text:
About our Fifa Soccer generator
Fifa Soccer Coins Point Hack Tool are able to assisting you to whilst playing Fifa Soccer conveniently. It can be producing resources for Coins and Point with a masse amounts availabe daily. We're apologies we couldn't supply limitless amount yet. But shouldn't get worried, the quantity of amount will still be a lot more than enough to experiment with Fifa Soccer without difficulty with out shopping for any of buy-in-app-services that the developer's provide.
Fifa Soccer Hack Tool Usage
Select Your Device and Enter Username above.
Select Amount Of Coins and Point You Need.
Click Generate Now.
Wait the process.
If you're lucky, the resources may added automatically to your account.
Or else, you need to verify your humanity.
Wait a second and login to your account.
Fifa Soccer Hack Tool FeaturesWe are coming with this features available :
Add Unlimited Coins and Point.
Fifa Soccer Hack Script Latest Version (With New Version updated on (time)).
Undetectable, Safe and Effective (100% Safe) Coins and Point Generator.
Anti Ban™ Security Protection and User - friendly Layout.
No Need to made change on your gadget(ROOT. JAILBREAK, etc).
No Download Needed apk. Simple but Powerfull and Worked.
Why You Have to Use this Fifa Soccer Hack Tool?This kind of Fifa Soccer Hack Tool are produced and tried by our special staff. Performing perfectly on Android-phone, Tablets (any android version), iPhone, ipad device, iPad Mini plus any other. Like we have explained above, you don't need to change your own personal gadget's system (i. e. root, jailbreak). Beautifully made with wonderful simple interface that make you convenient to use Fifa Soccer Hack Tool. Using Anti Ban™ protection, your own Fifa Soccer Account would be as protected as play normally. The machine is actually functioning 24 HOUR, and so don't worry about the time you will work with this Fifa Soccer Hack Tool.
Related Terms About Fifa Soccer
A new season of FIFA Mobile is here. Experience all-new gameplay, graphics, Head to Head mode, team Chemistry, and more with an upgraded game engine. It's the world's game, taken to a whole new level for mobile.
Build your Ultimate Team and take on opponents as you train any player to superstar status, attack rivals, and engage in fresh daily content all season long. Plus, get into the game on the go with a download size of under 100 MB.
Head to Head mode will have you playing authentic 11v11 football with competitors from around the globe in real-time. It's one of players' most requested modes, and it has arrived. In Amateur and Pro Divisions, you could be matched against an AI Trainer to help you improve your skills on the pitch. This mode has its own minimum specifications requirement. Please refer to https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/fifa/fifa-mobile/device-coverage-for-fifa-mobile/ for specifications and devices that will support this mode.
Start building your Ultimate Team using Chemistry and give your team a leg up when including players of the same club, league, or nation in your Starting XI. Add depth to your roster as you choose players from over 550 real teams, and tweak tactics before every match. Make the right calls and watch your club become the Ultimate Team.
Take on thrilling matches that drop you into your offensive possessions with VS Attack mode. This innovative level of competition kicks your game into high gear while you strive to dominate 90-second matches, climb the leaderboards, and earn seasonal rewards year-round.
Join forces and strive for glory with friends and gamers around the globe in a truly social experience. Test your skills in inter-league championships, or take on the best gamers worldwide in League vs. League Tournaments to climb the leaderboards and prove your talent on the pitch.


text:
Based on homes listed since November 2019.
Want more information about this area? Find out how we can help.
Get email alerts when new listings match your search.
Rocket Homes›Wisconsin›Milwaukee County›West Allis
West Allis is located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. There are roughly 61,051 residents, living in 27,687 households. The average temperature for West Allis this time of the year is low of 30F and high of 46F. On average, West Allis gets about 2.58 inches of precipitation in November. Most residents are home owners (53%), have a post secondary degree (48%) and are single, no kids (54%).
MLS Disclaimers & Copyright
All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Information is supplied by seller and other third parties and has not been verified. All properties are subject to prior sale, change, or withdrawal. Neither listing broker nor this broker nor RANW MLS shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints, and shall be held totally harmless. Information is provided for consumers' personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than the identification of potential properties for purchase.
Copyright 2020 RANW MLS (or) REALTORS Association of Northeast WI MLS, Inc. All Rights Reserved. © 2020 WIREX - All Rights Reserved.
Data displayed may be a portion of, and not a complete set of all listings published in the MLS. Last updated on: 11/27/2020, 5:37:55 PM Eastern. If you have any questions regarding the accuracy of this data, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Anarchist of Love: The conviction of Andrew Holden
Imagine this: A self-proclaimed anarchist chains himself to an Omni Hotel elevator to protest the corporation's failure to pay its employees a "living wage." Police arrest him. A few months later, the same activist violates his suspended sentence by entering the Marriott, demanding to discuss workers' pay with the management. Sentenced to 60 days, he goes to prison, head held high.
Got the image? The guy's loud, right? In your face? Nothing like doe-eyed, soft-spoken Andrew Holden, who, in fact, did all of the above in his quiet determination to create a better world.
"We didn't yell, because we didn't want to scare anybody," Holden recalls of his 25 minutes chained at the Omni on July 13, 2002. "Actually, we rode up and down the elevators with people in these deluxe gowns and tuxes and chatted with them."
Holden, 24, grew up in Earlysville. His parents (Sue, an Albemarle High School special education teacher, and John, owner of Blue Ridge Mountain Sports) opened their children's eyes to political and environmental awareness. As children, Holden and his sister, Maggie, canoed Canadian wildernesses and witnessed the fate of the Cree Indians.
"I have always felt, at that impressionable age, they saw our life in Virginia was not what everyone else had," John says of his children.
"Andrew has always been unique. Though he used to be like any typical kid on the surface," Maggie remembers, "when he would wrestle me to the ground, he would ask questions about philosophers before he'd release me from a headlock."
Although Holden laughs about trying to start a labor union at Kroger during his first job at 16, he says his activism really began three years ago following a trip to Turkish and Moroccan sweatshops.
"When I got back, I was very angry. I went to [the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles] and protested," he says, "It was quite a way to enter it– it was basically four days of rioting."
Two years ago, Holden founded C.A.G.E.– Citizens Against Global Exploitation– and began pushing for people's rights to adequate pay. Of his recent stint behind bars, he says, "People make prisoners out to be violent raving lunatics, but what was surprising was I was meeting people I knew from Charlottesville, people I knew from growing up in Earlysville."
During his confinement (he was released after 14 days), he received support from his family and fellow inmates at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.
"I mean, poor people go to jail, you know," he says, "and I was doing something to change that."
Convinced world strife originates in the abuse of power, Holden is currently organizing a peace rally for the day the U.S. invades Iraq (which at presstime appears to be the day this issue of The Hook hits the stands).
"I believe that authority prevents love," says Holden, calmly quoting Ralph Nader: "If you don't turn on to politics, politics will turn on you."


text:
Your Cart is Empty. Get shopping.
Standard bead liners (also known as Snap Bead) are installed using bead retainer coping which hangs directly on the pool wall and receives the liner bead. The liner tucks/snaps into place on the large lip of the coping and is fed all the way around the pool. The coping is then secured into place when the Stabilizer track/tubing is placed on top of it.
Note: Liner will accommodate any flat bottom above ground pool and any pool bottom gradually dished to a maximum of 8 inches in the centre. This liner will not function with an expandable bottom/deep end.
Liners are designed to "Standard Specification" which will fit to the true size stated in the description. Be certain to measure your pools dimensions properly to ensure a proper fit. Tip: Measure from wall to wall for proper length, width and height.
Please log in to write a review:


text:
Montero taking it slow in recovery from back strain
PHOENIX -- D-backs catcher Miguel Montero had an epidural injection in his lower back Friday and rested through the weekend before returning to the training room Tuesday. While Montero said he hopes to be ready for the club's next road trip beginning Aug. 16, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said that the catcher is "not close."
On the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 29 with a lower back strain, Montero was told by doctors to stay away from baseball activities so the inflammation has a chance to subside.
"It's hard to get it [inflammation] down when I'm swinging a bat and going day to day," Montero said. "So far, so good. It feels better. I did a bunch of core exercises [Tuesday] and I felt really good. Obviously there is still time to go, though. The worst thing I can do is reinjure it."
Montero is hitting .228 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs in 92 games this season.


text:
Difference between revisions of "User:Zarl"
(personal page edited)
m (3 revision(s))
(No difference)
Revision as of 20:43, 13 July 2006
As a professional photographer I ran into cylindrical panoramas in 1996 and since that time I'm dedicated to panoramic photography. At that time I looked on the map to find a place that is called "Nodal Point"... I did all the mistakes, I know them well.
I still learn a lot and hope to give something back to the Panotools community. However I'd like to point out that the panotools.info server and it's management are not equal to the Panotools community. This wiki is the work of the community. Feel invited to join the Panotools-List Yahoo! group to discuss the friendly and democratic future of the Panotools community.
Besides commercial photography I also have some experience in print solutions, sometimes database driven, graphics and Mac administration.
The nickname Zarl was given to me by a crazy austrian fashion photographer a long time ago when I worked as an assistant. My real name is Carl von Einem.
contact me at: einem {at} gmx .de
little parts of my work can be viewed at einem.net
--Zarl 04:43, 28 Oct 2005 (EDT)


text:
This item is temporarily out of stock. However, we can notify you as soon as this product becomes available.
Thank you
We have received your request and you will be notified as soon as this product becomes available.
In order to keep our prices as low as possible, all CreateForLess order subtotals must be at least $10. This helps us save on labor costs when packing your order so we can extend the savings to you!
Description: Darice Foamies Stickers are fun basic embellishments that kids love. Sticker Hearts includes 90 sticker hearts with designs of polka dots and solids in Pink, Fuchsia, White and Red. Largest measures approximately 1 1/4 inch. 90 pc.
1Orders placed must have a minimum subtotal of $10. More Info.
See more Darice Foamies.
Review this product and Enter
to Win a $100 shopping spree!


text:
Firstly, strangely
quickly run on my app runs fine and i believe i have made no changes to the source since quickly debug was working (proclaiming it's not user error is distasteful, I know!).
winpdb itself crashes while my app is initializing inside the boilerplate Window.py inside
GLib-GIO-ERROR **: Settings schema 'net.launchpad.cookety-app' is not installed.
I have checked folder data/glib-2.0/schemas and all is as it was when I created project with schemas present.
I have stepped through the code right inside /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/overrides/Gio.py, and found out that
Settings.__init__() is where it crashes.
No exceptions, no debugger pausing, just a straight connection lost and winpdb closes thus making it insane for me to even get to the line of code that creates the problem.. most frustrating. Please help!


text:
Professional Community for Car Dealers, Marketing, Advertising and Sales Leaders
Forget TrueCar - Look what we're doing to ourselves!
Is it real, or is it reputation busting material?
As I was surfing the web to see what my fellow dealers were doing, I noticed that some were beginning to put sale prices on new car inventory. This is what caught my eye. I have eliminated identifying features so as not to show the dealer.
I looked up the invoice on this car and found the following:
There is a $3,500 Rebate on this car and an AARP discount of $1,000 (must qualify).
My question: Can dealers really do this or are they going to qualify the customer UP when the customer comes in to the dealership?
I truly don't believe that a dealer can sell cars at this price and survive. Soooo.....
What are your thoughts? Is this just a mistaken case of a dealer taking transparency to the next level? Or is it the slippery slope into the abyss of price wars?
Written by Tom Gorham
Editor, From The Trenches
Professional Community
Views: 351
As an append to this article, I was very happy to see a whitepaper, New-Car Pricing Transparency and Regulation Study, available as of April 30 from Dennis and Kathy Galbraith and Lindsey Auguste of DrivingSales with significant contribution by my friend Jim Radogna, President of Dealer Compliance Consultants.
I quote from the study,
"What exists today is a powder-keg situation:
• Federal regulators stepping up activity in an election year
• Harsh penalties and the use of a hungry media to penalize those dealers caught in order to intimidate others
• An age of social media that brings more long-term consequences to public humiliation than business has ever seen before
• A competitive dealer body still coming out of a deep industry downturn with new-vehicle sales still nowhere near what they were five years ago
• Past enforcement so lax in many states that many dealers have forgotten what the regulations truly are
Some dealers are going to be hurt badly this year. Some may be hurt in a way they will never recover from. This ugly reality cannot be stopped. However, we can shed light on the situation and show dealers not only how to protect themselves, but how to turn this situation into a competitive advantage."
I highly recommend downloading this whitepaper at http://www.drivingsales.com/research/new-car-price-research-study?h...
Tarry, I think you are right. If you go head-to-head on pricing online, it will just lead to complete profit loss and/or credibility with customers. It will ultimately lead to bad customer experiences and reviews if prices aren't on the up and up.
The real problem lies in getting a place at the table. Many customers "believe" that whoever posts the lowest price is a good starting point for purchasing a vehicle. Everything else is an afterthought and they don't judge a dealer's total value until after the purchasing experience. In that case, a dealer showing higher prices will not even receive a contact.
To the best of our ability, we must show more up front than just price. We can, as you say, attempt to turn customers into payment customers. But we can also market our good service and reputation "up-front" in order to bring true value into the picture.
In our experience, give shoppers more transparency in the buying process online. Again, purchase price is not what most payment shoppers need to determine if the vehicle is affordable for them, let alone if they qualify.
The dealership that provides real information to the online shopper in an interactive format, with rate disclosures, gives them an advantage over other dealers who require the shopper to physically visit the store to get approved and see a rate.
Ryan, thank you for your comment. I always look for your opinion because you always take the high moral ground and yet look for reality based solutions. My delimma, in this case, is that not being competitive with other dealers "ONLINE" may prevent a dealer from even getting the opportunity to give great customer service.
Dealers who post unrealistic prices do us all a disservice in that they destroy credibility and profitablility. I don't know what the answer is. Maybe Honda has the right idea by punishing dealers who advertise below invoice. I'm not sure.
I DO know that the dealer who tricks customers into their store and then shows "their true face" only has ONE chance to make money. They will not earn a repeat customer.
When pricing "bait & switch" is expected, you need to switch your bait!
I did a quick search for "bait & switch" on our site and I wasn't shocked to find a lot of instances, more than I could read in fact. Joshua is right on the money in my opinion too. Advertise to everybody, not just the small percentage that qualify. Pressure test your ad strategy against other verticals. Here is one from yesterday in my personal life that made me think of this post.
I was out for a Sunday afternoon romp through the twisties on my bike and the gas light came on. I surveyed my options and chose a BP that was less expensive than the competitor on the street sign by about a dime. I worked nights in a station while attending college so I'm familiar with pricing strategy and occasionally you'll see a wide variance corner to corner as the costs get pushed out from corp. "Great! I caught the prices on the move and will be able to fill up before it goes up." Guess what? The price is different at the pump then at the street sign. Two double takes later to make sure I was reading both correctly and I notice in small print, "with wash."
"With Wash??? What the Heck! I'm on a motorcycle, I don't qualify for that!" ...but you suckered me onto your lot with a price point? Lame! Next time, I'll be riding right past that station, and I've just shared my negative experience with your readers, who will likely be looking for "with wash" when the gas light goes on.
The point, advertise your differentiation, your USP (unique selling proposition)! If you don't have one, CREATE ONE... There are just too many options and too much information available to the consumer to support a "With Wash" strategy that has dried up...
(Great to see you at DD by the way, I really enjoyed talking with you.)
Tarry, I agree with you but placing unrealistic pricing on new cars up front on a website encourages a price war and and unhappy customers when they feel as if they were mislead. On the other hand it encourages consumers to concentrate on price rather than value. If a dealer is not competitive on price up-front, they do not get the opportunity to show value.
@Joshua - Unless that price is something that 100% of the buying public can get, with that shallow disclosure in the screen shot, it's also reinforcing decades of cynicism, and undoubtedly inviting more negative customer experiences than positive ones. That's my take.
If the online listing was in a market with heavy GM Employee penetration (that would explain where an additional $3,500 incentive comes from -- now the advertised price is the GM Preferred price, which slightly below 310, minus $3,500 customer cash - $3,500 employee vehicle allowance), and if every one of my competitors advertised that way, the thought process is, I have to do it also. The other side of the coin -- if only one dealer in the market advertises precisely what everyone qualifies for, and backs up that with a clear, easy-to-read disclosure of what their online pricing is all about -- it's a missed opportunity to differentiate in the market.
Unless that price is something that 100% of the buying public can get, with that shallow disclosure in the screen shot, it's also reinforcing decades of cynicism, and undoubtedly inviting more negative customer experiences than positive ones.
@Ed Brooks - Thank you. There is only one way to go from there... down. I recommend dealers take the high (but competitive) road and keep their reputation intact.
© 2020 Created by Ralph Paglia. Powered by


text:
Global Economic Outlook, Q2 2014: Weekend Reading
For much of the past few years, the major global economic trend was weakness in developed countries and considerable strength in emerging markets. That appears to be reversing. Growth is picking up speed in the United States and Europe, while it has declined considerably in most of the major emerging markets. In addition, the inflationary environment in the two groups is very different. In the United States and Europe, inflation is so low that there are worries about deflation. Consequently, central banks have plenty of wiggle room to maintain aggressive monetary policies, thereby assisting the nascent recovery. In emerging markets, on the other hand, inflation is uncomfortably high. The result is that central banks are maintaining tight monetary policies, thereby exacerbating economic weakness and delaying recovery. Finally, much of the trouble in emerging markets stems from a reversal of capital flows. In recent years, due to very low interest rates in the United States, capital has flowed to emerging markets, putting upward pressure on local currencies. Now, with U.S. monetary policy beginning to change, capital is flowing in the opposite direction, causing downward pressure on currencies. The latter is one reason for the tightening of monetary policy in emerging countries.
Still, despite the slowdown in emerging markets, growth remains higher on average than in developed economies. That is because these countries continue to catch up to the most affluent countries. They can more easily boost productivity simply by shifting workers from farms to factories. Developed countries, on the other hand, are at the frontier of technology and business best practices. Their productivity growth must come mainly from innovation and implementation of new technologies and business practices. So, although the emerging countries are in a temporary funk, their longer-term prospects remain quite good.
In this edition of the Global Economic Outlook quarterly report, the short- to medium-term situation around the world is discussed. The report begins with Dr. Alexander Börsch's assessment of the eurozone. Dr. Börsch's, head of research, Deloitte, Germany, notes that, until recently, most growth in the region has come from exports. Dr. Börsch predicts, however, that as the recovery unfolds at a moderate pace, more growth will come from consumer demand and investment.
Next, Dr. Ira Kalish, chief global economist of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, offers his view on the outlook for China. He discusses the continuing slowdown in economic activity as well as the tough balancing act the government faces. On one hand, it wants to maintain adequate growth. On the other, it wants to restrain the growth of credit in the shadow banking system lest a financial crisis takes place. As such, Dr. Kalish examines recent events in Chinese credit and currency markets and discuss how the government is attempting to resolve imbalances in these arenas.
Dr. Patricia Buckley, director of Economic Policy and Analysis at Deloitte Research, Deloitte Services, LP, then offers her views on the U.S. economy. She takes a decidedly optimistic view on the coming year. Dr. Buckley walks the reader through the various major components of GDP and explains why there is cause for cheer. She notes positive influences on investment and trade, as well as a lack of negative influences on government spending.
The next article focuses on Japan. In this article, Dr. Kalish discusses some of the mixed signals coming from the Japanese economy. He also discusses the fears concerning the tax increase that took place on April 1, and the potentially damaging impact on economic growth. Finally, he examines a range of factors that will determine how Japan performs once the initial impact of the tax increase wanes.
In the article on India, Dr. Rumki Majumdar, a macroeconomist and a manager at Deloitte Research, Deloitte Services LP, suggests that, following some rough patches, the worst is probably over. She also says that, although growth is likely to pick up for the remainder of this year, the longer-term performance of the Indian economy will hinge especially on the outcome of the upcoming election. Dr. Majumdar notes that, in the past, economic growth improved when there was a stable government following elections.
Russia has been in the news lately. In his article on Russia, Akrur Barua, a manager at Deloitte Research, Deloitte Services LP, notes that, even before the recent crisis, Russia's economic performance was modest at best. Aside from the impact of the current political crisis, Mr. Barua examines such issues as high inflation, a declining currency and constraints on monetary policy. In addition, he focuses on the various ways in which the crisis will have a further negative impact on economic performance.
In their article on Brazil's economy, Dr. Majumdar and Mr. Barua suggest that in absence of reforms, the economic outlook for Brazil is poor. They note the various constraints on growth, including high consumer indebtedness, excessive regulation of the labor market and its negative impact on investment, tight monetary policy, and mixed signals from the government. They discuss the ways in which a failure to reform will likely stymie growth.
In his article on the UK economy, Ian Stewart, chief economist, Deloitte UK, expresses surprise at the strength of the recovery—surprise that is shared by many other economists. Still, Mr. Stewart notes that productivity has lagged considerably. Without a sustained boost in productivity, the pace of recovery cannot be realized.
Finally, Mr. Barua and Sunandan Bandyopadhyay, a senior analyst at Deloitte Research, Deloitte Services LP, offer some interesting thoughts on the state of global trade. They discuss recent trends in trade and the impact on growth. They also examine recent movements toward and away from trade liberalization, with particular emphasis on two very important sets of negotiations.
Read the full Global Economic Outlook report to understand the factors and drivers behind these economic trends.
For more business research from Deloitte University Press, visit http://www.dupress.com
Related Resources
- Global Economic Outlook, Q2 2014
- Asia Pacific Economic Outlook, April 2014: Weekend Reading
- U.S. Economic Forecast, March 2014: Weekend Reading
- Moving Operations or Functions to a New Country? Think Long Term
- When Entering Emerging Markets, Understand the Potential Risks
- Keith Darcy: How Boards Can Raise the Bar on Ethics and Compliance
About Deloitte Insights
Deloitte's Insights for C-suite executives and board members provide information and resources to help address the challenges of managing risk for both value creation and protection, as well as increasing compliance requirements.
For relevant content at your fingertips, download the Dow Jones and Deloitte Insights app.


text:
What Drives Household Borrowing and Credit Constraints? Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina »
Volume/Issue: 2008/202
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ke Chen Chen , and Mali Chivakul
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451870602.001
Keywords: household debt, credit constraints, probability, credit market, credit constraint, equation, Bosnia, Herzegovina,
Although Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has experienced rapid growth in credit to households in recent years, most individuals are still credit constrained. This paper analyzes the determinants of household credit de...


text:
Jan-17-08 Naomi Judd and Suze Orman to Deliver Keynotes at 2008 Governor's Conference For Women
Naomi Judd and Suze Orman to Deliver Keynotes at
TRENTON, N.J. – Department of Community Affairs Acting Commissioner Joseph V. Doria, Jr. has announced that award-winning entertainers and motivational speakers Naomi Judd and Suze Orman will be the keynote speakers at the 2008 Governor's Conference for Women. The annual conference, which is hosted by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs' Division on Women, is slated for Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Atlantic City Convention Center .
Naomi Judd – Morning Speaker
In 1991, after selling over 20 million albums and videos in seven years and at the pinnacle of The Judd's phenomenal career, Naomi was diagnosed with Hepatitis C, a potentially fatal chronic liver disease that forced her retirement. With unwavering optimism and characteristic inner strength, she stepped out of the spotlight to explore paths that have led to new successful endeavors. Today, Judd is cured of the Hepatitis C virus and is a spokesperson for the American Liver Foundation. She is also the author of several books, including the best-selling Naomi's Breakthrough Guide: 20 Choices to Transform Your Life, The Transparent Life and Naomi's Guide to Aging Gratefully.
Suze Orman – Lunch Speaker
A two-time Emmy Award-winning television host, New York Times bestselling author, magazine and online columnist, writer/producer and motivational speaker, Suze is undeniably America's most recognized expert on personal finance. The top female motivational speaker in the U.S in 2007 according to Business Week Magazine, Orman has lectured widely throughout the United States, South Africa, Asia and Canada to audiences of up to 100,000 people. She has been featured in almost every major publication in the United States, and has appeared numerous times on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, The View and the Today Show.
About the New Jersey Women's Conference
The Governor's Conference for Women is New Jersey's largest and most dynamic educational and networking opportunity for women across the state. The conference is self-sustaining, funded entirely through sponsorship opportunities and registration fees.
The theme of the 2008 Governor's Conference for Women is "Taking Charge." More than 1,200 attendees and speakers are expected to attend the conference, which is designed to empower and educate New Jersey's women. Attendees will participate in a variety of workshops on women's health and wellness, personal and career development, political involvement and financial management.
Additional conference highlights include aVIP Networking Reception on Tuesday, March 4 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel; a Health Fair and Mini-Spa with free health-screenings and healthy giveaways; and an Art Gallery showcasing the work of exceptional New Jersey women artists and crafters.
Tickets are now available for the 2008 Governor's Conference for Women. For more information or to register, please visit us online at www.njwomensconference.com.


text:
Jordan University
Hellofood offers scholarship
Leading global online food delivery marketplace 'hellofood' has launched a scholarship scheme to cultivate the spirit of leadership and entrepreneurship among Jordan's university students. The hellofood ExcellencMore…
350 graduate at NYIT Jordan
A total of 350 graduate and post-graduate students of the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Jordan were presented their graduation certificates at the 8th Commencement of NYIT programmes. The ceremony was held recently at the JordanMore…
Abdali shortlists 16 for innovation award
Abdali Investment and Development, an Amman-based privately-owned developer of mixed-use urban properties, has selected 16 out of 55 projects to reach the final stage of the Abdali Innovation Award (AIA). The AIA is one of the major activiMore…


text:
How to Excel - Part 3 (For Finance Staff) Prerequisites
The session will look at more advanced formulas and macros using the recorder and VBA tools.
The formulas covered in this course include SUMIF, COUNTIF and INDEX MATCH which will enable the user to quickly summarise data.
Macros will enable the user to automate tasks within excel. During this session, we will use the example of needing to analyse, sort, split and send data to specific email contacts. Users will be introduced to a series of macros to reduce this process to a few simple steps.
This course is aimed at any staff in a financial role who would like to develop their spreadsheet skills beyond the basics.
If you would like a more generalised Excel course to learn from, there are many courses here which may suit your requirements better.
In order to confirm your booking, you will need to fulfil the following pre-requisites;
- You are working in a finance role within the University as staff.
- You will have either;
- completed the previous two-session How to Excel course
- or have similar prior Excel knowledge
- You will be given some pre-course work to demonstrate your Excel knowledge. This is to be completed and sent to us prior to this course.
If you require to book onto the pre-requisite How to Excel course you can do so here;
Only when these criteria are fulfilled can we confirm your booking.
Number of sessions: 1
|Thu 23 Jan 09:30 - 13:00
|09:30 - 13:00
|Finance Division, Greenwich House, Ferrara Room (IT Training Room)
|Helen Parker
Advanced Formulas
- Why use macros?
- Creating simple recorded macros
- Using publically available macros
- An introduction to reviewing and customising the code of publically available macros
One half day session
Every other month.
Booking / availability


text:
Story highlights
Real Madrid to play Manchester United in the last 16 of the European Champions League
The tie will be the first time Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to United since leaving in 2009
Barcelona drawn with AC Milan in another clash of past European champions
Celtic face Juventus while Bayern Munich play Arsenal
Thursday's draw for the last 16 of the European Champions League threw up a series of mouthwatering ties between a number of the continent's top teams – including a clash between past winners Real Madrid and Manchester United.
The pairing, which means Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving United for the Spanish side in 2009, headlined a triol of standout ties after the draw was made at headquarters of European football's governing body UEFA in the Swiss city Nyon.
"Oh yes, Madrid!! What a great couple a games that'll be!! @Cristiano see u soon bro!!," tweeted United's former England captain Rio Ferdinand.
Another Spanish club, four-time champions Barcelona, have been pitched into another heavyweight battle as they take on Italy's AC Milan, whose seven European crowns are second only to the nine boasted by Real.
"We will play against Milan! It will be a great qualifying round!" tweeted Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
The draw came on the same day that Barca coach Tito Vilanova was due to have surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.
Read: Barca rocked by Vilanova tumor
Elsewhere, beaten 2012 finalists Bayern Munich will take on United's English Premier League rivals Arsenal – whose striker Lukas Podolski will return to the German club where he struggled to make an impact between 2006 and 2009.
"I think we enter this match as the slight favorites, but we can be making the mistake of underestimating them," Bayern chairman Karl Heinz Rummenigge told UEFA's official website.
"Arsenal have struggled at times in the league over the last few months, which a look upon the standings in the Premier League will tell you. But by no means will this be an easy game for us."
Blog: Will Guardiola return to Barca?
Many experts, including former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, are tipping Borussia Dortmund for glory this season and the Germans must beat Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk if they are to repeat their 1997 success.
Scottish side Celtic, in the last 16 of the competition for only the third time, have been rewarded with a draw against Italian champions Juventus – whose last European crown came back in 1996.
In the three remaining ties, Galatasaray of Turkey take on the third German team into the knockout stage, Schalke, while 2004 champions Porto have been drawn against Champions League debutants Malaga and Spanish side Valencia will play big-spending French club Paris Saint-Germain
The first legs will be played between February 12-13 and 19-20, with the return legs taking place between March 5-6 and 12-13.
Of the teams who dropped down to the Europa League after failing to progress from the group stage, European champions Chelsea will play Czech side Sparta Prague in the last 32 of the second-tier competition.
Romania's Cluj take on 2010 Champions League winners Inter Milan, Russia's Zenit Saint-Petersburg will play Liverpool and Portugal's Benfica will face Germany's Bayer Leverkusen.
BATE Borisov of Belarus came out of the hat with Turkey's Fenerbahce, Greek side Olympiakos got Spain's Levante and Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev will play French team Bordeaux.
Dutch side Ajax face fellow former European champions Steaua Bucarest of Romania.
In other key ties, Spain's defending champions Atletico Madrid will play Russia's Rubin Kazan, English side Tottenham take on French team Lyon, while Italy's Lazio and Napoli are up against Germany's Borussia Monchengladbach and Czech club Plzen respectively.
These matches will be played on February 14 and 21, while the last-16 ties are on March 7 and 14.


text:
Vintage Carnival Festival Coming to the Big Apple
Visitors to New York City can experience a vintage Parisian carnival this summer.
Fete Paradiso is coming to Governors Island July 13. Every weekend through Sept. 29, the public can ride French artisan-created carousels and carnival rides dating from 1850 to 1950.
It's the first time the attractions are being shown outside France. French businessman Francis Staub purchased them at a 2011 auction in Paris.
Highlights include a bicycle carousel, one of only two in the world created to encourage a relatively new mode of transportation in the late 1800s - the bicycle.
Other attractions include the Music-Hall Ball Guzzler, a game featuring life-size caricatures of Charlie Chaplin and other celebrities of a bygone era.
There's also a 1930 children's carousel repurposed as a kiosk for performances and period music.


text:
Food & Drink
Fountain of youth? Historic Japanese inn famous for beautifying baths
By Karla Cripps, CNN • Updated 25th June 2014
View Gallery
7 Pictures
Like many small inns in Japan, the riverside Kamigoten Ryokan has been run by the same family for multiple generations.
But few can lay claim to a stretch like this.
The Ryujin family has been operating this historic
inn in the Ryujin village in mountainous Kii Peninsula since 1658, when it was constructed for an ancient samurai ruler as a holiday retreat.
Twenty-nine generations later, the Ryujin family remains in charge.
Ryujin Onsen
Nokia Maps
There's a key reason this beautiful property is still going strong after more than 350 years: beautifying baths.
High quality H2
In hot spring-mad Japan, this ryokan has earned a reputation for its indoor and outdoor bathing pools, the water for which, pumped in from nearby onsens, is high in sodium bicarbonate.
refer to this type of onsen water as "bijin-no-yu" -- or beauty bath -- and say it also helps with cuts, burns and chronic skin disease.
Cue the skepticism.
But as I can attest, there's no denying the waters leave a silky, soft film on the skin post dip, so perhaps there's something to those claims.
Do they reverse the ravages laid upon us by the cruel hands of time? Inconclusive.
However, when most anti-aging promises come out of a jar or a needle, Kamigoten (or "Royal Palace") has the closest thing you'll find to a fountain of youth.
Guests have two options -- a gorgeous private outdoor landscaped open-air rock bath overlooking the Hikigawa River or the enclosed shared wooden baths -- one for men, one for women.
A remarkable history
Kamigoten is a two-story property that was registered as a "tangible Japanese cultural asset" in 1999.
Chieko Ryujin, the current owner, says this means they're allowed to modernize the property to ensure it remains pleasing for visitors (i.e. improve the sound proofing on the walls) but the overall structure of the building must not be touched.
The current owner of Kamigoten Ryokan, Chieko Ryujin.
With its dark brown wood floors and staircases, Shoji rice paper screens and Japanese antiques throughout, it's exactly the type of ryokan travelers looking for that quintessential Edo-era experience will love.
Meals -- another excellent feature of the ryokan -- are included in the room rates.
Guests are served traditional multi-course kaiseki dinners and breakfast in their rooms.
Every dish is made from locally grown produce sourced from the neighboring mountains, some cooked in the onsen mineral waters. Fish is caught from the nearby river.
All the rooms, which start from ¥16,200 ($159) per person, are traditional Japanese-style suites with futons that the staff lay out in the evening.
The elevated Onarino-ma (room built for the ruler) is where the feudal lord, Yorinobu Tokugawa, used to stay and is the top suite in the building.
MORE: Koyasan, Japan: Overnight on one of the world's most sacred mountains
A town of
amurai descendants
There's an interesting back-story to the Ryujin hot spring village.
Ryujin was founded by Kobo Daishi (774-835), the man credited with introducing the Shingon school of Buddhism to Japan.
Legend has it he had a dream about a water god, who told him the location of the Ryujin hot spring. When Kobo visited the site that appeared in his dream, he enshrined a statue of Yakushi Nyorai, the medicine Buddha.
Later, a monk named Myozan came to the village and claimed his skin disease was miraculously cured after bathing in the onsen waters. To show his thanks, he rebuilt the hut where the Buddha was enshrined and named it Onsen-ji Temple.
A few hundred years on, during the first battle of the Genpei War outside Kyoto in 1180, famed Japanese poet-cum-warrior Minamoto no Yorimasa was defeated and his troops fled into the Kii mountains.
They settled in the Ryujin area and renamed themselves in honor of the village.
The owners of
are descendants of these fighters.
As Japan moved into the Edo period (1600-1868), Ryujin became a popular retreat for top samurai warriors, who were drawn to its thermal waters. It was during this time that Kamigoten Ryokan was built.
MORE: World's best unknown hike: Japan's Kumano Kodo
Getting there
Many travelers visit Ryujin village as an overnight stop on their journey between Wakayama's sacred Koyasan and Kumano areas, which are linked by the beautiful Ryujin-Koya Skyline highway.
There's a daily bus that runs all year round from Kii-Tanabe station to Ryujin. The travel time is 90 minutes, tickets ¥1,700 ($16.70).
Seasonal buses run from Koyasan, with visitors needing to transfer at Gomadanzan to the Ryujin Bus.
Central Koyasan (Senjuin-bashi bus stop) to Gomadanzan is ¥1,690, the Gomadanzan to Ryujin Onsen is ¥1,140.
There's more info on bus timetable
number 7
Travelers can also
book a taxi
from Koyasan to Ryujin for ¥16,500 (taxi holds 1-4 people) or ¥19,800 (jumbo taxi for 5-9 people). Travel time is one hour.
MORE: 10 things that make Wakayama Japan's best kept secret
A year of the world's
Best Beaches
There's a perfect beach for every week of the year. Join us on a 12-month journey to see them all
Go to the best beaches


text:
Sign in: Staff/Students
October 7, 2015
September 10, 2014
August 8, 2014
July 22, 2014
April 8, 2014
March 4, 2014
November 27, 2013
June 3, 2013
May 23, 2013
April 12, 2013
All recent news
Liverpool technician wins prestigious Times Higher Education Award
Episode 28: Revisiting resilience: Chronicity and the four pillars of resilience
How to get a COVID-19 test before you travel
New research helps detect change in Arctic Ecosystems
Claim your graduation package
Confused about the rules of England's new #COVID19 tier system? Prof Tom Solomon @runningmadprof and @BBCHughPym helped answer listeners' questions (and there were many!) on @BBCr4today #LivUniCovid
📻 Listen from 2hr 36mins https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000pt9x
"It is gratifying to see technicians being recognised for the work that we do and I hope that my win will inspire others to realise that they can make a difference too."
Congratulations again to John Waters on his amazing #THEAwards win👏
Full story ➡ https://bit.ly/36eL7Dw
//VIDEO// 'Human Chain: Poets on the Poetry of Seamus Heaney'
Bernard O'Donoghue @wadhamoxford, @Gail_McConnell_, @seanehewitt, Tara Bergin @StudentsNCL + Yousif M. Qasmiyeh @RefugeeHosts discuss Heaney + special reading by Bríd Brennan: https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2020/11/27/institute-of-irish-studies-to-host-human-chain-poets-on-the-poetry-of-seamus-heaney/


text:
Celtic Fairy Tales/The Sprightly Tailor
The Sprightly Tailor
The tailor was well aware of this; but he was a sprightly man, and when the laird dared him to make the trews by night in the church, the tailor was not to be daunted, but took it in hand to gain the prize. So, when night came, away he went up the glen, about half a mile distance from the castle, till he came to the old church. Then he chose him a nice gravestone for a seat and he lighted his candle, and put on his thimble, and set to work at the trews; plying his needle nimbly, and thinking about the hire that the laird would have to give him.
For some time he got on pretty well, until he felt the floor all of a tremble under his feet; and looking about him, but keeping his fingers at work, he saw the appearance of a great human head rising up through the stone pavement of the church. And when the head had risen above the surface, there came from it a great, great voice. And the voice said: "Do you see this great head of mine?
"I see that, but I'll sew this!" replied the sprightly tailor; and he stitched away at the trews.
Then the head rose higher up through the pavement, until its neck appeared. And when its neck was shown, the thundering voice came again and said: "Do you see this great neck of mine?"
"I see that, but I'll sew this!" said the sprightly tailor; and he stitched away at his trews.
Then the head and neck rose higher still, until the great shoulders and chest were shown above the ground. And again the mighty voice thundered: "Do you see this great chest of mine?"
And again the sprightly tailor replied: "I see that, but I'll sew this!" and stitched away at his trews.
And still it kept rising through the pavement, until it shook a great pair of arms in the tailor's face, and said: "Do you see these great arms of mine?"
"I see those, but I'll sew this!" answered the tailor; and he stitched hard at his trews, for he knew that he had no time to lose.
The sprightly tailor was taking the long stitches, when he saw it gradually rising and rising through the floor, until it lifted out a great leg, and stamping with it upon the pavement, said in a roaring voice: "Do you see this great leg of mine?"
"Aye, aye: I see that, but I'll sew this!" cried the tailor; and his fingers flew with the needle, and he took such long stitches, that he was just come to the end of the trews, when it was taking up its other leg. But before it could pull it out of the pavement, the sprightly tailor had finished his task; and, blowing out his candle, and springing from off his gravestone, he buckled up, and ran out of the church with the trews under his arm. Then the fearsome thing gave a loud roar, and stamped with both his feet upon the pavement, and out of the church he went after the sprightly tailor.
Down the glen they ran, faster than the stream when the flood rides it; but the tailor had got the start and a nimble pair of legs, and he did not choose to lose the laird's reward. And though the thing roared to him to stop, yet the sprightly tailor was not the man to be beholden to a monster. So he held his trews tight, and let no darkness grow under his feet, until he had reached Saddell Castle. He had no sooner got inside the gate, and shut it, than the monster came up to it; and, enraged at losing his prize, struck the wall above the gate, and left there the mark of his five great fingers. Ye may see them plainly to this day, if ye'll only peer close enough.
But the sprightly tailor gained his reward: for Macdonald paid him handsomely for the trews, and never discovered that a few of the stitches were somewhat long.


text:
Unique500 Front rim
Engineered Delivery – White Glove Service
When purchasing or hiring any mobility the assembly of the product can present significant challenges to those with limited mobility therefore we will:
· Provide flexible delivery options and times to suit your personal circumstance
· Delivery, set-up and install of the new product with your comfort.
· Fully demonstrate the product so you will familiar with the full range of functions and are comfortable using
· Provide you with a completed hand-over sheet and product manual for your reference.
We deliver UK wide / Spain / France / Germany / Denemark / Italy / Poland / Belgium / Sweden / Portugal
Shipping method
By engineered delivery (Mainland UK only) or Courier
• Depending on the size of your order it will be delivered by Green Power (Mainland UK), Hermes, RedHead international / TNT.
• Please note that your order will be delivered to the front door of your property.
• UK wide / Spain / France / Germany / Denemark / Italy / Poland / Belgium / Sweden / Portugal


text: One of my favorite exhibitors at World Maker Faire was Brad Litwin, who does exquisitely-crafted, whimsical kinetic sculptures. I gave him one of my Editor's Choice Blue Ribbons. Now, Brad is selling these wonderful crank-powered "MechaniCards." What a nifty gift. They sell for $45 assembled, $35 for a kit. [Via Boing Boing]


text:
Recipe: Grilled Dungeness Crab
Note: Feel free to experiment. Chef Russ Moore changes the herbs, depending on what the crabs will be served with that day.
2 live Dungeness crabs
Olive oil
Sea salt
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
1/2 a star anise
1 dried chile, such as Espelette, chihuacle or ancho
1 handful each of parsley leaves, celery leaves, fennel fronds and spearmint, coarsely chopped
Fill a large stock pot with water, and bring it to a boil. Season the boiling water with plenty of salt. The water should be as salty as the sea. Boil the crabs for 14 minutes, starting the timer as soon as they go in the water. Cool the crabs in a refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
Pull the back shell off the crab. Scoop out the "crab butter," reserving it for another use, and discard the shell. Pull the gills off the crab, break the crab in half (this is easier than it sounds), rinse the halves quickly, then pat dry. Gently crack each section of shell with the back of a large knife or cleaver.
Brush the crab all over with olive oil; season with sea salt.
Gently toast the dry spices in a dry pan until fragrant. Grind in a spice grinder along with the chile.
Dust the crab generously with the spices. Sprinkle on the herbs. Some will fall off the crab, but try to get as much as possible to stick.
Over a hot grill, cook the crab for about 4 minutes per side. You will know it's ready to turn over when the shell begins to darken and herbs just begin to char.
Pull the crabs off the grill; cut into serving-size pieces by cutting between the legs and through the body. Serve with an herb mayonnaise or just by themselves.
– Russ Moore, Camino


text:
Connecticut overbilled the Feds for Medicaid
State auditors wrote Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday to tell him they discovered that the state overbilled $3.4 million in Medicaid claims to the federal government.
The auditors initially reviewed 25 claims totaling $257,280 and found one for $1,920 for a patient who had already been discharged from the Department of Children and Families' Albert J. Solnit Psychiatric Center in East Windsor. An additional 17 monthly claims totaling $145,920 were filed on behalf of another patient, also already discharged.
So the state auditors decided to dig a little deeper and tested 20 more claims involving eight patients totaling $1,086,980. The auditors found dates of service that fell outside the patient's admission and discharge dates in that group of claims.


text:
Why are foot sores so dangerous for people with diabetes?
The anatomy of the foot already makes foot sores a strong possibility.
"The foot is a complex part of the body, and many important structures—bone, tendon, muscle, joint—are close to the skin surface," explains Kent Marcuson, M.D., medical director at Sentara Wound Healing Center in Williamsburg.
That's why what starts as a simple foot sore could lead to an amputation more easily than with other areas of the body — especially if you have diabetes.
Yes, an amputation is the worst-case scenario, but that doesn't mean it isn't realistic.
If you have diabetes, you're especially at risk for foot sores. But knowing why that is and how to take care of your feet can help you avoid that worst-case scenario.
The Downward Spiral of Foot Sores
"Patients with long-standing diabetes frequently develop neuropathy, which causes a decreased sensitivity in the nerves that supply the feet," Dr. Marcuson explains. "This means the patient is less likely to feel an injury to the foot."
In a person without diabetes, healing is usually brisk and white blood cells are efficient in killing off bacteria that contaminate the wound. But in a person with diabetes, "elevated blood sugars slow down the normal healing rates of injured tissue and impair the ability for white blood cells to kill bacteria," Dr. Marcuson says.
"And there are frequently microscopic reductions in blood flow to tissue that decrease oxygen supply and the supply of immune cells to the injured tissue."
When this happens, foot sores can fester and become infected, usually because the person doesn't seek treatment in time. "Sores on the feet are more difficult for the patient to see and evaluate well," Dr. Marcuson says, "and continued walking on an open wound will further damage injured tissue from repeated pressure. That will slow down wound healing."
All of these factors together diminish the person's quality of life. "Physical activity is often limited. Time off from work is commonly required," Dr. Marcuson explains. "Custom footwear is usually required to offload the area where the wound is located."
The problem with restricting physical activity is that exercise is one of the best tactics for managing diabetes. Without physical activity, blood sugar levels can rise. Then, there's the financial burden of having to take time off work and spend money on custom shoes.
This is all on top of the constant blood sugar checks, insulin injections, and doctor's appointments that can already make life with diabetes complicated.
How Are Foot Sores Treated?
Treatment can be different for each person, but Dr. Marcuson says there are some common approaches:
- IV antibiotics
- Ensuring adequate blood flow. This can sometimes require invasive procedures to open arteries supplying the leg and foot.
- Using bioengineered tissues to stimulate wound healing.
- Changing of medical regimen to control blood sugar
"Some diabetic foot infections are good candidates for adjunctive hyperbaric medicine and we provide that treatment as well," Dr. Marcuson says.
Hyperbaric treatment involves Hyperbaric treatment involves exposing the patient to a higher-than-normal level of air pressure and a higher than normal concentration of inspired oxygen, explains the National Institutes of Health. With this procedure, your blood can carry more oxygen to your wound to help it heal.
How Can You Take Care of Your Feet to Prevent Foot Sores?
The American Diabetes Association offers these 7 tips for taking care of your feet:
- Check your feet for red spots, cuts, swelling, and blisters every day. Use a mirror if you can't see the bottom of your feet.
- Wash and dry your feet every day.
- Keep your skin soft by applying lotion everywhere except between your toes.
- Keep your toenails trimmed and filed.
- Avoid going barefoot. Always wear shoes and socks.
- Protect your feet from extreme heat and cold.
- Keep the circulation to your foot moving by wiggling your toes and moving your ankles up and down. Avoid crossing your legs for extended periods of time.


text:
Look, I don't want to judge someone else's parenting stratagems because I don't have kids and this baby appears to be having an absolute blast lightsaber-dueling her father, BUT what's going to happen when this adorably inarticulate infant turns into a Sith-crazy toddler and starts bonking defenseless playmates on the head with her toy weapon? Hmm? These are serious questions, or they seem like serious questions now that Star Wars is over and the only way for it to transcend generational gaps is through mock swordplay with illuminated PVC pipes.
via Buzzfeed


text:
NASHVILLE, TN – As libraries adjust their lending models to meet today's digital requirements, more are turning to Ingram's MyiLibrary platform. Ingram Content Group announced it will now offer Random House, Inc. U.S. titles to libraries via the platform.
"We are pleased to be working with a partner as respected as Ingram to further serve the library marketplace," said Skip Dye, Vice President, Library and Academic Sales, Random House, Inc.
Random House will add more than 36,000 titles to Ingram's MyiLibrary e-book platform beginning in February. Titles will be both frontlist and popular backlist titles from all Random House, Inc. imprints and each of their publisher- distribution clients, including Beacon Press, National Geographic Books, North Atlantic Books, Quirk Books, Smithsonian Books, Soho Press, Wizards of the Coast, and many others.
The MyiLibrary platform is one of the fastest-growing e-book access solutions in the library community today. Used by thousands of libraries around the world, the platform provides a full range of resources and purchasing options; from single-title acquisition to publisher and genre-specific subject collections. Ingram's coordinated e-book solutions give libraries meaningful tools to make the best use of budget dollars. Patrons that use the platform have the flexibility of obtaining content via download as well as mobile options where content can be read on the most popular e-reading devices on the market today.
"Libraries are continuing to adapt their collections and adjust their mix of print and digital content to meet the changing needs of patrons," said Dan Sheehan, Vice President and General Manager, Ingram Content Group library services. "Libraries that work with Ingram have access to the broadest and most comprehensive selection of content with immediate access to more than 11 million print, digital and audio titles. We are pleased to add Random House titles to our MyiLibrary collection for more readers worldwide to enjoy."
About Ingram
Ingram Content Group Inc. is a subsidiary of Nashville-based Ingram Industries Inc. The company provides books, music and media content to over 39,000 retailers, libraries, schools and distribution partners in 195 countries. More than 26,000 publishers use Ingram's fully integrated physical and digital distribution, logistics, and manufacturing solutions to access global consumer demand, and realize the full business potential of book content. Ingram's operating units are Ingram Book Company, Lightning Source Inc., Vital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Periodicals Inc., Ingram International Inc., Ingram Library Services Inc., Spring Arbor Distributors Inc., Ingram Publisher Services Inc., Tennessee Book Company LLC, and Coutts Information Services. For more information, visit www.ingramcontent.com


text:
The south tea is sweet and accents are sweeter front porches are wide and words are long Our faith is strong and our family is love is framed by rustic flowers and leaves - perfect for the southern home!
"The south-tea is sweet & accents are sweeter front porches are wide and WORDS are long Our faith is strong and family is LOVE."
We operate on an eight (8) to ten (10) day turn around. Turnaround time does not include shipping time. Please allow 10-14 business days total for your orders to arrive.Please note - delivery from our freight carriers may vary during the Holiday season. This would include holidays such as Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Veteran's Day.Our standard shipping is Fed Ex Ground. If you require special shipping, please specify at the time of your order. Next Day, Second 2nd Day, and 3-Day Select are available at an additional charge. Please call us to review that expense on an as needed basis.


text:
novos produtos
|Tipo de pagamento:
|L/C, T/T, Western Union
|Quantidade de pedido mínimo:
Modelo: OURS-201477
|With the help of our expert workforce, we are providing designing and developing a wide range of painting plants, spray painting plants to meet the painting process requirement of our customers. In addition, we also provide fabrication, installation and commissioning services for our painting plant. Further, our range of painting plant include :
|1.Spraying equipment
|2.Powder coating line/spray painting booths
|3.Ovens and allied equipment
|Our state-of-art spray painting plant include:
|Floor monorail oven
|Used for baking of paint applied on workpiece
|Spray painting booth
|Suitable for applying the paint on the workpiece
|Spray painting guns
|Helps to spray paint on products
|Overhead ovens(Oil/gas fired)
|Supplied with overhead oven with hot air generator on the side
|1. Purchase Service
OURS COATING has a specialized and efficiency working team. If you are new on the coating, some pictures or drawings of your products and workshop could be show to us will be appreciated , we will give you specialized suggestion of whole work .
|2. Shipping Service
OURS COATING has a specialized and independent department which just for shipping the buyer's goods .The workers know T/T, L/C Items well. All Exported documents could be made perfectly . Our company cooperates with the most famous shipping company in China also. They could provide the best and economic shipping ways to the buyer's port.
|3. Installation Service
Installation Services are available with all our machines. Ours coating will dispatches technician to the Buyer's factory to install and trial operate the equipment.
|4. Clients' Training Service
Our Company can accept the buyer send their own technician to our factory to learn how to operate machines. Also, training in the installation period is better acceptable.
|5. After Sales Service
We provide one year of warranty period.
Many spare parts will be prepared in the tool box together with machines.
Grupo de Produto : Sistema de controle elétrico


text:
1.Milk - 3 cups
2.Vanilla icecream - 2 scoops
3.Nutella - 3 tsp
4.Sugar - 1 tbsp or as required
5.Crushed ice - a hand full
6.Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp
7.Coffee pwdr - 3/4 tsp
8.cream - a scoop (for garnishing)
* Add crushed ice,vanilla ice cream,vanilla essence ,nutella to a blender and give it a nice blend.
* Now pour the milk,sugar and coffee pwdr.
* Blend it well,so that the mixture gets a creamy texture.
* Pour it in a glass,top it with cream and sprinkle some coffee pwdr on top.
* Enjoy the drink .
Champa, Divya, Gayathri Anand, Gayathri Kumar, Monica, Padma Dharmaraj, PJ, Smitha, Srivalli, Usha, Veena Aravind,
This recipe is from US masala and the original recipe is here
Sending this to Priya Mitharwal's Tried and tested event started by Lakshmi
Aipi and Priya's Bookmarked Recipes event
Kids delight -Restaurant Recreation ,started by Srivalli
Also sending to Akheela's Food Palette series - Brown


text:
Tile flooring is an enduring choice for many homes in Blue Ash because it offers two advantages that nearly every buyer wants: beauty and durability.
Floor Coverings International has manufacturing direct pricing and a huge variety of tile flooring options. Our designers come to your home to show you all the options and help make your flooring decision easier. Our designers are also well educated about tile flooring so they can answer any questions you might have.
In addition, our instant visualization software enables us to show you how your room will look with the flooring you choose, without actually having it installed yet. The technology is stunning and you'll instantly be impressed when you see images of your rooms with different types of tile flooring! Our software provides a great way to view many different flooring options for each room to help make decisions. A tough decision just got a lot easier.
Make the right tile flooring choice.
Nothing has a greater impact on the look, feel and function of a room than flooring. It is an investment in your home and Floor Coverings International is ready to help you every step of the way. From design concept and product consultation through to installation, FCI is your premier choice for flooring in the greater Cincinnati region.
Click Here to Browse Our Stone and Tile Flooring Gallery
Benefits to You:
- Free In-Home Design Consultation. We take the hassle out of getting beautiful new flooring. With thousands of selections to choose from, our design associates can help you narrow the choices by considering your lifestyle, personal tastes, and existing décor.
- See your flooring – in your room – before it's installed. Wonder what your room would look like with new flooring? We'll show you. Trying to decide between three shades of carpet? Let us show you how each would look. Our industry-leading InspireNet™ technology allows you to see your room and your furnishings – with the floor of your choice – and all in seconds using a digital photo.
- Our National Buying Power. The buying power of 100+ franchises allows us to pass along savings with factory direct pricing from names like Shaw, Armstrong, Bruce, Mohawk, Daltile, Kraus, Gulistan, Beaulieu and more!
Set up your Free Consultation with our quick and easy online scheduler or feel free to
call us at (513) 729-7499
Current Special – Schedule a Free Online Consultation
Want to Learn More About Tile Flooring? We've got you covered…
Tile floors come in such a large variety of colors, styles and finishes that you will be able to create absolutely any look you like, from a cozy and colorful Mexican tile home to a high-fashion Italian tile home. Tile flooring is durable for two reasons: most tile – especially ceramic tile – is quite hard and will resist chipping and damage, and also most tile will resist staining. Tile flooring is generally finished in a way that allows water or any other spills to simply roll off. This makes for very easy clean up and earns two thumbs up from busy parents and pet owners who know that spills and accidents are just an unavoidable part of life.
The most versatile and durable tile flooring in Vestal is by far ceramic tile flooring. This flooring comes in a variety of styles, sizes and colors. Best for areas of high moisture and high traffic such as bathrooms, kitchens, entryways and foyers, this tile can add style and elegance to any room. Use it to dress up an otherwise plain space, or go for a toned down pattern in a heavily decorated room. Ceramic tile flooring comes in either glazed or unglazed finish. Glazed tiles have a hard, high shine finish and are durable and can be used without any further finishing. Unglazed tiles have a matte finish and have to be sealed to prevent them from staining. Choose from a textured terra cotta tile for a natural look, or a smooth tile for an elegant finished look.
Porcelain tile adds a delicate look to any room. Most often used in larger spaces, these tiles can deliver a dramatic appearance, instantly adding value to the decor of the room. Porcelain tile, despite its delicate appearance, is durable and long-lasting. Its resistance to buckling and cracking make it easy to use outdoors as well as inside the home. Porcelain tiles come in a variety of colors, from light off-white to deep and rich reds.
Stone tile is perfect to give your home an earthy, natural look. From granite, slate and marble, stone tile can be customized to match your home's individual personality. Choose a grout color to complement or match the color of the stone, giving your tile flooring a dramatic finished appearance. Stone tile can also be used as a backsplash in your kitchen or bathroom to complement your room's design.
When considering tile flooring, Floor Coverings International will help you make the right decision for you, your family, and your home. We offer free in-home consultations and have a wide array of tile styles. Contact us when you're ready to begin your project – we're here to help!
Blue Ash is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, and an inner suburb of Cincinnati. The population was 12,513 as of the last census. It has an area of 7.7 square miles. The Blue Ash airport is operated by the city. Blue Ash serves the Sycamore Community School District which has been given the highest rating of "excellent" for eight years by the Ohio Department of Education. For more information, visit the city of Blue Ash website.


text:
Suspects arrested for violent crimes or burglaries will again have to submit to DNA collections, officials with several Maryland law enforcement agencies said Thursday.
A day after U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. authorized the practice to resume, at least temporarily, a number of police departments said they had decided to collect samples as they await further word from the high court.
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether collecting the genetic information before a person is convicted violates the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. The samples are used to link suspects to DNA evidence from previous crime scenes.
Roberts' order is a first step in a long process leading up to the Supreme Court's decision whether to take up the issue, which has split lower courts across the country. The federal government and about half the states allow police to collect DNA after an arrest.
The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, blocked the collections in April. A chief concern for those opposed to the practice is that the DNA samples, unlike fingerprints, provide access to a significant amount of personal information.
In his order, Roberts put the Maryland ban on hold and gave opponents of the law a week to respond before he decides whether to continue allowing the practice.
The state Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will continue collecting DNA samples based on the advice of the attorney general's office, according to Mark A. Vernarelli, the agency's director of public information. The agency handles bookings for Baltimore.
Anthony Guglielmi, chief spokesman for Baltimore police, said the department strongly supports the practice.
"It's a tremendous public safety advantage, and we're anxious to see what the courts decide," Guglielmi said.
Some law enforcement agencies, such as that in Harford County, are still determining their next step, while other jurisdictions, including Baltimore and Howard counties, have resumed the collections.
Harford County Sheriff L. Jesse Bane said he is consulting with the state's attorney's office to ensure that whatever action they take does not jeopardize continuing investigations or prosecutions. But Bane hailed Roberts' decision as "great news."
"DNA is one of the greatest pieces of scientific evidence to come along in a very long time," Bane said in a statement. "It has tremendous value for law enforcement's attempts to identify individuals who have committed serious crimes."
Jack Kavanagh, director of the Howard County Department of Corrections, said the agency resumed the collections within hours of Roberts' order being issued, on the advice of the department's legal counsel.
"It was pretty clear there was no reason to delay," Kavanagh said. "We have staff who is trained. We had the legal clearance to do so. There was not a lot of logistical reasons not to resume collecting."
Maryland State Police also will resume analyzing the samples, spokeswoman Elena Russo said. Troopers in some locations will also collect suspects' DNA, she said.
"As soon as we received word about this judgment, we started putting all of the procedures back in place," Russo said.
State lawmakers authorized the collection of the post-arrest samples in 2009. Shortly afterward, Alonzo Jay King Jr. was arrested on assault charges. His DNA was run through the state database and was found to match evidence from a previously unsolved 2003 rape.
King was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. The Court of Appeals decision in April reversed the sentence and ordered the case back to Wicomico County for a retrial.
The state challenged the ruling, and King's case is the one now before the Supreme Court for consideration.
Steven D. Schwinn, an associate professor at Chicago's John Marshall Law School, said Maryland's Court of Appeals was right to stop the collections of DNA samples after a suspect is arrested.
Schwinn said law enforcement can find a way to convict the guilty without relying on post-arrest DNA. There are other ways to collect such evidence that he doesn't believe would be banned under the ruling.
Police could ask the suspect to submit to a DNA test, for example, or buy the suspect fast food during an interrogation and collect DNA off a soda cup, he said.
"The police can get the same result even by respecting the Fourth Amendment, and that's what they ought to do," Schwinn said recently.
Latest Crime


text:
Canonical's IndieGoGo launch yesterday of the Ubuntu Edge, a slick, powerful device meant to double as a desktop PC replacement, made waves in the world of open-source and provoked both admiration and a healthy dose of skepticism from some experts.
Stepping away from the traditional model of hardware development and putting the project on IndieGoGo could bring the Ubuntu Edge some unique advantages, according to 451 Research analyst Jay Lyman.
[MORE SMARTPHONE PLATFORMS: Here comes Tizen! Samsung to host its first developer conference in October]
"Canonical's move to crowd-source and crowd-fund the Ubuntu Edge phone sort of takes the open source approach a step further, opening the phone up and loosening control, but building a broad base of developer and even user support with its launch," he tells Network World.
NW blogger and Linux developer Bryan Lunduke wrote that Canonical's comparison of Edge to a Formula One race car is an apt one.
"Ubuntu Edge is more of a proving ground for cutting-edge mobile technology - a way to provide the most state-of-the-art hardware and functionality to power users, while showing existing phone manufacturers and carriers what is possible," he said.
Lunduke also applauded the decision to launch the phone as a dual-boot device with Android, as well as its ability to be docked and used as a full Ubuntu desktop, in combination with a monitor, keyboard and mouse.
"This same functionality is going to be available whether you are running Android or Ubuntu Touch on the phone. All of which is very, very cool," he notes.
Still, there's a long way to go before the Ubuntu Edge really carves out a niche in the bitterly competitive smartphone marketplace. The funding goal, which must be met within a month, is $32 million - orders of magnitude more than the average project on IndieGoGo or Kickstarter. The $830 contribution required to earmark an Edge for yourself is hefty, though not that far above the off-contract price tag for today's flagship devices, to be fair.
In short, the Edge is a risky product. And according to Linux developer and Accessible Computing Foundation director Jonathan Nadeau, that's something that Canonical has recently demonstrated a willingness to embrace.
"In the last six months, Ubuntu has made a lot of changes with the direction they're going as a project and there's been a lot of outcry from the community. This is the double-edged sword they face while trying to innovate," he says. "Whether or not I agree with the steps they are taking, I applaud them for the chances they're taking. Only time will tell if they've made the right choice."
Both Nadeau and Lyman say that the cutthroat competition in the smartphone market, particularly in the U.S., will also be a significant obstacle for the Edge to overcome.
"Given Android and Apple dominance of the mobile OS space - any challenger has an uphill climb, particularly with the key factor of OEM and wireless carrier support," Lyman says.
"I think this will be a tough fight for Ubuntu," Nadeau concurs.
If funded, the ambitious Ubuntu Edge will ship in May 2014.
Email Jon Gold at email@example.com and follow him on Twitter at @NWWJonGold.


text:
New Dole Financial and Business Update
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California – April 1, 2013 – Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) today announced completion of the sale of its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses to ITOCHU Corporation for $1.685 billion cash, resulting in a major portion of Dole's operations and assets being sold, including exclusive rights to the DOLE® brand on certain packaged food products worldwide and on certain fresh produce in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
"This transformative transaction results from our comprehensive strategic review of Dole's businesses announced May 3, 2012, aimed at enhancing shareholder value, and was approved by our stockholders December 6, 2012," said David H. Murdock, Dole's Chairman and CEO. "The Dole operations will no longer include the worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses, which for fiscal 2011 represented approximately 34% of Dole's revenues and 56% of its operating income."
The new Dole will have a smaller footprint as a commodity produce company with overall revenue in the $4.2 billion range with two lines of business: fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. "Dole will remain an industry leader in the sourcing, distribution and marketing of bananas, pineapples and other tropical and deciduous fruits, packaged salads, fresh-packed vegetables and fresh berries," said C. Michael Carter, Dole's President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are excited and very optimistic about the long-term future of the new Dole and its prospects."
Dole has put in place a new capital structure which, together with the proceeds from the sale transaction, was used to pay off Dole's existing indebtedness of approximately $1.7 billion, to pay transaction-related taxes, costs and expenses, and to pay for the extinguishment of all of its long-term Japanese yen hedges and the European Commission's fine of €45.6 million; and provides funding for the anticipated right-sizing of the new Dole and other post-closing restructuring expenses, and the possible resolution of the previously disclosed Honduras tax case and the DBCP cases.
"We are pleased to announce Dole's new credit facility with five of our banking partners, which includes a $500 million term loan and a $150 million revolving credit facility," said Carter. "The new credit facility provides needed flexibility to enhance shareholder value and to meet future competitive challenges as we launch the new Dole. Dole's resulting net leverage ratio is approximately 2.5x (based on the new debt structure and Dole's 2013 Adjusted EBITDA guidance), and Dole will benefit from a significant reduction in interest expense."
Dole recently announced plans to appeal to the EU Court of Justice the decision by the EU General Court affirming the European Commission's fine of €45.6 million, for alleged anticompetitive information exchanges involving Dole Fresh Fruit Europe OHG and other EU banana importers in Germany 10 years ago. "Our first quarter 2013 financial results will include an additional provision of $42 million to fully provide for the results of this decision," said Carter. "We strongly believe that the European competition laws were not violated."
Dole Food Company, with 2012 revenues from continuing operations of $4.2 billion, is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Dole is an industry leader in many of the products it sells, as well as in nutrition education and research. For more information, please visit www.dole.com or http://investors.dole.com.
This release contains "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward- looking statements, which are based on management's current expectations, are generally identifiable by the use of terms such as "may," "will," "expects," "believes," "intends," "anticipates" and similar expressions. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied herein include weather-related phenomena; market responses to industry volume pressures; product and raw materials supplies and pricing; energy supply and pricing; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; economic crises and security risks in developing countries; international conflict; and quotas, tariffs and other governmental actions. Further information on the factors that could affect Dole's financial results is included in its filings with the SEC.


text:
Team Dignitas statement - League of Legends squad
Thu 30th Aug 2012 - 2:59am
This weekend our League of Legends team were disqualified from MLG Summer Championship, as a result, the teams were punished by MLG by losing their placement, prize money and circuit points.
We have investigated this matter further and after talking to several parties we have concluded that our team did indeed co-operate with Curse by agreeing to play ARAM in the Grand Final. We have found no solid evidence confirming any other allegations. This was of course a disappointing end to a tournament for Team Dignitas and we can confirm that we have fined our players for their actions plus the entire cost of the MLG Raleigh trip on top of that.
Also dignitas/Scarra has made this short statement: "On behalf of the dignitas league of legends team, we apologize to our fans, sponsors, and to MLG for playing the ARAM this weekend. We realize that our actions were not and are not justifiable especially if we are looking to positively promote the future of esports and league of legends. We agree to the punishment stated by both MLG and Team Dignitas. Additionally, we promise to never let a disappointing event like this happen again."


text:
Midland Water Snake
Scientific name: Nerodia sipedon pleuralis (COPE 1892)
* Currently accepted name
* scientific names used through time
- Coluber sipedon – LINNAEUS 1758
- Tropidonotus sipedon – HOLBROOK 1852
- Nerodia sipedon – BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
- Tropidonotus sepedon – DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL 1854
- Natrix fasciata pleuralis – COPE 1892
- Natrix sipedon – DUNN 1915
- Natrix sipedon pleuralis – CONANT 1958
- Nerodia sipedon pleuralis – CONANT & COLLINS 1991
Description: Average adult size is 24-48 inches (60.9-121.9 cm), record is 59 inches (149.8 cm). Adults are light brownish with less than 30 darker brown crossbands near the neck, which break up into alternating blotches further down the body. These crossbands and blotches are separated by at least 2.5 dorsal scale rows of the lighter colored dorsal scales. There are dark squarish markings on the sides of the body between the dorsal blotches, which extend upwards from the belly. The belly is yellowish marked with two rows of half moons. The scales are keeled and there are 21-25 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juvenile coloration is similar to that of adults.
A. Top of the head
B. Underside of the head (chin and throat)
C. Elongated scales below the tail (subcaudal scales) are typically divided
D. Front (face view) of the head
E. Side of the head
F. Keeled scales
Range: In Florida, the Midland Water Snake is found in the panhandle. Outside of Florida, it is found north and east to North Carolina and west to Louisiana, Oklahoma and Illinois.
Habitat: Uncommon in Florida, but it is sometimes found in steepheads and in rivers flowing south into the panhandle.
Comments: HARMLESS (Non-Venomous). The Midland Water Snake is mainly active at night. Its diet consists of small fishes, frogs, tadpoles, and salamanders. It is live-bearing. Litters of 12-30 are deposited from June-September.
Comparison with other species: The Southern Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata) has dorsal crossbands that extend the length of its body, squarish markings on the belly, and a dark stripe from its eye to last supralabial scale. The Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota) has squarish dorsal blotches along its entire body.
Harmless Water Snakes are frequently confused with the venomous Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus). However, Cottonmouths can easily be distinguished from Water Snakes. Cottonmouths have a vertical pupil, a facial pit between its eye and nostril. If the head is viewed from above, the eyes of Cottonmouths cannot be seen while the eyes of Water Snakes are visible; Cottonmouths have elliptical pupils and Water Snakes have round pupils; and Cottonmouths have a facial pit between the nostril and the eye, which the Water Snakes do not.


text:
Do only swag owners get to use the room? What will we call it? Is a certain level of swag ownership required, or can any old swag owner (like me) belong?
Of course we would have to
RANK people based upon their swaggism level... B-)
I wish they would change the mugs back to the old style. I just KNOW if I got the new ones I would dump that puppy all over my keyboard....
"Cafe Grande" would be the French description of my TR mug
Because it reminded me of the coffee 'cups' you'd get in a Parisienne street-cafe early in the morning. It holds easily twice as much as any other mug - whether it's the old or new variety I wouldn't know.
It almost blots out my 22" monitor when I take a swig from it!!
<Mis-spelled 'French' - caffeine overdose!!>
Yes, I have no bananas... I mean swag!
I will have to send that camping pic to Sonja, I guess to butter her up.
edited to add: does that mean I am actually advanced to the riff-raff level now? ?
Please get things right
I'm a Want To Be Snob as I can't qualify as a real Snob yet.
Col ]:)
If you want to be the elite NON riff-raff
get some swag
or, from now on, you are Riff-Raff
Easy -- just follow through with Sonja's requests :)
This can be done by doing an interview or posting stuff
(sending) from the TR Out Loud (do some searching) :)