text:
Setting a Distinct Standard Among Hotels in New Orleans
New Orleans, embrace the most unique city in America! Come out and play… enjoy your stay… Hotel New Orleans wishes you a jazzy day!
Featuring a unique location, Hotel New Orleans is literally just across the street from the state-of-the-art New Orleans Morial Convention Center, Riverwalk Festival of Shopping and Cruise Ship Terminals. Our upscale luxury hotel is nestled in the heart of New Orleans' newly revitalized New Orleans Arts District.
Born in a historic neighborhood and nurtured by the ample talents and energy of the arts community, the New Orleans Arts District is filled with more than 20 amazing art galleries, acclaimed restaurants and five world-class museums. The six-block enclave has already sky-rocketed on traveler's "must see" lists. Critics compare the district to Paris in the 1920s or New York's Soho. Naturally, it's unique. It's New Orleans.
Enjoy the Premier Location Among Hotels in New Orleans
Hotel New Orleans is just 8 blocks from French Quarter, 2 blocks from Harrah's Casino, Shops at Canal Place which features the newly renovated Saks Fifth Avenue, and within walking distance of the National D-Day Museum. Neighborhood restaurants include Emeril's, Mulate's, Tommy's Cuisine and others. All of New Orleans' attractions are a short walk, taxi ride, or street car ride away from our Hotel. For the leisure traveler this beautiful hotel is close enough to French Quarter's Bourbon Street nightlife, and just far enough to allow a peaceful night's rest. Major cruise lines and Mississippi River excursion terminals are close from our hotel.
When you enter this locally owned, newly renovated 170-room elegant boutique hotel, you enter into another era. We have faithfully re-created the grand traditions and gracious Creole lifestyle of historic New Orleans. Relax in style in guestrooms overlooking a soaring six-story atrium, surrounded by the comfort of home mixed with the elegance of a fine Hotel in a totally smoke free atmosphere.
Hotel New Orleans offers the charming ambiance of a classical 19th Century New Orleans hotel with the latest technological services the business or convention traveler needs, including complimentary high speed internet access in all guest rooms, and complimentary wireless internet access at the Lobby and Lounge. Guest rooms have an electronic in-room safe for laptop computers or other valuables. 24-hour security and management ensures guest's needs are always quickly met.
The Sophisticated Choice Among New Orleans Meetings Facilities
Business travelers will find our professional Banquets, Meetings & Group Sales staff attentive to their every need. Our staff and management prides of impeccable housekeeping and extreme attention to guests' needs, working diligently to ensure every guest is given the best customer service along with New Orleans own brand of hospitality. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, Hotel New Orleans will pamper you and fulfill your every need. At Hotel New Orleans, traveling for business is a pleasure!


text:
Nearly every weekend there's a minor league MMA event somewhere in the world. Here's a brief look at one: the Championship Fighting Alliance, which took place in Coral Gables, F.L. on Saturday, January 19, 2013.
- Luiz Firmino def. Luis Palomino via Decision
- Marcelo Alfaya def. Valdir Araujo via KO at :25, R1
- Sean Soriano def. Victor Delgado via Decision
- Gleidson Dejesus def. Luis Hernandez via Decision
- Jean Bellefleur def. Carlos Rodriguez via Decision
- Shawn Dillon def. Jose Caceres via DQ at 4:56, R2
- Trent McCown def. Michael Trujillo via TKO at 1:01, R1
- Charles Rosa def. Jayson Jones via TKO at 3:52, R1
- Socrates Pierre def. Michael Lilly via Submission at 3:52, R2
- Mike King def. Billy Garris via TKO at 2:05, R1
- Yosdenis Cedeno def. Ryan DeRocher via TKO at :37, R2
- Pablo Alfonso def. Shah Bobonis via Submission at 3:24, R1
- Elvin Leon Brito def. Patrick Cenoble via Decision
- Josh Sampo def. Alexis Vila via Submission at 2:19, R5
[imagebrowser id=17]

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Build a Website
Hello all.
I need to build 2 websites
Hello, Our understanding is that you are looking for build 2 website. We would like to know which kind of website you would like to have, a static(information) website, a information website with CMS or an e-commerc もっと
Greetings You are looking to create two [login to view URL] interact with me to discuss that what kind of features and functionalities you want to have in your site. We have a lot of experience in web development and もっと
2*150 - We are ready to gather more detailed requirements for this Job. Please consider our portfolio and allow us to work for this website. Portfolio - https://www.freelancer.com/u/mciittech.html
Hi I work towards providing reliable, relevant and robust IT solutions at most competitive prices to my customers. I ensure 100% customer satisfaction so lets start Thanks
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to read my proposal. I have few questions regarding your post, Kindly Note - This is not a standard response, I truly like your post, Yet I would first like to get hands on f もっと
Hi - My Name is Nitin Gupta. I've read your project brief and can see that you need 2 websites design and build. I have 8 years experience in designing and developing websites. I would approach your project by starting もっと
With Freelancer Preferred badge bound to give 100% Quality (Let's Chat) Hello, A great team is here for your service!! I read the project description properly, and I agreed to fulfill 100% of all your requiremen もっと
Hi, i am interested on your project. if you provide more details about your project then its helpful for me to discuss more details with you. you can see my profile i have done lot of projects with client sati もっと
Your design and development expert here for your html/css, wordpress responsive website needs. Kindly check my portfolio: [login to view URL] Looking forward your kind reply and more clarification if any. もっと
Hi. I can develop your both websites according to your requirements. Be sure you will get the quality work. I want to discuss complete details of your work. Please let me know how we can further proceed on our discu もっと
Hi, we can do this work quickly because we have done this types of work before and have real experience. We are extensive experience PHP / MYSQL , WORDPRESS , OPENCART , PHP/codeigniter , HTML , CSS , HTML5 , CSS3 , もっと
Hi there - My name is Jhalak. I've read your [login to view URL] team has 4 years experience designing and developing mobile apps and Websites.I would approach your project by starting with wireframes and getting the site complet もっと
yes, let's clarify the requirement in details also if you want us to share our skill and previous work let us know.. hope to hear you soon.. Thanks & Regards AMRITA
Hello buyer, I have more than 7 years experience in Web Design & Development. Dedicated to Wordpress, Joomla, HTML5, CSS3, E-Commerce-Websites, PHP, MySQL and Responsive design. Lets discuss more on chat window. Po もっと


text:
Style # 213673
Sheer mesh at heart-shaped neckline, peplum flare at hips and a lightweight stretch that contours to your body just right make this bebe dress a stand out summer must-have. Try yours with a pair of strappy heels.
- 88% nylon, 12% spandex
- Dry clean
- Made in USA
- Center back to hem: 32" (81 cm)
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Mesh Yoke Peplum Dress is rated out of 5 by 10.
Rated 5 out of 5 by PhillyBebeLover from Great LBD!!! This is a great little black dress!!! True to fit and very flattering! I am very busty (34D) and curvy and a size small fit perfectly (5'4" and 130 lbs).
Date published: 2014-01-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by Vele from LOVED IT! Like other reviewers said, this dress truly does fit like a glove. Wore it to a wedding and got many compliments. I am 4'11'' 120 lbs and 34DD and it really showed off my assets (Lol). Get this dress if your looking for something with va va voom but is classy all the same.
Date published: 2013-11-28
Rated 5 out of 5 by CocoChanellv from Amazing! I love this dress!!! Fits like a glove. The neckline makes this dress sexy and the peplum flare keeps it classy. I'm 5'1" 95 lbs, 32D and purchased a size XXS.
Date published: 2013-09-21
Rated 4 out of 5 by Jamie2727 from amazing Will they plz bring this dress to stock i need 2 of them
Date published: 2013-06-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by Liv2shop from Fit like a glove!! I'm 5'2" , 125lbs. C cup, and size S fit perfect!! Love this dress!!
Date published: 2013-06-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by malecci from Love it! This dress is awesome! Fits great and so hot! It does show a tummy though.
Date published: 2013-06-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ekim from Great dress! I just picked this dress up from the store. I am usually a small but I think the extra small fits perfect in the right places. Keeps the girls in place without a bra. Definitely a beautiful red that will be leaving a statement. I am petite weighing 114lbs, 5'4, 34D. Must have! Material is stretchy just how it should be and hugs curves and my butt is not bubbly at all in general but gives it a lift! lol
Date published: 2013-06-02
Rated 3 out of 5 by Maria4089 from Nice color This dress is not true to size. Had to go up a size because it didnt zip up from the back. Im usually a size small but went to a medium but didnt even bother trying it on because my boobs looked suffocated (34D). The front, top part of the dress seemed weird-looking to me. The color is beautiful but anyone who has a big bum or breast might not like this dress, as it may fight tight or not snug you in the right places.
Date published: 2013-05-30


text:
Sometimes when changing the orientation of the device this values does not match and the screen gets shrinked, how can that happen? This issue is on android and happens on multiple devices from android 2 to 4.
Would be very helpfull if you can please explain me how the resizing works and how the viewport size gets updated. I have looked at the code and i dont get it


text:
Innerlands #7
This is a limited edition of 6 prints, numbered and comes with a 'Certificate Of Authenticity'.
- Framing Information:
It is a Lambda print on Fuji Crystal DP II high-end photo paper from Fujicolor, mounted on Aluminium with a Plexiglas acrylic plate which covers the print.
- Size:
100 x 100 cm
6 in stock


text:
CHAPS 2000 (Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software) is a data intensive beef production record system designed to provide you with vital information about your managerial decisions and herd's performance.
CHAPS 2000 was developed by the North Dakota State University Extension Service through the North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association (NDBCIA) and has been reviewed and approved by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association - National Integrated Resource Management - Coordinating Committee.
For more information about the program, please contact:
Lee Tisor
[click here]


text:
Blue Jays hold 18th annual charity Golf Classic
BOND HEAD, Ontario -- Like many people on their off-day, the Blue Jays took to the links on Monday as part of the club's 18th annual charity Golf Classic.
All the team's players and coaches, along with some alumni, were at The Club at Bond Head In support of Jays Care Foundation.
BOND HEAD, Ontario -- Like many people on their off-day, the Blue Jays took to the links on Monday as part of the club's 18th annual charity Golf Classic.
All the team's players and coaches, along with some alumni, were at The Club at Bond Head In support of Jays Care Foundation.
Decked out in golf gear, the players looked the part, although some, like slugger Jose Bautista, have yet to master the sport.
"I'm not that good," Bautista, who admitted if it wasn't for the tournament you likely wouldn't have caught him at the golf course on his off-day, said with a smile. "I've played a couple of times, but I haven't got the feel for it yet."
Although none of the players are likely to drop baseball and become a professional golfer, it did add a certain appeal and fun for the 78 foursomes in attendance, with all of them having a chance to play alongside a current or former Blue Jay.
"It's a chance to really get to know a player," executive director of Jays Care Rob Drynan said. "[After] you play a round of golf with a ball player you're probably going to have a good understanding of who they are. It's big. You don't [usually] get those opportunities to get that kind of proximity with players."
The day started with a light breakfast and a few practice swings on the driving and putting range before a player draft took place to determine who would be paired with whom.
R.A. Dickey joked beforehand that he just hoped to be "thrown in with a good foursome."
It was a nice relaxing afternoon for many, but even for those not draining birdies, it was a day that went far beyond the number of strokes you took.
"It's for an incredible cause," Dickey said. "The Blue Jays and Jays Care Foundation are so instrumental in impacting the lives of other people. It's nice to be a part of that."
"The Blue Jays do a great number of things throughout Canada with Jays Care Foundation. I'm glad to be a part of it, and glad I'm able to help out in any way," Bautista added.
Jays Care, the 2012 recipient of the MLB Commissioner's Award for Philanthropic Excellence, has raised over $1.7 million just from their Gala in May and Monday's golf classic.
The tournament itself is expected to generate upwards of $650,000 for the charitable arm of the Blue Jays -- far surpassing the $480,000 from last year -- and will go to several of the Jays Care programs, as well as towards flood relief in Calgary, Alberta.
"We look at our role as a way for the club to contribute back into the community and across the country," Drynan said.
In season, the players have very little free time, and the golf tournament is a rare opportunity where the whole team gets to actively participate in one of Jays Care's events.
It was something Dickey didn't take for granted.
"It's an opportunity to use the platform of Major League Baseball to go beyond the baseball field," Dickey said. "I think it would be a tragedy if all that we were ever known for was being a baseball player."
"It's a chance for everyone to give back a little bit and raise some money that helps a lot of people," manager John Gibbons said. "We get spoiled in our end of the business. Everything's handed to you, and people are waiting on you hand and foot. It's good to reverse that and give back a little bit."
Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EvanPeaslee.


text:
Super-heroes have undergone quite the transformation in recent years. Once regulated to comic books and the occasional cartoon or live-action series, they have now become a mainstream form of entertainment for the big screen. Big names have attached themselves to many of these films and the Academy Awards rarely goes down without at least one super-hero flick being on the card.
In a recent interview with Wired, the Marvel Studio's President of Production, Kevin Feige, had some words about the success of comic book movies and what goes into making them the blockbusters that they are today.
On Marvel versus DC at the box office:
But the truth is I root for every single one, whether it's our movies or not…
Chris Nolan's Batman is the greatest thing that happened because it bolstered everything. Imagine the one-two punch in 2008 of Iron Man and Dark Knight? It was great. Six years earlier I was having conversations with studio execs where they'd say, "Why don't you come work for us? These comic book movies can't last forever. It's probably towards the tail end." And I, being with big bright-eyed naiveté would go, "I don't know, I think we can do more. I think there's more fun to be had."
About name dropping other characters:
We usually do that in the script stage. But there have been cases, one in particular in Thor. Selvig, Stellan Skarsgård's character, has a couple of lines of dialogue to Jane, and he ended up name-checking three Marvel characters or something. We said, "No, it's too much. That starts getting distracting." But usually it's in the scripts.
On costuming for the big screen:
We have fans, like myself, who spend a lot of money on three-dimensional statues. Now, look at the state Iron Man was in, even at the high-end, before the movie came out. It may as well have been gold tights, right? But then we lucked out on all of them, right? All of the characters had modern incarnations that proved to be helpful jumping-off points.
For the full interview check out Wired.com.
Thanks to the folks at ComicBookMovie for giving us the heads-up on this one.
Category: Film


text:
Inmates' new middle-man: Facebook
It's bad enough when your ex or one of those girls you didn't really like in high school "friends" you on Facebook. Now, authorities say a growing number of prison inmates are using the social media site – and not just to play Words with Friends.
The Associated Press had a story this morning about inmates – or people pretending to be those inmates – using their Facebook accounts to harass their victims or witnesses. The story quotes an Oregon woman who's getting friend requests from the ex-husband who kidnapped her and her daughter.
Since most inmates don't have computers with Internet access, how is this possible? It's thanks to the growing number of cell phones being smuggled into prisons. According to an LAWeekly blog post, California's corrections department confiscated more than 12,000 phones from inmates in less than a year – up from 260 six years earlier. Among the inmates who had a phone was Charles Manson. (CBS Los Angeles has audio of one of his bizarre calls).
A September General Accountability Office report also found the problem is rampant in federal prisons. The Bureau of Prisons is working in its prisons and with states on better cell phone detection technologies, but says the proliferation of phones – which may be used to orchestrate more crimes outside prison – is a major security concern.


text:
64-66 Dorchester RoadMaiden NewtonDorchesterDorsetDT2 0BG
Maiden Newton Station more details »
Categories: Coffee Shops
No ratings yet
Add a rating or review »
Add a rating or review »
Write a Review
Show Larger Map
Directions From Go
We do not currently have any additional information about this business. If you have been here, why not tell us a bit more about it by giving it a rating or adding a comment or review?
Read More »« Less
Nearby Hotels
|Fox & Hounds
 1.21 miles
Nearby Restaurants
|Le Petit Canard
 0.05 miles


text:
posted by Thom Holwerda on Tue 23rd Oct 2007 18:55 UTC, submitted by Dan Warne
"After weeks of gruelling troubleshooting, I've finally had it confirmed by Microsoft Australia and USA - something as small as swapping the video card or updating a device driver can trigger a total Vista deactivation. Put simply, your copy of Windows will stop working with very little notice (three days) and your PC will go into 'reduced functionality' mode, where you can't do anything but use the web browser for half an hour. You'll then need to reapply to Microsoft to get a new activation code. How can this crazy situation occur? Read on for the sorry tale."


text:
The OpenSCAP Project was created to provide an open-source framework
to the community which enables integration with the Security Content
Automation Protocol (SCAP) suite of standards and capabilities. It
is the goal of OpenSCAP to provide a simple, easy to use set of
interfaces to serve as the framework for community use of SCAP
SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST
Maintained by: Vincent Batts
Keywords: security,nist,oval,xccdf,scap,test,benchmark
ChangeLog: openscap
Download SlackBuild:
openscap.tar.gz.asc (FAQ)
(the SlackBuild does not include the source)
|Individual Files:
| openscap.SlackBuild
| openscap.info
| slack-desc
© 2006-2018 SlackBuilds.org Project. All rights reserved.
Slackware® is a registered trademark of Patrick Volkerding
Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds
Web Design by WebSight Designs | Managed Hosting by OnyxLight Communications


text:
8:32 pm
Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Specials "1993" Hyacinth buys tickets for a holiday cruise on the Queen Elizabeth 2, looking forward to meeting a better class of person than one meets in such circumstances. Unknown to her, Onslow wins tickets for the same voyage.G
9:31 pm
Outnumbered "Christmas 2011" When granddad is taken seriously ill, he is planted in the hospital from hell, which is likely to disrupt everyone's holiday. Meanwhile, Sue's friend Jean is looking after the Brockman house with her ex-con boyfriend.G
10:30 pm
My Family "Abi Ever After" On the eve of their big day, Roger and Abi get cold feet thanks to their respective mothers. For this accident-prone pair, anything could happen before the ceremony, and apparently Ben comparing marriage to "being in a boxing ring" has not been helpful.G
11:00 pm
Doctor Who Series "The Doctor's Wife" The Doctor follows a Time Lord distress signal to a mysterious asteroid in a Bubble Universe, unsure if there could be another living Time Lord out there. But the asteroid hides a secret, which could threaten the existence not only of the TARDIS crew, but of the TARDIS itself.G


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Cost of Living in Paris Compared to Teachers Salary? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Cost of Living in Paris Compared to Teachers Salary? Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> France View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message philomenafayJoined: 23 Jan 2004Posts: 1 Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:11 am Post subject: Cost of Living in Paris Compared to Teachers Salary? Hi: This is my first post here, and am hoping to learn a little about the cost of living in Paris and how well (or badly?) EFL teachers do as far as salaries and cost of living goes. I'm currently teaching in Bangkok, Thailand but looking to move to Paris in the next couple of months to teach EFL. I have a BA and a TEFL certification as well as experience teaching kindergarten, and a few months experience teaching Thais. I also have corporate training experience in the US. What are my options in Paris as far as teaching goes? Is it pretty much language schools, and what's the average salary they pay every month? How expensive are apartments? Is it possible to get a 1-bedroom reasonably priced in Paris, or would I have to look at studios, and how far from the city center would I have to be to be able to afford an okay apartment (and by okay, I mean en suite bathroom, furnished, small kitche, preferably with cable TV)? In Bangkok, the average salary for a TEFL teacher is around 30,000 baht (about $750 US a month) but when a 1-bedroom apartment, in an area near the skytrain so it's easier to get around, runs 15,000 to 20,000 baht, it doesn't leave much money to live on. People say Bangkok is cheap. It's only cheap if you live pretty much like a Thai (eat street food, live in a tiny basic studio apartment with Thai shower - ie: the bathroom is just a tiny room, and when you take a shower the water floods all over the bathroom, all over the sink, all over the toilet etc. and then drains down a hole in the floor, etc). If you want to have any kind of Western lifestyle, then Bangkok is just as expensive as the US or Europe, and your salary is only 1/5th of what you would make there. I've tried to do both Thai and Western things, but it's still been costing me 40,000 baht a month (ie: $250 a month more than I'm making) just to have ANY decent kind of life. Plus the pollution in Bangkok is killing me!!! So, I'm wondering if Paris would be any better?? I like to hang out in cafes drinking coffee, going to museums, theatre and movies - oh and I'm a writer in my spare time. I like to take mini-vacations two or three times a year, and I like to live in an apartment that is in a nice building preferably relatively close to the city center - don't mind a studio though if it's nice enough. Is any of this remotely possible on an EFL teachers salary or am I just living in cloud cuckoo land? Oh, and how are the French to teach? Thais are an absolute joy to teach, and I love teaching more than anything else I've ever done. Hopefully, it would be the same in France? Oh and by the way, I'm a British citizen not American, so it should be easy enough for me to be able to legally work in France, right? Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks!! Back to top khmerhitJoined: 31 May 2003Posts: 1874Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 5:18 am Post subject: Why not pop over to Phnom Penh? You need about eigh hundred a month to live decently. Some get by on four to five hundred, but a thousand is ideal. It used to be known as the Paris of the East so you might feel at home! all best khmerhit Back to top suzula_1Joined: 28 Oct 2003Posts: 8 Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:44 am Post subject: Teachers in Paris average about 20 euros an hour in language schools on a part-time basis. A nice studio apartment in a central neighborhood will cost between 850 and 1000 euros a month. Check out www.fusac.org for jobs and rentals. Back to top EricainfranceJoined: 04 Feb 2004Posts: 1Location: France Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:54 pm Post subject: I work in Tours,France in Wall Street Institute and they pay here just between 9 and 11 euros an hour depending on how long you've been with them, etc. Back to top roganJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 416Location: at home, in France Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 6:22 am Post subject: salary in France Current vacancies in France are offering between 8 Euros and 15 Euros per hour. ref Inlingua et al. Back to top lostinparisJoined: 04 Feb 2004Posts: 77Location: within range of a flying baguette Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:20 am Post subject: i dont agree with suzula's estimation of 20 euros an hour as the average wage for language schools in paris. i interviewed at five different schools within the past few months and found the range to be between 9.25 - 17.00 euros an hour. The dismal 9.25 was for Berlitz, English teaching by telephone was around 12, small private language schools were around 12-14, and most of the business English schools pay around 14 - 16. The one job I interviewed for at 17 euros an hour was for a private language group started for bratty kids from super wealthy families living in the 16th. I politely declined. Remember though, that these figure are your salaire brut - and will not be the amount you actually take home. You also have to subtract another 20+ percent for social services and all those other things the French government takes out of your check. So for example, on the 14.50 I get paid, I actually earn about 11.30 euros. Most schools will also pay half your carte orange (monthly metro ticket) and some throw in added goodies like a mutelle (which covers medical costs that the regular sécurité sociale does not) or tickets restaurants (coupons good towards food or meals purchased in restaurants or stores)... these all help, of course, but they certainly don't pay your rent. Remember too that on top of the 20+ percent, you also have to pay taxes!!! (haven't done this yet myself, but am not looking forward to it.... french friends tell me it is another 20 percent?) Private lessons certainly help. Going rates are about 20 euros an hour (maybe this is what suzula was talking about?) But this is not stable - students cancel and I often find myself running around Paris from lesson to lesson only to be worn out at the end of the day... As to philomenafays question on living standards.... a furnished one bedroom in the city center will easily cost you upwards of 1000 euros. French friends I know pay less, but they have been living in the same apartment for several years, took it unfurnished, and speak French. If you don't speak any French, it will be very difficult (though not impossible) for you to find a good deal because you will be competing with locals who speak French, already have the necessary papers and are familiar with how the apartment hunting game works. You can easily spend 50% or more of your salary on an apartment... not such a change from Bangkok..... Back to top daily chaiJoined: 16 Nov 2003Posts: 150Location: Brussels Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:01 am Post subject: LostinParis, do you ask for advance pay with privates? In Taiwan and Korea the demand is high--people literally stopped me in apartment hallways to ask me if I'd teach their kids. In these countries I always ask for a one month advance (and get it). People who cancel with less than 6 hours to go (i.e. I've already left the house or am at work by then) don't get a refund. Between 24 hours and 6 hours I give a 50% refund. When I get a request for a lesson in a "new" neighborhood I tell the parent/whomever is paying that I want another private lesson in the locale afterward or I won't be able to take on the class. If it's kids, that always works. Parents seem to ask around in their church or apartment complex. Lastly, I limit the number of students to 4 in a class because otherwise I can't give enough individual attention. I also limit the time for kids to an hour and for adults to 1.5 hours, to help everyone stay focused. Those limits also help make new follow-on classes if needed. Hmm, maybe I should post this in the general discussion forum too. A lot of new teachers here have questions on privates. Back to top go2guyJoined: 15 Apr 2004Posts: 74Location: France Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:28 pm Post subject: There are "ecoles superieures" in Paris, aren't there? I'm sure there are several worth applying to. This is where there is decent money to made in France. I grossed over 40E/hour at a couple of the schools where I worked in Lyon. True, language schools paid less in that market as well -- usually in that 20-25E range. If you are properly qualified (diplomas & passport) and have experience why not set your sights higher than the Inlinguas and Wall Streets of this world! Unless you are some kind of Paris-lover, why not also consider other cities in France? I think you can find much more reasonable accommodation and not have to fight through the jungle every day. Good luck! Back to top daily chaiJoined: 16 Nov 2003Posts: 150Location: Brussels Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject: Amen. Back to top LittlebirdJoined: 29 Jun 2003Posts: 82Location: UK Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:29 am Post subject: Cost of Living in Paris Compared to Teachers Salary? Don't take this the wrong way I am not criticising or judging but how do any of you except for the odd high earner make enough to live on ? You all quote rates of around 15 euros per hour and then say but you can only get part time work and then apparently there is 20% social and ON TOP ? 20% tax ? When does the tax kick in ? Do you make up your salaries with private work, do you pay tax on this ? What if there isn't any private work ? In the UK no-one or very few people want or can afford to pay for their children to have private French lessons, is it so different over there ? Don't you have to have a superieur knowledge of grammar to teach ? CELTA don't teach you grammar ? I want to come out there but can't help thinking I will end up in debt ! Do you all have massive savings or do you live with someone who is supporting you ? No offence intended. Back to top lostinparisJoined: 04 Feb 2004Posts: 77Location: within range of a flying baguette Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 10:41 am Post subject: no offense taken. i made ends meet because..... i lived in an apartment the size of a closet, which the French government subsidized because I am at a very low income level. (they pay about half of my 535 euro rent). It's called the CAF. You can check it out at www.caf.fr I'm a cheapie: I often cook at home and don't go out to eat. I purchase very few things - only what i need (and go the library to read books, and buy movie tickets at matinee prices) My friends come over and talk and drink tea/coffee/etc instead of us going out to a swanky place. Two of my schools each paid for half my metro ticket. When I go on vacation, my boyfriend (who has a real money-earning job) pays for both of us. (because otherwise I can't go) The truth is, is that you will probably end up in debt initially (at least if you live in Paris), as it is difficult to make significantly more than you earn. Privates are always available in Paris but are often unreliable in terms of income because if you teach high school students or younger, they are often on holiday and won't need lessons those weeks. Also, people usually want you to come to their house, so you waste a lot of time running from apartment to apartment. As for grammar, schools will ask about your grammar ability, but more along the lines of "how would you teach the present perfect?" rather than giving you a test or anything like that. That said, very few schools even inquired about my grammar and took it as a given that I knew what I was talking about. This year I was a bit luckier and got my teaching post at the universitywhich pays significantly more. The problem is that you will teach for 6 months and see no money. They pay you about 2 - 3 months after each semester ends. Anyway, I didn't realize how tight the financial situation would be when I first moved to Paris and was thus miserable my first year there. My second year was better, but I don't foresee being able to support myself as an English teacher there forever. After another year, Ill be moving back to the States to start a graduate program in a totally non-related field. EFL in Europe just doesn't pay enough, unfortunately. Back to top goaliesJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 8 Posted: Thu May 06, 2004 1:21 pm Post subject: The situation here is exactly as lostinparis says. I am in France and totally agrees; I should leave the country soon for another where English teachers are paid decently. Back to top LittlebirdJoined: 29 Jun 2003Posts: 82Location: UK Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 12:05 pm Post subject: Cost of Living in Paris Compared to Teachers Salary? Ah at last someone tells it as it really is !! You have to have a fella !! I thought so. Mmm I probably would not get a bloke and end really broke ! I can live cheaply but what you describe sounds bad. Isn't it possible to get another job eg bar work or would this be impossible as you might have to be in two places at once. I'm really worried about the grammar. I know what the present is and what the perfect is but what is the present perfect ? How can we know grammar unless we have studied it ? I am good at French grammar but don't know English grammar, I would be totally stumped if someone asked me to explain finer points. Perhaps I should get a grammar book. Could you please give egs of the grammar you teach so that I can make an informed decision about the grammar issue. Any reference books would also be a help. Thanks a bundle Back to top khmerhitJoined: 31 May 2003Posts: 1874Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 4:31 pm Post subject: There lots of grammar books, so it is hard to chosse just a few. Is there a library near you? It migh have an EFL section in which case there will be grammar books on the shelves. A ver good one is called The Grammar Hammer, i forget the author. good luck. Hope you find a fella! Back to top lostinparisJoined: 04 Feb 2004Posts: 77Location: within range of a flying baguette Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 8:16 am Post subject: Quote: Ah at last someone tells it as it really is !! You have to have a fella !! As an independent, educated woman with my own apartment, my own job, my own bills, my own social circle, and my own life... who scraped by on next to nothing so I could live in Paris for the last two years, I am slightly miffed that you read somewhere in my post that it is necessary to have a man to exist in France. It isn't. I do not live with my boyfriend. I simply said that he has been paying the lion's share of vacations, mostly because I don't want to spend the little money i've managed to save. The first year I was in Paris, I blew my small savings on trips to Tunisia and India (my own money, thank you very much) so I had no vacation budget this year. I am an independent person who pays for ALL my own expenses (except vacations ) with my own salary. Quote: Isn't it possible to get another job eg bar work or would this be impossible as you might have to be in two places at once. Most other work is minimum wage - nearly half of what I make as an EFL teacher. Besides, I was working at FOUR schools: I didn't have time for minimum wage jobs, much less private lessons (many of which I had to turn down for lack of time). Quote: I'm really worried about the grammar. I know what the present is and what the perfect is but what is the present perfect ? How can we know grammar unless we have studied it ? I am good at French grammar but don't know English grammar, I would be totally stumped if someone asked me to explain finer points. Perhaps I should get a grammar book. Regarding grammar: the finer points are what you are being paid to teach. Students are going to ask you some tough questions and will expect you to know the answers. After all, you're supposed to be the expert! Cambridge has an excellent three part series. If I remember correctly, the books are called "Essential grammar in use" (beginning students) "English grammar in use" (for intermediate level students) and "Advanced grammar." The books are widely available and not too expensive. They should give you some idea of what teachers are supposed to know. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> France All times are GMTGoto page 1, 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


text:
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 8th Jan 2007 23:34 UTC
As part of his keynote address on Sunday at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, Gates showed off Windows Home Server (more info at Ars) - a consumer device to serve as a central storage place for digital photos, music and other media. The first products are due out later this year from HP and others. The goal is to get devices that can cost less than USD 500. In the first of a two-part interview, Microsoft's chairman talks about why the average person wants a server, why they won't need a degree in computer science to run it and what hurdles remain before consumers reach the true digital home.
Permalink for comment 199807
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.


text:
1850 Census Index - Alexandria & Alexandria County, Virginia
This index was derived from Alexandria Virginia City and County 1850 Census transcribed by Marjorie D. Tallichet and published by Heritage Books, Inc. in 1986. This project corrects sorting errors which occurred in the index published with the book.
The following was transcribed by the Special Collections Staff and includes only the name of the individual as enumerated and his or her family entry number in the census. As such, it puts an individual in a place, at a time and is useful for genealogical researchers. For the complete census record for an individual, the researcher is advised to consult "Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Roll 932, Accomack, Albemarle, Alexandria Counties."
According to the notes, the census was implemented on 3 July 1850 and was completed 18 January 1851. Among the totals are: 3,388 white males; 3,830 white females; 2,09?[sic] col'd males; 2,337 col'd females; 586 males slaves; and 859 female slaves. Further, there were enumerated: 1483 dwellings; 1545 families; 144 farms; and 177 deaths were noted.
One must be cautious about the designation "families." There are several dozen otherwise unrelated persons with the number "1383" after their names. These people were the teachers and students who resided in Benjamin Hallowell's Alexandria Academy, a boarding school. Likewise, there are numerous instances of boarding homes and hotels in which otherwise unrelated persons are identified with the same family number.
Prints of census data entries are available. Please contact the Library for details. Phone: 703.838.4577 ext. 213; FAX: 703.706.3912.
Begin by selecting from a range of surnames below.


text:
Real Madrid vs Galatasaray Live Stream Free: Watch Online Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg Soccer
Real Madrid vs Galatasaray takes place in the Champions League quarter final second leg on Tuesday night, with the Turkish champions looking to make an unlikely comeback from a bad defeat in the first leg. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7.45 p.m. UK time and can be watched online through free live stream (details below).
Spanish giants Real Madrid easily won the first leg of this tie 3-0, which has immediately caused everyone to write-off the Turkish team. Galatasaray showed some inexperience in that first leg, and although they are to be complimented for taking the game to Real, attacking at every opportunity, they showed naivety in leaving themselves exposed - Jose Mourinho's men took advantage to devastating affect.
If Galatasaray are to come back in this tie they will need an early goal, and they cannot afford to allow Real to score tonight. A single goal by Real would mean the Turkish team would need five goals to claim the tie, due to the away goals rule.
With Cristiano Ronaldo in the team for Real that task will be tough enough for Galatasaray, but at the same time as keeping things tight at the back, they will need to breach the Real defense three times just to take the game into extra time.
On a positive for Galatasaray, Real will be missing pair Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso as both are banned for this game. They received their third bookings of the competition in the first leg.
However, for Galatasaray there are also problems and they are missing top scorer Burak Yilmaz, as well as defender Dany Nounkeu. Both received their third yellow cards of the tournament at the Bernabeu and they will miss this do-or-die game.
If Galatasaray can do the unthinkable and beat Real by four goals tonight they will enter the Champions League semi final draw for the first time in 24 years.
Meanwhile if Real give a solid performance they will reach their 24th Champions League semi final.
Real Madrid vs Galatasaray kicks off at 7.45 p.m. UK time and can be watched online through free live stream by clicking here.


text:
In 1997, CSIS, California School Information Services, was established as a division of the Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) to help address problems of education data management and electronic exchange. We serve California's local educational agencies by helping them build good data management practices, use data to inform decisions and exchange data with other K-12 and postsecondary institutions. CSIS works with the California Department of Education (CDE) managing the CALPADS Service Desk and assisting in the maintenance of CALPADS.
CALPADS, the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System, is the longitudinal data system used to maintain individual-level data including student demographics, course data, discipline, assessments, staff assignments and other data for state and federal reporting. FCMAT/CSIS is responsible for providing support to local education agencies (LEAs) for their CALPADS work, including managing the CALPADS Service Desk and providing training on CALPADS functionality. FCMAT/CSIS also helps the California Department of Education with technical support and maintenance of CALPADS including requirements, programming, testing, configuration/deployment and maintenance responsibilities.
CSIS helps local education agencies (LEAs) build good data management practices so they have quality data for local decision making as well as state and federal reporting. CSIS provides four types of data management services to improve the quality of LEA data.
CALPADS Training Registration
CALPADS Self-Paced Training
CALPADS Online Support Form
LEA Contact Lookup
Event Registration


text:
The Leadership Institute is a four day experience that gives you personal insight into the effectiveness of your unique leadership style and how it impacts others. Powerful learning experiences enable you to identify your strengths and opportunities for growth. This program focuses on the leadership challenges and development opportunities for Architect, Engineering and Construction industry leaders.
You will discover how to leverage your leadership abilities for maximum effectiveness. This program is unique from any other leadership development you will ever receive. When you attend the Leadership Institute, you can expect experiential learning, lively discussions, powerful assessments in a feedback-rich environment, an action plan and follow-up.
For questions about the Leadership Institute please contact the Program Coordinator, Betty Mills or call 303.398.7253.
10/15/18 - 10/18/18 1:30 pm - 8:00 pmMountain Time
The Nature Place2000 Old Stage RoadFlorissant, Colorado 80816719.748.3475
Cvent Online Event Registration Software | Copyright © 2000-2018 Cvent, Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
It was a cloudy afternoon in Baltimore City as I sat in the office of Gargoyle's Paranormal Investigations with a half-eaten corned beef and pastrami sandwich. I was just about bored enough to actually consider checking my email messages when there was a knock at the door.
I opened it and beheld a very attractive, if somewhat nervous looking girl. She introduced herself as Denise Archer and asked me if I were indeed Daniel Rumanos, parapsychologist and ghost-hunter and all that. I assured her that I was and invited her to sit down.
She was absolutely gorgeous: mid-twenties, long brown hair, big dark eyes, and built like a brick synagogue. I'm certain I didn't do the world's greatest job of ignoring all this as I tried to listen, with a reassuring but businesslike manner, to the story of what had brought her to seek my rather specialized services.
The details of her case were these: She had, at a nearby antique shop, made a spur-of-the-moment purchase of something that had caught her eye. It was a pair of pendants, one silver and engraved with a pentagram, the other gold, engraved with a hexagram (the so-called "Star of David"), along with certain words in a language she did not know. The gold hexagram she had with her. I asked to see it and immediately recognized it as a variation on the Seal of Solomon, an ancient magical symbol used to control spirits. I deduced that the Pentagram one must be the matching Seal used to conjure them. There was no way to affirm this because she did not have the silver pendant with her. You see, it had been stolen.
Just the night before, Denise had been awakened by a noise in the small house she shared with a friend. She turned on the light just in time to see a figure in a black vestment-robe escaping out the window, its face hidden by a cowl. Her jewelry-box had been opened, and the silver pentagram was missing.
Now, many people wonder how I know so much about Satanism and related things. There is a reason, but I'm not telling that for now. Suffice to say that I had some very reliable information that a pseudo-Satanic group called the Cult of Asmodeus was going to be meeting that very night at Roosevelt Park in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood. The fact that this was just two blocks from the antique shop where lovely Denise had found the two amulets just couldn't be a coincidence, now could it?
The further fact that it also happened to be the Autumnal Equinox, the very night that the forces of darkness begin to grow in power, was also on my mind. Now I don't have anything against anyone practicing their freedom of religious expression you understand. It's just that if these people go around summoning up spiritual chaos I'm the one who has to deal with it. That's just my job, so don't go expecting me to be a bloody hero or anything or I might just put a curse on you and then send you a bill for my time and trouble.
We got to the park -- Yes, the chick insisted upon accompanying me -- shortly before midnight. The cultists were already there, five of them, in black robes. All appeared to be male, and the leader looked vaguely familiar to me. It was impossible, however, to clearly make out his features hidden behind the cowl of his vestment.
As the girl and I watched from a hidden vantage point, the cult assembled in a circle and the leader began the invocation, calling upon "the chief devil Asmodeus the Destroyer, Creature of Judgment, Enemy of All Life, Lord of Suffocation, evil spirit of lust who seduced Eve and beguiled even the wisdom of Solomon" to "appear before (them) and manifest (their) desires". This went on for several minutes as the air grew colder and a whirlwind grew within the circular gathering of the demon-worshippers.
Then, with an immense howling sound, like the baying of a thousand infernal curs, and the unholy stench of excrement and cheap perfume, the demon itself began to manifest. Slowly but definitely, the figure became clearer. It was about 15 feet high and triple-headed, with only one of its faces even bothering to attempt a malformed parody of the human form. The rest of it was an hideous amalgamation of obscene animal forms -- not all of them fully of this earth.
We stood there, right there in Roosevelt Park in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, in the very presence of the incredibly ancient, grotesquely debauched, and unspeakably powerful demon -- Asmodeus!!
TO BE CONTINUED! Don't miss the shocking conclusion -- Coming soon -- **THE SHADOW OVER HAMPDEN**!
The Mystery of the Missing Pentagram
Started by DrDanielRumanos , Nov 23 2012 11:32 AM
No replies to this topic
Posted 23 November 2012 - 11:32 AM
Dr. Daniel Rumanos
Occult Investigations
Occult Investigations
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
Employers click here to place instantly, online, your free
job ad for candidates available for:
United States
Or any location worldwide.
Report Sorting .... Please wait
Report Complete
More than 100
match for your Selection criteria: United States
This is the maximum numbers that we
Please use more selection criteria
to narrow your search.
Click here to register free as a property owner and be notified as caretakers register for your area.


text:
Max Friedrich Boehm - Immigrant - Marienwerder Prussia
The earliest information collected by William Dryden Boehm is of the parents of Max Friedrich. Friedrich Wilhelm Bohm and Wilhelmina Wollenberg. Friedrich Wilhelm was a brick mason by trade who probably moved to Gross Ottlau to work at the brick foundry sometime before 1850. Although no recorded date has been discovered, Friedrich Wilhelm was killed when a brick wall he was constructing fell over and crushed him.
F Wilhelm's son Max was born in 1851 and twin daughters Melwine and Hermine followed in 1854. Max met his future wife Elenora Nowark, daughter of Karl Nowark and Eva Janke, in Reisenberg. Max often spoke of beautiful lake Sorgen See (now lake Dzierzgon) to his children and grandchildren. Elenore spoke of visiting Marienwerder (now Kwydzyn Poland) as a young girl. She lived as an exchange student on a farm for several weeks. In 1873 at age 21 Max and Eleanore left Marienwerder Prussia and emigrated to the United States to escape the military draft. Along with Elenore's sister Louise, Max and his fiance left Germany from Bremen on the sailing vessel, Marco Polo. While en route to Baltimore the ship was forced off course to the Canary Islands by a major storm. The ship was resupplied and attempted the Atlantic crossing again. The entire voyage took a total of three months. They arrived in Baltimore, MD March 3, 1873 and were married the following April.
Max and Eleanor settled in Bay City Michigan where Max found work as a laborer in the lumber mills, eventually becoming a foreman at S McLean and Co. They attended Immanuel Lutheran church and had eight children. Eleanora died of pleurisy in 1897 at the age of 46. Three years after her death, Max married Wilhelmina Natzke who became an integral part of the Boehm childrens' lives, raising them as her own. Max died from spinal menengitis at age sixty. Only a year later, Minnie passed away.


text:
If your download does not start automatically, choose a download location to start your download.
Software IconCool Editor IconCool Studio
Easy Icon Maker 5.0
file size: 1.56 MB
This is an utility for icon making, editing, changing, extracting, and searching .
Published by:
Trial Period:
15 Days
98 / NT / 2k / Me / XP / 95 / 2003
Cow Rating:
It allows you to edit a transparent or opaque icon. The sizes may be 16 x 16, 32 x 32, 48 x 48, 64 x 64 or a customized size. The colors may be 1-bit monochrome, 4-bit 16 colors, 8-bit 256 colors or 24-bit true colors.
You may also extract an icon from an EXE or DLL file. You may import graphic files including BMP, JPG or GIF and save them as icon files, or export icon files as graphic files. The capture button allows you to capture any area on the screen to the editor. Filter functions allow you to process the icon with special effects including lighten, darken, soften and sharpen.


text:
Don't Say We Were Not Warned About This Chaos
By Robert Fisk
05 September 2003:
How arrogant was the path to war. As President Bush now desperately tries to cajole the old UN donkey to rescue him from Iraq - he who warned us that the UN was in danger of turning into a League of Nations "talking shop" if it declined him legitimacy for his invasion - we are supposed to believe that no one in Washington could have guessed the future.
Messrs Bush and Blair fantasised their way to war with all those mythical weapons of mass destruction and "imminent threats" from Iraq - whether of the 45-minute variety or not - and of the post-war "liberation", "democracy" and map-changing they were going to bestow upon the region. But the record shows just how many warnings the Bush administration received from sane and decent men in the days before we plunged into this terrible adventure.
Take the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings in Washington on the eve of war. Assistant Under Secretary Douglas Feith, one of Rumsfeld's "neo-cons", revealed that an office for "post-war planning" had only been opened three weeks earlier. He and Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman conceded that the Pentagon had been "thinking" about post-war Iraq for 10 months. "There are enormous uncertainties," Feith said. "The most you can do in planning is develop concepts."
US senators at the time were highly suspicious of the "concept" bit. When Democrat Joe Biden asked if anyone in the Bush administration had planned the post-war government of Iraq, Grossman replied that "There are things in our country we're not going to be able to do because of our commitment in Iraq." Richard Lugar, the Republican chairman then asked: "Who will rule Iraq and how? Who will provide security? How long might US troops conceivably remain? Will the United Nations have a role?"
Ex-General Anthony Zinni, once the top man in US Central Command with "peacekeeping" experience in Kosovo, Somalia and (in 1991) northern Iraq, smelled a rat and said so in public. "Do we want to transform Iraq or just transition it out from under the unacceptable regime of Saddam Hussein into a reasonably stable nation? Transformation implies significant changes in forms of governance... Certainly there will not be a spontaneous democracy..."
Zinni spoke of the "long hard" journey towards reconstruction and added - with ironic prescience - that "It isn't going to be a handful of people that drive out of the Pentagon, catch a plane and fly in after the military peace to try to pull this thing together."
But incredibly, that's exactly what happened. First it was Jay "pull-your-stomach-in-and-say-you're-proud-to-be-an-American" Garner, and then the famous "anti-terrorism" expert Paul Bremer who washed up in Baghdad to hire and then re-hire the Iraqi army and then - faced with one dead American a day (and 250 US troops wounded in August alone) - to rehire the murderous thugs of Saddam's torture centres to help in the battle against "terrorism". Iraq, Bremer blandly admitted last week, will need "several tens of billions" of dollars next year alone.
No wonder Rumsfeld keeps telling us he has "enough" men in Iraq. Sixteen of Americas's 33 combat brigades are now in the cauldron of Iraq - five others are also deployed overseas - and the 82nd Airborne, only just out of Afghanistan (where another five US troops were killed last weekend) is about to be deployed north of Baghdad. "Bring 'em on," Bush taunted America's guerrilla enemies last month. Well, they've taken him at his word. There is so far not a shred of evidence that the latest Bush administration fantasy - "thousands" of foreign Islamist "jihadi" fighters streaming into Iraq to kill Americans - is true.
But it might soon be. And what will be told then? Wasn't Iraq invaded to destroy terrorism rather than to recreate it? We were told Iraq was going to be transformed into a democracy and suddenly it's to be a battleground for more "war against terror". America, Bush now tells his people, "is confronting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan... so our people will not have to confront terrorist violence in New York or... Los Angeles." So that's it then. Draw all these nasty terrorists into our much-loved "liberated" Iraq and they'll obligingly leave the "homeland" alone. I wonder.
But notice, too, how everything is predicated to America's costs, to American blood. An American commentator, Rosie DiManno, wrote this week that in Iraq "There's also the other cost, the one measured in human lives... one American a day slain since Bush declared the major fighting over." Note here how the blood of Iraqis - whom we were so desperate to liberate six months ago - has disappeared from the narrative. Up to 20 innocent Iraqi civilians a day are now believed to be dying - in murders, revenge killings, at US checkpoints - and yet they no longer count. No wonder journalists now have to seek permission from the occupation authorities to visit Baghdad hospitals. Who knows how many corpses they would find in the morgue?
"The Baghdad communiqués are belated, insincere, incomplete. Things are far worse than we have been told... We are today not far short of a disaster." The writer was describing the crumbling British occupation of Iraq, under guerrilla attack in 1920. His name was Lawrence of Arabia.
Join our Daily News Headlines Email Digest


text:
Most Disingenuous Ad Ever? Updated
[Guest post by JD]
Bill Burton is a mendoucheous twatwaffle.
The ad the Priorities USA is running about how evil Romney/Bain is responsible for the death of a former employee's wife from cancer is dishonest on so many levels.
First, Romney left Bain's day-to-day operations 2 years before the evil plant closing. The plant was in financial trouble before Bain ever got involved. Tragically, the wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer almost 5 years later, and died shortly thereafter. However, she had insurance through her employer through 2002, or 2003, 2 years after the evil plant closing.
The ad suggests that Romney/Bain are responsible for a death from cancer in 2006, due to the spouse's loss of a job in 2001. It is despicable. And untrue. Even CNN thinks so.
Update – in what must be the pinnacle of irony and cognitive dissonance, an Obama fundraiser and large bundler, Jonathon Lavine, was the head of Bain at the time of the evil layoffs and closing in question. Obama does not shy away from taking filthy Bain campaign dollars, but earning money from Bain makes you a vulture or vampire.


text:
Ebook reader app android iphone using flashtrabajos
I am looking for English to Romania translator. I have 5 PDF document and contains 1292 columns. Translating - around 5000 words. Thanks.
I need 50 word FB ad proof read - have plenty of work so looking for someone ongoing if price right
i want to build uhf reader gate can read tag and save in database with alarm in exit gate by arduino
Hi, I'm looking for an experienced proofeditor to proof-read and to edit my <replace this with number of words> words eBook. My budget is <replace this with prorated rate of $10 USD/7,000 words>. To apply, please send me your previous work samples — preferably with a "before editing" and "after editing" — or a document with "tracked ch...
I need you to write some articles.
There is opensorce project chm reader made with c# for win pocket I need to redisgne it to work with android and ios is it possible: [iniciar sesión para ver URL] and also neeeded support gecko browser for android 4+
I need expert xamarin c# developer to designe chm file reader had all functionality that chm file provide like bookmarking searching if chm file provide it also in andriod platform I need to view chm file with customized gecko browser to solve compatiblty issue between browsers and and must support international language like arabic and the price is
I need a USB MSR to write into my python project
I'm looking for a solution to capture a QR code, read the info and print it to a Bluetooth printer with a date/time stamp
Bluetooth CANBus Reader Firmware Development (OBDII)
I have a wordpress site that is working as a multi-vendor platform with woocommerce as the plugin enabling such a function. However, I'd like to have an app that could be a channel driving traffic to my website and enabling customers to scan QR codes distributed in the physical locations. It would be very simple having as much as a one page with widgets
see document attached, i hope it explains
i want to buid an app for android and apple that can read EKG (Electrocardiography) using the camera. Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG[a]) is the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed over the skin .
I need the services of a Technical Research Proof Reader. You must be experienced in Both Harvard and IEEE Referencing Standard. This is remote Deskop task ONLY as you need to connect to my system to read report and making any changes if any. Thanks
Hello, We need a qualitative OCR done. It is meant to read characters from images in emails on forex trades. All types of trade signal emails and forex terms, it has to read with 100% accuracy. errors and adjustments are not acceptable in this wort. Please contact. Priyank
Hi, I'm looking to hire a mobile app developer to build Android mobile application that read RSS feed from different news sources that cover different categories. Please response with (Today is Sunny day) to know you actually read the project specification. The app should have different news categories that combine articles from different news sources
[iniciar sesión para ver URL] is a service that enables users to listen to articles when they can't read them. I need a reader of articles written in English. This is an on-going project that will last months, if not years. The work involves reading and recording online articles on a daily basis (Sunday is the one day off)
I have a program installed on my desktop and for some reason its not able to detect the usd reader. need someone that can take a look at it remotely
Need a stand-alone aspx web page that will 1. Read QR codes 2. Display interpreted values of QR code in text blox below the QR display as shown in screen shot 3. constructed as an aspx web page with a C# code-behind ( we will do the event code in the code behind page ourselves) IMPORTANT - fastest possible completion is important
...com/en/readers/xrp2-panel-reader The job is to design a schematic for a product which would meet the following requirements: Read animal RFID Ear tags(134.2Khz) at a range of 1 meter or more.(This is the difficult part) It will be made of two parts.1 - RFID Reader, 2 - Antenna Battery powered, Solar charging for the battery 3G connectivity(preferably using an IOT Module
Hello dear, want a rfid reader that read rfid card 13.56mzh and send to server using arduino uno and with the help of Ethernet shield. This is small work for you if you know about that. 1) you are able to set MAC Address and ip address this is not rocket science. we have everything you have to do on anydesk or team viewer or skype. don't worry
Follow details in attached! Please read and tell me if you are able to build it.
...an iPhone application that is a strict webview. I can provide a working app if needed. It just needs the QR code functionality. Workflow: User Pulls up App (Requests [iniciar sesión para ver URL]) User clicks on link on website to do QR Scan (Requests [iniciar sesión para ver URL]) Android App Provides QR Code Scanner Android App ...
Hello Freelancers, We are looking for someone to add a features to our QR Code Reader App we are working from a template and the code is nice and clean it is based out of android studio and we are only working on the android platform. Features - select photos from their gallery that contain QR code
...audio from the files stored in the micro sd card t the time of the alarm. The system must use a suitable micro-controller, 2X16 LCD dispaly, GPS clock, EEPROM, Micro SD card reader and on-device buttons. The system is focused for educational institutions. The system should have the following features: 1. A Home screen will feature the Current date
we want to design an app the will allow a user to edit and customise a set of stl file to there specifications
I require a proofreader for my technology website. You will need to check for grammatical errors, spelling mistakes, etc in the write up of articles. This is a daily basis and long-term work. Write your rate in the bid
We are looking for an experienced native US English speaking freelancer to help us with small edits and a careful proof reading project. The selected freelancer will receive a 3,800 - 3,900 words document, meaning several chapters of a book, and will be asked to: - Proof read with track changes; - Signalize any discrepancy in tone of voice, logic or structure through comments. Please apply to ...
I am starting back school and i need a second eye to review what i write before i turn it in. I need the writer make changed and submit to me. pages can vary to a simple paragraph to Book reports ABA style
I need freelancer who have knowledge in STM32F4 and programming software. I want to make timing system using RFID, basicly just like time attendance system. Parts I have is : - STM32F407ZGT6 (with RTC and mini SD card) - LCD 3.2 TFT - RFID Reader 125 Khz Wiegand - RFID Tag 125 Khz - GSM module SIM 900A Jobs to do is : - Make wiring system scheme
I need a new website. I need you to design and build it.
I need you to write some articles.
Please read a project proposal, and suggest changes regarding wording flow, and mistakes. Would love a detailed, careful eye on the sentence structure and grammar.
I want to make a simple PDF Viewer with search. - Opens a PDF from a URL - Automatically searches for all results with a specific string - Allows the user to navigate through each of the search results highlighting them in the process
I want a console and electron (Atom Shell) app developed with the purpose of find and show a pdf file that matches with information encoded in a QR code. The information encoded in the QR code will allow to find the pdf, also, in order to manage errors and particular cases some xml must be read. The software must run on Windows OS and Linux OS,
I am look for a designer to design + print a plastic case that fits an iPhone 7, and also can hold the SQUARE Chip Reader on the back of the iPhone case. I want the SQUARE to be accessible to read credit cards while still attached to the iPhone.
I need you to write some articles.
I need someone to write a C program that converts my CSV file into a 2D array. Need it done within an hour. Must be efficient with memory as the file is large. Is only for a single case so it doesnt need any command line input, just simple open the file, rows =250000, columns = 15.
Need someone to build me a csv reader into an array of structs for a project i'm working on. Must be momeory efficient as I need it to have up to 400,000 lines in each csv file. I'll send you the requirements upon hiring
Hello, I am looking for an experienced content writer, proof reader for my project. I would like to share details through the interview. Thanks.
1)QR reader 2)Design 3) Making sure my code work
1)QR reader 2)Design 3) Making sure my code work
...usingin existing hardware, rewrite has to be a POS , with an RFID reader, so when a customer signs up for the unlimited monthly carwash service, we need to input barcode number, name, address, email, cell number. POS part needs us to be able to intergrate the credit card, chip reader, and cash in a register format. There is a system now at carwash,
eBook reader that is capable of accessing files (documents) encrypted and hidden in a USB flash drive. The hidden documents will be write protected thus duplication of such documents onto other storage media is prohibited.
We need an expert who had worked upon a project or has made an application integrating zebra Fx 7500 reader with another application for extracting the data from the reader and using that data in their application. we are utilising the application for car tracking inside a service center
1)QR reader 2)Design 3) Making sure my code work
by using searupc api create a android and IOS barcode and QR reader
I have the code for buttons, only need the xaml design plus the qr reader to take a pic using the camera and making sure my code work
I am looking for someone who is familiar with OCR technology and Machine Learning
proof reading content and make it better. Someone good with English can help make it even more marketable. Have patience and heart-centered, open mind.


text:
Konerko goes deep, but can't rescue White Sox in ninth
CHICAGO -- The story of Arizona's 4-3 victory over the White Sox played before 24,634 at U.S. Cellular Field was Paul Konerko.
At least it was from the home team's side of the tale.View Full Game Coverage
CHICAGO -- The story of Arizona's 4-3 victory over the White Sox played before 24,634 at U.S. Cellular Field was Paul Konerko.
At least it was from the home team's side of the tale.View Full Game Coverage
It could have been a storybook finish, the sort of heroic walk-off that the White Sox captain has played a lead role in many times before over his accomplished 16 years on the South Side of Chicago. Instead, with Alexei Ramirez representing the tying run at second and two outs in the ninth, Addison Reed retired Konerko on a ground ball to second baseman Aaron Hill.
And after Reed finished off his 11th save for the D-backs (14-25), the same young hurler who recorded 69 saves over the last two seasons for the White Sox (19-19) had nothing but effusive praise for his friend and former teammate.
"Best guy you'll ever meet. If there's any little kid that wants someone to look up to, it's definitely him," said Reed of Konerko. "There's not a better guy who's playing the game. I want to try to play the game like he does. I want people to look up to me like they do him. He's the best.
"No matter how much I respect him, I'm still trying to strike him out. But I got the groundout and we got out of here with the win."
While Konerko couldn't quite come through in the ninth, he kept the White Sox and Jose Quintana (1-3) in the game earlier. Arizona scored three runs on three hits in the top of the fifth, marking the only three runs allowed by Quintana, but Konerko answered in the bottom of the frame with a two-run blast to left off of Wade Miley (3-3).
That 383-foot drive became Konerko's first homer this season in just his eighth start (four at first base, four at designated hitter) and in his 37th at-bat. Konerko moved past Juan Gonzalez and Andruw Jones into sole possession of 43rd place on the all-time home run list with 435 and hit his 428th as a member of the White Sox. That lofty total leaves him 20 behind franchise leader Frank Thomas.
As Konerko becomes more accustomed to this part-time playing, full-time mentoring role, he has become more successful. Konerko is 9-for-22 over his last nine games, including his 59th career Interleague homer.
"It's always nice to get the first home run of the season no matter who you are or where you are at," Konerko said. "I've been swinging well and hitting some balls hard and you can't, in the role I'm in, you'd like to go in and do big things, but it's kind of that back and forth between not trying to do too much to where you totally get out of control but you would like to try to be in a good position to drive the ball. It's a balance between the two.
"When you are playing every day, you can play around with that a little more. When you are not playing as much, you kind of want to get as much as you can out of one game. You have to be careful with that because it can get you to some bad passes. I've been dealing pretty good with that. It was a real good swing. I was happy with it."
Saturday's White Sox script was similar to Friday's contest, with the first nine hitters being retired by Miley just as they were in the series opener by Brandon McCarthy.
A seven-run fourth followed on Friday, but Miley was able to keep the potent White Sox attack under control for seven innings. Gordon Beckham actually broke up the perfect game with a single to open the fourth, like Alejandro De Aza did Friday with a double, but Marcus Semien followed with a double-play grounder to shortstop Chris Owings.
Jose Abreu's strikeout looking ended the fourth with just 12 batters faced by Miley despite the hit.
"Their starter was really good, Miley. He pitched really well," White Sox bench coach and interim manager Mark Parent said. "He got on a roll and just continued. I kept waiting for us to get to him and it was a little bit too late."
Quintana was touched up for Alfredo Marte's double, A.J. Pollock's single and Martin Prado's sacrifice fly in the fifth. He threw 109 pitches over six innings, striking out five and walking one intentionally.
Seven of his eight starts have been quality, but Quintana only has received a 2.50 run support average over his last six starts and 36 innings.
"You know, I don't have control about that," said Quintana of his run support. "Every night the guys give me runs, but I don't win because the other pitcher is good too."
"We had a plan today, we were trying to attack the guy that was pitching for them because he was throwing a lot of strikes," Prado said. "We felt like we had to be aggressive with him because he commanded his pitches."
Trailing by two in the ninth, Ramirez drove home pinch-hitter Conor Gillaspie with a two-out single after Gillaspie opened the inning with a single. Reed managed to strike out Abreu and Dayan Viciedo, and then got Konerko to block a big White Sox finish.
"Addison made good pitches there on me and that's that," Konerko said.
"If he got a base hit we were going to have a tie game," Reed said. "I was trying to keep it away to him and he hit one off the end of the bat to Hilly. It worked out."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin.


text:
Rossoneri midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng led his team-mates off the pitch during a friendly match at Pro Patria last week after being subjected to racist chanting from a section of the home fans.
Leading authority figures, campaigners and current professional footballers were quick to lend their support to the former Portsmouth and Tottenham player, who insisted he would walk off again in any competitive match under similar circumstances.
Blatter said there should be "zero tolerance" for racism in the game but did not feel the solution was for players to "run away" from racist abuse.
Berlusconi rejected the Fifa president's position today, telling radio station RTL: "I am of the opposite view.
"In fact, I thanked and congratulated my players for their decision to leave the field during the friendly in Busto Arsizio.
"This is an uncivilised problem that needs to be stopped, people should not allow these things to happen.
"Teams out on the pitch should set an example of civility and the educational role of football should not be underestimated.
"It's not only about the behaviour of players in the game, but of the public, and everyone needs to avoid giving Italy a negative image."
Piara Powar, the executive director of anti-racist campaign group Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE), told the Guardian: "We disagree entirely with the idea that Kevin-Prince Boateng ran away from the Milan match in which he was subjected to racial abuse. It's a nonsensical suggestion.
"What does Sepp Blatter know about what it is to be abused or excluded because you are an ethnic minority, and what might be the right or wrong way to respond?
"The point is that the hard-won processes put in place to deal with issues of discriminatory abuse, that apply from referees all the way up to international disciplinary commissions, are not being implemented.
"There seem to be so many statements being made off the cuff by football administrators on important issues of policy that are ill-thought out. The message going out is one of indifference by governing bodies at all levels."
Speaking at a conference in the Middle East, Blatter had told United Arab Emirates newspaper The National, he said: "Walk off? No. I don't think that is the solution.
"But the Italian federation has yet to provide Fifa with the report detailing what exactly has happened.
"I don't think you can run away, because eventually you can run away if you lose a match. This issue is a very touchy subject, but I repeat there is zero tolerance of racism in the stadium; we have to go against that. The only solution is to be very harsh with the sanctions - and the sanctions must be a deduction of points or something similar."


text:
David Jones Personal Collection Record Album - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart - It's All Happening On The Inside
100% OF THE PROFITS FROM THE SALE OF THIS ALBUM WILL BE DONATED TO THE DAVY JONES EQUINE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (DJEMF) http://www.djemf.com THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
This item is a framed record album purchased from the Estate of David T. (Davy) Jones at the Julien's Music Icons Auction. It is part of Davy Jones' personal record collection of Monkees' solo albums and is packaged and labeled with the intention to have been featured in Davy Jones' Monkees museum in Beavertown, PA.
This is the original record album and represents the by-gone era of music being recorded on vinyl and original album art. The album is framed in a metal and plexiglass clip frame that allows the back of the album to be viewed and for the record to be easily available for playing if you desire to.
This is a vintage record and I have not played this album therefore I cannot guarantee that it will play without skips and/or scratches.
NOTE: Current pricing is for the album without glitter enhancement. If you would like to have this album glittered to enhance its beauty, please choose the "Glittered" option for that option.
I accept payments by charge card and PayPal. Required taxes may be added to your purchase if that is a state requirement.
Shipping from United States
As soon as payment has cleared your purchase will be shipped to you via best shipping method for the destination. If you need faster shipment than standard, please note that in a purchase message and I'll obtain the shipping method that best fits your need.
My goal is for the item/s you have purchased to arrive in perfect condition, but if that does not happen, please contact me immediately and I'll do what it takes to resolve the issues. If the item/s purchased are not what you were expecting, please contact me for a return authorization to return. My goal is happy customers and I'll handle any issues to the best of my ability.
Custom orders are welcome!


text:
February 23, 2010
I *heart* Centre Pompidou
We made it to the Centre Pompidou yesterday afternoon. It's one of my favorite places here. We should go more often...
We got there at a good time. By the time we left, lots of people were waiting in line to get in.
Here are some photos of some of the things I liked - too bad I didn't write down the artists names. I should take a notebook next time...
Nikki de Saint Phalle
Nikki de Saint Phalle
the girl's favorite - projections on the floor which they could walk on
Labels: art, Paris, Paris je t'aime...
4 comments:
- cindy said...
it looks like the coolest place. i never write down the names or read the information. i know it's bad, but i'm a VISUAL person ;)!
- February 23, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Pascale said...
So am I... absolutely! And when I read the info chances are that by the time I leave the museum, it's all gone...
- February 24, 2010 at 12:32 AM
- karen said...
Wow! Talk about dressing (and undressing) The Woman. These photos are amazing. Thank you! It's fun that your children could be part of the art too. Do your museums allow photos? Many of the ones around here, even small galleries at the colleges, do not allow photography. Also sending warmest anniversary wishes to you!
- February 24, 2010 at 5:26 AM
- Pascale said...
I was a bit surprised too, but for this exposition I was allowed to take pictures, as long as I didn't use flash.
- February 24, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Economists may have lowered forecasts for China's economic growth, but markets are still not fully factoring in what weakness in the world's second largest economy means for the rest of the globe, analysts say.
"The problem in Europe, if there is one, is going to come through Germany, and is one that people really aren't focusing on right now," Mark Matthews, head of research for Asia at Bank Julius Baer, said on CNBC late last week.
"Over half of Germany's GDP [gross domestic product] is from exports and I think the slowdown in China has not been embedded into most forecasts around the world," he said. China is the biggest non-European Union market for German exports after the United States.
China's economic numbers have proved mostly weak lately, prompting a number of banks to revise down their 2013 growth forecasts. HSBC and Goldman Sachs now expect China's economy to grow 7.4 percent this year – which would mean falling below Beijing's target of 7.5 percent.
(Read More: Why China's Economy May Be Heading for a Crash)
Concerns over China's slowdown are already being felt in Australia's markets. Weaker-than-expected data from China have contributed a fall in the Australian dollar this month to a three-year low against the U.S. dollar. China is Australia's main trading partner and Aussie markets are, to some extent, seen as a proxy to what is happening in China.


text:
Amon Hen 48
Revision as of 18:20, 29 January 2012 by KingAragorn (Talk | contribs)
Amon Hen 48 is the forty-eighth issue of the Amon Hen journal by The Tolkien Society.
- Reprinted by kind permission of The Tolkien Society and the named cover artist(s) - all rights reserved.
See also
- Amon Hen, the Hill of Sight, the place the journal is named after
- List of Amon Hen issues
- Amon Hen cover art gallery
- Mallorn, another, and more academic, journal of The Tolkien Society


text:
A profit of about $10,000 per acre for his 2007-2008 W. Murcott mandarin (tangerine) crop brings all smiles to James McFarlane as he scans the financial spreadsheets at Redbanks Farming, Inc. McFarlane hopes for an encore financial performance this year, barring a damaging freeze.
McFarlane, general manager of the 1,200-acre citrus, almond, and wheat operation in Clovis, Calif. (Fresno County), reports his 25 bearing acres of the mostly seedless W. Murcott variety cleared $240,000 in the 2007-2008 crop year.
"That's about $10,000 per acre in the wallet," McFarlane said.
Meanwhile his Navel crop cleared about $2,500 per acre which is markedly better than his budgeted return of $400 per acre.
McFarlane received about $16 per 25-pound carton for a single, large mandarin packout last year. His citrus is marketed by Mulholland Citrus in Orange Cove, Calif.
Consumer demand for seedless mandarins has exceeded California's available supply — propelling the strong prices. McFarlane and other citrus growers are aboard the mandarin planting locomotive, hoping to engineer more bottom lines in the black though increased production.
"A lot of (mostly) seedless mandarin trees are being planted in California so the party will end eventually," McFarlane said. Yet he believes the window of opportunity remains open for great profits in the short term.
"Five years from now it wouldn't surprise me if there is an ample supply of seedless mandarins on the market, and we'll be brought back to earth."
McFarlane entered the seedless mandarin market in 2001 when he planted 19 acres of the W. Murcott variety. Trees are spaced 10 feet apart with a 20-foot minimum between the rows. Nineteen additional acres of W. Murcott were brought into production in 2004 by grafting over the adjacent block of Early Beck Navel in a 16-by-20 spacing.
About 800 cartons of fruit per acre were harvested in 2004-2005, plus 1,400 cartons/acre in 2005-2006. W. Murcotts are harvested after the coldest winter temperatures.
The January 2007 freeze wiped out McFarlane's entire 2006-2007 crop. Crop insurance reimbursed him for about 25 percent of the loss which was based on a short-term production history.
"The freeze ruined every piece of W. Murcott fruit," McFarlane said. "However, if you can get the fruit through the winter, you can make a heck of a lot more money than Navel oranges. Even if you harvest one out of every two W. Murcott crops, generally you'll be money ahead from growing mid-season Navel varieties."
The W. Murcott variety bounced back from the freeze with an astonishing 2,500 cartons/acre yield in 2007-2008. "I think that's about peak production."
"While the W. Murcott is not a 100 percent seedless variety, we've averaged less than one seed per fruit," McFarlane said. "We get paid top price when we average less than one seed," McFarlane said.
Redbanks Farming operates two ranches: a citrus-only ranch in Sanger owned and operated by McFarlane's father, Bill. The Clovis ranch includes almonds, wheat (irrigated and dryland), Navels, and the W. Murcotts.
The W. Murcott requires higher levels of zinc, boron, and manganese in comparison to Navels, McFarlane explains. The W. Murcott produces a heavy tree load.
"We topped our older trees to about 9 feet this past spring, and they have put on 3 feet of new growth since that time. I'll go out on a limb and say we'll have to rein them back. The trees need a haircut."
McFarlane irrigates the W. Murcotts with about 3.5 acre-feet of water annually; mostly with water supplied by the Fresno Irrigation District, plus some well water.
McFarlane will plant the Tango variety this year to complete his planting intentions. The Tango is an irradiated, seedless version of the W. Murcott released by the University of California's Citrus Breeding Program in 2006.
Joel Nelsen, president, California Citrus Mutual (CCM), Exeter, Calif., says about 25,000 acres of bearing, seedless mandarin trees are now in production in California with even more nonbearing tree acres in the ground.
Seedless mandarin production in Arizona includes one commercial planting near Yuma. Experimental research is underway at the University of Arizona's Citrus Agricultural Center in Waddell, Ariz.
"I'm extremely bullish on seedless mandarins," Nelsen said. "It's a good piece of fruit that's stimulated some excitement in the marketplace. The California citrus industry is a mature industry, so seedless mandarins are creating a lot of demand."
"Seedless is in and seeds are out" with consumers. That's one reason why the summer Valencia orange industry has declined almost 50 percent, Nelsen said.
Major seedless mandarin growing areas include Fresno, Tulare, and Kern counties in California's San Joaquin Valley (SJV), plus the Coachella and Imperial valleys to the south. The southern SJV generates the most production.
Nelsen expects seedless mandarin production to double over the next few years. Yet he warned against a plethora of varieties entering the market and marketing the varieties against each other.
"One of the problems some of our sister commodities have is too many varieties; each one supposedly better than the other which has led to marketing confusion," Nelsen said.
"We could find ourselves in that situation with seedless mandarins if customers, marketers, and growers try to one-up each other which actually causes confusion-based price erosion."
Honey bees are essential to pollination for many California crops. Citrus is also a good overwintering crop for honey bees. A hotly-contested issue in the San Joaquin Valley (SJV) remains bees causing cross pollination from some citrus to seedless mandarins resulting in some seeds in the mandarins.
"This adversely affects the revenue base for seedless mandarin growers," Nelsen said. "We haven't had much success in working this issue out."
Several larger producers, including Sun Pacific and Paramount Citrus, have dominated the seedless mandarin acreage explosion, Nelsen said. Additional acreage will come into production from smaller producers with acreage in the 40 to several hundred acre range.
"The larger producers will have a larger percentage of market shares, but will not have the dominance they once had, Nelsen predicts.
Nelsen remains bullish on Navels based on the orange's good color, shape, and consistent flavor which has retained domestic and export consumption. The lemon market remains strong with solid fresh market and food service demand.
e-mail: [email protected]


text:
Slow Motion Victory Soundtrack: a glorious and victorious tune for your (movie) projects. This orchestral track with hints of electronica is perfect for sports victories, acts of heroism, breakthroughs and achievements in business, inspiring stories and ceremonies.
Both mixes have MP3 and WAV versions for your convenience.
Thanks for purchasing!


text:
Cyrkin v. New York State Department of Labor et al
Plaintiff: Erin Cyrkin
Defendant: Patricia O'Reilly, New York State Department of Labor and Barbara Weymouth
Case Number: 6:2013cv06096
Filed: February 22, 2013
Court: New York Western District Court
Office: Rochester Office
County: Monroe
Presiding Judge: David G. Larimer
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause of Action: 29:791 Job Discrimination (Rehabilitation Act)
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Access additional case information on PACER
Use the links below to access additional information about this case on the US Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.
Access this case on the New York Western District Court's Electronic Court Filings (ECF) System
- Search for Party Aliases
- Associated Cases
- Attorneys
- Case File Location
- Case Summary
- Docket Report
- History/Documents
- Parties
- Related Transactions
- Check Status
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
I am gearing up to ordering a pre-assembled wfo. I do not want a permanent installation and want the ability to move my oven on casters. Other than one I spotted on eBay (2 fat boys), the Andiamo is the only one I have found so far. My wife and I stopped by the Forno Bravo factory this week (we were in the area on a quick vacation from our home in Oakland) and saw one up close. That was fun. But, now I have also found the oven from Forno Classico. I have a note into them to learn if they can / will manufacture the stand on caster wheels. Also, I am undecided between the larger/smaller Andiamo. That is primarily a size and ease of movement question. I would appreciate any feedback on the 3 choices (other?) I have, so far, narrowed it down to. The 2 fat boys oven (http://twofatboys.com/) seems like the best deal but the steel look is very industrial looking and I am not sure if they have a reputation developed. Thanks!- Mitch
Thanks fornographer! I just read through your adventure thus far. Looks like a great oven and it is clear that your pies look better and better with each round!Can you tell me how difficult it is to move? I would be keeping it in my courtyard which is all slate tile. So, pretty smooth surface, no rough terrain. Can one move it easily? Are two required? Depending on difficulty, I could "give it up" and get a primavera. Or, if it is relatively easy to move, there are 2 spots it could go. One would require constant movement (roll it out to use, roll it back to store). The other would pretty much be a permanent spot.thanks.
Hi Scott123:Thanks for telling me about this. I did not know about the design or shape issues that created the temperature limitations which, in turn, limit the type of pizza.I am surprised since I thought you needed temperatures of 800 or so for a Neapolitan and that these ovens are capable of delivering that level (including the dome).
Omid got a Piccolo and I don't think he will have any issues with making great pizza.
Love it. I am a trudge through the numbers type (and a math major to boot!). Having said that I am looking for something easy to work with. The hassle factor of installation combined with my space limitations is what sends me to the Andiamo. If I pull the trigger on it, I sure do hope it is easy to work with. If not for the installation concerns, I would probably end up with the Piccolo. I may talk to a contractor that has worked on my house and seek his help on installation. - Mitch