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Low Back Pain Rockville-Norbeck, MD
If you are suffering from low back pain, you are not alone. It is natural to feel frustrated with traditional treatment options. Most traditional medical care treats low back pain with medication or surgery. For millions of Americans neither of these treatment options are effective. Chiropractic care is the safest non-invasive care to relieve your back pain. About 80 percent of Americans will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime. It is the most common cause of job-related injuries and a leading contributor to missed work days.
As long as your low back is healthy and functioning correctly it can withstand tremendous forces without injury, but when your low back has weakened, supporting muscles can be at risk and something as simple as picking up something off the floor can tweak a muscle and cause low back pain. Most low back pain is short term and can last a few days to a few weeks and It is important to seek proper treatment right away.
What causes low back pain?
The majority of low back pain is mechanical in nature. The back is a very structured set of bones, joints, ligaments and muscles. It is easy to sprain ligaments and strain your muscles. Ruptured (herniated) disks, irritated nerves and grinding joints can cause back pain. When injuries or accidents occur, it can lead to pain in the lower back. Overuse injuries are a common source of lower back pain and stiffness. Chronic pain includes:
- Spondylosis is the often preventable wear and tear on your spine as you age. This includes bone spurs, disc thinning and joint degeneration. It makes it hard for your joints and ligaments to keep your spine in the correct position.
- Spondylolisthesis is when a vertebra moves or slips forward more than it should due to injury or moderate to severe degeneration. When this happens, the joints will come under excessive pressure and the bones will press on the spinal nerves creating lower back pain.
- Healed Vertebral fractures
- Spinal Stenosis is a narrowing of the spine space around the spinal cord that can put pressure on the nerves. The narrowing is caused by bone spurs that have developed as a result of osteoarthritis.
- Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that can cause back pain.
- Disc Tear (annular fibers tear)
- Disc Herniation: A rupture of the inner material of the intervertebral disk called the nucleus pulposus. Pressure from the vertebrae above and below the disk squeeze the cushioning substance out of the disk. The nucleus pulposus can press against spinal nerve roots which can cause pain and nerve damage if not treated properly.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Back Pain near the Rockville-Norbeck Areas
Most back injuries will usually heal pretty quickly with the correct treatment approach. The doctor will look at the characteristics of the pain, keeping an eye out for any red flags they may see that would suggest any further diagnostic testing. This helps to exclude any potentially serious medical problems that can be associated with neck or low back pain-like fractures, infections and tumors. Extensive testing, including X-rays, MRI/CT scans, and lab tests are very necessary but only in some cases. The chiropractor will perform a physical examination, including orthopedic and neurological tests which test the reflexes, joints, muscles, nerves and other areas. Usually with a conservative treatment plan, the pain will subside within four to seven days. The symptoms are divided into degrees of severity. Some doctors refer to them as:
- Acute/Mild: persists for less than 6 weeks.
- Subacute/Moderate: persists between 6 and 12 weeks.
- Chronic/Severe: persist up to and past 12 weeks
- Flare-Up: Same symptoms that will reoccur sporadically.
Most Americans will seek chiropractic care for relief of back pain. Chiropractors specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders within the musculoskeletal system, nervous system and especially the spine, with an emphasis on treatment through manual adjustments/manipulation of the spine.
The American Chiropractic Association says 31 million Americans are experiencing lower back pain and that one-half of all Americans have pain symptoms each year. Chiropractic spinal adjustments can work wonders! Spinal adjustments helps to aid pain management and stimulate the body's self-healing abilities. Realignment of the spine helps to reduce pressure on the central nervous system. Headaches and lower back pain are the most common conditions treated by a chiropractor. Chiropractic care assists in restoring normal structure and function, relieving pain and improving mobility and range of motion in a non-invasive way.
Your first visit with a chiropractor will start with a comprehensive evaluation where you will describe your symptoms and your chiropractor may order tests and X-Rays that will help to better understand your condition. With those results, the doctor will then develop a treatment plan. This plan will include multiple visits over a period of time to provide the best results possible. At each visit, your chiropractor will perform a spinal adjustment on key parts of your back, or other parts of your body to realign your spine and manage your pain. Spinal adjusting is a hands-on, safe and effective way to relieve low back pain. Chiropractors focus on you as their top priority and will guide you through the whole journey on getting you back to a healthy, pain-free life!
Interesting Facts about Back Pain near Rockville-Norbeck, MD
- It is the single leading cause of disability worldwide (According to The American Chiropractic Association)
- One of the most common reasons for missed work. In fact, back pain is the second common reason for visits to the doctor's office.
- One-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain each year.
- Experts estimate that as much as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some specific point in their lifetime.
- Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic, meaning that they are not caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis or a fracture.
The vast majority of low back related pain is always manageable with self-care and chiropractic care. Clearly, there are situations that will eventually require medication or surgery but you may not have to jump to that route so quickly. Just be alert and assertive to any new pain you are having and even any neurological changes. Be honest with yourself about the degree of pain or discomfort you feel on a daily basis so you can assist your body better with healing itself. Remember to do your part. You are an active participant in your road to recovery
Contact Drs Gabriella and Raymond Moss
No matter the cause of your Low back pain, you owe it to yourself to visit their Olney Office, The low back pain specialist.
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Welcome to Rockville-Norbeck, MD
Rockville is a U.S. city located in the central region of Montgomery County, Maryland. It is the county seat and is a major incorporated city of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. Norbeck is the area of Montgomery County, Maryland around Norbeck Road east of Georgia Avenue to Layhill Road.


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Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Clouds of Hyssop-leaf Thoroughwort flowers are more likely to float over NoVA* roadsides and meadows than residential landscapes. However, these pollinator magnets can tolerate many challenging home environments: dry, (partially) shaded areas, sunny slopes, "hell strips" and gardens near the seashore.
Print Version: Eupatorium hyssopifolium, Hyssop-leaf Thoroughwort
Learn more about other Mid-Atlantic plants: Tried and True Plant Fact Sheets

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From EVEWiki
- You may also be looking for the Graduation Certificate.
Certificates are a new feature of EVE-Online which have been implanted when Quantum Rise was released so that you can show corporations that you are capable doing the jobs that you say you can do.
What is a certificate?
A certificate is a thing that says you have certain skills, and can require other skills and/or certificates as requirements. They're shown in the character sheet and have their own browser window where you can navigate around the certificate tree. You can show them to other people if you want. Certificates are not mandatory and do not give you any bonuses or other special abilities.
What certificates don't do:
A few things that certificates don't do, just to clear up a few possible misconceptions:
- Certificates don't give you bonuses of any kind by qualifying for them
- Certificates are not achievements of the "kill ten rats" kind, the only thing they care about is the skills you have trained on your character
- Certificates are not in any way, shape or form mandatory: they're an aid and an extension of functionality, but they're entirely optional
- Certificates will not make you a better player
- Certificates are not player-created
- Certificates will not show the world your skills unless you explicitly ask them to
- Certificates aren't (currently) removed when you lose skills - once you qualify for something, you stay qualified
- Certificates don't allow you to set skill queues or any similar functionality
What certificates do
- Give you a guide to which groups of skills you ought to train when you're starting out.
- Show you which skills to aim for as you move towards a new ship or way of playing
- Show you which skills you might be missing in your current job.
Certificate grades
There are 4 certificate grades in the following order:
Basic Certificates
- Basic Certificates require only a few skills trained to level 3. Almost entirely based on rank one skills, there are some which may require a few rank 2 and 3 skills.
- All Pilots should have a basic skill certificate for your Starter Profession (i.e. Amarr Soldier). The only way to not have one of these certificates is to be pod killed with more skill points than your current clone has and lose the skill points from one of the basic skills needed, before claiming the certificate. For example, an Amarrian Soldier may lose X skill points in Gunnery Level V. This would stop him or her from claiming the Starter Professions > Amarr Military - Soldier - Basic certificate.
Standard Certificates
- Need to be filled
Improved Certificates
- Need to be filled
Elite Certificates
- Need to be filled
Certificate classes
- Business and Industry
- Core
- Defence
- Drones
- Electronic Warfare
- Gunnery
- Harvesting
- Leadership
- Missiles
- Navigation
- Starter Professions
Full list of certificates
Those certificates reported to the wiki can be found here: Certificate list in alphabetic order.


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Freddy Kanyiki from Gospel Ramah Church in Cape Town, South Africa brings us this stage design incorporating pizza boxes.
To create this set, they used medium pizza boxes that they spray painted and fit onto the wall stage. To get the proper alignment, they used fishing line to create a layout and center their boxes with the intersecting lines. They rotates the boxes so they'd be a diamond shape.
They had to drill a little bit into the walls so they could screw the boxes onto the walls.


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Keeping up with the Joneses #61
Even in her old age, Callie Jones was at the top of her game. She was a Net Demon, and only one step away from becoming The Oracle at her criminal organisation.
Unfortunately, Death had other plans. Callie had at last run out of time, and Grim showed up to collect the last remaining member of the third generation of the Jones family.
This time, however, Declan was ready for Death. He rushed over and gave Grim a piece of his mind, arguing that Callie was just one step away from the top of her career, and that it would be a terrible pity if she never reached it.
Moved by Declan's love for his mother, Grim agreed to give Callie a little more time.
Callie found herself lifted up and returned to life. She was extremely grateful for a little more time.
Before he departed, Grim reminded Callie to make the most of her extra time. I'll see you soon, were his parting words.


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Najvar Law Firm sent this open letter to the Valley View ISD Board of Trustees (Pharr, TX) Friday. With municipal elections for the City of Hidalgo approaching May 10, the letter points out the criminal and civil provisions protecting public employees from attempts by their employers to coerce votes, and requests that the school distribute the letter to all its employees.
See this recent video report by KRGV discussing the type of voter intimidation that occurs in parts of the Rio Grande Valley.


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This guy just can't hang up his mask
The Legend of Zorro: Adventure. Starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Directed by Martin Campbell. (PG. 130 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.)
The funny thing about pleasant nonsense is that at a certain point it stops being pleasant. And not long after that, it becomes unpleasant nonsense. That's not just a generalization but a summary of "The Legend of Zorro," a 130-minute adventure movie that overstays its welcome by about 80 minutes.
In the sequel to the 1998 "The Mask of Zorro," which introduced American audiences to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas reprises his role as a mild-mannered aristocrat who moonlights as a masked avenger in old Spanish California. Don Alejandro de la Vega might seem ineffectual, but when he puts on his black mask, black hat and black cape, he becomes unstoppable, an acrobatic and seemingly bulletproof one-man wrecking crew.
That he's also a bit of a show-off is fine. Douglas Fairbanks and Tyrone Power, earlier screen Zorros, showed off, too, because it was just understood that Zorros love being Zorro. The life of an aristocrat is dull and being Zorro is all the fun they have. But there's a line between the exuberance of Fairbanks and the silliness of George Hamilton in "Zorro the Gay Blade," and Banderas crosses it. In his first scene, before preventing the stealing of an election, he pauses to acknowledge the cheers of the crowd.
"The Legend of Zorro" takes place in 1850, in the months between California's vote to enter the union and officially becoming a state. The historical backdrop is sketchy, because there's an allusion to the Confederate Army, an entity that did not exist for another decade. Some years have past since the last installment, and Alejandro and his great love, Elena (Zeta-Jones), are married and have a son, Joaquin (Adrian Alonso), who looks nothing like them but exactly like Paul Giamatti.
Elena hopes that Alejandro will finally be willing to retire Zorro and spend more time at home. But he has one eye on the exit even as she's talking. Finally, she just puts it to him: "If you walk out that door, you are not sleeping here tonight." This is Zeta-Jones saying this, wearing a bodice and heaving, and yet he still leaves. There is a word for this sort of fellow. Imbecile.
From that opening, "The Legend of Zorro" spirals into a convoluted series of incidents, bordering on the impenetrable until they're finally revealed as nonsensical. In the beginning, all this energy translates into an atmosphere of high spirits, but the movie gradually takes on a haphazard, flailing aura, serious one moment, slapstick the next. We're expected to take Alejandro and Elena's estrangement seriously and yet be amused by their infantile bickering. We're supposed to regard Alejandro as a heroic figure, and yet laugh at him when he's a silly stubborn drunk, which he is half the time.
Only gradually does the light dawn: The reason that no one in "The Legend of Zorro" behaves like an adult is because the movie is intended mainly for children. Still, it's difficult to imagine too many kids wanting to slog through 130 whole minutes of this.
Yet, it's watchable -- not remotely enjoyable, but watchable. Rufus Sewell turns up as a wealthy suitor of the newly available Elena. He's a Spanish immigrant who wants to start a wine empire in San Mateo and praises America for its government "by the people and for the people." So now we know where Lincoln got that line 13 years later. Sewell goes through the movie with an odd expression -- smirking as if there were a sour taste in his mouth but he doesn't really mind it; he almost thinks it's funny.
He was obviously watching the rushes.
-- Advisory: There's violence, not graphic, but plenty of it.


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There's been a lot of chatter lately on these here internets about continental and english knitting. I'll admit that there's even been some over here, behind the scenes of course. I learned to knit in the old (or really new) English*, Throw, American*, Right handed or whatever you want to call it method. I have no control of my left hand, so it only seemed natural to pick this method. I was led to believe if you were right handed, then you knit with your yarn to the right of you. I blame this biatch for this:
Look at her, gloating with all that knitting around her, she can't even believe it! She's drowning in it, she can't stop, and I don't even think her eyes are tracking to tell you the truth. She was the Debbie Stoller of my time. Ok not really, I just happened to learn to knit right before the whole 'knitting is so sexy and hip it hurts' wave and this little pamphlet was what I was given when dragged to some craft store. I'm digressing, anyway the crazy woman told me to knit with the yarn in my right hand and that's what I was did. Who's going to mess with her?
Months later I finally figured out that nope, it has nothing to do with what hand you write with, but rather just whatever method you preferred at the time of learning. I still thought nothing of it really, why would I when I was always getting gauge and nice even knitting throwing**, oh, and I wasn't pissing the crazy woman off. Blogging changes everything though, you get to peak into people's lives and see how many projects they get done and how quickly. I thought I was pretty fast until I realized I wasn't cranking out two sweaters a month or a shawl a week. All these people must be continental knitters for sure, that's the only way I can explain it (after weeding out the big needle knitters and the stay at home and knit all day knitters). Never one to be out-done, I researched this 'other way' (continental, german*, picking, left-handed, what have you) and read all about how great, fast, and superior it was. I love efficiency and if this was going to make me a speed-knitter I had to make a change.
I've been sneaking in the continental method in my knitting here and there. The Jaywalker sock has some in there, the <BMCas well, and that kid hat was all done continentally. With the crap-o-tee I've been knitting and purling by picking (I wasn't purling in the other projects) and to be honest I'm not that impressed. Have the continentalists been lying this whole time about how great they are? I don't know, I'm just one person damnit, but my answer is a maybe. Is either method superior to the other? I doubt it. Continental knitting looks prettier since there are less movements, but I tend to get a tighter gauge, while with English I always get gauge on my first try**. Purling sucks ass either way, but I found that purling was/is just really messy with picking. I rather throw than pick since I'm a faster thrower (by two seconds per stitch). I also heard that continental is better to avoid carpal-tunnel-syndrome, but my right wrist hurts so much more while picking than by throwing. Am I going to switch? Well, the boyfriend all of a sudden thinks that I'm knitting correctly, since to him I'm "kniting without moving". He swears that I've been wrong for the last three years and now he's actually impressed. Why do I knit if not to impress, so I'll stick with the picking for knits and throwing for purls (unless I don't get gauge, then I'll throw!).
*I find it interesting that the methods are divided by who fought the WW's. If you are a patriot, then knit with your right hand damnit!
**Purly and I seem to have the same gift from god. I believe that this is a Highlander situation where there can only be one and why we must sadly live on different coasts (or else one would have to decapitate the other, can you tell the bf has made me watch crap movies?).


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Ready for the Oscars!
L.A.'s all ready for the 2015 Academy Awards! Watch the red carpet arrivals tonight live over on EarthCam, and then meet us over on Twitter @pyxismag as we live tweet the big Oscars show! We'll see you there – and in the meantime, check out this time-lapse from EarthCam showing a full week's worth of Oscar prep all in just one minute:


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Francis M. Naumann Fine Art specializes in American Art of the 20th Century, as well as European Art from the Dada and Surrealist periods. Shown also are contemporary painters and sculptors whose work displays related aesthetic and/or anarchic sensibilities. The gallery opened to the public on October 27, 2001, with a show of Man Ray's work from the New York, Ridgefield, and Hollywood years (for past and current exhibitions at the gallery, see Exhibitions on this site).
E-mail contact
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Francis M. Naumann Fine Art, LLC
24 West 57th Street, Suite 305
New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212.582.3201
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Flaming Heather
(accordion, fiddle, caller)
Edinburgh Castle, Royal College of Physicians, Pollock Halls - South Hall, Edinburgh Academy, Signet Library
(accordion, fiddle, guitar, caller)
Assembly Rooms, Queen's Hall, Germany, Italy, Jersey, Russia
(accordion, fiddle/drums. caller)
Edinburgh Castle, Queen's Hall, Corn Exchange, Up-Helly-Aa Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Festival
(accordion, drums/fiddle, caller)
Queen's Hall, China, France, Norway, South Africa
(accordion, fiddle, caller)
Israel, Malaysia, Russia and the USA; Caledonian and St Andrew's societies in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Venezuela
The caller above is Ken Gourlay
The bands charge £360 which assumes Edinburgh, not beyond midnight, not beyond 4 hours
Outside Edinburgh (i.e. the bypass) the ceilidh bands charge £50 per half-hour travel up to 2 hours.
More than 2 hours, the ceilidh bands expect dinner, bed and breakfast in addition.
The ceilidh bands are willing to travel ABROAD on condition that ALL expenses are paid i.e. travel, accommodation and food.
The ceilidh bands won't ask to be paid in addition. i.e. if you don't work us too hard, we'll regard it as a free holiday!
We have a campervan which holds up to 4 musicians so if your event is in western Europe we can come in the van which may be cheaper than flying us there.
If you REALLY can't afford a band, I'll come with a small PA (Public Address system) and an iPod. It's not as good as a live band obviously, but it IS better than a disco.
To make a booking inquiry
Either ring 0131 339 5374 (24 hours) or complete the following form with required date and times and state bands in order of preference (if you don't get an answer within 2 days it may be because we're travelling and out of range of wifi in which case you may want to leave a message on 0131 339 5374 which we check every day).
We advise you on availability and cost
We need a £100 deposit with a debit / credit card.


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If there is anything we love more than Real Housewives drama, it might be former Real Housewives drama and we have plenty of that this week. Keep scrolling for today's dose of Real Housewives Week in Review!
Photos: The Housewives Best Halloween Costumes Ever
Camille Grammer has gone through enough in the past few weeks, especially after her cancer diagnosis that led to a radical hysterectomy. But according to Wetpaint Entertainment, Camille has been going through this all on her own. On October 21, a fan tweeted at her saying "Is your boyfriend still in the pic? Did Kelsey contact you about your health?" Her response? "No, Kelsey never contacted me or our kids about my heath. BF is out of the picture." No more boyfriend, and her ex husband hasn't even checked in?! Ouch. Stay strong Camille!
And don't forget that in RHOBH news, Kyle Richards is launching a ready to wear collection on HSN! Now you can get her style without traveling to Beverly Hills to find it. Click HERE for all the details.
Watch: Video Of Kanye's Proposal To Kim
The allegations that Mario Singer had cheated on RHONY's Ramona Singer came out last week and they were hard enough to bear, but this week it was taken to a whole new level. Former RHONY cast member Jill Zarin is now claiming Mario hit on her! In an exclusive interview with InTouch, Jill reveals that Mario flirted with her and many other girls but says "Nobody would ever say anything because they didn't want to hurt Ramona. They felt bad for her." Let's hope this is just Jill's way of trying to get her fifteen minutes of fame back.
OK! News: 11 Real Housewives Who Went Into Acting
While other housewives are dealing with major drama, it looks like RHOC's Alexis Bellino is busy hanging out with celebs. Alexis instagrammed this picture of her and rockstar Jon Bon Jovi at a Dallas Cowboys game last week, as well as a picture with Jesse Metcalfe. Life after housewives is treating her well!
OK! News: What We Learned From RHOM This Week
Everyone knows Teresa Giudice is facing some serious legal drama, and now someone else may be coming out with another lawsuit against her. In a report by Hollywoodite, Leyla Milani-Khoshbin, owner of Milani Hair, claims that Teresa is infringing on her registered trademark and causing confusion in the marketplace. There is no denying that Milani Hair and Milania Hair Care are similar titles, which is why Leyla says Teresa will be hearing from her attorneys. Ugh. Just give those Giudices a break.
Meanwhile, RHONJ child Lauren Manzo shares all about her most recent surgery —a breast reduction! She tweeted a picture saying "I LOVE my new boobs!" Get the full story RIGHT HERE.
Watch: The Amazing Trailer for The New Season of Millionaire Matchmaker
And finally, we've talked and talked about the cast drama on RHONJ, but it just keeps coming. Reports from InTouch are saying that Dina Manzo had Jacqueline fired, saying "Jacqueline has to go, too, it's her or me." To which Jacqueline responded "I understand why Dina wouldn't want me on the show." Well, it seems like it's decided—if we want Dina back, we lose Jacqueline. Can you really blame either of them for not wanting their family drama to end up like the Gorga/Giudice's?
OK! Exclusive: Reality Check With Lea Black
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Staying Healthy: Fitness Clubs, Yoga and Pilates
In addition to the spectacular outdoor opportunities available to Tucson residents, there are a plethora of fitness clubs and classes to help residents get and stay fit. While this is not a complete list of healthy resources in Tucson, this covers much of the North and Northwest areas where Team Al and Sandy focus much of their real estate practice.
Animas Center for Pilates, Yoga and Dance
Essential Yoga AZ (Barb Sherman)
Tucson Racquet and Fitness Club


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FCC Votes to Auction Off Broadcast Spectrum
More than two years after the Federal Communications Commission unveiled its National Broadband Plan, the agency today formally kicked off the incentive auction process, which will offer up broadcast spectrum for mobile broadband use.
With the move, broadcast TV stations with unused spectrum will be able to sell it to wireless carriers hungry for extra bandwidth. But like most things in Washington, this won't happen overnight. The FCC today voted to start the spectrum auction process, but that includes a public comment period that starts now.
As more and more people pick up data-heavy gadgets like smartphones and tablets, the available space on the network shrinks. Wireless carriers have long warned about the impending "spectrum crunch," but it has taken years to sort out how best to allocate available spectrum to mobile broadband providers.
"As recently as July 2007, there was no iPhone, no Android phones, no tablets, no app stores. Back then only 9 million Americans, or about 4 percent of the mobile market, had smartphones," FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in a statement. "Today, the majority of mobile subscribers have smartphones, and those phones generate 35 times more traffic than old feature phones. For tablets, it's 121 times more traffic."
The idea of incentive auctions was first floated in the FCC's National Broadband Plan, which was released in 2010. It has been discussed at length since then, and earlier this year, Congress inserted language into a larger economic package that gave the FCC permission to auction off broadcast spectrum to wireless carriers.
In recent months, broadcasters have been largely supportive of the plan, since they will be able to make some money. But the National Association of Broadcasters has stressed that its members must only give up spectrum on a voluntarily basis and not be forced into it. As a result, the FCC today launched the Broadcaster LEARN (Learn Everything About Reverse-Auctions Now) Program, which is intended to educate broadcasters about the incentive auction process.
When things actually get going, the auctions will have a three-pronged approach: 1) a "reverse auction" whereby broadcasters will offer up the spectrum they want to sell; 2) the "repacking" of available spectrum to free up a portion of the ultra-high frequency band for other uses; and 3) a "forward auction" of the newly available spectrum.
Before that happens, though, the FCC wants your input on everything from the design of the auction and repacking to unlicensed use of spectrum and the ultimate transition.
For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius.


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Discipline: Economics
Non-profit organization posits the existence of organizations pursuing different objectives (and working under different constraints) to the functional profit-making model.
Usually supported by private/public grants or donations, such organizations are implicity or explicitly non-profit making.
Examples include health foundations, charities, and clubs.
R S Gassier, The Economics of Non-profit Enterprise: A Study in Applied Economic Theory (New York and London, 1986)


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The AVICOM Committee is pleased to announce that Julien Anfruns, the Director General of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), will be in Montreal on October 10th to officially launch the AVICOM Montréal 2012 Conference. In addition, he will do us the honour of presenting a prize during the FIAMP festival, the international competition for audiovisual productions, image and sound that was created by AVICOM.
The AVICOM Committee has decided to extend the Early Bird Rates for the conference in October taking place in Montreal. This way, more delegates will be able to benefit from the preferential rate and attend the annual conference and the FIAMP festival. Plan to attend this prestigious conference to hear about the latest trends in museology and technology from academics, museum experts and multimedia professionals from around the world. To take advantage of our special rates, please register before June 30, 2012.
Reserve your accommodations now for the AVICOM Montréal 2012 Conference & FIAMP.2012 Festival. Our guests will benefit from a special rate.
The call for the FIAMP competition is now closed. Thank-you to all the museums and institutions who submitted their audio-visual and multimedia productions. We will publish the official selection on-line soon. The works of the finalists will be presented to the delegates at the conference before the official awards ceremony, to be held on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at the Canadian Centre for Architecture.
For more information, please contact Manon Blanchette, AVICOM President, or call 514 872-1002 at Pointe-à-Callière.
Best Regards,
Manon Blanchette Ph.D
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Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) analysts are IT professionals who are specifically trained to work with Oracle platforms focused on supply chain management for the Web. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that from 2014-2024, analysts in this field should experience a much faster than average growth in employment opportunities.
Essential Information
An Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) analyst is a business operations analyst with specific expertise in a series of Internet-based supply chain management platforms created by Oracle, an information technology (IT) company. The main main job duty of an ASCP analyst is to develop IT solutions for any business problems the company might have. Many entry-level analyst positions may require at least a bachelor's degree rich in quantitative courses such as math and computer science, and a graduate degree may increase employment options. Certification is available and involves completing an Oracle training course and passing examinations.
|Required Education
|Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, master's or doctorate for career advancement
|Oracle ASCP certification available
|Projected Job Growth (2018-2028)*
|26% for operations research analysts
|Median Salary (2018)*
|$83,390 for operations research analysts
Source: *U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
ASCP Analyst Job Description
ASCP analysts may be employed for several years in the information technology (IT) field before gaining ASCP professional certification, which requires analysts to master Oracle's E-Business Suite 11i and R12 supply chain applications. The certification process may be purchased by the analyst's employer and facilitated by Oracle. It involves completing a training course and passing a series of exams. Upon completion, analysts may be certified as professional supply chain purchasing and/or professional supply chain order management consultants, according to Oracle (www.oracle.com).
Oracle ASCP analysts may be called on to employ the Oracle supply chain application in order to streamline a company's inventory, enhance its operating system and devise strategies for upper-level management that improves the company's overall ability to service its customers. An analyst's primary function may be to apply IT solutions to technical and logistical business problems.
ASCP Analyst Duties
According to Monster.com job listings as of November 2014, the duties of Oracle ASCP analysts may involve conducting quality assessments of company's supply chains and drafting reports detailing solutions; working with company personnel to understand business procedures; developing architectures and coding standards and being on-call for application support.
ASCP analysts may need extensive knowledge of word-processing software in addition to other kinds of supply chain applications. They may also need to demonstrate a high level of adaptability to new and complex computer information.
ASCP Analyst Career Outlook
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of operations research analysts, like ASCP analysts, is expected to grow by 26% between 2018 and 2028 (www.bls.gov). Those with a master's degree or Ph.D. may find better opportunities, the same source asserts. The dominant employers for analysts in 2018 were, in order, company and enterprise management; ; computer systems design and related services; insurance carriers; credit intermediation and related activities; and the management, scientific and technical consulting services. Analysts may also be self-employed and work as independent consultants.
A bachelor's degree in a field related to computer science is mandatory when entering this profession, while a master's or doctoral degree is required for career advancement. Some ASCP analysts gain professional certification as well, which might create opportunities to work as a consultant in the field.


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Blueprint for the future of Shrewsbury is revealed
After more than a year in the making, the final draft of the Big Shrewsbury Town Plan has been revealed.
The vision, which could reshape some of Shrewsbury's most well known and popular locations for the future, is set to be approved next week.
In September 2017, Shropshire Council, Shrewsbury Town Council and Shrewsbury BID announced they were working on a joint vision for the future of the town – providing plans for the future of some the town's most important areas.
Since then a team has been gathering the views of residents, visitors, businesses and other key stakeholders to shape the plan.
So far the project has cost about £50,000 which has been split between the three key partners.
The final version, which has been created by LDA Design, is now ready to be put into action.
As well as broader plans for the town, four key locations have been identified for improvement and development – the Flaxmill Maltings, the northern corridor and railway station, Riverside and the West End.
The plan sets out ambitions to connect the Flaxmill to the rest of the town by improving the streetscape along Castle Foregate and St Michael's Street.
The proposal also includes improvements to the pedestrian and cycle link that follows the former route of the canal, which the team has named the 'low line'.
If funding is secured, the Big Town Plan suggests creating a new centre for people arriving in the town with a new square outside the railway station.
Ideas also include removing parking outside the station and relocating taxis to reduce air pollution in Castle Street.
Councillor Alan Mosley, Leader of Shrewsbury Town Council, said he fully supports the plan and the vision of the town's future.
"Shrewsbury Town Council has been closely involved in developing the plan from inception and we wholeheartedly support the concept and the proposed framework for future developments," he said.
"The levels of interest and support from stakeholders and public at large has been tremendous and augurs well for a very bright and successful future throughout our great town."
Councillor Mosley said the plan will be reviewed every February to ensure work is on track.
He added: "This will ensure we are held to account every single year. It is really important we can show the public what we have done and what we will be doing.
"If some of this work is not achieved, ultimately we will have failed so it is important we really make this work."
The reconfiguration of Shrewsbury's shopping centre has been described as a "golden opportunity" to create new buildings offering views of the river and public spaces.
It says there is the chance to make Smithfield Road a "largely traffic-free promenade" next to the river.
There is also a suggestion of removing Raven Meadows multi-storey car park and the Riverside Shopping Centre to create a one-level public promenade connecting the town centre to the river.
Meanwhile the proposals for the West End are focussed on connecting the town centre to the riverside at Victoria Quay and making better use of links to the Quarry.
It would include opportunities to build a new workhub and potential for re-purposing some of the car parking for a range of different uses.
Seb Slater, executive director of Shrewsbury BID, said work will now begin on securing funding and starting projects.
"Collaboration between Shropshire Council, Shrewsbury Town Council and Shrewsbury BID on this shared vision and Big Town Plan is important to the future vitality of the town," he said.
"As we approach the start of our second five-year term, we look forward to continued partnership working to attract new investment and see delivery of exciting new projects on the ground."
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"Medical students (often senior ones) dominated the presidency and other positions for the greater part of the first 3 to 4 decades. Some of them included Mahmud Merican, Toh Ban Hock, John Ramanathan, Khalid Hassan, Maurice Choo, K Prabhakaran, Christie Tan, Peter Lee, Tan Chi Chiu, Eugene Sim, Fidah Alsagoff, Lee Hung Ming, James Hui, Lee Chiern Earn, Ruban Poopalalingam, and Shanker Pasupathy."
Source: HP Lee. King Edward VII Hall of Residence. Annals Academy of Medicine, 160C. July 2005, Vol. 34 No. 6.
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I struggle in the kitchen. I've gotten a little better but it's an area I definitely need to improve in. In fact, in 8th grade I put salt in snicker doodles instead of sugar in Home Ec and barely passed the class… my parents were not pleased. I've just never had the desire to find and follow recipes, so I haven't. Ironically, recently at work, I've been thrown into working on healthy food segments with celebrity chefs and professional nutritionists and I've picked up on a few things.
My favorite thing to make after a workout is a Green smoothie.
-one banana
-8-10 slices of cucumber
-one handful of ice
-2 cups of water
-one scoop of protein powder
-one large handful of kale
-one large handful of baby spinach
Another smoothie I enjoy is a Peanut Butter Banana blend
-one banana
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-one package of plain oatmeal (no sugar, no flavor)
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WASHINGTON — Having two presidents is starting to feel like having no president, and that's the situation we'll face until Inauguration Day. Heaven help us.
WASHINGTON — Having two presidents is starting to feel like having no president, and that's the situation we'll face until Inauguration Day. Heaven help us.
President Bush spent the weekend in Lima, Peru, at a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, conferring with Pacific Rim leaders who had no reason to pay attention to anything he said. Bush did, however, cut a dashing figure in a traditional Peruvian poncho. On Monday morning, minus the poncho, he was back home lending his imprimatur to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's latest diving catch to save the global economy from utter ruin — this time, the massive bailout of Citigroup.
A couple of hours later, the other president, Barack Obama, presented his new high-powered economic team. Obama made a point of saying that the prospective officials — led by Timothy Geithner, his pick to head treasury — would start working immediately. Obama also made clear that there's very little they can do except monitor the situation, study possible solutions and develop a plan to be enacted after Jan. 20. We can't afford another month or more of drift, Obama said. But I'm afraid that's just what we're going to get.
The problem, and it's becoming serious, is that no one is prepared to orchestrate a comprehensive program to stabilize the financial system, put a floor under housing prices and keep the economy from sinking into a recession.
Bush could and should do it — he is still president, and avoiding economic collapse is part of the job description. But he won't. It's ironic that after being so aggressive and proactive in other areas, the Decider is so indecisive and passive about the economy.
In part, Bush's inaction stems from ideology. If the free market is always right, then it ought to correct itself and get back on course. All the government really needs to do is take care of a few emergencies such as Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, IndyMac, AIG, Wachovia, Citigroup ... and, of course, whatever comes next. Not the auto companies, however: In Bushworld, the firms that created the toxic mortgage-backed securities that threaten to bring down the global financial system are somehow morally superior to the companies that created the Mustang, the Malibu and the minivan.
I don't think ideology explains it all, though. Even if he wanted to make a real run at righting the economy, at this point Bush has neither the energy nor the credibility to make it happen.
That leaves the other president, who has plenty of energy and credibility — but no authority. Bush said he called Obama to inform him of the Citigroup bailout, but informing isn't the same as consulting. Obama said his new economic team will be monitoring the situation and giving him daily reports on where things stand. He could save them the trouble and just watch CNBC or Bloomberg all day.
Obama said he believes a huge economic stimulus is needed "right away." But he knows that won't happen — it's unlikely that anything big enough could get through the outgoing Congress, and in any event a big stimulus is not something that Bush is willing to support. Obama said that "we cannot hesitate and we cannot delay," but he knows full well that hesitation and delay are all but inevitable.
James Baker, the former secretary of state and current Republican eminence grise, made an amazing suggestion on "Meet the Press" Sunday — that Bush and Obama develop and announce a joint economic rescue program. It was a stunning acknowledgement of how weak the Bush presidency has become and how dangerous it would be to spend the next two months meandering from crisis to crisis.
But that's the road we're on. When I get frustrated with Paulson's zigzags, with his overnight decisions to buy huge companies or write hundred-billion-dollar checks, I remind myself that he doesn't really have a president to work for. The poor man may stumble here and there, but he's dancing as fast as he can.
Eugene Robinson is a columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group.


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In the season of testing, of shaking all that needs shaking, it's a time of pushing through the trial and walking the waves of the storm.
It's a journey where you discover not all see His heart in you in the way you'd think they should, but you learn to just let go and rest in His arms. This time of standing in who God says you are despite the arrows flying all around.
A season of moments where you hit the wall of your weakness, fall down hard but He lifts you up so fast with His love surrounding you like a whirlwind until you forget the pain and feel His joy again.
It's a beautiful season in His heart. He's making you beautiful and you'll see it in His time.
He holds you close. He won't let those arrows take you down. He's got you, He's by your side the whole time… even when you feel He's absent.
You make His heart sing. You bring a smile to the face of the Savior and a twinkle to His eyes of love and fire.
No matter what others think, just love them and trust Him. He will heal the pains of the surprise hurts of life.
He's the One you're made for, He's the One you're living for this time. No one and nothing else will He allow to have your affections anymore.
The season of new heart songs from the deepest depths of truth, seeing Father God meet you right where you are. And then He takes you soaring higher than you ever thought you could go.


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Banks + TEED - "Warm Water"
I hope I see these words again: "Written by Banks. Produced by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs." This one is just a single, but the vibe of producer and singer here seem to go together perfectly. It's warm, aqueous pop, probably making "Warm Water" the most aptly named bit of pop that you'll see today. You'll be able to purchase this one on May 27.
Oh and by the way, if you ever feel like calling Banks up, just dial (323) 362-2658.


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November 28, 2019
Calogel Review
Calogel is made up of four ingredients including collagen protein, aloe vera, lecithin, and safflower oil. All of the ingredients in Calogel are entirely stimulant free and for most, side effect free. Collagen is their main active ingredient, which they claim works with the body to naturally balance its systems, helping you to achieve consistent and lasting results. But this is not so. Collagen is a natural element found in skin which has never been suggested to promote weight loss results. It keeps skin toned and tightened. But it does not burn fat, suppress appetite, etc. Other ingredients found in Calogel such as aloe vera work to heal the lining of the stomach and heal the skin of damage. Safflower oil has also been known to be rich in good healthy fatty acids, which improve cholesterol and skin at the same time. But again, they are incapable of promoting more significant weight loss results.
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Calogel acts as a well advertised formula for stimulant free weight loss as you sleep. They have just a few basic ingredients, claiming that these provide you with the secret that you may have missed out on all along. But, while there are stimulant free ingredients can promote weight loss and these ingredients are certain stimulant free, they are not one and the same. None of these ingredients have demonstrated a propensity toward fat burning or other weight loss results, and they continue to disappoint for most consumers. Calogel may seem appealing at first, and why not? It's stimulant free, and they have a new idea that nobody else has really used. Nobody else uses collagen, because it does not promote weight loss, and it is clear that Calogel does not have any other ingredients that will promote real weight loss results.


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December 20, 2016
I am a big fan of kid art. I wish often that we adults were free enough to produce that non self conscious art that kids do. My 14 year old son has been into robots and trains since he was about 2 years old (Thank you, Thomas the Tank Engine). He also likes to … More Diego Robot Designs


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Enjoy free barefoot bowls, jumping castle and face painting, plus some excellent live music, while you browse the stalls selling jewellery, items for the home, fashion and beauty. Grab a bite to eat at the food truck alley, jammed with your favourite Gold Coast food trucks and stalls, and then stop for something refreshing in the beer garden. It'd be rude not to!
Get your exercise out of the way nice and early and join in this 5km fun run around Evandale Parklands. You can run at your own pace and enjoy a post-run coffee with the rest of the runners afterwards. +READ MORE
Gold Coast Chinatown comes alive with Asian culture and there is plenty of children's activities and entertainment. The markets offer a blend of cuisines from across Asia, or you can tie in a visit to the markets with dinner at one of the many local Chinese restaurants. +READ MORE
If you love Latin dance like Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha, Merengue Kizomba or the Argentinean Tango, you must try this free workshop. You don't need a partner, just your dancing shoes. For beginners through to advanced. +READ MORE
Time to party, kids! Get your groove on to the strobe and laser lights and smoke machine, and enjoy some great dancing games, such as the conga line, limbo, corners and fruit salad. Face painting or balloon twisting is also available! +READ MORE
Wander along the beautiful foreshore and browse the 120 market stalls, enjoying some great live entertainment. One of the largest markets on the Gold Coast, it includes fashion, jewellery, accessories, artworks, photographs, beauty products and homewares. Finish the night by eating at one of the many restaurants along the front. +READ MORE
Explore some great children's books with Gold Coast City Libraries. Suitable for children aged 0 to 5 years. +READ MORE
Watch as hundreds of pelicans turn up to be fed by staff at Charis Seafood! Get there early for a good vantage point and a go on the playground. +READ MORE
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Will June 2011 be Another Down Month for the Stock Markets?
With "Sell in May and Go Away" over, June is now here and that's likely not good news for investors either. Although September is historically the worst month for the markets, June has been the most consistently troublesome month in recent years. The Dow has been down for six straight Junes, and since 2000, the "Blue Chip Stock" index has been up in June just twice.
So how has the Dow's performance in June fared against its returns in other months? Since 2000, June has been the index's worst month. Furthermore, there haven't been any good places to hide in June in recent years. Since 2000, each of the ten S&P 500 sectors have averaged a decline in June.
Historic Performance in the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the month of June since 1896 has revealed …
* On average, the Dow has gained 0.22 percent during June.
* Up 49 percent of the time in June, and Down 51 percent of the time.
* The Best June was in 1938, when it rose 24.26 percent.
* The Worst June was in 1930, when it fell -17.72 percent.
* June on average ranks as the fourth worst month out of the year for the Dow.
* On average, the Dow has gained 0.81 percent during June when May has been a negative month, and up 51 percent of the time.
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Hotels in Naples
246 Accommodations in Naples
Hotel Ramada NaplesNaples 2.3 km from city centre 794 reviews
Ramada Naples has quickly become a landmark for tourists and business travelers due to its location and services offered. There are156...
Hotel Palazzo AlabardieriNaples 1.1 km from city centre 824 reviews
Hotel has no restaurant but there is a very nice American Bar where clients can spend some hours en plein relax. Palazzo Alabardieri...
Hotel Vergilius BilliaNaples 1.9 km from city centre 163 reviews
With a stay at Hotel Vergilius-Billia, you'll be centrally located in Naples, steps from Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi and minutes from Porta...
Hotel Grand OrienteNaples 374 m from city centre 854 reviews
This 4 star hotel is located in the city centre of Naples and was established in 1948. It is close to the Via Roma/Via Chiaia and the...
Bed and Breakfast Orsa MaggioreNaples 1.7 km from city centre 0 reviews
The spacious and comfortable rooms are furnished in modern style and equipped with private bathroom, hairdryer, TV, telephone, direct,...
Grand Hotel Santa LuciaNaples 1.2 km from city centre 629 reviews
This 4 star hotel is located in the city centre of Naples and was established in 1906. It is close to the Teatro San Carlo and the...
Hotel Millennium GoldNaples 4.5 km from city centre 356 reviews
With a stay at Millenium Gold Hotel in Naples, you'll be near the airport and convenient to Bourbon Hospice for the Poor and Catacombe di...
Starhotel TerminusNaples 2 km from city centre 964 reviews
The hotel offers 173 soundproofed rooms with ensuite bathroom, air conditioning, mini-bar, satellite TV with Internet connection,...
Hotel ibis Styles Napoli GaribaldiNaples 1.9 km from city centre 595 reviews
Built in 2002, this hotel consists of a 4-storey building with a total of 88 rooms, of which 6 are wheelchair accessible. Facilities...
Hotel Diamond NapoliNaples 1.6 km from city centre 0 reviews
Diamond Hotel, the newest hotel in the city, founded in 2010, located in the center, occupies a privileged position, where you can...
Hotel Royal ContinentalNaples 1.2 km from city centre 2285 reviews
This luxury complex has an annexe block, 10 floors and a total of 397 rooms. Facilities include a large foyer with 24-hour reception, a...
Grand Hotel EuropaNaples 2.3 km from city centre 1101 reviews
This historical hotel was built in 1800 and extensively renovated in 2000. Comprising a total of 3 floors with 84 rooms, the hotel...
Hotel Ferdinando IINaples 0 reviews
With a stay at Hotel Ferdinando II in Naples (Naples City Centre), you'll be minutes from Bourbon Hospice for the Poor and Botanical...
Guiren HotelNaples 133 reviews
Dominated by elegant furniture and a warm atmosphere, the hotel, suitable for business and leisure travellers alike, boasts 33 rooms...
Hotel CaravaggioNaples 1.5 km from city centre 224 reviews
The hotel is furnished with extreme attention to detail and proposes ancient environments, characterized by the original stone pavement...
Hotel Palazzo SalgarNaples 1.2 km from city centre 0 reviews
All air-conditioned rooms offer views of the city. Free WiFi, a satellite flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with free toiletries are...
Accommodations in NaplesNaples distills activity, dynamism and personality. The citys boisterous nature and its history make any visit a rich experience for the visitor. Its origins date back to the 6th and 7th centuries BC, and it has conserved Roman, Medieval and Spanish legacies in its street plan and monuments. Smoky Vesuvius rests in the citys background as well as the peoples sub-conscious, producing a populace who live every moment as if it were their last.
To know the Greco-Roman historical center of Naples, begin in the Piazza of Gesú Nuovo with the 15th century church of the same name, whose walls are adorned with diamond-shaped point, and the 34 meter-tall, 18th century Spire of the Immaculate Virgin. Close by, the 14th century Gothic style Church of Santa Clara of Provençal boasts an interesting cloister, while Via Benedetto Croce contains the 14th century Filomarino Palace della Rocca. In the next piazza, named after its church, San Domenico Maggiore, the Corigliano Palace, and the Palace of San Severo are also found. Dont miss the almost hidden lateral street of San Domenico, and the Chapel of San Severo, with its complex Baroque design. In Via San Gregorio Armeno you find Naples famous nativity-scene artisans, while nearby sits the bell tower of the Church of San Gregorio and the cloister of the Convent. In Piazza San Gaetano sit the 7th century church of San Paolo Maggiore and the 10th century church of San Lorenzo Maggiori, where it is possible to visit the Greco-Roman excavations. You then arrive at the Cathedral of Naples, the Duomo, built in the 14th century in a Gothic style that emphasizes the chapels of Tesoro and Saint Thomas Aquinas, and the steeple. At the end of Via dei Tribunali you can observe the oldest castle in Naples, the Castle Capuano.
Approaching the sea, you will see the Castel Novo or Maschio Angioino, to whose imposing 13th century strength later changes were added, including a great cylindrical Triumphal Arc-like entrance and five towers. In the proximity are the Theater San Carlo, the Baroque Church of San Ferdinando, and the 17th century Royal Palace - the Palace remained unfinished until the mid-19th century, and is complete with rich gardens and a Rococo interior. In the Gulf of Naples sits the 12th century Castel dell' Ovo , an ancient prison and royal residence. From this piazza emerges Via Toledo, one of Naples primary arteries, filled with churches and old palaces, which gives an entrance to the Quarteri Spagnoli (Spanish Districts).
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Posted: Jan 09, 2019
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Colby College's Zane Fields had a season like no other Nordic skier has ever had for the Mules after winning six Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) races a year ago.
Fields (Woodstock, Vt.) and the Mules open the 2019 season Saturday in the St. Lawrence University Carnival at Mt. Van Hoevenburg.
Center of attention for the Colby men this weekend will be Fields, who swept the Eastern Championship races and then finished sixth and earned All-American honors in the 20-kilometer race at the NCAA Division I Skiing Championships. Fields, a captain this season, became Colby's first male racer to earn All-American honors.
"Zane will lead our men's team against a very strong and talented collegiate field," Colby head coach Tracey Cote said. "At the U.S. nationals he showed he can ski with the very best in the country, and his focus will remain on being competitive at the NCAA meet in March."
Of the 22 skiers for the men and women, Cote has 13 first-years and sophomores on the roster.
"We're excited coming into the college season," Cote said. "We have a young team and they have put in a tremendous amount of quality training over the summer and fall."
Senior captain Scott Harrison (Mound, Minn.) returns for the men's team after placing 21st in the 10K classical at the Eastern Championships. Foss Kerker (Minneapolis, Minn.) had a solid first season with the Mules.
The men will have depth with juniors Carter Hall (Yarmouth, Maine) and Ben Theyerl (Eau Claire, Wis.) returning along with sophomores Anders Hanson (Craftsbury, Vt.), Adlai Sinkler (Minneapolis, Minn.), and Mark Young (Gilford, N.H.).
Cote is hoping that first-years Will Solo (Hinesburg, Vt.), Torsten Brinkema (Minneapolis, Minn.), and Ben Gustafson (Ely, Minn.) will make an immediate impact.
The Colby women had three sophomores -- Cal Waichler (pictured, Winthrop, Wash.), Kirsten Miller (Norwich, Vt.), and Marin Coletta (Bozeman, Mont.) -- make an impact last year. Waichler had six finishes in the top 20, Miller had seven in the top 30, and Coletta also had top 20 and 30 finishes.
"Cal is looking really strong with competitive finishes in both the 10K classic and the 20K freestyle at U.S. nationals," Cote said. "Marin and Kirsten also had incredibly strong fall training seasons and some top early season results."
Junior Skylar Tupper (Minneapolis, Minn.) placed 18th in the 15K race at the Eastern Championships. Meanwhile, senior Meg Yoder (Concord, Mass.) and junior Annika Martell (Eagan, Minn.) will be the team's co-captains.
Juniors Julia Lazzaroni (Park City, Utah) and Talia Seltzer (Sudbury, Mass.) also return for the Mules. Sophomore Erin Bianco (Ely, Minn.), the sister of All-East skier Amy Bianco '17, is a transfer from St. Olaf College and a former Minnesota state champion.
Bianco will be a newcomer along with first-years Lillian Fisher (Brattleboro, Vt.) and Emma Terwilliger (Ely, Minn.).


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- Today's Program: Linnea Johnson, Returning Exchange Student
- Birthdays: Rotarians around the globe.
- Next Week: Javier: Hello from Ecuador
- Last Week:
Mathew Taylor had his travails during his year in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. But he emerged intact and grateful for the exchange experience.
The first three months were difficult. He struggled with his Spanish, had far too much alone time with his first host family and found his school experience uninspiring. On top of that, the drivers scared him to death, and he was mugged on Christmas Eve.
Not the best start, but with the turn of the calendar and a move to his second host family — remember Geri who spent a year in Northfield a couple of years ago? Her family — things turned around.
"Once I got past that, it was so much fun," he said. "Everything went so fast and pretty soon, I was home again."
Matt was able to travel throughout Bolivia with other exchange students and found that to be the highlight of his trip. He also observed, sometimes first hand — an extremely dynamic, bordering on incendiary, political scene.
Matt is now back at Northfield High School and looking forward to a return trip to Bolivia.
- Condolences: Longtime Rotarian Burton Peterson died on Tuesday, Jan. 1, at the age of 86. The club extends its condolences to his wife, Helen, and his family.
- Guests: Alex, Javier and Katrin (Quinnell), Matt Reppmann (Yogi), Cliff Taylor (Mittelstaedt) and Kip Coonley (Coonley).
- Scholarship Enhancement: Fred Rogers
- Announcements:
- There are still tickets to be had for the "To China & Back" midwinter event Saturday, Jan. 26. If you are interested Rick Estenson has them at easy terms.
- Paul Harris Fellowships are available at a deep discount for a limited time. Bob Will, who should think about a second career hawking furniture on cable, says mega-billionaire Bill Gates needs are help. I think I detected an ironic twinkle in his eye as he uttered that sentiment. Anyway, it all goes to the eradication of polio. See Bob if you want to take advantage of this annual one-time offer.
- First a teacher/then a bard/Lutsky wants signs/In his yard. See Neil about his Burma Shave Sign Contest. Entries are due on Leap Day, Friday, Feb. 29.
Jan. 24 – Chinese New Year, Tom Durkin and Rick Estenson
Jan. 31 – Bill Ostrem – Non-motorized transportation, Safe Routes to School, (Chris Richardson)
February 7 — (The Other Richardson)
Steve Ryan — Manager, Paint Products
Jim Grabau — Sales Genome Sequencing


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AB is starting a new Internet service designed for their partners and clients. – Following the latest trends and best practices, we have based the platform on cutting-edge technologies – say the representatives of the Polish Champion.
The new internet service www.aboline.pl has been enriched with a number of functional tools providing a highly advanced result search and enabling comparison of several positions with just one click, as well as the creation of lists of favorite products. Highly developed filters of production trees and producers have been prepared so as to facilitate the search. Clients can easily personalize the view of individual elements of the navigation desktop by moving and rolling up chosen tools.
– We have begun the upgrading of the AB online service especially for our partners, by implementing a number of intuitive solutions intended to facilitate navigation of the service. Following the latest trends and best practices, we have based the platform on cutting-edge technologies – says Patrycja Gawarecka, Sales and Marketing Director at AB S.A.
The system embraces about 50 functional modules encompassing, for example: the presentation of sales offers; marketing; service; and logistics; as well as a unique solution designed to integrate the sale with Allegro.
The new service is already available. Simultaneous operation of both the former and the present service will continue until the end of May to allow partners to familiarize themselves with the new functions.


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Great dinner yesterday, Internet still working, Bear Island
We continue to cruise further north. Each moment, we are further north than we have ever been in our lives. The Internet service is probably toast above 76 degrees north latitude.
Last night we had dinner with two folks from our Roll Call and our trivia team, Marsha and Lou, from Staten Island. Steve and I had a great meal in the Grand Dining Room, with a soft shell crab appetizer, an apple and feta cheese salad, and a lovely cut of prime rib. Dessert for me was a Baccarat, an open fruit torte that was very yummy; Steve had Key Lime Pie. So far, the GDR has had the best food.
This morning (Sunday, July 14) has been hectic. We got up to have breakfast, quickly followed by a close cruise-by of Bear Island, the southernmost island in the Svalbard archipelago. This island is primarily a bird refuge and we saw many different types of birds flying around from our veranda (somewhat protected from the wind). Right after seeing Bear Island, we had a second mandatory life boat drill (cruises longer than 14 days must have multiple drills). Finally, we are relaxing in Horizons, having late coffee and watching the calm, grey seas. We are still seeing lots of birds and are looking for whales. The water temperature is about 36 degrees, according to our Captain and the air temperature is 41 degrees.
Tomorrow: Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen (Svalbard). Woo-hoo!
Update: We're eating lunch outside at Waves, just to say we did it at 76 degrees north latitude. Bundled up of course.
Second update: Now about 3:00 pm, Internet continues to survive in spite of the ridiculous
low angle of the receiver angle to the satellites almost below the horizon. The sea is like glass. We had fog earlier for a short while, but now the visibility is quite good and we even had blue skies and sun briefly. Kittiwakes and fulmars are still hanging around the ship. There was a whale sighting earlier but we missed it.
Third update: Internet still lives! It is now 5:30 pm and we can see the southernmost tip of Spitsbergen Island. The skies have cleared up and a few moments ago we saw a couple of dolphins. Earlier, Steve and I saw two whales spouts far to the west. We also had an unfortunate sighting of Inappropriatus cruisus discussius, that all-too-common species of fellow passenger who strides over to us with hands on hips, unbidden, to ask us "what do you think of the Zimmerman verdict"? This woman barely knows us through the CC Roll Call, but felt confident that we must share in her opinion of events. When we did not quite register the same opinion as her, she was quite shocked. Politics and religion should be strictly verboten as discussion topics between casual strangers on a cruise ship.
Fourth update: 7:00 pm- Internet still kicking, placid seas, blue sky, spectacular peaks in view on Spitsbergen. All we need are whales performing in front of us.
Fifth update: 8:00 pm – whales have been spotted – likely deep divers, like fin or sperm whales.


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The next session I was able to blog at Chicago Search Engine Strategies was Advanced Search term Research Tools Moderated by Detlev Johnson of PositionTech.
Speakers included: Christine Churchill – KeyRelevance, Lori Weiman – KeywordMax, Shayn Ryan – LSI Systems, James Lamberti – Comscore, David Warmuz – Trellian
Christine was first up and started with keyword selection consideration for PPC and SEO.
Things to look at:
- Relevance
- Keyword popularity = traffic potential
- State in buying process
- Competition
Golden rule: It's not about the keyword YOU want to be found on. It's about the keywords the end users are looking at.
- AdWords
- Yahoo/Overture
- GoodKeywords.com
- Wordtracker
- KeywordIntelligence.com
- KeywordDiscovery.com
None of these tools takes data from the same datasource, which should be taken into consideration.
Google Traffic Estimator – Take will a bit of a grain of salt. More useful to forcase budget.
GoodKeywords.com – Allows you to do permutations of keywords. It will concantonate disparate phrases together to give you ideas for new phrases.
Evaluating phrases by the Stage in the Buying Process:
Problem Recognition
Eval by search type
To get inside the searcher's head you have to understand they why behind the search so you can better target to respond.
Evaluation by Competition
Are competitors using PPC on those phrases?
How optimized are their sites?
Competitive Intelligence Tools:
- Hitwise
- Competitive Intelligence – Trellian
- AdGooroo – Find out what keywords competitors are buying
- KeywordAnalyzer
- NicheBOT – Collects information from a variety of sources
- Google Keyword Tool – Shows keyword popularity, cost data and ad position.
Once you collect your list, then test them. Use PPC and track performance at the keyword level and find out what really works. Many times a phrase appears to be promising and a test shows that is not the case.
Now Christine has switched to show actual demo of:
Trellian Keyword Discovery:
Gives historical data for a term
Supports search operators like, "related:" and "like:"
Export data to excel
Keyword Intelligence:
Search term suggestions
Success rate
GoodKeyWords – free tool using Overture data
Misspellings, typos
Phrase builder
Next up is Lori Weiman from KeywordMax, a bid management tool provider.
Ways to grow an existing list of keywords.
Start by mining referreral data. On referrers from PPC, make sure to capture the phrase and the url to check what the actual phrase used for the clickthrough was in cases of broad match. The term that you're buying may not be the term that was clicked on. Use analytics software to extract this info.
Build a keyword list using Excel. Combine data from two columns and output to a third
Start with root phrases in one column and one phrase in column two. Perform the concantonate command and it will combine column 1 with the one phrase from column 2.
Keyword Research Tools:
Use free tools like Oveture
How many people are searching on phrases
What are the bid costs
"gems" Niche phrases, higher conversion
"workhorses" drive large amounts of traffic, expensive
Now that you have a list, you're not done. Must do some analytics.
Case Study: "photo marketing" Created high volume, poor performance. Checked referrers to discover that traffic was coming in on variations to that phrase. Modified from broad match to more specific.
Next up Shaun Ryan SLI Systems, New Zealand
Use site search to help with keyword research. SLI hosts site search for clients.
How to get the data:
Manually, but better to use a tool or script, analytics
Site search is great because is direct feedback from your site users. Keep in mind the context of the phrases discovered.
Track keyword popularity
Use clicks on search results – this may lead to better performing phrases
Assemble keywords by category.
Next up James Lamberti from comScore.
Today's challenges:
Extracting phrases and discover the "people beind the keywords".
Integrating search marketing with other media
Better competitive intelligence
comScore technology – Gathers data from largest opt-in research panel in the world.
What's missing in search marketing:
– How many people are you actually reaching? Brand exposure?
– Who are they – demo, psycho, clickstream
– How are they performing against competition
– Trends
James gave a case study using iPod. Giving market share data, general and niche demographic data, where else they visit on the Internet.
Share of Voice: Allows you to enter web sites to find out what their "share of voice" is.
Time was up.
QA – Also included David Warmuz from Trellian. Lots of questions.
Question for comScore: Give a percent of clickthrough for top 2 SERPs on Google
Answer: Doesn't have that info, and capability to get it is recent.
Detlev: With disclaimer, cites Jakob Nielsen case study of up to 40% of clickthroughs going to #1 position. Study also reported the way your listing looks, "snippet, title tag" matters.
Question for Lori: In a previous session the importance of coordinating organic and SEO?
Answer: KeywordMAX focuses on PPC
Christine: Data you get from PPC, feed into organic.
Question: For non consumer prods what period time gives you enough data?
Christine: For B2B there's a longer latency – practice patience.
Lori: To determine testing period look at your sales cycle. Look at buying patterns to identify the point where conversion is most likely and target that.
Question: Do you have a recommended time period for re-evaluating keywords?
Christine: PPC is an ongoing test ground for SEO. So it is an ongoing process.
James: Important to watch trends and how other advertising is affecting how consumers are searching.
Shaun: SLI will send an email at whatever interval the client sets up of the top on-site search phrases.
Question: Seems to be easy to get lots of keywords, what's the process in themeing them.
christine: Uses excel to manipulate and organize. Also can output keywords for use in PPC.
Question: How many keywords should be targeted on a web page? In general – organic or PPC.
Christine: It would be different for PPC and organic. For SEO it depends on how competitive the phrase is. On Paid you can have a very large list. 1-3 phrases per page for SEO. PPC is nearly unlimited.
Question: When you have thousands of keywords, what's a best practice for tracking changes to keyword bid history?
Christine: Keep a manual log. Doesn't know of a tool in bid management that does that.
Lori: KeywordMAX is developing this functionality within the KeywordMAx tool.
Question: How much of an impact does a bad landing page have on conversions.
Christine/Lori: Get rid of pages that do not work
Shaun: Test, test, test
Question/Statement: Put weblog into Excel. Uses SQL queries in Access to output data.
That was pretty much it!
Other SES Chicago session coverage from Search Engine Roundtable includes:
Book Search
ClickZ Forum: Ads Beyond Search
Global Search Landscape
Targeting Search Ads By Demographics & Behavior
Podcast Search
Reputation Monitoring and Management
Video Search
Introduction to Search Marketing
Tags: SES, SES+Chicago, Keyword+Research, Keyword+Analysi, comScore, hitwise, Trellian, Keyword+Discovery, Keyword+Intelligence, Competitive+Intelligence