text: Nintendo has announced that the next two volumes of Pokemon GBA video have shipped in time for their September 27th release date.One video pak features the cartoon episodes "Pokémon - I Choose You!" and "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad," while the other contains "Beach Blank-out Blastoise" and "Go West Young Meowth." Each video pak, containing 44 minutes of video, sells at an MSRP of $19.99.


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BUSM054 Financial Reporting
BUSM054 Financial Reporting
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Module organiser
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This module examines the financial reporting of companies, and how such reporting can be analysed to evaluate performance. No prior knowledge of accounting is assumed: students learn how accounts are constructed and analysed, then examine the impact of various issues on the reported numbers. These include the reporting of intangible assets; creative accounting; currency translation; and the use of share options to reward management. The module takes a global perspective and refers largely to the regulatory regime of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, you should be able to:
- prepare basic periodic company accounting documents
- prepare financial statements for a company in accordance with the regime of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
- manipulate accounting data in accordance with selected International Accounting Standards
- critically evaluate selected International Accounting Standards
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- Dunn, John (2010), 'Financial Reporting and Analysis', John Wiley, Chichester.
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Delayed retirement has slowed predicted nursing shortage
The economic recession and the influx of new nursing students has slowed the predicted nursing shortage in the United States.
Nurses are retiring later than they used to
HealthDay News -- Due to both the delayed retirement of experienced nurses and a surge in new nursing graduates, there were almost 3 million nurses practicing in the United States, reported researchers, totaling half a million more than previously studies suggested.
"A decade ago, with stagnant enrollment in nursing schools and the imminent retirement of large baby-boomer cohorts of registered nurses (RNs), forecasters predicted large nurse shortages beginning in the middle to the end of the current decade," explained David Auerobach, PhD, of the RAND Corporation in Boston, and colleagues in a study published in Health Affairs.
Information for the study came from the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey from 2001 to 2012. The data included all respondents aged 23 to 69 years who reported being employed as a registered nurse during the week of the survey. Between both surveys, more than 34,000 registered nurses participated. The data were used to estimate the number of full-time nurses working each year and their ages.
The trend of registered nurses delaying retirement has extended the average nursing career by 2.5 years after 50 years of age, and increased the 2012 workforce by 136,000 registered nurses, reported the investigators.
The size of the registered nurse workforce is particularly sensitive to changes in the retirement age, given the large number of baby boomer nurses now employed.
There are difficulties in predicting future nursing shortages or surpluses, the investigators noted, and changes in health care policy will also affect the influx of nurses.
"It is certainly possible that demand will grow in the near future because of the coverage expansions resulting from the Affordable Care Act (ACA), projected physician shortages, and population growth and aging. Should the demand for RNs increase, that could precipitate shortages of such skilled caregivers," wrote the researchers.


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Gotta be my favorite kind of boy in uniform. ;)
First thing in the morning I get a call from AMDA. I got accepted!
I've literally been wanting to make a post about the purple and gray letterman jacket I bought at the end of February. Just to say that it was en route to me and I would be getting it by mid March at the earliest.
Not that my weeks are all that trying anyways. All I do is go to work 4 days out of the week. And not even full time, which is super annoying. I'd rather be working full time if I could. But it's so hard to find places to apply to that I haven't already. -_-
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Fresh fish can be used in this recipe, but commercially available frozen fish is so appropriate that using fresh is hardly worth the effort. (Gorton's Tenders in Original Batter is a good choice.)
Yield: 8 tacos
1 lb. frozen, battered fish fillets
Pico de Gallo (see recipe below)
Spicy Tartar Sauce (see recipe below)
8 large corn tortillas
1 c. finely shredded green or purple cabbage
lime halves
Bake fish according to package directions. While fish is baking, prepare Pico de Gallo and Spicy Tartar Sauce, and set aside. A few minutes before fish is done, heat a heavy, ungreased skillet over medium heat. Just after fish comes out of the oven, heat tortillas, one by one, in the skillet until they are very hot and just beginning to harden. Remove tortillas to a large platter or individual plates. For each taco, place a small bed of shredded cabbage over a little less than half of each tortilla, then spoon a little Pico de Gallo over it. Top the mixture with 1-2 pieces of fish, depending on size; spoon some of the cabbage and Spicy Tartar Sauce on top, and fold tortillas into tacos. Serve with salsa and lime halves.
Pico de Gallo
1 medium tomato, finely chopped
3 serrano chilies, seeded and finely chopped
1/4 c. finely chopped white onion
1/4 c. finely chopped cilantro
Combine ingredients, and chill.
Spicy Tartar Sauce
1/2 c. tartar sauce
1/2 tsp. prepared mustard
1 T. minced, pickled jalapeños
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It's no secret that dental hygiene and regular check ups at the dentist can minimise the need for dental fillings but in some cases, fillings will be required, particularly in the back molars where most of the wear and tear occurs during our lives. Dental fillings are used to repair teeth and treat the tooth decay.
Thankfully, the tooth filling procedure is virtually painless today with modern advances in dentistry. The process of a filling involves removing the decay from the tooth, cleaning and drying the cavity and then sealing it with a composite material. At Balmain Dentist we use white tooth coloured materials rather than amalgam due to its mercury content and health implications.
We also remove old amalgam fillings and replace with new white cosmetic alternatives. If you are considering this, it is advisable to speak to the dentist about this important decision in detail as there are many pros and cons you need to weigh up. Dr Galoustian is a qualified expert in dental procedures and works with the latest technology to ensure you get the best treatment with minimum discomfort.


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Macy's will end business relationship with Donald Trump
The mass exodus from the Miss USA pageant continues, because of what DONALD TRUMP said about Mexicans . . .
Flo Rida canceled his scheduled performance, as did singer Natalie La Rose and "Voice" winner Craig Wayne Boyd. Emmitt Smith is backing out as a judge . . . and another judge, Jonathan Scott from HGTV's "Property Brothers" is also bailing.
Meanwhile, Trump . . . the self-proclaimed "greatest jobs president that God has ever created" . . . continues to lose his OWN jobs.
Macy's is the latest company to fire him. They dropped his menswear line . . . saying they have, quote, "no tolerance for discrimination."
Trump shot back, claiming HE was the one who pulled the plug.
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February 24, 2008
GPS Visualizer
There are a number of applications available that will read your GPS track data and convert it into a format you can use to plot on a map or aerial image. One of my favorites is a free, web-based tool called GPS Visualizer. After you upload your GPS track and/or waypoint data from your GPS device to your computer (using a program like EasyGPS), go to the GPS Visualizer web site. There, you can import your GPX, LOC, or other GPS formatted file, choose your output file (Google Earth (KML), Google Maps, or a flat image file like .JPG), and press "GO!". When the conversion is finished, you'll have a map of your entire hike or ride. You can also modify the output options to view, for example, the elevation or speed profiles of your trek.
There are many other GPS file conversion and visualization tools contained on this web site. GPS Visualizer makes playing with your GPS data fun and easy.
February 16, 2008
Geocaching In Google Earth
But it's especially great for (you know where this is going) helping us geocachers scout out the terrain of our next geocaching hunt. You can simply enter the coordinates of your favorite cache in the search box, and it'll zoom right in to the location for you:
Google Earth also includes a vast array of data layers, such as roads, borders, and places of interest, that you can turn on and off to suit your needs. It even allows you to create your own layers, or placemarks, as specially formatted files for Google Earth, called KML files.
If you get tired of entering all of your cache coordinates into the search box, Geocaching.com offers a nifty little Google Earth data layer tool that will automatically display all of the geocaches in any Google Earth window that you have opened or are zoomed in to. The data from Geocaching.com that is displayed in Google Earth includes the type of listing (Traditional, Multi-cache, etc.) and other data to help you browse caches in a dynamic mapping interface.
To use this tool, first you need to download and install Google Earth on your computer. You can get a copy from the Google Earth web site. Then, download the geocaching add-on tool from the "My Account" page in Geocaching.com (you must be a premium member). On the right side of the page you will see a link to "Download Geocache Browser in Google Earth". After you save the GeocachingNetworkKML.kml file to your PC, either double-click it, or open it from within Google Earth. In a few seconds, you should see all the geocaches located within the area framed in your Google Earth window:
Happy Cachin'!
February 10, 2008
First To Find (FTF)
To get started, go to the "My Account" section of Geocaching.com, then click on the link to "Set Up Notifications", and finally, click on "Create a new Notification". Here, you'll be presented with various subscription options to choose from, starting with the type of cache to watch. Let's choose "Traditional Cache" to start with, as an example:
Next, you need to choose what type of cache log you wish to monitor. For new cahces, select "Publish Listing":
At this point, you may want to go back and create additional notifications for other cache types, such as multi-cache, webcam cache, earthcache, etc., to make sure you get notified any time a new cache, of any type, is hidden in your neighborhood. I am not aware of any limit on the number of notifications you can create.
Now, all you have to do is monitor your email, and before you know it, you'll be the one logging an "FTF"!
February 3, 2008
It's Not About The Numbers
If you're just the slightest bit curious about your caching statistics, then you owe it to yourself to visit the "It's Not About The Numbers" web site. Here's a sample of some of the detailed stats this site will produce for you:
- Average Finds per Day
- Most Finds in One Day
- Average Log Size (in number of words)
- Caching Milestones
- Finds by Container Type / Terrain Rating / Difficulty Rating
- Cache by Location
This is convenient if you aspire to someday conquer a geocache such as, Discovering & Logging California's 58 Counties.
To generate your own stats, you first need to be a Premium Member at geocaching.com. Go to the Pocket Query generation page, scroll down and click the button that says "Add to Queue" to get a Pocket Query containing all your finds, ever. Upload the zip file that you'll get in your email into the form on the "It's Not About The Numbers" web site, and check out your stats!


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By taking these initial steps, you should be able to alleviate much of the pain or stiffness you may be experiencing. If you are still encountering pain, you may also want to investigate alternatives to the traditional computer desk chair. By placing your body in a different type of posture altogether, you may be able to reduce the strain that comes from sitting in a static position for long periods of time. Popular alternatives are sitting on an exercise ball, or dynamic stool, which forces you to use your abdominal muscles for support and helps reduce muscle fatigue.
There are various styles and types of writing desks in the market, all designed to suit the different needs that customers have. Probably one of the most classic and most popular types of writing desks are wood writing desk. This makes sense, because wooden desks tend to last longer than those made of plastic, and do not rust, unlike desks made of metal.
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Spectral analysis of diffusions with jump boundary
Kolb, M. and Wübker, A. (2011) Spectral analysis of diffusions with jump boundary. Journal of Functional Analysis, 261 (7). pp. 1992-2012. ISSN 0022-1236
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In this paper we consider one-dimensional diffusions with constant coefficients in a finite interval with jump boundary and a certain deterministic jump distribution. We use coupling methods in order to identify the spectral gap in the case of a large drift and prove that there is a threshold drift above which the bottom of the spectrum no longer depends on the drift. As a corollary to our result we are able to answer two questions concerning elliptic eigenvalue problems with non-local boundary conditions formulated previously by Iddo Ben-Ari and Ross Pinsky.
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Early New Year's Resolution – Enter a Contest?
Many of us make New Year's Resolutions, and a lot of those plans involve writing. If your resolution includes taking your writing to the next level or being recognized for the great work you're already doing, then I have an idea for you!
Enter the Marlene contest, run by the Washington Romance Writers!
Here's everything you need to know:
Contest Opens December 15, 2014
Discounted entry fee until January 1, 2015: $20 for WRW members/$25 for non-WRW members.
Emotion, tension, drama. Does your book have what it takes to be the next bestselling romance?
The Marlene Awards is a contest for unpublished manuscripts sponsored by the Washington Romance Writers chapter of Romance Writers of America. Every entry is evaluated by at least three judges. Finalists are ranked by publishing professionals. The grand prize winner in each category receives a detailed critique from a published author. This year's list of judges and prize critiquers is as follows.
Series Contemporary
Final Round Judge: Johanna Raisanen, Harlequin
Critique Author: Robin Covington
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Critique Author: Kimberly Kincaid
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Romantic Elements
Final Round Judge: Rhonda Helms, Carina Press
Critique Author: Tracy Brogan
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Young Adult
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Erotic Romance
Final Round Judge: Rhonda Helms, Carina Press
Critique Author: Lavinia Kent
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You can tell by the sound of the transmission; you are likely to need a new car between the next year. Your older car is still getting one to work, but its days (or months) are numbered.
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In the past when someone talks about development it habitually referred to the backend, but in recent years there has been a real need to make different between designers that worked severely in Photoshop and those that could come HTML and CSS. A front end application is one application that users interact with directly. The parts you see and interact with on a website with the buttons, drop down menus and web page fonts make up the front end.
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FITCHBURG -- Once Notre Dame Prep began playing its style of basketball, Thursday's outcome was never in doubt.
An 11-point halftime lead over Rocktop Academy ballooned to as many as 33 in the second half as the Crusaders cruised to an 82-60 victory at home.
The hosts used a 12-0 run over two minutes to blow things open within the first five minutes of the second half and never looked back. Defensive pressure after halftime led to 13 second-half turnovers by Rocktop and led to several easy baskets in transition for NDP.
Defensive intensity and fast-paced offense have been a hallmark of the team all season.
"I think we let (Rocktop) speed up the game at points and while we're trying to speed up the game, we let them make it a sloppy game," Notre Dame Prep head coach Ryan Hurd said.
"I think what we've done all year is dictate what happens on the floor and we let that get away for about 10 minutes (in the first half). Some of that's on me. We were trying to get a couple guys their first runs of the year and figure out rotations."
Sedale Hanson-Young scored four points during the pivotal 12-0 run, while Daniel Kiely (team-high 20 points), Zep Jasper, Nieke Thomas and D.J. Jones (15 points) also chipped in as the Crusaders grabbed a 54-33 lead.
The lead would later balloon to 72-39 following Jamel Horton's old-fashioned three-point play with 9:14 to go.
"You get guys minutes when there's not two minutes left on the clock and let them play," Hurd said. "Tonight, we had the chance to get a lot of guys in and see what they could do.
Notre Dame held a 40-29 lead at the break before the floodgates opened.
Melo Eggleston -- a Wake Forest recruit -- added 17 points for NDP, scoring inside and out, while Jasper added the defensive play of the game, blocking a layup bid from behind in the style of LeBron James.
The Crusaders return to action Saturday afternoon, hosting Quebec's Thetford Academy at 2 p.m. at Notre Dame.


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Margins were also up across the board. Operating margin ballooned to 13.7% from 5.2% during last year's Q2, thanks mostly to higher revenue and efficient manufacturing, which more than offset increases in legal, PR, and R&D spending.
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Here are 10 tips to guide you to success with your website
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(1) The Internet Is A New Medium
- A website is a waste if it simply re-hashes something which could easily be put into print.
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- Put up features which take advantage for web success and also filter information for them. Provide search capability.
- Provide interactivity with features like forums, quizzes, and also tools. Web visitors like to interact.
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- When a person visits your website, you have their attention to that point in time. You either need to use it or you will lose it – fast.
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- It's like walking into a restaurant. If you walk in and just stand there and also nobody comes to greet you, you might wonder what is happening.
- But, if the hostess comes and greets you right away and walks you to a table, then you will be there for awhile and eat. The same analogy goes for websites.
- Don't over complicate to web success.
(3) Design the site for customers, not the company
- It inflates the ego of the company more than it helps your customer.
- And also avoid over-flattering marketing hype about the company.
- Your site needs to satisfy the needs of customers and not for the company.
- So, don't post content which is not really useful to the site's customer.
(4)Involve the Visitor
- Keep the visitor involved and also make them feel like a valuable contributor. Actively ask for the feedback and suggestions.
- Ask for communication from your visitors and answer that communication swiftly.
- When getting that communication, capture their email address for web success.
- This will allow you to communicate with them long after they have moved on and forgotten about you.
(5) Keep it Current
- You need to have content on your website which is timely and relevant to the customer's life. Posting month-old news is not interesting.
- Posting dry product information which never changes is not interesting.
- Yes, you need to have product information and other information on your site that won't change much, but you can also post more timely content.
- You can, for example, post content about how your products can be used in certain situations in life.
- Provide tips and techniques – things which are immediately applicable and solve a problem. This is for to get more visitors and also make web success.
(6) Pay Attention to Form/Design For Web Success
- Some sites simply over-do it on the eye-candy. Big graphics just for the sake of graphics often impress the site's designer more than the visitor.
- Do not use graphics that are large and purposeless.
- Remember, some visitors may still be accessing your website via dial-up.
- Your site needs to load up quickly for all users. Most of all a slow website will cause your users to leave quickly.
- Also, pay attention to graphic and design size. Many web designers operate on fairly large screen resolutions and sometimes forget that even though a graphic looks great to you.
- It will appear enormous to somebody on a smaller resolution.
- On the flip side, don't go too light on graphics. A site which is poorly designed and using the default font and no color is not very aesthetically pleasing.
- Any web visitor, whether they admit it or not, judges your company by your website unless they have something else to go on.
- A well-designed site communicates professionalism and also a poor design makes the site seem like an afterthought. It causes to decreases the web success.
- When a visitor communicates to you via email, it is best to use a web form. Not only will this keep your email address from being picked up by spammers.
- It will also allow you to ask your customers for their email address and also then store that address for later use.
- Employ the "push/pull" marketing strategy. A visitor coming to your website is the pull.
- But later you want to push content back to them in the form of a newsletter or other web success.
- Start a mailing list and also use it. Invite visitors to sign up. web success makes or breaks a business.
- And as long as you respect the ethical considerations of your mailing list, you should use it.
(8) Don't Operate in a Cocoon.
- The internet is a medium which is shared by millions. When you set up your website, don't operate as if you are a self-contained island.
- Get out there and also keep in tune with what is happening on other websites related to your own.
- Post links to other websites and also ask for a link in return. Form with other sites if it is appropriate.
- When it comes to communication, people like personal contacts. Hiding behind general email address like "sales" and "info" is OK as long as there is a way to also email you directly.
- A company site which allows email through to the management is good. Just remember how much you hate calling a company and also getting stuck in their phone system.
- Sometimes you just want to talk to somebody and also give your visitors that ability.
(9) Have a Plan to Attract Repeat Traffic.
- Use newsletters, out-going email, contests, forums, clubs and also auctions – anything that will cause people to return to your website.
- When posting links to other websites, don't just send your visitors somewhere else. They may never return. Provide them an exit page.
- Give them a pop-up when they try to leave your site. Or at the very least make external links open in a new window.
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(10) Track Your Visitors
1. Pay attention to your site's statistics and react accordingly.What are people reading? And how are they finding you?
2. Do they just come and leave right from your homepage? How long as they are on your website? Do they return?
3. This data is immensely valuable in fine-tuning your website based on customer needs and wants.
4. Remember, the biggest mistake of any webmaster is designing the site for what they want.A successful website is designed for the target audience, not to impress the site's owner.
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There are worse places to be in Bristol on a rainy Saturday night than Colston Hall. For those who haven't had the pleasure, it is the largest venue in Bristol. Although I can't be certain, it is probably the smallest largest venue for a city of Bristol's size. And the venue within the venue, The Lantern, is smaller still with a capacity of c. 350. And it's at the Lantern that Mt. Wolf had their first headline show in Bristol for the last show of a mini-tour to celebrate the launch of their new album, Aetherlight.
About 100 now dry souls had the run of the various facilities of Colston Hall as there was no act at the larger venue that evening. However, once Mt Wolf any feelings of emptiness were soon filled by a band that was very much on a mission. First, they augmented their core (guitar and vocals, acoustic guitar and drums) with a keyboardist, backing vocalist and four strings. Second, they had a tailored light show far above the usual standard for such a venue. Last, they played with immense conviction and passion.
The vocalist evoked both Matt Berninger and Jonsi, which is no small feat. While the band as a whole also had touchstones of the National and Sigur Ros. I also heard a lot of Explosions in the Sky as the songs built to sonic and emotional crescendos. Overall, I think all went back into the wet night quite pleased with how the evening panned out and eager to follow a band clearly on the up.
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Arrive Moscow, Russia
Upon arrival in Moscow, you are met and privately transferred to your hotel. Enjoy the balance of your day at leisure.
Moscow | Red Square
Enjoy a full day's sightseeing tour of Moscow. Walk through fabled Red Square to St. Basil's Cathedral, a colorful, multi-domed complex. Continue to the Novodevichy Convent and Memorial Cemetery, where Chekhov, Khrushchev, Yeltsin and Rostropovich are buried. Later, visit the opulent, art-adorned Moscow subway, with its chandeliers, statues and intricate marble and mosaic details. After lunch at leisure, visit the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, which houses Russia's most impressive collection of foreign art, dating from ancient to modern times, including valuable Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings.
Moscow | Tretyakov Gallery
This morning, visit the Tretyakov Gallery, which contains the best collection of Russian art in the world. This afternoon, you may either visit the well-preserved wooden home of author Leo Tolstoy, where he wrote The Power of Darkness, Resurrection and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, or explore the interactive Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, said to be the largest Jewish museum in the world. Return to your hotel, where you are free to spend the evening as you choose.
Moscow | The Kremlin
Visit two of the Kremlin's cathedrals as well as the State Armory, home to a collection of priceless artifacts dating back to the 14th century. It also houses the Diamond Fund, a separate collection of Russia's most valuable gems, including the diamond-encrusted coronation crown of Catherine the Great and the 190-carat Orlov Diamond. Transfer to the rail station and board the high-speed train to St. Petersburg. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel, check in and unwind. Or, explore downtown St. Petersburg independently.
St. Petersburg | Peter & Paul Fortress
Embark on a full day of sightseeing, visiting Peter and Paul Fortress; gold-domed St. Isaac's Cathedral; and Yusupov Palace, where assassins poisoned and shot the priest and counselor to the Romanov family, Grigory Rasputin, in 1916. The original construction was built by French architect Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe in the 1770s and it was once the primary residence of the House of Yusupov, a wealthy family of Russian nobles known for their philanthropy and art collections.
St. Petersburg | Tsarist Splendors
This morning, visit the Hermitage Museum, designed in the mid-18th century by Bartolomeo Rastrelli as the Winter Palace of Catherine the Great. Formerly the home of Tsars, its five buildings house one of the finest art collections in the world. Continue to the private Fabergé Museum to see its glittering collection of ornate Fabergé eggs and objets d'art.
Pushkin | Catherine Palace
Drive to the countryside village of Pushkin to discover sparkling Catherine Palace, built in the mid-18th century for Tsarina Elizabeth, who named the palace in honor of her mother. The building, originally a modest construction, was reconstructed by four different architects; then, Bartolomeo Rastrelli — chief architect of the Imperial Court — was instructed to redesign the structure on a scale to rival Versailles. After lunch at leisure, explore Pavlovsk Great Palace, an 18th-century Russian imperial residence built by Paul I of Russia.
Petrodvorets | Legacy of Peter the Great
Travel to Petrodvorets, the opulent, sprawling summer palace of Peter the Great, taking note of its picturesque sculptures and fountains. Return to St. Petersburg by hydrofoil (weather permitting). Then, choose to spend the remainder of the day exploring either the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood and the Kuznechny market, one of the city's most atmospheric, or perusing the Impressionist Collection housed in the General Staff Building of the world-renowned Hermitage Museum.
Depart St. Petersburg
Transfer by private vehicle to the airport and board your homebound flight.


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Roxanne "Roxy" Lo is a partner and industrial designer at Ibis Cycles. She also works as an industrial design consultant for Light & Motion. Both endeavors allow her to exercise her passion for "conscientious" bike design.
There are very few people in this world who have an eye [for design], and fewer still who have the training to use it.
The Industrial Design Program at CCA gave me the skills and confidence to express myself in ways that impact my clients in positive ways.
From collaborating with others to deeply thinking about problems, my degree at CCA was instrumental in my career successes and long-lasting client relationships.
There are plenty of engineers and software developers out there; and those who take aesthetics seriously will find their path among them.
Her client list is as impressive as her passion for bikes: CamelBak, Pottery Barn Kids, Lynns Concepts, fuseproject, Target Sourcing (Hong Kong), Design Continuum, frogdesign, Lithonia Lighting, and others.
Faculty Influences
Yves Béhar inspired me to aspire beyond expectations.
Leslie Speer instilled in me a strong work ethic.
Barry Katz inspired me to question and consider every project and its potential effect on the world.
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- YouTube experimenting with the new design dubbed Cosmic Panda.
I had a chance to try this out last night and I liked the experience. The new design seems to take a couple cues from Hulu and other video sites by utilizing a darker background to make the video pop more. The other neat thing is that the comments will scroll while keeping the video locked to the top of screen and in view. That is surely a welcome change for those who enjoy reading inane YouTube comments. You can try it out for yourself over yonder.


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Da Bears are back
After Sunday's improbable comeback victory over the San Francisco 49ers, the Chicago Bears are 5-1, their best start since 1990.
"It's still very early in the season," says coach Dick Jauron. "But to be 5-1 at this point is real exciting for us. We'll do everything we can to keep it going."
That the Bears have gotten this far has been one of the NFL's biggest surprises. Rookies David Terrell and Anthony Thomas have played only six games, but already have shown big-time talent. Brian Urlacher and Mike Brown, the first- and second-round picks in 2000, are cornerstones of one of the league's best defenses. "The goal is to keep winning and keep everybody healthy, get into the playoffs, and hopefully, the ball bounces your way," says offensive lineman Shane Matthews.
Derek Jeter already saved the New York Yankees' season in October. He might have saved the World Series for them in November. Jeter homered in the 10th inning Wednesday night, celebrating with a two-footed jump onto the plate and giving New York a thrilling 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The first game-ending home run of Jeter's career tied the series at 2-2, going into last night's game.
A game that belonged to Curt Schilling most of the night slipped away when Tino Martinez hit a two-run homer to tie it in the ninth."We always feel as though we have a chance to win a game," Jeter said.
A week ago, not many Nebraska students knew who Mike Stuntz was. Now he's one popular freshman. It's amazing what a 63-yard touchdown pass can do. The touchdown sealed the Cornhuskers' 20-10 win over defending national champion Oklahoma last weekend. It vaulted 9-0 Nebraska to No. 1 in the BCS college football rankings.
Stuntz, a backup quarterback who is playing receiver this fall, doesn't understand what all the fuss is. "If that's what I get remembered for, at least it's something positive," he said.
'People may laugh at us, but we're 5-1.'
- Chicago Bears offensive lineman Shane Matthews, on this year's winning season.


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The Miss World competition has been underway for a while, with contestants gathered in Poland, going through preliminary events in anticipation of the final on September 30. The pageant's site is here. You can see all of the contestants here.
It's still a bit too early for betting odds to take shape, but I have my own favorites. Based on my review of the contestants–it's a tough job, but someone has to do it–I think it's going to be a Caribbean year. Let me say, though, that the quality of the photography varies so widely that it's a little hard to tell. By now, the pageant should have standardized photos of the contestants, but they don't. Consequently, it's hard to tell whether Miss Costa Rica, for example, is a formidable candidate or not.
If so, she is one of a number of top candidates from her region. For example, Miss Aruba:
Miss Martinique:
Or my personal favorite, Miss Bahamas:
Stay tuned for ongoing coverage as the suspense builds between now and September 30. Reader Krystof Zmudzinski noted that we (some of us, anyway) are fans of both soccer and beauty pageants, and sent a link to a YouTube video from–maybe–the Miss World contest. It's a fitting way to close out this post:


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A diet promoting healthy cholesterol levels includes oatmeal, oat bran and other high-fiber foods, nuts, whey protein and olive oil, reports Mayo Clinic. Avocados and food with plant sterols or stenols are beneficial as well. Eliminating saturated and trans fats from the diet also contributes to good cholesterol levels.
Oatmeal and bran are high in soluble fiber, which reduces the bad cholesterol in the bloodstream, explains Mayo Clinic. Tree nuts, such as walnuts and almonds, contain monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which improve blood cholesterol and contribute to vessel health. Avocados and olives contain monosaturated fatty acids, which improve LDL cholesterol levels in obese people. Foods with plant sterols can reduce bad cholesterol levels, and whey protein can reduce the levels of bad cholesterol and total cholesterol.


text: It's interesting how many pregnant women are reading this blog? If you are pregnant and viewing this post, then leave a comment, I am curious to know. Anyway, today's post is about knitwear designs that look and feel great throughout your pregnancy, no matter that your belly shape is changing. This year Kohl's has new arrivals and you are about to see some stylish and classic maternity style Oh Baby by Motherhood striped long tunic sweaters, black open-front and draped flyaway cardigans, while the favorite one for me is this color-block open-front cardigan sweater, which is easy to wear and can be teamed with lots of outerwear pieces. These products will for sure add a timeless and flattering look throughout your pregnancy. All the models can be purchased online at Kohl's.


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Gargieston Primary School is a non-denominational school in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. The children used this photography work as part of a larger project looking at the history and heritage of Kilmarnock, in the 'Kilmarnock Town Trail'.
Our school is located in the scenic fishing village of Port Ellen on the southern tip of the Island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
Children from the surrounding area are educated at Port Ellen from nursery to primary 7. As an Eco-school we have our own 'Brilliant Beginnings' eco committee and have achieved four green flags.
Local Authority Primary School in Kilmarnock
Annanhill Primary is situated in Grange Learning Campus in Kilmarnock. Annanhill Primary School was part of the working group which contributed to the writing of Kilmarnock Town Trail for Primary Schools. This resource allows pupils to explore Kilmarnock Town Trail learning about the town's rich history and heritage. Our pupils have been taking their photographs whilst out on the Town Trail.
Independent School in Aberdeen
Johnshaven Primary School is situated in a small fishing village on the North East Coast of Scotland.
Heriot Primary is in Pailsey Renfrewshire. We have 11 classes and a nursery class with a total of 300 pupils.


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Louis van Gaal knows he will be expected to challenge for the Premier League title next season and has in turn publicly highlighted the importance of the board allowing him to have a good summer transfer window. Speaking candidly on what must be done before his second campaign in England kicks off, the Dutchman put it to the board to assist him in getting the right targets for the right positions, with a number of names having been linked with moves to United. The likes of Gareth Bale, Mats Hummels and Paul Pogba find themselves most commonly associated with joining Van Gaal's project, with Memphis Depay already signed ahead of the window's opening. On a more specific transfer front Nicolas Otamendi's agent has confirmed his client will seek an exit from Valencia if he has an offer. United are said to be interested in the Argentinian in a bid to improve their back-line.
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ZIMMERMAN, Minn. (AP) – Authorities in Sherburne County say three people have been found dead in a home in Zimmerman.
Sheriff Joel Brott says the bodies were discovered Sunday about 10 a.m. by a family member. He says all three people were dead when deputies arrived a few minutes after the discovery was reported.
Few details have been released, but investigators say they're not looking for suspects.
Zimmerman is about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis.


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Melanie C Reveals Why The Spice Girls Will Never Truly Reform!
Mel C goes topless in this new photo shoot from LOVE magazine's September 2016 issue.
The 42-year-old singer opens up about her upcoming album Version of Me and reveals why the Spice Girls will never truly reform in an exclusive essay for the mag.
On the Spice Girls: "Look, I will be a Spice Girl until I die. But the continuous speculation on whether we will reform to celebrate 20 years of Wannabe has been particularly exhausting. Don't get me wrong – I totally get it. But is it a new rule that bands have to reform? Why can't we just be remembered for our incredible achievements in the nineties? When we embarked on the reunion tour it was amazing, scary and surreal all at the same time. The five of us back together again. Like we'd stepped back in time for a global celebration of the band."
On the Spice Girls reuniting: "Truth be told, earlier this year after several face-to-face meetings with the girls I made the difficult decision not to be part of a proposed reunion with Emma, Geri and Melanie. Victoria had already bowed out understandably with the demands of her fashion label and her rather large family. The hardest part for me was letting people down, the girls, the fans, civilisation?! Unfortunately something didn't feel quite right and I had to follow my gut. For me the absolute pinnacle of my Spice existence was being watched by a billion people around the globe belting out 'Spice up Your Life' on top of a black cab at the 2012 London Olympics. Anything less than the full line-up just didn't feel like we'd be doing justice to the band or the fans."
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EBBELS, William D. " Bill"
Died peacefully, surrounded by family, on April 13, 2006 in Regina, Saskatchewan at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, where he was a long time resident. Bill was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on July 20, 1922, son of Harold Amory EBBELS, K.C. and Innis Colton EBBELS. He graduated from City Park Collegiate prior to attending the University of Saskatchewan. His studies were then interrupted by the war. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942 and served as a Gunnary and Navigation Officer, the latter on the minesweeper H.M.C.S. Canso, the lone Canadian ship with a British flotilla in the Normandy Invasion. During his leave to Canada after D-Day, he married Irma Ruth HUTCHINSON/HUTCHISON on September 16, 1943 in Montreal. He returned to Europe and was subsequently discharged in 1946. Bill's completion of his Bachelor of Commerce at U of S in April 1947 competed with the birth of their first child, Harold DENNIS. After graduation Bill joined the Regina investment firm of Houston and Willoughby where he spent his entire career, becoming the Executive Vice President and General Secretary where he was also involved in the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. The firm went through various mergers eventually ending up as part of RBC Dominion Securities. Bill retired in 1988. Bill was engaged in the community affairs and business of Regina all his life. He was a director of numerous community organizations and was a long-standing member of the Regina Kinsmen club, serving as President in 1967. He served on the Board of the Regina Exhibition, including a term as President. Bill was on the Senate of the University of Saskatchewan and active in the alumni association. As the first Chairman of the Regina Leader-Post Carrier Foundation, he encouraged carriers to go on to higher education. He was on the Board of the Canadian Scholarship Trust Fund. Throughout his life Bill was an avid and accomplished athlete. He was on the U of S Varsity basketball, hockey, lacrosse and tennis teams, with tennis the focal point and love of his sporting life. Starting in 1948 he was an eight-time Saskatchewan Open Singles champion and runner-up seven times. At age 45 he won his last title in 1967, also winning the veterans singles championship - the only person to win both in the same year. A great thrill was representing Saskatchewan in the first Canada Summer Games in Halifax in 1967, where he was the oldest competitor at 49. As a renowned builder of the game in Saskatchewan he undertook countless administrative and instructional roles including President of both the Regina Tennis Club and the S.L.T.A., for several terms each. Bill was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1976. Bill cherished his family time during the many summers at Lumsden Beach, at the condo in Manzanillo, Mexico, on the countless camping trips stuffed into the family station wagon, and on the tennis courts with his kids or crisscrossing Western Canada to tennis tournaments -- both his and the kids. Bill had a wonderful sense of humour and was always quick with a laugh. He loved singing, doing the ol'soft shoe, and was full of life and vigor in everything he did. Besides Ruth, his remarkable wife of 62 years, Bill is survived by his children: Hal (Donna and Tannis, Rob) of Calgary, Jim (Bonnie and Alecia) of Calgary, Jack (Pat and Calen) of Victoria, Bill (Sheila and Kelly, Lendon, Will) of New Jersey, Virginia (Tim COSBEY and David) of Gabriola Island and Andrea (Callum HILL) of Vancouver. Bill was predeceased by his brother Jack (Lois and Tim, Susan) of Calgary. Ruth wishes to express her heartfelt gratitude to the staff of the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre where Bill had been a resident for the last thirteen years. Bill has been blessed with the finest Friends possible, all of who have provided extraordinary support through these last difficult years. Funeral services will be held at Lakeview United Church, 3200 McCallum Ave., Regina, 306-586-7844, on Monday, April 17, 2006, at 2: 00 p.m. with reception to follow at the church. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, Nursing Unit 3-5, 2180 23rd Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A5 or The Lakeshore Tennis Club, P.O. Box 293, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 3A1. An on-line book of condolence may be signed at www.speersfuneralchapel.com
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In London, Ontario on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at the age of 95 years. Aletta EBBS (née TRIPP,) beloved wife of the late Hillard EBBS. Loving mother of Catherine MUTCH (Douglas) of London, Ontario. Cherished Nana of Scott (Cindy) of Miami Lakes, Florida, Stuart (Erin) of London, Ontario and Keith of London, Ontario and Great-Nana of Sophie Isabelle MUTCH. Dear sister of Isobel PERRAULT and Thelma BRADLEY. Also survived by her sister-in-laws Ruth TRIPP and Marion TRIPP. Fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brothers Robert TRIPP and Sam TRIPP and her sisters Eileen BRADLEY and Lila POOLE. The family wishes to thank the staff of Longworth Long Term Care for their compassion and care. Friends may call at the Tubman Funeral Homes Garden Chapel, 3440 Richmond Rd. (between Bayshore and Baseline Rd), Nepean on Sunday, October 22, 2006 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the chapel on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 1 p.m. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Tributes, condolences or donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com
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Looking to connect with locals with a spare room (Aberdeen)
Hi everyone,
I'm Victoria and run a business based in Glasgow called Homestayfriend. We are trying to build our network of Homestay hosts in and around Aberdeen.
I m looking to connect with local people with a spare room or those who might be able to share some tips with me on how best to attract homeowners with a spare room to the website.
It's an excellent way to make a supplementary extra income from your spare room!
Thanks in advance from any advice or help!
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Natasha Lomas of Tech Crunch reports, "GetSet, a new stealthy US edtech startup that's aiming to reduce the high college drop-out rate is uncloaking today and revealing its first rollout at Arizona State University, with its 10,000+ freshmen. First up, in case you're feeling a spot of deja vu, last week TechCrunch covered a UK startup called Wambiz that's taking aim at the same problem. Yes, yes, you wait ages for college drop-out reduction startups and then two come along at once. So it goes. That said, they're not identical. Wambiz is building an engagement platform cum social network as a better way to reach/engage with students, rather than sending comms via more traditional channels like email and SMS."
Lomas continues, "While GetSet is taking an algorithmic approach to the drop-out problem, building a natural language processing (NLP) engine that asks students to feed it with data about their college aims and problems which it uses to match students to others who have similar goals/backgrounds or who had the same sort of issues previously and overcame them. Although the GetSet front end does also include a social network layer where students have profiles and can share content with each other and generally participate in a digital community that's specifically tied to their college, so there is some overlap in the approach. But engaging young people digitally is inevitably going to involve something social and connected."
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Application for the 2018 Performance Improvement Award is now open. Submit your application online today!
SOCMA's Performance Improvement Awards are a golden opportunity to promote your company's excellence to SOCMA membership and clients, gain media exposure and join an elite class of chemical companies.
Applications are judged based on 5 core areas: Stakeholder Communications, Product Stewardship, EHS&S in Planning and Operations, Employee Training and Engagement, and Resource Management and Waste Minimization – specifically taking into account practices and principles that demonstrate continuous improvement above and beyond the requirements of the ChemStewards® program. Awards for Sustainability and Educational Outreach will also be presented to member facilities that show exemplary commitment to sustainability/green chemistry and local educational programs, respectively.
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text: With the release of Snow Leopard, which is Leopard, but more lean and mean, and assuming you see a tablet running it, do you think that we'll see ATV get a snow leopard refresh as well? The first ATV release was completely replaced. Since we have not seen an update in over 18 months, could it be that ATV will get a refresh as well? My wife and I love our ATV's. It seems reasonable then that ATV would still get an update and not dropped by Apple (they want to be in the living room space). But with a Snow Leopard ATV, we'd see apps being developed for ATV and the tablet, just like for the iphone.


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Somtimes I forget things.
I didn't used to.
I'm going to start writing things down. Maybe it'll help.
It's the dragonfire. The Sosiety used to give me all I wanted. I'd sell what I didn't use. It kept me sharp, and gave me cred among the other street kids. That's what I thought, anyway. I think now the Sosiety just gave it to me to keep me tied to them. Now that I'm cut off from them, from
home Alnaz.
I almost wrote from home. But Alnaz was never home.
Now that I'm cut off, I'm running low. I have whole weeks now that pass by in a flash. I can barely remember what's happened to me. They tell me I lost my skin!? How could I have forgotten that?
I've been reading the spellbook I got from the circus in my spare time – so how come I don't remember anything from it? Some spells would have helped in Jocund's maze, surely. I let my friends down.
It's time to kick the fire. I'm not a kid doing dirty work for thugs any more. I'm on the trail of a Godslayer. I can't afford to miss anything. I can't afford to forget my magic. I can't afford to get my friends killed.
I wrote friends again. I'm thinking back to Alnaz – I guess I didn't really know what a friend was, then. I thought I had them. But… Sly, Pincher, Maxi… they weren't friends. They would have slipped a knife in my ribs if it meant a clipped copper from the Sosiety. And I'd have done the same to them.
These people, though… they've saved my life without a backwards glance. Many times. They look the other way every time I do something dumb, or let the dragonfire get the better of me. And I never relized how relieved I'd be when we found each other again after being split. I guess, if Alnaz was never home, then this Brotherhood is the closest thing I've ever had to one.
No more drugs. Keep practising your spelling, and your spells.
Time to grow up, Flint.


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Militants completely left Shyrokyne a few days ago, Oleksandr Kindsfater, press officer of 'M' sector, wrote on his Facebook page.
"Our units established control over the settlement. Elimination of explosive devices and demining of the territory are ongoing," wrote the officer.
Oleksander Kindsfater also said that militants have mined almost every home and planted a lot of trip-wire and booby trap mines when leaving the area.
"Our units are ready at any moment to repulse the enemy's attack," said the press officer.


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Tuesday, September 06, 2016
Volterra Workshop
22 comments:
I love your watermelon..it is you ..and your first one here..Volterra is indeed a favorite spot of both Jacques and I.It's hard to not love everything about Tuscany and Umbria..ReplyDelete
gorgeous swatches bleeding into each other.
Does this beautiful place called Volterra actually exist, or is it a place only in one's dreams?ReplyDelete
Carol, it seems to be an artist's heaven on earth.
How clever to have watermelon as the initial watercolor subject. The results you created with your paint and brush and eyes and hand are superb!
Your road/trees painting is perfect! And Volterra looks fantastic, a lovely place to wander around.ReplyDelete
Molto bello!ReplyDelete
I love this part of the world and so want to return now to Volterra - it looks stunning, Carol and can see why it's a painter's dream. Love that watermelon - you make it so mouth-watering and who would have thought to add that blue? It's fabulous.ReplyDelete
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Thank you Beverly,Delete
No wonder every painter went to Italy!
So Inspiring
- Vincent7:16 PM
how did you come to know about Volterra Workshop?ReplyDelete
Any more water color workshops?Replies
Its Urban Sketchers Vincent,Delete
There's a link in the post first line..
Fantastic place! So much to see and paint and Urban Sketcher workshop, too! Heaven!ReplyDeleteReplies
Please join up Jeanette!Delete
Next year in Chicago. Be there!!
- Anonymous12:50 AM
melone cocomero anguria we call it in a different way dpending where you are in Italy ...its so funny to paint a cocomero in Tuscany and not grapes ..in this season vineyards are amazing in that region ...ReplyDeleteReplies
Not at all A.Delete
Grapes are molto defifficle to paint. Have you tried?
A watermelon is not so hard :)
- Anonymous10:25 AM
Hi Carol its true grapes are complicate to paint..have You planned to go to San Giminiano ? Its the towers's village so beautyful maybe it can ispiring your amazing work , Taste the " schiacciata con uva "... its a focaccia white pizza with black grapes so good gnammi !!!ReplyDelete
All photo very nice & I liked. Thanks for sharing this.ReplyDelete
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text: Samsung announces ad campaign Published on October 26, 2005. Seoul, South Korea—Samsung Electronics Co. announced a new advertising campaign in support of its 2006 Winter Olympic Games sponsorship, with a launch planned for early 2006. The campaign will include television, print and outdoor ads in selected markets around the world. Samsung will transfer certain account planning and creative responsibilities for its global brand campaign to Leo Burnett Co. early in 2006. Media and other marketing services remain with WPP Group. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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Young Irish and Leinster flyer Luke Fitzfgerald scored this excellent try vs the Cardiff Blues in the Magners League on the weekend.
Fitgerald, who was the youngest player to be capped for Ireland in 29 years, is an up and coming star who continues to impress with solid performances for Irish club side Leinster.
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The continued growth in production of abundant and affordable natural gas in the Utica Shale region of Ohio is transforming the state into a rich breeding ground for both "blue-collar" and increasingly, "white-collar" jobs.
For years, the manufacturing and logistics sectors have dominated the growing employment numbers, creating thousands of jobs for hard-working laborers throughout Ohio. These workers are laying the foundation for this thriving sector of the economy — heavily developing pipeline, water and other environmental infrastructure throughout the region.
To support this rapid growth, technical expertise has now become a hot commodity in the Buckeye State. Ohioans once unable to find jobs seeking their specialized training, such as in engineering and science, are now in high demand in the technical management of these large-scale infrastructure projects.
Already, technical experts in bustling city center offices are playing a key role in supporting the proper functioning of production facilities throughout the state.
The positive job growth in Ohio also supports the optimistic projections released in an American Chemistry Council study, which found that a new petrochemical plant in Ohio would generate $7.5 billion in chemical industry output in the state, $1 billion in Ohio wages, $169 million in state tax revenue and 17,000 Ohio jobs in chemistry and supplier industries.
Vast and inexpensive supplies of natural gas in Ohio are fueling a manufacturing renaissance that is breathing new life and opportunities into local economies. Whatever one's background or expertise, the bounty of natural gas is like a gift that keeps on giving.


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Weak forecast on Asian economy sends stocks lower
Weak forecast on Asian economy sends stocks lower
U.S. stocks fell this morning after the World Bank said Asia's economies won't grow as much as expected this year.
In addition, U.S. companies are expected to report a profit decline when the earnings season starts on Tuesday. FactSet says companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index are expected to post an overall profit decline for the first time in 11 quarters.
A half-hour after the opening bell, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 49 points at 13,561. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell six points to 1,455 and the Nasdaq composite gave up 17 points to 3,119.
European markets were also lower. The CAC-40 in France fell 1.2 percent, the FTSE 100 in Britain was down 0.7 percent, and the German DAX was down 1.4 percent.
The World Bank warned that a "more pronounced slowdown" is possible in China, the world's second largest economy. It also cut its overall growth forecast for developing countries in Asia.
Slower growth in Asia could drag down the U.S. economy. One of the few bright points for the U.S. during the recession was tremendous growth in export demand by developing nations in Asia and other regions.
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Many critics of the acreage dedicated to corn fail to acknowledge the increased efficiency that produces so much more corn on fewer acres, according to the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).
Corn critics lamenting the loss of acreage for other crops have become louder, blaming America's corn growers for shucking other crops. Most recently, for example, an increase in the price of beer has been tied to fewer acres farmed for barley, leading to such headlines as "Price Increase on Tap for Beer" and "Higher Beer Prices Brewing." The writers of these stories appear to ignore the fact that barley acreage expanded 16.4% in 2007.
The fact is, many considerations go into planning what crops a farm's acreage will grow. And while corn acreage has increased in the short term, the trend has not been consistent, nor at a historic high.
"We're looking at projections that have corn acreage declining a little and leveling off for the short term," says NCGA President Ron Litterer, a grower from Greene, IA. "It's always a matter of supply and demand … as well as weather."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) tracks corn crop production going back to 1866. From that year to the end of the 19th century, the acreage planted for corn in our growing nation increased more than three-fold, from 30 million to 94.5 million acres. In the 20th century, acreage planted for corn peaked at 113 million acres in 1932 and then tapered off, ranging up and down in the 70-95 million range for the rest of the century, with a few anomalies such as 60 million in 1983. For the 2007 growing year, an estimated 93.6 million acres of corn were planted. Surplus corn, or carryout, for the 2007 season is projected at 1.9 billion bushels, a 45% increase over 2006. This surplus is well above the 20-year average and is the fifth-highest level in the last two decades.
Other media reports state that the development of farmland for corn is destroying precious "open space" lands not previously used for farming. In reality, the number of acres used for farming has been trending downward over the past few decades. In 1932, the year that corn saw the highest acreage count, all acreage under cultivation was 320.4 million acres, while in 2007 the total acreage under cultivation was an estimated 278.1 million. The development of suburban communities in the second half of the 20th century was a major contributor to the decrease of acreage for both farmland and parkland.
What is far more significant when looking at demands for certain crops, and how they are met, is crop production. Corn production in particular has increased more than five-fold between 1932 and 2007. The average yield, represented as bushels per acre, went from 26.5 in 1932 to an estimated 153.0 in 2007. The number of additional acres needed to harvest 2007's projected production according to 1932 standards would be more than 400 million acres – equivalent to a farm more than twice the size of Texas.
Experts believe average yield can increase to 170 or more over the next decade. "When it comes to feeding the hungry and providing fuel alternatives and numerous other products, America's corn growers are doing it wisely – and efficiently." Litterer says.


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National Museum of Australia structure - June 2004
Executive management group
Performance management framework
The Museum continued to improve its Performance Management Framework. In the second half of the year the Museum reviewed and updated its vision and mission statements and developed a new strategic plan for 2004-2007 to better reflect its long-term goals. The new statements and a summary of the strategic plan follow.
A recognised world-class museum exploring Australia's past, illuminating the present, imagining the future.
To promote an understanding of Australia's history and an awareness of future possibilities by:
- developing, preserving and exhibiting a significant collection
- taking a leadership role in research and scholarship
- engaging and providing access for audiences nationally and internationally
- delivering innovative programs.
Performance management framework - Overview
Strategic Plan
Council approved the Strategic Plan 2004-2007 in June, for implementation at the start of the new financial year. The plan sets out key strategic three-year priorities and business priorities for 2004-2005. These priorities are to:
- enhance exhibitions, programs and services
- care for the National Historical Collection
- sustain research and scholarship activity
- engage national audiences
- strengthen business processes
- enhance staffing and workplace development
- augment asset development and planning
- strengthen resource base.
Business planning
Business planning and performance reporting are key components of the Museum's approach to delivering outcomes and outputs for its stakeholders. Museum business units complete annual business plans, which are linked to the Museum's strategic priorities. The business planning process identifies key risks for the delivery of the Museum's objectives and includes risk minimisation strategies.
The Museum has an ongoing commitment to improving the integration of strategic and business planning and reporting, including the use of relevant performance measures.
Values, behaviours and objectives
The Museum developed a new statement on values and behaviours, which are in addition to the observation of the Australian Public Service values as set out in the Australian Public Service Act 1999.
The Museum's values statement reads:
The National Museum of Australia operates with the highest ethical standards. It embraces truth and the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake and recognises the importance of aesthetic considerations. The Museum acknowledges the contributions of all Australians to the country's historical development and accepts a fundamental requirement for fairness and equity in its activities.
In operating within the framework established by such values, the Museum:
- develops and preserves the National Historical Collection
- upholds scholarly and professional integrity
- makes best use of its resources
- values and is open-minded to new ideas
- promotes continuous learning
- strives to be innovative and creative
- anticipates and responds to its diverse audience needs.
Policies and procedures
As part of its commitment to continuous improvement, the Museum began a comprehensive review of its suite of policies and procedures, many of which were drafted prior to the opening of the Museum at Acton in 2001. It is envisaged that the policies will be updated over the coming two years and that operating procedures will also be reviewed and standardised.


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Akka Java Spring
Illustrates how to Inject dependencies into Akka actors using Spring in JavaTweet
Illustrates how to Inject dependencies into Akka actors using Spring in JavaTweet
There are several ways to get this template.
akka-java-spring in the Lightbend Activator UI.
Already have Lightbend Activator (get it
here)? Launch the UI then
search for
akka-java-spring in the list of
project as a zip archive
If you haven't installed Activator, you can get the code
by downloading the template bundle
In your File Explorer, navigate into the directory that the template was extracted to, right-click on the file named "activator.bat", then select "Open", and if prompted with a warning, click to continue:
Or from a command line:
This will start Lightbend Activator and open this template in your browser.
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activator new PROJECTNAME akka-java-spring on the command line.
The creator of this template maintains it at https://github.com/typesafehub/activator-akka-java-spring#master.
We've included the text of this template's tutorial below, but it may work better if you view it inside Activator on your computer. Activator tutorials are often designed to be interactive.
This tutorial aims to show you how to inject resources into Akka actors using Spring. You will be guided through the different parts used to integrate Akka with Spring and also create a test wrapper for a service and rewire the service used during testing without any code changes needed to the actor or the application classes.
The application basically consist of a single actor defined in the CountingActor.java file. This actor uses a service defined in the CountingService.java file to increment a value. The
CountingService is wired into the Actor via Spring.
To drive the actor, there is a application defined in the Main.java file in the
main method, that does the following:
The result of running the
Main application is shown in the Run tab. On the left-hand side we can see the console output, which is "Got back 3" for the Main.java application.
There is also a Junit test for the
CountingActor located in the SpringTest.java file. It is structured in the same way as the
Main application.
The result of running the
SpringTest test is shown in the Test tab. On the left-hand side we can see the console output, which is "passed sample.SpringTest.testSpring".
To be able to use the Spring application context to let Spring create and wire up our actors, we need to store it away in a place that is easily accessible from within the actor system. This is an ideal use case for what is called an Akka Extension. An extension can be thought of as a per actor system singleton and the one in this tutorial is defined in the SpringExtension.java file.
The extension consist of two parts. The
SpringExtension class that defines the methods used by Akka to create the extension for an actor system, and the
SpringExt class that defines the methods and fields available on the extension.
On this extension, the
SpringExt class, there are only two methods,
initialize(ApplicationContext applicationContext) that is used during startup to initialize the extension with the right Spring application context, and
props(String actorBeanName) that constructs a Props from an actor bean name, that is used to create an actor.
Props creation uses the
SpringActorProducer that we will talk about next.
To let Spring create the actor from a bean name we need a way to allow the Akka Props to delegate actor creation to Spring. This is done in the SpringActorProducer.java file.
SpringActorProducer implements the
IndirectActorProducer interface which is a way to let the actor be created via a factory method. This interface has two methods that need to be implemented,
actorClass that will return the type of the actor that will be created, and
produce, that needs to create a new actor instance every time that it is called.
To tie everything together and let the Akka actor system know about the Spring application context, we have a Spring configuration defined in the AppConfiguration.java file.
AppConfiguration has a single method
actorSystem that is responsible for creating the ActorSystem singleton in this Spring application. The code creates the actor system and then initializes the
SpringExtension with the Spring application context needed by the
SpringActorProducer to create actor instances from bean names.
Since we want to be able to test our actor thoroughly, let's create a test counting service. In our tutorial it will just wrap the real counting service and do some extra book keeping, but it could just as easily be a complete mock of the service.
Open the empty TestCountingService.java file, and add the code below. Remember to save the file afterwards.
package sample;
import javax.inject.Named;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
* A test counting service that wraps the normal counting service
* and keeps track of the number of times that it has been called.
public class TestCountingService extends CountingService {
private AtomicInteger called = new AtomicInteger(0);
public int increment(int count) {
return super.increment(count);
* How many times we have called this service.
public int getNumberOfCalls() {
return called.get();
Lets take a closer look at the newly created test counting service in the file TestCountingService.java
The class
TestCountingService inherits from
CountingService and overrides the method
increment on line 16. In that method it keeps track of how many times it has been called, by using an internal counter named
called and then it delegates to the real counting service by calling
It also has a method named
getNumberOfCalls on line 24 that returns the value of the internal counter
called that can be used during testing to verify how the service is being used by the actor.
One important thing to note is the annotation on line 10
@Named("TestCountingService"). This will allow us to wire together the
TestCountingService with the
CountingActor in the test during the next step.
Now that you have created a test counting service it is time to start using it in the test.
Open the SpringTest.java file. And between line 24 and 25, right after
ctx.scan("sample");, add the two lines below. Remember to save the file afterwards.
// wire up the test service instead of the normal service
ctx.registerAlias("TestCountingService", "CountingService");
This alias will make sure that when we look for a bean named
CountingService we will instead get the one named
TestCountingService. Check that the tests are still green on the Test tab.
We would also like to check that the actor actually called the service the right number of times by using the
getNumberOfCalls method. Add the code below to the SpringTest.java file. on line 46, just above the comment
// shut down the actor system. Remember to save the file afterwards.
// check that it called the TestCountingService the right number of times
TestCountingService testService = ctx.getBean(TestCountingService.class);
assertEquals(3, testService.getNumberOfCalls());
Check that the tests are still green on the Test tab.
You now have a working sample that uses spring to inject a service or a test service into an actor. Feel free to experiment and change the actor CountingActor.java, service CountingService.java, test service TestCountingService.java and test SpringTest.java.
The Akka extension SpringExtension.java, the actor producer SpringActorProducer.java and the application configuration AppConfiguration.java can be reused as the basis for your own Spring application.