text:
For November, the MLS® Home Price Index (HPI), reported a composite index level of 258.5 and residential price of $272,400 for the city. These are down 4.9% from last years levels of 271.8 and $286,500. This indicates that residential selling prices have fallen in the Regina market over the past year. The HPI also shows selling prices as being down 7.9% over the past three year period. The HPI is a much more accurate measure of housing price trends than the average price.
The average sale price for the Regina region for the month was $309,240, up 3% from $300,996 in November 2014, while the average in the city was $320,408, an increase of 6% from $302,408 last year. The higher average prices are due entirely to the larger proportion of higher-priced homes sold and should not be interpreted as an indication of rising property values.
In the city, there were 1,158 homes for sale at the end of November, up slightly from last year's 1,134 and the lowest since February of this year. The number of listing for sale continues to be well above historical levels. There were 373 new listings in the city placed on the MLS® System during the month, up 8% from 345 in 2014. The role of a professional in the housing sale transaction has never been more important. Pricing your home right and the marketing expertise a professional can bring can enhance your home against others in the market place.
It's not too late to take advantage of our AIR MILES® promotions. Buy or sell Real Estate with a CENTURY 21 Dome Realty agent in 2015 you are eligible for our monthly AIR MILES® giveaway? Click here for full details.
AND if you buy a home by the end of December you will receive double the Air Miles® reward miles (4 Air Miles per $1000)
Like us on Facebook to see all of our promotions and more!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
$10 in advance
$12 at the door
Jazz is a broad field and Michael covers a lot of ground, composing and playing everything from traditional jazz to rock influenced electric jazz the more avant garde renderings.
Michael makes his home in Black Mountain NC, but he keeps his bags packed with his heavy touring schedule. This past spring found Michael performing throughout Europe including concerts in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Croatia. This fall he'll be performing in Edmonton Canada, Seattle Washington, Grand Rapids Michigan, Lansing Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan, Rochester New York, and several cities in Virginia.
When not performing in Europe or the United States, Michael can be found playing frequently throughout Western North Carolina. Sometimes solo, sometimes in small combos, and sometimes in larger groups such as his new Chamber Jazz Ensemble.
The music is a mixture of improvised and notated music combining both modern and traditional jazz styles with contemporary classical musical forms and harmonies. The Michael Jefry Stevens Chamber Jazz Ensemble uses a wide variety of instrumentation including voice, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, trombone, drums, percussion, vibraphone, flute, clarinet, saxophones and acoustic/electric pianos.
The band features:
Michael Jefry Stevens - piano
Katie Cilluffo - voice
Bill Fouty - bass
Bill Berg - drums
Rob Falvo - percussion
Frank Southecorvo - saxophones
Jason Moore - saxophone, flute, clarinet
Jason DeCristofaro - vibraphone
Justice Mann - tenor trombone
Harold McKinney - bass trombone
Franklin Keel - cello
Erisa Goto - violin
Beginning with his first CD release in 1991 as a member of Mark Whitecage's Liquid Time Group, Mr. Stevens has been in the forefront of the NYC and international improvised music scene. Between 1988-1990 he co-led the now legendary "Mosaic Sextet" with Dave Douglas. This group included Mark Feldman on violin, Michael Rabinowitz on bassoon, and the rhythm section of Harvey Sorgen on drums and Joe Fonda on bass. Their "Today This Moment" CD release on Konnex Records and re-release on GM Recordings is considered one of the classic modern jazz recordings of the 1990's and was voted one of the best 1000 jazz recordings by the 2011 Penguin Guide to Jazz.
This rhythm section went on to become the nucleus for Mr. Stevens working quartet the Fonda/Stevens Group. Since the quartet's inception in 1992, the Fonda/Stevens Group has released 12 cds, repeatedly toured Europe and is one of the most successful working modern jazz groups on the international scene. Mr. Stevens also began a very fruitful and fulfilling relationship with Leo Records with his duo "Haiku" CD release in 1994, featuring Mark Feldman on violin. These piano/violin improvisations proved to be a pivotal link between Mr. Stevens work in both the composed and improvised music worlds. Mr. Stevens has currently released nine cd's on Leo Records, including "Elements" with bassist Dominic Duval, and "Twelve Improvisations" with the Fonda/Stevens Group. To date he has released over 80 cds.
Michael Jefry Stevens has composed over 320 works for various ensembles, including big band, string quartet, music for voice, music for solo instruments and various small group compositions. Mr. Stevens was the Margaret Lee Crofts Fellow at "The MacDowell Colony" in the summer of 2000, received 2nd prize in the prestigious Monaco International Jazz Composition in 1998, and was a composer fellow at the Centrum Arts Colony in Port Townsend, WA in June 2005. In 2007 he received a "Professional Development Support Grant" from the Tennesee Art's Commission. He has been Composer-in-Residence at Virginia Intermont College (1999) where he scored music in collaboration with the dance department and was composer–in–residence at the Oxford Music Academy Summer workshop in 2002
. In 2009 Mr. Stevens was named a "Steinway" Performing Artist (the first ever for the City of Memphis). He currently resides in Black Mountain, NC and is artist-in-residence every year at the jazz workshop at Educacion Musicale in La Plata, Argentina. He has been on the performing artist roster of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts since 1998. In 1999 Mr. Stevens began the Conference Call Quartet, featuring his partner of many years, bassist Joe Fonda, in collaboration with German saxophonist Gebhard Ullmann and George Schuller on drums. This quartet has released 7 cd's, including their latest CD "Seven" on the Polish "Nottwo" Record Label (2014).
Since 2005 he has released 4 cds on the Polish Nottwo Record Label: Decade featuring the Sorgen-Rust-Stevens Trio and most recently the Fonda/Stevens Group "TRIO" CD. Other more recent projects include a duo with Serbian violist Szilard Mezei, the quartet project "Eastern Boundary" featuring Hungarian drummer Balazs Bagyi and Hungarian saxophonist Mihaly Borbely, a Quintet project with Danish guitarist Jon Hemmersam featuring Dave Liebman on saxophone, the "Brain Inventory Trio" featuring 2 of Finland's most innovative improvisers (Esa Pietila and Juho Laitenen), the Swiss/German quartet featuring Ewald Hugle, his partnership with New Orleans horn man and vocalist Brian "Breeze" Cayolle, the CD release "Duets" with vibaphonist Jason DeCristofaro and the 2014 release of the Wendy Jones Quartet CD "Perfect Dream" featuring 11 of my original compositions.
Michael Jefry Stevens is truly a believer in the global music community and a vocal exponent of an international music. He is a member of the IASJ (International Association of Schools of Jazz), ISIM (International Society of Impovised Music) and the AAPF (Asheville Area Piano forum).


text:
Cardinals unable to lift Westbrook in return
MIAMI -- Jake Westbrook made his first start since May 8 on Friday night, but the Marlins ensured his return would not be a triumphant one.
Westbrook could not hold an early lead as Miami beat St. Louis, 5-4, before 15,403 at Marlins Park.View Full Game Coverage
MIAMI -- Jake Westbrook made his first start since May 8 on Friday night, but the Marlins ensured his return would not be a triumphant one.
Westbrook could not hold an early lead as Miami beat St. Louis, 5-4, before 15,403 at Marlins Park.View Full Game Coverage
"I made good pitches and got a lot of ground balls," Westbrook said. "A lot of them found holes, but if I keep them hitting balls on the ground and making guys mis-hit balls, I'll be better off more times than not. I just need to let my defense work behind me."
The Cardinals spotted Westbrook a two-run cushion thanks to a pair of first-inning RBI singles by Allen Craig and Yadier Molina. But Westbrook, who felt strong physically after missing over a month with right elbow inflammation, did not hold the lead for long.
"I felt good enough to pitch better than that," Westbrook said. "Overall, my arm felt good. I just came out on the wrong end."
Derek Dietrich reached on an error by Matt Carpenter to open the second inning and later scored on a Jeff Mathis groundout. Then Marlins starter Jose Fernandez helped himself, singling home Adeiny Hechavarria to even the score at 2.
"We both gave up those two runs, but he settled down and pitched a lot better than I did after that," Westbrook said.
Fernandez shined after the first inning, allowing just one more run when Miami native Jon Jay doubled home Craig in the sixth to put the Cardinals within two.
"We jumped out to a lead early and we had some chances, but he got the best of us tonight," Jay said. "He could throw 96 [mph] whenever he wants and he's got a good changeup and a good breaking ball. He mixes up his pitches well and did a good job of keeping us off balance."
The rookie held St. Louis to three runs (two earned) on six hits over seven innings while striking out a career-high 10 batters. The Cardinals struck out 12 times Friday, the most they have struck out this season in a nine-inning game.
"We watched him in spring and knew that he was going to be a handful today," Redbirds manager Mike Matheny said. "He threw the ball well. He had a big hit, too, that ended up hurting. He did a lot of things right."
While Fernandez dominated the Cardinals for the majority of Friday's game, the 20-year-old praised St. Louis' lineup afterwards.
"I was looking forward to this start," Fernandez said. "I look forward to every start, but they're a great team. Everybody knows it. They've got great hitters. They've got hitters who can hit it out. They've got guys who are patient. They have guys who will take a 3-2 curveball for a walk. They've got incredible guys, incredible hitters."
But it was Miami's hitters who were better, putting together three runs over Westbrook's final two innings. Greg Dobbs gave the Marlins their first lead of the night with a RBI double in the fourth, and Giancarlo Stanton extended it to three runs on a two-run double in the fifth. Westbrook finished the night allowing five runs (three earned) on eight hits over five innings.
"He wasn't as sharp as he normally is, but he is coming back from an injury," Matheny said. "We know that he's going to get back there and we know that when he gets the ball on the ground, he's doing what we want him to do."
Relievers Joe Kelly, Keith Butler and Kevin Siegrest each threw a scoreless inning to keep the Cardinals in the game, and Matheny appreciated the effort his bullpen gave on Friday.
"They came in throwing good pitches to both sides," Matheny said. "Butler is getting lefties out and making it uncomfortable for righties. They pound the strike zone. Siegrest gets a lot of swings and misses and they have trouble picking him up. They've both done a real nice job with the opportunities we've given them, and Joe Kelly did a real nice job after not being in the mound in forever."
Down two runs in the eighth, David Freese cut the Cardinals' deficit in half with a two-out RBI double off Chad Qualls. But Marlins reliever Mike Dunn stranded Freese at second when he struck out Jay to end the threat. An inning later, Steve Cishek retired pinch-hitters Daniel Descalso and Matt Adams and second baseman Matt Carpenter in order to close out the game.
"We made a good run, but it was too little, too late," Matheny said. "We put together some good at-bats, but the mistakes cost us today."
David Villavicencio is a contributor to MLB.com.


text:
Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said conservative former U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode can stay on the state's presidential ballot from the Constitution Party.
The State Board of Elections asked for the review after the state GOP alleged irregularities in Goode's qualifying petitions.
Goode had enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot, Cuccinelli said Friday.
Goode has been a Democrat, an independent and most recently a Republican during a 36-year career that spanned 12 years in Congress and 24 in the Virginia Senate. He lost his U.S. House seat in 2008 to one-term Democrat Tom Perriello.
Goode's inclusion on the ballot threatens to drain some votes from Republican Mitt Romney in Virginia, a crucial swing state.


text:
Senate Confirms Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary
(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate confirmed former White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew as secretary of the Treasury Wednesday by a vote of 71-26.
President Obama nominated Lew to replace former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner last month. Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin served as acting secretary after Geithner left the post in late January.
"I am pleased that the Senate took bipartisan action today to confirm Jack Lew as our nation's next Treasury Secretary," said President Obama in a statement after the vote. "At this critical time for our economy and our country, there is no one more qualified for this position than Jack."
Lew, 57, has served as Obama's chief of staff since January 2012. He previously served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under two presidents — Obama, from 2010 until he became chief of staff, and Bill Clinton, from 1998 to 2001. Lew also dabbled in the private sector, serving as the chief operating officer of the Alternative Investment Unit at Citigroup from 2006 to 2008.
Lew made news early in the nomination process when reporters took note of his unusual loopy signature, a version of which will now appear on U.S. currency. President Obama even poked fun at him at the time.
"I had never noticed Jack's signature, and when this was highlighted yesterday in the press, I considered rescinding my offer to appoint him," Obama joked.
"Jack assures me that he is going to work to make at least one letter legible in order not to debase our currency."
Wednesday's confirmation was the second in as many days for the White House. Former Sen. Chuck Hagel was confirmed as secretary of defense on Tuesday.
Copyright 2013 ABC News Radio


text:
Skip to Main Content
Doing Business
How Do I...
Finance & Administration
County Clerk's Office
Vital Records & Elections Office
Notary Services
Notary Services
Purpose of a Notary
A notary public is an officer commissioned by the Michigan Secretary of State to serve as an unbiased and impartial witness. The most common function of the notary is to prevent fraud by attesting to the identity of a person signing a document.
Notarization on a document certifies that the person whose signature is entered on the document personally appeared before the notary, established his or her identity, and personally signed the document in the presence of the notary.
Notary Search
The Michigan Department of State offers a Notary Search on the
Department of State website
County Notary Services
The County Clerk's Office offers notary services to the public. The fee for notary services is $5 for 1 to 5 notarized signatures and $2 for each additional notarization.
Becoming a Notary
Arrow Left
Arrow Right
Slideshow Left Arrow
Slideshow Right Arrow


text:
Please note that we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information. However, please call the business as listed to confirm date, time, location, and other details.
HB Chamber Farmers Market on Pier Plaza
Name: HB Chamber Farmers Market on Pier Plaza
Date: June 26, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
Website: http://bit.ly/FarmerMark
Event Description:
Fresh strawberries, peaches and all of those yummy juicy fruits, veggies, nuts, herbs and made to order dishes await you at the Farmers Market on Pier Plaza. Dive into a freshly picked mango as you watch the dolphins dive into the waves. Come remind yourself how Hermosa Beach is...The Best Little Beach Town!


text:
Motorists in Chesterfield are being warned to allow extra time for journeys over the space of a month because of the construction of a new cycle path.
From Monday, November 16, work to build the path between Queen's Park and the town's train station will start.
While the work takes place, the A61 southbound exit slip road before Horns Bridge roundabout will be closed until Friday, December 11.
The slip road will be shut up to its junction with the A632 Hollis Lane where the permanent traffic lights will be replaced with temporary ones.
Motorists are being advised to leave extra time for journeys as delays are expected.
Access will be given to emergency vehicles but a signed diversion route will be in place for other motorists via the A61 bypass southbound − A617 Hasland bypass − A617 exit slip road on to Spital Lane − A632 Hady Hill.
Traffic travelling southbound into town on the A61 bypass can travel through to the already heavily-congested Horns Bridge roundabout and up on to Lordsmill Street.
The first section of the path to be built is about 100 metres long and will run from Hipper Street South, between Markham and Ravenside Retail Parks to Lordsmill Street where there will also be a new footbridge.
An additional footbridge over Hollis Lane will also be built − linking the final part of the route through to the train station.
The new path is being installed as part of the Chesterfield Cycle Network. This is a long-term project running until April next year to link shopping areas to the train and bus stations and main residential areas in the town.
Councillor Dean Collins, Derbyshire County Council's cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure, said: "We're committed to making it easier and safer for people to bike around Derbyshire as it's better for the environment, cheaper than running a car and it's a great way to stay fit and healthy too.
"Although the diversion is only about a mile long, we are still advising motorists to allow extra time for journeys as there may be some delays.
"We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope motorists will bear with us while this work takes place."


text:
Around The NFL's season preview wraps up in the NFC South. Our podcast NFC preview is right here.
Change we can believe in
On offense, the Saints have grown more dynamic at the receiver position with the addition of electric rookie pass-catcher Brandin Cooks. He'll boost the air attack while "Making the Leap" candidate Khiry Robinson is set for a bigger role in the backfield. We also believe in the "change" we've seen from fourth-year back Mark Ingram. Cast off in fantasy circles as a draft bust, Ingram has resembled a new being in August, rumbling for 7.1 yards on 21 preseason carries.
On defense, coordinator Rob Ryan is "ready to get weird" with a safety group headlined by a healthy Kenny Vaccaro and top-flight free-agent pickup Jairus Byrd. We won't blink when this twosome is whispered about as the equal of Seattle's Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor.
Biggest concern
Around The NFL's Chris Wesseling and I have picked the Saints to win the Super Bowl, partly because no crippling weakness exists.
Depth on defense is an issue at cornerback. The pass rush would crumble if the injury bug bites Cameron Jordan or Junior Galette. New Orleans, though, can carve out a winning record in almost every possible scenario save for the loss of quarterback Drew Brees. The most pressing question has more to do with January: If they don't earn home-field advantage, do the Saints have the talent to take their show on the road and win a playoff game in Green Bay or Seattle?
1. Drew Brees - 96
2. Jairus Byrd - 96
3. Jimmy Graham - 97
4. Cameron Jordan - 93
Training camp surprise
Let's call it a tie between Cooks and Ingram: The rookie wideout has been a neverending highlight-reel of jaw-dropping plays all summer. We picked him to lead all first-year pass-catchers in yardage this season, but we weren't expecting Cooks to dominate matchups with such zeal. He's an instant headache for the rest of the NFC South.
The Saints spoke loudly when they refused to pick up Ingram's fifth-year option, but he's emerged this summer as the team's most powerful and nastiest runner. Fantasy values be damned! What we're seeing on the field suggests a bust-out season from a guy most wrote off two autumns ago.
What we'll be saying in February
Can the Saints can win back-to-back Super Bowls despite Rob Ryan taking over as head coach of the Buffalo Bills?
Around The NFL's predicted finish: First place in NFC South, No. 3 in Around The NFL's Power Index.
The "Around The NFL Podcast" reviews all of the action from Week 3 of the preseason. Get it while it's hot!


text:
In case you missed it, yesterday was National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. Of course, this classic sandwich is a staple for many all year round, maybe even to the point of getting a bit monotonous. How do you make a good thing even better? Try these variations on the standard PB&J and give your brown bag something to smile about.
Try it Elvis Style. The King loved his peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Add sliced banana between your peanut butter and jelly, or try other fresh fruits like sliced apples or pears. For a little extra sweetness, drizzle the fruit with honey.
Grill It. The bread gets toasty, and the filling gets gooey and warm. It's a perfect comfort food.
Lose the Bread. Nobody says your PB&J has to be spread on 2 slices. How about rice cakes? Waffles? Or an English muffin? You can also try PB&J wrapped in a tortilla, on pizza crust or on banana bread for a delicious dessert sandwich.
Use a Savory Jelly or Jam. For a unique flavor combination, use jalapeno or red pepper jelly—a savory jam makes for a totally different peanut butter and jelly experience.
Put PB&J on Your Burger. This might sound like two sandwiches that should never meet, but peanut butter and jelly burgers are popping up at restaurants across the United States. The key, it seems, is to choose your jam carefully.
Try a Fluffanutter. Sub the jelly or jam with marshmallow fluff for a fun dessert sandwich. You could even add chocolate chips to turn your fluffanutter into a s'more.


text:
External Research – Executive Administrative Services
- Research Project Definition
- Applying to Conduct Research
- Review and Approval Process
- Researcher Responsibilities
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Documents
- Contact Information
Research Project Definition
What constitutes a boldresearch project?
A research project is any study that requires access to human subjects (such as interviews with staff or offenders) or certain types of offender data, and all medical research. Aggregate statistical information can be located on the TDCJ Website.
The Ombudsman Coordinator's Office handles information on a specific offender's status.
Applying to Conduct Research
How do I apply to conduct research in TDCJ?
The research applicant must submit the following documents to the Executive Services:
- Research Application – MS Excel
- Legible photocopy of front of driver license or government–issued photo ID for Principal Investigator and secondary researcher(s)
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval Letter (stating conditions, if any)
- Proposal (elements listed in Guidelines for Writing a Proposal) – PDF
- Research Instrument/Questionnaire (if applicable)
- Consent Form written at a 6th grade reading level (if applicable)
- Résumé/Curriculum Vitae
- Medical Director Approval Letter (if conducted at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center)
- Data Request Form (if applicable) – MS Word
What are the elements of a research proposal?
Please see the Guidelines for Writing a Proposal for more information on what to submit.
What documents does the Secondary Researcher have to submit?
- Research Application – MS Excel
- Legible photocopy of front of driver license or government–issued photo ID
What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a specially constituted review body established or designated by an entity to protect the welfare of human subjects recruited to participate in all research. Institutional Review Boards must review projects annually. Most universities, hospitals, and government agencies have an Institutional Review Board. Federal law requires that a prisoner advocate serve on the board for research involving prisoners. Expedited review boards for initial approval are not acceptable.
For more information, please see the website for the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP).
What elements are required on a consent form?
Consent forms will differ depending on the specific project, but the Office for Human Research Protections has detailed guidelines for what to include on an informed consent form. Please consult the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at your organization for specific requirements.
Where do I send my completed application and attendant documents?
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Executive Services
Karen Hall
PO Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342–0099
Phone: (936) 437–6452
Fax: (936) 437–2125
If I am part of a national longitudinal study that includes an offender within the TDCJ, do I have to go through the full review and approval process?
No, but the Executive Services does require the following prior to approval:
- Research Application for the Principal Investigator and each Secondar Researcher
- A brief summary of the protocol and research proposal
- A copy of the informed consent
- A copy of the Institutional Review Board approval letter
- A copy of the research Instrument and questionnaire (if applicable)
Review and Approval Process
What is the review process for research proposals?
The review process usually takes between 60 and 90 days, depending on the specific project. Reviews include a criminal background investigation by the Office of the Inspector General, a Division Review by the appropriate division(s), a legal review by the Office of General Counsel, and final approval by the appropriate Division Director.
Why must I be subjected to a background check?
Background checks are for security purposes, and all Principal Investigators and Secondary Researchers must meet the criminal history criteria TDCJ uses when hiring individuals for employment.
How do I know if my research proposal is approved?
After the review process is complete, the Principal Investigator will be notified in writing of the status of his or her project. Questions may be directed to the Executive Services Department / Research Coordination.
Researcher Responsibilities
Offender Enrollment
You are required to provide TDCJ with the names of offenders enrolled in research studies along with copies of the informed consent signed by each offender participant. If the Principal Investigator seeks approval from his or her IRB to modify the consent form, copies of the approved modified form and the letter of approval from the IRB must be forwarded to the Research Coordinator at the address below.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Renewal
If a research project will continue beyond the Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval expiration date, the Principal Investigator is required to submit to Executive Services a copy of the IRB's renewal approval letter. Research projects without currently active IRB approvals cannot proceed within the TDCJ. The Principal Investigator and all Secondary Researchers will be required to cease any data collection or analysis until Executive Services obtains an updated IRB approval.
Progress Reports
After a research project is approved, the initial Progress Report is due three (3) months after the project start date, and a subsequent Progress Report is due every six (6) months thereafter. Failure to comply with requirements may result in termination of current project and non-approval of future research requests.
Final Report
The Principal Investigator is required to submit two (2) paper or electronic copies of any written report resulting from an approved research study. If the written report is published, the Principal Investigator is required to send Executive Services a copy of the cover of the publication and a copy of the published version of the article.
Projects Continuing Beyond the Anticipated Completion Date
The full approval process is not required annually if the project continues beyond the estimated date for completion listed on the Research Application. However, the Principal Investigator is required to submit a written request to Executive Services for an extension. The request should include the reason for an extension and a timeline for the remaining steps until project completion.
All Principal Investigators and Secondary Researchers will be subject to an annual criminal history check for the duration of the research project. As noted above, IRB approval is required every year, regardless of the anticipated completion date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to have my survey or questionnaire finalized before submitting my application?
Before a research project can be approved, Executive Services must receive the final version approved by the researcher's Institutional Review Board. Submitting the final version in a timely manner will result in a quicker application review process.
How can I gain access to offenders for research purposes?
The research applicant must have an approved application and sign the Accessing Premises: Compliance with Agency Policies and Procedures document. Additionally, the research applicant is subject to a criminal history check. If the researcher has a criminal conviction, the Correctional Institutions Division Director and the Executive Services Research Coordinator will determine whether or not to grant access.
What is the role of the Division Review in the application review process?
Every application is reviewed by a group of subject matter experts in the areas potentially affected by the research project. Each application is reviewed to determine whether or not the research project is well–planned and logistically feasible; will benefit TDCJ; meets federal guidelines for the protection of human subjects; and will have no adverse affects on existing correctional operations.
Can an offender or employee receive compensation for participating in a research study?
Neither compensation nor incentives are allowed for participating in a research project. This policy applies to both offenders and staff of TDCJ. The informed consent submitted by the Principal Investigator must include this stipulation.
If the Principal Investigator or Secondary Researcher changes, must I submit a new research application?
For the purpose of the criminal history check, a new Principal Investigator or Secondary Researcher must submit a Research Application and a legible photocopy of the front of his or her driver's license or government–issued photo ID.
Are there restrictions on what kind of equipment a researcher can take into a TDCJ Unit?
The Director of the TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division, in consultation with the specific Unit Warden, will approve equipment use on a case–by–case basis, depending on the researcher's needs and justification.
- Research Application – MS Excel
- Guidelines for Writing a Proposal – PDF
- Data Request Form – MS Word
- Progress Report – MS Excel
Contact Information
Whom do I contact to get more information about the research approval process?
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Executive Services
Karen Hall
PO Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342–0099
Phone: (936) 437–6452
Fax: (936) 437–2125


text:
|SparkLAN @ 2018 Computex - June 5th to June 9th in Nangang Exhibition Hall (J1325)
2018 Computex
SparkLAN Communications, Inc. sincerely invites you to visit our booth J1325 at Computex 2018 exhibition from June 5th to June 9th.
SparkLAN is one of the worldwide leading wireless networking solution providers. Our product mix covers wireless embedded modules, and wireless networking devices, offering a comprehensive line of solutions for M2M connectivity in the highest growing broadband communication application.
We will demonstrate new products from LoRa , M.2 , USB, PCIe series. These and many more of SparkLAN's entire range of intelligent product offerings are to be found at Computex.
We are looking forward to seeing you at Computex in Taipei!


text:
Search results
Nutrient Management Meetings Starting This Week
Thursday, October 10, 2019 in the Conference room of the Hancock Agricultural Service Center. Coffee and ... hosting an Understanding Your Nutrients Workshop on Tuesday October 8, 2019 at the Auglaize County ... Administration Building in the basement conference room. Topics discussed by Glen Arnold and Terry Mescher ...
Tree Survival School
knowledge and hands on experience in how to grow a tree for the long term. Topics will include Soils, Site ... Preparation, Selecting the right trees for the site, Nutritional Diagnostics for trees and more. Please dress ... for the weather. Cost is $35 which includes breakfast snacks and lunch. Click here for flyer with more ...
Ohio Certified Crop Adviser Pre-Exam Training Seminar
to change). Next CCA Exam Date: February 7, 2020 -- Registration period October 7- December 13, 2019 ... 7 th and August 7 th. Register for the exams at least six weeks before the exam date ...
Agronomy Beyond 2019: Prepare for 2020 at FSR Agronomy College
https://fsr.osu.edu/sites/fsr/files/imce/pages8-12.pdf; and at the Gwynne: https://fsr.osu.edu/sites/fsr/files/imce/FSR-2019-Program-Gwynne-AUG8.pdf ... registration is now open for the 2019 FSR Agronomy College, a partnership event between the Ohio AgriBusiness ... in London, Ohio, the FSR Agronomy College provides participants with up-to-date knowledge on current ...
Ohio Certified Crop Adviser Pre-Exam Training Seminar
7 th and August 7 th. Register for the exams at least six weeks before the exam date ...
Converging on Wicked Systems Problems
2019 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Bob Evans Auditorium, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center ...
Will Late Planted Corn Reach Black Layer Before a Killing Frost?
Average Frost Dates for 2019 Ohio Corn Performance Test sites. OCPT Test Site Plant Date Adjusted ... GDDs before the average frost date for all 10 OCPT sites, including the 5 sites that were planted in ... Ohio saw record late corn planting in 2019. According to the Agricultural Statistics Service, ...
Pesticide Container Recycling Collection Program
following link: https://clinton.osu.edu/sites/clinton/files/imce/Pesticide%20Recycle%20Day.pdf ... collecting containers on two days: Friday, September 20, 2019 from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm and again on Monday, ... September 23, 2019 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. The location of this event will be at Nutrien Ag Solutions, 6704 ...
Managing Phosphorus for Yield and Reduced Edge of Field Losses
applications when STP is greater than 150 PPM. Follow NRCS 590 site and rate criteria between 40 to 150 PPM. ... quality models, or monitoring to evaluate site risk for P losses and need for further site BMPs. See step ... 8. 8. BMPs for high risk P loss sites: Monitor fields for P loss using the Ohio P risk index and ...
2019 Ohio Soybean Performance Trial- South Region Results Available
The South Region results of the 2019 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials are available online here: ... https://stepupsoy.osu.edu/news/2019-ohio-soybean-performance-test-south-region-results Results from the north and central regions will be added as harvest continues. Early soybean ...


text:
Thank you. You should be receiving a reset link at the email address you provided shortly.
Fill out the form below
*First Name
*Last Name
*Email Address
*Phone Number
Best Time
Thank you for your interest in this program. We should be contacting you shortly.
Whether you already work in the medical field or you're transitioning from another career, becoming a CEHRS can open up new job opportunities for you, give you higher earning power, and make you an in-demand professional in a wide variety of healthcare settings. This program will provide everything you need to make it happen!
If you're new to the healthcare industry, or need to brush up on medical industry language, we recommend enrolling in an alternate version of this program, as it better prepares you for your certification exam. Learn more here.
In this program, you'll learn the ins and outs of electronic health records (EHR) systems, along with the many benefits they offer medical practices. You'll get hands-on practice using real EHR software as you prepare to take the National Healthcareer Association's (NHA) CEHRS certification exam.
In combining your healthcare experience and knowledge of medical terms with completion of this program, you will be ready to take the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) national certification exams offered by NHA and will receive the study guide materials, access to practice exams, and exam registration fees.


text:
Rihanna let her guard down and got extremely emotional Tuesday night in Ireland.
The singer took the stage in Dublin's Aviva Stadium as part of her Anti World Tour, and broke down in tears to the point where she couldn't even continue singing her song.
In Instagram videos captured by a user at the concert, RiRi is seen singing the first few lyrics of her hit song with Eminem "Love the Way You Lie," and her eyes begin to fill with tears.
Concertgoers sing the song back to the star and she gets overwhelmed with emotion, stepping back with her hand in the air. Rihanna attempts to continue belting the track, but keeps choking up.
As for why Rihanna was so emotional — it's not entirely clear, but it seems as though the celeb was just taken back by all the love she was getting from the crowd.
Regardless of the reason, it was a very sweet moment.
Musicians Performing Live on Stage


text:
Your Hotel Direct credit:
get an extra
% off
all prices
Park Avenue
New hotel
Belmont. Contemporary 4* with free parking.
Cheapest price guaranteed
UK-based customer service with freephone: 0800 633 8000
Located in Belfast`s affluent Belmont area the 4* Park Avenue Hotel is only a 10 minute drive from the ci... More info
Holiday Inn Express Belfast City
Superb 90%
Belfast. Central hotel within easy reach of attractions.
"Great value" (3/12/2012)
"Fantastic!" (20/11/2012)
Located in the centre of the university quarter this wonderful 3* property has recently renovated to the ... More info
Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre
Exceptional 100%
Belfast. Newly refurbished 4* hotel located in the heart of the city.
"excellent location nice room would recommend" (15/1/2017)
The 4* Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre lies right in the heart of the city, offering easy access to Belfa... More info
Superb 90%
Belfast City. 4* hotel right in Belfast Centre.
"as expected for high class hotel, not dissappoi..." (17/11/2015)
"Fantastic hotel! Staff where a delight very hel..." (25/10/2015)
Hotel Direct`s rates at the centrally located Europa, Belfast`s premier hotel, uniquely include FULL IRIS... More info
Stormont Hotel
Very Good 82%
Stormont. 4* located in Belfast`s leafy suburbs.
"Best stay in Belfast" (24/9/2014)
"Alway the best" (6/4/2014)
Hotel Direct`s rates at this fantastic 4* hotel overlooking the landscaped gardens of Stormont Castle uni... More info
Crowne Plaza Belfast
Excellent 89%
Belfast. Superb 4* with leisure facilities
"great spot....loved it" (3/10/2010)
"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat" (20/8/2010)
The 4* Crowne Plaza Belfast is situated in the picturesque surroundings of Lagan Valley Regional Park, More info
Maldron Hotel Belfast
Superb 90%
Belfast Airport. 3* 50 metres from Belfast International Airport
"Great location" (10/9/2015)
"Best staff ever friendly ! Helpfull ! Excellent..." (8/7/2015)
At just a 50 metre walk from the Belfast International Airport terminal and with Belfast Central train st... More info
Fitzwilliam Belfast
Exceptional 97%
Belfast City. Fresh New Elegant 5*
"Fantastic rooms that couldn`t be more central" (20/12/2017)
"Great central hotel. Very friendly staff." (31/10/2015)
The brand new design-focused Fitzwilliam Hotel is the first of its kind in Northern Irelands capital. More info
Radisson Belfast
Superb 91%
City Centre. 4* in fantastic location.
"Lovely Hotel" (27/11/2015)
"Thank you to the staff." (24/6/2014)
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Belfast is ideally located in the city centre, formally the Gasworks area. More info
Ramada Encore Belfast Centre
Superb 92%
Belfast City. New 3* in the heart of the city.
"only disappointment was that i had booked what ..." (19/8/2012)
The fashionable 3* Ramada Encore Belfast is situated in the very heart of the city centre, on St. Anne`s ... More info
Park Inn Belfast
Exceptional 95%
Belfast City. New 3* with leisure facilities
"Very welcoming and personable service great cit..." (25/1/2015)
"Excellent value for city centre" (6/7/2014)
Located in the heart of this vibrant city, the newly opened Park Inn Belfast is perfectly situated just a... More info
With Hotel Direct you can make your break for LESS money. It's cheaper because when you book a break, we pass on special discounts for packages from hotels and train companies as well as making the total price lower. And you'll make a break in LESS time because in one place you can book your hotel, your train plus 1000s of shows, events and attractions.
Hotel Direct is currently checking live availability of
Holywood Hotels.
Please wait. This can take up to 20 seconds.
Dear . Fantastic news! You have a credit of to spend against your next hotel booking. Hotel Direct has awarded this money back to you in thanks for your regular custom. We hope that you have an opportunity to enjoy this personal money-off offer very soon. T&Cs apply.


text:
Friday, December 31, 2010
Ron Paxton: Stylist to the Stars (or at least Jay Cutler)
4 comments:
Cutler understands the need to shape his own identity. Look at Tom Brady's mangy locks he keeps now. When his hair was short young fans would mistake him for David Beckham. Its a blow to the ego when a bright mind of the future hopes to get the autograph of their hero only to be let down and state..."Tom who." But Tommy gets to go rounds with supper models to make up for it. Yep, Jay is just Jay, no mistake. He sucks enough, I don't think he could handle any more rejection.ReplyDelete
This post is proof that you guys are pure class. You took the high road, and I commend it. Lesser men could have REALLY attacked the unanimous 1st Team All-Underbite Team QB. A real jerk would have asked just why the hell Cutler's teeth are suddenly brighter than halogen headlights. A hater would question why, exactly, this terminal loser needs a helmet that comes down so far as to obscure his eyebrows. A rotten SOB would even question how a grown man can repeatedly hang his head and stick his lip out, pouting like a 4-year old who dropped his ice cream cone.ReplyDelete
But not you guys. It's like an honor amongst hairdos thing. And it's beautiful.
That was an awesome comment.ReplyDelete
- Soorjo Alexander William Langobard Oliphant ChuckerbuttyJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:44 AM
nice new address. I always thought that blogspot sounded like something that required carpet cleaner and some paper towels.ReplyDelete


text:
It's the news that all Bruce Springsteen fans have been waiting on - after three year wait, the Boss will be making a welcome return to the UK.
Springsteen and the E Street Band will be bringing their River Tour across the Atlantic this summer. The latest string of dates have seen the band play the full River album from top to bottom each night, along with other favourites.
And Bruce is delighted to finally confirm those rumours that have been doing the rounds on the internet.
He said: "It was the European leg of the first River tour in 1981 that really established us over there. It was a major, major event for us and I'm just delighted that we are getting a chance to play over in Scotland again. We are all really looking forward to it."
The Boss will play Hampden Park, Glasgow on June 1.
Tickets go on sale next week.
To book yours, visit brucespringsteen.com


text:
A recent ad directed to the industry -- and maybe consumers, as well -- asks whether travelers are better off trusting hotel reviews compiled by "expert travel writers" or by ordinary travelers who may not have a clue about evaluating hotels. The ad was sponsored by one of the professional services, so you can guess the answer. But is that also the right answer for you? That's a good question.
Several proprietary services -- charging fees -- provide professional hotel reviews. As far as I can tell, the largest is the Star Service. It targets travel agents with hotel reviews compiled by professional travel writers. It covers more than 10,000 properties (plus 300 or so cruise ships). The last time I used it, information was presented as large printed loose-leaf binders, but now the main approach is a searchable online database.
Overall, when I used it, Star Service reviews were extremely helpful, and it doesn't seem to have changed much. Although different writers prepare individual entries, I get the impression that evaluations are fairly consistent and consistently fair. My criticism of them is that on inspection visits, hotels tend to schlep travel writers through lobbies, dining rooms, ballrooms, and luxury suites, with less emphasis on the run-of-the-house rooms that most of you would occupy. And some of the prose in the reviews is too purple for my tastes. Still, I'd say that the professional reviews could be useful for anyone selecting a hotel without prior personal knowledge of a destination or its hotels. Unfortunately, the subscription price, at $249 a year, is far too stiff for most travelers. The only practical way you can avail yourself of this resource is through a travel agency -- an approach with merit for lots of other reasons, as well.
At this point, the only traveler-oriented source of professional hotel reviews I know is the much smaller NileGuide (www.nileguide.com), with reviews noted as "expert picks." Professional Travel Guide, formerly the go-to source of such information for ordinary travelers, seems to be out of business. Sad.
For hotel reviews submitted by ordinary travelers, TripAdvisor (www.tripadvisor.com) deploys by far the largest database. Currently, it posts more than 30 million (and counting) "trusted traveler" reviews, covering just about anywhere in the world you'd ever think of visiting -- and some you wouldn't. Reviews are submitted by ordinary travelers like you, and they reflect ordinary traveler concerns: location, room quality and features, amenities, charm, and such, and with the special emphasis on value for the money that you don't much get from the professional reviews. Although some of you might be concerned about fake reviews posted by hotel managers and owners, that seems to be not much of a problem, especially when an individual hotel may generate hundreds or even thousands of individual submissions.
In addition to the complete reviews, TripAdvisor posts a composite five-dot rating (in half-dot increments) for each hotel based on all of the individual inputs. The site covers thousands of cities and resort areas. Although based in the United States, its scope is not limited: You can find lots of reviews for Cuba's Varadero Beach, for example, submitted by Canadians and Europeans who are not barred from going there. It also shows reviews for several hotels in Teheran, Iran, and even covers six hotels in Pyongyang, North Korea. My main problem is that it posts so much content for popular areas and hotels that negotiating all that detail is sometimes cumbersome.
Although the largest, TripAdvisor is by no means the only source of travelers' hotel reports. Among the many similar -- and similarly useful -- but smaller sites are Hotel Shark (www.hotelshark.com), IgoUgo (www.igougo.com), TravelMuse (www.travelmuse.com) and TravelPost (www.travelpost.com). The big online agencies such as Expedia and Travelocity also include many hotel reviews.
All in all, if you're looking for hotel reviews, your challenge is apt to be too much information, not too little. But if it has to be "too" one way or the other, I'll take "too much" every time.
Send e-mail to Ed Perkins at email@example.com. Perkins' new book for small business and independent professionals, "Business Travel When It's Your Money," is now available through www.mybusinesstravel.com or www.amazon.com
A recent ad directed to the industry -- and maybe consumers, as well -- asks whether travelers are better off trusting hotel reviews compiled by "expert travel writers" or by ordinary travelers who may not have a clue about evaluating hotels. The ad was sponsored by one of the professional services, so you can guess the answer. But is that also the right answer for you? That's a good question.


text:
Diseñadores de todas las partes del mundo están proponiendo diseños creativos a judepang en la categoría de diseño logotipo - custom.
Logo design required for company in business consultancy and financial services. The logo should exude a touch of stability and resilience. The name "Asia Sovereign Private Limited" reflects drive, a pioneering spirit, leadership, independence and originality. Highly focused and self-reliant, the name "Asia Sovereign Private Limited" carries with it an unmistakable "can do" attitude. The logo should reflect confidence, energy, strength and perseverance, like the name suggests.
Asia Sovereign Private Limited
We are in the business of consultancy and financial advisory business for high-networth individuals and corporate clients in Asia. Strong solid colours should be used.
***Update 1***
The logo can consist of a symbol with the branding or a wordmark on its own.
***Update 2***
The symbol should not over-power the company's name as the branding is important
***Update 3***
The design has to be original and look professional. It should not be amateurish.
***Update 4***
We want a design with Oriental look and feel, but that does not equate to the design looking tacky and old-fashioned.
***Update 5***
Although colours used should be strong, they should be in subdued shade. We don't want loud, flashy colours.
***Update 6***
If you are using chinese symbols, please be mindful it should be an auspicious one like dragon, bamboo etc.
***Update 7***
We will like to have standards similar to the designs at
***Update 8***
The logo can be centred around Chinese characters or symbols that are auspicious. E.g. Chinese Character '亚' which means Asia
***Update 9***
Sample of fonts that we like can be found at http://www.asiasovereign.com/fonts.html
• Strong colours, such as red, gold etc.
• Solid fonts
• Professional look
• Cursive letters
• Childish designs
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
COQ Compiler
Well, well, well, the French have invented a little programming language and decided to name it COQ. So, let's put 20 seconds on the CLOQ and see how many IT jokes we can tell.
- So, I see here on your résumé that you had extensive experience working with COQ in college. Can you elaborate? (HDW)
- Staring at a monitor all day will make you go CoqIDE. (QOK)
- Describe a time when you've handled COQ before. (DF)
- What is the name of that software language you used… it's right on the tip of my tongue! (HDW)
- What shop are they over at Microsoft again? Oh, that's right… they're a COQ Shop. (HDW)
- Is COQ blocking or is it ASSynchronous? (QOK)
- To install COQ, just unzip it. (QOK)
- COQ is bloatwear? (QOK)
- Free as in speech, or free as in COQ? (QOK)
- Just put the COQ disk in the hard drive. (QOK)
- When is the next rollout of COQ? (QOK)
- Terabytes COQ. Bitch. (QOK)
- COQ is a third-party tool. (QOK)
- Does COQ output Big O notation? (QOK)
Well played QOK. You win! Your prize? You guessed it; COQ!!! Thanks for playing with my COQ.
Posted on April 10, 2012, in Humor and tagged COQ, IT, Programming. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
I heard COQ has a virus.


text:
Scientists have devised a new computational model that can be used to reveal genetic regulatory elements responsible for development of the human heart and maintenance of its function.
Although the teams focused on the heart, the computational method they developed is broadly applicable to other tissues, and was successfully used to identify regulatory elements for cells of the limbs and brain. Cataloging these regulatory sequences may improve understanding of diseases and lays the groundwork for improved medical treatments.
The research, conducted by scientists at the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the University of Chicago, is published in the March 2010 issue of Genome Research and is available online.


text:
Harris Poll: NFL Fans Sack MLB For Favorite Sport . . . Again
January 20, 2011: Not only did the NFL draw record numbers to its TV broadcasts during the 2010 season, which it continues to do during the playoff drive to Super Bowl XLV, but it continues to remain by far the most popular of all sports among U.S. fans.
More than three in ten Americans (31%) who follow at least one sport say pro football is their favorite sport while fewer than two in ten (17%) say baseball, according to a new survey from The Harris Poll. Although this is a narrowing of the gap from last year, when 35% of sports fans said pro football was their favorite sport and 16% said it was baseball, it marks the ninth consecutive Harris Poll (going back to 2002) in which pro football has had a double-digit lead over baseball. (See 2003-2010 chart below.)
According to the NFL, the 2010 season was the most-watched ever, attracting a record 207.7 million unique viewers. The trend has continued thus far during the playoffs, with the New York Jets-New England Patriots game on Jan. 16 attracting 43.5 million viewers, making it the most-watched divisional playoff game ever.
Soccer was aided only slightly by the playing of the FIFA World Cup in 2010. In the previous Harris Poll, 2% named men's soccer as their favorite sport. In the new survey, the total was 4%, still leaving soccer behind pro football and baseball, college football (12%), auto racing (7%) men's pro basketball (6%) and hockey (5%).
Regarding specific demographics, pro football was named as the favorite sport by African Americans (45%), Baby Boomers aged 46-64 (37%) and Easterners (34%), while those fewer people more likely to say pro football is their favorite sport among Echo Boomers ages 18-33 (23%), Hispanics (26%), and Midwesterners (26%).
For baseball, Matures ages 65 and older (21%), Hispanics (20%) and those with an education of high school or less (20%) cited it as their favorite sport. African Americans (6%), those with some college education (12%) and Echo Boomers (13%) are least likely to say baseball is their favorite.
Overall, the Harris Poll has pinpointed some fluctuations in favorites over the past 25 years. Since the first such survey in 1985, pro football has gone up 7 points from 24% of sports fans saying it was their favorite sport then to 31% saying so now. Meanwhile, baseball has gone down 6 points from 23% in 1985 to 17% in the new survey.
Looking ahead, Harris anticipates that, based on past numbers, the popularity of pro football might not take much of a hit if there is a lockout due to problems with the owner-player CBA negotiations. As an example, the NHL shut down in 2004-05 but did not suffer in popularity among sports fans who participated in the survey.
The Harris Poll was conducted among 2,331 adults surveyed online between Dec 6-13, 2010 by Harris Interactive.


text:
Tartan Ridge - New England Homes "Open House" Sunday, November 25, 2012
This house is NOT for sale. The home, a custom built home is nearing completion and the owners are graciously allowing New England Homes and it's representatives, HER Realtors Builder Developer Division to show off their new home....
Open Sunday 2:00 to 4:00 Tartan Ridge, Dublin, Ohio a New England Homes custom new build
View Larger Map
The home which is open is not for sale. The home at 7102 Wilton Chase St. Dublin, Ohio 43017 is a custom built home by New England Homes Ohio. Your open house host is Maureen McCabe of the HER Realtors Builder Developer Services division.
Thanks to the family building the Tartan Ridge home for allowing others to see the new custom built home they will inhabit shortly.
Open Sunday, November 25, 2012 2:00 to 4:00 - NEW Home Tartan Ridge!
New England Homes Ohio builds throughout central Ohio on your lot.
Tartan Ridge was the site of the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes. New England Homes 2009, Parade of Homes entry won numerous awards including the People's Choice Award.
New England Homes Ohio is based in Lewis Center, Ohio and builds throughout central Ohio.
Olentangy Falls - S. Delaware County, Ohio
Ackerly Park - New Albany, Ohio
The 2013 BIA Parade of Homes is in Jerome Village. Jerome Village is just north of Brock Road (on the map above.)
Happy Thanksgiving!
The sales office at New England Homes office located at 5191 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 is closed Thanksgiving Day through the weekend, November 22 to 25, 2012. The New England Homes Sales Center (office) is typically open daily from noon to 4:00. The office manned by HER Realtors Builder Developer Service will be open Monday, November 26, 2012.
The image at the top is owned by Doug Annette of New England Homes and used with permission here and on sDelawareCoHomes.com a site about Delaware County, Ohio real estate.
This post provided by Maureen McCabe HER Realtors*
Contact Maureen McCabe of HER Realtors* - 614.388.8249
email: MaureenatMaureenMcCabe.com at = @
*Real Living HER
Information is deemed to be accurate but should be verified to your satisfaction. Information provided herein is supplied by several sources and is subject to change without notice. Opinions expressed are solely those of Maureen McCabe.


text:
underdesign necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 17 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Digital Defence: http://digitaldefence.com
Digital Defence is a security software company of highly experienced data security developers and software architects with a unique data encryption software offering that protects software that is in mobile transit (laptops, removable media, memory sticks, etc.).
We offer a top quality service and one of the things that distinguishes our product from our competitors is our ability to offer whitelisting of accessible applications. What this means is that the security software can be used to allow access to company databases but restrict access to certain websites, for example.
Our software is used internationally by public and private organisations such as the UK police force and we're currently talking to a number of international brands about possible large wholesale requirements for our technology and products.
So our site really needs to reflect a strong corporate image that portrays a modern, dynamic, flexible company whose products and services are on the cutting edge in their field.
Our customers are likely to be driven to the site from a strong search engine marketing and social media campaign as well as offline marketing and PR.
Our products are distributed through companies like Motorola and their distributors and resellers. The site needs to address this audience as well as IT professionals (manager and director level) of large organisations who would be looking for a security solution to roll out and, conversely, consumers who are looking to buy the product in smaller quantities.
The current site is built using the Drupal open source CMS framework (drupal.org) and the design needs to be created as specifically for this CMS as possible.
The design needs to be flexible enough for us to apply to different types of pages or content that will be appearing on the site (e.g., blogs, articles, videos, and static pages like contact pages, case studies, etc.).
The design needs to be fixed width, clean and simple and ideally around the 960px range.
Please keep graphical devices to a sensible level.
For any graphical backgrounds that you employ in your design, please be aware that with the Drupal CMS, content and block columns don't always stay the same width or height (e.g. with different font sizes), so please ensure that your design provides extra area for background images to allow for that variability.
Please use browser generated, "web-safe" fonts in the main content areas of the site and for buttons, menu links or section headings.
Finally, we're looking overall for a design that is graceful in all situations and in most modern browsers (IE, FireFox, Chrome, Opera, Safari), so please don't push the envelope too much
We will need the final design supplied as a layered RGB file. We would prefer that in PNG format for Fireworks but will accept a PhotoShop PSD file. Please give all the layers you use meaningful names and remove any unnecessary layers.
Please create a new home page design but take into account that this is a social-media enabled Drupal website and will be subject to the information described above. The design should therefore include the following:
- Show how H1, H2, H3, H4 headings should be handled in the page body.
- Show how form elements (fields, buttons, etc.) will be handled.
- Show how lists of content (such as a list of teaser blog posts) will be handled.
- Provide basic buttons that suit the theme for Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. These will be used for "follow us" buttons.
- Provide support and detailed theming for both horizontal and vertical menus as a combination of these will be used throughout the site in various places.
- Provide room for a detailed footer (see comments in Example Websites about motorola.com and intermec.com) including links to RSS feeds.
- More content will be added to the site such as case studies, press releases and news and these need to be easily distinguishable from each other and the rest of the content on the site.
Although we do not expect the final site will be 100% compliant with the W3C standards, please avoid design elements that can't easily be implemented in accordance with those standards (e.g. Silverlight, iFrames, Flash) as we need the site to be robust in situations such as being viewed on mobile devices and screen readers.
The existing site is at http://digital-defence.com
A good example of a competitor whose website reflects the kind of image we wish to portray is http://www.credant.com although they seem to be trying to show too much information and it's a little overwhelming on the home page.
Other competitor sites that you might wish to look at for inspiration are http://becrypt.com and http://www.checkpoint.com/pointsec.
We like the motorola.com site and the visual split that they use on the home page between consumers and business could be used similarly for our different target audiences.
We also intermec.com and the way that they've organised information in the footer; it's nice and clean and easy to see what you're looking for.


text:
Last Thursday, Coupons.com employees helped raise $3,232 during our No Kid Hungry Bake Sale. Our employees baked, donated, purchased, and volunteered to help our partner Share our Strength achieve their goal of ending childhood hunger in our America. Each dollar raised will help connect a child with 10 meals. That's over 32,000 meals! If you're interested in "baking an impact" by hosting your own bake sale, please click here to learn more. Every dollar helps.
We've included some "behind the scenes" photos from our bake sale below. Please share in comments if you're planning to do the same.
On May 22nd, Coupons for Change participated in the No Kid Hungry Bake Sale to help raise money to feed kids all year long. Every $1 can help connect a child with up to 10 meals. By connecting kids to more nutritious foods and healthier lifestyles, we can help our kids live, learn and play for a brighter future.
How You Can Participate: Help donate for a good cause. Every 1 in 5 children in America struggles with hunger. Host a No Kid Hungry Bake Sale by clicking here!
Our awesome employees took some time out of their day to bake these delicious looking treats for the rest of us to enjoy and to help donate! It's a win-win for those looking to satisfy their sweet tooth and give back. Check out some of the tasty goodies.
Before you shop: Got a sweet tooth? This post putting you in a baking mood? Use code AFMHOL15 to save 15% off your entire purchase at Dancing Deer Baking Co. until July 31, 2014!


text:
- Home
- Editor's Desk
- Features
- Columns
- Arts & Culture
- Special Editions
- Advertising
Tuesday October 15, 2019; 06:31 pm EDT
Don't miss this gem of the American stage
Thomas Wolfe famously said, "You can't go home again." A decade before coining that phrase, he showed us why in his 1929 debut novel Look Homeward Angel. This thinly veiled memoir of a tumultuous youth in his mother's Dixieland Boardinghouse made him a pariah in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, and a literary star to the rest of the nation. The 1958 stage adaptation by Ketti Frings won every major prize for American drama that year, and it still rings true and relevant.
Compass Rose Theater's beautiful production stars a talented University of Maryland grad, Shane O'Loughlin, in the lead role of Eugene Gant. A bookish young man, he yearns for education and escape from his overbearing mother, Eliza (artistic director Lucinda Merry-Browne), and his romantic but alcoholic father, W.O. Gant (Gary Goodson) Bret Jaspers costars as elder brother Ben, the cynical voice of experience who urges Eugene to flee. Who can blame them? Life with Eliza, the self-proclaimed "sharpest trader in town," is no tea party. In a perpetual quest for cash, she puts the comfort of strangers above the needs of her own family, whom she manipulates into doing her bidding.
Dapper Ben isn't healthy enough to escape to World War I, as did his brother Luke (Chris Creane). So he helps in Father's monument shop and passes the evenings at dingy Dixieland with a sympathetic older boarder named Fatty (Janise Whelan). Big sister Helen (Kathryn Zoerb) and her husband Hugh (Dan Reno) are likewise caught in Eliza's clutches as near servants. The other boarders are Uncle Will (Ed Klein); old Mrs. Clatt (Nancy Long); her son Jake (Eli Pendry); and a charming new arrival, Laura James (Lindsay Clemmons), who brings Eugene his first happiness and heartache. Dr. McGuire (Richard Fiske) is a frequent visitor to the home as well. Only the notorious Madame Elizabeth (Maura Claire Harford) never crosses the threshold, though she is on good terms with Father.
From the melee, Eugene's transformation from guileless gopher to mutineer is remarkable, culminating in a confrontation that will shake you to your weepy bones. Drawing equally on the strength of all the leads, this production gets four stars for credibility: from the sharp period fashions to the missing newels on the faded front porch to the manner of the family's explosion with love and disdain. The only unbelievable part is Eliza and Father's tantrum, which is too gentle on the set. I hope they go wild on closing night.


text:
I'm not sold on the Mark XLII armour in the upcoming Iron Man 3. There's just so much gold. But hey, colour preferences aside, you can at least count on Hot Toys to nail the plastic representation of the thing in adult collectible form.
Priced at $165, he'll be out in May, comes with a range of extra gear like interchangeable hands, and stands 12" tall.
Iron Man Mark XLII [Sideshow]


text:
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- America's highest ranking military officer said Tuesday the nation must do more for the mental health of American soldiers, warning statistics show "there are going to be more [troop] suicides this year than last."
Adm. Michael G. Mullen praised commander at Fort Hood in Texas for addressing stress, not just suicides.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Michael G. Mullen, said the military lacks the number of mental health professionals necessary to help returning or soon-to-deploy troops deal with the high stress of war. He said he's working to get more money to increase the number of counselors so more soldiers can be helped.
Mullen made the comment to an audience of military families during a breakfast sponsored by The Hill newspaper at the Liaison Hotel in Washington.
"I think we need to get to a point where everyone is screened by a competent mental health professional," he said.
Officials say 64 soldiers have committed or are suspected of having committed suicide this year in the Army alone. That puts it on a grim pace to break last year's record of 133.
The issue came to a head last week as Fort Campbell in Kentucky stood down for a three-day suicide prevention event after 11 soldiers there committed suicide this year.
Suicides aren't the only result of stress on military personnel. The Army charged Sgt. John Russell with the murder of five fellow soldiers at a stress clinic in Baghdad's Camp Liberty last month. Russell's commander had referred him to counseling because of concern for his mental health.
But there are some strategies that seem to be helpful in treating stress, Mullen said. He singled out Fort Hood in Texas. saying that even though the facility has 30,000 more soldiers than Fort Campbell, there had been only one suicide at Fort Hood as of April.
"The general out there had essentially focused on relieving stress [and] not just attacking the suicide issue, and he'd done it very systematically," Mullen said. "It just shows that when leaders apply themselves, we can make a big difference there."
Attacking the overall stress level in soldiers may be more effective than just worrying about suicides, the admiral said, as troops face stress not just in war but in day-to-day life, as well.
"We are working hard to understand the underpinnings of this and, broadly, many of these suicides occur based on failed relationships, financial problems in a history too often discovered after the tragic event," Mullen said.
In fact, half of the suicides at Fort Campbell were committed by soldiers who had never deployed.
But Mullen said there is still a connection.
"I've heard people use that as a reason that would very possibly say the deployments don't have anything to do with it, and I just don't believe that," Mullen said. "I believe there is a relationship between those who haven't deployed but are going to deploy and all of the stress and hype that you hear as you get ready to go on your first deployment."
All About Michael G. Mullen • Suicide • Mental Health


text:
The Vi-Pet is a microprocessor-controlled pet-immune PIR detector, designed for easy installation, free of vertical adjustment. It features a combination of Fresnel and cylindrical lens elements with high detection sensitivity beginning at 0.5 meter away from the detector up to a distance of 12 meters (40ft) and full temperature compensation.
As a pet immune motion detector, the detector utilizes TSI (Target Specific Imaging) technology that ensures immunity to pets weighing up to 27 kg (60 lb). The advanced True Motion recognition algorithm allows the Vi-Pet to distinguished between the true motion of an intruder and any other disturbances which cause false alarms. A TST (Test) input permits switching the detector to the walk test mode remotely without removing the front cover. An on-board motion event jumper determines whether 1 or 2 consecutive motion events triggers an alarm.
- True Digital FM processing (DSP) ensures foremost detection accuracy
- TSI imaging and pet immunity up to 60 pounds
- 3D cylindrical optics eliminates "dead" spots and provides creep coverage
- Provides industry's best catch performance, stability and reliability
- 40' x 40' 90 coverage with lookdown while allowing full pets full roam
- Selectable pulse count 1 or 2 with TEST input for reliable remote walk test
- Small size for easiest installation location
Additional Info
Additional Info
|Part Number
|What's in the box
|(1) Visonic VI-PET True Digital 60lb Pet Immune PIR
Write Your Own Review
|Input Voltage
|9 to 16 VDC
|Current Drain
|9 mA @ 12 VDC
|Solid-state, N.C. up to 100mA / 30 V
|3 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 7/16


text:
Milan: AC Milan attacker Robinho is confident that Mario Balotelli will succeed with the Rossoneri and help the team move in the right direction.
The Italy international will undergo a medical at the San Siro side on Wednesday to complete his move back to Serie A from Manchester City, and the Brazilian is looking forward to teaming up with his new team-mate.
"Balotelli is a great player and will definitely help the squad. We are happy he has arrived and we are all going to welcome him. Let's hope he does well for Milan," Robinho told Milan Channel.
The Brazilian attacker then went on to discuss Milan`s chances in Serie A, and stressed they are at a crucial stage of the season as they chase a Champions League spot.
"There's enthusiasm in the changing room and we're getting better. There are still plenty of games to go and every three points will help us move up the table.
"The beginning of the campaign wasn`t good, and once more the Italian league is proving to be difficult, but at the moment we're experiencing a good run of form in this crucial point of the season, and with 16 games to go anything is possible."
Milan have climbed to fifth spot in the table following their good results in recent weeks.


text:
Tim8 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 513 diseños de 148 diseñadores freelance.
Majestic Software
We are a small team of developers for Mac and iPhone, working on entertainment software and games.
We are all about good software design and fun games.
The market of the company is for gamers (casual to hardcore) as well as people interested in our media streaming software.
We are looking for an iconic logo that isn't overly corporate. We are currently open to colour and style ideas.
The logo should look good on black/dark backgrounds (games/sites) and white/light backgrounds (print/sites).
Easily resizable, should be clear when quite small, as well as looking good on a t-shirt.
Logo *concept* can be just "Majestic" or "Majestic Software".
A logo that works with both would be ideal.
After all the great entries so far, a few notes.
Probably steer away from gold and shaded logos.
While i have liked several of the "Crown" logos, it's not necessarily the best / only options. Just type "Majestic" into google images.. you won't see many crowns.. but plenty of other "Majestic" things.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
Importance of Program
With the many recent advances in the life sciences, biomedical issues are becoming a part of every day life. This is apparent in the use of DNA forensics in criminology, genetic screening for heritable disorders, and pharmacogenetics, tailoring drugs for individuals with relevant genetic differences. The great speed at which these issues evolve requires that the general public become more knowledgeable in order to make informed decisions regarding science in their lives. This necessitates that the scientific community participates actively in the education process of nonscientists. Therefore, the program functions to help prepare the leaders and the citizens of the future whom will be living in a world where scientific literacy is increasingly essential.
Yale scientists-in-training benefit from the teaching experience and involvement in the New Haven Community. Individuals with an interest in pursuing a teaching career gain experience working with young people and learn to communicate scientific concepts with individuals that are less sophisticated. This skill is very useful when scientists communicate with reporters, members of Congress, or business executives/venture capitalists.
Letters from the 7th graders, most of whom are from underrepresented minority groups, have consistently indicated that they enjoyed these activities, and some are now aspiring to scientific careers. Wehope that all the students will be motivated to continue their enthusiasm and interest in learning about science.


text:
Thursday, October 28, 2010
not-so-spooky PlanetBox snack lunch
In the large section is a Big Dipper full of chopped strawberries and kiwi fruit. The lower side compartment holds a mini cheesecake "cupcake" and a mini granola bite. The upper side section holds a Little Dipper of dry roasted peanuts (taboo at school!) and a Babybell cheese. The long top section has a bounty of carrots and the tiny middle treat section holds an icing spider.
The mini cheesecake cupcake was a bit of a disaster. I tried to make a spider web out of chocolate sauce on top, but it didn't turn out like the vision I had in my imagination at all! What a mess it was! I sort of slowly drizzled it on by toothpick... tedious and just not a good thing at all. It thrilled Ethan though, which is all that counts I guess. :) And it gives the icing spiders a place to call home. ;-)
I also experienced an epic fail when I attempted to carve a freehand spider into the Babybell wax coating. So I flipped it over and stuck a Halloween sticker on it instead. So much easier. :)
7 comments:
- Kris said... [Reply to comment]
So, how did he carry it around as you ran your errands? I am curious because I have two little guys who seem to like to snack while we are out going store to store.
- October 28, 2010 at 8:43 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
It is not my favorite for errand running. ;-) It performs GREAT sitting on a table, but it's not suited for balancing on a lap while driving around and it's definitely too awkward to walk around with.
I frequently use EasyLunchboxes while out and about and that works better for errand running. The way the compartments jut out on the bottom make for nice hand-holds.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:17 PM
That spiderweb looks far from a disaster - it's really impressive, no wonder he loved it! Too funny about the cheese - stickers work wonders, don't they?
Oh, I wanted to ask about the PlanetBox - how big is it? I've been eyeballing them, but can't seem to get a handle on how much food they hold from the descriptions/dimensions. Is it a lot? How would it hold to an average adult lunch? Average kid lunch?
- October 29, 2010 at 6:13 AM
- Liza said... [Reply to comment]
That fruit salad looks wonderful! I'm thinking of giving a Planet Lunchbox a try - Laptop Lunches as well. So many goodies, not enough time (or money) to try them all! :)
- October 29, 2010 at 7:22 AM
- MADMommy said... [Reply to comment]
My 2.5 year old is sitting beside me and when she saw this she said whats that mommy? i asked her if it looked and she said "i wanna eat it myself mommy" lol
- October 29, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Thanks everyone! :)
Stretching My Imagination - the PlanetBox is a really generous size. I think it would hold plenty for an average adult lunch. The large section holds a full sized sandwich, and the other sections are nice for fruit, veggie and crunchy sides!
- November 3, 2010 at 10:15 PM
You are great. Really awesome creations.
- November 24, 2010 at 3:21 AM


text:
joebbs necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 89 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
icloudhosting.com is a new brand being launched by an existing company. Cloud Computing is a revolution in how we make use of servers, and we expect there to be a growing market for cloud hosting. Our new website is aiming to address this market.
This market is typically served by managed hosting providers (e.g. Rackspace) and dedicated hosting providers (e.g. ServerBeach) at the moment.
To represent the three products we need to understand them a bit better. Each product is made up of a basic cloud, which is a processor and storage. So for the products:
iCloudSlice: Show a number of processor and storage servers, and then these are aggregated into a single unit, and there are a number of small virtual servers - of which the client gets one.
iCloudDedicated: Like iCloudSlice, perhaps show two storage servers, two processor servers, and one virtual server - the client gets all.
iCloudCluster: Like iCloudDedicated, except show a number of virtual servers, with the client getting all of them.
The three things to represent are:
- A storage unit (e.g. lots of disks)
- A processing unit
- A server that the client is presented with
I have done a mockup of this here to give you an idea:
We would like five pages designed:
- Homepage
- 3x product pages (see below)
- Content page
The links for the main menu should be:
- Home
- Why Us
- iCloudSlice
- iCloudDedicated
- iCloudFarm
- Support
- About Us
- Contact Us
We are offering three product lines, we would like to get the message for each of these across clearly to the end user. (These are mentioned below in ascending cost.)
1) iCloudSlice (Pricing will be from $50 USD per month)
This product is similar to a VPS; in that more than one client will be hosted on the same physical server. However, that server is mirrored ensuring if it physically fails the iCloudSlice will be automatically transferred to another server for no downtime.
2) iCloudDedicated (From $250)
The product is the same as iCloudSlice, but each physical server is dedicated to a single client. The advantage over a traditional dedicated server is that it has a mirrored physical server and in the event of a server failure the iCloudDedicated switches over to the other physical server that is provided as the service.
3) iCloudCluster (From $1000)
This is the provision of a dedicated infrastructure for the client of a number of storage and processing servers, they can then split this into as many application servers as they need.
Our website is intended to be multi-currency, with a way for the client to select if geo-detection fails.


text:
Local, Near & Far Memory part 7 - VM placement also needs RAM
nagger 100000MRSJ Comment (1) Visits (19091)
We all tend to concentrate on the CPU first and the memory second. CPUs, as the "brains" of the machine, does get a high focus and have a lot of extreme technology within it but the RAM is the "guts" of the machine to "feed" the CPU with nutrient data. OK, let us stop the analogy there :-) Along with reducing the number of CPUs via a lower virtual processor count, we also need to have the CPUs matching the memory - so AIX has a fighting change to localise a running process to its home SRAD and thus have it's data local for maximum speed.
Logical Memory Block size
At the SRAD level, we deal with whole CPUs but memory is finer grain in many MB terms. The smallest memory chunk is the Logical Memory Block, often just called LMB. This is set to a default size depending on the install memory when the machine booted up for the first time. I think the intention is to end up with something like 1000 chunks of memory for flexibility in assigning memory to a virtual machine, for Dynamic memory changes in sensible sizes but not too much waste in tracking millions of little memory chunks. On my medium and large POWER7 machines, I have seen LBM defaults of 64 MB (Power 750) to 256 MB (Power 795). After trying Live Partition Mobility, you quickly realise that the source and target machine have to have the same LMB size - so we standardised on 128 MB in our computer room.
How to set the LMB?
Assigning memory to virtual machines ad SRADs
When starting your virtual machine the Hypervisor will have to decide the optimal placement for both the CPU and memory. I have customers that have for similar workloads a fixed CPU to RAM ratio of say 1 CPU to 32 GB of memory - if the machine was configured to have this ratio and the virtual machines do too. then there can be a good chance there is RAM available with with each processor - it depends if you feel lucky! I am thinking here of a machine that is say 80% allocated to running virtual machines and we are adding a further one. If instead there is no fixed ratio and the ratio is decided based on needs then I think you are likely to have more situations where there are CPU and memory islands - by which I mean
In diagram form:
This (above) is a worst case and what we want to avoid, if at all possible.
Virtual machine persistent placement:
A few examples of good, bad and "oh dear"
I have seen some customer virtual machines that have ended up with bad layouts in SRAD placement terms.
First here is my 20 Virtual Processor virtual machine (remember Entitlement is irrelevant) as it started up after a 7 hour power outage (which took down a 2 mile radius block of London - not our fault!) so it was definitely a cold boot.
The machine only has 32 CPUs in two CEC drawers of the Power 770 and it has decided to lay it out across all four SRADs with a pretty even spread across them and fairly even memory to match. This virtual machine was started after three Virtual I/O Servers, an NIM server and my Systems Director virtual machine. This might explain why it is not absolutely consistent but will be fairly typical of a largish virtual machine started when the machine was (guessing here 25% already running other smallish virtual machines. I am please with this placement.
Update: I then tried a few experiments.
I dropped the VP to 16 thinking it would use less SRADs than all four of my Power 770 and got the following:
Above is still using all four SRAD but then I remembered this virtual machine has 64 GB of RAM. The machine has 128 in total so that is 32 GB per POWER7 - as I have other LPARs running some memory of each SRAD was probably used so it could not go for 100% of the memory of two SRADs and was thus spreading out the VM. I then dropped the memory from 64 GB to 32 GB with the same 16 virtual processors and restarted the VM and got ...
Above we now have
This is not the way I would planned it but it is not bad.
What have we learnt?
Here is a "not to bad" example of a smaller 8 Virtual Processor virtual machine:
above most of the virtual machine (Logical (SMT) CPUs 0 - 27 = 28 in total = 7 physical CPUs) is in one SRAD but I can only guess but the last CPU was allocated forcing one in a different SRAD. The memory is not balanced either
Now here is a pretty bad example, from a customer Power 795 (no names and it has subsequently but addresses):
Above we see first that the Power 795 can have four SRADs per Processor book as it contains four POWER7 chips to make up the 32 per book. There is clearly five SRADs with one CPU-core and no memory at all.
So have a look at your virtual machines with lssrad -av and decide if you like the look of them. This may influence the VM start-up order next time you restart your machine (after you have reduced you VP count, of course). There is one way to make your placement much worse (covered in part 8) but no simple way to improve it, unless you are on old firmware and have Capacity Upgrade on Demand (covered in part 9).
Get Out of Jail Free Card:
Just to remind readers again the POWER7 based system have excellent memory sub-systems, excellent inter-node memory bandwidth and the machines will still perform well with heavy use of Far memory accesses. In addition, AIX will place processes and take action to minimise Far memory access. But it is not optimal and with planning and care we can get the performance a bit higher. In the case above, I could see AIX trying not to use the last five SRAD's until absolutely necessary but we have already seen that the first SMT thread on each physical CPU-core is used before other threads. Unfortunately, I don't have the above layout to experiment on to find out which algorithm takes wins.


text:
Photo: FilmMagic
Actress Blake Lively has topped a new style poll in Britain.
The newlywed beat Rihanna and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge to land the top spot in the new Daily Mail survey to find the queen of red carpet fashion.
The former "Gossip Girl" star picked up 42 percent of the vote.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Kardashian, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and Beyonce also made the top 10.


text:
Product Description
Our hooked wool rugs are designed by a Vermont company. They are high quality and durable. They are handcrafted, so sizes and colors may vary slightly. Care: It is common for hooked wool items to have a stray yarn pop out from time to time. Simply snip with scissors (do not pull). Regular gentle vacuuming (no power head) will keep your rug in great shape. Professional cleaning only, if needed.
Lead time is generally fast but depends on stock; please email us first if you have timing concerns.


text:
Mouse by the River
Mouse by the River
from 40.00
8" x 8"
Paper Print
Hand-embellished with gold metal leaf. Giclée print, on Epson Hot Press paper, with 1-2" borders. 100% cotton, archival, ultrasmooth surface.
Wood Print
Giclée paper print (hand-embellished with gold metal leaf) mounted on solid ½" Birch plywood, ready to hang with keyhole slot on back. Sustainably handmade by humans in California.
Prints are made to order, please allow 5-8 days fabrication time. Questions? Contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Add To Cart


text:
Gardenia: The Complete Guide to this Essential Southern Plant
No plant expresses the grace of the South better than the fragrant blossoms of the gardenia.
- Rubiaceae
- Evergreen shrubs
- Zones vary by species
- Full sun or partial shade
- Regular water
No plant expresses the grace of the South better than gardenia. Intensely fragrant white blossoms contrast beautifully with shiny, leathery dark green leaves. Double forms are classic corsage flowers. In borders, gardenias need good drainage and acid soil containing lots of organic matter. Plant them high (like azaleas and rhododendrons) and don't let them be crowded by other plants or competing roots. Mulch plants instead of cultivating; feed every 3 to 4 weeks during the growing season with acid fertilizer, fish emulsion, or blood meal. Prune to remove straggly branches and faded flowers. Control whiteflies, aphids, and other sucking insects with light horticultural oil.
Gardenias do well in large pots on decks and patios; gardeners in cold-winter areas can grow them in cool greenhouses. Unfortunately, they make poor houseplants— they attract mites, mealybugs, and whiteflies.
G. jasminoides (G. augusta).
COMMON GARDENIA, CAPE JASMINE. Zones LS, CS, TS, except as noted; 12–8. Native to China, Taiwan, Japan. Glossy bright green leaves and usually double white flowers to 3 in. across. Hardy to about 10°F. Will survive 0°F but is likely to die back to roots.
The many selections are useful in containers or raised beds, as hedges, espaliers, low screens, or single plants.
'Aimee' ('First Love'). Somewhat larger shrub than 'August Beauty', with larger flowers. Spring bloom.
'August Beauty'. Grows 4–6 ft. high and 3–4 ft. wide. Blooms heavily midspring into fall. Large double flowers.
'Chuck Hayes'. Extra-hardy type, possibly as hardy as 'Klein's Hardy'. To 4 ft. high and wide. Double flowers in summer, heavy rebloom in fall.
'Golden Magic'. Reaches 3 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide in 2 to 3 years, eventually larger. Extra-full flowers open white, gradually age to deep golden yellow. Blooms from spring through summer, peaking in midspring.
'Grif's Select'. Compact, 3–4 ft. tall and wide; profuse single flowers in late spring and early summer, red seed capsules in fall. Hardy to about 5°F.
'Kimura Shikazaki' ('Four Seasons'). Compact plant 2–3 ft. tall. Flowers similar to those of 'Veitchii', but slightly less fragrant. Extremely long bloom season—spring to fall.
'Klein's Hardy'. For cold-winter areas; hardy to 0°F. To 2–3 ft. high and wide. Single flowers in summer. Grow in a wind-protected site.
'Miami Supreme'. Grows to 6 ft. tall and wide, with large double flowers (4–6 in. wide) in spring, periodic flowering through summer.
'Mystery'. Best-known selection. Bears 4- to 5-in. double flowers from mid- to late spring or longer. Tends to be rangy and needs pruning to keep it neat. Can reach 6–8 ft. high and wide.
'Radicans' ('Prostrata'). Grows 6–12 in. tall and spreads to 2–3 ft., with small leaves; inch-wide double flowers bloom in summer. Good for small-scale ground cover or pots. Not as cold hardy as the species; not well suited to Middle South. 'Radicans Variegata' ('Prostrata Variegata') has gray-green leaves with white markings.
'Shooting Star'. Upright grower to 6–8 ft. tall and wide, with large leaves and single flowers in late spring and early summer. Hardy to 0°F.
'Veitchii'. Compact, reliable grower to 3 1/2–4 1/2 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide. Blooms prolifically from midspring into fall (and sometimes even during warm winters), bearing fully double 1- to 1 1/2-in. flowers.
'White Gem'. At just 1–2 ft. tall and wide, this selection is useful for edgings, containers, or raised beds, where the fragrance of its single, creamy white summer flowers can be appreciated.
G. thunbergia.
STARRY GARDENIA. Zones TS; 12–8. Native to South Africa, this winter bloomer is much less common than G. jasminoides, because it is less cold hardy and not as showy. Sometimes grown as an ornamental in south Florida. Primary use is as a rootstock to impart nematode resistance and increased vigor to G. jasminoides. Reaches 15 ft. tall and as wide. Dark green leaves to 6 in. long; single, 3- to 4-in., white- to cream-colored flowers with a long tube and typically eight overlapping, petal-like lobes.


text:
Where Florida Gators Go To Blog! This site is dedicated to the University of Florida Gator Fans. It is an open site to discuss and rehash the wins and losses and make plans toward the next National Championship! Here you will find truths, half truths, information and misinformation about the University of Florida Gators (P.S. This site endorses a 16-team playoff tournament in Division I college football.)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Klosterman on Innovation in, and Love For, Football
Posted by Sean at 12:57 AM
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)