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Libby (Alexa PenaVega) chats with Ben Reynolds (Shawn Roberts) on the docks in this still from Ms. Matched.
The film centers on upstart wedding planner Libby, who makes dreams come true by designing romantic fairytale weddings for her clients. Problem is there's no romance in her own life. All that changes when she falls for Ben Reynolds, author of the new book, "Wedding Day Do's and Don'ts."
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Coffee mornings have been taking place in Leeds to raise awareness and money for MacMillan Cancer Support.
The city's branch of Marks and Spencerraised over £3,500 for the charity during its event recently.
The store took part in a fancy dress to raise vital funds for the month-long fundraising campaign for Macmillan's flagship World's Biggest Coffee Morning.
Shoppers were out in force to support the cause, joining millions of people across the UK who also participated in coffee mornings for Macmillan.
As well as serving huge amounts of coffee and cake, employees also dressed up in 'Hollywood' and '999 what's your emergency' themed fancy dress.
Tim Dodd, Store Manager at M&S Leeds, said: "We would like to say a huge thank you to all of our shoppers for helping us to raise such a phenomenal amount for such a worthy cause.
"We very much appreciate everyone's efforts and especially staff throughout the store who have been working hard behind the scenes over the last few weeks to help make this year's coffee morning extra special."
* Award-winning Leeds-based public relations agency Grayling North also took part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Joining hundreds of people across the country, team members at Grayling North prepared a host of baked treats ranging from decorated vanilla cupcakes to a Great British Bake Off inspired orange, honey and polenta cake.

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October 10, 2007
I am a neurologist, so I spend time worrying about people's brains. I guess I could focus on other "common" organs, such as the heart or the liver. But to me, those are just pieces of meat; the brain is special. Thus I am concerned about the situations in which the brain will be damaged—situations which are included in the generic term "traumatic brain injury," or TBI.
In civilian life, head injuries are common in automobile accidents and falls, but athletic injuries lead the list of causes (see "A Chill Down the Spine," Los Angeles Times). In recent months there has been increased focus on both the frequency and longterm effects of concussions in football players—a welcome shift away from the attitude that "having your bell rung" is just part of the game. This is also a move away from the ridiculous idea that just because a man is a big, well-trained athlete, somehow his brain is more resistant to injury or to the effects of repeated injuries.
Brain injuries are not limited to males, either. With the increasing participation of women in sports such as soccer and gymnastics, aftereffects such as headaches, poor concentration and lack of motivation are being recognized.
One of the characteristics of athletes, particularly younger participants, is that they deny symptoms and plan to compete even if they have their heads under their arms. Investigators at the University of Illinois are trying to estimate the forces involved in football injuries, as well as the consequences ("High School Footballers Wearing Special Helmets to Monitor Brain Injuries," News Bureau, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
This is an interesting clinical experiment. One doesn't know when a fall or auto accident may occur. But in certain contact sports, like football or boxing, it isn't a question of "if" but of "when." Furthermore, these investigators perform tests of cognition at the beginning of the season, and then can compare that baseline with performances after head injuries. Their intent is to obtain information about what really happens to the brain during impact and subsequent recovery.
The situation in the military is quite different. There is probably no civilian equivalent to the blast injuries that are occurring in Iraq. As mentioned in the USA Today article "Scientists: Brain Injuries from War Worse Than Thought," traumatic brain injury is the "signature wound" of the Iraq war. A high percentage of these injuries are from roadside bombs, which release blasts of pressure.
Most civilian brain injuries occur because the moving brain slams against its covering box, the skull, as occurs in a car crash. A blast injury is different. First, a wave of pressure hits the body. Ear drums may burst, and hollow organs, such as the bowel, may rupture. The brain sustains damage to deeper structures, setting up a continuing cycle of brain cell death.
The clinical symptoms may be progressive, involving continuing problems with memory, mood, and concentration. The effects may be cumulative, that is, repeated exposure to blasts may cause increasing damage to the brain. No one knows what the threshold should be. If a soldier is exposed to a significant blast, what should be done? Should doctors act as if the injury were a typical concussion and rest the soldier until he or she returns to normal? What about a second or third exposure?
For those studying head injuries, this is a whole new ballgame. Animal models are being developed, the pathology is being determined and a number of drugs are being tried to stop the progression of injury. Perhaps the research in football helmets described above can be adapted to soldiers' helmets, so that the amount of force one is exposed to can be monitored.
Military medicine has made remarkable improvements in saving lives. Now it is time to pay more attention to the surviving brain. We must not ignore the longer-term effects of traumatic brain injury. They are real, not imaginary.
We are going to be seeing an increasing number of young men and women who have had their brains scrambled in Iraq. We need to learn how to asses the damage, how to quantify the symptoms, and how to treat these persons both acutely and over the longer term. This is both a medical and moral obligation.
Guy McKhann, M.D., is professor of neurology and neuroscience at the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. He serves as scientific consultant for the Dana Foundation and scientific advisor for Brain in the News.
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NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2009B-0356
PI: Waqas A. Bhatti, Johns Hopkins University, firstname.lastname@example.com
Address: Physics Department, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
CoI: Holland C. Ford, Johns Hopkins University
CoI: Larry D. Petro, Space Telescope Science Institute
CoI: Michael W. Richmond, Rochester Institute of Technology
Title: Followup Observations of M-dwarf Eclipsing Binary Candidates in SDSS Stripe 82
Abstract: M-dwarfs are the most abundant stars in the Galaxy, but remain poorly characterized due to their intrinsic faintness. Eclipsing binary systems of such stars provide direct measurements of their masses, radii, and other fundamental properties. Unfortunately, less than 20 low-mass eclipsing binary systems have been fully characterized to date, bringing to light systematic discrepancies between theoretical and observed mass-radius relations of these stars. We have recently identified a sample of ~ 80 M-dwarf eclipsing binary candidates from multi-epoch photometry in SDSS Stripe 82, and calculated first order estimates of their periods. Here, we propose to observe ~10 of our candidates to obtain R and I band light-curves with the KPNO 2.1-m telescope. These observations will result in precise measurements of these objects' orbital periods, eccentricities, inclinations, their temperature and luminosity ratios, determine the presence of star-spots, and finally, estimate the relative sizes of the binary components.
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Hello I am new to this forum and hope someone could help with an issue in have.
So I have a native instruments machine and a tascam us 144 external sound card.
All drivers are installed and the device is working fine. The issue I have is that as I select the tascam as my default device in the audio options for record and play back there is no wave form being registered when the device plays. I mean the little EQ bar is grey and no signal. But it does work. This concerns me because I then use Sony sound Forge pro 10 to record live sets and my turntable running through my soundcard. I select the tascam in sound Forge but no signal comes through to record.
I know this sounds confusing but I hope someone could help out.
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I have a recording studio (using Sonar X2).
When I use my audio recording devices with Sonar, I only set the device in Sonar, I don't do anything with the sound panels. I have a Roland Octa-Capture and an MAudio Fastrack Ultra 8R (both USB connected). They have ASIO drivers and I just select the unit I want to use in Sonar. The devices show up in the sound control panel but I do nothing with them.
However, some PC sound playback does not work through the devices. e.g. when I use Goldwave (an audio editor) I have to use my PC's sound card and speakers. It won't work through my audio interface unit and studio monitors or headphones.
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Thanks for the reply. I will have a look at Native Instruments specs.
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Spotify is set to hold a much hyped event this afternoon in New York City. And while all the rumours have centred around talk of a new movie and video service, a new report suggests the music streaming types will actually reveal something a touch more prosaic: a new app offering that will tie into your existing playlists and the tunes you listen to.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
{5 fabulous coffee table books}
16 comments:
- Will @ Bright.Bazaar said...
I must get my hands on a copy of Modern Glamour...it looks fab.
- June 22, 2010 at 6:17 AM
- barbara@hodge:podge said...
I really want the Domino book! I try arranging my coffee table with books, but try 3 kids and a husband who rests his drinks on the books! Argh!
I have a few interior design books but prefer stacking magazines (at least if they get soaked, they didn't cost much!
One book my husband bought, it is actually a book about tree houses, but they are over the top gorgeous tree houses in France!
I am loving your compilation posts!
- June 22, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- Vanessa@decor happy said...
Great post Nancy! I recently bought Suzanne Kasler's Inspired Spaces at Homesense for half the regular price - love it.
- June 22, 2010 at 9:36 AM
- thelennoxx said...
What a great post! I love all the coffee table images you posted, they are all so colorful and cute. Makes me want to redesign my living room seating area to something fresher!
- June 22, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- BubBLeS said...
Love the wine cellar inspired bookcase! Trying to convince my bf to make one for our living room! :D
- June 22, 2010 at 12:28 PM
I love the idea of being surrounded by books - it would be like heaven *sigh*. You're amazing!
- June 22, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Lisa said...
Oh I am at Chapters tomorrow I may have to scoop up a few of your selections! I love design books and I also love travel books - we have an old coffee table book that is called One Day in Japan - they did a whole series of them - very interesting photos in those books!
- June 22, 2010 at 6:37 PM
- Maria Killam said...
What a fabulous post, I loved every second of it. I adore coffee table books and often buy them strictly for the cover (well not like I would if it was a cookbook for a living room or anything).
I just love books!!
- June 22, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- DesignTies said...
So Hue comes with the cover in different colours?? How cool!! I totally love the purple cover :-)
You found so many great pictures of coffee tables & books. I love the bright colous of the books in the first picture, and the birch wallpaper on the back of the bookcase with the Domino book is fabulous!!
If a book isn't pretty on the outside, it can be a simple matter of just removing the paper cover to pretty it up :-) I picked up a Celerie Kemble book at HomeSense for $15. The cover had a tear in it, so I just took it off, and the cover underneath is a beautiful bright green :-)
BTW, you can find some great decor books at HS for a fraction of the original price -- often $9.99 or less for a nice hardcover decor book.
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- Jen of Made By Girl said...
OMG I cant believe i only have one of those books!! I have a ton more titles though!
- June 23, 2010 at 11:36 AM
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such a wonderful compilation -- adore all the examples you used, especially the lonny lucite table -- and like jen, have only one of these titles, despite having many, many books!
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Our tastes are largely different. He plays primarily open-world games, racers, and first person shooters, pillar genres of "western" game design. It's true that I tend more toward Japanese games, and occasionally games that are garishly and loudly Japanese. So his statement should have been unsurprising. We just have different tastes. But it was when he said it that surprised me.
I asked him what game we'd been playing.
"Mario Kart. Ah, yeah. Yeah. I didn't really think about it, huh? I meant really Japanese games, you know?"
In Mike's defense, Mario is difficult to pin down as Japanese. He's an Italian plumber, after all, and basically the Mickey Mouse of videogames. He's so famous that he can't be said to belong to one culture at all–he's globally recognized, and every tuned-in culture likely has "their" version of Mario, the same as they have "their" Mickey Mouse or McDonalds.
But it's been weird, seeing this trend from Japan's complete dominance of console gaming to a sort of coup by western game developers. In large part I suppose that's due to the Xbox brand: gamers can play a largely western catalogue of games on an American-made console. It's also due to the lopsided categorization: Assassin's Creed, Battlefield, Forza; these are all considered "our" games, despite being from three different countries. Meanwhile, Japan is just Japan.
Many gamers seem content to let Japan just be dead. After all, where are all the Japanese role-playing games? We have The Witcher (Poland), Elder Scrolls (US), and Dragon Age (Canada). This despite the massive number of Japanese role-playing games that get released on 3DS and Vita to critical acclaim. Well, those are handhelds, they don't really count. Small in size, they're assumed to be small in scope.
I suspect that much of the American gaming public is holding their breath for Final Fantasy 15. SquareEnix have been in and out of gamers' graces for a while. Can the Japanese prove they've still got it? The massive success of Dark Souls and Bloodborne should prove that they have, in fact, got it. Nevermind that both series are wrapped in the bleak cloak of western fantasy; us westerners wouldn't accept anything less.
If Final Fantasy 15 flops, will American gamers write off Japanese role-playing games entirely? That'd be a very sad thing, with Persona 5 just over the horizon.
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The local Labour Party is backing the campaign opposing the housing developments on the west side of North Walsham spearheaded by one of our members, Berni Marfleet and supported by our County Council Candidate, David Spencer. Local residents have expressed strong concerns on the doorstep and signed a petition and letters to the district council. Action is particularly needed to improve pedestrian safety, especially on Aylsham Road.
North Walsham is a growing town and new homes are needed. But developments need to be properly planned with a relief road to take cars and lorries out of residential streets and the town centre. We also need more funding for schools and health care as well as the provision of affordable homes.
Development and growth must not be done in a piecemeal way as currently proposed. This will only exacerbate the already serious road safety issues on Millfield Road and Station Road and the critical situation on Aylsham Road where mums and dads and their children have to dice with lorries and speeding cars every day.
David Spencer said: "Road safety improvements including traffic calming are needed now as a matter of urgency before anyone is seriously hurt – irrespective of any planning application. We have asked for traffic safety measures to be implemented but Highways has always refused. Action is needed now."
A protest against 550 houses proposed to the west of North Walsham will take place on Tuesday 7 March. It will start at the junction of Aylsham and Station Road at 4.30pm heading down the Aylsham Road. The Development Committee of North Norfolk District Council will meet at 9.30am on Thursday 16 March in Cromer.
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With conservative businessman Donald J. Trump the official Republican nominee for President, we now get to see who he would fill his cabinet with.
Trump always hires the best, which is why he selected Dr. Ben Carson to run to run the committee that will help Trump select his Vice President, as well as other positions in a Trump White House.
During a recent interview, Dr. Carson made a huge announcement about who he believes will be Trump's Attorney General: Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). He is a tough attorney and would be an ideal candidate to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her crimes!
Ben Carson on Wednesday floated Ted Cruz as a possible attorney general in a Donald Trump administration, noting that it could allow Cruz to prosecute Hillary Clinton.
"I think he would be terrific on the Supreme Court, or I think he would be a terrific attorney general. Or he could be both," Carson told Fox News Radio's John Gibson.
Carson was asked whether it would be "smart" for Trump, now the presumptive GOP nominee, to nominate Cruz to the Supreme Court.
"He could be attorney general first, you know, go ahead and prosecute Hillary, and then go on the Supreme Court," Carson added.
Carson admitted that there are "deep wounds" though and it may "take a little while for that to occur."
Via The Hill
It's clear that Dr. Carson's opinion is respected by Trump, and this endorsement of Cruz will certainly make the appointment more likely to happen. In addition, it would be a terrific way for Trump to work with fellow conservatives who he previously went to battle with.
This would be a bold move, and Hillary Clinton's worst nightmare. The FBI criminal investigation of Hillary expands by the day, and as we learn more it's clear that her issues are going to last far beyond this campaign cycle.
Do you think Ted Cruz should be the Attorney General? Please leave us a comment (below) and tell us!


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H.Res.388 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting Federal employees.113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives, with respect to federal employees, that:
- Congress and the President should end the pay freeze and prevent any further cuts to pensions or benefits;
- employee contributions to their retirement system should not be increased;
- the annuity multiplier used to determine retirement benefits should not be decreased;
- the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuity supplement should not be eliminated and employees who are eligible to retire should be able to do so;
- plans for Social Security reform should not include using a Chained Consumer Price Index, which would reduce federal annuities;
- the number of employees hired should not be arbitrarily limited;
- neither current nor future employees should be subject to automatic termination as a result of delinquent taxes;
- federal agencies should be allowed to determine the hiring strategies that best meet their needs, rather than operating under an arbitrary, across-the-board hiring policy;
- the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) should not be turned into a voucher program that shifts the costs of health insurance to employees and retirees;
- the tax increase on new employees that funds part of the extension of the unemployment insurance program administered by the Department of Labor should be repealed;
- the work that federal employees perform on behalf of the American people should be honored and respected; and
- Congress should recognize that efforts to reduce the compensation and support provided to federal employees undermine our government's ability to meet its obligations to its citizens and hurt federal agencies' ability to recruit and retain a high-quality workforce.


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SAFE Announcements and Events:
- Biotechnology and Quality of Raw Materials and Foodstuffs: 17-19 Sept 2018
The Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences of the Slovak University of Agriculture at Nitra, a SAFE member since January 2018, announces the 13th International Conference on Biotechnology and Quality of Raw Materials and Foodstuffs. SAFE consortium Scientific Secretary will give a Plenary Lecture, Sparking New Life into Food Safety Research.
The conference will take place from 17-19 September 2018 at the Smolenice Castle in Smolenice, Slovak Republic. Sessions include
- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
- Food Design and Innovation
- Personalized Nutrition and Health
- Innovation Trends in Food Industry
Abstracts for poster and oral presentations will be accepted until July 31 2018. Following, papers will be published in the Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences. See instructions for authors.
Look forward to meeting you there!
- SAFE Special Issue in TIFS. January 2019
SAFE consortium members will publish a Special Issue of Trends in Food Science &Technology as the first issue of TIFS 2019.
Keeping Food Safety on the Agenda for 15 Years: The SAFE Consortium
There are five food safety themes in the Special Issue, each led by a SAFE member:
- The Circular Bioeconomy, by Matis Ltd in Iceland
- Safe Nutrients, by IBA in Romania
- Emerging Microbial Threats, by CNR-DiSBA in Italy
- Chemical Hazards, by AZTI in Spain
- Risk Communication, by Nofima in Norway
The release EVENT will take place in early 2019. Stay tuned for further information.
- GHI Congress on Food Safety and Security: 24 March 2019
The Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) is an international non-profit network founded in 2004 to promote harmonization of global food safety regulations and legislation. Read more about GHI here.
GHI will hold its first World Congress to address the problem of differences in regulations between countries and scientifically unjustified food scares which lead to the destruction and/or refusal of safe food. Read more about the Congress here.
The GHI World Congress will be a platform for presenting the most suitable assays for food safety assessments within different fileds - chemistry and microbiology to genetic toxicology and genomics. Congress participants will produce a declaration which calls for and establishes a target to change regulations based on available knowledge.
SAFE consortium is a GHI Supporting Organization.
Early bird registration is open, €595 before 1 Oct. Register here.
- SAFE Executive Board and Member Meetings 2018-19 JUNE
The upcoming 2018 meetings of the SAFE consortium Executive Board will be by teleconference in
TUESDAY 19 June at 15H CET
Log in as a SAFE member to download the Agenda and the Minutes of all SAFE EB meetings. Also available are the Agenda and the Minutes of all SAFE Member Meetings, including the Annual General Meetings. Once logged in, these documents become visible as a separate article in Past Events.
If your institution is a SAFE member but you don't have a User Name and Password - send an email to Katherine Flynn with your 3 food safety interests and you will be registered.
If your institution is not a SAFE member - you will find information here on how to apply.
Benefits of Membership
The Benefits of a SAFE consortium Membership:
SAFE members say these are the reasons they became, and remain, members:
Make your voice heard in food safety research programming.
Take part in SAFE publications and SAFE events that aim to advise policy, decision makers and funding bodies at national and European levels on Food Safety Science. The SAFE consortium's food safety priorities are set annualy by SAFE members, and SAFE members write the position papers and give the talks which form the independent food safety voice in Europe. Become a SAFE consortium member and your institution's food safety voice will be heard.
Be a part of a European expert group.
As a SAFE member, your organisation participates in and sustains the non-profit European Association for Food Safety. Many organisations have mandates to be a part of pan-European and/or non-profit associations. The benefits also come from networking with food safety professionals from across (and outside of) Europe and from many of the diverse sectors involved in keeping food safety on the agenda. Become a SAFE consortium member and join a diverse network of food safety experts.
Participate in SAFE food safety events.
SAFE organises top-level seminars bringing together scientists from the membership and encouraging new and promising interactions. In addition, we offer specialised workshops and seminars in cooperation with industry. All are open to non-members but SAFE members profit from strongly reduced or no fees and participation in planning of the programme. Become a SAFE consortium member and interact with top European food safety professionals.
All food safety scientific staff can become SAFE members.
All scientists at your institution (including technical personnel and students) can register on the SAFE site and thereby access the SAFE 'members only' web pages and be on the SAFE mailing list. SAFE has a bottom up organisation in which those who register recieve SAFE calls for participation to co-author our papers and participate in our events. Become a SAFE consortium member and your scientific colleagues can take food safety initiatives.
Join the SAFE project development service.
Members may seek advice and assistance in developing research proposals within the Work Programmes of the European Union Frameworks or within any other research funding programmes available in the EU and worldwide. Become a SAFE consortium member and form winning teams for food safety proposal writing.
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Register as an Individual Member of the SAFE consortium and access Member's Only pages including downloads of documents and presentations, plus receive SAFE announcements directly by email !
Registration is simple. Send an email to the SAFE Scientific Secretary, Katherine Flynn, from your institution email address and include your three Food Safety interests.


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Chinese nationals still buying Singapore homes for their kids
Despite facing weaker currencies and slowing economies, mainland Chinese and Malaysians remain the top foreign buyers of Singapore property, revealed DTZ.
Together, they bought 1,952 private homes in 2015, or 54 percent of total foreign purchases.
Specifically, sales to Chinese nationals fell slightly by 3.8 percent to 998 units, while Malaysian home purchases remained largely unchanged at 954 units.
"The devaluation of the Chinese yuan in August 2015 meant that mainland Chinese nationals found their purchasing power clipped, as their national currency weakened against the Singapore dollar," said DTZ.
Still, both groups of foreign buyers posted healthy purchases last year compared to 2008, during the Global Financial Crisis, when mainland Chinese only purchased 362 private homes, while Malaysians bought 626 units.
"Singapore's political stability, transparent real estate policies and strict rule of law positions the city-state ahead of many other countries as a place where investors enjoy a high level of certainty on returns. Many mainland Chinese also bought homes for their children studying in Singapore," added DTZ.
Meanwhile, the number of Indonesian home purchases fell by 33.6 percent to 279 units, lower than the 618 homes bought in 2008.
Picture Source: Mainland Chinese and Malaysian buyers formed 54 percent of foreign home purchases in 2015.
Source copied: http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/property-management-news/2016/3/120261/chinese-nationals-still-buying-singapore-homes-for-their-kids


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Aftersales Manager
Excellent earning potential
Market leading employee benefits
There has never been a more exciting time to become part of Lookers. We are proud to have recently been voted one of the UK's Top Employers and looking after both our people and our customers is at the heart of everything we do.
About the role
Your role as Service Manager with Lookers will be to develop and manage the performance of your Service team in delivering an exceptional customer service experience whilst implementing plans to optimise the full profit potential of the department.
Key Responsibilities & Duties:
- Maximise customer satisfaction by treating them as an individual and delivering an exceptional service experience
- Monitor department performance against budget, identify any shortfall and implement plans to improve the performance
- Analyse local market statistics to identify opportunities within the territory
- Establish staff levels required to deliver both CSI and budget objectives.
- Organise departmental forecasts and reports in a clear and timely manner
What we're looking for:
- Experience gained from a similar role within the Motor trade is essential
- An ambitious and target driven leader with a proven track record of exceeding targets
- Previous experience of managing a team is essential, with the ability to train, coach and motivate the Service team to develop them to their full potential
- A customer focused individual with an uncompromising attitude to delivering customer service and maintain a customer centric culture within the Service team
- Outstanding interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
- Innovative individual, willing to explore new methods of driving performance
- A full and valid UK driving Licence
Why us...?
In recognition of the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people we have recently introduced a new and improved industry leading benefits package. This includes competitive basic salaries, enhanced holidays that increase with service, critical illness cover after 2 years, one year fully paid maternity leave for women and for some roles a company car and high earning potential through commission or bonus.
As well as working with a great bunch of people you can also benefit from ongoing development with investment in specific brand and management training and the opportunity of a long term career path with one of the UK's Top Employers 2017.
If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check.
Please note: We will close vacancies once the required quality or number of applications has been received.


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The latest match day meant the end to the Bundesliga dominance in the group phase of the Men's EHF Cup, as HSV Hamburg lost away to Haslum Handballklubb in Group A, and Füchse Berlin had to leave Denmark with a defeat to Skjern in Group C.
Both German teams will be seeking revenge on home ground, as the second half of the group phase launches this weekend with reverse matches of last weekend's games. Two of the eight matches will be shown live on ehfTV.com and all matches can be also followed on the live ticker.
Men's EHF Cup Group Phase
HSV Hamburg (GER) vs Haslum Handballklubb (NOR)
Saturday 7 February, 15.30 hrs local time
Haslum probably performed the largest sensation in the group phase so far, when they defeated Hamburg 34:32 at home on Sunday.
The VELUX EHF Champions League winners from 2013 had definitely not calculated on losing any points in Norway, and the North German will undoubtedly be keen on revenging the defeat, when they receive the Norwegian champions in the Sporthall Hamburg on Saturday afternoon.
Not only do Hamburg need a win in order to regain their self-confidence, but just as important to stay top of the group, while Haslum will obviously be chasing further points in their hope to reach the quarter-finals which was boosted by the surprise win on Sunday.
Gorenje Velenje (SLO) vs Pfadi Winterthur (SUI)
Sunday 8 March, 19.00 hrs local time
With their 35:26 win in Switzerland on Sunday, Velenje took a major step towards the quarter-finals, and the Slovenian side can take an even bigger step towards the last eight in case of a further victory Sunday evening, in which they are obvious favourites after their big away win.
However, Pfadi Winterthur have taken their only win in the group phase exactly on away ground, as they won 27:23 against Haslum on the first match – and as the Swiss outfit are almost facing their last call with regards to a quarter-final berth, they are likely to go all in in the Rdeca Dvorana on Sunday.
HCM Constanta (ROU) vs Fraikin BM Granollers (ESP)
Sunday 8 March, 11.45 hrs local time, live on ehfTV
Having only achieved one point in their first three matches of the group phase, Constanta are under pressure with regards to qualifying for the quarter-finals, as the two top spots are already four points away.
Through their 23:21 win at home, Granollers got on five points just as Team Tvis Holstebro in the top of the group, and with another win the City Hall of Constanta Sunday morning, the Spanish team can almost book the ticket for the quarter-final already.
However, it was a close match in Spain on Saturday, and as Constanta are in desperate need of a win, the Romanian champions must be expected to give their visitors a tough fight.
St. Petersburg HC (RUS) vs Team Tvis Holstebro (DEN)
Monday 9 March, 19.00 hrs local time
St. Petersburg and Holstebro are waiting until Monday evening to play their remake of their meeting in Denmark on Saturday.
The first meeting between the two teams was an equal affair, in which St. Petersburg were leading several times, even in the second half, before the Danish hosts decided the matter and won 28:24 which sent them on top of the group.
Considering the equal first match, Holstebro may be facing a challenge keeping their first place, when they are visiting the Arena St. Petersburg, where the home team are in urgent need of points in order to keep their quarter-final dreams alive, having only got one point this far.
Futebol Clube do Porto (POR) vs HC Vojvodina (SRB)
Saturday 7 March, 18.00 hrs local time live on ehfTV
Through their strong finish, Porto got their first win in the group phase, as they defeated Vojvodina 29:27 on Sunday.
This obviously gives the Portuguese team a great chance to double their number of points, when the Serbian champions are visiting the Dragao Caixa of Porto on Saturday evening.
Vojvodina are the only team in the entire group phase who are still on zero points, and it is a big question, if they will manage to change this fact in this match.
Füchse Berlin (GER) vs Skjern Handbold (DEN)
Sunday 8 March, 17.15 hrs local time
Skjern provided a substantial surprise last Saturday, as they defeated Füchse 32:28 at home in the Skjern Bank Arena, and even after having been up with six goals several times.
Sunday evening in the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, the Foxes will not only be hungry for revenge for this rather humiliating defeat, but also for getting back the first place in the group, which they lost to exactly Skjern through the defeat in Denmark on Saturday.
However, if one is to believe Skjern left wing Bjarke Kristensen, Füchse should expect no easy task on Sunday.
"We are full of self-confidence, and we have every reason to be. We are really looking forward to the Sunday game," he said.
MT Melsungen (GER) vs Balatonfüredi KSE (HUN)
Saturday 7 March, 20.00 hrs local time
Melsungen had no problems securing a 30:24 away win, when the two teams first met in Hungary, and the Bundesliga side obviously appear as huge favourites in the reverse match in the Rothenbach-Halle in Kassel on Saturday night.
While Melsungen are leading the group clearly with maximum points after their first three matches, the visitors have only got one point so far, and it will be very difficult for them to get any further points in Germany against a confident home team.
"If we can work just as consequently in our defence, as we did in the first match, nothing should stand in the way of a further success," as Melsungen's Serbian centre back Nenad Vuckovic put it.
Eskilstuna Guif (SWE) vs RK Nexe (CRO)
Sunday 8 March, 17.00 hrs local time
In their two latest matches, Eskilstuna have achieved their first two EHF Cup points ever through two draws, the latest of which was the 29:29 away against Nexe this past Saturday. When the two teams meet again in the Eskilstuna Sporthall, the only Swedish team in the competition will therefore obviously be chasing the first win in an EHF Cup group match ever.
A win will also let them take over the second place in the group from Nexe, who are currently on three points, and bring them a big step closer to the quarter-finals.
Nexe, on the other hand, can take an ever bigger step towards the knock-out matches in case of a win in Sweden.
Find all the fixtures of the Men's EHF Cup Group Phase Round 4 here


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St. John's wort is used to treat symptoms of anxiety, sleep disorders and depression. Herbalists take the yellow flowers from each plant to use in various preparations, such as teas, capsules and tablets. In addition to these formulations of the herb, topical preparations (skin creams) and liquid extracts or tinctures are available for use.
It has not been found to be effective in treating symptoms of depression; it was no more effective in relieving symptoms than a placebo. Because of the risk of interaction with certain prescriptions, some people should not try using this herb.
For patients suffering from severe depression, attempting to treat their symptoms with St. John's wort can lead to a worsening of their mental health, and may lead to suicide.
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Readers, how do you get earthworms into your garden? I live in Hyde Park and have a nice sized yard. I have purchased quite a few new plants and noticed when digging the holes for them I don't have any worms in my yard to speak of. Is there a place in town or on the internet where I can buy worms to stock my yard to help these plants live. I understand that I must purchase the correct worms for the area. -- Stephanie, Hyde Park
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Although much has happened in the last two weeks, I am writing my blog today about some extraordinary Guatemalans I met in the last few days. Guatemaltecos Extraordinarios was one of the several amazing groups involved in critical work with youth at risk who presented at the second Seminar I organized with a wide range of stakeholders. The panel discussion was focused on the evaluation and feasibility of educational programs as life alternatives for youth at risk. It was conducted in Spanish, transmitted live, and recorded in Youtube.
Guatemaltecos Extraordinarios is an association, a non-profit, non-governmental organization working with youth and families in high risk, particularly Zona 7 in Guatemala City, which is a poverty-stricken area with high incidence of crime, heavy drug trafficking, and widespread family abuse. According to the Association's staff and website, the filter they use is: how much the program participants want to recognize and overcome their adversities (abuse, neglect, drug abuse, poverty, etc.) and eventually succeed. Guatemaltecos Extraordinarios assumes that the children and youth have inherent strengths. The staff role is to help youth at risk to discover their talents and gifts, and facilitate the capacity to evolve into whole persons.
The organization is committed to a personalized Plan of Recovery and Success. The assistance it provides is comprehensive because it includes getting to know the youth deeply and working together with the teaching personnel in their educational curriculum while engaging closely with their families, and communities. Healing is enabled through complementary programs, such as academic tutoring, substance abuse treatment, individual and family counseling, and health care services, as needed. In other words, they provide the kind of "wrap around" services youth at risk need in order to overcome adversity and engage in the path of recovery and success.
The young women I interviewed during my visit to Zona 7 were 19 and 17 years old. They both stressed the critical work they have done in working on themselves. They identified as their greatest challenge having to confront their anger towards their parents after they abandoned them physically or emotionally, their "rebel" attitude towards their parents and family members, and the risky behaviors in which they had engaged in the past.
Through participating in the Association programs, the youth I interviewed had been able to acknowledge their drug addiction, state of depression, and suicidal thoughts. After "reaching the bottom," these youth were looking forward, with an open mind and a positive outlook towards life and their future. They were proud to be engaged in education programs to which their parents didn't have any access. The healing process they had gone through helped them to improve communication with their families.
The youth I interviewed viewed education as the mean to breaking the cycle of violence and poverty in which they were entangled. They told me of the responsibility they felt to give back to their families and communities. They attributed the healing process as the reason for having assumed leadership in the Association. They told me that this was the main reason they were talking to me, so that their stories would help others to overcome their adversities and start assuming responsibility for themselves, in the same way they had done it.
The two young women assisted by Guatemaltecos Extraordinarios spent over an hour with me talking about their past and present lives and how they envisioned their future. I was also able to join their group activities with other eight youth who are part of the same cohort. During the day, these youth engage in educational scholarships through the Association and attend diversificados (diversified programs equivalent to High School) or work towards Peritos (equivalent to technical education, in tourism, communications, and other fields). In the evenings, these youth go to the Association offices for extra-curriculum activities, which are part of their therapeutic group work, and for individual counseling, as needed.
A founder of Guatemaltecos Extraordinarios presented at the Seminar II held yesterday, April 15, at the Central Campus of the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG). Other presenters included the Asociacion Ak'Tenamit and Los Patojos about which I reported in previous blogs. This second seminar will be followed by a third seminar, which it will be held May 5 in the UVG campus in the Highlands, and about which I'll be reporting later.


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My belief is on the war in Iraq. The reason I'm writing about the war is because I want to
know, is fighting really solving anything? All you hear about everyday is the war. It is starting to get old, get home from school, turn on the T.V and there it is. There is always news about people dying. Well is people dying helping anything?
For the last four years violence has been this worlds attitude, from different countrys
testing different weapons to the U.S and Iraq battling it out for peace. Well isn't there a different way to get peace between two countrys. I don't know anybody in Iraq, I don't have family in Iraq, but I still get sick when I hear about the war.
When you hear about the civilians that die each day from friendly fire, car bombings,
or just were in the wrong spot at the wrong time, can you classify that as getting somewhere, to world peace? The answer is no, you can't. Killing innocent people is wrong, taking people as hostages and taping them suffering and then showing them getting killed is wrong. But yet, still people have anough nerves to say that is progression in the war.
What ever happened to the news that made people happy, the news that the only
bad story you would hear about would be a about a robber. The news that never had
pictures of people dying. Where did those happy times go?
My belief about the war is kind of anti-war. I don't agree with the war, but I guess
you have to do what ever it takes to get things done, even if it envolves people dying, nothing getting done, and just violence. I think there are other ways to get peace between two countrys, it doesn't have to be fighting. This I Believe.
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"So what is this about again?" The boy was maybe 10 or 11, trying to piece together why about 60 earnest strangers were sitting in the lobby of his mosque on Route 2 in Latham. "It's about us showing support for you guys," said the woman he was talking to. "Ah. Most people just think we're terrorists," he replied, matter of factly. "Well, we're here to say we know you're not," she answered, and turned away with tears in her eyes.
The event last Thursday—a candlelight vigil of solidarity, observing a prayer service, and time for fellowship in which the visitors sang—was organized by Saratoga Peace Week, but attended by people from all across the Capital Region. Many wore shirts that read "Today, I am a Muslim."
The group left behind a sign that read "First they came for the Muslims, and we said 'Not this time!'" with individual signatures of the visitors on it. I've seen that sign/slogan (usually, with the much more satisfying ending of "Not this time, fuckers") at various rallies and around social media in the past couple weeks, and I find it one of the most heartening things I've seen in this dark time.
It is at once unapologetic and compassionate. It declares a willingness to believe that past horrors do not have to be repeated, and a willingness to take on personal risk to realize to make sure they aren't. At least it does in the context of widespread commitments being made to flood any attempt to register people by religion. As our local poet Elizabeth Gordon wrote, "If they come for the Jews, we gotta all be Jews. If they come for the Muslims, we gotta all be Muslims." Knowing so many people who were willing to say they would do that was one of the few lights in the days after this election, and I honor everyone who has made that commitment in their hearts.
But the next thing I realized is that it would be dangerous to feel like having crossed the mountain of confirming for myself that I would take that step means that I have done what I need to do.
If we were to come to a place where such a registry were being implemented, we will have already lost so much ground. Signing up would be a last ditch effort that may not actually help. We may not even be able to volunteer; it seems likely that the first step will be a resurrection of a Bush II-era registry of immigrants from majority Muslim countries.
We need to stop it from happening. That will likely require active resistance, non-compliance, civil disobedience, and stepping in to protect people under attack. Remember, the Danish non-Jews who chose to wear yellow stars also did things like help Jews escape the country in fishing boats.
It is also true that many other folks are at risk—and have been at risk—in ways that don't involve registries. Of the hate incidents tabulated by the Southern Poverty Law Center in the 10 days post election, 6 percent were anti-Muslim, 23 percent were anti-Black, 32 percent were anti-immigrant, and 12 percent each anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT. Police violence directed at Black folk has not suddenly ended. Deportations and detentions of immigrants are ongoing.
My point is not at all to compare or elevate one of these problems above another. Solidarity across all these issues is going to be the only way through. What's going on isn't new with this election, though it's certainly gotten worse for many. But that also means important organizing efforts are have long been underway that we can tap into and build upon.
For example, here's a first step that is very relevant right now—the New Sanctuary for Immigrants campaign to get our local leaders to declare that city and county law enforcement will not collaborate with federal immigration law enforcement to arrest or detain immigrants and will refuse to comply with a registry of Muslims or immigrants of any kind.
Right now there is a petition focusing on Albany, the signing of which will also allow you to hear about next steps. I'm sure that efforts will be forming in our neighboring counties soon (perhaps through you?). I would suggest that you also reach out to your municipal and especially county elected officials directly on this, especially if you reside in the more suburban and rural parts of the county.
If you are part of a congregation that might be willing to become a "sanctuary congregation," contact Joe Paparone at the Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State to find out more, email@example.com. If you are involved with a university, you can join the #sanctuarycampus movement.
Not this time, fuckers. Let's mean it.


text: There are a lot of methods to make money here on BHW and I have unfortunately not learned enough yet. I?m just getting into the internet marketing scene, but I want to try to help some of you as best as possible given my limited expertise. Obviously I do not have some method to win you all thousands of dollars, but perhaps I can help you all better understand payments so that you can keep more of your money. Options to Receive Money - PayPal - Western Union - Dwolla - Stripe - Google Checkout - Amazon Payments - Braintree - Money Bookers (best in UK) - Paymate (best in NZ and Australia) PayPal Obviously PayPal is the most prevalent payment method in the world today. It is easy and it is typically quite safe and secure. It is also kind of like Facebook ? even if you don?t like it you are kind of forced to use it anyway. If you are a PayPal merchant you can expect to pay some hefty charges for transactions. Standard Merchant Services: a) Accept credit cards on website b) Add PayPal as a payment option (express checkout) c) Email invoices for online payment d) Sell on eBay $0 to $3000 = 2.9% + $0.30 $3000 to $10,000 = 2.5% + $0.30 $10,000 + = 2.2% + $0.30 $100,000+ = Call 1-888-818-3928 If you are selling on PayPal with volume, take advantage of these reductions. If you are receiving micropayments from many CPA networks / affiliate groups take advantage of the micropayment discount as well: ? Application required. Additional fees associated with PayPal merchant accounts: International sales: 1.0% cross-border fee and/or 2.5% currency conversion fee (View Fee Calculator) Western Union Costs for Western Union vary depending on the location (domestic U.S.A. or international etc.) You can find western union calculations on their website. Dwolla Dwolla is new service that is somewhat revolutionary for transferring/processing funds. They are also a very simple service. Cost to receive micro payments (amounts less than $10.00) = $0.00 Cost to receive money in amounts great than $10.00 = $0.25 Everything else is free. If you are getting many payments under $10.00, think about convincing clients / networks to also pay in Dwolla. At least broach the issue as it could save everyone a lot of money. Stripe Stripe is also a new service that is best for subscription billing. For anyone on BHW that offers a monthly service, this is a perfect method that is gaining a lot of traction internationally and in the U.S.A. Stripe has the industry standard cost of 2.9% plus $0.30 of the transaction, however they maintain simplicity. No setup fees, no monthly fees, no card storage fees, no hidden fees. When you earn you pay. Data portability with Stripe is also great. If you choose to move to another service they will export the data for you. Basically they are the nice / simple guys. Google Checkout The Google Checkout function is relatively new and does not have the same traction as PayPal, but can nonetheless be useful. Here is a list of the transaction processing fees associated with this service: Monthly Sales Through Google Checkout Less than $3,000 = 2.9% + $0.30 $3000 to $9,999.99 = 2.5% + $0.30 $10,000 to $99,999.99 = 2.2% + $0.30 $100,000 or more = 1.9% + $0.30 An additional 1% fee is assessed on transactions where the merchant?s country is different from the buyer?s billing country. Amazon Payments The Amazon Payments function is almost identical to Google Checkout: Less than $10 = 5% + $0.05 for all transactions Less than $3,000 = 2.9% + $0.30 $3000 to $10,000 = 2.5% + $0.30 $10,000 to $100,000 = 2.2% + $0.30 $100,000 or more = 1.9% + $0.30 Braintree This service is also good for subscription based billing. It does have data portability (meaning you can move your data around if you change providers). They have a different way of billing, but high volume subscription-based merchants should definitely use Braintree for their lower percentage fees. Merchant Account: Monthly fee = $35 Monthly minimum = $75 Setup = $99 Visa/Mastercard/Discover payments Qualified = 2.29% + $0.30 Non-qualified = 2.89% + $0.30 International = 0.5% American Express = 2.89% + $0.30 Money Bookers This service is based in the U.K. and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority of the U.K. They offer a number of benefits including sending money to anyone with an email address even if the recipient does not have a Money Bookers account. Their fees are on a flat per transaction basis, where uploading fees to a Money Bookers account is free, but withdrawing funds from your account costs you. Pay Mate Pay Mate is a service found most often in Australia and New Zealand, though it is gaining ground in the USA and UK as an alternative to PayPal. There are set monthly fees for merchant accounts. In the U.S.A. the fees are as follows: Seller fees for a standard account = 3% + $0.50 per succession transaction Account application fee = $12.95 Monthly fees = $5.00 Monthly MC/Visa Compliance fee = $2.50 PCI Annual fee = $39.95 I hope this helps.


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Liverpool are being linked with Middlesbrough defender Rhys Williams.
The Australia international is a confirmed target for Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle, who worked with Williams at Burnley.
The Trotters hope to do business for around £2.5 million.
However, the Daily Mail says Coyle could face competition from Liverpool, which are also keeping tabs on the youngster's situation.
It's kicking off again! Click here for your No1 source for Liverpool transfer market news and gossip.


text: Hey guys, I'm interesting in buying a MBA or MBP, but i have a few questions in regards to the MBA. 1. I plan to watch a lot of videos on the MBA (though most are probably not in HD ), but i noticed esveral complaints of choppy videos and overheating problems. Will it be problematic for me to watch several tv shows or movies on Hulu? Will it overheat if i watch videos while placing the MBA on my lap? 2. When i compare this with the MBP, i can't help but believe that the MBA is a lot less durable and a lot more fragile. Will i still be able to use the MBA in the next 10 years, or will i have to send it to Apple for repair every 3 or 4 years because of overheating or other issues? 3. Another conern i suppose it is prospect that a new MBA will come out sooner or later. I will have to buy a laptop by May-June and since Apple has their hands full with the iPad, will they even release a new MBA or MBP this year? Thanks so much for your help! Edit: Reading a post from "Really, truly ready to throw my MBA at the wall " the MBA seems more like a laptop for people to do casual stuff and not much more. so another concern would be is it a good notebook for multitasking? Can i surf web, get on instant messenger, and listen to music without the laptop overheating? I plan on using the MBA as my main laptop.


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Sigfried's Journal - Part 3
From the ground they came, to the ground we sent them. They clawed and grabbed, we slashed and pummeled. For the first time I felt actual pride in my fellow travellers for we made short work of beast I know to be a nuisance.
Upon entering the temple we were faced with a greater challenge. A foe I prayed I'd not see again in my time. No, not the stone golem that hit me so hard that I forgot how to feel feelings, not a bevy of Orc that met their end like so much parchment. It was after all that, after our daring escape into the tunnels that lay ahead… that is when the Dusk Blade and I saw it…
A door.
It stood there. Wooden, knobbed, doorish. To add to its obvious mockery of us, it wasn't even just a door.
It was ajar.
A whirlwind of emotion came to me as I remembered all my experiences with this foul aberration. I could only hope Jeric could remain stoic. We put our fears of it opening and subsequently closing aside and lay into that door for what felt like 20 minutes, but what we knew to be about 12 seconds. After beating, hacking, slashing this defiant beast we checked for splinters, shared a private moment with our gods and silently noted our new bond, Jeric and I. It was then though, after travelling through the carcass of the creature, the door FRAME, that we realized our challenge had just begun for ahead, the unthinkable…
another door.


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Indian guru in Oregon faces growing government concern
Rep. James Weaver (D) of Oregon has announced plans to hold two days of hearings into the business activities of followers of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, whose settlement here has stirred tensions among local residents. The hearings will look into mining claims and grazing on land managed by the federal government.
Meanwhile, Rep. Bob Smith (R), also of Oregon, said he has asked the Justice Department to increase its staff in Oregon to investigate allegations of immigration violations involving the guru and his disciples, many of whom are reportedly homeless people bused in from other states.
And in Salem, state Sen. Dell Isham called on Gov. Vic Atiyeh to demand the deportation of the guru to India.


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Looking at the one-way contracts coming up for the year, there are many Predators who are coming back to lead the team into the 2011-2012 season such as:
Niclas Bergfors
Martin Erat
Mike Fisher
Patric Hornqvist
Sergei Kostitsyn
David Legwand
Cal O'Reilly
Jerred Smithson
Nick Spaling
Jordin Tootoo
Colin Wilson
Matt Halischuk
Jonathan Blum
Kevin Klein
Ryan Suter
Shea Weber
Jack Hillen
Pekka Rinne
Anders Lindback
Aside from injury call-ups, it looks like the forward roster and goalie roster are pretty much filled. Add Blake Geoffrion into a replacement role for Halischuk or O'Reilly/Wilson if they can't play up to their potential and you have the starting lineup for the Nashville Predators.
But what about the defense?
Jonathan Blum only has a little NHL experience coming at the end of last season and the playoffs. He looked promising but now he'll have to step up into a 2nd pairing role with the injury status of Francis Bouillon. Speaking of which, the Predators brought in Jack Hillen to shore up the loss of Bouillon, but who to pair with him? Here are the candidates for the 3rd defensive pairing for the Nashville Predators coming to training camp:
Taylor Aronson
Victor Bartley
Mattias Ekholm
Ryan Ellis
Scott Ford
Jeffrey Foss
Roman Josi
Teemu Laakso
Charles-Olivier Roussel
Scott Valentine
Each of these candidates have their merits, but a few stand out above the rest. Teemu Laakso has NHL experience although short lived with the Predators. He played a serviceable role, but not much to write home about. I think it'll be a great competition between Mattias Ekholm, Roman Josi, and Charles-Olivier Roussel.
Depending on how they fare in training camp, Josi and Ekholm have the inside track with Roussel and stud prospect Ryan Ellis nipping at their heels. Ekholm has the height advantage at 6'3" and that wingspan could prove an asset against NHL level players. On the other hand, Josi and Roussel provide bulk and both measure in at 6'1". Hockey's Future has Josi and Roussel rated #5 and #6 on Nashville's top prospects and both should put on quite a show in the upcoming weeks. It'll be very interesting to see which defender steps up to take that al important final defensive slot and you can bet we'll be there reporting on how that battle plays out.
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The Christmas trees are trimmed and the midnight shoppers are trying to get the last bargains. But around America there are millions who have some rather unusual ways to spread the holiday spirit to those who are less fortunate.
From knitting scarves for seafarers to donating Gucci suits to the homeless, the giving is limited only by the imagination. As more Americans are finding, all it takes is a good idea to attract volunteers and donors.
Last year, some 93 million people volunteered their time, and charities raised a record amount of money. "There are all kinds of courses out there, all kinds of different ideas," says Dan Langan, director of public information for the National Charities Information Bureau in New York.
Here are three particulary innovative ways that Americans are helping others this Christmas.
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NEW YORK - Barbara Bartell loves to knit. But everyone she knew around her home in Charlo, Mont., was already well supplied with woolens. So this year she's sending mulberry-colored vests, scarves, and hats to seafarers who will be on the high seas on Christmas Day.
"It's the neatest thing that they know there are people who care," says Mrs. Bartell, whose three daughters, learned how to knit for the project.
The Bartells are part of a group of 3,000 knitters - both men and women - who give the gift of their time and fingers to make sure seamen have some Christmas presents. Starting in early November, chaplains from the Seamen's Church Institute, which is affiliated with the Episcopal Church, take the gifts to ships in the New York area.
This year, the Institute expects to hand out about 14,000 gifts, which are usually stowed until Christmas Day. "For many of the seafarers, it's the only Christmas gift they get," says Barbara Clauson, director of the Christmas at Sea program for the Institute.
The formal program began at the turn of the century, when a socialite from an old New York family and a group of friends started the effort. Today, there is at least one knitter in every state. Female prisoners at a New York prison contribute. More than a dozen blind knitters volunteer. "There is a lot of dedication and affection for the program," says Ms. Clauson.
Starting in November, chaplains from the Seamen's Church start marching up boarding ramps in the harbors around New York. During a busy day, they visit as many as 30 ships. "Over the years we have established good relations, so we are welcomed on board," says the Rev. Christian Villagomeza.
With a light rain falling on a December day, the Rev. James Kollin and the Rev. Dilce de Paiva leave the Port Newark International Seafarers' Center in a Chevy Suburban to distribute the gifts.
Boarding the MSL Aurora, they find Capt. Michele Guarracino, who stops to talk them. On Christmas Day, he expects to be in the Caribbean on his way to ports in South America. The crew of 22 Italian and Serbian men will dine together and open the packages. Although they expect to get a few Christmas cards from relatives, Mr. Guarracino says, "These gifts will be the first and last."
And there is no doubt the men appreciate the goods. On board the Oleander, the cook, Vicente Mojica is already wearing his present, a knitted blue vest. "It makes me feel good that people care," he says.
- Ron Scherer
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AUSTIN, TEXAS - Donation drives to provide secondhand clothes for those less fortunate are nothing new during the holidays. But it's a rare thing indeed when the threads turn out to be swank designer numbers by names such as Gucci, Armani, and Yves Saint Laurent.
Yet that's exactly what happened in 18 American cities, where lawyers have opened their hearts and closets for a program called Santa Brings a Law Suit.
Founded last Christmas by attorney Paul Gutierrez and about 100 of his colleagues in the San Francisco area, the kinder, merrier law suit campaign is well on its way to becoming a national tradition among the profession. The posh apparel goes to homeless shelters with job-placement programs, Gutierrez explains, as a way of providing a little extra help to folks who are seeking to turn their lives around.
"I was driving to work one morning and I saw all the homeless people and wondered, 'Gee, why can't these people get any jobs?' " he says. "Then I realized that, because of the way they're dressed, most people wouldn't think of hiring them. And here my closet was full of suits that I'd outgrown and didn't even wear any more."
Although the final tally won't be in until sometime in January, this Christmas the donation drive could provide some 2,000 needy job seekers from Los Angeles to Coral Gables, Fla.,with professional attire,
In Austin, Texas, where approximately 100 women's dress suits were being passed out Tuesday at the SafePlace battered women's shelter, the donations were especially welcome. Many of the recipients had recently fled their homes with their children and only the clothes on their backs, deputy director Ellen Fisher says.
"The women were all very excited to get to pick out something they want that's so nice," says Ms. Fisher. The program is "sending out a powerful message that you're not alone, and somebody's rooting for you."
- Kyle Johnson
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los angeles - For the San Fernando Valley Woodworkers' Association, the holiday season is a time to turn their talents into toys - for needy children.
"We like doing it, and it makes you feel good," says association vice president Brad Bowers. "It may sound a bit schmaltzy, but it's true."
Doing the right thing means a year of planning - selecting one toy that can be made quickly with no compromise in quality: a log truck that rolls, for example.
"We're frequently asked if they're for sale," says toy project committee chairman Robert Rennie. "They're not. They're going to some special kids."
With 40 or more members pitching in, the work is too much for even the largest home shop, so the group this year was given the use of the El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Calif.
In addition to table saws and drill presses, El Camino offered more helping hands. About a dozen members of the El Camino chapter of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America - boys and girls in the ninth through the 12th grades - volunteered to pitch in. "We had Muslims, Christians, and Jews, and they all had one goal: to do something nice for some kid who needs assistance," says Barry Lampke, a vocational teacher at El Camino.
In two five-hour sessions, the group turned out 81 cradles and 106 dump trucks. "If we turned out a couple of thousand toys every year, we'd still have no problem finding homes for them," says Mr. Rennie. "If we can make things just a little bit better, that's the important thing."
- James Blair
'We like doing it, and it makes you feel good.'
- Brad Bowers, woodworker


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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Non-venomous snakes are slithering into a Mississippi courthouse this spring, posing no threat but giving workers the creeps.
Five of the brown DeKay's snakes — sometimes called earth snakes — have been found in the Hinds County circuit clerk's basement office since April 8.
A deputy clerk, Kelly Phillips, says the largest was as big around as her finger and a few inches long. She didn't stop to measure it.
Former zookeeper Percy King went to the courthouse to identify the snakes. He says they have soft teeth that probably couldn't even break a human's skin. They can enter buildings through tiny holes.
Phillips says the first time she saw one, she screamed "Snake!" and several co-workers scattered. One picked it up with a paper clamp and took it outside


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We're up 6 more and down 1 (2/21/06)
I thought our fish tank was kind of empty. 30 gallons of water and 6 smallish fish = empty fish tank in my book.
The Sunday ad for one of the big pet stores advertised neons, black neons, guppies and tetras for $1 each. In my dutch world getting anything for half price is such a bargain you can barely turn it down... soooo off to PetCo we went. Me and the three yahoos went to pick out some new fish to bring home as companions to our current batch (did I mention I took them by myself - no help. I'm getting so brave as I inch closer to 30).
I really, really wanted neons - kind of a nostalgic thing... we had neons in our fish tank when I was growing up so because of that I think they are the perfect addition for our quiet tank. They were sold out. Apparently there are quite a few dutch people in the SW suburbs of Chicago itching to get fish at half price:) So I talked to the guy there and decided on the white tetras (can't put too many guppies in a tank because they get territorial and pick on each other - they were my second choice because they're pretty). We got 6 tetras - $1 each, plus I had a coupon for $2 off so I got 6 fish for $4 - quite a steal if you ask me!! One was floating this morning when we woke up, but we are up 5.
And the verdict: There are too many fish in our tank. I don't like it. I feel like it looks like a pet store fish tank. The tetras are too big. I want neons.


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Liberalism is constantly on the hunt for equality for all people. The most obvious place where this is observed is equal rights for gays and lesbians. It is a civil rights issue that is perpetrated as a religious issue. Convervatism does wish for equal rights for this citizen's, making them very immoral.
In time there is not one system in the world that will not become outdated and need to be reformed. Political Systems are made to evolve as people evolve and liberal's are the ones trying to make that happen, when you conservatives sit down and say no. Liberal is more virtuous and morally responsible because people have changed since the creation of the law, so we attempt to make the law change with it
He said to love and not to judge. Last time i checked conservatives were the one judging homosexuals and young women were the reactionary/conservative Christians passing laws to ogress them. The only thing Jesus did with the government was be arrested and killed by them. Like most liberals he goes beyond the government, and directly to people and accepts them.
I don't understand why conservatives think it's okay to enforce outdated, bigoted, religious beliefs on a society without an "official religion." Why is gay marriage an issue? Because the conservatives won't recognize the separation of church and state. Conservatives like that don't have the peoples' best interest in mind. They are far too concerned about their own agenda, and what will put more money into their pockets. It's like they have no idea what the average American really wants.
The Republicans are out of touch with ordinary Americans. They don't care about the poor, line the pockets of the rich and bail out big corporations. No one bailed out Main Street under the Bush Administration. Democrats are more concerned with ordinary people, the middle class and giving lower classes more money to spend in this consumer-based society.
Conservatives want the government to intervene in people's personal business but cry "Socialism!" any time the government intervenes in economic things. They think our society should be more concerned about what people do in bed, or remove or put in their bodies than about income inequality, poverty, and access to healthcare. They argue that these things require taxes to pay for and that "taxes is theft" yet they support a giant military budget to pay for wars and operations many Americans disagree with, and tend to be OK with or at least less upset about massive corporate subsidies compared to welfare and social spending. Never mind the fact that as a result conservatives in power wind up spending more money and we can't borrow forever so at some point this will mean raising taxes on the poor and middle class in order to be 'fair' to the rich people because they think they pay too much in taxes.
Liberals believe in progressive ideas that destroy the traditions this country was founded on. Their beliefs directly contradict the bible, the most moral doctrine there is. How can going against the word of the lord quality as morally virtuous? There is simply nothing responsible about liberalism, they have irresponsible social and economic ideas.
Liberals want the government to intervene in business, but cry "Oppression!" any time the government intervenes in social things. They think our society should be more concerned about business than what people put into their bodies. They argue that everything they're opposed to is the government interfering in the private lives of citizens, but they support the government regulating the heck out of industry.
I believe that both liberals and conservatives want a successful and happy society. They both want as many people as possible to live good lives. They simply have different ideas of how it is possible to achieve this. Obviously I'll have to make some generalizations here. But in general, I'd say that conservatives support laws that enforce morality. They believe that limited government involvement in the economy will lead to a system that balances itself (equilibrium) through supply and demand and therefore allows people equal chances to succeed and lead fulfilling lives. As for liberals, I'd say that they general