text:
Recipe: Nibuta (braised pork shoulder)
The perfect addition to that bowl of homemade ramen
Ever wondered how to prepare those succulent slices of pork that sit atop ramen? There are two basic approaches to preparing char siu (Chinese) or chashu (Japanese) pork.
The Chinese method is to cut the pork into strips and roast it in an oven or over a fire. It is seasoned with a mixture of honey, soy sauce and five-spice powder.
In Japan, the pork is more often prepared by cooking fatty cuts of pork on a low heat in a heavy iron pot such as a dutch oven (what the British would call a casserole dish). After the meat has cooked for several hours with aromatics such as garlic and ginger, it is allowed to cool before being cut into slices. The resulting nibuta (braised) pork can be served on its own, or over the ubiquitous ramen noodles.
This recipe may also be prepared in a pressure cooker, but I prefer using an enameled cast iron pot such as those from Staub.
Ingredients (serves 4-8)
- 1.5 kg pork loin (700 – 800 g loaf of pork loin)
- 150 g onion (1 whole onion)
- 250 g green onion (2 whole green onions)
- 40 – 50 g garlic (4 -5 cloves of garlic)
- 40 – 50 g ginger
- 2 red peppers (dried, without seeds)
- 400 ml sake
- 100 ml mirin
- 300 ml soy sauce
- 300 ml water
- 5 tablespoons of sugar
- String for cooking
First, tie each piece of meat so that it fits into your iron pot. Warm a flying pan on a high heat (without oil) and brown the pork well on all sides.
Next, place the meat into the iron pot. Crush the garlic using the flat part of a knife and remove the skin and any sprouts. Roughly peel the skin from the ginger slice into pieces 1 -2 mm thick. Cut off the green part of the green onion. Put all of the ingredients into the pot around the meat. Add the red pepper, sake, mirin, soy sauce and water.
Now peel the onion and cut it in half vertically. Place the pieces into the pot. Warm the iron dish on a medium heat. Once the soup becomes hot, add the sugar and let it dissolve.
Finally add water (not included in the ingredients list) until the liquid covers the meat. Warm the pot on a medium to high heat. Once the ingredients have come to the boil, lower the heat and cover with a lid.
One hour later, turn over the pork. An hour after that, turn the pork over again. Turn off the heat and leave the pot for 4 – 5 hours. As the ingredients cook, skim the lard from the top of the soup.
Once the pork has cooled, slice the pork (otherwise it will simply fall apart under the knife).
Finally, cut the white part of the green onion diagonally into pieces 2 -3 mm thick. Warm the soup and add the onion. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes. Present the sliced pork with the green onion and pour soup over the top of the pork.
A boiled egg would be great addition to the pork on a dish of noodles.


text:
The German Navy training ship Gorch Fock ll, one of six such ships originally built at the Blohm & Voss shipyards in Hamburg.She was built in 1958 serving as a training ship for the West German Navy until the fall of the Berlin wall, after which she continues to serve the German Navy. The first 5 ships had various destinies. One of them,ex-Horst Vessel, became the U.S.Coast Guard's Eagle.
The Gorch Fock ll was one of the largest ships at the Tall Ships Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in July, 2007.
Sony DSCF828 camera
Featured in Sony/Minolta Shooters
Featured in Transpor
WINNER of the challenge"For The Barque Only" in the Group A Love of Boats

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Twilight star Cam Gigandet has become a father for the second time.
The actor's fiancee Dominique Geisendorff gave birth to son Rekker on 23 January (13), and Gigandet has shared the happy news with fans on his Facebook.com page.
The newborn is a younger sibling for the couple's three-year-old daughter Everleigh.
Gigandet declares, "Dominique gave birth to our second child, son Rekker Radley Gigandet, on 1/23/2013. He is healthy, happy, and perfect.
"We are humbled to have the opportunity to call ourselves the parents of this beautiful soul, and I am forever grateful to God for allowing me to know this kind of boundless, immaculate love. Thanks to those of you who wish to send your positive energy and well wishes."
The couple has been engaged since 2008.
Gigandet played evil vampire James in the first Twilight film.


text:
Cape Gannet - Sula capensis
Common name: Cape Gannet
Scientific name: Sula capensis
Accession number: 002
Materials: Watercolour on paper
When painted: 1832
Inscription on reverse: "Common Gannet. Sula Bassana. From an individual shot on the Bass Rock, and lent by William Stables Esqe. A variety having the bare line much extended on the neck the secondary quills and tail-feathers brown."


text:
Unfortunately, your browser does not meet our new security requirements. Before March 17, 2018, upgrade your browser to the newest version to avoid any interruption in accessing PearsonVUE.com.
This website is scheduled to undergo routine maintenance on Saturday, 18 August 5:00 p.m.- Sunday, 19 August 2:00 a.m. CDT. During this time, you may not be able to schedule, reschedule or cancel test appointments. We apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
To schedule, reschedule or cancel an exam:
EC-Council certifications are designed to provide the foundation needed by every Electronic Commerce and Security Professional. EC-Council curriculum provides broad range of skills and knowledge needed to build and manage an organization's networking and security operations and to effectively utilize various resources to achieve operation excellence.
EC-Council has Pearson VUE test centers located within many of their own Accredited Training Centers. If you'd like to register for an EC-Council exam at an EC-Council ATC, please contact them directly.
Prior to attempting an EC-Council exam, you are required to AGREE to:
You should NOT attempt the exam unless you have read, understood and accepted the terms and conditions in full. BY ATTEMPTING THE EXAM, YOU SIGNIFY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED AGREEMENTS. In the event that you do not accept the terms of the agreements, you are not authorized by EC-Council to attempt any of its certification exams.
Once you have successfully passed the EC-Council certification exam, you will receive your Certification Welcome Kit by mail within 4-8 weeks from the date of your exam. For more information or questions on EC-Council Certification, please visit cert.eccouncil.org or contact http://www.eccouncil.org/Support/ticket-new.
In order to schedule and pay for your EC-Council exam, you must have an eligibility number. You will not be allowed to sit for the exam without the eligibility number. Please contact EC-Council for this number or visit their website.
Appointments may be made in advance or on the day you wish to test, subject to availability.
Please send certification-related questions to EC-Council.
Visit our other websites


text:
by Thegreatnick April 13, 2005
Don't exacerbate things!
by Shane June 19, 2004
To masturbate furiously, and to the point of utter exhaustion
Last night, I went home, and exacerbated for literally 3 hours...I've never slept better
She's so hot. You don't know how many times I've exacerbated while thinking about her
She's so hot. You don't know how many times I've exacerbated while thinking about her
by jmag123 January 13, 2009
Jimmy's attempts to gain recongnition inhigh school only exacerbated his already troublesome identity crisis.
by Mac11 October 07, 2004
The term used to describe the practice of masturbating to exhaustion as a quality form of exercise.
I totally killed my workout yesterday - I had to exacerbate to failure for 5 sets!
by Master Exacerbater October 25, 2012
Means the same thing as exasperate, but sounds more like masturbate and is therefore funnier, and funner to say. Its like im getting away with something dirty, like everytime I go to the restaurant Fudrucker's.
fudrucker's exacerbates puerile wit.
by darius sunofovich January 05, 2005
To excessively masturbate.
Eric: "Get out of my room, I'm masturbating."
Ian: "Alright, just don't exacerbate."
Ian: "Alright, just don't exacerbate."
by electricfeel October 14, 2009


text:
- Home
- Who We Are
- What We Offer
- Solutions for You
- Business
- Commercial & Institutional
- Mortgage
- Wealth
Timothy J. Notaro
Senior Vice President, Wayne Hummer Investments
847.573.1633 Direct
866.386.5276 Toll-free
866.302.7280 Fax
1200 South Milwaukee Avenue
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
Libertyville - Main
507 North Milwaukee Avenue
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
1110 West Maple Avenue
Mundelein, Illinois 60060
Vernon Hills
1101 Lakeview Parkway
Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061
Wauconda - Main
495 West Liberty Street
Wauconda, Illinois 60084
Timothy Notaro is a Financial Advisor who joined the firm in 2004 and offers his clients a full suite of wealth management products and services. With more than 25 years of industry experience, he strives to provide sound investment advice and personalized financial solutions. Tim's philosophy is built on developing lasting relationships through a thorough understanding of each client's individual needs, risk tolerance, time horizon, and long-term investment objectives. He helps his clients meet those goals with a comprehensive offering of securities, asset management, trust, and banking services.
Prior to joining the firm, Tim worked for Northern Trust Securities. Additionally, his career includes experience at Dean Witter and Thomson McKinnon Securities.
Tim earned his degree in Business from St. Norbert College in Wisconsin. He is a member of the American Funds All-American Team, the Van Kampen Admiral's Council, and the Pacific Advisory Council. He holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 Licenses in addition to Life and Variable Contracts Insurance Licenses. He is also a member of the 2012 Chairman's Club. Tim resides in Libertyville, Illinois with his wife and three children and volunteers for a variety of sports, clubs, and organizations.
The Tim Notaro Team is led by Tim Notaro with support from Nancy Lagerfeldt.
Securities provided by Wayne Hummer Investments, LLC (Member SIPC). Accounts carried by First Clearing Corp. (member NYSE/SIPC). Trust and Asset Management services provided by The Chicago Trust Company and Wintrust Capital Management Company, respectively.
Investments products such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds:


text:
HOUSTON—At their home in Porter, brothers Tyler Wertz and Austin Tucker can spend hours playing Xbox. The day we visited the game of choice was mixed-martial arts courtesy of the UFC. But next to their television sits a much more important piece of equipment: the computer and battery charger keeping them both alive.
Tyler was diagnosed first, when he was just six years old. He has Becker Muscular Dystrophy. It causes progressive, disabling weakness in his arms and legs. Now, at the age of 18, he sometimes stumbles and falls. But the disease is also destroying the function of his heart. The progression of the disease has been so severe that he was very near complete heart failure. So two years ago doctors at Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center gave his family a battery-powered option to keep him alive.
"It is becoming significantly more common," said Methodist cardiologist Dr. Jerry Estep.
The approach that is becoming more common was to implant an LVAD, a left ventricular assist device, in Tyler's chest. Attached to the left ventricle and the aorta, the impeller-type pump assists the pumping function of the patient's heart. Tyler's LVAD, called the HeartMate II and made by Thoratec Corporation, is powered by a drive-line that exits his lower abdomen and is attached to a small computer-controled module powered by two large batteries. The computer and batteries are carried in a small backpack that he can take with him anywhere.
Keep the batteries charged and his heart gets the help it needs, perhaps for several years, before he opts for the heart transplant he will likely need to stay alive.
"Everybody looks at me different," said Tyler of the small satchel-sized carrying case he always has slung over his shoulder. "It's hard sometimes when people are just looking at you, staring at you."
"They said I probably wouldn't be here today. I think God gave me a second chance at life really," said Tyler.
"It's a miracle," said his mom Jennifer Banks. "It's just amazing the technology and the things they can do now."
But what makes Tyler even more unique is that it's a journey he now shares with his little brother Austin too.
Austin, 15, had the same device implanted earlier this year. Becker Muscular Dystrophy is genetic. Austin has the same heart failure problem too.
"They call me Ironman because of all of it," joked Tyler.
"They call me the Energizer Bunny," said Austin.
"We thought it would be our primary strategy to improve his quality of life, improve his chance of survival, and use it as a bridge to heart transplant depending on how he is doing," said Estep.
"I just know I gotta stay strong," said Tyler. "I gotta be strong for him. He's younger than me."
"He gives me courage, and when he's down I give him courage," added Austin. "We gotta do this—we're brothers. We gotta get through this together."
Jennifer Banks, a single mom caring for her two sons and their expensive life-lines at their home in Porter in Montgomery County, wishes it was an option she had for her two brothers. They had Becker Muscular Dystrophy as well. One died at 18. The other died at the age of 29.
"I'm just really blessed," she said of the technology that is keeping her sons alive. "I just wish I'd had that option with my brothers."
Now two brothers, slowed by a degenerative disease and facing a difficult future, have a fighting chance: walking a battery-powered journey together.


text:
A Book for People Who Liked Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
While reading The Informationist by Taylor Stevens I was struck by how this thriller has some of the same aspects of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I think people who enjoyed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo would also enjoy The Informationist.
The main character is Vanessa (Michael) Munroe who gathers information about developing countries for corporations that want to do business there. She is a genius with learning languages, adapting to local customs, and finding contacts. She is tough, resourceful, and works alone. Although Munroe is an American, she was born in Cameroon to missionary parents, lived with the natives, ran off when she was fourteen, took up with the gun runner and drug dealer Francisco Beyard who became her mentor, and learned the geography and power structure of west central Africa. She speaks twenty-two languages and can easily disguise herself as a male if needed. Kate Breeden acts as an agent for Munroe and tells her about a lucrative offer from Richard Burbank, a wealthy Texas oil man. Burbank's step-daughter Emily disappeared in west central Africa four years ago, and he wants closure on the mystery. His wife Elizabeth committed suicide after Emily disappeared. Burbank insists that Miles Bradford, a family friend and former Special Forces officer, accompany her. This is a fast-paced and gripping story with corruption, violence, betrayal, and death at every twist and turn.
According to the Taylor Steven's Facebook page and website, she was raised in communes run by the Children of God, a non-mainstream religious group (she calls it a cult), and lived all over the world. Her time spent in Africa provides the background for the vivid descriptions in her debut novel. She is writing the next Vanessa Munroe novel.


text:
If you have a question that is not listed below, please contact us at email@example.com.
Q: What is transplantation?
A: Transplantation is a procedure (or set of procedures) in which diseased and/or nonfunctioning organs, tissue or bone marrow is replaced with the same obtained from another healthy person. Transplants between identical twins will not be rejected because all the genes (antigens) are identical.
Q: What is histocompatibility?
A: "Histo" is a Greek word that means "tissue". Histocompatibility refers to the quality or state of being histo or tissue compatible. This term is used in transplantation to describe the ability of a donor's tissue or organ to be accepted by a recipient.
There is a group of genes present in all animals called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). In humans the MHC is called human leukocyte antigen (HLA). The more HLA antigens shared between a recipient and donor, the better the potential outcome of the transplantation. For bone marrow transplantation, a near-perfect match is required whereas for kidney transplantation, a lesser match can result in a successful, functioning transplant.
Q: What is HLA?
A: An Introduction to HLA presentationHuman Leukocyte Antigens are the human form of MHC and are proteins located on the surface of white blood cells and other tissues in the body. HLA antigens play an important role in the immune system's defense against invaders such as bacteria, viruses and parasites.
In transplantation, when the donor's HLA is different from the recipient's, the immune system of the recipient will recognize the donor's HLA antigens as foreign. This causes rejection of the transplanted tissue or organ.
Q: Why would a patient need HLA testing?
A: HLA typing is used to identify the best donor for a transplant recipient. In the best case scenario the donor will have the exact HLA antigens as the recipient. The risk of transplant rejection is lessened for well-matched donor-recipient pairs.
Certain diseases are associated with particular HLA types. For example, a person with ankylosing spondylitis (a disease like rheumatoid arthritis) is likely to have HLA-B27 antigens. HLA typing can help a physician differentiate ankylosing spondylitis from other disorders.
Q: How is a person's HLA type determined?
A: HLA testing is performed on a sample of blood. An individual's HLA typing can be determined by testing the HLA proteins on the surface of white blood cells or by testing DNA from the same cells.
Q: How is HLA typing performed?
A: HLA typing is performed in laboratories by trained technologists using blood drawn from a person's arm. The blood can be separated into components such as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma or serum. After blood clots, the fluid portion is called serum. HLA typing is performed on the white blood cells known as lymphocytes.
Q: What other testing is performed by the HLA laboratory?
A: The HLA laboratory not only performs HLA typing, we also test for antibodies to HLA. There are 2 specific types of antibody testing that we perform:
Q: What is an antibody?
A: An antibody is a protein found in the blood. Antibodies are produced by the immune system as a direct response to a foreign invader, i.e. bacteria.
In transplantation, anti-HLA antibodies can attack donor HLA antigens on the surface of the transplanted tissue and injure the organ.
Q: What is a cross match?
A: A cross match is a laboratory test performed before transplantation to detect antibodies in the recipient's blood that may destroy the transplanted organ. The test is performed with the white blood cells (lymphocytes) from the potential donor and the serum (the straw yellow-colored fluid formed when blood clots) of the patient.
In cases where lymphocytes from a potential donor are attacked by the patient's antibodies, transplantation with this donor may not occur and another will be sought.
Q: What is PRA?
A: A PRA test can be performed many different ways. Basically, we take known HLA proteins and react them with a patient's serum. If the patient has antibodies to a particular HLA protein, the antibodies will bind. We then add other special proteins to allow us to detect that the antibody is bound to the HLA protein. By determining which HLA proteins a patient reacts to, we can determine if a potential patient/donor combination is likely to have a good or bad outcome.
Q: What causes anti-HLA antibodies to develop?
A: Anti-HLA antibodies can be triggered by blood transfusion, multiple pregnancies and by transplantation. Lymphocytes present in transfused blood are the source of the immunization causing anti-HLA antibody development.
Since a person can develop antibodies after a transfusion, it is important for a transplant candidate to submit a blood sample to the HLA laboratory approximately 14 days after each transfusion. The serum will be tested to determine whether anti-HLA antibodies have been produced.
If anti-HLA antibodies were produced as a response to the transfusion, the HLA specificity can be defined and avoided in selection of a suitable organ donor.
Q: Can anti-HLA antibodies change?
A: Yes and no. Once an antibody is made, it doesn't really change. What changes are the types of antibodies that are made and the amount of these antibodies in the bloodstream. The immune system is very good at changing the antibodies that are made, to make the immune response even better. HLA antibody levels can be high following a transfusion or transplantation but significantly decrease in the months or years following. However, the cells that make antibodies can develop into memory cells and the antibody levels can go from undetectable to extremely high very quickly (within days) if a patient is exposed to a foreign HLA again.
Q: What makes HLA so complex?
A: Finding an HLA-matched donor can be difficult because there are so many different HLA antigens, or proteins. There are 3 different HLA class I antigens: A, B and C. There are several HLA class II antigens but the most commonly tested are: DR and DQ. There are many different antigens within each group; for example there are at least 21 different HLA-A antigens.
HLA antigens are named with the letter of the locus followed by a number designation unique for a particular antigen, i.e. A1 or A24. Each person inherits one A, B, C, DR and DQ antigen from each parent. Thus, we have 2 HLA-A antigens, 2 HLA-B antigens and so on.
In addition, the number of possible combinations of HLA-A with -B and -C and –DR and –DQ makes billions of different HLA types possible.
Q: Why can it be so difficult to find an HLA-matched donor?
A: The best potential for an HLA match is within the family. Each person inherits one A, B, C, DR and DQ antigen from each parent. Thus, we have 2 HLA-A antigens, two HLA-B antigens and so on.
The number of different HLA combinations is limited to the HLA types of the parents. A typical HLA typing would be expressed as: A11, 32; B35, 44; DR1, 7; DQ5, 9. In this case, A11; B35; DR1; DQ5 may be inherited from the mother and A32; B44; DR7; DQ9 from the father.
The combination of HLA-A, B, DR and DQ antigens inherited from each parent is called a haplotype. Each parent has 2 HLA haplotypes one of which will be inherited by each child. For all children sharing the same parents, there will only be 4 possible combinations of HLA antigens or haplotypes. The odds of finding "matches" between siblings greatly increases compared to the general population because we have a 1-in-4 chance of being identical to each sibling.
When an unrelated donor is sought the number of potential HLA combinations becomes so enormous that finding the patient's exact HLA type may seem like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Q: What is immunogenetics?
A: It is the study of the genetics of the immune system. Among many other things, immunogenetics can include the study of HLA antigens, antibody formation, transplantation rejection and graft-versus-host disease.
Q: If my sibling and I have the same blood group, do we have the same HLA antigens?
A: The A, B and O blood groups and HLA genetic systems are not inherited together. Just as the gene for eye color is separate from the gene that indicates blood group, so are your genes different for HLA compared to blood group genes.
Special thanks to John McIntyre, PhD and Dawn Wagenknecht, CHS from St. Francis Hospital's HLA laboratory in Beechgrove, Indiana for allowing us to partially reproduce information from their website.
Disclaimer: The information on this website is for general informational purposes only and SHOULD NOT be relied upon as a substitute for sound professional medical advice, evaluation or care from your physician or other qualified health care provider.


text: |Our outdoor creation museum at Gympie already has its own spectacular fossil plants, trees and special Jurassic fossils, particularly ones we've brought back from such places as the original Jura Mountains in South Germany. But after many decades of digging, our fossil collection of "evidence" for creation and against evolution is now huge. and will be the basis of the future main Australian Creation Museum. Yes, we do need vast amounts of money, so pray for that, and we do need time, supporters and volunteers to assist. To encourage you, look at some of the new fossils we have recently added to our collection. To Donate Click.


text:
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Sarris, a leading movie critic during a golden age for reviewers who popularized the French reverence for directors and inspired debate about countless films and filmmakers, died Wednesday. He was 83.
Sarris died at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan after complications developed from a stomach virus, according to his wife, film critic Molly Haskell.
Sarris was best known for his work with the Village Voice, his opinions especially vital during the 1960s and 1970s, when movies became films, or even cinema, and critics and fans argued about them the way they once might have contended over paintings or novels.
No longer was the big screen just entertainment. Thanks to film studies courses and revival houses, movies were analyzed in classrooms and cafes. Audiences discovered such foreign directors as Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman, rediscovered older works by Howard Hawks, John Ford and others from Hollywood, and welcomed new favorites such as Robert Altman and Martin Scorsese.
Filmmakers were heroes and critics were sages, including Sarris, Pauline Kael, Stanley Kauffmann and Manny Farber.
"Andrew Sarris was a vital figure in teaching America to respond to foreign films as well as American movies," fellow critic David Thomson said Wednesday. "As writer, teacher, friend and husband he was an essential. History has gone."
Sarris started with the Voice in 1960 and established himself as a major reviewer in 1962 with the essay "Notes on the Auteur Theory." Acknowledging the influence of French critics and even previous American writers, Sarris argued for the primacy of directors and called the "ultimate glory" of movies "the tension between a director's personality and his material."
He not only helped draw up the rules, but he filled in the names. He was a pioneer of the annual "Top 10" film lists that remain fixtures in the media. In 1968, he published "The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929-1968," what Sarris described as "a collection of facts, a reminder of movies to be resurrected, of genres to be redeemed, of directors to be rediscovered." Among his favorites: Ford, Hawks, Orson Welles and Fritz Lang. Categorized as "Less Than Meets the Eye": John Huston, David Lean, Elia Kazan and Fred Zinnemann.
The critic himself would be criticized, especially by his enduring rival, Kael, a West Coast-based reviewer who in 1967 was hired by The New Yorker. In the 1963 essay "Circles and Squares," Kael mocked Sarris' ideas as vague and derivative, trivial and immature. She later wrote off the auteur theory as "an attempt by adult males to justify staying inside the small range of experience of their boyhood and adolescence."
Athough Kael herself went on to celebrate such directors as Altman and Brian De Palma, the two never reconciled and friends divided into "Sarristes" and "Paulettes." When Kael died, in 2001, Sarris acknowledged that they "never much liked each other" and added that he found her passing less upsetting than the demise days earlier of actress Jane Greer.
"The terms of the battles he fought for the films he loved have receded into the past — the rivalry with Pauline Kael that we saw as epic at the time, the campaigns on behalf of the auteur theory," Wall Street Journal critic Joe Morgenstern said Wednesday. "Yet Andrew's passion for films — and for his beloved Molly — remained undiminished, despite declining health. Indeed, in recent years his film love seemed to intensify as it grew ever more inclusive."
Kael aside, Sarris was greatly admired by his peers and even some directors. "Citizen Sarris," a collection of essays about the critic published in 2001, included contributions from critics Roger Ebert and Thomson, and from filmmakers Scorsese, John Sayles and Budd Boetticher. Scorsese, with whom Sarris briefly shared an office at New York University, praised him as "a fundamental teacher" and credited him for helping Scorsese "see the genius in American movies." A former student, "Superbad" director Greg Mottola, tweeted Wednesday that Sarris was an "inspirational film writer and teacher."
Sarris was a heavyset and sad-eyed man, a deeply knowledgeable, elegiac critic with a notable willingness to admit error. He dismissed Billy Wilder in 1968 as being "too cynical to believe even his own cynicism," then years later (with a nudge from Francois Truffaut) said he was wrong. After initially panning Stanley Kubrick's "2001: Space Odyssey," he gave the 1968 film another try — under different circumstances — in 1970.
"I must report that I recently paid another visit to Stanley Kubrick's '2001' while under the influence of a smoked substance that I was assured by my contact was somewhat stronger and more authentic than oregano on a King Sano (cigarette) base," he confided.
"Anyway, I prepared to watch '2001' under what I have always been assured were optimum conditions, and surprisingly (for me) I find myself reversing my original opinion. '2001' is indeed a major work by a major artist."
Sarris was born in Brooklyn in 1928, the son of a real estate investor who lost much of his fortune during the Great Depression. (Always broke but never poor, was how Sarris remembered his childhood.)
According to a family story, young Andrew was being pushed in a standing stroller when he dashed into a nearby movie house and had to be dragged out, screaming. "Womblike," was how Sarris later described his bond to the screen. As an undergraduate at Columbia University, he found himself edging away from campus and "ever deeper into the darkness of movie houses, not so much in search of a vocation as in flight from the laborious realities of careerism."
He called himself a "middle-class cultural guerrilla," an arsenal of ideas and emotions. "Novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poems slithered off my typewriter in haphazard spasms of abortive creation," he later wrote.
By the mid-1950s, he was absorbing the writings of the influential French journal Cahiers du Cinema, where contributors included such future directors as Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Eric Rohmer. In 1960, he became the Village Voice's film critic, starting with a review of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," which he praised for "making previous horror films look like variations of 'Pollyanna.'"
Sarris left the Voice in 1989 to write for the New York Observer, where he remained until he was laid off in 2009. In 2000, Sarris was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for criticism and in 2012 received a $10,000 prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for "progressive, original, and experimental" criticism. He was also a founding member of the National Society of Film Critics, wrote screenplays for the films "A Promise at Dawn" and "Justine" and worked as a story consultant for 20th Century Fox from 1955-65.
He was a longtime professor of film at Columbia University, and also taught at New York University and Yale University. His other books included "Politics and Cinema" and "The Primal Screen."
In 1969, Sarris married Haskell, a union Kael predicted wouldn't last. Haskell, who hopes to arrange a public memorial in the fall, said Wednesday that "he had a wonderful life" and that it was fitting he died near Columbia.
"He was never unhappy," she said. "He wanted to go on living as long as he could — watching movies and talking about movies and being with me."
AP Film Critic Christy Lemire in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


text:
Hospitality and Tourism Management
BLAW3100 - Legal Seminar
Fall 2011
The course is designed to offer third and fourth year undergraduate students a forum in which to discuss current legal and societal issues confronting our democratic society. Students will be reading and analyzing Supreme Court cases which address these key issues and will be encouraged to formulate and defend well-reasoned opinions. Reading key cases will provide students with a historical perspective and an appreciation of the crucial role which the Supreme Court of the United States plays within our society. Topics may vary from section to section depending upon student and faculty interests. A seminar/discussion format will be used.
Prerequisites -- BLAW1050 and 60 credits.
3 Credits
Schedule Book for All Active and Available Future Terms, Course starting with BLAW3100
No Courses Found


text:
We are pleased to introduce you to our selection of beautiful luxuries for the bed and bath. For over four decades, we have been bringing the best of European-style comfort into discriminating homes across the United States. Our mission is to be your leading source for luxury home textile products by offering you superior comfort, uncompromised quality, enduring style and a total white glove experience.
Our steadfast commitment to using only premium European down, sumptuously woven fabrics and outstanding craftsmanship have made the Scandia Home name synonymous with fine bedding of unmatched heirloom quality. Every product we design, produce or offer includes what we call The Scandia Difference™. We continue to distinguish ourselves with personalized service and our in-house experts are always available to help you choose the right products for your lifestyle. Welcome to Scandia Home®.


text:
This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase anything after clicking these links, it benefits my family at no extra cost to you. Thank you!
Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom
Finding the right resource for your homeschool at the right time is a breath of fresh air. It can feel like the missing link, the answer you've been looking for, the perfect fit as you enter a new season.
In our home this year, Trishna (10) and Jonathan (9) have moved solidly into a new period of learning, called Love of Learning Phase. (If the phases of learning are new to you, you can find an overview here.)
This new phase has come with increased interest in academics, and therefore, more work for this mama as I try to keep up with them!
Through that work, we've come across six resources that are currently working really well in our home. Here they are in case they might work for you, too.
[Read more…]


text:
February 13, 2013 18:00 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 13, 2013) - Elgin Mining Inc. ("Elgin Mining" or the "Company") (TSX:ELG)(TSX:ELG.WT) is pleased to announce strong production of 11,401 gold ounces for Q4-2012 and 46,808 gold ounces for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012(1), respectively. Production surpassed the Company's stated 2012 guidance of 44,000 to 46,000 gold ounces. The Company is also providing guidance on its gold production, and outlook for its operating, development and exploration budgets for 2013. All figures are in United States dollars ("$") unless otherwise stated.
Patrick Downey, President and CEO of Elgin Mining, commented, "I want to congratulate our operating team at the Björkdal gold mine for an impressive production quarter and for surpassing guidance for the year. We believe the operational improvements, which focused on the mine's underground and open pit mining operations in the latter half of 2012, are starting to take hold and will continue to be reflected in the 2013 production profile. Also, with these continued improvements and our focused exploration program, the Björkdal mine has the potential to be a much larger and more profitable operation which will continue to be our key focus in 2013. Should operational improvements and exploration indicate that the Björkdal operation could be expanded, we plan to commence a detailed study of this opportunity later in 2013. We also continue to execute a disciplined de-risking effort at our advanced Lupin gold mine in Northern Canada. The work this year will focus on opening up the underground access and assessing all aspects of the underground access required for future start-up of operations planned for 2015. This staged de-risking is to ensure we have a robust operation prior to making the decision to recommence production at Lupin."
(1) The 2012 fiscal year is for the 13-month period ended December 31, 2012 due to the Company's change in year-end from November 30 to December 31 in 2012.
Cash cost for Q4-2012 was negatively impacted by heavier-than-normal rainfall in October causing flooding in the underground mine, which led to lost production days and contractor standby charges. In the open pit, a higher waste-to-ore ratio led to lower ore tonnes mined in the quarter compared to earlier quarters in the year. As a result, the mine processed a higher-than-planned tonnage of lower-grade stockpile ore to maintain full feed to the plant. Open pit operations were also somewhat negatively affected by the changeover to a new open pit contractor at the end of the year and the demobilization of the previous contractor. The cost of these negative events was offset by a higher plant head grade and by tolling revenue credited against processing cash cost in the quarter. With respect to this tolling revenue in Q4-2012, the Company processed third-party ore through its plant on a tolling basis for approximately three days which negatively affected the gold production and plant throughput reported for the Company's own account. However, the tolling revenue generated significant operating margin.
The Company will provide a more detailed analysis including costs in its Management's Discussion and Analysis and audited financial statements for 2012, which are scheduled to be released on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, after market close.
2013 Production Guidance
The Company is forecasting 2013 gold production and unit cash cost as follows:
The Björkdal gold mine is targeting 2013 gold production in the range of 45,000 to 49,000 gold ounces which management expects to achieve through a combination of higher open pit and underground ore grades, and a reduction of stockpile tonnes processed.
The 2013 year is expected to be a major transition year for the Björkdal mine as the Company will bring all underground production operations in-house upon the expiration of the existing contract with the mining contractor at the end of August 2013; however, a mining contractor will continue to be employed to perform underground capital development. This changeover will necessitate the purchase of new underground mining equipment to replace the contractor's equipment and will see a ramp-up of development ore tonnes through to the end of the year as newly-hired underground miners become better trained and more productive.
Open Pit
A new experienced open pit mining contractor commenced contract load/haul operations in January 2013 under a four-year contract employing more efficient equipment with on-board GPS systems. Average open pit grades are expected to improve in comparison to 2012 as a result of better open pit grade control procedures for the entire 2013 year through improved pit supervision, dig and blasting patterns, and from the mining of higher grade blocks in the second half of 2013.
The planned switch from contractor to owner-operated for on-vein drifting starting in September 2013 will have a short-term negative impact on the mining rates for development ore in the last few months of 2013 but stope ore tonnes are expected to increase due to the full complement of teams of long-hole miners for the entire 2013 year.
Average underground ore grades are forecasted to improve as a result of reduced ore dilution through:
Underground mining costs per ore tonne are expected to remain elevated in the first three quarters of 2013 due to the utilization of the underground mining contractor during the transition to owner operated mining and the mining of higher-cost contractor cable-bolted stopes. The Company has ordered a dedicated cable-bolting machine with delivery expected in the third quarter of 2013.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures for the Björkdal mine for 2013 are estimated to be $21.1 million consisting of:
The Company expects to continue with its on-going underground drill program by conducting 11,000 metres of diamond drilling targeting high grade areas including down plunge and along strike extensions of new veins identified from the Company's 2012 drill program.
In the open pit, the Company plans to perform 3,000 metres of diamond drilling primarily to upgrade resource categories and to assist with future mine planning.
For regional exploration of nearby targets, the Company intends to conduct a modest work program in 2013 in order to test some very prospective targets on its concession.
2013 Cash Cost
As a result of the changes being implemented under the Company's transition plan for Björkdal, cash cost per gold ounce produced for 2013 are anticipated to be much higher than the mine's long-term per ounce cash cost on an inflation adjusted basis. However, management expects that per ounce costs will trend lower in the latter part of 2013 and into 2014 when the full benefits of the mine's various operational improvements are realized including improved grade control practices, greater mining underground by the Company's own operating personnel and equipment, having the dedicated use of the Company's own cable bolter, better control of underground dilution through narrower mining of cable-bolted stopes and on-vein development headings, and the processing of a greater mix of lower cost stope tonnes in comparison to development tonnes in the underground mining unit.
In 2013, quarterly cash cost per ounce is expected to be higher in the first half of the year for reasons noted in the previous paragraph in addition to the normal inefficiencies encountered upon the changeover of the open pit contractor in early January 2013, which led to the processing of more stockpile tonnes than planned.
Although not directly affecting the calculation of cash cost, Sweden has reduced its corporate income tax rate from 26.3% to 22.0% effective starting in 2013. As the Björkdal mine is a taxable operation, the Company will benefit from reduced cash taxes as a result of this tax rate change.
Mine Expansion Potential
Should the Company's 2013 exploration programs in the underground and open pits return encouraging drill results similar to those in 2012 which would prove up and add to the resource base of the Björkdal deposit, management expects to initiate a mine and mill expansion study by the end of the 2013 year with the goal of expanding the operation to approximately 5,000 ore tonnes per day ("tpd") (1.8 million tonnes annually) to further increase the mine's annual gold output and lower per ounce cash costs.
The expansion will likely be phased in over two stages with the first stage having Björkdal continue to operate as both an underground and open pit operation but with a ramp-up in the daily mining rate for underground ore tonnes. In the final stage, all ore feed would be mined from underground with gold production potentially approaching (and perhaps exceeding) 100,000 ounces annually.
Lupin Gold Mine - Nunavut, Canada
In 2013, the Company will be conducting a work program mainly focused on confirming the condition of the underground access and mine services at the Lupin gold mine, which is currently in care and maintenance. This program will involve the purchase and mobilization of equipment to site to re-open the underground portal currently blocked by ice. Once access is secured, Lupin personnel will assess underground workings in preparation for a 2014 underground drill program and to gather pertinent information for a preliminary economic assessment on a Lupin restart. The 2013 program will build-on the 2012 activities made which involved the evaluation, testing and minor repairs of the mill building and equipment. The positive results from the 2012 activities on Lupin's key surface infrastructure further confirms that the Lupin mine was properly placed into care and maintenance when the mine last operated in 2005, and management expects that the planned 2013 activities will further de-risk the project upon a future restart of operations.
Management expects to have the Lupin camp open for the entire year to allow for the above underground work; for minor mill and powerhouse repairs by contractors to facilitate a quicker restart of operations; and for certain health, safety and environmental activities to ensure on-going compliance with key permits.
Management is budgeting approximately $9.5 million in cash expenditures to carry out the above stated 2013 Lupin activities, including capital expenditures.
The Company's year-end cash balance was approximately $15.9 million as of December 31, 2012. In addition to this year-end cash balance, management has secured an equipment loan facility with a Swedish bank to fund approximately $6.1 million of the new underground mining equipment budgeted for at the Björkdal mine. Individual equipment loans under this facility will be amortized evenly over 60 months, bear variable interest at 3-month STIBOR (Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate) plus 2.16% per annum (which would equate to a current rate of under 3.5% per annum), and will be secured by the underlying equipment and by a parent company guarantee provided by Elgin Mining.
The Company believes that it has sufficient cash resources to carrying out its budgeted plans for 2013. However, to improve the Company's liquidity against unforeseen events and from budget variations or shortfalls at its Björkdal mine, management is currently in discussion with numerous external debt and equity providers for additional financing. Depending on market conditions, management may pursue the available financing options that provide the most attractive terms within the Company's risk tolerance.
Elgin Mining Inc.
Elgin Mining is a Canadian based company focused on production at the Björkdal Gold Mine in Sweden, which surpassed its first millionth ounce of gold production in 2010, and on the exploration and development of the Lupin gold mine and Ulu gold project, both located in Nunavut, Canada. In addition, Elgin Mining's portfolio includes a 29.5% interest in Auracle Resources Ltd., which is exploring the Mexican Hat property in Arizona, an exclusive right and option to earn a 60% interest in Lincoln Mining Corporation's Oro Cruz (California) and La Bufa (Mexico) gold projects and an option to earn a 60% interest in North Arrow Minerals Inc.'s Contwoyto gold project located adjacent to the Lupin gold mine in Nunavut, Canada. Elgin Mining also selectively reviews opportunities to add advanced stage development projects to its portfolio. The Company has a strong balance sheet, generates cash flow from gold sales, and remains un-hedged.
For further information, please visit the Company's web site at www.elginmining.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements" are made as of the date of this report or as of the effective date of information described in this report, as applicable. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect current estimates, predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events and include, without limitation, statements with respect to: (i) the amount of mineral reserves and mineral resources; (ii) the amount of future production over any period; (iii) the amount of waste tonnes mined; (iv) the amount of mining and haulage costs; (v) cash costs; (vi) operating costs; (vii) strip ratios and mining rates; (viii) expected grades and ounces of metals and minerals; (ix) expected processing recoveries; (x) expected time frames; (xi) prices of metals and minerals; (xii) mine life and mine plans; (xiii) capital expenditures; and (xiv) success of exploration activities. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions of future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "envisages", "assumes", "intends", "strategy", "goals", "objectives" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are based on the Company's or its consultants' current beliefs as well as various assumptions made by and information currently available to them. These assumptions include, without limitation: (i) the presence of and continuity of metals of the Company's mines and mineral properties at modeled grades; (ii) the capacities of various machinery and equipment; (iii) the availability of personnel, machinery and equipment at estimated prices; (iv) exchange rates; (v) metals and minerals sales prices; (vi) appropriate discount rates; (vii) tax rates applicable to the mining operations; (viii) cash costs; (ix) anticipated mining profits; (x) metals recovery rates, (xi) reasonable contingency requirements; and (xiii) receipt of regulatory approvals on acceptable terms. Although management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to it, they may prove to be incorrect. Many forward-looking statements are made assuming the correctness of other forward looking statements, such as statements of net present value and internal rate of return, which are based on most of the other forward-looking statements and assumptions herein. The cost information is also prepared using current values, but the time for incurring the costs will be in the future and it is assumed costs will remain stable over the relevant period.
By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that estimates, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not be achieved or that assumptions do not reflect future experience. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a number of important factors could cause the actual outcomes to differ materially from the beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates assumptions and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. These risk factors may be generally stated as the risk that the assumptions and estimates expressed above do not occur, but specifically include, without limitation, risks relating to variations in the mineral content within the material identified as mineral reserves and mineral resources from that predicted, changes in development or mining plans due to changes in logistical, technical or other factors, the impact of general business and economic conditions, global liquidity and credit availability on the timing of cash flows and the values of assets and liabilities based on projected future conditions, fluctuating metal prices and currency exchange rates, possible variations in ore grade or recovery rates, changes in accounting policies, changes in the Company's corporate resources, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, changes in project development and production time frames, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, higher prices for fuel, steel, power, labour and other consumables contributing to higher costs and general risks of the mining industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated, unexpected changes in mine life, unanticipated results of future studies, seasonality and unanticipated weather changes, costs and timing of the development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, successful completion of proposed acquisitions, permitting time lines, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, title disputes or claims, limitations on insurance coverage and timing and possible outcome of pending litigation and labour disputes, as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to herein or in the Company's Management Information Circular dated April 3, 2012, a copy of which is filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, under the heading "Risk Factors". The foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive.
When relying on our forward-looking statements, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by the Company or on behalf of the Company, except as required by law.
The forward-looking statements contained herein is presented for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company's expected financial and operational performance and results as at and for the periods ended on the dates presented in the Company's plans and objectives and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The reader is also cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Elgin Mining Inc.Patrick DowneyPresident and Chief Executive Officer(604) 682-3366(604) 682-3363 (FAX)email@example.com
See all RSS Newsfeeds


text:
7.10 Auditing
Regulations on auditing will be published and distributed periodically to the various operating units in Section 16.0, Audits, of the Business Procedures Manual.
7.10.1 State Audits
The State Auditor shall be requested to perform a financial statement audit or perform agreed upon procedures at each USG institution and the University System Office. The president of each USG institution and the USG chief fiscal officer shall make available all information to the State Auditing Department so that such an audit may be made.
The foregoing shall not apply to separate corporate entities that are organized to provide support services to the institution.
7.10.2 Internal Audits
The Board of Regents shall establish and support an internal audit function to assist the Board, the Chancellor, and institution presidents in the effective discharge of their responsibilities. The internal audit function shall be governed by an audit charter approved by the Board, which shall describe the purpose of an internal audit, reporting requirements, responsibility, authority and scope of work. Responsibility for approving an annual audit plan, reviewing audit results, reports and recommendations, and approving the Chancellor's appointment and termination of the USG chief audit officer shall be assigned to the Committee on Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance of the Board of Regents. (BoR Minutes, August 2010)
All directors of internal audit at institutions having an internal auditor or internal audit department shall have a direct reporting relationship to the president of that institution and the USG chief audit officer. The president of each institution having an internal auditor shall determine the organizational and operating reporting relationships of the internal auditors at their institution and exercise oversight of institutional risk management as defined in Section 7.15 of this Policy Manual. However, the USG chief audit officer shall have the authority to direct the internal auditors to audit specific functions at their institutions as needed to address system-wide issues or directives. The president of each institution having an internal auditor shall consult with the USG chief audit officer on significant personnel actions involving the institutional internal auditor to include appointment and termination. The president may also consult with the Committee on Internal Audit, Risk, and Compliance as to proposed personnel actions involving the institutional internal auditor. (BoR Minutes, August 2010)
The director of internal audit of each USG institution with an internal auditor shall meet at least annually with the USG chief audit officer to discuss audits, audit findings, audit department independence and a proposed audit schedule.
The USG chief audit officer is responsible for internal auditing and the directors of internal audit for USG institutions with an internal auditor. The USG chief audit officer shall provide a system-wide annual report to the Committee on Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance of the Board of Regents (BoR Minutes, 1935, p.73; 1991, p. 378).
↑ Top


text:
Columbia University Libraries' Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML) will hold a conference February 14th – 16th, 2013 devoted to the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov. The three-day conference is co-sponsored by Bakhmeteff Archive of Russian and East European History and Culture of the RBLM, the Harriman Institute, the Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia University and The Institute of Modern Russia.
Richard Wortman, Bryce Professor of European Legal History and author of "Scenarios of Power: Myth and Ceremony in Russian Monarchy from Peter the Great to the Abdication of Nicholas II," will open the conference with a keynote address on Thursday, February 14th. Full conference agenda information is available on the Bakhmeteff Archive news page.
The accompanying exhibition, Quatercentenary of the House of Romanov features objects drawn from various collections held at the Bakhmeteff Archive and RBML. It consists of books, correspondence, original charters, maps, photographs, posters, personal documents, and ephemera that belonged to the Russian Imperial Family. The exhibition will be available February 14th – June 30th, 2013.
"We are particularly pleased to host this scholarly conference and open the exhibition in 2013, the year of the 400th anniversary," said Tanya Chebotarev, Curator of the Bakhmeteff Archive and conference coordinator. "The conference panels and exhibition will emphasize the rich plethora and significance of the Bakhmeteff Archive holdings on the House of Romanov."
The exhibition includes a 17th century manuscript entitled Charter of Tsar Mikhail, which granted land and other privileges and rights to Onufrii, Archbishop of Astrakhan and Terek. The charter, largely unknown and unpublished, is a rare and significant artifact of the reign of the first Romanov tsar. Also in the exhibition is a recently opened collection of nearly 500 letters sent by Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna, mother of the last Russian Emperor, and her two daughters, Grand Duchess Ksenia and Ol'ga, to their close friend and companion, Princess Aleksandra Obolensky. The letters, written in French and Russian, reflect the daily life and expectations of the Imperial family in exile.
For more information about visiting the exhibition, please visit the Rare Book and Manuscript Library Website.
The Bakhmeteff Archive acquires, preserves, and makes available for research materials relating to the history and culture of Russia, the USSR, and the countries of Eastern Europe; communities of émigrés from these countries, especially in Western Europe and the United States; American relations with and views of Russia, the USSR, and the countries of Eastern Europe; and American and European scholarship relating to Russia, the USSR, and the countries of Eastern Europe. To learn more, please visit the Bakhmeteff Archives website.
The Harriman Institute is a leading center for the advancement of knowledge in the field of Russian and Eurasian studies through the research conducted by its faculty, students, fellows and visiting scholars and the training of scholars and professionals. To learn more, please visit the Harriman Institute website.
The Institute of Modern Russia is a nonprofit organization based in New York that aims to support democratic values and institutions in the Russian Federation by engaging with civil society, bolstering the rule of law, and strengthening political freedoms. To learn more, please visit the Institute of Modern Russia website.
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services is one of the top five academic research library systems in North America. The collections include over 11 million volumes, over 150,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, and graphic and audio-visual materials. The services and collections are organized into 22 libraries and various academic technology centers. The Libraries employs more than 500 professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries is the gateway to its services and resources: library.columbia.edu.


text:
Telecommunications in bedford
Your search results returned 2 results that have been listed below...
Alternatively, did you mean Telecommunications in Bedford in Wigan, Bedford Park in Ealing, or Bedford Cross Roads .
Don't forget! Please mention TrustATrader when you contact any of our trusted traders...
Pay your trader online by card, where you see this symbol. Exclusive to TrustATrader members!
CJ Aerials Ltd
Based in Halstead (CO9 1UX). Covering Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hartfordshire and all surrounding areas. View profile
- Tel: 01787 475 737
- Mob: 07833 447 172
Direct CCTV & Security Solutions Ltd
Based in Chelmsford (CM2 9QN). Covering East and South London, Essex and Kent. View profile
- Tel: 01245 506 014
- Mob: 07870 203 658


text:
French Toast Bread Pudding
Patsy G
·1 challah loaf, sliced 3/4 inch thick
·8 extra-large eggs
·5 cups half-and-half or milk
·3 tablespoons honey
·1 tablespoon grated orange zest
·1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
·1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
·confectioners' sugar and pure maple syrup, for serving
How to Make French Toast Bread Pudding
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Arrange the bread in two layers in a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking dish, cutting the bread to fit the dish. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, honey, orange zest, vanilla, and salt. Pour the mixture over the bread and press the bread down. Allow to soak for 10 minutes.
Place the baking dish in a larger roasting pan and add enough very hot tap water to the roasting pan to come an inch up the side of the baking dish. Cover the roasting pan tightly with aluminum foil, tenting it so the foil doesn't touch the pudding. Make two slashes in the foil to allow steam to escape. Bake for 45 minutes, remove the aluminum foil, and bake for another 40 to 45 minutes, until the pudding puffs up and the custard is set. Remove from the oven and cool slightly.
With a small sieve, dust lightly with confectioners' sugar and serve hot in squares with maple syrup on the side.


text:
New England Baptist Hospital nurses provide expert, competent, and compassionate care guided by evidence based practice and knowledge. The goal of our practice environment is to provide collaborative, expert, innovative, accountable patient centered care dedicated to optimizing patient function. We are part of a world-class interdisciplinary team and our nursing care encompasses the most relevant developments in treatment modalities and technologies. Nurses participate in multi-disciplinary collaborations and initiatives focused on performance improvement projects and national benchmarking quality indicators such as the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). We strive for excellence in patient outcomes and patient satisfaction, and due to our success have received the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award every year since 2007.
Nurses at New England Baptist Hospital work in a collaborative, collegial environment that provides consistent opportunities for learning, teaching, research and professional development and advancement. Nurses have a positive impact on patient care outcomes and satisfaction every day; professional nurse accomplishments are encouraged and valued here at New England Baptist Hospital.
We commit to an environment that is dynamic, inclusive, and supportive of the advancement of professional practice; one which empowers nurses to learn best practices, lead quality improvement activities, support shared governance and provide excellence in practice.


text:
February 12, 2013 16:35 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 12, 2013) -
Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Acadian Timber Corp.'s 2012 Fourth Quarter Results conference call via webcast on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. ET at www.acadiantimber.com or via teleconference at 1-800-319-4610, toll free in North America. For overseas calls please dial +1-604-638-5340, at approximately 12:50 p.m. ET. The teleconference taped rebroadcast can be accessed at 1-800-319-6413 or +1-604-638-9010 and enter passcode 2826.
All figures in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted
Acadian Timber Corp. ("Acadian" or the "Company") (TSX:ADN) today reported financial and operating results(1) for the three months ended December 31, 2012 (the "fourth quarter").
For the fourth quarter of 2012, Acadian generated net sales of $18.4 million on sales volume of 327 thousand m3, which represents a $3.3 million, or 22%, increase in net sales compared to the same period in 2011.
Adjusted EBITDA of $5.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $1.3 million higher than in the fourth quarter of 2011, and Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 28% from 25% in the same period of last year. The increase in margin is attributed to higher contributions to fixed costs resulting from increased sales volume.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, Acadian generated net sales of $68.8 million on sales volume of 1,304 thousand m3 as compared to net sales of $66.2 million on sales volume of 1,293 thousand m3 in 2011. Adjusted EBITDA of $16.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2012 is $1.0 million higher than the prior year.
"Acadian benefitted from strong demand and pricing for its hardwood pulpwood and average selling prices for spruce fir sawlogs remained robust in Acadian's Maine operations," said Reid Carter, Chief Executive Officer of Acadian.
Review of Operations
Financial and Operating Highlights
Despite weak markets for softwood pulp and pine sawlogs, Acadian's New Brunswick operations performed very well in the fourth quarter with strong production and sales. This strong performance was further supported by increased harvest levels at Acadian's higher margin Maine operations which benefited from improved summer and fall weather compared to the prior year along with improved harvesting and hauling contractor availability.
New Brunswick Timberlands
The tables below summarize operating and financial results for New Brunswick Timberlands:
Softwood, hardwood and biomass shipments were 97 thousand m3, 102 thousand m3 and 39 thousand m3, respectively, during the fourth quarter. This represents a year-over-year increase in sales volume of 23 thousand m3 or 11%. Approximately 42% of sales volume was sold as sawlogs, 42% as pulpwood and 16% as biomass in the fourth quarter. This compares to 39% of sales volume sold as sawlogs, 35% as pulpwood and 26% as biomass in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Net sales for the fourth quarter totaled $13.7 million compared to $11.3 million for the same period last year. This was primarily the result of the increase in sales volume as harvest activities in the fourth quarter of the prior year were constrained to bring the annual harvest in line with LRSY after having increased harvesting in the first three quarters of 2011 to capture market opportunities. The increase in other sales reflects lower operating and road maintenance costs on the lands operated under Acadian's timberland management services agreement. The weighted average log selling price was $56 per m3 in the fourth quarter of 2012, a 3% decrease from $58 per m3 in the same period of 2011.
Costs for the fourth quarter were $9.7 million, compared to $8.0 million in the same period in 2011. This is attributable to higher volumes sold and increased hauling costs as a lower proportion of sales were from log sort yards.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $4.0 million, compared to $3.3 million in the same period in 2011. Adjusted EBITDA margin was unchanged from the prior year at 29% as modest per unit variable cost increases and declines in average log selling prices were offset by higher contributions to fixed costs as a result of increased sales volume.
During the fourth quarter of 2012, NB Timberlands experienced two reportable incidents among employees and no reportable incidents among contractors.
Maine Timberlands
The tables below summarize operating and financial results for Maine Timberlands:
Softwood, hardwood and biomass shipments were 58 thousand m3, 24 thousand m3, and 8 thousand m3, respectively, during the fourth quarter. This represents a year-over-year increase in sales volume of 20 thousand m3 or 29%. Approximately 51% of sales volume was sold as sawlogs, 41% as pulpwood and 8% as biomass during the fourth quarter. This compares to 57% of sales volume sold as sawlogs, 40% as pulpwood and 3% as biomass in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Net sales for the fourth quarter totaled $4.7 million compared to $3.9 million for the same period last year. The improvement was primarily the result of increased sales volume resulting from improved fall weather compared to the prior year along with improved harvesting and hauling contractor availability. The weighted average log selling price was $56 per m3 in the fourth quarter of 2012, unchanged from $56 per m3 in the same period of 2011 in Canadian dollar terms. Weighted average log selling prices increased 2% in U.S. dollar terms during the fourth quarter.
Costs for the fourth quarter were $3.3 million, compared to $3.0 million during the same period in 2011. This increase reflects higher sales volume mostly offset by a 10% decrease in total costs per m3.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $1.4 million, compared to $0.9 million for the same period in 2011, while Adjusted EBITDA margin increased from 23% to 29%.
There were no recordable safety incident among employees and two reportable incidents among contractors during the fourth quarter of 2012.
Market Outlook
The following Market Outlook contains forward-looking statements about Acadian Timber Corp.'s market outlook for fiscal 2013. Reference should be made to the "Forward-looking Statements" section of this news release. For a description of material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in the following, please see the Risk Factors section of our management's discussion and analysis of Acadian's most recent Annual Report and Annual Information Form available on our website at www.acadiantimber.com or filed with SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Seasonally adjusted annualized U.S. housing starts of 954 thousand in December 2012 were 37% above year-ago levels while permits were up 29% year-over-year. For the year, housing starts climbed 28% to 780 thousand from 609 thousand in 2011 and inventories of new homes available for sale remain near 50-year record lows. U.S. home pricing has clearly moved off the early 2012 bottom with the most recent Case-Schiller 20-City Home Price Index showing a national increase of 5.5% year-over-year while the most recent statistics from CoreLogic show home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, moved up 7.4% year-over-year. This represents the biggest increase since May 2006 and the ninth consecutive increase in home prices nationally year-over-year.
Management believes the recovery of home prices removes a major psychological impediment to home buyers standing on the sidelines and should support increased rates of household formation. Additionally, mortgage rates remain at record lows and housing affordability is at near-record highs with mortgage underwriting standards becoming more accommodative. While the consensus forecast is somewhat of a moving target and risks to the forecasts are expected to be on the upside, it appears a reasonable collection of estimates is now projecting 925,000 housing starts for 2013, 1.15 million in 2014 and 1.42 million in 2015 - levels expected to result in very strong markets for timber aimed at solid wood products markets. In addition, Acadian's move to a new pricing mechanism under the fibre supply agreement with one of its major customers at the beginning of 2013 is expected to result in spruce-fir sawlog pricing becoming a better reflection of market in our New Brunswick operations.
Global pulp markets bottomed in the third quarter with strong demand late in the fourth quarter bringing markets into balance. Although pulp price increases have been announced for January and February 2013, we expect producers to have limited ability to move prices up from their current levels owing to ample global capacity. Acadian's pulpwood customers, however, continue to have high operating rates and markets for Acadian's hardwood pulpwood continue to be strong. Markets for softwood pulpwood, a relatively minor product for Acadian, remain adequate.
Markets for hardwood sawlogs and specialty products improved slightly or were stable through 2012 with a similar outlook for 2013. Demand for biomass is expected to be stable, but at low price levels, owing to continued low electricity prices and very low prices for natural gas.
"While there may be volatility, we expect 2013 to be an exciting year in the wood products industry. Acadian's adeptness in identifying and accessing market opportunities will ensure returns from all opportunities that arise are maximized in what is expected to be the first full year of recovery for the industry since the economic downturn in 2008," concluded Mr. Carter.
Quarterly Dividend
Acadian is pleased to announce a dividend of $0.20625 per share, payable on April 15, 2013 to shareholders of record on March 29, 2013.
Acadian Timber Corp. is a leading supplier of primary forest products in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S. With a total of 2.4 million acres of land under management, Acadian is the second largest timberland operator in New Brunswick and Maine.
Acadian owns and manages approximately 1.1 million acres of freehold timberlands in New Brunswick and Maine, and provides management services relating to approximately 1.3 million acres of Crown licensed timberlands. Acadian also owns and operates a forest nursery in Second Falls, New Brunswick. Acadian's products include softwood and hardwood sawlogs, pulpwood and biomass by-products, sold to approximately 90 regional customers.
Acadian's shares are listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ADN.
For further information, please visit our website at www.acadiantimber.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This News Release contains forward-looking information and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Acadian Timber Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Acadian"), or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this News Release, such statements may contain such words as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "expect," "believe," "outlook," "predict," "remain," "anticipate," "estimate," "potential," "continue," "plan," "could," "might," "project," "targeting" "approximately," or the negative of these terms or other similar terminology. Forward-looking information in this News Release includes, without limitation, statements regarding management's beliefs, intentions, results, performance, goals, achievements, future events, plans and objectives, business strategy, access to capital, liquidity and trading volumes, dividends, taxes, capital expenditures, projected costs, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events, results, achievements, circumstances, performance or expectations that are not historical facts.
These statements which reflect management's current expectations regarding future events and operating performance are based on information currently available to management and speak only as of the date of this News Release. All forward-looking statements in this News Release are qualified by these cautionary statements. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, should not be unduly relied upon, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: general economic and market conditions; product demand; future production volumes; concentration of customers; changes in competition; commodity pricing; interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations; seasonality; weather and natural conditions; regulatory, trade or environmental policy changes; changes in labour costs or other costs of production; changes in Canadian income tax law; economic situation of key customers; and other risks and factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Annual Information Form of Acadian Timber Corp. dated March 28, 2012, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com on or about March 28, 2012, and other filings of Acadian with securities regulatory authorities available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Forward-looking information is based on various material factors or assumptions, which are based on information currently available to Acadian. Material factors or assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making an estimate set out in the forward-looking information may include, but are not limited to: anticipated financial performance; business prospects; strategies; regulatory developments; exchange rates; the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities; the availability and cost of labour and services, which are subject to change based on commodity prices, market conditions for timber and wood products, general economic and market conditions; product demand; concentration of customers; commodity pricing; interest rate and foreign currency rate fluctuations; seasonality; weather and natural conditions; regulatory trade or environmental policy changes; changes in Canadian income tax law; the economic situation of key customers, and the utilization of the tax basis resulting from the conversion from an income trust to a corporation. Readers are cautioned that the preceding list of material factors or assumptions is not exhaustive. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this News Release are based upon what management believes are reasonable assumptions, Acadian cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Certain statements in this News Release may also be considered "financial outlook" for the purposes of applicable Canadian securities laws, and such financial outlook may not be appropriate for purposes other than this News Release. Such information has been included in the News Release to provide readers with a sense of the future financial outlook of Acadian. The forward-looking statements contained in this News Release are made as of the date of this News Release, and should not be relied upon as representing Acadian's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this News Release. Acadian assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events, circumstances or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
Acadian Timber Corp.Robert LeeInvestor Relations and firstname.lastname@example.com
See all RSS Newsfeeds


text:
|This is a forgery by Mark A. Landis of a work originally by Pablo Picasso.
|This is a forgery by Mark A. Landis, a copy of a work by French painter Paul Signac, whose career spanned the 19th and 20th centuries. Many of Signac's paintings are of the French coast.


text:
Hit a Lull in Productivity? Blame Circadian Rhythms
Have you ever noticed that you hit the wall at work around the same time every day? It's not just because you had a big lunch, or didn't get enough sleep last night. Some times of day are just better for productivity than others. It might have to with our circadian rhythms. Read on to see what times of the day your body and mind are most alert, and when you just need to call it quits.


text:
Get out the tissues, Moms and Dads. Legendary children's book author Maurice Sendak has died at 83. The man who sent us to cavort with Max in the land of the wild things never had kids of his own, but his books made clear how he thought they should be treated.
Raised by Polish immigrants who lost many of their relatives in the Holocaust, Sendak knew about death and dying from a young age. And the way he saw it, other kids could handle life's big truths. His books were like an ultimate "FU" to the helicopter parenting trend.
Kids in Sendak's world can be nice or nasty. They can be greedy or graceful. They can be scared. They can be forced to think. They are real kids living in a world devoid of the purple cats and talking unicorns that people much of the kiddie lit section of the library. Sendak wasn't afraid to offend parents, landing him on the most censored books in America list countless times.
I'd wager his honest portrayals of children are exactly why parents like me gravitated to him. Sendak provided a balance to our kids' bookshelves. His stories were at times magical and fun, the stuff that made them "kiddish," and yet, read a Sendak book at bedtime, and you feel like you are getting to know your own child better. You are diving into that place deep down inside them, beyond the giggles and scraped knees. It's the place where they think thoughts you cannot hear, fear things you cannot see.
Published last fall, his last book, Bumble-Ardy, was a take-off on a sketch he'd put together for Sesame Street in the '70s. It scared the pants off of my 6-year-old. And I'm sure if I'd been lucky enough to meet him and tell him that, Sendak would have been proud. He was a bit of a crank that way. But he was a lovable crank, an honest one, a man who helped us be better parents. And now he's gone. We will never get another book from him.
And so today we parents wish to say to Maurice Sendak, "Please don't go! I'll eat you up I love you so!"
What is your favorite Sendak book to read to your kids?
Image via Barnes and Noble


text:
Message Board
Taffy Cannon Message Board
Talk about the novels, new and used books that Cannon has written!
Author Cannon's Book Reviews
Open Season On Lawyers
Perseverance Press, Apr 2002, 13.95, 288 pp. ISBN: 1880284510 In Los Angeles County a serial killer has declared OPEN SEASON ON LAWYERS. Homicides are mounting as attorneys with track records for abusing justice to win cases for their clients are eradicated one at a time. LAPD Detective Joanna Davis leads the investigation, but in spite of several more murders and interviews of friends and families of the victims, clues remain lacking. ...


text:
Prout College provides online courses in Prout studies. It is the first college in the world to provide such courses.
At present Prout College provides an online course in Prout studies that consists of eight subjects. The Certificate in Prout Studies may be studied full-time or part-time, and has an academic standard equivalent to a Graduate Diploma.
Prout College also gives students who do not want to study the Certificate in Prout Studies the opportunity to study each of the eight subjects in the course individually.
The Certificate in Prout Studies consists of the following subjects:
- Introduction to Prout Studies
- Tantra, Spirituality and Social Change
- Macrohistory and World Futures
- Transformative Economics
- Neohumanism, Policy Making and Contemporary Issues
- Frontiers of Science
- Gender, Spirituality and Coordinated Cooperation
- Education for Liberation
To enrol, click here.
To add your name to our mailing list and receive a free article on Neohumanist social change, click here.


text:
We provide leading federal market intel and awesome tools to manage your pursuit process.
Plans start at $24 a month.
GovTribe hosts weekly webinars on various topic related to the government contrating industry. Sign up for one today.
Top Vendors
Top Categories
Top Vehicles
By Category
By Person
By Agency


text:
Jeter may not return to Yankees until next month
Apr. 06, 2013
DETROIT (AP) — Derek Jeter may not return to the New York Yankees until next month.
His replacement at shortstop, Eduardo Nunez, joined the team's long list of banged-up players after being hit by a pitch and is day to day.
"I was scared it was broken," Nunez said after Detroit beat New York 8-3 Friday. "The pain hurt a lot."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn't expect Nunez to play Saturday at Detroit, but is relieved the injury isn't as serious as it seemed when it happened.
"They did X-rays and those were negative, so that's good news," he said.
Phil Hughes, meanwhile, is coming back to pitch for the Yankees sooner than expected. Hughes, who has been out with back pain, was expected to start Saturday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as of Friday morning. Later in the day, Hughes had his start shifted to Comerica Park for the second game of the Tigers series.
In the opener against the Tigers, Nunez was hit by a pitch from Doug Fister in the fourth inning Friday, screamed in pain, grabbed his right biceps and came out of the game.
Before the game, Girardi said Friday that whenever Jeter is ready to return from his left ankle injury, he'll need to play many games before being called up.
"He's going to have to go through somewhat of a spring training," Girardi said before the series opener started.
The Yankees already have five All-Stars on the disabled list, with Jeter joined by third baseman Alex Rodriguez (hip surgery), first baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist), outfielder Curtis Granderson (broken forearm) and Hughes.
Jeter seemed to take a step toward coming back, hitting off a tee in a batting cage in Tampa, Fla., and would have taken grounders if it hadn't rained Friday morning.
After breaking his ankle in the AL championship series opener last October, Jeter played five spring training games from March 9-16. But he's been sidelined since then by ankle soreness.
Teixeira said he's still on schedule to return around May 1 and his injured right wrist is feeling better each day. Teixeira was hurt March 5 while with the U.S. team at the World Baseball Classic.
"I have to be optimistic," he said. "I would love to be able to swing after the road trip."
Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda is expected to take his next turn in the rotation Monday at Cleveland after bruising the middle finger on his throwing hand when hit by a Shane Victorino line drive Wednesday. Right-hander Chien-Ming Wang was scheduled to pitch in an extended spring training camp for the Yankees in Tampa, but threw a simulated game instead due to the weather.


text:
you are THE vinay gupta??? it's a pleasure to see you haunting these boards!hexayurt wrote: *very* interesting - anybody else heard more about the hexayurt workshop? I'd quite like to make that more visible on the site, I've wanted to see (decent, ethical) commercial production for *years!*
Please drop me a line if anybody finds out more!
(inventor of the hexayurt)
THANK YOU for sharing your invention with the world. i can't wait to get my pentayurt to the playa!


text:
Thanksgiving, at our home, has become very simple and traditional. I'm, pretty much, the only cook and baker, so I've honed down the menu so that I can stretch out the prep work over three days.
Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms turned out to be an appetizer that our guest kept raving about. Of course, it's an Ina Garten recipe, so it has to be good! I make the sausage stuffing a day ahead, so it saves time. Bring these to a holiday potluck, and people will be asking for the recipe.
Make Ahead Turkey Gravy, turned out to be a life saver. If you think that you can't make gravy, I'll show you how to do it. It's not that hard!
Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes are "Da Bomb". I use unpeeled Yukon Gold Potatoes, and add high-calories ingredients like heavy cream, cream cheese, butter and an egg (for extra richness). I'll be making these two days ahead of T-Day. Sometimes I reheat them in a crockpot...or I'll put them in a casserole dish and heat them in the oven. If you've been invited to dinner, and volunteered to bring the potatoes-- make these. You'll be a rock star!
Roast Turkey with Truffle Butter" but you don't have to add truffles for this recipe to work.
Let's keep the carbs going, shall we? Sweet potatoes-- specially yams-- are my favorite Thanksgiving dish. These are Candied Sweet Potatoes with an adult kick. Um, a little whiskey in these kicks up the flavor a whole lotta notches! Love these!
This year, I hope to photograph a beautifully grilled turkey. I'm long overdue in sharing my Crockpot Cornbread Stuffing Recipe. I want to try a couple of new appetizers. Now that I think of it, I should post some veggie or fruit recipes. Though, the men rarely touch those. My brothers remain bachelors, so I don't have any female kitchen assistants. Sigh.
The countdown begins--
Oh, and I'm wide open to be your dinner guest. I'll bring any one of these dishes-- as long as you do the dishes! (Right.)


text:
Since everyone's talking about emblem changes
Why I don't like the changes
My reasons are entirely self-centered. I'm not very competitive so I don't care who's downed boss X before and after me. Gear doesn't impress or unimpress me. To me, other players' gear is a means to an end, little more. What bothers me, personally, about easy badges of conquest is that I really enjoy slow, steady grinds. I go at my own pace and savour every step of the way. A handful of badges a week keeps me happy. When I get a new item after a few weeks, its feels so good. Cutting out that grind just takes all the magic away.
Another problem I have with the changes is something that had bothered me with badges of Justice in tBC too. I care minimally about loot, but minimally is more than nothing. When I down a new boss, I can't wait to see if I get a souvenir! Its disappointing when you realise that the boss only carries what you already have or worse. Again, loss of magic.
Why I do like the changes
I have a mage. She's fun to play but there's no way I could stand to be full time dps. Dpsing is for when I want to relax on offnights. Unfortunatly, I can't spend the time and effort to make her acceptable for Ulduar-level raids. Some day I may have another alt that I'd like to try raiding with and again, having multiple raiding toons is an extremely time-consuming hobby. Thankfully, easy access to emblems of conquest will accelerate the gearing process significantly. I'll be able to play my alts the way I want before I end up sick of them.
There is one advantage for my main as well. When I get unlucky with drops, rolls or owing favours, I can just go and by something pretty for myself. Screw the boss giving me loot, I'm a modern woman, I can just get it myself.
In the end
In the end, it doesn't matter at all what I think. Changes happen, they're annoying to get used to but you either accept them or you leave. Besides, despite being a cranky, bossy pally, I always remember to have fun. Now hurry up and drop 3.2, I need to run some heroics and go shopping!


text:
The Digital Image Library is a Web-based collection of digital resources documenting LeTourneau University. Most of the material in this library has been shot by members of the LETU University Marketing & Communications department. These materials are available for use by LeTourneau University faculty and staff utilizing their existing LetNet login credentials to enter the Digital Image Library. Please take note that if a photograph is credited to a photographer in its details, when appropriate that photographer should be credited in print materials.
Any user outside of LETU Faculty and Staff will need to apply for a vendor login. The login for vendors will be granted for limited time periods based on project needs. Vendors will need to request the use of images prior to use in the same manner as faculty and staff. This process is easy and fast within the system, but protects the university's overall brand identity by guaranteeing that the images and graphics used are consistent regardless of who is producing the publication that they will be used in.
Please note that this library is growing on a weekly basis. It currently contains approximately 32,000 resources in it. This represents about a quarter of the university's image collection that resides in the University Marketing & Communications department. We are uploading images into this new library working from most recent material to the oldest material. If you do not find what you are looking for, it may simply not exist in the library yet. Or it may not exist at all. When searching for resources, attempt to think in general terms instead of extremely specific search criteria. For instance, if you are looking for an image to represent microbiology, it is unlikely that we have images tagged to that level of specificity. We would recommend searching for "biology" and digging through that larger collection to find your more specific image.
The following links include training videos on how to access and use the Digital Image Library. More in-depth tutorials will be available over the coming months. As we continue to add to this collection, we will be creating Public Collections and Themes to help users find the most requested images. Watch for these features in the months to come.


text:
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
Enter a search term such as "mobile analytics" or browse our content using the filters above.
That's not only a poor Scrabble score but we also couldn't find any results matching
Check your spelling or try broadening your search.
This service is currently undergoing maintenance.
Please try again later.
Author: Paul Rouke
Paul started PRWD - a specialist Conversion Optimisation agency - over 10 years ago, after spending seven years working in usability and customer experience at the UK's largest home shopping business, Shop Direct Group.
Paul is regarded as one of the UK's leading experts on conversion optimisation, regularly writing and contributing to a number of digital marketing publications including Econsultancy, as well as keynoting at a range of conferences worldwide.
His passion for delivering significant growth improvements for businesses means he still maintains a hands-on role in delivering client projects with recent clients including Moss Bros, Games Workshop, Lovehoney, Schuh, Harveys, Moneysupermarket & MBS.