text:
It is accepted worldwide that entrepreneurship and SMMEs have an important role to play in the creation of jobs and wealth and in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor. South Africa's Gini coefficient, a measure of the gap between the rich ('haves') and the poor ('have-nots') counts among the highest in the world and it seems that the gap is still increasing. According to the well-known Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) reports, South Africa is not performing well in the arena of promoting entrepreneurial activity and SMMEs. This does not mean that nothing is being done in this area, but whatever is being done is not enough and not having the expected impact. It is as if there is still an important 'missing link' to be found in the search for a more effective solution to this challenge.
When analysing the situation, it seems that potential and emerging entrepreneurs in South Africa do have fairly good access to training and support services and even financial support (funding). However, from my vantage point in the field of entrepreneurship and SMME training and support, it has become clear to me that many promising entrepreneurs find it hard to get access to really feasible and sustainable business opportunities. They are simply 'crunched out' by the super economic forces of the corporate environment. This raises the question about how this 'gap' can be addressed effectively and whether the responsibility to create more SMMEs should be left to potential entrepreneurs and entrepreneur support programmes alone, or whether corporates should play a more active role in this?
In searching for an answer to this intriguing question, I would like to refer you to an article published some time ago in the Harvard Business Review (Jan-Feb 2011) by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer under the title Creating shared value. How to reinvent capitalism and unleash a wave of innovation and growth.
Porter and Kramer mention that although capitalism is viewed as an unparalleled vehicle for meeting human needs, improving efficiency, creating jobs and building wealth, business has been increasingly criticised for not being able to solve the socioeconomic challenges of modern society. Companies are widely perceived to be prospering at the expense of the broader community. As a matter of fact, in recent years business is viewed as a major cause of social, environmental and economic problems. Added to this governments and civil society have often exacerbated the problem by attempting to address social weaknesses at the expense of business.
What is needed is to redefine the purpose of companies away from profit per se towards the creation of shared value. This, however, may not take place very easily as it seems that most companies themselves are trapped in an outdated approach to value creation that was vested over a long period of time. Many companies tend to view value creation very narrowly, focusing on optimising short-term financial performance while ignoring the broader impact their 'successes' have on the socioeconomic landscape and the distress they cause to the communities in which they produce and sell. How else could companies think that by simply shifting activities to locations with ever lower wages was a 'sustainable solution' to the competitive challenges of the modern economic landscape?
According to Porter and Kramer, companies and their leaders need to take the lead in bringing business and society back together. This will require some strong thought leadership among our business leaders. In this regard, companies will need to move out of the paradigm of 'social responsibility' that they are stuck in. Businesses need to find a way to reconnect company success with social progress. The solution lies in the underlying principle of shared value. Shared value is not social responsibility, philanthropy or even sustainability. It is a new way to achieve economic success. It does not lie in the margin of what companies do, but at the centre. We believe that this approach can give rise to the next major transformation of business thinking.
In the next article I will explain in more detail how Porter and Kramer define this new wave of thinking and how it can be ignited and driven.
De Wet Schoeman heads up the Centre for Applied Entrepreneurship.


text:
Quantify Guest Satisfaction, and Act on It!
Making the comment card digital is a must for the 21st century hotel, spa, or resort. Luckily, we've got that covered. The beauty of Digital Alchemy surveys is the coupling of carefully crafted questions that get to the heart of what a guest feels, and the efficient analytic programs we use to discover your property's strengths and weaknesses.
Using the combination of how guests feel and the overall strengths and weaknesses highlighted in the surveys, you and your staff have the tools necessary to continuously improve the guest experience. More than that, DA's Trip Advocate solution prompts guests to share their favorable reviews on social media such as TripAdvisor.
Digital Alchemy is the only certified hospitality provider of the SatMetrics methodology used by hundreds of Fortune 500 companies. The ultimate question is "How likely are you to recommend us to a friend or colleague?" We can show you how to turn this simple question (and a few others) into an amazing learning tool and social media champion.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
What is a Spa Quip account?
A Spa Quip account is a feature that lets you personalise your Spa Quip experience. You can save an order until you're ready to place it, use our express checkout on our secure website, or check the status of your order online.
What are the benefits of an account?
How do I create my account?
I forgot my account password. How do I get it?
How do I change my Spa Quip ID or password?
How do I change my billing or shipping address?
I still have a question?


text: The Dubai Municipality has announced details of a new e-building service that is aimed at improving standards in the UAE's construction industry.Places like Dubai have undergone massive expansion work in recent years and the quality of the buildings that have been erected has been world class.That said, the government is not resting on its laurels and it is keen to see things improve even further.The authorities will now have greater supervision over the construction industry through the online portal, which will enable property owners to see exactly what contractors are doing.Speaking to Gulf News, deputy director of Dubai Municipality Eissa Al Maidoorsaid said the advantages of having such a system are "enormous"."It will initially facilitate smooth communication between all municipality building consultants and contractors. In phase two, we aim to extend the services so that owners will be able to monitor what modifications have to be made to his construction project," he remarked.The e-building resources will be available in Arabic and English and it will feature details of all appointments involving building contractors and will also act as an archive so construction specialists can keep tabs on all changes that have been made to developments.This project has been in the pipeline since 2007 and it is being released at a time when Dubai's property sector is starting to thrive again following the global economic downturn in 2008-09.A report published by Jones Lang LaSalle recently suggested that Dubai is outperforming its neighbouring emirates, with properties in upmarket and expensive parts of the city very highly sought after.Many companies are also kick-starting previously shelved projects, which is a clear sign that confidence is returning to the building markets.The new e-building portals will also make it easier for investors to get fresh schemes up and running.It will enable approvals of projects under construction, fees to be paid and will also provide users with a more convenient link to make enquiries. Completion certificates can be issued via the online system too.


text:
Lucky Bamboo is known for their Asian cuisine, and Daily Herald readers believe the food has qualities of excellence.
Lucky Bamboo is known for their Asian cuisine, and Daily Herald readers believe the food has qualities of excellence.
Local voters have deemed Lucky Bamboo Best Asian/Oriental Food in Best of Maury County for the 2012 year. The restaurant�s comfortable atmosphere and exquisite food keeps customers coming back.
Jeff Soong, Lucky Bamboo�s full-time manager, was pleased to learn that the restaurant had won. Soong explained that a unique sauce makes the food special, and the recipe for the sauce remains a secret.
Soong said Lucky Bamboo offers varieties of �Chinese food, all you can eat, with all different kinds of food. We also offer sushi.�
Soong is confident in the food that the restaurant serves to all of Maury County. Lucky Bamboo serves Chinese food by the dish and also on a full buffet. Soong also said that Western food is even available on the buffet, such as macaroni and cheese. Lucky Bamboo can be reached by phone at (931) 388-1123 and is located on 1412 Trotwood Avenue. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.


text:
Used Komatsu Excavator PC300-7
One of the used excavators is Komatsu PC300-7 excavator,which has high working efficiency and good engine. The price of it is competitive to others. A normal machine that is used on just dry land could spoil if used in marshes and here is where the amphibious excavator comes into its own.
1 item added to inquiry basket
This item was already in your inquiry basket
- Product Details
- Make Inquiry
Quick Details:
Place of Origin: Japan
Brand Name: Komatsu
Model Number: PC300-7
Condition: Used
Year: 2010
Make: Komatsu
Moving Type: Crawler Excavator
Operating Weight: 3T
Bucket capacity: 1.3 m3
Maximum Digging Height: 9580 mm
Maximum Digging Depth: 6355 mm
Machine Weight: 3T
Max Digging Radius: 9950 mm
Rated Speed: 4km/h
Rated Power: 128 kw
2010 made in Japan,good looking
Low working hours
Very good working condition
No noise
Oil saving
Excellent engine
High working efficiency
In order to simplify the construction, used excavator is getting more and more broadly applied to the construction industry. To operate this machine, only one person is required. He can control this machine with the help of buttons and levers. Different parts of the machine are handled with these levers and buttons. Shanghai Jiangchun has been specialized in this fields for various years. It provides plenty of other excavator products:
1. Excavator: KOMATSU,HITATCH,CAT,SUMITOMO,KATO,KOBELCO and others.
2. Loader: CAT,KOMATSU,KAWASAK and others
3. Roller: BMW,KOMATSU,DYNAPAC and others
4. Crane: CRAWLER CRANE,TRUCK CRANE and HARBOR CRANE
5. Forklift: TOYOTA,KOMATSU and others
If you have any requirements,do not hesitate to contact us:
Our websit is: http://www.usedexcavator-china.com
Add:NO.2588 Longwu Road Xuhui District, Shanghai
Other used excavator products, please click in:
Used Hitachi Excavator EX200-1
Quality is the queen and quality is the king. Jiangchun is always considering the quality as the most import...
Used Hitachi Excavator EX160-1W
If you want to save your money when you are purchasing the excavator, you can try to buy an used one fro...
Used Hitachi Excavator EX130-5
There is a tendency that more and more company try to save money by purchasing the used excavator rather t...
More used excavator News:
Used Excavator Helps to Re-layout Your Garden
How to Find the Used Excavator Suppliers Online


text:
Protester holds 'Dump Trump' sign at president's residence in London
President Donald Trump was greeted by protesters upon his arrival at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Regent's Park, London, where he is staying in the UK.
In the video, a protester holds a "Dump Trump" sign at the gate of the U.S. ambassador's residence.
"Yanks, go home," the protester says in the video. "And take your rotten president with you."


text:
caffe letterario apartment (sleeps 4+2)
Our contacts
Via dell'Agnolo, 47, 50121 - Florence
Main features
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 2
Bathroom with shower: 2
Square Meters: 72m²
Floor: 1
Minimum stay: 3
Beautiful apartment of around 72 sq meters managed by our staff (Marco, Sara, Michele, Andrea). The flat is very comfortable and located in the great and lively area of Santa Croce / Sant'Ambrogio.
This quiet and bright apartment is on the first floor of a building located in the beautiful Santa Croce/Sant'Ambrogio area and is equipped with: air conditioned, a colour Tv, wifi internet connection, double glazing, heating and parquet flooring in all living areas (terracotta tiles in the kitchen).
The apartment is very comfortable and it's perfect both for tourists or students.
The name of the apartment is inspired by one of the most popular bars in the city Caffè Letterario, just a little further along the street, in the recently renovated complex of the ex prison Le Murate, now transformed into a modern art and living space, a recommended spot to visit.
The bar and music venue Caffè Letterario delle Murate is a contemporary venue with a young crowd (free wifi, a range of newspapers, a library of interesting books, a lounge area, bar area, restaurant and live music hall) offering breakfast, lunch, aperitivo and dinner in a relaxed and vibrant atmosphere.
It's a must when exploring the area (located at 150 meters from the apartment!)
Recommended also: The Cafeteria inside Oblate Library (located at 500 meters from the apartment)!
The area is safe, lively, colourful.
For any assistance please contact directly the apartmentsinflorence.net staff.
• ADSL connection
• Air conditioner
• Beauty center
• Dish washer
• Fridge
• Gas hot plate
• Heating
• Iron
• Ironing board
• Kitchen
• Kitchenware
• Microwave oven
• Near bus stop
• Shower
• Toaster
• Unesco heritage area
• Washing machine
• Wifi connection


text:
TKO Tri-Grip Curl bar 50 LB
Product Code: 808RR-BG-50
Price: $212.99
Need Expert Advice? Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is ready to help you. Call us now at 1-800-875-9145!
TKO Tri-Grip Curl bar 50 LBavailable 20-110 LB) Same construction as our SDS dumbbells. . Available in sizes 20lb-110lbs in 10lb increments. Color: black
Customer Ratings & Reviews
Be the first to rate this item!


text:
Holiday lets have been seen as an effective means of providing accommodation for tourists.
(PRWEB UK) 21 December 2013
It has been reported by iExpats in the article titled 'Dubai Opens the Door for Private Holiday Lets' that the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, has passed a decree which allows property developers and expats to rent their homes to tourists as a means of earning additional money.
iExpats reports that with global events such as the 2020 World Expo attracting visitors to the country, holiday lets have been seen as an effective means of providing accommodation for tourists. The decree states that properties are required to meet certain standards and only properties from certain locations will be eligible for the initiative.
As an international removal company with a wealth of experience in helping families, individuals and businesses who are moving to United Arab Emirates, the team at Interdean were interested in the announcement of a scheme to allow expats to rent their properties in Dubai. A representative for the company responded to the announcement:
"It is welcome news that expats are now able to let their homes to tourists. Not only can this be an effective means of earning extra money, but it also encourages tourists to visit the country. When moving overseas, finding employment is often a priority, and so a new decree which allows expats to earn extra income from their property is welcome news. We look forward to following developments of the decree and how it affects expats and the number of tourists in Dubai."
Thinking of Moving? Think Interdean
Interdean helps families, expats, backpackers, travellers and students moving overseas. Established in 1959, Interdean provides moving, storage, shipping air freight, excess baggage, visa and immigration, and full overseas relocation services to worldwide destinations. Interdean is FIDI FAIM PLUS accredited and has over 123 offices worldwide.
We Make It Easy


text:
Boston Scientific is acquiring Apama Medical for up to $300 million, a deal that should help the company's EP business hit its stride.
Boston Scientific has struggled to gain share in the $4.4 billion electrophysiology (EP) market, but a new deal should give it a much-needed boost.
The Marlborough, MA-based company said it will pay up to $300 million for Apama Medical, a privately-held firm that is trying to treat atrial fibrillation (AF) with a radiofrequency (RF) balloon that combines the best of catheter- and balloon-based ablation. The deal calls for an up-front cash payment of $175 million and another $125 million payment based on clinical and regulatory milestones expected over the period of 2018 through 2020. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
AF is a common heart rhythm disorder estimated to affect more than 33 million people worldwide. Current treatment options include anti-arrhythmic drugs, and cardiac ablation, which is the delivery of energy to the areas of the heart muscle causing an abnormal rhythm. The standard of care in AF ablation is pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), Boston Scientific said, which is the application of energy to create lines of scar tissue around the pulmonary veins in the left atrium to block unwanted electrical signals that trigger AF.
PVI is currently performed using either point-by-point RF-based ablation or single-shot balloon-based ablation. Campbell, CA-based Apama is developing a technology that combines these two approaches. The Apama RF balloon is a single-shot, multi-electrode device designed to deliver differentiated levels of energy and shortened procedure times. The technology incorporates built-in digital cameras with LED lights and sensing electrodes on the balloon. This is intended to give the physicians more confidence of effective energy delivery and the ability to customize the amount of energy delivered around the circumference of the balloon. According to the company, this would also help to reduce procedure times compared to existing balloon technologies.
The proposed acquisition is consistent with comments that CEO Mike Mahoney made during Boston Scientific's second-quarter earnings call in July. The company grew EP sales 13% last quarter, led by improved uptake of its new Rhythmia HDx mapping system that is being rolled out in Europe, the United States, and Japan.
Mahoney also noted other devices in the pipeline that are expected to boost the EP business in the near-term, including two new therapeutic catheters, and a new force-sensing technology enabled by a software upgrade for the Rhythmia mapping system.
"So, we are committed to this EP business, and we continue to – I hate to use the word 'slowly,' but we are improving the platform and the product portfolio globally each quarter," he said.
One of the new catheters, the IntellaNav MiFi OI, in combination with Rhythmia HDx, is expected to serve as the foundational platform for the company's DirectSense technology, added Kenneth Stein, MD, the chief medical officer of rhythm management and global health policy at Boston Scientific.
Regarding the Apama deal, Stein said study results show that the Apama RF balloon is an advancement in single-shot technology for PVI and can provide physicians with greater control and efficiency when performing AF ablation.
The device would be integrated with the Rhythmia HDx mapping system, according to Joe Fitzgerald, president of rhythm management at Boston Scientific.
In a first-in-human study, the Apama RF balloon met safety and efficacy endpoints in patients with paroxysmal AF. The device is currently being studied in Europe and the company said CE mark approval is expected in late 2018.
While these results are encouraging, according to Mike Matson of Needham & Company, the analyst said there is still a risk that the larger CE mark and U.S. pivotal trials could fail. Assuming Boston Scientific waits until the end of its CE mark trial to begin a U.S. pivotal trial, he added, a U.S. launch might not be until 2021 or later.
Still, the acquisition could spell trouble for competitors like Abbott, which lacks a single-shot ablation technology, and for Medtronic, which has been gaining share with its Arctic Front cryoballoon, he said.


text:
Mill Village MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support) classroom is off to a great start! Each grade level has been working very hard to improve their reading and math skills to become successful in the classroom! Mill Village will be providing support in reading and math for all grade levels. The MTSS classroom will be working on different programs for each grade level. Students will be pulled from their classroom and given extra support for 20 - 30 minutes every day during their scheduled time.
Schools > Mill Village Elementary School > MV Headlines >


text:
Welcome to Guanjun's webpage!
I am currently a fifth-year Ph.D student in College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) at University of Central Florida (UCF). I'm pursing my Ph. D. degree in Optics under the supervision of Prof. Shin-Tson Wu. Before that, I received my B.S. in Physics from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in June 2014. Now, my research interests cover Liquid Crystals, Organic LED and AR&VR displays. I have five years hands-on experience on LC material characterization and device design, for fast-response LCs, Quantum-dot-enhanced LCDs, and LC photonics devices. As for OLEDs, I developed optical simulation programs for OLED display, including 1D, 2D, 3D and mixed-level simulations. Furthermore, I also developped multi-resolution foveated display and polarization-multiplexed light field display for head-mounted devices. For detailed info about my research topics, please refer to my resume.
- 08/2014-Present Ph.D. in progress, CREOL, UCF
- 08/2010-06/2014 B.S. in Optical Information Science and Technology, USTC
- Code programming: MATLAB, C, Python, C++
- Electromagnetic simulation: COMSOL Multiphysics, FDTD solutions, RSoft
- Liquid crystal simulation: TechWiz LCD, DIMOS LCD
- Optical design: LightTools, Zemax
- Optical thin film coating: TFCalc
1. T. Zhan, Y. H. Lee, G. Tan, J. Xiong, K. Yin, F. Gou, J. Zou, N. Zhang, D. Zhao, J. Yang, S. Liu, and S. T. Wu, "Pancharatnam-Berry Optical Elements for Head-up and Near-eye Displays," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 36(5), (2019).
2. F. Gou, E. L. Hsiang, G. Tan, Y.-F. Lan, C.-Y. Tsai, and S. T. Wu, "Tripling the Optical Efficiency of Color-converted Micro-LED Displays with Funnel-tube Array," Crystals 9(1), 39 (2019).
3. G. Tan, T. Zhan, Y. H. Lee, J. Xiong, and S. T. Wu, "Polarization-multiplexed multiplane display," Opt. Lett. 43(22), 5651-5654 (2018).
4. G. Tan, Y. H. Lee, T. Zhan, J. Yang, S. Liu, D. F. Zhao, and S. T. Wu, "Foveated imaging for near-eye displays," Opt. Express 26(19), 25076-25085 (2018).
5. G. Tan, Y. Huang, M. C. Li, S. L. Lee, and S. T. Wu, "High dynamic range liquid crystal displays with a mini-LED backlight," Opt. Express 26(13), 16572-16584 (2018).
6. Y. H. Lee, G. Tan, K. Yin, T. Zhan, and S. T. Wu,"Compact see-through near-eye display with depth adaption," J. SID 26(2), 64-70 (2018).
7. H. Chen, G. Tan, and S. T. Wu, "Ambient contrast ratio of LCDs and OLED displays," Opt. Express 25(26), 33643-33656 (2017).
8. G. Tan, J. H. Lee, S. C. Lin, R. Zhu, S. H. Choi, and S. T. Wu, "Analysis and optimization on the angular color shift of RGB OLED displays," Opt. Express 25(26), 33629-33642 (2017).
9. (Featured paper) G. Liu, Y. H. Lee, Y. Huang, Z. Zhu, G. Tan, M. Q. Cai, P.-P. Li, D. Wang, Y. Li, S. Pang, C. Tu, S.T. Wu, and H.-T. Wang, "Dielectric broadband meta-vector-polarizers based on nematic liquid crystal," APL Photonics 2, 126102 (2017).
10. (Review paper) G. Tan, Y. H. Lee, F. Gou, H. Chen, Y. Huang, Y.F. Lan, C.Y. Tsai, and S. T. Wu, "Review on polymer-stabilized short-pitch cholesteric liquid crystal displays," J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 50, 493001 (2017).
11. (Review paper) Y. H. Lee, G. Tan, T. Zhan, Y. Weng, G. Liu, F. Gou, F. Peng, N.V. Tabiryan, S. Gauza, and S. T. Wu, "Recent progress in Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical elements and the applications for virtual/augmented realities," Optical Data Processing and Storage 3, 79-88 (2017).
12. (OSA news release) G. Tan, J.-H. Lee, Y.-H. Lan, M.-K. Wei, L.-H. Peng, I-C. Cheng, and S. T. Wu, "Broadband antireflection film with Moth-eye-like structure for flexible display application," Optica 4(7), 678-683 (2017).
13. H. Chen, G. Tan, M. C. Li, S. L. Lee, and S. T. Wu, "Depolarization effect in liquid crystal displays," Opt. Express 25(10), 11315-11328 (2017).
14. G. Tan, Y. H. Lee, F. Gou, M. Hu, Y. F. Lan, C. Y. Tsai, and S. T. Wu, "Macroscopic model for analyzing the electro-optics of uniform lying helix cholesteric liquid crystals," J. Appl. Phys. 121, 173102 (2017).
15. (OSA news release) Y. Huang, H. Chen, G. Tan, H. Tobata, S-I Yamamoto, E. Okabe, Y. F. Lan, C. Y. Tsai, and S. T. Wu, "Optimized blue-phase liquid crystal for field-sequential-color displays," Opt. Mater. Express 7(2), 641-650 (2017).
16. H. Chen, R. Zhu, G. Tan, M.C. Li, S.-L. Lee, and S. T. Wu, "Enlarging the color gamut of liquid crystal displays with a functional reflective polarizer," Opt. Express 25(1), 102-111 (2017).
17. H. Chen, G. Tan, Y. Huang, Y. Weng, T.-H. Choi, T.-H. Yoon and S. T. Wu, "A low voltage liquid crystal phase grating with switchable diffraction angles," Sci. Rept. 7, 39923 (2017).
18. G. Tan, R. Zhu, Y. S. Tsai, K. C. Lee, Z. Luo, Y. Z. Lee, and S. T. Wu, "High ambient contrast ratio OLED and QLED without a circular polarizer," J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 49, 315101 (2016).
19. (Outstanding student paper of the year) R. Zhu, H. Chen, T. Kosa, P. Coutino, G. Tan, and S. T. Wu, "High-ambient-contrast augmented reality with a tunable transmittance liquid crystal film and a functional reflective polarizer," J. SID 24(4), 229-233 (2016).
20. R. Zhu, G. Tan, J. Yuan, and S. T. Wu, "Functional reflective polarizer for augmented reality and color vision deficiency," Opt. Express 24(5), 5431-5441 (2016).
21. D. Xu, F. Peng, G. Tan, J. He and S. T. Wu, "A semi-empirical equation for the response time of in-plane switching liquid crystal display and measurement of twist elastic constant," J. Appl. Phys. 117, 203103 (2015).
22. J. Yuan, G. Tan, D. Xu, F. Peng, A. Lorenz and S. T. Wu, "Low-voltage and fast-response polymer-stabilized hyper-twisted nematic liquid crystal," Opt. Mater. Express 5, 1339-1347 (2015).
23. D. Xu, G. Tan and S. T. Wu, "Large-angle and high-efficiency tunable phase grating using fringe field switching liquid crystal," Opt. Express 23, 12274-12285 (2015).
Conference Proceedings
1. G. Tan, H. Chen, Y.F. Lan, C.Y. Tsai, and S.T. Wu, "Wide‐view and Fast‐response Uniform Standing Helix Cholesteric LCD," SID Symp. Digest 49(1), 1769-1772 (May 2018, Los Angeles, California).
2. H. Chen, G. Tan, M. C. Li, S. L. Lee, and S. T. Wu, "High Contrast Ratio LCD with an In‐cell Polarizer," SID Symp. Digest 49(1), 1734-1737 (May 2018, Los Angeles, California).
3. (Distinguished Student Paper) Y. H. Lee, G. Tan,K. Yin, T. Zhan, and S. T. Wu, "Compact See‐through Near‐eye Display with Depth Adaption," SID Symp. Digest 49(1), 1060-1063 (May 2018, Los Angeles, California).
4. (Invited Paper) H. Chen, G. Tan, and S. T. Wu, "Can LCDs Outperform OLED Displays in Ambient Contrast Ratio?" SID Symp. Digest 49(1), 981-984 (May 2018, Los Angeles, California).
5. G. Tan, J. H. Lee, S. C. Lin, R. Zhu, S. H. Choi, and S. T. Wu, "Systematic Optimization for Achieving Indistinguishable Color Shift of RGB OLED Displays," SID Symp. Digest 49(1), 418-421 (May 2018, Los Angeles, California).
6. C. Zhang, J. He, H. Chen, G. Tan, L. Zhou, S. T. Wu, Y. Sohn, and Y. Dong, "Converting Light Diffusing Polymer Powders into Stable Perovskite‐Based Tunable Downconverters," SID Symp. Digest 49(1), 222-224 (May 2018, Los Angeles, California).
7. G. Tan,Y. H. Lan, M. K. Wei, L. H. Peng, I. C. Cheng, S. T. Wu, and J. H. Lee. "Antireflection and Self-cleaning Film with Moth-eye-like Structure for Mobile Flexible Displays," Proc. SPIE 10556, Advances in Display Technologies VIII, 1055608 (2018).
8. F. Gou, Y.-H. Lee, G. Tan, M. Hu, Y.-F. Lan, C.-Y. Tsai, and S. T. Wu, "Submillisecond Grayscale Response Time of a Uniform Lying Helix Liquid Crystal," SID Symp. Digest 48(1), 1822-1825 (2017, Los Angeles, California).
9. G. Tan, Y.-H. Lee, F. Gou, M. Hu, Y.-F. Lan, C.-Y. Tsai, and S. T. Wu, "Figure of Merit for Optimizing the Performance of Uniform Lying Helix Cholesteric Liquid Crystals," SID Symp. Digest 48(1), 490-493 (2017, Los Angeles, California).
10. Y. Huang, H. Chen, G. Tan, H. Tobata, S. Yamamoto, E. Okabe, Y.-F. Lan, C.-Y. Tsai, and S. T. Wu, "New Blue‐Phase Liquid Crystal Optimized for Color-Sequential Displays," SID Symp. Digest 48(1), 486-489 (2017, Los Angeles, California).
11. G. Tan, J.-H. Lee, Y.-H. Lan, M.-K. Wei, L.-H. Peng, I Cheng, and S. T. Wu, "Moth-eye Anti-reflection Surface for Sunlight Readable Flexible Displays," SID Symp. Digest 48(1), 574-577 (2017, Los Angeles, California).
12. H. Chen, R. Zhu, G. Tan, M.-C. Li, S.-L. Lee, and S. T. Wu, "Wide-Color-Gamut LCD with a Functional Reflective Polarizer," SID Symp. Digest 48(1), 1659-1662 (2017, Los Angeles, California).
13. Y.-H. Lee, G. Tan, Y. Weng, and S. T. Wu, "Switchable Lens based on Cycloidal Diffractive Waveplate for AR and VR Applications," SID Symp. Digest 48(1), 1061-1064 (2017, Los Angeles, California).
14. G. Tan, R. Zhu, Y. S. Tsai, K. C. Lee, Z. Luo, Y. Z. Lee and S. T. Wu, "High Ambient Contrast Ratio OLED and Quantum-dot LED without a Circular Polarizer," SID Symp. Digest 47, 1509–1512 (2016, San Francisco).
15. (Distinguished Student Paper) R. Zhu, H. Chen, G. Tan, T. Kosa, P. Coutino and S. T. Wu, "A High-Ambient-Contrast Augmented Reality System," SID Symp. Digest 47, 1025–1028 (2016, San Francisco).
16. D.Xu, G. Tan and S. T. Wu, "Multi-angle Beam Steering for Head-Mounted Displays," SID Symp. Digest 47, 1826–1829 (2016, San Francisco).
1. Y. H. Lee, T. Zhan, G. Tan, F. Gou, F. Peng, S. T. Wu, "Optical Display System with Enhanced Resolution, Methods, and Applications," US Patent 10,115,327 B1 (Oct. 30, 2018).
2. Y.-S. Tsai, K.-C. Lee, S. T. Wu, G. Tan, R. Zhu, "Display Device and Optical Film," US Patent 9,680,132 B1 (June 13, 2017).
Honors & Awards
- 02/2019 First Place of SPIE AR/VR/MR Optical Design Challenge
- 01/2019 UCF Graduate Dean's Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- 10/2018 IEEE Orlando Chapter Graduate Student Scholarship Award
- 05/2018 Best Student Paper, ICDT
- 05/2018 SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
- 04/2018 Dr. Martin Schadt Best Paper Award, SLCP
- 06/2017 JSID's Outstanding Student Paper of the Year Award
- 05/2017 Student Travel Grant Award, SID International Symposium
- 05/2016 Distinguished Student Paper, SID International Symposium
- 05/2016 Student Travel Grant Award, SID International Symposium
- 09/2014 Graduate Dean's Fellowship, University of Central Florida
- 09/2014 CREOL Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Central Florida
- 07/2014 Outstanding Graduate Award, USTC
- 10/2013 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Project, USTC
- 10/2012 First Prize of Undergraduate Mathematical Contest, Anhui, China
- 10/2012 Outstanding Student Leader, USTC
- 09/2012 Societe Generale Responsibility Scholarship, USTC
- 09/2011 National Scholarship (top 1%), USTC
- 09/2011 Outstanding Freshman Scholarship, USTC
Leadership & Service
- 09/2016-09/2017 Board Member, CREOL Association of Optics Students (CAOS)
- 09/2016-09/2017 Vice president, Society of Information Display Student Branch
- 09/2015-09/2016 Secretary, IEEE Photonics Society Student Chapter
- 04/2015-09/2016 Treasurer, Chinese Students and Scholars Association
- 09/2014-09/2015 Webmaster, Society of Information Display Student Branch
- Phone: (407) 823-4922
- Fax: (407) 823-6880
- Email: email@example.com
- Address: College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Orlando, Florida 32816-2700
13618total visits,2visits today


text:
Sales Executives Required
As Formfunc Studio continues to grow the unique Humanscale philosophy in South Africa, new opportunities for account managers are presenting themselves across the country. We are looking for talented Sales Representatives to help grow our business in the Western Cape, Gauteng and KZN regions. The successful candidates will have a passion for all things sustainable design and should have a basic knowledge of leading global contract furniture brands. A formal background in Workplace design, existing relationships with architects and designers would be beneficial – enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and a "can do" attitude are not negotiable.


text:
Our 'think climate' campaign, launched at City Hall, for London-based environmental charity Carbon Descent. Aimed to raise awareness of how to reduce your carbon footprint and and help achieve a sustainable future for london. Main target audience of government bodies (eg TFL, GLA), local authorities, private businesses, not-for-profits, charities, community groups and schools.
Our campaign won funds from international paper company Sappi to pay for the implementation and production. The judges said that although the environment was often a difficult topic to handle, the campaign created a powerful and clear message that action was essential.
deliverables:brochure / campaign concept / direct mail / folder / leaflets / magazine insert / name & identity / posters


text:
The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action. — Herbert Spencer
Please hover over the Resources link in the top menu for many important topics and frequently asked questions.
CCHS is a proud recipient of funding from Maddie's Fund®, helping to achieve a no-kill nation #ThanksToMaddie.
Office: M-F 10am-5pm
Kitty Corner and Pet Food Express cat adoption hours: click here.
See adoptable cats.
Dogs reside in foster homes and are adoptable by appointment or at one of our events.
See adoptable dogs.


text:
- Music »
The Betsey Trotwood
London's smallest live venue seating just 25 people
When it comes to music venues, size, it would seem, doesn't matter.
'The Betsey Trotwood' is a characterful Victorian pub in the heart of Clerkenwell in Central London. Combining the joys of the traditional pub with an eclectic range of cultural shenanigans, we offer homemade food and a first class drinks selection.
This claims to be London's smallest live venue and seats just 25 people. The acts are mainly solo acoustic, but all this nonsense about the laws of physics hasn't stopped them ramming in full bands from time to time. Such modern-day greats as Keane and The Magic Numbers have even passed through their doors before moving on to bigger things.
They trade on three floors. The main bar room is at street level. Downstairs, you will find the famously atmospheric cellar gig venue. On the upper level, there is an elegant bar and acoustic room.


text:
Time for some major tea! A new report claims that RHOA star Kenya Moore and her husband Marc Daly are pregnant with their first child.
BET reports that Kenya is "rejoicing in her pregnancy news," but is allegedly holding out on announcing to the public for a few months when she's in her "safe zone" as she has had fertility issues in the past.
An Instagram account called The Industry On Blast was the first to report the news. The site reports that Moore spent some time in Barbados two weeks ago doing IVF treatments with special doctors with Daly flying down to be with her during the process.
Although Kenya hasn't announced the news yet, we are sending her good vibes only. I decided to check in on Kenya's Instagram and see what she's been up to. Check out the following photos.
Life teaches many lessons, has many twists and turns, but always seems to present opportunities for a better today and tomorrow. I have looked for the wrong things in the past relationships. I have been wronged, and been hurt by others, but I've also doled out my share of pain and mistreatment. These all stemmed from not having deep love and relationships. Now, I have found love and want to start it with a clean slate. I want to put my past mistakes behind me and move forward positively with my new life. No more excuses, or negativity. I now have the chance to live not only for myself, but for my own family. The stakes are the greatest they've ever been in my life. Today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow will be better than today. Have a blessed Sunday. #love #life #newbeginnings #familyfirst #ThatsMrsDalyToYou
Photo Credit: Bravo


text:
There has not been a lot to report in recent times. Milk trains are slowly finishing for the season as milk volumes drop. 546 and 542 have both officially finished running for the season, but there were problems with the Fonterra plant yesterday and all milk trains were cancelled, so I ran 529 (5097) down to palmy instead of 541 last night.
I got to Marton the same time as 229 (30111 + 30042 )and we both waited for a big 210 (30203 + 30134) to go north, which also had loaded OM's on the head,
presume off to Te Rapa. It was a good time to get out for a leg stretch and give the two trunk trains a "roll by", and I must admit to getting a bit of a thrill watching the big 30's working hard starting their trains in the half light of the Marton yard lights, the pans arcing away on the contact wire...
(foamer LOL!!)
I followed 229 into Palmy and ended up sitting behind it on the arrival for a while while a massive 520 (7186 + 4634 + 4438) pulled out.
228 had also just arrived and there were trains going everywhere.
The electric locos off 229 went straight onto 210, while I got cut off in the yard and went to the south end and over the flyover.
229 diesels were on the front of their train (5402 + 1267 + 1200) and they had pushed back to catch the incomming 229 tonnage and then pulled into the CT
Lots of locos everywhere and train movements... if your around at midnight its worth a watch IMHO...
Not sure if the milkies are back running today.
Some photos below taken over the last few days.


text:
Today, I joined GoodReads.com in order to contact Moira Young, author of the Dust Land Series, who responded to my tweet yesterday concerning a question about agents. I confirmed that I am the author of my two books listed on this site, and now have an official author account. Please, I urge anyone who has or has not read my books to check out this wonderful page. It is very helpful and useful for book lovers worldwide and you can follow and be "friends" with authors and fellow readers/writers. Here is my profile, I hope you all enjoy!
I have also added a GoodReads widget in the left column of this blog so everyone can see the ratings I gave the books I've read!


text:
Tom Brake embraces the digital age
Tom Brake, MP for Carshalton and Wallington, has joined the digital age with a new video introduction on his website.
Mr Brake, filmed speaking outside Parliament, welcomes visitors to his website and urges constituents to get in touch, saying, "I consider that one of my principle roles as a Member of Parliament is to take up issues on behalf of my constituents".
He continued: "This technology provides us with a real opportunity to engage constituents, both young and old, and enhance their overall experience."


text:
Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion by Mo Willems
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
My son Xander loved this text. He really wanted to hear it because it was a continuation of the Knuffle Bunny series. Loved this story!!! Definately better as a read-aloud for students in grades K and 1 in my opinion.


text:
MiFID II: Key elements of 18 December ESMA Q&A
21 December 2017
Regulatory News Alert
On the 18 December, ESMA released a new version of its Q&A on Investor Protection. Among the list of questions there are two themes that require the greatest attention.
- What is the status of asset management for UCITS or AIF delegated to MIFID firms regarding the treatment of inducements
- What rules are applicable to MIFID Firms:
a. Providing MIFID II services in Member States where MIFID II is not transposed;
b. Providing MIFID II services via branches in Member States where MIFID II is transposed;
c. Attitude of supervisory authorities in Member States where MIFID II is transposed vis-à-vis MIFID firms still under MIFID I in their Member State of origin.
Question 1. ESMA considers that in general the provision of asset management services for UCITS and AIF is not subject to the inducements regulation, the term in general might mean that it is not always the case, ESMA refers among other consideration to the Conflict of Interests concept and to the "measures that aim to circumvent" the regulation.
Questions 2. ESMA reminds that MIFID II, with MIFIR, are the new rules of the game across the EU from 3 January 2018. However, ESMA recalls that MIFID II is a construction that builds on MIFID I requirements, these remains applicable in the Member States that will not meet the 3 January deadline until MIFID II transposition. This approach would preserve in the Member State concerned the level playing field. It does not prevent MIFID firms to comply to MIFID II, which is more precise and granular than MIFID I and it does not contradict.
However, when MIFID firms are willing to offer under LPS (free provision of service) or via branches from MIFID I Member States to MFID II Member States, the rules might be more complex. MIFID firms need to ensure that the host authority will accept their presence and that as the case might be, the local branch is complying with MIFID II or equivalent rules. In practice, the host authority can block firms that are not MIFID II compliant regardless of the rules in their home jurisdiction.
These Q&A are de facto a way for ESMA to confirm the application of MIFID II and MIFIR across the EU.
How can Deloitte help?
Deloitte RegWatch Team actively monitors MiFID II developments and other regulation subsequent publications on an ongoing basis with and could help you analyze the impact of regulations on your activity and strategy.
Deloitte can help your firm in the implementation of solutions and regulations for MIFID II or other regulations, we offer to organize workshop in your offices, analyze your current solution and help your firm migrate to the desired state. The project could be technical, strategic, focused on optimization of the present structure.
Please do not hesitate to contact us, we would be more than happy to identify and set up the solution tailored to your requirements.
Key Contacts
|Simon Ramos
Partner – Advisory & Consulting IM Leader
Tel: +352 45145 2702
|Pascal Martino
Partner – Strategy & Regulatory - Operations
Tel: +352 45145 2119
|Annick Elias
Partner – Strategy, Regulatory & Corporate Finance
Tel: +352 45145 4386
|Lou Kiesch
Partner – Regulatory Consulting
Tel: +352 45145 2456
|Laurent Collet
Partner – Strategy, Regulatory & Corporate Finance
Tel: +352 45145 2112
|François-Kim Hugé
Partner – Fund Registration Services
Tel : +352 45145 2483
Related pages
We can support you throughout your MiFID II compliance journey


text:
Gaby's Choreography
Chicago Quinceanera Choreographer
Gaby's Choreography
Category: Chicago Quinceanera Choreographers
email@example.com | Berwyn, Illinois | 1(708) 717-7743 | N/A
Gaby is a freestyle Quinceanera choreographer. She is also the founder and choreographer of WHODAT CREW, the first Boy/girl dance crew for 15's and sweet 16's in Chicago. She has worked in fashion shows, for schools, poms, television, MTV3, and LATV's Duelo de Princesas. Gabriela is a dance major at Columbia College Chicago and is trained in various styles. Gaby dedicates herself to making unique choreographic for each event that comes her way.


text: Terms of Use Privacy Policy Hide TOP 10 Top 10 Dating Top 10: Reasons To Get Married Share Tweet Flip 0 Shares 5. Marriage brings financial benefits There are numerous financial benefits associated with matrimony. For starters, there are tax breaks for married couples as well as for families. Getting married might also mean getting access to things like her premium health insurance plan. Like it or not, society is designed to make life easier for married couples. If you're single, you're out of luck. That's another argument in our top 10 reasons to get married. Next Page TOP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Show comments Comments Share your opinion Your name Recommended Reading Life Commentary The Extreme Way One Man Learned To Commit Top 10 Better Man 10 Simple Ways To Get Your Wife To Have Sex With You Life Commentary Marriage Isn't "Changing": We Broke It Life Commentary Now There's A Way To Avoid Long-Term Commitment Entertainment News Trending News: What This Guy Did For His Wife Will Make You Cry, Guaranteed


text:
Travis Family Farm
Travis Family Farm is home to Rachyl's Goat Milk Soap, a collaborative family endeavor which began in 2009 and continues to grow today. Rachyl decided at the age of 9 that she wanted to contribute to the household, and with the help of her sister researched the production of goat milk soap. She found the best type of goat to be Nubians. Five years and gallons of oil and milk later, and she's happy to say "successful and growing!" – adding new products such as all natural soy wax candles and goat milk body butter to their product line.
Travis Family Farm, created in 1994 by David and Lillian Travis, is located in North Scituate, Rhode Island. Our human kids Mical, Jaklyn, Jekub, Kelub, Noah, Rachyl and Izek welcome you to come experience our "non-human kids," who are our Nubian herd of goats, sheep, alpacas, chickens, ducks, turkeys, rabbits, a pig, and a peacock.
Visit the Travis Family Farm website


text:
Malkangiri: Continuing their brutal acts, Maoists last night killed a person by slitting his throat at Pipalpadar village under Chitrakonda police limits in Odisha's Malkangiri district suspecting him to be a police informer.
According to reports, around 30 Maoists barged into the house of Sadhu Khemudi in the village while he was sleeping.
The extremists dragged him out and took him to a nearby forest where they killed him by slitting his throat and fled the spot.
The red rebels later stormed into a contractor camp in the area and set three tractors on fire which were engaged in a road construction work.
On being informed, police reached the spot this morning and started investigation.
In a related incident, the Maoists have put up posters at MV-35 village in Kalimela area of the district warning locals of death punishment if they work as police informers. They have also warned quacks to abstain from practicing sorcery.


text:
Erpel mit Enten und Küken am Seeufer, 1905
Sold: € 106,250
Art of the 19th Century
Get a free and non-binding appraisal of your artworks. The easiest way is to fill in our
+ online form.
After just a few days you will receive a comprehensive and individual offer prepared by one of our experts.
One the contract has been closed we will take care of collection, shipping and insurance, as well as the perfect presentation in the auction catalog and further advertising campaigns to realize the highest possible price for your artwork. If necessary and desired, we will also help you with restoration- or conservation measures.
In case you sell your object directly to us or to a buyer we found for you, you will receive payment after the purchase contract has been closed and the artwork has been handed over.
+ Dates of all upcoming auctions
+ More information: selling explained step by step
Contact us: Free Appraisal or firstname.lastname@example.com / +49 89 55 244 444
You prefer a direct sale instead of consigning your artwork to an auction?
This is just another service we offer. Get in touch with us and we will calculate a fair sales price. Either we will purchase your artwork - or we will find an appropriate buyer for you
Contact us: Free Appraisal or email@example.com / +49 89 55 244 444
You have compiled a private art collection over the past years, and now you face the decision which direction it should take?
Ketterer Kunst is at your side in all matters regarding a possible reorientation of your collection: Does it make sense to scale down? Is it advisable to sell the collection or to give it to a foundation? Depending on the focus of your collection, a combination of different measures can also make sense, for instance a stronger focus on single areas while selling other parts of the collection.
In a first absolutely free of charge and non-binding consulting talk we can already outline a general strategy. Based on this first talk we will prepare a custom-made offer for your collection:
Course of action for the alignment of your art collection
- We analyze the your current compilation of artworks from an art-historical perspective, in the following this first analysis will be updated on a regular basis
- We determine the financial value of your collection
- Following the substantial survey, we will outline the most suitable strategy for your collection in order to realize your personal goals - both short- and long-term
- Once a strategy has been agreed on, we will take care of the alignment of your collection
- As part of our service, we also assist you in all questions regarding tax and insurance
Payment and invoicingOur first consulting talk is absolutely free and non-binding. As part of the following expert advice (analysis and valuation of your collection, outlining potential strategies and their respective implementation) we will prepare a custom-made offer.
+ Contact us for more information


text:
In a manner similar to other live cam sites, Live Jasmin will allow you to sign on free of charge.
The cam girls are easy approachable and anxious to follow with your every desire.In other words, if you are searching for cam girls equipped with impassioned or even provocative attitudes, you will find them on Live Jasmin.In addition, and not all websites can offer this, the diversity of cam performers is amazing. Do you need couples playing in front of the cam for your satisfaction?Don't for a second think that every cam site is the same… After reviewing 72 sites and spending hours on each. This is taking the top spot for now as it's THAT GOOD.These are the top rated: We've recently been reviewing this site after multiple people telling us to check it out. Don't even think about trying the other cam sites until you try this first.Surely, the performers aspects are different; it depends on your taste exclusively if you choose a blonde, a tanned, a redhead or maybe a couple.
All of them will perform their best and get it all going to your satisfaction.
The price of chit-chat with the cam girls is hooked on the quality of the girls.
You do not need to worry about lagging times during the cam shows, as the site has paid attention to acquiring suitable bandwidth and speed conditions.
Live is a live cam site, the admittance of which will take you in the companionship of many cam entertainers that want to pleasure you and enjoy themselves at the same time.
The top-notch of the site will leave you entirely fulfilled when it comes to user-friendliness.
You feel as if you are truly getting to be on familiar terms with the girls.


text:
6 September 2005
To present an analysis of the current state of multilateral disarmament and arms control negotiations and make proposals for future progress on these issues.
Partners: Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission.
Support from UNIDIR's core funders provides the foundation for all of the Institute's activities.
Speaker(s): H. Blix


text:
The post-blog Internet is on the minds of more than a few people I know, a subject often discussed. Of course no resolution is made, no solution found. Until now like 5 minutes ago.
I assure you it's not a scenario where everyone gets to Kottke. That's a position in life that few people will hold. It's probably easier to become a monarch and blog full time than blog full time about monarchs, monarcharies and the monarcherati.
What I've masterminded is busting out of the blog vertical altogether, an idea that requires some real 'outsource to Neverland' thinking. Before we begin I can't stress enough how important it is that you continue blogging you can't forget your roots. This will make more sense later.
The first step is to start a solo career in music. Can't sing? No worries mate. I can assure you that selling a single in iTunes Music Store does not necessitate being able to carry a tune, that's what Macintoshes are for. All you need to do is belt out some words to some sort of rhythm (ta-ta-tee-tee-ta). Then take your lyrical genius, launch Garageband, throw a few samples in for good clubbing measure and viola you have a hit single.
Any genre of music will do as long as it appeals to 14-24 year olds. However I suggest finding a niche that can be played on hip-hop, pop, alternative country, rock jock, retro stations just to be on the safe side.
Do not start a band! Very important! Remember this is an extension of your blog and you can't spell b-l-o-g with t-e-a-m. Resist any and all offers to 'trade links' with lamers who are trying to leech onto your assured up-and-coming success. Embrace any and all tribes that consider you better than them because these people will become your 'base' and they will be included as part of the demographic that makes up your expected earnings profile.
Blog, check. Hit single, check. Now we need a music video.
Don't worry about your looks at this point. If you are in need of weight loss/gain and/or radical plastic surgery (and who isn't?) that's fine but we'll have it done after your single has placed in the Top 100 charts. When it comes time to shoot the music video just have them do something that just requires a head shot, like an old Cars video anyone watching MTV at this point won't even know who the cars are so your 'new' video will become an instant pop culture hit.
Remember, you can't neglect your blog! You can't forget the peeps who had your back from the beginning! In fact it's likely that your second hit single is going to be all about growing up in the rough wilds of the Internet. How you stuck it to the man by blogging during the work day and wrote biting criticism against the establishment. In fact it might be a good time to change your look now. Borrow from past timelines in mixed cultures like so: America in the 50's, China in the 60's and Paris in 80's. Wear some rainbow colored tinted shades at all times.
Once the hit has made it on Clear Channel then it's time to prepare for television and the big screen. Ideally you want to hit all the talk shows. Just remember to jerk a tear when you tell Oprah how hard it was in the early days when all you had was just a blog wait for the dramatic pause then point and shift your Movable Type trucker cap towards camera #3. As the audience claps and 'ahhhs', bust out your emerald encrusted Sidekick and show the audience that you're blogging right now! Sniff.
Obviously your climb from the bottom back story, hit single, hit video, and appearances on the talk show circuit are bound to get you a guest appearances on television shows like CSI. Try to make the cover of People magazine no matter what it takes. Date Ashlee Simpson if you have to, but only if you have to.
I should point out that after all of this you've probably made enough money to buy a brand new Chevrolet Cavalier. Some would consider that a success but taking this just a step further is where all of this pays off. I mean, you didn't think all that music and television stuff was the icing on the cake did you? Hell no.
Now it's time to blossom into the real blogst*r you are.
It's time for you to go Martha Stewart, time to think about creating your own personal line of schwag. Of course you'll announce all of this on your blog and maybe create a second blog to document the process of combining web standards with textiles to show how your blog can be worn on the streets of New York, London and Tokyo. And when Gizmodo calls don't answer, make them feel some pain.
Hire some schlepp in SoHo to design and create your vision for the blog bag, blog Swatch, blog sweater vest set, blog press-on-nails kit, really the potential is endless. Make sure to blog your vision for a perfect future where war doesn't exists and hundreds of thousands of animals are spared destruction because your clothing line is made from hemp and recycled garbage. Write open letters to the CEO of Target until they guarantee 24 sq. ft. of custom fixture store-within-a-store. Add a ticker to your blog the shows how much money you are earning per minute and how that compares with the national debt.
With money rolling in and your four-one-one secured in Paris Hilton's diamond encrusted Sidekick it's finally time to redesign your blog and talk to friends about going beyond the post-post blog Internet.


text:
Thesis Statement For Comparing And Contrast Essay - Critique ...
How To Write A Compare And Contrast Essay | Compare And Contrast ...
It should be mentioned that these essay types are very common in colleges and high schools. Compare and contrast essay topics can vary depending on which area they focus on. So, it is very common to compare historic events and prominent people, literature characters, research methods and approaches, social phenomena in different countries, historic periods etc. Very often you are free to choose any topic you like. In such a way professor evaluates your creativity and analytical skills. The right choice of compare and contrast essay topic is already half of success.
Samples Of Comparison And Contrast Essays - Template - Template
Unlike compare and contrast essays, require a deeper analysis. For example, if you were assigned the task to compare and contrast literature characters you have to go deeply to their psychology and motivation by analyzing what they said and did in a novel. Of course, this is not an easy task so you have to look for relevant templates and research paper examples. Just type in your favorite search engine "research papers compare and contrast" and analyze obtained results. Do not forget that these are somebody else's research papers, so you have to use them only as an example. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden.
Between all of the academic essays, the compare and contrast essay writing requires a thorough understanding of your subject the most. In writing these essays, besides knowing the similarities and differences of the objects compared, you should be able to gauge how similar or different they are. There are some signal words that can be seen in this essay, setting it apart from others and can include as if, as though, alike/unlike, comparable to, incomparable and many others. The validity of the arguments that you include in your essay are even more important than the keywords. Therefore the following information on compare and contrast essay topics, compare and contrast essay format, compare and contrast thesis, compare and contrast paragraph will give you an idea on high quality compare and contrast essay writing.
in a Composition course is the comparison and contrast essay. What could be easier? We've got these two things movies, books, rock bands, decades, people, fashions, schools, ideas how are they alike and how are they different? The paper practically writes itself! (A comparison, incidentally, is the process of showing how things are alike; a contrast is the process of showing differences.) Compare and contrast essay thesis statement boo radley tom robinson both depict innocence however in the conclusion comparison examples topics to craft arguments about each other theme sites can someone write an organizing idea or argument for comparing critique writing kannada plan below student readers there were three hours two hungarians one side a british library with 100 unique phd accounts. Brainstorming how complete lesson templates essays includes 17 page powerpoint samples of template essays. Perisan greek caitlin rabuckperiod 1march 7 2011compare on ezy design chris ackerman generator. Presented by edi brata ppt organization model point amp topic sentence authorstream example kakuna resume you 39 ve got it compare. Music research paper apa format outline comparative intro exle portfolio mr butner due date iv restate b at e pic essay. When step 3 version 2 jpg youtube day four agenda 12 5 6 vocabulary grammar practice outlines rhetorical analysis subject by. Myself sanskrit language use create venn diagram help creating 21 cover letter smlf. Editorial bullying do i titles 200 words » daily mom. Finally, the business of a comparison and contrast essay is frequently (but not always) to demonstrate a preference for one thing over another. The trick is to allow the preference to grow out of the comparison without actually stating the obvious. Let the reader figure out the preference from the language we use in the contrast; let the language do its work.Compare and contrast essay conclusion example paragraph comparison persuasive on examples intros to essays paragraphs in do you write zigsee accountable talk sentence starters the help dissertation writing services argument synthesis example. How start a sample normandy it 39 s resume time service for of thesis statement movie examples. Osmosis diffusion la maison d os dubillard critique nuri bilge ceylan interviews 9 2 body success image. 21 cover letter template smlf middot amp today society at essaypedia com samples essays. Papers rembrandt self portrait as saint paul best lion king hamletcomparison. Final ideas topics country love hindi quote argumentative exercises description showme outline topic sentences overarching intro metapod my doctor says response literature what should conclusion. 1000 images about pinterest includes chart blank four stages revision comparativecomparison esl editing compare. Slaughterhouse five catchcomparison 11 steps image titled step 3 format click enlarge. Hamlet english by william 23 design 22 comparative digpio us introduction educational between two books frames pictures david sedaris 218 1 jpg page college basketball. Basics lead set up q or list many words an be known tips tumblr ap world history carlosluna co consider following statements critical. Compare contrast essay examples high school parcc prep teaching amp organizer example of and comparison block method exercise 3. On books are our best friends for class 10 videos writer websites list format write my quotes about quotesgram writing a thesis statement essay. Cultural math services in mla online coursework topics 21 cover letter template samples smlf light answers to all your questions get instant download link whats app number. Using venn diagram essays research project help academic writers that deserve trust paper. Resume how pictures image titled step 4 gr 5 printable 5th grade. Outline reserch papers i search paper worksheets cells meiosis mitosis atvmudnationals com alive make college heading types autism spectrum disorder sat practice test ncs paragraphs 1 sample paragraph the weather chicago miami cousin recently had conclusion art history comparative poetry formad preview formal essaycomparison smlf. 20 23 african american do term an 14. are some of the easiest college essays you will ever have to write. We compare and contrast things in everyday life such as; choosing a shirt, choosing what is for dinner, etc. When you are preparing to write your essay, take a look at some compare and contrast essay examples to see what you will need to include and not include in your essay. Here are a few tips that can help you get started.


text:
Complimentary Videos
Kings to up match-day security after the fist fight that broke out on 9 March 2013 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Cape Town – The Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) has promised to improve security at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium after a fight between fans erupted in the stadium during the Super Rugby match between the Kings and Sharks on Saturday.
This comes after a video emerged on social media sites on Tuesday, depicting fans involved in a brawl while the match was in progress. The minute-and-a-half long video clip shows fans violently exchange punches with no security guard or policeman in sight.
EPRU interim CEO Charl Crous said on Tuesday they are working closely with stadium management company, Access Management, to address the issue.
"Following the incident on Saturday night we, together with Access Management, will be adopting a zero tolerance stance," Crous told the Rugby15.co.za website.
"We will also be lobbying police to assist with regards to more visible policing, and will be assisting Access Management with other initiatives such as education campaigns around encouraging people to sit in their reserved seats."
Crous said the union strongly condemns the behaviour and called on spectators to behave themselves in a respectable manner when attending a game.
"We want a day at the rugby to be a pleasant experience for everyone.
"We would also like to take this opportunity to say that it is unfortunately only a small minority of people who are responsible, and thank the majority for their ongoing support."
The Kings, who lost the game 21-12 to the Sharks, this week host the defending champion Chiefs on Friday night (19:10 kick-off).
– Article via Sport24
Article source: http://www.jacarandafm.com/kagiso/content/en/jacaranda/jacaranda-blogs-the-complimentary-breakfast?oid=1851044&sn=Detail&pid=6182&VIDEO--Sharks-vs-Kings-Fight-that-happened-last-weekend


text: Bank CEO negotiated away all pension entitlementsNo right to share in winding up of pension fund08/23/2000|Canadian Employment Law Today The British Columbia Court of Appeal has held that the former president of a bank gave up any right to participate in the staff pension plan. The bank paid him $975,000 severance, and that is all he is going to see.Edgar Kaiser Jr. headed the bank in the mid-1980s when it was in bad financial condition. A buyout by the Hongkong Bank of Canada saved it, but Kaiser resigned. The bank paid Kaiser the $975,000 "in full settlement of salary for the unexpired term of his employment agreement and all other payments or benefits due or accruing due under any agreement or any arrangement with the bank." To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Sign In Remember Me Forgot Password If you are a current Subscriber, please click here to set-up or update your login information.


text:
Deborah M. Buehler – Travel Chronicle
I recently moved to the Netherlands and a few weeks ago I had my first Dutch bicycle accident. It was a typically rainy afternoon and a pigeon that had obviously had enough of the Dutch weather decided to attempt suicide by jumping under my front tire. My bike jack-knifed and I was catapulted forward and slid across the wet pavement for a couple of meters before skidding to a stop. Not wanting to be labeled as a typical foreigner who can't ride a bike I quickly hobbled to my feet and after a bit of repair work both the bike and I survived (the pigeon was OK too).
Bicycles are one of the first things that come to mind when most people think of the Netherlands. Cyclists and windmills on a flat countryside crisscrossed with canals, dikes and tulip fields make up a quintessential Dutch landscape. But north of the mainland a different world exists, a world full of far more interesting birds than city pigeons, where the landscape is one of dunes, beaches and rich mudflats flooded daily by the shallow waters of the Wadden Sea.
The Wadden Sea takes its name from the Dutch word "waden" which means "to wade" and is a shallow, semi-enclosed part of the North Sea, consisting of tidal mud flats, sand flats and salt marshes. The area is bordered by a series of barrier islands, and stretches along the North Sea coast from Den Helder, Netherlands to Esbjerg, Denmark. It is of international importance as a nursery for shrimp and fish stocks, a staging area for several million migratory birds, and home to many species of breeding birds and healthy populations of Common and Grey Seals.
One of the bird species that relies on the Wadden Sea is the Red Knot, a medium sized shorebird barely bigger than an American Robin yet capable of amazing migrations. Red Knots breed in the high arctic and as the short arctic summer ends they migrate to such diverse locations as Tierra del Fuego, New Zealand, West Africa and Western Europe. Just like I migrated to the Netherlands to study birds, "Canadian" knots that breed in the northern extremes of the Queen Elizabeth Islands migrate to the Wadden Sea to feed, rest and moult during migration. Different knots that breed along the northern coast of the Taymyr Peninsula in Siberia also use the Wadden Sea en route to wintering areas in West Africa.
In a recent article in the National Post (July 10, 2004) Cleo Pascal described the plight of Red Knots in the Americas. Those knots belong to yet another group and are dependent on an abundance of horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay to fuel their northward migration each spring. In the Americas knot numbers are in drastic decline – the birds are in trouble because horseshoe crabs are harvested before they can deposit their rich eggs in the sand. Tragically, the numbers of knots using the Wadden Sea may also be declining. Just as the North American knots rely on horseshoe crab eggs for food, knots using the Wadden Sea rely on an abundance of shellfish to fuel their migrations. The Wadden Sea has always provided this abundance, but in the past few years destructive cockle fishing practices have damaged some of the richest and most important areas of the Wadden Sea.
In the midst of this ecological drama scientists and volunteers are monitoring both shorebirds and their food. I visited the Wadden Sea as part of a research expedition with the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Several times a year NIOZ teams set up half a kilometer of fine netting out on the mudflats. At night these nets are almost invisible and birds that fly into the nets are carefully marked and measured. By day the scientists walk the mudflats to take cores of mud. These samples are sifted through a fine mesh so that worms and shellfish can be counted.
The Wadden Sea is a very special place for scientists and tourists alike. You don't have to be on a NIOZ expedition to see what the area has to offer. In the Netherlands both boating and walking tours are available to explore the wonders of the mudflats. My first night on the Wadden Sea serves as a perfect example of what visitors may experience. The water was perfectly calm and overhead millions of stars were visible in the moonless sky. In the distance I could hear the mournful howls of seals resting on a nearby sandbank and, closer, the soft calls of shorebirds on the mudflats were barely audible. A few lights from towns on the nearby islands twinkled on the horizon and reflected in the glass-like surface of the water – but something was strange – the sea was twinkling too! All around the water sparkled with a green luminescence. As our boat cut through the water the boat's wake glowed, and later as we waded out onto the mudflat droplets of water from our feet twinkled as they splattered onto the ground. It looked like magic, like something had enchanted the water, but the real cause of the glow was tiny organisms called seasparkles, which are single-celled algae. Millions of these microscopic creatures were floating in the water and making the sea glow.
The sight of the Wadden Sea twinkling and glowing in the peace of a night was a wonderful experience. It is this type of experience that reminds us how important areas like the Wadden Sea truly are. These areas are sanctuaries not only for migrating birds but also for an amazing array of creatures from tiny seasparkles to lumbering Grey Seals. These creatures have shared the bounty of the Wadden Sea in a sustainable manner for thousands of years. Isn't it time our species did the same?


text:
Chitose You Opisthotonus
My front page
The Gates: Access To The Throne Of God! Download Epub Mobi Pdf Fb2
Owls 50 Coloring Pages For Adults Relaxation Vol.1 Download Epub Mobi Pdf Fb2
Vibeke Diness Borup Biokemi Pdf Download
Lisa Leblanc Album Torrent
Crack Fifa 14 Iphone 5s
Sept Jours De La Création: Sept Jours De La Création (French Edition) Download Epub Mobi Pdf Fb2
50 More Guitar Hacks: For The Thinking Man's Guitarist Download Epub Mobi Pdf Fb2
St Rio Nakadashi To Vampire 4 (rosario Vampire) English
Ontrack Easy Recovery 10.0.2.3 Crack
Share this page
Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter
Create a website
Everybody can create a website, it's easy.
Try it for FREE now
This website was created with SimpleSite
Get Your own FREE website. Click here!


text:
An income of $95,000 put you in the top 10%, made you 1 out of 10.
An income of $250,000 put you in the top 1%, 1 out of 100.
$500,000 put you in the top 0.1%, or 1 out of 1,000.
$50,000,000 - fifty million - put you in the top 0.001%. It made you one in a million. 143 people reported incomes of over $50 million and those 143 people had average incomes of $100 million.
Here's another remarkable stat. Merely having an income put you in the top 50%. When I write, "top 10%," above, I'm writing about the top 10% of wage earners. Social security has data on 163 million wage earners. There are about 325 million Americans, so only about half of Americans reported incomes. Some were too young. (My wife's second grade class is full of slackers who haven't earned a dime in their life.) Some were too old. Some are too rich to work or make their living from investments rather than wages, property or stock owners. Some are too handicapped. Some are working jobs without wages, jobs like caring for their kids or parents. Some depend on family or friends for food and housing, some are in school, some recovering from injury, some permanently disabled, etc.
Now let's get into the normal people, the wage earners who don't make six figure salaries but still work. The 90%.
If you make $15,000, you make more than 30% of all wage earners. $15,000 a year works out to $1,250 a month. Median rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the country's most expensive 22 cities is higher than $1,250 a month. Assuming that you have to eat, buy clothes, get transportation, etc., what nearly a third of Americans make is not enough.
If you made $30,557.71 last year, you made more than half of all wage earners. You have as many people who would trade wages with you as you would trade wages with. In some sense, you are the representative American, someone fellow Americans are as likely to pity as envy.
$30,000 a year works out to $15 an hour. Half of wage earners make less than this. Half.
Seattle is a wonderful city. It's both home to two of the richest men in the world and to many liberals who folks in the Midwest would consider more liberal than Scandinavians. They've recently passed a $15 an hour minimum wage.
I have a problem with that.
I don't have a problem with places like San Francisco and Seattle - places where median wages are $90,000 to $100,000+ a year - saying to employers, "If you want to hire our people you have to pay more than you would elsewhere." That makes perfect sense to me.
What doesn't make perfect sense to me? Choosing to make that minimum wage $15 an hour - an amount MORE than what half the people in this country make.
Average wages in Belarus and Armenia are about one-tenth the average wage in the US. You can't just pass legislation requiring all businesses to pay Armenian employees the same as American employees. It's a noble and proper aspiration to lift wages but the way you get there is complicated. Better education. Easier access to foreign markets where they can sell their goods and services. More capital investment that makes their people more productive.
Minimum wage seems to work as a prod to businesses or industries that aren't keeping up. It can force the folks in the bottom of 10% or 25% of labor productivity to either go out of business, go overseas or to up their game and make their employees more profitable even at a higher wage. What it can't do is force wages up for half the workforce. You need more complicated policies than that.
Policies that make it easier to live when you make only $15,000 a year or less - something that 30% of the workforce is doing - are good, humane and necessary. Minimum wage laws that ignore what the market says about the value of half your workforce seem, by contrast, bad, silly and doomed to backfire.


text:
Convicted Rapist Alexander Emelianenko Gets Parole After Just 18 Months in Prison
Last May Russian mixed martial artist Alexander Emelianenko was found guilty of sexual assault, kidnapping, and forced use of narcotics by the Simonovsky District Court in Moscow. According to prosecutors, the longtime heavyweight extorted sexual favors from his housekeeper, Polina Stepanova, on March 2, 2014, after stealing her passport and forced her to consume "narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances." Emelianenko, arguably the second-most-famous little brother in MMA, claimed the sex was consensual and pleaded not guilty, but the court saw things differently and sentenced the fighter to four-and-a-half years in a penal colony in the city of Voronezh, about 200 miles from the Ukrainian border.
While a four-and-half-year sentence might seem to some like meager punishment for sexual assault, after thinking things over the Russian criminal justice system apparently decided it was not only enough, but far too much. Earlier this week, after just 17 months, Emelianenko, the little brother of Russian MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko, was granted early parole for good behavior. Instead of three more years in prison, Alexander will be forced to complete just two years and 23 days of "correctional labor" and to give 10% of his "convict's salary" to the state.
According to Emelianenko's lawyer, Kakhaben Dolbadze, the fighter is currently still in Voronezh awaiting his official release.
Count it as yet another catastrophe narrowly avoided by the black sheep of the Emelianenko family. While Fedor has strolled through his life as a sort of patron saint of Russian MMA—undefeated for most of his career, universally respected, unsullied by controversy—little brother Alexander has had a harder go of things, lost in a great shadow, never quite scaling the heights his brother did in the ring while continually plagued by controversy outside of it, including numerous reports of improper behavior, suspect acquaintanceships, questionable prison tattoos, and a previous arrest after drunkenly assaulting a 63-year-old man in a Moscow café in 2013. That case was dropped after Emelianenko reached a financial settlement with the victim.
And while the criminal justice system's decision to grant him early parole is an enormous stroke of luck, Alexander will be walking out of prison straight into something of a geopolitical buzz saw. When Alexander was sent to Voronezh, big brother Fedor was still an untouchable figure in Russian MMA: President Vladimir Putin's favorite, the head of the Russian MMA Union, a king among men. Just as it should be and had been for years. But that was before Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov put on an MMA event with fighters as young as 8 earlier this month in the capital city of Grozny, incurring the wrath of Putin's sports ministry and Fedor himself, who said he was "outraged" by the fights. Since then Fedor has been getting torn apart in the Chechen press and on social media by Kadyrov's cronies. Fedor's shimmering reputation has been called into questioned and countless threats, both veiled and unveiled, have been made against him. There are even rumors that Kadyrov supporters were behind the assault of Fedor's eldest daughter in Moscow earlier this month. Which means the world greeting Alexander Emelianenko upon his release will be a much darker, more confusing one. The good old days may never return.
But even in these troubling times the Emelianenko name still carries weight in Russian MMA. Alexander Emelianenko has already expressed hopes of getting back to fighting, and at least one promotion, Moscow-based EFN, which put on Fedor's most recent fight, seems willing to look past Emelianenko's criminal record and give the heavyweight a shot at redemption. Not even a sexual assault conviction can keep an Emelianenko from a Russian MMA ring.
Which delights Emelianenko's lawyer, Kakhaben Dolbadze, who went on Facebook this week to implore MMA's most notorious little brother to return to the ring and to use his powers for good rather than evil. He even came up with an adorable little metaphor to equate the hardship of getting defeated in the ring with the hardship of getting convicted of rape.
"I hope he learned the right lessons from the difficult situation," Dolbadze wrote. "He has revised his views on standards of conduct in society. And, with the dignity of a true champion, will rise after a knockout. Today he should be released on parole, and I wish him to throw out his incredible power only in a sports ring, praising the strength of character and the Russian sport!"
Check out these related stories:
A Long, Bizarre Interview With Alexander Emelianenko - Part 1
Alexander Emelianenko Doesn't Like Women's MMA and Isn't in the Russian Mafia - Part 2


text:
March 31
Our Sunday brunch includes a fabulous menu complete with a complimentary champagne Mimosa, fresh squeezed orange juice, an omelette station, a chef attended carvery and a full dessert station with a chocolate fountain. Enjoy all the traditions of Easter and the sights and sounds of another spring dawning.
$65. Adults
$40. Children under 12
$15. Children under 5
By reservation 604.685.9321
Please let us know your preferred seating time when making your reservation.


text:
(VIDEO) Herman Cain's Social Media Presidential Spin Control
This is the beginning of a series about candidates use of social media for the 2012 presidential race.
Herman Cain's Current Social Media Stats:
Facebook: 398,840 likes
Twitter: 173,272 followers
Google + 28,725
According to TwitterSentiment.com there's an estimated 63% current negative sentiment towards "Herman Cain".
2012 Republican Presidential hopeful, Herman Cain, has had an uphill battle throughout the election season. This week, he got hit with yet another sexual scandal, which revealed a supposed 13-year affair with Georgia businesswoman, Ginger White. The controversy and media allegations have caused a major drop in his approval ratings. Cain has also revealed that he is now reassessing his entire campaign, causing many to believe he is about to call it quits.
So what's the social media strategy during a major PR disaster like Cain's and how has he and his team leveraged online tools to get America's attention thus far? I spoke to his Director of New Media, Michael Johnson:
"The biggest thing is that Herman Cain is a real person, and people online see that. The biggest goal that we have is trying to connect Herman Cain with people and people with Herman Cain on a more personal level."
On the 9-9-9 Movie Trailer that has accumulated over 100,000 YouTube views over the past 2 days:
"This is something that I had been pushing for a while now, trying to get people more integrated with our policy statements. There's been lots of questions online about what 9-9-9 is. So my overall goal was to try and explain it in the best way possible, and that's through an animated short on YouTube… that was easily dissectible."
How has Cain's team decided to use social media to respond to the sexual scandals and allegations?
"We have somewhat with our Google advertising and some posts we've done in the past. It's a delicate balance between combatting people and staying above the fray, and just trying to empower people as much as possible. One thing that I've really noticed about our supporters online over the past couple of weeks is that you throw enough dirt, people start to feel dirty. That's terrible to say, but that's really what our supporters feel like at this point. There heads are hung low in some respects and they're angry. It's our responsibility as a campaign to say we're still in this, Herman Cain is still the person you supported to begin with. You don't have to feel dirty and just watch your clothes every once in a while and kind of show things from that perspective."
Who's managing the feeds- Cain or the team?
"I do communicate with him about stuff. He'll send me recommendations, I'll send him recommendations. He'll say reweet this, I saw this… he is definitely involved in that perspective. Even with Facebook, when we passed 200,000 likes we had a video up from an iPhone just right then, thanking people, so he was definitely involved from a social perspective. With Google+ trying to connect with people using hangouts and things of that nature over the next couple of weeks."


text:
NEW DELHI — Officials from India and Pakistan met Thursday amid easing tensions to discuss opening a visa-free border crossing to allow pilgrims to easily visit a Sikh shrine just inside Pakistan.
Instead of visas, the two countries plan to give special permits to devotees to access the shrine, the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Narowal border district
India's External Affairs Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said the talks started after a Pakistani delegation crossed over to the Indian side. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal is heading the Pakistani delegation.
Instead of visas, the two countries plan to give special permits to devotees to access the shrine, the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Narowal border district.
READ MORE: India, Pakistan again target army posts, villages in Kashmir
Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion, had settled in what is now Pakistan's Kartarpur, where he spent the last 18 years of his life. The shrine was built after Guru Nanak died in 16th century.
The shrine is visible from the Indian side of the border. Indian Sikhs often gather on bluffs to view the site from the Indian side.
It's unclear how long the construction of a border corridor would take or when the crossing will actually open.
Tensions between India and Pakistan flared last month after a suicide attack killed 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. The Indian air force launched an airstrike inside Pakistan, saying it was targeting militants it blamed for the bombing.
ALSO READ: India confirms terror raid, Pakistan says no casualties
Pakistan retaliated and said it shot down two Indian air force planes. One pilot was captured and later released. India says it lost only one plane. Tensions have eased since.


text: A parent's death usually makes a severe impact on a child, research shows. After losing a parent, 85% of children exhibit such symptoms as difficulty sleeping, angry outbursts, worry, depression, bed-wetting, and thumb-sucking. After a year, more regressive behaviours may fade, but other problems, such as lack of confidence and preoccupation with illness, are likely to continue.


text:
Newsletter Signup
Recent Posts
Sign up today!
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
Category Archives: Kids Crafts
Kids Craft Corner – Making Alum Crystals
This year Stella was accepted into the Science Challenge program at school and she is loving it! She chose to do the more intense program – which was to learn about experiments and then put together your own experiment. Since … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts Tagged alum, crystals, making crystals 2 Comments
Happy New Year – Gratitude & Memory Jar
Today, the first day of 2013 – wow!!! At the start of each year, most of us make a New Year's resolution – the top one's being: quit smoking, loose weight, exercise more, find a partner – and not to … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts, Life Tagged memory jar, new years, traditions 5 Comments
Kids Can Do It – Reindeer Food
Today is Christmas Eve and for most kids this is the longest day and night of the year – because tomorrow is CHRISTMAS!!! Growing up we always left cookies and milk for Santa and that tradition has continued with Stella. … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts Tagged Christams, kids, reindeer food 1 Comment
Kids Craft Corner – Stained Glass Ornaments
It is almost Christmas and many are decorating their tree and making their homes festive. This week the kids and our exchange student made "stained" glass ornaments. We are very fortunate that for the next couple of months we have … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts Tagged christmas, kids crafts, ornaments 1 Comment
Kids Craft Corner – Holiday Message Frames
Some projects are so simple and so much fun – this is one of those projects. Whenever I am at the craft store they always have a bin of wooden picture frames – a couple of trips ago I picked … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts Tagged holiday craft, kids, picture frames 2 Comments
Kids Craft Corner – Santa Mobile
When I was in first grade, my teacher Mrs. Bartel was wonderful and good with crafts. Do you remember when you were in school and there was always a craft project around the holidays? We would make Christmas presents, Mother's … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts Tagged christmas, kdis craft, santa mobile 2 Comments
Kids Craft Corner – Make A Paper Decoupage Christmas Tree
I love the fact that Stella likes to do crafts with me and that this year she has been busy making presents for her friends and relatives. She truly is growing up and wanting to "give" to others and the … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts Tagged christmas, christmas tree, holiday craft, kids craft 2 Comments
Kids Craft Corner – Pom Pom Ornaments
Over breakfast Stella and I were talking about kids craft projects and pom poms came up. Stella looked at me like I had two heads! I remember making pom poms in school art class, but Stella didn't know what I … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts Tagged christmas, kids crafts, ornaments, pom poms, yarn 3 Comments
Kid's Craft Corner – What To Do With Your Halloween Pumpkin
I can't really remember what we do with our pumpkin after Halloween. Last year we fried up the pumpkin – that was fun. Before that I don't remember – I think we leave it on our stoop until it is … Continue reading
Posted in Kids Crafts, Recycled, Repurposed Tagged bird feeder, kids crafts, pumpkin 3 Comments
An Egyptian Princess Is Dressed
Last winter we made bracelets out of toilet paper rolls and during that activity – Stella informed me that she was making her bracelet for her Halloween costume – she was going to be an Egyptian Princess! Of course I … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Kids Crafts, Sewing Tagged costumes, halloween, sewing, toilet paper bracelets 3 Comments


text:
Our Carers Week 2013 events were extremely popular and gave a large number of Shire carers the opportunity to do something special as well as receive recognition for their important role.
In partnership with the Sutherland Shire Carers Week working group, we hosted a Dinner Cruise on Port Hacking, a lunch at Embark Restaurant, Loftus TAFE, and a morning at the African themed Putt Planet at Miranda.
Thankyou to Carers Week organiser Katie Matthias for all her work. Our thanks also go to the representatives from the other organisations on the Carers Week working group: Parent to Parent Association, CatholicCare Dementia Carer Support Service and SESLHD NSW Health Carer Program.
In addition, our CALD carer support groups had special events for Carers Week: A lunch at Zippos for the carers from Greek background, and a trip to Bundeena and "Positive Caring Workshop" for the carers from Chinese background.
Click on the link below to see the Chinese Carer Support Group's cake!
You might have also seen displays for Carers Week in Sutherland, Engadine and Menai Libraries.
One of our local carers was featured in a Leader story for Carers Week on October 15. This resulted in some contact from "new" carers who had not previously heard of our services.
Click on the link below to read the Leader story.
Back to Archive


text:
The dVoiceBox voiceover recording studio is based near Coventry, West Midlands, UK and is run by voice over artist Chris Radley.
The studio specialises in recording voice-over, spoken word and vocal projects. dVoiceBox is also an ISDN studio allowing high quality audio connection with production studios and radio and TV stations anywhere in the world.
To book the studio to record your project call Chris on 01926 431535 or email.
CLIENTS – Some examples of voice recording, spoken word projects, musical recordings and audio production work at dVoicebox:
HF Holidays TVC – Production company Pangaea TV used the dVoiceBox ISDN connection to direct and record the voice over for a new TV commercial for the active vacation company HF Holidays.
Still Listening to the Band – Former BBC Radio 2 presenter Frank Renton and his producer Terry Carter have so far recorded nineteen episodes of Frank's new fortnightly Brass Band music show at dVoiceBox. Frank Renton Still Listening to the Music is a podcast for the website brasspass.tv
Dennis Eagle – Chris recorded the voiceover, performed by a member of DE staff, to be used in headphones on a new virtual reality interactive display for a stand at a major exhibition.
Bauer radio used the dVoiceBox studio to record a series of radio commercials for a number of radio stations.
Voiceovers Ltd – used the dVoiceBox ISDN service to record a voice over for an information video for a new TV rights website
Markettiers4DC used the dVoiceBox ISDN service for a series of radio interviews. Former England Rugby player Austin Healey and former England goalkeeper David James were in the dVoiceBox booth promoting BT Sport – Big Weekend of Sport . The sports legends were connected via ISDN to 13 different UK radio stations for a mixture of live and pre-recorded interviews.
Firedaze – the band's current album Ever After Land was recorded at Dmusic/dVoicebox. You can see a video of the song "Dirty" by clicking here
Nigel Ward – The folk songwriter and guitar, mandolin and fiddle player recorded his current album "Fiddlers Tales" at dVoiceBox.
Cheethambell JWT – used the dVoiceBox ISDN studio to record voice actor Lucy Briers providing a voice-over for radio and TV ads for telecommunications company JT Global.
Antenna International – used dVoiceBox to record voice actor Lucy Briers reading the narration for an audio guide for a tour round the Houses of Parliament. We used our phone patch to connect so that Lucy could be directed from the Antenna International office in London.
"The Beatles are Coming" dVoicebox was involved in audio production for a DVD documentary on the early days of the Beatles. The audio from archive TV and newsreel clips was cleaned up, enhanced and standardised across the whole project.
Buildabear used an ISDN session with dVoiceBox to hook up with a US studio to record voice artist Dinah Lammiman providing the voiceover for some TV ads for UK childrens' TV!
Love in Leamington 2014 dVoiceBox recorded the performance of 7 poets and 3 musicians in February 2014 in the main library in Leamington Spa. Some of the recordings can be heard on radiowildfire.com. We also provided a PA and FOH mix for the event.
Big Mouth Productions – dVoicebox provides the technical and recording services for the voiceover training courses run by Big Mouth Productions.
For rates or to book the dVoicebox ISDN studio call now on 01926 431535 or email.


text:
Jason Holmes Victory
We Got Props, LLC
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jason Holmes with Tanesha Perkins, Kiem Gallman
Type(s) of Victory: Reached a personal goal, Reached a business goal, Did something on my bucket list, Started using a system
We finally ordered car magnets as a new marketing campaign! We Got Props is Crushing It!!!!!!!
Shout Outs & Testimonials
Provided us with great marketing ideas.
* These examples depicting income or earnings are NOT to be interpreted as common, typical, expected, or normal for an average student. Although we have numerous documented successful deals from our coaching students, we cannot track all of our students' results, and therefore cannot provide a typical result. You should assume that the average person makes little to no money or could lose money as there is work and risk associated with investing in real estate. The students depicted have participated in advanced FortuneBuilders' training and coaching. The participants shown are not paid for their stories; however, some of the students depicted may also be a FortuneBuilders' coach, and our coaches are compensated for their services. We believe in full transparency, so please read our Earnings and Income Disclaimers and Terms of Use.