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Today we're looking at the Albatron GeForce4 Ti4200P Turbo with 128MB of DDR Ram. This card was initially intended to be a part of our 64MB Ti4200 roundup but due to a miscommunication between Albatron and us they sent their 128MB version of the popular 4200. Since we couldn't review this against the 64MB cards, we figured we'd take a look at this card alone and compare it head o head with a 64MB version of the same card.
Albatron is a company that is relatively new to the performance parts community and they're making no small waves in their appearance. Having setup their new office in January of this year Albatron is quickly becoming known as a viable manufacture of motherboards and video cards. Based out of Taiwan they are finally becoming main stream here in the U.S. market.
So now that we know who they are it's time to see if they deserve our hard earned money. That's where we come in. We'll look at this card and and compare it's value and performance for you, so all you have to do is decide whether to whip out that credit card or not.
Ti4200 INFO:
Before we jump right into things we'll tell you just a little bit about the Ti4200 chipset from nVidia. We don't spend a lot of time on this as the GeForce4 Ti(x) series from nVidia has been covered to death on this site and many others. For a more indepth look at the technology feel free to check out our review of the 4400. Here are a few basics.
Specs and Performance
So basically what we're looking at here is the same thing nVidia has been doing since the original TNT, taking the same chipset and offering different performance level cards based on the same chipset. The thing that is most important here is that as the chipsets get more and more powerful and the price difference between the top and bottom (4600 vs 4200) a lot of people are opting for the lower end of the scale. The 4200 has already earned a stellar reputation as the "best bang for the buck" board on the market today, but we wanted to see where the offering from Albatron stacks up.
The Albatron like every other Ti4200 we've looked at offers multi video outputs allowing you to use nVidia's own nView. nView simply put allows you to run more than one monitor, or a monitor and a TV (great for DVD watching!) with a single card. I used this feature to run multiple desktops with different applications on each. This not only simplified my life but looked hella cool in the process. I would run my chat programs, Motherboard Monitor, and Norton's Utility dashboard on my 2nd monitor, while surfing or gaming on my main screen. This allowed me to check system stats and see who's online even when I was running NASCAR Racing 2002 in full screen mode. Maybe not a "necessity" yet by today's standards, but a VERY nice option that if used correctly can actually increase productivity.
What we appear to be seeing is the difference between the top end cards from nVidia (such as the Ti4600) remain the same distance ahead of the value cards (such as this Ti4200) in price, but not in performance. With each new generation of video card chipsets the performance is greater and greater across the board. With software developers struggling to keep up with the hardware releases that usually means that a card such as the 4200 is more than capable of not only playing the days most recent games, but blowing you away with performance in the process.
When the box arrived the first thing I noticed was that they deviated from the nVidia reference package. While that may seem irrelevant it was the first indication I had that this would not be just a cookie cutter GeForce4. The box art was nice, but unlike many in this community, I couldn't really care less what is "ON" the box, I care much more about what is IN the box.
In the box came a pleasant supply of accessories and software.
About the only thing lacking was a DVI to D-Sub VGA converter, this is the thing that makes it easiest to utilize nVidia's nView feature in their latest driver set. Sure this is a $3 part at any computer store, but we've seen it included in enough cards lately that it was worth mentioning. Other than that, this offering from Albatron comes with about everything you need and then some. The full versions of Serious Sam and Motorcross Mania (which is VERY addicting!) was a more than pleasant surprise.
The Albatron also takes a step that some manufacturers of the Ti-4200 have been skipping, and that's providing heat sinks for their memory. The days when memory sinks were simply for looks are over. DDR memory being pushed as hard as the latest and greatest video cards are pushing, gets hot, VERY hot actually. I'm not speaking of the "eh, that's a little warm" hot, I'm talking about the "DAMN! That hurts!" hot. For that reason extra care needs to be taken more than ever to protect your memory, and let's face it, if you want any overclocking success you're gonna need the coolest card you can get!
You'll notice by the size of the sinks that the Albatron uses BGA memory for this card, to say the least we were pleased to see this. I'll delve into this topic more in-depth in the overclocking portion of this review, but let's just say that BGA generally means very good things.
The GPU cooler is made up of a solid copper heat sink with an aluminum shroud over it. The sink has very thin fins to optimize cooling and the shroud actually does a pretty decent job of routing the air from the small, yet seemingly effective, active cooling fan. Personally I like this model better than the reference GeForce4 cooling design that nVidia ships with most boards, but to each their own I suppose.
Lets go on to benchmarks and see how this card actually performs.
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My friends didn't have exciting or glamorous jobs, but they had steady paychecks.
I expressed my frustrations to a church leader one Sunday, who almost immediately said he knew of an available position. A little taken aback, but willing, I agreed to him giving his friend my phone number. Within two weeks, I was preparing myself for an interview at a large corporation that owned nursing homes across the country. The position was an Executive Assistant for the department that ran the renovations for the facilities. I found myself often sighing heavily during those two weeks, shaking my head and wondering what had gone wrong. I was on the path of complete career bliss in my pursuit of museum work, and had found it. But financial instability played too large a part in life, and loomed over me like a dark cloud. It was time to turn my back on Indiana Jones—for now, anyway.
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I have been with the corporate job for over four years now, and have never once regretted it.
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Program: C4158 - Certificate IV in Design
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This unit involves creating visual design components in response to specifications. It also involves creative idea development to inform the overall concept whilst taking account of the technical considerations; such as the final delivery platform.
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CUFDIG304A Create visual design components
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4. Review media products, designs, images, artwork and other creative sources that may inspire visual design ideas
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Unfortunately, staying active is a lifestyle that we as a population have grown out of. But you can regain this commitment by following these five rules.
Break a sweat every day
Challenge yourself every day to participate in a physical activity that causes you to get out of breath or sweat. To change your body, you must train outside of your comfort zone. If you like your body the way it is, then don't stress it. But if you want to build strength, get a six-pack or lose fat, then work hard.
When exercising, you should not be able to carry on a conversation with your buddy. (Don't get me started on people reading a magazine on the treadmill.) Next time you're at the gym:
Increase your weights
Hit the incline on your treadmill or run hills
Add a plyometrics workout
Combine strength training with various rounds of conditioning; for example, perform a Overhead Shoulder Press, then sprint on a treadmill at nine mph on a six-inch incline for 30 seconds. Rest for 90 seconds and repeat four times.
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Together with my wife we've given shape towards our creative idea's, and how we could offer a wider range of creative services.
On January 1st 2018 Yellow was born.
On January 1st 2018 Yellow was born.
Catherine Jane Robertson
My sweet sister-in-law, photographer Catherine Jane.
As a make up artist, Dennis spices up your models with that extra touch of attention, and never to shy to add some inspirational value to your concepts.
Et Alors?
A brand new flamboyant glossy magazine that combines naughtiness with a touch of art, a slice of fetish, a lot of sexiness and a bucket of chic.
Ifa Brand
Awesome model, creative, splendid humour, and being one of my besties, 100% pure awesomeness.
Katrien Verheyen
As a make up artist, Katrien is the one to spice up your photos or to put that little glance when needed.
Léonie Ravage
Dancer, writer and hot spirited extravert woman pur sang
A belgian based model, great for fashion and alternative shoots with a lot of inspiration and creativity.
Pussy Galore
Alternative model, based in the Netherlands with the aim to create beauty with an edge.
Alternative model, based in Brussels and always in for great creative concepts.
Belgian, very experienced model, does high fashion, beauty, alternative, and many more. Also great to work with within special themes and concepts.
Skye Varuna
Belgian experienced model, always in for creative awesomeness.
Art Projects:
Am I Yours?
Am I Yours? is represented by a group of artists based in Antwerp. If you're lucky, you can find their art on the street, and take it home to make it yours...
Mural Art:
Antoine Stevens
Antoine is one of the most talented youngmen I've met over the last years, his expressive style and skills pushes his art to a higher level.
The official CAN !T graffiti website, with an overview starting with the belgian Meeting Of Styles in 2002, the change to CAN !T in 2008 and the plans till 2012.
Klaas Van Der Linden
Another talented artist who has swapped his cans for brushes.
Locatelli Steve
Besides being my former Atelier Venti Dieci partner, Steve is one of the leading graffiti artists in Belgium, having his own modern style.
Mad C
Claudia Walde aka Mad C is thé leading lady regarding graffiti. With high skills, techniques and professionalism she is one of the best graffiti artists worldwide.
SMOK aka Bart Boudewijns is a creative multitalent who owns his own creative company, familyman and father of 3 and graffiti partner in crime, together with Nefast (Skenda) we represent OBG collective.
Tim Marschang aka Streetartwerpenaar, street art lover pur sang has been documenting all Antwerp street art of the last years and started to group them on a new interactive website where you can follow all artworks in Antwerp.
Tuzq is besides SMOK and Nefast a fellow graffiti comrade which I can appreciate deeply, as well as artist and person, and defenitely on his way to become one of the best graffiti artists of his generation.
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A fine art web designer with eye for minimalism and beauty within the web.
Architecture & Carpentry:
Traditional handcrafted carpentry and joinery with a strong influence to Japanese aesthetics and methods.
Not only a did it used to be the boutique with the greatest lingerie, toys, books and art, but so much more.... It all starts with a nice smile and a warm welcome... Welcome to the world of NondoNoir.
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So, you're thinking about a job in mining. That's exciting! It's likely you've been fascinated with the sector for some time and now is your opportunity to get your hands dirty – probably quite literally.
You might want to one day own a mine of your own. But it'll take a while before you're there. You'll need to understand the ins and outs of running a mine. You'll need to learn exactly what goes into making a mine successful. And you'll need to understand what documentation, including a business plan and permits, you'll need to apply for mining equipment finance.
As you no doubt already know, mining is a major part of the South African economy. The supply of services and supplies to the mining sector leads to a significant amount of activity in South African mining towns.
"The country's stock exchange in Johannesburg was established in 1887, a decade after the first diamonds were discovered on the banks of the Orange River, and almost simultaneously with the gold rush on the world-famous Witwatersrand," says the Chamber of Mines of South Africa.
"In many ways, South Africa's political, social and economic landscape has been dominated by mining, given that, for so many years the sector has been the mainstay of the South African economy. Although gold, diamonds, platinum and coal are the most well-known amongst the minerals and metals mined, South Africa also hosts chrome, vanadium, titanium and a number of other lesser minerals."
There's no doubt there's a lot you'll learn in your first years of working at a mine. Here's some of what you need to know.
It will be challenging
There's no doubt about it. Working in mining can be challenging. You'll spend many hours in the hot sun, working harder than you ever have in your life. The reality is that mining is not for everyone. If you've decided to be a miner, you already know that. You know this is no cushy 8am to 5pm office job. You know that you're going to work hard. You might even wish to be sitting in that air conditioned office after a long shift at the mines.
It will take up a lot of your time
You can expect to have long work days. You can also expect to work many night shifts. Working at a mine is not about fun and games. The likelihood is you'll be working long hours while you're working at the job site. In addition, you might have to move depending on where the mine is located. This could mean having to leave your family at home or relocate your entire family. Many mining companies do not have the usual working hours which you might have become used to in the corporate world. You're going to have to become used to new routines and habits.
It will be physically demanding
Aside from the mental pressures of being away from family and working long hours, working in mining will be tough on you physically. You'll likely spend many, long hours underground. Make sure you're ready for these demands of the job by exercising regularly and eating a little more healthfully than you usually would. Your body will thank you for making these lifestyle changes.
There are many perks
While mining in South Africa tends to have a negative reputation based on the many accidents in recent years, there are perks to the job. And that's why so many people want to work at mines. Miners across the world earn good wages. They are also beneficiaries of benefits packages which include medical and pension assistance. These are certainly beneficial perks while spending your working days underground and facing possible danger. In addition, mining companies are usually very generous in giving employees time off to compensate for the long hours and weeks spent on the mine.
It does contribute to society
There is much negativity about mining and its ecological impact on the world. But the reality is that it does positively impact the world too. Think about mining for metals. We need those for the architecture being created around the world. There are ways to mine sustainably so it's important the necessity of these practices are emphasised. Mining equipment must be properly maintained to ensure these are able to work correctly. It's likely that you don't know exactly how much mining equipment costs. And you don't want to know by being forced to buy replacement equipment. Your employer might think it's a good idea to buy second-hand equipment. But you don't know who worked on the equipment before and you don't know whether they properly maintained it. That's why you need to be careful and investigate its past in depth before committing to a purchase.


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For Marvel, X-Men guru. Currently reading Uncanny X-Men (UXM) starting back in 1963. Currently on issue #34
Growing up, my mother worked at a grocery store, and brought home a 12 pack of comics, X-Men/x-titles and it was all one big storyline. I had already been watching the Fox cartoon, so I was instantly hooked. Before that, I saw Pryde of the X-Men (you can find on YT) which was the 80's attempt of an X-Men cartoon that didn't catch on. I saw this when visiting family in FL when I was maybe 4-6 yrs old. Didn't even know X-Men was a thing til later when X-Men returned to TV on Fox in a new form.
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Pictured above is a Tynietoy Chippendale sitting on a miniature carved Chippendale Chair. The larger version here was a recent purchase at an estate sale. It measures about 2 feet tall and 12 inches across.
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"Concord" is a weekly study of the Lutheran Confessions, where we will take up a topic from the Book of Concord and reflect on what we believe, teach, and confess in the Lutheran Church. The purpose of this series is to deepen readers' knowledge and appreciation for the confessions of the Lutheran Church, and to unite them "with one heart" to confess the teachings of Holy Scripture.
The Call
Your pastor is probably not the best preacher in your church. He probably isn't the best administrator. He may not even be the most friendly or open person in the congregation. But there is one thing he has that makes him your pastor. A call.
The call is very important. The fourteenth article of the Augsburg Confession states, "Of Ecclesiastical Order they teach that no one should publicly teach in the Church or administer the Sacraments unless he be regularly called" (Augsburg Confession, Article XIV). This is in response to a group of men at the time of the Reformation that took it upon themselves to sneak around and preach whatever spiritual opinions that came to their minds as God's truth.
What is a call? It's the word we used to describe the official and public summons of a pastor to preach to a congregation. If a congregation is without a pastor, they deliberate for a time, often studying a pastor's biographical information and how he conducts the Office of the Ministry. Then they issue a call, which is an actual document that asks the pastor to come to their congregation to be their pastor. It lists the duties and expectations of preaching, and if a pastor accepts the call, he signs the document and returns it. Otherwise, he returns the call without his signature and remains where he is, and the congregation renews their search.
Why is a call needed? Certainly every Christian is called to "proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light" (1 Peter 2:9). But that doesn't imply that it is every Christian's prerogative to get up and preach whenever he or she feels moved to do so. There is an extra weight of authority to the public preaching in the congregation that is highlighted in the words of the absolution: "In the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ." Not only does a called pastor represent the congregation, but he represents Jesus Christ.
Now, it is possible that God will send prophets who will speak without any official call (although the Scriptures say that prophecies will cease – 1 Corinthians 13:8). After all, the apostles like Peter and Paul preached without a public call. To that Luther once answered that the apostles also performed signs and wonders to confirm their preaching was from God. So if you can't produce a call document, let's see the signs and wonders!
Finally, what about ordination? Ordination, along with education and examination, is part of the "regular call," (in the Latin it's more like, "ritually called"). Ordination is when the neighboring congregations through their own pastors offer a public confirmation of the call. They lay their hands on to say definitely, "Yes! This is the man God has called to preach and give the sacraments." And that's what ordination and the call is all about. It's not about granting any special powers to the pastor, but so that a congregation can be sure that, indeed, this man speaks for God.
You can read the Book of Concord at http://www.bookofconcord.org
Rev. Jacob Ehrhard serves as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in New Haven, MO.


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Tuesday, Sep 28, 2010 • Tuesday at the Tavern: SDLI Swing Lesson and Social Dancing • SDLI
Join us at the recently renovated Blacksmith Tavern featuring hardwood floors everywhere, spacious dance floor, yummy drinks and tasty food. Come early and partake of the Happy Hour Specials!
Blacksmith Tavern
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Smithtown, NY 1178
The tavern is located a 1/2 mile south of Rte 347 on the east side of Terry Rd.
Beginners welcome, no partner necessary.
Beginner Lesson: 7:30pm - 8:00 pm by Sarah & Gilles
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"The illegal conduct by Turner and Naaman enabled Innospec to improperly obtain contracts from which the company reaped millions of dollars in illicit profits."
Cheryl Scarboro
Chief of SEC's FCPA Enforcement Unit
"The illegal conduct by Turner and Naaman enabled Innospec to improperly obtain contracts from which the company reaped millions of dollars in illicit profits."
Cheryl Scarboro
Chief of SEC's FCPA Enforcement Unit
Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2010 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former business director at Innospec, Inc., and the company's third-party agent in Iraq with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by engaging in widespread bribery of Iraqi government officials to land contracts under the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program and continue selling a fuel additive to Iraq after the program ended. Bribes also were paid to Indonesian officials to enable Innospec to sell the fuel additive to Indonesian state-owned oil companies.
The SEC, which charged Innospec earlier this year, alleges that David P. Turner was among senior Innospec officials who directed and approved more than $9.2 million in bribery payments either paid or promised to officials in Iraq or Indonesia. Bribes to Iraqi officials were arranged by Innospec's agent in Iraq, Ousama M. Naaman, whose commission payments included kickbacks to the Iraqi government in return for the Oil-for-Food contracts.
Both Turner and Naaman agreed to settle the SEC's charges against them.
"The illegal conduct by Turner and Naaman enabled Innospec to improperly obtain contracts from which the company reaped millions of dollars in illicit profits," said Cheryl J. Scarboro, Chief of the SEC's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit.
According to the SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Turner and Naaman played key roles in Innospec's bribery activities in Iraq, which began with the company's participation in the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program in 2001 and extended until at least 2008. Turner also actively participated in the bribery scheme in Indonesia, which began as early as 2000 and continued until 2005. Innospec, a manufacturer and distributor of fuel additives and specialty chemicals, made illicit payments of more than $6.3 million and promised an additional $2.8 million in bribes to government officials in Iraq and Indonesia to sell tetraethyl lead (TEL). The contracts that Innospec obtained in exchange for the bribes were worth approximately $176 million.
The SEC alleges that Naaman paid kickbacks to Iraq on Innospec's behalf so that the company could obtain five Oil-for-Food Program contracts for the sale of TEL to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and its component oil refineries. Naaman aided Innospec in obtaining the Oil-for-Food contracts by paying kickbacks equaling 10 percent of the contract value on three of the contracts. When the Oil-for-Food Program ended shortly before Innospec was to pay promised kickbacks on the two remaining contracts, Innospec kept the promised payments as part of its profit. When Innospec's internal auditors questioned Turner about the nature of the commission payments that were made to Naaman under the Oil-for-Food Program, Turner made false statements to the auditors and concealed the fact that the commission payments to Naaman included kickbacks to the Iraqi government in return for contracts.
The SEC alleges that after the Oil-for-Food Program ended in late 2003, Turner and Naaman continued to pay bribes to Iraqi officials in order to secure TEL business contracts from Iraq. In one e-mail, Naaman informed Turner and other management that Iraqi officials were demanding a 2 percent kickback related to one TEL order. Naaman stated, "We are sharing most of our profits with Iraqi officials. Otherwise, our business will stop and we will lose the market. We have to change our strategy and do more compensation to get the rewards." In his response to the e-mail, Turner confirmed that the requested kickback would be paid through an additional 2 percent "commission" to Naaman.
According to the SEC's complaint, Turner and senior Innospec officials also directed Naaman to pay a bribe of $155,000 to Iraqi officials to ensure the failure of a 2006 field trial test of MMT, a fuel product manufactured by a competitor of Innospec. Turner and other Innospec officials also authorized payments, through Naaman, to fund lavish trips for Iraqi officials, including the seven-day honeymoon of one official. Innospec officials and Turner also arranged for Naaman to pay thousands of dollars in cash to Iraqi officials for "pocket money" on trips funded by Innospec.
The SEC's complaint also alleges that Turner and senior Innospec officials authorized and directed the payment of bribes to Indonesian government officials to win contracts for Innospec. More than $2.8 million in bribes was funneled through an Indonesian agent. These involved bribes paid annually to a senior official at BP Migas, "special commissions" paid to a Swiss account, and a "one off" payment of $300,000. On one occasion, a managing director of Innospec informed Turner that Innospec had provided payments to its Indonesian agent to fund the purchase of a Mercedes for a Pertamina official.
Turner agreed to disgorge $40,000 to settle the SEC's charges against him. Despite facing significant financial penalties, none were sought against him based on, among other things, his extensive and ongoing cooperation in the investigation. Naaman agreed to disgorge $810,076 plus prejudgment interest of $67,030, and pay a penalty of $438,038 that will be deemed satisfied by a criminal order requiring him to pay a criminal fine that is at least equal to the civil penalty amount. Naaman cooperated in the investigation after his extradition to the United States.
Without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations, Turner and Naaman also consented to the entry of final judgments permanently enjoining them from violating Exchange Act Sections 30A and 13(b)(5) and Rule 13b2-1 thereunder, and from aiding and abetting Innospec's violations of Exchange Act Sections 30A, 13(b)(2)(A) and 13(b)(2)(B), and as to Turner, from violating Rule 13b2-2. The proposed settlements are subject to court approval.
The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice's Fraud Section, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.K.'s SFO in this matter. Tracy L. Price and Denise Y. Hansberry conducted the SEC's investigation, which is continuing.
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For more information about this enforcement action, contact:
Cheryl J. Scarboro
Chief, Foreign Corrupt Practices Unit in SEC's Division of Enforcement
Tracy L. Price
Assistant Director, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit in SEC's Division of Enforcement


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The Fastest Growing Part of Advertising
Most of us don't know what native advertising is, but it's one of the fastest and most important growing parts of advertising today.
In fact, 40 percent of publishers expect it to drive at least a quarter of their revenue. Almost $10 billion will be spent on it in the next few years.
This is advertising that doesn't quite look like advertising.
Watch the money. $10B will be spent on native advertising in the next few years.
Knowledge is power. So it's important to know what it is, how it works, and its effectiveness, whether you're leading a marketing team or whether you're simply a consumer of information.
Mike Smith is Senior Vice President of Revenue Platforms and Operations for Hearst Magazines Digital Media and Senior Vice President of Advertising Platforms for Hearst's Core Audience. (Can you imagine fitting that title on your business card?)
I recently caught up with Mike to talk about his new book, The Native Advertising Advantage: Build Authentic Content that Revolutionizes Digital Marketing and Drives Revenue Growth.
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For those who have yet to have the opportunity to read your book, what is native advertising and why is it so important?


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Sales Executive in Egypt
To deal with all customer enquiries in a professional manner and within set guidelines, demonstrating sound knowledge of all aspects of the products on offer.
- To build ongoing relationships with clients in order to sell services in line with the departmental Sales and Marketing operational plan and budget targets. To assist with ongoing market research and analysis.
- To follow financial procedures for all Sales, including issuing cost estimates, quotations and invoices, monitoring and recording payment, notifying outstanding debts.
- To be conversant with the products and services offered by the company and support cross-selling and joint marketing initiatives.
- Be conversant with any service level agreements/standards of procedures, resolve minor deficiencies and notify line management of any areas that require improvement. On occasion to attend venues in advance of events to check that the customer's specifications have been met.
- To arrange and conduct client visits and tours.
- To represent the company at marketing events and exhibitions as and when required by the general manager.
- Communicating with target clients and managing customer relationships.
- Managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters and flyers.
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Evington Bicycle Club is planning for the future. 2017 saw an increase in membership and the club is to consult on plans for 2018 at a committee meeting, after the season's end, in October. In 2017 the club welcomed Leicester Wheels for All, b-buddies and Ride Leicester Festival (open gallery) to its regular Monday club meetings. Most of the club's ... Read More »
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Club News – Evington Bicycle Club welcomes b-buddies on Monday 8 May
On Monday 8 May the Club welcome b-buddies. Come down to Evington Park at 6 o'clock to see a fabulous miniature road layout for young balance bike riders. Young pre-school children will love it! (Older children welcome too, as always!) If you know of any families likely to be interested please pass on the word! Another Date for your diary – ... Read More »
Club News – Evington Bicycle Club welcomes Leicester Wheels for All (24 April)
On Monday 24 April the Club will host a pop up event by Leicester Wheels for All. Come down to Evington Park at 6 o'clock to see a selection of all-ability adapted cycles. This is part of an initiative in the Club's contribution to the Council's activity agenda. North Evington Councillors granted £500 to the club for a range of activities ... Read More »
Evington Bicycle Club – Programme for 2017
Evington Bicycle Club has a great programme lined up for local people who want to start cycling or to cycle more often. Most of our participants are children but we have a core of adults who learned to ride at our Monday evening sessions. Please come along to our Annual General Meeting on the evening of Monday April 10th. This ... Read More »
Adrian Mole at 50.
We will never know how Adrian coped with his middle-aged crisis. He is bound to be having one! Sue Townsend, the biggest selling UK author of the eighties died in 2014. There had been talk of a new manuscript but nothing emerged. Townsend's agents said that the new story was up to the Sue's usual high standards. Mole fans ... Read More »
These classes are running at St. Chad's Parish Hall, Coleman Road in 2017 and are free to members: Craft (Wed. 10-12.30) and Memories of Leicester (Wed. 2-3.30) We know they're great activities that really help to engage and bring benefits to older learners, so please help persuade older people to come along and give it a go! As always, transport can be provided ... Read More »
Evington in Bloom – Table Top Sale – 1st May from 10.00am to 2.00pm
Evington in Bloom will be holding a Table Top Sale at Evington Village Hall on Monday 1st May from 10.00am to 2.00pm. The cost of the stalls is £10. Local Arts and Crafts welcome. Enquiries: 0116 2418056. firstname.lastname@example.com Read More »
Evington Village Hall – Bookings 2017
A board of trustees own and run the Village Hall, which is available for lettings. For more information see the web page: http://evington.wix.com/evingtonvillagehall Mondays: Yoga 11 – 12 noon Pre-natal Yoga 7pm – 8.30pm (starting 23rd Jan. 2017) Tuesdays: Evington Garden Club 7-9pm. 3rd Tuesday of each month. Wednesdays: Baby Sensory Class 9am – 1.30pm ... Read More »
Evington Bicycle Club looks ahead to 2017
On a cold Sunday morning (18 December) the leaders of Evington Bicycle Club met to check over the cycle fleet. The club is preparing for the 2017 Summer season which begins on Monday April 3rd at six 0'clock. We're already looking forward to warmer days! The picture shows one of our great sun-filled events from 2016. This is the club ... Read More »
At 2pm on Friday afternoons, racks are placed on tables and numbers picked by the group that meets weekly for a friendly game of rummy at Evington Park House. Around twelve people currently attend the club and spend an hour and a half engrossed in play. Rummi is a card game involving 2, 3 or 4 players that can also ... Read More »


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Insurance that covers a property owner for a loss on "real" property (i.e. buildings & structures) or "business personal property" (i.e. computers, furniture, etc.) from a covered peril, such as fire, wind/hail, or theft. Property Insurance can also cover equipment used in the field (inland marine) and even equipment breakdown (boiler and machinery).
There can be several other coverage categories under the property policy, to include:
Valuable Papers/Media – A property policy can cover valuable papers as a part of business contents. For example, a water main breaks overnight and floods the office, damaging drawings and specifications that had been printed and assembled for a bid proposal. The policy would cover the cost of replacing those drawings and specifications.
Accounts Receivable – This coverage helps protect businesses from outstanding money owed to them by customers because of damage to accounts receivable records by a "covered peril," such as fire."
Other Covered Property – Depending on the policy, there can be limited coverage for trees, shrubs and plants, money and securities, signs, and other types of property. It is important to read the policy to become familiar with the types of property covered and the coverage limits. Or, you can just pick-up the phone and contact us to discuss any aspect of your policy.
Off-Premises Business Property – Many firms have employees that work full or part-time from their home. This coverage provision provides limited coverage for business property used by employees at other locations. This can include cell phones and laptops, however, depending upon the value of off-premises property, a separate Inland Marine policy may be required to fully cover a potential loss.
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If you are a medical practitioner who is not able to give quality time to your patients as well as your family, then probably, you are overloaded with work and need to outsource. Though it may not be possible for you to hire additional medical staff to assist you due to cost constraints, you can definitely think of hiring an answering service for doctors that can handle all your incoming calls and free some of your time.
If you are wondering what an medical answering service company can do for you, let us brief you with some of its benefits.
- Such a service would ensure that patient calls are attended by a live person around the clock. Whether you are busy in surgery, attending a medical conference, vacationing with your family, or simply experiencing high call volumes, your patients will not have to wait to get answers to their queries. The medical call center answers calls and forwards the messages to you.
- You can outsource the task of scheduling appointments to a medical call center. They usually have scheduling software that helps their operators and your staff to schedule appointments. The schedule is available for viewing to you and your staff through the Internet.
- The answering service can send reminders to your patients regarding their upcoming appointments. Not only will this help your patients keep their appointments but will also make them happy, as they would feel well served.
- Once you hire a medical answering service, you will not have to worry about answering generic queries, like where your clinic is located and what your clinic hours are, as the service provider answers all such questions. Not only this, but some service providers also cater to queries related to insurance and prescriptions.
An answering service for doctors can work well for your practice if you choose one that matches your requirements.


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|Volume 5, Number 42 June 1, 2016
Dear Healthcare at Home Colleague,
This week starts with a personal story.
I had trouble wrapping my mind around the implications of an article we ran a couple of weeks ago about how many Americans are killed every day (700) by hospital errors. ("New Research Presents Healthcare at Home Sector with Opportunity" - 5/4/2016) Without crossing any privacy lines, let me tell you how I was convinced that this report is believable, based on my recent experience with a 91-year old as she entered a hospital through the Emergency Department. I cannot imagine that any in-home caregiver would exhibit as much nonchalance and incompetence as we experienced at this branch of a large, multi-state hospital corporation.
In spite of the EMTs relaying this patient's description of severe back and leg pain, which forced them to transport her in a sitting position on a special gurney, the ED doctor, in 30 seconds or so, focused in on a little discoloration on her leg and immediately declared, "Bruise, bed rest, she'll be fine, take her home." It was an hour before that doctor could be located again to tell him how wrong he was, and that her primary physician had already ordered an MRI.
Through the advocacy of an ED nurse who saw the agonized expression on the patient's face, and after some screaming from the patient's daughter, "She is in so much pain I can't even get her in and out of the car!" the ED doc finally acquiesced to admitting her. By nightfall, the hospital billing department presented them with a document agreeing to an observation-only admission. I told them not to sign it.
24 hours later, no physician, no MRI technician, no one other than one spectacular nurse had entered her hospital room. He offered to hold the patient's hand and talk to her while the daughter took a short break. Actually, there was a little contact with other nurses, indirect though it was. During the 5:00 am shift change, members of both the outgoing and incoming shift gathered in the hallway, right outside her door, talking and laughing in loud voices about picking up extra shifts and various ways boosting their paychecks by working.
We learned later, through a retired nurse supervisor we know, that things were not like this before the hospital was acquired by the multi-state system. Since that day, most of the dedicated, compassionate nurses have left, replaced by contract nurses from staffing agencies, whose loyalty to any one hospital and its patients is low. The doctors and nurses (except one) this patient and her daughter met seemed to reflect the system's focus on revenue.
At the end, what else? Irony: Without any treatment, prior to getting the MRI, she got up in the morning after a decent night's sleep on the hospital bed, with her head and knees slightly elevated, and walked without assistance, and without pain, to the bathroom. Her daughter got her home that same day and is going to invest in a $2,000 motorized bed. It has to be cheaper than another dangerous, agonizing hospital visit.
In this week's News:
Three webinars worth your time
Have a great week. Keep making a difference!
Tim Rowan
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When I was getting to know the brilliant Discworld series of comic yet profound fantasy, I soon noticed the books were crammed full of clever things I often missed on the first go. A lot of these were references to things I'd never even heard about. Finding out what they were, say by reading the Annotated Pratchett File, taught me all kinds of random things.
This book was written by Discworld author Terry Pratchett together with folklorist Jacqueline Simpson, whom he met at a book signing when asking people what they knew about the Magpie Rhyme — another thing I've only heard in a Discworld book, Carpe Jugulum. It goes through numerous elements in the novels and their connection to folklore. It's a big list of things, from many mythological creatures through old violent football customs through landmarks through obscure languages to the origin of Santa Claus, and much more. Continue reading


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Exposure - The wonder of nature were made to be appreciated.
Nature Anime Girl
Nature - It's all good well when nothing is trying to kill or r**e you.
The Real World
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When Nature Collides
When Nature Collides - Leprechauns die...
The Uniformity Of Nature
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Mother Nature - Has the best special effects.
Challenge Nature
Why - Why is it a human desire to challenge nature. We can never win, only postpone the
Mother Nature Funny
Mother Nature - Shes got ghetto booty.
The Joys Of Nature
The Joys Of Nature - Fresh air. Exercise. Imminent death. Makes one feel alive. Briefly.
Rebellion - Sometimes it's just best to fit in.
Love Trick
Love - An evil trick played by nature to get us to breed.
Life On The Edge
I Like To Live Life - On the edge.
COUNTRYSIDES - They make me wanna take the long way home.
Apophenia - The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common, Instead of
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Weight Loss Advice
More dieters are getting help from life coaches in their efforts to shed pounds.
by Martha Spizziri
July/August 2010
Eileen Caroscio of Burke, Virginia did what many people do when she decided to slim down—she set a specific target for her desired weight. However, Caroscio, 53, soon realized that rigid goal was actually undermining her success. She found that a more helpful objective would be to choose healthy food and exercise options. She ultimately achieved a weight very close to her original target.
Caroscio's success came with the help of a coach—not of the sports variety, but a life coach. Life coaches help clients find out what motivates them. They may also help clients identify underlying beliefs that hinder their efforts and brainstorm ways to deal with obstacles. The coach may use techniques such as visualization or affirmations. Whatever the method, the emphasis is on helping the client discover his or her own answers, says Teri-E Belf, MA, CAGS, MCC, a life coach since 1987.
"We're in business to help clients increase awareness, and increase their responsibility, which is the ability to respond to the awareness," says Belf, who practices from Reston, Virginia. In addition to coaching Caroscio to her weight loss about four years ago, Belf trained Caroscio to be a coach herself. Earlier, Caroscio had turned her inclination to help others into a nursing career. The coaching process with Belf exposed a habit that, however rooted in her good nature, was hurting Caroscio.
"People in my family like to cook, and they would make these wonderful meals," Caroscio recalls. She would accept their offers of food because she was afraid of hurting their feelings. "Through the coaching I realized that I can still be friendly, but I can decline the food, too. I'm a smart person," says Caroscio, CSC, RN, MSN, "but I did not get those clear insights or 'ahas' until working with the coaching process."
Ultimately, Caroscio lost about 20 pounds, although it took longer than she wanted—close to a year. For a while she kept losing, then gaining again as she figured everything out. "The good thing is, I'm in a better place in terms of health and tranquility," she says.
Trained Listeners
When it comes to counseling patients regarding weight loss, many doctors are better at delivering medical services than advice, says Edward M. Phillips, MD, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School's Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. "We're not trained as coaches, and there's a specific skill set," Phillips says. Those skills include asking open-ended questions and knowing how to listen. As someone trained in those areas, a coach can work with doctors, therapists or nutritionists.
Phillips is also the director of the Harvard-affiliated Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (www.instituteoflifestylemedicine.org), part of whose mission is to teach health professionals to better assist patients with diet and other healthy lifestyle changes. Indeed, as research points to signs that coaching can increase the chances of success in making such changes, established medical centers and hospitals are starting to offer coaching services. In addition, a new specialty called wellness coaching has emerged.
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (www.mayoclinic.org), makes wellness coaches available at its Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center. The center serves people affiliated with the clinic—employees and their spouses, retired employees and students. Duke University's integrative medicine center (www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org) provides health coaching services and trains coaches. (Health coaching is similar to wellness coaching, says Phillips, but is geared toward helping people with medical conditions, whereas a healthy person interested in making lifestyle changes could consult a wellness coach.)
"To date there have not been the definitive studies," notes Phillips. But he says that more research is being done. He works with the Institute of Coaching, a Harvard-affiliated organization established last year, to try to design studies that will be more definitive. There's also a move to create certification and unified standards for wellness coaches.
Long-Term Insights
The goal of coaching is not just to help with the immediate problem, but to give the client skills and insights to take with him. "There is research out there showing that it helps sustain behavior change for people over the long term," says Denise Daniels, a Certified Wellness Coach at the Healthy Living Center. "What wellness coaching does is focusing on not having the coach be an expert, but having the person go through a process to help them use their strength, and figure out their wellness vision. There's no one set blueprint for everybody."
Jane Getting, PA-C, a physician's assistant in general internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic, wanted to lose enough weight to get back into her business suits. She had tried unsuccessfully for a year. "I exercised regularly five or more days per week for an hour or more," Getting says. "I thought I was watching how much I ate, and I ate pretty healthy, but you never do as good of a job as you think you are."
She tried Weight Watchers, but her work schedule made it difficult to get to meetings consistently. So she decided to try the coaching at the clinic's Healthy Living Center, where she worked with Daniels. "It automatically made me verbalize, which forced me to acknowledge circumstances," Getting says. "She reiterated what I was saying so you can hear what you're saying from somebody else's perspective. One time I said something about not deserving something, and she asked me, 'Do you really mean to say that word?' In reality, I didn't. I wanted to say it wasn't necessary. Notice the connotation between those two words—night and day. It's all about what you do up in your head. The mental barrier is probably the biggest barrier." After 10 weeks of coaching, Getting says, she has lost at least 15 pounds and can fit into most of her suits.
Tina Kraus, another coach who was a client of Belf's, was able to get in shape and ultimately run a marathon—a goal she had years ago, but given up on after she was hit by a car. (She suffered severe injuries including a cracked coccyx, or tailbone, but had no residual effects.) Kraus says her coaching ultimately aimed for a goal far beyond weight loss.
"What I learned and loved was that it was more holistic," explains Kraus. "It wasn't just 'I want to lose 5 pounds' or 'I want to be healthy,' but 'How does that tie in with the rest of my life?' Had I not gone through the process of looking at what I wanted, I would not have run a marathon."
Kraus ran the marathon in October 2007 and continues to run two to three miles a couple of times a week. She also plans to train for a triathlon. She says she has hovered between her post-marathon size 10 and a size 12—but hasn't gone back up to her pre-marathon size 14.
How to Find the Right Life Coach
Coaches tend to be fairly flexible about how they provide their services, which can be a real help to people with busy schedules. Options include phone coaching, group coaching, or even coaching via email. Group coaching is less expensive than individual, and the group offers a built-in support system; phone coaching is easier to fit in, since the client doesn't have to spend time getting to the coach's office.
To find a life coach, the best bet is to look for someone who has had training with one of the many coaching associations that exist; the oldest is the International Coach Federation (www.coachfederation.org ). To find a good wellness coach, Edward Phillips, MD recommends looking for someone with training from a recognized program, such as the Duke Integrative Medicine, the Institute of Coaching (www.instituteofcoaching.org ) or Wellcoaches (www.wellcoaches.com). He also recommends looking for a coach with some type of health training; ideally the organization should offer a choice of a few different coaches and let you speak with each one to ensure a good "fit." Similarly, Belf says that she gives clients a free meeting in order to assess whether coaching is appropriate for their needs.


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One of the most common questions I hear from conservatives who are just entering into conversations about nonstraight orientations centers on the phrase "gay Christian," and specifically on whether or not it's an ok way to describe Christians who have persistent same-sex attractions. A common objection is that we don't go around referring to our brothers and sisters in the faith on the basis of a particular pattern of sin (e.g., "adulterous Christian" or "prideful Christian). On the one hand, one of the major goals of All But Invisible was to provide an extensive answer to this question, although I did so without actually using the phrase at all at any point in the book—I wanted to avoid as many distractions as possible. But I think it might be helpful to share a few thoughts that summarize some key ideas from the book.
First, the way the word "gay" is mostly commonly used today is to refer to an orientation identity, and not to a specific pattern of behavior that Christians would think of as sinful. In other words, when most people hear the word "gay", they don't think of actual behavior, but instead a pattern of desire. I would say that these desires are inevitably experienced at some point as fallen desires, but that the sanctifying work of Christ can redeem some of them (the nonsexual ones). By analogy, nonstraight orientations are like a disability... in other words, the phrase "gay Christian" is more like the phrase "blind Christian" than "prideful Christian."
Second, gay people are a minority in our culture today. For Christians, it can be hard to understand this because they have access to some extremely influential sources of power in our society. Gay people are taking Christians to courts and pressuring congress to legislate their morality for the rest of the country. I get that. But they are also a traumatized people who carry a history of hurt and pain with them. And much of this hurt and pain has been caused by Christians, sometimes (unintentionally) even in the name of Christ. In other words, the phrase "gay Christian" is more like the phrase "black Christian" in the United States than "prideful Christian."
These two key points are actually the main ideas behind Part II and Part III of All But Invisible, so if either of them intrigues you go ahead and pick up the book!