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About Author
Neil Ellwood Peart, OC (born September 12, 1952), is a Canadian-American musician and author. He is the drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush. Peart has received numerous awards for his musical performances, and is known for his technical proficiency and stamina.
Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario (now part of St. Catharines). During adolescence, he floated between regional bands in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer. After a discouraging stint in England to concentrate on his music, Peart returned home, where he joined a local Toronto band, Rush, in the summer of 1974.
Early in his career, Peart's performance style was deeply rooted in hard rock. He drew most of his inspiration from drummers such as Keith Moon and John Bonham, players who were at the forefront of the British hard rock scene. As time passed, he began to emulate jazz and big band musicians Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. In 1994, Peart became a friend and pupil of jazz instructor Freddie Gruber. It was during this time that Peart decided to revamp his playing style by incorporating jazz and swing components. Gruber was also responsible for introducing him to the products of Drum Workshop, the company whose products Peart currently endorses...
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Someday Crafts
Monday, June 9, 2014
Iced Tea & Art Stuff
Someday Crafts
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I love your tiny book. That looks like fun!ReplyDelete
Happy T(ea) Day :)
Lots of lovely creations here...ReplyDelete
sweet with the tea themes too!
Happy T Day
Hi Donna,ReplyDelete
I know you from your other blog and WOYWW. Love the little books you have been making especially love the domino book they are such fun to create.
Happy Tuesday
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ooh what really beautiful little works of art! I bet some of those are for Art Traders swaps:) That domino book is just gorgeous and so feminine! Happy T day to you and happy swapping too.ReplyDelete
Donna, thank you for joining us for T this week. Of course, I love your art, and I always enjoy your tea inspired blog. It is always so festive to visit here.ReplyDelete
You make wonderful art, and the tiny books and ATCs are so precious. You put my art to shame.
Thank you again for sharing some of your awesome beauties with us for T today.
oh, I am in love with your tiny books!!! ♥ they are gorgeous, as are your atcs and other bits of finery...so glad you shared. happy T Tuesday!ReplyDelete
Love your tiny books and ATCs, they are all so pretty. Making books are a new found passion for me, and these are a real inspiration.ReplyDelete
Happy T-day
This is another whole side of you I didn't know about! These are incredibly sweet, Donna! I admire your creativity SO much.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness, I actually had to hold my thumb and forefinger up to see how "big" your little book was and it's tiny. But, oh so cute. I couldn't image decorating something so small!ReplyDelete
Your artwork and banner are just gorgeous! Your tiny books are just stunning! As someone fairly new to this type of art...I am really impressed!ReplyDelete
You have got so many tiny little treasures here. Love that small book. How did you manage to embellish it? It looks beautiful.ReplyDelete
Happy T day
- AnonymousJune 10, 2014 at 1:01 PM
I love some iced tea in the summer. Especially on those really hot afternoons after doing loads of yard work. Nothing better than hearing the ice tinkle around in a glass.ReplyDelete
Happy T to you!
I'm so glad you joined today...love your work!ReplyDelete
Happy Tuesday!
Hello and Happy T Day! What a nice surprise to see a blog just for Tea, love it!! Everything is so pretty here, feel like I'm not dressed up enough, lol.ReplyDelete
WOW, all of these mini projects are just so sweet! I love it all and am so happy you are sharing them today!
Have a wonderful week!
p.s. I've been drinking lots of tea also, perfect drink on these warm summer days.
So many tiny works of art! :)ReplyDelete
Happy T-Day!
what a refreshing glass of T! so much to see here! I love ATC's!ReplyDelete
again,Thanks for welcoming me to the T community, your kind words and visiting me!
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Oh wow, I just love seeing all these artistic tea-themed projects! Lovely!ReplyDelete
just started getting into art journaling and learning all things including atc's and your are so lovely thanks for sharing them visiting from whatever goes wednesday have a great dayReplyDelete
Wow, what a lot of lovely projects you have on display in this post! They're all great, but I am most fascinated by the Marie Antoinette domino book, because I love miniature things. I hope you had a Happy T Day yesterday, and I hope you're also having a nice day today. :)ReplyDelete
Lots of yummy bits and pieces and I love your ATCsReplyDelete
Darling little books and ATC's :)ReplyDelete
So many lovely creations, I love the domino book, so sweet, and adorable.ReplyDelete
Thank you for your kind visit !!
Nice art! Love your Marie domino book!ReplyDelete
Oh MY... Marie is just beautiful!ReplyDelete
Such nice work- love your mini books :-)
Thank you so much, for taking time in your busy day to read my post and visit my blog. I love it when you leave a comment!
What a blessing! Have a wonderful day!

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Angel Farm
Angel Farm
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Lavender Heaven
Once dairy farms traversed the bountiful Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. As costs began to rise, however, local leaders researched potential replacement crop income and ultimately decided to pursue growing lavender, a promising alternative.
The film's story helped raise money for conservation and preservation, and saved several farms in the area, so that they might continue as agricultural producers in a new era of organic and sustainable farming.
What transpired afterward includes a growing sense of renewal and prosperity. Real people, like the Angels, proud new stewards of this true Lavender Heaven.
Renewal of Community and Commerce
Lavender has bloomed into a new local identity ever since. And ever since the community committed to their sustainable lavender farming, an annual Lavender Festival celebrates farms just like the Angel's. Tens of thousands of tourists and families from surrounding cities and towns pour into the community for the well appreciated agri-tourism Lavender events, replete with music and picnics and local products. As blossoming events and retail continue to spin-off from this exciting new farming direction, the community now enjoys a renewed economy, spirit and energy.
Watch the entire documentary, Harvest Dreams, here on YouTube (00:50:37).


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The Valparaiso University men's golf program has been named an All-Academic Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America for the second straight year, the GCAA announced Wednesday. In addition, the Crusaders were honored with President's Special Recognition status, as they were one of just 11 Division I programs to post a cumulative team GPA of 3.5 or higher.
"I'm very proud of our team and the strong commitment that our players have to our golf program and their studies," said head coach David Gring. "This is a balanced team effort, with all nine players combining for a 3.61 GPA last school year. You will find the guys studying as we travel to tournaments and after competitive rounds. To be one of eleven national golf programs that had a team GPA over 3.5 demonstrates hard work, focus, and determination."
The GCAA requires programs to have a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher to be honored as an All-Academic Team. Valpo was one of 68 programs to be named an All-Academic Team and one of two from the Horizon League.
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GRANTSBORO � The Pamlico Historical Association has two holiday fundraisers � a Sunday vintage fashion show and its annual sale of Christmas trees.
GRANTSBORO � The Pamlico Historical Association has two holiday fundraisers � a Sunday vintage fashion show and its annual sale of Christmas trees.
�A Vintage Fashion Show � Thanks for the Memories� is on tap Sunday.
It is at 3 p.m. at the Delamar Center at Pamlico Community College. The show features all local people, sporting costumes that reflect decades of celebrities and well-known figures.
The show features tea and/or wine, tables of hors d�oeuvres, music by Jazzomine and 1960s, 1970s and 1980s-era fashions.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Tables are $55 for six patrons. Wine is available at the show for a donation.
Also, the historic group is taking Christmas tree orders through Dec. 14.
The freshly-cut Fraser Fir trees come from Avery County. They range in size from 4 to 14-feet. To ensure freshness, trees will be delivered weekly until the week before Christmas. Wreaths and garland are also available.
This is the fourth year PCHA has sold Christmas trees.
�The museum has netted as much as $1,500 profit on sales and that is the goal for this year,� said Pat Prescott, executive director of the association. �It is our goal to grow the Christmas tree program to the point we can eventually support a Christmas tree lot in Pamlico County.�
The PCHA is non-profit organization and revenues from the trees go to the general operating budget for the museum.
Call 745-2239 or stop by the museum in Grantsboro.


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Film Study of Panthers WR Steve Smith
At Dallas Morning News, I proposed a way for the Cowboys to limit Steve Smith's production this week. Specifically, I took a look at how the Seahawks were able to do it in Week 5.
On a 1st and 10 at their own 23-yard line, the Panthers called for base "21" personnel—two running backs, one tight end, and two receivers. In a form of a weak pistol formation, Smith was lined up to the bottom of the frame.
Cornerback Brandon Browner was aligned seven yards off of the ball at the snap. As the Carolina receivers got into their routes, there was really no smoke and mirrors from Seattle; they rushed their four down-linemen and played their traditional Cover 3.
Even as Smith progressed into his route, Browner maintained his cushion. He was able to do this because safety Earl Thomas, lined up near the line-of-scrimmage at the snap of the ball, sunk into his "curl-to-flat" responsibility underneath Smith. Had Smith run an out or comeback, Thomas would have been there to stop it. Thus, Browner was able to purposely play soft to defend any deep routes.
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In these general terms and conditions of purchase ("Terms"), the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Business Day": a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, a public or bank holiday in England and Wales.
"Centaur": Centaur Services Limited (a company registered in England and Wales with company number 787385) whose registered office is at Centaur House, Torbay Road, Castle Cary, Somerset BA7 7EU and each of its affiliated companies.
"Delivery": the delivery of the Goods to the location set out in the Order in accordance with the Specification and these Terms (and "Delivered" shall be construed accordingly). "Goods": the goods (or any part of them) described in the Order, including any associated designs, drawings and models.
"Insolvency Event": any of the following events: (a) the passing of a resolution for winding up or a court of competent jurisdiction making an order for winding up or dissolution; (b) the appointment of an administrator, receiver, administrative receiver; (c) an encumbrancer taking possession of any assets; (d) being unable to pay debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986; (e) ceasing to carry on business for more than 30 days.
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"Seller": the person from whom Centaur purchases the Goods.
"Specification": the quantity, quality, description and specification of the Goods, as set out in the Order and any packaging of or labels on the Goods. The words "include" and "including" shall be construed without limitation.
A reference to a law or statute is a reference to it as it is in force for the time being taking account of any amendment, extension, application or re-enactment and includes any subordinate legislation for the time being in force made under it.
Words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words denoting the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders.
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2.2. These Terms shall apply to and shall govern the supply of all Goods by the Seller to Centaur to the exclusion of any other terms and conditions that the Seller seeks to impose or incorporate, or may be implied by trade, custom, practice or in the course of dealing. Without prejudice to the foregoing, no terms or conditions delivered with or contained in the Seller's quotation, acknowledgement or acceptance of order, specification, delivery note, invoice or similar document shall apply to the Order and the Seller waives any right which it otherwise may have to rely on such terms and conditions.
2.3. Save where Centaur and the Seller agree otherwise in writing, the Order shall be deemed to be unconditionally accepted by the Seller on the earlier of (i) the date falling 5 days after the date of the Order or (ii) the Seller giving express notice of acceptance of (or impliedly, by fulfilling) the Order.
2.4. No variation to the Order, these Terms or the Price shall be binding on Centaur unless confirmed in writing by a director of Centaur or a person with the designation "Director" of Centaur.
2.5. An Order shall only be capable of acceptance by the Seller once an official written order number is allocated to the Order by Centaur ("Order Number"). The Seller is not entitled to rely upon any verbal orders.
2.6. Centaur shall be entitled to cancel any Order by giving notice to the Seller at any time prior to Delivery in which event the Seller shall discontinue any further work on the Order. Where such Delivery is to be carried out in instalments, Centaur shall be entitled to cancel any remaining part of such Order at any time before the final instalment. Where an Order is cancelled by Centaur under this clause 2.6, Centaur shall reimburse the Seller for all reasonable, properly evidenced costs directly incurred by the Seller in relation to such cancelled Goods as at the date of such cancellation. Where Centaur intends to resell the Goods, clauses 2.7 and 2.8 shall apply:
2.7. The Seller acknowledges that Centaur is purchasing the Goods with the intent to market, distribute and resell the Goods and appoints Centaur as a non-exclusive authorised distributor of the Goods purchased under the Order. The Seller warrants that it (i) has, and will transfer the Goods with, full title guarantee and free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests or other encumbrances and (ii) has all right and authority to appoint Centaur as a non-exclusive authorised distributor of the Goods.
2.8. The Seller grants to Centaur a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use the Intellectual Property Rights associated with the Goods, their packaging or labelling, in the promotion, advertisement and sale of the Goods.
3. Obligations of the Seller
3.1. The Seller warrants that all Goods supplied:
a. shall in all respects conform to the Specification, and any samples or examples provided;
b. shall be of satisfactory quality (within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979) and fit for any purpose held out by the Seller or made known to the Seller by Centaur;
c. shall be free from defects in design, material and workmanship and remain so for 36 months after Delivery;
d. shall be supplied in accordance with the Order and these Terms; e. shall not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; and f. shall comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes of practice, rules, guidance, decisions, orders, directives, standards and codes of conduct relating to the design, manufacture, composition, quality, labelling, packing, packaging, marking, storage, handling, delivery, commissioning, sale or provision of the Goods (including those relating to product regulation and CE markings in the country of supply of the Goods to Centaur).
3.2. The Seller acknowledges that Centaur has a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Policy ("Code of Conduct"), which can be found at the Investors tab, Corporate Governance, of www.amerisourcebergen.com. The Seller agrees that it either (i) shall comply with Centaur's Code of Conduct or (ii) has and shall comply with its own code of conduct that is substantially similar to Centaur's Code of Conduct, including those sections on Fraud & Abuse Laws, Antitrust & Competition Laws and Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption Laws, and the AntiBribery/Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy No. 6. In the event the Seller breaches the applicable Code of Conduct or any related applicable laws, the Seller shall be deemed to be in material breach of these Terms. Upon request, Centaur shall provide a hard copy of its Code of Conduct to the Seller.
3.3. The Seller shall have (and maintain) all licences, permissions, authorisations, consents and permits necessary for it to manufacture and supply the Goods to Centaur in accordance with these Terms.
3.4. The Seller shall comply with all applicable laws, enactments, orders, regulations and other instruments relating to the design, manufacture, labelling, packing, packaging, marking, storage, handling, delivery, commissioning, sale or provision of the Goods.
3.5. The Seller shall, and shall procure that any subcontractor shall, take reasonable steps to ensure that slavery and human trafficking (as defined in section 54, Modern Slavery Act 2015 ("MSA")) is not taking place in any of its supply chains or in any part of its own business. The Seller shall, at Centaur's request, provide Centaur with a statement of any such steps it has taken, and such other information as Centaur may reasonably require in order to enable it to prepare a slavery and human trafficking statement in accordance with the MSA. The Seller shall notify Centaur immediately if it becomes aware of any actual or suspected slavery or human trafficking in a supply chain which has a connection with these Terms or any Order.
3.6. The Seller shall not unreasonably refuse any request by Centaur to inspect and test the Goods prior to despatch and, upon request, shall provide Centaur with reasonable facilities for inspection and testing. Notwithstanding inspection or testing, the Seller shall remain fully responsible for the Goods and any inspection or testing shall not diminish or otherwise affect the Seller's obligations under these Terms.
3.7. If upon inspection or testing of the Goods Centaur is not satisfied that the Goods comply or shall comply in all respects with these Terms, and Centaur so informs the Seller within 14 days of inspection or testing, the Seller shall immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the Goods comply in all respects with these Terms. Centaur shall have the right to conduct further inspections and tests after the Seller has carried out any remedial action.
4. Delivery
4.1. The Seller shall Deliver the Goods DDP (Incoterms 2010) to the location set out in the Order on the date specified in the Order during Centaur's normal business hours. Time shall be of the essence in relation to the Delivery of the Goods.
4.2. The Seller shall not deliver Orders by instalments except with the prior written consent of Centaur. Where Orders are to be delivered by instalments, they may be invoiced and paid for separately in accordance with the Price set out in the original Order. References in these Terms to Orders shall, where applicable, be read as references to instalments.
4.3. The Seller shall ensure the Goods are properly packed and secured so as to reach their destination in an undamaged condition. The costs of packaging, transport, storage, insurance and installation of Goods shall be borne by the Seller. Unless otherwise agreed between the Seller and Centaur in writing, the Seller shall be responsible for off-loading the Goods. Damage caused during loading, transport and/or unloading shall be at the Seller's expense. The Seller shall be responsible for removing and/or disposing of any packaging materials and Centaur shall not be obliged to return to the Seller any packaging materials for the Goods.
4.4. The Seller shall provide Centaur with reasonable prior written notice of any delay in Delivery (and in any event within 24 hours of the time the Seller became aware or should reasonably have become aware of such delay).
4.5. If Centaur requests the Seller to postpone Delivery, the Seller shall store, secure and insure the Goods to be supplied appropriately packed and clearly marked as intended for Centaur. Centaur shall reimburse the reasonable, properly incurred and evidenced out-of-pocket costs of the Seller in storing such Goods.
4.6. If an Order is not delivered on the date specified for Delivery in the Order, without limiting any other right or remedy Centaur may have, Centaur may: a. refuse to take any subsequent attempted delivery of the Order; b. cancel the Order in whole or in part; c. obtain substitute products from another supplier and recover from the Seller any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Centaur in obtaining such substitute products; and d. claim damages for any other costs, expenses or losses resulting from the Seller's failure to deliver the Order on the specified date for Delivery, provided that the Seller shall have no liability for any failure or delay in delivering an Order to the extent that such failure or delay is caused by Centaur's failure to comply with its obligations under these Terms.
4.7. Each Order shall be accompanied by a delivery note from the Seller showing the Order Number, the date of the Order, the name of the manufacturer and the importer, the type and quantity of Goods included in the Order, including any code numbers for the Goods, and, in the case of an Order being delivered by instalments, the outstanding balance of Goods remaining to be delivered.
5. Acceptance and defective Goods
5.1. Centaur shall not be deemed to have accepted any Goods until it has had a reasonable time to inspect them following Delivery or, in the case of a latent defect in the Goods, until a reasonable time after the latent defect has become apparent.
5.2. If the Goods delivered to Centaur do not comply with Clause 3.1 or are otherwise not in conformity with these Terms, without limiting any other right or remedy that Centaur may have, Centaur may reject those Goods and: a. require the Seller to repair or replace the rejected Goods at the Seller's risk and expense within ten Business Days of being requested to do so; or b. require the Seller to repay the price of the rejected Goods in full (whether or not Centaur has previously required the Seller to repair or replace the rejected Goods); and c. claim damages for any other costs, expenses or losses resulting from the Seller's delivery of Goods that are not in conformity with these Terms.
5.3. Centaur's rights and remedies under this Clause 5 are in addition to the rights and remedies available to it in respect of the statutory conditions relating to description, quality, fitness for purpose and correspondence with sample implied into these Terms by the Sale of Goods Act 1979.
5.4. These Terms shall apply to any repaired or replacement Goods supplied by the Seller. 5.5. If the Seller fails to promptly repair or replace rejected Goods in accordance with Clause 5.2(a), Centaur may, without affecting its rights under Clause 5.2, obtain substitute products from a third party supplier, or have the rejected Goods repaired by a third party, and the Seller shall reimburse Centaur for the costs it incurs in doing so.
6. Title and risk
6.1. Ownership of the Goods shall pass to Centaur on the earlier of (i) Delivery and (ii) payment by Centaur of the amounts due in respect of such Goods. In the event that Centaur makes any payment prior to Delivery, the Seller shall: a. ensure that the Goods are kept separate from all other goods in its possession; b. keep the Goods identified at all times as Centaur's property; c. not remove, obscure or deface any mark or packaging identifying the Goods as Centaur's property; and d. permit Centaur to enter into any premises in which the Goods are kept and repossess such Goods if the Seller suffers an Insolvency Event.
6.2. The risk of loss of or damage in the Goods shall pass to Centaur on Delivery.
7. Price
7.1. The Price shall be as stated in the Order or as otherwise agreed in writing by the Seller and Centaur. The Price shall be fixed and shall not be increased as a result of changes in any circumstances or factors including exchange rates, Delivery in instalments, freight rates, import or export duties, excise duties, levies and other taxes or prices of raw materials, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Centaur.
7.2. Unless otherwise agreed by Centaur in writing, the Price shall include: a. import duties, excise duties, levies and taxes (with the exception of VAT); b. charges and other levies or costs incurred by the Seller in the fulfilment of the Order; c. fees for the use of any Intellectual Property Rights relevant to the Goods; and d. the costs of packaging, transport, storage, insurance premiums, installation and putting into operation on location.
7.3 The Price shall be exclusive of amounts in respect of VAT. Centaur shall, on receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the Seller, pay to the Seller such additional amounts in respect of VAT as are chargeable on the supply of the Goods.
8. Invoicing and payment
8.1. The Seller shall be entitled to invoice Centaur for each Order on or at any time after Delivery. Centaur shall pay the invoiced amount within 60 days after the date of the invoice.
8.2. If Centaur (acting reasonably) disputes any invoice it shall be entitled to suspend payment of such invoice until such dispute is resolved. Centaur shall be entitled to offset amounts it owes against amounts payable to it by the Seller.
8.3. Centaur shall have no obligation to pay any invoices which it receives more than six months after the relevant Delivery.
8.4. If Centaur reasonably believes that the Seller is insufficiently solvent to fulfil an Order in full, Centaur shall be entitled to suspend payment of any invoices in relation to such Order until such Order is fulfilled in full or until a solvent party has provided sufficient security for fulfilment, which shall be at Centaur's sole discretion.
8.5. Each invoice shall contain as a minimum: a. Centaur's purchase order number; b. the Seller's name, address and place of business; c. the specific Goods to which the invoice relates; and d. the Seller's bank account details, and Centaur may refuse to make payment in respect of any invoice which does not clearly identify such information.
8.6. If Centaur fails to pay any amount due and payable by it under these Terms within five (5) Business Days of receipt of the Seller's notice that such payment is past due, the Seller shall have the right to charge interest on the overdue amount at a rate of 2% per annum above the Bank of England base rate from time to time from the due date to the date of actual payment.
9. Remedies and indemnities
9.1 Without prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have, if any Goods are not supplied in accordance with these Terms, Centaur shall be entitled, without liability, to exercise any one or more of the following: a. to terminate the Order with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Seller; b. to reject the Goods (in whole or in part) whether or not title has passed and return them to the Seller at the risk and cost of the Seller on the basis that a full refund for the Goods so returned shall be paid forthwith by the Seller; c. to refuse to accept any further deliveries of the Goods; d. to require the Seller to repair the Goods or to supply replacement goods in accordance with the Order without delay; e. whether or not Centaur has previously required the Seller to repair the Goods or supply replacement Goods, to treat the Order as discharged by the Seller's breach and require the repayment of any part of the Price which has been paid; f. to claim damages for any additional costs, losses or expenses incurred by Centaur which are attributable to the Seller's failure to supply the Goods in accordance with these Terms; and/or g. to recover from the Seller any expenditure incurred by Centaur in obtaining substitute goods from a third party.
9.2 The Seller shall indemnify Centaur and hold Centaur harmless on demand from and against any and all direct and consequential liabilities, loss, damages, injury, costs, fines, interests and expenses (including legal and other professional fees and expenses) awarded against, suffered, incurred or paid by Centaur as a result of or in connection with: a. breach of any of the warranties in Clause 3.1; b. any claim or allegation that the Goods infringe, or their importation, use, manufacture or resale infringes the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party (except to the extent a claim arises from compliance with any Specification supplied by Centaur); c. any liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 or any other applicable laws or regulations in relation to product liability and product safety in respect of the Goods; and d. any other claim made against Centaur by any customer or other third party arising out of, or in connection with, the provision or use of the Goods, to the extent that such claim arises out of the breach, negligent performance or failure or delay in performance of these Terms by the Seller.
10. Termination
10.1. Without prejudice to any other right or remedy it may have, Centaur shall be entitled to terminate an Order on written notice if the Seller: a. commits a material breach of its obligations under that Order which is irremediable or which fails to be remedied within 21 days; b. commits, or any of its employees, agents or subcontractors commits any act which brings Centaur into disrepute or which in Centaur's reasonable opinion is prejudicial to its interests; c. undergoes a change of control where the entity acquiring control is a competitor of Centaur and for the purposes of this clause, "control" shall have the meaning given in section 1124, Corporation Tax Act 2010; or d. suffers an Insolvency Event.
10.2. The Seller shall be entitled to terminate an Order on written notice if any undisputed payment relating to that Order is overdue by more than 60 days, provided that the Seller has given Centaur 30 days' prior written notice that such payment is overdue.
11. Intellectual property rights
11.1. All Intellectual Property Rights in any Goods developed solely in accordance with Centaur's guidelines, instructions or specification shall vest exclusively in Centaur on creation. To the extent that such Intellectual Property Rights do not vest automatically in Centaur, the Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assigns by way of present assignment of present and future rights all such Intellectual Property Rights to Centaur and the Seller shall execute such documents and take such steps as Centaur may reasonably require in order to transfer such Intellectual Property Rights to Centaur.
11.2. All Intellectual Property Rights in materials provided by Centaur to the Seller in relation to the Order shall remain the property of Centaur and nothing in these Terms shall operate to transfer such Intellectual Property Rights to the Seller. All such materials and any copies shall be returned to Centaur following the termination or fulfilment of the Order.
12. Confidentiality
12.1. The Seller shall maintain strict confidentiality in respect of all confidential information of whatever nature and whether written, oral or in electronic or other form which is disclosed directly or indirectly by or on behalf of Centaur to the Seller and which is identified as being confidential at the time of disclosure or would be regarded as confidential by a reasonable business person, and shall include these Terms, the Order and all business, technical, statistical, financial, marketing, customer and supplier details, know-how, designs or trade secrets of Centaur and any documents derived from, containing or reflecting such information ("Confidential Information") in the course of fulfilling an Order. Subject to clause 12.2, the Seller shall keep all such Confidential Information secret and confidential and shall not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than fulfilling an Order and shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any third party in any form without the prior written consent of Centaur.
12.2. The Seller shall be entitled to disclose Confidential Information:
a. to its employees insofar as this is necessary for the performance of its obligations under an Order and provided that the Seller shall impose the same obligations of confidentiality on such employees as those set out in these Terms;
b. to the extent that such Confidential Information is already lawfully in the possession of the Seller without obligations of confidentiality prior to the date on which Centaur discloses such Confidential Information; c. if such Confidential Information enters the public domain, other than as a result of the Seller (or any third party to whom the Seller has disclosed the Confidential Information) breaching the provisions of this clause 12; and d. to the extent required by a competent court or regulatory authority, provided that (to the extent legally permissible) the Seller gives Centaur reasonable prior written notice of its intention to disclose such Confidential Information and uses reasonable endeavours to ensure that confidential treatment will be accorded to such Confidential Information.
12.3. After the fulfilment of the Order, unless otherwise confirmed in writing by Centaur this clause 12 shall remain in full force for a period of three years.
13. Force majeure
13.1. Provided it has complied with Clause 13.2, if a party is prevented, hindered or delayed in or from performing any of its obligations under these Terms ("Affected Party") by an event beyond its reasonable control ("Force Majeure Event"), the Affected Party shall not be in breach of these Terms or otherwise liable for any such failure or delay in the performance of such obligations. The time for performance of such obligations shall be extended accordingly.
13.2. The Affected Party shall:
a. as soon as reasonably practicable after the start of the Force Majeure Event, notify the other party in writing of the Force Majeure Event, the date on which it started, its likely or potential duration, and the effect of the Force Majeure Event on its ability to perform any of its obligations under these Terms; and
b. use all reasonable endeavours to mitigate the effect of the Force Majeure Event on the performance of its obligations.
13.3. If the Force Majeure Event prevents, hinders or delays the Affected Party's performance of its obligations for a continuous period of more than 4 weeks, the party not affected by the Force Majeure Event may terminate the Order by giving 2 weeks' written notice to the Affected Party.
13.4. An Event of Force Majeure shall not include staff shortages, strikes, staff illness, delayed delivery and/or unsuitability of materials, raw materials or semi-finished products or services, acts or omissions on the part of suppliers or third parties engaged by a party, and liquidity or solvency problems.
14. Liability
14.1. Nothing in the Order or these Terms shall be deemed to limit or exclude the liability of either Centaur or the Seller for: a. death or personal injury caused by its negligence; b. fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or c. any other liability which cannot be validly limited or excluded at law.
14.2. Subject to clause 14.1, Centaur shall not be liable to the Seller, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, for: a. loss of profits; b. loss of contracts; c. loss of goodwill; d. loss of anticipated savings; or e. any indirect or consequential loss.
14.3. Subject to clause 14.1, Centaur's aggregate liability, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, in connection with or arising from any Order shall not exceed the Price.
15. Insurance The Seller shall take out and maintain adequate insurance at its own expense for its liability under the Order and in any event such insurance shall provide a minimum cover of three million pounds for each of (without limitation) professional liability and product liability insurance. At Centaur's request, the Seller shall submit to Centaur the insurance policy or policies and evidence of the insurance premiums having been paid. The Seller shall ensure that its insurance policies contain an indemnity to principals clause.
16. General
16.1. The Seller shall not be entitled to sub-contract, transfer, novate or assign the Order or these Terms either wholly or in part to any third party without Centaur's prior written consent.
16.2. The Seller shall be fully responsible for the performance by any third party (including any sub-contractors) in the fulfilment of the Order as if this were its own performance.
16.3. No provision of these Terms is enforceable pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person who is not a party to it.
16.4. Save as expressly provided in these Terms, the rights and remedies provided under these Terms are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.
16.5. Any notice to be given to a party under these Terms shall be in writing (which excludes email) signed by or on behalf of the party giving it, and shall be delivered personally, or sent by recorded delivery, to the address of the party set out in these Terms or on the Order. Either party may, by a notice given in accordance with this clause, change its address for the purposes of this clause. A notice shall be deemed to have been served: (a) at the time of delivery if delivered personally; or (b) 2 Business Days after posting in the case of an address in the United Kingdom and 5 Business Days after posting for any other address.
16.6. These Terms, together with the Order, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of these Terms and
supersede any prior agreements, representations or arrangements between the parties (oral or written) in relation to such subject matter. Each party acknowledges that (a) upon entering into these Terms, it does not rely, and has not relied, upon any representation (whether negligent or innocent), statement or warranty made or agreed to by any person (whether a party to these Terms or not) except those expressly set out in these Terms and the Order; and (b) the only remedy available in respect of any misrepresentation or untrue statement made to it shall be a claim for breach of contract under these Terms.
17. Governing law and jurisdiction
17.1. These Terms, the Order and any dispute, claim or obligation (whether contractual or non-contractual) arising out of or in connection with them shall be governed by the law of England and Wales.
17.2. The parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales to settle any dispute or claim (whether contractual or non-contractual) arising out of or in connection with these Terms, the Order, their subject matter or performance.


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Asia's Boutique Airline
In 2004, Bangkok Airways celebrated its 36th anniversary and unveiled its brand new campaign, "ASIA'SBOUTIQUE AIRLINE; Exclusive Service to Exotic Gems". The new 'boutique' campaign aims to strengthen Bangkok Airways' goals and to define the pillars of its brand. The resulting outcome is to position Bangkok Airways as a credible and trust worthy airline, while maintaining a modern and trendy boutique-like character.
A boutique normally refers to a small specialized business; often catering to niche markets. Applying this philosophy, Bangkok Airways' positioning as a "boutique airline" aims to offer the best personalized service to passengers and to develop more exotic and cultural destinations. The Thai government's latest implementation of the Open-Sky policy also ushered an influx of many new air carriers into the market. In order to secure a solid foothold in the ever-changing air industry, the new boutique campaign emphasizes and expands upon Bangkok Airways' position as a legacy carrier known for pioneering private airline flights in the Kingdom of Thailand. By offering full service in all categories such as boutique lounges, boutique airports, appetizing menus, new aircrafts, and friendly exclusive service to its passengers, this clearly places Bangkok Airways in a category of its own that differentiates it from other competing carriers. Its long-term stance is to be the best regional airline in Asia by providing exclusive services to all passengers.
Six main pillars:
1.Boutique Lounges
The clean and comfortable boutique lounges are similar to business-class style lounges offered by other airlines, but the striking difference is that it is available to all passengers with no extra charge or hidden fees. Each lounge has a courtesy corner where passengers can treat themselves to a multitude of free snacks and various choices of hot or cold drinks. Passengers can also enjoy free internet access from one of several computer booths while a kid's corner located within the lounge area will satisfy the needs ofyoung children.
Bangkok Airways' boutique lounge, therefore, allows all of its passengers to relax in style and comfortably while waiting to board their flight.
2. Boutique Lounges – Blue Ribbon Club
Bangkok Airways' boutique lounges have recently received new additions as the Blue Ribbon Club Lounges are now ready to serve premium passengers flying with Bangkok Airways' new business class, Blue Ribbon Club; or with Boutique Premier Service; or for any passengers with FlyerBonus Premier Membership.
Blue Ribbon Club Lounges differ from current boutique lounges, not just in the more extravagant design with hanging crystal chandeliers and a cozier atmosphere, but it offers greater personalized service and more attention to passengers' needs. More services have been included to make the lounge achieve high-quality status such as hot meals and a personal shower room; a massage parlor will also be implemented in the near future. Furthermore, a nice and quiet personal library room, which can also be used as a personal meeting room, offers our passengers more private space.
Blue Ribbon Club Lounges can be found adjacent to the airline's regular Boutique Lounges at each respective terminal.
3. Boutique Airports
Bangkok Airways' owns and operates three boutique airports—Samui, Sukhothai, and Trat. Each airport's unique architecture was designed to blend in with the natural and cultural surroundings of each of Thailand's three provinces.
Samui Airport's open-air, thatched terminal buildings blend seamlessly with the tropical gardens and coconut groves of Koh Samui. Sukhothai Airport, situated among the calm rice paddies, reflects traditional Thai architecture. Finally, Trat Airport highlights the essence of the province's surrounding natural environment.
The uniqueness of each airport complements Bangkok Airways' boutique characteristics.
4. Appetizing Menu
From lounge snacks to in-flight meals, passengers flying on Bangkok Airways will never fly to their destination on an empty stomach. Meals served on board are prepared and delivered with the highest level of food safety standards.
Special dietary menus such as vegetarian or Halal are also available upon request. On longer flight routes, passengers are given different meal choices to choose from.
5. Exclusive Service
Bangkok Airways' hospitality and personal touches that accompany passengers from the time they book their tickets to their safe arrival at their destination wraps up the airline's boutique experience. "Friendly service with a smile" is truly Bangkok Airways' unique personality that optimizes the joy flying and brings a sense of humanity back to air travel.
6. Colorful Aircrafts
Ensuring passengers arrive safely at their destination is Bangkok Airways' primary concern, which is why the airline maintains the quality of aircraft fleet to grace the skies. All Bangkok Airways' aircraft models are modern and recognizable.
Bangkok Airways' aircraft are also decorated with colorful liveries of the various exotic and cultural destinations, thus adding to the airline's trendy and boutique feel.


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Channel 7 creates 'crime band' for Mon-Fri
MUMBAI: With crime reporting becoming an important ingredient for all the news channels, Hindi news Channel 7 has now created an exclusive band -- Crime Band -- for its all crime shows, which will air from Monday to Friday at 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm.
From scams or financial frauds to the savagery of a love turned sour, from a look into the world of juvenile crime, an insight into the world of forensics, Channel 7 has it all, stated a statement issued by the channel.
Giraftaar, which will air from Monday and Friday at 10:30 pm, is a daily presentation of crime news in an innovative anchorless, dark and brooding film noir format. The shows like Raaz, Masoom, Deewangi will air from Monday to Firday at 11:30 pm.
The transformation of love to brutality is the central theme of the crime show Deewangi, which shows how some demented souls get obsessed with love and commit heinous crimes that border or cross the limits of sanity.
Raaz, the forensic show emphasises on how forensic science helps in nabbing the criminals and solving complex cases. Based on real life cases, the stories are re-created with the help of Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CBI Delhi) former Director Dr. V. N Sehgal.
Masoom, the juvenile crime program will air every Wednesday at 11 pm. The show charts out the murky world of adolescent crimes and presents some unnerving real life stories to the Indian television audience. Ek Aur Natwar, which will air on Thursday, has derived its name from Natwar Lal, the notorious scamster of yesteryears.
According to Channel 7 director Siddhartha Gupta, ?Crime is a niche genre of its own. Crime is not just to just rape, murder, kidnapping and robberies, but a lot more. Apart from doing the regular daily crime news bulletin we also look at different aspects of crime? juvenile crimes, crimes of passion, intellectual frauds, forensic science usage in crime etc. Through this bouquet of five new crime shows, Channel 7 is giving a holistic perspective on every aspect of crime.?


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User feedback
"The customer remains invisible to most web teams and that is the single greatest reason so many websites underperform. Understanding, relating to and developing empathy for your customer is one of the greatest drivers of clarity in communication and design… get to truly know your customers and you are on the road to clarity."
Gerry McGovern
Evaluating our sites and listening to our users is a core part of managing a website.
User feedback helps us to:
- get to know who our users are,
- to better understand their needs,
- to assess what they think about our site,
- to correct problems on our site,
- To make deeper changes and improvements to the site.
Two obstacles frequently encountered are how to actually get feedback and how to act on it. Too often we can find ourselves ignoring feedback as we are too overwhelmed working on maintaining the site and adding new content. It is vital therefore that we find realistic and manageable ways of obtaining, analysing and acting on feedback.
Involving users from the start
Ideally of course our users are involved right from the start of designing a new site. We work with them using focus groups and usability tests to make sure their needs are taken into account as we design our sites. If there is no budget to organise formal tests you can always gather a group of users together in an informal way to ask them how they find the site and what they would like to see improved.
How to get feedback?
One of the most basic measures of a website's performance is the raw number of visitors and unique visits to the site. These and other data on visitors can be determined via the Commission's statistics tool. Statistics give us part of the feedback picture. We can measure the number of visits, how they are finding our site, the keywords they are using to get there. Web stats are an invaluable source for identifying trends in behaviour and expectations.
Feedback surveys
The effectiveness of your website can be evaluated by conducting an on-line survey using EUSurvey. A survey can reach your audience directly, however you need to be able to invest the right resources to prepare the survey, and of course to analyse and act on the results.
Feedback forms
You can place feedback forms on your website. The feedback form on the europa.eu homepages asked two questions:
- Did you find what you were looking for?
- Do you have any suggestions?
On average 800-1000 users comments using this form every week.
Face to face tests
Another option for user feedback is to organise informal focus groups. Gather a group of users in a room for a discussion on the site or organise if times allows for one-on-one sessions. Ongoing usability tests can be used to assess the performance of a site.
Can my site be found?
The visibility of your site in the search engines, the EUROPA search engine and the external ones Google, Yahoo, etc. is critical. The effectiveness of keywords used and whether the site/pages ranking is satisfactory in these engines can be determined by direct validation in the search engines. To find out more about how you to make your site more search-engine friendly, and increase the site/pages ranking in the search engines, see the page "Optimise access to content".
Media monitoring
DG COMM conducts daily media monitoring both in Brussels and in the representations. The delegations of DG RELEX also perform media monitoring. The Commission is therefore usually aware if a particular website receives some coverage in the press (e.g. after the launch of a campaign). The results of the daily media monitoring can be accessed on the EMM Newsbrief website.
What to do with all this feedback?
Everything that is learned about the site with these evaluation activities can be used to improve the site's content (text, graphics, organisation, usability, ...), visibility, accessibility, etc.
Decisions will have to make of course of what feedback to act on and in what timeframe. Small tweaks and changes should be done on a regular basis, e.g. editing content, adding new links, changing a link description. Some deeper changes such as adding new functionalities could take longer and require more resources. The web managers' role is to assess this feedback to look at the cost of implementation and to assess the impact of making the change.
Case study: europa.eu feedback
The homepages of the EU website were relaunched in September 2009. We were eager to get user feedback so we placed a straightforward feedback survey on the 80 or so pages behind the homepage. We are averaging around 1000 comments and suggestions a week. So what do we do with all of this?
Every week we analyse the comments and make immediate changes when necessary (e.g. adding a links, improving a link description). Our contractor compiles a monthly evaluation report which combines user feedback plus statistics. We have a monthly 2 hour meeting every month when we make decisions on short/medium/long term changes to site.
We plan to report on the site what exactly we are doing to act on the feedback – so giving feedback on the feedback. We are also looking into placing a short and regular pop-up survey on the site to gauge feedback and we are exploring the possibility to do regular users testing.
Interesting post on measuring the success of public sector websites.


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No, being white means, you're white. No different than any other race.
There are some who want white people to not speak but I plan to voice my opinion just like everyone else.
Maybe one day you'll realize you have the right to speak too just like everyone else.
"We are seventh graders at High Tech Middle Media Arts striving for change, so silence is not an option."


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If tax is added then the product becomes equal if not more than a b+M store, e-commerce will dry up completely. By adding taxes you are giving stores an unfair advantage of speed, at the same or cheap cost (no shipping). B+M are lobbying for this, as they hike price up to maximum gain for a product which cost a fraction to produce.
The tax exemption for Internet sales should become a permanent thing. People shouldn't have to pay taxes on what they buy online. In some cases, they don't even know what state or city the seller or buyer is in. This is true for applications, software, and other non-tangible items that don't have to be shipped.
How will the US based companies will compete against international businesses that will not be subject to this tax? We need to leave the international alone. Every business can build a website to sell items. This will simply result in losing revenue to overseas competition. States will not see the money they hope for. Will they also tax intangible goods like downloads?
The internet sales tax idea is being pushed as if it will be beneficial to brick and mortar stores; as though there is any significant inequity. One needs to remember that taxes--every last penny--go to sustain bureaucrats and do little for businesses. If our brilliant leaders (maximum sarcasm intended) truly want to level the alleged inequities in the sales and marketing, they could do more by eliminating the sales tax for the brick and mortar businesses ... And then get rid of the bureaucrats whose operations require so much funding (too much of our bloated government--fed, state, and local--is like a self-licking ice cream cone).
Definition of a tax: a payment to the government for services rendered. What new service are we being given? And do I need it. Do I get a choice These so called online business usually have store fronts and they pay local and other taxes already. If you order it cost shipping and handling- and now taxes ?
Our tax system is too complicated. Let's not complicate it further. Also, The tax advantage of internet sales is eaten up in shipping costs. Local states need to stop being so greedy. We are all living with smaller earnings. The government can just flip a switch and increase their tax revenue at the tax payers expense. Yet, we do not have the same switch to flip.
If I buy in my state, I'll pay the sales tax. But if I buy from another state, why pay sales tax? Could a citizen PLEASE get a break? Just once (OK, more than once) I would like to take my discretionary funds, what little there is, and purchase items off the internet so I can save a little without being sales taxed. I'm already paying for shipping to get the item to my door. Please...NO MORE TAX.
People, and companies small and large, need the continued opportunities available through internet sales, which create money flow and employment, while connecting our communities. A tax would be unreasonably burdensome to small businesses and discouraging to purchasing parties, besides being completely unnecessary. The notion is motivated by greed. States must be free to choose how to handle internet taxes and it should stay that way. The Fed should stay out of it in the name of freedom.
No sales tax on Internet sales encourages more buyers and, in the end, it is good for the economy and small online businesses who are just getting by.
On the surface it would appear too costly to track each and every transaction made on the Internet in order to impose a tax on the involved parties.
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It is only a fair playing field for all business both internet and REAL business who pay for a storefront for retail sales. A "real" business who ships and does business in other states has to collect tax on their merchandise that they sell -- why is the INTERNET exempt from that? The real business has to apply for tax license in other states to do business. Why is the internet exempt from this also?
This makes it sound like no sales tax is due, sales tax is already due on online purchases—the issue is not whether sales made over the internet should be subject to sales tax but whether online retailers should collect sales tax just as bricks-and-mortar retailers do.
The fact that online purchases are already subject to sales tax in all 46 states that have sales tax is one of the most common misconceptions about this issue.
Once again, this is not a new tax -- it is simply more effective collection of existing revenue due to the state and local governments.
Without sound and reasonable action by Congress, such as the Marketplace Fairness Act, the retail industry is being fractured by consumers with good-intentions simply seeking out the lowest price. Frequently these lowest prices are coming from online retailers who take advantage of the decades-old Supreme Court ruling, coupled with congressional inaction, to mislead consumers into believing that no sales tax is due. Thus the independent decision-making process of millions of consumers are being skewed toward tax evasion (whether intentionally or not). Consumers should not be blamed for seeking out lower prices, however the ability to evade taxes legally owed should not be part of any price comparison.
In this country we aspire toward equality - so much so that "Equal Treatment Under Law" is inscribed over the entrance to the Supreme Court building. Our laws should require that ALL retailers play by the same rules (by collecting tax legally due).
Amazon already gets to sell stuff in my state without paying the various taxes that local merchants pay, they get to enjoy a competitive advantage on top of that by getting a sales tax exemption?
If you believe in capitalism, then you should believe in a level playing field. Amazon should pay the same sales taxes that B&N, Best Buy, Target, Walmart & all the rest do.
Internet sales should not have tax-exempt status. While I, myself, enjoy good savings, I think it would be unfair for businesses to have such an enormous loophole around taxes. Businesses should pay their fair share of taxes to ensure that local governments can continue to delegate resources, based on population. Businesses that evade taxes are unethical.
As Internet sales become a more common form of consumption, they also become a more valuable future source of tax revenue. In order to compensate for the shift from live shopping to online shopping, I do believe that they will eventually have to impose taxes on online sales.
A partial sales tax, say 50% of a state's normal sales tax, could bring in revenue in the billions that our state and federal governments need to improve and advance our infrastructure and our community programs. This money could be used for maintenance, replacement or improvement of our local, state and federal highway systems and bridges (many of the latter bordering on the verge of being dangerously unsafe and/or near collapse). The money brought in could also be used for sorely needed social programs, parks, community recreation centers, libraries, schools and even to increase law enforcement capabilities in regards to investigating the online crime and fraud that give the Internet a bad name. A partial sales tax, while giving us billions in tax revenue, would not impact Internet companies as severely as instituting a full sales tax.
Sales tax exemptions for Internet sales should not be maintained permanently. Taxes from sales are a good and acceptable way of the economy generating money to be used in this country. If sales taxes were abolished for online sales, it would put many companies out of business and be the end of physical stores.


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Pinterest raises $367 million in latest round
The new investment was disclosed in a regulatory filing, with the investors on the deal listed as the venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners.
The filing had few details, but said the company planned to raise some $577 million, leaving $210 million to be raised.
The Wall Street Journal said the deal values fast-growing Pinterest at $11 billion, making it one of the highest priced companies in the Internet sector.
Because it is privately held, Pinterest discloses only limited amounts of metrics. The research firm eMarketer estimates it has some 47 million US users, and some estimates indicate the global number is around 75 million users.
Pinterest has become one of the Internet's hottest new websites, particularly among women, by giving people virtual bulletin boards that they can decorate with pictures showcasing interests in anything from food to sports, to fashion or travel.
Pinterest got a $100 million investment led by Japanese online giant Rakuten in 2012- AFP


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Obama is planning to "shame" the big banks who are not agreeing to modify mortgages.
This is a repeat of Bernanke's play book … scold the giant banks for failing to lend, but then give them a pat on the back and a wink.
As Robert Reich points out:
Shame? If we've learned anything over the last year, it's that Wall Street has none. Eight months ago Wall Street lobbyist beat back a proposal to give bankruptcy judges the right to amend mortgages in order to pressure lenders to reduce principle owed, just like Wall Street lobbyists are now beating back tough regulations to prevent the Street from causing another meltdown. Goldman Sachs, attempting to preempt a firestorm of public outrage when it dispenses its $17 billion of bonuses, is setting up a crudely conceived $500 million PR program to help Main Street.
Shame won't work. Only political muscle and courage will.
Moreover, Dean Baker points out that modifying mortgages will help the too big to fails a lot more than the homeowners themselves.


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Houston – September 29, 2017 – (PR NEWSWIRE) – Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc. (the "Company") today announced a number of steps in its ongoing plan to maximize shareholder value and position the Company for long-term success. These include the retention of a financial advisor, listing on the OTCQX Market, and changes to the board of directors and management team.
Engagement of Jefferies
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") has retained Jefferies LLC ("Jefferies") to advise its Strategic Opportunities Committee (the "Committee"), which is responsible for overseeing the ongoing strategic review of the Company's asset base and development plans. Jefferies has been retained to advise the Company in connection with one or more potential strategic transactions, including possible sales or dispositions of assets, joint ventures, strategic partnerships or other similar transactions.
In conjunction with the assignment, Jefferies will work closely with the Committee and Board to design and help implement the Company's go-forward strategy and pursue certain targeted objectives to maximize shareholder value, including to:
• Reduce financial leverage, expand access to capital, and maximize flexibility to execute on high rate of return growth opportunities;
• Simplify and refocus the existing asset base;
• Assess and pursue attractive organic development opportunities within the portfolio; and
• Evaluate certain other potential strategic alternatives.
There is no assurance that the review by the Board and its Committee will result in any particular transactions, and no decisions have been made on the timing or terms of any such transactions. The Company does not expect to provide updates with respect to this review unless or until it determines that further disclosure is appropriate.
OTCQX Listing
The Company also announced that its common stock will begin trading over-the-counter today on the OTCQX Market under the symbol VNRR. The OTCQX is the premier marketplace on OTC Markets Group's highly visible electronic trading venue in the United States.
Scott W. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented "Listing on the OTCQX represents an important corporate milestone, and we expect to enhance trading liquidity and expand the pool of potential investors as a result."
Appointment of Richard Scott Sloan as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Effective immediately, Richard Scott Sloan will serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Sloan will remain on the Board, on which he has served since August 2017, but step down from his roles as chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Sloan previously held various senior leadership positions over his 27 year career at BP and Hess, including SVP Strategy, Commercial and New Business Development at Hess, and President of BP Russia, Director of M&A, and several regional Chief Financial Officer roles at BP. He received his BA in Economics from Colgate University and MBA in Corporate Finance from the University of Chicago.
Joseph Citarrella, Chairman of the Board, remarked "Scott is a seasoned financial executive with an accomplished career in the oil and gas industry. He has rapidly proven himself as an invaluable voice on Vanguard's Board, and having held numerous senior leadership positions at BP through the course of a distinguished tenure, he is particularly well-equipped to work alongside our senior executive, operations and finance teams to develop and implement the Company's business strategy and growth plans."
Mr. Sloan's appointment follows Richard A. Robert, Vanguard's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer's notification to the Company on September 26, 2017 of his decision to resign, effective immediately. Mr. Robert's resignation, and related departure from the Board, did not result from a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices, including its accounting, internal controls or financial reporting matters.
Mr. Citarrella noted, "On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to thank Richard for his dedication and many years of service, especially during a critical time for the Company as it emerged from its Chapter 11 reorganization. He was a valued member of the management team and we wish him every success in his future endeavors."
Richard A. Robert said, "I am honored to have had the opportunity to help the organization through its successful financial restructuring, and assist in positioning the Company for future success. I wish my colleagues the best of luck going forward."
Election of New Director
On September 26, 2017, Randall M. Albert was elected by the stockholders of the Company to join the Board, filling the vacancy created by Mr. Robert's resignation. Mr. Albert will stand for reelection at the Company's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
"We are very excited to welcome Randy to the Board," said Mr. Citarrella, adding "Randy's extensive oil and gas operating expertise will be a tremendous asset to the Company and its shareholders going forward."
Mr. Albert most recently retired from CONSOL Energy after a 34 year career, last serving as Chief Operating Officer-Gas. During his time at CONSOL, Mr. Albert led the rapid development of CONSOL Energy's Marcellus Shale and emerging Utica Shale programs. Mr. Albert also currently serves as an independent Director of Eclipse Resources and Non Executive Board Member at Wellsite Rentals, and is the immediate past Chairman of the Marcellus Shale Coalition and a Member of the Virginia Tech Mining and Minerals Engineering Advisory Board. Mr. Albert holds a BS in Mining Engineering from Virginia Tech, where in 2016 he was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence, the highest honor bestowed on College of Engineering graduates.
About Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc.
Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc. is an independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition, production and development of oil and natural gas properties. Vanguard's assets consist primarily of producing and non-producing oil and natural gas reserves located in the Green River Basin in Wyoming, the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, the Gulf Coast Basin in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma and North Texas, the Piceance Basin in Colorado, the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming and Montana, the Arkoma Basin in Arkansas and Oklahoma, the Williston Basin in North Dakota and Montana, the Wind River Basin in Wyoming, and the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. More information on Vanguard can be found at www.vnrenergy.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
We make statements in this news release that are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are largely based on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management's assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure you that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to factors listed in the "Risk Factors" section in our SEC filings and elsewhere in those filings. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE: Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc.
Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc.
Lisa A. Godfrey, (832) 399-3820
Vice President, Investor Relations


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Vision of the Longs Peak Council, BSA
It is the vision of the Longs Peak Council to Prepare today's youth for future success.
Mission of the Boy Scouts of America
It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
Mission of the Longs Peak Council, BSA
It is the mission of the Longs Peak Council, BSA to develop character, integrity and leadership in today's youth through quality programs, outdoor experiences, and service to community.
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Scout Oath
On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my Country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.
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I'm planning my daughter's eighth birthday party for mid-January (how did eight years go by so quickly!?) and as I was working out the logistics for the invitations I realized that I was going to have to change some of my language. You see, my daughter has a great group of friends that include boys and girls, so her invite list is close to a 50/50 split. Amelia loves all things ocean and swimming related, so we're having a pool party at a local hotel. The bash is going to be mermaid themed.
But the word "mermaid" excludes boys, and as y'all know I'm all about gender inclusiveness. My daughter is obsessed with mermaids, so I want to honor her interests, but I also want all of her guests to feel included in the party and its theme. Merpeople, I suppose? Amelia's favorite color is blue so I thought about heading the invite to say something like, "Come take a swim in the big blue, Amelia would love to party with you!" (I don't know why I have the overwhelming need to rhyme on party invites, but I do.)
Last night we were reading a book at bedtime from the series "Mermaid Tales" by Debbie Dadey. These great books feature a group of third grade kids, girls and a boy, who have some fun adventures under the sea. They are called merkids in the books, and that was the word I was looking for to make Amelia's party invites gender inclusive.
Some brightly colored plates, table cloth, and sand buckets to serve food from so that the food table looks like a coral reef will do nicely. Add in some brightly colored balloons, a little language change on the invites so that all her merkid friends feel included at her party, and some games for the pool and we've got a fun party for boys and girls to attend.
The change is that simple to make. It is that easy to accommodate boy-girl friendships, especially when you don't base a party on a commercialized character but rather a popular theme for childhood. Animals, jungle, safari, ocean, bugs, dinosaurs, space, farm, spies, caped crusaders, enchanted garden, sports, castle themed…..All kids love this stuff, you just have to get away from the branded characters. We've had birthday parties at a veterinary office before, and last year an exterminator was the entertainment at my son's co-ed party. Get creative!
The invites and goody bags will be homemade so that we can avoid the gender stereotypes seen on so many store-bought kids' invites and party supplies. I'll make the cake, the snacks are easy, do our own decorations, and the teams for the games we'll divide by the side of the alphabet the kids' first names fall in (as opposed to boys vs girls).
Chances my cake and decorations will look like the idea board I've put together on Pinterest? 3 out of 10.
Chances my daughter and her friends are going to have a blast at this party? 9 out of 10.
Chances all the kids that day will get the message that boys and girls are important friends for each other and should be sharing spaces and memories together in childhood? 10 OUT OF 10!!
Wish me luck on that cake!
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Learning from Bus Buddhists
In psychological terms, context is almost everything. Much as we like to think that we know how we will act and react in a given situation, without the richness of...
Cadburys Eyebrow Ad
I suspect many people will find this ad from Cadburys hard not to watch, appealing as it does to whatever morkish sense of curiousity causes people to slow down and stare at the scenes of car accidents and, in years gone by, flock to circus freak shows.
But does that make it a good ad?
There's no denying that getting your advertising noticed is increasingly difficult. Viewing is fragmented and people skip from channel to channel during ad breaks. In part this is a problem of advertising effectiveness measurement; most companies use consumer research to track measures like top of mind awareness, advertising awareness and recall of key messages.
Many include a prompted measure, where respondents are shown a still from an ad and asked if they recall seeing it and, if so, what it was advertising.
Unfortunately, as is the way with almost all consumer research, this is measuring conscious awareness and impact.
There's growing evidence that unconscious awareness is sufficient to increase the desire for and appeal of your product. But, as is often the case, the convenience of quantitative research, and it's appeal to our own deluded sense of being conscious creatures, means the survey data arrives and is taken as an indication of success.
So this ad will score well on the flawed measures being used to rate its effectiveness, but I doubt it will increase sales.
Why do I say that?
Well, according to a report in Marketing, the most prominent previous execution in this campaign didn't increase sales.
And that ad, featuring a gorilla playing the drums, was far more likeable than this one (although similarly flawed in other regards).
The problem with these ads is that they fail to create relevant associations for the product.
The unconscious mind works on the basis of associations. It needs to link things to other things and then to our fundamental psychological desires. This ad is tremendously appealing to our desire for curiousity. It's almost impossible to stop watching it.
But that curiosity has nothing to do with the product, which has been around in the same form forever. If I see the product on the shelf it won't stimulate my innate desire to acquire knowledge, and if it does (because of the association from the ad) it has no chance of satisfying it – it will, after all, just be the chocolate bar I've known all along.
In the end, all the ad can do is remind me that this particular brand of chocolate bar exists, which might be sufficient for me to buy it next time I'm in the mood for chocolate, but it's not giving any deeper unconscious promise (at least not that it can fulfil).
The ad does make use of the distinctive purple colour associated with the brand (and with the cigarette brand Silk Cut who may benefit more from this ad than Cadburys as a result).
This may trigger past consumption associations with the product, but there is an unconscious conflict created between these and the new (and irrelevant) associations being triggered by our curiosity about the freaky children in the ad.


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Sacred Heart Pioneers (2-6, 1-3 CAA) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (4-5, 0-3 GWLL)
Saturday, April 14, 2007- 1:00 pm - Hamden, Connecticut - Quinnipiac Lacrosse Field
Pioneers Renew LAX Rivalry with Quinnipiac... It has been five years since Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac have faced-off on the lacrosse field but on Saturday afternoon the two teams will renew their instate rivalry. From 1991, SHU's first season of competition, until 2001, the Pioneers and Bobcats met every season. Sacred Heart will travel to Hamden looking to snap a three-game losing streak during CAA play. The Pioneers are coming off a 10-8 loss to Hofstra on Wednesday. QU beat Hartford, 8-7, in overtime last time out but are 0-3 in the Great Western Lacrosse League thus far.
The Series... The Pioneers lead the all-time series, 8-3. The Pioneers lost 13-10 to the Bobcats in 2001 and beat QU, 15-10 in 2000 when both teams were members of the MAAC. The first meeting took place in 1991, SHU's first season of competition, with Quinnipiac winning 15-3.
Up Next... SHU is back in Colonial Athletic Association action next Saturday night when they travel to the University of Delaware to face the #17 / 18 ranked Fightin' Blue Hens. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
Last Meeting with QU... The Pioneers and Quinnipiac met twice as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Association in 2001 and 2000. Quinnipiac scored five goals in the third quarter led by Andy Pelletier who posted four scores to lead the then Braves to a 13-10 win that secured the team it's first-ever MAAC regular season championship in 2001. SHU's Erik Perez scored two goals with an assist followed by Mike Robel who assisted on four Pioneer goals. SHU out shot Quinnipiac 48-32. The wins snapped a Sacred Heart eight-game winning streak. In their 2000 meeting, SHU got five goals and an assist from freshman Stephen Grabow to lead the way to a 15-10 win at home.
Greco Closing in on 100 Career Points... Senior attackman Peter Greco heads into this Saturday's game at Quinnipiac with 90 career points in his four year career. Greco has 52 career goals and 38 career assists, ranking 15th and 9th on the all-time list. His 90 points currently ranks 12th. He is looking to become the 12th player in school history to score 100 career points.
CAA Rankings... The Sacred Heart offense is ranked 2nd in the Colonial Athletic Association in assists per game (5.38), 4th in points per game (14.00) and 4th in goals per game (8.62). The Pioneers rank 1st in shot percentage (.271), 4th in man-up goals (12), 3rd in ground balls per game (30.62), 1st in saves per game (12.00) and 4th in face-off % (.528). Sophomore Bobby Karl, who has five assists in his last two games, is 2nd in the CAA in assists per game at 1.38. Senior Peter Greco and is 4th in the league in points per game (2.50), tied for 6th in assists per game at 1.00 per game. Freshman Evan Morgan is tied with Greco in assists per game at 1.00. Junior Ricardo Vargas is the league leader in saves per game (11.12) and is 5th in save percentage (.543) and 6th in goals against average (10.73). Sophomore Zack Smith is 5th in the CAA in face-off percentage (.550) and 5th in ground balls per game (4.62).
Pioneers in the NCAA Rankings... Through games played as of April 9th, the Pioneers were ranked 15th in the nation in face-off %. Pioneers Peter Greco and Zach Smith are also in the national rankings. Smith is 16th in face-off winning % (.575) and 20th ground balls per game (4.62). Greco's six assists against Wagner ties him for 2nd for the single game high for assists this year. The Pioneers 22 goals against the Seahawks was the 2nd highest scoring total this year, behind Delaware's 23 goals against St. Joseph's.
Strength of CAA Lacrosse... The 2007 season is in full swing with the Colonial Athletic Association once again showing it's a force across the national lacrosse landscape. The league has three teams ranked in this week's national lacrosse polls. In this week's USILA coaches poll, Towson is ranked 14th, Drexel is 16th and Delaware is 17th. In the NIKE media poll, Towson is ranked 15th, Drexel is 16th and the Fightin' Blue Hens sit at 18th.
Preseason CAA Poll... The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens received six first place votes to earn the top spot in the 2007 CAA Preseason Coaches Poll. The Towson Tigers received the other first place vote and were picked second. Defending champion Hofstra was tabbed third followed by Villanova and Drexel. The Pioneers were picked sixth and Robert Morris rounded out the field in seventh.
2007 Schedule... The Pioneers have put together a competitive 13 game schedule in 2007 featuring four games against teams ranked in the USILA Preseason Coaches Top-20. In non-league action, SHU will take on Colgate, Wagner, Manhattan, Binghamton, UMass and Hartford. The 2007 CAA Tournament will take place on May 2nd and 5th.
2007 Team Captains... Four seniors and a junior will captain the 2007 Pioneers. Senior attackers Peter Greco and Rory Morse, senior midfielder Casey Kirch, senior defender Pat Healy and junior midfield Tony Tanzi were voted team captains by their teammates.
Pioneer History... This is the 17th season of men's lacrosse at Sacred Heart. The Pioneers post a mark of 104-122 (.460) in their 17 year history. Head Coach Tom Mariano is the program's longest tenured coach in his 11th season at the helm. SHU begins it's sixth season of competition in the Colonial Athletic Association. Prior to joining the league, the Pioneers spent two seasons competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.