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Projects are priced individually. Rates and fees are based on the variable specifics and overall complexity of a given photography project. With some basic information, we utilize our pricing guidelines to give you a general idea of what your project will cost. Give us a call to receive a free estimate.
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Again, every assignment differs from the next. Along with a price quote, we can provide a general idea of how quickly we will be able to turnaround your photography. Regardless of any project's specifications, Philip Burnett Photography always provides as prompt a turnaround as possible. Your satisfaction in working with us is fundamental to our business model, and we do everything in our power to complete your project in a swift manner without ever compromising the quality of our work.
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Philip Burnett Photography provides finished photographs in several formats. Depending on the multitude of the project, our studio most often sends you a link to an online image gallery, via FTP upload. We will typically provide images in the format of high-resolution JPEGs, but we can also provide TIFF files by request. In addition to these online files, CDs are also available for purchase.
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largest city and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies about 320 miles (515 km) from the Atlantic Ocean on the south bank of the Congo River. One of the largest cities of sub-Saharan Africa, it is a special political unit equivalent to a Congolese region, with its own governor. The city's inhabitants are popularly known as Kinois. Kinshasa is not only the capital but also the centre of the dynamic and contradictory influences that have shaped the country's character in modern Africa. The only city not clearly identified with any particular region of the country, it was until 1997 the seat of a long-lasting Zairean military government based, on the one hand, on the strength of the armed forces and, on the other, on a technique of political and social compromise that until its later years gained the rather grudging collaboration of most of the citizens. Caught between spectacular wealth and massive poverty, most Kinois must spend a considerable amount of their time...READ MORE

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Nimue is EmmyDisney's OC that debuts in Detective88's MCF: Blood at the Ball. She is the typical Valley Girl Spoiled brat who is rude to anyone. She is later revealed to be Mrs. Lovett's daughter and part of the scheme to kill Cara just like they did to Cara's twin sister Samantha and her aunt Josephine. She is voiced by Grey Delisle.
Nimue was one of the three suspects Tracy, Raina and Jessy investigate on the murderer of Princess Cara's aunt Queen Josephine. She rudely commented that the girls bumped into her before they interviewed her.Nimue was then revealed not to have a mark on her like her last two suspects, but she did call her mother and almost slip that her mother owns a pie shop. It is revealed taht she along with her mother killed Samantha years ago when Nimue cut the rope. Nimue was about to kill Cara the same way, but Raina and her stopped her. She was devestated when her mother was killed by the Man in the Iron Mask, revealed to Prince Zuko, Jessy and Tracy. She swore vengeance before she fell. She held onto a branch, but it breaks, sending her to her demise.
- Nimue is the first villain who is a teenager to be killed.
- Nimue's demise is simular to Zira's from "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride."
- Like a typical Valley Girl, she talks in a Valley Girl accent and goes shopping. Despite her being rich looking, she and her mother are poor.
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Bundt cake pans have a deep fluted tube shape and a nonstick coating, but silicone Bundt pans have the advantage of flexibility. Silicone pans can be used at temperatures ranging from -58 degrees to 932 degrees Fahrenheit. Dishwasher, microwave, freezer and oven safe, silicone Bundt pans give you more cooking options for your recipes. The only barrier to using silicone pans is direct heat.
Things You'll Need
- Silicone Bundt pan
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- Cake batter, prepared
- Skewers
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Pull out the center oven rack and move it one notch below the center. Preheat the oven at least 30 minutes before baking.
Wash the Bundt pan with soap and water and dry thoroughly before you use it the first time.
Spray the inside of the pan with cooking spray or baker's spray. If you do not have cooking spray, apply a thin layer of oil or butter on the inside of the pan with paper towels.
Dust the inside of the cake pan with flour; ensure you cover all of the nooks and crannies. (Skip this step if you used a baker's cooking spray, which already has flour in it.) Place the cake pan on a baking or cookie sheet.
Prepare the cake batter as directed. Pour into the prepared pan, filling it no more than three-quarters of the way.
Place the cookie sheet with the Bundt pan on it into the oven to bake. Check the cake at the completion time required in the recipe by inserting a skewer into the center of the cake, away from the middle post. If it does not come out clean, add up to 20 minutes to the baking time. Check the cake every five minutes during the additional baking time to prevent overcooking.
Remove the cake from the oven and let cool in the pan until the cake reaches room temperature. Allow at least 15 to 30 minutes for this.
Turn the completely cooled Bundt cake upside down over a serving platter. Watch for the cake to cleanly release from the pan, indicating proper pan preparation. Wiggle and pull back the sides of the pan or push the bottom to release the cake, if needed.
Wash the pan in soap and water or in the dishwasher.
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Though its performance and styling are aged, the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis stands out with its comfortable, spacious interior and huge trunk.
According to Cars.com, the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis "can hold up to six occupants," and it does so in supreme comfort. ConsumerGuide writes that the front offers "traditional big-car feel, with adult-size room and easy access, but the middle rider must straddle the bulky driveline hump." Motor Trend adds that "the Grand Marquis's fans love both its bench seats" and the "ease of entering and exiting" the cabin. For those who find themselves on the rear bench seat, ConsumerGuide says to expect a "spacious" passenger area where "the bench is wide enough for three adults," but the seats may prove to be "too soft for best long-distance comfort." For short drives, however, the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis boasts one of the most comfortable rides around.
Another redeeming feature on the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis is its practical, spacious interior that offers generous storage space. Kelley Blue Book reviewers note that "the Grand Marquis' trunk is huge by most standards," but unfortunately "the lack of a rear-seat pass-through means cargo cannot exceed the compartment's 20.6 cubic-foot capacity." However, Edmunds finds that those 20.6 cubic feet are "capable of swallowing copious amounts of luggage or several sets of golf clubs." The trunk's usability is further improved by adding the "available drop-in trunk organizer" that ConsumerGuide says "helps with smaller cargo."
While the cargo space and comfort might be impressive on the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, materials quality is not. ConsumerGuide feels that the "numerous hard-plastic surfaces give the cabin a budget-grade feel," and "the available leather upholstery doesn't do much to improve the overall ambiance." Motor Trend agrees, but adds "the standard materials are meant to endure rather than cosset." Fortunately, build quality is good, and the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis features "robust simplicity and cheap maintenance costs," according to Edmunds.
One of the added benefits of the solid construction on the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis is that the vehicle does an admirable job of keeping ambient noise to a minimum. ConsumerGuide praises the "good isolation from road and mechanical noise," and adds, "wind-rush is well-muted too." Car and Driver testers also note that the Mercury Grand Marquis is "quiet at all speeds."


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This is my first exposure and installation to Spiceworks. I installed the Central installation, setup portal on remote, open firewall ports and followed instructions on spiceworks site. Cannot connect from my remote controller to my Central Installation. Open all required ports ie - 9675, 443 but get "Server not responding" What am I not doing right?
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Make sure you completed all the steps in this How-To.
Did you make sure that you setup forwarding in your firewall so that incoming requests from the Remote Site are forwarded to your Spiceworks server correctly?
Oct 1, 2011 at 9:21 UTC
Yes I configured that on both sides. Not sure why I cannot connect. I've forwarded port for several applications before but just having a heck of a time getting this to work. Maybe missing something small.
Oct 2, 2011 at 4:07 UTC
What windows version you are using? i mean whats the version of your server and your workstations? Try to disable firewall or forward port through command prompt. Sometimes it does not achieve with GUI interfaces. Try it.
Oct 2, 2011 at 10:54 UTC
Central Installation is on Windows 2008 Server and I'm configuring it on Windows 7 64Bit. I have disable the firewall before but it still didn't work. I will try that again and see if something happens.
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Hi Floyd,
Just in case this hasn't been resolved yet, make sure the following are true for both sites:
1. Both installations should be running on the same ports (9675 and 9676 or 80 and 443 for HTTP and HTTPS traffic respectively)
2. Make sure you have port forwarding set up through both site firewalls - you will need two way traffic to and from each install in order for the RCs to work
3. The best test that the sites are working as they should is to make sure that you can access the Central Site's URL through the remote site and vice versa.
If you are still having issues after verifying the following, let me know and I can grab some logs from you to take a look at what other issues there may be. Thanks!
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When Florida police arrested Martin Luther King Jr. and others for civil disobedience and threw him in jail in 1964, longtime Scranton lawyer Morey Myers was there to defend him in court.
As the guest speaker at a Black History Month celebration at Elm Park United Methodist Church in Scranton on Wednesday evening, the 86-year-old attorney credited King's nonviolent resistance tactics with saving the nation from a second civil war.
"When this country was ripe for such destructive conduct, he made sure that it didn't take place," Mr. Myers said.
About 100 people - including students from the University of Scranton, Marywood University and Lackawanna College - gathered to hear Mr. Myers speak at the event organized by the University of Scranton and the church intended to connect people while raising awareness for the continued fight for social justice. They also enjoyed a Southern-style meal of fried chicken, collard greens, macaroni and cheese and cornbread.
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In this section we will cover design requirements for Health Reimbursement Plans (HRPs).
A Health Reimbursement Plan (HRP) is designed for individual health insurance reimbursement.
Because of the Affordable Care Act's new "market reforms," an HRP is structured to reimburse employees for:
health insurance premiums up to a specified monthly healthcare allowance, and
unlimited preventive care with no cost sharing.
To help limit the preventive care liability, an employer could require employees to show proof of having non-grandfathered minimum essential coverage to be eligible for the HRP. That way, the employee receives 100% preventive care services via their own health insurance plan.
Designing a Health Reimbursement Plan is simple. Here are questions to ask as you design a Health Reimbursement Plan:
When will the HRP plan start?
What monthly healthcare allowance will we provide? Will we provide the same allowance to all employees, or offer different allowances based on employee class or family status?
What makes employees eligible for the benefit?
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The Australian media will likely follow the US and the UK in becoming increasingly politically partisan, according to ABC managing director Mark Scott.
In a speech called 'New journalism for a new public', Mr Scott raises the prospect of News Corp gaining a general newspaper monopoly through the week in every capital city except Perth, should Fairfax Media closes its weekday print editions of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
''The reason it feels like the media battle is being waged as though it's winner-takes-all is because that's exactly what it is,'' Mr Scott told a University of Melbourne event.
''There are plenty of voices, but there will not be plenty of newspapers with different people controlling them.
''The newspapers that survive will be powerful. The return of Lachlan Murdoch to his position of power in the family business was clearly a significant news story, not just for his company but for our society.
''We will all watch to see how he wants to exercise that power.''
Lachlan Murdoch was last week appointed co-chairman of News Corp and its new sister company, 21st Century Fox. His brother James Murdoch was appointed co-chief operating officer of Fox.
Fairfax Media, publisher of this site, has long stated that it will continue printing newspapers so long as it is profitable.
News Corp Australia boss Julian Clarke said in December that his company was ''totally dependent on keeping print going''.
Mr Scott said the "once unthinkable now seems likely at some point with Fairfax.... It is now a digital media business, not a newspaper business."
Responding to Mr Scott's statements, a Fairfax spokeswoman pointed to the company's recent results presentation, when chief executive Greg Hywood said the company's newspapers had increased profitability and contrary to any assertions, there were no plans to change print schedules.
Mr Scott said although News Corp and Fairfax Media were ''in the midst of dramatic transformations'', they continued to set the news agenda.
But he said a ''range of influential voices has always been seen as a safeguard for the effective working of a media ecology.''
''Given the aggressive editorial positioning of some of their mastheads and their willingness to adopt and pursue an editorial position, an ideological position and a market segmentation, you could argue that News Corporation newspapers have never been more assertive in exercising media power," Mr Scott said.
''This is worth reflecting on when thinking about life without Fairfax in print most days of the week. News Corp currently sells about 70 per cent of papers purchased in capital cities in Australia and, with the exception of the Fin, is a monopoly provider in Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart.
''With Fairfax perhaps retreating to a weekly edition in the future, fairly conservative modelling could see that figure at closer to 80 per cent, with Perth the only city without the News Corp monopoly through the week.
''It is good news for the News Corp shareholders. The American evidence suggests that newspaper markets in most cities are shifting towards monopoly papers, and that in a reasonably-sized city a single paper should be able to make a return.''
He added that as the ''push to target content to profitable niches will grow'', Australia will likely follow the model of the US and UK in ''market segmentation in news based around specific political and ideological perspectives.''
''As Fox News has shown in the US, it's a way to make very significant money while other around are struggling.''
Mr Scott has led the ABC since 2006, and has repeatedly said he expected Prime Minister Tony Abbott to keep to his word on preserving funding to the national broadcaster.
But the ABC has been strongly criticised by News Corp Australia, with criticisms ranging from its coverage of asylum-seekers' allegations of mistreatment by the navy, to publishing the leaks of whistleblower Edward Snowden, and the tenure of 'Media Watch' host Paul Barry, who recently wrote a biography of Rupert Murdoch.
Julian Clarke, head of News Corp Australia, said in December said although the ABC is an important institution, new media opportunities should be reserved for private-sector organisations.
''How we grow advertising revenue has got nothing to do with whether the ABC exists or not,'' Mr Clarke said.
''The question is, whatever comes in the future, should they [the ABC] continue to push into that area? And at that point you have to ask the question, 'Why is a government-funded business doing this?' People will have different responses to that."


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As a massive wave of Baby Boomers enters retirement age, the landscape for privately-held businesses may be poised for a seismic shift. Recent research has shown that more than $10 trillion in boomer-owned business assets will be passed down or sold by 20251.
However, according to the 2015 US Family Business Survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, only about 27% of private businesses have done any exit planning whatsoever. Even fewer have a documented hand-off plan in place, which may leave them vulnerable to events which could force a hurried sale2.
Succession planning is one of the major challenges facing family-owned businesses today—even ahead of labor costs, finding qualified employees, foreign competition and health care expenses.
Unfortunately for many unprepared business owners, as this wave of business transactions gets going, it may create a 'Buyer's Market' in which only those who have planned well will experience a successful exit.
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Often, it is practical and emotional factors that keep business owners from succession planning. From a practical standpoint, business owners are usually more focused on profitability, growth, and customer satisfaction on a day-to-day basis. And emotionally, their identities are often so closely tied to their businesses that they simply don't want to think about giving them up.
But this delay carries significant risks. Without proper planning—which can be done even before the owner is ready to sell—business owners may find themselves forced to sell quickly due to a cash crisis, economic downturn, split with a partner or a family dispute.
A good analogy is the process of selling a house. If you have to sell your house under duress, you'll likely have to take less money for it than what it's worth. The same is true of a business. A troubled sale could also have considerable implications on your livelihood post-ownership, damaging your retirement plans.
Another consideration is losing control of the business before you want to. To entrepreneurs, a business is often like a child. If it isn't done right it can have serious ramifications, including emotional stress and depression.
Know Where You're Going
There is no one-size-fits-all succession plan. Making sure it's "done right" and tailored to financial goals should be a primary concern.
A good question to ask: what does your next stage of life look like? Some business owners want to continue to play a role in the business even after it's sold. Others want to leave it entirely. Still others start a new business or focus on philanthropy.
Other concerns include determining the actual worth of a business and taking steps to maximize it. From the moment an owner decides to sell, the focus should be on making it more attractive to potential buyers. This includes addressing "curb appeal" issues—replacing faulty equipment, upgrading technology as well as making sure that company policy and procedures are well documented—and seeing that the business meets industry standards.
Building a Solid Foundation
Above all, the critical step in business succession planning should be forming a team of experienced advisors—a Financial Advisor, a banker, an attorney specializing in estate planning, an insurance agent and a valuation consultant. According Shafer, lack of access to adequate advice is another key reason business owners wait to plan an exit strategy.
It's a good idea to get some smart people in a room to do some discovery at least two years before you're planning on exiting the business. Explain business and your goals and get their advice for getting there.
A Financial Advisor is a good place to start. In addition to being one of the professionals that can assist you, we are well positioned to communicate your exit strategy to other stakeholders, especially as it relates to your personal objectives.
Once your team is in place and your exit strategy is created, we can also work with you to craft the most critical element of your wealth management strategy: Planning a detailed wealth management strategy that lets you enjoy the fruits of your hard work building a business.
Whether you are contemplating transferring your business interest to family members, liquidating assets, or selling your share of a business to current management or a third party, talk with me today and start the conversation about your business succession plan.


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Stockmarket pressure to find "blockbuster" drugs has forced drug companies to push products to market ever more aggressively. In the case of Merck's painkiller Vioxx, this had disastrous and lethal results.
There are two remarkable things about the painkiller Vioxx. One was its disastrous impact on those who took it. Before it was pulled from the market in September 2004, Vioxx probably did more harm than any other modern prescription medicine. Critics of the drug have estimated that up to 140,000 Americans suffered heart attacks or strokes and about a third died as a result of taking it—and that is not counting those who died in the other countries where the drug was sold. It was as if a full jumbo jet dropped from the sky every week for five years, yet no one noticed.
Media lift lid on secret reports on drug side-effects
Adverse reactions to medication is the fifth most common cause of death in hospitals according to the European Commission, but EU agencies and national governments have until now kept secret pharmaceutical companies' reports on side-effects.
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The MammoSite system is among the thousands of devices the F.D.A. lets onto the market each year after only cursory review and with no clear evidence that they help patients. Doctors are free to use those products as they see fit, without telling patients that the devices are not proved. And because the doctors are frequently paid more by Medicare as a way to compensate them for the extra time and expense of adopting new procedures, these unproven products can become widely adopted.
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Europe's secret plan to boost GM crop production
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Gordon Brown and other European leaders are secretly preparing an unprecedented campaign to spread GM crops and foods in Britain and throughout the continent, confidential documents obtained by The Independent on Sunday reveal.
The documents – minutes of a series of private meetings of representatives of 27 governments – disclose plans to "speed up" the introduction of the modified crops and foods and to "deal with" public resistance to them.
The AP Is Breaking More Than News
Some of the most eyebrow-raising stories this presidential-election cycle have come from a surprising source: the stodgy old AP. And this new boldness is threatening not only the AP's standing as a neutral arbiter of the news but also challenging its relationship with its owners, thousands of struggling U.S. newspapers that are coming to see the AP as a monster of their own creation: a competitor that could hasten their demise.
Alaska's Biggest Paper Endorses...Obama
Alaska's biggest paper, The Anchorage Daily News, has endorsed Barack Obama for president, despite -- or at least partly because of -- its state governor's presence on the opposing ticket.
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Thousands of ballots that went missing were never prepared because of a technical problem, the Denver Clerk and Recorder said Saturday.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by WoodysGirl, Nov 5, 2013.
He can actually play as good as he did against Denver always, but he just loves to keep it interesting and make a buck or two on the side.
Sounds about right
I bet he is a poster here.
Wow ... People really believe stuff like this? There's won thing you can't question Romo on and that's his heart to win games.
Beat me to it. Suprised it hasnt been brought up here..seriously
I always knew he was an idiot.
I cannot believe tony romo would do that at all not ever ever
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I don't think that Romo bet on football.........but golf maybe.....Tony "Pete Rose" Romo doesn't have a good ring to it, so I call b.s.
Who knew
Then he can bet on us on SNF!
Well if we go back to the last few years Romo bets his life everytime he steps out on the field behind our O-line. So maybe this guy has a point.
Francesa is the worst guy in the biz. Most one dimensional and unprofessional host. It's a miracle he still keeps a job
Well if he does then he is the greatest pro football player to ever live. Think about it! The guy can play great football at will in order to be a successful and wealthy gambler on the side. If so then Romo is god.
foil hat is on a wee bit too tight on that one
Some idiots will actually believe this.
Francesca is the biggest blow hole in NYC. His world revolves around the Yankees and Giants. He hates anything Texas, Red Sox and my Mets. All he does is babble and talks like he thinks he knows his stuff, he doesn't.
He hates Romo, David Wright and Big Papi, they take up most of his focus. I can't stand the guy, he is a fraud of a sportscaster.


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A day after the French media conglomerate Vivendi Universal struck a deal with General Electric to exit the global entertainment business, Europe's other big media empire, Bertelsmann of Germany, demonstrated the costs of staying in that business.
The company reported a 10 percent decline in sales, and a 91 percent drop in net income in the first half of this year, as its music and book-publishing properties in the United States faltered in a harsh market.
The Bertelsmann Music Group, in particular, hit rough water, reporting operating losses of 117 million euros ($126 million) in the first half, nearly triple its losses in the period last year.
The music group's dismal numbers are a fresh headache for Bertelsmann's top executives in Gütersloh, who are negotiating with AOL Time Warner to merge the music business with the Warner Music Group.
Executives at both companies say the talks have bogged down over how to value their respective assets. In its first formal offer in late August, AOL proposed a joint venture that would be 60 percent owned by Warner. Bertelsmann, seeking a 50-50 venture, balked at that proposal, according to these people.Continue reading the main story
While BMG, as the music division is known, is smaller than Warner in sales, it arguably has a higher profit margin on its sales, which could be a highly useful negotiating lever for Bertelsmann. Today's results, however, may weaken its bargaining position, industry executives said.
BMG attributed the red ink to a combination of delayed album releases, write-offs of costly recording contracts with Whitney Houston and other stars, and the industry's broader battle against piracy.
''We're in a situation where there are a number of issues working against us, and piracy is just one of them,'' said Michael Smellie, BMG's chief operating officer. ''They are having a devastating effect.''
The turmoil in the music industry is a major reason Vivendi did not auction off its Universal Music Group, along with the film studio, cable television networks and theme parks. The company felt that it could not command a decent price for the unit.
The talks between BMG and Warner, already fluid, could become more tangled with rumors of interest by another major record company, EMI, in striking a deal with Warner.
Industry executives said a bid by EMI, which has circled several music companies, was a long shot. They noted that Bertelsmann and Warner had agreed to extend for several weeks an agreement to negotiate with each other exclusively.
Some industry executives regard a joint venture between BMG and Warner as a way for Bertelsmann to extricate itself from music. The company's chairman, Gunter Thielen, insists that he remains committed.
''We believe music will recover in two to three years,'' he said in an interview in July. ''There will be music in 50 years.''
Still, the view from Germany, where piracy is rampant, is unremittingly bleak. Mr. Smellie noted that the German recording industry's sales plunged 21.5 percent in the first half of this year. Sales fell 10.5 percent worldwide, while they fell 7.8 percent in North America.
Nearly half of BMG's losses resulted from write-downs of recording contracts of artists signed to one of its labels, Arista. Those contracts had to be renegotiated after the departure of Arista's founder, Clive Davis, in 2000. Mr. Smellie said the slow sales of recent albums by these performers, including Whitney Houston and Toni Braxton, proved the deals were too generous.
BMG was also hobbled by a delay in the release of albums by popular bands like Outkast and the Strokes. Mr. Smellie said those albums, plus 20 other new releases from performers like Britney Spears and Rod Stewart, would help BMG recover in the second half of this year.
He said BMG was confident of meeting its goal of matching 2002's operating profit of $125 million.
Bertelsmann's other major American division, Random House, is also counting on a sales surge to lift it out of a hole. Its sales fell 26 percent in the first half, to 747 million euros ($805 million), compared with 2002, while operating profits shrank 57 percent, to 29 million euros ($31 million).
In a letter to employees, Peter W. Olson, the Random House chairman, said the results were pulled down by ''currency exchange rate fluctuations, ongoing difficult retail marketplace conditions, and the weak economy.''
Mr. Olson said some Random House imprints delayed new books to spare them the hostile retail market. In the fall, when book sales traditionally crest, Random House plans to publish hardcover fiction by John Grisham, Toni Morrison and Danielle Steel, and a memoir by the singer Sting.
In his memo, Mr. Olson said he was confident that Random House would have a ''good full fiscal year,'' though he stopped short of saying the company would meet its targets.
Mr. Thielen has not backed off his promise that the parent company will generate more operating profit this year than it did last year. In the first half, it reported net income of 142 million euros ($153 million), on sales of 7.8 billion euros ($8.5 billion).
To do that, Bertelsmann will depend heavily on its European television group, RTL, which had a 44 percent increase in profit in the first half. RTL now accounts for the bulk of the parent company's profit.
Bertelsmann's results confirm what people inside and outside the company have been saying since its boardroom shake-up last summer: The United States has become the weak link in a far-flung empire.Continue reading the main story


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Artists and social activists are pushing the manifesto in an attempt to dissuade the city's reliance on the "creative class"-based ideas of Richard Florida.
"In recent weeks, this manifesto has attracted a great deal of attention in Hamburg and throughout Germany. It is directed against an urban development policy that is based on a theory that Florida has developed over the past few years.
In his theory, Florida argues that cities must reinvent themselves. In contrast to the 1990s, they should no longer attempt to attract companies, but people. More specifically, the right people -- people who invent things, who promote change and who shape a city's image. He has classified these people as the 'creative class.' It's a theory that has had unintentional consequences -- including bitter conflicts in places like Hamburg."


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Labrinth wasn't nervous about proposing to his girlfriend in front of 35,000 people.
The 'Beneath Your Beautiful' hitmaker popped the question to long-term partner Muz during his performance at the Virgin Media V Festival in Chelmsford, Essex, East England, last weekend and decided to do it so publicly because he wanted it to be "opulent".
He said: "I wasn't scared at all.
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Japji Sahib consists of the Mool Mantar, an opening Salok, a set of 38 Pauris (hymns) and a final Salok. This Bani called Japji Sahib, appears at the very beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib from Page 1 to Page 8 in the Holy Book of the Sikhs Nay! of Humanity. It, the most important Bani or 'set of verses', is recited by all Sikhs every morning. The word 'Jap' means to 'recite'/'to 'chant'/'to stay focused onto'. 'Ji' is a word that is used to show respect as is the word 'Sahib'.
This Bani was composed by the founder of the faith, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji who was the first of ten human Gurus of this faith. The Ten Gurus of Sikhism were responsible for the creation of this faith which took place over period 1469 to 1708 - a period of about 239 years. At the point when the last of these Gurus departed this Earth, the Guruship was passed to Holy Book, the SGGS. SGGS is treated as a living Guru and the respect shown for Thy Commandments is unique. This Bani encompasses the spirit & theme of whole of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
The collections of hymns of Sikh daily prayer are often compiled separately in a small book form called Gutkas or "Nitnem" (meaning daily prayer) Gutkas. All Nitnem Gutkas start with Japji Sahib and contain other Banis (hymns) as well.
The description of Japji Sahib that follows is taken from "The Encyclopedia of Sikhism" by Harbans Singh (published in 1996 by the Punjabi University, Patiala):
...Japji is the most riveting Sikh Prayer recited by the devout early in the morning. The composition is not assigned to any particular raga or musical measure, as is the rest of the Scriptural text...
"Japji is universally accepted to be the composition of Guru Nanak, the founding prophet of Sikhism, although, unlike other scriptural hymns and compositions, it remains anonymous without being credited individually to any of the Gurus..."
"Preceded by what is called Mool Mantar, the basic statement of creed, the Japu comprises an introductory sloka and 38 stanzas traditionally called pauree (steps) and a concluding Salok attributed by some to Guru Angad. The initial Salok too appears again in the Scripture as a preamble to the 17th Astapadi of Guru Arjan's famous composition Sukhmani, the Psalm of Peace. The entire composition including the Mool Mantar, two saloks and the thirty eight pauris form the sacred morning prayer Japji Sahib or "Japu Nisanu". It serves as a prologue to the Scripture and encapsulates Guru Nanak's creed and philosophy, as a whole..."
"The message of the "Japu" is abiding in nature and universal in application. It simply describes the nature of Ultimate Reality and the way to comprehend it, and is not tied to any particular religious system. In a word it simply defines Sikhism, the religious view of Guru Nanak..."
Miracle of Japji
Below is an edited account of the personal experience of Nirvair Kaur of the miraculous power of Japji:
The story of one woman who was transformed at a cellular level by the sound current of Japji Sahib
Late one summer night in June 2003, unable to sleep, I sat at my computer listening to audio clips on website of Spiritual Music. I clicked on a Gurmukhi version of the Mul Mantra from a 2 set CD of Japji by a male artist. During the few moments it took for him to sing this mantar in his resonant voice, what felt like a great far-reaching awakening began within me. I thought, "This is the most beautiful music I have ever heard," and while I "knew" that I had never heard it before, it felt familiar to me. This was my first personal encounter with Japji Sahib. I felt like I had found a precious jewel that I had forgotten I had. Re-encountering brought an instant, gentle, and complete breaking open of my heart. I began to cry. I played that 60 second audio clip over and over again, and sang with it, and cried, while my mind wondered vaguely in the background, "What does this mean?"
Something about the artist's singing of this particular mantra pierced me to my core. "What is this Japji?" I thought, "and if this one portion of it is so powerful, what dynamic is contained in its entirety?" I knew that I needed to explore this experience further.
When the CDs arrived in the mail, I immediately put on a pair of headphones and listened to the 45-minute Gurmukhi version. I wept my way through it. I found my mouth forming the sounds though I had no idea what the sounds might be and certainly no idea of what the words might mean in English. But I found myself thinking, "Even though I have no idea what he's saying, I know what he's saying." (On a level far beyond left-brain comprehension and literal understanding of dictionary definitions, I knew the beauty and the grace and the transformative power of that sound current.)
Initially I deliberately chose not to question or analyze the way that this bani instantly took up residence within me. I knew that intellectual objections would arise, stemming from the fact that I had been studying Kriya Yoga since 1995 and had in fact been ordained as a swami in an order established by Paramahansa Yogananda. I had studied Sanskrit and spent a great deal of my time in meditation chanting in Sanskrit. My immersion in Sanskrit mantra had helped me recover from a debilitating bout with chronic fatigue that had begun in 1994 and lasted for seven long and painful years. So part of my discomfort revolved around the idea that I "should" continue spiritual practices within "my own" tradition.
By the time I discovered Japji in June 2003, I had been trying for 3 1/2 years to come to terms with fibromyalgia. I had repeatedly altered and curtailed my physical activities, trying to find that magic level at which I could remain active without provoking continuous and excruciating pain. It eluded me. I had taken several private sessions with a wonderful instructor to learn Kundalini Yoga sets specifically designed to correct the internal imbalances related to fibromyalgia and fatigue. I wanted very much to be consistent with these practices, but my body was not capable of doing them on a regular basis. When I had finally regained enough energy and vitality to begin moving in and through my life again in 2000, fibromyalgia symptoms flared up with full force and incapacitated me in a new way. Finally in 2002 I stopped everything, altogether.
During the course of a year the pain decreased, eventually allowing me once again to sleep though the night. By the summer of 2003 I felt "plateaued"- happy to have reached a relatively pain-free resting place, but also stuck there. Tentative attempts at walking more than a block or two or doing gentle yoga caused rumblings below the surface which signaled that the volcano of pain could be activated with little provocation, and I was very resistant to triggering that cycle again. I thought I needed to commit myself again to intense japa, but didn't feel drawn to any particular Sanskrit mantra.
Such was my state of affairs when I visited the Spirit Voyage website and clicked on the Japji audio clip. I knew instantly, without even thinking it, that I had found the mantra that I needed - or that it had found me. I knew that it resonated in me and that I resonated with it and that chanting it was going to change my molecular structure - was going to literally rearrange my DNA, transform me at a cellular level, and gradually move me up and off the plateau I was resting on. I knew all of this within the first minute of hearing the audio clip-knew it completely and wholly as though someone had pressed an imprint of its truth on my third eye and I had absorbed it without needing to mentally process it. I had a fairly good idea of what my "logical" objections to pursuing this path might be, and I didn't want to give them precedence. I wanted to have the experience first and then judge it, rather than pass a judgment which would keep me from having the experience.
In June 2004 I attended the Naad of Japji workshop in Espanola, New Mexico. The concentrated immersion in the sound current accelerated my physical healing in a way that I couldn't have imagined. At this point in my life it had been over two years since I had engaged in any type of regular physical activity. One day during the Japji course we were asked to do a meditation that involved holding our arms over our heads for 11 minutes. I thought, "I can't even hold my arms over my head for 11 seconds because my muscles are so weak, and even if I could, the pain would be unbearable." And then I thought, "That might not be true anymore. Let's test it." I did the meditation for 11 minutes. My arms were strong enough. And although it was somewhat painful, it was the predictable pain of the nervous system adjusting and the muscles working. At that moment I knew I was on my way off that plateau.
When I returned to Chicago after the Japji course, I designed a "Return to Exercise" program for myself and repeatedly renewed my 40-day commitment to chant Japji. In June 2005 I returned to Espanola for more Japji! By this time I was able to engage in some sort of cardiovascular exercise for an hour at a time, four or five days a week, at a moderate to intense level, as well as lift weights three times a week. I was also getting out of bed consistently at 4:00 a.m. for sadhana, and I had gradually increased the amount of time I spent at my job to 40 hours weekly-something I had not been physically capable of doing since 1995. In Espanola I was able to participate in group sadhana, which I had not been able to do the previous summer.
It's now June 2006. I'm still chanting Japji every day. I'm also attending a weekly Kundalini Yoga class, doing a yoga set in my own morning sadhana, and preparing to take Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training in the fall!
It has been a great blessing to be engaged in a transformative relationship with Japji Sahib, and to discover through experience that "at the root of all there is only the One."
Above article thanks to www.aquariantimes.com
Learning Japji
At Japji Sahib Step by Step you can read and listen to Japji in Gurmukhi/Punjabi. The Bani is written in Roman script and it has translation in English. Click on any of the highlighted options 1 to 38 or M for Mool Mantar or S for Salok and you will be able to listen and also read this beautiful Bani.
See also
- Mool Mantar
- Japji Sahib Step by Step
- Mool Mantar and its Perception
- Compendium of TRUE IDEAs
- Japji in English
- Japji in Roman text
- Japji in Gurmukhi
- Japji in French
- Japji in Dutch / Nederlands
- Japji memory aid
- Japji in Gurmukhi with links to meanings
- Japji sahib translation
- Download Japji sahib in Original Gurmukhi only in pdf format
- Download Japji sahib in Original Gurmukhi, Roman transliteration and English translation in pdf format
- Download Japji sahib in Original Gurmukhi, Roman transliteration and English translation in pdf format
- Download Japji sahib in Original Gurmukhi only in word doc format
- Download Japji sahib in Original Gurmukhi, Roman transliteration and English translation in word doc format
External Links
Video links
- Japji Sahib - Sikh Prayer
- Nitnem (Jap Ji Sahib) - line-by-line video translation
- Japji Sahib by WorldGurudwara.com- Read Along: Part 1 Part 2
- Japji Sahib - in Hindi, Urdu and English
Audio links
- JapjiSahib.mp3 - Download 1.826M or Play 15.34 min
- Sant Singh Maskeen - Japji Sahib Veechaar
- Darshan Singh (Dhakki Sahib Wale) - Taksali Nitnem - Japjee Sahib
- Harbans Singh (Jagadhari Wale) - Nitnem - Japji Sahib
- Jarnail Singh - Damdami Taksal Nitnem - Sri Jap Ji Sahib
- Rajnarind Kaur - Bani Pro 1
Text of Japji Sahib
- Japji Sahib Gurmukhi, English Translation and Transliteration
- Audio & Written Display from AllaboutSikhs.com
- Written text of Japji Sahib
Other Links
- Japji Sahib Original, English Transliteration, Punjabi & English Translation
- Japji Sahib Original, English Translation and Transliteration]
- Gurbani by SriGranth.com
- Gurbani by Sikhitothe Max.com
- Read Jap Ji Sahib Online
- Japji Sahib in Gurmukhi
- Contemporary Transliterations in English
- Sacred-texts.com English translation
- sikhnet.com Post-Modern Translation of Japji Sahib
- Japji by James G. Lochtefeld
- Video learning - Japji Sahib: The Song of the Soul
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Gin & Jazz at The Arch Bar is the evocative tribute of classic cocktails and golden age Jazz in the heart of Mayfair. The event, which takes place overlooking the iconic Wellington Arch, celebrates the heyday of hotel revelry when Jazz was a social release and bootleg gin was served behind closed doors.
Carefully selected artists including Benoit Viellefon and His Orchestra, The Shirt Tail Stompers and The Swing Ninjas are accompanied by a range of 50 different gins from the hotel's award-winning team at The Arch Bar. Specialty Martin Miller's Gin cocktails are served including the signature 'Mayfair Hop', a modern twist on the classic French 75. As a nod to the era, the hotel's culinary team have created sharing plates to match the decadence of the occasion.
Gin & Jazz, which is held every month from 9pm, honours one of the most iconic pairings in gin history with a theatrical night that transports guests to an era of splendour. For forthcoming dates and acts (subject to change) can be viewed at ginandjazz.com.
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That sounds like rubbish, that girls are now on average taller than boys.
I'm 5'10".10|10|0
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That sounds like rubbish, that girls are now on average taller than boys.
I'm 5'10".
you heard wrong
Heh, I'm 4'11". Can't say I've seen a boy outside of elementary school shorter than me for quite a while. ;)
At your age, yes they are. That's just because girls tend to hit puberty earlier. It evens out eventually, and men are still typically a bit taller than women.
I'm 5'9".
I don't think that that's true... Either way, I'm 5'2.
4'11~150cm. There are 5th graders taller than me lol
Not in my genes, or race actually lol I'm 5'3
Yea dunno about that. There are certainly a lot of very tall girls out there. I'm not one of them lol just 5'5
I am 5'4
I'm 5'11 so ya I'm taller than the average guy.
Not around here they aren't.
To answer your question I'm 5' 8" .
5foot WHICHEVER is average considering my age ^.^
5 ft 5"
that sounds so false. 😂
i'm 5'3.
5'1 *cries*
At your age that is possible but over 18, the average adult male is definitely taller than the average adult female.
That's really wrong. And I'm 6'4''.
I'm 5.11
Maybe at birth, but come puberty that's not the case lol
That person lied to you lol
Maybe at 13, but definitely not true.


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To comply with new ISO standards, Doosan announced that effective immediately, its applicable new mid-range size hydraulic excavators will now be equipped with roll-over protective structure (ROPS)-certified cabs. The cabs will conform to the new ROPS standard established by ISO 12117-2: 2008, which applies to ROPS for hydraulic excavators as defined in ISO 6165 with a working mass of more than 6 metric tons and less than 50 metric tons. Doosan excavator models covered under the ISO standard will range from the DX140LC to the DX480LC. The new ROPS-certified cabs will also be available on log loader models without cab risers. The new ROPS cabs will not be available on Doosan DX520LC and DX700LC models or log loader models with cab risers. DX480LC excavators that exceed 50 metric tons due to certain optional equipment or larger attachments are also excluded. Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment America, www.doosanequipment.com


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Slippery Mosin Stock
Have a very nice 1940 Russian Mosin Nagant. It hasn't been counterbored, no cracks in the stock, cosmoline has been cleaned out of the action and barrel.....I have only one issue.... The stock is very dark, yet very nice, however it's kinda slippery, but I'm not sure if that's just that I have buffed and polished it up that well, or if theres more cosmoline on it. If it is cosmoline, how would I get it off the stock? (my hands are not sticky after handling the rifle, also nothing comes off when rubbed with a damp rag. Any advice?
Set the stock out in the sun on a hot sunny day 89 n up n take a rag n clean let set n clean some more repeat till nothing is coming off the cosmoline turns to a liquid at 89 deg.I had to do mine for 2 days lol it sucked if u can check you tube for videos there are other ways this is just the I was showed by the old man
Try using a damp cloth and some degreasing dish soap ( the liquid kind you use in the sink, not the detergents used in machines), if nothing comes off then it is probably just smooth finish. In which case you could get it checkered, or refinish it using a linseed oil type of finish that seals the wood without the smooth build up ( think military M1 Garand stock ). If money is an issue you could stipple it, which is pretty simple, draw a pattern in the grip areas. Most people use similar patterns to checkering, and using a pointed ( not sharp, rounded point) punch, and lightly tap with a hammer to roughen the surface inside the pattern. If you don't want to alter the stock, a good hasty sling around the arm, and shooting gloves will help a lot.
I thought I had my stock good. Til
I shot on a hot day......
I have a 1915 SMLE that can solve the oil shortage on its own. Wrap stock in brown paper bags. Place in a black plastic trash bag. Put in sun. After a couple of hours, replace the brown paper, which will have absorbed oil/ cosmoline. Avoid newspaper unless you like reading your stock- ink transfers.
aren't that hard to remove while the stock's still
Field-stripping the rifle is fairly easy, and also allows you
to get all the gunk off the barrel,receiver, and mag.
Some of the out-of-sight factory stamps and cartouches
on the barrels and other metal surfaces can
be found, at the same time.
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This week has been dominated by the mounting situation in Libya. I was in the House of Commons last Friday to hear the Prime Minister address MPs after the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1973.
I was not an MP when the decision was taken to invade Iraq, and I was struck by the weight of responsibility which all of us had in being asked to endorse military action. The result of the vote on Monday was overwhelming, with 557 MPs in favour of our enforcing a no fly zone and only 13 against.
But a strength of our system is that even after momentous events in Parliament, MPs return to our constituencies and meet our electors.
So at the Arundel Farmers' Market and NSPCC coffee morning on Saturday, it was good to talk to local people. I was able to take up the concern of local traders that Arundel is having its electricity supply cut off for a day with little notice.
On Sundays I usually plough through the work in my red box and then I go back to London, ready for the next week. I worked in the Home Office for most of Monday, but late in the evening MPs - rightly - agreed to freeze our pay, since this is also being asked of those who work in the public sector.
On Tuesday I visited Coventry to address a conference on collaboration between police forces. Working together is vital for the police to improve operational effectiveness as well as find savings.
It makes sense for the Sussex and Surrey forces to collaborate. We don't have to create remote regional forces through compulsory mergers as the last government proposed.
As I write, George Osborne has just started to deliver his second Budget to the House of Commons - another national occasion. On Thursday I am visiting Cheshire Police and on Friday I will be back in my constituency, meeting with the Country Land & Business Association in Angmering to discuss rural policing.
On Saturday I will be planting trees at Dingemans Court in Steyning before attending the AGM of the Friends of St Mary's House in Bramber.
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On August 10, Camille attended the Glamour and AG Denim & Music Dinner in support of MusiCares hosted by Jessica Kantor, Johnathan Crocker, Erica Krusen, and Francoise Koster at La Poubelle in Los Angeles. The gallery has been updated with 7 photos from the event !
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XDA-Developers Forums RANT
If you are reading this post means at least once you flashed your smartphone with a custom ROM and where did you learn about custom ROMs and found resources about them? 99.9% from forum.xda-developers.com.
Problem with those forums is that they became filled with people with almost 0(zero) interest in
developing, better say, improvement and learning; notice I didn't say noobs because we were all noobs at some point , but because we had a bit of interest in learning or at least some self esteem to not be categorized as retards or idiots or whatever, we started to read and learn and only after that we started posting (I know this how I did, and mostly because I didn't want people to think I'm retarded).
In 2015 the situation is different:
1. almost everyone has a smartphone, I think it will be a real challenge to find someone who doesn't have at least 1 smartphone.
2. rooting tools became very accessible, 1 click tools as we call them and on top of that some of the most important producers even offer officials way to unlock and root your phone.
And you'll say: "hey what is wrong with that???" Well apparently nothing until you dig a bit deeper. Doing so, making it accessible to everyone, or too accessible, spares users the work and when you don't work at least a little bit for something, you'll start taking it for granted and you can't be bothered to read anything and this leads to asking questions (most of the time quoting the developer or mentioning him/her to be sure he sees your questions and answers right away) when the answer to your question is either 1-2 posts above yours or two pages back or worse you shouldn't have been asking that in the 1st place because its assumed you knew at least the basics when you started flashing unofficial software on your 500 dollars smartphone. And you end up spending half your time answering banal questions or ranting. Sure you can just ignore them, but ignore them one time too many and all hell breaks lose just because you dared to ignore "the customer" . most of the time XDA's moderators do nothing, or just delete that inflammatory post, but why it was let to come to this in the 1st place?
There is also the problem of ENGLISH or "engrish" . Yes i understand that for most of the people present there English is their second language (is mine too) but I shouldn't have to spend time trying to decipher whatever you wanted to say there. Yea it ain't fair but when you joined the forums you acknowledged that is a ENGLISH written forum, and English is the only reasonable way for us from all over the world to understand each other. I said ENGLISH, not Engrish. sure you can ignore or rant but then we're back to the ending of the paragraph above and question " why it was let to come to this in the 1st place?" remains You accepted the conditions, so follow them.
And I could go on on but i think this are the most important bits for now and my conclusion is more like a question : Why do XDA moderators adopt such a relaxed policy ? Evidently you have the rules, the mottoes, even you have some funny videos about it, but most of the time you ignore them and let them be, sure we have the report button, but then instead of answering stupid or question with obvious answers will be spending time writing reports instead of improving work.
Don't ban the users from forums, that's not the solution, the solution is to educate your users, by doing so you'll give the developers (or users who actually contribute to custom roms improvements) a fresh breath of air, they won't become frustrated and leave, and they will spend that time on improvement rather than fighting on threads. This is the sustainable long time solution otherwise as the forums grew and still keep growing with "un moderated" users, they will hit critical mass when enough is enough and most of the people improving ROMS will leave and that will lead to users leaving. (you know as well as I do that some pretty awesome developers left already because of this)
And no, i'm not referring to me, i'm a small fish in the pound compared to others, way more skilled than me .