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The city's International Travel Expo 2009 is set to sail for three days from October 1, with the organizers September 16 announcing some of its pre-show activities.
|The expo's organization committee at the press conference on September 16 (Photo: Truong Son)
At the official launch at its press conference on September 16, the Tourism Alliance Awards (TAA) 2009 were introduced, which will award outstanding tourism services in three Southeast Asian countries.
TAA 2009 was designed to celebrate and recognize the brightest tourism stars in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, as the tourism industry is playing an increasingly important role in those economies.
TAA was co-organized by the Vietnam Tourism Association; Cambodian Association of Travel Agents; Cambodia Hotel Association; Lao Association of Travel Agents and IIR Exhibitions, with support from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism; the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; and the Cambodia and Laos National Administrations.
It marks a significant milestone that represents the commitment of the three countries to improve the quality of service in their tourism and hospitality sectors.
There are ten awarding categories, including Restaurant of the Year, Domestic Airlines of the Year, International Airlines of the Year, Outbound Travel Operator of the Year, Inbound Travel Operator of the Year, Spa Operator of the Year, Luxury Hotel of the Year, Business Hotel of the Year, Budget Hotel of the Year and Resort of the Year.
The list of winners will be announced at Phu Tho Exhibition Center, District 11, on October 1.
The end of September will kick off two other pre-show activities, including the Friendship Golf Tournament ITE HCM 2009 at Long Thanh Golf Club, southeastern province of Dong Nai, and the Tourism Investment Conference 2009 at the New World Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City.
The golf tournament on September 29 presents two categories, official handicap and players without an official handicap.
Various prizes will be awarded at the tournament including hole-in-one and longest drive.
Entry fee is US$48 for members of Long Thanh Golf Club, $75 for floating members of the club and $100 for non-members.
|Miss ITE 2009 Ngoc Tram is guest of honor at the expo, instead of Miss Earth as last year. (Photo: Truong Son)
The two-day conference starting from September 30 will feature topics like tourism plans for the three countries; tourism investment opportunities; creating successful public-private tourism investment partnerships – the Indian experience; public private partnership in tourism investments; and attracting tourism investment and investment financing in key hospitality areas: tourism transportation and hotels and resorts.
Presentations will be given by foreign and local business experts, such as Manuel C. Menendez, chair and CEO of MCM Group Holdings and 8M8 LLC; Scott Dunn, principal and regional director of Tourism and Hospitality Asia; Sounh Manivong, director general of the Laos Planning and Cooperation Department; and Phan Huu Thang, head of the Foreign Investment Agency.
The travel expo will open for three days from October 1 with 150 buyers from 25 foreign countries, an increase of 48 percent in comparison with last year's expo.
One of the main sponsors for the expo, Vietnam Airlines, will also offer its best-ever discounts, about 60-70 percent for all its domestic and international flights purchased at its booth during the expo.
Only flights from October 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 are valid for the discount.
ITE 2009, held under this year's banner "Three Countries One Destination (3CODe)," has been held annually since 2004 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism; HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Vinexad; and Singapore-based IIR Exhibition.
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U.S. bishops' attempts to demonize Obama and claim martyrdom worse than ridiculous
As Mitt Romney's would-be presidential bus careened up and down America's roads and cable channels this past year, U.S. Catholic bishops took over the tail gunner seats. The bishops directed much of their fire at President Obama — not just his candidacy, but his morality.
The bishops claimed that Obama was so closely associated with intrinsic evil that a vote for him was itself intrinsically evil. You could be a Democrat and vote for Obama, or you could be a faithful Catholic. You could not be both.
The U.S. Bishops Portrayal of Obama as Evil
The bishops' attacks on Obama were personal, orchestrated, heavily-funded, ubiquitous and frequently hateful. The basic message — Obama is evil — was scripted centrally with the bishops' political advisers and political partners. The message was then delivered from pastors' pulpits, parish bulletins and church-usher handouts, diocesan newspaper columns and full-page secular Sunday newspaper political ads, from YouTube videos, Fox News interviews, complaints filed in federal courts, C-Span televised congressional committee appearances, and a national novena spectacle — the "Fortnight for Freedom Campaign."
The bishops' Fortnight featured the medieval Roman Catholic heroism of Thomas More, Henry VIII's lord chancellor. Never mind that More spent a significant part of his English political career torturing and putting people to death, particularly Lutherans, who had sought to reform various Roman Catholic practices and preaching, such as the sale of indulgences. Set them afire after tying them to stakes. To More, the "reformers" were heretics. If you were More (or Augustine or Aquinas), that's what you did with heretics. You put them to death. Nonetheless, U.S. bishops presented More as their modern model of Heroic Religious Freedom.
Accusations of Obama's evilness came from a broad range of the U.S. episcopacy. Several Catholic bishops repeatedly portrayed Obama's political beliefs as Stalin-like, Hitler-like, satanically connected, "intrinsically evil" and anti-Catholic. Obama was a man whose political purposes would inevitably bring about the physical martyrdom of our bravest bishops.
Catholics were called to "violently" and "virulently" resist his evilness. Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput and Denver's new Archbishop Samuel Aquila participated prominently in the campaign to demonize Obama.
Some independent Catholic journals and writers objected to the bishops' tactics. There was no report of any bishop objecting.
There have been no apologies. Instead, bishops are now telling Catholics who voted for Obama that they have been morally complicit in the re-election of this evil president. Catholics who voted for Obama have been promised remedial evangelization.
In the United States, bishops have every legal right to politically evangelize in the public square as well as in the cathedral plaza. But not everything legal is moral. There is deep immorality in using evangelization tactics that are dominated by political character assassination, by political lies. What can be worse than being defined as "intrinsically evil," depraved to your very core.
Some journalists predict that the bishops' Stalin, Hitler, "intrinsic evil" poisons will remain in the bloodstream of the body politic long after the election.
Indeed, President Obama's post-Aurora, post-Newtown, post-election call for regulatory and legislative gun control changes are being fought with rhetoric that mimics the bishops' tactics. Obama's efforts to reduce gun violence are Hitler-like and Stalin-like. Obama is like Saddam Hussein and Hugo Chavez. Obama wants to take away gun owners' sacred Second Amendment rights, just as he wants to take away Catholic employers' sacred First Amendment right to deny their women employees' contraceptive health insurance choices.
While the bishops could not give Romney an electoral victory, their tactics did deliver to him a significant majority of the votes of white Catholics, particularly older white men. The growing alliance between the bishops' dominant Catholic voting bloc and white evangelical Southern voters is not a relationship that bodes well for racial or ethnic minorities, or for women.
Those who will oppose Obama's income tax reforms, health care reforms, immigration reform, war and peace policies, gun violence reform, economic and social justice policies, same sex marriage reforms — those people will benefit greatly from the bishops' characterization of Obama as evil. Having lost the election to him, many of Obama's political opponents will do whatever it takes to defeat his presidency— the same policy that the Republican party leadership boasted about in 2008. Those politics are both fathered and fed by the bishops' ancient tactic — what good can come out of someone so evil?
So, there is miserable irony here. The key moral story of the 2012 elections is the Catholic bishops' collective, shameful and toxic immorality.


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One of the stupider things enraged writers (singularly from the US or the UK, of course) like to throw out – besides "pirating e-books is literally like stealing the wallet out of my pocket" (yes, literally! right?) – is that buying an e-book is like buying a 1-3 $4 cups of coffee – and if you can afford a cup of coffee, why can't you afford an e-book? (assuming e-books prices of between $4-$15 US).
It's singularly stupid. First of all, who the hell spends $4 a day on a cup of coffee? That's $120 a month just on coffee! Which is a third of your monthly salary if you live somewhere like the Laos, say (and that's assuming you work for someone like the UN).
I don't spent it. I care about coffee – deeply care about coffee, and far more, probably, than I care about books – and I spend those $4 on a bag of ground coffee which I prepare at home. One bag probably lasts me two weeks, so we're looking at a total budget of $8 a month on coffee (excluding, you know, sugar and milk or the cost of heating up the water!), which is still less than the cost of most e-books.
And I live in a Western country now! I am actually allowed to buy e-books in my region, I am actually given the choice of buying those books. For more than my entire monthly coffee budget. (Incidentally, the cost of a cup of coffee somewhere like Laos is nowhere near $4, as it must account for the much lower local earnings. A cafe Lao costs, if I remember right, around 4000 kip (US 50c) and a luxury cup of European-style coffee costs 15000kip (around $1.50) so again, that coffee-to-ebooks comparison is essentially meaningless). The e-book still costs the same (i.e., it is priced for a US/UK resident), which is significantly more, ratio wise – it's 26 cups of coffee per e-book.
There is just something terribly arrogant, not to say vulgar, about that $4 cup of coffee statement.


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Happy Holidays!Saturday, December 24th, 2011
We've never been much into planning weekly menus. But a month ago we decided to give it a serious try. Every Sunday morning after breakfast I look through my cookbooks and browse the net for inspiration. After discussing back and forth with my husband we decide the meals for the coming week. A grocery list is written and then we go grocery shopping.
I have to say that so far we're sticking to the plan pretty well. It's great to only have to go shopping once a week, in some periods we've been planning for only 1-3 days ahead and that was quite stressful and time consuming since we had to shop quite often. To make it more fun we've bought a blackboard and a liquid chalk pen so we can put the menu on display. I want to believe that it actually helps us to stick to the planned menu and it makes you look forward to the meals as it reminds you every time you pass by.
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This year's pumpkins; 2 carved by F and 2 carved by me. The little pumpkin is homegrown and was regretfully the only pumpkin that I managed to grow. If you have any pumpkin growing tips, I would love to hear your tricks.
PS. And yes, as you can see all the snow has melted!
Doughnuts that I made some time ago, with various sprinkles and cherry glaze.
I tried a random doughnut recipe and the doughnuts were OK when consumed directly after frying. However two hours later they were really dry. Maybe one of my mistakes were to make them quite small, my doughnut cutter is smallish, but I did fry them rather quick to compensate. Does anyone out there have a great doughnut recipe for fried doughnuts?
I know I have not been very active with the blog this year. It has been a tough year but I have been thinking a lot about the blog and my dear readers. I really appreciate all emails and comments that you're sending and I'm so thankful for your patience with my irregular updates. I have a huge backlog of recipes and restaurant visits that I will try to post during the beginning of next year.
I wish you all the best for the new year and that all your wishes will be fullfilled! I hope next year will be a wonderful and exciting year full of sweet treats for all of us!
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Today is the last day for donating to Menu for Hope 6. If you have the possibility please make a contribution here at the same time as you have the possibility to win great food related prizes.
This year we bought 2 kg of candy but not a single kid has shown up (yet) for trick or treating. But at least we had fun when carving pumpkins some days ago. I hope you're all having a lovely day!
Halloween recipes that I've posted earlier:
Halloween cookies with cardamom
Mini orange cupcakes with chocolate
There is no such thing as fat and sugar free cupcakes, at least not edible. This super cute cupcake is very easy to crochet even if you're a beginner. This was my first attempt crocheting since 6th grade and thanks to all tuturials on youtube it was almost a piece of cake:-) The cupcake was made using this pattern from Nimoe's blog. Instead of stuffing it I decided to keep it as a kind of container, maybe for candy?


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Kolm, Ann-Sofie; Larsen, Birthe (Frederiksberg, 2010)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper develops a general equilibrium search and matching model where an underground economy co-exists along with the formal part of the economy. In analyzing how tax and punishment policies a¤ect labour market performance, we find that punishment of infor- mal sector activities induce workers and firms to reallocate towards the formal sector. However, more importantly, we find that this real- location tends to improve e¢ ciency in search, reduce the overall wage pressure, and reduce actual unemployment. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8209
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Abstract: We build a general equilibrium model in terms of a search and matching model with an informal sector. We consider the impact of the traditional policy instruments considered in the tax evasion literature, such as changes in the tax- and punishment system as well as changes in the employment protection legislation and concealment costs, on labour market outcomes. To this end, we set-up a model which allows workers to allocate their search for formal and informal sector jobs optimally. We calibrate and simulate the model to fit the North and the South of Europe, where the share of informal sector workers is equal to three percent in the North and more than 4 times as high in the South. We consider the impact of concealment costs, as there are large differences in terms of tax administration procedures between the South and the North, in terms of that Northern countries make more extensively use of third-party reporting. We also examine whether stricter employment protection legislation in Southern Europe may explain the observed fact. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9588
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part 1: A graphical expositionUrban, Dieter M. (København, 1998)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7519
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RevisitedLund, Diderik (København, 2003)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Levy and Arditti (1973) introduced depreciable assets into the Modigliani and Miller (1958) model, and analyzed the implications for the cost of capital. Assuming that the firm reinvests indefinitely to maintain a constant expected cash flow, they found that depreciation increases the cost of capital before and after tax. Most of their assumptions are maintained. However, commitment to perpetual reinvestment is in most cases not a reasonable assumption. Without it, depreciation decreases the cost of capital before and after tax. The effect of depreciation is less in absolute value than in Levy and Arditti, but not insignificant. Keywords: Cost of capital, depreciation, corporate taxes JEL classification numbers: G31, H25 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7583
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1950-2004Risager, Ole (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: A number of influential studies have documented a strong value premium for US stocks over the period 1963 to 1990 (Fama and French (1992), Lakonishok et al. (1994)). Stocks with low price-earnings multiples, price-book values and other measures of value are reported to have given a higher mean return than the high multiple growth firms. Work by Basu (1997) and others have shown that the value dominance is also a feature of the earlier market history of the United States. The value premium is reported also to exist in a number of other countries over the period 1975 to 1995 (Fama and French (1998)). The results for these markets are based on Morgan Stanley (MSCI) data. Since these data are softer due to a relatively short time horizon and due to a small number of stocks in some cases down at 10 stocks, the conclusions are likely to be less robust. There is therefore a need for more research on this issue. The purpose of this paper is to report evidence for the Danish stock market and to test whether the value premium is a genuine long-term feature of the market or just a phenomenon that pops up now and then. To research this issue we have collected accounting and stock market data for more than half a century. We report in particular on the insights obtained when portfolios are formed on the basis of the price-earnings multiple. The paper shows that there is a value premium. The paper also analyzes whether the premium is likely to be due to risk (Fama and French (1992,98)) or mispricing as emphasized by the Behavioral Finance School (Chan et al. (2000), Lakonishok et al. (1994) and La Porta et al. (1997)). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7613
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Abstract: We compare investments in generating capacities of an integrated monopolist with the aggregate investments of two vertically integrated competing firms. The firms invest in their capacity and fix the retail price while electricity demand is uncertain. The wholesale price is determined in a unit price auction where the firms know the level of demand when they bid their capacities. Total capacities can be larger or smaller with a duopoly than with a monopoly. If the two firms select the Pareto dominant equilibrium, then the retail price is always higher and the social welfare lower in the duopoly case. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7572
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Boom, Anette; Buehler, Stefan (Frederiksberg, 2018)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: This paper studies how competition and vertical structure jointly determine generating capacities, retail prices, and welfare in the electricity industry. Analyzing a model in which demand is uncertain and retailers must commit to retail prices before they buy electricity in the wholesale market, we show that welfare is highest if competition in generation and retailing is combined with vertical separation. Vertically integrated generators choose excessively high retail prices and capacities to avoid rent extraction in the wholesale market when their retail demand exceeds their capacity. Vertical separation eliminates the risk of rent extraction and yields lower retail prices. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9664
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Waisman, Gisela; Larsen, Birthe (Frederiksberg, 2012)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: We exploit the regional variation in negative attitudes towards immigrants to Sweden in order to analyse the consequences of the attitudes on immigrants welfare. We find that attitudes towards immigrants are of importance: they both affect their labour market outcomes and their quality of life. We interpret the negative effect on wages as evidence of labour market discrimination. We estimate the welfare effects of negative attitudes, through their wage and local amenities, for immigrants with different levels of skills, origin, gender and age. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8519
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Abstract: While examining the macroeconomic effects of increased government control of the informal sector, this paper develops a two-sector general equilibrium model featuring matching frictions and worker- firm wage bargaining. Workers search for jobs in both the formal and the informal sector. We analyse the impact of higher punishment rates and a higher audit rate on labour market performance. We find that a higher punishment rate reduces the size of the informal sector and reduces unemployment. A higher audit rate has an ambiguous impact on unemployment, and may actually increase the size of the underground economy. JEL-codes: H26 Keywords: Tax evasion, underground economy, matching, bargaining, unemployment. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7487
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7597
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An investigation on the performance of admission characteristicsla Cour, Lisbeth; Raimondos-Møller, Pascalis (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7584
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Waisman, Gisela; Larsen, Birthe (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The eects of discrimination of immigrants on the labour market are studied within a search and wage-bargaining setting including a risk of losing skills during the experience of unemployment. The negative eects of discrimination in the form of higher unemployment and lower wages spread to all workers, immigrants and natives, in all sectors of the economy. The eect is stronger for immigrants, but natives suer as well. An increase in the share of immigrants in the economy exacerbates the problem of discrimination. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7634
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An analysis of the proposed Dutch yardstick mechanismBogetoft, Peter; Mikkers, Misja C.; Halbersma, Rein; Agrell, Per J. (København, 2007)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Health care provision is undergoing major reforms in Europe as a reaction to rapidly increasing expenditure and lowered political acceptance to commit public finance to cover the deficits. The Dutch government will decide in 2007 if the current budget system will be replaced by a more competitive mechanism, based on the yardstick regulation principle by Shleifer (1985). One of the proposed systems for the reform can be compared to a revenue-cap implementation of a multi-product cost-yardstick mechanism. The redistribution of the sector's relevant cost is made in proportion to the individual hospitals share of total weighted output. No regulation is made of the multi-lateral contractual relations between users, insurers and hospitals. The scaling weights are updated periodically for new services and as a function of observed excess demand (waiting lists). The mechanism is shown to provide cost-reducing (effort-inducing) incentives for profit-maximizing rational agents in a single-period bargaining game. The game also shows that the regulation acts as a countervailing power for the insurers to reinforce bargaining power. The local distortion of the output profile induced by the regulation is a function of demand elasticity and cost function convexity. In case the revenue target is not binding, no welfare loss is incurred. The regime also provides incentives for cost-reducing investments in the short and the long run. These incentives manifest themselves in local reallocations of output to more efficient producers. The analysis shows that care should be taken in the updating of the weights as to provide incentives for service innovation, as well as to guarantee convergence of the price system. Although this requires econometric analyses, the alternative with a cost-based yardstick is considered superior to a revenue-based ditto for this application. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7661
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Marker-Larsen, Svend (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — About 2,000 supporters of immigration reform marched through Hollywood on Saturday as part of rallies nationwide to push for congressional action, while California's governor signed a series of bills on the topic, saying he was not going to wait on Washington.
The Los Angeles demonstration called "March of the Stars" kicked off shortly after Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that included a bill prohibiting local law enforcement agencies from detaining people for deportation if they are arrested for a minor crime and otherwise eligible to be released from custody.
"While Washington waffles on immigration, California's forging ahead," Brown said. "I'm not waiting."
March organizers in Los Angeles had expected tens of thousands to turn out to the rally, which was among some 150 demonstrations on a day billed as the "National Day for Dignity and Respect." Roughly 2,000 people participated, some holding signs that read "Education Not Deportation" and "Congress get back to work!" Others carried elephant pinatas, blaming the impasse on Republicans.
The mobilization is a prelude to a rally and free concert Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington.
Immigration has been a rare area of bipartisan cooperation. Confidence was boosted earlier in the year on a sweeping overhaul of the system and a path to citizenship for millions, but the crisis over Syria, and now the partial shutdown of the federal government, has diverted lawmakers' attention.
The chances an immigration bill makes its way through Congress before the year ends are slim. But advocates want to make sure reform stays front and center despite lawmakers' pressing concerns.
"This cannot be stopped," said activist Eliseo Medina, marching in Los Angeles. "This is growing."
The Alliance for Citizenship, a broad coalition of organizations that includes the AFL-CIO, the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center, is driving the mobilization.
Twenty cities in California were staging events Saturday to show their support.
Among the eight immigration-related measures Brown signed was AB4, sponsored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, which creates a statewide standard for how local agencies comply with the federal Secure Communities program, which requires law enforcement to check the immigration status of anyone who is arrested.
The governor vetoed a similar measure last year because it did not let officials detain those convicted of crimes such as child abuse and drug trafficking, exemptions that were removed from this year's version.
The governor also approved a bill allowing lawyers to be admitted to the California bar even if they are living in the U.S. illegally.
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Is your management style getting the most out of your employees? Here are some tips to help you tread the line between firm and fair.
The concept of a workplace culture can be difficult to define – loosely, it tends to mean the group attitude, ideas and social behaviour of the people within your business. If an organisation has a late hours culture, employees may be in the habit of staying at their desks well beyond 9-5 hours as they don't want to be seen to be the first to go home. But such a culture does not necessarily amount to a productive working environment.
An old joke sums up perfectly the problem of being unproductive at work: "You've never had a day off, have you?" "No." "Why? Are you indispensable?" "No. I don't want them to find out they can do without me." The key for creating a productive culture is having an outcomes-focused approach to your staff. Reward people on their ability to exceed their targets, rather than the time spent at their desk. Conversely, you must be firm but fair with employees not pulling their weight, otherwise, in the long-term they will drag others down too.
On that point, it is important employees have a clear brief of their role. If people do not understand how their position aligns with the overall goals of the organisation, how can they be expected to play a part in moving the business forward? As a leader, it is your job to clearly communicate your "vision" so everyone has an understanding of how you can collectively achieve it. Communication is a two-way street, so ensure that you are approachable and that people are comfortable speaking to you before any major performance problems arise.
While targets are important, taking too much of a "hands-on" management approach is counter-productive. Numerous studies have found that a sense of autonomy and agency are crucial to work-based happiness – and a team of robots following orders will not create a flexible, innovative environment. Also, micromanaging every small decision is rather a waste of your time, while also creating a culture where people feel unable to use their own initiative.
It is often said that the culture of a business is a reflection of the personality of its leadership. For example, if bullying is rife in an organisation, those characteristics can often be traced back to the top. So if you want a positive, motivated, productive workforce you must lead by example and regularly demonstrate those qualities yourself.


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With the East Bay's most populous fire district sliding toward bankruptcy, much hope had been pinned on an outside consultant's recommendations for structural change.
The Contra Costa grand jury had called on the district to think "outside the box." This paper's editorial page had similarly chastised the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District's failure to look for creative options to address soaring pension costs in the face of recession-driven declines in property tax revenues.
Now, the much-awaited $185,000 report from Fitch & Associates has arrived. Those who had anticipated a major examination of creative alternatives will be greatly disappointed. It's simply not there.
John Gioia, who along with his fellow county supervisors also serve as the directors of the fire district, is frustrated that the report didn't fulfill the board's direction.
"The message was find solutions that were short- and long-term," he says. "Clearly the report is inadequate in identifying meaningful solutions."
It turns out that the Fitch consulting team never saw that as their mission. "That really wasn't in the scope of what we were asked to do," says Jim Broman, a former fire chief from Lacey, Wash., who was one of the authors of the report. He says they could have done more but Contra Costa officials were just looking for short-term solutions to keep the district afloat.
Whatever the root of this misunderstanding, the bottom line is that the report provides no recommendations for savings. "Nothing in there really changes anything financially for us," says Jeff Carman, the new chief of the fire district.
To be sure, the consultants did a good job of defining the problems the district faces. And their data crunching showed that, contrary to the claims of the district's former fire chief, last year's reduction from 28 to 24 engine companies had only negligible effect on response times for fires and medical emergencies.
But their recommendations were merely tweaks that provide little cost savings. This report won't help the district reduce its structural deficit in any meaningful way to avoid running out of money by about 2016.
With better construction of homes that makes them less combustible, fire districts across the nation have morphed from fighting blazes to providing emergency medical service. In 2012, 78 percent of the Contra Costa district calls, and 56 percent of firefighters' time away from the stations, were for medical service.
The biggest question is whether emergency medical response is the best use of time for well-compensated firefighters, or whether there's a more cost-effective way to provide the two services.
"The fire service needs to reinvent itself," Broman says, speaking generically of departments across the nation. "Some agencies are embracing it, some are not. That becomes a leadership issue." If ever there was a district that must examine alternatives, it's this one, which serves 600,000 residents in Central County, Antioch, Pittsburg and San Pablo.
Even after closing stations, even with recovering property tax revenues, even without budgeting for normal replacement of fire engines, the district is headed toward a financial cliff, spending more each year than it takes in and eating away the small reserves it has left.
That's in large part due to pension costs, which suck up more than a quarter of the district's budget. Firefighters' lucrative pensions are so costly that by next fiscal year, district payments to the retirement system and to cover bonds issued to help fund most firefighters' pensions have been forecast to cost taxpayers about $1.19 for every dollar of payroll (excluding overtime). Firefighters will also be hit hard, with payments of about 27 cents out of every dollar.
This can't continue.
County officials are talking about once again trying to pass a parcel tax to supplement the district's budget. The last attempt, in 2012, failed at the polls. And so will the next one if the district and firefighter union leaders once again fail to demonstrate that they made long-term structural reforms and curbed pension costs.
Daniel Borenstein is a staff columnist and editorial writer. Reach him at 925-943-8248 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter.com/borensteindan.


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By Howard C. Nusbaum,
Regulatory issues are directly tied our industry's success. And
while this side of the business may not seem as exciting or fun as sales and
marketing or resort operations, I believe it truly is.
During a conference I recently attended in Spain, there were
many discussions that mirrored the same challenges and opportunities that are
shared at ARDA gatherings. However, due to the regulatory structure that has
been in place in the United States for 35-plus years, I find that the U.S.
industry has tools to better address some of these issues, with the fire-power
of codified law. As such, our product structures, owners, and governing HOAs
are protected – leading to a more vibrant marketplace conducive for growth.
Don't get me wrong—not every regulation and rule makes
sense, despite its original intention. But from a macro perspective of growth
and paths of opportunity, our regulatory regime has done more for our consumers'
confidence and safety, which has fostered a more robust commercial enterprise
for everyone in the business. And these laws and structures have become the
hinge around which the industry has turned for the better.
You wouldn't play a game that didn't have rules, and you
wouldn't want to try to run a business without the certainty offered by these
laws and regulations. ARDA and ARDA-ROC are committed to continuing to support
good legislation and regulatory oversight. We will also oppose laws or any part
of the rule-making process that we believe do not enhance our consumers'
experiences or our industry ability to flourish within that platform.
ARDA, through its awesome State & Federal Affairs teams
and their partners, will continue to monitor activity at all levels of
government to ensure that dangers are defeated and positive bills come to
fruition as law.
So, as you can see, change is constant on these fronts. But
we remain prepared, so each time that something new pops up for our teams to
address, they handle it with the intentions of the owners in mind, keeping the
life-blood pumping for success all around—both now and well into the future.
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Independent tests undertaken by the British Photographers' Liaison Committee (BPLC), to establish the full and exact details of any potential film damage caused by baggage screening machines at airports, have given the all-clear to current hand-luggage x-ray inspection systems installed at Edinburgh Airport.
The findings confirm Edinburgh Airport's previous recommendations to passengers, that they should carry unprocessed film in their hand-luggage not packed in hold (checked-in) luggage. The findings confirm that hand-luggage security scanning machinery is safe for all normal film types (up to and including ISO 400) *. Current digital camera storage media can also safely be examined by these x-ray machines without suffering ill effects.
Specialist film (ISO 800 and above) under exceptional circumstances, when passed more than eight times through the hand-luggage security scanning machines, can be affected. However, the nature of the change occurring is barely noticeable to the naked eye and indeed does not become clearly visible until film is exposed around 32 times.
Edinburgh Airport therefore continues to recommend that airline passengers carry all normal, undeveloped film in their hand-luggage not in their hold (checked-in) luggage. We also advise that special arrangements can be made for photographers carrying professional film (ISO 800 and above) by prior arrangement with their airline or airport. Hand search requests for professional film will normally be accommodated, but the final decision in all individual cases will always rest with the on-duty security supervisor.
The results reported are in the context of standard film use. Professional photographers requiring more detailed information should refer in the first place to their own photographic association or organisation, or the BPLC on +44 (0)20 7739 6669.
* These films will be visually unaffected by up to eight and in some cases 32 passes through the hand-luggage x-ray machines. Processed film can be x-rayed virtually without limit, without suffering any ill effects whatsoever from these machines.


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i am not putting this in hopes of anything to be done , and I sadly expect negative comments against myself as a reply but I'm putting this out there in hopes to stop someone else from being screwed over. i am an ex employee there as some who see this will no, i wish that weren't true there's is no point getting into details as everything will be denied anyways.in my opinion there are too many things that are allowed to go on there and many things that are done just to try to make a profit. it's frowned upon if you do not make an avg of 350 per sale. that number is assigned based off of a another company out of state! don't have to take my word for it, all I'm going to say is anybody who goes there to have anything done or have a car purchased from them through their other part of the business question every step of the way. not every thing is as it seems.
I absolutely had a good experience, everything worked out great.Super nice ,Manager and staff Single Mom and they came through got me in right away and worked efficiently. THANK YOU!
Good product and excellent quality. Prices are excellent.
They have a cute loaner car did a good job mechanicing on mine. Ty
We took my fiance's Pathfinder in for a check engine light issue, and they found the problem. Andrew showed the issues to us, and explained everything to us and answered our questions very well. We were considering another place her house, but decided on A2Z. Andrew had told us on Wednesday, when we got the car checked, that it would more than likely be done Friday, but that he would try to get it done today (12/5). He called today to let us know the car was done. We were both very pleasantly surprised. We will be taking our vehicles to A2Z for any work we need done on our vehicles. I would highly recommend A2Z to anyone. They are very honest, efficient, and good people. Thanks for the awesome service Andrew!! We will definitely be back.
Wow.. They were right on it, even showed me the problem, that never happened before. He didn't talk down to me, gave it to me straight forward. Gave me options, told me just what I needed to fix and didn't try to up sell!!!! How refreshing, professional and classy. This is the place 👍💯
Get service and additional information after new windshield was installed.
They were very knowledgeable and quick to work with me to get my car back in working order.
They fixed my girlfriends battery for free that they had previously installed. Props on that. Other places wouldn't care. I would have enjoyed a gift basket or something for being the boyfriend during this though. Maybe a couple Blues tickets. Just to show appreciation to the boyfriend of the carless beauty. It's not the easiest job, and society doesn't give it the attention it deserves.
The service at A2Z is phenomenal. They took care of everything while treating me very nicely. They towed my car in, let me know what needed to be done and even found me financing and gave me loaner caaaarrr to use. They really took the stress out of a normally very stressful situation. The repairs were also done very quickly. Thank you everyone at A2Z, you are lifesavers
Well qualified staff. Clean and up to date.
I like how Andrew explained to me what and why my car needs the maintenance it requires. I also appreciate the fact I didn't feel pressured or was being up sold or misled. In an area where alot of shady practices happen A2Z Automotive stands out as honest, friendly and sincere. 5 Stars and recommended.
I was camping along the Merrimac River last weekend and the brake line in my truck blew out. I called and A2Z was able to get my truck in even though it was a Saturday and 1/2 an hour before they closed. Tina was very pleasant and easy to work with, the guys in the shop got the truck up and figured out the brake issue, had the parts in on the following Monday morning and had the truck up and going down the road by Monday afternoon. Thanks A2Z for taking care of my truck so fast and getting me back on the road to KC! Oh yes I also want to say thanks for the loaner car while the truck was being repaired, I was not expecting that!
One of the best experiences I've had at an auto repair shop. Super kind. Folks spend a lot of $ at repair shops. They keep the experience positive
I Had my car in for an oil change this morning could not have asked for a better experience! Awesome service, fast, and super friendly!!
Had a good experience. People were super friendly. They took care of my car to get it to pass inspection. They got me a loaner car for free.
Got me in right away, and solved all my problems. Comfortable waiting area. Will be back!
Great service!
This has been my go to mechanic for a few years now. They always do good work in a timely manner at a fair price! They are very accommodating of schedule constraints and will do there absolute best to get you back on the road quickly! Just recently I went in for some work on my Chevy Cruze and not only was it done super fast but it came in significantly cheaper than I was originally quoted and they fixed another problem they found along the way at that same price!!!!!! If you go anywhere else you are throwing away time and money end of story!
Clean and friendly. Randy took the time to answer all my questions and print up a price sheet for all the work I was considering. Never belittled or was condescending. Great service. My new shop!
Only shop ill take my car to. Fair prices and loaner cars
My experience was terrific! The mechanic that did car repairs was very courteous & knowledgeable & was very quick to get it done. I am glad to have them as my favorite auto shop!
Super nice staff, got me in the same day that I called. Showed me any problems my car had instead of just telling me what they were and had three printed estimates with different items on them. Definelty will go back
A 2 Z is the only place I take my vehicle. They not only take care of the problem I brought it in for, but if they see anything else going on with my vehicle they make note of it and the owner takes the time to explain it to me in terms I can understand. They offer water, snacks and coffee as well as a TV to watch while waiting and that's definitely a plus!
Very helpful and attentive staff.
Very friemdky staff, they dont pull any legs. They are straight honest about everything. They have provided me amd my family the best service since theyve been open.
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I would highly recommend this place to anyone and everyone. Not only are the prices great, but everyone is so friendly and HONEST. Joe is by far the best, most knowledgeable mechanic we've ever had. He showed us a great deal of respect and it was much appreciated.
Highly recommend! They diagnosed and repaired my Lexus for considerably less than I was expecting. Fast too! I had it back the next day running perfect!
Best place around! Was told my vehicle was a death trap by a car dealership where we were going to trade my vehicle in and a2z got my car back to safe in just a little bit of time! I will definitely return! Chelsea, joe and randy are fantastic to work with! I've been looking for a crew I can trust and indeed I have found them! Thank you guys for doing such a great job! I definitely feel safe in my vehicle now and feel much better about transporting my children! So thankful!!!! You guys rock!
Nice shop with nice waiting room friendly staff
We have used these guys for a couple of years now. Everyone is always professional and they are great at explaining any issues that may be going on. And with my sons vehicle that had a couple of problems, they explained to him what needed to be done and what could wait. They also offered him a payment plan that worked out perfect for him. And on top of that they gave him a lender vehicle so that while his car was in the ship, he could still get to work! Never feel like they are doing work that you don't need as we have experienced in other places. I highly recommend these guys from your maintence oil change to any repairs you may need!
I have gone there multiple times Joe and Tory are amazing. Just a all around great shop, I highly recommend them.
Great mechanic great price would highly recommend
Throughout a span of a couple of months my car seemed to have problem after problem and after i got referred to a2z they always treated me like royalty and walked me through what was wrong and explained everything to me. They would walk me through everything that could be fixed and made sure to distinguish what absolutely needed fixed. They want to make sure that my car is running the way that it should but never wanted to dig further into my pocket than needed. The peace of mind and confidence that i got when i would leave is the reason why i don't want to go anywhere else with any of my car issues. Highly highly recommended!
I hardly ever write reviews but felt it was necessary for A 2 Z. I had some work done on my 1998 Ford F-150 4x4 a few months ago. I bought the vehicle off Craigslist and was overall in good shape, with the exception of a few issues that many places would not have resolved. The power door locks didn't work (which wasn't that big of a deal) and I didn't have a way to lock the doors. In other words, the key would fit in but not turn the locking mechanism. The previous owner had put on chrome door handles and jacked things up. There is a clip that works with the lock tumbler (and a couple of other parts I believe) that Tory called around to find. Auto parts stores don't have these parts and are unable to get them--I know because I asked around as did Tory. I told Tory since they had it apart to go ahead and fix the locks, yet again another part that is almost impossible to find. Tory was able to get like new parts from a salvage yard and save me quite a bit of money. The only thing I wasn't happy about (which I don't blame A 2 Z) was the radiator sprung a leak. It wasn't a leak that I had detected when I had gotten the vehicle. They called me the first day I dropped it off about the leak. I'm not the most trusting person so I even went to the lot after hours and popped the hood. Lo and behold I seen a leak below the radiator hose and could see coolant seeping in surrounding places where it looked like it probably was coming from the radiator. I was hesitant to get it fixed because I didn't want to get into a very expensive bill. Tory was very patient and addressed my concerns. He spent vast amounts of time following up with me and updating me every step of the way (more than anyone I've ever dealt with). Granted the repair bill wasn't super cheap because of the extent of the work, but to their credit the repair came in around $200 cheaper than the original estimate. They will save you money WHEREVER they can but not cut corners on the work. I am getting tires there tomorrow on my VW Passat. One of the best shops in the area if not the best....
Thank you all so much for having A2z automotive repair and maintenance your vehicles. We will exhaust all our resources to get you safely on the road again.
My vehicles love this place it is a one stop place for all your car needs from oil changes to replacing a motor if ur car needs it Randy and his very capable staff can do it I have been using A2Z for around four years or so and they always stand behind there work if they did it wrong they fix it no problem no charge...if u need a tow they do that too you need a loner car they got those...also if they do something very expensive they got several different types of financing if you're pocket book can't take it...all in all they are a very friendly fun and professional all at once and they will explain any and every detailed questions u have untill you know exactly what's going on with your vehicle...the waiting room is clean comfy and they got coffee bottled water and TV so your wait don't seem so bad...so don't stress over a repair shop and if u need one they will do you right cause I promise you they will.
A2Z Automotive has never failed to help me in my time of need! They towed my car for free after business hours brought me to the shop and let me use a free loaner car while they fixed my car and on top of that they have awesome financing! Thankyou everyone at A2Z Automotive!!
You guys are great and very reasonable on your prices
I love the techs here they do right by the customer 200% of the time
Great Service
Very helpful offers financing and a loaner car while they work on yours.
They were very friendly and the service was quick! Highly recommend
Very honest saved us alot of money rare to find
I had the pleasure of working there for a little bit over two years. This company gave me the opportunity to get my foot in the door of the Automotive industry and working there was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I can honestly say that every single employee at A2Z has one goal in mind, and that goal is to give the customer the best possible experience an Automotive repair shop has to offer. From Randy(owner) to Sandy(service advisor) to Cole(tech) to Joe (lead tech), they all truly want you to have a pleasant experience and leave feeling satisfied. And I can assure you as an employee they will do whatever is nessacary to accommodate the customer. I would highly recommend this shop to anybody who wants a job done right by a company that will stand behind their work!
Really helpful
Amazing service, didn't feel like I got taken, walked me through everything that was wrong and fixed everything in prompt fashion and got me back on the road. Honestly wish I could make this my full time mechanic, its too bad I live in Chicago, but anyone that lives nearby or has an issue, go here: my low oil pressure and check engine light was on, after my trip there, both lights were off, and my car was working great! Thank you A to Z you guys are awesome!
Our Fleet of vehicles have had their lives extended thanks to the quality of service they have received from A 2 Z Automotive on Hwy. 47 just So. of Union, MO. Thanks to everyone there. AJ
Great people to work with. They truly care and have made life a lot easier. They're honest and will do there absolute best. I will never take any of my vehicles anywhere but A2Z. They've been a an amazing help to me the last several months. If you want a business that truley does go above and beyond to be there for you really should give them a chance you won't be disappointed.
Love this place! Affordable and fast! I would recommend them to everyone!
The service was fast, efficient and courteous. The staff was great to deal with. No hard sell, just told me what was wrong or what the car needed. Dropped my car off and they gave me a ride home. Then delivered my car to my doorstep! It's hard to find a auto place you can trust. Im confident I've found that place now.
While traveling from Texas to Michigan with my two kids and two dogs, I got a flat tire at a hotel a few minutes away from A2Z Automotive. I was told by the hotel desk clerk that she takes her car to A2Z and they are the best value for the money and they're great to work with. I was stuck, so I called. Not only did I get great phone service, but an employee at A2Z drove over to the hotel and put air in my tire so I could drive over and get it patched. When I arrived, there were LOTS of cars there getting repaired (a great sign in my opinion, but I was worried about how long the wait might be), but I was in and out in about 30 minutes. When I went to pay, my total bill was $25, that's it, for coming to the hotel and everything. It is clear to me that this is a business built on integrity and honesty, a business that I hope anyone who can, takes advantage of!!!
A2Z is great place you can trust your car is fixed right. Randy only uses top quality parts to fix your car. I would recommend trying this place out next time your car needs a little or a lot of help.
2001 Grand Cherokee
Update: I earlier posted a review about my experience with a brake job performed on my vehicle and damage to driver front fender due to brake fluid spill discoloring paint. I am now changing my review, as I have spoken with staff and they were understanding with me and are going to make things right by fixing my vehicles damaged paint. Apologies for writing review before speaking about this matter. Cheers to and upstanding business that's is willing to fix the paint problem to my jeep and gain a future customer relationship. Grateful customer as of now and will definitely give future business to a great group of people. Thanks again!!
Friendly knowledgeable staff!!!
I always get great service and a job well done. They are always ready to answer any questions I have about the job and if I need to watch for anything. As long as they have Travis working for them I'll be coming back!
I was 7 hours from home and my car broke down after hours on a Thursday. Sent a email from the website and they responded that night and fit me in on Friday morning gave me a loaner car and I had my car back that afternoon and headed home. Super friendly staff, and done a wonderful job. Would highly recommend them. Thanks guys
Good experience
Got me in right away, and solved all my problems. Comfortable waiting area. Will be back!
Great service friendly people clean garage
This was my first visit and I had called first and the lady that answered the phone was great and I was extremely impressed at the whole operation if this continues you have a costumer for life!! Thank you so much
Fast & friendly service
Good service
Took my car in for periodic maintenance. They were prompt and performed maintenance well. Advised on one needed item. Cost was very reasonable.
Great service, love the financing!
High Quality Service
I went in for a simple oil change. Wonderful staff, exceptional waiting room, and thoughtful advice and opinions. They brought me into the garage and physically showed me the issues with my car that needed to be addressed instead of just telling me and pressuring me into fixing them right then. I have already told my friends and family about the wonderful service and care that I recieved on my first visit. This is how all auto shops should aim to be! Thanks!!
I was so happy to find a coupon for this place for a oil change and tire rotation for only $19.95. Friendly service at counter, waiting room has tv, coffee, bottled water and some candy snacks. The men who worked on my car were very good to go over my car and let me know about any and all concerns. No pressure to do any of the work, but just FYI.... The counter help also explained their monthly payment plan if you don't want to pay it all up front. I was very pleased with my over all service there today.
Always treated very polite and helpful.
Have been recommending this facility for years now. Would not go back if I was not satisfied. Try them, you'll like it.
Thorough technicians, very friendly staff
A 2 Z is the only place I take my vehicle. They not only take care of the problem I brought it in for, but if they see anything else going on with my vehicle they make note of it and the owner takes the time to explain it to me in terms I can understand. They offer water, snacks and coffee as well as a TV to watch while waiting and that's definitely a plus!
Excellent service. Courteous staff. Thank you
Great customer service
It's been a little bit since i had my car there, but when i first called i spoke to Tina. She was very pleasant and welcoming. She made my experience much better than i had expected.
Oil Change
Did a great job and got my vehicle in & out quickly, will return for more service. Nice folks.
Excellent customer service
Full explanation of services. Loaner vehicle if needed, and super customer service. What more could you ask.
Their motto is right on.
Staff is very friendly, kind, and understanding; extremely patient while answering my questions in non-technical language; does not talk down to either the customers or to the staff. They performed and satisfactorily completed major repairs on my vehicle prior to an unexpected road trip. The loaner vehicle that was provided during the time my vehicle was being repaired was also in good working condition and was greatly appreciated. The staff showed great restraint in reviewing repair recommendations with me without being pushy. Thank you for all of the "well done" work I have received from you. I highly recommend A-2-Z Automotive.
Love this places
Very friendly and fun staff...they do very good work and stand behind the work they do and have no problem coming to your rescue if u need a tow or a loner while ur vehicle is being repaired all in all it's a clean friendly fun environment to get ur car serviced as simple as an oil change or replacing the entire motor I have used them for 4 years now and will always recommend them and no one else for your vehicles every need...
I am pleased with the service, changing the oil in my car. Asked about replacing my tires and have yet to hear back from anyone on the price of the tires. That is a bit discouraging. Will give a few more days and then go to another facility for a price on tires. I left with the idea I would hear from you in a short time. I am sure you want a truthful review? Thank you
A2Z were so professional and answered all of my questions thoroughly!! They towed my teenage daughter's vehicle for free from our house! They even offered 6 months free financing so that my daughter could make small payments as she just got a job... after all, she "needs" to have extra spending money! Her vehicle was on was on it's last leg and I could not believe how well it handled once they fixed it! Thanks to Joe, Randy and Tory I now feel safe letting my daughter drive it. They will forever have my business!!
Great Service, Highly Recommend!!
Recommend to Everyone!
I have been going to A2Z for a few years now. They have worked on 3 of my vehicles and fixed the issues right the first time. Everyone is so nice and they always explain to me what needs to be done and do it at a fair price.
Great Service, Highly Recommend
I have been doing business with A2Z Automotive for years. I trust Randy and his team to repair and maintain my business and personal vehicles. Great Service at a Fair Price !
Randy is the best. He takes the time to answer questions, is honest, personable, knowledgeable, very reasonable, and I will continue to entrust all my vehicle's service needs to A2Z - and only A2Z!!!
As always; you have provided me with me a great service . The staff working with you are professional and ethical!!. That is why I keep coming back and recommend to all my friends and family to use your service!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
I am always treated with the utmost, friendly, professional service.
Randy is the best, so kind and doesn't take advantage of ladies who know nothing about cars! I always trust what he tells me and he always fixes my vehicle issues.
Always friendly. Easy to talk to. Listens to me.
Great service
Several different repairs to my truck. Did great inspection. Good communication. Will definitely be back again.
Very pleased
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A volvulus occurs when part of the large intestine is twisted or rotated on itself and the mesentery. Mesentery is supportive tissue that anchors the intestines to the back wall of the abdomen. The twisted intestine creates a bowel obstruction that cuts off the intestine's blood supply and affects bowel function.
Volvulus can occur anywhere in the large intestine, but it is most common in the sigmoid colon, the lowest part near the rectum.
A volvulus requires immediate medical attention.
Risk Factors
Volvulus is more common in older, inactive people, especially those in assisted living facilities. Other factors that may increase your chance of volvulus include:
Congenital defects
- Elongated or enlarged colon
- Sigmoid colon unattached to abdominal wall
- Narrow mesenteric connection to the colon
- Previous volvulus
- History of chronic constipation
- History of mental health disorders
- History of adhesions
- Hirschsprung disease
Symptoms may include:
- Sudden, severe abdominal pain
- Abdominal swelling
- Nausea and vomiting
- Constipation
- Bloody stools
- Dehydration
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Imaging tests will be needed to see internal structures. Tests include:
- Abdominal x-ray
- Abdominal ultrasound
- CT scan
- Lower GI series with barium enema
- Upper GI series with barium swallow
The treatment goal is to unblock the obstruction and restore bowel function. Parts of the treatment may include:
IV fluids may be given to prevent dehydration and shock. You may need a nasogastric tube to help prevent the build-up of gas in the stomach. A nasogastric tube is a tube inserted through the nose, down the esophagus, and into the stomach.
A sigmoidoscope is a tube inserted into the colon through the rectum. The tube allows for the passage of a lighted camera and small surgical instruments. Your doctor can untwist the intestine during this procedure. Untwisting the intestine helps restore blood flow and bowel function. Depending on the extent of intestinal damage, further surgery may be necessary.
If necessary, the section of intestine that is damaged is removed. The two remaining healthy ends are put together with stitches or staples.
There are no current guidelines to prevent volvulus. There are several surgical procedures that may help reduce your chance of having another volvulus. Talk with your doctor about what options may be best for you.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Daus Mahnke, MD
- Review Date: 09/2018 -
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I have just returned from FOSDEM where we Julen Gouesse, Sven Gothel and Xerxes Rånby presented a JogAmp freejava love talk with some live demonstrations running hardware accelerated on x86 laptop, android/meego phone/tables and GNU/LInux systems such as the AC100 and RaspberryPi.
Slides, Video and Teaser from the JogAmp FOSDEM freejava love talk are now online:
If you want to design a game then we recommend you to use JogAmp indirect through a game engine library such as libgdx or JMonkeyEngine 3. We have a forum thread inside the JogAmp community where we work on improving engine support for embedded devices such as the Raspberry Pi using said engines. By using a game engine will get you up to speed developing professional games that can be run across all devices and formfactors.
The video and teaser recordings also includes footage of the JMonkeyEngine 3 JOGL 2 backend initialized by Julien Gouesse that we for time reason never managed to show during the strict 40min talk and live demo at FOSDEM.
Inside the FOSDEM talk we ran the open-source libgdx game pax-britannica using the new libgdx JogAmp JOGL 2 port initialized by Julien Gouesse in combination with the new hardfloat fixed CACAO ARM JVM found in the new IcedTea 6 1.12 release on the Raspberry Pi.
we also ran the JogAmp Jake2 port, a port done by Sven Gothel, using the armhf JamVM from IcedTea 7 on the ac100.
Both opensource games of course rocked running using freejava!
The point that we wanted to show is that if you start to use the dedicated love using the media accelerator found in all new devices your java applications rendering will run *equally* fast regardless of the JVM implementation, since the rendering is then performed by the GPU instead of the CPU.
For demonstation purposes: I had to extend the libgdx backend with a custom mouse pointer in order for otherwise touchscreen oriented games such as pax-britannica to work on the Raspberry Pi from console, the reason why this is needed is because there is no highlevel compositing windowmanager running on the RaspPi adding the overlay mousepointer for you like what you are custom to see when running desktop applications using X11. This libgdx RaspberryPi mouse pointer branch allowed me to test all touch oriented libgdx games and demos from console using a mouse input device.
While we know that compilation of custom JVM can be tricky I have prepared a RaspberryPi armhf CACAO libjvm.so that you can use as an drop in replacement into any OpenJDK 6 installation (/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk-armhf/jre/lib/arm/server/libjvm.so) This libjvm.so was built using the IcedTea 6 1.12 release from inside a Raspbian chroot.
For JamVM simply install the openjdk-7-jdk package and run it using java -jamvm its already built and packaged by the Raspbian team and work great! The new CACAO armhf libjvm.so is found here: http://labb.zafena.se/cacao/armhf-armv6/libjvm.so
The Raspberry Pi Rasbian armhf distribution have now packaged IcedTea 6 1.12.1 and included it in the distribution, this means that you can test the new armhf CACAO JVM and JamVM JVM by simply installing the openjdk-6-jdk package.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk
java -jamvm -version
java -cacao -version
Also a great KUDOS for Qun, our dear camera-woman!
Cheers and enjoy the love!
On behalf of the JogAmp community – Xerxes


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I have my DCF readers to thank for some of my greatest food finds this year.
Note: M.I.Y.O. Monday stands for Make It Your Own Monday, a question thrown out to DCF readers every Monday to jumpstart the week with lively interaction. I also welcome questions and suggestions for future MIYO Mondays. Email me.
"Oh god, this is so good I've got to write about it!"
That's my first thought whenever I enjoy a kick-ass dessert, find something fascinating in the supermarket, or chance upon a restaurant that's worth writing about. I know that there are others who, for reasons of their own, won't share recipes or restaurants. That's fine, but my life continues to be enriched by DCF readers like yourself and fellow food lovers who keep the food tips coming. I'm very grateful, thank you.
For instance, in last June's M.I.Y.O Monday question about late night eats, someone mentions the dimsum served at a restaurant called King Chef. I find myself there this past weekend and oh gosh, it's as good as the two commenters say it is. The chicken feet and ham soy kok are especially memorable, and the soy milk is the best I've had in Manila – it's like liquid taho. But better. Giddy and satisfied with the meal, I tweet my delight about King Chef and I get several similarly enthused replies.
I also want to tell you about Basil, a restaurant along White Plains that my vegetarian friend frequents. The place seems to have mixed reviews but I can't forget their special fish dish with three sauces: sweet, sour, and something I just can't describe but whose flavor lingers in my mind. Spectacular.
Lastly, in the popular M.I.Y.O Monday question about chocolate cake, I get to try two of the cakes with the most shout outs. The Chocolate Blackout Cake from Poco Deli is surprisingly good, although I have to make two trips just to nab a slice – it's that popular, yes it is. And yup, I get to try Blue Toque's The Ultimate although I think they've got something else that's ultimately better. Wait for my feature on that one.
So come on, let me know what great stuff you've been eating and where you're eating it. Can't wait to hear all about it!


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If you were offended by that recent sex-ed campaign featuring Hitler, I'm guessing "The Final Solution" isn't going to be up your alley. You'll find the poster at the link, although I'm not sure who is going to want to hang that baby on their wall.
Casting on "The Crow" reboot should be starting soon.
New poster for "The Fourth Kind" reveals what "The Fourth Kind" stands for. I'm pretty excited for this one.
This "True Blood" jewelry in HBO's online store might help explain why I have no interest in watching "True Blood".
Derek Mears, your current "Jason Voorhees", joins the cast of Robert Rodriguez's "Predators". Which makes sense, because he's just about the most terrifying human being I've ever seen. In real life that is, not so much in "Friday the 13th".
Paramount is Throwing 10 parties to celebrate this weekend's success of "Paranormal Activity". Find out how you can attend at the link.
Check out these early images from John Carpenter's big screen return "The Ward".
Scott Derrickson, director of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose", has signed on to direct the supernatural thriller "The Living".
Follow me on this one. A script that's been floating around called "Nightcrawlers", has officially gotten a director in Mike Mitchell. It also has a new name... "Monster Squad". Apparently the horror/comedy is being turned into a psuedo/not really remake of Fred Dekker's 80's classic. Here's more info.


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In podcast 73, Joel Spolsky and Jeff Atwood discuss, among other subjects, "five things everyone should hate about their favorite programming language":
If you're happy with your current tool chain, then there's no reason you need to switch. However, if you can't list five things you hate about your favorite programming language, then I argue you don't know it well enough yet to judge. It's good to be aware of the alternatives, and have a healthy critical eye for whatever it is you're using.
Being curious, I asked this question to any candidate I interviewed. None of them were able to quote at least one thing they hate about C#¹.
Why? What's so difficult in this question? It is because of the stressful context of the interview that this question is impossible to answer by the interviewees?
Is there something about this question which makes it bad for an interview?
Obviously, it doesn't mean that C# is perfect. I have myself a list of five things I hate about C#:
The lack of variable number of types in generics (similar to
paramsfor arguments).
Action<T1, T2>,
Action<T1, T2, T3>,
Action<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T16>
The lack of support for units of measure, like in F#.
The lack of read only properties. Writing a backing
private readonlyfield every time I want a read only property is boring.
The lack of properties with default values. And yes, I know that I can initialize them in the parameterless constructor and call it from all other constructors. But I don't want to.
Multiple inheritance. Yes, it causes confusion and you don't need it in most cases. It's still useful in some (very rare) cases, and the confusion applies as well (and was solved in C#) to the class which inherits several interfaces which contain methods with the same name.
I'm pretty sure that this list is far from being complete, and there are much more points to highlight, and especially much better ones than mine.
¹ A few people criticized some assemblies in .NET Framework or the lack of some libraries in the framework or criticized the CLR. This doesn't count, since the question was about the language itself, and while I could potentially accept an answer about something negative in the core of .NET Framework (for example something like the fact that there is no common interface for
TryParse, so if you want to parse a string to several types, you have to repeat yourself for every type), an answer about JSON or WCF is completely off-topic.


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Enjoy a unique stay in a very distinctive city, where beguiling holiday homes range from an elegant penthouse on the site of the old brewery to quaint private bed and breakfast suites in the heart of the French Quarter. Choose an 8 bedroom house for your wedding or reunion, a stylish condo in the Quarter or, for a racy history, stay in a B&B that once housed an infamous bordello and welcomes guests with extraordinary concierge services. Rentals are within walking distance ... or a streetcar ride to all the city has to offer. Candid guest reviews will help to guide your selection.
Despite a history riddled with wars, floods and hurricanes, nothing seems to dampen the spirit of N'Awlins folks for long. Each district and neighbourhood is unique, dotted with French influence and lacy ironwork balconies. The city is surprisingly compact, so wherever you stay is convenient to a variety of attractions. Start with beignets at Cafe du Monde in Jackson Square, go antique shopping, or take a paddle wheel river boat ride on the Mississippi River. A streetcar ride through the Garden District to the Audubon Zoo, or a haunted history tour interest all ages and interests.
Choose from a thousand restaurants in New Orleans! Muriel's Jackson Square should be on your short list with a fixed three course menu for around $30.00. In the Garden District, Coquette is in the same price range. And for those meals you will want to recreate in your penthouse kitchen, there is a day-long cooking class at the New Orleans School of Cooking. From your holiday home, you easily mix city dining with home-cooked breakfasts and pre-dinner drinks on the terrace.
On the music front, partiers and music lovers spill through the Quarter for its renowned jazz. The Spotted Cat is a local favourite, and don't miss Preservation Hall - an historic and inexpensive jazz venue for first-rate music. It's right next door to famous Patty O'Brien's with sidewalk service of Hurricanes or Mint Juleps, while you wait in line for Hall tickets. Revelers fill the streets to enjoy the spirited processions that are near and dear to the city.
Compare holiday home living with hotel stays, and you'll understand the great value and special seclusion. With a range of sizes, locations and amenities, there is something for every taste and family. In a city the stays up late, it is nice to come back to your own private retreat.


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We were given an opportunity to try a new product from Montillo Italian Foods. Vino Cotto di Montillo is a a semi-sweet reduction of premium wine grapes that has been used in Calabrian cooking for generations. We combined the Vino Cotto with raisens and pine nuts creating a sauce that is not only unique but very satisfying. Even your most demanding gourmand will appreciate this rather simple presentation. As with our other recipes we try to develop new ideas with the home cook in mind. We strive to create a meal that takes 30 minutes or less in cooking time. This pork tenderloin recipe turned out great. The earthy richness of the polenta is a perfect compliment to the fragrant sauce.
You will need:
Pork Tenderloin – approx. 4 oz/serving
Sea Salt and fresh ground pepper
Olive Oil
Unsalted butter
Pine nuts – approx. 1 oz/serving toasted
Raisens – approx. 1 oz/serving (soak raisens in Vino Cotto – use enough to cover)
Vino Cotto di Montillo – approx. 5 TBSP/serving
Salt free chicken stock – approx. 2 TBSP/serving
Polenta – approx. 1/4 cup dry/serving.
Prepare the pork:
Remove any excess fat and silver skin from tenderloin. Cut into tournedos at least one inch thick, season with sea salt and pepper. In a sauté pan large enough to hold the tournedos without crowding brown until a nice rich crust is formed (about 6 minutes/per side). Don't walk away from this step as to negate the possibility of burning. If your pan is not large enough you can brown the pork in batches. Remove pork from pan and place in oven preheated to 350° F and cook until internal temperature reaches 140° F. Remove from oven and keep warm. Remember that the pork will continue to cook while it rests and will come to 145 – 150° F for serving.
For the sauce:
Pour off any excess fat from the sauté pan. Heat the pan on high for about a minute then off heat add the chicken stock, return to heat and deglaze. Reduce the stock by about 1/2 then add Vino Cotto and soaked raisens. Bring to a rapid simmer then add 1TBSP cold butter and swirl into sauce. Return pork tenderloins to sauce to warm through. Add pine nuts just before serving. Cook polenta according to package recipe. Spoon polenta onto serving plate, top with Pork Tenderloin tournedos and spoon sauce over all.
You will get rave reviews with this one. Enjoy!
To purchase an 8.5 oz. bottle of Vino Cotto di Montillo for the low price of $15.95/bottle just send us a note.
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Along with the Nokia Asha 205, the Finnish mobile phone maker has unveiled another entry-level phone, the Nokia 206. This dual-SIM handset comes with a 2.4 inch display, alphanumeric keypad, 1.3 megapixel camera, 32 GB expandable memory and more. Nokia 206 is the company's first mobile phones device to include Nokia's exclusive Slam feature. It allows you to share multimedia content like photos and videos with nearby friends almost instantly.
Timo Toikkanen, Executive Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia, said,
"The latest Nokia devices give super-social consumers new ways to express their personalities through design, color and innovative new features like Slam. Both devices are built with the trust and quality people have come to expect from Nokia, and offer smarter Internet experiences that help save money today and tomorrow."
The Nokia 206 comes with a 2.4 inch QVGA display, sporting a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, Series 40 Asha UI, alphanumeric keypad, 1.3 megapixel camera, 10 MB internal memory, MicroSD card slot, 32 GB expandable memory, GPRS/EDGE, 2.0 mm charger connector, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR, 3.5 mm headset jack, Slam feature, Nokia Xpress Browser, Nokia Life, up to 28 days of stand-by time, up to 20 hours of talk-time and a 1100 mAh battery.
This handset measures 116 x 49.4 x 12.4 mm and weighs just 91 grams. Nokia 206 will be available in Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black and White colors. This handset will also be available in both single SIM and dual SIM variants. The Nokia 206 comes with a price-tag of $62 excluding taxes. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2012.


text: Cenetri targets in Open Accessing the research to a maximum extent, for which it chose different ways of creating awareness that includes, but not limited to its journals, conferences, and workshops. The overtaking of Print publications by Online or e-publishing was a milestone and now the Open Access that overtook various other means of publishing, is considered as another great milestone in the field of publishing. We aim to create a vast platform of scientists, researchers and readers, for which we are also planning to make use of the social media. It is well-known fact that, in this current era, social media has nothing that it cannot do, and so, Cenetri wishes to reach the various communities of the society, create an awareness on the ongoing research in various fields, to these communities through the social media, which will be faster, user-friendly and broader. Our main objective is to make "Science on hands".


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Hi everyone!
I was an avid player of Trackmania about 4-5 years ago. My absolute favorite was to play RPG on Pixelsport RPG (if I remember correctly). Since then I havent played that much, and I had a few questions.
1) Are there still anyone that play RPGs on Trackmania Nations
2) If yes, what server are People playing on?
Hopefully someone will reply


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Johnson City, Tenn. - Senior Angie Fickes (Bluff City, Tenn.) reached the 1,000 career -point mark with her 13-point effort in the Lady Bucs' 73-59 win against Wofford on Feb. 6.
Fickes has now scored 1,000 points in 101 career games. The point guard also ranks second on ETSU's All-Time assist list with 384 assists. After 19 games this season, Fickes ranks third on the team in scoring (8.7 points/game) and leads the team with 70 assists (3.7/game).
Fickes is the 11th player in ETSU women's basketball history to accomplish the feat. The last player to reach 1,000 points was Amy Engle who finished her ETSU career in 1996 with 1,058 points. ETSU's All-Time scoring leader is Marsha Cowart (1980-83) who finished her Lady Buc career with 2,239 points.
"Angie (Fickes) has been an outstanding player since day one" head coach Karen Kemp said. "Had we not had such a balanced team throughout her four years, she would have reached this plateau many games ago. She understands her role on this team and that scoring is not a priority for her. We are very proud of Angie joining such an elite group of ETSU players."
The Lady Bucs are 9-10 this season, 7-5 in the Southern Conference.


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cloudandweb necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
mailabase or mailabase.com
Mailabase is a simple web app which stores emails which be can shared with other people. A user sends an email and using keywords in the subject bar to categorise that email and mailabase archives it.
We're Cloud and Web Ltd and we have a pipeline of web apps in development. This app grew from the requirements of a project management team which needed a way to easily categorise and store project data, could handle different topics as they came along, didn't change their current way of working, but which was accessible by any of them in a way which enabled even the most uncomputer-friendly person to quickly get at the data they wanted.
Mailabase isn't a pretty word, but obviously it's play on 'database' and 'a base where you mail things'.
We've used some geekily cool new technologies in this app, from an end-consumer point of view they maximise the site speed, provide very large amount of storage space and increase fault tolerance/availability of the end product.
This app is for individuals, sole traders, freelancers and small enterprise. It might be used by both regular consumers and businesses.
For example, a small business might use it in the way described in the 'tell us about yourself' paragraph - as means to organise and store their project data . Equally perhaps an individual might use it to organise a RSVP - with inbound mail being sorted between people who accept and decline the invite.
The people who use this are not likely to be tech-savvy. They won't be setting up databases, they'll probably be part of a team of people. The nature of the team will probably be related to projects, events or functions.
We need this to go at the top of a webpage.
It needs to reflect some characteristics of the site as described above. The most important ones, in order are:
1) Trust/Secure
2) Solidity
3) big data storage
4) Ease of use/simplicity
5) Sharing/Team
It needs to look appropriate both for a consumer and for someone considering using it for their business. i.e. not playful.
We don't mind if you just use a typeface or want to bring in more iconography. We ideally want the word itself to be the focus, so no need for separate icons. Please see the comments section for updates on this.
In any case it needs to be uniquely visually identifiable.
It should work on the upper *blue part* of the gradient attached, which is the site header. Also on a white background too ideally.
Bonus points for a favicon version too, or something which can easily be favicon-ified - you might just comment on this rather than doing it, to save time initially.
We don't mind if you try 'mailabase' or 'mailabase.com', whichever works best in your design. If we decided one way or another during the contest we'll make that clear.
Thanks for reading this far and good luck in this contest, we look forward to seeing your designs.
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I'm looking for a way to increase number of rows in workspaces layout, using Metacity with no Compiz installed.
i.e. 3 cols and 2 rows. Using
gconf-editor I can only change number of workspaces horizontally, but not vertically, even if it seems to be possible.
I'm working on a Ubuntu 11.04 machine with classic Gnome.


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The University of Southern California's Center for Law, History and Culture has posted a Calendar of Events for the academic year ahead. The Center is "devoted to encouraging the study of law as an historical and cultural institution. CLHC brings together faculty members from the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences and faculty from the Law School, sponsoring a wide range of scholarly and cultural activities, including faculty workshops, book talks, seminars, and conferences, as well as programs designed to support students and emerging scholars. " For more information on the Center and its events, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fall 2009
(Lunch workshops will be in room 118/120 of the Law School from 12:20 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise stated)
September 2. Kurt Lash (Loyola Law School), Topic: "The Origins of the Privileges and Immunities Clause, Part I: "Privileges and Immunities" as an Antebellum Term of Art."
September 16. Assaf Likhovski (Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law, Visiting Professor at UCLA School of Law, 2009-10), Topic: "Is Tax Law Culturally Specific? Lessons from the History of Income Tax Law in Mandatory Palestine."
October 2. Book Event - Barry Friedman (New York University School of Law), "The Will of the People: How Public Opinion has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution. " Commentators: Rebecca Brown and Laura Kalman.
October 21. Law and Identities Symposium - Speakers will include: Claudia Moatti (USC-Classics); Susan Lape (USC-Classics); Debra Blumenthal (UCSB-History); Ariela Gross (USC-Law); Camille Gear Rich (USC-Law). Time: 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. Location: Law School Faculty Lounge, Room 433.
Spring 2010
(Lunch workshops will be in room 118/120 of the Law School from 12:20 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise stated)
January 13. West Coast Law & Literature Conference, Speakers: Victoria Kahn (UC Berkeley, English) and Bernadette Meyler (Cornell Law School); Topic "Early Modern/Post-Modern: Hobbes and the Contemporary Moment" Time: 2:00 - 4:30 p.m., Location: tba.
January 27. Melissa Murray (UC Berkeley School of Law), Topic: tba.
February 11. Russell Robinson (UCLA School of Law), Topic: tba.
February 25. The 8th Annual Law and Humanities Distinguished Lecture - Etienne Balibar (University of Paris & UC Irvine), Location: Town & Gown; Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Reception to follow.
March 4. Darren Rosenblum (Pace Law School), Topic: tba.
April 7. Susan Schmeiser (University of Connecticut School of Law), Topic: tba.
April 21. Amalia Kessler (Stanford Law School), Topic: tba.