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$7,000 isn't a lot of money in the investing world -- most financial advisors will likely tell you to put that small sum into a low-cost index fund. While that's certainly a sound conservative strategy, investors should also note that $7,000 placed on the right stock can blossom into hundreds of thousands of dollars within a few years.
One industry that has excelled at delivering multi-bagger returns is the cloud software market. The cloud market has been on fire over the past two decades, as higher internet speeds made it more practical and cost efficient to remotely store and access documents. Look at just two cloud stocks from our 2011 index that turned $7,000 into small fortunes within relatively short time frames -- Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), and Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS). Many others had similar gains.
Since we can only go forward, not back, here's what to look for when making the next multi-bagger investment: Possibility thinking! Possibility-thinking is the art of taking the 'ordinariness' of what is, and transforming into the 'extraordinariness' of what might be. As Edison said "invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration [persistipation?]". Be very stubborn about solving a problem, but be flexible about the definition of the true problem and be very flexible and open minded about the form of the solution.
Learn from the past. Like the invention of the Telescope - Always Keep Your Eyes Open: An extreme example of people keeping their eyes closed (literally and figuratively) was the simple experiment that led to the invention of the telescope and microscope. It took more than 300 years after eyeglasses were in common use before Hans Uppershey, in 1608, observed the joint magnifying action of two lenses, built a simple telescope and then took action to publish his findings! Shortly afterwards Galileo applied the telescope to the study of the planets and quickly discovered that the "facts" of classical philosophy were wrong. When he invited the scholars of the day to look through his telescope and see for themselves they refused!
Inventions Result from a Combination of Ideas from Different Sources and Technologies: (-: Borrowing from one source is called plagiarism, but borrowing from more than one source is called research :-) [And is probably patentable!]
Source of New Product Opportunities: Eric Von Hipple of the MIT Business School made many studies of the sources of innovation in the electronics industry and concluded that more than 70% of the product innovations came from the users, who initially can't find the tools or equipment they need on the market and are forced to develop them in-house.
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Where Dreams Come True
Remember in my last post how I was telling you all about my sunburn? Remember how I said I hope it doesn't peel? Well guess what started happening today... Ugh. I'll spare you the gory details but I have to say, my shoulder is not looking pretty. Of course I discovered my flaky shoulder while on a date with my handsome boyfriend who I haven't seen in weeks. I think it's great to be in a relationship where we're comfortable enough with each other to not be grossed out by each other's dead skin. But he might disagree.
On to happier times... these pics are from my second day at Disney World. Yes, I realize I look like Mickey. No, I didn't realize it before walking out the door. I think this is the only place on earth I can get away with dressing like Mickey Mouse on a day that isn't halloween. It really is the best place on earth.
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For the Love of Heathers
Enter 1980's Suburbia
The teen movie does not get the respect it deserves.
Teen movies are a perfect bellwether for the aesthetics and values of a given time. Try screening Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Can't Hardly Wait, and Superbad back-to-back-to-back and you will have a broad sense of American middle class youth from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s. Released in 1988, Michael Lehmann's Heathers is an especially inventive example of the genre. It is a bone-dry satire of American suburbia, one that contrasts macabre absurdity with vibrant visuals. As opposed to the lesson-learned moralizing typical of teen films, it offers only deep ambivalence. Set in small-town Ohio, the film stars Winona Ryder as Veronica Sawyer, the only one of Westerburg High's popular clique not named Heather, and Christian Slater as J.D., Veronica's charismatic but unhinged boyfriend. When a prank spins out of control, Veronica and J.D. begin murdering their peers and disguising them as suicides. As the rest of the school adjusts with disconcerting ease to a world where killing yourself is trendy, a biting critique of a society obsessed with appearance and hierarchical dominance emerges. Its look is pure 80s with big hair and bigger shoulders, and in a world that is all surface, of course the outfits send a message. An American Psycho for the suburbs, Heathers still resonates. [Continue reading]
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Quarterly Independent Sponsor Breakfast
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This event is free for Chicago Private Equity Chapter, Los Angeles Private Equity Chapter, Los Angeles Real Estate Chapter, NYC Private Equity Chapter, National Chapter, and Corporate members.
This event starts on June 11th at 8:00 AM.
Topic: Quarterly Independent Sponsor Roundtable Breakfast
Opus Connect is proud to announce its inaugural Independent Sponsor Roundtable Breakfast. These meetings will be held at Marcum LLP on a quarterly basis and are meant to help forge stronger relationships among the IS community, discuss paths to professional advancement, and guide each other in identifying different points of capital. Opus Connect remains one of the leading organizations facilitating Independent Sponsor deal-flow and is looking forward to continuing along that same path in 2019.
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Who doesn't treat themselves to a regular Coke when they go out to dinner? While you might think ordering a soda at a restaurant is harmless, it's actually worse than buying your own solo can or bottle to drink.
READ MORE: The one mistake you're making when ordering water at a restaurant
You know the drill, you order a regular Coke and it's gone before your appetizer comes out. The waiter asks if you want a refill, you ask if it's free, it is, and then you're all like "bring 'em on!" Well, according to Health.com, your first glass of soda at a restaurant has about 33 grams of sugar, which is equal to more than 8 teaspoons. Eek. Now you're getting refill after refill and… you do the math. That's a ton of sugar, and way more than the recommended amount for women to have in a day by the American Heart Association.
READ MORE: The one mistake you're making when getting Whole Foods prepared food
Word to the wise, if you're going to drink soda, do it on your own terms. That way you can monitor your sugar intake instead of getting too refill-happy.
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The houses at the same those ceremonial houses "temples" (temples were bigger that houses but maintain the same architecture) were circles, they were built in small groups on round terraces that protected the houses against erosion, bordered by stone walls, those bases were made in this way because it allow to Taironas to up the house until 80 centimeters, latter the put up the wood and walls and the conical roof was cover by palm leaves, the live was quite, cooked over three stones, slept on hammocks made by cotton and the goldwork made by clay.
More than roads, stairs and usual terraces, stone remains and Taironas engineering, water reserves and stone canals that conducted the water to the cultivate terraces: those terraces also protected against erosion in the same way that houses, gave to the population a lot of products like corn, that was the most important food and fabricated chica (alcoholic drink), arepas (like pancakes made by corn), tropical fruits and the most up terraces they cultivated potatoes or other vegetables that are cultivated only in cold climate.
Their organization and the way that they lived together with the environment without destroy or affected it, give us and example that human beings can live in a balance with environment.
Nowadays Koguis that are Taironas descendants still live there despite the problems of violence, deforestation and the wish of private business to convert the region in a hotel zone for the tourism that it carries on. La sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is a place where you find sea, nature, mountains, animals, plants, human beings and spirits living in a balance.


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Bertin - Special topic
Bertin's Sémiologie Graphique @ 50 – I
Symbols are the main forms to illustrate graphical elements in mapping. Thus, the design of symbol library directly affects the quality of digital map and geographic information acquisition efficiency using Geographical Information System (GIS) platform. Generally GIS software manages symbol library as different separate files. Consequently, there often exist various disparities between different GIS software, each of which possesses its own cartographic features and the corresponding symbols system. Therefore, it is commonly difficult to achieve cross-system symbol sharing for different GIS software.
We design a system to meet the commonality need for different users with different GIS software expertness. In this system, the cartographic symbol will have two distinctive properties, one is graphics and the other is attribute. Graphic property is the most direct and most fundamental aspect in any mapping visualization, whereas the attribute property assigns and controls the size, color, tissue or angle of the symbol to denote the scale and feature of specific geographic object or phenomenon. For different cartographic geographic objects that share a common property, they can serve as different symbols with modification of the attribute properties for the same graphics. One example is the contour symbol of snow mountains. The intermediate contour and index contour can be represented using blue solid lines with 0.01 mm and 0.02 mm thickness of the same solid line. This means the modification of thickness of contour could result in the modification of symbol representation.
The structure of this proposed cartographic symbol system will be organized in a spatial database manner. The information of any symbol, whether it be point, line or area will have two parts, its graphic appearance and its own attribute. In many cases, the attribute of symbol, rather than the entire symbol itself, will vary according to the corresponding geographical information it represent. The structure of this symbol database will be designed in the following way. First, all symbols will be categorized based on their own geometry type. Then for a certain symbol, the graphic information and attribute will be store separately. Furthermore, three index tables will be established, one for the graphic information, one for the attribute information, and one for the symbol information. In the last symbol index table, in addition to normal details it may encompass, an extra field named "SymbolCode (SC)" will be created so as to set up the linkage among all three index table. This SC would be designed as an eight digit CHAR type variable, in which the first four-digit would denote the ID number in graphic index table and the last four-digit represents the ID number in attribute index table. Thus, the SC variable will be deemed as a retrieval pointer in the other two tables, the graphics and the attribute, and after the successful retrieval, a complete symbol with specific denotation will be eventually constructed. Take the road design for example. There are national road, state/provincial road, city road, town road and county road. Traditionally, they are stored using different line symbols in different GIS platforms. Nonetheless, if we adopt the library system mentioned above, only one graphic information will be required to be stored. The variation of different line symbols can be signified using different attribute information. Moreover, would an extra road with specific function need to be created in the GIS platform, we only need to append a specific attribute in the attribute index table and update the symbol index table for the realization of the mapping visualization of this specific road.
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LI Zhao(1988-), Female, Master of Science in Catography, Currently an Engineer in National Geomatics Center of China(NGCC).
In 2012, I graduated from China University of Geoscience in Beijing with a MS degree and since then have been working as an engineer in the database department in NGCC. My main responsibilities in NGCC include supervising, inspecting, coordinating provincial maps collected from different regions in China, and compiling them so as to update the National Geographic Map of scales of both 1:5000 and 1:20000 each year.
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Alan M. MacEachren is Professor of Geography, Affiliate Professor of Information Sciences & Technology, and Director of the GeoVISTA Center at the Pennsylvania State University. MacEachren's research foci include: geovisual analytics, cartography, geovisualization, geographical information retrieval/geoparsing, visual semiotics, spatial cognition, human-centered systems, user-centered design, geocollaboration. He is author of How Maps Work: Representation, Visualization and Design and Some Truth with Maps, as well as co-editor of additional books and journal special issues. He chaired the ICA Commission on Visualization (1999-2005). MacEachren is an Honorary Fellow of the ICA (2005) and was elected as a Fellow of AAAS in 2014.
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she believed she could.
There are probably a hundred different ways I could have titled this post but instead of letting my endless creativity get the best of me, I'm coming at you with some unconditional love and inspiration.
But first, let's play a game: Who here has ever felt personally victimized by someone you didn't even know you were competing with? Who has ever reached towards their goals only to feel defeated in the process because it seems like other people have "it" more together than you? Who struggles with defining "it" in the first place? Mhm, that's what I thought. Me too. And you want to know the worst thing? This is so common among other women. It's enough to make me want to stand in front of a mirror and ask, "Why are we like this?!"
So instead of simply spending some time on self-reflection and willing myself to just not feel that (totally natural but unfortunate) pang of jealousy when someone I know (and really, truly love and want the best for) achieves a major milestone, celebrates a victory I've been working towards or gains another thousand followers, I'm going to channel that energy and help to be a part of that success by participating in the celebration. There is enough success for everyone and there is plenty of time and space to enjoy when it happens for others.
Those of us who are business owners, creatives and entrepreneurs know that "success" can be measured in a variety of ways and that in success, you are richest in your network. Additionally, when our networks are strengthened and engaged in genuine and authentic empowerment, we reap the benefits of a loyal client base, an engaged audience or whatever it is that you're searching for.
On that note, here are 34 ways that we as women can fix each other's crowns, lift each other up and be generally better about fostering the kind of community we crave:
Like her Facebook page.
Follow her on Twitter.
Like and comment on her Instagram posts.
Text her just to say hi or something empowering.
Invest in her business.
Make time for an IRL friendship.
Surround yourself with empowering and positive people and be fully present in those relationships.
"Be a cheerleader in a world of haters".
Help here identify their strengths.
Practice self-care so you can be your best self for yourself and those you care about.
Help her set boundaries when she's getting overwhelmed.
If someone isn't respecting of your time or feelings, know when to give them space.
Be her hype-(wo)man if they're about to embark on something intimidating or new.
Donate to a cause that helps to support women.
Mentor someone.
Be patient with yourself and others.
Ask how you can help her.
Write her a thank you note.
Create your own network of like-minded ladies.
Listen more, talk less.
Make an actionable plan to get together.
Reflect back the wonderful qualities she might be struggling to see in herself.
Remind her, "It won't always feel like this."
Gift her with a bottle of wine, a cupcake or a greeting card to celebrate a milestone.
Call her. (Yes, ON THE PHONE.)
Humble brag about her in a way she will see it.
Send her "just because" flowers.
Ask her about her creative projects.
Send her a virtual coffee date (an e-gift card to her favorite spot).
Recommend her work to someone.
Tell her you "see" her.
Engage with her content.
Share her pursuits with family and friends.
Say you're proud.
This post is dedicated to all of my ladies who are hustling in all the ways. I see you + applaud you for inspiring me to be my best self every single day.
Special mention: My #girlboss bestie Liv (pictured above) who has kept me sane through all the creative, professional, personal and emotional ebbs and flows since as long as we have been friends.


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We believe that art is powerful. It has the power to unite and heal. It has the ability to promote peace, empathy and understanding. It can spark a revolution or an economic revitalization.
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One of the first ads posted was from a couple in another city, seeking "a child to love." They were having no luck adopting a second child through the regular channels and couldn't afford an international adoption.
Since I originally wrote them, asking for permission to put their ad on the blog, we've stayed in pretty regular email contact. A good friend of mine is embarking on her own adoption journey and I shared this couple's story with her. She asked me about them on Christmas Eve.
Today, this message awaited me:
To sum up: Prayer is powerful. Wishes come true. No doubt, the universe is unfolding as it should and frankly, this couple have completely made my entire day. Week. So far, year. Just wanted to share!
Hi Elizabeth,
I hope you are doing well.
I just wanted to send you an update. Not sure if it had anything to do with your prayers and your good wishes but a few weeks after your email, we were contacted by an agency asking if we were still looking to adopt and if so to send them a profile as they had a birthmother they wanted to show it to (nothing to do with our profile on Kijiji, this was just an agency I had emailed almost one year ago and never heard from since). We did and sure enough, a few days before Christmas we got the miracle you 'predicted' and we told we were chosen. It's not a done deal yet but is certainly looking very promising.
My advice to your friend is to keep at it and also try to contact as many agencies as she can. In particular, I'd suggest contacting agencies in more remote areas as they seem to have less clients. The same thing applies to CAS. As I detailed before we had been rejected by the CAS in Ottawa but I still contacted CAS's in other cities and the response has been much more optimistic. Basically, as long as you are registered with your local CAS, you can contact other CAS outside your area. Now our CAS plan is on hold but in the future, we'll probably look into that as well.
Take care and thanks again for any 'cosmic / religious / whatever' help you might have provided !!!


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text: Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) is still relatively new to the world. To increase the probability of investors to develop interests in upcoming business, a fruitful marketing plan has to be chalked out. There are several ways by which ICOs can be marketed, and It takes a lot of research and experience to be able to get the word of new businesses out there into the world. Reaching out to a an ICO marketing agency in India can provide businesses with a great deal of result-driven assistance.


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Clueless not so Clueless.
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Hi guys. Well after all the excitement of last week, tonight was a very subdued affair. At half time to be truthful it could have gone to any of the four teams,but as it was Clueless had the edge in the second half and ran out comfortable winners with 32 points. Second to last was well deserved and went to just the two of us, who have never missed a week of quizzing. Play your cards right was a respectable 40.00. It was not won and rolls over to next week.
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George Frandsen started the Poozeum in 2014 to fill the fossilized poop void left by natural history museums and online paleontological resources. He discovered that most natural history museums do not display coprolites or discuss their scientific value. The internet is catching on, but still only has a splattering of decentralized information.
Dubbed the "King of Fossilized Feces" by the Miami Herald, George considers it his doodie to share his world renowned collection with as many people as possible. He does this by sharing coprolite information on the Poozeum website, Poozeum Facebook page, and Poozeum Instagram page. George will also donate specimens to educators and museums, give coprolite presentations, and loan his valuable collection to museums for exhibition.
George is delighted that media outlets from around the world have featured his vast collection of beautiful coprolites in their articles, television programs, and radio shows. This support shows the world how awesome these underserved fossils are and how they provide direct links to prehistoric ecosystems, animal physiology, and behaviors.
A special Poozeum thanks goes out to:
Bay News 9, Bradenton Herald, Charlotte Observer, County Press of Sandown, CTV News Montreal, Daily Mail, Earth Touch News, Ecphora, Fox 13 Tampa, Guinness World Records, Gulf Live, How Stuff Works, India.com, Indian Express, International Business Times, Inverse, Jacksonville Library, K99 Colorado Country, Kansas City Star, Live Science, Mental Floss, Miami Herald, News Tampa Bay, Newser, Newsweek, Orlando Weekly, Ozzy and Jack's World Detour, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, San Francisco Chronicle, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Silicon Exit, Smithsonian, Statesman Tribune, Tampa Bay Times, Tech Times, The Huffington Post, The Post and Courier, The Telegraph, Times Union Albany, Today Show Online, UF Alligator , Washington Times, WXLP FM, Yahoo News
Donated Coprolite at Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, St. Augustine, Florida - 2013
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About Joe and Sonja
Joe and Sonja Leone own a small family photography business called Joe Leone Photography. While Joe is the photographer, Sonja assists with all other aspects of the sessions and business. We currently provide photography services to families, couples and individuals, and have been in business since 2009 capturing memories in the Tampa Bay, Florida area.
Sonja has also been part of the breast cancer community for over a decade. Although she has never had breast cancer, she felt driven and it called to her to be a part of that community. She was often asked why she chose Breast Cancer and who she knew that could have impacted her to want to be a part of that community. She knew people who had previously had the disease, but were not direct impact on her life. She soon realized, that she did not need to know someone to care about the cause as she was somebody. She has since met many with Breast Cancer in many different stages of progression, people who we now call family. Over the years there have also been quite a few of those new family members who have succumb to this disease. Through her devotion and connection we have as a family tried to be involved, but always felt like what we had to offer was not enough.
In 2018, we decided we wanted to combine our passions for photography and our compassion for the Breast Cancer community and give back to these families that have been inundated by this horrible disease. As we are unable to service all of the breast cancer community, we chose to service the Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) portion of the community.
We are on a mission and therefore created 13th Hour. You can view our complete mission on Our Mission page.
2018 December – Natalia Padron (Metastatic Breast Cancer Story) – Orlando Sentinel


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BuzzFeed & American Express partnered to develop a 16-video original series promoting the benefits of the Blue Cash Everyday Card: Epic Everyday ($1.5M). Each week for the duration of the summer, AmEx sponsored 2 thematically aligned videos on Tasty & Nifty channels, aiming to elevate everyday activities such as Movie Night, Pets, to epic occasions.
The series, aimed to gain mass social reach with a millennial audience, has accumulated over 40M total views, 21M earned views and 500% delivery.
American Express renewed the series for the following quarter, resulting in $2M incremental revenue.
The program was featured in Adweek as the first branded Nifty campaign that included e-commerce integration. The top performer, Classy Cat Collars, had 10M views, 190K comments, 446K likes and 177k shares, putting it alongside top editorial performers for engagement.
Partnered with the media distribution team to develop creative A/B tests for each episode that measured Titles, Instacart Integration, Branding Levels, Social Copy and Video Length - optimizing towards the best performers.
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Epic Pets: Classy Cat Collars, Puppy Pancakes
Epic Work Day: Paint Chip Calendar, Buffalo Chicken Summer Rolls
Epic Birthday: Birthday Party Surprise Wall, Tie-Dye S'mores
Epic Happy Hour: Watermelon Drink Tap, Citrus Melon Punch
Epic Glow: Glow Bowling, Glow Lemonade Popsicles,
Epic Movie Night: Outdoor Movie Screen, Salted Caramel Popcorn "Donuts"
Epic Dinner Night: Living Room Upgrades, Meatball Dippers 3 Ways


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text: Spacious, modern, light and airy the apartment is part of the Frente Marino community which has swimming pools, tennis courts and beach showers for residents use. The apartment is comfortable and well equipped for your stay. Air conditioning and under floor heating mean the apartment is comfortable all year round. In addition the Marina is lively during the summer and does stay quite busy during the winter months. Enjoy outdoor living throughout the year by making full use of the private roof top solarium. Sunloungers, Garden furniture, and a built in BBQ are provided for your enjoyment - there is even a shower for when you need to cool off quickly ! SATELLITE TV is available in the apartment with english channels such as BBC, ITV etc. The apartment itself doesn't have WiFi. But most of the local bars/cafés do. If you need WiFi in the apartment itself, you can subscribe to a local WiFi service called "Red Chilli". If you select "Red Chilli" within your WiFi connection options you'll be taken to a subscription page online (approx 10 euro for 2 weeks). Whats in the immediate locality? An attractive walkway with palm trees leads to the Tomas Maestre Marina, which is a gentle 2 minute stroll away - here you will find numerous restaurants with romantic sunset views of the Marina and Mar Menor. Alternatively take a boat trip to the islands in the Mar Menor and enjoy the superb restaurants here too. Shops, bars and banks together with an excellent bus service are all within a short walking distance making car hire optional. Whether you enjoy sunbathing, golfing, sailing, water sports or beach activities then this beach side apartment is a perfect base your holiday. There are over 40Km of white, sandy beaches. The shallow crystal clear waters of the Mar Menor are ideal for children and families or alternatively if you prefer the waves of the mediterranean for a spot of wind surfing, then the choice is yours. This is a great area for a great Spanish getaway. This area is not over commercialised and offers a perfect retreat with plenty of activities to keep you entertained. What is there to do nearby? La Manga has a very good bus and ferry service if you prefer not to drive. Why not visit Cartagena, the oldest sea port in the world. Here you will find roman digs, museums and beautiful buildings still showing bullet scars from the Civil War. In contrast, Murcia, only 30 minutes from the Mar Menor has a more cosmopolitan feel with a large variety of shops. The network of narrow streets and squares containing magnificent Baroque architecture are set behind the wide palm tree lined avenues. For golfers, at the La Manga Golf Club you can play on 3x18 hole championship courses or visit the tennis centre for a game on one of the 28 tennis courts. Here you will find more than twenty 5 star restaurants, a casino, night clubs and much more. Travel Information We usually hire a car from the airport via economycarhire.com who have reasonable rates. Alternatively if you don't want to drive, you could take a short taxi ride to Santiago de la Ribera (approx. 10 euros), then take the ferry across the Mar Menor depending on your time of arrival / departure. The ferry docks in Thomas Maestre Marina which is approx. 5 mins walk to our apartment. Further details can be found here http://www.marmenorferry.com/horarios.html


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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- E-learning software makers Saba Software, Click2learn and Docent are expected to announce some big victories this week, putting them closer to attaining that one element that would finally earn them some respect on Wall Street -- profits.
Meeting financial goals has been a heavyweight task for all three of these welterweight companies -- especially in recent months. While sales growth rates and customer orders have slipped, so have their stocks.
The ugly share losses got even worse after Sept. 11. Saba's stock SABA has been cut by a third, and Docent's DCNT is down nearly by half. Click2learn's CLKS held up far batter, but it still has lost 9 percent. Meanwhile, shares of heavily traded Nasdaq companies including Cisco Systems CSCO, +0.51% and Oracle ORCL, -1.47% rose in October.
As this group trudges a bumpy road to profitability, many potential pitfalls could derail any or all of them in this time of uncertain customer spending.
But some say there's also chance for sizable share gains in the thinly traded stocks. Why? Saba, Click2learn and Docent stand to benefit as large business customers slash travel for employee training, turning instead to online training software.
"It's a no-brainer that e-learning will benefit from our current geopolitical and economic environment," said Edgar Bierdeman, analyst with Moors Cabot in San Francisco. "It's wise to buy a basket of these companies. They're not going out of business."
Big market
E-learning online is a $4 billion to $5 billion market, part of that being software sales, according to International Data Corp., a market research firm in Framingham, Mass. The market could increase to as much as $15 billion in 2005, and any one or all of the companies could become major players.
In meetings with CBS MarketWatch.com, representatives of all three e-learning software makers reiterated in recent days that they remain on track toward their profit goals, in light of a possibly weak fourth quarter. And they said they've already signed some key business in October, which should help them meet their targets.
Even though earnings success has been elusive, it doesn't make sense that shares of a company like Saba are "trading like they're going out of business," Bierdeman says. To the contrary, Saba's still very operational. It's about to announce one of its largest customer deals ever this week.
The company's management says that 88,000 General Motors employees are using Saba software through GM University, the automaker's internal training program. Based on the 5 million database records linked in the system, it's the largest deployment of Saba's software ever.
Big deal
Saba previously announced it was working with GM, but it provided few details about the scope of the business arrangement. The company confirms that the seven-figure deal is one of Saba's largest, and much larger than its average deal size of $300,000.
The company's software will help GM offer about 1,300 courses online -- everything from managerial training, to technical education to briefings on new car models. There's additional business available if GM plans to expand the classes available to dealerships.
Meanwhile, Saba released a new version of its flagship software earlier this week that executives say will make it more competitive with Click2Learn. The software includes the system for hosting classes online, developing content, as well as for hosting informal educational meetings outside the online classroom.
"We're going with our software to large organizations, asking them how much they're spending on training, then telling them that we can cut that cost by 30 to 40 percent within a year," said Bobby Yazdani, Saba's founder and chief executive.
Making strides
Yazdani says the company continues to make progress toward its profit goals. He expects the company to break even on a cash basis within six months. Until that point, Yazdani says he only needs to spend $10 million of the company's remaining $30 million in cash.
The company finished its May fiscal year with $53 million in revenue, and it expects to increase sales 15 percent to 20 percent in the current fiscal year.
Saba's stock, at $2 a share, trades at more than three times its book value, which could be considered high. But it's also at 1.6 times sales, which is less than almost any of a dozen other e-learning companies, including the ones that don't make software.
The leader
Arguably the industry leader, Click2learn's shares remain more expensive than Saba's. That's in large part because Click2learn promises to break even faster than its two main competitors.
Bellevue, Wash.-based Click2learn narrowed its net loss to $2.8 million, or 14 cents a share in its December quarter, from $5.4 million, or 32 cents in the year-ago period. The loss met analysts' expectations.
Total sales rose slightly to $11.2 million. The company's platform software sales, however, rose 89 percent to $6.1 million in the period, and 31 percent from the previous quarter.
In a challenging third quarter, the company signed 25 new clients, and it launched Aspen, the new version of its flagship software.
The company claims to have cash and working capital of $14.3 million, and it's projecting to have a positive cash flow in the first quarter. Profit is expected to follow by May.
Click2learn plans to announce an undisclosed sale of its Aspen software on Thursday to Fujitsu Network Services, a division of Fujitsu Network Communications. The network service provider will use the Aspen software to offer personalized training for products and business processes. The Aspen software will tailor classes based on an individual's job, skills, and ability to learn.
"It's one of a number of large corporate deals we expect to announce this quarter, as well as distribution partnerships we expect to announce," said Kevin Oakes, Click2learn's chief executive. "It's safe to say that we're working with major systems integration firms as part of an alliance partnership.
Click2learn already distributes its software through Acccenture, the former Andersen Consulting. When asked if Click2learn planned to distribute its products overseas with help from another major technology consulting and accounting firm, Oakes said, "We'll be working with more than just Accenture in the Big 5, it's fair to say."
Trace Urdan, analyst with W.R. Hambrecht, says that he likes Click2learn shares the best, because of its shorter road to profit, and because shares could appreciate faster than others in the group.
Pint-size player
Docent, the smallest of the three companies in terms of revenue, arguably has even better relationships with consulting firms than Click2learn. The company recently announced an alliance with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. What's more, Accenture owns about a 5 percent stake in Docent.
About 40 percent of Docent's business was "influenced" by Big 5 partnerships in the past 12 months, says David Ellett, Docent's chief executive. He also credits the partnerships with helping Docent put $60 million of business in its pipeline.
New deals
Next week, Ellett says that Docent plans to announce customer wins with Prudential and Fiat, as well as a deal with Siemens that he hopes will lead to the German company distributing Docent products in Europe. He says that the Prudential deal is the largest - more than seven figures - all of which he expects will be recognized in 12 months.
Docent is by far the most speculative investment in e-learning. The company reported total revenue of $6 million in the third quarter, up 109 percent from the year-ago period. The company reported a 29-cent pro forma net loss, which includes non-cash stock-based compensation and restructuring charges. The net loss was 39 cents a share. The stock trades at $1.61 a share.
Profit plan
The company plans to burn about $10 million to $11 million in the fourth quarter, but it's trimming that figure down quickly, Ellett says. The company has $78 million in the bank. It plans to break even when its quarterly revenue reaches $14 million.
If and when it does break even, Ellett says the company still plans to have $25 million to $30 million of cash, at minimum.
Ellett is touting the company's recent purchase of GForce, an e-learning company that encourages all employees to share Microsoft PowerPoint and other common files to create e-learning content that can be stored and references. The deal closed 10 days ago. Docent paid $3 million in cash, and about $1 million in stock.
A great market?
One thing Docent has going for it is that the company's $68 million market value is less than it's the amount of cash it holds. Ellett says, "If that isn't a floor under the stock, I'm not sure there is one." He adds that Docent's board this week got approval to spend up to $5 million to buy back its stock.
Moreover, the company is set to take advantage of what Ellett considers a great business opportunity.
"Even if you back up to pre-Sept. 11, this software area was growing," he says. "And it's a much more interesting market now. Companies are reducing their need for travel, and they're becoming leaner, meaner organizations. They're turning to e-learning."


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Date-Worthy Ba?: Osaka Ohso, Home of the Flying Noodles and the World's #1 Gyoza/
Hey, guys! :)
We're back for another #DateWorthyBa blog post, and this time, we're giving you a virtual tour around Osaka Ohsho—home of the world's #1 gyoza!
Hershey: The boyfriend and I went to SM North yesterday to do some last minute Christmas shopping (such procrastinators, we know) and decided to satisfy our gyoza cravings for lunch. We thought of dropping by Osaka Ohso because we've read 5-star reviews about their gyoza AND saw photos of their newest dish—The Flying Noodles—everywhere on our Instagram feeds.
Josh: I was more interested in trying out their gyoza. Frankly speaking, the flying noodles was something way beyond my imagination; as a traditionalist, I preferred my noodles in a bowl of hot soup, not suspended in the air. HEHEHE.
Hershey: Uhm you guys... for context, my boyfriend's Chinese so.......yup. HAHAHA.
Hershey: The interiors were cozy and the acoustics of the place was nice, too. It's a good restaurant to catch up with the bae or with good friends after a long day.
Josh: I like paying attention to the interiors of restaurants, and appreciated the artwork at the back--a geisha depicted in mixed media, atop newspapers-turned-wallpaper.
Hershey: We requested some complimentary brewed tea. Yum! Oh, and check out the cute design on the chopstick covers!!
Truffle Gyoza (PHP 280 for 6 pcs)
Rating: 10/10
Hershey: When our eyes saw "Truffle Gyoza" printed on the menu, Josh and I—lovers of truffle, gyoza, and each other (hehe)—both knew we had to try that one out. A set of six costs PHP 280 while the 12-piece platter costs PHP 560. We got the one in six.
The Truffle Gyoza tasted like HEAVEN in our mouths, we couldn't stop eating. I think we finished everything in less than ten minutes—it was that good. It was crispy yet lightweight, and had just the right amount of truffle.
Honestly, now that I've tasted Osaka Ohso's gyoza, I can't help but set my gyoza standards way up high. This one just takes home the trophy!!!
Josh: We sorta regretted not ordering the 12 piece platter right after we polished the gyoza off! Hershey and I agreed that we could definitely finish 12 pieces separately (or was that just me). The earthy truffle flavor never overpowered the meaty elements of the gyoza, that's why.
Alas, after we finished the gyoza and revisited the mouthwatering menu, that was the only time we noticed that gyoza could be eaten with soy sauce, chili sauce, and miso sauce, or a combination of the three. We learned something new about this amazing Japanese dish!
They have other flavors too, like Original, Bacon & Cheese, and Chori.
Flying Noodles (PHP 370)
Rating: 8/10
Hershey: The first time I saw a photo of this Instagram-worthy dish, my curious self screamed, "I have to try this out!! Now!!" We had the bacon & cheese somen because, duh. Bacon.
When the dish arrived, I took out my phone and went snapping away. Fifteen minutes into the grind, the boyfriend nudged my elbow and asked—no, pleaded—for me to stop already. In his words—"Baby, let's eat it na please, it demands to be devoured HUHUHU." I giggled and gave in.
The Flying Noodles reminded us of carbonara, which isn't a bad thing because I'm a #CarbonaraLoyalist ever since forever. It was served with mushrooms, egg and grilled salmon.
While it wasn't as spectacular as the truffle gyoza, it was a fun experience. We did get a bit umayhalfway through (tip: one plate is more than enough for two people!), so we grabbed some spicy oil to add more flavor.
Josh: The salmon in particular stood out: it was perfectly cooked and probably the highlight of the dish. Overall, Flying Noodles was definitely a one-of-a-kind experience. I'm wondering if this is the next ramen—only crazier?
Are you drooling yet?
Obligatory couple photos!!! HEHE.
The entire lunch set us back PHP 708 (service charge included). Not bad!
Hershey: A big YES! Josh and I will definitely come back for the gyoza. We want to try other stuff on their menu too, like the teppanyaki and the bento boxes. The staff were super friendly, and as I said, the acoustics of the place was nice, too (something that Josh and I really take into consideration since we love talking over meals).
Josh: Yes, we're excited to try the other flavors of gyoza!
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Hardbeatnews, NEW YORK, N.Y, Fri. Dec. 30, 2005: YK5 quite possibly will be remembered by Caribbean nationals as a year when the crime rates worsened across the region and natural disasters raged. But it was also a year of firsts as the region saw the installation of the Caribbean Court of Justice and the Trinidad soccer squad finally made it to the World Cup. HBN looks back at some of the highs and lows of the year that ends officially at midnight tomorrow.
2005 began for Guyanese with the worst flooding the nation had ever seen, as the capital, Georgetown, along with much of the East Coast areas of the country was covered with waist-high waters for almost a month. The floodwaters, which were caused by torrential rain and a breach in the conservancy, left some 31 people dead, some by the Leptospirosis disease and caused about US$500 million in losses according to a U.N. economic commission report.
The January 17 flooding in Guyana, set the stage for what was to come in many of the other Caricom countries, which were also plagued by deadly flooding as the year progressed. Heavy rains, brought on mainly by the season's hurricanes, lashed several of the islands, including Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad, causing rivers to overflow, flooding villages and killing residents.
In July, Hurricane Dennis, the first storm to threaten the Caribbean in 2005, slammed into Haiti, killing a reported 11. Eleven more were killed in October by rain that caused a landslide due to Tropical Strom Alpha's wrath.
In neighboring Dominican Republic, three were killed in October by Alpha and in Cuba and Jamaica, more lives were lost to storms, at least a dozen people.
Trinidad also recorded fatalities from floodwaters while several minor earthquakes rattled the twin-island Republic along with Dominica and St. Lucia, but no lives were lost and no real damage was reported.
Grenada was once again impacted by a major hurricane this year as Emily blasted the south of the island in July. But luckily for the region, it was spared most of the wrath, with the storms causing flooding more than decimation.
But many more lives were lost to crime in 2005. Trinidad and Tobago is ending the year at approximately 384 homicides and over 200 kidnappings while Jamaica is leading the Caricom region with close to 1,600 homicides this year.
Tiny St. Lucia reached 36 and St. Vincent a reported 26. While Guyana was at a reported 105, with the murder of a USAID contractor, being the latest to attract international media attention. The country's president, however, insists, that one "a per capita basis, Guyana has a lower crime rate for serious crimes than the US."
But in Haiti, violence continued to rage with 10 U.N. peacekeepers killed so far this year compared to a dozens of civilians.
This as deportees from the U.S. to the Caribbean reached approximately 6,000 this year. Criminal deportees to the region continued to be blamed this year for the rising crime in the Caribbean as Caricom leaders battled to keep the sugar and banana industry alive amidst strong EU cuts. As on the tourism front, Aruba waged an international media battle that begun following the disappearance of Alabama teen, Natalee Holloway in May and continues to date with calls for a boycott of the island from governors of three southern states.
On the sports scene, the West Indies continued its sorry spate of losses, including a whitewash in November by Australia. But Trinidad & Tobago's Soca Warriors gave Caribbean fans reason to celebrate that same month, with a win over Bahrain on Nov. 17 that landed them with a spot at the 2006 World Cup as did Brian Lara's historic record breaking knock, also in November.
On the political scene, April 16 marked the swearing in of CCJ justices and the installation of the court in Trinidad, which also heard its first case this year. In Jamaica, longtime opposition leader Edward Seaga steeped down and left the way open for Bruce Golding even as the county's PM, P.J. Patterson, announced he will not seek another term. This leaves the Peoples National Congress members, Peter Phillips, Omar Davies and Portia Simpson, all clamoring to replace Patterson with a Stone Poll showing nationals leaning towards a female prime minister.
In St. Vincent & the Grenadines, PM, Ralph Gonsalves was re-elected to power following a nasty political campaign even as Haiti's interim government, facing international criticism over alleged constitutional infringements, postponed the general election four times, before settling on Jan. 8, 2006. But this date may again be postponed, according to the electoral council.
In the Caribbean Diaspora, many battled the woes wrecked on the Gulf States of Mississippi and New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina even as Caribbean nationals in South Florida also endured days of no water and lights following Hurricane Wilma.
While in the UK and Canada, violence claimed the lives of two young second generation Caribbean nationals in incidents that shocked many. On July 31, a, 18-year-old Jamaican-Briton youth was axed to death by white youths in a racist attack even as the nation mourned the 52 Britons, including several immigrants, killed in bombings earlier that month, on July 7.
In Toronto, outrage erupted in the black community against gun violence, as a Trini-Canadian youth was gunned down on Nov. 18th while attending the funeral of his friend, also killed by a bullet. The killers of both young men remain at large.
And in news that made headlines around the world and marked a great end to 2005, a Trini-American union leader shut down the greatest city in the world, the Big Apple, as wage talks between the transit workers and the Metropolitan Transit Authority, broke down. For three days, New York's public transportation system, which serves 7 million daily, grounded to a halt, forcing many to brave freezing temperatures to walk or cycle to work.
At the end, Roger Toussaint emerged a hero for his union, which walked away happy this week with most of their demands met, even in the face of racist comments emitted by both the city's mayor, the mainstream media and surprisingly, a black radio personality. – Hardbeatnews.com


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Yellow Squash Still Life
Yellow Squash – 6" x 8" – Oil on Canvas Panel – SOLD
Here is another squash that was gathered earlier this season. It has been sitting on my sideboard for awhile. This weekend when I was organizing my studio area, moving furniture and other housekeeping items this squash captured my imagination when I placed it in front of a blue sheet of canson paper.
Here is a detail of the stem. Lately I have been very fascinated with the how to capture and paint a stem or leaf. Well since working on the portrait in class, I am becoming more and more investigative of how to really capture and image realistically with subtle brush strokes. I did not use any medium on this painting, just the paint from the tube. For me this is my most comfortable method, though I have started to use painting medium, but just on a case by case basis.
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Laura (Anne Heche) and Amelia (Catherine Keener) are best friends and New Yorkers. Laura is engaged to Frank (Todd Field). This freaks Amelia out, since not only is Laura less available to Amelia than she once was, but Amelia is feeling so boyfriend deficient that at one point she lowers her standards precipitously enough to date Bill (Kevin Corrigan), a skanky video-store clerk they call Ugly Guy behind his back. In Walking and Talking, the debut feature of young filmmaker Nicole Holofcener, 30-year-old New York girls talk about the kinds of things girls have always talked about in New York girl movies — friendship, sex, borrowing clothes, psychotherapy — and boys try to keep up.
Not much happens in this slight variation: The cat gets sick. Andrew (Liev Schreiber), Amelia's loyal, moocher buddy as only an ex-boyfriend can be, loses himself in a hot phone-sex relationship. Frank puts off having a mole removed from his chest, which bugs Laura to no end. Amelia never launders her friend's clothes after she borrows them, which also bugs Laura to no end. Oh, the twagedies! But Walking and Talking is saved from utter banality by a script dotted with occasional buoyant moments of tenderness and wit, as well as by the light touch of its attractive cast. Warm, funny Keener, who added to the pleasures of Living in Oblivion, keeps Amelia on the acceptable side of quirky. Heche, undoubtedly grateful to be sprung from The Juror, makes Laura only mildly impossibly neurotic. The men are particularly appealing, especially the game, goateed Field (Beltzer in Twister) as Frank, a guy mature and decent enough not to be unnerved by Laura's many little premarital hysterias. At one point, having endured a long car ride with the women, accompanied by the keening of Joan Osborne singing "Lumina," Frank sums up both the song and this movie: "Vagina music." I've heard worse tunes. B-
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GPSC Veterinary Officer Results 2018, Gujarat PSC Pediatrician Merit List, Cut Off Marks, Score Card, Mark Sheet is Now Declare at www.gpsc.gujarat.gov.in:
GPSC CDPO Veterinary Officer Results 2018: Let's put a full stop on the eagerness of the results. Today we are here with the results for which numerous applicants are waiting and have hold there breathe on. The results of the GPSC for Pediatrician, Child Development Project Officer, and Veterinary Officer will soon be out @ www.gpsc.gujarat.gov.in. Applicants can check the details at the authorized website. As results is the crucial part for the examinee. GPSC is going to release the scores for Class I, II and III. The exams of all class were held during 3rd November to 20th January. Also get the GPSC Cut-off Marks, Results Date and Merit List.
GPSC Veterinary Officer Results 2018
The Gujarat public service commission was constituted under article 315(1) of the constitution of India has defined function of the public service commission in which one of the most significant power listed is the power as an advisory. It can give advice to the president and the governors of any state in. As per the provision of the Constitution of India formation of the Gujarat Public Service Commission has been made on 01-05-1960. Below we are furnishing the basic details regarding the GPSC.
Gujarat PSC Veterinary Officer Results 2018
|GPSC Class Pediatrician& Development Project Officer Exam Result 2018
|Name of the Institute
|Gujarat Public Service Commission
|Name of the Post
|Pediatrician, Child Development Project Officer, Veterinary Officer and others
|Total No. of Vacancies
|354 posts
|Medium of Application
|Job Type
|Gujarat Government Jobs
|Initial Date for Application
|16th August 2018
|Due Date for Application
|31st August 2018
|Admit Card Release Date
|Update Soon
|GPSC Child Development Project Officer Exam Date
|3rd November 2018 to 20th January 2019
|Results Declaration Date
|Update Soon
|Selection Process
|Written Exam and Interview
|Job Location
|Kind of Declaration Website
|Sarkari Results
|Official Website
Gujarat PSC Veterinary Officer Pediatrician Results 2018
Job advertisement was published by the Gujarat Public Service Commission for 354 seats for the post of Paediatrician, Child Development Project Officer and Veterinary Officer. All the aspirants looking for the Gujarat Government Jobs can apply for the same. While, the written exam is to be arranged between 3rd November, 2018 to 20th January, 2019. Aspirants may refer to the Qualifying Marks and steps mentioned to download the results.
GPSC Veterinary Officer Cut Off Marks 2018
The qualifying marks are announced by the GPSC. All the seekers are suggested to refer the same. The applicants who secure the qualifying marks will be promoted to the next round. So we suggest all the candidates to refer the cut off marks for qualifying in the next round. Examinees will be selected as per the cut off presented. The recruitment board prepares the Gujarat GPSC Veterinary Officer Cut off Marks 2018 on the following points
- Last Year Cut off
- Toughness of the exam
- Total Number of Marks
- Number of Vacancies available
- And category of the Exam participants like General, OBC, SC and ST
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- The homepage of the GPSC will appear on the screen
- Hit on the result link
- Results will appear on the screen
- You will find login page
- Enter the mandatory details
- Refer the details once before submitting
- You will find result on your screen.
- Take a print of it.
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Open Rules
The United States Bocce Federation is a nonprofit, charitable corporation organized to promote the sport of Bocce through education and amateur competition and any funds received are used strictly for this objective. The USBF is the only internationally sanctioned governing body for Bocce in the United States. The USBF is also a member of the Federation International de Boules and the Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale.
Who can play Bocce?
Everyone can play! There is no race, sex, or age discrimination in the sport of Bocce. It is played all over the world and is part of the International Special Olympics and the Senior Olympic
What do you need to play?
You need a set of 8 balls, four for each team, with different colors and a target ball called a "jack" or "pallino". It is also helpful to have some type of measuring device. Tape measures are commonly used as well as antennae, expanding pens, ETC.
How many people on a Team?
Games can be played one-on-one (singles), pairs (doubles), triples, or foursomes. In USBF format, singles are played with each person throwing 4 balls and alternating use of each end of the court. In doubles (pairs), each team member throws 2 balls and again alternate use of each end of the court. Triples have become the newest format and 12 balls are used instead of 8. Play is the same as Doubles with each team member throwing 2 balls and alternating use of each end of the court. Foursomes should be played with 2 members of a team stationed at opposite ends of the court and playing 2 balls each. Variations to the foursome style are used in some regions of the USA and certainly are permissible and at the discretion of Tournament directors or organizers.
Court Dimensions:
Official courts are 86.92' in length and 13.12' in width. Unofficial courts can be smaller. Court surface has the greatest variation found in the USA. Some examples are: carpet, crushed stone, dirt, oyster shells, clay, and most recently synthetic carpets and poured liquid creating a smooth, extremely fast surface.
Ball Size:
The USBF recommends for tournament play: 107 mm Diameter and 920 grams (approx 2 lbs) in Weight. Usually Tournament Directors will announce if only "house balls" can be used. The USBF allows players to use their own set as long as the specifications are approved prior to the start of the games.
Foul Lines:
- Should be clearly marked both on court surface and side boards
- There should only be one line for pointing and shooting and the recommendation is 13' from the back wall.
Players may step on but not have their foot completely over the foul line before releasing the pallino or the bocce ball.
Start the game!
Begin the game with a flip of a coin between the Captains of each team. The winner of the coin flip will determine the end from which play will start and also has control of the pallino. The losing team chooses the color of balls it wants to use (applies when "house" balls are used). Coin toss winner throws the pallino.
- Toss is valid if the pallino passes center line and does not touch the back wall on opposite end.
- If the player fails to place the pallino in valid area, the opposing team will put the pallino in play.
- If both players fail, the pallino returns to the original team for an additional attempt. Alternating process continues until pallino is in valid position.
- The Team that originally tossed the pallino will play the first ball. The Game!
- The first ball may be rolled by ANY member of the Team that originally threw the pallino. Winners of coin toss or previous frame
- Should the rolled ball hit the backboard without touching the pallino, it is a dead ball and removed from the court.
- The same Team must throw again and continue rolling until a valid point is established.
- Once the point is established, the opposing Team must point or shoot until they make a new (closer) point.
- Players may use side boards at any time.
- Balls can be measured at any time and, in case of doubt, an official referee or Tournament official should be called. In the event a tie is determined, the last Team to roll a ball must roll again until the tie is broken.
- If after all balls are played there is still a tie, no points are awarded and play resumes with the Team last scoring tossing the pallino from the opposite end of the court.
- In the event a ball/balls are moved during a measurement by an official, the balls are returned to approximate positions and official will still make the call. If however, a member of a Team currently playing measures and moves a ball, the point is awarded to the opposing team. In any case, the decision of a referee or official is final.
- One Team Member can cross the centerline to measure balls. Other players need to remain at their respective end of the court.
• If a ball hits the backboard without first touching another ball or pallino, it is a dead ball and removed from the court.
• If a ball is shot, hits the backboard illegally and then strikes a stationary ball/s, the shot ball is removed from the court and the stationary ball/s are placed in their approximate original position/s
• The pallino is always a valid target and remains in play even if it strikes the back wall after being struck by any valid ball during a frame. If however, the pallino is knocked out of the court or bounces back in front of the center line, the frame is considered void and the Team that started the frame will begin again at the opposite end of the court.
• In the event ball/s resting against a backboard are moved as a result of a valid shot, they remain in their new position. If however they move as a result of an invalid shot, they are returned to their approximate original positions.
• Only one team scores in a frame (unless there is a tie)
• Games are usually played to 12 points
• Final games are usually played to 15 points (USBF recommended)
• Tournament Directors can decide any variation to game points but should do so prior to the start of the event. Illegal movement of balls or the pallino:
• Players should never touch or move any ball or the pallino until frame has ended. If a player moves a ball prior to the end of a frame (thinking play is over) and the balls cannot be accurately relocated to their positions, all remaining non-thrown balls of the nonoffending team are counted as points. If the offense is committed by the playing team, all non-thrown balls of that team are voided and the frame is over.
• ALL players should be out of the court if possible. If not possible, they should be positioned in front of play area when a player at the opposite end is shooting.
• If a player is in the court standing BEHIND the point balls and pallino (In harm's way or "downstream") and is struck by a ball or pallino as a result of a raffa or volo shot, the opposing team receives the Rule of Advantage! The options are o Leave all balls and pallino in the new configuration. or o Remove the ball or pallino that struck their opponent from the court. If the pallino is removed from the court, the frame is over and play begins from the opposite end. or o They can place the ball or pallino that struck their opponent anywhere on the court. If however, the player is standing in front of the point balls or pallino (Out of Harms way or "upstream"), and is struck by a ball that moves backwards toward a player as the result of a raffa or volo shot, the ball remains in play because the player was in a valid position. In the event the pallino moves backward and touches a player the frame is over and play begins from the opposite end. If a player is struck by a ball or pallino in a point attempt or lag, the Rule of Advantage applies no matter where the player was standing.
Shooting and Pointing:
• There are basically two (2) types of shooting.
• Volo: the act of lofting the ball in the air attempting to hit the target. Tournament Directors may for safety concerns determine that Volo shooting may not be allowed. If it is allowed the USBF uses the same foul line for both raffa and volo shooting.
• Raffa: the act of shooting at a target either by releasing the ball at ground level, slightly lofting the ball or rolling the ball in a forceful manner.
• Pointing is done with either foot or both feet before or on the pointing line. A throw is valid as long as any part of the foot/feet is on the line.
• When shooting (either style) the player is allowed to step on the line prior to releasing the ball. As long as even the heel is on the line, it is a valid shot.
• Once a player has released the ball, he/she is allowed to continue steps up to the center line. This is considered valid.
Late arrivals, substitutions, delays, etc:
• A team not present within 15 minutes of scheduled start of the game will forfeit the game.
• In a tournament where substitutes are allowed, a Team may substitute only once during a game and it must be announced to the opposing Team before the start of the next frame.
• A substituted player may not return to that game. If a player/s arrive late, the game will start with that Team playing shorthanded and minus the appropriate number of balls. Player may then enter game at "shorthanded" end after frame is completed. In the event a player must leave a game in progress, an alternate may enter at the end of a frame and the player that leaves cannot return for remainder of game. If no alternate is available, the game continues using the late arrival rule.
• Repeated "conferences" during a frame causing delays in the game are discouraged. If delays continue, the offended Team Captain should notify an official.
• If an official issues a one-minute warning and delays continue, the "burned ball" rule should be placed in effect and one of the offending player's balls will be removed from the court.
Game Notes:
• Consecutive or alternating throws by teammates shall be at the option of the players.
• Any time a player is in action, opposing players should be off the court or far behind the player if courts don't have adequate space.
• If a player plays the wrong color ball, simply replace it with the correct color when it comes to rest. Play continues.
• If a player commits a foot foul while in the act of shooting volo or raffa, a warning is issued for the first offense. Should the same player foul again, the thrown ball is removed from play and all struck balls returned to their approximate original positions. USBF NOTE: Unless there is a referee in the court, this would be a very difficult rule to enforce and should be addressed by the tournament Director before tournament begins END NOTE
• If a player rolls/shoots out of turn or plays more balls than allowed, the opposing team has two (2) options. Leave all balls as they rest, or remove the illegally thrown ball from play and return all other ball/s to previous position/s. Summary: The intent of the USBF Open Rules is to provide a guideline for playing a game of Bocce. These rules are used in all sanctioned USBF tournaments and are strongly recommended for any tournament at any level from social to competitive. For further information or questions regarding these rules, court construction, USBF events, etc.,
please contact the USBF @ www.bocce.com definitive guide to the sport


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Students rally for global prayer event
Local youth gathered at Community Covenant Church in Eagle River on Sunday, Sept. 20 for a rally in advance of the following week's See You at the Pole events.
The events were started in 1990 when a handful of teenagers from Burleson, Texas, gathered to pray at their local public school. The events, held around the flagpole on public school grounds under the American flag, has since grown to include about 3 million students from more than 20 countries praying annually before school at their local flagpoles for their friends, families, schools and nations, according to the SYATP website, www.syatp.com.
About 147 middle and high school students representing seven local schools and homeschooling programs participated in the rally to build anticipation for SYATP.
"I see great value in youth who follow Jesus seeing how big their family is," said Mike Alverts, CCC's high school and young adult director.
"The pre-event rally is really a hope to strengthen relationships, build connections and to provide some level of motivation for students to participate in the prayer time on their campuses."
Youth groups from CCC, The Crossing in Chugiak and Alliance Christian Fellowship in Eagle River also participated in the event, allowing students to see how many others attending their schools also have similar beliefs.
"One of my hopes for students is to live a seamless and whole life," Alverts said. "There're certainly a lot of pressures to act differently to match the people we're around. Often Christian students will live a fragmented life, having their 'church life' and their 'school life'"
ACF Youth Pastor Josh Talbot said it can be difficult to not only represent your faith at school, but to have the courage to visibly pray in support of others at SYATP.
Eagle River High School freshman Keryl Korzan said prayer is important.
"I believe that there are a lot of people who really need to be prayed for," Korzon said. "I know friends that have a lot of people at home who could really use Jesus in their lives to help them through the hard times."
Others felt prayer could have a visible impact on schools.
"I might pray to see God work in the school in such a way that people from the outside looking in can see a difference in Eagle River High School," said 17-year-old homeschooler James Bodolosky, who planned to pray alongside ERHS students at SYATP.
Students may find significance by publicly declaring their faith as well, Alverts added.
"I think one valuable experience for students is to identify with Jesus in front of others," he said. "This is a pivotal experience for anyone who wants to live a whole life."


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In the natural realm, every kingdom or country needs a military force if it expects to protect its territory, boundaries and citizens. Military forces can operate defensively or offensively. As an example, taking Europe back from Hitler during World War II was an offensive operation for some nations and a defensive operation for nations like France and Russia. England was on the defense too and successfully kept Hitler out, but at a very high cost. It was a cooperative effort of many nations in order to bring peace to the earth again. Prayer was a very powerful weapon during this period.
The Kingdom of Heaven is similar to an earthly kingdom in this way. God has both defensive and offensive forces in His Kingdom. Think of what it looked like the day God launched a major offensive operation to take back the earth and its citizens. The strategy room of heaven was a buzz when God announced He was going to have a son and send Him to earth under a covert operation to take back the earth from enemy hands. I'm sure all the angels wondered what this would mean. It was a high cost and a great sacrifice in military terms. The New Testament is full of evidence of the wonder, the exact execution of this military strategy and the effectiveness of the covert operation.
Military strategies to win the earth back are still being distributed in the heaven's strategy room. There are times you can literally feel the movement in the angelic realm. We know that God has a plan and is looking for agents and soldiers on the earth who want to be a part of this cosmic war to restore the earth to its original purpose. He wants to strip the enemy of his usurped authority which was revoked at the cross and set the plumb line of justice and righteousness in the nations.
The War Room of KHOP is just one expression of our willingness as a house to be a part of that cooperative force with God's plan; following His lead, by praying His heart, until His purposes are achieved in the earth and the enemy's impacts are reversed.


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Arkansas Schools Tour 2011 - The Poe Show
Justin: Today was an interesting day. We performed in Russellville, which is about 10 miles from my home town. It was interestingly surreal at the Q&A after the show when a student asked, "Is it hard doing what you do?"
The drama students we performed for were attentive and intrigued. They were excited to learn and to experience theater. More importantly, they were eager to discover what art means to them and what it means to others, which is more or less what the Poe Show is all about.
I was eager to answer the question. I told the students the same thing I say to anyone who asks the question, "You absolutely, positively have to love what you do to do it." I encouraged them to apply it to any profession they want to pursue. I find it easy to do what I do because I love what I do. As an actor, you rarely get the chance to convey that to a young mind because the profession is hard, it is time consuming, it is special. It IS my life. I was happy to give the students that understanding, and hopefully, they will be able to apply it in their lives.


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The Mission Experience
Recently retired IMB missionaries reflect on the joys and trials of their years on the field. Together they leave a legacy of people touched, hearts encouraged, and lives changed for eternity.
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Family Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Near Threatened
Grey-headed Bulbul (Brachypodius priocephalus)
French: Bulbul colombar German: Graukopfbülbül Spanish: Bulbul cabecigrís
B[rachypus]. priocephalus
Jerdon, 1839,
Peria pass, Malabar [= Kerala], India.
Species name often misspelt "poiocephalus" owing to long-standing confusion in the literature, in part due to three attempted emendations by different authors. Monotypic.
Western Ghats (from extreme S Maharashtra and Goa S to Kerala) and Palni Hills (Tamil Nadu), in SW India.
Descriptive notes
17–19 cm. Small, active, peak-headed, olive-coloured bulbul. Anterior lores and forehead are bright greenish-yellow, rest of lores dull greenish (black feather bases... read more
Calls incessantly with shrill monosyllabic notes; vocalizations include thin, explosive, metallic,... read more
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Food and feeding
Diet comprises berries and other fruit, including figs (Ficus), Lantana and Ziziphus oenophila; also a small... read more
Breeds Mar–Jul. Nest a shallow cup, slight and flimsy, easily seen through from below, usually fastened with spider webs to branches... read more
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Not globally threatened. Restricted-range species: present in Western Ghats EBA. Patchily distributed, but generally not uncommon in suitable habitat; common in the higher... read more
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Cincinnati's Plan/
I don't think much about Cincinnati when I think about cities. Just now, because I was going to write about it, I had to look up what state it's in. (Ohio.) But they've done something pretty cool, that I think deserves attention. They've written a comprehensive city plan to guide urban planners in pushing towards city-wide goals.
Plan Cincinnati is a 222-page vision of the city over the next 20 years, and it sees a city that's more walkable, more vibrant, more healthy, more business-friendly.
It shifts attention from downtown and Over-the-Rhine, which have undergone transformations in the past decade, focusing instead on how to strengthen the city's other 50 neighborhoods.
They're pushing for more public transportation and better access to food -- "Eliminate food deserts and reduce air pollution and sewer discharges 40 percent by 2040" is one of the 400 recommendations.
As a species that is probably going to need to retreat to cities when we finish screwing up the green parts of the planet, this is exactly the kind of planning we need. Making our cities better places, more livable, more inviting, and more life-affirming ought to be one of humanity's central projects.


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Dr Ahmed Tijani Ramalan, the pioneer chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has revealed that the sum of N1.5bn is paid by the agency monthly to the ex-militant leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, to protect the nation's maritime areas. Dr Ramalan, however, lamented that despite such gesture, over 400,000 barrels of crude oil is being lost daily from the nation's shores.
The former Chairman of NIMASA called on President Muhammadu Buhari to cancel the contract given to the ex-militant by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, as there is no basis to give that kind of billion naira job to ex-militants. Attempt by journalists to get Mr. Government Ekpemupolo to comment on the matter wasn't successful.


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Well day 3 of our holiday has arrived. The girls were up early, 07:30 just so they could go out and get us all fresh croissants and pain au chocolat from the local boulongerie. All I had to do was leave the money out for them and wait for the call for breakfast, can't be bad.
Well following breakfast our eldest daughter Keziah chose our day trip today, we are going to visit Ypres just across the border into Belgium. She had been there before as part of a school trip and loved it so much, she wanted to show the whole family.
We decided to stop on route at an Abbey that was said to have spectacular views looking down across the valley from where it stood.
Its true it did, although the weather was a little overcast to show the scene off at its best. It did however give me a chance to try out my new lens again.
In the group of cows you can just see at the right of the above photograph was a lone horse.
I couldn't get him to smile for the camera but then he probably didn't know I was there at the top of the hill photographing him.
The Mounts de Cats abbey is near the town of Godewaersvelde in the Flanders region of France. The monastery founded in 1650 by the Hospital Brothers of St. Anthony, although it is now run by Trappists monks known in the region for their cheese making.
Unfortunately we had arrived on a morning when the monastery was closed to the public. We could have waited until the afternoon to visit but that would mean missing out on our visit to Ypres. So we had an early lunch looking out across the valley, before heading across the border into Belgium.
Upon arriving in Ypres (sometimes spelt Ieper) you can't help but marvel at the Cloth Hall that dominates the ' rote Markt' Town square.
The Cloth Hall that stands today is a complete replica of the original 13th century building, known to be one of the largest commercial buildings of the middle ages. This replica was built following the complete destruction of the original building by Artillery fire during the First world war, where all of Ypres was flattened to the ground.
The Cloth hall is now home to the 'In Flanders Fields Museum' of which the entrance is in the above photo. We will leave the inside of the museum to another post.
Looking around the square there was lots of restaurants or Brasseries with their colourful awnings and outdoor seating areas.
There was so many of them we just had to stop for afternoon coffee!
The Brasserie we visited had these great ceiling decorations.
Looking out across the square whilst we enjoyed our drinks, I was amazed to think that everything you could see had only been built since the end of the first world war.
The architecture looked so much older.
But then I suppose that was the idea.
There is a wonderful fountain so I just had to try and get my daughters wet…
Well as we were in Belgium and they are famous for… 'chocolate' we thought we had better find some.
It wasn't hard, there are a number of chocolate shops around the town centre.
Well upon entering the shop and seeing the large display of chocolate before us…
and with having a family who all seem to appreciate good chocolate, we left the shop considerably lighter in the wallet and probably a few pounds heavier.
One of the events Ypres is famous for is the Last Post played by the Ypres fire brigade every night under the Menin Gate.
The Menin Gate was constructed in 1927 and designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. It stands as a memorial to all those who fell, officers and soldiers, of the commonwealth forces, who died in the Ypres Salient area and who have no known graves, between 1914 and 15th August, 1917.
The Menin gate as you can see is a main thoroughfare into the centre of Ypres, but even so, every night no matter the weather, the road is closed at 8pm and the last post is sounded by the men of the Ypres Fire brigade.
They sound it as a mark of honour to all those from around the world who lost their lives in defence of the town.
A poignant ceremony follows including the laying of poppy wreaths in remembrance to those fallen.
Our day in Ypres draws to a close with lots to think about and many happy memories.
Tomorrow on my blog is header challenge with this weeks theme being 'Macro' chosen by imac so I will return to France after that, but still come and see me and my fellow headbangers, imac, Tom-fishing guy, Gailsman and Lanny attempt to create a header and post on the theme macro.Technorati Tags: France,Ypres,Belgium,Abbey,Flanders,Ieper,photo,architecture,fountain,chocolate,Menin,Gate,memorial,soldiers,ceremony,remembrance,monastery