text:
This is a special e'Newsletter to the Chapter, Chorus or Choir Liaison to Sing Canada Harmony. It contains information that can assist Liaisons in helping Chorus members. If your Chapter has not yet identified an officer for this position, this correspondence is addressed to the Chapter President or Leadership Team. It is recommended that all Barbershop Choruses/Chapters and all community/school choirs have an appointed Liaison to Sing Canada to maintain currency in Canadian news and views and to share news with other Barbershop and choral singing groups across our nation. This special newsletter provides information on how to obtain funding for Chorus or Chapter projects, community outreach, the benefits of singing, some other research findings and general news items.
The Chapter, Chorus or Choir Liaison Officer [CLO] to Sing Canada Harmony
The CLO is a member of a choral performing group who is appointed or elected to the office. The main responsibilities of this position are:
- To recommend scholarship applications
- Any Canadian singer is eligible to apply. The Scholarship and Awards Committee must know that the application is authentic and the applicant is worthy. The CLO reviews and submits the application to the Committee.
- To inform the availability of scholarships and share news and information with members.
The CLO occupies an important position and is connected to the national network of men and women barbershoppers, community and school choirs, and, other singers.
Editor's Note
Please don't get upset at the amount of reading there is in this newsletter. I've been away for a while and things have stacked up. You are not expected to read everything at once. You may share any of this content in your chapter newsletters or put on your website. Remember that OUR newsletters will publish your articles and photos for all Canadian men and women Barbershoppers to read view. Photos of other youth, children's or community choirs that you perform with are especially welcome. If you would like to see an article on a subject related to what Chapters, Choruses, Choirs and quartets do or can do – on any subject – just ask.
Coffee Shop Outreach for Quartet Ambassadors for Performances
Dave Pearce, Board Member of Saskatchewan Choral Federation and Sing Canada Harmony reports that Sweet Adeline quartets in Regina are promoting their Christmas performance by dropping in to coffee shops and striking a chord or two. After singing a couple of songs they distribute post card size ads for their show. You might want to tell the coffee shoppers to present the card for a discount when purchasing tickets. Thanks, Dave, for the heads up!
Relationships with Quartets and Chapters
Singing organizations are reaching out to youth in schools and communities. At the same time, quartets and chapters are realizing the good that they can do for singing, particularly barbershop harmony. This has resulted in growing support for Sing Canada Harmony. This is important because Sing Canada Harmony needs that support to fulfil its mission to support vocal music across Canada.
Every quartet should establish a relationship with Sing Canada Harmony to share photos and articles about performances, sharing the stage and youth outreach. All men's and women's barbershop choruses and quartets are eligible to receive the Community Leadership Awards through a simple nomination process submitted by the Sing Canada Harmony Liaison, quartet contact person or singing group leader. Quartet, chorus and choir members can nominate a community, youth or children's choir, or other singing organization, for a community leadership award.
Community leadership awards are usually presented by an officer or VIP of a singing organization, such as a chapter President, district, area or region officer or an officer of the BHS, HI or SAI. If you would like to nominate for this award, simply let us know at email@example.com
Memorials and Keep A Melody Ringing
Through Sing Canada Harmony, more and more men and women Barbershoppers, or their spouses are being honoured through memorial donations across Canada. When a donation is made to Sing Canada Harmony to honour the memory of any person, whether he or she is a Barbershopper, a singer or not, that individual's name is posted to the in memoriam list on the Sing Canada Harmony website. This "in memoriam" list is also published in the e'Newsletter or linked from the newsletter to the website. We invite you to visit our website to see those who have been honoured within the last year.
When the gifts received by sing Canada equal or exceed $1000, the name, chapter name, years of birth and death, and, hometown are engraved on a plate, which is mounted on the Sing Canada Harmony, Keep a Melody Ringing plaque, in barbershop headquarters, in Nashville, Tennessee. Currently, there are 85 names engraved on the plaque, which is mounted on the same wall, in barbershop headquarters, where the photographs of the reigning champion quartet, college, quartet, chorus and senior's quartet aredisplayed. More Canadians and more men and women Barbershoppers, than can be imagined, will see the names of loved ones who loved and/or sang, barbershop harmony. This is a great honour, particularly for Barbershoppers, and a great way to memorialize a loved one, while helping Sing Canada Harmony accomplish its mission to support vocal music in the schools and communities of Canada.
20 Important Benefits of Music in Our Schools
Sing Canada Harmony and other singing organizations are advocates for music in schools and communities. Through personal experience or learning, their members know the importance of music in human development. Why we should support singing is information we should all know and share. Music benefits everyone. The following article tells why.
From: http://www.bachelorsdegree.org/ – March 10th, 2011
Nearly everyone enjoys music, whether by listening to it, singing, or playing an instrument. But despite this almost universal interest, many schools are having to do away with their music education programs. This is a mistake, with schools losing not only an enjoyable subject, but a subject that can enrich students' lives and education. Read on to learn why music education is so important, and how it offers benefits even beyond itself.
Musical training helps develop language and reasoning: Students who have early musical training will develop the areas of the brain related to language and reasoning. The left side of the brain is better developed with music, and songs can help imprint information on young minds.
A mastery of memorization: Even when performing with sheet music, student musicians are constantly using their memory to perform. The skill of memorization can serve students well in education and beyond.
Students learn to improve their work: Learning music promotes craftsmanship, and students learn to want to create good work instead of mediocre work. This desire can be applied to all subjects of study.
Increased coordination: Students who practice with musical instruments can improve their hand-eye coordination. Just like playing sports, children can develop motor skills when playing music.
A sense of achievement: Learning to play pieces of music on a new instrument can be a challenging, but achievable goal. Students who master even the smallest goal in music will be able to feel proud of their achievement.
Kids stay engaged in school: An enjoyable subject like music can keep kids interested and engaged in school. Student musicians are likely to stay in school to achieve in other subjects.
Success in society: Music is the fabric of our society, and music can shape abilities and character. Students in band or orchestra are less likely to abuse substances over their lifetime. Musical education can greatly contribute to children's intellectual development as well.
Emotional development: Students of music can be more emotionally developed, with empathy towards other cultures They also tend to have higher self esteem and are better at coping with anxiety.
Students learn pattern recognition: Children can develop their math and pattern-recognition skills with the help of musical education. Playing music offers repetition in a fun format.
Better SAT scores: Students who have experience with music performance or appreciation score higher on the SAT. One report indicates 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on math for students in music appreciation courses.
Fine-tuned auditory skills: Musicians can better detect meaningful, information-bearing elements in sounds, like the emotional meaning in a baby's cry. Students who practice music can have better auditory attention, and pick out predictable patterns from surrounding noise.
Music builds imagination and intellectual curiosity: Introducing music in the early childhood years can help foster a positive attitude toward learning and curiosity. Artistic education develops the whole brain and develops a child's imagination.
Music can be relaxing: Students can fight stress by learning to play music. Soothing music is especially helpful in helping kids relax.
Musical instruments can teach discipline: Kids who learn to play an instrument can learn a valuable lesson in discipline. They will have to set time aside to practice and rise to the challenge of learning with discipline to master playing their instrument.
Preparation for the creative economy: Investing in creative education can prepare students for the 21st century workforce. The new economy has created more artistic careers, and these jobs may grow faster than others in the future.
Development in creative thinking: Kids who study the arts can learn to think creatively. This kind of education can help them solve problems by thinking outside the box and realizing that there may be more than one right answer.
Music can develop spatial intelligence: Students who study music can improve the development of spatial intelligence, which allows them to perceive the world accurately and form mental pictures. Spatial intelligence is helpful for advanced mathematics and more.
Kids can learn teamwork: Many musical education programs require teamwork as part of a band or orchestra. In these groups, students will learn how to work together and build camaraderie.
Responsible risk-taking: Performing a musical piece can bring fear and anxiety. Doing so teaches kids how to take risks and deal with fear, which will help them become successful and reach their potential.
Better self-confidence: With encouragement from teachers and parents, students playing a musical instrument can build pride and confidence. Musical education is also likely to develop better communication for students.
Funding for Special Projects and Youth Outreach
As it should be for every choir and barbershop harmony chorus, youth outreach is a high priority for Sing Canada Harmony. When you find youth singing organizations, you also find projects and youth that require financial assistance. Sing Canada Harmony can provide financial support for purchasing sheet music and coaching for choruses, quartets, choirs and individual singers. There is no greater call to be answered for a singing group or chorus than to support singing in their community. After all, if people are not singing, it is highly unlikely that they will ever join a singing group. When you grow singing in your community, you grow outreach for youth and children and that itself makes singers available to sing your genre of music in your chorus or choir. When your barbershop harmony chorus or school/community choir is planning for 2017 and beyond, remember to include a plan to help other local singers who may not be as fortunate as you.
As well as chapter contributions, it is worthwhile to encourage choir and chapter members to support Sing Canada Harmony. With individual and organizational support Sing Canada Harmony will be in a position to assist you in your funding of special projects and youth outreach.
Liaison with Choral Canada, Provincial Choral Associations and the Coalition for Music Education in Canada
Founding Chair of Sing Canada Harmony, Digger MacDougall, has corresponded with the general manager, Meghan Hila, of Choral Canada and introduced her to the Ontario District's Fall Convention where she attended chorus rehearsals and the chorus competition. Choral Canada is reaching out to Canadian men's and women's barbershop choruses to ensure that Canadian barbershop harmony singers and their singing organizations receive support and communications from this national group, whose provincial associations include: BC choral Federation; Choir, Alberta; Saskatchewan Choral Federation; Manitoba Choral Association; Choirs Ontario; Alliance de Chorales du Quebec; New Brunswick Choral Federation; and, Nova Scotia, choral Federation.
Sing Canada Harmony recommends that not only community and school choirs, but also men's and women's Canadian barbershop chapters and choruses, align themselves with their respective provincial choral Association. Here are some facts about choral Canada:
Founded in 1980, Choral Canada (formerly known as the Association of Canadian Choral Communities/Association des communautés chorales canadiennes (ACCC) is Canada's only non-profit professional service organization for choral musicians and administrators. A national voice for over 1100 conductors, a network of 42,000 singers, and with a broad membership of choral composers, choristers, publishers and administrators, Choral Canada promotes its art form at all levels throughout Canada, and supports and encourages the writing and performance of Canadian choral music.
Mission Statement:
Choral Canada exists to celebrate and champion choral music for all Canadians.
Advocacy Statement:
Choral singing, an integral part of the Canadian cultural experience, has the power to build communities and transform lives.
Choral Canada's Goals:
- Support and encourage participation and excellence in choral music at all levels by offering training, resources, and forums for the exchange of information
- Foster the creation and performance of Canadian choral music
- Partner with like-minded organizations to create a higher profile for choral music at the provincial, national, and international levels
- Help make choral singing available and accessible to all Canadians
MUSIC MONDAY and the Coalition for Music Education in Canada
Sing Canada Harmony shares common values with the Coalition for Music Education in Canada. The Founding Chair and former CEO of Sing Canada Harmony is, and has been for 3 years, a member of the Board of Directors for the Coalition and has participated in Music Monday programs in the National Capital Region during that time.
Every Canadian men's and women's barbershop harmony chorus should consider participating with the children or youth of their own communities' choirs and schools on Music Monday, the first Monday in May every year. There is no greater opportunity to show your support for music and singing, for children and youth, for Barbershop Harmony and Canada. Music Monday events are both televised and webcast across the nation. It is anticipated that over 1,000,000 children, youth and adult singers and musicians will participate in music Monday May 1, 2017.
Here is a quick overview of the Coalition for Music Education in Canada:
To raise the awareness and understanding of the role that music education plays in Canadian culture, and to promote the benefits that music education brings to young people.
We envision Canada as a country where the lines of all children are enriched by the quality school music programs, and where their active participation in music is valued and supported in our communities.
The coalition for music education was founded in 1992, when representatives of more than 20 music education organizations came together to share ideas to improve the state of music education in Canada. The coalition quickly began working with parents and other concerned citizens to address concerns about music in schools.
We Celebrate our Ambassadors of Song Donors
Ambassadors of Song are regular donors who have made a commitment "to keep the whole world singing". They are the lifeblood of Sing Canada Harmony and Harmony Foundation International who believe in the power of song. They want to see barbershop harmony, grow and they realize that the only way it can happen is through the support of vocal music in the communities and schools throughout North America. Sing Canada Harmony is united with the Barbershop Harmony Society, Harmony Foundation International. Harmony, Inc., and Sweet Adeline's International in the belief that there can be growth and expansion in barbershop harmony through outreach to youth and other singers in our communities. Ambassadors of Song help our 3 singing organizations in carrying the barbershop message to all.
It is easy to become an Ambassador of Song. Read about Patricia and Frank Belchamber and what they do to be recognized as Ambassadors of Song:
Once a month, every month, Patricia and Frank help strengthen youth music education by giving to Ambassadors of Song. And because their gifts are in the form of automatic monthly deductions, Patricia and Frank can focus their considerable energies on singing with in a quartet, a chorus and do everything else in their day-to-day schedules.
"It's $10 each, that would otherwise go towards eating out," they say. "So why not invest it instead in something that really matters to us? When we think about everything the barbershop community has given us —including the fellowship and fun, we enjoy — we are glad to give something back."
Pat and Frank have firsthand knowledge of the importance of gifts like his: they know individuals who have benefited from Director's College scholarships and Leadership Academy scholarships. "In both cases, after that training was received by our colleagues, a lightbulb went on," they say. "We understood immediately how we could help to ensure that someone will sing tomorrow and that there would be music and administrative leaders to help them. That was a turning point in our lives." Donors to Ambassadors of Song can arrange for automatic monthly deductions at any level, starting at just $10 per month. It's easy to begin investing in the future of barbershop—and surprisingly rewarding.
Sponsor – an advocate of harmony
Membership with a gift of $10-$29 per month
Coach – a pledge of dedication
Membership with a gift of $30-49 per month
Mentor – an advanced level of involvement
Membership with a gift of $50 or more per month
Champions of Tomorrow – a quartet's active support of the future
Quartet's joint membership with a gift of $40+ per month (i.e. $10 each per month)
Together, we as Ambassadors of Song can change lives.
We can inspire interest in young singers. We can turn interest into skill, skill into aspiration, aspiration into achievement. What will your gift to Sing Canada Harmony programs mean?
Music: You can help fund the supply of licensed barbershop music to school music programs.
Exposure: You can support barbershop harmony singing demonstrations in schools. You can even keep your impact local, because Sing Canada Harmony allows you to designate your gift to support youth initiatives in your Canadian home community, province, or district
Excitement: You can help underwrite men's and women's barbershop harmony singing organizations (BHS, HI and SAI) Youth Harmony Workshops (one-day festivals) and Harmony Explosion Camps (multi-day events), bringing students and educators together to meet new friends, hear demonstrations, and learn to produce thrilling harmonies.
Development: You can help turn raw talent and enthusiasm into competition-ready skill and lifelong enjoyment for young people. Youth chorus competitions, collegiate quarter contests, Harmony University, HI and SAI training days, seminars and workshops, Leadership Academies and Director's/Conductors training for chorus/choir directors are just some of the ways your gifts can support tomorrow's singers and singing leaders
Donors to Ambassadors of Song…
…can arrange for automatic monthly deductions at any level, starting at just $10 per month. It's rewarding and easy to begin investing in the future of singing in Canada, particularly barbershop harmony
SCH Chapter Liaisons Information Required at SCH
Every men's and women's barbershop chorus/chapter, and every choir and singing group in Canada should have a Sing Canada Harmony Liaison for the purpose of ensuring the free flow communications among Canadian choruses and choirs , the singing organizations that support them and Sing Canada Harmony.
The Sing Canada Harmony Liaison is recognized as a special individual who can provide a service and leadership to a chorus or singing group; and recommend scholarships and awards on behalf of chorus members, or members of non-Barbershop singing organizations in the community, as a means of endorsing and expediting applications.
This Liaison Officer can also assist in outreach to the community by sharing knowledge of chapter/chorus/choir events and the availability of financial assistance from organizations like Sing Canada Harmony.
Within the BHS, Sing Canada Harmony Chapter Liaisons are listed on the BHS website/e-biz page. For the 2 women singing organizations, HI and SAI, their choruses liaisons are listed on chorus websites and/or the Sing Canada Harmony distribution list.
Sing Canada Harmony Liaisons, like other Barbershoppers and singers, are eligible for financial support through scholarships and awards that enable attendance at organizational training programs such as Leadership Academies, Harmony University, workshops, seminars and individual training.


text:
Early Bird Half Price Toy Sale (with code) @ Tesco Direct
Wow! This is the best toy sale I have seen for ages, and I was trying my best to hold out for the Sainsbury's one! Tesco Direct are trying to steal their thunder with this Early Bird Offer on a select few items from their own Half Price Toy Sale that starts in 5th October, and these are fantastic offers!
There's 59 big brand toys that will be part of the toy sale, but you can get the reduced prices NOW by entering the eCoupon code TD-TYRW at the checkout, so that 50% gets taken off the prices shown on the website!
It's definitely worth a look yourself depending on what you are looking at for your own kid's Christmas list, but here are my top picks:
- JCB Fastrak Ride On* - £10 with code
- My First Baby Annabell Lets Play* - £15 with code
- Spiderman Web Shooter Glove* - £12.50 with code
- Frozen Olaf Bop Bag* - £5 with code
- Fisher Price Smart Trike* - £17.50 with code
- Frozen Deluxe Make Up Set* - £7.50 with code
- Battery Powered Quad Bike* - £50 with code
There are lots more from Minions, Star Wars, Hex Bug, Peppa Pig, Barbie and loads of other big favourites. and these are the best prices I have seen for months. If you haven't started your Christmas shopping then now is the time to do it!
TOPICS: Disney Deals Toys Dolls

subset: commoncrawl


text:
According to an official statement released by the club on Monday afternoon, the St. Louis Cardinals have granted veteran catcher Brayan Pena his unconditional release. The 34-year-old is a 12-year big league veteran but spent just the 2016 season suiting up for the Cardinals.
After breaking into the league as a member of the Atlanta Braves, Pena has also played for the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds along the way.
In what would become his lone campaign in St. Louis, Pena made just nine appearances for the Cardinals. Amassing 13 at bats in all, he produced a .154 batting average and .214 on-base percentage while failing to register a single home run or RBI. For his career, Pena has managed a .259 batting average with 23 home runs and 164 RBI to accompany his .299 on-base percentage.
His best single-season effort came back in 2013 while with the Tigers. In his only season in the "Motor City," the Cuban-born catcher posted a .297 batting average with four home runs, 22 RBI and a .315 on-base percentage over the course of 71 appearances.
Although several clubs from around the big leagues could use a backup catcher, it would appear that Pena's playing career has come to an end as he missed the majority of last season as after undergoing knee surgery. Nonetheless, it remains to be seen whether a club will give the veteran backstop once last chance as a big league catcher come the spring.
In 2016, the Cardinals notably missed the postseason for the first time since 2010.


text:
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including additional family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parody of the doll and her lifestyle.
Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company's largest and most profitable line. Notwithstanding sales have declined sharply after 2014. The doll transformed the toy business in affluent communities worldwide by fitting a vehicle for the sale of related merchandise (accessories, clothes, friends of Barbie, etc.). She had a significant impact on social values by conveying characteristics of female independence, and with her multitude of accessories, an idealised upscale life-style that can be shared with affluent friends.
Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there can be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors.
During a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler came across a German toy doll called Bild Lilli. The adult-figured doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one to her daughter and took the others back to Mattel. The Lilli doll was based on a popular character appearing in a comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for the newspaper Bild. Lilli was a blonde bombshell, a working girl who knew what she wanted and wasn't above using men to get it. The Lilli doll was first sold in Germany in 1955, and although it was initially sold to adults, it became popular with children who enjoyed dressing her up in outfits that were available separately.
Upon her return to the United States, Handler redesigned the doll (with help from engineer Jack Ryan) and the doll was given a new name, Barbie, after Handler's daughter Barbara. The doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. This date is additionally used as Barbie's official birthday.
Mattel acquired the rights to the Bild Lilli doll in 1964 and production of Lilli was stopped. The first Barbie doll wore a black and white zebra striped swimsuit and signature topknot ponytail, and was available as either a blonde or brunette. The doll was marketed as a "Teen-age Fashion Model," with her clothes created by Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson. The first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan, with their clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers. Around 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold throughout the first year of production.
Louis Marx and Company sued Mattel in March 1961. After licencing Lilli, they claimed that Mattel had "infringed on Greiner & Hausser's patent for Bild-Lilli's hip joint, and additionally claimed that Barbie was "a direct take-off and copy" of Bild-Lilli. The company additionally claimed that Mattel "falsely and misleadingly represented itself as having originated the design". Mattel counter-claimed and the case was settled out of court in 1963. In 1964, Mattel bought Greiner & Hausser's copyright and patent rights for the Bild-Lilli doll for $21,600.
Ruth Handler believed that it was important for Barbie to have an adult appearance, and early market research showed that a few parents were unhappy about the doll's chest, which had distinct breasts. Barbie's appearance has been changed a large number of times, most notably in 1971 when the doll's eyes were adjusted to look forwards rather than having the demure sideways glance of the original model.
Barbie was one of the first toys to have a marketing strategy based extensively on television advertising, which has been copied widely by additional toys. It is estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide in over 150 countries, with Mattel claiming that three Barbie dolls are sold every second.
The standard range of Barbie dolls and related accessories are manufactured to approximately 1/6 scale, which is additionally known as playscale. The standard dolls are approximately 11½ inches tall.
In January 2016, Mattel announced that it will add tall, curvy, and petite body shapes to its line-up of dolls. Alternative skin tones, hair styles, and hair colours will additionally be added.
Legacy and influence
Barbie products include not only the range of dolls with their clothes and accessories, but additionally a large range of Barbie branded goods such as books, apparel, cosmetics, and video games. Barbie has appeared in a series of animated films and is a supporting character in Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3.
Barbie has become a cultural icon and has been given honours that are rare in the toy world. In 1974, a section of Times Square in New York City was renamed Barbie Boulevard for a week. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris at the Louvre held a Barbie exhibit in 2016. The exhibit featured 700 Barbie dolls over two floors as well as works by contemporary artists and documents (newspapers, photos, video) that contextualise Barbie.
In 1986, the artist Andy Warhol created a painting of Barbie. The painting sold at auction at Christie's, London for $1.1 million dollars. In 2015, The Andy Warhol Foundation then teamed up with Mattel to create an Andy Warhol Barbie.
Outsider artist Al Carbee took thousands of photographs of Barbie and created countless collages and dioramas featuring Barbie in various settings. Carbee was the subject of the feature length documentary Magical Universe. Carbee's collage art was presented in the 2016 Barbie exhibit at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris in the section about visuals artists who have been inspired by Barbie.
In 2013, in Taiwan, the first Barbie-themed restaurant called "Barbie Café" opened under the Sinlaku group.
50th anniversary
In 2009, Barbie celebrated her fiftieth birthday. The celebrations included a runway show in New York for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The event showcased fashions contributed by fifty well-known haute couturiers including Diane von Fürstenberg, Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, Bob Mackie, and Christian Louboutin.
Fictional biography
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin. In the Random House novels, Barbie attended Willows High School; while in the Generation Girl books, published by Golden Books in 1999, she attended the fictional Manhattan International High School in New York City (based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School).
She has an on-off romantic relationship with her boyfriend Ken ("Ken Carson"), who first appeared in 1961. A news release from Mattel in February 2004 announced that Barbie and Ken had decided to split up, but in February 2006, they were hoping to rekindle their relationship after Ken had a makeover.
Barbie has had over 40 pets including cats and dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub, and a zebra. She has owned a wide range of vehicles, including pink Corvette convertibles, trailers, and Jeeps. She additionally holds a pilot's license, and operates commercial airliners in addition to serving as a flight attendant. Barbie's careers are designed to show that women can take on a variety of roles in life, and the doll has been sold with a wide range of titles including Miss Astronaut Barbie (1965), Doctor Barbie (1988), and Nascar Barbie (1998).
Mattel has created a range of companions for Barbie, including Hispanic Teresa, Midge, African American Christie, and Steven (Christie's boyfriend). Barbie's siblings and cousins were additionally created including Skipper, Todd and Stacie (twin brother and sister), Kelly, Krissy, and Francie. Barbie was friendly with Blaine, an Australian surfer, throughout her split with Ken in 2004.
Controversy and evaluation
The Economist has emphasised the importance of Barbie to children's imagination:
From her early days as a teenage fashion model, Barbie has appeared as an astronaut, surgeon, Olympic athlete, downhill skier, aerobics instructor, TV news reporter, vet, rock star, doctor, army officer, air force pilot, summit diplomat, rap musician, presidential candidate (party undefined), baseball player, scuba diver, lifeguard, fire-fighter, engineer, dentist, and a large number of more....When Barbie first burst into the toy shops, just as the 1960s were breaking, the doll market consisted mostly of babies, designed for girls to cradle, rock and feed. By creating a doll with adult features, Mattel enabled girls to become anything they want.
However, from the start, a few have complained that "the blonde, plastic doll conveyed an unrealistic body image to girls." Complaints additionally point to a lack of diversity in the line even as nonwhite Hispanic children now make up a majority of American girls. Mattel responded to these criticisms. Starting in 1980, it produced Hispanic dolls, and later came models from across the globe. For example, in 2007, it introduced "Cinco de Mayo Barbie" wearing a ruffled red, white, and green dress (echoing the Mexican flag). Hispanic magazine reports that:
[O]ne of the most dramatic developments in Barbie's history came when she embraced multi-culturalism and was released in a wide variety of native costumes, hair colours and skin tones to more closely resemble the girls who idolised her. Among these were Cinco De Mayo Barbie, Spanish Barbie, Peruvian Barbie, Mexican Barbie and Puerto Rican Barbie. She additionally has had close Hispanic friends, such as Teresa.
Criticisms of Barbie are often centred around concerns that children consider Barbie a role model and will attempt to emulate her. One of the most common criticisms of Barbie is that she promotes an unrealistic idea of body image for a young woman, leading to a risk that girls who attempt to emulate her will become anorexic. A standard Barbie doll is 11.5 inches tall, giving a height of 5 feet 9 inches at 1/6 scale. Barbie's vital statistics have been estimated at 36 inches (chest), 18 inches (waist) and 33 inches (hips). According to research by the University Central Hospital in Helsinki, Finland, she would lack the 17 to 22 percent body fat required for a woman to menstruate. In 1963, the outfit "Barbie Baby-Sits" came with a book entitled How to Lose Weight which advised: "Don't eat!". The same book was included in another ensemble called "Slumber Party" in 1965 along with a pink bathroom scale permanently set at 110 lbs., which would be around 35 lbs. underweight for a woman 5 feet 9 inches tall. Mattel said that the waist of the Barbie doll was made small because the waistbands of her clothes, along with their seams, snaps, and zippers, added bulk to her figure. In 1997, Barbie's body mould was redesigned and given a wider waist, with Mattel saying that this would make the doll better suited to contemporary fashion designs.
"Colored Francie" made her debut in 1967, and she's at times described as the first African American Barbie doll. Notwithstanding she was produced using the existing head moulds for the white Francie doll and lacked African characteristics additional than a dark skin. The first African American doll in the Barbie range is usually regarded as Christie, who made her debut in 1968. Black Barbie was launched in 1980 but still had Caucasian features. In September 2009, Mattel introduced the So In Style range, which was intended to create a more realistic depiction of black people than previous dolls.
In July 1992, Mattel released Teen Talk Barbie, which spoke a number of phrases including "Will we ever have enough clothes?", "I love shopping!", and "Wanna have a pizza party?" Each doll was programmed to say four out of 270 possible phrases, so that no two given dolls were likely to be the same. One of these 270 phrases was "Math class is tough!" (often misquoted as "Math is hard"). Although only about 1.5% of all the dolls sold said the phrase, it led to criticism from the American Association of University Women. In October 1992, Mattel announced that Teen Talk Barbie would no longer say the phrase, and offered a swap to anyone who owned a doll that did.
In 1997, Mattel teamed up with Nabisco to launch a cross-promotion of Barbie with Oreo cookies. Oreo Fun Barbie was marketed as someone with whom young girls could play after class and share "America's favourite cookie." As had become the custom, Mattel manufactured both a white and a black version. Critics argued that in the African American community, Oreo is a derogatory term meaning that the person is "black on the outside and white on the inside," like the chocolate sandwich biscuit itself. The doll was unsuccessful and Mattel recalled the unsold stock, making it sought after by collectors.
In May 1997, Mattel introduced Share a Smile Becky, a doll in a pink wheelchair. Kjersti Johnson, a 17-year-old high school student in Tacoma, Washington with cerebral palsy, pointed out that the doll wouldn't fit into the elevator of Barbie's $100 Dream House. Mattel announced that it would redesign the house in the future to accommodate the doll.
In March 2000, storeys appeared in the media claiming that the hard vinyl used in vintage Barbie dolls could leak toxic chemicals, causing danger to children playing with them. The claim was described as an overreaction by Joseph Prohaska, a professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. A modern Barbie doll has a body made from ABS plastic, while the head is made from soft PVC.
In September 2003, the Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia outlawed the sale of Barbie dolls, saying that she didn't conform to the ideals of Islam. The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice stated "Jewish Barbie dolls, with their revealing clothes and shameful postures, accessories and tools are a symbol of decadence to the perverted West. Let us beware of her dangers and be careful." In Middle Eastern countries, there's an alternative doll called Fulla, which is equivalent to Barbie but is designed specifically to accommodate an Islamic community. Fulla isn't made by the Mattel Corporation, and the Barbie brand continues to be available in additional Middle Eastern countries including Egypt. In Iran, Sara and Dara dolls, introduced in March 2002, are available as an alternative to Barbie, even though they haven't been as successful as Barbie.
In December 2005, Dr. Agnes Nairn at the University of Bath in England published research suggesting that girls often go through a stage where they hate their Barbie dolls and subject them to a range of punishments, including decapitation and placing the doll in a microwave oven. Dr. Nairn said: "It's as though disavowing Barbie is a rite of passage and a rejection of their past."
In April 2009, the launch of a Totally Tattoos Barbie with a range of tattoos that can be applied to the doll, including a lower-back tattoo, led to controversy. Mattel's promotional material read "Customize the fashions and apply the fun temporary tattoos on you too", but Ed Mayo, chief executive of Consumer Focus, argued that children might want to get tattooed themselves.
In July 2010, Mattel released "Barbie Video Girl", a Barbie doll with a pinhole video camera in its chest, enabling clips of up to 30 minutes to be recorded, viewed, and uploaded to a computer via a USB cable. On November 30, 2010, the FBI issued a warning in a private memo that the doll can be used to produce child pornography, although it stated publicly that there was "no reported evidence that the doll had been used in any way additional than intended."
In November 2014, Mattel received criticism over the book I Can Be a Computer Engineer, which depicted Barbie as being inept at computers and requiring that her two male friends complete all of the necessary tasks to restore two laptops after she downloads a virus onto both of them. Critics complained that the book was sexist, as additional books in the I Can Be... series depicted Barbie as someone that was competent in those jobs and didn't require outside assistance from others. Mattel later removed the book from sale on Amazon in response to the criticism.
In March 2015, concerns were raised about a version of the doll called "Hello Barbie", which can hold conversations with a child using speech recognition technology. The doll transmits data back to a service called ToyTalk, which according to Forbes, has a terms of service and privacy policy that allow it to "share audio recordings with third party vendors who assist us with speech recognition," and states that "recordings and photos might additionally be used for research and development purposes, such as to improve speech recognition technology and artificial intelligence algorithms and create better entertainment experiences."
Parodies and lawsuits
Barbie has frequently been the target of parody:
- Mattel sued artist Tom Forsythe over a series of photographs called Food Chain Barbie in which Barbie winds up in a blender.
- In 2011, Greenpeace parodied Barbie, calling on Mattel to adopt a policy for its paper purchases that would protect the rainforest. According to Phil Radford, Greenpeace Executive Director, the organization's "forensic testing and global research show how Mattel products are using mixed tropical hardwood from Asia Pulp and Paper, a company that's ripping down the paradise forests of Indonesia… Sumatran tigers, elephants and orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction because Mattel simply isn't interested in the origins of Barbie's pink box." Four months later, Mattel adopted a paper sustainability policy.
- Mattel filed a lawsuit in 2004 against Barbara Anderson-Walley over her website, which sells fetish clothing.
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno displayed a "Barbie Crystal Meth Lab".
- Saturday Night Live aired a parody of the Barbie commercials featuring "Gangsta Bitch Barbie" and "Tupac Ken". In 2002, the show additionally aired a skit, which starred Britney Spears as Barbie's sister Skipper.
- In November 2002, a New York judge refused an injunction against the British-based artist Susanne Pitt, who had produced a "Dungeon Barbie" doll in bondage clothing.
- Aqua's song "Barbie Girl" was the subject of the lawsuit Mattel v. MCA Records, which Mattel lost in 2002, with Judge Alex Kozinski saying that the song was a "parody and a social commentary".
- Two commercials by automobile company Nissan featuring dolls similar to Barbie and Ken was the subject of another lawsuit in 1997. In the first commercial, a female doll is lured into a car by a doll resembling G.I. Joe to the dismay of a Ken-like doll, accompanied by Van Halen's "You Really Got Me". In the second commercial, the "Barbie" doll is saved by the "G.I. Joe" doll after she's accidentally knocked into a swimming pool by the "Ken" doll to Kiss's "Dr. Love". The makers of the commercial said that the dolls' names were Roxanne, Nick, and Tad. Mattel claimed that the commercial did "irreparable damage" to its products, but settled.
- In 1993, a group calling itself the "Barbie Liberation Organization" secretly modified a group of Barbie dolls by implanting voice boxes from G.I. Joe dolls, then returning the Barbies to the toy stores from where they were purchased.
- Malibu Stacy from The Simpsons episode "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" (1994).
Mattel estimates that there are well over 100,000 avid Barbie collectors. Ninety percent are women, at an average age of 40, purchasing more than twenty Barbie dolls each year. Forty-five percent of them spend upwards of $1000 a year. Vintage Barbie dolls from the early years are the most valuable at auction, and while the original Barbie was sold for $3.00 in 1959, a mint boxed Barbie from 1959 sold for $3552.50 on eBay in October 2004. On September 26, 2006, a Barbie doll set a world record at auction of £9,000 sterling (US $17,000) at Christie's in London. The doll was a Barbie in Midnight Red from 1965 and was part of a private collection of 4,000 Barbie dolls being sold by two Dutch women, Ietje Raebel and her daughter Marina.
In recent years, Mattel has sold a wide range of Barbie dolls aimed specifically at collectors, including porcelain versions, vintage reproductions, and depictions of Barbie as a range of characters from film and television series such as The Munsters and Star Trek. There are additionally collector's edition dolls depicting Barbie dolls with a range of different ethnic identities. In 2004, Mattel introduced the Color Tier system for its collector's edition Barbie dolls including pink, silver, gold, and platinum, depending on how a large number of of the dolls are produced.
Competition from Bratz dolls
In June 2001, MGA Entertainment launched the Bratz series of dolls, a move that gave Barbie her first serious competition in the fashion doll market. In 2004, sales figures showed that Bratz dolls were outselling Barbie dolls in the United Kingdom, although Mattel maintained that in terms of the number of dolls, clothes, and accessories sold, Barbie remained the leading brand. In 2005, figures showed that sales of Barbie dolls had fallen by thirty percent in the United States, and by eighteen percent worldwide, with much of the drop being attributed to the popularity of Bratz dolls.
In December 2006, Mattel sued MGA Entertainment for $500 million, alleging that Bratz creator Carter Bryant was working for Mattel when he developed the idea for Bratz. On July 17, 2008, a federal jury agreed that the Bratz line was created by Carter Bryant while he was working for Mattel and that MGA and its Chief Executive Officer Isaac Larian were liable for converting Mattel property for their own use and intentionally interfering with the contractual duties owed by Bryant to Mattel. On August 26, the jury found that Mattel would have to be paid $100 million in damages. On December 3, 2008, U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson banned MGA from selling Bratz. He allowed the company to continue selling the dolls until the winter holiday season ended. On appeal, a stay was granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; the Court additionally overturned the District Court's original ruling for Mattel, where MGA Entertainment was ordered to forfeit the entire Bratz brand.
Mattel Inc. and MGA Entertainment Inc. returned to court on January 18, 2011 to renew their battle over who owns Bratz, which this time includes accusations from both companies that the additional side stole trade secrets. On April 21, 2011, a federal jury returned a verdict supporting MGA. On August 5, 2011, Mattel was additionally ordered to pay MGA $310 million for attorney fees, stealing trade secrets, and false claims rather than the $88.5 million issued in April.
In August 2009, MGA introduced a range of dolls called Moxie Girlz, intended as a replacement for Bratz dolls.
"Barbie Syndrome"
"Barbie Syndrome" is a term that has been used to depict the desire to have a physical appearance and lifestyle representative of the Barbie doll. It is most often associated with pre-teenage and adolescent females but is applicable to any age group. A person with Barbie syndrome attempts to emulate the doll's physical appearance, even though the doll has unattainable body proportions.
Ukrainian model Valeria Lukyanova has received attention from the press, due in part to her appearance having been modified based on the physique of Barbie. She stated that she has had breast implants and that she hopes eventually to live without eating or drinking at all in hopes of fitting a "breatharian."
- Sindy
- Lammily - a crowd funded alternative developed by Nickolay Lamm
- My Scene
- Playscale Miniaturism
- Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
- Totally Hair Barbie
- The Most Popular Girls in School


text:
Latitude #2609 for Sale
185 SW 7th St, Miami, FL 33130
$379,000 2 bds • 2.5 ba • 1,179 sqft
Off-Market Please contact us to make an offer
- 277 days on CondoBlackBook
- 2015 Taxes: $5,611
- Monthly Association Fee
- Learn more about Latitude
Gorgeous unit with great views and finishes. Split floor plan with even sized rooms and walk in closets in both rooms! The unit is in mint condition! The building offers many amenities such as a movie theater, infinity swimming pool, sauna and fitness center. Cable, internet, water and much more inc in monthly maintenance fee. Only 2 blocks from Brickell City Centre, restaurants, markets and shops. Tenant occ till June 1 -
Key Features Unit #2609
- View: Bay,River,Skyline View
- Parking: 1 Space
- Pets: Yes-More Than 20 Lbs
- Waterfront Property: Yes
- Waterfront Description: River Front
- Water Access: Other
- Equipment/Appliance: Dishwasher,Disposal,Dryer,Microwave,Refrigerator,Self Cleaning Oven,Smoke Detector,Wall Oven,Washer
- Floor: Tile Floors
- Cooling: Central Cooling,Electric Cooling
- Heating: Central Heat,Electric Heat
- Other: All Amenities,Building Exterior,Cable Tv,Common Area,Elevator,Hot Water,Insurance,Pest Control Interior,Pool Service,Reserve Fund,Security,Sewer,Trash Removal,Water
- Exterior Features: High Impact Doors,Open Balcony
Floor Plan Unit #2609
|Apt No
|ft2 (m2)
|1179 (109.5)
Stories that might
interest you
Miami is the Second Best Buyers' Market in the U.S.March 02, 2017
Where to Find the Best Latin and Caribbean Food in Miami?February 15, 2017


text:
By : iG Portal
0 users
0 votes
Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas
igoogleportal.com is not affiliated with or operated by Google.
Information is provided 'as is' and solely for informational purposes, not for trading purposes or advice.
Most of the content in this portal was developed by users. We makes no representations about its performance, quality, or content.


text:
Travel & Transportation
How do I get to Harbour Island?
✈ Several airlines offer service to North Eleuthera (airport code ELH), Bahamas primarily from the departing cities of Fort Lauderdale, Miami or Nassau.
The primary carriers include:
Continental/Gulfstream International Airlines (www.gulfstreamair.com) (www.continental.com) (800) 525-0280
Beginning December 15, 2009 American Airlines may begin service from Miami (www.aa.com) (800) 433-7300
Bahamas Air (www.bahamasair.com) (800) 222-4262Twin Air (www.flytwinair.com) (954) 359-0320
Upon arrival, a taxi can quickly transport you to Three Island Dock where the water taxi will take you to Harbour Island.
If you prefer a more leisurely route from Nassau, the Bahamas Fast Ferry (aka Bo Hengy) arrives daily to Harbour Island and departs in the afternoon.
You can get more information by going to www.bahamasferries.com
How do I get around on the island?
Since Yellowbird is located in the heart of the Dunmore Town, the island's best restaurants and shops are within an easy walk. However, most visitors also enjoy renting a golf cart for short scenic and beach trips. We would be happy to assist you with arranging a golf cart rental.


text:
Is this your business? Claim it today and take control of your Business Credit Rating.
|Company Type
|Private Limited
|Company Status
|Company Dissolved
|Company Number
|Collection of non-hazardous waste
REDSTAR VENTURES LIMITED was formed on the 5th April 2012 , and are based in Suite 21 Garrison Court, 18 Barwell Road. They are currently rated G and are considered to represent an average risk score. Their credit score was last updated on 2nd April 2015 when it was changed to the current G from N. Their current legal status is Company Dissolved. This information was last updated on the 7th March 2016.
There is 1 major shareholder listed for REDSTAR VENTURES LIMITED with Ricardo Nzekwu owning the most shares by value.


text:
This final note today. Oil closed at almost $108 a barrel in New York this afternoon. That's actually a good thing, 'cause it implies traders think the economy -- and thus demand -- is coming back stronger.
But that's not really what I wanted to tell you. The anticipated future price of crude is a bit more relevant than today's mark. So this item from the Institute of International Finance -- that's a global banking group -- deserves a mention.
They figure the Saudi Arabian government, the world's biggest supplier, needs oil to average $88 a barrel this year to break even -- that is, avoid deficits. That's up from a $68 break even point last year.
How come? All the spending the Saudi government's doing to keep its citizens happy and not in the streets.


text:
Written on: 19/10/2012
Website easy to use and navigate
Customer service very helpful
The 50 page book looked beautiful
Quality of the pictures - could be better, many were grainy - and this reduced the rating to a 3
However a great way to capture pictures in one place rather than 100's on my PC
Written on: 19/10/2012
I am so sorry to hear that the images in your book were grainy, please do send an email to email@example.com with your order details and a member of our team will check the images, to see what can be done about improving the book.
Kind Regards
As rated by our community of reviewers
" Very very poor quality even after reprint-AVOID , " Read More
Written by Davesimkin
" Please contact me! " Read More
" Snapfish lose your pics " Read More
" Brilliant Company " Read More
Written by sarahhart
" Unique vintage finds " Read More


text:
Samirah B.
Wollongong, Australia, 2520
Joined on February, 2012
Gender: Female
Average Rating:
Any day at any time
Lives Near:
Can Meet:
Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge
EducationMathematics Major at Sydney university + Graduate Diploma of education at Charles Sturt University
Experiencehave quite a good experience tutoring 1-to-1 from primary upto high school (yr12)Mathematics.
Hobbiesmusic, dance, nature walk, cooking, spending time with friends and family, etc.
Preferred Subjects
Inquire about this tutor
The tutor will respond if they are available/interested.


text:
A TOTAL fire ban will be in place in the ACT on Friday.
A severe fire danger rating is predicted, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting a very hot day with west to northwesterly winds and a top of 36C.
"If a fire starts at the forecast fire danger level of severe it may be uncontrollable and move quickly," the Emergency Services Agency said on Thursday.
"Flames may be higher than roof tops. Expect embers to be blown around. Spot fires may occur up to 4km ahead of the fire."
For information about fires, ACT residents can check the ESA website: www.esa.act.gov.au or its Facebook or Twitter accounts, or call Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.
Originally published as Total fire ban in ACT


text:
Karachiairport.com ranks
#7,525,031 in the world and generates
283 Page views for daily.
FreeWebsiteReport estimates Karachiairport.com for a valuation of
$620 USD for it's visitor traffic that has the potential for CPC and Display-based advertising.
This traffic data suggests the Advertisers with a Traffic Acquisition Cost (TAC) of
$0.85 for daily and
$25.47 for monthly to spend on advertisements with Karachiairport.com. Karachiairport.com receives most of it's
organic referrals traffic from 50 websites around the world. Karachiairport.com servers are located in the Switzerland.
|Time Average
|Site Rank
|View Rank
|Views Per-User
3 Month
1 Month
Quaid-e-Azam International Airport
Transportation and Logistics
Google Safe Browsing - Safe website. Clean from Viruses, Malicious Worms, Adwares, Trojans, Spywares and Suspicious Phishing Attacks.
512-513, Anum Estate, Sharah - Faisal, Karachi, Sind 74780, PAKISTAN. Phone: +92 21 4313370, Fax: +92 21 4313373 Email: care[AT]karachiairport.com


text:
Through its highly engaging and informational interface, Banki will target the nation's youth to become economically aware at a young age and consider careers in the banking and financial services sector.
Divided into five main sections, Banki will allow users to: play five engaging games that help them understand the concept of savings, trading, simple financial transactions and digital banking; learn the basics of banking products, financial services, stock markets, economics and additional topics aligned to the Ministry of Education's curriculum; build a customised profile to create their personalised financial avatar; discover the latest information on Emirates NBD's internship opportunities, career fair events and employment processes: and hone their skills in resume building, interviewing, communication and presentations.
Available on both the Google Play and Apple stores, the edutainment game can be downloaded for free on either operating system and be used simply by registering with an email ID.
The Paypers. All rights reserved. No part of this site can be reproduced
without explicit permission of The Paypers(V2.7).


text:
In announcing the new charges, the authorities said that the student, Tim Piazza, had been given at least 18 drinks in 82 minutes at the Beta Theta Pi party in February.Court Case Judgment Prediction Tool Please try out the Court Case Prediction Tool for free
Home Latest News 10 Additional Penn State Students Charged in Hazing Death of Pledge
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
Litigation Funding Asia
Funding Legal Cases Asia
If you have a legal suit which require funding to commence or continue, please contact BIK Consulting for more information
Latest News The Tole Feritlity Centre KL Malaysia
The Tole Fertility Acupuncture Centre in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has one of the most advance chinese medical facility for treating fertility acupuncture illness.
How To Win Case
BIK Consulting provides a free tool to predict the outcome of legal case and strategies on how to win case.
Free Wordpress Hosting with Custom Domain No Ads
Create Blog or Website, Fast & Easy, Hassle Free
Recent Posts
- North Korean Troops Violated Truce While Chasing Defector, U.N. Command Says
- 'Hi, Drumstick.' President Trump Pardons a Turkey, and Likes It.
- Trump Halted These Hunt Trophies. Elephant Lovers Will Never Forget It.
- David Cassidy, Heartthrob and 'Partridge Family' Star, Dies at 67
- Are Dogs Self Aware?


text:
For this pop quiz, I decided to test our members' knowledge of a component no modern PC could do without, the hard drive. Over 1,850 TechRepublic members took the quiz and I'm glad to report that they nailed it, with no correct answers receiving less than 79 percent of the responses. Here's how the questions and answers broke down.
The disks within a hard disk
|Figure A
The correct answer is: Platters, and 87 percent of the members who took the quiz got it right, as shown in Figure A. Hard drive platters are circular disks made from aluminum, glass, or ceramic. They have a thin magnetic coating on each side and are polished to a mirror-like smoothness (see Figure B). Each side of a platter is called a head.
|Figure B
|Hard drive platters are manufactured to very tight tolerances so that they can sustain the friction created when they spin below/above the read/write head at up to 3,000 inches per second (170 mph).
Several platters are then stacked together on a spindle. A space separates each platter and allows a read/write head to move above or below each head. As the platters spin together the read/write heads move to various points on each platter to access the requested data. Modern hard drives spin at either 5,400 or 7,200 revolutions per minute.
Cylinders, tracks, and sectors
|Figure C
The correct answer to question two is: Tracks. As Figure C shows, 79 percent of those who took the quiz knew this answer. Unlike the platters mentioned above, logical cylinders aren't physical hard drive components, but a concept used to describe how data is stored on the drive.
Imagine each side of a platter is divided into sections like a pizza and also into concentric rings like the growth rings of a tree but of equal width. Each slice is called a sector and each ring is called a track. Each track is made up of a specific number of sectors. In older drives, both the inner tracks (nearest the platter's center) and the outer tracks (nearest the platter's edge) contained the same number of sectors. Modern drives however, use a technology called zone bit recording that allows the outer tracks to have more sectors than the inner tracks, thus increasing the amount of data the drive can store.
Now imagine an invisible cylinder, the width of a single track, passing vertically through the drive's stack of platters. This cylinder would pass through both the top and bottom of each platter, connecting a series of tracks. If a drive has three platters, our imaginary cylinder would connect six tracks, three top tracks and three bottom tracks. These six tracks make up a logical cylinder.
Seek time
|Figure D
The correct answer is: The time it takes the actuator to move the read/write head to the selected track. Ninety-eight percent of our quiz takers knew this answer, as shown in Figure D. When the hard drive receives a request for data, it must position the read/write heads above or below the appropriate position on the head. This placement is accomplished by spinning the platters and moving the read/write heads. Many current EIDE hard drives have average seek times between 9 and 12 milliseconds, while SCSI drive seek times often range between 4 and 8 milliseconds.
Logical block addressing (LBA)
|Figure E
The correct answer is: logical block addressing, as shown in Figure E, and 88 percent of those who took the quiz got this one right. LBA is a translation system that allows a computer's BIOS to address a hard disk larger than 528 MB. For more information on how LBA breaks the 528-MB barrier, check out this entry from CNET's Glossary of IT terms.
|Figure F
After the 98 percent correct on question three, I didn't think the results would get any better, but the last question proved me wrong. A tremendous 99 percent of those who took the quiz knew the correct answer is: Partitioning, as shown in Figure F. A partition is a portion of a hard drive that acts as an independent unit. A single hard drive can be divided into several logical drives each with it's own volume name. This allows data to be organized more efficiently on the drive.
As for the other answers, files are stored in clusters on a hard drive, but clustering is actually a networking term used to describe the process of connecting several computers and making them function as a single machine. This is often done with network servers. Formatting a hard drive is the process of preparing a drive so the operating system can use it.
Defragmenting is the process of combining pieces of a file or sections of free space into a continuous unit. When a file is stored on a hard drive, there's no guarantee the entire file will be saved in the same place. The beginning of it may be saved on an outer track, while the end may be saved on an inner track. This can lengthen the time it takes a drive to retrieve a requested file. The more a file is opened, saved, edited, or copied the more fragmented it can be come. If a significant number of the files on a hard drive become fragmented, the PC will operate more slowly. To alleviate this problem, hard drives must be periodically defragmented. During the defragmentation process free space on the drive can also be consolidated.
Highest pop quiz scores to date
The scores posted on this hard drive quiz are by far the best pop quiz scores to date. To find out how TechRepublic members performed on previous pop quizzes check out these columns:
- "Members understand printer basics but need to brush up on mechanics"
- "Members demonstrate basic networking knowledge"
- "Members are well versed in Windows 2000 Pro"
- "Members demonstrate ample knowledge of basic computer information"
Send us your quiz topics
If you have a topic you'd like us to cover in an upcoming pop quiz, we want to hear about it. Drop us a line and share your suggestions for both quiz topics and questions. If you would like to comment about this quiz, please post a comment to this article. Good luck on our next quiz!
Bill Detwiler has nothing to disclose. He doesn't hold investments in the technology companies he covers.
Full Bio
Bill Detwiler is Managing Editor of TechRepublic and Tech Pro Research and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Prior to joining TechRepublic in 2000, Bill was an IT manager, database administrator, and desktop support specialist in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.


text:
BLEND is on a hunt for the finest deep house, the best tech house and the hardest techno collaborations. Bruce Sawyer presents a new episode with heat from Under_score, Sidney Charles, Kolsch and many more. LINKS Website: http://www.listentoblend.com/music/blend-004/ iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/nl/podcast/bruce-sawyer-presents-blend/id1020357006?mt=2 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/listentoblend/blend-004-11012017
Mixcloud hosts radio shows, Podcasts & DJ mix sets. Now you can download Mixcloud mp3's easily.
Enter the url of the Cloudcast page, e.g. http://www.mixcloud.com/alec_empire/alec-empire-dj-set-at-european-dnb-rave-2009/ in the download bar above, then click the download icon. For more information see how to.
Mixcloud have an iPhone app which allows you to stream their mixes. However, the quality of the streamed mp3 is not the best. Use this site on your iPhone to find the download links and if you click one of the working links, the mp3 should open in Quicktime. Using this method you can stream the high quality mp3 for free!


text:
Terms & conditions
C.o.S ORIGINAL 6 mm + Natural Leather case & Pure Wool-felt hold / Choose color
Article number: 0802-3C80
C.o.S. CRAFT OF SWEDEN
Top of the line!
No other material warms you like pure wool. This wool-felt hand holder is specially made in Sweden and has an external layer of Pure Wool-felt sewn onto a stabile base to keep shape and is fitted with a leather strap. The stylish leather case is made of softened and undyed Natural Leather to protect your ice scrapers edges and keep wet snow from spreading in the glove compartment.
Ice scraper Original 6 mm, available in three colors for your personal choice; Clear Frost, Ice Blue or Black GT.
Performance in cold
Every Swedish Ice Scraper® is laser-cut from a thick, solid plate of mat finished Acrylic Glass. The scraping edges are then sharpened by diamond polishing for effective use on icy windshields. A generous thickness, the sharp edges and the plough shaped blade contribute to an efficient scraping power and give easy access to narrow corners on car windows.
Ergonomic design with a central hole offers quick finger grip. You can use both sides for scraping; the plough shaped upper side is suitable for FROST or easy ice, while the straight side at the bottom (unleash the Wool-felt holder) is recommended to be used -if necessary with both hands- on firm ICE. You can also remove snow and ice from the windshield WIPERS by carefully pulling the specially designed slot over the rubber blades.
Add our tailor made gift box of recycled cardboard for SEK 35 (optional).
Read more and find useful tips on our main site under "Form & Function"
Color of ice scraper?
Clear Frost 6 mm
Ice Blue 6 mm
Black GT 6 mm
Add to cart


text: i have never rooted and all of you are talking me into it since im getting bored of my droid. now as somone new to attempting this and afraid of wrecking my phone, can i get some opinions on the easiest way to root and the easiest rom to go with on the new root. thanks!


text:
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, reminds investors in Exxon Mobil Corp. ("Exxon" or the "Company") (NYSE: XOM) of the January 6, 2017 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action lawsuit filed against the Company and certain officers.
The lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on behalf of all those who purchased Exxon stock or options between February 19, 2016 and October 27, 2016 (the "Class Period"). The case, Ramirez v. Exxon Mobil Corporation et al, No. 16-cv-03111 was filed on November 7, 2016, and has been assigned to Judge Sam A Lindsay.
The lawsuit focuses on whether the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by failing to properly disclose the given the risks associated with global warming and climate change in the Company's ability to extract certain of Exxon's existing hydrocarbon reserves and by employing an inaccurate "price of carbon" which overstated the value of its reserves.
According to numerous investigative reports, in the 1970s and 1980s, Exxon conducted a scientific research program that documented the potential impact that climate change could have on the Company's assets and businesses. In addition to failing to recognize the impact of climate change on the value of its reserves, Exxon similarly failed to properly account for the declining price of oil and its impact on the value of its reserves. However, through a series of partial disclosures issued by different news sources between mid-August 2016 and late September 2016, the market learned that federal regulators were actively scrutinizing Exxon's reserve accounting related to climate change and global warming and its refusal to write down any of its oil and gas reserves in the face of declining global oil prices. The series of disclosures led to a gradual decline from the Class Period high of $95.55 per share to a closing price of $82.54 per share on September 20, 2016, representing a 13.6% drop.
Then, during pre-market hours on October 28, 2016, Exxon issued a release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 in which the Company announced a possible future write-down of 3.6 billion barrels of oil sand reserves and one billion barrels of other North American reserves that Exxon now conceded were not profitable to produce under accurate current prices. This news led to a subsequent drop in Exxon share price.
Request more information now by clicking here: www.faruqilaw.com/XOM. There is no cost or obligation to you.
Take Action
If you invested in Exxon stock or options between February 19, 2016 and October 27, 2016 and would like to discuss your legal rights, visit www.faruqilaw.com/XOM. You can also contact us by calling Richard Gonnello toll free at 877-247-4292 or at 212-983-9330 or by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP also encourages anyone with information regarding Exxon's conduct to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.
The court-appointed lead plaintiff is the investor with the largest financial interest in the relief sought by the class that is adequate and typical of class members who directs and oversees the litigation on behalf of the putative class. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
Attorney Advertising. The law firm responsible for this advertisement is Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP (www.faruqilaw.com). Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your particular case. All communications will be treated in a confidential manner.
685 Third Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Richard Gonnello, Esq.
Telephone: (877) 247-4292 or (212) 983-9330
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120119/MM38856LOGO
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shareholder-alert-faruqi--faruqi-llp-encourages-investors-who-suffered-losses-in-excess-of-100000-investing-in-exxon-mobil-corp-to-contact-the-firm-before-lead-plaintiff-deadline-300360942.html
SOURCE Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP


text:
National examination board results, NEB results which was HSEB results previously has been published. NEB management result 2074, NEB humanities result 2074, NEB education result 2074 is out.
Class 12 management result, management class 12 result 2074 2075 is published by National examination board of Nepal. As HSEB has been changed to NEB, it is now important to check result from NEB official website or Nepal Telecom website.
National examination board of Nepal will be looking after higher secondary level of education of Nepal. NEB is conducting examination and supervising from this year. This year too, hseb result publishes by NEB.
Class 12 management result 2074 National Examination Board NEB
Like previous year, class 12 science result used to be published earlier than management result and the turn comes of class 12 management result. NEB has started publishing result from its official website.
It is easy to check result as usual. Class 12 result 2074 is available on official website of NEB. You can follow these steps to check out results of National examination board.
The official link has been changed to www.neb.gov.np. So, go to neb website and look for result of 2074. You can drop down your symbol number along with your date of birth to get your result.
Class 11 science result NEB, Class 11 management result NEB is coming soon.


text: GAMEDAY: San Francisco 49ers Andy Hogan December 23, 2016 News The 50th season of Los Angeles Rams football has not gone according to plan…but Los Angeles can finish the season on a high note against two NFC West foes starting with the hated San Francisco 49ers. The Niners embarrassed the Rams on Monday Night Football during week 1 and they should be out looking for revenge. Will LA deliver a win or will they hand the 49ers their second win of the season? Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA 1:25pm PST NOTE: The current weather forecast predicts that the rain will pass by kickoff, however, it would be wise to prepare for a wet afternoon in the event that the storm lingers. Television (FOX) KTTV Ch. 11 (Los Angeles) KBFX Ch. 58 (Bakersfield) KDFX Ch. 11 (Indio/Palm Springs) KKFX Ch. 11 (Santa Barbara) KTVU Ch. 2 (Oakland/San Francisco) KBVU Ch. 28 (Eureka) KCVU Ch. 30 (Paradise/Chico) KTXL Ch. 40 (Sacramento) KCBA Ch.35 (Salinas) KMPH Ch. 26 (Visalia/Fresno) KRXI Ch. 11 (Reno, NV) Radio (Flagship) Los Angeles Rams Radio Network – Blue/Azul: English/Inglés Yellow/Amarillo: Spanish/Español KSPN 710 AM KSWD 100.3 FM KWKW 1330 AM (Español) Radio (Affiliates) KHTY 970 AM (Bakersfield) KMET 1490 AM (Banning) KKBZ 105.1 FM (Fresno) KBAD 920 AM (Las Vegas) ESPN 103.9 FM (Palm Springs) KPLY 630 AM (Reno) KWDJ 1360 AM (Ridgecrest) KTIE 590 AM (Riverside) KSMA 1240 AM (Santa Maria) Radio (Afiliados Españoles) KWAC 1490 AM (Bakersfield) KGST 1600 AM (Fresno) KENO 1450 AM (Las Vegas) KOXR 910 AM (Oxnard) KXLM 102.9 FM (Oxnard) KTMZ 1220 AM (Pomona) KCAL 1410 AM (San Bernardino) KMJE 980 AM (Sacramento) NEED TICKETS? Ticketmaster (from $70) TicketExchange (from $55) StubHub (from $30.00) What is Vegas Saying? Los Angeles -5 (Opened at Los Angeles -3) What are Rams Fans Saying? The Rams have a 87.82% chance of winning San Francisco vs. Los Angeles Regular Season: 48-41-2 Postseason: 0-1 49ers Franchise vs. Rams Franchise Regular Season: 64-66-3 Postseason: 0-1 0 comments   Get Livefyre FAQ Sign in + Follow Post comment Link Newest | Oldest


text:
Atrium with a courtyard0: en
White marble. Glazed galleries. Magnificent stone columns and vaults. A view of the inner courtyard. Surrounded by illuminated arcade corridors. The courtyard offering a sight of a blue or starry sky. At the very heart of Auersperg Palace there is an extraordinary venue for special occasions: receptions, concerts, fashion shows and thematic presentations.
This is where concert music played for a selected crowd sounds differently. This is where the reception of guests is distinguished by nobleness. This is where steps in a fashion show are provided with a different catwalk. This is where thematic presentations simply gain in significance. On warm summer evenings the inner courtyard transforms into a very special summer auditorium.
- standing receptions for up to 200 participants
- seated banquets for up to 80 participants
- The courtyard and the atrium are connected to the café. From the courtyard a special curve rises up – a spiral emphasising the space's amphitheatric shape and linking various exhibition rooms.
Your event can also be enriched by a guided tour of the Museum.


text:
Fairbank House in Maldon
House, Maldon
Rated 5 out of 5 stars 5 reviews
Confirmation within 24hr
From $224 per night {{quote.pricing.message}} Total {{quote.pricing.price | format:'currency':'short'}} for
Min 2 nights stay
Stylish, exclusive use Victorian for a couple, a group or a celebration in iconic Maldon. Fairbank House for 6 people offers two queens, master with bath and second with walk-in shower, and a twin with main bath and spa. Fairbank offers extensive indoor and outdoor entertaining options. Your home away from home is climate controlled, with an open fire, free wifi, Foxtel and Showtime. Superior furnishings and fully equipped kitchen and dining room offer guests the choice of preparing their own meals with provisions from the artisan food providers 300m away, or investigating the authentic cafes and hotels along Main and High Streets. There's provisions for breakfast and larder essentials.
Literally sitting on a goldmine South Alliance, there's a large secure garden with inbuilt BBQ from which food can be served on the patio or the large outdoor dining area off the lounge. The accommodation is suitable for all ages and families including well-behaved paws. It's especially good for downsizers who want some quality family time to celebrate one of life's milestones. Fairbank offers great value for money.
A few comments from recent guests from a Fairbank House page:
Immaculately clean, beautifully decorated, assiduous attention to all our creature comforts . . Loretta and Heather
What a beautiful and serene house with such attention to detail. Nothing overlooked . . . Robyn + others
Wonderful place, amazingly well-equipped and the most comfortable bed ever Anson & Jacqui.
Wonderful accommodation. Enjoyed the home and township and will come back . . . Ken & Tanya
Another glorious stay in your beautiful home . . . Maldon has so much to offer . . . Alex + others.
There was nothing to fault the accommodation, it was a pleasure. Charlotte + others
What a delightful place You have every comfort here. Sandra & Stephen.
We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this lovely, well equipped, charming home. Ken + others.
We enjoyed this truly charming house and garden . . .we'll plan a return visit. Gwen & Robert
Country life at its best, good times were had. Fantastic house. Lea & Trevor
Maldon's authentic streetscapes of High and Main Streets showcase a wide variety of shops:
antiques and collectables, galleries. museums and of course food and wine. The Kangaroo Hotel dates back to the sixties - that's 1860s - and the later Maldon Hotel is impressive with its dripping iron lace.
Walking trails include three comprehensive walks around town, available from Fairbank's wifi, and the Parks Victoria Goldfields trail opposite that winds its way from the Battery, past the Beehive Chimney and the Machinery Museum through town and up to Anzac Hill for that all important photo shoot.
The Victorian Goldfield Railway operates on Wednesdays and Sundays, often on Saturdays and for special occasions. There's always something coming up in Maldon, from January's Starlight Dinner in Main Street, the oldest Easter Fair in Australia, the iconic Folk Festival in October, and several themed events as well, such as the Campdraft.
By car or bike you can see the hidden parts of Maldon, the Nuggetys goldmines, still in operation, Bowe's cottages to the north, the tower on top of Mt Tarrangower, and Carman's Tunnel and the North British ruins to the south.
Why not gather provisions and go for a swim or fish in Lake Cairn Curran at Baringhup? Trips further afield include visiting Tarnagulla and Moliagul Welcome Stranger, or take in the city sights at Castlemaine, visit Fryerstown and Vaughan Springs, or join the million plus visitors annually at Daylesford. Macedon and Kyneton also add to the appeal.
Maldon is in central Victoria. For a week's stay, day trip suggestions include Echuca and the Murray, 1 hr 40 mins, or the Great Western wineries at a similar distance
Features covered by Stayz Rental Assurance
Air conditioning, Dishwasher, Parking, Washing machine, Wheelchair accessible
Rating snapshot
Average customer ratings
No reviews have been submitted for this property.
{{review.SubmissionTime | format:'date':'full'}}
{{comment.UserNickname}} responded to this review
{{comment.SubmissionTime | format:'date':'full'}}
Have a question?
Feel free to send a message to the owner/manager if you have any specific needs, or if you require additional information before you can commit to a booking request.
Select request booking to access the quote calculator and to check availability.
Enter your check in and check out dates to see availability and a total price.
Last minute deal
|Sun to Thurs ($ p/n avg.)
|Fri & Sat night
|7 night stay
|Min night stay
|Extra adult ($ p/n)
|Extra child ($ p/n)
|{{tariff.weekdayMinimumRate | format:'currency':'short'}} -
|{{tariff.weekendRate | format:'currency':'short'}} -
|{{tariff.weeklyRate | format:'currency':'short'}} -
|{{tariff.extraAdultCost | format:'currency':'short'}} -
|{{tariff.extraChildCost | format:'currency':'short'}} -
The following dates have a special rate or exception applied. Please note any discounts applicable to these dates will still apply.
|{{exception.priceInCents / 100 | format:'currency':'short'}} p/n
|Security Deposit
|{{rates.bond | format:'currency':'short'}} p/s
|{{extra.valueInCents /100 | format:'currency':'short'}} p/n p/p p/np p/s
|Yes No
p/n = per night, p/s = per stay, p/p = per person, p/np = per night and person. Ask the owner to arrange optional extras
Note: Pricing is subject to change, and a minimum stay period and other conditions may apply. You should confirm pricing with the property owner.
Prices listed based on 2 adults. Property has 4 beds and can sleep a maximum 6 people.
- Available
- Unavailable


text: 23/11/16 11/1/13 POPSUGAR Fashion Oscars Oscar-Nominated Stars We're Excited to See on the Red Carpet Emma Stone Announces Oscar Nominations — See Who We're Excited About! 11 January, 2013 by Marisa Tom 5 Shares Chat with us on Facebook Messenger. Learn what's trending across POPSUGAR. View In Slideshow Image Source: Getty The award season excitement cannot be stopped! All the proof you need is in the before-dawn wake-up call, er, Oscar nominations that took place yesterday in LA. To fete the occasion, a very polished Emma Stone and host Seth MacFarlane were on hand to announce which stars and films are up for top honors at the 85th Annual Academy Awards. Before we get into the lineup of stylish starlets nominated, can we talk about Emma Stone's sleek Andrew Gn LWD, perfectly cinched at the waist with a classic black belt? Her ensemble offers up a sophisticated take on daytime dressing, but thanks to the patent leather Christian Louboutin pumps, fit-and-flare shape, and deep-V front, it's not totally stuffy either. Now, onto the ladies we're excited to see much more of, especially considering their latest award season accolades. Among the mix? Best-actress nominees Jennifer Lawrence, for her work in Silver Linings Playbook, and Jessica Chastain, for her role in Zero Dark Thirty. Both continue to impress us with their red-carpet choices — most recently spotted in Valentino Couture and Alexander McQueen, respectively. We've got three other leading ladies that prove ultra-chic on and off the big screen, and we're listing the reasons why we love them right here. Keep clicking. Jennifer Lawrence Image Source: Getty Jennifer Lawrence had quite a busy 2012 with both The Hunger Games and Silver Linings Playbook making their silver-screen debut. But it's her leading-lady role in the latter film that earned her a best actress nomination, and we couldn't be happier for Jennifer. As for her style cred? She's impressed us (thus far) in a gilded cut-out Prabal Gurung gown — can you say Girl on Fire? — along with other sexier body-con silhouettes. At the 2013 People's Choice Awards, she showed off some leg in an embellished black-and-silver Valentino Couture number. Needless to say, we're excited to see what else she wears on the red carpet this award season. 1 / 5 Amy Adams Image Source: Film Magic Amy Adams received a nomination for best supporting actress for her role in The Master. The actress never disappoints on the red carpet, and we can always expect serious glamour from her. To date, she's wowed in everything from slinky saffron-hued Gucci, to fit-and-flare Dolce & Gabbana, to ladylike Oscar de la Renta. With such a designer résumé at hand, we can't wait to see who she wears to the Oscars! 2 / 5 Naomi Watts Image Source: WireImage Naomi Watts earned a best actress nomination for her outstanding work in The Impossible. Of course, we're no stranger to Naomi's style prowess off screen, since the local beauty has made her red-carpet mark in creations from the likes of Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, and Roland Mouret (at left). We love that she sticks to her classic-meets-modern styling sensibility, but hones in on great tailoring and edgier silhouettes. 3 / 5 Jessica Chastain Image Source: Film Magic Jessica Chastain cannot be stopped, and her latest achievement comes in the form of a best actress nomination for her role in Zero Dark Thirty. We loved seeing her wear everything from cobalt blue Calvin Klein to form-fitting Alexander McQueen at the Oscars in 2012, so what will the red-haired starlet wear this season? We're already in suspense of it all. 4 / 5 Anne Hathaway Image Source: WireImage Anne Hathaway was nominated for a best supporting actress award for her work in Les Misérables, and rightfully so. The pixie-cut starlet sung her heart out, and on top of it all, she has been nailing every red-carpet premiere look since wrapping the film. We're still talking about her leg-baring, edgy Tom Ford look from the movie's NYC premiere, and if she keeps on the same path, we won't be able to stop talking about what she wears to this year's Academy Awards, either. 5 / 5 Join the conversation Chat with us on Facebook Messenger. Learn what's trending across POPSUGAR. 2013 Academy Awards Nominations2013 Oscars Nominations2013 Awards SeasonAward SeasonCelebrity StyleEmma StoneAcademy AwardsOscars


text: Mine did that, and my brother in law (who owns a TV repair shop) said it was a certain lamp inside that went out . How old is your TV? Sometimes, after about 5 years, certain models will do this. You have to have it checked by a repair shop and get an estimate. Sometimes … Read more


text:
Baseball - Record Store and College Admin Probabilities
Problem #4
Historically, the Giant's opening home game has been on a Sunday with an average crowd of 60,000. During the last 5 years, they have opened on Saturday with an average crowd of 58,000. Allowing a 2,5% error of type 1, formally test the hypothesis that opening on Saturday has dampened attendees. S =S/vn=1000
Suppose the average home opener crowd has actually fallen to 59,000. What is the probability of erroneously accepting the belief that the opening day attendance has not been impacted by what day of the weekend the game is played?
Problem #5
Tower Records historically sells 500 CDs per day in its Midtown store. Store traffic has increased as a result of the Tomes Square redevelopment, and Tower management believes business has improved. With a 5% probability of being in error, test the belief that Tower's business has improved. A sample of 100 sales days generated an average sales figure of 512 CDs per day with a sample standard deviation S=36 CDs.
If average daily sales have risen to 508 CDs, what is the probability the management will erroneously conclude that business has remained unaffected by the Times Square development?
Problem #6
In the Tower Records situation of problem 5 above, suppose another record store opens in the neighborhood of tower. Even though store traffic has increased, so has the competition. With a 5% probability of being in error, now test the notion that Tower's business has changed in some fashion as a result of the Times Square buildup. (All other aspects of the story in problem 5 still apply).
Formally calculate the probability of type II error (B-error)under this second scenario.
Problem #7
Collage administrators believe that high school graduates' SAT performance has exhibited increased variability/ dispersion over the past decade. Historically the variance in SAT scores has been 100 points. But, administrators believe that SAT score variance has increased relative to the historical norm. A sample of 50 test scores was taken generating a sample variance of 110 points. Allowing a 5% probability of a type-I error. Formally test the conjecture that the variance in SAT scores has widened from the historical norm.
Solution Summary
Excel attachment tackles these three problems of mistaken statistical conclusions.


text:
February 21, 2006
The Deficit Reduction Act that passed Congress Feb. 1, 2006, tightened the rules for qualifying for Medicaid's long-term care coverage. Medicaid has become the primary payer for nursing home care in the United States:
- Six in 10 nursing home residents eventually deplete their assets, impoverish themselves and qualify for Medicaid.
- Medicaid paid $86.3 billion for long-term care in 2003 and accounted for almost half of all spending for such services, says the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the new rules on asset transfers will affect 120,000 nursing home residents annually and save Medicaid $2.4 billion over five years.
A private room in a nursing home averages $192 per day, or $70,080 annually, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. By contrast, home health care for three hours a day, five days a week, cost an average of $14,000 a year in 2004, according to the Center for Retirement Research.
Stephen Moses, president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform says Medicaid's standards have been so loose that an affluent senior can protect hundreds of thousands of dollars through annuities, family gifts and trusts and still get Medicaid. He touts greater use of private long-term care insurance.
- Long-term care insurance pays for about 3 percent of nursing home costs and 8 percent of home health care costs, says the Center for Retirement Research.
- Four states give residents incentives to buy private policies -- after exhausting their private insurance benefits, policyholders in California, Connecticut, Indiana and New York may qualify for Medicaid without depleting their savings.
- As another incentive, lawmakers have proposed giving a federal income tax deduction to all long-term care policyholders, not just those with high medical bills.
Source: Bob Moos, "Tighter Medicaid rules 'wake-up call' to seniors," Dallas Morning News, February 21, 2006.
Browse more articles on Health Issues


text:
Volunteer Opportunities
Anyone eager to become involved in projects within MYSO is encouraged to volunteer. Parents, grandparents and other family and friends supply critical support as organizational volunteers. Areas for which we regularly need volunteer assistance include:
• concert assistance (selling/taking tickets and distributing programs)
• weekly attendance tracking
• assistance at a variety of auditions
• equipment assistance
• data entry and other clerical assistance
• chaperoning at community engagement concerts and at other outside events
• Playathon donation collection
• photography
• staffing audition appointment phone line
• assistance at concert receptions
• assisting with the UPAF Ride for the Arts (volunteers needed before and on the day of the Ride)
• and many other projects.
If you would like to volunteer for MYSO, we would appreciate your completing the online volunteer information form as soon as possible so we can begin to plan season volunteer activities. We will contact you via email for assistance as the specific needs arise. Contact Office Manager Casey Manderscheid at 414-267-2943 or firstname.lastname@example.com or more information.
Progressions Intern Program
Progressions, a beginning string orchestra program for third and fourth grade City of Milwaukee students and introductory ensemble Prelude Orchestra, are in need of volunteer interns from the string sections of Senior Symphony, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia for the upcoming season. Duties will include (but are not limited to) supervising Progressions musicians during designated practice times and helping instructors during master class and orchestra. If you are interested in gaining volunteer/NHS service hours for the upcoming school year or would just like to volunteer your time for a wonderful cause, please contact Bernard Rahming, Community Partnership Manager, at 414-267-2949 or email@example.com.


text:
Items in Cart
<- Last Results List
Booklet helps teens appreciate the benefits of abstinence and the risks associated with sex. It offers a concise discussion about the role of self-esteem and personal values in making decisions about sex, gives strategies for declining to have sex, and describes situations in which teens might be pressured to have sex. 8 pages, 5 1/2" x 8"
Channing Bete Company
Item: 41194
Spanish Item: 41707
Price List A
The more you order, the more you save! About Qty. Discounts
On® Postponing Sex
Format: Workbook
Audience: Teens
Price List K
Making Responsible Choices About Sex
(Spanish Item: 39461)
Format: Booklet
Price List A
Abstinence And Relationships -- Why Waiting Works
Format: Brochure/Pamphlet
Audience: Young adults
Last Results List |
Review Shopping Cart |
Proceed to Checkout
Site Map | Terms of Use | Privacy
©2017 Channing Bete Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this site may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Many of our booklets, self-care handbooks, workbooks, brochures, pamphlets, group presentation packages, and other publications have trademarked names. Dew Drop®, EveryReader®, Families That Care®, Families That Care Guiding Good Choices®, Guiding Good Choices®, Health Tips®, Keeping Tabs®, Know What?®, Launch & Learn®, On®, PATHS®, Pocket Minder®, Present & Prevent®, Present Now!®, RealStyle®, Scriptographic®, Scriptography®, Staying Connected with Your Teen®, Supporting School Success®, Way To Grow®, We Wonder®, What's Up®, Who Knew?®, and Write From The Heart® are trademarks of Channing Bete Company, Inc.


text:
Super Rugby
Brumbies re-ignite confidence with victory: Mowen
ESPN Staff
July 12, 2014
Brumbies 47-25 Force (Australia only)
Brumbies skipper Ben Mowen says his side's seven-try romp over Western Force is the perfect confidence boost heading into the Super Rugby finals.
The Brumbies had won just one of their previous four matches, with many of their Wallabies stars missing in recent weeks, but they rediscovering their mojo in defeating the Force 47-25 at GIO Stadium in Canberra. The Force entered the do-or-die game with a chance to secure their first finals berth, but the Brumbies' comprehensive performance, spearheaded by fit-again Wallabies playmaker Matt Toomua, washed away doubts they were no longer a team to be reckoned with.
"When you score seven tries in a decisive game it gives you a massive belief in what you're doing," Mowen said. "Getting into a knockout situation and putting in a performance like that will give the group massive confidence going forward."
Mowen told ESPN exclusively before the game that he was "not ready for [the Force] to be the last game", saying the Brumbies could go deep in the finals, and they might be about to face the Chiefs in the first week of the play-offs - the defending back-to-back champions also having secured a post-season campaign in the final round of the home-and-away.
Matt Toomua said he last scored three tries "in a training session years ago" © Getty Images
Toomua, who starred against the Force, with three tries and a hand in two others, hasn't forgotten about the pain the Chiefs inflicted on the Brumbies with their come-from-behind victory in last year's grand final. And it's clear the chance of exacting revenge against the two-time premiers isn't lost on him.
"If we do play the Chiefs, we'll want to get one up on them, especially after last year," Toomua said. Toomua said the Brumbies were extremely keen for a home qualifying final, and director of rugby Laurie Fisher echoed his comments in the post-match press conference. The Brumbies haven't lost a home game since they entered the season under-cooked in round one against Queensland Reds
"Playing at home in any competition is an advantage," Fisher said. "It won't win you the game, but it's great to sleep in your own bed, to not have to travel, to train on your own pitch. All those little things help."
© ESPN Sports Media Ltd
Communication error please reload the page.


text:
Reuters Staff
1 Min Read
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor America:
* Hyundai Motor America - December U.S. Sales of 62,305 units versus 63,508 units in December 2015 Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays.
© 2017 Reuters. All Rights Reserved.


text:
All prices are in All prices are in USD
Shop Living Walls
1964 Lakena Street
Hartland MI 48353
Office hours: 8 - 4 Monday through Friday
The captcha you entered is incorrect. Please try again.
Please copy the characters from the image into the text field below. Doing this helps us prevent automated submissions.
Minnewashta Elementary School Mercedes Scott Spanish …
Calming MossMoss, even in a preserved state, has benefits, inspiring calmness …
There's no
need to restrict planting to the ground. From the smallest …
All prices are in USD. © 2017 Shop Living Walls.
Sitemap |
Shopping Cart Software by BigCommerce