text:
CALUMET CITY | When Brayden Banske visited his big sister at the U.S. Naval Academy, he made it his goal to follow in her footsteps.
"Courtney went through, and when I started to visit campus, it just amazed me," the Bishop Noll Institute senior said. "I was just in love."
Banske, 17, of Calumet City, applied to the academy in his junior year, took the fitness assessment and asked his congressman, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., to nominate him for admission.
"We were already communicating with his office, then we just opened the newspaper one day and it said Jackson resigned," Banske said. "We were just floored."
Without a nomination, the application could not go through for consideration.
"My Dad called the head of his office to see how I could still get the nomination," Banske said. "As more and more people found out, they tried to help through their political connections."
Banske sought nominations from U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., but they had already reached their annual limits for military academy nominations.
He then approached U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, asking if he could intervene because Bishop Noll is within his district. The academy told the congressman that would not be possible.
Because a military academy can seek nominations from the vice president, Banske tried that option and received a nomination from Vice President Joe Biden.
But the vice presidential seal of approval wasn't enough. He wasn't accepted.
Banske then set his sights on West Point.
In his letter to the admissions office at West Point, Banske explained the lack of a congressman to make a nomination.
"I am used to things not being easy and having to work harder than everyone else," Banske wrote in the letter, noting he is captain of a high school swim team without a pool and on a track team with no outdoor track.
"So the fact that I am trying to get a nomination to West Point in a district without a congressman is just another day at the office for me," he wrote.
The day after Robin Kelly won the primary election for Jackson's seat, Banske penned a letter to her explaining his circumstances and seeking her assistance if she won the general election.
"She took up this issue fast, and sent the nomination to West Point right after she was elected," Banske said.
Biden nominated Banske for admission to West Point as well.
Banske had to wait for a response from West Point. While waiting, he retook standardized tests -- five times for the SAT -- to keep improving his scores and updating his application.
His family registered him at the New Mexico Military Institute, a prep school used to feed military academies, and sent the deposit in case he didn't get accepted to West Point.
Then, at 8 a.m. on May 1, his father -- Calumet City Deputy Fire Chief Rich Banske -- opened an email with the response they had hoped for.
"Congratulations! We got your nomination just in time and last night the Admissions Committee approved your offer of admission to West Point," it read.
The elder Banske called his son at school with the news.
"Oh, he was excited," Brayden said. "It was just like a shock."
His father said he shed a few tears when he called Brayden.
"It was something he worked hard for for so long," Rich Banske said. "We in the family were all up and down with him through the process, and it is a grueling process."
Because the process was delayed so many times, Brayden had just three days to respond to the offer. He reports July 1 to West Point for a six-week summer training program before classes begin.
His sister Courtney, a 2008 graduate of Bishop Noll, is 22. She is in her first of five years of military service required upon graduation from a military academy.
She may be finishing her service when her brother graduates from West Point.
Rich Banske said he wonders how many other kids may have missed out on an opportunity to attend a military academy due to Jackson's resignation. Each member of congress may nominate 10 kids from the district each year for each of the nation's three military academies.
He said he knows of one other south suburban applicant to the U.S. Naval Academy who did not get accepted due to a lack of a congressional nomination.
"If these kids didn't follow through and take chances, who knows," he said. "These kids may have decided to try again or they may have given up their dream all together."
Now that Brayden will be attending West Point, his father says it will make for an interesting rivalry among the siblings.
"It's going to make Army-Navy week really fun at the Banske house," Rich Banske said with a laugh. "The only things in my house that say 'West Point' have the word 'Beat" in front of it right now."


text:
About to do some major damage at my favorite discount nail polish store. I'll take pictures when I'm home.
Also, ugh I'm going to make a new blog once I get home and delete this one since it's hacked. I've changed my password a few times and it's still hacked.
Ugh I've changed my password 3 times and I'm still getting those spam posts posted on my blog. I might remake if one more gets posted. Fuck.
I finally saw Brave tonight!!!! It was so good and cute and I really loved their accents (I wish I had an accent :() I don't know if you've seen it or not, but the part when the mom turns into a bear cracked me up with her facial expressions and how she'd try to talk, but it was all growls. Awwww gosh it was so cute. Go see it if you haven't! x
likelittleflowers-deactivated20: D, H, R, X! <3
D. Favorite food? Pizza probably.
H. Favorite book? White Oleander.
R. Last movie I watched? The Dark Knight Rises.
X. Celebrity crush? Joseph Gordon- Levitt

subset: commoncrawl


text:
When a tuner decides to put together a package for the Mercedes SL-Class - and many of them have - they have to ensure that the work done on the sports car is heads and shoulders above everyone else. They can achieve this through an extravagant exterior paint finish, a revamped interior, or a massive engine upgrade, among other things. German tuner, fostla.de, is taking the route of covering the SL 55 AMG with a bright and eye-catching paint finish and some extra ponies to boot.
For starters, the SL 55 AMG was put through the exterior ringer with a metallic matte yellow PWF foil that makes the sports car shine. The yellow base is complimented by new wheels that were first powder coated in gloss black and then foiled in the yellow body color. These wheels measure 10.5x20 inch at the front axle and 12.5x20 inch at the rear axle, and have been fitted with appropriate tires (265/30-20 and 325/25-20). There is also a lowering kit which brings the car closer to the ground and offers a sportier overall look to the vehicle.
Getting under that metallic matte yellow hood, there is the Mercedes' V8 engine that has received software optimization to achieve a power boost of 548 HP from the standard 500 HP. Facilitating this boost is the new exhaust system with black glossy powder coated exhaust tips.
This flashy foil and boosted output comes in at a price of 30,000 euro, or about $39,000 at the current exchange rates.


text:
6 tips for a stress-free holiday season
Pumpkins are on display everywhere, reminding us the holiday season is underway. There's no turning back now that the big box stores have hauled out the fake trees and Christmas decorations.
For most small business owners, holidays mean headaches: key employees take off for vacation. Plus, you need to deal with year-end financial reports, performance reviews and, unless your business sells Christmas trees, a potential slowdown in sales.
So, that's why I've come up with these practical tips to avoid holiday stress:
1. Ask everyone to put in their vacation requests now, if they haven't already submitted them. Buy or make a big wall calendar and note who is in the office and who is out between now and the end of the year. Be sure to schedule your own time off. This year, Christmas falls on a Wednesday, which makes it tough. Many companies will close early on Dec. 24 to provide a two-day holiday. Once you know who is going to be out of the office, figure out who will cover for whom and give employees time to train each other to complete critical tasks. Cross training employees makes sense. You can't rely on one person to be there all the time or stay forever, especially if what they do is critical to your business.
2. Determine what kind of gift, if any, you want to present to your best customers. Early-bird discounts abound, so take advantage of them, especially if you plan to order a customized gift with your company logo imprinted on it. (Chocolate bars?) I'm a big fan of food gifts. Everyone loves food, and a gift basket filled with goodies is a sure hit. Splurge on a beautiful holiday card—paper, not electronic. Send Thanksgiving cards if you want to beat the holiday rush. I like those fold-out cards attached to a yearly calendar so recipients are less likely to throw it away. Be sure to include all your company's contact information, including your website, on holiday cards.
3. Depending on what your business does, consider hosting a holiday open house. It's a good way to get your customers and prospective customers in the door. Buy a variety of appetizers and sweets at a club store. Serve beverages (non-alcoholic are best). Offer informal tours of the office or manufacturing area, if possible. If it's not feasible to invite customers or clients to your office, produce a short video holiday message with your smartphone and post it on your website. Depending on what you do, you can wear festive hats and wish viewers 'happy holidays.'
4. Even if you aren't having a holiday party, schedule a year-end office cleanup. Now is the time to clear out the storage areas, toss out the stacks of paper and hire a professional crew to deep-clean the carpets, floors and break room or kitchen. Donate surplus furniture or equipment to charity and take a tax deduction. Give employees time on the clock to clean up their work areas. Reward them for their efforts with new green plants, desk-top organizers or other perks to encourage participation.
5. Start conducting year-end performance reviews now. Letting employees know what they need to do to improve may encourage them to end the year on a more positive note. If possible, meet with people outside the office. Before the meetings, spend some time alone thinking about each person and their work style. Make detailed notes about their strengths and weaknesses. If someone is creating serious problems, be sure to document everything in writing. Consult a local labor attorney to find out how to legally terminate an employee in your state.
6. Spend some time thinking about what went right and what went wrong this year. Did you lose a big customer or client? Can you reach out to repair the relationship? Did a vendor or supplier let you down? Should you be expanding your network of suppliers to avoid problems or delays? Review your marketing and advertising campaigns. What worked and what didn't? What can you do differently in 2014 to boost sales? What are you doing to promote your business to new customers? Finally, meet with your key advisors over a holiday lunch. I rely on my CPA and my attorney to keep me out of trouble. They know me and my business well and have never steered me wrong.
Jane Applegate
- Printer-friendly version
- Login to post comments
- Send to friend


text:
Greenfield's Keith Hetzel competes in the high jump during a Woodland Conference East division Indoor meet at Brown deer High School on April 8.
Privacy | Terms of Use | Contact Us | Subscription Services | Advertising
© 2014, Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved.
Powered by Clickability.
Produced and Managed by Journal Interactive.


text:
We don't have a biography.Add to my favourites Get these quotes on a PDF
No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole world is dying.
I am truly horrified by modern man. Such absence of feeling, such narrowness of outlook, such lack of passion and information, such feebleness of thought.
You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas.


text:
12-year-old girls accused of stabbing friend in attempt to summon 'Slender Man'
In an attempt to please Slender Man, the girls reportedly began organizing a plan to kill their friend, eventually picking the day after her birthday party to attempt her murder.
The day after the party, the girls took the victim to a local park to play a game of hide-and-seek. One girl instructed to other to "Go ballistic, go crazy," and she allegedly began assaulting the victim. The victim was stabbed 19 times, before the girls reportedly told her that they would go and get help.
The girls apparently believed that Slender Man would then appear before them and take them to his mansion in the Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin.
The itsy bitsy saga of Tumblr's Spiders Georg
What started as a strange text post on Tumblr has turned into an entire fandom.
We wrote this article, which brings you the origins of the meme, in November, but since Spiders Georg's popularity appears to have only recently reached critical mass, we've determined that our earlier coverage was a statistical outlier adn should not have been counted.
'Game of Thrones' and 'Star Wars' have some surprises in common
On a scale of Luke Skywalker to Jaime Lannister, how likely are you to become a Tumblr meme?
On a scale of Luke Skywalker to Arya Stark, how well do you deal with the murder of your entire family while you were out chasing a sword?
What happens when an Internet-famous cat becomes an improv comedian
Chicago's Second City theater is a special place in the comedy world. Bill Murray, Jim Belushi, Chris Farley, Stephen Colbert, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Steve Carrell, and basically every comedian ever started on the stages of 1616 N. Wells. The place is haunted by funny. The latest entertainer to grace the theater? Lil Bub.
The itsy bitsy saga of Tumblr's Spiders Georg.
You've probably heard that every year, the average person swallows six (or three, or eight) spiders while they're asleep. The statistic is completely invented, not to mention impossible to prove under lab conditions. However, at some point after this old urban legend went viral on chain emails and "little-known facts" lists, the Internet found its own explanation for all those accidentally swallowed arachnids: Spiders Georg.
Georg originates from a text post from Tumblr user Max Lavergne:
"average person eats 3 spiders a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 spiders per year. Spiders Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted"
For whatever reason, the idea of Spiders Georg began to spread. Over 90,000 Tumblr notes later, he's taken hold like a kind of Weird Internet remora, following in the wake of the bigger but significantly less interesting spider-swallowing "fact" meme. People dream about him. They've run the math on just how many spiders Georg would have to eat to make the statistic accurate. Spiders Georg is even reportedly interfering in people's sex lives. [READ MORE]


text:
Can't stop buying boots!
Images from Sears Christmas Catalog 1971 and Spiegel Christmas Catalog 1972.
- andyp1966 reblogged this from oldstuffthatchristinelikes
- blueveils likes this
- lettersfromletters likes this
- rocknrollcola reblogged this from velvetcave
- rocknrollcola likes this
- sealedinsideaglassglobe likes this
- oldstuffthatchristinelikes reblogged this from velvetcave and added:
I want nearly all of these boots! Actually……I have some boots that look very much like the navy and black versions of...
- oldstuffthatchristinelikes likes this
- rudiegotsoul likes this
- velvetcave posted this


text:
Popular Searches
Oct 15, 2012 7:38AM
Oct 15, 2012 12:14AM
I was young and devoted to the "1987 soapy iteration" of Beauty and the Beast! Seeing all the previews for the revamp are disappointing to say the least but that's been the case for pretty much ALL the hollywood revamps of old shows. There's not too much "beastly" about the new Beast so really...what's the point? Please leave these old shows alone!! Come up with something new and better instead of always trying to go back recreate the wheel!!
Jul 3, 2013 9:24PM
Mar 18, 2013 4:40PM
Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
|We Can Rebuild Them
10 of TV's most noteworthy reboots
By Kenny Herzog
Just because the seeming majority of prime-time television is either unscripted reality shows or resurrections of classic series doesn't necessarily mean that networks are out of ideas. But it does suggest they know a sure thing with an established demographic when it's pitched their way. That's just one explanation for the surge in TV reboots — the total recasting and reimagining of a long since canceled hit. Another reason could be that producers and writers are simply living out their fantasy of paying homage to the first few generations of small-screen entertainment that inspired them.
In the case of "Beauty and the Beast," it's perhaps a little from Column A and Column B. Still, it's hard to fathom anyone paying an overly earnest tribute to CBS' 1987 soapy iteration of the classic fairy tale starring Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman. To each his own.
In any event, we've assembled 10 reboots from the past few decades to illustrate when a concept has the potential for fruitful modernizing ("Battlestar Galactica") and when a dead horse is simply beat and cannibalized to no productive end ("Charlie's Angels"). We'll leave it with you to ponder what other past favorites could be next in line to get dusted off.
Bing: 'Beauty and the Beast' | See pics of Ron Perlman as the Beast
"Beauty and the Beast" airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the CW.
What show would you like to see resurrected? Tell us on MSN TV Facebook and MSN TV Twitter.
(The CW)


text:
Acorn Squash Cupcakes + Browned Butter Frosting
Acorn Squash Cupcakes with browned butter cream cheese frosting
Biscoff cinnamon chip Christmas cookies!
Sometimes I walk like this when I'm wearing a coat.
(Source: nevenapotter)
My reaction after listening to Lady Gaga's whole ARTPOP album on iTunes Radio
(Source: modacat)
This woman is a goddess
(Source: hausofsusan, via suzaken)
Scrumptious Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
I decided spur of the moment on Sunday night to (finally) have my vanilla cupcake bake off. Every baker needs a killer vanilla cupcake recipe in his/her arsenal because it is so versatile, but as every baker knows, the perfect vanilla cupcake is almost as allusive as Bigfoot. I prefer my cupcakes to be dense, moist and almost shiny when you bite into them. My quest began with high hopes.
So I began my mission with four different cupcake recipes. One was a recipe heavy whipping cream instead of milk. The second was a classic butter. The third was Buddy Valastro's (aka the Cake Boss) vanilla cupcake.
The first two baked up just fine and were quite satisfactory but frankly I was most excited for the Cake Boss's. I stood with my nose pressed against the oven glass the entire 30 minutes that they baked and I almost cried when I took them out. They were perfectly domed and better yet, the top was shiny. When I pulled them apart (and a little puff of steam came out and I screamed) they were perfection. A heavy, but moist and delicate crumb. This, my friends, was a real cupcake.
After a half hour of cooling, I recruited my younger sister to try them all with me. The first one was dry, as evidenced by the fact that my sister nearly choked on hers. The second was more moist with great flavor but simply not enough cupcake. Both were too light.
We got to Buddy's cupcake and it was a clear winner. I haven't had a vanilla cupcake that was so good. After a second round of making it and a few slight alterations to increase the moisture, here the finalized recipe and boy is she a doozy.
To top it off, I tested a new frosting that was incredible and light, a perfect compliment to a sweet cupcake. I added that at the bottom.
Best Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
(adapted from Buddy Valastro's Vanilla Cake)
2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup Canola oil (his recipe called for vegetable but I used Canola. They're interchangeable.)
2 1/4 tsp. baking powder
vanilla (to taste)
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
(The following directions are exactly from Buddy's recipe.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Put the flour, sugar, vegetable oil, baking powder, vanilla and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. (If you don't have a stand mixer, you can put the ingredients in a bowl and use a hand mixer with the blending attachments.) Mix on slow just until the ingredients are blended together, a few seconds, then raise the speed to low-medium and continue to mix until smooth, approximately 1 additional min
With the motor running, add 1 egg at a time, adding the next one after the previous one has been absorbed into the mixture. Stop the motor periodically and scrape the bowl from the bottom with a rubber spatula to integrate ingredients, and return the mixer to low-medium speed. After all the eggs are added, continue to mix for an additional minute to ensure the eggs have been thoroughly mixed in. This will help guarantee that the sugar is dissolved and that the flour has been thoroughly mixed in, which will help produce a luxurious mouth-feel in the final cake.
With the motor running, add the milk, 1/2 cup at a time, stopping the motor to scrape the sides and bottom between the two additions. Continue to mix for another minute or until the mixture appears smooth. Before baking, be sure the batter is at 70-73°F or the cake will crown.


text:
3:08 minutes
Liv and Jake comfort each other as their worlds fall apart around them. Jake asks Olivia to run away with him. Liv asks Jake to take advantage of her. Watch this scene from Scandal Episode 313: No Sun on the Horizon.
3:08 min
View other videos
for "Scandal"
continue viewing.
Video Player : Video ID


text:
Supergroup Unplugged
- When: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 9 p.m.
- Where: Ghost Ranch, Steamboat
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: Not available
- Categories: All
Supergroup Unplugged — Ghost Ranch Saloon, 9 p.m.
FREE. Call 970-879-9898. 56 Seventh St.
Related links
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Requires free registration
Posting comments requires a free account and verification.


text:
A workshop conducted in May by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Congressmen in the Federated States of Micronesia enabled the national legislators to agree to priority areas for strengthening the Congress' internal capacity.
Saturday 29 May the workshop "Reporting on the MDGs" was arranged in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The purpose of the workshop was to increase the awareness and visibility of the MDGs in the Solomon media.
While the whole world is grappling with issues of poverty, our young rugby players are making their contributions to poverty reduction known.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Ms Ligia Elizondo, arrived in Fiji today having just visited the Solomon Islands.
Imagine a woman lying unconscious and dressed in the tattered remnants of her clothing after a disaster.
Students of the International Seconday School (ISS) and three other schools, Adi Cakobau School, Marist Brothers High School and Saint Josephs Secondary School, are currently participating in the ISS-Model UN
The first public hearing by the Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) concluded today, with 19 witnesses giving sometimes wrenching personal testimony on their experiences during five years of civil conflict known as the "tension".
Nine victims from the tensions in Solomon Islands testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission during the first day of public hearings.
A Training of Trainers for Gender, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change will be held at Tanoa Plaza, Suva from 21-22 January, 2010.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Multi Country Office based in Fiji today announces its newly re-designed website.
An inception workshop on Capacity Building and Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Vanuatu is currently underway at the Le Lagon in Port Vila.
An effective Parliament leads to effective governance enabling better service for everyone.
The delivery of Civic Education to the communities of Fiji was given a major boost when stakeholders from Government, donors, civil society and non-government organizations met to agree on the way forward.
Government officials in Vanuatu were introduced to tools which will assist them in accelerating the pace of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Three countries in the Pacific have been recognized globally for outstanding community marine conservation work.
Journals documenting the proceedings of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Fiji Parliament between 2000 and 2006 were handed over by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to the Parliament Secretariat in a ceremony
A Capacity Enhancement and Talanoa Workshop was organized for Parliamentarians of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga on Wednesday 16 July.
A Pacific UN Team recently met with the Government of Vanuatu and development partners in an effort to gauge how effectively they could work together in accelerating the pace of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) with the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga.
An inception workshop on Capacity Building and Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management in Fiji took place today at the Land Resource Planning and Development.


text:
Houzz Ideabook- The Fifth Element
This weeks Ideabook is all about that big ol' space you stare up at every time you can't sleep. The one that acts as a floor to your attic, and a roof to your rooms.
It's all about the "fifth wall", a.k.a your ceiling!
It's all about the "fifth wall", a.k.a your ceiling!
Click on the badge below to read my article and to check out the sensational ceilings I found while browsin' the Houzz…
houzz- kitchen design, bathroom design, landscaping and more
This entry was posted in Houzz Ideabook.


text:
Problems with the Measurement of Banking Services in a National Accounting Framework
AbstractThe paper considers some of the problems associated with the indirectly measured components of financial service outputs in the System of National Accounts (SNA), termed FISIM (Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured). The paper utilizes a user cost and supplier benefit approach to the determination of the value of various financial services in the banking sector. The present paper also attempts to integrate the balance sheet accounts in the SNA with the usual flow accounts. An empirical example of various nominal output concepts that could be applied to the U.S. commercial banking sector is presented.
Download InfoIf you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
Bibliographic InfoPaper provided by School of Economics, The University of New South Wales in its series Discussion Papers with number 2012-25.
Length: 61 pages
Date of creation: Apr 2012
Date of revision:
Handle: RePEc:swe:wpaper:2012-25
Contact details of provider:
Postal: Australian School of Business Building, Sydney 2052
Phone: (+61)-2-9385-3380
Fax: +61)-2- 9313- 6337
Web page: http://www.economics.unsw.edu.au/
More information through EDIRC
Related researchKeywords: User costs; banking services; deposit services; loan services; production accounts; System of National Accounts; FISIM; Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured.;
Other versions of this item:
- Diewert, Erwin & Fixler, Dennis & Zieschang, Kimberly, 2012. "Problems with the Measurement of Banking Services in a National Accounting Framework," Economics working papers erwin_diewert-2012-14, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 04 Apr 2012.
- C43 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Index Numbers and Aggregation
- C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models
- C82 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access
- D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
- D57 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Input-Output Tables and Analysis
- E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Capital; Investment; Capacity
- E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ACC-2012-05-02 (Accounting & Auditing)
- NEP-ALL-2012-05-02 (All new papers)
- NEP-BAN-2012-05-02 (Banking)
- NEP-CBA-2012-05-02 (Central Banking)
ReferencesReferences listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
- Diewert, Erwin & Nakamura, Alice O., 2009.
"Accounting for Housing in a CPI,"
Economics working papers
erwin_diewert-2009-19, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 12 Mar 2009.
- W. Erwin Diewert & Alice O. Nakamura, 2009. "Accounting for housing in a CPI," Working Papers 09-4, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
- Titan Alon & John Fernald & Robert Inklaar & J. Christina Wang, 2011. "What is the value of bank output?," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue may16.
- Diewert, W. E., 1976. "Exact and superlative index numbers," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 4(2), pages 115-145, May.
- Dennis J. Fixler & Kimberly D. Zieschang, 1992. "User Costs, Shadow Prices, and the Real Output of Banks," NBER Chapters, in: Output Measurement in the Service Sectors, pages 219-243 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Robert Inklaar & J. Christina Wang, 2013.
"Real Output of Bank Services: What Counts is What Banks Do, Not What They Own,"
London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 80(317), pages 96-117, 01.
- Wang, J. Christina & Inklaar, Robert Christiaan, 2011. "Real Output of Bank Services: What Counts Is What Banks Do, Not What They Own," GGDC Research Memorandum GD-119, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen.
- Robert Inklaar & J. Christina Wang, 2011. "Real output of bank services: what counts is what banks do, not what they own," Working Papers 11-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
- Fixler, Dennis & Zieschang, Kimberly D, 1991. "Measuring the Nominal Value of Financial Services in the National Income Accounts," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 29(1), pages 53-68, January.
- Dennis Fixler, 2009. "Incorporating Financial Services in a Consumer Price Index," NBER Chapters, in: Price Index Concepts and Measurement, pages 239-266 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Carol Corrado & John Haltiwanger & Dan Sichel, 2005. "Measuring Capital in the New Economy," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number corr05-1.
- Dennis J Fixler & Marshall B Reinsdorf & Shaunda Villones, 2010. "Measuring the services of commercial banks in the NIPA," IFC Bulletins chapters, in: Bank for International Settlements (ed.), The IFC's contribution to the 57th ISI Session, Durban, August 2009, volume 33, pages 346-349 Bank for International Settlements.
- Usher, Dan (ed.), 1980. "The Measurement of Capital," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 0, number 9780226843001.
- W. Erwin Diewert, 1980. "Aggregation Problems in the Measurement of Capital," NBER Chapters, in: The Measurement of Capital, pages 433-538 National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Keuning, Steven, 1999. "The Role of Financial Capital in Production," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 45(4), pages 419-34, December.
- Robert J. Hill & T. Peter Hill, 2003. "Expectations, Capital Gains, and Income," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 41(4), pages 607-619, October.
CitationsCitations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
Cited by:
- , & Diewert, Erwin, 2014. "The Treatment of Financial Transactions in the SNA: A User Cost Approach," Economics working papers erwin_diewert-2014-8, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 20 Feb 2014.
ListsThis item is not listed on Wikipedia, on a reading list or among the top items on IDEAS.
StatisticsAccess and download statistics
CorrectionsWhen requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:swe:wpaper:2012-25. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: (Gabriele Gratton).
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If references are entirely missing, you can add them using this form.
If the full references list an item that is present in RePEc, but the system did not link to it, you can help with this form.
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.


text:
User:Pravesh Verma
From OpenWetWare
Revision as of 21:14, 12 March 2013 by Pravesh Verma (Talk | contribs)
I am a new member of OpenWetWare!
Contact Info
- Pravesh Verma
- cdri
- Address 1
- Address 2
- City, State, Country etc.
- Email me through OpenWetWare
I work in the Your Lab at XYZ University. I learned about OpenWetWare from fortunately web page opended., and I've joined because for knowledge sake.
- Year, PhD, Institute
- Year, MS, Institute
- Year, BS, Institute
Research interests
- Interest 1
- Interest 2
- Interest 3
- Goldbeter A and Koshland DE Jr. . pmid:6947258.
- JACOB F and MONOD J. . pmid:13718526.
leave a comment about a paper here
- Mark Ptashne. A genetic switch. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2004. isbn:0879697164.


text:
Ellen Round Two!
Guess who's strapping in for another Oscar night adventure? Ellen Degeneres that's who! Just announced: the comedienne and talkshow host will do her second solo gig as Oscar Host this coming March 2nd, 2014. She first hosted, as you'll recall, for the 2006/2007 Oscar ceremony which saw The Departed crowned Best Picture.
I'm glad Ellen is back for round two. You?
Since we all know Ellen loves to dance I hope there's either a Mary Poppins/Saving Mr Banks inspired "Steppin' Time" number in which various movies are represented -- you know how that song keeps changing to mirror whatever it's celebratin' -- or she does a group dance with the cast of American Hustle since they're already getting their boogie on.
Any other proposals as to what Ellen should do on Oscar night?


text:
Psi Chi is the Psychology Honors Society. The application deadline for this semester is October 17, and application information is available here.
You should apply to Psi Chi if you can answer YES to all of these questions:
- Are you are a Psychology Major or Minor?
- Have you have completed three full semesters at NU?
- Do you have a minimum overall GPA of 3.00 at NU?
- Do you have a minimum Psychology GPA of 3.00 at NU?
- Have you completed six (6) Psychology courses (minimum of 24 credit hours)?
Okay, so I meet those criteria. But why should I apply for Psi Chi?
There are many good things about being a Psi Chi member. Let me highlight what I think are the most important reasons : first, it identifies you as serious about the study of Psychology, and shows that you have performed in a superior way in your Psychology courses. It looks good on resumes when you apply for jobs after graduation, or for Psychology graduate school. It is good for networking. And there is typically a fun induction event for all who are able to become members!
Have questions? Please email the Psi Chi faculty advisor, Prof. Baker, at email@example.com.


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Exceptional Products & Exceptional Customer Service.
Totally Pleasured are committed to bringing you quality products and quality customer service.
Providing thousands of sex toys all under one roof, from dildo's, whips and restraints to the more adventurous bondage and BDSM range.
All our products are sourced for durability for long lasting fun leaving you Totally Pleasured!


text:
I took part in Comics&Cola's Shelfies feature, in which cartoonists share photos and write about their bookshelves and comics collections. I also picked three childhood favourites to focus on. Click through to have a peek.
I finally have copies of both my new books: Destination X from Nobrow, and a Machine Gum collection from La Pastèque. They both make their official debut at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, May 11-12.
I'll have two books debuting at TCAF this May, and here's a first look at the covers.
First, Destination X from Nobrow Press, a nice little 52-page hardcover pulp sci-fi comic book that I'm pretty excited about.
Secondly, an 80-page Machine Gum collection from my friends at La Pastéque. Technically it's a French edition, but of course the comics are wordless.
I'll post more about each book as TCAF draws near.
Big news! I had the thrill of creating an illustrated version of Abbott and Costello's Who's on First? for Quirk Books. The classic comedy routine was one of my favourite things ever as a kid, and just about the closest I ever came to caring about baseball. The book is out today! Here's the cover and a few of my favourite spreads.
Here's a one-page excerpt from my contribution to the newest kuš! anthology.
Excerpt of John Martz's comics in š! #12 'future 2.0' (international anthology with 180 pages of full color comics for only $ 12.00 postpaid!)
You can now preorder the next issue of Kuš!, edited by Anne Koyama, with a cover by Michael DeForge, and featuring a pretty swell lineup of cartoonists, including yours truly.
Coming in February — a picture book adaptation of one my favourite things ever: Abbott & Costello's Who's on First? from Quirk Books.
My first illustrated picture book, Dear Flyary, written by Dianne Young, hits bookstores March 1st.
(Source: youtube.com)
I just received my copies of Nobrow 6, packed full of comics by too many great people to name, including one by myself, and pals Luke Pearson, Joe Lambert, Michael Deforge, Matt Forsythe, Jesse Jacobs, and like I say — too many to name. And a cover by Tom Gauld! Get yours.
Hey look, it's me! Starring in Backwards Day, the iPad kids' book I illustrated for JibJab Jr. The book is now live in the app store, and I couldn't be happier with it how it turned out. JibJab has corralled a team of great illustrators to put out a book a month, all of which can be personalized to make your child the star of the book.
Too many apps published under the guise of "kids' books" are so full of interactive things to touch and figure out and play with that they're more like games than books. All of that extra junk gets in the way of what books are for, which is reading. JibJab Jr. books have a single interactive element: turning the page. So I am proud to be part of a series of iPad books that are books first, and apps second.
The books are penned by the amazing rhymester Scott Emmons.
Here's a little sneak preview of how the book looks. Forgive the wonky video. I took it on my phone and used YouTube's motion stabilizing feature which created some weird ghosting at the beginning:
Team Society League fans and fart-joke lovers alike can now look forward to this 250-page hardcover omnibus debuting at TCAF next weekend.
(Source: Flickr / robotjohnny)
Just received some copies of Carton from my friends at La Pastèque. (Taken with instagram)
From the looks of this photo from Matt Forsythe, it looks like Carton is in stores, at least in Montreal. Availability online is another story, but it does have an Amazon.ca listing free of any pesky information or details.
Another Carton promo featuring Pascal Girard.
(Source: youtube.com)


text:
Categories > Games > Zelda > Midna x Link had a baby
Old man.0 Reviews
an old man appears..
"Hunny are you awake?" he whispers, its 3am as I look at the clock and I am led with my head in the pillow looking at the ceiling.
"C'mere, it will be okay Zant wouldn't dare hurt him because he would have to deal with me." he pulls me into a tight embrace before I cry into his chest, I might be strong but I am not strong enough to hold back tears.
"Don't cry, hey, shh, it will all be okay you might make me cry, shhh its fine everything will be fine." he strokes my hair and coos me with soft words which makes me calm a little and I start crying quietly when I hear Link sobbing and I lift my head up to see Link crying as much as I am. I have never seen Link cry before it makes me feel sad even more.
"Please don't cry." I hold him in my arms whilst he crys into my neck and I wipe away my remaining tears.
"M-idna he he is o-our only ch-child." was all he could say before I shh him even more.
"We will get him back, I can assure you."
I look into his bright blue eyes as I wipe away the tears that are attached to his beautiful face and then I kiss him, I kiss him hoping everything will be alright, that we will get back our son and kill Zant forever.
We part our kiss and I give him a strong faint smile before saying..
"I love you."
"I love you too, so much."
I lay beside him holding his hand, we are too exauhsted now so we fall asleep hand in hand.
"Midna, hunny wake up please."
"ughh. ADAM." I sit up in my bed panting heavily.
"You were kicking and screaming and you scared me!" He looks as if he was about to cry.
"I am so sorry, I had a dream that Zant done terrible things to Adam, I want the pictures to go away."
"Midna, I woke you up because I have found out where Zant is!"
"You have!! Where is he?!"
"I woke up at around 8 and I went searching around the village and this nice man came up to me and said I looked as if I was in a hurry and he told me that a man came out of the building late at night running with a baby, he looked rushed aswell and he asked if me running around was anything to do with the other man."
"I told him yes that he stole our baby, the man was terrified and told me that he saw Zant running through the village so he followed him around, he was curious as to why he was running. When he found out where Zant is hiding."
"Well, what are we waiting for!? lets go now!"
"We need to get dressed Midna." he stops me and I nod before running into the bathroom and getting changed.
I walk out and see Link is ready too so we leave the castle hoping to find that man.


text:
About the conference
Following the success of Power in Unity 2013 The IET is delighted to once again bring to you a packed one day, multi-stream conference from a whole-system philosophy, bringing together all the key information on smart grid, smart metering, energy storage and power quality.
A selection of leading professionals from the Power Network Joint Vision Expert Group will talk about the challenges being faced in integrating low carbon generation to the grid while decarbonising heat and transport and to discuss the role of a system architect for the UK electricity system (Electricity Networks: handling a shock to the system). They will put forward their perspectives through plenary sessions, parallel conference sessions and panels.
The IET PNJV steering group have had two rounds of funding from the Technology Strategy Board for additional research studies in particular around the role of a system architect and the potential to model future network scenarios.
Hear about how this work aims to assist the government in lowering carbon emissions, making more efficient use of the UK's resources, and identifying new opportunities for jobs and exports.
Highlights of the event
- Keynote: Learn about the launch of the new Energy Systems Catapult in 2015 from Nick Smailes, Lead Technologist, Energy, Technology Strategy Board
- The IET Power Network Joint Vision (PNJV) expert group published a report in December 2013 titled Electricity Networks: Handling a Shock to the System. Hear from a selection of leading professionals from the PNJV Expert Group about the developments and challenges of taking forward the recommendation of the report for a 'systems architect' role to oversee the UK electricity system
- Highlights from the on-going work on DECC and OFGEM's Smart Grid Forum Workstream 7
Please see the programme page for more details.


text:
Sutton Graham II, MD
Greenville Plastic Surgeon
4.5 out of 5 stars
2 reviews
Frederick G. Weniger, MD, FACS
Hilton Head Island Plastic Surgeon
5.0 out of 5 stars
16 reviews
Average cost in US: $4,450
Average cost in Spartanburg: $2,025
100% of Spartanburg reviewers said Eyelid Surgery was worth it
"Excellent Results! - Spartanburg, SC"
I have always had heavy eyelids that rested on my eyelashes. I chose Dr. Orseck because of his reputation. Dr. Orseck and his staff clearly explained the procedure and what I could expect post-op. All of my questions were answered and I felt completely at ease walking in to his office on the day of the surgery. I was comfortable throughout the entire procedure. The only pain medication I... more
Greenville Eyelid Surgery Expert
Robert T. Buchanan, MD
5.0 out of 5 stars
4 reviews
Remove excess skin from eyelids
Call Dr. Buchanan (828) 358-2966
Sign In
sign in with Facebook
Join the world's largest cosmetic surgery community.
Join Now
By creating an account, you are indicating that you have read and accept the
RealSelf Terms of Use.
Enter your username or email address and we will send you a link to login.
Please create a username or use the one provided to complete your registration.


text:
Item in stock
Standard Delivery
Click & Collect
Soundfreaq SFQ-04 Sound Kick portable bluetooth speaker
Item No.3250350029
This Soundfreaq SFQ-041 sound kick speaker allows you to stream audio wirelessly from any smart device and has a USB charging capability. It gives a more immersive audio experience with UQ3 spatial enhancement technology and has 7 hours worth of playback time.
- USB Charging Only
- UQ3 Spatial enhancement expand the sound stage, giving a more immersive audio experience that sounds natural and spatially engaging
- USB charging port provides power to charge mobile phones, smart phones, headsets and other portable devices with USB charging interface
- Opens for full sound, closes compact
- HWD: 40 x 26.5 x 10.6 cm
- Model: SFQ-04
- Stream audio wirelessly from any smart device with Bluetooth wireless A2DP compatible
- Power supply
- Built in rechareable battery for up to 7 hours of playback
- Bluetooth Wireless, Aux In, USB Charging
- Aux input
- Line input
- Weight: 0.88kg
- 1 year guarantee
Deliveries are between 8am - 6pm, Mon - Sat.
FREE if you pay with your Debenhams card
FREE delivery on all orders over £30 (normally £3.99)
Deliver to store for collection ( 160 participating stores ) FREE
Debenhams is happy to exchange or refund your purchase within 28 days providing the goods are in a fully resaleable condition (including tags) and not within the exclusion policy*. This policy does not affect your statutory rights. You can return unwanted items either by visiting your local store (the fastest way to get a refund), by arranging a courier collection or returning by post. Exclusions apply to selected products. For instructions on how to return products and information on Debenhams refund policy visit the returns and refunds section of the website.


text:
Why GameStop (GME) Stock Rebounded Today
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- GameStop (GME) rebounded 6.7% at 3:13 p.m. on Friday after Sterne Agee remained optimistic about the video game retailer in the wake of its weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
GameStop reported results and issued full-year guidance for 2014 that were below analysts' expectations, but Sterne Agee said the company's outlook is positive because of strong sales of new video game consoles.
The firm believes GameStop's earnings per share could reach $4 in 2014. Sterne Agee noted the company's EPS guidance was in line with analysts' expectations after buyback adjustments. The firm maintained its $52 target price and "buy" rating.
"We expect investor skepticism towards GME to fade as the industry begins to grow again later this year," the firm's research note reads. "GME's upcoming investor day (4/21) and E3 (6/10-6-12) could be potential near-term catalysts."Must Read: Warren Buffett's 10 Favorite Stocks STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. ---------- Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates GAMESTOP CORP as a "buy" with a ratings score of B-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate GAMESTOP CORP (GME) a BUY. This is driven by multiple strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
- The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 7.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 18.8%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- Powered by its strong earnings growth of 111.41% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 51.04% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, GME should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Specialty Retail industry. The net income increased by 111.0% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from -$624.30 million to $68.60 million.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 80.29% to $680.60 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, GAMESTOP CORP has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -18.94%.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: GME Ratings Report
Select the service that is right for you!COMPARE ALL SERVICES
Action Alerts PLUSTry it NOW
Jim Cramer and Stephanie Link actively manage a real portfolio and reveal their money management tactics while giving advanced notice before every trade.
Product Features:
- $2.5+ million portfolio
- Large-cap and dividend focus
- Intraday trade alerts from Cramer
- Weekly roundups
TheStreet Quant RatingsTry it NOW
Only $49.95/yr
Access the tool that DOMINATES the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500.
Product Features:
- Buy, hold, or sell recommendations for over 4,300 stocks
- Unlimited research reports on your favorite stocks
- A custom stock screener
- Upgrade/downgrade alerts
Stocks Under $10Try it NOW
David Peltier, uncovers low dollar stocks with extraordinary upside potential that are flying under Wall Street's radar.
Product Features:
- Model portfolio
- Stocks trading below $10
- Intraday trade alerts
- Weekly roundups
Dividend Stock AdvisorTry it NOW
Jim Cramer's protege, David Peltier, identifies the best of breed dividend stocks that will pay a reliable AND significant income stream.
Product Features:
- Diversified model portfolio of dividend stocks
- Alerts when market news affect the portfolio
- Bi-weekly updates with exact steps to take - BUY, HOLD, SELL
Real Money ProTry it NOW
All of Real Money, plus 15 more of Wall Street's sharpest minds delivering actionable trading ideas, a comprehensive look at the market, and fundamental and technical analysis.
Product Features:
- Real Money + Doug Kass Plus 15 more Wall Street Pros
- Intraday commentary & news
- Ultra-actionable trading ideas
Options ProfitsTry it NOW
Our options trading pros provide daily market commentary and over 100 monthly option trading ideas and strategies to help you become a well-seasoned trader.
Product Features:
- 100+ monthly options trading ideas
- Actionable options commentary & news
- Real-time trading community
- Options TV


text:
Categories > TV > Firefly
Polish1 Reviews
Prompt: Nail-polish, Gun-polish, Yeast. Kaylee gets girlified. By request.
(#) Ithilwen 2007-06-08 09:23:38 PMI didn't know Kaylee was Polish! Oh, wait...
Bleh. Deep red is not Kaylee's color, though I do remember River saying something about Jayne looking good in red.
The joke of the last line doesn't quite make it, but Jayne's speech patterns seem to be down. "Innards" indeed.


text:
dropping acid this weekend in the mountains was an experience ill never forget… woooooowwww i love acid so much
dropping acid this weekend in the mountains was an experience ill never forget… woooooowwww i love acid so much
is this all because of yung lean?
i was at the beach and i told this guy i wanted to buy a bong to use as a vase because i think they're pretty and he was like "yeaahh i use my bongs for flowers tooo haa haa they dont stay alive for long thooo lol" but i really just want it as a vase because i don't smoke weed
I really love Harriet the spy
*becomes inactive*
I want to know
where the gold at:
I want the gold.
Give me the gold;
I want the gold
jon13579111 year ago
hi im darren here's a little about me:)) i live in the uk im 26 and i smoke alot of cannibus i have done most other drugs and i am a really lonely person but i feel a strange connection to charles manson one i have never felt before with anyone and i truly 100% believe he is innocent i have watched nearly everything on here about him but i cant find where to watch the 1972 documentary i have looked everywhere for it just wondered it you have you got any idea where i can watch it if u do PM me?
Does anyone know any websites that are fun instead of aggressively negative
what if flowers had sex
Adderall is so inconsistent for me because I'm an idiot and always take too much but I'm not gonna stop
I get in minuscule fights with this stupid juice head sub we have everyday. He talks like an idiot and I swear he takes steroids and today I rolled my eyes at him and he told me I'm getting a zero…He just told an Autistic kid in my class he needs to "get on his twitter game"
im going to patent that idea
i wonder if i could become a famous artist by working off of kidpix
fucking myself w a knife
"mangoes are disgusting"
iight square up
if i hang myself ill post pics so i can get notes from goth/gore blogs
you ever get soooo hiiiigh, like…….
plot twist: riff raff isnt trolling and all of you are feeding his fame
I wish there was a way to filter ur dash cuz I'm in a txt post mood right now
if the real human bean
LIFE HACK: disguise your nervous breakdown as a series of jokes
what's good tho


text:
More information
Learn more about omega-3 fatty acids, including DHA, and infant health from the March of Dimes.
SOURCES: Usha Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., associate professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health and director, graduate program in Nutrition and Health Sciences, division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta Ga.; Jennifer Wu, M.D., obstetrician/gynecologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; September 2011 Pediatrics
|Copyright©2010 ScoutNews,LLC.
All rights reserved


text:
Next, you'll be asked to connect with Twitter. Rest assured, we will never send a tweet from your account
without your permission.
We will send you an email with an invite soon.
To a Vatican trip planning startup... RT @axk: RT @kevinlukemay: Even the Pope is pivoting.
Love is in the air - Mr & Mrs Smith hopes so with Facebook trip hint service via @Tnooz
Planning trips with heatmaps based on photos via @Tnooz/@foxychops
TouristPath wants to be world's largest tourism database with social planning thrown in via @Tnooz/@foxychops
RT @Springnest quick article about trip to @TravelTechEu in London - via @Tnooz. Big thanks to @travizeo for the video
TouristPath wants to be world's largest tourism database with social travel planning thrown in via @Tnooz/@foxychops
See what's Trending Now for @kevinlukemay
Follow @kevinlukemay on Twitter


text:
- Narrow by:
- Chiropractic Doctors
- Chiropractic Massage
- Back Adjustments
- Chiropractic Physical Therapy
- Chiropractic Pain Management
- See More
West Virginia > Lester Yellow Pages > Health and Wellness > Complementary Health Care > Chiropractors: Chiropractic Massage Lester
We did not find any businesses listed for Chiropractors: Chiropractic Massage in Lester, WV (city)
Would you like to ...
Would you like to ...
- Search for Chiropractors: Chiropractic Massage in Raleigh County, WV (city)?
- Choose Another City?
- Choose a Different Category?
- Search for Health and Wellness or Complementary Health Care instead?
updating results
You are currently searching


text:
Are These Companies Awful or What?
Chris is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
This isn't going to be a nice article. So if you own any of the companies listed herein, I apologize for everything I'm going to say. But if I could've gone back and warned myself of some of the awful holdings I've had in the past, I would've definitely done so. Consider this tough love -- these companies are still around to the best of my knowledge, so they can still salvage productive and honest operations. The question is, will they do so? Let's talk about some problems I've found with these companies.
Dim Bulb
Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT) is an electricity and natural gas company in Iowa and Wisconsin. So far so good, I love utilities. They power a great portfolio just like they power entire cities. Unfortunately, Alliant isn't that great. I mean, it's not bad with its 9.13 ROE. I don't so much mind that the profit margins are only 7.9%. But I start to draw the line at things like 1.99% growth over the past 5 years. If you can't beat my savings account when people literally need what you provide to survive, you've got problems. I'll pass.
Shorted Out
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is a semiconductor maker that made innovative strides in the 50s and 60s in the field of transistors and integrated circuits. Unfortunately, the mighty seems to have fallen. The past five years have seen earnings growth of 1.79%, profit margins have fallen to a weak 4.84%, and the ROE is an anemic 5.38. On top of that, Fairchild has drank the Kool-Aid on mergers and acquisitions, going on a string of them in recent years including TransSiC of Sweden and Impala Linear Corporation. Even with a lot of fresh blood they're still not growing efficiently. You can do so much better, so why settle for something that used to be great?
Paging Dr. Good Idea Poorly Executed
Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX) develops, builds, and supplies women's health equipment for things like osteoporosis and breast cancer identification. That's pretty noble, so I want to like this company. Unfortunately, the ROE is a comatose 1.07... ouch. The profit margins are a catatonic 1.68% and the earnings growth over the past five years is limping along at 4.54%. Again, the profit margin is not beating my savings accounts. I'll pass.
Needs a Test Page
Electronics for Imaging (NASDAQ: EFII) deals with inks, format printers, and digital print controllers. If you're reading this on a piece of paper (and I can't imagine why you would be), there's a chance Electronics for Imaging had a hand in the production of the printing equipment used. EFI has won awards for some of the products it's produced for original equipment manufacturers, but unfortunately it has issues. The ROE is a runny 5.34, the profit margins are a dull and faded 4.86%, and the past five years have yielded 3.69% growth. Overall this is very sad considering EFI's market cap is only $768 million and it was only founded in 1986. This might be an example of a company with great products but without an efficient way to get them into the consumer's hands.
Summing it Up
None of the companies we talked about here are absolutely horrible. But they're also far from the awesome companies I want in my portfolio. I would strongly suggest you not go long on these companies unless you can see hope for them that I haven't seen.
I own none of the companies listed herein, thank goodness. The Motley Fool has no positions in the stocks mentioned above. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.If you have questions about this post or the Fool's blog network, click here for information.


text:
We're giving away over $3 billion worth of chips for seven days only!
Seven lucky winners will each win $450,000,000 chips that will be paid in Zynga game cards. That's A LOT of chips. Want to be a winner? Follow these simple steps:
1) Purchase a chips or gold package from July 25 through August 1 to earn an entry into the sweepstakes. You can get a maximum of two entries per day. *
2) Go back to step 1 to be eligible every day through August 1.
*No purchase necessary. Void where prohibitied. For the official rules, please visit our forums here.


text:
It would be much appreciated if you help spread the word! ( & Comment!)
Contribute to the Project or Donate
At the end of this year, 2013, 10 calenders and 16 three month PMs will be given away to inspired deviants.(that means random/anyone. )
The calenders to remind you of how special every day is, and PMs because sadly the notebooks are no longer available.
However, the points cost of this project's completion is around: 30,176 points.
Current Balance: 2,014 Points
Inspiring words from contributors
*kinzerkinz " here! Here!
~Quezecotyl "Yes! Even though I can be seen as overly optimistic, there are those days when I can't even smile. But I agree, we just have to remember in those moments that without moments of despair there, moments of happiness and joy wouldn't really exist. And that those rainy days won't be forever. Live to make more and more great and nostalgic memories. Besides, laughing is so much fun! I love life and I hope for many years ahead. "
=Rawliett "I absolutely love this! dA and the world could use more positiveness to fight against the negative. I personally love and cherish ever second of life I have because I never know when it's going to end. Life if beautiful, even the hardships we face day to day.
The fleeting time is cruel; it is so easy to get left behind in the dark. Yet, it is such a wonderful thing because when you cannot find the light…it continues on to give you time and opportunities to find it. Though most people don't realize this or aren't sure of how to catch up. Not to mention (in the theme of keeping up with things), we must learn to pace ourselves in the present for it has not yet finished teaching us what we will need to know for the obstacles that lie in the path ahead. Those obstacles try to break us down but we can overcome them and become even stronger. Life is all about faith and courage. Humans need to know how to believe in something they cannot see to give them something to live for and these things we find faith in are often times very positive things.
Also, so many people think that you need to be strong to be "one of the best" and always happy. However, it is not brute strength that gets anybody anywhere. It's the courage in our hearts that gives us an unstoppable force that allows us to be everything we hold inside.
Life passes by in the blink of an eye. Every now and again it seems to move in slow motion, though in reality it's moving at the speed of light. Take hold of what you have today and enjoy everything about it, for you never can be certain what tomorrow will greet you with. It can either be positive or negative, for each day is what YOU decide.
Thank you
*twicehalf "Simone de Beauvoir: 'In fact, even when he claims that it is not so, no man wishes himself other than he is, since for all living persons being means making oneself be.'
And again: 'The secret of happiness is to live like everyone else while being like no other.'"
deviantANXIETY, A Case StudyYou've joined to become a great artist, or to show the world that you're a great artist. You've joined to ogle all things kawaii. You've joined to dominate the forums or the chatrooms or both. But above all, you've joined to become a llama baron: you've got your heart set on a golden llama badge and nothing's gonna stand in your way.:thumb334413109:
You've added a couple of people whose art you're interested in to your deviantWATCH. Or perhaps you added them because you thought they were cute, or you liked their avatars, or they offered you some advice, or because they helped to allay the awkwardness you felt on joining such a large community by issuing you with a carefully crafted generic greetings message along the lines of (if not actually) 'Welcome to deviantART!'
The message is so carefully crafted, you suspect that the person who's greeted you like this has greeted ten thousand other people today with the same message. But you're not stupid - you know how important it is to make pe
Latest Donators
Wise Words:
"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
- Provide a theme! What makes you praise life?
- Contribute and get featured by writing inspiring words for the community here.


text:
Angry thread day
Angry thread day
Dmitri Patterson gets indefinitely suspended for "not showing up" and Buttfumble got a raise for "not showing up" - go figure how the JESTS world works?
Why cut Carpenter? He's a good kicker. I can't fault him for missing a couple when he's supposed to go out and kick 1000 a year. We've got him for cheap.
I wouldn't cut Bush, just would utilize him differently. Dansby's good, we just need A vocal leader on D. As for Henne, he's not going to re-sign here, so I wouldn't even worry about it.
What a bunch of rubbish? Is this headed for spam yet, good grief.
I want to see Marshall gone but I dont want to see him cut, thatd be a waste. Much rather see him traded.


text:
For the first time in 20 seasons, Michigan will most likely be number one in the nation when the new AP poll is released this afternoon, thanks to the second ranked Wolverines 74-to-60 win last night at Illinois. Michigan had a chance to become the top team in the country two Sundays ago, but the Wolverines fell in their only loss to arch-rival Ohio State in Columbus. Duke, currently the No. 1 squad in the nation, opened the door for a new top team when the Blue Devils were routed by Miami-Florida earlier in the week. Trey Burke tallied 19 points, five assists and five rebounds last night for the Wolverines.
The 19-and-1 Wolverines continued their best start to a season in program history and moved into a tie for first place atop the Big Ten standings with Indiana, which will host Michigan Saturday night. In between, the Wolverines play Northwestern Wednesday night at Crisler Center.


text:
Software Engineer, JavaScript - Video PlaybackBrightcove Boston, MA (relocation offered)
Job Description
The Playback group is responsible for all aspects of Brightcove's video players, across many devices and platforms. This includes user interface, advertising, analytics and content protection integration, network communication with our backend services, and player configuration, customization and delivery. Our players are loaded over a 100 million times per day, and are used by media and broadcast companies such as the Boston Globe, New York Times, AMC Networks, NBC Universal and Showtime.
You'll be part of a small Agile team responsible for integrating and maintaining different technologies in our players, with a focus on advertising. This includes traditional client-side integrations, as well as integrating with our new server-side ad insertion technology (Once) from recently acquired Unicorn Media. This is a highly visible role, working both with our web player and SDK teams, as well as with technology partners like Google and Akamai.
Skills & Requirements
- An accomplished developer, who is adept at solving complex and challenging problems
- A proven record of developing and delivering product, ideally with expertise in JavaScript and ActionScript
- Experience dealing with cross-browser differences and incompatibilities, especially with mobile browsers on iOS and Android
- The ability to communicate complex issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
- A strong desire to deliver great products to our customers, and great experiences to the end user
About Brightcove
Our engineering group is full of smart people working on many different projects, from running datacenters and cloud deployment, to intelligent CDN-seeding, to rich front-end applications and media player SDKs. We try to foster an atmosphere of learning and knowledge sharing, with regular lunch tech talks and Boston-area developer meetups hosted in our offices. We also have Hack Weeks, a flexible vacation and work-from-home policy, and a great location only a block away from Boston's South Station.


text:
Don't Miss Your Chance to Meet These Authors
Mysteries, history, poetry, popular culture, and more -- our local authors have you covered. Come meet Plain Dealer TV critic Mark Dawidziak, sextuplet mom Jennifer Hanselman, and other local authors on Wednesday, August 8, 1 - 5 p.m. in the library. See below for authors, titles, and web sites.
Jane Davis
Author of First Aid For Heroes
Mark Dawidziak
Author of "The Columbo Phile: A Casebook", "Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing", and "The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula", as well as other nonfiction, novels, and plays
Amanda Flower
Author of "Maid of Murder: an India Hayes Mystery", "Murder in a Basket: an India Hayes Mystery", and "A Plain Death: an Appleseed Creek Mystery"
Ruth Hale
Author of "Swing: Poetry for the Rest of Us"
Floriana Hall
Author of inspirational books and poetry, including "Miss Flossie's World: Coping with Adversity During The Great Depression Then and the Recession Now", "Poems of Beautiful Ohio: Then and Now", and "Short Stories of Angels, Hope, and Laughter"
Jennifer Hanselman
Author of "Party of Nine: the Triumphs and Traumas of Raising Sextuplets + One",
and "Return of the Party of Nine: Life with Sextuplets + One"
Jeri Holland
Author of "Haunted Akron"
Jeff Iula
Author of "How I Saw It: My Photographic Memory of the Soap Box Derby"
Laura Lyn Lute
Author of "Realm to Realm: The Spirit's Journey"
Mary McClure
Author of "High Bridge Glens of Cuyahoga Falls"
Shirley Seccuro
A member of the Poet's Nook writing group
Ken Summers
Author of "Haunted Akron", "Queer hauntings: true tales of gay & lesbian ghosts", and "Haunted Cuyahoga: spirits of the valley"


text:
The tumblr for my life and all my adventures, with my friends and family.
The Lake
Last night I went camping with some of my friends. I enjoyed it a lot. I made a fire pit, the fire, cooked dinner and breakfast this morning, and was the repairman when our tools broke. We made a massive bonfire that lasted for several hours. It was just four of us but that was fine. We ate smores and looked at the stars and the moon. We went adventuring into the dark forest and told scary stories. We laughed and sang and had deep thinking conversations about life, the government, philosophy, ourselves. I'm happy to have friends like that. Friends that are there for you and the companionship of your brothers. I'm glad that we got to do this and I can't wait to do it again.
- thegoodlifeoncampus likes this
- russelljobe posted this


text:
Full size version is only available to registered users
Please Register as a New User or Login as Existing User to gain full access to all the photos on this site. Registration is quick and completely free.
Unregistered users can only view full size photos that have been added this month.
A bit of base jumping - pursued by a peregrine
© leo dickinson


text:
This page shows how to construct an
equilateral triangle
with compass and straightedge or ruler. An equilateral triangle is one with all three sides the same length. It begins with a given
line segment
which is the length of each side of the desired equilateral triangle.
It works because the compass width is not changed between drawing each side, guaranteeing they are all
(same length). It is similar to the
60 degree angle construction, because the
interior angles
of an equilateral triangle are all 60 degrees.
The above animation is available as a
printable step-by-step instruction sheet, which can be used for making handouts
or when a computer is not available.
The image below is the final drawing above.
Math Open Reference now has a Common Core alignment.
See which resources are available on this site for each element of the Common Core standards.


text:
The pioneer DCS 360 home cinema system, is a great looking system and one that really delivers. This stylish design consists of the DVD player, sub woofer and 5 tall floor standing speakers with a black wooden design. All of which are magnetically shielded to decrease any interference on the signal quality caused by electrical supplies that maybe nearby.
With a total of 360W RMS it isnt the most powerful system on the market, however the quality of the sound it great. With Dolby Pro-Logic I and II available on this system, you are capable of getting the best sound from both pre recorded CD and DVDs you can also amplify the normal TV sound through all the speakers.
On top of all this the system comes with USB connectivity which allows you to connect your MP3 player to make use of the set as a home hi fi, this feature is enhanced by the built in FM/AM radio. You also have control to change the sound settings including the treble and the bass settings.
Perhaps the main feature however is the HDMI output, which allows you to connect this system to any TV that also has HDMI using just one simple cable. This will increases the picture qualitiy of your DVDs.
This is one of the best home cinema systems on the market at present, and pioneer have been well known for developing some of the best audio systems over the last 5 years. I would strongly recommend anyone that is considering purchasing a new home cinema system, to take this one into account.
Pioneer DSC-360
An excellent surround system with DVD can play DivX / MP3 / WMA / JPEG / MPEG-4 /AAC
Plays photograph disks from your computer
The best of all is the great quality pictures and sound through the one and only HDMI cable to the Television, HD TV is another world
The system is easy to setup, it comes with colour coded cables with colour connecters that fit into the back of the unit very simple
Great for playing home videos and Films with full cinema surround sound
The radio produces the best sound that I have heard in both FM and AM the tuner has also RDS it would be better if it had DAB
The Pioneer DSC-360 is a great system for the money with four tall wooden speakers and an intrusive centre speaker
Get perfect picture quality from a variety of sources - with ideally sized tallboy speakers.
The system's HDMI terminal means that you can make a direct digital audio and video connection with any other HDMI-capable source (like a plasma or A/V receiver) with just a single cable - and be guaranteed precise digital quality audio and video.
Aside from immersive DVD surround sound, you can play MP3, WMA and DivX files - the system also has a USB host terminal, which gives you additional connection possibilities. You can even view a JPEG slideshow, whilst simultaneously playing music - a new way of displaying your favorite photos.
The DCS-360 has an Easy Room Set Up feature, which fine-tunes the sound output according to your own environment - you're ready to press play in no time.


text:
You're leaving Wedding Paper Divas to see the Deal of the Day at our parent site, Tiny Prints.
You won't be able to dismiss this by usual means (escape or click button), but you can close it programatically based on user choices or actions.
"Our thank you cards turned out beautiful!! The photo quality and colors are perfect. All four photos are very vibrate with the actual colors from the photos! We couldn't be happier with what we ordered. All of our products that we ordered from wedding paper divas turned out amazing! We got lots of compliments on our save the date cards, wedding invitations and will probably get lots of compliments on our thank you cards when our guests receive them!!"
"Pleasantly surprised how beautiful they turned out. They were smaller than I anticipated, but that was my fault for not looking at the size before ordering. They are perfect and I can't wait to get them in the mail!"
"The quality of the paper and the printing was exactly as I expected. The front of the card has a little bit of sheen to it but it does not have a high gloss finish. This card has the best of both worlds - a little fancy but also a little casual. Great for those type of people that like to have a really pretty wedding and event but are normally down-to-earth very casual people. Our friends and family loved the cards! We were actually able to type out our message to our family and friends which made it a lot quicker to get our thank you cards out. The font was a little smaller than I thought it would have been. That is the only thing that I was a little disappointed with but it was still legible. I believe I used size 11 font. You may just want to call and speak to someone regarding what you're putting on the card and the size of the font that you need. Overall, no regrets!"
"We wanted to use some of our engagement photos on our thank you cards since we didn't use them on our save the dates. We didn't want to go crazy and include a bunch of pictures, but we thought 2 was just right, especially since we could pick one horizontal and one vertical. We also ended up choosing color photos, which still looked great. Working with the template, I was somewhat limited by the font sizes and existing text boxes, but I submitted some custom notes and received a new proof within a day or two. I made a couple more adjustments, and again, a new proof just a couple days later. The whole process was easy and quick, and we are very pleased with the outcome."
"We had got the idea from another friends wedding and we loved the idea of the post card. It was simple to make and we could leave personalized messages for each. I also bought the stamper with our new name and return address on it, it made it very convenient when filling out each card. The only Recommendation I have is having more size options for the card. We would have preferred to do a 7x5 card vs. the 6x4. All in all still a great product and the shipping was ahead of schedule as well. Thanks WPD!"


text:
Guerlain's New Mascara Has The Coolest Packaging Ever: A Hidden Mirror and Replaceable Formula
We don't know about you guys, but we're suckers for beautifully designed packaging. If it's sleek, smart (this button does what?) and especially if it has hidden pockets or other such goodies within, we're sold. Which is why Guerlain's new Noir G mascara had us at hello.
The midnight black case is a new iteration of similar packaging used on Guerlain's Rouge G lipstick line from 2009; the only difference being that previously, you had to fully remove the lipstick from the tube for the mirror to open. With Noir G's next-gen model, all you have to do to catch your reflection is pull the case till you hear a click, then unscrew to pull out the actual brush. (Perhaps also worth mentioning is that formula uses a plankton extract which helps new lashes grow by stimulating keratin production. But, frankly, we're most obsessed with the spy-chic case.)
Not only does the sexy bullet-like design have a hidden mirror, but even better, the formula is replaceable. Pretty compacts with changeable eye shadows and blush have always been highly-coveted, but this is the first we've heard of a mascara case with a replacement option. It looks like the refill is the tube portion with the formula and the wand. We have a feeling this could be the beginning of a whole new trend in mascara packaging, and we're pretty excited.
Have you heard of another refillable mascara and did it look as stylish as this one? Are you as antsy as we are to snag your own Noir G? Tell us in the comments!
While we wait for our very own Noir G, we're rocking this great tubing mascara by blinc.


text: This is a rocking deal on the Tomtom GO 630 GPS. This nav unit has a 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD, voice address input, Bluetooth, 30 day latest map guarantee, Live traffic, SD card slot, 5 hour battery and mic for hands free call. Buydig has it for $159 + free shipping = $159 shipped!


text:
Racism 101: Are you a Racist?: White Privilege: Sure Why Not
Things I wish I could tell every White American:
- "White Privilege" is not a slur or an insult
- It is not derogatory
- It is not something you can stop, start, eliminate or get more of
- Acknowledging that you have it does not change anything
- Denying that you have it does not change anything
- You have no reason to be ashamed of it
- Someone saying you have White Privilege is equivalent to pointing at an Oak Tree and saying "That is an Oak Tree." It is a statement of fact.
- "Checking your privilege" makes you a decent human being and the best part is that even if you are constantly "Checking it" you are also constantly benefitting from it
- Because of the above, there is no down side to "Checking your privilege" which means if you don't, you are a double whammy dirt bag
- It's okay to not fully understand how to "Check your privilege"
- It is NOT okay to not make a conscious effort to learn
- White Privilege isn't something dirty. It's just something you have if you are white.
Having White Privilege means that you are going to have a more difficult time understand how other people are treated unfairly. It means that because you live in a system that holds you higher, you are often unable to see/notice how that same system is holding down others. You are not to "Blame" for the system. However, you ARE in charge of YOUR OWN actions. You CHOSE to continue to not see or you CHOSE to be a decent human being. Some people will read that first part and think that they have an excuse as to why they don't know or don't see what is happening to others. They do not. It is not an excuse. As a matter of fact, it makes you worse. To have white privilege and then ALSO see others as "Less" makes you garbage.
What does it mean to be a decent human being:
- Make a conscious effort to not hold any one group above another.
- Do not treat oppressed people better, treat them equally
- Understand that you have opportunity that others don't
- Do not throw opportunities away because you are white. Just always live your life in a way that you know that you have worked to NOT contribute to holding someone else down
- Never assume that others don't have what you have because they didn't "Work hard enough"
- MOST IMPORTANTLY: Work every single day to unlearn the stereotypes in your head (If you are able to do this one, all other things will fall into place)


text:
Flushing, NY (Sports Network) - Chris Nelson's RBI single in the eighth inning was the difference as the Colorado Rockies completed a four-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 1-0 victory on Thursday.
Rex Brothers (8-2) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, while Matt Belisle left the tying run on second in the ninth to secure his first save of the season for Colorado, which has won five straight overall.
Collin McHugh made his major league debut for New York and gave up just two hits and a walk while striking out nine over seven innings in a no-decision.
"I was really impressed," Mets manager Terry Collins said about McHugh. "He did exactly what we wanted him to do."
Bobby Parnell (2-3) surrendered the game's lone run to take the loss for the Mets, who have dropped five straight.
The Rockies, who did not advance a runner past first base after stranding a man on third in the first inning, broke the scoreless tie in the eighth when Nelson followed Tyler Colvin's leadoff triple with a base hit up the middle.
Colvin said he was happy to see his triple get over the head of Mets center fielder Jordany Valdespin to set up the lone run.
"I knew I hit it well and it had good backspin on it," Colvin said. "I saw him take a couple of steps in there and I knew I had him."
New York, meanwhile, squandered McHugh's impressive outing by leaving a runner on second base in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh innings. The Mets hit 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left 10 men on base over that span.
The trend continued into the final two frames as Will Harris worked around a two-out double by Ruben Tejada in the eighth inning before Belisle stranded Justin Turner on second in the ninth by inducing a pair of fly outs by Daniel Murphy and David Wright.
McHugh got the start in place of Johan Santana, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with back problems that have been plaguing him all season ... Tyler Chatwood allowed three hits and walked three in a three- inning start for Colorado ... New York finished the game hitting 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base ... The Mets have been held to two runs or less in their last six games ... Colorado has won eight straight games at Citi Field dating back to April 11, 2011.
© 2012 WTVQ-TV, LLC | Site Map | Terms of Use | Privacy Statement | FCC Compliance | Employment | Advertise on ABC36 | Contact Us
WTVQ.com supports children's privacy rights. All persons under the age of 13 MUST have parental permission to use this website and direct parental supervision is strongly recommended.


text:
While I'm on a fan art roll, here is something I did back in 2008 that I'm still super proud of:
iiiiiiiit's Ircha!
- irenemaries reblogged this from kckatipo and added:
- kckatipo reblogged this from irenemaries and added:
reblogging cos everyone else does :P
- irenemaries likes this
- irenemaries said: Still loves it. :3


text:
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Richard Lacy on Language learning materials
- Larry Smith on An unimplemented idea for conlang phonotactics
- Crystal Holmes on Language learning materials
- Neicen on Language learning materials
- Neicen on Conlex- Here is what I hope it means
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- July 2012
- March 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- 30DayConlang
- animal conlangs
- babies and new languages
- Bresenish
- conlang
- conlang community building
- conlang design
- conlang learning
- conlang licensing
- conlang use
- creoles
- ghostlang
- Klingon
- Learning Any Language
- lexicon generation
- machine assisted conlanging
- medical conlangs
- November Conlang
- online communties
- Questions and Answers
- toki pona
- Uncategorized
- Virginian Algonquian
- wardesan
- xenolangs
Popular Posts
Author Archives: matthewdeanmartin
The 5 Word Langage
Finally, I sort of have the time to do a quick review of the 5 word language. I'm a big fan of small languages (as in small vocab, small numbers of rules, small number of morphemes) This is really, 5 … Continue reading
Posted in conlang Leave a comment
Undeveloped Public Domain Conlangs
Barsoomian is public domain, unless it is the most recent movie version. But here is one that I just notice: Parrot from Doctor Dolittle: "Ka-ka-oi-ee, fee-fee" "Is the porridge hot yet?" Oh, boy. How shall we do an interlinear gloss … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Comments Off
Esoteric Buddhism and Conlangs
I'm still reading about Esoteric Buddhism, so I'm no expert and may mis-speak. However, while reading about esoteric Buddhism, I got a bunch of fake linguistics ideas. Esoteric vs Exoteric Readings The exoteric reading is the way you'd read a … Continue reading
Language learning materials
So I'm working on improving my Russian. These things drive me crazy about learning materials: The pronoun pri means "during" (but also most of all other prepositions). And that counts and a definition. It is then followed by two, maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Any Language 3 Comments
Conlex- Here is what I hope it means
Conlex– a sort of activity for people creating new (or reviving dead/nearly dead) languages by actually speaking them into existence. It entails create a language, especially the materials necessary for learners and then doing what it takes to get a … Continue reading
Posted in conlang community building, conlang learning 2 Comments
Fake Mantras and Fake Languages
In Hinduism, there was the idea that words said in a prestige language were magic. People at has some pre-Sassurian ideas about sound and meaning, namely that there was something doggy about the sounds d-o-g and something catty about c-a-t. … Continue reading
Posted in conlang design, toki pona Comments Off
Comparatives and languages that "don't have them"
Some American Indian languages "don't have" comparatives. All American Indian languages are small community languages (well, were) and those typically are mindbendingly complicated. There are so many mechanisms for expression that some familiar mechanism in European languages might be missing. … Continue reading
Posted in toki pona Comments Off
A Buddhist conlang idea
So a big idea in Buddhism is that you can analyze anything but break it down into parts in a way that you cannot say, ah ha! This is the Toyota! Instead you just get a pile of car parts … Continue reading
So it appears the main barrier between me and Russian fluency is…
that I haven't been told that google translate is a somewhat unreliable translation. I've posted a few question on the Russian StackExchange. I get two things– pretty good answers from experts and cheap potshots from the commenters. The experts sound … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Any Language Comments Off
Someone said, "3 people are fluent in toki pona" What does that even mean? It means squat. The gold standard of fluency is native fluency, which kids get for free. It is not so free that a language learned as … Continue reading
Posted in conlang, conlang learning 1 Comment
Syntax Coloring and Highlighting and Autocompletion
I wish there was syntax highlighting for English. When it is there, you see errors faster. I like autocompletion too, where you type a word and get a list of possible next words, sort of like what cell phone keyboard … Continue reading
An unimplemented idea for conlang phonotactics
Phonotactics- the recipes for building new words. So someone created a fake language. But they died, or got a real job or otherwise abandoned it. How to move it forward if they didn't document the phonotactics? There are many word … Continue reading
Posted in machine assisted conlanging 1 Comment
Kickstarter and fake langauges
Finishing a conlang is a lot of work. So can fans provide an incentive to new language creators to finish it, say by pledging $ in return for a variety of prizes to be given to the fans? Possible rewards: … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Comments Off
Bresenish. It should work like a programming language
So I'm continuing to think about the syntax of bresenish, but in the back ground I'm reading a lot about programing languages. I'm thinking that there should be a way to speak a programming language. Except it would execute in … Continue reading
Posted in Bresenish Comments Off
Bresenish. This is That.
So another post on a language I've provisionally called Bresenish. The goal is to creates something inspired by set theory and computer programming languages. So one book I read said language is kind of like describing a stage where a … Continue reading


text:
Rolex Rankings #5
Rolex Rankings #94
Will Stacy Lewis defend her 2012 title?
Will Shanshan Feng defend her title?
Ernst's victory another big step in her career
The Social Scene for September, 2014
Thompson remains in contention at nine under after Saturday, putting her three shots back going into Sunday.


text:
Applications are now being accepted for the 14th Annual Business Excellence Awards Program. Deadline to apply is October 1st. And save the date for the Awards Dinner - November 12th at the Providence Marriott.
Bob Salvas has been named marketing director for Minuteman Press Providence-Warwick, where he will be responsible for developing new business for the company's printing, direct mail and marketing divisions. For the last 22 years, Salvas has worked for the U.S. Postal Service, primarily serving in the marketing and communications department in Providence. •