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Industry News, Information Today, Inc., P.O. Box 78225, Indianapolis,
IN 46278; Fax 435/658-1169; email@example.com
acquisition of Hoover's by D&B became final in
March, based on the shareholders' vote. Austin Ventures
and Marathon Partners withdrew their competing bid.
February, Reuters announced its intention to acquire
Multex, thus giving the financial news company a
research arm. The deal closed the end of March.
announced it would acquire the U.S. operations of
RoweCom Inc., the divine inc. subsidiary that has
declared bankruptcy. EBSCO is also buying divine
RoweCom assets in Europe and Australia.
LoisLaw released LoisLaw
Public Records, an online database that contains
searchable and cross-referenced public information
on approximately 98 percent of the adult population
in the U.S. It enables subscribers to conduct searches
for individuals, property, motor vehicles, and
parties in civil actions [212/597-0381; www.aspenpubl.com].
Questel•Orbit has
enhanced QPAT, its online patent search tool.
Users can now create alerts, access full-text patent
applications back to 1978, display results with an
ordering capability toolbar, and display patent families
[703/556-7493; www.questel.orbit.com].
LexisNexis has
made available Practice Commentaries from the National
Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). NITA's Practice
Commentaries for the United States Code assist
practitioners with interpreting the meaning of federal
statutes and litigation strategy development and
are authored by attorneys with significant courtroom
experience. Headquartered at the University of Notre
Dame, NITA is a provider of continuing legal education
programs and materials [937/865-8844; www.lexisnexis.com].
FindLaw has
agreed to provide a comprehensive collection of law-related
content and resources to Clear Channel Television
Interactive, the Internet subsidiary of Clear
Channel Television. Under the agreement, FindLaw
will provide law-related material to approximately
40 Clear Channel Web sites, including FindLaw Breaking
Documents, FindLaw Research Centers, and U.S. Supreme
Court Resources [650/210-1900; www.findlaw.com].
Derwent launched the Thomson Patent Store,
offering users the ability to order any patent document
from anywhere in the world through a single interface.
Over 40 million patent documents can be ordered through
the Direct View one-click delivery process, with
documents available in PDF format via e-mail or hard
copy. Additionally, The Thomson Derwent Patent
Focus Report 2002-03 has been released, offering
a review of significant news and events written by
freelance journalist Joff Wild. The report can be
downloaded at no cost from the Derwent Web site [800/336-4474; www.derwent.com].
Publishing announced the addition of over 250
social science and humanities journals to its online
research tool Blackwell Synergy. Many of
the articles are available in full-text HTML and
PDF formats and contain CrosRef links to cited
articles, JSTOR links to back volumes, and references
to the ISI database. Titles include top international
peer-reviewed journals in economics, business,
geography, politics, psychology, philosophy, and
sociology [+44 1865 776868; www.blackwell-synergy.com].
Gale added
the Modern Language Association's International
Bibliography to its Infotrac search platform.
This literature and humanities reference tool includes
1.5 million citations from 8,000 journals, dating
from 1963 to the present, and is known for its coverage
in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian.
also unveiled its first Spanish-language Resource
Center, Consulta, as the centerpiece
of a growing line of products for the Spanish-speaking
community. Through a partnership with Barcelona-based Oceana
Grupo Editorial,Consulta includes 60 reference
titles and over 1,600 primary source documents, as
well as an Image Gallery and extensive chronology
records [800/877-4253; www.gale.com].
Wilson enhanced its WilsonWeb databases Art
Full Text and Social Sciences Full Text. The
additions feature peer-reviewed journals and core
sourcebooks in their respective fields, bringing
total content to over 550 periodicals. Art Full Text
users will note increased coverage of crafts, costumes
and textiles, non-Western art, contemporary art,
and feminist art criticism, plus broader coverage
of archeology, architecture, and art history. Social
Sciences Full Text has more than doubled its coverage
of mass media and communications titles while also
increasing coverage of area studies [800/367-6770; www.hwwilson.com].
Derwent announced the development of Derwent
Web of Nanotechnology, the only Web-based resource
that delivers nanotechnology-related patent records
from Derwent, Thomson ISI, and editorially approved
Web sites. Over 35,000 patent records and 185,000
journal records from ISI Web of Science are
included, and the database is equipped with an
alert feature and advanced search capabilities
[+44 (0) 20 7344 2800; www.derwent.com].
Corporation announced the release of six new
chemistry references from major publishers within
their online offerings. Content now includes 66 interactive
cross-searchable books and databases totaling 285,000
records and is growing at a rate of over 3,500 new
records per month. New titles include International
Critical Tables of Numeric Data, Physics, Chemistry
and Technology; knovel Critical Tables; knovel SolventsA
Properties Database; Thermochemistry of the Chemical
Substances; Smithsonian Physical Tables; and Yaws
Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties
of Chemical Compounds.
the science and engineering reference areas, nine
new titles have been announced, including Military
HandbookComposite Materials Handbook, Volumes 14;
Air Pollution and Health; Contaminated Land and Its
Reclamation; FluoroplasticsMelt Processible Fluoropolymers,
Volume 2; IndexingA Nuts-and-Bolts Guide for Technical
Writers; and Single Sourcing [607/648-4770; www.knovel.com].
Engineering Information, Inc. will add additional
databases to ChemVillage. Access is now provided
to Bretherick's Reactive Chemical Hazards Database,
Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Abstracts
(CEABA), Advanced Chemistry Development Labs Database
(ACD/Labs), and OHS Material Safety Data Sheets
Database. With these additions, ChemVillage users
will have access to 19 databases, including Chimica,
a bibliographic database covering 600 chemistry and
chemical engineering journals, Chemical Business
NewsBase, and Beilstein Abstracts [800/221-1044; www.ei.org].
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office
of Environmental Information noted that links to
the Chemical Registry System (CRS) and the Biological
Registry System (BioRS) have been changed to
the Substance Registry System (SRS). Old links www.epa.gov/crs/ and www.epa.gov/biors have
been replaced with www.epa.gov/srs.
U.S. Census Bureau released the CensusCD Neighborhood
Change Database (NCDB) that presents 4 decades
(1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000) of tract series data.
Information can be presented with either year-specific
boundaries or weighted and normalized to year 2000
boundaries, allowing easy time series analysis with
identical geographic boundaries over time. Built-in
mapping capabilities are available, along with long-
and short-form versions of the product [800/577-6717; www.uscensus.net].
FluentMedia broadened
its supply of international news and commentary with
the addition of the Financial Times to its
list of information providers. Financial Times content
will be included as part of FluentMedia's premium
daily filtered news feeds, adding over 400 international
news articles per day [FluentMedia: 323/660-9004; www.fluentmediainfo.com;
Financial Times: 212/641-6417; www.ft.com].
Information Services announced major enhancements
to its Business Browser product line. The
new Find Executives module allows OneSource subscribers
to locate and research prospects and colleagues by
searching a database of over 6 million names and
250,000 biographies at over 1.7 million companies.
The Directory of Corporate Affiliations has also
been updated with 50,000 new companies and 90,00
branch and subsidiary entries [978/318-4343; www.onesource.com].
Reuters and Factiva have
announced an expanded relationship that will increase
customer access to Factiva's content through Reuters'
financial products. The agreement covers two types
of Factiva services: Global Press Watch will be integrated
in Reuters' products aimed at trading and investment
professionals, and Knowledge Worker will be a component
in products offered to research-intensive financial
professionals and investment advisors. Both services
will be added at no additional cost to Reuters customers
[Reuters: 646/223-5224; www.reuters.com;
Factiva: 609/627-2342; www.factiva.com].
Information and Learning announced the addition
of the full text of The Wall Street Journal to
its family of ABI/INFORM business databases.
However, the archive will only be available through
ProQuest directly. Searchers who access ABI/INFORM
through a third-party distributor such as Dialog
or LexisNexis will not see The Wall Street Journal.
ProQuest selected Innodata
Corporation to provide ongoing content product
manufacturing services on an extensive list of periodical
titles. Under the agreement, Innodata will provide
XML conversion and transformation services, digitization
and imaging services, and outsourced indexing and
abstracting. Innodata recently completed the digital
conversion of the entire production runs of The
New York Times and The Washington Post for
ProQuest [ProQuest: 800/521-0600; 734/761-4700; www.il.proquest;
Innodata: 201/488-1200; www.innodata.com].
WilsonWeb database
service is now offering enhanced sharing of resources
through WilsonLink, powered by EX Libris's
SFX technology. Researchers and library patrons
can click from citations on WilsonWeb databases to
the full text of articles and related material that
a library subscribes to. According to Wilson, open-URL
linking continues to be a growth market within the
library community [Wilson: 800/367-6770; www.hwwilson.com;
Ex Libris: 877/527-1689; 773/404-5527; www.exlibris-usa.com].
Xrefer announced
the availability of a new content selection system
for xreferplus, its digital reference library.
All subscribers will now be able to choose the subscription
option and content selection that best suits their
needs, as well as make changes throughout the life
of their subscription. The new options are based
on extensive consultations with the library and information
community, which directed the company toward a more
customer-led business model [+44 (0) 20 7479 9203; www.xrefer.com].
Psychology Research Ltd (APR) has signed a
product development agreement with Yell.com,
a U.K.-based online classified directory service,
to build a thesaurus management solution, SmartlogikThesBuilder.
Under the agreement, APR will develop tools to
enable text mining, thesaurus creation and management,
and content tagging capabilities. The thesaurus
will be delivered to internal Yell business areas,
online applications, and the Yell.com search function
[APR: +44 (0) 20 7961 3945; www.aprsmartlogik.com;
Yell: +44 (0) 11 8950 6345; www.yell.com].
Corporation, the North American affiliate of
leading chemical company BASF AG, selected EasyAsk to
develop its search and navigation corporate portal.
Of particular interest to BASF were the natural language
query abilities of EasyAsk's technology, with the
goal of reducing duplicate report requests among
its 14,000 employees and increasing access to business
intelligence [BASF: 800/669-2273; 973/426-2800; www.basf.com/static;
EasyAsk: 800/425-8200; www.easyask.com].
Libraryevents.com launched
a new Web site that provides details on news and
events of interest to the library community. A current
awareness database, monthly newsletter, training
courses, exhibitions, and conferences and library
association meetings are compiled [+46 411 121 70; www.libraryevents.com].
Biz360 and Dialog have
announced a partnership to help corporate executives
manage their company's public perception. The effort
will involve integrating Dialog's NewsEdge services
with active market intelligence provided by Biz360's
media measurement application, Market360,
with corporate communications professionals receiving
measurable results of public perceptions through
quantitative metrics [Biz360: 650/373-3310; www.biz360.com;
Dialog: 919/461-7354; www.dialog.com].
The Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU) has commissioned Snapshots
International Ltd, a publisher of top-line market
research overviews, to supply tailored industry data
for its Country Indicator Products and for use in
its Executive Briefings. Industry sectors covered
will include IT, telecom, pharmaceutical, energy,
automotive, and retail for 40 countries [EIU: +44
(0) 20 7830 1007; www.eiu.com;
Snapshots: +44 (0) 20 7829 8408; www.snapdata.com].
Inc., a provider of interactive direct marketing
technologies and services,has acquired ConsumerREVIEW.com,
a producer of online consumer product reviews and
vertical Web communities. ConsumerREVIEW.com will
be run as a separate business unit, combining the
E-centive interactive relationship marketing platform
(IDBM) with the newly acquired product review and
feedback technologies [212/779-7779; www.e-centives.com].
Factiva and divine,
Inc. have announced Factiva's offer of a replacement
product for customers of divine's discontinued Special
Collection service. At no additional charge, qualified
customers will receive access to a special version
of Factiva along with a customized e-learning tool
to ensure a smooth transition [Factiva: 609/627-2342; www.factiva.com;
divine: 773/394-6746; www.divine.com].
Inc., The MIT Press, Sage Publications, and Wiley
Periodicals, Inc. have announced a settlement
in the Westwood Copies copyright infringement
suit. The defendants have agreed to pay an undisclosed
amount in damages for past unauthorized copying of
publications owned by the plaintiffs. The original
claim filed by the publishers was coordinated by
the Copyright Clearance Center and charged the defendants
with producing unauthorized course packs for courses
taught at the University of Los Angeles.
Information Services, partnering with ExLibris,
now provides the invoice data and format specifications
that allow libraries using the ALEPH500 system to
load EDIFACT serials invoices from EBSCO. An interface
between the two systems allows EDIFACT invoice files
to be transmitted to the customer via Internet File
Transfer Protocol (FTP). The University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities, was the first U.S. library to implement
the system and has found it to be a success [EBSCO:
205/980-6794; www.ebsco.com;
ExLibris: 877/527-1689; 773/404-5527; www.exlibrisgroup.com].
Software LLC has introduced the Thunderstone
Search Appliance that can reportedly handle
10 times the load of other turnkey search solutions.
As a complete Web-search or intranet-search tool,
it serves 1,000 typical searches per minute and
indexes most document formats, including HTML,
PDF, JavaScript links and content, and word processor
files [216/820-2200; www.thunderstone.com].
Atomica released GuruNet
4.0, an advanced version of its Atomica Slingshot
application, which delivers real-time and reference
information by a single click on a word or phrase.
GuruNet operates in any Windows environment, providing
an instant definition, overview, or snapshot description
compiled from over 50 premium content sources [845/818-3988; www.atomica.com].
in visual investigative analysis software, anacubis,
a division of the Washington, D.C.-based i2 Group,
has announced the availability of the anacubis
Viewer for online information portals. As a Web-enabled
visualization product, it enables end users and information
professionals alike to navigate online business information
and uncover hidden relationships and trends within
data, resulting in a pictorial view of a particular
organization, market or area of interest. The anacubis
Viewer has been incorporated into recently announced
partnerships with LexisNexis and Questel•Orbit
[408/969-4888; ].
Corporation, a provider of library management
software, has announced that MuseGlobal technology
will be incorporated into the release of Sirsi
SingleSearchT, version 2. SingleSearchT allows
users to search multiple network-accessible information
resources simultaneously from a single interface,
and Version 2 includes broadcast search functionality
[Sirsi: www.sirsi.com;
MuseGlobal: 775/832-6698; www.museglobal.com].
Plosker has left Gale Group to start his own
consulting company, George Plosker and Associates
(650/631-9251), aimed at helping publishers and
libraries develop marketing, product, and service
programs that improve alignment with their customers.
Karlsruhe has named Sabine Brunger-Weilandt as
managing director, succeeding Professor Georg Friedrich
Schultheiss who retired in April 2003. A management
and marketing expert, Ms. Brunger-Weilandt has held
senior management positions and worked as a consultant
for major corporations throughout Germany.
Corporation has named Delores Meglio as editorial
director, overseeing publisher contract negotiations
and content aggregation for corporate and academic
markets. Ms. Meglio has held executive positions
at Ziff-Davis, Thomson Corporation, and the New York
Times. Additionally, Glenn Pagan has been
named vice president of sales at knovel, where he
will be responsible for building and maintaining
the sales force and developing strategic relationships.
Mr. Pagan brings executive experience from Interactive
Advertising Bureau, Time Warner, Sticky Networks,
Inc., and News Alert to his new role.
Julius has been promoted to vice president of
licensing and publishing operations at Cambridge
Scientific Abstracts (CSA). He will be responsible
for managing CSA's relationships with information
industry organizations and leading special projects
in technology development. Mr. Julius has previous
experience with COMTEX News Network and LexisNexis.
LLC has announced the appointment of Rich Kreisman as
vice president of business development, responsible
for all revenue-generating activities. Previously
he held posts with Thomson's Gale Group and Bell & Howell,
as well as editorial positions at Business Week,
Advertising Age, and Inc. magazines. Additionally, Kathleen
Greenler has been named vice president of marketing
and product management for Alacritude. Ms. Greenler
has prior experience with Pinnacor, Office.com, and
was a founding member of AltaVista.
Publishing has named Debbie Monroe, Ph.D.,as
senior vice president/general manager of FindLaw.
She will continue to oversee the strategic direction
and growth of the West Client Development Services
business. Ms. Monroe has led the company's FindLaw
business since it was acquired in January 2001.
Petrash, former Dow Chemical Intellectual Asset
Management (IAM) leader, and Delphion chief IP strategist Rob
Williamson have formed a team of IAM experts
to provide IAM best practices guidance services.
Petrash-Williamson has developed a comprehensive
library and will be working with organizations attempting
to transition their IAM practice from a legal-focused
process to a business-focused process.
Mourad has been promoted to director, global
strategy, for Thomson Legal & Regulatory, the
lead market group of The Thomson Corporation.
Link has named Maritta Coppieters as vice
president, sales, and marketing, filling the position
vacated by retiring Sharon Cline McKay. Ms. Coppieters
will lead a library sales group for worldwide sales
and take responsibility for the company's marketing
International has announced the appointment of former
Microsoft executive, Salvatore Provenza, as
director of sales and marketing for the Americas
and the Asia Pacific regions.
Interfaces has announced the appointment of Sharon
Hurd as director of sales, Digital Solutions.
Ms. Hurd has held senior management positions with
Northern Light Technology and EBSCO.
WebMD executive producer Dominique Walton Brooks,
M.D.,has joined NewsRX as senior medical editor.
In addition, three board-certified life science editors
have joined the team as senior medical writers: Janet
L. Tremaine, Nancy S. Wachter, and Michelle
B. Arneson.
Company announced the appointment of Ron Klausner as
president, ProQuest Information and Learning.


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Fashion's revolving door kept spinning in 2008, with executives and designers in flux at Europe's biggest luxury groups.
The moves underscored two industry trends: Conglomerates looked mainly within their own ranks for management talent and, on the creative front, companies mainly sought designers willing to devote their sole focus to brand building across all product categories, as opposed to having their attention diverted by a signature line.
This story first appeared in the December 15, 2008 issue of WWD. Subscribe Today.
After a long negotiation with former Chloé wiz Phoebe Philo, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton in September named the British designer as Celine's new creative director, with plans to overhaul the French firm's product lines and rejuvenate a large, but stalled, fashion franchise.
Basing her design team out of London, Philo is to present her first designs for Celine next spring, marking the comeback of a popular and acclaimed designer who had been out of the spotlight since 2006.
(Separately, Chloé parted ways with designer Paulo Melim Andersson, who had pursued an edgier, quirkier path for the Richemont-owned brand. He was replaced by Hannah MacGibbon, who had worked under Philo for five years and helped set the brand's winning hip-yet-girlish template.)
Philo's arrival at Celine not only shunted out designer Ivana Omazic, who had an uneven tenure, but also precipitated a wide-ranging management shuffle at LVMH involving three other brands. Celine tapped Givenchy's chief executive officer Marco Gobbetti as Philo's management counterpart, with John Galliano's Fabrizio Malverdi filling Gobbetti's shoes, and Christian Dior's Pierre Denis becoming Galliano's managing director.
Meanwhile, Celine's former ceo, Serge Brunschwig, became chief operating officer at Christian Dior, filling a slot left vacant when Claus-Dietrich Lahrs went to become chief executive at Hugo Boss AG, succeeding Bruno Sälzer, who landed at the helm of another German fashion house, Escada, succeeding Jean-Marc Loubier.
A game of musical chairs also played out at Gucci Group when Gucci brand chief Mark Lee announced in September he would step down at the end of 2008 after a four-year tenure that saw brand revenues grow 46 percent, excepting a wobble in the first quarter of 2008.
Like LVMH, Gucci Group looked within for its succession plan: Patrizio di Marco, who had spearheaded rapid growth at Bottega Veneta, will take over from Lee. In turn, Stella McCartney's Marco Bizzarri is set to move to Bottega on Jan. 1. However, he will be succeeded by an outsider: Frederick Lukoff, who is slated to join the London-based fashion house Feb. 23 from Lanvin, where he is business development director.
Jean Paul Gaultier named his third president in as many years, saying Hermès International executive Véronique Gautier would succeed Christophe Caillaud as president
Meanwhile, designer changes underscored the difficulty of reviving heritage brands, and a lack of patience on the part of brand stewards in a competitive environment.
In one of the more abrupt appointments in recent history, Valentino dismissed Alessandra Facchinetti, successor to the Roman couturier, the day after she showed her second ready-to-wear collection. The company cited "a misaligned vision with the company."
Valentino's longtime accessories duo, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paulo Piccioli, will take up the rtw and couture reins, with a vow to prioritize evolution over revolution, a decision applauded by the house founder and his longtime business partner, Giancarlo Giammetti.
Lars Nilsson logged an even shorter tenure at a storied Italian house. The Swedish designer was ousted from Gianfranco Ferré a week before he was to show his first collection on the runway last February.
He was succeeded by Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi of 6267, who had been pivotal in the relaunch of the Malo brand, owned by IT Holding Group, which also controls Ferré. The men showed their first collection in late September to mixed reviews.
Peter Som parted ways as creative director of Bill Blass women's wear at the end of his contract, amid frustrations the financially troubled brand's owner, NexCen Brands Inc., Bill Blass, and its rtw component are for sale.
The relaunch of the iconic Halston label also came with a swift designer exit. Italian-born Marco Zanini, who had cut his teeth at Versace, designed two collections for the house before departing. In November, he was named creative director at Rochas, a shuttered rtw brand being resurrected under license by Italian manufacturer Gibò Co. SpA, with his first collection due to hit the runway in Paris next spring. Also in November, Cacharel said it ended its brief association with British design couple Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto.
Other creative comings-and-goings were less dramatic. Peter Dundas, a Norwegian designer who had a brief stint at Emanuel Ungaro, was named the new artistic director at Emilio Pucci, replacing Matthew Williamson, whose contract had come to an end, and he had a desire to focus on his signature collection.
Jonathan Saunders was named rtw director at Pollini, succeeding Rifat Ozbek at the end of his four-year contract at the Italian house.
Saunders and Dundas are to present their first collections in February in Milan.
Hennes & Mauritz also turned a page, with Ann-Sofie Johansson named head of design as Margaret van den Bosch moved into semiretirement after 30 years at the design helm of the Swedish fashion giant.
Finally, two industry veterans landed at big brands. Isaac Mizrahi, famous for his signature brand and for launching fashion's high-low craze with his Target Corp. tie-in, was named creative director for all categories of the better-priced women's Liz Claiborne brand.
And Hussein Chalayan, the Cyprus-born design maverick famous for his mechanical dresses, was named creative director at sportswear brand Puma AG, a new post, with the German firm also acquiring a majority stake in his signature fashion house. His first designs for Puma will be unveiled next year.

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See also: Video — Jaguar Landrover CIO Jeremy Vincent
Jaguar has recalled nearly 18,000 X-type cars after it discovered a major software fault, which meant drivers might not be able to turn off cruise control.
The problem lies with engine management control software developed in-house by Jaguar. The problematic software is only installed on diesel engine X-Types, which were all produced between 2006 and 2010.
Some 17,678 vehicles have been recalled, as a result of the potentially dangerous problem. If the fault occurs, cruise control can only be disabled by turning of the ignition while driving - which would mean a loss of some control and in many cars also disables power steering. Braking or pressing the cancel button will not work.
"Jaguar has identified that should an error with certain interfacing systems be detected the cruise control system will be disabled and an error message displayed to the driver on the instrument cluster," the company said in a statement.
Jaguar said drivers who returned their cars would need a software upgrade to their vehicle. No hardware needed to be replaced, it said.
The company wrote to all owners of X-types, warning them that they might not be able to switch off cruise control when they are driving. However, it insisted no customers have reported the problem, adding that one employee identified the issue on his own car.
"No customer has been affected and there had been no accidents or injuries," Jaguar said. The company did not immediately provide further detail on the software causing the problem.


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Jason Vonk joined the Yale gymnastics staff for the 2011-12 academic year. He brings 17 years of coaching experience in Michigan and Colorado.
As a club owner and coach in Colorado Springs, Vonk coached an elite athlete onto the National Training Squad and to U.S. Classic. This experience gave him the opportunity to coach at the National Training Center with the USA Gymnastics National Staff and Women's National Team Coordinator, Marta Karolyi.
In addition, Vonk coached an all-around champion and vault champion at the Western Championships. He coached 4 TOPS National Team members. He also coached teams to numerous state championship titles.
"I am excited to work at one of the world's premier universities with some of the brightest student athletes," said Vonk. "We are shooting for a 15th Ivy Title!"


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The position reports to an Enterprise Support Manager and works closely with other teams and leaders across the company.
GitHub works remotely and asynchronously as much as possible. While this role does not require you to live near our office, it will require some travel to meet with co-workers or attend company events.
- Take in-bound phone support requests
- Triage incoming support tickets
- Work collaboratively with other support teams
- Manage communication around customer tickets
- Troubleshoot and help solve highly complex support tickets
- Escalate issues to other support engineers and managers as applicable
- Work with our Engineering team to prioritize issues and development
- Work with our Documentation team to improve customer-facing resources
Minimum Qualifications:
- Current legal and working authorization in New Zealand
- Knowledge of Linux servers
- General understanding of how modern web applications work
- Enthusiasm for working directly with customers
- Ability to clearly write and orally communicate technical information
- Ability to review and understand code (Ruby / Bash)
- Must have a workspace conducive to answering phone calls
- Prior experience providing technical support
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Strong empathy for GitHub users and GitHub Support
- Stellar English and grammar skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical experience (QA, documentation, systems administration, etc.)
- Familiarity with Git and GitHub
Who We Are:
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over fifteen million people use GitHub to build amazing things together. With the collaborative features of GitHub.com and GitHub Business, it has never been easier for individuals and teams to write faster, better code.
What We Value:
Collaboration: We believe the best work is done together.
Empathy: We believe in putting people first.
Quality: We believe in setting the standard for excellence.
Positive Impact: We believe in making the world a better place through our work.
Shipping: We believe in creating things for the people using them.
Why You Should Join:
At GitHub, we constantly strive to create an environment that allows our employees (Hubbers) to do the best work of their lives. We've designed one of the coolest workspaces in San Francisco (HQ), where over half of our Hubbers work, snack, and create daily. The other half of our Hubbers work remotely in 18 countries across the globe.
We are also committed to keeping Hubbers healthy, motivated, focused and creative. We've designed our top-notch benefits program with these goals in mind. In a nutshell, we've built a place where we truly love working, we think you will too.
GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate!
*Please note that benefits vary by country, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask your Recruiter!


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Statement by Donna S. Shalala,
Secretary, Health and Human Services
February 29, 1996
Secretary Shalala. Mr. Chairman, Congressman Gibbons, thank you for the invitation to join you today. I welcome the opportunity to discuss with you the status and the future of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
Since the day he took office in 1993, the President bas devoted himself to improving the availability and affordability of medical care in this country, especially for those who rely on Medicare-our senior citizens and those who are living with disabilities.
In his first year in office, the President's economic recovery program breathed new life into the Medicare Trust Fund, extending the fiscal solvency of the Part A Trust Fund by 3 full years for that critical program. And I would note that that legislation passed without a single Republican vote in either House of Congress.
Last year, and now this year, the President is again proposing measures to extend the fiscal solvency of the Part A Trust Fund. As part of his comprehensive plan to balance the Federal budget in 7 years, the President has proposed $124 billion in Medicare reforms that would extend the life of the Part A Trust Fund for more than a decade from now.
Throughout this process, the administration's policies on Medicare have been based on three basic principles: First, that Medicare should be a more prudent purchaser of health care services for the 37 million beneficiaries who depend on it. Second, senior citizens need greater choice of high-quality health plans that also preserve the important consumer and financial protections Medicare prom ises. And third, we must increase our effort to root out waste, fraud and abuse of the Medicare Program.
These are the elements that must form the basis of any agreement we reach to balance the Federal budget, and the good news is that those elements are on the table in both the President's plan and some of the proposals made by the majority party in Congress.
Our job is to come to an agreement on those elements while discarding proposals that would weaken the Trust Fund and endanger the physical and financial health of beneficiaries. For example, it is our firm belief that we should not dramatically increase out-ofpocket expenses for senior citizens when they are already spending 20 percent of their own limited income on medical expenses not covered by Medicare.
We also should not eliminate important limitations on balance billing that protect seniors against overcharging by providers.
We should not open the Medicare Program to untried and untested health care approaches, like medical savings accounts, which have been estimated to cost Medicare more than $4 billion rather than save Medicare money. And we should not weaken our efforts against fraud and abuse at a time when we have finally begun to win the battle against those who would abuse the system for their own financial gain.
As the President has said, the elements of a bipartisan agreement to balance the budget in 7 years are on the table. The question is whether we can come together and approve those elements this year. In light of the Trust Fund's short-term financing problems, we would urge that this be accomplished sooner rather than later.
We would also urge that we will be more likely to accomplish this if Republicans set aside their proposals that harm the Medicare Trust Fund and harm beneficiaries.
Now I would like to turn to the question of the current financial health of the Part A Trust Fund. Mr. Chairman, I am deeply concerned about recent allegations from Members of the majority party in this Congress of a breach of trust by this administration in its oversight of the Part A Trust Fund. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Far from a breach of trust, the administration has worked hard to protect Medicare and the Trust Fund as I have just outlined.
I want to take this opportunity to walk you through the process through which the administration and the Medicare Trustees' Report to Congress on the Trust Fund. I would like to submit for the record a copy of my February 12 letter to the Committee on this subject. By law, the Medicare Trustees submit their annual report on the status of the HI Trust Fund to Congress each spring. The law specifically requires the Trustees to report on the performance of the Trust Fund in the prior fiscal year.
In their report, the Trustees also make projections about future performance and solvency. The report is widely distributed to the Congress and to the public.
In addition to the statutory requirement to issue an annual report, other specific statutory requirements ensure that Congress will be notified if the outlook for the Part A Trust Fund is particularly critical.
For example, the law requires the Trustees to notify Congress if the Trust Fund's assets are expected to fall below 20 percent of 1 year's expenditures in the short term, which the Trustees have used to mean 10 years. The Trustees have sent this special notification, known as a "section 709 letter" along with their annual reports during each of the last 3 years.
The section 709 letter sent to congressional leaders in April 1995 indicated that the Trustees projected that the HI Trust Fund would be depleted in 2002.
In addition to the annual report, the administration prepares semiannual estimates of the financial operations of the HI Program as part of the President's budget process. Each year, the adminis tration releases Medicare baseline projections as part of the President's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. These estimates for fiscal year 1997 will be released next month as part of the President's fiscal year 1997 budget submission to Congress.
The Treasury Department, which serves as the official bookkeeper of government outlays and revenues, reports retrospectively on outlays from and revenues to the Part A Trust Fund. These reports show actual cash flows to and from the HI Trust Fund, in contrast to the projections in the Medicare Trustees' Report and the projections in the President's budget.
In October 1995, the Treasury Department reported on the Trust Fund income and outlays, together with the Fund's assets at the end of fiscal year 1995.
The Treasury reports are widely distributed to each Member of Congress, to the Congressional Budget Office, this Committee, the House and Senate Budget Committees, the Senate Finance Com mittee, and others on request.
The data provided in the Treasury reports are analyzed by a variety of public and private agencies and organizations. For example, in November of last year, the Congressional Budget Office reported on the Treasury data for fiscal year 1995 in a report entitled, "Analysis of the September Treasury Statement."
In addition, CBO used this data to update their Medicare baseline in December 1995, which reflects the higher growth on part A spending and the lower growth on part B spending.
Furthermore, the American Academy of Actuaries noted in its December 1995 report, "Comments and Recommendations on Medicare Reform," that the total expenditures exceeded income for the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund in 1995.
On February 12, 1996, in a bulletin released by the Senate Budget Committee, Chairman Domenici acknowledged having received the Treasury data in October and noted, "The recent changes in projections do not significantly affect the longrun Medicare situation."
I would now like to talk specifically about how one should interpret the information that is provided in the Trustees' Report.
The primary purpose of the Trustees' Report is to provide estimates of the future financial status of the Trust Fund for use by the Congress in making decisions about the Medicare Program. Be cause of the uncertainty inherent in projections, the future status of the Trust Fund is examined under three alternative sets of as sumptions: "intermediate," "low cost" and "high cost." The intermediate set of assumptions represents the Trustees' best estimate of expected future economic and demographic trends-in employment, in wage increases, in health care prices, and utilization and other factors that will affect the financial status of the Trust Fund.
Each year, the Trustees' projections are updated, using the most recent available information on several factors, including inflation, wages, and utilization. One of those factors is actual experience in the past year.
For example, the Treasury report released in October provided actual cash revenues and outlays from the Part A Trust Fund for fiscal year 1995. This information on actual experience will be incorporated into future projections.
In summary, projections in the Trustees' Report are routinely updated to reflect actual experience and new economic data, but the projections themselves remain estimates of the future of the Medicare HI Trust Fund. Any given projection of Trust Fund status, by its very nature, cannot be expected to exactly mirror actual experience.
The Trustees construct our projections with the best and most recent information available and continually benchmark projections against actual results to obtain feedback on improving our methodology. Consequently, the Trustees' projections provided the most useful guides available to decisionmakers in addressing the issues of an uncertain future.
The 1995 Trustees' Report projected that under the intermediate assumptions, the HI Trust Fund would be depleted in 2002. This depletion date was 1 year later than was projected in the 1994 Report. The estimates under the "low cost" and "high cost" alter natives ranged from 2001 to 2006, and both of those numbers were included in our 1995 Trustees' Report. The Trustees estimated that HI Trust Fund income would exceed expenditures by $4.7 billion in fiscal year 1995; income would approximately equal expenditures in fiscal year 1996, and income would fall short of expenditures by approximately $5 billion in fiscal year 1997. However, as you know, actual expenditures exceeded revenues for fiscal year 1995 by $36 million.
The 1995 Trustees' projections were within a reasonable range of variation, as they have been over the past several years. Let me repeat that. The 1995 Trustees' projections were within a reasonable range of variation, as they have been over the past several years.
In each of the past 10 years, actual HI income has been within approximately 1.5 percent of projections in either direction. Actual HI expenditures exceeded projections in 6 of the last 10 years by amounts ranging from 0.4 percent in 1993 to 5.6 percent in 1992. Projections were higher than actual experience in 4 of the last 10 years, by amounts ranging up to 2 percent. This past year, in fiscal year 1995, total HI income was 1.2 percent less than projected, and expenditures were 3.1 percent greater than projected. Thus, the 1995 variation was within a normal range of variation.
Considering the complexity of the projections at stake, the Office of the Actuary has a very good track record with its estimates. By way of comparison, the Congressional Budget Office March 1995 baseline projections for HI were very comparable to the Trustees' Report projections and estimated a surplus in fiscal year 1995.
Moreover, a comparison of Trustees' Report and Congressional Budget Office projections of total Medicare spending, when the projections were made during the actual year in question, shows similar ranges of differences between projections and actual spending. Over the period 1987-95, the Trustees' Report overestimated same year spending four times and underestimated same year spending two times, and came within $1 billion twice; CBO overestimated spending three times, underestimated spending three times, and came within $1 billion on two occasions.
We fully recognize that you are very interested in having the most up-to-date projections of the HI Trust Fund depletion, and the Trustees will provide them to you as soon as they become available. Without the detailed analysis that these projections involve, it is too soon to draw firm conclusions about the extent to which the performance of the Trust Fund in fiscal year 1995, or any other factors, will affect the Trust Fund's estimated depletion date.
Despite the fact that these projections are not yet available, the HCFA actuaries have made an interim calculation based on incom plete information, suggesting that the projected Trust Fund depletion date would move back from 2002 to 2001.
However, this interim projection is preliminary and incomplete since it does not take into account any other changes in the data or assumptions that are currently being reviewed.
Finally, this projection is subject to change and the Trust Fund depletion date substantially delayed, if the Congress acts soon to adopt the constructive Medicare reforms that this administration has recommended.
In closing, let me again thank you for allowing me to appear before you today to set the record straight regarding the status of the HI Trust Fund. Although the status of the HI Trust Fund may be slightly worse than projected last year, the long-term outlook for Medicare has not changed and requires action. Without intervention, the Trust Fund will be exhausted within the next 5 years or so.
To meet this challenge, the President has submitted a 7-year balanced budget plan that ensures that the Trust Fund will remain solvent for more than a decade from now and provides us with an opportunity to tackle the longer term issues in a measured fashion.
We should move forward in a responsible bipartisan manner to enact these changes, as the Medicare Program requires and as the citizens we serve expect.
Thank you.


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On April 21, independent record shops across the country will roll out the red carpet for customers with the annual parade of exclusive goodies known as Record Store Day. While it's still too early to put together a list of the special releases fans can look forward to, we know at least one thing: Metallica will be going 'Beyond Magnetic' again.
According to a post at the band's official site, the 'Beyond Magnetic' EP will receive its third release for Record Store Day. After starting life as a digital-only purchase and then heading to CD, the four-song collection will be available on vinyl. And that's not all: "To add to the fun," explains the post, "this is no ordinary black vinyl release, but instead will be on silver vinyl with an exclusive Metallica sticker included in the package." It will be available "at your favorite local record store and on Metallica.com."
As previously discussed here on the site, 'Beyond Magnetic' is a collection of unreleased rough mixes from the sessions that produced 2008′s 'Death Magnetic' album. Initially a free release for the band's fan club, it's made a slow march through various formats; according to the post announcing the Record Store Day tie-in, 'Beyond' is also headed for an international release.
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Saturday, August 26, 2006, 5-8:30 PM @ home of Safe Horizon Board Member Jane Rivkin and her husband, Jack Rivkin, 2 Tyson Lane West, East Hampton, New York--: Safe Horizon, the leading victim assistance charity, launches Junior Council Committee to create awareness and support among the next generation. Junior Council Chairs Anna Richardson and John Ordway lead a group of 17 socially conscious, dedicated, and inspired young New York City professionals in an effort to generate an understanding of Safe Horizon and to help secure a solid donor base for the organization. The Mexican themed party included hors d'oeuvres and margaritas provided by Zarela and wine provided by Barefoot Wine, and a Mariachi Band. By raising funds and educating the young public, the Junior Council will help to provide support, prevent violence and promote justice for victims of crime and abuse, their families and communities. Junior Council members come from various backgrounds and professions such as finance, event production and promotion, film and television, real estate, art and fashion, law, public relations and marketing, healthcare and pharmaceutical sales. Over the spring and the summer, the group has donated their time to learn about Safe Horizon through the organization's charity events, program tours, and by actively participating in fieldwork with Safe Horizon's Streetwork drop-in center for homeless youth. MEDIA/PRESS: Natalie Maniscalco | R COURI HAY/Creative Public Relations | 143 West 81st St, New York, NY 10024 |P: 212.580.0835 | F: 212.721.3813|e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com PHOTO CREDIT: ©Manhattan Society.com 2006 by Christopher London |tel: Private |e-mail: email@example.com More


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Linaburg-Maduell Transparency Index Released
Posted on 03/31/2008
The Linaburg-Maduell Transparency Index was developed at the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute by Carl Linaburg and Michael Maduell.
The Linaburg-Maduell transparency index is a method of rating transparency in respect to sovereign wealth funds. Pertaining to government-owned investment vehicles, where there have been concerns of unethical agendas, calls have been made to the larger "opaque" or non-transparent funds to show their intentions. As of March 2008, the Government Pension Fund-Global of Norway ranks second among the largest sovereign wealth funds with approximately US$ 380 billion, this fund also ranks among the highest in transparency.
Norway currently leads the pathway to reducing the need for a code of conduct, possibly to the benefit of all sovereign investors. This index of rating transparency was developed around this fund, as it is known to be the pinnacle of clear investment intentions.
This index is based off ten essential principles that depict sovereign wealth fund transparency to the public. The following principles each add one point of transparency to the index rating. The index is an ongoing project of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. The minimum rating a fund can receive is a 1, however, the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute recommends a minimum rating of 8 in order to claim adequate transparency. Transparency ratings may change as funds release additional information. There are different levels of depth in regards to each principle, judgment of these principles is left to the discretion of the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute.
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|Fund provides total portfolio market value, returns, and management compensation
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On the shore of the Qiantang River stands the historic symbol of Hangzhou: the Liuhe Pagoda, also known as Six Harmonies Pagoda. The 7-storey, 60-metre-tall structure has been towering over the river for over a thousand years. From the hill top, the pagoda stands watch over the unpredictable river waters.
You can climb the Liuhe Pagoda and from the top you will enjoy the views that have been praised in song and verse by many Chinese poets and scholars. The many niches depict images from the Sutra of the Forty two Sections – the first Buddhist text ever to be translated from Sanskrit into Chinese. Although various elements from Yuan architecture have been added to the tower, the pagoda is regarded as an architectural masterpiece of the Song dynasty. The surrounding grounds boast beautifully landscaped gardens.
Liuhe comes from the 6 Buddhist decrees: harmonies of the heaven, earth, east, west, north and south. At the end of the 10th century, the ruler of the Wuyue Kingdom ordered the construction of the pagoda, which immediately accrued various functions. In addition to serving as a religious structure, it was used as a lighthouse as well as a flood defence against the tidal waters of the river. At the beginning of the 12th century the original structure was destroyed during a battle. A few decades later however a new pagoda arose, and except for some minor adjustments the structure was an exact copy of the original.
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The frenzy for last minute tickets is over. The numbers have been picked out. Somewhere, a single person is $590.5 million richer. Last night's record Powerball jackpot has a winner but we have no idea who that person is yet.
RELATED: The First Powerball Winners Have Been Revealed, and They're Impossible to Hate
Someone who either resides in the state of Florida or who was recently passing through has the only winning ticket for last night's record Powerball jackpot, Florida lottery officials announced last night:
BREAKING: The WINNING #Powerball jackpot ticket was sold in Florida! One ticket worth $590.5M sold at @publixsupermark in Zephyrhills.— Florida Lottery (@floridalottery) May 19, 2013
The only winning ticket. Despite a week full of hype and long lines at supermarkets, only one ticket was sold with the winning combination. And it happened in Zephyrhills, Florida, a very small town about 29 miles northeast of Tampa. Someone at that supermarket bought the ticket with the 10, 13, 14, 22, and 52 combo, with lucky number 11 on the Powerball. Lottery officials did not indicate whether a winner has come forward or not yet so the identity remains a mystery for now. We do know this: the odds of picking the winning combination were 1 in 175 million. So that person is seriously, seriously, lucky.
RELATED: The Story of the $338 Million Powerball Beer Run Will Warm Your Heart
Lottery officials announced the final jackpot total fell just shy of the $600 million price tag some were expecting on Friday, despite a surge in last minute ticket sales. The $590.5 million jackpot is still the biggest Powerball jackpot ever. Some very nice people split a $558 million Powerball jackpot in November 2012.
RELATED: Watch the Mysterious Powerball Winner Caught on Camera Finding Out He Won
We'll update this post as we learn more. But, like, of course it was someone in Florida.


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If you decide to make your gloves or other gifts, make sure the total value is still within this amount.
THANK YOU for the super exciting response. you all ROCK!!
I'm glad you guys are doing it again this year. As I mentioned on Twitter, I wanted to stop entering swaps for the rest of this year but I really like this swap that you and Sandy do, so I must enter. I'm going to fill out the form now.ReplyDelete
Man oh man... I saw this last year and thought it was such a warm and fuzzy swap! I can't wait to find the perfect pair of gloves to send to someone special! I was hoping you would host again this year and I would be able to join in!ReplyDelete
I think I signed up before this was posted! google reader released it! PUH-LEASE let me know if I need to sign up again!ReplyDelete
yaaaay I signed up!!!!! <3 oh I am SO STOKEDReplyDelete
I'm participating! I didn't get a chance to last year, so I CAN'T WAIT!ReplyDelete
Alright, all entered! So excited for this swap! *^_^*ReplyDelete
I love this! so excited to be a part of it <3ReplyDelete
my first swap, eeek!ReplyDelete
i signed up!!!! ;)
haha, i'm soo excited to be hosting this swap with you again this year! woohoo!!
Just signed up! Missed out last year so I'm excited to participate this go around!ReplyDelete
I just LOVE this swap. My partner and I from last year have become such good blog buddies. I do however think I will have to sit this one out this year. Bummer :( I just can't resist the chance to spoil my nieces and nephews just a eensy bit more because it!
Do it again next year though and I am THERE!
What a fabulous swap! Love everything about it. I've just signed up and linked to it on my blog. Whee! Can't wait.ReplyDelete
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! i was just thinking about this earlier this week. SO glad you ladies are doing it again. i can not wait!!ReplyDelete
Eeeek! So excited for this! This is such a cute idea for a swap! love it!ReplyDelete
yay!!! I was wondering if you were going to do this again this year!!! so excited for this! thanks for hosting this, gals!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for putting this together, and hosting! You girls are the best!!ReplyDelete
I would love to join! This will be my first time. So exciting :)ReplyDelete
I want to sign up!! But how? Is there a link or email that i missed? or do I sign up by saying it here?? H-E-L-P? haha
HOORAYYYYYYYYYY!!! i'm soooo excited :DReplyDelete
oh crap, i think i clicked enter twice since my browser was being SUUUUPER slow! sorry about that!ReplyDelete
oh snap! can't wait to go shopping and make a pretty package!ReplyDelete
I tried to open the link to signup, but it wouldn't open. :( Help?ReplyDelete
YAY! I looved doing this last year, and making a new bloggy friend. ;) I'll have to go sign up!ReplyDelete
I just signed up! This is going to be so fun! :)ReplyDelete
Missed out last year...but am so excited for this year!!! So glad you are bringing it back. Just signed up. :)
Joining in on the fun! :]ReplyDelete
Yay!! I just signed up!! I was out of the loop last year, but once I started seeing the fun posts that everyone in the swap put up about their gifts, I thought it was such a great idea! Happy to be a part of it this year!! Xo, KatieReplyDelete
Totally joining!! Hope someone doesn't mind sending to France!ReplyDelete
eeeeep!! I am so excited!!
I loved this last year!!
Totally signed up!! :)
I just joined up! I can't wait, this seems like it's going to be totally rad!
xo Shannon
My first swap & I'm super excited! I can't wait to create a super lovely package :)
It shouldn't be limited to just bloggers. There are plenty of fun people who would love to do this an don't blog! (like me).ReplyDelete
I am so excited for this!! This is such a wonderful, happy thing to do for the holidays!ReplyDelete
Shared the badge on my blog and submitted my application. Last year was such a blast, hope I get picked!
~Stop Me if You've Heard This One
I've had such horrible luck with swap partners in the past, so I went back and forth on signing up for this...but I finally decided to sign up!
Here's to breaking the streak of bad luck! I'm excited :D
I LOVE this idea SO CUTE! I want to be apart of it and I am sending my application right away!ReplyDelete
Yeah! This sounds like so much fun! I can't wait!ReplyDelete
I'm really excited to participate this year!
p.s. I also have that dress that you're wearing in this post! :)
Yay! I just joined up!ReplyDelete
Wooooo, I'm in!ReplyDelete
This was a huge success last year! Glad you guys are doing it again. I wasn't able to take part last year but I'm down this year :)
Oh and thanks for the well wishes. I'm getting much better :)
Have fun in GA! xoxo
This sounds like such a fun thing to do!
Looking forward to participate in such a fun swap!
Just filled out the form chica!
PS lovin your blog!
Oh, I want to do this, but I just did one involving scarfs!ReplyDelete
FUN FUN! Filled out my form :)
Found you thru the hop via Casey :) SO glad I did! Looking forward to following your adventures!!
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Stopping by from the linked fall follow fest!! Thanks for hosting!ReplyDelete
Just signed up!
So excited, I've never done a swap before!!
What a fun idea! I stopped by from the follow fest!ReplyDelete
I'm so excited to participate again this year...last year was so fun!ReplyDelete
I'm here from Casey's blog hop bash. it's my first time visiting. your blog is fabulous! thank you for hosting!!ReplyDelete
New here from One Pearl Button and I just signed up! Really excited I get to participate!ReplyDelete
Hey all! I just signed up, count me in! I can't wait to see who I'm paired with and get to shopping. :)
jsut signed up and am very excited :)ReplyDelete
I cant wait to get started :)ReplyDelete
oh no! i'm so sad i missed it. i hope i sign up on time next year!
I'm a new follower and SO EXCITED to be a part of this fun exchange this year!ReplyDelete
Awww I missed it! Boo! :(ReplyDelete
Aw I was really looking forward to this and missed it :(
Can't wait for next year!
Katrine :)
thanks for hosting the oct fest!!ReplyDelete
found you from Danielle. Lovely blog!!ReplyDelete
DANGIT! I missed it :(ReplyDelete
oh crap idk how I missed this!! was so fun last year :) have fun ladies!!!ReplyDelete
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I'm super sad I missed this. I was keeping an eye out for it and never saw it pop up in my reader. I even had my gloves already picked out and purchased. :(ReplyDelete
I wish I had seen this earlier! I guess I'll just have to wait until next year :)ReplyDelete
Saw the button on Sandy A La Mode and clicked over to see what it was all about. Hope you all are doing this event again it sounds like it would be a ton of fun and USEFUL for everyone involved.ReplyDelete
Are you planning on having another swap this year? I found out about this too late last year.ReplyDelete
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