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Hilarious Jokes...
Like the funny pictures section, how could this be a proper humour site without a huge database of jokes? It couldn't, so here's a huge database of jokes...
But this is no ordinary genie. He is wearing a polka dot bow tie and a plaid sport coat. There's a dog-eared little book in the breast pocket with a blue cover. He has a pencil tucked behind one ear.
"Well, kid," says the genie. "You know how it works. You have three wishes."
"I'm not falling for this." says the man. "I'm not going to trust a car salesman!"
"What do you have to lose? You've got no transportation, and it looks like you're a goner anyway!"
The man thinks about this for a minute, and decides that the genie is right.
"OK, I wish I were in a lush oasis with plentiful food and drink."
The man finds himself in the most beautiful oasis he has ever seen. And he is surrounded with jugs of wine and platters of delicacies.
"OK, kid, what's your second wish."
"My second wish is that I were rich beyond my wildest dreams."
The Arab finds himself surrounded by treasure chests filled with rare gold coins and precious gems.
"OK, kid, you have just one more wish. Better make it a good one!"
After thinking for a few minutes, the Arab says: "I wish that no matter where I go, beautiful woman will want and need me."
***POOF*** He is turned into a tampon.
The moral of the story?
If a car salesman offers you anything at no cost, there's going to be a string attached.


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Allsopp & Chapple Restaurant + Bar
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Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
- Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Limited number of seated diners
- Extra space between tables
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Waiting staff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Allsopp & Chapple is always a great experience. My highest recommendations go to this Restaurant!
The food and service were amazing, as always. The chef was very accommodating of my gluten allergy. The ambience here is perfect and I felt very safe, with proper physical distancing.
A delightful, warm, and welcoming spot.
Just a great and pleasing atmosphere to have a nice semi-affordable meal with great service and great food! They are also generous at giving coupons when we leave, giving us the opportunity to try the whole menu.
Delicious food and wonderful service! We will definitely be back because there were several options I would love to try!
We had a wonderful dinner here. The food is exquisite and the servers are very talented. This place is a treasure!
Filet was tender and delicious. The waiter was superb. We will return. Restaurant great for special occasion.
Excellent food & service & atmosphere! Highly recommend!
Lighting was horrible. Toooooo bright and shining in our eyes! The salad was weak. Barely any feta, too
much lettuce.
The scallops were good but the risotto was gummy.
Drinks were not very good at all.
All but the noise, everything else was excellent. There was unfortunately nothing in Allsopp& Chapple to absorb the very loud, distracting noise.
We went on Valentine's weekend. We had later reservation and time we tried to order something our waitress had to keep checking to see if they still had it left. They ran out of stuff to make one of their signature cocktails. They actual food was very good once we found something they still had. Our order definitely made us step out of our comfort zone, which we didn't mind. Service was just meh though. Our server kept rushing us and asking if we were ready for the check with several other tables still waiting on their food.
We had a delicious meal at A&C Saturday night. The Beet Salad with goat cheese was yummy and the halibut was really good too. Wine was good. Austin, our waiter went out of his way to be helpful.
We had a new server. He was very nice but needs a lot of instruction. Food was good but 2 out of 4 entrees came out then the other 2 were delayed. Not good.
We had reservations and it took about 40 minutes for us to be seated. They ran out of the dessert we chose from the valentines dinner and brought us out a piece of cake instead. The cake was not great.
Bailey - thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. I am so sorry you had to wait so long Friday night for your table. We want every course to be as memorable as the last, and I want to again apologize that your dessert was a let down. I had a really nice time visiting with both of you Friday and hope you will give us another chance to make a more favorable impression.
By far my first choice for elegant and modern dining. Top shelf service at the bar — and welcoming. Chef is a Diamond Chef winner and when that hot plate hit my table with the most beautiful filet that was just as hot I almost died in the best way. Excellent excellent excellent. Can't wait to go back.
Valentines set menu was fantastic!
The food was fantastic on Valentine's Day! Our waitress is very friendly. 👍🏻 The service was great!
Valentines Dinner was AMAZING! Their food is ALWAYS full of many different flavor combinations of awesomeness!
The food was amazing! This was our first visit to the restaurant, but we loved it. The drinks were great, the dessert was delicious, and the amount of food we got was perfect. We will be back for sure!
Great food, cool setting and expert service. One of the better dining experiences available in Little Rock
Great food. Small but not unreasonable portions. So so wine list. Great service.
First of all the staff had no record of our confirmed reservation . Said it happened all the time. The wait staff was pleasant and polite but unfamiliar with the menu, forgot which wine we ordered and brought it late. The food was good. This was a step down from the last time we ate there, which was excellent.
Great, friendly staff. Attentive service. Delicious food.
Excellent service and food! We told our waiter we needed to be in and out under an hour to pick up our kids. He made it happen on a busy Saturday night! Very impressed with the service and food quality! We will be back!
This place has amazing food. Never have we been disappointed here! The Parmesan crusted chicken is fantastic and the beef short ribs are to die for!! They serve the best burger in a Little Rock!! And they have some awesome craft cocktails!!!
Great food, great atmosphere, and great service. A little pricey, but that would not deter me from coming back.
Quiet. Casual elegance. Tables spaces well. Menu varied and very descriptive
Austin was personable, knowledgeable and charming with great suggestions that were spot on.
Food perfect cocktail worth it.
Great experience. Will be back and recommend.
Fantastic space. Love the name tie in to the former book store that occupied the space for years. A&C is a keeper!
Fantastic food. Great venue. Attentive staff. Wonderful anniversary dinner. Will plan to return soon.
Everything was fantastic. The service was attentive, the food delicious.
Food, waiters, and atmosphere are very good. The hostesses could be more welcoming and helpful.
The food was delicious from the appetizers to desert, great server! Also, Really like the ambiance of the restaurant. Will definitely be back soon!
Food and atmosphere was fantastic! And free valet!
Thank you for the kind review! Hope you come see us again :)
Dined with friends during a recent hospital visit at USMS
Seeing performance in town as Christmas present
It was amazing! Our appetizer did not come out before our main course so the chef came out and apologized. We were also given the app for free. The food was soo good.
Went for New Years. They were not ready for the occasion. Had 9:00 reservations and didn't sit until 9:45. Set, 4 course meal and they were out of multiple dishes by the time we were seated. We all ordered the filet because it looked wonderful when we saw them come out while waiting for our seat. When we got ours it appeared as if they were running out and trying to make them last as they were sliced in half and less then 1/2 inch thick. Doubt we will go back.
Good atmosphere for New Years Eve but a bit overpriced for the fixed 4 course meal. We paid extra for the wine pairing and the wine would come out at random times and not with the food it was paired with. Seemed very overwhelmed with the crowd for NYE. Would like to try on a normal night. Loved the jazz band and the cocktails were fabulous!
I was disappointed in the lack of organization with people's reservations. We waited 1 hour after our reservation to be seated. Then to find out the kitchen was out things on the specific menu. What we were able to choose off the menu was very good. Just very disappointed that the kitchen was out of items we had already picked before we were seated. It would of been better if the restaurant didn't over book their reservations.
The food and staff were great
Allsopp & Chapple Restaurant + Bar is rated 4.5 stars by 265 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting bookings at the moment.

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With a voice full of strength yet velvety smooth, Allman Brown's latest track "Ancient Light" is a song that will melt you away. With a natural driving beat and the ebb-like flow of his peaceful hum, the song has an almost instantaneously calming effect. In waves the song builds one element at a time with the ever present vocals holding your attention captive.
Although the full power of this song isn't revealed until relatively late in the track, it's so brilliantly composed that there are no lacking moments. With the success of his track "Son's and Daughters" being featured on NBC's show Parenthood, Allman has lit the way for his anticipated EP release.
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Did you know, about 80 per cent of the world's toothbrushes end up in our oceans, or that it takes up to a thousand years for the average shampoo bottle to decompose? Little by little, we can all do our bit to cut waste and help the planet, whether that's swapping our plastic toothbrush for bamboo, ditching our lotion bottles for compostable alternatives or investing in reusable Beeswax Wraps in place of cling film. Here are 9 easy swaps you can make to start living plastic-free.
1. Say no to bottled water
Avoid buying water when on the go and invest in a durable bottle that you can fill and take with you. Beautifully simple and made using sustainably sourced bamboo, Panda Packaging's Bamboo and Stainless Steel Bottle will help to keep your drinks cool through the summer months. Download the Refill App so you can find free refill stations wherever you are around London.
2. Pack it properly
Lunch al-desko needn't be a plastic-wrapped sandwich from your nearest shop. Plan ahead and pack up your lunch in this neat Bamboo Lunchbox with lightweight cutlery you can use again and again.
The average Londoner buys a startling 175 plastic water bottles every year. Help the planet by investing in reusable.
3. Don't grab at straws
The UK uses about 8.5 billion plastic straws per year, which averages out at 130 straws per person. Do your bit to make a dent in the waste and sip from these nifty reusable bamboo alternatives.
4. Put your money where your mouth is
80 per cent of the world's toothbrushes end up in our oceans. Swap them out with Georganics' Eco-Friendly Toothbrush, which is made from 100% biodegradable bamboo. Georganics are an incredible oral care brand who avoid any synthetic chemicals that are bad for our health and the environment. Team your toothbrush with Georganics natural Activated Charcoal Toothpaste and Spearmint Mouthwash Tablets which both come in reusable glass jars.
5. Periods are natural, so shouldn't feminine care be too?
Well now it is. Disruptive femme care brand &Sisters are giving women a choice that's better for the planet. The nüdie Period Cup can be washed and reused every month. Using a nüdie cup can help you save more than 2,000 disposable period products over 10 years, minimise your carbon footprint and, ultimately, reduce your impact on the environment. Watch this to learn more about &Sisters' amazing ethos.
It takes a thousand years for the average shampoo bottle to decompose. Swap it for a Soapnut Bar.
6. Shower with a conscience
Ban bottles of shampoo and shower gels from your bathroom, and exchange them with a Living Naturally Coconutty Soapnut Bar. Made only with organic and vegan ingredients as well as pure essential oils, it's super moisturising for your skin and hair, and comes without any plastic packaging.
7. Plastic-free cling film
Rather than using cling film or foil that you throw away after one use, The Beeswax Wrap Co's reusable, compostable food wraps can be washed and re-used again and again for months. Whether you're wrapping bread or your leftover lunch, these cling film alternatives keep your food super fresh, too.
No longer a nostalgic thing of the past: get your milk delivered in glass bottles
8. Milk in glass bottles
Remember when our milk used to be delivered in glass bottles? Well, the guys at Ivy House Farm are bringing it back. Farmdrop delivers Ivy House' organic milk in glass bottles and they can be returned in your next order for them to reuse again. If you're looking for dairy alternatives, M*lkman make delicious nut milks in glass bottles, too.
9. Compostable coffee pods
Sales of coffee pods are booming, but did you know they can take at least 150 years to decompose? Specialty roaster Volcano Coffee Works is among the first to create fully compostable coffee pods that mean you can enjoy coffee with convenience – without costing the earth.
Here at Farmdrop, we've set ourselves the challenge to dramatically reduce plastic packaging from all our fresh food. Find out how we're getting on.


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Submit by the Final Submission Deadline of February 15th, 11:30p PST, to be eligible for the Prize!
Throughout the Prize, we will be sharing resources to support each innovator's journey. You can find them below, updated periodically.
4. User Experience and Feedback Toolkit
7. Preparing for Final Submission
Informational Webinars
Checked out the Prize Brief and still have questions? Take a look at the recording of our informational webinars, held 12/5 and 12/6 - thanks to those who were able to join us in real time!
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During the Early Childhood Innovation Prize, we're calling a community to action – to share solutions that address urgent challenges influencing the first three years of life. These ideas should support children at their earliest ages, which will involve influencing parents, families, teachers, providers, communities and systems.
Want to learn more about how the Prize works? Visit our Prize Brief, then check our Evaluation Criteria and FAQs.
When submitting an idea, you will be asked to identify which Opportunity Area below it most aligns with:
- How might we support those who care for young children, both formally and informally, including family, friends, neighbors, child care, or classroom teachers, to provide responsive and meaningful early learning experiences for children as they develop?
- How might we provide parents and families the tools, networks and opportunities they need to help their children get the best start possible?
- How might we leverage neighborhoods and communities to create safe and engaging learning experiences for children at their earliest ages?
- Surprise Us! How might we think beyond current frameworks or models and expand the spectrum of what innovation in early childhood could mean?
We encourage you to review the following resources from the Center on the Developing Child to learn more about the Prize topic:
- 8 Things to Remember about Child Development
- The Timing and Quality of Early Experiences Combine to Shape Brain Architecture
- The Science of Early Childhood Development


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Do you have a smartphone? Well, today almost every individual has a smartphone, but do you know what makes these smartphones 'smart'? The answer is – 'APPS'. Even today many individuals may not know what kind of apps they should have on their phone. Technology is evolving and many apps are being created to make life easier. Continue reading "5 Cool Apps You Must Add On Your Phone"
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IT In A Language You Understand!
We all know that it is not uncommon to have IT issues. Everybody owns something that is susceptible to an IT problem at one point or another. In fact, if you are reading this, you are using a computer of some sort and it is entirely probable that you've had IT issues and have needed help before. Continue reading "IT In A Language You Understand!"
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The ability to think carefully and plan for the attainment of long term goals.
Prudence is about being careful with one's choices. People strong in prudence think and act in ways that are conducive to the attainment of long term goals and aspirations. They plan for the future and carefully consider how their decisions will affect outcomes. This involves the ability to regulate behaviours and emotions in the short term so they do not impact on long term goals. Prudent people do not take undue risks and will not do or say things that could be regretted later. This strength is related to careful and wise decision making.
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text: These pair of Blue Suede Shoes were said to be signed by Elvis Presley in 1956 and the picture shown was said to prove it. Sadly though, the shoe he is signing is not the same as the one that was set to be auctioned off this weekend. The shoe in the photo is clearly a slip on shoe, it certainly has no laces and therefore must in itself bring doubt onto the actual signed shoe. Perhaps because of the growing doubt of the authenticity, the the was been withdrawn from the auction this weekend.


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"You could've been a great anything, son." – Max
Number of Times Seen – 1 (20 Sep 2016)
Brief Synopsis – A successful ad executive must juggle a new impotant advertizing account while taking care of his recently separated father.
My Take on it – I've always been a big fan of Tom Hanks and somehow I missed this film along the way.
Hanks and Jackie Gleeson are perfect together as a mismatched father and son who try to reconnect despite their differences and similarities.
It was a lot of fun watching Hanks play another of his carefree and somewhat wacky characters from his early days in film.
The story itself is quite moving and is done well because they get the balance right between the two converging storylines.
Really enjoyed the message about the seemingly conflicting ideas of work and family and the idea that we learn from what we see while growing up and this helps to create who we eventually become for better and for worse
Bottom Line – Hanks and Gleeson are great here. Fun to see Hanks in his early days when he could play wackier characters. The story is solid and they get the balance right. Loved the message about family vs. work and how much your life is based on your earlier experiences. Recommended!
MovieRob's Favorite Trivia – Rumor has it that director Garry Marshall wouldn't go ahead with the making of this film without the inclusion of Jackie Gleeson. Gleeson had grown tired of filmmaking, and wished to retire from the business. After several attempts to get him on board, Marshall finally called Gleeson on the phone and insisted that if he didn't do this film that the last film he would be remembered for was "Smokey and the Bandit III". Gleeson immediately accepted. (From IMDB)
Rating – Globe Worthy
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Show off your FISLL pride by wearing these FISLL Fundamentals Sneakers! Choose from the different colors that represent each of the Fundamentals of Life that FISLL defines as the winning formula for life. White for Faith, black for Integrity, red for Sacrifice, blue for Leadership and orange for Legacy.
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Thailand's Hospitals Nationwide on Standby for "Seven Dangerous Days"of New Year's
BANGKOK – Thailand's Ministry of Pubic Health has ordered all Hospitals under it's control to prepare for potential emergency cases over the Seven Dangerous Days of the Thai New Year, while a call center has been established to monitor medical emergencies.
According to Public Health Permanent-Secretary Narong Sahametapat, all hospitals of the Ministry are now ordered to have medical staff and equipments on standby for 24 hours, as well as emergency teams and local volunteers to be ready for any possible accidents during the New Year's holiday. The New Year's holidays are considered the period where accidents happen most often.
Hospitals are ordered to stock up on medical equipments, reserved blood, and double the amount of surgeons and operation theatres to provide assistance for individual or group injuries, as well as cooperate with related agencies through the referring system.
Medical staffs are urged to provide immediate assistance to emergency patients within 10 minutes, while the public can call the 24-hour 1669 hotline if they witness or experience an emergency situation, said the Permanent-Secretary.
He further said that hospitals are also ordered to compile a report from the analysis of the information from the accidents recorded with the related agencies, and to come up with a joint strategy to deal with the emergency situations throughout the New Year's holidays.


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I have often found that insider buying in small- and mid-cap stocks can be a huge 'tell'.
Gold and mining stocks are heavily represented on the bear side.
Jim Cramer likes stock of Kohl's after the company topped earnings estimates.
I ignored the jobs report and studied Ben Graham's 1976 value investing advice.
I'm content letting value and the long run provide my returns.
I am buying long-dated bull call spreads within the mining-and-materials sector.
Gold and silver miners are getting close to maximum pessimism, and I have already started on the materials space.
Better than stocks, better than gold, silver this year has been a sterling performer, rising more than 23% since January. We spoke with Phil Baker, CEO of Hecla Mining & started by asking him where the bulk of silver is coming from.
Jeb Handwerger, editor of GoldStockTrades.com, says silver is poised to take off, especially miners like New Gold and Alexco.
A rally looks likely, but you may want to see a test of the low before you go long.
Hecla Mining and Silver Wheaton are two beaten-down silver names worth considering.


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How long? 1 hour
Where? Norman, OK
When? Tour runs on selected dates.
Enjoy a walking ghost tour of downtown Norman, Oklahoma! Come hear spooky tales of our city's history:
... the barber still working the shop despite his grisly death 85 years ago,
...a gangster buried near his hideout just east of town,
...and the monsters of Lake Thunderbird!
Our tour will meet at the Pioneer Teacher statue just north of the old Santa Fe Depot (200 S Jones Ave, Norman, OK 73069). The walking tour will last a little over an hour and covers about eight-tenths of a mile on public sidewalks.
Tickets are paid upon arrival. Cash or card is fine. Each guest receives a commemorative glow-in-the-dark wristband as your ticket.
This isn't a "jump-and-scare" tour like a haunted house nor an investigation, although we have had several guests capture an apparition in photos. All stories have been researched from interviews and public archives.
Tour runs on selected dates.
All prices, availability and tour information are subject to change without notification, and while every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the prices, availability and tour information displayed on this website they are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Ghost Tour Bookings is not a provider of tours, experiences or products and has no responsibility for any tours, experiences or products provided or not provided by the tour operator, supplier or any other party. The tour operators and suppliers provide services and products directly to customers.


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Registrations are open from 1 September 2019. The service will be live from 29 October 2019. Any claims made for 29 to 31 October 2019 will be processed in November.
The service will replace the NHS Urgent Medicines Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS) pilot and the NHS111 Digital Minor Illness Referral Service (NHS111 DMIRS) pilot.
If you sign up to CPCS between 1 September 2019 and 11:59pm on 1 December 2019, you'll receive a £900 transition payment. If you sign up between 2 December 2019 and 11:59pm on 15 January 2020, you'll receive £600.
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The trouble with loving a band like Dealership is that it turns you into a giddy teenager, if you aren't one already. The plaintive vocals, fuzz-happy guitar, burbling bass, super-steady traps, and tinkling new wave keyboards conspire to garner this Berkeley three-piece enthusiastic but completely inadequate accolades such as "OMG, so cute!!!"
That's a shame, because the band's infectious indie-pop has never sounded quite so tight and polished as on this third album. Yes, the songs are sweet, chewy, and bite-size like bonbons, but there's a lot more to this than just a pretty hook. Witness the way guitarist and keyboardist Miyuki Jane Pinckard's breathy chorus on "Endless Affair" (or bassist Chris Groves' wail on the especially dreamy "Then") is almost, but not quite, subsumed by a tidal wave of fuzz. Notice, too, that once you actually listen to what they're crooning so delicately, the lyrics are deceptively involved. As I travel back in time, do you remember when I tried, evidently not too hard, to be your friend? Pinckard murmurs on the sleepy weeper "Boy You Were." The short and bouncy confection "All the Kids" is the catchiest thing since cholera, building from a tripping little keyboard riff into an irresistibly anthemic pop-punkish frenzy. And ultimately, Action/Adventure would be well worth picking up for the seductively twee cover of the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the UK" alone.
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Submitted by BDO USA
CHICAGO " According to a new study by BDO USA LLP one of the nation leading accounting and consulting organizations, there is little agreement among capital markets executives at leading investment banks when asked to forecast U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) during the remainder of 2012. The bankers are relatively evenly divided among those that predict an increase (33 percent) in the number of IPOs on U.S. exchanges, and those that are forecasting flat (36 percent) or negative growth (31 percent). Overall, banker sentiment suggests that there may be virtually no net change (0.2 percent), with the latter half of 2012 matching the first half in the number of U.S. IPOs. They anticipate these offerings will average $221 million in size, which projects to more than $43 billion in total IPO proceeds on U.S. exchanges in 2012.
Global political and financial instability (59 percent) was, by far, the most often cited threat to the U.S. IPO market in the second half of the year. The uncertainty of the presidential election (20 percent), the threat of government spending cuts (9 percent), constrained bank lending (6 percent) and continued high unemployment (6 percent) were the other threats mentioned.
When asked which of the U.S. presidential candidates would be better for the U.S. IPO market, almost three-quarters (72 percent) of the capital markets community chose Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, over President Barack Obama (15 percent). The remaining bankers (12 percent) expressed no preference between the two candidates in terms of impact upon the U.S. IPO market.
IPO activity on U.S. exchanges increased steadily during the first quarter of the year and carried solid momentum through April before renewed concerns with the European debt crisis, negative U.S. economic data and the problematic Facebook IPO sent markets spiraling downward and brought new offerings to a halt, said Wendy Hambleton, a partner in the capital markets practice of BDO USA. Based on this survey, the capital markets community is clearly concerned that economic turmoil overseas will keep markets volatile, making for a challenging time to conduct initial offerings.
Absent the Facebook offering, the size of the average IPO in 2012 is running considerably smaller than 2011, and capital markets executives identified several contributing factors for this trend. The most frequently cited factor is the absence of any major deals (prior to Facebook) to pump up the average (38 percent). However, similar numbers of bankers cited the much smaller deals being churned out by private equity firms in 2012 (35 percent) and valuation pressures that forced offering businesses to cut prices (27 percent).
U.S. Will Continue to Lead IPO Proceeds
In a continuation of a trend that began in 2011, U.S. exchanges are playing a larger role in the global IPO marketplace in terms of total proceeds. Forty-three percent of the investment banking community see U.S. exchanges continuing to increase their percentage of global IPO proceeds during the remainder of the year. More than a third (36 percent) believe it will remain steady and approximately one-fifth (21 percent) see the U.S. share declining in the second half of 2012.
When asked to identify the main reason for the sharp increase in the U.S. share of global IPO proceeds, the bankers emphasized the impact of the debt crisis on European offerings (39 percent) and the strength of offerings from the U.S. technology sector (31 percent), with comparatively less impact being associated with the continued flow of deals from U.S. private equity firms (15 percent) and the lack of offerings from Hong Kong and China (14 percent).
Industry Forecast
Thus far in 2011, the technology sector has led all industries in U.S. IPOs and almost three-quarters (73 percent) of investment bankers predict even more tech offerings during the second half of the year. A majority see the numbers of IPOs from the energy (61 percent), healthcare (55 percent) and biotech (54 percent) verticals increasing as well. No other industries came close to receiving a majority of support for the likelihood of growth in IPOs during the remainder of the year (see full chart below).
Industry Increase Flat Decrease
Technology 73 percent 18 percent 9 percent
Energy/Natural Resources 61 percent 23 percent 16 percent
Health care 55 percent 27 percent 18 percent
Biotech 54 percent 36 percent 10 percent
Real Estate 38 percent 38 percent 24 percent
Media/Telecom 33 percent 41 percent 26 percent
Financial 27 percent 39 percent 34 percent
Industrial/Manufacturing 25 percent 50 percent 25 percent
Consumer/Retail 16 percent 43 percent 41 percent
(Proportions of Capital Markets Executives expecting IPO activity to increase, remain stable or decrease in specific industries during remainder of 2012.)
These are just a few of the findings of the 2012 BDO IPO Halftime Report survey which examines the opinions of 100 capital markets executives at leading investment banks regarding the market for initial public offerings in the United States during the second half of the year. The survey was conducted in June of 2012.
Other major findings of the 2012 BDO IPO Halftime Report:
Pre-IPO Marketplaces. Despite SecondMarket recent announced layoffs of 10 percent of its workforce, more than two-thirds (69 percent) of I-bankers believe private, pre-IPO marketplaces are here to stay. A majority (66 percent) of the investment banking community feel these private marketplaces are having a positive influence on the U.S. IPO market, but that is a significant drop from last year when more than three-quarters (79 percent) of the bankers were positive towards the pre-IPO markets.
Sizing up IPOs. U.S. IPOs have averaged $405 million in 2012, but only $176 million if you exclude the Facebook offering. When asked to estimate the size of the average IPO for the remainder of the year, the bankers prediction came in at $221 million. This net increase of $45 million, excluding Facebook, may reflect optimism about average deal sizes for the balance of 2012.
First Half Deal Drivers. When asked to identify the key drivers in U.S. IPO activity in early 2012, investment bankers cite previously postponed offerings that moved forward as the economy improved (35 percent) in late winter and early spring, while others focused on low interest rates increasing investor demand for higher yielding assets (28 percent). Other drivers cited were private equity and venture capital firms needing to reduce debt and deliver returns to clients (24 percent) and the positive performance of early IPOs encouraging more businesses to make offerings (13 percent).
The Source of IPOs? When asked what will be the greatest source of IPOs in the second half of the year, almost two-thirds (65 percent) of capital market executives cite either venture capital (36 percent) or private equity (29 percent) portfolios. Owner-managed, privately held businesses (20 percent) and spinoffs and divestitures (15 percent) are the other sources identified by the bankers.
The BDO IPO Halftime Report is a national telephone survey conducted by Market Measurement Inc., an independent market research consulting firm, whose executive interviewers spoke directly to capital markets executives, using a telephone survey conducted within a scientifically developed, pure random sample of the nation's leading investment banks.
BDO USA is a valued business adviser to businesses making a public securities offering. The firm works with a wide variety of clients, ranging from multinational Fortune 500 corporations to more entrepreneurial businesses, on a myriad of accounting, tax and other financial issues.
About BDO USA
BDO is the brand name for BDO USA, LLP, a U.S. professional services firm providing assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to a wide range of publicly traded and privately held companies. For more than 100 years, BDO has provided quality service through the active involvement of experienced and committed professionals. The firm serves clients through 41 offices and more than 400 independent alliance firm locations nationwide. As an independent Member Firm of BDO International Limited, BDO serves multi-national clients through a global network of 1,118 offices in 135 countries.
BDO USA, LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member of BDO International Limited, a U.K. company limited by guarantee, and forms part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. BDO is the brand name for the BDO network and for each of the BDO Member Firms. For more information please visit: www.bdo.com.


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The Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication, sponsored by the AMS and organized by the AMS Board on Societal Impacts, will be held 21-23 June 2017 — in conjunction with the 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology — at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. A preliminary program, registration, hotel, and general information will appear on the AMS website (http://www.ametsoc.org) by Mid-March, 2017.
The launch of next-generation satellites like GOES-R and the advancement of computing technology continue to move the production of weather forecasts forward while the Evolve NWS initiative has the potential to change how NWS forecasts are distributed to end users through impact-based decision support services. Meanwhile, weather forecasts available through web and mobile applications and mobile weather alerts continue to reshape how most outside of the weather enterprise receive weather forecasts.
Oral and poster presentations are solicited on all topics related to the effective communication of weather and climate information, including observations, assessments, forecasts, and warnings. Of special interest are abstracts related to:
• Impact-based decision support services, including solutions to challenges in ensuring effective communication between forecasters, partners, and end users
• New products from GOES-R to accurately depict weather to non-experts
• Social media as a two-way medium for the exchange of forecasts, field reports, and decision support
• Innovations in communicating day-to-day and high-impact weather events, including delivery of weather forecasts through mobile devices, smart TVs, etc.
• The warning partnership: The evolving roles of the NWS, private sector weather providers, media, emergency management, and academia
Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 21 February, 2017(refer to the AMS webpage at http://www.ametsoc.org for instructions.) An abstract fee of $95 is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if the abstract is not accepted). This abstract fee will also include the costs for submission of an extended electronic manuscript and digital recording of all oral presentations.
Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e-mail by Mid-March. These authors are strongly encouraged to submit an extended abstracts electronically by 19 July, 2017. Instructions for formatting extended abstracts (PDF format, up to 10 MB in size) will be posted on the AMS website. All abstracts, extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS website at no cost.
For additional information please contact the program chair: Nate Johnson, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, North Carolina (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Monthly Archives: December 2018
IPEH – Festive Family Fun
There are some Festive Family Fun events being held in Adur and Lancing this December. There will be craft activities, refreshments and a chance to chat to our staff about our services.
Please see the attached document for further details.
Wear It Festive!
'Wear it festive' on Friday 14th December.
In support of St Barnabas House, staff and pupils are encouraged to wear Christmas jumpers/ don antlers or wear Santa hats for the day. In order to join this campaign in support of St Barnabas House, please donate £1 to your form tutor!
Many thanks.
An OGC School Council initiative.
Recycling Textiles
We now have a recycling bank outside the parent's gate.
This is for everyone to use to put in their unwanted new and used items such as clothes, shoes, belts, handbags, soft toys, linen etc. All items must be dry and clean.
This is to promote textile recycling and help in reducing landfill waste.
Donations will be collected on a regular basis and the college will receive funds at 40p per kilo.
This is a great opportunity to have a clear out, recycle to help the environment and raise funds for Oak Grove College.
Thank you for your support.
Crossroads Care – Boomerangs Christmas Activities
With Christmas fast approaching, you might be interested in some of the Boomerang activities presented by Crossroads Care South Central.
This is a pilot scheme with West Sussex County Council under our Short Break Contract for Children receiving Medium to High rate disability allowance from the age of 4-17.
Several tickets are available for the following:
Santa's Little Trolls. 21st Dec Connaught Theatre Worthing
Clip N Climb 27th Dec Out of Bounds
Aladdin Panto 28th Dec Worthing
Bowling 19th Feb few spaces remaining
Sea Life 21st Feb few spaces remaining.
Please see the attached leaflet for further details:


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We cater for all functions large and small from corporate meeting deliveries to large events and weddings.
Our team is made up of passionate hospitality professionals who strive to create the perfect experience every time.
We service Maitland, Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Central Coast. Our specialty is Catering for your event anywhere anytime and our delivery and pick up services offer gourmet delights without the hassle so you can enjoy your next event whether it's a time home with family and friends or you are organising an event in a special location and you need professional help.
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Planning And Designing A Modern Office
In a fast changing digital world the old ways of doing business is getting outdated with every passing day. We all know that we need to be in sync with the times about how we run our business. However, do we also know that our office environment should also be in keeping with current trends […]Read More
Best Suitable Chair for Students
A Modern Computer Chair or Wooden Chair which is the best chair for students? Let us help you with this. We believe Modern Computer Chair is best. Why? You will find students sitting most of the time either at school or at home. They need to sit and study at school and they continue sitting […]Read More
Bringing Design To Work: Latest Trends In Office Design
In today's day and age, given the number of hours devoted to work and the amount of time spent in an office makes the role of an office design very important. Work space experimentation with the changing of landscapes or layout can lead to contributing to the success of the business. It has become essential […]Read More
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Managing office space is challenging. With limited area and increasing requirements to accommodate computer/ laptops along with storage spaces, you look forward to some quick ways to plan your office desk. Offices these days have a unique set of requirements and there's no such thing like – one size fits all. As a result, people […]Read More


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So I drove around all day, I went to the bank and then home for awhile, then drove to Alli's house to drop off my order, I hope it was'nt too late to giver it to her :).
Heh, the only thing that sucks about having Lincoln is the gas money. And he's not registered anymore, I never renewed my plates. Ah well, I'll do that sometime in the future. It's 60 bucks though. balls ta that. That's what I get for having personalized plates.
They read: STAYWME, cute huh?
There's a car around the way with plates that say "I STY AWY" Ya know, I stay away and stay with me? I thought that was funny. I was gonna park next to it and take a picture, but the car's for sale now and it will probly be gone before I get any film.
So now I can drive MYSELF to club along with everywhere else, I'm gonna need directions though, especially to Pat and Sara house, the "Non-freeway" directions :). Muuhaha
Today I want to do SOMETHING, after getting my computer from MPC, I should call people. I call my Sara. MMmmmm Hmmmm :)
It was PIMP listening to my Razed CD and all my other John and Pat made CD's in my car....awwwwee yeeeeaaaa....all I need is some gin and juice and I'm set. Rather Vodka, actually.


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February 2nd 2018
Today, like every other day, is Groundhog Day. I don't really know the full history behind the American holiday of 'Groundhog Day', but I understand that it in some, weird Game of Thrones "Winter is Coming" way 'predicts' how long is left until Spring. Or something. I thought that, you know, the earth's orbit and vernal equinoxes and stuff decided when Spring began, but no, apparently it's a ferret looking thing that's just woken up from hibernation.
So no, I don't really understand what the Groundhog Day holiday is all about. But I've seen the film. And I watched it again tonight. It's one of the rare occurrences where the film title has transcended itself and entered common parlance. In the film of the same name, Bill Murray's character keeps waking up and living through the same day — which happens to be groundhog day — over and over again.
Now, the phrase 'groundhog day' is used similarly to 'deja vu' to mean that it feels like something is happening over and over again, or has happened before (although in the case of 'Deja Vu' the Denzel Washington film came after the French phrase).
Recently, I've been feeling a bit of that Groundhog Day syndrome. It just feels like I've been living the same day over and over again. I wake up, I go to work, I come home, I eat food, I watch TV, I put minimal effort into writing these daily blog posts, I go to sleep, I wake up, I go to work, I come home, etc.
It's been pointed out to me that these daily blog posts are not as entertaining as they once were, and that's probably fair. My life is not as entertaining as it once was. These posts were great when I was travelling around Europe for three months, sharing photos and stories from my trip.
Now, I just… I wake up, I go to work, I come home, etc.
And yes, I know… so does every other adult in the world. It's not just me that feels like they're living the same day over and over again. I'm sure lots of people feel like that. But I'm the only one who has to write this blog every day.
And yes, I have to. I just don't really want to anymore. This blog started over three years ago because I wanted to document every day of my life. I wanted to journalise my progress through my twenties. I wanted to be able to look back, in fifty years time, and see what I was thinking, or feeling, or doing.
A side effect of writing this blog has been people reading this blog, and when I started to become aware of that I started trying to ensure that the blogs remained entertaining in tone, if not in topic. Reading a story about what I did at work, or what I cooked myself for dinner is not in and of itself very exciting, but I try to write it in a way that makes it enjoyable.
I think for the most part I used to be successful at that. But then the daily topics began to get less diverse as my life began to get less diverse, and the quality of these blogs suffered. I wasn't enthused by what I was writing, because I'm not enthused by the life that I'm living. It's all just very groundhog day at the moment.
I'm living the same day over and the over, but at the end of each one I have to sit down and create a piece of writing that tells a story, is entertaining, and is unique to all of the previous 1129 days worth of blog posts.
Until tomorrow, there's only so many ways that I can say it.


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New on-call firefighters join stations at Sutton, Wisbech, Ely, March and Cottenham
PUBLISHED: 08:48 02 September 2018
Eleven new on-call firefighters have joined fire stations at Sutton, Wisbech, Ely, March and Cottenham after completing a three-month training programme.
The latest group of on-call recruits passed out last month, in front of friends, family and instructors. They will serve their communities as fire-fighters around their work and home life.
The new recruits are now on-call after completing three months of training at Cambs Fire's training centre in Huntingdon.
Group commander Gary Mitchley, head of on-call at Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS), said: "We're delighted to welcome the new recruits to the service.
"Being an on-call firefighter is a challenging yet rewarding opportunity, and we wish them the very best as they start their journeys here in Cambridgeshire.
"We rely on the commitment and continued support of on-call firefighters and their families and we would like to thank every one of them who continues to give up hours of their time to serve the community."
Gary added: "We're always recruiting on-call firefighters across the county, and I'd encourage anyone who's interested in finding out more to join us at our upcoming Have a Go days.
"These sessions offer a fantastic opportunity for people to come along and have a go at some of the drills and exercises involved in training, and also a great chance for individuals to meet our firefighters and find out more about what the role involves."
Next month Cambs Fire will be holding taster sessions for those interested in finding out more about becoming a firefighter.
The 'Have a Go' sessions will take place on Friday September 28 at Dogsthorpe Fire Station in Peterborough, and Saturday September 29 at Huntingdon Fire Station.
On-call firefighters have to be aged 18 and over, have a good level of all-round fitness and live or work within five minutes travelling time of an on-call fire station.
To book a place visit www.cambsfire.gov.uk or call 01480 444500.
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Why Can't I Sleep Even Though I'm Tired?
If you can't get a good night's sleep, blame it on your mind.
"Sixty percent of people who can't sleep can't turn their minds off sufficiently to get the rest they need," says Pete Bils, Sleep Number Vice President of Sleep Science and Research. Anxiety, stress, or even the emotional high of, say, a new promotion, can all wreak havoc with a peaceful slumber.
Stress isn't the only reason
Lifestyle choices can also interfere with sleeping well, no matter how tired you are.
"Too much caffeine, being too hot or too cold, keeping your smartphone next to you, and having your beloved pets in bed with you are all deterrents to restful sleep," notes Bils.
Tips for better sleep
If your sleep issues are interfering with your quality of life, see your healthcare provider to rule out any medical causes. Often, though, home remedies can do the trick, suggests Bils, who offers these suggestions:
- Listen to soothing music before bed. "This is not the time for the 1812 Overture," jokes Bils.
- Download an app or purchase a sound machine that plays white noise, which is a mixture of sound waves over a frequency of ranges, such as the sound of falling rain or crashing waves. "The noise will replace the thoughts that are crowding your mind," says Bils.
- Take the free Sleep30 Challenge by Sleep Number to learn tested and proven sleep habits to help. Week 4 of the Challenge is all about stress and guiding you through techniques that help 82% of participants improve their sleep quality.
- Practice a relaxing mind game. Bils counts backward from 1,000.
- Keep your room at a comfortable temperature, ideally between 60-67 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Put your smartphone in another room so you're not tempted to check it every time you open your eyes.
- Keep your pets in another room when at bedtime. Besides taking up space in your bed, pets snoring or twitching can interrupt your sleep as well.
- Learn to associate bed with sleep. If you can't fall asleep, or you wake up and can't get back to sleep, go into another room and do something calming — read poetry or even fold socks — to distract yourself from worrying about sleeping.
Like diet and exercise, quality sleep is essential for optimal health and performance. Because everyone's sleep needs are different, Sleep Number 360® smart beds, with SleepIQ® technology inside, sense your movements and automatically adjust firmness, comfort and support to keep you both sleeping comfortably. Find your Sleep Number® setting for your best possible night's sleep.


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Vision Therapy — Developmental Optometry
Vision isn't just about seeing well — it's about how we interpret and interact with the world visually.
Effective vision comes down to the way the brain and eyes interact. Whether reading words on the board, catching a ball, or tying our shoelaces, we rely on our visual system to work properly in order to succeed in these and other tasks.
Someone can pass all vision screening exams and excel in reading the charts on the wall, but still struggle with poor hand-eye coordination, reading problems, diminished focus, strabismus, convergence insufficiency, and amblyopia —all of which can be effectively addressed through vision therapy.
Elite Vision Therapy
Sometimes there is more to seeing than 20/20. If a child is struggling in the classroom or an adult is under-performing their duties in the workplace, there may be an underlying vision issue. If your eyes do not operate together when looking close or far away, then it can complicate the quality of your performance in everyday tasks.
Elite Vision Therapy, has techniques and testing abilities that are focused on testing the sensory-motor function of your eye and determine if your eye muscles are working together properly. If the muscles are overactive or lazy, then our team helps train those muscles to work together in unison to improve function and coordination.
Just like any therapy, it is a weekly in-office treatment program with additional at-home therapy. But at the end of it all, not only do you see better, you perform and feel better.
Elite Sports Vision
Getting an upper hand in sports is everything. With Sports Vision Enhancement, we can help athletes with hand-eye coordination, peripheral awareness, and the overall dynamic vision tracking skills critical to virtually all competitive sports. At Elite Sports Vision, our goal is to improve an athlete's visual skills and coordination to result in better on-the-field performance.
Our visits incorporate various techniques and training that are critical to improving reaction-time, balance, hand-eye and hand-foot coordination, and the neural processing required for today's athletes. Also, Elite Sports Vision evaluates and treats the effects of concussion and traumatic brain injury on the eyes and visual system.
An athlete's eyes offer us a window into many sports-related injuries; and as we learn more about the effects of head-to-head and head-to-ball contact on the brain and nervous system, we realize the importance of identifying and treating these injuries as soon as possible.
What is Vision Therapy?
Vision Therapy, also known as Developmental Optometry, is a custom regimen of individualized activities and exercises made to retrain the brain and eyes to work better as a team and improve vision functioning. The aim of vision therapy is to enhance vision processing skills such as eye-tracking, focusing and eye teaming abilities, as well as hand-eye coordination and visual processing speed. This is effective for those struggling with reading, memory, focus, balance, fixation, picking up an object out of the background—and a wide range of other visual tasks.
Vision therapy is not only for children, but can also be effective in adults — particularly if they are determined to improve their visual abilities and strictly adhere to the program. Contact Vision Therapy Center at Family Eye & Laser to learn how Dr. Perryman can help you or your child function better in the day-to-day life.
Who Can Benefit From Vision Therapy?
A large number of patients have an undiagnosed vision condition that might be affecting their ability to function, learn, and thrive.
Vision therapy can help patients of all ages with conditions and symptoms related to:
- Amblyopia
- Strabismus
- Convergence Insufficiency
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cerebral Palsy
- Learning Disability
- Down Syndrome
- Autism
- Developmental Disorders
- Dyslexia
- Anyone seeking to reach peak performance in sports (Sports Vision Training)
Vision Issues: What Symptoms Should You Look Out For?
Teachers, parents, and adults should be on the lookout for the symptoms listed below, as they may indicate a vision issue.
- Lazy eye, cross-eye, double vision
- Difficulty Reading
- Poor classroom performance
- Difficulty staying focused
- Strabismus (where both eyes are not aligned)
- Amblyopia (lazy eye)
- Poor hand-eye coordination
- Constant squinting/head tilting
- Using fingers to read
- Favors one eye over the other
- Poor handwriting
- Headaches or fatigue after reading or computer work
Vision Therapy for Strabismus
Strabismus, also known as an "eye turn" or "cross-eye", is a condition characterized by the improper alignment of the eyes. One of the eyes may look straight ahead, while the other eye may turn inward, outward, upward, or downward.
Vision therapy is a very effective treatment for strabismus. It helps correct the eye misalignment and trains the brain to use both eyes simultaneously, thus merging the images seen by each eye into one consolidated image. Furthermore, vision therapy strengthens neurological pathways to ensure eye teaming over a range of distances.
Vision Therapy for Amblyopia
Amblyopia or "lazy eyes" is a neuro-developmental vision condition where one eye has reduced eyesight, even while wearing glasses or contacts. If left untreated, amblyopia can negatively impact a child's success in work, school, sports, and friendships.
Traditionally, patching the better-seeing eye was the only method used to treat amblyopia. It is, however, very uncomfortable and offers limited results past a certain age.
Vision therapy, on the other hand, can help improve the amblyope's visual abilities through a variety of personalized exercises used to improve eye coordination, depth perception and reduce suppression (where the brain inhibits —suppresses —blurred or double vision by ignoring the image of one of the eyes).
How Does Vision Therapy Work?
Vision therapy consists of personalized exercises that make use of lenses, prisms, filters, occluders, and other equipment aimed at developing visual skills and processing. Nowadays, thanks to advanced technologies and new computer-based therapies, doing and tracking homework is easier than ever. Computer programs and vision therapy apps have turned traditional vision therapy exercises into fun and interactive activities.
Vision Therapy typically consists of a weekly 45-minute in-office appointment and approximately 15-minutes of assigned daily exercises. The vision therapy program can range from a few weeks to several months, depending on the severity of the diagnosis, eye health, and patient compliance. Vision therapy involves close monitoring and follow-up appointments to ensure that there are noticeable improvements and positive changes in the patient's visual functions. Over the course of the program, the eye doctor will decide how many visits are required in order to achieve optimal results.
How Long Will It Take to See Results with Vision Therapy?
For some people, gains can be experienced fairly soon. For others, it may take others up to 6 months to realize significant results. This, however, depends on each patient, their unique therapy regimen and their adherence to the vision therapy program.
Is There an Age Limit to Vision Therapy?
There is no age limit. Because of the brain's neuroplasticity, the brain remains dynamic and flexible throughout one's life. Just as with training a muscle or playing an instrument, the more we practice, the more skillful we become and the better our visual function.
Does Vision Or Medical Insurance Cover The Cost Of Vision Therapy?
Vision therapy may be covered under major medical insurance plans (vision therapy is most often applied to a medical policy as opposed to a vision policy). However, certain insurance companies may deny or place severe limits on coverage for vision therapy as a cost-saving measure. When sorting out the insurance details for vision therapy, it's important to know what questions to ask of your insurance agent or workplace HR department.
If you're considering vision therapy, let us help you understand how to ask the right questions of your insurance company to determine whether you can get coverage.
The first step in determining whether vision therapy can help you or your child with work, school, and sports, is to contact Vision Therapy Center at Family Eye & Laser and schedule a comprehensive exam with Dr. Perryman. Following the exam, Dr. Perryman will provide a diagnosis and determine whether vision therapy is the best course of action. If so, you or your child will be prescribed an individualized eye treatment program.
Vision Therapy Center at Family Eye & Laser is committed to transforming lives through vision therapy. We serve patients from Troy, Luverne, Enterprise, Ozark, and throughout Alabama.


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Innovation Awards 2020
Finalists Announced
EDGE 2020 Goes Virtual

IronPort Messaging Gateway Appliances power email for over 200 Leading Companies

FOR IMMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sydney - February 26th, 2004

IronPort Systems, the leading email infrastructure products and services company, has announced that Network World Inc. has chosen the IronPort A-Series Messaging Gateway Appliance to power its business-critical email. Ironport Systems( has developed a full line of solutions to power and protect business critical email.

The A-Series is IronPort's line of messaging gateway appliances optimised for delivery of outbound commercial email. The A-Series appliances are joined by IronPort's C-Series appliances optimised for securing enterprise mail against security, spam and virus attacks. All IronPort appliances are tightly integrated with IronPort's BondedSender and SenderBase programs that establish the reputations of email senders ensuring legitimate messages get delivered.

"IronPort's A60 System has increased the average email distributions by 178 per cent per hour," said Rocco Bortone, senior network manager, Network World, Inc. "We've are able to setup and send more email distributions in less time, saving on production costs and reducing required resources."

"IronPort offers a solid and attractive solution to the rapidly increasing number of email and spam-related problems being experienced by today's companies, worldwide," said David Ferris, president of Ferris Research. "And because of its established relationships with the most credible volume senders of email, IronPort has a powerful and unique capability to support ISPs and corporations with its Bonded Sender and SenderBase programs."

Network World Inc, a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), is the leading network media company empowering Network IT Executives through education, information and community. Network World Inc. publishes the leading newsweekly, Network World; and hosts the most active online community, Network World Fusion (NWFusion). NWFusion offers a vast array of news, information and forums that attract a highly targeted audience of Network IT Executives. NWFusion hosts an average of 7.2M page views each month, an average of 600,000 unique visitors monthly and more than 340,000 unique e-mail newsletter subscribers. To reach this large audience with timely news updates, the networking professionals at Network World chose the IronPort A60. The IronPort A60 delivered the throughput required to deliver email newsletters for NWFusion's large audiences.

"We are pleased to be working with an industry leader such as Network World," said Scott Weiss, CEO of IronPort Systems. "IronPort's Messaging Gateway Appliances are currently installed at more than 200 leading companies whose brands rely on IronPort technology to power their critical email. Network World joins this ever-increasing number of customers who have come to recognise IronPort as integral to their business success."

The IronPort A-Series appliances are built on IronPort's unique AsyncOS operating system. This breakthrough operating system is optimised for messaging and allows a single IronPort Appliance to replace more than 10 or more traditional UNIX based mail servers. The A-Series also have built-in intelligence to ensure that legitimate email marketing messages are delivered to receiving ISPs, free from the "false positive" problem associated with ISP spam filters.

For more information on the IronPort A60 or other IronPort products and services, visit: http://www.ironport.com.
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Notes for the Editors
About IronPort Systems(tm)
IronPort Systems is an email infrastructure products and services provider targeting the Global 2000. The company has developed a family of products called Messaging Gateway(tm) appliances that offer breakthrough performance, unprecedented ease of use and reduced total cost of ownership. Additionally, IronPort Information Services, Bonded Sender www.bondedsender.com and Senderbase www.senderbase.com, help guarantee the delivery of legitimate email and thwart the voluminous threat of unsolicited commercial email (UCE) or spam. For more information on IronPort products and services, visit: http://www.ironport.com.

IronPort A60, IronPort A30, IronPort C60, Messaging Gateway, AsyncOS, IronPort, Virtual Gateway, SenderBase and Bonded Sender Program are trademarks of IronPort Systems.

For further information please contact -

Michael J. Bosch
IronPort Systems Australia / New Zealand
Mob +61 (0) 417 287 345

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Beauty looks to show how you feel.
So it's Valentine's Day yet again, and people are looking all lit up from within. That's the magic of l'amour. But can different loves give you different looks? When you wear your heart on your face, the answer is a definite yes! This month, level up your beauty game to show how you truly feel.
1. Solo Glow
To all the ladies going solo this month: let's look after you! Whether you're happily single or ready to mingle, give yourself some extra love this Valentines with extra special skin care. Enjoy a drama-free glow with The Face Shop Illuminating Skin Primer to get that healthy, dewy complexion!
2. Lovey Dovey
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[quote]Because we are dealing in the first place with people who are not Haitians and who do not give a damn about Haiti!
Brandt, Madsen, Mevs, Vob, Moscoso, Cianciulli, Marzouka, Tippenhauer, Bennett, etc…. Look at their last names! Take a f.. look! [/quote]
Marcien, this sounds jingoistic and xenophobic. Read every constitution of Haiti since Toussaint Louverture's 1801 Constitution. There is no mention of foreign-sounding last names. In fact, Toussaint and Antoine are French in origin. Does that exclude us from being Haitian? Of course, you could say that I am not Haitian, because I have renounced my Haitian citizenship and sworn allegiance to the flag of the United states of America. That I have done. And I am glad that my new country did not tell me that I could not become a U.S. citizen because I have a French (or Haitian) last name. I do consider myself an American citizen and I h
ave been voting in U.S. elections for the past twenty years (usually for losing causes).
I trust that you have never renounced your citizenship. That makes you a Haitian citizen and you are entitled to all the privileges that your citizenship confers upon you. You may not be entitled to run for President of Haiti, because there is a statute requiring five years of residency in Haiti prior to running. This is sort of arbitrary and there is a lot of arbitrariness in the 1987 Haitian Constitution. Much of it needs to be changed, by duly elected assemblies. As far as I am concerned, the 1987 Constitution, in its prescriptions for the government of Haiti, was aping too much after the constitutions of some parliamentary democracies in Europe. Nothing surprising in this, since France is the motherland for a lot of highfalutin Haitian intellectuals. The task of devising a true Haitian-centric constitution for the Haitian people still remains to be done.
It should include most of us in the Diaspora
However, I would agree with you that no American citizen should be President of Haiti. Unless Haiti becomes a state of the United States of America. Unless some day, the Constitution of Haiti would clearly spell out the constitutionality of such an arrangement. It has happened in Guyana, I think [or some other small country in that area, where an American lady became the head of state]. However, in Haiti, no dice... at this point. I fail to see how the CEP could establish such an anti-constitutional precedent by ratifying the candidacies of Mourra and Simeus. Since they are admittedly CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES, I don't see how they would presently have constitutional or even any reasonable extra-constitutional legitimity to become president of Haiti.
Maybe in the future. But such momentous change to Haitian Law should not come as the result of the Rape of Haiti by foreign occupiers on the year of the bicentennial of its independence. It cannot be done that way. The CEP cannot be
given absolute power to implement any and all changes. Certainly, the 1987 Constitution has been violated. But just because a woman has been raped does not mean that anyone else may come along and rape her again with impunity, on the basis of 'what the heck, she's already been raped'.
The Constitution of 1987 must be amended or seriously revised. But only a body of elected representatives should have the power to do that. This is why the coming elections are so important. This is why I disagree fundamentally with those who say that they should not take place. They may turn out to be a farce, but bring on the farce! We will do our best to expose it for what it is. But not having any elections, not having even the possibility of having any say in the future of Haiti, except perhaps through a bloody and devastating revolution, is not a position that I find defensible. If these elections will be selections U.S. style (as in 2000 Florida and 2004 Ohio), then we will simply have to deal with the
new selections rather than having to deal with the current set of selections for an indefinite future.
The Fanmi Lavalas Party does not appear to understand this point. Pèp Ayisyen an bouke dòmi deyò. Yo pa vle rete dòmi deyò pou tout tan. Ba yo direksyon, olye ou chita nan ret pale bèl franse ak bèl angle. Sispann voye mesaj kontradiktwa. Sispann chita sou dèyè ou. Whether it's Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jonas Petit, Father Jean-Juste, Gilles, Hériveau, Feuillé, Voltaire, Préval, etc, that's not my primary concern (though the leadership of a political movement is certainly a concern to those who belong to it). I do not really give much thought to Fanmi Lavalas as a party. But I would very much hope that the Lavalas movement in Haiti does not get crushed beyond recognition, due to the lack of discernible leadership from anywhere within the movement. The Lavalas movement does not belong to anyone in particular. It belongs to the people of Haiti. The name itself is even immaterial to me. The o
nly thing that truly matters is that the Haitian people, including the impoverished 99% of them that live in precarious conditions in Haiti, must have a say in the direction of their government. That is to me, the only true reason for the independence of Haiti.
Because I consider myself a Haitian national, though no longer a Haitian citizen, I dedicate my emergies to help where I may and to the extent of my abilities. Every Haitian national, who loves his country, must do the same. I don't understand why anybody thinks that he must become President of Haiti in order to serve his country or his people. The presidency is more often than not the ultimate point of disservice to one's country, and this includes the United States of America, present occupancy included. Those who have the most should do the most, and in my view, this has absolutely nothing to do with being the President of Haiti at this time.
Let's change selections into elections, and exclusionary laws into laws that benefit
and protect ALL Haitians, regardless of social status.
But back to Brandt, Madsen, Mevs, Vob, Moscoso, Cianciulli, Marzouka, Tippenhauer, Bennett, etc…. Marcien, you say that they are not Haitian. Can you prove it? What constitutes a Haitian? Please let us not discriminate against people on the basis of their names or their families' foreign origins. Some of those guys are incompetent S.O.B.'s who have abused the privileges of Haitian citizenship. They should be dealt with accordingly. Those who have committed crimes against the nation should be sentenced to jail terms, commensurate with their crimes. However, I feel certain that many of them must be honest HAITIAN CITIZENS, according to the Constitution and laws of our country. We cannot deny them their citizenship, based on the trivial factor of their LAST NAMES. That is a simplistic and highly prejudicial way to approach the politics of our country. Certainly you are not alone in your position. I have heard those views expressed many ti
mes before. But they are wrong and have no constitutional precedent as a basis for exclusion.
It would help if we could have a measured discussion on who is (or can be) and who is not (and cannot be) A HAITIAN.
I hope that you can participate constructively in that very important discussion.
I'm just amazed!
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[quote]Please, do not go back to the same crap when you were a pro Lavalas supporter.[/quote]
Marcien [Gifrants] Toussaint, both my crap and your crap are available in the archives for anyone who's interested. So I will leave it at that.
Today, I stand by everything I ever said on this forum. And guess what? If it made me a pro Lavalas supporter yesterday, it stands to reason that I would be a pro Lavalas supporter today. The label bothers me none. What I am, I am.
Just worry about who you really are.
But indeed this is an interesting discussion. It will be even more so, if people could refrain from some uncontrollable urge to hurl insults at others and stick to the ideas!
Marcien [Gifrants] Toussaint, both my crap and your crap are available in the archives for anyone who's interested. So I will leave it at that.
Today, I stand by everything I ever said on this forum. And guess what? If it made me a pro Lavalas supporter yesterday, it stands to reason that I would be a pro Lavalas supporter today. The label bothers me none. What I am, I am.
Just worry about who you really are.
But indeed this is an interesting discussion. It will be even more so, if people could refrain from some uncontrollable urge to hurl insults at others and stick to the ideas!
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The meeting place was a modest church with a corru gated roof, strip lighting and a wooden statue of Jesus bent beneath his cross. There were around 80 people there, from toddlers to elderly women and every age in between.
Similar meetings were taking place throughout the barrios that still support Chavez, who was elected in 1998 on a promise of helping the poor. Although his popularity has fallen, he still retains the support of about a third of the population who claim that the opposition are in the process of ushering in the second military coup of the year.
Chavez was removed from office in April but reinstated after 48 hours. This time, as the general strike approaches its second week and calls for his removal grow as deafening as the banging of the pots and pans that both sides use to show their allegiances, his supporters are preparing for what may be a last stand.
Ricardo Marques, the meeting's chairman, organised people into teams - transport, communications, first aid, security - that are to be activated if word comes through that the military or large crowds of opposition are approaching the presidential palace. Distributed at the meeting was a photocopied page showing the supposed salaries - about £500,000 - of some of Chavez's opponents, executives at the state oil company, PDVSA. A straw poll of people at the meeting indicated that their average wage was £15 a month.
It is this disparity that has fuelled Chavez's popularity among those who see him as their champion, even as all the major institutions - business, the media, the unions, the church - call for his removal. The leading trade union federation, CTV, which represents skilled workers in a national workforce where 50 per cent are employed 'informally' and are not unionised, has been one of his most vocal opponents.
'Tomorrow, we need to be be near the palace,' said Marques, as he called for volunteers to man the teams. 'And we have to explain to people what we stand to lose if there is a coup.' Groups like these, the chavistas, are portrayed by the opposition as part of an dangerous lumpen mob, just as the chavistas see the opposition as an elite fighting to exclude the poor from power.
To turn on the television in Venezuela is to see these two polarised perceptions crystallised. While private stations broadcast calls to take to the streets and replace the 'dictator' and show closed shops to prove the strike is biting, the state-controlled station shows Chavez basking in the affection of his people.
The stand-off goes back 10 years to when Chavez, then an army colonel, took part in an abortive coup. He was jailed but re-emerged and entered politics, winning the 1998 election handsomely. He replaced what his supporters felt was a corrupt ruling elite that excluded the poor in a country where 80 per cent live below the poverty level. Last year, he introduced the '49 decrees', including a controversial Land Act that gave unused land to the poor. He installed his own personnel in PDVSA,damaging the efficiency of the company as far as its executives were concerned. He was also accused of interfering with the judiciary and using his powers autocratically.
Unlike the recently elected Latin American leaders of the left, such as Lula da Silva of Brazil and Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador, he has made little attempt to trim his rhetoric. After 11 September, he irritated the US administration by saying the bombing of Afghanistan was to answer 'barbarity with barbarity'.
In April, following a strike and protests, Chavez was removed from office by the military who claimed the country was out of control. They installed Pedro Carmona, head of the chamber of commerce, as president, but the Organisation of American States (OAS) refused to recognise the new government and Chavez's supporters took to the streets. Within two days he was back in power. It was this turnaround that seems to have convinced him that he can resist calls to quit now.
Cesar Vicente, captain of the Moruy, one of the striking oil tankers, said: 'To understand the Venezuelan situation it is important to know that although Mr Chavez was elected democratically and nobody contests that, he has betrayed the Venezuelan people by disrespecting the democratic principles and pretending to impose on our country a communist revolution inspired on the Cuban model.'
At the Hotel Gran Melia, across the street from where people queue for hours to get their money out of the bank amid incongruous Christmas nativity scenes, Cesar Gaviria, director-general of the OAS, and members of the Carter Centre try to hammer out a compromise between the opposition, who want new elections now, and the government, who say they were elected for six years and do not see why they should leave office earlier.
The US was accused by the chavistas of approving the last coup and ambassador Charles Shapiro has been making calls for a peaceful resolution this time. He said yesterday there was a lack of will on both sides towards finding a solution. 'Each side believes that it is going to win, each over-estimates its own power and underestimates the other,' he said.
Few want a repetition of April when around 60 people died in clashes, but everyone knows the current impasse has a time limit. Three people have already been killed when a gunman opened fire on anti-government protesters. When the Colombian embassy starts telling its citizens to leave the country because they would be safer at home, as it did last week, you know something is awry.
The daily Tal Cual used its front page to call for 'Neither Cuba, Nor Chile', saying that one side was envisaging a country like Castro's Cuba and the other like Pinochet's Chile in 1973. 'This is the moment to abandon the language of Armageddon,' said the paper.
The military miscalculated the mood in April and have so far been discouraged by the OAS from taking action. But in the words of the former president Ramon Velasquez: 'In Venezuela, soldiers are loyal to the government only until the day they rebel.'
Whoever takes the country into the new year will have to recognise that the election of Chavez represented a call for a change that echoed through the barrios, and that 'business as usual' will no longer be good enough.


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The Pull List – Rasputin: The Voice of The Dragon #3
Posted on December 26, 2017 by Chris
The bullets and magic come flying in this issue of Rasputin. Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a new recruit in a joint operation with the Allies to understand what the Axis powers are researching the dark arts. Tasked with a secret mission to learn more about "The Master" (aka Rasputin), Bruttenholm parachutes into a Nazi occupied France to pursuit a lead about what the Nazi's are researching. Bruttenholm is met by A.N. Sandhu, a member of the Special Operations Executive and a former constable for the Indian Imperial Police. Sandhu had been investigating paranormal events before WWII, and his is well prepared to take on the newest challenges by the Axis forces. Bruttenholm and Sandhu hunt for Karl Ruprecht Korenen, a scientist obsess with extending human life and a devoted follower of Rasputin. Meanwhile Rasputin makes a deal that would bring him closer to the location of the tomb of the brotherhood of Ra.
In this issue, Trevor Bruttenholm's crash course as a spy for the Special Operations Executive increases the action and reintroduces characters from previous Hellboy story arcs. Long term readers will recognize A.N. Sandhu, a main figure in the Rise of the Black Flame story that dealt with a mystic cult in the 1920's. A.N. Sandhu was a constable for the Indian Imperial Police that was faced with a super natural forces, later learning some mystic arts himself and becoming a key ally with the S.O.E, allowing more agencies being aware of super natural events. Another major character is Karl Ruprecht Korenen, the brilliant and psychotic scientist that transforms his body into a walking science experiment. Korenen plays a import role in the later Hellboy timeline and is shown to be just as twisted of a scientist in this story arc. Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson do an excellent job of rewarding fans of the Hellboy series by revealing bits of background of previous characters in colorful moments. Either by a bloody gun fights or flicking on a switch to re awaken the dead. The series is known for it's use of recurring characters through the timeline and help establish pivotal moments for later events in the series. Bruttenholm troubles with the super natural are just the beginning in a enormous plot that will bring the creature Hellboy to the earth.


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Ever onward to victory!
Once a popular refrain of Cuba's revolution, those words now capture something else: the single-minded enthusiasm of Cuban believers to win their nation for Christ.
Tight-knit and purpose-driven, the church in Cuba burns with a passion for evangelism. But resources to fuel discipleship are hard to find. That's why In Touch has stepped in to help, offering our Life Principles Conferences and tools for equipping the saints.
In Havana and Cienfuegos, In Touch staff taught courses to trained pastors and laypeople, sharing material from Dr. Stanley and putting resources like the Messenger Lab's tablet computer—loaded with invaluable content—in their capable hands.
A Portable Library
Each Messenger Lab tablet includes:
- Dr. Stanley's 30 Life Principles
- Audio and written sermons
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- Classic Christian literature
- Discipleship training courses
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For roaming ministers with little access to the wealth of material on the internet, the tablet isn't simply a tool. It's a treasure. And it's not one these pastors intend to keep to themselves. "What we receive, we share," says Lyda, a seminary professor.
The Cuban church's generosity is making waves all over this island nation. As more and more people come to know the Lord, they will need guidance. And with their new resources, these pastors are ready. Freely they've received, and freely they will give.
"Making sure the pastors of Cuba have what they need has always been a heavy burden on my heart. Thankfully, God has answered our prayers and given us a way to bless believers there. By supplying these pastors with resources such as the In Touch Messenger and tablet computer, we're strengthening the local church and helping Christians to proclaim the gospel to their fellow countrymen."
—Dr. Charles Stanley
Thank You.
Because of your faithfulness, In Touch is equipping local churches in Cuba and all over the world with the resources to reach their communities for Christ.


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Alexander Smith (poet) Quotes
The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not likely to lose it in any other.
Dreamthorp: Essays written in the Country (1863).
Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.
"The Fear of Dying", City Poems (1857)