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Serene colors and soft materials create a sanctuary
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Showhouses are meant to inspire. The three rooms that follow prompt style as well as generosity. Not only were they created by women who are designers and passionate volunteers, but they also benefit worthy causes. Their serene colors and soft materials create a sanctuary from hectic lives of work, play, and giving.
Lake Forest Showhouse
Lake Forest, Illinois
Given the right weather, most people love spending time outdoors. But when designer Liz McEnaney took charge of a room overlooking a showhouse property's gardens, she used such soft colors and lovely furnishings that it might lure people inside even on a perfect day. "I'm a much better gardener than a decorator," Liz admits. "This was an opportunity to combine my love of design and my love of gardening."
On ivory stone walls, arched windows that would have been compromised with window treatments are left bare to grant easy views to the gardens. A seating arrangement features a clean-lined sofa topped with blue-and-white pillows, a pair of milky green armchairs edged in gold, and a brass coffee table.
Photography: Edmund Barr
Produced by Hilary Rose
Today, the treatment of the interior wall is graceful and delicate, but it didn't start that way. The wall housed the backside of the living room fireplace and was laden with soffits, turns, and asymmetrical doors. To unify its obstructive elements, a hand-painted mural of trees covers the wall. Reflected in the windows and the views to the outside, the gray-blue scene adds interest without overwhelming any other component of the room. "I wanted the focus to be outside," says Liz. "The mural adds to the feeling of being enveloped in a lush garden."
Interior designer Liz McEnaney.
Design: Liz McEnaney, E. Claire Design, 5 Steeple Chase Lane, Northfield, IL 60093; 847/441-0234
Garden room -- Sofa (#6386-80, Archetype Collection); sofa fabric (#42-328); coffee table ("Oval Coffee table'' #7854, by Thomas Pheasant); light fixture ("Campion Umbrella Chandelier'' #CE100, discontinued): Baker, 800/592-2537, kohlerinteriors.com.
Faux painting and hand-painted mural: Hester Decorating, 847/677-5130.
Celtic-patterned pillows on sofa ("Nottingham''/Borage #11178/06); pillow with ribbon band ("La Scala''/Black Pearl #1120/06): Classic Cloth, 785/434-2777, dessinfournir.com, trade only.
Ribbon trim on pillow (#V247-010): Scalamandré, 800/932-4361, scalamandre.com, trade only.
Small rectangular pillow and cushions on chair seats ("Wisteria''/Seafoam #2013-24): Chelsea Editions, 212/758-0005,
chelseaeditions.com, trade only.
Armchairs ("Elgin Major Armchair''): Niermann Weeks, 212/319-7979, niermannweeks.com, trade only.
End table ("Cumberland End Table''): McLain Wiesand Custom Built Furniture, 410/539-4440, mclainwiesand.com.
Stone statues: owner's collection.
Console table ("Hewitt Console'' #NC5550): Design Atelier, 312/822-0440.
Glass lamp and shade ("Pleated Lamp''/Cristallo #BB502PL, by Barbara Barry): Baker, 800/592-2537.
Terrariums: E. Claire Design, 847/441-0234.
Cream-colored wall paint (custom): Benjamin Moore, 888/236-6667.
Lake Forest Showhouse
Lake Forest, Illinois
There's light for the sake of necessity, and light for creating a pleasing aesthetic. Both came into play for interior designer Annika Christensen, born and raised in Sweden, where winter months afford only a small window of opportunity for sunlight. In the showhouse's master sitting room, she drew on her heritage to secure a palette that calms and promotes restful activity.
Unified by a large flokati rug are a Swedish antique sofa and chairs, all upholstered with blue-and-white seersucker, a modern variation on the ticking stripe that is often used in Swedish design. An organically shaped lamp and two occasional tables add a hint of a contemporary edge. The paper-shade lamp suggests movement, and a clear Lucite coffee table and a little round steel table from the 1960s enhance the room's airy ambience. Window treatments are fabricated from an ivory linen-and-silk-blend sheer that is adorned with light-reflecting glass beads.
Photography: Edmund Barr
Produced by Hilary Rose
"There is no better inspiration than the location itself, so I made a trip to Sweden to handpick pieces," says Annika. It was a painting by Swedish artist Lennart Hall that inspired the warm gray of the grasscloth that covers the walls. Titled Painting from Summer, the modern oil hangs above a linen-skirted console table and offers a canvas filled with neutral gray interrupted by pops of intense, bright colors.
Interior designer Annika Christensen.
Design: Annika Christensen, Midnight Sun Ltd., Swedish Antiques and Interior Design, 110 W. Lake St., Libertyville, IL 60048; 847/362-5240,
Master sitting room -- Sofa (antique, Swedish Gustavian-style); clock (antique, Bornhom); painting over console table; Flokati rug; sconces (1930s Swedish Gustavian-style); wire table (vintage Warren Platner): Midnight Sun Antiques, 847/362-5240.
Sofa fabric and fabric on wing chairs ("Liaigre Linen''/Goudron Pluie #10000/01 by Great Plains); fabric on console table
("Weathered''/Bleached #1204/01 by Great Plains): Holly Hunt, 312/661-1900, hollyhunt.com, trade only.
Ticking stripe on wing chairs ("Seaton Stripe''/Salt & Pepper #1161/06); trim on console table ("La Scala''/Patina #1120/04): Classic Cloth by Dessin Fournir, 785/434-2777, dessinfournir.com, trade only.
Wing chairs (antique, Swedish bergères): Midnight Sun Ltd., 847/362-5240, midnightsunantiques.com.
Wall treatment (grass cloth #RK3835L11): Area International, 312/644-0595, trade only.
Swivel armchair ("March'' #7625-27): Hickory Chair, 828/324-1801, hickorychair.com.
Swivel-chair fabric and pillows on sofa ("Maravilla''/Pewter #4006/01): Summer Hill Ltd., 415/355-1300, summerhill.com, trade only.
Floor lamp (Akari Floor Lamp by Isamu Noguchi): Design Within Reach, 800/944-2233, dwr.com, and noguchi.org.
Coffee table ("Lucy Lucite Table''): Todd Hase Furniture Inc., 312/644-9755.
Valance fabric (#NC1015-003): Nancy Corzine, 212/223-8340, trade only.
Valance trim ("Glass Beaded Fringe''/Platinum #T-30391-106): Kravet, 888/457-2838, kravet.com, trade only.
Orchard Hill Showhouse
Old Westbury, New York
Interior designers often imagine a fictional character for whom their showhouse room is created. For this master bedroom in Old Westbury, Kate Singer used the room's real-life former occupant -- the late New York philanthropist Peggie Phipps Boegner, whose parents built the mansion -- as inspiration for a space drenched in ethereal silver, gray, lilac, and green.
"Mrs. Phipps was a phenomenal philanthropist who opened Old Westbury Gardens, which she founded in 1959, to the public a few years back," says Kate.
The designer used the lavender hue of the wisteria just outside the room's windows as a springboard for other colors. A spring-green headboard, white linens bordered in lilac, and a checked silk in lilac and green pull the palette together. The embroidery on the silk bolster pillow inspired the vine motif that's hand-painted on the gray wall.
Photography: Bruce Buck
Produced by Bonnie Maharam
In front of the fireplace surround sit a pair of slipper chairs covered in silver silk velvet. A tufted ottoman in a gray micro-fiber fabric is handy to both chairs.
A vintage settee, Louis XVI chairs, and a mirrored coffee table make up a second seating area that acts more as an art gallery, with drawings of female forms hanging on the wall.
Interior designer Kate Singer.
Design: Kate Singer, Kate Singer Home, One Huntington Bay Rd., Huntington, NY 11743; 631/261-8376, katesingerhome.com.
Master bedroom fireplace area -- Slipper chairs; ottoman: Kate Singer Home, 631/261-8376.
Slipper-chair fabric (#13858-43 in Lavender): Duralee Fabrics Ltd., 800/275-3872, trade only.
Frogs on slipper chairs: M&J Trimming, 212/391-6200. Ottoman fabric ("Fishnet''/Platinum #25379-106, by Barbara Barry); bolster pillows ("Silk Grid''/Opal #27596-110, by Barbara Barry): Kravet, 888/457-2838, kravet.com, trade only.
Rug ("Marrakesh''/Pistachio): International Carpet Showcase, 516/621-7800.
Paint (base color, "Revere Pewter'' #HC-172): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Decorative wall finish (by Christian Pember): Red Trumpet Designs, 631/261-8090.
Reading light; art: designer's collection.
Fire screen (custom): Kate Singer Home, 631/261-8376, katesingerhome.com.
Drapery (#26672-1611): Kravet, 888/457-2838, kravet.com, trade only.
Drapery hardware: Antique Drapery Rod Co., 214/653-1733.
Master bedroom sitting area -- Wood-frame settee (vintage); fauteuils (Louis XVI, silver wood frame): Kate Singer Home, 631/261-8376.
Settee fabric: discontinued.
Fauteuil fabric, front ("My Thai''/Amethyst #28709-110, by Barbara Barry); fauteuil fabric, back ("Silk Grid''/Opal #27596-110, by Barbara Barry); plaid pillows ("Newport Check''/Lilac #22276-310); pillows on fauteuils ("Flutter''/Smoke Quartz #28639-10, by Barbara Barry): Kravet, 888/457-2838, kravet.com, trade only.
Coffee table (#3030-667): Maitland-Smith, 336/812-2400, maitland-smith.com. Available through Classic Galleries, 631/427-1045.
Floor lamp (vintage): designer's collection.
Round tray table beside settee (vintage); "Canterbury'' book holder (vintage, cane:) Kate Singer Home, 631/261-8376.
Art: designer's collection.
Sconces: original to house.
Bed (custom): Kate Singer Home, 631/261-8376.
Headboard and bed-skirt fabric (#19646-23); plaid pillows
("Newport Check''/Lilac #22276-310); bolster pillow ("Flutter''/Smoke Quartz #28639-10, by Barbara Barry): Kravet, 888/457-2838, trade only.
Bedding ("Delano''/White Pique with Orchid Duvet and Shams #M13): Matouk, matouk.com. Available through Master Suites, 631/367-1601.
Bedside table (vintage, Chinese Chippendale); table lamp; round tray; marble-top painted chest of drawers (vintage); bust (vintage): Kate Singer Home, 631/261-8376, katesingerhome.com.
Mirror over chest of drawers: Carvers' Guild, 978/448-3063.


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On Exhibit: Kelp Forest , Monterey Bay Habitats
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clams, fish eggs, fat innkeeper worms, crabs, fish
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Oregon to Mazatlan, Mexico, including Gulf of California
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In the water with a leopard shark
Leopard sharks have a reputation for being docile toward people, says Manny Ezcurra, who has handled the Aquarium's leopard sharks since 1996. "But they're not so docile toward invertebrates and small fishes. We have to be careful about who we put in the exhibit with them," he says.
Manny rotates his leopard sharks among several exhibits as the animals grow up. He has to make sure the leopards don't tempt hungry sevengill sharks, larger relatives that are also on display at the Aquarium. So he keeps small leopard sharks in the Slough exhibit. As they grow, they move up to the wave pool of the Aviary exhibit, then into the Kelp Forest. Finally, when they're near full size, they go into the Deep Reef exhibit with the big fish.
When they're first brought in to the Aquarium, wild leopard sharks do require a little care. Often they have parasites called copepods living on their skin—a problem that's common in many sharks. "But leopards are fairly clean compared to other sharks," Manny says. "You can just pluck them right off." After the sharks have been in captivity for a while they get used to food like squid, fish, and prawns, often handed to them by divers. "They'll even swim up to the sevengills and take the food away from them—you'd never see that in the wild," Manny says.
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Leopards of the sea
Leopard sharks are one of the most common sharks along the coast of California. They're beautiful, slender fish with silvery-bronze skin, patterned with dark ovals that stretch in a neat row across their backs. (Look closely at the dark spots—the older a leopard shark is, the paler the interior of the spots.) Sturdy, triangular pectoral fins are matched by two dorsal fins, and a long, tapered tail swishes gracefully back and forth.
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Baby sharks are called pups. Unlike most fish, which lay eggs, mother leopard sharks keep their eggs inside their bodies until they hatch. After 10 to 12 months, she gives birth to a couple dozen wriggling shark pups, each about 7 inches long.
Keeping the eggs safe inside her is a good way to make sure they all hatch, though it's also a reason why leopard sharks have so few young—at least compared with the thousands of eggs many other fish lay . Female leopard sharks are usually about 10 years old when they have their first litter, but after that they generally mate every year.
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Leopard sharks are at home on the sea floor, just a foot or so above the sand. This is because they, like all sharks, lack the swim bladders that other fish use to fine-tune their buoyancy. Instead, leopard sharks store oil in their enormous livers. All that oil helps to counterbalance the shark's own weight, but they usually remain slightly less buoyant than the water around them, so they tend to sink whenever they're not swimming.
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Leopard sharks are made to feed on the bottom—a good thing for a shark that sinks. Their mouths are on the flat underside of their heads, and they open downward. Almost all sharks have sub-terminal mouths except for the whale shark and megamouth sharks. Skimming above the sandy surface, the sharks pluck up crabs, clam siphons, fish eggs, and the burrowing, hot-dog-shaped fat innkeeper worm.
As leopard sharks get older, they start eating more fish and fewer crabs. Leopard sharks have been found with smoothhound sharks, bat rays, and even octopuses in their stomachs.
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How do leopard sharks get at buried prey? Divers have seen them swimming stealthily just above the sand, looking for the fleshy siphon of a clam sticking two or three inches above the bottom. If the shark is quick enough, it can grab the siphon in its teeth and yank it out of the sand, occasionally getting the whole clam in the process.
Other times the clam senses the predator and yanks its siphon back to safety. In this case—as well as when the shark goes after innkeeper worms—the shark shovels its nose into the sand. With a mighty twist of its body, the shark unearths a pile of sand and, if it's lucky, gets a clam or worm for its trouble.
Leopard sharks live close to shore and have firm, light meat that tastes good, so they're popular with fishermen. Anglers and spearfishers catch around 140 tons of leopard sharks per year in California. There's also a small commercial fishery in California that brings in an additional 30 tons per year. Though this is a fairly light level of fishing for a common species, leopard sharks take a long time to grow to maturity—about a decade.
Studies indicate that populations could be vulnerable to too much fishing. Setting a size limit for "keepers" helps—right now leopard sharks must be 36 inches (91 cm) long for anglers to keep them. Because of their looks, leopard sharks are also popular aquarium fish—just remember that fish below this size limit are illegal if they came from California waters.
Polluted water can pollute fish
In 1975, scientists dissected five leopard sharks caught in San Francisco Bay to see what they ate. On a hunch, they also had the fishes' livers analyzed. In all five they found high levels of mercury, a toxic element. In 1997, another study investigated pollutants in a variety of fish from San Francisco Bay, including eight leopard sharks. All eight had levels of mercury in their tissues that were over the accepted safe limit for humans.
Mercury is an industrial pollutant that gets into coastal waters through rain and runoff. Because leopard sharks spend so much time feeding in sand and mud, they probably get exposed to more pollutants than other fish. They also live a long time, giving mercury levels longer to build up in them. We don't yet know whether such high mercury levels harm leopard sharks. But the evidence suggests it could be a bad idea for people to eat them—at least ones caught in San Francisco Bay.


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In the late 1980s, Mary LaMeres-Pomin and Lyle Martin had a small, successful residential real estate office in Reno, Nevada; mostly working referrals and repeat customers. Around that time, large franchise offices and "mega-brokers" started to emerge and increase in popularity. Consumers believed that bigger meant better. Mary and Lyle realized they needed a competitive advantage if they were going to compete successfully with the "big boys." After witnessing the success of discount companies in other industries, they came up with a premise: If you charge home sellers less, you should be able to do enough volume to make up for the lower fees. They were right! And Assist-2-Sell was born.
Business took off as they began targeting "For Sale by Owners" (FSBOs) with their discounted commission. Mary and Lyle soon realized home sellers needed and wanted full-service, but they wanted to pay a more reasonable fee. So, they made some adjustments and Assist-2-Sell evolved into a "full service discount commission" model.
No one else was offering full service discount rate real estate, which meant Mary and Lyle had to write the book. They refined the "Assist-2-Sell System" based on their experiences and became experts at adaptation.
The "low fee" commission structure wasn't the only thing that was different about Assist-2-Sell. Sellers were paying high commissions and still ending up with agents who spent less time marketing their home and more time trying to find their next listing. Mary and Lyle understood that if agents didn't need to market themselves they would have more time to provide customer service. The Assist-2-Sell low fee real estate concept attracts the listings and Assist-2-Sell agents focus on servicing that business.
The "old way," where home sellers typically depended on agents for the marketing of their home, also invited problems. Did the agent know how to effectively market their home? Did they have adequate funds for marketing their listings? Typically, marketing was limited to placing the home in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and running an occasional newspaper ad. The Assist-2-Sell model removes the burden of marketing the home from the individual agents because all marketing is handled by the office.
As Mary and Lyle continued to grow their business and experience increased success, they began receiving calls from brokers and agents wanting to know if they could buy a franchise. Mary and Lyle knew the Assist-2-Sell low fee real estate concept would work in other markets and they wanted to expand, so in 1993 they became franchisors of the Assist-2-Sell concept. The first Assist-2-Sell franchise office opened in April 1994, and by the end of that year, the fifth office had opened.
Since then, Assist-2-Sell has become one of the fastest-growing realty franchises and has been recognized as one of the top real estate franchises by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Wall Street Journal's StartupJournal.com. Currently, there are hundreds of Assist-2-Sell officesthroughout the United States and Canada.
With the Internet, consumers have become much more sophisticated and more knowledgeable about the real estate process. This increased consumer awareness has helped "non-traditional" real estate companies gain traction in recent years, adding to the pressure on "traditional" real estate sales commissions. Assist-2-Sell is well-equipped to satisfy consumers' increased thirst for knowledge—Mary and Lyle built the company to change and adapt to the needs of consumers. In 2008, Assist-2-Sell launched a new national Web site that brings all Assist-2-Sell realty franchises and their listings together in one place.


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June 27, 2007
Lipscomb University continued its rich tradition of athletics along with academics for the 2006-2007 school year with more than half of the student athletes earning Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors.
Of the 248 student athletes at Lipscomb during the 2006-2007 season, 149 Lipscomb student athletes recieved Atlantic Sun All-Academic Honors for their achievements in the classroom.
The Atlantic Sun Conference awards student athletes who achieve a 3.0 GPA or higher during one academic semester with the A-Sun All-Academic honor.
Earlier this month, the Atlantic Sun Conference awarded Lipscomb third place in the Atlantic Sun Academic Trophy for having more than sixty percent of the student athletes earn A-Sun All-Academic honors.
Women's Cross Country had the highest total of athletes earn A-Sun All-Academic honors with every member of the team making the list.
Here is a complete list of all Lipscomb athletes awarded Atlantic Sun All-Academic honors:
Men's Soccer
Babak Abouzar
Jeffrey Boynton
Jacob Goergen
Timothy Hunter
Scott Mason
Robert Mott
Ben Page
Alexander Vooys
Nathan Warren
Women's Soccer
Laura Babcock
Brandi Besheres
Bethany Copeland
Sarah Foster
Sara Green
Laura Grubb
Jessica Jordan
Jennifer Murray
Cara Peacock
Emily Quandt
Kathryn Shelton
Melissa Chambers
Ashley Cox
Jessica Enderle
Grace Gilmore
Ann Mullins
Lindsey Rutherford
Alex Scruggs
Betsy Steele
Samantha Sullivan
Jessica Turner
Cara Wilber
Men's Cross Country
Jared Carlson
Ryan Chastain
Paul Irvin
Andrew Shankles
Jordan Wilson
David Wolfe
Women's Cross Country
Julia Alley
Anna Day
Paloma Floden
Paige Griffin
Carolyn Latham
Erin Pyles
Elizabeth Schall
Shannon Shoemake
Rachel Snider
Amanda Tanner
Samantha Wood
Susan Worden
Men's Basketball
Blake Giles
Jason Hopkins
Thomas Pfaff
Michael Teller
Women's Basketball
Tiffany Arnold
Dana Carrigan
Rachel Davis
Kaleigh Gossman
Keirstin Head
Julie Martin
Miriam McAlister
Jilian Partin
Katie Rollins
Rachel Viehmann
Penny Jones
Eric Abend Allen Bolden
Casey Bond
Matthew Bowling
Rex Brothers
Branden Cadavid
Tyler Courson
John King
Clay Lehning
Kevin Nelson
James Ogden
Jared Picchiottino
Paul Piennette
Dylan Ray
Justin Sanders
Rob Smithson
Sean Szymanski
Ryan Wilkins
Charles Williams
Jerry Young
Niki Bails
Heather Collins
Abigail Craig
Julia Davidson
Lauren Dortwegt
Katie Haab
Kim Jacobson
Leigh Little
Samantha Little
Kellie Sirus
Kristie Sirus
Men's Golf
Parker Beck
Josh Dyer
Luke Ficken
Cody Hale
Taylor Lewis
Dustin Lynch
Sam Marcrom
Zac Pharr
Women's Golf
Liz Austin
Ashlee Catlin
Marie Fillers
Callie Rice
Brie Rowdon
Men's Tennis
Josh Cummings
Colten Jones
Andrew Mizell
William Murrell
Mike Sherman
Jeff West
Women's Tennis
Emily Ellis
Olivia Ellis
Raphaela Jann
Erin Moakler
Tenley Rhoades
Meredith Sisson
Jenny Stephenson
Stephanie Vannatta
Men's Track and Field
Jared Carlson
Ryan Chastain
Burton Elrod
Caleb Key
Christopher Lucas
Matthew McWhirter
Andrew Mizell
Brandon Reeves
Andrew Shankles
Jordan Wilson
David Wolfe
Women's Track and Field
Julia Alley
Anna Day
Jill Dyer
Paloma Floden
Lauren Floyd
Danielle Graham
Paige Griffin
Hannah Joiner
Carolyn Latham
Erin Pyles
Elizabeth Schall
Shannon Shoemake
Rachel Snider
Amy West
Samantha Wood
Susan Worden
Total Honorees=149
Total Student Athletes=248
Final Percentage=60.08%


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Economic Development in China and Potential Risks
NTT Com Global Watch vol.1, Revised March 2015
Many countries are focusing an intense gaze on China as "the world's consumer market" due to its exceptional economic growth. Many multinational companies are establishing new operations in China and are increasing the number of production bases, local subsidiaries, and retail outlets targeting the domestic Chinese market.
Business in China: Long-term Business Considerations
Given that China overtook Japan to become the world's No. 2 country in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010, there is no question that China will become even more of a global economic leader in the future. At the same time, however, there are several potential issues when you think about long-term business; for example, increasing prices of goods, land, and the risk of a real estate bubble caused by the economic growth, in addition to unstable political conditions. Since 2010, there has been a growing awareness of the risk of overconcentration in China, due in part to frequent labor disputes, increasing wages, and a deterioration in the relationship between China and Japan resulting from the disagreement over the Senkaku Islands.
China overtook Japan to become the world's second largest economy in 2009 and is still growing.
Source: United Nations' National Accounts Main Aggregates Database
Recently, "China plus one" has become a key word among companies expanding their operations in Asia. The idea is that, by making parallel investments in other countries in addition to China, they are able to distribute risk. Southeast Asia, particularly countries in the Mekong region, has emerged as "plus one."
It is clear that the nominal GDPs of Thailand and Vietnam have been rapidly growing in recent years.
Source: United Nations' National Accounts Main Aggregates Database
The Greater Mekong Subregion gaining Attention as New Option
The Greater Mekong Subregion, which comprises five countries and two provinces in the Mekong region - Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and the Yunnan and Guangxi provinces in China - has gained attention internationally. It has numerous elements of a new economic region, including low cost labor and abundant land and natural resources. Most notably, the area around the Southern Economic Corridor that connects Thailand (Bangkok), Cambodia (Phnom Penh) and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) has become an active distribution route with developed trunk line and related infrastructures, and is expected to demonstrate even further economic growth.
The area around the Southern Economic Corridor connecting Thailand and Vietnam has gained attention as a new economic region
Just as in China, companies from around the world have already expanded into the Greater Mekong Subregion and have set up bases there. Information and communications technology (ICT) tools are essential to facilitate interaction between local companies and their head offices, but the infrastructures have not been sufficiently established to keep up, causing some serious problems in starting and continuing operations for these companies.
Demand for High Quality Networks and NTT Com's Asia Strategy
Thailand and Vietnam, which have experienced exceptional growth, and Cambodia, whose proximity and low-cost base supports these two countries' economic activities, are now attractive business locations. These countries are gradually improving their infrastructures to better support business activities. At present, however, the state of the ICT infrastructure is far from sufficient.
This is a serious concern among companies that are expanding their business in the region and those planning and looking into establishing a new local presence.
In Vietnam, where the ICT infrastructure is insufficient, in addition to issues regarding the stability and speed of the Internet environment, services cannot be used for a long time, posing numerous issues to business use.
Due to insufficient infrastructure and issues regarding the stability and speed of the Internet environment, services in Vietnam cannot be used for a long time, posing numerous issues to businesses.
Although the service quality has been improved by replacing ADSL with optic fiber (FTTH), problems related to the unstable electric power environments and natural disasters such as typhoons and lightning still remain. There are also many man-made disasters such as service termination or suspension due to insufficient management or road construction, and outages due to maintenance conducted without notice or with sudden notice. Similar situations are also occurring in neighboring countries, so many companies have expressed a strong desire for quality improvements.
Meanwhile, there is an urgent need to provide high quality service and reliable infrastructure platforms in order to support stable business continuity amid a rapid increase in network traffic. As part of its efforts to respond to these needs, NTT Com began providing Internet connection services for companies in Cambodia in March 2011. NTT Com continues to expand the high-quality ICT infrastructures provided in the Mekong region and other Asian regions. In April 2011, it began collaborations with the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC), a government agency, in providing Internet connection services in Vietnam.


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Reports, live coverage, results, images, video and messages of support for all European and World Championships.
Previous Squad Event
54th EKF Senior Championships, Guadalajara, Spain, March 28-31 2019
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Reports, live coverage, results, images, video and messages of support for all European and World Championships.
Previous Squad Event
54th EKF Senior Championships, Guadalajara, Spain, March 28-31 2019
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Posted 16th December 2012
12/01/13 - 1st Inter Regional Team Trophy
1st Inter Regional Team Trophy - Deans Sport & Leisure, Lincoln College, Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5HQ. Members can find out about teams and entry by contacting their regional coaches (there are no individual categories).
Posted 12th November 2012
New WKF Kata Rules appicable 1st January 2013 onwards
Please follow this link to read this document. Read here (PDF) »
Posted 14th November 2012
WKF Coaches Disciplinary Rules Published
Please follow this link to read this document. Read here (PDF) »
Posted 6th November 2012
The 21st World Karate Championships are coming.
Russell Dowler and Verity Anderson, England's two representatives in the WKF World Championships for The French Karate Federation, in collaboration with the World Karate Federation, made the official presentation to all the French Mass Media of the 21st World Karate Championships that are going to take place in the French capital city, at the Multi Sports Facilities of Paris Bercy, from the 21st to the 25th of November 2012... Read more »
Posted 28th October 2012
WKF World Championships for people with disabilities - Russell Dowler and Verity Anderson prepare for Paris 2012
Russell Dowler and Verity Anderson, England's two representatives in the WKF World Championships for people with disabilities were recently helped in their preparation by a training session... Read more »
Posted 22nd October 2012
WKF approved protective gear
The WKF approval process for protective gear for the 2012-2015 term has already been completed. Please be informed that the eight approved companies that were selected by the WKF Executive Committee in Melaka have signed the agreement with the WKF; the companies with their trademarks are as follows... Read more »
Posted 19th October 2012
England Kata Squad Selected For The Junior Europeans Championships 2013 Turkey
The final kata selections were held by myself and the assistant Kata coach Ady Gray. As these were the final selections, we were waiting for some great performances and expecting the athletes... Read more »
Posted 6th September 2012
Kira Munns-Charlton Celebrates Gold Award from the Mars Refuel Drink Fund
Karate champion, Kira Munns-Charlton from Epsom, is celebrating after receiving a £1000 donation from the MARS REFUEL Drink Fund. Read more »
Posted 29th July 2012
Kata Squad announced for World Championships Paris
England Kata squad selected for the Senior World Championships. is as follows ...
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Posted 8th July 2012
WKF Youth Camp 2012 success for Sophie Santillo
The 5th edition of the WKF Youth Camp took place on the island of Corfu in Greece. This year it included the addition of the children's categories and the WKF Karate1 Junior and Cadet championships, Read more »
Posted 31st May 2012
European Championships Medal Success
In what was a frustrating championships for the England squad, it was down to one of the squads established members to raise morale….and register us on the medal table! Read more »
Posted 4th February 2012 - updated 14th March 2012
Senior European Championship Squad 2012
Confirmed squad for this event published. View here »
Posted 3rd February 2012
Kumite Junior and Senior National Squad session
Please note the Kumite Junior and Senior National Squad session is now Sunday 26th February NOT the 25th as previously notified in the Kumite calendar. This means the event is now the same day as the Referee's Course.
Posted 2nd February 2012
Kata Squad 2011 Report - National Kata Coach, Jonathan Mottram
2011 was a great year for English Kata from squad trainings to the highest level of competition. Read more »
Posted 30th January 2012
Wasquehal - Jan 2012- French International Open Report
Report by Willie Thomas, National Squad Coach. Read here »
Posted 27th January 2012
Squad section updates summary for the week ending 27th January
Please note this week we have updated the Kumite A Squad list, Kata A Squad list, added Regional Kumite Training Forms, added Kata Squad Training dates and updated the Kata Squad Documentation.
Posted 3rd January 2012
Free Training at Fit2Fite™ for selected athletes
All Junior and Senior athletes selected for the respective European Championships can train for free at the following sessions up until the competition... Read more »
Posted 3rd January 2012
Jonathan Mottram Selected
The English Karate Federation Technical Committee have selected Jonathan Mottram to represent England in the Senior Male Kata category for the 47th European Senior Championships in Spain 2012.
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9-19-08 MLB & Dodgers Notes
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N.L. West
Dodgers have 9 games left. Diamondbacks have 10 games left. We are leading the Snakes by 3 1/2 games. It's over. Dodgers will clinch this by next week. But of course…Bill Plashke, the King of writing negative stories, just published one in the L.A. Times…
Viva Los Dodgers!
Good luck to all those that attend this event. I heard a couple of people will be signing autographs. I have no idea who will be. The usual suspects like Fernando Valenzuela and Jaime Jarrin will be there, but I hear some players might come out. I can't make it…and I wanted to see Lalo Mora so bad. Oh well lol Hopefully next year 🙂
Video Time! I was in Mexicali, Baja California last weekend. Attending a baptism. People there are preparing the Serie del Caribe. Mexicali is the home of the Aguilas, a Winter Baseball team. The series should be fun. I might take a game or two. Back in 2005 I saw Fernando Valenzuela pitch in Mexicali. A very different atmosphere than being in Dodger Stadium. Mexicali has a huge Chinese population and while there, it reminded me of this video I saw on the Aguilas website. Funny, funny. Sorry if you don't read spanish or understand Chinese. 🙂
Here is a pix of me inside Estadio Casas Geo, Mexicali (November, 2005)
A pix of Fernando Valenzuela warming up….
Finally, a pix of the greatest Concession Stand you will ever see ! 🙂
MLB & Dodgers Notes 8-20-08
Keeping it short today… 🙂
Torre Blogs
Who's next ? Joe Torre opens a blog. Not sure if he will update it often. But seems like a good idea.
Video Time ! El ultimo corrido del Toro


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Always research any new additions you would like for your saltwater aquarium. In particular, know how and what to feed and any specific care requirements.
Be careful not to base your choices on color and appearance alone. If you really want a particular type of saltwater fish - do your homework. LiveAquaria.com is a great resource for stocking options and information on your new saltwater aquarium.
The Six Line Wrasse is known to feed on unwanted pests on live rock, such as bristleworms. Though generally peaceful, the Six Line Wrasse may act aggressively towards easily-intimidated fish, especially if inadequately fed or if its habitat is void of places in which it can hide. The diet should consist of finely chopped meaty foods, and, occasionally, vitamin-enriched frozen preparations.
The Yellow Clown Goby will rarely demonstrate aggression towards other fish, but will fight with its own kind, especially in smaller aquarium systems. Therefore, it is best to keep the Yellow Clown Goby with other peacefultankmates. The Yellow Clown Goby's diet should consist of a variety of
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This is not your ordinary canned tomato soup. It is doctored up with chicken broth, half and half, cheese and plenty of spices. Best of all, it has cheese tortellini mixed in. It was absolutely delicious! It only took about 15 minutes to make. Just boil the tortellini while you get the soup going. Stir in the pasta and it is done! I served the soup with a piece of garlic toast. I highly suggest dipping the garlic toast in the soup- YUM!
Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
adapted from Taste of Home
serves 6-8
(Printable Recipe)
- 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated whole wheat cheese tortellini
- 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) tomato soup
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 cups half-and-half cream
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Cook tortellini according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
In a Dutch oven, combine the soup, broth, half and half and seasonings. Heat over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add tortellini to soup. Stir in cheese.
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Rosenfeld, Morris "Rosy" - 2013 Hall of Fame
"Rosy" Rosenfeld
"I always leave one plate unexposed in case something happens on the way home."
February 16, 1885 – September 21, 1968
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
U.S. Citizen: July 28, 1904 Brooklyn, New York
The Dean
As his late son Stanley writes in the introduction to A Century Under Sail , Morris Rosenfeld shared his first camera with four other boys when he was a teenager in lower Manhattan. He won five dollars in a photo contest, bought his own camera, and went on to take our collective breaths away with the stunning marine images he created. Rosenfeld's assignment work out of his Nassau Street studio in New York in the early 1900s brings that era poignantly alive, but it is his striking photographs of the great yachts of the day under sail – their clouds of canvas stretched against the sky, their bows plunging through seas as they battle the elements and one another on race courses – that we treasure.
Like the best art, many of Rosenfeld's photographs command our rapt admiration even when viewed over and over again, year after year. In The Sandbagger, 1893 , the thin dark quarter wave and the neat, white mustache at the bow on flat water of pounded silver attest to the undisturbed speed of the boat with subtle eloquence. For a vision of pure power, it's hard to beat the tension in the shot of two 100-foot tops'l schooners, Ingomar and Elimina, 1907 , racing hard on the wind with acres of sail dark in the backlight and seas aglitter with gusts over 20. The huge M sloops, Prestige and Windward , beating to weather on Long Island in 1930 with their rails foaming from stem to stern and sails dark against gray skies, is another. The schooners Water Gypsy and Nina knocked down in Dry Squall is a critical moment of yachts and crews being tested. [The complete Rosenfeld Collection is at the Mystic Seaport Museum.]
Today's small, smart cameras are computers with lenses and digital chips that hold hundreds of images, making photography everyman's pursuit. But good marine photographers are still scarce. Consider Morris Rosenfeld tackling the elements from a bouncing chase boat with a heavy box camera (on a tripod) that required glass plates, focusing on an upside-down image moving backwards. Black and white photography is an abstract medium. The artistic magic Rosenfeld worked in the darkroom accounted for much of the impact of the resulting silver gelatin prints, in which the mass of every element is emphasized. A crafty man, Rosenfeld had a file of handsome sky photographs he superimposed behind images of boats for those times when the weather hadn't cooperated.
Morris Rosenfeld was said to be a diligent man, aggressive, with a commanding presence. "[He] had a deep-rooted appreciation of the sea, an innate artistic eye, and a comprehensive knowledge of photography," Stanley writes. "He was very good at catching the significant moment and, just as important, good at being there when it happened."
- Roger Vaughan
Links of Interest:
Rosenfeld Collection at Mystic Seaport Museum
VIDEO: "Rosenfeld" - by Mystic Seaport
"The Press: Salt-Water Photographer" article in TIME Magazine, Sept. 01, 1958 (subscription required)
Naval Historical Center, online library listing of military photos taken by Morris Rosenfeld


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{A Lovely Winter Wedding}: Antique Gold, Silver & Ivory.
{Antique Gold, Silver & Ivory}
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Newlyweds in Love & Candlelight Display
I love this palette. It's probably my new favorite of all time, next to champagne/robin's egg blue/eggplant!
I love metallics! :)
I love this palette, but it doesn't remind me of winter. More of a fall wedding.
I love metallics and agree that they make a color palette more elegants
Gorgeous darling!
um, i'm in love.
Hi there!
I think your blog is absolutely fabulous!! I love the color palettes that I've seen so far, I look forward to seeing more.
By the way I'm a new follower :-)
Please visit my site if you find some time.
Have a good evening.
I love winter...I love weddings...and I love your palette for winter weddings.
So beautiful! I am trying to figure out my wedding colors...we are having a CHristmas wedding... am thinking about maybe black, silver, gold, cranberry, ivory or champagne and maybe plum?! Could you make a board with those colors? I love this blog!
Beautiful colours for the weddings. I specailly love the gold colour bridal dresses
This is almost my palette for my wedding- only add some bronze and you've got it. Love metallics especially for winter!


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As you can tell by the colors of the background and clothing of this next character, you will be drawing an Earthbender from Legend of Korra. He is the brother of Mako, and he is also the technical owner of Pabbo. For my next submission you will be learning "how to draw Bolin", step by step. As you can see he is a hearty looking lad that is going to be part of Team Korra. Bolin is the same age as Korra, but younger than Mako. Now if you read the descriptions I add with every lesson, you should remember what I said about Bolin and Mako. I mentioned that Bolin was an Earthbender, but Mako was a Firebender. I know you are asking yourselves how on earth that happens. Well, in the new Avatar everyone lives amongst each other and they all mingle. Mako and Bolin are from a multiracial family. This means both of his parents are benders, but not from the same race. It's not known as of yet which if the mother is an Earthbender or if their father is a Firebender, or vice versa. I wish I could tell you more about Bolins character but there is still no bio on him as of yet. It is known that he is more laid back than Mako, and he is a bit like Sokka in a goofy kind of way. The more I read about the story line and characters, the more I'm thinking that this is going to be an awesome series. As of right now there is going to be a total of twenty six episodes but if the series does good, I bet that number will be bumped up a bit. Anyways that's about it for now. Have fun learning "how to draw Bolin" and as you do I will be preparing the last tutorial submission. Adios and peace out!
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French with Chinese (Full-Time, 2017 Entry)
Why study French with Chinese at Warwick?
- Our School of Modern Languages and Cultures comprises excellent academic specialisms (French, German, Hispanic and Italian Studies) and the Language Centre (whose offerings also include Arabic, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin and Portuguese), leading to a powerful combination of languages, research interests and degree courses.
- The constituent academic subjects have consistently ranked among the very best in the UK in national and international league tables and are well known for their excellent scores in terms of student satisfaction. Modules and degree courses are under constant review, ensuring that they are fresh, effective and challenging. Some courses are open to students who are beginners or intermediate in a language.
- You will have access to outstanding facilities, including:
- the University Language Centre, where there are opportunities to take extra language courses in addition to your main course of study (additional fees apply)
- the Transnational Resources Centre (TRC), giving you exclusive access to over 3,000 DVDs in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese plus multimedia facilities, satellite television with integrated off-air recording facilities, video-editing software (with technical support), and DVD projection equipment.
Dr Kate Astbury
French Studies
Jack Mercer
French Undergraduate
Why study at Warwick
A view from our academics
What will I learn?
French with Chinese (75% French, 25% Chinese) will enable you to develop knowledge and understanding of the language, literature, culture, society and politics of France and the Francophone world, in both a historical and a contemporary perspective, to promote a lasting interest in, and enjoyment of, French cultural variety. At the same time, you'll also be able to learn a new language, Chinese.
The study of Mandarin Chinese language on this course is suitable for applicants who are beginners in the language or with a qualification up to A-Level standard (or equivalent) in Mandarin Chinese. However, please note that applicants with Mandarin Chinese language ability above this level, including native speakers, would not be suitable for this course. You will develop your linguistic skills by taking a language module in your first and intermediate years.
You can spend your year abroad either in a French-speaking country for the whole year, or you can split your time between a French-speaking country and China (subject to the approval of exchange partners). You can go abroad either in year 2 or 3 of your degree.
Find out more about the degree structure and modules available via the department website.
How will I learn?
You will have around 12 hours of contact time per week. We employ a variety of teaching styles, including: lectures, often to the whole year group; seminars of about 15 students, in which the emphasis is on student participation; and written, spoken and lab-based language classes in small groups. You will spend the rest of your time studying independently, preparing for classes, reading the primary texts, writing essays and working on your language skills.
How will I be assessed?
We will track your progress through language assignments, essays, presentations, portfolio submissions and
examinations (written and oral). Throughout your course you will receive detailed, personalised feedback to help you to improve your skills.
What opportunities are there to study abroad?
You will spend a year of your course abroad, either in your second or third year. We offer placements at carefully chosen partner institutions through the University's study abroad scheme or through independent partnerships. It is also possible to work for the British Council as an English language assistant, or to set up an independent work placement.
Entry Requirements
A level ABB including French
International Baccalaureate: 34 points including 5 in Higher Level French.
Access Courses Access to HE Diploma (QAA recognised) including appropriate subjects with distinction grades in level 3 units. Candidates must meet essential subject requirements.
Essential Subjects
All candidates must offer A Level or Higher Level qualifications in French.
Further Information
The study of Mandarin Chinese language on this course is suitable for applicants who are beginners in the language or with a qualification up to A-Level standard (or equivalent) in Mandarin Chinese. However, please note that applicants with Mandarin Chinese language ability above this level, including native speakers, would not be suitable for this course.
General Studies/Critical Thinking Offers normally exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Taking a gap year Applications for deferred entry are welcomed.
Interviews We do not normally interview candidates for any of our degree courses but may do so if we receive an application from someone with 'non-standard' qualifications.
Department offer holder days Candidates will be invited to one of four departmental offer-holder Open Days once they have been offered a place. Open Days take place during the spring term.
Find out more about our main University Open Days and other opportunities to visit us.
UCAS: R120 BA/Fre
What modules could I study?
We offer a wide variety of modules exploring French language, culture, society and history, as well as introductory modules in Chinese.
More information about modules and the structure of this course can be found on the School of Modern Languages and Cultures website.
*The modules mentioned above may be subject to change. Please read our terms and conditions for more detailed information.
What careers can a Warwick degree in French Studies lead to?
Our Modern Languages graduates have advanced linguistic skills, excellent intercultural awareness and highly
developed transferable skills, which are extremely sought after by employers.
Our graduates have entered fields as diverse as the media, the United Nations, company management, accountancy and finance, media and publishing, teaching, translating/interpreting, the civil service, law, travel and tourism, and arts and events management. Others choose to continue their studies at postgraduate level.
Examples of some of our recent graduates' careers include Assistant Producer, France 24 TV; Customer Care
Professional – German market, American Express; Fraud Investigator, Apple; Translator, The Lonely Planet; International Marketing Assistant, Next plc; International Graduate, HSBC Private Bank.
Essential Information
Entry Requirements
A level: ABB including French
IB: 34 points including 5 in Higher Level French.
UCAS Code
Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA)
4 years full time (30 weeks per academic year), including a year abroad
Department website
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Juliette Bone - French with Italian
Mélissa Chan-Cheape - French and Hispanic Studies
Daniel Williams - Italian and French
Location of study
University of Warwick, Coventry
Tuition fees
Find out more about fees and funding
Other course costs
There may be costs associated with other items or services such as academic texts, course notes, and trips associated with your course. For further information on the typical additional costs please see the Additional Costs page.
This information is applicable for 2017 entry.


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In five-a-side football, different playing surfaces call for different shoes. For example if you're playing indoors it's a good idea to opt for a pair of indoor football boots like the models from Diadora, which are made of a specially designed rubber to improve grip on the floor and ensure all the lightness and strength of indoor Futsal shoes. But if you play outdoors you can wear a pair of anti-abrasion shoes, which are the best ones to tackle hard and artificial turf pitches. Search our site for your ideal five-a-side football boots: thanks to the ergonomic design and the highest quality materials, you'll enjoy exceptional comfort and perfect sensitivity for precision dribbling and great speed of movement.


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Because the number of influenza cases has significantly increased throughout the region, children age 12 and under may not visit patients effective Wednesday, January 8. This applies to all Wake Forest Baptist inpatient locations and will remain in effect until the number of flu cases decreases significantly.Learn More.
If you have your license and a family asks you to take their kids somewhere, your first thought is probably about safety. Driving with young kids in the car can be different from the driving you're used to.
There are the rules of the road and then there are the rules to follow when driving kids. The three most important ones are:
Car seats are the law because they offer the best protection for kids. Some seats, like booster seats for older kids, are easy to use. Others, like infant seats, can be more complicated.
Ask parents how they want to handle the issue of safety seats. In some cases, as with infant seats, it's best to leave a seat in the car once it's been installed. That means it's often easiest to drive a family's car instead of your own.
If you'll be driving kids on a regular basis and need to install seats in your own vehicle, ask a parent to show you exactly how. Or find a child seat installation clinic at your local hospital or fire department.
No matter what type of safety seat you use, it should always be installed in the back seat. Front airbags can seriously injure young kids, which is why kids shouldn't ride in the front.
Figuring out which seats are appropriate for different age groups is complicated even for parents. So it's best to get a parent to show you which seat to use for which child and how to buckle the kid in. There are some basic rules to follow, though:
As the driver, you're in charge. Set rules for kids and stick to them. Here are a few you'll want to enforce:
Many parents today don't want teen babysitters to drive their kids around. And, after reading about what's involved in driving kids, that may sound like a big relief! Just as you need to get a parent's permission before you drive kids, you also get to make the call if you don't want to drive them.
Always tell parents if you don't feel comfortable doing anything that's asked of you. Plenty of teen drivers aren't ready to drive friends and family, let alone take responsibility for someone else's kids!
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Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado jumped in line for a second consecutive Gold Glove award after he was named a finalist in the National League on Thursday.
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The Pulo Collection has either Yellow Penshell (Oyster Shell) or Mother of Pearl inlaid accents available in Teak or Espresso stain.
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Little Company of Mary Hospital offers a minimally invasive technology that uses ultrasound imaging technology to inspect the digestive tract and surrounding tissues and organs for abnormalities, including cancer.
The procedure, Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) uses a small flexible tube called an endoscope, most commonly used in upper endoscopies or colonoscopies that have an ultrasound probe built-in the tip of the device. While sedated, a tube is inserted into the mouth or rectum and the physician observes a 180-degree video image of the inside of the digestive tract. A second monitor displays 360-degree ultrasound images of the structures and organs surrounding the digestive tract in high resolution.
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|Global Vintage | 100 Brands To Buy
|Tomorrow's Classification of Appellations, Brands and Wines.
Global Vintage created the first objective—GV500™—quality scores for individual wines; and designs and creates wine quality metrics, such as the Top-100 Brand system, and revolutionary classification of appellations. Submit your product to Global Vintage today.
In Global Vintage Top-100 Brands you have brand quality computed from multiple vintages' quality. This is one algorithm that was used by winegrowers to compute the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux that endures today in all major wine markets. Brand rankings transmit far more information to buyers than any single vintage's.
Inside Global Vintage the whir of computers is heard with discussion about the classification of brands to wines. One dream here is to classify Napa Valley's American Viticultural Areas ( AVAs ). In 2007 we published the first Classification of Napa Valley at —Taste3— in a presentation at the American Center for Food, Wine and the Arts.
Before you and I classify our appellations, brands and wines together, we need to agree that consumers desire form of independent information about wines. The social networks are compatible with easy to transmit metrics that transmit powerful information quickly in compact forms.
Accurate Scores
One solution is to compute the quality score accurately and precisely from the correlation between several measurements: tasting scores, prices, volume and flavor attributes of the benchmarks by which buyers buy wine, by example the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux. We would need to choose to express quality on a 100-point scale because that is what consumers desire to use here.
The GV500 Score is our Dependent Quality Variable ( Y ) computed from Independent Variables (X1, X2, X3, ...Xn) using an algorithm with correlation mathematics ( Y = mX + b ) at it's center. Technical, yes, yet it's the same simple mathematics used by Major League Baseball and Wall Street to look at future performance.
History of Winemakers' Scores
Napa, California— Twenty minutes west of Sonoma, Dr. Leo McCloskey and winemakers mine databases in an emerging fledgling effort to help Americans buy high quality wines and manage their money a little better.
In the early 1990s, McCloskey introduced the first computed quality index to winemakers— Enologix Index™ ( EI ) . Most winemakers he noticed used it to make 90-plus point wines. The criticism was they wanted to please the critics. The EI was correllated with 100-point scores. In Act 2, his company computed the GV500 Score from the EI and expressed it on the 100-point scale, too. Now his company is putting the names of products up on the Web where anyone could find them in the Top-100 Brands .
While Global Vintage ratings provide plenty of utility for buyers, Enologix aims to sell brand ratings to winery sales managers, bankers and investors. And for their trouble, Enologix may be called all sorts of names by the industry when it is an anathema to marketing.
Industries create information voids for their products. Marketing can be all about getting more than you deserve. Take when Morningstar turned unflattering spotlights on the mutual fund industry, and when Zagat, TripAdvisor and Yelp started ranking various lifestyle businesses. Or when a wine is rated by Robert Parker and Wine Spectator.
Those rating companies have proved their legitimacy, or at least their staying power. And now Enologix faces a similar test: Will their efforts help us buy wines?
McCloskey was not exactly coming at this cold. Leo had helped to make wine at Ridge Vineyards and he had ownedwineries in Santa Cruz. After a stint as President of a winery, he decided to predict quality scores. He had gone back to the University of California in 1984 to get his own doctorate exposed him to models for agricultural. And his connections in the industry included just many involved in the wine-boom. He says thankfully the CEO of the Chalone would connect him directly with the wine world's first of the first wine in the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux. "France is something like a wine economic museum," says McCloskey.
Enologix is throwing out the portions of university enology, viticulture and science for algorithms and mathematic that link quality to buyers. It's the same story as told by Michael Lewis book "Moneyball." Where the central premise is that the collected wisdom of baseball insiders over the past half-century is often flawed. Statistics such as stolen bases , runs batted in , and batting average , typically used to gauge players, are relics that were available at the time before computer databases. The book argues that the Oakland A's' front office took advantage of more empirical gauges of performance—winning with fans. Enologix was the maverick insider; thereby going beyond academic enology and wine marketing as it has existed since the wine boom began with Robert Mondavi.
The conceit of wine marketers is that winemaking is an art made by artists. The wine industry cultivates an image of wine being an almost accidental beverage, a natural product where everyone has quality somehow, magically, because of those who make it. When in fact winegrowing is only traditional agriculture; great in some appellations and not in others.
McCloskey realized, it is a ruthless, cutthroat business, one that accounts for more than $18 billion in sales every year — 80% of which goes through fewer than a dozen large corporations. And as important as the image of a rustic vigneron might be, the specialty equipment and chemical enhancements used in most modern wineries are capable of making cheap wine look like fine wine to some. If the Napa Valley is to wine what Yosemite is to National Parks; then the classification of Napa Valley is an essential ingredient to the maturation of the California wine industry.
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Hand-held Grape Color Measurements Cannot Predict Enologix Anthocyanin Levels of Wines
You might be better off using your own eyes to attempt such a quantitative determination
Climate Change Brought a Cabernet Sauvignon Boom. Now It Could Cause Winegrowers to Co-Plant New Grape Varieties with Cabernet.
From jancisrobinson.com |Enologix - same as it ever was in Napa
Written by Alder Yarrow for jancisrobinson.com
From New York Times Sunday Magazine: The Chemistry of a 90+ Point Wine
'Enologix divides wine into four categories. For reds, Style 1 is pale in color and low in tannin, like most Pinot Noir or French Burgundy; Style 2 is also pale, but higher in tannin, like California Nebbiolo or Italian Barolo; Style 3 is dark and tannic, like a great many Napa Cabernet Sauvignons and first-growth Bordeaux; Style 4 is similarly dark but only moderately tannic.'


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Yardley man accused of painting swastikas on building
Authorities have accused a Pennsylvania man of painting swastikas and curse words on a building in New Jersey.
Police have charged 20-year-old Brandon Wetzel of Yardley, Pa., with criminal mischief and theft of a license plate.
Police say Wetzel cut power lines and vandalized the building along Route 179 on April 17.
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The Value of Flexibility for the Work Force
Whoever first said, "You can't go home again," probably wasn't considering the 38 million home-based businesses in the United States, or the approximately 37 million households that have active home offices. More workers are plying their trade from home, as employers recognize the value of flexibility for their work force and more employees decide to enter the ranks of American entrepreneurship.
It's not just small business owners or lucky full-time employees who are working from home, either; the Bureau of Labor Statistics says 24 percent of people employed outside the home work at home at least some of the time. If you're poised to become home-based, here are some things to consider as you're putting your home office in order:
Location is key
Without the need to fight rush-hour traffic during a twice-daily commute, you may think the location of your home office isn't that important. Actually, it is. Where your office is located in your home can affect your productivity and even your personal life.
Choose a room that's in your home's heavy traffic lanes, and you could face frequent interruptions. Park your desk in the game room over the garage and you may feel isolated from the rest of the house. Try to stuff a desk in a corner of your bedroom and you'll spend most of your life stuck in the same room – you may even feel less inclined to sleep there if you're always working in your bedroom.
You'll need to balance personal and professional priorities in order to decide which room in the house makes the most sense for your home office.
Good lighting sets the stage for success
The harshness of artificial lighting is a common complaint among people working in offices outside the home. A window in one's office has long been a sign of prestige in cities across the country, and having abundant natural light in a home office is one of the many advantages of working from home. Natural lighting has a mood-boosting impact that's been well-documented, making office workers feel happier, healthier and more productive. What's more, use of natural light can help reduce reliance on artificial lighting and trim utility bills accordingly.
If the space you've chosen for your home office is short on windows and adding them isn't practical, skylights can be a good alternative, not only for lighting but also to save valuable wall space for other uses. Adding Energy Star-qualified skylights, like those manufactured by VELUX America, can be as cost-effective as installing quality vertical windows, without creating the hassle of opening a wall. If you opt for a remote-controlled fresh air skylight, you can also use it to enhance the indoor air quality of your home office. Additionally, many of the features that make skylights appealing in other areas of the house – such as privacy in a bathroom or space conservation in a small bedroom – also make them a good choice for a home office.
Finally, skylights can be a good investment for your home-based business. Adding no-leak solar-powered fresh-air skylights and energy-efficient solar-powered blinds to your home office can qualify for a 30-percent federal tax credit on both products, including the installation costs. And from now until Aug. 15, there's also a $200 cash rebate from VELUX on solar powered skylights. Visit www.veluxusa.com or energystar.gov to learn more about energy-efficient skylights. Want to see how skylights would look in your home? A free skylight planner app is available to show you, room by room, what's possible with skylights.
Furnishings create a foundation
Considering how much time you'll spend in your home office, it's important to invest in furnishings that will be functional, comfortable, inspiring and in step with your lifestyle.
If you prefer to sit while you work on a computer, the comfort of your office chair will be key. Prefer to get in a bit of healthful exercise while you work? Consider an ergonomic desk that allows you to stand while you type. Many versions of standing desks also can be lowered for use while seated.
Desks should incorporate storage and easy access to electronic components. Office chairs should be comfortable and ergonomically correct. Be sure your furniture choices not only fit your needs, but the room's, too. A huge desk may make you feel like a Wall Street CEO, but your enjoyment will evaporate if you don't have space to walk around the desk in a small office. It's important to keep office furniture appropriate to the scale of the room you'll be working in.
The number of people working from home continues to grow, according to Census Bureau statistics. One study by a Chinese travel website found that working from home increased employee productivity by nearly 14 percent, according to the Harvard Business Review. Ensuring your home office is set up to inspire can help you achieve greater productivity and satisfaction as you work from home.
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