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The Wiggly Wiggles Australia's Best-Loved Children's Entertainers All Reviews by Pam Gordon Copyright © 2004 CyberParent. All rights reserved
The Wiggles love children and their love shows. They will have your kidssinging, dancing, clapping, wiggling, learning, communing, and having fun!
The costumed Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, Officer Beaples, Dorothy theDinosaur, Captain Feathersword and others costar with four Australian guys(Greg, Murray, Anthony, and Jeff) who sing, play the guitar, the accordion, andthe keyboard while teaching, dancing, and wiggling right on into your kid'sheart.
A little history: Three of these four guys met while studying earlychildhood education. Their first album was published in 1991 and it has been anuphill success story for them ever since. As a touring band, the Wiggles havekept in contact with their public and that has fueled their growth. However, thereal secret to their success is that they love children and they have obviousand uninhibited fun entertaining those children. In return, young kids,almost without fail, adore the Wiggles.
Parents are pleased with the Wiggles, too. Parents recognize andappreciate the educational value as well as the societal values these guys andtheir entourage impart. Michael Fitzgerald wrote for Time Magazine, "TheWiggles promote social behavior, urging children to engage with a world that isbecoming increasingly virtual."
Although the songs are exceptional with a few good Aussie words(educational in itself) and enough repetition to get kids hooked, the vigorousaction is another attraction. It gets kids off the couch, moving, wiggling,learning, and laughing.
That action is the reason the videos are a better first buy than the audioCDs. Certainly do purchase a couple of well-loved CDs for the car but firstpurchase and watch the visuals. Follow with the CDs and your kids will bewiggling away in their car seats–singing, clapping, and having a blast!
While some older kids will enjoy them a few times, The Wiggles are bestfor babies through first grade. Not even an adult can stay around these catchytunes, though, without humming a few the rest of the day. It's a terrific wayfor the entire family to sing and dance and wiggle around like silly nuts.
The Wiggles are the Australian answer to Barney complete with the same orsimilar plots, bold colors, and slapstick comedy–even Dorothy the Dinosaur.However, the Australians seem to do a better job of it.
Most publications have 12-16 songs inVHS tapes or DVDs and run about40 minutes–some longer, some shorter–except for The Wiggles MagicalAdventure which is 70 minutes of wiggly fun. You can also buy audio CDs formost releases.Many of the VHS-DVD publications, such as Wiggle Bay and Cold Spaghetti Western,have a story to tell as a bonus to the music and interactiveentertainment.Most of the DVDs have some extras (not included on VHS) suchas extra songs that make them worth the slight additional cost.
Another Big Bonus: Try showing The Wiggles in late morning or earlyafternoon. It almost guarantees your little one will take a nice, long nap!
To sum it up: My opinions with reviews following…Wiggle Time or Yummy,Yummy are great introductions to theWiggles. Even the youngest family member will wiggle along. They are also goodCDs. Cold Spaghetti Western is an absolute hoot! Welove it!
Wiggly Wiggly World is a world full offriends and cultural diversity. Great CD, too!!Best Wiggles Gift Pack contains Wiggle Time, TootToot, Yummy Yummy at a savings.Hoop-Dee-Doo and WigglesMagical Adventure are two of the best for older children. Top of the Tots and WakeUp, Jeff, while still good, seemed a bit slower than theothers. Wiggles Space Dancing and WigglyPlay Time did not seem up to par in my family's opinion. They aregood ones to skip unless you are Wiggles' collectors.
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Cold Spaghetti Western An eclectic western that mixes Australian and American cowboys with Mariachi music and pasta. The Wiggles friend Alfonso must find his secret pasta ingredient to save the Great Western Café from going under. Out of 13 songs, the high spot is a traditional Mariachi band performing to the Spanish language "Cielito Lindo." Your kids will love it and so will you. What a hoot!
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Dance Party A little more primitive than the Wiggles today, it is still a good production with all the energy and fun of those guys at an earlier age. For Wiggles fans, it's fun to see the younger guys (first released in 1995) and kids love them all. Some of their always exuberant songs include I'm a Cow, Hat on My Head, and Do the Flap.
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Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's a Wiggly Party At the Wiggles party, even the backdrops are wiggling kaleidoscopic wonders while Captain Feathersword is the life of the party. Groovy songs like Dance the Oooby Dooby and La Cucaracha. So step, step, step! Clap, clap, clap. Wiggle your hips, just like that! This is one of the Wiggles that will most appeal to older children.
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Toot Toot When the Wiggles' dune buggy won't start– Toot, Toot– it's time to sing and dance such goodies as Look Both Ways, I Climb Ten Stairs, and Head, Shoulder, Knees, and Toes. There is even a musical push to eat healthy here. As always, the energy is fantastic!
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Top of the Tots The Wiggles are still music geniuses but in Top of the Tots they are also interviewing real-life folks: a pilot, dentist, firefighter, doctor, and even an Olympic gold-medal swimmer. Although the interviews are educational, they take away from the Wiggles who don't dance or cavort in this one. In general it just does not have the energy or appeal of the others.
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Wake Up, Jeff Again, this is one of the earlier ones and it is not quite as professional. The pacing is a little slow, but songs like Bing Bang Bong and Having Fun at the Beach are certainly up to par. The guys are still fun, but you will find this video is just a little more home done than the Wiggles in their later years.
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Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins This will be released at the end of July, 2004. We understand that it will be a full length feature that appeals more to older children than children under 2. As soon as we get a copy, we will review it. In the meantime, you can order it now and have it shipped to you as soon as it is released.
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Wiggle Bay Rowing into Wiggle Bay for a beach party with rosey tea and rolling down sandhills, the guys forget to tie up their boat. It floats away but after some crazy singing and dancing, a beautiful dancing mermaid, Magdalena, brings it back. Add a magic shell and your kids are wiggling on! Join The Wiggles when they solve the mystery and return the golden key to its rightful owner. Note there are no children dancing in Wiggle Bay.
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Wiggle Time Get ready to wiggle with the Aussies through their best introductory video. You will meet all the guys and the main costumed characters: Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, Dorothy the Dinosaur, and the great Captain Feathersword. Sing and dance to Quack Quack, Here Comes a Bear, Uncle Noah's Ark, and I Love It When It Rains. We have the CD for the car. Even the youngest family member will wiggle along here.
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Wiggles Magical Adventure – A Wiggly Movie To Dorothy the Dinosaur, it appears that the Wiggles have forgotten her birthday when in reality they are planning to surprise her. All's well that ends well with a celebration of friendship and Dorothy is happy again. Songs include Romp Bomp a Stomp, I'm a Cow, Nya Nya Nya, Let's Have a Party. Another good one for the older kids.
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Wiggles Space Dancing There are only six songs here and everything seems "off." The Wiggles accidentally blast off into space where they visit the planets Rock Star, Teenie Weenie and Gloomy World. When they return to earth wondering if the trip was just a dream, we are wondering why we bought this one. I think this is a good one to skip.
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Wiggly Play Time This video is made up of episodes of the Wiggles TV Show. It gets a little boring in spots because it does not have as much music plus some of the music is a repeat from an earlier release. Another good one to skip unless you are a Wiggles collector. It left us cold when compared to the others.
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Wiggly Safari Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin fits right in as they all sing, dance, and share educational facts about cockatoos, kookaburras, crocodiles, emus and other Australian wildlife. DVD has a picture gallery of over 60 photos from Australia Zoo. Exceptional for children who love animals–and what child does not?
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Wiggly Wiggly World Friends from around the world join the Wiggles and Dorothy the Dinosaur and Henry the Octopus. Such notables as Slim Dusty, the Aussie Country Music Legend join in the fun with music from around the world. Sixteen musical numbers form the fun in another wiggly world of cultural diversity.
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Yummy Yummy The Wiggles sing about mashed bananas, hot potatoes, crunchy munchy honey cakes and perform the Jewish song Havenu Shalom Alachem with gusto. Fruit Salad teaches about cooking and cleaning up afterwards.Get set for a deliciously good time here. Numbers Rhumba is exceptional even for the Wiggles!
Keep scrolling down for Christmas Wiggles and gift packs. Plus we hear that a new Christmas release is planned for the 2004 yuletide season. We will review it when available.
The Wiggles at Christmas
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Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas Old favorite Christmas tunes such as Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer and.Here Comes Santa Claus plus some originals such as Christmas Picnic and Jeff's Christmas Tune plus the Wiggles energy add up to an exciting seasonal video. Wiggly children, dressed as elves or reindeer, add to the Christmas fun.
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Yule Be Wiggling This Christmas video has many original songs and a few old favorites such as Jingle Bells and Angels We Have Heard on High. These guys and their costumed cast have done a good job of portraying the Christian meaning of Christmas and just plain fun. Your family will love And the World is One On a Christmas Morning.
Wiggles Gift Packs at a Savings! Buy VHS Wiggles 3 Pack: Wiggle Time Toot Toot Yummy Yummy Buy DVD Wiggles 2 Pack: Dance Party Yummy Yummy Buy VHS Wiggles 3 Pack: Wake Up Jeff Wiggly Safari Wiggly Wiggly World
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It is August!!! Holy moley, time flies!! This week I am hosting the Gluten-free Menu Swap! I chose cherries as my featured ingredient. I adore cherries and have been eating them like crazy this summer. You can find great info on cherries on Wikipedia. I have used cherries in many different ways this year. I top my salads with them, I eat them in yogurt, I eat them in cereal, I eat them in ice cream, I eat them straight out of the bag. Last week I had planned on making a cherry cake, but ended up making Blueberry Chia Muffins instead because I had blueberries that needed to be used up. What is your favorite way to eat or use cherries?
This week is Hannah's birthday! She will be 7 on Thursday!! Again, time flies!! We had a family cookout yesterday for her and she will have a small party for her friends from school this coming weekend. Talk about a full week of b-day fun!
Sunday ~ Rotisserie Chicken, red quinoa, grilled corn-on-the-cob & salad
Monday ~ Barbeque chicken breasts, Garlic Rosemary Roasted Potatoes, broccoli & salad.
Tuesday ~ Tacos, black beans, corn & salad (I am going out with my gal friend!)
Wednesday ~ Grilled Salmon, grilled asparagus & sweet potatoes, grilled pineapple & salad. Cherry Cake for dessert.
Thursday ~ Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin, mashed potatoes, fresh green beans & salad.
Friday ~ Pizza night! Bob's Red Mill veggie for me, pepperoni for the family & salad.
Saturday~ Leftovers or breakfast for dinner.
Baked Goods
Pamela's Bread
Heather at Celiac Family has a great looking menu this week! I can't wait to hear how the pizza crust goes on Monday, I have that cookbook, too!! Please make sure to let us know!
Sea at Book of Yum always makes me drool with her recipes & pictures. She has a great recipe up on her post for Garam Masala Indian Tofu Scramble. She also has Chebe grilled pizza on her menu for Friday. YUM!!
Elizabeth at Modern Gal has a great looking menu this week. She has an awesome peach & tomato salad planned for Friday that I may have to try! 🙂
Wendy at Celiacs in the House has lots of amazing produce from the farmer's market! Look at all of those tomatoes! I can't wait to hear more about the homemade cherry ice cream she is making this week!
Linda at The Gluten-free Homemaker has a great looking menu! I am interested in the Easy Rice salad!! 🙂 YUM!
Amanda at Asparagus Thin has a mouth-watering menu planned for the week! Raspberry polenta pie? Sweet Chili Pumpkin Salad with Pistachio Crisps? I might be moving in!!
Cheryl at Gluten-Free Goodness has a wonderful looking menu planned for the week! She even has a recipe for cherry pudding! I am dyinn to try that! 🙂
JoAnn at My Experiment in Gluten-free Living has a great menu! Lots of fun crockpot meals! I love cooking with my crockpot! I am bookmarking these recipes!
I want to thank Cheryl for running the Temporary HQ for the Gluten-Free Menu Swap. 🙂
Don't forget to head over to The Happy Housewife to check out lots of other menu plans. She is filling in for Orgjunkie this week. 🙂
Anyone who wants to participate in the Gluten-Free Menu Swap, please email me at: firstname.lastname@example.com and I will edit this post with your link.
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text: The success story of the John Deere combine harvester started in 1927 with their first model which came onto the market with the name 'No. 2'. A year later they introduced a smaller model with the name 'No. 1'. In spite of the worldwide financial crisis of the 30s the American concern managed to earn a good reputation and a loyal customer base. From the beginning on John Deere paid particular attention to qualitatively high-class harvest technology. They say themselves that they do not only want to meet the expectations in the area but want to exceed the expectations. The AutoTec technology allows the worker to remain entirely relaxed during the harvest as this technology enables the harvester to complete the work autonomously according to a previously defined work-plan. All machinery is produced in the main factory in Zweibrücken. This manufacturing plant formerly belonged to Lanz AG and was taken over by John Deere in 1956. This take-over allowed John Deere to enter the European market. Today, John Deere has combine harvesters on the market which are divided into 5 series. The 1070-, W-, T-, C- and S-series are sorted from the former to the latter according to their performance. Whilst the 1070-series is comprised of machinery which is appropriate for medium-sized businesses, the S-series is distinctly made for large agricultural service supply agencies. With a cutting width of up to 9.15, the John Deere combine harvesters belong to the most effective machines worldwide.


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Hope College will present honorary degrees to Dr. Larry Siedentop and Dr. Daryl Siedentop, who are brothers as well as Hope alumni, for distinguished service as scholars and educators, on Thursday, Sept. 22.
Larry Siedentop, a 1957 graduate from Oxford, England, is a political philosopher and historian of political thought retired from the faculty of Keble College at the University of Oxford and among other distinctions is the author of the book "Democracy in Europe," acclaimed internationally for informing discussion of the unification of Europe. He will receive the Doctor of Laws (LL.D.).
Daryl Siedentop, a 1960 graduate from Westerville, Ohio, is retired from the Sport and Exercise Science faculty of The Ohio State University and has played a leadership role nationally and abroad in his research, writing and leadership focused on understanding and improving teacher effectiveness. He will receive the Doctor of Letters (Litt.D.).
Each will present a public address on Thursday, Sept. 22, in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall. Daryl Siedentop will speak at 11 a.m., and Larry Siedentop will speak at 4 p.m.
The public is invited to both lectures. Admission is free.
They will receive their honorary degrees during a banquet later in the day. Attendance at the banquet is by invitation only.
Larry Siedentop retired in 2003 after three decades as an Official Fellow of Keble College and The Faculty Lecturer in Political Thought at the University of Oxford.
He graduated from Hope with a history major and went on to complete a master's at Harvard, where he won the Bowdoin Prize. He subsequently received a Marshall Scholarship, through which he pursued his D.Phil. at Oxford.
His publications include multiple books and numerous essays. His particular scholarly interest is European liberalism, which he approaches from both conceptual and historical angles. He has written books about Alexis de Tocqueville and Francois Guizot, as well as essays about the differences between French and British Liberalism. He has also been interested in the Counter-Enlightenment, which has in turn led him to write about the relationship between Christianity and liberalism.
His range of interests helped to shape the arguments about citizenship, integration and the European Union in "Democracy in Europe," published in 2000. Influential in constitutional debate across Europe, the book has been translated into more than a dozen languages, and has led to him speaking across the continent. Reviewer Jonathan Freedland of the "Guardian" called the book "Required reading in the chancelleries of Europe," while Mark Mazower of the "Financial Times" praised it as "A first-rate political analysis."
He has also been active in discussions on secularism, religion and challenges raised by Muslim integration in Europe. An article that he wrote about secularism and religion that was initially published in Italy was subsequently printed in most leading European newspapers, a progression that ultimately led him--"rather to my amazement as a Dutch protestant by background," he noted--to speak at the Vatican on the subject.
In the mid-1990s, he was a member of a small delegation from the European Union to Moscow to discuss with Russian ministers and members of the Duma subjects such as the rule of law, civil liberty and secularism. His particular assignment was discussing religious liberty, at a time, he said, when the Russian Orthodox Church was concerned about American missionary activity in Russia.
Among other honors within the past decade, following his retirement he was invited to be the Visiting Fellow (the Rector's Guest) at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Wassenaar; while there in the autumn of 2003 he was invited by the Dutch Foreign Ministry to take part in discussions about Turkish membership in the European Union. He was subsequently elected as The Queen Victoria Eugenia Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, for the first six months of 2004, and spent the autumn of 2004 as a Visiting Fellow in the Philosophy and Public Affairs program at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
In November 2004, he was invested with a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth at BuckinghamPalace for services to political thought and higher education. He has delivered invited lectures around the world, including at Princeton, Columbia and the University of Texas at Austin in the U.S.; the prestigious Bilderburg Meeting; and during the German Reunification Day ceremonies in Berlin. In April 2007 he was featured as an invited guest of honor at The Hague during a symposium on the European citizen, hosted by the Amsterdam Royal Palace Foundation, whose participants included Queen Beatrix. He received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Hope in May 2007.
Daryl Siedentop is Emeritus Professor of Sport and Exercise Science in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University.
After graduating from Hope, he stayed at the college for 10 years coaching basketball and baseball and teaching physical education. During that time he completed a master's degree from Western Michigan University and a doctorate in physical education from Indiana University.
In 1970 he accepted a position in the School of HPER at The Ohio State University, where he eventually became a professor, senior associate dean and then interim dean of the College of Education. In 2001, he retired and assumed initial leadership of OSU's new P-12 Project, a university-wide outreach initiative to support urban school improvement in Ohio. His research focus for 25 years was understanding and improving teacher effectiveness. In 2005, he accepted a one-year appointment as Research Professor and Director for the Teacher Quality Partnership, a consortium of 50 colleges and universities in Ohio.
Daryl Siedentop has held visiting professor positions at the University of Massachusetts, University of Georgia, Instituto Nacional d'Education Fisica in Granada, Spain, Edith Cowan University in Australia, and Beijing Normal University in China.
He has published 12 books several of which have been translated into Japanese, Korean, French, and Spanish. His book "The Complete Guide to Sport Education" was first published in 2004, with a second edition in 2010. The eighth edition of his "Introduction to Physical Education, Fitness, and Sport" will be published in 2011.
Daryl Siedentop has published six edited monographs and 80 refereed articles in JOPER, Quest, JTPE, and the European Physical Education review among other outlets.
His honors have included the Visiting Scholar Award from Virginia Polytechnic University, election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, The International Olympic Committee President's Prize, National Association of Sport and Physical Education Curriculum & Instruction Academy Honor Award, American Association of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Alliance Scholar Award, Research Consortium McCloy Award, The NASPE Curriculum & Instruction Emeritus Award, the OSU Obertueffer Award, and the American Association of Kinesiology and Physical Education Hetherington Award.
In 2006, he was inducted into the National Association for Sport and Physical Education Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was inducted into the College of Education and Human Ecology Hall of Fame at the OhioStateUniversity. In 2009, he wrote the White Paper for the Education Sector for the National Plan for Physical Activity.
In 2010, at the annual AAHPERD national convention he was awarded the Luther Halsey Gulick Medal, the highest honor awarded by the Alliance in recognition of long and distinguished service to the Alliance. He also received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Association for Teacher Educators.
Daryl Siedentop has Distinguished Alumni Awards from Hope College, Western Michigan University, and the Indiana University School of HPER. Among other visits to Hope through the years, last fall he made a variety of presentations to the campus community, including as a guest speaker in classes.
Graves Hall is located at 263 College Ave., between 10th and 12th streets.


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FRIDAYSUPDATE- In on it: Jospé and Maxwell team up
For years now, Robert Jospé has been known as one of the leading voices in local jazz. That's ironic, in a way, since he hasn't actually had a vocalist all this time. His Inner Rhythm band has been largely the same for the last 15 years or so, he says, doing its well-traveled and worldly take on jazz strictly through instrumentals.
"In keeping with the identity of world music, Inner Rhythm draws on a lot of different styles– African, Afro-Cuban, R&B, straight-ahead, blues and Brazilian jazz," he says. And for years, that was the project in a nutshell– an unidentifiable hybrid that combines a dozen exotic pilis and macadamias, perhaps, but a nutshell nonetheless.
At the Afropop festival hosted by UVA in 2004, however, Jospé ran into singer Heather Maxwell, then at the tail end of a University residency, and he immediately began to reconsider.
"Heather is so rhythmically oriented and has spent so much time with African percussion instruments as well as with vocals that when I first met her, I felt like it had so much potential," he says. Later that year, they went into the studio together to work on Jospé's latest album, Heart Beat, and their performances around town have tended to involve one another ever since.
That includes this week's Fridays After Five show: "The collaboration with Heather is the focus," says Jospé. "Heather has had a big influence; the whole band takes on a different function when supporting a vocalist."
He's mostly referring to repertoire; Maxwell gave them the ability to perform more vocal jazz as well as conventional pop and R&B material, and her presence combined with the more accessible nature of the post-Heather tunes was one of the things that made the band so much more appealing as a Fridays act this time around. It's the first time Jospé has headlined in about 10 years.
But Maxwell didn't just up the pop appeal of Jospé's band– she also seized the opportunity to do the same to her own material. Inner Rhythm will also be performing a handful of her songs, which she says have been reworked to fit the Fridays crowd.
For starters, she's stopped singing in Swahili. And Portuguese. And French, and Spanish, and Bambara.
"People like it when I sing in those languages, and it's exciting and different, but after one or two songs, it just becomes an interesting sound or timbre," says Maxwell. "I do thrive on communicating, so hopefully now the new versions, being in English, can maximize that relationship.
"I think Jos is looking forward to that a little bit with his band as well," she adds.
Maybe so. He can still talk for hours about Afro-Cuban flavors in 12/8, but this time there's also a parallel conversation that practically anyone can follow.
Robert Jospé and Inner Rhythm perform at Fridays After Five on 6/13.


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Customer Information Management
AAA reduced the time it took to create models from 5 months to just 6 weeks.
The Auto Club Group's Advanced Analytics team now efficiently analyses data and gains rapid insight with the help of Portrait Self Service and Spectrum Miner™.
Client profile
Federation of auto clubs with 50 million members
The ACG is AAA's second largest club
6 million customers in the southern region
Business Goals
Help team respond quicker to requests
Produce more models in a shorter time
Analyse volumes of customer data to improve business
Increased predictive model accuracy
Saved 1.5 hours per project & 126 hours per month
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"The ad hoc requests for data analysis prevented us from developing the deeper statistical analyses and models needed. At the same time, the processes were taking too long. We required tools that would give the business units direct data access. This freed up my team to model faster." Kristin Rahn, Director,
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The Auto Club Group's Southern Region—serving Florida, Georgia, and Western Tennessee—offers roadside assistance, travel planning, insurance and other financial services to more than 6 million customers. With nine business units (including member acquisition, renewal, travel, road service calls, rewards, market data, insurance, other product sales and public relations), the non-profit member service organization analyses volumes of customer data to inform business strategy for improved operations.
Each business unit within the organization relied on the Advanced Analytics team for data access and analysis, as well as for statistical model development. The company required easy-to-use technology to help the modelling team to respond more efficiently to inquiries and also needed a solution that would allow many of these requests to become self-service.
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Company-wide, The Auto Club Group Southern Region was challenged to double sales targets in order to meet revenue goals. The Advance Analytics team which supports the internal business units with predictive models and ad-hoc analytics, acknowledged however that using the traditional statistical tools the turn-around time could be up to six months to complete just one modelling project.
The advanced analytics team needed a way to shorten the modelling cycle (including data preparation and transformation, accounting for missing values and outliers, ensuring data availability, exploratory data analysis and model development) while at the same time increasing their analytic output. The pressure on the analytics team was two-fold:
1. Produce more models in a much shorter period of time
2. Free up analytic time by enabling the business units to answer some analytic questions for themselves
The company selected Spectrum Miner™ to simplify the modelling process for the analytics team and speed up the handling and output of data. Spectrum Miner™ enables the Advanced Analytics team to create one big aggregate table including all of the relevant data inputs, and to use Spectrum Miner™ on this table to create models more efficiently and more accurately.
The company also selected Portrait Self Service Analytics to provide business units with the ability to service their own data requests. Using Portrait Self Service Analytics, the team prepares nine analytic tables per month which are readily accessible to scores of people within each business unit to review for their own business insights. Accounting, for example, is able to evaluate cost per road service call by area and membership to determine profitability for road service providers.
As a result Nationwide's customer personal data is now highly accurate, it has improved the value of each customer by maximizing cross-selling opportunities and, at the same time, customer satisfaction has been raised because sales prompts are relevant.
Pitney Bowes Portrait solutions have also been integrated with the Society's teller application so that employees on the counter are able to readily access prompts and customer information in a timely way during routine financial transactions.
"Implementing Pitney Bowes Software's solutions was a double success. We resolved 75 percent of incoming business unit requests for data analysis and reduced the time it took to create models from five months or more to just six weeks." Kristin Rahn, Director,
AAA Advanced Analytics,
The Auto Club Group
The Auto Club Group's Advanced Analytics team now efficiently analyses data and gains rapid insight, increasing predictive model accuracy and reducing modelling time from five months or more to just six weeks.
The team saved approximately 1.5 hours per project resulting in about 126 hours saved each month with employees averaging 13 projects per person per month.
150 employees now have access to Portrait Self Service Analytics, enabling them to extract and analyse data specific to their business unit.


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Positive Quotes on Life Wall Art Clock (Z4680)
Positive Quotes on Life Wall Art Clock (Z4680)
The culture of vintage & luxury clocks is trending now a day as it shows the higher status of its users. Clock unit in the home is considered as a traditional symbol of prestige and...
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The East County Observer and Bogey's Restaurant and Sports Pub have teamed up to showcase the East County's top athletes. Each recipient's article will be featured on the restaurant's wall.
Stuart Fogleman has played more than 9,000 rounds of golf.
The 85-year-old has played in 43 states and 27 countries, including Austria, Germany, Japan and Vietnam, where he played 54 holes of golf in a single afternoon.
He played in the Korea Open as an amateur and endured sweltering temperatures above 120 degrees in Saudi Arabia. He's recorded six aces, five double eagles and has an all-time best score of 69, which he shot while playing in Salzburg, Austria.
But none of those rounds has been more significant that the ones he's played right here in his own backyard — all 5,000 of them to be exact. On Aug. 14, the University Park Country Club resident played his 5,000 round of golf at the club — a feat that dates back to 1991 when he moved to the community with his wife, Gertrude.
Fogleman began playing golf when he was 12 years old after his then-girlfriend's older brother, who happened to be the golf champion of the city, taught him how to play. Fogleman began caddying for him, earning 25 cents for every 18 holes he worked and learning the game as he went along.
"I've played most sports in my life, but golf is the hardest to play because nobody gives you any help," Fogleman said. "Every time you hit the ball, it's in a different location. To me, it's the hardest sport in the world, but to me, it's also very satisfying."
Fogleman plays golf six days a week, with Sundays reserved as an off day. He plays in three different groups: a Monday and Friday group, a Tuesday and Thursday group and a Saturday group.
A worn, brown leather journal helps Fogleman keep track of every game he plays and his links mates. And Fogleman won't let any of his friends forget a round.
Fogleman's journal also houses a list of his top-20 favorite golf courses with Koganei Country Club in Tokyo, Japan, securing the top spot and University Park coming in at No. 4. He also keeps newspaper clippings and maps of different courses, among other items.
"I make all the schedules, and I make sure they abide by it," Fogleman said with a chuckle. "People are always telling my wife, 'You're the only widow I know with a living husband.'"
The East County Observer and Bogey's Restaurant and Sports Pub have teamed up to showcase the East County's top athletes. Each recipient's article will be featured on the restaurant's wall.


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text: Earlier today my wife sent me a photo of Danny Trejo hanging out with Rihanna and now I stumble upon the new video for Maylene and the Sons of Disaster's song "Open your Eyes" which just so happens to star Mr. Trejo as well. I think it's safe to say that our favorite mustached Mexican is officially Hollywood's new "it" boy. Or something. I don't know, in the video below he plays a creepy guy who kidnaps women. Just like Brad Pitt use to.


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Designer da tutto il mondo stanno presentando le loro proposte per instantecommerce per il design di pagina web con programmazione - custom.
Our 2003 designed ecommerce site needs a makeover. We have a site we love in another industry and want to base out look on that, but with our own content - and your design ideas and excellence. Single page graphics/ html/ css required.
Desired Color Scheme:
blue grey minimalist
Desired Style:
See above and http://www.easyjethotels.net
Accepted File Formats:
css / hmtl / jpg and gif as appropriate
We need to bring our ecommerce site http://www.gooddealpc.co.uk up to date with a modern look. The site is run from a databae backend so the actual options and information shown will stay largely the same. We want to base the new deisgn on our favourite (non related) site easyjethotels.net, in terms of page layout and look (grey tints, one single strong colour etc).
Feel free to add your own design ideas, images and graphics as you think appropriate, within the overall style that we are looking for. Obviously with a reasonably tight idea of what we need, we are not looking for an existing template to be rebranded. Similarly the css and html must be your own and not a cut and paste from any other design or site.
Colour Scheme:
We need to be able to rebrand/ skin the site ourselves in different colours and using different brand names, so the text and key elements that are currently orange need to stay as editable text so that the colour can be changed in html/css. For this initial design use a blue and grey colour scheme similar to the existing gooddealpc.co.uk site. Grey graduated fades, thing grey lines and typestyle to stay same as easyjet.
Top Banner: (currently orange banner and blue area)
The Easyjejhotels.com heard should extend only across 50% width of the page remake the logo and gooddeal text to suit. The righthand side will be a rotating ad banner, but for now just remake as an add panel saying (nice graphic + text) cheapest computers on the net
Strip Below; (currently my bookings thru to english dropdown)
Options on the left (using text not graphic) should be
To the right (in the flag area and dropdown) there should be plain text saying new customer: sign in
Main Top Area Right: (currently blue pigs)
This will be a rotating advert area, for now make an arty panel saying intel quad core now available, and use the intel quad core logo (google).
Main Area Right (lower): (currently the area taken by the 6 small pics, but extending right to the right margin)
Four areas, each taking the height of two of the current boxes, (plan you trip area is space for fourth). Same style as currently, space for two lines of text at top (eg Core 2 Duo Base Unit), then below a picture (use our main system pic for now), then four lines of spec (similar to gooddealpc site, truncated if needed), then the price (one price only shown, with words including VAT shown very small below), below that a right arrow icon.
Main Area Top Left: (currently search tips through to destination list)
Note: This area should be slightly narrower than easyjet, column width to approximately the postion of the a in search tips.
Heading (Welcome to Gooddealpc) then body text (use the welcome to the best. From gooddealpc.
Below this a heading and three drop downs (similar to the select your destination). First is
(default) Suggested Systems
Home PCs
Office PCs
Gaming PCs
Second is:
(default) Processor Type
Sempron 64
Athlon64 Dual Core
Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Quad Core
Third is :
(default) build to order
Custom systems
Left menu: (similar position to number of rooms)
Use the style of the plan your trip boxes but placed on the left hand side. Options are:
Customer Support
Delivery Guide
Warranty Registration
Contact Us
Under this should be a add us to your favourites
Bottom Panel: (currently copyright through to thwate)
Left side © Gooddealpc 2002-2007, options below that are:
About Us
Centre area credit card logos and names, our are:
Visa Debit/ Delta
Visa Electron
To the right same as easyjet but text to read 100% secure online ordering secured by GeoTrust together with GeoTrust logo.


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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) you can buy without a prescription (not
a complete list)
Aspirin is another example of an NSAID that you can buy without a prescription. But aspirin works differently from these other NSAIDs. See the topic Aspirin for more information.
Prescription NSAIDs (not a complete list)
Voltaren is available in a pill and also in a gel that can be rubbed on the skin over a painful area.
If your doctor prescribed NSAIDs, take them exactly as
prescribed. Call your doctor if you have any problems with your medicine.
Always read and follow all instructions on the label.
NSAIDs reduce
inflammation and relieve fever and pain by blocking
enzymes and
proteins made by the body. NSAIDs such as ibuprofen
and naproxen block a protein (called
prostaglandin) that makes heavy menstrual bleeding
worse. Aspirin does not block this protein.
NSAIDs relieve pain and fever. They
also reduce swelling and inflammation caused by an injury or a disease such as
Some NSAIDs, such as
ibuprofen and naproxen, help ease cramping and reduce blood loss from heavy
menstrual bleeding.
NSAIDs work well to relieve pain,
decrease fever, and reduce swelling and inflammation caused by an injury or
disease.1 Some NSAIDs help reduce heavy menstrual
bleeding.2, 3 NSAIDs can help relieve the pain of kidney
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor if you have:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects.
(Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
Do not use a nonprescription NSAID for longer than 10 days without talking to your doctor.
NSAIDs are strong medicines. The actions they take in your body to help one condition can cause problems in other ways. NSAIDs may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, skin reactions, and serious stomach and intestinal bleeding.
Do not take NSAIDs if you have had
allergic reaction to this type of medicine in the
past. If you have been told to avoid a medicine, talk to your doctor before you
take it.
Talk to your doctor before taking NSAIDs if you
Be sure to tell your doctor about all the nonprescription
and prescription medicines you take. Talk to your doctor before using NSAIDs if
you take:
If you take NSAIDs regularly, your doctor may recommend
that you also take a medicine such as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). These
medicines can help protect the stomach lining.5
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
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Drag queens Detox, Vicky Vox, and DQ'd Drag Race contestant William Belli pay a tongue-in-chicken ode to pro-anti-gay restaurant chain Chick-fil-A with an "endorsement" video set to Wilson Phillips' "Hold On."
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch, Belli says she recently learned about the company's ties to anti-gay groups and decided to write the song after getting diarrhea from eating at a Chick-fil-A.
"The fact that they come after gay people, let me come for you," Belli said. "The worst endorsement for a Christian chicken eatery is three drag queens."


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No Police Constable shall take proceedings at law or by indictment for an assault upon himself, unless he has previously obtained leave in writing from the Commissioners. The Superintendents will in each case inquire into the circumstances, and report their opinion upon it to the Commissioners. The Constables will understand that their interests and safety are best consulted by a check being thus given to unnecessary or vexatious prosecutions, while they will at all times be efficiently protected by every legal means, in cases that require prosecution.
Source: Metropolitan Police. Instructions Orders &c. &c. 1836. London: W. Clowes & Sons.


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Just wondering how all of this works.. I mean, this comic. Does Meredith (do you?) plan all of this stuff ahead of time, or just come up with the next part of the story on the spot?
Oh, and why don't you use CG color? It'd probably be easier for you, financially, too.
(Btw, I'm a high school student... and I'll bet a lotta other ppl are too... sorri I'm too poor to send any money, since I dun' have a credit card, either. I mean, c'mon... if I asked mah parents if I could send money to someone, they'd probably get all worked up and talk about money management, and after a 1 hour lecture, conclude with no...)


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So if you put a half cup of Time magazine, a few shakes of dried Tom Wolfe, some grated rind of Jonathan Ames, a pinch of chopped New Yorker, and a few drops of Edith Wharton extract in a blender, you get not an unholy mess (you have to be careful using the Wolfe) but "Triburbia."
And what exactly is that? A meticulous fictional documenting of a real neighborhood in New York City: a novel of manners displaying a slice of the complex social codes and folkways, from the early 1980s to 2008 or so, among the tribe living in the triangle below Canal Street in lower Manhattan – Tribeca, a wonderful town within the wonderful town that is New York.
This description might make a potential reader yawn and look for something less parochial and possibly annoyingly self-absorbed, and that's cool. This piece of trade fiction might be cynically assumed to be narrowcasting to a niche market, say, people in Tribeca who like to read about themselves – Tribeca itself, even post-2008 crash, might be seen as a market probably at least the equivalent of one of the stepchild states like South Carolina, or maybe Vermont and Delaware combined – or maybe the niche market is people who like to read about the kind of people who like to read about themselves.
Either way, such assumptions wouldn't do justice to the craft and observation skills and imaginative empathy – wrought to the inner states of a widely varied cohort of Tribecans, that empathy Keats described when he wrote "if a sparrow come before my window I take part in its existence and pick about the gravel"– that Karl Taro Greenfield deploys in his first novel.
Greenfield's a former essayist and reporter for Time who's also published short fiction, and he brings the eye of a New Journalism reporter and a fiction writer's imaginative skills to the floating world of Tribeca during its boom years, when ground zero (pre- 9/1 1 usage) for New York's art, media and real estate booms was this handful of blocks near the tip of Manhattan.
Greenfield is a Tribeca resident himself, living there with his wife and two daughters, and it is the familial evolution of a former urban frontier that is the crux of his narrative biscuit (to paraphrase Frank Zappa) – as might be inferred from the title. The book is among other things about the inevitable bourgeois-ification of even this formerly quintessential symbol of rapacious capitalistic bohemianism that is a natural effect in any place where people settle in for what feels like the duration. They get older, they pair up, they have children and pets, they worry about grocery stores and school, safety and convenience, getting sleep, getting comfortable. They slow down. They look backward more than forward, inward more than outward. They complain about the new people taking over the neighborhood.
This pattern occurs everywhere: here it occurs among the eternally young and hip, incipient millionaires and cultural players, members of the "creative class" and star chefs, and in one case, a gangster (a dead word now for arguably the real oldest profession – we need a better one).
Just as in other land rush episodes, the history of Tribeca is all about location, location, location. It's about individual space and a collective idea of "place." All the above themes and more play out in the narratives unfolded by Greenfield. There are nine "chapters," each titled after the Tribeca address of its protagonist, and one final chapter the address of which is in Los Angeles – a symbolic pulling up of stakes embodying the change rippling through the world of the novel by its end.
Each chapter features a central character, drawn from a nexus of those orbiting around a neighborhood school and its surrounding streets and a gaggle of fathers who regularly meet for coffee after dropping off their kids. Each section interlocks with the others, through present and past circumstances and the relations among the anchor characters: a sound engineer, a photographer, a sculptor, a puppeteer, the gangster, a chef, a playwright, a 10-year-old girl, her 18-year-old baby sitter, and two wives. In addition to the concluding section focused on L.A., the action in one section predominantly occurs on the Spanish coast.
Narratives are alternatively first person and third, so there's a variety of tone and voice in a narrative frame that could become cloying or monotonous if not handled carefully.
Voices heard here include both those at the top of the food chain, and those who represent the old Tribeca of scuffling artists and DIY homesteading and experimentation in work and life, of urban freedom from economic and social and cultural conventions – a Tribeca cohort virtually extinct.
The overall tone is an elegiac one: No one here moves through his or her story unscathed, not even the gangster (even he can't fight the overwhelming forces of demography, time, and mean girls).In clean, facile and flexible prose that isn't far from a Time feature, Greenfield leads each character through crisis and conflict – and in the process offers a documentarian's look at this world of $40 fast-food and multimillion-dollar lofts. Brands, sort-of famous and famous people, places, stores, streets, objects – if the beginning of wisdom is the calling of things by their right names, according to a traditional Chinese adage, then this is wise writing.
Greenfield physically anchors his world in its Abercrombie toddler wear and Land Rovers, but only as anthropology. These are just the artifacts of this world. (It is funny that there's no particular name for naturalistic fiction that actually names brands among the affluent, but when writers a generation ago began doing this among working class people this became "K-Mart realism.")
Greenfield's characters are, in general, lucky people, but still people, not stereotypes – Greenfield gives them their gloss but it's a crazed glaze, cracking even on the best of them, and in some going to pieces, and makes of it all an entertaining and illuminating tour.
Ed Taylor is a freelance Buffalo writer and critic.
By Karl Taro Greenfield
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Guidelines for Non-U.S. Citizens
U.S. citizenship is not required for participation in the ORISE Research Participation Programs at the CDC. (A few CDC projects may require citizenship for security reasons.) If a candidate does not have a current status that permits participation, we may be able to sponsor him/her in the Exchange Visitor (J-1) Program (research scholar and short-term scholar categories only). Students and recent graduates with an F-1 status may also be eligible for participation.
H-1B Status
Because the Research Participation Programs are educational/training programs, and not employment programs, ORISE cannot sponsor participants with H-1B status. A selected participant who already holds H-1B status would need to apply and qualify to change to J-1 status in order to join the program. (H-1B status is employer- and site-specific.)
B-1/B-2 Status
B-1/B-2 statuses are not appropriate for these ORISE programs.
Lawful Permanent Residents
Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders) may participate in ORISE programs. ORISE does not sponsor green card applications, nor do we assist with the process.
F-1 Status
The international student and scholar's office at the candidate's school will determine if he/she is eligible for curricular or optional practical training authorization. Curricular Practical Training can be authorized by the school and is generally for part-time participation (no more than 20 hours per week). Full-time participation may be authorized by the school during the summer or regular school breaks. Optional Practical Training must be recommended by the school, but must also be authorized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which is a lengthy process of up to several months.
If you are not a U.S. citizen and you plan to use the F1-OPT immigration status for participation in this program:
- Pre- or post-completion F1-Optional Practical Training (OPT) is acceptable.
- You are not eligible for the 17/24 month STEM OPT extension, however, because you will not be entering into an employee/employment relationship with ORISE, DOE, or CDC.
J-1/J-2 Status
ORISE can sponsor J-1 status (research scholar and short-term scholar categories only) for selected, eligible participants who do not already have another appropriate authorization. If a candidate already has a J-1 status and is currently in the United States as a "research scholar," he/she may be eligible for a transfer from his/her current sponsor's program.
The maximum duration of a J-1 status depends on the category. ORISE participants generally fall under the category of research scholar. In this case, the J-1 duration can be for up to, but not to exceed, five years. ORISE also uses the short-term scholar category which allows for up to, but not to exceed, six months of participation.
A J-1 exchange visitor's spouse, and unmarried children under the age of 21 years, may be eligible to apply for J-2 status. A J-2 dependent (if age appropriate) is eligible to apply for authorization to work by requesting an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) from USCIS. ORISE cannot help to obtain visas for other, non-immediate family members who wish to visit, but we can provide a letter that confirms the J-1 participant's association with our organization.
J-2 dependents with valid EAD cards are eligible to participate in ORISE programs, assuming all other requirements (degree, discipline, etc.) are met. The J-1 program is a non-immigrant program and as such recipients are expected to return to their home country after completing their exchange visitor program. Many J-1 recipients are subject to the two-year home physical presence requirement. It is possible to request a waiver of this requirement. ORISE does not assist with that process. If a participant receives a favorable recommendation for a waiver, he/she will only be eligible to finish the currently authorized J-1 time without extensions or transfers to a different J-1 program.
Health insurance is required for the J-1 recipient and for all J-2 dependents. Failure to maintain the appropriate insurance would result in termination of J-1 authorization for the participant and dependents. Such circumstances would require leaving the program and the United States.
Travel outside the United States is permitted for J-1 recipients, subject to the following conditions:
- As your sponsoring organization, we must validate your DS-2019 form, showing that you are currently in good standing in the Exchange Visitor (J-1) Program. We also prepare a letter that describes your association with our organization and includes approximate dates of departure and return.
- If the travel is for official program business (related to the research project), you will need to obtain ORISE/DOE approval of the trip. ORISE must receive notification of the trip at least 35 days before the travel begins. For more information, please refer to the CDC Research Participant Travel Guidelines.


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|Me and Olympic track champion Tianna Madison
You only go to your first Olympics once. You also only go to your second Olympics once. And in the same vein, you only have your 11th first day of sliding of the season… once. But today was unlike any other first day of the season, as I had the honor and pleasure of taking Tianna Madison, Olympic champion and world record holder in the 4x100 meters at the London Olympics, for her first bobsled ride. I've given passenger rides before, and it's always fun to see people's reaction to a sport I hold so dearly. But Tianna wasn't here for a ride, she was here to bobsled tonight and she meant it.
The 2012 season kicked off last Thursday with our annual push championships, a race on a dry land push track here in Lake Placid, N.Y. that serves to rank brakeman going into the season. The push champs were a star-studded event, with athletic talent and credentials unlike this sport has ever seen. Should I name drop? Heck yeah! These women are real life super-heroes! In addition to Tianna who is also the 2005 world champion in long jump, 2-time Olympian and 2008 heptathlon silver medalist Hyleas Fountain joined us, as well as Lolo Jones, 2-time Olympic hurdler. Since then it has been an anxious training week as these genetic phenoms await their first trip on ice.
Physical talent aside, you don't get to where these girls are at in track and field without a certain level of attention to detail, tenacity, and composure. Tianna may have been as cool as the perfect 36 degree sliding air, but do not mistake that coolness for disconnect. Tianna attacked her first trip ever with the controlled fire that carries great athletes to the top of their game. I always look into a brakeman's eyes before we go, and there is an inherent wide-eyed fear that goes with a first ride. Not Tianna. She was as fired up and as ready as my Olympic brakeman Emily Azevedo that I took the first run, despite having watched the live video of a younger driver crashing three sleds prior. When asked how she was so calm, her reply was simply understated. "I've been in pressure situations before."
You can't help but wonder why someone would venture away from a lucrative (and notably WARMER) sport such as track and field, even if just to try bobsled for fun. Perhaps it's somewhat akin to when Wham-O upped the game on the Slip 'n Slide by adding a splashdown pool at the end. Maybe these ladies were looking for a little more excitement at the end of a sprint? I know first-hand that when you train so singularly for one Olympic moment that it can take a long time to find the inspiration to go another 4 years. Bobsled may be the perfect shakeup to refocus their talent. Shakeup being the operative word, as Lolo tweeted "I felt like someone put me in a garbage can and threw me off of Mt. Everest." According to Lolo, her thought process on the 60 second ride went from praying, to repeatedly asking herself "What did track and field ever do to you?!"
Regardless of their goals, Tianna, Hyleas, and Lolo have already made this season a memorable one whether they show up at the track tomorrow or decide to go back to warmer temperatures. Meanwhile, I got to warm up next to some of the fastest humans on the planet and try not to let Tianna catch me ogling her B-skips that look a world apart from my own. I don't necessarily get star-struck, but I am undoubtedly awestruck at the fluidity and poetry of movement that I have gotten to train alongside these last few weeks. Even more satisfying is the respect I believe they now have for a sport that isn't done before the age of 18 because no parent in their right mind will sign the waiver.


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Ben Parker necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 54 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
Western Beaucoup Wine Estates - first wine release sub-title "Followup"
The first wine release will be a Chardonnay 2009 from vineyards at Mount Barker, Western Australia.
In this instance our company will use a sub-title below the company name which will change as each new variety and vintage is released. Thus a series of 'pictures' will be used to depict each new sub-title creating interest and a distinctive look for consumers. All of these subsequent names will also end in the suffix 'up'.
The Australian Aboriginal peoples of South Western Australia used words ending in 'up' to indicate a 'place of'. There are 50 towns in the south west of Western Australia that end in 'up'. Examples are Manjinup meaning the 'place of edible root'; Badgebup means 'place of wild rushes'; and Kojuup means a 'place of South West stone'.
The concept of this wine label is to do a gently humorous take (however see later) on the use of towns ending in 'up' which dot the many vineyard regions.
Wine Drinkers
You are not designing a wine label. You are designing the graphic to go with the label. While quite flexible, the working area on the label will be roughly 50mm high and 50mm wide.
The design may be a wry to humorous depiction of the topic, or a simple drawing. It may not be humorous at all. It can be in colour or black and white. It can be cartoon like or a quickly drawn free-hand sketch. It is to be what you visualise the word to mean and likely will have nothing to do with wine. It may make the purchaser smile, it may make them curious but at least should prick their interest.


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起草者:Dareen Pedua
作成日時:2013-03-13 14:43:30
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Calgon Carbon Corporation's Fourth Quarter 2012 Results Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session.
(Operator Instructions)
I will now like to turn the call over to Gail Gerono, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Gail Gerono – VP, IR
Thank you. Good morning and thank you for joining us. Our speakers today are Randy Dearth, Calgon Carbon's CEO, Bob O'Brien our Chief Operating Officer and Steve Schott our CFO.
Before we begin, I would like to remind you that the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a Safe Harbor for forward-looking statements. Today's presentations or perhaps some of the comments that Calgon Carbon's executives make during the Q&A may contain statements that are forward-looking. Forward-looking statements typically contain words such expect, believe, estimate, anticipate, or similar words indicating that future outcomes are uncertain.
Statements looking forward in time including statements regarding future growth and profitability, price increases, cost savings, broader product lines, enhanced competitive posture and acquisitions are included in the Company's most recent annual report pursuant to the Safe Harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to be materially different from any future performance suggested during the webcast.
Further, the Company operates in an industry sector where securities values may be volatile and may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond the Company's control. Some of the factors that could affect the future performance of the company are changes in or delays in the implementation of regulations that cause the market for our products, acquisitions high energy and raw material costs, costs of imports and related tariffs, labor relations, capital and environmental requirements, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, borrowing restrictions, validity of patents and other intellectual property, and pension costs.
In the context of the forward-looking information provided in this webcast, please refer to the discussions of risk factors and other information detailed in, as well as the other information contained in the Company's most recent Annual Report. Randy?
Randy Dearth – President and CEO
Thanks, Gail and welcome everyone to the call. First I would like to reiterate what I said in our press release that was issued earlier today. Calgon Carbon's financial performance for the fourth quarter of 2012 was solid, generating earnings per share of $0.16. We had a good quarter and we also made excellent progress on our corporate initiatives, especially in reducing cost.
I will review that progress and discuss future initiatives a bit later. First, Steve will review the company's financial performance for the fourth quarter and then Bob will provide a review of operations. So, Steve?
Steve Schott
Thanks, Randy. Good morning, everyone. Total sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $141.8 million compared to $138.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, the sales increase of $3.6 million or 2.6% was primarily due to higher sales in the Activated Carbon and Service segment of $5.1 million in spite of $1 million of unfavorable foreign exchange effects. The increased sales in the Activated Carbon and Service segment were partially offset by a decline in the Equipment segment sales of $2.1 million.
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An informative sign on north Sarasota's U.S. 301 says "Cheetah Gentlemen's Club" and "Nude girls" and "Lap Dances."
It also says "Open." But the last claim was contradicted Monday afternoon by an alarming paper sign taped to the Cheetah's front doors.
"Due to mechanical issues, we are temporarily closed," it said.
Whatever mechanical glitches the longtime strip club might be having, its legal problems are certainly a bigger issue. The owners have been openly ignoring the Sarasota County Commission's attempt to force dancers to cover nipples and other not-very-private parts and to stop doing lap dances.
And so, it made sense when an emailed tip said fear of legal problems had just led Cheetah managers and some dancers to walk out.
"I thought you would like to know that all of the managers from the Cheetah quit along with most of the dancers after ownership told them to operate as normal and continue to go nude," the email from a former manager claimed. "The managers were already upset at the owners" over some money matters, and "they drew the line at being told to operate illegally."
But fans of nude dancing need not mourn Cheetah's passing just yet, it seems.
When I reached co-owner Ken Tatarow by phone Monday afternoon, he said the strip club had only been closed for one night — air conditioning issues, he insisted — and would open again that very evening, as usual.
The dancers will be just as bare as usual, he assured me. Despite a recent loss in court, his legal battle with Sarasota County is just beginning, Tatarow assured me. He has hired a new law firm that specializes in land use law and related government "taking" of property and property rights.
And Tatarow insisted there was no big employee walkout issue.
"We got rid of a manager. He was bad news and we fired him," and he probably wants to trash the business now, Tatarow said.
He was saying so from the Virgin Islands, by the way. He said he lives for a good part of the year on his yacht, which he keeps in St. Thomas.
If such is the life of a strip club owner, I'm jealous. No wonder he finds it worth fighting a legal battle so that Cheetah can continue as a longtime local provider of sexually stimulating nude dancing services.
I'll let his lawyers worry about the legal issues, but I remain stumped as to why the county bothers to harass that business. Usually the pretense has been that such places are crime magnets. In fact, though, every cop I've ever talked to about it says they have very few problems at Cheetah.
It has been many years since I've been in the place, about as long as it has been since I went the Sarasota Opera, where I have spent equally little time. And yet both are places I would hate to see close.
They both seem like a part of Sarasota.
Some residents dislike nude dancing just as others much dislike opera. But since all are free to stay away from both, I just can't see how they think it is their business what goes on there.
Telling a nude dance club that performers must wear clothes is like insisting that opera singers stop singing so loudly in foreign languages. And how is anyone who doesn't attend going to know the difference anyway?
Tom Lyons can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com or (941) 361-4964.
Lyons: Cheetah Club dispute much ado about nothing
An informative sign on north Sarasota's U.S. 301 says "Cheetah Gentlemen's Club" and "Nude girls" and "Lap Dances."


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I know some neat products besides my own inventions that would make for an interesting show. Maybe one or 2 items a week that aren't in chain stores.
I make mini Planer Boards with directional control. They plane to the side and flip direction when given a little pop. I have the BulletBobber, the DualFin and my latest is called the Prowler Planer.
I have been working hard for 10 years to make a planing fishing float that can cover all the bases. My goal is to license the patent. I do not sell them yet because they are very hard to make and I have a very high scrap rate. Machining high density Styrofoam is difficult because it melts on dill bits and worse yet on the band saw. I have to go very slow and back out many times to keep from melting them.
They can do it all! - for casting and retrieving, trolling or river fishing fish from shore, anchored, drifting or trolling - slip rigged or fixed depth - steer them anywhere you want down stream or set it and forget it in the current - flip direction when given a little tug or plane just one direction by moving the weight to a keel - steer under trees or docks and come back out - troll from shore - put in the hydrofoil for high speed walking, paddling, currents or trolling! Fishing in rivers with wicked currents and eddies is a riot but they can help catch fish in many ways.
They can they can pull BIG lures for their size. They cut a furl like a water skier cuts out to the side of the boat with the hydrofoil.
They can handle fairly big lures for their size!
Here are a couple 3" Prowlers pulling a 4.5" lures.
Best Fishes


text: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been named 'Best Airline in Social Care' at the SimpliFlying Awards 2018. The airline was also highly commended in the 'Best Use of Influencers' category. The awards recognise excellence and innovation in social media and marketing campaigns in the aviation industry. Winners were announced last week at a special ceremony held in London during the Aviation Festival – the world's leading aviation business and technology congress and expo.A panel of aviation industry and marketing experts selected Etihad Airways in recognition its exceptional work in digital marketing, social media, and online customer care.Tim Burnell, Etihad Airways Vice President Marketing, said: "Winning these important awards is testament to our continued commitment to greater customer care across all media channels. We know our guests value being handled with speed, empathy and compassion. And in a time where guest interaction is being increasingly handled by machines, continuing to bring a genuine and human touch to this process is an essential part of our philosophy. This is evident in the high satisfaction rates we are seeing."As social media continues to become an ever-increasing component of the customer journey, we will continue to innovate and embrace new technologies in an effort to make customer care on social media a simpler and more enjoyable experience."Etihad Airways maintains one of the industry's quickest average response times to customer queries on social media, and one of the highest customer satisfaction rates.The Etihad Airways Social Care team proactively responds to customer queries 24 hours a day in multiple languages across the airline's social media channels. Etihad Airways also recently became the first airline in the Middle East to offer customer care through WhatsApp.Shashank Nigam, Founder and CEO of SimpliFlying, said: "In the age of social media, customer care is the brand. It is heartening to see that Etihad Airways has put its customers first with a proactive customer service approach and empowered staff."The commendation for 'Best Use of Influencers' is given to airlines that are able to leverage influencer marketing on social media to create meaningful interactions with relevant audiences."We apply the same approach to influencer engagement, as it forms a critical part of any modern digital marketing strategy. We continuously strive to ensure we partner with influencers our customers can connect with in genuine and authentic ways, showcasing experiences only we can provide," adds Mr. Burnell.Beyond working with traditional influencers, Etihad Airways also engaged with more unexpected and unique individuals in the past year. This has included Sophia, the world's most advanced artificially intelligent robot. The airline arranged for Sophia, a Saudi citizen and the only Artificial Intelligence to hold citizenship of a country, to join local UAE influencer, Khaled Al Ameri, for a mad-cap adventure through the iconic sites of Abu Dhabi.Etihad Airways also worked with the young 'Captain Adam', who stole the hearts of millions of viewers around the world with his knowledge of aviation in the cockpit of an Etihad aircraft. The video, shot by the aircraft's pilot, quickly went viral. Inspired by the pint-sized prodigy, Etihad Airways invited Adam for the experience of a lifetime, flying in the commanding seat of an Airbus A380 simulator at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The resulting film was one of most successful social media videos released by an airline in 2017. Голосуйте за нас значком «Лайк» («Нравится») Заходите на нашу страницу в Facebook! Следите за нашей деятельностью Посетите наш канал на YouTube! Следите за нашей деятельностью Etihad Airways | Выгодные предложения от авиакомпании Etihad | Справочная служба авиакомпании Etihad | Вознаграждения авиакомпании Etihad Ваши отзывы Если вы желаете послать нам комментарий, комплимент, жалобу или задать вопрос, то нажмите сюда


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From a news release we sent out today:
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A Connecticut businessman who insures golf tournament hole-in-one prizes but has a history of failing to pay has been extradited to Washington to face charges.
Kevin Kolenda, 55, of Norwalk, Conn., was flown from Connecticut to Washington under guard Thursday. He has been booked into the King County Jail. He's expected to be arraigned Monday at King County Superior Court in Seattle.
"It's rare that we have to go to these extremes to rein in a scammer," said Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. "But Mr. Kolenda's been thumbing his nose at regulators for years. Arresting him seems to be the only way to get his attention."
In August, Kolenda was charged in King County Superior Court with five counts of transacting insurance without a license, a class B felony. His arraignment was slated for Sept. 5, but he failed to show up. A judge issued a bench warrant for Kolenda's arrest.
In addition to failing to show up in court, Kolenda also ignored a Washington cease-and-desist order in 2004 and a $125,000 fine in 2008.
On Sept. 26, Kolenda was arrested on the Washington bench warrant by police in Norwalk. He has been held since then in jail in Connecticut, pending extradition. His transfer to Washington was approved in November by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy.
"I'm very grateful to everyone who's helped us get Mr. Kolenda here to Washington to face justice," said Kreidler. "He has a long history of selling illegal insurance and refusing to pay prize winners."
In some cases, charities have had to come up with the prize money that Kolenda refused to pay. In others, the prize winners agreed to forgo a prize.
Kolenda in 1995 started a business called Golf Marketing, working out of a home his parents owned in Norwalk. Since then, the business' name has changed several times, including: Golf Marketing Worldwide LLC, Golf Marketing Inc., Hole-in-Won.com, and currently Hole-in-Won.com Worldwide. The company also has a regional office in Rye, N.Y.
Kolenda has repeatedly failed to pay winning golfers in Washington. Among them:
• In 2003, Kolenda illegally sold insurance for a tournament in Bremerton. But when a golfer got a hole in one and tried to claim the $10,000 prize, Kolenda wouldn't pay.
• In 2004, Kolenda sold insurance for a Vancouver tournament. Again, a golfer got a hole in one. Kolenda refused to pay the $50,000 prize. After a hearing at which Kolenda failed to appear, he was ordered in 2008 to pay a $125,000 fine. He never did.
• In 2010, Kolenda sold coverage to pay $25,000 for a hole in one during a golf tournament in Snohomish. A player got a hole in one. His golf partners signed notarized forms attesting to the hole in one. The prize remains unpaid, despite numerous calls and emails from the partners and tournament officials.
Similar allegations have been made against Mr. Kolenda and/or his business in numerous other states, including Montana, Ohio, Georgia, California, New York, Hawaii, Alabama, Massachusetts, Florida, Connecticut and North Carolina.
Friday, December 14, 2012
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