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Beautiful Britons, Spick and Span
Spick actually began publication around the same time as Playboy in the United States. They were extraordinarily successful magazines and much-beloved for their photos of pretty girls in lingerie and nylon stockings. As time went on, the publisher's commitment to not publish photos depicting full-frontal nudity lead to a declining readership, as they couldn't compete against the more explicit images emerging in reaction to changes in British censorship law. By 1976, Beautiful Britons, Spick and Span magazine had, unfortunately, ceased publication, though many collectors, like Gerard, make sure the images from the magazines live on.
These three magazines, published by Town and Country Publications, or ToCo, were the most successful girly/pin-up magazines of their time in the United Kingdom, yet I found it stunningly difficult to find textual information online about Beautiful Britons, Spick or Span for this post. In some of the images preserved online, I was able to find some charming snippets of text which give a sense of the light-heartedness found inside.
Thank you, again, Gerard for generously sharing your photos with us and for giving me the opportunity to learn about Beautiful Britons, Spick and Span.
Since there is so little information online, I would be thrilled and grateful if people reading this who have fond memories of these magazines would post what they remember in the comments section. Really no detail is too small, because, although there are quite a few photos out there, there is a dearth of text about Beautiful Britons or Spick or Span, themselves.
(Since I first wrote this page, Gerard generously provided me with scans of an entire issue of Spick. He also sent me some magazines to scan and share with everyone. I would LOVE to get my hands on a copy of Beautiful Britons.)
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Can't hardly wait!ReplyDelete
Cool title, too...ReplyDelete
This makes me tempted to bring back the old leg fetish magazines of yesteryear.ReplyDelete
Treacle, how graphic is Leg Show? Why don't I subscribe to Leg Show? I am not a very good Vixen.ReplyDelete
You know, I really don't know. I would imagine it's more graphic now than it was in the past though...ReplyDelete
At first I thought you meant the gallery of spic and span images with the raunchy ads were ones in the magazine, and wondered why they were so NSFW. Then I checked the gallery and saw what you meant...definitely NSFW! The pictures are great though, wish I had more time right now to browse.ReplyDelete
Thanks Mark, I will clear the language up in the post a little bit because people might not believe me, otherwise.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2009 at 12:53 AM
Wow Lisa,ReplyDelete
Great work. I am feeling like that naughty boy again.
xxx Gerard
Thanks Lisa...that's a great post!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 1, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Dear Stocking Vixen,ReplyDelete
As a teenage boy I spent some of my hard earned pockeyt money on these lovely little mags and thought them to be very risque in the 60s!
I believe there is a web site that sells hundreds of photos from these magazines from original negatives. this site is called nostalgia publications. You might find it useful to look that up.
Good luck,
Regards Charles
- AnonymousApril 1, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Great stuff, brings back great memories of my teenage years - when all women still wore stockings pre-tights and pantyhose. Those were the days indeed, and may they return!ReplyDelete
great magazine and pics! I wish all magazines were classy like this...ReplyDelete
Don't you just love getting out of a car and exposing the tops of your stockings. I park by a major intersection and I always get a big hit from having to extricate myself from the drivers seat when there is a queue of traffic.ReplyDelete
I once went on a hunt for magazines from the seventies. One seller was desperate to know if I could source such magazines from elderly relatives as they are so sought after.
Dear Miss AJ:ReplyDelete
I'd be happy to arrange a parking permit for you on my street if you're ever in Boston!
- Boy from the pastApril 5, 2009 at 9:49 AM
These were wonderful magazines and yes at the time they were regarded as risque and used to be kept on the top shelf so to speak. I used to buy the odd one in my high school years in Canada and I very much enjoyed them. But the girls were made to appear very much "girl next door" and I remember one in particular who was said to be in the purser's department on a P&O ship when she was working. Whether this was made up I do not know but I would have loved to sail in that ship. I loved seeing the various kinds of stockings, different colours, different sheens, different patterns on the welts. It was also fun at school to "hang out" at the bottom of the stairs just in case one could get a glimpse of stocking top as the girls came down the stairs between classes - and often we were rewarded. These were wonderful little magazines, and while they seem quite innodent now, they were slightly risque then.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Hi Vixen,ReplyDelete
I well remember those magazines. Used to have quite a few years ago. Long gone today though! :-(
One of the pictures you posted (the over the shoulder one) is of a girl known as Joan Paul. She was my favourite. Thanks for posting that photo of her. It is one that I have not seen posted before. If you have any more of her, I would love to see them.
Another website where photos from these magazines are posted is: http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/t24254-the-girls-of-the-old-spick-and-span.html
- AnonymousMay 4, 2009 at 8:11 AM
I'm in my 60s but Spick and Span magazines still burn bright in my memory. In the mid-1950s both magazines were in constant circulation at school amongst us pubescent boys, their delightful content making a great impression on me since I have been a seamed stockings fan ever since. I don't think I ever saw a magazine more than once, such was the number circulating amongst us boys. Flicking through a magazine was done furtively in the playground but a longer, more pleasurable viewing would be done at home, careful not to be caught by your mother, taking the magazie back the following morning. Each magazine was 2 shillings or half a crown, well beyond my pocket money, and I assumed the magazines on circulation came from other boys' fathers.ReplyDelete
- robert brankleyAugust 7, 2009 at 3:13 PM
I have approximately 450 8 by 10 glossy photographs of Spick, Span, and BeautifulReplyDelete
Britons models that were sold by Town and Country publications in the late 1960s, early 1970s. I am interested in making contact with
other collectors who might be interesting in
exchanging or otherwise sharing material.
Robert Brankley
when i was younger there was a book store on 42 nd st in new york city and i used to buy the spic and span books among other books on forced dressing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 8:50 AM
Great blog Lisa, and I too am a nylon junkie.ReplyDelete
Thank you
Thanks for commenting. Please keep it clean, no spam and most of all have a stockingtacular good time!


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It's a valid question. Readers of this site must know how I feel about bacon, what with the way I write about bacon like once a week and talk about it in nearly every podcast and even smoked my own bacon that one time. But oddly, I've never finished a Shake Shack burger and thought, "man, I really wish that had bacon."
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Will this week's agreement with credit card companies give back money to consumers? A lawsuit had been filed by the Justice Department earlier on where they alleged that the contracts drawn up by credit card companies unfairly restrained the merchants from encouraging their clients to choose one card over another even in cases where a particular card may eat into the profits of the merchants.
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We did it! It's the end of the semester. Well, almost. We still have to deal with the "end of the semester clean-up" by getting our lives back on track after an exhausting semester. At this point, we're crawling to the finish line, and being organized is a foreign concept. With all this combined with the thought of leaving your best friends for three months, anxiety levels are rising.
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For those who know me personally, I overuse the phrase "trying to get my life together," because it's just a daily struggle that I'm sure everyone can relate to. Gaining motivation to go to class and trying to focus on assignments while keeping up with friends are just some of the daily struggles I regularly deal with.
Friends: how many of us have them? All of us, of course. Regardless of if you're from Ohio or not, you have met and have gotten close to someone who you will probably not see over the summer. Tragic, right? But it doesn't have to be this way. In today's world, connecting virtually is just as important as connecting physically. So gather up those last minute phone numbers and Instagram and Twitter names, and get connecting. I guess you could also search your homies on Facebook if you really wanted to, but no one gets on that anymore.
The tricky thing about this time of the year is while you should be cherishing the moments with your besties, the required time spent on assignments has increased tremendously. In order to balance this, I carry my homework with me everywhere. If there is a dull moment in the conversation, or my friends and I are just chilling, I'll try to whip out my homework and complete assignments in pieces. It may sound a little obnoxious to whip out my laptop to just type one paragraph, but hey, any type of work at this point helps.
Studying for finals and managing assignments are two things you cannot avoid. If you can avoid them, then you're not in college.
One thing I must emphasize, is the importance of paying attention to deadlines. Life at this time is on "deadline-steroids" meaning assignments are assigned and due at hyper-speed, and all professors are "assignment-synchronized" meaning somehow your professors know when each other are divvying out homework and choose to do this at the same time.
"Assignment-synchronization" may sound impossible, but trust me, in some magical way, this really does happen. Don't believe me? OK. Wednesday, I had this blog, two math homework assignments, peer review comments for College Writing and a feature story draft for Multimedia Newswriting all due the next day.
Avoid the "Oh, I'll remember that" belief, because you won't. At this point, it's impossible to remember any task if you don't write it down.
"Oh, I won't forget to take the final," I thought confidently about my online course. Being two weeks ahead in my online course, I focused on other classwork. Setting no alarms and writing not one thing down, I wound up taking my final two days late which, as a result, was not counted on my final grade. After a long-winded, back-and-forth, exhausting, and even ridiculous email conversation with my professor, I finally got my grade to count so I wouldn't have to retake the course. Needless to say, deadlines are your life!
The key to cleaning up the deadline mess is remembering. If you don't remember to complete a task, you're not going to do it. What I do now is write EVERYTHING down and set frequent alarms on my phone. I don't care if my math professor says we have a quiz on one problem that's 2+2. I can guarantee you I will definitely put that in my agenda.
Use the "end of the semester clean-up" to get these last few weeks on track. I hope the tips, tricks and funny experiences I've shared throughout this semester were both helpful and entertaining. We've all taken in a lot of information, drama, and life lessons from this semester, and even this academic year, but this only prepares us for what's next.


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Cleaners at a restaurant in Ashby St Ledgers had their handbags stolen while they worked.
Sometime between 8.30am and 12.40pm on Wednesday, August 12, somebody entered The Olde Coach House Inn in Main Street and stole the bags from a staff cupboard.
Officers investigating the case have asked anyone who was dining in the restaurant at the time and saw anything suspicious to contact them.
They have also asked the occupants of a dark green Nissan Micra which was seen in the area to contact them.
Witnesses, or anyone who knows anything about this incident, can call Northamptonshire Police on 101.
Alternatively, they can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or use the anonymous online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.


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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
You disable NetBIOS and still use Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) on a Windows Server 2003-based cluster. You find that the configuration allows for the IP addresses and network name resources to access each node. However, the configuration does not allow for connections to fully qualified domain names (FQDNs). Additionally, you may experience one or both of the following symptoms:
- You receive a pop-up error message that is similar to the following:\\<FQDN>
You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again.
- You find that a Network Monitor trace captures a "STATUS_DUPLICATE_NAME" error that is consistent with the pop-up error message. However, no error message is logged in the System event log to indicate that a duplicate name exists on the network.
This problem occurs because the Service Location (SRV) service on the server maintains a ServerEndPoint list. However, the NetBIOS name is not in the list. Therefore, the SRV service cannot find the NetBIOS name and sends an error message to the client computer.
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
To resolve this problem, you must modify the registry, make sure that settings for the public network adapter are correct, and make sure that connections use IP addresses or FQDNs.
To resolve this problem, you must modify the registry, make sure that settings for the public network adapter are correct, and make sure that connections use IP addresses or FQDNs.
Modify the registryAdd the DisableStrictNameChecking registry entry to each node of the cluster if it does not already exist. To do this, follow these steps:
- Start Registry Editor.
- Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
- On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following:
Value name Data type Value DisableStrictNameChecking REG_DWORD 1
- Exit Registry Editor and restart the computer.
Examine the settings for the public network adapter
- Make sure that you click to select the Register this connection's addresses in DNS check box for the public network adapter.
- Make sure that the DNS server addresses appear on the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties page for the public network adapter.For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:825036 Best practices for DNS client settings in Windows 2000 Server and in Windows Server 2003
Examine the connections for IP addresses or FQDNsMake sure that the public network adapter connections use IP addresses or FQDNs.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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The "Big Three" traditional team sports in the colonies are baseball, basketball, and football. There is also discussion of the "Little Four" - cricket, hockey, lacrosse, and rugby - but even combined none of these sports can match the revenue or interest generated by the big three.
Colonial League Baseball (CLB)
Part of the Major League Baseball umbrella, the CLB is the youngest of the Majors. It was established in 68SE, but didn't become an MLB member until 82SE. The Colonial League is split into two leagues, the Planetary and Stellar Leagues. The Planetary League makes use of the DH rule, while the Stellar League does not. Each league has 12 teams in three divisions (Inner, Lunar, and Outer). By rule, Lunar based teams must simulate full Earth gravity for any official game. Despite its relative newness compared to Earth based major leagues, the Colonial League has been highly successful.
Ten clubs - the top team from each division plus two wildcards from each league - make the post-season. The two wildcards play a best-of-three series while the division winners get a by. After the Wildcard Series, the division winner with the best record picks who they want to face in the best-of-five Division Series. The winners advance to the best-of-seven Championship Series, and finally the winners from each League play the best-of-seven Colonial Series. As part of MLB, the Colonial Series winner goes on to represent the league in the Worlds Series.
Most CLB teams are identified with a sponsoring corporation, though a few SCCLs, Lunar colonies, and one SCIC sponsor their own. There is even one club owned by an association of "regular" fans. There are also several minor leagues scattered throughout the clusters, and there has been recent talk of expanding to 26 teams.
Notable Teams
|Home Park
|Alpha Highlanders
|Highlander Stadium (SCCL-Alpha)
|1st Most/1st Most
|4th all-time in WS, highest payroll, hated by everyone else
|Delfino Aerospace Bombers
|Armstrong Stadium (SCCL053)
|Won 8/Won 2
|Play in oldest still-active park in CL
|Eden Station Angels
|Elysium Field (SCCL003)
|4th Most/2nd Most
|Named after original home, Cluster 0 rivals of Highlanders, have a knack for winning WS if win CS
|Embraer Tauros
|Stadia Brasilia
|Won 6/None
|First club to owned by an originally Earth based company, rival of the Bomandas
|Far Side Outlaws
|FarComm Park (Lutke Crater)
|Second youngest team, perennial cellar dwellers, split ownership by FarComm and LDC Ltd.
|JNS Ursarings
|Howard Park
|Won 8/Won 1
|Smallest payroll, but good at player development
|Kepler Crater Grey Sox
|Armstrong Field (Kepler Crater)
|2nd Most/None
|Have won more CS than anyone except Highlanders, but have never won a WS
|KuSHI Dodgers
|Matsuda Park
|Won 1 each
|Won CS and WS in first year CL was part of Majors (The Miracle Season), haven't won a CS since, originally Mastuda Dodgers
|OLR Reds
|Charizard Park
|3rd Most/3rd Most
|Owned by the Orthroms, generally considered second best Planetary League club and the rivals to the Highlanders
|Plutonian Pidgeots
|Charon Bank Field
|Won 3/None
|Considered to have the best current player, but otherwise a weak team
|Sagan Society Cosmos
|Carl's Yard (Tycho Crater)
|Won 1/Made 2nd Round
|Youngest team, publicly traded company owned by fans
|SK Bomandas
|Dragon Stadium
|Won 11/Won 1
|Only club to transfer from an Earth based league to the CL
Association of Colonial Football Clubs (ACFC) [Soccer]
Even older than CLB, the ACFC was the first professional league in space. It did not, however, connect with the Earth-based leagues until the turn of the first century SE. The ACFC has an Alpha League (the upper league) and a Beta League. The worst club in the Alpha League each year is relegated to the Beta League and replaced by the Beta League champion. If the second-worst Alpha League team did not improve its position from the prior year - that is, if it had been second worst two years running - then it plays the Beta League runner-up in a relegation match. The winner is placed in the Alpha League while the loser is relegated. There are 10 teams in the Alpha League and 20 in the Beta League. Clubs participate in a number of championship series and leagues, most based on Earth.
During the World Cup, the Inner, Outer, and Lunar colonies each field a side for qualifying. The Inner Colony team has won two Cups, and the Lunar team one.
Notable Teams
|Bradbury Station Wanderers
|First professional league based out of Martian Space, Beta League
|Century Cluster FC
|Recently lost their home field in the SCCL026 incident
|Delfino Aerospace
|Tied for most Alpha League Championships
|Eden Station United
|Same ownership as Eden Station Angels, tied for most Alpha League Championships
|FC Embraer
|Considered most exciting side
|Kepler Crater
|Rivals of Luna FC, usually get the better of them
|Luna FC
|Known for rabid fans, rivals of Kepler Crater, usually lose to them
|OLR Atheltic
|"Garden Party" or "The Green"
|Owned by Orthrom family
|Rael Siderar
|"El Cid"
|Narrowly avoided relegation last season, known for being a very up & down club
|VfL Steiner
|Known for being very defensive, deliberate, middle of the road club
Interplanetary Basketball Association (IBA)
The youngest of the "Big Three," the IBA is still a century old. Unlike the ACFC and CLB, the IBA is not tied to any Earth-based governing body. The IBA encourages a high-flying, exciting game. Scores tend to be high as teams favor offense over defense. The IBA does not use a conference organization, as it currently only has 18 teams, though next season will expand to 20. The top six teams make the playoffs and are seeded according to record. The IBA is noted for its unusual All-Star Game protocol. Voters select a pool of All-Stars and the two team Captains. The Captains then flip a coin and choose up teams with alternating selections.
The IBA is the most progressive of the "Big Three," constantly tweaking things to improve its product. This does sometimes alienate older fans, though.
Notable Teams
|Clarke Terminus Climbers
|Based out of the anchor station for the first Earth space elevator
|Delfino Aerospace Fighters
|Woe-begotten franchise, has never won a Championship despite being an original team
|LaCroix Cavaliers
|Rivals of the OLR Arcanines
|Luna Rovers
|Most successful franchise, once won 10 Championships in a row
|OLR Arcanines
|Owned by Othrom family, rivals of the LaCroix Cavaliers
|VostZenzun Dynamo
|Second most successful franchise, rivals of the Luna Rovers and constantly chasing them in Championships


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Bill Clinton Inside the Numbers
We're here in the media bunker of the old Sheraton on Seventh Avenue, plugged into the sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting – my fifth, as it turns out. Here's what I just told a reporter from a major financial newswire about what CGI is in a single sentence: "it's an investment banking service – old style – for causes and philanthropy." And that's exactly what CGI is. Bill Clinton uses his considerable political capital – and the platform that comes from being an energetic, globe-trotting former president who just happens to be married to the current Secretary of State – to work with foundations, nonprofits, corporations and no small number of stars and celebrities to make deals for the public good.
The annual meeting here in New York, timed to the opening of the United Nations General Assembly, gets most of the attention – look, there's Ashton and Demi chatting with Muhammad Yunus! – but CGI has grown into a year-round operation. This past spring, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking on social media at the CGI University gathering at the University of Miami, which evoked an entirely different vibe than the pin-striped, star-studded affair each September. In Miami, 1,800 college and university students came together to work on projects of social entrepreneurship and charity – they were energetic, entirely un-jaded, and incredibly inquisitive. For them, CGI wasn't a platform for making major corporate commitments – it was a place to learn from their peers and gain professional assistance for projects they believe will change the world.
Last night, I took part in a meeting of about 15 bloggers and writers with President Clinton here at the Sheraton. He spoke about the chances for Mid-East peace (he's bullish), the importance of encouraging development centered around women and girls (a central theme at CGI), and how this year's meeting will focus more on domestic issues than in the past because of the pain of the American recession. As always, Clinton powered an intellectual and wonkish whirlwind, jumping from the Tea Party to politics in Rwanda with ease, and evincing the kind of detailed knowledge of, for example, Israeli political parties that most Americans don't have about Democrats and Republicans.
But as always, Clinton loves numbers and here are the top-line metrics CGI is pushing in its sixth year: it's been responsible for 1,946 commitments, valued at $63 billion, "which have already improved nearly 300 million lives." Or, we'd add, fully five percent of the world's population.
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Despite objecting to the practice, guards left them no choice but to comply, said James Wicketts, a former prisoner of war.
His recollection has come to light thanks to the online publication of more than 100,000 British Army prisoner of war records, on the genealogical website ancestry.co.uk.
Mr Wicketts was held in Stalag XXIB in Schubin, Poland, after being captured in 1940.
Tracked down by ancestry.co.uk, he told them that conditions there were "dire" while medical treatment was "unheard of".
"Prisoners were initially made to sleep in the open and many of us contracted lice as a result. Later, we were forced to sleep on wooden bunks in barracks infested with rats," he said.
"The only thing we had to eat were dirty boiled potatoes, which were given out each morning."
But the worst aspect was the dehumanising work they were sometimes ordered to do.
He said: "One of the jobs assigned to prisoners within the camps was the digging up of graves in a Jewish cemetery and taking the gold from the corpses.
"Many of us refused to participate, quoting the Geneva Convention in protest, but our pleas fell on deaf ears."
Mr Wicketts said that some of the German guards showed "great cruelty".
"On numerous occasions, the guards would line us up in the deep snow, where we would be kept standing for as long as they wished.
"When the guards grew bored, they would take their rifles and would charge into us, knocking down the unlucky ones."
The gruesome job echoes that given to the so-called Sonderkommando – or 'special commando' – in concentration camps like Auschwitz.
Groups of mainly young men were made to extract gold fillings from the bodies of fellow Jews murdered in the gas chambers.
Among the POW records to be put online include those of Desmond Llewelyn, who went on to play 'Q' in numerous James Bond films. He was held for five years at Oflag IX-A/Z in Germany after being captured in 1940.
The records were compiled by the Germans under the 1929 Geneva Convention, which required opposing forces to notify each other of captured combatants.
They have always been available to view at the National Archives, but only today have they been made available in a searchable format online, said Daniel Jones from ancestry.co.uk.
He said: "This collection of records will be a way for people to find out more about the heroes in their family."


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RICHMOND, B.C. (March 16, 2016) – Sage, a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world's entrepreneurs, today announced a partnership with the Institute of Professional Bookkeepers of Canada (IPBC). This strategic partnership will empower bookkeepers across Canada with access to the technology, education and resources they need to help them become trusted business advisors for their clients.
Tweet this: #Sage partners with @ipbc_canada. Find out how this impacts the value bookkeepers can add: http://bit.ly/1Umi9EH
As a result of this partnership, IPBC and Sage can reach a greater audience of bookkeeping professionals through IPBC members as well as the Sage Accountants Network. In addition, Sage Accountants Network members will have the opportunity to join IPBC at a discounted rate, while IPBC members can enjoy access to ongoing educational content, thought leadership events and leading-edge technology from Sage. Since the technical proficiency of bookkeepers is critical to the success of the small and medium businesses in Canada, the extended availability of reliable resources to bookkeepers will directly benefit the business community.
"IPBC is committed to the success of Canadian bookkeepers, and that is exactly our mission with this partnership—to champion their achievements," said Ray Barlow, vice president, Accountant Solutions at Sage. "We are thrilled to partner with IPBC to help strengthen the community of bookkeepers in Canada and in turn help the business community prosper."
Canada's largest nonprofit bookkeeping association, IPBC was created by bookkeepers to help bookkeepers become more successful and gain better recognition within their profession. IPBC provides the environment, knowledge and resources its members need to develop excellence in bookkeeping through certification, education, networking, advocacy, information and research and create strong, trusting relationships with Canadian businesses.
"It's critical to support bookkeepers and other accounting professionals with the resources they need for success," said Louie Prosperi, chief executive officer at IPBC. "This partnership with Sage adds access to additional tools and technology to further help our members provide valuable strategic insights to their customers."
Sage is a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll, and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world's entrepreneurs. Sage began as a small business in the U.K. 30 years ago, and over 13,000 colleagues now support millions of entrepreneurs, across 23 countries, as they power the global economy. We reinvent and simplify business accounting through brilliant technology, working with a thriving community of entrepreneurs, business owners, tradespeople, accountants, partners, and developers. And as a FTSE 100 business, we are active in supporting our local communities and invest in making a real difference through the philanthropy of the Sage Foundation.
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Kids Play
Can't decide between a skateboard or roller skates? You don't have to choose, just jump aboard a Razor Ripstik or Ripskate to get the best of both. Cruise down the driveway or carve into curves at a skate park and try out some tricks. Traction plates help keep you stay put, even during dramatic twists and turns.
I see these all over San Francisco. They might just be becoming more popular than skateboards here and they are super fast!


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Clue: Katmandu tongue
We have 2 answers for the clue Katmandu tongue. See the results below.
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- Like some mountain guides
- Neighbors of Indians
- Like soldiers known as Gurkhas
- Native of Katmandu
- Sherpas, e.g.
- High land language
- Some Annapurna climbers
- From Katmandu
- From Kathmandu, e.g.
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I am using 10EC2 Instances behind 1 ELB. And ELB configured 80 to 8080 and 443 to 8080 port.
And all 10EC2 instances having installed with Apache Tomcat, total request on ELB around 8000 to 10000 in 1 minute.
I am facing problem for CLOSE_WAIT connection on 10 EC2 Instance, having Apache Tomcat.
EC2 Instance Type : m1.xlarge
When we restart the Apache Tomcat, all CLOSE_WAIT connections are lost, but its not proper way to work on Production Instances.
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We have a new president and a number of new policies that will transform immigration for the foreseeable future. Erika talked to a number of journalists and answered questions about the Muslim ban, the wall, and more.
- "U.S.: A Nation of Immigrants, but Ambivalent about Immigration," Associated Press, February 2, 2017
- "Behind the Numbers on Immigration Detentions," live call-in show, MPR News, Feb. 2, 2017
- "Immigration Crackdowns Led to Regrets," Star Tribune, February 8, 2017
- "A Cloak for Discrimination: Trump Order Reminds Asian Americans of Laws Against Them," ABC News, February 18, 2017
- "Beyond current travel ban proposal–Are Asians and Asian Americans next?" Asian American Legal Defense Fund Blog, February 27, 2017


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Sunday, 15 September 2013
More starburst blocks
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I was going to say, not your usual fabric choices - but nicely scrappy.ReplyDelete
They look very fiddly to me - I assume a Y seam is involved. I love the background fabric in the second block.ReplyDelete
They do seem quite hard to me! But worth the hassle I am sure!ReplyDelete
I love me those butterflies. I think it's going to look great. I'm sensing a little hand quilting in your future?!ReplyDelete
Very scrappy - not like u at all, but looks great! I guess you will get quicker at them as time goes on.....do they all join up block to block or is there sashing between? LReplyDelete
What a great block, I love all the little details in the star and the clever way it's put together - after reading Heather's comment above I looked a little closer to see how it was done and it's neat! I commiserate on the reality vs. the pattern description too! I think some people's idea of "whip up" is either a bit delusional, or they are super good and fast quilters who forget about us mere mortals :)ReplyDelete
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Yoga is one of the most holistic exercises in the world, and the best thing is that you can do it anywhere and it requires no equipment. As a beginner, you can forego the mat, until you create a routine. There are yoga poses for various functions but our goal today is to look at the three stretching exercises to start with as a beginner at yoga.
Mountain Pose
- Stand with your feet together, and distribute your weight evenly through the soles of your feet. Relax your shoulders, with arms by your side.
- Inhale deeply through the nose and raise your hands above your head with the palms facing each other. Ensure to keep the arms straightened, and elongate your spine by reaching out towards the sky and lowering your pelvis.
- Hold the pose for at least 10 deep breaths or as long as is comfortable.
Seated forward bend
- Sit on the floor with your legs extended straight in front of you, sitting tall.
- Inhale and lean forward moving your hands towards your toes until you feel a deep stretch in your spine and hamstrings.
- Hold the pose for at least one minute or as long as is comfortable.
Extended Triangle Pose
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your arms extended parallel to the floor.
- Rotate your foot slightly inwards and rotate your right foot to a 90o but be sure to keep both heels aligned.
- Exhale and extend the torso over the right leg and bend from your hip and walk your hands down the right leg until you get to the ankle. Press your heel into the floor.
- Hold the pose for at least 30 seconds or as long as is comfortable, then repeat on the other side.


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Hello guys,
My client need business basically US, UK and AU. I am getting some visitor from us but most of are coming from direct traffic. So how can I increase my SE traffic from US, UK and AU.
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Hello guys,
My client need business basically US, UK and AU. I am getting some visitor from us but most of are coming from direct traffic. So how can I increase my SE traffic from US, UK and AU.
do you have a dot com site or a dot com dot au?Originally Posted by logiseek
I use dot com dot au because I am an aussie business and it does tend to rank me higher than dot com sites in my niche.
they say that where the site has its servers can count too, but not as much.
You may need to look at all the local tricks, as social media is good, as is google places accounts in each country, as is perhaps those country terms on specific pages on your site. Though trying to get one site to the top of the rankings in three countries might be stretching it.
Good luck
Direct traffic isn't all that bad. People know your name, brand which is always a step in the right direction.Originally Posted by logiseek
To learn more about how to increase your traffic, start reading the stickies in all of the main forum topics. Ask more specific questions as general questions such as yours will not typically return a quality response. Help yourself first before asking for help.
Geo-targeting would be my suggestion. Start writing pages that target the types of visitors you want. If you offer the same services to all three countries, you need to cater your content to each country. Grammar is different between the US and UK (i.e. optimization > US; optimisation > UK) Get more local on your pages to start attracting the local visitors.
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Chinese Proverb
you can use the Geotargeting tool from google to tell google that your page is relevant for that area:
more information for targeting your side for certain countries you also find here:
do some email campaign on uk and us list.