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Selling On Amazon EU - The Opportunity
Amazon.com - A Changing Landscape For Sellers
Amazon.com offers excellent sales potential for sellers. However, it's a much more competitive marketplace than even a year or two ago, with almost 3,000 new sellers signing up with Amazon EVERY DAY!
Innovation and diversification are the keys to growth for today's Amazon Seller.
To ensure continued growth and lower business risk, sellers must look outside Amazon.com.
This can include launching on other platforms in the US, including Ebay, Walmart and Jet.
Another option is developing your own ecommerce site.
However, the focus of this post is on international expansion, and specifically, Amazon Europe (EU).
Why Amazon EU?
Amazon has 10 marketplaces outside of the US – Canada, Mexico, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, India, China and Japan.
So, why is Europe the first step for international expansion?
- It's the next biggest Amazon marketplace after North America, thus offering the largest sales potential.
- Excellent sales growth in recent years.
- You'll be able to list your products on 5 marketplaces (UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain) and ship to customers in 26 countries around Europe.
- The market potential is also significant - Europe has a population of over 500 million.
- Competition is also much lower on Amazon Europe, compared to the US. There are far fewer sellers, and products tend to have much lower numbers of product reviews.
Sellers who expand to Europe currently have a great opportunity to gain a large market share there, which can reap rewards for many years to come.
The Big 5 Marketplaces Of Amazon Europe
Using website visits in November 2017 as a proxy for size, we can see that Germany and the UK are the biggest marketplaces in Amazon Europe.
Amazon Germany is actually bigger than the UK, which is often a surprise to many US sellers.
While the other three marketplaces (France, Italy and Spain) are much smaller, together they are approximately the same size as the UK.
Competition in France, Italy and Spain is generally much lower than Germany and the UK. This is evident by fewer sellers, lower numbers of product reviews and generally lower costs for pay per click advertising (PPC).
This can mitigate the fact that Amazon France, Italy and Spain are smaller, as success in these 3 marketplaces is often easier to attain.
We have firsthand experience of this, having optimized listings for a number of sellers who have found their greatest success on Amazon France and Italy.
Interestingly, this data suggests that Germany is a more attractive proposition than the UK. It is less competitive than the UK (based on the number of sellers), and is also a bigger marketplace (as we saw earlier).
One imagines this is primarily due to the language barrier, which prevents many US and UK Sellers from expanding to non-English speaking marketplaces like Germany.
However, the language barrier is actually an opportunity, as many sellers don't do a good job at translating and adapting their product listings to non-English speaking marketplaces.
Sales growth
With respect to e-commerce sales growth in these 5 marketplaces, the graphic below looks at the period of 2012 to 2016.
We see excellent sales growth in e-commerce across each country. However, Germany, France and Italy stand out, with growth rates of over 90%!
This confirms the excellent opportunity offered to sellers who expand to Amazon Germany, while we can see a very bright future for Amazon France and Italy.
This is also backed up by a considerable population in these countries - Germany (82 million), France (65 million) and Italy (60 million).
Next Steps
Interested in expanding to Amazon EU? We provide an all-in-one turnkey service for sellers expanding to Amazon EU, including VAT and translations.
Not yet sure if Europe is right for you? Sign up for our free e-course. It will tell you all about Amazon EU and how to assess the sales potential for your products there.
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Weaponry (Arnis)
The Beck Martial Arts Weapons program is based on Arnis de Leon and Modern Arnis. Modern Arnis is the martial art developed by Professor Remy A. Presas based on the stickfighting and knifefighting arts of the Phillipines variously known as kali or escrima or eskrima with a few aspects of karate and jujitsu. Professor Presas developed new training methods and revised techniques to create a standalone fighting system and preserve what was a dying art. The art is known primarily for weapons training, but also involves empty hand strikes, kicks, joint locks, grappling, throws, empty hand forms, and stick forms.
Arnis de Leon is a new style based on Modern Arnis formed by Anding de Leon, a student of Professor Presas for over 30 years.
David N. Beck has studied Arnis since 1993, including 4 summer camps with Professor Presas before his death and ongoing training for over 20 years now with Grandmaster de Leon. A Master Instructor in Hapkido and Taekwondo, Guro Beck is certified Lakan Isa (1st degree level black belt) with the International Arnis de Leon Federation.
Two nights a week the class follows a syllabus involving all the traditional aspects of arnis including stick, knife, double sticks, stick & knife, and empty hand. The Saturday morning class is more open, however, also working with additional weapons such as machete, cane, jo staff, bo staff, sword, rope, belt, nunchaku, tonfa, Dan Bong, gun defense, and improvised weapons. See the BMA News page for the current schedule.
See the Pricing page for current rates.
See the Videos page for some samples of Guro Beck demonstrating Arnis.
Guro Beck invites anyone with experience or interest in arnis or any Filipino Martial Art to join us in the occasional get-togethers of the Metroplex Arnis Players Association. This is a grouping of a number of DFW area FMA instructors interested in sharing information and cross-training.

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Corporate Food Photography Training
Eat with Our Eyes
Effective food and hospitality brands today are connecting with current fans (and finding new ones) through social media. Stand-out social media accounts show how awesome you are through crave-able images.
Food photography is an art in itself, requiring an understanding of the principles in play that help us capture that juicy burger, the crisp salad and the creamy fro-yo through the lens.
Contact me to create a custom curriculum that teaches your team how to capture great in-store images and show them how to create content that maximizes your marketing efforts.
Hi, I'm Joanie!
My varied professional experiences all contribute to a unique qualification for teaching food photography in the hospitality industry.
In 2004, I started working in the field of higher education, responsible for student leader training and ongoing development on several college campuses. Over the course of seven years, from The Juilliard School to Arizona State University, I learned how to effectively teach in a group setting. I always say that since I was able to keep 500 college students engaged at 8am, any other group will be easy in comparison!
In 2011 I transitioned out of higher education to help out with the family business, a local restaurant point-of-sale distributor. I learned the ins and outs of not only POS but also the hospitality industry, working directly with restaurant operators in a customer service, sales and training capacity.
But, at my core, I'm a creative, and in my spare time I started a food blog. In the process, I fell in love with photography. Eventually, through the connections I had forged in the hospitality industry, local restaurants started to hire me to do their food photography and in 2015 I went full time as a self-employed, freelance food photographer.
My client list today includes clients such as Kraft Foods, La Brea Bread, Coach's Oats, Nestle Canada, Z Tejas Restaurants, Keeler Hospitality Group, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Traina Foods and Torani.
In 2017, I brought back my original passion for education by launching The Bite Shot, a food photography education channel on YouTube. 90,000 subscribers (and counting!) engage with me through weekly tutorials and go further in depth through my premium online course offerings.
The path was far from straight, but it's so gratifying to see how all of my varied professional pursuits now come together in a job for which I'm uniquely, and gratefully, qualified.
CUSTOM CuRriculum
Each business is unique and so is the curriculum I create for each client. From workflow considerations, marketing structure, in-store lighting challenges, to the experience level of your team. I cover everything from where to start as a beginner on a cell phone with free editing apps to professional level DSLR/mirrorless camera intensives. I also tailor the training to the size of your group and your unique needs.
To get started customizing your photography training, I begin everything with a conversation. E-mail me to set up a phone call so I can understand your business and what you need.


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When replacing the exhaust system on your boat, you need to pay special attention to the gasket orientation with regards to the water ports in the riser and elbow.
Your replacement exhaust gaskets will include various combinations of holes and materials.
If your motor is fresh water cooled with raw water cooled exhaust, you will put the metal plate between the manifold and riser. The metal plate will be sandwiched between paper gaskets. This will separate the cooling fluids and keep raw water out of the motor and fresh water out of the exhaust. If your motor is raw water cooled, then you will not use the metal plate at all.
Be sure to use stainless steel studs when you bolt the riser to the manifold. This will help make future replacement easier. On the studs, you want to thread the short threaded section into the exhaust manifold and use the long threaded section to guide and slide the riser into place. You also want to use solid washers on the bolts as they will form a metal O-ring that will add and help in the seal. If you don't use a solid washer or use a split washer, the studs will leak water.
Once you come to the riser/elbow junction, you will be faced with another choice to make. The riser has the exhaust port in the middle and is surrounded by a water jacket with 4 water ports. The elbow has the same setup on its mating face, but careful gasket selection should be taken at this step.
If you install the gasket with three holes in it, water will flow from the riser to the elbow in the lower portion of the junction and the top of the unit will become very hot. This heat buildup will cause the elbow or riser to crack!
Be sure to install the gasket that has one hole with the hole up at the top of the interface. This will force water to fill up in the riser and flow into the elbow from the very top. This will ensure that the entire exhaust system is covered in flowing water to keep the heat levels down and to prevent cracks due to heat buildup.
On the faces of the gaskets, you want to use aviation grade gasket cement to ensure a proper seal on all ports.
Hopefully these tips and tricks will make your exhaust replacement easier and avoid any need to "revisit" the exhaust setup for several years of boating.


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DEARBORN, Mich. (CBS.MW) -- Shares of CMS Energy Corp. continued to fall Wednesday, the day after the company announced a financial restructuring plan to improve its balance sheet and increase earnings growth.
Shares of CMS CMS, +0.52% lost 2 1/8, down 9 percent, to close at 21 3/8. Volume was heavy at 5.7 million compared to the daily average of 557,600.
On Wednesday, ABN AMRO analyst Daniel Ford cut his CMS earnings estimate for 2000 to $2.50 from $3.35. For the year 2001, Ford cut his estimate to $2.75 from $3.57. He maintains a "hold" rating on the stock.
Reduction of earnings outlook
As a result of the restructuring program, higher interest rates, loss of earnings from some asset sales and other reasons, CMS Energy is reducing its 2000 earnings outlook to $2.80 from $2.90 per share.
Under the restructuring plan, CMS intends to create a tracking stock for its electric and gas utility, Consumers Energy. The initial public offering of the tracking stock is expected to raise $600 million.
"About 75 percent of Consumer Energy's earnings are expected to be paid as dividends to CMS Energy and to the new tracking stock's public shareholders," CMS said in a statement. See the statement.
The proceeds will supplement the $600 million to $750 million CMS is generating through the sale of some of its assets. The money will be used to pay down debt and fixed charges to improve financial flexibility, according to the company's statement. Some of the money will be used to repurchase up to 10 million shares of CMS common stock.
To improve earnings growth, CMS said it will reduce the $1.46 annual dividend it currently pays to 40 cents per share.
"This action will also bring the dividend payout into line with comparable higher-growth energy companies," the CMS statement said.
The restructuring program is expected to increase annual cash flow by about $125 million and generate 10 to 12 percent earnings-per-share growth in 2001 over 2000 and 12 to 15 percent each year thereafter, the company said.


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The House in Poplar Wood: (Fantasy Middle Grade Novel, Mystery Book for Middle School Kids) (Hardcover)
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Haunted Mansion meets Stranger Things
★ "A smart, thrilling mystery" -Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Magical elements, evocative, intelligent writing, and ever-ratcheting suspense."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"The foreboding atmosphere perfectly matches the dark mystery and high stakes confronting the middle-schoolers." –Booklist
For as long as the Vickery twins can remember, Lee and his mother have served Memory, while Felix and his father assist Death. This is the Agreement. But one Halloween, Gretchen Whipple smashes her way into their lives. Her bargain is simple: If the twins help her solve the murder of local girl Essie Hasting, she'll help them break the Agreement. The more the three investigate, however, the more they realize that something's gone terribly wrong in their town. Death is on the loose, and if history repeats itself, Essie's might not be the last murder in Poplar Wood. Simultaneously heartwarming and delightfully spooky, The House in Poplar Wood is a story about a boy's desire to be free, a girl's desire to make a difference, and a family's desire to be together again.
About the Author
K. E. Ormsbee hails from the Bluegrass State and lives in Austin, Texas. Halloween is her favorite day of the year, and she believes you're never too old to dress up. She is also the author of The Water and the Wild and The Doorway and the Deep.
Praise For…
"A breathtaking and elegant tale with vivid prose, a spooky setting, and a fiercely determined group of unlikely friends. Will have readers flipping pages late into the night." -Ashley Herring Blake, acclaimed author of Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
"A fresh, imaginative, creepy, and cheer-worthy tale of three teens trying to break family curses, escape dark forces, and do the right thing for themselves and their loved ones." —Common Sense Media5-star review
"Atmospheric and gripping, the book offers a boldly original take on the Grim Reaper concept, but never sacrifices entertainment for metaphysics (even while raising some thought-provoking questions). Ormsbee does a masterly job of juggling perspectives, keeping all the children distinct and fascinating in their own ways, while never losing the page-whipping pace of her well-crafted plot." —The New York Times
"With twins who are forced to leave separate lives, one with each parent, this is kind of like a scary version of 'The Parent Trap.'" —Romper
"A smart, thrilling mystery, equal parts dark and gentle, that explores questions about freedom, power, and choosing one's master." -Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The foreboding atmosphere perfectly matches the dark mystery and high stakes confronting the middle-schoolers." -Booklist
"Spooky but not too scary. the story also tells how one person, or three working together, can make a difference." -School Library Connection
"Quirky, spooky, and thoroughly enjoyable." -School Library Journal, starred review
"Ormsbee manages quite the balancing act, giving each kid a distinct personality and an authentic perspective." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Magical elements, evocative, intelligent writing, and ever-ratcheting suspense."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review


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Our Chapter once again will participate in Wreaths Across America by sponsoring and laying wreaths on veterans' graves.
Our goal this year: to again make the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans Cemetery only the second cemetery in the nation to display a wreath on EVERY grave.
We need your help! Help lay the wreaths on Saturday, December 15. Family and friends are welcome to participate as well. Wreath laying is scheduled to begin at noon, but there will be a program in the chapel before. Please dress for the weather.


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The Network of Women Environmental Donors Pooling Funds to Fight the Border Wall/
Border walls cause profound damage to the communities and natural landscapes they cut through, and for years, environmental, faith-based, and immigrant and human rights groups have been fighting physical fencing and militarization along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Concerns magnified as Donald Trump made new border wall construction a cornerstone of a campaign and now presidency fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment. The looming threat this posed to both people and natural habitats along the border has led Rachel's Network, a community of women donors supporting environmental work, to begin pooling funds to oppose such a border wall.
Inspired by a member's longtime work in Southwestern conservation, Rachel's Network in 2017 began a partnership with the Sierra Club, giving $50,000 in support of its work to oppose existing and proposed border walls, and this month, extended that funding with a grant of $25,000 to the Texas Civil Rights Project. The funder network is backing the broad coalition of groups working on the issue, and legal support for landowners along the border.
It's the latest in a series of partnerships funded by the network, a nonprofit that brings together women who give individually and through their foundations to green issues. Named for environmental pioneer Rachel Carson, the organization also has an interest in advancing women leaders, as well as environmental health and justice. Their official advisory group includes environmental icons like Jane Goodall and Terry Tempest Williams, and they coordinate with sector leaders like Greenpeace Executive Director Annie Leonard, NRDC President Rhea Suh, and 350.org Executive Director May Boeve.
There's a lot of giving power spread across the network's members, with their combined individual philanthropy totaling around $60 million per year. But the organization also runs its own collectively funded programs and partnerships. It uses a "member-led, staff-supported co-funding model" in which members bring up a potential cause, and Rachel's Network staff help the group learn more about it and formulate a grant. The organization then raises funds from individual donor members and carries out the grant.
Since starting this approach in 2014, according to Communications Manager Erica Flock, it's grown significantly, with member participation tripling and grantmaking increasing 10-fold. In 2017, the organization granted about $98,000, and in 2018, expects to grant more than $150,000.
Aside from the border wall issue, Rachel's Network is currently funding the Women, Food and Agriculture Network's Plate to Politics program to help rural women advance their political careers. The network last year released an updated version of its report "When Women Lead," which highlights the environmental voting records of women elected officials. It also funds women entrepreneurs through a fellowship with Ashoka, and supports work on preventing antibiotics and pesticides in food supplies.
The Border Wall program is somewhat unique for the organization, and came about at a Spring 2017 meeting, when member and Southwestern conservationist Diana Hadley discussed the damage she's seen in fragmented wildlife corridors along the border. Existing border fencing has already wreaked havoc on the surrounding environment, and new walls on the scale Trump has called for would be an ecological disaster.
Trump has made massive border wall construction a top priority (or at least a rallying cry) within his anti-immigration agenda, even using it as a bargaining chip in budget negotiations. The proposal has faced staunch opposition from Democrats. It's been lambasted as a political sideshow; a threat to local economies, Native American communities and immigrants; a danger to wildlife and freshwater ecosystems; and a massive waste of money.
Of course, the environmental and human rights impacts of border militarization and fencing have been a concern long before the arrival of Donald Trump. The problem was exacerbated by the Secure Fence Act of 2006 signed by George W. Bush, which erected more than 600 miles of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, and three major barrier expansions during the Clinton administration.
Surrounding the 2006 expansion, a coalition of NGOs, municipalities, tribal governments and individuals formed to oppose border walls and the build-up of other enforcement in the region. Rachel's Network's initial grant to the Sierra Club is backing work to strengthen that coalition, backing legal challenges, creation of a website, and public education about negative impacts. The coalition currently has over 160 organizations signed on.
The network expanded its border wall funding this month, with a grant to the Texas Civil Rights Project that supports residents threatened by border wall construction. TCRP is a legal advocacy group with a network of pro bono attorneys who will provide legal defense and inform landowners along the border of their rights in light of eminent domain claims.
Donor circles like Rachel's Network fill an important niche within the philanthropic sector, allowing the exchange of ideas among like-minded donors, and helping small foundations and individuals in particular to access the kind of advising and exposure to causes that they might not otherwise have found on their own.
The Trump administration triggered a flood of small donors giving to nonprofits like the ACLU, and more than a few new initiatives at larger foundations. The border wall project is an example of funders somewhere between the two, who might otherwise be working on their own, finding a shared path for their opposition to the administration's policies that fits within their philanthropic priorities.


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Rock Hall Nights: Rock & Roll Valentine
Experience the Rock Hall in a whole new way with Rock Hall Nights!
Wednesday, February 13th 6pm to 9pm
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd, Cleveland OH
Click here to purchase your Rock Hall Nights ticket for $20 which includes the following:
- Touring of exhibits between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
- A VIP check-in
- A complimentary drink voucher (up to $8.00)
- Free giveaways
The Rock Hall Nights $20 ticket is available online only.
February 13th 6pm-9pm
Rock Hall Nights: Rock & Roll Valentine
From adoration to anger to straight-up stalking (you know who you are), rock songs about relationships can give you and get you through ALL the feels. Whether you're head over heels or you think love stinks, we've got something for you – groove to some classic slow jams, test your knowledge of rock's most notorious couples and take on the Love Hurts Scavenger Hunt with your friends.
Metered parking is available surrounding the Museum and is free after 6 p.m. daily.
Visit rockhall.com/nights for the complete Rock Hall Nights program schedule.


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Moving can come with a sense of relief, dread, anticipation and several more emotions all bundled together. Just as there are a lot of emotions tied up with moving, there is a lot you can do to save money during your move, such as working with Phoenix insurance agents to see if you warrant a policy discount for the new area to which you'll move. Learn other ways to keep from overspending while getting settled in your new digs.
Pack Your Own Belongings
If you have a lot of items to pack up from various rooms in your home or apartment, you might be tempted to leave the job to someone else. Do this, and you'll also be leaving savings to someone else. In this case, you'll want to get an early start on organizing and packing, doing one room at a time and packing up items you don't use or need very often to make the process easier and much more efficient.
Know You Can Negotiate With Movers
When you have no choice but to hire movers, don't be afraid to open up the doors of negotiation. Because every industry has seasons of ebb and flow, the least expensive time to move is usually during the fall and winter season when movers are usually during their slow period. You'll also want to gather at least three different quotes from three different moving companies to see what you're getting.
Get Free Boxes Where and When You Can
Start gathering boxes slowly but surely in the months leading up to your move. Ask friends and family if they have any lying around they won't be using, and be sure to check Craig's List as well. Additionally, you might have luck in university mailrooms, around the office, at liquor stores and at department and grocery stores. You'll be surprised at how new used boxes can look and how much money you can save when you take the time to gather your own boxes.
Save Money Where and When You Can on Utilities
Know that there are utility companies that will charge you for days after you've moved out of your old place. For this reason, you should think about getting your cable and potentially your internet cut off early so you aren't paying for services you didn't use. Know that it's best to leave your electricity for last, since you'll need to be able to see what you're packing up.
Leave the Packing Peanuts and Bubble Wrap on the Shelf
Rather than spend money on bubble wrap and packing peanuts, do yourself and your finances a favor and use magazines and newspaper instead. Paper is just as effective and much less expensive. Just make sure you don't stain the items you're wrapping with ink.
Donate Items
There are bound to be plenty of items you don't want as you're getting packed up and settled into your new place. Rather than throw them away, consider donating them instead. Not only is this less wasteful, you'll also have a tax deduction. You also have the feeling that comes with knowing you're helping out someone else who could use the items you donate.
Don't Forget About Tax Deductions
Depending on the particulars of your move, there's a chance you might qualify for a tax deduction. Be sure you keep close and careful track of all the money you spend during your move and sit down with your accountant after your move to go over everything to see if there's anything you can write-off or deduct on your upcoming taxes.
While moving can cost a lot of time, it doesn't have to cost a lot of money. Use these tips, and create a plan to save as much as possible while completing a satisfactory move.


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Guggenheim Investments has brought to NYSE Arca an exchange-traded fund designed to deliver a strong yield generated by infrastructure projects. The Guggenheim High Income Infrastructure ETF is linked to the S&P High Income Infrastructure Index. (SmartBrief/ETF Trends)
AlphaMark Advisors has filed for Securities and Exchange Commission authorization to offer an exchange-traded fund that invests in companies with a market capitalization of less than $5 billion. The AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF would buy securities, including American depositary receipts, of companies listed in the U.S. (SmartBrief/ETF.com)
State Street Global Advisors has brought to NYSE Arca an exchange-traded fund that buys equities of companies with a high buyback ratio. The SPDR S&P 500 Buyback ETF is linked to the S&P 500 Buyback Index. (SmartBrief/ETF Trends)
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That's N.E.A.T.
So what's NEAT?
N.E.A.T. stands for Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis and is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise.
It can be anything from the energy expended walking to work or the local shop, gardening, getting up out of your chair and even fidgeting. You may not feel it but even trivial physical activities increase metabolic rate substantially and it is the cumulative impact of a multitude of exothermic actions that culminate in an individual's daily NEAT.
If your goal is weight loss, the small things you do each day that aren't exercise can make a huge impact on your goal.
Here are 5 ways to increase your NEAT:
1. Use the stairs instead of an escalator or elevator when you can.
I take the metro most days to clients and it's amazing how few people take the stairs up or down to the platform. If you're wondering -yes, I always take the stairs, unless it's been a super long day and I've way surpassed my step count.
To be honest, I think we are just so used to taking the easy option when it's in front of us that many people don't even think twice about the other, more active option.
It was funny the other day when the escalator was out of service. About 80% of people looked and then headed straight for the elevator when the stairs were right next to them.
2. Don't sit for more than an hour at a time.
Set your alarm for 1 hour intervals if you have a desk-based job and move as often as you can – even if it's just a lap around the office or a trip to the toilet.
3. Walk when and where you can.
Walk to work, to the shop, to your kids school if it's within walking distance.
To put it bluntly, we are becoming lazier and lazier and most of us will choose the quick and easy option when it comes to travel. Get out in the air and get your steps in when you can. The modern day lifestyle is all about convenience so we need to break the habit and get moving more like we used to.
4. Stand at your desk.
If you have the option to stand at your desk, do it. Maybe not all day but when you can. Resting heart rate is higher while standing than sitting, thus increasing caloric output.
5. Walk your dog.
This may seem like an obvious one but walking your pet helps to get those steps in and is usually a great time to bond with your furry friend. If you don't have a dog, grab your partner or your earphones and go out for a stroll. For those of you with a furbaby, set a time each day for a walk - even if it's just 15 minutes. Your body with thank you and your doggy will love you even more than they do already.
Have a think about all the opportunities you have in front of you to increase your N.E.A.T. and get burning some extra calories on those days you can't make it to the gym.
Until next time...
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Lagos, Nigeria 15 July 2011: Award-winning musician, writer, producer, humanitarian, and activist Alicia Keys is to be interviewed by African youth in the final episode of MTV Base Meets…with MTN, the upcoming TV series that empowers African youth by bringing them face to face with the political, business and cultural elite.
Keys, who has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and won 14 Grammy Awards since her breakthrough 2001 album debut Songs in A Minor, will meet with a panel of youth from all over the African continent in an intimate Q&A session that will see her reveal her thoughts on music, as well as important issues such as HIV and AIDS, poverty, and more.
Beyond music, Keys is also a tireless AIDS activist and philanthropist. In 2003, Alicia Keys co-founded Keep A Child Alive (KCA), a people's movement that provides life-saving AIDS treatment, orphan care, nutrition and surrounding support to children and families affected by AIDS in Africa and India. Since its inception, KCA has served 250,000 people affected by AIDS and continues to provide much needed relief and treatment.
Alicia Keys was selected to appear in MTV Base Meets…with MTN after African youth voted for the influencers, game-changers and opinion formers that they would most like to meet.
MTV Base Meets Alicia Keys with MTN will premiere across Africa on MTV Base (DSTV channel 322) on 5 September 2011 and on terrestrial channels STV (Nigeria), Muvi TV (Zambia), Clouds TV (Tanzania), WBS (Uganda), Canal 2 (Cameroon), TV3 (Ghana) and NTV (Kenya).
To win a chance of an all-expense paid trip to the USA to meet Alicia Keys and participate in the recording of the last episode of MTV Base Meets…with MTN, go to www.mtvmeets.com (competition extended from 17 to 25 July 2011).
Commented Alicia Keys, "I am honored to be a part of this important series and to connect with young Africans to hear what's on their minds, and discuss the issues that are close to my heart."
MTV base Meets…with MTN is an initiative created by MTV Networks Africa and MTN to provide young Africans with a unique opportunity to share their candid insights about business and entrepreneurship with business leaders and political icons and to hear their views on some of the key issues facing African youth today.
Influencers who have already gone under the scrutiny of the MTV Base Meets…with MTN cameras so far including Nigerian entertainment mogul, Ben Murray-Bruce, philanthropist and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, African Heads of State President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia) and President Paul Kagame (Rwanda), and Julius Malema (President, African National Congress Youth League).
Youth panelists who have participated in the taping of the TV series so far include: 27-year old bank worker Princess Cooper (Liberia) who interviewed President Sirleaf-Johnson; professional comedian Daniel Friedman (South Africa); 17-year old high school student Fred Saydee (Ghana) and journalism student Babajibe Oni-olusola (Nigeria).
For more information on MTV Base Meets…with MTN, go to www.mtvmeets.com or http://mtvmeets.mobi or follow the campaign on Twitter at #MTVMeets@MTVbaseAfrica.
MTV Networks Africa is a multiplatform entertainment network responsible for the African business operations of MTV Networks International's Emerging Markets division, one of the fastest growing regions in the company's portfolio of multi-platform businesses. The Emerging Markets Group manages 32 television channels, 30 websites, one video portal and four mobile TV channels encompassing the MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, VIVA and Comedy Central and COLORS brands in Central & Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East and India. Additionally, the Emerging Markets portfolio includes MTVNHD, MTV Networks International's first international high definition channel dedicated to music and kids which is operated by the Emerging Markets Group of behalf of MTV Networks International. MTV Networks International is a unit of Viacom Inc (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).
Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a multinational telecommunications group, operating in 21 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code: "MTN." As of 30 April 2011, MTN recorded 150 million subscribers across its operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia. Visit us at www.mtn.com and www.mtnfootball.com
Keep a Child Alive provides first class AIDS care, support, nutrition and love to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. There are currently 15 million AIDS orphans in Africa alone and 30 million people have died from HIV/AIDS worldwide. Anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment has transformed the lives of people with AIDS in the West, returning them to health from illness. However, millions of people with AIDS have no access to these lifesaving drugs. KCA funds more than just the pills necessary to fight HIV/AIDS by providing the necessary nutrition, shelter and support to ensure the treatment is taken properly and is effective. KCA currently provides funding to 11 clinical and orphan care sites in 5 countries: Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and India; with previous projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Zimbabwe and South Africa that have been successfully scaled to new levels of service and self-sustainability within their communities.
Keep a Child Alive is committed to engaging the global public in the fight against AIDS and is proud to be a pioneer in fundraising. KCA was the first charity to ask the public to donate directly to purchase AIDS treatment and the first to make a documentary, "Alicia in Africa" available for free download. Keep a Child Alive also pioneered text messaging as a means to donate using our innovative Text ALIVE campaign to inspire whole new audiences to support our work. Keep a Child Alive's latest campaign, BUY LIFE, uses the smart-phone applications to scan bar-code technology to donate directly to KCA. KCA is the first to use this bar-code technology for philanthropic purposes.
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All returns require a submitted Return Request Form. Customers may return unopened and unused products with original packaging; items must show no signs of use within 15 business days of product arrival date. Returns will have our outgoing ship costs deducted from the final amount, regardless of the product having free shipping. Return labels are not provided, and return shipping is the responsibility of the customer. Email email@example.com for all returns.
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Bank fraud case: ED attaches over 1000 acres land in US
Zoom Developers was named as the second biggest bank frauds in the country by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan who had written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) seeking urgent action on the large value banking frauds.india Updated: Jul 02, 2015 22:43 IST
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) of Gujarat unit has attached 1,280 acres of land valued around Rs 1,000 crore in California USA, while investigating a multi crore bank loan fraud in India.
"In a first instance of seizing a property in the US, we have attached over 1,200 acres of lands belonging to Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd, which is under scanner in a huge bank loan fraud," said sources in the country's premier probe agency, which deals with money laundering and foreign exchange violations.
Zoom Developers was named as the second biggest bank frauds in the country by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan who had written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) seeking urgent action on the large value banking frauds and "the need to take concerted action in these cases".
The CBI is already probing the fraud.
This is the second time the ED has attached immovable assets abroad. In August 2013, ED had attached a property in Australia acquired out of the income earned from the illegal kidney transplants by Amit Kumar in 2005.
The said property attached under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) was at No 5, Grand Ridge, Sunbury, Australia. A special PMLA court had issued the Letter Rogatory to Australia for execution.
Zoom Developers, promoted by Vijay Chaudhary, operates from Indore and Mumbai. Chaudhary, who is absconding, had taken loans of Rs 2,200 crore from various banks for realty projects in Europe. However, no project was ever undertaken and the money was allegedly siphoned off by Chaudhary.
Last month, one of the directors of the company, Sharad Kabra, was arrested by the Indore ED. An arrest warrant has been issued against Chaudhary.
The officials declined to divulge further details saying the probe is underway and at a sensitive stage while indication that the measures initiated by the agency will see actions against the accused and their ill gotten wealth and properties.
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I have had this idea in my head for a while... I now think it was from 3.5 years ago when I took a class with Susan Lenart Kazmer at Bead & Button.
Cause when I sat down and looked through some books for inspiration, I pulled her book on "Making Connections", paged through and lit up when I saw her "Trapeze Attachment"
That's it!!! That is what I had in mind when I started making the shards... Eureka!
So after banging out a few tries with variations, I think I am going to try this pair out tonight & see how they feel with my hair down & around them (will they tangle, pull - we'll see!)
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Video aggregator, plus video blog and community
Create your own video channel from any video you find online! Share your video channel using widgets in your blog or website. See who else is watching videos like you.
Video aggregator, plus video blog and community
Create your own video channel from any video you find online! Share your video channel using widgets in your blog or website. See who else is watching videos like you.
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vodpod.com – June 2006 – San Francisco, CA
Vodpod is a web service that lets people collect videos from 1000s of web sites, such as YouTube, and keep them in their own collections on Vodpod. They can also and share them on their own websites, blogs, and social networks they use by using widgets.
Other can view your videos and you can search for videos that other have collected – so we have a community here.
As of December 30, 2008, Vodpod members have collected videos from 6239 different video sites. That's roughly twice the number of video sites represented on Vodpod.com one year ago.
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Online RSS aggregator – www.newsgator.com
Newsgator is a free, web-based RSS reader to keep up with your interests. Videos, news, sports, music, blogs, business updates, podcasts, funny stories, and technology information will all come to you automatically.
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An aggregatorcommonly known as a feed reader, RSS reader or news reader is a software program (such as iTunes) which is installed on your computer or a Web application (such as Bloglines) which aggregates or "pulls in" syndicated web content such as news headlines, blogs, and podcasts in a single location for easy viewing.
The syndicated content an aggregator will retrieve and interpret is usually supplied in the form of RSS or other XML-formatted data, such as RDF/XML or Atom.
News Sites as aggregators
Some websites such as Digg, Reddit, Stumbleupon and Yahoo Buzz which allow users to rate and submit articles function as a news aggregator site because they contain much user submitted data.
Social Media Aggregators
Some web applications such a friendfeed function as a social media aggregator. It allows you to access all of your aocial media sites from on e place.
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We provide professional, high quality, flexible and affordable HR services tailored to the individual business and employee needs.
We are a virtual HR Department providing reassuring, practical expert advice and support through every stage of the "Hire to Retire" employee life cycle.
We specialise in practical HR solutions ranging from everyday people challenges, some of which could even be dealt with over the phone.
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We also work on Organisational Changes that allow you as a business to achieve a profit;
- Restructuring
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We provide straightforward and relevant Employment Law and Human Resource advice that really adds value to your business.
We can provide the right solution for your business
We are dedicated, professional and ready to do what ever it takes to make your business grow.
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Naomi is an HR Consultant with over 10 years experience. Naomi is cost effective, highly driven and focused on the individual business and its continued ongoing success.
- Programme managing strategic HR activities through periods of major change; business efficiency programmes, TUPE, offshoring, redundancy, new IT systems and major restructuring
- Supported the senior management team in development and implementation of strategic plans and business efficiency programmes.
- Building effective relationships with senior business leaders, coaching them to get the best out of their teams and meet their strategic business objectives.
- Developing and maintaining effective employee relations with the recognised Trade Union in order to successfully to achieve strategic business objectives. The main areas of consultation and/or negotiations; more efficient ways of working, policy changes, downsizing, redundancy, major restructuring, case management, trade union recognition agreement, contractual changes, legislation changes, resolving disputes, being a key player within the pay negotiation team and being responsible for successfully implementing the negotiated pay award and new rostering agreements.
- Managing and Leading a team through major change including; implementation of new systems, business efficiency programmes, restructuring and redundancy projects, planning and co-ordination of all of these activities through to implementation. Ensuring effective management, employee engagement and communication throughout.
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- A key contributor in the design and implementation of a new company-wide performance management system that had a direct link with the Company's competencies, business plan and brand values.
- Extensive involvement in change management, managing employee relations for large numbers of employees whilst maintaining individual commitment and motivation.
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- Project Leader responsible for researching and building an effective HR intranet site.
- Contributed to the design and led the delivery of the HR skill set training courses developing management capability. This included sickness absence management, disciplinary and grievance management.
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- Researching and designing policies and guidelines to remain up to date with current legislation and best practice.
- Providing an effective consultancy service on a variety of issues such as developing strategic people plans, employment legislation, performance management, change management, downsizing, restructures, redundancy, sickness absence management and employee relations matters.
- Coaching mangers to improve their people management skills
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The Fall UA Career Days takes place this week. Many employers will be on campus for the sole purpose of meeting exceptional students to fill outstanding jobs. There's no better opportunity for students to meet with so many employers...in one room...at one time!
We enjoy a strong relationship with the University of Arizona's Student Engagement and Career Development Center and are happy to share details of the three-day career fest.
University of Arizona Fall Career Days
Career Days has expanded to 3 days to allow students to meet with employers who match their career interests and goals.
Day 1, Monday 9/25: Non-Profit and Public Service Day
For students who want to work in education, government, and non-profit environments
Fair Time: 3:00pm-7:00pm - SUMC Grand Ballroom
Day 2, Tuesday 9/26: All Majors Day
Featuring employers hiring students from all academic backgrounds
Fair Time: 11:00am-4:00pm - SUMC Grand Ballroom
Day 3, Wednesday 9/27: STEM Day
Ideal for students majoring in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields
Fair Time: 11:00am-4:00pm - SUMC Grand Ballroom
Have questions? Feeling unsure about how to navigate the Career Fair? Career Educators will be at Career Days to help you practice your elevator pitch, walk you through Handshake, or answer any question you may have!
While you're at the career fair, we strongly encourage you to visit with the following employers. Be sure to ask for their business cards, so you can start meaningful relationships with these outstanding professionals.
AXA Advisors
Barton Associates
Quicken Loans
Teach for America
Don't hesitate to contact us to give your resume one last look, provide tips for success, and introduce you to employers.


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The objective of this report is to review the development and deployment opportunities, issues and challenges associated with transitioning from 4G LTE to 5G across Europe. Specific objectives include examining:
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Promising short-term and long-term use cases for the 5G network.
In this study, a secondary literature review and twelve in-depth interviews were conducted among key market participants from European-telecommunications carriers, government and educational institutions, as well as equipment and infrastructure vendor fields to understand the development and deployment prospects of 5G in Europe and around the world.
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text: The holidays are a time of giving and joy. A time of twinkling lights and mall Santas. A time of wrapping gifts and burning, I mean baking cookies. Of family parties, too much egg nog, marathon shopping trips, gray slush that used to be snow and itchy sweaters with jingle bells on them. That's right, everyone loves the holidays. Especially the Second City. Don't miss this hilarious send up of all the holiday activities we actually love, and the ones we love to hate featuring a phenomenal cast from Second City and their trademark comedy and improv.


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Yandex Launcher is a smart app that lets you customize your Android phone to suit your style and needs. Launcher puts the things you use most - favorite apps, contacts, useful information from your smartphone and the internet - right at your fingertips.Wallpaper collectionsChoose wallpaper from collections - nature, cityscapes or deep space. Customize your phone with animated backgrounds or set your own photos as a background for your phone.SpeedYandex Launcher works quickly on all devices regardless of their generation. It won't slow down your system, and animations run smoothly even if you're using an older device.Find what you need instantlyIt's easy to find everything you use frequently: with one simple gesture you can bring up a screen that contains all your most important apps, sites, and contacts. You can also search for anything that's on your smartphone, in the Play Market app store, or on the internet at large. The main screen lays out your widgets so that they are convenient to work with and visually appealing. You can see time and weather info displayed directly on these widgets.Search by colorYandex Launcher lets you use color schemes to search for your apps. If you forgot the name of an app, but remember that it has a blue icon, just select that color at the bottom of the screen.RecommendationsDiscover new apps recommended to you based on the apps you already use - just add the Recommendations widget to any screen or folder. Useful apps and new games will no longer pass you by unnoticed.PersonalizationOnce you've installed Yandex Launcher, you can customize the layout and number of icons on your screen, as well as choose what animation you want to play for screen transitions. You can also customize your own "All apps" button by choosing its color, background, and size. All system icons are displayed using the same style, so they won't draw your attention away from the apps that you hand-selected for your smartphone.Home screens managerCustomize your screens using the "Home screens" manager: change the order, delete and add screens as needed, or enable infinite scroll.Smart foldersOrganize your apps among folders however you'd like. Give them different background colors and add in your widgets. Your folders will give you recommendations for apps and games that you might like based on their contents.Yandex ZenNews, videos, and articles that interest you – Zen collects them all from the internet and puts them into one feed. Simply swipe right from the main screen to see it. The more you use Zen, the better your personal selections will become.Share your feedback by emailing [email protected]: https://www.facebook.com/yandexlauncherAll Yandex Launcher updates go through beta testers first. To try out the latest version of the app, sign up for the beta here: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.yandex.launcherYandex Launcher is available for smartphones by Samsung, HTC, Huawei, Motorola, Sony, LG and other manufacturers.
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text: Senior official Jan Verhaas, supervising for the German Masters, was a conflicted man just moments before the big walk-ons ahead of Sunday's Tempodrom final. His beloved Feyenoord were locked in battle with deadly rivals Ajax in Holland's Eredivisie, but duty called and there was Maike Kesseler to support as she strode out to referee a first major final in her home event. The big Dutchman admitted "my head isn't really here" after carrying the trophy out to the table, and about the time Rolf Kalb was winding up the preliminaries Ajax scored what proved to be the winner, leaving Verhaas desolate.


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Drug and Alcohol Policy
Managing drugs and alcohol in the workplace can be a difficult process for a company as it falls under both Safety and Human Resources. It is important to have a Policy and process in place so you are setting clear expectations.
We've all heard stories of workers dismissed for being clearly in breach of the rules then receiving a payout for wrongful dismissal. Is your policy and process up to the job?
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cocoa eye butter
the skin around our eyes is delicate and requires special care. this treatment is deeply hydrating and packed full of cocoa butter, vitamin c, carrot seed oil, and other healing plant-based oils.
tips: use on other dry areas of the face and neck. for combination/oily skin types, combine with our sandalwood cream at night for a more hydrating all-over facial cream. for dry/sensitive skin types, may be used alone as an all-over soothing face cream.
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Sheng is a very dear friend from university days, and over the years we have become like brothers. And what better way to celebrate his big day other than offer my time and camera! It was an amazing day as we shot in almost all the possible weather conditions in Singapore—a sunny morning giving way to a drizzle in the afternoon, only to be followed by a torrential rain. And that led to many fun photos even as we shot under all weather conditions. As the evening sky cleared, the lovely couple was blessed by not one, but two rainbows!
And being the creative couple they are, they took some photos and made them into movie-like posters. Check them out here!


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Come learrn how to reduce the amount of energy you use. Get the opportunity to play a fun, interactive prize wheel game filled with information on rebate programs, energy conservation, and no- and low-cost tips to help reduce energy bills. Presented by New Jersey Natural Gas. This program is geared for ages 10 to adult.
Location: Old Bridge Public Library - One Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge NJ, 08857.
Audience: Adults, teens, kids (ages 10+).


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Chem-Dry Rustenburg – Rustenburg Carpet Cleaners
Your Number One Choice in Carpet, Upholstery & Couch Cleaning in the Delareyville, Koster, Magaliesburg, Hartbeespoort and Surrounding Areas!
We Service The Following Areas…
Chem-Dry Rustenburg carpet cleaning and upholstery cleaning offers a wide range of affordable services which will add beauty and value to your home or business facility.
We take great pride in professionally caring for your carpets and soft furnishings which is why all our cleaning work is performed by trained and experienced carpet cleaning technicians using only the finest equipment and cleaning solutions.
While expertly cleaning your carpets and upholstery is of number one importance to us at Chem-Dry, our focus is also on providing a professional cleaning service that promotes a healthy household as well as a sustainable environment.
For more than 2 decades Chem-Dry has been cleaning with safe, non-toxic solutions, copied from Mother Nature, to refresh and clean your carpets, rugs and upholstery without the use of harsh chemicals.Our propriety cleaning solution The Natural® is completely safe to use in your home around your children or pets and the effectiveness of our main cleaning method relies on a reaction between natural elements, rather than on any harmful chemicals.
Chem-Dry Rustenburg offers carpet cleaning facilities for residential and corporate clients alike. We provide a professional carpet and upholstery cleaning service that is tailor made to suit your cleaning requirements as well as your budget. Whatever your cleaning needs may be, whether it is spot removal or full home carpet restoration services, Chem-Dry Rustenburg can assist you.
Typically most people only notice that their carpets are soiled once a stain or mark appears on the surface. What they don't see is the layer upon layer of dirt, bacteria and allergens that are hidden beneath and within the carpet and which are very difficult to remove. Professional carpet cleaning support is then needed to effectively and permanently remove not only the surface stain, but also the part of the stain which is not visible.
Chem-Dry's Hot Carbonated Extraction System is the perfect solution to these deep stubborn stains. Our cleaning process uses no chemical detergents and as a result leaves no sticky residue in your carpets which in fact actually attracts more dirt to your carpet fibres. This method of cleaning also gets right into the fibres of carpets and rugs and gently lifts dirt and grime to the surface where is can be whisked away.
Traditional methods of carpet and upholstery cleaning that use carpet shampoo's and litres and litres of water will in most cases leave behind a soapy residue as well as a damp carpet, encouraging the growth of bacteria and mould and enhancing the chance of future, even greater soiling. Don't choose the wrong solution to your carpet cleaning needs and turn your dirty carpet into a breeding ground for unseen germs that looks clean on the surface but in fact still harbours tons and tons of grime beneath the surface.
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- Dust Mite Anti Allergen – can be used on your carpets, upholstered furniture, bedding and more, to help reduce the existence of allergy causing dirt and germs
- Upholstery Cleaning – Chem-Dry's upholstery cleaning products will not only improve the condition of your furniture but also help maintain the fabric or leather and reduce the risk of future stains
- Drapery Cleaning Services – Chem-Dry has developed a Drapery Dry Cleaning Solution that is non-toxic and safe to use on most types of fabric. We will even clean your curtains while they hang
- Stone, Tile and Grout Cleaning Service – cleans and refreshes the look of your stone and tile floors, counter tops, patio's and showers
- Leather Cleaning and Restoration – many cleaning products on the market are not appropriate for leather and may lead to cracking and dryness. Chem-Dry offers a safe and effective clean for your leather furniture that will restore its natural vibrancy and shine
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Have you heard? The long awaited iTel S31 is out, with the iTel S31 you can take selfie even with low light,can you beat that? That's not all, it has a stylish design,Eye-catching circular brushed metal texture,it has a rounded frame and seamless build. Wow! So much in just one phone.
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RealPro Property Management manages rental properties including Portland homes and Portland Multi-family units throughout the Portland Metro Area. Portland property management and sales, Beaverton Property Management - We manage rental homes, condos, townhouses and apartments. Our service area includes portland, beaverton, hillsboro, cornelius, forest grove, banks, north plains, tigard,...
RealProNW.com specializes in the buying and selling of residential and commercial properties. The company deals in condominiums, single-family units, residential lots, commercial facilities, town houses, vacant land and multifamily homes. It also provides referrals for financing options and home loan assistance services. In addition, RealProNW.com offers information related to neighborhoods,...
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Large selection of sugar free chocolates.
Totally made with natural products and no artificial ingredients - natural yeast as sweetner (Maltitol).
When ordering please select which type of chocolate: milk or dark.
To order please clik on the photo. Prices are in Canadian Dollars.
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Financial Counseling/
Our cancer care team works hard to ensure that our patients can meet their financial responsibility needed for their cancer treatment. In the month of February 2016, we were able to secure almost $100,000 in financial assistance for our patients. Pictured is our Chief Operating Office, Kathy Oubre.


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Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger, and 7 Other Celebrity Couples That Make Us Uncomfortable
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Love can come in all sorts of packages, and not that we're judging but... we're totally judging. Sometimes celebrity couples are too weird to be taken seriously. Here are a few of Hollywood's most awkward couples.
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Director of Distribution Partnerships (m/f)
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At Blacklane we provide our customers with an outstanding ground travel experience in over 180 cities and 50 countries worldwide. This is a collaborative success of a great team of more than 180 members from over 30 nations, and we are looking for more exceptional people to join us! Help us solve the challenges of moving business and leisure travelers around the world and supporting a thriving community of professional drivers. We are looking for an enthusiastic, talented and motivated:
Director of Distribution Partnerships (f/m)
Your Challenge
- Sizing and segmenting of the distribution landscape to identify emerging markets and opportunities.
- Developing and adjusting strategies, sales plans and targets for distribution and channel partners. In this position, you have a major impact on Blacklane´s product, vision and mission.
- Managing and continuously building a team of Sales Executives and Account Managers, developing Blacklane's standing and revenues in the travel distribution space.
- Approaching senior management of key partners and forming working relationships with relevant decision-makers.
- Evaluating business value of partnerships, taking into account business potential, required internal resources, implementation timelines, effective prioritization and execution of projects.
- Managing and supervising partner projects, kicking off and coordinating with other teams such as legal, finance and product.
- Measuring all key performance and quality indicators.
- Controlling partner sales funnel, forecasting future sales and adapting focus and strategy on shifts in the marketplace.
- Serving as a representative at major industry events, conferences, tradeshows, and expositions.
Your Qualifications
- Confident and resolute self-starter with a 'can do and will do' approach to your work.
- Previous experience in leading sales or business development teams.
- At least 7 years experience in the travel industry and in depth knowledge of the travel distribution landscape.
- Solid understanding of the different players in the value chain, their business models, their roles as well as their commercial, technical and product specific interrelations.
- Strong communication skills and persuasiveness.
- Passionate and inspiring leadership to delegate effectively and maximize individual potential.
- Target-oriented objectives and familiarity working with targets.
- Social awareness, good instincts and a team-first attitude.
- English fluency and strong business language skills; any additional language proficiency is a plus.
Close the missing link in the travel chain and
- Be instrumental in building the first global professional driver company.
- Join a diverse and professional team characterized by flat hierarchies, a family-like atmosphere, flexible working hours and open feedback.
- Grow in an environment that values trust and teamwork.
- Enjoy a modern office with a variety of fresh fruits and beverages, frequent company and social events.
- Receive attractive cash and equity compensation and recognition of your achievements.
If you want to be a part of an award-winning company that promises a consistently exceptional experience around the world, please apply with all of your relevant documents, as well as your salary expectations, on our career page: https://www.blacklane.com/de/karriere. We look forward to working with you!


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Zede and Mal are big advocates of a clean machine. Sewing and serging makes a lot of lint that gets inside your machine. Get back to sewing faster by properly cleaning (no canned air in their studio- moisture not welcome!) your machine with this mini vac kit.
The mini vac kit easily attaches to any vacuum hose. Clean computers, office machines, auto interiors, sewing machines, stereo and video equipment.


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To those of you who use their boats as floating condos, pumping your raw sewage overboard within a couple of hundred yards of shore is gross and illegal! Paddlers like myself who encounter your mess don't appreciate it at all. Clean up your act please! Illustration by Ron Pitts
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INSPIRATIONAL EMOTIONAL FITNESS STRATEGIC Certified LIFE COACH
Helps you treat yourself with the importance you deserve
What should I know about an IEFSCLC?
IEFSCLC is an alliance between the coach and client where the coaching relationship continually gives all the power to you, the client. I believe you know, or have access to the answers to every question or challenge you may have in your life, even if those answers appear to be obscured, concealed or hidden inside.
IEFLSC serves as a supportive voice of reason when you are in immediate need of encouragement, emotional support, and or management of your emotions with life's problems such as relationship issues, abandonment issue, loss of job, anger issues, diagnosed with life-altering illnesses, or you feel emotionally out of control.
IEFSCLC offers inspirational guidance and encouragement to you on how to understand and manage your emotions and emotional reactions so that you can move forward. The coaching process addresses specific emotionally fueled responses by examining what is going on right now, and making a connection to memories/decisions to discover the root cause of the undesired reaction so that you may heal it altogether, or successfully manage it.
IEFSCLC encourages you to manage and ultimately heal your emotions by releasing and redefining past decisions/judgments by utilizing the gift of "Forgiveness and Replacement Thoughts Strategy."
IEFSCLC supports you to get to the root of your emotional discomfort and confusion by asking you the right questions which will lead to the answers we seek— which is done when we connect with the memories where the negative-thought-form was created.
Who can be helped by an IEFSCLC?
Individuals that have decided they are ready for positive change and are exhausted by their current emotional reactions and behaviors that are controlling them. One way of expressing readiness for personal behavior change is revealed when you are ready to speak the truth without rationalization.
What type of people do you work with?
They are individuals seeking greater self-awareness and self-endearment through self-discovery. Many of my clients are people with deep hurts, pain, rejection, and disappointments that are causing emotional dis-ease or discomfort in their personal lives or professional careers.
What makes your coaching unique from others?
I was born with a spiritual gift of empathy— which allows me to specialize in helping individuals discover, interpret and help heal their deep inner emotional hurt. I believe our thinking is controlled by the questions we ask ourselves and the answers we give. Therefore, when individuals are asked the right question, and they are answered with the truth, it heals. This leads to greater self-discovery, enhanced self-awareness, and heightened self-expression.
Note: IEFSCLC, is very different from consulting, mentoring, advice, therapy, or counseling.


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We have extensive experience providing Taxation services to our existing client base. This experience, combined with our continuing education and training, gives us the knowledge required to meet all of your Taxation needs.
We also have extensive experience in representing Companies and Individuals in the negotiation process, regarding Revenue Audits and Investigations. We prepare all types of tax returns for individuals and businesses at competitive, affordable rates.


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Any reduction in the state Department of Mental Health�s inpatient capacity will exacerbate an ongoing problem of patients being stuck in private psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units of general hospitals, according to the head of the organization representing those facilities.
�Right now we wait sometimes weeks and months for a DMH hospital bed to open up,� David Matteodo, executive director of Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems, said in an interview. �Where are these patients going to go?�
The MABHS chief was reacting to news that the state plans to cut the capacity of the new state psychiatric hospital to be built in Worcester by 26 patients. That�s on top of the fact that the new facility�s capacity had been set at 320 patients � 34 fewer beds than the combined capacity of Worcester and Westboro state hospitals, which the new hospital will replace when it opens in 2011.
Concerns already had been raised on whether the 320-patient capacity was sufficient, with DMH officials defending the reduction saying that patients who do not need hospital-level care could be moved to less expensive beds to be created in the agency�s community treatment network. Since then, financial considerations caused the hospital design to go from 496,000 square feet to 425,000 square feet to 395,000 square feet, causing DMH Commissioner Barbara Leadholm to decide last fall to reduce the new hospital�s capacity to 294 patients.
The Telegram & Gazette, and subsequently state legislators and Mr. Matteodo, learned of that decision earlier this month.
�On a given day in Massachusetts there are 25 to 30 Department of Mental Health clients waiting for a state hospital bed,� Mr. Matteodo said Friday. They are patients who entered private psychiatric hospitals or the psychiatric unit of general hospitals, where their conditions were stabilized, and now need the continuing care provided by DMH�s hospitals, he said.
The �biggest concern of our trade association related to the new state hospital is that the capacity not be diminished because we have patients waiting to get into DMH beds right now. Are they going to sit in our units indefinitely?� Mr. Matteodo asked. �We think it�s DMH�s and the state�s responsibility to have a place for these patients when their acute illness is stabilized,� he said.
The average length of stay of a psychiatric patient in the 45 facilities represented by Mr. Matteodo�s association, which includes St. Vincent Hospital and UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, is nine days, he pointed out.
The DMH�s current adult inpatient capacity is 802 beds, with 785 patients occupying those beds, according to Alison Goodwin, communications manager of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
The DMH community treatment system was expanded after a 2004 agency report said that 268 patients could be discharged from the hospitals if they had somewhere to go, and that the adult inpatient system could be reduced from 960 beds to 740 beds. The Patrick administration has submitted a �maintenance budget� for fiscal 2009 that would not increase the DMH community treatment residential system, which funds 2,991 clients in 428 residential group-living programs and 17,102 people who are living independently, according to Ms. Goodwin.
When the special study commission forwarded its recommendation to the state Legislature on April 24, 2006, its �optimum model� designated that all patient rooms be private. The new hospital design included all single-bed patient rooms as of last October, according to Kevin P. Flanigan, a deputy director in the state Division of Capital Asset Management.
Asked whether that is the case now, he said, �Nothing is final yet. However, we remain committed to a design which can accommodate single-bed rooms.� He would not say if that means 100 percent of the rooms would be singles.
No other DMH facility is designed for single rooms, Ms. Goodwin said. Not even highly touted private psychiatric facilities such as McLean Hospital in Belmont and Austin Riggs Center in Stockbridge boast all private rooms. Mr. Matteodo said that while some of MABHS members have single rooms available, he knows of none that is exclusively single rooms.
The study commission report stated: �Single-bed rooms are safer and less challenging for the patient, and they are more manageable for staff.� Its consulting architects said that single bedrooms are the new accreditation standard for newly built general hospitals and that is expected to be the case for psychiatric hospitals as well, although it has not happened yet.
Mr. Flanigan said on April 15 that the design is not final and the size of the new state hospital in Worcester could either increase or decrease. In the wake of the ire of some of the legislators who served on a special commission studying the proposed new hospital, Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray said the administration will take another look at the hospital.
Mr. Murray, a former Worcester mayor, said the administration wants to know what factors are driving the original design beyond the $278 million spending cap and what it would cost to build the original design. �It may be that we need to spend additional money, but we�re not going to get to that point until we do this analysis,� he said.
Mr. Murray said April 18 he hoped the study could be completed in 30 to 60 days. State Rep. Vincent A. Pedone, D-Worcester, who served on the 2005-2006 study commission, said he believes the study will be completed in less than a month.
While not giving a date for completion of the review, Mr. Flanigan said that quickly completing the review �obviously is a priority for the administration� and that it will be done as quickly as possible.
Some legislators were upset to learn earlier that the planned hospital capacity of adult patients had been reduced from 260 to 234. The number of adolescent spaces at the planned new hospital did not change from 60.
DMH Commissioner Leadholm said the number of patients was reduced after the size of the hospital had to be scaled back to remain within the $278 million building cap. On April 15 she said the assumptions for the hospital capacity that were made based on a March 2004 study report would be reviewed. That does not mean that a new study will be done, Ms. Goodwin said last week. She said the March 2004 consultant report and DMH�s options will be reviewed. She declined to be specific about how DMH will conduct the review, saying only that it would be an administration effort.
Ms. Leadholm said DMH clients can be in DMH, Department of Public Health and general hospitals as well as in community programs.
Under Ms. Leadholm�s predecessor, Elizabeth Childs, DMH set a goal of reducing the agency�s adult inpatient capacity from 960 beds to 740 beds. That included the 260 adult beds in the new psychiatric hospital that will replace the state hospitals in Worcester and Westboro.


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When most of us think about comprehensive community development, typically top of mind are affordable housing, revitalized downtowns, job creation, and partnerships to improve access to quality education and health care. But staff at Penquis, a NeighborWorks network member and community action agency in Bangor, Maine, thinks transportation should be added to the list—especially in rural areas.
"You can build the best housing, you can build the best doctors' facilities, but if people are transit-dependent and they can't get there, it won't work," says Marcia Larkin, director of Penquis' Lynx Mobility Services. "People often have to travel long distances in rural areas. We serve both Penobscot and Piscataquis counties in Maine, and Piscataquis is considered one of eight frontier counties in the nation. You know, in the American culture and environment, we have to be able to jump in our cars to go get our milk or bread. We get what we need when we want it that way. But there's so many people out there that don't have that luxury. What we offer at Penquis is the only backup they have."
Exacerbating the situation is the fact that Maine is one of the poorest states; Piscataquis County in particular is its second-lowest-income county. "We take a lot of people to food pantries and churches so they can get some healthy food," explains Larkin. And then there is health care. Whereas small towns in the area like Greenville may have a hospital, residents must travel as far as 75 miles for chemotherapy or radiation.
To learn more about the Lynx program and how Maine Cancer Foundation has played a roll read the full story on NeighborWorks America, click here.
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Desmanthus illinoensis
Illinois Bundleflower
Fixes nitrogen in prairies and meadows.
General Product Information:
Item Number: DESILL01
Species Type: Native
Product Categories:
Herbaceous Flowering Species, Uplands & Meadows
Classification: Herbaceous Perennial Legume
Characteristics: Multi-stemmed; deep taproot.
Habitat: Prairies, roadsides, meadows, riverbanks.
Bloom Period: June to August
Flower Color: White, greenish
Foliage Color: Green
Height: Up to 6.5 Ft
Minimum Root Depth: 12 in
pH: 5.0 – 8.0
Indicator Regions (view map & key):
Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Midwest: FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
Shade: Full Sun
Drought: Moderate
Salt: No
Seed Information:
Approximate seeds per lb: 85,000
Seeding Rate: When used as part of a mix, ensure that the mix consists of not less than 1.0% and not more than 5.0% of the total.
Truax Seedbox: Fine