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Banned from all future splits after backing out of a completed Pure White Cologne split when I'd already received 4 sets of funds:
If you claim a spot in a split and are not able to pay within several day as required by the splitter, please give all those involved the courtesy of a timely statement to that effect. If you fail to pay without notice, you may not be permitted to participate in splits in the future. Anyone committing to the last spot in a split and then backing out may not be permitted to participate in any other splits.
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Banned from all future splits after backing out of a completed Pure White Cologne split when I'd already received 4 sets of funds:
Terrencelev did the same for my Windsor split.
Any person who is so irresponsible as to back out from a split in an untimely fashion, should be banned from all future splits on Basenotes.
horacio08 Never even took the effort to respond to payment requests. Banned from any splits of mine in the future. Splitters beware.
What about the seller backing out ?
DULLAH hasn't responded and his thread has been locked.
Moderator Stuigi - your mailbox is full.
I am still trying to communicate with Dullah. I am also posting an addition to the split rules.
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Any luck getting hold of Dullah?
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dalvarez11 is a new member and the last person in my split, but he/she hasn't responded to multiple PMs and messages I've left on his/her page =(
I had exactly the same experience recently with dalvarez11 messing up two splits of mine.
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Those who back out at the last moment, should be banned from future splits. When you note that you will take part in a split, that should be regarded as a firm commitment.
What about adding the ability to leave negative feedback for people that violated these rules so that people hosting splits can read a person's feedback and know whether they are taking a risk in allowing them to participate?
Very irresponsible to back out of a split once you have committed yourself. There should be a list of such people on BN, that way you have an idea as to those persons who you should no conduct business with.
I have no problem with that. You should be able to do so.
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Brian, I have been able to leave negative feedback for people who have not responded to payment requests.
In regards to pulling out of a split once committed, as long as it has not been filled, I really do not have a problem with this, especially since some may take a while to fill. Once filled, then it is an issue.
Oh absolutely. If the split hasn't been filled, it's fine for people to back out. It's once other people have sent money that it becomes a problem.
Fortunately it hasn't happened to me to often, but one time is one too many, and I will leave negative feedback for anyone who looks to see.
DavidBee456 backed out of split after payment request had been sent. This person will not be allowed to participate in any future splits I offer.


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I have asked numerous chiefs over the years what they believe is the most important component of a driver training program. Almost without fail they answer that such programs should: ensure that state laws are met; educate drivers on the operating characteristics of the vehicles; and comply with the NFPA standards. Indeed, these are the essential items.
Any effective emergency vehicle driver-training program will have as its foundation in NFPA 1002, Qualifications for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator. However, how the application of NFPA 1002 will vary based on the nuances of local departments and the jurisdictions they serve. For instance, one type of program would be created for a department that has numerous stations and apparatus, while an entirely different program would be applied for a one-station, two-vehicle department. But while there may be different requirements for trainees of the larger agency, the core components of the program should not change.
In many driver-training programs it should be pointed out that a personal vehicle is different than a fire engine. "One of the major elements of a driver program that I look for is plenty of emphasis on the fact that the apparatus is not your family sedan," said Ted Lowden, chief of the Evesham (N.J.) Fire Department. "A good driver training program should provide plenty of healthy doses of respect for the emergency vehicle."
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A fundamental driver-training program should educate the trainee on the data regarding fatalities, injuries, collisions and near misses; specific case studies of vehicle accidents; the impact of vehicle collisions upon the individuals involved and the organization; and the criminal and civil consequences of such events. These topics drive home the serious consequences of emergency-vehicle collisions and the resultant effects upon all concerned.
A focus on the driver is another essential factor. The program should examine the importance of driver selection, the human aspects of driving, the required abilities, and related certification and documentation. This aspect is as important to the agency's administrators as it is the apparatus operators. It enables administrators to select drivers who have the necessary physical and mental attributes needed to effectively operate the vehicle safely and successfully, and to certify and re-certify drivers based on the agency's standard operating guidelines.
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The final step is the competency course, which is designed to assist in the training of new drivers, qualify candidates for the street and highway portion, examine the proficiency of existing drivers and verify their competency. Nothing takes the place of behind-the-wheel experience. However, the involvement of a mentor the training of new fire apparatus operators provides additional wisdom from which the operator can learn.
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"Your mind is the weapon, all the rest are just tools." --gasmitty
There are a growing number of sheriffs around the country who are vowing to not enforce any new gun control measures. Good to see.
Glad to see it
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
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Laws are restrictive but sometimes necessary to maintain a civil society. Rights are nonrestrictive but are always necessary to maintain a free society.
This makes me a proud Floridian (via Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina...which were pretty good places too).
Know Guns, Know Safety, Know Peace.
No Guns, No Safety, No Peace.
Guns are like sex and air...its no big deal until YOU can't get any.
It's refreshing to see leadership displayed by elected officials. I hope it spreads.
I wrote a letter today to the Utah Sheriff Association thanking them for their recent statements in support of the 2A. I'll be writing a similar letter to Florida Sheriff Association tomorrow. I hope many others will do so too.
Actually saw our Sheriff out today, stopped my car, got out, shook his hand and thanked him MYSELF. Kind of odd how this happened too.
The Colorado Sheriffs Association is on record as well..
I find this a welcome hypocracy. The FL Sheriffs Assoc. tried to kill every change in FL's gun laws last go round. Didn't want open carry, didn't want college campus carry, didn't want "inadvertant exposure" of CC legalized, etc.
Now it wants to stand tall for the right to bear arms? Either it finally screwed its head on straight or it feels like it has to join the trend so it doesn't look stupid to the brotherhood.
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I hate to squash the "gushy tingly feelings" for the Sheriff's Associations, but I believe it was the Association that helped crush the OC movement in FL just a while back.
Obviously, that wasn't the end of the world, but some of the South Florida counties are not so gun friendly...I'm just sayin'...
The fact that they support the 2A is great, so does the President and his crew...so they say. They seem to talk the talk, but will they walk the walk? We'll see.OMOYMV
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There is just equity recognized by LEO's to allow upstanding law abiding citizens the ability to protect themselves, their loved ones, and their property; by legal means.
I'd be interested to see which Florida sheriffs are actually apart of the association and which ones aren't.
If you're going to carry one weapon, might as well carry two, because as the saying goes, "Two is one, and one is none."
"Liberals can decline or whine, but I will still carry and conceal mine." - Cold Warrior. Excellent quote good sir!
Way to go Florida.
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On March 30, 2011, President Medvedev gave a speech in Magnitogorsk, where he announced a series of executive orders aimed at improving Russia's miserable, "bad, very bad" investment climate. In an apparent effort to reach out to business interests, Medvedev declared that social insurance payroll taxes (strakhovye vznosy) were too high, and he ordered the government to work out a tax reduction plan, due on his desk by June 1, 2011. That deadline came and went, as officials brushed off Medvedev's directive and loosely advised a return to the subject perhaps in a year. Vladimir Putin dragged his feet and Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin openly criticized as fiscally irresponsible the idea of lowering the social tax (the main revenue source supporting Russia's pensions system). Commentators speculated that this was a standoff, between either Putin and Medvedev or between Medvedev and cabinet members like Kudrin. As talk turned to tax cuts favoring just small businesses, many wondered if the President would backtrack on his effort to reduce taxes for all and settle instead for reductions affecting only some employers. (In his March speech, he never singled out different-sized businesses.)
On June 8th, Presidential Aide Arkady Dvorkovich told the press that the government would spend two weeks debating two possible tax cut ideas: one plan in which reductions would be made only for medium and small businesses, and another plan that would lower payroll taxes for everyone, marginally more so for small businesses. Dvorkovich signaled that the Administration preferred the first option (given the greater priority of alleviating smaller entrepreneurs), but added, "If such a business-friendly scheme cannot be reached, then we are left with only the second option. There simply won't be another way." On June 14, 2011, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov revealed to the media that the first tax cut plan had "no chance" of becoming a reality, as dividing taxes into three tiers would be "technologically" unfeasible.
It's worth noting that members of the business community have long warned that increased rate differentiation and favored categories will simply increase evasion and push entrepreneurs to either break up their businesses or pay more employees under the table. For decades, the Russian economy has been plagued by massive tax evasion. Salaries 'in envelopes,' also known as 'grey pay,' is an unfortunate reality of Russia's tax collection situation, and has been a major feature of the social tax debate. Officials like Shatalov have proposed levying a small tariff on higher income brackets (currently untaxed), in order to recover some of the revenue lost by Medvedev's tax cut. Yet, just as officials have highlighted the difficultly of determining 'business size tiers,' any effort to collect money from higher earners will undoubtedly lead to new schemes aimed at hiding or dividing income. This is a problem Russia has and will continue to face.
After Dvorkovich's press conference, it seemed Russians would have to wait until June 22nd, before the government would announce its recommendation to the President, who in turn would approve or reject the final tax cut plan.
Then, on June 16th at the Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Medvedev announced — before Dvorkovich's 'two weeks' timetable was up and apparently without the government's formal recommendation — that the state would implement the second tax cut scheme: social insurance taxes would fall from 34 to 30 percent for salaries paid at most businesses, dropping to as low as 20 percent for small businesses. The 'compromise' was a belated and partial, but still surprising, fulfillment of Medvedev's Magnitogorsk speech, when he ordered his cabinet to try to return tax rates across the board to what they were before new changes took effect this past January. Before 2011′s social tax reforms, the federal pension fund was financed mostly by the United Social Tax (the ESN). This year, the ESN was eliminated and replaced with increased social insurance taxes, raising the total payroll burden from 26 percent to 34 percent. The amount of state revenue flowing specifically to the Pension Fund was 20 percent of salaries under the ESN and rose to 26 percent under expanded social insurance taxes. (The remainder of the tax money finances the Social Insurance Fund, Mandatory Medical Insurance Fund, and Territorial Health Insurance Fund.)
Aleksei Kudrin, Russia's indefatigable fiscal conservative, opposed the tax cuts publicly, warning in April that other taxes would have to rise as a result. Before Medvedev's official order (while the Kremlin and the ministries of Economic Development and Public Health were still just kicking around the idea), Kudrin warned that cutting the social insurance tax for small and medium businesses down to 14 percent would result in the loss of 120 billion rubles.
Despite Kudrin's call for alarm, it has been difficult to tell in the tax debate who exactly is warring with whom. Economist Maksim Blant, a columnist for Newsru.com and contributor to EZh, initially interpreted the battle to be between Medvedev and Kudrin. In April, Blant authored an interesting piece about the divide between the country's elite, splitting the camps into proponents of (a) deficit spending and (b) surplus accumulation. Blant argued that Medvedev's Magnitogorsk initiative was a pre-election populist stunt: cutting taxes without cutting state spending (that is, running a deficit). "When [Putin] was president," Blant claimed, "he, as a rule, did not encroach on the MinFin's domain, requiring only a bit of extra financing before elections to raise pensions and state employee salaries." With Medvedev, Blant continued, things are different: he can't trust Kudrin to simply handle the budget and secure his reelection. (Gazeta.ru was also cynical about Medvedev's motives, concluding in a June 7th editorial, "Everything will end in a political compromise: they will lower taxes on businesses before the elections, and reduce social spending immediately afterward.")
On June 8, 2011, after the government failed to meet the President's deadline for a tax cut plan, Blant announced a total victory for Kudrin over Medvedev. "It is no secret," he wrote, "that the main opponent of lowing the social insurance taxes is Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin, and he became the main victor." Blant was so convinced of Medvedev's defeat that he went so far as to proclaim the death of his entire reelection campaign, titling the article "A Farewell to Modernization."
Now skip ahead to June 17th, the day after Medvedev's Petersburg speech (where he announced the social insurance tax compromise). In his Newsru.com column, Blant writes the following:
Having integrated into his own platform key theses expressed in recent months by Finance Minister Kudrin (except perhaps for the unpopular idea of raising the retirement age), Medvedev is obviously trying either to enlist the support of a key member of the current cabinet in the battle with his potential rival, Vladimir Putin, or (more likely) trying to attract to his side forces dissatisfied with Putin's authoritarianism but in favor of Kudrin's liberal ideas.
As Blant's change of heart about the relationship between Medvedev and Kudrin indicates, social insurance taxation is part of an issue convoluted and important enough to inspire serious intrigue: the future of the pensions system.
Earlier this month, as Medvedev's deadline was sailing by, it was apparent that some in the government wished to postpone social tax reforms until next year, given the impending need for a massive overhaul of the pensions system itself. This redesign would rival changes made at the outset of Putin's presidency, occurring early in the next President's administration in order to provide maximum 'breathing room' between inevitably unpopular cutbacks and the next election in 2018. The biggest changes to come will likely include: (1) raising the number of work years necessary to qualify for a full pension, (2) returning pension funding to a pay-as-you-go system, and (3) introducing "demographic" and "macroeconomic" benefit-determination powers for the state.
The first reform is widely popular with market liberals, craftily allowing the government to pressure people to work longer, without formally raising the retirement age. (The numbers often floated are 15 years for a minimum pension and 30 years for a full pension.)
The second idea means scaling down the individually-owned pension investment accounts funded by the nakopitel'naia portion of pension benefits, which is funded by a 6 percent payroll tax. Currently, the rest of social insurance taxes (amounting to a 20 percent payroll tax) funds the strakhovaia chast', which feeds the Pension Fund. Half of this money goes to pay current pensioners. For more than two years, Deputy Minister of Healthcare Yuri Voronin has raised concerns about the shortcomings of the pension investment accounts (the nakopitel'naia chast'), arguing that its gains fail to overcome inflation.
According to Vnesheconombank, the yield (between 2006 and 2008) of pension investment accounts owned by low earners was 3.71 percent annually, and the average profits of private pension management companies was negative 2.8 percent annually. During that same period, the annual inflation average was 11.4 percent.
Voronin has said that the Healthcare Ministry would like to make the investment accounts optional for workers, allowing Russians the choice between nakopitel'naia or strakhovaia deposits for that 6 percent bit of their payrolls. Voronin says the only thing undecided is which option should be the default.
In May earlier this year, Anatoly Puzyna (president of 'Sotsium,' a private pension fund) went on Ekho Moskvy and defended his organization's record on inflation, when asked why the government shouldn't simply liquidate the nakopitel'naia system. Puznya claimed to have earned almost 10 percent for investment accounts in 2010 (which is slightly above the current inflation rate of 9.6 percent and higher still above the year's average).
The third major potential pension reform has experts most worried. Voronin describes it in the following deliciously Orwellian terms:
It is a complicated integrated coefficient that will take into account the demographic and macroeconomic burden. It will be calculated annually from an actuarial perspective. [...] Our proposed formula is complicated, but it corrects liabilities subject to a changing macroeconomic and demographic situation, forbidding the acceptance of unfounded liabilities that are not covered by social insurance taxes, and simplifying for citizens the calculation of their pensions. Above all, the new formula will allow [us] to take social taxes from all income, lower the rate, and eventually balance the pension system's revenue and expenditures. Ideologically, we have come to the point of no other alternatives.
After Voronin made those remarks on June 9th, INSOR's Evgeny Gontmakher visited Ekho Moskvy the same day to review what such reforms would mean for the pensions system. Regarding the 'demographic and macroeconomic' coefficient, Gontmakher had this to say:
It's an absolutely Soviet mechanism. It's like in Soviet times, when there wasn't any insurance scheme at all. [...] Then everything was determined by the decision of the state. Then very little depended on the pensioner himself. [...] Here it's the exact same thing: it's not the person who will decide what kind of pension he'll have, striving to earn [the maximum] — and this ideology by the way was introduced back in 2002. And now once again the state is going to decide for you. People, what have we come to?
The following week, on June 16th, EZh published a Gontmakher article exploring the long-term meaning of the proposed pension reforms. According to the INSOR insider, the nature of cutbacks to the pension system reveals the profound "catastrophe" facing Russia. "Our economy," Gontmakher writes, "frozen in its own archaism, is already in the near future (the next 3-5 years) unable to provide even the low living standards that are today characteristic for the majority of the population." He concludes with a dire warning that the authorities' dwindling ability to develop the country could empower "some kind of underground charismatic" leader, perhaps leading to "a new Manezh" — that is, a new wave of populist violence.
Are Gontmakher's concerns more than alarmism? If Medvedev's tax cuts were a pre-election giveaway to ingratiate himself to businesses and tax-payers, will the state follow up (after 2012) with budget-balancing cutbacks to the pensions system? Or will a struggling economic situation derail liberals' goals of reducing the government's economic presence, requiring continued deficit-spending to prevent the kind of immiseration and unrest foretold by Gontmakher?
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When rummaging for trades from other people I come across the odd wolf card. Following in John's foot steps (though not identically) I decided to go a wolf deck.
A wolf deck is a typical aggro deck (much like my Rakdos Raid); it's made up or low mana costing cool creatures, which you can boost up to some serious size. Most creatures are 1-3 mana and the buffing spells 1-2 mana. All pretty cheap!
Wolf Deck
4 x Rot Wolf
4 x Sacred Wolf
4 x Timberpack Wolf
3 x Wolfir Avenger
3 x Wolfir Silverheart
3 x Young Wolf
4 x Wandering Wolf
4 x Titantic Growth
4 x Fog
2 x Overrun
4 x Giant Growth
4 x Rancor
3 x Oakenform
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The National Association for Museum Exhibition Annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition recognizes outstanding achievement in exhibition from all types of museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and non-commercial institutions offering exhibitions to the public. Following is a list of past winners.
NAME also provides fellowships for young people entering the field to attend workshops and conferences. Contact NAME Board Member Becky Menlove to find out more about our current program. Click here for a list of past Fellowship recipients.
Twenty-Fifth Annual Excellence in Exhibitions 2013
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Twenty-Forth Annual Excellence in Exhibitions 2012
The Excellence in Exhibitions Competition recognizes exhibitions for overall excellence or for stretching the limits of exhibition content and design through innovation. Entries are peer reviewed based on criteria in seven major categories: audience awareness; content and education; curatorship and collections; evaluation; interpretation and communication; design and production; and human comfort and accessibility. Awards are sponsored by four of AAM's Professional Networks including the Committee on Audience Research and Evaluation (CARE), Curators Committee (CurCom), Education Committee (EdCom) and National Association of Museum Exhibition (NAME). Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann, the 2012 Excellence in Exhibitions Competition coordinator, said of this year's entries, "I was really impressed with the 18 entries that we received for the Excellence in Exhibitions competition this year. Not only did they represent a broad range of topics from rock and roll music to folk art to state history, they also showed a commitment of these museums to exceptional design, addressing visitor needs, providing extraordinary educational opportunities, and tackling tough content."
2012 Awards
Overall Excellence: Detroit Institute of Arts, Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1500 to the Present
This temporary exhibition examined works of art created over 500 years that serve as a visual record of diverse, evolving relationships between Africans and Westerners. The core intent of the show was to present Africans' perspectives on a range of topics, including pre-existing beliefs about whiteness, trade and settlement, slavery and colonization, assimilation and resistance, and contemporary economic, political, and cultural globalization. The Excellence in Exhibitions Competition chose this exhibition as its overall winner because of the project's excellent integration of visitor research and evaluation, inventive design, and clear presentation of challenging content.
Special Distinction – Eloquent Presentation of Topic: Heart Mountain Interpretive Learning Center, Across the Wire: Voices from Heart Mountain
This permanent exhibition explores the stories of World War II internment camps in the United States. Exhibits and displays reveal how rights were denied to Japanese Americans during WWII. Visitors are prompted to think about the relevance of the Heart Mountain experience to current events and the debate about the balance between freedom and national security. The Excellence in Exhibitions Competition chose this exhibition for an award of special distinction because of its sensitive and eloquent presentation of a difficult topic.
Special Distinction – Innovative Reframing of Collections: Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County, Dinosaur Hall
This permanent exhibition brings science to life in ways that are relevant and interesting to audiences and highlights the latest discoveries and the process of scientific discovery about dinosaurs. The exhibition is organized around the major questions that drive scientific research on dinosaurs today such as: "What are dinosaurs?" "What was their world like?" "What were they like as living animals?" and "What happened to them?" The Excellence in Exhibitions Competition chose this exhibition for an award of special distinction because of its inventive and inspired framing of an often-told museum topic.
Special Distinction – Exemplary Inclusion of Community Voices: Oakland Museum of California, Coming to California
This permanent exhibition provides a history of California's people from pre-contact Native cultures to today. The overall goal of the exhibition is to provide a new type of public space within the museum—an inclusive place of inquiry, reflection, and public conversation about the history of California, with room for ongoing contributions by the museum's communities over time. The Excellence in Exhibitions Competition chose this exhibition for an award of special distinction because of its strong commitment to addressing community needs and including community voices.
Honorable Mention: The New York Public Library, Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
This temporary exhibition highlighted the New York Public Library's collection of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic materials with the goal of sharing information about the histories, connections, and differences between the three Abrahamic religions; fostering appreciation for the creation of these materials; and engaging diverse audiences. The Excellence in Exhibitions Competition chose this exhibition for an honorable mention award because of its topical significance, beautiful design, and inclusion of an interactive exhibit space.
Twenty-Second Annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition 2010
Sponsored by CARE, CurCom, EdCom, and NAME
Special Achievement in Cooperative Learning
Chicago Children's Museum
Special Achievement in Community Engagement
Changing Places: From Black and White to Technicolor
Levine Museum of the New South
Overall Excellence Award
Dancing Shadows, Epic Tales: Wayang Kulit of Indonesia
Museum of International Folk Art
Overall Excellence Award
Tree Adventure
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
Twenty-First Annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition 2009
Excellence in Exhibition Design Award
Beautiful Science: Ideas that Changed the World
The Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
Excellence in Exhibition Design Award
Bronx Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, New York
Honorable Mention
Chic Chicago
Chicago History Museum, Chicago, IL
Honorable Mention
France New France: Birth of a French People in North America
Pointe-a-Calliere, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History, Montreal, Canada
Twentieth Annual Excellence in Exhibition Competition 2008
RACE: Are we so different?
The Science Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN in partnership with the American Anthropological Association
Ironclad Revolution
The Mariner's Museum, Newport News, VA
Dare to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust
Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York, NY
Noah's Ark
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
Past Award Winners
Plants Are Up to Something
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
Sensing Chicago
Chicago History Museum
The Wonder Cabinet
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Evolving Planet
Field Museum
Asia Trail
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
The Dark Zone
Utah Museum of Natural History
JANE:The Diary of a Dinosaur
Burpee Museum of Natural History
KISS: When a kiss isn't just a kiss
The Contemporary Art Galleries: University of Connecticut
Montreal Love Stories: The Cultural Connection
Pointe-a-Calliere, Montreal Museum of Archeology and History
Teen Chicago
Chicago Historical Society
COURAGE: The Carolina Story That Changed America
Levine Museum
Ours to Fight for: American Jews in the Second World War
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Hall of Ocean Life
The American Museum of Natural History
Industrial Strength Design: How Brooks Stevens Shaped Your World
Milwaukee Art Museum
Playas…Gems of the Plains
Northwest Texas Museum Association
Heroes of the Sky: Adventures in Early Flight, 1903-1939
The Henry Ford
Alice's Wonderland: A Most Curious Adventure
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Invention at Play
National Museum of American History
Jellies: Living Art
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Joseph McCarthy: A Modern Tragedy
Outagamie County Historical Society
On Stage and Behind the Scenes
Indianapolis Children's Museum
Amazon Rising: Seasons of the River
Shedd Aquarium
Drumbeats: A Percussion Experience
Indianapolis Children's Museum
Revealing Bodies
Congo Gorilla Forest
Bronx Zoo
Dynamic Earth
Royal Ontario Museum
Animal Eyes
Museum of Opthamology History Library, San Francisco
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If you're craving something a little more forgiving, you'll be happy to know that veteran Manchester producer James Holroyd these days works under the guise of Begin, creating tracks in hues of electronica, nu-jazz, balearic disco and no doubt something else. Certainly one of begin's most synth-heavy productions, the third track on his Lay EP Obsolete, dropped onto vinyl about five months ago and has been rolling around my recently played ever since - and seeing as just the other day James Murphy used B2 of the same EP to begin his Boiler Room set, the time is nigh for some kind of non-ironical mention of a great track. The more I watch, the more I realise that DJ aside, it's impossible to dance upfront in a Boiler Room set and not look like a total dick or an acne ridden bullying victim at your first high school dance. Of late Holroyd's stuff has really tended in a deliciously balearic direction, so keep an eye on his Souncloud for pending releases etc if that stuff tickles your fancy.
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JAXB syntax help
Matthew Snow
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Aug 06, 2012 09:17:15
I need to unmarshal a tricky xml stream and I need some help. Here is an example of what I'm running into:
<pet type=dog> <name>Fido</name> </pet>
A sample POJO for this xml would look like this:
@XmlRootElement @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) public class Pet { @XmlAttribute private String type; public Pet() {} public void setType(String type) { this.type = type; } public String getType() { return type; } }
The problem is how do I capture the <name> element? If I set it as an @XmlAttribute name, it comes up null. If I create a
class called Name and include it in Pet as a @XmlElement, it does get instantiated so I guess that's on the right track, but I still don't know how to capture the value 'Fido'. I tried creating a constructor that accepts a
value, but that didn't work. I also tried creating a @XmlAttribute variable in the Name class called name, but that didn't work either. Please help.
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Aug 06, 2012 16:58:36
Use @XmlAttribute for attributes and @XmlElement for elements. You do not need to create a name class.
@XmlRootElement @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) public class Pet { @XmlAttribute private String type; @XmlElement private String name; public Pet() {} //getters and setters omitted }
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Matthew Snow
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Aug 07, 2012 08:12:57
Thanks, that worked.
Matthew Snow
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Aug 07, 2012 10:11:02
Here is another conundrum.
<data> <gradetables>
 <bracket grade="A" score="90" /> <bracket grade="B" score="80" /> <bracket grade="C" score="70" />

 <bracket grade="A" score="85" /> <bracket grade="B" score="75" /> <bracket grade="C" score="65" />
 </gradetables> </data>
Here is the code I have in class Data:
@XmlElementWrapper(name="gradetables") @XmlElementRef(name="gradetables", type=Table.class) private ArrayList
 gradetables;
In class Table is where I'm unsure. I have a @XmlElement private Bracket bracket; which, when I run the code, gets set to the last bracket value (the C bracket). I thought I would create a transient
<Bracket> variable which I would instantiate in the constructor and put brackets.add(bracket); in the setBracket() method. However, it seems that JAXB doesn't call the getter/setter methods when unmarshalling the XML stream even though these variables are private. As a result, the
<Bracket> brackets variable is empty at runtime while the bracket variable is set to the last bracket value in the XML.
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Aug 08, 2012 09:50:25
Kind of the same thing:
@XmlRootElement(name = "data") @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) public class Data { public Data() { } @XmlElementWrapper(name = "gradetables") @XmlElement(name = "table") private List
 tables = new ArrayList
(); //getters and setters omitted }
@XmlRootElement(name = "table") @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) public class Table { public Table() { } @XmlAttribute(name = "id") private int id; @XmlElement(name = "bracket") List<Bracket> brackets = new ArrayList<Bracket>(); //getters and setters ommitted }
@XmlRootElement(name = "bracket") @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) public class Bracket { public Bracket() { } @XmlAttribute(name = "grade") private String grade; @XmlAttribute(name = "score") private int score; //getters and setters ommitted }
Matthew Snow
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Aug 08, 2012 10:38:51
Thank you.
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Sep 21, 2012 11:20:18
Thanks for the help, but I've got another. Back to the Pet XML, here's what I got:
<pet type=dog>Fido</pet>
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Sep 24, 2012 13:08:33
This would do.
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) @XmlType(name = "", propOrder = { "value" }) @XmlRootElement(name = "pet") public class Pet { @XmlValue protected String value; @XmlAttribute(name = "type") protected String type; //getters & setters }
This kind of questions can go on no end. My cheat-sheet has this: make out a simple schema and use the jaxb code generator to generate the classes. That often is what fills the high percentage of the need. And the above is what I did.
ps You keep posting this kind of xml like type=dog. This is not it should appear in the xml.
Matthew Snow
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Sep 24, 2012 16:18:40
Thanks g tsuji, that does work. For anyone wondering, codehaus has a nice
jaxb plugin for generating code from an xml schema (
Unfortunately, my Pet bean extends another class and JAXB does not allow the use of @XmlValue on a class that derives another class. I guess I'm just going to have to rethink my code structure on this one.
Matthew Snow
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Sep 25, 2012 08:23:19
Solved it, putting the @XmlValue element in the parent class has solved this instance as well and any other empty name element occurrences as well. Here is what the two classes look like:
public class Animal { @XmlValue protected String value; }
@XmlRootElement public class Pet extends Animal { @XmlAttribute(name = "type") private String type; //getters & setters for type & value }
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In Deep Dixie (Alabaster Books, $9.99), popular Kentucky author Annie Jones entertains readers with a story set in Fulton's Dominion, Mississippi. Protagonist Dixie Fulton-Leigh is determined to make the best of life after the death of her father, but along the way she runs into a formidable opponent named Riley Walker. He is a hardworking, determined single parent. She is wealthy, headstrong, and beautiful. Only "the good Lord" and Fulton-Leigh's oldest ally, Miss Lettie, can help Dixie overcome this challenging man.
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Choosing the 10 best indie bands is getting harder and harder all the time, especially with the fast collapse of the recording business as we know it. Indie is more of a spirit thing, rather than whether or not a band is signed to a major label. Also, no indie band is indie enough for everyone; sell one record, and you may be out of the running. Therefore, these 10 bands have been chosen for quality more than anything else. Few mount huge stadium tours or remain at the top of the pop charts, which makes them indie enough.
- Arcade Fire. This band may have the most loyal audience since U2, and perhaps Bruce Springsteen before them. Their songs are passionate and unique, and they put on a killer live show. Any band that can have an accordion player and still remain cool must have something good going for it.
- Modest Mouse. Isaac Brock writes a lot of sea chanteys, and a sea chantey hasn't been a hit since... well, one has probably never been a hit. This group just floats on. Johnny Marr even recorded and toured with the act. Now that's the indie stamp of approval!
- Spoon. This is the best British Invasion band to ever come from Texas. Oh, and they're quite a few decades late, too. Britt Daniel writes wonderful guitar rock songs, which always stir indie hearts. One of these days, however, they'll get a pop hit. You just watch and see.
- Sonic Youth. Thurston Moore is the coolest front man, and his hot wife, Kim Gordon, is a close second. This act has always gone swimming against the stream. Their music hasn't always been melodic, but songs about Madonna and Charles Manson make them indie to the core.
- The Decemberists. Don't you just love folks songs about death? Sure you do. And Colin Meloy, who dresses like a banker from a Dickens novel, writes and sings like the Englishman he's not (but sure wants to be). They're also great live, and are known to perform full albums, from start to finish.
- Radiohead. This band practically gave one of its albums around. No major label act could ever do that. The promise this group showed with "Creep" has carried through to today. They just keep getting better, believe it or not.
- Bright Eyes. Conor Oberst comes from Nebraska. He proves that that region's not just about farmers or country singers that sing about farming. He began as a young teen, and has only grown in leaps and bounds as a songwriter.
- Broken Social Scene. Oh, Canada! Yes, Canadians have to be indie, because label representatives couldn't find their way around places like Calgary if their lives depended upon it. This music can be a little abrasive at times, but BSS is clearly one fine indie band.
- Vampire Weekend. Of course, Vampire Weekend didn't invent world music. But don't tell them that. And hey, if they turn stupid emo kids on to real music, well, more power to 'em.
- The White Stripes. Jack White is a monster guitarists, with too many bands to keep track of. But this duo was the one that got it all started. And if you don't do air guitar to "Seven Nation Army," you're probably deaf.
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I told her I'd never start anything. She untied my hands, I got up and put on the bra she had for me. It had an extra piece in the back to go all the way around me. She then put in a couple of water ballons to give it some "bounce". Her two friends, Kathy and Sharon showed up. Jackie put a towel around my waist, so as not to completely humilate me. The three girls really went to work on me then. They painted my nails, while Jackie did make up. Finnally a wig was put on, and I was ready for my big "coming out". as Jackie called it. We went to a party at one of Jackies friends houses. She paraded me in front of her friends, and then took me downtown, where we spent the next several hours going from one bar to another. She made a point of running into some of my co-workers. When we finally got back to her apartment around 2 in the morning, she told me she was going to make love to me like a lesbian. Boy, did the sex made up for all the humilation. Jackie and I kept dating and having fun, until one day she stoped by my house. I was just getting the mail. I was doing the usual, "bill, bill, junk, bill, ah, plain envelope, bet that's an adult ad". She wanted to see, and sure enough, inside the envelope was another envelope with "sexually oriented material" printed on it. She began looking through the catalog inside. It wasn't just an adult catalog, but one that speciallized in bondage material. She laughed and showed me the different items. I said, "Well, why don't you order some toys so we can have some fun?" She turned the page, and something really caught her eye. She was almost blushing, and I didn't think anthing could make her blush. She said, "can I order anything in the catalog? Will you buy? Will you promise to wear it?" I said "sure, long as it's not outragously expensive. And if I have to wear it, then you have to order one of those leather harnesses and wear that." She agreed, and told me what she wanted was $160, which was less than the leather harness I had pointed too. However, she wouldn't tell me what it was until it arrived. I tried to see what she was looking at, but to no avail. She hide the page from me and wouldn't show it. She said they had a website, and if she could borrow my credit card and computer for a few minutes, she order it. She promised it would cost more than 175, and that it would be alot of fun. I reluctantly agreed. If only I had known then what I know now. Well, about a week went by, she called me thrusday afternoon, saying the "new toy" had arrived. I should come over right after work. I asked again what it was, and she only said, it would be the most fun we've had since halloween. I arrived, and she said, "I want you naked on the bed". Ok, this sounded good. She then walked into the bedroom, and tied me to the bed, spread eagle. She then slowly striped down to her new leather harness. Damn she looked incredible. She began kissing me and running her hands all over me, just the way I liked. She told me to really enjoy it because I wasn't going to get any for awhile. She teased me for a long time, and finally mounted me. We both orgasimed about the same time. It was great as usual. As she laid on top of me, regaining her strength, I tried to ask her what the new toy was, but all she would tell me is that it was the CB2000. I had no idea what a CB2000 could be. A radio or something? Afterwards, she got up, pulled on a house coat and then went and got the water bowl and shaving stuff again. This time she only shaved my pubic area. She said it would make it easier. I asked what the CB stood for? and then she got a really big grin on her face. Like a cat that had just made off with the bird. "It's stands for Chastity Belt". "You got yourself a chastity belt?" I said obviously very confused. "You think I shaved you, so I could put on a chastity belt? Oh no no no, I got you a chastity belt. After all, chastity belts really only work on men." I looked at her all confused. She explained "on a woman all you can do is keep a man out of her, you can't really keep her from getting turned on, but on a man, you can complete prevent any bad thoughts." I was really getting worried now. She brought in an ice pack, and put it on my groan. She must have sensed my nerviousness, "Don't worry, it will only make it more intense when I take it off of you." After the ice had done it's part, she brought out the device. I was suprized that it was plastic, and not a belt at all. I said, "well I can probably escape from that thing." She answered, "if you can get out without breaking or cutting it, that's fair. It was a bad product. But if you break or cut it off, then you can consider us broken up." "why?". She said, "if you don't like my games, then find someone else to play with." She then began trying the first ring on me. It came in several different sizes. She started with the largest, and worked her way down, until she was satisfied that she had found the right size. Then the she fit the penis cage on. Finally locking a small padlock in place. She tried a few times to pull it off, and was satisfied that I couldn't remove it. She then detailed how it worked. It kept my penis from getting any kind of erection, but I could still use the bathroom, so I could wear it for long periods of time. I ask how long I'd have to wear it, and she smiled and said, "until I get really horny again" "Ok, lets give it a little test." She slowly pulled her house coat off, she was still wearing the leather harness. I could already feel the thing working, as my cock began to respond. She then teased me the way she had earlier, and watch the results. I began begging her to let me out, she laughed and said, "You've only been in it 10min. Just think how it'll feel after a couple of days!". "DAYS, I can't go that long, please." She put the ice pack back on me, which helped. She got dressed and said I'd have to go, and to remember, if I cut it off, we were broken up!. Well there was no way I wanted to lose Jackie. She was the best thing that ever happened to me. So I went home. The first night was the worst. I kept waking up with a painful erection, or as much of an erection as I could get. I remembered what she said, If I could get out of it without breaking it, it was fair. I tried everything to no avial. The next day at work, I wondered if anyone noticed. No one seemed too. I was really afraid the guys might notice that I wasn't using the urinals. I could only go sitting down, but I guess no one really pays that much attention to those details. Saturday morning finally arrived. Jackie called early and asked how I was feeling. She wanted to know if I was angry about the thing. I said no, but I really wanted it off! She said "good, then you want mind working your way out of it. Come on over, and wear some old cloths, I;ve got a bunch of chores for you to do. Also bring a change of nice things for later." I spent most of saturday cleaning the house. She teased me that if I didn't do a really good job, that I would get out of jail until tomorrow. Her house was never that clean! Couple of her girlfriends stoped by and noted how they wished there boyfriends would help around the house. Jackie only told them that we had a new "special" relationship. I hoped they didn't notice me blushing. Finally after cleaning house, doing yard work, washing her car and doing other miscellaneous chores. She told me it was time to get ready to go out for the evening. She told me I would have to help her get ready. We then got in the shower together. She warned me if I begged she would make me wait till tomorrow for release. I had to bath her, shave her long legs, and finally service her orally. All while about to bust out of my CB. We went out to see a play. She wore a very short, strapless black dress, that really showed off her wonderful body. We sat through the show with her hand on my upper thigh. When we finnaly got home, she said she was tired and wondered if I would mind waiting until tomorrow. I just groaned. She laughed and told me to go to the bedroom, strip and get on the bed. She came in a few minutes later and tied me down spread eagle. Then she made a big deal about not remembering where she hid the key. "maybe I left it at the office" "JACKIEEE". She laughed and pulled the key out. "Your so much fun Doug". She unlocked me and I had an Instant hard on. She took her time kissing & teasing me, before she finally mounted me. She then untied me and we spent the night together, making love several more times. Early the next morning I woke to smell breakfast, and he desire to goto the bathroom. As I walked to the bathroom, I realized she had locked me back into the CB. I relieved myself and headed into the kitchen to see if I could help her, and to find out when she was planning to release me again. She asked if I thought I could go a week? "a week, I barely went three days, please jackie" "You can always cut it off" "I don't want to lose you, but a weeks too long." After much begging, She relented and said my next chance would come on Wednesday, that would only be four days. Over the next few weeks Jackie worked me up to once a week. She put me on a diet, and excercise program. I had to admit, I was really getting into shape. It did sometimes feel kinda odd, to get noticed by other women and know there was nothing I could do even if I wanted too. If I did anything to make Jackie mad, she had the most unusual torture imaginable. She would make me spend the night with her, without taking the CB off. It was really frustrating to be making love to the beautiful woman, and not be able to get any myself. However, all good things have to come to and end. And my CB training came to an end one night when I discovered that I could oil my penis and slip it out of the back of the CB2000. the frustrating part was that I couldn't get my dick back in. I also could not get the thing off my balls. I finally called Jackie and told her what had happened. I thought I was dead, but she came over and took the thing off. She then kissed me and said, "well, as long as your naked". What a woman... Afterwards, I asked her if she was going to lock me back up. She said "what's the point, if you can get out? But do you mean I can lock you up, if I want too?" I told her of course. She seemed to like this answer. Several weeks went by with no mention of CB training. We went back to our usual routine. Until one night she asked me to come over at 8:45. Said she had a proposition for me, but wouldn't tell me more. I showed up as asked. She said "You did agree to let me lock you up in the CB if I wanted right", "yes". "Well, I want to have a little sexual competition. We'll make love for an hour. At the end of the hour, I'm going to lock you up for a week. The competition is, for each orgasim that I have, you get one day off. And for each one you have, we add a day. Plus, if I don't have any orgasims, you go for two weeks. Agreed?" Well, I figured on loosing the competition, but knew I could get Jackie off at least once. She teased me by saying I didn't know how often she faked it. (she admitted later, she never faked it with me) We went to the bedroom. She set the alarm clock for 10:00pm. We stripped and at exactly 9:00pm I was allowed in the bed and the competition began. She wrestled with me, but I wasn't going to let her pin me this time. and stayed on top. Licking her and teasing her just the way she liked it. Finally she got on top and road me until I exploded. I collapse and she said, "I almost came." I told her "I'll get you in a minute." I then felt the strap tighten around my wrist. I said "No" she jumped on my other arm, putting her full wieght down on it. She strapped it down. She sat up and looked down at me and said, "now you've got almost no chance of getting me to cum." She was smiling very deviously. She then strapped my feet down. I begged her, and told her this wasn't fair. She only repeated that anything goes. She then started caressing my cock and balls, and telling me, "just think, two weeks without any hope for Mr. happy. No, I take that back, two weeks and a day. You've already cum once." Her teasing was getting me turned on again. And she soon gave me a blow job for my second orgasim. Then she said, "oh, did I mention I got a new Chastity belt? It's much more secure than that other one." She pulled a box out from under the bed. She pulled a strange stainless steal device out of it. She took a great deal of pleasure in showing me how it worked. It had a curve metal tube, and a U bolt that fit around the testicles. It also had belt made of leather wrapped steal cables. She pointed out that the belt didn't hold the thing on, it only held it up. That the U bolt really made the thing secure. She also show me the special locks that required a round key. They're almost impossible to pick. I was getting really nervous looking at the new divice, and that made me get hard again. "See, you really want to be locked up" she said as she gave me yet another blow job, for my third orgasim. Thankfully the alarm went off just a few minutes after that. She took great delite in telling me I was to get 17 days of chastity. I begged her, I had never gone that long, I couldn't do it. She just put the ice pack on me, and said "This is the start of a whole new part of our relationship Doug. You've always wanted me to dominate you, admit it. But I'll make you a deal, I'll let you out next weekend, if you ask me to marry you. As part of the pre-nuptuals, you'll have to agree to give me total control of your penis. You'll have to wear the chastity belt for as long as we're married. You'll have to sign the agreement & let Kathy & Sharon witness it. You'll be totally mine after that." [ Back to chastity fiction page ] Page last updated 01-Aug-25 by: email@example.com |


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Visas are important for the travelers who are going to other countries where traveler's movement is restricted, specially for tourist, students, business people and workers. To get a visa for a particular country, you must have a valid passport with at least 6 months of validity and enough blank pages and a valid reason for your travel plan. Provide a good reason to the immigration officer, to issue you with the requested kind of visa. Having a valid visa will not guarantee you that at the border you will be allowed to enter in to the country. The immigration officer at the entry point will only decide whether to allow you in or to reject you.
To get a tourist visa, a round trip Air ticket or an onward ticket with valid visa, enough funds to cover the trip, personal medical insurance, arranged accommodation and vaccination certificates are necessary. If necessary it is required a sponsor letter should be produced for to the consular officer along with the required visa application forms. Citizen from the developed countries have more privileges than the others when coming to obtain permission to enter in to any countries. They can travel to most of the countries without visas or can get an on arrival visa at the entry point. This is because of the concerned countries want to earn money from them as tourists or business people. Undeveloped country visitors are looked upon as they are looking for a good future in those developed countries. So they have to prove that they will return to their countries before the visa expires and that they will not use public funds during their stay in those countries.
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Remember to leave that country before your visa expires.(If it can't be renewed there.)
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Further more you can't reapply for that country visa as you may have been banned for some years or for life depending on your violation.
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May 30 books — 4 years ago
9 for the Dr. Boxall's list (and I'm up to 20% done woohoo!), plus a lot of Hard Case Crimes and Fear Streets for fun. My major accomplishment for the month was finishing Crime and Punishment and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, they've been on my to-do list for years but I've been intimidated by their length. I love netlibrary.com because there's so many novels that I can download and listen to at work.
April 18 books — 4 years ago
6 for Dr. Boxall's 1001 Books list (2006 version). I can't seem to reach the 20% mark on that list, although I did finish Moby Dick! I also started on a list of Kurt Vonnegut's books so there's quite a bit of him for April.
January/February/March — 4 years ago
Books 1-50, 26 of them for Dr. Boxall's 1001 Books list. My favorite of the bunch was definitely the zombie anthology The Living Dead, I highly recommend it to all zombie/horror fans. I also especially enjoyed The War of the Worlds, House of Mirth, The Glass Key, and The Green Man.


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•Fiesta delivers its second-best monthly performance since launch
•The five-door Ford Fiesta retains its position as the best-selling hatchback in Philippines
•The all-new Explorer 3.5L Limited continues momentum with best sales month this year
MANILA, Philippines, 7 June 2012 –
Ford Philippines today reported overall May retail sales of 675 units, led by the continued popularity of the all-new Ford Fiesta and momentum of the all-new Ford Explorer.
The award-winning all-new Fiesta delivered another exceptional month with sales rising 34 percent from April to 356 units – representing its second-best monthly performance since being launched in the Philippines.
Additionally, the Fiesta retained its position as the best-selling five-door hatchback in the Philippines both for the month of May and year-to-date.
"The all-new Fiesta is continuing its extraordinary run as one of the clear leaders of the small car segment," said Randy Krieger, president, Ford Group Philippines. "Filipino customers know a good Fiesta when they see one, and this one delivers a best-in-class combination of design, safety, fuel efficiency and smart technologies that is unmatched in its segment."
The all-new Ford Explorer 3.5L continued to gain traction by delivering its strongest month of the year with sales that rose 15 percent from last month to 84 units. Sales of this class-leading SUV will be given another boost as deliveries of the all-new Ford Explorer 2.0L GTDi with EcoBoost will begin in July.
The pending arrival of three more One Ford vehicles in the Philippines will further drive Ford's sales momentum through the second half of the year. This includes the class-defining all-new Ranger pickup truck, which Ford will begin delivering to customers in July.
Ford will kick-off pre-launch activities this month for both the all-new Ford Focus and iconic Ford Mustang sports car. Both the all-new Focus and Mustang will be launched in July, with customer deliveries beginning in September.
"We're gearing up for a strong second half of the year, and are looking forward to driving even more excitement with the market launch of so many, new and segment-leading One Ford vehicles," added Krieger. "Expanding our showroom so rapidly with the consecutive launches of the all-new Ranger, all-new Focus, Mustang and Explorer 2.0L with EcoBoost is unprecedented in the Philippines."
To help support this aggressive expansion of its vehicle lineup, Ford is continuing to expand its network of authorized dealers this year by adding 12 new dealers for a total of 35 locations across the country.
Editor's notes: * All Ford sales figures are based on retail sales
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Kid Creature, the brain child of 12 year old surfer and Newport Beach native Calvin Saxton, is officially launching 'Kid Creature Surfboards', an exclusive surfboard line that he hand shaped and painted at Shaper Studios, California's first surfboard workshop.
The entire collection will be on display at a launch event taking place at Shaper Studios on May 12. The Kid Creature Surfboards Launch Party which will also serve as the official after-party for the San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF). The inaugural film festival, taking place on May 11-13th, will feature 13 feature length films and 22 shorts films from around the world revolving around surfing. The event is expected to draw filmmakers, surfers and surf enthusiasts from around the globe.
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For many Thanksgiving diners, turkey is merely a vehicle for the star of the show: the gravy. But when gravy fans ask for a second helping (as they always do), they're likely to find a cold, congealed mess. Enter the Deni Electric Gravy Warmer, which promises warm gravy "whenever your guests are ready." But whether that meant 30 minutes or 3 hours past the initial serving took some further testing.
Gadget name: Deni Electric Gravy Warmer
Price: $24.99
How it's supposed to work: The device consists of a ceramic sauceboat atop an electric heating base.
How we tested it: We whipped up some homemade gravy and hollandaise sauce, preheated them, and added them to the gravy warmer.
How it actually works: Both stayed warm—not hot—for three hours.
Drawbacks: We were troubled by the extremes in temperature our sauces reached: 180 degrees near the bottom of the boat and as low as 98 degrees at the surface.
Good to know: Federal guidelines recommend keeping food in the 90-to 140-degree range for one hour at most, so we wouldn't advise filling the boat and forgetting about it.
Best for: The boat handles liquids well, pouring sticky maple syrup with only a couple of drips.
Overall: It keeps preheated sauces and gravy warm, but at temperatures too low to be safe past one hour.
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Information ServicesTechnology Network
The Technology Network Team is responsible for the maintenance, hardware support, upgrades, and replacement of telephone and computer systems, as well as, leasing equipment installation and coordination. This team ensures general data security on all computers, laptops, handheld devices, and the AS400 system. This team also provides technical support for all Seminole County telephones and telephone connectivity, to include Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Seminole County Clerk of the Court, Seminole County Tax Collector, Seminole County Property Appraiser, County Fire Stations, and various other locations throughout the County.