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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Google Inc. may be giving investors the jitters with the unpredictable Motorola unit, but its core business is still doing well enough that the search and ad giant can spend money on its futuristic, sci-fi efforts.
Google GOOG, +0.18% executives on the company's fourth-quarter earnings call late Tuesday fielded many questions on the recently completed acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, which lost money and had restructuring charges in the period. Read: Google shares up as profit, sales surge.
At one point, Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette said he wanted to remind investors "that we do care about profitability and that is our goal with every one of the areas where we invest." He went on: "We've said that before, and we're not in the business of losing money with Motorola."
Despite bearing the impact of owning a handset maker, Google's core business of search, online advertising and mobile ads is doing well enough that the company is continuing to pour money into pie-in-the-sky projects, like Google's Project Glass and driverless cars — both of which are leaving science fiction behind and turning into reality. Chief Executive Larry Page noted on the call that co-founder Sergey Brin was even seen in New York recently riding the subway, wearing the augmented reality glasses.
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"You used to think that was science fiction and he's running around with it wearing it, as am I sometimes as well, so I think we're just really excited about the future," Page remarked. "I think the rate of innovation in the world is increasing and also within Google."


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Bile duct obstruction is a blockage in the tubes that carry bile from the liver to the gallbladder and small intestine.
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When the bile ducts become blocked, bile builds up in the liver, and jaundice (yellow color of the skin) develops due to the increasing levels of bilirubin in the blood.
The possible causes of a blocked bile duct include:
The risk factors include:
The blockage can also be caused by infections. This is more common in persons with weakened immune systems.
Your doctor or nurse will examine you and feel your belly.
The following blood test results could be due to a possible blockage:
The following tests may be used to investigate a possible blocked bile duct:
A blocked bile duct may also alter the results of the following tests:
The goal of treatment is to relieve the blockage. Stones may be removed using an endoscope during an ERCP.
In some cases, surgery is required to bypass the blockage. The gallbladder will usually be surgically removed if the blockage is caused by gallstones. Your health care provider may prescribe antibiotics if an infection is suspected.
If the blockage is caused by cancer, the duct may need to be widened. This procedure is called endoscope or percutaneous (through the skin next to the liver) dilation. A tube may need to be placed to allow drainage.
If the blockage is not corrected, it can lead to life-threatening infection and a dangerous buildup of bilirubin.
If the blockage lasts a long time, chronic liver disease can result. Most obstructions can be treated with endoscopy or surgery. Obstructions caused by cancer often have a worse outcome.
Left untreated, the possible complications include infections,
Call your health care provider if you notice a change in the color of your urine and stools or you develop jaundice.
Be aware of any risk factors you have, so that you can get prompt diagnosis and treatment if a bile duct becomes blocked. The blockage itself may not be preventable.
Afdhal NH. Diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 158.
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3 world class surgeons are playing a round of golf when they began to discuss their greatest surgeries .
Surgeon #1 says " patient lost seven fingers in an auto accident .I reattatched all seven , and a year later , he was back at his art , being a concert pianist, and performed a private concert for the Queen of England."
Surgeon # 2 says" well , a patient of mine was in a horrible plane crash , and both legs were severed . Within 18 months of surgery , he was back trying out for the Olympic 400 meters track team , made the team , and won the Gold "
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Dr. Reddy's gross profit margin dropped by 0.7 percent
Mumbai: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
The firm's gross profit margin dropped by 0.7 percent to reach at 53.1 percent in Q2 FY13. Gross profit margin for Global Generics and PSAI business segments were at 59.4 percent and 35.8 percent respectively. Selling, General and Administration (SG&A) expenses including amortization at $8 billion increased YoY by 11 percent.
The company recorded R&D expenses of $1.8 billion, at six percent of revenues, and reported non-recurring and non-cash impairment charge of $688 million pertaining to product intangibles in generics portfolio and a goodwill charge with respect to Italian operations.
While the net finance income was $371 million, the net incremental forex gain was $187 million. Net interest income of Dr. Reddy's was $33 million and the firm's EBITDA for Q2 FY13 was $7.7 billion. Profit aftertTax stood at $4.1 billion and diluted earnings per share was $23.9. Capital expenditure for Q2 FY13 was $1.8 billion.
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PONTOTOC COUNTY – Three Chickasaw County young men were hurt in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday night on a rural road just inside Pontotoc County.
Pontotoc County Sheriff Leo Mask said the Chevrolet pickup truck the three were riding in was northbound on Wallfield Road near Gershorn Church when the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle.
Mask said he is not releasing the names of the juveniles, but said one was airlifted to North Mississippi Medical Center with an apparent broken back and the two others were transported by ambulance to local hospitals.
"We don't know what if anything might have prompt the driver to lose control," said Mask. "The truck went into the ditch and flipped a couple of times."
Independent sources identified the youth as Joby Byars, 17, Sawyer Byars 15 and Walker Winters 15. Joby Byars was the young man transported by helicopter to Tupelo.
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January 24, 2011
Three lucky winners will share up to $15,000 in the 2011 Atlantic Cape Community College Restaurant Gala 50/50 Raffle. The raffle is sponsored by the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation, and proceeds are used for grants, emergency aid, and leadership development for Atlantic Cape students.
Only 300 tickets will be sold at $100 each. Three cash prizes will be awarded, including: $9,000, first prize; $4,500, second prize; and $1,500, third prize. Dollar amounts are based on all 300 tickets being sold. The winning tickets will be drawn at the March 31 Restaurant Gala at Bally's Atlantic City.
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"North Korea's Refugees: A Window Into North Korea and a Source of Humanitarian Concern" is the subject of a talk by international economist Marcus Noland scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Noland has written extensively on the problems of North Korea and the prospects for Korean unification. His books include "Korea After Kim Jong-il," "Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid and Reform" and "Avoiding the Apocalypse: The Future of the Two Koreas."
Noland served as a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers in President Bill Clinton's administration. He currently is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C., and a nonresident senior fellow at the Honolulu-based East-West Center.
In addition to his work on North Korea, Noland has written many scholarly articles on international economics, U.S. trade policy and the economies of the Asia-Pacific region. He has served as a consultant to organizations such as the World Bank and the National Intelligence Council.
The event is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.


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TORONTO Alex Patinios, Laurier alumnus and president of Dionysus Wines and Spirits Limited who was responsible for bringing the wildly successful Fuzion wine brand to Canada from Argentina in 2009 will present a wine-education seminar on June 21 at the Laurier Toronto office, 130 King St. W.
Patinios will de-mystify the restaurant wine list and provide tips on how to entertain clients with wine. The evening will conclude with an opportunity to appreciate wine when Patinios guides an educational wine tasting.
After starting Dionysus in 1990 while studying at Laurier, Patinios spent many years learning about the wine industry. Dionysus started as a niche Greek wine & spirit agency and today is the largest wine agency in Ontario, representing over 200 suppliers from around the world.
The event is exclusive to Laurier alumni and Laurier MBA students. To register, please visit wlu.ca/lauriertoronto or contact Caitlin Aitchison at email@example.com.
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Mixed Messages in the Latest Data in the FAO Food Price Index
June 9th, 2012 | by Steve Savage
On Thursday (6/7/12), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) released it's indices for food prices in international trade. Most of the news coverage was upbeat because May showed the largest drop in some time. For instance, the allAfrica website had a headline, "FAO Food Price Index Drops Sharply." It was a 4% drop; however that comes after several months where the index stayed flat and failed to show the sort of major correction that occurred after the last spike (2007-9). Even with the drop in May, the index is still nearly as high as it's highest level in that previous spike


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By Ben Levisohn
Remember the Cooler? That 2003 flick starred William H. Macy as a man with luck so bad his mere presence would "cool off" a gambler who'd gotten on a hot streak. Well, Petrobras (PBR) has a cooler of its own, and it's named Brazil.
Brazil released inflation data today, numbers its stock market doesn't seem to like. Dow Jones Newswires has the details:
Brazil's IPCA consumer-price index rose 0.26% in June from May, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, or IBGE, said Friday. Economists had expected a rise of 0.33%, according to the median estimate in a poll by local news service Agencia Estado.
The closely watched, rolling 12-month IPCA index was up 6.70% at the end of June from 6.5% through mid-May.
The iShares MSCI Brazil Capped Index ETF (EWZ) has fallen 2.2% to $41.13. Banco Bradesco has plunged 5.2% to $11.51, GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (GOL) has dropped 5.4% to $2.80 and Itau Unibanco Holdings (ITUB) is off 4.2% to $11.51.
And then there's poor Petrobras (PBR). Whenever the state-owned oil giant looks to be turning the corner, the Brazilian government does something to take the winds out of its sails. This time it appears to be the decision to require Petrobras to participate in an oil field auction that has Petrobras on its heels. The GDPInsider has the details:
On Thursday, the ANP or the National Petroleum Agency said that the consortium that will eventually win the 1st exploration concession contracts auction for Brazil's presalt oil deposits is required to pay the Brazilian government a $6.6 billion (15 billion reais) signing "bonus". On Oct 21, The ANP is planning on auctioning-off Brazil's biggest oil discovery, Libra, with recoverable reserves that are estimated at between 8B and 12B barrels of crude. This will be the 1st pre-salt prospect auction that the country is holding, under the new production sharing agreements.
As per the terms of the auction, the government will be receiving a minimum of 40% of the oil post development costs, and the state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA, has to have a minimum 30 percent stake in the winning consortium.
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Even as the debate about arming the rebels took on a new urgency, Mr. Obama rarely voiced strong opinions during senior staff meetings. But current and former officials said his body language was telling: he often appeared impatient or disengaged while listening to the debate, sometimes scrolling through messages on his BlackBerry or slouching and chewing gum.
In private conversations with aides, Mr. Obama described Syria as one of those hellish problems every president faces, where the risks are endless and all the options are bad. Those views would then be reflected in larger groups by Tom Donilon, the national security adviser, and Mr. McDonough…
Mr. McDonough, who had perhaps the closest ties to Mr. Obama, remained skeptical. He questioned how much it was in America's interest to tamp down the violence in Syria. Accompanying a group of senior lawmakers on a day trip to the Guantánamo Bay naval base in early June, Mr. McDonough argued that the status quo in Syria could keep Iran pinned down for years. In later discussions, he also suggested that a fight in Syria between Hezbollah and Al Qaeda would work to America's advantage, according to Congressional officials.


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I can answer questions about the Bible of all translations and the various theologies of it's passages. Experience in how the Baptist Religion was founded in it's infancy and how it has splintered into many sects of different theology. If you enjoy the deeper things of God. I would love the opportunity to share the meanings of the true scripture as the meanings are hidden from many. Teaching an eternal burning hell is to reject "that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures"-1 Cor 15:3. The Bible Literally teaches us that "death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them"-Revelation 20:13. This is truly a marvel and the gospel of Jesus Christ that hell gives up the dead to be Judged. Please note the last half of the scripture "they were judged every man according to their works." We would be in error to say works don't matter, if we are literally judged by them.
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- To my fellow consumers, please be advised that I was treated so poorly by National Floors Direct. Like one of the other consumers mentioned the sales representative seemed nice to get your business, once they take your money customer service is no longer a priority. This company left my carpet installation UNCOMPLETED.
They said that there is a height difference and I must go to Home Depot on my own to get a reducer. When I called the installation department she then mentioned the same line and that if I need them to do anything they will charge me an additional $350. She also said "take it or leave it". I have never experienced such professionalism in my life. Please run from these people. THE WORST!!!
AVON, MASSACHUSETTS -- Just had Berber carpeting installed in 3 rooms at my elderly mother's home recently. Noticed that the carpet started to tear in between her bedroom and dining room. My brother sent National floors a picture of the damage to their claims dept. They claimed that my mother must have ripped the rug. They will fix it but we have to pay for the damage. Now I find this hard to believe after my mother spent almost 2 months in the hospital recovering from a broken shoulder, pneumonia, and gall bladder surgery. The claims dept stated that she must have done it from her walker.
That's next to impossible as her walker has to be kept on the 1st floor and she is unable to carry a 30 lb walker up 13 stairs. They surmised all this from looking at a picture of ripped carpet. In addition, if she did use her walker on the carpet we were told that Berber is the most durable carpet to have installed. So I would think twice about this company as they don't stand by their products and their customer service is insulting and ignorant. I would recommend spending a little bit more and going to a smaller business that stand their products. By the way I hope my mother doesn't fall by the time I find a decent company to fix the carpet.
WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS -- My mother who is 91 just had carpet installed in her basement. This carpet was very light in color. They installed carpet in 2 bedrooms and a living room. 2 of the rooms had ripples in the carpet. I had called the salesman ** to let him know about the problem with the installation. He said that he would have someone call me and set up a time to correct the problem. After 4 days I had not received that call so I called National Floors direct and talked to a customer service representative. I was told to take a picture of the ripples and send them into the complaints depart. and then they would review and decide if it is necessary to send someone to the house.
Now I have never heard such a thing, anytime I had a problem with an install, they would come back out and at least look at the problem. Oh by the way, when I talked to the customer service representative, she said that the salesman could not set up a person to repair the installed carpet, so I got lip service from the salesman. Looks like National Floors Direct ripped off a 91 year old woman. Please do not buy from them. No wonder they were so forceful in telling us to have a bank check with the balance ready before the installers even enter the house. Do yourself a favor, stay away from National Floors Direct. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!
We scheduled to have a carpet installed on November 7. When they arrived they brought the complete wrong carpet. We immediately had the guys who install the carpet call to try to resolve the issue. The install crew left here to go back to the warehouse to get the correct carpet while we discussed the issue with the customer service representative. They did not have our carpet in stock and wanted us to wait until Tuesday to have it installed. We removed all furniture and kept it in a big storage box outside the house.
After going back and forth for a few hours and having our sale representative back and forth to our house to try to resolve the issue, they concluded they could not get any carpet installed that day because the installation crew had already left. We ended up working out because of the MAJOR inconvenience a discount and the carpets would be installed Monday. Monday came and they carpet had not arrived in stock yet so it was scheduled for Tuesday, this was also discussed with our sale representative as well who said he would contact us first thing Tuesday morning to confirm a time.
Tuesday mid morning came by and we had not heard so we called. During that conversation we learned they never scheduled us for Tuesday and didn't actually have an install date at all setup. After a consistent run around from them we finally got it set up and installed Wednesday. Because of the major inconvenience unfortunately my fiance and I could not stay the entire time they were installing because we had already taken 3 days to wait for them where they had the wrong carpet or did not show up as we had anticipated. My parents came and waited while they were installed and locked up after.
When we came home we inspected the carpets and noticed there were random staples on the ground so we picked them up not thinking that was a big deal. Once we started looking into the bedrooms we noticed the closets had the staples sticking out of the hardwood floor that we had. In the work order we specifically asked for the closets not to get done, they must have realized that after they already started installing them and took out whatever they had stapled to the ground, however all the Staples are still there. Immediately that night we called and asked for someone to come out and remove them as we have children that live in this house.
A few days later no one had come out yet and with all of the moving of the furniture into the house it honestly wasn't the first thing on my mind because from our standpoint we had already called them about the issue. My fiance had called back regarding the nails when it went time to start putting stuff in the closets and we realized we really couldn't.
We received the paperwork from the finance company and it had the complete wrong price. I immediately called back and spoke with a very nice woman. I first brought up the staples in the floor and she said she would have someone out here the beginning of this week and we would receive a callback with the time they would be able to. I thought that was very nice of her and really appreciated her help.
I next brought up the billing issue with the price being over by about $700. She tried to get someone that would be able to handle that issue on the phone but said they were all busy and didn't want to leave me on hold so she took the two phone numbers where we could be reached and said we would receive a callback within the hour. After about 4-5 hours and no phone call back we tried back again. At this point we spoke with a few different employees there and were not getting anywhere with it as the last person we spoke with had said there were no notes in the system regarding the discount.
Luckily we had written the person who approve the discount's name down and had the direct number to our sale associate. While I was on the phone providing all the information with whom approved the discount and proper amount the floors were to cost, my fiance called our sales associate. He mentioned the issues we were having with the pricing as well as the nails in the floors. After some time the price was situated. Because of the conversation earlier being the nails and that someone was going to call us with the exact time we didn't bring up the issue again.
We called mid morning today because it is now the day before Thanksgiving and are expecting to have the entire family over where there are numerous little kids going to be in the house. The first woman I spoke with was very nice yet again. She said she didn't see any notes in the system about any of our calls and unfortunately they could not get anyone out here today because it is the day before the holiday. I asked to be transferred to a supervisor because the issues just keeps getting pushed off and it's a very serious matter, especially if someone was to get hurt on the Staples that are sticking out.
We never once made a big deal about our hardwood floors being ruined by having hundreds of holes from the Staples in the floor. The supervisor basically said they couldn't do anything today and that it's our responsibility if something happens to anyone on them although it's National Floors Direct's negligence that is causing all of these issues. Our children have gone about 2 weeks with no toys because we can not bring them up and put them in their closet so they are still packed away.
This has been a consistent run around and more of a hassle and headache than we ever imagined this to be. We made him aware that if something happened to our children or any of the children in the family it would not be our fault because we were not the ones that put the Staples in the ground and left them and his response was "well, we can always take away your discount at anytime." The carpets are not worth the trouble we are getting and to be spoken to how we have been is very unprofessional. We do not recommend this company to anyone unless they are ready for the hassle that comes with it.
My husband and I were undecided between National Floors Direct and Empire. After doing our research online, we found that both companies had mainly bad reviews. We had both companies come give us a quote on carpeting our newly finished basement. Empire came out first and their initial quote was $4300. After I told them that was way out of our price range, I went back and forth with the salesman and he eventually brought the price down to $2500.
National Floors came out second and showed us carpet samples that were of the same quality of the one we chose from Empire. Neither my husband nor I were too keen on any of the colors they had to offer, so the salesman went back to his truck and brought out samples of a better quality carpet. We did find a few colors that we liked and after much thought, we decided on one. National Floors automatically beat Empire's price by 15%, bringing the quote down to $2100.
The next day I called Empire and told them I was cancelling the order with them because National Floors was giving us a better carpet for a better price. Empire came back and said they would do it for $1800. My husband and I are expecting a baby in a month so we wanted to pay as little as possible and we accepted. I called National Floors back and cancelled my order with them. I did call on a Sat, and their office was closed so I left the message with the answering service.
I got a call back on Monday from National Floors, and they asked why I was cancelling. I gave them my reasoning and they offered to go down to $1500. I told them we were tired of the back and forth game so we were going to stick with Empire. The guy then said the because we had scheduled installation for Tuesday and they didn't get the message until Monday morning, they had already cut and prepped the carpet for our house, so he would give it to us for $1100. Of course we couldn't pass that up, especially since it was a better quality carpet than the original one that Empire quoted us at $4300.
I got the call Tuesday morning saying that National Floors would be there after 4pm. My only complaint is that they didn't give me a time frame so at 6pm when they weren't at our house, all I could think about was the many reviews I read about National Floors failing to show up for their appts. I made a call to National Floors and the man who answered was very helpful. He was able to contact the crew and had them call me. They said they would be at our house in about 45min.
An hour later, they arrived. They got right to work, but unfortunately they were unable to nail into our concrete (they don't have air guns, they just use a hammer and nails), so they had to use liquid nail to put down the tack strips. We were told by the salesman that this might happen, so we weren't too surprised. The two guys said it had to dry for 24hrs and they would be back the next evening, around 6pm. Again, all I could think about was the bad reviews I had read.
The next evening came, and at 6:30 the doorbell rang. It was the two young men from National Floors. They got to work right away, laying down the pad and then the carpet. We also have two poles down stairs and we asked if they could leave extra carpet so we could wrap them up later. The guy said he would wrap them and use the liquid nail for us as a favor. Both men were very courteous, clean and hard working. They kept going until the job was finished at nearly 11pm. It was a big job, a LG family/playroom, bedroom two closets and a stairwell.
When they finished, they vacuumed up the carpet and picked up all of their things. They didn't do any damage to our walls at all (another complaint we read). We are so happy with the job they did and are so happy we didn't let all of those bad reviews scare us away. I will definitely tell anyone I know, who needs a carpet installed, to call National Floors Direct! Great job guys! Thanks!
MASSACHUSETTS -- Their policy states that if cancellation to the order is made within 3 business days then the customer should then receive the refunded amount within 10 days. I submitted my cancellation via certified mail within the three days of my order and know that it was received by them on 4/7, therefore per their policy I should have received my refund check for cancelled services on 4/21.
I waited until 4/24 and called their 800# when I still had not received it. The woman I spoke with said it had actually just been issued on 4/24 and should receive it via first class mail in 2 to 3 days. Therefore they had reneged on their 10 day policy, but I remained patient. On 5/1 when I still had not received the check, I called again. They said to give it one more day and then to call back on Sat. 5/2 and they would put it into their accounting.
I called again on 5/2 and a woman stated that she herself hand writes the envelopes the checks go out in and was sure the check went out on 4/24. She would send a note to her accounting department and would call me after my mail normally arrives at 2PM on Monday 5/4 to ensure I still had not received it. No one called on 5/4, so I called again on 5/5 and told the woman I spoke with this time the same information. She stated that she would check back with her accounting team and would call me back by the end of the day. No one called again. Today 5/7, one month after my cancellation was received by them I called again.
After explaining all of the above to the woman that answered the phone, she put me on hold and then came back stating that the accounting team had been on vacation and they had just gotten back and were running checks again today 5/7. I asked why I had not been given this information previously as I had been told my check had been issued 4/24, and she said she did not know, so I said "I wanted my check FedExed to me so that I was ensured delivery."
She said she would have to check, she came back on the phone and changed her response to say that my check had been cut on 4/24 and that she would have to go to accounting at the other end of the building to track it and have them cancel it. I told her that was the same thing I had been told on 5/5 and no one called me back so I would hold.
After being put back into their hold queue randomly answered by a few people and 40 min. later, she came back on the line and told me that Accounting was out of the office at a meeting and she could not authorize my check to be sent FedEx. So I told her to put me on with whom could authorize, and I spoke to her manager. He said they would absolutely not FedEx the check to me and could provide no guarantee as to when or how I would receive my refund. All he could guarantee was that I wouldn't be receiving it FedEx. He seemed to only be clear on that point.
When I offered to pick up the check, he stated accounting was now in an off-site location and he did not have their address (so much for three people telling me they were on the other side of the building). So now I am out $1000 with no hopes of receiving it back. I should be getting the interest on this loan I provided them. If they ask for your money that day, DO NOT GIVE IT TO THEM! If you change your mind you'll never see it again, even if you do adhere to all rules in their policy.
BROOKLYN, CONNECTICUT -- Description of Problem: When I talked with the salesman ** it was verbally agreed upon to do no seams with the install. We both actually walked into the hallway and discussed it. It was stated NO SEAMS. In my 16 foot hallway the installers were going to do a seam at a busy junction of the hallway that the three bedrooms enter into. This is not acceptable. I called the company and talked with Installation manager and it was stated to me that that's the way it is.
The installers stated that there should not be a seam in this area and also ** stated the same to me and added "this is ** UP," as I spoke to him. I then called and talked to the Customer service manager, ** in Wallingford and explained the situation to him. He will do nothing, ** stated that it was not on the contract so basically tough luck. During these phone calls the installers stated they had to leave. I explained to ** the mechanics of the traffic area and I was told "tough luck" it is not stated on the contract. I was then told to buy additional carpet to fit this need. Now that's the job of the salesman to state these things.
Then as the installation was going on in the bathroom there was considerable damage done to my wallpaper, doors and door frames based on the installers dragging the carpet across the wood. The installers also damaged the baseboard molding by cutting the carpet up against it. While removing a closet door the installer hit his hammer claw against the molding and took a piece out of it. While the installer was done with his stapler, the oil from the gun stained the bathroom wallpaper.
The bathroom carpet is not cut in correctly, installer stretched the heck out of it to force a miscut to the floor molding. ** in Wallingford and ** in the Mass area would not do anything for me and would not tell me their bosses name to be able register this issue with them to get it resolved. I was going to have other rooms done by them but my confidence in this company is non existent at this time.
I am in the process of getting in touch with ** to resolve this. But have not got in contact just yet. I also am writing to the Consumer Protection Agency and have an interview with Fox News for a Buyer Beware shoot. I am also getting in touch with Richard Blumenthal, the Atty. General to inform him of this practice of Bait and Switch. They sold me one thing then come out and piece it together using (my guess) a leftover from some other job and capitalizing on the profit.
My house is damaged and the install (excuse me please) is not professional. They are not coming through with what was sold to me from their salesperson, come in and do a hack job and damage my house in the process. I do not have any wallpaper to match the bathroom based on their damage, so to repair it the entire bathroom will have to be stripped and redone.
The moldings will have to be replaced and stained to match, the door and frames will have to be re finished and re stained to match. If this is not resolved in a timely manner then I will go to other sources to let this situation be known and let others know about this unfortunate incident. I anticipate hearing from the company to quickly to resolve this.
Settlement Sought: I simply want the carpet in the hallway done without seams as agreed upon with the salesman ** and at the cost/price that I was given. I need the damage caused by the installers fixed to make me whole again as I was before. Woodwork, door woodwork, frames and wallpaper. I do not want the excuses from the company of this and that, with justifications after the fact of their error of selling something that they can not deliver IE written or verbal contract. And baiting me for reasons that are not substantial.
Simply install the hall carpet without seams and fix the damage done by the installer along with fixing or replacing the bathroom carpet based on it not matching to the baseboard in two areas. Now they come out, inspect the damage, I gave them 5 estimates and the damage is $1015.91. They actually have the coconuts to tell me I have to pay them for the carpet that is not finished in the hallway and then wait for a check for the damages. These people are nuts.
WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND -- Had a sales representative over the house on 1-5-09 to price out a carpet installation in my family room. Salesman was very nice and decided on a discontinued carpet at a great price. Saved more by agreeing to remove old carpet and moving all furniture. Paid a 10% deposit up front by check and decided to use their finance option.
Salesman informed me that because of the time of night of our purchase he could not run the credit application until the morning and would contact me in the morning if there were any problems. I said fine and that regardless of credit outcome I still would purchase the carpet in cash if necessary. The contract was signed and an install date of 1-19-09 was written. Here is where the fairy tale ends.
I did not hear from the company again until 1-17-09. On this day I received two calls from the install dept. reminding me my carpet was to be installed on 1-19-09 with a window of 9 A.M. to 12 p.m. With all in line the night before the install I removed all the old carpet and stacked all the furniture and computer in another room. This was all done last minute because my wife runs a business from the family room and my two yr. old daughter is confined to this area as a playroom as my wife works.
The day of the installation came and by 12 noon no one had showed. I call. I am told by a representative that the installation crew was running late due to overnight snow and would be there any minute. No problem. One thirty in the afternoon still no one. I call again I speak to a representative by the name of **. I explain to her the situation, she says she will speak to the install sup. and find out what's going on. She returns to the phone and tells me the sup. spoke to the install crew and they are in route to my house. No problem.
TWO HOURS LATER STILL NO ONE (THREE THIRTY NOW). I call again this time demanding to speak to whoever is in charge. This time I get ** on the phone. ** says he will get to the bottom of this. ** returns to the phone to tell me that my carpet did not leave the warehouse today at all for the install. He informs me there was a problem with the financing and they were unsure of the method of payment going to be used.
I informed ** of the fact that I was told by the salesman that if there were any problems with the financing he would call me the day after the sale, and that in addition to that if there was a problem I would pay cash. I also further explained that I was lied to all day by his reps. stating that the installation crew was on their way. I then ask ** "what are you going to do for me now?" ** says he will call me back to see what he can do.
One hour later still no call from **! I call back AGAIN! This time I get **'s boss **. ** informs me he will give me a coupon towards my next purchase. ARE YOU KIDDING ME! A COUPON TOWARDS MY NEXT PURCHASE! I tell ** I want the coupon applied to this purchase and the rug installed the next day at nine a.m. ** tells me "no".
I inform ** that I have lost more money this day without my wife's computer and phone for her business than the price of this carpet, and that I was to lose even more money by having to take yet another day out of work to have the carpet installed the next day, not to mention a two year old with nowhere to go because the rug was ripped out with tack strip exposed everywhere and glue all over the floor from the old rug. ** refuses to discount this purchase in any way. I cancel the order and demand my deposit money back. ** tells me he will mail me back the deposit (still waiting we will see what happens next).
I have lost a lot of money by trying to use this company and fully intend to warn all others of this horrible experience of outright lies and extremely bad customer service. I fully intend to contact the BBB and a family attorney regarding the fact they breached a signed contract. Stay tuned, I will have further developments...
SMITHFIELD, RHODE ISLAND -- At the end of this past May 2008, my husband and I decided to do our living room over, which included brand new wall to wall carpeting for the floor and a new matching runner for our oak staircase. After having had a bad experience with Empire Today, who couldn't even show up for TWO of their missed free estimate appointments a year or two ago, I decided to give NFD a try. I guess like a lot of these big businesses, you never actually realize how big and un-customer friendly a company is until you have to lodge a complaint.
My experience with NFD started out okay. The nice young salesman actually showed up for his appointment within the agreed upon time. These days, that seems to be an accomplishment all its own. He proceeded to bombard me with two arm fulls of carpet books, which we slowly weeded through and classified as good, better, & best quality. It was almost like playing 3 card monte on the streets of NY. You never quite know where the good quality for the best price actually is in the pile. I even had him give me a price for another room, that I was thinking to have done at a later date.
All in all, I went "middle of the road" and came out with a price of $1,200 for my 16x14 (small living room) and 15 oak stairs (bound runner). The price right in line with another I had gotten from another company. And subsequently gave him a $250 deposit, which the balance of, would be due on the day of the carpet install.
We had scheduled the install for approx one month later because my husband and I were still having the painting done, etc., and the salesman had advised me that the floor installation would be one day, and the bound runner would have to be a separate day because the installer actually measures for the stairs and the "carpet binder" only comes in on Tuesdays to do the bindings. I agreed that that would be fine. Furthermore, he advised me I would receive a confirmation call the night before the installation day, and a call the morning of the install with an approximate time frame.
Well needless to say, the night before the installation came and went without a phone call. At approx 9pm, I called the number and spoke to a gentleman at the answering service, who stated the message to call me would be forwarded to the installation dept. The morning of the installation, I again waited until 10am before I had to call AGAIN. I dialed the prompts for the installation dept. only to get a recording stating their business hours (which by the way, stated an opening time of 8am… it was now 10am), so I left a second message trying to confirm my appt.
After about 1 1/2 hours later, I received a call from the Barely English speaking installer stating he would be at my property at about 1pm. Shortly after, I received a call from ** the install manager who said the installer should be calling me with a time (no apology whatsoever). At that time, I proposed that I pay for the flooring actually being installed that day, and the balance for the runner to be paid the day it is actually installed. I was afraid I would pay it in full, and possibly have to jump through hoops to actually get the runner installed later.
"I'm sorry ma'am, that's not the way we do it, the full balance will need to be paid today. I don't know who you've dealt within the past, but you don't have to worry about that with us." He then gave me his PERSONAL ASSURANCE that the runner would be bound that following Tuesday and installed for me two days later on a Thursday.
At approximately 1:45pm (45min late) the van pulled up to my house, and contained three gentleman. Only one of which, could actually speak English, and not very well I might add. He hands me his clipboard and asked me to call in and pay the balance of the job while they worked, which I did. They were quick, and seemed to do a good job. The installer took the stair measurements for the runner and reiterated the binder's schedule etc... I advised him of the conversation I had with **, and advised him that he is already scheduled to come out the next Thursday to install it.
The following Thursday morning comes at approx 10am, and again, no call the night before, and no call the morning of. I AGAIN, called the installation dept. which was answered by ** the installation Manager. I advised him of who I was, and that I was calling to verify what time the installer would be at my house.
You're going to love this, he said " Oh yea, you're the runner that was overlooked Tuesday night, so your runner won't be bound and installed until next week". WHAT?! I went off, "I'm sorry." The actual "apology" I received during the conversation, really wasn't one, not to mention there was no compensation or consideration given for my time or inconvenience.
I am so tired of the unreliability and zero accountability of these companies. If any of my employees pulled this crap with our customers we would be out of business! From reading some of the other reviews on this site, I've escaped with only minor cuts and bruises so far… We'll see next Thursday.
I guess its like most things, beware of a company that refuses to give their CEO's names and info when asked, and research the complaints (if possible) as well as the reviews before doing business with this company or others like it. THANKS FOR THIS SITE... I actually almost feel better now that I've said my peace.
AVON, MASSACHUSETTS -- So you fall for the alleged 15% off, or it's free. You bargain hunt for the rock-bottom lowest price. You call local carpet stores, you go to Home Depot and to Lowe's and you find what you think is the very best deal, and what happens? You get what you pay for… but hey! You saved 15%!!!
The sales guy was a creep. The service when you called to complain was horrific and the installers just wanted to get in and out as quick as possible. You got a no-name brand, bottom of the line quality carpet or crap quality laminate or hardwood from Armstrong. Your carpet is fraying, your floor looks like a pack of wild dogs live in your home. But guess what? You saved a couple bucks. Congratulations. You got the rock bottom lowest price, so what are you complaining about?


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Jayson Richelle Lowe of Sparta and Jordan Kent Shelton of Wheatley announce their engagement.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Jason and DeRhonda Lowe of Sparta. Lowe is the granddaughter of Richard and Judy Smith of Warsaw and Hardin and Katie Lowe of Sparta.
Lowe is a 2010 graduate of Gallatin County High School and a 2013 graduate of Bluegrass Community and Technical College with a degree in business. She is employed with Osborne Law Office in Carrollton.
They are unwelcome residents and for hundreds of years they have squatted on Owen County land.
New ones seemingly appear overnight and their appetites are insatiable. Gaping mouths are fed dirt, rock, lime, trash and an occasional rusty car or pickup, yet to no avail. These indefatigable giants are a constant irritation but from earliest times Owen countians have accepted their presence as part of the local landscape. Most don't need an introduction to these sometimes cavernous depressions known as Owen County sinkholes.
Woke to a beautiful Monday morning. There was 3 inches of rain in the gauge this morning.
Wanda said Noel Thomas said that's what his gauge read in Monterey and Fay agreed, so the downpour of late Saturday night into the wee hours of Sunday and beyond must have been pretty wide spread.
Ann and I braved the dire predictions and went to Louisville to see a play at the Brown Theater Sunday afternoon. We say "Tom Jones," a farce based on Thomas Hardy's book, was a fun way to spend a gloomy afternoon.
The roads twist and turn and create a maze that at times leaves one wondering if he is coming or going.
According to Owen County Property Value Administrator Jimmy Coyle, it's easy to get lost if one is not familiar with the area. Doris Riley can attest to this fact. Three times, she visited a friend who lived in a community along Caney Creek and although she had no trouble finding her way in, all three times she got lost trying to find her way out.
The pickup trucks with the orange hatted occupants have turned out in abundance this weekend. Wanda told me this was the start of gun season.
I kind of guessed that.
Bro. Bill was here last week to do some last-minute mowing and fixing some guttering and told me his grandsons would be here over the weekend.
Timothy and Megan Wood announce the birth of their daughter, Samantha Lucille, born at 9:05 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Norton Hospital in Louisville. She weighed 9 lbs. and 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Big brother Jonathan, 3, helped welcome her home. Her maternal grandparents are Ted and Sandy Williams of Louisville; paternal grandparents, Stephen and Teresa Wood of Williamstown, and paternal great-grandparents are Frances and Frank Simpson of Williamstown.
The most exciting thing that has happened on the Branch this week is the high winds and rain we had on Wednesday night and Thursday night last week.
We had an inch of rain on Wednesday and another on Thursday, but I'm not sure that inch actually hit the ground. The wind was blowing a gale. Luckily there was very little damage here. I had to pick up a lot of small limbs and trash on the yard and one larger limb blew off the tree in the front yard, but it was blown halfway down the yard away from the house.
"The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo;
No more on Life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead."
– Theodore O'Hara's poem Bivouac of the Dead was composed after the Mexican War to honor the Kentuckians who lost their lives in that conflict.
Bransen Allen McKillop was born Aug. 23, 2013, to Brittany Allen Waldrop and Jared Allen Bransen McKillop of Fairfield. He weighed 6 pounds and was 19.25 inches long. He is welcomed to the world by his proud grandparents, Karen and Glenn Todd Waldrop of Frankfort and Tracie Allen of Cincinnati, Ohio; his great-grand parents, Darlyn and the late Glenn Waldrop of Owenton, Carol Saylor or Sarasota, Fla., Bob Allen of Mason, Ohio; and the McKillop families of Ohio and Missouri.
I didn't drop it or anything, The little blue light just quit blinking and I was cut off from the outside world.
Well, I do have a phone, but did you ever have to dictate a full-page column via phone?
My Hughes Net internet provider went out late Thursday. I thought I could get it fixed on my own. It had been acting a bit hinky for a while but I always managed to get the lights to come on again.
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Romantico appartamento in Praça das Flores
Massimo di ospiti4
Camere da letto2
Dimensioni70 m²
- Adatto a famiglie e bambini
- Internet Wi-Fi
- Cucina
- Aria condizionata
- Balcone / terrazzo
- Biancheria da bagno
- Lavatrice
Dettagli dell'alloggio
|Rua Marcos de Portugal, 1300-Lisboa Lisboa, Portogallo
|Tipologia di alloggio
|Codice dell'annuncio
|Tasso di accettazione
|Tempo di risposta
|entro pochi giorni
|Calendario aggiornato
|5 giorni fa
The apartment has 70 sqm with a spacious living and dining room with two big windows facing the street and with air conditioning. Has a double room in mezzanine with air conditioning and two ceiling windows facing Lisbon blue sky. Has a room for one adult or 2 children on the first floor.
Fully equipped Kitchen with a small table for light meals. It has everything you need for you to prepare delicious meals during your stay. A private WC with bath tub and window. Perfect for a family with 2 children, or for 3 adults.
Praça das Flores was considered by Time Out magazine as the most romantic and quite plaza in Lisbon. There you will find a few restaurants, kiosk with drinks; children playground; You have a grocery store on the nr 21 and a butcher 3 doors away.
You are 5 minutes walking from Principe Real and Chiado, the most cosmopolitan, trendy yet cosy neighborhoods in Lisbon where you will find alternative commerce along with the international brands; 5 minutes walking from Bairro Alto, where the nightlife is with all the great restaurants and pubs in town; 5 minutes walking from the Parliament.
Is at a walking distance from the historic center - 15 minutes to "Baixa - Downtown" , the castle, Alfama. Excellent choice if you want to be near the action but in a quiet place to rest.
From the airport: Get the red line in the airport until Saldanha. Change to the yellow line in the direction of Rato, leave at Rato. On the street take the bus 773 and leave at Praça das Flores. Our street begins at Praça das Flores
You must buy a prepaid ticket for public transports - 0,50€ and charge it with the amount you want. For each trip you will pay 1,40€.
Regole dell'AbitazioneNo smoking. No pets allowed.
No parties or noise after 10.00pm
Please take the garbage before you leave.
Check in after 3.30 pm (flexible)
Check-out before 11.00am (flexible)
|Tariffa settimanale fino a 2 ospiti
|420 €
|Tariffa mensile fino a 2 ospiti
|1312 €
|Prezzo per ogni ospite oltre 2
|16 € ogni ospite in più (a notte)
|Check-in dopo le
|Su accordo
|Check-in prima delle
|Su accordo
|Check-out prima delle
|Su accordo
|Politica di Cancellazione
Le recensioni dell'alloggio
Reception, accomodation & forniture erano molto fine e ampiamente sufficiente.
Ciò che abbiamo perso sono state alcune forniture di cucina minori come un apparato coffeefilter (abbiamo comprato uno per 1,2 euro) e un cavatappi.
Nessun altro ulteriori lamentele di sorta. Abbiamo avuto un soggiorno molto piacevole e consiglio l'appartamento a tutti Lisboa visita per più di 4 giorni.
Reception, accomodation & supplies were very fine and largely sufficient.
What we missed were some minor kitchen supplies like a coffeefilter apparatus (we bought one for 1.2 euro) and a corkscrew.
No other further complaints whatsoever. We had a very nice stay and would recommend the apartment to everyone visiting Lisboa for more than 4 days.
apartment wonderful, professional service , I am very pleased - I would recommend to all interested !
We were in Lisbon for a Citytrip and had a great time. Ana is very friendly and helped us where she could. She also told us some Places we should visit. Thank you, Ana!
The flat is as shown on the pictures and has good connections to the city. There are also some restaurants around the corner. We would definitly book this flat a second time.
Nice place with good location. I would have liked some more cleaning in especially the kitchen and bathroom. A little worn in these areas aswell. Besides these minor imperfections we enjoyed the place and had a nice stay during our time in the city.
The apartment was in most respects what we expected of it. Reasonably large, good bed (but mind your head) and a quiet neighbourhood. Restaurants round the corner plus a small supermarket. We were happy there.
Two not so good points:
= no information whatsoever about the neighbourhood, we had to search for that supermarket
= the kitchen itself is ok but there is little gear. Example: no corkscrew, no bottle opener, etc. Not very handy.
Nevertheless our conclusion is: fine apartment, we liked it.
Jo & Carien
Ana is really nice and the apartment was good:)
We noticed some ants and the balcanony is really tight but it is a well located apartment.
Small store is on the ground floor of the building and across the street is a restaurant.
Very friendly!!
Nice apartment - not too far away from all..
We have enjoy our trip to Lissabon and we hope the next visitors are on the way to Ana.. :-)
Tina, Lea and Sven / from Odense (DK)
fantastic apartment! Ana is very kind and the flat is fondly furnished and clean. it´s situated in a really nice, not turistically, neighborhood with a lovely piazza in front of it. and there´s everything you need right by, a butcher, a little shop to buy fish and a supermarket. it´s just 5 minutes by foot to the wonderful principe real and about 10 minutes to one of the greatest view points in lisbon. I can really recommend it!
El apartamento y la zona son perfectos para pasar unos dias. Muy buena comunicación con los dueños para resolver cualquier duda. Recomendable.
Llegamos ayer de nuestro viaje de Lisboa. La ciudad fantástica. El Apartamento bien situado. Ana todo lo tiene muy bien cuidado, moderno, muy amplio y cómodo y zona muy tranquila. Las fotos reflejan 100% cómo está el apartamento.
Un pero, la buhardilla super coqueta pero tiene unas escaleras que hay que llevar cuidado al subir y bajar. Y muchisimo calor. Pero lo solucionamos dejando Aire Acondicionado encendido todo el dia. Pero de verdad si volvemos a Lisboa repetiremos en el Apart. De Ana.
- Qualità degli alloggi garantita
- I proprietari sono contattati e verificati telefonicamente
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I'm using PSCS5 with Windows Vista. I'm trying to change just the picture on my page using the above action. It turns the entire page to B/W. When I move the picture to a separate document (only thing in the doc)run the action, then try to move the completed picture into my scrapbook page, it either turns the entire page b/w or it reverts to my color photo losing the action applied. I checked my actions folder and I don't have any instructions for this. I love the effect and would love to use it. Any suggestions?
Edited: I searched around the forum and found old posts from 2008 and behold there was my answer. I neglected to merge the layers generated from the action.
Using Mre_Photobasics_Bw_Withcolor
Started by Wendy J, Nov 07 2012 06:44 PM
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Posted 07 November 2012 - 06:44 PM
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Posted 07 November 2012 - 08:18 PM
Glad you figured it out on your own. I love using that action.
My Gallery I scrap with Photoshop CS6.
Posted 07 November 2012 - 08:30 PM
April, thank you for responding. I've had this action since 2007 and never seemed to use it - not anymore. It will be one of my favorite action in the future.
Hoo Loves Ya by Sarah Batdorf
Posted 07 November 2012 - 08:59 PM
It is one of my favorites too!
Posted 07 November 2012 - 10:43 PM
It's a go to action for me too. Glad you figured it out!
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We know how much everyone loves free stuff, so here's a link to just a few of the latest free patterns we have put on our site! Click on each manufacturer's image to go directly to their free patterns page.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
January 2013 Free Patterns
Posted by Fat Quarter Shop at 10:00 AM
Labels: Free Pattern, Monthly Features
4 comments:
- Cindy said...
Thank you for always sharing such wonderful patterns, links and wonderful projects.
- February 2, 2013 at 11:51 AM
- MahSistersQuiltTrunk said...
Thank you Kimberly. We love seeing our pattern in free patterns from fabric manufactures. We have another one. I sould send it to you.
- February 2, 2013 at 2:43 PM
- Tammy said...
Thank you for the link. What gorgeous projects to make .
- February 3, 2013 at 9:04 AM
- Carla said...
As always thanks for sharing
- February 7, 2013 at 2:31 PM
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Nice morning dove shoot this morning 67-69 degrees. Decided to take my old gird (11 yo) with me and let my son hunt my young dog. Georgia has been as consistent of a hunt test dog as I have seen, never had what was needed to be a ft dog but has been unbeatable hunting birds. Today in a cut corn field, she had trouble marking, her eye sight is going fast. I could tell she was getting tired, so we walked off to the side and took it easy with some belly rubs. She is very sore now from the little bit of hunting we did.
It's one of the hardest things I think I'll have to do leaving her at home and not hunting her. I've never seen a dog that loves to hunt like her. I think she would rather die. I guess I am a little bummed out right now. Hunting season won't be the same. I love you Georgia Girl.


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^ Thanks for the clarification.
As FTNoona said, I don't think his team would allow him to do these sequences in competitions, especially in the Sochi Olympics season, as they need to rack up as many points as possible in order to win. They'd rather have him learn something like the more COP-friendly 3A-4T than let him incorporate the sequences in competitive programs even though they are exciting to watch.


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Home > Paying for College > Financial Aid You Earn > Work Study >
Minnesota Work Study
The state work study program is open to undergraduates, graduate, and vocational students. It provides part time on-or off-campus jobs to help students pay the cost of their higher education.
Some work study positions can be structured as internships that allow students to learn as they earn by working in jobs directly related to their field of study. Internships may take place in both the public and private sectors.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for work study, the student must be:
- A Minnesota resident (includes eligible undocumented students granted DACA status with work authorization)
- Enrolled for at least six credit hours per term in a program leading to a degree, certificate, or diploma
Priority is given to students enrolled for the equivalent of 12 or more credits.
How Is the Award Determined?
The work study award is set by the financial aid office. The actual amount depends on the student's financial need and the amount of money the school has available for the program. On average, students earn about $1,903 per year in State Work-Study jobs
What's the Application Process?
All Minnesota public post secondary institutions and most private colleges participate. They select graduate and undergraduate students and arrange the employment. Contact the financial aid administrator at the school you attend or plan to attend.
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Orlando Hotel Deals
The Orlando area offers plenty of choices when it comes to hotels. Most tend to be within 10-20 minutes of the Disney parks and Universal Studios so guests are usually never too far from the main area attractions. Hotels range from budget-friendly Holiday Inns to more luxurious experiences like the Waldorf Astoria Orlando.
There are several Disney-owned properties that offer great amenities like direct access to the monorail for easy transportation to and from some of the parks, yet many of these hotels can be pricey. There are, however, a number of official Walt Disney World Good Neighbor Hotels that are more moderately priced and also offer great perks like shuttles to the parks and some even offer Disney character breakfasts -- a great way for kids to mingle with their favorite characters.
While Orlando is a popular year-round destination, it tends to get quite crowded in the summer months when kids are on vacation and it can also be very hot and rainy during this time. The winter holidays also draw many visitors so in order to avoid long lines it's best to visit before or after these busy months.


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Would anyone want to discuss the real issue at play with these folks having these breakdowns?
I will share my honest thought out opinion.
Feel free to attck ME for sharing it.
Clinical & Manic Depression.
I beleive it is in epidemic proportions today due to the stresses we face in day to day life.
We are bombarded with data, info and instant news 24/7.
We no longer take time to sit on the porch and reflect and discuss each others lives.
We no longer take a few minutes/hours to relax.
The pressure to go-go-go and compete is non stop.
The lack of physical activity contributes as well.
Staring at a screen (be it for work or gaming or searching) is a form of stress.
TV & radio adds literaly YELL at us faster than we can even process.
Video games that graphically enhance people getting their brains blown out!
( I have seen the games and real life gun shot wounds, the games are overboard)
And on and on..........it is very sad.
Maybe we can have fun discussing this, though I am sincere in my thoughts on this issue.


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Remember this:
E- Explaining
D- Demonstrating
G- Guiding
E- Enabling
These are methods in working with you Patrol where they are, or at what level they are functioning.
Explaining is used when your Scouts are learning a new skill or doing a task for the first time. It is a very hands on method to ensure that everyone clearly understands what is expected. Very little is left to interpretation.
Here is an example; Jim, you and Brad will need to go to the dining hall at exactly 4:00 PM to pick up your food for dinner. Do you understand?
Demonstrating is used once the group understands the task or skill, but still needs help in doing it correctly or are unsure. Many times a lack of confidence is present and Demonstrating can help move the group forward.
Here is an example; "Let's hold up on the hike for a minute. I'd recommend that we all take a moment to drink some water. No one wants to get dehydrated (TAKE A DRINK YOURSELF). I notices a while back that some of you were pulling leaves off the branches as you pushed the branch out of the way. We're a Leave No Trace kind of Troop. That means no one should be able to tell we' been here."
This leader took the time to teach, no criticize, and SHOW that he too needed water. He is modeling the behaviors consistent with our Scouting values and looking out for his fellow Scouts.
Guiding is used when you have confidence that the group can do the task or skill, but still needs a watchful eye.
"Jack, the patrol set up camp as group on our last trip. I noticed that you did a nice job. I think you can pitch your tent by yourself this time. Pick out a good site and pitch your tent, if you need help, I will be right over here with the new guys."
This example allows the Scout to demonstrate he knows the skills. The leader show he can trust the Scout to do it and it in turn builds confidence. The leader maintains a watchful eye and is ready to help if needed.
Finally, there is Enabling. This leadership style allows the leader to demonstrate confidence in the Patrol. It is used when the Patrol is functioning as a High performance team. The leader supervises the skill and pitches in when needed, but he allows the group to show that they can do it.
It is important to remember that when using the EDGE you may need to use multiple styles within your unit. One Scout may be fully capable of Enabling while another may need more Explaining. Others still may need demonstration and Guiding. It is the leaders job to figure that out. Knowing your people and their skill level and learning styles are critical to good leadership.
If you use the EDGE… you will have the LEADING EDGE.


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It's been.. about 4 years now since my last post. I have
since graduated school, taken a few jobs, and now I'm
freelance developer. I have worked with a handfull of
technologies and learned a lot about the real world of
software development. In the past few years I have worked
on great projects- so many I can't list them all. The most
rewarding ones were the ones that seemed so impossible from
before I start working on them. Here are some of my 'speed
coding' projects that I completed under the gun that worked
flawlessly on first implementation- and are still in
production today without change (well, last I heard):
Grid App: I was tasked by the CEO of a former company at about 7pm to create a windowing application that manages a set of fields and places them into an area for the web designers to be able to visualize theme easier (they worked exclusively with CSV so the application would write direct to CSV to save the area dimensions). I had not worked with MFC in over a year at that point and had never really worked with many of the controls to the point where I was comfortable. I designed and built the software exactly to the specifications and was completed by the next morning flawlessly. Unfortunately the end of that story was not so fun- the person who tasked me the project was not satisfied (with his own design- because I would have made it differently if I were instructed) and the project was canned (that same day- go figure).
Siteminder Proxy: I created an ISAPI extension that acted as a proxy server for Siteminder authentication- again in record time. From concept to implementation it took about a day and a half. I had heard of and used siteminder before but there are no specs out there for doing what I did- so it was sort of all guess work to get it to work properly. I can't take complete credit for this one because there was some troubleshooting/debugging I had help with.
Mini Language Interpreter: Another project I felt particularly proud of was the implementation of a very silly scripting language used to calculate dimensions of areas in a grid- but in a clever way by creating relations between the other area dimensions. It was not my design, but I made it work- and had implemented it as a drop in replacement DLL for another one that had been in development for weeks. My version was completed in about 2 days- and worked flawlessly where as the original had many bugs and did not correctly implement the logic.
Huge improvements to DirectShow transform filter: This one wasn't speed coding- although it only took a day, it was extremely rewarding to see huge performance gains by doing optimization. The company I was working for had a simple transcoding software built on DirectShow that was grossly shoehorned into their custom programming environment. I took a look around and saw that there was a transform filter that was performing a very simple overlay on frames of video. I decided to take a stab at making it run fast- using intrinsics for simd extension calls, reducing the complexity of the operation that was used, and trimming the area that actually required calculation to the occluded area there were tremendous speed improvements. The first improvement was to measure the affect of rewriting teh application so that it uses optimized structure of the function calls and used faster operators (ex: shift) instead of slow ones (ex: multiply). After this first improvement we saw about 30-40% speed increase! Using pixel packing (pushing all RGBA bytes into register to do single op on all instead of 4 separate ops) using SIMD extensions using intrinsics (intrinsics are C++ functions that do SIMD operations) an additional 70% increase! I then stopped- but after running tests of writing assembly instead of intrinsics- I noticed I probably would have saw another 30% speed increase! The last operation of segmenting the video to only use the filter on the affected areas I did not implement. This part was done by another individual so I am not sure if it was done properly. We did see a small improvement- for an image in the scene that was 1/4 the size of the scene we saw about 20% speed increase. I noticed there are other transcoders that already do this operation much faster but I was very happy with my results from spending some time learning about intrinsics and applying that to a real world problem- speeding up the operations by a huge factor. So the final numbers: Original- 60 seconds, First enhancement- 42 seconds, Second enhancement- 12.6 seconds, Third enhancement- 10.08 seconds. If I had done the assembly version I would have seen 7.06 seconds.


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Come home to these delicious Asian-style meatballs that are slow-cooked with three types of sauce – perfect for appetizer.
Plum sauce is a thick sweet-and-sour sauce made form plums, apricots and sugar. Also called duck sauce, it's commonly served with duck, as well as with pork and spareribs. Hoisin is a sweet-spicy sauce made from soybeans, garlic and chilies. Look for the sauces in the Asian food section of the supermarket.
Try this sauce over frozen cooked meatballs instead of over homemade ones. Combine one 1-pound package of frozen meatballs and the sauce in a slow cooker; set it on Low and heat them for 4 to 5 hours.
To easily shape uniform meatballs, first divide the meat mixture into 36 equal 1-tablespoon portions. Moisten your hands and roll each portion into a smooth ball.
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Thread: Swollen and Cloudy Eyes
Swollen and Cloudy Eyes
I have been keeping reef tanks for several years and have never had a sick fish. I recently transferred my 90g reef down to Vero - now it's a 220g reef. I recently added a small cleaner shrimp since I lost my other one in the move. Immediately after adding the cleaner shrimp my two tangs and trigger lined up to get clean. Since the waiting time was so long for each fish I decided to add another small cleaner shrimp to the tank. Now my trigger (pinktail) has a cloudy eye and my yellow tang has a swollen eye. The majority of answers I found online stated that it would be a bacterial infection, but I'm not sure how this would have made it into the aquarium. There has been some tension between the larger fish - vlamingi tang, yellow tang, and pinktail trigger as to dominance of the new tank. All parameters are spot on for the reef - clueless...
Is this a result of a bacterial infection or could this be cause by stress and injury due to the recent dominance battle? Could the cleaner shrimp have caused this? Of course I am scheduled to fly out of town tomorrow for a week - timing never was my thing...
My only experience with something like this is in freshwater after large cichlids have been fighting. When that happens all you have to do is give it time and it will heal. Am I that fortunate in this scenario? I hope so...220g South American
90g Reef
20g Reef
20g Reef
I can think of two possibilities
1- Some type of bacteria infection related the the nipping/casing/stress of the fish trying to establish there new turf (as others have already suggest). I'm going throught that right now with the three tangs in my new up-graded 180 gallon tank. So far it's not been that bad in my tank tho. I'm not to sure what to suggest in this case because as the fish need to sort this out first. If it gets bad enough you could try a medicated dip in paraguard. Removing the fish to a QT tank can also be a option if it gets bad enough and a dip will not work.
2 - Could there have been any way that you could have introduced flukes into the tank ??? If that is a possiblity, prazipro can be used in reef tanks to treat itIf you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
"Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo
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Tourist Attractions
French Concession "White House"
Walking down Fenyang Lu, you will be fascinated by the white building for its style and magnificence. Shanghainese living nearby call it "the Little White House" because of its resemblance to the presidential palace in Washington, DC. The spectacular mansion was one of the most opulent houses in the French Concession. It was home to a high-ranking official of the French Municipality, which ruled Frenchtown. When it was completed in 1905, only three years after Route Pichon was paved out of paddy fields, the surrounding area was rather quiet.


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TV StarAlessandro is the TV star of Qt. Great stuff here.
One month of flying
It has been a month since I started working in my own business. My former employer has been very kind and let me explore this while on a leave of absense, i.e. I have somewhere to return to.
So, it is kind of stupid to write about these things afterwards, but the time before a conference is always filled with preparations and far too much time spent in OO.o Impress.
Warning - broken links ahead
So, the day finally came when I switched from a fairly broken and badly styled MediaWiki-based web page to a WordPress-based one instead. This not only means better management abilites, a working search engine, a proper editor, etc. It also means that links are broken. I don't write are likely to be - there are broken links out there as I have not migrated all contents. If you run into one - feel free to tell me and I'll try to sort it out.
The result from this move will hopefully be a more professional presence on the web for my part. Unfortunately I do not have the time I want to polish the site - now I have to prepare my workshops (1, 2) for FSCONS. These events always seems to be so far away into the distant future when I sign up for them - and now it is only two weeks left...
Off to DevDays
I'm packing and trying not to forget anything, because my brain will be in auto-pilot-mode tomorrow at 4:50 when the taxi comes around to start my journey to DevDays'09 in Munich.
I've finally made the switch on one of my working, production mode, computers. The switch from KDE 3.x to 4.2.2 (I think - whatever Kubuntu comes with). I must admit having been sceptical to all the hype about plasma here, plasma there. Social desktop? I want my old workstation look and feel - I thought.
I absolutely love KDE 4. There is so much new, but everything that is different feels intuit. My very favorite feature is, this far, the device notifying plasmoid. Not having to show the desktop to mount, open or unmount my USB-stick is just - smart and intuit.
Now all I have to do is to find out how to change the clock to a 24h mode... (just noticed, taking the screenshot, after using the desktop for a week...)
Speaking - live!
To all of you in the Stockholm region, I will speak about Qt at ECS'09, the GUI session. Go there, it will be fun. I've even got source code in my slides :-)
QtCreator Plug-ins
I just saw that Prashanth Udupa has published a guide to writing QtCreator plug-ins - nice!
NeHe on OpenGL
I just saw that Wesley has started to port the NeHe OpenGL tutorial to Qt post 1, post 2 and post 3. Great work! I did that back in the Qt 3 days - so perhaps this can be of interest: NeHe chapters 1-12.
As for the Independent Qt Tutorial. It was a while since I updated, and it only applies to Qt 3. Way back we started to move digitalfanatics.org to a wiki format (yes, it is damn ugly), but the tutorial hasn't been moved yet - thus the lack of incorporated updates.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
Keep up with the latest Advogato features by reading the Advogato status blog.
If you're a C programmer with some spare time, take a look at the mod_virgule project page and help us with one of the tasks on the ToDo list!