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Taxpayers calling to the Revenue Commissioners office in Anne Street will need to make an appointment in future to have their case handled in person by a member of staff.
Plans are underway to provide self-service facilities on computers and telephones in the public office with the Revenue operating an appointment service for customers who wish to discuss their tax affairs face to face with a revenue officer.
'The plans to renovate the Wexford public office are at a very early stage and the new office will include a public area incorporating telephones and online contact points,' said a Revenue press officer.
'It is envisaged that the Wexford office will operate an appointment service. Appointements will be facilitated on a basis agreed with the taxpayer in each instance,' she said.
The Revenue spokesperson said staff will also be available to assist customers who call in to use the self-service facilities.
'Revenue is engaged in expanding and developing online services to facilitate customers in managing their tax affairs online. This is in response to the changing expectations of our customers,the need to minimise costs for Revenue and our customers, and to ensure that we continue to provide a high quality, efficient, value for money service,' she said.
The public office is to be refurbished to faciitate the changes and may require the Anne Street premises being closed for a period of time
However, these plans are at a 'very early stage' and are currently in the design phase and any temporary closure resulting from the renovation work is not imminent, according to the spokesperson. 'During the renovations, a temporary closure of the public office may be necessary. If this is the case, it will be well advertised in advance, locally and on the Revenue website, and arrangements will be put in place to facilitate customers. It is not possible to say at this early stage when the renovations will begin,' she said.
She said that in addition to the enhanced self-service options that will be available, it is envisaged that the Wexford office will operate an appointment service. 'Appointments will be facilitated on a basis agreed with the taxpayer in each instance. Staff will also be available to assist customers that call into the office unannounced.'
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(Broken Hearts & Revenge, #1)
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends; 339 pages
Hot sun. Blue waves. New romances. Old secrets.
Gemma had her summer all planned out, but it takes a sharp turn when she gets dumped and finds herself back in the Hamptons after a five-year absence.
Being there puts her at risk of bumping into Hallie, her former best friends (that is, before Gemma ruined her life). But people don't hold grudges forever. Do they?
Gemma intends on making amends, but a small case of mistaken identity causes the people she knew years ago—including Hallie and her dreamy brother, Josh—to believe she's someone else. As though the summer wasn't complicated enough already.
Filled with summer sun, boys, and friendships gone sour, Katie Finn's first novel in the Broken Hearts and Revenge series sizzles and delights.
That being said, this is fiction and I'm going to enjoy it for what it is. I loved the characters, especially Gemma. She may have done some awful things when she was 11 years old but honestly, she was a child and she was going through something that I imagine is very painful for any child. Her parents being separated is one thing but finding out they're getting a divorce from your best friend plus some more unsettling news . . . I can imagine how that would make a person want to do just about anything to help her parents stay together. I can't personally relate to this since my parents are together so anyone whose parents may have divorced, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. Five years later, Gemma has grown up and is trying to right any wrongs she may have done before. However, her way of going about it wasn't the smartest and I didn't see how she could ever see how it would work for her in the end. But regardless, she was trying to make things right and clearly, there was one person in the 'friendship' that has actually matured in the past five years. Clue: It's not Hallie, the girl Gemma hurt horribly all those years ago.
Hallie, while I liked her throughout the book, I completely lost respect for her by the end of the book. The lengths she went to just to get back at Gemma with a five year long grudge/hatred is pretty sad and pathetic. The fact that she used and hurt people close to her just to see frenemy hurt is just . . . well, I don't really have words for it.
The romance in this book was beautiful. There wasn't much kissing action going on but the build up of the relationship was just adorable and frankly, damn near perfect. It felt real, it made you giggle, it made you feel like a teenager again. To me, it did was it was meant to do and then some. I am eager to see what happens with Gemma and Josh in the next book. Like, really eager for it. I'm crossing my fingers for all the good things, y'all . . .
But that's not the only relationship I was a huge fan of. I was a big fan of the friendship between Gemma and Sophie. These two, I swear, they were made to be BFF's, they really were. When Gemma comes clean about all that's she done both in her past and during this summer, while most people would probably freak out, Sophie's reaction is what every person would want from their best friend. It made me love her even more because Gemma really needs someone like her watching her back.
So while I find all the revenge tactics sick and disrespectful because, let's face it, they are - this book felt all too true. This happens to girls everywhere at such a young age and you never know what kind of trauma that will put on someone for the rest of their life. It was an ugly read, sure, but it was also really good. It makes me worried about the next book though and the fact that this is a trilogy really worries me. How much back-stabbing can two people really put each other through? I guess we'll find out.
It's definitely worth the read because Katie Finn does a fantastic job creating her characters, sucking you in to their world and talking to the character outloud. It may happen (it did with me). You try to guide them down a different path but of course, they can't hear you. It was fun.
Thank you so much to Macmillan for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
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Federal Reserve: Key rates unchanged; fewer hikes are expected
WASHINGTON >> The Federal Reserve is keeping a key interest rate unchanged in light of global pressures that risk slowing the U.S. economy.
As a result, Fed officials are forecasting that they will raise rates more gradually this year than they had envisioned in December. The officials now foresee two, rather than four, modest increases in the Fed's benchmark short-term rate during 2016.
The central bank said Wednesday that the economy has continued to expand at a moderate pace but that the global economy and financial markets still pose risks. Offsetting the threats, the Fed said in a statement after a policy meeting that it foresees a further strengthening in the already solid U.S. job market. It also sees an eventual pickup in inflation, which has remained below the Fed's target rate.
Since raising its key rate from a record low in December, the Fed has held off on raising rates again given market jitters and a sharp slowdown in China.
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Resuming its rate hikes too soon could slow growth or rattle investors again. This week, the government said that retail sales slipped in February and that Americans spent less in January than it had previously estimated. The report suggested that consumers remained cautious about spending despite a solid job market and lower gas prices.
The Fed's decision was approved 9-1, with Esther George, president of the Fed's Kansas City regional branch, dissenting. The statement said George favored a quarter-point rate hike now.
In its updated forecasts, which reflects the views of the Fed officials who take part in the policy meeting, the Fed revised its outlook to show two rate hikes this year. The forecast is based on responses from all 17 Fed officials who participate in the discussions — not just the 10 officials who vote at each meeting.
In a nod to the financial market turbulence that hit in the beginning of the year over concerns about falling oil prices and weakness in China, the Fed statement said, "Global economic and financial developments continue to pose risks."
It noted that "inflation picked up in recent months" but remained below the Fed's desired 2 percent target. It said prices were being kept low by the "transitory effects" of lower prices for energy prices and imports, which are cheaper because of a strong dollar.
The Fed has two mandates: To maximize employment and to keep prices stable. It has essentially met just one: In February, the United States added a robust 242,000 jobs — roughly the monthly average for the past six months. And the unemployment rate is a low 4.9 percent, close to the rate the Fed associates with full employment.
But inflation has been stuck below the Fed's 2 percent target rate for nearly four years. Too-low inflation tends to lead people to postpone purchases, which slows consumer spending, the economy's main fuel. Subpar inflation also makes the inflation-adjusted cost of loans expensive.
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Top 10 things to do in Marblehead and Swampscott
#1 - Guess who's the artist
WHAT 'Artists Anonymous' exhibit
WHEN Through Sept. 28
WHERE Virginia A. Carten Gallery, Abbot Library, 235 Pleasant St., Marblehead
INFO Visit abbotlibrary.org
The September exhibit inside the Virginia A. Carten Gallery of Abbot Library is a group show, titled, "Artists Anonymous."
"Artists Anonymous" painters are a talented group of individuals from backgrounds as varied as their painting styles, be it medicine, law, homemaking, teaching, finance, business, etc. Their passion for putting brush to canvas to express their creativity and tell their unique visual stories through paint has brought them together in studio classes and plein air excursions over the course of several years.
With generous advice and constructive critiques from their teacher, Ron Straka, a gifted Cape Ann artist, and the bonds of friendship and camaraderie formed by their joy in discussing, learning, critiquing and making art together, their artist's eyes and ability to see as artists produces an impressive body of work.
#2 - Party upstairs, downstairs and in my lady's chamber!
WHAT 'A Taste of the 18th Century'
WHEN Thursday, Sept. 13, 6-8 p.m.
WHERE Jeremiah Lee Mansion, 161 Washington St., Marblehead
INFO Visit marbleheadmuseum.org
Please join the Marblehead Museum for a fundraising event on Sept. 13 at the Jeremiah Lee Mansion for a special evening of candlelight, 18th-century food, drink and music. Tickets are $25 for members and $30 for non-members; reservations suggested by calling 781-631-1768.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to see the Lee Mansion the way Martha and Jeremiah Lee saw it. Lee Mansion guides will be on hand to answer questions, and the second floor will be open for viewing as well.
Museum Curator Karen Mac Innis will explain the current Lee Mansion conservation project. The window, before restoration, will be on exhibit. Funds raised this evening will be used for this window conservation project, which is to restore the Mansion's demi-lune window to its location in the front facade of the Mansion.
Come taste 18th-century raspberry shrub, soak up some good historical vibrations, have fun and help the Lee Mansion.
#3 - Visit Stetson Art Gallery
WHAT Exhibit of 'Recent Journeys'
WHEN Through September
WHERE Unitarian Universalist Church, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead
INFO E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
The masterful photographs of John Fletcher are featured in the Stetson Art Gallery in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead. Fletcher's photographs glow with the light and color he finds in his many travels throughout the world. Whether it's the craggy face of a camel driver, the wistful gaze of a four-year-old monastery novitiate or an exotic landscape, Fletcher finds subjects that intrigue and captivate the viewer. His motto is a quote from St. Augustine: "The world is a book and those who don't travel read only one page."
The Stetson Gallery exhibit includes a selection of images from Fletcher's recent trips to Bhutan and Myanmar (formerly Burma.) While both countries are almost exclusively Buddhist, Fletcher says: "the similarity ends there." His pictures reflect the exceptional beauty and variety of both countries.
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#4 - Meet singers of 'Marblehead Morning'
WHAT Jeannie Stahl and Mason Daring musical performance
WHEN Friday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m.
WHERE me & thee coffeehouse, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead
INFO Call 781-631-8987 or visit meandthee.org
Me & thee coffeehouse celebrates an all-Marblehead night headlining Mason Daring and Jeanie Stahl. "Marblehead Morning" is one of the most exquisite songs of all time. Daring is known for his gorgeous movie soundtrack work and Stahl is a master of ballads and hot jazzy torch songs. Daring and Stahl will be joined by stellar bassist, Richard Gates. Opening will be Addy & Julia, two Marblehead students who, in addition to performing as a duo, are members of the high school's renown a cappella groups. They put on quite a performance at the Beatles benefit this summer.
Tickets for the performances are $15 in advance and $18 at the door. Tickets are available online at meandthee.org and can be purchased in person in Marblehead at either the Spirit of '76 Bookstore or the Arnould Gallery.
#5 - Add to art
WHAT Exhibits at Marblehead Arts Association
WHEN Through Sept. 30
WHERE King Hooper Mansion, 8 Hooper St., Marblehead
INFO Visit marbleheadarts.org
Out of the five galleries that will each host an exhibit during September, "Art in the Making" is the largest, held in the upstairs Ballroom Gallery. The focus of this exhibit is on the community and the business of art making. At least six areas in the room, called Creation Stations, will offer visitors a chance to be part of a creation. One area will offer a large 10-foot plastic wire that anyone can come in and add to by tying a colorful piece of fabric tie, and another will hold a creation of mosaics, or mini collages that will be hung on the wall. You can also be part of the art dialog on a piece of Plexiglas where one person draws on one side, and another creates something on the other side. You have the option to come in and create something on your own, or in tandem with someone else.
Whether you feel talented or not, you're encouraged to come in and participate in some way to be part of the bigger picture of the MAA.
The sculptures of renowned Marblehead artist, Beverly Seamans, oil paintings by Gail Noyes and watercolors by Benneville Strohecker are also on exhibit titled, "Art is Ageless."
#6 - Rehearse for 'Viva Vivaldi'
WHAT Open Rehearsal for Concert Singers holiday performances
WHEN Sept. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
WHERE Unitarian-Universalist Church, 101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott
INFO Call William Sano, 978-744-4787, or Anne Austin, 781-593-3916
The Concert Singers have announced their 33rd season, and this fall, they will begin the season, titled "Viva Vivaldi," by rehearsing Vivaldi's very well known "Gloria," and also his lesser-known "Magnificat," both appropriate for the holiday season. The concerts will also include arrangements of familiar Christmas carols and a selection of new works devoted to the Hanukkah season, and a few choral surprises! Strings, woodwinds, harpsichord and professional soloists will accompany the 50-voice chorus. The identical pair of holiday performances will be held on Nov. 30 in Swampscott, and Dec. 2 in Lynn.
No auditions are required, just a willingness to attend rehearsals in September, October and November. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday evening from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Swampscott. Sept. 18 and 25 are "open rehearsals," when you may meet the director and try out the music with no obligation whatsoever. Membership dues are modest, and each singer only pays for his music. After Sept. 25, no new members will be admitted until January 2013, in preparation for the spring concerts.
#7 - Learn how to grow orchids
WHAT Informative Presentation on the Culture & Growing of Orchids
WHEN Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St., Swampscott
INFO E-mail Brenda Samiljan at email@example.com
Orchid enthusiasts can learn how to grow and care for orchids on Sept. 15 at the Swampscott Public Library. Come to an Informative Presentation on the Culture & Growing of Orchids, sponsored by North Shore Orchid Society of Swampscott.
Guest lecturer is Bob Richter, who has been growing orchids for over 30 years and has 3,000 orchids in his greenhouse. He will present an introduction to enjoying and growing orchids in a presentation that will include: Basic Care (Learn how their needs differ from other houseplants), water & light requirements, repotting and Growing an Orchid Collection. Richter will answer all your orchid questions and will also have orchids for sale.
On the day of the event, the cost to attend is $35. Registration includes the presentation, coffee, sandwiches, desserts and 2012-2013 memberships to North Shore Orchid Society's monthly meetings.
#8 - Save the date to sign your child up
WHAT Join the Girl Scouts
WHEN Sign up day Wednesday, Sept. 19, 7-8:30 p.m.
WHERE Marblehead Community Center, 10 Humphrey St., Marblehead
INFO Call Rosa Maldonado, 978-701-6340, or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Just because the new school year is around the corner, doesn't mean the fun has to end. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts provides fun and educational programs, year round, for all girls entering grades K-12. Girl Scouts is flexible to meet girls' and volunteers' schedules through four pathways: camp, troops, series of activities and single events. A Girl Scout membership fee for the 2012-2013 season is $12.
#9 - Give your opinions
WHAT Join Teen Advisory Board
WHEN Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m.
WHERE Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St.
INFO Call Young Adult Librarian, Sandy Moltz, 781-596-8867, ext. 304
Are you in grades 5-12 and full of opinions about how the Swampscott Public Library could be better? Want to give orders to the Young Adult Librarian?
Then you should consider becoming a member of the Teen Advisory Board!
Why join? Because you can:
- Tell the library what you'd like
- Meet other kids
- Receive community service credit
- Look good on your college application
- Gain leadership skills
- Get free food
Interested? There will be a meeting on Sept. 19, which will include a free dinner. Attending this meeting does not mean you have to join the board, but it is hoped you do. Bring some friends with you to the meeting.
#10 - Laugh at comics
WHAT Wine & Cheese Reception for Marblehead Reporter Cartoon Exhibit
WHEN Saturday, Sept. 15, 6-9 p.m.
WHERE Brushstrokes Gallery, 14 Prospect St., Marblehead
INFO Visit BrushstrokesGalleryMarblehead.com
Through the month of September, Brushstrokes Gallery is exhibiting Marblehead Reporter toons. On Sept. 15, the gallery will host a wine cheese reception. There are 130 toons that will fill the gallery, along with decorative blowups. Of some of the more important toons, it should make a really entertaining display and evening. Says Marty Riskin, cartoonist, "The toons span several years and speak of the uniqueness of Marblehead, being, to my mind, the only town to have its own editorial toons for over 20 years."


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Unanswered: Postgres xmloption server configuration parameter
I'm using postgres version 9.1.2 for development of my java based project.
One of the column in of type 'xml'.
The xml string contains 'DOCTYPE' tag which is causing error while inserting it in db.
Postgres says invalid element name when it tries to insert it.
I had to change server configuration property (default value is 'content') to 'document' to insert this xml string. I'm changing this configuration parameter via pgadmin tool -
Select server -> Click on Tools -> Select server configuration -> select postgressql.conf -> In the pop-up window that appears, search for 'xmloption', select the checkbox and double click on the property name and change the value to document.
Now my question how can its value be changed using command line -
When I open psql session and execute following command
"set xmloption to document", the changes are visible in that psql session only.
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text: Hey, All! I have a WA state ccw permit, but it doesn't do me much good now that I live in Delaware. Question: Why would I apply for a Delaware resident permit which seems like such a pain in the rear and in the wallet when I could just apply for a Florida non-resident one so much easier? (Delaware recognizes FL permits) The only thing I can think is "thats the beauty of America". Are there any pros or cons other than what other states I'd be able to ccw? Thanks for any help or opinions! Delaware would require me to post application (full name and address) in a newspaper of my county. 35% population in my area. What the ????


text: President George W. Bush signs the Transportation Equity Act, at the Caterpillar facility in Montgomery, Ill., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005. Joining the President on stage in front row, from left, are Congressman Ray LaHood, R-Ill.; Congresswoman Melissa L. Bean, D-Ill.; Congressman Jim Oberstar, D-Minn.; Congressman Tom Petri, R-Wis.; Senator Kit Bond, R-Mo.; U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta; Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.; Congressman Bill Thomas, R-Calif.; and Congressman Bobby Rush, D-Ill. White House photo by Eric Draper President Bush signed into law the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) – H.R. 3. [Personally, I think this business of devising cute acronyms for legislation is inane.] In addition to the all too numerous special projects, the 835-page bill has a few items of potential interest to the maritime community in general. DHS and DOT are directed to establish security standards for public transportation agencies. There is an inscrutable income tax provision (which I don't understand, finding "inscrutable" and "income tax" to be redundant) relating to treatment of deep-draft vessels with an exemption for certain bulk transfers to registered terminals or refineries. Finally, there is a section called "roadability" that will make intermodal equipment providers responsible for inspection and maintenance of intermodal equipment that is interchanged to motor carriers in intermodal transportation. Intermodal equipment is defined as trailing equipment that is used in the intermodal transportation of containers over public highways in interstate commerce, including trailers and chassis. (HK Law)


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And so it begins, another New Year. Two thousand and twelve. I purposely avoided blogging at the start of the new year. I didn't want to start out all strong and then you all expect me to be an actual "good" blogger this year.
I hope you all don't expect me to come out and give my new year's resolution list. I learned a long time ago not to make them. It's too much pressure. Plus, I tend to believe not only do we set ourselves up for failure by making them, we sometimes do some major damage before the new year hits.
I can't tell you how many times I have made the resolution to lose weight...EVERY YEAR the same resolution and started on some kind of crazy holiday eating frenzy beforehand. I truly believe I added up excessive calories just because the new year was coming and that resolution to lose weight would be looming over my head. So, I am not sure if this is how normal weight people think but I can tell you a chubby mind hears.....THE END IS NEAR. "Eat more cookies, don't miss out on that yummy spinach dip your sister-in-law makes, oooh is that whipping cream for the pie?, I'll take some of that in my coffee too, oh my gosh, is that my favorite pair of roomy sweat pants I just found in the back of my closet? These babies will carry me through to the New Year if my jeans get tight...where in the heck is that leftover cheese ball, what? no more Ritz crackers? Awe just spread that on some bread and eat it...oooh with ham that would be good and then grill it in some butter."
See, this is why I refuse to make a resolution. I can tell you this. I have to run a 5K because I am a person of my word. I keep my promises to everyone else. So this year if you consider this a resolution here it is. I will put myself on the list this year. I will make my health a priority. Blessings to you all this new year.


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A$AP Rocky and Schoolboy Q's "Brand New Guy" Video
A$AP Rocky and Schoolboy Q's collaboration is a meeting of the East and West coast, respectively. Yet a memorable theme from the "Brand New Guy" video allows them to converge upon a theme from Atlanta.
A$AP Rocky's appreciation for southern rap goes beyond the slowed down vocals akin to screwed and chopped music from Texas. His newest video for "Brand New Guy" takes a page out of the video for "Southern Hospitality" by Ludacris. In 2000, Luda flipped the script for the third verse, literally, by rapping suspended in the air. Luda's charismatic moves were shadowed by A$AP and Schoolboy Q, sharing the climax of the record towards the end of the track. The inverted performance technique is underused in rap videos. Credit the ICU Lab for taking the road less traveled, shooting "Brand New Guy" in such an unorthodox fashion. Speed up to 2:53 from "Southern Hospitality" to see the previous rare instance of rapping upside down.


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London, England United Kingdom (PressExposure) November 05, 2008 -- A new website, Customer Communications Management Community aimed at helping marketing and customer communications management technology professionals navigate the latest technology has been launched.
Offering news, articles, advice and community features, the site provides detailed analysis of the various technologies and solutions available to assist marketers and technology professionals in driving competitive advantage
"There is no focal point for marketers trying to understand how the latest marketing communications technology can help them do their jobs", said Mark Evans of Customer Communications Community, "We aim to provide a resource that tracks the market and provides detailed understanding of what the market can do for companies operating in competitive markets."
Trials of the site have yielded an incredible response. The community features mean that marketers will be able to request studies of particular areas of marketing technology as well as contribute their own thinking to the discussion on the site.
"We aim to foster learning for the community from the input of our readership through the latest in interactive web technology" continues Mark, "We will be adding and reviewing features to improve the interactive experience and make it relevant to our community and readers", "We want to look not only at the technology but its impacts and the views of readers as to how they would view the technology operating in their own businesses".


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Innovation for Value
Creating business value through innovation
Ensuring innovation investment is maximized in competitive and fast-moving businesses takes far more than just a CEO reiterating a commitment to research and development in the annual report - but is there a formula for securing increased performance per R&D dollar spent? Arthur D. Little's latest report "Innovation for Value" examines and articulates how businesses can strategically review their innovation culture and processes to create business value and long-term competitive advantage.
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The mining union, E tū is supporting workers at Oceanagold Waihi, as the company investigates the death of 29 year old mine worker, Tipiwai Stainton.
Mr Stainton died at the Correnso mine in Waihi last month whilst operating a bogger, or loader underground.
E tū organiser, Myles Leeson met with the company's General Manager, Bernie O'Leary last week and says the union is fully involved with the investigation which got underway this week.
He says the company has brought in an Australian consultant who yesterday concluded interviews with employees who are part of the investigation.
He says he attended those interviews in support of the workers involved.
He says the company is now waiting for reports on the bogger which Mr Stainton was operating at the time of his death.
Myles says part of the site has reopened and "the realities are hitting home for workers.
"They're back at work and Tip's not there, so they're having to deal with that", he says.
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Myles says it's hoped the investigation will reveal exactly what happened "so we can learn the lessons and prevent another tragedy like this one".
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There is a shake-up in the SEO industry that, like climate change and dieting, has its non-believers and some practitioners in denial. The headline is not that "SEO is Dead", but "SEO is Not SEO Anymore".
Search engine marketing practices have changed over the past 20 years. What has not changed is how SEO's battle one another over the details. Since the first instructions about how rank by doing mathematical equations or how to optimize for 125 search terms first began, the industry has been a showcase of ego's and maniacal hissy fits with gorilla chest thumping, making for a yearly spectacle and rousing bar conversations at each annual Pubcon. In other words, search marketers are a fun bunch. And they can be…well, see for yourself.
A member of the WebmasterWorld forums drafted "2015 Google On-page SEO Ranking Factors List" where he writes:
I want to split off on-page from off-page and discuss solely on-page ranking factors, including the deprecated factors. What's your list of important on-page factors and those that are less important?
2015 Ranking factors
User experience metrics (all of them)
Shorter title tags
Original content
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Original images
Quality site design
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The responses were delightfully thoughtful and descriptive at WMW with some asking what the first item on the list meant. (I wondered too.)
Barry Schwartz reported the discussion at Search Engine Roundtable. For reporting on the WMW thread (as he has been doing for many years), he was hit with 61 comments (last I checked), the vast majority of them negative and argumentative with a dash of chest thumping.
What a load of old tripe – seriously. It's making me sick to death with the amount of blithering idiots 'thinking' or using 'IMO' – everyone thinks that they're a bloody SEO experts.
Most of this is a no brainer and the rest is just nonsense. UX is not a factor for ranking aside from with mobile or in the event sections of the site are hidden or the site is not mobile friendly. So "Quality Site Design" is wrong based on Google's own admission with few exceptions.
Note To Clients: DO NOT HIRE the SEO FIRM who made this list. You will not rank well!
SEO's can be counted on to show their true colors. That has never changed. Every community is different of course. Cre8asiteforums looked into the WMW list too, in Your Choices For Search Engine On-Page Seo Ranking Factors
If you go look at the "factors" that SEOs talk about in these surveys, you see very little mention of how visitors behave on the site. Things like page views, amount of time spent, scroll depth, bookmarking, bounce rate are almost absent in the things that SEOs say are important. They must be nuts.
Nevertheless, I finally buckled down and scoured through the manual that Google gives its human quality raters. An eyebrow raising read for sure! But IMO, much more thorough and meaningful than what's being published on those types of SEO and webmaster sites. I figure, if I'm going to appease to humans, I'd better learn what humans (and not algorithms) look for.
As an "insider", I listen to a lot of industry folks who talk about their work and companies. What they are sharing with me are stories of leaving the business because they are no longer doing what they were trained to do because search technology has changed and the work itself is, to put it in simple terms, no longer any fun to do.
The Thrill is Gone. All Hail Google.
SEO audits and website monitoring have become narrowly focused on just one search engine and the work is only about trying to stay out of trouble with that one search engine. Nobody is doing search engine optimization anymore. They are doing Google search optimization.
Internet marketers struggle to see a future for the work they do because SEO used to be about optimizing for countless directories and many search engines. Hence the term "search engine optimization". Before that, it was called "website promotion" in the 1990's, because that was what companies with websites wanted done in directories and search engines. Social media marketing, as an industry term, didn't exist back then either, but the pioneers from those days will tell you that in fact, they were doing social marketing in forums, chat rooms, email lists, newsletters and places like Egroups and AOL clubs.
Yes, there is work out there for companies with money to blow and consultants with patience on hand to help websites crippled and damaged by past search engine marketing and web design practices that broke their champion site down after the third race. Winning at all costs is what humans do, creating industries of rescue workers. This is another reason why some SEO's are moving on. They see no future in rescuing websites or they hate that they have to.
SEO is not it anymore. Or is it simply a case of an industry in the middle of change, learning to adapt?


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Climbing inlet pressure with simpleFoam and directMappedPatches
I've been racking my brain trying to figure this one out and its stumped me. I'm using a really complicated 3d Mesh over the domain below:
and it has been decomposed in scotch like so:
All works fine (no errors) with simpeFoam and directMapped patches and I get convergence plots looking like
I'm monitoring point values around the domain in various locations and everything just keeps increasing linearly. Nothing seems to be topping off and evening out. On courser meshes, I do get some flattening of values...but im interested in the fine mesh. I am looking at changing my pRefCell to someplace different...but Im not sure if that will help. I also tried to use cyclic boundary conditions and make a simpleChannelFoam hybrid of channelFoam and simpleFoam with no luck on convergence (in the channel solver, i get pretty crazy gradP within 10 iterations). Any thoughts? Could it be my discretization using linearUpwind? Sorry for the large pictures in the post. Patch summary is :
Time = 2001
figured out a solution to my problem
Just thought I would provide an answer in case anyone else is looking for an answer. I ended up using an inletOutlet condition for velocity at the exit with
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Lease Questions
socal59 Posts: 65SM1982, where is your dealer located at? Can you mention who you worked with?
insidecarbuy NYCPosts: 95Hey SM1982 -
It definitely looks like a great deal until you mentioned the part about being a former loaner. Just to help out future loaner buyers, Mercedes Benz Financial gave dealers an extra $6,000 on E-class loaner cars if they added them to their fleet 6 months ago. They just had to keep them as loaners for 6 months and many are coming out of the program now. I helped someone earlier in the month get one of these. So instead of the normal $6,850 to work with between MSRP and holdback they get the additional $6,000 on these cars. SO its possible to get $12,000 off on these cars and an extra $2,000 over 24 months equals another $84 off the monthly payment. Here are the details below This car had an MSRP of $59,905. The final monthly payment was $356.48 per month including everything and only $356.48 total due at signing. This didn't include maintenance as I didn't think it was worth it on a 24 month lease. Really only 1 service is required at 10,000 miles which is basically an oil change for $90. By the time for the second service comes around you'll probably be out of the car with the Mercedes Benz pull ahead program.
Customer Name: Inside Car Buying WD Deal ID: 234191
Sale Vehicle: New 2013 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS E350W4 4dr Sdn E350 Sport 4MATIC w/AC , Automatic , Odom: 0
Payment Details
Term 24
Base Payment 356.48
Total Payment 356.48
Purchase Option 43,281.60
Est. Miles Per Year 10,000
Disposition Fee 595.00
Excess Mileage Charge 0.25
Amount Due at Signing
1st Month Payment 356.48
Total Inception Fees 356.48
Total Cash Required on Delivery 356.48
Tax Information
Customer State: New York Customer County: WESTCHESTER
Type Amount Rate Paid
Upfront Tax 629.74 7.3750 Capped
Fee Information
Description Amount Paid
Reg 127.50 Capped
Insp 10.00 Capped
Title 12.50 Capped
DocFee 75.00 Capped
Hi this blog is so invaluable to me.
Thank you for all who post their deals.
My goal was to get same deal insidecarman got but so far this is the best ive been able to score. Does anyone know of a dealer in florida
Offering something better?
Here is what getting.
Msrp $57865
2013 e350
Sport pkg
24 month lease
12k miles/yr
$525 total w taxes
(Drive off amount is $525 +dmv)
Any feedback/advice is appreciated as i would like to pull trigger asap.
tbenson81 Posts: 25This is a good deal for Florida. I checked with Tampa and Orlando dealers and couldnt get this number for the same terms last month when I bought. Take that deal
robertw477 Posts: 188Good deal. That was bascially the same deal I got except I got P1 and P2. From a dealer that is sharp. I got mine from a car lease broker.
I'm in south Florida
Where could I get a good deal e350
Looking for 24 month lease
can you forward the name and number of your car lease broker?
kyfdx Posts: 66,697.. are prohibited in the forums...
Prices Paid, Lease Questions, SUVs
phillyboy Posts: 4carman, do you know what the february buy rate money factor is and residual for a E350 Bluetech Sedan with 15K per year and 24 month term?
Are the winter incentives that were in january changed in february?
thanks for the feedback everyone.
robert: you got a better deal b/c you have p1 and p2 pkg.
any way to guide us to your car broker without breaking forum rules?
now it's february..don't know the new incentives, numbers, etc or if the winter event finally went away.
if anyone knows, please post. thanks
i think i may have waited too long. i just spoke to my broker and she says i cannot get an e350 2013 with p1 pkg, 24 months, 12k miles for less than $575/mo.
apparently the lease incentives like the winter event and residual values all changed for february.
if anyone is hearing differently please post. thanks
thairs Posts: 12They ended on January 31st, which is the day I made my deal on my '13 e350 p1 24mon./12k for $560 a month. Hopefully another promotion runs soon...
fritzny Posts: 1To keep this brief I will not go into the legal considerations raised by several themes on this blog, but I caution all not to take anyone's word for there are many questionable statements of the law here, though no doubt well meaning.
To relate my experience, as a first time lessee and with no trade or existing car:
I began and concluded (as in driving off) my purchase in 5 calendar days, Saturday through Wednesday (the 31st). I was able to determine (reverse engineer) a great deal, from this blog and other assets online, including holdbacks and other allowances.
I was not able to find on such short notice any e350 fully loaded, which is what I wanted (because the options are residualizable, so yes, for me living in the country its reasonable to pay a few hundred dollars for night vision and xenon, which is all it would cost in a s/t lease.
I went first to Manhattan, where they had one e350 in stock, MSRP around $61,000. I told the salesman I would expect about 17%, or about $10,000, off that, and he said no way, and gave me a quote I realized was too high. Of particular significance was his insistence that a prepaid lease was for bad credit risks only, which is not the case in various scenarios including where the gap coverage makes clear there would be a refund and as well its clear that there would be a refund in the event of a future pull forward promotion.
To be clear: because MSD, which is not available in NY and I am relatively certain is not available to someone registering the car in NY other than temporarily in transit who buys out of state, lowers the MF from the base, not subvented rate, be aware that, ceteris paribus, a single pay is so cost efficient, representing an IRR of about 20% p.a. relative to a term lease without MSD, and is well cheaper than even an MSD.
But beware, the single pay may not be calculated properly.
In any event, I went next to Flushing, where I got an even worse price indication.
My third trip was to Rallye in Roslyn, where I got a "not terrible" but by no means acceptable quote close to $2,000 more than I wound up paying.
The salesman there, on the evening of the 30th, made the mistake of telling me his price was "final" but for a couple hundred dollars, which of course sent me elsewhere, in this case to Greenwich, where I explained the situation, said I would be looking for about 15% off*, and said that I would have to make a deal within 2 hours or if not I would go back to Rallye.
Long story short, the people at Rallye were a pleasure to deal with and I got a good, though not extraordinary, deal, by my choice.
*The reason is, while the winter event was ending that same day, as was $1500 of the $4000 ABA fleet discount, the fleet discount the next day would remain at $2500, so to the dealer failure to sell an e350 out of inventory on the spot risked having to sell it the next day minus $4000 of price support while to me it could be no worse than minus $1500 of price support, in other words the risks were asymmetrical, not even considering lower residuals.
However, nothing is ever certain, and rather than run an unfunded residual risk, I made a deal at about $9200 off MSRP, but was asked to use the ABA fleet discount and not the midwinter discount on the ground that the dealer had consumed its quota for the latter. I have no idea if that is true; it may not be and may be that the net hit to the dealer is less on the fleet certificate. While $9300 off MSRP would seem very good, I had to give up my use of another $1,000 certificate (AMEX MB Platinum) which would have been combinable with the midwinter discount but was not with the fleet discount.
As I said this was all conscious choice, to get in and out in one afternoon with a car at a very good if not necessarily spectacular price.
The numbers work out
Selling $ 53,200
Driver Assist
Split Rear Seat
30,000 mi prepaid maintenance
MF 0.00041 (reduced 80bps from subvented 0.00121, note MSD would have been 0.00081)
On a monthly payment basis, at 0.00041,
this works out to, for 10,000 miles:
Downpay $2000
Monthly $ 383
Although of course you can only do this by paying all of it upfront, though as I said that is
virtually certain to make sense if you form your own legal opinion about gap refundability and
similar pull forward refundability.
Incidentally, though I don't see it mentioned here, about the same $1,000 AMEX coupon is
available after one year of membership in MCA. It appears about the same, anyway.
Hi phillyboy. Mercedes-Benz Financial's February buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 24-month lease of a 2013 E350 Bluetec Sedan with 15,000 miles per year are .00205 and 60% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
There is some $2,500 dealer cash certificates out there on the 2013 E Sedan right now, but I've heard that inventory is pretty lean.
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hi anyone know a reputable car broker in south florida?
I'm looking also for car broker in florida
Where could I get that deal
What are the current rates and residual for an E350 and E550 sedan, 36mo/10k mi? Looks like E Sedans are TMV'ing below invoice. I've got my heart set on a 535i M Sport but the E class looks like the better play, depending on residual.
gfish49 Posts: 24Hello CarMan!
What are the Mercedes E350 AWD money factor and residual values for a 15,000 mile lease. I have read that Mercedes lease deals are based on 27 months now - is that true?
Thanks for the help!
vmirra Posts: 1I would like to buy the exact car from yoru guy. Can you send me his contact info? vito mirra gmail please
sm1982 Posts: 3Where / How can you help me get one at this price? I am looking for another one...
Was just offered 27 months with a residual of .70 or 36 months with a residual of 0.59, both money factors are 0.00181.
The money factor seems high.
alfredson1 Posts: 2Just curious....on the $560 deal you made on the 31st ....how much was out pocket at signing....including tax, delivery, 1st month, etc.
I have been quoted different money factors- a MD dealer quoted me a .00230 MF on a 36 mth; 7,500 miles per year; with a selling price of $53,995 for a p1 package, leather ventilated seats. This MF price seems high given that per the forum post the february MF is .00121 with no autopay and .00111 with autopay. resdual is 60%
A VA dealership offered a MF of .00130 and with MSD of $5,000 it would reduce the MF to .00090 on a 36 mth lease with a MSRP of $59k( haven't negotiate a price reduction yet). residual value 60%
Also was quoted a 1 time upfront lease pay of $29,294.30. All of these quotes are way out of the ballpark from the deals that I have seen posted in this forum.
I'm in DC if anyone has info on dealerships in the area that are offering the deals or of lease brokers please forward the info to firstname.lastname@example.com.
thanks in advance
cemig Posts: 1Can anyone comment or provide advice
The deal I just got was the following:
Demo 2013 e-350 4 matic has some 6,000 miles
Lease price is $598 per month-
$1,998 out of pocket
27 months
MSRP is $65,900- said they took $12,500 off the sticker
15000 miles per year
Also can I use my MBCar club of America discount?
I would like to shave some money off the out of pocket but more importantly the monthly
robrtgolf Posts: 15Hello CarMan,
I am interested in leasing a 2013 E63.
Do you have the MF and Residual for a 24-27 month lease with 12K per year?
Thanks for all your help!
ktritsch1 Posts: 1Hi I just leased a e350 4matic today with p1 leather amg 18 wheels sun screen harmon stereo some bucket in the back screen msrp 61,000 for 555.00 plus florida tax comes out to be 595.Called out of state ny mn snow makes them want to deal no extra delivery charges
Hi kickazzz2000. Mercedes-Benz Financial's February buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2013 E350 Sedan with 10,000 miles per year are .00141 and 59% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
The numbers for an otherwise identical lease of a 2013 E550 Sedan are .00205 and 61%.
When negotiating your deal on this car, make sure to take advantage of the $2,500 certificates that are out there on '13 E Sedans.
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Hello gfish49. Mercedes-Benz Financial's February buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 27-month lease of a 2013 E350 Sedan AWD with 15,000 miles per year are .00130 and 67% for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
Please see my previous post for information about this car's cash incentives.
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The money factor that you were quoted is indeed high, kickazzz2000. MB Financial's current top tier buy rates for the '13 E350 are .00141 for the 2WD and .00130 for the AWD.
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Freak blizzards and freezing weather over the first few days of spring have hit Europe and parts of the United States.
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Passengers are hailed as heroes after grabbing the steering wheel of a runaway bus after the driver passed out.
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Polish prosecutors are investigating a Swedish artist's claim that he used the ashes of people killed in the Holocaust in one of his paintings.
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A vicious cold snap has claimed nearly 200 lives across Russia and eastern Europe.
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Polish officials say two more victims of the country's April 2010 air crash that killed 96 people including Polish president Lech Kaczynski have been wrongly identified and buried.
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David Ferrer has become the first Spanish winner of the Paris Masters tournament after beating unseeded Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 6-3.
The oldest known survivor of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Antoni Dobrowolski, has died at the age of 108.
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Polish fans prepared for rain at at the World Cup qualifying match between Poland and England.
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England was held to a 1-1 draw by Poland on Thursday (AEDT) in a World Cup qualifier that went ahead a day late due to a waterlogged pitch.
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A bolt of lightning has killed four members of the same family who had been hiking in Poland, near the Slovak border.
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The Federal Government will donate $500,000 to help preserve one of the world's most notorious concentration camps.
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Italy will take on Spain in the final of the Euro Cup after defeating Germany 2 - 1 in Poland.
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Italy reached the final of Euro 2012 this morning after two first-half goals to Mario Balotelli gave the Azzurri a 2-1 semi-final win against Germany in Warsaw.
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Mario Balotelli (R) of Italy celebrates with team-mate Claudio Marchisio after scoring his team's second goal during the Italy v Germany Euro 2012 semi-final at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on June 28, 2012. Italy won 2-1.
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Strategic planning is the process of formulating, implementing and evaluating strategies to support the cross functional decision of the company. In today's world, everything is changing with unexpected speed.Competition,Innovation,polices,environment,technology and human resource are some major concerns of the company.Companies follow the traditional ad-hoc,forecasting methods to compete in the market will not work for long term. Strategic planning is now become mandatory process to clearly define company objectives,goals,internal resources,external factors and to evaluate overall cycle for eliminating bottlenecks.[sky]
Strategic planning process compromise of following following phases.
1-Company vision & mission
2-Internal audit
3-External audit
4-Formulation of strategy
5-Implementation of strategy
6-Evaluation of strategy
The figure below shows the strategic planning process and the feedback cycle.
Company vision & mission
In this phase company define its vision which the future roadmap and mission to determine the company[linkunit] objectives,products,business,employees etc. In short mission statement communicate the reason of existence of the company both internally and externally.
This phase help out company to determine financial and strategic objective for the company.Financial objective consist of budget,revenues and sales and strategic objectives comprise of market share,customer base and sales. Mission and vision is vital for every organization whether its small or large does not matter, both the statement act as a soul for the company.
Internal audit
The internal audit assist the company to find out their internal resources. Internal audit clearly identify the internal strengths and weakness of the company. Internal strengths is the valuable resources of the company to exploit new opportunities. Internal weakness are overcome with time and company will look forward to convert these to strengths to avoid risk for the future. Internal audit performed by different method include statistical, mathematical and ratio analysis. The strategic management tool IFE matrix evaluate company internal factors on the basis of numeric values.
External audit
Company deal with two environment one is internal as discussed above and other is external. Internal environment can be controlled by the company [adsense1]but external environment is not within control of the company. The external environment is made of (PEST) political,legal and social and technological issues, change in any one of these environment will impact the company.It's not necessary change always harm the company objectives sometimes it also in favor of company.
EFE matrix is the famous strategic tool to evaluate the external environment of the company.EFE matrix with combination of porter five forces model can give valuable findings to the strategists.
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Strategy is the road map to achieve goal and objectives of the company.The result of internal and external audit will allow the company to develop strategies by looking at their strengths,weakness,opportunities and threats. To attain better profitability company develop core competencies over its rivals.
Implementation of strategy
It's not necessary best strategy always produce better result. Strategy that company adopt will works as company thought is totally depend upon this stage. The people implementing the strategy are important for the success of the strategy, they must know the objectives of the company,
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|I have completed my half square triangle block of the month for September. My original intent was to make a Christmas quilt. I thought this method (one block a month) would be perfect because I could never set out to make a quilt using red and greens. I like to sew with lots of color and tend towards summery hues. I did really good the first 6 months and i think it had a Christmassy tone to it. The last couple of months I seem to be reverting to my usual ways and choosing kind of summery colors. I think when they are all mixed together it will look more like Christmas than summer...at least that is what I am telling myself!
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Congress today alleged that the Centre was imposing its crop insurance scheme on farmers and money is being deducted from the peasants even if they are unwilling to take up the scheme.
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who led a march through the streets before handing over a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, termed the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana anti farmer.
He said the state government had reduced itself to an agent of private insurance companies.
Congress chose Karnal as the venue for their protest as the constituency is being represented in the State Assembly by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
The Fasal Bima Yojana is being thrust on farmers and money is being deducted from the Kisan credit cards of the peasants even if they are not willing to take up the scheme, Hooda told the gathering of farmers.
Earlier, the Congress had said it will bring an adjournment motion on the crop-insurance issue during the ongoing monsoon session of the Haryana Assembly.
This crop insurance scheme is actually Kisan Loot Yojna, said Hooda.
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The government is behaving like agent of private insurance companies as these companies are going to benefit in this scheme, Hooda said.
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Even the death of Friends will inspire us as much as their lives. They will leave consolation to the mourners, as the rich leave money to defray the expenses of their funerals, and their memories will be incrusted over with sublime and pleasing thoughts, as monuments of other men are overgrown with moss; for our Friends have no place in the graveyard.
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The very willow-rows lopped every three years for fuel or powder, - and every sizable pine and oak, or other forest tree, cut down within the memory of man! As if individual speculators were to be allowed to export the clouds out of the sky, or the stars out of the firmament, one by one. We shall be reduced to gnaw the very crust of the earth for nutriment.
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Within the memory of many of my townsmen the road near which my house stands resounded with the laugh and gossip of inhabitants, and the woods which border it were notched and dotted here and there with their little gardens and dwellings, though it was then much more shut in by the forest than now.
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The hosts started in an offensive mode as they went in search of goal from the get go, with Moon Soon Ho showing his dribbling prowess and taking on the entire Albirex defence, but his shot deflected off a defender and into the palms of Hiroaki Hara.
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Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider was roasted by rockers Gene Simmons and Alice Cooper in the name of charity on Thursday night (24Jan13).
The star helped raise money for MusiCares by serving as the butt of all jokes at the The Revolver/Guitar World Rock & Roll Roast of Dee Snider, where he was teased by famous pals including Black Label Society founder Zakk Wylde; his former competitor on The Celebrity Apprentice, Penn Jillette; and actor Mark Metcalf, who appeared in the Twisted Sister's music video for We're Not Gonna Take It.
Simmons and Cooper couldn't be there in person but they sent video tributes to the event, as did Lorenzo Lamas, Donald Trump, Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, model Brande Roderick, wrestler Chris Jericho and "Weird Al" Yankovic.
Cooper congratulated Snider on his "regionally successful music career," and Wylde poked fun at Snider's cross-dressing ways, telling the star's son Shane, "Those are some big gay shoes to fill."
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liz hobbs
Most splendid greetings! It has been such a long time, so it's great to be back. I've recently returned from a trip overseas where I presented two Australian animation programs at OFAFA in Krakow, Poland. The festival principally screens Polish animation, but has slowly been branching out to include a number of highlight sessions from different countries/festivals in its programming. Contemporary Polish animation is absolutely flourishing after what has been difficult times, so we're thrilled to be screening 2-3 focus programs in MIAF this year.
On my way back to Australia, I spent a few days in London. Due to exceptional timing, my colleague from LIAF invited me to attend a Women in Film and TV panel discussion with three uber talented animators/directors currently working in the UK – Suzanne Deakin, Elizabeth Hobbs and Magdalena Osinska (now working at Aardman). The session made me realise how irregularly these type of events are held - straight forward Q&As with creatives simply chatting about their processes, influences, techniques, work spaces, families, beginnings etc. Wonderfully honest and enlightening stuff. It reminded me of being back in uni, and got me thinking about what could be organised here in Melbourne.
A screening of everyone's work preceded the talks, and it was just so good to be reminded how brilliant they all are. But for me personally, it was the joy of seeing Elizabeth's outstanding work, one after another on a big screen – a pure treat. Lithe brush strokes and dobs, rich in pigment, bead and ensue – while intelligent writing and stunning narration – most often by Liz herself - draw us deep into her watery world. It's unfortunately just not possible to appreciate her fluid textures on the internet.
She described her studio - a spare bathroom where she works over the bath itself – the image was so compelling in my mind that it's made me seriously review the excuses I make regarding the shortcomings of my own work space! Time to make better use of what I have.
> Liz's website, her YouTube page, her fabulous blog: news from the bog
> Suzanne's work profiled on Slinky Pic's website
> Magdalena's work on Vimeo
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- holly aka golly said...
Helen, you have been missed. Welcome back! This work is just exquisite!
p.s. I though of you the other day when I saw this embroidery:
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- la casita said...
welcome back! it's great to see inspirational people for real, they give you lots of energy and freash ideas...
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- swinkie said...
I am in little shock and joy that you are back. Welcome home. The stills you have put up here look so beautiful I am amazed they move. I just watched Liz' birds at The Nature of Bow 2003..... "krasna"!
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- gretchenmist . . . {belinda} said...
sounds like a really exciting trip~
glad you had a great time :)
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- barbarabeesblog said...
Hi Helen, glad that you're back! Looks like you had a great and exciting time! Love your post, thanks for sharing!
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- helicopter6 said...
What a wonderful welcome. So fabulous to hear from you all.
Holly, I love Jillian's work, thank you so much for the link, and for thinking of me!
Sandra, The Nature of Bow is so great isn't it. She has such an amazing sense of line and composition, and she's so very very lovely to boot.
Barbara, I pretty much flew over the top of you. Wish I could've parachuted out for a quick afternoon with you... alas, time & money (& gravity!) would not allow such a diversion... very frustrating!
Now it's time to see what you've all been up to.
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- Laura said...
wow! amazing!
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- Lynn {hearted girl} said...
welcome home! i sure wish "just came back from a trip overseas" was part of my vocabulary these days, oh how i'm aching to get away. sounds like it was a most productive time though, very exciting stuff. i've been a production coordinator/assistant for CG & animation studios before and have always loved working in that enviro, the peeps are just really stoked about what they do. lovely to see the passion.
so good the discussion panel got everyones juices flowing and had their personal projects as a show and tell aspect. that's awesome.
Elizabeth's pieces are bloody brilliant! evolution and new dawnings come to mind, a nice balance & beautiful depth. thank you for sharing. ♥
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- helicopter6 said...
Yep, animators are a truly lovely creative community.
And I do know that feeling of aching to get away, I feel very fortunate sometimes, despite a depleting/non existent budget! Hopefully you can somehow slip a get away into what I imagine is a busy (and often finanically unappreciated?) schedule.
I love your interpretation of Elizabeth's works. You're spot on.
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- Hazel Terry said...
The webs we weave How lovely that you met my friend Lizzy xxx
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- helicopter6 said...
The webs indeed Hazel ;-)
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