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Germany is a country located in western-central Europe as well as a major economic and political power. Often regarded as the face of the European Union, Germany is a global force. The country has a long and proud history and culture, from the barbarian tribes of the Rhine, to the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany is a country which has undergone many political and social changes which have helped shape Europe. The Germany of today is still home to many towns and cities full of Gothic architecture and iconic landmarks, yet is also a thriving modern country which attracts many. Finding your ideal hotel in Germany can be a daunting task, especially when there are thousands of hotels to choose from. Hotels.com makes it easy to find the hotel suited to your expectations with the aid of user submitted reviews, hotel photo galleries, and a Google maps applet for a look at the local area.
What's Germany Like?
Germany is a country packed with history and culture, and almost every town and city will offer plenty of modern attractions, also. Possibly the most iconic landmark in Germany is the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) in Berlin, an 18th century triumphal arch, and is built upon the site of what was the Brandenburg city gate. For a historic look at Germany, there are plenty of castles, such as the hilltop Hohenzollern Castle in Baden-Württemberg, the fortified palace of Schloss Nordkirchen near Münster, and the Middle Ages Wartburg Castle in Eisenach. Germany also hosts several famous festivals, such as the renowned Oktoberfest in Munich, Carnival of Cultures in Berlin, as well as St. Nikolaus Day (a Christmas, of sorts) nationwide.
Tips for Getting Along with Locals in Germany
Summer will span from June to August in Germany, however, the temperature will vary slightly depending on where you travel. For instance, cities in the north will experience temperatures of approximately 20°C, whereas cities in the south will experience temperatures such as 24°C. The few degrees may not seem like much, but can make all the difference during an unexpected heat wave. Many Germans will speak English to a degree, with younger generations being more fluent, however it would be advisable to carry of pocket phrase book for an easier time communicating with the locals. Germany has a modern and efficient rail and road network, making it easy to travel between towns and cities, or across borders. Wherever you stay in Germany, be sure to check the Hotels.com website so that you can enjoy a virtual tour of the area around your hotel before you travel.
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Seasonal Sales Assistants - Liffey Valley
Liffey, TAS
Posted 1/15/2020
As the world's biggest jewellery brand, we touch millions of people every day. Explore more in our Annual Report. Sustainability Report 2018 Bringing together traditional craftsmanship and state-of-the-art innovation, our affordable jewellery is made to the highest environmental and ethical standards. Seasonal Sales Assistants - Liffey Valley Created: 09-10-2019 Deadline: 09-11-2019 Location: Liffey Valley, Ireland We are currently seeking pro-active, results driven Christmas temps to join our PANDORA O&O network for the festive period. If you'd love to be part of a high performing team who provide world-class service then we'd love to have you join us. We are recruiting for fixed term contracts (11th November - 5th January), we have various contracts that are all on a rotational shift basis this will include, including weekends and Bank Holidays. THE ROLE Our Sales Assistants are our brand ambassadors, and the essential link between our products and our customers. Coached by the store management, our Sales Assistants lead the success of the store by influencing sales, excelling in customer service, and sharing their knowledge of the product and brand. The store teams shape the look, feel, and atmosphere of their store. Our stores are often very busy, so really enjoying a fast-paced, sometimes high-pressured sales floor environment is essential. Our store teams must demonstrate the ability to apply our Company values of Pride, Passion and Performance to their position. They are expected to use the values to help the business reach its vision, in accordance with the strategy. Responsibilities include:
- Influence and increase sales in a one to one selling environment
- Achieve and exceed individual and store sales targets by using effective selling skills; focusing on up-selling, UPT, ATV and productivity
- Build the bond between our brand and our customer, by answering queries, providing exemplary service and adapting your approach depending on individuals personalities and needs
- Learn and confidently share PANDORA product knowledge to maximise sales and provide an unforgettable customer experience.This includes the PANDORA history, production process, our Company values, product composition, trends and best sellers
- Encourage customer loyalty - discussing upcoming collection launches, obtaining customer data by offering e-receipts
- Assisting with product and POS deliveries; unloading and storing in the correct spaces in store
- Complete PANDORA online training modules, to develop yourself and flourish as PANDORA team member, with the support of your Store Manager
- Be a brand and store ambassador by maintaining a stylish and well-presented appearance
- Merchandising the store and maintaining high shop floor standards; taking pride in your environment
- Operating the till system, handling financial transactions including returns and exchanges
- Always being alert while on the shop floor and following company security policies and procedures, to keep the wider team and customers safe
- Strong selling skills, with experience in a luxury environment with 1-1 sales experience preferable
- Excellent communicator – Sales Assistants needs to initiate contact and communicate confidently, so articulate spoken English is essential
- Ability to work well under pressure, in a fast-paced, sales driven atmosphere – our stores are often very busy, with long queues of customers waiting to be served
- A positive, "can-do" attitude, an individual who enjoys as working as one part of a successful team
- Customer focused
- Fully flexible and available to work through from November to January; Sales Assistants work on a rotational shift-basis, including weekends and Bank Holidays (no annual leave will be approved during this period due to company holiday black-out period)
- A highly competitive salary and bonus potential
- Generous 55% employee discount on all PANDORA product
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text: Before we start worrying about what Jeff Foxworthy's new biblical trivia show means for the future of Inherit the Wind viewings in this country, let's all take a moment to snicker at the outrageously HUGE bibles that contestants will be pouring over. I mean, it's just silly looking. All judgment aside, — and there's plenty of judgment to be had when some male contestants wear ties yet fail to tuck in their button-up shirts — the Bible at least makes pretty good trivia fodder, considering there's so goddamn much of it.


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1955-1959 Chevy Truck CPP Six Lug Brake Kit - Start Stopping!
CPP's Six-Lug Disc Brake Upgrade For '55-59 Chevy Trucks
One of the least attractive things about old trucks is their brakes-or lack thereof. It's no secret either, but most of these trucks weren't designed to blast down the freeway with little Hondas piloted by clueless drivers stopping at will on a dime in front of them. They were made to haul stuff around the farm or jobsite, and they did that just fine for many years ... but it's time for a bit of evolution!
Many of us classic truckers don't have the big budgets the street rod and muscle car folks have, and we'd bet there are more than a few '55-59 Chevy truck owners out there with stock brakes and an I-beam under the nose of their favorite truck. Last month we showed you how to lower your '55-59 Chevy the budget-minded "low-tech" way with a dropped axle and without cutting your frame. This month we are following that up with a six-lug, 12-inch disc brake upgrade from Classic Performance Products (CPP) using your stock 1/2-ton 'beam spindles. This can be done with or without the dropped axle, but it should be done in conjunction with the installation of a dual-reservoir master cylinder that CPP can also provide-we just don't have enough space to outline that here.
To help keep costs down for you do-it-yourselfers, CPP's kit uses the stock hubs, which get some refurbishing before accepting the new 12-inch disc brake rotor. This would also be an ideal time to upgrade the antique wheel bearings in your hubs while they're apart, but why, you ask? The OEM wheel bearings were designed for bias-ply tires and lower speeds than we deal with today, plus we have the technology to build better bearings and seals. CPP had a new rubber lip seal made to include with the wheel bearing upgrade kit to replace the old-fashioned felt grease seal for the inner wheel bearing, which just makes sense. Replacing the wheel bearing races takes a bit of work and patience, but is well worth it.
The GM C-10-style full floating calipers provided in the kit are well suited for stopping any old Chevy, but they might interfere with early riveted steel wheels. Later-model 15- and 16-inch steel wheels with welded centers should be fine, but double-check with CPP when ordering. The kit also comes with all necessary hardware, rubber brake lines, caliper brackets, wheel lug studs, and 12-inch rotors that can also be ordered cross-drilled and slotted.
CPP also offers a similar six-lug kit for '47-54 Chevy trucks, and of course they have a knowledgeable staff and tech line should you need any additional help. Call CPP today and get set up to start stopping!
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janicewilson needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 353 designs submitted by 61 freelance designers.
The duo behind Tresslier is classic "Beauty and The Geek"; a girl with an idea and a guy with the code to make it happen.
Tresselier (word play on "sommelier") is a start-up social networking website that enables women to review, find and reserve an appointment for hair stylists.
Urban, "Internet savvy" women, ages 18 - 49.
Clean, playful and chic. Think "Sex and the City" urban sleek. Nothing too overtly feminine or girly. Open to all colors palettes except those involving red. A subtle reference to hair is a bonus, but not required.
The primary medium is online media (e.g. website, Twitter and Facebook), but may also be used for business cards and letterhead.
Final files should include a vector format, PSD, JPG and PNG. Transparent (when applicable) and white backgrounds.
No stock images or clipart.
Ridding the world of bad hair days, one review at a time.
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They have been lucky to work with three clients who wanted to experience Catalyst's amazing Flat Out F1 Challenge and chose to do so at the new Yas Island Circuit.
Not only were teams able to race on the track but also built their cardboard cars in the very same pit lane garages that the likes of Ferrari and McLaren use. With much waving of chequered flags and appropriate race music, biz-events managed to recreate (to an extent!) a real F1 atmosphere which saw some pretty serious competition from the participating teams.
The circuit owners, ADMM, were so impressed with the Flat Out F1 Challenge that they now want to sell it on to their clients, with the added prize of the members of the winning team at each event getting a drive round the track in a Porsche sports car! Brmm! BrmmClick here for more information on Flat Out Formula 1


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My question: Are human/Vulcan hybrids natural, or is genetic engineering required?
Diane Duane, in "Spock's World," said that he was genetically engineered, and that natural hybrids were not possible. However, the information on this site seems to support both sides. Everything I can tell about Sela (human/Romulan) suggests she would only have been conceived naturally, but the page on Lorian (human/Vulcan) says Dr. Phlox had to make the genomes compatible.
Is there an official answer to this in canon?
-- Ermine Violin 02:51, July 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Enterprise discussed that a little- notably "Demons" and "Terra Prime". While the cloning process that created Elizabeth was flawed, Phlox said the flaws could be corrected and that a human-Vulcan child would be possible. That could suggest some sort of genetic engineering is either needed or is just helpful- they didn't say it was impossible to do it naturally. Different species, but Jadzia Dax and Worf needed ovarian resequencing enzymes to have a child- perhaps that is the means of genetic engineering for other species, too.--31dot 09:23, July 8, 2011 (UTC)
OK, so there's nothing either way about Spock in particular? So if I write a fanfic that mentions it, I just have to decide which way I think is more likely?
-- Ermine Violin 16:57, July 12, 2011 (UTC)
- it sounds like it would have to be along the lines of anti-rejection drugs and/or the RH factor shots that mothers get now if their baby's blood is possitive and their's is negative. The reason is the fact the copper vs iron based blood issue would have to be addressed somehow. Chaos32 15:11, September 10, 2011 (UTC)
- I don't think the type of ion in the hemoglobin would matter, because that's inside the cells; the mother's immune system would ignore it. Any surface antigens would have to be considered though, because if the mother's body attacked them, the baby would die in utero. So the problem with Elizabeth had to be something else, given she lived long enough to be born. The number of possible enzyme mismatches is infinite.
- Details aside, the genetic engineering requirement was always more realistic; it was just a question of whether anything in canon contradicted it. It sounds like nothing does, so that's what I'll go with.
-- Ermine Violin 19:28, September 15, 2011 (UTC)
- If you listen to this www.youtube.com/watch?v=etQ1wXSoC4M you hear Sarek talking about how Spock was born. He says he was conceived in the natural way but that he had to be removed from his mother until the fetus was at placental stage. He was then removed at 9 months gestation and spent a further 4 months in an incubator. So natural conception is possible, but difficult. – The preceding unsigned comment was added by 18.104.22.168 (talk).
Answers vary. They imply some alien hybrids are more possible than others especially due to element based blood. Skagarans bred with humans just fine without any medical help. With Spock's birth it's implied there have been other hybrids but Spock is the first to survive to adulthood. --Kryptonian25 (talk) 03:28, October 9, 2016 (UTC)


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Nick Madden tallied eight kills, seven digs, one solo block and three block assists against Southern Cal (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
LOS ANGLELES, Calif. – The Harvard men's volleyball team wrapped up its California spring break trip Wednesday at the No. 1 Southern California. After dropping the first two sets, the Crimson rebounded to take the third, but the come back fell short as Southern Cal took the match 3-1.
In the opening set, the Crimson took an early 2-0 lead after two Trojan attack errors. Southern Cal bounced back, building a 17-11 lead and forcing a Harvard timeout. Kills from Chris Gibbons and Kyle Rehkemper cut the Crimson deficit to 20-16, but Southern Cal closed the set winning five of the last eight points and took the set 25-19.
The second set was extremely close with the teams exchanging the lead multiple times. Both the Crimson and Trojans notched 12 kills in the set that was tied as late as 23-23. Southern Cal built a 13-10 lead early, yet Harvard battled back and took a 22-20 lead of its own following three Gibbons kills and a Rehkemper service ace. Unfortunately, with the score knotted at 23-23, Tanner Jansen tallied a service ace for the Trojans and an attack error from Harvard gave Southern Cal a 25-23 set victory.
In an even closer third set, the teams traded scores though the first 28 points to tie the score at 14-14, with neither squad taking more than a one-point lead early. Nick Madden tallied two of his eight kills in the early part of the set. Southern Cal went up by two points, 19-17, but the Crimson used the combination of a Matt Jones kill and Trojan attack errors to build its own 22-20 lead, forcing a Southern Cal timeout. After the break, Harvard used two more kills from Jones and another from Gibbons to win the third set 25-22.
The Crimson could not turn the third set win into any momentum, converting only three kills in the fourth set, while the Trojans registered 12. Southern Cal used a 30.4 percent attack percentage and glided to a 25-16 set win, securing the match 3-1.
Four Trojans reached double-figure kills. Jansen and Sean Dennis each had a match-high 12, while Maddison McKibbin and Tucker Peleuses had 11 of their own. Gibbons led the Crimson with 11, followed by Jones with 10, complimented by two solo blocks. Madden added eight kills to go with seven digs, one solo block and three block assists.
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A "replica" of the historic Venice trestle sign hangs over Windward Avenue just west of Pacific. Welcomed back in 2007 to the spot where the original hung almost a century ago, the boxy letters V-E-N-I-C-E again light up the "downtown" Venice night in welcome.
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athesanet needed a new flash animation design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 10 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
Design of a home page flash animation and a porfolio scroller for an IT company web site ( mobile com and Telecom )
2M Interactive
Must be customizable
Desired Color Scheme:
Dominant blue to grey
Desired Style:
Very Sobre, IToriented
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png)
- Width : 700 to 750 pixels
- Height : 300 to 500 pixels ( including porfolio scroller see bellow )  Â
- 6Â to 10 seconds animation.The company is an IT company in the mobile com and SMS services business. So the flash animation should be relevant to this business ( SMS, mobile phone...). The color scheme should be in dominant blue and grey blue. It's up to designer.
In addition at the bottom of the flash animation, an horizontal portfolio scroller is required. When moving the mouse over one item the scroll should be stopped. If click a new widow is open to the item URL. IMPORTANT : The list of portfolio icons and associated URLs must be modifiable. So this list must be defined as a parameter of the flash animation Â
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foster Interactive needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 103 designs submitted by 46 freelance designers.
Green Energy Innovations is a Canadian company dedicated to the use of renewable energy systems in in commercial, retail, and residential applications. We're looking to find someone with a design aesthetic matching the brand to complete other required materials after the contest closes.
Green Energy Innovations
We need a clean simple logo design so we can get down to business. The company both sells the solar energy products and installs them. See http://www.srsenergy.ca/ for details on the products. After working though the logo we will need business cards, letterhead, and email newsletters. Whomever wins the contest will be at the top of our list for working on these projects. An example of an organization in a related field that we like is http://www.bildgta.ca/
- Vector artwork eps, or illustrator form.
- Clean layout
- Use some green
- Use Pantone Process Colours
- Likely a simple symbol accompanying the name.
- Logo must scale for use in business card to on-site signs (4' square)
- Too many Gradients
- Tiny text next to a large symbol (Won't scale small well)
- Too many different colours
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Small Business Credit Card Processing
Of all the various types of customers we have, owners of small businesses are often the most rewarding to serve. For merchants seeking small business credit card processing solutions, we'd bet they probably know their business from every conceivable angle. We wouldn't be surprised if they could recite us the demographic breakdown of clients while also knowing everything about sales, marketing, advertising and product development. And while doing so, conveying an endless enthusiasm about the future and potential of their venture. This can be contagious.
For small businesses, and in particular, newer businesses, this level of understanding can provide great value when it comes to selecting a merchant account that acts as the foundation for a merchants rate structure and required services. A Pay-As-You-Go solution might be appropriate for one business, while Interchange Pass Through may the best best choice for another. The trick is to find a merchant processing partner that can translate these details into savings.
What you should know about Small Business Credit Card Processing
If there were any consistent trait if would have to be the ongoing balance between price and performance with a flair for creative solutions. In a small business each individual is likely to serve many roles in the organization. As the company gets larger, the roles often become more defined and formal.
The same is true of the business partners that a small business may rely upon for their success. They need a partner, a business advocate that has a solution appropriate for each stage of growth, expansion, and development.
But as a small business owner, how much faith can you put into a processing company that has one, or only a few solutions? Ideally the merchant selects a Small Business Credit Card Processing partner with a variety of services and an inventory that demonstrates their commitment to whatever challenge they may face. 1st National has many such offerings including special consideration for those that require only seasonal processing needs, customer gift card &loyalty programs, etc.
As we fulfill our requirements as your Small Business Credit Card Processing partner, even the unpredictable becomes somewhat predictable. We'll have a good idea how far a Smartphone solution might get you, we'll help with a printer, then perhaps later, a point of sale system. etc. And during this trend, you have a common contact, aggressive discounts, and a business advocate.
Interested in what 1st National can do for your small business? Give us a call or complete our "quick quote" request. Between our well rounded inventory, Class A Settlement Banks & Processors, and a full suite of Merchant Services, our talented agents are sure to be of value.
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Fortunately, many small businesses can now leverage the investment in their Smartphone to process credit cards. But even with a Smartphone, the requirements may include that of a swipe device, printer, etc.
Other solutions might include a virtual terminal which is often perfect for a home based business to process cards via the internet. These same solutions can be used to facilitate charges from an online shopping cart and even have downloadable applications that let you charge on your Smartphone.
But sometimes more traditional approaches are prudent, including stand alone machines with printers, or robust Point of Sale Solutions.
1st National has a variety of Small Business Credit Card Processing Solutions. Ask about our free terminal placement (free credit card machines), free downloadable applications for your Smartphone, and free payment gateways and virtual terminals.
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Manzanar National Historic Site in California
The Park History Program, begun in 1931, preserves and protects our nation's cultural and natural resources by conducting research on national parks, national historic landmarks, park planning and special history studies, oral histories, and interpretive and management plans. Our staff helps evaluate proposed new parks, and we support cultural resources personnel in parks, regional offices, and Washington in all matters relating to the history and mission of the Park Service.
Located in Washington and led by the chief historian, the program offers a window into the historical richness of the National Park System and the opportunities it presents for understanding who we are, where we have been, and how we as a society, might approach the future. For questions about any of the program areas below, please contact us.
Park History Program Areas
- For the National Park Service oral history has long been an invaluable way to document the history of individual parks and the people and events the parks commemorate. Interviews also safeguard the collective memory and expertise of the people who have shaped the Park Service over the years.
Historic grave markers on the Chilkoot Trail,
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska.
- As the Deputy Federal Preservation Office for the National Park Service, we manage park National Register documentation and assist parks and regional offices with Register and National Historic Landmark preparation.
- The Maritime Heritage program documents and protects National Park Service and nationally significant maritime resources. It also administers the National Maritime Heritage Grant Program that provides matching funds for maritime preservation, restoration and education.
- The National Park Service recognizes the value added to its conservation mission by a comprehensive understanding of the agency's history. The origins and development of our parks and programs tell their own story about how Americans have identified, managed, and
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The road that led Shiny Toy Guns into the abyss — and now, triumphantly, back from it — was fraught with peril, full of steep grades, twists, potholes, detours and dead ends. That the Los Angeles-based quartet has emerged firing on all cylinders is testimony not only to its members' artistic vision but to their personal renaissance.
"III," the new album that reunites the original four members whose pioneering synth-pop and DIY ethic made Shiny Toy Guns worldwide sensations so many miles ago, is symbolic of that journey. On "III," their first album in almost four years, the band refines its signature electronic sound with a collection of exuberant, intensely personal songs about life, love, loss and redemption.
To create them, though, the foursome — Carah Faye (vocals), Chad Petree (vocals, guitar), Jeremy Dawson (synth, bass) and Mikey Martin (drums) — was forced to heal the fissures that began showing even as they were sharing their Grammy-nominated debut, "We Are Pilots" (2006), to hungry audiences.
That rift resulted in Faye departing Shiny Toy Guns for their second album, "Season of Poison" (2008), moving to Sweden and finding her own place as a songwriter (and, she adds, as a human being). Only after Dawson and Martin traveled to Sweden for a series of soul-searching conversations were the friendships that made Shiny Toy Guns such a special unit patched.
"We learned that you have to know what's important to you, and what battles you're willing to fight," Faye says. "Most of all we learned you have to take care of your relationships."
Those bonds were frayed by 2007 after years of unrelenting touring behind their debut. Shiny Toy Guns, after all, had already been on the road for two-plus years by the time they self-released "We Are Pilots" in 2005, selling thousands of copies out of their van. With the hit "Le Disko" leading the way, the album was later picked up by Universal.
"We had been playing 300 shows a year, sometimes two a day, sometimes not even in the same city," Dawson says. "When you're living in a bus or airplane, you don't have the ability to deal with real-life trauma. Things started to fester as we were robotically going through the motions. Nobody stopped us, nobody told us to take a break — we never dealt with our issues and the band broke down."
The same driving ambition that made Shiny Toys Guns an Internet sensation and road warriors — they were the first band to tour Alaska by ground — sabotaged their chemistry. "We were the people that said yes to everything," Dawson recalls. "Yes, we'll go to Brazil and then back to the U.K. the next day. Yes, we'll do Miami and then London. But as four people who loved each other in the band, we just stopped talking."
"It took a toll on everything — our friendships, our health, on who we are as people," Charnow says. "We worked our butts off because there so many bands; we went above and beyond what we had to do. But none of us had a life outside the band."
Faye, a California native, had joined the band as a teenager after Dawson and Petree relocated to Los Angeles. In a way, she had grown up with Shiny Toy Guns as "my reality, so the whole experience shaped who I became," she says.
So when the band hit the wall, Faye moved to Sweden, the native country of her then-boyfriend and onetime STG sound engineer Daniel Johannson, whom she eventually married. Together, they started their own musical project, Versant. "I went from being weighed down by the dynamics of Shiny Toy Guns to being able to completely start over," she says. "It was a time for me to be stationary, to be domestic, to actually experience the life things that songwriters write about."
Meanwhile, Shiny Toy Guns' second album was a less electronic affair, made with Sisely Treasure contributing female vocals. "We were so burned out on our own sound, we put down our keyboards and picked up guitars — a lot of that being influenced by the fact we had toured heavily with the radio rock bands of the time," Dawson explains. "The title speaks for itself. It was the 'Season of Poison' for this band."
Still, "Season of Poison" expanded the band's artistic palette and fan base, with two Top 20 rock radio singles in "Ricochet!" and "Ghost Town," as well as a staggering number of placements in film, television, commercials and video games. One of those, their version of the '80s classic "Major Tom (Coming Home)," was ranked by Adweek.com as the No. 1 song in a commercial (for the Lincoln MKZ) for 2009 and went on to sell 600,000 units digitally. Their version of "Burning For You" was featured in another long-running campaign for the Lincoln MKS.And Shiny Toy Guns' musical fingerprints can be found on songs in films ("The Smurfs," "Wall Street 2″), on networks (HBO, NBC), in television shows ("Dancing With the Stars," "The L Word," "Gossip Girl," "So You Think You Can Dance," "America's Got Talent," "Smallville," "Ugly Betty"), in video games (Rock Band 3, Grand Theft Auto 3 & 4, Guitar Hero 5, Fifa Soccer 2007, Tony Hawk Pro Skater) and in products (Motorola, Nokia, Apple, Honda, Ford, Burton, Vestal, Volcom).
But Shiny Toy Guns' deep-seated desire to create another musical document — their third album —remained powerful. And Dawson knew fences could not be mended from 5,500 miles away.
What happened next seems straight out of a movie script: Despite Faye's protestations, Dawson and Martin flew to Sweden for a visit.
"We spent hours just catching up," Faye says, "and that was needed, because before anything else happened, we needed to be friends again first."
Says Dawson: "We ate pizza and played ping-pong and just talked. We rehashed the funny stuff and fondly remembered all the adventures. And by the time we got to the issues, we found that everything we had thought about the other person was not really true. There had just been no communication."
After the trip and some further long-distance courting, Faye decided to rejoin Shiny Toy Guns. "I didn't want to fall down the same rabbit hole, and I didn't want to latch onto something just because it was the biggest thing we'd done in our careers," she said. "I wanted us to be friends who make music together."
The Faye who returned to the band, though, was not the same person who had departed. Through her work in Versant, she had become a songwriter and studio hand herself — and Shiny Toy Guns songwriters Dawson and Petree welcomed her into the band's creative circle.
"She's very present in the writing of the new album — and it's a great thing for a singer to be saying something that's coming straight from her heart," Dawson says.
The process of making "III" was long and sometimes agonizing, but ultimately worth it, Faye says. "We didn't want to settle for the first thing melodically or lyrically." During that process, the relationship between Faye and Johannson (who had joined the band for a short time) ended.
Producers Dawson and Petree later teamed up with the legendary mixer Tony Maserati to finalize and sharpen the new 2012 sound of the band, and the dynamic range and reach of their new album reflects maturity and youthfulness at the same time … in a way, a direct representation of all of the band members' personalities.
So Shiny Toy Guns are back to their four essential parts, with "III" serving as a document of what friends who've been through the wars can achieve. While not a literal chronicle of what Dawson jokingly calls "the reality show that is Shiny Toy Guns," it nods to mile markers in the quartet's rejuvenation — most obviously in "Carrie," with Petree and Faye trading verses and delivering both sides of the band's story.
Also notable is the band's first single, "Waiting Alone," which will be accompanied by a short film titled "#Loverunner." In the film, a girl runs cross-country from Los Angeles to New York City in a quest to join the love of her life, overcoming daunting obstacles posed by a mysterious evil figure. During the making of the video, the band covered almost 6,000 miles through 22 states over 24 days, filming Faye at such landmarks as the Grand Canyon, Pike's Peak, the Alamo and the Empire State Building.
"The whole video is about the journey you undertake when you follow your heart," she says. "It's about what you're willing to do to get something."
We will have Shiny Toy Guns CD's available for purchase on our site soon.
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– Convenient, comfortable service ensures seamless transition to Night Safari, River Safari and Singapore Zoo
Singapore, 29 April 2014 – The world-renowned wildlife parks in the Mandai cluster – Night Safari, River Safari, and Singapore Zoo – are now more accessible with Safari Gate, a unique tourism offering conceptualised by DUCK & HiPPO and Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS).
Visitors who enter the Safari Gate (at Suntec City or Singapore Flyer) will find themselves in the immersive world of wildlife that the Mandai attractions are famous for, with credit to the beautiful rainforest-themed interiors created by WRS landscape architects. From the holding area, visitors are ushered into the premium Rhino coach, which will take them directly to WRS' parks in Mandai.
"Conceived jointly by WRS and DUCK & HiPPO, Safari Gate is a game changer, a departure from the current market offering of fixed-time group tours. It puts control back in the hands of the visitors. With hourly departures to the parks, 10 trips a day, visitors get to tour at their own time and pace. It's free and easy, no more fixed timing or itinerary," said Mr James Heng, Chief Duckie, DUCK & HiPPO.
Mr Lee Meng Tat, Chief Executive Officer, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, said, "Wildlife Reserves Singapore is constantly looking for ways to enhance visitor experience in our parks; and with Safari Gate, we are moving a step beyond our parks' boundaries to enhance the transport touchpoint for our visitors. We seek to provide a seamless and convenient transition for them to get from the city to Night Safari, River Safari, and Singapore Zoo, and back."
Ms Ranita Sundramoorthy, Director of Attractions, Dining and Retail, Singapore Tourism Board said, "Safari Gate is an excellent example of how industry players can come together to find synergies and collaborate creatively to enhance the visitor experience. The Singapore Tourism Board welcomes more of such partnerships."
Safari Gate was officially launched today by Mr James Heng and Mr Lee Meng Tat. As part of the launch, a group of special guests from the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) were among the first to experience this premium service, and to enjoy an afternoon at River Safari.
Safari Gate allows visitors flexibility to start their tour at any time. With hourly departures from the city to the parks from as early as 8.30am and the last returning coach at 10:30pm, there are more then 10 trips per day to choose from. As an added service, DUCK & HiPPO provides free transfer from city hotels to the two Safari Gates.
Visitors are also free to tour at their own pace, and can make the most of their time at the parks without being tied down to a specific itinerary or fixed time departure.
Along the way, on-board entertainment gives visitors an insight into each park, and allows them to plan their visit prior to their arrival. The 45-minute Rhino coach to Mandai is no longer a mundane bus ride. It is a prelude to a wild adventure. More information about Safari Gate is available at www.safarigate.com.


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Il calendario delle proiezioni per il pubblico alla 73. Mostra del Cinema si articola in 11 giornate, da mercoledì 31 agosto a sabato 10 settembre 2016.
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ThePeregrine Falcon is not only the fastest animal on the planet, but also one ofthe most diverse, occurring on every continent except Antarctica.However like many raptors and other apex predators, Peregrine Falcons are underconstant pressure to survive. Australiais the last stronghold of the species; most populations in other countries areendangered.
The biggest threat to this species is the continued use of pesticides inagriculture. Because they are at the top of the food chain, Peregrine Falconsare at greater risk, as persistent insecticides accumulate in soils and bodytissues and may be released later. These insecticides concentrate to thehighest levels at the top of the food chain.
The worst of these chemicals are the organochlorins and cyclodienes. This threatreached Peregrine Falcons in Australiain 1946 with the introduction of DDT (dichlor-diphenyl-trichlor-ethane) andcyclodienes (dieldrin, aldrin, heptachlor). Animals break down the chemical DDTto DDD and DDE.
Extensiveresearch and case studies over many years have shown that the effects of theseinsecticides manifest in female peregrines producing thin-shelled eggs. Thishas three possible outcomes:
- In high enough concentrations, the embryo dies in the egg.
- The egg cracks under the weight of the incubating bird.
- Embryos reach full term, hatch early and the membrane dries out too rapidly, causingthe chick to dehydrate and/or get trapped.
DDEwas recorded as present in the eggs of Australia peregrines as early as1949, and was not present at all before 1945. DDT and dieldrin were banned in Australia in 1987 due to the threat to meatexports to the USA and Japan. Althoughno consideration was given to the conservation of the Peregrine Falcon inmaking this decision, it is nonetheless a positive step for the species. Oncethese chemicals were banned, several raptor and peregrine populations returnedand recovered; some even to pre-organochlorin levels.
Unfortunately, some third world countries still use these chemicals as cheap insecticides.They continue to be produced in western countries, where its use is banned, forsale to these third world nations who cannot afford healthier alternatives.
InAustralia, the decline of the Peregrine Falcon was not detected for a number of years, asit was masked by the longevity of the species and its inclination to occupyparticular nest sites for long periods of time. The half-life of DDE in soil isbetween 12 and 57 years, so wildlife will continue to be exposed to thisdangerous chemical for many years to come. In addition to this grave threat,Peregrine Falcons in Australiaare vulnerable to land clearing, harassment by rock climbers, shooting andtrapping by pigeon lovers and diseases being spread by feral bird species thatthe peregrine eats as prey items.
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Current Developments in Depreciation
BY RUDOLPH J. ENGLERT Partner, Cincinnati Office
Presented before Columbus Chapter of The Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants and before the University
of Dayton Tax Institute, Dayton — December 1960
Shortly after the enactment of the 1954 Code, considerable publicity
was given in tax publications, newspapers, and elsewhere to an alleged loophole in the then new depreciation allowances. An example was given of a man earning $100,000 a year who pays $4,600 for a car for use in his business. It was then demonstrated that after using this car for a year and selling it for $1,200 less than he paid for it, the man made a net-after-tax cash profit of $525. Using the double-declining balance method of depreciation he takes a deduction of $2,300 (based on a four-year useful life). This reduced his taxes $2,000 since he was in the 87% bracket. He paid $275 capital gains tax on the sale of the car (25% of $1,100). Thus, the net reduction in his tax was $1,725. After subtracting the $1,200 cash loss on the sale of the car he had $575 more cash in his pocket than he had before he bought the car.
This idea was quite appealing to the many taxpayers who owned property subject to depreciation allowances, particularly those who usually sold their property before it reached the end of its physical life. There were others, however, who didn't appreciate this state of affairs. I assume they were the people who didn't use their automobiles in their work. In any event, one congressman was so distressed about the situation that he wrote to the Treasury Department. Mr. Laurens Williams, Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, replied to the congressman and the congressman placed the reply in the Congressional
Record of June 16, 1955.
This recitation of an incident occurring in 1955 undoubtedly seems out of place in a 1960 discussion of current developments. However, Mr. Williams' letter contained the first official statements by the Treasury Department as to the meaning it would attribute to the concepts
of "salvage value" and "useful life." His letter represents the commencement of a controversy which lasted five years and just terminated in June 1960.


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kehilltoo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 13 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
looking for a elegant, sophisticate logo for a new event planning company. Logo should be multi-purpose to use on letterhead, business cards, website, polo, etc.. looking for creativity!
Milestones Made Memorable
Event Planning
Desired Color Scheme:
shades of grey and black, with red or burgundy splash but open to suggestions
Desired Style:
Elegant, upscale & creative: Brandable
Accepted File Formats:
.psd layered, vector, jpg, high res
The name of the company is Milestones made Memorable. I would like to the logo to show style and sophistication but inviting to all. We haven't come up with a secondary tagline yet but we leaning toward :Life's a journey, let us help you celebrate every step.
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