text:
What Inspires You to Achieve Your Dreams?
Sometimes, it's truly the simplest of things….
On a lovely night in 1997, Dr. Mary Boname and Ben Fazio were having dinner at a restaurant full of memorabilia and old family photos. It made them ache for a time in their young lives when everyone was treated warmly and respectfully. Who wouldn't want to be treated this way now? They wanted to create a modern optometric practice, with the latest in optometric and optical technology & fashion, and combine it with old-fashioned and caring service. And that's what they did.
For the past 19 years, Montgomery Eye Care, in Skillman, NJ, has provided exceptional eye care and eyewear in the community. It's a place of comfort and fashion, a place of technology with "a peaceful, easy feeling," and a place to come if you just want to be treated well. It's that easy.
About Us
Dr. Mary E. Boname
Dr Mary Boname, licensed Optometric Physician and co-owner/founder of Montgomery Eye Care, is commonly referred to as "the patient whisperer" because of how she relates to everyone who comes in to see her. When you walk into Montgomery Eye Care, you immediately become her priority.
From start to finish your eye exam is with Dr. Mary E. Boname, a nationally recognized authority in eye care. You will not be handed off to a "technician" during any part of your exam. Dr. Boname will conduct every phase of your examination. This includes checking the internal and external health of your eyes for the presence of any disorders.
Preventive Optometric Care and wellness are the foundation of Dr. Boname's treatment plan for each and every patient that she sees. Furthermore, she believes in leading by example, so patients will notice that she wears Blu-Tech lenses while examining them to filter out the blue radiation from her computer screen and indoor lighting. Cumulative exposure to blue radiation increases the risk of developing macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss in patients over 50 in North America.
Her ocular surface disease (OSD) and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) patients have had marked improvement with therapies such as Avenova, Restasis, Xiidra, Blink Lid Wipes, OcuSoft's Retaine. Macuhealth, a nutritional supplement, to support the health and function of the part of the eyes responsible for our best visual acuity, is available at Montgomery Eye Care.
Dr. Boname also fits and evaluates contact lenses, like Acuvue Oasys for Astigmatism, Acuvue Oasys for Presbyopia, 1 Day Acuvue Moist, 1 Day Acuvue Moist for Astigmatism, 1 Day Acuvue Moist Multifocal, Focus Dailies Aqua Comfort, Focus Dailies Aqua Comfort Toric, Focus Dailies Aqua Comfort Multifocal, Biofinity Toric, Biofinity Multifocal, Proclear Dailies, etc.
Ben Fazio, Optician
Montgomery Eye Care has an extensive assortment of designer and economical frames in the practice's optical dispensary managed by co-owner/founder Ben Fazio, who has been serving the Somerset County area for 32 years. Ben's expertise is in Ophthalmic Science and Ophthalmic Optics (eyewear). Ben will spend time with clients to evaluate their visual demands and work environment to then make eyewear recommendations that are tailored to their lifestyle. He is able to provide progressive addition lenses, single vision, Crizal anti-reflective lenses, polarized sunglasses, and computer and task-specific lenses with BluTech,, just to name a few.
Ben has a great deal of experience fitting all ages of clients, from infants and young children to seniors. The selection of frames at Montgomery Eye Care is extensive and includes: Tom Ford, Ray Ban, Oakley, Gucci, Fendi, Maui Jim, and Kate Spade.
To provide further education about topics relating to eye health and eyewear, Ben also produces videos for the Montgomery Eye Care YouTube channel a few times every month. One of the most popular topics has been the benefits of Polarized Lenses. To view and subscribe to the channel, visit https://www.youtube.com/c/Mecnj.
Now that you know more about what a visit to Montgomery Eye Care is like…
Dr. Mary Boname and Ben Fazio invite you to experience their concierge-like approach to quality family eye care. Montgomery Eye Care is located in the Montgomery Shopping Center on State Road 206 in Skillman, NJ. To learn more or to make an appointment, call 609-279-0005 or visit mecnj.com.
Add a Comment


text:
It took personnel from several agencies to round up several horses roaming along Interstate 20 in Columbia County Monday afternoon. Columbia County Animals Services received a call about eight horses along the eastbound shoulder of Interstate 20 between the Harlem and Grovetown exits, according to Animal Services Operations Manager Daniel Mayne.
Columbia County authorities are trying to find a registered sex offender who moved without notifying police.
Authorities say Kenneth Ray Straughn Jr., 37, registered his address at 960 Haverhill Drive in Harlem with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office on July 8. According to family members, Straughn no longer lives at that address and may be residing in Richmond County, according to a sheriff's office incident report.
The rivalry softball game between host Greenbrier High School and Evans got a little weird Thursday night.It had all the earmarks of a classic coming in. After Evans won the first meeting of the year 4-3 on Aug. 28, a second Evans win would all but lock up first place in Region 2A-AAAAA. Conversely, a Greenbrier win by more than a run would put the Lady Wolfpack squarely in the driver's seat with three region contests left.
An Evans woman wasn't injured Tuesday morning when trying to extinguish a blaze that extensively damaged her home.
Carolyn Culbreath, 78, called 911 just before 9 a.m. when she noticed smoke inside her home on River Lane.
"I saw smoke coming from the bedroom wall and I was upstairs," Culbreath said. "I came on outside, I got the hose and tried to get up there."
Columbia County Fire Rescue units responded and extinguished the blaze.
The fire is believed to have begun in the attic, but the cause is under investigation, according to Batt. Chief Danny Kuhlmann.
Water service has been restored to residents near an early-morning water main break in Grovetown.
Harlem-Grovetown Road from Adams Lane to Robinson Avenue remains closed to traffic as crews flush lines near the break, said Grovetown Public Works Director Michael Woods.
Woods said he anticipates the road will be reopened by 5 p.m.
A water main line broke at about 5:30 a.m. on Harlem-Grovetown Road near Adams Lane, Woods said.
A three-car wreck closed eastbound lanes of Washington Road in Evans Friday afternoon.
The crash happened at about 2:40 p.m. on Washington Road just east of Evans to Locks Road in front of Five Guys restaurant.
Mountain bikers started assembling at Wildwood Park long before the sun started rising over Clarks Hill Lake on Saturday morning.
And Columbia County Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director Randy DuTeau, staff and volunteers were already there to greet them.
Saturday morning was just Day 1 of the inaugural Wildwood Games. Beginning just after 7 a.m., 68 riders faced either an 80-kilometer or 50K route. On Sunday, runners tackled 10K, half-marathon, marathon and 50K trail running races with some of the courses following Bartram Trail.
Grovetown Department of Public Safety Chief Gary Owens resigned his position Friday.
Owens submitted his letter of resignation to city officials.
"He indicated that he was ready to pursue other opportunities," Mayor George James said.
Owens took over as director of the department in June 2012 after the resignation of former Chief Al Robinson.
Owens' resignation comes two weeks after he was suspended for two days for misconduct in the handling of two men who escaped from the department temporary detention facility on July 26.
The Evans Lions Club built a food pyramid more than 18 feet high and won the third annual Food 2 Fight Hunger Campaign.
The club competed with the Salvation Army in a Columbia County versus Richmond County food drive.
The Evans club collected 8,429 pounds of food, surpassing the 1,490 pounds of food collected for the Salvation Army. The winner collects the most food and uses it to build the highest pyramid.
The club built a pyramid that was 18.5 feet high on July 26 at the Kroger in Evans.
A former Grovetown Department of Public Safety officer recently indicted for sexual misconduct with a female inmate denied the charges at a Friday arraignment hearing.
Jon Eric Austin Stripling, 38, of Railroad Avenue in Grovetown, pled not guilty to three counts of sexual assault by a person with supervisory authorities and violation of oath by a public officer at the hearing in Evans.
A Columbia County grand jury indicted Stripling on July 16 and he turned himself in to authorities on July 23.
Columbia County News-Times ©2017. All Rights Reserved.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
An Alabama Woman was killed on Friday morning at Chevron Pascagoula Refinery, Abc News reports. The Chevron factory operator was identified as 49-year-old Tonya Graddy (known as 'Toni' by friends and co-workers). Her job as the factory operator was to manage the flow of crude through the plant.
The authorities are now investigating the cause of the explosion and fire at the Southern Mississippi refinery. The company released a statement which said, "We have begun the process of investigating this incident and are cooperating with appropriate regulatory agencies."
Official reports indicates that the 49-year old woman died after something detonated inside the furnace and sparked a fire. The fire was contained in a small area and other operators were outside the furnace at the time.
"Graddy had worked as an operator at Chevron for about five years and she was among about a dozen workers in the area when the explosion happened," said Chevron Mississippi general manager, Tom Kovar. The victim was from Semmes, Alabama according to Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus. Like other operators, her job was to manage the flow of crude and other feedstock through the plant. About one-third of the plant's 1,500 employees are operators.
The "cracking area" of the refinery is the first step in breaking down the crude oil in the process of turning it into gasoline or coke. The use of hot furnaces and hot processes are involved in the process. Experts speculate that the explosion might have started from the cracking area.
"The most important thing now is that we keep the refinery running securely and deal with the investigation ... to get to the root cause of the event," Kovar said. The fire was in fact, contained by the crew and the refinery was kept running.
This is the third incident in about a decade at the Pascagoula refinery, two of which have resulted in death. A refinery worker was killed in 2003 when he fell from Scaffolding. Another one died in 2007 when fire ignited in one of the crude processing units.
(image via Wikipedia)


text:
Events at UOWD
Challenge Test: CSCI015
16 Sep 2013 - 15:30 to 17:30
Event Details:
Challenge Tests can be taken in the first semester of study to allow eligible students to gain exemption from certain foundation level subjects.
Read the Challenge Tests section for more information.
Block 15, First Floor, Room 1-21
Event is open to:
Registered Applicants


text:
Bosch Integrus Systems provide simultaneous digital interpretation services for global summit on climate change
August 17, 2009
Held at the Dena'ina Convention Center in Anchorage from April 20 to April 24, summit organizers brought in Bosch CRN (Congress Rental Network) partner ASET International to supply global conference and interpretation services. ASET provided simultaneous interpretation systems for four of the languages spoken by the summit's attendees in the general session and the summit's three breakout rooms using state-of-the-art digital infrared technology from Bosch. The equipment provided by ASET comprised 12 interpretation booths, Bosch NG Interpreter Consoles, Bosch Integrus Digital IR Emitters, and 400 Bosch Integrus Infrared Receivers.
The event was attended by 400 delegates, including government officials and climate change experts from France, Latin America, and Russia. The goal of the summit was to produce recommendations to be presented at the Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark in Dec. 2009.About ASET Conference Solutions
ASET provides solutions ranging from simultaneous interpreting conference/congress AV equipment and audience response systems to multilingual materials for international events and on-site management and technical event support. The company also offers a unique integration of world-class conference equipment, services, and products.
Recognized worldwide as the leader in multilingual conference solutions, ASET serves as the benchmark for quality performance. ASET is the only U.S. member of the Congress Rental Network, a worldwide organization of quality simultaneous interpretation providers using the latest Bosch technology.www.asetquality.com


text:
Your Artwork on the Side of a U-Haul Moving Van? Color a U-Haul SuperGraphic and Win the SuperGrand Prize!
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 5, 2012) — U-Haul is excited to announce that the September coloring contest will feature the Indiana SuperGraphic, which showcases a giant firefly and aims to educate the public about the importance of bioluminescence and the science behind the glow. Contest participants will color the Indiana SuperGraphic with their favorite coloring tools and enter their artwork into the coloring contest for the chance to win the SuperGrand prize: The winner will get their U-Haul SuperGraphic placed on the side of a U-Haul moving van in or close to their hometown!
How it works:
On the first of every month, a different U-Haul SuperGraphic will be selected for participants to color and will be posted on uhaul.com/supergraphics/coloringcontest. Participants will share their entry with friends and family to collect votes. Every month, the three most popular
U-Haul SuperGraphics from each age group will win a one-of-a-kind prize along with a $50 gift card. The monthly winners will be entered to win the SuperGrand prize: The winner's SuperGraphic artwork will be placed on the side of a U-Haul moving van that will be located in or close to the their hometown, along with an official U-Haul unveiling party for friends and family.
Participating in this coloring contest is a fun way for students and teachers to learn more about the state of Indiana and how important fireflies are to the study of bioluminescence. Also, everyone who enters will receive a free Indiana Firefly SuperGraphic ebook.
How to enter and participate:
1. Go to uhaul.com/supergraphics/coloringcontest.
2. Download and color the U-Haul SuperGraphic illustration for the month.
3. Upload your finished illustration to uhaul.com/supergraphics/coloringcontest.
4. Share your photo with friends and family; and collect the most votes to win.
Winners will be announced at the close of each monthly contest. The SuperGrand prize winner will be announced on May 5, 2013.
For more information, please visit us uhaul.com/supergraphics/coloringcontest.
About U-Haul SuperGraphics
U-Haul has been decorating its moving trucks with vibrant images featuring distinctive features of every U.S. state and Canadian province since 1988, with the launch of the "America's Moving Adventure" and "Canada's Moving Adventure" U-Haul SuperGraphics Campaigns. The newest U-Haul SuperGraphics are part of the "Venture Across America" Campaign that highlights little-known facts about North America that most people aren't aware of. Nearly 200 different images have been created since the U-Haul SuperGraphics Program began and the Venture Across America and Canada Series that provides an educational write-up that can be viewed online at uhaul.com/supergraphics. Follow SuperGraphics on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Tumblr and Pinterest.
Joanne Fried
Ashleigh Wagner
E-mail: email@example.com
Phone: 602-263-6194
Website: uhaul.com


text:
Why you Need a Lawyer if you have been Charged with Drink Driving in Scotland
If you have been charged with drink driving in Scotland, you may be thinking about going to court by yourself to fight the charge. In most cases, this is completely inadvisable as a conviction for a drink driving charge can be extremely serious.
This is why you should seriously consider hiring a lawyer for any drink driving charge. After all, a lawyer that specializes in this kind of law knows many ways to argue your case in front of a judge.
You could get a reduced fine -- If you go to court with a lawyer on a drink driving charge and you are found guilty, one of the things you may have to deal with is a large fine. A Drink Driving Scotland lawyer, however, will often know ways to bargain down the fine so the one you ultimately end up with is not too much of a financial hardship.
A drink driving charge can end up with jail time -- While many people are charged with drink driving every year, if you are convicted of dangerous driving while drunk you could end up with a jail term. This is why it is so important to have a lawyer fighting for you. He can help you explain the circumstances, present your case well and, hopefully, persuade the judge that you know you were in the wrong and will never commit the crime again.
Personalized advice -- Of course, any lawyer will give you personalized advice pertinent to your case so, even if you are not sure if you are going to hire one, you should still speak to one. That way, you can speak to someone who understands the law and find out how serious the charge against you really is. Then make a decision as to whether you should hire him to help.


text:
Freegans: Why the Kindle won't be free
Michael Tamblyn of Kobo Books gave a presentation at the O'Reilly TOC conference a few weeks back. I just came across the slides for his presentation a few days ago and it turns out Kobo have been doing some serious analysis on their customer data.
They've broken their customers down into 4 broad groups, and there's one in particular that is relevant to this discussion. (You can find the slides at the end of the post.)
Freegans are a type of customer that don't buy ebooks - ever. They read the ebooks on the Kobo website or use one of the free apps, and they only download free ebooks. Most will have 9 or more free ebooks in their library.
Before anyone at Kobo gets upset, let me add that I've thinned the data down a lot. But that does not change my point. Kobo have solid data that shows some customers won't buy ebooks.
Even if you give them a free ereader, they still won't give you any money. This customer will only go for stuff that's free. If the Kindle is free, I believe virtually all freegans will get one. Then Amazon will be out the nominal $139 with no hope of recovering the cost.
I know everyone is in love with the idea of a free Kindle, but I really don't see how it's going to happen.


text:
Bestselling author Harlan Coben inked a three-book deal for a young adult series with the Penguin Young Readers Group, telling the story of a teenager investigating "a conspiracy that may reach deep into his family history."
In a metafictional twist, the novelist's first young adult series will feature appearances by two different characters from adult books by Coben (pictured, via Frank Ward)–Myron Bolitar and Win Lockwood. The three book deal was negotiated by Lisa Erbach Vance of the Aaron Priest Literary Agency. The first book will be published in 2011. Coben's publishing footprint is already immense with 19 books and 47 million books in print around the world.
Young Readers president Don Weisberg had this comment: "I have been a fan of Harlan Coben's since his first Myron Bolitar novel Deal Breaker was published in 1995. He is a master at creating complex, layered, fast-paced capers and we know teens are going to love his new series."
Read GalleyCat Reviews' take on Coben's latest novel here.


text:
Use the tools below to refine your search by only displaying reviews with a certain number of star ratings or to only show reviews from a certain time period. Eg click on '1 star' to just display the reviews we have which received a 1 star rating click or 'Within the last month' to display just reviews posted over the last month.
Written on: 10/09/2016 by Noee1952 (1 review written)
There were pros and cons. Pros included their prompt email replies, friendliness and availability. Issues included: as new applicants, we felt like we were prompting the agents on certain processes, especially during referencing. Overall, we managed to move into our flat on the set date, however the week prior to that date was quite stressful, as there were a couple of mistakes made by the agency, which complicated the process… Read Full Review
Written on: 10/02/2016 by jbLyon221 (1 review written)
Amisha and Andres have been doing a great job for us. Very happy to keep working with them… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/02/2016 by wyLake4 (1 review written)
Since moving in, the team have been most helpful and attentive to solve any problems I had with the flat. She is quick and responsive and deals with the issue very precisely to a high satisfactory level… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/02/2016 by Mrdavis137 (1 review written)
I have rented a property through this estate agents for over a year now and I have found them to be very professional and amenable to any requests or concerns I have had in relation to the property. Matters are dealt with in good time and staff are helpful… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/02/2016 by BanksH (1 review written)
A friendly & well organised letting agents. The team were readily available throughout our tenancy to help respond to the queries we had. They were swift in processing paperwork when we made ammendments, and remained flexible enough to facilitate complex arrangements at the end of our lease. Thanks again you for your help!… Read Full Review
Written on: 01/02/2016 by 357Lewis (1 review written)
I have dealt with them on a number of property renewals. She is an absolute asset to Brinkleys through her professionalism and attention to detail. She has made the whole renewal process simple and straightforward. She deals with emails quickly and accurately. Nothing is ever too much trouble. She is a wonderful addition to Brinkleys staff and I am sure the department runs a lot swifter because of her professionalism. Thank you for helping me so much!… Read Full Review
Written on: 21/01/2016 by TariqJaleel (1 review written)
My properties have been managed by Brinkleys Estate Agents since 2009. I am very happy with the management of my properties. I would recommend Brinkleys Estate Agents to anyone who would like excellent property letting and management. In particular, I would like to give credit to the Property Manager for doing a good job and her professionalism. I am an overseas landlord. Her followup on any issue is very good. She works hard to keep my properties well managed. I have never had a problem… Read Full Review
Written on: 18/01/2016 by 139Gutierrez (1 review written)
We had a leak in our property and were most impressed with the way that they handled the situation. The leak occurred on a Sunday and she called us immediately and took action. We were also advised, a few hour's later, of the findings of the contractor and the approximate cost. So far we have been satisfied with the Brinkley's staff - they keep us informed and updated on the situation on the house and do not hesitate to contact us if something needs attention. … Read Full Review
Written on: 17/01/2016
Thank you to the person I dealt with for being so helpful and attentive when arranging for my hot water to be fixed - much appreciated - thank you very much… Read Full Review
Written on: 12/01/2016 by Joel74 (1 review written)
Brinkley's were extreme fast with dealing with our application. They were very efficient and professional when dealing with us over the phone and via email. Extremely good with answering all our questions and queries and keeping us unto date with any developments for our application. No complaints out end, everything was organised within a week, and with a constant feed of information and two way communication. So everything you could ask for from an agent really. Thanks for all the help. … Read Full Review
Written on: 12/01/2016 by jmerasmus (1 review written)
Brinkleys have let 2 properties for the past 5 years. They have been professional throughout. Moreover they have proactively engaged with existing tenants timeously to renegotiate and extend leases terms. I can recommend them as a good value letting agent… Read Full Review
Written on: 07/01/2016 by McHughmj157 (1 review written)
Very professional slick service on the whole… Read Full Review
Written on: 21/12/2015 by michdan (1 review written)
There were a few issues with my flat that needed dealing with. They were not easy issues and i found that they were diplomatic with dealing with the tenants as well as seeing my side and my aspects. Things were sorted, they could have been a bit more timeous as follow up had to be prompted on some occasions but mostly they were very good… Read Full Review
Written on: 20/12/2015
The good: Sourced new tenants quickly and efficiently Managed tricky repairs and maintenance issues well Lettings team communicates well with landlords and tenants The bad: Accounts department communicates badly, makes mistakes and is slow to correct mistakes Commission is all charged upfront, I see no justification for this, especially for longer contracts… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/12/2015 by Connorb307 (1 review written)
We are glad,especially now our son is away on his travels, that you keep us informed by sending us the statements of our account and tell us about the state of the flat after your inspections. We are glad you found us the current tenants, as they seem to be looking after the place well… Read Full Review
Written on: 18/12/2015 by ehWright270 (1 review written)
Could improve the way the accounts are done in terms of paying contractors and year end submissions… Read Full Review
Written on: 17/12/2015 by Janiceking100 (1 review written)
I have found the team at Brinklets extremely efficient in both finding tenants and managing my 3 properties. The maintenance team always deal with clients requirements quickly and cost effectively. Which means I do not have to worry about anything. It would be useful to have a contact It's. This is probably available somewhere but I do not know where. I have not had much contact with the sales team and this could be improved… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/12/2015
Brinkleys are efficient and reliable. They are easy to contact and respond to communications speedily. I particularly appreciate that they keep me informed and also will offer advice. Additionally they will, for example, send a quick email to say that an issue is being dealt with even before things have been sorted out. This way I know that everything is in hand and has not disappeared into cyberspace or been forgotten. A good professional attitude… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/04/2015 by WarrenAsp (1 review written)
Since moving into our flat there have been a few problems and every time we have had to practically BEG Brinkleys to sort them out. The day we moved into the place the sinks were overflowing because they were clogged. Three of the rooms had lights that didn't work. The extractor fan in the kitchen has never worked. We went 3 months of winter without heating. We informed Brinkleys of these issues and they basically laughed in our face saying it's not their problem and we would have to sort it… Read Full Review
Written on: 24/04/2015
*Edit since this was posted Brinkleys has in fact fixed the water problem, had to threaten to contact the property owner though.
Still waiting on the painter...
Written on: 19/03/2015
We bought a property via Brinkleys. I particularly liked their honesty with regards to the questions I had during the search and their efficiency in dealing with queries, and driving the sale forward so that the exchange of contracts was possible in a timely manner. The staff were professional and approachable, and overall we were happy with the high level of customer service provided!… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/03/2015
Thank you for your kind comments.
As rated by our community of reviewers
" Great Value for Money " Read More
Written by Armadilloclaudicante
" Waste of money! " Read More
Written by snodagrin
" Great Service For My Rental " Read More
" NO NOT USE!!!!! " Read More
" Worst estate agent !!! " Read More


text:
Forgot your password? Enter the email address you signed up with and we will send you a link to create a new password.
Your password reset has been submitted to the address provided.
Standard character mark
Financial consulting and advising in the field of mergers and acquisitions; financial planning, namely, financial planning for retirement, mortgage planning, financial trust planning, charitable gift planning, education cost planning, and estate and gift tax planning
Business in Houston, TX


text: Your villainous flair is back and better than ever. With the newest Star Wars villain unveiled you need the officially licensed Star Wars The Force Awakens Kylo Ren LED Watch! Show off your Star Wars The Force Awakens gear before anyone else with this light-up LED watch, or suffer the consequences of the newest dark force.


text:
Yadlin to Knesset: Iran Aims to Destroy Israel
Iran's goal is to eliminate the state of Israel, Major General Amos Yadlin, the new head of Military Intelligence, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee yesterday in his maiden appearance before it.
Iran is likely to acquire the capability for manufacturing enriched uranium in industrial quantities within six months to a year, Yadlin said, and if its nuclear program suffers no disruptions, it will have its first nuclear bomb in three to four years.
But its nuclear program is only one component of Iran's plan to eliminate Israel, Yadlin added. Other elements include its development of the Shihab-3 missile, its support for Palestinian terror and its support for Hezbollah attacks on Israel from Lebanon.
Yadlin, who described Iran as the most serious threat currently facing Israel, stressed that statements by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad about the need to "wipe Israel off the map" were not mere slips of the tongue, and should be taken seriously.
Want to enjoy 'Zen' reading - with no ads and just the article? Subscribe todaySubscribe now


text:
TORONTO - Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson wants to make one thing clear: There is no goalie controversy in Toronto. At the same time, he admits this is Jonas Gustavssons time to show the team he can handle duties as the top netminder.
Gustavsson will get the start against the struggling New Jersey Devils (5-11-2) on Thursday night at the Air Canada Centre after No. 1 keeper J-S Giguere pulled himself from Tuesdays 5-4 win over Nashville with an apparent groin injury.
Im excited about the game tonight and then well see what happens, Gustavsson said after Thursday mornings pre-game skate, which was optional. You cant think further ahead than one game, especially as a goalie, you have to stay sharp and stay focused all the time. Well see how it goes, thats my goal to one day be the No. 1 goalie. I dont know how long it will take, but its something I am looking for in the future.
Its unknown how long Giguere will be out as the team waits for the results of an MRI, but Leafs fans will be seeing a lot of Gustavsson in the meantime.
Wilson said that while there is no goalie controversy, Gustavsson has got to view this as his opportunity to really take the ball and run with it, and I hope he does.
I mean any player in that position wants to take advantage of the opportunity because here hes going to play basically every game until Jiggy comes back and maybe this will be his chance to establish himself as the No. 1 goalie, Wilson said after the optional skate, where just 13 players hit the ice.
Two players who were back out after not skating at Wednesdays mandatory practice were centre Tim Brent, who had blocked a shot on Tuesday night and was feeling the after-effects, and defenceman Francois Beauchemin.
I just took a rest day, just a little sore, my body, Beauchemin said as to why he skipped practice Wednesday. We have a lot of games coming up, we play pretty much every second night in the next six days, so well take the rest and be ready for games ... We have to be at the top of our game every night, so when we need a rest, we take it.
Backing up Gustavsson in net as the Leafs (6-8-3) look to build on the win over the Predators after having dropped eight consecutive games will be Marlies call-up James Reimer.
Quick hits
Leafs forward Kris Versteeg on goalie Jonas Gustavsson stepping in for J-S Giguere: Gustaph or Goostaph or Monster or whatever you guys (the media) want to call him, hes so big, so athletic he covers a lot of the net and he can play the puck well, so it will help our defence.
Gustavsson on the possibility of facing legendary keeper Martin Brodeur: I watched him a lot. I couldnt play like him, but I am a big fan of his work. It would be great to play against him.
Leafs forward Tim Brent on shot blocking: Its something you get used to. You know its going to hurt, its going to sting for a little bit. But when it comes down to it, its worth it.


text:
Question: Last year, I had an FSA, and was reimbursed for all sorts of medical expenses - contact lens solution, cough syrup, condoms - without a prescription. Without an FSA this year, can I deduct those expenses just like doctor bills? (i.e., if they total 7.5% of my income.) I also paid COBRA for 9 months. Is any part of that premium deductible? Sarah, Gray, ME
Answer: A Flexible Savings Account or FSA makes it easy to pay for all kinds of medical expenses. The risk is if you don't use all the money within a year you lose it.
Now, when it comes to medical expenses and the tax code the bar is high before deductions kick in. My main advice is check with a tax professional. But from the way you phrased your question the answer may be yes.
To take advantage of the medical deduction you need to itemize. Other common itemized deductions include the interest on home mortgages and charitable contributions. Your itemized deductions should be greater than the standard deduction.
Your COBRA payments are deductible, but many people find it hard to actually take the deduction. The reason is that total medical expenses, including premiums, co-pays, deductibles, medication and the like must exceed 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income.


text:
You are currently browsing the category archive for the 'Germany' category.
The current lack of posts on this blog is because I can't find the keyboard for paperwork. Several local government departments have demanded lots of official ie 'expensive' documents at the same time as Younger Son needs his passport renewing. As the UK governments increasing paranoia about furriners now extends to anyone who has contact with furriners, and I am to paperwork what an Ostrich is to competitive baking, so this is proving rather stressful, especially as I still have a couple of exams to prepare for.
It also makes for rubbish blogging.
On the other hand I have a place for the internship in September working in this theatre and arts centre which runs lots of programmes for people with Psychological issues, and with this theatre company which does drug awareness programmes in schools.
Even better, everything to do with organisation and insurance goes through college, so I get to play in the theatre and and the paperwork is someone else's problem.
Updates will follow as soon as I dig my way out.
Occasionally people who know me through the blog ask why I don't just 'become self employed' as a carpenter, instead of faffing about for another three years learning occupational therapy.
Apart from this showing a highly optimistic view of my abilities, in Germany a carpenter/cabinet maker is under the authority of the Carpenters Guild, which decrees that even after a three year apprenticeship, no-one is 'permitted' to be self-employed unless they have completed a master carpenters qualification. This takes another two years and you have to practically be an engineer or mathematician to get through it. It also costs 15 to 20 thousand Euros.
Most of which goes to the Carpenters Guild.
The result is that most self-employed carpenters about are (1) mathematicians; (2) in debt, (3) largely keen to keep the status quo going, having invested so much in it, and (4) paying members of the trade guild and therefore able to keep things the way they are*.
And then there's the startup costs. Carpentry here is machine intensive and machines aren't cheap: I'd have to take on a frightening amount of extra debt to set up a workshop. I'd then spend 20 years getting stressed out making boring chipboard furniture to pay it all off. Except that the machines will be 'too old' and 'too slow' in twenty years time, so I'd have to start all over again.
Or I can learn to be an occupational therapist, which frankly sounds a whole lot more fun.
I'll also be at least twenty thousand Euros better off…
*Quote from one master carpenter on the subject: "I had to pay to get my Masters' Qualification, so you should too."
So I promised you some slightly more interesting news than our plumbing adventures, and on Monday I was provided with it.
Around the end of my carpentry training we found that I have mild Asthma, and after some visits to various specialists I was solemnly informed that I would have to retrain*. To be honest, this was not a great disappointment, but it raised the question of what I could be trained to do.
At first the Job Centre suggested a business studies qualification.
Stop laughing.
Next on the list was 'technical designer' which sounded better but means sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day designing disposable furniture…
Besides, our long-term goal involves moving towards a simpler, more sustainable way of life as independent of the 'normal' economy and system as possible. Becoming more connected with the same consumer economy seems to be the opposite of what we are aiming for.
Unfortunately you can't explain this sort of thing to the job centre. Worse, because I'm a carpenter everyone assumed I was good at maths.
I said, stop laughing.
Finally, a friend who actually knows me suggested I learn to be an 'Arbeitserzieher', a qualification that doesn't exist outside of the state, let alone Germany. The nearest translation is a work therapist ('Arbeit' means work and 'Erziehen' is to nurture and educate). I could work in anything from protected workshops to city farms, theatres, or therapy centres, with anyone from children to vulnerable adults or people with disabilities, using things like woodwork, lino printing, bike repair, cooking, or animals. I would dream up creative ideas that I could do with clients to help them.
Put another way, I get to keep
playing doing the same job as the last seven months, every day. And getting the perfect training to realise our future goals.
The only problem would be that I'll have to go to a college slap bang in the centre of Stuttgart every day for two years without getting hives. Assuming I manage that, I'll then have another year doing the job with regular evaluations, and an exam at the end. Oh, yes, I also had to convince the Job Centre that they should fund this.
On Monday they finally agreed and signed the contract.
The course starts on April the 21st, and right now I feel like a kid in a sweet shop.
*Honestly, I'm not trying to be a perpetual student, although I appreciate it may seem that way sometimes.
…or, how to annoy right wing protestors…
I don't as a rule, do current events, but I'm making an exception here. Over the weekend a populist right-wing political group held a protest in Mainz against the 'chaotic' situation regarding asylum seekers in Germany. (Rightwing code for "get rid of the furriners") The protest happened to be in front of the State Theatre, and the staff decided this wasn't a good thing, so they threw through the windows open and sang Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' at the top of their voices, specifically the bit about how "All Peoples shall be brothers".
The theatre staff managed to sing so loudly -with no amplification- that the protest had to stop. They were promptly arrested for 'disrupting a legal protest'.
The German Police are claiming that the right to legal protest is guaranteed by the Basic Law of Germany so this was unconstitutional.
I can see the argument: if you ignore this, others (probably this group's nastier cousins) could use it as an argument to start disrupting protests, but personally I think standing up for people fleeing from war and chaos, or even, looking for a better life, is generally a good idea, and it would be better all round if the police stopped mucking about and dropped the charges. If you agree with this, please sign this petition.
Normal service will be resumed shortly….
The BBC Covers the story here.
Last week we all went on the annual farm outing, which meant we came to work early and rushed about feeding the animals in the morning so we could drive about an hour to go and look at someone else's animals.
Admittedly they were a bit different to ours.
Unfortunately to begin with we were accompanied by a 'Wilderness Guide' whose main goal seemed to be to make us play silly games instead of showing us around: seriously, what is the point of 'team building games'? I've worked with several teams, good and bad, and I doubt any of the rubbish ones would have improved by making us stand on a piece of wood in a field for half an hour pretending to cross a 'river'.
I long ago realised all games work on the assumption that you want to win, so if possible I 'fall' into the 'river' or allow myself to be 'caught' by the 'lion' as quickly as I can so I can sit the rest of the game out*.
Finally our 'guide' finally
shoved off disappeared mysteriously into the wilderness in his 4×4, and we got on with watching animals.
Sure, Mr. Bear looks cute, but the bars around his enclosure were massive.
Watching these animals being fed was interesting and informative in all the ways our 'guide' wasn't, and we learned, amongst other things, that there is a male lynx not far from Stuttgart looking for love, but he'll have to look pretty hard as the nearest female lynx is in Switzerland, that the fences on the wolves enclosure are not really needed because they don't attack humans, and that the first confirmed sighting of a wolf in the region was made a few months ago. Unfortunately the wolf in question had been killed by a car on the main Autobahn from Basel to Karlsruhe, but we know they are on their way, and once here they're protected by law** and should thrive.
While we were looking the other way, someone else was getting a meal too.
We finished the day watching the birds of prey.
Several of the team now favour vultures as the next animal for the farm.
*In this case not even pretending to run away was perhaps a bit too obvious.
**Except from bad drivers…
Yesterday morning on the way to do the Sunday feeding rounds, I found myself in a tram carriage almost entirely full of local Eritreans wearing white clothes, from a large priest complete with hat and wooden cross in his hand, several old ladies with headscarves and a lot of younger guys including one who was compromising the dress code by wearing a white racing jacket. They were all talking in Eritrean and clearly having a great time.
There's something infectious about being with fifty people laughing and enjoying themselves in a language you can't understand. It quite cheered me up and made for a great start to a day chasing animals around the farm.
I'm glad I met them on the way in, on the return I may have been a bit nervous about getting my grubby farm clothes too near their Sunday best…
So, here's my Den Haag bike looking surprisingly chic and smart considering it was pulled of a rubbish tip and all I'd done was replace the lights. Unfortunately this is a historical view as on day two several zips on the panniers gave way rendering them useless, and meaning I'm back to Sweaty Back Syndrome until I can figure out some kind of replacement.
It is the way of the world that this happened three minutes before I was supposed to leave and catch the tram.
On the other hand, I'm now set up for transport, and this bike is sitting in a garden near the farm ready for me to pick it up when I get off the tram later this morning. At least I hope it is, as I managed to lose my spoke lock key yesterday. Thankfully, being a farm we had a set of heavy-duty bolt croppers, but all that is stopping the criminal fraternity from sloping off with the bike is a hedge hiding it from the street and a piece of chain and a padlock borrowed from one of the barns.
I hope the local bike thieves are not so well equipped…
Blog entries have been thin again, due to the Bloggers Dilemma: either nothing is happening so there's plenty of time but nothing to write about, or you're busy and there's no time to blog about it.
In my case I've been doing lots but it doesn't make for blogging material. I've scythed a lot of brambles and painted the hallway, kitchen, and dining room, and filled in some forms.
See what I mean? not exactly sparkly*.
However, tomorrow is the first day of a fresh start. I'm working at a city farm for seven months, using a bike and a tram for the commute and spending all day with 6-18 year olds and a lot of animals. Surely I'll get some material out of that…
*I also did a few paintings inbetween, but they are all on my other blog…
So, I had plans for today: go to the garden and beat back another swathe of brambles, come back and do some translations before lunch, and then go and chase up a couple of things, make some phone calls and get organised for the 7-month placement I've been offered from September.
I didn't plan to lock myself out of the apartment.
Fortunately the letting agent runs a business in the village and I could catch hold of him fairly quickly and borrow the spare key.
From next month I'll be helping to do activities with number of young people and assisting in the care and feeding of half a dozen animals. The people there seem to think I'm sufficiently organised to be trusted with this responsibility, so let's keep this little episode to ourselves, hmm?


text:
DHS-ICE's drunken supervisor tries to release subordinate arrested ICE agent by force from police custody
DHS-ICE's drunken supervisor tries to release subordinate arrested ICE agent by force from police custody
I hesitated for a while about posting some information obtained from the files of the Yuma Police Department regarding the arrest of Russell John BASH, born in 1965. However, after I reviewed the police reports several times; our United States Citizens deserve to know about the employees who represent and defend us from any national security threat. The actions committed by BASH and CREDE if evaluated by a neutral and impartial ICE's Employment and Labor Relations and ICE lawyer, will result in some severe adverse personnel action against CREDE and to some extent BASH.
What ICE agent BASH did is a problem that has existed for years, often condoned by Customs and ICE supervisors and managers. After the workforce is aware that management condones drinking and driving, soon employees are under the impression that their ICE bosses would give them just a slap on the wrist, if arrested for DUI..
Every day federal, state, county or local law enforcement officers are being arrested for Driving under the Influence of Alcohol. This problem is not isolated to any one agency, or department. What the writer is demonstrating that for years, the writer reported to Customs' Offices of Investigations and Internal Affairs, as well as to the U.S. Treasury's Office of Inspector General about the heavy drinking that was allowed by the then RAC STEVE D. ARIZAGA, Group Supervisor MICHAEL J. STROM in their Government-Owned Vehicles and in the office. In fact the last time I directly reported about drinking and driving by Yuma Customs employees was in May 2002 when I spoke with then RAC Richard Bailey. However, since I never heard from them, I assume that no action was taken.
The Arrest of ICE special agent Russell John BASH
On December 20, 2008 at 2:24 am Yuma Police Officer (YPO) J. AURICCHIO stopped RUSSELL JOHN BASH after observing him weaving out of his lane twice. BASH immediately got out of his vehicle and flashed the YPO with his ICE's badge and credentials. The YPO understood that he was dealing with a federal Customs agent. BASH had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage from his breath and admitted to drinking three to four alcoholic beverages at a local bar. Bash failed the Field sobriety tests which showed clues of impairment. A PBT showed BASH's alcohol content to be .109. Bash asked the YPO several times to let him go so he would not lose his job. Bash was arrested for DUI and submitted to a blood test. BASH was released to his wife, pending the results of the blood analysis. BASH had a DEA female agent with him as a passenger by the name of Stephanie Lynn LOVETTE, born in 1979. BASH's and LOVETTE's original final destination, only they know where they were heading.
According to the Yuma Police Department reports, YPO when pulling BASH over and learning that BASH was a federal law enforcement officer, the YPO asked for back-up. YPO MCCORMICK responded to assist YPO AURICCHIO. Sgt OTERO who was assigned to Squad Watch III told YPO AURICCHIO that he was doing administrative duties and could not go. BASH insisted that Sgt. OTERO respond to the scene. YPO AURICCHIO again called Sgt. OTERO and told him that BASH had specifically asked for Sgt. OTERO since they work together approximately eight years ago.
Sgt. OTERO approached Bash and asked if he wanted to speak with Sgt. OTERO. BASH spoke with Sgt. OTERO and asked him to have YPO AURICCHIO release him. Sgt. OTERO wrote: "BASH referred to his career, a possible promotion coming up, as well as having family and a DUI arrest would not be productive for him at this stage. Sgt. OTERO told Bash he could not ask YPO AURICCHIO to un-arrest him for no real purpose other than what BASH was asking him to let him go for: his job, promotion and family . Please note BASH assertion that he's got a promotion coming his way. This is how the Yuma Legacy U.S. Customs Service's Office of Investigation (OI), now called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ahs been operating for years. The good-old boy-system network is still active in Arizona under ICE SAC Matthew Allen, an alleged long-time senior executive manager.
BASH kept insisting that SGT OTERO order the arresting officer release him. After several negative responses from Sgt. OTERO, he told BASH that if he were to tell YPO AURICCHIO to release BASH, that he (Sgt. OTERO) could lose his job.
JAY CREDE's ACTIONS
As Sgt. OTERO was talking with BASH, Sgt. OTERO saw CREDE talking with YPO AURICCHIO and MCCORMICK. Then CREDE, walked up and stood near the passenger front door of YPO AURICCHIO police car. BASH was already handcuffed and placed in the back seat.
Sgt. OTERO, wrote: "While I was talking to R. BASH, J. CREDE made the comment that I knew this guy, right. J. CREDE was talking to R. BASH acknowledged he did know me. I asked J. CREDE what was he inferring by that comment. J. CREDE said he was not inferring anything. J. CREDE continued to stare at me, as well as the other officers. From his body language it appeared he was upset with us for arresting R. BASH. R. BASH told me J. CREDE was his supervisor. R BASH told me they were at Jimmie Dee's and had been with Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers."
Sgt. OTERO further wrote on Page 2 of Yuma Police Department Narrative Form Number 0800065686
"Officer AURICCHIO spoke with R. BASH about the disposition of his vehicle. Officer AURICCHIO went to the vehicle to secure it as well as speak with S. LOVETTE more. J. CREDE walked around the back of the patrol car and stood near the trunk area. I stood next to the passenger rear door for safety purposes, since Officer MCCORMICK and officer AURICCHIO were busy with the vehicle and S. LOVETTE. While standing approximately a couple of feet from the door, I noticed J.CREDE just walked up to the back door, opened it and leaned in and started talking to R. BASH. Due to safety concerns and R. BASH being under arrest, I immediately started to close the back door. J. CREDE held the door so I could not close it on the first two pushes. I was finally able to push the door closed and J. CREDE stepped back. J. CREDE told me not to put my hands on him and not touch him again. I told J. CREDE not to open that back door. I told J. CREDE I understood what he did for a living and what his capacity was at his agency; however, R. BASH was currently my prisoner, and I did not want him opening the back door with at least asking me first. J. CREDE again told me not to put my hands on him anymore. I told J. CREDE, 'Don't open the door.' J. CREDE then told me I had better get out of his face. I told J.CREDE I was not in his face. J.CREDE said I had better get out of his face. I told J. CREDE, I was not in his face. J. CREDE took one step towards me and said I had better get out of his face. I told J.CREDE it appeared he was in my face now. J. CREDE stepped back. J. CREDE asked me if I was going to arrest him now. I asked J. CREDE, 'Do you want to go to jail?' J. CREDE made a comment that he would see me again. I asked J. CREDE if he was threatening me. J.CREDE said he was not threatening me. At that time, J.CREDE's wife walked over, stood between us, spoke to J. CREDE quietly and he walked away from me. J. CREDE and his wife stood at the rear of the patrol car, and Officer AURICCHIO also came over and asked if there was any problem"
STEPHANIE LYNN LOVETTE's ACTIONS
During the entire incident, DEA special agent LOVETTE, who also appeared highly intoxicated, and several times kept saying "Cops arresting cops" – Finally the Yuma police officers decided that it was better to immediately transport BASH for his blood donation sample at the police station. Once again, LOVETTE started to walk again toward the back door where BASH was secured. YPO MCCORMICK suggested they better clear the area because CREDE and LOVETTE appeared to be very upset because BASH was being arrested. Sgt. OTERO before leaving the scene, observed J.CREDE physically forcing LOVETTE into his truck. LOVETTE refused and stood outside. Sgt. OTERO noticed that she appeared to be crying.
Sgt. OTERO went to the police station to witness a portion of the blood extracted from BASH. After the Yuma police officers finished the blood extraction, BASH was asked if he could have someone come pick him out by Officer AURICCHIO; but someone that had not been drinking. BASH asked if he could call his wife. BASH was allowed to use his cell phone to call his wife to take him home. A short time later, BASH was released to his wife.
According to YPO AURICCHIO's report, he wrote the following Yuma Police Department has being involved:
Captain John LEKAN
Lieutenant Cesar FAZZ
Sergeant John OTERO
Officer MCCORMICK
Officer AURICCHIO
Sergeant John OTERO
Officer MCCORMICK
- Miguel Contreras's blog
- Login to post comments


text:
Sassy Milkshake
November 28th, 2012, 5:39 PM
I frequent YouTube, and I watched this video by VSauce talking about the world running out of music. There's so many different combinations of sounds that can be made into a song, yet we still have songs that are very similar in sound. Yes there's seemingly infinite possibilities, but is it possible that some time in the future that music becomes so similar to songs we've heard before, or perhaps so different we wouldn't recognize it as music?


text:
Saginaw, MI, United States
About Sweet Sensations
We will help you with your theme, menu, décor, printables and party favors. Our specialty is Dessert Tables, Tablescapes, and we also offer a full line of Desserts. As part of our service Sweet Sensations can assist you with locating a venue if the event is to be held outside of your home.


text:
Job Listing
Business Analyst
|Job Location
|Des Moines, IA, USA
|Position Type
|Job Length
|More than One Year
|Work Experience
|Skill Requirements
|Other Required Skills
* At least 5 years of Business Analyst Experience
* Preferably: Market Competition/Compensation Experience
* Proven knowledge and application of Business Analysis and
relevant Project Management tools and methodologies.
* Excellent leadership, oral and written communication, planning
and decision-making skills.
|Other Nice to Have Skills
|Minimum Immigration Status
|H1B Visa
|Job Starting Date
|December 3, 2017
|Hourly: Depending On Experience
Job Description
Responsible to perform a Demonstrated facilitation, interviewing and negotiation skills. Also demonstrates the ability to embrace and understand the change process and effectively guides others through change.
The ideal candidate will possesses strong analytical, problem-solving and big-picture/conceptual skills.
He/ She must be able to work with people at all levels, including outside consultants and vendors and be able to influence others without formal authority.
He/ She also must be able to build and maintain relationships and facilitate collaboration and communication.
If you already have your ITjobs password, enter it below and your resume will be automatically forwarded to this job.
If you forgot your ITjobs Password, request it here:
If do not have an ITjobs password, click the button below to fill out a resume and submit it to the job.
We Appreciate your Comments!


text:
" Brand: Bridgestone Golf Tour Glove / Equipment Type: All Golf Gloves "
* Prices may differ from that shown
There are some golfers out there that look at golf gloves as nothing more than an unnecessary accessory. Then you've got players like myself, I've always used a glove when I play golf, I don't understand how people could play without one actually. You find gloves listed under "accessories" everywhere you shop for them but as those golfers like me will tell you, a good glove is far more than just an accessory. There are a few pieces of equipment that you use for every single shot whether it be trying to carry a drive 275 yards or finessing a little pitch shot to attempt to save a par. One is the ball you use, and yes, the other is the glove you wear. Everyone that uses a glove can tell you how important a good fitting and good performing glove really is.
The Bridgestone Golf Tour Glove is a tour proven golf glove of exceptional quality with great feel and excellent long lasting durability. Quality throughout. Bridgestone Golf Tour Glove Technology Made from premium select cabretta leather to enhance a soft feel for a consistent grip the exclusive cross cut tab technology provides superior fit while the soft terry cuff provides exceptional comfort. This quality glove will last and last for a very durable glove. Bridgestone Golf Tour Glove Features Premium select cabretta leatherSuperior fitSoft terry cuffBridgestone logo to fastener Bridgestone Golf Tour Golf Glove Design The Bridgestone Golf Tour Glove benefits from velcro fastening to give quick on off and this golf glove is aesthetically pleasing with dot hole pattern on fingers and contrast coloured piping on cuff and fastener to compliment the Bridgestone logo. The Bridgestone Golf Tour Golf Glove is a quality golf glove for serious golfers who don8217t want to lose their grip and it8217s available now at Onlinegolf. Please note you need to select the hand you wear the golf glove on and the colour of glove received may vary from that shown.


text:
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew rates Wilfried Zaha's chances of facing Newcastle on Saturday as "50-50".
Zaha has a leg injury and will be closely monitored by the Eagles ahead of the trip to St James' Park.
The winger is the only fresh concern for Palace, who remain without long-term absentees Brede Hangeland, Marouane Chamakh and Paddy McCarthy.
Provisional squad: Hennessey, A McCarthy, Speroni, Ward, Kelly, Dann, Delaney, Mariappa, Souare, Lee, Jedinak, Ledley, Zaha, Puncheon, Bolasie, Cabaye, Mutch, Campbell, Adebayor, Sako, Wickham.


text:
She points to her other Leigh roles, such as the through-the-wringer mother in "All or Nothing," admitting to looking "pretty terrible" throughout the film. "A lot of actors wouldn't want to go there," she says. "I, Lesley, I like looking nice. I like doing my hair and wearing makeup and wearing nice clothes. But I don't care what my characters look like."
The actor was able to fully disappear into Mary, thanks to Leigh's extensive creative process. As the filmmaker told Back Stage in a 2004 interview, he casts, then works with each actor individually to create characters. Then he introduces the characters to one another in the order they would have met in life. And then he conducts extensive discussions and research and "masses" of improvisation—"Another Year" allowed for 18 weeks—while he structures and distills the film through rehearsal.
As Manville reveals of her process here, she and Leigh started by "just talking about women, all sorts of women, different aspects of women, people that you know a little bit, people you might know a bit more." Then, over the course of several weeks, he gathered common characteristics, and he and the actor structured the rough shape of the woman the character might become. Then, she says, "once you've sort of got a loose picture of this person, whoever she might be, you'll go back to the very beginning of their life and create their whole history, everything you know: parentage, homes, schools, friends, lovers, marriages, everything, everything. And it's slow. Then much further down the line, we'll start doing improvisations that cover their lives and stories. And then we'll start to pin it down and then shoot it. We never improvise on camera. Once you actually shoot it, it's very tight dialogue."
Although she isn't sure whether Mary has learned anything at the film's end, she says, "I think she's at heart a good person, and I think she's misguided and behaves inappropriately a lot of the time. She's like a lot of people who are lonely: When they are with people, they kind of become a bit too much because they're just lonely. There's nobody to talk to at home; their lives are very empty."
Manville was able to bring Mary's manic energy to the screen with the help of Leigh's process. As the actor recalls, "When we shoot the scenes, we'll have been working on them for a few days. The dialogue is quite fresh. We only actually pin the dialogue down maybe a day before we shoot it. So that scene is very much in your mind and kind of what you're focusing on. And obviously you know the level you need to come in at it with. And a lot of the time, it's a question of acting. You just have to act it well. You can put a lot of ingredients in place, but if you come on and act it badly, it doesn't look very good." Would she call the process a sort of sense memory? "America has a lot of labels for a lot of things," she says. "I don't really know what all of that means. We just do it."
So why spend 18 weeks on a role when she could shoot a blockbuster and make the same salary? "Well, it doesn't get any better than this," she says. "It would be just nice to do rich work like this and be paid a little better, because we're not paid very well in England. That's for sure. So, no, for me, the quality of the work will always take precedence. Always."
Despite her full résumé, Manville claims the hardest part of her career is being unemployed. But during those down times, she says, "There's the world to observe around you. There's never any shortage of what to do. You just carry on living your life and carry on observing everything and being a bit spongelike, which I think most of us that work with Mike are." And then she'll call her agent.
-Won best actress from the National Board of Review and is nominated for a British Independent Film Award for "Another Year"
-Says the more successful one gets, the less work one takes, "because you get offered an awful lot of rubbish, and you just don't want to do it, because 90 percent of it's terrible"
-For stage work, prefers rehearsals rather than the run. "I always love the rehearsals, the previews, and the press night. And then I kind of don't need to do it anymore."


text:
Old Somerset Town Hall replaces steps with new staircase
The former steps were, according to Melissa Tuura-Johnson, "scary."
She would know. For the last several years Tuura-Johnson has been actively restoring the original Town Hall, along with fellow Somerset resident Rita Lawson.
"The steps were so irregular in terms of height," said Lawson. "It was dangerous to come down them, especially with a big step from the building to the platform."
The previous steps leading to the 1886 building were not original; they were estimated to have been built approximately 20-50 years ago. When the town celebrated its sesquicentennial in Sept. 2006, new boards were placed over the existing framework.
"We've been trying to get new ones for six years," Tuura-Johnson said.
The Old Town Hall is open only occasionally during the year, for Pea Soup Days and the Haunted Hall at Halloween, because it has no water or HVAC/AC. However, it was the original seat of government for several decades and is a historical building.
It's a legacy that Turra-Johnson and Lawson are dedicated to preserving.
The Township has allocated a $1,500 budget for the maintenance of the building and grounds. In addition, Tuura-Johnson and Lawson have been selling memorial bricks for the Helen Landry memorial garden located beside the building. Between the two sources, they have raised enough money to purchase a new staircase.
Having already designed the landscaping, Tuura-Johnson also designed the steps.
"I wanted to make the steps easier to climb: made the rise shorter and the tread deeper," she explained. "Plus we put a handrail on it so it won't be so scary."
The building itself got an update when the Venturing Crew painted the exterior over the summer. The Somerset Township board donated $750 to the youth group for their labors.
Gaylen Schilling, of Schilling Construction in Somerset, won the bid and the stairs should be completed by the end of the week.
Lawson said that with a building this age, there are always projects to be done.
"A window here, a window there, rotting out," she said. "Our front door has a crack in it from top to bottom. But we would like to extend the brick walk to take the concrete steps out."
The maintenance of the Old Town Hall is done solely by volunteers. For more information on how to help, contact Tuura-Johnson at 612-802-9021 or Lawson at 715-247-3242.


text:
Rate: by 2 visitors
Incest Brother Sister Sex Tape [Family Taboo]
Rate: by 15 visitors
Family Sex Hot taboo Sister seduces brother fucks and sucks big cock
Rate: by 0 visitors
Family Affair
Rate: by 3 visitors
Manga Family Affair
Rate: by 1 visitors
Hot Dad Daughter[Full Arabic Family Affair]
Family Affair Hooker Mom and Daughter Double Blow Job
Dad & Two Daughter Bedroom Fucking Incest Taboo Family Affair
Moms and sister spied in family
Voyeur in family. Moms and sister spied
Family Guy Unaired Sex Scene
Voyeur in my family. Hidden cam in bathroom caught sister fingering
sister caught on tape fucking her boyfriend in the family uard
Sister caught on tape fucking her boyfriend in the family yard
Ron Vintage Scene
Brother and Sister
Rate: by 39 visitors
Rate: by 5 visitors


text:
This bowl is deconstructed Papri Chaat. Papdi Chaat or Sev Poori dish contains crackers that are topped with mashed potatoes often flavored with chaat masala + mint, boiled or sprouted chickpeas/brown chickpeas, some chopped onion, tomato, tamarind chutney, mint cilantro chutney, and a sprinkle of Sev (crisp chickpea flour vermicelli noodles). This deconstructed bowl can be served as is like a bowl, or top each cracker with the bowl ingredients as you like.
Chaat is the general term used for a set of Indian snacks which are sometimes like a salad with many chutneys, or fried crackers or samosas etc. "Chaat" basically means "to lick." So all the dishes that are called chaat (Samosa Chaat, Sev puri chaat etc), will want you to lick up the entire bowl. Most chaat dishes use Chaat masala spice blend, which is a salty-sour mix with ingredients like kala namak, amchoor /amchur , that gets your taste buds to start watering, and induces the sour craving. If you have some chaat masala, use it in this bowl, or lightly sprinkle over chopped fruits, apples, watermelon, cucumbers, carrots, or sprinkle on baked potato chips or fries. If you don't have chaat masala, no fear, the recipe has a quick mix of spices to use for the bowl.
The bowl comes together quickly, if you already have tamarind date chutney or mint cilantro chutney to use. Toss the potatoes in the mint chutney, toss chickpeas in chaat masala. Assemble, drizzle load of tamarind chutney, chopped onion, tomato, other veggies like cucumber if you like and serve. Without the crackers, this recipe is oil-free.
To serve the Chaat way, arrange the crackers on a plate, top each cracker with the potatoes, chickpeas, onions, tomatoes, chutneys and sev.
You can also stuff the bowl ingredients into a wrap/burrito with the chutneys and some greens or lettuce.
More bowls from the blog
- Curried Kidney Bean Bowl with quinoa, zucchini, mango salsa
- Moroccan Chickpea Cauliflower Bowl with herb dressing
- Shawarma Chickpeas, Sweet Potato Buddha Bowl
- Masala Chickpea bowl with creamy chickpea dressing.
- Quinoa Cauliflower Bowl with almond Sriracha sauce
- ¼ cup packed chopped mint
- ¼ cup packed cilantro
- ½ hot green chili or use cayenne to taste
- ¼ tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 1 to 2 tsp lemon juice
- water as needed
- 7 to 8 soft medjool dates
- 1 to 1.5 tsp tamarind paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- ⅓ tsp or more kala namak (Indian sulphur black salt) or Chaat masala
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 3 to 4 tbsp water
- 1 15 oz can chickpeas or 1.5 cups cooked, or 1.5 cups sprouted brown chickpeas
- 2 potatoes, boiled and cubed into small cubes, or coarsely mashed
- Indian Papri/Mathri crackers or other crackers or chips like sweet potato tortilla chips
- ½ cup finely chopped onions
- 1 medium tomato, finely chopped
- 2 tsp or more Chaat masala (or mix ¾ tsp ground cumin, ⅓ tsp cayenne, ½ tsp kala namak, ¼ tsp salt, 1 tsp amchoor (dry mango powder, optional))
- Blend the mint chutney ingredients until coarsely blended. Taste and adjust salt and tang.
- Soak the dates in hot water for 15 minutes. Drain and blend with the rest of the ingredients. Use water as needed to make a smooth paste. Taste and adjust sweet and tang. (For a stronger flavor profile, bring the chutney to a boil, cool and use.) If you dont have tamarind paste, add more lemon/lime juice and kala namak for a sweet and sour chutney.
- Toss the chickpeas in ½ tsp chaat masala, ¼ tsp ground cumin and ¼ tsp cayenne.
- Reserve 1 tbsp of mint cilantro chutney for garnish and add the rest to the potatoes and mix. Add ½ tsp chaat masala or ¼ tsp kala namak and mix in. Taste and adjust salt and heat if needed. If using mashed potatoes, mix in the chutney in the mashed potatoes.
- Add the chickpeas and potato to the bowl. Add chopped onions and tomatoes and crackers of choice and assemble as you like. Add chopped cucumber, apple or other veggies.
- Drizzle the date tamarind chutney liberally and the remaining mint cilantro chutney. Sprinkle chaat masala, and some lemon juice. Serve.
- Add sev if you like and arrange the mixture on the crackers to serve for a chaat style experience.


text:
WACO — Nathan Diederich felt it. So did Ellison boys soccer coach Niles Dunnells.
Sometimes, though, shots just hit the crossbar.
Diederich's second-half header bounced off the crossbar and Duncanville countered with a cushion goal to ended the Eagles' first playoff trip in 12 years with a 2-0 win in a Region I-5A bi-district playoff game Friday at Waco ISD Stadium.
"Who knows what happens if that goes in," Dunnells said of Diederich's shot. "But, sometimes, they find the post. That's the nature of soccer."
Duncanville (18-3-4) scored both of its goals in the second half and outshot the Eagles 20-7 in the game.
Ellison (16-7-1) trailed 1-0 when Diederich missed his header midway through the second half and Duncanville's Eric Campos scored the Panthers' second goal less than a minute and a half later in the 64th minute.
"I saw it and I just tried to flick it in. It had the power, it just hit the crossbar. Just unlucky," Diederich said of his shot.
"That's pretty heart-breaking. It's either 1-1 or 2-0 and you want it 1-1 so bad it's just hard to deal with."
Luis Benavides scored the go-ahead goal in the 46th minute for Duncanville, which plays Flower Mound, a 4-1 winner over Irving Nimitz, in an area-round game next week at a date, time and site yet to be determined.
"I just can't be prouder of these guys and the effort they put out here on this field. They put it all out here tonight," Dunnells said. "Credit Duncanville for finding the net. We hung in there, we played hard, we just didn't find the net."
Ellison possessed the ball, the Panthers attacked, but neither scored in the first half.
Duncanville took two shots on goal in the opening 10 minutes and eight shots total in the first 40 minutes, but Eagles senior goallie Matthew Charlton had three saves and Ellison's senior-led defense helped keep the Panthers scoreless in the first half.
But the Eagles' offense produced just two just shots in the first half and missed a pair of golden header opportunities.
"We didn't come after the ball. We weren't the aggressor. We weren't the aggressive team. We hit the post," Diederich said. "They finished their chances and we didn't."
Diederich and Bryan Myszka both missed the ball entirely going up for header chances inside the box during a 10-minute stretch midway through the firt half.
The Eagles were more aggressive in the second half, but were still unable to put the ball in the net. Ellison had five shots in the second half, but none after Diederich's missed header with 16:23 to go.
Benavidas' goal was Duncanville's first shot of the second half. The Panthers took 12 shots in the second half and Charlton finished with six saves.
"The game could've gone either way," Dunnells said. "I couldn't be prouder of this group of guys and what they've set the bar at for Ellison soccer."


text:
Friday, August 21, 2009
Epic Win
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Chiropractic Therapy
Some practitioners claim it is a cure-all, but the research suggests chiropractic therapy has mixed results - and can even be lethal, says Simon Singh.
You might be surprised to know that the founder of chiropractic therapy, Daniel David Palmer, wrote that "99% of all diseases are caused by displaced vertebrae". In the 1860s, Palmer began to develop his theory that the spine was involved in almost every illness because the spinal cord connects the brain to the rest of the body. Therefore any misalignment could cause a problem in distant parts of the body.
In fact, Palmer's first chiropractic intervention supposedly cured a man who had been profoundly deaf for 17 years. His second treatment was equally strange, because he claimed that he treated a patient with heart trouble by correcting a displaced vertebra.
You might think that modern chiropractors restrict themselves to treating back problems, but in fact some still possess quite wacky ideas. The fundamentalists argue that they can cure anything, including helping treat children with colic, sleeping and feeding problems, frequent ear infections, asthma and prolonged crying - even though there is not a jot of evidence.
I can confidently label these assertions as utter nonsense because I have co-authored a book about alternative medicine with the world's first professor of complementary medicine, Edzard Ernst. He learned chiropractic techniques himself and used them as a doctor. This is when he began to see the need for some critical evaluation. Among other projects, he examined the evidence from 70 trials exploring the benefits of chiropractic therapy in conditions unrelated to the back. He found no evidence to suggest that chiropractors could treat any such conditions.
But what about chiropractic in the context of treating back problems? Manipulating the spine can cure some problems, but results are mixed. To be fair, conventional approaches, such as physiotherapy, also struggle to treat back problems with any consistency. Nevertheless, conventional therapy is still preferable because of the serious dangers associated with chiropractic.
In 2001, a systematic review of five studies revealed that roughly half of all chiropractic patients experience temporary adverse effects, such as pain, numbness, stiffness, dizziness and headaches. These are relatively minor effects, but the frequency is very high, and this has to be weighed against the limited benefit offered by chiropractors.
More worryingly, the hallmark technique of the chiropractor, known as high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust, carries much more significant risks. This involves pushing joints beyond their natural range of motion by applying a short, sharp force. Although this is a safe procedure for most patients, others can suffer dislocations and fractures.
Worse still, manipulation of the neck can damage the vertebral arteries, which supply blood to the brain. So-called vertebral dissection can ultimately cut off the blood supply, which in turn can lead to a stroke and even death. Because there is usually a delay between the vertebral dissection and the blockage of blood to the brain, the link between chiropractic and strokes went unnoticed for many years. Recently, however, it has been possible to identify cases where spinal manipulation has certainly been the cause of vertebral dissection.
Laurie Mathiason was a 20-year-old Canadian waitress who visited a chiropractor 21 times between 1997 and 1998 to relieve her low-back pain. On her penultimate visit she complained of stiffness in her neck. That evening she began dropping plates at the restaurant, so she returned to the chiropractor. As the chiropractor manipulated her neck, Mathiason began to cry, her eyes started to roll, she foamed at the mouth and her body began to convulse. She was rushed to hospital, slipped into a coma and died three days later. At the inquest, the coroner declared: "Laurie died of a ruptured vertebral artery, which occurred in association with a chiropractic manipulation of the neck."
This case is not unique. In Canada alone there have been several other women who have died after receiving chiropractic therapy, and Edzard Ernst has identified about 700 cases of serious complications among the medical literature. This should be a major concern for health officials, particularly as under-reporting will mean that the actual number of cases is much higher.
If spinal manipulation were a drug with such serious adverse effects and so little demonstrable benefit, then it would almost certainly have been taken off the market.
Simon Singh is a science writer in London and the co-author, with Edzard Ernst, of Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial. This is an edited version of an article published in The Guardian for which Singh is being personally sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association.
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Palm Pre and a few warts...
So far, I really like it, it is beautiful and has a lot of potential. I am still getting used to how things work and I cannot wait to get an SSH client on it and figure out how to tether it.
One thing I did not notice in any of the reviews is that there are a few fairly glaring bugs and annoyances that I will try to detail here:
- The biggest annoyance is migrating calendar and contacts with the migration tool (I used the Mac OSX version). I started from my old Treo 680 and sync'd it one last time to iCal and AddressBook. After running the sync tool to move things over to the Pre, none of the street addresses get migrated and fax numbers occasionally get mixed up and duplicated. I had to go through my entire address book and manually enter the street addresses. Although very time consuming, I feel that it was a good exercise because it gave me a chance to clean up my address book. Something that I have not done in years apparently... A lesser annoyance is that all day calendar events with no specific time (like an anniversary) show up on the Pre as timed events lasting the entire day. I had to go in and manually change the setting to "All Day".
- When updating the calendar, it takes an unusual amount of time for the change to actually appear on the calendar. It feels like there is a refresh bug of some sort that keeps the old calendar information on the screen *JUST* until the point at which you are unsure if the change took, and then *poof* the screen updates. Rather strange...
- The text messaging app does not show character count. This is rather a pain when twitting because there is a 140 character limit... less than the text messaging limit...
- It would appear as if certain apps cannot be deleted unless I root my pre. I will be doing that eventually, but with the limit of three launcher pages, it would be nice to be able to tidy things up a bit.
- Call me pathological, but I would like an easy way to migrate over my phone calling history. The Treo was great about keeping a permanent record that would follow you from phone to phone. This does not appear to be the case with the Pre.
I think there are a few other things, but this is all I have for now. For comparison, if I were to list everything I *LIKE* about the Pre, I would be typing all night long. Other than not knowing how many characters in a text message, the rest of the issues can be worked around or are simply not that important...


text:
Friday, Nov. 22—Periods of heavy rainfall and a slight chance of thunderstorms were expected in the region today.
The National Weather Service recorded approximately a half-inch of rainfall in Lake Cuyamaca, Julian, Pine Hills, San Onofre, Fallbrook Deer Springs and at the Palomar Observatory yesterday. In Ramona and elsewhere in the county, precipitation totals were a third of an inch or less.
With heavier rainfall expected today, flash flooding could be a concern, according to the weather service.
The agency scheduled a flash flood watch for the mountains and deserts from this afternoon to Saturday afternoon, saying a half-inch to an inch of heavy rainfall and rapid runoff was possible.
A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding.
"Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation,'' according to the NWS, which urged residents to watch for later forecasts and be prepared to take action should the watch being upgraded to a more-serious flash flood warning. A warning means the conditions are expected or already occurring.


text:
Here's an excerpt from a recent xoJane article that might provide an interesting discussion:
A little about me: I'm 33, 5'1″, 180 pounds, polyamorous, and dedicated to the single life. I have two degrees and am just starting to work on two more right now. I'm smart, kinky, wise, emotionally aware, and a nerd. I'm an intelligent, fairly pretty, bigger girl.
The people I tend to date are smart, geeky, kinky, emotionally aware, and in an older range (44 to 48 right now).
The thing about online dating these days is that you're in obvious competition with literally everyone on the site. Tinder, for example, pits you against hundreds of other women, and obviously the slimmest, most beautiful ones tend to get lots more matches than women like me.
And that's perfectly fine with me.
Because the guys who are attracted to conventionally pretty girls are not really the type I'm looking for.
It's a marketing thing: In a world of increased competition, become a niche provider. Doing so gives you access to a more interested (and dedicated) customer base.


text:
Artist description:
i have absolutely no idea what is going on here.....
Canvas Draw Created Nov 28, 2012 640 x 460px Unless noted Copyright 2012 nirvanaspirit666.
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
veanette Nov 29, 2012
lol cool
Page 1


text:
In a rare early kick-off at the Nou Camp, Alexis Sanchez opened the
scoring with his first goal of the season after less than six minutes
and Lionel Messi celebrated putting pen to paper on his two-year
contract extension earlier this week by notching - for the 13th straight
game in La Liga - on 13 minutes.
David Villa's neat finish made it 3-0 in the 57th minute and substitute Cristian Tello added another 11 minutes from time.
Getafe substitute Alvaro Vazquez then grabbed a consolation for the
visitor but there was still time for Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique to
add further gloss to the scoreline for the host.
First half strikes from Alhassane Bangouraan and Leo Baptistao saw Rayo Vallecano to victory in the Madrid derby over Atletico.
Second-placed Atletico - which had lost just one of its last 10 -
was never in the game with Radamel Falcao's last-gasp strike a mere
consolation, while defensively its inability to stop and defend
crosses into the box was its downfall.
In contrast, Rayo defended bravely and showed why it are so
imperious at home, with an impressive attacking display to register
its fifth victory in its last six matches at the Estadio Teresa
Real Sociedad boosted its push for a UEFA Europa League place as goals
from Antoine Griezmann and Imanol Agirretxe saw off Real Zaragoza 2-1.
Zaragoza left-back Hector endured a nightmare league debut, sent off
for two bookable offences after only 22 minutes to deal his team,
already a goal down, a blow from which it would not recover.
Griezmann had opened the scoring after 11 minutes and Agirretxe
doubled it shortly after the hour mark, with Zaragoza made to wait until
deep in injury-time for Apono to get its goal from the penalty spot.
Espanyol climbed above Athletic Bilbao as it capitalised on a miserable day for the Basque side with a surprise 4-0 away win.
Athletic had plenty of chances and possession but no luck and
Espanyol took full advantage with goals from Hector Moreno, Victor
Sanchez, Christian Stuani and Joan Verdu, the latter following up on his
own missed penalty.
Victor Alvarez set up the second and third goals within seconds of
each other, and only moments after coming on as a substitute, and then
won the penalty from which Verdu scored.


text:
Clustering of discretely observed diffusion processes
A new distance to classify time series is proposed. The underlying generating process is assumed to be a diffusion process solution to stochastic differential equations and observed at discrete times. The mesh of observations is not required to shrink to zero. The new dissimilarity measure is based on the L1 distance between the Markov operators estimated on two observed paths. Simulation experiments are used to analyze the performance of the proposed distance under several conditions including perturbation and misspecification. As an example, real financial data from NYSE/NASDAQ stocks are analyzed and evidence is provided that the new distance seems capable to catch differences in both the drift and diffusion coefficients better than other commonly used non-parametric distances. Corresponding software is available in the add-on package sde for the R statistical environment.
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.
Volume (Year): 54 (2010)
Issue (Month): 2 (February)
Pages: 598-606
|Contact details of provider:
| Web page: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/csda
References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Robert C. Merton, 2005.
"Theory of rational option pricing,"
World Scientific Book Chapters,in: Theory Of Valuation, chapter 8, pages 229-288
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Robert C. Merton, 1973. "Theory of Rational Option Pricing," Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 4(1), pages 141-183, Spring.
- Caiado, Jorge & Crato, Nuno & Pena, Daniel, 2006. "A periodogram-based metric for time series classification," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 50(10), pages 2668-2684, June.
- Gobet, Emmanuel & Hoffmann, Marc & Reiß, Markus, 2002. "Nonparametric estimation of scalar diffusions based on low frequency data is ill-posed," SFB 373 Discussion Papers 2002,57, Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes.
- Ait-Sahalia, Yacine, 1996. "Nonparametric Pricing of Interest Rate Derivative Securities," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 64(3), pages 527-560, May.
- Yacine Ait-Sahalia, 1995. "Nonparametric Pricing of Interest Rate Derivative Securities," NBER Working Papers 5345, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Giorgino, Toni, 2009. "Computing and Visualizing Dynamic Time Warping Alignments in R: The dtw Package," Journal of Statistical Software, Foundation for Open Access Statistics, vol. 31(i07).
- Otranto, Edoardo, 2008. "Clustering heteroskedastic time series by model-based procedures," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 52(10), pages 4685-4698, June.
- E. Otranto, 2008. "Clustering Heteroskedastic Time Series by Model-Based Procedures," Working Paper CRENoS 200801, Centre for North South Economic Research, University of Cagliari and Sassari, Sardinia.
- Hansen, Lars Peter & Alexandre Scheinkman, Jose & Touzi, Nizar, 1998. "Spectral methods for identifying scalar diffusions," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 86(1), pages 1-32, June.
- Alonso, A.M. & Berrendero, J.R. & Hernandez, A. & Justel, A., 2006. "Time series clustering based on forecast densities," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 51(2), pages 762-776, November.
- Black, Fischer & Scholes, Myron S, 1973. "The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 81(3), pages 637-654, May-June.
- Corduas, Marcella & Piccolo, Domenico, 2008. "Time series clustering and classification by the autoregressive metric," Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 52(4), pages 1860-1872, January. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
This item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:csdana:v:54:y:2010:i:2:p:598-606. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Dana Niculescu)
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
Balloon Stickies
About Balloon Stickies
This app is an older version and kept in the store for users who prefer the functions of the original or use iOS 6 or 7.
The advanced "Balloon Stickies Plus" which supports the latest iOS is now available in the store.
With Balloon Stickies, you can attach speech balloons to your photos by intuitive and simple steps.
You can use this app in many situations:
• speech balloons
• text captions or logos without balloon frame
• handwriting or illustrating inside balloon
• memo like Post-it
• instructions to screenshot
1) Select a photo from photo album or take a picture with camera.
2) Double-tap anywhere on the photo to add a new balloon.
3) Double-tap inside the balloon to edit.
4) Tap and drag with one finger to move.
5) Pinch open/close the balloon to resize.
6) To change the direction and length of tail, just drag the tip of the tail.
• Super easy to use!
• Selection of balloon shapes and arrowhead shapes.
• Lots of fonts, text size, background and border colors.
• Multiple balloon tails.
• Enable to draw freehand in each balloon.
• Enable to auto-resize a balloon to fit its contents.
• Image Cropping.
• Saving commonly-used balloon style presets.
• Up to 20 balloons can be added to one photo.
• Post to Facebook and Twitter
* Universal App for both iPhone/iPod touch and iPad.
* Support both portrait and landscape orientations.
* iOS 6.0 or later required.


text:
Fiorentina continue Anderson talks
Fiorentina and Manchester United are still working on a deal for Anderson, according to the Serie A club's director of sport, Daniele Prade.
Anderson, 25, appears to be surplus to requirements at Old Trafford after failing to establish himself in the first-team since moving from Porto in 2007, and Fiorentina are keen to sign him.
The two clubs have moved closer to an agreement for the Brazilian midfielder, but Prade says he has other targets should an agreement not be reached.
• Rossi injury worse than thought
• Okwonga: Januzaj highlights weakness
"We like Anderson, but we like plenty of other players too," he told Mediaset television. "We're working on lots of different fronts. We are following him and he could come, but so too could other players. There's time until Jan. 31."
The real object of Fiorentina's affections is a new striker, however. With Mario Gomez and Giuseppe Rossi injured, Sunday's 0-0 draw with Torino, in which Fiorentina drew a blank for only the third time this season, highlighted the need to strengthen up top.
"I can't say when a new striker will arrive," Prade added. "We're not going to buy somebody just for the sake of it, but we do want a striker."
Prade has scratched Antonio Di Natale and Antonio Cassano off that list already, while Gomez hopes to render the search superfluous by returning in the very near future.
"Rossi is one of the best strikers in the world and we need him, just like I need to get back to playing football again at long last," the German striker wrote on his Facebook page. "I don't know if I've ever had such a tough time in my career -- what was meant to be two months has become nearly four, and that's really testing my nerves.
"We're trying everything humanly possible to get to grips with the problem of the injured tendon, but unfortunately recovering from such an injury is very slow. It's not always easy to work with an impatient player like me who just wants to get back out onto the field again and give back to the fans what they give me every day here in Florence."
Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Facebook name, photo & other personal information you make public on Facebook will appear with your comment, and may be used on ESPN's media platforms. Learn more.


text:
About the Show
March 17, 2011
Tom Stoppard
The Story:
The complicated piece shifts in time from 1809 to the present on a lavish English estate, where Thomasina, a 19th-century teenager, has discovered a mathematical theory years ahead of her time. Dismissed by her suave tutor Septimus, Thomasina continues to look into her discovery while casually observing the various infidelities of her mother and the other adults residing in her home. During modern times, two academics work alongside the home's current tenants (Thomasina's relatives) to research the events that occurred in the house in the past.
Based On:
Stoppard, who says his inspiration for Arcadia came when he began to think about a room which stayed just the same though inhabited 180 years apart, wanted to let his audience in on the secrets of the past as the modern-day characters struggle to figure out what happened 180 years earlier.
Show History:
Arcadia debuted at London's National Theatre in 1993 and played Broadway's Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1995. A widely acclaimed 2009 London revival was directed by David Leveaux, who also helms this Broadway production.
Sonia Friedman Productions, Roger Berlind, Stephanie P. McClelland, Scott M. Delman, Nicholas Quinn Rosencranz, Disney Theatrical Group, Roger G. Bartner, Olympus Theatricals, Douglas Smith, Janine Safer Whitney
Other Honors:
—Drama League nomination for Distinguished Revival of a Play
Fun Fact:
Billy Crudup, who plays modern academic Bernard Nightingale in this production, made his Broadway debut as dashing 19th century tutor Septimus Hodge in the show's 1995 Broadway production.