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Dixons RetailAcquired by Dixons Carphone
"Loads of tech"
- Work/Life Balance
- Culture & Values
- Career Opportunities
- Comp & Benefits
- Senior Management
Dixons RetailAcquired by Dixons Carphone
I have been working at Dixons Retail as a contractor (Less than a year)
Fast paced interesting good atmosphere
Low pay and non existant bonus
Advice to Management
0.1% is nothig to motivate anybody, 1% is not enough to make you want to missell
I have been working at Dixons Retail full-time (More than a year)
I have been working for PC World for almost 2 years now, and reading the reviews on here, you are all right, what it comes down to is the individual store and the management team within to how you would consider the job satisfaction.
But if you just take what the company wants to promote from managers to colleagues then all its about is having the correct behaviours!
However Dixons Retail has changed a massive amount over the last few years namely because of Sebastian James, the current CEO of Dixons Retail, if you look at the company 10 years ago you can tell it was all about hard selling! Making sure we sold the customers the most expensive products we could! You can see this because when you work in a store half the team have been there for that long!
And as this was a very pressured environment and I mean very pressured, This has made it hard for people to adapt to the new management style Dixons have adopted.
For instance, when I was a sales colleague I had two managers one who had been within the company for a long time, and one that hadn't after sales one would say, What did you get on that sale? The other would say, what was your customers name? This as you can see is behavioural management over hard selling management.
Now does Dixons want to rid the company of these hard selling managers that encourage colleagues to sell more? No, well that's my opinion.
If you are a sales colleague on the computing section, this is what the company wants you to sell with as many sales as you can:
Computer = What Ever Happens (insurance) MacAfee Live safe and CLOUD, Mobile broadband, set up (recovery media, Personalise (create Email address etc..) Showhow (30 minute tutorial)
So that's 7 attachments, costing a minimum of £129 I mean if you're buying a cheap £300 machine be prepared to spend another third! And £10 a month on insurance so you pay us another third a year! Gees.
So although the target for these attachments is not 100% it still leaves Dixons in a place where these hard selling managers will thrive, to exceed the targets.
Another reason you can be sure that Dixons don't want to ditch old school managers is that there hasn't been an assistant trainee management scheme in 4 or 5 years! Yes a cash rich company opening expanding and creating stores, a company moving forward with values and beliefs haven't enrolled a new generation of manegent team at all!
I mean then they expect not to be in watchdog for miss-selling! Are you kidding! Colleagues are honestly told to tell their customers,
"We offer a great service called What Ever Happens, it means if anything goes wrong with your computer INCLUDING accidental damage then we will fix it for you if we can't do that then we will replace it after 7 days."
To which the customer will more than likely say no. In which case we will say, "It might be a good idea to take it for the first month, which I can give you for free, to get you through any teething issues with the machine, then I can also give you a £10 discount on your machine, and if you don't want to keep it I can give you a freephone number to cancel your agreement, and you've saved £10 to make a free phone call.
Hmm... isn't how the corporate side want us to sell it, however there not doing much to change that, if they were to introduce new generation of managent maybe this wouldn't happen anymore.
It's all about the Customer plan, Head office get us to sell the attachments by saying, you need to get the customer story, ask lifestyle questions to find out how our services will be useful to them, so when you bring this up at the end the customer almost feels stupid saying no to an insurance because they dropped their last one, or because they had a virus and don't want to buy our half price internet security!
However there are pros, if you embrace what head office say to you personally then you wont get penalised for it, I'm personally very target driven and was great with sales, but I'm all about the customer, and I will only and always do what is right for the customer, I started the company 2 years ago as a college dropout (long story) from there I have progressed on to be a team leader, im now 18k which is higher than normal for a team leader in Dixons, and I know I will be able to get on the next intake of our assistant manager program.
This company will walk over you, but only if you let them if you want to progress within this company you will need to have some sort of savvy of when to go the extra mile for the company and work both of you days of for free, and when they start to use you for long hours and this becomes expected and you gain nothing from it. You know what I mean...
Working here for me has had it's ups and downs, and you meet a great variety of people and are able to communicate on different levels.
As long as this company keeps going in the same new directions, and over the next few years does more to break old habits, it really will be, "An exciting place to be"
Old managers make it a bad place to work.
Advice to Management
Get in a new generating of management, instead of getting new colleagues who do breed the right behaviors to do that job as customer champion
I have been working at Dixons Retail full-time (More than a year)
Heritage of the brand
Some great senior people
Rapidly changing industry
Household name
Technology sector is cutting edge
Public perception is that Dixons still make 40% margin on high tech, so the brand isn't loved.
Everything is about operations or product pricing. Limited opportunity to build rapport with suppliers and/or an engaging customer experience.
Advice to Management
Keep going with the transformation. Work on brand image and ensuring there are good career opportunities for the workforce.


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Friday, 11 January, 2002, 07:07 GMT
Fresh protests rock Argentina
Mass protests have erupted in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires hours before currency markets reopen and the peso's devaluation becomes a reality.
Demonstrators overturned cars, lit fires in the street and threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets to force about 1,000 people back from the presidential palace.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators converged on the central square, in the first major protest since Eduardo Duhalde became president on 2 January.
The government has put an end to 10 years of enforced parity with the US dollar in a bid to save the collapsing economy.
The protests began in neighbourhoods across Buenos Aires when people came onto their balconies bashing pots and pans and saucepan lids - anything that would add to the ear-splitting noise.
Then, in what appeared to be a spontaneous move, the demonstrators marched to the Plaza de Mayo, the main square in front of Government House.
Old-age pensioners, families and people in wheelchairs were among their ranks as calls were made for the resignation of the government and supreme court judges.
New peso
Thursday night's protests seem to have been provoked in part by the government's announcement of its short-term plan to protect banks from mass withdrawals by panicking depositors.
Trading in the devalued peso had been due to restart on Thursday but the central bank said the government had been too slow in implementing the last details of its economic plan.
A dual exchange system is being introduced whereby the peso will have a fixed exchange rate for government and international operations, and a value set by the markets for all other transactions.
Currency operations were suspended and banking restrictions introduced after the former president, Fernando de la Rua, resigned at the height of the protests over austerity measures aimed at ending the economic crisis.
Under the new currency system, the peso - which was previously pegged at one-to-one to the dollar - will be devalued by almost 30%.
The devalued peso will stand at 1.4 to the dollar for international transactions, but Argentines will be forced to purchase dollars at a freely floating exchange rate.
Some analysts believe the system is flawed, and investors had become increasingly nervous while the currency market remained closed.
Export boon
Devaluation is expected to ease pressure on Argentina's exporters by making their products more competitive on the international markets.
Importers, however, will be hurt by the 30% devaluation of the currency - although the controlled exchange rate is designed to prevent the price of imported goods from rising in an inflationary spiral.
The government will allow people to convert dollar loans or mortgages under $100,000 into pesos to protect them from the devaluation.
But for ordinary Argentinians, the near future looks bleak.
"If the government doesn't solve this situation soon, there will be violence," said Irene Fernandez, 43, a social assistant among the protesters in Buenos Aires.
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A glow-in-the-dark puppet musical, ImaginOcean follows the adventures of three young fish who set out on an oceanwide adventure to find a hidden treasure. The musical opened at New World Stages on March 31, 2010 and received a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award nomination for Favorite New off-Broadway Musical.


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Someone make it stop!!!!! For the fourth week in a row Harlem Shake is number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Where is the Gangnam Style guy when you need him? William Hung?? Weird Al? Anyone? Someone?
If you thought it was a good idea in the beginning, have no fear there is help! You might be suffering from Post Traumatic 'Harlem Shake' Disorder or PTHSD.
Good luck with that.


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Celebrity Mom's Pregnancy Diet
Celebrity mums are renowned for their unusual weight-loss secrets, as well as their not-so secret tricks. It seems as through Beyonce is no exception as she is striving in minimize weight-gain during her pregnancy. The actress and singer had her first child in January along with husband Jay-Z, who has reportedly been sticking to a mostly vegan diet for the pregnancy. The couple have been eating strictly healthy foods in order to minimize the weight that she has gained and they have remained committed to this rule throughout the past months.
The type of meals that they have been eating include tofu and stir-fried vegetables so that they can maintain a balanced diet. So while many expectant mums tend to indulge their cravings with junk food while they relax or play Foxy Bingo, Beyonce has been much more strict with herself, while of course relaxing as well. In addition to eating well, she has also been very active during her pregnancy, which is also important for pregnant women if they want to avoid putting on excessive amounts of weight while they are pregnant.
The idea that pregnancy does not mean you have to eat unhealthy foods and binge uncontrollably is a popular one among health experts. While some celebrities lose their baby weight alarmingly quickly after giving birth, experts generally agree that you can avoid gaining excessive baby weight in the first place, to reduce the need to lose vast amounts of weight you have had the baby. As long as you eat plenty of healthy foods including fruit, vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats, then there is no need to binge. As well as eating well, stretching is important, to maintain a strong body for after the baby is born. Beyonce seems to be doing well and we will have to wait and see what her post-baby weight-loss plans are.


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Yay, another sweet orangie! Hi, Apollo!
Dog of the Day
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Pet of the Day
Yay, another sweet orangie! Hi, Apollo!
I've been Boo'd ... right off the stage!
Aaahh, I have been defrosted! Thank you, Bonny and Asiel!
Brrrr, I've been Frosted! Thank you, Asiel and Pomtzu!
"That's the power of kittens (and puppies too, of course): They can reduce us to quivering masses of Jell-O in about two seconds flat and make us like it. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs or they'd surely have taken over the world by now." -- Paul Lukas
"We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." -- Persius, first century Roman poet
Cassie's Catster page: http://www.catster.com/cats/448678
He's adorable. I love orangies.
Owned by Sky, Pearl, Ziggy Stardust, Alani, Blaze, Colby, Finnegan, and Summer.
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Adriene Hill: For the first time, the NFL is going to allow live streaming of the Super Bowl online. The move offers up new opportunities for advertisers.
Joining us now to help figure it out exactly what those are is Ad Age's Brian Steinberg. Good morning.
Brian Steinberg: Good morning, how are you?
Hill: I'm well. What opportunities does this create for advertisers?
Steinberg: That's an excellent question. You know, what we're curious to find out is whether or not they're going to be selling this separately, apart from the people who buy the $3.5 million ads on NBC, or if this is part of a package. You know, NBC and many other networks for the last couple of years have really been selling packages of ad inventory across their sports programming -- not just an ad in the Super Bowl. So it's possible this is going to be lumped in with everything else someone's buying for the game.
Hill: Are online viewers really going to ad that many numbers to total viewing numbers? I mean, doesn't everyone already have access to the Super Bowl as it is?
Steinberg: It's a great question. It's available on broadcast TV -- you can watch it in a mainstream fashion. I think this is a question that might look more at the future. In the future, I think streaming video will become more important as more TV sets become Internet-enabled, and people can tap into streaming video via the web from their TV set.
So I do think that this year you may not see millions and millions of people watching online, but over time that could change -- the balance could shift.
Hill: What do you make of the fact they're just partnering with Verizon on cell phone access for the Super Bowl?
Steinberg: It's a great question as to why, if it's available to everyone on TV, why isn't it available to everybody and their uncle and cousin on the mobile phone.
Hill: So it's one of those things where we're just going to have to wait and figure out, I guess?
Steinberg: I guess so. Some of these issues are being, I think, worked out as people see how consumers choose to work with it.
Hill: Brian Steinberg is a TV editor at AdAge. Thanks so much.
Steinberg: Thank you very much.


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'Dunwall City Trials', the first add-on pack for Bethesda and Arkane's October-launched Dishonored, will be available worldwide on December 11 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC for $4.99.
The content will include 10 challenge maps aimed at testing your "combat, stealth, and mobility skils." You'll be tasked with killing as many enemies as possible, taking out waves of enemies, or eliminating targets in a "non-stop run" of drop assassinations.
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The Chap Olympiad, London
The sixth annual Chap Olympiad offers an antidote to the World Cup with an altogether more elegant approach to a sporting event. Described as a "celebration of athletic ineptitude", the emphasis here is more on exacting trouser creases and doffed caps than working up a sweat. Hosted by The Chap magazine – a monthly ode to the professional gentleman – guests can expect an eccentric array of events. The Martini Knockout Relay, Three-trousered Limbo and Umbrella Jousting contests all aim to sort the cads and bounders from the true gents and win the bronze, silver or gold cravat. There will also be music from big bands, quartets, piano players and cabaret singers alongside radio plays and old-fashioned lawn games, such as a coconut shy, boules and hoopla.
Bedford Square, WC1, Sat
Stephanie Jones-Berry
Port Eliot Festival, Saltash
Since beginning its love affair with the paying public in 2003, this Cornish festival has been proffering magical doses of literature, music and the visual arts, in loving ode to the concept of unchecked creativity. Now in its seventh year, there's not an itch in sight, by the looks of its drawing power. This year's event has added horticulture and haute couture to its eclectic roll call, with set designer Michael Howells, milliner Stephen Jones, and boho don Anna Sui taking part. Watch out, too, for folk-rock celebspawn Jakob Dylan and Harper Simon, musical multitasker Jarvis Cocker et al.
Port Eliot, St Germans, Cornwall, Fri to 25 Jul
Stephanie Jones-Berry
Blink, Northampton
If you go down to the shops this week you're sure of a big surprise; at least you are if you're shopping in Northampton's historic Market Square, the setting for this festival of artistic interventions. Sculpture, light and crafts will transform it, with work from artists Laura Ellen Bacon, Jo Fairfax and Simon Hasan on show. Designed to disorientate and confuse, the work will pop up over the duration of the festival, with Simon Heijdens's delicate digital projections bringing the space to life at dusk. The finale sees the square morph into a village green for tea-sipping, Kinks-inspired dancing and the general over-consumption of cakes.
Market Square, Fri to 1 Aug
Iain Aitch
Out & about
LolliBop, London, Sat & Sun
Family fun with confectionary-themed games, the Minuscule of Sound teenybopper club, giant paint screens, plus Phil Kay and Planet Ajay.
Clissold Park, N16, £12/£9 adv, child £17.50/£14.50 adv, family £53/£42 adv
The Big Lunch, Nationwide, Sun
A chance for neighbours and communities to get together for family-friendly fun and food at gatherings across the nations.
Various venues
Tony Hawk Show, Brighton, Wed
Skateboarding legend and his top crew, including X Games Ams winner Sam Bosworth show off on the country's biggest vert ramp as the finale to the European tour before Maxïmo Park hit the stage.
Old Paddling Pool (West Pier)
The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate, 22 to 25 Jul
Murderous literary spree with names including Stuart MacBride, Christopher Brookmyre, Joanne Harris and more.
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There's a reason why Autography is getting all the press
The first step is that a participating author or publisher has to sign up to sell ebooks through Autography. The author then downloads the app to an iPad, goes to events, and signs autographs. The autograph is integrated into an ebook sold through Autography and then the fan is sent an email. The fan can also download the free sample autograph by itself without the ebook and at no cost. The signed ebook is offered in Mobi or Epub and it's DRM free.
The actual signing is done with a standard stylus, not any special pen or gadget. One of the styluses they had on hand was made by Targus, and it was designed for capacitive touch screens like the iPad. They also recently found a wholesaler for the styluses and plan to sell them to partners ($2 is the wholesale price).
Autography have a lot of options for their app. There's multiple alternate backgrounds, several ink colors, and a number of ink thicknesses. Also, if the author is using an iPad 2, you can take a picture with the iPad's camera and use that as the background for the autograph.
The hardware costs for the author is limited to a tablet and a stylus. At first I didn't like the idea of tying this to an iPad, but you have to sign something and the iPad is ubiquitous enough that if an author doesn't have one, someone will. A con organizer might provide it, even. Four or 5 authors could use it in turn.
If I wanted to do an ebook signing at a con in the near future, I'd use Autography.


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Don Nguyen
I Now Confess My Sins - Poem by Don Nguyen
Running back in the misty rain, I have planned to say many things
Now here I forget what I want to say
What do you expect from the old man like me
Even he still can jog, fall in love, but he is tired and old
Anyway, I like to get some personal matter out of my chest first
At the beginning, I really liked her but you came and she left
I fell in love with you because I thought you were another her
Who wrote like me, who prayed like me
So I fell in love with a carnal girl for a spiritual girl
While I left the spiritual-carnal one walking away for many years
Now she came back but my heart had belonged to you
And I recently realized the one I truly admired was the one
Who kept screaming that I loved the wrong girl
I fell so bad because we had so much in common
But you are still the one who really love me and love me second or first
So confusing but now I hope I have straightened all out for at the end it's just hopeless and endless mess and agony
for I hate divorce and I can't love all three
so either I hang myself on the tree for I didn't listen to my brother Lauren
For he always screamed his head off saying, ' look at me, look me, '
"for you will be sorry, they always want first your heart then they go for your head.'
Did you say something like that, Lauren?
Thank you, friends for listening to my mess
The bottom line is that I can't love all three, so I love none at all
That's settled.
Maybe not settled; you ladies decide on my fate.
Warn you, I got no passport nor money for my wife holds the bank
All I have is my black knapsack, my tennis shoes, and few dollars
Now may I attend to other business.
First, all my dear friends, I feel really embarrassed of what I had said about you
So I don't know if you can possibly forgive me for me to come back
I am so sorry acting like an idiot or child- idiot
I am truly sorry, and should go wash my heart and mouth with Ivory soap
I will try to make it up to you by composing from now on with eyes open but my mouth shut
I will try to be kind and gentle, sweet not like an angel but like a saint
Not St. Jerome though, but more like St. Francis
who had prayed many times that he rather consoled than to be consoled
To bring peace than enduring turbulence
I will serve you as long as you need me
Hopefully some day you find a new love in your heart
Until that day comes, I solemnly promise that I will serve you
Hope and pray that my poet in me will not die soon
Till this very day, I wonder why you love my writes and later the terrible-two me
Why do you try to make your life miserable by inviting me back
And I don't know why we fought so much
We love one another to death but we fought like dogs
We cried, we laughed, we praised, we jeered, we scolded, then we forgave
Summing up, we are a typical modern family who love but can't stand each other
All that means that we are stuck with each other until death does us part
For we are now separated but we both don't believe in divorce
(Right, girls?)
Now, at this moment, my head is all foggy, and my heart heavy, so I just leave decision-making to you
Whatever you decide I will submit myself to abide
Treat me like your little brother, not like big brother
I talk big but I am small, shy, and very meek and timid
And I also envision that you will help me to create a beautiful meadow with blue flowers
With your creative nobility and independent sophisticated or puristically simple
Like the first days that I came here, wandering around by myself until Gaj and three she-s noticed
What a lucky lad or the less-lucky lad
Anyway, you just make up your mind or not making your mind is still fine
For we can just live one day at a time to see how our future shapes up
I still compose and contribute, and submit at our site
Still read besides write, maybe not much read
But please treat me like one of the guys, not someone you cannot touch
I don't know what is wrong with me but the more attention I get these days
The sicker I get, I am really serious.
Hope there is nothing wrong with me
I cry a lot.
And I love you.
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Teacher Reinstated After Four Days of Paid Leave. You remember the story about Joseph Drake, the fourth grade teacher who sent an angry email to DISD Board Trustee Edwin Flores after the board decided to extend teachers' days by 45 minutes. Well. Four days later, he's been reinstated. I'm sure Flores' comments about the entire situation will come up a few times before the May elections.
Brave Boys Turn in Burglars, Return Money. Two Fort Worth boys were playing outside when their neighbors' house was broken into. One of the burglars gave the boys $100 each to not say anything. "So that's why I knew right away we were going to have to tell police anyways," said one of the boys, LaDarias. And that's what he and LaDarian did. A week after the incident, one of the suspects punched LaDarias in the nose. But he's not fazed. I like the cut of this kid's jib.


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In Which Industries is Collusion More Likely? Evidence from the UK
I examine the factors facilitating or hindering collusion using a comprehensive data set on the incidence of price-fixing across UK manufacturing industries in the 1950s. The econometric results suggest that collusion is more likely the higher the degree of capital intensity and less likely in advertising-intensive than in low-advertising industries. There is also some evidence of a non-monotonic relationship between market growth and the likelihood of collusion. There is no clear link between concentration and the incidence of collusion. Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2003.
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Joshua Jackson captured the hearts of young television viewers in the late 1990s as the razor-witted, misunderstood "other guy," Pacey Witter, who winds up getting the girl - none other than a young Katie Holmes - on the hit teen soap "Dawson's Creek" (The WB, 1996-2003). A former child actor who helped give birth to Disney's Mighty Ducks franchise by his appearance in the popular kiddie sports film, his youthful stardom made him a stock player in young-adult angst and horror flicks before he began working his way up to prolific denizen of the indie film world. After exploring both arenas, Jackson returned to series TV in the much ballyhooed science fiction show "Fringe" (Fox, 2008-13). His "It" boy status also secured him one of the most cherished, unofficial accolades in Hollywood: a guest voiceover spot on Fox's long-running cartoon "The Simpsons" (Fox, 1989- ), which Jackson dryly alluded to as the pinnacle of his career. But for most people, Jackson would forever be Pacey Witter, the unexpected breakout star of one of the 1990s biggest cult series, "Dawson's Creek."


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Henry Marten on 9 May 1636. Notes An Alexander Ekins of Chelveston, co. ... Crompton, Ralph, gent Duck, Arthur, lawyer Eakins, Alexander (also EkinsView result
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and was shortly afterwards bought by John Ekins. On 9 January 1557 Ekins settled ... being his brother Thomas Ekins. 28 The other moiety passed on the death of the elder John Ekins...View result
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which inclosed the grounds of where the Ekins's mansion formerly stood, and passes ... to the River Nene on which the mill, formerly belonging to the Ekins, is placed, ... by whom it was sold in 1616 to Alexander...View result
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A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3
besides meadow, pasture, wood, etc., to Robert Ekins. 17 This property was called the manor of Twywell and belonged to the family of Ekins certainly ... Countess of Cardigan, was lady of the manor. 19 ...View result
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against all proceedings in law or equity of Capt. Ekins, to the end he may not be disquieted ... Ekins, a person unknown to me, brought me two warrants signed at the top ... the warrants, as I have done ever...View result
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versus Ekins. A Petition and Appeal of the United Company of Merchants ... Ekins was Plaintiff, and the Appellants Defendants. And the said AppealView result
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both it and the parsonage were held by John Ekins during the Interregnum. He was the second son of Thomas Ekins of Irchester, 21 and had inherited a freehold ... Page of Rushden and Alice his wife; she was married...View result
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Eric Pickles will stand for election again in 2015
12:43pm Tuesday 11th February 2014
12:43pm Tuesday 11th February 2014
ERIC Pickles has been readopted by the Brentwood and Ongar Conservative Association as their 2015 General Election candidate.
The MP who has represented the constituency in Westminster since 1992 has been confirmed as the local Tory group's choice for the ballot papers next year.
His candidacy was voted through unanimously by the association's executive committee.
Mr Pickles said: "I have been here for almost 25 years representing this community and I am really pleased to have been readopted to stand again."
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BuzzFeed denied access to Secretary Perez
A BuzzFeed reporter was denied access to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez on Monday despite the fact that all other reporters present at an event were given access.
Labor officials told BuzzFeed reporter Chris Geidner he was being denied access because they "believed BuzzFeed would not be asking about veterans hiring" which was the focus of the event Perez was attending along with First Lady Michelle Obama:
After Secret Service closed the room Monday before the event began according to routine procedures, attendees and journalists who arrived were taken to overflow room simulcasting the event taking place in the Great Hall of the Labor Department. While other journalists from the overflow room were escorted into the Great Hall once the first lady had left the event, a BuzzFeed reporter and another journalist were left outside the event. That other journalist confirmed to BuzzFeed that he later was allowed to speak to Perez. BuzzFeed, however, was told that Perez was not available and had gone to a lunch. When pressed, the Labor department official, Reich, told the reporter that other Labor officials believed BuzzFeed would not be asking about veterans hiring. Because the questions were not expected to be on the topic sought by the Labor Department, officials did not provide access to Perez at the public event.
BuzzFeed has been pursuing answers as to whether the Labor Department is enforcing a current executive order that bans federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sex, including on the basis of gender identity.
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OverviewWith a name like Mount Big Chief, how can a mountain hiker not want to climb this mountain? Apparently, plenty of people take a pass on Big Chief. An unranked peak with no trail to its true highpoint, which is well-guarded by turret-like rock structure, it seems few bother to summit this peak. What a shame.
Historically, Mount Big Chief once had a maintained hiking trail originating in the Frosty's Park drainage ascending it s eastern slopes to the northern summit. Remnants of this old trail exist today, rock barrier walls holding the trail surface up against the ravages of time. The faint old footpath winds its way from the north, corkscrewing its way up to the northern summit. While this lower northern summit is easier to attain than the eastern high point, it is shrouded in thin trees and offers somewhat obscure views.
Looking southward toward the highpoint, even a stout-hearted hiker may wonder: Is that going to be a 5th-class climb? Can I gain the summit without protection? Fear not. Careful routefinding and bull-headed diligence will encourage the mountain to yield its southwestern weakness, a blocky ramp structure providing an easy scramble to the wide-open summit.
And, my, what a summit this is. To the north, Pikes Peak and Almagre Mountain South dominate the skyline. To the northeast is the lovely Mount Rosa. Views to the south take in nearby neighbor peaks, as well as Greenhorn Mountain and East Spanish Peak & West Spanish Peak in the distance. Looking southwest the magical Sangre de Cristo march along toward New Mexico. The southern Sawatch fills in the distant views to the west. All of this is taken in from a windy, bare-rock, subtly thrilling summit turret.
Colorado Rank: Unranked
Prominence: 244
Mountain Range: Front Range
Rank and Prominence Reference: Lists of John
Getting ThereMount Big Chief sits southwest of Colorado Springs in Teller County, not far from the convergence of El Paso, Teller and Fremont counties. The peak is largely hidden from view from most points in Colorado Springs.
Mount Big Chief rises like a shining beacon to the north of Old Stage Road, a wash-boarded dirt thoroughfare running between western Colorado Springs and the mining & gambling town of Cripple Creek. All sorts of vehicles will be seen on this road, including low-clearance sedans, though this is not recommended. In dry conditions, high clearance will suffice. In snow or mud, 4x4 is required. This area is served by Randy's High Country Towing, regionally famous for extracting the vehicles of folks who got in over their heads on Pikes Peak area backroads.
Be forewarned that Old Stage Road is bedeviled by irresponsible, speeding, out of control drivers. Combine this behavior with narrow, wash-boarded dirt roads and deep chugholes and your worst objective hazard of the day becomes other drivers and their vehicles. Drive defensively on this road!
Red Tape
There is very little red tape in this part of the Pike National Forest. In fact, some sectors of this area can feel downright lawless Wild West at times.
* Do not litter and dispose properly of human waste.
* Shoot only in designated target ranges and point your firearm away from other recreationalists.
* You get the point...
Rustic car camping and backcountry camping can be throughout the surrounding Pike National Forest. Be forewarned that the proximity of this area to the urban I-25 corridor means that crowding can be an issue, especially in the summer, and that unsavory characters are known to frequent this area. Be prepared for heavy ATV use, large crowds, drunkenness and casual firearms usage.
While the Old Stage area provides for all of the rustic camping you could hope for, I honestly suggest not spending the night in the area for the sake of peace and quiet, and even for your safety. Old Stage Road serves as a conduit for the urban masses to explore Pike National Forest. While this sounds like a good idea, the reality is messy (garbage, spent shells, beer bottles, auto parts and busted clay pigeons) and sometimes grim. In October 2008 the body of 19 year old, mentally disabled Judi Lawrence was discovered near Old Stage Road; she had been raped and murdered.
Do yourself a favor and stay in town, visiting Mount Big Chief as a day excursion.
Hotels, Cabins & B&Bs
Old Colorado City
Nearby Old Colorado City has an assortment of lodging options, old and new, for all budgets. Restaurants, bakeries and shops are within strolling distance from many lodging facilities.
Manitou Springs
Manitou Springs lies at the foot of Ute Pass. This colorful, eclectic town offers a wide range of lodging options including old-style motor cottages and cabins, retro family-run motels, charming B&Bs and modern chain hotels. Shopping and dining are within walking distance of most Manitou lodging. Visit the a href=http://www.manitousprings.org/Default.aspx >Manitou Springs Visitors Website for more information on lodging in the area.
Colorado Springs
The hotel options in Colorado Springs are virtually limitless. If you are the 5-star luxury type, be sure to check out The Broadmoor, which is extremely convenient to the eastern terminus of Old Stage Road.


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Get Lean On A Busy Schedule?
Good question, I know it is difficult to set aside time and energy for your fitness regimen but you really don't have to put that much time if you do it right. I would try to workout 3-4 days per week, 45 minutes each time. That's only 3 hours or so a week! Try to keep moving, do your exercises back to back, little or no rest between sets. Focus on compound exercises that burn the most calories such as pushups, dips, squats, deadlifts, pullups, chinups, rows, pulldowns, and lunges. Cardio is also crucial for burning fat, the belly fat is usually the last to come off (or at least in a noticeable way). Set aside a few hours a week and just make the most of your time at the gym or at home, that's all it takes! Nutrition also needs to be clean or you will be minimizing your results.
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Newly-funded M2000 preps FPGA product family
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LONDON M2000 Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.) a programmable logic intellectual property licensor founded in France in 1996 is about to launch what it describes as a "breakthrough" in programmable logic technology. The company claims that its technology will provide higher logic density, functionality and speed at less cost than competing solutions.
M2000, led by CEO and cofounder Frederic Reblewksi, has operated out of France for more than a decade and has provided FPGA blocks for license by SOC designers.
However, M2000 said it received additional funding this summer and has moved its headquarters to Santa Clara, while leaving its R&D operations in Bievres near Paris. M2000 is growing its U.S. operation to perform software and IP development, applications support, and sales, marketing and operations, the company said. The amount of money raised was not disclosed. Investors in M2000 include Tallwood Venture Capital, Doughty Hanson & Co, Galileo Partners, Venture Tech Alliance and EDA company Mentor Graphics Corp.
Reblewski has a long-standing relationship with Mentor having sold his previous company, Meta Systems SA, a provider of emulation systems, to Mentor in 1996.
As a licensor of FPGA blocks M2000 provided a 150,000-equivalent-gate block of programmable logic for an ARM9-based microcontroller aimed at the wireless infrastructure market. The programmable logic block provided a 4,000 look-up table capability into the GreenField-STW21000, launched in March 2005.
The latest eFPGA core from M2000 is in production in 90-nm CMOS.
The company said it is developing its own products based on an architecture that "will revolutionize the programmable logic market." The company said it showing details of its architecture to select customers.
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text: I just came across an activity set my daughter had. The box is pink and purple, says it's Avon Super Craft Kit, Deluxe Knitting & Weaving activity set for ages 7 and up (she will be 29 this week so you know it's been around a while!!). It was made in the USA but there's both French and English on the box. There's a two-sided knitting loom and a two-sided large mushroom knitter (both pink plastic). Does anyone remember these? And, better still, does anyone have instructions? I've tried the internet but maybe I need to keep trying there. I just am covering all possibilities by asking all you crafty folks!


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Alleviating hunger in the Panhandle Spirit
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Alleviating hunger in school children over the weekend is the mission of "Snack Pak 4 Kids". It's volunteers and businesses in the area that are helping the program accomplish that goal.
Happy State Bank is one of those making a difference in the Panhandle Spirit.
"We collected 37,000 Pop-Tarts or equivalent to over 6,100 boxes," said Cari Roach, Vice President, Marketing Director of Happy State Bank.
Happy State Bank heard there was a need for Pop-Tarts, and its people say they were more than happy to answer the call.
All through October, branches in Amarillo, Canyon, and Hereford collected them, and here's why that was so important. The program buys food through the Food Bank, but couldn't do that for Pop-Tarts and peanut butter.
"Snack Pak 4 Kids" is a program that discreetly puts snacks in kids' backpacks to take home for the weekend.
"When we heard hungry kids and a program to reach out to them. We had to, there was no choice," said Roach.
"Am overjoyed at our employees. These employees bought these pop-tarts themselves, the bank did not. The bank did make a monetary donation because we do believe in taking care of our communities and serving in our communities."
So how can you help?
"You can volunteer to help organize, you can donate money, you can donate peanut butter or Pop-Tarts yourself. It takes $133 a year to feed a child through this program," said Roach.
She says the Pop-Tart drive will more than likely turn into an annually event since it was such a success.
For more information on how you can help "Snack Pak 4 Kids", click here.


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Friday, September 28, 2012
Weekend Eye Candy - Granulation Edition
1. granulation globe1, 2. Pin #1: Stamen Series, 2005, 3. Granulation Cuff, 4. RAW52 #10, 5. Untitled Pendant, 6. Trouble With Lichen 12, 7. Gold "Old Work" Earrings, 8. Chameleon brooch for Andy Cooperman, 9. recycled copper boiler with silver granulation
I can't believe it's been two months since I last posted a Weekend Eye Candy. I've had things on my mind and too many balls to juggle. It's nice to see you again. I promise not to stay away so long again.
I love granulation. The ancient Etruscans made the technique famous, but it's enjoying a return to popularity thanks to modern jewelry makers. Traditionally the tiny balls are made by either clipping uniform pieces of wire or making a series of jump rings in a consistent size and then melting them. When metal (and glass) is melted to the flow point, it naturally draws up into a ball.
I developed my own way of making tiny balls out of metal clay. Roll the clay to the thickness of your choice, I roll two cards thick. Then use a cocktail straw to cut a number of disks. Find a place in your palm where the life lines intersect and roll one of the disks into a sphere. Roll hard at first to form the ball with no lines or lumps, then ease the pressure to make a perfect sphere. Be sure to cover the remaining disks with a damp paper towel as you work so they don't dry out.
Can you think of a way that granulation would add a decorative element to your designs?
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
It's All About Physics
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On August 1st I started a grand, new adventure. I left my hometown of Los Angeles, California to move to Richmond, Virginia. The thought of moving had been kicking around in my thoughts since the turn of the millennium. It had become more concrete in the past couple of years as I talked it over with my East-coast cousins. My Father was born and raised in Richmond, so re-locating there made sense.
The move was two years in the planning. At first it was just the fantasizing part, then I flew out this past February to teach a weekend class and look at apartments and actually found a beautiful space that would be available in August. I filled out an application, sent in my deposit, and it was a fait acompli.
I stopped teaching at the end of June. Started packing at the beginning of July. Movers came, car transport took away my Matrix, and I got on a plane with the angel known as Donna Penoyer on July 31. Donna was kind (or crazy) enough to help with the final packing details in LA and took custody of one of my two cats so they could travel as carry on luggage in the body of the plane. Only one pet to a passenger. Then she stayed in Richmond for another week to help me settle in.
After Donna left and the movers made their cross country trek, Cindy Silas drove down from the DC area to help with the unpacking. Then Vickie Hallmark flew in from Austin to oversee the decorating and bookshelf building.
All in all, there was non-stop excitement and company for about two months. I'm so lucky to have had them. I'm pretty sure I couldn't have made the move without Donna, and the touchdown in Richmond would have been much more difficult without Cindy and Vickie. Thanks Ladies. I'm so grateful for your help and friendship. But I have to admit, I was kinda relieved when y'all left. For about four days. Then the ennui set in. There had been so much planning and moving and nesting and activity for so long, that when it settled down - I lost all energy. And once I started to rest and relax, it was hard to get motivated to start back in my regular routine.
There's a saying in physics, actually it's Newton's first law of inertia. "An object at rest will stay at rest, forever, as long as nothing pushes or pulls on it. I think there's actually a TV commercial running right now that references this phenomenon.
So, there I was, stuck on the couch. While I had set up the apartment so well that it was looking pretty good, the studio boxes were unpacked but still unorganized, and I had no interest in putting the table together that would allow me to actually work. Until I had a conversation with Holly Gage, who suggested that we have Skype-y play date! That was just the push/pull I needed. Now the table has been put together, drawers have been built, tools and supplies organized, and my hometown public radio station's app downloaded to my iPad (I've been missing KPPC terribly and the studio seems a perfect place to listen). Yesterday I actually woke up wanting to go to the studio.
We all need a little help from our friends from time to time. But there are also those occasions when we have to figure out our own motivating force. Sometimes it can be as simple as sitting in the chair and handling tools. Or making little components like bails and earwires to have on hand. Sometimes we might benefit from a trip to the museum or a walk in the rain. Other times the force might be more quiet, necessitating a cease of all technological distractions. And sometimes the action needed to jump-start our momentum is more massive. Sometimes we may need to implement another advertiser's catch phrase - 'Just Do It'.
There are novelists who keep regular hours. They sit down at their typewriter at 8:00 am and don't leave until 5:00 pm. Even if all they're typing is "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" 400 times. They're practicing the 'Just Do It' method of creative physics. Once an artist picks up a tool to do something, anything, the muse will spark, one thought will lead to another, and the missing motivation will return. Eventually. We just have to be patient and proactive.
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Mayor Marilyn Strickland was sworn in as Mayor of Tacoma in January 2010, and previously served as a city council member. Born in Seoul, Strickland is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds a master's degree in business administration from Clark-Atlanta University. She and her husband Patrick Erwin live in the downtown neighborhood.
Mayor Strickland's pro-growth agenda focuses on creating family-wage jobs by improving education and workforce training, promoting entrepreneurship, investing in transportation and attracting international investment. Prior to elected office, she worked in both the private and public sectors. Mayor Strickland's regional and national board leadership includes Sound Transit, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Democratic Mayors Association. Strickland has appeared on Meet the Press, National Public Radio and is a trustee with the Urban Land Institute. She has been recognized by the National League of Cities Women in Municipal Government for outstanding local leadership and was recognized as the 2015 Washington Trade Hero by the Washington Council on International Trade.
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THE NEWS: Kohl's Corp. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income increased 14 percent as shoppers bought more shoes and men's clothing.
THE CONTEXT: During the recession, department stores' sales plunged as consumers turned to discount stores and hunted for bargains. Results have begun to improve. But now clothing makers and sellers are facing steeply higher cotton costs.
WHAT'S NEXT: In the second half of 2011, Kohl's plans to launch two new exclusive brands: Jennifer Lopez women's clothing and accessories and a Marc Anthony men's line.


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Lesson 7 -- fourth quarter 2008
October 19, 2008
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That wasn't the question of a man trying to determine his options. This question wasn't born of a shopping heart. This was the question of a man wanting to know the next step . . . so he could take it. This question was born of a buying heart . . . with a check already signed "Saul of Tarsus" and needing only the quantity to fill in.
What kind of heart do you have? What kinds of questions do you ask? I want a heart that frequently, honestly and obediently poses Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? questions to the Most High!! With this kind of heart, I would review what I know, looking for things to do that I am not yet doing. With this kind of heart, I would go to church meetings and personal devotions anxious to learn or be reminded of things to do. Ignorance is not bliss; obedience is bliss! Listen to the proclamation of a heart after God's: "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart" (Psalm 40:8). And guess whom God used to pen "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man" (Romans 7:22)!
God yearns for a people who will obey without question or hedging around. Sure, we are to count the cost, but that should be settled once and for all at the cross. Once the cost is counted, what is left for the rest of our lives is paying the cost! The amount is no longer of any consequence; we will pay it. We must spend more time obeying instead of spiritualizing this, shrugging off that, calling the other legalistic, and chucking some others with the Old Covenant. Why are we so afraid to love God?! "If a man love me, he will keep my words" (John 14:23).
Ananias also had a heart disposed to obey. This passage doesn't record his asking a question quite like Saul's, but his attitude reflected the question. Ananias said, "Behold, I am here, Lord" (Acts 9:10). That wasn't a petty response or a simple statement of fact. Ananias was not informing the Lord of his physical position, he was reaffirming his spiritual disposition. "I am available, Lord; what's next?" When the Lord told him, Ananias seemed stunned, his flesh appeared to jump up in protest. God knew this man's heart, though, and responded, "Go thy way" (Acts 9:15). And Ananias did, because he loved and trusted God.
Jesus takes personally how we treat His followers. Jesus declared plainly to Saul that he was persecuting Him by persecuting His followers. He has declared to us just as plainly that He takes just as personally our treatment of His people. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matthew 25:40). "But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ" (1 Corinthians 8:12). Are we listening to Him? Does this matter to us?
Saul purposed to serve God. Saul's heart was set toward God and service for Him. Being "zealous toward God," he thought himself required "to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth" (Acts 22:3; 26:9). Then he made the shocking discovery of his own ignorance (1 Timothy 1:13). His mistake lay not in his purpose to serve God but in his understanding of God. When the Lord showed him the truth, he "was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision" (Acts 26:19). God expects similar openness and flexibility from us His followers today.
Obscurity is a matter of perspective. Ananias, that "certain disciple," lived in obscurity, flashed in the darkness for a very brief time, and then faded again. But that is only our perspective...and how poorly we see! He never was obscure before God. God never lost His awareness of Ananias nor of His plan for him. The fact that he flashes only briefly before our eyes in the Biblical record in no way proves that he was only briefly useful to God. Though we may be obscure in man's vision, let's continue our faithful service to God, before whom we are continually visible.
This most likely refers to the iron goad used on beasts of burden who resisted the will of the driver. Those animals eventually learned that resisting the driver brought pain from the goad (and kicking against it only made matters worse).
Jesus' words to Saul indicate Jesus had been speaking to Saul and Saul had been resisting the Lord. So the Lord got more forceful with Saul. Saul finally yielded to the will of the heavenly Driver.
How easily does the Lord "drive" us?
"Lord, I have heard...how much evil he hath done to thy saints" (Acts 9:13). To the human mind, that seems like ample reason to avoid someone. In fact, it is even enough reason to eschew and detest a person. So how could Ananias accept Saul? The key to the answer surely lies here: "But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me" (Acts 9:15). When Ananias knew that God accepted Saul, how could he reject him? As the Apostle John wrote years after that, "he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" (1 John 4:20).
It seems like they would have because they surely would have remembered Jesus' words on the subject. "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" (Matthew 5:44).
The human mind understandably rebels at praying for someone like Saul. "Look. Let's get this straight. I will pray for non-Christians. But pray for anti-Christians? What idealism! What a waste of time!" This kind of attitude reveals despicable arrogance. Do we truly think we are that much better than the Sauls, the Mahmoud Ahmadinejads, and the Osama bin Ladens of the world? Such an attitude also minimizes the magnitude and effectiveness of the price God paid at Calvary.
God may bring a real Saul of Tarsus into our lives, "breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord" (Acts 9:1). Will we pray for his salvation then? Not out of fear for our own hide, but out of love for his soul? I can only hope so. But given my track record in praying for the heathen dictators, "inhuman" terrorists, careless check stand employees, corrupt politicians, mean-spirited drivers, and fraudulent preachers of today...I wonder.
Can the Lord readily change your mind?
How is your commitment to the Lord and His truth?
Perhaps this class is your only "claim to fame" in the church. On the other hand, maybe it is just one more assignment that highlights your already-established visibility. Focus on neither. Whether you are relatively obscure as Ananias or very much in the limelight as Paul, keep your focus off yourself and on the Lord Jesus. Serve Him faithfully in whatever role He places you in the church. Make this class challenging and encouraging for your students by first accepting the challenge and encouragement for yourself. Show them the way as Ananias did Saul.
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can any one give me any advice on the next step please, i completed the hbc install and the crack from messie , now i have to run wad manager or neogamma to run the copied games. can any 1 help me how to install this please. Thanks
Wad manager installs wads, these could be games as channels or IOS's.
You can install Neogamma as an app in HBC, these are .dols that go in the SD\apps directory.
Let me know if you are stuck.


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1Beat all ingredients except powdered sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour batter into plastic squeeze bottle with narrow opening. Heat 8-inch skillet over medium heat until hot; grease lightly.
2Working quickly, squeeze batter to form 4 straight, thin lines that intersect at a common center point to form a star shape. To form cobweb, squeeze thin streams of batter to connect lines.
3Cook 30 to 60 seconds or until bottom is golden brown; carefully turn. Cook until golden brown; remove from skillet. Cool on wire rack.
4Heat oven to 325ºF. Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet 5 to 7 minutes or until almost crisp (cookies will become crisp as they cool). Remove from cookie sheet; cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Store cookies in container with loose-fitting cover.


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Krisiun, Sapremia, Insatanity, Lesch Nyhan, MACHINES OF PENALTY
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Krisiun is a Brazilian death metal band, founded by Alex Camargo (bass, vocals), Moyses Kolesne (guitars), and Max Kolesne (drums). Since its formation, in 1990, the group recorded two demos, Evil Age in 1991, and Curse of the Evil One in 1992, and self-released an extended play (EP) titled Unmerciful Order in 1993. After signing with Dynamo Records (a Brazilian label), Krisiun released the debut full-length Black Force Domain in 1995, followed by Apocalyptic Revelation, in 1998. They signed with major label Century Media in 1999, releasing a further 7 studio albums.
In 2012, Sapremia was signed by Butchered Records and the new release, Autumn's Moon will be released in Spring 2013. Sapremia has done several tours since coming off hiatus, in both the US and Canada. June 2013 marks the first time the band will embark on a full US tour, which will include an appearance at the Las Vegas Death Fest.
Insatanity was formed during the summer of 1992, when fellow area musicians united to create one of the most original, brutal and atmospheric bands in the metal genre to date. The band immediately began writing material for their self-titled debut demo. This brutal four-song offering was released in February of 1993, and it established Insatanity as one of the most intense metal bands in the Philadelphia area.
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The band grew to prominence in the early 90's playing a mix of metalcore and death metal. They're back to kill again!
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Tendercare Alpena is a leading provider of long-term skilled nursing care and short-term rehabilitation solutions. Our 152 bed center offers a full continuum of services and care focused around each individual in today's ever-changing health care environment.
Alpena is a winner of the Governor's Award for Quality Care. We take pride in our facility's many inter-generational activities and work closely with the community to keep our patients connected. Our center is Medicare and Medicaid certified.
We are a proud recipient of the 2011 American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living's (AHCA/NCAL) Bronze - Commitment to Quality, National Quality Award in recognition of our strong commitment to continuous quality improvement.
"I enjoy activities like bowling down the hallway. I used to be on a bowling league years ago. I had a strike my first try and was the overall winner!"
- Bev Ilsley, daughter of patient
"I felt the need to write a letter of thanks to the staff of Alpena for the care my grandmother received while she was a resident there. Having to make the decision to put our grandmother in a nursing home was a difficult but necessary one. The fact that she was in the right place was evident each time I visited her. My husband and I have had the nursing home experience with three of our grandparents, and our experience at Tendercare was the best by far. It was always clean there, always tidy and it was evident that the staff clearly cared for the people who lived there."
- Cindy Kramer, family member
"Jennie and I saw Margie regularly and our impression of the concern and care for Margie and the courtesy and extra effort extended to us was outstanding. The provision that Margie was allowed to keep her cat Misty as her constant companion was only one example of extraordinary sensitivity and compassion."
- Ted and Jennie Cavin, friends of former patient
"We are sending you this to thank you and your staff for the excellent care given to our mother, Helen Odom, during her stay in your facility. We cannot tell you how pleased we were with the care and compassion shown by everyone who worked with her."
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Calypso Resort & Towers by Sterling Resorts, Panama City Beach
- Free Internet and free parking
Main amenities
- 48 condos
- On a private beach
- Outdoor pool
- Fitness center
- 2 meeting rooms
- Air conditioning
- Meeting room
- Free Internet and free parking
Feel at home
- Kitchen
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Television
What's around
- Gulf World Marine Park (10-minute walk)
- Pier Park (11-minute walk)
- Russell-Fields Pier (4-minute walk)
- Hidden Lagoon Golf and Racetrack (28-minute walk)
- Frank Brown Park (30-minute walk)
- Museum of Man in the Sea (38-minute walk)
- Holiday Golf Club (2.7 mi / 4.3 km)
- M.B. Miller County Pier (3.1 mi / 5 km)
- Goofy Golf (3.2 mi / 5.1 km)
- Shipwreck Island Waterpark (3.6 mi / 5.7 km)
- Conservation Park (4.2 mi / 6.8 km)
Everything was clean & good smelling ,Pool was not heated but warmed up by the end of the…
We absolutely loved it.
Calypso Resort & Towers by Sterling Resorts, Panama City Beach
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $218
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 48 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 23 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-5 PM
- Check-out time is 10 AM
- Express check-in/out
- Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
- Saturday - Sunday: 9 AM - 6 PM
The individual making the reservation must be 25 years of age or older and must occupy the rental property the entire term of the reservation. Singles under 25 years of age are prohibited unless accompanied by parent or legal guardian. Restrictions may apply regarding the number of people that may accompany a parent or legal guardian.
During the spring break vacation period, the age policy will be strictly enforced and identification of all guests will be examined at check-in. If guests are not 25 or older, the full amount of stay will be forfeited; no refunds. Occupancy limits in guestrooms are strictly enforced. Chaperoned groups are prohibited. Please contact the resort for Spring Break Security Deposit information using the information provided in the booking confirmation.
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 25
Travelling with others
- Up to 4 children (12 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
- Free wired Internet access in public areas
- Free wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
Other information
- Resort fee included
In the hotel
- On private beach
- Outdoor pool
- Fitness facilities
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- One meeting room
- Elevator/lift
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
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- Premium bedding
- Individually decorated
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- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Cable/satellite TV channels
- DVD player
- Free wired Internet
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- Refrigerator
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- Kitchen
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- Access via exterior corridors
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Remaley goal lifts Indians
bob ford/times news Lehighton's Sage Terembula (right) and Saucon Valley's Emma Smiley (9) battle for control of the ball during Thursday District 11 Class AA field hockey playoff game.
Creating scoring opportunities has not been a problem for Lehighton and Saucon Valley this season.
Converting opportunities has been another story, however.
Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the District 11 Class AA field hockey playoffs, that pattern continued.
Despite double figure shot totals for both teams, numerous outstanding scoring opportunities, and several near misses, the ball found the back of the net just one time.
That goal came early in the opening half off the stick of Gwen Remaley and resulted in a 1-0 Lehighton victory.
The Indians (10-10) now move on to the district semifinals where they will face top-seeded Moravian Academy on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Emmaus High School. Saucon Valley finishes its season at 9-10.
"I thought we had a lot of great opportunities to score today, but we just didn't capitalize," said Lehighton coach Lamar Long. "That has been the story of our season. We have created chances, we just haven't been able to consistently finish.
"But the bottom line is that we got one in and they didn't. At this time of year, all you want to do is keep advancing. It doesn't matter how many goals you score, just as long as you score one more than your opponent."
Remaley made sure the Indians did just that. Her goal came with 24:01 left in the first half when she carried the ball into the circle and blasted a hard shot into the left corner of the net.
"They got that one early goal when their girl cranked a big shot from just inside the circle," said Saucon Valley coach Phil Danaher. "Other than that, I thought we did a pretty good job.
"They have some big hitters but we did a nice job of controlling possession and keeping the ball in their end. Then, when they got loose on some breaks, [goalie] Dom [Dziadowicz] came up with some big saves."
Dziadowicz wasn't the only one coming up big in net, however, as Lehighton goalies Lauren Burrows and Kristina Schnell combined for seven saves - a number of the saves on shots from right in front of the net.
"We've played two goalies all season," said Long. "Lauren plays the first half and then Kristina plays the second half. Kristina is a senior so she is a little more experienced and that paid off late in the game when Saucon Valley was putting on pressure trying to get the tying goal."
Saucon Valley had a 12-10 edge in shots and a 9-4 advantage in corners.
"In all but one game this season we outshot our opponents," said Danaher. "But, as you can see by our record, that hasn't always translated into wins.
"We had some opportunities today but we didn't finish. That's been the theme all year. Lehighton got the early goal and then did a nice job of buckling down and keeping the ball out when we were pressuring in the second half."


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Politicizing abortion: Personal morality and professional responsibility of residents training in the United States
Ever-increasing technological innovations surrounding birth are creating new challenges in biomedical ethics in U.S. obstetrics. The politicization of abortion has agumented these challenges and led to increased conflict between physicians' personal morality and professional responsibility. This paper focuses on some of the problems generated by abortion policies and procedures in an obstetric/gynecology residency program. Examples of conflicts among residents are presented to demonstrate the effect of pluralistic moral perspectives. A system is described where some residents will do abortions and some will not. Patients seeking abortion are often treated in an unprofessional manner when it appears that a conflict exists between the values of patients and those of residents. Unless the socialization of residents includes ethical training, defined educational policy and institutional direction, ethical dilemmas will lead to increased resident stress, an inadequate doctor-patient relationship and a continued shortage of physicians willing to perform abortions despite new policies called for in graduate medical education.
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Cosplayer Celeste Orchid > Costume of Rinoa Heartilly (Final Fantasy VIII)
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- Final Fantasy VIII
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- Rinoa Heartilly
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- Lady Luck Dressphere
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- Normal
- Costume worn at:
- Sugoicon 2009
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I definitely lucked out in finding awesome fabric for this costume. I put it to use immediately! I created a dress, then cut out the dress and then added embellishments like crazy. oops.. wrong shoes.
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- I love this design that I created. I looked at all the lady luck outfits: Yuna, Leblanc, Rikku, and Paine. I was thinking of making one... but then the creative bug hit me and I decided to make a design for my favorite FF girl: Rinoa.
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NexGen is a well-funded exploration and development company with a portfolio of high-impact projects across the Athabasca Basin. Its portfolio is centered in the large-scale southwestern Athabasca Basin where NexGen holds over 259,000 hectares of land. NexGen's southwestern properties host the high-grade Arrow deposit (made February 21, 2014), the Harpoon discovery (made August 11, 2016), the Bow discovery (made March 31, 2015) and the Cannon area (discovered April 18, 2016) all located on the Company's 100% owned Rook I property.
NexGen is led by a team of experienced uranium industry professionals with expertise in exploration, corporate finance and mine development.
Arrow Deposit, Rook I:
The 100%-owned Rook I project hosts the land based Arrow deposit which has an Indicated mineral resource estimate of 179.5Mlbs U3O8 contained within 1.18Mt grading 6.88% U3O8 including a high-grade core of 164.9Mlbs U3O8 contained within 0.40Mt grading 18.84% U3O8 and an Inferred mineral resource estimate of 122.1Mlbs U3O8 contained within 4.25Mt grading 1.30% U3O8 (see the Company's technical disclosure statement: http://www.nexgenenergy.ca/corporate/corporate-governance/). The deposit was based on only 200 drill holes and the Arrow deposit has a defined area of mineralization of 875 m x 280 m, depth starting at 100 m down to 980 m and remains open in most directions and at depth.
Harpoon Discovery, Rook I:
The Rook I project hosts the recently discovered Harpoon area located 4.7 km northeast of the Arrow deposit which in discovery hole HP-16-08 intersected 17.0 m of continuous mineralization (220.0 to 237.0 m) including 4.5 m of off-scale radioactivity (>10,000 to >61,000 cps). The new discovery is land based and is defined by strong visible uranium and dense accumulations of massive to semi-massive pitchblende mineralization. Combined with Arrow, uranium occurrences along trend have now been identified over a mineralized strike length of 5.6 km all within the Rook I project.
The Harpoon Discovery is located on a Rook I internal mineral disposition (northeast of green dashed line in Figure 1) which is subject to a 2% net smelter return royalty (the "NSR") of which 1% can be repurchased by the Company for $1 million which is held by Advanced Royalty Corp. In addition, Harpoon is subject to a 10% production carried interest held by Rio Tinto Uranium Corporation ("Rio Tinto") which provides Rio Tinto with a right to 10% of potential future production provided Rio Tinto pays NexGen their 10% pro rata portion of the collective expenditure from June 20, 2005.
Bow Discovery, Rook I
Rook I also hosts the Bow discovery which is located 3.7 km northeast of Arrow. Bow is a prospective target which has planned near-term drilling to be conducted on it. Holes at Bow will target step-outs from known mineralization as well as coincident VTEM and radon in lake water anomalies, and structural traps interpreted from previous drilling and geophysical surveys.
IsoEnergy Ltd.
NexGen holds a 64% interest in IsoEnergy Ltd (www.isoenergy.ca) which holds a highly prospective portfolio of Eastern Athabasca Basin properties that include Thorburn Lake (7 km from Cigar Lake) and an option to earn 100% interest in Radio (adjacent to Roughrider deposit).


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To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-228-9290 in the USA and Canada (or any of our worldwide reservation telephone numbers).
Find this contemporary yet cozy café, one of our favorite Bahrain restaurants, on the ground floor. Enjoy international cuisine, and even keep connected with free Wireless Internet access available onsite.
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Cafe Lilou is a magnificent representation of a turn of the century Parisian brasserie a place where the grandeur and elegance of that time remains.
The taste of Mexico meets the fun of Texas
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Offering the quintessential break from the frenzy of urban life and inspired by the mysticism of Japan is a chic and trendy lounge and restaurant
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The Meat Company, as the name suggests, prides itself on its prime cuts so it was the perfect venue for lunch with a friend who declares herself a proud meat loving carnivore.
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Whether its mezzeh, antipasti, socca or tapas, we have a passion for creating food that is unique, appetizing and full of flavour.
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Unforgettable aroma of India is not just heavy scent of jasmine and roses on warm air. Foods of India are as colorful and diverse as its culture Lanterns offers you the culinary arts of India.
American cuisine with a special brand of Irish hospitality. Our exciting and diverse menu offers a full line of entrees, starters, seafood, beef and chicken dishes, and mouth-watering desserts, not to mention enticing appetizers, soups, and salads.


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This highly readable text provides an exceptionally clear overview of the whole field of child development, from birth to adolescence. the 2-12 age range is strongly emphasised. All the main areas of child development are fully covered:
* perception and understanding
* cognitive skills
* play and language
* personality
* social relationships
The author draws upon the studies from a wide range of disciplines and shows how these contribute to our understanding of child development, clearly demonstrating how the information can be applied at home and school.
`This is the most wide-ranging and up-to-date account that I have seen of our knowledge of child development.' - Peter Bryant, Times Higher Education Supplement
Acknowledgements; Preface; Note on reading; Note on pictures Introducing the study of child development Perceiving and understanding The development of cognitive skills Language development Personality Social relationships Further reading; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index


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Senator Espaillat Highlights Push to Extend Rent Regulations
Senate Democrats release new video demonstrating urgency on rent regulations issues
(New York, NY) – Today, Senate Democrats released an important video about the need to extend and strengthen rent regulations. The powerful video features Senator Adriano Espaillat and other advocates of rent regulations in the Senate, as well as everyday tenants who would be devastated if rent regulations are allowed to expire on June 15th.
"Over a million families in New York City, including nearly 79,000 in my district, would be devastated if we let the clock run out on regulations," said Senator Adriano Espaillat, the top ranking Democrat on the Senate Housing Committee. "Extending and strengthening rent regulations is the single most important thing our government can do right now to stabilize New York through these tough times and make sure millions of New Yorkers are not squeezed out of their homes."
To watch the video, titled "525,600 minutes" click here.
Fe Florimon, a Washington Heights resident and a constituent of Senator Espaillat appeared in the video, a portion of which was shot outside her home. "I've been living in this building for almost 30 years. I raised my children here," said Florimon, calling the potential loss of rent regulations "a tremendous problem" for her community.
Between 1994 and 2010, over 300,000 units of affordable housing were removed from rent regulation. Now, over one million units of affordable housing face immediate and irreparable deregulation on June 15th if rent regulations are not extended and expanded. The massive rent hikes that would come from the expiration of rent regulations amount to a "tenant tax" that will force middle class families, including thousands of seniors and the disabled, from their homes.
Senator Espaillat has sponsored sweeping rent regulations legislation (S. 2783-A) which will not only extend rent laws, but also close gaping loopholes that allow landlords to raise rents unfairly.
In addition to the video release, Senate Democrats launched an online petition drive to encourage all New Yorkers to stop the "tenant tax" and join the fight for their homes. The petition can be signed at http://bit.ly/rentregpetition.


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Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Georgia
Currently in a wrap mortgage because house didnt appraise when we went to finance it (we are the buyer), we closed on the house, put 3.5% down, we have been paying monthly notes to seller, we went to finally finance the house again and wouldnt appraise again, if we sign title back and give 30 days notice of moving, can seller sue us for "amount due on note". We live in Atlanta, Georgia? Please help us!
Asked on 1/27/11, 7:51 pm
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Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC
If you walk away from a debt, of course the lender can sue you (if they follow the correct steps, and assuming you have the standard loan documents). This is in your loan documents, which should have been understood before you signed.
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A 3-year-old Chicago boy who was visiting a farm in Portage Township Tuesday died after the horse he was riding fell on him.
Amier Sanchez's father put him on the 1000 pound horse named Oreo, but it reared, tossing the boy, and then fell on top of him.
The farm owner Victor Maldonado tells the Northwest Indiana Times that the owner of the horse - a Chicago resident -- invited the boy's parents to come visit.
After the fall the boy appeared to be in shock, but was not bleeding. He was crying as he was being taken away by the ambulance. The boy later died at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart of blunt force trauma.
Authorities are calling it a freak accident.
Published at 8:16 AM CDT on Jul 28, 2010 | Updated at 8:30 AM CDT on Jul 28, 2010


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Lake Park LINK site to move
The Lake Park LINK Site will call the Professional Building at 105 1st Street "home" starting June 30. The LINK Site will be moving from its current location in the Lake Park Community Center to the Professional Building.
In addition, a new, white, outdoor Book Return has been added in front of the Professional Building. The community is reminded to use the Book Return starting June 30 instead of the blue, wooden Book Return located in the lobby of the Community Center to drop off library materials.
Please welcome and visit the Lake Park LINK Site in its new home starting June 30.


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It feels good posting on this lovely new site!
I asked a question a few days ago about whether I should inform HMRC about a client's rental income dating back to 2007.
I think we've come to the conclusion we should - so what's the next move - do we call or write to them... who do we speak to?
I would appreciate any help at all!
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Tax returns?
Has the client already prepared tax returns for those years?
My approach would be....
Get the client registered with HMRC so that they have a UTR
Get your 64-8 submitted
Write to HMRC and advise them of what has happened and that you are now in the process of completing the missing returns
You will need to complete a full tax return for each year the client had rental income
Once they are submitted and HMRC have received them and issues penalties, etc then you can start negotiating the fines and interest charges
SA1 form
With covering letter and 64-8 I would say
backdated rental profits
You could of course avoid the need to complete tax returns for 2009 and earlier by providing details of the net rental profit for each year in a letter (assuming of course that there were profits after deducting all allowable expenses) and enclosing your client's cheque for the unpaid tax that you have calculated from your schedules of rental profits. Remember and remind your client that he also needs to disclose any other sources and amounts of income that may have led to a loss of tax in your letter for the earlier years - no point in only making a partial disclosure as for example HMRC know about ALL interest credited to everybody's bank etc accounts for each year since 2004-05
hope that this helps
In the past, and possibly still
a payment on account of at least the tax, submitted with the returns, ought to help with negotiations on penalties and will stop interest, rather than wait for HMRC to process the returns.
It shows acknowledgement of the failure in the past and an attempt to get this up to date ASAP