those who have already died. Individuals like Detective James Zadroga, whose death at age 34 was directly caused by his exposure to toxic fumes and dust at Ground Zero.
So, Mr. Chairman and ranking member Enzi, there are thousands of stories because there are tens of thousands of people who have been affected. The first responders; we have the workers, the volunteers, the residents. And we are determined to do whatever we can, both in the short term to make sure that the Fire Department and Mount Sinai have funding they need to continue treatment they have started, and then in the longer term to give us a program that we can say fully meets the needs of those who are suffering. So, Mr.Chaiman I will ask unanimous consent to put my whole statement in the record and I appreciate very much your holding this hearing."
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Augustana Book Concern (Rock Island, Ill.) photographs
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English, Swedish
This collection is open for research. A limited amount of photocopies may be requested via mail.
Augustana Book Concern (Rock Island, Ill.)
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Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center
Augustana College
639 38th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201
Custodial History
The material was found on the 5th floor storage area of Sorenson Hall in 1983. The photographs appear to have been used for various Augustana Book Concern publications.
Biographical Sketch
Founded in 1889, the Augustana Book Concern served as the official publishing house for the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod. ABC's main publication focus was to supply the Augustana Synod congregations with religious texts such as bibles, hymnals, choir music, and Sunday school literature for children. In addition, ABC published an array of Swedish-American literature, poetry, historical works, and reprints of Swedish national literature.
In 1962, the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod merged with the Lutheran Church of America and the Board of Publications in Philadelphia (part of the Lutheran Church of America) absorbed the ABC. In 1967, Augustana College purchased the building which had housed the ABC and renamed it North Hall; in 1975 it was renamed to honor retiring president C.W. Sorenson.
The collection consists of photographs of Augustana Institutions: Orphan's Homes, Old People Homes, Hospitals, Educational Institutions, Augustana Book Concern, Immigrant Homes, Immanuel Woman's Home, Chicago Inner Missions, Bethpage Mission, and other Augustana affiliated buildings.
Box 1 Photographs
Box 2 Rolled Photographs
Box 3 Photographs (Churches and People)
Box 4 Records and Books
Box 5 Slides
Box 6 Oversized Photographs
Related Materials
Many of the photographs from this collection can be viewed online in our PastPerfect Online Database by clicking the link and keyword searching "Augustana Book Concern (Rock Island, Ill.) photographs" (with the quotes).
Inventory List
Box 1 Photographs
1. Augustana Central home, Chicago, IL
2. First Lutheran Church, Brockton, MA
2a. Swedish Lutheran Church and Parsonage, Campello, MA
3. First Lutheran Church, Brockton, MA
4. First Lutheran Church, Brockton, MA
5. Esbjörn Memorial Marker, Andover, IL
6. - 21. Augustana Orphan's Home, Andover, IL
22. - 23. (in oversized Box 6)
24. - 27a. Augustana Orphan's Home Joliet, IL
28. Augustana Orphan's Home Mariadahl, KS
29. - 30. Augustana Orphan's Home Stromsburg, NE
31. - 33. Bethany's Children's Home, Duluth, MN
34. Augustana Nursery, Chicago, IL
35. - 42. Augustana Book Concern building, Rock Island, IL
43. Augustana Home Brooklyn, NY
44. - 56. Augustana Old People's Home, Chicago, IL
57. Bethesda Old People's Home, Chisago City, MN
58. - 59. Lutheran Old People's Home, Madrid, IA
60. - 61. Old People's Home, Lindsborg, KS
62. - 64. Augustana Hospital, Chicago, IL
65. - 70. Swedish Hospital, Kansas City, MO
71. Emanuel Hospital, Portland, OR
72. - 81. Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Paul, MN
82. - 85. Luther College and Academy, Wahoo, NE
86. Minnesota College, Minneapolis, MN
87. Northwestern College, Fergus Falls, MN
88. Trinity College, Round Rock, TX
89. - 92. Swedish Lutheran Immigrant Home, New York, NY
93. Immanuel Women's Home, Chicago, IL
94. - 98. Bethphage Mission, Axtell, NE
99. - 101. Swedish National Sanatorium, Denver, CO
102. - 134. Mission to China Photographs
135. Augustana Synod Mission Work, Puerto Rico
136 - 137. Swedish Lutheran Old People's Home, Worcester, MA
138. Lutheran Home for the Aged, Grand Rapids, MI
139. Salem Lutheran Home for the Aged, Kansas City, MO
140. - 142. Augustana Children's Home, Minneapolis, MN
143. - 144. Mission Cottage Children's Home, Minneapolis, MN
145. - 147 (in oversized Box 6)
148. - 151. Immanuel Deaconess Institute & Orphan's Home, Omaha, NE
152. - 226. (in oversized Box 6)
227. - 233. Augustana Book Concern, Rock Island, IL
234. - 236. (in oversized Box 6)
Box 2 Rolled Photographs
237. Annual Outing - Augustana Book Concern, July 14, 1928 (same as ph 240)
238. Personnel of Augustana Book Concern - Fiftieth Anniversary - 1934 (same as ph 242, ph 243)
239. Augustana Book Concern Executives and Employees, Saturday November 27, 1926 by John Eckman, Rock Island, IL (same as ph 246, ph 247)
240. Annual Outing - Augustana Book Concern, July 14, 1928 (same as ph 237)
241. Cemetery photograph, Philadelphia
242. Personnel of Augustana Book Concern - Fiftieth Anniversary - 1934 (same as ph 238, ph 243)
243. Personnel of Augustana Book Concern - Fiftieth Anniversary - 1934 (same as ph 238, ph 242)
244. Personnel of Augustana Book Concern, 1934 (similar to ph 238, ph 242, ph 243)
245. Printing Industry - N.R.A. Code Hearing - Lindsay Rogers, Deputy Administrator, Washington D.C., September 18, 1933
246. Augustana Book Concern Executives and Employees, Saturday November 27, 1926 by John Eckman, Rock Island, IL (same as ph 239, ph 247)
247. Augustana Book Concern Executives and Employees, Saturday November 27, 1926 by John Eckman, Rock Island, IL (same as ph 239, ph 246)
Box 3 Photographs (Churches and People)
248. Duluth Church
249. Bethlehem Church, Minneapolis, MN
250. Libanson (?), Minneapolis, MN
251. Statue to Swedish Settlers, Minnesota
252. Luther League Convention, Sheyenne District, Minot, SD
253. Augustana Församlingens i Minneapolis Invalid hem elev f. d. ålderdomshem
254. Lutheran Carlslund Parsonage, Buffalo, MN
255. Interior Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rine (?) Lake, WI
256. Lutheran Parsonage, Cambridge, MN
257. Swedish Lutheran Parsonage, Langford, SD
258. Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church, Uppsala, MN
259. Lafayette, MN
260. The Mamrelund Parsonage in Pennock, MN
261. Augustana Church, Claremont, SD
262. Cokato District Nylund, MN
263. Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Salem Church and Parsonage, St. Cloud, MN
264. Beckville Lutheran Church, Beckville, MN
265. Zion Lutheran Church, Apple River District, Church and Parsonage, Hudson, WI
266. Augustana Lutheran Church and Parsonage, Minot, ND
267. Bethlehems församlingens kyrka i Nordland Township, Aitkin Co., MN
268. Ungdomskola i West Union, St. Peter District
269. The white House in the Lutheran Parsonage at Niobe, ND
270. Zion Lutheran Church, Louriston, ND
271. Lutheran Church Cambridge, MN
272. Manuel Church, Minneapolis, MN
273. Minneapolis, MN
274. Swedish Lutheran Church, Grove City, MN
275. Swedish Lutheran Church and Parsonage, Worthington, MN
276. Mamrelund Church, MN
277. Swedish Lutheran Church of New Richmond, WI
278. St. James, MN
279. East Chain Lake, MN
280. First Lutheran Church, Port Wing, WI
281. Bethany Lutheran Church, Poplar, WI
282. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Superior, WI
283. Zion Lutheran Church, Superior, WI
284. Clara Lutheran Church, Deer Lake, MN
285. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Moose Lake, MN
286. Swede Park Lutheran Church, Denham, MN
287. Augustana Lutheran Church, Cumberland, WI
288. McKinley, WI
289. Mann Valley, WI
290. Pashin, WI (?)
291. Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Superior, WI
292. Saron Lutheran Church, Ashland, WI
293. Immanuel, Odessa, MN
294. St. Joseph Lutheran Church, Rosholt, SD
295. Augustana, Claremont, SD
296. Emanuel Lutheran Church, Washburn, (WI?)
297. English Branch Nathanael Lutheran Church, Alcester, SD
298. - 300. (in oversized Box 6)
301. Elim Lutheran church, Scandia, MN
302. Afton Memorial Lutheran Church, MN
303. Forest Lake Faith Lutheran Church, Forest Lake, MN
304. Taylors Falls First Lutheran Church, Taylors Falls, MN
305. - 312. (in oversized Box 6)
313. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winthrop, MN
314. Swedish Lutheran Elim Church, Scandia, MN
315. Swedish Lutheran Church, Gibbon, MN
316. Cannon Lutheran Church, Cannon Falls, MN
317. First Lutheran Church, Red Wing, MN
318. - 324. (in oversized Box 6)
325. First Lutheran Church, Comfrey, MN
326. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dunnell, MN
327. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Darfur, MN
328. Bethesda Lutheran Church, Dresser Junction, WI
329. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Clayton, WI
330. Star Prairie Lutheran Church, Star Prairie, WI
331. Swedish Lutheran Church, Centuria, WI
332. - 343. (in oversized Box 6)
344. Libanon Lutheran Church, Levis, WI
345. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, St. Paul. MN
346. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Eau Clare, WI
347. Zion Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN
348. Immanuel Lutheran Church
349. - 350. (in oversized Box 6)
351. East Union Lutheran Church, East Union, MN
352. West Union Lutheran Church, West Union, MN
353. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winthrop, MN
354. Union Creek, SD
355. Alsburg, SD
356. Dalesburg, SD
357. - 365. (in oversized Box 6)
366. Östmark, MN
367. Mamrelund Lutheran Church, Pennock, MN
368. Bethany Lutheran Church, Starbuck, MN
369. Zion Lutheran Church, Chippewa Co., MN
370. First Lutheran Church, Litchfield, MN
371. Svea Lutheran Church, Svea, MN
372. Lebanon Evangelical Lutheran Church, New London, MN
373. Ontonville, MN
374. Walla Lutheran Church, New Effington, SD
375. Le Suer Lutheran Church, Le Suer, MN
376. Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Belgrade, MN
377. Spring Garden Lutheran Church, Cannon Falls, MN
378. Svea Lutheran Church, Hager City, WI
379. Goodhue, MN
380. First Lutheran Church, Lake City, MN
381. - 388. (in oversized Box 6)
389. Grace Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN
390. Augustana, Minneapolis
391. Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
392. Swedish Lutheran Zion Church, Cloquet, MN
393. Nathanael, Lincoln Co., SD
394. Tabor Strandburg, SD
395. Vasa Lutheran Church, Vasa, MN
396. Vasa Barnhem
397. Myrtle O. Larson portrait
398. Clara Bobs portrait, Minnesota College
399. Mez Melander portrait, Minnesota College
400. Dr. Joshua Larson portrait, Minnesota College
401. Fredereck Peel portrait, Minnesota College
402. Laurinda Rash portrait, Minnesota College
403. Charles L. Lindstrom portrait, Minnesota College
404. Charles D. Ostergren portrait, Minnesota College
405. Harriet Swanson portrait, Minnesota College
406. Walter Lundeen portrait, Minnesota College
407. Herbert Larseen portrait, Minnesota College
408. James A. Bliss portrait, Minnesota College
409. Helen Schwend portrait, Minnesota College
410. Helen Lindblad portrait, Minnesota College
411. Lillee Udden portrait, Minnesota College
412. Carl J. Johnson portrait, Minnesota College
413. Hannah Nelson portrait, Minnesota College
414. Arthur E. Palmquist portrait, Minnesota College
415. Mrs. O.W. Brastad portrait, Minnesota College
416. Elmie Storm-Williams portrait, Minnesota College
417. C. F. Petterson portrait, Minnesota College
418. Virginia Tasker portrait, Minnesota College
419. Mrs. A.P. Anderson
420. A.P. Anderson
421. August Westland
422. August Lindquist
423. Dr. W. J. Sture
424. Miss Anna Johnson
425. Syster Bo(?)
426. J.S. Gray
427. Ruth G.E. Nelson
428. D.C. Mitchell
429. Victoria Johnston
430. E.C. Carlton
431. Esther Cederstrom(?)
432. P.M. Skartredt
433. A.H. Dahlström
434. Hulda S. Abrahamson
435. Sven Froeburg
436. K.A. Kilander
437. Inez Rundström
438. J.A. Edquist
439. Ella J. Pehrson
440. Arthur W. Ryburg (?)
441. J.A. Youngquist
442. Walter S. Johnson
443. Conrad Peterson
444. Samuel Nelson
445. Edith Lindberg
446. C.J. Larson
447. Otto H. Johnson
448. C.J. Carlson
449. Anna C. Johnson
450. A.P. Ahlson
451. Agnes Rash-Snyder
452. Le Roy Carlson
453. Prof. Ralph Ingman portrait, Minnesota College
454. Harry W. Ranks portrait, Minnesota College
455. Barnard B. Nelson portrait, Minnesota College
456. E. Joseph Shadurick portrait, Minnesota College
457. Gerhard T. Alexis portrait, Minnesota College
458. (in oversized Box 6)
459. Augustana församlingens från ålderdomshemmet i Minneapolis
460. Old Millstone, Gustavus Adolphus College, MN
461. - 475. (in oversized Box 6)
Box 4 Records and Books
1. Traktater (Swedish)
2. Church Tracts (English)
3. Den Svenska Lutherska Församlingarnas och Svenskarnas Historia i Amerika, E. Norelius, 1890
4. Den Svenska Lutherska Församlingarnas och Svenskarnes Historia i Amerika, E. Norelius, 1890
Box 5 Slides
Augustana Book Concern slides (1-151)
Box 6 Oversized Photographs
22. - 23. Andover Children's Home (Andover, Ill.)
145-147. Orphans' Home, Avon, MA
152-183. Immanuel Deaconess Institute, Omaha, NE
184-191. Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Main Nurses' Home, Superintendent Home, Des Moines, IL
192-198. Salem Home for the Aged, Joliet, IL
199-204. Bethesda Hospital, Bethesda Deaconess Home, Bethesda Invalid Home, St. Paul, MN
205. Bethesda Deaconess Home, St. Paul, MN
206. Gustaf Adolph's Orphans' Home, Jamestown, NY
207. Orphans' Home, Vasa, MN
208. First Lutheran Church, Jamestown, NY
209. - 210. John and Thilda, Jeppson. Swedish Lutheran Old People's Home, Worcester, MA
211. - 215. Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS
216. - 225. Upsala College, East Orange, NJ
226. Immigrant Home, Boston, MA
234. Cookery School 1903, Stockholm, Sweden
235. - 236. Augustana Book Concern Building prior to 1935, Rock Island, IL
298. Salem Lutheran, Milbank, SD
299. Elim Lutheran Church, MN
300. Siloa Lutheran Church, MN
305. Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Dassel, MN
306. Harmon, Albion, MN
307. North Crow River, MN
308. Carlsund Lutheran Church, Buffalo, MN
309. Bethel Lutheran Church, Herman, Middleville, MN
310. Cokato Lutheran Church, MN
311. Annandale Lutheran Church, MN
312. Atwater, MN
318. Emanuel Lutheran Church, Two Harbors, MN
319. Salem Lutheran Church, Chisholm, MN
320. Lakeside Chapel, Duluth, MN
321, Bethel Lutheran Church, W. Duluth, MN
322. First Lutheran Church, Duluth, MN
323. Bethel Lutheran Church, International Falls, MN
324. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hibbing, MN
332. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Belview, MN
333. Zion Lutheran Church, Fridhem, MN
334. First Lutheran Church, Lafayette, MN
335. Augustana Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, MN
336. Clear Lake Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, MN
337. Calgary Lutheran Church, Swede Home, MN
338. Bernadotte Lutheran Church, Bernadotte, MN
339. First Lutheran Church, Pillager, MN
340. Bethesda Lutheran Church, Rossberg, MN
341. Swedish Lutheran Church, Aithin, MN
342. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Darling, MN
343. Zion Lutheran Church, Belle Prairie, MN
349. Calvary Lutheran church, Rush Point, MN
350. First Lutheran, Rush City, MN
357. Braham, MN
358. Cambridge, MN
359. Hinckley, MN
360. Zion Lutheran Church, Henriette, MN
361. Dell Grove, MN
362. Rice Lake, MN
363. Athens, MN
364. Lutheran Church, Mora, MN
365. Bradford, MN
381. Bethany Lutheran Church, Columbus, ND
382. Granfield, near Sheyenne, ND
383. Bethany Lutheran Church, Lignite, ND
384. Elmdale, Niobe, ND
385. Klara, Heimdale, ND
386. Augustana Lutheran Church, Sheyenne, ND
387. First Lutheran Church, Evelith, MN
388. First Lutheran Church, Virginia, MN
458. Mrs. Ida S. Dearborn
461. Milville, MN
462. Welch, MN, Cannon Lutheran Church
463. Hoflanda Lutheran Church
464. Cannon River
465. Tabor, Bay City, WI
466. Little Plum, Pepin
467. Sabylund Lutheran Church, Stockholm, WI
468. Minniska, MN
469. Bethesda Lutheran Church, Kildare, MN
470. Saron Lutheran Church, Spicer, MN
471. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rosendahl, MN
472. Beckville Lutheran Church, Beckville, MN
473. First Lutheran Church, Lake Lillian, MN
474. Bethel Lutheran Church, Willmar, MN
475. Fridhem Lutheran Church, Murdock, MN
Publication Note
When citing this collection, use the following credit line: Augustana Book Concern (Rock Island, Ill.) photographs (I/O:23), Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.


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First Lady Diary: First Couple Attends PTA Meeting
The President and First Lady took time out of their busy schedules to attend a Teacher/Parent conference at their daughter Sasha's school this morning. You gotta love the Obamas for their commitment to their girls, and the example they provide to the country as parents.
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Scanning for Schizophrenia
The Scotland Sunday Times reports on a new method to detect schizophrenia up to three years before onset.
Researchers at Edinburgh University believe their test — which measures IQ, memory, motor skills and verbal learning — can be used to take action against the illness, which typically strikes people aged between 17 and 30, from being triggered.
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Subject: Re: Calculating The Joint Probability Of False Paternity Events [FPE]
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:30:34 EDT
In a message dated 8/23/2007 2:46:17 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
OK, try this. I had vague recollections reinforced by obvious
requirements for P(n,p) at its limiting values. Obviously P(n,0.02) is
np for n=0,1 and flattens before n=50. An exact calculation fills in the
details. It would be good to see a full series of P(n,p) curves plotted
out but that seems unlikely to happen here.
Can I go now please sir? I had no idea my initial post of Aug 1 was
going to take so long.
No. Again we get this pathetic whining about why your ridiculous math should
be *passed* instead of pointed out to you. A self-proclaimed physicist,
computer scientist, mathematician or whatever pose you're taking using
*arithmetic* to replace statistical methods. Perhaps you'd like to look at my "Book
store" page where you'll be quite happy to see I have for sale a "Handbook of
Tables for Mathematics".
You have no excuse for not having one of these which would very simply and
easily tell you how probabilities progress over multiple generations. Knowing
that they do, you have no excuse for hand-waving about what *may* happen
over 25 generations and claiming that your result was "close" after-the-fact
when it's now crystal-clear that you made no attempt to do or even discuss the
appropriate math.
What you did was use your experimental, non-random results to back-create
some "mathematical model" based on fallacy, that you then claimed was a good fit
to the data. It was no such thing and for all the wrong reasons.
Your constant failure to own this error, and try to keep pretending it
didn't happen, is never going to pass. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.
No high-school graduate, let alone scientific academic would ever make such
an enormous error. The error is not small, its enormous. It's not obscure,
it's obvious. Your logic is not straightforward, its circular. You created
a model artificially to fit your data after-the-fact and you want us to
excuse it.
You still have the chance to admit that you made a blunder and there's no
excuse for it and then move on.
Will Johnson
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Michael Tumposky is a talented litigator who has tried numerous cases to verdict in both state and federal courts. He has also represented clients before the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, the First Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.
He has defended a wide variety of criminal cases, ranging from simple misdemeanors such as drug possession, gun possession and assault and battery, to more complex felonies such as money laundering, drug trafficking and murder. He also maintains an active appellate practice, handling appeals in cases ranging from sexual assault and murder in state court, to gun and drug trafficking in federal court.
Mr. Tumposky's strengths in both courtroom advocacy and legal research and writing, as well as his in-depth knowledge of the rules of evidence and procedure, allow him to offer a full array of services to his clients. Typically, he will first challenge a case on legal grounds, by moving to dismiss or to suppress physical evidence and any statements made to the police. He will then offer a vigorous defense at trial or reach a favorable outcome which, where possible, preserves a client's record and avoids jail time altogether. Finally, in the event that the trial outcome is unfavorable, he will fight to obtain a reversal of the conviction, either through a motion for new trial or through a direct appeal.
He also represents clients in civil cases in both state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate level. He has tried cases to verdict in areas ranging from police misconduct and First Amendment violations, to employment discrimination and common law torts. He has also extracted favorable monetary settlements from municipal and state agencies, as well as private companies.
Mr. Tumposky is a graduate of Northeastern University School of Law and got his B.A from Rutgers College. Prior to co-founding Hedges & Tumposky, he worked as an associate for the law firm of Hrones, Garrity & Hedges for five years. In law school, he interned for Judge Stahl of the First Circuit Court of Appeals and defended tenants from eviction while working for Hale & Dorr Legal Services. He recently attended the National Criminal Defense College, located in Macon, Georgia, which is a two-week, intensive program focused on advanced trial practice theories and techniques.
He is also conversant in Spanish. In fact, he has successfully represented clients who do not speak English as a first language, as well as those who speak no English at all.
Michael has lectured extensively in topics ranging from evidence to trial practice and theory. He is currently on the adjunct faculty at Northeastern University School of Law, where he teaches Evidence and Criminal Trial Practice. He is also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College, located in Macon, Georgia, which is a two-week, intensive training program focused on advanced trial practice theories and techniques. He has been interviewed on issues in criminal law by the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald as well as ABC and Fox.
In his spare time, he is the attorney coach for the Northeastern University School of Law Mock Trial Team, as well as the Boston Latin School Mock Trial Team, which won the Massachusetts Bar Association's state championship in 2006 and was the runner-up in 2011. An alumnus of Latin School, Mr. Tumposky was born and raised in Boston.


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ABOUT 30 new jobs could be created in Barnoldswick after budget supermarket Aldi announced plans to open a store in the town.
Developer Pendle Projects wants to build a 10,000 sq ft store on land off Skipton Road and West Close Road.
Plans for a 35,000 sq ft Tesco superstore in the town were submitted to Pendle Council last year, but Aldi said those plans were too big for the town.
A spokesman for Pendle Projects, on behalf of Aldi, said: "We are aware there is a planning application in for a large Tesco store.
"We believe this is too big and we have therefore designed this much smaller store which we think will complement rather than compete with the offer from existing traders and help retain the character of the town."
The site for the store is mostly vacant, although there are some existing businesses, which Pendle Projects hopes to work with to relocate.
The application also includes a 71-space car park.
The spokesman said Aldi does not sell many of the non-food products that can be bought in the town-centre shops, so will not be competing directly with local specialist shops.
A spokesman for Smith Planning Consultancy, acting for the developer, said: "Increased shopping choice in Barnoldswick is vital in helping it to compete with other towns.
"This would encourage local shoppers to stay local.
"It is crucial the size of any new store is appropriate to Barnoldswick.
"We will soon be consulting with people to seek the views of the wider community.


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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions tend to be analyzed mostly from the acquirer's perspective, whether they involve mergers or takeovers. At the same time, they have enormous implications for the target or the seller. Businesses may have to be downsized, contracted or split due to which companies may have to engage in sale transactions or restructuring of their business undertakings. There are a number of such restructuring options in the form of divestitures, which involve sales of subsidiaries or business divisions by a company. Other sophisticated forms of restructuring predominantly used in the U.S. include equity carve-outs, spin-offs, split-offs, and split-ups, which provide a number of transactional options for corporate restructuring. In India too, such transactions are fairly common in the form of slump sales, spin-offs as well as demergers.
Despite the varied nature of these M&A transaction structures, the focus of business and legal literature has largely been on mergers and takeovers, and far less on divestitures. In this context, a brief analysis in Knowledge@Wharton of the proposed spin-off of Hewlett-Packard into two companies is interesting. This transaction seeks to represent a case study in the manner in which corporate spin-offs can be structured and implemented.
On the one hand, there are similarities among the various transactions in that they are undertaken with the expectation of unlocking shareholder vaue. On the other hand, as the study indicates, there are striking dissimilarities between mergers or takeovers as well as spin-offs. While the essence of a merger or takeover involves synergies in the operations due to which the profitability of the combined businesses is greater than the sum of their parts (popularly referred to as the "2+2=5" phenomenon), in a spinoff the value is unlocked by separating the businesses because "the whole is worth less than the sum of the parts". On another count, while the focus in a merger or takeover is on the post-transaction integration, in a spinoff it is on disintegration which must lead to two companies that can be independently freestanding.
These intricacies in the business rationale for different types of M&A transactions is worth noting. Given profile of the company and the size of the transaction (with each of the two resultant companies expected to earn annual revenues of over US$ 50 billion), the HP spinoff is likely to be closely watched as a suitable case study for the busines and legal outcomes of the transaction.


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Hmmm. I hope so. Just uploaded a file with html included. :/
I currently include a very basic thank you with my files but was considering a more promotional html file with links back to my portfolio.
What do you guys include if anything?
Dear me. This video looks like an advert for flags.
RoyaltyFreak said
I think write in the forum how to remove the watermark it's not very clever.
Good point.
Waderman said
Ah, my posted video was not so exciting, but this one filmed with my brandnew Canon 700D:
Chillout Way
Looks like Scottish weather.
The geeky threads are the best.
Stockwaves said
That's a cool site. Would be great to have a player like this integrated with audiojungle.net. Nice idea for getting a some extra income Swartzsound.
Sounds logical and maybe fair. The only issue I can think of would be the old "judging a book by it's cover" problem. I imagine people tend to listen to the things that they like the thumbnail of and the thumbnail may not reflect the actual mood/content of the track. Therefor people end up listening to things that are nothing like what they're looking for. Despite the fact that the track might be of excellent quality, it doesn't suit their needs. In a listen/purchase ratio system this may appear as though the track performed badly when it did not. Perhaps it would encourage people to make their branding more in line with the tracks they're uploading though.
Anyway, how about a radio player on Audiojungle? Radio based on a track you like, or based on a genre. It'd be a good thing for designers, filmakers etc to have playing in the background as they work and then if they hear a track they like they could jump on it.


text: Didn't know that. It's like someone asked Parcells when he first got here. Someone asked him about LB or DE size in the 3-4 and he answered you're always looking for big fast players. I don't think he meant that for every situation but in general that's true. You look for someone with hips that has shown he can play and preferably has some technique....good backpedal, turn and run, takes good angles, uses the proper hand and hopefully knows how to use position. All things else being equal you take the taller faster guy. You need to have a smurf or two to play other smurfs....in general and vice versa for the tall guys.


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Is the vast majority of this country blind, deaf and ignorant at the same time? Discussing and debating whether Obama is capable of doing his job and relishing ( or not ) the potential challengers. Mainly two females that are being brought up.
Well, just sit down a minute and be honest. This country is do divided and it's just steaming on like an old train but with no decent route planned. I'm surprised there haven't been any real riots but that has to do with the " We can solve it ourselves " attitude which somehow still exists. The promised land, the land of the free? You have been reading the news I assume. Those two titles have already been claimed by other countries and for the US it's something they once could advertise with. A very long time ago.
Of course Obama is not suited for his job. Why even bother to discuss. He doesn't even know how international laws are set up ( Guantanamo Bay ), makes sure he keeps his promises to clean the former President's mess up. And no matter what the people think, he just keeps spending money and passes bills until the US is almost bankrupt and have to be humble on an Asian trip which costs for security were more than 200 million dollars. Hey, why not sink deeper while you're already hit rock bottom.
Yes, the same man almost everyone could identify with. Close to the people. The same man who with one clever " marketing " speech launched himself to Obamonization. Because that's what he's mainly doing. Think again, think about pictures or TV scenes where the President meets and speaks with foreign diplomats. He's showing no confidence, doesn't have the charisma a leader of this country needs and is too humble. That humbleness may be awareness of Obama himself knowing he doesn't belong there. That's just a speculation but it makes sense though. He wanted something with his name on it and he got his way.. He just pushed it right though our throats.
Hilary and Sarah are just not worth mentioning. One simple reason. Imagine them in the White House or having a nuclear debate with let's say Putin. That works, doesn't it?
So people, who can lead this country then and can make it the US it once was. A proud, confident, leading, financially strong and economic stable nation. I'm running out of names. Actually, I don't have any. Can you give me hope please?