text:
Same Day Delivery
Order by 1 PM for McArdle's Signature same-day delivery around the corner or around the country!
After 1 PM please call us at 203-661-5600.
See Details
Our Guarantee
McArdle's stands behind every product. If at any time your purchase does not meet your expectations,
we will gladly replace it or refund your purchase price.
Learn More
Your Style, Your Vision, Your Day
Contact our Special Events team to schedule your floral consultation
Our customers love our McArdle's At Home service!
"As always, everything looks MAGICAL and amazing. The best part though was chatting with your fantastic team. Everyone is so talented and friendly. You can tell it isn't about just throwing up decorations...they really take the time to get to know my home and family. What a great group you've assembled".
"I cannot begin to express how amazing the grapevine peace signs were received at our recent Hippies & Harleys event. They were displayed prominently and the feedback was over the top. Thank you for creating them and thank you for being a community partner with Family Centers. Wishing you all a great summer ahead!"
— Jennifer, Family Centers Inc.
Closed Labor Day
- News & Happenings
Peach Truck Returns
July 13, 2:30 - 4:00
August 3, 2:30 - 4:00
Need a WOW gift?
Give a flower subscription!
Click here to purchase
Have you joined our Frequent Flower Club yet?
Members receive 20% off on all fresh cut flower purchases!
We Are Hiring!
Join our team of creative professionals!
Click here for more details!
- McArdle's Cares
For over one hundred years, the McArdle's family has been blessed to be a part of the community, and it is our honor to partner with many fine charitable organizations. We are passionate about things "green", about our town, and about lending a hand to those who are struggling. From Kids in Crisis to the Greenwich Tree Conservancy, from the hospital, to the symphony to an orphanage in Haiti, McArdle's Cares about our community!
Click here to see a few of the many wonderful organizations we have partnered with.
- Careers
We are always hiring great people!
Please send a cover letter and resume to James McArdle. Be sure to include relevant experience in the following areas:
- floral design
- horticulture
- retail sales
- delivery
- customer service
- gardening
- other artistic and creative talents
- landscape and garden design
- garden installation and maintenance
- container garden design
- small business finance and administration
- retail marketing
- event planning and design
We offer full-time, part-time and seasonal opportunities. Benefits for full-time employees include health insurance, 401(K), paid vacation and holidays.


text:
"WIZARD" T-shirt
Limited merch 2017
4 colors/4 sizes, No back print, Gildan body
- All prices are included worldwide shipping in economy mail at Paypal.
- Please pay within one week after confirmed order.
- Basically after orders you can't cancel it.
- If returning, Customers are responsible for all shipping costs.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
SAN DIEGO - While annuities have become more widely accepted as a vital part of a retirement strategy, there are millions of Americans who still aren't opting for them.
Industry experts on Tuesday discussed a number of research studies that explored why consumers may not be buying annuity products, and then offered some tips for advisors on how to get their clients to reconsider, at the Insured Retirement Institute's annual meeting being held this week in San Diego.
According to a survey released Monday by the IRI and Cambridge, Mass.-based Cogent Research, 49% of non-annuity owners said they were concerned that annuity providers could not meet their guaranteed obligations.
"That is the number one barrier - they wondered whether the benefit would be there when they needed it," Antonio Ferreira, Cogent's managing director, wealth management practice told conference attendees.
However, the survey also showed that only 5% of the respondents were very knowledgeable about annuities, Ferreira said.
Advisors responding to the survey listed a number of ways annuity providers could help them overcoming these obstacles: produce additional educational materials about annuities for advisors to give to their clients; reconsider product design by lowering contract mortality and expense fees or unbundling annuities from other products; and develop "do-it-yourself" platforms that would allow consumers to purchase annuities directly.
When recommending annuities to clients, Ferreira says advisors should focus more on the benefits of a guaranteed income stream, versus trying to sell more on fear.
"Don't just to warn them that they could outlive their savings - address it in a way that you're not going to scare them away," he says.
Indeed, advisors should frame discussions around annuities as a matter of consumption, and not solely as an investment strategy, said Jason Fichtner, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
"Research has shown that when consumers view annuities as consumption to smooth and guarantee spending, they view annuities as insurance," Fichtner sais. "But when they view it as an investment, they evaluate annuities based on risk and return."
Indeed, studies have shown that when viewed as consumption, 72% of consumers chose an annuity product, but only 21% of consumers who viewed it as an investment opted for annuities, he said.
Advisors would also fare better if they utilized online retirement planning calculators that incorporated withdrawal rates, to show clients exactly how much they would need in the future to keep up with their spending habits - and unexpected expenses such as longterm care in a nursing home, Fichtner said. That way, a guaranteed income stream would look even more attractive.
Catherine J. Weatherford, IRI's president and chief executive officer, pointed to research by the trade group that showed many consumers were worried about market volatility as well as the uncertainty about Congress raising taxes to prevent "falling off the fiscal cliff" with the pending triggers.
Advisors can recommend the advantages of tax-deferral annuities products to clients who might be worried about these issues, Weatherford said.
Advisors should also get more involved in lobbying their Congressional delegation not to reduce or eliminate the tax advantages in lawmakers' quest to reduce the budget deficit, she added.
"It really doesn't matter who is elected, we still have a bull's eye on our backs," Weatherford says. "They need to hear from the industry how many people we insure and why the tax deferrals are a good incentive for people to save."
The survey by IRI and Cogent also showed that 29% of respondents who did not own an annuity product said that the public media has had a negative impact on their impression of annuities.
As such, everyone within the annuity industry should engage in positive conversations with media representatives, Ferreira said.
"We should not undersell the importance of the media - it's amazing how on that creates an echo chamber on how things are marketed," Fichtner added.
Register or login for access to this item and much more
All Financial Planning content is archived after seven days.
Community members receive:
- All recent and archived articles
- Conference offers and updates
- A full menu of enewsletter options
- Web seminars, white papers, ebooks
Already have an account? Log In
Don't have an account? Register for Free Unlimited Access


text:
I/We make this application on behalf of "The Applicant" for credit account with Frucor Beverages (Australia) Pty Ltd ("Frucor").
I/We have read the application form and the general terms and conditions of sale which is attached hereto and upon due consideration of its contents, acknowledge that such terms and conditions apply to all contracts entered into between "The Applicant" and "Frucor" unless varied in writing by both the Applicant and Frucor.
The information contained in this Application that I/We have supplied is true and accurate in all respects.
"The Applicant" has authorised the provision of the information contained herein, the making of this application and agrees to the terms specified herein.
"The Applicant" will advise "Frucor" by registered mail or fax immediately upon any material change to the information contained in this application.
The supply of credit or granting of any rights and sale and distribution of goods by "Frucor" to "the Applicant" following upon consideration of this application is at the absolute discretion of "Frucor" and may (as regards future supply of credit or ongoing rights of distribution) be cancelled or varied by "Frucor" at its absolute discretion, at any time, whether or not "The Applicant" has been complying with the general terms and conditions of sale.
Acknowledgement that Frucor can collect, use, store and disclose my/our personal information to Credit Agencies
I/We acknowledge that "Frucor" can collect, use, store and disclose information about my/our personal credit information including the disclosure of such information to a credit-reporting agency, including but not limited to for the purposes of:
• assessing an application by me/us for credit;
• verifying my/our identity;
• deriving scores, ratings, summaries and evaluations relating to my/our credit worthiness.
. This personal credit information which may be collected, used, stored and disclosed may include:
• My/Our full name(s) and details contained in this application. Including any known aliases, sex and date(s) of birth;
• A maximum of my/our respective three addresses consisting of the last known address and two immediately preceding addresses;
• The name of my/our respective current or last known employer(s)
• My/Our drivers license number(s)
• The fact that I/We have applied to Frucor for credit and the amount (where applicable)
• Details of cheques drawn by me/us for $100 or more which have been dishonored
• The credit provided to me/us by Frucor has been paid or otherwise discharged
Agreement that Frucor may seek Credit Reports to assess the Application
• I/We agree that the Application constitutes an application for commercial credit;
• If Frucor considers it relevant to assessing my/our Application for commercial credit, I/We agree to Frucor obtaining from a credit reporting agency a credit report containing personal credit information about me/us in relation to commercial credit provided by Frucor
Agreement that Frucor may exchange my/our personal credit information with other credit providers
• I/We agree to Frucor obtaining personal credit information about me/us from other credit providers whose names I/We may have provided for Frucor or that may be named in a credit report, for the purpose of assessing my/our Application for commercial credit, made to Frucor.
• I/We understand that this information may be used for the following purposes;
o To assess all application/s by me/us for commercial credit;
o To notify other credit providers of a default by me/us;
o To exchange information with other credit providers as to the status of the credit given by me/us by Frucor as a result of the application where I/We am in default with other providers; or to assess my credit worthiness.
General Terms and Conditions of Sale
1. All quotations made by Frucor Beverages (Australia) Pty Ltd. ("Frucor") are made on the condition that the following provisions (and any other terms notified in writing by Frucor from time to time) shall apply to all orders given by the Customer to and accepted by Frucor, unless they are expressly excluded or varied in the quotation or otherwise in writing signed by Frucor. A quotation is not an offer by Frucor to sell and may be withdrawn or varied without notice to the Customer, who is merely invited to make an offer to buy goods from Frucor on these terms.
2. Making an order or accepting goods shall indicate the customer's acceptance of these terms. Orders are not binding on Frucor until accepted by Frucor in writing. Orders accepted by Frucor may, subject to the following, only be cancelled in whole or in part by the Customer with Frucor's written consent. Frucor reserves the right the charge for any expenditure incurred relating to the order, up to the time the cancellation is accepted. All orders will be executed at prices ruling at the time of dispatch. Frucor reserves the right to withhold supply of goods at any time.
3. References to amounts owing to Frucor for goods and services, and payment in respect thereof, include all Government taxes and imposts in respect of such goods and/or services levied from time to time, including but not limited to Goods and Services Tax (as that term is defined in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
4. Payment terms are strictly "C.O.D." (cash on delivery) unless otherwise agreed in writing between the customer and Frucor. If terms have been otherwise agreed ("the due date") and Frucor does not receive payment by the due date, then the customer shall pay Frucor:
a) Interest, computed from the 'due date' until payment, at the rate of 3% per annum above the Westpac Bank reference lending rate for overdraft facilities (calculated on a daily basis) on the unpaid portion of any amount due to Frucor.
b) The costs and expenses (including collection agency costs and/or legal costs on a solicitor/client basis) incurred by Frucor in obtaining payment of any amount not paid by the due date.
5. Returnable packaging materials (e.g. crates, pallets, and otobins) remain the property of Frucor unless paid for, returned or replaced in kind and may be invoiced separately by Frucor to the Customer after such goods have not been returned or replaced.
6. Subject to any rights or remedies which arise under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) or any other Federal, State or Territory laws which may not be excluded, where any right or remedy may be excluded or limited, Frucor hereby excludes all such rights or remedies and limits its liability under such rights or remedies which are not capable of exclusion to the maximum extent permitted by law. Subject to foregoing:
a) Frucor will not recognise claims which are not received within 72 hours of the time of delivery of any goods to or at the direction of the Customer;
b) As every care is used in the packaging of goods, no responsibility is taken for any loss or damage which occurs in transit;
c) To the maximum extent permitted by law, no warranty, condition, undertaking or loan, express or implied, statutory or otherwise as to the condition, quality, performance, merchantability or fitness for purpose of the goods is given or assumed and all such warranties, conditions, undertakings and terms are hereby excluded. Nothing in this clause is, or is intended to exclude the operation of any applicable consumer guarantees under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
d) Frucor and its agents, employees and contractors shall not be liable for loss of profits or contracts or loss of use or for any indirect economic or consequential loss whether arising from negligence, breach of contract or of statutory duty or otherwise howsoever;
e) Every effort will be made to make deliveries on time. Failure to do so due to circumstances outside of Frucor's reasonable control including, but not limited to, strikes, lockouts, raw material storages, accidents or breakdowns of plant machinery, does not constitute a breach of contract;
f) Frucor will accept no claim for shortages unless endorsed on the delivery docket and invoice at the time of delivery. Frucor will not accept an endorsement "Subject to Check". It is the responsibility of the Customer to check cartons at the time of delivery.
7. The customer shall indemnify and keep indemnified and hold Frucor harmless from and against all liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses incurred or suffered by Frucor and from and against all actions, proceedings, claims or demands made against Frucor arising as a result of:
a) The customer's failure:
(i) to ensure that any safety markings on the goods are adequately displayed;
(ii) to comply with any legislation as to the labeling or marking of foods;
(iii) to take any other reasonable precautions either to bring to the attention of any potential users of the goods any dangers associated with the goods, or to detect any matters in relation to which Frucor may become liable, including, without limitation, liability, under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth): or
(iv) otherwise to comply with any laws, rules, standards or regulations applicable in relation to the goods or the use of the goods;
b) any other negligence or other breach of duty by the customer; or
c) any compliance or adherence by Frucor with any instructions of the customer in relation to the goods or their manner of preparation
a) Risk in the goods shall pass at the time of delivery by Frucor either at the place of unloading if transport is effected by Frucor, or its agent, or at the place of loading at Frucor's premises if transport is effected by the customer or its agent.
b) Notwithstanding the delivery of the goods to the customer, title to all goods supplied by Frucor shall remain with Frucor until payment in full of all monies owing buy the Customer to Frucor on any account. Prior to such payment in full, the customer shall hold all goods supplied by Frucor as bailee and fiduciary for Frucor. If the goods are sold or disposed of by the customer prior to such a payment in full, any amount received by the customer shall be set aside and held in trust by the customer for Frucor, pending payment in full.
c) If any payment by the customer to Frucor is overdue, in whole or in part, or the customer is otherwise in default under any contract with Frucor, or the customer shall become insolvent or suffer some form of external administration appointment, all sums then owing by the customer to Frucor shall become immediately due and payable and Frucor may (without prejudice to any of its other rights) recover and resell the goods and may, for the purpose, enter upon the customer's premises by its servants or agents. Frucor is irrevocably authorised to effect such entry, and to use the name of the customer and to act on behalf of the customer, if necessary, to recover possession of the goods.
d) Frucor shall insure the goods until delivery. The customer shall effect and maintain adequate insurance against loss or damage to the goods between the time of delivery and passing of title in a full and proper amount. If the proceeds of such insurance are received prior to payment in full for the goods, such proceeds shall be held by the customer as trustee for Frucor and shall at the opinion of Frucor, be applied in or towards such payment, but otherwise Frucor shall be entitled to make claim under that insurance for the loss of its goods (as the case may be).
9. The customer acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) Frucor's interest in the goods is a Security Interest for the purposes of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) ("Act");
(b) Frucor has given value for the Security Interest and Frucor's Security Interest in the goods is effective and attaches to the goods immediately upon the customer taking delivery of the goods;
(c) Frucor may take all steps as Frucor considers necessary to perfect, record, register, amend or remove the registration of Frucor's Security Interest on the Personal Property Securities Register;
(d) the customer must, at its own cost, do anything which Frucor considers reasonably necessary to:
(i) ensure that Frucor's Security Interest in the goods attaches to the goods, is enforceable, perfected and otherwise effective and has the priority required by Frucor;
(ii) enable Frucor to exercise or enforce any of its rights in relation to its Security Interest in the goods, and the proceeds of those goods, or to perform any of its obligations under the Act; and
(iii) enable Frucor to prepare, register or renew a financing statement on the Personal Property Securities Register.
(e) the customer must not:
(i) create any Security Interest in the goods, or any property which constitutes "personal property" under the Act and becomes an accession to the goods, without the prior written consent of Frucor;
(ii) change its name without first giving Frucor 14 days' notice of the new name or relocate its principal place of business outside Australia or change its place of registration or incorporation.
(f) To the extent permitted under the Act, Frucor need not give any notice, including without limitation a notice of the receipt of a verification statement, to the customer under the Act.
(g) Neither Frucor nor the customer shall disclose information of the kind mentioned in section 275 (1) of the Act and the Purchaser will not authorise, and will ensure that no other party authorises, the disclosure of such information.


text:
Snack/Diaper Bag - Blue Bear & Bunnies
Sorry, this product is temporarily out of stock.
product details:
- Measures approximately 9 inches closed and 12.75 inches open. Width is approximately 7.75 inches.
- Made with Oxford Cotton, Polyester, Velcro, Thread
- Machine Wash Cold.
- Handmade in Walnut Creek, CA
artist: Happy Bobbins


text:
SOURCE: Infogroup
March 01, 2016 09:59 ET
Unique ExecuReach Solution Recognizes Business Executives at Both the Office and at Home for Enhanced Targeting Capabilities for Marketers
OMAHA, NE--(Marketwired - March 01, 2016) - Leading marketing services and analytics provider, Infogroup, has expanded its ExecuReach Database to nearly 30 million business executives using its unique blend of proprietary Business and Consumer databases. ExecuReach enables marketers to connect the business and consumer buying decisions of executives for enhanced targeting at the office or at home.
Infogroup uses its proprietary linkage methodology to create a highly targetable marketing universe of contacts in the ExecuReach database. This powerful dataset allows marketers to build customized targetable audiences through a cross-index of firmographic, demographic, and psychographic qualifiers. An example target audience could consist of small retail business owners, age 34-45, who enjoy credit card rewards and are planning personal travel."ExecuReach is an extremely unique dataset in the industry that Infogroup has heavily invested in and significantly grown due to client demand," said Mike Iaccarino, chairman and CEO of Infogroup. "Our U.S. Teleresearch team makes over 24 million calls annually to verify our business data to ensure greater data accuracy, which delivers higher response rates and return on investment for our clients' campaigns."The ExecuReach proprietary database is ideal for marketing purposes across many different industries such as executive recruitment, insurance, financial services, apparel, upscale gifts, home furnishings, gourmet foods & spirits, sports, fitness, self-improvement, seminars, books & magazines, fundraising, travel and real estate offers."ExecuReach is an exceptional multichannel solution for marketers to reach the right decision makers and executives at the office or at home, either offline or online across multiple devices," said Matt Graves, Chief Data Officer, Infogroup. "We will continue to invest and grow the ExecuReach dataset due to increasing client demand."ExecuReach will soon be available for digital targeting within Infogroup Audience Solutions. For more information on ExecuReach -- please call (402) 836-5290.About Infogroup
Infogroup is a marketing services and analytics provider that delivers best in class data-driven customer-centric technology solutions. Our data and software-as-a-service (DaaS & SaaS) offerings help clients of all sizes, from small companies to FORTUNE 100TM enterprises, increase their sales and customer loyalty. Infogroup provides both digital and traditional marketing channel expertise that is enhanced by access to our proprietary data on 245MM individuals and 25MM businesses, which is distributed real-time to our clients. For more information, visit: www.infogroup.com.
Media Contacts:Rachel GuldenWalker Sands firstname.lastname@example.com ShuklaInfogroup(402) firstname.lastname@example.com
Media Contacts:Rachel GuldenWalker Sands firstname.lastname@example.com ShuklaInfogroup(402) firstname.lastname@example.com
See all RSS Newsfeeds


text:
One at the top
Carmen Boyd-Anderson is quickly becoming a hot commodity in Big 12 recruiting circles. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound running back out of Jacksonville, Texas, already holds offers from five Big 12 North ...
Premium Content
Subscribe today to read the full article and get everything Rivals has to offer.
- Member-only message boards
- Exclusive highlights and recruiting interviews
- Exclusive coverage of Rivals Camp Series
- Breaking recruiting news


text:
About Us
Vimla Handicrafts is committed to serve the valuable customers of rugs and home furnishing items, since 1989. VH is exporting the products to U.S.A., U.K., Italy, Canada, Iceland, France, Japan, Taiwan and Finland with the ultimate satisfaction of the clients. Most of our clients are wholesale importers along with few leading stores.
The two partners Rajesh Jain and Sanjay Jain skillfully look after the management and quality control of the company with the help of a dedicated staff.
The production of the Carpets and Rugs is done in the villages of U.P. and Rajasthan. The concept of manufacturing is simple and unique. We let our craftsmen work in their cottages
without disturbing their personal freedom. Undoubtedly, the craftsmen
engaged with us are skilled, dedicated, and trustworthy. We never
violate the Govt. rules by employing the child workers.


text:
Best practices: Assessment for cloud managed
The Best Practices Guide includes deployment recommendations and real-world examples from the Office 365 Product Group and delivery experts from Microsoft Services. For a list of all the articles, see Best practices.
The Best Practices for Office 365 ProPlus Deployment has been created by a team of subject matter experts from the Office 365 Product Group, Office 365 Product Marketing Group, and delivery experts from Microsoft Services. The recommendations include application discovery, deployment, channel management, and reporting. For a list of all the best practices articles, see Best practices: Recommended deployment scenarios.
The goal for Cloud Managed is to modernize their existing Office implementation by migrating to Office 365 ProPlus using Office Content Delivery Network (CDN). Users productivity should not be impacted due to the migration, and 32-Bit Office users will receive Office 365 ProPlus 32-bit.
Assessment results
Size and distribution
500+ employees
1 supported language
US-based company
< 25 traveling users, some who are offsite for extended periods
Sites are small offices
IT infrastructure
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
~5 Mac users whos have local administrator rights
Mac clients are not managed by client management software
All systems have EN-US language pack installed with additional languages per region or pulled by the user
Desktops, notebooks, and shared devices for shift workers
Network bandwidth is sufficient for daily business
Windows clients are not managed through client management software
Office 365 ProPlus will be made available through the Office 365 portal
Users have local administrative rights on their machines
Network is a distributed layout with a small number of high-bandwidth internet interconnection points
Application landscape
Office 2010 Volume License (MSI) 32-bit
Some pilot users may have Office Professional Plus 2013 (MSI) 32-bit, as well as Project and Visio 2013 (MSI) 32-bit
Project 2010 and Visio 2010 (MSI) 32-bit that will be moved to Project and Visio 2013 (MSI) 32-bit
Cloud infrastructure
Office 365 tenant with Azure AD Connect
On-Premises Active Directory Federation Services with Single Sign-on (SSO)
Exchange Online deployed in production
SharePoint Online deployed in production
OneDrive deployed
Self-service including installations are not blocked in the portal


text:
J & J. Carter Ltd
J & J Carter is a name synonymous with award winning tensile fabric structures.
Tensile fabric structures make it possible to create dramatic, exciting and striking architectural works as they offer variety of form, translucency, colour and softness, are lightweight and use tension to create the three dimensional form.
We provide turnkey solutions for the design, manufacture, installation and servicing of all types of fabric structures and enclosures, including event marquees and sports halls, along with providing a range of accessories and transportation products.
A J & J Carter structure is of the highest quality materials and components, with long life expectancy, capable of meeting all fire & safety regulations and supplied with a manufacturer's 10 year warranty.


text:
RUUD van Nistelrooy returned to training with Manchester United on Monday morning - but doubt still remains over whether the Dutchman will still be at Old Trafford for the start of the season.
After his massive bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson prior to the final game of the last campaign against Charlton, after which Van Nistelrooy was banned from playing in Roy Keane's testimonial, it was widely assumed the 30-year-old would have moved on by now.
Instead, after insisting he wanted no discussion over his future until after the World Cup, Van Nistelrooy's hopes of an immediate move have been scuppered, with neither Real Madrid nor Bayern Munich currently willing to meet United's é15million asking price.
Van Nistelrooy has indicated to both clubs he would be willing to join them, with Bayern yesterday revealing they had already started talks with the striker.
However, mindful of the é29million Chelsea paid AC Milan for Andriy Shevchenko, the Red Devils do not see why they should be railroaded into a deal.
Last week, Ferguson claimed he would have 'no problem' if Van Nistelrooy was still around when United open their latest assault on the Premiership title against Fulham on August 20, even though the former PSV Eindhoven man has handed in a written transfer request.
It was the same diplomatic card Van Nistelrooy played following Holland's elimination from the World Cup, when he said unless his situation changed, he would report for training as required.
However, given the breakdown in relations between player and club, it would have been no surprise if Van Nistelrooy - one of only eight players to score 150 goals for United - had backed out of this morning's session.
Instead, he joined many of his senior team-mates - including Edwin van der Sar, Park Ji-Sung and United's England contingent - at the club's Carrington training ground.
Ferguson was not due in until later, having delayed his departure from South Africa by 24 hours.
And, unless an `arrangement' has been agreed between the pair, it seems highly possible Van Nistelrooy could be involved in the high-profile friendly against Celtic at Parkhead on Wednesday, or the clash with Preston next weekend.


text:
Promoting a client through multiple outreach channels is the best way to zero in on an audience who is enthusiastic about the products or services in question...
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 23, 2013
Brooklyn-based marketing firm Ajax Union is currently promoting its revised AnewB plan for clients. The popular plan is geared toward small businesses, and has helped improve rankings and increase exposure to clients from high-end watch and rug retailers to cleaning services and security system companies. The AnewB marketing plan has been updated to reflect change social media marketing trends and now includes online bookmarking, directory listings, on site SEO, blogging, article writing, and social networking services—and the agency also unveiled an updated AnewB PR plan to offer clients increased online coverage through premium distribution points. Ajax Union's no-contract plans start at $1,000 a month.
AnewB search engine marketing plans are highly customizable, and include exposure through high-traffic off site channels like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest. Ranked 178 on the Inc. 500's top 500 fastest growing companies of 2012, Ajax Union has been successful in promoting businesses through the use of meticulous keyword research that maximizes both revenue and buzz for each client on the AnewB plan. A holistic marketing firm, Ajax Union works on a consistent basis to fine-tune its multi-sided approach to promoting clients' businesses through research and dynamic exploration of current marketing trends. In addition to their paid services, the company offers free webinars and eBooks through their website.
"There are tons of strategies out there to jumpstart the success of a business, and AnewB has got a little bit of everything. Promoting a client through multiple outreach channels is the best way to zero in on an audience who is enthusiastic about the products or services in question, and who wants to not only buy but also interact in a public setting online. For instance, positive feedback on popular forums like social networking sites can be just as valuable as paid advertisements or on site SEO writing—the key is to try it all, to attract potential consumers from every angle," said Yehuda Apfelbaum, Executive Vice President at Ajax Union.
In addition to Ajax Union's no-contract AnewB plan, the company offers a la carte PR, on site SEO, Pay-Per-Click advertising, social media, video, and email marketing plans. An internet marketing company that refuses to use a "one size fits all" approach, Ajax Union has plans for every budget and business model.
To learn more about the AnewB plan as well as upcoming marketing seminars in New York, business owners can visit Ajax Union at http://www.ajaxunion.com/. The company can also be found through the AJ Blog Network, Facebook, and Twitter.


text:
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
Enter a search term such as "mobile analytics" or browse our content using the filters above.
That's not only a poor Scrabble score but we also couldn't find any results matching
Check your spelling or try broadening your search.
This service is currently undergoing maintenance.
Please try again later.
Almost three-quarters (74%) of businesses believe that the user experience is important for improving sales and conversions, according to data in our new User Experience Survey Report.
Increased customer satisfaction (72%) and customer loyalty (44%) were also popular responses, however few business appear convinced of the cost-saving benefits of improving the user experience.
The User Experience Survey Report, conducted by Econsultancy in association with WhatUsersDo, is based on a survey of more than 1,400 digital and ecommerce professionals.
The research looks at the approaches taken by companies and agencies, and the challenges and barriers they face.
Here are a few highlights from the survey...
Benefits of improving user experience
The results show that a majority of business recognise that user experience is fundamental to driving sales.
When asked to list the three most important business benefits of an improved user experience, increased sales/conversions was the most commonly cited answer.
Interestingly reducing costs was one of the least popular answers, with only 16% of client-side respondents and 17% of agency respondents citing reducing cost-per acquisition (CPA) as one of their three most important benefits.
This seems to reflect a lack of awareness as to how an improved user experience can positively affect the bottom line by reducing costs as well as by increasing revenue.
What do you view as the most important business benefits of improved user experience?
Benefit of user testing for the business
The survey also asked what both client-side and agency-side respondents listed as the primary benefits of user experience. For companies, the two most commonly listed benefits were to improve and evidence decision-making (68%) and to remove guesswork out of the design process (66%).
Unsurprisingly, agency respondents placed a higher degree of emphasis on validating their own deliverables (29%) than client-side respondents did on monitoring those of their agency (10%).
What do you believe are the primary benefits of user experience testing?
What aspect do they test?
Finally, the User Experience Survey asked respondents what aspects of their digital user experience they test.
Client-side respondents were most likely to test their own live websites (73%), wireframes and prototypes (58%) and landing page first impressions (54%).
It's interesting to note that agencies were far more likely to be doing testing elements such as a smartphone optimised site (42% vs. 28%), a smartphone app (36% vs. 28%), or a tablet optimised site (35% vs. 21%).
A subsequent question in the survey revealed that 48% of companies that do not currently do any testing intend to test a smartphone optimised site in the future.
What aspects of your digital user experience do you (or your agency) test?
Comments (3)
Great point. It makes total sense that user experience improves sales. On a similar note,70 percent of customers prefer to buy in their native language. So for global companies, not only do they have to create a manageable site they also must translate it into all the languages they are hoping to reach.
With regards to the perceived lack of understanding of reducing costs, most articles that I read about ux focus on improving conversions or sales. Reduced costs may be a by product of this process, however maybe some articles focusing on reducing costs as a direct outcome would help fill this awareness gap.
Businesses are recognising that in today's market it is harder to offer a highly differentiated product offering and it is the user experience which can make a big difference, to attract and strengthen customers' loyalty.
A positive experience with a brand is much more likely to lead to repeat business and the ultimate goal of brand advocacy.
The concept of user experience is widely recognised as a key performance metric for the on-line world, but now the off-line world is also remembering how a positive user experience can help sales performance.


text:
To understand why search engines frown on Black Hat SEO marketing techniques, first you have to know exactly what they are. In general terms, black hat marketing is trying to hoodwink the search engines into placing your website high in their rankings so it will appear on the first page of the results for a given keyword.
There are many ways you can do this, but be warned; if the search engines catch onto it, your website could become history and you will lose any benefit you may have achieved with those extra customers or higher ranking.
Basically, search engines are in the business of helping people find what they want. If they don't do this well, people will not want to use them. Black hat methods of marketing often lead searchers to websites that are spammy or that offer something they are not interested in – or to a website that does not give them the value that they could and should have found. They tend to blame the search engines rather than the website owner.


text:
6 Little Known Google Features You Should Be Using
Google is known for a lot of things. Not only is it home to the most utilized search engine on the web, but it also provides an array of services that a lot of people heavily use. The most well-known of which include Gmail, Google Docs, Drive, and Calendar. Want to watch your favorite cat videos? Check YouTube. Need to know the stats of your website? There's Google Analytics for that. Then there's also Android, the companies' foray into the mobile arena, and Apple's greatest nemesis.
Yes, Google's tools and services have certainly made life in the digital world much more convenient. And the fact that the company keeps it all under one roof makes things even easier. All you need is one login (your Google account) and you'll be able access its complete toolbox.
The question is though, are you taking advantage of all the tools in that box? Answer: probably not. And that's mainly because Google is offering so many services, it's getting a little difficult to keep track.
If you're wondering if there are any other Google services out there that could benefit you, then read on. The following are some of the company's not-so-famous services that could be immensely useful for you or your business:
Google Account Activity Reports – Get a monthly overview of how you use Google products and services by activating Google Account Activity Reports. Sign up for this feature and you will receive monthly reports of your account activity across Google products.
Find out "how many emails you have sent and received, how often you have searched on Google, from which countries you have logged in and how often your YouTube videos have been viewed."
It's a great way to get detailed analytics about your activities, and the knowledge that you gain will help you determine if you're spending your time wisely and if you're using Google products in the most effective ways.
Gmail Remote Sign Out – Have you ever used a public computer to check your Gmail account and forgot to logout? Or maybe you were at a friend's place and needed to send an email immediately, but you can't remember if you hit the log out button. No need to be too paranoid; with Google's remote sign out feature, you'll be able to rest easily knowing that you can log out of your email from any computer, at any time.
Here's how it works. At the bottom right of your Gmail inbox, you'll see text that reads, "Last account activity". Click the details link and Google will show a table of your activity information. You'll see how your account was accessed (i.e. browser, mobile, POP3, etc), the IP address your mail was accessed from, and that date and time when the account was accessed. If you see something fishy, such as an IP address that you do not recognize, then simply click "Sign out all other sessions" and you're done.
Gmail Meter – Need deeper analytics for your Gmail account? Set up Gmail meter and get the lowdown on your email. Gmail meter generate charts and graphs that summarize various email metrics, such as daily traffic, email categories, email word count, response time, and more. Gmail meter is pretty handy when you want to track your email habits and productivity.
Think with Google – Need new content for your blog? Trying to find industry stats to back up your presentation or white paper? Check out Think with Google, the search giant's online research hub. Think with Google has a ton of resources that can give you data on consumer trends, marketing insights, and industry research.
The site has a wide library which houses "custom research from Google and select partners, case studies, interviews with thought leaders, soundbites from many industry events, and more. It's designed to arm marketers and agencies with knowledge and proof points to move their businesses forward." And one of the best things about it is that all its resources are free and on demand.
Think with Google gives you access to research planning tools such as a customer survey creator, a real-time insights finder, a brand impressions tool, a display benchmarks tool, and more.
You can also check out Google's Facts & Stats sheets for quick statistics and data that you can use to beef up your presentation or blog post.
Need inspiration for your ad campaign? Then check out Think with Google's Creative Inspiration section, a "collection of awesome campaigns that push the boundaries of creativity and technology."
Think with Google is an insightful hub that offers a ton more tools that you can use in any data-driven project that you may have. You should definitely check it out even if you're not in the middle of research, as it will allow you to get to know your industry and your consumers a little better.
Google Alerts – This is one of the most convenient ways to track online mentions. It's a tool that allows you to create alerts for particular keywords so that you'll receive an email each time Google indexes a page containing that particular keyword.
For instance, if you want to get alerted every time "FullTraffic" is mentioned online, just set up a Google Alert for the term "FullTraffic" and you'll get an email whenever someone tweets the term, types it in a forum, or mentions it in an article.
Quick and easy to set up, you can use Google Alerts to track your clients, competitors, or any particular topic in your industry.
2-Step Verification – Add an extra layer of security to your Google Account with 2-step verification. This security feature will require that you enter a code in addition to your username and password when you sign in to Google. So whenever you login to your account with 2-step verification, Google will send you a special code either via text, voice call, or a mobile app and you would have to enter that code in order to login.
Don't worry; you won't have to do this every single time. To make things more convenient, you can tell Google not to ask for a code again when logging in from specific computer (such as your home PC) so you won't have to enter the code again and again.
Do you use any of these tools? Are there any other little-known Google features that you wish to share? Comment below!


text:
OXFORD Students enrolled in horticulture at Oxford High School may soon be able to receive a career and technical endorsement on their diploma for their participation in the year-long class.
At a special meeting held last night, High School Principal Christine Pierce and Agriculture Teacher Dale Johnson presented their plan for gaining the necessary approval for the program to members of the districts board of education.
Currently, Johnson explained, Oxford students are only able to earn CTE credit through DCMO BOCES, which offers a number of fields of study including cosmetology, auto-mechanics and conservation.
Were not competing with BOCES, the agriculture educator said, stressing that horticulture, the growing of plants, is not one of the courses of study currently offered at the North Norwich campus. Its not conservation; its horticulture.


text:
This 8-hour judge-ordered Intermediate Driver Improvement course is 100% online and is also approved by Florida's Courts for instances when a Traffic Court Judge or Hearing Officer issues a Court Order requiring you to take a traffic class.
Take the online 12-hour Advanced Driver Improvement course to meet your ADI school requirement for reinstatement of your driver's license after a suspension, revocation or court order. Get your license back quickly with our instant online enrollment letter!
Florida traffic school is the only way to dismiss the points received from a Florida traffic ticket, and avoid insurance premium increases. Each course is approved by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and is accepted by all Florida courts!
Our online 4-hour BDI course is broken up into 7 easy modules. Each module has a required minimum time which allows you to take as much time as you need for each section beyond the minimum time requirement. Once you finish the modules, you can take the final exam up to 3 times until you pass with a grade of 80% or higher. Once you pass your final exam, we will begin processing your certificate of completion. Streaming and DVD courses both have 7 modules with end of module quizzes. Students need an 80% to pass each quiz and have 3 attempts to pass. If you fail 4 times you will have to re-register, but at no additional charge. Also, unlike the regular online course, streaming has no final exam.
This 8-hour judge-ordered Intermediate Driver Improvement course is 100% online and includes 15 modules with a short quiz at the end of each module that covers the material you just read. Each module has a required minimum amount of time. At the end of the 15 modules you have to pass a final exam. Once you've passed your final exam, your certificate of completion will automatically be processed. Rush certificate options will be available at the end of the course.
Our 12-hour Advanced Driver Improvement course is 100% online and consists of 6 sections, a conclusion and a final exam. Simply study the course material as you progress to help you prepare for the final exam. Once you've successfully passed the final exam, we automatically process your certificate of completion. Note: You may want to choose the email enrollment verification option during registration to get your license reinstated sooner.
Don't settle for companies outside of Florida with higher prices and uninformed customer support. Take your online traffic course with Florida Online Traffic School today, and save time, money, and piece of mind. » Register Now
Quick, easy, effective, convenient, and guaranteed immediately with results, doesn't get any better.
Submitted 30 May 2018 by George N.
Florida Online Traffic School Reviews: » See Reviews


text:
BOSTON (CBS) — As part of a nationwide campaign, you can get two free bouquets of flowers today, as long as you pass one of them on to someone else.
The Society of American Florists says their #PetalItForward campaign is giving away the bouquets in more than 220 cities in all 50 states Wednesday.
They're surprising people on the street with the flowers, telling them that one is theirs to keep, and the second bouquet is "to share with a friend, family member, co-worker, or even a complete stranger."
In Downtown Crossing, the flowers are being given away by the florist team at the Roche Bros. Supermarket on Summer Street between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District Corp. said on their Facebook page that the Roche Bros. florists were giving away 1,700 bouquets.
In Massachusetts Wednesday, the group was also giving out free flowers in Attleboro, Byfield, Duxbury, and Mendon.


text:
Follow @DaytimeRoyalty
|Viewing Single Post From: Promo for the week of February 17th
|Feb 18 2014, 09:26 AM
Come on Ron, We are counting on YOU !!
Given the way Ej shows anything resembling love to his partners from the get go, how would Abby actually know that he's not showing her love? Frankly, let's see....Ej terrorized Sami, raped her, blackmailed her into marrying him, kidnapped her kid, put doppelganger of her hubby in her bed, and all that in Ej's mind now translates to love, because he managed to have Sami fall for him regardless of his past deeds while claiming to love her throughout all the bad times. Given this example, why wouldn't Abby think that the way Ej is treating her now can materialize into something more meaningful for them? Let's be realistic here, he's not doing anything all that bad in her eyes at the moment to her...if he loved Sami he wouldn't be fucking Abby...at the very least and add the mix signals and the past history with Ejami and Ejole that she can take from it, she definitely thinks she has a shot of having Ej fall in love with her.
|Promo for the week of February 17th · DAYS: News, Spoilers & Discussion


text:
Ooredoo wins 'Qatar - Deal of the Year 2013'
Doha, February 27, 2014
Ooredoo, the leading telecom group in Qatar, has won "Qatar - Deal of the Year" at the Islamic Finance Awards 2013 held recently at the Ritz Carlton, DIFC in Dubai.
Ooredoo was nominated for its inaugural $1.25 billion Reg S five-year sukuk which was launched in December 2013.
The $1.25 billion issuance was made under Ooredoo's $2 billion Trust Certificate Programme and was four times over-subscribed. The sukuk was issued by Ooredoo Tamweel, a special purpose vehicle wholly owned by Ooredoo which is rated A2 by Moody's, A- by S&P and A+ by Fitch.
The sukuk matures on December 3, 2018 and has a semi-annual profit rate of 3.039 per cent. It is listed on the official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on its Main Securities Market.
Net proceeds from the sale of the sukuk were used by Ooredoo for general corporate purposes including re-financing existing indebtedness.
Ooredoo mandated DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank AG London Branch, HSBC Bank, QInvest and QNB Capital to act as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners for the Reg S benchmark offering. – TradeArabia News Service


text:
I received several inquiries for the potato soup I made and showed in my last post. Rather than email it to everyone, I thought it'd be easier if I posted it here:
6 slices of bacon
1 c. chopped onion
6 c. potatoes, cubed
2 c. water
1 tsp. salt
2 (10 3/4 oz) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 soup cans of milk
2 tbsp. parsley
In saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside. Pour off all but 3 tbsp. bacon fat. Add onion and brown. Add potatoes and water. Cook covered 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Watch carefully so that water doesn't evaporate; add more water if necessary. Stir in salt, soup, and milk. Heat, but do not boil. Garnish with crumbled bacon and parsley. This is a hearty soup. For a thinner soup, add more milk or water. Serves 6.
NOTES: I use the above recipe as a guideline only. This last time, I didn't have bacon so I browned some ground turkey and used that instead. I also added a bay leaf, and more milk to make it the consistency I wanted (also to dilute the mushroom taste). I added garlic and pepper, too. Other times, I've used cream of celery soup or cream of chicken soup. You can also add fresh celery and carrots, but be sure to cook them with the potatoes before adding the other ingredients. I also tend to use more potatoes than what this recipe calls for. And I *always* sprinkle with shredded cheese. Yummy!
For those of you who'd like to try a crockpot version, I posted THIS recipe last year.
Dec 8, 2008
Creamy Potato Soup
7 comments:
- Louisiana Momma said...
oh YUM!! I can't wait to make this one :-)
- December 8, 2008 at 10:09:00 PM CST
- Sharon said...
Oh wow, Meari, this sounds so good and I have been hoping to find a good recipe this evening and found yours. Thanks so much.
- December 8, 2008 at 10:14:00 PM CST
- Rene la Frog said...
Sounds so yummy. I make potato soup all the time and will try this one real soon.
- December 9, 2008 at 9:56:00 AM CST
- Rachel S said...
Thank you! That sounds delicious and easy.
- December 9, 2008 at 10:39:00 AM CST
- Lori said...
Oh Meari! looks yummy! thank you for posting!
- December 9, 2008 at 11:22:00 AM CST
- J Rae said...
Sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing!
- December 9, 2008 at 12:48:00 PM CST
- Kristin said...
Sounds very yummy!
- December 10, 2008 at 10:49:00 AM CST


text:
Pastor's Messages
Welcome to the OFBC Media Player. Each week, our Sunday morning messages and our EQUiP Study sessions are recorded and posted right here on our Media Payer. Don't worry if you miss last weeks message from Pastor Eric, we've got you covered...Sunday evenings too.
How to Navigate the OFBC Media Player...
All of our messages and EQUiP sessions are categorized into series. To access a specific message or EQUiP session, click on the series and then the file you would like to listen to. If available, message outlines, discussion question and other media are linked to each audio file.
Associate Pastor Randy Sorrow brings our message from 2 Corinthians 5:17.When…
Order a CD


text:
From October 12 to 20, 1933, the tug Creole tows the burned hull of the ferry Peralta north from San Francisco to Puget Sound. Captain Alexander Peabody, of the Puget Sound Navigation Co. (The Black Ball Ferry Line), intends to use the hull to rebuild a modern, streamlined ferry. The ferry will be the renowned Puget Sound ferry Kalakala.
After an eight-day journey, the hull arrives at the Lake Washington Shipyard in Kirkland, Washington, and the project began under supervision of Black Ball marine superintendent James E. Murphy and naval architect Helmuth W. Schmitz.


text:
Today's Featured Artist: Michael Godard
Transform your photos into one-of-a-kind, hand painted masterpieces!
Satisfaction Guarantee
Every purchase includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. We sell thousands of products each week to buyers from all over the world. Take a look at these unfiltered reviews!
Where Do We Ship?
We ship all over the world, including the United States.
We have the largest print-on-demand fulfillment network in the world with 15 manufacturing centers in five different countries.
Place your order today, and it will be on its way to you within 2 - 3 business days.
You've got questions. We've got answers. Visit our frequently asked questions page to view them all.
If you can't find the answers to your question on our FAQ page, please submit a support ticket, and our staff will respond to your question(s) right away.
Give Us a Call
Do you have a question about placing an order? Give us a call any time:
We're open 24/7.
Please note - this number is reserved for buyers with questions about orders.
Gift guide information will go here.
by J Bauer
Red Wishes by J Bauer - 8.000" x 6.750"
Metal Print
Hanging Wire
Assembly Charge
Metal Print
Red Wishes metal print by J Bauer. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum. The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
Ships Within
2 - 3 business days
Ships From
Atlanta, GA
There are no comments for Red Wishes. Click here to post the first comment.
Front View
Back View
Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of a metal print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 1/16" thick aluminum.
The aluminum sheet is offset from the wall by a 3/4" thick wooden frame which is attached to the back. The wooden frame includes a hanging wire for easy mounting on your wall (see photo on the left).
All metal prints ship within 3 - 4 business days and arrive "ready to hang" with mounting hooks and nails.
Metal prints are extremely durable. They're lightweight. They won't bend, and they're water resistant.
The high gloss of the aluminum sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
For additional product photos and information, visit our metal prints product page.
Average Rating (5 Stars):
Mark Williams
August 16th, 2018
Mike Heyl
August 14th, 2018
Jacque Lyn Russell
August 12th, 2018
The Sun rises in the east and Red wishes for a good day! painted 2008 size: 16" X 20" Oil on Canvas
Being a Colorado Native and being able to have traveled around the world has given me the ability to have seen how people live. I work with oil and some acrylics. I will continue to paint it's my passion and They say I'm good at it so keep going. If you like my work I would very much like to hear from you, or if you would like to commisssion a work please contact me and I will work with you. And remember.....Angels are out there! i am looking for a good gallery or art broker to represent me I am interested in any part of the country!!!!!!! I look forward to working with anyone and everyone, galleries, commission work etc. you can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com spam and junk will be deleted . if you area serious person...
Our return policy is very simple:
If you're not happy with a purchase that you made on Pixels.com, for any reason, you can return it to us within 30 days of the order date. As soon as it arrives, we'll issue a full refund for the entire purchase price. Please note - Pixels does not reimburse the outgoing or return shipping charges unless the return is due to a defect in quality.
Pixels sells thousands of pieces of artwork each month - all with a 100% money-back guarantee. We take great pride in the fact that hundreds of thousands of artists have chosen Pixels to fulfill their orders, and we look forward to helping you select your next piece!
Customer Service: 877-807-5901
(Call Any Time - 24 Hours Per Day)
All metal prints ship from our production facility within 2 - 3 business days of your order.
Please Wait...
Phone Cases & Tech Accessories
Beverly Hills, CA (United States)
Sign up for our newsletter for exclusive deals, discount codes, and more:
Unsubscribe at any time.
Server Status OK
Copyright © 2018 Pixels.com - All Rights Reserved


text:
Dear Friends
On being Anglican
Many of us grew up with grandparents who were born Anglican (or Methodist, or Catholic, or ...), lived their entire lives as Anglicans (or ...) and died as Anglicans (or ...). They probably also worked for the same company their entire working lives and were proud of the gold watch this commitment earned them.
I am struck, every time we present teenagers to the Bishop for Confirmation, at how diverse these young people's denomination of origin is. This points to the increasing trend for our generation to use different criteria in choosing the church we commit to. We rarely hold any long term commitment to any one denomination, choosing rather to find a faith community that meets our specific needs at a specific time in our lives.
And so what draws us to be Anglican in 2010?
The short answer is probably the vision and mission of the local Anglican congregation (in our case Corpus Christi in Garsfontein), and we will remain involved for as long as this congregation meets our family needs ... and then we will move on. But what keeps us involved in the here and now, and does the focus of the wider Anglican denomination have any impact on our present involvement? Do we know what the focus of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa is?
At our recent Provincial Synod (the chief Governing body of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa) held in Benoni we spent substantial time reflecting on the nature of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa with all the wealth of its diversity from the three Portuguese speaking Dioceses in Angola and Mozambique, to the English language-oriented Dioceses stretching from Namibia through South Africa to Lesotho and Swaziland (and don't forget the island of St Helena). Despite the breadth of this vast diversity, we were able to agree on a common vision and mission, along with eight key priority areas that we all need to address. This is an exciting step that I pray will unite us as Anglicans in Southern Africa in a new way. It has the potential to cement our identity and our willingness to identify with the Anglican Church beyond just our congregational involvement. We need to be part of a comprehensive response to the many inter-related social-economic challenges we face in the Southern African region. The nature of the Anglican Church is that we are Diocesan rather than congregational, and although we may worship with a specific group of people, we are called to align ourselves with other Anglicans in the region (ours is Pretoria, stretching through to Rustenburg and beyond in the West and to the Mpumalanga Provincial boundary in the East).
And so to be Anglican in Southern Africa is now to be aligned with the following; we are called to ACT:
Anchored in the love of Christ
Committed to God's mission
Transformed by the Holy Spirit
To honour of God in worship that feeds and empowers us for faithful witness and service
To embody and proclaim the message of God's redemptive hope and healing for people and creation
To grow communities of faith that form, inform and transform those who fellow Christ
Liturgical renewal for transformative worship
Theological education
Leadership formation
Health: HIV and AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
The environment
Women and gender
Protection and nurture of children and young people
Public advocacy
Going forward
Together, we can make a valuable difference. The challenge for us at both Diocese and Parish level will be to align our own vision and mission with those of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Going into 2011 we will be exploring how we as Corpus Christi can contribute to reaching this vision. Provincial Synod did not expect any "quick fix" solutions, but rather saw this new alignment as an ongoing process over the next couple of decades. The eight identified priorities are there to guide us over the next five years.
If you are interested in helping guide this process – or any of its aspects – at Parish level, please let me know.


text:
Unfortunately, my appetite is wonky, as in I don't feel like eating and couldn't finish my regular two cups of coffee! What gives with that? huhn. GMR finally enticed me with breakfast. I'm annoyed that I seem to have a setback in my fatigue and all and am back in bed with my laptop to work on Secret Graces. Of course, I'm babbling here right now…teehee... but I'm tired of feeling like a weakling.
I do want to tell/warn you all—if you have stomach pains that last more than a few hours especially if they grow worse and you may be nauseated, don't do like I did and suck it up for almost two days. There's a bad side to those of us with high pain tolerance--you tend to push through things you shouldn't. I think I've had something going on with my appendix since late spring and it finally just became really pissed off at me ignoring it. (I'm picturing Glen Close telling Michael Douglas "I won't be IGNORED Dan!....and she's all freaky mad crazy looking-that was my appendix!)Ignoring pain and then having to go to the emergency room at 2:30 AM wasn't smart --- I writhed in bed for hours before finally waking poor GMR: "I think I need to go to the hospital -moooaannnn....I think I'm going to be sick . . . ohhhmoooannnn....I think something is really wrong.....mooann....this kind of hurts bad...moooannnn...." Then while waiting for GMR to get dressed and get his keys, squatting doubled over in the hallway by the stairs, "find a bucket or something just in case ...mooannn...I think I gotta vomit, don't wanna mess up your car....mooannnn....I'm sorry . . . moan....maybe it's just gas....moan (laughing)." Bless him, GMR knows me, and if I say something is bad wrong, he knows something is bad wrong.
After being in the ER several hours and no doc had yet come to see me, a nurse took pity on me and he sent me to x-ray. There's nothing like puking up your guts into an ER puke-bag in the x-ray room while two techs patiently wait for you to stop hurling. And you don't even care if your gown is open in the back and if they can see your little undies, or worse. (Which reminds me: when you wake up from surgery, you DO NOT HAVE YOUR PANTIES ON. It's a little unnerving. Who took them off? Who all was in the room? Erk. And, you wake up sore or raw in places that aren't the areas where they punched holes in you – just what all was going on while you slept? Geez! I imagine surgery room games: Can this fit in there? Yes! ...no wait, shoot, I lose; your turn.)
But geez! What the Helvetica? Four and a half hours after arriving at the ER, finally an ER doc checks on me! And the funny thing, by that time, I'd somehow just sucked it up again. Puking up my guts had relieved some of the pressure I guess.
So, ER doc says, "What's the problem?" And I smile sweetly up at him where I'm still curled in a cute little ball and say, "Well, I have a stomachache and am kind of nauseated . . . Maybe it's gas..." *laughing* -- Good god! Gas? Kat! Geez! DER-DUH-heeyuck.
The blood work told the tale though, since my white count "concerned him." I shudder to think if he'd have just sent me home then without blood work showing that bad white count…oh oh! All because I'm tough and don't scream and whine and holler. Well, maybe sometimes we toughies should do that so we don't get ourselves in trouble. Ask my right leg where I have nerve damage from years ago when I ruptured my disc and walked around with it for far too long going, "Geez, this really kind of hurts bad . . . huhn. . ." DUH KAT! Lawd!
Note that my pain was all over the abdomen from the bellybutton down, and even when the ER doc pressed on the right side and asked if that hurt, I said, "Yeah, it's more tender than the other side, but then again, I really have to pee, so maybe that's what it is." I saw the ER doc grinning from my peripheral vision. KAT! *rolling my eyes at myself* you have to pee? *sigh*
The ER doc said I had to have a CAT scan since x-rays don't show soft tissue stuff. . . the party never ends! haw! So, even though you are about half exhausted, you have to drink this stuff over the course of an hour; it makes your insides show things on the CAT scan (and meanwhile, that ole appendix is getting more and more pissed off…. "I'm going to boil your bunny, Dan!"). Finally, you have the scan and by that time you've been in the ER over eight hours.
The ER doc comes in and says, "Well, you have acute appendicitis - it's got to come out." (Then there's all the jokes about my "cute" appendix – teehee. But oh, I saw it, I saw the horror—it was NOT cute…. Imagine that scene were Glen Close shows up in the mirror wielding a knife at Dan's wife …. I'll stab you my pretty muwahahahaha – eeekkkk!) And at that point, what does stupid ole Kat ask? She asks, "Well, dang. I don't have time for that. Can I still do my booksigning Saturday?" The doc laughed - um, he thought I meant AFTER the surgery - -oh no, Kat meant can she do the booksigning BEFORE the surgery, then come back in and have the appendix out later....uh....I don't think so, Miz Kat. That thangs gonna BLOW any MINUTE (Dan, I stole your daughter and am taking her on the roller coaster and buying her cotton candyyyyyyyyy!, muwahahahaha). . . DUH KAT!
The big mystery is: what woman was I talking about when I woke from my anesthesia? My first words were: "Hey! Where'd that woman go? Where is that woman?" . . . I'd been dreaming or something profound, I just know it. Dang anesthesia! As I said, they did show me my appendix, as I'd asked them to before they put me under. It looked really pissed off (like Glen Close when she came back out of the tub after everyone thought she was dead and she's all weird freaky wild pissed off mad crazy! AUUGHHHH I'm not really DEAD ARGG AUUUGHH! –eeek! Eek! Eeekkk! The horror! The Hoorrroorrrr!)
You all have been so wonderful and I appreciate your comments and friendship and for allowing me to babble today. It's taken my mind off my frustrating lack of energy!


text:
I've just installed debian (on a dual-boot with an existing windows 10). I installed with a /boot partition and an encrypted volume with two partitions, one for / and one for swap. When I boot grub comes up and then the prompt from dm_crypt to unlock the disk. After entering the password I get the message 'unknown fstype, bad password or options'. Any suggestions? (The password is correct - if I enter a wrong password I get a different message, saying no key available with this passphrase.)
EDIT: Actually the message about 'no key available with this passphrase' sometimes comes up and sometimes doesn't - even with a passphrase that's definitely wrong.


text:
{"AvailableSize":["50 ml","250 ml"],"skusAvailableSize":[{"maxSellableQty":"6","title":"50 ml","stock":true,"skuListPrice":"$275.00","skuID":"sku1400029","value":"50 ml","skuSalePrice":"$275.00","maxQuantity":"1","skuIdentifier":"4310177607","imageIds":"u_888066080910_01,u_888066080910_02"},{"maxSellableQty":"6","title":"250 ml","stock":false,"skuListPrice":"$675.00","skuID":"sku1400030","value":"250 ml","skuSalePrice":"$675.00","maxQuantity":"0","skuIdentifier":"4310177615","imageIds":"u_888066080958_01,u_888066080910_02"}],"messages":{"outOfStock":"Out of Stock","addToBag":"ADD TO BAG","wishList":"Wish List","soldOut":"Sold Out","PWPPromo":"false"}}
tom ford
Private Blend Vanille Fatale Eau de Parfum
Item No. 4310177607
$275.00- $675.00
- 50 ml
- 250 ml
* Additional sizes and quantities may be available in retail stores.
DESCRIPTIONTom Ford's Private Blend Vanille Fatale Eau de Parfum is a transfixing yet defiant fragrance. Refined yet raw, polished yet primal. The stirring spice of saffron and coriander opens the scent, infiltrating the senses with the gripping incense of myrrh and olibanum. Reverberating with the tobacco-like pull of roasted barley, the heart of Vanille Fatale is a perfect storm of roasted coffee absolute, narcissus and frangipani that seduces with grounded floralcy. Madagascan Vanilla blends with rich mahogany, its smoky glamour made all the more exotic with primal suede at the finish.
- Fragrance notes: Safraleine, Frangipani, Coffee Absolute, Mahogany, Roasted Barley and Vanilla.
- How to Use: Apply fragrance directly on the skin. Spray from a distance and give the scent time to develop.
- Get the beauty look inspired by Tom Ford's Private Blend Masterpieve – Vanille Fatale: Apply eye colour quad in Cocoa Mirage; sweep on lip colour All Mine; and contour and highlight cheeks in Scintillate.
Receive a complimentary Tom Ford atomizer as our gift
With the purchase of any 250 ml Tom Ford decanter *GET DETAILS


text:
On Sale
PA Jay Glass - Pink DACUT Coil Rig
The Clear & Pink DACUT Coil Rig by PA Jay Glass. This diffused dab rig features a mini beaker shaped water chamber, a worked hand ground 14mm banger hanger joint with fixed 2-slit diffy perc, carved base and heady attachment.
Mini Oil Rig Features:
- Diffused Mini Beaker Tube
- Slender mouthpiece with flared lip
- Rig joint size: 14mm female
- Hand ground banger hanger joint
- Perc: Fixed 2-Slit Downstem
- Worked accents and carved attachment
- Quality Scientific Glass
- Height from base to mouthpiece: 6 inches
- Height from base to top of rig joint: 3.5 inches
- Carved base diameter: 3.25 inches
- Glass colors: Clear & Pink
- Ti signed by artist: PA Jay 16'
- Made in Oregon
Added June 27, 2016


text:
Editor's note: Marc Klaas is the father of Polly Klaas, who was kidnapped and murdered at the age of 12. He is a child safety advocate and is the founder and co-founder of non-profit organizations KlaasKids Foundation and BeyondMissing Inc., respectively. He is on Twitter.
I was physically shaken by Ariel Castro's testimony because it returned me to a time 17 years ago when, I sat in a courtroom and listened to another remorseless pervert, my daughter Polly's killer, excuse and justify his own evil deeds.
I am stunned that these guys have a right to speak in open court. Their self-serving lies are nothing more than delusional attempts to cast themselves as victims as they pitifully attempt to redefine unspeakable crimes against innocent and vulnerable victims. But the empty words of a coward cannot erase a lifetime of violence and perversion.
When Castro turned and stared at Michelle Knight, he should have been silenced and removed from the courtroom. Instead, he continued talking as he watched her. There were enough lawyers in the courtroom that somebody should have objected. Nobody did. His attempt to intimidate Knight fell flat when he — not she — looked away. That is what cowards do.
Knight has shown a remarkable amount of grace from the moment that she was freed. She overcame her fear and faced her tormentor with courage and dignity. Her capacity for forgiveness is much greater than mine because there is no way that I could have said the words that she said. However, she also reminded Castro, "You took 11 years of my life away. I spent 11 years in hell. Now, your hell is just beginning." Knight stands very tall and I am very proud of her.
There is no denying that Knight is a remarkable young woman and that society's response to her plight has also been remarkable. But it doesn't mean that her recovery or that of her fellow victims is going to be any easier. I have friends who were held prisoner by sexual predators for mere days, and it has taken them years — if not to decades — to put their lives back together. We need to keep them in our thoughts and prayers as they continue along the path to recovery.
There is no punishment bad enough for this guy. In an ideal world, he would have been executed. But that would have meant a trial, and that would have forced the women to testify. They didn't want to testify and they've been spared that. This is absolutely the best that we can hope for. He will never have another opportunity to harm an innocent child. His time is finished. He should never be seen or heard from again.
Earlier this year, the KlaasKids Foundation established the Klaas Family Housing Fund. It is funded by a local real estate professional named Tracy McLaughlin who wanted to do something to help the families of missing children. She realizes and understands that when a child is kidnapped, everything else falls by the wayside and you can quickly slide into financial ruin.
McLaughlin wanted to help the families of kidnapped children with housing costs and we decided that Knight would be our first recipient. In a note thanking us for our $6,000 gift, Knight wrote, "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly."


text:
The Sequel to Pearl Harbor
As the war in the Pacific dragged on, the Japanese hoped to demoralize the U.S. with an attack on the mainland by submarine-launched bombers.
World War II is like a great novel, its peak moments—the Battle of Midway, Stalingrad, D-Day—chapters that can be endlessly retold, no less thrilling for the repetition. But the war has forgotten or overlooked episodes that are also compelling. One was Japan's desperation plan to launch dive bombers from monster submarines to turn the tide of the war by devastating the Panama Canal. John Geoghegan's "Operation Storm" is a fascinating, meticulously researched and deft account of this bizarre chapter.
Japan's more...


text:
Eugene V. Debs Quotes About FreedomQuotes about: Freedom
Brothers Capitalism Democracy Earth Fighting Freedom Humanity Labor Moses Politics Prisons Progress Socialism Soul Struggle Today War
They tell us that we live in a great free republic; that our institutions are democratic; that we are a free and self-governing people. That is too much, even for a joke. ... Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder... And that is war in a nutshell. The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles.
Eugene V. Debs
- Born: November 5, 1855
- Died: October 20, 1926
- Occupation: Political leader
- Cite this Page: Citation


text:
Last semester I wrote a post after Election Day about how Trump's presidency has a great potential to invigorate organizing power amongst marginalized people around the country. When things are "good"—our president is black, no one's coming after anyone's rights, etc. etc.—no one bats an eye. We get too comfortable, and therefore complacent, about the issues that directly impact our everyday lives. However, when an inexperienced celebrity ends up in the White House with a conservative army of representatives at his side, panic ensues. This was my prediction: with all the televised backlash, controversial statements, and harmful policies, the American people would have the motivation to use their democratic power in a way we've needed for decades.
But to be honest…I didn't think it'd be this bad.
When I imagined Trump's presidency back on election day, I knew having him as our commander in chief would be almost as uncomfortable as watching him dance with Melania. I knew it'd be more difficult to continue the momentum we've been having with the different civil rights movements of our time, such as putting pressure on cops for their racially-charged violence and pushing forward community-based immigration advocacy programs that have been going on around the country. But because of Trump's campaign and the way the media reported on it, I couldn't take him seriously on any level. I honestly didn't believe he would have the competence to make important, informed decisions.
Unfortunately, I was right about that. But that didn't change the fact that he's now allowed to make those decisions, which was evident from his first day in office. On election day, my first reaction to the results was fear for one of my childhood friends and his family, who immigrated here from Guyana and have been struggling ever since to make ends meet. Now, the danger of them being sent back has become uncomfortably real. Within a week of his presidency, Trump proved he should be taken seriously—not as a true leader, but as a threat to our values.
So what now? How do we stand up to odds that are presidential in their size and scope? We need to remember that as members of a democratic society, we have a lot of power. That power, however, is not personal, but comes from our ability to act collectively. As you have probably already seen from the Women's March and protests at JFK this winter, when people come together and agree that one thing is really, really bad, there is some serious power there. The coming together, though, is the hard part. That's where college comes in. In college, most of us are at the height of our energy and our brains are in the final stages of development and open to trying new and crazy things. Our enhanced physical abilities ("hold my beer…") accompanied with the unique opportunity to be in proximity to thousands of people in our age group on a daily basis, allows us to join together and let our voices be heard. Organizing protests, rallies, and demonstrations can be done at any stage of life, but in college it's much easier to get your feet wet and let the voices of you and your comrades be heard.
I myself do not have much experience in organizing, but on campus, there are plenty of initiatives going on to advocate for our own rights and the rights of our fellow Americans (and non-Americans). Students Without Borders hosts rallies on and off campus regularly, advocating for victims of police brutality, raising awareness of CUNY's support of private prisons, providing information on the recent ICE agent scares, and pretty much anything else you can think of (their name is quite literal). The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is constantly looking to bring the needs of college students to the attention of New York senators and representatives in addition to taking trips to Albany to rally for dropping tuition and stopping the defunding of critical programs. The Student Organization for Democratic Alternatives (SODA) brought participatory budgeting to our campus, where they received funding from the state and allowed students to vote for the on-campus issues to which they would like to allocate funding such as stronger wifi, free printing, and charging stations. The Center for Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Understanding (CERRU) has been hosting events on campus every semester to advocate for unity across demographics and most recently have been hosting an Anti-Hate Teach-in series (highly recommend) on Wednesday evenings.
The list goes on. I'm lucky enough to have been exposed to all of these groups, so if you have any interest in learning more about them or other groups on campus, please leave a comment or email me at email@example.com. We need to start being active on this campus, because being in college during such a pivotal time is a unique opportunity that may not come again.


text:
Seat Ibiza 2015
Here is a gallery of the updated Seat Ibiza for 2015. For more information click here.
Here is a gallery of the updated Seat Ibiza for 2015. For more information click here.
AM daily (Mon – Fri) and Saturday newsletters, plus other news bulletins from our brand. You can unsubscribe at any time.Or, register for a full account
Winning the online car shopper with conversational approach
Our 45 minute webinar, in association with ContactAtOnce, looked at 'conversational commerce' and how it can help reduce friction for consumers in the shopping experience.
Automotive Management Live: Where franchised and independent dealers will find everything they need to know about operating a modern showroom and service and repair facility fit for the digital age.
When: November 8 2018
Where: Birmingham NEC
Automotive Management is also available in a printed format on a monthly basis


text:
CSI: Cyber Is As Dumb As It Seems
Was it the "cyber" that tipped you off?
I tried every possible way to get out of writing about CSI: Cyber. "Oh, just round up the dumbest things," my bosses said. "It's all dumb things," I pleaded, but they were unmoved. The dumbest things, the dumbest things. Would that be the line, "Unlike drugs, babies have a value … as long as they're alive"? That's pretty dumb. Dumb enough that I wrote it down, at least. "After every case, I go somewhere to think" sounds extremely dumb, and it's even worse when we see that our heroine's thinking place is on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. You know old Abraham Lincoln, he was so famous for his distaste for cybercrime. Don't get him started on Bluetooth security. Four score and seven Wi-Fi passwords ago, jeez, Louise.
The dumbest thing. Hm. One detective explains some cockamamie scheme about a computer, and another detective sagely agrees that this "[makes] that computer an accomplice to murder!" This is met with approval. That is not how accomplices, or computers, work. An international baby auction conducted over baby monitors? That's dumb, too, especially because babies are pretty easy to come by. A line like, "They buy a baby cam to protect their child … and it's the very thing that gets them abducted" is dumb in a couple of ways, first because it strains credulity, and second because … no shit. I got that part. From watching the show. That's what the whole episode was about.
What's the dumbest thing about CSI: Cyber? Hm. Hm. Hm. America, I guess, is the dumbest part? We live in a broken country with some terrifying failures, where police officers can shoot and kill a child without consequence, and people bend over backwards to blame a dead child for his own murder. Where trans women are targeted for violence, where prison guards can relentlessly beat an inmate and then plead to a misdemeanor. Where people reject a germ theory of medicine and endanger children, particularly children who are already sick. Where online death threats are met with police incompetence. We have TV shows dedicated to making fun of how people look. For-profit colleges exist. The death penalty is still legal. This whole War on Drugs thing is not going great. Stand-up comedians are still using Scrooge McDuck as a reference point. And here's a show where a guy uses his cell phone to derail a roller coaster. Is that the dumbest? Or is that just keeping up?
CSI: Cyber stars Oscar winner Patricia Arquette as Detective Avery Ryan — herself the victim of a cybercrime, oooooh. The cast includes Peter MacNicol, James Van Der Beek, Shad "Don't Call Me Lil' Bow Wow Anymore, I Guess?" Moss, and Community's Charley Koontz (he played Neil), among others. Of CBS's 18 hours of prime-time programming, 12 hours are crime procedurals of some kind or another, so while CSI: Cyber is functional, it's also a useless chore. I have no idea what you could get out of CSI: Cyber that you couldn't get out of Scorpion.
You know what, never mind. "We need a gore-porn forum" is definitely the dumbest thing. "Gore-porn forum" is basically "rural juror." Gore-porn forum. They even specify that this online gathering space should be "one that caters to those who are sexually aroused by extreme carnage." Yep, that's our winner.


text:
U.S. beef sales exceeded those for both Australian and domestic meat a month after sales began in major discount outlets, industry sources said yesterday.
Sources said Lottemart, E-mart and Homeplus - Korea's three major discount outlets - reported combined sales of 1,276.1 tons of U.S. beef from Nov. 27 to Friday.
Sales of Australian beef, which had been the market leader in the absence of U.S. meat, stood at 1,128.2 tons for an on-year drop of 16-17 percent, while demand for Korean beef gained 5 percent compared to the year before to 712.2 tons, it said.
"Although Australian beef has been hurt, sales of U.S. beef at large stores across the country fueled consumption of meat and helped Korean meat and pork," said a retail industry source. Sales of pork, which is cheaper than beef, increased by 20 to 35 percent, depending on stores, to 3,515.5 tons in the one-month period.
E-mart sold 570 tons of U.S. beef, while Homeplus and Lottemart sold 460.6 tons and 245.5 tons, respectively.
Korea opened its market fully to U.S. beef in late June, but large retail outlets did not handle the meat until Nov. 27 over fears of protests from civic groups. Yonhap


text:
Arc'teryx LEAF Recce Shirt AR Multicam
****USA & APO/FPO Sales Only****
The Recce Shirt AR is a purpose-built no melt / no drip patrol shirt. It is designed so that the user can carry reconnaissance gear or fighting order over long distances while remaining comfortable.
The garment features a spacious fit to accommodate layers underneath while operating in colder environments. The dress-style of the shirt provides uniform versatility.
- The low profile hybrid style collar has both button and Velcro closure shields, or can be worn open
- TenCate Defender mesh is located at the underarms for air venting
- The covered centerline buttons are compatible with equipment and provide a no fail closure
- Soft and articulated elbow pads fit into integrated pockets, the pads can be removed as well
- Cuff button closure allows the user to roll up sleeves in warm weather
- Two internal mesh stash pockets
- Two external chest Velcro pockets
- Two external chest drop-in pockets with daisy chain hardpoints that can fit a smart phone
- Two secure upper arm pockets with daisy chain hardpoints
- 4x4.5 Velcro IFF panel with S&S Precision V-Lite retention ring
- No melt / No drip knit 50% cotton / 50% nylon Cordura
- TenCate Defender M 5.5 oz mesh in the underarms
- EV50 10mm foam in the elbow pads
Please fill out the Return Form when sending back packages. RMA Form
Tactical Distributors is committed to providing 100% customer satisfaction. If you are not satisfied with your purchase and wish to return an item within 30 days of receipt, the shipping costs for incorrectly shipped items will be met by Tactical Distributors. Goods which are supplied correctly may be returned within a 30 day period for exchange or refund. Shipping costs for correctly shipped items will be met by the customer. For your convenience, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund balance.
To receive a RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) number please contact the Customer Service Department. All returns must have an authorization number written on the outside of the box in order to be processed. Returns without an authorization number will be returned to sender.
For the fastest service, call Customer Service at (866)-916-6905 to request a QuickExchange. We'll place an order for your new item right away, and usually ship it the next day. We'll need to charge you the purchase price, but we'll waive the shipping and handling charge for the new item. Once we receive your return, we'll credit you for the cost of the original item.
Please send any products under warranty directly to the manufacturer to expedite the return process. If sent to Tactical Distributors, we will forward it to the manufacturer for their inspection and they alone will make final decision on repair or replacement. Please note that due to health regulations, we cannot accept returned socks or underwear.
Items with serial numbers that are altered or changed will not be accepted for return.
Merchandise must be unworn, and in the original packaging. We'll also accept the return of incorrect or defective merchandise that meets the guidelines below.
Unworn Merchandise: Includes any item that is in new condition, still contains the original tags and is in the original packaging (if any). Returns will not be accepted if item exhibits any obvious signs of wear or is not in the condition in which it was received. All original packaging and materials including boxes, manuals, warranty cards, and any other materials in the original shipment must be returned with your merchandise.
Defective Merchandise: Includes any item that is in new condition, still contains the original tags and is in the original packaging (if any). Returns will not be accepted if item exhibits any obvious signs of wear or is not in the condition in which it was received. All original packaging and materials including boxes, manuals, warranty cards, and any other materials in the original shipment must be returned with your merchandise.
Once your return is received and inspected(usually within 72 hours of receipt), your refund will be processed and a credit will be automatically applied to your credit card within 7 days. Please note that depending on your credit card company, it may take an additional 2-10 business days after your credit is applied for it to post to your account.
Returns After 30 Days
In the event you wish to return an item after the 30-day return period, please contact Robbie Carpenter before making the return. A RMA may be provided by Customer Service for valid reasons; however, the item(s) must be in new condition as shipped with all original product packaging. You should be certain that the item you are purchasing will fit your needs. Ensure that the dimensions, aesthetics and utility of the product is what you need before placing your order. By confirming your order, you indicate your agreement to this policy.
Have any questions, contact Tactical Distributors, we are here to ensure your 100% satisfaction.


text:
These hot girls have some great shapes and further more they are total sluts. Look at them acting naughty on that couch and how they play with sex toys in their hot asses. It's clear that the bitches want it in the butt, will Jmac satisfy them with his hard dick and fill their ass holes?
Join Reality Kings for only 24.95$ 14.99$ This offer ends in:
- amadeus
- : 8min
- : 1 Jun 2013
- Exclusive video


text:
More commands to run in preemptive processes
A preemptive process is powerful as it allows your application to take full advantage of multi-core computers; consequently, its results in a faster global execution time and more connected users. A 4D process may be preemptive or not according to compilation options and the use of the language, as explained in this post.
In order to benefit from this mode as much as possible we are pleased to announce that more than twenty existing commands have been enhanced and can now be used inside preemptive processes.
4D Summit 2016: Laurent Esnault presents workers and UI in preemptive mode
Our own VP of Engineering, Laurent Esnault, explains exchanging information between multiple processes AND between processes and forms during his Break Out Session: Preemptive Multi-threading at 4D Summit 2016. Thanks to preemptive multi-threading, you can have more parallel processes, and thus add more and more users, for either desktop or web applications.
If you missed Laurent's session at 4D Summit 2016, watch this 15-min video and enjoy some personal training by the master of preemptive multi-threading!
Difference between cooperative and preemptive explained by Laurent Esnault at 4D Summit 2016
Laurent Esnault, VP of Engineering, explains the difference between cooperative and preemptive processes during his Break Out Session about Preemptive Multi-threading at 4D Summit 2016. Thanks to Preemptive Multi-threading, you can have more parallel processes, and thus add more and more users, either for desktop or for web applications.
If you missed Laurent's session at 4D Summit 2016, watch this video and enjoy some personal training by the master of preemptive multi-threading!
LR presents the new Cache Manager at 4D Summit 2016
Cache management is actually a key element of the database management, Laurent Ribardière presents at 4D Summit Portland 2016 the new cache manager he implemented in the 4D v16 64-bit version.
Before watching the technical presentation with details about the implementation, we recommend to start with these two blog posts, describing the feature benefit itself:
Take Control of the Cache Manager
4D v16 introduced a new fully optimized cache manager for the 64-bit product line. 4D v16 R2 is giving power to our advanced 4D developers to take control by themselves!
The cache manager internal algorithm is based on a priority concept associated to each object type to store in the cache memory. By default, the cache manager algorithm assigns a higher priority value for an index than for records. And recently used objects (records or indexes) have a higher priority to remain in the cache than objects that have not been used in the last two days, etc…
Boost your performance with the new cache manager
The 4D v16 version has definitely been designed for better performance and scalability. In addition to major features like preemptive multi-threading, 4D v16 64-bit is embedding a brand new cache manager for a optimized handling of objects in cache memory avoiding any fragmentation issues.
The new cache manager improves the usage of very large cache for modern computers (with 64 or even 128 GB of Cache) allowing to take advantage of low RAM prices to have even large databases fully in memory. It also improves the situation of small cache size with very large data files, by decreasing the amount of unloading memory with increased support of priorities for data objects to be hold or released from cache.
Preemptive processes for 4D language
Since 4D v11, the database server and SQL server both use preemptive multi-threading. Starting with 4D v13, the Web Server in Static mode also uses preemptive. Now with v15 R5, the 4D language can also be run in preemptive processes.
4D Write Pro commands in preemptive processes
With 4D v16, you can improve your database scalability using the new 4D Write Pro commands in preemptive processes.
If you are doing routines for creating or converting documents programmatically – e.g. invoices … you can now do it with preemptive workers as most 4D Write Pro commands are now thread safe!
Go further with Object fields
Object fields introduced with v15 allows unstructured data bases, similar to schemaless database (NoSQL). 4D v16 goes a big step further. Get a dynamic structure for unstructured data… Confused?
Imagine you use an object field to allow your customers to store custom data, where they can create their own fields. This works well and is one of the most interesting reasons for using an object field. The problem is, how to allow your customer to query this unstructured data? You don't know which 'fields' they used, you cannot build a query editor on top or offer a drop down with used values.
Search records with matching object attributes in selection
4D v16 is providing you with an enhanced integration of object fields in your database.
If you have already pre-selected sets of an object field, you can now query these sets using only one 4D command: easy and fast!
Contact us
Got a question, suggestion or just want to get in touch with the 4D bloggers? Drop us a line!


text:
Quick Reference
Proprietary name for botulinum toxin type A, used in cosmetic surgery as an inhibitor of dermal muscles that cause wrinkles.
From: Botox in A Dictionary of Biomedicine »
Subjects: Medicine and Health.
Related content in Oxford Index
Reference entries
Users without a subscription are not able to see the full content. Please, subscribe or login to access all content.