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Oz concert revenue up, but attendance drops
Rising ticket prices may be turning audiences awayBRISBANE -- Australia's live entertainment circuit made more money in 2009, but sold fewer tickets, and the cost of going to concerts continues to rise.
That's the low-down of Live Performance Australia's latest "Ticket Attendance and Revenue Survey." According to the report, total revenue reached AUS$1.083 billion ($1.01 billion) in 2009, up 2.1% from the previous year. More than two-thirds of that money was generated in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
Also during the year, upwards of 15.19 million tickets were distributed for live entertainment events around the country, down almost 4% on the 2008 level while the cost of the average ticket price rose 5.2% to AUS$80.57 Australian.
Although the headline figure still tops the AUS$1 billion mark, it's some way from the AUS$1.22 billion figure reported in 2007.
The survey shows that the live business "remains strong," explains the trade association's CEO Evelyn Richardson, who attributes the dip to "flow on from the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. Industry activity has "stabilized," she adds, "and we remain optimistic that we will see an upward trend again in 2010."
The non-classical area -- essentially rock and pop concerts -- enjoyed a boom in 2009, largely due to large national tours by Pink, Britney Spears and Coldplay, according to the survey. All told, the non-classical category generated AUS$460 million, up 18.3% on the previous year, on 4.68 million tickets sold, up 8.1%. The average ticket price rose 7.2% to AUS$108.
Accountancy giant Ernst and Young compiled the data on behalf of LPA, drawing statistics from a sample which included ticketing firms Ticketmaster and Ticketek, and various performing arts companies. Richardson admits the LPA's survey most up-to-date numbers are conservative because its survey doesn't yet capture much data from regional venues and self-ticketed events. And, admittedly, festivals and non-classical concerts are under-reported.
To address this, the trade body has begun working with paperless ticketing firm Moshtix and the Australasian Performing Right Association to grab a more comprehensive picture of the smaller venue contemporary music scene.


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My usual hand sanitiser of choice is Dr. Bronner's lavender version, but I recently had the opportunity to try a new option available on the organic beauty market; British brand, Botanicals, have released their own hand & foot sanitiser, which is certified organic and contains ingredients such as lavender flower oil and tea tree leaf oil, creating a lovely scent.
Natural sanitisers are far and few between - especially organic ones - and I love both of the two I've mentioned in this post. What's your favourite?
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Stop reading right here if you don't like suggestive jokes.
So a guy goes to the doctor. The doctor asks, "What seems to be the problem?" The guy, obviously somewhat embarassed says, "Well, it's the strangest thing, but my, um, private parts seem to have turned bright orange."
The doctor is taken aback - he's never heard of anything like this before. He examines the man, and sure enough, the situation is exactly as the man describes it: as orange as a traffic cone.
"Have there been any significant changes in your life that might explain this?" the doctor asks.
"I don't think so. I mean, my wife left me last week, but nothing medical, if that's what you're asking."
"Sometimes big changes like that can cause stress, and stress can have odd effects. Have you been feeling depressed, losing sleep, anything like that?"
"Not really - I've been taking it pretty easy. Mostly I just sit on the couch, eat cheese doodles, and watch porn."
Tim Ewald told me this one when I mentioned that my wife was away at Wharton this week starting her Executive MBA. Being a smartass, he also asked me if my keyboard was orange. :)


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Hello I have a question about the future of Adobe's automation libraries of the SDK : automation.swc, automation_spark.swc, automation_dmv.swc, automation_agent.swc. You need these libs when you want to use some automatic testing tools such as FlexMonkey. In the latest releases of the Adobe Flex SDK, these libs where provided as evaluation, without the source code, and you could try to use them for a few automated requests but very quickly you got an message saying that you had to purchase a license to be able to make full use of the automation libs. Yet I've read on the official Adobe Flex blog that: "Regarding the incubation proposals, we have received all of the necessary Adobe legal clearance in order to contribute the full Flex SDK (including MXML compiler, automation libraries and data visualization components) to Apache." Source : http://blogs.adobe.com/flex/2011/12/an-update-on-flex.html So just to make things clear, does that mean that in next releases of the SDK that Apache is working on, these libs will be included and it'll be no longer mandatory to purchase an extra license to run automation tools like FlexMonkey ? Thanks Matt
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This is not your regular bite. This is raw fruit-and-nut organic treat. The strawberry joined forces with the banana and the super cashew nuts to make these Roobar minis. No space for nasty stuff and bad vibes! Only good spirits! To be precise - 16 good spirits!
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I'd say that (like hashCode()) there's not a lot of point in testing the exact output, only behaviour. In other words, if it returns a String, that should be good enough. There's nothing in the spec to say what it should be -- all of the toString() methods could return "Harmony is Great!" and it'd still be within spec. I suspect that tests that look at the exact output for toString() are being done because it may be a quick-and-dirty way of testing all properties set in a JavaBean-esque way. OTOH there are some things that probably are worth testing -- IIRC the XxxList implementations return [...] when the list grows beyond a certain size (1000?) to avoid doing an insane amount of toString calculation. That's the kind of property that I would expect to be tested in that particular test case. Alex. On 30/06/06, Alexei Zakharov <email@example.com> wrote: > Hi community! > > While looking through some of java.beans tests I found many places > where exact output of toString() method is being tested. Moreover, the > test patterns differ from the output generated by RI's toString's. > > IMHO there is no much sense in testing of toString() since normally > users do not rely on it's output. However, I'd like to listen to > opinions. Does compatibility testing of toString() make sense to > anybody? > > -- > Alexei Zakharov, > Intel Middleware Product Division > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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I am a lover of "F" words. Feminist. Fabulous. Fantastic. Feisty! Marina Go wrote this piece in Women's Agenda that confirmed what many of us know:
- Being FEISTY is seen as a desirable leadership trait
- Being FEISTY is code for courageous, high-spirited and independent
- Many women avoid being known as any of these!
I hadn't given this issue much thought until recently. I was fortunate to grow up in the 1970's as one of 3 sisters who had wonderful female role models, my Mum (an avowed feisty feminist) my Nana (just a groovy, feisty, funny woman) and my two Aunties (still feisty, still fabulous!) who were the central points of our family gatherings for me. I do not recall ever having a thought that being feisty wasn't what we females simply did! Oh the joy and bliss of ignorance and obliviousness.
However, society tells women in many ways, overtly and covertly, that being feisty is not OK. Go talks about the appalling treatment dished out to Julia Gillard during her term(s) as Prime Minister which resulted in the misogyny speech, the most moving, motivating speech I had heard delivered in parliament in years. In it, PM Gillard talked about the insidious double standards that she, and other women, have to endure. It captures the sentiment of this blog, be bold, be courageous but if you're a woman in corporate Australia, you must also be compliant, non-emotional and meet the behavioural expectations set by a largely middle-aged, white male leadership group.
I was fascinated to be the recipient of the "assertive woman" talk a little while ago (by one of the aforesaid middle-aged white male brigade). Being told that my courage, convictions and drive to do the right thing was abrasive and viewed as over emotional was at the time incredibly challenging, but at the same time, quite funny! (OK in retrospect it was funny) Here I was living the case studies outlined in the Sheryl Sandberg book Lean In. I had the weird experience of recognising what was happening whilst it was happening. I now know that I was being "Mansplained" (fertile ground for another blog!) about how it was necessary for my career to be less courageous, less high-spirited and less independent. Less FEISTY!
"Don't be feisty" events can often be a fork in the road moment for women. Fortunately for me, the choices I have made and continue to make are anchored in my purpose, passion and of course my values. At the time of my "Feisty" event, I was also in the midst of a university course run by another fabulous feisty woman (thanks Dr Christine Murphy!) that reinforced just how fabulous and feisty I am and how critical it was to continue to be confident about the way I choose to live my life. Being FEISTY! The way I choose to manage my career. Being FEISTY! The feedback that I choose to take on board. (Yes you can choose!) The people I choose to surround myself with. Fellow FEISTY people!
But what about you, the other fabulous, feisty women? Do you have a FEISTY story? I'd love to hear it.
Michelle is an astute businesswoman & keen entrepreneur who has founded a business to advise women about how to shatter the glass ceiling & be successful, in whatever way they define success. Founded by a woman, run by women, for women and the organisations that employ women. Michelle is a coach, mentor, consultant, runs events & speaks about her vision to create a gender equal world. Michelle's business supports, advocates, activates and champions women of all ages and stages.
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Question about Apple iPhone Smartphone
Posted by defrene on
hey. i'am from germany and i've got the same problem as you. i also deleted pictures directly from the iPhone using my file browser. now the camera and 'photos' doesn't open anymore. have you got any solution? this would be great... thx a lot!
I have the same problem! If someone knows the answer please post. Thanks!
Camera faux shutter appears, then iphone closes. No message why. Downloaded to MacBook with option set to delete pictures from phone while downloading but still no access to this feature.
Settings feature tells me that I still have 2.4 megs of memory left on phone.
Would love you know why?
Best regards... AMX
I have on only 2 pictures in my camera roll and yet if I try to take a picture, i can't. the camera won't work. it has a warning that says: "there is not enough room to take additional pictures. please delete some existing photos." there are only TWO pictures there. how can there be no room??? i've restored, i've deleted all pics and still it doesn't work.
I deleted all my photo's within the iPhoto image manager, now I can't seem to take new pictures with iPhone camera. I have blank squares where the newly captured image should be.
I have restored the iPhone but its had effect on the problem.
I have the same problem, the error message I get is " There is not enough room to take additional pictures. Please delete some existing photos". I have restored the phone and upgraded it to 1.1.4, still the same....Any solutions!!!!!!!
the message "There is not enough room to take additional pictures.
Please delete some existing photos" shows up every time I press camera
I have the same problem
I have the same problem with camera
i have the same problem with my iphone, mcjac help!!!!
I have same problem at 19 apr 08 T_T
phone camera there is not enough room to take additional pictures please delete some existing photos
same problem pleaz help me firstname.lastname@example.com
When i try to take a pictuure it sayd not enough room to take additional photos please delete. I have already restored my settings it still doesnt work.
camera not working, message reads: photo needs to be deleted, there are no photos.
where is photo
apps setting, etc. for phone?
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Posted on Jul 13, 2010
My iphone camera is not working and a message saying there is not enough room to take additional pictures. please delete some existing photos
I just had this problem solved.
1. Use your finger and press on the lense towards the phone.
2. Re-boot the iphone.
this solve it . its just like magic thanks
once again thanks in a million
Posted on May 22, 2010
Hi, as it seems that it's a hardware problem you may buy the camera and replace it at this online store: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12651
I have not done it, but I will.
Hope this helps
Posted on Dec 10, 2008
Install another camera app from installer i.e. Snapture.
Take a few photos with it (at least 3 photos).
Your native camera application and camera roll should now be working again.
Note: Do not delete these 3 photos you have taken with Snapture or you will be back where you started.
Posted on Oct 14, 2008
Ok guys listen i undrstand ur problem and i hav a solution fr this........i know u all usually use ziphone 2 unlok iphone but that brings another extra icon in iphone as zibris blog and other files as well.......so that causes many problems.....better unlock it with a software called iliberty........thats te best way 2 escape this problem
Posted on Jun 01, 2008
That's a weird one that I have not seen. Best bet is to take it into an Apple store and have one of the apple experts fix or replace the phone. They're pretty good about replacing faulty phones. sorry, I couldn't be more specific but I've never seen or heard of this problem.
Posted on Apr 16, 2008
Hello I posted a problem but do not see any solutions, so I don't get it?
Anyway after many hours of google research, and going to shop in Bangkok that handles hardwear problems, they had found it was not software problem after all. The camera was replaced in 15 minutes at a cost of `1500 baht or about $45 and worked perfect.
So online I see many many people with this problem and six am looking not found one solution except the replacement of camera worked must have dropped it.
So you people out there this is my solution that worked for me, and i do not understand why people wrote a solution with no solution? am I reading this wrong? where is the solutions from the people except they say they have the same problem?
Good luck
Posted on May 13, 2008
i don't understand i posted a solution number 2, i got a new camera put in and that was the solution,
why do i keep getting notified of solutions or people trying to get a solution? don't they read the solutions that some people as I put in months and months ago? how do i get them to stop sending me emails that someone has a solution when i do not see any need.
Get a camera put in and never had a problem again, simple as that.Ok good luck to those that do not read.
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Lithuanian Parliament has ratified the protocol on Montenegro's accession to NATO today.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration has stated that Lithuania is the 13th NATO member state which ratified the protocol.
The parliaments of Iceland, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Albania, Poland, Turkey, Romania, Latvia, Estonia and the United Kingdom have ratified the protocol so far.
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I've been reflecting on the three women who've inspired me the most, who've made me proud to be a woman and have used their opportunities to do good, help, and try to make their part of the world a better place for others...something we should all do.
Angelina Jolie
I'ts taken me a long time to forgive Ange for the Brad and Jen split up. In fact, I'm not sure I've fully forgiven her. But she's a woman who has inspired me with her genuine desire to make the world a better place. As a humanitarian, she became aware of the refugee crisis when filming in Cambodia and since then has been on many aid missions to help change the course of action for refugees - including those affected by locational factors as well as factors like the Haiti earthquake. She also set up the Jolie-Pitt foundation which aims to eradicate extreme rural poverty - this is something I feel strongly about, as mentioned before, and I've followed her work in this area closely.
She also funds educational outreach programs for children affected by conflict which helps to give them the best chance possible for life. And thanks to her constant input into world humanitarian issues, she now tackles them on a more political level too - something I admire her for, because that's a level when she can really make an impact to changing the lives of those who need change the most.
Also, she's one celebrity who puts her money where her mouth is. She donates millions of her own money to the causes she works with, and is always quick to donate to aid efforts when a natural disaster occurs etc. She's not one of these celebrities to get a smiley picture taken with a background of poverty - she's in there, getting her hands dirty and getting down to the levels of those she's working to help. This is something that hugely sets her apart from other celebrities who claim to do similar. Kudos Mrs Jolie.
Reese Witherspoon
A woman who inspires me in many ways. Not only is she a mum, a businesswoman and an actress - she's also heavily involved in working for women and children's advocacy organisations. Personally speaking I find the way Reese conducts her life to be one of elegance and class. She's not one of these celebrities who's seen falling out of nightclubs, or having one too many. She's seen doing her food shopping, at the park with her children and doing the normal everyday things. I like that she's not too big for her boots and she knows the importance of family before everything else. Her southern belle, family orientated attitude is something I admire a lot, and I love that she's so vocal about how parents worry if they are good enough. She's a woman who says what we all think and uses her platform to tell others that it's okay to get things wrong.
She's also the Honorary Chairperson for the Avon Foundation, a foundation that aims to improve the lives of women everywhere. The Avon Foundation strives to empower woman and has a large emphasis on finding a cure for breast cancer. And another huge focus is finding ways to end domestic violence and help those affected by it.
She also speaks at women empowerment conferences to help teach and encourage the next generation of female entrepreneurs. Go girls!
Audrey Hepburn
A style icon of classic proportions, Audrey Hepburn is someone who's inspired me more than many other people. In her younger years she was only 14 when she risked execution to perform dance shows to raise money for the Dutch resistance during World War II. She also ran messages for the resistance, and again, had she been found out she would have been killed, but so strong was her desire to make a difference that she did it any way.
In 1989 she was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF having experienced the need for food donations herself during the second World War. Because she experienced this need herself, she spoke openly about it motivating her to deliver aid to children who needed it. She got so heavily involved with promoting the awful conditions of third world countries, that she would give up to 15 interviews a day with the aim to raise awareness and funds.
She worked with projects that delivered training programs for women, worked directly with street children, worked for projects to deliver drinking water to places that didn't have it and many more. She never stopped striving to help, and make a difference, and she never stopped working to educate the world about the things we usually turn our heads away from. She even continued her work when ill herself with cancer.
An icon of elegance, and an amazing example of heart for people.
We live in an age where women can and do make a difference, and I for one, am proud to call myself a woman because of ladies like these.


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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews that showcases newly acquired books or goodies we bought, received or borrowed during the week.
So... I went to a Book Sale store few weeks back and found these amazing books. They were less than 2 dollars each and still in a crisp condition! I've been meaning to get copies of Dan Brown's novels but I couldn't find the heart to until that day. These UK versions are wicked! And they have the same height! I wish I could find the same edition of Inferno, though. And don't you love my pink data cable??
- Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
- Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon #1) by Dan Brown
- Deception Point by Dan Brown
- The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon #2) by Dan Brown
- Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone by Kat Rosenfield
There you have it! I just cannot simply leave a bookstore without bagging anything! What did you get this week?


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Austria cannot affort to participate in CERN anymore. We simply cannot spare the 17 million Euros per year to finance the probably most important and exciting experiment in physics right now because we need to relieve the tax burden on membership fees to, say, a homophobic organization whose leader proclaims that condoms will increase the spread of HIV. Or to an organization that maintains that using blood transfusions to treat an ill child is immoral. And those tax reliefs cost us 30 million Euros, so sorry, science – we can't afford you anymore.
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Warm wishes.
Warm wishes.
I love the shot inside your home. So warm and cozy there! Good luck finding all your eggs! :)ReplyDelete
I just this weekend cleaned out our coop! It is so funny to see the chickens go back in and inspect their new straw! They scratch all over, wandering around as if it was a brand new home!
I love the photo of the 2 children sitting in front of the fire....so much better than sitting in front of a TV!!!
Love your pictures, especially the last one! It looks as if it came straight out of a Laura Ingalls Wilder book. Love the rock wall and mantle behind your stove. We haven't finished our mantle yet and the hole behind the stove( to let heat through) will be trimmed in and a shelf in place for a lantern or something.
I have to admit, as much as we enjoyed home schooling we're enjoying the free time now! We can't wait to have time for all the crafts and quilting, that we never seemed to have before due to school work and planning lessons,field trips, music, etc....
I've enjoyed this newsletter emensely. Thank you for this ministry.
P.S. take a jaunt over to our blog and make a guess about our surprise, almost 7 yrs. in the works.
Hi, Thanks for visiting....It's nice to meet you! Your daily home life seems very similar to ours! What a beautiful family you have! We really really need to clean out our chicken coop....and I'm off to tend to the goats and finish our homeschooling....
I look forward to coming back to read more here!
Love, Sara
It's always fun to get a peek into someone else's day...thanks. I had to smile when you said.." I have their weekly plan done for them, hopefully, by Monday morning." the hopefully made me smile. I know how that is when Monday morning strikes and you're already behind the eight ball. :)ReplyDelete
Sounds so nice. Things are quite different around here in the morning...but a nice routine still the same. This post has me longing to get back out to living in the hills...it won't be long now!
Thanks Tonya!
Oh Tonya - that's a beautiful post. I really enjoyed the little glimpse into your life and home. What lovely days - I need to find more routine in our days.ReplyDelete
thank you for visiting me the other day.
and for sharing a bit about your life, here! it's always fun and encouraging to read about how other mamas do it. :)
i'm off to start my bread (i bake for a few days at a time, though . . . )
This is my favorite post so far...You looked like you had a wonderful day!
Do you have to pay anything to sell your goods at the farmers market? I would love to do this. Do you still work at it through the winter monthes?
Thank you so much for the pot holder:) I can see how you sell many of your things... your work on the pot holder was beautiful!
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I love your day. There is something so nice about hearing how someone else enjoys their time together. Your home looks so wonderful and cozy. Thanks for sharingReplyDelete
Thank you for all the kind compliments. While, our household may look calm and peaceful, that is the goal not always the reality:)
Renee - the farmer's market in our little town is free, but not a lot of traffic. The one we attended last weekend was just a holiday weekend event and also there was no charge.
Thanks for the kind words about the swap and I had no idea you were online:)
Thanks everyone - I enjoy meeting all of you through blogging, sharing joys and ideas.
Warm wishes,
Felt like we shared tea in your home:-)ReplyDelete
I so very much enjoy reading about your days. Thank you!ReplyDelete
Good morning, I too cleaned my chicken coop a few weeks back. I made up my mind to get the chicken fabric curtain up. I did! They are enjoying it so. The straw was all spread out on the floor and new in their boxes. Wouldn't you know the girls made their own nest behind the nest boxes. They are so funny!!!!!
Those little ones sitting in front of the fire was priceless!!! I am so thankful you have chosen to enjoy everyday with them. I have the same with my daughters. Can't imagine giving them up to the world everyday. They are my true delights.
Have a wonderful day and thank you for coming over and visiting me at my blog.
Blessings, Linda
I've enjoyed my little "visit" here...it is lovely to see some snippets of life in your home...I understand that peacefulness is the goal...in the midst of many fun times I am sure! I think the children in front of the fire is such a beautful picture...love it! :)


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) September 12, 2016
According to a comprehensive research study on the economic impact of franchising, there are 732,842 business format franchise establishments providing more than 7.6 million jobs, generating $674 billion in economic output and 2.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the U.S. economy.
The Economic Impact of Franchised Businesses, Vol. IV, Sept. 2016, was commissioned by the International Franchise Association's Franchise Education and Research Foundation and conducted by PwC, one of the world's leading professional services firms. The study shows the total franchise establishments, jobs, output and GDP and the economic contributions of franchising to the U.S. economy at the national, state, and congressional district level. Statistics are provided by business line and include the direct and indirect economic impact. The full study, with additional charts and public sentiment data from voters about franchises by state and congressional district, is available on the newly-launched http://www.FranchiseEconomy.com.
"The study illustrates that franchise businesses are a critical component of the U.S. economy, fostering entrepreneurship by empowering local, independent and diverse small business owners who are creating jobs in many business sectors," said IFA President & CEO, Robert Cresanti, CFE. "As Washington works to strengthen and renew our economy, policymakers should remember that franchising is making a difference in every local community across the country."
The PwC study incorporates the most recent data from governmental and private sources.
- Franchise businesses provided more jobs in 2016 than wholesale trade; transportation and warehousing; nondurable goods manufacturing; and information (including software and print publishing, motion pictures and videos, radio and television broadcasting, and telecommunications carriers and resellers).
- Taking into account the indirect impact of franchised businesses, business format franchises support more than 13.2 million jobs, $1.6 trillion in economic output for the U.S. economy and 5.8 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
- Jobs supported because of franchise businesses were at least 10 percent of the private sector nonfarm workforce in 33 states, and at least 6 percent in every state except the District of Columbia.
- Quick service restaurants is the largest category, representing 25 percent of all franchise establishments, 45.5 percent of all franchise jobs, and 30.5 percent of GDP.
- The number of people employed by franchises is greatest in California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and Ohio.
- Franchisees own and operate 88 percent of all business format franchise establishments and franchisors own and operate 12 percent.
- Of the sectors shown below, only finance and insurance provided more jobs than franchised businesses:
The study was released in conjunction with IFA's Franchise Action Network Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. which brings together more than 300 franchise business leaders to raise awareness with policymakers about the industry's economic contributions and the regulatory and policy environment impacting their continued success. IFA launched its @OurFranchise campaign, a nationwide public awareness and grassroots campaign in a three state tour this summer.
"This is clearly a robust marketplace, but headwinds persist which may erode the value proposition of the franchise model if not addressed by Congress. Franchise businesses have created record numbers of jobs, generated opportunity and economic growth in communities nationwide and returned tax dollars to help support the localities in which we operate," added Cresanti. "As we spend the next year educating the new Congress and administration our story through the IFA's @OurFranchise campaign, we hope to show policymakers from both sides of the aisle that this business model is worth promoting."
About the International Franchise Association
Celebrating 56 years of excellence, education and advocacy, the International Franchise Association is the world's oldest and largest organization representing franchising worldwide. IFA works through its government relations and public policy, media relations and educational programs to protect, enhance and promote franchising and the more than 733,000 franchise establishments that support nearly 7.6 million direct jobs, $674.3 billion of economic output for the U.S. economy and 2.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). IFA members include franchise companies in over 300 different business format categories, individual franchisees and companies that support the industry in marketing, law, technology and business development.
1900 K St., N.W., Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 USA
Phone: +1 202/628-8000 Fax: +1 202/628-0812 http://www.franchise.org
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As you are reading this, organizations and volunteers are hard at work, planning the 11th annual Five Seasons Stand Down and Resource Fair for the homeless and near-homeless. The date for the 2016 event is Friday, September 9, 2016 .
Linn County Veteran Affairs, in partnership with the Cedar Rapids Metro Area Veterans Council, the Iowa City VA Medical Center, and the Linn County Continuum of Care will hold the 11th Annual Five Seasons Stand Down at Veterans Memorial Stadium, 950 Rockford Rd. SW in Cedar Rapids from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Five Seasons Stand Down and Resource Fair helps people who are homeless or near-homeless transition to community living by providing access to human service agencies, including benefits counseling (Social Security and Veterans), employment and training assistance, eye exams, health care screenings, housing services, legal assistance, behavioral health treatment and substance abuse counseling. In addition, Great Clips will be providing haircuts to interested participants. There will be approximately 70 service agencies participating in the 2016 event. A list of classes offered to Stand Down attendees will be posted closer to the pre-registration date later in the summer.
There is no cost to attend the Stand Down, but participants should pre-register at one of the following locations:
- Linn County General Assistance
- Linn County Veteran Affairs
- VA Outreach Center
- Veterans Welcome Center
The list of pre-registration sites may also be accessed by phoning the Linn County Veteran Affairs Office — (319) 892-5160. Pre-registration allows organizers to better anticipate the needs of participants and is strongly encouraged.
Five Seasons Stand Down is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the Linn County Board of Supervisors Witwer Trust and by community and corporate donations.


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The Prime Minister's Science Prizes for 2012 have been handed out and the top award, worth $500,000, has been awarded to Professors Paul Moughan and Harjinder Singh from Massey University.
The two scientists established and are co-directors of the Riddet Institute, dedicated to food, nutrition and health sciences, whose research has led to a number of commercial innovations, patents, revenue and exports for New Zealand. They also drove the formation of Riddet Foodlink, which involves 90 companies collaborating with the Riddet Institute on research and commercialising intellectual property.
Along with a cash prize, recipients were given a nifty trophy created by Industrial Research Limited, based on the Möbius strip.
The other Prime Minister's Science Prize winners are:
The Prime Minister's 2012 MacDiarmid Emerging ScientistPrize went to Dr James Russell, a University of Auckland researcher who is internationally recognised for his conservation work. Russell's innovative combination of ecology, statistics and genetics to prevent rats and other mammalian pests invading predator-free islands is helping to keep endangered species safe, and strengthening New Zealand's reputation as a world leader in island conservation. He receives $200,000 in total, with $150,000 of the money to be used for further research.
The Prime Minister's 2012 Science Teacher Prize was given to Peter Stewart, head of chemistry at Papatoetoe High School. Under Stewart's leadership, chemistry class numbers at the school have increased by 44 percent at level two and more than 100 percent at level three while the school roll has remained static. Chemistry achievements are outperforming other subject results within the school and students are now regularly studying and earning chemistry scholarships. Stewart receives $50,000 and Papatoetoe High School receives $100,000.
The Prime Minister's 2012 Future Scientist Prize went to Hannah Ng, a 17-year-old student at St Cuthbert's College in Auckland, whose research into childhood myopia, or shortsightedness, has given university researchers a novel theory that may provide solutions to the global eye problem. She has discovered that blurring of peripheral vision could increase the rate of shortsightedness, and says optometrists do not usually take peripheral vision into account when prescribing glasses; the constant blurring induced may exacerbate myopia levels. Her work will be extended by researchers at the University of Auckland's Myopia Laboratory. She wins a scholarship worth $50,000 to help pay for her tertiary studies.
The Prime Minister's 2012 Science Media Communication Prize was presented to Shaun Hendy, a professor of computational physics at Victoria University, deputy director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, and an industry and outreach fellow for Industrial Research Limited. Hendy is at the forefront of research and thinking on the links between innovation and economic prosperity, and he was chosen by the late Sir Paul Callaghan to co-author a sequel to Callaghan's book Wool to Weta, which examined ways to lift New Zealand's standard of living through science. Hendy receives $50,000 with another $50,000 allocated for further developing his science media communication skills.
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With so many great microscopes, stereoscopes and other laboratory equipment on offer today, it is good to have a name you can recognize. The GeoSafari Deluxe MagniScope is certainly that and will be a excellent purchase.
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This is one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Actually, it is so much more than a horror movie; it is a gritty and raw look into the intersecting lives of three unlikely people. It is the horror version of Kids (1995) meets The Last House on the Left (1972). Located and filmed entirely in Austin, Texas, this hipster horror movie is simultaneously shocking and heartbreaking with its horrific brutality and socially relevant discussion of HIV and PTSD.
Red White & Blue follows the individual and interconnected stories of Erica, Franki, and Nate. Erica is the most interesting character with her sociopathic aloofness and self-hatred. Played by Amanda Fuller (an Ellen Page look-a-like), Erica is the poster girl for nymphomaniacs. During the first twenty minutes of the film, we watch Erica spiral further into her black hole of despair by sleeping with nearly ten different men, giving the viewers a snippet into her self-loathing existence. She is a real girl with pimples, bad makeup, and cheap clothes. There is no glamour here and Fuller plays the role with raw authenticity and vulnerability. Franki (Marc Senter) is one of Erica's many one night stands. You can only imagine their fate and inescapable union with the line, "Be a real man. Condoms are for homos". But this fate doesn't hit home until later in the film. Meanwhile, Erica's bleak life is pleasantly interrupted by an unexpected romance with the honorably dismissed soldier, Nate (Noah Taylor). The first impression is of a creepy man with a gaunt, dirty look, but underneath this exterior is Nate's will to love Erica for who she is, and thus begins a gentle romance, where intimacy is holding hands and honest conversation rather than fucking and swapping fluids. The two drift through life as best as they know how until a bomb drops with unsettling news. The movie takes a 180 turn in the second half when all the characters collide in a most gruesome confrontation of epic proportions.
I like this trend that I am seeing recently in horror movies. This movement fashions films that don't necessarily seem like horror movies at the forefront. Instead of opening the film with a shocking and bloody scene or displaying a kill every 10 minutes, violence is used sparingly. Atmosphere and tension building are used to make these moments of violence profoundly disturbing and REAL, in a sense. Real horror is typically one extreme event. Yes, of course, movies are more exaggerated than real life but real horror is real scary compared to a movie that has so many death scenes you become desensitized. Starry Eyes (2014) is another film that employs this slow-burn technique preceding its grisly viciousness, and oddly enough also stars Amanda Fuller and Marc Senter from Red White & Blue.
Now, don't get me wrong. This movie is incredibly violent but it sneaks up on you and leaves you feeling miserable with unreserved grievance. There are no protagonists or heroes in this film. These multifaceted characters portray visceral cruelty with no fucks given. There is not a single uplifting moment, chock-full of doom and despair like in the rape-revenge thriller, Descent (2007). I dare any avid horror fan to try not to feel a little piece of innocence lost within themselves after watching this movie. Red White & Blue will take a little piece of your soul and never give it back.
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T1 Healing Trauma through Somatic Modalities and Connecting with Nature
Misty Blakesley, Santa Fe Mountain Center
Discover the therapeutic and healing potential of connecting to and appreciating nature and indigenous perspectives of healing and community. Explore concepts of inter-generational trauma and healing and the possibility of creating mutually beneficial cultural exchange by reviewing the ideas of Iroquois' Thanksgiving, Maslow's Hierarchy taken from Blackfoot Nation, and Jung's ideas of archetype from Tewa cultures. From many indigenous perspectives tending to the individual's mental and physical health is for the good of the entire community and culture and ultimately future generation's community. This fun workshop is open to all ability levels. Gentle movement and interactive activities are included. Some time is spent outside.
T2 Promoting Immigrant Victim and Detective Safety Through Best Practices: Language Access and Crime Victim Visas
Antonio Flores, San Francisco Police Department, Michael LaRiviere, Salem Police Department, Leslye Orloff, National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project
Led by a team of law enforcement and victim advocate faculty, this training provides participants with information about immigration relief and protections from deportation created by Congress and DHS to identify, protect, and assist immigrant crime victims. The training educates law enforcement, prosecutors, and other victim service providers about their roles in providing services to immigrant crime victims, including best practices for language access and T and U visa certification for immigrant crime victims. The language access curriculum was originally developed in collaboration with the Albuquerque Police Department and the Albuquerque Mayor's Sexual and Domestic Violence Taskforce and is based on the US Department of Justice model guidance on language access at crime scenes.
T3 Ethics in Victim Services and OVC's Model Ethical Standards
Shara Moscinska, Placitas Healing Center
This interactive workshop provides insights and activities for becoming conscious of one's values and self-aware in terms of professional conduct in assisting victims of crime. This course also encourages the use of model ethical standards for serving victims and survivors as published by the Office for Victims of Crime. Finally, along with a cursory look at compassion fatigue and innovative strategies for self-care, participants will have the opportunity to apply a standard decision-making process to ethical dilemmas faced by victim assistance professionals.
The Advocacy in Action conference seeks to present a wide variety of topics, issues and exhibits. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the following supporting organizations: the New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission, the State of New Mexico, the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc., the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women, the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, the Office for Victims of Crime, the Children's Justice Act Advocacy Group.
These organizations neither endorse nor assume responsibility for the concepts expressed during these programs.
Children's Justice Act Advisory Group (CJAAG)
This project was supported by Grant No. 2014-WR-AX-0016 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
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Coaching and Board Member Opportunities
We are a year-round USA swim team of more than 70 swimmers, looking for highly motivated individuals with the desire to maintain our competitive program. The FHD swim team has a volunteer, parent-led Board of Directors. Salary is negotiable and will be dependent on experience and certifications. Coaching position are currently available. Candidates must be current in CPR, First Aid, Coaches Safety Training and havea USA Swimming Background Check. Please send your resume to email@example.com for consideration. If you are interested in being a parent volunteer or a member of the board, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Board of Directors
President: Melissa Lemke
Vice-President: Vickie Engle
Treasurer: Brown Tax Book
Registrar: Jenica Watkins
Secretary: Kelly Parrish
Marketing Director: Lori Jeffries
Board Positions consist of the following voting members:
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One of the most valued possessions of Xbox in 2012; Fez, is gearing up to make its mark on other platforms later this year. Phil Fish, developer of the game disclosed this information, although he did not specify the details of the new platforms. He also said two more games are in its beta-stages of development in his studio Polytron.
When Fez was first launched for Xbox 360 jointly by Microsoft studios, Polytron and Trapdoor, the developer spoke about the lows and the life promising highs the company faced in 2012. Even though the game did not make any big records it allowed the company to do what it does.
The single player- based game Fez had been receiving a lot of appreciation as well as criticism from the time it was launched on Xbox. The game is around a 2-dimensional creature Gomez, who resides in a flat 2-D world.
A typical creature called hexahedron gives Gomez a magical hat which enables it to discover a third dimension. Finally, things go wrong and Gomez collects the broken pieces of hexahedron to save his world.
The game which was under development from 2007 saw the unveiling of its early version in 2008 at the Independent Games Festival. Legal problems and personal issues of the developer had delayed its launch till 2012.
The game was featured in a documentary called Indie game last year. More details about the availability of Fez on other platforms will be known only after its release. Till then, the users can download it from Xbox live exchanging 800 Microsoft points.


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Dear All,I just installed Foswiki on Ubuntu 12.04 using the Debian repo as per these notes. It is not clear to me how much of the install process documented here this method of installation handles.
I found the install tree, which seems to have the right perms and ownership, but I do not see a reference to the installation from my apache installation - no Include /path/to/foswiki/install/dir/httpd.conf.
Can anyone enlighten me? (The installation as it stands seems incomplete.)
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I hope everyone enjoyed their snow/ice day! Since we missed school and we were late today I have had to make a few adjustments.
The Unit 6 test has been cancelled. We will not have time to complete the test and midterm review in the short amount of time we have together.
However, if your student submits a COMPLETED unit 6 study guide on midterm day, it will count as a 100 quiz grade. The Unit 6 notebooks will also be graded on midterm day.
In class today (1/15) and tomorrow (1/16) students will receive their midterm study guides. I STRONGLY encourage each student to complete the study guide and BRING it with them on the day of their midterm.
Remember, there will be no school Monday January 19th as we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
If you or your student has a question about the midterm study guide please email me. I will be able to respond faster through email since I will not see your student again until the day of the exam.
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Another reason I want to do this, is because I want to go to sleep thinking what my next day's blog post will be about, and not about the unpleasantness people around are causing. I cannot shun them, so I am giving my mind better and more interesting things to think about! :-)
Language. Why do I hate it when people butcher a language!
Five famous men I find incredibly attractive.
Favourite movie(s).
Someone from real life who really fascinates me.
Favourite childhood toy.
Biggest regret of life.
Favourite books.
Why I am so obsessed (or, am I, really) with my Zodiac sign?
14 facts about myself, 14 being my dob.
Place I would really want to visit.
Platonic love.
My earliest memories.
Social media friendships.
Favourite tv shows.
10 likes and 10 dislikes.
Three things about myself, that I am proud of.
Things that make me happy.
A letter to my teenage self.
A letter to my future self.
What I dislike about myself.
Fitness - my journey in the last 3 months.


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The Institute of Business & Medical Careers College in Fort Collins Recognizes Massage Therapist of the Week
Janet Sandlian brings a healing touch to her clients at the Fort Collins Therapeutic Massage Clinic at IBMC, where she has been named Massage Therapist of the Week for her excellence in patient care.
"I am a nurturing massage therapist. I am passionate about providing massage and bodywork to all my clients." Janet Sandlian
Sandlian graduated from the Massage Therapy Program from IBMC and is licensed in the state of Colorado. She offers a wide-variety of massage techniques to her patients. She specializes in calming, soothing touch and deep pressure with integrations of neuromuscular or Trigger Point therapy, depending on the patient's specific request.
She aspires to own her own practice and continue to help individuals optimize their quality of life. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, camping, biking and anything else outdoors.
Reserve your massage with Janet at the IBMC Fort Collins Therapeutic Massage Clinic Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 3p.m. – 8p.m., and Saturdays, 1:45p.m. – 5:30 p.m, located at 3842 South Mason Street. Appointments are limited, so schedule yours today by calling (970) 223-2669 or visit the Fort Collins Massage Clinic online.


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NOTE: NCAA INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM STATISTICS THROUGH March 25 have been posted on www.spysoftball.org.
NOTE: Weekly conference honors for games thru March 25 have been posted on this web site.
Top 25 March 27 ESPN USA Softball poll
1. California def Washington 5-3/DH Cal won 6-4
2. Alabama def Mississippi State 9-3
3. Washington lost to California 5-3/DH
4. Florida def Georgia 6-3
5. Arizona State vs Oregon//cancelled, heavy rain
6. Texas def New Mexico 5-0
7. Oklahoma def Kansas 6-2
8. Louisiana-Lafayette
9. Tennessee def Kentucky 4-2
10. Georgia lost to Florida 6-3
11. Louisville lost to DePaul 3-0
12. Missouri def Baylor 7-0
13. Stanford lost to Arizona 3-1
14. UCLA upset by Oregon State 7-5
15. Texas A&M 7, Oklahoma State 1
16. Oregon vs Arizona State//cancekked, heavy rain
17. Arizona def Stanford 3-1
18. Hawaii
19. Michigan def Indiana 7-2
20. Baylor lost to Missouri 7-0
21. South Florida 3, Pittsburgh 2
22. Florida State def North Carolina 8-3/ DH
23. LSU def Arkansas 3-2
24. Auburn upset by Mississippi 6-1
25. Syracuse 12, St John's 6
South Florida 3, Pittsburgh 2. The Bulls fell behind 2-0 but won on a go-ahead double in the 7th to complete their sweep of Pittsburgh. Ashli Goff drew a walk with 2 out in the 7th, and scored from 1st on Stephanie Medina's double. Medina had 4 hits. USF improved to 33-5 (6-0). WP Sara Nevins is now 19-2.
Oklahoma 6, Kansas 2. The Sooners improved to 30-4 (6-1_, but had to overcome a 2-run deficit to sweep Kansas. Kansas fell to 23-10 (2-7). Trailing 2-0, OU scored all six runs bottom 2nd. WP Keilani Ricketts is 17-4. LP Kristin Martinez. Chanin Naudin doubled in both Jayhawk runs, top 2nd. Bottom half: bases loaded, one out, Callie Parsons, running for Jessica Shults (single), scored on Katie Norris' single. Still loaded, Javen Henson cleared the bases with a double. Morgan Druhan relieved. Lauren Chamberlain jacked her 17th home run.
Texas 5, New Mexico 0, Nadia Taylor tied an NCAA record with three doubles in a game, as the Longhorns won their ninth straight game, and swept the series with the Lobos. Blaire Luna improved to 12-1 with a 2-hitter and 14Ks. LP Kari Gutierrez.Taylor hit a 2-run double in the 6th; Scott followed with a 2-run homer.
Notre Dame 7, Connecticut 2. Seven players combined for 11 hits in the series sweep for the Irish (17-10/3-0).Amy Buntin had 3 hits;Katey Haus and Alexa Maldonado had 2 eaxh; Dani Miller doubled home 2 runs.WP Laura Winter (10-6).
Virginia Tech 5, Maryland 1. The Hokies completed a 3-game sweep of the Terps, while improving to 27-12 (6-2). The Hokies scored 2 in the 1st off Kendra Knight. A Terps scored in the 3rd resulted in a 2-1 score, which held until the 7th. Bases loaded, Mericka singled up the middle for 2 runs. A final run scored on a wilfd pitch. WP Jasmin Harrell (17-8).
UCLA 8, Oregon State 0 (5). Saturday Ally Carda and Jessica Hall teamed up for a 2-hit shutout, while six Bruins had at least one hit and one rbi. UCLA improved to 25-6 (2-0), while OSU fell to 25-10 (2-3). Hall (12-3) won in relief of CVarda who pitched 2+ innings. Katie Schroeder and Dani Yudin each had 2 rbi. UCLA benefitted from 9 walks. UCLA loaded bases with 2 out, bottm 1st, after walks issued to Schroeder, Harrison and Bates; Yudin singled in 2 runs. Kellie Fox singled in a run in the 3rd. The Bruins scored 5 runs in the 5th; Camuso opened with a homer; bases loaded, Schroeder singled in 2 runs; LaRosa and Bates followed with rbi.
Oregon State 7, UCLA 5 (Sunday). The game was tied 3-3 when the Beavers racked 4 runs top 7th. Garcia singled; one out, Santana singled; Beltran hbp, loading the bases. Hall doubled in 2 runs; Brenner singled in 2 runs. One out in bottom half, Fox walked, Carda homered. Andreana relieved Feickert. Snow walked, with two out, LaRosa singled; the runners advanced into scoring position n a wild pitch; Harrison walked, loading the bases; Bates flied oukt to center. WP Aryn Feickert. LP Jessica Hall. S Tina Andreana.
DePaul 3, Louisville 0. WP Kirsten Verdun. LP Varalisa Connell. DePaul, the pre-season favcorite, improved to 18-11 (2-1) while Louisville fell to 29-2 (3-2). Defensive game; Blue Demons had 4 hits, Cards 2. SePaul scored all 3 runs bottom 1st; one out, Ciezki reached on an error, Dodd walked; Verdun homered.
Arizona 3, Stanford 1. WP Shelby Babcock gave up a homer; LP Teagan Gerhart yielded 2 homers. Wildcats scored bottom 2nd on Pendley's one-out home run. Top 4th, Roulund opened with a homer. bottom, Pendley walked, Koria jacked a one-out, 2-run homer. Stanford went down in order in the 5th, 6th and 7th innings.
California defeated Washington 5-3, 6-4. Game Two was a barnburner, in doubt until the final Huskie out top 7th. Bears had 12 hits, Huskies 8. After UW stranded 2 top 1st, Cal scored twice; Reid singled, Vonk sacrificed, Arioto belted a 2-run homer. The Bears added 2 more in the 2nd; one out, Jones and E Reid singled; both advanced on a passed ball; two out, J Reid singled in both runners. UW scored top 3rd; with 2 out, Pohlman singled, Williams homered. After UW stranded 2 more top 5th, Cal expanded its lead. Cordes singled, with 2 out, Jones and E Reid hit back-to-back rbi doubles. Top 7th: Hayward singled with one out, advanced on a passed ball; Pohlman singled; Williams singled in Hayward. Indlesby doubled, rbi. Now down 6-4, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, one out, Fagaly popped to short; Lahners struck out swinging on a 9-pitch effort. WP Jolene Henderson. LP Kaitlyn Inglesby.
Bama 9, Mississippi State 3. The SEC rivals played evenly matched softball through the first three stanzas, heading into the fourth deadlocked in a 1-1 tie. That's when the team from Tuscaloosa broke the game open, beginning with a Kaila Hunt solo home run to lead things off. Lp Stephanie Becker then loaded the bases thanks to a Bulldog error, bunt single and a walk. That brought up nine-hole hitter Danae Hays, who deposited Becker's first pitch over the wall in left field for a grand slam and a 6-1 lead in favor of the Crimson and White. The visitors continued the inning with a four-pitch walk by Kayla Braud, which caused MSU Coach Stuedeman to replace Becker with Sherrod, the second of five pitchers used by the Bulldogs. Mississippi State left 10 runners on base, including the bases loaded in the fourth and fifth inning. The Bulldogs fell to 19-18 overall, including a 3-13 mark inside the Southeastern Conference.
LSU 3, Arkansas 2. Ashley Applegate delivered a clutch two-run single with the bases loaded during the bottom of the 6th inning to propel the LSU softball team to a 3-2 comeback victory over Arkansas Sunday to complete a SEC series sweep playing in-front of a season's best 1,426 fans at Tiger Park. In the process, LSU (27-8, 10-1 SEC) pushed its season-high winning streak to 11 consecutive games. The Tigers also have emerged with victories in 16 of the last 17 meetings with Arkansas (18-16, 2-12 SEC). The 10-1 SEC start for LSU is the best since the 2000 season when the Tigers opened conference play with a 13-1 mark. Trailing 2-1 with one out in the sixth inning, LSU pieced together a trio of singles from Ashley Langoni, Juliana Santos and Allison Falcon to fill the bases. That set up Applegate, who crushed a 0-1 offering past the glove of Arkansas pitcher Kimmy Beasley. Langoni crossed the plate with the tying run, while Santos scooted home from second base and slid underneath the tag at home for the go-ahead run. Rachele Fico worked a routine 1-2-3 seventh inning to secure the 3-2 win for the Tigers. She moved to 13-4 on the season and garnered seven strikeouts versus two walks. Outside of the two solo home runs, the junior right-hander sat down 21 of the 24 batters she faced and didn't allow Arkansas to reach scoring position.
Tennessee 4, Kentucky 2. With heavy rain just a few minutes from delaying things on Sunday for the second straight afternoon at Lee Softball Stadium, senior designated player Shelby Burchell beat the weather by blasting a two-run, walk-off HR as the #9 Tennessee Lady Vol softball team (27-8, 9-5 Southeastern Conference) secured a series victory over Kentucky, 4-2. For Burchell, the homer marked her first of the campaign, as part of a 1-for-2, two-RBI effort, the 25th of her career in the Orange & White and proved remarkably similar to the walk-off blast the Columbia, Tenn., native registered back in the 2011 SEC Tournament Championship Game in Oxford, Miss. Junior second baseman Lauren Gibson was 2-for-3 at the plate, scoring two runs while blasting her team-leading 10th HR of the season in the bottom of the third. Sophomore center fielder Tory Lewis was 2-for-3 overall as the Tennessee offense out-hit the Wildcats by an 8-5 total. In the circle sophomore Ellen Renfroe improved to 19-2 overall and 7-2 in conference action, allowing one run on one hit with a walk and two strikeouts over 2.2 frames of relief. Junior Ivy Renfroe started the contest, permitting a single tally on four hits with no walks and four K's in 4.1 innings.
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Taiwanese cuisine, light meals, noodle soups, bubble tea.
His place does not serve the "usual" Chinese food. It is Taiwanese food, and they do it very well! Every dish I have tried (I've been there numerous times) has been yummy. No wonder they recently doubled their premises -- business is good, and that's a testament to their having satisfied customers. Prices are reasonable. Service is OK. You shouldn't expect too much with a casual, almost self-serve kind of place like this. Any time you want a quick bite, this place is recommended.
a bunch of friends and i came here on a late weekday night and i was blown away by how cheap everything was and the quality of the food as well..
i ordered this deep fried chicken dish w/ rice and a bubble tea which were both very good, serving of the food was large and the price you pay is cheap... im craving that stuff right now just writing this review
service is average, our waitress was very sweet and polite but she wasnt around enough to ask whether we needed to order anything else or just to check on our status but its common for places like this.
overall, i would return for sure.. come for their bubble tea, and stay for their food!
I have been here a couple of times and my favorite menu item is the Stewed Beef on rice. They have taiwanese snacks that are quite delightful too.
I have tried the deep fried fish sticks, the deep fried pork and even their pork dumplings. It was all pretty outstanding. The bubble tea there was really good too. I have tried their many flavours of green tea, their fresh fruit drink, as well as their slushes. I haven't had anything here that I didn't like yet.
Service here was quite outstanding. Despite the language barrier with some of them, they still gave great customer service.
The value was quite average. Quite economical.
The anbiance there was very nice. They have just renovated not too long ago and migrated to the store next door. So now, the waits are not as long.
The food tastes great. I had fried chicken dish which is the signature Taiwanese street food. It's quite good. I like the bubble tea too.
It's fair price (considering it's in Kerrisdale), food is great, service is OK, they are not mean or anything, environment is decent for an inexpensive meal. What more do you expect?
Our first visit here and very surprised to find such a great restaurant close to us.
Got seated straight away, came with tea almost immediately.
The ladies on the next table had problems getting their order taken and we had to get up and ask the waiting staff to help. First time we was ignored. Second time the ladies got their order taken but the guy in there didn't speak English very well so it was a struggle.
Our food came along but it kept being delivered to the wrong table. Luckily we saw the funny side of it but someone going there for a quiet, stress fee night out might have through otherwise.
Food was absolutely outstanding. Great value for money, portion size were perfect for us.
The restaurant look clean and decorated nicely. The door kept slamming close which was a little annoying, the restaurant owners should put a spring hinge on it.
We are looking forward to our next meal there.
Good place for bubble tea, although it gets crazy packed sometimes! Especially during lunch time...I usually just go to BBT for a quick snack (I'm crazy about their spicy dumplings), but the service is always a disappointment. It is usually a struggle to get the staff to acknowledge you, and then, once they do, to get your order placed. As for the way they treat you, geez, its usually borderline rude. I keep going back though for their bubble tea. The passion fruit is delicious (and strong!), and the Taro is a classic. The teas are pretty sweet, especially the passion fruit, but one of the best in Vancouver.
Food selection is not huge at this location but most dishes are prepared with good quality ingredients. The food is not overly greasy or salty. One of the best places in Vancouver for TW fusion styled food.
The ambiance is also one of the reasons why I like to revisit the place and together with its fair pricing, this place is a place that I like to go with a few friends.
The service is mediocre at best however, it really depends on who is at the job at the day. Sometimes you would get lousy service from this place (which takes away from the food and ambiance in a way) but if you look past that, it is still a decent place to visit.
On another exhausted too tired to cook for myself but too poor to splurge on fine dining kind of evening I hopped into this cafe hoping that it would be better than my last visit (of very poor and slow service) Much to my chagrin, little has changed even in a year. In a line up, they almost took the person behind me first, mistaken me as part of someone's group. (I was alone.) Then I was showed a table without apology, and waited about 20 min w/out getting a menu or tea, which most restaurants will serve immediately. After getting the menu myself, I had to stare down the waitress for service. Food came in ok time, but it wasn't exactly what i ordered or expected. (it was fried pork chop, and no sauce) i was expecting some sort of sauce...anyways, then I had to walk up to the counter to pay the bill as the wait staff never returned. Dishes are cheap averaging about $7 per bento style box and I love the variety of little amounts of meats and veggies-taiwanese style but I don't think i'll be returning anytime soon or at least until the next recession...i keep hoping they hire more and better wait staff.
I was skeptical but this place really is something a little different for this area. I've never been to Taiwan, but it must be like China with a strong Japanese accent because this place could be right out of Tokyo. At least the atmosphere. The food was simple but satisfying, we had the meatball appetizer which was like a large round rice ravioli with a meat filling, in an orange-coloured sauce. I had sweet and sour fish on rice, it was great, nice side dishes came with it like cucumber and tofu. My wife had the beef noodle soup and she was not too impressed (she is Taiwanese) but loved everything else. It's relaxed and comfortable in there, all in all a place we'll return to.
I like this place because they don't use artificial flavouring. They serve food that gives a homemade taste.
The service varies from horrible to just ok. I find that sometimes the servers mix up the orders which can be irritating. I guess it may be because of the language barrier.
Aside from that the ambiance is great. Really festive and decorative.
They have the best "Meatball Rice Wrap". Very Taiwanese.
I love their dessert! The hot grass jelly is really delicious. And their Creme Caramel is really good too.
BBT Cafe is one of those iffy choices for me. The food is bland and not really that great, and the service is terrible. In terms of tea, desserts and coffee they're pretty good, but almost all the light meals are bad. Everytime i go the service is bad, the food has no smell. I remember ordering a curry chicken with rice and they gave me so little sauce. i had to ask a waitress to get me some more.
Best of all the bubble tea places in Kerrisdale. Service needs consistency. Sometimes they can be really nice but sometimes they need a lot of improvement. Not somewhere to go when you're in a rush. Food takes a long time especially when their busy around 15-20 mins maybe even longer, but it's worth the wait. Meals don't come at the same time. Appetizers don't always come first. But that is how Taiwanese food is so it's alright. I love the setting of the place- very relaxing.
I keep going back to this place because it is close to where I work, but I hate the service each time I go. I know of one friendly/competent server amidst several incompetent/rude servers. There is one girl who seems to always be working, who gives attitude to customers. Once I heard her talking to her coworker a few feet away about me in Mandarin, obviously unaware that I could understand her.
Food is OK - definitely not high quality, as reflected by the price - I suggest you stick to the staple Taiwanese dishes that you can't really screw up (Taiwanese Fried Chicken w/ Rice, for example).
I used to go there for the shaved ice because it is the only bbt shop around that has it. The drinks are common. They have some dishes that other bbt stores doesnt have.
Ambiance is quite nice; you can tell they spent money there.
Worst thing about bbt is that their service sucked. The bar girl who took her looks to her advantage ..she was really rude and murmured something under her breath when i asked her for something. Most time that i went, the service is bad. Except for a few waitresses who i recognize, the rest were inexperienced and very slow.
The service is pretty bad at BBT cafe. They're practically prejudice against the youth. I noticed that the waiters would often deliver cups of tea to the more 'elderly' crowd and whenever my friends and i would eat there, we never got tea without us asking for it. I also recall an incident that happened last summer that made me not want to go into BBT cafe for a long time. One day i went to order a take out drink, and i ordered an almond milk tea with pearls. I waited for 5-10 mins for my drink to be ready. But there was this green drink that was made on the counter. It wasnt mine, and the drink maker asked me what i ordered. Then the waitress who served me earlier walked by and told me that the drink was mine. I said i ordered almond milk tea, but she said i ordered mint milk tea. And practically started scolding me that i wasn't speaking loud enough when i was ordering. So in the end, i was too afraid to go back to BBT cafe for a few months because she'd probably spit in my drink or something, or give me even worse service.
BBT has become one of our favourite neighbourhood restaurants.
Its Taiwanese cuisine is a refreshing twist on the Southern Chinese and Hong Kong dishes that my wife and I are accustomed to. There are three Taiwanese restaurants in the neighbourhood and BBT provides a much better dining experience than the others.
One of our favourite drinks is the hot ginger longan tea. The bite of the fresh ginger with the sweetness of the longan creates a much anticipated treat.
The noodle soup bowls are big for the price (less than $7). I ordered the chicken and vegetable noodles. The chicken was appropriately grilled and seasoned with black pepper. The Shanghai bok choy was tender crisp and a healthy bright green yelling "fresh". The thick noodles were done just right. The broth was pleasant and not overly salty like at other Asian restaurants.
On a previous visit, I ordered the grilled chicken dinner and enjoyed the presentation of the accompanying veggies (hot and cold) in cute little dishes. Imagine a Japanese bento box where the compartments are in separate bowls.
Service is always friendly. The décor is simple and homey. The restaurant is often busy so we're always lucky to get one of the last few available tables.
Two bowls of noodle soup and a pot of tea came to $18. A great deal, in my books.
food was pretty good. but i think they toned food and bbt cheaper. i ordered the fried fish/rice. underneath the fish, there should be onions (cause i love onions) at the bottom. all the crispy chicken and pork should have it. i only saw fish, with usual appetizers and rice. i think portions got smaller.
i ordered pudding bbt. the first time i drank it there, i had the pudding. but this time, i had no pudding inside. (thats the main part of the bbt!!!) i asked them, wheres my pudding? they said u must add 50 cents. wtf? thts total bullshit! service is stupid as usual. my pudding bbt was to go, but made it in a glass cup. a waitress, at the last second, discovered the mistake. cheapskates! go to the one at marpole library. i think its called wang's noodle house?
Their food was good for the price but the service was poor - super slow. We ordered 6 dishes but only 3 came. We waited for a long time after we finished the first 3 (about 30 minutes) hoping the rest would be coming soon but they didn't. Later we found out the waitress who took our orders had missed the other 3, even though after I placed my orders, I reminded her there were a total of 6!!!!! She still missed it. Don't know how it happened! Their waitresses looked quite inexperienced and couldn't handle customers' requests adequately. Won't go if we have a big group. May try again if we have only 2 to give them one more chance. I like their bubble tea with pearls though. They have a minimum charge per person, even for lunch! It is a good place to relax if you have plenty of time.
BBT Cafe is a great place to go to just catch up with friends and drink some bubble tea. Out of all the other bubble tea shops I've been to in Greater Vancouver, BBT Cafe's pearls never fail. Any other bbt places I go to, I always end up comparing the pearls to BBT's.
The food at BBT Cafe is great; a pretty good selection of Taiwanese food as well. It's always served hot, although it can take a while to come. The complimentary doesn't always come first, I've had to ask for it often (and the servers rarely walk around as well). The presentation of food is decent as well - cutlery is normally clean.
The only factor I dislike about this cafe is their service. It's not dirt poor, but I wouldn't call it service either. Some servers can be very polite, but I've only come across one whom I was impressed with once and never saw her again. They aren't particularly polite, nor rude; however, they haven't ever really catered to my particular needs and it's difficult to flag a server down often.
The atmosphere of BBT Cafe has always been my favorite part of it. I love the decor and especially their newest part of the restaurant (the expansion). The washrooms can get a bit annoying since they are single; despite this, they are kept clean and aren't repulsive.
All in all, one of my favorite BBT places.... for take out. An extra 10% off!
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Preacher, What Will You Preach This Sunday?
With economies floundering and a potential flu epidemic, it's natural for someone to reflect on the big questions of life: why am I here? What does life mean? Where is God?
How should a Christian preacher respond?
During World War II, Martyn Lloyd-Jones continued to preach at the historic Westminster Chapel in London every Sunday morning–no matter what. Famous for preaching through books of the Bible, Dr. Lloyd-Jones did two things well.
First, he never deviated from his careful exposition of the Scriptures. No matter what was happening in the world of current events, Dr. Lloyd-Jones believed the best thing he could do for his people was to supply them with a complete diet of God's Word. Armed with truth, the flock would be best prepared for whatever they might encounter during the week.
Second, he typically integrated observations and insights on current events into whatever message he was preaching Sunday. Although he continued to preach through books, he believed it was important not to ignore current events, but to think through those events biblically.
In 1944 a German bomb exploded near the chapel while Dr. Lloyd-Jones was preaching. A cloud of dust enveloped the congregation, turning everyone white. One woman thought they had all died and gone to heaven!
After a slight pause… Dr. Lloyd-Jones continued preaching and finished his sermon.
In Word Only?
It was my first preaching assignment in college. At breakfast in the school dining hall, the chair of our Bible department walked up to ask my companion if he could preach at a little country church later that morning. Knowing how badly I wanted to preach somewhere, my friend declined but pointed out that I was available. The professor looked at me — an untried commodity among the preacher boys on campus — and decided to take a chance.I had been preparing sermons for months. Grabbing a set of notes and my Bible I traveled about 45 minutes and pulled up to the front of the tiny, rural chapel. I was early, so the Sunday School director took me to a small kitchen where I could wait prior to the service.
I began to pray. In fact, I cried out to God with all my heart for His help. I didn't know much at that time about God's anointing assistance He provides preachers of His Word. I just knew I was young and didn't know much. (I still don't know much!)
The service was unremarkable. Yet, the impact on my life was dramatic. I began to be conscious that there was something God does during the act of preaching that goes far beyond my efforts and eloquence.
Paul observed this phenomenon among the Thessalonians: "For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance." (1 Thess. 1:5 CSB) By noting their message did not arrive "in word only" Paul acknowledges the possibility that it could have happened that way!
What kind of preaching arrives "in word only"? According to Paul, this kind of preaching is missing something. Specifically, he mentions three things that should accompany our preaching.
I'll leave the word studies to you, but let's pray each week for His words and for what He alone adds to the message.


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Michael is an award winning cinematographer, editor, and filmmaker from South Jersey and is a cinematographer and editor for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is best known as the creator/producer of Living in 8 Bits, a web series that pokes fun at the logic and tropes of retro video games. Other films include the feature film No Footing, editor on Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, editor for RetrowareTV's The Video Game Years, and music videos for Honah Lee, MC Lars, Galway Guild, Lori Reed, and Rich Cronin. He also is a DP and Editor for Cinevore Studios projects including Vessel, Moot, Nerd vs Geek, and the 2013 & 2014 Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day Marathons.


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During his March 3, CPAC speech, NRA executive vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre said President Obama is avoiding an invitation to debate because he knows LaPierre "would clean his clock."
He talked about how Obama taunted the NRA for not attending CNN's January 7 gun control Townhall, which the NRA derided as a White House PR stunt. LaPierre used his CPAC speech to turn the tables on Obama and taunt him for avoiding a one-on-one debate on guns and gun rights in America.
LaPierre referred to Obama as a "liar" and "a political coward" who only discusses guns and the Second Amendment in settings where he can control the questions and the audience. He added, "President Obama, he's never going to debate me on guns. His knowledge on that issue wouldn't fill a thimble and he knows it. I would clean his clock and he knows it."
Breitbart News previously reported that LaPierre also called out Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton during his CPAC speech. He said she "couldn't pass a polygraph" yet wants to the set a gun control litmus test for future Supreme Court justices.
AWR Hawkins is the Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at email@example.com.


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The Chatham Film Club has announced that the Crandell Theatre will complete a major step in its digital conversion and theatre upgrade project this month. The fundraising campaign begun last October has raised sufficient funds to replace the existing 35 mm equipment with a new, state of the art digital projector, projection booth renovation, improvements to the theatre sound system and a new movie screen. Custom-made draperies of special material intended to dramatically improve sound quality will be installed along the theatre walls.
"Digital is the most significant change in movie technology since the coming of sound," said Peter Biskind, Vice President of Programming for the Chatham Film Club, "We have purchased a Christie 2210 projector that will give us images indistinguishable from 35 mm, way crisper images than those provided by DVD/Blu-ray projectors, and crystal clear sound."
The Crandell will close for equipment installation after the May 18th evening movie and will have a grand reopening on Friday evening, May 24th. There will be no Film Club matinee on Sunday, May 19th.
"The new digital equipment will ensure that we have access to a full offering of newly released movies for our patrons," explained Sandi Knakal, President of the Chatham Film Club, "including the capability to show movies in 3-D. In the past year we have found ourselves limited in our selection of films as more and more distribution companies are offering movies in digital format only."
The overall project cost is estimated at $250,000. Thanks to a supportive community and a generous grant from the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, the Chatham Film Club has raised approximately $195,000 to this goal. However, the remaining balance still needs to be funded to comply with this important mandate from the movie distribution companies.
The Chatham Film Club is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that owns and operates the historic Crandell Theatre on Chatham's Main Street. For more information on the Crandell Theatre or the Chatham Film Club, visit www.crandelltheatre.org
Contact: Sandi Knakal, 518.527.8246


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|[jira] Commented: (MAPREDUCE-1543) Log messages of JobACLsManager should use security logging of HADOOP-6586
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-1543?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12845946#action_12845946 ] Amar Kamat commented on MAPREDUCE-1543: --------------------------------------- bq. I prefer userid. Is ugi fine? The reason being that we log username just for performance reasons. In near future we might include group information too. It can we viewed as a ugi with masked group information. bq. I think the toString of ACLs should be maintained and cannot be changed, it is a constraint. ..... Since we are using tabs as delimiters, maybe this is less of an issue now. +1 bq. Can you confirm if we are changing this to AdditionalInfo, I think that's more general. We can name it as 'description' or maybe 'additional-info'. I am fine with both. +1 for making it a string. bq. Umm, but we'll still need to treat these as 'Object' parameters and do a toString on them to get a log, right ? I see that as no different from passing a string. +1. bq. This was inline with the other audit patch and hence my suggestion.... we can turn off success logs by configuring log level +1. Good point. > Log messages of JobACLsManager should use security logging of HADOOP-6586 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MAPREDUCE-1543 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-1543 > Project: Hadoop Map/Reduce > Issue Type: Bug > Components: security > Reporter: Vinod K V > Assignee: Amar Kamat > Fix For: 0.22.0 > > Attachments: mapreduce-1543-y20s.patch > > > {{JobACLsManager}} added in MAPREDUCE-1307 logs the successes and failures w.r.t job-level authorization in the corresponding Daemons' logs. The log messages should instead use security logging of HADOOP-6586. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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