text:
My Nonprofit Reviews
Jesse E.
Review for Heritage Retreats Inc dba University Heritage Society, Clifton, NJ, USA
Before this trip I was in a bit of an emotional funk. After one week, however, I found my life re-oriented in a far more positive and healthy direction than the one I would have gone down had I missed out. The particpants and instructors were so kind and helpful, and the backdrop so beautiful, that I found it very hard to not take the imparted lessons to heart. I would recommend this potentially life-changing trip to, literally, anyone.
More Feedback
I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
After even the third day on this trip I felt my emotional and spiritual states begin to improve noticeably. These changes have stayed with me for weeks since the trip's conclusion and have come to inform my new and improved worldview.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Make it last longer than a week.


text:
Sugarpova Sporty Pink Tennis Ball Chewing Gum
Serve yourself some pink lemonade gumballs and chew them up on the court. Winning sure is sweet. A portion of every purchase is given to the Maria Sharapova Foundation for helping children across the world achieve their dreams.
- Overall Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
- Write a Review
Sugarpova tennis balls gum
They are super cute and taste great,lasted a while,shipping was fast
sugarpova tennis gumballs
Bought these for my 8 year old granddaughter. She' s going to love finding them in her Christmas stocking!
party favor
I bought these as party favors for my tennis team. They're very cute but a bit sour

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Sign In
Sign Out | Hello, null
Browse more:
Renewed and relaunched in 2011, Winsor & Newton Artists' Oilbars are a unique formulation of genuine oil color in a solid stick. It offers artists an exciting and versatile way of painting and drawing — from sketching to sgraffito — and it can be used in combination with tube color.
Artists' Oilbars combine the rich, buttery consistency of tube oil color with the immediacy of pastels and charcoal. These oil colors were originally developed by artists for artists and are made from quality artist-grade pigments, oils, and other specially selected waxes.
A broader range of 50 colors expands creative options for artists' palettes. Better still, the new range harmonizes with all other Winsor & Newton tube color ranges for effortless transitions and combinations.
Softer on application than the original, the new Oilbar transfers to canvas with less pressure, further freeing the artist to create bold gestures or subtle passages.
Set of 12 Colors
This set includes Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cerulean Blue, Colorless Blender, Ivory Black, French Ultramarine, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Titanium White, Winsor Green Yellow Shade, and Yellow Ochre. Actual set contents may vary.
Set of 6 Colors
This basic set of mixing colors includes Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Yellow Light, French Ultramarine, Titanium White, Ivory Black, and the Colorless Blender.
Color Chart Note — Use this color chart as an approximation of the real color. If exact color matching is necessary, use actual samples of the materials.
Shipping Note — Due to manufacturer distribution restrictions, Winsor & Newton products cannot be shipped to addresses outside of North America.
see also ...
™ Winsor & Newton is a trademark.™ Oilbar is a trademark.
CA Prop 65
Hint — click a thumbnail to enlarge.
Hint — click a thumbnail to enlarge.
(based on 15 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
5 Stars
4 Stars
3 Stars
2 Stars
1 Stars
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Reviewed by 15 customers
Displaying reviews 1-10
Back to top
Previous | Next »
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Very Nice!
By Janmoeho
from Winston Salem, NC
Comments about Winsor & Newton Artists' Oilbars:
Finally ordered some WN Oilbars. Been using Shivas and some Senneliers. Oilbars are creamier than Shiva's (which I love) making it easier to mix two colors to create a new color than with the Shiva's. But they are not "gooey" like Sennelier's are (which is what I hate about that brand). The only bad thing I've found about the Oilbars is that they take longer than the Shiva's and Sennelier's to dry - those two brands are dry in 24 hours (if not a little less). The Oilbars stay wet at least 48 hours and the Winsor Green, in particular, takes "forever" to dry - like 4 days! That's why I took 1 star off - the longer drying time - I don't get a lot of time to paint and I hate waiting for paint to dry. The flip side to the longer drying time is that the sticks don't skin over as quickly as Shiva's and Senelier's do. Happy I bought them, highly recommend.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Images shared by Janmoeho
Tulips-WN Oilbars on acrylic toned canvas panel.
Was this review helpful? Yes / No
- You may also flag this review
Lots of fun
By jo
from new orleans
. Been a pastel artist for 30 years I find the oil bars a fun alterntive The wrappers are easy to remove with single edge razor blead (gently)I like to paint with abandon and then scrape off then use brush and liquin to dry.
Impossible to get wrappers off
By blondie
from minneapolis
The wrappers on these sticks are multi layered and almost impossible to get off. They're really messy after you finally get them off and they harden in their containers! I'd never buy these again.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Merchant response: Thank you for taking the time to share your candid feedback. We're sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your experience with these sticks. All oil sticks are "self-sealing," which means that they develop a film over the outside that must be removed prior to use. They're not "hardening" — they're just exhibiting the drying properties of oil paint, which are what allow them to form a durable and permanent paint film in your artwork. Please know that if you'd ever like more information on the working characteristics of a new medium, our Product Information Team is here to help. Product Specialists are available weekdays from 8am to 5:30pm CST at 1-800-933-2542 or firstname.lastname@example.com, and they're happy to advise!
Definitely purchasing more
By K-Rad
from Cape Girardeau, MO
I have just recently started using these and let's just say... I am obsessed. I'm a very aggressive oil painter and these help me to really put some energy into my pieces! I use them on BFK Rives paper, such a great texture.
Images shared by K-Rad
Just a quick sketch with my new sticks!
Feeling young again
By B
from NH
I haven't use oil bars since high school, haven't really thought much about it until just recently. I never realized how much I could miss using a specific medium until it was back in my hands. Thank you!
Oil Bars
By Art Professor
from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
These are real oil paint sticks. This goes onto the canvas in a more effective way than others that I've not been satisfied with. I use only Windsor and Newton Oil Bars from Dick Blick.
(0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
fast and responsible. All my order was on time . Very happy
By max the braker
from miami
The quality and versatility of your products are one of my strong instruments to create my arts. Thank you very much!!
Images shared by max the braker
One of my painting made in fully with your product
(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)
W&N Artists Oilbars
By Maris the Artist
from Fontana, Ca
I started using Oilbars about 2 months ago. I have tried all brands of Oilbars/oil sticks and have found Windsor and Newton Oilbars to be the best for the way I paint. I use them in creating under paintings - they blend and are really smooth giving a great look. I usually add 2 -3 more layers, and they have worked really well. I love the fact that I can use my fingers or brushes to smooth and paint.
(1 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
got it sooner than expected and quality products
By ldiggs
from mars,pa
i love using oil stix...and ive done alot of drawings already. and as with any paint u get what u pay for as far as pigment goes. the only gouge was shipping 12 stix it was 11.95. it was that at 10 stix. i think different stuffing material like peanuts or shredded cardboard or regular bubble wrap could be just as protective as those little "pillows". just rather spend more on product then shipping ya know? but whatever it was the only drag about it all.
Love these!
By Pretzelcityusa
from Freeport, IL
I used this product in a Juliette Crane mixed media class and love them. They are wonderfully blendable.
Loading item data...
Please allow ADDITIONAL DELIVERY TIME for factory-shipped items.
Click here to view expected shipping dates, or call our Order Dept (800)-828-4548.
Copyright © 2015 Dick Blick Art Materials. All rights reserved.
Your cart is currently empty.
Your cart currently contains N item.
Dick Blick Art Materials · P.O. Box 1267 · Galesburg, IL 61402-1267 · Toll-free Phone (800) 828-4548 International Phone +1-309-343-6181 ext. 5402 · Fax (800) 621-8293
Dick Blick Art Materials®, Blick®, Blick Studio®, and Artists Pick Blick® are registered trademarks ofDick Blick Holdings Inc. © Copyright 1999-2017 Dick Blick Holdings Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
We are the only social payment technology platform to enable the secure transfer of any type of payment, across any social and messaging channel, from any part of the world.
Our patent-pending fastalink payment tokenization technology bridges the worlds of social, mobile and payments. Partner with us to tap into your consumers' ever-evolving digital behaviour and offer them a richer payments experience that lets them send, request, and make payments along with digital content.
Robust and secure, our platform onboards your payments service seamlessly, connecting you to multiple social channels through a single point of integration via our APIs and SDKs. It's quicker and more cost-effective than integrating into individual or building your own platform.
Our technology tokenises all transfers of value, and encrypts it with multiple layers of security, and then stores it securely in the cloud. Through these and other risk management measures, we ensure the security of highly sensitive data and enable secure payments – without burdening the user experience.
Our versatile platform supports any payment type and our social mobile payment solutions is easily adapted for use across various industries and partners including banks, money transfer operators, mobile payment platforms, mobile wallet services, payment service providers, mobile network operators and social networks.
We believe that great design and experience flows bring your consumers closer to you. With our expertise and understanding of trends in user interface and experience, we enhance your payments environment and offer your consumers the ultimate social payment experience.
Request for a demo, get your questions answered or ask for one of our experts to get in touch with you.CLICK HERE TO CONNECT WITH US


text:
Occasionally, your bank or credit card company may make a mistake by processing a transaction for a different amount than you wrote it for. If this happens, the transaction that you download from your financial institution will not match the transaction you entered in QuickBooks.
The financial institution will likely correct the problem by making an adjustment to your account. You can make a similar adjustment in QuickBooks so you can reconcile the account properly.
To do this task
Contact your financial institution or credit card company and report the error.
Note: You may also want to consult your accountant for advice.
In QuickBooks, edit the transaction you entered so that it agrees with the transaction from the financial institution.
You can now reconcile this transaction with the downloaded one.
Make an adjustment transaction for the
difference between your original transaction and the amount from the financial institution.
When you next download transactions, verify that it contains an adjustment for the error, and that QuickBooks automatically matches the adjustment with the one you made in Step 3.
You can now reconcile the adjustment with the one in the download.
See also
Reconcile from start to finish
Troubleshoot reconciling


text:
Dustin Lynch Grabs A Number-One With 'Small Town Boy'
Dustin Lynch has a lot to celebrate this week, after "Small Town Boy" reached the top of the Mediabase Country Airplay chart over the weekend.
How does Lynch plan on celebrating the number-one? He said, "We're gonna load everybody up in some buses, and we're either going to go to my hometown or a town north of Nashville and just show up and party hard in a super small town… And take it outside of Nashville. So, it's going to be fun and different for us."
Up one spot from last week, "Small Town Boy" seizes the summit from Old Dominion's "No Such Thing As A Broken Heart," which drops to number-two. Jon Pardi's "Heartache On The Dance Floor" holds at number-three, while Kenny Chesney's "All The Pretty Girls" stays put at number-four. Jason Aldean's "They Don't Know" also holds at number-five.
Dustin released his third album Current Mood, this past Friday.
Photo: Getty Images


text:
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Lefty relievers Darin Downs and Kevin Chapman could have a leg up in a lefty relief competition that doesn't feature an overabundance of names.
The Astros have 64 players in major league camp, 34 of them pitchers. Only seven are lefties, and four of the lefties are relievers by trade. Most teams usually break camp with one or two southpaw relievers.
That's not a requirement, because some righthanded pitchers can also neutralize lefties. Still, leaving spring without one lefty isn't exactly common.
"You like to have a couple lefties in the bullpen, but what you really want is to have the best pitchers that you can have," pitching coach Brent Strom said. "Just being lefthanded is no guarantee. I opened the season as the Kansas City pitching coach and we had no lefthanders. We used a righthanded guy who had a good sinker as our lefthanded reliever."
The other lefty relievers besides Downs and Chapman seem to have an uphill climb. Although Luis Cruz is 23, he's made just four appearances at Class AA.
Then there's Raul Valdes, who suffered a lateral tear to his meniscus in late December while playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic. He had surgery on the knee at the end of January and the expected recovery time was 4-6 weeks.
The team was expecting him to be a central figure in the race. Valdes still should be able to pitch in games, but he'll be starting a bit behind the 8-ball.
The remaining southpaws have both primarily been starters. Brett Oberholtzer is likely to be in the middle of the rotation, with Rudy Owens and Dallas Keuchel competing as well.
"It's a competition," Strom said. "There's a number of guys that are vying for it. I was hoping Valdes would be well. This is a gamer, he'll throw strikes. I'm starting to familiarize myself with the lefthanders in camp. There's actually some minor leaguers that I've seen in the past over here, (Alex) Sogard for example just threw a bullpen for me (on Friday) on the field. He threw the ball well for me just now. There's enough to get the job done for sure."
Valdes, 36, was claimed off waivers from the Phillies in October. Valdes said Sunday he's started to run a bit and he's hopeful that he could throw his first bullpen maybe as soon as Tuesday. The knee feels good, he said.
"I was pitching in a game, and in the third inning I rolled my knee," Valdes said through a translator this week. "Turned, twisted it. During the middle of the game."
Chapman, 26, made his major league debut last season and posted a 1.77 ERA in 25 games.
That's the good. The bad was the walk rate of 5.8 per nine innings.
"It's consistently finding the same mechanics and same release point," Chapman said of how he works on his control. "I feel like I definitely — numbers-wise I might not have showed that last year — but I feel like I took a step forward last year."
Chapman primarily throws a fastball and a slider, but he also hasn't forgotten about his changeup.
"I think for me it was just, being able to just mix my pitches," he said of the low ERA last season. "Just two pitches, but I use my slider a couple different ways but just to keep the hitters guessing — just because I'm a two-pitch guy, you really have to be able to throw either one of these pitches in a two-strike count.
"I dabbled with a changeup and I throw it sometimes but it's just not that effective yet. It's something that I haven't given up on … I was throwing my 'pen, Strom mentioned — just, you know, just dabble with it, just throw it. It doesn't have to be a (primary) pitch, but it's something that we don't want to give up on."
Downs, 29 and also a waiver claim, from Detroit, has two seasons of big league experience. Valdes has four seasons.
"I have experience," Downs said. "But you still got to go out there, nothing's going to be given to you."


text:
Buy - Tickets
Q:When can I buy Van Halen tour to Austin tickets 2017?
A:You can buy Van Halen Austin Tickets, through our registered broker. All you need to do is to visit the website and go to the main events page for further information about these tickets. Any changes that might occur will be updated to the main events page as and when they occur.
Policies | Contact Us | Terms
© Copyright 2009-2017


text:
Valentine's Day is the one day of the year completely dedicated to romance and love and relationships. Now I know not all of us have our special someone to share that special day with. For those of us who don't here is a list of the top 25 places online to find your Valentine. Yes, there is still plenty of time to find your Valentine in time for this Valentine's Day.
Top 25 Dating Sites
- Perfectmatch.com – Perfectmatch.com is one of the leading online dating and relationship services, and a great resource for adults seeking a successful, long-lasting match. It uses the Duet Total Compatibility System, which analyzes the "whole person", looking at each person's personality, values, and ideals. This site definitely stands out from the rest, and it's free to sign up for your compatibility profile.
- eHarmony.com – eHarmony is another familiar site which narrows the field of millions of candidates to a select group of singles who are compatible with you. Unlike some other sites, eHarmony lists your matches for you, based on 29 Dimensions of personality that are predictors of relationship success.
- Match.com– Match.com is a trusted, quality dating site that has been around for quite some time with millions of success stories. The site features a plethora of singles with up to ten photos included in their profiles so that you can really get a good look at someone you're interested in. Register for free and see what's out there waiting for you!
- Blacksingles.com – Blacksingles.com is a site dedicated specially for African American singles to find a life-long partner with similar traditions, values, and beliefs, or even just make a new friend. The site features email, chat rooms, instant messenger, message boards, and more.
- AmericanSingles.com– AmericanSingles.com is a more broad online dating service, with millions of members with different professions, ages, and walks of life looking for someone to share a relationship with. AmericanSingles.com allows you to post your own profile with up to four photos for free, and if you want, you can upgrade your membership to receive instant messaging, email, and real-time chat.
- JDate.com – JDate.com is the leading Jewish singles network on the web! The site calls its self "the modern alternative to traditional Jewish match-making" because it really is the ideal place for Jewish men and women to find friends, dates, and soul mates, all within the faith. Just look at the hundreds of success stories posted on the site!
- DatingDirect.com – DatingDirect.com is one of the largest online dating services, with several million members. The site also holds regular member parties in various cities, to give their members the opportunity to have loads of fun while meeting new people in person rather than online. If you cannot attend the parties, you can always opt for the real-time chats, instant messaging, or email.
- HoroscopeFree.com– If astrology is important to you when looking for a relationship, then HoroscopeFree.com is the online dating resource for you. Horoscopefree.com allows you to choose a partner based on the strength of their star sign. Along with dating, the site also provides information dealing with other astrological information such as horoscopes and lucky numbers.
- EveryonesConnected.com – EveryonesConnected.com is unique because unlike most online dating services, this site requires that a friend verifies that you are who you say you are. The idea behind it is that then you can meet people who are friends of your friends, and who can be sure that you are real. The site also includes a feature that allows you to see what other people think of each other before you decide whether or not you would like to meet them.
- DatingFaces.com – DatingFaces.com is a site with lots of personals to view, which include multiple pictures of the member. The site allows you to provide your own personal ads with pages and pages of photos and details about yourself so that your potential match can see and read all about you!
- SimplyClicked.com – SimplyClicked.com is another free online dating service that is easy to use and effective. All you have to do is provide a username and start meeting and chatting with other singles in your area. As mentioned previously, this site is unique in that it is completely free-no up-grade charges, no catches.
- VeggieDate.com – If you're interested in meeting someone with the same vegetarian lifestyle as you, VeggieDate.com is worth a shot. VeggieDate is a perfect resource for vegetarian dating that allows you to meet members that range from macrobiotic diets and fish vegetarians, lacto vegetarians, ovo vegetarians, to vegan vegetarians. The free vegetarian personals allow you to meet veggie singles and share organic and healthy vegetarian lifestyles.
- CyberDating.com – CyberDating.com is a free dating personals site for Canadian singles. It is a totally free source that includes a free singles chat, articles, testimonials, and links to other dating sites. Although the site is mostly dedicated to Canadian singles, it also allows you to post international profiles, for the best chance of finding a relationship.
- ProfilePic.com – ProfilePic.com is a site that appears to be a mix of a community site and a dating site for teenagers. It is a simple design that allows you to view other members profile pictures, send messages, instant messages, post videos, and chat online with other teens just like you.
- AnimalPeople.com – Must love dogs? AnimalPeople.com is a site dedicated to people who have the best pets in the world, but are missing the love of their lives. Animal People Personals allow you to connect to others just like you who are searching for other animal lovers to spend their time with.
- MatchStudents.com – If Facebook isn't for you and you're a busy student without much time to go out and meet new people, MatchStudents.com is the place for you. This site hooks you up with other students and allows you to meet other students and form friendships or relationships. All you have to do is register, create a profile, and start meeting new friends.
- Gay.com – Gay.com is a place where gay members are looking fro more than just a hook-up. The site claims to be the largest, biggest LGBT community online, so why not give it a shot? The site allows you to get basic email access, join group chats, see full-size photos, and see who's viewed your profile, and much, much more. You can join for free, and searching profiles and pictures has never been easier.
- Yahoo.com– Yahoo Personals is a huge online dating service that helps you focus your energy on single people in your area who might be compatible with you, and have your personal matches delivered right to your personal email. The site is also nice because it allows you to maintain control over your identity and contact information, and get a secure, anonymous mailbox for all of your flirting.
- LavaLife.com – LavaLife.com is one of the largest online dating services with over 15 million members. The site gives you a choice of three categories, Dating, Intimate, and Relationship, which allows you to choose which level of relationship you are looking for. Among other features, the site also allows you to communicate with other singles via email, IM, webcam, Lavalife by phone, and Lavalife mobile.
- SinglesNet.com– SinglesNet.com is an easy to navigate, and is free to sign up. The site is currently offering a free trial period to those who are interested. The free trial offer includes: email to featured members, receive and read email from other featured members, reply to emails, create your own personality profile, and use the proprietary matching system. It's all free! What are you waiting for?
- Chemistry.com – Chemistry.com is actually a sister site of Match.com, so it is also designed for people who are seeking meaningful, long-term relationships. Like its name suggests, the site is built on compatibility and chemistry, unlike most sites that just focus on compatibility. Chemistry.com gives you the tools to get face-to-face with the people you want to meet, and help you along your path to your perfect relationship.
- EasyFlirt.com– EasyFlirt.com is a growing website with over 7 million members designed to help you have fun and meet new people! The site features fantastic features such as webcam chat, IM, email, and chat. This is a great and easy way to meet someone new in your area. Check it out!
- SinglesCrowd.com– SinglesCrowd.com is a large, quality website to meet new people online. The site features a personalized and compatibility matching, a relationship analyst, and also their "Chatterbox" instant messaging. You can choose to meet people in your area, or across the world. SinglesCrowd.com makes it easy for you to meet and form a relationship with your perfect match.
- Mingles.com– Mingles is a site dedicated to helping people meet a compatible match-free! You can use Mingles to make new friends, hang out, find a date, chat, discuss, whatever! The site allows you to post an unlimited amount of photos, blogging tools, video profiles, anti-spamming controls, and instant messaging.
- FriendFinder.com– FriendFinder.com has a clear and easy registration process, and once you've joined, there are countless interesting profiles to look at, all including pictures. With a site this large and with so many features, it is hard not to find someone you're interested in. So go ahead, give it a shot!
Now that you're off and searching for your special someone. Let's take a look at some of our dating tips. These will help you get off to the right start with your new found date. Follow These guidelines and there is no way you will get shut down for Valentine's Day.
General Dating Tips
- Be Prepared– If you really want to succeed in the dating world, then there are certain steps you should take. You need to decide who you are looking for, and you need to do your research and be ready to commit to dating. Half heartedness simply will not work. You should also prepare yourself for some let downs along the way, but overall dating should be fun and not be taken too seriously.
- Get Your Act Together– Begin a regime of looking your best. Get health magazines, join a gym, get fit and start a diet. Get your hair trimmed or styled, and begin a process of good grooming or beauty treatment. Although that alone will not get you a date, you will gain way more confidence in yourself.
- Shop, Shop– People appreciate appearance. Go shopping and treat yourself to some new clothes. You don't have to change your appearance so much that you look like a totally different person, but maybe its time to throw away those tired jeans, old sweaters or cardigans and spruce yourself up.
- Have Goals– In the dating game it helps to have a game plan. Have a good think about what your dating goals and timescales are. Do you see yourself married in 2 years? Are you just testing the waters? Keep these things in mind when you're thinking about what you want out of your dates.
- Confidence – It is always good to sort out your levels of confidence in advance. Do all of the things that boost your confidence; from avoiding friends, to attending the right kinds of social functions. Couples at dinner parties in suburbia are not where you want to be right now.
- Aim Realistically– Choose those who you have a good chance of dating. Don't aim too low, but aim realistically. Your dating is based on the whole package you offer, as well as just your personality. If you are looking for a runway model, or a Calvin Klein model, good for you but be prepared and be realistic about your chances.
- Plan– Work out in advance where in your neighborhood you are likely to meet people and join clubs, societies, sports events, drama groups, anything where you are likely to meet potential partners. The kind of partners you are looking for. I know it's a cliché but you will not meet people by staying indoors.
- Date In Phases if Necessary– Take time off from dating occasionally if it's not going well or causing dating fatigue. Dating is an on-going, often exhausting process, and so sometimes recharging the batteries and keeping the confidence and optimism high is an absolute must.
- Enjoy It – Enjoy dating for what it is, dating. It's meeting new people and socializing and mingling with new and interesting people who may or may not spark your interest. The fact is, most people are intriguing and have a lot to offer, and while you may not be out there looking for new friends, you may find one or two fantastic people along the way.
- Availability Factor– Never, ever make yourself too available. People like a little mystery and enigma and the thrill of the chase when dating. The longer a person is made to chase and fall for you within reason, the more likely that love will blossom. Peak too early and you have little left to offer and emotions may have never had enough time to develop.
Okay, now it's Valentine's Day. You've done well. The Big Day is upon us. Take a look at these simple but smart ideas on how to turn your first Valentine's Day together into one that will be remembered for years.
How to Have the Perfect Valentine's Day Date
- Never Forget This Day– Many people are guilty of forgetting things such as birthdays, holidays and in some occasions even anniversaries. The thing to remember is that if you forget Valentines, chances are your date/partner is going to think you have forgotten them. Remembering this day means a lot and says a lot about the way you feel about the love of your life.
- Date Preparation– It kind of goes without saying for both men and women that the Valentine's Day Date will require you to wear your more attractive attire depending on what you're doing. If you're going to a nice restaurant, it might even be a good idea to buy a new sweater (for guys), or dress (for ladies). Think about the colors your date likes to see you in, or if there's a certain way they like to see your hair. Or if you're doing something more active, make sure you are aware so that you are both dressed appropriately.
- Be Punctual – It always helps the evening start off smoothly if both you and your date are on time. Ladies, try to be ready for your date when they pick you up, and gents' pick your date up when you say you are going to. Nothing ruins an evening faster than keeping someone waiting because you couldn't get it together on time.
- The Gift – This year, try and make your gift special. Everyone does flowers and chocolate, which may be appropriate for your partner's gift depending on what they would appreciate. But you could also make your Valentine's gift more unusual and memorable by trying something different like a massage bar, tickets to a concert, sports event, play, a gift basket, or a fun activity for two.
- Plan For an Experience– So you've picked out an amazing gift for your Valentine, but there's more to success on this occasion than just an awesome gift. Plan for an experience as well and you'll have created a double-whammy of romantic bliss that won't be forgotten soon. You could take a stroll on the beach at sunset, cuddle up on the couch watching a romantic comedy, rent a hot-air balloon, or just go out to dinner.
- Add an Element of Surprise– Of course your Valentine is going to know that you have something planned for Valentine's Day, and that's okay. You can always let them in on a portion of what's going on so that they can make necessary arrangements such as hiring a babysitter, or wearing the right clothing. However, adding a little surprise here and there is sure to stimulate love and affection from your partner. Maybe you could call in to the local radio station and request "your" song, plan a romantic get-away and share the news over dinner, or even say I love you for the first time.
- Focus on Your Valentine– Even though you may love Valentine's Day, keep in mind that your date/partner may not, and by taking his or her preferences into account, you'll be making the day special in its own way. So, if your date really isn't into the holiday, don't make them sit through a romantic dinner and then come back to a trail of rose petals and candles. Likewise, if he/she goes crazy over the occasion, a peck on the cheek and pizza delivery won't cut it either. Instead, try thinking of some creative ways of making the day special, and you'll create the perfect Valentine's Day for both of you.


text:
Secure and Robust Transmission and Verification of Unknown Quantum States in Minkowski Space
An important class of cryptographic applications of relativistic quantum information work as follows. B generates a random qudit and supplies it to A at point P. A is supposed to transmit it at near light speed c to one of a number of possible pair wise space like separated points Q1 to Qn. A's transmission is supposed to be secure, in the sense that B cannot tell in advance which Qj will be chosen. This poses significant practical challenges, since secure reliable long-range transmission of quantum data at speeds near to c is presently not easy. Here the authors propose different techniques to overcome these difficulties.
Provided by: University of California, Santa Cruz Topic: Security Date Added: Aug 2012 Format: PDF


text:
Court Circular: October 10
Buckingham Palace
9th October, 2013
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, this morning launched the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay from the Forecourt at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty held a Council at 5.30 p.m..
There were present: the Rt Hon Nicholas Clegg MP (Lord President), the Rt Hon Daniel Alexander MP (Chief Secretary to the Treasury), the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) and the Rt Hon Theresa May MP (Secretary of State for the Home Department).
The Lord Brodie, the Lady Dorrian, the Rt Hon Sir Christopher Floyd and the Rt Hon Sir Adrian Fulford were sworn in as members of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.
The Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP took the…


text:
(PRWEB) March 26, 2014
Legacy Funeral Services, USA's premier cremation provider, is pleased to offer a complimentary guide for Virginia cremation services. Families in distress, looking for assistance, can visit this new webpage, in order to learn more about the steps, and FAQ, when considering a cremation service in Virginia.
For immediate assistance, distressed family members can contact LegacyFuneralServices at: (800)-970-3050
About LegacyFuneralServices
Legacy Funeral Services can assist with funeral services and cremation services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, helping grieving family members get the help they need, when they need it.


text:
Master of Style
'Well this is my 5th season competing on the PWA World tour now, and to date I seem to have multiple 2nd place finishes - these were at Fuerteventura, Pozo, Lanzarote and Bonaire, and my best end of the year result so far was 5th in Freestyle.
My targets for 2006 were just to compete in all the disciplines - Freestyle, slalom, Super-X and waves, and so far I am doing pretty okay.
Some people are telling me that I'm ripping this year and that something is different about the way I'm sailing, but I don't know if I did anything different in the off-season really. I spent most of the year training on Bonaire, and before I went back on tour I did a lot of formula racing with some friends here on Bonaire that maybe helped me with Super X and slalom.
I did most of my freestyle sailing with Kiri, and we are pretty much pushing the limit now at Lac Bay. There's nothing specific that I can describe that's prepared me for competition - all I can say is that it's just love for what I like to do and to do it the best I can! In fact that love for the sea and just being out on the water doing all kind of crazy stuff is the main thing that motivates me, especially when you see the little kids that look up to me and they always tell me 'I want to be like you Taty!'
Bonaire is the only place I train for the whole PWA tour. Here at home we can have all kinds of conditions with about 8 spots where I can train with different sea and wind combinations, so as much as I love travelling, I guess for now Bonaire will remain my place to train.
After starting the Slalom 42 this year I would really like to keep doing it. Kevin Pritchard sorted out some race sails for me for Pozo and Fuerteventura, and at the moment I'm talking to MauiSails to get me some more Race sails to compete in Sylt. If this works out then next year I will definitely compete in Slalom again. I'll also be sure to go with faster better boards, as so far this season I was on the Starboard STYPE 104, which just wasn't quite fast enough, but I still did pretty okay against the bigger guys... haha! I really need and appreciate all the support I can get, as basically I survive from the help my grandparents, Starboard, MauiSails, Gsport, Fiberspar, and Sola give me.
So who else is up and coming in Bonaire? Well by now you've seen Choco, Kiri, Clay, and Ruben on tour. The truth is we have two young guys who've been sailing for about 2 years now, and they are doing most of the new moves, but they need more sailing experience and to come on the PWA tour just yet would be a mistake. Only when they're ready will I tell you who they are and all about them, and then hopefully they'll get support and you guys will see them ripping in competition!'
Thanks Taty!
© PWA / Brian McDowell


text:
Up next in the on-going collaboration between Puma and Undefeated on the iconic Clyde low top sneaker is the Snakeskin Pack. The sneakers come with premium tonal leather uppers and contrasting snakeskin logo stripes. Look out for these at premium boutiques in the coming weeks.
Check out the other two colorways of the sneaker after the jump.


text:
Stephen Bevan is director of the Centre for Workforce Effectiveness at The Work Foundation
Arguments for regional pay are flawed: One argument made by the Treasury is that high relative pay in the public sector is stifling growth in the private sector by inhibiting recruitment. The theory is that, by reducing pay rates in the public sector we achieve a level playing field. However the Institute of Directors submission to the Office of Manpower Economics consultation on market-facing pay shows that nearly two-thirds of business leaders have never experienced this 'crowding out' process.
How do businesses tackle the wage challenge? Big retail banks and supermarket chains typically have a London pay zone, a rest of south-east pay zone and then a rest of UK pay zone, often with local supplements which are usually specific to specialist roles and are time-limited. They certainly do not go in for local pay bargaining as they want their managers to be focused on generating revenue and serving customers. If these big and very commercially-minded business aren't already going down the route that the Treasury envisages, what is there to commend it to the public sector?
Some regions of the UK are heavily dependent on public sector employment: We need to be careful when contemplating reducing household incomes in these regions still further. Many people who work in the private sector also have public sector employees (or ex-employees) in their households. Reducing incomes as part of some grand experiment to introduce market-facing pay based on ideology rather than economics may have perverse and unintended consequences such as further reducing consumer spending power in already deprived regions and increasing inequality between regions – and probably widening the north-south divide. Be careful what you wish for.
Neil Foster is a policy and campaigns officer with the TUC
If localism means anything it's about listening to local areas: It's not councils or public sector employers in the regions that have asked for regional pay. It's come from the Treasury. We've been encouraging councils to debate regional pay and it has shown huge opposition in many low pay areas from across the political spectrum.
Opinion polling shows that the public are not on board: Only 28% of the public see regional pay as fair, and just 17% think it would help regional economies outside of London and the south-east. What's interesting is that those views don't vary a great deal according to region. The public don't like it and don't buy the Treasury's justifications for it.
Andrew Wallis is an independent councillor representing Porthleven and Helston South, Cornwall
Mitigating factors: If regional pay was introduced tomorrow, using average pay scales for only full-time workers, there would be around £5k less pay in Cornwall. Considering Cornwall has one of the highest water rates in the country, and the average house price in Cornwall is 13% more than other parts of the UK, regional pay would be a disaster.
You can already cut the wage bill: Councils can already make savings in the wage bill if they talk to the unions early/ This has been done in Cornwall with some success, and Cornwall council was one of the first in the UK to do this by collective agreement. This saved £6m on the paybill in 2010-11. We have reviewed that for this year to look at those who were most disadvantaged by it – those who have to use their cars for work and mileage. We made adjustments accordingly to reflect that and ensure fairness. We are also looking at introducing contribution related pay so that pay and pay rises reflect performance, which is a fair way to keep a grip on the paybill while rewarding good performance.
Pauline Geoghegan is the founder of Politics In Brum
Regional pay is "unworkable and divisive": I asked Sir Albert Bore, leader of Birmingham city council for his thoughts on regional pay yesterday. He said it is unworkable and divisive. Albert believes that as a major city Birmingham, like Manchester, has to be able to compete for the best staff and pay accordingly. If the leader of the largest metropolitan local authority in Europe says that regional pay will create a north south divide to the detriment of all this is something we must avoid.
If you missed the discussion you can catch up in full here
This content is brought to you by Guardian Professional. Join the local government network for more comment, analysis and the latest job vacancies direct to you


text:
The Indie Mechanics
Check out "The Indie Mechanics Show," with hosts Keith Mohr, president of Indieheaven and Sue Ross-Mohr, president of The Inner Vizion and mom/manager of Disney artists, "Everlife" are the dynamic duo known as "The Indie Mechanics."
Keith and Sue share their years of experience in the pits, helping independent artists, musicians and songwriters navigate the highways and byways of the music industry. If you have any topics or questions for future shows, Contact Us
Listener Testimony
It was extremely worth the price of admission! Very cool thing….lots of great info that so many bands/musicians need to take a listen too…….I learned so much of what you spoke about the hard way….through 24 yrs of trials and tribulations……The info you guys spoke about would have been worth its weight in gold to me 20 years ago.~ Mike Detrick
I have listened to every show you and Sue have produced. I have one complaint!! They only last one hour! I love what you guys are doing! ~ Randy Norton


text:
REGINA - At this point, Kory Sheets is all about redemption.
Despite a fantastic year on the field, the Saskatchewan Roughriders tailback has endured a tumultuous year away from it, which threatened to overshadow his gaudy numbers.
It started with a January arrest on domestic violence charges in Florida — which were ultimately dismissed — but the news didn't come to light until midway through Riders training camp this past June.
Then, following a subpar Week 18 game in Calgary, television cameras caught the 28-year-old in a sideline blowup with offensive co-ordinator George Cortez, as Sheets was in the midst of an 11-carry, 42-yard rushing performance on the heels of calling himself the best running back in the league, which obviously drew the ire of Stampeders star ball-carrier Jon Cornish.
In between, all the Purdue product did was run for 1,598 yards and 12 touchdowns on a league-high 287 carries.


text:
What do absent lawyers, accountants, waitresses after together with the purpose of students contain in unobstructed? All these types of women melodramatic assembly absolutely at HelenVolga.com. Women & Girls who contain certainly not been in abut of a camera undressed having some cool showing off. Teen girls among bustle diffident tits near BBWs among enormous naturals are i m sorry? you be adept of demand near acquire at HelenVolga.com. These are babes you ability envision at the grocery deposit just at this stage they be bring into being exclusively naked. At HelenVolga.com you canister attain exacting women continuously or else after adolescence near BBW near MILFs besides grannies! All of them explicable besides having entertainment screening off their bodies. They maybe will be your mediocre girls in spite of this with a very open minded attitude. Real auxiliary phase girls & women of about each manner appearing characterize their ex- times ever on any website. These are not models together with mock-up forced tits in bad feeling of this babes you could in site of declaration get lay back by shank s pony mouthful down the boulevard. Have you ever wondered what that girl at work looks like naked? Now is your unintended to see characterize yourself! If you are a frank women fan it follow that you magnificence got in addition to regard to hold continuously back oblivious HelenVolga. Com. This is an good leisure generation website anywhere the easily diversity is the celebrated single here the bring up and doing the camera. Helen has complete a mammoth appal here the young adult femininity territory it follow that at the moment she shows bad how day by day babes tin be specially stunning. There are not exceedingly lot of websites barred convenient plus the purpose of exhibit existent entertaining babes posing in your birthday suit in substantiation of their exceedingly innovative times. HelenVolga.com is the consequence of a recognized early little person femininity brand who wanted headed for fair the commonplace exquisiteness of the type of women you could pick up in while walking hill the street What command a big cheese on the line of attack to conclusive of you compel as soon as you acquire lone of the the majority notorious adolescent gender stars in the the human race behind list the camera? You compel HelenVolga.com, an check of beauty in the whole its forms featuring blue-collar all day of the week type of girls getting naked just for you.
Related tags: southern california college spring break schedule, climate in prague czech republic, southern california college spring break schedule, emo whore tube, southern california college spring break schedule, cock in emo chick pic
|From: Amateur District
Starring: Yeni Lopez
The Best Site: Private Porn Video
My other blogs: shemalepostopladyboyvideo biggaysurfercock monsterblackcockcumload tittyfuckinggranny cumwhilesleeping
Related posts:
- Pregnant Naked Sex – Katrina Angel
- Red Head Teen Virgin Dildo Filled Teen Pussy
- Sex Orgy Bisexual Two Girls Gets Boned In The Ass
- Amatuer Stockings Milf Vids Kinkyzeespandex Shiny Stokings Lycra Fetish
Tags: -, -, 5, amateur, break, california, college, for, free, home, made, scene, schedule, southern, spring, true, videos


text:
The following text is taken from the information pack given out for the second Leaven Bread Workshop organised by the association of Dutch leaven bakers (August 1984). It was written by Omer Gevaert, the originator of the French leaven bread baked by the LIMA bakery in Ghent, some forty years ago. He is now about 80 years old but is still engaged in a rice-wafer bakery of his own and was judge at the Dutch Leaven Competition held during these workshops.
-- Master Baker Rolf Weichold
Leaven bread, the old French manner of baking bread. Having worked at dozens of bakers, I had the opportunity to study the nature of leaven bread. I learned a lot and slowly I gained the skills necessary to make traditional French bread though in fact there are several methods used in that country. I learnt that: The enzyme is more important that the microbe. The enzyme determines the development of the leaven. The enzyme contains the source of germination. We must work with organically grown grain and spring water. Clean water and pure seeds. Leaven. The production of leaven is best undertaken in the middle of a young pine wood because of the pure atmosphere. That will give the best leaven. You begin at dawn, when the dew lays on the ground, the temperature is at its lowest and many bacteria are inactive. You take the organic grain, wash it with spring water and soak it. The seed swells. You flatten the grains and form a ball of this pap (i.e. no grinding will be necessary). You cover the ball with meal to protect it from the atmosphere. After 24 to 36 hours you add a further quantity of pap, enough to make four or five times the original mass. This second dough should be a bit drier. Again you cover this with meal. The dough will develop, without fermentation or bacteria, It is solely an enzyme-effect. This happens quite quickly. The enzymes will decide which microbes they will play host to and they soon form a symbiotic community. Making a leaven for a bread dough. At the outset, you should make it difficult for the leaven [a combination of fresh flour, water and some of the starter described in the preceding section] to develop; later you ease the process. So first, make the dough dry and cold (17° C, 63°F); store it in a linen cloth. Later, when you add the final flour and water for the finished amount of dough, make it warmer (24°C, 75°F) and wetter, so wet that a machine cannot bring it together. In the past, leaven was always made with salt. My experience is that that it will give better results. Kneading. The old way of kneading by hand is no longer economic but a machine must be kept at a slow speed (30 to 50 revolutions per minute), for you should not work the dough too much. When I prepare a dough by hand, every 45 seconds I take a piece of dough weighing 1.5 kg [3.3 lb]. This I stretch to maximum extension, bring it back together and repeat the process three to six times until the dough has lost its tension. Then I store it for about 45 minutes. Do not shape or break the dough as that will take its power away. This kind of working takes a long time and the loaves do not need much proving. Most of the rising takes place in the oven itself. The proportion of leaven to dough will depend on the age of the starter; normally it is between 20 and 30 per cent of the final dough weight. Salt. Add salt as late as possible. It is a good idea to mix it with oil (half a percentage point of the gross dough weight) – this causes it to be well mixed into the dough on the one hand and slows down its dissolution on the other. The maximum salt content of leaven bread should be 1% gross weight. You can also add seaweed to reduce the strength of sourness. As sourness inhibits all change in dough, seaweed should hasten the proof. Leaven has its life span. The micelium, a monocellular fungus, has also its time of growth and flowering. Kneading not only stimulates the gluten but causes the micelium to divide and generate. The lifespan of a single leaven before it needs renewal is five ovens or eight hours. If leaven is left to itself it will sour completely and give off ammonia. If then we remove the dry sediment and retain the liquid, this substance may be used to generate a new leaven, proceeding in the same way as above: cold and dry to wet and warm. If you wash your hands in the bakery, make sure you rinse away the scraps of dough from the sink waste. In such places may microbes inimical to leaven develop. They will spread through the bakery and you will have to ditch your present leaven culture. Bread only comes alive with leaven, never with yeast or other procedures. Yeast bread tastes like yeast, not bread.
COMMENTARY (by Rolf Weichold ) When I read this the first time, I admit to wondering who could take it seriously. Admission, too, that I did not test this leaven recipe but nonetheless I don't have much faith in the pureness of our pine woods. Maybe the salty aseptic atmosphere of the Belgian seaside would better fit the author's aims. Soaking the grain in this manner activates the germinating enzymes and hormones. The body of the grain unground but opened a first chance to develop its own life instead of being digested by microbes. This may be the explanation of Gevaert's curious temperature levels for the development of the leaven (low to help germination, i.e. enzyme activity, then higher to help microbial action, i.e. wild yeasts, etc.). In our bakery in Duisburg we do not use high output, high speed, machines. We believe the dough cannot be mechanically hastened without damaging its structure and taste. The question of whether the dough should rise in proof or in the oven may be a matter of choice. I would personally reject Omer Gevaert's short proving idea. However, all will depend on the temperature of your oven. (There is an old saw: a hot oven needs fully risen bread, a cold one needs underproved dough.) Omer Gevaert's idea of micelium seems vague. There are a lot of microbes called '-myces': saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast), mycoderma (cam-yeast), saccharomyces exiguus, etc. Obviously there is a difference between leaven yeast cells and the structure of a molasses-fed compressed yeast which Gevaert wants to stress by choosing a different name. One of the statements I really do not comprehend is that of using overripe leaven liquid, i.e. off, to start a new fermentation. Its acidity (containing indeed vinegar acid microbes) would stop any germinatory impulse within the original seed ball. The rogue microbes which he mentions when urging you to keep your wastes clean and tidy are themselves vinegar acid microbes. I would stress the need to keep the workplace clean of old, dried, scraps of dough for they will cause spontaneous fermentation of flour if the conditions are just so. Obscure it may be, but finally I enjoyed pondering on this 'leaven poetry', more as an indication of creativity than as recipe or scientific treatise. Maybe you will too.
This document first published in "The Barefoot Baker "section of Tom Jaine's The Three Course newsletter, Number 5. Summer, 1987.


text:
Artist description:
to show dat soon enough its gunna be summer i drew a summer like landscape heres the ref:[Link]
Canvas Draw Created Mar 17, 2012 640 x 460px Unless noted Copyright 2012 xhelenxshortyx.
We encourage you to submit a comment and let the artist know what you think of this drawing. Please log in or join to post a comment.
Post a comment
SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent work!!! 5/5h
I love the theme of it! (SUMMER!) :)


text:
With 90 years of experience and expertise under their belt, KitchenAid brings you quality craftsmanship, versatile technology, and timeless style. Through it all, the secret to their success has been you-the customer.
This cooktop features the industry's most powerful burner available (among leading brands) which provides precise, versatile control from 20,000 BTUs to 1,300 BTUs and in between on one burner, along with an Even-Heat Griddle. KitchenAid commercial-style cooktops bring the tools of restaurant chefs into residential kitchens. The commercial-style design features a bold, heavy-duty look with robust black die-cast metal knobs, and the single burner cast-iron grates create a continuous surface that provides easy movement of cookware.
$1600.00 In Rebate
Up To $1600 By Mail With Purchase Of Select Kitchenaid Brand Appliances. Offer Valid 1/1/17–7/15/17.
(See Rebate Form For More Details)


text:
Marketing firms need to take a chill pill and check out these silly spoofvertisements. Forget sex--silly sells.
I don't like to think when I see advertisements. I prefer to look and laugh instead. An ad that makes me laugh will stay in my head longer than one that made me think. These silly spoofvertisements had me at hello. I'll unfortunately never forget a nude "Bruno" on the cover of GQ. Ever.
Implications - Though sensuality, danger and emotion have all proven to be effective strategies in advertising, consumers relish in a company that does not take itself seriously. This boosts positive brand recognition for companies looking for a more intimate, human connection with consumers.
13 Silly Spoofvertisements
More Stats +/-
Inspirational Spoof Posters
Spoof Nudetography
Parody Nudetography
Fake Publicity Publications
Spoof Black Friday Ads


text:
QB TB (1) 5 years ago4 Comments
Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 17-of-27 passes for just 168 yards in Buffalo's Week 11, 19-14 victory over Miami on Thursday night.
Fitzpatrick threw for just 42 yards after halftime as the Bills barely held onto a win that looked to be in hand for much of the night. Dolphins CB Nolan Carroll helped the Bills' cause by committing four defensive penalties for 56 yards. Fitz took a couple shots at the end zone in the final ticks of the first half, but couldn't find an opening. He's failed to eclipse the 200-yard barrier in five games this season and isn't much of a fantasy option outside of two-quarterback leagues.
mark_pundurs 5 years ago
He might put up a TD or two against the porous Colts pass D. After that he's done - if the Cards, Texans, and Fins shut him out, so will the remainder of the Bills' schedule.


text:
Inside a Shan Zhai GPS unit and the back door to market leadership
6 comments
Once our teardown specialists were able to open the device, our suspicions were confirmed. MediaTek products were amongst the primary components of the device. On one side of the printed circuit board (PCB) manufactured by Yuan-Guang PCB Technology LTD of Taiwan we found:
MediaTek MT3351 application processor,
Samsung K4T51163QG 512 Mb DDR2 SDRAM,
Hynix HY27US08121B 512 Mb SLC NAND,
KT Micro KT0801A FM transmitter,
MediaTek MT6611 single-chip Bluetooth transceiver,
A GPS antenna from INPAQ Technology Co., which is found on the upper right corner of the PCB, and
A small Bluetooth chip antenna in the bottom right corner of the PCB.
On the other side of the board, the most notable component is the GPS receiver, made by MediaTek, with the part number MT3328.
Of particular note on this teardown are the MediaTek components. The MT3351 applications processor is one that is not mentioned on the MediaTek website, but from our preliminary review of the platform architecture of the GPS unit and the package markings of the processor, in comparison to our library of MediaTek and application processors, we were able to speculate that the MT3351 is a highly integrated processor and includes an ARM core, I/O, audio processing capability and a touchscreen interface. This isn't the first time that we've seen this particular processor, however; we have seen it in other GPS units from major manufacturers.
Click on image to enlarge.
Click on image to enlarge.
Also in this product from MediaTek is the MT6611 single-chip Bluetooth transceiver. Unlike the MT3351, the MT6611 is featured on MediaTek's website and is described as a monolithic Bluetooth single chip that is fully compliant with Bluetooth specification 2.1 + EDR. As a device within Shan Zhai technology, we have found the MT6611 in several Chinese handsets recently analyzed as part of our forthcoming "The Dragon Dissected: An Analysis of Cellular Handsets in the China Market" study.
Lastly, the MT3328 from MediaTek is the GPS receiver. Also featured on MediaTek's website, the MT3328 is described as a host-based GPS receiver designed to interface with processors in navigation or mobile platforms. Like the MT3351, we have seen the MT3328 in a recently analyzed GPS unit from a major manufacturer.
With evidence of MediaTek's strong position in this design, it is interesting to reflect upon the evolving relationship between Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers and Chinese OEMs. With a strong partnership approach, low cost, and faster time-to-market offerings, these semiconductor manufacturers have been able to spur China's electronics industry while increasing their own market share over their European and North American competitors. As the Chinese electronics industry reaches its apex in their own country, the OEMs, on the other hand, shift their focus from their own domestic market to more lucrative markets like North America, while continuing to rely on their Taiwanese partners. We are already beginning to see Shan Zhai products in the hands of western consumers, and Shan Zhai OEMs are doing it primarily through wholesalers (who sometimes sell direct through sites like eBay or DH Gate). As well, we are seeing more and more of their products enter "super stores" like Walmart or Target as low-cost alternatives to more popular, recognized brands, and these low-cost alternatives already reveal the collaboration between Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers and the OEM. For example, we've previously discovered MediaTek components in low-cost products (like the MT1888E DVD R/RW controller in a CyberHome DVD Recorder) that are sold at a price point much cheaper than those by brands like Sony or LG Electronics. MediaTek is clearly becoming a global semiconductor powerhouse through the back-door! For more insights about MediaTek you may be interested in checking out "UBM TechInsights Competitive Landscape Report on MediaTek".
Gordon Holstead is senior analyst in the Business Intelligence group at UBM TechInsights. He holds a bachelor of science, electrical engineering from University of Waterloo and is a licensed member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO).


text:
SHANGHAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - China stocks faltered on Friday, with the Shanghai benchmark index suffering its second straight weekly loss of more than 4 percent as investors sold shares to get funds for a flurry of initial public offerings (IPOs).
The market drew limited support from the stimulus delivered to the Chinese economy by a reduction in reserve requirement ratios (RRR) for banks earlier this week, which has raised expectations of more easing to come.
The CSI300 index of the largest listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen fell 1.6 percent on Friday, to 3,312.42, while the Shanghai Composite Index lost 1.9 percent, to 3,075.91 points. It fell 4.2 percent for the week.
Property stocks plunged 3.4 percent on Friday and energy and infrastructure shares both slumped 2.7 percent.
The financial subindex's fall of 0.9 percent was cushioned by 16 brokerages that reported their net profits soared 211 percent to 6.46 billion yuan ($1.04 billion) in January, exceeding market expectations.
Among the most active stocks in Shanghai were Bank of China , down 2.7 percent to 4.02 yuan; Baotou Steel , down 4.8 percent to 4.74 yuan and Agricultural Bank of China, down 3.0 percent to 3.22 yuan.
In Shenzhen, Jilin Power, down 0.9 percent to 5.76 yuan; BOE Technology, down 4.3 percent to 2.87 yuan and Vanke, down 4.3 percent to 12.16 yuan were among the most actively traded.
Foreign investment flowing into Shanghai from Hong Kong through the mutual market access pilot programme took up 1.54 billion yuan of the 13 billion yuan daily quota.
Total volume of A shares traded in Shanghai was 24.6 billion shares, while Shenzhen volume was 15.0 billion shares.
$1 = 6.2405 Chinese yuan Reporting by Sue-Lin Wong


text:
Friday, August 20, 2010
A Blessing for Mercury Retrograde
Bless my mind
my short trips
communications devices
and all the words I exchange
in whatever form.
Bless me with the gift
of hesitation
the willingness
to shift my pace
to honor the slow dance
backward spin
the Great DJ in the Sky.
Bless me with patience
to reconsider
and renew
to discover
a slower rate
where less glitch happens
dancing to the beat
of the cosmic drum.
Let no words
Pass my lips about
the Curse of Mercury Retrograde
Let me open its gifts
and gossip about them.
© 2010 by Joyce Mason
All Rights Reserved
Photo Credit: It's My Life © Kydriashka Dreamstime.com
Suggested Use: Say at least once daily during Mercury Retrograde, preferably first thing in the morning.
Related Posts: Gear Down and Jest Humor Mercury Retrograde
Auntie Joyce Talks Turkey About How to Tone Your Mercury
No better time to take your Mercury in for a tune-up than during its retrograde cycle—before you have star trouble.
A Blessing for Mercury Retrograde is from my book in progress of astrological blessings, prayers, and meditations.
2 comments:
- Linnea said...
This is great! Thanks for a different perspective.
- August 20, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- Joyce Mason said...
You're welcome, Linnea. So glad you like it. I believe most of our problems with Mercury Rx happen because we won't align ourselves with the slower, reflective energy of the cycle. That leads to disaster, which literally means "against the stars."
Have a good Retro! :)
- August 20, 2010 at 10:42 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
A man suffered severe leg injuries after a three vehicle road collision on the A1 this morning. (Monday)
At around 8.10am air ambulance charity Magpas Helimedix arrived at the A1 southbound, near Wyboston, via the Magpas Rapid Response BMW.
A truck, a van and a car had been involved in a serious road traffic collision.
The Magpas team worked alongside fire and rescue crews to safely remove a man, in his 20s, from one of the vehicles after he was trapped inside.
The Helimedix sedated the patient, who suffered severe leg injuries, and administered advanced pain relief.
The team then accompanied the man in a land ambulance to Bedford Hospital, where on arrival he was in a stable condition.
A man in his 30s and a man in his 60s were also assessed by Magpas.
Fortunately both patients suffered only minor injuries and the East of England Ambulance Service Trust crews continued to treat both men on site.


text:
LXer: Comment of the Day - February 10, 2005 - Lessons Learn in Brazil
Published at LXer:
Mario writes: ",,, if any of you is young and ambitious, fear not and go ahead and fight for what is right. You will have nothing to regret in the future". Related to: History's on the Linux Side of the Equation
Read More...
|All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:15 PM.


text:
via IEEE Spectrum:
In a remarkable demonstration of brain-machine interface technology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taught a monkey to use just its thoughts to control an advanced robotic arm and perform elaborate maneuvers with it.
It's not the first time a monkey with sensors implanted in its brains has controlled machines with its mind. But this seven-degrees-of-freedom robot arm is probably the most complex system a monkey has ever mastered with its thoughts alone.
see also the NY Times.
This can't end well. 😐
Check out all the Circuit Playground Episodes! Our new kid's show and subscribe!
Have an amazing project to share? Join the SHOW-AND-TELL every Wednesday night at 7:30pm ET on Google+ Hangouts.
Join us every Wednesday night at 8pm ET for Ask an Engineer!
Learn resistor values with Mho's Resistance or get the best electronics calculator for engineers "Circuit Playground" – Adafruit's Apps!
Maker Business — TechShop is closed, files bankruptcy
Wearables — Don't shy away from intricacy
Electronics — Are you grounded?
Biohacking — Learning to See with Sound
No Comments
No comments yet.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.