text:
Marketing and Communication
Charleston Southern University and Dorchester Two School District entered an articulation agreement June 23, 2014, providing students who complete DD2s Early College Program through Trident Technical College a seamless transition into Charleston Southern as juniors.
Dr. Sean Alford, assistant superintendent for instruction at Dorchester Two, said the initiative helps establish a standard in the state. This is a good opportunity for our students and is cost effective for their parents, said Alford of the innovative program developed by DD2 and Charleston Southern.
DD2 students begin the Early College Program between their freshman and sophomore years of high school. The second cohort is starting this July, with the first cohort expected to earn their high school diplomas and an associate of arts or an associate of science degree at high school graduation in 2016. Each cohort of 90 students has 30 students at each of the three DD2 high schools.
Ryan Ashley, assistant principal at Ashley Ridge High School, said students are selected into the program after a rigorous interview process which includes a review of test scores, teacher recommendations and a strong desire on the part of the students to go to college.
The students have to work hard, and they do, said Alford. They have to earn the opportunity theyve been given. Alford and DD2 Superintendent, Joe Pye, hope the program becomes a model for South Carolina. Pye, who admits it is difficult for him to say no to a student who wants to learn, said This is wide open; we give everyone a chance.
The program is administered on the Charleston Southern side by Dr. George Metz, dean of the College of Education. CSU will provide academic advising and transfer advice to DD2 students. Charleston Southern majors included in the seamless transfer are criminal justice, psychology, elementary education, graphic design and mathematics. Additional opportunities exist for the Early College Program students to study other majors and interests at CSU.
We are going to send high caliber graduates back out into the community, said Metz. We are privileged to be a part of this experience. These students will receive the individualized attention which is the hallmark of Charleston Southern.
CSU President, Dr. Jairy C. Hunter Jr., said the agreement is a tremendous economic opportunity for the Lowcountry and for students and parents. He said the program will supply the kind of workers employers are looking for those who can think critically, get along with coworkers and who have experience through jobs and internships.
This opportunity introduces students to higher education possibilities early in their high school career and makes it possible for them to go on to earn a masters degree by the time some students are just finishing a bachelors degree.
Photo: Dr. Jairy Hunter, president of Charleston Southern University, and Joe Pye, superintendent of Dorchester Two School District, sign the articulation agreement June 23, 2014.


text: No matter where your travels take you, there's bound to be an Tiffin Allegro Club chapter nearby. If there is not a chapter in your region, contact the Tiffin Allegro Club office at 256/356-8522 for information regarding organizing a chapter. The Allegro Club has more than 8,000 members and 70 local chapters across the U.S. and Canada. Click here to find the Tiffin Allegro Club chapter in your neck of the woods.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Parkhotel Wolfsburg
This 4-star hotel boasts a hearty breakfast buffet each morning, Wi-Fi internet and parking at no extra cost, within the peaceful setting of Wolfsburg's green Steimker Berg district. The Parkhotel Wolfsburg offers spacious rooms that are individually furnished. After a quiet night's sleep, let the hearty breakfast buffet tempt you out of bed. Here, you can choose exactly how you would like your eggs prepared. The breakfast is included in your room price. In the evening, visit the Parkhotel's restaurant for regional and seasonal cuisine. Dine in the conservatory or on the terrace in warmer weather. The inviting bar is open until late, offering your favourite drinks. Further facilities at the hotel included free Wi-Fi internet access throughout, a sauna, fitness room and a skittle alley. Lovely jogging and cycling trails pass right by the hotel. Wolfsburg's town centre is less than a 20-minute walk away through a lovely park with a lake.
38446 Wolfsburg
Your check-out date is more than 30 days after your check-in date. Online-Bookings can only be made for a maximum period of 30 days. Please enter alternative travelling dates or contact our accommodation team. Please call us at +49(0)511 12345 555 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
The hotel has unfortunately no availability for your travelling dates. Please enter alternative dates orgo back to the search results
The booking period you selected is not yet available. Our team would be pleased to assist you. Please call us at +49(0)511 12345 555 or email us at email@example.com
Hotel facilities
Hotel policies
|15:00 - 22:00 o'clock
|07:00 - 12:00 o'clock
|Accepted credit cards


text:
Taylor Swift Covers Elle April 2010
Taylor Swift lets her curls go wild on one of the two April 2010 covers of Elle magazine.
The 20-year-old musician took on two looks for her dual covers — one with her signature sparkle and the other with a little edge.
During her photo shoot, Taylor straightened her locks for some fun, flirty shots with her ultimate playlist heating up the studio. Check it out below!
Taylor's Elle covers hit stands on March 16th!
TELL JJJ: Which cover do you like better?
Posted to: Taylor Swift


text:
Legal Status
Document Details
Enhanced Content
Published Document
60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: OMB-25, Special Immigrant Visas for Fourth Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters. OMB Control No. 1615-0064.
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be submitting the following information collection request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December 27, 2011.
During this 60 day period, USCIS will be evaluating whether to revise the OMB-25. Should USCIS decide to revise OMB-25 we will advise the public when we publish the 30-day notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The public will then have 30 days to comment on any revisions to OMB-25.
Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and associated response time should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Products Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to (202) 272-0997, or via email at email@example.com. When submitting comments by email please add the OMB Control Number 1615-0064 in the subject box.
The address listed in this notice should only be used to submit comments concerning this information collection. Please do not submit requests for individual case status inquiries to this address. If you are seeking information about the status of your individual case, please check "My Case Status" online at: https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/Dashboard.do, or call the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-(800) 375-5283.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Special Immigrant Visas for Fourth Start Printed Page 66946Preference Employment-Based Broadcasters.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: No Agency Form Number; File No. OMB-25., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary—Individuals or households. The information collected via the submitted supplemental documentation (as contained in 8 CFR 204.13(d)) will be used by the USCIS to determine eligibility for the requested classification as fourth preference Employment-based immigrant broadcasters.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 100 responses at 2 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: 200 annual burden hours.
If you need a copy of the information collection instrument, please visit: http://www.regulations.gov.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529-2020, Telephone number (202) 272-8377.Start Signature
Dated: October 25, 2011.
Sunday A. Aigbe,
Chief, Regulatory Products Division, Office of the Executive Secretariat, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2011-27977 Filed 10-27-11; 8:45 am]


text:
K.CC.A Worksheets
"Know number names and the count sequence."
These worksheets can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Dot-to-Dot Counting Puzzles
Oceans Alive! A Counting Connect-the-Dots
Tracing Numbers & Counting: 20
Number 0 Coloring Page
Number 20 Coloring Page
Number Bingo 1
Number Maze: Help the Hungry Bunny!
Number Maze: School Bus
Number Maze: Help the Surfing Starfish!
Shapes Coin Toss
Board Game: Cross the River
Fly Home Little Birds!
Insect Game: Hunt for (Fake) Insects!
World Cup Color-by-Number
Ride the Roller Coaster!
Number Games: Practice Numbers with Cards
Play Alphabet and Number Derby
Alphabet Bingo Cards
Find the Hidden Numbers
Color by Number Animals
Counting to 20: Mama Bird
Count and Match Fruit
Trace and Count
Dot to Dot 1-10: Fish
Color by Numbers: Kittens and Mittens
Quack, Quack! Connect the Dots
Connect the Dots: Look Out Below!
Horse Dot to Dot
Winter Dot-to-Dot
Color by Number Rainbow


text:
Getting bitstreaming working - the steps required!
Now that we have finished discussing the types of hardware and software you need for the job, let's go step by step and get this all setup, shall we?
Step 1 - Once you've finished building your HTPC or adding in the ATI Radeon HD 5000 series video card of your choice as discussed on the previous page and installing and setting up Windows 7, the first step is to install your video card drivers.
Ensure that your motherboard onboard audio is enabled in your BIOS. Refer to your BIOS manual if not sure, but it should be enabled by default in most cases.
As for drivers, you'll want to grab the latest ATI Catalyst driver for your Radeon HD 5000 series video card. At the time of writing it was Catalyst 10.3 and you can grab it here.
You will want to select the custom install option and ensure that the HDMI/DP audio driver is installed. Reboot your system when requested by the installer.
Step 2 - Now we need to confirm that the ATI audio driver was installed correctly and that it is working properly.
Head on over to the control panel and open up the 'Sound' settings area. If you installed correctly, you should see a screen similar to what you see above. You'll see that the ATI High Definition Audio Device is our default playback device.
Next up, click properties on the ATI HDMI Output device and you should see a screen like below.
Go to the 'Supported Formats' tab and the important thing to look for here is that the maximum numbers of channels is set to 8 and that Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD are listed under the encoded formats supported. If your screen doesn't look like this, you probably installed the drivers incorrectly (or are using a really old ATI driver) or you forgot to enable your motherboards onboard audio in the BIOS. Go back and try again.
Step 3 - Now that we have confirmed the video card and drivers and what not are setup correctly, it's time to install PowerDVD 10. Once you've got it setup and installed, move onto the next step.
It would be a good idea to first remove all previous versions of PowerDVD before installing the new version or a newer build of PDVD 10.
Step 4 - Open up PowerDVD, we are getting close now! Once it has finished loading, load your favorite Blu-ray move into the Blu-ray ROM in your HTPC and wait for PowerDVD to load it. Sometimes it can take up to one minute for a Blu-ray to load and start playing. Let it finish.
Once you are at the menu screen of the movie, you'll want to head to the audio, sound or language menu and ensure that either TrueHD or DTS-HD / DTS-HD MA is selected as the audio track to use.
Start the movie and once it skips all of the boring introduction stuff and gets into the first chapter, pause the movie and then right click on the movie area and select 'Settings' and you will be presented with a screen like below.
Now you want to click on the 'Audio' tab on the left and focus your attention on the speaker environment section. Make sure that it is set to '(current system setting) (Use HDMI)'. Now look down to the 'Output mode' area and if you happened to look before without the movie started, you will see that with the movie playing there is now a new option called 'Non-decoded high-definition audio to external device'. You want to select this option.
Step 5- Once selected, press okay and start playing the movie again. Right click on the area where the movie is being played and click on 'Show information'. This will bring up a small black box at the top right of the screen that shows you some fancy information such as current video and audio bit-rates, as you can see below.
If everything worked, you will see that next to audio it says either Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (or 7.1 for some movies) or DTS-HD Master Audio depending on which HD audio codec that the Blu-ray disc uses. Next to that it also shows the impressive high bit-rate that is being sent across your HDMI cable to your amplifier.
I was a little stumped at first by the output section showing as 'Compressed data', but after a quick email to CyberLink, we confirmed that this is normal. While the HD audio codecs are lossless, they are compressed, hence why PowerDVD displays the status as compressed data. Suffice to say, if you see this, you are most likely bitstreaming!
If you want to make sure that you are indeed sending a bitstream audio stream from your HTPC to your amplifier, just check the front of the device and it will display what audio mode is currently active. As you can see with my amp above (eek, sorry for all the finger prints!), we have Dolby TrueHD active and working, which confirms that bitstreaming is working. Happy days!
Step 6 - You've done it! Now go grab a coffee or whatever you like to drink, kick back and load up a movie. Now just sit back and enjoy the experience of Blu-ray HD audio the way it was meant to be!
If you have any questions, unfortunately I cannot respond to emails, but please do stop on over at our forums where there are plenty of people willing to assist and help out!
PRICING: You can find products similar to this one for sale below.
United States: Find other tech and computer products like this over at Amazon's website.
United Kingdom: Find other tech and computer products like this over at Amazon UK's website.
Canada: Find other tech and computer products like this over at Amazon Canada's website.
- We at TweakTown openly invite the companies who provide us with review samples / who are mentioned or discussed to express their opinion of our content. If any company representative wishes to respond, we will publish the response here.
Related Tags
Latest News Posts
- Marvel's Spider-Man gameplay launch trailer unveiled early
- Nintendo smashes Sony in total hardware sales: 700 million+
- NVIDIA's new RTX technology powers ray traced Porsche
- Lenovo's new ThinkPad: up to 17-inch, Quadro GPU, Xeon CPU
- NVIDIA teases next-gen GeForce in 'Be For The Game' video
Forum Activity
- RAID 0 on a really old Motherboard
- Z97-UD5H-BK: Modded BIOS for NVME support
- Buy (10 Pieces) Apple iPhone 8 Plus/8/7 Plus/7/6s Plus New $1,300
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and 2950X Review
- My windows get blue screens after i installed bios version F7 on gigabyte z97x gaming 5
Press Releases
- Samsung's 16Gb GDDR6 Memory Powers Latest NVIDIA Quadro Professional Graphics Solution
- NVIDIA to Collaborate with DARPA to Develop Systems for Post-Moore's Law Era
- New Turing-Based Design Revolutionizes Workflow of Millions of Designers and Artists on the Desktop and in the Datacenter
- Hybrid Rendering Fundamentally Changes Computer Graphics by Fusing Real-Time Ray Tracing, AI, Simulation and Rasterization
- AMD Launches World's Most Powerful Desktop Processor: Bigger, Better 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors Break Boundaries of High-End Desktop Market


text:
Cut the Rope 2 brings contemporary challenges and unanticipated barriers to the sweet crunching, physics-primarily based phenomenon that has delighted hundreds of thousands of gamers around the globe! In the event you like Cut the Rope, you'll love Cut the Rope 2!
With new characters, recent gameplay parts, and, in fact, Om Nom, sweet accumulating has by no means been so enjoyable! Full tough missions to earn medals, strengthen within the recreation and get entry to unique ranges. Play with your folks to peer who can get the absolute best rating, or sort out the puzzles by yourself!
In his surprising journey, Om Nom breaks out of his field and travels via lush forests, busy cities, junkyards and underground tunnels, all in pursuit of 1 intention – CANDY! Alongside the way in which, he encounters the Nommies, the cutest sweet accumulating helpers a little bit inexperienced monster might want for!
Download Cut the Rope 2 v1.2.9 [Mod Money] Apk


text:
The Delegate Whisperer
I was recently working on a legacy web service that returns a DataSet. Sometimes, these DataSets include DateTime columns with values that come from a database (Figure 1). On the client, it was confusing to see time zone offsets that were not in the database values. The clients could be in different time zones than the web server, so this behavior was easily overlooked during development.
Figure 1 –A Date Value Record
I wondered where the offsets were being added (Figure 2). Clearly, they weren't part of the database. I discovered they are created by the DataSet based on the time zone of the computer where it is serialized. This happens automatically when the web service returns a DataSet to the client. It also happens if you call the DataSet.GetXml method. In either case, 2003-04-06T00:00:00 was becoming 2003-04-06T00:00:00-05:00 and creating the confusion (albeit a different instance in time!).
Figure 2 - DataSet XML With An Offset
I needed to find a way to control how the DataSet was serializing its DateTime columns. After visualizing one of the DataSets (Figure 3), I noticed a property on the DataColumn called DateTimeMode. All of the columns had this property, even the columns that were not DateTime columns. I noticed they were all set to UnspecifiedLocal and decided to investigate.
Figure 3 – Visualizing Columns In A DataSet
Usually, it is not possible to change the DateTimeMode of a column once a DataSet has rows. However, it is possible to change the mode between UnspecifiedLocal and Unspecified because that only affects serialization and not the actual value. This is exactly what I needed and so I wrote the following code on the server side:
System.Data.DataSet data = new DataSet();
// ...
// Iterate the columns and set DataColumn.DateTimeMode
// to DataSetDateTime.Unspecified to remove offset
// when serialized.
foreach (DataTable table in data.Tables)
foreach (DataColumn item in table.Columns)
// Switching from UnspecifiedLocal to Unspecified
// is allowed even after the DataSet has rows.
if (item.DataType == typeof(DateTime) &&
item.DateTimeMode == DataSetDateTime.UnspecifiedLocal)
item.DateTimeMode = DataSetDateTime.Unspecified;
This code is pretty straight forward. Changing the column's mode to Unspecified results in a DateTime value with no offset. This value now matches the database record exactly. This leaves the problem of formatting the value for display completely up to the client-side application.
Figure 4 - DataSet XML With No Offset
This post discussed how to control the formatting of DateTime columns when a DataSet is serialized. I showed an example of the default behavior which includes the time zone information offset. Finally, I showed a code snippet that changes the behavior to exclude the offset.
Tags: asp.net, DateTime, serialization,
IT | Programming
The reader will learn how to use the Forms Services Feature Detection Protocol. The solution demonstrated will post a HTTP request to a SharePoint detector page without calling a SharePoint web service. This approach allows even a SharePoint Reader to use the Forms Services Feature Detection Protocol. Future posts about Forms Server will utilize the solution presented in this post.
InfoPath Forms Services, included with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, provides a Web browser experience for filling out InfoPath forms. InfoPath 2010 integrates with SharePoint's Business Connectivity Services (BCS) enabling users to connect their organization's forms to important business data that is stored in external line-of-business systems such as SAP, Oracle or even Twitter! Read the InfoPath Forms Services Overview for more information.
Using the Forms Services Feature Detection Protocol, the reader can easily detect if Forms Server exists and is enabled on a specific site. By posting a query string to the FormServerDetector.aspx page, a response of HTTP No Content 204 will be returned if the request was successful but Forms Server features are not enabled, and a HTTP OK 200 if Forms Server features are enabled. If Forms Server is enabled, the response body contains the detection result but it should always be true according to the protocol.
The solution first constructs the detector URI from the following parts: the site URL, the FormServerDetector.aspx page and the protocol query parameter. Using the detector URI, the solution posts an HTTP request and inspects the HTTP response to detect the Forms Server status for the site. The protocol specifies the client request headers should include an Accept header with */* as the value. If Forms Server is enabled, the response body will contain the following text:
<server IsFormServerEnabled = 'true' />
public static bool IsFormsSevicesEnabled()
UriBuilder builder = new UriBuilder("http://scvm1");
builder.Path = "/_layouts/FormServerDetector.aspx";
builder.Query = "IsFormServerEnabled=check";
string servicePath = builder.Uri.GetComponents(UriComponents.AbsoluteUri, UriFormat.SafeUnescaped);
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(servicePath);
request.Accept = "*/*";
request.UseDefaultCredentials = true;
HttpWebResponse response = null;
response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
catch (WebException ex)
response = (HttpWebResponse)ex.Response;
if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
using (System.IO.StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()))
System.Xml.Linq.XElement doc = XElement.Parse(sr.ReadToEnd());
XAttribute fsAttribute = doc.Attribute("IsFormServerEnabled");
return bool.Parse(fsAttribute.Value);
return false;
The reader should take note of the protocol query parameter assigned to the builder.Query property. By using a value of "check" for the detection protocol query parameter, the request will be processed by the protocol server. This solution provides broad support for remote clients to detect Forms Server capabilities, but without resorting to checking for SharePoint Feature definitions.
· InfoPath Forms Services Overview
· Forms Services Feature Detection Protocol Specification [MS-FSFDP]
· Request for Forms Server Detection
Tags: asp.net, sp2010
I finally added paging to the albums and photos pages. Much better. Additionally, I locked down the registration page with recaptcha. The albums are now sorted in descending order, so the newest ones will show up first. More tweaks coming! Time for bed.
Tags: asp.net,
I created a new theme for the standard and mobile styles. Basically, I copied the original ones and fixed the gross parts. Additionally, I made some minor code changes to a couple of pieces, all good and very subtle. I'll be posting my new themes along with a change log for the source if I get around to it. In the meantime, enjoy!
Tags: blog, asp.net,
Let's say you have a friend who is trying to win a popularity contest on a local web site. Furthermore, let's say that after you go to the site and vote you notice there is no login required and you see a bunch of crap in the query string for links as you hover over them. Let's go a step further and say you decide to write a program that will hit the website and perform the vote automatically. So, let's look at the classes in the .NET Framework that will help you do this simple example.
You will need to make a HttpWebRequest. This class allows you to work directly with a web server via HTTP and get a response back from it. To get a HttpWebResponse, we create a request and then get a response back. Quite simple, really.
Let's look at some code now.
HttpWebResponse response = null;
HttpWebRequest req = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(site);
req.UserAgent = @"Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; Tablet PC 2.0)";
response = (HttpWebResponse)req.GetResponse();
String message = "Http response code " + ((Int32)response.StatusCode).ToString() + " :: " + Enum.GetName(typeof(HttpStatusCode), response.StatusCode);
Let's break a couple of lines down and look at them in more depth. The first line we'll look at creates our web request:
HttpWebRequest req = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(http://www.webserver.com/View.aspx?ID=134684&R=10);
HttpWebRequest req = (HttpWebRequest)HttpWebRequest.Create(http://www.webserver.com/View.aspx?ID=134684&R=10);
Here, the static Create method on the HttpWebRequest class returns as an instance of the abstract base class WebRequest, so we must cast it back to a HttpWebRequest. We pass in the full URL to the Create method, this includes any query string parameters that you need.
In the next line we'll look at you'll see how we actually hit the server:
response = (HttpWebResponse)req.GetResponse();
response = (HttpWebResponse)req.GetResponse();
Here, the GetResponse method on the HttpWebRequest class returns the response from the web server. Note, similar to the HttpWebRequest.Create method we need to cast the WebResponse return value to a HttpWebResponse. We can then use the StatusCode property to determine the results of our operation. I store this information in a variable named "message", which is then passed off to a contrived example method to perform further processing in this example.
The last step you should take is to release the the connection for reuse by other requests, you accomplish this by calling the HttpWebResponse.Close method.
This is a simple, abeit trivial, example of how you can work with web servers in code and help your friends win contests. This could easily be extended and plugged into a windows service, with a config file for the site and various other options...maybe even a winforms configuration application. Sounds like a good homework project to me ;)
Tags: .net, windows services, asp.net
Technology | Programming
There is a new feature in VS10 that is going to rock! I'm talking about Web.Config Transforms. While, admittedly, this functionality was provided by the VS9 web deployment project's web.config section replacement, I'm really excited to see the idea incorporated directly into the RTM and even improved!
In a nutshell, VS10 will let you define "XML Document Transforms" (xdt's) in your source web.config that will take appropriate action based on your web.config transform files. So you could replace, insert, or even remove certain sections, depending on your transform file. Really cool!
Tags: .net, asp.net, visual studio 2010
I had to spend a little time thinking about this one tonight, so here it is for you to digest!
Let's say you have a web app that utilizes the ASP.NET Role provider and Membership provider. Specifically, we'll focus on the SQL providers (SqlRoleProvider and SqlMembershipProvider). It is easy enough to wire these providers up in your web.config and get things running quickly (yay for agility *cough*). Visit either link for the SQL provider classes mentioned above for a sample web.config from MSDN if you're still wondering.
Consider the following: what if I want to set up "test" or "staging" environment providers in the web.config and have the web app use the "test" provider instead of the default (production) provider during testing? In my case, I wanted to use different databases, but this could easily happen to you should you wish to use a completely different provider depending on a condition (for instance, a query string parameter might indicate you should use an Active Directory or Oracle provider, ect).
At first, I thought I could simply change the application's provider at runtime but it became obvious to me, eventually ;), that it wasn't going to work. Instead, I created a static ProviderManager class which returns a cached instance of a Role or Membership provider. It was a pity to say goodbye to the Roles and Membership classes, but alas, I now delegate them to my ProviderManager class' method when I want to work with either provider. This ProviderManager class makes it possible for me to cache the desired provider from the web.config based on any criteria of my choosing. In my case, I simply choose to use the DEBUG constant with compiler directives to return my "test" or "staging" providers (only when debugging, obviously). You certainly could make it more complicated and work with any number of conditions, such as multiple connection strings and/or providers. Enjoy!
public static MembershipProvider GetMembershipProvider()
if (ProviderManager.membershipProvider == null)
//Get the default provider
MembershipProvider provider = Membership.Providers["ScosbyMembershipProvider"];
#if DEBUG
provider = Membership.Providers["TestMembershipProvider"];
ProviderManager.membershipProvider = provider;
return ProviderManager.membershipProvider;
Thus, instead of writing code such as: Roles.CreateRole("WidgetTechs");
We write code to use the new ProviderManager class: ProviderManager.GetRoleProvider().CreateRole("WidgetTechs");
Tags: asp.net, providers
If you are using a custom ASP.NET web control to render your Silverlight 2 Object tag with the HtmlTextWriter, you need to make sure to render the Object tag's param elements as self-closing. Otherwise, you will discover that IE 6, 7, and 8 will ignore the invalid XHTML 1.0 Transitional "</param>" element and load the Object tag (meaning your Silverlight app) correctly but Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will not.
Instead, you should render your param elements as self-closing by using the HtmlTextWriter's WriteBeginTag method and the SelfClosingTagEnd constant. According to MSDN's WriteBeginTag documentation, "the WriteBeginTag method does not write the closing angle bracket (>) of the markup element's opening tag. This allows the writing of markup attributes to the opening tag of the element." This means you can close it yourself with the SelfClosingTagEnd constant, which they do not demonstrate but is easily to accomplish and removes the need to call WriteEndTag in their example.
This behavior can be verified easily. If you remove the self-closing tag from a Visual Studio Silverlight Web's *.html test page and add the explictly closed element, the behavior will manifest itself.
PS - Chrome and Firefox will also not load the Object tag if you provide a param element with an empty value. For example: <param name="onerror" value="" />
Tags: .net, silverlight 2, asp.net, htmltextwriter, cross-browser compatibility
Powered by BlogEngine.NET 22.214.171.124
The postings on this blog are my own and do not necessarily represent the opinions, positions, or strategies of my employer.
All information is provided as-is and should be used at your own risk!


text:
Saturday, August 28, 2010
A photo a week: Week 8
The circularity of the architecture of The Marina Barrage, Singapore, is aptly captured in this picture, with the 3-pillar-like feature of the Marina Bay Sands, clearly seen on the left side of the background. Taken in 2010, the green rooftop of the former, which is as large as four football fields, adds a depth of greenery, and I presume, lends some degree of credence to the main role of the building itself, which is widely seen as a symbol of Singapore's efforts in the areas of water recycling and water resources enhancement.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
A photo a week: Week 7
Taken at the 'foot' of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France during my vacation in 2008. It was truly mesmerizing to be at the base of one of the architectural marvels of the world. Up close, you can truly see the scale and enormity of the project being undertaken by those who built her in the 19th century...and considering that technology was not like what we have now, it was indeed a superlatively 'Herculean' effort...structurally beautiful and a sight to behold.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
A photo a week: Week 6
Taken during the first day of the 2010 Chinese Lunar New Year, which also happens to coincide with Valentine's Day, this picture was inspired by the trails of ants that I saw as I immersed myself in the greenery that the Kent Ridge Park@Singapore has to offer. It helps that there weren't that many people around on that day. The weather was fantastic, and the surrounding that morning was so serene and soothing. The lush greenery in the midst of Singapore's urban jungle just adds on to the whole scheme of things.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
A photo a week: Week 5
This picture was taken on a hot Saturday afternoon on the green rooftop of The Marina Barrage, Singapore. The blue skies on the hot afternoon day was a blessing for me, as the blue hues of the skies, and the greenery of the field just gave me an idea of how to compose the picture. Well, I thought of editing out the other 'distracting' features on the right, but I guess it was one of those things where I don't think I want to overdo the 'Photoshopping' too much.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
A photo a week: Week 4
This picture, taken on a hot late weekday afternoon, just brings back memories of my high school, when everyone participated in the annual school cross-country. This spot was one of my favourite spots, to unwind and cool down, especially after the 5 km run. Looking at it when I was photographing this, it sure brings back some sweet, yet tiresome memories, of mornings, and afternoons, running in the green forested areas, feeling at peace and one with nature. Those were the memories of MacRitchie Reservoir.
Monday, August 9, 2010
A photo a week: Week 2
This photo was taken during my first outdoor lesson on photography in 2008. Taken with my first DSLR, an Olympus E-510, during a rather cloudy day at Clarke Quay, Singapore, it was a rather surprising one for me as I thought that this was initially just a bland shot. But with some minor colour adjustments, it made me realise that it does look like the UN building in New York, in autumn. I guess sometimes the greatest of gems comes from those that doesn't seem to look like one in the first place.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
A photo a week: Week 1
This was taken during my vacation to Melbourne and Sydney in June 2010, specifically at the Olympic Park jetty, Sydney, just outside the sporting facilities of the Sydney Olympics. The end of the city tour coincides very nicely with the magic hour. The sunset was perfect, the weather excellent! I just couldn't help but capture the jetty, in all its 'Magic Hour' glory.
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Originally posted by coenbros
Dr. Len Horowitz's explanation about exactly who is behind this flu outbreak. Horowitz is an excellent researcher. But I think promoting his product, as well, was not a smart move, public relations-wise.
Mexican Flu Outbreak 2009: SPECIAL REPORT by Dr Leonard Horowitz:
Article mentioning Novavax and Novartis vaccine competition:
"Novavax is eager to show how its technology can compete with the big, egg-based vaccine plants being constructed by Novartis and Sanofi Aventis, Singhvi said. 'I think we are catching up.'"
Originally posted by emac01
I do not believe that all vaccines are necessary, and some do have potential side effects (such as the polio vaccine--paralysis link). But they serve a greater good than the small likelihood of suffering such a side effect.
Again, while you can turn your back to modern medicine, DO NOT just run blindly to the nearest vitamin shop.
You need to educate yourself on the products.
They have side effects. Ephedra, a natural supplement, will affect blood pressure.
Vitamin C will affect the kidneys. And so on.
If you are going to switch to alternative medicine, please try to find out the side effects of what you are taking.
I have read much on here that gives good advice on natural treatments, but mentions none of the potentially harmful side effects.
Originally posted by Boogley
I got my second flu shot ever 2 years ago. It was free at the health department and I thought, what the hell, just in case. Worst idea ever. Within 2 days I was sick. Vomitting, fever etc that lasted for 2 weeks. I haven't been that sick during any flu season before or since that shot and I am never going to get one again. Total BS imho
Originally posted by pieman
not that i think flu vaccine is particularly useful or necessary but to be fair, regardless of how many people made x dollars, small pox and polio are pretty much a non-issue these days.
just jamming vaccines in there willy nilly might be a a bit irresponsible but the idea that "vaccines are bad, m'kay" seems a bit short sighted to me.
Originally posted by 0nce 0nce
I was watching the news, and they had a reporter out in Mexico at a pig farm, and they were claiming that the swine flu came from that place called "Smithfields", or something.
Obviously the company denied it saying "we vaccinate all our pigs for swine flu".
So I was thinking, what if something went wrong at the vaccine manufacture? What if the vaccine they are giving these pigs actually caused the mutation of the swine flu?


text:
DIY Kits
Why spend thousands of dollars in a salon, when you can attach your own hair extensions in the comfort of your own home?
Made from 100% Remy Human Hair our hair extension kits make attaching your new hair extensions super easy, just a couple of hours with a friend is all it take for you to start looking like a celebrity.
All our kits contain everything required to fit quality hair extensions yourself.
Click on one of the Methods below to find out more.
Showing items 1-0 of 0.


text:
- Overview
- Adult Clinics
- Pediatric Clinics
- Telemedicine
- Education
- Diabetes Risk Test
- Donating to GSD
- GSD Team
- Links and Resources
- Nutrition Corner
- Research
UFHealth Diabetes Education Program
The UF Health Diabetes Education Program helps patients take control of diabetes by teaching them to manage the disease with the latest advances in medical care and education. Adults can be referred to the program by their primary care physician or endocrinologist and the courses are taught by certified diabetes educators.
Newly diagnosed with diabetes? We're here for you.
Diabetes affects nearly 30 million Americans, and an estimated 86 million are at high risk for developing the disease. The good news: as much as 80 percent of Type 2 diabetes is preventable by changing eating habits, increasing physical activity and making healthy lifestyle choices.
Many people do not become aware that they have diabetes until they develop one of its complications such as kidney disease, nerve damage, and heart disease. However, through the use of educational tools for healthy eating, exercise and medication, leading a happy and healthy life is possible.
With the program's unique hands on approach, people can improve their quality of life while delaying and preventing complications. The UF Health Diabetes Self-Management Education Program is recognized by the American Diabetes Association for Quality Self-Management Education.
The Program
Our program begins with a one-on-one individual clinical consultation with a UF Health certified diabetes educator. Then, participants attend a series of self-management and diabetes nutrition education classes led by nurses, dietitians, and other allied healthcare professionals. Assessment and treatment of all complications are also covered.
Individual appointment 1 hour
- Set up and operate own meter
- Demonstrate correct blood sugar testing
- Understand when to test blood sugar
- Identify most cost-effective ways to obtain BG supplies
- Understand/follow basic diabetes meal planning
- Understand the importance of/follow personal exercise plan
- Understand the importance of smoking cessation
- Identify initial goal development collaboratively with patient
Class A
Content areas to be covered:
- Overview of Diabetes/Physiology
- Medications/Treatment
- Emotions and Diabetes
- Blood Sugar Monitoring/Pattern Management
- Preventing & Treating Acute Complications
- Introduction to Nutrition Strategies
- Understanding Diabetes: Comprehensive Approach
Class B
Content areas to be covered:
- Review blood sugar monitoring/pattern management
- Prevention/treatment long term complications
- Standard of Care/Key tests
- Psychosocial issues: depression, stress, coping
- Lifestyle/goal setting/physical activity/exercise/tobacco/weight control/alcohol
- More nutrition strategies
- Blood sugar pattern management: comprehensive approach
Each year you qualify for a two hour follow-up appointment.
Medical Nutrition Therapy
For more individual nutrition goals, please check with your insurance company as you may qualify for 3 hours of Medical Nutrition Therapy your first year and 2 hours annually.
Location and Hours
UF Health Diabetes Education Program
2000 SW Archer Road, Room 2108, 2nd floor
Gainesville, FL 32608
Monday – Friday 8:00 – 4:00
The UF Health Diabetes Education Program is covered by most insurance policies if the patient is referred by a physician. Financial counselors will work with patients and their insurance companies regarding payment.
More Information
- For more information, please contact us at (352) 265-8548.
- To refer patients, please fill out the UF Health Shands Diabetes Services Order Form.
Diabetes Institute Website
UF Health Jacksonville
UF Health Jacksonville Nutrition and Diabetes Education Program
655 West 8th Street, 4th Floor Clinical Center
Jacksonville, FL 32209


text:
Student Sustainability Grant
The Student Sustainability Grant exists to support students and projects that promote a campus culture of sustainability. $75,000 is available annually to support student designed research and project grants. Grants are awarded through a blind-review process by undergraduate and graduate peers representing all seven colleges. There are very few programs that involve this level of student involvement - watch the video below for more information.
Annual deadlines
Proposals are due at 11:59 p.m. the Thursday before Thanksgiving (fall allocation) and 11:59 p.m. the Thursday before Spring Break (spring allocation).
Application process
- Find a faculty or staff advisor
- Review Previous Grants
- Download the application
- Schedule an appointment to meet with the Office for Sustainability to review and discuss your proposal (email@example.com)
- Print, complete, and sign your application
- Send applications to the Office for Sustainability and the Western Student Association (WSA) Campus Sustainability Chair via email to firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com
Important reminderS
To assist grant authors in planning and grant proposal completion, all grant authors are encouraged to schedule a meeting with the Office for Sustainability at least six weeks prior to the application deadline. Additionally, any prospective proposals that might involve changes to university buildings or landscape, influence campus safety, or require research involving humans or animals require a consultation with WMU's Sustainability Project Manager at least six weeks prior to the submission deadline. This is a mandatory prerequisite for grant consideration. (See Section 4 of the SSG Handbook regarding Necessary Stakeholder Approvals for more information).
Contact the Office for Sustainability at email@example.com or call (269) 387-0943
Contact WSA Campus Sustainability Chair at email@example.com


text:
MyPillow promo codes are available online at coupon sites such as Retailmenot.com and Coupons.com. Performing a search for "MyPillow promo codes" on sites such as Google or Bing provides the user with a complete list of sites that offer promo codes.Continue Reading
The promo codes often have expiration dates and restrictions, so not all promo codes work. It is a good idea to include the date when performing an internet search, in order to retrieve the most up-to-date promo codes. Many of the coupon websites offer rating systems for users to rate promo codes based on whether or not they work. Users can also leave comments about their successes or failures with the promo codes.Learn more about Home & Garden


text:
Med Ed Report briefs: March 2014
Carmen Ortiz, US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts (pictured), said at the 2014 CBI Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress last month that her office and other government branches have "greater knowledge of the industry" and that more "specialized units and divisions" are being created to investigate and prosecute healthcare fraud, the blog Policy and Medicine reported.
Eli Lilly launched a four-week rotation program for aspiring physicians at its Indianapolis headquarters. Students from Tulane University School of Medicine will be the first to participate in the pilot program. The assignments cut across different aspects of the company's business—from drug discovery and development to bioethics and patient safety—and provide third- and fourth-year students "a lens into the industry, its vision and focus on improving patient outcomes," Lilly said.
According to a post on the New York Times's Hard Cases blog, modern medical education may leave newly minted doctors fearful of missing a worst-case diagnosis and therefore too eager to order any expensive tests.


text:
DURHAM --After a successful run on Broadway, controversial former boxer Mike Tyson is taking his one-man show on the road. He'll stop in Durham in April.
The Durham Performing Arts Center said Wednesday that tickets for the event will go on sale December 7.
MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH was co-written by Tyson's third wife, Kiki, and directed by noted filmmaker Spike Lee.
The show traces the highs and lows of Tyson's career, including his boxing victory, but also his criminal convictions, divorces, money problems, and charges of physically abusing women.
More at www.dpacnc.com
Classifieds | Report A Typo | Send Tip | Get Alerts | See Click Fix
Follow @abc11 on Twitter | Become a fan on Facebook


text:
Timing is everything when it comes to photography – the greatest photos can come from waiting around for hours or just a spur of the moment.
It's always fun to see photos of athletes caught in the moment, as they put so much strain on their bodies that their passion shows through their facial expressions.
But what does it look like when it all goes wrong? The following 34 photos were taken at the perfect moment to make you laugh, cry and wince.
This photo has it all – a hero and a wise lesson to learn. The man swoops in to protect the little boy's face from being walloped with a baseball bat while teaching anyone who sits next to the batter's box at a baseball game that you're at risk. Always keep your head up, because one minute you might be on your phone and the next you're waking up in a hospital.
We've all had that itch we just can't scratch. Unfortunately, this player decided to tackle his on tv.


text:
Margaret Kerry is the Original Live Action Model for Peter Pan's Tinkerbell and she'll be at Raleigh Supercon! YOU can ENTER to WIN a Pair of VIP badges to the show!
For More Info on Raleigh Supercon CLICK HERE!
We will select one winner from this contest which runs until 04/01/18 at 11:59pm. The winner will get (2) TWO 3-DAY VIP WEEKEND PASSES to RALEIGH SUPERCON.
These admission passes and autograph and photo tickets are only valid for Raleigh Supercon. These tickets have no cash value, and they cannot be exchanged or refunded.
The winner will be displayed on the entry form and notified via email.
Raleigh Supercon is July 27-29, 2018 at the Raleigh Convention Center
Supercon is 3 days of fun featuring celebrity guests, comic book creators, voice actors, industry guests, cosplayers, artists, writers, panels, Q&A's, films & shorts, costume & cosplay contests, vendors, parties, anime, workshops, video gaming and more!
Supercon is for fans of pop culture, superheroes, science fiction, anime, cartoons, video games, and more. Dress up in costume or come as you are for this family friendly event.
500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601 • (919) 996-8500
Call or Text (919) 907-0424 • Email email@example.com
Convention Event Hours / Exhibition Room Hours:
Friday, 12:00PM – 1:00AM / 12:00PM – 8:00PM
Saturday, 10:00AM – 2:00AM / 10:00AM – 8:00PM
Sunday, 10:00AM – 8:00PM / 10:00AM – 6:30PM


text:
Sunday dress hangin' on the bedroom door;
Empty bottle of wine on the hardwood floor.
Last night, he said she was the one:
Oh, but men an' mascara always run.
Did I give my love too soon or wait too long?
Did I take it a little too easy, or put it on too strong?
She was lookin' for love; he was lookin' for fun.
Yeah, men an' mascara always run.
Instrumental break.
She ain't gettin' any younger:
It wasn't s'posed to be this way.
Starin' in the mirror,
With little black rivers runnin' down her face.
Tomorrow's gonna be a brand new day:
She'll wake up in the mornin' an' wash it all away.
Last night, he said she was the one:
Oh, but men an' mascara, they always run.
Yeah, men an' mascara always run.
Lyrics taken from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/j/julie_roberts/men_mascara.html


text:
This dish is a super delicious side to go with your BBQ favourites or just as tasty on its own for a lighter meal. If you are planning on making these on the go, try making the cous cous in advance and then finish off in your Roccbox once you have arrived at your destination! Can't find mini peppers? Any peppers that will fit in Roccbox will work fine, just drop the heat slightly and up the cooking time.
Pop your cous cous into a large bowl, cover with the hot stock and season lightly. Cover with a tea towel and leave to one side whilst you prep the peppers and toast your pumpkins, or for around 10 minutes.
Add a good dash of soy sauce to your pumpkin seeds into a pan and toast under your Roccbox flame for a minute or two. Remove and set to one side.
Chuck the raisins into the cast iron pan and again, heat in your Roccbox until the begin to plump up; this should take around 1-2 minutes.
Add the plumped raisins and the remaining ingredients (expect the peppers and feta cheese) to the cous cous, mix well and check the seasoning.
Chop your peppers in half and fill each with a good spoon of cous cous before topping with a little feta.


text:
DIY descrete rifle range bag
View Single Post
May 1, 2013, 07:34 AM
Senior Member
Join Date: September 24, 2008
Posts: 282
I prefer not to advertise what I'm hauling out to the car, so I started looking for bags.
If you go to eBay and search for "sports bags" you'll find all sorts of stuff for storing your basketballs, jai alai sticks, and the like. Many of them will comfortably swallow several normal-length rifles.
Unfortunately, I wanted something that would hold my Mosin 91/30. It was a couple of inches longer than any bag I found, until I happened on a "golf bag bag." It's a bigger bag you put your golf bag in, basically. It holds the Mosin with a couple of inches to spare.
I have a sheet of 5mm plywood to make a rigid inner box, but for now I'm just using rigid foam and towels to keep rifles from banging into each other.
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by TRX
Page generated in
seconds with


text:
YUKTI (meaning strategy), TSM's annual business school summit, is one of the largest business conclaves in India with 1000's of participants from various prestigious B-schools. The primary aim of Yukti is to foster a good relationship between the students of various institutions, acquire & share knowledge among them.
Thus, it provides a platform for budding managers to express their innovative thoughts and prove their mettle by sharing the dais with eminent personalities from various corporates.
Yukti 2017
Yukti 2017 is planned to be conducted on 3rd, 4th and 5th of February, 2017 under the theme "Climate Change" with a ideology to create awareness on the changing climate conditions through a plethora of management events.


text:
June 01, 2008
Restrictions: The Regulation of Education
1. Senate Finance Committee Report on Continuing Medical Education (CME)
In June of 2005, the Senate Finance Committee, led by chairman Senator Max Baucus and ranking member Senator Charles Grassley, wrote to 23 of the largest pharmaceutical companies to inquire about the use of educational grants. Pharma referred them to the ACCME, and the Committee sent questions to them as well. The Committee also reviewed medical literature and information in the public press.
Why did the Committee review the use of educational grants? There are several possible reasons:
- The US Committee on Finance has exclusive jurisdition over Medicare and Medicaid with 80 million Americans and a 2006 expenditure of over $700 billion, and the Committee is responsible to ensure program funds are spent properly (including prescription drug benefits).
- Drug marketing and utilization became a concern to the Committee.
- The Committee became aware that Pharma funds education programs to "help build market share."
Their findings, released in 2007, concluded that "Pharma uses education to increase the market for their products" and highlighted concerns that the encouragement of off-label uses was resulting in increased expenditures for Medicare and Medicaid programs. While they noted that companies have taken steps to separate independent grant process funding from marketing and that independent groups have guidelines to reduce the potential for influence of content, Baucus and Grassley noted that these guidelines (ACCME) reveal inadequacies in monitoring and enforcing independence from commercial influence and are therefore open to fraud and abuse.
There are clearly some important steps that can be taken by companies involved in medical education — both client and service providers — to mitigate risk while still ensuring the delivery of quality, independent education programs:
1. Separate the education functions from marketing and especially sales. This was initially stated by the OIG in 2003.
2. Develop an objective grant approval process. Many BioPharma companies have moved to online grant submission systems with blind reviews by committees independent of the sales and marketing organizations.
There is a strong belief that the government will continue to scrutinize these processes based on two
a. False and misleading position regarding control and/or falsity of content.
b. Payment of grants perceived as kickbacks or inducement to prescribe a company's product
3. Maintain a "hands-off" approach with CME
4. Move funds formerly dedicated to CME to activities perceived as "safer"
5. Create internal compliance programs
Compliance departments with resulting programs and policies are becoming core functions within the BioPharma industry. Elements for an effective compliance program include: designating a separate compliance office and committee/department; implementing written policies and procedures; conducting education and training; developing effective lines of communication; performing internal monitoring and audits; enforcing policies through well-published disciplinary guidelines; and responding promptly to identified problems and undertaking corrective action.
2. Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Policy Update
The ACCME identifies, develops and promotes standards for physician education and accredits for-profit and not-for-profit institutions and organizations that offer continuing medical education. The Standards for Commercial Support are written for CME providers to ensure the independence of CME activities. They had previously been updated in 2004 and 2006.
Following the Senate Finance Committee report, the ACCME issued another revision of The Standards for Commercial Support in August of 2007. Major areas of concern to grantors as well as providers include:
1. A commercial supporter cannot specify the manner in which a program will be developed. Example, a commercial supporter cannot recommend speakers or review content. Review of content is a concern to the BioPharma industry, specifically as it relates to product data and the accuracy of reporting such data. While grantors have understood that they cannot control content of a certified CME activity, in the past they have been able to review content for accuracy if requested by the provider. Again, this change becomes especially critical when there is new product data being presented and the grantor/BioPharma company may have the best resources for scientific review.
2. Definition of commercial interest: "A 'commercial interest' is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients." No entity owned or controlled by a 'commercial interest' can be accredited by the ACCME system, and there are no structural or organizational "firewalls" that could be put in place for a company that is owned or controlled by a 'commercial interest' to suffice for accreditation. The major change in the definition is the addition of the word "marketing," implying the restructuring of medical education companies to ensure separation from parent companies such as advertising agencies. This means, for example, that accredited medical education companies cannot remain as wholly owned subsidiaries of an advertising firm. The change reflects the overwhelming concern of the ACCME to ensure independence of certified CME. However, while attempting to exclude medical education and communication companies, the ACCME continues to exempt other types of commercial supporters such as for- and not-for-profit hospitals, health insurance providers and others from the commercial supporter definition, in effect, promoting a two-tiered system.
3. Conflict of interest continues to remain a hot-button for CME providers. Anyone who is in a position to control content must disclose their "relevant" financial relationships within the past 12 months that could create a conflict of interest. From the speaker perspective, this includes relationships with BioPharma including participation in clinical trials, or serving in an advisory capacity, as a spokesperson, author, stockholder, etc. ACCME considers financial relationships to create a conflict of interest which could result in content bias. It is the provider's responsibility to resolve conflict of interest with speakers.
How will the industry respond to these changes in certified CME? BioPharma must not exert any influence over the grant-making process and provision of certified CME. This has become very clear. Internal decisions regarding a company's involvement in education will evolve over time, with considerations including the cost-benefit of funding certified CME.
Some companies are already allocating their funds to other forms of education, including on-label, promotional programs. Other companies are directing their education funds to professional organizations, schools of medicine, and education foundations. And some companies are choosing not to fund certified CME.
Regardless, the message is clear that certified education must remain independent of commercial influence. Ongoing dialogue with all stakeholders is critical to ensure the independence, accuracy, and value of CME for physicians and the patients they treat.


text:
There are two types of individuals: Those who are early and those who are late. And one will inevitably marry the other!
While dating the woman who would eventually become my wife, I typically would arrive to an event 15 minutes early. Jana, on the other hand, would show up 15 minutes late.
During the pursuit of one another, we have this uncanny ability to look past these minor inconveniences. But after the vows are made and the commitments binding, such habits are perceived incompatible and become the source of endless and heated "discussions."
Is there anything worse than having to wait for someone? Only if you are waiting at the wrong location.
Imagine being at a coffee shop for five minutes past the agreed upon time. Understandable and forgivable. Ten minutes? Slightly irritating and mildly inconsiderate. But 15 entire minutes? Time to text. But then you discover your friend has been there all along -- just in a different place.
Maybe this would explain why God can seem absent? Or at least inactive? Could it be that we are "meeting" in the wrong place or at least waiting for the wrong result?
The Bible reads, "First this: God created the Heavens and Earth -- all you see, all you don't see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God's Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss." (Genesis 1:1-2, The Message)
Since the beginning of time, the Holy Spirit has been on the move. Oriented toward action. It was the world that was lifeless, passive and empty.
God transformed the Earth before the Earth had time to ask or act. The Spirit prepared the way for the Word to create.
So it should be with the church. The spirit of Christ is alive and active in the world around us, preparing hearts and minds to respond and receive good news.
God loves people more than we do. But he also loves them before we do. So instead of waiting for our Heavenly Father to do something great, maybe we should search for where he is already doing greater things. My hunch is that he is where we would least expect him to be (or where we would least want to be) and where he is needed the most.
Jesus can be found amongst the lifeless, the passive, and the empty -- bringing life, grace, and peace. He is preparing the way for his word to be shown and shared by the church.
After 14 years, my wife and I have almost figured it out. Sure, there are times I am a bit impatient as I stand by the door or sit in the van. She has those moments where she doesn't plan the way that she should. But more often than not, we get where we need to go and arrive around the time that we should.
I pray the same can be said for the church as she follows the Spirit's lead.
-- Justin Farley is a church planter and lead pastor at Blue Bridge Church at Carmike Cinemas in Kennewick. Questions and comments should be directed to editor Lucy Luginbill in care of the Tri-City Herald, 333 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, WA 99336. Or email email@example.com.


text:
2011 Cruisers Yachts 390 Sports Coupe
Interested in this boat?
- Description
- View Full Specifications
- Year:
- 2011
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- Length:
- 40'
- Engine/Fuel Type:
- /
Here's another point of departure for those who always have a novel answer to the question, "What's new with you?" The 390 Sports coupe lives up to its name in every way, while retaining the luxurious appointments that make it a yacht. A full glass enclosure with walk-through windshield and sliding hardtop lets you introduce outside air while providing easy foredeck access.
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Hull Shape: Semi-Displacement
LOA: 40 ft 2 in
Beam: 13 ft 0 in
Bridge Clearance: 10 ft 0 in
Headroom: 6 ft 6 in
Dry Weight: 20500 lbs
Engine Options
Engine Option 1: 1x
Fresh Water Tanks: (75 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (300 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: (55 Gallons)
Number of single berths: 4
Number of heads: 1
External Links
Manufacturer Website
Manufacturer Website
Interested in this boat?
*This price is based on today's currency conversion rate.
Email Us
Please enter a valid name!
Please enter a valid email address!
RE: Cruisers Yachts 390 Sports Coupe
Message cannot be empty!
Please enter a valid name!
Please enter a valid email address!
Message cannot be empty!


text:
Hello Beauties,
I hope your week has been smooth sailing! If you have been a reader for some time, you all know that I rarely do clothing reviews. When a great, honest company comes along, I usually do enjoy featuring them on CRB! Even though this is a sponsored post, you all know that my views will be completely and utterly truthful. The company that I have the pleasure of collaborating with is named eShakti.
Some of you all may be familiar which this brand, many of your and my favorite bloggers have rocked beautiful pieces from them. The awesome thing about eShakti is that you have free reign to customize pieces that they design to fit your personal body measurements.
**FYI: This review is a bit lengthy, but feel free to read or just breeze through to the sections you want to learn more about.
|Wearing eShakti's Tropical Floral Print crop top & Skirt & JustFab sandals
To be completely honest I was skeptical, can a brand truly fit my curves the way I want them to? YES, eShakti can and did! I have truly been obsessing over the matching set trend and as soon as I saw it on the site I had to review it! Below you will find what I think of the durability and fit, shipping, and sale information!
Durability & Fit
eShakti is a site that ranges in sizes 0-36W, so this is a brand that truly is one style, fits multiple! I picked this matching set in a size 18, but as some of you know I am on a fitness journey, which is a bit too big for my waist but still fits beautifully. I will end up getting this tailored to fit my new size soon. But ladies, this is a perfect match for me! If you are a size 8, get an 8, if you are a size 20, get the size 20. Even though this is a crop top it does not reveal any skin when worn with the matching skirt. I do plan on wearing them as separates so hopefully I share how it fits with other pieces on here. The skirt does have a slit in the back, but it is a modest slit that adds more appeal to the look!
According to the site, shipping will take 14 business says to deliver. It took my order about 4 days to get to me. Mind you, the fulfillment center is based in India (yes the country) and I live in North Carolina. I am not sure if I received speedy deliver since I am a reviewer, but either way 2 weeks is pretty good when it is shipping from another country.
Sale Information
You are in luck, this outfit that I have on is now on sale! The sale expires 7/31/14. You will be able to find this outfit here: Tropical Set. If you are as frugal as me, I have another deal for you! When you are new to eShakti, or have never made a purchase with them before, if you register before checking out, you will receive a $25 gift coupon, but it must be used 15 days from the date of issue when you signed up for it.
Overall, I rate eShakti an A+
from customer service, shipping and fit, this will be a brand that I will keep in my back pocket!
Have you ever purchased anything from eShakti?


text:
Weight loss with thyroid disease is primarily due to a defect in or caused by the thyroid. One of the largest of the endocrine glands in the body, the thyroid is located on the neck, below the adam's apple. It is responsible for bodily processes such as the rate at which the body burns up energy, making proteins, and the body's sensitivity level to other hormones. To address these responsibilities, it produces primary thyroid hormones known as thyroxine or T4, and triiodothyronine or T3. Apart from these two hormones though, the thyroid also makes calcitonin. Thyroxine and triiodothyronine are tasked with regulating the body's metabolism rate, as well as affecting growth and other functions found in the organ systems of the body while calcitonin is important for calcium homeostasis.
the diet solution program, acai berry weight loss, weight loss help,
Hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid gland, is a clinical syndrome due to an excess amount of thyroxine or triiodothyronine, or both, in the body. Inversely, hypothyroidism is caused by an underactive thyroid gland that does not produce enough of the thyroid hormones needed to regulate bodily processes.
Since the thyroid is responsible for regulating the body's metabolic rate, causing either weight gain or weight loss with thyroid disease. Weight gain can be attributed to the lack of thyroid hormones that cause metabolic rates to slow down, inducing weight gain. And consequently, weight loss with thyroid disease is possible since the increased amounts of thyroid hormones in the body causes an increase in the body's metabolic rates, aiding weight loss. In either situation, weight gain or weight loss with thyroid disease is not a simple matter and would require proper medical attention at the earliest onset. In some cases however, like in postpartum thyroditis as experienced by women within the year after giving birth, hyperthyroidism can correct itself without treatment in a matter of weeks or months.
Treatments for hyperthyroidism could include thyrostatics (inhibits thyroid hormone production), beta-blockers (for treating symptoms), surgery (removal of whole or part of the thyroid), and radioiodine (radioactive isotope in pill or liquid form that destroys the functions of a hyperactive gland). Hypothyroidism treatment on the other hand, could include the use of either animal-derived or synthetic thyroid medication.


text:
Former Mid Century Modern Church in Canoga Park Plans Changed to 77 Single Family Homes
Ugh!! The former Reginald F. Inwood designed Mid Century Modern church which is already demolished and originally planned for 132 condo units has been changed to 77 small lot single family dwellings. The property is located at 20600 Roscoe Blvd Canoga Park which was previously home to the Filipino International Christian Church The hearing shown below is scheduled for April 21, 2015 but it doesnt matter because the damage has been done.
The property was described as a significant historical property by the fine folks at Survey LA but it didnt matter. The only thing remaining is a 500 year old oak tree which I have no idea for its fate but I imagine the developers would at least save that.
You can read more about the church including pictures of its former self here as well as the after (demolition) pics here.
You can view more SFV Architecture and Real Estate here.


text:
|Previous Section
|Home Page
Mr. Clapham: In the Barnsley constituencies, 42,000 pensioners will benefit from that £200. Is the hon. Gentleman saying that if the Conservatives came to power they should stop the payment of that allowance?
Mr. Robathan: I am sure that the 42,000 pensioners in Barnsley would prefer an increased, steady income. We all like getting £200 in our hands, but I suspect that pensioners would like to receive larger payments throughout the year so that they could adjust their spending according to their means. I am saying that the
The provisions in the Queen's Speech--and the forthcoming Budget--are designed to garner votes. The March Budget will be unashamedly populist--it will be buying votes. Many of the measures in the Queen's Speech will not reach the statute book. The hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley referred to legislation on hunting with dogs. It is almost certain that that Bill will not reach the statute book in this Parliament. The Government know that--indeed, they have so designed it for their electoral purposes.
I shall examine a few of the measures in greater detail. The first is the ban on tobacco advertising, which was the subject of a private Member's Bill in 1993, although I cannot remember the name of the Member who introduced it. I thought the measure sensible. I am passionately anti-cigarette smoking. The day before the Bill was introduced, I was telephoned by people from the tobacco industry--I had been entertained to dinner or lunch by them not long before--who asked me what I felt about the measure. I said, "You don't seriously expect me to alter my view because you gave me lunch." I did not alter my view and voted against tobacco advertising. However, my view has changed--but not because I have had another lunch or two. I do not believe that the Government should determine what everyone does with his or her time. I think that one or two of the hon. Members who are in the Chamber like to smoke, but perhaps not. If they want to smoke themselves to death, they are adults and they are allowed to do so.
Mr. Purchase: Will the hon. Gentleman pursue the logic of that view? If he accepts that smoking is exceedingly harmful to those who smoke and to those who have the misfortune to inhale secondary smoke, as I am sure he does, but says that people should be free to smoke themselves to death, would he legalise other substances--cannabis among them--on the basis that people have the right to kill themselves with hard or soft drugs?
Mr. Robathan: The hon. Gentleman has a good point, he will be surprised to learn. There is a logic that says that one should be free to do everything. I do not subscribe to that view. If some latter-day Raleigh were to bring back nicotine or addictive tobacco from Mars, I am sure that we would prefer it not to be released on the open market to ensure that people did not get addicted to it. I have two children and I desperately hope that they will not take up cigarette smoking. Occasionally, I smoke a cigar. I do not want smoking to flourish. My logic is that if adults want to smoke, it is up to them, and the nanny state should not rule on the case.
Furthermore, we have been here before. We were going to ban tobacco advertising in sport. Will formula one definitely not be allowed to advertise tobacco? There was an interesting sideshow in 1997 and 1998, when formula one, which had subscribed a great deal of money-- £1 million--to the Labour party, was allowed to keep its exemption. Will the Minister clarify that matter? Apparently not. My mother has smoked for 60 years. It is up to her if she wishes to continue to smoke. I have always criticised her for it, but she should be allowed to do so if she wishes.
The second point that I wish to touch on briefly is the housing Bill--more particularly, the buying and selling Bill. I am not entirely clear from the Queen's Speech how that legislation will be drafted, but we have heard a lot about the compulsory seller's pack. Estate agents and a surveyor have told me that such matters are not as easy as they seem. Most hon. Members have probably endured the hassle of buying and/or selling properties, which can be extremely frustrating. However, before we introduce further legislation and greater regulation, we should consider whether it will be effective. It is highly unlikely that any hon. Member would rely on a surveyor's report from the seller of a property. I would want to see my own surveyor's report, because the seller's surveyor will inevitably produce a report that is more attractive; otherwise he or she will not get much business in future.
I am not sure whether the provision to charge council tax on second homes will be included in that Bill, but as someone who pays one and a half council taxes-- I suspect that many hon. Members do--it seems that the purpose of a local tax is to pay for locally delivered services. That is what we are told when we receive the sheets from the district or, in my case, county council; they tell us how the money has been spent. There was something about no taxation without representation in the American revolution, but the point is that people cannot fully use the services provided in both places. For example, children can go to school in one place only. It is profoundly wrong in principle to tax people twice when they can use only one load of services. They can use half the services, but it is not right in principle to tax people twice.
Mr. Purchase: The hon. Gentleman attempts to enunciate an important principle. However, the point is not that children are educated in one place, but that there is a range of local government services--not least the fire brigade, which most people would expect to come out whether they were at the premises at the time, or whether they lived there permanently or half-time. The council tax is perfectly reasonable and fair. Where two sets of services are available, they have to be paid for. A further point is that in local government elections--
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord): Order. I am aware that the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mr. Purchase) will seek to catch my eye later. If he has that opportunity, he may make his points then.
Mr. Robathan: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
The hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East makes an important point. I am astonished that there is any common ground today. My point is that it is fair to pay half the council tax in a particular place if people live there for only a small part of the time. For example, if people use a cottage at weekends, they will create only a certain amount of rubbish, which is taken away by the council refuse collection, paid for by the council tax. That applies to a raft of issues.
As my hon. Friend the Member for South-West Bedfordshire (Sir D. Madel) said, this is not just about fat cats. I fear that some Labour Members think that we are talking about rich people who have two houses. Soldiers
On criminal justice, there was a lot of talk earlier this year about drunk teenagers being marched off to cash machines, and curfews will now be extended to teenagers, but no curfews for under-10s have as yet been put in place. My hon. Friend the Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison) mentioned the important issue of police time. The people who should be responsible for curfews on 16-year-olds are not the police or the courts, but the parents. The Government should support parents and the family, rather than putting people on curfews if they misbehave.
We would not have had such a discussion 50 years ago because families were much more likely to stay together. All children knew who their parents were and lived with their father as well. Sadly, too many children, and too many children in trouble with the police, do not know where their fathers are, or are the product of broken homes. Anyone who visits the magistrates courts will know that that is the case. Unfortunately, the Government would prefer social workers or the police to interfere, but most people believe that it would be better if families were more stable, and we should use public policy to achieve that. The talk of curfews will be vacuous and headline catching, but there will be little useful substance to the proposal.
The hon. Member for Heeley looked forward--not that avidly--to the proposals on long-term care. We should consider the facts about long-term care homes. I have been contacted by many of the owners of such homes in my constituency. Of course, they have a particular position on that matter. However, I understand that 15,000 care beds have been lost in the past year or 18 months--a staggering number. The people who would have been in those care homes have gone elsewhere. Many of them have gone into hospital.
Care homes are closing because of discriminatory legislation and too much bureaucracy. Regulation might be well intentioned, but it might state that bedrooms, especially those in listed buildings, are not big enough. People might like those bedrooms, but they are not allowed to use them. Many small, independent care homes find that they are being discriminated against, which is why they are closing.
I am delighted that the Government have come round to the view that they wish to get rid of a great deal of regulation, but most Conservative Members will believe it when we see it. I shall mention two cases. A brewer in my constituency told me that there had to be a basin behind a bar in one of his tied houses. The inspector who came round told the landlord, "You have got to have a basin in here to wash things." The landlord said, "There isn't room." He was told that the basin could go anywhere, so he stuck one on the ceiling. Apparently, that satisfied the regulations and the inspector, even though glasses could not be washed up in it.
My point is that the Government have piled regulations on small businesses, as everyone in small business knows. I fear that the Government's conversion to getting rid of
One or two of my hon. Friends disagree with me about hunting. I know that the hon. Member for Heeley disagrees with me because he said so. I do not hunt; I can hardly ride, but I have attended meets. I have never hunted on a horse, although I have been beagling once or twice. For those hon. Members who do not know, beagling involves running or walking. Hunting does not occupy the minds of the great majority of British people. Those involved in hunting care passionately about it because it is their sport. Those--a smaller number, I suspect--who are anti-hunting, are saboteurs, or who join the League Against Cruel Sports also care passionately about it.
The vast majority of people in this country do not especially care. The proposal will not catch a lot of votes. If one asks the public, one will probably find that they have a general antipathy towards hunting, as they visualise a poor little furry creature being chased around the countryside. However, their votes will not depend on the issue. I fear that the Labour party is deluding itself if it believes that the issue will be a vote catcher.
I go to schools in my constituency and talk about hunting. Although the area is relatively rural, most of the young people are ill-disposed towards hunting. If one asks them whether they like watching football, many answer yes--although, incidentally, most of them do not. However, they would agree that it would be pretty stupid to wander around the streets of Leicester with a football shirt pulled over a pot belly, waving a scarf. I would not want to do that, but I see no reason why somebody should be banned from such activities if they do not impinge on anybody else's liberty.
Similarly, if people want to spend their Saturday afternoons cavorting around the countryside on a horse and breaking their necks, that must be up to them. It cannot be up to us to decide. Unless something is so awful or cruel--the Burns inquiry did not find that fox hunting was especially cruel--it is not for us to use our privileged position adversely to impinge on other people's rights.
|Next Section
|Home Page


text:
Little Plastic Pilots is the solo project of Sam Nelson, who also sings for the alternative rock band H Is Orange. As Little Plastic Pilots, however, he goes in an entirely different direction by exploring the softer side of experimental techno: think Aphex Twin without the black humor or Mu-Ziq without the distortion. While these tracks tend towards ambient rather than dance music, Nelson displays a good sense of rhythm, with mellow jazzy breakbeats and a hint of hip-hop scratching on "There's A Shipwreck Down There/From LA to Lamey." "A Courtyard Full of Sun" also displays some hip-hop influences, and samples of a worn piano record add an additional level of warmth to the relaxing tones and birdlike chirps. At times, things can get a little too charming and clever for their own good, as evidenced by the "Speak 'n' Spell" voice clips on "Words and Letters In Colors," but there are some moments of weird brilliance as well, like the playful analog twittering of "The Grumpy Chinaman" and "Fighting Action Figures." While Little Plastic Pilots is never quite as challenging a listen as some of the other artists from this genre, this is nonetheless a great mood enhancer of an album, calm and tranquil without sinking into New Age flimsiness.
Visit www.kanpairecords.com for more information, or visit the Little Plastic Pilots page on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/littleplasticpilots
|< Prev
|Next >
Copyright 1999-2015 Grave Concerns Ezine, or by respective copyright owners.
Site by Espace Networks. Privacy Policy. Disclosure. Terms and Conditions.


text:
For info on hotel status in hard-hit states, go to:
here for Florida.
Couldn't find a good resource for Mississippi or some of the other Ivan-pummeled areas. If you know of any, please let me know and I'll add them here.
To comment on this post, click on "comments" below. To receive a weekly blog update, e-mail Sue.
Hide comments


text:
Jan Wickens
Listed by Bean Group / Franklin
BRAND NEW HOME! Pictures are a facsimile of what is being built. This three-bedroom, 2.5-bath Colonial is on 3.03 acres in a beautiful country setting! Spacious open-concept kitchen with island, Shaker-style cabinets with soft close feature, granite counter tops and under-cabinet lighting. Dining room, pantry, half bath with ceramic tile, and a large living room. Large master bedroom with master bath. Two additional bedrooms and another full bath. There is second-floor laundry, and a full basement with plenty of storage space. 97% efficiency furnace. Brand new drilled well and three-bedroom septic. Attached two-car garage with one large garage door with auto open. Beautiful lot in a great location -- within minutes to Route 93 and all Lakes Region/Central NH amenities. This will not last long! Expected completion date is September 2017.
Date Showings Begin:
Delayed Showing: No


text:
Great holidays...
Which was your best holiday?
The most memorable was arriving at the small village of Adeje in Tenerife on Christmas Eve and staying up all night listening to the villagers playing guitars and singing. We stayed at a little inn and the place was charming and natural and the people were friendly. It was just a wonderful escape. This was 30 years ago, so there weren't many tourists.
And the best hotel you've stayed in?
I've stayed in all the greatest hotels in the world but the Two Bunch Palm in Palm Springs takes some beating. It's in the desert, with natural hot springs, and the air is wonderfully fresh. By day you can lie by the pool counting the movie stars and by night you can look up at the real stars.
What do you always take with you?
A notebook and pen. I'm always writing and keeping a journal is a good way of observing the world. It's also a record to read years later and brings it all back to life better than any photograph.
What's your best piece of travel advice?
Don't shout, gawp and say: "Oh, my Gawd!". And don't bump into me with your stinking backpack.
Where do you want to go next?
The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower in Bombay, which I love. It's a luxurious hotel with an incredible atmosphere and the service is gentle, caring and considerate. It's like paradise on earth.
... and disasters?
Which was your worst holiday?
I've had no bad holidays except for a New Year's Eve at Reid's Palace hotel in Madeira. The food was atrocious and everyone looked sad and depressed as they blew into their little whistles.
And your worst experience on holiday?
My worst experience was at Butlins in Skegness, when I was 15. It started well but then me and my mate were kicked out for noisy behaviour, so we had to sleep on the beach for a night. We snuck back in the next day and from then on we had to hide.
What's the biggest packing mistake you've made?
Packing a cassette deck that I didn't need but thought I should have because everyone else was taking them away. In the end I stamped on it and felt better. I didn't want to be a slave to a machine, or part of this whole consumerism idea of feeling that you just have to have something.
Which is the worst hotel you've stayed in?
I stayed at the once-great Caledonian in Edinburgh 10 years ago to find it was a Hilton tourist processing plant. The breakfasts were greasy and unappetising and there wasn't any fruit.
What do you avoid on holiday?
I avoid tourists as much as possible, especially those groups that follow a flag-waving leader like ducks.
What do you hate about holidays?
There's nothing I hate. Things that might normally be unpleasant or sour become covered with the honey of being away from it all.
- Steven Berkoff is the narrator of 'Taboo'; Saturdays, 10pm, Sky Travel


text:
Starting at Northwestern Mutual
4 RepliesJump to last post
Hey, I just interviewed at Northwestern Mutual and was wondering what some of you might think of whether or not it is a good place to start a career as a financial advisor. Does anyone have experience working for them? If so, is there any base pay in the first year? Can you offer stocks to clients and get commission on them? How good is the training, product range? Any feedback would be much appreciated!
It really depends on the agency. Some of the Chicago agencies are incredible. Others are mediocre, and others are a joke. Tough to evaluate, check out how many noobs there are and how they are doing. If there are a lot and seem to be optimistic, probably a good agency.
NML usually offers a signing bonus of 4-8k. You are straight commission after that. Life insurance commission structure is great, but there are all sorts of stipulations. I.E. you sell your buddy a $100 a month term policy, you get 75% of the annual premium up front. He lapses in the first 13 months, you must pay it all back. You may have to pay back enhanced commissions if you leave early too (most do). Plus taxes blah blah balh
In my opinion they are not a great company to start out with. Training is short, they give you some archaic scripts, and tell you to call your 200 names of friends and family and get referrals from them. You run out pretty fast. I'd learn how to cold call and get a base pay if I started out again. They are prob the best life insurance company in the marketplace (New York Life is a close second, arguably tied now). While competitive, don't let them con you into thinking they are the best at everything else, especially investments.
Primary source of business is referrals. Usually no emphasis on cold calling. I just read a Bill Good article about how asking for referrals doesn't work too well in today's marketplace. I would fully agree. My friends scoffed at the idea of giving me referrals. Plus I was young and they told me to push whole life on everyone. Stupidly I did. Don't let them trick into thinking it's the one solution to everything (they will pretty much tell you this)
Good company if you wanna sell life insurance. Not great for starting out IMO and there is virtually no emphasis on the investment side until you are 2-5 years in the business.
You can basically sell any product you want. But you are contracted to push NML first... whatever that means. And you have NML quotas you have to meet depending on your region.
Northwestern is an outstanding life insurance company. Maybe the best from a client's perspective. That being said, if you want to focus on the investment side immediately it is the wrong place to be in the beginning of your career. You will find tremendous pressure to sell three things: insurance, insurance, insurance. Anyone who tells you different is selling to you. If you want to have slightly more focus on investments early on try MassMutual. But, that is still going to be about insurance, insurance, insurance...not saying it is bad, it's just reality.
You will not receive any real salary while you are ramping up your practice at NML but if you figure out how to sell quickly enough you could possibly make more money focusing on insurance in your first year than you would on a salary elsewhere. But, the first 4-6 months would probably incredibly lean.
Some of the most highly compensated people in financial services have sophisticated practices that they homeport at an insurance company. Don't let people tell you that the cream of the crop people at insurance companies don't make tons of money. They do, and nearly 100% of it is annuitized.
Once you get established, investments can be a growing part of your practice.
IMO the best way to make your decision is:
- Do I absolutely NEED a salary to get myself started...If I do then you need to find an investment house that will pay you a salary.
- The training program is ALL about the local office. No matter the answer to the first question you need to find a local office that has an ACTIVELY successful noobie program. Don't fall for the "...we are building a first-class local training program..." that is shorthand for "...we suck at providing leadership and skills to assist noobies..."
Let us know what you do.
starting if your young and in experienced should be under another FA or at a bank or credit union.


text:
Last year, we took a close look at BlueAnt's almost flawless mobile Bluetooth Speakerphone system – the Supertooth Light. The Supertooth Light was really one of the first great speakerphone systems that we got to play with here at Legit Reviews. It did almost everything well – for the user who wanted handsfree integration with their mobile phone and didn't want to wear a wireless or corded headset, the $70 Supertooth Light was a very legitimate alternative. This Supertooth Light device worked with every Bluetooth mobile device we threw at it and had great sound in a nice little package. For an entire year, this really has been the cream of the crop when it came to Bluetooth speakerphones.
Now, BlueAnt has released their next generation mobile speakerphone system by introducing the Supertooth 3. The $100 Supertooth 3 comes just in time for those affected by the ever-changing handsfree motoring laws. Users who have problems with headsets fitting properly on their ear, manipulating the tiny headset buttons, or even hearing their party while driving are now given a another alternative to be handsfree. On paper, the Supertooth 3 Bluetooth Handsfree Speakerphone has improved all around from its older sibling. The new Supertooth has an improved Digital Signal Processor and a redesigned footprint that gives the Supertooth 3 a sleeker, less boxy look than the Supertooth Light.
The Supertooth Light was already driven by cutting edge electronics, but BlueAnt has said it even made improvements there as well. The Supertooth Light and the Supertooth 3 still share many similar features as both are both designed to mount to your sun visor in your automobile using a magnetic clip and come with a very large speaker driver so that you can hear your party even with the windows down. Both Supertooth models have a reported talk time of 15 hours (with 800 hours of standby).
The electronics of the Supertooth 3 were updated with something BlueAnt calls Clear Voice Capture technology designed by Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) that is built into the DSP to help the Supertooth 3 achieve better-than-average voice and audio quality. The Supertooth 3 also features Text-to-Speech Technology which announces incoming callers' name or their caller ID number. BlueAnt has removed what we thought was a very functional telescopic boom microphone from the Supertooth 3 and integrated a precision microphone into the body. Other than those small physical changes, there are really no other major differences to the frame of the Supertooth 3.
Key features:
Comments are closed.


text:
The FA Community Shield is the traditional curtain opener for the English Premier League season. The winners of the previous season's premier domestic competitions meet, with the FA Cup champions playing the Premier League winners. If, however, the Premier League champions have completed a domestic double and won both major trophies, the team which finished as runners-up in the league will compete. Also commonly known as the Charity Shield, the game takes place at England's national Wembley Stadium.
Guts offer a comprehensive range of betting markets for the FA Community Shield, including outright betting, handicap betting, correct score and number of goals. Check out the latest odds on this season's Community Shield with Guts.com.
League winners Manchester City will face FA Cup champions Arsenal in the 2014/15 Community Shield on 10 August 2014, in what will be the 92nd FA Community Shield. The Skyblues have won the trophy four times previous;while the Gunners have lifted the shield on 12 separate occasions.