text:
There is an interesting dynamic unfolding in the housing market. Real estate agents in places like California are arguing that there is a lack of inventory and are also generally against the government unloading blocks of properties to big investors. Why? There has been bulk selling and buying to the investor class and a large amount of crowding out has occurred. This brings about an interesting set of problems for your average buyer in the current market. They are competing with swaths of big investors but also local flippers trying to make a quick buck once again courtesy of low interest rates and another mania in some markets. SoCal is now in a mania again as you will see with some of the patterns occurring. This is also happening in many other states as well. A new feudal system has emerged. The banks were bailed out by the Fed, were allowed to circumvent accounting standards, and now deep pocket investors in the financial class are buying up these places either to increase prices on flips or to hike up rents. In the end, if you want to compete in today's market you need to bow down to the Fed, put on a football helmet and go head-to-head with big investors, flippers, suckers, and take on a massive mortgage.
Seeking out your own fiefdom
The Los Angeles Times highlighted the declining inventory for entry level homes with a stunning graphic:
"(LA Times) Rogers said he has gone into escrow twice and lost out both times, as other buyers have been willing to pay more. He has been shocked by competing investors paying $75,000 to $100,000 more than what he has estimated some homes to be worth. The big speculators have pooled all their money; they invest and they bid them up," he said. "It's crazy. Some of them, they pay pretty close to what it's actually probably worth fixed up, but then by the time they put money into it, they are going to be $50,000 to $60,000 over."
First some analysis of the chart. The drop in inventory in various metro areas is stunning. Keep in mind the demographics of your entry buyer. They are younger Americans that are less affluent and very likely to be in student debt already. Many markets in California are being crowded out from top-tier San Francisco to places like Fresno. It is worse for places like Phoenix Arizona where a whopping 40 percent of all purchases were done with all cash. The chase for yield has caused prices to surge in an area that is economically depressed and carries lower household wages:
Source: DataQuick
The median price in Phoenix is up over 30 percent year over year. You read correctly, the year over year median price is up by 30 percent. Did incomes go up by this much? Of course not. For years you have nearly half of all properties being bought in this market going to investors. Rent prices have surged while banks leisurely leak out inventory while shelling out the best deals to other financial institutions with deep wallets. In other words all the bailouts were to create another bubble and crowd out the typical buyer and also, squeeze the wallets of many renters who probably are not able to buy. Going back to the paragraphs above, the fact that investors are bidding prices up by $75,000 to $100,000 over market valuations in this current economy is very reminiscent to a mania. If you view the world through the lens of a hammer everything looks like a nail. These bulk investors are diving in head first here and entry level buyers are competing against large funds. This bubble is different. During the early 2000s you were basically competing against anyone with a pulse. Today you are competing with big pocket investors, hedge funds, flippers, and large real estate investment funds. Hot money will go to many areas. For example, the Canadian housing bubble is seeing a good portion of money leaking out into the Florida market:
Nearly 75 percent of foreign buyers in Miami come from Canada. I wish we had figures like this for California but I would venture to guess that most of the foreign money coming in is from China (that is experiencing a housing bubble even bigger than the one we lived through). All this action has made it tougher for first time home buyers who need to over-bid or take on massive loans with the sticker price of low interest rates. You would think that first time buying would be high but it is not:
Source: NAR
The Federal Reserve is largely helping big financial institutions with QE3. Those that own and can refinance lower save some bucks but this is merely an afterthought of the Fed action. Big money is being made by the banking system right now. You saw this week Wells Fargo announced stellar profits even in the midst of being sued for their FHA insured loan practices. What is Wells Fargo being accused of?
"(SF Gate) Yet another major bank has engaged in a long-standing and reckless trifecta of deficient training, deficient underwriting and deficient disclosure, all while relying on the convenient backstop of government insurance," said Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, where the suit was filed."
Why in the world would the Fed and government setup programs to bulk sell to investors when there is a clear demand from buyers? We've already noted the amount of flippers entering the Southern California market. Las Vegas is seeing an increase in flipping activity as well:
Just because money is cheap does not mean it is going to boost the economy. Take a look at Japan and their multi-decade policy of quantitative easing. We are juicing markets up in many areas and conditioning the overall economy to negative interest rates. The crowding out is creating a new kind of landlord:
"Renting out foreclosed homes has increasingly emerged as an investment opportunity for Wall Street. Financiers are busily studying ways to take the single-family home rental business, for years mostly a mom-and-pop affair, and make it a bigger industry. That has made it difficult for first-time shoppers to compete."
So now you have to compete with Wall Street that receives favorable treatment from the government and Fed just to purchase an entry level home. This is becoming a closed loop system. The same financiers that made billions upon billions of dollars shelling out fraudulent loans and toxic waste are now gaining favorable treatment in locking up blocks of properties to jack up prices. The California median price is up 12.9 percent year over year while incomes remain stagnant. In Phoenix it is up a stunning 30 percent. Las Vegas? Up 18 percent year over year. These gains are on par with the peak years of the bubble. This mania is being caused by stringent control on distressed inventory and absurdly low rates courtesy of a Fed with a nearly $3 trillion balance sheet that is set to grow with QE3. One of the quotes in the above article sums it up:
"Don't sell to regular people — just sell to us," Monks said these investors have told him."
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Did You Enjoy The Post? Subscribe to Dr. Housing Bubble's Blog to get updated housing commentary, analysis, and information.


text:
It's cool, it's Californian, it's classic. California red wine paired with Sonoma Jack cheese, sourdough crackers and chocolate chip cookies. Sprinkled with sunshine and some West Coast style, this simply elegant gift is sure to bring a smile. The perfect gift for family, friends or to say thanks to a colleague.
Cabernet Sauvignon (750 mL each, 1 count); Cheese (4 oz each, 1 count); Cheese Crackers (2 oz each, 1 count); Chocolate Chip Cookies (2 oz each, 1 count)
* Please note that on occasion, some items maybe substituted with other items of equal or greater value
Due to various state regulations, gift baskets containing wine may NOT be shipped to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Utah
WARNING: Drinking distilled spirits, beer, coolers, wine and other alcoholic beverages may increase cancer risk, and, during pregnancy, can cause birth defects. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/alcohol. *An adult signature (over 21) is required to complete delivery for all wine shipments. We recommend shipping to a business address wherever possible to insure timely delivery.
Copyright © 2020 Sdbrymans Privacy Notice | Conditions of Use

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
In a large deep pan, heat the oil and brown the chicken on all sides. Remove to a warm platter.
Add the onion, garlic, and parsley and sauté until the onion is soft. Add the pimentos, paprika, saffron, broth, wine salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Add the rice and cook over medium high heat, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, stirring until the rice is semi-dry but some liquid remains.
Bury the chicken in the rice. Cover and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. Turn the rice and the chicken over with a fork from bottom to top; cover and simmer for another 10 minutes.
Transfer rice and chicken to a serving platter and garnish with a little parsley.
2871 Jolly Road
Okemos MI 48864
tel 855.328.8732
fax 517.253.7366
Contact Us
My Account
More Recipes
Wild Harvest Calendar
Buy Wholesale
Careers at Earthy


text:
VIABUY Prepaid Mastercard® Loading options
You can select between a multitude of payment methods for loading your account. For our free of charge loading by bank transfer (in Euro currency) please use the IBAN exclusively assigned to your personal card account. For immediate use you can load your VIABUY Prepaid Mastercard with SOFORT Banking, giropay, iDeal or EPS. If you do not have a bank account and want to load your VIABUY card account you can use a wide selection of alternative payment schemes. For a complete overview about our international available Prepaid Mastercard funding options, i.e. when you are traveling abroad, please refer to our T&Cs.


text:
ODI Announces Emig as Brand Ambassador
Riverside, CA – ODI is excited to announce the addition of their newest team member, Jeff Emig to the marketing team as a Brand Ambassador. The 2004 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee has remained heavily involved in the motocross scene since his retirement from professional racing in
2000. Jeff brings to ODI an extreme amount of knowledge in marketing and product development. As a professional racer, Jeff's well-known career earned him 36 wins and 4 titles. Jeff has maintained his public image and can now be found as the face of motocross during television coverage during both the indoor Supercross and outdoor motocross series.
"We are extremely excited to bring Jeff on board and welcome him to the ODI team. Jeff had an amazing race career but beyond that he's has some real technical skills that will help us in product development. He still carries with him a large fan base and is one of the most recognizable faces in the pits," stated ODI Brand Powersports Brand Manager, Kevin Stevens. "His eagerness to work with us on developing some innovative products has been very refreshing. I think post pro-career Jeff has a clear understanding of what it's like to work out of a factory rig, but also has great knowledge of what the average rider and racer are working with each week."
"I've been looking for a hard parts brand to get involved with for a while, then I crossed paths with the guys at ODI," commented Emig. "The things these guys are doing are really looking outside of the conventional products and creating some innovative things to help racers out. We've had a few meetings already and I'm excited to work with the team on new product ideas and creating general awareness of the brand."
The first project of the new partnership will be an Emig Racing/ ODI Lock-On grip. The new V2 Lock-On Grip System launched earlier this month and already offers two design patterns, a Half-Waffle and the Rogue pattern. The Lock-On Grip System eliminates the need for wire and glue by utilizing a single clamp lock-on system to hold the clutch side grip on. On the throttle side, the grip is molded directly to an OE spec throttle tube. Available in 2 stroke and 4 stroke models, each kit includes a snap on throttle cam to fit most major motocross style bikes. The Emig Racing design will provide a third grip option with ergonomic design features specifically designed by Jeff based on his years of racing experience.
About ODI: Observe. Design. Innovate. is the mantra we live by while providing products that evolve technology and allow you to focus on riding your bike, not working on it. Established over 30 years ago, ODI has become the World Leader in Grip Technology and the number 1 aftermarket grip in BMX and Mountain Biking. Working with athletes such as two time World Cup Champion Mountain Biker Aaron Gwin, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Maris Strombergs and now four time AMA Champion Jeff Emig, ODI doesn't just make products, we innovate controls.


text:
Free International shipping for orders $250 or more! Free shipping to Canada for orders $150 or more!
Free Shipping over $100
@shopdaintyhooligan - Tag your photos on Instagram for a chance to WIN a Gift Card!
$14.99 $42.00
Soft like fleece, this fur vest pairs well with just about any colored long sleeve top and denim bottoms with boots. Lined with satin like fabric.
@shopdaintyhooligan - Tag your photos on Instagram for a chance to WIN a Gift Card!
Dainty Hooligan is a women's online fashion and clothing boutique carrying the hottest trends and unique fashion finds at unbeatable prices. All of our items are hand-selected for the chic, fashion forward girl. You will find one-of-a-kind dresses, tops, sweaters, jackets, skirts, shoes, accessories and more.
Enter your discount code here
Discount code found, it will be applied at checkout.
Discount code not found.


text:
FERC rejected PSE's proposed $2.70/kW per month charge for its within-hour generation following service.
The utility proposed levying the charge on wind farms to pay for fast-start generation capacity, which would compensate for variations in wind output.
But FERC said that PSE had not shown that the rate was just and reasonable.
"Based on the information submitted, we cannot find that Puget's proposed rate is a reasonably accurate representation of the opportunity costs Puget incurs in providing a following service to wind resources," FERC said in its decision.
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) had filed a motion against PSE's proposal.
Commenting on FERC's decision AWEA chief executive Denise Bode said: "No other generators have these charges assessed, and with this order, we expect utilities will give up their interest in assessing these charges to renewable sources."


text:
Item Description
Item#: 201254
Great Measures approx: 32"H x 36"L
Greater Measures approx: 32"H x 40"L
Greatest Measures approx: 32"H x 42"L
• Mache Vase
• Shredded Styrofoam
• Blue Satin Ribbon
• White Roses in the Greater sizes
• White Stock
• White Cremon
• Daisies
• Monte Casino
• Emerald Stems
• Leatherleaf
Sympathy Floor Blue & White
Recently Viewed
Related Products
ReviewsBack to Product
"The blue bow is a little much and takes away from the peacefulness of the blend of daisies." - By Josiah L3/5 Stars
"The bright blue ribbon is muted by the large white flowers and long leaves, which also set off the tiny blue flowers. The arrangement invokes feelings of tranquility." - By Marjorie N4/5 Stars
"This basket is a little overcrowded. The blue bow takes away from the daisies and there are not enough blue flowers distributed in the bouquet." - By Elaina V2/5 Stars
"While the green leaves and white rose combination emanates a feeling of sympathy."2/5 Stars
"The white and blue of this bouquet compliment each other. This definitely shows a celebration of life without being intrusive."3/5 Stars
"The addition of the blue ribbon matches the small blue flowers so well that it just works wonders for the mood."5/5 Stars
"A beautiful white arrangement. Does a great job of communicating peace, sympathy and dignified rest."4/5 Stars
"I think as a sympathy arrangement it works very well. The dark blue to express grief while still having very cheery looking flowers works."4/5 Stars
"A beautiful arrangement with spatters of white and purple. They feel very comforting and exude a sense of softness and quiet dignity."4/5 Stars


text:
Hairstyles for Every Age
In Your 20s: Be Fearless
We chatted with celebrity hairstylist Moulay Yacoubi of New York City's Pierre Michel Salon to find the perfect hairstyle for everyone, whether you've just graduated college or just met your first grandchild.
If you're a twenty something, it's the perfect time to take a risk. "Experiment with all kinds of looks," says Yacoubi. "Go for a short pixie style, like Miley Cyrus or Rihanna—after consulting with your stylist, of course." If you want to keep your hair long, Yacoubi suggests traying a side swept low pony or braided look for spring.
In Your 30s: Effortless Elegance
When you're hitting your stride in your 30s, Yacoubi suggests trying a sexy angular or wavy shoulder length bob, like January Jones or Emily Blunt. "Whether you're in the process of starting a family or focusing on your career, you should pick a hairstyle that fits your life," says Yacoubi. "These are great options for someone with a busy lifestyle."
In Your 40s: Try a Longer Look
Just because you've hit the big 4-0, doesn't mean you have to resolve yourself to a short cut. Yacoubi loves Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Aniston's long understated yet elegant waves.
MORE: How to Moisturize Wavy Hair
In Your 50s: Lots of Layers
A modern cut with piece-y layers in the front is the perfect look for when you pass that 50-year milestone. "Steer clear of the spiky pixie style," says Yacoubi. "It sends the message that you're trying too hard to look good."
In Your 60s (and Beyond): Soft Highlights
Color is key to ensure that you continue looking fabulous into your golden years. But as for cut, Yacoubi suggests sticking with a chic, layered bob. Dress it up for spring with an elegant chignon or ladylike hair accessory.


text:
The concept of entropy in thermodynamics is well known. This article covers the landscape well. In systems, especially systems that involve human and computer interactions, we have a similar notion.
Entropy, historically, has often been associated with the amount of order, disorder, and/or chaos in a thermodynamic system. The traditional definition of entropy is that it refers to changes in the status quo of the system and is a measure of "molecular disorder" and the amount of wasted energy in a dynamical energy transformation from one state or form to another.
So too in our information systems. The amount of effort that we have to undertake to move a system from one state to another (essentially to make a modification to it) is in 2 parts. The effort expended towards making the change useful, and all the rest of the effort.
This applies both to the change to the system itself and any changes that we make as a result of executing the system. So, for example, if we consider some system fragment, "Visit the doctor because of pain in the shoulder", then any time/effort spent in doing something other than getting the diagnosis/treatment is wasted and increases the system entropy. This time/effort may include (but is not limited to)
- Getting to the Dr.
- Filling in new patient paperwork
- Having payer status checked
- Explaining symptoms to receptionist
- Waiting in waiting room
- Waiting in treatment room
- Waiting for X-Ray results
- Driving to radiology lab
- Filling in radiology lab paperwork
- Waiting at radiology lab
- …
The point of this is that this "system" is unbelievably wasteful of a precious resource (at least precious to me), my time. So from my perspective all of the above steps indicate great inefficiency. Perhaps because of complexity, perhaps because of a lack of cohesive thinking.
Considering another example, perhaps closer to work for many – the HR portal. That is often the one information system that has been designed to almost entirely ignore the majority of its users. There is often a huge learning curve for the majority of the employees. Of course the users who specify the system, the HR department have it well designed for their own convenience – and what they believe is the convenience of the employees. I leave you to draw your own conclusions!
So at one level, we have the idea of the system in use with every use increasing the entropy of the system.
Now think about attempting to make a change to a system. A whole new dynamic sets in. The need to understand the system in place so it can be changed. This can involve very detailed analysis – deep understanding. The more pieces there are – and the more interconnections, the more understanding there has to be. So depending on the design of the system in place there can be a greater or lesser effect on its entropy. If the system is very involved/convoluted then the understanding as a percentage of the useful work done will be high. If the system is relatively straightforward then the understanding as a percentage of the useful work done will be less.
So systems entropy might be thought of as ( i=0 n∑(Wi - Vi)) where W is the work performed at any state change I and V is the Valuable work performed at any state change i.
Defining and normalizing what we mean by work – and considering some normalized work value equation is, of course complex. For example in the getting shoulder diagnosed and treated, the system implicitly values the Dr.'s time as being more valuable than mine – so the system is optimized to make sure that the Dr.'s change entropy is least. What should be happening is that the total change in entropy should be minimized.
Typically systems that are overly complex, overly bureaucratic or optimized to support a minimal number of stakeholders will exhibit the greatest increases in entropy under a given state change.
As architects we have a responsibility to be looking out across the landscape of a system as a whole and finding ways of minimizing the increases in entropy across common state changes.


text:
Hello my name is The Wife…. And I have a coat addiction.
There I said it. Out loud. (of course "out loud" is to no one other than the baby – who is currently sleeping, probably didn't hear me, and likely wouldn't care if he did). But, they say that admitting that you have a problem is the first step…. Right? Ok, it's not so much a problem if it doesn't hurt anyone…. Right??
I have been addicted to coats for about 20 or so years. It probably started right after I got my first job out of college, since this was probably the first time I had enough money to actually go out and feed this addiction. Coincidentally, this was likely also the time when I started to have enough places to go in order to actually have a need to wear multiple coats.
As of this exact moment, I have 35 in total (and, yes I actually did just go and count them – which was sort of eye-opening in and of itself). Some women have shoe addictions (ok, I have that too… but that's a post for a different day) but most of my attention is put towards outer wear. I simply cannot resist a new, fashionable jacket that has a unique cut, or color that might, some day, look cute with a certain outfit (that I don't even own yet……) My addiction has grown well beyond the "coat closet" in our foyer. It's also taken over almost an entire closet in the spare bedroom, and necessitates a seasonally appropriate swap to ensure that coats downstairs are the right weight for the current weather.
There are a few problems with this.
1) My addiction has oozed over into hubby's attire. Now, you may be scratching your head wondering what the heck this means. Well, my inability to pass up a fashionable, on-sale jacket may have trickled over into buying coats for hubby. To date hubby has 14 coats….. yes, probably overkill for a guy. But, I can assure you, he looks mighty dapper (dapper –what a fun word, and not easily worked into conversation…..) in each and every one of them! If you were to add his coats to my coats, we could probably keep our entire block warm during the winter…. Which brings me to the 2nd problem………..
2) The sheer # of coats might, just possibly, impact hubby's ability to put away his coats. You should probably read THIS POST about the # of coats that are NOT in our coat closet, in order to understand my dilemma. Could I have created my own challenge here….. NO!! I'm not willing to accept any responsibility…. So, we'll just move onto the next problem.
3) Hubby seems to need his own intervention. You'd think that hubby, who doesn't necessarily understand my affinity towards outerwear. Who doesn't really "get" the need for himself to have 14 coats. Who needs reminding that he has a different coat that might look better with an outfit. Who complains that I have too many coats. Who can't cram his own coats into the coat closet because I have too much in there (WAIT – I just remembered, I'm not taking responsibility for this…..). Anyhow, you'd think that he, of all people, would not feed into my addiction…… but you'd be WRONG!
With any good addiction, the person suffering from the problem is usually surrounded by some great enablers. So, I'd like to share with you some evidence.
This, my dear blog readers, is a picture of one of my Christmas presents from this year, FROM HUBBY:
This, my dear blog readers, is a picture of one of my Christmas presents from 2 years ago, FROM HUBBY:
Yes, they are DAMN CUTE coats. Yes, I will happily wear them. Yes, I can already envision the cute outfits that will coordinate with my most recent gift. Yes, I will find-a-way to squeeze it into an already overflowing closet. Yes, I LOVE my gift… but heck, I ask you this????? Who has exactly has the problem here?? Me, or hubby who, if he continues to buy me cute coats, will probably have to start moving his entire wardrobe into the shed in the backyard just so I have a place to put everything???! 🙂
And.. in honor of the "Why I Love My Husband" link up party at The Happy Wives Club…. (my list started HERE in case you missed it)
Reason # 11 why I love my hubby is….. he buys me stuff that I absolutely do not need, but that he knows I will enjoy!
Reason #12 is…. he really is a good gift buyer (which is a huge complaint of most women) but my hubby has always been really, really good at this as noted here & here!
Become a fan of The Hubby Diaries on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thehubbydiaries
Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thehubbydiaries


text:
skip navigation
Rear seat entertainment for the car – the passengers on the rear seats can watch a DVD movie using the monitor and headphones or play a video game while the driver in the front can head for the holiday destination undisturbed.Clarion's high definition ceiling monitors OHM888VD, OHM1088VD, and OHM1588VD make first class cinema fun possible: On the glare-free 8", 10.2", or 15" TFT LCD, they offer high-definition and high-contrast movie playback in the vehicle, no matter where you are at the moment. Clarion's current car multimedia devices are a combination of a monitor and an integrated CD/DVD player, thus making them an attractive entertainer for the second row. You can easily mount them onto the ceiling of the vehicle and flip them down when needed. The player integrated into the devices with a state-of-the-art drive plays nearly every audio and video format, including CD / DVD/DVD±R/RW/VCD/JPEG as well as AVI and MPEG files. You can operate it comfortably either directly on the device or using the provided remote control. You can use the integrated illumination as a reading lamp to look at the DVD cover of the film that you just started, for example.
- plays nearly every format
- high-quality DVD drive
- premium display (glare-free)
- 2 video/audio inputs
- 1 video/audio output
- integrated illumination
- small installation height
- extremely lightweight (for easy installation)
- incl. 2 IR headphones (OHM888VD only 1 headphone)
- incl. IR remote control
Return to the top of the page


text:
SoCal Physical Therapy specializes in using the most advanced treatments and techniques to help you reach full recovery quickly.
We specialize in restoring strength range of motion, function, and overall independence to the patient.
We pride ourselves in providing the most comprehensive therapeutic sports program that is individualized for each and every athlete.
Socal PT is one of the few, if not the only, true provider of aquatic therapy in the Santa Clarita Valley.
We provide a comprehensive pain assessment and treatments to alleviate your long-term or chronic pain. We focus on holistic interventions that can help you get pain relief.


text:
STS-100, Mission
Control Center
The Shuttle Endeavour lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center this afternoon, carrying a multi-national crew and a complex Canadian-built robotic arm to the International Space Station (ISS).
Commander Kent Rominger, Pilot Jeff Ashby and Mission Specialists Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, John Phillips, Scott Parazynski, Umberto Guidoni of the European Space Agency and Yuri Lonchakov of Rosaviakosmos blasted off on time from Launch Pad 39-A at 1:41 p.m. Central time as the ISS sailed over the Indian Ocean south of India. Aboard the station, Expedition Two Commander Yury Usachev and Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms were told of Endeavour's launch as it lifted off from the pad. Approximately 20 minutes later, the three crew members took a few minutes out from routine maintenance work and preparations for Endeavour's arrival to watch a video feed of the launch uplinked to them by ISS flight controllers in Houston through the station's KU-band communications system.
Less than nine minutes after launch, Endeavour had reached its preliminary orbit and began its pursuit of the station for a docking Saturday morning. The seven astronauts began to configure systems for on-orbit operations and opened the shuttle's cargo bay doors before the start of an eight-hour sleep period tonight at 6:41 p.m. Central time.
Aboard the ISS, all systems continue to function normally as Usachev, Voss and Helms ready the complex for their first visitors since beginning their expedition one month ago. On Monday, a Russian Progress resupply vehicle was jettisoned from the aft docking port of the Zvezda module, enabling the station crew to undock its Soyuz return capsule from the nadir port of the Zarya module yesterday and fly it to a redocking with Zvezda in a 21-minute maneuver. That cleared the Zarya docking port for the arrival of the Soyuz rotation "taxi" crew at the ISS later this month. The taxi crew will deliver a fresh Soyuz capsule for the Expedition crew members' use as an emergency return vehicle. The Soyuz vehicles need to be rotated approximately every six months.
Hadfield and Parazynski are scheduled to venture outside Endeavour Sunday for the first of two scheduled space walks to unfold the huge booms of the 57-foot-long Canadarm2 and to route power to the device, which will be mounted on the Destiny Laboratory for future station assembly work. Canadarm2 is scheduled to "walk off" its pallet and attach itself to a grapple fixture on Destiny Monday, where it will receive power, data and commanding from the Expedition crew operating at robotic workstations inside Destiny.
Housed in Endeavour's cargo bay is the Italian Space Agency-provided Raffaello cargo module, which is carrying several tons of equipment for the Expedition Two crew and racks of hardware for installation in Destiny which will be used for scientific research in the future. Raffaello, which is the second of three such logistics modules, will be berthed to the ISS Monday so its contents can be transferred to the station throughout the course of docked operations.
Endeavour is circling the Earth in excellent shape as it flies in an orbit inclined 51.6 degrees to either side of the Equator. The next STS-100 mission status report will be issued Friday morning following the wakeup call to Endeavour's astronauts from Mission Control, which is scheduled at 2:41 a.m. Central time.
NASA Johnson Space Center Mission Status Reports and other information are available automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message to email@example.com. In the body of the message (not the subject line) users should type "subscribe hsfnews" (no quotes). This will add the e-mail address that sent the subscribe message to the news release distribution list. The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription. Once you have subscribed you will receive future news releases via e-mail.


text:
No Results Found
Call Us
Email Us
Custom Personalized Umbrellas
What is the attraction of a custom umbrella? There are many styles and uses for umbrellas; a personalized umbrella has a large display area for your company logo, address, phone number or catchy slogan, and these custom umbrellas offer a great return on your investment.
A custom umbrella is a long way from the plain black umbrella that our early ancestors carried. They are available in a wide array of colors and styles. Your logo or company information can be in imprinted on the umbrella in a wide variety of contrasting colors, and you have the ability to co-ordinate the colors with the ones that are associated with your personal business color scheme. Choose a custom umbrella which compliments your company.
The manual opening 42" MANUAL BALMAIN UMBRELLA has a polyester canopy with matching case, a 3-section folding shaft and Signature Balmain leatherette handle with wrist strap. Folds up to only 9" long.
Personalized umbrellas are appreciated by everyone — your employees and their families, vendors who you deal with on a regular basis, and present and future customers. Not only will each of them think favorably every time they open your logo umbrella on the beach or in the rain, but everyone that they come into contact with while using this custom umbrella will be exposed to your logo and have a favorable impression of the company that was thoughtful enough to supply it.
Both the 42" BUDGET UMBRELLA and the BUDGET GOLF UMBRELLA are best selling excellent choices as imprinted umbrellas to choose as promotional products for your marketing campaign. These umbrellas will prominently display your logo for years to come, adding revenue to your companies advertising budget.
The 48" UNIVERSAL AUTO UMBRELLA is Automatic opening. It has a Nylon canopy with matching color case. The umbrella case includes a shoulder strap and has a Sturdy metal shaft with matching ferrule & tips. It also has a large wood handle. The listed price includes one color imprint in one location.
When you provide your employees or potential customers with a tangible item that they can use at home, in the office, at the beach or wherever they might be, you guarantee yourself a lasting commercial advertisement. Promotional umbrellas are seen not only by your customers, but also by those they come in contact with.
Personalized umbrellas are a promotional item that will be kept and used over and over, unlike items such as flyers which are frequently used as giveaways at tradeshows and conventions. This makes them a worthwhile marketing and advertising tool that will provide you an excellent return on your investment. These custom umbrellas keep your customers and employees dry in the rain, keep them cool and protected from the bright summer sun, and show up on beaches and sporting events. There is no limit to the uses that an imprinted umbrella can be put to. You have probably even seen them used to cover a child's lemonade stand and displays at a garage or yard sale. Larger custom umbrellas are used at used car displays and for outdoor sales at furniture stores. Every one of these custom umbrellas could be displaying your logo for everyone who passes by to see. These logo umbrellas are a very versatile and useful marketing item.
Stretching your advertising dollars in today's economy is more important than ever. You want to get as much value for each and every dollar as is possible. That means that when you choose a custom umbrella, you want it to be seen as often as possible. It is important to you that your logo is recognized and is equated with a quality product. The 60" ARC SQUARE UMBRELLA will do this for you. It has an Anti-Wind Square Canopy Designed To Resist Inversion. This custom umbrella has a Fiberglass Shaft And Ribs With Rubber Handle. It is an automatic Open personalized umbrella with a Nylon/Mesh Case With Elastic Bungee Cord-Lock Closure.
Custom umbrellas are a powerful promotional tool. A good promotional product serves several purposes. It promotes goodwill to your customers and employees, reinforces the marketing of existing products and services; it can recognize employee performance, promote trade show traffic, and introduce new products and services. Whatever the aim of your marketing campaign may be, custom umbrellas do this job exceptionally well.
Businesses that giveaway promotional umbrellas as part of their marketing campaign greatly increase their opportunities for increased customer base, increased reputation, and increased revenue. Promotional items can also serve as a continuing stream of income for a business. Some companies choose to sell their custom items rather than using them just as giveaways. Examples of this are school teams, sports teams, and local businesses such as ski boat rentals and amusement parks.
Order your custom umbrellas online or call one of our customer support specialists today at 1- 866-277-RUSH (7874).


text:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- President Obama got his nose bloodied, in the legal sense, late last month by a muscular Washington appeals court that ruled several of his recess appointments were unconstitutional -- appointments made while the U.S. Senate was in what the administration says was a recess.
The appeals court decision throws a year's worth of rulings by the National Labor Relations Board into limbo though a defiant board has vowed to carry on with its work. It also sets up a major constitutional fight if the controversy gets U.S. Supreme Court review, as seems likely.
Presidents since George Washington have made recess appointments, usually in the interest of allowing the government to function with key personnel. In modern times presidents have used recess appointments to avoid political fights in the Senate.
The game changed during President George W. Bush's administration. Though Bush made 105 recess appointments, Senate Democrats began holding "pro-forma" sessions of the Senate during a recess, "some lasting less than a minute," The Washington Post reported. The Democrats argued that the pro-forma sessions kept the Senate in session, even when most of the chamber was out for a holiday and no business was conducted.
Giving tit for tat, Senate Republicans did the same thing during Obama's administration -- holding short pro-forma sessions every three business days -- hoping to keep the president's powers in check.
However, Obama opted to challenge the practice in January 2012 when some Republican senators were holding pro-forma sessions while the Senate technically was on a 20-day recess.
When Obama moved ahead with three appointments to the NLRB that Republicans considered too labor-oriented -- Sharon Block, Terence F. Flynn and Richard F. Griffin Jr. -- a Pepsi bottling and distributing company in Washington state, Noel Canning, took the board to court after it ruled against it in a union dispute, challenging the board's legitimacy.
At the time, the NLRB had five purported members, two who had taken their seats before the controversy and the three Obama recess appointees.
The case eventually landed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, described as the most powerful court in the country behind the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeals court often rules in cases involving the federal government and its agencies.
A three-member appeals court panel led by the conservative U.S. Circuit Judge David Sentelle ruled in the Noel Canning case, the NLRB's decision was invalid "as it did not have a quorum."
Sentelle wrote: "Noel Canning asserts that the [NLRB] did not have a quorum for the conduct of business on the operative date, Feb. 8, 2012." Citing the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in New Process Steel L.P. vs. NLRB, "which holds that the board cannot act without a quorum of three members, Noel Canning asserts that the board lacked a quorum on that date. Noel Canning argues that the purported appointments of the last three members of the board were invalid under the Recess Appointments Clause of the Constitution, Article II, Section 2, Clause 3. Because we agree that the appointments were constitutionally invalid and the board therefore lacked a quorum, we grant the petition for review and vacate the board's order."
Normally, the president appoints high officers of the government with the "advice and consent" of the Senate. But the recess clause says, "The president shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their [the Senate's] next session."
"It is universally accepted that 'session' here refers to the usually two or sometimes three sessions per Congress," Sentelle wrote. "Therefore, 'the recess' should be taken to mean only times when the Senate is not in one of those sessions."
The panel accepted Noel Canning's assertion the pro-forma sessions meant the Senate was still "in session," adding, "the appointments structure would have been turned upside down if the president could make appointments any time the Senate so much as broke for lunch."
The panel also rejected the U.S. Justice Department's assertion the president himself has the "discretion to determine when the Senate is in recess. ... This will not do. Allowing the president to define the scope of his own appointments power would eviscerate the Constitution's separation of powers. ...
"An interpretation of 'the recess' that permits the president to decide when the Senate is in recess would demolish the checks and balances inherent in the advice-and-consent requirement," Sentelle wrote. "Giving the president free rein to appoint his desired nominees at any time he pleases, whether that time be a weekend, lunch, or even when the Senate is in session and he is merely displeased with its inaction. This cannot be the law."
Sentelle wrote: "In short, we hold that 'the recess' is limited to intersession recesses. The [NLRB] conceded at oral argument that the appointments at issue were not made during the intersession recess: The president made his three appointments to the board on Jan. 4, 2012, after Congress began a new session on Jan. 3 and while that new session continued. ... Considering the text, history, and structure of the Constitution, these appointments were invalid from their inception."
Sentelle's opinion was joined by a second member of the panel. A third member wrote a concurring judgment agreeing with the judgment, making the ruling unanimous.
But Sentelle conceded the Washington panel's ruling was in conflict with rulings from other federal appeals courts, making it more likely the U.S. Supreme Court would hear the case to resolve those conflicts if the Obama administration chooses to take it there.
The results of the appellate panel's ruling could be catastrophic for the current makeup of the NLRB unless the administration continues the legal fight. Republicans are insisting the three board members who took their seats under recess appointments should resign.
Its political impact brought out some heavy hitters in support of Noel Canning.
Miguel Estrada -- appointed by President George W. Bush to the Washington appeals court but blocked by a Democratic filibuster -- represented Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and 41 other members of the Senate in support Noel Canning.
Jay Alan Sekulow -- who frequently appears before the Supreme Court to argue religious cases -- represented U.S. House Speaker John Boehner in support of Noel Canning.
"Business groups were thrilled by a court ruling that found that President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional," Washington bureau chief Kent Hoover wrote for the influential Jacksonville (Fla.) Business Journal.
Unless the panel's decision is overturned by the full D.C. circuit court or the U.S. Supreme Court, "a year's worth of NLRB decisions could be invalid, and the agency will lack a quorum to make any new rulings until members are confirmed by the Senate," he said.
"That's a victory for business groups, who contend the NLRB has become biased in favor of labor unions under Obama."
The ruling could also call into question Obama's appointment of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Richard Cordray, who was tapped at the same time as the three NLRB members.
NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce issued a statement on the day the panel handed down its decision, saying: "The board respectfully disagrees with today's decision and believes that the president's position in the matter will ultimately be upheld. It should be noted that this order applies to only one specific case, Noel Canning, and that similar questions have been raised in more than a dozen cases pending in other courts of appeals.
"In the meantime, the board has important work to do. The parties who come to us seek and expect careful consideration and resolution of their cases, and for that reason, we will continue to perform our statutory duties and issue decisions."
The U.S. Justice Department issued a terse statement after the panel's decision, but did not indicate immediately whether it would continue the case.
"We disagree with the court's ruling and believe that the president's recess appointments are constitutionally sound," the statement said.
Though Republicans praised the panel's ruling, White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters: "The decision is novel and unprecedented, and it contradicts 150 years of practice by Democratic and Republican administrations. We respectfully but strongly disagree with the ruling."
The administration now can ask the full circuit to rehear the case en banc, ask the U.S. Supreme Court for review or, unlikely, simply drop the case and take the consequences.


text:
Brilliant and Elegant Haute – Couture Jewelry by Venazia
1 in stock
Forever One Collection
forever One GHI Collection
Loose Forever One
Get It As Fast As Tomorrow
Fashion Collection
New Collection
Loose forever One GHI
This Classy Moissanite engagement ring features the most Brilliant Round colorless gem created by Charles and Colvard. The Forever One Moissanite stone is set beautifully on a 14K
Unlike most of the jewelry sold today, we do not use commercial settings at LKJewelry Designs. You will see the difference and the detail of our work in the quality and the workmanship of our jewels.Each piece of the LKJewelry Designs collection is a work of art in itself, very special and unique. In addition to our beautiful eBay listing, LKJewelry Designs is proud to offer the option to customize jewelry according to your wishes.We pay very special attention in the selection of our Moissanite stones. Each stone to be set in your jewel is carefully inspected, and only those stones with exceptional color and clarity will be selected.
We take great pride of our reputation.LKJewelry Design is affiliated with some of the jewelry industry's most respected organizations.We are very proud to be an authorized and certified jeweler of Moissanite. Charles & Colvard who is the only supplier of Moissanite stones.This is the quite an honor, because only a small portion of jewelers who sell Moissanite have earned this prestigious title, which means we adhere to the highest standards.
The more you buy…the more you save… with our "New Customer Loyalty" Purchase plan. We value our clients and you deserve to be rewarded!When buying from our store for the second time you will receive a 3% discount off any piece of jewelry from our regular collection.From the third time on (inclusively), all future purchase from our store will be discounted at 5% from our retail store price! These discounts can not be combined with any other promotion or offers .You deserve to be rewarded for your loyalty!
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE YOUR SHIPPING:we accept :
Do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
All our jewels are custom-made and handcrafted by an experienced master jeweler and available in white or yellow gold, in 14k , 18k or platinum (contact us for pricing information).All our rings can be made to your precise size (even 1/2 and 1/4 of sizes ).We resize most of our rings for free. Eternity bands ask for additional work by our setters and we will require an additional fee, depending on your finger size.All Moissanite jewelry comes with an official Certificate of Authenticity supplied by Charles & Colvard which offers a limited lifetime warranty that your Charles & Colvard Created Jewel(s) will maintain their brilliance, fire, and luster for the lifetime of the owner.All our jewels will arrive in a classic lacquered wooden box
It is hard not to compare Moissanite to diamond due to the striking similarities. However Moissanite is in a class of its own.It is the best option today as a substitute for (or in addition to) real diamonds, which are likely expensive and often not as good a quality as Moissanite in terms of brilliance and imperfections. You can purchase Moissanite proudly because of it's beauty, brilliance, luster and durability.Moissanite is a stone you can be proud to wear. With a hardness second only to a diamond, and the backing of it's brilliance and luster by Charles & Colvard with a Limited Lifetime Warranty, you have the assurance you are buying a piece of jewelry you will be wearing confidently for years to comeMoissanite is the stone you buy yourself, or proudly receive from another. It is time to try a Moissanite jewel from LKjewelry.You will be amazed!
If you happen to fall in love with one of our jewel at a time where your budget is limited, we can offer you a gentle way of paying with our layaway PlanA 50% down payment is required to place a jewel on layaway. Send us an email describing the way you will pay and the duration of your layaway.Once you place a jewel on layaway and have paid the down payment, we will place your order and the jewel will be ready in 2 weeksYour jewel will be shipped immediately after you have completed the balance payment.
Our goal is to make you happy so if for some reason,you are not completely thrilled with your new jewel and decide and to return it,please notify us within 3 business days and we will treat your request. Once we receive and verify the condition of your return item,we will issue a credit purchase excluding shipping and handling charges. We do accept exchanges on most of our jewels. All documents must accompany the item purchased.We're confident that you will be absolutely thrilled with your jewelry but if you decide for any reason that it is not right for you, you will still be able to exchange it.
Our business hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 A.M to 6:00 P.M. ESTIf you have any questions, please call us or email us. Still can't find what you are looking for in our collection? We are experts at taking your idea and transforming it into a finished piece of jewelry. We make all of the fine jewelry pictured on this website as well as thousands of other designs. If you have seen a design at any store or website, it is very likely that we will have a version of the design or the exact design.
United States
Moissanite Forever One
Size Selectable


text:
Central Bank
117 N Ogden ST
Sturgeon, MO 65284
Sturgeon, MO 65284
Business Categories
Posted: 1/27/2019 3:17:25 PM
By: levittow
Las Vegas, NV
By: levittow
Las Vegas, NV
Central Bank is a privately held $11.6 billion bank holding-company headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri. The Central Bank family includes 12 regional banks, Central Trust and Investment Company, Central Mortgage Company, and Central Technology Services. We specialize in community banking, focusing on delivering leading-edge technology with a network of more than 140 branches operating in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and Oklahoma; and more than 22,000 ATMs nationwide.


text:
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976?Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Unless you are in this field of investigative journalism, especially covering extremely sensitive subjects and potentially dangerous subjects as well, you simply cannot understand the complexities and difficulties involved with this work that I face every day.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
CHICAGO, March 25 (UPI) -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill, said at a Chicago rally for U.S. postal workers that it was "un-American" to pare back Saturday mail deliveries.
"It is really bad policy to try to shrink to survive. I feel this is un-American," Schakowsky said, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday.
The downtown rally Sunday at Chicago's Federal Plaza drew several hundred protesters, the newspaper said.
The Postal Service under Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has proposed cutting back on mail delivery for Saturdays. A congressional vote last week ensured Saturday mail service through Sept. 30 of this year.
But the issue is sure to resurface, the Sun-Times said.
Letter carrier union spokesman Michael Caref said that the bulk of the problem lay in a a congressional mandate for the Postal Service to pay more than $5 billion to a fund for healthcare benefits for future Postal Service retirees.
"Eighty-five percent of the losses the Post Office has incurred over the past five years," was due to the mandated payments, Caref said.


text:
The Dr. Pat Show: Talk Radio to Thrive By!: Michael Beckwith visits with Dr. Pat about his newest book: Life Visioning: A Transformative Process for Activating Your Unique Gifts and Highest Potential and his new CD, TranscenDance, A New Collection of High-Vibe Dance
04/02/2012 03:00 pm PDT
Dr. Pat Baccili
Dr. Pat Baccili helps individuals and organizations break through their limiting Crust so they can reach their unlimited potential. Her specialty is assisting people face t...Find out more »
Michael Beckwith
Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith is the founder and spiritual director of Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. He is a featured teacher in the film a...Find out more »


text:
Explainer: Up in arms over pat-downs
Since the Transportation Security Administration initiated tighter airport security measures in late summer — including new X-ray body-scan machines that render subjects virtually naked and intimate pat-downs for those who decline to go through them — some airline passengers have taken offense at what they consider unreasonable invasions of privacy.
Click at left to review some of the most notorious confrontations between TSA screeners and unruly passengers.
Don't touch 'my junk'
In one of the best-documented confrontations between a traveler and TSA employees, software engineer John Tyner told a screener at San Diego International Airport who was explaining the pat-down procedure, "If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested."
Tyner, 31, who recorded the exchange using his cell phone camera, was on his way to go hunting in South Dakota when TSA agents asked him to go through an X-ray machine.
"I don't think that the government has any business seeing me naked as a condition of traveling about the country," he replied.
Tyner, of Oceanside, was informed that he could undergo a pat-down instead, but after hearing the procedure described, he made his now-famous "junk" comment.
A TSA supervisor and police were called and Tyner was ultimately escorted out of the screening area and to a ticket counter, where his ticket was refunded.
Tyner told the Los Angeles Times that his father-in-law, who went on without him, was initially upset that he had refused the body scan and missed the hunting trip. But by the time he had touched down in South Dakota, he had changed his mind.
"He called me and said, 'You know, I'm really proud you took a stand on something you believe in,'" Tyner was quoted as saying.
Prosthetic breast examined
A longtime Charlotte, N.C., flight attendant and cancer survivor told WBTV that she was forced to show her prosthetic breast during a pat-down in August.
Cathy Bossi, who works for U.S. Airways, said she received the pat-down at Charlotte Douglas International Airport after declining to do the full-body scan because of radiation concerns.
Bossi said that when the TSA screener placed her hand on her prosthetic breast, she explained that she had undergone a mastectomy three years earlier. The screener responded, 'Well, you'll need to show me that,' and ordered her to pull the artificial breast out of her brassiere, Bossi said.
"I did not take the name of the person at the time because it was just so horrific of an experience, I couldn't believe someone had done that to me," Bossi told the station. "I'm a flight attendant. I was just trying to get to work."
Pat-down busts urostomy bag
Thomas D. Sawyer, a retired special education teacher, was left soaked in his own urine after an aggressive pat-down by TSA officers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport burst his urostomy bag.
Sawyer, 61, told msnbc.com that he was "absolutely humiliated, I couldn't even speak," after the incident on Nov. 7, as he was on his way to a wedding in Orlando, Fla.
Sawyer is a bladder cancer survivor who now wears a urostomy bag, which collects his urine from a stoma, or opening, in his abdomen. "I have to wear special clothes and in order to mount the bag I have to seal a wafer to my stomach and then attach the bag, he said. "If the seal is broken, urine can leak all over my body and clothes."
That, Sawyer said, is exactly what happened during the pat-down.
After passing through a security scanner, which apparently detected his urostomy bag, Sawyer was informed he needed to undergo a pat-down search. When he asked for a private search, two TSA screeners took him to a nearby office.
Sawyer said he tried to inform them about his medical condition, but "they said they didn't need to know about that."
Instead, one agent proceeded to run his flat hand down Sawyer's chest, ignoring warnings not to press on the bag, Sawyer said.
"But he ignored me," he said. "Sure enough, the seal was broken and urine started dribbling down my shirt and my leg and into my pants."
The security officer finished the pat-down, tested the gloves for any trace of explosives and then, Sawyer said, "He told me I could go. They never apologized. They never offered to help. They acted like they hadn't seen what happened. But I know they saw it because I had a wet mark."
The soaked Sawyer made his flight, but said he had to wait until after takeoff to clean up and change his clothes and urostomy bag.
After his experience received widespread publicity, Sawyer said he received an apology in a phone call from TSA chief John Pistole.
'Boxer rebellion' ends in arrest
Samuel Wolanyk conducted a boxer rebellion of sorts on Nov. 19 when he stripped to his underwear at a security checkpoint at San Diego International Airport.
Wolanyk, who was on his way to Barbados, shed his pants and shirt in a futile effort to avoid a pat-down after refusing a full-body scan.
Unlike fellow traveler John Tyner, who was escorted to the airline counter to obtain a refund after warning TSA screeners not to "touch my junk," Wolanyk was arrested for refusing to complete the security process.
In a statement released by his attorney after the incident, Wolanyk said, "TSA needs to see that I'm not carrying any weapons, explosives, or other prohibited substances, I refuse to have images of my naked body viewed by perfect strangers, and having been felt up for the first time by TSA the week prior (I travel frequently) I was not willing to be molested again."
Wolanyk's attorney said that TSA requested his client put his clothes on so he could be patted down properly but his client refused to put his clothes back on. He never refused a pat-down, according to his attorney.
Pat-down for shirtless boy
A shirtless boy's pat-down by TSA screeners at the Salt Lake City airport on Nov. 19 was captured on video by a college student waiting in a security line, triggering yet another outcry about what critics describe as over-the-top security measures.
Utah Valley University student Luke Tait posted the video on YouTube, where it was viewed more than 765,000 times in three days.
Tait said the boy appeared so shy he couldn't keep his arms raised for a pat-down, and the father apparently removed his son's shirt out of frustration to speed up the search.
"I was shocked and realized something crazy was going on, so I took my BlackBerry off the conveyor belt and started recording," Tait told The Associated Press.
"A couple of times the father raised the arms of the boy. That ended up not being enough, so the father got frustrated and tore his boy's shirt off," Tait said.
That prompted a TSA officer to protest, "Sir, sir!"
The TSA said in a blog posting that the boy was being searched because he sounded an alarm inside a metal detector. The boy's father removed his son's shirt to expedite the screening.
"That's it. No complaints were filed and the father was standing by his son for the entire procedure," said the posting by "Blogger Bob" of the TSA Blog Team.
© 2013 msnbc.com Reprints


text:
Advanced Search
Posted by Lee Pender on August 23, 2007 at 11:54 AM
From the next major update to Windows 10 to the next generations of .NET and PowerShell, here's what's on tap from Microsoft this year.
Here's your guide to all the IT training sessions, partner meet-ups and annual Microsoft conferences you won't want to miss. (Now updated with COVID-19-related event changes.)
Microsoft detailed some upcoming advances to SharePoint at Ignite this week, including a new Project Cortex product called "Syntex."
Microsoft on Monday announced its intent to acquire games maker ZeniMax, owner of Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion in cash.
More Partner Guides
More Webcasts
More White Papers


text:
Snippet Name: Generate unique strings of random numbers
Description: This code snippet will produce strings of numbers (1 thru 49) with no repeated numbers in the same string and no duplicated string of numbers in the list of strings.
Comment: (none)
Language: PERL
Highlight Mode: PERL
Last Modified: March 05th, 2009
Description: This code snippet will produce strings of numbers (1 thru 49) with no repeated numbers in the same string and no duplicated string of numbers in the list of strings.
USE warnings;
USE strict;
MY $length = 7; # the amount of numbers per string
MY $max = 1000; # the number of strings
MY @strings; # array to store the strings
FOR (1..$max) {
PUSH @strings, rand_nums($length);
PRINT "$_\n" FOR @strings;
MY %cache; # create a "static" variable
SUB rand_nums {
MY %local_cache; # create a new hash
MY ($length) = @_; # the length of the random number string passed to the sub
MY $serial = INT(RAND(49))+1; # get the first number for the serialized string
$local_cache{$serial} = 1; # store the first number in the hash
FOR (2..$length) {# start at 2 because we already have the first number
MY $num = INT(RAND(49))+1; # get a new random number
REDO IF EXISTS $local_cache{$num}; # redo the loop if the number already exists
$local_cache{$num} = 1; # store the number in the hash
$serial .= "-$num"; # append to the serialized string
rand_nums($length) IF EXISTS $cache{$serial}; # redo the function if the key already exists
$cache{$serial}=1; # store the new key in the hash (%cache)
RETURN $serial;
SQL University.net courses meet the most demanding needs of the business world for advanced education
in a cost-effective manner. SQL University.net courses are available immediately for IT professionals
and can be taken without disruption of your workplace schedule or processes.
Compared to traditional travel-based training, SQL University.net saves time and valuable corporate
resources, allowing companies to do more with less. That's our mission, and that's what we deliver.


text:
Editor's Note: Voters of municipal elections on March 12 will decide several positions in Crestview and Laurel Hill governments.
To help readers make informed decisions at the polls, the News Bulletin will publish profiles of each candidate running for these offices over the next six editions, beginning with today's profiles of the three candidates for Crestview city clerk.
Each candidate was asked to answer the same questions and received the same amount of space to respond. Candidates appear alphabetically.
Editor's Note: Voters of municipal elections on March 12 will decide several positions in Crestview and Laurel Hill governments.
To help readers make informed decisions at the polls, the News Bulletin will publish profiles of each candidate running for these offices over the next six editions, beginning with today's profiles of the three candidates for Crestview city clerk.
Each candidate was asked to answer the same questions and received the same amount of space to respond. Candidates appear alphabetically.
Personal:Single/Divorced. Two sons, Larry Roberts Jr. and Jason Roberts, reside in Crestview. My parents, grandparents, great grandparents � all resided in north Okaloosa County.
Relevant experience:
I have 20-plus years of management in the medical field, as well as the past 10-plus years as a Realtor/broker. I have experience in accounts receivable, accounts payable, book keeping, budgets, insurance filing, personnel, payroll, maintenance of all records, negotiating contracts, state and local audits as well as medical audits, quality control, hiring subcontractors (IT personnel, transcriptionist, maintenance, etc). Responsible to make sure all personnel were licensed, certifications and (continuing education) were current. Responsible for making sure all patients and customers were satisfied.
Other education/experience: Florida notary, real estate and broker license with the continued education that is required.
Reason you seek this position:
To give the city back to the citizens.
I want to give the citizens back their voice in our local government as well as their confidence in our local elected officials. I want to put transparency, integrity and accountability back into our elective positions and make the citizens of Crestview proud of our community once again.
The city of Crestview has been a wonderful place for families to raise our children and future leaders of not just this city, but our state, as we have in the past.
Our local citizens were proud of where we lived and not ashamed of what goes on in our local government.
Our citizens could stop our elected officials on the streets, in our restaurants and discuss the topics and issues as well as their concerns and knew that they would get honest answers.
I want to help make Crestview a place to be proud of once again.
Biggest issue this position faces and how you plan to address it:
To earn the trust of our citizens.
As your city clerk, there will be an �open door� policy, total transparency, accountability for the actions of myself and staff to our employer, the city of Crestview � you the citizens.
I will work diligently to make you proud of our city and be accountable to you, the people of this fine city. To be able to accomplish this, I need your votes.
Everyone talks how Crestview�s citizens do not go to the polls to vote; let�s prove them wrong with this election on March 12. I am counting on each registered voter to make their voice heard this election.
Go vote and I will gladly put your voice back into your city!
Personal: Married to the former Drew Henley of Clarksdale, Miss. They have two daughters, two sons and seven grandchildren. Kinsey is a member of the University of Georgia Alumni Association, the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Chapter 57, the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce and co-owner, with his wife, of Elite Yarns, LLC. He is a member of Allapattah Baptist Church. He and Drew attend multiple churches throughout Northwest Florida.
Relevant experience:
I have over 31 years of increasingly responsible management and leadership experience working for the Department of Defense in the Defense Commissary Agency.
I held a variety of junior, middle and senior executive management and administrative positions in stateside and overseas environments at field, regional and headquarter levels.
My extensive management experience enabled me to develop exceedingly strong administrative, operational and leadership skills in human resources, acquisitions, budget execution, program management and strategic planning.
Other education/experience:
Upon earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia, my professional career has been in public service, serving active duty, reservists, veterans and retirees of our military departments in a variety of increasingly responsible management and leadership positions.
My qualifications are the result of a broad scope of assignments I excelled in throughout my career.
The knowledge, skills and abilities I attained enabled me to be the recipient of numerous performance, leadership, meritorious and distinguished-service awards during my career.
Reason you seek this position:
I seek this position because my qualifications and leadership abilities are superior to those of my opponents and that enables me to best represent the citizens of Crestview.
More importantly, my career of public service clearly demonstrates I am more than capable of serving the citizens of Crestview.
A candidate elected by the citizens serves those individuals by carrying out the duties of the position in the best interest of the majority of the constituents.
Based upon previous incidents that have occurred within the office, I am better able to serve the citizens than the incumbent or the other opponent.
Biggest issue this position faces and how you plan to address it:
The largest issue this position faces is to restore the citizenry�s faith and trust in the office of city clerk.
Utilizing integrity as the cornerstone, this will be addressed by requiring a concerted effort on the part of all personnel associated with the city clerk�s office to conduct themselves in the utmost ethical, honest and professional manner in all endeavors they undertake.
The citizens of Crestview will be provided the optimum in transparency and customer service by all departments and personnel that fall within the purview of the city clerk.
Personal: Crestview resident since 1995; member of First United Methodist Church; manager for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. for 25 years.
Secretary/past president of the Kiwanis Club of Crestview; recipient of the James E. Plew Community Ambassador Awardfrom Eglin AFB; former honorary commander at Eglin AFB and Duke Field; and Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce member.
Recipient of the Bob Sikes Patriot of the Year Award and recipient of the Doc Barrows Citizen of the Year Award.
Married to local businessperson Mike Roy.
Relevant experience:
Have spent my entire adult life in the business world and feel that my experience is what the city of Crestview needs to move forward.
I was appointed to the position in December of 2011 and was sworn in on Jan. 2, 2012. Every situation that has come up in the last year has been carefully researched to make sure we are giving the best answers for the city of Crestview and its citizens.
Other education/experience:
I was a department store manager and buyer for 10 years prior to becoming a manager at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.
During my 25 years with Cracker Barrel, I was both a manager and a district manager. Fortunately, my career path brought me to Crestview in November of 1995.
Reason you seek this position:
We have accomplished a lot in the last year, but there is even more that I can see that needs to be done.
I would appreciate the opportunity to build on the foundation we have started and continue to make Crestview the city of choice for Northwest Florida.
Biggest issue this position faces and how you plan to address it:
The biggest issue I see is maintaining a strong fiscal foundation for the city.
There are a lot of tough decisions that have to be made and addressed by the city council, and this position needs someone who is not afraid to bring those issues to light.
I believe I have proved that I have been that person for the last 12 months.
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Brian Hughes at 850-682-6524 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbBrian.


text:
Heat Lamp Clip
Sturdy clip for hanging heat lamps.
California Residents: Proposition 65 Information
Common Uses
- To hang our Prima Heat Lamp.
- For use as a latch for a bar gate when it's used as a sweep gate.
- Connect feed buckets to panels.
- Connect lead ropes together.
- Connect wire panels for lambing pens.
- Can be used to hang poultry feeders and waterers.
- Length: 3"
- Width: 1.5"
- Small Eye: 0.5"
- Opening: 0.4"
How to Use
- Push in spring latch on the side of clip
- Hook on item
- Release latch
Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.
Heat Lamp and Accessories
Prima Heat Lamp®Item #557100 -
Rugged and reliable heat lamp used to warm lambs, goat kids, chickens or for any animal that is sick or cold. Uses standard or infrared heat bulbs.$39.00
Heat Lamp and Accessories
Heat Lamp StandItem #557200 -
For hanging heat lamps above brooders. Adjustable height allows user to control the surface temperature of the brooder floor.$40.00
Write a Review
You must be logged in to leave a review. Please sign in.
Kelly S from Nevada
Very nice quality clip, very sturdy.
Lonnie C from Missouri
A good clip for hanging the heat lamp. Heavy duty for this job and very little chance that it might fail. If you need a clip get this one.
Michael E from Alabama
I have a goat farm and this clip works great 90% of the time. The bucks can some how get it to open and it can fail at times with them. I recommend having an additional safety if this is used to hold a heat lamp. Especially in pens with bucks.
Michelle J
It is still summer, but I'm prepared for winter with a new set up for my birds. Of course this, as well as Premier's heat lamp are my choice for quality and safety.
Manthei M from Michigan
Excellent clip at a good price. These things are very useful. Order double the quantity you need as you will find many uses for them.


text:
SUNNYVALE, Calif.- NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today was ranked #6 on FORTUNE magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for 2013. This is the fifth consecutive year that NetApp has ranked in the top 10 and the seventh consecutive year it has ranked in the top 15. Employees are at the heart of NetApp's business and play a critical role in helping to differentiate NetApp in the marketplace, while making it a great company to be associated with for all of its customers, shareholders, employees, partners, and communities.
"This recognition from FORTUNE magazine is all about our employees, who bring a passion and an energy to work that creates an environment where innovation thrives," said Tom Georgens, president and CEO of NetApp. "Building the best team in the industry and creating a culture that inspires employees is a key component of NetApp's business strategy. It directly contributes to driving growth and success for us, and for our customers and partners."
According to the Great Place to Work Institute, creating a great workplace is one of the best investments a company can make, leading to better recruitment, lower turnover, greater innovation, higher productivity, stronger employee satisfaction, and, most importantly, more loyal customers and higher profits. It is NetApp's commitment to creating a model company that has been a core element of the company's strategy of creating more innovative products, a terrific work environment for employees, and more satisfying relationships with customers and partners around the world.
This last year has been an exciting time for NetApp as the company celebrated its 20th anniversary, joined the FORTUNE 500 list, and grew to nearly 13,000 employees. This ranking follows NetApp's #3 World's Best Multinational Workplaces ranking, and is evidence of NetApp's thriving culture.
Read about what NetApp employees believe are attributes that make a company a great place to work.
Here's What NetApp's Customers Are Saying:
- Matthew Leeds, VP of Operations, Gracenote
"Gracenote has leveraged NetApp® technology for more than 12 years and they have been with us every step of the way as we've become a true pioneer in digital media. Remaining loyal to NetApp for this long is a testament to the company's innovative and reliable technology combined with the passion and dedication their employees have exhibited in support of our business. It's clear they have a special culture and we congratulate NetApp on its recognition as a great place to work."
- Corey Kos, enterprise architect, Alaska Enterprise Technology Services
"NetApp plays a critical role in our organization's ability to effectively deliver services and benefits to Alaskans. From a technology perspective, NetApp provides us with a customized solution that enables us to increase and decrease service levels on demand while allowing us to provide more value to our customers. But it's also the people we've worked with at NetApp that make a difference, as they are truly committed to our success. It's evident they have a very strong culture and it's no surprise that NetApp is once again considered a top company to work for."
Hear Tom Mendoza, vice chairman of NetApp, talk about how NetApp's culture inspires its employees to give back to their communities.
Culture Delivers Global Success, Recognized Around the World
- NetApp's core values are at the heart of the company's ability to innovate across all areas of the business to deliver an outstanding customer experience, forge best-in-class partnerships, develop industry-leading products and technology, and build the best team in the industry. Because of this commitment to innovation, NetApp storage powers 96% of the FORTUNE 100 while the NetApp Data ONTAP® architecture is the world's #1 storage OS.[*]Learn more about other areas within the industry where NetApp is the innovation leader.
- Because its culture is a source of sustainable differentiation for the company, NetApp is committed to measuring itself against the world's top workplaces. The company ranks among the top-10 best workplaces in 11 different countries around the world along with other cities and states within the United States.
To pick the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune partners with the Great Place to Work Institute to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America: 259 firms participated in this year's survey. More than 277,000 employees at those companies responded to a survey created by the institute, a global research and consulting firm operating in 45 countries around the world. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the results of the institute's Trust Index survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. The survey asks questions related to their attitudes about management's credibility, job satisfaction, and camaraderie. The other third is based on responses to the institute's Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit programs and a series of open-ended questions about hiring practices, methods of internal communication, training, recognition programs, and diversity efforts. After evaluations are completed, if news about a company comes to light that may significantly damage employees' faith in management, we may exclude it from the list. Any company that is at least five years old and has more than 1,000 U.S. employees is eligible. For more information on how to apply, visit: bit.ly/n8bVJ3
Additional Resources
- Follow NetApp on Twitter: www.twitter.com/NetApp
- Get the latest on NetApp culture: www.facebook.com/NetAppCulture
- Join NetApp on Facebook: www.facebook.com/NetApp
- View NetApp videos on YouTube: www.youtube.com/NetAppTV
- Connect with NetApp on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=111681
About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that deliver outstanding cost efficiency and accelerate business breakthroughs. Our commitment to living our core values and consistently being recognized as a great place to work around the world are fundamental to our long-term growth and success, as well as the success of our pathway partners and customers. Discover our passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com.
Press Contact:
Ryan Lowry
(408) 822-7544
NetApp, the NetApp logo, Go further, faster, and Data ONTAP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetApp, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
[*] For substantiation of these statements go to www.yepnetapp.com.


text:
Commodities are the necessary building blocks of the world. Glance around youcommodities are what the world needs to live and prosper and are everywhere you look. The worlds seven billion people need resources, and thats why we recommend investors consistently allocate a portion of their portfolio to a natural resources investment.
Not every investment is the same, though. Even within the commodities space, when looking at measures such as correlation, performance and risk, two indexes can have very different effects on a portfolios results.
Take two popular commodity-related indices for example, the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index (DJUBS) and the Morgan Stanley Commodity Related Index (CRX).
The DJUBS is made of futures contracts on various physical commodities that represent major commodity sectors such as agriculture, energy, grains, metals, livestock and precious metals. Basically, futures are contracts between a buyer and seller, where the buyer agrees to purchase a specific commodity for a specific price and specific time in the future.
The CRX is comprised of stocks involved in commodity related industries, such as energy, non-ferrous metals, agriculture and forest products.
Yet, while both indices are diversified across various commodities, their correlations to the overall market differ.
Take a look at the matrix looking at 10 years of data. The table lists the S&P 500 Index, which represents the overall U.S. stock market, and the two commodity indices. When two asset classes or investments are perfectly correlated to each other, their performance moves are in sync and they have a correlation of 1; 0 means that the two investments have no correlation to each other.
Over the past decade through June 30, 2012, you can see the DJUBS and the S&P 500 have had a correlation of 0.80. The CRX and the S&P 500 had a correlation of 0.62. This means the CRX is less correlated to the overall market than the DJUBS.
And why is a low correlation beneficial? In a diversified portfolio, it can reduce an investors volatility. In the article Material World, Financial Planning found that a low correlation is a valuable feature for natural resources mutual funds. When author Craig Israelsen compared the correlation to the overall market to the 10-year annualized returns of 18 natural resources funds with 10 years of performance records, a clear pattern emerged. Natural resources funds with lower correlations (that is, closer to zero) had better performances during this span, he says.
Over the past 10 years, this pattern was prevalent in the CRX, as commodity producers far outperformed the index of commodity futures.
How to Optimize Your Portfolio with Commodities
So how do correlations and long-term performance translate to your portfolio? One way to look at this would be to create an efficient frontier, which charts a range of allocations to commodities and the overall market to see which portfolio would be most efficient, i.e., which portfolio enhances returns without adding risk.
To find the optimal portfolio between commodities and the overall market, the efficient frontier plots different portfolios, ranging from a 100 percent allocation to an investment in the S&P 500 and gradually increasing the percentage of commodities. Each dot along the path of the efficient frontier represents an incremental increase toward a 100 percent allocation to commodities investment.
First, we chart the efficient frontier of the DJUBS and the S&P 500. A 100% allocation to the S&P 500 would result in a portfolio achieving a 5.9 percent return and 20.3 percent annualized volatility. Assuming the portfolio was rebalanced each quarter, our research found that a portfolio holding 25 percent allocation to the commodities futures and 75 percent allocation to an investment in U.S. equities would decrease an investors return by about 0.17 percent while decreasing volatility by a little more than 3 percent. Simply, the addition of commodity futures yields less volatility for about the same return.
A different picture emerges when you chart an efficient frontier for a portfolio invested in commodity equities and the overall market. In a portfolio of 25 percent commodity equities and 75 percent U.S. stocks, an investor reduces their risk by almost 1 percent while increasing their return by nearly 1.5 percent.
How Resourceful Is Your Portfolio?
The charts above illustrate how the power of commodities enhances a portfolio, although a 25 percent allocation may be a little too aggressive. For reference, about 15 percent of the S&P 500 Index is made up of energy and materials companies.
The Global Resources Fund (PSPFX) uses the CRX as its benchmark, and we're pleased to say that over the past 10 years, the four-star fund* has outperformed its benchmark, resulting in even greater returns for shareholders.
Put commodities to work in your portfolio today.
Frank Holmes
U.S. Global Investors
All opinions expressed and data provided are subject to change without notice. Some of these opinions may not be appropriate to every investor.
* The Global Resources Fund earned a 4-star Morningstar Overall Rating among 121 natural resources funds as of 8/31/2012. The Global Resources Fund earned a 3-star Morningstar Overall Rating among 124 natural resources funds as of 6/30/2012.
Please consider carefully a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. For this and other important information, obtain a fund prospectus by visiting www.usfunds.com or by calling 1-800-US-FUNDS (1-800-873-8637). Read it carefully before investing. Distributed by U.S. Global Brokerage, Inc.
Foreign and emerging market investing involves special risks such as currency fluctuation and less public disclosure, as well as economic and political risk. Because the Global Resources Fund concentrates its investments in a specific industry, the fund may be subject to greater risks and fluctuations than a portfolio representing a broader range of industries.
Morningstar Ratings are based on risk-adjusted return. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. Past performance does not guarantee future results. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.)
The Morgan Stanley Commodity Related Index (CRX) is an equal-dollar weighted index of 20 stocks involved in commodity related industries such as energy, non-ferrous metals, agriculture, and forest products. The index was developed with a base value of 200 as of March 15, 1996. The S&P 500 Stock Index is a widely recognized capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stock prices in U.S. companies. The Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index is composed of futures contracts on physical commodities, and includes commodities traded on U.S. exchanges, with the exception of aluminum, nickel and zinc, which trade on the London Metal Exchange (LME). Diversification does not protect an investor from market risks and does not assure a profit.


text:
| 12.9°C Belfast
Tim Sherwood admits he does not expect record signing Erik Lamela to play again this season and believes the club should take a leaf out of Everton's book when it comes to their summer recruitment policy.
The 22-year-old Lamela was signed among much fan-fare last year, one of seven players who were brought in by technical director Franco Baldini and former head coach Andre Villas-Boas.
But the former Roma man has been restricted to just 17 appearances in all competitions as injuries and a lack of form have meant his debut campaign at White Hart Lane will not be one to be remembered.
Hip and back injuries have prevented Lamela from lining up for Spurs since the 3-0 win over Stoke in December and Sherwood has all but written off the Argentina international's chances of returning this season.
"He isn't fit to play," Sherwood said.
"He's been unfortunate with injuries and it's a shame that he's picked up the knocks because taking the settling in period aside, how are you meant to settle when you can't go out there and perform because you've had this serious back injury? He's probably not going to play this season."
Lamela's World Cup place could also now be hanging in the balance due to his inactivity but Sherwood would have no qualms if Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella wanted to include the winger in his squad.
"Like I say, he's been out a very long time," he added.
"He's going to need a pre-season before he can play. It's up to their manager and if they think he needs to play any competitive games previous to that.
"I think it comes down to how sought after he is out there by the manager. He needs the games doesn't he? And next season he comes back in and he's in a better place."
Lamela may be the highest profile of Spurs' summer signings to find his first season a difficult one but he is not alone.
Roberto Soldado has scored just once since the turn of the year while Paulinho, Etienne Capoue and Nacer Chadli have shown only brief signs of their true potential.
None of those players had previous experience of English football before signing for Spurs and Sherwood feels that is something that worked against both the club and their new acquisitions.
He highlighted Everton's business, which saw them sign England midfielder Gareth Barry and Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku on loan, as the perfect example of how to go about bringing in players to make a difference.
"I am a firm believer that Premier League experience is key," he added.
"Yes, you can buy someone who has never played in the Premier League and he comes over and he is a revelation but its more of a risk doing that.
"If you want to look at any team you've got to look at Everton and what they've done in the transfer market - It is second to none.
"On Deadline Day they looked like an average side - all of a sudden they make three signings and it turns them into what they are now.
"That's the business that is done. It was very cute from [Roberto] Martinez and whoever was involved in bringing them in because whoever brought them in, certainly they were Martinez's players he wanted.
"You've got Gareth Barry with 534 games or whatever it is in the Premier League - crucial for any club. Lukaku was the best young player last season. He had that loan spell at Everton where he did brilliantly and he has it onto this year.
"And then there's Gerard Deulofeu who everyone knows is in development phase of football. He can be anything he possibly wants to be and he is showing that now, and the acquisition of McCarthy, they have certainly done brilliantly in the transfer market."


text:
The Clemson Athletic Ticket Office is experiencing technical complications with its phone system and is unable to field calls during its extended office hours today, Monday, December 3. Phone service will be restored for extended office hours on Tuesday, December 4 (8:00 AM to 7:00 PM).
IPTAY members may still place Chick-fil-A Bowl ticket orders online at www.clemsontigers.com by logging into their personal ticketing account. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
September 25, 2020
September 24, 2020
September 23, 2020
September 22, 2020


text:
York University
Website: http://www.yorku.ca/
About York University
York University is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our 53,000 students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world's most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. York U is an internationally recognized research university – our 11 faculties and 24 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide.
1 job with York University
Act as a consultant and advisor to management and local HR staff on job design, job documentation, job evaluation and compensation issues.


text:
SELECT o.order_number,
p.product_name, i.quantity, i.unit
FROM [ order ] o
JOIN order_item i ON o.id = i.order_id
JOIN product p ON p.id = i.product_id
ORDER BY o.order_number
ServiceNow is a cloud-based platform that helps deliver digital experiences that help people and employees do their best work.Learn more at ServiceNow
MariaDB is a popular open source relational database created by the original developers of MySQL. Microsoft Azure makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale MariaDB server deployments in the cloud.Learn more at MariaDB on Azure Database
Waste less time, spend less money, and scale anytime
With 100+ connectors and counting, we ensure the data in your warehouse is always up to date and accessible by analysts.
Our connectors quickly scale to your business needs while promoting agile workflows that require less planning and fewer resources.


text:
By choosing KAMUT® brand you guarantee that your khorasan flour is 100% organic ancient grains. Find out more…
I always get the best result using your Organic Rye flour!
I never make a bad loaf of bread now, since changing over to Kialla flour… I can't get over the superior quality of your product. I have bought some for everyone in my family.
We've found that Kialla popcorn is the best – it pops so much better than other popcorns, and it tastes great. Our kids love it.
I truly like the transparency and traceability that Kialla Pure Foods offers. I'm actually able to see which farm grew the wheat milled into my 10kg bag of flour. This really sealed the deal for me. And I feel that Kialla sets themselves apart in this sense.
We've tried several other pancake mixes but nothing comes close to yours!
Of all the brands of flour I have used Kialla is by far the BEST!
Kialla is the best flour I've ever used – and that includes some great US flours. Please keep milling forever!!
We've been using Kialla's products for approximately seven years now, making the change to Organic Spelt Flour following the discovery that my son had a wheat and dairy intolerance. I have found that our whole family's health has improved.


text:
We have made huge strides in reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. Since 1990, there has been an over 50 percent decline in preventable child deaths globally. Maternal mortality also fell by 45 percent worldwide. New HIV/AIDS infections fell by 30 percent between 2000 and 2013, and over 6.2 million lives were saved from malaria.
Despite this incredible progress, more than 6 million children still die before their fifth birthday every year. 16,000 children die each day from preventable diseases such as measles and tuberculosis. Every day hundreds of women die during pregnancy or from child-birth related complications. In many rural areas, only 56 percent of births are attended by skilled professionals. AIDS is now the leading cause of death among teenagers in sub-Saharan Africa, a region still severely devastated by the HIV epidemic.
These deaths can be avoided through prevention and treatment, education, immunization campaigns, and sexual and reproductive healthcare. The Sustainable Development Goals make a bold commitment to end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other communicable diseases by 2030. The aim is to achieve universal health coverage, and provide access to safe and affordable medicines and vaccines for all. Supporting research and development for vaccines is an essential part of this process as well.
Goals in action
Youth in Eritrea gain skills to unlock employment opportunities
Eritrea faces wide scale youth unemployment, pushing many young people to brave their chances and migrate in search of better opportunities. To address these issues, a project by the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students, with financial support from Norway, Japan and UNDP, is providing youth with vocational skills and training to help them find jobs. MORE >
Removing the obstacles for women farmers
Through the Green Commodities Programme, UNDP is bringing together government, big business and small-scale farmers across 10 countries to address sustainable agricultural practices. The programme helps improve access to resources and ensure equal opportunities for women. MORE >