text:
Showing 1-20 of 20 items found in Sports & Gaming
- Sort by:
- <
- 1
- >
Acorns Golf Links is located in Waterloo, Illinois featuring 6,701 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 72.3 and it has a slope rating of 125. You will not find subdivision golf at Acorns; just nature, beautiful scenery, challenging design, and you. Making Acorns the premier public course to test your game, have fun with good friends, or to get away from your daily hussle and bussle. Acorns features zoysia fairways, five tee boxes; matching every level of golf and large bent grass greens. Designed by William Ebeler, the Acorns golf course opened in 1997.
Annbriar is an 18-hole, par 72 course. There is always a new reason to enjoy a day of golf and fun times with family and friends at Annbriar Golf Course. Golf is the ideal way to enjoy the outdoors and the company of others. Annbriar also welcomes golfers and all other patrons to our Smokehouse Restaurant, which is open daily. Our Smokehouse Restaurant is the perfect place to host tournament dinners, family parties, meetings, and other events.
Stock car races, drag races and demolition derbies are regular events at this speedway.
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Exposition Center
Home to the annual St. Clair County Fair, several craft shows and monthly flea markets, the complex also includes the Belle-Clair Speedway, with stock car races and demolition derbies.
The 18-hole "Bridges" course at The Bridges Golf Club facility in Columbia, Illinois features 6,676 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. Designed by Gary Kern, the Bridges golf course opened in 1996.
Located in Columbia, Illinois, the Columbia Golf Club offers two 18-hole golf courses open for people of all ages and ability. Opened in 1968, the Columbia course, designed by Al Linkogel, features 5,970 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 71.
All it takes is one trip to Fairfield Golf Club, whether for a tournament or just a relaxing round of golf, and we promise you will be back. This challenging layout is like no other course in the region and will make you hit shots you rarely get the opportunity to try.
Family Sportsplex is known throughout Southern Illinois as a great soccer complex, boasting seven outdoor fields that support league games and several club tournaments each year. The facility can be configured to accommodate four basketball/volleyball courts and an indoor soccer field for year round competition.
This sports club offers resistance training, aerobics classes, cycling, tennis courts and aquatics.
Mystic Oak Golf Course and the Black Swan Restaurant are open to the public. Mystic Oak Golf Course gives the golfer a feeling that is not found anywhere else near Waterloo. We feature 18-holes of golf that is ideal for all levels of golfers and is designed to help you improve your game. Our idyllic settings will let you step away from life for a little while and focus on your golf passion.
A challenging nine holes with zoysia fairways and tee boxes. Sand traps and two lakes provide a challenging, yet enjoyable, round of play. After your play is complete, stop by the clubhouse where we offer drinks, food and assorted golf accessories. The clubhouse is also available to rent for private parties.
CITY:Red Bud
River Lakes golf course is located right across the Jefferson Barracks bridge in Columbia, Illinois. This 18 hole golf course has Bermuda grass fairways and tee boxes. The greens are bent grass. The course is well groomed and provides an enjoyable experience for all level of golfers.
The Belleville campus at SWIC has two gymnasiums: the Varsity and Intramural (IM), which can accommodate up to three basketball or volleyball courts at one time. Outdoors, the property features one baseball and one softball diamond, along with a full-size soccer field.
The largest laser tag arena in the region also includes mini-golf, a big video arcade with the coolest games on the market, and food at D.S.Vespers Sports Pub and Eatery.
Founded in 1991, The Orchards Golf Club in Belleville, Illinois features a 18 hole championship style golf course, restaurant and banquet facilities. Open to the public, we also offer golf lessons, memberships & specials with friendly service and affordable prices.
The Prairies Golf Club, located in the historic Village of Cahokia, Illinois, features 18 holes of golf. Features 6,700 yards of the longest tees for a par of 71.
Town Hall provides archery supplies and training to athletes.
This 18-hole golf course opened in 1962. Triple Lakes has outstanding AB™ Quickstand Bermuda fairways, bent grass greens, and a combination of tall fescue, bluegrass, and rye grass roughs. Our tee boxes are a combination of bermuda and zoysia grass. The course has normal play hazards which include sand bunkers and water. We feature a putting green where you are welcome to practice your putting. The course is surrounded by wildlife and groves of trees with a country atmosphere.
Citizens Park's 45 acres are home to some of the area's best ball diamonds. Whitey Herzog Field features a lighted baseball complex with batting cages, concessions, and grandstand seating for 300.
Designed by golf legends Pete Dye and Bob Goalby, Yorktown offers an 18-hole lit par 3 golf course. Yorktown is the perfect place for fundraisers, office outings, family time or just working on your short game. We offer a driving range (which will have new mats and balls for the 2015 season) a large putting green and a cozy clubhouse that offers sandwiches, snacks and a fully stocked bar.
- <
- 1
- >


text:
Invaluable cannot guarantee the accuracy of translations through Google Translate and disclaims any responsibility for inaccurate translations.
Show translation options
Lot 6: Chinese vase, craque porcelain
Fine Art, Antiques & Collectables
by William Jansen Fine Art
January 21, 2013
The Hague, NetherlandsLive Auction
Past Lot
Looking for the realized and estimated price?
Description: Chinese vase, craque porcelain, h. 60 cm, Cantonese, marked
Browse more items

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Rating Calgary's Defensemen
Robert Vollman
January 25 2012 09:47AM
Measuring a player's defensive abilities and contributions is very difficult, as we discussed in the recent Babchuk vs Regehr series but perhaps there are a few things to be learned from catch-all statistics, like Hockey-Reference's point shares, Tom Awad's GVT, Alan Ryder's Player Contributions and the WhatIfSports engine, and how they defensively rank Calgary's current blue line of Anton Babchuk, Chris Butler, Cory Sarich, Jay Bouwmeester, Mark Giordano and Scott Hannan since the lock-out.
Hockey-Reference Point Shares
Justin's approach over at Hockey-Reference establishes Jay Bouwmeester as Calgary's strongest defensemen, consistently leading the group every season except for a close 2nd in 2005-06 to Scott Hannan and to Mark Giordano in 2009-10.
According to this system the weak link is Chris Butler, dead last in each of his three seasons, except for besting Mark Giordano in 2009-10 – another defenseman portrayed as a weak link if not for a big 2009-10 season.
Scott Hannan and Cory Sarich are perhaps properly classified as consistent middle-of-the-pack defensively, but Anton Babchuk is erroneously thrown in that basket as well.
Vollman's Folly (Hockey-Reference distributed by ice-time)
The approach developed last week tried to distribute the defensive contributions more equitably based on ice-time, and at the very least it makes for a less chaotic graph.
Beyond correctly placing Anton Babchuk at the bottom, what makes this approach unique is that Scott Hannan stands out as the elite defenseman – though he is still trending down from that level just as most other approaches suggest.
Cory Sarich is next, bested only by Jay Bouwmeester in 2009-10, followed by Mark Giordano – who is again seen as a weak link until 2009-10, while Chris Butler and Anton Babchuk bring up the rear with almost identical measurements over the past three seasons.
Tom Awad's GVT (Goals Versus Threshold)
Tom Awad's GVT system is probably the most common catch-all measurement around, and it has Jay Bouwmeester on top in 2010-11, but sees him as someone who has made a consistent improvement from the worst of the bunch back in 2007-08, rather than someone who has been on top all along.
GVT also sees Cory Sarich and Scott Hannan as comparable players finishing in the top three every season but once (and unfortunately misplaces Anton Babchuk in this basket), but is the only system that gives Sarich the slight edge. The general consensus on Hannan's gradual decline from the elite level is perhaps best shown with GVT.
After that, Mark Giordano's 2009-10 season again looks like a fluke year from an otherwise weak defensive link, besting only Chris Butler last season.
Alan Ryder's Player Contributions
Alan Ryder's Player Contributions is similar to Tom Awad's GVT, and just as established, but uses a far more detailed and complex formula.
PC ranks Jay Bouwmeester as the best defenseman of the bunch two years running, but agrees with GVT that it required climbing up from a couple of weak defensive seasons after a great 2006-07.
Add one more vote for Scott Hannan over Cory Sarich – PC sees him as the better defensively all six seasons, the best over-all until 2009-10, and remaining a top-three option.
Two things make PC's perspective unique - Cory Sarich is seen as a weak link in 2009-10, and near the bottom of a tight pack in 2010-11, and while PC agrees that Mark Giordano was a weak link until 2009-10, it felt that it was no fluke, and he remained a sound, top-two defensive option in 2010-11 – quite comparable to Scott Hannan.
As for Anton Babchuk, he's seen as middle-of-the-pack defensively and trending up, while Chris Butler is seen as the weak link.
I don't know who generates the defensive values for the WhatIfSports simulator, nor what method they use, but it's the only system that has Chris Butler in the mix – as the best of the bunch in 2008-09 and a top-three option in 2010-11.
Before we get too excited with WhatIfSports, it falls into the same "Anton Babchuk is awesome" trap, consistently placing the defensively-challenged Russian atop the group in recent seasons.
WhatifSports also seems to agree with the assessment that Mark Giordano had a fluke year in 2009-10, but didn't previously see him as a weak link (though it certainly does now).
Cory Sarich was considered the worst of the bunch for four seasons before moving up to match Scott Hannan, who appears to be steady barring a bad 2007-08 season (his first in Colorado).
And what of Jay Bouwmeester? WhatIfSports is on their own with him - he's been ranked 2nd last in the group these past two seasons.
Strat-o-Matic Hockey
There's another hockey simulator that I played as a child called Strat-o-Matic. Defensively it divides players into four broad categories from 4 (Best) to 1 (Worst), using its own secret approach.
Strat-o-Matic sees a sharp divide in Calgary's blue line. Jay Bouwmeester, Scott Hannan and Cory Sarich are all consistently rated a 4 year after year – though Sarich was only a 3 in 2008-09, and Hannan got a rare 5 in 2009-10.
Mark Giordano, Chris Butler and Anton Babchuk are all consistently rated a below-average 2, with Butler getting only a terrible 1 in 2009-10.
The Consensus
These five different systems achieve a general consensus on several points going into this 2011-12 season, as follows (any systems with exceptions are in parentheses):
• Cory Sarich and Scott Hannan are comparable players defensively (PC)
• Scott Hannan has the edge over Cory Sarich (GVT)
• Over-all, Scott Hannan is trending down defensively (WIS)
• For several years Anton Babchuk has also been at (or above) Cory Sarich and Scott Hannan's level (VF)
• Mark Giordano had a fluke 2009-10 season defensively (VF, PC)
• Mark Giordano is otherwise one of the weaker players defensively (PC, WIS).
• Jay Bouwmeester had a great 2006-07 season defensively (VF)
• Chris Butler is generally the worst of the bunch defensively (WIS)
We could add a point that Jay Bouwmeester is generally their best defensive defenseman, but there isn't enough consensus on that point. The new system gives a slight edge to Hannan, GVT placed Bouwmeester no better than 3rd until last season, and WhatIfSports had him as the 2nd worst defenseman three of the past four seasons.
I'm pleased that the new system we developed last week was the only one to correctly classify Anton Babchuk as playing at a defensive level below Cory Sarich and Scott Hannan while still agreeing with the masses on the less controversial points above.
The "Vollman" system is also less prone to exaggerating strong seasons like Jay Bouwmeester's 2006-07 or Mark Giordano's 2009-10.
Two questions for you to answer in the comments:
1. Which system did you like/dislike the most?
2. Which of the eight consensus points do you disagree with most strongly?
Maybe I'm way off here, but this seems to confirm my eralier assertions that JBo makes Butler look better than he is (ala Hamrlik with Phaneuf back in the day), that losing Regehr really would hurt this team and that Hannan is much closer to Sarich than he is to Regehr.
We're lucky to have Kipper.
I like Alan Ryder's Player Contributions the best. To me it most matches reality and really reflects what we've seen from the players on the ice.
Personally, I think Butler has been riding luck (he's been very fortunate that some of his glaring defensive zone turnovers haven't ended up in the back of the net) and good chemistry with Bouwmeester and that is why he appears to be an effective shutdown guy. I'll be very surprised if he remains as good of an option next year. I'd like to see his numbers playing without Bouwmeester. I'll be surprised if they are what you'd expect if he's really a #2 defensive option. I expect Butler to regress to a top 4, but not top 2 defensive guy next year, barring an actual improvement in his play under pressure(which is possible).
edit: Further evidence of this is that while Bouwmeester's PDO is 1002, Butlers is 1014, tied with Babchuck for first among defense men. Definitely some luck involved in Butler's appearances as a shutdown guy.
To me, these rankings in general are ES rankings. Sarich is pretty solid at ES. He doesn't have the ability to play big minutes in general though, and I think that's why he's not on special teams much. When Sarich is on the PK though, he's done a decent job at it (hasn't been scored on yet, but he plays less than a minute per game on the pk)
This is of course assuming that these are rankings of how well the defense men play when they play, and not on how much they play.
January 25 2012, 10:47AM
One thing I would like to see is this comparison be sent out to all GM's before the trade deadline with hopes that it increases Sarich's trade value.
Like wolf said, these various models show the tendency that it's Bouwmeester that makes Butler look anything close to decent, which is not the case. Is he one they cut bait on given how well Brodie and Smith have looked this season?
Getting back to Sarich, I'm not advocating his trade because I don't like him or anything, rather I think with his improved play, he might garner a good return for a team looking for a vet presence to make a run. I still think he no longer fits in the long term plan of this team.
Hannan's numbers surprised me. I actually thought he was a lot weaker than what this showed, though that might also be indicative of the downward trends.
Gio is the biggest surprise. Can we really call his 2010 season a "Fluke" I know he had a rough rough start to the season and the injury certainly didn't help his case, but are we ready to call it a fluke already?
We expect a result: Babchuk sucks.
Our criteria for ranking player evaluation systems is whether or not they agree with us that Babchuk sucks.
Devil's Advocate:
What if Babchuk doesn't really suck and we just think he does?
Even if Babchuk really does suck, he could suck in a way that would fool a good system but not fool a specific bad system. What we really need is a larger sample size. Take a look at all of these systems over a larger period of time with a larger number of players across the league and then look at correlations between their conclusions and as many metrics as possible. i.e. Counting stats, contract renewals, salary, etc.. Saying that a system is good just because it says Babchuk sucks doesn't "do it" for me.
January 25 2012, 12:16PM
Of the group I'm going with GVT since it's the only one that I have any actual knowledge of. Since I have no idea what the criteria are for the other ones, I don't have any information to base my decision on. Agreeing with half a dozen conclusions isn't enough, given that it could be entirely coincidental.
@Vintage Flame
I think Gio's suprise but not in a good way has more or less been touched on but mainly overlooked by FN. His injury is probably one reason but his performance was not up to par prior to the injury. At points of a game his skills are undeniable but something is missing. VF, who was his defensive pairing in 2010 & last year? Was it Regehr? I think because JBO & Butler are playing top minutes & they dont hit anybody, Hannan is great value but no where near the physical presence he used to be, Gio is playing outside his strengths & regular game that have us all deeming him our future captain. We have had some real nice defensive suprises in Brodie, Smith & Wilson but none of them could be considered that hammering defensive presence guys like Regehr & Phaneuf gave opposing dangling forwards something to think about. This small but critical aspect of our defensive makeup seems to domino into possession times, as opposing forwards are more comfortable with carrying the puck over the blueline versus shooting in and chasing.
This is only going to get worse as games become more playoff like in February & March. What Feaster needs to get I dont think will be available until the off season. But we need a reknowned hitting 3-4 dman. Brodie & Gio are phenominal puck carrying transition Dmen. JBO is redundent but we cant afford to move him unless we get a very good return. I dont see a quick fix to this situation without moving a big piece, but Feaster needs to target some dmen that fits this profile & see what it would take to get a deal done.
I am not familiar enough with the systems or their inputs to choose which one I feel is most accurate. I do however have a few observations on the Flames defenseman;
The consistent low rating of Butler matches what I see when I watch games live or television. He is positionally weak and loses 1 on 1 puck battles which is key for a dman.Bou has had to play a lot of minutes and provide extra coverage for Butler.
Flames dman overall lack physicality with Sarich, Gio, and Hannan (in order)being the only ones with a physical edge to their game.From that aspect we miss Regehr and will soon miss Sarich when we see our defense become increasingly soft from a physical perspective.
Real nice surprises in Brodie who is playing a lot of minutes for a 21 year old and has good updise, and Smith.
January 25 2012, 09:05PM
I'll say it again - Jay Bouwmeester is playing out of position, this year and last. He'd be far better on the left side, than having to adjust to the right side and cover for a guy who'd be better off on the third pair. If you are going to play him on the right - give him Gio as a partner and play the both of them 26 minutes a game.
Babchuk plays soft for a big man and occasionally gives the puck away. When sheltered he has put up decent numbers and last year at least blocked shots at a rate comparable to our best in Giordano. I am in the camp that he is not as bad as most say.
Gio has not had to face the big boys too much, so it surprises me his middling rating.
Declining performance of Sarich and Hannan not surprising.
Can this be the last mention of Regehr. Buffalo has been a trainwreck this year, and defensively at least , the Flames have not been that bad; so as sad as it was to see him go, we've moved on.


text:
Bill Loyal to the NYG logo
[quote user="Drez"]
I don't care who u are that's funny!
Football has been very, very good to us.
Even though 2013-2015 were 3 losing season's, we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!! & NE
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE all by ourselves again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
this is great!!
[quote user="Drez"]
</P>[/quote]Priceless! I posted on my friend's facebook page-he is a big Dallas fan- and he took quite a bit of ribbing and he is mad at me now!


text:
G by GUESS Veela Platform Pump
Sorry, this item is sold out!
Looks like you've got more shoe shopping to do - have fun!
Looks like you've got more shoe shopping to do - have fun!
Item # dsw12prod4150041
The G by GUESS Veela has a bold heel height and details to die for! From the metallic trim to the studded heel interest, this platform pump will quickly become your favorite.
- Fabric upper
- Reptile embossing on platform
- Metallic trim
- Stud accents on heel
- 1¼" platform, 5½" covered heel
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
- View more Women's G by GUESS Shoes
By: Destrada
Location: HOUSTON,TX
April 08, 2013
"These shoes are definite show stoppers!!! Get them!!! lol"
By: Malibukaty11
Location: Seattle WA
March 25, 2013
Love these!
"I was a little hesitant about these because of the heel height but they are actually really comfy! And they are SO hot! I wore them out the other night and got many compliments. My feet didn't hurt at the end of the night and I love how they look. I haven't seen anyone with anything like them and for the price they are a steal!"
By: PreCise05
Location: Tacoma, WA
March 12, 2013
The hottest black & gold pump by Guess
"These pumps exude so much sexiness & demands everybodys attention in the room. Prepare to be gawked at or when you walk past a crowd and everybodys eyes go from your face to your shoes. Also expect random taps on the shoulder and stops from ladies admiring your shoes. It happened to me the first time i wore them and the compliments keep on coming. These shoes are swag and will boost your swag meter up a few notches. Getcha Swag On!"
By: Tatterball
Location: San Antonio
February 26, 2013
"Super cute. Narrow spike like heel. Shoe does run wide, so I had to place some pads on the insides ."
Click anywhere to close this.


text:
Aerosoles Headliner Sandal
Sorry, this item is sold out!
Looks like you've got more shoe shopping to do - have fun!
Looks like you've got more shoe shopping to do - have fun!
Item # 284040
Stay comfortable and looking good all day long in the Aerosoles Headliner. This sandal features a sole that absorbs impact and pressure with every step.
- Leather upper
- Adjustable slingback strap with elastic insert
- Comfort foam insole
- ¾" platform, 3¾" stacked heel
- Diamond flex rubber sole
- Imported
- View more Aerosoles
By: Rausch
Location: Brooklyn, NY
June 03, 2015
Sexy and Comfortable!
"I love these shoes! They flatter my feet and ARE sexy and comfortable!"
By: AnnW63
Location: Waahington.DC
May 28, 2015
Mrs. A
"These shoes are so very comfortable and I was blessed to have had such a perfect shoe. They have on my rewards account size 7.5 AND that was not the size of my shoes.. I usually wear a size 6.5 but the size 6 fit me perfectly. I have purchased Aerosoles shoes before and I am so satisfied with them all."
By: Carlatheshoelover
Location: Indianapolis, IN
May 17, 2014
so comfy
"Good cushion so that I can walk around at work a lot. Strappy too so that I can wear them out for the evening and not look like I'm wearing work shoes."
By: dee0123
Location: United States
July 20, 2013
"Aerosoles always deliver in comfort that's one thing for sure. They fit true to size however they are a little tight around my instep mostly because mine is high"
Click anywhere to close this.


text:
How is the Internet transforming the nature of our collective intelligence? Will the Internet help us to better understand our world? Can it expand our problem solving ability?
Speaker: Michael Nielsen
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Merrill House
170 East 64th Street
New York, NY 10065-7478
(212) 838-4120
(212) 752-2432 - Fax
Map: Click Here (opens a new window)
Fees for all Public Affairs Programs:
Non-members: $25 per event
Free admission for subscribers. Seating is limited and advance reservations are required. To purchase a subscription, go to Membership.
Morning Public Affairs Programs
Continental breakfast served at 8:00 AM. Presentations begin at 8:15 AM, followed by a question-and-answer session from 8:45 to 9:15 AM.
Evening Public Affairs Programs
Presentations begin at 5:30 PM, followed by a question-and-answer session at 6:00 PM and a reception from 6:30 to 7:00 PM.
ContactFor more information on this event, email:
Click here for Live Webcast
Email a question before the event: firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
shopping bag is empty
Get 10% Off on your next online order when you join our email list
Enter your email address to receive Luna Bazaar email news, offers, and other promotional communications. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Gorgeous mercury glass finish, I will also be using these candle holders as decorations on the tables at my wedding reception.. I would highly recommend any of the mercury glass products to my friends and other brides or event stylists, as we don't have affordable options like this in Australia.


text:
Cub Scouts® Stepping Stone KitOriginal Price:$9.99 Current Price: $4.99Make a personalized garden stone that marks a boy's Cub Scout career! Makes a fun den or pack meeting project, too. Learn More
Cub Scout Ceremonial Arrow Kit$14.99Arrow kit includes lightly finished shaft, authentic fletching, sinew, handmade flint arrowhead, coup feather kit, and instructions. Cub Scout colored feathers and fletching.Measures 25" long. Learn More
Colored Arrowheads$7.99Includes 12 chiseled arrowheads of durable plastic. One each of the following colors: black, white, gray, tan, red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown, and turquoise. WARNING: Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Learn More
Choker KitOriginal Price:$9.49 Current Price: $4.99A center concho disk with two fluffies accent this choker. Simulated bone tubes, red powwow beads, and instructions also included. WARNING: Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Learn More


text:
Saint Clare of Assisi, Clare also spelled Clara, Italian Santa Chiara Di Assisi (born July 16, 1194, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]—died Aug. 11, 1253, Assisi; canonized 1255; feast day August 11), abbess and founder of the Poor Clares (Clarissines).
Deeply influenced by St. Francis of Assisi, she refused to marry as her parents wished and fled (March 18, 1212) to the Porziuncola Chapel below Assisi, where Francis received her vows, thus marking the beginning of the Second Order of St. Francis. Many joined Clare, including her mother and her sister St. Agnes. Soon the Poor Clares were housed in the church and convent of San Damiano, near Assisi, where Clare became abbess in 1216. Clare's great concern was to obtain a rule reflecting the spirit of Francis to replace the Benedictine rule that Cardinal Ugolino (later Pope Gregory IX) had adapted for her order. Two days before she died Pope Innocent IV approved her definitive rule.
Besides its "privilege of perfect poverty," forbidding the ownership of property even by the community, Clare's order is noted for its apostolic aim: she considered its penitential prayer life a spiritually vitalizing force for church and society. This view was shared by the popes and by the grateful citizens of Assisi, who credited Clare with twice saving their city from destruction. On the first occasion, Clare caused the convent chaplain to elevate the Host at the refectory window, whereupon the Moorish allies of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick II, who were storming the walls, fell back. On the second occasion, when a larger force headed by General Vitale d'Aversa besieged Assisi, Clare and her nuns fervently prayed for the Assisians, and a great storm dispersed the attackers. She was credited with other miracles in life and after death. In 1958 Pope Pius XII declared her patron of television, alluding to an incident during her last illness when she miraculously heard and saw the Christmas midnight mass in the basilica of San Francesco on the far side of Assisi.


text:
|SBI | SBI Online Banking | SBI General Insurance | SBI Card | SBI AMC | SBI Capital | SBI Global Factors | SBI DFHI Ltd
|State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur | State Bank of Hyderabad | State Bank of Mysore | State Bank of Patiala | State Bank of Travancore
Consumer Education Website by IRDAI |
Life Insurance Council |
SFIN Codes |
Privacy Policy |
Disclaimer |
Do Not Call
IRDAI Registration no. 111 issued on 29th March 2001.
Trade logo displayed above belongs to State Bank of India and is used by SBI Life under license.
Registered & Corporate Office: SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd, Natraj, M.V. Road & Western Express Highway Junction, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 069.
©2016 SBI Life Insurance Company Limited. All rights reserved.


text:
Browse by:
Thursday, January 31, 2013 7:15 AM - 8 AM
Health & Wellness
Contact: Laura Eagen 701.777.2719
Contact Dept: UND Wellness Center
Website: und.edu/health-wellness/wellness/fitness/group.cfm
Wellness Center Group Exercise Room 272/274
801 Princeton St.
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Level III
The One Stop Body Shock™ is a "Plateau Proof Fitness Formula" that helps you to create continuity, consistency and challenge in each and every R.I.P.P.E.D. class. The components of R.I.P.P.E.D.—Resistance, Intervals, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance and Diet—help you attain and maintain your physique in ways that are fun, safe, effective, and achievable. R.I.P.P.E.D. is tough yet doable; it will absolutely challenge your levels of fitness and endurance! Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15 a.m. (45 minutes).
Group Exercise classes are free for Wellness Center members!
Parking InformationUnless special parking arrangements have been stated above, off-campus guests for this event may use the pay-as-you-go option in the Parking Ramp (corner of 2nd Ave N and Columbia Road), the Visitor Lot (off Centennial Drive), or a Parking Meter. Parking in any other parking lot on-campus requires a parking pass which can be purchased directly through UND Parking and Transportation Services, 3925 Campus Rd Stop 9030 (8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday).
Other Events on This Day
- Ski UND (5:30 AM)
- Sunrise Yoga (6:15 AM)
- Wake Up & Cycle (6:30 AM)
- Toddler Storytime (10 AM)
- Career Crash Course: Job Search/Networking Techniques (10:30 AM)
- (editor's pick)LGBTQA Love Your Body Week Panel (11:30 AM)
- Career Crash Course: Job Search/Networking Techniques (12:30 PM)
- Coffee, Cookies & Conversation (1 PM)
- Turbo Kick (3:45 PM)
- ViPR (4:30 PM)
- Music Video Cycle (5:15 PM)
- Boxing (5:30 PM)
- Cardio Sculpt (6 PM)
- UND Men's Basketball vs. Weber State (7 PM)
- enCORE (7 PM)
- UND Women's Basketball at Weber State (8 PM)
- Flute Studio Recital (8 PM)
- Night Ride (8 PM)
- Yoga Strength (8:45 PM)
Login or Sign-Up to leave comments.


text:
Is Eifel Consulting & Training (M) Sdn Bhd incorrect or missing key business information? Update your Hotfrog listing today.
Contact details
Are these details correct?
Is Eifel Consulting & Training (M) Sdn Bhd in 47-2, Jalan 3/76D, Desa Pandan,, Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan 55100 your business? Claim your listing and attract more leads by adding more content, photos and other business details.
We have more Supplies & Services services in Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan available on Hotfrog MALAYSIA. You can update your search for Kuala Lumpur Supplies & Services by location, keyword or service options.
Small Business Hub
Sharing tips, ideas and advice to help grow your small business.
Create your free Hotfrog business profile
Follow Hotfrog on:
Share on:
Hotfrog Small Business Hub


text:
Any girl, 9-12 grade, who wants to play tennis is encouraged to come to the high school tennis court on Aug. 15 at 8 a.m.to sign up and begin practices.
On Sept. 7 during the Arapeen ATV Jamboree, a special ladies ride will be held. The ride will be the Black Dragon ride and is rated beginner. Lunch will be catered on the trail for a small fee. For more information contact Corey at 381-2431 or 749-6301.
The FFA students at Emery High School are sponsoring an ATV rodeo to be held in conjunction with the Arapeen ATV Jamboree. The ATV rodeo will be held Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ferron rodeo grounds. All ATV riders are encouraged to enter the rodeo. There will be different divisions and many events. For more information and to register contact Corinne Dalton or one of the FFA students.
The Peach Days soapbox derby will be held Sept. 10. There is no entrance fee, however, drivers must be at least 6 years of age and must have a signed permissions slip if they are under 18 in order to participate. Entry forms must be turned in to City Hall by 5 p.m. on Sept. 7. Entry forms and rules are available at City Hall during regular business hours. Races will be divided into similar age groups with one race as an open class. Prizes will be awarded to the winning participants and to the cars with the most original design.
Take a few hours to reflect on our stewardship of the earth. What would the Earth like? Do this at Home Place in Orangeville on Aug. 13 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information and reservations contact Paula Wellnitz at 748-2230.
There will be food handlers classes for all persons working in restaurants, bars, nursing homes, school cafeterias, convenience stores or grocery deli's. Classes will be taught in Price on Aug. 24 and Sept. 28 at 4 and 7 p.m. at Southeastern Utah District Health Department, 28 South 100 East. Classes will also be taught in Castle Dale on Aug. 25 and Sept. 29 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Health Department, 25 West Main Street, Castle Dale. For more information call Dr. Claron Bjork at 637-3671, or Terri at 381-2252.
âis alive and well, and building. To help on a workday, for an application, for information, call Katherine at 435-650-0074 (leave a message) or call Sylvia at 687-9184. Volunteers and board members needed from both Emery and Carbon counties. Always collecting aluminum cans. Call Sylvia or drop off to Dave at Price Metal Salvage, 510 East 1250 South, Price, 637-8609. Donations for the fully wheelchair accessible house in progress in Castle Dale, can be sent to HFH of Castle Country, P.O. Box 724, Price UT 84501. Building Homes, Building Lives, Building Our Community.
Guidelines and application forms are now available for Utah Arts Council grants to help nonprofit organizations fund arts-related activities. Representatives of nonprofit organizations should contact Grants and Endowments Manager, Sherry Waddingham for an application booklet. Waddingham can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; (801) 236-7550; or Utah Arts Council, 617 East Temple, Salt Lake City, Ut 84102-1177. Application deadlines are Sept. 1 and Oct. 1.
A 20 year class reunion will be held for the Emery High graduating class of 1985. A get together will be held at the Joe's Valley pavilion, Bring your lunch, bring your children, and play some games. Dinner that evening will be at Emery High. Contact Melissa Copinga Walker at 801-796-0561 or Cheryl Dale Tsushima at 801-782-8744 for more information.
The Miss Peach Days Pageant will be held Aug. 13 at the Emery High School auditorium. Little miss will be at 6 p.m., and junior miss and Miss Peach Days will begin at 7 p.m.
Free star gazing will be held on Aug. 12 at 8:30 p.m. or dark at the Huntington Reservoir parking lot, west of Millers Flat turn off (Huntington mammoth discovery site). Guest speakers, Professor Don Burge and Professor Mark Bunnell will be there. Bring a jacket, chair and flashlight. Binoculars or telescope will be helpful but not required. For questions call Castle Country Regional information center at (435) 613-5747.
San Rafael Junior High registration will be held on Aug. 10 from 9-6 p.m. Pictures will be taken at the registration. More information will be sent in the mail.
Have you noticed the new street lights on Huntington's Main Street? The Beautification Committee has decided that the town needs more of the lights along Main Street. If there are residents who wish to make a donation toward acquiring more lights, take the donation to city hall. For more information contact Lorraine Dingman at 687-9459.
Soldiers from the 115th Maintenance Company, Utah Army National Guard Unit, currently in Iraq, have adopted two schools there, and in their spare time, they are building desks and shelves in these schools. These soldiers are seeking sponsors that are willing to donate money and/or school supplies and equipment that these schools need. For more information contact Jenny Hawthorne at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 1-801-556-1503.
Construction on the new Muddy Creek Bridge (SR-10, Emery Bridge) will run through the end of August. Traffic will continue to run on the detour road until after the construction of the new bridge is complete. Note that the speed limit through the construction zone will be 35 m.p.h. For any questions contact Adams & Smith, Inc. at (801) 785-6900.
Do you remember the Rocket Theater on Main Street in Castle Dale? I am compiling a history of the theater, which my family, Carlos, Eugene, and Glen Otterstrom, operated. I am looking for photos, personal remembrances or stories about the theater. If you have anything you would like to contribute, contact Craig Otterstrom at 333 Fourth Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, or 1-801-364-0126, or by email at email@example.com.
The Design Arts Program of the Utah Arts Council is having its third annual exhibit in tribute to design in Utah. It runs until July 29 at the Rio Gallery located in the historic Rio Grande Train Station, 300 South Rio Grande( 455 West) in Salt Lake City. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (excluding state holidays).
Emery County fair tournament-Aug. 13; Peach Days tournament-Sept 10; State 2-man best ball-Sept. 17; monster mash 4-man scramble-Oct. 8; and snow man 3-man scramble-Nov. 5.
The Castle Country Horse Show Association schedule is: Aug. 14, Price; and Sept. 17, Castle Dale. Show will start at 9 a.m. with registration at 8 a.m. For more information, call Denise at 1-801-794-0901, Paige at 435-748-2881, Roxanne at 435-653-2589, or Rhonda at 435-637-4023. More information can also be found online at www.dmndshrscs.com/CCHSA.html.
To donate to Operation Home Support, a program to send packages to local soldiers stationed overseas, contact Jan Hess, 384-2753. Donations can be mailed to American Legion Auxiliary #42, P.O. Box 209. Ferron, Ut. 84523.
Project ChildSafe, sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation will be distributing free gun locks throughout Emery County. Members of the community may call their local law enforcement agency for information on how to obtain a free gun lock.
AA and NA meetings will be held at the Emery County Recreation Center, 75 South 400 East, Castle Dale. AA will be Tuesday nights from 6:30-7:30 p.m. NA meetings will be Thursday nights from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
New hours for the Pioneer Museum are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and Saturday noon-4 p.m. Share your pioneer heritage with family and friends.
Emery County Archives now has new hours. The new hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The Archives is now under the supervision of the Emery County Recorder and a message may be left at that office at 381-2414.
Drug addictions can leave an individual feeling helpless and out of control, especially if you are the family member or friend of an addict. Narconon Arrowhead can help. Narconon offers free counseling, assessments and referrals to rehabilitation centers nationwide by calling 1-800-468-6933 or logging onto www.stopaddiction.com. Don't wait until it's too late. Call Narconon now.
The Wheelchair Foundation, Intermountain Healthcare, and the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation are partnering to distribute free wheelchairs to disabled Utahns. Persons interested in getting a free wheelchair can call 1-877-387-3839, or apply at www.wheelchairfoundation.org/utah.
Grief support group for parents who have lost a child will be held Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the classroom at Castleview Hospital, 300 North Hospital Drive, Price. For more information contact 637-4800, ext. #4018 or 820-0287.
Are you having trouble getting money for college? Have you been denied a PELL grant? Do you lack funding? Have you exhausted all other financial resources? To see if your qualify for financial aid through state and federal programs, contact the Department of Workforce Services at 1-435-381-6100 during working hours.
The Three Wishes Inc. Program makes available power (electric) wheelchairs to senior citizens (65 years and older) and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. Call toll free at 1-800-817-1871.
Each year hundreds of children in Emery and Carbon counties become wards of the juvenile court system due to child abuse, neglect or abandonment. The child welfare system can only devote so much time and attention to each individual case and, consequently, to each individual child. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Volunteers are ordinary men and women who find it in their hearts and their schedules to help these abused and neglected children. Those interested in volunteering should contact Kerrie, the CASA coordinator at 435-381-5595.
The in home Rx programs makes available breathing medications and nebulizers to patients who may have asthma, emphysema or COPD at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. Call 1-800-344-5764 or visit the website www.inhomerx.com for more information on the details of this program.
The Senior Mobility Program makes available to senior citizens and the permanently disabled, power electric wheelchairs at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. Call 1-800-451-0971 to see if you qualify.
Utah Valley Cancer Center, located at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center has a new toll-free phone number. Anyone can call 1-866-549-3800 to schedule an appointment, get information about local cancer support groups or to find out more about IHC cancer services and physicians. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Huntington Lions Club is gathering used eyeglasses to be distributed to needy people in Third World countries. There is a special need for childrens glasses. For more information, contact Judy Lang at 687-5349.
The Senior Wheels USA Program makes available power (electric) wheelchairs to senior citizens (65 years and older) and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. Call toll free at 1-800-246-6010.
Donations are needed from Emery County residents to the Emery Chapter of the Salvation Army which provides emergency assistance for the people of Emery County as well as people traveling through the area. Mail donations to the Emery County Sheriff's Office, Box 281, Green River, Utah 84525 or Emery County Sheriff's Office, Box 817, Castle Dale, Utah 84513. For information, contact Cheryl Keener at 435-564-3432.
Attention, union meeting for local 6363 will be held the third Wednesday of every month at the District 22 office in Price. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.
Girl Scouts need leaders in Emery County. Call Nina Green at 800-678-7809 to volunteer.


text:
K-State bounces back to beat Louisiana 48-27
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — It didn't do Kansas State coach Bill Snyder any good to yell into his headset for Tramaine Thompson to let the second-half kickoff land out of bounds Saturday night. There was no way the wide receiver could have heard him across the field.
It turned out to be a good thing, too.
Thompson fielded the kick with his toes nearly on the white out-of-bounds line, and then meandered through the Louisiana-Lafayette coverage, tightrope-walking up the sideline for 94-yard touchdown return that helped the Wildcats beat the Ragin' Cajuns 48-27.
"I knew I probably should have let it go, but we haven't had a lot of chances to return a ball," Thompson said with a smile. "In my mind I was just thinking, 'I have to catch this,' and special teams being as huge as it is for us, I just wanted to make a play."
Thompson made another one later in the third quarter, when he returned a punt 61 yards to the Ragin' Cajuns' 1-yard line and set up a short touchdown run by Jake Waters. Ty Zimmerman's 32-yard interception return for another score moments later helped secure a much-needed bounce-back win.
"I think there were some things on the field that would allow you to believe we're better than last week," said Snyder, whose team was upset by North Dakota State in its season opener.
Of course, there was still plenty of room for improvement.
Terrance Broadway ran for a touchdown and threw for a touchdown for the Ragin' Cajuns (0-2), and Darryl Surgent returned a kickoff a school-record 100 yards for another score.
"In the conference that we're in," Snyder said, "you can't play a half or a quarter or three quarters or whatever it may be. We just do not have the consistency right now."
But they have the ability — in spurts.
Waters threw for 278 yards while splitting time at quarterback with Daniel Sams, who ran for 63 yards and a score. Tyler Lockett had eight catches for 111 yards, and John Hubert ran for two touchdowns as the Wildcats avoided their first 0-2 start since 1989.
"We played an SEC team that has had a lot of success and we played the defending Big 12 champions," Ragin' Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth said. "We feel terrible right now because we're 0-2, but we really feel like we could have beat both of them.
"We just can't make the mistakes we made tonight to compete with a team like this."
The teams traded field goals early before Kansas State got in gear, with Hubert capping a 71-yard drive with a 7-yard scamper. The Ragin' Cajuns failed to pull off a fake punt on their ensuing possession, and Sams finished another TD drive with a hip-swiveling 13-yard run to make it 17-3.
Jack Cantele's second field goal of the half gave Kansas State a 20-3 lead at the break.
The real fireworks came early in the third quarter.
Thompson fielded the opening kickoff, made a couple of nimble moves up the Louisiana-Lafayette sideline and raced the rest of the way to the end zone. The kickoff return gave Kansas State at least one in a nation-leading nine straight seasons.
Thompson's big punt return and Waters' TD plunge gave Kansas State a 34-3 lead.
The Ragin' Cajuns answered with Surgent's kickoff return. An interception by Dominick Jones later in the third quarter set up Broadway's touchdown run and got them within 34-17.
"We never got down on ourselves. We never let up," Jones said. "We just kept fighting."
Louisiana-Lafayette got the ball back quickly, too, but momentum swung back to Kansas State when Zimmerman caught a tipped pass and returned the pick for a touchdown. It was the senior's 11th career interception, moving him into sixth place in the school record books.
Broadway tried to rally the Ragin' Cajuns once more, hitting Robinson from 18 yards out for a touchdown late in the third quarter. After getting the ball back, their next drive stalled and they had to settle for Stephen Brauchle's 26-yard field goal to get within 41-27 with 10:55 left.
Kansas State put the game away when Sams, taking over for Waters, hit tight end Zach Trujillo for a 27-yard gain. The speedy Sams then ripped off three long runs to set up Hubert, the 5-foot-7 wrecking ball, who powered into the end zone for his second touchdown.
"We feel better. We came out to prove something to night," Sams said, "but we can't stop here. We just have to keep going and find what motivates us to be great."
- Log in to post comments


text:
Hi everyone, with permission from Damnz I'm going to begin using Binktopia releases and translating them to spanish(keeping all credits and watermarks ofcourse). But I'm sort of a newbie to manga, I just started reading manga January of this year. Before I start putting anything out there, I wanted to make sure that I'm not making a fool of my self.
What do you guys think?


text:
Sitting Volleyball on Canada Day in the Capital!Volleyball Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee will be presenting the sport of Sitting Volleyball in Ottawa at Major's Hill Park on Canada Day.
From 10 am to 6pm, all Canada Day revelers are invited to sit down on the grass and try out sitting volleyball - a fast and dynamic form of volleyball that is very new to Canada.
Twice throughout the day athletes from Ottawa Fusion and Ottawa Mavericks Volleyball Clubs will be offering a sitting volleyball demonstration.
Womens' National Team members Chantal Beauchesne and Karen McCoy will be present all day at the event, and will be available to sign autographs and to provide coaching to the players!
The activity is a part of the CPC's Paralympic Showcase! at the Slam Dunk URBN ZONE.
Major's Hill Park is located behind the Chateau Laurier in downtown Ottawa.
See http://www.paralympic.ca/canadaday for more information about this and other related activities.
See you there!


text:
Reebok RealFlex Lightweight Running Shoe
Sorry, this item is sold out!
Looks like you've got more shoe shopping to do - have fun!
Looks like you've got more shoe shopping to do - have fun!
Item # 235282
RealFlex™ by Reebok® is all about natural movement. Engineered with 76 individual flex-friendly sensors, these shoes are designed to help your feet move and flex as you run, jump and stretch. Through the footstrike, through the pushoff - you have 76 new running buddies to help you along. It's natural movement - perfected.
- Mesh upper for support, comfort and breathability; offers ultimate in softness, pliability, durability
- Low-profile, minimalist silhouette for low-to-ground feel and added mobility; form-fitting design and sock-like feel keeps shoe in contact with your foot
- RealFlex™ sole design - 76 individual sensors that allow for multi-directional flexibility and optimal foot feel through entire footstrike
- 3D Ultralite sole provides lightweight support while encouraging natural footstrike; PU sockliner for added cushioning
- Imported
By: FayeFaye11
Location: florence
November 09, 2012
"this is a christmas gift so not sure how he will like them. I have a pair for women and love them! so comfy! great running shoe!"
By: BonziBoy
Location: Torrance, CA
October 12, 2012
the sole seem thin and unstable
"I saw this online and seem to have a very attractive price. The color scheme and style is great. However, the outer sole appears to be thinner than average running shoes out there. I tried to walk on these and feel like I may easily sprain my feet. Its comfortable as far as softness and fit but feels unstable when running or walking. I returned it and bought an asics running shoes instead"
By: robertb
Location: Los Angeles
September 11, 2012
Awesome running shoe!
"So light, so comfortable, enough structure, not to mention a GREAT price. Great color scheme to boot."
By: 5kRunner
Location: Detroit, MI
June 20, 2012
Most comfortable running shoes ever
"Like running on clouds!"
Click anywhere to close this.


text:
(May 21/22) Tonight / Tomorrow we're observing . . . Lag B'Omer
Lag B'Omer (Jewish)
This Jewish holiday, which is believed to be the anniversary of a temporary victory by Bar Kochba's men over the Romans, is today seen as a symbol of the fight for national independence. Festivities include bon fires and shooting bows and arrows.
Begins tonight at sundown
Observed: Annually the 33rd day after the first day of Passover.


text:
- Hi there, welcome to Tribesmart. Log in to get started...
Prism Cuff Bracelet | Hatch Jewelry
Guide price: $130
Last updated on 27th Feb 2014
Tags: jewelry
Prism Cuff Bracelet | Hatch Jewelry
Brightly polished Brass "Prism" Cuff.
Login or Register to add this to your wish list or favourites.
Similar to Prism Cuff Bracelet | Hatch Jewelry
Shop Latest stylish Jewelry for womens
Shopping to Exclusive Jewelry sets, Layered Nethi Chutti,Kundan Jewelery, Fashion Earing, Pendant Sets and more for affordable price.
Pearl Jewelry Set
10 motives for why to join MondayStores.com? 1- MondayStores.com is like any other mall but still you can access to it anytime and anywhere also monday stores ... ... Discounted Price: $12.00
Leopard Leatherette Jewelry Box Cosmetic Case Tra
Our offices are located in Australia, Hong Kong and Mainland China and our aim is to deliver one of the largest, most innovative online department stores in the world.
The Waverly Petite – Fresh Orange/Natural Linen
Not all online jewelry stores offer such a huge variety of products as Style Mart Canada. Each and every piece of jewelry is so unique that you would love to collect it as soon as possible. So go and grab it as sometimes a delayed decision can cost you lot.
User comments
Hatch Jewelry
Good Bad
27th February 2014 @ 08:30


text:
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
35 Awesome Rainy Day Activities
13 comments:
This is a GREAT list. I want to bookmark this post. Thanks Rachel. Hope you are doing well and adjusting. :) much care.ReplyDelete
Would LOVE it if you would link this post up at my turquoise lovin' party going on right now!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2011/09/turquoise-lovin-5.htmlReplyDelete
Great links Rachel! There's a few I haven't seen before! We made homemade puffy paint two different ways this summer. We had to do a lot of indoor activities, but for the extreme heat, not rain! Here's a link to how we did the paint: http://naptimecraftmommy.blogspot.com/search/label/puffy%20paintReplyDelete
That's a great list...thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic list, I'm bookmarking this!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 10:41 PM
I can't believe I just found this and it is so late at night, I could be on here for hours. There are so many awesome ideas to choose from and great pictures! I will be back tomorrow!! Thanks for such a wonderful site.
Thanks for so many great ideas.....ReplyDelete
Yeah, great ideas to try! And thanks for sharing my wobble eggs!ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking up with us! Love all of the ideas you've collected.ReplyDelete
so many great and fun ideas thanks for sharingReplyDelete
Ok, this is an awesome list! I just started homeschooling my preschooler and these activities will definitely be making our agenda!ReplyDelete
Great list of links and ideas, thanks for featuring my site: Patterns For ColouringReplyDelete
When it rains at our house, the audiobooks come on. There are lots of great sites to download them from, but we use this one a lot because the stories are original and free. Here's the link if anyone is interested. http://www.twirlygirlshop.com/moral-stories-for-kidsReplyDelete


text:
Phone Service FAQ
Phone Service
About the Service
- How does Cogeco's Home Phone service work?
- If I switch to Cogeco, can I keep my existing phone number?
- How do I add a second line to my Home Phone service?
- How do I change my phone number?
- Which of your phone services is the least expensive?
- Can I subscribe to the Home Phone service anyway even if I don't have Internet with Cogeco?
- Why can't I move my multifunction cable modem?
- Why did I just receive a call from my own telephone number?
Technical Questions
- Will my telephone service work if there is no power?
- Can I move my multifunction cable modem from where it was installed?
- Will my Internet or Cable TV connection be affected by my Home Phone service?
- Will my alarm system work if it is connected to my Cogeco Home Phone line?
- Will my alarm system, which is connected to my phone line, work even if there is a power outage?
- Will my fax work with Cogeco's Home Phone service?
- What is the best way to reach Cogeco's technical assistance?
Problem with the line
- What do I do if cannot hear a dial tone?
- Why isn't my phone ringing?
- What do I do if there is a telephone service outage?
- What should I do if I'm having trouble reaching a certain number?
- Why does the other person's voice cut in and out when I am on a call?
- Why do people's voices sound robotic on the phone?
- Why do I sometimes lose sound during a call?
- What do I do if constantly hear a busy signal on my phone?


text:
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Mark as New
- Mark as Read
- Bookmark
- Email to a Friend
- Printer Friendly Page
- Report Inappropriate Content
Join the Discussion on SL Enterprise
Talk with us about the news of SL Enterprise, the behind-the-firewall solution for Second Life.
SL Enterprise. Absolutely marvellous news
Secondlife Work Marketplace also brilliant news
Will this ' SL in a box ' technology be used to create a personal edition and / or estate owner edition product of Secondlife ?
And will the ' SL in a box ' - run it on your own server, or third party web space, with a web control panel - be the method of scaling SL into the stratosphere ?
Intrigued !
i had my checkbook ready this morning. and i was ready to pay $100. but $55,000 dollars? i dont that have that much. what happened to the open source server? i guess that project is gone away.
it is $55,000 plus a person. it wouldnt run by itself. what happened to the 4 billion people served? even at a fraction of 4 billion, LL could make more money doing that way than the current price. corporations wont want it and the little guys such as nonprofits cant afford it. sun make a server for $0 and it still has problems growing the servers.
From the Blog post:
"For Solution Providers and content creators, this opens up a whole new market for work-related content. Initially, we're only accepting content from Gold Solution Providers and Recommended Application Providers, but we will open up the application process to a broader audience soon."
From the Press Release:
"In addition to revealing features, pricing, expected availability and several open Beta customers, the company is also announcing plans to launch a marketplace for enterprise applications and virtual goods. The Second Life Work Marketplace™, to be launched in Q1 2010, will enable customers to further customize their virtual world environments while also creating additional revenue streams for the company and its Solution Providers."
The Blog post implies that the Work Marketplace will be open to Content Creators in addition to Solution Providers. However, the Press Release makes no mention of Content Creators outside of Solution Providers. Will Creators have to be Solution Providers in order to participate in the Work Marketplace?
I understand that you are starting with the Gold Solution Providers. When can we expect the Work Marketplace to be rolled out to (non-gold) Solution Providers and Content Creators (if in fact it will be open to creators who are not Solution Providers)?
~ Desi
Talk about the news of SL Enterprise huh...
I think that anything that helps LL to grow in a direction that is mutally beneficial to LL as a company as well as the residents of Second Life is a good thing.
However, I am rather tired of LL ignoring the growing number of pink elephants in the room and either acting like they do not exist or doing very little about them. I will not drone on, but please, get off the ball and stop forgetting about our experience and caring for us <your residents> as well, please.
It is great to see LL opening up opportunities for companies with these special requiriments!
What I missed in the post is what do 'Recommended Application Providers' mean?
I wish LL all the very best!
If you had created Zindra and made it G-rated, you'd already have your squeaky-clean mainland business area. But that's not what you did. You told us that your direction d'jour was to strip us of all our property rights. (Ref: "Buy Land" in every SL advertisement before 2009 and the U.S.Commercial Code definition of the word "Buy"). Rather than deal with the problem properly, you instead bit the hand that fed you and crafted a solution that was impossible to define or implement, unfair, probably illegal and certainly contemptuous of your current customers. Had you simply said the new land would be G rated and people not already inworld had to verify to go to the rest of the mainland, then you'd have your business land already and you'd have a working adult policy all in one simple easy to manage package.
And you cannot say you didn't think of it - I and others have told you this over and over and over again this spring. Now... now it is too late to try and do things right. What is done is done and you cannot undo it.
Thanks for the question Desiree. Linden Lab does not currently have a set date on which we would expand the opportunity to participate in the SL Work Marketplace to more sections of the community. We will provide updates in the coming months.
Regarding your question about who can participate when the Marketplace, we anticipate opening it up to all members of the Solution Provider Program next. We may open it up to content creators not in the Solution Provider Program in the future.
If you are interested in learning more about the Solution Provider Program, please see http://secondlifegrid.net/technology-programs/join
- Madhavi Linden
How does this benefit those of us who dont have a cheque for $55,000 lying around?
I guess what I am asking more indepth is so what if there is more workspaces around? Will this benefit us little guys in the future who dont own a computer conglomerate do you think and would you like to comment on how you see it working out?
An interesting development. Are you certain the setup cost of 55K US$ is correctly positioned?
Will content creators behind the firewall be free to sell content on X-Street-SL?
Will it be possible to host pay-per-view events open to the public in SL Enterprise estates?
So while SLE installations in large companies will take some LL support plus be closed to Public SL, they will help funnel more paying residents to Public SL. And there are further opportunities to create and / or serve and / or make money in SL.
Here is where the video of M's presentation about SL Enterprise will be posted shortly by Metanomics:
Key to remember is SLE is something you buy to put on your own servers for your own employees and customers to access and nobody else. You would want to do this if a) you are big enough to already have your own server farm (e.g., for your other company systems), and b) security is a top issue.
This already happened with the world wide web - there is the public internet, and there are 10's of thousands of company inTRanets "behind the firewall". For those of you with home systems of 2 or more computers connected on a lan to a dsl router, YOU have a "behind the firewall" system too.
I can't imagine more than 50-100 large companies buying and installing SLE in less than the next 1-2 years. There are something like a dozen on SLE Beta now.
What I CAN imagine is a ton more companies coming into Public SL to check us out including all our stores, community gateways, training, and entertainment areas.
Some worry that SLE will take attention away from the larger resident community. I don't think that will happen - LL has geared up staff for SLE over the last 1-2 years and the executives in charge of development will already be looking at what's next to be addressed. Because of the five second life competitive advantages, the larger resident community and resident designer base remain high priority.
Several resident-driven successes are visible already such as in the media area in Metanomics, TreetTV.
So while SLE installations in large companies will take some LL support plus be closed to Public SL, they will help funnel more paying residents to Public SL. And there are further opportunities to create and / or serve and / or make money in SL.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is just a very expensive version of OpenSim? Furthermore, you can't look under the hood of this package unlike with regular free OpenSim?
I must ask: in what way is this a good deal? Besides the LL logo, it delivers very little, it seems to me.
Server specs?
Maintenance and upgrade details?
55K for a beta product?
i will keep my $100 then. although 8 regions plus the idea of more regions is a good one.
as i said before, $55,000 is a LOT of money and they -- the companies --will have to justify to their committees. and you have to have a sales force to go after them or they will forget. you do have a sales force right? although for $55k, that is a drop in the bucket for their advertising so maybe. i once had $100,000 kicking around cause the marketing people didnt know what to do. so i took it and hired a tech writing firm. so sometime it is easy.
so i will for the next BIG to come. this one is a disappointment.
Definitely an interesting announcement I think the key question for potential enterprise users who "get" immersive applications will be how deeply they can integrate via APIs. LDAP integration is obviously a good start in this regard but other areas would definitely include search, great to be able to leverage other appliances and services in that respect such as GSAs. The price point is probably about right depending on what support will be offered and how good the APIs (and more importantly their documentation) are. Would be nice if the voice support can be integrated into existing IP telephony too.
I think as far as the in-world creators are concerned this is also a good thing, seeing various comments here along the lines of how all inclusive the Lab's strategy is I would suggest the addition of a skills marketplace along the lines of elance.com perhaps alongside a certification e.g. examples of work, with the lab providing a trading platform (escrow, micropayments etc., we all know Fortune 500s suck at paying people).
Look forward to seeing how it all plays out!
A good overview:
"But there's no poking around in the server code to do the stuff that you can do in OpenSim, for example, which I think is good: it means that the OpenSim development community can continue to offer virtual world solutions that are significantly cheaper (SLE clocks in at $55k just to get started) and more flexible, because of their ability to tinker around in the server modules.
Which means we really need to keep thinking of SLE as 'mini-estates'. For an extra $14,000 a year for 8 regions, what you get is the ability to host the boxes yourself, and to be disconnected from the Second Life. Think of it as a a $14,000 security charge over simply buying and paying tier for 8 regions in Second Life."
i forgot about the APIs. even that is a biggest headache. you cant just throw out the API and expect other people to understand and use them. i have to knock of $10 for that unless they have a API team. so now my offer is for $90.
i had to productize (my word i believe) our API even thought they were used for 6 years. Documentation and testing and support.
<<<<<<<<<<<< The services and advertising forums are that way
With SLE on it's way, several of solution providers are now re-focusing on the consumer market: companies interested in SL uses for the large resident base. Those interested in assisting or with questions please contact Sitearm Madonna in private IM.
The conference presentation by Mark Kingdon and panel was nicely done (nice in the full sense of aesthetic, organized, on target, clear). Having worked for an enterprise for 25 years I heard all the right touchpoints. Said another way, the value of SL for corporate private workforces whether on public or the "behind the firewall" grid is well established with do's and don'ts and case studies well documented. SL Enterprise is on its way!
That all said, despite my wonderful *coff* corporate career behind me I always wanted to be an entrepreneur and now I have been one for the last 6 years particularly through providing services in Second Life. I would be horrified if all Second Life turned into was a corporate software product. However I don't think that's what is happening here. I think the SL Enterprise is the first application of SL that has "street cred" and for what? For meetings and events - something most of us have known about for years. But there's an inevitable time lag for what's known to early adopters to get to the larger part of the population.
So, with SLE on it's way... several of us SP's (solution providers) are now re-focusing on the consumer market (companies small and medium as well as large) providing products and services and interested in SL uses for the large resident base. This as does SLE requires lots and lots and LOTS of designers and merchants to keep making and selling their work.
Those interested in assisting on this or with questions please contact Sitearm Madonna in private IM.
Thanks! : )
I'm pretty sure the Lab will have gained some documentation pointers from IBMers (shuddering at the thought of a full IBM NDA thudding on a desk) over time, let's hope so anyway or they'll not make much headway in enterprise. Would be nice to see a developer sandbox mode in the product that includes all the docs in search to save having to flip apps too. I'm guessing there will be some form of Developer group set up in due course if there hasn't already, always nice to see a steady flow of tech notes.
"Business-Friendly Mainland
One other important thing to note: The Enterprise Team is not just working on SL Enterprise and the SL Work Marketplace. We're also hard at work making improvements to the main Second Life environment—to make it easier to use and useful for organizations using Second Life today and for those that will be joining in the future. We'll have more to share on some of those improvements in the coming months."
We asked, we pleaded, we almost begged that you built a PG friendly continent instead of the adult continent. If anything spells out how that was much a better proposal, it's this.
Leave our mainland alone! Wine and dine your corporate friends in a place they're comfortable, stop being so hostile to your core users.
This looks like a good product and I wish Linden Lab every success.
If one of the goals of SL Enterprise is to decouple the IT platform (with its associated functions, norms and culture) from the virtual world (with its very different functions, norms and culture) then it is imperative that Linden Lab improve relations with inworld investors.
Many of us who brought capital, labor and imagination into Second Life in 2006 are not happy. We see a chain of events as follows:
1. The creation of anonymous accounts (June 2006)
- an influx of kids and griefers via anonymous accounts
- subsequent restrictions on roleplay to protect those kids
- a significant rise in IP theft
- failure to address large-scale griefing and IP theft
- the introduction of an unpopular, document-based age verification system
- the introduction of problematic definitions of 'adult' content and behavior
- the *forced march* to Zindra
2. Failure to plan for success
- high volatility of mainland prices due to mismanagement of supply
- the sudden and dramatic policy reversal on gambling
- the sudden and unexpected introduction of discriminatory pricing (VAT)
- the sudden and indiscriminate ban on 'banks'
- mismanagement of Openspace/Homestead product and pricing
Regardless of the merits of each point above, they have, in aggregate, generated three broad categories of complaint:
- 1. Poor research, design and implementation of policy
- 2. Failure to protect the private property-rights structure
- 3. Creeping Disneyfication
While the technological infrastructure of Second Life has improved tremendously over the past three years, a significant percentage of entrepreneurs who entered SL with enthusiasm have subsequently left in disgust or, worse, indifference. These were five/four-figure investors. Of those I know who came into SL in the autumn of 2006, I alone retain my investment here; and I do so cautiously, nervously, conservatively. Twice bitten, thrice shy.
I think SL Enterprise is a worthy gamble. Perhaps it will generate revenue and respect from the seven/six-figure players, but it is important to remember that:
- less than 3% of US employer firms earn over $10 million per year
- 0.03% of US employer firms have more than 500 employees
As with the RL economy, the few big players are insignificant compared with the multitude of small players. The biomass of Antarctic krill is 150 times that of humpback whales. SL Enterprise is a nice spinoff, but Second Life is a living, breathing rain forest. Don't turn it into a parking lot.
Well said. I think the same.
@Nany; wow this is an idea... do your tribal properties have legal rights to "internet" gambling as well as on your property gambling? My gawd if your server farm is on your tribal land then... gawd what a good question!... Call The Lawyers!
(recall the real reason LL had to ban real currency gambling was because of the current, controversial laws about internet gambling in the United States and because LL's servers run on US land)
Seems you got alot of balls in the air with not enough hands to catch all of them. Sounds like a really bad move. Not the enterprise part but just how it is being done. Not only this but, now you created a whole new marketplace that does not include us at all. Well, unless we want to work for them and not ourselves. Does this marketplace get billing over us? Can residents buy from this new marketplace over us? Will we all eventually have to work for a solution provider to be seen or make money? How long b4 these enterprise people start selling all the SL content? Should I just quit now?
LL, you need to be more clear about this marketplace part of this. What are the plans? Is the plan to keep sectioning off SL and creating different marketplaces? That is what it feels like.
Also, would something like this SLE be good for some of the RPG's in SL?
SLE is something you buy to put on your own servers for your own employees and customers to access and nobody else. You would want to do this if a) you are big enough to already have your own server farm (e.g., for your other company systems), and b) security is a top issue.
@Nany; Good questions... my thoughts are...
1. content creators behind the firewall - these would be employees or contracts of the enterprise who bought SLE - and usually they sign contracts saying the enterprise owns any of their work done on their premises - so "no resale" (ka CHING!)
2. pay-per-view events open to the public in SL Enterprise estates - why do this on a private SLE when you could do this on a) a private island running on public SL, b) open sim - unless you need the extra security and / or support and / or brand name off LL - or unless the events are *coff* controversial.
Unless I am missing something, most SLE's are destined for corporate 3D InTRAnets where public will never be an audience.
RPG sims need more support. right now, there is a hodge podge of stuff and different systems in place. what you need is a different system with meshes, socializing rules or combat rules, different gear (some which you can see now in second life). NWN has some of it. Everquest has a different way; WoW combine EQ and it has it own stuff. but once again it needs a LL champion to do the right things. probably a development team in place too. it doesnt have to be expensive to do. there are people out there that would do it.
the enterprise server is a different animal. once you get into the enterprise space, you are really working against sun, microsoft, ibm, and others. the enterprise is ready to go. RPG servers would need more work and some of the game people dont support SL model, the streaming. i have told the game people that SL is still good for a lot of things. it is, is it?
Application Providers are listed on work.secondlife.com. They are companies who have developed complete solutions that work with Second Life to address specific business needs. We list 3 Meeting and Event solutions, 4 Training Solutions and 2 Prototyping and Simulation Solutions.
Sparhawke and others:
Many of you who work with businesses have told us that a behind-the-firewall solution opens up consideration of use of Second Life. That many businesses start by considering Second Life Enterprise, but discover that Second Life provides sufficient security and access control for most of their use. Second Life Enterprise is important for those who want a completely secure system behind their firewall - but that is only one set of business requirements. For many others, Second Life will continue to be the primary solution to their needs.
Marketplace provides a way to deliver content to Second Life Enterprise. It is focused at providing SLEnterprise users with business-specific solutions. That is one audience for content; in Second Life there are many others. XStreet, Classifieds, and other services current address those audiences. As we gain experience with Marketplace and get input from SLEnterprise customers, we will consider how to best source and deliver that content.
Many of your colleagues seem to think we have a very small market for SLEnteprise, in which case your concerns about being left out of a bonanza would be unfounded.
55k isn't a lot of money. I've had clients pay a minimum of 4 x that for a web site (granted, unwisely, for a lot of flash that Google couldn't index, hehe)
What are the ongoing fees for that though? That's the truly important cost.
I presume the 8 sims are 8 full sims, if they are saying up to 800 users can be on at once (with half that, optimal.)
p.s. Congrats guys! I can imagine all the hard work that went into this! Good luck!
sooo ... when can mortals prepare to be able to partake in the new marketplace,
and when can we learn more about how this whole thing will work - in what form do we offer content? packages only?
i read somewhere the content would be packed in a region file and transfered in that form??
Haha Nany :} Just make sure the server is in the middle of the St Lawrence River, grin ;}
Wow - that could actually save SL.
Chaz.Longstaff wrote:
55k isn't a lot of money. I've had clients pay a minimum of 4 x that for a web site (granted, unwisely, for a lot of flash that Google couldn't index, hehe)
It may not be much money for a good business which has money coming in but for the average Joe on the street who has a mortgage to pay and kids to send to college it is a huge amount of money...
I really do not agree. Those sims will be filled with objects created by some1. All the employees will also be wearing clothes, hairs, and AO's by some1. Some1 not competing in the freemarket, but rather subverting it. Now if you can say that this new marketplace will not includes these types of things, than maybe i am overblowing this, but I doubt you will make that claim. You could have created categories within the SL marketplace, open to every1.
How can any serious business person make good decisions when you are being so vague about things? Is there some secret? I really don't think LL is being as open as they should be. Countless time now, we have been blind sided. What is the need for all the secrecy. You could have told us you were taking over Xstreet. You could have told us you were creating Adult sims. I'm not talking a couple months too. We run businesses and we need info to make good decisions. If I had known all the information about SP's and how important they would be to this project, than I might have applied. I don't chase fairy dust i go with hard info and facts, then i make a decision.
Well, I did find some more info. Seems that they are directed to the Xstreet marketplace for personal things. and also in the Build your work space section they have links to Xstreet. I still have me reservations, just because, again, everything is soooo vague.
The Second Life Work Marketplace™, to be launched in Q1 2010, will enable customers to further customize their virtual world environments while also creating additional revenue streams for the company and its Solution Providers.
I would like to know what this sentence means and an example of what LL sees happening. How would a company create additional revenue streams? This seems to include the Solution Providers. So how does a company create revenue for both? As far as I know, only selling virtual goods has worked so far. So I ask again. Will the products from these companies be in the SL marketplace and how will they be treated?
Oh, and my concerns have nothing to do with being left out of a bonanza, my concern is fairness in the marketplace.
Is there any word on Educational, NGO or charitable organisation pricing for SL Enterprise?
And so begins the next wave of bad publicity for Second Life.
Hi Glen,
How can Linden Lab convince the content creation community that these corporate clients using this solution are not "copybotting" (taking unlicensed exports to override DRM/Permissions) our main grid content and taking it to their "Enterprise behind their firewall" minigrid? Did Linden Lab take the responsible step of making this product incompatible with Second Life Grid content?
I heard from various people that this enterprise solution has features residents have wanted for a long time such as text on prim. If this is true why don't we now have this feature in the Second Life Grid? Has Linden Lab discontinued development of the Second Life Grid?
The talent in Second Life is vast. Why are your corporate clients limited to only people who do work for hire? Wouldn't your corporate clients like to have access to the superior talent available across the grid? Why is there a requirement for having performed work for hire for two corporations when many creators have a long history of content sales in Second Life that clearly demonstrates competency and ability to execute?
Thank you
well in all fairness, the last time i check unreal technology was licensing their game engine for $500,000. they have a special deal for nonprofits so that they can get to the API and the code and it is free for some. the naval research has has a project here in california and i am sure that for $55,000 is it a lot cheaper to do that with SL. of course all the croquet groups are looking for SL as a possible solution, but most cant afford the price. with ibm, well its big enough to wade in several pools -- including IBM/SL. you know that LL will be bought by somebody right?
i mean i still cant get enough money over $100, but i can see some applications that $55,000 would be cheap. but some will want the source. microsoft had started in vworlds a few years ago but it went nowhere. sun is still working on their game server with the hope of selling their hardware. and so on.
so..i dont know. i have been in vworlds since 1991 and have yet to see anything that is mass distribution with mass markets. maybe LL will be the exception.
Glenn.Linden wrote:...
Many of your colleagues seem to think we have a very small market for SLEnteprise, in which case your concerns about being left out of a bonanza would be unfounded.
Why did you say that exactly? Shouldn't Linden Lab be working on the goal of this program being a major success?
Thanks Blue however your price point is way too high. I work for an organisation that deals with waste and environmental issues and runs training courses for individuals and public/private organisations. This would have been an ideal training medium for us, opening up distance learning possibilities.
But that price point is way to high, we are a registered UK charity and just dont have those funds available. I suspect this is aimed squarely at large corporates and the smaller organisations have been ignored.
I was waiting to see what the pricing of this would be however we'll now investigate using Opensim as an alternative, its free, I have a spare machine to install it on and I can import the content I built in SL directly to it. It wont have the bells and whistles you crow about in SL Enterprise and wont look as slick but as an IT manager with a shrinking budget I have to live within my means.
As an environmental demonstration platform SL Enterprise would be superb, however I'd rethink the positioning of your price point to take into account the SME's of this world. (RL that is lol)
To be fair Spank LL already offers a solution for SMEs and indeed NGO/Charities/Educationalists with private regions on the main grid, with the estate tools and Registration API you can make it seamless for them to signup and indeed limit those accounts to your Estate so you can keep them out of areas of SL which is what I assume you're getting at.
- DirectSLURL lets you send people to your location in Second Life via Linden Lab's registration. The Registration API (Reg API) enables you to register Second Life users from your website when you require more than just the ability to send people to a location after they complete registration. In return for some programming effort, the Reg API enables you to:
- Limit accounts to your estate
- Create accounts with a custom name (with special permission from Linden Lab)
- Register multiple employees or students from your company or education institution from a single location or as part of your organization's website.
You can also customise the client for your branding etc. This really makes more sense for SMEs and those who don't have huge IS&T resources in house, you're getting in effect the same thing, just that it's outsourced and at a more suitable price point.
This is good news as it means that SL technology and concept will be business tool. Of course it has to work. If this behind the firewall world experience the same problems ast the main product, businesses will stay away. 100 people losing one minute of their time due to lag is 100 minutes of work lost for a company, that's almost 2 hrs. Time is money said Franklin and lag is waste of time. As mentioned buy another poster LL will have to rework their policy on server space (aka as "land"). Contrary to what is said, people don't own land. The buying of land is really an entrance fee onto a server, fee wich is non-refundable (ex when terminating an account or being banned).
Let's hope this solution gets cheaper and that part of what is developped for SL Enterprise trickles down to mainland. I am relatively new here but feel I need a degree in advanced semantics to be able to strive in SL. There is a behind the firewall solution which is good, but in order to work/sell to the people who are behind the firewall, creators have to be in a solution provider program, i.e. having a business and being free of criminal charges about copyright infringement is not good enough. I can understand that for add-on to the viewer, you don't want a virus installed with your enhanced product. But hair, clothes, buildings, tables and chairs? Come on. For non business mainlanders LL is working on community programs, but we don't know what communities will be participate, how they will be chosen or what feedback is installed between the community spokeman/woman and the community in question. SL is supposed to be for adults, so why 3 categories of land?
In my opion one of the main reasons any initiative gets so much negative feedback is LL vague communication and lack of clear policies in some matters.
The maximum size of a prim is 10*10*10 but megaprims can be bought at every street corner and on LL owned Xstreet. Why not set a bigger size limit and save us the browsing trough inventories?
The jury is still out on third party servers. So why mention them on your website? Why not give people the choice to download a range of official viewers from a sleek one to a featured packed one. Period, no 3dr party viewers.
Search results are biased by bots. So why not make them illegal? Banning those who use them + develop techniques to detect them.
It is not clear what LL does against illegal copies of residents work.
There is a potential influx of money trough SL Entreprise, but to be able to work/sell there you have to be in yet another program.
This "yes,no, maybe, we're figuring it out, whe have to talk about it" communication creates tension in mainworld and fuels critics like Prokofy Neva. Understanding Linden Lab policy has become more difficult then learning French grammar.
Thanks Segun thats very true and we have looked into it, however it doesnt offer the security, stability or over all control that a standalone solution would provide. The regions would still exist on the main grid and be subject to the issues that SL suffers from (Only occasional now I know but still there).
The API is a fine tool and I have seen it put to good use "in the wild" but that said to a charity like us Opensim is a far more attractive and financially viable solution.
I just hope at least a few of these new virtual offices will want a virtual office cat errr... that is, once I am allowed to offer it to them I guess....
just joking there, but this looks like another really great business product.
Remember, for the exponentially wealthier corporate upper class, $55000 is like $5.50 (or even 55¢) for us mere individuals! Easily spent and barely noticed on the budget sheet.
This is quite a reasonable price for these clients & sounds very useful (& environmentally friendly to boot ) .......
I'd suspect a lot of the big guys will go for it!
Well as far as I can tell this is not a new "enterprise" for LL. I can remeber ALONG time ago when they sold a sim called Stage coach Island to a rather large Bank. That bank in turn had another virtual world set it up for them and build it for them and run it on a private server. I was a part of that project many years ago.
All I see now is the same thing more or less but I also see another way for LL to make even more money than the 55K set up...alot of these business that buy this product wont have a clue how to build or anything on them...this is where LL steps in with there "content" services.
Message was edited by: Kimo Junot
Goodbye SecondLife
Grid.net and Hello SL Microsites
- Case Study: Making the Real World Safer - TUEV NO...
- Case Study: Metanomics Leads the Way with Vibrant ...
- Viewer 2: Driving Adoption and Content for Enterpr...
Developed Land for Organizati
- Efficacy in Virtual Worlds
- Science in Second Life
- Real-world training in Second Life
- Solution Provider Exposition - Now Open
g Environmen t in SL for Dow Chemical: Th...


text:
Giving to UA
Scholarship support for our students is a top priority for The University of Alabama. That priority is shared by thousands of UA alumni, friends, fans and supporters who are committed to opening doors of opportunity for the future leaders of our state, our nation and the world.
While scholarship support is the building block, there are many ways to give back to UA. Gifts are an investment in the education of our students. You may find interest in a cutting edge research project or financially assist with the latest building fund to ensure students can learn in a state of the art facility. Join us as we shape the future of OUR University.


text:
- What's New
- Guest Info
- Personal Retreats
- Workshops
- Volunteer
- Eco-Village
- About
Dreaming & Awakening
Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D
March 15, 2014 - March 23, 2014
This 8-day Residential Training Program in Lucid Dreaming (dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming) and Tibetan Dream Yoga will focus on methods of developing the mental skills that foster lucid dreaming and on directing your consciousness in the dream state towards fulfillment of your personal goals.
We will reflect on the nature and value of consciousness in waking as well as dreaming, exploring the nature of "reality" and how our perceptions and assumptions influence our experience of life. We will also explore the practical and theoretical differences and common ground between the modern scientific approach to lucid dreaming and the ancient Tibetan approach to Dream Yoga.For further details, please see http://lucidity.com/daa.
About the Facilitator(s)
Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D.Stephen is a world-renowned authority on lucid dreaming. His pioneering studies at Stanford University have brought scientific attention to this potentially illuminating state of consciousness, and his best-selling books Lucid Dreaming and Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, have introduced many to the experience. For the past 30 years, Dr. LaBerge has researched methods for teaching people to become lucid dreamers, developing techniques and lucid dreaming induction devices.
To Register:
The Lucidity Institute
Workshop Fees
Our standard fee is $2600 person, includes accommodations and meals (based on double occupancy).
Fees include workshop, meals, accommodations, and use of Kalani's facilities including pool, hot tub and sauna.
Reduced rate offered for early registration. For further details, please see http://lucidity.com/daa.
Reduced rate of $2350 is offered for Early Registration by November 15, 2013
Group (3 of more) and Kama'aina reduced rates are also available.
For further details, please see http://lucidity.com/daa


text:
Discovery Channel Sea Explorer T-Shirt - Blue
Since June 1985, Discovery Channel has brought you to the ends of the earth, capturing some of the worlds most remarkable moments on film and uncovering the wonders under the water. Embark on your own adventures in this special Discovery Channel t-shirt. The dark indigo, slim-fit shirt features a custom design of a deep sea submarine catching a shark in its light beam, as well as the phrase Since 1985 and the Discovery Channel logo. Like Discovery Channel, this graphic shirt will never go out of style.
- 50% cotton, 50% polyester
- Unisex; Size: S, M, L, XL, XXL
- Color: Indigo
Read MoreLess
More Details
- Color: Indigo
- Fit: Slim Fit
- Made Of: 50% cotton, 50% polyester


text:
Lowest Price Guarantee
The Bauer Explosion hooded pullover will keep you warm and looking slick while watching games at the rink. It is a traditional style pullover hoodie with a slim fit and front kangaroo style pocket.
- 60% Cotton, 40% Polyester
- Traditional pullover hoodie sweatshirt
- Screen printed Bauer logo explosion graphic
- Front kangaroo style pocket
- Slim fit


text:
Is Wall Street closer to returning to its old practices of spending lavishly on high-end travel, now that he Dow Jones industrial average is flirting with its pre-financial-collapse peak of 14,000?
"No," says New York University hospitality school dean Bjorn Hanson.
TWITTER: Join USA TODAY's Barb DeLollis on Twitter
Hanson doesn't expect Wall Street to return to its past spending habits for several reasons. The fact that the market hasn't yet recovered to 2008 levels and that corporate profits remain under pressure is only part of the answer.
"Attitudes are different — both public attitudes toward Wall Street but even attitudes on Wall Street about wanting to avoid the appearance of excess," he says.
Public perceptions became a problem in late 2008 when it was revealed that insurance giant AIG had arranged a luxury getaway — complete with $23,000 worth of spa treatments — for certain employees at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Southern California. The trip occurred just days after AIG had taken a multibillion-dollar government bailout, and later sparked outrage from members of Congress. In the wake of the scandal, financial services companies — and others in entirely different industries — scrapped luxury business trips. The trend in 2009 was nicknamed "the AIG effect."
New normal?
While meetings have since rebounded, Hanson says, concerns about appearances won't go away anytime soon, especially given headlines this week about the government slapping credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's with a fraud lawsuit.
An analysis of recent travel bookings at Ovation Travel, a New York-based travel agency that caters to large, financial services companies and law firms, does not show an uptick in the purchase of luxury hotel rooms or premium airline tickets, says Michael Steiner, a partner at Ovation Travel.
"The recession really drove companies with loose policies to tighten the reins on hotel per diems and class of service," he says. "With the improved business environment, we're seeing more travel — but not a relaxing of travel policies."
He says Wall Street-related firms "used the recession as an opportunity to reset the travel policy, because they were getting out of hand. Business was good and travel policies were really loose. They put better controls in place."
The result: "They changed the mindset away from premium business travel for, let's say, the masses to a more limited group of senior managers and rainmakers."
Benefits felt close to home
But while the financial services industry may not be pumping money into flamboyant travel such as extravagant resort retreats as it had done in the past — long before the days of Occupy Wall Street, hoteliers say it's at least filling more upscale rooms in Manhattan.
In January, the Wall Street-dependent region of Lower Manhattan filled more rooms vs. a year ago, when the stock market was lower and there were fewer hotel rooms.
NEW YORK: Big Apple gets crop of new, mid-priced hotels
The area includes Hilton's upscale Conrad hotel, which opened last year in a tower next to the headquarters of the powerful financial services firm, Goldman Sachs.
The Conrad used to be one of Hilton's less-expensive Embassy Suites properties, but Goldman — which owns the tower — decided to upgrade it.
"Overall occupancy in Lower Manhattan increased, even with the new supply we have in the market, so there's growth occurring in the month of January — which is traditionally the slowest month of the year," says David Keys, Hilton Worldwide's sales vice president for the northeastern U.S.
Future bookings for business travelers for February and March also look positive, he says. Business from the financial industry is picking up, he says.
"The Dow progress is not something to take lightly," says Kai Fischer, director of sales and marketing for the Sheraton New York Times Square — the city's third-largest hotel, which often hosts people who work at investment banking firms and related companies. "As another voice of consumer confidence, stability in the markets allows a business to continue to invest in the future. Businesses need to travel to generate revenues."
The hotel, which recently wrapped up a $180 million renovation, saw January business travel rise 20% vs. January 2012, and February looks just as strong, he says.
Extended reach for Wall Street spending
Wall Street's spending power can be felt as far as the rolling hills of California's Napa Valley.
Bardessono, a chic boutique hotel where peak room rates start at $800 and guests often drive up in Maseratis or Lamborghinis, occasionally hosts small, high-end banking groups. They're usually the types of meetings that involve the CEO and other top executives, says Jim Treadway, the veteran hotelier runs the property.
Right now, he's not seeing much change in this type of business.
"Spending is generally about the same as in 2011 and 2012 — occasionally higher," he says.