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Last Minute Printable Mothers Day Greeting Cards
Mother's Day is tomorrow, May 10, 2009. For those of you who have let time get away from you, you can download and print out free printable mothers day greeting cards to give to your mother. A bouquet of pretty flowers and words from your heart will mean more to her than anything else. It will also let mom know that she is special to you. Kids love printable projects like this which they can create greeting cards themselves.
There are 20 different printable greeting cards to choose from. The Mother's Day Greeting Cards have graphics that display all kinds of flowers and floral arrangements that moms like such as: roses, sunflowers, cala lilys, azaleas and more.
To make your own printable greeting cards all you need is the Adobe PDF Reader software (FREE), your home printer and your Creativity! The inside of each of the Mother's Day greeting cards is left blank so that you can add your own customized message. Kids can add stickers or whatever else they think they're mom will love.
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Happy Cinco De Mayo
Cinco De Mayo or the 5th of May is a fun celebration of Mexican heritage and pride through out the United States. How to celebrate? If you aren't throwing a party, be tropical, lie on the beach, have a frozen margarita, or go eat some Taco Bell!
If you'd like to wish that someone have a happy Cinco De Mayo you'll find a bunch of printable greeting cards here:
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Swine Flu It's a Hot Topic
Everybody is talking about the Swine Flu. Twitter is abuzz about it. Swine Flu does not come from eating pork but it's a highly contagious disease which can kill the young, old and sickly. The symptoms of swine flu are similar to your typical flu, fever, cough, headache and muscle aches. This strain also causes vomiting and diarrhea.
I didn't think it was a big matter of concern because there have been no reported cases in Memphis, Tennessee or the state of Tennessee for that matter. My son told me that some kids came to school with masks on their face. I have heard that some child in a Collierville private school may have the H1N1 flu virus. They tested him at St.Jude and have sent the tests to the Centers for Disease Control. So this is very close to home. The health officials are saying they don't want you to be fearful but they want you to take steps not to catch it. Wash your hands a lot and use hand sanitizer.
The TMZ website had a few commercials (made in the 70's) that talk about the Swine Flu. If it really spreads like that we all should be wearing masks. BTW, I've heard you can't find any of those surgical masks in the stores so I bought some off of eBay. Thank goodness for eBay:)
Some blogger says he made $2,750 in two days with a blog post about the flu. Wow, check it out here:
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Download Free Twitter Buttons
Twitter is addictive. It's a great way to keep intouch with friends and family and see what they are up to. If you have a business it's also a great way to let customers know what's new on your webiste. If you have a lot of followers it's a great way to draw traffic to your website.
If you are really into Twittering you want other people to follow you. Most of the free Twitter buttons that I've found on the internet are kinda boring and don't really show a lot of personality. I made a few free download Twitter button graphics that are unique show a little attitude. Here are some samples:
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Enjoy them! If you want to follow Gina on Twitter click here.
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Adsense Beta Testing Category Filtering
Google is beta testing category filtering in published accounts. I'm one of the lucky few who get to test this new feature out. If you have this feature enabled in your account it is located under the Ad Review Center. You can choose up to 5 different categories to filter from your website.
The category choices include the following:
Cosmetic Procedures & Body Modification
Drugs & Supplements
Get Rich Quick
Ringtones & Downloadables
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Sexually Suggestive
Video Games (Casual & Online)
Weight Loss
This new feature also tells you how each category affects your revenue. For example it will tell you that such and such percent of your revenue comes from the Dating category, such and such percent comes from the Get Rich Quick category. I was conservative and excluded the categories that were contributing to my revenue the least. The 5 categories I chose to exclude were Cosmetic Procedures & Body Modification, Dating, Drugs and Supplements, Ringtones & Downloadables, Weight Loss. I just made my selections on Friday so I don't know of the impact on my revenue yet.
This new feature looks to be very useful and will give the Adsense publisher more control over the ads that appear on their website. Ideas for improvement:
- Ability to select more categories.
- Ability to select categories by individual website instead of for the whole account.
- Ability to filter out more than 5 categories. Just about all of those categories listed have nothing to do with a webmaster website and could be excluded.
Check out the Adsense Blog for their spin on it:
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Happy Arbor Day!
This year Arbor Day is celebrated on Friday, April 24th. Arbor Day is a nationally celebrated holiday that most people go out and plant a tree. Some communities have events where a large group of people get together and plant trees in the area. It's a lot of fun and it's good to get communities involved. Check your local news for any tree planting events in your area.
I'm going to plant a new dogwood tree in my backyard. Dogwoods are so beautiful. On my website you can download a free printable Happy Arbor Day greeting cards. I just made some the other day. The Arbor Day cards will remind a loved one to plant a tree.
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Free Download Artsy Girl Website Template
I was browsing through The Design Trade website a few weeks ago and came across this really cute image of a young woman. In the illustration she is sketching on a drawing pad. I thought the image would be great to use in a template. I finally had a chance to sit down and do something with the image and am pleased that the template came out so great!
I chose to make a personal home page template with the image. This template can be for just about any type of girls website. I had bought another image of butterflies and combined those two images together in this artsy template. Take a look at the template preview here:
Cute, huh? The images are just beautiful. For the navigation I made buttons that you can use or you can use text links which are on the left side of the web page. There are 3 little dotted boxes that you can use to house your site's information like contact information, links or whatever. The content area is open for you to add your own websites text. I've included pages for home, about and contact. You can make as many additional pages as you like.[Download Artsy Girl Free Website Template]
The template terms of use are included in the zip file. I purchased two more images from The Design Trade and plan on making them into website templates soon. Not sure if those will be freebies yet.
The Design Trade is a website for web designers where you can buy a license for images to use in your projects. The graphics are awesome and the prices are great. As you can tell, I am a satisfied and long time customer.
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Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
Wednesday, April 22nd is Administrative Professionals Day. It's a day that we should all take time and say thanks to support staff such as secretaries, administrative assistants and coordinators who keep the office running.
It's customary to take your support staff to lunch or at least give them a greeting card or flowers to let them know that they are appreciated.
On our website we have free download Happy Administrative' Assistant's Day Printable Greeting Cards. There are 7 printable greeting cards to choose from.
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Free Church Website Design Template
This baby blue, 1-page free website template is made for a church or religious groups website. The templates header shows an image of the sky with two birds flying. I took that picture myself at the beach during Spring Break when I was in Pensacola, Florida.
The navigation is text links so you can add as many pages as you'd like to the template. The main content area is on the left side of the page and you can add whatever you like there. The right of the page has sections that you can use for whatever you like. The bottom of the template footer says, Praise the Lord. I've sprinkled in non-denominational religious images which you can swap out for images that coincide with your religion. A graphic editor isn't needed for this template, just a html editor.
Preview the template here:
[Download Free Church Website Design Template]
As always, if you use the template I'd appreciate a link back to my website.
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Free Swimwear Ecommerce Website Template
This free web template has an ecommerce theme and is made for someone who sells women's swimwear. There's a cute picture of a fashionable woman in some exotic beach wearing a bikini. The sun is shining brightly and she's looking to buy some more swimsuits.Â
At the top of this website  template you can showcase up to 6 of your swimsuit stores categories such as tops, bottoms, one pieces, two pieces, etc. The yellow tag is a coupon that can lead to your items on sale or whatever you want to write on it. The template's content area has two main parts. On the left of the web page you can have sections for welcome info, web links and your stores contact information. This area is text so you can rename these boxes to anything you'd like, like an internet coupon, special offers and more.
On the right of the template you can list your stores products. You'll have to add your own stores product information such as the product image, product description, product price and link the add to cart button to the link that will add the product to the customers shopping cart. 2Checkout and PayPal are recommended because of their ease of use.
You'll need a graphic editor to add you site name and to customize some of the web graphics. The pages included with this free website template are home, about, store and contact. You can make as many additional pages as you need.
Preview the template here:
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New Shirt
Vashti got a new shirt from her Godmother, Auntie Katherine at Christmas. She loves it.
Broken window theory
We were having a chat this morning with a friend who designs parks about the council's attempt to save money by cutting back on park keepers. This seemed to us a strange decision because intuitively council spending on dealing with antisocial behaviour would probably go up significantly.
Then tonight I will reading a blog post about code comments in software development and the author linked to this Wikipedia article about broken window theory. The title appeared directly relevant to our discussion at breakfast. And so it was. I hope Birmingham City Council take note of social science research when they make their spending decisions. I wonder if they do.
Best tracks of 2013
Each year a bunch of my friends put together a list of their musical discoveries as a 12-track compilation.
Here are the rules, courtesy of Paul Harrison:
1. Minimum of 6 and maximum of 12 tracks on 1 compliation only
2. No more than 2 tracks from any one album or artist
3. Tracks can come from anything you've bought, downloaded or otherwise acquired this year (so it may be something off a free CD you got with a magazine). Year of release of the track is irrelevant.
4. Perhaps the most important rule of all – which will henceforth be known as the 'Robert Wyatt rule' – every track you choose no matter how mainstream or obscure is allowed so long as it's something you genuinely thought was good. So don't let what other people might think stop you putting something on there if it really is great in your opinion.
5. If you're not certain what you bought this year just be approximate – we won't be too fussy if it turns out you actually got the CD in November last year.
And here's my entry for 2013:
1 At Night in Dreams by White Denim from Corsicana Lemonade
I love White Denim. Probably mainly for the stunt guitar licks, but the songs are great too.
2 Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark) by Unknown Mortal Orchestra from II
Probably my top musical discovery of 2013. Again, incredible guitar playing, with fingerbending chord inversions and melodies which stretch the limits of phrasing. Almost baroque.
3 Step by Vampire Weekend from Modern Vampires of the City
I took a while to warm to VW's latest, but I got there in the end, and now I would almost rate it as their best to date (perhaps after another year with it).
4 Giorgio by Moroder by Daft Punk from Random Access Memories
Another slow burner. My favorite track probably won't make it as a single, it's just too long, but I love the voiceover, the drumming and the way the track goes completely beserk at about 8:00.
5 Spitfire by Public Service Broadcasting from Inform – Educate – Entertain
A great concept – take a wartime propaganda recording and set it to a post-rock inflected backing. Works really well, though has a limited lifespan.
6 The Village by Tunng from Turbines
We went to see Tunng on a rare excursion without Vashti, and they were great fun.
7 Shut Up by Savages from Silence Yourself
I was bouncing 'round the kitchen with the volume turned up to 11 when I first heard this one. Needless to say, I was asked to turn it down.
8 Vier Impromptus, op.90 D.899: II. Allegro, E flat major played by Paul Lewis from Schubert: Piano Sonatas D.840, 850 & 894
I'm learning piano at the moment, so getting back into classical music after a long hiatus.
9 About Farewell by Alela Diane from About Farewell
Beautiful and tender.
10 My Favorite Picture of You by Guy Clark from My Favorite Picture of You
Guy Clark just gets better with age.
11 Jezebel by Iron & Wine from Woman King
I filled in some of my Iron and Wine back catalogue this year. Well worth the digging.
12 The Harbinger by Julianna Barwick from Nepenthe
A little odd to take this out of the context of the album, which is an ambient delight, very immersive. This track isn't perhaps completely representative as it features quite a strong piano line, whereas most songs purely on vocal arrangements.

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Saracens reclaim Aviva Premiership top spot after beating Newcastle
Saracens moved back to the top of the Aviva Premiership table with a 38-3 win over Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park.
Mark McCall's side were made to fight hard for their victory, which takes them back to top spot ahead of Exeter and maintains their 100 per cent record.
Charlie Hodgson chipped in with a 21-point haul
Charlie Hodgson led the way with a 21-point haul for Sarries, including a second half try, while Sam Vunisa, Billy Vunipola and Nick Tompkins also dotted down.
But the clash, watched by new England head coach Eddie Jones, was dour and Saracens will feel fortunate to collect a try bonus point after two of their tries came in the last two minutes.
Newcastle had a slight edge in the opening exchanges, but Saracens first real foray produced a penalty that Hodgson kicked for the corner.
The Saracens pack used the resulting lineout as a platform to demonstrate, with brutal efficiency, the way to execute a catch and drive. Number eight Vunisa touched down and Hodgson's conversion went over off a post to make it 7-0 after 10 minutes.
Newcastle scrum-half Micky Young twice prevented tries, falling on a loose ball after a wild Alex Tait pass and then from a kick through by Hodgson, who later made it 10-0 by slotting a penalty in the 19th minute.
Vunisa's clumsy offside at a Falcons driving maul gave Tom Catterick the chance to get Newcastle on the board in the 24th minute and he made no mistake.
Almost immediately, Newcastle conceded a penalty from the restart and Saracens went for a repeat of the driving line-out but this time the Falcons stopped them short and turned the ball over to relieve the pressure.
Both sides were reluctant to move the ball wide and as a result it became a tactical kicking exchange from then on.
It was Newcastle who blinked first, with Young missing touch to put Saracens on the front foot. From a resulting maul, George McGuigan was caught straying offside and Hodgson slotted the penalty from 45 metres to make it 13-3 at the interval.
There was little change in the tactics early in the second half with both sides perhaps overdoing the box kick.
Newcastle continued to stand firm, though, denying Saracens a driving try for the second time in the match by conceding a line-out in the corner. Saracens looked destined to score, but the Falcons pack halted the line-out drive and then turned the ball over to win a scrum and then a free kick to clear their lines.
Two big runs by Maro Itoje made a difference, forcing Newcastle on to the back foot and drawing the offside that allowed Hodgson to knock over his third penalty in the 55th minute.
Saracens delivered the killer blow in the 62nd minute with Tompkins' try.
Vunisa's pulverising run was backed up by Itoje and after Saracens skipper Jamie George fell just short of the line Tompkins snapped up the ball to roll over the bodies and score.
For the second time Hodgson converted via the post and then added a 74th minute penalty to make it 26-3.
The veteran fly-half capped off his own performance by intercepting just outside his own 22 and racing away for Saracens' third try in the 79th minute.
In stoppage time Vunipola crashed over after a quickly taken penalty and Alex Goode added the late conversion to secure the try-scoring bonus point.
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This beautiful state has a long and important history. But each of these cities has a story of it's own, and unique reasons to call them home. Taking into account various factors that make a city a great place to put down roots, including education, median income, amenities, quality of life, and crime rates, we narrowed down a list of 7 spots that will make for a great place to live in the Keystone State.
#1 Mount Lebanon
It was tough to choose a number one city, but Mount Lebanon's lively landscape of shops and restaurants, mixed with beautiful historic homes and streets, pushed it to the top. It's not always just about the low crime rates, and high median household income, though Mount Lebanon scores incredibly high in those categories as well. Plus, the school system is excellent, with a graduation rate exceeding state average by 14 points. Maybe it wasn't so tough to choose.
#2 King of prussia
You really can live like a king in this decadently-named city. Yes, it's one of the state's safest cities, so you won't need royal guards, and the household income is high so you'll be in good company, but the amenities are the real crowning jewel. Not only are there a myriad of great places to eat and drink for all tastes, but the nation's largest mall (by size) is located here as well guaranteeing you'll never want for anything.
#3 Bethel Park
Steeped in natural beauty, Bethel Park offers many reasons to call it home. The school system is one of the best in the state, and there isn't much crime to speak of, which are already great reasons to raise a family here. The parks, however, are what make it extra special. You can't go very far in Bethel Park without running into meticulously-maintained greenspace and great places for your kids to run around and play.
#4 Willow Grove
It's quiet, it's safe, and, despite it's small population, it offers plenty of amenities. Great restaurants and a fascinating history as "Music Capitol of America" make it a much more interesting place to live than other cities of its size. It's also one of the most affluent cities on this list, with some of Philadelphia's highest home values.
#5 West Chester
We mentioned history in the introduction, and if you're looking to truly immerse yourself in Pennsylvania's past then West Chester is the city for you. The protected historic homes and buildings make it like stepping into a time capsule. Not only that but the value of those historic homes is high as well. On top of that, the city can also take pride in the highest graduation rate in the state as great reasons to end up there.
#6 Radnor Township
When education is one of the main factors in choosing a city (as it is with many people) you really can't do better than this. Home to Villanova University, Eastern College, and others, it's a well-educated population. It's probably not a coincidence that the median income is one of the highest in the state as well, coupled with high home values.
#7 Scott Township
There are a few things that keep the residents of Scott Township smiling. It might be the high graduation rates, or the low crime rates, but it's certainly the fact that earned income tax is only 1%. That's right, 1%. It's unsurprisingly one of the lowest rates in the state, and coupled with a high median household income, helps Scott Township round out our list as a fantastic place to make your home.


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Nissan Juke Ministry of Sound
Nissan is introducing a limited edition run of 250 examples of the Juke featuring an enhanced Ministry of Sound music pack.
Nissan rather ambitiously says that Juke and Ministry of Sound are "two of today's best-known urban brands".
Reflecting the Ministry of Sound's black and white logo, the limited edition Juke will be available to order in Metallic Black or Solid White. Exterior equipment includes 17-inch white alloy wheels, white door handles, white mirror caps and a Ministry of Sound badge.
Inside, there is a white centre console, white door trims and white stitching on the leather seats and steering wheel. The cabin also features an 8GB Apple iPod touch (in white, natch), pre-loaded with Nissan and Ministry of Sound video and photo content, and engraved on the rear with Nissan Juke and Ministry of Sound logos, plus an iPod cradle.
The Music Pack also contains a pair of Ministry of Sound headphones, with 50mm speaker drivers and aluminium cups. Completing the pack is an activation code that allows customers VIP access to the Ministry of Sound music store.
The Juke Ministry of Sound will cost from £17,895 and will be available with the full range of Juke engines, including the 190PS 1.6-litre turbocharged DIG-T petrol and a 110PS 1.5-litre dCi diesel.


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Hailee Steinfeld and Neil Patrick Harris paid tribute to Michael Jackson during Lip Sync Battle Live: A Michael Jackson Celebration last night!
The 21-year-old actress and singer and the 44-year-old How I Met Your Mother actor posed for a selfie on stage during the event – hosted by Chrissy Teigen and LL Cool J – held at Dolby Theatre on Thursday (January 18) in Hollywood.
Hailee dazzled in two different looks, bringing down the house with a performance of Michael's "The Way You Make Me Feel," and Neil nailed his performance of the King of Pop's "Smooth Criminal."
Additionally, Taraji P. Henson performed "Beat It," Laverne Cox slayed her version of "Dirty Diana," and the group all teamed up for a performance of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin.'"
Watch all of the performances below, and tune for the season four premiere of Lip Sync Battle on Thursday (January 25) at 10pm ET/PT on Paramount Network.
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Andi Kuenn is the Executive Vice President for Vertical Measures. Andi has held accounting, HR and finance positions in the companies she and her husband Arnie Kuenn have grown together for more than 30 years. Andi has always had an active role in company procedures including payroll, HR duties and general finance.
At Vertical Measures, Andi is responsible for leading all aspects of human resources to ensure Vertical Measures' culture and values are consistently in line with the company's mission.
Clients should contact Andi regarding any billing questions as she and her team process the client invoices each month. She may also be contacted for any open positions including Vertical Measures' internship program. A program which she continues to embrace and improve. Her expertise in both HR and finance has contributed significantly to the growth and success of Vertical Measures.


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Have Kyle Sandilands and Matt Newton Been Swapping PR Advice?
As everyone in the Australia must now know that Kyle Sandiland's made an unwarranted and personal attack on a News Limited journalist last week which has resulted in inches of publicity and resulted in sponsors pulling ads from the network.
Props should go to News Limited for supporting their employee in this situation. It is a pity those same sponsors did not remove advertising when Kyle inappropriately asked a 14 year old girl who she had had sex with after she had revealed she had been sexually abused.
However unfortunately for that girl she did not have a huge media organisation behind her. Though Channel Ten did sack him from Australian Idol, and Idol sunk that year.
Kyle tried to defend himself last week by saying he was an equal opportunity arsehole, and is was just as harsh on males as well as females.
Now it appears Matt Newton is using the 'I am a prick to everyone' defence. He apparently hits guys as well as girls.
Well that is what Matt Newton's lawyer Chris Murphy is saying.
The Daily Telegraph writes:
MATTHEW Newton's closest confidant says people should lay off the troubled actor because he didn't just hit women – he hit men too.
Biting back at Newton's "orgy" of haters on Twitter, the actor's lawyer Chris Murphy says Bert and Patti's son didn't discriminate when it came to violent outbursts because he is mentally ill.
He praises Newton for having the courage to talk of his struggles on A Current Affair last week, saying Newton had admitted to "violent incidents with both genders".
Newton has been living with Murphy since he left a Sydney clinic recently.
Murphy has been Newton's lawyer for many years, representing him in 2006 when he was charged over the assault of then-girlfriend Brooke Satchwell.
It was Murphy who first made public Newton's mental health issues, when he used them as a defence to the Satchwell assault charges.
Murphy claims that stories about Newton had been twisted to focus solely on his violence towards women, such as well-documented incidents with ex-girlfriends Rachael Taylor and Satchwell, when he also had been physically aggressive towards his male best friend and other men.
Murphy tweets that Newton hit men – "friends and strangers. It's called mental illness."
There has also been debate around the Matt Newton issue, saying that he refused to take responsibility for his violent behaviour and that he blamed it on his mental illness. The ACA interview was the first step in trying to rehabilitate him to the public, something that will be extremely difficult.
What I found interesting in the Matt Newton interview was that he said he was glad to be get help as he "…had enough of the noise". Was this some noise that he was continually hearing in his head? Not sure if this was a symptom of his post traumatic stress disorder, the bipolar or OCD.
Prediction: Kyle will survive out of this furore, as he will go on ice for a couple of months then be wheeled out for the next ratings period. Also Channel Seven have been silent on the issue and at this stage he is still a judge on Australia's Got Talent for 2012. Let's face it everyone knows Kyle is a prick, he would do more damage to his brand if he suddenly became the Mother Theresa of breakfast radio.
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- 1 Culinary Boner { 11.28.11 at 2:30 pm }
Matt Newton, the Begbie of Australian society, according this well-thought-out legal argument … guess that makes it all okay.
- 2 Anonymous { 11.28.11 at 4:17 pm }
Actually, I think Matt Newton preceded Kyle Sandilands.
The important thing is that violence against either gender is unacceptable. We just had White Ribbon Day for violence against women but men, although it is rarer, can be victims of domestic violence too.
Having mental disorders doesn't excuse violence in any way. However, I hope Matthew is truly given a chance to move forward now he's under treatment – because, let's face it, it's a win-win situation for all if his treatment is successful. For him, for those who are in his life or may come into it. He might not seem to be contrite currently but any treatment isn't an overnight process. He may be on the way to recovery but still have a lot of work to do.
- 3 Culinary Boner { 11.30.11 at 1:53 pm }
he said he was glad to be get help as he "…had enough of the noise".
The poor bastard.


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A Midsummer Night's Dream Tickets
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is one of his most popular works. The play has been adapted to film, ballet, and opera, and performed across the world.
The play is set primarily in a fairy inhabited forest, and reveals the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens and the Queen of the Amazons.


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Will 2018 finally be the year……..
- to get off the yo-yo diets and stop starving yourself to lose a few pounds only to gain them back (plus some)?
- to stop looking for the next magic supplement for your health improvement?
- to commit to eating the way you are DESIGNED to eat?
- to stop making excuses, and to really explore and resolve your stumbling blocks?
- to resolve to eat healthy for YOU and no longer allow the peer pressure of friends or family to compromise your health?
If the answer is YES – good for you! – then the ideal time to start planning for January 2018 was yesterday. But take heart, it's never too late to begin anew at ANY time! Whether you jump in with both feet or prefer a more gradual dietary transition, just keep moving forward with the firm goal in mind that you're not going back to the wrong food choices or unhealthy diet plans.
Start with a plan to clear the bad foods out of the house as you experiment with some very simple recipes (see resource link below). By sticking to The 'Plan A' Diet, you won't have to wait long before you'll begin to see results.
Read more about this topic here.
The 'Plan A' Diet food pyramid will also be of help.
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Turntable Video
Got my hands on a turntable the other day and wanted to offer up a few shots. You can get a loopable background of the vinyl spinning, a close up of the needle on the disc, and a time lapse of an entire play through. Personally I like the close-up background. What is cool is you could apply a little blur effect and it could possibly double as an ultrasound. HA! Please visit my blog to see all of my stock video offered for free use. To preview all of my clips, feel free to subscribe to my YouTube Channel.
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(HawaiiNewsNow) - The Election is 22 days away and we are 1 week away from the debate between Democratic Candidate Mazie Hirono and Republican Linda Lingle. Mazie Hirono came on Sunrise to talk about the hot topics and what sets her apart from Linda Lingle.
Don't forget to check out the final statewide televised debate between Mazie Hirono and Linda Lingle on October 22nd at 7:00pm on KGMB, KHNL and KFVE.
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Combining world class project management systems, track record and experienced people with SapuraKencana Petroleum's extensive fleet of leading edge construction vessels, SapuraKencana Australia delivers EPIC and T&I offshore services to clients in the Asia Pacific region, Australia, China , Russia and beyond.
Our people have successfully delivered numerous offshore and EPIC projects in the marketplace, We have a strong focus on the execution of SURF projects.


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Wedding Photographs Checklist
No doubt there are many wedding moments you won't want to miss. To help us help you out, we have provided a list of commonly requested "must-take" wedding photography shots. Check off your essentials below, and add any of your own creative ones. But don't check off too many you'll want us photographers to have some time for creative license.
Of course, the style and number of these images will all depend on how long you've hired that pro for, but by providing us with a shot list of photos you'd love to have is a great way to cover your bases. You should count on at least five minutes per shot, it's unrealistic to expect all the photos below, but pick and choose those shots that mean most to you.
To select your photographs, please click here for the online form. And remember we welcome you sending us images you have seen so we have a good idea of the style you like and we will try and do similar poses!


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MRCOG recently collaborated on an effort to integrate climate change analysis into the long-range transportation and land use planning process. The Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project assessed the costs and benefits of a series of growth scenarios to determine how best to manage congestion, reduce emissions, and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The project coincided with the development of the Futures 2040 MTP and utilized transportation and land use scenarios to assess the region's resiliency to the impacts of climate change. The project was a partnership between MRCOG, the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT Volpe Center, and federal land management areas including the Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
The Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project will assess the costs and benefits of a series of growth scenarios to determine how best to manage congestion, reduce emissions, and adapt to the impacts of climate change. It is important to note that these are the same scenarios that will be utilized for the 2040 MTP. The region was selected in part due to its arid climate that is vulnerable to droughts and wildfires and air quality concerns related to mobile-source emissions.
The project is a partnership between MRCOG, the Federal Highway Administration, and federal land management areas including the Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and will build upon the analysis conducted as part of the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Futures 2040. The project also provides funding support for developing and analyzing potential alternative growth scenarios and incorporating environmental and natural resource variables into MRCOG's modeling environment.
The first step in the project was to build off of a recent Upper Rio Grande Basin Study completed by the Bureau of Reclamation to consider future climate conditions in the region. In particular, the project considered the ranges of potential changes in temperature and precipitation levels, and whether those changes will make the region more vulnerable to events such as droughts, wildfires, and flooding. See the climate futures report and presentation for more information on changing temperature and precipitation levels, as well as the reports on the effects of climate change on central New Mexico and the resiliency of the region to climate change impacts.
Through the study the MRCOG region serves as an example for other metropolitan areas by considering ways to improve air quality and mitigate the effects of climate change through greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction strategies as part of the long-range transportation plan development process. Transportation results in almost 30 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. and there are significant opportunities to improve conditions locally by reducing vehicle miles traveled through various strategies or encouraging less energy-intensive forms of transportation. Two reports were developed during the course of the project on potential GHG emissions reduction strategies and the quantitative benefits from applying certain emissions-reduction strategies locally. Analysis on change in CO₂ emissions was also conducted as part of the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, where per capita mobile source emissions are projected to decrease, though total emissions are expected to increase.
The study considered the impacts of climate change on New Mexico with particular emphasis placed on both the supply and potential demand for water resources over the coming decades. Water resource levels may vary greatly depending on changing precipitation and temperature levels throughout the Rio Grande Basin (for more information see the Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Rio Grande Basin Study. What is more, the level of growth that is projected for the four-county region (about 500,000 new residents by 2040) may increase the strain on water supplies. Analysis was performed on how consumption patterns may vary depending on the forms that development takes within the region. Additional adaptation considerations included the extent of future development in locations at risk to flooding and wildfire.
As a part of the Climate Change Scenario Planning Project and development of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (Futures 2040) two workshops were held during summer 2014.
Workshop #1 took place on July 10 with a group of nearly 60 local agency staff and technical experts discuss, debate, and evaluate three preliminary growth scenarios that have been developed as part of our MTP outreach. The workshop also included presentations on the range of potential climate futures, climate change resiliency and adaptation measures to allow us to prepare for future climate change impacts. Below are some presentations from the July 10 meeting:
Considerable feedback was generated regarding the perceived disadvantages and benefits of the scenarios, as well as on the assessment of scenarios after their modeled performance was discussed, and on any "tweaks" that should be made to the scenarios. Initial preference from the participants for the "Emerging Lifestyles Scenario" was made clear although certain elements from the "Balancing Jobs and Housing" scenario were desired. For a quick summary of the evaluation of the performance measures and participants reactions to the three scenarios see the following documents:
During Workshop #2, held on August 27, MRCOG staff presented Trend and Preferred Scenarios and solicited input from participants to finalize any changes and to begin developing strategies to work toward the Preferred Scenario. The Preferred Scenario is now used to inform the transportation project list that is included in the MTP, and beyond that, serves as a guide for our region's future development. Next steps for this process are provided here:
The Climate Change Scenario Planning Project was conducted alongside the Futures 2040 MTP and was completed in winter 2014/2015.
The Climate Change Scenario Planning Project was conducted alongside the Futures 2040 MTP and was completed in winter 2014/2015.
Integrating Climate Change in Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning: An Example from Central New Mexico (US DOT Volpe Center) – Review of the planning process and recommendations for further incorporating climate change analysis into regional transportation and land use planning
Central New Mexico Climate Change Scenario Planning Project Final Report (EMI/UNM) – Summary of findings and recommendations from the climate change project
2040 MTP (MRCOG) – Many of the findings and analyses conducted through the CCSP have been incorporated into the 2040 MTP. The same scenario planning process that led to the MTP Trend and Preferred Scenarios was utilized for examining the region's resiliency to climate change impacts.
This document, prepared by the US DOT Volpe Center specifically for the MRCOG region, outlines a series of programs and initiatives that could be taken to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions make the region more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The Integration Plan explores potential implementation strategies for the following policy focus areas: Transportation Climate Change Adaptation Assessment; Mitigating GHG Emissions from Electricity Generation; Incentivizing Transit-Oriented Activity Centers; Regional Support for Travel Demand Management; and Open Space Preservation Programs and Policies.
The MTP update, Connections 2040, will be officially kicking off in October. There will be three public meetings around the region where the public can come learn about the MTP and what is in store with Connections 2040 as well as share their thoughts and concerns on transportation in the region.
Ways to stay informed on the MTP:
Sign-up for the MRMPO e-newsletter, Travel Times, to receive information on MTP-related news.
Join the conversation on our Facebook page (Mid-Region Metropolitan Planning Organization/ 2040 MTP).
See the Futures 2040 survey results. (Infographic)
View interactive maps that highlight information from Futures 2040 MTP.
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Albuquerque, NM 87102
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Did you know that in Australia, the federal government has introduced software designed to stop companies using school-by-school exam results to produce national league tables? Or that in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Alberta, the authorities have developed school-by-school accountability that is, in the words of a right-of-centre British think-tank, "the antithesis of England's big stick"? Or that in Shanghai - the top performer worldwide in last year's Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) tests - school-by-school data tends not to be published?
To listen to the debate in England, one would think the adoption of test-driven accountability for schools was inevitable. Politicians and officials have led us to believe this after nearly a quarter of a century's experience here of results-based punishment and reward. They argue that the logic of this approach is inescapable, even if teachers may not like it: schools need to be held to account for their pupils' results; parents need information on school quality; tests and exams are to be the vehicle; schools with poor results must be singled out for intervention in a bid to raise standards.
It is true that this model now prevails in certain countries including England, the US and, in the past three years, South Korea. The Bew review of key stage 2 assessment, published this week, was also instructed to stick with the "rigorous" English model here.
Readers may be surprised that other countries seem highly resistant to this approach, and many of them boast good results in the best-known system of international tests. That was my reaction after carrying out research for heads' union the NAHT on how some of the most successful countries in tests including Pisa use test-based accountability.
Of the 10 countries I looked at, only two - the US and South Korea - now have truly high-stakes accountability for schools. Japan, Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Canada, Germany and France do not. Nor does Australia, although it might be more accurate to say "not yet" in its case.
Let us start with the top performers in the recent Pisa tests. Finland is a well-known case study. It has no inspections, no pupil-by-pupil national tests, and a high-trust system based on training a highly skilled teaching workforce.
Another high performer, Japan, also lacks school-by-school league tables. A report by the Central Council for Education for the Japanese ministry of education preceding the introduction of the latest tests said that the country should "avoid school ranking and unhealthy competition".
In the Netherlands, pupils are tested aged 12 and schools told the results to help with self-evaluation. But schools release scores only if they choose to.
In Australia, the federal government recently introduced a national testing system, with school-by-school results published on a website. But this controversial approach is different to ours, with each school's scores contained within pages of contextualised information and the government seeking to prevent this being used to compile simple rankings, after pressure from the unions. Politicians have opposed using data to rank schools.
Although a concept of accountability for school quality exists in most countries, I found a schism between how results are used in the AngloUS model - where schools can face takeovers and heads can lose their jobs when results are bad - and elsewhere, where the approach tends to be more supportive.
In Germany, painstaking reforms stemming from the country's poor performance in Pisa 2000 and facilitated by the federal government have pushed for the introduction of curricular standards, stating what pupils should know. But a 2005 report for the government said: "Test results ... must not be linked to the allocation of resources to schools or the promotion of teachers, because this undermines the beneficial effect of the tests on quality development."
The 493-page report added: "Teachers, as the most important guarantors of reform, must be won over." A German academic told me that, if a school failed, it was seen as a failure of the system, not of an individual institution.
Canada is perhaps the most interesting case. Most provinces there have testing systems, with results made public. But there is official resistance to the use of scores to rank schools. Last year, Ontario's Education Quality and Accountability Office, which publishes school-by-school data profiles, issued a statement saying that "a school's rank does nothing to help parents, students, the community and other education stakeholders understand what's going on inside the school".
A 2008 report by the British Conservative-leaning think-tank Policy Exchange concluded that the states of Ontario and Alberta had "deliberately sought to develop an accountability framework ... that is, in their own view, the antithesis of England's big stick". The report adds: "The Ontario system has chosen to focus on the provision of support structures. Where pressure is applied, positive rather than negative incentives are used".
It also points out that the philosophy in the two provinces centres on promoting improvement and professional learning within existing school structures, rather than what a leading official in Ontario described as the "unsustainable" English model of subjecting schools to "takeovers" by outside organisations.
There is no inevitability to the English model, and countries taking a less confrontational approach on performance can do well. The method pursued in England and the US - in which politicians seek to root out failure through dramatic structural change of school governance arrangements, often finding themselves and unions at loggerheads - is far from universal.
Hopefully, this understanding will influence politicians' pronouncements in this country, but I'm not holding my breath.
Warwick Mansell is the author of Education By Numbers: The Tyranny of Testing.


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The Somerville Police Criminal Investigation Division (CID), is comprised of several individual units including the General Investigations Unit, the Narcotics / Vice Unit, the Gang/Anti-Crime Unit, and the Family Services Unit. All of these units are under the command of the CID Captain.
The General Investigations Unit is responsible for investigating most serious crimes that are reported to the Somerville Police. Crimes against persons and property are the most common crimes that are investigated by general investigators. The detectives follow up on most crimes where the suspect is not immediately known or arrested. These detectives specialize in interviewing victims/witnesses, controlling crime scenes, recovering evidence, apprehending suspects and preparing major cases for prosecution. This unit also functions pro-actively to deter criminal activity by utilizing data from the crime analyst which identify crime trends to predict future criminal events. In additional to investigating traditional crimes, CID has specialized detectives assigned to bank robberies, juvenile crimes, computer crimes, and fugitive arrest warrant apprehension. CID detectives work closely with other local police and State Police departments and Federal Agencies including the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Two Somerville detectives are assigned to these Federal Task Forces.
The Narcotics / Vice Control Unit, under the direction of a supervising Sergeant, is responsible for investigating violations of the controlled substance laws. This unit develops information from citizens and informants, conducts surveillance of suspects, arrests violators and conducts numerous searches when authorized by warrants issued by the Court. In addition to arresting violators, this unit initiates forfeiture proceedings to seize vehicles and other property used by drug dealers to conduct their illegal business. The Narcotics Unit works closely with specially trained Police K-9 Units from Somerville and other communities to find drugs hidden in vehicles and buildings.
The Gang/Anti-Crime Unit is responsible for gathering intelligence and monitoring known or suspected gang members or gang related activity. Even though Somerville does not have a gang presence like many other communities in the Boston area, the Gang / Anti-Crime unit is constantly gathering information and monitoring youth activity to prevent gang related issues. The Gang / Anti-Crime Unit is supervised by a Sergeant and works closely with the Juvenile officer and the Neighborhood Police Officers to identify at risk youth and attempt to correct their behavior before it becomes criminal. In their anti-crime role, the Gang / Anti-Crime Unit works with the crime analyst to identify hot spots for crime and to interrupt crimes in progress.
The Family Services Unit is responsible for investigating crimes against families, including domestic violence follow-up, sexual assaults and child abuse. This unit is responsible for managing all restraining orders that are in effect in Somerville. A part time civilian victim advocate is also assigned to this unit. She works with victims of family violence to obtain needed services. The FSU also is responsible for registration of convicted sex offenders who live or work in Somerville. Detectives from the FSU work closely with the District Attorney's office to prepare family violence cases for prosecution. This FSU also investigates civil rights violations.


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DTLA Toyota continues to grow and we are seeking an ambitious lot attendant/ Sales porter to join our successful team.
DTLA Toyota is one of many Lithia Auto Stores. At Lithia we provide a unique blend of leadership skills with a culture that embodies our core values and the opportunity to work in a professional environment. Lithia also offers on-going training and advancement opportunities. Come and take the journey with one of the largest and most successful publicly traded retail automotive groups in the nation.
As a Lot Attendant/Sales Porter you will be responsible for taking care of vehicles in the Sales area and for ensuring all vehicles are clean and ready for delivery to customers. This individual also assists with maintaining merchandise materials current on vehicles.
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We are an exciting, dynamic, and highly successful team and (LAD) a member of NYSE. We continue to grow and expand our footprint through acquisitions of new dealerships in many US markets. We are big community supporters and provide a fun, exciting, and collaborative work place where growth and advancement opportunities abound.
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Lithia Auto Stores is an equal opportunity employer and a drug free work place. A criminal history background check and pre-employment drug screen will be conducted on the final candidate prior to beginning employment.
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This week Microsoft has released the second Platform preview edition of Internet Explorer 9 along with the video you see above. The focus with this release is performance improvements and the all-important HTML5 support.
Through the IE Test Center Microsoft are claiming through a series of tables that IE9 is by far the best browser in terms of HTML5 compatibility. As the table below shows, IE9 achieves 100% W3C Web Standards HTML5 support compared to 58% for Firefox, 45% for Opera, 38% for Safari, and the same for Google Chrome.
If you download the preview there's a number of samples to run showing you what GPU-accelerated HTML5 is capable of.
Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager, Internet Explorer urges users to give the IE team feedback:
We're eager for developer feedback, and hope you have as much fun test driving IE9 as we continue to have in building it. We appreciate your support and interest in IE and will continue to pay close attention to all the feedback on Connect. We'll continue the rhythm of IE9 Platform Preview updates approximately every eight weeks, as well as our work at the standards bodies with other browser vendors and the community. Your feedback about how IE9 handles the same markup your sites give other browsers, and the standards tests we've submitted to the W3C, makes a huge difference.
It's also important to point out that IE9 Platform Preview is not suitable for general browsing, but will install alongside IE8.
Read more at the IEBlog
Matthew's Opinion
The browser dev teams are always going to use these demo releases as an excuse to show why their next release is going to be so much better than the competition. I really don't mind this happening as it throws the gauntlet down for the teams at Mozilla, Google, and Opera to prove Microsoft wrong.
The demos may run slowly on current versions of Chrome, Firefox, etc., but I bet that isn't the case for very long. Either Microsoft has optimized IE9 for these specific tasks before the other browsers, or it is using some hooks the others don't (yet).
I think the next round of browser versions are going to be a significant step forward over what we have seen recently. That's mainly because of full HTML5 support, but also due to GPU-acceleration. Games in your browser without Flash will happen, and we're talking full-3D games here, not 2D casual titles. Rich-media sites will also get a boost, but I hope we don't get too much richness which eats bandwidth and overwhelms us with over-the-top effects.


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It's an overly established fact that smoking leads to enormous health hazards. Every cigarette that you light and each drag that you take puts you in the high risk category for cancer and varied heart diseases. Over the years of hazy cigarette smoke, we reduce years in our life. Can this be quantified? It can be, with the help of a smoke calculator.
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A smoke risk calculator is a free online tool that gives you an estimate of the number of years the cigarettes are eating away from your life.
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Once you enter details of your smoking habits onto the smoke calculator, it immediately computes the number of days/years that have been lost.
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The nicotine release in your blood-stream makes you overlook the harm it is causing you and those around you. The smoking calculator health results might not be absolutely accurate, but they surely give you an insight into the severe damage that you are inflicting upon yourself. Buy those nicotine patches, get that chewing gum, protect yourself today for a healthier future.
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According to the legend, on 15 June 1219 the Danish flag Dannebrog fell down from the sky in Tallinn.
The legend goes that during his crusade to Estonia Danish king Valdemar II was close to losing the Lyndanise battle near present day Tallinn, but suddenly a flag fell down from the sky. The luck of Valdemar II immediately changed and he won the battle.If the legend of how Dannebrog became the Danish national flag were true, it would make it the World's oldest national flag still in use.
The first factual proof that Dannebrog was used to represent the King of the Danes can be traced back to 14th century, as it was incorporated in the coat of arms of King Valdemar III.
Up to 1854 the Dannebrog was solely the flag of the Danish King and the Royal Navy. Slowly it also became the Danish symbol of the army and the mercantile marine. Since 1854, private persons have been allowed to use the flag. The word "Dannebrog" means "the cloth of the Danes".The name of Tallinn is believed to derive from "Taani linn" (in Estonian "Danish Town").Presently in Tallinn the Danish King's Garden in Old Town is regarded as the place where the flag fell down, and it is marked with a memorial.
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Yesterday, a group of scholars from ten Arab countries converged at Kuwait University to discuss the future of post-war Iraq. Most believe that the future of Iraq can only be positive. Yet, last Friday, after prayers ended in most major Baghdad mosques, tens of thousands of Muslims poured into the streets and held the largest anti-American demonstration since the U.S. occupied the city. Dr. Ali Tarah of the Department of International Politics, in Kuwait University addresses the recent protest and its significance in Iraq.
Dr. Tarah: Well, I think you should …what happened yesterday, the Friday prayers, the mullah, his name is Akhmad Kobasi…this guy is living in the Emirates, in Abu Dabi, and during the Saddam days, he used to go in and about Iraq all the time, and it was no problem for him to get into Iraq when Saddam was in power," said It was very clear, it was political and not religious play, as we used to have it on a Friday, but was mobilized by neighboring countries, but certainly it is a political message…he belonged to Saddam Hussein….belonged to Ba'ath Party, it is very well-known, when you check the history…just recently, before the war started, he wrote an article in one of these papers, accusing the allies the war in Iraq, trying to lobby for Saddam Hussein, so I think we should understand it from this perspective.
The scholars in the meeting believe that Iraq will continue to develop under the direction of the U.S. and that changes in Iraq will restructure alliances in the Middle East. A scholar from Egypt believes that the fall of Saddam not only brings freedom to the Iraqi people, but also brings about change in politics throughout the entire Middle East. He also says that because the U.S. and British forces destroyed the Iraqi war machine in such a short period of time and without a great number of civilian casualties, the Iraqi people are confident. On the basis of this confidence, the international society will be able to build a democracy in Iraq.
Dr. Tarah comments that the greatest obstacle to Iraqi establishing a free and equal society comes from the surrounding conservative, autocratic countries, and not from the remaining influence of Saddam.
Dr. Tarah: Well, the biggest threat to democracy is the neighboring countries. My understanding that the Americans discuss…the neighboring countries…UAE, Turkey, Syria, all of them, they have the ability to make it very hard for the allies or the Americans to have a successful Iraq. That is Iraq is overcoming its problems. So, I think the neighboring countries are a major problem for democracy in Iraq.
Dr. Tarah says that if the Iraqi people must find a way to counter negative foreign influence they must establish their own intelligence agencies.
Dr. Tarah: Well, eh, my expectation will…probably what we need at this stage is the intelligence services led by the Americans to be very careful that I don't think this is a democracy to give someone like yesterday, Kobasi, to mobilize the people, I don't think this is a democracy at this stage of the war. We still..the Allies should go behind the Ba'ath party. And it was very clear in Nassariyah to…the Ba'ath party. So, I think that we need some kind of intelligence work.
A professor from Kuwait University who doesn't want to be identified says that major global powers and global organizations will play a major role defining Iraq's future. These major powers and organizations will make it much more difficult for weapons of mass destruction to appear in the Middle East or other unstable regions of the world. This professor also thinks that powerful countries and global organizations can alert other rogue states that they face similar changes in the future. Because Kuwait wholeheartedly supported the coalition's liberation of Iraq, this professor predicts that post-war Iraq will have close ties with Kuwait. He also believes that those neighboring countries strongly against the war must establish friendly relations with Iraq.


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As of now, the 5.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Note phablet is only available in the United States on AT&T's 4G LTE high-speed data network. However, that that might change very soon as a T-Mobile Galaxy Note appears poised to arrive sometime in the days or weeks ahead.
T-Mobile has yet to announce anything official but from a number of leaks, it's clear that the carrier is up to something and that something appears to be a Galaxy Note release in the near future.
Without T-Mobile's help, the Galaxy Note has seen success on a larger scale than many foresaw when the device first launched back in 2011. The Galaxy Note has been on AT&T's 4G LTE network since the beginning of 2012.
And while T-Mobile's launch could propel the Galaxy Note's success to new heights, it also comes at an odd time. Samsung appears to be gearing up to launch the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 this fall, a launch that could make the T-Mobile Galaxy Note a dud.
Still, there are many consumers anxious to get the original Galaxy Note on T-Mobile's network and so, we want to share what we know about the launch thus far.
T-Mobile Galaxy Note Release Date
There have been T-Mobile Galaxy Note rumors swirling for several weeks now. One possible release date lands in July and one is in August. Unfortunately, T-Mobile has yet to confirm anything which means that the device's release date remains a complete mystery.
CellPhoneSignal reported that the Galaxy Note would hit T-Mobile on July 11th. That appeared to be spot on until a leaked document from TMoNews revealed that T-Mobile might have "delayed" the device until August 8th.
With July 11th fast approaching and no announcement from T-Mobile, a July announcement is looking bleak.
In any event, it seems that the device is coming soon. T-Mobile Galaxy Note accessories have started to arrive in stores and the Galaxy Note has appeared in an official T-Mobile promotional poster.
T-Mobile Galaxy Note Form Factor
While T-Mobile has yet to reveal the device, we've seen it appear in a press image that revealed that the device will come with the same form factor as AT&T's Galaxy Note model.
That means that it will be coming with a form factor that features a big footprint at 5.8 x 3.3 inches. It's big but it's also thin. The Samsung Galaxy Note measure in at just .38 inches thin which is nearly as thin as the Galaxy Nexus.
It's also light and weighs 6.3 ounces, just a little heavier than Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone.
T-Mobile Galaxy Note Screen
The T-Mobile Galaxy Note will likely keep the same 5.3-inch Super AMOLED display found on the AT&T version of the Galaxy Note.
The Galaxy Note sports 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, which translates to 284.8 ppi (pixels per inch). The display is well done, especially for a display at this size and users will be able to read text extremely clearly.
It also works well outside in the sunlight and viewing angles are fantastic.
T-Mobile Galaxy Note Specs
T-Mobile has yet to announce the internal specifications of the Galaxy Note but a leak has revealed at least some of the features that will be aboard the device when it arrives.
The T-Mobile Galaxy Note is said to feature a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, an 8GB rear camera capable of recording 1080p video, a front-facing camera that is 2MP in nature and it will run on T-Mobile's HSPA+ network.
It's unclear which HSPA+ network it will run on, HSPA+ 42 or HSPA+ 21 but we assume it will be compatible with the faster of the two which is T-Mobile's HSPA+ 42 network.
It won't pull down speeds that are on par with 4G LTE but it's still quick nonetheless.
As for its operating system, T-Mobile's Galaxy Note will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, so, no waiting for the update to arrive.
T-Mobile Galaxy Note Camera
The Samsung Galaxy Note on AT&T packed a pretty good camera and we expect the same out of T-Mobile's variant. It has an 8MP camera in the rear that is capable of recording 720p and 1080p 30fps video.
It also offers a 2MP front-facing camera for video chatting purposes and it's better than most front-facing cameras found on Android smartphones.
T-Mobile Galaxy Note Price
Sadly, the price of the Galaxy Note is now unknown. T-Mobile hasn't revealed anything yet and there are no leaks to speak of. AT&T offered the Galaxy Note for $299.99 on-contract originally and T-Mobile is known to charge a premium for its devices. Just look at the Galaxy S III.
However, because the Galaxy Note is so late to the party, we can't see T-Mobile charging anything higher than $250 on-contract for the device and even then, that would be pretty steep.


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Jeakes House, Rye, East Sussex
"Quirky, traditional and a touch theatrical in the beautiful town of Rye"
Review by Fiona Duncan, published 6th August 2011.
So often my job brings unexpected treats, and none more so than here in Rye. What a pleasure it is to set off for dinner, trotting uphill on fat cobbles past the famous Mermaid Inn and half-timbered houses smothered in roses and full of velvet armchairs, antique clocks, flickering televisions and slumbering cats. The route continues past Lamb House, once home to Henry James and E F Benson, and St Mary's Church, with its tranquil churchyard and square lookout tower (which everyone should climb). Next comes the stately Town Hall and quaint Fletcher's tea shop. And then – what? A tiny, authentic, family run trattoria, truly a little slice of Tuscany in the middle of historic, literary, English Rye.
But back to my starting point, which represents much that's best about private hotel-keeping in this country. Like its owner, who trained as an operatic soprano, quirky, traditional, theatrical Jeake's House may no longer be in its first flush of youth, but is very much in its mature prime.
Opened in 1985, it appeared in the first edition of my Charming Small Hotel Guide to Britain and, 26 years later, it is still included, still run with absolute commitment by Jenny Hadfield and her partner Richard Martin.
To begin with, there were two bedrooms; now there are 11; Jenny first bought one dilapidated house, then two more, knocking them together and spending much of the early years up a ladder.
It has the sort of history I love. It was built by an astrologically fixated wool merchant, Samuel Jeake, and its plaque declares that the foundation was laid at midday on June 13, 1689, and shows the aspects of the heavens at the time.
In the Twenties, American novelist Conrad Aiken lived here and entertained a parade of notables, including T S Eliot, Radclyffe Hall, Paul Nash and, of course, E F Benson, chronicler of Rye in the guise of Tilling in his delightful Mapp and Lucia stories.
Each guest is greeted personally and shown to their room along a warren of steep stairs and corridors. "No one carries their own bags; it's the law." Bedsteads are either brass or mahogany, bedspreads quilted or lace, furniture antique. Downstairs, the galleried former chapel makes the grandest of breakfast rooms.
A fire greets guests on cold mornings and one of the close-knit team will serve you a fine breakfast (no dinners) from a menu that includes devilled kidneys, Rye Rarebit and boiled eggs and Marmite soldiers ("try explaining that to the Japanese").
There is also an honesty bar and a quiet parlour. Twenty-five years ago I wrote in my guide: "In all, a lovely place, and Jenny is bright, bonny and amusing." Nothing has changed, least of all her.
Except that now you can dine at the Tuscan Kitchen, recently opened by another Jenny and her Italian husband Franco, who speaks little English and cooks exactly as he did back home in San Gimignano, with exactly the same ingredients, including olive oil from his own groves. You will be transported there as soon as you tuck into his authentic antipasto toscana and his equally authentic tagliata or bistecca alla fiorentina, plus typical Tuscan puddings and wines. Jeake's House, the Tuscan Kitchen and Rye: a winning combination.
- Mermaid Street, Rye (01797 222828; www.jeakeshouse.com). Doubles from £95 per night, including breakfast. The hotel is not suitable for guests with disabilities. Charming Small Hotels (www.charmingsmallhotels.co.uk)
The Hotel Guru verdict
Old fashioned (many four-posters); well kept; right for the house
A tight-knit, hands-on team; operations centre is Jenny's huge kitchen
Quirky and historic, situated on the street in Rye
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Boiled egg and Marmite soldiers for breakfast – heaven
|Value for money
Hip it isn't; fair value it is, especially if the decoration is to your taste


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Hospitality in my own understanding is between guest and host it includes the venue or location and how to entertain the guest that provides the quality of service for the purpose of hospitality. It is also means that when and where there are foods and drinks operate in any establishment there is a hospitality means. Like in United Kingdom hospitality now a day change in so many ways because before establishments in food and beverages must close early before night comes and no one is allowed to operate so the effect for the hospitality means are low in terms of business income to every business owner and of course to the government of this country. But now a day hospitality in this country establishment like food and beverages, convenient store, bars and clubs also restaurants are a huge part of contribution in sharing a national income to the government of United Kingdom. And aside from the many varieties of hospitality establishment in United Kingdom they are allowed to operate more time some are till mid time of the morning but the security of the cities are become more strict in terms of caring and visualizing the people because some teenagers become more aggressive when they are drunk so for the concerned of the good citizens like policemen they keep on patronized to keep the peace and safety of every one.
From top to bottoms like a pyramid shape this is how I illustrate the structure of a business in hospitality industry from top of course is the owner then a big role from a called area manager or head manager or either deputy manager down to assistant manager then shift managers it is categorized in many sectors for the shift managers because under this there are so called leader shift manager, kitchen manager, accountant or accounting department manager, the head security and staff, logistic and human resource management, the maintenance manager under this are the apprentice and staffs, the front counter, crew members, crew trainee, kitchen staff, coordinators staff, security staff from this sectors are the bottoms of the structured phase of hospitality but from this sectors where in the lower position are the managers started to gain performances defend on their knowledge, talent, ability and skills on how they be graded to promote on the next high level of position till they reach the position as being manager because of their impeccable performances. But this is not an easy task for everyone because it is required the ability to show how dedicated you are in your workplace the experiences for every candidates to pass through, specially the difficulties on how to handling the unconditional problem situation of the duties and responsibility on how an employee manage the success of his/her responsibility. But with the regards to the operational structure of this establishment I want to elaborate the significant about the different of the two hospitality industry that I chosen the first one is the mc Donald restaurant which I am working now and the second one is the Reflex bar which is openly visit most of the week just for the pleasure of unwinding my long stay in this country as part of international student or let say because sometimes you can escape from thinking back how is the family in the country where I came from or as easily called just to ease the called Home sick. Operationally mc Donald restaurant operates usually with crew members, crew kitchen members and a shift manager while in functional the information technology, the human resources and the area manager are not seen mostly in the restaurant. While in the Reflex bar operational team member mostly in the establishment you can meet first is the security who check the identity of every customer to make sure that they are in the right age because the establishment serve liquor beverages then inside you will meet the second security who are assigned in taking the entrance fee of five pounds for every customer who visit the bar then in inside of the bar are the bar tender and the waitress and waitress their role gives more means to hospitality in the bar because they can contribute efficient service to the customer because I like their being polite and too generous to commit the needs of the customer like the way they manage the mixing of the wine with the style of their own creation. About the functional operation of the Bar the head chef cannot be seen in this establishment in which is the different from the mc Donald that you can see how the kitchen crew operates but they are equal in human resource and area manager and the owner as well in functional term.
I choose Mc Donald as part of my task, because this is where I work and also I can rely more of information I need to gather and it is also relevant to my course. Our restaurant is more on walk in types of restaurant and I find some information on the internet that Mc Donald restaurants are about to 30,000 restaurants, serving 52million people in more than 100 countries each days. Also that 70% of the restaurants are operated and owned by independence both male and female. Also in this field of business I can elaborate some scale of economies for this restaurant. The external economies that the cost per unit depends on the size of the industry and the internal economies that the cost per unit depends on the size of the individual firm, also in scale of hospitality it gives a big company access to a large market by allowing them to operate with a greater geographical reach. While in the scope of hospitality are cost Advantage that result when firms provide a variety of product or delivery of a single output. It can arise from the sharing or joint utilization of inputs and leads to reduction unit cost. In regards to the diversity of this restaurant products and service are complete in terms of meal deals from drinks to burgers and with a portion of chips or French fries. With regards for the accommodation of this restaurant the first thing people can observe is the five star remarks that stick on the front door of the restaurant showing the rate from the board of health and safety regulatory then also the warm welcome service of the crew member for being their politeness. Secondly the facilities are complete in terms of technology because we have the WI fi free internet connection for the customer also the clean and a nice place to eat and relax and a good place for the children especially for the family to visit. While in the Reflex bar the number of the customer compare to the number of the costumer of mc Donald restaurant are too far from the number of their customer who visit in a day because reflex bar operate only at night time while the restaurant operate night and day. Also the mc Donald serve a variety of foods in terms of promotional offer in every month we have a rotational offer of the new product and with the big help of advertizing and the media as well it helps a lot to introduce the product to promote it with the part of a meal deal also. So the tendency customer are not feeling fed up for the burgers because aside from the promotional product they offer some free as well specially in the children's meals this is the biggest different in part of the Reflex bar in which they only have a brochure to offer for the customer and most of their promo are only free entrance but with the regards to the food and drink are still in the same price customer can get.1.1
The second choice that I pick is the Bar which I usually visit just located in reading town, THE REFLEX bar of the 80s I love to visit the bar every Saturday because that is the big night of the week. It feels unwind to me. Inside the bar you can feel their music, but the set up of the business is more focus on beverages and some foods too. But they were popular on the ambiance especially their sounds that's maybe the reason people love to visit the place. And I could also say, that because the tendency of the bar is focus more on the mature customer because 80s songs now a days are more likely to the 30yrs old up persons. Unlike some bars are fits for the teenagers only and the tendencies or the impact for social community are very strict and so complicated because of their youngest age while in the reflex bar is not because more of the customers are professionals. But also one of the things that I like in this bar is the strict of the staff and friendly as well and very polite to the customer. But in regards to the services structure of this establishment there are various dissimilar and similar when it comes to operational and functional. Operational the mc Donald restaurant operates without the security personnel while in the reflex bar is required with the security staff because they serve different liquor beverages. And functional both mc Donald and reflex bar are similar in like human resource management, information technologies, and the maintenance management and of course the owner of the establishment.
People 1st is the sector skills council for hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism. We are working to transform skills in the sector, particularly in the areas of management and leadership, customer service and craft skills. We are committed to ensuring that public funds support the industry to develop only those qualifications and programs that meet the needs of employers.
In my own understanding to this I think now a day the government of United Kingdom gives the skilled person the opportunity to have the better job benefits and also for the foreign student like us it is more beneficial when u meet the requirements the new program gives the international student to have a working permit visa as long as you finish the course in a diploma or a managerial course because according to the government in this country they ensure to support the public funds for the development of the industry.
The British Hospitality Association has been representing the hotel, restaurant and catering industry for 100 years. The Association exists to ensure that the views of the British hospitality industry are represented in a forceful, coherent and co-ordinate way to government and policy makers in the UK and internationally, in order that its members' businesses can flourish. The British Hospitality Association (BHA) was established in 1907 as the Incorporated Hotel Keepers Association. In 1910 it merged with a new and entirely separate organisation called Incorporated Association of Hotels and Restaurants, taking on the latter's name.
In this matter world wide support organization or rather known as globalization is the best I can explain because now a day every country share and support the needs of the industry specially the field of hospitality industry in this country. Like in mc Donald before they started from a few franchising then they come up to establish their own products like owning a huge farm for their potatoes and made their own French fries as well as the process of the milk from their own farm land as well to give support to the farmers of this country that is also agreed to the policies of the government in United kingdom.http://www.bha.org.uk/details.cfm?page=suppliers
The Institute of Hospitality is the professional body for managers and potential managers in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industries is an internationally recognised management organisation with UK and international regional branches covers all sectors of the industry including hotels, contract catering companies, restaurants, pubs and clubs, as well as leisure outlets, theme parks and sports venues is a registered charity and has a worldwide membership with a wide range of benefits provides members with designatory letters which confer a respected acknowledgement of an individual's qualifications and specific industry experience enables members to network with industry contacts, to develop professionally and to progress through the membership grades of the Institute. The Institute of Hospitality is a registered educational charity and works closely with all hospitality, leisure and tourism agencies, education and awarding bodies, and government departments, providing an interface between education and industry.
http://www.instituteofhospitality.org/ OR sales planning and operations
Institute of hospitality in my own explanation, like in impact international college giving a student especially like us international student who are taking up higher national diploma in hospitality management are giving the chance to become a professional in the field of hospitality. Impact school is one of my examples as the institute of hospitality that help the international student gain both the education and a career diploma. Their instructor is highly skilled and trained profession that enhances us to more information about the world of hospitality and guided us to become one of them in the future.
HND in Hospitality Management
Unit 1 Task Two
The Contemporary hospitality Industry
In this task still I choose the restaurant and a bar as part of the topic in my assignment the highlight of this two hospitality establishment are the restaurant that operates in day and night and the bar that is operates more on the night according to my chosen field. The mc Donald and the reflex bar. The big issues for this two is the restaurant roles and responsibility, the restaurant is more on training because it operates with the many structures of trainees that compose of both part time and full time and most of the participant are a variety of foreign workers. While in the bar, the staff is mostly hired in this country because it required most important of their English communication because the type of business is more comply on how you communicate to the customers for fast service quality. And the type of foods and drinks they offer in this establishment are very different because in the restaurant it is fit to eat and drink for the children and adult while in the bar, wine and liquor beverages are serve for the adults only and the types of foods as well are fit for the young and adults only. Also the dissimilar types of customer comes in this two hospitality establishment are in a huge differences the restaurant customers comes for eating accommodation only while the customers in the bar are comes for the pleasure of enjoying the music, dancing and of course a group of parties and an event of celebrating birth day parties for young and adults this is in more of drinking rather than eating. Another thing is the place or the site of the venue for these two different catering industries I observe most that the restaurant where sited in a place where more people visited like in the huge car parking space or most in the malls or near in the public places that most people visit unlike in the bars you can site them most in the town cities that are nearest in the police station that are intact to communicate in case of any violence happen in the scene.
In this sector the roles and responsibilities of the staff for each establishment are a very important for every business because this is the characteristic and the main highlight that asses and manage the business. The criteria for every individual qualification are in different requirement, I can describe that the head of the business is the store manager in a restaurant with the support of the assistant manager who impose the action taken from the order of the store manager. Then the assistant manager divided the special task for the shift managers in different schedule and different assignment so that every body can share their particular task and also train and develop the staff as well. They manage the information gather according to the order of the store manager and this is how my work place manages the team in our restaurant in mc Donald. With regards to my understanding in this task about how the staffing affect the issues for hospitality I can added that if you pursue to work hard definitely they will give you a priority to trust that will attain me more benefits in having more time to work, they also increase my hourly rate and a good recommendation that will promote me in the next level of achievement and this is how I attain my position as crew trainee and also they promote me as a role model crew member. Then they look forward on what is my back ground in educational attainment I take Hotel and Restaurant Management in the Philippine and now taking Higher National Diploma in Hospitality Management which I think, that in the future I can use it as one of my reference to get a better job. As a matter of fact they are looking forward for me to grab the opportunity to become one of their managers. But it is complicated to my time schedule in college because the slot of the schedule programmed for the trainee of managers will be conduct on the day of my college days. I use this field of my experience as part of my task because I believe it has a relevant to the question. In added also about the roles of the staffs, this time is about the duties and responsibilities of the operational members for the kitchen staff they manage to control the foods they cook like the burgers it should not be more than the tabulated daily burgers must be made and they should follow the flow of business, if its busy on the unexpected days kitchen staff must be pro active on their duty to follow the good process of hot and good quality of burgers. In the chicken side is also the same process should the kitchen crew must follow and they should be connect to each other meaning if the chicken side is busy and the burger side or grilled side we called is not, then they should give assist to support the fast way of serving the customers. And for us the front counters we should follow the six steps for hospitality ways this are greet first the customers welcome them then take the order then take the money and assemble the foods then the fifth is present the foods and last greet goodbye to the customers. Must all be done in a lovely smile to serve every customers visit the restaurant?2.2
Unit 1 Task ThreeHND in Hospitality Management
The Contemporary hospitality
In this task the standard operating procedures of the food safety first must meet the requirements of the health and safety regulations. Meaning for the small establishment at least meet the three stars not lower than that and for the big establishment like mc Donald, Kentucky fried chicken, burger kings and many other big establishments must be graded a five stars from the health and safety regulatory board. They put stickers on the front of the establishment that marks five stars to show to the public that they pass the requirement of clean and healthy foods requirements. Now in actual presentation I have the experience in organizing and preparing the needs of restaurant by the role of maintaining the cleanliness of the restaurant as a matter of fact my store manager is very proud of me when I do the cleaning.
The current image of the hospitality industry, before establishment in hospitality are very limited in terms of, time of business, types of business. Now a days I could really differentiate the big issues that changes the establishment in hospitality because now they can serve longer time for food and beverages industry even in the hotel accommodation as well. And that maybe the cause of increase in establishment growth in every cities and town, this are some example of the image happen now in the industry of hospitality the popular perception are happens now because of the increasing number of establishment growth in food and beverages and also the improvement of their quality in terms of fast growing foods trend because now a day people are more busy in their life style and the tendencies of their time to eat and cook are limited so they tend to prepare eating out and ordering take away foods that are now serving in most restaurant. Another trend that helps more impact to increase the expansion of foods and beverages establishment is the exposure of media. With the help of advertisement people easy inform about the new trend of product they offer in foods or even in the beverages as well.