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The world of credit card processing might look like a maze of charges, fees, unwelcome chargebacks, equipment, new technologies, and contracts. That's because it is. There are more than a few players involved (you, your bank, your customer, their credit card's bank) and the fees are flying everywhere. There's no one best credit card processor for everyone. No matter who you are and what kind of business you have, you are going to have to find out the rates and do the math yourself.
Our Picks for The Best Credit Card Processor
In my research, I found five standout services to give you a great starting point:
- Payment Depot, Best for Large Transactions
- Shopify Lite, Best Hybrid Online & Brick-and-Mortar
- Square, Best for New Startups
- PayPal, Best for Early-Stage Ecommerce Merchants
- Dharma Merchant Services, Best for Established Nonprofits
Keep in mind that the coffee shop on the corner and the auto mechanic next door will probably have different "bests" — and that makes sense when you think how much money those businesses are charging, and how frequently. You get to define your own best by the nature of your business, but there are a few hallmarks of a great credit card processor: transparent rates, the right equipment, and strong customer service that makes it easy to get set up and just as easy to troubleshoot.
When I talked to 30 merchants, I heard a lot about how opaque the industry is. "It actually reminds me quite a bit of shopping for a mortgage," said Mark Aselstine of Uncorked Ventures, an online specialty wines retailer. "I'm sure there are some back-end payments going on that the average merchant simply cannot be aware of."
There's enough happening when you're running your own business that you can't afford to get mired down in choosing the best credit card processing service — so I tallied up the fees for 129 different providers, found the standouts (including my top pick, Payment Depot)and have a few tips on how to evaluate which is best for your own business.
"Trying to figure out the full cost of credit card processing is hard. In the beginning of my business I was lost and had to do the research to understand what each charge was. It can be quite complicated if you are not familiar with the fees and associated terminology. Once you understand the terms, comprehending each statement is so much easier."
Nicola Ford
Know the Players and Their Prices
The essential purpose of a credit card processor is to assess the risk of obtaining cash from a customer's bank on your behalf — it is verifying that there are enough funds to cover the purchase and backing it for a few days. In addition to delivering the funds from the bank to your business, it's taking on risk.
The bank that issued your customer's credit card is a partner in sending those funds to you; it also works on behalf of the customer in the event of a charge dispute, refund, etc.
Who's paying the cost for these services? You, the merchant, in the form of fees (although many will pass those costs onto their customers by building them into the prices).
"It's nearly impossible to figure out what the full costs of credit are. First, there are many plans. Do I want one with a per-transaction charge or not? How about a monthly charge? How does the percentage rate factor? But it doesn't stop there. If I do a card-not-present transaction, the fee is greater than a card-present transaction. If I don't provide the CVV, the fees increase yet again. Foreign transactions also have a different rate. Visa is different than MasterCard is different than Discover. It's pretty much impossible to figure out the cost of credit for any given transaction, other than on some kind of average over the monthly billing period."
Tim Thoelecke Jr.
InOut Labs
To dissect what it all means — and who pays whom — consider the players in every transaction:
There's you, the merchant.
You have a product or service that is sold, and that sale is facilitated when you accept a credit card payment.
If item A is $100 with tax, you swipe your customer's card for $100 and the journey begins.
Then, there's your customer (or, as the credit card sees them, the cardholder).
Your customer is agreeing to pay pack their credit card company the $100 it fronted them. This can be a pretty good deal for the credit card company: If the cardholder carries a balance, they will likely end up paying more than $100 for that swipe in the long run.
Players #3 and #4 are your credit card processor and bank (also called the "acquiring bank" because it's the one getting the money, not sending it).
These two guys are closely linked, with your processor doing the work of assessing your business and credit score, setting up your account, and sending you a monthly summary of transactions, charges, and fees.
When a card is swiped, a message is relayed electronically to your customer's bank (via the Visa Net or MasterCard System, for example) to determine if they are approved for the $100 transaction. If they are, that money is deposited into your bank account.
The final player is the bank that issued your customer's credit card.
These are the banks associated with the Visa or MasterCard (or Discover card, etc.) and they charge your credit card processor a fee for their service. That's called an interchange rate. These rates vary by card type and transaction; a Rewards Visa has a different rate than a Visa Debit, and a swipe with a confirmed CVV has a different rate than one without. (Check out the 2016 rates for both Visa and MasterCard.)
Your credit card processor pays the interchange fee. It covers that cost — and makes money — by charging you a marked-up fee (and sometimes a membership fee too). It also might lease you the equipment (another ongoing charge), or have you buy it outright.
There are three different pricing structures a credit card processing service can use to mark up its fees and make a profit:
- Tiered pricing. The credit card processor ranks every type of transaction and sets fees for each one — its fee for a card-not-present transaction, for example, will be different than for a card-present transaction. This type of structure is famously complicated and opaque: Processors don't share what type of transaction is assigned each rate, or even what those rates are.I do not recommend this method. This is the old-school way of doing it, and you'll find this pricing model at processors like Cayan, Flagship, and Chase Checkout. Under some circumstances, you might be able to score a great rate under a tiered structure, but to do so — and know for sure — requires an incredible about of diligent research. Either of your other two options is likely a far better choice.
- Interchange plus. The processor charges an up-front fee plus whatever the interchange rate is on the transaction. This fee might be a per-swipe cost (say 25 cents), a percentage of the swipe, or a bit of both. With interchange-plus, you know up front what you'll be paying each player, but your fees will fluctuate based on card and transaction type.
- Flat rate. The processor sets a rate that's the same for every single one of your transactions: say 2.9 percent of the swipe plus 30 cents. These rates are typically higher than interchange plus rates, but they're always consistent. Every swipe has that same set fee. If you go with a flat-rate processor, and it charges 2.9 percent + 30 cents, it'll take $3.20 of a $100 charge.
"Companies like Shopify Lite, Stripe, and Square decided to step up and say, 'Forget this, customers don't understand what the heck this means. Let's just make it easy for them and charge them one rate for all transactions. We might make a ton of money on one order with a debit card and lose money on a business credit card order, but in the long run we'll still make enough profit to make it worthwhile for us to stay in business.' By removing the complexity, business owners can see the cost, agree to it, and move on with their lives. That's why those processing services are seeing so much success."
Allen Walton
SpyGuy Security
To choose the rate structure that's best for you, start by running the numbers.
Let's look at $10,000 in transactions for two very different companies.
You can see that the transaction fee matters a lot if you're doing lots of small purchases — taking $0.30 out of a $2 swipe is a much larger percentage than that same $0.30 out of a $2,000 sale. For fewer larger purchases, it's the rate that'll have the bigger impact.
Processing equipment (terminals, swipe readers, etc.) can also add costs. If the equipment isn't free, I recommend purchasing instead of leasing. Arif Gangji, president of (Neon Rain Interactive), a Denver-based web development firm that works with a lot of ecommerce clients, agrees: "If a business has an in-store point-of-sale system, they are sometimes contractually tied to their processor long-term if they lease the unit," he says. "Processors love leased credit card machines because that binds the client. Plus, it is primarily all profit for the processor after the first few months."
Price matters, but it might not mean everything.
I found across the board that no merchant was happy with unclear fees or murky rates. Everyone simply wanted to know what they were paying. In fact, there were a number of merchants who said they'd rather pay more just to know what they were getting, and not having to stress over whether or not they were being swindled.
The Best Credit Card Processors
Payment Depot Overall Best for Large Transactions
Payment Depot de-complicates its rates with a simple pricing structure: the interchange fee, plus between $0.05 and $0.25 per transaction and a monthly fee of $29 to $99. (The higher your monthly fee, the lower your transaction fee.) The big standout here: It doesn't charge any additional percentage of the total swipe, which makes it perfect for low-value, big-ticket businesses. (That said, it does include a slew of lower-price, mass-consumer clients including Subway, Domino's Pizza, and Fantastic Sams — there's room for everyone!)
"Payment Depot charges a flat yearly 'membership fee' based on the annual credit card charges you will run, (mine is $700) and that is how they make most of their money. My credit card charges went from 3.5 percent to 1.6 percent by switching to Payment Depot. With my past processor, each month I was handing over almost 2 percent of my profits."
Ryan McEniff
Minute Women Home Care
Shopify Lite
Best for Hybrid Online & Brick-and-Mortar Merchants
This is a great credit card processor for businesses that have customers in both online and in-person retail environments. Shopify excels at the online space, but it understands the fluidity of retail. If you have a store that, for example, might expand for just a season into a pop-up shop, it provides an extensive tutorial explaining how that might work — even for merchants who have never ventured offline before.
"If you need a full service website, shopping cart, and credit card processor, Shopify is a great option to get up and running quickly without needing a lot of technical experience."
David Batchelor
That service-simplicity factor is evident in many other respects. Even with the Lite plan (other plans are Basic, Pro, and Unlimited) there is 24/7 support, including live chat. In my chats, the customer service was extremely friendly, helpful, and patient. The Lite plan doesn't limit how many products you can sell or how much file storage you get. The website is simple to navigate (with lots of educational information and an FAQ section) and has easy-to-understand terms of service.
The pricing structure – 2.7 percent + $0 (in person) and 2.9 percent + $0.30 (online), with a $9 monthly fee — likely won't beat out an interchange plus model, but you'll always know how much you are paying with every swipe. For equipment, there's a basic $19 card swiper (the first one is free); its chip reader costs $149.
The downsides: Shopify is designed to process credit cards, not debit cards. Some debit cards can be processed as credit, but an extra (more expensive) terminal has to be added to accept them all. Shopify also has a reputation for being unwieldy when contesting chargebacks (when a customer clamis not to have received a good or service they paid for). If you're in an industry that can expect a lot of them, opt for Square, which has a similar pricing model, but $250 in chargeback protection each month.
There is a very real argument that flat-fee processors like Shopify Lite, Square, and PayPal are, bottom line, more expensive than interchange-plus processors. That's because interchange rates swing from 0.005 percent to more than 3 percent. In the lowest transactions, flat-fee processors still charge their same amount: between 2 and 3 percent. (Conversely, they lose money on transactions with higher interchange rates.)
If you sign up with a flat-fee processor, you're paying for the convenience of clarity — and for a lot of small business owners, it's worth it.
"Using Square, I know it costs X amount when I swipe a card through my reader, and X+Y if I type in the credit card number. It's super simple for me to understand with Square versus other credit card companies. With others, there were a lot of hidden fees and agendas that make trouble for a small business owner who, at the end of the day, is just trying to make a living."
Danita M. H.
Rated M Wine Infused Foods
Best for New Startups
You've likely seen the evidence of Square's success: Its card readers seem to be the way to pay at just about every food truck and farmer's market stand these days. Square has proprietary equipment that is cool (both aesthetically and in function) and free when you sign up. But the real advantage is for new businesses, which often lack a credit history to qualify for other services.
Square also charges no ongoing monthly fees, which is really great if you're running a seasonal business or a side gig, and no maintenance fees. You only pay when you make a sale.
Pricing is a flat-fee of 2.75 percent to 3.5 percent + 15 cents per transaction. That includes the $250 in monthly chargeback protection, as well as inventory-management features, payroll functions, and online support. All of this is succinctly explained on an easy-to-read, easy-to-navigate website. For businesses that grow, Square is also willing to negotiate its fees to keep you on as a client.
I talked to Shaun Eli Breidbart, a performer with Liberty Comedy Corp, who depends on advance payments to secure performance gigs — he said price isn't his biggest consideration. "With Square, I can send a payment link to the client and they can pay the deposit by credit card when signing a contract," he explained. "I'm not super thrilled to give up 2.75 percent, but it does speed things up and makes clients more secure about paying 50 percent in advance."
Best for Early-Stage Ecommerce
While PayPal is making headway into brick-and-mortar retail by providing card-reader equipment for in-person transactions, online transactions remain its core business and strength — and boy does it have that down.
PayPal's payment portal integrates easily with websites. Customers can pay via PayPal with one click, and funds from one PayPal account can easily be transferred to other business accounts. It also easily integrates with accounting software like Xero. "Workflow and avoiding double entry are important to me," says Thoelecke. If your credit card processor helps decrease time spent in the back office, then it may be saving you money through time and salary cost even if its rates are a bit higher.
Speaking of rates: PayPal's are a straightforward 2.9 percent plus 30 cents per transaction (a higher 3.9 percent plus a variable fixed fee is charged on international transactions). But, like Square, there are no fees charged for startup processes, no monthly costs, and there are no termination fees if you decide to go with another provider. It even has an invoice-creation system that works with a Microsoft Excel template and facilitates a direct payment from those invoices.
The PayPal website is a clean interface with lots of good educational materials, however 24/7 live chat and phone support are not provided.
Dharma Merchant Services
Best for Established Nonprofits
No processor that we could find works exclusively with nonprofits, but several offer special rates. The credit card processor that rose to the top in fundraising transactions is Dharma Merchant Services.
Dharma is a B Corporation, a distinction for its work with cause-related enterprises. It places equal emphasis on people and the planet as much as profit. In 2015, the company contributed $175,000 – 50 percent of its own profits — to nonprofit causes.
Dharma's $15 monthly fee added to its low per-transaction fees – 0.25 percent + interchange + 10 cents (in person) and 0.35 percent + interchange + 15 cents (online) – are competitive, but they're even lower for nonprofits: 0.2 percent + interchange + 10 cents (in person) and 0.3 percent + interchange + 15 cents (online). Compare these to PayPal (also popular with nonprofits), which has a flat nonprofit fee of 2.2 percent plus 30 cents.
These rates are still subject to variable interchange rates, of course. But as co-founder and Chief Evolutionary Officer Jeff Marcous told us, Visa and MasterCard also have lower interchange rates for nonprofit transactions and donations. Dharma turns away for-profit and nonprofit clients with transactions totaling less than $10,000 per month, as well as those without an established credit history. He explained that for companies that fall below the $10K threshold, it's in their best interests to go with an aggregator like Square or PayPal, adding that the barrier to entry allows Dharma to offer a high level of customer service. "One of the primary goals of Dharma is to build a strong community," he says, "and by setting the intention of being truly 'present' for our merchants, our loyalty and retention rate is quite high."
Questions to Ask Yourself Before Shopping for Credit Card Processing Service
Credit card processors are not a one-size-fits-all matter. Before you look at what the credit card companies offer, spend some time detailing the transaction of your business.
- Are you a startup or are you established?
- Are you selling online or by other means: over the phone, with a mobile reader, or at a cash register in-person?
- How many transactions to you process a month, and what is your average ticket cost? Do you make 5,000 transactions at $6 each, or 6 transactions at $5,000? Or 5,000 transactions at $5,000 each?
- Do you want to be able to track your cash payments in the same system, and do you want integration with your accounting software?
- Are you a nonprofit?
- Is your business high-risk? (Some businesses like gun sales, airlines, and even selling on eBay or Amazon as a third-party can be considered high-risk, so not every credit card processor will accept your application.)
Take Action
- Assess your business. What is the range of transaction sizes and with what frequency do small, medium, and large transactions occur? Got it? Now, run the math on the credit card processors you're considering. With transparent pricing, it's easy to see what you'd be charged. You can see who charges the lowest rate for your transaction mix and weigh that against each company's perks.
- Do the math on your current plan (if you have one). Look at statements from your current provider and see if its fees and charges are as expected. Are the rates transparent? If not, it's time to switch processors.
- Start accepting chip cards. As of October 2015, if you're not accepting chip cards with a chip-card reader, you are on the hook for any fraudulent charges. This liability shift was created not by law, but by the banking and credit card processing industries to put more pressure on merchants to prevent fraud. If you don't have and use an EMV reader on a "dip chip" card, you accept full responsibility for any fraud.
- Do a semi-annual checkup. Just like last summer's clothes don't always fit the following spring, your business may have changed enough that you need a new credit card processing service. Time to start negotiating!


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Tonight on VH1's hit series Love & Hip Hop Atlanta airs with an all-new Monday, March 13, 2017, season 6 episode 2 and we have your Love & Hip Hop Atlanta recap below for you. On tonight's Love & Hip Hop Atlanta season 6 episode 2 as per the VH1 synopsis, "The Frosts, Jasmine and her boyfriend deal with the consequences of Jasmine's bomb drop. Later, Joseline and Stevie meet for the first time in months; and Momma Dee and Ernest deal with marital issues."
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On this week's episode of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta Joseline and Stevie meet up to have a confrontation about the paternity of her baby. She tells him "I would never lie about who the father of my baby is." Stevie starts to feel guilty. She tells him "I am moving to Miami." Stevie is upset when he hears this and tells her "No, you're not moving anywhere with my baby." Joseline says "What makes you think you have a say?" Stevie tells her "You may be pregnant with my baby and you are going to stay right here where I am."
Jasmine meets up with her boyfriend Rod and tells him what happened with Karlie and Yung Joc at the masquerade party. Rod asks her "What does Kirk have to say?" Jasmine says " Kirk denied even knowing me," Rod tells her "I blame you. You should've kept your mouth shut." Jasmine tells him "I won't let Kirk get away with this forever."
Tommie gets out of jail after being locked up for twenty-four hours. When she gets home she confronts her mother who was staying in her house to help with hereet kids. Tommie tells her mother Samantha "I called you. Why didn"t you answer your phone?" Samantha asks her "When did you try to call?" Tommie gets very upset. The confrontation is on and very heated between the two women. Samantha tells Tommi "I'm your mother. I've always been there for you." Tommie fires back and tells her mother "You have never been there for me. I raised myself." This infuriates Samantha who leaves Tommie's house in a huff.
Momma Dee and Ernest are celebrating the release of her second single. Momma Dee is still frustrated with their marital situation. She tells him " You need to put me first ahead of your mother. She doesn't do for you what I do for you." Ernest is frustrated and he reveals to Momma Dee "My mother is selling the house in Florida and moving back to Atlanta," Momma Dee is less than thrilled to hear this news.
Joseline meets with Dawn and tells her about the meeting with Stevie. Dawn is not happy that she is getting back involved with Stevie. Joseline also tells her "I had to go back over to the house." Dawn asks "Why?" Joseline says "i had to get DNA. I don't trust Stevie to go take that test, so I need you to go with me to take this sample and get it tested so that I can have proof that Stevie is the father of my baby."
Meanwhile, Joc and Karlie are playing super spy with Jasmine and Rod. While Joc and Rod are meeting Karlie is meeting with Jasmine. Karlie wants to talk to this girl before she goes and reveals what she knows to Rasheeda. When the two ladies meet up Karlie is curious to see what evidence Jasmine has that Kirk is the father of her baby. Jasmine shows Karlie videos of her and Kirk together as well as text messages and proof that Kirk has been paying her bills. Karlie is absolutely blown away. Meanwhile, Joc is getting the same information from Rodney.
Momma Dee is on a shopping spree and to try and calm her nerves. She asks Scrappy to meet her and tells him about Ernest's mother moving back to Atlanta. Scrappy tells her "You're mad because someone else is doing what you do? It sounds like you need to check your man." Scrappy then drops a bombshell on Momma Dee. He tells her "Bambi and I may not be getting married. I have been living in a hotel because we have been fighting so much." Momma Dee decides to arrange a dinner and she tells Scrappy "You bring the Bam and we will get things sorted out because I want you two to work things out." Scrappy reluctantly agrees.
Tommie is still frustrated after the fight with her mother so she goes to talk to KK about it. She tells her former boyfriends mother what happened the night she was released from jail. KK tells her "Your mother is still trapped in that alcohol addiction and as long as she is things will be tense between you."' They then move on to talk about the situation with Karlie Redd. Tommie says "I'm going to get her. She was fake and pretended to be my friend. I'm going to get her."
Momma Dee decides to get the whole family together to deal with all of the family issues. She tells Ernest's mother "I hear you are moving back to Atlanta." His mom says "Yes I am. Do you have a problem with that?" Momma Dee says "Yes I do because he puts you first." Ernest's mom is quick to refute that. Momma Dee pulls out a pacifier and diapers and hands them to Ernest's mom. She tells her "Here is his pacifier and you can change his diapers because I am done." Scrappy laughs as Ernest looks on mortified.
Rasheeda has been avoiding everyone since the rumors about her husband surfaced, but she finally decides to meet up with Karlie. Rasheeda tells Karlie "Kirk says he doesn't know the girl." Karlie tells her "I met with the girl." Rasheeda is shocked to hear this. Karlie tells Rasheeda "The girl has videos of her and Kirk together. She has met Carter. She lives in your old building downstairs from you." Rasheeda is devastated to hear all of this information. She says "This is just too much. I can't even think that he would go this far."
When Kirk gets home Rasheeda has dinner ready and she is very upset. As they are sitting down to dinner Rasheeda confronts Kirk and tells him about her meeting with Karlie. She tells him "The girl says ya'll have been in a relationship and you have been taking care of her and paying her bills." Kirk says "That's not true." Rasheeda then drops another bombshell and tells him "There is also supposed to be a video of you holding her baby." Kirk seems shocked speechless by this.

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Now a few words about the official positions of Russia.
The South China Sea is situated rather far from Moscow and it seems that its problems must not to be in priorities of Russian foreign policy and interests. But it is not so because Russia is and will be for ever a great maritime power of the Pacific and our country is deeply interested to assure that the region has a sustainable international status with assured freedom of navigation and sea communications.
The APR represents a sphere of vital interests for Russia. Russia is connected by relations of strategic partnership with China as well as with SRV. Such a partnership is a certain form of organization of common activity of states in fundamental spheres and planned for a longue predictable perspectives and based on the mutual recognition, respect and promotion of each other interests fixed in a treaties and oriented for achievement of common or similar vital objectives.
Just why Russia as other countries of the region is deeply interested in such a way of development of the situation in SCS zone which could permit to keep it in the framework of peaceful mutually respectful negotiations of participants involved in the conflict on all disputable issues' and could lead to creation in this dangerous region of an atmosphere of peace, stability, mutual trust and cooperation..."
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Serbian president likens Russia to "mother"
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic thanked Russia on Thursday "on behalf of our little Serbia" for the country's assistance.Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug, TASS
During his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is in Belgrade for the OSCE Ministerial Council, Nikolic stressed Serbia would not join the sanctions imposed on Russia.
"I wish you success at the conference in Belgrade, and that you speak to those with whom you are currently not talking enough, because only something good can come out of that," Nikolic said.
He expressed gratitude on behalf of Serbia to Russia and in particular its president, Vladimir Putin, for fighting against global terrorism, expressing his regret over the Russian victims, but also noting that the battle's goal was great, and that Serbia was "ready to offer every possible assistance to anyone who is opposing this evil."
"We will certainly cooperate with Russia more intensively than until now, because we wish to show we are against sanctions and to show our friends from Europe that to be in the EU does not mean to be against Russia, and that to be a friend of Russia does not mean to be against the EU," Nikolic said.
He stressed that the two countries cooperate well politically and that he hopes Serbia had not caused Russia too much trouble as it was helping solve "important problems."
"A person has friends around the world, but most often recalls their mother - Serbia is like that too, when it most needs help it thinks of the Russian Federation and that help has not been missing or withheld from us, through history," he said.
The president also said that Serbia "will implement everything it agrees to, but it will never recognize Kosovo."
"You should not support us if one day we betray it, and also we will not impose sanctions on Russia, because we suffered from sanctions for much too long to be introducing them against someone else," Nikolic said and added:
"Here your role is very big, major, although many do not want to acknowledge it, you are influencing this to be a gathering on European peace and security."
According to the president, the Su-24 of the Russian Aerospace Forces was shot down last month in Syria "because of the mistake of somebody in Turkey." But, Nikolic observed, "Russia is great - and can find the right way out of any problem."
The Serbian president believes that the anti-IS fight so far "has not been resolute, but rather selective, and not always aimed against the terrorists, but often against the officially elected representatives in the country (Syria)."
"Whom the people elect deserves to lead the state. No imposition on the people against their free will can be carried out," said Nikolic.
Speaking about the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, he said it was "often not easy - because we are talking to the arrogant, and to the people who have the support of a large part of the western civilization" - but added he appreciated the fact that Serbia had Russia's support.
"We will continue to talk, nothing will be achieved by conflict," said the Serbian president.
Nikolic also asked Lavrov to relay his greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin and and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
During the meeting, Lavrov said that Russia is ready to continue developing relations with Serbia and increase cooperation in all fields.
Lavrov added he hoped that the cooperation between Serbia and Russia will be even greater in both "the economy and in the international arena."
"We evaluate highly your personal contribution to efforts geared toward strengthening partnership between Russia and Serbia. We are ready to step up and expand cooperation, including in the spheres of economy and European security," Lavrov said, according to TASS.
Moscow is grateful to Belgrade for "expressing solidarity" with Russia after the incident with Turkey's downing the Russian bomber in Syria, Lavrov said.
Russia and Serbia share the position that all problems in Europe should be addressed via dialogue, without imposing any unilateral approaches, he said.
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27 Station Road, Indooroopilly
I've visited Indooroopilly shopping centre twice in the past week, which is more than I have done so in the past 5+ years. It certainly has changed a lot with all the renovations they're doing. My first meal there was at Oliver and Co for lunch on my lonesome. This time, Marc and I were planning to have dinner at Harajuku Gyoza but we were quoted a 15-30 minute wait. 15 minutes is just doable for 30 minutes is more than I'm willing to wait to be seated and I just couldn't be bothered to take a gamble. We walked down the road to Laksa Hut instead.
I've eaten at Laksa Hut a number of times when it was located in Toowong. As a poor uni student studying at St Lucia campus, it was such a good meal stop. Cheap, large meals with fantastic flavours. Now, I'm pretty sure this is the same Laksa Hut in a new location but don't quote me on that.
Whatever the case, the menu seems more comprehensive than I recall. Besides variations of laksa, there are plenty of other Singaporean/Malaysian classics and honestly, all of them sounded good to me. Marc and I both went for laksa though, purely because it's their signature dish.
BBQ pork laksa
My pick was the barbecue pork laksa. Marc's was the combination version, which is basically the same but with more types of meat. I was pleased to see there was loads of meat in my laksa. The pork was that marinated type that's red in colour (char siu) and both myself and Marc are crazy over this stuff. Other components of the dish included fried tofu (great for soaking up the soup), bean sprouts and noodle.
Combination laksa
I was a little disappointed in the noodle because I remembered laksa noodles being thick and eggy. This was more like a thicker version of rice vermicelli, which was still nice and had a good bite to it but didn't absorb the flavours as well as egg noodles would have.
The soup itself was very good. It had the right balance of laksa spices with creamy coconut and a slight fish sauce pungency. I was full half way through but managed to finish the whole dish because it was so moreish. On a cold night, laksa is your friend.
We both ordered some taro milk tea to wash down our meals. I like getting bubble tea whenever I eat something as flavoursome as laksa because it provides a nice contrast to all the savoury tones. This taro milk tea was clearly just a powder plus milk creation but it did the trick.
I liked the food at Laksa Hut and am pleased to report they are very generous serves for decent prices. I would love to go back and try some of their other dishes. We were seated right by the road and had a hard time getting the attention of any waitstaff but once our order was placed, food arrived relatively quickly.


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What is the Iron Ring
"The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer," is a "solemn expression of intention to adhere to the highest ideals of the engineering profession" that a Canadian engineering student takes part in before they officially graduate. During the ceremony, the student is presented with a ring called an Iron Ring, a subtle piece of jewelry that has a lot of meaning. It's customary that the ring be worn on the pinkie finger of the writing hand, to remind engineers of their obligation towards ethical work. The ring has no beginning and no end, metaphorically representing a lifelong commitment towards professional integrity. Upon retirement from the engineering practice, an engineer is meant to return the ring so it can be passed down to the next generation of engineer.
A reflection
This week, Chrissy Ure from the University of Windsor talks about what getting an Iron Ring meant for her.
"When I look down at my Iron Ring, pride for my profession, my hard work, and dedication shines back at me." she says. "It is a very empowering feeling to be included and welcomed into such a highly respected profession."
Throughout her academic career, Chrissy has striven to learn new skills with the hopes of becoming a great engineer someday. For graduating engineering students, receiving their ring represents the perseverance they have shown over the years of lectures, assignments, laboratories, midterms and final exams, as well as the excitement of starting their career and a new chapter in their life.
By receiving her Iron Ring, she now has a physical symbol that she can wear every day to remind her of her personal goals.
A deeper personal meaning
"As a female student in engineering, my Iron Ring means so much more. It represents all the study sessions I had in the engineering building late at night. It represents the commitment I made to my education. It represents my resulting titles of Dean's Honour Roll, President's Honour Roll, Outstanding Scholar and Golden Key Student awards."
In addition to her academic achievements, Chrissy's commitment to supporting others shines brightly as well.
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Amateur radio operators from Užice established "Užice Award" to celebrate Day of Užice city. Award is organized by Radio club "Aco Vučković" YU1ABH, Radio club "Sevojno" YU1AAX and RAdio club "Užice" YU1ACE.
Award activities are occurring each year between 1st and 16th October. All amateur radio operators who live at the territory of Užice are participating but also other operators that are […]
In Grza near Paraćin (Serbia) from July 14th to 19th Young amateur radio camp is held. It was organized by Amateur radio Union of Serbia and Radio club "Kosmos" YU1GUV from Paraćin.
Five young operators from Užice participated in camp: Janko Mihailović YU3EEA, Kristina Janković YU3EYL, Andrija Petrić YU4EEW, Petar Despotović YU4FPS and Lazar Mihailović YU4TDX. Bogdan Stepanov YU5BOX, […]
Winter is time when radio-club orgabuzez courses and preparations for new amateur radio operators. Exams were held today, and besides people from Užice, candidates also came from Čačak and Prijepolje.
Small space in radio-club did not allow all to take exams at once, so we had to organize candidates in two shifts. Seven candidates passed exams.
Radio amateurs from Užice are honoring Užice City Day, October 9th, establishing Užice Award.
Three radio clubs located in Užice are participatingin this event: Radio club "Aco Vučković" YU1ABH, Radio club "Sevojno" YU1AAX Sevojno and Radio club "Užice" YU1ACE.
Užice Award targets radio amateurs from all over the World. Their task is to collect sufficient number of points by making contacts (QSOs) with amateur radio stations […]
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Oliver Wendell Douglas
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Oliver Wendell Douglas was the major character in the 1960s CBS situation comedy Green Acres. Portrayed by Hollywood veteran Eddie Albert, Oliver Wendell Douglas was a New York City attorney acting out his long-harbored dream of moving to the Midwest and operating a farm rather than practicing "big city" law. The character's name was inspired by famed Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and possibly also by then-Supreme Court justice William Orville Douglas.
Character biography[edit]
Oliver Wendell Douglas was a New York City attorney who had long harbored a dream of moving to the Midwest and operating a farm rather than practicing "big city" law. His wife, Lisa, a glamorous Hungarian immigrant (who was played by Eva Gabor), had absolutely no desire to leave sophisticated New York City for a backward, rural area. His idea also met with stringent resistance from his own mother, Eunice (Eleanor Audley), who sided with Lisa against leaving New York City for the hinterlands.
However, once they actually arrived at their newly purchased farm (a run-down nightmare whose farmhouse was little more than a dilapidated shack), it was Lisa, not Oliver, who immediately fit into Hooterville and its weird collection of zany characters. Oliver had a high opinion of farmers in theory; he often made a speech in which he referred to "crops shooting up out of the ground" (which his wife, Lisa, in her Hungarian accent, repeated as "crops shoosting out of the ground") and other platitudes about rural life, which on the program was invariably accompanied by a background of patriotic music (Yankee Doodle to be exact); other characters frequently searched for the source of the music. Oliver was usually presented in the light of being the only sane character in an insane world; however, he, too, had his quirks, such as driving his tractor wearing the same three-piece suits that he had formerly worn to practice law and addressing nearly every other person in Hooterville as Mr. or Mrs., though the Hootervillians referred to each other by first names (although they apparently reciprocated by continuing to refer to him as "Mr. Douglas").
Oliver also was either too blinded by pride or too stubborn to admit that he was a totally incompetent failure as a farmer. He did not fit into a place where everyone took for granted that a "talking" pig, Arnold Ziffel, was his owners' "son", or where one of the two contractor "brothers" constantly remodelling his house was a woman, and somehow always lost out to local confidence man Mr. Haney, from whom he had bought the farm in the first place. He also hired the young Eb Dawson, who referred to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas as his parents and who often irritated Oliver. He is such a fanatic farmer wannabe in the pilot episode, that during a flashback while on a bombing mission in a P-38, he annoys his squadron commander with comments about how tomatoes are turned into catsup. A later episode shows Oliver was a Captain in USAF Reserves when the Hooterville townsfolk try to have him fly a broken down Curtiss JN-4 from World War I.
Oliver's denial led him to labor on in vain, year after year, when it was obvious to everyone else that he would be far more successful back in his New York law practice. His wife Lisa, a very reluctant rural dweller initially, fits right into her new surroundings and is almost immediately accepted and befriended by nearly everyone. One running gag shows how Oliver usually "loses" one way or another to the Hooterville yokels. In one episode Mr Haney, Lisa, and Hank Kimball think they've discovered a "Milk-making" Machine. Oliver has to tell them (tongue-in-cheek) that not only are the chemicals so expensive that milk prices would soar- but that this new milk also causes baldness! One episode shows Oliver as a "successful" lawyer when he manages to convince the US Army not to draft Arnold Ziffel the Pig. At the end of the episode Oliver has a new client to keep from being drafted-"Ralph Monroe"! Despite being a horrible farmer and once only making 16 dollars of profit for the entire year, the Douglases never had to worry about money—for instance, they never have trouble replacing the numerous dishes that Lisa breaks. This once caused the other residents to believe that Oliver was making and selling alcohol, and that he was involved with the mob.
A running gag in later seasons of the show involved Oliver often never being able to finish something he starts to say due to being rudely interrupted by other characters in the scene at a particular moment.
Character creation[edit]
In the 1950 radio sitcom on which Green Acres was originally based, the character was a banker named John Granby and portrayed by Gale Gordon.[1] Granby, in turn, was based on Gordon's character on My Favorite Husband. In a notable difference between the radio and television versions, Granby had a teenage daughter, which the Douglases did not.[2] The character's basic premise of a white-collar city man with passion but no talent for farming remained unchanged.[1]
The character's name was inspired by famed Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and possibly also by then-Supreme Court justice William Orville Douglas.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Schulz, Clair (Spring 2009). "Forgotten Shows to Remember". Nostalgia Digest. 35 (2): 18–22.
- ^ Dunning, John. (1976). Tune in Yesterday: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, 1925-1976. Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN 0-13-932616-2. P. 244.


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We are a family friendly community centre and social club. We try to cater for most things. If you have any questions please don't be afraid to ask.There is a YOUTH more…
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Bourne Valley Youth Centre 'where great minds meet'. The centre is available for various community and youth meetings.
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The Branksome Centre is a vibrant community centre located in north-east Poole. We provide affordable activities for all ages and abilities, including: Sport and exercise classes Arts and crafts Youth more…
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Do not be deceived into believing that there is going to be a so called "rapture" before the Last Day.
Jesus expressed that his coming will be as in the days of Noah and Lot, says: "Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
Remember Lot's wife.
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left" (Luke 17:30-36).
"And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together" (Luke 17:37).
Jesus explained further in in the parable that follows what transpired at the beginning of time, and will be events at the end of time.
"He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; the enemy that sowed them is the Devil; the harvest is the [END OF THE WORLD]; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the [END OF THIS WORLD]. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father" (Matthew 13:37–43).
"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, [AND BY OUR GATHERING TOGETHER UNTO HIM], whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thessalonians 2:1).


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Charfield Neighbourhood Plan (CNP) Meeting
Sportsman's Lounge 19:30 to 20:45 2nd April 2019
- Laurence Parsons,
- David Lines,
- Ian Kershaw,
- Marcus Whawell,
- Steve Drinkwater,
- Judy Drinkwater
- Mark Rosher,
- John O'Neill,
- John Gregory
The group thanked Laurence again for his sterling work in bringing the CNP document to its current state.
Laurence and Marcus briefed the team on the recent Charfield Liaison Meeting with CEG/Barratts/Bloor/HillHouse.
The group discussed that CEG have now submitted their planning application, however the council will not make any determination until the JSP has been approved or declined. This means that the development is unlikely to start within the next 12 months.
We discussed the development boundary and there were mixed views upon where it would be drawn and what happens if it gets broken and if that puts the whole of the CNP at risk. Await Mark's discussions with Dick Whittington.
Marcus confirmed that having looked at the other Strategic Development Locations impacted by the JSP, none had yet submitted their neighbourhood plans.
We returned to the policy document and agreed that all CNP members (present and unable to attend) should initially start to look at what policies we may be missing form the document and let Laurence know. We also discussed asking the village their view at the event on 10th June. Laurence also suggested we have a stall at the Village Fete on 29th June to catch the villagers not on Facebook. This was agreed a good idea. Laurence was going to organise us having a table. We also said we should make sure we can all explain who CNP is and what we do.
Ian asked if there were any updates re access to the CEG development from the rest of the village and suggested we include this in the policy.
Laurence asked everyone to review the passage on Integration (footpaths) to check if this is strongly worded enough. Also it was discussed should we have a policy around waste in the village.
There was an excellent discussion around further engagement with the newer residents of the village. Ie Crest residents to ask them for their views on what they like/don't like/would change/could be done better having recently moved into a new development. We agreed this would be valuable data as the last NP questionnaires were a few years back. It also shows engagement with the enlarged community. We agreed that a single sided A4 5 or 6 questionnaire with space for answers was the best approach. Marcus agreed to liaise with Ruth about using the garage as a drop off point (Ruth has agreed this).
We all agreed that we needed to have a robust plan by the end of May ready for the 10th June village meeting.
The latest version of the plan is version 7 in the dropbox.
Next meeting agreed to be 7.30pm on 30th April as the Sportsman's Lounge was available as were most attendees. Booked.
Possible questions for newer development residents
Have your say because you are part of the village and we want your input in how Charfield could grow.
Since moving to Charfield…..
- What are you not happy with?
- What are you happy about/worked well?
- What could have been done better?
Do you have any suggestions for the village to try and get developers to include in future developments?


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A program to relocate vacant homes and apartment buildings from the Manchester Square and Airport-Belford areas near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is moving ahead through the Los Angeles World Airports Move-On Housing Program.
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is the City of Los Angeles agency that operates the city's four airports.
"The demand for housing in Los Angeles continues to be greater than the available housing stock. We believe it is very important to preserve housing in Los Angeles," said Lourdes Romero, director of the LAWA Voluntary Residential Acquisition and Relocation Program.
"It is our goal to move as many buildings as possible to new locations, although a few may not be suitable for relocation and will need to be torn down," Romero said.
Recently, the Move-On Housing team sponsored a tour of houses and apartment buildings approved for sale to qualified nonprofit organizations.
Dozens of nonprofit groups are participating in order to enhance the services they provide to local communities throughout Los Angeles.
Access Community Housing was one of the first nonprofit organizations to move a house from the program area, LAWA officials said.
Access — which develops housing for police, teachers, and nurses — has moved seven homes so far.
"We are very positive about the program and delighted to be involved and working with Los Angeles World Airports," said Herb Child, Access executive director.
Manchester Square and Airport-Belford area tenants are given first priority in buying the homes before they are sold on the open market by the nonprofit organizations.
Since its inception in 2002, the Move-On Housing Program has relocated 32 properties comprised of 25 single-family homes, six duplexes, and one six-unit apartment building.
Information, (310) 417-6100.


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Come from Texas, USA, Colin Strickland left the entire audience speechless with his exhibition during the final of RHC Milano No.6. He managed to distance himself from the leading group and maintain a pace to get the victory of this spectacular race through the streets of Bovisa.
Who's Colin?
I'm just a hard working guy who has a serious addiction to bikes. I took the traditional path of university, career, house, but all the while I was riding and building bicycles for fun. These days I'm focusing on racing bicycles first, working on restoring my home second, and working for an environmental consulting firm third. I love playing guitar, working on motorcycles in my garage, and watching the 20 laying hens I keep in my back yard.
What represent cycling for you?
The beauty of cycling is the variety of the people, bikes, and attitudes that you encounter. I love being able to race the fastest guys in the USA, and also ride with the local guys who end most rides with a few six-packs of beer. From the most serious road racers, to the guys who only carve dirt trails, to the fixed gear die-hards, we are all addicted to the feeling of flying. Finally the feeling of freedom and flying is the same.
Crits, road bikes, cyclocross… We've realized that you're really good rider in different kind of cycling… What's your favorite and why? What about cycling in Texas? Tell us about racing and Aventón Factory Team…
I am a pure fan of racing. I love it all. Every discipline has its own thrill and dynamic, but the energy of racing is the same. I love the speed and G-forces of criteriums. I love the prolonged suffering and mental toughness of road races. I love drifting through slick turns and powering through mud in cyclocross. I love the physicality and energy of the Red Hook Crits. All races are a thrill for me. If there's a bike race, I'll be there.
Racing bikes in Texas has made me the racer I am today. We have international talent in the state and it shows in the racing. Coming up in Texas was incredible for developing as a bike racer. ELBOWZ Racing has always dominated in Texas and in Pro races across the country. The team was founded by multi-time World Superbike champion and retired Moto-GP racer Ben Spies, and we have tried to keep his tradition of winning alive.
The Aventón Factory Team approached me about racing for its program in August 2015. Aventón FT has incredibly talented teams competing in both the male and female fixed-gear criterium disciplines, and it was an honor to get an invitation. From the expert management, to the awesome race bikes, the Aventón Factory Team makes winning races easy.
How did you get into Red Hook Criterium?
The first race I ever competed in was actually an alley cat held in Austin during the NAHBS show in 2010. It was a 60 mile circuit around Austin at night, and was hosted by Fast Folks bike shop. I raced my Seven Cycles Titanium track bike, as it was my only bike at the time. I believe I won by several minutes, and got a Cinelli Gazetta frameset for the win. I absolutely loved the feeling of competing, digging deep, and winning! From there I was hooked. Dave Trimble was at the race, and he made me aware of the RHC series. I travelled to NYC to race the RHC in 2012 and 2013. I placed 5th in both races, but I had not yet honed my racing craft. Still, it was a huge thrill the make the "brodium" in both attempts. I knew I would be back, and that I could win. Trimble's events are such incredible productions! It is an honor and a thrill to get to race in one of his events.
How was your first time on a track bike?
I came from a background of track bikes, and while I've never raced on a velodrome, I spent most of my early twenties tearing around Austin on fixed-gears.
What's the difference between RHC race and the other kind of races?
The main difference between a RHC and other races is the energy! The crowd, the incredible courses and infrastructure, the international phenomenon! Like I said, Dave Trimble's races are the most expertly run races I've ever raced, and I've raced quite a bit. He knows how to turn a bike race into a fantastic experience for everyone involved. Racers and spectators alike.
Miilano man it was a show! Tell us what do you live in that amazing performance!
Well, I went into the race knowing that I was on excellent form. I knew that if luck went my way, and if I got the chance to ride away in a small group, I had the fitness and nerve to back it up. I raced more than 50 very tough, often wet criteriums in 2015, so I was tuned for the discipline. I went to Milano with confidence, but I know how many variables there are in RHC and how tough the competition was.
I had a rough start, and it took me half the race to make my way through traffic to the front of the race. As soon as I got there, I rolled with a surge on the back straight of the course and decided to dig in and give it a go. I passed the lone rider off the front and just kept pushing on, trying to snap the elastic, or at least motivate a select group to join me off the front. The peloton was within sight, chasing hard and with 9 laps to go, I was pretty sure I would soon be caught. I briefly rested, then gave another push just because, why not? That push was the one that broke the elastic, and the gap quickly grew to 20 seconds. The next 6 laps were about staying aero, recovering in the turns, and smashing the straights. With 3 laps to go, I it began to sink in that the race was won. I still felt strong, and the peloton was only barely visible at the far end of the start-finish straightaway. The last lap was pure joy. I will never forget it.
Any motto?
No matter how badly you are suffering, those around you are suffering too. Just keep pushing, and they may break before you.
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The Aventón Factory Team, team manager Sean Burke, ELBOWZ Racing, and my mom and pop for coming out and watching my local races over the years.


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Mike Levin joins Justin to talk about his run for California's hotly contested 49th district in which Darrell Issa is deciding to retire from (perhaps to go make more car alarm money). Mike talks about gun control, potential impeachment of Donald Trump and, most importantly, his favorite U2 song.
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The FA Cup second round qualifying draw has thrown up some intriguing ties with some old foes set to meet in the world's greatest club competition.
We've analysed the draw and picked out the ties to look out for on September 22.
National League North side Chester host City of Liverpool of the North West Counties.League while Step 6 club Atherstone Town will be delighted with their draw at Kidderminster Harriers.
Burnham, another Step 6 side, take on National League South high fliers Billericay Town and the prize for either Lymington Town or Lydney Town from their first qualifying round replay this evening will be to host Torquay United.
Two more underdog ties to keep an eye on is when Brantham Town, of the Eastern Counties League, will be visited by Eastbourne Borough and AFC Uckfield Town hosting Dartford.
A huge crowd will be expected when Stockport County travel to South Shields while Chippenham Town boss Mark Collier will be visited by his old club and local rivals swindon Supermarine.
Elsewhere, Guiseley head to Staveley MW and Whiteley Bay go to Altrincham.
Draw in full:
1 Chester v City of Liverpool
2 Ashton United v Trafford
3 Radcliffe v Curzon Ashton
4 Farsley Celtic v Southport
5 Mossley v Kidsgrove Athletic
6 Staveley MW v Guiseley
7 South Shields v Stockport County
8 Knaresborough Town v Newcastle Benfield or Workington
9 Cleethorpes Town v Bamber Bridge
10 York City v Ashton Athletic or Morpeth Town
11 Marine or Scarborough Athletic v Frickley Athletic
12 Dunston UTS v Irlam
13 FC United of Manchester v Colne
14 Nantwich Town v Blyth Spartans
15 Darlington v Bradford (Park Avenue)
16 Chorley v Parkgate or Leek Town
17 Witton Albion v Spennymoor Town
18 Altrincham v Whitley Bay
19 Consett v Warrington Town
20 Sutton Coldfield Town v Alfreton Town
or Rushall Olympic
21 Boston United v Peterborough Sports
22 Saffron Walden Town v Grantham Town
or St Ives Town
23 Kidderminster Harriers v Atherstone Town
24 Stourbridge v Leamington
25 Rugby Town v Hednesford Town
26 St Neots Town v Romulus
27 Nuneaton Borough v Brackley Town
28 Alvechurch v Corby Town
29 Kettering Town v AFC Mansfield
30 Anstey Nomads v Mickleover Sports
31 Halesowen Town v Chasetown or Gainsborough Trinity
32 King's Lynn Town or Histon v Stafford Rangers
33 AFC Telford United v Bedford Town
34 Buxton v Coalville Town
35 Hampton & Richmond Borough v Burgess Hill Town
36 Northwood or Kings Langley v Farnborough or Lewes
37 Wealdstone v Great Wakering Rovers
38 Welling United v Chesham United
39 Hendon or Harlow Town v Phoenix Sports or Lancing
40 Woking v Tooting & Mitcham United
41 Hanwell Town v Lowestoft Town
42 Egham Town v Brightlingsea Regent
43 Chelmsford City v Worthing
44 Concord Rangers v Margate
45 Leverstock Green or Hadley v Dorking Wanderers
46 Haringey Borough v Erith Town
47 Cheshunt or Leiston v Hastings United
48 Coggeshall Town or Berkhamsted v Beckenham Town or Walton Casuals
49 St Albans City v Corinthian Casuals or Whyteleafe
50 Bowers & Pitsea v Hemel Hempstead Town
51 Billericay Town v Burnham
52 Chalfont St Peter v Aylesbury United or Marlow
or Kempston Rovers
53 Hitchin Town v Didcot Town
54 Bognor Regis Town v AFC Sudbury
55 Haverhill Rovers or Long Melford v Leatherhead
56 East Thurrock United v Whitehawk
57 Brantham Athletic v Eastbourne Borough
58 Oxford City v Merstham or Cray Valley (PM)
59 Gosport Borough v Ramsgate or Sevenoaks Town
60 AFC Hornchurch v East Grinstead Town
61 AFC Uckfield Town v Dartford
62 Hayes & Yeading United v Moneyfields
63 FC Romania v Beaconsfield Town
64 Corinthian or Horsham v Heybridge Swifts
65 Dulwich Hamlet v Tonbridge Angels
66 Metropolitan Police v Needham Market
67 Merthyr Town v Frome Town or Winchester City
68 Lymington Town or Lydney Town v Torquay United
69 Chippenham Town v Swindon Supermarine
70 Bristol Manor Farm v Paulton Rovers or Basingstoke Town
71 Gloucester City v Plymouth Parkway or Street
72 Weston Super Mare v Salisbury or Yate Town
73 Tiverton Town v Wimborne Town or Dorchester Town
74 Hereford v Truro City
75 Poole Town v Cinderford Town
76 Taunton Town v Bitton
77 Weymouth or Banbury United v Bath City
78 Hungerford Town v Wantage Town
79 Binfield v Cirencester Town
80 Slough Town v Sholing or Hamworthy United


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Trying to recover some data from my old hard drive (WD Caviar 2420) onto my Mac. Used a Bytecc 2.0 Drive Mate Adapter to try and transfer data. WD hard drive is spinning, but my Mac is not recognizing this drive when I connect by USB using this Bytecc adapter. Any thoughts? The WD 2420 hard drive was in a desktop PC. So how can I recover the data on this in the easiest cheapest way to transfer to my Mac? Can I find a PC to connect to then transfer data I want to save (photos, documents) to CD-ROM or flashdrive and move it that way? I don't need a clone of the the whole hard drive, just select data. I read elsewhere that Mac OS can recognize/support a hard drive configured in FAT32 but not FAT16. I'm not sure how this old hard drive is set up. Any way around this?
So long as the drive is formatted in Fat 32 or Fat 16 you can read/write to it on almost any macintosh from system 7 up.
What interface is the drive?
PowerMac 9600(1 ghz G4)
512mb RAM
50gb SCSI
ATi 9200 PCI
Sorry but I don't know what you are asking? I used the Bytecc Drive Mate directly to the hard drive with a USB connection to my Mac.
HD's use either IDE, SCSI, or SATA these days. USB and Firewire are secondary interfaces that connect to the primary interfaces.
Which interface does the HD have?
PowerMac 9600(1 ghz G4)
512mb RAM
50gb SCSI
ATi 9200 PCI
The drive has an IDE/PATA interface.


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Medicine 2.0: Social Networking, Collaboration, Participation, Apomediation & Openness
In a very significant development for eHealth, a broad adoption of Web 2.0 technologies and approaches coincides with the more recent emergence of Personal Health Application Platforms and Personally Controlled Health Records such as Google Health, Microsoft HealthVault, and Dossia.
Social Networking Sites: Power and responsibility at work
Social networks are providing tremendous opportunities for people to collaborate. But until now, thinking has focused only on how organisations can respond to and capitalise on networks. This new report by Demos argues that we have to look equally at how networks use organisations for their own ends. Encouraging employees to use networking technologies to build relationships and closer links with colleagues and customers could help businesses rather than damage them.
Archived Triple Helix News
- Europe Seeks to Boost Cross-Sector Collaboration
- Open Innovation between Companies and Consumers
- Is Public-Private Collaboration the Key to Growth in the Lifesciences Sector?
- Guiding Principles for Public-Private Collaboration for Humanitarian Action
- Global Corporate Citizenship: Working With Governments and Civil Society
- National Science Foundation Announces Partnership with Industry, Academia
- India's Automation Industry Association Announces Cross-Sector Innovation Focus
- United Kingdom's government sponsors project challenge that brings about cross-sector collaboration
- Trilateral Collaboration Yields Supercomputer Access to Speed Innovation
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Arsonsisi will attend CoatVex, the first 3D virtual fair on coating technologies and surface treatment.
More than 100 exhibitors and more than 5,000 visitors are expected.
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WKOW History
WKOW was the first TV station in Madison, Wisconsin, established June 30, 1953.
The history of WKOW-TV begins in 1947 with the formation of Monona Broadcasting Company, led by a group of local businessmen. Stuart Watson was the President of the Board, E. Bacon "Ted" Rindell, E.C. "Ole" Severson, George Icke, Emil Lieberman, B.W. Huiscamp and Otto Sanders were all Board Directors.
Monona Broadcasting Company began with WKOW radio located in the heart of Madison, at 215 West Washington. The radio station gathered strength during its first six years, with mainstream programming, local features and its affiliation with the leading broadcast network at the time, CBS.
Stuart Watson and the Board immediately applied for a television license right after WKOW radio station began operations. However, in 1946 the FCC put a nation wide freeze on new licenses, so Monona Broadcasting Company would have to wait over six years.
As the final days of the freeze came to an end, Monona Broadcasting Company hired Mike Henry, a former attorney from St. Louis, with connections to CBS, to become General Manager of WKOW radio and television.
In the early days Stuart Watson and his Board admitted to making a number of mistakes, notably choosing the call letters KOW for the radio and later the television stations. "We thought we were being darn clever, choosing these letters, associating the station with a barnyard. You see what mistakes you can make when you don't know what you're doing?" Originally, the station tried to use K-O-W and cows as a way to promote the station, using a smiling bovine along with the station logo.
June 30, 1953, work crews raised the station's antenna to the top of its 600-foot tower, and by 5pm WKOW-TV first went on the air with test patterns. On July 4, 1953, Stuart Watson and Jerry Harper, an announcer, spoke the first words on WKOW-TV. Harper said, "Madison this is WKOW television, and we want you to welcome our programs" and Harper continued with the names of the board members at Monona Broadcasting Company. That first day of broadcasting consisted of several CBS films, a farm segment, and local news, sports and weather. 25 years later, reflecting on the day, Mike Henry said, "Well, we put that station on the air. It was the first; it will always be the first."
General Manager Mike Henry faced many obstacles in his role as first General Manager of WKOW-TV. His major goals included, getting on the air first in Madison, assembling a staff, acquiring equipment and a plant, and putting the operation in the black.
The most expensive decision was whether the new station should be merely a site for the transmitter of network programs, or should WKOW build studios for live programming? Construction company owner George Icke built the new studio on a high point of land on Gilbert farm, at the end of Tokay Boulevard on the far west side of Madison. Henry said, "The greatest problems in building design was simply space…space for properties, space for control rooms, space for studios. They told us you needed a studio you could drive two cars into, and so we built one…" The new studio was equipped with two film projectors, two live studio cameras, a slide projector and equipment needed to receive network programming.
Board member, Ted Rundell purchased the very first television set installed in his Madison home. He also owned Rundell Clothing Store, and would later perform his ads for his clothing store.
In those early days, WKOW-TV was a marvel to the Madison community. Only one out of every four families during the 1950's had a television set, but people were curious. They would drive out to the edge of town to look at the tower and hopefully catch a glimpse of one of WKOW-TV's on air announcers. Those early pioneers had done their job and now history would unfold. As General Manager Mike Henry said, "We wanted to be the best little television station in the country. And I think we came darn close."


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Homewood Suites by Hilton Debuts Newest Property in Downtown Birmingham
Hotel Offers Guests Home-like Amenities and Spacious Suites Minutes from Area Attractions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and MCLEAN, Va. - Homewood Suites by Hilton, part of Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) industry-first All Suites portfolio, announced today its newest property, Homewood Suites by Hilton Birmingham Downtown Near UAB. Offering 105 new suites, the hotel strengthens the brand's growing presence in urban destinations, and furthers its expansion after reaching the 400th opening milestone.
"Last year, Birmingham had a significant impact on Alabama's tourism sector, accounting for 20 percent of the state's overall visitation*," said Adrian Kurre, global head, Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton. "The continued growth of the city, coupled with downtown's booming center, provides the ideal opportunity to expand Homewood Suites' offering for both business and leisure travelers to the area."
Developed by Wyatt construction and owned by AUM Enterprise, Inc., Homewood Suites by Hilton Birmingham Downtown Near UAB complements the city's vibrant downtown area, offering visitors a host of local attractions to enjoy while visiting. The property is also an ideal home base for guests in town for an alumni event or family bonding.
The new hotel offers a combination of studio and one bedroom accommodations, featuring fully-equipped kitchens, and separate living and sleeping areas. Guests are also provided all of the essentials needed for a comfortable and convenient stay - complimentary daily full-hot breakfast, evening social Monday-Thursday, Wi-Fi and grocery shopping service**. Homewood Suites by Hilton Birmingham Downtown Near UAB also makes it easy for travelers to unwind with an indoor heated pool, fitness center and game room.
Located at 1016 20th Street, the Homewood Suites property is located in the downtown Birmingham area, close to University of Alabama at Birmingham and Five Points South District. Guests have convenient access to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Alabama Theatre, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, McWane Science Center, Birmingham Zoo and several award-winning restaurants and local corporate offices. Guests can enjoy a variety of historical and cultural venues such as the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the Birmingham Museum of Art, just a few minutes from the hotel. A complimentary shuttle service within a 7-mile radius of the property is also available.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Birmingham Downtown Near UAB participates in Hilton's award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount, free standard Wi-Fi, as well as digital amenities that are available exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton Honors app, where Honors members can check-in, choose their room, and access their room using a Digital Key. For more information or to make a reservation, visit Homewood Suites by Hilton Birmingham Downtown Near UAB or call 205-703-9920.
Read more about Homewood Suites by Hilton at www.homewoodsuites.com and news.homewoodsuites.com.
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**Guest pays for groceries. Other restrictions apply.
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General Manager, Homewood Suites by Hilton Birmingham Downtown Near UAB
Kristen Wells
Director, Brand Public Relations, Hilton
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Homewood Suites by Hilton, Hilton's upscale, all-suite, extended-stay hotel brand with more than 500 locations in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean, with 115 properties in the pipeline, is an award-winning leader. The first choice for guests seeking comfortable accommodations when traveling for extended or quick overnight stays, Homewood Suites offers inviting, generous suites featuring separate living and sleeping areas, and fully equipped kitchens with full-size refrigerators. Additional value-driven essentials include complimentary internet, a daily full hot breakfast, and complimentary evening socials every Monday - Thursday. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay, an exclusive member discount that can't be found anywhere else, free standard WiFi, and digital amenities like digital check-in with room selection and Digital Key (select locations), available exclusively through the industry-leading Hilton Honors mobile app. Homewood Suites is focused on guest satisfaction and stands behind each stay with its 100% Suite Assurance® guarantee. For more information on the extended-stay advantage, visit www.homewoodsuites.com or newsroom.hilton.com/homewoodsuites, and connect with Homewood Suites on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
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