text:
Part of my eating plan involves tossing back a container of Yoplait every morning for breakfast. (I have been doing this without fail since August. Even when I sleep till noon. It's still yogurt time.)
The problem -- which I have also experienced since August -- is the fact that, when you open the foil seal off the top of the container, yogurt farts right on out of it. Generally landing on my shirt. (Requiring application of the magic Tide Pen.)
It wasn't until last week that I really sat down and looked at the science of the problem. The yogurt farts were occurring because of the airtight lid. The exact mechanism (of why opening the airtight lid caused yogurt to fly out the opening with great speed and embarrassing sound effects) was unknown to me, but I was positive it definitely had to do with the airtightiness of the lid. Because, surely, yogurt doesn't just fly out of containers of its own accord. (Y'know. Cause of gravity and stuff.)
I therefore began experimenting with a simple solution. Prior to opening the lid, I punch my thumbnail through the foil, letting air come in all natural-like from the top. (I admit, I don't think I would have thought of this solution had my thumbnail not accidentally poked through one of the little buggers in the supermarket one day.) In any event, it works. Poke through the lid before opening, and yogurt farts are a thing of the past.


text:
Springfield's Conservation Commission had been keeping their eye on the Broska Farm since 1979, when they first heard rumors that Broska's retirement might be eminent. As the last large area of undeveloped land in Springfield, the Conservation Commission was anxious to preserve the farmland and transform it to public use, perhaps as a kind of suburban version of Forest Park. The moment they heard that Broska's farm was about to go on the market, Commission Chairman Edward Friedman swung into action. First, the Commission members approached Mayor Richard Neal, who immediately gave the Commission his complete and enthusiastic support. Neal in turn contacted State Senator Martin Reilly and State Representative Paul Caron, both of whom represented the 16 Acres neighborhood, and urged them to try and get the funds from the state to acquire the land from the Broska family.
At first, Sen. Reilly imagined turning the farm into a state park, suggesting that it be called Broska State Park, but unfortunately the state showed little interest in acquiring more park land. However, a bill was moving through the legislature at that time providing funds for conservation purposes. Reilly and Caron managed to secure a promise from legislative leaders that if the city were to buy the Broska farm, then the state would be willing to reimburse them for 80% of the cost, thereby making the purchase very affordable. This legislative victory made heroes of Reilly and Caron, while Mayor Neal, the Conservation Committee, the citizens of 16 Acres and the taxpayers in general were all excited over the creation of a big, new park in Springfield.
But then things started to get weird.
Suddenly appearing on the scene was H. Joel Rahn, one of the infamous developers of the Indian Motocycle Building apartments complex, a ruinous taxpayer financed boondoggle that lost millions in a harebrained scheme to market condos in the middle of the ghetto. It was discovered that Rahn was offering Broska a generous price for his land, on which he intended to build a major housing development of nearly 50 homes. In order to block the deal, the City Council would have to take the land by eminent domain.
At first the news that Rahn was hoping to turn Springfield's new park into a housing development was greeted with outrage. The citizens of 16 Acres collected thousands of signatures to present to the Council urging the Councilors to stop the housing development by taking the land. Mayor Neal, Sen. Reilly, Rep. Caron and nearly all the City Councilors immediately denounced the Rahn development scheme and demanded the eminent domain taking. But that was before an odd and completely unexpected editorial appeared in the Springfield Newspapers.
In that editorial, readers were surprised to be informed by the paper that the farmland should not be considered undeveloped - after all, it had been used for farming! The editorial further suggested that the whole controversy was motivated by greed, although not the greed of housing developer Rahn, but of the citizens of 16 Acres, who selfishly wanted to preserve "their view" while denying those who needed housing. That everyone in the city, not just those living in 16 Acres, could use the park was not acknowledged. The editorial also informed the public that Springfield was suffering from a housing shortage, which was surprising news, since most people believed that the city was losing population due to white flight. But no, not at all said the Springfield Newspapers, in fact there was a never before known "housing crisis" with a "desperate" need for new housing developments. To the average reader, the editorial could not have made much sense. To those in the know, something underhanded was going down.
Shortly after the editorial appeared, Mitch Ogulewicz received an unusual phone call. It was from Arnold Friedman, the second in command at the Springfield Newspapers. While the editorial supporting the housing development was unsigned, it was widely believed that Friedman wrote most of the paper's political editorials. In fact, it had been Friedman with whom Mitch had spoken over lunch at The Fort several months earlier about his upcoming re-election endorsement from the paper. Now perhaps it was becoming clear what that luncheon and that endorsement was all about. Sure enough, Friedman urged Ogulewicz to vote against the eminent domain taking, something Mitch flatly refused to do. He was committed to creating the new park for the citizens of Springfield, and told Friedman so in uncertain terms.
Other Councilors, however, some of whom had been originally enthusiastic supporters of preserving the land, mysteriously began to sing a different tune. Councilor Francis Keough suddenly announced that he was now voting against the taking, giving the previously unknown housing shortage as his excuse. Robert Markel declared that the land was not a part of a previously unheard of "master plan" for open space in Springfield, and therefore the Broska farm was unsuitable for preservation. Only the always blunt spoken Vinnie DiMonaco laid out his reasons with unvarnished honesty, telling 16 Acres resident Michah Feldman (who then later told the Valley Advocate) that DiMonaco had told him that he "felt good helping David Starr in any effort he's committed to" and explaining that he would do so, because "Starr has done a lot for me and I owe Starr a lot."
Indeed, Springfield Newspapers publisher David Starr and his second in command Arnold Friedman admitted to both Stephanie Kraft and Kris Hundley of the Valley Advocate that they had personal dealings with H. Joel Rahn, the project's developer, with Starr soliciting contributions from Rahn for some of Starr's favorite causes while Friedman had been spotted around town dining with Rahn. Once again Ogulewicz pointed out that there was a clear conflict of interest. How could the paper editorialize against taking the land when the developer standing in the way of the park was someone with whom the management of the paper had both a professional and personal relationship? At the very least, there was little hope of objective coverage by the paper, since any Springfield Newspaper reporter wanting to investigate the Broska Farm controversy would have had to begin by investigating their own employer!
The fix was in, and nothing it seemed could prevent support for the park from slipping away. The Springfield Park Department, which had originally welcomed the idea of a major new addition, suddenly concluded that it lacked the funds to maintain it. Actually, the land would have been under the control of the Conservation Commission, but that inconvenient fact was ignored as newspaper headlines made it sound as if the park department was declaring the use of the land as unfeasible. One by one, Councilors began expressing reservations they never had before expressed about the land taking. Mitch could only wonder whether they too had received surprise phone calls from Arnold Friedman.
Mitch realized that there was only one person who could save the park to be built on the Broska farmland - Richard Neal. In a private meeting, Mitch urged the Mayor to use his influence to stop the defection of Councilors to the Springfield Newspaper's position, especially that of his cousin, Councilor Bill Foley. After all, it had been Neal himself who had originally set in motion the process of acquiring the state money to purchase the land. Yet Neal was resistant, telling Mitch that it was too late and that Starr and Friedman would have their way regardless of what anyone did. "It's a losing issue," Neal told him, "and I don't like to be on the side that's losing."
The night when the vote was to be taken on whether to accept the state money to acquire the land, the Councilors were startled to see Richard Neal quietly enter the Council chambers. Today it is not uncommon for mayors to appear before the Council uninvited to press their views. But in those days there was a clearly defined tradition of separation between the Council and the Mayoralty, and it was unheard of for the Mayor to violate the sanctity of the Council chambers by intruding uninvited on a Council meeting.
Yet the encounter with Mitch had with Neal in which Ogulewicz had essentially shamed the Mayor for not standing up for his own proposal, had apparently had an effect. Requesting that Council President DiMonico grant him permission to speak, the Mayor made one last futile appeal to save Broska farm. Everyone knew that Starr and Friedman already had the votes lined up to get their way and that nothing could change that. Still, in spite of all the difficulties Mitch had had with Neal in the past and would have in the future, Ogulewicz would always remember that one occasion when Neal had spoken out in defiance of Starr, saying it was one of the few times Neal had done something that Mitch could admire. Afterward, Mitch approached the Mayor in the room off of the council chambers and told him that he was glad that Neal had found the courage to do the right thing.
Despite Neal's dramatic appearance, as expected the Council still voted to refuse the grant money, thereby putting Sen. Reilly and Rep. Caron in the awkward position of having to go back to Boston to tell the legislature that Springfield was turning down the money for a new park, money which had already been handed to them on a silver platter. Meanwhile, H. Joel Rahn moved forward with his plans, as he bulldozed the woods and the farmland and raked in the profits from his housing development.
And so it was that the last farm and the last major area of open space in Springfield was lost forever.
These videos record the Broska Farm controversy as covered on local television.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Based on the feedback you received in Week 5 on your proposal, your design thumbnails, and your color studies, refine your project into its final state. Add remaining details, unify your composition, extend your color use, and finalize the presentation. Your final submission should be a well-crafted portfolio-quality piece of design work with a strong composition and a creative use of color.
The Main Image for the Final Project
And finally, the spoof portion of the Final Project.
(Doesn't every final have that? ...
OK, so I may be slightly obsessed with Angelina,
but doesn't she look pretty in my t-shirt?)


text:
A blog about Manchester United. I gave up writing about United during the David Moyes era, I actually nearly gave up the will to live. The Louis van Gaal era wasn't much better and even the appointment of the 'special one' aka Jose Mourinho failed to inspire me to dip my digital quil in the now all but dried up ink pot. But I'm back, older, not wiser and certainly not less stressed out where United are concerned.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Football lookalikes #1..Brian Barwick
Wallace and Gromit = the FAs Brian Barwick. This is a definite case of life mirroring art. Wallace and Gromit have starred in several comedy capers, such as "the wrong trousers" and "a close shave". Barwick starred in his own comedy caper entitled "The search for Sven's replacement" which turned into a complete farce.Official Wallace and Gromit site
Posted by James Ryddel - Editor at 11:15 am
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Ospreys are a Year 3 class taught by Miss Smith and we are supported by Mrs Hopton and Mrs Verrecchia. This year we are exploring what life was like between the Stone Age and the Iron Age and also taking a step back in time to study life as Ancient Egyptians!
Our Year 3 children are lucky enough to experience Forest School on a Thursday where they learn with Alex about how to light fires, make wooden necklaces, how to spot different types of birds and much more!
Learning objectives w.b. 11.6.18 -
Literacy - To write a poem on a theme of our choice using a rhyme pattern of our choice.
Numeracy - To identify different types of angles and lines.
Spelling - Y2 revision - double consonant and add -est suffix.
Learning objectives w.b. 4.6.18
Numeracy - To time in seconds and record results in an appropriate way.
Literacy - To write a Sports Day poem using rhyme, rhythm and personification.
Spelling - Y2 revision - double consonant to add -er suffix.
Learning objectives w.b. 22.1.18
Numeracy: To compare, add and subtract amounts of money. To solve reasoning and problem solving questions about money.
Literacy: To identify the features of a non chronological report. To plan and write the opening of our own non chronological report.
Literacy - To learn the features of a newspaper report. To begin to plan a newspaper article reporting the discovery of iron in the Iron Age.
Numeracy - Assessments.
Grammar - To use inverted commas in speech.
Spelling -
For a few weeks now, we have been practising written methods to help with trickier calculations. Here are some places to go if you're a little stuck:
Numeracy - To add pairs of two-digit numbers by partitioning. To subtract pairs of two-digit numbers by counting up.
Literacy - To write a set of instructions using time connectives.
Grammar - To know the difference between the subject and object with the personal pronoun.
Spelling - Words with the prefixes super-, auto-, anti- (e.g. autograph, superhero, antiseptic).
w.b. 19.6.17
We decided to conserve our energy and keep cool on Sports Day before all the activities begun. We chose to make some certificates for children in Barn Owls to congratulate them on being great sports and for trying their best! We also wrote some poems about Sports Day using rhyming couplets and alliteration.
Two of our Sports Day poems:
Everybody cheer,
Sports Day is here,
I went up for the long jump,
And landed with a bump.
I love doing sport,
I really want to go to the tennis court,
I don't want rain I just want Sun,
Until the race has begun.
I will play,
All day today,
I am having a blast,
Whilst I'm going really fast.
I go rowing,
And I do some throwing,
I wish this day would never end,
The finish line is just round the bend!!
We're going to have a lot of fun,
Let's hope the weather brings out the Sun,
There's parents to meet,
See all the running feet.
Doing races,
Parents sit in places,
All cheer for the day,
Go to your parents and say,
"It's time for lunch!"
Munch munch crunch crunch,
It's time for class race,
And I got first place.
Somebody's parent said,
"I'd rather be in bed",
I won the long jump,
But someone had a bump.
w.b. 12.6.17
We are continuing to add to our canopic jars (thank you to everyone who brought in a Pringles tub or equivalent!) which started as a very messy project indeed! Here are some of our works in progress. We are hoping to finish them next week so watch this space...
w.b. 22.5.17
After the announcement to Osprey class that Miss Smith wouldn't be setting any homework for half term, there was a sigh of despair from lots of us! So Miss Smith agreed to give us some links for games and activities that we could do if we fancied. She also said that if we wanted to practise reading scales it would be a great idea to make some cakes (or healthier baked goods!) and weigh the ingredients out with our adults help. There are some links below for activities to keep you busy!
w.b. 1.5.17
We have been further exploring the Ancient Egypians this week and finding out about canopic jars. We researched what they were for and found there were four different animal heads, each containing a specific organ. We then carefully drew them paying attention to the colours that were used.
We have also written a class poem using homophones:
I like to help my neighbour who lives on the right,
It's right to be kind,
I know I'm right to help,
It's right to help day and night.
It's time to write about the right thing.
w.b. 24.4.17
This week we have been exploring 2D and 3D shapes. Miss Smith challenged us to make as many different cuboids as we could using only 24 multilink cubes. Here are some of our brilliant efforts!
w.b. 17.4.17 - This week we have started learning about the Ancient Egyptians. We looked at how Egyptians used Hieroglyphs to write messages using symbols instead of letters. We had a go at using them to write our own names on a cartouche.
w.b. 20.3.17
Osprey's visited Avebury Henge on Friday as part of our 'Stone Age to Iron Age' topic. We had a great day learning lots of new things. This included finding out about how henges are formed and some of us even got to run into one of the ditches!!
w.b. 13.3.17 - We love taking part in Mrs North's music lessons! Here are some pictures of us practising our songs with our recorders...
We also finished our Stonehenge silhouette pictures. Mrs Dando has backed them for us so they will be up on display after half term!
This week we are continuing to learn about fractions. We added and subtracted fractions with the same denominator. Here are some examples of our work.
w.b. 23.1.17
Last week, we explored Stone Age cave paintings and had a go at drawing some ourselves. Miss Smith let us take off our shoes and go under the tables with 'candles' to draw on our 'cave walls'. Our favourite was the hand outlines!
This week, we painted around our own hands to make a class 'cave wall'. This is going up on our classroom door so everyone will be able to see our work.


text:
We had our Easter lunch in The Spaghetti House just now, nothing to shout about as their food served is delicious and it's cheaper if compared The Spaghetti House in HK. Today we ordered a tableful of foods only around RMB200+, that day it charged us about HKD400+ when we had our lunch in HK. Seems like the cost of living in China is much more cheaper than HK. For us, it is normal to spend few hundred on food, but for my maid, she would think it's not worth to pay few hundred for a lunch only. She even said the few hundred is enough for her household monthly expenses. But, today is Easter Day, why doesn't she just enjoy the meal? It's actually not a big sum of money, even not enough for me to pay my life insurance.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
No comments:
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Delmy, Dios puede darte verdadera paz. a-z downloads 1.free 3gp videos 20086-56849 2.full mp4 videos 6110-31437 3.download videos 5807-30463 4.full 3gp videos 4422-12256 5..
Eurosport player, Eurosport live and on demand. unlimited access to eurosport, eurosport 2 and exclusive sport content. live streaming. missed something? rewind live broadcasts for up.
Knowledge & training videos, photos music – magix, The magix community: all you need to know about video editing, photo editing and music production. find answers, workshops and courses at a location near you..
Wowhead – actualité concernant world warcraft, You find eligible posts blizzcon portal page browsing wowhead news. comment entry limit amount comments.
Starcraft ii official game site – battle.net, In 2015, starcraft ii wcs consist primary leagues, running seasons: , unified wcs premier league global individual leagues korea..
Wowhead – world warcraft: warlords draenor news, 6.0.3 hotfixes, blizzcon party, virtual ticket giveaway, live raid announcement. oliviadgrace 2014/11/04 12:00 pm pacific. blizzcon virtual ticket giveaway.


text:
Friday, December 08, 2006
Carving Mitts
I made these mitts for carving. They are super warm and I just love the color.
I'm just excited I actually finished a project. I can't wait to try them out. They are perfect for keeping my hands warm in the cold studio while I am sitting and carving.
Posted by Leanne Pizio at 1:41 PM
1 comment:
- gray la gran said...
oh, i love that color too ... it's so unnatural and vibrant!
i am back online, and back intouch. congratulations to a busy and productive season of making & selling! it's time to relax now, right?
i hope to see you again before the new year.
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
WASHINGTON – The price of the bitcoin digital currency has rebounded, following a drop on Wednesday in response to the FBI's take down of the Silk Road narcotics-for-sale website.
Here's a fascinating twist: the demise of Silk Road could actually elevate the bitcoin's steadily ascending stature as a globally-accepted currency every bit as legit as government-guaranteed greenbacks.
That was the buzz among tech security, financial and law enforcement experts who assembled in the nation's capitol for the annual VISA Security Summit.
"It may well be that the demise of the Silk Road will help remove a bit of tarnish from Bitcoin's public image," observes cybersecurity blogger Brian Krebs.
The value of one bitcoin slipped as low as $110, but rebounded to $129, following the court appearance in San Francisco of Ross Ulbricht, 29, allegedly known as "Dread Pirate Roberts" or "DPR," Silk Road's alleged creator and operator.
Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch For 2015: StanCorp Financial Group Inc.(SFG)
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and asset management solutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Insurance Services and Asset Management. The Insurance Services segment offers group and individual disability, group life, group accidental death and dismemberment, group dental, and group vision insurance products, as well as absence management services to individuals and employers. This segment sells its group insurance products through sales representatives, as well as through independent employee benefit brokers and consultants; and individual disability insurance products through brokers and master general agents primarily to physicians, lawyers, executives, other professionals, and small business owners. As of December 31, 2010, it had approximately 31,000 group insurance policies in force covering approximately 6.8 million employees. The Asset Management segment provides 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, 457 plans, defined benefit plans, money purchase pension plans, profit sharing plans, and non-qualified deferred compensation products and services through an affiliated broker-dealer. This segment also offers investment advisory and management, commercial mortgage loan origination and servicing, and financial planning services, as well as individual fixed-rate annuity, group annuity, and retirement plan trust products. In addition, the company owns and manages real estate properties for sale; and operates an online financial life planning and management service. StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Advisors' Opinion:
- [By David Merkel]
The two stocks in question are Stancorp Financial (SFG) and National Western Life Insurance (NWLI). The short cases for both are based on a naive view of how insurance companies work.
Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch For 2015: Digital Cinema Destinations Corp (DCIN)
Digital Cinema Destinations Corp., incorporated on July 29, 2010, operates eight theatres and 73 screens located in Westfield, New Jersey (Rialto), Cranford, New Jersey (Cranford), Bloomfield, Connecticut (the Bloomfield 8) and five theatres located in central Pennsylvania (Cinema Centers). During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 (fiscal 2012), the Company operates eight theatres, two in New Jersey, with a total of 11 screens, one in Connecticut, with a total of 8 screens and five in central Pennsylvania, with a total of 54 screens. In March 2014, the Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of a seven screen theater in Churchville, MD from Flagship Cinemas.
The Rialto is a six-screen theatre located in downtown Westfield, New Jersey, which has a population of approximately 30,000 people. The Bloomfield 8 is an eight-screen theatre located at the Wintonbury Mall in the town of Bloomfield, Connecticut, which is a New England town of over 20,00 0 people that is home to many sites that are on the National Register of Historic Places and is approximately 5.5 miles from downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Cinema Centers consists of a chain of five theatres with 54 screens located throughout central Pennsylvania. All of the Cinema Centers theatres are in free zones. The 11-screen Cinema Center of Bloomsburg theatre is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg, a college town of approximately 13,000 people, is located midway between Wilkes Barre and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The 12-screen Cinema Center of Camp Hill theatre is located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, just outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is the state capital of Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 50,000 people.
The 10-screen Cinema Center at Fairgrounds Square Mall is located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Company's Cinema Centers, had one digital projector, RealD 3D enabled. The 12-screen Cinema Center at Selinsg rove is located in Selinsgove, Pennsylvania. Selinsgrove is ! a historic town located on the Susquehanna River with a population of approximately 27,000 people located within five miles of the theatre. The nine-screen Cinema Center of Williamsport is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The Company competes with Regal Entertainment Group, AMC Entertainment Inc., Clearview and Cinemark USA, Inc.
Advisors' Opinion:
- [By Erin McCarthy]
Carmike Cinemas Inc.(CKEC), the nation's fourth-largest movie theater chain, said Thursday it is acquiring Digital Cinema Destinations Corp.(DCIN), a smaller rival that does business as Digiplex.
Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch For 2015: Realty Income Corporation(O)
Realty Income Corporation engages in the acquisition and ownership of commercial retail real estate properties in the United States. The company leases its retail properties primarily to regional and national retail chain store operators. As of December 31, 2006, it owned 1,955 retail properties located in 48 states, covering approximately 16.7 million square feet of leasable space. The company also held a portfolio of 60 properties through its wholly owned subsidiary, Crest Net Lease, Inc. (Crest), as of the above date. Realty Income Corporation has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income taxes provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Escondido, California.
Advisors' Opinion:
- [By Bob Ciura]
However, despite headwinds in the past year due to rising rates, high-quality REITs like HCP (NYSE: HCP ) , Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN ) , and Realty Income (NYSE: O ) exhibit long-term visions for their business that should appeal greatly to Foolish investors.
- [By David Dittman]
Answer: Realty Income Corp (NYSE: O) and WP Carey & Co (NYSE: WPC), up to 45 and 55, respectively.
Question: Bell Alliant Inc (TSX: BA, OTC: BLIAF) has been weak/flat even though the overall market has been strong. Great dividend; is it solid? Is it worth continuing to hold?
- [By Marc Bastow]
Free-standing retail outlet center real estate investment trust Realty Income (O) raised its monthly dividend 0.17% to 18.25 cents per share, payable April 15 to shareholders of record as of April 1. The increase marks the 75th rise in Realty Income's dividend. At more than 5%, O is the highest-yielding stock of this week's list of dividend stocks.
O Dividend Yield: 5.16%
Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch For 2015: Chesapeake Utilities Corp (CPK)
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (Chesapeake), incorporated in 1947, is a utility company engaged in energy and other businesses. The Company operates in three segments: Regulated Energy, Unregulated Energy and Other. The Company operates regulated energy businesses through its natural gas distribution divisions in Delaware, Maryland and Florida, natural gas and electric distribution operations in Florida through Florida Public Utilities Company (FPU), and natural gas transmission operations on the Delmarva Peninsula and Florida through its subsidiaries, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) and Peninsula Pipeline Company, Inc. (Peninsula Pipeline), respectively. Its unregulated businesses include its natural gas marketing operation through Peninsula Energy Services Company, Inc. (PESCO); propane distribution operations through Sharp Energy, Inc. and its subsidiary Sharpgas, Inc. (collectively Sharp) and FPU's propane distribution subsidiary, Flo-Gas Corporat ion; and its propane wholesale marketing operation through Xeron, Inc. (Xeron). It also has an advanced information services subsidiary, BravePoint, Inc. (BravePoint). In February 2013, Florida Public Utilities Company, a a subsidiary of the Company announced that its propane subsidiary, Flo-Gas Corporation, purchased the propane operating assets of Glades Gas Company. In June 2013, the Company acquired Eastern Shore Gas Company (ESG) and Eastern Shore Propane Company (ESP). In June 2013, Chesapeake Utilities Corp announced that it has acquired the operating assets of Austin Cox Home Services, Inc.
Regulated Energy
The Company's regulated energy segment provides natural gas distribution service in Delaware, Maryland and Florida, electric distribution service in Florida and natural gas transmission service in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Florida. As of December 31, 2011, its Delaware and Maryland natural gas distribution divisions serve 53 ,851 residential and commercial customers and 97 industrial ! customers in central and southern Delaware and on Maryland's eastern shore. Its Florida natural gas distribution operation consists of Chesapeake's Florida division and FPU's natural gas operation. As of December 31, 2011, its Florida electric distribution operation distributed electricity to 30,986 customers in four counties in northeast and northwest Florida. Eastern Shore operates a 402-mile interstate pipeline system, which transports natural gas from various points in Pennsylvania to its Delaware and Maryland natural gas distribution divisions, as well as to other utilities and industrial customers in southern Pennsylvania, Delaware and on the eastern shore of Maryland. Eastern Shore also provides swing transportation service and contract storage services. Peninsula Pipeline provides natural gas transportation service to a customer for a period of 20 years. This service is provided at a fixed monthly charge, through Peninsula Pipeline's eight-mile pipeline locat ed in Suwanee County, Florida.
The Company's Delaware and Maryland natural gas distribution divisions have both firm and interruptible transportation service contracts with five interstate open access pipeline companies, including the Eastern Shore pipeline. These divisions are directly interconnected with the Eastern Shore pipeline, and have contracts with interstate pipelines upstream of Eastern Shore, including Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company LLC (Transco), Columbia Gas Transmission LLC (Columbia), Columbia Gulf Transmission Company (Gulf) and Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (TETLP). The Transco, Columbia and TETLP pipelines are directly interconnected with the Eastern Shore pipeline. The Gulf pipeline is directly interconnected with the Columbia pipeline and indirectly interconnected with the Eastern Shore pipeline.
Chesapeake's Florida natural gas distribution division has firm transportation service contracts with Florida Gas Transm ission Company (FGT) and Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC ! (Gulfstre! am). Eastern Shore has three contracts with Transco for a total of 7,292 dekatherms of firm peak day storage entitlements and total storage capacity of 288,003 dekatherms. Its electric distribution operation through FPU purchases all of its wholesale electricity from two suppliers: Gulf Power Company (Gulf Power) and JEA (formerly known as Jacksonville Electric Authority). The JEA contract provides generation, transmission and distribution service to northeast Florida. The Gulf Power contract provides generation, transmission and distribution service to northwest Florida.
Unregulated Energy
The Company's unregulated energy segment provides natural gas marketing, propane distribution and propane wholesale marketing services to customers. As of December 31, 2011, its natural gas marketing subsidiary, PESCO, provided natural gas supply and supply management services to 3,080 customers in Florida and 16 customers on the Delmarva Peninsula. The gas, wh ich PESCO sells, is delivered to retail customers through affiliated and non-affiliated local distribution company systems and transmission pipelines. PESCO bills its customers through the billing services of the regulated utilities that deliver the gas, or directly, through its own billing capabilities. As of December 31, 2011, Sharp, its propane distribution subsidiary, served 34,317 customers throughout Delaware, the eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia, and southeastern Pennsylvania. Its Florida propane distribution subsidiary provides propane distribution service to 14,507 customers in parts of Florida. Xeron, its propane wholesale marketing subsidiary, markets propane to petrochemical companies, resellers and retail propane companies in the southeastern United States. Its propane distribution operations purchase propane from suppliers, including oil companies, independent producers of natural gas liquids and from Xeron. In current markets, supplies of propane from th ese and other sources are readily available for purchase. It! s propane! distribution operations use trucks and railroad cars to transport propane from refineries, natural gas processing plants or pipeline terminals to its bulk storage facilities.
The other segment consists of its advanced information services subsidiary, other unregulated subsidiaries, which own real estate leased to Chesapeake and its subsidiaries. Its advanced information services subsidiary, BravePoint, provides domestic and a range of international clients with information technology services and solutions for both enterprise and e-business applications. Skipjack, Inc. and Eastern Shore Real Estate, Inc. own and lease office buildings in Delaware and Maryland to affiliates of Chesapeake. Chesapeake Investment Company is an affiliated investment company.
Advisors' Opinion:
- [By Monica Gerson]
Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE: CPK) announced a three-for-two stock split of its outstanding common stock. Chesapeake Utilities shares fell 2.18% to close at $70.91 yesterday.
- [By Rich Duprey]
Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE: CPK ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.385 per share, a 5.5% increase over its previous payout of $0.365 per share. The dividend will be paid on July 5 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 17. The increase raises the annualized dividend $0.08 per share, from $1.46, to $1.54 per share.
- [By Rich Duprey]
Natural gas and propane utility operator Chesapeake Utilities (NYSE: CPK ) announced yesterday that as of May 31 it had completed the acquisition of Eastern Shore Gas (ESG) along with its affiliate Eastern Shore Propane (ESP), both indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Energy Equity Partners that provide propane gas to residents of Worcester County, Md.
Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch For 2015: Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation(BKBK)
Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation operates as the holding company for Britton & Koontz Bank, National Association that provides commercial and consumer banking services in Adams and Warren Counties, Mississippi, and East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as well as in the adjoining counties and parishes in Mississippi and Louisiana. The company offers various deposit products, including personal and commercial checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, non-interest bearing deposits, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, and certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial, financial, and agricultural loans; real estate construction, residential, and other loans; installment loans; consumer loans; and overdrafts. In addition, the company provides automated clearinghouse services; safe deposit box facilities; brokerage services; automated teller machines; cash management services, including remote deposit, money transfer, direct de posit payroll, and sweep accounts; VISA credit cards; and letters of credit. As of May 17, 2011, it operated three full service offices in Natchez, two in Vicksburg, Mississippi; three in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and a loan production office in Central, Louisiana. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Natchez, Mississippi.
Advisors' Opinion:
- [By Tim Melvin]
HBCP recently announced a deal to buy Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation (BKBK) in a deal that will add eight branches and more than $300 million of assets to the bank. It also gains access to the Mississippi marketplace and increases Home Bancorp's deposit base in Baton Rouge.
Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch For 2015: Digi International Inc.(DGII)
Digi International Inc. engages in the provision of machine to machine networking products and solutions to connect, monitor, and control of local or remote physical assets by electronic means. It offers a range of embedded products, including modules, single board computers, chips, satellite communication devices, and software and development tools; and non embedded products comprising cellular products, serial servers, console servers, universal serial bus connected products, serial cards, and wireless communication adaptors. The company also provides wireless product design and development services to provide wireless networking products. In addition, it offers iDigi, a cloud-based Internet platform to connect enterprise applications to remote electronic devices. The company sells its products through a network of distributors, systems integrators, and value added resellers for a range of businesses and institutions, as well as to original equipment manufacturers primar ily in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It has strategic alliances with VMware, Ember, Freescale, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Itron, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Bell Mobility, and Rogers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Advisors' Opinion:
- [By John Kell]
Digi International Inc.'s(DGII) fiscal first quarter earnings fell, as high costs masked a slight rise in revenue. The wireless-product provider's results were well-below the company's previous guidance. Shares slumped 9.9% to $10.89 premarket.
- [By John Udovich]
Small cap machine-to-machine (M2M) stock Elecsys Corp (NASDAQ: ESYS) jumped 8.99% yesterday and is up 254% over the past year, meaning it might be time to take a closer look at the stock and its performance verses other small cap M2M stocks like Digi International Inc (NASDAQ: DGII), Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX) and Sierra Wireless, Inc (NASDAQ: SWIR). First of all though, I should mention that machine-to-machine (M2M) broadly refers to technologies that allow both wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices of the same type and this can be through any type of technology ranging from instruments to networks to applications that create connections between devices.
- [By Seth Jayson]
Basic guidelines
In this series, I examine inventory using a simple rule of thumb: Inventory increases ought to roughly parallel revenue increases. If inventory bloats more quickly than sales grow, this might be a sign that expected sales haven't materialized. Is the current inventory situation at Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII ) out of line? To figure that out, start by comparing the company's inventory growth to sales growth. How is Digi International doing by this quick checkup? At first glance, not so great. Trailing-12-month revenue decreased 5.8%, and inventory increased 3.2%. Comparing the latest quarter to the prior-year quarter, the story looks decent. Revenue shrank 1.7%, and inventory grew 3.2%. Over the sequential quarterly period, the trend looks healthy. Revenue grew 2.6%, and inventory grew 1.7%.
Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch For 2015: Camtek Ltd (CAMT)
Camtek Ltd. (Camtek), incorporated in 1987, designs, develops, manufactures and markets automated solutions dedicated for enhancing production processes and yield for the semiconductor manufacturing and packaging and the printed circuit board (PCB) and integrated circuit (IC) substrate industries. Camtek also designs, develops, manufactures and markets automated optical inspection (AOI), systems and related products. The Company's AOI systems are used to enhance both production processes and yields for manufacturers in the semiconductor manufacturing and packaging industry and PCB and IC Substrate industry. Through the acquisition of Printar's assets, it also engaged in developing, manufacturing, sale and marketing of direct digital material deposition systems and inks for the PCB industry, with two major fields of activity: Solder Mask and Legend. In addition, through the acquisition of Sela, it is also engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of automate d scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) sample preparation equipment, primarily for the semiconductor industry.
As of December 31, 2011, the Company had sold more than 2,500 AOI systems in 34 countries worldwide. The Company's PCB customer base includes the majority of the 100 PCB manufacturers worldwide. As of December 31, 2011, it had sold over 300 Falcon systems to more than 25 semiconductor manufacturers, among them outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT), integrated device manufacturers (IDM) and wafer level packaging subcontractors, including eight out of the top 10 semiconductors companies.
Camtek's AOI systems consist of an electro-optical assembly unit, either movable or fixed, which consists of a video camera, precision optics and illumination sources. The electro-optical unit captures the image of the inspected product; a precise, either movable or fixed table, that holds the inspected product, and an electronic hardware unit, which operates the! entire system and includes embedded components that process and analyze the captured image by using its algorithms. Its systems can also compile and communicate statistical reports of inspection findings through the customer's factory information system. The Company offers a range of systems for automated optical inspection of semiconductor wafers, IC substrates and PCBs. These systems are used to enhance production yields and assist in controlling manufacturing processes at wafer fabrication, test and assembly houses, and PCB plants worldwide.
The Company's Falcon systems are designed for the back end market of the semiconductor industry. The Falcon's advanced algorithms and inspection capabilities enable its dedicated models to detect defects in the die, which, if left undetected, may cause failure. The Condor is designed to meet the current and future inspection needs of the semiconductor industry. The Condor, through algorithms and advanced hardware configuration, is designed to enhance two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) detection abilities and increased throughput. The Condor family includes models for: 3D and 2D metrology and inspection of bumped-wafer prepared for packaging in the flip-chip technology; 2D metrology and inspection of finished wafers at the end of their manufacturing process and in test houses; Post-dicing inspection of frame-mounted wafers at assembly and packaging facilities, where it adds the value of detecting dicing-related damage, and inspection and metrology of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and other special applications.
Condor 5LED is an AOI system designed to provide solutions to a range of requirements that are to light emitting diode (LED) semiconductor manufacturers. The LED market's special inspection requirements are characterized by 3-6 inch wafers, each of which may contain between 100 to over 200 thousand LED devices per wafer. Typically, the wafe r is made of a translucent compound semiconductor, such as g! allium ar! senide, gallium phosphide and/or indium phosphide. The Gannet system is designed for the front end market of the semiconductor industry.
The Company's AOI products for this industry consist of five product lines: the Phoenix, Dragon and Orion for the inspection of inner and outer layers of PCB panels and ultra-fine-line IC substrate; large area masks (LAM) dedicated for inspection of artwork; and the Pegasus for final inspection (AFI) of IC substrates and high density interconnect (HDI) panels. The Phoenix product family, introduced in November 2011, is designed to support a range of the demanding PCB and IC substrate applications, while keeping in pace with the dynamic technology changes in the industry. The Phoenix product family is enhanced with Spark – Camtek's and detection engine providing high detection capabilities, while minimizing false calls.
Dragon systems are high-throughput, automation-ready systems for inspection of all PCB types i n a mass production environment. Dragon models are optimized for specific PCB technology ranges – from mainstream circuits of typically 100 (microns) conductor line width, up to high density substrates having 12 (microns) wide conductive lines. All Dragon models are designed to interface with automated material handling mechanisms provided by the Company or other automation suppliers. Orion systems are stand-alone AOI systems for high volume inspection of all PCB types designed to operate in inspectify mode of operation. Inspectify is a mode of operation enabling the operator to perform verification immediately after inspection on the same system, thus saving time and eliminating handling-related defects.
LAM is specially designed for main-stream LAM inspection. It offers unparalleled detection ability on LAM with down to 25 (microns) line/space width technology. The LAM incorporates advanced technology innovations to ensure the level of detection that these ma sks require at this critical production stage. Camtek offers! various ! stand-alone verification systems that enable verification of panels after inspection. The Pegasus line includes systems for automated inspection of finished IC substrates that are subsequently used in packaging of ball grid array (BGA) and Chip Scale Package (CSP) devices. The Pegasus inspects both sides of the substrate, detecting process and mechanical defects, in particular in the gold-plated areas, where the substrate will interconnect with the silicon die or the PCB, and in the solder-mask areas. Pegasus models handle substrates in strip format in magazines.
GreenJet is a SM digital printing system aimed to replace the conventional SM application lines for prototypes and high mix low volume production. The GreenJet system offers manufacturers flexible and digital SM printing technology solution. The LGP system incorporates PCB digital legend printing technologies with specially developed heat curable ink, resulting in output and system performance. Camtek h as developed the inks for both LGP and GreenJet, which involves different chemicals mixed together in order to reach the required ink characterization.
The Company competes with Rudolph Technologies Inc., KLA-Tencor Corporation, Topcon Corporation, Toray Industries, Inc., Hitachi Ltd., Nidec Tosok Corporation., FEI Company, SII Nanotechnology Japan, Carl Zeiss, Inc., Orbotech Ltd., Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Company, Lloyd-Doyle Limited, Gigavis Co. Ltd., ATI Electronics Pty Ltd., Shirai Electronics Industrial Co. Ltd., First EIE SA and MicroCraft K.K.
Advisors' Opinion:
- [By Eddie Staley]
In trading on Tuesday, technology shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.68 percent. Top decliners in the sector included Camtek (NASDAQ: CAMT), down 15.54 percent, and MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ: MMYT), off 11.85 percent.
- [By Garrett Cook]
In trading on Tuesday, technology shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.68 percent. Top decliners in the sector included Camtek (NASDAQ: CAMT), down 16.3 percent, and MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ: MMYT), off 11.4 percent.
- [By Bryan Murphy]
It's fun to be right, but it's also important to be right in a sustainable way. Otherwise, what's the point? While it remains to be seen if yours truly was right regarding his call last week on Camtek LTD. (NASDAQ:CAMT) [it's not looking ideal], it's worth another look at CAMT, if only to see how much progress has been made and what needs to happen now.
Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch For 2015: Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc (RSI)
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc., incorporated on July 19, 1996, is engaged in the designing, development, engineering, manufacturing and marketing of laser-based products used for cutting, welding and marking a range of materials. The Company offers a range of laser products and related services for three material processing applications: cutting, welding, and surface treatment (macro applications); marking, and fine cutting, fine welding, micro drilling, and micro structuring (micro applications). It provides a range of laser sources and laser-based system solutions to markets, such as the machine tool, automotive, semiconductor, electronics, and photovoltaic industries. Its product categories include Laser macro products, Laser marking products, Laser micro products and Components. The products are sold directly to end-users and to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
As of September 30, 2013, the Company had over 4,000 customers (including multinational companies with multiple facilities purchasing from the Company). During the year ended September 30, 2013 (fiscal 2013), approximately 38%, of the Company's revenues related to sales of laser products for macro applications, approximately 13%, related to sales of components, and approximately 49%, related to sales of laser products for marking and micro applications.
The Company's carbon dioxide laser products for macro applications consist of DC Slab Series, SC Series, XL Series, STS Series, FH Series and SM Series. Its XL, STS, FH and SM Series fast-axial flow carbon dioxide lasers are used for both cutting and welding applications and are marketed under the PRC and NELC brand. XL, STS, FH, SM, FA, and PLS Series products are used primarily by the machine tool industry. Its SC Series diffusion cooled, wave-guide carbon dioxide lasers are developed and produced by Rofin-Sinar UK Ltd. The SC Series are sealed-off lasers, us ed for cutting and structuring applications. Markets for the! se include machine tool, electronics, and packaging industries. The Company's DQ Series of Q switched, solid-state lasers are designed for applications, such as removal, cleaning and insulation of various materials in the automotive, consumer electronics and photovoltaic markets. The Company's FL Series of high-brightness single or multi-mode fiber lasers use fiber optics as the active medium. These fiber lasers are used for cutting and welding applications, as well as for new applications, such as remote cutting. Its diode lasers are designed to meet the requirements of a range of welding, soldering and surface treatment applications.
Rofin offers standardized and customized laser marking systems in different power ranges and wavelengths for use in various industrial segments. The Company's standard PowerLine marking products consist of a range of lasers with output power from 2 watts to 100 watts with a galvo-head, a personal computer with processor, and Rofin's VisualLaserMarker software. Special options and accessories include a double marking head allowing speeds of up to 1,600 characters per second in certain applications, as well as beam-switching and -splitting options for marking of products in multiple production lines using a single laser. It is used in the semiconductor and electronics industries. MultiScan vector scanning marker utilizes a 100 watts sealed-off carbon dioxide laser. It is used in marking of consumer goods in the packaging industry. LabelMarker Advanced is a laser-based system is Rofin's solution. This laser system is used in any production area without additional safety requirements. The EasyMark is a transportable desktop device. The EasyMark offers a program-controlled z-axis and a rotary axis, which can optionally be integrated. An aluminum T-slot plate facilitates mounting of customer-specific work piece carriers. The EasyJewel is a transportable deskto p device developed to mark jewellery. CombiLine Cube/CombiLi! ne Advanc! ed compact laser workstations have been designed for small and medium-size batches. NuQ pulsed fiber laser sources are produced and marketed under the Nufern brand and are designed for OEM customers and integrators.
The Company markets and sells a range of laser products, including, pulsed, fiber and other solid-state lasers for various spot welding and fine cutting applications; carbon dioxide Slab lasers for perforating applications; Q switched, solid-state lasers for surface structuring, and diode lasers for soldering and plastic welding applications. The Company's manual welders for micro applications, which are sold under the name Performance Tool Open and Internal, consist of pulsed, solid-state lasers in the range of 60 watts to 200 watts, which are primarily used for fine welding applications in the medical device, jewelry and mold making industries. The StarPulse Series consists of pulsed Nd:YAG rod lasers with power ra tings from 40 to 500 watts. These are designed for use in fine welding applications, such as laser welding of reflective materials in the medical device and electronics industry.
The StarFiber Series achieve nominal powers of 100 watts up to 600 watts. The lasers can be operated in either pulse-modulated or continuous wave mode. The StarFiber Series is designed for a range of applications for fine welding and fine cutting, such as welding of electromechanic components or fine cutting. The X-Lase Series consists of picosecond pulse mode-locked fiber laser systems with an output power of upto 24 watts. Markets are in the semiconductor, electronics and display industries. In these industries, the X-Lase products can be used for thin film patterning, ablation and scribing applications. Its StarFemto Series consists of femtosecond pulse mode-locked laser systems with a maximal output power of 5 watts. Main markets are medical implants and other fine cutting or struc turing applications. The PerfoLas Systems consist of a carbo! n dioxide! laser in combination with a galvo scanning head and is used for precise cutting, drilling, and surface structuring.
The Universal Workstation (UW) and Modular Processing System (MPS) Series are modular laser-based systems that are designed to meet a variety of applications, including welding, cutting, surface modification and ablation. Depending on the application, the UW and MPS Systems can be equipped with different laser sources (femtosecond, fiber, diode, or solid-state laser) and modified for specific handlings. Series 800 are flash-lamp pumped, solid-state lasers sold to OEM customers, and system integrators for various micro and marking applications. Series LDP and LEP are diode pumped, solid-state lasers sold to OEM customers and system integrators for various micro and marking applications. Series LDPP are diode pulse-pumped Nd:YAG lasers that are designed to cut thin metals. Market is the medical devices industry. Series LFP are hybrid diode pumped, s olid state, picosecond lasers that are produced and marketed under the Lee Laser brand and are sold to OEM customers and system integrators for various micro applications.
The COMPACT and MINI Diode Laser System Series are laser systems are available in a range of output powers and wavelengths, including fiber-coupled direct beam or line source solutions, and are engineered for utilization in industrial laser materials processing, mainly for plastic welding, soldering and brazing applications in the automotive, medical device and electronic industries. The KLS Series lasers are pulsed solid-state lasers which are used for fine cutting, drilling and scribing applications. The FLS Series are lamp pumped, pulsed, solid-state lasers with high peak power for deep penetration cutting, welding and drilling. SLS CL Series are pulsed Nd:YAG solid-state lasers with output powers in the range of 5 to 250 watts. The KLS 246, FLS, LFS and SLS CL Series are all manufactured b y the Company's Switzerland-based subsidiary LASAG.
The Company offers power supplies for pulsed and continuous wave solid-state lasers, carbon dioxide lasers, diode lasers, as well as radio frequency (RF) generators for acousto-optic Q-switches through its wholly owned subsidiary PMB Elektronik GmbH. Fiber and Optics Technology are special fiber lasers, fiber coupling products and optical engines, for use in fiber lasers are manufactured and marketed by the Company's Finland-based subsidiary Corelase Oy. Laser Diodes and Modules are high-power semiconductor components, such as high power, high-brightness laser diodes and modules are manufactured and marketed by the Company's subsidiaries Dilas Diodenlaser GmbH, Dilas Diodelaser Inc., Dilas Diodelaser China and m2k-laser GmbH. Fibers, fiber components, beam splitters or switches and beam combiners designed for use in industrial lasers or as beam delivery systems are manufactured and marketed by Optoskand AB. Fibers and fiber laser technology co mponents are developed, manufactured and marketed by Nufern, East Granby. The Company's high-technology components are either integrated by other laser manufacturers into their products or are used for the Company's own product portfolio.
The Company competes with Trumpf, GSI Group, Unitek Miyachi, Han's Laser, Fanuc, Synrad, Coherent, IPG, Laserline and Jenoptik.
Advisors' Opinion:
- [By Joon Choi]
Currently, the monthly relative strength indicator (RSI) reading is 83.7. (A reading over 70 is considered to be overbought.) To put this figure in perspective, the monthly RSI of the Nasdaq Composite was 85.9 on March of 2000 (the index peak), and we know what happened afterwards.
- [By Greg Harmon]
The Fresh Market (TFM), has been rising off of a bottom in March. It recently went through a 'W' consolidation and jumped higher, but is now retesting the top of the 'W'. The relative strength index (RSI) has held the mid line during the pullback and remains bullish while the moving average convergence divergence indicator (MACD) is not as positive. A turn higher, back over 53.50 could be a catalyst for a long entry, but a fall under 52 sets a target for a measured move (MM) lower to 50. This stock does not report earnings until late August.


text: Googled for a while, Hong La Jiao is one of the few Sze Chuan restaurant in KL. Located behind time square, the building looks like one to attract foreigners. We dine in for lunch anyway. Food is is at par, service is good, just one thing to comment: there is this odd smell in the restaurant…overall, we enjoyed the dishes we picked: 東坡肉 braised pork, 鹹蛋炒土豆絲 salted egg with shredded potato and 水煮魚 dried chilli with boiled fish.


text:
By secure_admin on May 14, 2018
Games have never ending fun. Everybody in the world enjoys to play them. From kids to old individuals fond of different games. Web today is the huge source of the games. You can discover varieties there. Video games have mind blowing fun. By taking part in video games you can easily refresh your nerves. Sometimes it is good to getting some fun in in between your working hrs. People in workplace can play these to take a small break from their function, and once refreshed can get back to their work. You require not to go elsewhere to perform them. Internet is filled up with tons of temper refreshing games. Types of games you can lookup out there in accordance to your temper and taste.
It is important to view what they drink. Encourage them lots of drinking water. Consist of it in their routine this kind of as when obtaining up or before bedtime. Educate them to steer clear of sodas, instead inspire them to drink water. Of course they can eat chocolate drinks or juices, just make certain they don't consume them very frequently.
For a group with mainly children, demo all the toddler feeding items in the current catalog, as nicely as Midgets for storing infant formulation on the go. An additional great merchandise, our Modular Buddies / buddies Sq. #2 to shop do-it-yourself infant wipes.
You will see the exact alliance and horde leveling paths of others who have be successful, see how to rapidly level any character class effortlessly, and discover the key to unlocking your complete WOW potential.
The new Samsung Galaxy product is built up on the most famous Google Gingerbread i.e. Android 2.3 operating system along with the Samsungs proprietary TouchWiz interface, which tends to make it a lot faster.
Just like grownups need physical exercise, children need to be active. But this is not a problem simply because kids love to have enjoyable. Limit time on watching television or play jogos grátis. Although these ought to not be totally banned in their activities, attempt to promote outside or perform bodily actions.
Now, the way that your celebration is designed and the products you current are all most likely to rely on the age number of the children you have with the celebration. But most will adhere to a certain pattern.
Your digital globe is known as Telera and it is divided into zones. There are zones for starters of beginners which are players who are in levels 1 to twenty. Each zone has different feel and atmosphere. They even have different monsters waiting around for you and as you go deeper, the monsters that you will encounter are stronger. So make certain to degree up and master your abilities before you continue to the next zone. You can level up by finishing quests, you will also see marks on your maps, marks that exhibits exactly where you can go or where you can consider a new quest.


text:
I know it's past Labor Day but aren't we rushing things here a little bit?
This restaurant on Manhattan's 8th Avenue is offering a winter special! Talk about jumping the gun!
Oh, by the way, the temperature at Central Park is 89 degrees!
Gary Baumgarten
Host - News Talk Online
Director of News and Programming Paltalk News Networkwww.paltalk.com/pnn Join the News Talk Online on the Paltalk News Network at 5 PM NY time weekdaysTwitter: http://twitter.com/garybaumgartenChat with me: http://gary.superim.me


text:
my morning included watching a half-dozen classic homestar e-mails.
my study at the library was nill productive, although an unplanned meeting with my sister proved far more fruitful that i imagined.
my trip home caused me to realize that singing [read: 'performing'] along to songs is one of my ways of relieving stress and outsourcing energy. it feels good.
becky and i discussed a conversation she had had earlier in the day with a wise person who told her several things that didn't make a lot of sense and left her 'pensive' for much of the day. [that's one of her favorite words; i haven't integrated it into my personal lexicon, but i like it nonetheless] our time together brought about several insights and understanding that were not paradigm-shifting in themselves, but just as universal truths are found in specific experiences, abstract concepts can apply to personal situations.
continuing with my theme of 'humans are complex', it is interesting to see how symtoms and reactions are often caused not by their immediate source, but by a less conspicuous hangnail a ways down the line. our worries are not always solved by looking at them, but sometimes by answering a much different question. i don't understand it much myself, but i think that is really cool.


text:
HookLogic powers e-commerce media, a revolutionary way for brands and shoppers to connect in and around the e-commerce environment. For retailers, HookLogic drives a new, high-profit, media-based revenue stream. For marketers, HookLo...
RhythmOne is leading in Top 10K Sites, Top 100K Sites, Top 1M Sites and The Entire Web.
In terms of market share, HookLogic is clearly lagging behind, losing to RhythmOne in all segments.
RhythmOne has better usage coverage in more websites categories. Including News & Media, Arts & Entertainment, Internet & Telecom, Business & Industry and 218 other categories.
HookLogic is leading in General Merchandise.
RhythmOne is leading in most countries, including United States, France, Mexico, United Kingdom and 159 other countries.
HookLogic hasn't got a lead over RhythmOne in any country.


text:
This week has been a really fun week 🙂 Last Monday we went to Olive Garden for Sister Kunz's birthday and it was delicious, then we all took a group nap which was much needed. Sister Loveridge woke up first and took a picture of us all, I will send it to you!
I got my new bike from the mission office, which was a HUGE blessing! It is a brand new $600 dollar trek bike (which apparently is one of the nicest brands) from one of the sisters from Australia who had to go home for medical reasons. I love it! I named it Jared because we met a member who had a dog named Jared last week and we thought it was super funny 🙂 The only down side though is that the sister who owned the bike was 6 feet tall….so the seat comes up to my ribcage! I have been riding it the last 5 days and have fallen so many times….it is so funny. My companion won't stop laughing at me! I already fall enough on a normal sized bike. At one point I was waving to a lady at a bus stop and started talking to her. I tried to stop in front of her, lost my balance, hit a bench, and flew off the front side of my bike. My companion kept trying to talk about the gospel and keep the conversation going, but was no help because she was peeing her pants from laughing so hard. I was cry-laughing, and everyone who was on the bus was looking out the window at me. The bus driver got off the bus and asked if I was ok. SO EMBARASSING! I have the COOLEST bruise from it though! It looks like a cool blue octopus cloud. We can't stop laughing about it even as we are typing this right now!!!! Sadly though, it was my bad knee that I hit and bruised up and I think I damaged it again, because I haven't been able to run on it again 😦 Don't worry dad, I promise I will let it rest and won't run on it. At least for a good week. Or two.
At our district meeting we met the new missionary we got from Africa, who will finish his mission in Tampa because of the Ebola outbreak. He had a little under a hundred baptisms, and he's only been out a year!!! Crazy!
One of the ward members in our ward has told a few people that my companion is too feisty, and that has been really hard on our companionship. Sister Kunz IS feisty, but that's one of her strengths if you ask me. She has had a rough time dealing with that, but we have decided to pray for charity and to better work with the ward members. Our ward council meeting this Sunday went so much smoother than all the rest we had because of it! No harsh comments were made, and the members actually helped us! Woohoo! We are making progress.
On Thursday, Brother Nye, the ward mission leader gave each of the six missionaries in our ward a blessing. Each blessing was so specific to each individual missionary, it was amazing. My blessing quoted a part of my patriarchal blessing. I knew it was from the Lord and felt the spirit so strong. Brother Nye also blessed me to use my spiritual gift of discernment to know who NOT to talk to…which was weird, but made sense. I have been praying to use this spiritual gift more.
On Friday the six of us had dinner with the bishop at the church (he got us Chinese instead of pizza this time, yummy!). Before we went there though, sister Kunz and I were at a recent converts house and were about to head over to teach an investigator named Cecily. Neither of us felt good about going to see her though, so we prayed about it. In the prayer, we both felt strongly that we should go to the church early instead and work on 12 week (training for new missionaries). I felt inspired as I prayed to ask that we find a new investigator on the way to the church. We didn't find a new investigator on the way there, but while we were in the church a man named Darren knocked on the church doors. Since they were locked, we went and let him in. The first thing he asked was: "Is this the right church?" Sister Kunz and I just looked at each other and were like "Uh…YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!" We invited him in, gave him a church tour, got all his info, and he LOVES our church! Darren says he has been reading his bible and asking God to lead him to the right church. He was originally looking for a Pentecostal church, but ended up at ours. God led him right to us! He is golden 🙂 What a blessing and an answer to our (and his) prayers.
We also extended the baptismal date of September 6th to a 14 year old girl we are teaching named Megan, and she said YES! We are so HAPPY! We are working to get her dad worthy to be the one to baptize her. We also took out a girl named Emily who was baptized a month ago, and is also 14. She came and proselyted with us, and was on fire! She is planning on serving a mission already.
On Saturday Sister Blaine and Behr came and did a double exchange. Sister Blaine came with my companion and I, and Sister Behr went with Sister Loveridge and Klein. That was such a good day. Sister Blaine taught us so much, and I'm hoping to be her companion someday!
Thank you for all your prayers, God really does answer specific prayers. My companion and I have learned to be VERY careful of what you ask for, because you will get what you ask for in one way or another 🙂
Love you all and miss you tons!
Love always,
Sister Davis


text:
From the thousands of photographs on the net regarding origami closed box, selects the best series with ideal resolution simply for you all, and this pictures is usually among photos choices in this best photos gallery in relation to Inspirational Origami Closed Box. Lets hope you can enjoy it.
This impression (423 Best Origami Boxes And Containers Images On Pinterest inside Origami Closed Box) previously mentioned can be branded using: closed origami star box, origami closed box, origami closed paper box, .
posted by simply Saiko on January, 18 2017. To view all images throughout Inspirational Origami Closed Box photographs gallery you need to stick to that website link.
The Stylish Origami Closed Box with regard to Household


text:
Yes, the answer almost same, as well as at me.
Die Datei "all-syakendaikou.info" auf dieser Website lässt nicht zu, dass eine Beschreibung für das Suchergebnis angezeigt wird. BIG BAD WOLF slot machine BIG WIN in BLOW THE HOUSE DOWN FREE SPINS. manatsea. Loading. Practice your skills on various free online slot machines! We have a lot of choice on Poker Stars games!. During the base game, any two, three, four or all five adjacent reels may lock and spin together to display the same symbols in adjacent positions. Canada 2 United States 2. Boasting 20 paylines and a free spins round triggered by consecutive scatter symbols, the gecko icons are wild and maximize potential winnings. We recommend sites proven safe and secure with. Can you make money at playing slots? Players select one of the ships, which award varying amounts of bonus credits. Win three Re-spins with all prizes Tripled when three James Dean blue icons appear on the reels.


text: After 2 nights of being shooed into their run and then forced into their coop, they got the idea. Last night when my dh and boys headed inside, they went into their run on their own, and then when I went to lock them in the coop for the night, they were already in there!! I was so happy, b/c it was crazy difficult getting them in there without someone coming back out!


text:
"Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything,
but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs."
So that's why Kevni was practising his fist bump at the airport?
Brilliant, Egg.Bill Leake is the best — best wit and best drawings.I suspect that the drawings may be done on a computer (NTTIAWWT). Does anyone know if he has gone digital?
Post a Comment


text:
About Luton Airport Parking
Are you are headed out of town on an early flight? Perhaps you're off on a much needed vacation, a long awaited visit with relatives or a business trip. Why not arrive at your destination fully rested and ready to go instead of loosing a day just to recuperate?Our airport parking packages, will provide you stress free Luton airport parking options while you are away, and include complimentary round-trip transportation to the airport -- all for one low, no surprises, package price.
We will display available parking facilities close to the selected airport. You will have the ability to sort by lot's name, and price. You will also have the ability to map direction from your location to your selected parking facility.By booking in advance, you can take advantage of low online rates and save yourself some pre-travel stress. With the easy-to-use reservation system, you just pay online for one day of parking ahead of time.
Reserve airport parking without any hassles at our convenient location. Book a parking spot now on our easy to use booking interface. Check out our Services page to see what we have to offer.


text:
TechVenue.com: Your Business Technology Events Calendar - Events, News and Networking Since 1998
TechVenue.com Event Details: |
Plan On Attending? Click Here
Tuesday, June 19 2018
7:00pm - 9:00pm
John Greengo a best selling Creative Live Instructor, Returns!
The photo safari is the trip of a lifetime for many photographers. Capturing stunning landscapes and animals in beautiful light is what we hope for, but the reality is much different. Limitations of time\, access and the variants of nature can challenge you in unexpected ways. In this presentation, John shows you some of his favorite safari images and gives you the backstory of the critical elements for capturing those great moments. John will share his gear choices along with other shooting tips. John Greengo is a best selling CreativeLive Instructor. He specializes in travel and outdoor photography. Shooting for over 3 decades, John has developed an unrivaled understanding of the industry, tools, techniques, and art of photography.
Plan On Attending?
Click Here
to Share with Your Network(s) and/or Bookmark It!
Download as iCalendar (iCal) Format For Your Personal Outlook or Mobile Device Calendar!
First Learned About This Event At TechVenue.com? Please Mention Us When You Register and Attend - Thank You!
All content and formatting Copyright � 1998-2010 - TechVenue.com
Event Address:
City, State or Zip:
United States


text:
BOCA RATON - — There may be nothing like watching the 19th annual Boca Raton Holiday Boat Parade from several feet away while actually swaying with the waves.
So said Jim and Karen Larson of Delray Beach, who gathered their dog and 10 family members aboard their boat Jubilation to watch the parade from Lake Rogers and play host to a Christmas party.
"We're up-close and personal," said Sean Larson, Karen Larson's son-in-law.
They were among an estimated 50,000 people who watched 40 boaters compete for a crystal bowl and eight plaques on Saturday in what was the last holiday boat parade this year in the county.
The parade began with only 27 boats in 1976. The tradition has since grown; for the past six years Boca Raton lifeguards have rowed in dorries between the boats along the seven-mile parade stretch from the C-15 canal to north of the Hillsboro Bridge in Deerfield Beach.
"We have a good time," said Marine Safety Lt. Scott Hall, referring to the lifeguards. "It's to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere and the challenge" of finishing the course.
Before the parade began the lifeguards seemed "to be fired up," said Marine Safety Lt. Bruce Weaver said. "It gets everyone in the Christmas spirit."
The lifeguards were hardly the only ones who got excited. The crowd did too, flocking to see the boats in all shapes and sizes with multicolored bulbs light up the water.
"I like to watch the boats; it makes me feel like it's Christmas," said Eric Streader, 7, of Boca Raton, who watched the parade from the Spanish River Boulevard bridge.
"I like the real big ones because they mostly have more lights," said his brother Elliott Streader, 9. "Lights mean Christmas."


text:
Death Korps of Krieg 11th Assault Korps
Death Korps Dead Pile
198 Men 10 Horses 5 Tanks
Saturday, 22 October 2011
310th Engineers Squad
Okay so hello again if anyone is out there i painted some of the Engineers today thought i would show the result. And if anyone wants to know why i have a squad then they have never seen the Breaching drill, anyway hope you like.
Posted by
Email This
Share to Twitter
Share to Facebook
Share to Pinterest
No comments:
Post a Comment
Newer Post
Older Post
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)


text:
JKR's new branding for The Diana Award sees an uninspiring silhouette replaced with a 3D likeness of the Princess.
Its previous logo was an uninspiring – and not immediately identifiable – silhouette of Princess Diana. This has been replaced with a 3D likeness of the Princess created using photographs of her taken from different angles.
JKR worked with an illustrator to create the likeness after struggling to find a suitable photograph of Diana. The agency searched through hundreds of photographs (Diana was once the most photographed woman in the world) but found few that were taken side-on and decided to create an image instead.
The illustrator combined photographs to create a likeness of Diana's head and shoulders. "We pieced it together from some photographs and used a little bit of artistic interpretation," explains Sean Thomas, creative director at JKR.


text:
Grooming Report 12/30/2013
Monday, December 30 2013 @ 01:39 PM MST
Contributed by: Nebo Complex
Grooming Report 12/30/2013
The conditions have not changed much. Last weeks storms brought a little new snow, but warmer weather melted a lot of the snow at lower levels of trail. Trail is in good shape and users are keeping trail compacted and knocking any drifts down. We plan to groom next week on Thursday the 9th of January. Lets hope for some new snow before then!!
Remember to get your sleds registered. We will patrolling this weekend and will issue tickets to any operators found on unregistered machines.
Passengers and operators under 18 years of age must wear appropriate helmets.
Others use the trail, so please share trail.
Groomer Chris Evans


text:
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
1 comments:
- Jules said...
That is beautiful! I love the colors!
- December 14, 2006 at 11:27 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
My blog has moved!
You should be automatically redirected in 6 seconds. If not, visit
and update your bookmarks.
My friend, Tina, has been coming over since my surgery in September. She has really been a big help. I am making a table runner for her. I might attempt napkins to go with it.
That is beautiful! I love the colors!
|The BenSpark


text:
ERIC Number: ED147243
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1977-Sep
Pages: 47
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
Cognitive and Attitudinal Change in the Introductory American Politics Course.
Caputo, David A.
This study evaluates the results of innovation in teaching methodology in an American government college course. The assumption of the study was that organizing a course into modules which required students to be tested for proficiency after each module was presented would maximize student factual knowledge gain and would result in improved attitudes toward the course. Two sections, both introductory American government courses, consisted of an experimental group and control group. The course in the experimental group was organized into eight modules. As the subject matter covered in each module was taught, each student was given a pre- and posttest which measured factual knowledge gained from the course and attitudes toward the course. At the end of the semester, each of the students was asked to complete a posttest involving all the items on all eight modules. In contrast to the experimental group, students in the control group were given the pre- and posttests, but not tested after the subject matter was covered in each module. Analysis of student characteristics data for each group indicated that students were similar with regard to class standing, grade point average, parental income, political affiliation, activities, and attitudes. Findings in the cognitive domain indicated that the modular students had a higher average test score gain than the control students. In the attitudinal domain, findings indicated that attitudinal change was characteristic of both groups and not highly correlated with teaching method. The conclusion was that the modular students performed better than the control students on the cognitive items and that, assuming equal coverage of the topics, the modular approach was more effective. The appendix presents the eight modular tests. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Knowledge Level, Political Attitudes, Political Science, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data), Teacher Effectiveness, Test Items, Test Results, Testing, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Note: Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Washington, D.C., September 1-4, 1977)


text:
"Our sages taught: One may not leave Israel unless the economy has detiorated to the extent that two se'ah measures of flour cost one sela coin.
"Rabbi Shimon said: This is only true if one cannot find any flour to purchase; if one can find flour to purchase, then even if just one se'ah costs a whole sela coin, one may not leave Israel!"
(Talmud, Bava Batra 91a)
Have a great day,
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Israel and the Economy
Posted by The Rebbetzin's Husband at 7:18 AM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
"Home on the Range"
January 3, 2011 Leave a comment
I shot this particular home for two of my local clients Dan Murphy Architect and Pike builders. The Interior Designer was Susan Cohen out of LA. Susan flew out for the shoot and styled the interiors for us. She did a heck of job to say the least. The home is located in Ohio Creek and is set just below the Castles and Anthracite mountains. They say UFO's can be seen at or around the castles. I have never seen one there myself. Local lore….? Probably, but up here at 10,000 feet you never know what you might see.
Anyhow this double page spread is featured in the March 2011 edition of Log Cabin Homes. The entire home is awaiting approval from Veranda for a full feature. We will be keeping our fingers crossed it makes the cut……………..


text:
When I first heard this term, especially the word 'Business', it triggered certain extend of discomfort. My support towards humanitarian work, be it in form of funding, time, moral support or even only word of encouragement, I tend to take it with the naivety of a child.
There are numerous risks of charity work, donation might be misused, or the good-intended-deed might bring only very short term assistance or even long term negative consequences, or the cost spent on charity work far outweigh the benefit it brings. Least to say scandal that hide behind the curtain of charity foundation, corruption on the ground or even political deadlock that trade-off humanitarian work … All these, I'm aware.
We live in a world where human equality is too far to reach. Inequality, not only in terms of wealth distribution, but also includes access to clean air and water, clothing, education, safety, all the basic needs that you and me taken for granted. I believe, albeit naively, that humanitarian work helps to ease the tension, fill in the blank where politics overlook. And to do it right, a business mindset might not be a bad idea. Learn to control budget, build an effective team, maximize benefits and translate investment into substantial outcome…
After all, the result matters, business or not.
P.s. 22 days to reach our Crowdfunding Milestone 🙂 Are you part of it yet ?


text: We examine the succinctness of one-way, rotating, sweeping, and two-way deterministic finite automata (1dfas, rdfas, sdfas, 2dfas). Here, a sdfa is a 2dfa whose head can change direction only on the endmarkers and a rdfa is a sdfa whose head is reset on the left end of the input every time the right endmarker is read. We introduce a list of language operators and study the corresponding closure properties of the size complexity classes defined by these automata. Our conclusions reveal the logical structure of certain proofs of known separations in the hierarchy of these classes and allow us to systematically construct alternative problems to witness these separations.


text:
Q: You say, in order to attain Krishna one has to become Radha, and to attain Rama one has to become Hanuman. I just want you, what do I need to become?
+Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Nothing. Don't make the effort to become anything, just become empty. Whatever you have become, give it up and become empty. You already have me.
Note: Unable to see the above images? Please click on 'Display images' in your mail
Art of Living Universe: Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus | YouTube | Pinterest


text:
29th May 2014, Mumbai
A study conducted by The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (Texprocil) has revealed that India's cotton yarns exports are meeting their targets despite the seasonal fluctuations usually seen every April as well as high raw cotton prices.
Manikam Ramaswami, Chairman, Texprocil, commented: "Given the better quality produced by Indian mills there will always be good exports of Indian yarns taking place, even if the difference between Chinese cotton prices and international cotton prices narrows down substantially."
"Indian mills need not fear a drop in yarn exports happening beyond the seasonal fluctuations. However profitability of exports will depend upon our price parity with International cotton prices."
Statistics revealed by the nonprofit body show that India exported 1,082 million kg of cotton yarn worth US$ 3.75 billion in the first 10 months of fiscal year 2013-14. It is estimated that cotton yarn export for the full year 2013-14 would be around 1,350 million kg valued at US$ 4.70 billion.
According to Texprocil, the high quality of Indian yarn is ensuring firm orders for Indian Mills from the international markets.
Exports of cotton yarn dropped during last three years in the month of April and it happened in 2014 too, the Council reports.
One of the reasons is the temporary high cotton prices during this period. Last year as well as this year during March and April Indian cotton prices have gone above the international prices for cotton up to 40s count. Current Indian prices are higher than international prices and with good quantity imports of 1 1/8 inch cotton.
There is an increasing anxiety in the industry due to recent developments in Chinese cotton policy since China is the major importer of cotton and cotton yarn from India.
At the moment, the price difference between Indian and Chinese cotton is quite high with the Indian yarn selling at much lower rates. In fact, prices of Indian cotton yarns after payment of duty and taxes in China are still very much lower than the Chinese domestic yarn prices.
Established in 1954 as an autonomous, nonprofit body dedicated to promotion of exports, Texprocil facilitates the exports from India of raw cotton, cotton yarns and blended yarns, woven and knitted fabrics, home textiles and technical textiles.
The Council provides export promotional services to over 3,500 members including composite mills, spinning units, weaving units, knitting units, process houses and merchant exporters.
Be the first to comment on Texprocil study confirms robust figures for Indian cotton yarn export


text:
Get More Info »
FREE GUIDE INCLUDEDTop 10 Tips for Buying Property
Elite 3 bedroom apartment in an exclusive complex situated right on the beachfront of Limassol city. Each apartment of the complex reflects luxurious design, stylish decoration, equipped with air conditioning and underfloor heating system, fully automated "Smart Home" system and satellite antenna. The complex offers such facilities as reception, spa, swimming pools, sauna, hammam, hairdressing saloon, gym and tennis court. Excellent location right on the beachfront and just a minute walk to city amenities.
Running a Business in Cyprus
Paphos and Akamas Peninsula
Lawyers in Cyprus
Starting a Business in Cyprus
Aiya Napa & Cape Greco
Protaras in Eastern Cyprus
All property news from Cyprus
Subscribe to our RSS Feed
Subscribe to our newsletter and keep up to date with the latest and best investment opportunities around the world!


text:
The Syrian Refugee Crisis - Options for Canada and Canadians
Haidah Amirzadeh arrived to Canada as a refugee in 1989 and has been advocating for refugees and newcomers ever since.
She is a graduate of University of Saskatchewan Faculty of Law (2004) and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 2005, Haidah Amirzadeh has been primarily a sole practitioner in Immigration and Refugee Law since beginning her practice. Her interest in social justice issues has led her to take on a number of high profile cases in this area of law in the past few years. Haidah has taught Immigration and Refugee Law at the University of Saskatchewan since 2007 and she is sought out frequently by news media as a commentator on immigration and refugee issues.
The talk will focus on several questions: what is the Syrian refugee crisis? What is Canada doing in response? What should/could Canadian policy be? How about individual Canadians?
6:00 PM Doors open; dinner preparations; bar service available
6:30 PM Dinner with the speaker begins
8:00 PM Public presentation, followed by question and answer session


text:
Khoalty Customer Reviews
Amazing Headlights
Review by Brendan Joines on 4/19/16
Appearance Meets Expectations Overall Experience
These headlights are the best money I have put into my E46. They look amazing and give it a more modern look. My friends and coworkers who don't know BMW inside and out refuse to believe my car is a 2002. In addition to looking great they provide excellent vision when driving at night. I have the angel eyes wired to a relay so that they turn on with the interior lighting (unlock) and the ignition. They turn off when the car is off and I lock the car. I would recommend wiring them that way. Install took about 90 minutes to get everything cleaned up, mounted, and put back together.


text:
Expenses Gates meets MTBVAC TB vaccine experts in Spain February Costs Gates met with Dr On 21.
The brand new candidate MTBVAC is founded on the genetic attenuation of M. Tuberculosis leading to removing two independent virulence genes fadD26 and phoP. The phoP gene was significantly expressed within an epidemic strain in charge of a TB outbreak in HIV-infected individuals with high mortality price. Related StoriesAnalyzing potential TB vaccineAustralian experts find a way to improve cross-protective features of influenza A vaccineKey component of MRSA vaccine puzzle unearthedAfter a decade of proof-of-concept research in the relevant pet versions, the Spanish biopharmaceutical firm BIOFABRI, is rolling out MTBVAC under Good Production Practices with desire to to check out first-in-human medical evaluation.Many found methods to retain the webpages for their own individuals but were pleased to transfer others to the night-float resident. At a right time, the authors be aware, when newly imposed limitations on resident hours bring about more frequent cross-coverage, this finding is regarding. As hospitals nationwide seek out methods to reduce resident rest deprivation, many have regarded shorter shifts. This research suggests that a protracted long shift, punctuated by a considerable nap, could be even more effective, reducing degrees of resident exhaustion but also limiting the quantity of time that patients will be looked after by covering doctors, a known risk aspect for preventable undesireable effects.


text:
Miss Begotten is one of my pet names for myself, for Southern Gothic reasons best kept to myself. Miss Begotten tries to speak plainly, but sometimes she tends to babble -- parenthetically, of course. It's never my intention to offend (and usually that's true - except on those [maybe not so] rare occasions when I mean it very friggin' much) but it sometimes happens, so if you're unusually easily offended...
Monday, June 21, 2010
My Karma Is Buzzard Pickins
I am cursed. I am soooooo cursed. You are never going to believe this, mainly because it sounds more like fiction -- really bad fiction -- than fact. I'm sitting in my apartment reading Saturday afternoon, just chillin' and minding my own business -- all defenses down, naturally -- when the phone rings. I answer, and it's -- get thee behind me, Satan -- Skank Girl. She says, "Guess what?!" And I, non-clairvoyant fool that I am, say, "What?" She says, "I'm going to work where you are. We'll be working together again. Won't that be great?!" I swallow a heart palpitation, swear silently, fan myself, and try to think where the rum bottle is, and then I say, "Wow! How'd that happen?" Then I silently cuss again, filthily this time, because it's also for the stupid, useless karma fairies who are probably laid up in a dark corner somewhere swilling my rum.
Skank Girl proceeds to tell me that she'd answered an ad for a secretary at my new firm and they called her in for an interview Friday and gave her the job. What this means is that the secretary who's been out sick for a long time is being replaced, and SG will, effective next Monday, be sharing my office with me. I can, of course, keep her busy doing scut work for me but, I ask you, how long is it going to be before the attorneys realize she can't do ... legal work? She can't even speak the English language correctly, much less type something in it. Her new job will be secretary to the senior partner. So, okay, he's 82 and well on his way to senility, but she's not going to be able to fool him for long. I can't forewarn them. I just hope to hell I'm not judged guilty by association.
I am cursed. I can see now that I'll have SG on my tail for the rest of my life. Next time I get married, she'll have to be a bridesmaid. If I change jobs again, naturally they'll have an opening for her, too. If I croak, I'm sure she'll be giving the eulogy. I'm just thankful I'm too old to have any more babies because, God knows, she'd have to be their godmother. After that call from hell, I had myself a giagundo banana split. It tasted good but I know it didn't save me from the curse.
I'm making it known right here and now that there's a huge reward to the first person who can cure my diseased karma and remove the Curse of the Skank Girl from my head. Please -- start working on it right this minute! By all that's holy, I'll make it worth your while.
7 comments:
- g-man said...
I DO have an extra Voodoo doll, try to get a lock of her hair!!
- June 21, 2010 10:26 AM
- Marion said...
Shit, shit, shit! Get a fingernail clipping or a lock of hair like g-man said. I'll pull out my old spell books and get to work. Sending you good vibes! Blessings! (Oh, and do drink that Rum...works wonders).
- June 21, 2010 11:34 AM
- Roxan said...
I don't think it will take them long to realize what a mistake they made hiring her. Too bad you haven't been there long enough to have some clout to where they would listen to you.
Things happen for a reason.
Like Marion says, drink the rum and keep your chin up!
- June 21, 2010 11:51 AM
- puerileuwaite said...
That is silly. SG won't be giving the eulogy, because she will also pass away and they'll opt the 2-person coffin to save money. Or - better yet - if you go the cremation route, intermingle the ashes in the ultimate gesture of eternal togetherness.
- June 21, 2010 12:24 PM
- Serena said...
Galen, please -- I CANNOT touch that greasy hair! I know it's just gel or something, but it looks like bear grease. Can't I coerce the doll into working without having to, you know, touch her?:)
Hurry, Marion, because I'm going to be swilling rum 'til you find it. I don't want to end up drunk and in jail on account of that skank.:-)
Oh, there IS a reason, Roxan. My karma is cursed! I guess all I can do is sit patiently by, drink rum, and let her dig her own hole. I just hope it doesn't take so much time and rum that I fall in there with her.:)
Oh, geez, Pugsley! The thought of being with her in eternity is repugnant enough that I'm now going to investigate how to get myself turned into a zombie or a vampire or something. Clearly, I can't even die in peace!:-)
- June 21, 2010 7:01 PM
× × ×
- June 22, 2010 9:40 AM
- Serena said...
Oh, geez, /t., I thought for a second there you were saying I'd have to marry her. Then I realized you were simply telling me to drink all the rum before she finds it. I can do that!;)
- June 22, 2010 7:41 PM