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If I'm investing a lot of money in something– say a new car, I spend a significant amount of time researching my options. Then when I've made a decision on a particular car I continue to research everything about that model and the company that makes it.
Well, I figure the same is true for people when they're investing in high end, handmade furniture. But unfortunately not much performance data is available from furniture companies. Either they don't do customer satisfaction surveys or they choose not to publish their results. Why is that?
Although we're a small company, we've been surveying our customers since we started our business 6 years ago. I thought I would share some of our results and performance metrics with you over the next couple weeks. These results are taken from a survey of 130 customers who just received their new furniture over the last few months. We received 69 customer responses for a pretty decent response rate of 53%. The questions we asked them included:
Please rate our performance in the following areas
* Quality of furniture
* Ease of ordering
* Shipping and delivery
* Response of customer sevice personnel
* Would you purchase from Vermont Woods Studios Furniture again?
Here's the link to follow the results of our customer reviews, complaints and satisfaction survey as they emerge. Check back in now and then over the next few weeks to see what our customers are saying about their furniture.
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By Alan Greenspan
Global economic policymakers are currently confronted with their most daunting challenge since the 1930s. There is considerable fear in the marketplace that the unprecedented set of stimulus programmes and efforts to recapitalise banks with sovereign credits will fall short of success. It is thus useful to contemplate alternatives to that distressing outcome.
Over the past two centuries, global capitalism has experienced similar crises and, up until now, has always recovered and proceeded to achieve ever higher levels of material prosperity. What would today's world look like if, instead of the vast government policy efforts to stem the onset of crisis, we had allowed market mechanisms and automatic stabilisers, currently built into most of our economies, to function without any additional assistance? Counterfactual scenarios are highly problematic to say the least. But there are intriguing possibilities that offer comfort that, if all else fails, the global economy is not on a track towards years of stagnation or worse.
In one credible scenario, behind the unprecedented loss of wealth during the last year and a half, lie the seeds of recovery. Stock markets across the globe have to be close to a turning point. Even if a stock market recovery is quite modest, as I suspect it will be, the turnround may well have large (and positive) economic consequences.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 25/9/2013 (1426 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I caused trouble between my employer and his wife by having a short affair with the man. I'm talking two short events I can hardly remember, since we'd had so much wine. His wife just found out a few weeks ago -- the flings were after a Christmas party she couldn't attend, and New Year's Day at my place. She did some work for him at the office recently, and snooped into an older computer tower stashed under his desk. Because this is a small business with not much computer security, I had also sent him a few pictures of myself in a little Santa Baby outfit I had worn for him and I thought it was perfectly safe. Now, Wifey has demanded I be fired or she will divorce him and split up the family. He quickly found me a job in a firm with a friend of his who owes him a favour. Should I take it? I feel like used Kleenex. I don't want to go, but I have three kids to support by myself and am desperate for the work. What should I do? -- Getting the Shuffle, Winnipeg
Dear Shuffle: Don't let yourself and your kids starve over your mistake. Take the job at the other firm for a short time, if you must, but keep looking until you find a job that has nothing to do with these two men. It's likely your present boss confessed to his friend why he needed you out. And now, let's talk about theft. It takes two people willing to betray a wife. Next time you want a fling, go after a guy who doesn't have a wife and kids to hurt. You think kids don't hear their parent's bitter fights? They certainly do, and it hurts them deeply.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I went missing for a few days. OK, a week. I told my husband in a note on the fridge that I was all right but not to look for me. It was a freedom I hadn't known in almost 20 years. I went out to the country and visited friends and relatives he can't stand and lay beside the lake like I used to do when I was a kid. A week later I came home and the house was a wreck, the kitchen stunk of old garbage, there were booze bottles everywhere and evidence of major drinking. When my husband finally came through the door, he said, "You put me through hell, you $%@*. I don't want you any more. I packed your bags. They are going to be in your car in five minutes, and you're outta here forever!" He sounded drunk and he can be violent. I followed him quietly, and drove with my suitcases straight to my mother's. Here I am. I have no kids to bother her, but she doesn't want me to stay. All I've got is my job. -- Nobody Wants Me, North End
Dear Nobody Wants Me: You left your husband to twist in the wind. You went away without saying if or when you'd be back. He went to hell for a whole week, and now he's packed you up. You can't blame him. Thankfully, you have a job. You need to find a little place now, like a room or suite in a house, and respect your mom's wishes. Then you start over completely. Life is not an upward climb for most. It is, too often, a game of snakes and ladders. Realize you chose the snakey ride down from the uncomfortable place where you were sitting in life. Why? You probably needed this husband to dump you, for whatever reason. Now you are free again. Accept that you were looking for that exact result, and start looking to rebuild in a way that will feel better than the life you had before. Some tips to help? Only get back in touch with the people you really care about, work hard looking for advancement in your job, and find a new set of friends who don't know your ex.


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I'm trying to optimize the mobile skin for talkjesus.com to be retina clear.
I accomplished this with standalone images such as the facebook/twitter icons, the logo and the top right 3 icons in the header as well.
Problem I'm having is doing this for the sprite image entirely.
This is the css code (default)
.ui-icon, .ui-icon-searchfield:after { background-image: url({vb:stylevar imgdir_mobile}/metro-icons-24.png); border-radius: 0; background-color: transparent;}.ui-icon-plus {background-position:-0 50%}.ui-icon-minus {background-position:-28px 50%}.ui-icon-delete {background-position:-56px 50%}.ui-icon-arrow-r {background-position:-84px 50%}.ui-icon-arrow-l {background-position:-112px 50%}.ui-icon-arrow-u {background-position:-140px 50%}.ui-icon-arrow-d {background-position:-168px 50%}.ui-icon-check {background-position:-196px 50%}.ui-icon-gear {background-position:-224px 50%}.ui-icon-refresh {background-position:-252px 50%}.ui-icon-forward {background-position:-280px 50%}.ui-icon-back {background-position:-308px 50%}.ui-icon-grid {background-position:-336px 50%}.ui-icon-star {background-position:-364px 50%}.ui-icon-alert {background-position:-392px 50%}.ui-icon-info {background-position:-420px 50%}.ui-icon-home {background-position:-448px 50%}.ui-icon-search,.ui-icon-searchfield:after {background-position:-476px 50%}.ui-icon-checkbox-off {background-position:-554px 50%}.ui-icon-checkbox-on {background-position: -530px 50%;}.ui-icon-radio-on {background-position: -577px 50%;}.ui-icon-radio-off {background-position: -601px 50%;}
This is the original sprite:
This is the new one I made, 64px:
By default the retina style image should be at least 2x larger than the size that will be applied. In this case, it is 24px original but I do not know how to modify the css code to reflect the new dimensions so it pulls the correct icon from the 64px version while still displaying at 24px live.
Thanks for your help
At the moment it looks like you are using individual, inline images? That makes it easier. Just set the width and height to the desired dimensions in the CSS.
It's harder to do this with background images. The only way is to create a container set to the width and height you want, and then use the background-size property. This only works in modern browsers, though.
Some devices now have "retina" screens (e.g. iPhone, iPad), which are much higher resolution than regular desktop screens. Thus, most images look a bit blurry and pixelated on these nice screens. So are lot of people are trying to find ways to make images crisper on these devices. One method is to make the image twice the required dimensions and then squeeze it down to the desired size, making it much sharper on screen.
Thanks, Ralph. That's what I thought, but I had not read the expression "retina clear" before and wasn't positive.
Let's just say it's "non standard". I think the point is that the images need to be crisp and clear on retina devices.
Thanks. No, I'm not using inline images. I gave you the link to the sprite of the original background image used.
I do not know how to modify the CSS correctly to represent the new positioning of the larger, 64px sprite I made and reduce it down to 24px in the css code. This is where I'm stuck.
The example I looked at was using an inline image—the gray arrow one in the middle. Perhaps clarify which images you are talking about, as there are lots on the page.
The concern/focus here is the sprite links I posted. Not anything else. There's the original 24px sprite and there's my 64px version. I want to use the 64px (reduced down to 24px in the CSS code) for retina quality purpose. The 64px will replace the 24px sprite image file.
Where I'm confused is how to properly modify the CSS code to adjust the 'positions' of the icons in the 64px sprite.
Hope that's clear enough.
Well, the problem is that you haven't presented a practical example of this, because CSS and an image on their own are not enough. To give a specific answer that relates to your site, we need to see the HTML you are working with, as that's critical. Anyhow, I'll attempt a general answer.
Your only hope in this situation is to use a bit of CSS3, though that won't work in older browsers, so beware. Your original CSS does the usual things of positioning the sprite as a background image on an HTML element. The difficulty now is that you want to scale the background image, which you can do with the CSS3 background-size property.
So, if you say had a div of width 24 x 24px, you would set the background image as usual, along with background position, but use background-size to resize the image to suit. Here's a simple example with the image you provided:
<!DOCTYPE html>

<meta charset="utf-8">
div {
width: 24px;
height: 24px;
div.one {
background-image: url(http://www.talkjesus.com/images/metro_mobile/blue/mobile/metro-icons-64.png);
background-position: 0 0;
background-size: auto 24px;
div.two {
background-image: url(http://www.talkjesus.com/images/metro_mobile/blue/mobile/metro-icons-64.png);
background-position: -24px 0;
background-size: auto 24px;

If you want this to work on older browsers, you'll perhaps need to serve up code like this in a media query, with fallback code for older browsers using the smaller image.
Hope that helps.
Thanks Ralph. I fixed it by simply reducing the 64px to 48px (double the original) and simply adding background-size: auto 24px to the CSS.
Thanks again!


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I am on a serious black and white kick right now. This trend is all I want to wear! And now that it's officially hot here in L.A. all I can think about is lounging by my pool. Why can't I carry this obsession over to swimwear? I rounded up my 10 favorite black and white plus size swimwear pieces! From bikinis to one pieces. It's here.
I know we love color and bright bold prints this summer for our swimwear, but hello! I said it's an obsession, so that's all I can think about. You'll just have to bear with me.


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Meal Breaks and Rest Breaks
Does my employer have to give me meal breaks?
Yes. Nearly all non-exempt employees are entitled to a thirty (30) minute meal break for every five (5) hours worked. You may voluntarily give up your meal break, but only if you work six (6) hours or less. If you work for ten (10) hours, you are entitled to two thirty (30) minute meal breaks. You can give up the second meal break, but only if you work less than twelve (12) hours, and you actually took the first meal break. Your employer has to make sure that you actually receive the correct number of meal breaks and record those breaks in your time records.
If you work more than 5 hours and do not get a meal break, your employer has to pay you premium pay. That premium pay is an extra hour of wages for every day you miss a meal break. The premium pay is in addition to the time you are forced to stay on duty during the meal break. There is a maximum of one hour of meal break premium pay per day, so you cannot recover two hours of premium pay, even if you are denied two legally required meal breaks in a single day.
Does my employer have to give me breaks for rest during work?
Generally yes. California law says that all non-exempt employees must be ""authorized and permitted" to take a ten (10) minute rest break for every four (4) hours worked, or for working a "major fraction" of four hours. (A "major fraction" of four hours has been interpreted to mean two hours.) Also, employees must work at least 3.5 hours in a day to be entitled to any break at all. Therefore, you should get one 10 minute break if you work between 3.5 and 6 hours, two ten minute breaks if you work between 6 and 10 hours, and three 10 minute breaks if you work between 10 and 14 hours. Unlike meal breaks, which the employer must require that you take, the employer only has to "authorize" rest breaks, meaning that it must allow you time to take these breaks but you have some responsibility to make sure you actually get the time away from your duties. Also unlike meal breaks, your employer is not required to record your rest breaks in the time records.
Does my employer have to pay me for my meal or rest breaks?
Your employer does not have to pay you for meal breaks during which you are completely relieved of duty for at least thirty (30) consecutive minutes. On the other hand, you must be paid for any meal or rest break that lasts less than thirty (30) minutes.
Does my employer have to give me a meal break even if I am allowed to sleep during part of my workday?
If you are on duty for less than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours, all of those hours (except meal breaks as described above) are paid hours even if you are permitted to sleep during those hours. If you are on duty for 24 hours or longer, your employer is allowed to exclude your meal break, as well as sleep time up to eight (8) hours, from paid work time. However, if your employer does not furnish adequate sleep facilities or you regularly do not get an opportunity to sleep more than five (5) hours in a row, then you must be paid for the entire period of potential sleep time.
Employees who live on the premises need only be compensated for time actually performing duties; sleep time is not paid to these employees.
Do these meal and rest break laws apply to every California worker?
Although these laws cover most employees in California, you are not entitled to these breaks and meals if you are exempt. An "exempt" employee is a non-union employee who is not covered by certain laws because of the kind of work that employee performs. Generally, the only type of worker who is considered exempt is one who makes a fairly large salary, has a lot of responsibility within the company, and has a lot of independence to make decisions that affect the way the company is run. If you think you may be an exempt employee, see our Fact Sheet Exemptions from Overtime Pay for further information.
What happens if my employer fails to give me a break required by law?
If you are not given a rest break or a meal break and your employer refuses to pay the premium pay, you can file a claim with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (also known as the "Labor Commissioner") to require the breaks and/or recover the money. You can recover your premium pay for up to three years before the date of your Labor Commissioner claim. To help with your case, you should keep your own written records of every day you are not given a meal or rest break.
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Um, Why Is Lady Gaga Wearing a Wedding Dress?
Lady Gaga stopped by Vera Wang to try on a few wedding dresses the other day. For reals. What?!
-Lucia Peters
Of course, it seems sort of reductive to ask why Lady Gaga does anything, but this is unusual even for Mother Monster. Could she be preparing for a walk down the aisle with boyfriend Taylor Kinney?
Doesn't look like it; Gaga Tweeted out the above pic earlier this week with the message, "It's my best friends wedding she made us try on dresses! BRIDESMAIDS VERA Baby." So to answer the aforementioned aisle question: Probably not, but yes, that is a rather fluffy Vera Wang mermaid dress and veil she's got on there.
Naturally, though, speculation is running rampant. Maybe it's a clever ruse! Although to be honest, if it is a ruse, I'm a little disappointed in you, Gaga; I expected something more spectacular from you in the wedding dress department. Am I alone here? If Gaga does in fact get married sometime in the future, I'd hope for one of two types of wedding gowns: 1) Her craziest outfit to date (and let's face it, there have been some pretty crazy ones she'd have to top); or 2) Something simple and elegant and totally the opposite of the out-of-this-world style for which Gaga is known. This mermaid dress? Well, it's pretty, but… well, it's just kind of neutral. And if there's one thing Gaga isn't, it's neutral.
Read The Origin of Gwen Stefani's Signature Red Lips: Her Grandmother!
But again, it's all just speculation at this point; for all we know, her best friend's idea of a proper bridal party involves all of its members looking like little mini brides themselves. Besides, at least this is what she wore to the store:
There's the Gaga we all know and love!
Tell us: What do you think? Is Lady Gaga disguising her impending nuptials?
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Maria Woehr
Maria Woehr is a former reporter at TheStreet.
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|Select the district to locate Zoo
Welcome To The Jaipur Zoo Police:
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park
Situated within the state of state, India, the Gandhi Zoological Park is found in Visakhapatnam amidst Kambalakonda Reserve Forest.
Positioned between 2 hills and also the Bay of geographical region on the east, this park covers a locality of 625 acres and is that the biggest facility that's encircled by natural reserve. Tourists square measure interested in it because of the presence of assorted sorts of animals and birds and also the lovely natural surroundings.
Opened to the general public on nineteenth could 1977, this Zoological Park is called once the previous Prime Minister of Asian country, Mrs. Gandhi. encircled by the scenic jap Ghats on three sides and Bay of geographical region on the fourth, it covers a locality of 625 acres (2.53 km2) of Visakhapatnam. situated adjacent to the Kambalakonda reserve Forest, around eighty species of birds and animals inhabit this park that represents their natural surroundings. These parks along square measure a requirement see for tourists.
The eighty species of animals square measure classified into varied sections of primates, tiny mammals, reptiles, carnivores, lesser carnivores, ungulates and class. Lions, tigers, panthers, bears, jaguars and pumas square measure contained within the carnivores section. Lesser mammals embody wild dogs, even-toed ungulate, jackals, hyenas and wolves. All 3 sorts of crocodiles square measure preserved during a separate section reserved for reptiles and crocodiles. varied species of monkeys square measure housed within the primates section and water lizards and pythons will be viewed by guests within the craniate section. A rare assortment of birds unknown to the region also are accommodated within the facility. guests should abide by the foundations and rules that square measure placed beneath strict supervising of the authorities and trainers for the welfare of the animals. The facility additionally offers elephant back rides to the guests.
The facility Park is found close to Mathurawada on the National route five (India) concerning four kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Visakhapatnam train depot.
Contact no. Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam - 530 040
How to Reach This Place
Road : Visakhapatnam is 350 kilometer from Vijayawada and 650 kilometer from Hyderabad. Bus services square measure accessible to Tirupati, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad and Vijayawada.
Rail : Visakhapatnam, a serious junction on the commercially vital urban center, Kolkata road is well connected by rail with capital of India, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad. categorical trains square measure accessible daily to all or any these four major cities.
Air : Connected with urban center, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. Indian Airlines flies to Hyderabad daily and 5 flights per week to urban center, capital of India and Kolkata.
Visit timings:
Public viewing at The Mrs. Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam is open on all days of the week between nine.00 A.M to 5 P.M, except Mondays. The facility could be a should visit for tourists in Visakhapatnam.
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There is a toy train run by the zoo which visitors can hop on and tour the park, in case they do not have their own vehicle. Do check its timings at the entrance.
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Hot Links! You'll Never Guess What This Wedding Dress Is Made From
Plus: Makeup inspiration from red wine stains, Justin Timberlake's funniest 'SNL' sketches, and more!
-Lucia Peters
Makeup inspiration from… red wine stains? Yes! Who knew that your spilled cabernet could be so sexy? (TheGloss)
Would you wear a road kill wedding dress? Because you could, thanks to Roadkill Couture. If, y'know, you were so inclined. The gowns, by the way, are surprisingly pretty. Who'd have thunk it? (The Frisky)
Like books? Get in here! (The Berry)
In honor of Justin Timberlake's recent reappearance on Saturday Night Live, here's a tribute to his five funniest SNL sketches of all time. Love! (YourTango)
Alcohol as a sleep aid: Will it help or hurt? Science says… (YouBeauty)
There's a lot we can learn about love from Craigslist's "Missed Connections." Don't believe us? Read on! (HowAboutWe)
Wondering what Kate Middleton is using to avoid royal stretch marks? Even if you weren't, we've got the answer anyway. (BeautyBloggingJunkie)
Apparently this is a question we need to be considering: Is Sam Claflin hot enough to be playing Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire? We're going with yes, but it would appear that not everyone feels the same… (TheGloss)
Let's play guess who: Is this a Spice Girl or the Duchess of Cambridge? You be the judge! (The Frisky)


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 11/1/2013 (1682 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Like a large, colourful map that reveals unexplored and even unsuspected worlds, this fascinating book jump-starts a reader's imagination.
British author Simon Garfield conducts an informative and entertaining tour of the history, theory and practice of map-making, emphasizing the delightful without trivializing the significant.
The book, Garfield's 14th, delivers on the promise of its subtitle. Not only does it expand the reader's mind, but the author demonstrates how maps expand the views of the world -- or the universe, or even the neighbourhood -- of their makers and users.
From a stone tablet found in northern Spain, apparently depicting mountains, rivers and hunting areas and believed to have been drawn about 14,000 BCE, to the latest satellite-based information, maps reveal their makers' distinct experiences and assertions. Reproductions of many maps brighten the text while demonstrating this point.
Other highlights of the book include "pocket maps," brief essays on topics as diverse as a 19th-century murder map, gerrymandering -- manipulating maps for political advantage -- and the art of imposing drawings of animals on maps. One of these shows "a dead parrot sketched over the United States, although it's supposed to be more of an eagle."
This is not the only Monty Python allusion. Garfield's British humour enlivens even such topics as phrenology, the 19th-century pseudo-science that purported to predict a person's behaviour and character traits by studying the skull.
Displaying a phrenologically generated map of the brain identifying such areas as causality, mirthfulness and calculation, Garfield comments, "Oddly, no space for sex or shopping."
Such irreverence where appropriate highlights the book's respect for genuine map-making achievements such as the fascinating mappa mundi, circa 1290, "a large shank of tough hide" that a British cathedral nearly sold in the 1980s to raise money to fix a leaking roof.
Mappa mundi's medieval creators rejected the view of the world laid out 1,000 years earlier by Ptolemy's rules of cartography, based on his study of astronomy.
"Gone is the careful science of co-ordinates and gridlines, longitude and latitude. And in their place is, essentially, a morality painting, a map of the world that reveals the fears and obsessions of the age. Jerusalem stands at its centre, Paradise and Purgatory at its extremes, and legendary creatures and monsters populate the faraway climes."
Maps such as this were not designed to help travellers reach a destination, at least not a physical one, Garfield notes. "Rather, they were statements of philosophical, political, religious, encyclopaedic and conceptual concerns."
This weaving together of many intellectual threads reveals as much about the spirit of that time as does the intense focus but sometimes dubious credibility of a modern satellite guidance system.
By the way, the U.S. government website that explains GPS, the Global Positioning System, displays quite a defensive attitude about a common complaint, while perhaps inadvertently revealing the importance of a more traditional craft: "Do GPS devices show your house or business in the wrong place? Don't blame the GPS satellites ... contact the map-makers!"
Although Garfield admires the work of cartographers of previous centuries, he does not reject current technology.
Modern people should of course use online maps as well as versions on paper or in atlases, he says, but we should also understand how the technology of mapping pervades our lives. "GPS is now such a significant part of our lives that the effects of failure would be catastrophic."
There follows the only passage in the book that feels unreasonable. After listing air traffic control and timekeeping as services that would be harmed by failure of the GPS, Garfield sails close to the edge of the known world.
"Everything would stop. We would be practically blind. We would not be able to stock our shops and feed ourselves. Only those who knew how to plow a field like they did in the Middle Ages would have a chance."
Fortunately, he quickly reorients himself and sets out on a simple explanation of how GPS works.
Garfield allows himself to speculate on many people's current preference for what he calls "sat navs" -- satellite navigation -- over cheaper and more reliable paper maps. "Perhaps it is just that we have lost the pleasure and challenge of traditional maps, and like to have someone do the map reading for us. In other words: laziness."
He accepts, though, that relying on satellite navigation, especially in cars, may cut down on those legendary disagreements over directions between women and men.
So, after surveying 16,000 years of mapmaking, what does this map-lover conclude?
"There is, of course, quite a lot to be said for getting lost."
On the Map is a wonderful book in which to do just that.
Duncan McMonagle charts his course at Red River College, where he teaches journalism. Follow him on Twitter @dmcmonagle.


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Popular property highlights
Nestled on the beach, this Ko Chang resort is 0 mi (0.1 km) from Ko Chang Medical Clinic International and 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Klong Plu Waterfall. Lonely Beach and Kai Bae Beach are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Resort Features
Catch some rays on The Emerald Cove Koh Chang's private beach or spend the day relaxing at the full-service spa. Then enjoy a meal at one of the resort's 2 restaurants.
Room Amenities
All 165 rooms feature thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers, along with conveniences such as refrigerators and coffee makers. Free WiFi and balconies are standard, as are TVs with cable channels.
Guest Highlights
- Excellent breakfast
- Good location
- Beach
- Onsite restaurant
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Simply step outside to unwind on the resort's beach. Pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa and enjoy amenities at The Emerald Cove Koh Chang like an outdoor pool and a children's pool.
Dining is available at one of the resort's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This beach resort also offers a health club, a garden, and a terrace. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
The Emerald Cove Koh Chang has designated areas for smoking.
- Outdoor pool
- On private beach
- Poolside bar
- Children's pool
- Spa services on site
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Health club
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Bar/lounge
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
- Conference space
- Total number of rooms - 165
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-out
- Express check-in
- Multilingual staff
- Hair salon
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Babysitting or childcare
- Library
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 3
- Wedding services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- One meeting room
- Designated smoking areas
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Terrace
- Free self parking
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- On private beach
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Playground on site
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Balcony
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free newspaper
- Ceiling fan
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free bottled water
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Slippers
- Shower only
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room safe
- Television
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Daily housekeeping
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Just Thai - This restaurant specializes in Thai cuisine and serves dinner only.
The Cove Terrace - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
A private beach and a health club are featured at the resort. An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snorkeling nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Playground on site
- Scuba diving nearby
Spa Services
Emerald Spa has 4 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and Thai massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a spa tub.
The spa is open daily.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Thai massage
- Number of treatment rooms 4
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at 6 AM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for THB 1500.00 per day.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- New Year's Eve gala dinner fee
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: THB 690 for adults and THB 345.00 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: THB 1500 per person
- Rollaway bed fee: THB 1500.00 per day
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 31 December.


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10 rules of (green) thumb for planting a successful fall vegetable garden here
Published: Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 26, 2013 at 9:14 a.m.
So you'd like to start your own backyard vegetable garden? Your timing couldn't be better. Fall is the perfect season for growing in North Central Florida — especially if this is your first time.
Join in on the fun.
Check out these community resources and support for area gardeners:
● UF IFAS's website, www.Solutionsforyourlife.com, provides free materials on gardening and lawn maintenance.
● The Alachua County Extension Office regularly offers workshops and classes on lawn and garden topics (http://alachua.ifas.ufl.edu).
● Grow Gainesville, an urban gardening network (growgainesville.com), offers workshops and demonstrations, blog posts, a Facebook page and online resources, along with a Seed Library in which bulk-purchased seeds are available twice a year for gardeners who pay a $20 annual membership fee.
● Community gardens. Can't grow your own? Volunteer at one of the area's many community gardens managed by the city of Gainesville ( 393-8186), Alachua County (548-3765, email@example.com) and Grow Gainesville. For a complete list of community gardens, visit growgainesville.com.
"The fall garden is much easier than the spring garden," says Alachua County Extension Agent Wendy Wilber. Cooler fall temperatures help keep weeds and pests at bay, and plants don't need to be watered as often as in the spring and summer. What's more, many of the crops that grow well in the fall are easy to grow, Wilber says.
Here, two of the area's greenest thumbs — Wendy Wilber and Melissa DeSa, co-founder of Grow Gainesville, a community gardening group — offer 10 tips to backyard vegetable-gardening success this season.
Know when to grow. DeSa says one of the biggest mistakes new Florida gardeners make is planting at the wrong time of year – especially if they've just moved here from another part of the country. "The best time to grow here is in the spring and fall," she says.
For a late fall crop of tomatoes and peppers, put them in the ground in August, DeSa says. Otherwise, plant in September and October. To extend the bounty, consider putting new plants in the ground every 2-3 weeks.
Think small. "Folks get too ambitious," Wilber says, often failing to factor in the kind of equipment and maintenance—fertilizing, watering and weeding—they'll need to pull it off. "Start small and build on your successes," she says.
Amend the soil every time you plant. New gardeners also may not realize how important it is to add materials like compost and manures to the soil in Florida. "We really don't have the nice rich soil that other parts of the country have, so we have to work at building soil," DeSa says. Amending the soil must be repeated every time you plant — not just during the first year, she adds.
Contain yourself. Start with either a container garden or a small raised garden bed in your yard.
"Weeding, fertilizing, watering … for some crops, it's much more convenient to do it in containers," Wilber says. Make sure containers are large enough to accommodate the plants you grow. For tomatoes, for instance, use a 5-gallon container with drainage holes for each plant.
The only downside to container gardening: "You're going to have to keep up with the watering, because containers dry out faster than your in-ground," Wilber says.
DeSa says raised garden beds hold water longer than an in-ground garden, and the soil you use is less likely to be washed away by the rain. "They also look nice."
For raised garden beds, Wilber recommends a 4x4-foot or 4x8-foot wooden box. Fill it with soil that you purchase from a garden center or store, or use compost that you purchase or make yourself in a compost bin.
Know what to grow. Wilber encourages gardeners to refer to IFAS Extension's "Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide" (www.solutionsforyourlife.com) and choose varieties that grow best here. Some of the easiest fall crops for beginners: "Cherry tomatoes, green beans and cucumbers … in that order," Wilber says. Radishes, leaf lettuces and leafy cooking greens, such as swiss chard, kale, mustard and collard greens, arugula and spinach, are easy to grow, as well. Broccoli, cauliflower and root crops, such as beets and carrots, grow well in the fall, too.
Know where to grow. Locate the garden in a place that receives at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight and that's close to a water source. Other considerations: Be sure the site has well-drained soil, and that it is at least 30-50 feet away from tree roots, which can steal nutrients and water.
Water wisely. Use drip hoses or a micro-irrigation system that releases a trickle of water at the base of the plant. Or water by hand at the soil surface using a long wand. To prevent plant diseases, be sure not to get the leaves wet or allow soil to splash up on the leaves.
Control pests with care. Use the most organic method of insect/disease control as possible, such as as neem oil and BT (Bacillus thuringiensis). IFAS's "Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide" has a list of organic pest control options for the area's most common pests.
As for weeds, Wilber says prevention is the best defense. At the end of the season, pull your plants out of the ground and cover the bed with a thick layer of mulch, cardboard or weed cloth. Daily weeding — 10 minutes a day — is the best way to control weeds that do pop up, DeSa says. Mulching around the plants using a leaf mulch, pine straw or straw (not hay) also helps.
Plant flowers, too. Flowers encourage the bees to come and pollinate the vegetables. Sunflowers (the short, branching variety that produces multiple flowers), zinnias and marigolds can be planted early in the fall. Plant violas or calendula later in the season.
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Seattle Parks and Recreation will sell low-cost life jackets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at Evans Pool (7201 E. Green Lake Drive N.). This is the last sale of the season.
The cost for life jackets, sizes infant to youth-large, is $20. Teens to adult size XXXL is $30. All sales are final; Seattle Parks cannot offer refunds or returns.
Customers younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Fitters will be on-site to help people choose the correct size. The person for whom the jacket is being purchased must be present for proper fitting.
Drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury death among children ages 1 to 14. Washington state law requires children ages 12 and younger to wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket or life vest on vessels shorter than 19 feet, and there must be a life jacket on board for each person older than 12.


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Trowbridge town crier Trevor Heeks raised £400 for two good causes by holding a raffle to mark his 70th birthday.
The event, which took place at Castle Place Shopping Centre, on Friday and Saturday, was in aid Larkrise School and Larkrise Community Farm.
The raffle prize was a hamper of alcoholic drinks and was won by Jacky Newman from Southwick. Mr Heeks held the fundraiser to mark his 70th birthday, which was on Monday.
He said: "It was fabulous and everyone was very kind to us. I'd like to say thank you to everyone who bought a ticket, donated a bottle and also to Castle Place.
"I've had a good life and I'm really pleased to be able to make a little difference to these good causes."
Larkrise School serves children with severe disabilities and the farm is a charity that offers placements to young people who live within 30 miles of Trowbridge.


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|We just had a few banners...
|Then it became a bit ridiculous... people sitting behind banners couldn't see anymore!
But everyone is always late to a party, and it wasn't long before the place was packed out! There were the usual idiots standing around in the middle blocking views, but the event didn't kick off for a good 15 minutes. I saw Noelani standing in the corner, and Ironyca turned up too a bit later. Elvine was there too so we could see the Livestream as well! Only Keelhaul was missing (he was out with the kids he tweeted) or the whole WoW Factor would have been there.
So a fair few of us got handed 500g for turning up, which was pretty exciting. I even got 2 lots of 500g, even though I said that I had already received some. I even tried not to take it.
Souglyy caught their eye straight off! She was a clear choice for 20k and they loved her shoulders, her bow colour matched perfectly! We were all thrilled as we've always loved her set, so that was really fantastic! Pity they couldn't see her pet, that would have taken the cake! They went back to her a lot, and when she was on the Livestream we were on vent going "Baha they're looking at you!!! OMG they love you!" They even mentioned that draenei on one of the previous WoW Factor Shows who was wearing the Steadfast set too, and we all thought Baha looked better because she matched more!
They had a look at Roshii too, saying that he looked great, but his weapons let him down. He had his legendaries on. Roshii changed to his Warglaives and they came back to him and one of the judges (I couldn't tell who the judge was - I assumed it was Noelani) said "Did she have that before? How did I miss those massive warglaives?" and he got 5k - WOOO! But him not wearing a cloak let him down I think. I've always liked that set with the Warglaives - it doesn't look good with the Cata legendaries. A shame they couldn't see it with the Corrupted Hippogryph because it is an amazing match.
And they came to me! They liked my shirt - they seemed to think that it went really well with my chest. However, they didn't like my staff - it was too blood-elf Sunwell like. Ah well! But I got a 5k out of it so that was exciting! They made some nice comments about my attempts to match my colours of the gloves and my chest and the cloak. It makes me giggle a bit about the shirt. I forgot what I was making and accidentally made the Green martial shirt instead of the Green Workman's shirt. And oof, that was a bad bad look. They were the same mats! And they both had green!
Barkhoof also got a 5k for his mog too! They liked his mix of feralheart and current tier so that was really exciting! Our guild really cleaned up this competition.
Cymre also got a 5k too. They were a bit let down with her shoulder and helm for some reason but I did like them. It was like a holy grim reaper look. I actually love that hood.
A priest by the name of Silenrea was really good with her angel set. She had a halo on her set, and there was a BE male I think with the same sorta look and they both got 5k. Sev said later to me that he was hoping they didn't over look her, because she looked really good.
Hazal, an orc shaman, with an eyecatching red skimpy gear with a really scary face was also targetted for 5k. We noticed her at the start, and I even went to look at her to take a picture before the contest started.
There were two rogues wearing druid stuff! Ut, a Blood elf, was wearing the same helm and kilt as me but was wearing the rogue FL shoulders which look like bird heads which I like a lot, and also was wearing a grizzly jerkin which looks sexy and demon hunter like! And the other blood elf rogue, Leleli, was wearing a blue set with the Druid Passive Resistor Spaulders and it was a good look.
There was Manahungry, this troll shaman near us that they seemed to like a lot - Noelani(?) really liked him! He got 5k as well, and I really liked his shoulders and his weapons. Trolls are hard, with that hunchback look. At the end, they had 15k left, and they came back to me and him, and wanted to give us a bit extra. I ended up getting 10k and he got an extra 5k, so that was exciting!
After that, everyone was called to go up to Garrosh's platform so Vishii could have a good look at everyone and make the 100k final decision! Silenrea was whispering me telling me she liked my mog, and I thanked her. I was actually busy typing my blog post and editing pictures when my headset went wild with people saying "Navi, it's you!" I'm like "What?" because with all the vent chatter, I couldn't hear the Livestream. And it was no joke. Vishii actually chose ME. ME! I was stunned. OMG what do I say? I said what anybody else would say...
And of course there was heaps of outcry. I chose to ignore all the comments about how crap my mog was, and Roshii had one fanboy screaming he should have won or Souglyy should have won - I really thought Souglyy was going to win because I was even WRITING about it when they announced me as a winner. OMG I was totally overwhelmed, I was stunned!
I have to admit it is so much HARDER to be the winner. Because EVERYONE is going to look at you and say how shit your mog was compared to someone else. Roshii told me later that there were some really horrible bad comments, and I didn't see them at all. Probably because for every bad comment I had a whole heap of congratulations from lots of other people - many of the other winners. And that was nice. Focus on the good right, not the bad? Roshii had lots of tells saying that he should have won, and I'm sure Souglyy and Ut did as well! But for whatever reason, Vishii chose me, and I have to say a huge massive thanks to Vishii/Squalli and Rojak for organising this awesome event, it was so fun to be just there for it! Thanks to the judges for the highly entertaining commentary on the Livestream, that was really fun. All of us were glued to the Livestream and screaming in guild and MOTD was going crazy!
So what am I going to do with 100k? Well, I have no idea. I did think about buying the LK mount... but I think I'll just hold onto it for now until some rainy day thing comes along.
Great work Frostwolves! I wonder if we'll now get a reputation for being a fashionable guild? :D
Check out the winners and commentary on the winners by the judges here
In depth: Rojak's WoW Factor Dath'remar Transmog competition


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Judd back, Waite and Garlett recalled. Five Eagles dropped. O'Keefe dropped again, plus Rohan joins him.
A big AFL loss or four prompted Carlton, West Coast and Sydney to make big selection calls for the Easter weekend.
Reeling from last weekend's upset loss to Melbourne and their horror 0-4 start, the Blues named star veteran Chris Judd in their extended squad for Sunday's twilight match against the Western Bulldogs.
Judd is yet to play this season because of achilles tendon surgery.
Originally, he was scheduled to return in round three, but his recovery was slower than expected.
Forwards Jarrad Waite and Jeff Garlett were recalled after being dropped for the Demons defeat.
The Blues have lost Michael Jamison (leg) and Troy Menzel (hamstring), as well as dropping Nick Graham, while Matthew Watson and Tom Bell have also been added to the squad.
West Coast were undermanned and outclassed last weekend when they suffered their first loss of the season.
The Eagles reacted to the battering from Geelong by axing five players for Saturday's home game against Port Adelaide.
Captain Darren Glass is back, along with Matt Rosa, Chris Masten, Luke Shuey and Mark Hutchings.
Out go Sam Butler, Will Schofield, Patrick McGinnity, Scotty Lycett and Brant Colledge.
Sydney originally dropped veteran forward Ryan O'Keefe for round one, but he was a late recall for the loss to Greater Western Sydney.
Stung by last weekend's home defeat to North Melbourne, this time they have dropped O'Keefe and Gary Rohan as well for Saturday's home game against Fremantle.
They have also lost Tom Mitchell (ankle) and regained Craig Bird and Brandon Jack.
Jake Lloyd has been named for his AFL debut.
In other team news:
* The Dockers regained star pair Nathan Fyfe and Chris Mayne, leaving out Hayden Crozier and Josh Simpson.
* Essendon regained an impressive quartet for Saturday night's Etihad Stadium match against St Kilda - Paul Chapman, Paddy Ryder, David Myers and Dustin Fletcher. They lost Brendon Goddard (groin) and Jason Winderlich (rested) and dropped Travis Colyer and Dylan van Unen.
* The Saints made five changes, three of them unforced. Adam Schneider, Josh Bruce, Seb Ross, Tom Hickey and Jack Billings return, but they lost David Armitage (knee) and Nathan Wright (leg), while Beau Maister, Shane Savage and Billy Longer were axed.
* Collingwood opted not to recall defender Nathan Brown for Saturday's big match against North Melbourne and are unchanged.
* The 'Roos are without Jack Ziebell (shoulder) again, only recalling Daniel Currie for Robin Nahas.
* The Power regained Chad Wingard for Jack Hombsch (hamstring).
* Geelong's Josh Caddy has a broken foot, forcing him out of the Easter Monday blockbuster against Hawthorn and sidelining him for two months.


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The ACT Brumbies have made two changes to their game-day squad for the round-two clash with the Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park on Friday night.
Henry Speight has been ruled out with a rib injury, allowing Joseph Tomane to join the starting XV on the wing and Tevita Kuridrani to join the bench.
In the only other change to the squad, prop Ruaidhri Murphy will be given an extra week to overcome a groin injury and Scott Sio joins the bench as the back-up front-rower.
The Brumbies flew to Melbourne on Thursday morning for a ''must win'' match against the Rebels.
The Brumbies have only lost one of their four matches against the Rebels in the past two seasons.
But that one loss triggered a downward spiral to the worst season in the club's history as Andy Friend was sacked as coach and the team finished 13th on the ladder.
Now with Jake White in charge, the Brumbies have set their sights on making the finals for the first time since 2004.
White said the Brumbies could not afford to lose to Melbourne with a bye next weekend followed by a crucial clash with arch rivals the NSW Waratahs.
''We must win [in Melbourne],'' White said.
''There's no reason why we shouldn't win. People have talking about us having all our eggs in one basket for the game against the [Queensland] Reds in round one, but that's not true.
''We knew the Reds would be tough because they have been champions, but we've never taken our eye off that we had a two-game block before the first bye.
''We will never underestimate the Rebels.''
Tomane started the season on the bench last weekend with Speight and Clyde Rathbone taking the two available wing spots.
The former NRL speedster had an outstanding debut Super Rugby campaign last year and was rewarded with his first Wallabies cap before injury halted his momentum.
''I know I have to be more consistent this year if I want to get to where I want to go with my achievements,'' Tomane said.
''The first focus is the Brumbies and trying to help the team and then Wallabies or whatever will follow.
''It's a level playing field for me now [with Wallabies selection]. Clyde is such a good guy to learn off, he's been there and done it all so having someone like him around is really beneficial for me.
''Rath is a role-model and I can see first hand what it takes to be a Wallabies winger.''
Super Rugby round two
Friday: ACT Brumbies v Melbourne Rebels at AAMI Park, 7.40pm. Live on Fox Sports 2.
Brumbies: 1. Ben Alexander, 2. Stephen Moore, 3. Dan Palmer, 4. Scott Fardy, 5. Sam Carter, 6. Peter Kimlin, 7. David Pocock, 8. Ben Mowen, 9. Nic White, 10. Matt Toomua, 11. Clyde Rathbone, 12. Christian Lealiifano, 13. Andrew Smith, 14. Joseph Tomane, 15. Jesse Mogg. Reserves: 16. Siliva Siliva, 17. Scott Sio, 18. Colby Faingaa, 19. Fotu Auelua, 20. Ian Prior, 21. Tevita Kuridrani, 22. Robbie Coleman.


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SGT Loy O Collins, 6796328, 386th infantry, enroot to Camp Pickett, VA to report to Co thereon for the purpose of obtaining custody of Private James W Johnson, 38233033 386th Infantry who is AWOL and returning him under guard to this sta. SGT Collins will report to Division Provost Marshal prior to departure for instructions. TGT IFG QMC will furnish meals in accordance with AR 30-2215 to sergeant Collins for the number of meals required to make the journey, including return travel and to prisoner, private Johnson for return journey. Entire cost of Travel and subs will be charged to prisoner's pay.


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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - A U.S. senator has asked Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate the business practices of a company that provides technology services to lenders and other companies that process foreclosures.
In a letter sent to the Department of Justice on Thursday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) raised concerns over the business practices of Lender Processing Services Inc, a Jacksonville Fla.-based company that offers software and logistical services for mortgage companies. The letter alleges that LPS employed an improper fee structure that resulted in double-billing homeowners or mortgage investors for legal services related to the processing of foreclosures and bankruptcies.
It also says that the firm's business model may have been responsible for sowing what became known as "robo-signing," where bank attorneys and paralegals improperly signed off on foreclosures.
The allegations made in the letter "are incorrect," said Michelle Kersch, a company spokeswoman, in a statement. "In fact, over the last several years, federal and state courts across the country have dismissed 15 civil cases that were based on the same failed allegations."
The letter identified concerns brought forward by an unnamed industry professional that Sen. Wyden's staff said it found credible, after reviewing them with other industry analysts and government regulators, according to the letter.
Ms. Kersch said that LPS doesn't charge or pass any fees along to borrowers, and that technology and service fees are billed only to parties that use LPS's products. The company also said that it doesn't provide legal services and that it has no involvement in setting attorneys' fees.
Some of the allegations raised in Sen. Wyden's letter were included in a shareholder class action lawsuit filed two years ago by a pension fund for city employees of St. Clair Shores, Mich.
Copyright 2013 by News4Jax.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Summit Recap: #LGBTendSV
Last week I had my first chance to attend PCAR's LGBTQ Summit. In its second year the summit theme was "Bringing Sexual Violence Out of the Closet." Leading up, I was so excited for this learning opportunity because we built it like none other I've experienced. Workshops were picked to accommodate beginner, intermediate and advanced learners and were labeled that way on the agenda. They also addressed a variety of intersecting identities and oppressions.
The tone for the day was set from the beginning with an inspiring keynote address from AndreAs Neumann-Mascis from The Meeting Point. Simply perched on a plastic chair on the stage, he wove an intricate and inspiring tapestry of brain science and affirmation. I heard more than a few folks say that they followed AndreAs into his subsequent workshops just because they wanted the chance to catch some more of the droplets of wisdom that fell from his mind.
Personally, I'm a little bummed that I missed that session on queer bodies and disability, but my time was well spent. In my workshop with Shaashawn Dial-Snowden, a.k.a. The Voyce, I learned about her creative approach to using poetry and creative writing to reverse the harmful narrative that others have imposed on her. She unapologetically described the ways her identities influenced her life story. More important, she shared her therapeutic process for taking inventory of the hurts and making them into something beautiful. Maybe the most impressive part was her ability to write and perform a lovely poem about all of the attendees, during the course of 10 minute introductions, and making me feel amazing about some of my own insecurities in the process.
Like all conferences, this summit had some low points, but my overall impression of the day is positive. The sessions that didn't seem to fully realize their intent were still learning spaces. I'm confident that based on attendee feedback, we'll be able to improve for next year!


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Welcome to Local 6 Theme World
February 1, 2013
The second transition, unfortunately came true.
Disney legend Tony Baxter announced his retirement today. He will technically be a consultant, but this marks a real end of an era at Walt Disney Imagineering, the arm of Disney that designs and builds everything from a trash can to the entire resort master plan.
I'll have more on Baxter & his career Monday, but his first major project was conceiving and designing a little ride called Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and later Splash Mountain was largely his idea.
Big Loss.
Roundup: Traditions & Transitions
Welcome to February. There is a lot on the horizon for our tourist attractions and theme parks.
First the Traditions:
I've already mentioned Universal's Mardi Gras kicks off in 8 days.
More immediately, The MVP of the Super Bowl will parade down Main Street, USA at the Magic Kingdom Monday afternoon -- hours after taping the iconic "I'm going to Disneyland/Disney World" spots.
Here's Eli Manning from last year's Super Bowl Monday.
In just one week, SeaWorld & Busch Gardens kick off another tradition: Their "Bands, Brew & BBQ" Festival.
Here's SeaWorld's Concert Schedule
- Saturday, February 9 Chris Young with Jerrod Niemann
- Sunday, February 10 Merle Haggard
- Saturday, February 16 The Beach Boys
- Sunday, February 17 Styx
- Saturday, February 23 Big & Rich
- Sunday, February 24 Third Eye Blind
- Saturday, March 2 Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Sunday, March 3 Darius Rucker
- Saturday, March 9 Michael McDonald
- Sunday, March 10 Josh Turner
- Saturday, March 16 Rodney Atkins with Uncle Kracker
- Sunday, March 17 Sheryl Crow
And the Concert Schedule for the smaller-scale Busch Gardens version:
- John Kay & Steppenwolf February 10
- Barenaked Ladies February 17
- The Doobie Brothers February 24
- The Goo Goo Dolls March 3
Both events promise samples of nearly 100 craft beers, and barbecue from some of the biggest BBQ brands in Central Florida (But no 4Rivers, sadly.)
Now the Transitions:
At Universal, after about 8 years, TNA Wrestling will soon stop taping its weekly SpikeTV shows in one of the park's working soundstages.
"Impact Wrestling" started there in 2004. You can still go and enjoy free tickets (no park admission required) through March 7.
Here's a link to more information:
At Disney, two major milestones.
First -- today is the official first day on the job for new Walt Disney World President George Kalogridis.
As we mentioned in a previous Theme World entry, Kalogridis comes here from a successful stint as President of the Disneyland Resort in California. He also previously served as VP of Epcot, and started his career as an opening year busboy at the Contemporary Resort.
Taking his place in California is the now former VP of Animal Kingdom, Michael Colglazier.
Congrats to both men. For Colglazier it's a big promotion. For Kalogridis it's a "welcome home" -- but he does have quite a lot on his plate.
Remember I told you there have been no big announcements from Disney lately? Well, internet rumblings say one is coming very soon -- on the future of Downtown Disney's half-shuttered Pleasure Island area. We will let you know.
There's also word of another big transition today, a legendary Disney figure may be changing jobs today.
We'll keep you posted and will have another entry later today if that happens.
Here's a link to the last Theme World entry on parents concerns about their children's privacy at Disney.
Copyright 2012 by ClickOrlando.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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As a viewing program, Adobe Reader cannot make any changes to plain PDFs – it is not made for file creation or editing.
However, if you have Adobe Acrobat or Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions ES/ES2, you can activate functionality in a PDF that allows even Adobe Reader to handle that given PDF with advanced features, such as filling in forms, saving data into forms, commenting and annotating. These PDFs are known as "Reader-Extended PDFs".
Sometimes when opening such PDFs, you will see the following warning:
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The change could have been made by an Adobe program (although Reader 8.1.0 displayed the message erroneously until 8.1.2 fixed it), another program (typically other PDF writers), or even automated programs that analyze and modify files.
At this point, only Adobe Acrobat can read the file, and re-apply the special features. If Reader has detected structural change however, it is advised to obtain a fresh copy of the form, as the changed version might not behave properly. Acrobat can export data from the damaged form, which can then be imported (by Acrobat) into the fresh form.
The fresh form can then be saved with this data in it, after which the special features can be applied to it.
The extended PDF can be returned then to the user to be used in Adobe Reader.


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ECommands is intended to make it easy to execute commands over Unix/Linux Servers using a Web interface. It was implemented completely in Python and Django, and it will work from automation processes to generalization commands. It allows centralized administration, better understanding of repetitive and complex operating systems commands, connections made over SSH to multiple servers using a Web console, auditory feedback over the execution of commands processes on servers, multiple users and permissions, easy installation on 64-bit Linux, grouping commands, and more.
ArduinoPulseGenerator is a simple program for generating pulse sequences using an Arduino. There is an associated GUI that runs on the local computer, or you can simply connect to the Arduino with a serial console (9600 baud) and send it commands. This code has been tested on the ArduinoMega 2560 (timing accuracy ~ ±200 μs) and Arduino Due (timing accuracy ~ ±35 μs); it may work on other Arduino boards.
RoseThorn is a cross-platform library for 2D and 3D games running on GNU/Linux (and possibly other Unix-like OSes) and Windows. Features include: hardware accelerated 2D and 3D rendering; Ogg and WAV Sound support with OpenAL; Lua scripting; BMP, JPEG, and PNG image loading and saving (from screenshots); easily created and modified user interfaces with XML and CSS, combined with Lua event handling; separate 2D and 3D libraries; support for multiple fonts in both TTF and bitmap formats; support for OBJ, 3DS, MD5, and RTM model formats; skeletal animation (a work in progress); support for UDP and TCP networking; thread and mutex support; a Simple Shader API; 2D animated sprites; and some basic cryptography support. There is simple event management, with key/mouse bindings easily customized from the in-game console, config file, command line, or GUI.
CERTivity is a powerful multi-platform visual tool for creating, managing, and handling different key store types (such as JKS, JCEKS, PKCS12, the Bouncy Castle types BKS and UBER, and Windows Native), public, private and secret keys in different formats (PKCS, OpenSSL, RSA/DSA, etc.), certificates (version 1 and 3), and certificates chains. It allows you to import and export keys, key pairs and certificates, manage certificate extensions, extend the validity period for self-signed certificates, test certificates, obtain revocation status, convert from one key store type to another, and much more.
PHP Session Upload Progress Bar tracks the progress of file uploads using sessions. It can check a session variable assigned to keep track of the progress of a file upload, return the current upload progress value in percentage, set the session variable to cancel a file upload in progress, and move the file to a given directory after the upload has finished.
JasperStarter is a commandline launcher and batch compiler for JasperReports. It can run any JasperReport that needs a JDBC, CSV, or empty data source, use any database for which a JDBC driver is available, execute reports that need runtime parameters, print directly to the system default or a given printer, optionally show a printer dialog to choose a printer, optionally show a print preview, export to file in the PDF, RTF, .docx, .odt, and HTML formats, export multiple formats in one commanding call, print and export in one commanding call, and integrate in non-Java applications (for example PHP, Python) A binary executable is available for Windows. JapserStarter is able to prompt for report parameters. Any parameter whose class has a string constructor is accepted. Additionally, the following types are supported or have special handlers: date, image (see usage), and locale.
PunteFramework aims to be a lightweight PHP framework using the MVC architecture. It makes it easier to modify either the visual appearance of an application or the underlying business rules without affecting the other. It will include some libraries especially focused to Nepali developers, and is designed with clean and optimized code, though it may not advanced practices or security measures into consideration for now.
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A Magento script for online bookings.


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New Interactive Top Gear Magazine Launches on iPad
December 06, 2012
BBC Worldwide today launched its interactive digital edition of Top Gear Magazine, the UK's best-selling car magazine, to help expand its reach to an increasingly tech-savvy audience. Using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Enterprise Edition, BBC Worldwide was able to leverage its existing print workflow based on Adobe InDesign to create an engaging, fully interactive digital edition for iPad.
As part of the new digital edition, readers will have even more intriguing views and advice from the legendary Clarkson, Hammond and May. BBC Worldwide also took advantage of a number of the key capabilities within Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to set the digital edition apart from the print edition and offer readers:
– HD videos – stunning videos of world-exclusive features
– HD galleries – ability to experience their favourite supercar from every angle, with extra images
– Interactive content wheel – navigate to the latest news, hottest car reviews and the Top Gear Garage
– Facebook and Twitter – ability to join live-populating feeds to interact with other readers
– Entertainment – fire up the engines of the cover stars by tapping them on-screen
– Hidden content – tap to reveal additional content within features
– Buyers' guide – read all the essentials for every new car available
The first interactive digital edition is Top Gear's Awards issue in which the exceptional new cars of 2012 are recognised and receive a Top Gear Magazine Car of the Year Award. It is available now for download from the iTunes Store.


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This is a guide to help get you, the reader, shooting reds and blues with RPS as fast as possible on a Call to Arms day. It is also recreated at the Rock Planet Shotgun website.
First thing is to get Planetside installed and up to date. Go to https://www.planetside2.com/ and hit the play button to start the process of getting you in game. Planetside 2 is a very large download (about 7gb) so you want to get this done before trying to play.
Beyond this stage, you can either watch a video for instructions, or read on for text + pictures:
The other thing you will need to play with us is Mumble, for voice communications. You can find detailed instructions on our forums here, however the important thing to do is to join the RPS community server, which has these details:
and then get in to the Planetside 2 -> Vanu Sovereignty -> EU -> Welcome to A Call to Arms - JOIN HERE channel, where there should be a nice friendly voice to greet you.
With this sorted out, it is time to get into the game itself, and make a character. The character wants to be Vanu Sovereignty, and playing on Miller [EU]. You may need to press "Show all servers" to find this.
Now that you're in game and on your character, ask in Mumble for an invitation to the Outfit. If you don't have a microphone, you can use the text chat in mumble, or use a /t in game to whoever seems to be in charge of invites. Accept the invite when it arrives. Ask any initial questions you may have, and you should soon be asked to join one of our squads.
Press the P key in game. If you are in a squad currently, press the little red arrow next to your name to leave it. At the top right of the screen, check the "Outfit" box. Join one of the "RPS Call to Arms" squads that are available (if you've been asked to join a specific one, then please do that). Pay careful attention to the call sign (Alpha, Charlie, Foxtrot etc) of the squad in the description. After joining the squad, go to Mumble, and move to the appropriate squad, in the "Squad channels" area (a bit below Platoon 1 on the list).
Most important thing to do is identify your squad leader and catch up with them. Ask for help with this - although if you press "M" there is an option to squad deploy, which should bring you to your leader.


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Digital Dreamers 5: Millionaires in thongs
ASHER MOSESThey're the name on everybody's lips : meet the founders of Atlassian, one of Australia's biggest home grown tech successes.
Asleep at the wheel in the valley of dreams
When the mining boom ends will our best talent have left for the US? Technology Editor Asher Moses reports from Silicon Valley on the exodus of Australia's talent. Watch Digital Dreamers Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5
Dads create children's app empire
ASHER MOSES Two dads from Newcastle have created an app empire in their spare time without writing a single line of code.
Tax policy 'hitting' entrepreneurs
Mahesh Sharma A taxation policy designed to close a loophole is penalising technology start-up businesses.
Is Silicon Valley 'coming to an end'?
ASHER MOSES Have Silicon Valley's entrepreneurs run out of world-changing ideas? That's the surprising view put forward by David Sacks, who has just sold his start-up Yammer to Microsoft for $US1.2 billion.
The Valley: My journey to the centre of the start-up universe
Matt Byrne In anticipation of Curicon's partial move to California, Aimee and I spent some time in Silicon Valley last month. I want to share what I learnt and hopefully make it easier for other Australians to find their feet in "The Valley".
Smart money in dumb phones
ASHER MOSES Billionaire Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and Paul Bassat, the co-founder of Seek.com.au, have just invested $2m in an Australian mobile app platform targeting the four or five billion people who don't have smartphones.
'Ignored' men now in fashion online
ASHER MOSES Men have been the "ignored" demographic of the online shopping boom but research indicating blokes are embracing e-commerce more vigorously than women has seen an explosion in Australian men's shopping sites.
From Napster punk to music prodigy
ASHER MOSES His title is "business bro" and he likes playing skateboarding video games, but at just 28, Jai Al-Attas is a Gen Y prodigy.
Hidden gem: sound design gives Aussie a winning edge
ASHER MOSES Could the next iPod come from a two-man consumer electronics company headed by an Aussie?
Facebook's first investor bets big on Aussie 'corporate refugees'
ASHER MOSES Facebook board member and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has made his first investment in Australia leading a $1.2 million funding round for business software maker ScriptRock.
Pub brainwave puts Aussies in the game
ASHER MOSES Three Australian mates reckon they've worked out how to make advertising in video games work - and investors have backed them to the tune of just under $2 million.
Some start-ups not in tune on anti-government rhetoric
Mahesh Sharma Three Aussie start-ups have praised government policies to support the fledgling technology industry.
Can't drink, can't vote - but this teenager is hot property in Silicon Valley
ENTREPRENEUR SECRETS He's founded four online start-ups and sold three, not a bad resume for somebody who hasn't had their 18th birthday.
Look who's laughing now: Aussie start-up raises $1 million
Mahesh Sharma Company a step closer to connecting anything to anything.
No green card? No worries ... Blueseed floats its big idea
JAMES W MANNING A technology company wants to build a floating fortress off the coast of Silicon Valley to house entrepreneurs unable to work in the US.
Let's all hug a banker
Boris Johnson Opinion Stop bashing the banks - their risk-taking is crucial to everyone's prosperity.
The road to Silicon Valley: why tech start-up Curicon is leaving Australia to chase the dream
Kerrie O'Callaghan of Curicon Kerrie O'Callaghan of start-up Curicon gives us a first hand account on the travails of creating the start-up, which aims to be an online space for people to geek out on about the latest comic book or action figure.
Australia and tall poppies: time to wake up
ASHER MOSES Tall poppy syndrome - alive and well in Australia or a cultural relic of times past?
The boys who built a $1b company in the cloud
ASHER MOSES Their company sells $100m worth of software a year in 130 countries around the world, but has no sales staff.
Internet clone's Australian blitzkrieg
Mahesh Sharma German backer of copycat websites is basking in local e-tailers' success.
Kaggle: data with destiny
ASHER MOSES The world - and fortunes - turn so fast. 10 years ago Facebook didn't exist. 15 years ago, neither did Google. Aussie Anthony Goldbloom reckons he's got the next big thing.
Aussies throw switch on power to the people
ASHER MOSES It was the blast of pepper spray that shook the internet and sparked a debate across the US about excessive force by police.
Silicon Hills? It has a ring to it
Mahesh Sharma Could Australia's answer to Silicon Valley be hiding in the inner-city's Surry Hills?
NSW digital action plan scorned as 'fluff'
ASHER MOSES A draft 10-year NSW government blueprint for the digital economy ''doesn't say much at all and will deliver little benefit to the economy as far as technology is concerned''.
Why Avis at 28 ditched her $250,000 job
ASHER MOSES Avis Mulhall was earning $250,000 a year in executive recruitment in Dublin when she threw it all in to become an entrepreneur in Sydney.
'Fearless' Fox finds funds for Shoes of Prey
ASHER MOSES An Australian husband-and-wife web start-up that allows users to design their own shoes has raised $3 million from heavyweight investors in Australia and the US.
The pen that revolutionises your iPad
ASHER MOSES Robert Yearsley believes his app and pen revolutionises productivity on the iPad - and customers believe in him, already pledging over $40,000 sight unseen.
300: the small Aussie force willing to risk all
ASHER MOSES They call themselves the Aussie mafia and, fed up with the lack of funding for entrepreneurs in Australia, they're pooling together at least $20 million to invest in themselves.
Lauren takes flight with $800,000 backing
ASHER MOSES Lauren McLeod claims to be the first Australian to cross Mongolia's Gobi Desert entirely on foot, but arguably her biggest success came after hotfooting it to San Francisco.
'Silicon Beach': Google's plea on our future
ASHER MOSES Google Australia's managing director Nick Leeder says Sydney must become a "Silicon Beach" if it wants to be a major global city, but cultural flaws are holding us back.
Daring to fail at 23: Australia's hackathon hero
Asher Moses Peter Watts is just 23, but the Australian networks like a seasoned pro and his app is turning heads in the music industry.
From the desert to riches: the quest begins
ASHER MOSES Bart Jellama is confident. ''We have a working product, a very defined market, it's very clear where our exit is as well, so from an investor perspective … it's a no-brainer.''
Australia v the World: where the money goes
The successes and failures of innovation, who gets the money, the deals, the funds under management and how Australia fares compared with the rest of the world.
Tales from the valley: relocate to innovate
ASHER MOSES Our nation's young technology entrepreneurs are building a formidable reputation in California's Silicon Valley. So why does success elude them in Australia?
White collar jobs
The Aussie making a motza from offshoring
Matt Barrie's outsourcing website is hastening the export of jobs from rich countries to poor, which is bad news for Australia's high-skilled, white-collar professionals. Greg Bearup of Good Weekend Magazine meets the man behind Freelancer.com.
Brain drain: why young entrepreneurs leave home
Asher Moses "WE'VE created crack for women," says 20-year-old entrepreneur Nikki Durkin of her online fashion startup 99dresses. The trouble is, Australian financiers don't want to get the habit.
Incubator for 100 Aussie start-ups
Sylvia Pennington It's Microsoft's way to help the industry help itself and the sotfware maker.
Episode 4: The new gold rush
A strong network of relationships is a key element of success.
Episode 3: Aussie mafia
They are 300 against the world, willing to risk it all.
Episode 2: Weird and wild
Asher Moses arrives in the weird world of Austin, Texas, for the world's wildest tech gathering, where deals get done.
Episode 1: Start me up
Heading for Silicon Valley? Join the Startup Bus with Asher Moses.
Digital Dreamers 6: Turnbull on Tech
How Australia can make the most of it's burgeoning start-up scene.
Google Australia on start-ups
It's never been a better time for Aussie tech entrepreneurs.
What's wrong with Aussie tech scene?
Adrian Turner finds the government asleep at the wheel.
'Shout from the rooftops'
Commericalisation Australia CEO Doron Ben-Meir has some advice.
Crowdsourcing for geniuses
Kaggle turns data analysis into a competitive sport for geeks.
Global designs for local businesses
99designs gives small businesses access to global designers.
Be your own video director
Switchcam joins multiple YouTube videos of the same event.
Women chasing the digital dream
Not all tech entrepreneurs are bearded geeks......
The valley veteran
Larry Marshall is a key figure for advice and potential investment.
Be a high flyer
Ryan Junee is a role model for Aussies heading to Silicon Valley.
How to pitch
Watch and learn how to wow investors and get their cash.
Way to go?
Surfing noodle eaters may be the key to Australia's tech future.
Why failure is good
You can't succeed without it, says US venture capitalist
How to make it Big
These guys have done it, and they're getting bigger.
Start up secrets
Ever wanted to know what it takes to make it in the world of tech? Look no further.
Getting the money
Tech rockstar Guy Kawasaki on what he invests in.
Making it work
Web superstar Robert Scoble on how to make it all happen in the tech world.


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THREE stunning Sumatran tiger cubs have taken their first steps into their new enclosure.
The two-month-old cubs were born to Flamingo Land's Surya and Bawa and have been named as Kuasa, Mentari and Bulan.
Today the critically endangered tigers took their first tentative steps through the hatch and into the outside enclosure of their home in the Ryedale park.
Sarah Mills, director of marketing for Flamingo Land, said: "Recent estimates of world population levels of Sumatran Tigers are as low as 400 so we are extremely proud of being part of this massive boost of a nearly one per cent increase in world population numbers.
"The average life expectancy of these tigers in the wild is only four years, but the expected lifespan of Surya and Bawa is in excess of 20 years. We can now look forward to many more productive years for our breeding pair as a vital part of worldwide conservation efforts to save this species from extinction."
An academic from the University of York's Environment Department is to embark on conservation work in Sumatra following the birth of the endangered Sumatran tiger cubs.
Dr Andy Marshall, an environment lecturer at the University of York and Director of Conservation Science at Flamingo Land, will now travel to Sumatra next year to investigate the potential for further protection of the species in their native country.
The Sumatran tiger is one of the most endangered subspecies of tiger, with recent estimates suggesting only 440 individuals remain in the wild.
They are threatened by the illegal trade in tiger parts, as well as the loss of their native habitat in Indonesia, where rainforests are being cut down to create oil palm plantations at a rate of three to six per cent every year.
Alongside increasing the captive population, Dr Marshall now hopes to further their conservation in the wild by improving the environment in Sumatra itself.
Dr Andy Marshall said: "This is a significant event for tigers worldwide. The viable wild Sumatran tiger population is below 300 individuals and an approximately equivalent number form part of the global conservation breeding efforts by zoos. This is one of many species dependent on zoos for survival, through both breeding and fundraising for field conservation efforts."
The new-born cubs at Flamingo Land will stay with their mother for up to two years before being moved on to other zoos as part of the international breeding programme.


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Chi and Chi - Polygon 01 - Black/White. Consider the Chi and Chi Polygon watch a love letter to all shapes multi-sided. With a focus on clean, minimalist geometric forms that contrast with the traditional round faces and dials of other watches, the Polygon watch tempts its owner to trace the edges of its case and to be proud to wear such an interesting and inviting wristwatch. Featuring a case made from 316L stainless steel and hardened mineral glass, there is a small date display almost swallowed by the bright white watch face. The watch's precision comes from a Japanese Miyota movement and its comfort is thanks to a soft calfskin leather strap which will quickly mould to offer comfortable everyday wear, day and night.
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POLICE have identified the man who died after a collision on the A684 at Langston Fell, near Sedbergh, yesterday.
The motorcycle driver has been confirmed as Ian Alan Broughton, aged 52, from Horwich near Bolton.
The incident occurred at around 2.15pm when a gold coloured Volkswagon Tiguan heading east was involved in a collision with a westbound black and red MV Augusta motorbike.
The 55 year old local male car driver received light injuries and was treated at scene by ambulance.
Police are appealing for any witnesses to the collision or the circumstances leading up to it.
The road was closed for several hours as the emergency services dealt with the scene.
Anybody with information is requested to contact Cumbria Police on 101 and ask for PC 1567 Kevin Jackson at Kendal Operational Support Unit, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The incident was one of three fatal collisions on Cumbria's roads yesterday.
The first happened at around 1pm on the A66 at Embleton, between Cockermouth and Bassenthwaite and involved a Hyundai motorbike and car.
The two drivers, both men from Cumbria, were killed.
A motorcyclist also died in a crash at 3.30pm at Lanthwaite, near Millom, when the Yamaha motorbike he was driving collided with a Renault Megane Scenic, driven by a man from Cumbria.